#Just go

[caityjay13]

Dear Followers,

This is a PSA. Hikaru no Go (2020) is now available to stream on Prime Video. You should watch it.

But Caity, you may ask. Why should I watch this Chinese live action drama based on the popular turn-of-the-millenium Japanese manga and anime of the same name? The answer, my friends, is because it is fucking phenomenal.

Hikaru no Go is my favorite sports anime. It was one of the first manga I ever read. When I own a home someday and have bookshelves, it is one of the only manga series I wish to own in its entirety in print. The story is deeply compelling, moving, funny, relatable. It truly has something I haven't found in another animanga in twenty years.

And the Chinese live action adaptation takes that perfect, beautiful source material and creates something equally perfect and beautiful (if not more so? feels blasphemous to say, but boy howdy I'm not NOT saying it).

The way in which the original Japanese story—the characters, the culture, the game of go—is translated into Chinese is really masterfully executed. The story is incredibly faithful to the original, and when it does differ, it does so in really creative, thoughtful ways that really work.

The actors fucking nail it. Honestly all of them, but I'm looking at the kids in the first two episodes in particular. Blown away by the performances of a couple of ten-year-olds. Kids have a bright future ahead of them, damn.

This show has the budget. If y'all know me at all, you know I'll enjoy a low-budget wuxia flick because it's a good time, but damn, if I had standards, they would be met and exceeded by this show. The hair, the makeup, the costumes, the effects (there is an effect every time the "ghost" is on screen where he is partially translucent. It is perfectly executed and incredibly impressive, at least to my layman eyes). The very first opening credits scene is super beautiful, the end credits are beautiful, it's all just so pretty and polished and feels good on my eye holes.

Honestly, I cannot gush enough about this show. It ranks up with Nirvana in Fire in my heart (which I do not say lightly, considering I went through my entire list and lowered the ratings I'd given each show accordingly after I first watched nif so that the 10 weighed more heavily).

tl;dr: If you liked the hikago animanga, you should watch this show. If you never read/watched hikago, you should watch this show. If you did not like hikago, you should watch this show. Please watch this show, I am begging you.

Sincerely, A Rabid Hikago Fangirl

[mattsmemes]

[vintage-tigre]

[azullumi]

“have you watched the trailer—“ yes

[infernumlilith]

Excuse me, ma'am! Who gave you permission to give us heart attacks?

LORD HAVE MERCY

And looking respectfully and so on...

[gentlemanschronicles]

[acommonloon]

Porto

[damonabnormal]

On the Delaware River…

2.2025

[cruxcor]

"I hate Valentine's Day!" BORING. UNORIGINAL "but im single" GO TELL YOUR MOM YOU LOVE HER AND SHUT THE FUCK UP 🗣️ GO TAKE YOUR SIBLINGS TO DINNER GO OUTSIDE AND SIT IN THE SUN STOP IT

[laptopcius]

The only reason I didn't buy this outfit:

I may be petty, but I find Minhyuk so infuriating. He's so forced, he literally appears in every single episode of this season and his romantic options are available even when we already choose someone else's branch. And don't get me started on narration trying to show how "respected" and "great" he is.

Also, I hate how condescending he is towards us, especially if you happen to choose dialogue options that don't make him satisfied (which I did, because I am in fact petty).

I wished he'd just go poof and don't annoy me with his 'real' takes. I didn't ask for them and I have no desire to ever be around this man in any kind of setting, either personal or professional.

[crmsnmth]

The Right To Apologize

I'm sorry. I'm sorry I wasn't what you wanted I'd have given you the stars Every tiny dot plucked of the sky like blueberries on the bush Held only by my thumb and ring finger and even that could never even match how much I adored you

I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't give you what you needed But I always tried my very best Just a break, warmth for the winter nights in your bed I stole your cigarettes and smoked them all out on your balcony in a t-shirt and shorts as a blizzard roared around me

I'm sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't be what you wanted me to be All my life I've hated change and it's only in my primal instinct to always rebel Like ice sparkling underneath the moon light I look so much better with the lights off Don't make me leave your bed, please, I'm begging you

I can apologize all day and all night but I feel like it's never enough So let me resolve my guilt by shouting to the sky wondering if your listening 300 miles away If your going to leave leave me here alone with just my right to apologize

[birbinabox]

I wish Alfred would just slap each of the bat fam members (not cass or Duke my baby’s seem to have some emotional sense ((I say like I really know.))) but like Bruce, Dick, Jason, Tim, Damian, Steph and Barbra. They need a good sending to therapy, family therapy and or relationship therapy. So much therapy. But like NEED the sense to get knocked into them with a bag ton of bricks.

I honestly don’t know who had good or bad coping but as far as fanon goes these fuckers are so damn emotionally on roller coaster it’s sad and I think Alfie could line them up a good slap then a referral to some good therapists. Like “you’re going to listen and listen good.” Bro does not care for the puppy eyes dick. Damian that didn’t work with dick why do you think that would work now. Steph probably went because she’s not going to complain, dragged Jason with her. Jason went because alfie asked if it was Bruce who asked he would have avoided it out of spite sack of potatoes to the ground even if Steph dragged him. Bruce and Tim are negotiating how to get out of the whole ordeal, cass is listening to them plan and is recording the entire thing duke is watching Damian try to sneak off while dick tries the puppy face a few more times Alfred is holding strong and wont let anyone go on patrol till at least one appointment is attended to. Which cass and duke are fine with family movie nights don’t happen as often as they like.

(I am aware that this is probably so ooc but like idk it’s funny in my head.)

[vintage-tigre]

[raidermomma]

When the hyperfixation hits too hard.

[aengelren]

jail right now