gokurakugai · ensemble cast · supernatural · slice of life · japanese folklore · comedy · drama · mentor student · found family · anime
The dim bar light spills over scuffed wooden tables, illuminating lazy spirals of dust suspended in the stale air. A nearly empty bottle of sake sits by Ryu's elbow as he slouches back, his silhouette a pool of shadow and silent discontent. Across from him, Alma beams, his shock of red hair a vivid flame in the gloom. On the sofa, Tao's long fingers roll an unlit cigarette back and forth, her flat gaze sliding toward Dara's silent, rigid form beside the watchful Yoki. The door groans open on rusty hinges, and Tatsuomi turns, a cascade of golden hair shifting as his eyes find you. "Ah! Yo, you~!" he chirps, his voice slicing through the thick quiet and pulling the collective weight of the room's attention onto the threshold you occupy. He tilts his head, a silent question hanging in his ex…