Tears of a White Tiger - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byakkotai
Goryōkaku Fortress Aflame - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of…
Yoshitsune - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_…
Bakumatsu Night Patrol - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakumatsu)
“This here Hijikata…rather than continue living clumsily, I offer a death that gives meaning to future generations, even one carved by my own hand!”
(Note: These lines are likely all references to Hijikata Toshizō: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijikata_…)
Did you catch the themes of rebellion, sacrifice through death, and rebirth in the future? Or how Tamao mentioned she'll even go as far as using everyone's power...🦋
In Japanese, the Rinmeikan Record is 凛命記, "Rinmeiki". This appears to be a play on Rinmeikan (凛明館) but it's also a reference to Japanese historical texts like the Nihonshoki and the Kojiki:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_Sho…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojiki
凛明館 (Rinmeikan) can be translated to something like "Dignified Bright Hall".
Meanwhile, 凛命記 (Rinmeiki) is perhaps something like "Dignified Life Record".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia…
In Japan, these trees were planted with the birth of a girl and would be cut when she married, to be used for carvings and gifts.
docs.google.com/document/d/16_…