#amy has a bizarre adventure

[piko-power]

Sleepy Sonic Headcanons Because Why The Hell Not

Like Tails said in Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic sleeps in the weirdest places. The first time Tails found this out was when they were younger when Tails just randomly found Sonic napping in the pilot's seat upside down in his plane. He still has the photo of it after years.

Around winter, Sonic tends to take more naps depending on his mood. Sometimes he would just nap for the entire day without even realizing it until Tails told him that it's the next day.

Sonic sleeps walks, and sometimes even sleep runs. (I blame @neurotypical-sonic for this one lol) It's a miracle he didn't run into any danger or do anything stupid while he sleep ran. The only time something like that happened however was when Sonic sleep ran all the way to Eggman's lair and destroyed every single Badnik there while Tails tries to stop him. Eggman didn't even know that Sonic was asleep the entire time, he was just pissed that Sonic destroyed his Badniks in the middle of the night for no reason.

He would feel tired after a big meal, usually after some chili dogs. Knowing Sonic he would need to eat a lot, but there were times where he would actually feel full, which is a shocker to most except Tails. In that case, he would be groggy and light, and in need for something to pass out on. (He's gonna fall asleep on the floor anyway)

Sonic owns chili dog themed slippers. Istg this is the best headcanon I've ever come up with. I need someone to draw this omg-

Sonic had nightmares since his first few months being in the Death Egg, they've only gotten worse ever since Tails, Amy and Knuckles left on their journey. But when they came back, the nightmares stopped. Since they stopped, Sonic wouldn't see any point about bringing them up to his friends, that is until suddenly Sonic gets a really bad nightmare one night. Sonic would cry out for his little buddy and thrash in his bed (or couch??) and Tails would come running in to see if he was okay. After a moment of crying and comforting, Sonic decided to tell him about the night terrors and even how much he missed him and Amy and Knuckles. THAT'S when the nightmares stopped for real.

If he's not having nightmares, then he's probably having a dream that is adventurous and epic, or very weird and bizarre. He surprisingly remembers most of his dreams considering how crazy they can be at times.

Even if his nightmares aren't about drowning, or loosing his friends, or Eggman defeating him, or flashbacks about the most intense part of his adventures, sometimes his "nightmares" would just be plain stupid depending on who you are. Like the next time you're gonna see Sonic in his bed, hugging his blankets and looking a little frightened, worry not, he just had a dream about chili dogs going extinct and Eggman, who was an actual egg with a mustache, turning everything into brussel sprouts. (Okay THIS I wanna seen being drawn lmao)

One of Sonic's favorite places to sleep is outside under the stars. Looking up at the pitch black sky that's covered in beautiful stars and galaxies is the most wonderful thing to see before he falls asleep. It's just his most favorite thing about the sky, and the night in general.

[canonmisogynyvictimstournament]

TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS

Greetings, everyone, our contestants have been finalized, and I want to provide a certain opportunity before the preliminaries begin. Namely, to provide additional propaganda for competitors in need of it. So, I have created a form to collect this new propaganda, and a list of both preliminary and non-preliminary participants under the cut. An asterisk next to a name indicates they have fewer than three pieces of propaganda, which is the amount that will be included in each poll. This form will be open for the duration of the tournament. You can make as many submissions you want for any character.

NOTE: The order of participants does not reflect the bracket matchups. Preliminary matchups will be announced next week, and the complete bracket will be announced after the preliminary round is finished.

UPDATE: Additional characters have been added in bold because I failed to fill out the bracket by counting incorrectly. One has been added to the preliminary round, and the others are regular competitors.

PRELIMINARY PARTICIPANTS

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ANGEL

Cordelia Chase

Illyria*

Kendra Young*

Winifred "Fred" Burkle

DC COMICS

Alex DeWitt - AUTOMATIC ENTRY

Barbara Gordon

Cassandra Cain

Katma Tui*

Koriand’r aka Starfire*

Pantha*

Stephanie Brown

Talia al Ghul

Tara Markov*

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE

Dragona Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The JOJOLands)*

Holy Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)*

Lisa Lisa (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency )

Lucy Steel (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run)

KAMEN RIDER

Is (Kamen Rider 01)*

Kanon Fukami (Kamen Rider Ghost)*

Poppy Pipopapo (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)*

Saki Momose (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)*

MARVEL COMICS

Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics)*

Elektra Natchios (NMCU)*

MY HERO ACADEMIA

Ochako Uraraka - AUTOMATIC ENTRY

Magne (My Hero Academia)*

Momo Yaoyorozu

Nemuri Kayama*

Toru Hagakure*

STAR TREK

Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Jadzia Dax (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)*

Kes (Star Trek: Voyager)*

Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager)

Tasha Yar (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

T'Pol (Star Trek: Enterprise)*

SUPERNATURAL

Bela Talbot

Charlie Bradbury

Eileen Leahy*

Mary Winchester*

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

Tetra (The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker)*

Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)*

WARRIOR CATS

Bumble*

Leafpool

Spottedleaf

Squirrelflight

YU-GI-OH!

Aki Izayoi/Akiza Izinski (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)*

Aoi Zaizen/Skye Zaizen (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS)*

Kotori Mizuki (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL)*

Mai Valentine (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

NON-PRELIMINARY PARTICIPANTS

Abbie Mills (Sleepy Hollow)*

Ada Vessalius (Pandora Hearts)*

Agent Texas (Red vs Blue)*

Alex DeWitt (DC Comics)

Allura (Voltron: Legendary Defender)

Alys Brangwin (Phantasy Star IV)*

Amber Volakis (House MD)*

Amy Amanda Allen (The A-Team (TV))*

Amy Pond (Doctor Who)*

Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Ann Takamaki (Persona 5)

April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012))

Arcee (Transformers)

Asuna (Sword Art Online)*

Athena Cykes (Ace Attorney)

Azula (Avatar the Last Airbender)

Britta Perry (Community)*

Brunhilda aka Mym (Dragalia Lost)*

Carmelita Montoya Fox (Sly Cooper )*

Casca (Berserk)

Celica (Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)

Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball)*

Chloe Bourgeois (Miraculous Ladybug)

Chloe von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA)*

Clarke Griffin (The 100)*

Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)*

Dahlia Hawthorne (Ace Attorney)

Elya Musayeva (Топи/The Swamps (2021))*

Eve (Paradise Lost)*

Flora Reinhold (Professor Layton)

Gamora (Marvel Cinematic Universe)*

Grelle Sutcliff (Black Butler)*

Gwen (BBC Merlin)*

Gwen Stacy (Marvel Comics)*

Hélène Kuragina (War and Peace)

Hinata Hyuuga (Naruto)*

Irene Adler (BBC Sherlock)*

Iris Sagan (AI: the Somnium Files)*

Jade (Dragon Quest 11)*

Jade Harley (Homestuck)

Jane Crocker (Homestuck)

Jennifer Lopez (John Dies At The End)*

Jiang Yanli (Mo Dao Zu Shi)

Julia (Hellraiser)*

Julia Wicker (The Magicians)*

Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)*

Kaede Akamatsu (Danganronpa V3)

Kairi (Kingdom Hearts)

Kallen Kouzuki (Code Geass)

Kamala Khan (Marvel Comics)*

Katara (Avatar the Last Airbender)

Katherina Minola (The Taming of the Shrew)*

Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaires)*

Konan (Naruto)*

Laurel Lance (Arrow (CW)*

Leia Organa (Star Wars)*

Lisa Cuddy (House MD)

Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)

Madison Paige (Heavy Rain)*

Malty S Melromarc (Rising of the Shield Hero)*

Margaret Houlihan (MASH (Movie 1970) )*

Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug)

Marwa (What We Do In The Shadows (TV series))*

Megaera (Hades)*

Mikaela Banes (Transformers)*

Mikan Tsumiki (Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair)

Mikoko Sakazaki (Kaiji)*

Mikuru Asahina (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)*

Mildred "Millie" Knolastname (Helluva Boss)

Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia)*

Misa Amane (Death Note)

Misaki Unasaka (Buddy Daddies)*

Nami (One Piece)*

Naomi Misora (Death Note)

Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Natasha Rostova (War and Peace)

Nemu Kurotsuchi (Bleach)*

Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer)*

Nya Smith (Lego Ninjago)

Ochette (Octopath Traveler 2)*

Ophelia (Hamlet)*

Ophiuchus Shaina (Saint Seiya)*

Orihime Inoue (Bleach)

Padmé Amidala (Star Wars)

Pussy Galore (Goldeneye)*

Pyrrha Nikos (RWBY)

Quiet (Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain)*

Ran Mouri (Detective Conan)*

Rey (Star Wars)

River Tam (Firefly)*

Sakura Haruno (Naruto)

Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones)*

Skye (Lost in Blue)*

Sonia Hedgehog (Sonic Underground)*

South Dakota (Red vs Blue)*

Stephanie “Steph” Nocanonlastname (EverymanHYBRID)

Susan Pevensie (Chronicles of Narnia)*

Sweet-P (The Caligula Effect)*

Sylvanas Windrunner (Warcraft)*

Sylvia (Two Gentlemen of Verona)*

Teresa (Maze Runner series)*

Throné Anguis (Octopath Traveler 2)*

Yan Hui (Back From the Brink)*

[gayemeralds]

To be fair on Sonic Movie 3 possibly not including Amy, it's not as if Sonic Adventure 2 does a lot with her either. Like, the only notable thing she does in that game is giving Shadow the big redemption speech (despite never interacting with him in the game otherwise, which could've also played a role in Sonic X using Chris to redeem Shadow instead of Amy (despite being in the show from the get-go) because she's that expendable) and doesn't do much otherwise. Heck in all honesty, Sonic, Shadow, and Eggman were the only ones in SA2 that were actually major players, with even Tails and Knuckles not doing much in the game (meaning the movie's gotta find something for them to do to keep them relevant in the process of trimming the fat).

i mean amy does break sonic out of jail in this game that’s a significant thing that she does.

but the movie is clearly not going with the “gun mistakes sonic as shadow and arrests him” so that’s another thing that she could’ve done erased.

historically Amy’s role in that game has been replaced by two male characters (chris in sonic X and sonic in archie). I feel like it’s not an insane thing to want an adaptation that doesn’t erase that moment of hers in lieu of another (probably male) character.

amy was introduced in the games before KNUCKLES let alone shadow, and is also considered sonic’s first friend (think about how sonic cd is often depicted as occurring before sonic 2) so it’s just really shitty for there to be so many movies without her, especially when they’re adapting a game she’s in and plays a major role in. they should have done sa1 and introduced her in that movie before sa2 but they are rushing this franchise and clearly favoring male characters.

also, by that logic, why the fuck is gerald in the live action movie. he is DEAD in the game he’s only really relevent during the final story where he tries to kill everyone. bringing him as a physical character in this story is just… incredibly bizarre. and yet no AMY? we can’t have any but we can have gerald?

the knuckles series also had the perfect opportunity to introduce either rouge as a gun agent or tikal instead of pachacamac but it did neither. this movie series IS avoiding official sonic female characters so it’s hard not to feel that sidelining Amy is malicious (especially, as you note, any character not shadow, sonic, or eggman are not super important in the game… but tails & knuckles are the movie… and Amy and rouge aren’t? hm.)

this game is just inherently going to fall flat because of a) the worlds theory and b) not adapting sa1. and I think they’re using those as excuses for how they’re managing their series & the introduction of characters.

[7grandmel]

Todays rips: 02/04/2024

Our Sweet Parsley and .​.​.​of 2023 and Christmas Spirit [FILE-07] (Beta Mix)

Season 7 Featured on: SiIvaGunner's Highest Quality Rips: Volume Sapphire

Ripped by cookiefonster

Season 7 Featured on: SiIvaGunner's Highest Quality Rips: Volume Sapphire

Rip credited to "Kai Cenaze the Evil Gyat"

Season 7 Part of: Haltmann's Archives

Ripped by Mitchell

Did everyone enjoy yesterday's April Fools bit? I hope you did, it was a ton of fun - and if you missed it, you can use Raft Ride ~ The Story So Far to get yourself up to speed. But now its time to move past my own silly April Fools joke and back to the SiIvaGunner channel's bit - for the one event I've wanted to cover on this day for months now. In terms of these events, its hard to top just how excellently executed and well-rounded Mario's death event in Season 5 with Your Best Nightmario was - but for me, the event held last year just narrowly takes the crown for me. April Fools of 2023, the Season 7 event held 367 days ago (leap year!), is one of the most heartfelt, silly, and outright fun events the channel has ever had. And yes, I couldn't narrow it down - I HAD to feature three rips from it. Hopefully, you'll understand why.

To start, I think it needs to be established just how BIG this event was. There have been far larger in scope events on SiIva before - the King for Another Day tournament basically lasted from September to Thank You, Everybody! across several months and over a thousand videos - but April Fools 2023 is different. All 248 rips uploaded were done so not across months, not across weeks - but ALL DURING April 1st itself, within a 24 hour timespan. Now granted, 21 of those were Trailer Stringers for Garten of Banban (don't worry about it) - but it still speaks to the sheer bredth of the event itself. It was downright agonizing to think of just three, two, let alone one rip to feature on the blog to cover this event, because unlike with Your Best Nightmario or Grand Dad Metropolis - there's not truly one set of rips that best encapsulate everything about it.

Which, then, brings us to the event's theme, the main hook, one that compared to the above mentioned April Fools events from prior years, is quite subtle. You may have noticed that each of the three featured rips share a quirk in common in their title - a (Beta Mix), or in the case of .​.​.​of 2023, (Beta Mix) (Beta Mix). What's that all about? Well, Season 7 as a whole can be best described as a loveletter and celebration to the *entire* SiIvaGunner channel - this is a large part of what RIP² was about as I covered in SING A SONG ABOUT HOPES AND DREAMS and Return to Collision Clouds. It wasn't just cheering for KFAD, wasn't just remembering The Reboot, wasn't just being nostalgic for Season 1 - every inch of SiIvaGunner's history, obscure or popular, was brought up, remixed, paid tribute to, and so much more throughout the whole year, and the year's April Fools event was the greatest testament to it. We all slowly realized what that (Beta Mix) suffix meant - that each of the many, many rips uploaded that day, were *direct tributes* to the rips uploaded in the channel's past, elaborations upon or spoofs or alternate takes on these classic - or obscure! - rips.

And that side of the coin is what I think Our Sweet Parsley in particular captures brilliantly. Sonic Adventure's My Sweet Passion saw two absolutely classic rips be made of it during Season 1: The first, Our Sweet Passion, is made in the channel's earliest months and is one of the most concise examples of a truly good bait and switch, playing the track's instrumentals but having its lyrics be read aloud, dramatically yet with a confused inflection, by ripper How2BeEpic, emphasizing the bizarre word choices and writing to comedic effect. In the season's final months, Harmony Friends of Coconut Gun fame mentioned back in CG Man HD Remastered Edition, gave us My Sweet Parsley, a rip that sentence-mixes these same bizarre lyrics in YouTube Poop-esque fashion whilst still playing the original instrumental behind it all. Our Sweet Parsley, then, sees cookiefonster pay tribute to both at the same time in a rip I'm sure many of us thought possible, yet had likely forgotten about by the time Season 7 was upon us seven whole years later: a perfect fusion of the two. That's right - the lyrics of the YouTube Poop-ified My Sweet Parsley are read out with the same dramatic, quite-unfitting voice as Our Sweet Passion, and its arguably even funnier: Since there's no sentence mixing done, we get to hear first-hand cookiefonster's descent into madness reading off how Amy "had to shave it". And to really bring the point home of how much of a loveletter this entire event was, the aforementioned descent into madness is immediately followed by a bait-and-switch performance of the DK Rap with changed lyrics, directly paying tribute to Harmony Friends' Coconut Gun Rap. And then there's a sly reference to Thunder, Rain, and Lightning just after that - ANOTHER Harmony Friends rip from Season 1!!

You see what I mean, right? This was just one of the 240+ rips uploaded this day, but a ton of them had this same sort of love and care poured into them, no matter how shitpost-y they may seem from the outside. For me, the entire day was like being continuously rewarded for having kept up with SiIvaGunner so closely since its inception - yet more than the average use of the term "fanservice" implies, it all felt like it was done with the most genuine and wholesome, mutual respect between rippers behind-the-scenes. And, well, I say rippers - but part of the fun with the event was that it extended far past just rips! .​.​.​of 2023 is a (Beta Mix) version of a fucking *VLOG* of all things, the Vlog that channel founder Chaze the Chat recorded to announce the end of SiIvaGunner Season 2 and the beginning of SiIvaGunner Season 3. In other words, the equivalent of an update video, not anything actually core to the channel - yet still a video that die-hard fans like myself have long kept in mind since it was made.

I have no clue who "Kai Cenaze the Evil Gyat" is, but I want to thank them sincerely for creating the funniest rip I've ever seen out of one of SiIvaGunner's few completely-straightfaced videos, one that I mostly remembered for its very funny thumbnail. In some ways, it's the most classic of YouTube Poop, with sentence mixing and edits done purely for the silliness of "he's not saying what he's supposed to!!". But there's little nods to the fanbase's running jokes in the background - The Christmas Comeback Crisis development hell, the Rave.DJ sticker in the bottom right of the whole video, and so on - all the while, prominently, the entire video is coated in modern-day-YouTube content mill slop from top to bottom. A reaction video cam of Chaze the Chat, based on the Season 1 ending announcement The nutshack theme but the first nutshack is replaced with me ending the channel but edited to basically do nothing but say "uhm", constant reminders to like and subscribe, sensory-video sound effects - its genuinely absurd in a hysterical way to see such a tranquil, normal "olden days" YouTube video be slathered top to bottom in this kind of stuff - and it shows just how far this event went to fuck around with our past knowledge of the channel's history.

But, you know me - I'm a lorehead - and alongside all these videos, we also got the very special morsel of Christmas Spirit [FILE-07] (Beta Mix). I've long since accepted that a lot of things that happen on SiIvaGunner, especially nowadays, don't really have any direct ties to greater channel lore - that's completely fine, and its allowed the team to flex their creativity and individual skills in ways they couldn't whilst being ran under Chaze the Chat's administration in the first four seasons. Yet for this silly, downright pure-fun holiday event, Mitchell goes back to (Beta Mix) up one of the old Haltmann's Archives videos, the videos made during Season 2 and Season 3 specifically to condense and help convey old and new lore to the audience. It is, admittedly, not very serious, likely not even meant to be taken *seriously* - but it depicts a sort of glitch in the system, with the log changing from a researcher team's findings regarding "Christmas Spirit", to suddenly focus on a new, unknown substance called Fools' Spirit, a substance that appeared out of nowhere yet able to "warp and corrupt the space around itself". The testing is described as fruitless, yet as the log ends, we're shown a peek into the elusive testing grounds previously only described verbally - now covered in mist as pink as the Fools' Spirit, and evidently causing glitches to the actively-running SiIvaGunner experiments.

The rip is far simpler and straightforward than the abovementioned two - its less rip and more textbox - but I think its the initiative and attention to detail that really speaks to me here. The original Christmas Spirit [FILE-07] was well over five years old by the time this event rolled around, covering lore that hadn't been touched upon since the last main Christmas Comeback Crisis episode from just about as long ago - lore that, compared to stuff like Figments as covered in Bowser's Finale, is far less relevant to the channel's status quo. To find a way to bring back that old lore, repurpose it for the intents of this new event, and all the while having it tie together with the current state of the lore as well!!! You can see at the end, the laptop screen describes "Illucidity Active", describing the dream environment in which SiIvaGunner exists within during the entirety of Season 7 in particular. This Fools' Spirit then infests the laptop, and by extension SiIvaGunner's own dreams - giving us the entire April Fools events' gimmick to begin with! And hell, depending on how you read into things, it could even be viewed as - unintentional or not - foreshadowing for some of the great reveals made during the Season 7 finale, One Last Chance [Episode 11] of the Christmas Comeback Crisis.

Do you see why this event was like heaven on earth for me, the notorious overthinker of SiIvaGunner lore? This channel is my autism fuel, it is my Pokédex - and the entirety of April Fools 2023 was like being personally thanked for 24 hours straight for my commitment and love for the channel. No, you silly doofuses - thank YOU for running the channel to begin with, for keeping it so incredibly fresh for eight years and running!! I could do this sort of breakdown for far more than three rips from this event - if you gave me infinite time, I would GLADLY repeat Raft Ride ~ The Story So Far but for April Fools 2023 -, but I think its best I leave you all to explore the event on your own. It needs to be emphasized just how magical Season 7 was for me - it was the thing that made me start this damn blog to begin with!! - and it fills my heart with such joy to see that so much of the SiIvaGunner team loves this channel in its entirety. Be it the love for rips, like with Our Sweet Parsley, love for lore like with Christmas Spirit [FILE-07] (Beta Mix), or love for quite literally everything inbetween like with .​.​.​of 2023 - I'm forever assured that SiIvaGunner will stay in good hands in the years to come. Godspeed, you beautiful bastards. April Fools.

[randoimago]

Hihi! I saw your thing about friends to lovers and I dig it. Maybe friends to lovers with Jean-Pierre Polnareff? Possibly takes place after sdc snd before golden wind? Polnareffs bff owns a small little shop that he visits everyday type thing? Sorry if its not a lot to work worth im bad with ideas and explaining :c

Promises Made

Fandom: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Character(s): Jean-Pierre Polnareff

Type of Request: 3,000 Followers Oneshots

Note(s): No this is really cute!! I'm happy to write it. Also just now realized I misread the request. I thought it said Polnareff's bf (boyfriend) and not bff so that's my bad (I can fix it easily)!!

"And how is business today, mon ami?" Polnareff has a wide smile as he walks into your shop. It's a routine he's kept every day. While his personal research and work with Jotaro and the Speedwagon Foundation take up most of his time, he wants to make sure that he always has this moment to come by and see you.

You glance up from where you're sweeping the floor a bit, wanting to keep it clean and the smile that crosses your face has Polnareff smiling wider. That is another reason he makes it a routine to come and see you daily.

"Not too busy today, but it hasn't been dead, so I think it's going well," you reply and Polnareff nods as if he's hanging onto your every word.

"That's good, I wouldn't want you to be exhausted from working too hard." As if he's one to talk. After all the events in Egypt, he feels as if he hasn't had a moment to rest between finally grieving and wanting to make sure it couldn't happen again. But he doesn't tell you that, he continues to be the funny, cheery guy for you. You deserve to see him at his best. "Do you think you could step away for a moment? Just to walk with me," he asks you, wanting to do more than talk to you in your shop and potentially be interrupted by a customer coming in.

Polnareff is pleased by your smile as you walk over and put a sign on the front door, saying you'll be back in fifteen minutes. He holds his arm out for you to take, acting like he's being goofy when he really wants to use it as an excuse for you to touch him. You walk with him and it's pleasant.

As you both catch up on your day, speaking in more details than you did in the shop, Polnareff finds himself staring. He's caught himself doing that a good bit since meeting you. And despite being a hell of a romantic, he does enjoy this friendship you have. Making friends hasn't been the easiest since Egypt and he doesn't want to ruin this by being selfish.

"We should probably start to head back," you say with a bit of a disappointed sigh that causes his heart to pick up. He feels that same disappointed, but he knows how valuable your shop is to you, so he agrees as he leads you back.

You had let go of his arm at this point, which did cause a frown on his face for a split second before he covered it up. He can't help the blush as he feels your hand intertwine with his on the walk back. If he wasn't so caught up in his feelings, he would've maybe noticed that you seemed a bit flustered from doing that.

You make it back to your shop with him, hand-in-hand. No one is waiting for you to be back and you take the sign off the door as he stands around your shop, not wanting to leave, but also not wanting to just seem as if he's loitering. Thankfully, Polnareff is saved when an older woman walks in to speak with you. Perhaps a regular. He doesn't pay attention to what the two of you talk about, he doesn't want to eavesdrop... Well, he does, but he manages to refrain. That is, until the woman starts to leave and looks in Polnareff's direction this time.

"You take care of them. Don't break their heart," she says to Polnareff, causing him to freeze and be unable to respond as she leaves the shop. The slight laughter that leaves your lips brings him back as his face is also red and he notices the apologetic look on your face.

"Sorry about her, she's come by quite often just to talk. She's been like an overprotective grandma," you explain and Polnareff nods at that as he's still a bit lost in his thoughts. Eventually he bites the bullet and looks to you.

"I'd never break your heart," he promises you and surprise crosses your features at Polnareff's small confession. "I could never hurt you like that."

"I know Jean-Pierre." The way you speak his name with such tenderness causes the French man to step closer.

"If you allow me, I will make sure every day is a happy one for you. I want to show you how much love you truly deserve. I cherish this friendship we have, but please do not blame me for being a selfish man and wanting more." The romantic side in Polnareff has never left him and it feels freeing in a sense to not hold back his feelings when speaking to you.

"I guess we're both selfish then," you speak up after a moment of pause and processing. The smile that crosses Polnareff's face is wider than any you've seen before as he moves behind the front counter to pull you into a hug. Normally, you'd scold him for getting behind the front counter, but now you're just trying to breathe with how tightly he presses you to his chest. Polnareff realizes your struggling and lets you go with a brighter blush on his face as he smiles down at you.

"I promise, I will never break your heart," he says again, and you nod, giving him a smile back. "I might not be able to visit every day, but I will always come back to you." It's a dangerous thing to promise with what he intends on doing. But the promise and this new relationship with you gives him extra motivation. And he knows that he'll fight so damn hard to keep it.

[sweetness-pop]

If Husk was voiced by Daisuke Ono

Ono's roles include

Jotaro Kujo of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders

Erwin Smith of Attack on Titan

Sebastian Michaelis of Black Butler

Shizuo Heiwajima of Durarara!!

Kyousuke Hori of Horimiya

Sinbad of Magi: Adventure of Sinbad

& Jyushimatsu Matsuno of Osomatsu-San

Now I know that Hazbin Hotel already has an official Japanese dub, but I decided to just go ahead and continue my dream/ideal voice cast posts for HH characters. I posted Charlie Morningstar's (Rie Takahashi), Vaggie's (Ami Koshimizu), Angel Dust's (Toshiyuki Toyonaga), & Alastor (Mamoru Miyano) before HH appeared on Prime.

[fashiondisastertournament]

ROUND 2

Matchup #2.14: Miucia Miuller (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) vs Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way (My Immortal)

Pitting girlbosses against each other, two at a time (Ebony art is taken from the My Immortal wiki! If anyone happens to know the artist, please let me know so that I can credit them)

In the left corner, stands menacingly Miuccia or Miu Miu, from the most recently animated Jojo part. What did the nomination list among her Fashion Crimes?

her skirt has upside down text that says "h8t" and "shotfud"

are those eyeballs???

her shoes have a separated toe

her coat looks vaguely like intestines

her hair "looks like a bolt hit her in a cartoon"

On the right side...

Hi my name is Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way and I have long ebony black hair (that’s how I got my name) with purple streaks and red tips that reaches my mid-back and icy blue eyes like limpid tears and a lot of people tell me I look like Amy Lee (AN: if u don’t know who she is get da hell out of here!)

I was wearing red Satanist sings on my nails in red nail polish (AN: c doez dat sound lik a Maru Sue 2 u?).

I put on a black leather shirt that showed off my boobs and tiny matching miniskirt that said Simple Plan on the butt. You might think I’m a slut but I’m really not.

I wuz wearing a blak leather nightgun. Under that I had on a sexxy blak leather bra trimed wif blak lace, with a matching thong that said goffik gurl on the butt and sexy fishnetz that kind hooked on 2 my thong

It was a goffik blak leather miniskirt that said ‘666’ on da bak, black stilton bootz, blood red fishnetz and a blak corset.

[shadamyheadcanons]

So which comic/game/animated show has your favorite portray of Shadow (and also Amy)?

Don’t worry, there’s a tl;dr at the bottom.

Shadow: This is basic, but probably Sonic Adventure 2. Great character arc, great interactions with other characters, and my favorite Shadow character model of all time. Nothing compares to the flashy, structured look of Shadow’s quills in that one, and the animation of his skating is so much more effective in SA2 compared to more recent iterations. It’s no wonder he looked so cool in that game. He actually leaned into the strides like a confident speed skater. Some games and shows just have him push his feet forward, like he’s kicking his way through snow. It’s rarely slick like it used to be. He also has his best voice actor in that game (IMO). Sinister when he needed to be, calm and sincere when the time called for it, and he had just a hint of an accent that I’ve always liked for Shadow. I’ve never fully forgiven them for taking David Humphrey away from us after only...what, two or three games? Unforgivable.

Close second for Shadow is Sonic Heroes. I think that’s a less common choice, but it showcases some of Shadow’s best traits, sets him up with his Found Family, and proves he’ll do the right thing for the planet even when he doesn’t remember Maria at all. He’s good because he’s him, and even with the uncertainty of his memory loss, he seemed happier there than he does almost anywhere else. I like to think this is how Shadow would be if the ARK massacre had never happened: serious, heroic, but mostly carefree. I don’t agree that Shadow should have stayed dead after SA2, but if he’d never regained his memories at all and just moved forward with his life from there...idk. He was on the right track before he remembered G.U.N. ruined his life. At the very least, I think there’s a good chance he’d be legitimately happier. It’s worth thinking about. Oh, and David Humphrey voices him in this one, too. A+.

Honorable mention: his absolutely absurd appearances in the bizarre Sonic Dash and Spin comic. He’s portrayed as a delinquent...

...but he’s so deeply, wonderfully weird about it:

And he’s just. So...CUTE.

How did this happen?! I love it! XD

This isn’t even factoring in the CANON crush Amy has on him, though that certainly doesn’t hurt:

Dash and Spin is definitely the kind of comic you’ll connect with more if you know a bit about Japanese culture. I’m not surprised it wasn’t pushed in the US.

As for Amy, I think my favorite was Adventure Era Amy. She had the perfect blend of bravery and compassion. IDW Amy is great because she’s cool and can defend herself, but her bravery meant so much more when she couldn’t do that. She was the weakest on the battlefield with barely any strength to her name, but she always stepped up anyway. It also fed well into moments like the climax of SA2 because an ordinary girl who was counted out even by her own friends could still make a difference. I’ll never begrudge IDW or the pre-Frontiers comics for giving her the strength she’s rightfully earned by now, dammit, but I’m divided on this.

I also love Heroes Amy. She wasn’t OP like she is now, but she had a few new tricks up her sleeve, and they were hers alone. Propeller Hammer? Tornado Hammer? Her unique style of leadership through positivity that led even a fisherman, a child, and a Chao to victory? Damn impressive while still being believable for her skill and experience level at the time. She was making progress her way, not just through brute force. I usually prefer Lisa Ortiz as Amy’s VA, but Jennifer Douillard does a great job here. I think she’s at her best voicing Amy in Heroes. She finally got to be something other than just sweet.

The elephant in the room is her sudden, uh...aggression toward Sonic. Luckily, this is softened in the Japanese version. English gave us this:

“This time, there’s no way out of marrying me!”

...but in Japanese, it’s this:

“Sonic! Today’s the day I’ll get you to marry me!!”

It’s still too pushy, but she’s not saying “I’ll force you to marry me.” She’s saying “You’ll be so impressed with how far I’ve come that you’ll want to marry me.” It’s subtle, but it’s so much better, especially because Sonic pretends to lose and literally flees from her afterward while yelling, “Marriage?! No way!”

Lmao, what a coward. And Cream knows it.

Localization slandered Amy Rose in a horrible, permanent way IMO. It was after Heroes that the fandom decided she was a “crazy psycho fangirl.” It’s taken years for her to shake off that stigma, and I feel like she lost a lot of her spark in the process, at least in the games.

Thank God she still has it in Mega Drive and IDW.

I’m not the only one who feels Sega threw the baby out with the bathwater. Amy looks and acts too soft now if you ask me.

Girly is fine. Girly is good. This is Amy, after all. But...this?

Does this look like an adventurer to you? She doesn’t to me. Something was lost along the way. :(

Let her be a proper hedgehog with a backbone! Let her have a bit of an edge to her! Cream can be the soft one.

tl;dr SA2 Shadow, Adventures Era Amy, and elements of Heroes for both. So...my childhood, basically. I don’t think it’s just nostalgia, though.

(Is it obvious I just replayed Sonic Heroes? I actually got to defeat the last boss for the first time!!)

[des2dream]

Sailor Moon Thought 2! So......Saban Moon

There's a lot to unpack with Toon Makers' version of Sailor Moon back in 1994 or as many fans like to call it, Saban Moon! Before the beloved anime was dubbed by DIC Entertainment in America, people saw the success it was bringing from Japan and wanted a piece of it. The company, Toon Makers had come up with an idea to American-ize the show by starting from scratch and making something both familiar and different to the story of Sailor Moon as a whole! The concept had been to have Sailor Moon and The Sailor Guardians escape to Earth by order of Queen Serenity when Queen Beryl interrupts the union between Sailor Moon and Prince Endymion and launches an attack. Now living on Earth, the girls stay in a female boarding school where they spend their "normal teenage girl" lives until they're summoned again to stop Beryl's evil forces in Space. To make things more interesting, the girls were to be filmed in live action while they were students and then switch to animation once they're called to save the day. Similar to Saban's Power Rangers when they transform from American live action footage to Japanese footage. Hence the nickname, Saban Moon!

The idea was bizarre, strange, and yet....very 90s! While in live action, it seems as though Sailor Moon and The Guardians would have been dealing the usual adventures of a teenage girl. School dances, sleepovers, boys, makeovers, preparing for exams, and likely discussing plans to stop Beryl. There also seems to be a personality change in our Magical Girls compared to their Japanese counterparts. Sailor Moon is more courageous compared to the crybaby antics she was known for in the first arc. Mercury is more witty and provides comedy rather than being a shy genius. Mars is no longer a shrine maiden, but a more athletic enthusiast by looking at her wardrobe. Jupiter has changed into becoming the friend group's genius by using words such as, "Statistically speaking..." As for Venus, she seems to be the more fashionable and "girly" out of the group. Not only have their personalities changed, but their NAMES as well! Everyone is familiar with the DIC dub names like Serena, Lita, Amy, etc., but not even those were the official names of the girls back then. Usagi was changed to Victoria, Ami was changed to Blue, Makoto was changed to Sara, Rei was changed to Dana, and Minako was changed to Carrie. Only Mamoru's DIC name (Darien) remained.

When the girls aren't hitting the textbooks, they're heading off on their Sky-Flyers to their next Outer Space adventure. I do like the idea of using colorful flying sailboats as it plays on the sailor aspect of Sailor Moon. Very cute and I'm sure it was also meant to sell Sky-Flyer play-sets. It seems as though Queen Beryl is sending her forces out into the galaxy in her search to find The Jewels of Power that our guardians aim to protect. The girls fight their hardest in battle and are even accompanied by the help of Tuxedo Mask (or The Masked Tuxedo) with a single rose to help Sailor Moon use her finishing attack. We also have Sailor Moon's beloved companion, mentor, and talking cat, Luna! However, she's now taken the appearance of a fluffy white cat rather than a skinny black cat. The crescent moon on her forehead is thankfully still present. She takes on the role of alerting the girls whenever trouble arises so they can step into action. The similarities between the original 90s anime and Toon Maker's version aren't too far off from each other. Princess Sailor Moon and daughter of Queen Serenity is sent on a mission to stop the Evil Queen Beryl with the help of The Sailor Guardians, guidance from Luna, and support from Tuxedo Mask. Same concept, but different scenarios and several personality changes.

Unfortunately, Toon Makers was only able to make a one-episode pilot that wasn't picked up for a full series. Filming live action scenes with added animation was too expensive to work with at the time for a Saturday-Morning cartoon. That's when the idea hit that dubbing the anime in English and airing it in America was a cheaper option. While the animation does look messy, there's also this certain charm to it similar to shows like Moon Dreamers, Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony, and She-Ra. The audio may not be the best and the acting can be a little wonky, but it also has that late 80s/early 90s charm sprinkled in. I also appreciate how diverse the cast is when it comes to our leading ladies! Something that I feel would've motivated young lives during the 90s. Had this become a full series that aired on TV, I genuinely believe that I would get into it! This kind of media seemed right up my alley when I was little (and still to this day). I loved MLP, Winx Club, Barbie, Disney Princesses, and I especially gained a love for Sailor Moon! I would've loved to see Toon Makers' spin on the first arc of the anime.....and the other arcs too. Artemis was said to be in the series, so would he have been a black cat instead? What would Chibiusa (or Rini) be like during The Black Moon arc and would she be "Victoria's" future daughter or long-lost little sister since Usagi and Chibiusa gave much more sibling energy in the anime? How would The Outer-Sailor Guardians act from The Death Busters arc? Would they include Helios? Naru (or Molly)? What about Darien? Since Sailor Moon and the girls are staying in a female boarding school, would there have been a rival male boarding school where Darien attends? Could Darien have lost his memories during the attack with Queen Beryl and now takes on a secret identity as Tuxedo Mask? Would Darien and "Victoria" act as school rivals while also pining for each other in their galactic adventures? So much to wonder about....We may not have gotten a series, but we do have the pilot which is now available to see thanks to a special lost media detective, Ray Mona who took so much time and effort to find it. I'll even treat you all to the interesting theme song/music video that came with the pilot! IN THE NAME OF THE MOON, I'LL ENTERTAIN YOU!!!

[pacifistcowboy]

this is me asking ab ur sol dimension characters :3c i want to hear ab them

MSJCJWJCJEF ohmy gosh thank you for asking that’s so nice sndjsjdjd uH so i’ve already made a post about my sol-shadow n sol-amy, but i have also made a sol-knuckles (she’s also a mix of sonic too since blaze herself is a mix of sonic n knuckles), a sol-silver, sol-chaotix, and sol-rouge!!! oH and i’m also in the beginning stage of makin’ a sol-cream and sol-big lmao AND and i have kind of an idea for a sol-eggman given that eggman-nega’s actually a descendant of eggman n not his sol dimension counterpart.

i have no idea where to even start so i’ll just give like a synopsis of them?? i’m sorry this is so long u don’t have to read it all

- sol-knuckles name is mittens and she’s a dog!! she is a nomad who’s super strong like knuckles n i’m thinking of giving her aerokinesis (air/wind powers) to match with blaze’s pyrokinesis n marine being water themed. she doesn’t know where she came from or why she’s so strong but she doesn’t want to know ‘cause she doesn’t want a past to live up to. she wants to wander the world and help people nonviolently but she tends to end up having to fight anyway.

- sol-silver’s name is sterling n i’m not sure what animal she is yet! she’s definitely gonna be a very fluffy animal, either a type of cat or an arctic fox. she isn’t from the future, but she gets visions of the future!! the visions are more like her consciousness gets transported into the future, where she she can interact with and be seen by the people there for a short time. i’m thinkin’ she probably gains the ability after some incident with a sol emerald, rather than just being born with the ability, n when she first gets them, the future she sees is a bad one. sterling tries to ignore the visions, convince herself they aren’t real or that she doesn’t care, and avoids other people because the visions causes problems with socialising in multiple ways. i’m thinkin’ once she hears about blaze’s adventures in another dimension, she thinks that blaze might possibly believe her about her visions since she’s already familiar with something as bizarre as alternate dimensions. sterling is awkward, cowardly, has no social skills, n assumes she isn’t valuable to anyone other than for her ability :(

- sol-vector doesn’t have a name yet, n i think she’ll be a tortoise! i don’t think the chaotix will still be detectives in the sol dimension, but idk what else they’d be yet, but i’d want them to work for the sol empire in some way. sol-vector’s a huge fan of classical music n she tries way too hard to be all serious and formal n calm at all times but fails a lot because of her associates n poor patience for them. she’s very organised and does everything all properly like a total square sjfjsjfjd she tends to get mocked for this or her efforts are simply ignored by sol-espio. she’s also so awkward with kids n has no idea how to be a parental figure, even though she kinda is one

- sol-espio also has no name yet but she’s a toad!! at first i had her be a sumo wrestler, but i’m starting to think in order for her fighting style to be similar to og-espio’s in terms of mostly using projectiles but also have her be something that’s kinda the opposite sentiment of a ninja, i think i might make her a cowboy! also i love cowboys so 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ sol-espio is loud, overeager, constantly looking for any excuse to fight or do anything other than sitting around, and is typically sarcastic towards people out of pure fun. she never takes anything seriously, much to sol-vector’s dismay

- sol-charmy doesn’t have a name yet either and i’m leaning towards her being a spider. i’m currently deciding if i want her to be goth or emo, but i do know i want her to b something that’s typically about being introspective n emotional n deep, n i think both subcultures fit that. sol-charmy is quiet, insightful, n tends to wander off and away from people in her own comfortable world, which sol-vector tends to let her do unless it’s unsafe for her to go off on her own. she doesn’t really enjoy interacting with people except for sol-vector and sol-espio, n she’s always a lil on edge. she always has a notebook that she writes or draws in n doesn’t show anyone

- sol-rouge is a barn owl! i haven’t quite figured out what his ‘job’ is. he’s definitely a thief of some kind but idk if it’s like a robin hood situation or if he too just likes gems. i also dunno if he’ll have a secret agent thing going on like og-rouge? ‘cause his personality is the opposite of her, he’s completely and extremely honest at all times and does NOT like talking to people. he’s got no charisma, most people find him unpleasant since he doesn’t think twice about telling you things he doesn’t like about you or that he’d rather be anywhere else, which doesn’t really work if you wanna be a spy. however, he is extremely selfless and never really does anything in his own self interest.

- and lastly, sol-eggman! i haven’t drawn any sort of design for her yet nor have i really gotten around to figuring out her personality, but i think i want her to be some sorta monkey since that’s what humans are closest to, and i do know that her attempts at taking over the world would be much more stealthy compared to og-eggman who wants everyone to know that he’s attacking. she’s gonna have chlorokinesis (basically nature/plant powers which has a few different names) to match with the seemingly elemental theme blaze’s dimension seems to have, and also to be the opposite of og-eggman’s use of machinery n manmade objects. i also want her to be able to create plant creatures with sentience so i can make a sol-omega sjfjejfje

thank you for indulging me, i hope that made sense, i’m so sorry there’s so much words, and if you read all that you are incredible <3

[ao3feed-torchwood]

Hearts of the Multiverse

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54260998 by KarlachWyll94 The Multiverse has bled together in a weird way, stranding many heroes across the Juban district. In these first few chapters we follow Miles Morales off of his journey through the Spiderverse. Will Miles be able to team up with people from other worlds in order to accomplish the impossible? And just who are these Death Busters, anyways? With new friends and possibly new connections, Miles will keep going, no matter what. Multiple POV, not just Miles. It'll switch from time-to-time. Everyone's kind of trapped in this brand new world. Set During Sailor Moon S Words: 14506, Chapters: 4/?, Language: English Fandoms: Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (Sony Animated Movies), Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, The Owl House (Cartoon), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Amphibia (Cartoon), Steven Universe (Cartoon), Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, Doctor Who (2005), Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Cartoon), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Teen Titans (Animated Series), Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika | Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Undertale (Video Game), Cardcaptor Sakura (Anime & Manga), Dragon Ball, Torchwood Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M, Multi, Other Characters: Miles Morales, Tsukino Usagi, Luz Noceda, Sokka (Avatar), Giorno Giovanna, Naruhodou Ryuuichi | Phoenix Wright, Kaiba Seto, Hop (Pokemon), Alastor (Hazbin Hotel), Dio Brando, Iroh (Avatar), Mitsurugi Reiji | Miles Edgeworth, Tsuwabuki Daigo | Steven Stone, Kakyoin Noriaki, Miguel O'Hara, Eda Clawthorne, Bruno Buccellati, Mohammed Abdul | Muhammad Avdol, Lilie | Lillie (Pokemon), Shirona | Cynthia, Mikuri | Wallace, Mutou Yuugi, Jessica Drew, Peni Parker (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Gus Porter, Adora (She-Ra), Anne Boonchuy, Aang (Avatar), Kaolinite (Sailor Moon) Relationships: Amity Blight/Luz Noceda, Giorno is ace, Alastor is ace - Relationship, Higashikata Josuke (JoJo: Diamond is Unbreakable)/Nijimura Okuyasu, Kakyoin Noriaki/Kujo Jotaro, Mitsurugi Reiji | Miles Edgeworth/Naruhodou Ryuuichi | Phoenix Wright, Loki with whoever I feel like, Kaiba Seto/Mizuno Ami, Mohammed Abdul | Muhammad Avdol/Jean Pierre Polnareff, Mikuri | Wallace/Tsuwabuki Daigo | Steven Stone, Akemi Homura/Kaname Madoka, Adora/Catra (She-Ra), Miki Sayaka/Sakura Kyouko, Lillith is ace Additional Tags: Pure heart crystal, Trust Issues, Magical Girls, Everyone Needs A Hug, Secret Identity, Demon Deals, Multiverse, Heavy Angst, Plot, Death

[canonmisogynyvictimstournament]

Match Ups - Round 1

Since Tumblr has a link-per-post cap, here is a list of the Round 1 matchups with their links:

ROUND 1

WEEK 2

33.) Kendra Young (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series) vs Sylvanas Windrunner (Warcraft) 34.) Katherina Minola (The Taming of the Shrew) vs Barbarara Gordon (DC Comics) 35.) Arcee (Transformers) vs Naomi Misora (Death Note) 36.) Orihime Inoue (Bleach) vs Julia (Hellraiser) 37.) Talia al Ghul (DC Comics) vs Amy Amanda Allen (The A-Team (TV Series)) 38.) Britta Perry (Community) vs Grelle Sutcliff (Black Butler) 39.) Athena Cykes (Ace Attorney) vs Carmelita Montoya Fox (Sly Cooper) 40.) Kotori Mizuki/Tori Meadows (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL) vs Iris Sagan (AI: the Somnium Files) 41.) Kairi (Kingdom Hearts) vs Clarke Griffin (The 100) 42.) Gamora (MCU) vs Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones) 43.) Mary Winchester (Supernatural) vs Konan (Naruto) 44.) Jade Harley (Homestuck) vs Chloe von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA) 45.) Natasha Romanoff (MCU) vs Sylvia (Two Gentlemen of Verona) 46.) Dragona Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The JOJOLands) vs Gwen Stacy (Marvel Comics) 47.) Katara (Avatar the Last Airbender) vs Eve (Paradise Lost) 48.) Jiang Yanli (Mo Dao Zu Shi) vs Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series) 49.) Misa Amane (Death Note) vs Nami (One Piece) 50.) Rey (Star Wars) vs Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer) 51.) Tetra (The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker) vs Margaret Houlihan (MASH (Movie 1970)) 52.) Amy Pond (Doctor Who) vs Madison Paige (Heavy Rain) 53.) Casca (Berserk) vs Sweet-P (The Caligula Effect) 54.) Stephanie Brown (DC Comics) vs Aki Izayoi/Akiza Izinski (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's) 55.) Dahlia Hawthorne (Ace Attorney) vs Ophiuchus Shaina (Saint Seiya) 56.) Hélène Kuragina (War and Peace) vs Laurel Lance (Arrow (CW)) 57.) Sky (Lost in Blue) vs Sonia Hedgehog (Sonic Underground) 58.) Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics) vs Celica (Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia) 59.) Charlie Bradbury (Supernatural) vs Susan Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia) 60.) Mildred "Millie" Knolastname (Helluva Boss) vs River Tam (Firefly) 61.) Allura (Voltron: Legendary Defender) vs Mikaela Banes (Transformers) 62.) Ophelia (Hamlet) vs Momo Yaoyorozu (My Hero Academia) 63.) Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs Alys Brangwin (Phantasy Star IV) 64.) Abbie Mills (Sleepy Hollow) vs Misaki Unasaka (Buddy Daddies)

WEEK 1

1.) Starfire (DC Comics) vs Nya Smith (Lego Ninjago) 2.) Natasha Rostova (War and Peace) vs Gwen (BBC Merlin) 3.) Marwa (What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series)) vs Mikoko Sakazaki (Kaiji) 4.) Azula (Avatar the Last Airbender) vs Jennifer Lopez (John Dies at the End) 5.) Chloe Bourgeois (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia) 6.) Kallen Kouzuki (Code Geass) vs Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball) 7.) Padmé Amidala (Star Wars) vs Bumble (Warrior Cats) 8.) Irene Adler (BBC Sherlock) vs Leia Organa (Star Wars) 9.) Alex DeWitt (DC Comics) vs Elya Musayeva (Топи/The The Swamps (2021)) 10.) Is (Kamen Rider 01) vs Amber Volakis (House MD) 11.) Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Throné Anguis (Octopath Traveler 2) 12.) Jane Crocker (Homestuck) vs Jade (Dragon Quest 11) 13.) Leafpool (Warrior Cats) vs Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries) 14.) Holy Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders) vs Poppy Pipopapo (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid) 15.) Mikan Tsumiki (Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair) vs Ochette (Octopath Traveler 2) 16.) Lisa Cuddy (House MD) vs Brunhilda/Mym (Dragalia Lost) 17.) Kaede Akamatsu (Danganronpa V3) vs Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail) 18.) Agent Texas (Red vs Blue) vs Kamala Khan (Marvel Comics) 19.) April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)) vs Teresa (Maze Runner Series) 20.) Stephanie “Steph” Nocanonlastname (EverymanHYBRID) vs Megaera (Hades) 21.) Ochako Uraraka (My Hero Academia) vs Julia Wicker (The Magicians) 22.) Ran Mouri (Detective Conan) vs Malty S Melromarc (Rising of the Shield Hero) 23.) Magne (My Hero Academia) vs Asuna (Sword Art Online) 24.) Tasha Yar (Star Trek: The Next Generation) vs Yan Hui (Back from the Brink) 25.) Sakura Haruno (Naruto) vs Ada Vessalius (Pandora Hearts) 26.) Hinata Hyuuga (Naruto) vs Niki Nihachu (Dream SMP) 27.) Pyrrha Nikos (RWBY) vs Quiet (Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain) 28.) Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail) vs Pussy Galore (Goldeneye) 29.) Ann Takamaki (Persona 5) vs Mikuru Asahina (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) 30.) Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones) vs Kes (STar Trek: Voyager) 31.) Flora Reinhold (Professor Layton) vs Agent South Dakota (Red vs Blue) 32.) Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation) vs Nemu Kurotsuchi (Bleach)

[teenie-xf]

Top 5 episodes of TXF that you dislike

Thanks for asking @scullys-scalpel! I had to go through the episode list to remind myself of the ones I didn't like, and there were more than I was aware of (looking at you seasons 9 and 11...). BUT I was asked for my top 5 dislikes, so I went with the ones I have a visceral negative reaction to.

1. #Gender Bender (#s1e14)

I first watched this episode when I very, very young (like we're talking 10 years old) and I just thought it was so fucked up on so many levels LOL. Not only did the whole sex-pheromone/handing touching thing weird me out but I was also very unsettled by Scully throwing up after escaping Brother Andrew's seduction (I mean, I get it). I have a weird phobia around vomiting and combined with this ep's weirdness my anxiety was ratcheted up, so it's not one that I have revisited.

2. #The Gift (#s8e11)

Which brings me to this ep lol. I just can't. I could barely get through the first airing and haven't watched it since.

3. #Firewalker (#s2e09)

I am putting this ep on my list because of how much it terrified me as a kid. I was about 11 years old when it aired and it gave me such nightmares LOL. I had built it up so much in my mind that I avoided it in syndication and hadn't watched it since its first airing. That is, until I was showing the series to my husband and he made me watch it. Now, as an adult, it is much-less scary than I remembered but I nevertheless still turned my head when the spores burst through people's necks. The scene that absolutely terrifies me (still to this day) is when Scully finds an infected Jesse who is making those inhuman gasping sounds. It's a shame that this episode resides in my fear-centre as I completely missed the fact that Bradley Whitford played Trepkos until this most recent viewing.

4. #Roadrunners (#s8e04)

The saving grace of this episode is, of course, Gillan's acting but that's really about it. I remember thinking "what the hell did I just watch?" after it aired. The concept is just so bizarre and I thought it was ill-timed what with Scully's pregnancy. I'm sure that the writers thought that it only enhanced the urgency of the storyline by putting her and her unborn child's life in peril, but after having just come off the nail-biting season premiere, I thought it was too much, too soon to put Scully through that trauma. Not to mention that such physical trauma would likely put her pregnancy in serious jeopardy. It was just such an ill-conceived episode.

5. #En Ami (#s7e15)

I immediately disliked this episode from the first time it aired as it raised very serious questions about Scully's consent and bodily autonomy, that weren't really dealt with (until that infamous, completely inappropriate, retcon job in season 11, which was such a cop-out IMO). I was well into highschool when this aired and even then I remember being so disturbed by the implications that Scully was drugged and later undressed (and god knows what else) by CSM while she was unconscious. Not only that, but I thought the whole 'adventure' was completely out of character for her and such a slap in the face to Mulder. Sure, he's ditched her countless times before without rhyme or reason, but what she did was beyond the pale: no matter her so-called 'for humanity' motivation, she went off with the ONE PERSON who has SINGLE-HANDEDLY orchestrated so much destruction in Mulder's life. Obviously this created some very serious tension between them (that, I have to admit, is handled so deliciously in fanfic), but I found it jarring that there could be this level of betrayal in one episode (so shortly after Mulder lost his mother and put the mystery of his sister to rest) and a (presumed) consummation of their relationship a mere two episodes later. It just doesn't compute for me. I understand that the impetus for this episode was Bill Davis wanting an opportunity to work more with Gillian, and kudos to that I guess, but the storyline and its implications are so problematic that I just can't respect it.

And there you have it! My top 5 most disliked X Files episodes. Thanks for reading :-)

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, February 23

FAITH: Are you serious about this place? MAYOR: Of course I am. No Slayer of mine is gonna live in a fleabag hotel. That place has a very unsavory reputation. There are immoral liaisons going on there. FAITH: Yeah, plus all the screwing.

~~Doppelgangland ~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Weekly Drabbles #88 — Longing by veronyxk84 (Buffy, Dawn, PG-13)

someone to adore by The_Eclectic_Bookworm (Giles/Jenny/Ethan, Jenny/Ethan, G)

double drabble of 200 words 1x06 The Pack Buffy & Willow [gen] by caricature-of-fic (Buffy, Willow, G)

Buffyverse Flashfiction updated by NotASlayer (unrated)

Bloom by Holly (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Tangled in HelLA by all choseny (Buffy/Spike, R)

You've Got The Look by Geliot99 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Tangled in HelLA by all choseny (Buffy/Spike, R)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Shadowed Suspicion - Ch. 413 by madimpossibledreamer (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure xover, T)

Power and Purpose - Ch. 1 by Mika95 (OC, Buffy, Scoobies, Amy, T)

I'm Your Carnal Flower, I'm Your Bloody Rose by MadeInGold (Spike/Drusilla, E)

Goodbye to Everything That I Knew - Ch. 22 by fortes775 (Buffy/Spike, R)

The Neighbor's Point of View - Ch. 87 by the_big_bad (Buffy/Spike, PG)

The Day After - Ch. 2 by Maldorana (Buffy/Spike, G)

Oblivious - Ch. 5 by hulettwyo (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Coming Through - Ch. 42 by hulettwyo (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)

Early One Morning - Ch. 17 by all choseny (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

What the Drabble? - Ch. 88 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, R for series)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Crush by MamaBewear (Spike/Drusilla, worksafe)

Artwork: Tease by CoffeeHunt (Angel/Spike, NSFW)

Gifset: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997 - 2003) by andremichaux (Tara/Willow, mildly NSFW)

Gifset: Buffy & Faith | Season 3 by andremichaux (Buffy/Faith, worksafe)

Gifset: Everyone I cared about is gone... by andremichaux (Dawn, Buffy, Giles, worksafe)

Comic: The Hero of Three Faces by Paul Gadzikowski's (worksafe)

Artwork: Angel fanart by goodandpure [aka pinkperson] (worksafe)

Artwork: My Angel fanart by goodandpure [aka pinkperson] (worksafe)

Artwork: I drew Spike! by FickleWick (worksafe)

Video: Angel&Cordelia | Maroon by 1SnoWhiteQueen1

Video: Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | Stay Vicious by 1SnoWhiteQueen1

[Reviews & Recaps]

Just Been to see Buffy Revamped [the parody play] by Spiderinahumansuit

PODCAST: 1.8 I Robot, You Jane by Once More: A Rewatch Podcast

[Recs & In Search Of]

ISO: laragh seeks signers for a petition for Second Season of Slayers: A Buffyverse Story

ISO: vargamornight seeks matching gifsets of faith crying and buffy crying...

ISO: brian5mbv seeks script rewrite info for this year's girl and who are you

[Fandom Discussions]

the concept of a soul in BTVS because the show sort of fucked itself into a corner immediately with... by forgiveness-in-the-misery

I need to know who was responsible for Balls. [the poster] by feral-pixie-dream-possum

Oz and Spike painting their fingernails together... by data-is-my-favorite-android

i think my favorite spuffy moments are all after they’re no longer enemies... by bunnythevampireslayer

[explanation of scene choices for BTVS alphabet gif series - X for Xander] by buffysummers

[meta thoughts by the creator of the BTVS alphabet gif series] by buffysummers

POLL: Big Crossover by nightshade

POLL: Battle Of The Witches: Who Will Win? by Anyanka Bunny Slayer

[7 deadly sins] Where would you put the Buffyverse characters on the list? by AndrewHeard

If Buffy was made now, who would you cast? by Country-Stunning

What is Buffys most Iconic look? by Relevant-Mission27

What was going through Willow, Xander, Spike's etc minds when Faith was poorly pretending to be Buffy? by sadhungryandvirgin

Marci by Michbullin

Did anyone else know that Tucker (Andrew's brother) was the singing voice of Aladdin 1992? by hamiltonguy

It gets better, right? [ATS S4] by tmetic

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[whoslaurapalmer]

okay many many giggle thoughts many spoilers omg

-WE'VE ENTERED THE ERA OF DOCTOR ON DOCTOR LOVE -i do love doctor on doctor hate but they've grown up so much!!!!!!! the doctor has changed so much!!!!!! the joy!!!!!! the love!!!!!!!! THE HUGGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖 -'i love you. get out. <3' :)))))))))) god what a delight oh my god :))))))) -fifteen comes out of such......acceptance and peace. grace! fourteen's lack of ego, all his understanding. and fifteen has such immediate bright joy and delight and thrill and!!!! oh my god!!!!!!!!! gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!! -AND ZERO PANTS!!!!! -NO PANTS TO SPEAK OF!!!!

-MEANWHILE. i swear to GOD rtd is dying to bring back the master in the worst way holy fucking shit -the archangel network reference. the master being brought up at all and in the toymaker's tooth. a little dancey number. FOURTEEN SAYING ALMOST THE EXACT SAME THING TEN SAID TO SIMM!MASTER BACK IN THE SOUND OF DRUMS!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!! I SHOUTED -THE HAND PICKING UP THE TOOTH LIKE THE HAND PICKED UP THE RING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -he's got plans. he's. got. plans -i thought 100% the master was just gonna. come out of the tooth somehow. not really enough time left in the ep for that though. but oh my goddddddddddddddddddddddd (-could the master hear the doctor offer someone else everything the master ever wanted but also continually turned down.) (okay i will stop now. but i am eyeing the future.)

-what a series of bizarre events. what a time!!!! oh my god. like.......... -it's a lot. it's a lot of things -it's rtd calling back to what he did with the metacrisis doctor. it's the doctor being allowed to stop and have a life. sort of becoming the metacrisis doctor, but also, being the doctor???? being allowed to STAY.........making the CHOICE to do it -ROSE IS HIS FAVORITE NIECE.................HIS NIECE <3 -MOTHER OF GODDDDDDD -it's closure for ten, yeah? ten who was so unable to have a family, to have what humans are capable of and how that hounded him, who had to watch the metacrisis doctor get rose, who couldn't slow down -and bringing up how a normal human life would drive him crazy!! hilarious bc i did just watch the power of three last week -but the doctor is capable of it now!!!! god look at fourteen............ -'that's the adventure.' aaaaaaa!!!!!!!! -godddd just! having just got back into my eleven watch and how eleven had the most heartbreaking struggle between the exciting and the mundane and what a life is made of, what eleven's was, what amy's was!!!!!!!!! oh it felt. healing in a way -and splitting the tardis like the piece of coral the metacrisis and rose got!!!!!!!!!! -even with all the little references throughout the ep i still wish fourteen had gotten to sit down and talk though. but still!!! -staggering along.......wearing himself out........... -and he gets to be with his best friend in the whole entire universe :) -and her family! and mel! think of all the other companions he could chill with!!!! THAT COMPANION SUPPORT GROUP FROM THE POWER OF THE DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!!! -BRINGING UP ADRIC!!!!!!!!!! -ADMITTING HE LOVED SARAH JANE!!!!!!!! YEAH YOU DID!!!!!!! -AND FIFTEEN SAYING IT TOO!!!!

-is it, perhaps, though, also a disservice to the doctor, to not quite.........move on through the next incarnation completely? yknow? idk. not sure. maybe not, in the end. -i see why the upcoming season will be back to being called 'series one' though. i see!!!!! -he's a new era!!!!! for real!!!!!!!! the doctor can say, 'okay!' about themself, to their past!!!!!!! god!!!!!!!! he's so bright and shiny and excited..........and he's got a JUKEBOX!!!!!!!!! -i love the jukebox -god.................time moves on........doctor grows up...... :) characterization, as it always does, marches onwards.... :) and it feels good here. -although i'm sure fifteen will have his own events to go through too. as ever!

(-i do think everyone should sit down and talk though. and show the talking. but! that's just me.)

-many other thoughts!!! -it was scary! it was terrifying!!!!! it was so fun!!!! it was so many things!!!!!! -mel!!!!!! MEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh mel was here!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -donna going 'oh, so i'm not the first redhead?'

-seeing shirley again!!! oh i hope we see more of shirley, always -tardis has a ramp now :)

-KATE OFFERING DONNA A JOB AT UNIT????? -'125 a year and 5 weeks holiday.' 'done.' '??????? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

-bringing back someone from one was so tasty! i mean! it really did feel grand and 60th anniversary!

-very little comments about nph. i'm neutral to dislike about nph in general, so. he was sure in this episode, huh

-THAT PUPPET SHOW???????? -'OH WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT THEN!!!' aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -terrible things happened BUT. but is there really a but? could there be? -could've even hit harder though. no rory!!!! no river!!! no master!!!

-'my name's donna. and i warn you now if this is a trick i'll kill you.' and she does :) i love her :)

-the one who waits..........i wonder who that is.....

-'to get my reward.' vs 'you won the game!!!! you get a prize, honey!!!!!' -!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ✨✨✨✨✨🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹💞💞💞💞💞

[lamangasserie]

Salve de tomes 1: épisode 3

Seulement trois mois se sont écoulés depuis mon dernier article de tomes 1. Entre temps, j’ai enfin pu lire le tome 2 de Kageki Shojo, continuer les lectures du Requiem du Roi des Roses ainsi que de Ton visage au clair de lune, et même terminer Kids on the Slope (qui était génial !). J’ai consacré la fin de l’année 2022 à ce dernier, à Nakamura Asumiko dont j’ai relu All About J et Inheritance of Aroma puis, enfin, à la tannée qu’a été Vampires d’Osamu Tezuka. Depuis le début de cette année, je n’ai pas énormément lu. Je me suis plongée à corps perdu dans la huitième partie de JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Jojolion. J’ai aussi eu une fringale de BL donc j’en ai profité pour découvrir le travail de Scarlet Beriko dont je recommande vivement Jealousy ! J’ai aussi commencé Gals! (Mihona Fujii) que je prends le temps de lire tant c’est une lecture qui me fait chaud au cœur ! J’avoue m’être aussi investie dans le webtoon, en continuant Rumor Has It (sungA) à raison d’un chapitre par jour et en commençant le dernier titre de Soonkki, After School Lessons for Unripe Apples. Toujours est-il que trop de Jojo tuant le Jojo, je me suis dit qu’il était temps que je m’attaque un peu à ma pile à lire qui ne fait que de grandir. Ainsi, j’ai entamé la lecture de plusieurs mangas… Shôjo, josei, shônen, seinen, tout y passe !

Le premier manga à être passé entre mes mains est Yasha d’Akimi Yoshida. Pré-publié dans le magazine shôjo Betsucomi, le manga est disponible en France aux éditions Panini à 16,99€. Sei Arisue est un petit garçon, il vit paisiblement sur l’île d’Okinawa auprès de sa mère et de son meilleur ami, Toichi Nagae. Enfant aux capacités extraordinaires, il se retrouve kidnappé par un mystérieux groupe. Six années après, on retrouve Sei aux États-Unis, scientifique accompli travaillant pour le groupe pharmaceutique Neo Genesis.

Akimi Yoshida ne fait pas vraiment partie de mes mangakas fétiches. Pourtant, quel plaisir ça a été de la retrouver avec Yasha ! La comparaison avec Banana Fish est inévitable: l’ambiance et les personnages sont similaires et la maestria de narration de la mangaka reste la même d’un manga d’action à un autre. Pourtant, j’ai trouvé à Yasha suffisamment de points de divergence dans l’histoire avec Banana Fish pour que le titre ne souffre pas de cette comparaison. C’est un nouveau contexte, et les ramifications de l’histoire sont différentes. Évidemment, j’ai aimé les passages d’action ! Tout d’un coup la tension monte grâce à un jeu de trames redoutable, et le manga bascule dans l’action d’une page à l’autre. Akimi Yoshida vient casser les angles droits de ses cases rigoureusement rectangulaires, amenant ainsi du mouvement, et n’hésite pas à mettre la dose de lignes de vitesse pour nous embarquer au cœur de l’action ! Ce type de découpage a beau être le fondement d’un passage d’action, il n’en demeure pas moins super efficace. La mangaka utilise très justement, avec un certain équilibre, chaque élément pour que ces passages convoquent le sentiment d’importance lié aux situations au sein de l’histoire. Je ne saurai mettre exactement le doigt dessus, mais il y a quelque chose de redoutablement percutant chez Akimi Yoshida. De plus, les personnages de Yasha, et particulièrement les jumeaux (car c’est une histoire de jumeaux !) ont quelque chose de très fascinant. À chaque fois qu’on pense être proche de Sei, dans les moments comiques notamment, il nous échappe. Je crois que cet aspect, avec un personnage principal insaisissable et grandement fascinant, participe au plaisir que j’ai ressenti en retrouvant Akimi Yoshida avec Yasha. Au fil des pages, les mystères entourant Sei s’épaississent, l’histoire nous échappe. Il me tarde de lire la suite pour découvrir jusqu’où Akimi Yoshimi m’emmènera avec Yasha !

Le second manga de la liste est Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun d’AidaIro. Étiquetté shônen par l’éditeur français Pika, le manga est en cours de publication au sein du magazine à la cible éditoriale mixte: G-Fantasy. Le manga est disponible dans toute bonne librairie pour un prix de 7,70€. Nene Yashiro a un crush… à sens unique. Désespérée, elle décide de s’en remettre à la légende de Hanako, un esprit qui hanterait les toilettes de l’école. Cependant, tout vœu formulé auprès de Hanako a un prix… Nene se retrouve à devenir l’assistante de Hanako ! Ainsi débutent les aventures d’Hanako et de son assistante Nene au sein de l’école Kamome !

Est-ce que vous vous attendiez à un avis sur Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun de ma part ? Moi non ! Mais de nombreux passages en librairies m’ont rendue curieuse ! Je trouve chacune des couvertures de ce manga superbes. J’aime beaucoup l’ambiance mystérieuse et fantasque qui se dégage de ces illustrations. Je trouve aussi le travail de AidaIro autour de la couleur très beau, que ce soit dans le rendu de la technique et des outils employés que dans la palette choisie pour chaque tome. Mais ai-je bien fait de me fier aux couvertures ? Eh bien, je dis que oui ! J’ai été ensorcelée par ce premier tome ! Je suis complètement sous le charme du dessin de l’auteur et de l’univers qu’il a réussi à développer. Fourmillant de détails, je suis retrouvée totalement immergée dans cet univers cabalistique fait d’esprits, de fantômes et de légendes urbaines japonaises. De plus, le style moe, accompagné de la souplesse du trait, fait de Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun un manga aux graphismes irrésistibles. Je suis aussi très charmée par le côté épisodique du manga, chaque chapitre est comme une nouvelle aventure à la découverte d’un nouvel esprit. Un fil rouge commence aussi à se mettre en place, notamment autour des origines de Hanako-kun et de l’apparition du personnage de Minamoto qui s’ajoute au duo formé par l’esprit et Nene. À l’image d’un Détective Conan, c’est un manga qui peut durer très longtemps grâce à son côté épisodique, et dont le fil rouge ne viendra tisser la toile de fond que de manière très sporadique. Seuls les tomes suivants me le diront !

Le troisième manga de cette salve de tomes 1 est Entre les lignes de Tomoko Yamashita. Pré-publié dans l’excellant magazine Feel Young, Entre les lignes est publié en France par les éditions Kana et est disponible au prix de 7,55€. Le manga commence avec le personnage adolescent d’Asa qui, après avoir perdu ses parents dans un tragique accident de voiture, emménage chez sa tante écrivaine Makio. Les deux, parentes mais distantes, vont devoir apprendre à vivre ensemble.

Enfin ! Après tout mon cercle Twitter, je me lance dans Entre les lignes ! Je ne sais pas si je peux dire que j’ai aimé ce premier tome, si je le prends simplement comme un tome isolé des suivants. Cependant, il m’a donné envie d’en apprendre plus sur Asa et Makio. C’est un premier tome qui pose les bases, qui nous indique les problématiques qui se noueront ou se dénoueront dans les tomes suivants. Tout de suite, on en apprend beaucoup: le mystère autour de la relation d’Asa avec ses parents, la mésentente entre Makio et sa sœur, ou encore, le travail et les relations extérieures de Makio. Bien sûr, aussi, le cœur de l’histoire: les liens à nouer entre Asa et Makio, comment elles vont cohabiter et comment leurs individualités vont s’entrechoquer. J’ai trouvé ingénieux de faire ces premiers chapitres en deux temps. Le tout premier chapitre est un chapitre qui se passe au présent, puis les suivants, jusqu’à la fin du tome, sont un flash-back de l’arrivée d’Asa chez sa tante. Ce sont ces deux temps qui me rendent curieuse vis à vis de la suite, que s’est-il passé entre le premier chapitre, où Asa est en terminale, et le reste, où elle est en 3ème ? Graphiquement, on retrouve bien le côté minimaliste de Tomoko Yamashita. La mangaka utilise aussi des techniques classiques de ce genre de récit centré sur les relations sociales: le fond noir pour les souvenirs, et beaucoup de jeux de regards entre les personnages. La mangaka utilise aussi de manière brillante la métaphore du désert pour le vide intérieur ressenti par Asa. « C’est sûrement la solitude. » dit Makio. Dans ces moments de vide, Asa n’est même plus dans le lieu présent, elle est dans le désert de son être. Plutôt qu’être une lecture qui m’aura passionné, le premier tome d’Entre les lignes m’a laissé un sentiment de grande curiosité. Que se passera-t-il pour Asa et Makio, qu’on t-elles au fond d’elles ? Comment est-ce que leur relation va évoluer ? Si je suis curieuse de connaître la suite, je pense que c’est un manga que je ne lirai qu’avec parcimonie, afin d’en profiter au maximum.

Le quatrième manga à m’être passé entre les mains est Mon Petit ami Genderless de Tamekou. Lui aussi pré-publié dans le magazine Feel Young, il est publié dans nos contrées par les éditions Akata, et est disponible pour un prix de 8,05€. Wako est une jeune femme travaillant pour une maison d’édition. Son petit ami, Meguru, est un homme genderless travaillant dans une boutique de vêtement, et est très populaire sur les réseaux sociaux. Couple hétéro défiant les conventions, on suit leurs aventures au quotidien. Avant d’aller plus loin, il convient de dire que genderless, ici, ne veut pas dire non-binaire, mais se réfère davantage à un style vestimentaire défiant la règle des vêtements genré.

Intéressée par la mode, les styles alternatifs, j’avais eu hâte de découvrir Mon Petit ami Genderless ! Puis par manque de moyens, je l’ai laissé filer jusqu’à finalement le trouver en occasion. J’avoue que ce n’est pas plus mal, car j’en suis ressortie assez mitigée. Commençons par le positif ! J’adore le dessin de Tamekou, il est assez fin, pop et acidulé. Malgré l’absence de couleur dans le manga, ce côté acidulé se retrouve notamment dans les trames utilisées par l’auteur: étoiles, cœurs, carreaux, dentelles ou encore pois sont omniprésents. J’ai aussi beaucoup aimé les moments comiques, notamment le malentendu avec la collègue de Wako qui, après avoir croisé cette dernière et son petit ami genderless dans la rue, est persuadée que celle-ci est lesbienne. Ce qui est comique ce n’est pas que Wako soit potentiellement lesbienne, mais qu’elle laisse croire à sa collègue que c’est vrai, alors que tout le monde sait que c’est faux. Globalement, le manga aborde les rôles de genre sous différents angles (comment on doit s’habiller, qui fait quoi à la maison) d’une manière tellement naturelle et légère que c’en est presque imperceptible. Pour ça, Mon Petit ami Genderless est une véritable bouffée d’air frais. Cependant, ce n’est pas un manga qui m’a véritablement intéressée ou fait ressentir quoique ce soit d’excitant. Je n’aime pas vraiment la dynamique du couple principal où on a l’impression que Wako est une fangirl de son propre petit ami. J’ai été déçue de la mode dedans. Pour le peu qu’il y a, j’ai trouvé ça assez moche… Surtout, je crois qu’il manque à Mon Petit ami Genderless une direction vers laquelle aller. Wako et Meguru sont déjà en couple, et tout se passe pour le mieux entre eux. Quoi de plus ? J’ai bien compris que Tamekou avait l’ambition de faire un manga slice of life mignon, qui réchauffe le cœur, mais je ne vois pas dans quelle direction le manga va. Rien n’a su attiser ma curiosité. Pour l’instant, je n’ai pas l’intention de continuer, à voir si j’y repense dans les mois à venir.

Enfin, l’ultime manga de cette liste est Du mouvement de la Terre de UOTO. Pré-publié dans le très bon magazine Big Comic Spirits, le manga est publié en France par les éditions Ki-oon pour un prix de 7,95€. Dans l’Europe du Moyen Âge, Rafal est une jeune garçon prodige, futur théologien, et passionné d’astronomie. Il rencontre Hubert, un hérétique repenti qui va le pousser à se poser une question alors contraire au dogme religieux: où se place la Terre parmi le monde ? Est-elle au centre du monde, comme l’a démontré Ptolémée et comme le voudrait Dieu, ou non ? Au contact de Hubert, la vie de Rafal bascule. Contre tous, il décide de dédier sa vie à la théorie de l’héliocentrisme.

En bonne fan de récit historique, Du mouvement de la Terre était une des nouveautés que j’attendais le plus cette année, et je ne suis pas déçue ! De prime abord, on pourrait penser que le sujet de l’héliocentrisme est bien vaste, pas franchement intéressant. Pourtant, c’est un sujet que je trouve passionnant, et qui en dit long sur le passé de l’humanité, sur comment l’humanité s’envisageait au sein de l’univers. Malgré le sujet complexe, le manga est tout à fait accessible et ne cherche pas à nous expliquer en détails la théorie de l’héliocentrisme. Plutôt que de choisir un angle rigoureusement historique et scientifique, UOTO s’attache davantage à nous livrer un récit d’aventures. En effet, plus qu’un conflit d’idéologies, c’est une véritable poursuite entre l’Église, représentée par le personnage de Novak l’inquisiteur, et les sciences, représentées par Rafal, qui se dessine. Au niveau graphique, j’ai trouvé ça plutôt chouette. Il y a de très belles pages et de bonnes idées de mise en page. J’ai notamment aimé les pages où l’auteur insiste sur le regard du jeune Rafal, puisqu’après tout, l’astronomie n’est qu’une question d’observation. Je peux tout de même lui reprocher d’être un poil cliché façon « seinen mature se déroulant au Moyen Âge ». On y trouve des moments de violence graphique ou encore des doubles pages d’une extrême puissance soudaine par exemple. Le manga reste dans l’ambiance « Moyen Âge sombre et violent ». UOTO est un auteur encore jeune, et je suis persuadée qu’il emmènera ce récit très haut et très loin. Du mouvement de la Terre promet d’être un récit passionnant, aussi bien dans le fond que dans la forme.

Cet article touche déjà à sa fin ! Mon préféré de la liste est de loin Du mouvement de la Terre. Est-ce vous avez lu ces titres ? Si oui, vous en avez pensé quoi ?? Dites-moi tout sur Twitter ! Vous avez peut-être remarqué, mais j’ai changé le titre de ces articles consacrés aux tomes 1, je ne pouvais plus me voir « …comme s’il en pleuvait ». Pour terminer, merci encore de m’avoir lu jusqu’ici, une nouvelle fois, et on se retrouve sur Twitter, Ko-fi (oubliez de jeter un œil à mon super marque-page !!) et, pourquoi pas sur Anilist. Portez-vous bien, des bisous.