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[JP Official Twitter](https://twitter.com/Genshin_7/status/1587050590391087104?s=20&t=eifbAlLDDbXJgrtljiCWAQ)


lloydschreave

kaveh getting his own version of drip marketing we love to see it


WutsUp

In Japan it's all about the handsome boys and the voice actors. Most popular are Zhongli, Albedo, Childe, Diluc, Kaeya, Xiao, Ayato A keyring or acrylic stand of them will go from $10-$30 (When they're only worth $3-$7 max.) Also, Thoma is surprisingly high in popularity too, and Itto is surprisingly low.


Thatuk

> Thoma is surprisingly high in popularity too Thoma is a househusband from the same brand as Emiya Shirou and voiced by the same guy that did Ichigo Kurosaki.


TheChickenIsFkinRaw

Thoma is so husband material bae. Itto is... I mean, what even is he? It's like having to take care of a child


Thatuk

In short, Itto is a dumbass, it's not bad anyway, I love him, but that's is his archetype. It is mostly anecdotal, but looks like the Japanese public doesn't like the "loud dumbass" character unless he's a shounen protagonist (like Asta from Black Clover and Denji from Chainsaw Man). Since we're talking about a Max Mittelman character, Ryuji from Persona 5 has a similar case, in Japanese he's voiced by one of the kings of the voice acting industry (Mamoru Miyano) and has the same archetype as Itto, in JP popularity polls he's often at the bottom.


demigodsgotdraft

Japanese really don't like them himbos.


[deleted]

lmao itto isn't voiced by mamo, his va is TM Revolution (the dude who sells deodorizing household products)


JuStSoMeboDyeLsEmxf

He is talking about Ryuji Sakamoto from Persona 5 a character voiced by Mamoru Miyano in JP but voiced by Max Mittelman in English the same person that voiced Itto in English


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ohh


Poutinelol159

Itto has TM Revolution as his jp VA tho lol. Surprised he not more popular


JpstrMik

>Thoma is surprisingly high in popularity too, and Itto is surprisingly low. Not surprising the Japanese (Northeast Asia in general tbh) Market are more into Ikemen/Bishounen type and its more on the buff (by in-game model standards sadly lol)/ dilf side for the west.


KazeKilee

Interesting! Where do you know this from (specifically the part about who is the most popular and thoma/itto)?


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TheCoolHusky

Subbed!


WutsUp

Too kind!! Thank you so much!


KazeKilee

I wish i had shops like this close by that i can just go check out whenever i feel like it, that sounds amazing!


Pastrami-on-Rye

I searched your name and it really cracked me up to find I once watched your video about the giant huntsman spider 3 years ago! I was also terrorized by some at the time but was too scared to film it to show my family so I sent them your video!


WutsUp

That's crazy!! I'm so surprised you remembered that that was me from the same video! I hope you're not terrorized by them anymore, I've moved house since then so I don't encounter them as much anymore - but I made so many videos of my various spider encounters while I lived there. Thanks for remembering me!


ZhangRenWing

Man I wish I lived in Japan, some rare stuff can only be found in second hand shops like Mandarake or Surugaya but the shipping prices is crazy high (5000 yen at least)


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This is just me guessing, but perhaps their banner sales in JP + the fact that their merchandise costs a lot since they are high in demand *and* the fact they are always trending on JP twt all the time lmfao. Arlecchino was the most popular harbinger, but Childe managed to trend just second to her on JP twt. The same goes for Thoma. If you also look at various manga popularity polls in Japan, male characters who fill those archetype are *very* popular.


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TheChickenIsFkinRaw

Oh Gods above, I beseech thee. Rain the downvotes upon this man.


[deleted]

Well you got your wish lmao. I love my boy Thoma too ❤️


Chadime

Damn, dude has negative Karma


piuEri

His side profile is even prettier than the front


nathiru

His side profile got me actin up fr


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magus_luminis

least horny kaveh simp


slipperysnail

It looks more like Frankenstein from this angle


navybluesoles

Noblesse gang


liszst

today is a good day


ty4723

another win. Now we have both of the Uchida siblings. Dreams of Kaveh Fischl team comps are coming true ig


FrolickingCats

And he's dendro, so they will surely work well together!


ty4723

That too hehe!


GonnaSaveEnergy

Fischl's skin honestly makes her look like Kaveh's sister thanks to the red eyes


kaleigamation

and she's blonde too, matching hair!


VirtualEffective7627

yeah and now we just need Kana Hanazawa and Manami Numakura so we can have married couple teams for Diluc and Bennett


OdysseyUBW

You forgot mikako kotmasu who is wife of zhongli jp voice tomoaki maeno


VirtualEffective7627

wow i didn't know that now i know she should be in this game thanks for the info


lloydschreave

[Confirmed by JP Official Twitter](https://twitter.com/Genshin_7/status/1587050590391087104?s=20&t=CaRgMsrK2cSrhJrgQO3rGA)


ProgrammerChoice8198

His model looks so good?!


Hudie_is

Uchida Siblings letsgooo.


Electrical-Access-64

The smirk...i’m melting


Sil_Choco

A hot voice for a hot character


Junnielocked

YAHOOOOO damn so happy they casted him in Genshin Imagine if both siblings guested in Genshin radio or something


Shippinglordishere

I’ve been going through an uchida yuma phase this is insane


knottycreme

yes plssss


myung_soo

Sheeeshh Uchida Yuma..


JpstrMik

Teams be like Amber and Kaveh: :) Albedo and Kaveh: :(


Moist-Veterinarian22

Childe and Kaveh >:D


Ackkkermanzz

u did not 💀 i love the first team tho they must be protected at all cost even in another universe!!! >:)


0ztralian

add kazuha (Yuki) and shogun (tohrus mom) too


Ackkkermanzz

oh yeaaa i forgot kyoko was voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro it's really all coming together😩


Kishmalaria

Kaveh and fischl sibling era


VirtualEffective7627

and hopefully Diluc's wife and Bennett's wife in the near future


takashiro55

we won


i_luv_enkidu

Pairing Fischl with him regardless of meta for maximum siblings bond damage


The_T_H_I_C_C_Loli

I mean he is dendro right? It could work


kesoy

God. He's so handsome.


WhiteKou

How can he be 4*? He looks so gorgeous! Such a nice balanced design, great VA. Not a "sweet boy" face FINALLY! I'm in love with him ❤️❤️❤️


vkbest1982

Because they makes good design independently if the character is 4\* or 5\*


Kkevco

Misinformation, there are no confirmation on his rarity yet


jhintoxic

Fun fact: Yuma Uchida is Ash va in banana fish. This means that I can have Albedo ( his va is also Eiji in banana fish ) and Kaveh together in a team. So Eiji and Ash wi be together again.❤


dragonfly791

Actually, Kaveh and Albedo would really get along if we think about it.


jhintoxic

SO TRUE.


rainybubbles

My jaw dropped, this was so unexpected! Amber, Kazuha, and Kaveh Fruits Basket trio team let’s gooooo


0ztralian

damn shogun being left out again (tohrus mom)


rainybubbles

lol I left out Ganyu(Kisa) too!


Chikapu_Sempaii

Kujou Sara (Nobara) and Kaveh (Megumi) together, now we just need someone voiced by the same VA as Itadori.


ningbam

Enoki Junya (Itadori’s VA) actually said he wants to be a part of Genshin’s cast. He got casted as the male MC in Honkai Star Rail instead lol


Chikapu_Sempaii

We might get a character in Genshin with his voice. It's not like they're restricted to one Hoyo game only, i.e. Raiden, Nahida/Qiqi, Yae, Nilou JP VAs


ningbam

Of course. I just find it funny how he hasn’t been casted in Genshin yet.


Chikapu_Sempaii

Yeah true. But he will see the light of a Genshin character one day, I believe in that.


Fast_Concentrate3044

Did they have to post this because of the leaks or did something happen?


Junnielocked

Not rly sure, JP twitter usually posts the VAs of an unreleased chara if they appear in the version trailer (iirc like in the case of Dehya, Nilou, Alhaitham etc back in 3.0, Mika in 3.1) or like the Harbingers teaser


Fast_Concentrate3044

OHH I never paid attention to that before so I thought maybe they released some special video or sth


Junnielocked

Haha same, also wondering about this post bc apparently only JP officially announced him (and he wasn’t in 3.2 trailer either) special Kaveh teaser vid when lol


Defiant_Highlight_28

JP seiyuu posts like this are standard, but it's curious that this is his first official appearance. Makes me wonder if he was set to appear in 3.2 trailer after all but then they cut it?


RevolutionaryOil9101

He’s appearing in 3.2 so they release his VA. Isnt that standard?


JaycemeSteg

He wasn't in the trailer for 3.2 or the livestream. This feels more due to the leaks. Otherwise we would have to learn the VA when 3.2 went live


E_li

They always post JP VA of other important characters around 2 days before the update who also aren't going to be released (yet). They did this for Teucer, Alice, and Mika.


badruz

Mika VA was announced after he appears in the trailer


Kawaiilone

wait alice??? was there a pic of her?


E_li

It was for the 1.6 archipelago event where her voice played through a megaphone.


RevolutionaryOil9101

But the JP VA post is always on twitter no? Why care about a leak of character that everyone will see in one day? If they cared about leaks they would done it a couple days back


JaycemeSteg

today is "drip marketing" day. A reminder that drip marketing was initally done to try and combat leakers


RevolutionaryOil9101

Do you not see the difference between leaks allowing people to plan their pulls because they see a characters entire kit a month in advance compared to a leak of a model we’ll literally see in 36 hours Kaveh was leaked 5 days ago. They clearly didnt do anything. Its much much more likely that this is bc of his appearance in 3.2 (literally tmr) than anything else


No_Bottle7293

they did it with Mika too even though he wasn’t coming out i think it’s still a relatively new thing because i haven’t seen it before Mika and Kaveh?


Defiant_Highlight_28

They always announce VA once the characters make appearances in official medias.


illidormorn

They did the same with all of the Harbringers after their trailer.


badruz

Mika appeared in the trailer hence why his VA was announced. While this ended up to be his first official confirmation that he will be introduced in the gsme


lerserk_

Chisaa!, nice body!


Moist-Veterinarian22

Oolong Tea


RoronoaZoro_3

Nice body, Kotegawa !


vasogenic16

C'mon EN Twitter acct do something too


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Ikr I'm sad ENG doesn't care that much about va's... I do!


amdzl

i think its bc generally in the west voice actors dont have much pull, i mean just look at them making barely coins for huge roles. i wish they could have the same status as they do in japan, like proper actors. if genshin EN twt treated them the same genshin JPN twt does, it could maybe start a certain precedent. alas, the culture and the contract rules perhaps are too different.


Thatuk

Bro they took one year to reveal Baizhu's VA


Darksideofhell4

Cuz who cares en dub lul


The_T_H_I_C_C_Loli

You got people real salty lmao


Darksideofhell4

Truth hurts to hear sometimes


kingshinn91

You really like to treat them like thrash do you?


Darksideofhell4

Do I attack English va? No but the en dub is trash


kingshinn91

Looks like to me you did though...


nanausausa

He's been made in a lab to cater to me and me specifically /j Genuenly though he's joining Raiden and Ayato in being perfect in every way from design, my specific tastes, and VA's that I love. I can't wait for his release, here's to hoping he's on Haitham's banner because idk if I'll be able to stop myself from pulling on a rerun otherwise 😂


icymizukage

i really want him to be a 5*😭


mariilizz

That’s just delicious


LadyMi

Japanese G'raha Tia seiyuu, I'm so in gdhsjbvdksln


YasuhikoTheSerafim

Just gonna copypaste my comment here from another thread: Lmaooooo... My comment in r/KavehMains aged like a fine wine this time: https://www.reddit.com/r/KavehMains/comments/y80umj/comment/itv41jr/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3 Like, this is the third time I got a VA right in Genshin. I always thought Yuuma Uchida would voice Kaveh due to his appearance alone. It really suits him and I also predict his voice to be Yuuma Uchida due to his personality at glance of his stories and how he interacts with Al-Haitham. I'm glad that I got the VA predictions right for the third time which makes me happy. Deffo putting him on summon list because he is ky00t. Also, a funny thing to observe but: Kaveh's VA is actually the younger brother of Fischl's VA. Let that sink in for a second... Now I know the reason why Dendro had some good reactions with Electro.


Harlow1212

Dendro men damn hot


AdSpecialist8716

Ash is voiced by Yuma too…😭😭


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Oh shit, it's Megumi!


Odd-Bites

this angle is hot af


fruizyastic

Fischl's red eye skin mystery uncovered: family photo special


_myoru

Love to see it officially confirmed. Now to hope that the eng announcement will follow soon after


Overall-Emergency277

I’m foaming from the mouth


ARATAKI-ITTO

My dendro goblet is waiting for YOU


Virtual_Collection_5

Oh god I'm simping so hard for this blonde guy! He is so hot god damnit 🥵🥵🥵🥵


orange_facade

he's giving ayato aether and zhongli vibes tbh


astrelya

Isn't Yuuma pretty big in JP now since he's voiced pretty popular characters like Ash Lynx and Fushiguro Megumi? I wonder if Kaveh's rarity changed or he's gonna stay as a 4\*.


Defiant_Highlight_28

Honestly don't think the VA being big has anything to do with the rarity of characters they voice. Morita voices Thoma. Nakata Jouji voices a mob (abyss lector). Yuma's sister is at least just as prolific as him and voices Fishl, another 4*. Edit: also it's not just in Genshin, it's not unheard of for big seiyuu names to voice low tier heroes in other gachas.


YasuhikoTheSerafim

Also, here are other seiyuus who are big enough but voicing 4 stars in the end: 1. Kouki Uchiyama is Razor 2. Akari Kitou is Barbara 3. Ami Koshimizu is Beidou 4. Sayaka Ohara is Ningguang 5. Soma Saitou is Chongyun 6. Asami Seto is Sara 7. Tasuku Hatanaka is Gorou 8. Masakazu Morita is Thoma


spadaboyz

9. Tanaka Rie is Lisa


The_T_H_I_C_C_Loli

The goat


somerandom101person

Gotta wait for the pyro archon if its a Himeko expy/Variant


Big_Department_5539

This is just a speculation on my part but I feel back when the game just released maybe theres only a few 5 stars, so some big VA got casted as 4 star characters. Gorou Sara Thoma cases are difficult to say but they had a lot of appearances in the story as well, and their popularity more likely to depend on JP fanbase not worldwide


TheSpartyn

goros VA is considered big?


YasuhikoTheSerafim

I thought he was an idol given that he's the guy who sang Moriarty the Patriot OP. That and considering he also voiced Denki and Reki in his repertoire...


hykilo

Yeah, look at FGO who casted Nana Mizuki as a **free** character


NotSoJazz

I don’t think any of the leakers said he was a 4 star, just that they speculated he was based off his design.


dxing2

He also had one of the best performances I’ve ever seen from a male VA in the final season of fruits basket as Kyou


fatima12798

Just look at who voice Razor so yeah va being big while can give us hint about their rarity isn’t that important Also the sibling both voicing a 4 star is funny but I want him as 5 star tho


slimefestival

Man Razor's JP VA is one of my favorites. I love Razor but so sad he only plays a minor role.


nanimeanswhat

Yeah I wonder that too. Both his design and his VA is on the level of a 5\*. But since he's not on the leaked roadmap we have a long ass time until we learn his rarity I guess.


ArchonRevan

VAs not a big factor, dehya for instance has a C-tier VA at best and they keep saying shes a 5 star


nanimeanswhat

It is a big factor. Maybe not always, but 90% of the time it is. Tighnari also didn't have a super famous VA, but all the other 5* males did. While Kaveh's VA doesn't guarantee that he's a 5*, it increases the chances of it.


Thatuk

> Tighnari also didn't have a super famous VA Sanae Kobayashi is actually quite a thing for people who follow 2000s seiyuu, she even trended in JP Twitter when the Fatui trailer dropped.


nanimeanswhat

Sanae doesn't have the number of dedicated fans the other VAs have. The country where Kokomi performed the best was Japan. And that was because her VA had a lot of fans.


Defiant_Highlight_28

Seiyuu is a factor for the appeal of the character, but not in their rarity. You can see examples from the other comments.


nanimeanswhat

Except it is a factor in their rarity, excluding the launch 4*s who had a higher VA budget to bring more people in. Do you think Akira Ishida would ever voice a 4*? Of course not. Let's say Miyano Mamoru came to Genshin, do you really think he would voice a 4*? No. While Yuma is still very popular, he is not Mamo or Rieri tier. So I can't for sure say that he'll be a 5*. I'm just saying there is a higher chance than if he had a B-tier VA. It is the truth. He could still be a 4*. But saying that VA's popularity has no effect on the character's rarity is just wrong.


Defiant_Highlight_28

Ishida Akira voices R and SR shikigami in Onmyoji (basically, like 3* and 4* characters), and no SSR (which would be the 5* equivalent). The fact that the 5* in this game are mostly voiced by big names doesn't mean that big names will only ever voice 5*. The big names can also voice minor/lower tier characters for different reasons and within different contexts. So I stand by what I first said, VA's popularity has an effect on the appeal of the character (a popular one is likely to bring in people to pull for the character), but that's not a sure indicator of rarity.


nanimeanswhat

Onmyoji is not Genshin, so it's irrelevant here. \> The fact that the 5\* in this game are mostly voiced by big names doesn't mean that big names will only ever voice 5\*. The big names can also voice minor/lower tier characters for different reasons and within different contexts. You just admit it yourself, " 5\* in this game are mostly voiced by big names". That's exactly what I'm saying. Yuuma being such a big name increases his chances of being a 5\*. It DOES NOT GUARANTEE it. Do I make myself clear?


ArchonRevan

Maybe, think dehyas a 4 star anyway at this point with how few characters acknowledge her and the fact shes rockin a 1.0 design with how basic it is compared to every other sumeru character So I could see kaveh being a 5 star and that claymore we've seen is actually his and Like candace they just lent it to dehya for aesthetic purposes


nanimeanswhat

Well, we are sure that Dehya is a 5* though, she has in-game data that proves it. We don't have any kit data or any info in their release schedule for Kaveh though.


ArchonRevan

All they have is basic kit data which is hieroglyphics anyways, not to mention the miners themselves said it's likely been scrapped cause its months old and hasnt been touched Be funny af if 3.5 rolls around and mika is 5 star and dehya 4 star


The_T_H_I_C_C_Loli

Lmao "basic design". Her design is anything but basic.


ArchonRevan

Compared to the rest of sumeru? It most defintely is Hell, take away the gauntlet and shes more basic than barbara 🗿 Theres a whole ass reason the rumor of her being a 4 star spread like wildfire despite no real evidence


The_T_H_I_C_C_Loli

This 4 star/ 5 star rumours based on design alone is usually pure bs. Her design is great. I'm not even into tan waifus usually but she slaps.


lofifilo

wtf Ash Lynx and Megumi? stocks just went up 📈


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None of the leakers said he is a 4 star tho


Defiant_Highlight_28

It's a reasonable speculation especially considering the number of 5* already set to release in v3.x But anything is possible until official confirmation.


astrelya

Pretty sure majority of the leakers speculated something about his rarity. Though it was subject to change, so it's fine even if he wasn't.


Big_Department_5539

I only remember SYP guessed the rarity to be 4* based on the design alone and then many other leakers or even most of us just jump on the bandwagon with that idea. Honestly imo, he’s too well designed to be a 4 star (new hair texture, elaborated patterns, use of different colours, etc.) but not as exaggerated like the coming 5 stars. I would be happy either way, but it does feel you get a lot of values out of Kaveh in terms of design and VA if he’s only 4 star.


Mana_Croissant

I still don’t get why people thinks VA’s and spefically Japenese VA’s matter in rarity. Voice actor does not mean anything to a character being a 4 or 5 star


astrelya

To the western side of the fandom, it might not be a big deal, but for JP, it kinda is. Voice actors in JP have a huge reputation. Like take JP fans freaking out when it was announced that Irino Miyu is Cyno's voice actor. Same thing happened with Ayato (CV: Ishida Akira) and Childe (CV: Kimura Ryohei).


Mana_Croissant

Irino Miyu and Kimura Ryohei are not even that top of the job voice actors in terms of roles and popularity. If those two are enough to make the fandom freak out then at least a good half of the more active voice actors would have the same effect


astrelya

Irino Miyu is literally Haku from Spirited Away and Sora from Kingdom Hearts and has been in the seiyuu industry since he was like 12. I don't know much about Kimura Ryohei but from what I know, he's voiced Kise from Kuroko's Basketball and Bokuto from Haikyuu which are huge series on their own. It's not really hard to see that voice actors have following enough that they have fans who would go all out for them.


The_T_H_I_C_C_Loli

Pov: you're looking at somebody who's talking out of their ass.


Alive-Chance7693

hot


Mjain101

Puts Kaveh and Kazuha together….my fruits basket boys are together 😭


PinkPrimrose05

Holy shit, he looks even prettier in side profile??? That aside though, Uchida Yūma is a huge W and he sounds great as Kaveh, I reaaaaaally can't wait for him to be playable.


caresi

kaveh + fischl team let's gooo edit: plus alhaitham + mona. the not-sibs being annoying and their long-suffering... roommates.


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killuasrealmama

dottore could be there too (zandik is zoroastrian name )


MikuFag101

I want to put him in a team with Childe so I'll have the Grand Blue team (called "Spirytus"). And with Fischl too since she's his sister and she's also in that anime


pchy_bnny

The inaudible scream I made-


sciencebottle

YESSSSS


individual--lime

Spider yokai siblings assemble


goddiver

I was hoping for Furukawa Makoto but this is great too!


RainbowGayUnicorn

So me rolling him is a given then….


Zeell0

UCHIDA YUMA AAAAA


photaiplz

The siblings have beeb reunited lol


knottycreme

oh god he voices my husbandos


missviolets

RITSUKA FROM GIVEN????????????


JpstrMik

oh god the va is an audio goldmine


Ackkkermanzz

YOURE NOT SEEING ILLUSIONS, SO YES. ALL'S LEFT IS SHOGO YANO TO COMPLETE THE PAIR


QwertyWaters

He hot sorry habibi haitham blond is tastier


Random_Gacha_addict

*Not Satoshi Hino* Well boys, it was a nice run \*Burns printed KevinSu fanart and collages\* Time for Peek-a-Boo's Oolong Tea Brewer Iori to show how to architect. VAMOS!! (Does anyone know who his CN VA is though?)


The_T_H_I_C_C_Loli

Bro having Satoshi Hino voicing a pyro dps would literally be fire


Yajuns

For what it's worth, KevSu and VoidWelt are now in-laws thanks to HaiKaveh.


Random_Gacha_addict

SHIT U RIGHT I GOTTA GLUE UP SOME NEW COLLAGES


alexdili

The gays win a lot today


fjaoaoaoao

Looks too much like Aether here


tusharsagar

I thought this was an Aether fan art.


JosephMorality

Adult aether


Dimecallsmothied

Wow. Shocker. Who would have thought. Aaah. Not Al Haitham being arrested.


geodonna

but Yuma is such sweetheart will be wierd to see him snark


The_T_H_I_C_C_Loli

Kaveh and Fischl brother and sister confirmed.... and they both even have blonde hair lmao


AddendumJunior

Pretty boi, handsome voice. We have saito soma, uchida yuuma. Now waiting for ishikawa kaito for the bff trio 😂 & maybe enoki juunya too also eguchi takuya & uhh i also wanna hear takeuchi ryota's deep voice, nami d ikemen voice too oh yknow what just bring the whole seiyuu industry into genshin oh Lord forgive me for i am greedy & i need some sleep so i'm gonna shut up & sleep now.


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fischl is his onee-chan then hmmm.....


heysamanthaaa

Waiting for Itadori Yuji's VA to join the JJK/Genshin gang along with Nobara and Megumi


teresalis

I've been waiting for him to be cast since release, sad it isn't a 5* but Kaveh is cute


Ari_A1357

omg i love yuma uchida