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DC: The Phantom Thief of Gotham (Hiatus)

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"Phantom Thief Kid. The public has branded him with many titles: the Gentleman Thief, the Magician Under the Moonlight, the Miracle Maker... yet not a soul knows his true face. His name, age, height, and even his gender remain an enigma. He is, without question, the most mysterious figure in the world." — Gotham Gazette "Gotham, Metropolis, Star City, Central City, Coast City... Phantom Thief Kid’s footprints span the globe. Nearly every renown superhero has attempted to apprehend him, yet none have succeeded. Not a single one!" — Daily Planet "I once dismissed Phantom Thief Kid as a mere burglar, but I was mistaken. His capabilities are esoteric and uncanny, and his motives remain obscure. While he may not be a villain in the traditional sense, his volatility poses a risk that could lead to catastrophic consequences." — Batman "I have to admit, I admire him. It takes a rare talent to wield slight-of-hand as if it were true sorcery. Sometimes, his illusions feel even more miraculous than the real thing." — Zatanna "The first time we met, he swiped my Power Ring right off my finger. I didn't even notice when he made his move." — The Greatest Green Lantern in History "Phantom Thief Kid? Oh, I loathe him! What’s that? You want to know why? Hah! Oh, for heaven's sake, what a foolish question. Tell me, would you fall in love with the person who stole your only playmate?" — Mr. J (Who wishes to remain anonymous) "Phantom Thief Kid is nothing but a despicable, shameless copycat! Gotham has room for only one criminal mastermind who utilizes riddles!" — ??? [Note: This is an unofficial translation. All rights to the original work belong to its rightful owner.] > Patreon.com/NegativeTranslations
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The Names... RIYURA SHIKO! - 名前は…リユラ・シコ!

Some people perform joy so completely that nobody notices they’re drowning until the water is already over their head—and Riyura Shiko has turned that performance into an art form. Fifteen years old, purple-haired, red bow-tied, and explosively cheerful in the specific way of someone who learned early that being cheerful was safer than being honest, Riyura arrives at Jeremy High not as a normal transfer student—but as a walking thunderclap in a school uniform. Officially, he’s there for a “fresh start” after an incident involving pudding, a ferret, and one tragically heroic trampoline. Unofficially, he’s there because wherever Riyura goes, normality quietly packs its bags and leaves. Jeremy High is no ordinary school. Founded in 1876 under impossible circumstances—three suicidal teenagers, letters from a descendant who wouldn’t exist for a century, and a foundation built as much on suffering as it is on survival—it attracts the broken, the chaotic, and the unexplainable. Riyura fits in immediately… and completely disrupts everything anyway. From shouting greetings at trees to challenging athletes to dribble pineapples, from staging lunchtime operas about dumplings to turning every hallway into a stage, he floods the school with a kind of absurd, relentless energy that feels almost supernatural on its own. But beneath the chaos is something quieter. Something fragile. Because Riyura isn’t just trying to be seen—he’s trying not to disappear. Over the next four years, what unfolds is everything. Not just the ridiculous, high-energy nonsense of flying fruit and social disasters, but corruption networks, government conspiracies, psychic abilities tied to Edo-period bloodlines, time manipulation, preserved souls, and a brother who dies… and comes back? Government agents become allies. Truths unravel. The very sanctuary that saved them reveals the cost of its existence. And still—beneath all of that—the people matter most. Yakamira, sharp and analytical, alive against all odds. Miyaka, opening her pencil case every morning as an act of quiet defiance. Subarashī, scars catching the light as he declares himself to the world. Jisatsu, holding steady, fourteen months without a crisis. Pan, baking at 4 AM not because he has to—but because he chooses to. None of them are whole. All of them are trying. And together, they form something stubborn and unbreakable: a family built not from perfection, but from the refusal to let each other drown alone. Then comes graduation. Osaka. Cherry University. Cherry blossom seasons that feel too soft for everything they’ve survived. And the slow, difficult realization that surviving and living are entirely different skills. And many more characters in the main stage at that as per-usual. Riyura Shiko isn’t just the loudest person in the room. He’s the one most afraid of silence. His absurdity isn’t there to make you laugh—it’s there to overwhelm you, to push past the limits of what “normal” even means, to prove that being alive isn’t about fitting in, but about refusing to disappear. The humor isn’t clean, or even traditionally funny—it’s chaotic, excessive, and sometimes deliberately irritating. Because this story doesn’t aim to be funny. It aims to feel. Loudly. Uncomfortably. Honestly. This is the complete story of Riyura Shiko. From a teenager hiding behind a crooked bow tie and a perfectly rehearsed smile… to someone who slowly, painfully learns what genuine laughter actually feels like. From impossible walls to open skies. It costs something. It leaves something behind. Neither cancels the other out. THE NAMES… RIYURA SHIKO! - RATED MA26+. Still here. That’s always been enough. Because this series has the worst humor you could ever wish for. >;)
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