#Armin's alternative life ep 5

[otomelavenderhaze]

Cute flirt scene with Nathaniel ~ Armin's AL, ep 5.

"Also I need to say that, working with Armin, there's not much time to get bored!"

"How about you? Is the Cozy Bear fine?"

Candy: Is doing... fine. Let's say that, if Eric stop drinking coffee, I would've to close my doors.

"Don't worry. Everything seems to suggest that you won't be having to face that risk!"

Candy: (Nathaniel's stare stopped at our computers screens).

"Ah! Are you guys playing? What it is?"

Candy: (Very curious, he stepped closer to our computers).

"It's nothing. It's just a game that a friend of mine did, it's on beta test..."

"Cool! What kind of game it is? Can I play too?"

Candy: (He got even closer to our computers. Armin pursed his lips.)

"It's a RPG... Candy and I are right on the middle of our run..."

"If you want, we could test it together later."

"Later... You used to always play games with me on the spot..."

Candy: (He turned to face Armin, show off his most exaggerated puppy sad face.)

"In the past, you would've called me as soon as you heard about a new game..."

"Are you really pretending to be jealous, eh?"

"I'm not pretending! I'm deeply disappointed and wounded!"

Candy: (Nath let out a deep sigh, dramatic.)

"Well, okay, I won't insist!"

"Being said that, Candy, if you got some time, I also would want to play that game with you."

Candy: Look at this! It didn't took you long to turn on Armin!

"That's true... All is left for me to beg for a little bit of attention from anyone who's open to give me some..."

"Poor guy, what a miserable life you must have!" (you didn't hava to slam on him that hard, bruh)

"Yeah. Said that, anyway, I still have work to do for today."

"I need to change into my costume and assume my Sherlock character!"

"Yeah, go do that."

"You guys hit me up if you got any time for another run..."

No worries! I will call you."

Candy: (Nathaniel said his goodbyes, and Armin took him to the door.)

[girlsimblogger]

armin alternative life ep 5

soooooooo i just play the nsfw route and even if it's cute and the illustration is pretty i don't know it tastes sour PLEASE i need someone else's opinion or i would die

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my annual im baaaack mcl post

so my friend randomly started playing mcl??? literally like what LOL so that gave me the motivation to start playing again! a few things i wanna say: 1. one of the reasons why i keep dropping this game other than just life is bc of the PRESSURE to play the mini games!!! they're so time consuming but i feel like its such a waste to not do them bc you can earn but to 10 extra AP from break basket and insect rush so idk in my mind id rather ignore the entire game than constantly think "you could've gotten more AP if you would've just done the mini games" ARGHHHH i'll try to not let that demotivate me this time! esp because i want to save AP and play when i have enough :( which can take up to two months ahhhh 2. where im at in the game: so im on ep 7 with hyun tbh i even forgot i started love life loll and im not loving it tbh hyuns attitude... should i step down as hyuns no1 fan lolol ps. i have other accs on different servers too where i do different charas: all of the og HSL boys, and I KNOW ITS LATE but im planning to play Rayan soon... 3. literally 5 months ago this was announced and im just now finding out there will be an mcl new gen??? tbh i like this bc this adult life series isn't really doing it for me as much lol i can't wait!! 4. side note about eldarya... i don't think i'll ever play that again but maybe i'll log in just to collect maana? not sure lol idek what's going on there like where the story is if its finished yet... i'll have to lookinto it but i don't want any huge spoilers in case i do decide to play soon so eek ! 5. a more in depth breakdown on where i'm at with the routes im currently playing - Castiel: HSL done, ep 4 in UL - Nathaniel: HSL done, ep 3 in UL - Lysander: HSL done, ep 3 in AL - Kentin: HSL done, ep 2 in AL - Armin: HSL ep 40 (T^T) - Hyun: UL done, LL ep 7 And hopefully I'll play Rayan soon! I knowwww it BREAKS me how behind i am!! but considering how i've been playing on and off since 2020...it's not surprising lol but tbh i forgot a lot so I'm having fun replaying a lot of the eps! :) 6. my brand as hyun's fanclub leader is long gone rip i can't lie getting to play lysander again in alternative life is making me go back to my roots T^T not getting over ur first love ever is real sh lol

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SnK Episode 66 Poll Results (for Manga Readers)

The poll closed with 244 responses. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Please note that these are the results for the Manga Readers’ poll. If you wish to see the results for the Anime Only Watchers’ poll, click here.

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RATE THE EPISODE 238 Responses

“Assault” was a total hit with the fans, with 93.7% of respondents rating it a 4 or 5. Nobody gave the lowest rating this week, and only a couple of people weren’t as impressed with the episode. 

I wasn’t a fan of previous episode but GOD I’M BACK TO HYPE! This episode was so full of awesome scenes that picking just one favourite and one that made me most emotiona seems unfair

Incredible improvement. Almost reminded me of Season 1 with all the impact/shockwave flair at times

Was amazing

THIS IS THE BEST BY FAR AND EVERY CHAPTER IS FREAKING GOOD

It was a banger 

One of the best episodes in the ENTIRE SERIES. At first i was skeptical because the cgi often kept throwing me off but i was PLEASENTLY surprised how fantastic the last episode was

it was awesome

So proud of MAPPA with what they've done so far! Appreciate them! 💕

It was breathtaking and MAPPA did tje manga justice!

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTION MOMENTS WAS YOUR FAVORITE? 237 Responses

Armin making his entrance by blowing up the harbor took the edge this week, with 28.7% most hyped up about the scene. Following closely behind with 26.2% of the vote is Eren using Porco as a nutcracker to eat the War Hammer Titan. 19.8% most enjoyed watching Mikasa fillet Porco’s legs, and 17.3% liked the scene where Sasha and Jean help take down Pieck and the Panzer Unit. 

Jean vs. Pieck was epic!

Levi was so awesome!  It was great hearing his voice again, just everything about him made my day.  this episode was perfect <3

NUTCRACKEREN

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOMENTS MADE YOU FEEL THE MOST EMOTIONAL? 237 Responses

To counter the breathtaking action this week, some scenes also brought out our emotions. 25.7% were most affected by Gabi and Falco desperately calling out for Reiner to save Porco and help them. 20.7% felt the same pain as Mikasa as she watched Eren brutally kill another person. 15.6% were pained to see Armin’s reaction to his horrific action of destroying the harbor. At some smaller percentages, people were also emotionally touched by these scenes, in order: Seeing the Panzer unit’s pictures in their cabins, Porco’s desperate pleas for Eren to stop using him to kill Lara Tybur, and Reiner’s continued desire to end his own life. 

Seeing hange onscreen again has added 100 years to my lifespan.

ON A SCALE OF 1-5, HOW EERIE DID YOU FIND THIS IMAGE OF THE WAR HAMMER TITAN? 232 Responses

Overall people weren’t too spectacularly creeped out by the haunting image of the War Hammer Titan at the beginning of the episode. About 45.7% of respondents feel they’ve seen things much creepier, while about 33.7% felt it was more close to the thing of nightmares. 20.7% were simply somewhere in the middle.

REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT GABI’S CHARACTER, HER SEIYUU TRULY WENT ALL IN ON HER SCREAMS FOR REINER. ON A SCALE OF 1-5, HOW BONE CHILLING WAS HER PERFORMANCE? 228 Responses

Gabi’s seiyuu truly sold this scene and the fandom seems to overwhelmingly agree that she did a fantastic job, with nearly 93% of respondents ranking her performance a 4 or 5. Only a small handful were less enthused, finding the screams more annoying than impressive. 

I’m usually a defender of Gabi, but Falco and Gabi’s screaming annoyed the f out of me

SOME FANDOM SPACES SEEM TO BE MORE POSITIVELY RECEPTIVE ABOUT THE CGI IN THIS EPISODE. WHERE DO YOU FALL ON THE SPECTRUM? 225 Responses

After much disappointment in the previous episode’s usage of CGI, people in the fandom are feeling a lot more pleased with it this week, with no one even ranking its usage as a 1. The majority felt that MAPPA did a good job, likely hoping that the trend continues.

I Thought the CGI Section in the opening bits looked incredibly wonky, But after that it was used well.

I've been fairly tepid on the CGI while acknowledging its necessity. However, this episode used in amazingly after I was a bit dissapointed with its use last week. Very satisfied with pretty much everything this episode.

DID MAPPA DO ONYANKOPON JUSTICE? 228 Responses

Onyankopon finally makes his appearance and the fandom is overwhelmingly positive about MAPPA’s character design for him, with just over 87% of respondents either stating they are super happy with the design or that they’re straight up starstruck and in love. Only a small handful felt he could have been done a little better. 

Nailed it! Though I had to come back and see him in the rewatch. Was too focused on Hange and Armin. 

I honestly don’t care as he’s a relatively minor character in the manga

They did onion coupon really damn well

ONION COUPON!!!

He is significantly more bad ass looking than I assumed he would be 

He looks super cool but his voice is too soft. 

He looks even more like Finn than in the manga, and as a John Boyega fan I think that's a good thing!

Onion

Idc about his appearance, hope his character will just be portrayed correctly.

MAPPA HAS AVOIDED KEEPING IN SOME OF THE IMPLICATIONS THAT ZEKE COULD BE WORKING WITH ANYONE BUT MARLEY UP UNTIL THIS POINT. WHAT DO YOU THINK - WILL ANIME ONLY VIEWERS BE THROWN TOTALLY OFF GUARD NEXT WEEK? 223 Responses

One of the joys for some manga readers when the anime seasons are running is seeing the way that our anime-only counterparts react to the story developments. One of the big plot twists next week will be that Zeke was working with Eren/The Survey Corps and people are eagerly anticipating the fan reaction to the revelation. 44.4% feel that anime only watchers will be totally thrown off guard and that MAPPA has done an excellent job of concealing this plot twist. 27.4% feel similarly positive about the fan reactions for this reveal, though a little disappointed there was a bit less room to theorize. 14.8% aren’t sure as they don’t really keep up with anime-only fan reactions, and a few either feel they’ve probably already pieced it together, or just don’t care. 

The Jaw might be down for the count, but jaws will still drop next ep.

I've been watching reactions from anime only people for this season and some are definitely putting together correctly that Zeke is in on the plan.

I listen to an “Anime only” podcast Where are you they literally called Zeke working with Paradis, but I’m not sure about others. 

I've already seen several theorize that Zeke is working with Paradis. The suspicious nature of his death in this episode clinched it for some of them.

Some of them will be surprised, but the ones who watch the anime more carefully and like to think about things most likely know that Zeke might work with Paradis.

MAPPA ADDED PICTURES OF THE PANZER UNIT TO THE INSIDE OF THEIR CABINS. DO YOU THINK THIS MADE THEIR DEATHS MORE EMOTIONAL? 227 Responses

A small addition, but impactful nonetheless. 53.7% felt more saddened about the Panzer Unit’s deaths after seeing how strong their bond with each other was (or, alternatively, how hard all of the boys simped after Pieck). 37.4% agree that it added just a little more depth to the characters, though it ultimately didn’t do anything to move them too much emotionally. A handful don’t care or were just salty about the addition in general. 

Their screen time was short in general. It was a nice touch, definitely made me pause to get a better look and feel a bit bad for them.

That, and them screaming for Pieck as they get blown up :( amazing additions. 

I gotta be honest, I didn't even notice until I saw this question. I was too busy screaming over Sasha being amazing. It's a nice addition though.

Yes. It shows that the marleyan warriors were not emotionless monsters, but they had their lives, families, friends and were normal people overall. I felt really sorry for them. 

I didn't notice until I saw this question, but I do think it adds to the sadness. 

I was upset by their deaths because they and Pieck were a team and looked out for each other

I loved to see it! It really added more to their characters. The entire Panzer unit being Pieck simps, that is. 

They cut out the scene where the bullet actually HIT Carlo.

it just shows once again how complicated attack on titan is and how much their actions have consequences. no side is innocent

ON A SCALE OF 1-5, HOW DISAPPOINTED ARE YOU THAT MAPPA CUT THE PANEL OF PORCO SANDWICHED BETWEEN BURGER-CONSUMING PIECK AND COFFEE-DRINKING ZEKE? 225 Responses

In the manga, we see a shot of Porco having a meal with Pieck and Zeke while he becomes distraught over the assault on his comrades. MAPPA omitted it, though for the most part fans didn’t really seem to care. Only about 21% of respondents felt something was missing without the small flashback, while the rest were indifferent or felt it never really fit in anyway.

ON A SCALE OF 1-5, HOW HAPPY ARE YOU ABOUT THE INCLUSION OF AN EXTRA LINE FROM PIECK TELLING FALCO TO RUN AWAY? 228 Responses

As expected of the fandom, they agree that any new Pieck content is good content. Even though it was a small one-liner addition, the vast majority were very pleased with MAPPA’s scripting of this moment. Only a small handful felt it was unnecessary.

EREN USING PORCO AS A NUTCRACKER WAS SOMETHING THAT SURPRISED A LOT OF US WHEN THE CORRESPONDING CHAPTER WAS PUBLISHED. WHICH MEDIU, DO YOU THINK THE SCENE HAD A BIGGER IMPACT IN? 227 Responses

A rare occurrence, but the fandom seems to agree that MAPPA excelled at adapting this scene and made it even more impactful than it was in the manga, with nearly 50% stating that they preferred the anime’s take on this moment. 35.7% feel that the impact was of equal strength in both mediums, and only 10.1% still prefer the original manga portrayal. 

I feel like the anime dragged it out a little bit and some angles were meh bc the cgi was more noticeable. I'll have to go back to the chapter to see how many panels were dedicated to the scene

Porco's seiyuu SOLD it. 

I think both are pretty equal but hearing Porco scream and beg for Eren to stop made it a bit more nerve racking.

titan eren’s face during the nutcracker bit was legit terrifying in a way I can’t quite explain 

The music, the voice acting, the scary CGI attack Titan. This scene was impeccably strong! I give it 100%

I felt more surprised in the manga because i didnt expect it, but in the anime porcos reaction made it more horrifying 

Hearing Porco made it even more impactful

Ngl, I was much more grossed out watching it animated than in manga form. Just all that blood and the swallowing...*shudders*

Eren was absolutely in the right here

The swallowing noises and the weird thick blood was absolutely disgusting 10/10

PIECK AND JEAN ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARD THE SAME GOAL OF KILLING EREN IN CURRENT MANGA EVENTS. DO YOU THINK SHE’S FORGIVEN HIM FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ATTACK ON HER AND THE PANZER UNIT DURING THE EVENTS OF THE LIBERIO ATTACK? 225 Responses

Unrelated to the episode itself, but remembering that Jean was partially responsible for the deaths of people Pieck loved was something that had us thinking, and we were curious what others thought as well. 39.1% feel that Pieck would never be able to forgive Jean for his part in the assault, but is big enough to move on and leave it in the past. 25.3% don’t want to make a call either way, as Isayama hasn’t done much to explore this facet of her character. 14.2% feel she’s moved past it completely and has forgiven Jean for his role. Smaller percentages either felt she doesn’t hold him responsible at all, or that she will always resent him and is only working with him insofar as to reach her own goals. 

It's war.

dont care fuck pieck

I mean there's no indication that Isayama has even considered this in my opinion so the answer is completely speculative. So like my answer is "She forgot and moved on" :D

She still has a pain in her heart after losing the Panzer Unit, they were her friends after all. But Pieck is smart and she understand why Jean did that. Also, the world is in fire so she doesn't have a time to think about it now.  

The Alliance characters are not allowed to keep grudges (thought at least it fits for Pieck)

The scene with Panzer Unit was so powerful in anime that it detroyed all my Jeanpiku hopes I had after the last chapter :’) I think Pieck could come to an understanding and blame others more than Jean but I’m not sure if she’s ready to fully forgive

I think that Pieck doesn't hold Jean responsible, understanding that it wasn't personal and just counts it as a tragedy from the war.

Pieck seems to be really understanding character and full of empathy. She’ll forgive Jean as soon as he shows he’s sorry for what happened (and he probably really is as long as he hates the idea of killing people)

WHICH SCENE FROM THE PREVIEW ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO? 233 Responses

We’ve got a heavy episode coming, and a number of things to look forward to. As expected, 40.8% are most anticipating the scene where Sasha dies by Gabi’s gunshot. 31.3% are looking forward to seeing Levi confront and arrest Eren. 23.6% are most looking forward to the big reveal that Zeke was working with Eren all along. Only a small handful are looking forward to the Gabi and Falco content before they board the blimp. 

I'm NOT ready for the next ep...

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE EPISODE?

This is where the fun begins both in anime only reactions and in seeing fantastic scenes brought to life.  

So good. Chills everywhere. Watched it so many times and still getting chills. The 3 minute sequence starting from Armin blowing up the port up to Pieck falling from the rooftop is mindblowingly good. Perfection. 

I remember being really sad when the WHT left the plot so quickly in the manga because it had the best titan design imo. I know we've seen her again in the recent chapters, but the WHT was even better with Lara seen controlling it. She looked so cool, calm and collected in that crystal the whole time. RIP Lara Tybur :( 

Ost are awesome !

Thought it was the best episode of season 4 so far. They kinda gave Hange the mappa egg head syndrome in their first full face shot though. 

It was phenomenal!! And really, if people still don't understand why Gabi goes off, they have their head in the clouds. Everything was so visceral and I genuinely felt fear for the warriors. It moved so quickly just back to back; I could taste the kids desperation. 

I think ending the episode with Reiner transformed is misleading yet strategic since it will tear apart the audience in the next episode.

This was the best episode by far! For a long time I couldn't get over how awesome the attack on Fort Slava in the first episode was and it remained my favorite, but this episode potrayed the war so well and you could totally feel the terror of the war with them!

So, so, so, so good. I was surprised by how emotional I got over it. Mappa is really making everything hit so hard!

Loved the episode! I believe this adaptation has even improved on some scenes (like Armin's tranformation and Gabi's screams), the ost and voice acting give it so much more power and the CGI looks better than in previous episodes. Really looking forward to ep 8 and the little surprises Mappa will give us with it 

This episode was really great, the 1st to get me truly hyped. I was very disappointed last episode because it felt very underwhelming was I watched it, so much so I didn't even want to participate in the poll last week because there was enough negativity about it out there and I didn't want to add to it. After staying away from others opinions and having watched this week's episode i gave 65 a rewatch and I honestly think it's a good episode, with small flaws here and there. I guess all the negativity can really affect how we perceive this adaptation. I realized I watched that whole episode looking for any moment mappa had messed up, moments that I knew people would complain about. This week I didn't and I enjoyed it a lot more. So even though it may not be like this for everyone, distancing yourself from all of the exaggerated "criticism" might just make you enjoy and appreciate it a lot more. 

I still strongly dislike how the CG Attack Titan looks but this episode looked MUCH better than the previous one and was even better lit, IMO. Armin looked beautiful, the colossal titan looked amazing and Levi looked the best he's ever looked to me. JEAN! He looked so good and so did Sasha! I absolutely love the character design this season and everyone looked fantastic. Loved it!

makes me wish porco hadnt died 

I think that I was so disappointed with the previous episode that I just lowered the bar. Either way I enjoyed this episode. I'm still very disappointed with the music choices and much they faded in the background even during climate scenes. But I did feel a lot better about the CGI specially since the barely used it in this episode aside from the titans. Oh man I cant wait the anime fandom reaction to Sasha getting shot. 

The episode was much better than the previous one. I loved it. I loved the moment of horrifying silence after WHT was eaten. The lack of music made the scene more serious and dreadful. Gabi's seiyuu made an excellent work as well. I didn't know I was going to say that but I think that Armin is pretty hot. In the manga he still has his cute baby looks, but MAPPA made his appearance more mature. Now I feel jealous of Annie ;P

WHERE DO YOU PRIMARILY DISCUSS THE SERIES? 215 Responses

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[0:00] 1. StanV – Hamarki [HCR] [4:05] 2. Daniel Wanrooy – Ocean Terrace (Sherano Remix) [Elpida Music] [7:43] 3. Foxhill – Supermassive (Allende Remix) [Pure Trance] [14:31] 4. Lost Witness feat Milos Novotny – Rescue Me [Edge One] [19:46] 5. Armin van Buuren & Giuseppe Ottaviani – Magico [ASOT] [23:25] 6. Michel Westerhoff – F22 [State Vision] -World Premier- [27:36] 7. Terra V. – Infinite Desert [State Vision] [32:14] 8. BarWall – Where Will I Go [Abora Recordings] [37:34] 9. Fischer & Miethig – Energize [State Control Records] -World Premier- [42:32] 10. Raz Nitzan & Chariots – Solid Ground [Amsterdam Trance Records] [47:24] 11. Talla 2XLC & Allen Watts – Suburbia [Who’s Afraid Of 138?!] [52:05] 12. NoMosk & Cari – Don’t Hold Back (Corrado Baggieri Remix) [Suanda Voice] [56:40] 13. Alternate High – Life is a Shadow [State Control Records] -World Premier / Uplift Of The Week- [1:01:59] 14. Kita-Kei – Horizon Shines [Extrema Global Music] [1:05:52] 15. BiXX – The High Road [Uplift Recordings] [1:10:26] 16. Kenny Palmer – Zandalar [Ablazing Records] [1:14:47] 17. Axel Walters – We Are [Kinected Recordings]

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“Alright, Luna-senpai!”

Thus the technically-smol and not-so-innocent Evans was saved from a brutal, feelsy death by Queen Luna’s common sense.

If only we could say the same for Philip Hamilton. R.I.P

Ah, it is true that I am professional feels-murderer. However, when it comes to me being a cinnamon roll…that remains to be seen :)

Aww, I didn’t mind the basement thing, really! That isn’t something I’d see as a major spoiler since you didn’t tell me what was actually inside of it ^^ as for AoT, I forgot to mention that I’ve caught up with the manga now! I got so irritated at falling behind all of my fandoms and then going on tumblr like “wth new chapter already now I’ve got to avoid the spoilers but I WANNA SEE THE SPOILERS but I WANNA APPRECIATE THE TWISTS” that I went and binge-read Black Butler, AoT and TG almost all at once lol

Like you, though, I don’t know if I’m appreciating what’s going on in AoT right now. Isayama’s doing so many POV switches and focusing on so many new plot twists and info dumps that it almost feels like he’s abandoning all the old plot threads he hasn’t tied up yet. Also, he’s pulled off two time skips in quick succession now, which makes things even more confusing.

If he has a plan and knows what he’s doing this could turn out OK, but if not, well…it could become a complete and utter trainwreck.

YOU POSSESS THE POWER OF AMVs I BOW DOWN TO YOU

Seriously, if you want to and you have the time, I’d love to see that actually happen (though if you can’t that’s fine too ^^). I actually wrote down a whole plan for this MMV/AMV thing because the more I listen to Wait for It the more it reminds me of TG…

(More feels: for the line ‘My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher’, Amon and Donato. And then 'but there are things that the homilies and hymns can’t teach you’ Amon’s first encounter with Kaneki.

Then 'My mother was a genius’ possibly Eto and Ukina? or Matsumae?

'My father commanded respect’ Juuzou and Shinohara

And you know how the chorus echoes 'respect’ after that line? Sasaki’s face shows up during that echo (he did have the Q squad’s respect in his own way). Or maybe Yoshimura. I considered Arima but I have another line I want for him…

'When they died, they left no instructions’ Ryouko’s (Hinami’s mother’s) death

'Just a legacy to protect’ Hinami saving Sasaki in the auction arc. Cinnamon roll is making her parents proud.

'Death doesn’t discriminate’ anything with Arima. Maybe his death scene? The Grim Reaper never hesitated, not even when it came to his own life.

Also, the scenes with Nutcracker’s death and young Arima reaching out the window in his flashback might fit well with the last chorus (“Life doesn’t discriminate”). In fact, I feel like the most emotional scenes or the ones that show characters going through hardships would fit with the last chorus, since it’s about how hard life can be no matter who you are.

I know I want the 'Let’s go home’ scene in here somewhere but I’m not sure where it should go. It should be in a powerful, meaningful place, probably in the last chorus like the above scenes, but I can’t decide where it would have the most impact.)

I just went back and checked out some discussions in the fandom, and I’m really, REALLY sorry! But apparently the 'I’ve forgotten their names’ was an April Fool’s joke…? I’m kinda glad that there’s no deeper, more tragic meaning I could dig out from that line now, but also kind of disappointed because I was liking the contrast with Naki.

The line that was actually there is no better when it comes to feels.

“If the people you lost somehow returned to you…how would you feel?”

“It’d be frightening.

I’d worry that they might just disappear again.”

coupled with this lovely panel of Kaneki, his eyes closed and head tilted upwards, with a vaguely melancholy expression on his face.

Ishida Why

Also, remember Furuta’s touching declaration of love?

“I’ll have Rize bear me a bunch of children, 101 dalmations style~”

Yeah, well.

He got his wish…? Sort of…?

I love Hinami more and more. Despite everything that’s happened she’s made it clear since a few chapters ago that she has no grudge against Akira or even Kureo Mado, and in fact, she’s the one who pulls Akira into her arms (Akira just stands there and soon starts to cry for the first time since the Anteiku Raid).

Those names do sound a bit weird XD but I’m definitely gonna watch all of those when I can! And I’ll let you know when I do!

OMG.

There’s something weirdly exciting about knowing that we’re this close (like one of us could literally jump on a plane and meet the other in around a couple of hours) :D I really hope you have fun in Japan! :) I’m almost kinda jealous lol…but CONGRATS!

The amount of times I’ve died and risen from the dead is astonishing. 

Phillip needed an Evans and a Luna to save him from his demise. Too bad he didn’t have any. 

Your feels-murdering skills are over 9000 *breaks eyepiece*

Ah, that’s amazing! I’m glad you’re all caught up now ^^ We have a lot (A LOT) to discuss, especially about Black Butler. To sum up my feelings about it: I am dead inside. WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY(Did he have to say goodbye). 

I am this close to giving up on AoT as well. However, I wish to see how my precious ray of sunshine (Armin) will fare, so I’ll have to bear with it. Hooray.

Fun facts, my amvs are horrible. Since I use a free program, they have huge watermarks and I don’t know how to add effects at all, but there’s always youtube to help hahah I’ll work on it quite soon, but I can’t guarantee how well it’ll turn out ^^ 

When thinking about how to pull it off, I was realised that using manga panels for everything would be the best way to go, as not to confuse people or make it weird. As for ‘Let’s go home’, it could probably fit well with ‘death doesn’t discriminate’, but we already have Arima for it... Oh, oh, maybe with ‘it takes and it takes’. Finding all the right panels will be a pain in the ass ;-; I’ll probably ask you a few times if you know the approximate chapter of certain scenes ^^;;

Oh thank god. I mean, it was quite out of character, even for Sasaki. Jeez. That was mean ;-; (Not mean from you, but from the fandom T_T) The alternate line is so much better and fits him more. And it’s actually just as sad. Gdi Ishida, you’re evil.

What What What What What No Please no Oh dear God and I’m not even a religious person WHYYYY I believe Ishida is made out of 5% cinnamon roll and 95% pure evil.  Also, I just happen to stumble upon the last panel of the latest chapter, aka Mutuski being creepy af, holding Kaneki and going ‘sense <3′ whaT’D I MISS?? Lots and lots of things

WHAT IS THIS???

((Don’t mind me, I’m just searching for the panel of Kaneki and his what if everyone came back. I WILL FIND IT))

Whoops, found it

Well, shit

On to lighter themes!

Japan was absolutely amazing! We did so many things and saw lots of new places! It’s a completely different world, that’s for sure. And my Love Live loving ass was in heaven. Seriously, I bought 4 figures (bc they’re really cheap there) and one plush toy, and they’re all related to LL. I might need help. Aaand, after watching the 4 eps of BnHA season 2, I recommend it even more! It’s a mix between serious/dark and humour and imo, it was pulled off very well ^^

I hope school’s going fine for you! Cause mine isn’t :’) Well, it’ll get better now, since this week was the hellpoint hahah

[otomelavenderhaze]

Asking Nathaniel in marriage???? He says "I do"???? Armin's AL, ep 5.

"How talkative! He never finishes dying!" (the character in the game).

"That's the joke!"

"Well. Let's see what kind of treasure is hidden on this huge chest!"

"Err... alright, wait, lemme open it instead."

"Is this a joke?! I practically beat Ephraim by myself!"

"The loot is mine!"

Candy: (Nath went for the chest quickly, without giving Armin any change to react.)

(And Armin turned to face me, making a face.)

"Only have one ring? And half-assed, on top of everything…"

"Ah! No, wait up, there's a note."

"If I want to marry you? You know, I wasn't really jealous, okay…?"

"I knew it wasn't a good idea…"

"Besides, did you ever talk about it with Candy? Is she cool with that?" (he's so thoughtful)

"And what if you would stop with the silly act and accept be my best man?"

Candy: (At the end, even Nath himself also got a surprise.)

"It will be a joy and an honor. And, of course, congratulations to both of you!"

[otomelavenderhaze]

Nathaniel delivery man scene ~ Armin's AL, ep 5.

Possible negative version.

"It's just the delivery guy. I ordered hambúrguer."

"Hi, this is the delivery guy! I have your order!"

Candy: (Nath? I got up to welcome him.)

Candy: (Laughing, Armin closed off the door behind him.)

"Hey! Wait up, did you really brought hamburgers?!"

"Poor Nath lost a bet... another one..."

a) Did you really made him cross the entire city for this? (c is a funny one she says "I hope it's not the same kind of bet you do with me...")

"He was the one who did the bet, I didn't made him do anything!" (so this is probably the "bad" answer, I am starting to think that C is the right one).

"I would've done the same for him, if I have lost our bet..."

Candy: Couldn't you guys just bet money like the rest of us?

"It's just that I get more hungry instead of broke..."

"And I think that bet money is ilegal..."

Candy: "I get it... anyway, thanks, Nath."

Btw... what kind of bets you guys do?

"A little of everything. Work related stuff..."

"A little of everything. Work related stuff..."

"Who get the bad guy first, that kind of thing."

Candy: (I raised one eyebrow. They're priceless.)

"Even though, technically, I am the one who always go catch them."

"Sure, I have no right to do that in person!"

"Anyway, just real cops get to have all the fun."

"Yeah, you have neither the right nor the physical fitness to run after them…"

"I am very fit! I'm even selling health!"

[otomelavenderhaze]

Armin talking about the game, AL, ep 5.

Wait, but your friend... the one who made the game...

"I wanted to make a game to do the proposal. I thought that..."

"That kind of proposal would fit us, that you would like it."

Candy: This is so you, for sure! And of course I liked it!

"I am incapable of doing a game by my own."

"In any case, at least a game that would be long enough..."

"So I got back in touch with that friend of mine."

"And he helped me a lot, really a lot in the making of it. I owe him one."

Candy: I can't believe! And above it all, the game is great!

I had truly a lot of fun!

"You're very kind! Maybe my friend could do something with it..."

Candy: For sure! With a few changes, it will get even better!

But... How long it took?!

It sure is a monstrous job. I can't even imagine!

"It took... a good time. A few months."

(My eyes grew bigger. He's been planning everything for this long?!)

[otomelavenderhaze]

Armin's proposal, part 2.

Part 1.

"Great! What's written?"

Candy: (Maybe it's a clue for another even bigger treasure!)

(I got the scroll and opened my inventory.) (fucking finally)

Well, hear me out. I will read it.

"Do you wanna marry me?"

"I do!"

Candy: Wait. What?

"Yes, I want to marry you!" (He thinks he's so funny)

Candy: (My heart stopped for a moment and went back to beating wildly).

(I turned to look at Armin, taking off my headphones.)

(With sparks on his eyes, he gave me a ring inside a little box).

(I felt tears swelling up my eyes).

(I was caught by surprise, I...)

"And how about you, Candy? Do you want to marry me?"

Candy: But... Yes! Of course I want to marry you!!!

(He put the ring on my finger and got up).

(I jumped on his neck, showering his face with kisses).

"We're getting married! Can you believe that?"

Candy: I barely do, the penny haven't drop yet, I wasn't expecting it!!!

"Yeah, because this is how surprises work!"

Candy: (I laughed hard while hugging him).

Wait, I need to get my shit together.

(Armin sat across me, still holding my hands).

(Still thinking about it, I stared at my ring.)

I barely got to see it. It's so pretty!

[otomelavenderhaze]

So, the s*x scene route of that episode.... doesn't have a proposal at the end. Interesting. Good call. But I guess it's only possible because the proposal is not necessary on that alternative ending, cuz it won't have another episode following that one next month, lets say - the marriage could happen without having to rely on that episode, cuz they hint at them playing the game anyway in the future.

The other ending is just an extra (as it should), but they hint he's gonna propose anyway.... and since they don't finish the game on screen in that ending, we don't get one last scene with Nathaniel neither.

The s*x scene was nice actually, the writing was still as vague as ever but I guess they have to describe it like that, or it's just their way of doing those, however I do like whenever our MCs are more active and show more initiative, which Candy had - also I was laughing when I realize she delayed her the marriage proposal, I kinda wish I could see her reaction when she found out that Armin was trying to propose but she was too h*rny to let him.

It wasn't the worst we had, maybe even one of the best (?) because it was different in a way..... totally better than what we got in episode 3 of Armin's AL, for sure.

But I do always think there's always something missing on those scenes... it's not always about how much the characters are into each other or how much they want to keep going..... maybe sometimes it could be about them also exchanging some words or being cute in a way, or compliment one another.... I guess I miss feeling like they have a deep connection? It always feels... like it's missing maybe a little bit more of romance?

But I guess to make those work they should have more creative liberty to describe things, or maybe just- I don't know, I can't really point out what it bothers me the most.