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mathewton-cl · 1 month

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As An IzuOcha Shipper…

…them not ending up together isn’t the problem.

Horikoshi taking the “leave it up to interpretation” approach and then proceeding to COMPLETELY AVOID ADDRESSING their relationship status is the problem.

Horikoshi failing to tie up that one last loose end for Uraraka’s character arc (not closing off her feelings) is the problem.

Again, I ship IzuOcha. Still do, because I’m stubborn. Would I have liked for them to end up together, even if it was only a somewhat blatant implication that could be handwaved? Obviously. But you know what? Maybe I would be upset if the story went out of its way to explicitly de-confirm any chance of Midoriya and Uraraka being a romantic pairing, but I’d at least respect it and understand it a lot more if the story let Midoriya and Uraraka actually talk about this, or at the very least SHOWED US them talking about this. I’d understand if Uraraka completed her character arc by having a heart to heart with Midoriya and telling him that her feelings have changed, her priorities have changed, and Midoriya understands and they remain good friends. Let’s be real, romance isn’t Horikoshi’s strong suit, despite his many attempts to leave romantic implications throughout the series. I’d completely understand if he just had Midoriya and Uraraka talk and they didn’t end up together, because at least then it still provides both of their characters with closure.

But no, that’s too simple. Let’s just “leave it up to interpretation,” because it clearly wasn’t that important, right?

Well, as many people on the internet have already brought up, if it wasn’t so important, why did you spend so much time putting emphasis on it? Why did you have Uraraka, up until the FINAL WAR, have her crush on Midoriya be a crucial part of her character (it wasn’t her only character trait, mind you, but it was still important)? Why did the penultimate chapter have the class come to comfort Uraraka and tell her that they can talk to her… and then come the next chapter, Uraraka apparently hasn’t done anything regarding her supposed crush on Midoriya? For literal YEARS!?

…see, this isn’t even a shipping problem anymore. This is a character problem.

Horikoshi, for whatever reason, chose not to include a romance for the main character and his supposed love interest. And again, that’s fine, not every story needs to be a romance. Two problems with it here though (well, one problem and an observation):

1) Choosing to not at least address the romantic subplot with a “I think we’re better off as friends” encounter, thus actually concluding the subplot and providing a sense of closure, not only leaves the result feeling underwhelming and frustrating, but also actively damages Uraraka’s character arc. We can have her address the problem that caused people like Toga to exist, but heaven forbid she talks about romance with Midoriya.

2) Despite his supposed aversion to romance, Horikoshi still went out of his way to give Gentle and La Brava wedding rings… he’s willing to establish a side romantic pairing without bringing too much attention to it, but he can’t be bothered to do something similar for the arguable MAIN pairing? It’s the “Togata has special clothes so he doesn’t end up buck naked, but Hagakure’s still gotta go commando” debacle again…

I’ma go ahead and wrap this up ‘cause I don’t wanna keep y’all much longer, but like… being optimistic, this ending was… functional. I’ve got my problems with it, obviously, I don’t think it was BAD bad… but it certainly wasn’t good. It works. Barely. And it’s ‘cause of stuff like this.

Midoriya and Uraraka didn’t need to end up together, truly. All Horikoshi had to do was put the smallest amount of effort and give us something of substance, something with closure. Instead, we got what we got.

I get that he was exhausted and wanted the manga to be over… but that excuse only holds up for so long.

#14 August 2024 #bnha critical #mha critical #bnha 430 #mha 430 #bnha spoiler #mha spoiler #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #should I put this in the main tag?#...screw it #bnha #mha #boku no hero academia #my hero academia #i'm pretty basic/casual when it comes to how i consume media but like...#this was NOT it chief #horikoshi decided to not put in the work (even if it was somewhat understandable) and that backfired. HARD.#midoriya doesn't get to be a hero? well at least he's a respectable teacher at an accredited academic institution!#...except the story frames that as all midoriya was doing for that time period. no consulting on hero work. no helping with investigations.#just teaching. which is all well and good... if all of the teachers/mentor figures throughout the series weren't various levels of garbage.#that's a different discussion tho #or how about this new development in hero society will mean the heroes will finally have some serious free time... except they don't.#even with the lowering villain count they're all still too busy to have more than a few of them get together at a time.#at least actually reading makes it clear they didn't outright ghost Midoriya but like... something about that feels wrong.#“bUt It'S rEaLiStIc” AFO was defeated after a second resurrection by the power of friendship and other ghosts #edgeshot bakugo and gran torino survived despite all the fatal hits they took. this series doesn't know its stance on realism.#bakugo's finally got some serious character development! except y'know... he's still okay with telling off civilians.#y'know... the same thing that caused him to fail the provisional license exams? something he should have really figured out YEARS later?#at this point I can't even take him leading the charge on the power suit project seriously... it feels less like natural growth for

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akanemnon · 2 months

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I had a vision

#deltarune #deltarune fanart #mini comic #twin runes mini #twin runes #kris dreemurr #susie deltarune #my art #art #comic #susie has the right idea #screw pulling them out #the vending machine is now a part of the FUN gang

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zoeyslament · 1 month

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Go here:

Generate 1 Pokémon, doesn’t matter if you know anything about Pokémon or not

Based on looks + whatever knowledge you have about it, COULD YOU TAKE THIS POKÉMON IN A PHYSICAL FIGHT?

#btw i got sneasel #and i would give myself a solid shot #if i could somehow pin its claws down then its easy #if not….i’m screwed #pokemon #reblog game

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isjasz · 4 months

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Stellar death

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chloesimaginationthings · 2 months

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The FNAF Vanessas meet their younger selves..

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #fnaf vanny #fnaf vanessa #vanessa shelly #vanessa afton #fnaf movie #security breach #fnaf fanart #MORE SCENE VANNY 🩵🩵🩵#also this is a semi sequel to the Mikes ver I made #seeing I think the Vanessas deserve the funny too 😤#I like to think Vanny would tell her younger self white lies #she knows at that age she just wanted to know life would get better for her #seeing teen her was stuck living with her awful father #Vanessa’s life does get hard again as an adult but.. SINCE HW2 I think she’s in a better place #finally stood up to her abuser and all so it does get better #WHILE MOVIE VANESSA …#bit more manic here BAHAH #listen if younger Vanessa loosen screws on her fathers suit #would anyone even know 🙏🏾#she could get away with it-#Movie Vanessa of course would want to prevent things anyway she can #the Afton kids always being a lil crazy is so real

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the-game-spirit · 6 months

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sometimes a piece of media just! grabs you by the thoat and says, "hey buddy! I'm gonna irrevocably alter your brain chemistry now! have fun with that!!"

and then you just ! gotta deal with that ! you guess !!

#isat #in stars and time #bungou stray dogs #bsd #dp #danny phantom #spirit chats #this is specifically about isat rn but bsd and dp did the same thing to me tbh 💀#so they get an honorable mention for also screwing with my head in fun and unique ways

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time-woods · 1 year

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they are on a picnic date cloud watching

(well one of them is)

#screw fancy dining at the ritz let them go on a picnic date at a park #let them live in that simplicity #good omens #good omens 2 #crowley #aziraphale #also yes aziraphale is wearing crowleys coat

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thetimelordbatgirl · 1 year

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Imagine actually being so evil that you'd rather make sure your writers suffer financially instead of just paying them the pay they deserve. Hell truly has some seats reserved already, holy shit.

#writers guild of america #wga #wga strike #i stand with the wga #would love to know what studio that dude works for #just for reasons you know #like we seriously need that actors strike now #truly screw over hollywood if they willing to do this

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ancient-string · 8 months

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Anyone: *is watching Leverage for the first time*

Me: have you heard about watch order? Do you know the watch order? Hey. Hey. Are you aware that season one is out of order and requires a specific watching order. Hey. Hey. Hey. Have I told you about watch order yet?

#leverage #watching order #got to watch it in the right order #don’t let the screw-over by the network ruin your watch experience

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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 18 days

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we need more hero/arch-nemesis duos whose backstory is being bitterly, bitterly divorced

#divorced WITH CHILDREN #villain who keeps kidnapping the sidekick bc screw the custody agreement that's MY kid #'what the hell we agreed no kidnappings on a school night' 'fuck that i'm a supervillain not an absentee parent'#meanwhile the kid's calmly dangling upside down over a vat of acid scribbling out their math homework while the parents showdown #*city-leveling superbattle over weekend custody ensues*#millions of dollars of property damage later the kid reminds them both that this weekend is soccer camp actually?

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despazito · 8 months

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Idk I have such a fascination with people who coddle and baby wild animals (or even domestic ones). Maybe it's not that deep but I think in some ways it does speak to a lack of maturity in empathy, which sounds counterintuitive but I think its not unlike some forms of unhealthy parenting. It's a cognitive disconnect that perhaps the way you'd like to be treated does not always translate to what others want or feel comfortable with. That maybe your reality is not universal, and an inability to place yourself in another's shoes. People hear low empathy and assume it means distant and unloving, but it can also look like lovebombing or over imposing oneself on others with a lack of boundaries. From the outside it can look loving and pampering and an incredible life, but do they ever really stop to try and get to know the other party, what it actually feels and wants? Are you doing what's best for it, or just what you think is best? Or worse, what you think makes you look best in front of others?

They call animal care professionals who ask for more restraint and less contact with said animals uncaring and cold because they honest to god cannot place themselves in a reality where a kindhearted hug could feel terrifying and a free donut could be horrible for one's survival. And I think information based arguments can fall short because they are primarily operating through emotions and what "feels" right to them. And I think some of these people may be drawn to animals and habituating wildlife because they won't ever tell them off in clean english. Idk it intrigues me

#i think youll find kooky animal people myself included tend to have a screw loose somewhere

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diamondsunbursts-and-marblehalls · 8 months

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“Percy fell first” “annabeth fell first”

they fell in love at the same time, but annabeth knew right away that she was done for, whereas percy woke up 2 years later like “damn that’s what that is…”