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caw4brandon · 4 years ago

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The Thing with Shipping

Every fan goes through this phase in their lives when they see a romance bloom right before their eyes. Be it a live show, an animated series or a scenario found in a book, the Fandom loves to see their favorite characters being together and its a little thing called, Shipping.

[No, we’re NOT talking about actual ships]

In case if you are still confused, the word Shipping/Ship is a slang for - playing matchmaker between two characters based on the media we consume.

No matter if its a Heterosexual ship or a Queer ship. The very act of paring up characters in fiction or live action (though that can be quite questionable) is part of the extension of the medium and is mostly harmless.

- I’d Ship Them! -

Since discovering the culture through DeviantArt. There are a several types of ships in existence. Granted, this isn’t an official list but in general. There are a total of four different types of ships. While the names may vary, they are as follows.

The first is the Canon ship. These ships are either hinted or confirmed after in the show itself as a conclusion. Found in most stories, a lot of canon ships will go as far as to show the characters getting married on screen and have children to declare its official status. As seen in #Hiccstrid.

Some canon ships can also be background characters that has openly admit that they are in fact, lovers. A fine example would be #Harumichi (Sailor Moon).

Visit [mizinnkosutinn] for more...cough* Yuri stuff with these two.

Next is the Non-Canon ship, a type that is just as popular as the latter. While only hinted or played for fan service in the show, these non-canon ships creates small developments for side characters or one off characters to find romance.

As an excuse to mention Toaru once again, my favorite non-canon ship as of now is #Frenten (Saten X Frenda). On the other side, there is Avatar’s #Zutara (Zuko X Katara).

Credit to [hana-zomi]

Depending on who you ask, the next type is called a Cracked ship or Crossover ship. As the name implies, these ships are as Gigguk puts it, a “Cultural Cross Pollination” between characters from different shows. Such popular ships are the likes of [Jack Frost X Elsa], [Wilbur Robinson and Violet Parr] and my personal favorite, [Jim Hawkins and Ariel] These ships are known as the ultimate power couple and is often matched up thanks to the various traits they share.

Last but not least, Self-insert ships. Ah yes, a reader’s wet dream for being with a character they love so very much that they want to be with them. These self-insert fanfictions exist within the mind of the reader where they get to interact with a beloved character from friendship to a relationship.

- Shipping is Hard -

In most mediums, romance is a sub-plot rather than the main plot. There are exceptions to specifically Romance stories where the ship is up front and center of attention, found mostly in school settings or work life. Several shows would also extend on this idea with an already established couple to deal with the growing pains of dating while maintaining their social circles.

As producers, the writers have full creative control to write the characters the way they wanted. In some cases, there is also the potential where executives could interfere with the process to make or break a ship. (mostly to break) However, I have more interest over the communal aspect of shipping culture.

Within the shipping community, some fans get a little...too aggressive with their vocal opinion. For a start, there is this strange obsession with shooting down other fans with “trash” taste in ships. A good example of this is <RWBY> though granted, other fanbases also share the same problem. (Sorry <RWBY> fans, May you Rest in Peace Monty Oum)

Its fanbase is perhaps the most overzealous when it comes to a ship they agree or disagree with. This idea of being protective or aggressive over a fictional couple is found in a lot of forums and unfortunately, they can leave a bad impression to onlooking viewers.

To be fair, I am a bit of a romantic junkie. Any ship is completely fine by me so long as its a healthy, supportive and wholesome relationship. (My favorite is #nutsanddolts if you are curious) However, it has also come to my attention that the issue of “ship baiting” is littered throughout various fanbases.

This issue of “shipping for shipping sake” is quite a problem for representation and it can ruin a ship’s popularity. For a start, I strongly believe that a character has to be a character first before addressing their preferences and love interest. While the issue is found in a lot of early queer characters, I for one think that heterosexual characters are just as guilty with this problem.

Just to point it out, while I like #renora, I can’t help but feel that it was one sided and seemed to be in a stalemate since Volume 6. It was hard for me to root for them and see them be an official couple because it just felt unearned. Similarly, I love the hell out of the ship; #bumbleby it too suffered from a rather lackluster development and was again, placed in a stalemate after the backlash. I have no clue what happened in Volume 8, But I am eagerly waiting for its completion to binge.

Most of <RWBY>’s non-canon or canon ships have fleshed out characteristics and meaningful ship growth that I really like. Also, the fanarts/fan comics are great. But to create toxic behaviors such as gatekeeping and maliciously fighting with other fans over which ship is better or worst is silly. Adding on, threatening the writers or actors over the execution of the ship will add more harm than good. We are free to share how we feel about the relationship in forums but to overstep criticizing to hurting someone over such a subject is dangerously unhealthy.

Shipping is (again) meant to be fun but this “you’re either with us or against us” mentality keeps others away for joining the topic and it truly blows.

- #Me X Favorite Character -

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I ship my Hogwarts Mystery MC; Sadie mac Lir with the ever so lovely; Penny Haywood. However, there has been a recent incident that caused quite an uproar within this small community and that involves this picture.

[Attention to the bottom left, Penny and Talbott dancing.]

Just for the meme, P A I N...😥

Self insert fan fiction is as old as any traditional media can go. The first of them all ironically is <The Divine Comedy> by Dante Alighieri where he gets to watch his enemies burn and suffer in hell while also being able to go on a road trip with his favorite Senpai (senior) Virgil. (I’m paraphrasing here)

With fictional characters, there’s this idea where one can SIMP for them like as if they are real people which is a good start to understanding self-insert fanfics. For context, the word Simp/Simping means - the willingness to do anything/ everything to win over or please their idols or subject of affection.

However, a Resident Waifulogist once wisely said;

No matter if you want to hear it or not, these characters are NOT real. Because they can’t be real. Self-insert fanfiction works because its between the writer and the character. While it may sound very creepy to outsiders, it is purely just for fun wishful thinking. Regardless if its a lovely Waifu, (Insert my love for Misaka Mikoto here) or a hunky Husbando or a...Pony.

Your love for the character you like can only go as far.

You can praise the actor who portrayed the character, do fan art/fan fiction of them, buy merch related to them, declare them as your favorite in forums but you will never be able to HAVE them.

But back to Penny, what do I think? Well, if anyone knows the lore of the game, Penny was Talbott’s first friend. Given that Penny got him out of his shell. It would be very sensible to put them together in a Non-Romantic way. In fact, I like it! Just because they are dancing, doesn’t mean they are together. They are two magical folks who are good friends that can hug and dance together, there’s nothing wrong with that.

The problem with Self-inserts is that, while some are just writing or drawing for good fun and practice on skill. The obsessive types will go as far as to pay for an actual version of the character, or even fight with people that disagree with their taste making a bad name for the fanbase.

To justify by jabbing myself, while I have openly declared that I love Misaka Mikoto. A real life Tsundere will be a terrible idea. The fact that she is a walking taser gun with ten times the volts, a violent tendency and has the ability to kill with an actual railgun on her FINGERTIPS. Sounds incredibly dangerous.

- Everything Wrong with Shipping -

So, where do we go from here? While I know that this post is one big hunk of mess for anyone who had better things to do rather than argue about what shipping is then devolve into topics about Simping. I want to make it abundantly clear.

I have no issues with anyone who ships couples and Simps for a fictional character. I, for one am one of you.

What I have a big problem with is this toxic behavior of arguing and fighting over someone that doesn’t exist and taking things way too far. The culture of liking a fictional character or fictional ship is meant to be fun and meant to be enjoyable among the community. We can have disagreements and differences. That is completely fine, there is no need to get violent. That is also what makes it fun! Regardless of where and which fanbase one comes from, these toxic behaviors are found anywhere and it has to stop.

This post probably won’t reach far because I would offend a lot of people but I can put this to rest knowing that I’ve journaled down my thoughts on the matter and sleep in peace.

But onto you guys, what do you think about shipping culture? What else do you think is wrong with it?

Let me know...

Thanks for Reading

- B -

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anchaaaaaan · 5 years ago

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She’s done!

It took me a while to finish this drawing, cuz I took a small break from Naruto /I’ve been too obsessed with Animal Crossing lmao/ but now I’m on it again!! Here’s Mika at the first part of the Chunin exams!

(btw I’m still not that good with my graphic tablet, so I’m going to do traditional art of her for now :’))

How about a little introduction~

Name: Mika Inuzuka

Age: 12-13 in Naruto; 16-17 in Naruto Shippuden

Birthday: 5th October

Family:

Mother: Tsume Inuzuka

Father: Unzou Tamaki

Older brother: Kiba Inuzuka

Older sister: Hana Inuzuka

Facts:

When Mika was 5 years old, her father took her with him to the Hidden Sand Village to escape his wife. They lived in Konoha before as a whole family.

She wasn’t a big fan of the desert. In fact she was sad very often when she thought about the green nature back in the Hidden Leaf.

She’s Gaara’s only childhood friend even though her father told her not to talk with him. She went out to see him at night secretly when her father was asleep.

She had no idea why everyone avoided him so badly, he seemed like a normal boy to her and when she saw him being alone she wanted to become his friend, so he could smile more.

She has a heart for everyone. She loves helping and comforting, though she can become very sentimental as well. She’s very open about her feelings. But then of course, she is a strong person and is able to stand up again multiple times.

That character trait became even stronger after she watched Gaara fight against Rock Lee. She was admiring Gaara’s opponent a lot. Even after the exams, she visited Lee in the hospital sometimes. They quickly became friends, too. His appearance also made her work on her Tai-Jutsu more.

Her father did experiment a lot in his free time, learning the animals bodies you could find in the desert. He also was a vet, which didn’t do much though due to the lack of animals in the Hidden Sand Village. He did teach Mika about it though, which is why she has the ability of medical Nin-Jutsu. Althought her medical abilities can only be useful for animals.

Mika never got a dog like her other family members, except her father, cuz again, there were none in the Hidden Sand. She loved the idea of having one though. She would’ve named her dog Anashi.

Her father was 43 years old when he passed away due to a heart dicease. This happened one year before Mika was able to become a Genin.

When Gaara became Kazekage, she was willing to be his asistent, just like Shizune was for Hokage Tsunade.

I think this is it for now~

#naruto #naruto oc #own character #naruto shippuden #inuzuka #inuzuka clan #mika inuzuka #naruto own character #gaara #rock lee #hidden sand village

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astharoshebarvon · 6 years ago

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vampire knight

Will this be a rant? Of sorts, maybe.

It seems now there is another discourse in VK fandom, this time about whether Ren and Ai will be a romantic couple or not. Firstly, Hino is drawing them in a suggestive way, that’s true.

Do I care if they end up together or not? Not really. She has drawn Kaname and Zero in a suggestive way many times, hell, even in recent covers Zero is literally all over Kaname. Not to mention Zero/Kaname has way more fanfictions and incredible fanarts than either of the canon straight couples. It’s true, just check it.

Think what you want, above illustration is pure Zero/Kaname and Yume.

And, in the below one, Zero’s hand...Sorry, two rivals and enemies just don’t do that.

Look at the above illustration, that’s not how two guys stand if they are enemies, they just don’t.

Secondly, both Ai and Ren have an intense need of another’s blood. Now, many people say their relationship is creepy…

Sorry, but many shoujo mangas and mainstream novels have the same crap. The girl is obsessed with the boy and also ends up with him. Yikes. Gross.

And, those stories are celebrated. So, why be against these two? Oh, wait, it’s because they are not hetero.

Hino is not doing anything great even if they do come out as a couple, Clamp has done it many times and Clamp works are way more popular than Hino’s can ever be.

X, a shoujo genre manga has Kamui and Fuuma.

They loved each other, don’t even try to argue with me about it.

Seishirou and Subaru, the most tragic couple of manga and anime are also in it. CCS has Yue with Clow Reed, Yukito/Yue and Touya, Sakura and Tomoyo, some of these feelings are one sided, but none of them are hated.

These couples are way more popular than whole VK manga. Rg Veda, another shoujo has Amaterasu and Souma, Taishakuten and Ashura-ou, Yasha and Ashura can also be interpreted as an M/M couple. Oh, wait. That’s canon. They are together in Tsubasa.

And, don’t get me started on Fai and Kurogane. There you go people, these are shonen and shoujo mangas which have same sex couples.

And, the readers know there was something going on between Fai and Kurogane even if it’s not stated explicitly.

Clamp literally said,”do not call Fuuma and Kamui brothers”. They are soulmates. They don’t even mention the obsessed fangirl, kotori.

Arina Tanemura, whose stories are a perfect example of a fangirl ending with the guy they were after, also has a single M/M couple in one of her works. Mostly in her stories, the main girl likes one guy, but in the end, that guy never ends up with her. He ends up with one of the obsessed fangirls.

Am I still bitter about how dirty the mangaka did Itsuki Otomiya? Yes. The sweetheart doesn’t even know Haine was his daughter, and the whole bloody cast had coloured illustrations, a freaking artbook is there for the series, but not a single illustration for him. Yikes.

I hope she redeems herself and makes Tokita and Chikage a couple in 31 Ai dreams. The only series of hers which didn’t have this cliché was Sakurahime Kaden and Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne.

And, let’s be honest, Eiichi would have have ended up with another fangirl if he wasn’t dead in Full moon. Thank god he was spared that bullshit. But, then again, he dies. That’s not good either.

Gentleman’s alliance cross, Nekota are just bad. Yes, the art is beautiful, but that doesn’t mean the males of her series deserved to end up with obsessive fangirls.

The one with underage relationship, Nekota or whatever [thank god that was never picked up by Viz.] In this, the blue haired dude, Serizawa, who the main girl liked from the beginning didn’t end up with her, he ended up with a fangirl. Ugh.

And, it is incestuous, the girl has feelings for her underage cousin. Right.

Her art is beautiful, but damn it, her stories are so annoying.

For her only M/M couple in shinshi doumei cross, she had to make one half of the MM couple a cross dresser.

The guy, Maora was wearing woman’s clothing every time he and Maguri were shown together. He was never once shown as his real, tall self with Maguri.

And, she has said she isn’t comfortable with yaoi, but is okay with shonen ai.

Right.

But the point is, it’s been done many times.

In Hana Kimi, one of the protagonist’s elder brother is gay. He was the school’s physician if I am not wrong. So, Hino is not doing anything new.

Kyou Kara Maou is a shoujo manga, but it has Wulfrum and Yuri, two guys as a main couple. Granted, nothing happens, but they are engaged.

The manga was published in Asuka, a shoujo magazine.

Same goes for uraboku, Luka loves Yuki, regardless of the fact whether he is a female or a male. Senshirou and Kuroto were together, Hotsuma and Shusei were married in previous lives and they were very much together in the present as well.

Do I think Ren and Ai will end up together, I dunno. Maybe they will, maybe they won’t. But I don’t think she will show them as a couple. If she will, fine. If she doesn’t, then also fine. They have an intense desire to be with each other, and their relationship is not parallel to Kaname and Yuuki’s or Haruka and Juri’s.

One can say they are like Rido, Yuuki’s uncle, not like the above two couples.

There are many differences between them and the two couples.

And, let’s not forget the harem Sara created, in fact she even kissed one of the girls.

Do I care about Ren and Ai ? No.

My sole reason for reading this manga is: Yume. Just bring Yuuki back and show Yume happily ever after. I really don’t care who ends up with whom.

But some reasons regarding Renai are hypocritical. This manga has incest, why are you being bothered by it now? Hell, she drew Ichiru and Zero in suggestive way too, and Zero’s care for Ichiru could also be questioned in that case.

I am not sure if the above is Zero and Ichiru or Zero with another personality of his, I don’t want to see my artbook right now, but it can be seen as Zero and Ichiru.

We don’t like yuri and yaoi.

Well, in that case I really hope it happens so it’ll tick off the people who make this statement. Yes, it’s a derogatory statement.

If the mangaka wants to do it, she can, it’s her choice. Hate her for it, plenty do. Zekis and yumes do for their reasons. I dislike the way she does things too, I hate many things she has done. But, hey she still did them.

Read Yona of the dawn in that case, that’s the only series which isn’t “problematic”

But, Kija and Jaeha can be shipped in that too. I do ship them. And, the author has drawn shonen ai doujinshi’s.

And, Yona was in love with Su-won in the beginning, who is her cousin. Incest is incest, whether it’s between siblings or cousins, they are family.

I really don’t think Hino will show Ren and Ai as a couple. Siblings who are weirdly close, yes. Romantic couple, I don’t think so. If I am wrong, fine.

Just give me my Yume happy ending, and Takuma and Seiren scenes. I literally don’t care about the kids relationship. I just don’t. First, I had to suffer through that traitor’s crap with the stupid bint, Sayori, now this.

Edit : Finally I read this chapter…

I don’t understand how anyone can even compare whatever crap that is going on between Ai and Ren to Yume and Haruka / Juri. The Kuran couples never looked so fucking weird with each other.

I was absolutely right in thinking their feelings for each other are reminiscent of what Rido felt. Just because Ai is Yume’s daughter doesn’t mean she’s a perfect character. Give me a break. Then again she had a crush on Zero as well.

And, she was raised among people like Ruka and Aidou, traitors and obsessed idiots. It’s no wonder she turned out idiotic.

She looks weird when she says, “she had her sister with her” to Youko.

I am not going to post the image cause its just bad.

Yume and Haruka/Juri were never so fucking creepy. Never.

Ren is just so bland and sad in everything that I don’t know what to think. Youko was the only one who wasn’t weird in this Ch.

The author should just wrap this up, it’s neither interesting nor is evoking any feelings in readers. It’s as bad Sayori/Aidou crap. Just stop with the useless story arcs, show Kaname and Yuuki together and end this shit.

I really don’t think the two girls will end up together. Their scenes aren’t sweet, and if she wants to show them, just do it and move on. They are both boring and least interesting. They are so bad it will not matter whether are together or apart.

They are as bad as other creepily obsessed M/F couples in novels and shoujo manga where the obsessed fangirl ends with the boy. This trope itself is gross. Who even cares about them?

They are only being hyped because they are two girls. When people thought Ren was a boy there wasn’t much reaction. I know there wasn’t. But now that they are two girls…

Hate them because they are stupid, no point in saying we don’t like them because its FF relationship. That’s just bigotry. Or maybe the author should be honest and say I wanted Zero and Kaname to fuck but Yuuki kept on getting in the way. So, I decided to pair their daughters together. because according to the author incest is fine in VK. Just drop this crap already Hino.

I mean what the hell is up with this boring arc ?

I don’t even understand why stupid shit like this is overlooked in MF couples but if same happens in same sex, everyone is like, looks its unhealthy. Incest, age difference, obsessed idiots/ fangirls, they are all bad.

I love Clamp, but that Rika and Terada thing was just plain gross. Same goes for Rin and Sesshoumaru.

I kept on telling myself about the latter one, no they are a parent child relationship. But at one point, I had to accept it was anything but family love. I love Sesshoumaru and always will. But I can’t get behind Rin/Sessh or whatever nonsense it was. Sessrin is celebrated, it’s a fact. It’s creepy, don’t deny it.

I know some of their artists and Sesskag [yuck] kept on leaving rude comments on SessKik fanworks, my favourite ship.

And Terada/Rika thing is overlooked because, let’s be honest CCS is fucking awesome. I overlook it and concentrate on yue yukito/ touya, syaoran/sakura.

I just want this RenAi thing to go away. I can’t stand either of them. Just show Kaname and Yuuki together and end this series. Hino should wrap it up and start a new one. VK will not gain the popularity it had at one point no matter what. The author is just coming off as desperate.

#Vampire Knight #vampire knight memories #shoujo #manga

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makeste · 6 years ago

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KHR 070: Kufufufufufufufufufufufu

When we last left off, this happened to Birds.

It was beautiful and cathartic. BUT IT’S IN THE PAST NOW.

Today we will be properly introduced to everyone’s favorite leather-clad miniboss, Lancia! Also, Tsuna meets Mukuro for the first time. Only he doesn’t know it’s Mukuro. Shenanigans!!

Anyway, did you know that the twins actually had names? I didn’t. And I’ve read this chapter like six or seven times by this point, so I have no idea why. It’s really weird, too, because they’re actually really cute names.

Like, I would name a pair of goldfish that. But not the monsters from Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Kyoko is all, “Hey, Doctor Shamal!” while Hana has a more reasonably skeptical look on her face. Meanwhile, neither of them seems to notice that the mummy from The Mummy franchise is lying there twitching on the ground behind them.

Shamal takes this opportunity for some completely nonsensical flirting.

It’s debatable whether he actually says this just to send them running off all the more quickly. I go back and forth an awful lot when it comes to Shamal. I have very strong feelings about him being an extremely half-assed mentor figure to the very young and impressionable Hayato for a short while, before abruptly running off and leaving my poor child sad and hurt and confused, all because he couldn’t be bothered to explain the concept of, “Please be more careful about trying not to die.” And when I say “very strong feelings”, I mean, “This guy can fuck right off.” That plus the incredibly annoying shounen pervert trope really puts me off the guy.

But even so, sometimes he can be useful.

There’s no denying the dude is a badass, on the few occasions he actually decides to be.

Also, this attitude…

…I feel is something Gokudera actively tries to emulate later on during his own badass moments.

For better or worse, he really does look up to Shamal even now. It’s a little frustrating, but what can you do.

Anyway, lest we forget, Lambo and I-Pin were also being badasses.

Lambo’s flirting is way more gentlemanly and respectful than Shamal’s. Nana raised this boy right.

THERE ARE OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS BESIDES FIGHTING!

Besides, it means I-Pin gets the fight all to herself which is amazing!

YEEEEEEESSSS

MY FAVORITE THING IS HOW BIG HER SMILE IS THERE AT THE VERY END. SHE IS SMILING SO BIG!!

THE ONLY THING THAT COULD POSSIBLY MAKE THIS BETTER IS IF MY FAVORITE CHARACTER ALSO GOT IN ON THIS

I LIVE FOR THE LITTLE THINGS. LIKE GOKUDERA HAYATO SHATTERING ALL OF THIS MAN’S RIBS

ONE HIT K.O. YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST FOLKS, GOKUDERA HAYATO SINGLE-HANDEDLY DISPATCHED THE WORST CHARACTER IN THE ENTIRE SERIES.

Eh, in this series that doesn’t really hold true, actually. Aside from this one guy. Which is why he’s the worst.

Tsuna then super-belatedly realizes that there were only supposed to be three people and instead the count is up to at least seven so far! Reborn then explains that these guys broke out of prison along with Mukuro.

“There’s no way the rest could have joined Mukuro.” Um, okay. I’ll just let Tsuna take this one.

Hold up. Can we just take a moment to appreciate Reborn’s face:

No words.

Tsuna now feels the need to ask if anyone else will be showing up, because for all we know there are like twelve more of these guys, since Reborn apparently likes to sit on this kind of information until it has become laughably irrelevant.

And in fact Bianchi’s spider-senses do detect someone hiding nearby! Who could it be?

IT’S THE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD HOSTAGE

Tsuna is incredibly relieved to see him and immediately starts running over! But Fuuta stops him!

Oh shit I smell an angsty anime plot twist coming on.

MY SHADOW’S THE ONLY ONE THAT WALKS BESIDE ME

WOW HE JUST FUCKING LEFT. SAYONARA TO YOU TOO THEN.

Tsuna runs after him because ???!! What else is he supposed to do!

Gokudera shouts that it’s dangerous, but before he and Yamamoto can actually do anything, they are suddenly confronted by the one thing no one ever expects: a fucking steel beam being hurled at them by a pair of sentient leather pants.

Man I knew the mafia was weird but damn.

So meanwhile Tsuna is running through the woods getting himself lost and then ALL OF A SUDDEN he runs into THIS FUCKING GUY

Mukuro responds with the most over-the-top show of wide-eyed innocence that you’ve ever seen in your life. Like, if he’d had a teddy bear handy I’m sure he would have been clutching it and staring up at Tsuna with big chibi eyes.

DON’T TRUST HIM TSUNA EVERYTHING HE’S SAYING IS ENDING WITH TILDES

But surely the future Vongola Decimo with his famed Hyper Intuition will—

ლ(ಠ_ಠლ)

JEEPERS MISTER YOU’RE REALLY STRONG

Look at Tsuna just eating this up, as though he’s not actually a thirteen-year-old child with messy hair who barely clears 100 lbs. Let’s not forget how he immediately screamed upon first coming into contact with Mukuro, before proceeding to say “EHHH!?!” like six times. Yeah, you really fit the profile of a rescue guy, Tsuna. It’s only natural that Mukuro would think of you as such, and not suspicious at all.

Yeah that Hyper Intuition is completely out to lunch, huh.

Mukuro asks Tsuna if he’s come with some really strong friends, and I’m struck speechless by his answer.

“Your friends must be so strong!” “Ah no they suck.”

WOW.

WOW, TSUNA.

NEVER MIND THAT THEY’RE YOUR TWO BEST FRIENDS, AND THE #2 AND #3 STRONGEST MIDDLE SCHOOLERS (AND THIS BEING NAMIMORI, EVERYONE KNOWS MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ARE THE STRONGEST!!), AND THEY BOTH SACRIFICED THEMSELVES TO SAVE YOUR SORRY ASS MERE HOURS AGO. I GUESS THAT’S STILL JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO QUALIFY THEM AS “REALLY STRONG”, HUH? WHO EVEN NEEDS THOSE GUYS ANYWAY WHEN YOU’RE OUT TALKING TO YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND OVER HERE!!!

Also note how he’s just completely forgotten about Fuuta now, when he was frantically chasing after him not 60 seconds ago. Is Mukuro’s smiley face tilde energy really this powerful. This is scary.

Since Tsuna is just volunteering all kinds of information with barely any prompting, Mukuro continues to cross-examine him, especially about that baby!

Oh now you can’t mention the details, huh.

Finally Tsuna gets tired of telling Mukuro EVERY GOD DAMN THING and asks about Hibari. (Not Fuuta, though. Fuck that kid.) Mukuro is all, “oh yeah I’ve got him locked up in my basement” and Tsuna asks him where but Mukuro suddenly gets VERY VERY CREEPY

What’s wrong kid never seen a Sharingan before

[skeptical Thor voice] Has it, though…?

So finally Tsuna realizes that he maybe shouldn’t be out here talking to this mysterious smiling boy with an evil red kanji eye who’s apparently fucking obsessed with finding out what Reborn is capable of, and runs off. Despite having brazenly told Mukuro two pages ago that he was here to rescue him.

Basically everything about this encounter is a colossal embarrassment of a failure on Tsuna’s part. I know Bob Ross said mistakes are just happy little accidents but jesus. OH WELL.

On the other hand, Mukuro had Tsuna [gestures with hands] right there and just let him escape, so. I guess one could argue that he wasn’t trying to capture him at the time. But:

[lets the Vongola Tenth escape] “Let’s get the Vongola Tenth Boss.”

Mukuro then points out how Tsuna is a fucking idiot, before letting loose with a kufufu. Then, feeling that wasn’t quite enough, he lets out another ku, followed by eleven fucking fus.

Look at all of those damn fus.

Mukuro then explains he let Tsuna go in order to “allow the Arcobaleno to show his hand first.” Which is astoundingly overconfident considering that he’s a freaking Arcobaleno, and Mukuro is a fifteen year old kid who just got out of prison and whose strongest ability doesn’t even fucking work unless he manages to cut you with his trident first which, GOOD FUCKING LUCK DOING THAT TO REBORN. BUT OKAY, MUKURO. WE’RE ABOUT TO CUT AWAY FROM YOUR SCENE NOW SO I’LL STOP MAKING FUN OF YOUR STUPID EVIL PLAN FOR THE TIME BEING.

Finally we cut back to the attacking leather pants, which actually belong to Lancia, a male stripper currently in the employment of the Kokuyou gang.

However, before I can continue with the stripper jokes, Gokudera interrupts my train of thought by suddenly being struck by a plot-related ailment at the most inconvenient time possible.

“Because I’m about to keel over lol.”

Okay now back to Magic Mike over here. Just imagine that “Low” by Flo Rida and T-Pain is playing in the background. Here, I’ll help:

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Okay let’s do this.

DID SOMEONE CALL FOR THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW

I SHOULD WARN YOU I HAVE A CONCEALED WEAPON

ENOUGH TEASING NOW TIME FOR SOME PLEASING

Meh I have to cut this short because action and plot are happening I guess!!

Okay so Gokudera, Bianchi, and Yamamoto are momentarily freaking out because they think Lancia is the final boss, rather than the miniboss he actually is. Bianchi, apparently the ONLY ONE who remembers Fuuta exists and cares about him at all, asks “Mukuro” what he’s done with him, to which Lancia basically replies, “idk who that is.”

Gokudera than collapses from his plot-related ailment!

This is actually really funny if you still have “Low” cued up in the background though.

So Yamamoto is all, “I’LL BE YOUR OPPONENT.” But Lancia doesn’t even respond to him other than by launching his giant fucking ball and chain again.

Finally a miniboss that doesn’t fuck around! Hey Ken and M.M., you could both learn a thing or two.

AND IT GETS RESULTS

Ouch.

I know this looks bad, but despite that I just have to take this moment to once again say: YOU COULD HAVE DODGED IT IF YOU WEREN’T WEARING FUCKING FLIP FLOPS

Then there’s a panel of Gokudera being concerned about Yamamoto, so you know I’ve gotta put that in here.

Everyone looks pretty worried, actually. NOT OUR LOVER / BROTHER-IN-LAW / SON

And then we cut to Tsuna, who’s still fucking lost somehow.

Literally just follow the sounds of screaming and explosions and crashing trees, dude.

And then Reborn finally decides to actually do something.

And that’s when you know it’s getting fucking serious, folks.

So not a stand-out chapter, but it establishes Mukuro’s character a bit more, and sets up the extra-long fight scene coming up next time! We’ll finally get to see that Dying Will Bullet action! Which, if you think about it, really makes it stripper vs stripper. Just another day in our shounen mafia manga.

#khr #katekyo hitman reborn #yay old chapter #so something you may have noticed #about the kokuyou school uniform #is that it doesn't have fucking leather pants #that's all lancia you guys #that and the ripped shirt #and the spiked gloves #and his scarred body #and the chain weaponry #I'm not trying to imply anything about what lancia gets up to in his downtime #but uh #it kind of implies itself really

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sailorstarr-chan4 · 6 years ago

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Hi, I'm new to this blog, so I'll do a few asks. How did you get into anime and manga, what was your first series and what do you think of them now looking back?

Oh, gosh! Well, I’m not as old-school as many other fans, who literally grew up watching Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, etc. But my history is still a decade old! (Crazy…)

This will be a long ramble. You’ve been warned.

It all started with a manga series called Vampire Knight. I was 16, toward the end of my junior year in my high school. My high school bff, who grew up watching anime and reading manga, and had been trying to convert me for YEARS, was obsessed with VK and begged me to read it. I begrudgingly complied, but because I was so unfamiliar with the “right-to-left” reading style, she had me practice reading manga with two little HarleyQuinn romance manga (sooooo technically, they were my first manga, though I don’t count them, obviously XD) Thus, somewhat adjusted to the concept of reading manga style, I dove into Vampire Knight’s first 6 volumes.

And fell head over heels in LOVE.

To this day, VK remains my favorite manga of all time. (Literally, just look up “Vampire Knight” tag on my blog, and you’ll get the idea ^^”) My high school friend then introduced me to other manga: Chobits, Full Moon wo Sagashite, Maid-Sama! (the first couple volumes), The Gentleman’s Alliance Cross, Kitchen Princess, Chibi Vampire, Alice in the Country of Hearts, and Captive Hearts. On my own, I also read Cybor Idol Mink, FairyCube, Absolute Boyfriend, etc, as well continued to follow Vampire Knight’s new releases, of course. All of this, over the course of roughly three years. Then, after we parted ways, I continued browsing for more manga, one of which was Inuyasha (which, of course, started a WHOLE different obsession!), and also, Magic Knight Rayearth, Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden, and Fruits Basket.

But I mostly avoided anime if I could help it. I honestly can’t say what bugged me about the animation style, but I felt reluctant to move past my comfort zone. So by the time I hit 20, I read several manga titles and started several more, but only ever watched the three Sailor Moon movies (courtesy of my aforementioned friend), Vampire Knight’s first season, Karin (based on Chibi Vampire), and a few episodes of Inuyasha.

Then, Ouran HighSchool Host Club happened. And the snowball began to roll down….

….. until it became the massive avalanche that was Guilty Crown (courtesy of my current bff). From then on, I couldn’t get enough! I began watching the Inuyasha anime in earnest (while still trying to finish the manga online), and also fell in love with several other titles: Kaichou wa Maid-Sama! (which I still think is superior to the manga; I finally finished the damn manga a year ago… >.>), Romeo x Juliet, Toradora!, Clannad, Cowboy Bebop, Hetalia, Ano Hana, Yu Yu Hakusho, Ah! My Goddess, Madoka Magica, Sailor Moon Crystal and the original anime (yes, it took me forever, but I finally became more of a Sailor Moon fan by my mid-20′s XD), Noragami, Kamisama Kiss, Attack on Titan, Yuri on Ice, Fushigi Yuugi, FullMetal Alchemist, etc etc, plus so, so, so, so, soooooooooooooooo many other titles in this last year alone!

Looking back? I love them all, even if I do acknowledge that some of my earlier titles were, ah, rather silly and mediocre (Please Teacher!, Kaze no Stigma, Rosario + Vampire) or downright ridiculously angsty and problematic (Vampire Knight, Angel Sanctuary, Alice in the Country of Hearts). Hehe…. ^^” There are a few titles I never cared for (Cybor Idol Mink and Absolute Boyfriend), but now, if I get invested enough to read/watch something, I’m gonna at least enjoy it, even if it’s not the best thing ever.

So…. yeah. That’s my manga/anime story in a nutshell. ^.^

#Star answers #Starling ramblings #anime and manga #otaku issues

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classicliteraturehoe · 7 years ago

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BREAKERZ “X” Discussion/Rant

Honestly I just really want to talk about this album to somebody and since none of my friends care about this band neither do most of you, I’mma just post it here anyways.

First of all, I want to say that I’ve been looking forward to this album for roughly two years, aka since the release of their last album, ZERO. Especially after they kicked off their Tenth Anniversary Concert Series. The moment I realized that each band they challenged would have a part on the album, I began anticipating X more and more. Essentially, I love this band with all my heart and I always look forward to their new music. And this album in particular has really caught my attention. Every song is very well crafted and they all sound spectacular. I’m going to go More in depth about how I feel about all the songs later.

I don’t know if it was Daigo who thought of this or another band member or a third party, but Kudos to the double meaning, triple meaning and consistency of puns with the title of the album and songs. If you don’t get it, let’s go over them:

The Title of the Album : X

-X as in the Roman Numeral 10 for this being he Tenth Anniversary of BRRAKERZ as a band as well as having ten songs on the album.

-X as in Cross, because every song is a collaboration with another Japanese musician or group. So BREAKERZ x SKY-HI, for example.

The Song Titles (excluding GOD and She is Devil)

GREAT (pronounced in Japanese as GU-REI-ITU” Ambitious, featuring GLAY (pronounced GU-REI)

RODEO Drive featuring GRANRODEO

Black SKY featuring SKY-HI

GOLDEN Night featuring GOLDEN Bomber

Koi no SUPER EXPRESS featuring 超特急 (which translates as SUPER EXPRESS)

TRIANGLE featuring TRIGNAL

Never Ending STORY featuring My First STORY

Hirari MAI chiru hana no youni featuring MAI Kuraki

Now, these are likely obvious to most of you, but I just find all of these cute play-on words commendable. They certainly put a lot of thought into this album and it shows.

Not only did a lot of thought go into the titles, but to the music as well. Each song was thoroughly enjoyable and beautiful for their own reasons and I adore each one.

GREAT AMBITIOUS was a great (pun intended) way to open up the album. The upbeat rock combined with the violins playing in the higher register felt to me very reminiscent of Ikusen no Meikyuu de, as well as Climber x (ha!!!) Climber. And from just the title I began thinking about WE GO, and I can imagine they both have similar themes. The song is very catchy even without really knowing the meaning of the lyrics. Overall, it’s a fun piece.

RODEO DRIVE. I don’t know if it’s just me, or does this song feel a whole lot like RUN AND RUN from ZERO? Yes, RUN AND RUN was specially written because Daigo was doing the 24 Hour run thing on television, which was huge for him especially since that was the day he proposed to Keiko Kitagawa, but this song is just as upbeat and I can only imagine going on long jogs at sunset when I listen to it.

BLACK SKY. This one is in the running to be my favorite on the album along with two others. The guitar riffs kind of remind me of Daydreamer from the ZERO album. But the addition of SKY-HI’s rapping gives this song a whole different feeling. I’m not even sure how to describe it. The touch of electronic music seems out of place in this song. On the other hand, I absolutely adore the chorus. The pace and the progression of the notes just sounds so beautiful to me.

ゴールデンナイト〜黄金色に抱きしめて〜. Listen up I’m literally obsessed with this freaking song. There are so many musical elements and little nuances that I just UGH love so much, and it just. feels like a BREAKERZ song. But it also doesn’t. And it’s amazing. It’s as if BREAKERZ took 女々しくて (Golden Bomber’s most famous song) and then made a BREAKERZ song. Because it sounds like Memeshikute, but it also doesn’t.

恋のスーパーエクスプレス. I like this one, but it’s not my favorite on the album. And believe me, it’s a nice song. Very j-pop-y, and when you collaborate with a jpop group that’s the kind of sound you tend to get. It’s a cute song, and in a few senses it reminds me Smile 100% and Arigatou Beautiful Day. You know, very pop-rock, sweet. You just really feel like smiling while you listen to it. A nice contrast to songs like She is Devil, Golden Night, And GOD.

Triangle. I enjoy the beginning of this one more so than the rest of it. The instrumental introduction is very pleasing. The clarinet I found especially pretty. It’s quite clever that it’s called Triangle and the rhythm is in 3. I can’t decide if it sounds more like a carnival song or a french drinking ballad. Really it’s a combination of both. Trignal narrating adds a nice touch. Also a sweet song.

NEVER ENDING STORY. I love this song a lot. It feels like BREAKERZ is going back to their roots a bit. I hear a lot of influence from many of their songs from GO and FIGHTERZ. Very fast paced. It feels a lot like DAIGO’s Mugen no Rebirth and other songs which were anime openings. And at the end of the chorus, it sounds like Daigo is referencing the melody from Maria, back in his DAIGO STARDUST days.

She is Devil. The only non-collaboration song on the album. And gosh, when I listened to it the first time, the first thing I thought of was Miss Mystery. She is Devil is written as if it’s the sequel song to Miss Mystery, and boy it brings back memories of classic BREAKERZ, back when I first discovered their music, and I felt like crying. I particularly enjoyed this song because it’s the only one on the album that is exclusively BREAKERZ. I mean, of course it’s great that they had all these collaborators, but it is an album celebrating ten years together as a band, and it wouldn’t be right if they didn’t write a song for them and only them.

ひらり舞い散る花のように. THIS. SONG. IS . GORGEOUS! I was in love with it after only hearing the teaser of it that BREAKERZ posted to YouTube. It’s quite possibly my favorite song BREAKERZ has ever written. Daigo is known for his recognizable voice, so full of emotion in every syllable, and this is a perfect example of the extraordinary power his voice has in carrying melodies, in ballads especially. I notice that while their ballads are never their most popular, they’re always my favorites. The acoustic guitar, the strings! The harmonies, the percussion. They all come together and create this beautiful work of art. If you listen to no other song on this album, make this the one you listen to.

GOD. The first time I read about DAIGO writing GOD and performing it at the BREAKERZ vs. VAMPS concert, I burst out laughing, and saying “aw Daigo, you Hyde super fan.” Only someone dangerously devoted to their idol would write and perform a song in their honor about how they worship them. But listening to the emotion in his voice as I finally got a first listen to GOD, I understand precisely why he wrote it, and I understand the sentiment. This song is written for Hyde, but it says exactly what many of us feel for the artists and creators and public figures that we look up to.

This album revived my love of the band. In the two years between albums, so much happened. I experienced the worst depressive episodes of my life, my anxiety worsened, and I was hating life for a long time. Of course, good things happened as well, I rediscovered my love of musical theater, worked on a lot of shows, became a better musician. Daigo got married, started becoming more popular than ever. So much happened. Along the way, I listened to them less and less. But after this album came out, I feel like I remember the way I felt when I first discovered BREAKERZ, and I remembered what it felt like to really love a band. I’m so thankful for this band and for Daigo and Akihide and Shinpei. And I’m so thankful that they’ve been together as long as they have been. Ten years is a milestone, and while was only on board for four years, I harbor a deep appreciation for the band as much as any other fan, even those who were with them from the beginning.

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