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Too good!

And maybe a little scary, just how powerful she'd be

Sometimes I'm reminded that Anya has all the makings of a tragic villain, but is currently veering from that path thanks to having a happy childhood. In a way, this ups the stakes of the series because any major tragedy that happens to her pushes the world closer towards a future where she forlornly holds Director Chimera while reminiscing about better times in-between Gaslight Gatekeep Girlbossing her way to a perfectly peaceful world under her iron-fisted rule.

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First Twilight "real name" theory that I enjoyed (and can get behind)

My favorite guess as to what Twilight's original name was is Roy Reale. Roy fits with the Ro/Lo pattern of Twilight's given names, Reale contrasts against Twilight's many obviously fake monikers, like Forger, Spoofy, and Foney, and when you take out the Re, you get Roy ale, which can be construed as a reference to Casino Royale, the title of the first-ever James Bond novel as well as the first movie to star the blond-haired, blue-eyed Daniel Craig as James Bond.

More importantly, it's just really funny.

- Roy is Yor backwards.

- Twilight has been using his original name but with a ド at the end this whole time: ロイ (Roy) vs. ロイド (Loid)

- Not only has Yuri been calling his hated bro-in-law/secret enemy by his true name, he's been doing it twice as necessary: ロイ (Roy) vs. ロイロイ (Loi-Loi)

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I LIKE THIS GENRE OF WOMEN WHATEVER THIS IS

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This strip has been a script in my document file for almost a year before I sussed out how to make it work the way I wanted. Originally, it was written to just be Heidi and I on the couch, fighting over the remote. She likes to skip intros. I do NOT. This is a regular debate in our home. lol When I realized that for the final panel gag to make any SENSE, it would work better if the strip ITSELF had a "Skip Intro" button, it all came together. It's surreal and weird, and I am happy with how it all came together.

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!!!

I love this free cross stitch pattern by Abby M. According to her, donations are welcome but not expected or required!

I saw the pattern itself on a cross stitch facebook group I'm in and I'm a little disappointed I have too many big projects lined up to stitch it, but it's so delightful!

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i’ve been thinking about the harsh reactions we’ve seen now that the neil gaiman allegations have resurfaced. some of the posts and asks people have been getting, have been horrible.

i think people who feel helpless and powerless in the face of terrible news about a creator sometimes turn to easier targets they (think they) can control: other fans. and i do feel for them. the pressure to react morally perfect is huge.

but trying to stop people from blogging/writing/thinking about fictional characters is not activism in any way that is helpful. (note: these are not things with financial benefits to the creator, these are fandom activities)

instead of acting like the fandom police i think a more constructive way of channeling the hurt and frustration is by donating, whether that be your money or your time at an organisation that helps survivors. or perhaps it’s starting or signing a petition to have a creator removed from a franchise as much as possible. or perhaps it’s as ‘small’ as being there for a friend who is triggered by the situation.

please understand many fans feel just as powerless, and are often survivors as well. please practise kindness and understanding for people who might process feelings differently or at a different pace than you. people will make other choices than you. if that enrages you, stop and examine why you feel this strongly. but fundamentally you can only control what you do, not what others do. so curate your own online experience and block when necessary. and talk to a friend

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(CW: celebrities & sexual assault)

A break from the fandoms to just write into the void a brief reaction from seeing the Neil Gaiman article - I heard about the Tortoise Media podcasts back in July last year, but seeing a full investigative article finally broken and in black and white, it amplifies the feeling.

It's upsetting and I know, as with any popular male celebrity, there will be defenders and there will be discourse, and - I want to try not to sink too much into that, this time. I want to just carry with me the angry solidarity of fans, to keep the facts in mind: He has been vile to women, abusing their belief and awe in his celebrity and his art. He has strung along and betrayed his fans.

I listened to the Am I Broken podcast a few months back and how apt is the episode title? "I believed him because he's the storyteller". We all believed in him. But now we should believe his victims.

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"childlike sense of wonder" this and that. Personally, I'm cultivating my elderly sense of wonder. Hence my excitement over a perfectly ordinary bird in my backyard or an above-average-sized vegetable.

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This could probably be a print-out placed inside one of my notebooks. Too harsh for a mobile wallpaper.

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I was thinking about how we’re all treating 2025 like it’s a magic spell, like flipping the calendar will fix everything. It reminded me of an old story about a farmer on the border between Russia and Poland. For years he didn’t know which country his land belonged to and when he finally found out it was Poland he celebrated no more brutal Russian winters. But the winters didn’t care about borders. The snow kept coming same as always and it’s the same with a new year. My family in Gaza doesn’t get a break just because the calendar changes. The hardships continue and so does the unbearable weight of not knowing. Two of my cousins were taken by the IDF a week ago, and we still don’t know where they are. Not knowing is unbearable. But even in the toughest winters people like you bring light. Every donation, every share of our story, every kind word has made the impossible feel possible. Because of you we’ve survived. So no, 2025 isn’t magic but you are. Please keep sharing and donating. You’re the reason we’re still alive and the reason we’re holding on to hope for tomorrow.

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Sequences from my finished animation. Inspired by a dog named Teacake.

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Missed these the first time around. Adorable 😭😭

Also programming workbook for kids, wooo (actually is in the Part 2 post)

Spy x Family workbook scans - part 1

The Spy x Family workbooks are a series of Japanese books for helping children learn. There are three total as of now: one for English, one for programming, and one for drawing. I wanted to get the books not just because they're good Japanese practice, but because they feature original illustrations of Anya and the other SxF characters in adorable chibi style ❤️ I'll be sharing some scans from each book, starting with the English one.

First off are the character bios. I find it hilarious that the book mentions Yor's job as an assassin...not a word I'd expect to find in a children's book 😅

The book goes through the different letters of the English alphabet along with sample words featuring the SxF characters, like "B" for "Bond" and "A" for "Anya." I didn't scan all 26 letters, but here are some of my favorites!

Both Loid and Damian are having such lavish meals, lol. Also Henderson gets "E" for "elegant" of course.

I love how Bond looks so worried about Yor's cooking 😂

My two favorites of these, "Father" and "Mother" of course~

And two of the weirdest ones, Yuri and a giant gorilla for "G" and Franky fishing an octopus for "O." Kinda random, lol.

Next are some activity pages, like a maze and common phrase practice.

I gotta say that despite this book being aimed at young children who probably aren't hardcore SxF fans, it tries to feature even obscure characters like the Forgers' neighbors, the lady from the tailor shop, and Martha. Kudos to the book authors for trying to be as faithful to the SxF universe as possible!

The book even adapts a couple of already established illustrations, like the below one that's similar to the Boss Coffee collab.

Also this one that's similar to the extra Endo illustration for chapter 36!

And here's a couple more to wrap up this post! Cute family dinner time...

...and domestic Twiyor ❤️ Loid is so determined to fix Penguinman!

Continue to Part 2 ->

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Spy x Family Jump Festa 2025 news

The SxF panel at Jump Festa just ended! The biggest news (that was actually leaked a few days ago) is that the official release date for season 3 is October 2025!

Unfortunately there wasn't any exclusive season 3 content for them to show, since the date is still so far off. But we got to see some fun shenanigans from the voice actors, like live drawings and line readings. Also, Endo blessed us with the below illustrations made specifically for the event - pirate Forgers 🏴‍☠️

The live drawings Endo did of Bond and Yor. So amazing how he could draw them perfectly with just a pen and paper!

We also got a season 3 promotional drawing from Kazuaki Shimada.

And lastly, we got a quick look at the first page of the upcoming chapter 108.

Melinda asks why Yor is here and Yor asks why she's a fortune teller. Melinda seems flustered, saying something like "Oh, that's right, it's a festival, so anyone came in" and then saying that she was helping out at the festival through the woman's society, though that's not related to the question at hand (why she's a fortune teller).

And that's about it. I was hoping there would be at least a new key visual for season 3 or a teaser, but I guess it's still too early. We'll hang in there!

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Please remember that the most important aspect of my post was for you to remember to donate to my friends!

Very often I've been asked here if there was any way to send me money or gifts, or if there was any way to help my own family members evacuate Ghazzah or Lebanon through fundraisers. If you are one of those people and you have extra to give this holiday season, please don't hesitate to donate to my friends' survival funds! Every day I worry about whether they'll have enough to eat, or whether they've survived yet another bombing. It would help them immensely and it would ease my worries seeing as flour is costing over 200 shekels.

Please give to those most in need in this holiday season!

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Listen to me. Fucking listen to me. Stand up and fight. You have to pour soda into the carpet and suck it back out. They only really win when you stop fighting

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The manga was possibly my entryway into detective & murder mystery tropes in the 00s, and as one of my main manga reads as a teenager, I have many more thoughts! But for the anime, I might have tried it once and not got into it.

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