#anime recomendations

[sorryicantquitequeeryou]

I have not gushed about this anime in a long while, so here we go!

Very pretty animation and design

Each character has a unique personality with their own struggles in life that you get to learn a little bit about

Heavy real-life topics are handled in a manner that validates the issues without making the anime as a whole feel too heavy

Friendships and bonds form as they all work hard to better their soft tennis skills

Different body types and shapes

All the kids, portrayed as bullies or not, are not portrayed as bad people and you get insight into their life, why they act how they do

There is a FtM Transgender character and a Non-binary character

This anime was cut short and might not be able to finish unless we start talking about it. People need to show that they like/love this anime enough to want a second season. This means we need conversations, we need fanart, we need fanfics, and we need to watch it over and over again on Hulu, Funimation, and/or Crunchyroll! Not illegally, because that doesn't get seen by the companies that we're trying to convince to buy another season of the show.

So let's hop to it guys. This show has been way better than an escape for me, it's been a safe place. With how many real-world topics and struggles are represented in the show, there's a good chance it could be a safe place for you as well.

[aftereverystory]

Directed by Hosoda Mamoru, written together with Okudera Satoko

Japanese: サマーウォーズ

Type: Movie

Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure, Romance, Drama, Action, Comedy

Duration: 114 minutes

Aired: Aug 01, 2009

Season: Summer 2009

Studio: Madhouse

I had planned to see Summer Wars since forever, but before, I didn't have enough understanding of its plot I read in the synopsis. As what's probably already obvious, I like movies and series set during summer but I couldn't comprehend sci-fi so I kept it on hold. When I started craving summer again, I came back reading and trying to understand this again and thought "So it's like Belle?" Because I had already seen Belle way before since it was released, and just went for it. It did not disappoint. The characters were interesting, and their interactions were real, you'll see. I also liked how high-tech the world was even when they lived with flip phones. I wish we could have advanced like that. And I cried of sheer joy? And relief in the falling action. It's great.

Summary: OZ, a virtual world connected to the internet, has become extremely popular worldwide as a spot for people to engage in a large variety of activities, such as playing sports or shopping, through avatars created and customized by the user. OZ also possesses a near impenetrable security due to its strong encryption, ensuring that any personal data transmitted through the networks will be kept safe in order to protect those who use it. Because of its convenient applications, the majority of society has become highly dependent on the simulated reality, even going as far as entrusting the system with bringing back the unmanned asteroid explorer, Arawashi. Kenji Koiso is a 17-year-old math genius and part-time OZ moderator who is invited by his crush Natsuki Shinohara on a summer trip. But unbeknownst to him, this adventure requires him to act as her fiancé. Shortly after arriving at Natsuki's family's estate, which is preparing for her great-grandmother's 90th birthday, he receives a strange, coded message on his cell phone from an unknown sender who challenges him to solve it. Kenji is able to crack the code, but little does he know that his math expertise has just put Earth in great danger.

Sources: IMDB & Animepahe

[seiraheron]

I just saw the new manga update and decided I want them as a part of my sticker collection ;D If you follow me for MXTX stuff and didn't watch/read Kusuriya, please do yourself a favor and check it! It has a good story, pretty boys, and a nerd female lead!

[majingojira]

Claymore -- though honestly, read the Manga. The anime is Good (the Dub is fun -- the actresses gushed about being able to play monstrous characters, and they ate it up!), but the Manga gets so much better (the anime covers a lot, but after episode 23 gives the 'Anime only Ending' treatment). Moribito: Guardian of the Sacred Spirit - When an archeologist writes low fantasy featuring a badass woman warrior who is on the cusp of 30 and it gets an Anime adaptation, you know you have something special. You know how all those shows staring Pedro Pascal where he plays a rough guy guiding a little girl around a rough place? Imagine that but with the genders reversed. Sadly, the discs are out of print, and it's not available streaming easily... Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood - If you enjoyed the first anime, you owe it to yourself to see this full telling.

OO Gundam - It's like Wing but a bit more refined for modern times. Has one of my all-time favorite minor characters in Gundam -- the Patrick Colasour. The dub also has Scott McNiel going full ham with one of the villain voices he does.

Miss Kobayashi of the Monster Development Division - About a young woman who makes monsters for a prefecture-sized evil organization. Some minor issues with one character (a male monster is turned female because of the whims of the organization head but isn't coded for it mentally, and it's not quite as explored as it could have been), but this comedy is fun for anyone who grew up with Tokusatsu. Light and fluffy.

After having so much fun with Utena I’m half-tempted to ask for anime recommendations, even though I’ve been secretly building a collection of anime DVDs and blu rays over the past three years and kinda have a bunch I need to watch already.

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So hey hit me up with your anime recommendations anyway

[technicallymaximumkitty]

Books I think the hazbin cast would read

Charlie: How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety: And Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism, and Other Dangers That Threaten Their Nine Lives by Zachary Auburn

Vaggie: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murta

Angel Dust: Kageki Shoujo! by Kumiko Saiki 

Alastor: Lord Of The Flies by William Golding

Husk: I Am A Cat Barista by Hiro Maijima

Nifty: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L James 

Sir Pentious: Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Lucifer: Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa 

[sleepyminty]

Is there a female protags who radiate cunning-like bastard energy? Like kdj-like or cale-like energy? but NOT from any villainess isekai or some fantasy romance bullshit? Like a female character who such a bitch but deep down is very selfless? A female protag who is a father/mother who step up? A female char who is so two-faced? A female char who manipulative but also caring? A female char who doesnt care about herself? A female char who got always create gay-like situationship?female char who is simultaeniously a femme fatale and a girl failure? A female char who doomed and/or hunted the narrative?

I-is there?

[han-jislay]

underrated bokuaka fics #2

these are only some fics i have read, they're all underrated!! they make me feel giddy and they feed my bokuaka addiction.

ex revenge hot line | Lxnn word count: 63, 388

akaashi's side job is to get hired from someone who got hurt to date their ex and break their heart

↳ a little angsty at the end, but happy ending never the less. "you're not evil, just heartbroken."

say yes | kazzydolyn word count: 7, 721

5 times bokuto asks akaashi a question and 1 time akaashi has a life changing question for bokuto

↳ very cute and makes me feel single in 100 ways. 5+1 trend!!

call me koutarou | kazzydolyn word count: 2, 888

akaashi tries to break the enduring habit of calling bokuto "bokuto-san"

↳ i see this as very canon, this story is so well depicted! not ooc at all.

soft blue | groaninlynch word count: 6, 031

akaashi is unaware he lost his sketchbook and bokuto takes a sneak peek

↳ literally the reason why i wanted to make this list. 100% underrated!!! i love this so much

the great mystery of a hickey | sunnybluesky word count: 25, 479

hinata, atsumu and sakusa go on a mission to find the mystery lover that gave bokuto a hickey

↳ a bit long, and the trio is a bit stupid but it's bokuaka so no complaints

i pretend you're mine, all the damn time | glitterati word count: 4, 326

bokuto asks akaashi for kissing practice because of a girl

↳ oh how the turns have tabled. this story got me hanging by a thread.

cat and kid | norio word count: 2, 817

kenma gets a misunderstanding about akaashi and his cat, bokuto-san

↳ norio's works are so good yet underrated!!! this story was a rollercoaster and i swear i had no idea what was happening. poor kenma must've felt 2x worse.

the impaled | norio word count: 2, 184

bokuto is a vampire hunter and akaashi owns an antique store

↳ you know when you want a part two so bad?? yeah. this one is the one.

cookies and cream | norio word count: 5, 840

akaashi has a habit of stress baking

↳ i think this is one of my favourites, i love baking and bokuaka, what a perfect combination.

nine hundred lies | norio word count: 8, 454

akaashi is a big fat liar. happy ending

↳ it's a happy ending, but akaashi lies through his teeth. do you think there's a confession?

one in a hundred | norio word count: 4, 080

though he has no proof, bokuto thinks dating akaashi would be easier if he didn't try to break up with him all the time

↳ akaashi second guesses himself so much, it projects onto his relationship. damn

4am | talonyth word count: 13, 448

akaashi doesn't call often, let alone at an ungodly hour

↳ i was quite conflicted about this story but it's actually quite good, especially at the end! almost like a slow burn. but medium. so medium burn.

wing man | CheekyBrunette word count: 8, 366

kuroo doesn't let anyone date bokuto that doesn't meet his standards. fortunately, akaashi does

↳ bokuroo is like peak comedy and friendship goals! oh to have a friend like kuroo. this story was quite nice and it's more of kuroo's pov than anything.

hanging by a moment | gabstar word count: 1, 169

finding the perfect moment isn't always easy

↳ my descriptions are so bad oml, i can't really remember what this was about, but i do remember that akaashi and bokuto has their own pace, and a lot of people like to interfere.

[localfandom]

the plea of a dying woman(im not actually dying im just dramatic)

to everybody whos seeing this: do you like bsd? do you like manga? you dont? i couldnt care less, please just read yuumori the fandom needs more people

[geroyu]

they'r here! :D

[yomamasoooooocrust]

Contact reps and protest for Palestine

You matter and your loved🫶

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

Ive seenyou mention wuxia a few times now and i wonder what that is. Would you mind explaining it to me?

not the most qualified person to explain this as i'm not, in fact, from china; but i've read a couple of wuxia so here goes:

wuxia is a genre of fiction from china specifically, about martial artists in ancient china. i don't think a specific time period is like required? obviously some dynasties are more popular but idk how it goes in that front. it just has to be Not Today and probably Too Long Ago. like pre industral revolution i think. again idk if that's a requirement, but most i've seen are from around the same relative murky pre-electricity era.

xianxia is a subgenre of wuxia that's specifically more fantasy-like, and it's not just martial arts, but also spiritual powers and cultivation (which i have no fucking clue how to explain without two hours and three tangents other than chinese magic system. if you've ever heard of chi/qi as an energy, it appears there). so like- genshin is by all accounts a xianxia, it just doesn't use the more common specific xianxia terms like cultivation. some of those are very weird to translate and probably not common for the average non-wuxia reader, so it makes sense why they're going for alternatives.

chongyun and xingqiu and xianyun are very much straight out of a xianxia. xianyun's entire story quest was the closest genshin has gotten to a straight xianxia plot so far. i highly reccomend ashikai's video on unnecessary visions if you want more info on why genshin is a xianxia hahah

cyanide narwhal has some talk of some stuff from xianxia, but that's mostly because well- fucking liyue, that's how it works there. the whole light energy striking down someone who's getting powerful and giving them godhood if they survive the strike is, while not exactly like that, something that happens in some xianxia as well. like the way adepti work in general is just very xianxia. ashikai does a much better job explaining it than i do tbh but yeah

TL;DR: wuxia is chinese martial arts fiction in ancient china, and xianxia is a wuxia subgenre with more magic elements. also genshin is a xianxia

[gelu-the-babosa-multiversal]

I see a pattern

[funni-bunny-thing]

chilling on christmas

this started as an idea for the entry of the skunkape's holiday contest but i was busy those weeks and kinda forgot about making the drawing.

so i dicided to make a little animation.

i wanted to see how does gradient(???) shading looks like (idk how it's called and i am too lazy to look up) and maybe i will try to use it more often.

also the music playing in the backround is:

Poker Night 2 OST - The War Song (Sam & Max) https://youtu.be/kPLbSqZj_60?si=irtygWr3rHGDXtHQ

to anyone who is reading this i wish you a happy christmas and a merry new year!

[theriverbeyond]

just finished fall of the house of usher

[daily-vocaloid-rock-metal]

Today's entry is アニマル - Animal by Deco*27 and Rockwell featuring Hatsune Miku.

It is a digital rock song that is also classified as pop rock and power pop. It features Yamikawaki themes. It also contains suggestive themes, so watch with caution. It has a BPM of 188

The PV was illustrated by Omutatsu and the Video was done by Otorio.

[matcharoom]

I love love stories with immaculate aesthetics and character designs, here's some of my current favss

Sauce:

1st pic: paradise kiss

2nd pic: Nanbaka

3rd pic: SHOSHIMIN; how to become ordinary (ongoing)