#Urusei Yatsura Movie 6

[myanimediary]

Urusei Yatsura: Itsudatte My Darling

ENG Title: Urusei Yatsura Movie 6: Always My Darling

JP Title: うる星やつら いつだって・マイ・ダーリン

Action・Adventure・Comedy・Drama・Romance・Sci-Fi MOVIE・1 Episode Year: Summer 1991 Studio: MADHOUSE Characters: Shuutarou Mendou ( 面堂終太郎 ) Sakura ( サクラ ) Satoshi ( サトシ )

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Rumiko Takahashi's *publication in Weekly Shonen Sunday

*this is for her regular publications

Weekly Shonen Sunday is an anthology magazine that publishes a chapter from multiple manga series every week. Eventually individual series will compile their chapters and release them into volumes.

[The magazine issue number tries to equal the number of weeks in a year; "combined issues" precede break weeks but the issue is the same size as always; sometimes there's a 53rd week.]

The magazine recently completed another serialization year (it's a month ahead of the calendar year) and Rumiko "built different" Takahashi has as well.

"X" marks the spot of her professional debut, with the publication of the one-shot Katte na Yatsura (勝手なやつら "Those Selfish Aliens"). Then she started publishing Urusei Yatsura, which was apparently meant to be a short-run and was supposed to end with **chapter 20. Although the series became popular, Rumiko was still in college at the time so she could only update sporadically. Once she graduated though, it was non-stop for another 340+ chapters.

**Chapter order was rearranged when they were compiled into volumes, hence the weird numbering. I tried to make it more obvious when the numbering is off. Chapter 6 and 27 were published in Shonen Sunday Extra – a different magazine.

As you may know, long-running series can run into hiatuses. Authors that have worked for a long time wear down in body and mind. Rumiko though, is an outlier and should not be counted in the statistics and actually began publishing Maison Ikkoku in another magazine starting in 1980 while she was still working on Urusei Yatsura. She even threw out a few of the early chapters of Mermaid Saga during that time because fuck it.

And because she's evidently insane near-unstoppable she began publishing Ranma 1/2 (and One-Pound Gospel in a different magazine) in the same year after her two series ended. But as you can see, in late 1988 she entered a long hiatus. Why? appendicitis ☠

She got better though, and then published another 300+ chapters. Even updated Mermaid Saga every now and then. For anyone else, 15+ years of weekly publication should've been enough – these series were making fucking bank too, TV anime and theatrical movies and all that good shit.

But Rumiko is allergic to stopping, and before year's end she came in swinging with motherfucking Inuyasha for the next 550+ chapters – her longest series yet. The bank she made from this series must've been fantastic. Surely, after decades of making it rain money she would retir–

Oh. Oh she's in this for the love of the game. Because why else would she come back to publishing another series WEEKLY? She could update monthly - or whenever she wants/is able like Detective Conan or Hunter x Hunter - she surely has the clout for it.

But she felt like writing a comedy again and pumped out almost 400 chapters of Kyoukai no RINNE. And then she came back again and is currently publishing MAO because she binged Agatha Christie's novels and wants to write a mystery.

However you can also see that her gaps between series has grown longer, with a year and half between RINNE and MAO. Those two also have the most breaks (which is still shockingly low for someone her age and in the industry for as long as she has). She has stated that MAO is possibly her last weekly series.

Interviewer: You've been doing this for 45 years Takahashi-sensei, isn't it tough?

Rumiko: Drawing manga has become my daily habit, so it's not hard. It becomes a part of your life. Then there are the readers. People want to read my work, they request it, and it appears in a book, so I draw it properly. I have been doing this for many years as a matter of course, so drawing manga is not hard for me. In fact, if I'm not drawing manga, I'm bored.

As of October 2024, Rumiko Takahashi is 67 years old.

[setzeri]

Back in the days there was anime series Urusei Yatsura about life of highschooler and the others. It had over 300 episodes, about dozen of OVAs and handful of movies. Given it all happened during probably 2 years in school, you could say no day was dull. From your comic I get the same impression, like for how long had Winter war lasted and how many events already happened in your story? It's fun to read and pleasure to eyes to watch, and maaaaaaybe it's just because chapters are being issued so rarely, but I have a feeling that your characters were the most adventurous Lottas of their time. Do you see the ending of this part of the story happening in some foreseeable future or we're up for another few dozen of action packed tale? And I'm really really sorry if this sounds rude, I didn't mean to be, I'm just curious, hope you will understand.

Winter War was relatively short, lasting only 105 days. The comic has been running 6 years by now with its 25 chapters, so I can imagine the war in the comic feels a lot slower.

The comic is actually nearing the end of the Winter War, but I can't say how many more chapters there will still be. When that's done, I'll think if I want to continue the comic further. I'd love to, of course, but I can't say for certain what future will bring.

Interesting that you mentioned Urusei Yatsura specifically, as in the Japanese translation of the comic Helle speaks with similar accent to Lum.

Here's fan art of Helle dressed as Lum, from the translator-kun himself. Thanks for the fun question. That being said, chapter 26 will release on next Saturday.

[straightfacedstrangeness]

Enjoying a fine scroll through the "cameos and references" tab on the Maison Ikkoku wiki and I'm delighted to recognize (and compelled to point out, though not to the point of making a wiki account just to make one comment) that this bit credited to Urusei Yatsura movie 6 is actually a cameo of the entire main cast + a major recurring setting + plot point objects from the Rumic World miniseries Dust Spurt, aka Dust Spot, aka Wasted Minds. Fun to see some love for more obscure Takahashi series!

Though I do wonder if they, or other lesser-known Rumic World / Rumic Theater characters, pop up in any other Takahashi media, since one would have to have a sharp eye and a good memory to catch them. This screenshot was likely only taken and posted because the screenshotter mistook the man in the background, Sekoi, for his more famous lookalike Yotsuya from Maison Ikkoku.

[a-space-opera]

Who would be your perfect cast members for a hypothetical live action UY movie?

I've been waiting for a live action Urusei Yatsura ever since I saw Ranma 1/2 in live action.

Personally, it's very difficult to imagine that.

I guess the cast would have to be Japanese.

A few years ago there was an attempt to make a live-action Urusei Yatsura. A film about a student film I was trying to adapt Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer. The project was announced in 2020, along with an unspecified new animated project. The animated project was later discovered to be a new series (Urusei Yatsura 2022), but I don't remember if the movie was released.

With the advancements in AI and the many realistic AI Lum images that have been created. I think it's more likely that a realistic version of Urusei Yatsura will be made in AI than one with actors.

Back in the Dark Souls 1 era, I imagined a live-action Urusei Yatsura movie with these actors as Shinobu, Ataru and Lum.

[yumedoca]

What is your ranking for the UY movies ??

Hai there! Hope you're doing great!!

It's been a while since I've watched them, but here you go, in order...

Movie 5: The Final Chapter, Not only is this one of my favorite UY storylines ever, but I really enjoyed the anime's own take on it as well in the anime original (or expanded) scenes (the short but funny scene with Carla's chase with Ataru and Rupa, the flashbacks in the final match and such). I always tear up when I watch this movie and it's the one I've watched the most.

Movie 1: Only You, Oshii's master directing, Very good script, balanced in tone and mostly non OOC characters = Great movie!!

Movie 3: Remember My Love, I remember having similar feelings for this one like movie 1, it isn't as great, but I still enjoyed it and had a great time. Also hippo Ataru is cute X3

Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Great directing and visuals, great moments and even though I'm not a huge fan of the surreal stuff, this movie still did it very well. But the characters are VERY OOC and mostly stripped off their characterization even more so than the actual anime itself and it's obvious Oshii didn't understand them very well. Great movie but not a great Urusei Yatsura movie.

Movie 6: Always, My Darling, Great Artstyle and has funny moments. Lupika and the vendor dude (forgot his name) are cute, but it has a very weak plot and poor characterization. For a movie/ special released to commemorate the anime's 10th anniversary, the live show with the seiyuus they had at the time is infinity times better than this one.

And finally, Movie 4: Lum the Forever, the scenes by their own are fun and memable but the movie has no solid plot or any proper resolution. As a passionate analyst, this movie infuriates me because it's just as mash-up of various scenes that don't even properly connect. I can't even explain the plot of this one! I guess it's trying to do all that surreal stuff but movie 2 did that much better and at least that one had a plot to follow on. It's basically trying to be that movie, but boy does it fail...

And that's it! The last two may interchange according to my mood, but the others are permanent for now.

Oh and the musical score slaps for all the movies :D

[tarnished-ankh]

Huge Urusei Yatsura fan and have seen all 194 episodes + 6 movies + 10 OVAs (but not the manga yet), yet I'm so lukewarm on the Ataru x Lum relationship the whole series is written around.

The series is fun to watch because it's a cast of insufferable characters doing bits and being put in situations (as the series title implies). But I'm aware some people actually enjoyed the romance plot and I can't say I understand that.

Ataru and Lum have cute moments, but never really "grow closer" over the course of the series. Because it's a gag anime, the show has to reset to status quo when the episode ends. Ataru and Lum share 1 genuinely tender moment every 30 episodes and the rest of the time Lum is ignored, pushed away and emotionally neglected. We as the audience are supposed to view Lum's bullish fixation on Ataru (despite her constant mistreatment) as praiseworthy and romantic, and it's just... not that. It's frustrating and feels bad.

Watching the 2022 reboot I wondered if they'd approach this differently. Lum does feel a bit more like an active agent in this one (as she is in the manga, from my understanding) but I still think Urusei 2022 was a great opportunity to try doing some new stories with the Urusei Yatsura cast, and they didn't do that. I like the modern Urusei, but I'd have liked it even more if they did new/original stories.

[sarazanmai]

I don’t know if this is a hot take or not, but even though I like the Part 6 eps Mamoru Oshii wrote I don’t think his concept for a Lupin III movie back in the 80s would have been good. Knowing what I do about what he wanted it to be, the fact that many of those concepts became ANGEL’S EGG of all things (and one of his Part 6 eps), and the fact that this was going to happen during pink jacket at the height of Lupin’s camp appeal....I don’t think the movie would have worked. I’m glad we got Babylon instead even if its got flaws, it still FEELS like Lupin III and not someone trying to staple a beloved character into something that doesn’t suit him. The manga does have some almost surrealist stories within it, but the manga was the product of one man’s vision so they work. Given what I’ve read about Oshii’s time on Urusei Yatsura and what went down with this he just seems like someone who refuses to compromise for tonal consistency or allowing other people’s ideas to coexist.

[jetspikepub]

The article is more about his youth and early projects rather than live-action but still very informative.

I was born in Kyoto, not in the city but in the northern mountainous area. It’s very rural and the city is called Ayabe. It was a very rural area, so nothing was urban or city-like. I was like a wild boy playing in the mountains and fields. That meant there were no buses or shops around my house. I used to watch TV, but it wasn't all the time; I was more into playing outside in the wilderness.

When I started to go to junior high school, I began watching movies and anime. I then gradually felt like these were things I wanted to make myself. I was equally interested in both live-action and animation, so when I graduated high school, I wasn't sure which way I should go. That year was 1984 and it happened to be when three very prominent anime were released; Nausicaä, Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer and Macross: Do You Remember Love?. Watching these anime movies made me think that Japanese animation is far better than Japanese live-action. So I decided to go with making anime.

I went and took the entrance examination at Sunrise. I assumed it was a fairly casual type of industry, so I turned up in a t-shirt and some jeans. Whereas everyone else was in a suit, which was a bit of a shock. There also weren't many people taking the exam, around 6 or 7 in total. The test was a paper test where you listed your favorite movies and explained why. That was then followed by an in-person interview.

I was obviously young and naive about the world, so I was honest and straight up with my answers to the people interviewing me. There were three of them in total, with two of them frowning at me. However, the last interviewer seemed to find me very interesting and that was Ryosuke Takahashi.

Amazingly, Sunrise decided to hire me and I only found out later that Takahashi had vouched for me after the interview.

When I was an episode director, I learned all the technical skills I could to make anime. For the creative side of things, I was always unhappy and unsatisfied because the episode director was just the support of the main director. So whenever I came up with a unique storyboard with a peculiar direction, the direction always corrected it. That meant the amount of creative freedom I had was very limited. That meant I spent the time focusing on learning as much as I could to polish my skills.

The first anime I worked on where I was in charge of the overall direction was Macross Plus. However, in reality, the director for that was Shoji Kawamori and I was more like a co-director. In the credits though, Kawamori is listed as something like supervising director, but he really was the director. It was also totally different from working as an episode director; I was much more responsible for a wider variety of things including the story. I was in charge of the entire direction and I gained experience in how to look at the overall aspect of production.

Even though I was a director on Macross Plus, Kawamori was really the main director. That meant the situation didn't allow me to do everything I wanted. That frustration turned into a huge amount of energy inside of me. It made me want to do my own original things. So Cowboy Bebop ended up being the first anime where I could do whatever I wanted. That means you don't really need to pay attention to what I worked on before Cowboy Bebop.

The success of Cowboy Bebop is definitely more than I ever expected though. This was because around that time; anime was not all that popular outside of Japan. Maybe something like Akira was very popular, but that was the exception rather than the rule. So the success of Cowboy Bebop was surprising and I still want to know the reason why. I prefer Western-made movies since my childhood, as in American or European movies rather than Japanese ones. This is because I found Japanese movies to be far too sentimental. So stuff like really over-the-top emotional music for a big climactic scene. In short, Japanese movies tried to make the audience cry. So by contrast I preferred the international approach and I wanted to make something cool. This is one of the reasons I didn't like Space Battleship Yamato very much; there was too much melodrama.

(Yeah and you made me cry when Ed left the Bebop thank you very much)

In the original plan, it was called Nagareboshi Bepop, or “shooting star” Bebop, but we ended up unable to use that name due to a trademark issue. So we tried the English version of Shooting Star Bebop, and again we got another trademark conflict. So we thought about the story and its focus on bounty hunters, who could be known as “cowboys”, which is how we ended up with the name Cowboy Bebop. Actually, it was Keiko Nobumoto that came up with the idea for calling the bounty hunters “cowboys”. She thought we should use that in the anime’s title. Nobumoto and I shared similar tastes and feelings for things too, so we could communicate very well, even without much in the way of explanation.

As for the idea behind the episode Toys in the Attic, that came from Minami’s refrigerator. This dates back to when I worked on Layzner. Minami was also a production manager, more senior to me. One day Minami asked me to help him move house, and when I got there his refrigerator was outside and he told me that it could never be opened. This was because he had left it unattended for too long and he had no idea what had happened to the food left inside. It was wrapped very securely with a lot of duct tape and we never opened it. So naturally, I always wondered what was going on inside it.

For the new Netflix live-action adaptation, they sent me a video to review and check. It started with a scene in a casino, which made it very tough for me to continue. I stopped there and so only saw that opening scene. It was clearly not Cowboy Bebop and I realized at that point that if I wasn’t involved, it would not be Cowboy Bebop. I felt that maybe I should have done this. Although the value of the original anime is somehow far higher now.

For Space Dandy, I wanted to make a stupid crazy comedy with 80s music or disco music in space. I’d never done that genre before, so that’s why I wanted to do it. However, around the time I was making Space Dandy, Guardians of the Galaxy was released and they were doing almost the same kind of thing, which I was very surprised about. Things like using cassette tapes in the far future seemed like a really crazy idea to me and nobody else would think of doing that. Yet that was a big part of the story in Guardians of the Galaxy.

[dorothydalmati1]

Urusei Yatsura Movie 6: Always My Darling

Written by Tomoko Konparu & Hideo Takayashiki

Storyboarded and directed by Katsuhisa Yamada

Animation directed by Kumiko Takahashi

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This is a good episode title to end on

[animebw]

There are still a couple more shows on my PTW list for this season that haven’t aired yet.

Why the fuck do I do this to myself.

Akiba Maid War: Watch this show I am begging you on my knees

Bibliophile Princess: The cinematic equivalent of crusty molasses. Dropped.

Blue Lock: Whoever came up with “Edgy death game but it’s actually a shonen sports anime“ is a goddamn genius.

Bocchi the Rock: Has the potential to be the best cute girls band show since K-On.

Chainsaw Man: I’m officially aboard this hype train let’s GOOOOOOOOOOO

Do It Yourself: It’s a damn good season for cute girls, what can I say?

I’m the Villainness, So I’m Taming the Final Boss: I feel like otome isekai genre is rapidly growing just as stale as its male counterpart, but this one might have some life to it.

Mob Psycho 100 Season 3: ONE AND ONLY OOOOOOONE

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury: GUNDAM UTENA GUNDAM UTENA GUNDAM UTENA GUNDAM UTENA GUNDAM UTENA

My Hero Academia Season 6: The fact there’s no movie announced this time gives me hope this season will rise to the top again. Fingers crossed!

My Master Has No Tail: Feels like the weakest parts of Eccentric Family and Rakugo Shinju combined. This one is next on the chopping block if it doesn’t pick up soon.

Pop Team Epic Season 2: I still don’t get the double voice actor gimmick tbh

Raven of the Inner Palace: Historical fantasy josei with courtroom politics and social commentary? You better believe I’m here for that.

Reincarnated as a Sword: Yeah, it’s the obligatory isekai, what do you want from me?

Spy x Family: Are you ready for more Anya faces? Because I sure am!

Urusei Yatsura: Just Lum Just Lum Just Lum Just Lum Just Lum Just Lum Just Lum Just Lum Just Lum Just Lum

Yama no Susume Season 4: Okay, but... this season isn’t gonna be all recap, right?

[nightofsky101]

Top 20 Animes of 2022

Sorry I skipped last year. Trust me I was watching I just didn’t feel motivated to make another list. However this time I am, but little longer. That’s right it’s 20 now. Plus I added my reasons too. Enjoy.

1. Dance Dance Danseur

Captivating characters, beautiful animation and intriguing story. I really fell in love with this one I went far as to read the manga translation AFTER episode one and continued while the anime was airing. I love how Jumpei over came the toxic masculinity to pursue ballet. His love for ballet really is inspiring. You can see the joy in his eyes. Plus I love Jumpei and Natsuki’s chemistry there’s more of them in the manga. I really do wish the manga would get serialized here in the USA and for Mappa to do another season.

2. Sasaki and Miyano

Cute sweet wholesome BL love story I LOVE MY BABIES. If I had to pick a favorite couple of the year it would be Sasaki and Miyano. AAAHHH I couldn’t stop smiling watching this anime it’s good for the soul. Even if you’re not into BL this is the most safest to watch. The anime version of Heartstoppers.

3. My Dress Up Darling

Cute fun wholesome and sweet romance blooming in front of you. Marine is such a joy no doubt my best girl. Goujo’s passion for hinadoll is inspiring. The animation is so pretty especially when they smile. This really did made me proud to be an anime fan. I can’t wait for more of Marine and Goujo.

4. Blue Lock

Out of the ordinary sports anime with some wild and intense animation. Forget about friendship and team work. It’s all about being an egoist survival of the best striker. I really love the characters. BTW I was watching this before the World Cup started and during it really was life imitating anime. Until Japan lost to Croatia. Root for them next World Cup. I can’t wait for more I probably will reading the manga.

5. Demon Slayer Season 2

I laughed cried and screamed. This season was full of emotions plus I felt like I was watching a movie. I love Tanjiro’s growth this season, Uzui was a badass he really is so cool. Nezuko was amazing. Daki and Gyutaro got me heartbroken. Zenitsu and Inosuke were unstoppable everyone really had a fantastic moment.

6. My Hero Academia Season 6

A whole lot better than season 5. A few nip picks here, but it didn’t bother me too much. I really did enjoy this first half. The voice acting was phenomenal and I was just so happy to see my favorite parts of the manga finally animated. Deku is a beast, Bakugou got me screaming, Shouto I want to hug him. I super excited for the next arc.

7. Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie

Cute and funny anime to watch. The moments with Shikimori, Izumi and their friends made me love this anime more. Who said a girl can’t be cute and handsome. BTW Hachimitsu is my spirit animal I love her.

8. Raven of the Inner Palace

The magic in this anime was pretty. The characters were fascinating, I love the Chines setting. Shouxue bring peace to the dead was uplifting. Plus I love Shouxue development she deserves the friends she has made.

9. Urusei Yatsura

The return of the original waifu Lum. I only watch a few episodes of the original anime they were pretty funny and the remake so far is fun to watch. I can see why Lum is so lovable.

10. Love Live Superstar Season 2

Between this one and Nijigasaki I like Superstar’s story more. Plus the series has broken some Love Live traditions. Liella really is a group you should be watching. Magaret and Lanzhu from Nijigasaki are queens. Love Live keeps on innovating new barriers.

11. Attack on Titan Final Part 3

Had me on the edge of my seat. Eren is a freaking beast I couldn’t believe this season it was shock after shock. I can’t imagine how this is going to end. I can’t handle anymore deaths.

12. Kaguya sama Love is War Season 3

Cute and super funny season. Ishigami had me proud like a mama. Miyuki and Chika’s rap was the best. Kaguya finally admitting to herself she loves Miyuki was so sweet.

13. Tokyo Mew Mew New

Another well done remake. I did watch a few episodes of the original anime when I was a kid. So this was kind of nostalgic to me. The girls are so cute I can’t wait to see more of the remake.

14. Mob Psycho 100 Final

A great ending to Mob. After 3 season it really was a joy and emotional journey to watch Mob Psycho 100. I will miss the crazy animation and deep story so much. Thank you Mob for everything a classic that will always be remembered.

15. More than a married couple, but not lovers

To me this was the vanilla version of Domestic Girlfriends. No step sisters, just a love triangle between a guy, his childhood friend and his marriage partner. So many funny and sweet moments. I do ship Jirou and Akari more.

16. Chainsaw Man

Wild and crazy anime to watch. It felt like I was watching a fever dream. I will be honest it didn’t get me hyped as the manga fans expected. But it was great to watch. It’s only the beginning though I do hope it gets another season.

17. Spy x Family

Funny cute and little suspenseful. It did felt like the Loid and Anya show though I do wish we got to see more of Yor’s assassin work too. The heart warming family moments really did touch my hear. Again family doesn’t always have to mean by blood.

18. Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting

Another cute and wholesome anime. Kirishima acted more like a big brother to Yaeka who knew a killer yakuza could have a heart. Family doesn’t always have to mean blood.

19. I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss

Another otome isekai, but it did felt rushed I wished it was more slowed paced. I love Aileen and Claude’s relationship they are so cute. At least they had a happy ending.

20. Shine Post

Such an underrated idol anime. Probably because Love Live was airing around the same time. Love seeing each girl’s reason for being an idol and how much they want to achieve their dream. BTW Rio has the best voice.

HAPPY NEW YEAR SEE YOU IN 2023 !!!!!

[the-one-who-have-no-idea]

Thank for tagging! :3 (but you know you're playing me a little dirty with some of these questions after today xD)

Three ships: I don't think I actually ship anyone? Like, I love seeing cute couples in their stories and fanarts of them. But personally I don't care that much that you can call any of this shipping

First ever ship: Hmm, I definitely used to think that what I was doing was shipping. But turns out not really (awkward aspec noises). Anyhow, even if there was something like that, I can't remember

Last song: One Piece Film Red album, everything sung by Ado. On repeat. Even right now. So, right now it's World's Continuation, which means before it was Tot musica

Last movie: One Piece Film Red. (Literally today and sorry for spamming you with it xP)

Currently reading: The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (let's just leave it on the books, because I cannot list all of the mangas and manhuas)

Currently watching: (*big sought* Here we go. You asked for this. Good thing now I have time only for seasonal animes. Not listing those which are currently temporary not airing dew to the COVID problems) Vinland Saga Season 2, Tokyo Revengers Season 2, Tomo-chan is a girl, Nagatoro-san Season 2, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, BSD Season 4, Bofuri Season 2, Otonari no Tenshi-sama, Buddy Daddies, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, Kyokou Suiri Season 2, The Magical Revolution, Spy Classroom, Ningen Fushin, Tondemo skill de isekai hourou meshi, Isekai nonbiri nouka, Reborn to master the blade, Onimai, Handyman Saitou, By the grace of Gods Season 2, Chillin' in my 30s after getting fired from the demon king's army, High Card, Tsunlise, Revenger, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Roukin, Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Ars no Kyojuu, Hikari no Ou, Mononogatari, The Tale of Outcasts, The Vampire dies in no time Season 2, Mou Ippon!, Nijiyon Animation, UniteUp!, Boku to Roboko, HeroAca Season 6, Blue Lock, Fumetsu no Anata e Season 2, Urusei Yatsura (2022), Cool Doji Danshi, RWBY Vol 9

Currently consuming: Coca Cola and water (help me)

Currently craving: pizza from Buffet and their coco. Also fried chicken livers.

Tagging: @will-ruadh, @peabeanmilk , @ariadneofadhd if you want, + anyone else who is interested

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three ships: wangxian (mdzs), hualian (tgcf), and of course, the miraculous ladybug love square

first ever ship: I was a destiel girlie lmao (before that I read one direction fanfic but we don't need to go into that...)

last song: teenage dirtbag (specifically the one direction cover LMAO)

last movie: I don't really watch movies very often but I think it was a Korean movie called The Beauty Inside (it's a comfort movie of mine - i recommend it!)

currently reading: all the mxtx danmei books (finally almost done with mdzs, about halfway through tgcf, and I only just started svsss), i'm also always reading fic (mostly wangxian, but also miraculous ladybug)

currently watching: just started mr queen the other day and I'm enjoying it SO much! it's soooo funny and the acting is really good! I also recently finished rewatching sense8, which I haven't watched in years and I'm so sad it got cancelled :(

currently consuming: soda & snacks

currently craving: always craving soup dumpling (especially from Soup Dumpling STL but I live like 4 hours away it's a tragedy so I'm always on the hunt for good soup dumpling!)

tagging: @caterpilller, @cityofchestpains, @nutcasewithaknife, @invader-mim, @peachybeesplease, @flor-de-un-salon-viejo, @brokenback-willtango, @real-scoliosis, & @katelovesherdoggo

[thehouseofhouse101]

Everything I Managed to Watch in 2022

I might as well give you my thoughts on...exactly what it says on the tin. I'll try to keep things short and simple since I'm kinda tired and I wanna finish celebrating the year's end, lmao.

First up, the movies!

Top 5 Favorite Movies:

5. The Bad Guys

4. Sonic the Hedgehog 2

3. Rise of the TMNT

2. Pinocchio (Netflix Movie)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Honorable Mentions (still love them!!):

Turning Red

Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers

Wendell and Wild

On the television side of things, Smiling Friends, Dead End, The Cuphead Show, and Super Robot Giant Brothers, were pretty good! The Cuphead Show got better after its rather mediocre first season and I grew to love it. Smiling Friends I was happy turned out good as I expected, and I'm excited for season 2. Dead End was a nice surprise, I grew to like the characters and I appreciated how it handled its LGBT and Autism representation. Super Giant Robot Brothers deserves more love, Reel FX did a good job with that one, had some dynamic action and fun character moments.

For decent stuff, the only one was Hamster and Gretel. Will get back to it, but I hope gets a better execution than Milo Murphy's Law, which I liked too but the second season wasn't so great, oof.

On the other hand, shows that didn't wowed me were Oddballs and sadly Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. The former had some decent jokes and maybe a character that amused me like Max, but the other attempts at jokes fell flat and characters like Echo really annoyed me.

The Dragon Knight was like the biggest disappointment for me. As a huge fan of KFP, I was hoping it would turn out to be a good show, maybe a better outing than the last KFP TV show. But I stopped at I think episode 5 and lost interest all around. The animation was a bit unfinished, and the writing choices were kind of questionable. I am glad they brought back Jack Black as Po, but alas...

There's like other shows that aired this year along with new seasons of other shows I love, but I'll watch them for next year.

For the anime stuff, Demon Slayer Season 2 was great, same with Spy X Family and Attack on Titan. Really happy I managed to give it another shot. Chainsaw Man also aired and of course was incredible. I'm already caught up with the manga and I'm eager to see how they'll handle the rest of the story soon. Urusei Yatsura 2022 I also want to shout out. I need to get back into binging the original series, but so far, the reboot is neat!

And also, I made a list of Anime Openings I watched this year and fell in love with. Keep in mind, I haven't seen any of these anime yet based on this list, aside from the ones I just mentioned above and also My Hero Academia, but I lost interest for that series because of story problems lately, yeah...

I'll get the chance to watch the others soon, don’t worry!

So here's the Honorable Mentions first:

Honorable Mentions:

BNHA OP 10: Way better than OP 9 and the visuals were unique, but the song didn't worked for me

Spy X Family OP 2: Visuals and song are neat, but the first op is more stronger to me

Dr. Stone Ryusei: Visuals are decent, but the new version of the first OP song was just incredible

My Top 11 Favorite Anime OPs:

11. Kaguya Sama OP 3 10. Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War OP 1 9. Call of the Night 8. One Piece OP 24 7. Ya Boy Kongming 6. Urusei Yatsura 2022 5. Spy X Family OP 1 4. Mob Psycho III OP 3. Attack on Titan OP 7 2. Chainsaw Man 1. Ranking of Kings OP 2

Boom! That's it! Here's hoping 2023 turns out to be an even greater experience for me, and for the animation community as well!

[yumedoca]

I've been noticing your posts of Detective Conon (is that how it's spelled?) anyways I'd been noticing them and tbh I'd forgotten who it was and I'd been seeing the little boy wondering why he looked so familiar before I remembered where I'd seen him.

He's from the Lupin III X Detective Conon special. That's when it clicked that you were posting Detective Conon. Bro I didn't realize it was him till I remembered this- 😭

[Warning: Rambling's of a fangirl Ahead]

Hai there! Hope you're having a great day!!

Yeah, The Conan (as in Arthur 'Conan' Doyle) X Lupin special was a thing, lol. The thing is that I'm just like you except I'm on the other side of the spectrum, I've only watched Detective Conan, but I haven't watched Lupin at all. I've watched the special as well, but it seems that it was more Lupin focused (I heard it was made for anniversary or something??), so I was kind of confused for some of the parts. There's a crossover movie as well, but after my reaction to the special, I figured that I'd watch both after I have consumed Lupin media. I still haven't watched it but that's because I'm too busy to watch anything at the moment now, but once I'm able to have more free time, I'd love to start watching Lupin since it seems like a lot of fun!!

I'm pretty sure the crossovers were made because both shows share the same animation studio. Detco's (short for detective Conan) mangaka, Gosho Aoyama is a huge fan of the series, even stating Fujiko is his ideal woman. There's even a character who's based off of Fujiko in detco as well!

As for Detective Conan, considering all the fandom I've seen you be a part of (You have great taste BTW), I feel like it would be a shame if you didn't check out the series because I feel it fits perfectly into your tastes. I myself started the series when I heard there were Urusei Yatsura references in the series:

Couldn't find a clear anime counterpart of this so have the manga version instead. This is only just one of the references though.

And while looking up the reference, I came across a small plot summary and it intrigued me. Then I started the anime and I've been obsessed since. Like Ace Attorney, Detco is a mystery series with tons of lovable characters. It also has an overarching plot which keeps you intrigued at the same time. A series filled with Love, Thrill, Shock and Suspense to the brim. I would highly recommend it!!

You can experience the series by either manga or anime. I'd say for you anime might suit better since the manga is still ongoing, over 100 volumes, is officially licensed but it has localization (the names, 96% of the fandom uses the Japanese names), it is readable on the VIZ app for a small subscription, but the localization problem still exists. Of course, you can read fanscans without localization as well. Mangadex is good site for that.

As for the anime, it has over a 1000 episodes (+ movies and OVA and other stuff) but that's because it has tons of fillers. 65% of the series is canon to the manga. You can easily look up a filler list and watch which are canon according to that. There are good fillers, but you can watch those in your own time. There are movies as well, which even though not canon, I'd definitely still recommend.

I'd say if you're watching the TV series in the quickest time, it would take a few months. I think I took 5-6 months, but I also took a lot of breaks in between so it isn't all that relevant.

Anyways, even though watching Detco is time consuming it is still something I do not and will never regret because of story and characters this amazing (and memeable) and I'm pretty sure everyone else who have watched it feels the same.

Detco does have a sister series called Magic Kaito which is much shorter in case you've decided not to watch Detective Conan. It's a phantom thief focused series with 5 volumes and 25 something episodes. However, if you do watch Detco, you will come across Magic Kaito whether you like it or not..

In the end, the choice is up to you. Sorry for all the rambling, when I start talking about any my favorite things I just can't seem to calm down..

If you have any queries, feel free to ask! I'm open to any discussion!!