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DANDADAN OP ["Otonoke" performed by Creepy Nuts]

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The last panel doesn’t really work. It was hilarious in my head.

Happy Halloween!

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I mentioned this on Twitter, so I had to here as well. (Someone has brought this up before, tho I can’t remember where.) I love the attention to detail of the Forger kitchen in the manga. There are Bondman stickers all over the kitchen cabinets and drawers, at the perfect Anya height! 🥰

You can spot them in these panels

I think it’s so cute her parents are letting Anya make her house a home by sticking her stickers everywhere. (I was NOT allowed to do that as a kid.)

The apartment in the anime is iconic, but very sterile. It never changes. The manga apartment looks much more homey and lived in and I love the little details like these that shows a young child lives and plays there. For Agent Twilight to let her do this, the boy’s a big softie I think. I wonder what he thinks when he passes by these stickers all over his “temporary” home. ❤️

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This has been a most worthwhile evening 🍽

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‪The incorrect and negative beliefs we can get from years of negative feedback not knowing we have ADHD or how it affects our lives. While not everything is solely caused by ADHD, it can affect us and our comorbidities in many, many ways. Good news is, treating ADHD can do wonders for Anxiety and Depression!

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Perhaps I'll watch Dandadan after all out of curiosity (and because Science Saru is animating it). I did love the creative style and panelling when I read the manga, but I haven't gotten around to it for a while because the storytelling is just not on par, I guess. Not to mention that weirdness for weirdness sake is just not my cup of tea. But, who knows, maybe I might like it a little bit better as an anime (or not).

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Tamako Love Story

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I haven’t seen any posts about this! But, thanks to the Internet Archive lawsuit, half a million books have been removed from their library. They are calling for people to share their experiences to help them regain access to these books, so please considering sending something in!

6/17/2024 edit: They’re also requesting that people sign an open letter asking the publishers to restore access, so please consider doing that too!

Google Form || Open letter || More about the effects of this lawsuit

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This is absolutely catastrophic.

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Latest chapter reaffirmed my point that Yor wants peace. Shes not as invested in the war as Loid. She enjoys silence and serenity. To her the news lacking any “important” news is a good thing but to him it’s concerning. They both grew up in hostile chaotic environments but the differences in their lives make them cope differently with the trauma.

Twilight felt helpless and constantly seeks to be in control, he also grew up in total instability and fought for his entire life, even now with a house and some sense of stability he still seeks chaos because that’s all he knows. Yor is the different, she knew peace and had it taken from her and was forced into a life of chaos so peace is more nostalgic and actually comforting.

It’s good to remember the approximate age difference between the both of them when their parents passed. As adults those few years seem minor but for kids those ages can drastically change their knowledge and memories. For context, when Twilight’s parents died he still had an underdeveloped kidney(or bladder i don’t remember). Seems insignificant but consider how he would be more likely to wet the bed than Yor, ie he would need more help than she would. (Granted he probably wasn’t wetting the bed since he had no bed)

Then of course there’s the difference in responsibilities. Twilight was alone but Yor also had a brother. That gave her an added level of responsibility along with caring for herself. That would have made her life more chaotic and anxiety inducing, constantly having to worry about her brother and his well being. For her a big news story could mean her brother was in danger or something could further complicate her life.

It’s a small detail but it really stood out to me. I’ve always considered what makes them different and how their childhoods shapes their current identity. As much as im not completely ecstatic about Yor’s characterization, there are still a few moments where they ace that difference and it’s perfect.

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Let me treasure this moment 'coz this seems like the calm before a storm for my fam.

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Finished reading the City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett, the last book in The Divine Cities trilogy. There's happiness and satisfaction in the way it ended, but, oh man, it made me cry so much. Bennett's world-building is not only written intricately but his characters are so realistically crafted, and so very much human. Moreover, it's fantasy not just to be fantastical, but it's actual speculative fiction that questions and explores real, human problems in a fantasy setting. The goal is not just to build the most creative fantasy world but to experiment and ask, and prod. The world is just a grand backdrop to the more humane part. The trilogy did exactly this and it was an emotional, darkly complex but always hopeful ride. Loved every second reading Bennett's works (also read The Tainted Cup, one of his most recent novel!). I'm gonna miss Sigrud, Shara and Mulaghesh.

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I mentioned this on Twitter, so I had to here as well. (Someone has brought this up before, tho I can’t remember where.) I love the attention to detail of the Forger kitchen in the manga. There are Bondman stickers all over the kitchen cabinets and drawers, at the perfect Anya height! 🥰

You can spot them in these panels

I think it’s so cute her parents are letting Anya make her house a home by sticking her stickers everywhere. (I was NOT allowed to do that as a kid.)

The apartment in the anime is iconic, but very sterile. It never changes. The manga apartment looks much more homey and lived in and I love the little details like these that shows a young child lives and plays there. For Agent Twilight to let her do this, the boy’s a big softie I think. I wonder what he thinks when he passes by these stickers all over his “temporary” home. ❤️