#Kurogane is so GOOD

[kittysquire]

So i started re-reading TRC again… it’s yearly tradition i guess. Anyway these two mean so much to me and I can’t stop thinking of them!!! So have some KuroFai art, while i keep brainrotting.. (Sorry for breaking the enstars streak lmaooo)

[completeoveranalysis]

[5]

The wording here makes Yuuko's message a bit ambiguous. When she says they went into the Jam Jar so that “neither of them would vanish” I can’t tell if she means so THEY wouldn’t vanish, or if she means the two futures. Maybe it’s the latter? The more I read it the more it feels like the latter.

And when she moves on to the topic of herself the “And I as well” could mean Herself in terms of Not Vanishing, or that she is also doing something to prevent the Two Futures from vanishing. Probably the latter here as well? The more I read this as well it also seems like the latter.

So. They had Jam Jar time so that neither of the two futures would vanish, and Yuuko's Time moving again means she can also do something that will help with that. I think that's it?

Language is so weird.

Oh! But here we go!

Since the Yuuko’s time is moving, and because the barrier between life and death is still in place, she can finish her 5D chess move and send the Jam Jar Sakura and Syaoran into the World of Dreams. Which they APPARENTLY were not in already - CONFIRMED. That's good to know, since the last time we had a Jam Jar it kind of also WAS the world of dreams?

I constantly feel like I just need to reread everything all over again

HERE WE GO! 

JAM JAR: BROKEN!

MAGIC CIRCLE: GIANT

EVERYONE: SHOCKED

I am forcibly removed from the Jam Jar.

[cephalopistol]

he dont got shit to do anymore

[gaykamenriderdreams]

Ok so like. Everyone and their grandmother who watches Gotchard knows that Kurogane Spanner thinks Chemies are "just tools". Like, he just straight up says it, here it is, badda bing

But like. And hear me out on this one. I think this is more complicated than just "oh the rival character is a bastard who thinks puppies don't have feelings and therefore it's okay to go around kicking them all day"

Because I think Spanner thinks of himself as "just a tool" too.

(I am physically incapable of writing a post that doesn't get long so the rest of this is going under the cut. Spoilers up to episode 14)

I mean, just from a design standpoint, the guy has a wrench for a face half the time. There's definitely something to be said for Valvarad's mask being representative of how Spanner presents himself, or even thinks about himself (especially since Spanner created the Valvarad suit single-handedly, apparently????)

Also just like. The guy's first name. Is freaking Spanner.

Like, one of these??? And that's just his name???

Like I mean a bit on the nose but alright. Also, if he picked that name himself (and with a name like that, it seems likely). What motivated that. I simply must know.

(Diversity win! Local Trans Man absolutely hated by Every Area Teen because he's just such a bastard at all times!)

Also, for all his talk about Chemies being tools, he really doesn't treat them poorly. Like he DOES say that he really doesn't care about collecting them, he's just doing his job (performing his function, you could say)--

But like, this is also the same guy that has three Vehicle Chemies that are just his that he does not like being apart from even for less than two minutes

Like we all done been knew that Sabimaru has a special interest in Occult-type Chemies, you can just SAY you're only interested in Vehicle Chemies.

Or he could just, y'know. Have three Chemies that he really cares about and be content with that. Like those pokemon NPCs with six Magikarp and no interest in getting anything else.

And it's extra odd because we've been told that higher number Chemies are just plain stronger than the others (at least when used by regular alchemists for combat), but none of Spanner's Chemies are level 9. And he doesn't need to use number combos like Ichinose does- so why doesn't he just have three 9s and call it a day? Even IF Valvarad only works with Vehicle Chemies, why doesn't he have Golddash and Steamliner (7 and 9) instead of Gekiocopter and Madwheel (4 and 6)? We just don't know. But it could be because he cares about His Three Chemies Specifically, as much as he verbally denies it.

And another thing. Even when things go wrong, he doesn't take it out on his Chemies!

When Gekiocopter hits their altitude limit and can't take Valvarad any higher, he doesn't express any frustration towards his Chemy. I feel like if he really hated Chemies in general, he'd get mad at Gekiocopter and replace them with a higher-flying Chemy as soon as possible. But he doesn't.

Sure, Gekiocopter is "a tool"... but you don't get angry at a tool for asking it to perform past its specs. It's your fault in the first place for not respecting its limitations when you chose to use it. All the pressure and vitriol in the world won't suddenly make the impossible possible. (I wonder, is this empathy? An understanding of what it's like to be pressed to the breaking point? From one alchemist's tool to another? Surely not.)

And with episode 14 hinting that some things previously assumed to be part of his personality may be "just following orders..." And with how useless he's got to be feeling, losing over and over again despite having spent so much time and effort forging himself into a weapon for the alchemists to use as they see fit... aghhhhh I'm soooo curious where they're going with all this. THERE'S POTENTIAL.

Anyway. All this is not to get anyone to like the guy (though as you can tell, I'm a big fan). I just really wanted to express my thoughts about how there could be more than just "generic jerk" going on under the hood for this car crash of a human being.

TLDR: Kurogane Spanner is a massive tool (derogatory) (complimentary)

[dragoknighthunterz]

"I get it, okay? Thats the future you want. Your Gotcha, right?! Our roads will never converge. But i cant stop seeing that face… That naïve face i hate…of absolute faith in his ideals!" -Kurogane Spanner

(Kamen Rider Gotchard, Episode 49: Metal Warrior! The Silver Valvarad)

[reineyday]

rereading tsubasa reservoir chronicles and i LOVE that it only took two volumes to get both fai and kurogane to want to dad syaoran enough to have their soul animals (kudan) protect him from the rain :')))

[valvarads]

The man you speak of... is no more.

[kalopsiarts]

DCMK: AN AFFAIR IN GRADE SCHOOL

Written for Coai Valentine's Love Fest 2024 event.

Title: An Affair in Grade School (Chapter 1) Pairing: Coai (Conan Edogawa x Ai Haibara) & Shinshi (Shinichi Kudo x Shiho Miyano) Rating: M (as precaution for now) Genre: Angst & Fluff, Film noir, Domestic Fluff, Angst & Humor Archive Warning: None

Summary: 

They’re playing with fire — have been for a long time, really…

"Haibara…"

"Kudo-kun..."

They should know better… They’re smart enough for that… They’ve seen how those stories end…

He grabs her hand without a sound, she interwines their fingers for some reason. He says nothing, neither does she… Their tired, tired eyes keep on staring at the kids happily running around in the distance.

"You’re watching another Poirot, tonight?" he eventually asks her with feigned nonchalance.

They should know better, really… They should…

She gulps and inconspicuously lips her dry, dry lips again. With her eyes on the kids and her usual detached tone, she breathes, "Are you?"

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Tiny detective and little femme fatale. Both sleep-deprived, highly stressed and low-key stuck in the middle of a secret war that goes way beyond them…

[ Late Coai Valentine’s Love Fest project — Physical touch ]

She saw him clinically dead. He nearly lost her for good. Hachijo-jima’s events left a mark.

[andro-dino]

omg hey could could you talk about zyro maybe? i like hearing what you like in characters especially in shogun steel

ZYRO MY FRIEND ZYRO!!!!!!! I,,, love Zyro kurogane,,,,,,, so much,,,,,,,

I don’t even know where to begin with him. Ik it’s been a while since I’ve gone on one of my “shogun steel characters are so interesting bc of the ways they start so rough around the edges as bladers and differ so much from their predecessors despite the similarities” rants but basically that whole idea is PERFECTLY encapsulated in Zyro’s entire being. Like, I love that he loses right off the bat. He’s established immediately as a very strong blader, but that’s within the limited scope of his small hometown, and when he goes out into the city, naturally he immediately seeks out the strongest blader, and then promptly gets beat by him. I love that he comes off as cocky and overeager to a lot of the other bladers including Shinobu at first. I’m realizing now actually a lot of shogun steel characters have that in their introductions and I EAT IT UP EVERY TIME bc I love how much they really are just young teenagers bc like that’s so young teenager of them. I love Zyro’s energy and determination as a whole; it makes you really root for his training and improvement really quickly and it makes it really satisfying when you do see his growth. I ALSO LOVE THAT HIS IMPROVEMENT ISNT PERFECT!!! He doesn’t immediately defeat every rival that he meets the first time and it’s frustrating to him and he gets upset about it but all of those losses continue to just push him even more. I like that he is a bit aggressive also. He is pretty kind and friendly for the most part but he’s also got a lot of sass and edge to him which again just makes him feel so realistic to me. I find him to be such a relatable character because he is a very forgiving and caring person but he’s also got the capacity to be like “this fucking guy…” to people who are kind of assholes. I LOVE HIS DYNAMICS WITH EVERYONE SO MUCH!!!!!!!! I can go on for so long about all of his individual dynamics AND I WILL!!!!!!

With Shinobu I feel like it’s kind of obvious coming from me but GRAAAHHHHHH‼️‼️‼️ their bond means so much to me. I love how they both think the other is an asshole at first I love that Zyro wants a rematch more than anything and Shinobu refuses until they are literally forced to battle in the one day tournament. I love how lame Shinobu is at first and how slow he is to come around to Zyro. I love how they push each other to their very limits and inspire each other so much. I love how Zyro literally makes a public love declaration to him and they r literally soulmates. Despite their initial animosity, they so quickly become attached at the hip and literally love each other so much. I love how Zyro is literally ready to commit a murder when Kira fucks Shinobu’s shit up. I just love how connected they are and how much they care about each other and and and and

Him and ren is such a fun dynamic and I love them so much. Rens introduction as a whole I love bc she comes out the gate swinging and Zyro immediately gets so upset at ren for stealing his technique, which is so dumb but again it’s an endearing moment of him being childish and stupid to me, and ren just immediately has so much fun and inserts herself into the group. It’s interesting bc during their training, benkei makes valid critiques of her reliance on the cyclone bey stadiums, but she’s so stubborn that she refuses to accept that, AND EVEN THOUGH SHE INSISTS THAT SHES IN THE RIGHT, it still gets in her head which is really evident with how off her game she is in her first match with takanosuke, and I love that Zyro recognizes that and recognizes that she is a strong blader and is so quick to be like “THE HELL ARE YOU DOING MAN USE THE TECHNIQUE!!!! YOURE SO GOOD AT IT USE IT!!!!” And it’s a really cute moment of him supporting her and getting over his initial reservation around her. They bounce off each other so well and I love how much they help and encourage each other they mean so much to me

Honorable mention before I forget: I don’t have as much to say about them but Zyro and Maru are the siblings ever idk what to tell you they r so silly together and I love them so much

His dynamic with the unabaras is both so funny. Eight gets under his skin so much and he does it right back to him and it’s such a silly and realistic dynamic. Much like kite, eight stays a perpetual hater and it’s very funny, especially when eight ends up actually rooting for Zyro and hating every second for it. Speaking of kite, THEY ARE ALSO SO FUNNY TOGETHER. I love the silly rivalry they have, which is at its best imo when Zyro goes to challenge Yoshio and kite gets mad abt it bc they’re dynamic is just so good there and it is so fun. They truly bring out the worst of each others hater energy and it’s so funny and it’s so great, especially when you combine it with kites “don’t think we’re friends or anything!” energy vs Zyro’s consistent ability to create extremely close bonds with literally everyone he meets.

Both takanosuke and Sakyo also have life changing relationships with Zyro and again I’ve gone on abt it so much BUT FOR GOOD REASON!!! I love how much Zyro acknowledges takanosuke and his strength. Like, it’s easy to forget how skilled takanosuke is, but that boy is an insane fucking blader and it really comes through in his battle with Zyro at nbb. Both of them push each other to their limits and the match is EXTREMELY close, and both of them have a blast the whole time bc both of them are so similar in their extreme passion and fighting spirit and it’s so wonderful. And him being able to really see the depths of Takanosuke’s strength and passion and motivation is what then allows him to have an even better match with Sakyo afterwards. Zyro and Sakyo already have so much fated rivals isms to them and their dynamic as narrative foils, both of their similarities and differences to their respective predecessors, and how much that influences their individual characters and their dynamic together is something that I am so insane abt. It’s very important to me that both of them start off not necessarily on the same level as gingka and Sakyo were but by the end of the season, they are very much on track to surpass both of them in the future, and how connected their dynamic becomes. They’re rivalry starts off very aggressive (and somewhat petty with how their first battle ended) but Zyro is so quickly able to reach into Sakyo’s heart and like fundamentally change his entire worldview and part of that is seeing Takanosuke’s passion and care for Sakyo and like like like like yk. idk I don’t have the abilities to fully put my thoughts into words when it comes to these guys but like you get what I mean right. Also I just think it’s funny how neither Sakyo nor takanosuke really have many significant bonds with other characters besides each other and Zyro. Zyro their friend Zyro! (I have a comic I’ve been meaning to draw abt this I’ll get to it at some point I swear 🤞)

And obviously him and Kira are like. life changing. I can’t even begin to describe how fucking insane they are but god. I think the one thing that really gets me is the fact that Zyro never at any point gave up on Kira. He never hesitated to fight back against him at any point when he was fuckin shit up but every step of the way he still knew there was hope for Kira, even when Kira himself couldn’t see it, and he never stopped trying to reach out to him and gave everything in the end to bring him into the light. good shit man.

yeah anyways Zyro kurogane THE character ever thank you and good night

[tomoyoo]

need somebody to write about the tsubasa cast and their bodies.

[cvsette]

REALLY wish I could recommend Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle because there is a lot of good and interesting and fun stuff there but man...that ending... :/

[the-evil-pizza]

we're so close to the ending of gotchard. what am i going to look forward to once the show ever ends?!

[completeoveranalysis]

[2]

We come back to LAVA LAMP CLUTCHING THE FEW REMAINING BROKEN SHARDS OF SYAORAN TO HIS CHEST 

FAI AND KUROGANE ONLY JUST GETTING THERE, FIGHTING THROUGH THE HOWLING WINDS AND THEIR MASSIVE INJURIES TO SEE THE DYING FRAGMENTS OF THEIR SON FALLING AWAY

AS LAVA LAMP HOLDS THE SHARDS OF GLASS TO HIS CHEST IN DESPERATION

And Fai’s stolen magic hanging in the air above them

:’D Tsubasa

Yup! It’s Tsubasa!

Yes this is absolutely the most painful way to expand on this moment, thank you Clamp

[seidooreiki]

SPOILER FOR KAMEN RIDER GOTCHARD EPISODE 20

I'm... I need to vent about this episode so badly... Okay, I have been watching Gotchard peacefully, contrary to people's opinion, I never thought Gotachard was a bad series. Sure, the pace is way too slow and the characters are too stereotyped.

But the recent abrupt change really... leaves me speechless. I don't know if the second arc has been planned from the start but the overall mood of the series has been changing too greatly and I can't ignore it anymore. There is an effort to make Gotchard significantly darker than the first arc, but the changes come too... abrupt and forced.

Okay, let me talk about Spanner. No, he isn't my favorite character, I don't have any favorite character in Gotchard but Spanner comes close. I guess, Spanner was planned to be an edgy anti-hero second Kamen Rider, like how other cold second Kamen Rider in other series. It was too stereotyped, but it worked so I didn't complain too much. He is arrogant and has a different vision than Hotaro. Because of that, he can't be buddy with him.

Then the second arc comes and butchered his characters to pieces. Suddenly, Spanner got lost continuously, and watching Hotaro's growth made him suffer an inferiority complex. It was handled so badly because it made his character so shallow. Then his instructor suddenly introduced herself out of nowhere to show his soft side that people were unable to see all this time.

Then episode 20 comes and... oh my gosh.

I feel so bad for Spanner as a character and his actor.

Please, I love angst. I'm like Kekera who loves to watch my favorite Kamen Rider suffer and grow, I admit that.

But, please, not like this.

It. Is. So. Forced.

It was so painful to watch.

Out of nowhere, Spanner has a dark past.

Out of nowhere, the enemy remembered him without reason.

Out of nowhere, Spanner has a sealed dark power.

Like... I want to cry. This plot can work, but it feels too abrupt and cheap to suddenly bombard Spanner for the sake of making him a Kamen Rider for the next episode.

That part when he cried for help to Hotaro and Rinne? So uncharacteristically of him and it was painful and isn't delivered well to me.

And suddenly he became a Malgam!?

I want to cry so badly. It is my first time to see an angsty episode and yet I'm so pissed to watch it.

What's with the abrupt change of pace of Gotchard... please someone tell me...

[mitsukuri]

wait… kashagiri and hariban… as trc!syaoran(s)

[emperorhyperi0n]

debatable friendship ended with Michinaga, now Spanner is my best friend!!!!!!