#and while graffitti is art

[jaythelay]

What's funny is AI would be perfect for modders but it's genuinely not even worth trying. Not because of backlash but because it reflects extremely poorly upon any work you might actually do.

If ya use AI for anything, all anyone can think is: "What corner was cut here that would've been impressive done practically instead?"

Further than that is that it's straight theft with a middleman and everyone is open about it. So anything you do yourself will be scrutinized fairly or unfairly as stolen or lazy in some way.

Like if you put fruit in a blender, it's pretty boring, kinda annoying? Doesn't look very good usually either.

If ya cut that shit up and make it from scratch? That's impressive. Nobody is impressed by your blender or stolen fruit. Nobody hates Blenders for stealing jobs and their art from people who actually do the impressive parts.

The equivalent of buying a boxed shake drink in mystery flavor and claiming you put the work in on it because you obtained it. Or claiming your sport team won because you wore the special hat, and you should be on the team because of it.

In fact, much like sports, art is about the effort and the final product. Anyone can throw a football. But can anyone play football? Learn how to improve? If you aren't improving, you don't have shit to show. AI might improve, but it leaves nothing. Nothing to learn. Nothing to feel. Nothing to gain or lose.

When art is produced with a button, it is no longer art. The models themselves are as close to art as AI can get, so, a folder of other artist's work, basically. What a canvas.

[vaisaur]

[64rd]

decided that 2024 is about effing time to create an art-ish-adjacent piece, so I sat down to make myself an original logo type thing

I decided to go for a cat face (for, well, obvious reasons), but with a twist - half of it is made with only neat, straight lines, while the other half is much more chaotic. So far I only got the draft of the first half:

and for now I'm still wondering what do I want for the other half. So far I'm thinking about much less grid-dependant outline, that will probably be drawed with a crimson red graffitti styled brush

[bomberqueen17]

cartagena

am in cartagena. the wifi in the hotel works best when you are on the roof, which also contains the pool. this is a building from 1820, made of like. concrete and plaster. how they have put a whole-ass pool on the roof of a mud building i do not know but there it is. so I’m slightly dripping onto the

only a couple photos behind the cut, just a lil tease

starting with that pool-- pool water in foreground, midground is the rail around the roof, painted to look like water, and then background is the skyline of the rest of cartagena beyond.

This is the view from my hotel room door out into the building’s central courtyard, which is open to the sky above, and the bottom level is a tile floor where there is seating for a cafe and also the hotel lobby, with rooms around the edge there too.

We walked around a bunch today, looking at the old wall of the walled city (which we’re staying in) and then going outside the wall to the next neighborhood, which is called Getsemani and is a kind of artsy slightly lower-rent district. It self-gentrified a bit a while back, trying to attract tourism dollars, and now is coated in beautiful graffiti art and all kinds of Instagram bait. Like this street, colorfully hung with umbrellas.

(further description: it’s a quite narrow street, too narrow for a car, and there are strings across from the roof of concrete buildings each side, from which brightly colored open umbrellas are suspended right-side-up.)

Funny story about the graffitti in Colombia, featuring everyone’s least favorite internet popstar Justin Bieber. This was in Bogotá in 2013, but it has meant that across Colombia graffiti is more recognized as an artform than in many other places, and especially in Getsemani, it is a common decoration to attract tourists to come take photos and then spend money. And it’s beautiful.

We’re having a lovely time and the food is great. The street hustlers are aggressive but not as much so as Istanbul. it’s very hot and very sunny and I have very powerful sunscreen. I’ve worn four of the five dresses I made for this occasion already so far and they’ve all performed very well, and I’m already plotting making more iterations of the same patterns.

Tomorrow we are taking a boat to the Rosario Islands and probably won’t have Internet for a day and a half. I have remembered that I’m afraid of the ocean but I also am so ADHD i will probably be so distracted by the shiny that I’ll forget my fear. We’ll see, LOL.

Anyway, just kinda checking in, have no fear but that I have a thousand selfies in my various me-made outfits, LOL.

[melloggd]

Review: Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal

Sanzaru Games • SEGA • 2014 • Nintendo 3DS Read it on Backloggd: (x)

Sonic's always had a strange, yet interesting history on handhelds.

Its history spans five different developers, from Sonic's birth in 1991 to his 25th anniversary in 2016, with each year marking a gradual change in what the games are even supposed to be for. In the 90s it was Ancient and Aspect, trying to replicate the creative, varied, ball-rolling and feel-good adventures or Sonic 1, 2 and 3, cramming them into tiny 8-bit Game Gear games. While they aren't fantastic or even, good, really, you get a sense that they really tried to capture what people were enjoying about Sonic on the genesis at that point and time, and distilling it into a new format. You see this further with Sonic Pocket Adventure by SNK, a lovely tribute to the Genesis games that gets really close to actually feeling like them despite its 8-bitty visuals, yet feels somewhat restrained by not being much more than just a recreation. From there you get Dimps' Sonic Advance games, now latching onto Sonic's striking new identity after Sonic Adventure: It was still a series about feel-good adventures, of course, but now there was a bit more flair to it all. Sonic in Adventure wasn't just a cool design with a cheeky idle animation, he now had a voice, several fluid animations, strikingly expressive graffitti-esque art, he comments on situations and does cool breakdance tricks after beating levels. Somewhat like the Game Gear games before them, the original Sonic Advance became a game trying to distill the essence of Sonic Adventure, the style, the vibes, even the dramatics in the game's memorable Egg Rocket stage, into a format befitting of a handheld. Advance 2 and 3 are obviously much the same thing but for Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes respectively, with Advance 2 channelling the high-octane adrenaline of SA2 levels like Green Forest and Sky Rail into a 2D sidescroller plane, and Advance 3 taking Heroes' team-up mechanics into its own direction.

Yet with Sonic Rush, things began taking a new direction. Not only had there not been a big new Sonic game to try and channel after Heroes, but Dimps had also begun finding their own voice. Sonic Advance 2 had been a monumental triumph in terms of both sales and reviews, and its bold adaptation of 3D gameplay into 2D gave Dimps a somewhat unique basis to build off of – to make Sonic games entirely their own. Even when SEGA would try to reel this back after 2008, instead only having them work on games specifically branded as derivative of others, Dimps now took these games on with a distinctly their-own approach, seen in games like Sonic Colors DS, Sonic Lost World 3DS, and most infamously Sonic 4. In short, Sonic's handheld games had gone from cute imitations, to games driven by their source, to full on original games, to original games using their source as a baseline.

Which now brings us to our fifth and last, developer, for the final Sonic handheld ventures: Sanzaru Games, and Sonic Boom on 3DS.

Shattered Crystal was always going to be fighting an uphill battle compared to its handheld siblings: Mainly, it had little to no foundation to build off of, with Boom as an entity being made specifically to reinvent the series, in a more Americanized direction. For the big debut home console game, Big Red Button was a great choice for this: Jak & Daxter-ifying Sonic with some of that game's lead developers at the helm, whilst not seeming like a great direction to a lot of Sonic die-hards, at least seemed like a great way to get a solid product out. Thing is, unlike games like Advance and Pocket Adventure, Shattered Crystal didn't have a pre-existing thing to try and replicate: Due to being developed in parallel with Rise of Lyric, Sanzaru didn't have much to work off of beyond a few core concepts for the world, and a general idea of teamwork. On top of this, unlike Big Red Button or even Dimps, Sanzaru were in no way known for their excellence in 2D game design, or even known as good developers in general. And so, in a way, Shattered Crystal ended up a hodgepodge of all the different eras of handheld games, trying to both share the brand identity of its console counterpart, yet also be its own thing, but still building its foundations off of some core ideas from the main game, althewhile being fertile ground for the games' developers to grow and learn.

I wanted to give that rundown both because I find it incredibly fascinating to think about, but also because it makes the end product of Shattered Crystal make a lot more sense. Its a messy little game, filled both with ambition to be like what handheld Sonic once was, yet also embrace elements of the 2000s western-made platformers. The game's levels are uncharacteristically large for one, and a lot of the game is focused on exploring them to find collectibles manditory to unlock later levels. The other playable characters, Tails, Knuckles and Sticks, can be switched to on the fly, yet all they really offer is unlocking passageways or access to aforementioned collectibled. Its a very arbitrary inclusion of multiple playable characters, and it combined with gargantuan levels you're forced to explore could have very well ruined the game to be as bland and boring as its Wii U counterpart. So its a good thing, then, that they somehow managed to make Sonic himself feel absolutely fantastic to control. I'm serious: I have no clue how they did it, but Sonic controls like such a dream and has so many movement options, yet remains at a comfortable enough speed to make exploring levels still feasible compared to Dimps' best outings. Its a distinct feel to the character, yet immensely fun to play around with, mainly due to the fun interplay between the airdash and double jump.

To break it down, at any point in midair Sonic can dash either to his sides or straight up, after which he regains his double jump if it was used before. After a double jump he can airdash one additional time, but not in the same direction as the previous airdash, and this repeats until you've airdashed in all directions. What this means is that you can get crazy airtime by doing all of these interlinked airdashes and double jumps correctly, giving you more distance than Tails' flight in most instances the game wants you to switch to him. Jump, doublejump, airdash forward, doublejump, airdash up, doublejump...its reminiscent of those cool strings of moves you execute for long jumps in Mario Odyssey, only far more compelling due to being attached to get-to-the-goal speedrunning stages that still have a lot of options on how to best progress through them. What this means is that when the level asks you to switch to Knuckles to tunnel up a steep cliff, or switch to Tails to cruise over a bed of spikes, and so on, you can almost always execute it faster and more satisfyingly through mastery of Sonics controls. Add to this the fact that the doublejump maintains all of your speed, and the fun Enerbeam that has some really satisfying swinging physics, and you get some levels with some genuinely great flow to them. It takes a similar formula to the Wisps in the mainline Sonic games, switching to far simpler playstyles to clear very specific-to-them challenges, and instead gives you the tools to completely skip them if you're skilled enough with Sonic.

Granted, this doesn't always hold water, and the rushed nature of the game does sometimes catch up to it. Sticks exists to hit switches with her boomerang and she is the ONLY one who can do so, meaning there will inevitably be sections like the start of Scrapyard Zone where you're arbitrarily required to use her. The collectible grind can also halt your flow a lot of the time, like with the strangely out of place Tails Submarine levels where you play a slow and boring diving minigame for 2 minutes each in the middle of an otherwise fast paced game. Or rather, its a game where you can otherwise MAKE the pace faster than it in reality wants to be.

And thats just what makes Shattered Crystal so interesting. Despite everything, it holds on to so many things that makes Sonic games so fun to play, like fast movement, levels you can explore for both items and shortcuts, hell they've even got Richard Jacques – composer of Sonic R and Sonic 3D Blast – doing the music, and its often quite good! The levels themselves are super cool in theming, mostly thanks to each level having a "foreground" and "background", putting new spins on the same level theme sort of like how Sonic Heroes handles its levels. In Shadow Canyons, for instance, you go from grinding on rails and running along scaffolding by these big imposing cliffs, to being flung into the mining facility going on in those mountains. I honestly don't want to spoil the final level because it is such a cool theme for a stage with this system, that it makes the entire game feel worth it just to get to.

Because at the end of the day, for as much cool stuff there is in Shattered Crystal, for as close as it really does come to being a successor to Dimps' handheld lineage, the game is sadly just too much of a chore to get through normally. Unlike a game like Sonic Colors, the explorative nature of the stages isn't just there for optional unlockables, but rather required for progression and beating the game. By the end, you will more or less need a 90% completion rate, meaning most stages need to be both combed through but also beaten with above 50 rings and under a specific time. Its not that this stuff is bad or unfun to do, the game has a super detailed map on the touchscreen showing you where you havent been yet and where things are and I actually really like the autorunner extra stages you can do inbetween levels. It's moreso that it leads to the game feeling at odds with itself: Its immensely fun to speedrun and try to go faster in, but so much of the game wants you to instead do the fun-but-not-nearly-AS-fun collectible hunt. Then, you add that with how the controls can start to really hurt your hands after a while: There's no D-pad movement, meaning you need to slam a somewhat-flimsy circle pad as far to the left or right as it can go to move quickly, whilst also holding down Y at all times to run, whilst also asking you to be ready to use B to jump and A or X to airdash and enerbeam...

It all adds up to Shattered Crystal being a game with truckloads of potential to be amazing, that holds itself back both due to a rushed development and a need for surface-level parity with the slow-as-molasses home console Sonic Boom game it has no business associating with. But when you're able to overcome all those restrictions, when there's no longer a need to collect things, when you've mastered Sonics controls to almost never need to switch to the other bozos, and when you get a true flow going with mechanics you would never expect to be so fun for what the game looks to be on the surface...

That's when you've broken free. Because trouble keeps you running faster.

Playtime: 20 Hours Key Word: Shackled

[babyheroeclipseweasel]

Marioneta. The Pole. The Post. (Early Fragment Here:)

....The ladders that always take you down and the stairs that always go up. The Crystal Ship for the Unknown Soldier. LSR. (Performances.) Chicago. 2018-2019 chutes and ladders stairway to heaven Pilas. 3 Pack. Unicorn. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023. Cuento corto. Y que se echa a correr y pus ya. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. En el Cuartel Del Vecino. La Jota: ¿Ya checaste la pintura de Adán y Eva junto a Bellas Artes? Esa depicción que has estado buscando. W-7: No La Jota: ¿Porqué? W-7: Porque el museo se llama Museo de Cultura Popular. La Jota: ¿Y qué? ¿Eso te suena a jarrito de Oaxaca o qué? W-7: No es eso. Tenía algo más en mente. Algo diferente. La Jota: ¿Coño que nadie te entiende! No te ha gustado la solución al crucigrama. ¿Tienen que ser blanquitos y de ojos azules o con cara de Palestinos para que estéis contento? W-7: No es eso. No tenía eso en mente. Creo que tenía una imagen más acartonada y apergaminada que una nota de letras gordas y populistas. Algo menos institucional. Quizá movido por patrones y no el Estado. Antiguo o ancestral. Conocimientos que resultan en números opuestos con el mismo derecho a nacer tornado o temblor. La Jota: (pours wine and slices bead, walks around for a while.) W-7 seems quite irritated. La jota se mueve con cuidado pero sin penuria.) W-7 sale en busca de su pareja La Terminal. Tires screeching… Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023. Just threeing... I started thinking and talking about this piece around 2008-2009. I finally had the chance to make it. Pilas. 3 Pack. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023. Como la O. Vociferar la O después de haber recitado el abecedario y el padre nuestro. Se acaba una tinta y otra más comienza a escribir. La verde, la roja, la negra. Ya no sabemos lo que supimos, hasta dónde vamos o hasta dónde íbamos, sí hay más, tal vez lo encuentres, y si no, será una de las tantas tintas/ miles y millas de cosas que dejes pendientes/ y luego. Luego. Luego. Luego. Loro, Lara, Lira, Lara, Lara, Lara, Lara... Descontando a veces que anda uno luego de tlacuache. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. @ 2023. Oscar the Grouch sitting on top of his new duplex. Shinny Ballon Graffitti. Affect. Afflec. Después de pensar la frase por unos segundos pensé y luego corregí. "Mi basurero era barrendero." Corrección. "Mi bisabuelo era barrendero." Desde niño he pintado mi lugar féliz, el hogar en mi mente, quizá desde la muerte del Pirulí, como una colonia basurero. Con montañas de basura limpia y gente esporádica conmigo en el paisaje a temprana edad. Pero a quíen le importan esas mamadas. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023. La Huida After Varo. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. © 2023. (Paper, plastic board, marihuana resin.) (Pipa, no filter, 1/3 of alquitrán in the lungs. Don't keep the air in, makes no difference, you only get dizzy for the lack of air. Smoking weed does not affect the part of your brain that controls balance. People could potentially drive.) Blah, blah, blah, blah https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alquitr%C3%A1n_del_cannabis Cuento corto. Hercules_selucreH. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023. (The Bat Cave. Living Under the Tracks Was like Waking Up Some Place Around Here. Sky. Skyline. Color Similar to Original Cover)(Depeche mode Cd Blue Cove) ¿A quién se parece desde este ángulo? (Mia Kalifa) I love you my (Bitch. Graffitti on a Wall) At the Movies. Hey Noe, thanks for playing Candy Candy the other day. It has been great following your journey into the hearth of Flamenco culture. From the last time we spoke about this you might have notice my Flamenco language is very limited. It's something kind of part of me, and I understand it. I can feel it, I'm mestizo. Thank you for sharing your passions and work and at the moment, I only hope to live enough to spend more time with Spanish Flamenco to have a more informed conversation with you some time. Be well Noe.   I would go for the right one first. Your right. (Mia Kalifa, burguers, breasts, bite.) Today is not San Patricio, pero seguramente más de dos continuan con las fiestas. May you find that pot... at the end of the tunnel. (Desprendimiento creativo a partir de esta imagen para popular letras de: Cuentos de la Verga... Continued...) ¡A la verga! ¿Quién? Lego Legunt ¡De la Verga! Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023. Pero que necesidark, para que tanta penumbra. To Ireland. To Ireland. Iris. Arco. Irish trébol. Irish Trouble Not In Ireland Irish Trouble. El Batallón de los San Patricios. Luis Sanchez Ramírez. 2023. To Amber Heard. Love u Deep Purple as a Pirate. (Que cagado que los espermatozoides tengan sexo.) Aunque todo el mundo sabe que el espermatozoide que llega a el ovario sin tener sexo es el que gana y el que se casa con el Ovario. Comerse unas letras. Comer letras. Sopa de letras. Comer para las letras. La letras. Cancún. Home too. Para que necesidark, para que tanta penumbra. To Ireland. Iris. Arco. Irish trébol. Irish Trouble Not In Ireland Irish Trouble. El Batallón de los San Patricios. Luis Sanchez Ramírez. 2023. Aunque todo el mundo sabe que el espermatozoide que llega a el ovario sin tener sexo es el que gana y el que se casa con el ovario para siempre. Si pudiera ya andaría bien pedo desde antier. Cerveza, colorante verde. Música de Bono, de U2, Corazón Valiente, Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries, etc... https://blogs.loc.gov/.../the-san-patricios-the-irish.../.... Enjoy Moda Flaca Comerse unas letras. Comer letras. Sopa de letras. Comer para las letras. La letras. Búholingo. Long gaps at the end... Stephen Hawking told colaborator theory was wrong. Rojo. Rojelia. Widow in Black. Black Mourning (Love u Irene.) The ¨L¨. Some nights I had to sleep in the ¨L¨, Chicago's city's train. 24 Hrs. People get kicked out at anytime during the night. Traveling without abandoning the station before or at the end of the trains tour is ilegal. Night workers making sure people don't fall sleep by tapping or shaking bodies. Parties. Cigarretes. Cigarrets by the unit. Me: weed. A little AC/DC sometimes, some wagons, maybe one on the whole float and at selected points. Lots of music, dance, alcohol, drugs, interesting people. Very interesting people of the night. Strangers in the night. Me: ridding like a boss would ride, between the trains, passing by the loop. Smoking. Coffee. War or peace. El día lo dirá. Ando Luchando. Iron Man (with a median convoy around me after performances in the ¨L¨ accompanying me to the places for performances with Traffic Lights, bridges, the light House, etc...) Luis Sánchez. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. Smokey the Bear. Luis Sex Pistols Ramones. Rod Sink. (-Door Sewert) Slimy. John Wick. Wind Benders. Surralismo. Luis Sandwich Jamones. Brujo. Shaman. Flat liner. Strangers in a train. Jumping the stalls, ticket. Bodily fluids. Piss. Excelente rides with Viento (Wind) from O'hare to Downtown and from Downtown to O'hare. Getting kicked out of the train at night means you could possibly come back to ride again to come back to the city paying another 5-6 dollars. Bad idea spending $3 in beer at your favorite bar to warm up for a couple hours if you don't have enough to tip the same way you always have or drink as much, you might have to leave before the two hours are up. Multiple art projects on-going and social justice. Agent, not and undercover. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023. Era El Que Era y Era Eso Que Quería. Los espermatozoides tienen género. Lo cuál quiere decir que la persona que soy ha sido de género masculino desde que era un espermatozoide, desde antes de ser combinado conmigo ovario. El ovario no tiene género debo suponer. LSR. 2023. Home. Parking. Bike. History. Wearables. A few years back I had Schwinn bikes. I personally used a Varsity model while I was working as a multimedia artist and assistant researcher, and later studying and teaching at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC.). While teaching at DePaul University. While studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, and while working at Coop Media for projects with Chicago Public Schools. The one pictured here is a Schwinn World Tour model I started using shortly after graduation. They were both Chicago made. 2 ligas abajo. Under the Metra tracks (trains working 24 hrs) was my home for a few months. A brewery across. Mozart Park. It was the Bat Cave. It was La Casa de Gerardo (he lived there for about six months.) I lived there. I made installations there (not exclusively.) I furnished the place from top to bottom several times. Sometimes in the same week. I sang and recited poetry or spent the time traveling, working or doing something else while making art. I had a little patch of free American and Native American land for rituals, preservation, provocation and conversation through improvisation behind the wall pictured, between the alley and the tracks. Ancestral. Ritualistic. Naturalistic. Elements. Control of the Elements. Alchemy. Signs. Intuition. Acknowledgement and possible record of he advancement on work and social engineering. Becoming a Director. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwinn_Bicycle_Company.... https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/.../schwinn-bicycle-co/ Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023.as. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwinn_Bicycle_Company.... https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/.../schwinn-bicycle-co/ Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023. Pinche Chango Pistachero. Bastardo Mal Parido. Hijo dePuta. Ícono de hombre chino con cubiertos. Pinche. Ayudante de cocinero. Pinche patria. Los Pinches de Estados Unidos. Los Pinches Estados Unidos. Pinchesa. LSR. 2023. Rediant... a esa de rojo.... ¨Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared on January 17, 1929, in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre. Wikipedia.¨ Las espinacas de Popeye son una metáfora para la marihuana. Rojo. Rojelia. Widow in Black. Black Mourning (Love u Irene.) Las persinas americanas... @rubenalbarran de @cafetacubva Rediant... a esa de rojo.... The ¨L¨. Some nights I had to sleep in the ¨L¨, Chicago's city's train. 24 Hrs. People get kicked out at anytime during the night. Traveling without abandoning the station before or at the end of the trains tour is ilegal. Night workers making sure people don't fall sleep by tapping or shaking bodies. Parties. Cigarretes. Cigarrets by the unit. Me: weed. A little AC/DC sometimes, some wagons, maybe one on the whole float and at selected points. Lots of music, dance, alcohol, drugs, interesting people. Very interesting people of the night. Strangers in the night. Me: ridding like a boss would ride, between the trains, passing by the loop. Smoking. Coffee. War or peace. El día lo dirá. Ando Luchando. Iron Man (with a median convoy around me after performances in the ¨L¨ accompanying me to the places for performances with Traffic Lights, bridges, the light House, etc...) Luis Sánchez. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. Smokey the Bear. Luis Sex Pistols Ramones. Rod Sink. (-Door Sewert) Slimy. John Wick. Wind Benders. Surralismo. Luis Sandwich Jamones. Brujo. Shaman. Flat liner. Strangers in a train. Jumping the stalls, ticket. Bodily fluids. Piss. Excelente rides with Viento (Wind) from O'hare to Downtown and from Downtown to O'hare. Getting kicked out of the train at night means you could possibly come back to ride again to comeback to the city paying another 5-6 dollars. Bad idea spending $3 in beer at your favorite bar to warm up for a couple hours if you don't have enough to tip the same way you always have or drink as much, you might have to leave before the two hours are up. Multiple art projects on-going and social justice. Agent, not and undercover. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023. BAT MAN. Bat Man. Ciudad Mótica. (The bat is a hollow metallic cylinder, sometimes mimicking a cigarette. I was told by a good source that that's what some people call them in Texas. It is used to smoke marihuana. Sometimes it's also called a One Hitter. I have also used it for tobacco when I was a tobacco smoker. LSr. 202e. Era El Que Era y Era Eso Que Quería. Los espermatozoides tienen género. Lo cuál quiere decir que la persona que soy ha sido de género masculino desde que era un espermatozoide, desde antes de ser combinado conmigo ovario. El ovario no tiene género debo suponer. LSR. 2023. Affect. Afflec. Después de pensar la frase por unos segundos pensé y luego corregí. "Mi basurero era barrendero." Corrección. "Mi bisabuelo era barrendero." Desde niño he pintado mi lugar féliz, el hogar en mi mente, quizá desde la muerte del Pirulí, como una colonia basurero. Con montañas de basura limpia y gente esporádica conmigo en el paisaje a temprana edad. Pero a quíen le importan esas mamadas. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. 2023. Mario. The Pole. La Huida After Varo. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. © 2023. (Paper, plastic board, marihuana resin.) (Pipa, no filter, 1/3 of alquitrán in the lungs. Don't keep the air in, makes no difference, you only get dizzy for the lack of air. Smoking weed does not affect the part of your brain that controls balance. People could potentially drive.) Blah, blah, blah, blah https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alquitr%C3%A1n_del_cannabis © Bat Man. © Ciudad Mótica LSR. Luis Sánchez Ramírez. © 2023.

[prettyboyeddiemunson]

(It's more of a drabble than fluff but I thought it would be really cute to write about how Eddie fell in love with you 😭)

Eddie is alone most of the time. Whenever Hellfire is done for the week and his band mates are busy, he does things that are familiar. Instinctual. He re-reads The Hobbit, partially out loud to himself with character's voices, wishing it would become a movie already. He sits on the edge of his bed, strumming away at his acoustic graffittied guitar (his electric is special and only used for shows) playing nothing of substance. He takes a scenic drive with speakers shaking from the weight of his mixtape down backroads he had memorized like the back of his hands, but only when he could spare the gas to do so. Usually, anything to fill the quietness of the space around him was enough. He grew up with his parents in a noisy environment before Wayne took him under his wing. He listened to and played loud music all the time, so one would think the silence is welcome. But it isn't. It just leaves room for uneasy, inky black thoughts to worm their way through the folds and wrinkles of his brain.

This all changes once he meets you.

You guys started talking one rare, rainy afternoon after school. You were standing under the metal awning of the tiny high school soaked through to the bone and shivering, cursing your luck and your ride under your breath. Most everyone else had gone home already and the only people left were part of clubs that wouldn't be done until the early evening. Just when you had been considering walking home in the middle of the storm, your knight in shining leather appeared. Eddie had stayed later after school to talk to a teacher about his grade, maybe offer some extra credit. All of his worries and thoughts came to a screeching halt when you walked up to him. He had seen your face around school before (it was a small town after all) and could put a name to your face, but had never talked to you before. He thought he heard you say something, but the way your pretty lips moved and the sound of the rain assaulting the metal awning pulled him into a trance. Your eyes held a color and a sparkle that made the rain behind you turn to falling diamonds. Your wet hair held fast to a halo of grey-blue light, like you were wearing a crown crafted out of the rain clouds in the sky. He only snapped out of the trance you had unknowingly put him in by your own word, ironically. Shaking his head to clear the fog, he laughed softly. "Sorry, what?"

"I asked if you could give me a ride?" You had raised your voice a little, above the sound of the rain.

Eddie nearly collapsed on the spot. "Oh! Oh, yeah, um..sure, yeah." He stutters out, putting his stuff on the ground to shrug off his vest-jacket combo. "Um...actually, maybe I'll just walk.." You had commented as you watched him, taking a slow step back from him with a look akin to one of a cautious deer in your eyes. Eddie looked at you innocently for a second and then just laughs softly once again. "Oh, shit, uh, no its okay. You are just wet and you looked cold, so I...thought you could use it more than me." He explains and you laugh nervously as you take it. You slip your arms through and the garment nearly swallow you whole, as it was already slightly big on Eddie himself.

The both of you jog to his van, him covering your head from the rain with his hands the entire time, and sigh in relieve once the doors are closed. He starts up the van and turns the nearly busted heater on while turning the radio down as well. Your damp face lit up completely when you heard what was playing and you quietly started humming along.

"You like Megadeth?" Eddie had asked, a pleasantly incredulous tone to his voice and he could do nothing but watch as you turned your head, giving him a smile that made every work of art look like kindergarten drawings and a giggle that made even his favorite song reduce to nothing more than a cacophony that was alien to him.

"There's a lot more to me than people think. I'm full of surprises, Munson." You say in that voice that makes his brain all fuzzy. Eddie just chuckles and shakes his head in disbelief, starting the drive to your house as per your direction. You guys talked sparingly throughout the drive, but he wasn't bothered by the lack of conversation. It didn't seem that you were either. You looked perfectly happy and content to watch the rain shower the pavement outside and hum along to his music.

When he pulled into the driveway of your little yellow suburban house behind your parents' car, he turned to watch you climb out. Another small 'thank you' passed your velvet lips and you started to shrug off his jacket, but he stopped you. "If you take it off now, how will you get to the door without getting soaked again? You can give it back to me tomorrow." He says with a goofy grin on his lips as he leans on the middle console. You giggle once again and hop out of the car with your school bag pressed tightly to your chest as you run up to your front door. The overhand of the porch shielded you from the rain and you lifted your hand to wave at Eddie as he pulled out of the driveway, setting off towards his quiet little trailer.

For once, he didn't speed down the streets he knew so well or turn the music up to scream-sing along to. It was the quietest drive he had in a long time and he found that he didn't hate it. He sat on his familiar bed and laid back, his wet, curly and unruly hair splayed out beneath him like dark wings sprouting from his temples. He just laid there for a long while, until Wayne came home from the plant in fact, replaying the events in his head. In only a matter of minutes, he had memorized so much about you and had his heart completely hooked on you.

For the first time in his life, Eddie didn't fear the silence, didn't try to chase it away with familiar sounds and routine movements. He simply laid there and let the thoughts rush in because they were no longer the inky black and infectious bad thoughts he was used to. They were no longer tar-like, seeping through every crack in his defenses until the damn burst. These thoughts were now filled with you. Your mouth and coated everything in honey and gold when you spoke, your eyes that seemed to suck the beauty out of everything around you and make them the centerpiece instead. The way the corners of your lips tucked into your cheeks when you smiled.

For the first time in his life, Eddie Munson didn't mind the silence. In fact, he welcomed it now simply because with the silence came you.

(Sorry its so long, but I hope you like it <33)

-🐝

THIS WAS SO SWEET AND SO BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME 🥺❤️

[signalhill-if]

A New UI Preview!

Here's a glimpse at my progress so far with the sidebar!

None of this is necessarily final (the history buttons at the bottom, for example, are temporary- they're only there for testing!) The sidebar on the right will be used to display various artwork- character artwork when you're in conversation, and hopefully location artwork based on where you are. If that doesn't go well (which it may not, as I'm not great at environment art), I might instead use it to display some at-hand info while you're walking around, like the contents of your pocket, your stats, or even a highlighted lead. All of this is a for-later concern though, and anything that "might be cool" can be added when the necessary stuff is finished!

The art style I've used there is the best I've come up with. I tried more painterly styles and more detailed styles, but they wound up looking less great on a smaller scale. However, they are also not final! I can whip these up very fast now that I've nailed down a basic concept, so these might wind up as placeholders.

I've already noticed (and had pointed out!) the big imbalance in this new look, haha. The left side looks a little empty while the cassettes are tucked away like that. I'd like to put something back there, but I'm not 100% sure what yet. Probably just some graffitti. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know!

(Btw, the character there isn't one of the MCs- I wanted to "feel it out" first before drawing them. That's a small side characer I've taken a shine to, the guard at Yvette's brothel.)

Phew... sorry, I rambled a lot there! I've got a lot on my mind about this whole UI thing! If you have any thoughts or suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment or send an ask.

[hayley566]

My sonic underground revamps

I thought of ways to re-incorporate and revamp sonic’s family from the underground cartoon into, say, the IDW comics or current games even. I also kept in mind the weird new mandates.

Character pictures and profiles below the cut.

We’ll start with Queen Aleena.

In this interation, Aleena was the former queen of Hedge Hill(or another name, still working on that). A town of mostly hedgehogs and where Sonic, Manic and Sonia were born. This was also one of the first places to fall to Robotnik and become one of his many hideouts.

Unable to save the adults of the village, she gathered up as many of the children that weren’t roboticized as she could and fled with them to safety. With all these children and the help of others who managed to escape, Aleena started an orphanage and raised these kids like they were her own. While no longer a queen, she still has a regal aura about her. She still runs the orphanage to this day and takes in many children in need of homes.

Sonia was one of the children raised in the orphanage. She, Manic and Sonic all still have a very strong sibling relationship despite not being blood related. Despite being adopted by an upper class family later on, Sonia isn’t really about upper class life. She’s the most mature of the trio but is still a very fun loving gal. She’s not as fast as her adoptive brothers but her agility and graceful gymnastics are unmatched.

She’s the leader of a punk rock band called “Underground ‘99″. Her favorite things are music, gymnastics, cute girls and veggie burgers.

Manic is the artistic and chill of the trio. He’s a graffitti artist and pro-skater. While sonic is fast on his feet, Manic in his roller blades could give him a run for his money. His quills are always a mess because of his helmet but he doesn’t seem to mind in the slightest. While usually very laid back, when it comes to art, he has all the energy in the world. His favorite canvases are the tunnels and architeture, as well as some of robotnik’s badniks.

His favorite things are skating, graffiti art, music, pizza and pulling pranks.

[vinyls-and-valentines]

Cherri Cola is a poet. Mad Gear is a musician. Got any headcanons about other artists in the zones?

Well, depends. I ain't exactly got hcs about other canon artists in the zones 'coz we know near to nothing about them, but i got artsy hcs for some of the canon characters:

Poison writes poetry, Kobra's good at abstract art and graffitti(as long as the subject isn't people), Ghoul likes to turn scrap pieces of metal that are too small or wierdly shaped to be used into tiny sculptures and Jet really loves photography

Cherri and Poison like exchanging poems and just generally talking about writing whenever they can, which isn't often, much to their dismayal

While not being the most artistic, Ghoul absolutely loves going out with Kobra and doing graffitti. Seeing his messy scribbles and scrawled messages next to Kobra's colorful murals just make him very happy

Jet's got an old polaroid camera that still kinda works(though it's really a pain sometimes) and likes taking photos with it on important occasions or when going out because he can't sleep. No matter how late at night or early in the morning he's never alone, at least one of the others being up and tagging along

Pony loves dancing and if they had the resources they'd be a killer tailor, given that they've modified pretty much their entire wardrobe already

This is much less about the killjoys being artsy, but Newsie and Chimp have a makeshift recording studio where other people can record songs, get them mastered and taped

The girl genuinely enjoys decorating stuff and making bracelets from beads or just braiding a bunch of strings together. She always has a lot of fun whenever she gets to scrapbook with Jet

[the-lady-bryan]

Steve Rogers is canonically an artist.

Can you imagine the amazing political cartoons that man could put out while on the run as Nomad?

Wouldn’t it be hilarious if Old Steve in that other timeline where he married Peggy made his living by illustrating comedic retellings of Avengers adventures for newspaper comics pages?

Graffitti during the post-Civil War and Pre-Infinity period that’s Anti-Accords and encouraging rebellion and revolution against Iron Man’s stance and the UN’s decisions?

Steve in disguise so he’s not mobbed by people recognizing Captain America between films, sitting in public parks, drawing caracatures of tourists, or taking some down time to sketch out some really nice trees and fountains or something?

Old Steve unable to intervene in events going on in the world, so he instead focuses on designing and illustrating Get Well Soon cards and cards to give condolences because he can’t stop thinking of all the casualties in NYC after Loki’s failed invasion.

Pre-Serum Steve trying to sell his cartoons and art to newspapers and magazines only to be turned down time and time again until one day, he comes home with something he didn’t have to get on ration to split with Bucky because finally FINALLY someone bought one of his illustrations for some filler news article. They argue over who gets to eat the last of it. Bucky insists Steve’s earned it so it’s his. Steve insists he couldn’t have done it without Bucky convincing him not to give up on his dreams the week before.

Steve sitting down during those 13 days after the Battle for Earth, and drawing the most detailed full bodied portrait of Tony he can. Nice and large. And it’s Tony in his armor, at what Steve considers the man’s absolute best. He’s taken some liberties, of course. What artist doesn’t? He doesn’t sleep. He doesn’t stop until it’s finished. And he paints it. By the time it’s finally done, he has it framed and wrapped up, then given to Happy with a card, addressed to Morgan, with instructions to make sure she gets it for her next birthday, giving the excuse of “I’d keep it at my place ‘till then but right now I’m living out of a shoebox until the compound gets rebuilt... If it ever gets rebuilt.” And even the birthday card that goes with it is hand drawn and made specifically for that wonderful little girl.

Or, alternatively, can you imagine the lewd fanart that might be floating around the MCU because Steve got bored but didnt’ want to attach his real name to it, and Sam thought it would be fucking hilarious... until one pops up on a google search of himself and then it’s not so funny anymore. And of course Nat finds out and is like “okay so why did you draw my breasts so weird? I know you took life drawing classes. Just because you’re old isn’t an excuse, Steve.”

[nathan-livingston-hnd1c]

5 Creative Manipulation Images From Different Artists.

25th January 2021

Elizabeth Lee Miller - Dead Nazi Soilder

Elizabeth Lee Miller/ Lady Penrose was an American photojournalist of World War II, she was also a fashion model in New York City during the 1920s, she then located to paris where she then became a fine art photographer.

During the war she was a correspondant for Vogue, she covered on events such as the London Blitz, the Battle of Paris and the Conscentration Camps in Buchenwald and Dachau. 

What i like most about this image is the effect the ripples have on the soiler face as he is floating in the water it makes the photograph look almost like a surrealist painting. 

https://medium.com/the-collector/lee-miller-a-woman-who-took-60-000-wwii-photographs-and-also-bathed-in-hitlers-tub-the-day-he-b7f04f07c137

Kyle Thompson - Burning Head/Self Portrait

Kyle Thompson is a American self portrait photographer from Chicago, Illnios. He is best known for photographic work in conceptual surrealism photography and self portraiture

I like this image because of how it has been digitally manipulated to make it look like the blanket tied to the head is on fire, i think it communicates the themes of anxiety, depression, mental torture and that the world is a dark and cold place. 

https://fstoppers.com/video/surreal-self-portraits-kyle-thompson-4893

Man Ray - Half Beard/Self Portrait

Man Ray was an American surrealist photographer who spent the majority of his photographic career living in Paris, he was also a photographer who was part of the Dada movement as well as the Surrealism movement. He also worked with a verity of media but he mostly considered himself as a painter.

His photography work was mostly Fashion and Portrature based, he was also known for his work with Photograms which he called “Rayographs” which was a reference to himself.

I chose this image because it looks like we could be seeing two different sides to Man Ray which could be both light and dark i think that his bearded side makes him look more sinister. 

It communicates themes of light, dark, good and evil.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Ray

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/336151559658298884/

Dora Maar - Self Portrait

Henriette Theodora Markovitch aka Dora Maar was a french photographer, painter and poet, Dora Marr was the subject for many paintings by Pablo Picasso she was also a romantic intrest for Picasso. 

Dora Marr began taking photographs in the early 1920s using a Rolleiflex Camera while on a cargo ship which was going to the Cape Verde Islands. 

Her paintings remained unrecognised up untill the late 1990s when they were put up for sale 

This is a self portrait taken by Man Ray in 1936 i think it explores the themes of beauty and inner self. 

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-surrealist-photographer-picassos-muse

This is double exposed self portrait by Dora Maar in 1936. The double exposue makes the photograph itself look very much like a surealism painting. 

https://www.artsy.net/artwork/dora-maar-untitled-double-exposed-portrait

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Maar

Brassai - Graffiti

Brassai was a french born hungarian photographer, sculptor, medalist, writer and filmmaker. He was one of the hungarian artists whose carrer developed in paris during the time between world wars I and II. 

This is a photograph taken from Brassai’s Graffitti series which were taken between the 1930s and 1960s.

This image is of a face carved onto the branch of a tree like the simplicity of this image and the lighting, the carvings were not created by Brassai, they were objects/carvings which he came across and there were many graffiti carvings on walls and trees, he would often seperate one singular carving and photograph it up close, emphasising its detail by photographing each individual carving up close this allowed him to make them appear more abstract. 

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/brassai-11259

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassa%C3%AF

[twilightvolt]

My Favorite Anime OPs and EDs from 2010-2019

No one asked for this, but i’m doin’ it anyway cuz there’s so many songs out there that i’ve never heard anyone talk about. like, y’all sleep on Yu-Gi-Oh! apparently. lmao

Going by release year, here’s all the OPs and EDs i can remember that i luv (and still do to this day). i may or may not have gotten all the years right. hell, i’m not even sure i got the OP and ED numbers right.

It’ll go by: Song Name - Artist (Name of Anime and Which OP/ED it is) an asterisk means i REALLY like it above the rest.

Hopefully this’ll help introduce you to some new jams you missed out on! ^  ^

2010

Going My Way! ~Road to Tomorrow~ - Masaaki Endoh (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds OP5)*

Close to You - ALvino (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds ED4)

Future Colors - Plastic Tree (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds ED5)

Gravity 0 - Aqua Timez (Star Driver OP)*

Never Give Up! - Sonar Pocket (Digimon Xros Wars OP)*

Period - Chemistry (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood OP4)*

Rain - SID (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood OP5)* THE. FEELS.

Uragiri no Yuuyake - THEATRE BROOK (Durarara!! OP)* Y’all remember this one? Lmao

Trust Me - Yuya Matsushita (Durarara!! ED)

Ice Cream Syndrome - Sukima Switch (Pokemon Zoroark: Master of Illusions ED)*

My Soul, Your Beats! - Lia (Angel Beats OP) WAIT HOLD ON, ANGEL BEATS WAS THIS DECADE? I THOUGHT THAT WAS 2009 OR SOMETHING. DAHEQ?

ChAngE - Miwa (BLEACH OP12)

Calling - FLOW (Heroman ED)*

SHIVER - the GazettE (Black Butler II OP)

2011

Samurai Heart (Some Like it Hot!) - SPYAIR (Gintama ED17)* And on this day I realized….SPYAIR is lit.

New World - Twill (Digimon Xros Wars OP2)

Masterpiece - Mihimaru GT (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL OP)

Boku Quest - Golden Bomber (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL ED)* I luv watching the actual ending sequence. It fits my cyber aesthetic to a T.

BRAVING! - KANAN (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL OP2)

Setsubou no Freesia (Longing Freesia) - Daizystripper (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL ED2)* I’ll be completely honest, this song has been my favorite anime theme over most, if not all others, ever since. It’s kinda held a special place in my heart as it’s got memories of what transpired during 2012 that i don’t think i’ll ever forget. From the summer trip we took down south to me creating my very first OCs, Takuya and his Charmander partner Drake, on paper, i’ll luv this song with all my heart. ^  ^

Lovers - 7!! (Seven Oops) (Naruto Shippuden OP)

Counter Identity - UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (Soul Eater Repeat Show OP)*

Ai Ga Hoshii Yo - Shion Tsuji (Soul Eater Repeat Show OP2)* WANTCHU WANTCHU, I WANT CHUU~

SHINING STAR - 9nine (Star Driver OP2)*

Crossover - 9nine (Star Driver ED2)

Sky's the Limit - Shihoko Hirata (Persona 4 the Animation OP)

We’re Not Alone - coldrain (Rainbow Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin OP)

One Reason - Fade (Deadman Wonderland OP) I can bet you right now half of y’all forgot about this show. I mean i did. Lol

Mayonaka no Orchestra - Aqua Timez (Naruto Shippuden ED16)

Hacking to the Gate - Kanako Itou (Steins;Gate OP)* THIS SONG CLEARED MY SKIN AND RAISED MY GRADES.

Ranbu no Melody - SID (BLEACH OP13)* That main chorus tho. N o i c e .

LISTEN TO THE STEREO!! - GOING UNDERGROUND (Katekyo Hitman Reborn OP8)*

Core Pride - UVERworld (Blue Exorcist OP)

2012

Mask - Aqua Timez (BLEACH ED30?)

Soul Drive - Color Bottle (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL OP3)*

Wild Child - Moumoon (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL ED3)* Whenever I hear this song, I either think of school shenanigans or, if school isn't a thing in their world, a high school AU. Lmao

Unbreakable Heart - Hideaki Takatori (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL OP4)

Artist - Vistlip (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL ED4)*

Stand By Me - Stereopony (Eureka Seven AO ED)* Ok I know some people don't wanna remember AO, but hear me out here. Lmao 

Brave Blue - FLOW (Eureka Seven AO OP2)*

Key Plus Words - Shihoko Hirata & Yumi Kawamura (Persona 4 the Animation OP2)

Harukaze - SCANDAL (BLEACH OP15)*

Crossing Field - LiSA (Sword Art Online OP) I like making SAO jokes as much as the next guy, but let's be real here. Crossing Field was still a pretty good song.

STAND UP! - Twill (Digimon Xros Wars Hunters OP)* Hunters sucked, but the OP slaps.

Kyomu Densen - ALI PROJECT (Another OP) This show gave me a temporary fear of umbrellas, but this OP is good.

Complication - ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D (Durarara!! OP2)

Light My Fire - KOTOKO (Shakugan no Shana III Final OP)

Mite Mite Kochichi - Memoiro Clover Z (Pokemon Best Wishes ED3)

2013

Dualism of Mirrors - Petite Milady (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL OP5)

GO WAY GO WAY - FoZZtone (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL ED5)

Challenge the GAME - REDMAN (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL ED6)* I swear to god, this should’ve been the final OP rather than Wonder Wings. I really don’t like that song.

Oh, and if you wanna hear more of the lead singer's voice, he's the lead singer of GIRUGAMESH. They didn't do any anime songs while they were still active afaik, but totally check it out if you like J-Rock.

Sakura Mitsutsuki & Genjyou Destruction - SPYAIR (Gintama OP13 and Gintama: The Final Chapter OP)*

After Cherry Blossoms (all quartets lead to the?) - UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta OP)*

Non-Fiction Compass - UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (Yozakura Quartet: Tsuki ni Naku OP)

Sayonara Memory - 7!! (Seven Oops) (Naruto Shippuden ED)

BLOODY STREAM - Coda (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Battle tendency OP)* I mean, how could i NOT put this song on here? Lmao

Be An Arrow! - Rica Matsumoto (Pokemon Best Wishes! OP2)

Natsumeku Sakamichi (Summerly Slope) - Daisuke (Pokemon Best Wishes DA! OP)* While the Black & White series was absolutely terrible, I can thank it for spawning some nice OPs.

Egao - Ikimono-gakari (Pokemon Genesect and the Legend Awakened ED)

Take Your Way - Livetune adding Fukase (From SEKAI NO OWARI) (Devil Survivor 2 the Animation OP)* I swear I will never get tired of this song.

Be - Song Riders (Devil Survivor 2 the Animation ED)*

Watashi no Bara wo Kaminasai - ALI PROJECT (Rozen Maiden 2013 OP)

Moshimo - Daisuke (Naruto Shippuden OP)

Burn My Dread ~Spring of Birth~ & More Than One Heart - Yumi Kawamura (Persona 3 the Movie #1 Spring of Birth OP and ED)*

Eden - Aqua Timez (Magi: the Kingdom of Magic ED)*

Out of Control - Nothing’s Carved in Stone (Psycho Pass OP2)*

HERO -Kibou no Uta- - FLOW (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods ED)

2014

Silhouette - KANA BOON (Naruto Shippuden OP16)* Everyone rise for the weeb national anthem.

BelievexBelieve - Bulletrain (Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V OP)

ENAMEL - SID (Black Butler: Book of Circus OP)

Masayume Chasing - BoA (Fairy Tail OP15)

STRIKE BACK - BACK-ON (Fairy Tail OP16)*

Burn! - Bulletrain (Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V OP2)

DAYxDAY - BLUE ENCOUNT (Gintama OP)* Before Polaris, there was this. lol

Goya no Machiawase - Hello Sleepwalkers (Noragami OP)* I swear Noragami has great taste in OPs. lmao

Fate is in Our Hands - Lotus Juice (Persona 3 the Movie #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream OP)* Y'all know Lotus Juice makes EVERYTHING badass.

One Hand, One Heartbeat - Yumi Kawamura (Persona 3 the Movie #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream ED)* I swear I literally feel like crying every time I hear this song. It's just that powerful.

Unravel - TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (Tokyo Ghoul OP) Ok, lemme explain. I used to hate this song cuz I thought TK's singing voice was whiny as hell. But after a long, LOOOOONG time, it finally started to grow on me. I think it's because of all the song covers I've listened to and, after understanding the meaning behind the lyrics, I appreciate this song a bit more nowadays. 

V (VOLT) and MEGA V (MEGA VOLT) - Yusuke (Pokemon XY OPs 1&2)*

daze - Jin ft. MARiA from GARNiDELiA (Mekakucity Actors OP)

Monochrome - Dancing Dolls (Soul Eater NOT! OP)

2015

Saigo Made ii - Aqua Timez (Gintama ED15 i think?)

Kyouran Hey Kids! - THE ORAL CIGARETTES (Noragami Aragoto OP)* IN THIS HOUSE, WE JUST WANNA HOLD YOUR HAAAAAAND~

Getta Ban Ban (Mad-Paced Getter) - Tomohisa Sako (Pokemon XY OP3)*

XY&Z - Rica Matsumoto (Pokemon XY&Z OP)*

Raise Your Flag - MAN WITH A MISSION (Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans OP)*

Hello, World! - BUMP OF CHICKEN (Kekkai Sensen OP)*

Sugar Song and Bitter Step AKA the song everyone makes fan animated parodies of it’s opening sequence - UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (Kekkai Sensen ED)

Kirifuda (Trump Card) - Cinema Staff (Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V OP4)

Speaking - MRS. GREEN APPLE (Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V ED4)* before Great Escape from Attack on Titan and Inferno from Fire Force, there was this OP and ED. both of which i feel are better songs. lmao

Tweedia - Rei Yasuda (Pokemon Hoopa and the Clash of Ages ED)*

Diver - KANA-BOON (The Last: Naruto the Movie ED)*

Butter-Fly 2015 - Kouji Wada (Digimon Adventure Tri. OP)

Sono Chi no Kioku ~End of the World~ - JO☆STARS ~TOMMY, Coda, JIN~ (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders OP2)

Lapis Lazuli - Eir Aoi (Arslan Senki ED)*

Clattanoia - OxT (Overlord OP)*

L.L.L. - MYTH & ROID (Overlord ED)

Nazo 2015 - La PomPon (Detective Conan OP41)* Hearing this brought back memories of hearing the original during my childhood back when Cased Closed was still a thing.

Just Fly Away - EDGE of LIFE (Gundam Build Fighters Try OP2)

Flyers - BRADIO (Death Parade OP) Like Another, this was one of those where i wouldn’t have touched the show itself if my anime club didn’t watch it.

X.U. - Hiroyuki Sawano (Seraph of the End OP)*

Hikari - ViViD (Magi: the Kingdom of Magic OP2)

2016

DiVE!! - Amatsuki (Digimon Universe: Applimonsters OP)*

Ai - Ami Wajima (Digimon Universe: Applimonsters ED2)

The Day - Porno Graffitti (My Hero Academia OP)

HEROES - Brian the Sun (My Hero academia ED)

RAGE OF DUST - SPYAIR (Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans OP2)*

Believe in Myself - EDGE of LIFE (Fairy Tail OP21)*

CRAZY NOISY BIZARRE TOWN - THE DU (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable OP)

Chase - batta (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable OP2)* Screw the haters. This song is a bop.

Great Days - Karen Aoki & Daisuke Hasegawa (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable OP3) As you can see, i luv all of Jojo Part 4’s OPs. lmao

Kaze no Uta - FLOW (Tales of Zestiria the X OP)* Zestiria may have been the most uninteresting experience i’ve had in the Tales series, but at least it’s OPs are straight fire.

Dream Lantern, ZenZenZense, Sparkle and Nandemonaiya - RADWIMPS (Various themes from Your Name) I'm still miffed that they didn't kiss at the end. >:v

Re:Re: - ASIAN KUNGFU GENERATION (Erased OP)

Brave Shine - Aimer (Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works OP)*

Starting Over - Mr. Children (The Boy and the Beast ED)* Mamoru Hosoda never ceases to make me smile and/or cry, huh?

GO - BUMP OF CHICKEN (GRANBLUE FANTASY the Animation OP)

KINGS - angela (K Project OP) i don’t even know how i remembered this one. I watched K at my local anime club years ago cuz one of my friends suggested it. I barely remember what it was about, though. ^  ^’

Vision - Kusou Linkai (Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V ED5)

Light of Hope - Unknown Number (Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V OP5)

Pendulum Beat! - SUPER DRAGON (Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V OP6)*

2017

Peace Sign - Kenshi Yonezu (My Hero Academia OP2)* SURE IT’S POPULAR, BUT IT’S POPULAR FOR A REASON.

Datte Atashi no Hero - LiSA (My Hero Academia ED3)

Little Pi - Ange☆Reve (Digimon Universe: Applimonsters ED3)

Perfect World - Traffic Light (Digimon Universe: Applimonsters ED4)*

With the Wind - Hiroaki “TOMMY” Tominaga (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS OP)* I’ll be honest, this one took some getting used to, but now i luv it!

Fake Town Baby - UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (Kekkai Sensen and Beyond OP)

Tonari Au - THE ORAL CIGARETTES (Sakurada Reset ED)*

Rain - SEKAI NO OWARI (Mary and the Witch's Flower ED)* I really liked the movie and I just luved the fantasy vibes given off by the instrumentals in this song.

Baton Road - KANA BOON (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations OP)* Y'all say Boruto is trash, but at least the theme songs still boppin'.

Boku wa Hashiri Tsuzukeru - Melofloat (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ED3)

FEED THE FIRE - coldrain (King’s Game OP)* Thank you Fire Force for introducing me to this wonderful band. ;w;

2018

PAiNT it BLACK - BiSH (Black Clover OP2)* Never thought I'd ever find a band actually named bish. Lmao

Black Rover - Vickeblanka (Black Clover OP3)

Guess Who is Back - Kumi Koda (Black Clover OP4)* Now, if this ain't a bop fit for a triumphant return like "SURPRISE BISH I'M BACK." then idk what is. Lmao

Gamushara & Tenge Tenjou - Miyuna (Black Clover OP&ED5)* i’m mainly referring to Gamushara, but i luv Tenge Tenjou too.

ODD FUTURE - UVERworld (My Hero Academia OP4)*

Make my story - Lenny code fiction (My Hero Academia OP5)*

The Future is Now - Straightener (Digimon ReArise OP)* Yes, I know I'm cheating cuz it's a video game, but it's an opening sequence much like an anime, so yeah.

Breath - Porno Graffitti (Pokemon the Power of Us ED)

Katharsis - TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (Tokyo Ghoul OP3?)*

Here - JUNNA (The Ancient Magus Bride OP)

Renai Circulation - Kana Hanazawa (Bakemonogatari OP4) Imma be honest, i found this song through those Coldplay mashups and other memes. Lmao

I Wanna Be - SPYAIR (Gintama Shirogane no Tamashii Hen OP)

Hana Ichi Monme - BURNOUT SYNDROMES (Gintama Shirogane no Tamashii Hen ED)*

2019

Hana ga Saku Michi - THE CHARM PARK (Black Clover ED7)* I SWEAR NO ONE’S COVERED THIS SONG YET AND I’M SAD. I LUV THIS SONG.

Inferno - MRS. GREEN APPLE (Fire Force OP)

Veil - Keina Suda (Fire Force ED)* This ED gives me feels and i luv it. ;w;

MAYDAY - coldrain (Fire Force OP2)* This sounds like a song i’d hear at Hot Topic and i feel blessed. lmao

Nounai - Lenny code fiction (Fire Force ED2) I swear this anime doesn’t have a single song i don’t like. I’m not kidding. lmao

WILD SIDE - ALI (BEASTARS OP)* IN THIS HOUSE, WE DO NOT SKIP THIS OPENING I STG.

Le Zoo - YURiKA (BEASTARS ED)

Nemureru Honou (Sleeping Instincts) - YURiKA (BEASTARS ED2)*

Kawaki no Ameku - Minami (Domestic Na Kanojo OP)

Polaris - BLUE ENCOUNT (My Hero Academia OP6)* THIS IS THE BIGGEST BOP SINCE PEACE SIGN OML

Touch Off - UVERworld (The Promised Neverland OP)* This show was too creepy for me to continue, but I luv it for what it is. Also NAA NANANANANANAA NANANAAAA~

Sangenshoku - PELICAN FANCLUB (Dr. Stone OP2)* Sorry, but Good Morning World didn’t totally do it for me. I luv this OP way more tbh.

Suisou - Megumi Nakajima (Hoshiai no Sora OP)* The bits before the chorus are just so good.

1•2•3 - After the Rain (Pocket Monsters 2019 OP)

Dark Crow - MAN WITH A MISSION (Vinland Saga OP2)

MOTOR CITY - Kenichi Asai (No Guns Life OP)

Game Over - DATS (No Guns Life ED)

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My Favorite Anime Songs

Just a list of Openings, Endings and general songs. Will update every once in a while, probably at the end of seasons.

Openings

Angel Beats: Lia - My Soul, Your Beats!

Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo: CHiCO with HoneyWorks - Otome-domo yo

Baccano: Paradise Lunch -  Gun's & Roses

Bakemonogatari:

OP 1: Chiwa Saito - staple stable OP 2: Emiri Katou - "Kaerimichi (帰り道)" OP 3: Miyuki Sawashiro - "ambivalent world" OP 4: Kana Hanazawa - "Ren'ai Circulation (恋愛サーキュレーション)" OP 5: Yui Horie - "Sugar Sweet Nightmare"

Beck: Beat Crusaders - Hit in the USA

BEM: Maaya Sakamoto - Uchuu no Kioku

Bleach:

OP 1: Orange Range - *~Asterisk~ OP 2: UVERworld - D-tecnoLife OP 3: High and Mighty Color - Ichirin no Hana OP 4: Beat Crusaders - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight OP 5: YUI - Rolling Star OP 6: Aqua Timez - Alones OP 7: Asian Kung-Fu Generation - After Dark OP 8: Kelun - Chu-Bura OP 9: Aqua Timez - Velonica OP 10: SCANDAL - Shōjo S OP 11: Porno Graffitti - Anima Rossa OP 12: Miwa - chAngE OP 13: SID - Ranbu no Melody OP 14: ViViD - BLUE OP 15: SCANDAL - Harukaze

Boku no Hero Academia 2nd Season:

OP 2:  amazarashi - Sora ni Utaeba

Boogiepop wa Warawanai OP 1: MYTH & ROID - shadowgraph

Clannad:

OP 1: eufonius - Megumeru OP 2: Lia - Toki wo Kizamu Uta

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch:

OP 1: FLOW - COLORS OP 2: Jinn - Kaidoku Funou

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2:

OP 1: ORANGE RANGE - O2

Comic Girls OP 1: Comic Girls - Memories

Cowboy Bebop OP 1: The Seatbelts - Tank!

Dr Stone:

OP 1: BURNOUT SYNDROMES - Good Morning World! OP 2: PELICAN FANCLUB - Sangenshoku (三原色)

Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?:

OP 1: Hibiki Sakura, & Naruzou Machio - Onegai Muscle

Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu OP 1: Hitoribocchi no Monologue

Midara na Ao-chan wa Benkyou ga Dekinai OP 1

Death Note:

OP 1: Nightmare - the WORLD OP 2: Maximum the Hormone - What's up, people?!

Devil May Cry OP 1: Rungran - D.M.C.

Dororo:

OP 1: Ziyoou-vachi - Kaen OP 2: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - Dororo

Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?: Onegai Muscle - Hibiki Sakura, Naruzou Machio

Endro~! OP 1: Yuusha Party - Endoro~ru!

Fruits Basket (2019):

OP 1: Beverly - Again OP 2: Ai Otsuka - Chime

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood:

OP 1: YUI - Again OP 2: NICO Touches the Walls - Hologram OP 3: Sukima Switch - Golden Time Lover OP 4: Chemistry - Period

Harukana Receive OP 1: Haruka Oozora - FLY two BLUE

Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu OP 1: Hitoribocchi no Monologue

Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara OP 1: Haruka to Miyuki - 17 Sai

Island OP 1: Yukari Tamura - Eien no Hitotsu

Joshikousei no Mudazukai: Nozomu Tanaka, Akane Kikuchi, Shiori Saginomiya - Wa! Moon! dass! cry!

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen OP 1: Masayuki Suzuki - Love Dramatic

Mirai Nikki:

OP 1: Yousei Teikoku - Kuusou Mesorogiwi OP 2: Faylan - Dead END

Naruto:

OP 1: Hound Dog - R★O★C★K★S OP 2: Asian Kung-fu Generation - Haruka Kanata OP 3: little by little - Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni OP 4: FLOW - GO!!! OP 5: Sambomaster - Seishun Kyosokyoku OP 6: Stance Punks - No Boy, No Cry OP 7: Snowkel - Namikaze Satellite OP 8: FLOW - Re:member OP 9: Hearts Grow - YURA YURA

Naruto: Shippuuden:

OP 1: Nobodyknows+ - Hero's Come Back OP 2: LONG SHOT PARTY - distance OP 3: Ikimonogakari - Blue Bird OP 4: Inoue Joe - CLOSER OP 5: Ikimonogakari - Hotaru no Hikari OP 6: FLOW - Sign OP 7: Motohiro Hata - Toumei Datta Sekai OP 8: NICO Touches the Walls - Diver OP 9: 7!! - Lovers OP 10: tacica - newsong OP 11: THE CRO-MAGNONS - Totsugeki Rock OP 12: Daisuke - Moshimo OP 13: NICO Touches the Walls - Niwaka Ame Nimo Makezu OP 14: Nogizaka46 - Tsuki no Ookisa OP 15: DOES - Guren OP 16: KANA-BOON - Silhouette OP 17: Yamazaru - Kaze OP 18: Sukima Switch - LINE OP 19: Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Blood Circulator OP 20: Anly - Kara no Kokoro

Neon Genesis Evangelion OP 1:  A Cruel Angel's Thesis - Yoko Takahashi

Poputepipikku:

OP 1: Drop Stars - Twinkling star OP 2: Sumire Uesaka - POP TEAM EPIC

Release the Spyce OP 1: Tsukikage - Spatto! Spy & Spyce

Satsuriku no Tenshi OP 1: Masaaki Endoh - Vital

Sora yori mo Tooi Basho OP 1:  saya - The Girls Are Alright!

Sword Art Online:

OP 1: LiSA - crossing field OP 2: Aoi Eir - INNOCENCE

Sword Art Online II:

OP 1: Eir Aoi - IGNITE OP 2: Haruka Tomatsu - courage

Sword Art Online: Alicization:

OP 1: LiSA - ADAMAS OP 2: ASCA - RESISTER

Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld:

OP 1:  Haruka Tomatsu - Resolution

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online OP 1: Eir Aoi - Ryuusei

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari:

OP 1: MADKID - RISE OP 2: MADKID - FAITH

Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudoubu OP 1: Luck Life - Naru

Vinland Saga:

OP 1: Survive Said The Prophet - MUKANJYO OP 2: MAN WITH A MISSION - Dark Crow

Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! OP 1: Wataten☆Five - Kimama na Tenshitachi

Yagate Kimi ni Naru OP 1: Riko Azuna - Kimi ni Furete

Yakusoku no Neverland OP 1: UVERworld - Touch Off

Zombieland Saga OP 1: Fran Chou Chou - Adabana Necromancy

Endings

Angel Beats:

ED 1:  Aoi Tada -  Brave Song ED 2: Yui - Ichiban no Takaramono

Bakemonogatari: supercell  - "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari (君の知らない物語)"

Beck:

ED 1: The Dying Breed - My World Down ED 2: The Dying Breed feat. Yukio Tanaka - Moon on the Water

Bleach:

ED 1: Rie Fu - Life is Like a Boat ED  2: Home Made Kazoku - Thank You!! ED  3: Younha - Hōkiboshi ED  4: Skoop On Somebody - Happypeople ED  5: YUI - Life ED  6: SunSet Swish - My Pace ED  7: Ikimono-Gakari - Hanabi ED  8: Takacha - Movin!! ED  9: JUNE - Baby It's You ED  10: Mai Hoshimura - Sakura Biyori ED  11: OreSkaBand - Tsumesaki ED  12: Chatmonchy - Daidai ED  13: Kōsuke Atari - Tane wo Maku Hibi ED  14: RSP - Kansha ED  15: Lil'B - Orange ED  16: Pe'zmoku - Gallop ED  17: Stereopony - Hitohira no Hanabira ED  18: Shion Tsuji - Sky Chord ~Otona ni Naru Kimi e~ ED  19: Sambomaster - Kimi wo Mamotte, Kimi wo Aishite ED  20: Kenichi Asai - Mad Surfer ED  21: SunSet Swish - Sakurabito ED  22: RSP - Tabidatsu Kimi e ED  23: DIGGY-MO' - Stay Beautiful ED  24: universe - echoes ED  26: ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D - Song For... ED  28: UNLIMITS - Haruka Kanata ED  30: Aqua Timez - MASK

Boku no Hero Academia 2nd Season:

ED 2:  LiSA - Datte Atashi no Hero

Boogiepop wa Warawanai:

ED 1: Riko Azuna - Whiteout ED 3: Kensuke Ushio and Hajime Hyakkoku  - See You, HeartBreakers

Clannad: ED 1: Chata - Dango Daikazoku ED 2: Lia - TORCH

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch:

ED 1: Ali Project - Yuukyou Seishunka ED 2: SunSet Swish - Mosaic Kakera

Comic Girls ED 1: Comic Girls - Namida wa Misenai

Cowboy Bebop ED 1: The Seatbelts feat. Mai Yamane - The Real Folk Blues

Death Note:

ED 1: Nightmare - Alumina ED 2: Maximum the Hormone - Zetsubō Billy ED 3: Yoshihisa Hirano - Coda

Dororo ED 1: amazarashi - Sayonara Gokko

Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?: Naruzou Machio - Macho a Name?

Endro~! ED 1: Inori Minase - Wonder Caravan!

Fruits Basket (2019):

ED 1: Vickeblanka - Lucky Ending ED 1: INTERSECTION - One Step Closer

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood:

ED 1: SID - Uso ED 2: Miho Fukuhara - LET IT OUT ED 3: Lil'B - Tsunaida Te ED 4: SCANDAL - Shunkan Sentimental ED 5: Nakagawa Shouko - RAY OF LIGHT

Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu:

ED 1: Ne, Issho ni Kaero ED 2: BAKUSHOU BOCCHI JUKU KOUKA (WA HA HA)

Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara ED 1: Nagi Yanagi - Mimei no Kimi to Hakumei no Mahou

Joshikousei no Mudazukai: Nozomu Tanaka, Akane Kikuchi, Shiori Saginomiya - Seishun no Reverb

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen:

ED 1: halca - Sentimental Crisis ED 2: Chika Fujiwara - Chikatto Chika Chika

Mirai Nikki:

ED 1: Faylan - Blood Teller ED 2: Yousei Teikoku - filament

Naruto:

ED 1: Akeboshi - Wind ED 2: Rythem - Harmonia ED 3: Orange Range - Viva Rock ED 4: Raiko - ALIVE ED 5: Mass Missile - Ima made Nando mo ED 6: Tia - Ryusei ED 7: Captain Straydum - Mountain A Go Go Too ED 8: GagagaSP - Hajimete Kimi to Shabetta ED 10: Analogfish - Speed ED 11: Amadori - Soba ni Iru Kara

Naruto: Shippuuden:

OP 1: HOME MADE Kazoku - Nagare Boshi OP 2: aluto - Michi ~to you all OP 3: little by little - KIMI MONOGATARI OP 4: MATCHY with QUESTION? - Mezamero! Yasei OP 6: Nico Touches the Walls - BROKEN YOUTH OP 7: HALCALI - Long Kiss Goodbye OP 9: SUPER BEAVER - Shinkokyuu OP 10: SEAMO - My ANSWER OP 11: Kishidan - Omae Dattanda OP 13: OreSkaBand - Jitensha OP 14: supercell - Utakata Hanabi OP 16: Aqua Timez - Mayonaka no Orchestra OP 17: HOME MADE Kazoku - FREEDOM OP 18: OKAMOTO'S - Yokubou o Sakebe!!!! OP 20: Hemenway - By My Side OP 22: AISHA feat. CHEHON - Kono Koe Karashite OP 24: 7!! - Sayonara Memory OP 26: Rake - Yume wo Daite ~Hajimari no Crissroad~ OP 30: SHUN - Never Change OP 31: Shiori Tomita - Dame Dame da OP 34: FLOW - Niji no Sora OP 37: Kuroneko Chelsea - Ao no Lullaby OP 38: Huwie Ishizaki - Pino to Amélie OP 39: Ayumikurikamaki - Tabidachi no Uta OP 40: Swimy - Zetsu Zetsu

Neon Genesis Evangelion ED: Fly Me to the Moon

Release the Spyce ED 1: Tsukikage - Hide & Seek

Sword Art Online:

ED 1: Haruka Tomatsu - Yume Sekai ED 2: Luna Haruna - Overfly

Sword Art Online II:

ED 1: Luna Haruna - Startear ED 2: LiSA - No More Time Machine ED 3: LiSA - Shirushi

Sword Art Online: Alicization:

ED 1: Eir Aoi - Iris ED 2: ReoNa - forget-me-not

Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld:

ED 1:  LiSA - unlasting

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online ED 1: Karen Kohiruimaki - To see the future

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari:

ED 1: Chiai Fujikawa - Kimi no Namae ED 2: Chiai Fujikawa - Atashi ga Tonari ni Iru Uchi ni

Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudoubu ED 1: ChouCho - Orange Iro

Vinland Saga:

ED 1: Aimer - Torches

Yagate Kimi ni Naru ED 1: Yuuki Takada & Minako Kotobuki - hectopascal

Yakusoku no Neverland ED 1: Cö shu Nie - Zettai Zetsumei

Zombieland Saga ED 1: Fran Chou Chou - Hikari e

Others

Angel Beats:

Girls Dead Monster - Crow Song Girls Dead Monster - My Song Girls Dead Monster - Thousand Enemies Girls Dead Monster - Alchemy Girls Dead Monster - Hot Meal

Beck:

BECK - Brainstorm BECK - Spice of Life Maho Minami - Sly BECK - Face Belle Ame - Lost Melody Chiemi Kuniyoshi - Genki wo Dashite Beck - Like a Foolin Ciel Bleu - Youkai Ningen Bem Hyoudou Band - Gymnasium Tsunemi Chiba - Reloaded Musicmans feat. Manabu Miyazawa - Journey Saitou San Band feat. Koyuki Tanaka & Maho Minami - Follow Me Hyoudou Band 2 - Love Dischord Beck - By Her Beck - I've Got a Feeling (The Beatles cover) Beck - Slip Out

Kimi no Na wa:

RADWIMPS - Yumetourou RADWIMPS - Mitsuha No Tsugaku RADWIMPS - Itomori Koukou RADWIMPS - Akogare Cafe RADWIMPS - Okudera Senpai No Theme RADWIMPS - Futari No Ihen RADWIMPS - Zenzenzense RADWIMPS - Date RADWIMPS - Kioku Wo Yobiokosu RADWIMPS - Goshintaie Futatabi RADWIMPS - Sakusen Kaigi RADWIMPS - Kataware Doki RADWIMPS - Sparkle RADWIMPS - Nandemonaiya

Paprika:

Susumu Hirasawa - Parade Susumu Hirasawa - Mediational Field Susumu Hirasawa - Welcome to the Circus Susumu Hirasawa - A Drop Filled With Memories Susumu Hirasawa - The Girl In Byakkoya

Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale: LiSA  - Catch the Moment

Zombieland Saga: Fran Chou Chou - Mezame RETURNER Fran Chou Chou - FANTASTIC LOVERS

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January Challenge at my patreon!

I was so obsessed with the Into the Spiderverse movie I couldn't help but make it the subject of the first art challenge of the year!!! ♥ So I tried out different coloring techniques while making some fan art!!!

Peter B. Parker: The original Spiderman, drawn in a style inspired by Marvel comics itselves. (I'm always crushing on every Peter Parket version I see, but this mess of a middle-age Peter has me crushing SO HARD right now...!)

Gwen Stacy: AKA SpiderGwen, with a style inspired in fashion design! She's got a skinny body, a cool style, and some feminine elegance that made me think it'd suit her well! So a brush-like lineart plus simple, watercolor inspired coloring, and voilà! ♥

Miles Morales: Out dear protagonist! This one was full on style experimentation, trying out a messier style, kind of inspired by ElixiaDraws way of drawing afro hair and getting some influence by graffitti itself... do you think it works for him?

Peni Parker: Our mecha-pilot spidergirl! You must know by now I loved THE MOVIE, but... I couldn't help but fele that they didn't know how to draw anime  so I wanted to give her the full anime look, with a heart-shaped ahoge and all!

Peter (Noir) Parker: The black and white Spiderman, who I think looked PERFECT in the movie, so I just went on and tried something simple for him: 3 tones, cell shading, and a hiiiiiiiiiint of gradation here and there, and there he is!

SpiderHam: AKA Peter Porker... which made me realize I can't draw pigs to save my life! >< Made with vectors! YES EVERYONE, I CAN DO VECTOR ART (kind of)!!!

Also, a close up to Mile's textures because YOU NEED TO APPRECIATE IT IT WAS SO HARD TO DO OMG

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In the Stacks with Lara Mimosa Montes: Wild Style

A few years ago, I attended a screening of Charlie Ahearn’s hip-hop film Wild Style (1983) as part of the Walker Art Center’s Downtown New York: 1970s and 1980s Art and Film series. The film, “a hybrid of a narrative musical and documentary,” follows Zoro, played by graffiti legend Lee Quinones, as he weaves his way through the various hip hop, break dancing, and Bronx DJ scenes in early 1980s New York.

Wild Style captures some of the funky tensions of the time period. For instance, if you were a “successful” graffiti artist in the 1980s, you were, like your peers, probably working your ass off to get your name out there, but not necessarily your face because anonymity back then was definitely an asset. However, if you worked hard and were good at what you did, then you were also probably a hot commodity, sought after by the vultures of the art world, journalists, toys fucking with your shit, the cops, and the MTA. My favorite scene in the film is when Zoro and his friends arrive at a party in Manhattan populated by rich art patrons and the like; one character, Neil, says he runs a museum called “the Whitley” while Blondie’s Rapture is playing in the background; another guy in a suit misunderstands rap music as “rat” and asks Zoro if he works in the dark, how can he see what he’s painting? While this scene is more fiction than documentary, I love the way it posits everyone as a potential insider or outsider, depending on who wants what from whom in any given exchange.

Wild Style, directed by John Ahearn, 1983. Japanese chirashi movie mini poster, 2015. Wild Style mural by ZEPHYR, Revolt, and Sharp.

Following the Q and A with Ahearn that night, I got the impression that there were still a lot of positive feelings and happy memories surrounding the project. The affective glow that emanated from the collective viewing and discussion of the film, coupled with a revived general interest in that particular cultural moment (ie. the short-lived Netflix original flop of a show The Get Down), stayed with me. I mean, to what extent is wildstyle —the term given to describe a particularly complex and difficult to decipher style of graffiti writing—part of my inheritance, my culture, its art history? Given graffiti’s ephemeral nature, I felt intrigued by the possibility of researching this form in its early years from the 1970s-80s. What I came to know and appreciate was, yes, the many works given to us by a generation of gifted writers, but also the work done by artists like Charlie Ahearn, Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant, Martin Wong, among others. Without them, I’m not sure how we would remember those early days of the graffiti movement. So, for those wishing to go a little deeper down the rabbit hole, below is a brief survey of some of the landmark texts that document this vibrant period in Bronx history; it is by no means comprehensive—these just happen to be some of my current personal favorites . . . 

Subway Art by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, featuring Dondi, first published in 1984.

“The bible of the street-art movement,” Subway Art was the first published book of its kind to document graffitti. Featuring full-color photographs by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, the book contains many masterpieces by artists such as Blade, Lee, Seen, and more. A beautiful print collaboration between the two foremost photographers of the movement, you can really appreciate Cooper’s and Chalfant’s distinct approaches to shooting the trains. Also, if you’re as excited as I am for Chalfant’s upcoming exhibition at the Bronx Museum, Henry Chalfant: Art vs. Transit, 1977-1987 which opens later this year, now is as good a time as any to revisit this seminal work.

Style Wars, graffiti by NOC 167,1981. Photo by Martha Cooper. 

Style Wars, directed by Tony Silver and co-produced by Silver and photographer Henry Chalfant, released in 1983, is a classic—the documentary features many a baby-faced graffiti artist such as Dondi, Skeme, Kase 2, interviews with MTA officials, Mayor Ed Koch, various masterpieces, and more. If you want to know what these young writers were up against in terms of public opinion and the MTA, definitely start here. Plus . . . Skeme’s mom: God bless her, wow.

City as Canvas: New York City Graffiti from the Martin Wong Collection, edited by Sean Corcoran and Carlo McCormick, New York: Skira Rizzoli, 2013.

I had no idea that the artist Martin Wong was a known collector of graffiti art until I had come across this book, published in tandem with the Museum of the City of New York’s exhibition City as Canvas, and yes, I am very sorry I had not seen this show back in 2014 before I left New York. For those skeptical of graffiti’s transition from subway to canvas, this book really made me rethink my assumption that graffiti is graffiti because it lives on in the streets and on the trains but never in a gallery. In addition to color images of works on canvas, archival exhibition shots, and some recollections contextualizing Wong’s relationship to the graffiti community by artists Lee, Daze, and Charlie Ahearn, also featured are images of drawings from various artists’ blackbooks: gold.

Tag Town: The Evolution of New York Graffiti Writing by Martha Cooper, Poland: Dokument Press, 2007.

Before there was wildstyle, there was tagging. Some cool shots of tags by Taki 168, Julio 204, Barbara 62, and even Basquiat, among others. Another great monograph by Martha Cooper, who in an interview said, “I shot tags because I wanted a record of them. . . mostly I just wanted to study what they looked like and to allow others to study them in the future. I was using my camera as a very efficient tool to make a record of something that would otherwise be lost.”

Classic Hits: New York’s Pioneering Subway Graffiti Writers by Alan Fleisher & Paul Iovino, Poland: Dokument Press, 2012.

Classic Hits features photographs by Alan Fleisher, Robert Browning, and Jack Stewart. Filled with an assortment of early masterpieces by writers such as Stay High 149, Blade, Super Kool 223, and others, alongside artists’ recollections. I like this book because it showcases an earlier generation of graffiti writers from the 1970s before things really got wild. Similar to Cooper’s Tag Town, I was able to gather from this one a more expanded appreciation for the evolution of the form.

Dondi White Style Master General: The Life of Graffiti Artist Dondi White, by Andrew “ZEPHYR” Witten and Michael White, New York: HarperCollins, 2001.

OK, so graffiti legend Dondi wasn’t born in the Bronx—he was definitely a Brooklyn writer. Nevertheless, his influence on the larger writing community was so profound, his relevance cannot be understated—it went to the Bronx and beyond. Includes black-and-white and color photographs, early sketches, never before seen collage works as well as works on canvas, and reminiscences by the artist’s friends. Unlike some of the other texts on this list, this one is unique insofar as it’s a book assembled by another well-known graffiti artist, ZEPHYR, alongside Dondi’s brother, Michael, so the insights and anecdotes presented here, especially those from Dondi’s closest friends, really provide a window onto the world of the artist. RIP Dondi, you gave us so much.