#Dio's Top 10 Ships

[diogxnxs]

I dare you!

Top 10 Donald Duck Pairings!

The people deserve to know! >:3

Okay, I'll be answering this but I'm limiting the ships to two person ships because I have my own set of Poly ships and we're just gonna have repeat characters on the list. The number 1 spot is easy: DonZe or (Donald Duck x Jose Carioca)

Number 2: DonMick (Donald Duck x Mickey Mouse)

Number 3: DonChito (Donald Duck x Panchito Pistoles)

Number 4: DonReg (Donald Duck x Reginella)

Number 5: DonGlad (Donald Duck x Gladstone)

Number 6: DUno/DonOdin (Donald Duck x Uno/Odin)

Number 7: Single Parents / DonRaider (Donald Duck x Red Raider)

Number 8: DonGlom (Donald Duck x Flintheart Glomgold)

Number 9: DonGoof (Donald Duck x Goofy Goof)

Number 10: DonMIn (Donald Duck x Minnie Mouse)

Honorable Mentions:

DonRo (Donald Duck x Gyro) RockaDon (Donald x Rockhead Rooster) DonMad (Donald Duck x Mad Ducktor) Donthan (Donald x Gorthan) DonXad (Donald x Xadhoom) DonKay (Donald x Agent Kay K) Donsy (Donald x Daisy SPECIFICALLY their dynamic from the MIckey Mouse shorts) I would say that I think doing a top 10 doesn't justify how much I like these ships only because I brainrot for them at certain times and would do several pieces. Like the gap between Top 1 and Top 2 for example are almost non-existent and they can easily share a spot. I also REALLY love DonRo but I also love a lot of other ships so it's sad seeing it not even having a top 10 when I've drawn quite a bit of it. If it's anything I need to draw some DonReg and DonMin.

[iraqi-menace]

top 10 most iconic sibling ships in all of media, go

OK, these are not in any particular order BUT BUT

NezuTan (Nezuko x Tanjiro Kamado), honestly Idek how to elaborate on this one, or if I even should, but every instance they're on screen together I'm just like "JUST FUCK ALREADY!!!"

KeiOku (Keicho x Okuyasu Nijimura), to be completely honest, this pairing started as a joke to me when I was searching up ships on AO3, but then I saw GORGEOUS ART on Pixiv and I got hooked And with the fact I spent AT LEAST 100$ worth of content of that ship, I think it's safe to say it's no longer a joke for me. In fact, this is my all time fav JoJo pairing still to this day.

GenSane (Genya x Sanemi Shinazugawa), fun fact, this is the ship that got me into KNY in the first place, my friend once told me about this pairing, and I was intrigued because of how similar it sounds to KeiOku. And I'll say that's not that far off, especially with the fact that one of them dies XD. SMH their beef would've been solved a lot faster if they just... kissed...

Kanabiki (Kanade x Hibiki Otonokoji), tbh Idek much about them, I just saw my friend playing SRDA2 once and I just thought they look cute together.

Kanae x Shinobu x Kanao (idk the ship name of this one but if anyone does pls tell me), tbh I don't really have anything to say other than JUST LOOK AT THEM!!

AceLu (Portgas D. Ace x Monkey D. Luffy), same as the last one, like, just look at them

Daki x Gyutaro, aren't they basically NezuTan but evil?

JonaDio (Jonathan Joestar x Dio Brando), look look, before anyone tells me that they're not actually siblings, NEITHER ARE ACELU, DAKI AND GYUTARO OR ANY OF THE KOCHO SISTERS AND KANAO, I do consider it incest either way, and Idc if you do or not. As for why I like this pairing.... look, they canonically had a child together, and the thought of Dio saying "cuff me, step bro~" is hot and sexy.

tbh any of the Dio babies with each other.

Kyojuro x Senjuro Rengoku, honestly the only elaboration I can think of is something about Kyojuro definitely being a shotacon.

[thetalkingwave]

I got a message on reddit the other day following another warmup comic I had posted onto an anime subreddit. To paraphrase his question "Why the hell do you ship Hol Horse and Applejack?" I had a short and sweet answer in "Opposites Attract" but I decided to instead edit an essay I'd written prior. So here it is, the updated version of the Holjack essay! Episode citations weren't included in the original response, but those will be in [green text brackets], while any outside remarks will be in [normal text brackets.]

I've been shipping it for years now as I immensely love both series, but it initially started as a light musing gag: "What if a cowboy fell in love with a cowpony?"

Hol Horse stuck out in my mind because on the surface they're polar opposites: Applejack is brave, honest and hardworking while Hol Horse is cowardly, dishonest and lazy. But when I went to dig in further...

There's the question of his Stand, the Emperor, based off the Major Arcana. Upright, it represents paternal leadership. Reversed, it represents instability and stubbornness; what he first appears to be, having a strong philosophy in being #2 and refusing to fight without a partner otherwise. [The Hanged Man, Part 1 and 2]

He almost joined the Crusaders twice but relented due to his overwhelming fear of DIO. [Justice, Part 2]

But it's around the fight where he partners up with Boingo, where we see more of the gentler side behind the jerk facade. [Hol Horse and Boingo Part 1] He makes sure Boingo is near him at all times, gave him a coin purse in case got lost, and a cute little detail noticed upon re-watches: Hol Horse never says any swear word stronger than "damn" or "hell" around him. And this particular detail was noticeably adapted from the manga in official translations.

On that note, Boingo isn't shy (through Thoth's interference) about letting Hol Horse know he's not all too keen on him.

And yet, despite the circumstances he was under, he never used the word "Hate"; It's a stronger word for a child. ("He's mean and a jerk!" subbed, "He's mean, and I don't like him!" dubbed).

Counting Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak/the Hol Horse Josuke spin off, Hol Horse ran away with Boingo from the hospital without another thought during the final battle. [Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak, Chapter 10]

[Assuming you don't have as much knowledge on MLP... ]

Applejack is part of the Elements of Harmony, representing Honesty. She values it greatly, though it could be argued she values her family more.

Early on in the series, when given the opportunity to attend a gala, she sees it more as a means to earn more money for her family as a food vendor than attending as a guest. [Season One; The Ticket Master, Best Night Ever]

Holding responsibilities in the highest regard, near the point where it hurts her at times [Season One; AppleBuck Season] it takes a lot of coaxing to get her to even accept the smallest bit of help, given her stubbornness. [Season Two; The Last Roundup]

This became less of an issue for her in later seasons, but her stubbornness remained a prominent part of her character. [Season Four; Bats] In her little sister Applebloom's words: "Applejack keeps us all organized and does her part on top of that!" [Season Four; Pinkie Apple Pie]

After her parents died at a young age, the farm became most of her world. She keeps a wary eye for the sake of her friends, but there comes a point where her friends helped streamline her chores due to her living in the routine that there was something wrong in them. (I.E the gate still being squeaky and scaring the pigs, although neither had been the case for a while.) [Season Six; Applejack's Day Off]

Her grandma's getting older, her brother is a selective mute, and she knows how much ambition her little sister has in terms of finding her own destiny. She had no other choice.

It's even noted by Pinkie Pie that she has a tendency to bottle emotions/ "crying on the inside." [Season 5; Tanks for the Memories] the only notable one that flares out being anger.

I feel as though they would compliment each other nicely in terms of growth- Hol Horse softens up a bit on being a tryhard to compensate for his lack of self confidence and Applejack shoulders less responsibility without guilt and accepts doing more for herself. Both coming to terms with how they'd been hurt and supporting each other in healing. Oki dokes got to better articulate why I love em so much, take some panels from Part 1 of my most recent comic, a panel from the warm-up comic and a little doodle~

[princesscatherinearts]

10- Write about your ship helping each other get ready for the day in the morning. 

Dio woke up upon feeling the warmth of the sun touch his skin. Sleeping on top of him was his wife, Caitlin. A small smile crept on his face. He pressed a kiss to her forehead, causing her to awake with a mumble.

“Good morning, princess,” Dio said in a gentle tone.

“Good morning, dear,” Caitlin replied, rubbing her eyes and yawning.

She rolled over to the side of the bed to let Dio get up. He stood up and stretched his muscles to relieve the stiffness in his joints. Caitlin got up and fixed the bed sheets.

Dio entered the bathroom and turned on the shower faucet, checking to make sure the temperature was warm enough. Once the temperature was just right, he entered and gestured for Caitlin to join him.

The pair embraced each other, cleaning their bodies under the warmth of the shower, rubbing soap and rinsing it off. Dio scrubbed shampoo into Caitlin’s hair and rinsed it off. Once they were finished, Dio turned off the faucet and grabbed two towels near the shower. He promptly dried himself with the towel and wrapped it around his body. He handed the other towel to Caitlin.

He walked over into the bedroom, rummaging through his drawer to get a pair of briefs. He slipped his legs through the holes one leg at a time. From the corner of his eye, he saw Caitlin walk into the room, her slightly hair wet. It was a gorgeous sight to the blonde. He grabbed a hairbrush that sat on the drawer and walked over to her.

“Need some help with that?” He asked, his eyes locked with her’s.

Caitlin nodded with glee. Dio sat down on the bed and gestured her to sit near him. She followed his order and allowed him to brush her hair.

She sighed as his hand glided down her hair with gentle strokes. This act of worship was special between them. No other person was allowed to see Dio in this state, tending to his darling princess. Once he was finished, he stopped brushing her and kissed her shoulder.

[yallemagne]

Writer Asks

Tagged by @bluecatwriter

I think I've done this one before!! There's more questions this time, but this is an interesting blast to the past to see how I've changed.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

59 works

2. What's your total ao3 word count?

300,805 words

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Right now, Dracula. In the past: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sanders Sides, Castlevania, Elisabeth, etc.. If you fuse the fandoms that intersect it's about 18 fandoms.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Orice (Dracula, Jonathan has A Time; unsurprising, it is my longest by far)

When Providence Favours Witches (Castlevania [specifically Netflixvania], Trevor gets adopted by Lisa; also not surprising, very popular fandom)

Lückenbüßer (TF2, Trans Scout talks to Ally Medic; shocker!! that's a single-chapter fic!!)

Pseudo-Asthma (JJBA: Battle Tendency, Joseph has a heart-to-heart with his mom; woah! that was only 3 chapters!!)

Bewitching (JJBA: Phantom Blood, Dio genderbend; of course, I can never escape it even if it is a hiatus fic)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yeah, sometimes even if it is just to say "thank you!!" I like to talk about my writing a lot and comments are the place I get to go into detail about my thought process.

6. What's the fic you wrote that has the angstiest ending?

Vulture in Saviour's Robes, I had people yelling at me for this one (in a good way), so it's really no competition, huh.

7. What's the fic you wrote that has the happiest ending?

It's gotta be one of the one-shots iojegp. To suggest a less well-known one: A Pitiable Performance, J&H and Dorian Gray crossover, Utterson and Lanyon go to see a play and Sibyl Vane is the lead actress.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not much. Oh wait--- oijegpioerg trauma engaged. Orice got a LOT of hate at some point, someone in the fandom really wanted me dead so they rallied a bunch of people against me. My crimes were: 1. writing a Jonathan POV story 2. supposedly writing Renfield to be a bad guy. None of it reached my comment section thankfully, but when I found out I was very paranoid that someone would dox me over fanfiction.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

For a period of time, I swear that was all I wrote iojgepri. My specialty is dom/sub with plenty of aftercare, though I've also written some dubious consent stuff. Silver Crystal Carousel (Dracula, John/athan dom/sub) is my most recent smutfic, it was so hard to get back into the dirty groove especially since I was writing in first person.

10. Do you write crossovers?

Yeah, but not much. I get plenty of ideas for crossovers, but they're pretty difficult to write.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yeah. I'd say lost and you'd say love was translated into Russian and posted on ficbook.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Same answer as before: Only one (The Apostles), and it was mostly a self-imposed research project with my friend. They did the research, and I wrote the incorrect quotes and a short Jedas one-shot.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

How could I possibly choose. If you go by fic count it's Jesus/Judas ijopegij. I'd say... JonMina and JonEri. I really like writing already established relationships.

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but don't think you ever will?

So many. So many of them. There's some that are barely started!!! To name one y'all will be familiar with: the continuation of An Odd Doctor.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I've been praised for my characterization a lot recently!! Specifically with VH in Orice, I've gotten a lot of compliments on his characterization being complex. I'm really happy about that.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Everything-- *gets shot* I don't know how to articulate!! Sometimes I get ideas and I try to write them, but it's all in pieces, and I don't know how to fix it into a fully-fledged narrative.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I have gotten help with that in the past for Lückenbüßer. I don't do it often, it is difficult to pull off in a way that doesn't take the reader out of the story. I suggest a translation key in the notes. If you aren't familiar with the language and don't have a buddy who is, I'd say it's perfectly acceptable to write the dialogue in your native language and put it in italics.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

There is no way of knowing, truly. On ao3, Greek Mythology and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood. Why both? The Daffodil's Echo was written first but The Shocking Absence of Grief was posted first.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

How does one choose!? I'm very proud of what I've done with the Orice series. Of course, it's not done tho. I'm very proud of finishing Perfidy (Elisabeth and Rudolf crossover)!

Get your ass over here @fitzrove!! You too @company-and-co!!

[tache-noire]

20 Questions for Writers

tagged by: @dilf-in-peril HI THANK YOU

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

43!

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

84,772

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Pro wrestling, right now. AEW and probably ROH and WWE in the future.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

I'm going from #2 onwards because #1 is a collection of stories that i have since re-uploaded separately, and the original collection is now hidden and inaccessible.

Ass-Kisser (Max Caster/MJF sloppy rimming+fucking in a hallway)

A Day In The Life Of A Dog (Play-by-play of House Of Black's activities on a show day, centered around Brody)

Welcome To The Business (Christian Cage+Luchasaurus/Nick Wayne noncon)

Daddy's Boys (The Acclaimed celebrate a win by DP-ing Billy Gunn)

Give Me Your Violence (Eddie Kingston/Jon Moxley rough sex)

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try to reply to every one, even if it's just "thank you!" or "I'm glad you liked it!"

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

How It Begins. I wasn't PLANNING on exploring Luchasaurus' psyche, but it happened anyway.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

A Future With You is the sappiest thing i've ever written, by far. alpha4alpha husbands.....

8. Do you get hate on fics?

A looooooong time ago on a Dio Brando/Giorno Giovanna fic. I deleted it though.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

It's almost all i write. I tried to write actual plot once, but then i lost steam.

EDIT: I JUST REALIZED I SKIPPED PART 2 OF THE QUESTION

as for what kind i write, it's pure depraved kink, usually :) I have very few limits and they are eroding every day.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I've never actually written one, but I have some ideas rattling around in my head about a Hannibal/Crimes Of The Future crossover.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

A couple, yes. I don't remember which ones, though.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope!

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

I really don't know. I love any combination of Samoa Joe, CM Punk, and MJF, and any combination of Christian Cage, Nick Wayne, and Luchasaurus. And I like Eddie Kingston/Jon Moxley.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I'd really like to finish Tokeback Mountain someday, but for now it's labeled as discontinued. Evil Uno is surprisingly hard to write, and I'm eternally torn between including his shoot insecurities about his body and some mushy "noooo youre so sexy" shit, or keeping to kayfabe and having him be comfortable.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I've gotten a couple comments mentioning characterization, so I guess I'm good at that. I think I write dialogue fairly well, too.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Anything other than pure smut, i think. I have trouble putting breathing room between actions/scenes.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Ehhhh. If it's gonna be entire sentences, I just don't do it. A couple words, maybe, but if a character's entire dialogue would have to be translated, I just keep it in english, italicize it, and leave a note that explains it. Like if I'm gonna write a fic about the Lucha Brothers and it's just them talking to each other, i'm going to write it in English, even though it should be assumed that they're speaking Spanish.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Silent Hill 2. You can still find my first fic on fanfiction.net if you really dig for it and somehow know it when you read it. My writing style changed drastically over the last 2 years though!

20. Favorite fic you've written?

I'm torn between a couple. Right at this moment I'm gonna say Reversal, because it was a weird sort of breakthrough where I didn't just write a kink I've never written before and was even a little uncomfortable with, but I took it almost as far as I possibly could, and I ended up loving it.

tagging: TAGGING MAKES ME NERVOUS BECAUSE I AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME I'M ANNOYING. IF YOU WRITE AND YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT YOUR WRITING, PLEEEAAAAAASE DO

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20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by @scary-monsters <3 ty ily

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 6! One for The Witcher and 5 for JJBA.

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 6,498 <3 So few!!! For now <3

3. What fandoms do you write for? JJBA, One Piece and maybe a few others in future. Buuut mostly those two right now. Even if the OP shit is unreleased. And Resident Evil!!! Hopefully soon.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? Well this is sorta easy with only 6 works in total. BUT. His Sweet Kiss (Geraskier fluff), Letters from a lover (compilation of short letters from characters), If I could be with you tonight (Gyro angst), Ties that Bind (Dio fic...... that I uhhh,,, haven't continued. Whoops) and Phantom Pains / Fleurs Captives (Diabeth angst) !!!

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Yes! I do try to! I don't get them very often, mostly because I'm only recently getting back onto writing platforms. But I do try to. I like people who enjoy my works to know the support is appreciated.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Definitely Phantom Pains. Out-of-the-blue Diabeth angst ending in grief and regret... I do love writing angst and I don't shy away from sad endings either! Although I do love a good happy end too <3

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Speaking of.... His Sweet Kiss is definitely the happiest one, at least so far. My lost-to-time fics from the Wattpad era weren't exactly happy, so I think a fluffy mess like HSK is the best right now.

8. Do you get hate on fics? Not yet. Yet. It'll happen eventually I'm sure.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? I do! I have yet to publish any of it, though. Mostly because I am incredibly picky when it comes to smut, and by extension incredibly finicky with my own smutty works. As for what kind? Ah... a mix.

10. Do you write crossovers? I don't. I don't even think I'd necessarily consider it for anything other than a crackfic.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? I have not! But I have had people copy my writing suspiciously closely.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? I have not, but I would be honoured if someone offered to, and I hope that at some point I'm fluent enough in another language to do so myself.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? I have not. I'm semi-open to the idea of it, but also... kind of sounds stressful.

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship? Ahhhh..... Geraskier held my heart for a very long time. I'm also a YenRalt truther, though. I struggle a little to compute ships nowadays but I think Dinopants is really fun. and Satosugu.

15. What’s a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? Oh god, the Dio fic I started and then never continued. It was meant to be a look into Diabeth over the years but I changed a lot of things since I started it, so I may have to scrap the whole thing and restart.

16. What are your writing strengths? Description. I love describing things and spaces and people more than anything and I think that love has lead to a lot of practice. I can be a little flowery at times but I don't particularly mind it. It's not for everyone, though.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Dialogue. I never know how much to have people say or not say. It's something I need to practice. On the flipside, sometimes I have characters say too much and then I completely neglect action. I just need to get better with it all-round.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? I do it! And I respect other writers who have the balls to do it (and potentially cock it up). I tend to check, and double/triple check it.

19. First fandom you wrote for? If I'm being honest it was probably Skullduggery Pleasant, back before I even knew Fanfiction was a thing. And I read it out in front of my class at the time. I think I was about 10.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? Honestly? Every since I wrote Phantom Pains it's been my pride and joy. I really love my use of description and imagery and tone in that one specifically. I just really love it.

I don't have anyone to tag.... that Kat didn't already tag. So take this as a free ticket to join in should you wish to <3

[twokinds-es]

Para rafamon y spark 1- tengo un póster de ustedes en mi cuarto 2- ambos tienen HAREMS? 3- Que opinan de la edición y trabajos del otro 4- (para spark) como conociste twokinds 5- cuál es tu opinión sobre twokinds 6- alguno sospechosa del otro como un traídor? 7-(rafamon) eres mi héroe personal 8- ambos podrían venir a mi cumpleaños? 9- podrían ya hacer ese fandub que llevan prometiendo 10- cuál es su ship favorito 11- que opinan sobre la esclavitud keindra en twokinds por favor respondan :)

Spark:

Eso puede ser muy bueno o muy malo, espero que sea bueno XD.

Mi corazón solo le pertenece a Natani, pero podemos decir que hay un universo alterno donde tengo harem, y seria este "Link"

Me encantan las cosa que esta haciendo Rafamon, le esta dando mucha vida al blog.

A Twokinds lo conocí cuando todavía existía la pagina subcultura 😿, y confieso que la primera ves que me cruce con el comic no me llamo la atención XD.

Me encanta Twokinds, me gustan sus personajes su historia, pero el desarrollo de la historia podría ser mejor, un par de veces me tuve que releer el comic para entender mejor lo que esta pasando.

No ninguna duda de traición... ninguna XD.

Si tengo la oportunidad y mi mala economía lo permite voy con todo gusto.

Prometo y me lo estoy anotando para recordar, para fin de año voy a hacer que pase, a menos que mi hermosa Argentina en octubre no se vaya todo a la merde XD.

😿 Clovis y Brutus.

La esclavitud es un horror y espero que pronto desaparezca.

Te toca @rafamon 😺

1- como tienes poster mío si ni yo hice colab con este wey @spark-un-lobo-blanco

2- puff tengo como 3 fuera de twokinds

3-sin ofender a spark pero el es muy común y nada creativo pero bueno no todos nacen con tanta imaginación que hacen esto

4- 50/50 no es una obra maestra pero tampoco la puedo poner en nivel dios modo creativo XDXDXDXDXDXDXD que pro nivel 999999999999999999999999 god rank pedo tampoco en nivel aburrida y nivel magikarp

5- spark es un buen tipo digo no nos hemos conocido pero confío

6-Xd

7- hmm no Se pero depende si ahí oh no pastel de chocolate o pastel de manjar y si me das comida me quedo

8- gracias aunque ni yo sé xd

9- cuando estemos libres pero hasta hora somos 3 @casio-lacio @spark-un-lobo-blanco @rafamon

10- mi top 19 ships favoritos

Maeve x maddie

Reni x keren

Flora x trace

Eucher x mary

Rose x Saria

Trace x flora

Laura x willow

Kat x eric

Windstraw x Mr nibbles

Red x raine

Amelia x sirus

Sythe x maren

Karen x basitin bocetos

Keith x natani

Trío de cazarecompesas

Zen x Kat o puede ser evil Kat o Kat vampira

11- no RESPONDERE A ESO!!!!! QUE LO RESPONDA @spark-un-lobo-blanco

ES UN TEMA SENSIBLE Y YA VI LA TRAMPA PARA METERME EN OTRA POLÉMICA

Gracias por las preguntas.

[theramseyloft]

2/25/21 Loft Notes

Apparently, there is an embargo on all live animals until mid March because of the disaster in TX.

It's the end of February now.  The middle of march is only about 2 and a half weeks away.

That's about how long I'll hold a bird who is ready on reserve.

And it'll give Cody time to recover before we try again.

I still haven't heard from the local post office about his return...

Kiiinda wish they'd said there is an embargo...  Unless that was declared after he'd left.

Right?!  It must not have been announced yet, though, because chick shipments had come in that day.

Betty tread Liang...

Liang is going to be made available after her next clutch.

Dodger may be skittish, but she raised friendly peeps.

This is the first I can actually document a hen so skittish that she gave her clutch anxiety.

Probably.

I may keep him and the first hatch of next clutch for temperamental comparison and keep which ever ends up less skittish for breeding.(edited)

If she still flees the next clutch the second I get within three feet, I won't have to.

Satin and Sprinks long awaited peep has arrived!

Just spent some cuddle time with Hoss.

For a little bit, they're pretty snoppish, but they relaxed and got curious after a few minutes.

We're working on words, presently.

The know "want to go back?" "Preen" "smooch", that Hoss means them, and what part their head is.

I tried giving them a treat, but they did NOT want it!

I'm working on teaching them to let me know when they want to co back after they've relaxed.

Tandy has selected a box, and she's broody

If she lays friday or Saturday, it'll be Farthing's egg.

If she lays Monday or after, it'll be Cherub's.

You need to see how Dio cuddled into the crook of my arm.

Farthing, of all birds, claims that Dio is a hen.

He only tries to get hens to crouch. He prefers to be topped by cocks.

He's happy to be topped by switch hens! But he never tried to top a cock.

Vito is fucking killing me.

Leela is crouching for him, but he just keeps strutting forward and pushing her like a preset wind up toy.

I fear for the sense of their children...

Please take after Leela...

Cody is back.

And there has apparently been a change in his family's life. A Pigeon may not be a good match for them after all, so it works out.

--------- wants him, but not till May I don't want him breeding again before then. And I think it would be cruel for me to confine him to QT that long...  Hopefully, some one wants him when the embargo lifts.

An adult cock added to an established pair could break them up. If he's attractive enough, a hen may leave her mate for him.

Got this gem from some one looking to adopt a baby:

"Oh ok cool, how much is the shipping for a pigeon? So I looked at your website and it said the birds are 100$ are the adults the same  Normally pigeons are 10$"

Mah gud bitch....

Pigeons are normally between $30 and $170, depending on breed.

Some one selling them for $10 bred too many and these are the excess they couldn't sell.

I really hate that the first thing I have to say to potential clients is now "We have a wait list and a screening process. I'll be happy to add you to the wait list after the screening process finishes."

Gotta tell ya...  Startin' off real strong there trying to guilt me lower when I bust this much ass and actually pay for veterinary care.

I keep my prices where they are because the whole point of this is an accessible therapy animal well suited to mental health work.

Meds are fucking expensive.

Hell, life is fucking expensive.  

I don't want a bird bred and trained to be helpful to some one priced out of their reach.

We are looking to add some equipment.

An extendable net for rescue work.

And a better microscope for streaming.

[hersheykise]

Jonathan Joestar’s Spotify Playlist

Hello and welcome to the beginning of a series (or projected to be ahaha) that has to do with Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure characters and their own personalized playlists! I’ll be listing the track list and then will be going more in depth as to why I chose these particular songs for Jonathan’s playlist. The top part will not have spoilers, but be aware that the second part will so read at your own will! For the first playlist, we have none other than Jonathan Joestar, the original Jojo!

💿✨Track list✨💿

01. Jojo (Sono Chi no Sadame), Hiroaki Tommy Tominaga

02. BREATHE, AB6IX

03. breathin, Ariana Grande

04. We Belong, Ong Seong Wu

05. My Heart Will Go On, Céline Dion

06. Silence, Marshmello ft. Khalid

07. Dollhouse, Melanie Martinez

08. London Boy, Taylor Swift

09. Needed Me, Rihanna

10. Line Without a Hook, Ricky Montgomery

11. Glorious, Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey

12. Fighter, Christina Aguilera

13. Classic, MKTO

14. Win, CIX

15. Blue Hour, TOMORROW X TOGETHER

In Depth (spoiler free)

🔹 Jojo (Sono Chi no Sadame), Hiroaki Tommy Tominaga

Sono Chi no Sadame is the first opening of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure and is truly what sets up the stage for the rest of the series. Jonathan Joestar, being the first Jojo, begins the Jojo legacy in Phantom Blood. The song lyrics heavily foreshadow the future of the Jojo series and describes Jonathan as someone who has honor and always does what is right. Sono Chi no Sadame is a spectacular opening act to the unique concept of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. *side note* Muscially speaking wow this song is incredibly good the crescendoes and frequent tempo changes as well as the instrumentals amaze me- this is easily my favorite Jojo opening.

🔹BREATHE, AB6IX

Hamon (also known as Ripple or Sendo) is a technique that heavily focuses on controlled breathing. Jonathan learned and mastered Hamon in a very short amount of time. BREATHE also has a very light feeling to it, making the song easy to listen to which connects to Jojo as he is a lighthearted and easy going guy.

🔹breathin, Ariana Grande

Likewise as BREATHE by AB6IX, breathin correlates to the Hamon technique that Jonathan used to fight. Adding onto that, Jonathan lived in a grand mansion and was very well off financially. This song has an elegant sound to it. Despite the wealth that he had, Jojo did not have the easiest childhood. Ever since Dio Brando began to live with him, Jonathan saw many mishaps occur with his relationships, reputation, and self esteem. But, Jonathan Joestar never gave up on his morals and values, and he always kept “breathin and breathin and breathin” no matter what, making sure he would always do the right thing.

🔹Silence, Marshmello ft. Khalid

Silence explains and describes Jonathan’s teenage years very well along with his relationship with Dio. Dio coming to live with Jonathan messed him up as Jonathan felt inferior to Dio who was taking the spotlight by being an amazing athlete and intelligent student. This prompted lots of praise from Jonathan’s father and comparing him to Dio constantly, which made Jonathan feel like he wasn’t worth as much. “I found peace in your violence” is a very meaningful line that contributes to Jonathan’s and Dio’s relationship because of the fact that Dio was... an extremely violent person ever since he was a kid and has done crazy evil things to Jonathan, yet Jonathan didn’t really hate Dio because of Jojo’s noble personality- Dio was Jonathan’s “brother,” therefore Jonathan couldn’t hate him. Jojo felt like he had to be silent over Dio’s actions because he didn’t want to spoil the love that his father gave to Dio, again proving how big of a heart Jonathan had.

🔹Dollhouse, Melanie Martinez

Dollhouse is a rather dark song, but is perfect to show off the darker side of Jonathan’s character. As we know, Jonathan is a young man who presents himself as well... perfect. He’s smart, incredibly kind and noble, rich, popular, and athletic. After Dio appeared and started to really turn things around for Jonathan, he had to continue to present the same image of himself even though his home life was becoming a wreck. His own father constantly scolded him and loved Dio to a great extent. “Pose with your brother won’t you be a good sister?” Jonathan knew that Dio’s actions were evil and he had ill intent at such a young age but Jojo had to go along with the act that Dio put on, faking the close brotherly relationship between them.

🔹London Boy, Taylor Swift

Sometimes I forget that Jonathan Joestar is in fact British. London Boy is a song for Jonathan not just because he lives in/by London, but also because the song describes a man who is just so sweet and has a beautiful laugh. The overall song is just so positive and loving towards this English boy. Every time I listen to this song I now think of Jonathan, and a smile always plasters on my face. Taylor Swift also has a lyric talking about watching rugby which reminded me of the iconic Jonathan and Dio rugby scene early in the story. Jonathan is such a respectful gentleman whom everyone just can’t help but fall in love with his lovely English charm.

🔷Line Without a Hook, Ricky Montgomery

After upon listening to this song, I felt like it really gave off Jonathan vibes because of the light but a tinge of melancholy sound to it. Thing song is quite reflective of Jonathan and Erina with the lyrics “I broke all my bones that day I found you crying at the lake” because it reminded me of when Jonathan first met Erina, who was being bullied by a couple of boys but Jonathan risked getting beaten up to stop the bullies from harming Erina. Later, Jonathan was laying on a hill with his dog Danny, feeling quite down because of none other than Dio, but Erina came and dropped off some grapes and his handkerchief and that was what really started off their relationship. The iconic line “she’s a, she’s a lady, and I am just a line without a hook” explains that Erina was Jonathan’s sole happiness in his life.

🔹Fighter, Christina Aguilera

Honestly, Dio really sucked (I still love him *sigh*). He wanted to completely destroy Jonathan’s life and make it absolutely miserable... for what? Well, despite the horrific actions that Dio performed to ruin Jonathan’s reputation and will, that ultimately backfired as Jonathan rose stronger than ever. Of course Jonathan was mad at Dio for his unspeakable actions, but because of him, he was able to have a certain drive where he gained immense strength in a short amount of time. William Zeppeli describes Jonathan as a Hamon prodigy because of how quickly Jojo was able to master it. Jojo was a natural, but again, he had that determination to defeat Dio once and for all. Despite the hardships Jonathan went through as a result of Dio’s decisions, Jonathan did not resent him in the end- Jojo became an extremely powerful individual because of his past.

🔹Classic, MKTO

In order to create a playlist for our favorite gentleman, it’s only necessary that we add a classic gentlemanly song to it! There’s not much of a deep gloomy reason why this song correlates with Jonathan, in fact it’s the complete opposite. Classic is a song that talks about being a classy and polite man, and to put it simply, Jonathan is exactly that.

🔹Win, CIX

From the God of High School soundtrack, Win is a song about fighting and training together as a team. This upbeat song greatly reminds me of the mini team of Jonathan Joestar, Speedwagon, and William Zeppeli all fighting against Dio and his minions together. Jonathan Joestar was not able to fight Dio without a hamon teacher, William, and an incredibly loyal friend, Speedwagon. This trio had great camaraderie and were overall an incredibly adorable and high morale team.

🔹Blue Hour, TXT

Ok so does this song really have a deep meaning or correlation to Jonathan Joestar? Nahhh not really, I just added it as a bit of a bonus. Blue Hour has an almost fairytale like vibe to it and I just thought it would be something that resonated with Jonathan, especially when he was a child. So, enjoy this little serotonin bonus boost!

⚠️Part 1 Spoilers⚠️

🔹We Belong, Ong Seong Wu

Jonathan’s and Erina’s relationship was very short... but sweet. We Belong is an emotional love song explaining how this one guy meets someone who is their entire world, like when Jonathan met Erina. Through Jojo’s darkest times when he felt like he lost everything, Erina was by his side no matter what. Even though their marriage was abruptly ended with the death of Jonathan, it doesn’t disregard the fact that Erina completely loved Jonathan and supported the Joestar family for the future generations to come. Jonathan and Erina truly belonged together.

🔹My Heart Will Go On, Céline Dion

My apologies, I’m absolutely in love with Jonathan’s and Erina’s relationship. My Heart Will Go On automatically reminds me of the last moments of Jonathan. Since the song was a part of the Titanic soundtrack where there’s a romance story and people die on a sinking ship, it really correlates to Erina and Jonathan going on their honeymoon but Jonathan ending up dead on the ship. Everytime I think of either the song or Jonathan’s and Erina’s last moments together, my heart feels heavy. Both the song and the scene are extremely high in emotions and both suit each other quite well.

🔹Needed Me, Rihanna

Dio killed Jonathan so that he could merge with Jojo’s body, and ultimately use it for evil and for power. “Never told you, you could have it,” symbolizes that Dio forcibly took everything Jonathan had, again including his own body. Although Jonathan would probably never say the lyrics of this song to Dio because he’s so noble, externally everyone knows that without Jonathan, Dio would have been absolutely nothing in Part 3.

🔹Glorious, Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey

The song Glorious questions oneself’s purpose in life, the answer being ‘give back to the people.’ Jonathan has proven that he has countlessly sacrificed himself for others, as was seen when he died on the ship and told Erina to take care of the orphaned baby and to “live a happy life.” Jonathan struggled greatly in his short life, but he always had the passion of helping others since he was born to do so.

🌟Conclusion🌟

Thank you for reading through my first ever blog on Tumblr! I hope you enjoyed the playlist and descriptions! Hopefully this playlist blog series will continue with majority of the main Jojo characters- that’s the plan. Have a good day and/or night💓!

[andreyahalms]

Fic Writer Review

Tagged by @mira--mira. Thank you for the tag! 😄 That WIP thing you tagged me months ago still haunts me and I promise I will get to it some day.

1. How many fics on AO3?

19

2. Total AO3 wordcount?

91,058

....when did this happen. 😂

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

Naruto (10)

Harry Potter (5)

Hetalia (4)

+Bleach and Detective Conan on ff.net.

HP & Hetalia are from, like, 7-8 years back and earlier though.

4. Top Five by Kudos?

c'mon and get your kicks - SNS superhero AU ft. Sasuke's socially inept flirting and one of my favourite tropes - identity porn. Hand-written, typed and edited in a 10-hour daze.

Chameleon White - HSMD canon-divergent, time-travel fixit (sort of). Not sure why so many people read it, but I'm glad that it brought the readers some joy.

Of Monsters and Sleep - DenNor, Hetalia, written in 2013. Can only vaguely recollect the contents.

Simmer Down and Pucker Up - SNS spy AU ft. explosions, nipples, zombies and accidental honeypots. Marked my return to fanfic writing after a 7-year break.

For My Dreams (and a Pocketful of Gold) - Wolfstar superhero AU, written for R/S Small Gifts.

5. Do you respond to comments, why/why not?

I do if it's criticism, or if people have questions that won't be answered later on in the fic.

Otherwise, I don't. As much as I like praise and appreciation, it embarrasses me - both online and offline - and I never know how to react like a normal person since I wasn't socialised properly as a kid. I prefer to blush furiously in the safety of my room.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

There's a Naruto (SasuHina) fic I'd written back in high school. The angst is exactly as melodramatic and cringy as you'd expect coming from a 15 y.o. who's learning how to process their emotions. Otherwise, Chameleon White I guess? Not angsty per se, just a little sad.

7. Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written?

Nope. Can't go through the mental gymnastics of making characters from different universes react, haha. But I like fics where the cast of series A lives in and follows the same rules as the universe of series B.

There's an SNS JJBA AU I fiddle with sometimes, titled Sasuke's Bizarre Adventure. It's basically a retelling of Stardust Crusaders, with Hashimada playing the role of Joseph (the weird and dramatic grandfathers), Orochimaru as Dio (thirsty for that Uchiha blood) and Itachi (parallel to Jonathan's body that Dio...commandeered) who Sasuke and co. set out to rescue.

8. Have you received hate on a fic?

Not on anything after I picked up writing again. People here are really kind! I did receive some hate on a Bleach fic on ff.net that I'd written in 2011/12, but I came across that comment 8 years after it was posted, so it was kinda funny. They were viciously sore about how the 2 characters did not end up together. Which is not really my problem because I never hinted at a romance??? Idk man, it confused me.

9. Do you write smut?

Writing smut is embarrassing, sorry. It's like eating food I made myself, as opposed to consuming food that someone else has made for you with quality ingredients, impeccable hygiene and passion.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nope.

11. Ever had a fic translated?

Haha, nope.

12. Ever co-written a fic before?

*looks at my million WIPs* I have commitment issues.

13. All time favorite ship?

Well, wolfstar (Remus/Sirius from HP) is a ship that's endured for literal years. I'm a big fan of the best-friends-to-tragedies (with a healthy dose of betrayal) trope. Really goes through the full emotion spectrum. Which is why I like Hashimada and SNS too.

14. What’s a WIP you want to finish, but don’t think you ever will?

Ahiṃsā, an Itachi & Sasuke-centric fic where after the massacre, Itachi runs away with Sasuke instead of running away to Akatsuki. It was going to based on some of the virtues of Hinduism & some other religions which developed in the same part of the world. Edo-tensei Madara would have made an appearance, and it would have been a fic about peace and brotherhood and family and the ties to your birthplace...but yeah. 😅

15. What are your writing strengths?

Conciseness (I say on the longest post I've ever made on this website).

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Also conciseness. I would love for my writing to be more descriptive, where I set up the ambience and emotions but it's really hard for me. If I try it, I end up hating it.

Also prepositions. Is it sitting in a chair or on a chair. Stuff like this just fucks me up.

17. What are your thoughts of writing dialogue in other languages?

Not a fan. Some commonly used terms are fine - like common jutsu names etc, but otherwise, it breaks the flow. I get that if you're reading a fic from a character's POV, the general practice is to write in another language if that character is as clueless as you, but I don't like it. I'd prefer if people wrote "kommaut alle woo" (pardon my French) instead of "comment allez-vous" so that I read it in the same way the character hears it, but that's just me haha. Writing stuff in different languages/scripts is fine if the character is reading text they don't understand.

18. First fandom you wrote for?

Bleach or Detective Conan. I'm too scared to go to my ff.net and find out.

19. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

I have a very hands-off approach with my fics. Once it's written, it's gone. I love the comments and kudos and bookmarks and feedback, but otherwise, it's not my problem. The author is dead, time to play with the next one. But the SNS spy AU kept me occupied the longest and gave me the freedom to write some really random shit, so. :')

......

I think most people I know here who write have already been tagged, but @libby-failedsage if you're up for it and haven't done it already - and anyone else who wants to!

[love-fireflysong]

H, N, O, U, X, and Y, please! Yes, I'm greedy with my curiosity.

iH - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., tv shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)

Hmmm. I suppose I tend to go more video game wise now that I think of it. Maybe cause it gives me a firm understanding of a character and world, having had time to familiarize myself with it over 60+ hours in most cases! That isn’t to say that I don’t delve into the stuff from books or tv shows though, cause I definitely do! Some of my earliest stuff was built from tv shows and animes and book series after all. But I think that I need to carve time out in order to watch a show, or read a book, whereas with a video game I’m down to play whenever. 

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice)

I want some more Climbing Chrash, I need some more Climbing Chrash. Virtually everyone who’s been doing this has been listing them as one of their top pairings so why aren’t there any fics for them? We need to get onto this people!

...more soft Chrashley. That’s it. That is so my kink and I love them being soft and trusting towards one another and it fuels me. Not enough people write about them like that, and yes I am including me into that statement akjshdkajshda.

Actually some more Chrashley in general would be nice lol. There’s been such a dry spell over on ao3 with virtually nothing having been posted in months. It makes me sad :(

O - Choose a song at random, which ship or character does it remind you of

Friends - Sixlight (Oh has this got some nice Emily vibes! Could also work for Josh I suppose, but I love this for Emily coming back to blackwood in the game!)

U - 5 favorite characters from 5 different fandoms

Saya Takagi - Highschool of the Dead

Vex’ahlia - Critical Role

Percy Jackson - Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Yoshiki Kishinuma - Corpse Party

Keele Zeibel - Tales of Eternia

X - top 5-10 characters who are yoUR PRECIOUS BABIES AND YOU WILL DIE DEFENDING THEM

The entire cast of Dragon Age Origins

The entire cast of Persona 5

The entire cast of Until Dawn

The entire cast of Tales of Phantasia

The entire cast of Zero Escape (except Ace... and Eric... okay and maybe Dio)

The entire cast of Corpse Party

The entire cast of Ace Attorney

The entire cast of the Vox Machina campaign of Critical Role

The entire cast of Tales of Eternia

The entire cast of Final Fantasy VIII

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)

I mean Borderlands is certainly a big one lol. The Untamed is another, Marvel obviously, whatever is going on with the Mighty Nein in Critical Role’s second campaign, and Dimension 20.

[burnouts3s3]

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: The Complete First Season, a review

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(Disclaimer: The following is a non-profit unprofessional blog post written by an unprofessional blog poster. All purported facts and statement are little more than the subjective, biased opinion of said blog poster. In other words, don’t take anything I say too seriously.)

Just the facts 'Cause you're in a Hurry!

Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP): 12 USD.

Digital Copy (MSRP): 20 USD

How much I paid: 33 USD for both the digital and physical copy (This was when the physical copy cost more).

Animation Studio: David Productions

Licensed and Localized by: Viz Media  

Audio: Japanese Audio with Subtitles and English Dub available.  

English Cast: Johnny Yong Bosch as Jonathan Joestar, Michelle Ruff as Erina, Patrick Seitz as Dio Brando, Ben Diskin as Joseph Joestar, Wendee Lee as Lisa Lisa, Stephanie Sheh as Suzie Q.

Number of Episodes: 26 Episodes

Length per Episode: 25 Minutes on average. 21 Without Intro and Ending song.

Number of Discs: 3 DVD Discs in Total.  

Episodes per Disc: Episodes 1 through 9 on Disc one. Episodes 10 through 19 on Disc two. Episodes 20 through 26 on Disc Three.

Also on: Amazon Video and Crunchyroll, a free streaming service with ads.

Bonus Features: Textless Openings, Textless Ending and Trailers for other Licensed Shows.

Notable Localization Changes: Because Parts 1 and 2 are set in early parts of Britain and America, the characters all adopt thick British accents, particularly Jonathan, Erina and Joseph.

My Personal Biases: I didn’t have any experience with the Jojo Franchise until I came across JStars Victory Vs.

My Verdict: Call it Bizarre. Call it out of this world. Call it slightly homoerotic. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, even before the introduction of Stands was an entertaining ride that included vampires, mad German scientists, Pillar Men and Breathing techniques in a steal of a 12 dollar package. If you haven’t picked this up yet, do yourself a favor and check it out!

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure The Complete First Season, a review

In 2012, David Productions took Hirihiko Araki’s manga, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and adapted it into what would be a worldwide phenomenon. The manga had been adapted previously into a series of OVAs (Original Video Animation) that only covered the most popular part, Stardust Crusaders. The anime starts right from the beginning and begins from the manga’s origins as well as the original character. Unlike other Shounen Manga, the Jojo series is infamous for (among other things) having multiple protagonists each being the different lead in a ‘Part’. For the first part, the protagonist or ‘Jojo’ is Johnathan Joestar while the second part has its protagonist in the form of Joseph Joestar.

I’m going to split this review between the first part, Phantom Blood and the second part, Battle Tendency.

Part 1: Phantom Blood

In 19th Century England, two very different boys are born into two very different families. Jonathan Joestar is the son of a rich nobleman and known for his kind nature and politeness, but isn’t so much useful in a fight. Dio Brando is born to an alcoholic father and despite his prodigy, he is most likely destined to a life of poverty, had Dio’s Father, Dario have a debt owed to him by Jonathan’s father, George. (This is because George Joestar mistakenly thought Dario saved his life when in actually Dario was in the vicinity trying to rob George’s corpse). In an attempt to pay off the debt, George adopts Dio into his family.

I know a lot of people gloss over the first part because it’s not what made the main core of the series, but there’s still a lot of fun to be had if you let it.

Dio torments and bullies Jonathan by killing his dog, stealing his father’s affection and even kissing the girl Jonathan fancies, Erina. But as the step-brothers grow older and older, they’re prepared to do battle for one another while Jonathan still maintains his gentle nature. However, when George takes ill because of Dio’s poisoning, Dio dons a very interesting Aztec mask that turns him into a Vampire. George, unfortunately, dies in the middle of the battle.

Using his wits, Jonathan sets his childhood home on fire and sets Dio ablaze. Jonathan comes out burned but alive. As Erina helps Jonathan recover from his injuries, a strange man confronts the two of them.

Zeppeli tells Jonathan that Dio not only survived the incident but has come back and is building an army of vampires. Zeppeli offers to teach Jonathan Hamon, the ability to use one’s breath to stir up the energy inside in order to imbue attacks with sunlight energy in the hopes of vanquishing Dio once and for all.

(Yes, the fact that the same voice performers who played Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki with thick British accents amuses me greatly.)

Though short, the series does have fun action scenes (including one fight with a chain).

Through his chivalrous spirit and quick wits, Jonathan defeats Dio.

Jonathan and Erina finally get married, but all is not well on their cruise to America. The disembodied head of Dio still remains and is causing havoc with its tentacles and laser eyes. Realizing Dio is too great a threat to go unchecked, Jonathan ensures the safety of the other passengers, including his newlywed Erina, and destroys the ship and him along with it.

And so, Jonathan sacrifices himself to save the world from Dio. Erina survives and lives in America.

Viz Media and BangZoom did the localization of the show and for the most part, it sticks closely to the Japanese Script. However, because the show is set in 19th century, BangZoom told everyone to adopt thick, British accents.

And it’s bloody hysterical. At times, I thought I was watching a BBC documentary intercut with a battle shounen.

I don’t know if Patrick Seitz can ever measure up to Takehito Koyasu’s legendary take on the character, but he makes a game effort of it. While Seitz’s voice doesn’t differ too much from his other role, the energy and performance are worthy enough (at least to me) to compare with his Japanese counterpart.

Johnny Yong Bosch is as Johnny Yong Bosch as he’ll ever be. He’s not bad as Johnathan but you can tell he’s struggling both under the accent and giant with a heart of gold persona. It’d be one thing if he were playing an edgy teenager like Ichigo Kurosaki or a kid like Renton Thurston but he’s caught in the role that might’ve been suited to someone else.

Keith Silverstein (who also voiced Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter) is having a grand old time as Robert Speedwagon. Marc Diraison (who voiced Guts in Beserk and ‘Zolo’ in the 4kids dub of One Piece) shows genuine emotion as George Joestar. Also, can we just give a hand to Michelle Ruff? I know she’s done a lot of roles, including ones from Ayako Kawasumi (such as Saber from Fate/Stay Night and Chikane Himemiya from Kannazuki no Miko) but she plays a great Erina both young and old.

With the end of Part 1 and the closing of Jonathan’s story, we move onto Part 2.

Part 2: Battle Tendency

So, it’s 1928, New York. We follow a black boy named Smokey Robinson as he’s being hassled by the police for being a pickpocket. Before this turns into a docudrama on the History Channel, a six foot stranger with a British accent appears.

Here we meet the Jojo of this story arc, Joseph Joestar, grandson of Jonathan and Erina.

(Yes, I find the fact that Joseph is played by the same voice performer as Kids Next Door’s Nigel Uno extremely hysterical. He’s even using the same voice!)

But all’s not well in New York. Joseph encounters a vampire that’s somehow resistant to Hamon.

With the rise of Vampires that are somewhat resistant to Hamon as well as the strange disappearance of Mr. Speedwagon, Joeseph sets off on a trip that will take him all over the world from the scorching hot deserts of South America to the beautiful city of Venice and even over a Volcano. The conspiracy leads to the awakening of the Pillar Men, ancient Aztec warriors who are bent on destroying humanity unless Joeseph can team up with the grandson of Zeppilli and stop them once and for all. Kars, however, might be the most difficult opponent of all and when he transforms into an ultimate superbeing capable of not being harmed by Hamon or Sunlight, Joespeh’s wits are put to the limit.

Here we get a distinct difference between the two protagonists. While Jonathan was honorable, kind and courteous, Joseph is devious, scheming and a bit of a trickster.

I really love Joseph. In fact, through parts 1 through 6, he’s probably my favorite of the protagonists. See, Joseph is constantly pitted against more experienced enemies that have a physical advantage over him. Joseph overcomes this by tricking and deceiving his opponents. Sometimes, his bluffs work because of his cleverness. Other times, he’s just damn lucky. Joseph likes to predict his opponent’s next line, say it and basically outsmart them.

At times, Joseph is willing to make a complete idiot out of himself, just for a moment’s opportunity to trick his foe. Such as dressing up in women’s clothing and bribing some enemy soldiers.

Joseph continues to hone is Hamon skills in order to defeat the Pillar Men. But not before meeting two beauties by the names of Lisa Lisa, a Hamon teacher who might have a secret of two and Suzie Q, a cute Italian girl.

Part 2’s filled with wall to wall exploits, including mad German scientists, Chariot Races and an incredible finish with Joseph facing off against Kars on top of a Volcano.

Joseph defeats Kars and returns in surprise to his own funeral, but not before getting a new metal hand and marrying Suzy Q.

And thus ends Battle Tendency. A lot of people consider this their favorite part and I’m among them. Aside from Joeseph’s antics, there’s a lot of fire and energy you just don’t see nowadays. From battling vampires on top the Brooklyn Bridge to flying a plane over a volcanic island to defeat an Ubermensch, Battle Tenacity had a lot of creativity and seeing Joeseph get out of each situation with his wits and sheer dumb luck is a joy to behold.

Ben Diskin (who also performed Sai from Naruto and Knuckle from Hunter x Hunter) is hysterical as Joseph and the fact that he has this thick British accent the whole time makes it worthwhile. Diskin’s always had a great range but him playing this buffoon makes the whole enterprise a laugh riot.

Wendee Lee as Lisa Lisa is fine (that’s not to say that Wendee Lee gives a bad performance, far from it. It’s just that after voicing so many roles, you can tell which ones she’s pouring her soul into and which ones she’s just putting on a funny accent. This is the latter). It’s also nice to hear Stephanie Sheh as Suzy Q being more of a lighthearted ditz rather than a shy introvert.

Aside from the wackiness and over the top reactions, what really sets this series apart is the animation. Using striking color pallets and digging into the manga aesthetic really sets the tone whether it’s Joseph goofing off or Jonathan fighting a desperate battle. David Productions made their name with this series and it’s no surprise they’ve been listed to do other works such as Fire Force. Even when the anime resorts to using a panning shot or speed lines, there’s a kinetic pace that pulls you in.

But, you didn’t come here for Jonathan, did you? You didn’t come here for Joseph, either. You came for a certain high schooler with a hat and a mission.

Stand proud, true crusaders.

Next time, we’re covering Part 3.

Verdict: Buy it! If you’re unsure, you can watch it for free on Crunchyroll.

https://amzn.to/2UK8uye

[kiichu]

Luna, for the character ask meme! :)

GIVE ME A CHARACTER and I’ll break their ass down:

How I feel about this character: Love love love love her!! Luna is everything good and pure, she’s the level of kindness and empathy I admire and want to emulate realistically if I can. <3 So, so much love for this pretty, pretty girl.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: 

I don’t think I’ve ever shared this, so why not use it as an answer? It’s by @artofshiroginko!! 

My non-romantic OTP for this character: I dig her having a friendship with Phi! I think Phi’s aloof nature contrasts nicely with Luna’s sweetness. :)

My unpopular opinion about this character: That I ship her with Dio? Haha... though I should mention Dio/Luna is, according to Ao3 stats, in the top 10 ZE relationship tags! Small victories. ;D <3

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I also would’ve liked to hear about her in ZTD... or rather, more than she was mentioned. I would’ve just loved to see her, really... 

[litteriae]

GET TO KNOW THE BLOGGER. can be used for rp   &   non-rp blogs to get to know a bit about the person behind the screen !

1. FIRST NAME:       gina / callie!

2. STRANGE FACT ABOUT YOURSELF:        i’ve never gotten brain freeze in my life, no matter how fast i eat anything cold, and i believe i’m incapable of getting it. oh, i also make a convincing dolphin noise. 

3. TOP THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE ON A PERSON:       eyes. smile. is laughter / a person’s voice physical ..... don’t care including it. 

4. A FOOD YOU COULD EAT FOREVER AND NOT GET BORED OF:         *breathes in italian* pasta ... so many different forms to eat it in. the flavor ... possibilities ... endless. 

5. A FOOD YOU HATE:        german chocolate cake. *spits* i hate coconut. not a fan of peaches, either. 

6. GUILTY PLEASURE:        uhhhh idk indulging in sweets and popping bubble wrap??? 

7. WHAT DO YOU SLEEP IN:      pajamas when i’m not feeling like a bum.

8. SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS OR FLINGS:             relationship   👉👈 aside from a casual date or two i couldn’t do a “fling” :pensive:

9. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN THE PAST AND CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WOULD YOU AND WHAT WOULD IT BE:       yelling at my past self to practice drawing hands / fullbody more bc art’s kicking my ass right now. 

10. ARE YOU AN AFFECTIONATE PERSON:       mostly with people i’m comfortable / close with but yes, generally i am an affectionate person! 

11. A MOVIE YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN:      ghilbi movies. tarzan + monsters inc. 

12. FAVORITE BOOK:       any sherlock holmes novel. oliver twist. old man and the sea.

13. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP ANY ANIMAL AS A PET, WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE:         i wish to befriend, not own, an elephant to visit at a well-run zoo/preserve and gently feed it peanuts and ask about it’s day. 

14. TOP FIVE FICTIONAL SHIPS [IF YOU ARE AN RP BLOG, YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN SHIPS AS WELL]:        lets go for the dr. stone gang i guess? chrome/ruri. senku/tsukasa. chrome/senku ( platonic only ) chrome/kohaku, and chrome/ukyo ! i have too many ships oops.

15. PIE OR CAKE:       cake! yummy. 

16. FAVORITE SCENT:         lavender. the smell after it rains. baked cookies.

17. CELEBRITY CRUSH:       n/a

18. IF YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO:       japan. a worldwide road trip to visit and hang with all my buddies. 

19. INTROVERT OR EXTROVERT:       i’m extroverted outwardly with my friends, but mostly introverted. 

20. DO YOU SCARE EASILY:        i am easy to startle. what about it.

21. IPHONE OR ANDROID:        iphone. 

22. DO YOU PLAY ANY VIDEO GAMES:       i am a video game enthusiast! i really love nintendo games. same with dragon quest / the RPG genre. i tend to avoid platformers because i am very quick to rage and have no patience for that sort of thing. spyro is an exception though since he can fly and it’s not as horrible to miss the mark. 

23. DREAM JOB:       graphic designer. illustrator. pre-k teacher. special needs art therapist. 

24. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A MILLION DOLLARS:       get a new computer. take care of friends and family. move to a better neighborhood. donate to autism charities that aren’t a//utism s//peaks. 

25. FICTIONAL CHARACTER YOU HATE:       i don’t care how “hot” and “sexy” he is dio brando KILLED the dog. 

26. FANDOM THAT YOU WERE ONCE A PART OF BUT AREN’T ANY LONGER:        v//oltron and aot lmao bye. *takes armin away from that hellhole*

tagged by: @quickdrws​ stolen. tagging: if you have watched dr. stone or have yet to watch it sorry you’re locked in now. do it. 

[holyxvi]

GET TO KNOW THE BLOGGER.

Can be used for RP and non-RP blogs to get to know a bit about the person behind the screen!

1. FIRST NAME: Denoriel

2. STRANGE FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: *sweats in Hot Wheels*

3. TOP THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE ON A PERSON: Hard to say.

4. A FOOD YOU COULD EAT FOREVER AND NOT GET BORED OF: Those Hungry Man Backyard BBQ meals, Takis, Pepsi, and gum like Juicy Fruit or Fruit Punch flavored Ice Cubes.

5. A FOOD YOU HATE: Burritos

6. GUILTY PLEASURE: Me me big Foodie, I also impulse buy anything related to FFII when I’m not stuck in a perpetual state of World Building.

7. WHAT DO YOU SLEEP IN: Why is this a question, why do you need to know Mr. FBI sir.

8. SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS OR FLINGS: In love with a fictional blonde Himbo from Fatal Fury --- so just forever alone lmao.

9. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN THE PAST AND CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WOULD YOU AND WHAT WOULD IT BE: That’s a loaded question.

10. ARE YOU AN AFFECTIONATE PERSON: Yes, but verbally and not so much physically.

11. A MOVIE YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN: Spirited Away and The Beatles Yellow Submarine.

12. FAVORITE BOOK: The whole Cirque Du Freak series, even if it has been years and I can hardly remember shit about it. Darren Shaun was my shit in middleschool.

13. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP ANY ANIMAL AS A PET, WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE: I’d like to keep my dog :pensive:

14. TOP FIVE FICTIONAL SHIPS [IF YOU ARE AN RP BLOG, YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN SHIPS AS WELL]: Cloud / Zack, Cloud / Tifa, Vash / Meryl, Mateus / Tea, Mateus / Hilda.....I have many and listing them would take forever.

15. PIE OR CAKE: Cake

16. FAVORITE SCENT: Gasoline, hand sanitizer, this lavender vanilla perfume I got from Gordman’s that smells absolutely Great.

17. CELEBRITY CRUSH: B-Billy Idol? I guess? He was a cutie in the 80s bro.

18. IF YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: The Last Blockbuster that exists here in the states.

19. INTROVERT OR EXTROVERT: I am Master Introvert

20. DO YOU SCARE EASILY: 50/50 on that one chief.

21. IPHONE OR ANDROID: Android

22. DO YOU PLAY ANY VIDEO GAMES: Final Fantasy II, Hyrule Warriors, Animal Crossing New Leaf.

23. DREAM JOB: Haven’t decided.

24. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A MILLION DOLLARS: You are a fool if you give me a million dollars js.

25. FICTIONAL CHARACTER YOU HATE: BoTW Zelda and Aerith ( kinda sorta, you can thank the VII fandom for that ).

26. FANDOM THAT YOU WERE ONCE A PART OF BUT AREN’T ANY LONGER: Jojo, I was told it was an absolute nightmare in the RPC and I did not listen, because my god I’ve ran into some crazies in my first week of being there --- I think the most notable is the Dio duplicate who tried lying to a mutual of mine about me. :|c

tagged by: @xdetruo ( Danke Danke, I am the least interesting person in the world ). tagging: @neko-mun-rp, @elisethetraveller​, @pretty-little-teacup​, @chosenrule​, @madamhatter​, @scvagegarden​, @sakuraari​, and whoever else hasn’t done this ig.