#asuka empire

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QUINN !!!!!!!! literally in LOVE with your theme holy fuck ……… THE COLOURS THE QUOTES!!!!! DOG MOTIF OUR BELOVEDDDDD <3333333333

also !!!!!! it fits . so so well with the asuka icon 😭 our violent puppy ……. love her sm…………….

(double also : ily!!!! hope your day has been so nice and that you’ve eaten all your meals + had lots of water :33 tho maybe it’s not that late where you are… still!!!!!!!)

ARI I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YES THE DOG MOTIF MMMMHM!!!!!!!!!!!

and omg ….i could talk about asuka for DAYS!!!!!! like she is sooooooo complex i fear i sometimes get lost in my mind thinking about her!!!! she may be my suguru ://

and ILYSM!!!!!! my day has been SO FUN i literally got to play on my computer and just finished up work/class stuff for the day!!!!! i got some fresh bread too which was very tasty :) HOW ARE YOU HOW WAS YOUR DAY????

[qualcosadelgenere]

PT. 3

1) Falcão da Silva: "He trained his reflexes in the depths of the Amazon, and puts them to work on the pitch."

2) Lagarto Carlos: "He seems to move to a samba rhythm when he makes a challenge on the pitch."

3) Bagre Antonio: "He's involved in an environmental movement to save the endangered Brazilwood tree."

4) Monstro: "When he drinks coffee, he surges with power. Doesn't do his health much good, though."

5) Formiga Clemens: "He likes to pioneer forms of agriculture that are more rainforest friendly."

6) Presa: "He's really interested in developing engine fuel derived from sugar cane."

7) Borboleta Barbosa: "He wants to look beyond the borders of Brazil and study the playing styles of other nations."

8) Coruja Cerezo: "His powerful physique is down to his arduous training carrying bundles of sugar cane."

9) Leonardo Almeida: "Football's in his blood. He's the fourth generation to represent his country."

10) Mack Ronijo: "Strength, talent, determination-this guy's got the lot. He's the perfect player."

11) Gato: "At the carnival, listen out for the distinctive timbre of his home-made tambourine."

12) Javali Ribeiro: "He's always thinking up spectacular outfits to wear to the carnival."

13) Urso Nogueira: "His cool and calculated style doesn't always mesh with passionate Latin football."

14) Cavalo Oliviera: "His big plan is to start an international biofuel bussiness in Brazil."

15) Tigre Mendes: "He gets more and more pumped as the crowd cheer louder and louder!"

16) Grilo Santos: "His family run a traditional Brazilian eaterie, so he's always cooking for his team-mates."

1) Jorge Ortega: "He's known for his aggressive style. His brutal tackles often lead to melees."

2) Teres Tolue: "Proud of his impregnable defence, he directs the team from the back."

3) Julio Acosta: "He has a fondness for yeba maté tea, and he always packs some when he plays away."

4) Gordo Díaz: "From a family of vineyard owners, he's striving to put Argentinian wine on the map."

5) Ramón Martinez: "He really appreciates the colonial architecture of Buenos Aires."

6) Esteban Carlos: "He does altitude training in the Andes, so there's no escaping his tenacious plays."

7) Sergio Pérez: "He has lofty ambitions of reinventing the Argentinian literary scene."

8) Roberto Torres: "The old legend of El Dorado is an enduring passion for him. He dreams of finding it."

9) Pablo Castillo: "The natural beauty of Argentina inspires his art, and he hopes for recognition."

10) Leone Batigo: "His swooping, powerful plays have earned him the nickname El Cóndor."

11) Diego Oro: "This nutty player sets off fireworks in his bathroom at Christmas and new year."

12) Lionel Cruz: "He makes incredible pork sausages. It's like a hobby for him."

13) Mario Saviola: "His pushy parents said to him, "you'd better win, or else!", which causes him much angst."

14) Hernán Tevez: "Despite his young age, he helps the local radio station, covering football matches."

15) Germán Samuel: "Serve him a steak, sprinkled with sea salt and grilled over an open fire, and he's in heaven."

16) Ricardo Agüero: "The windy regions of Patagonia have been his training ground, so he's an all-weather player."

1) Billy Rapid: "He wants to be a cowboy in a western. He's always practising lines in the mirror."

2) Ted Bryan: "He sees Silicon Valley as a goldmine, and he hopes to make his fortune there."

3) Tony Stridas: "This guy is obsessed with eating steaks. He can't rest unless he eats one a day."

4) Dyke Dynamo: "They say that he once wrestled a buffalo to the ground. I'm not so sure, though."

5) Asuka Domon: "Used to live in the USA. Behaves flippantly, but is deep-hearted."

6) Steve Woodmac: "His ambition is to sit in the Oval Office, but no one takes him seriously."

7) Kazuya Ichinose: "This comeback kid is known as the midfield magician."

8) Sean Pierce: "He's only young, but he has a good grasp of Wall Street's complex financial structures."

9) Mark Kruger: "America's star player. He, together with Ichinose, pulls the team along."

10) Dylan Keith: "Top scorer of the FFI qualifier tournament. He is called "Mister Goal"."

11) Michele Jacks: "Despite his age, he is already a genius child actor who has been 10 years in a Hollywood acting career!"

12) Alex Hawk: "He insists that he can read the signs in nature to predict the weather."

13) Rob Parker: "He wants to live the American dream by taking his country all the way to the top."

14) Bob Bobbins: "He's a real slob. He loves to sprawl on the sofa, swilling cola and chomping chips."

15) Sammy Dempsey: "He's tiny for an American, but within him hides the coiled power of a jungle cat."

16) Eddie Howard: "He didn't care much for American football, but he really took to soccer."

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(Btw what kind of an introductory line is this, referring to a 14 year old kid, like??

'He was supposed to have died, but...*🙄🥱*'?? But what?? You wanted Kazuya dead? Hater.)

[sage-reads-things]

Boy, Asuka is a real piece of work. He's the first in the series to pull the morality card, and it's in order to guilt-trip Mutsumi into marrying him. He talks about changing the world, using the Yozakura family's talents for some greater good, and yet he clearly has no problem bulldozing over other people's choices when they don't conform to his personal goals. The way he talks about Mutsumi like just another asset for his company (to her face!) makes my blood boil, and from the look on Taiyo's face, it makes his blood boil too.

This probably isn't the first time someone has brought up moral responsibility to Mutsumi, either. Asuka isn't wrong in one regard: the Yozakura family's special abilities, with the right focus, could easily be used to change the world if they wanted to. But it's not anyone's business what they choose to do with their abilities—they have a right to "be self-employed and live conservatively" as Asuka puts it, because it's THEIR abilities and no one else's. And as we'll see later, the secret behind their powers is more complicated than even they know, so they can't exactly go ham on some huge moral crusade.

What was my point? Oh yeah—stop guilt-tripping Mutsumi about how lazy and selfish her family is supposedly being. I hope Taiyo gets to punch this guy in the face.

[max1461]

It's gonna bug me so much when, probably in the next couple decades, Japanese Imperial Household Law changes to allow women to ascend to the throne again and the Western media breathlessly reports that ultraconservative Japan is finally getting with the times...

In actuality Japan has had 8 empress regnants (that is, empresses who actually ruled, as opposed to just being the wife of an emperor; not to be confused with "empress regent" which is something else), including one empress who succeeded another empress (Empress Genshō following Empress Genmei) in a matrilineal fashion. Obviously this isn't great as far as gender equality goes, but it's basically comparable to European monarchies—in fact it's the same number of female monarchs as England has had in roughly the same span of time, given that the pre-Asuka emperors are more or less legendary. There's actually another empress, empress regent Jingū, if you want to count legendary figures. She may or may not be the same person as Queen Himiko of early Sino-Japanese records.

It's maybe worth noting also that the Chrysanthemum Throne has been a basically ceremonial position for most of Japanese history, from the 12th century until today, with the brief exception of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. But most of Japan's empresses reigned during the Asuka and Nara periods (6th to 8th centuries), when the monarchs were actually politically in power. In fact, during the Nara period just about every other reign was that of an empress.

Anyway, male-only succession and strict patrilineality weren't enshrined in law until the Imperial House Law of 1889 during the Meiji period, as part of the Prussian-influenced Meiji constitution. Certainly both principles had been strong norms prior to this, but they weren't legally enshrined. There's not any sense in which it would be unprecedented for Japan to have an empress, certainly no less precedented than for England to have a queen.

But it's Japan, right? They're uber traditional over there *katana sound effect* *kabuki YOOO sound effect* *salaryman bowing to his stern looking boss stock footage*. So obviously they're behind the enlightened west...

[mitchelf-citadel]

Baroque Asuka + bonus sketches

Image #1: Asuka sneers with utter disdain at pretty much everyone.

Image #2: The picnic in the woods was not what it seemed...

Image #3: A traveling nobleman takes a stand in a chance encounter with the creature known as "Der Großmann"

Image #4: She wants to go to the moon, not knowing what's really there...

Image #5: This little poverty goblin represents the empire's first line of defense against the tide of rodent like creatures.

[djnusagi]

fascists love using Asuka Langley Sohryu in their low effort propaganda edits because she is the only canonically white anime character they know of. this is because they are fake otaku and too stupid and unknowledgeable to know of an anime as basic as code geass. your average fascist would be super into “the Holy Britannian Empire” if they weren’t too fucking stupid to learn about any anime that isn’t spoonfed to them by a social media algorithm

[the-halls-of-hatchetfield-high]

(frkjnfrhshgdw richie my absolute favorite)

Helloo! What are all of yalls favorite movies/shows?

-🌌

Richie: wait wait wait, I'm your favorite? ME?

Pete: Hey! Thanks for the question. I'm a massive Star Wars fan, I'd probably bore you if I went on about it but the short answer is Return of the Jedi or The Empire Strikes Back, I mean the twist is a classic, come on! As for comfort shows, I actually really enjoy classic cartoons like Scooby Doo. There's just something so satisfying about the hand-drawn animation.

Ruth: Hi! Does the 2016 slime tutorial of Ride the Cyclone count? Ricky Potts is my spirit animal, I mean...being the most important person, the actual SAVIOR of a planet AND getting to save them all by making love? Sign me up!

Richie: okay but...your absolute...you mean, like...me? I'M your absolute-

Max: uhh hey? i guess...like...peaky blinders? it's super dark and they get to use guns and get with hot chicks...that's the life, man. that's the LIFE.

for a movie, i guess remember the titans. that shit?? it moved me, man. we watched it as a team and...damn, i've never seen a group of jocks sob like that. it was actually really cool.

Grace: Hi there!! Thank you for asking!! I find shows like the Great British Bake Off super calming and-

*checks that her parents aren't listening*

Okay, so...I'm actually a big fan of true crime shows! I just think it's so fun to learn about how insane psychos can be, AAAAND you get the mystery of guessing what happened!! It's the best!! I was a huge Buzzfeed Unsolved fan, I have my own notebook of theories and everything!!

Steph: hey, nice question! lately i've been getting into Mr. Robot, it's given me some great tips for my cryptocurrency twitter debates, and I love how intellectual it is

Richie: but like...of ALL the students at Hatchetfield High, you mean to tell me that ME, Richie Lipschitz, is-

Pete: *Massaging his temples* Richie! For God's sake! They asked you a question!

Richie: okay okay, sheesh! calm your titties, pete!

uhhh well...i mean, i LOVE anime, tough to pick a favorite but if you're going to make me choooose i'd have to go with evangelion - rei and asuka are my waifus for lifus, bro (get it? it rhymes!)

[mythicalwomansblog]

Religious Imageries in JJK: The Conflicting Views of Shinto and Buddhism.

Disclaimer: This is not an explanation post, this is an observer post. I will try to sum up what I have observed so far.

Let's begin with the definition and history of both Shinto and Buddhism.

Shinto [神道]: Combined with the kanji of God/Kami (神) and Road /Michi(道), Shinto literally means The way of the God(s). It is the indigenous religion of Japan and is as old as Japan itself.

Shinto belief is polytheist and animistic as it has almost 8 million gods that are derived from nature and natural things. This religion revolves around "Kami". Kami can be manifested from anything, but the most important Kami are the natural ones.

Sun, Rain, Earth etc. The most important central Kami is Amaterasu the Kami of the Sun. The exact history of Shinto is untraceable but it was mentioned in the Yayoi Period (300 BCE to 300 CE) of text.

Shinto describes the world as a inhabitant of the human and the kami they worship. It describes the world as founded by the kami and once humans/ living beings pass away they become kami as well.

It is safe to say that Shinto belief described humanity as living being as a whole, where even after death they don't living. The idea of morality or immorality is also absent from it. The existence of Kami is the manifestation of humanity itself and not separated from human beings.

Fun Fact: Chinese indigenous religion 'Dao' has the same characters as Shinto's kanji. So it might be possible that Shinto actually comes from Chinese Daoism.

Buddhism: Buddhism is an Indian religion. It revolves around the teaching of Buddha. Buddha is no myth. Even though convoluted, early texts gives his name as "Gautama" and he lived around 5th to 6th Century BCE.

In India his name is mostly known as "Siddharth". He was born in Lumbini in present day Nepal and grew up in Kapilavastu. The border of India and Nepal, a town of the Ganges plain of present day Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

The most notable person who helped spread Buddhism around India so much that it was spread in the NEA and SEA is Emperor Asoka (304-232 BCE) from the Maurya Empire (322-180 BCE).

Buddhism circles around the suffering of human, the circle of life and Karma (deed). Where a soul is constant as it is being born in this world as human, it goes through the cycle of life (suffering) and it dies.

It also talks about Dharma as the ultimate truths, also that humans are born to fulfill a certain role. Moksha: The liberation from the earthly desire which should be the ultimate goal of a human being.

It also draws the line between God and humans as Gods are separated from the earthly matters and pushes the idea of Gods creating the universe and the creating the humanity.

The Mix of both Religion:

Though the idea of Shinto and Buddhism is pretty contradicting it existed with each other for centuries.

Even though Buddhism entered in japan in Yayoi Period (250-538 AD), it became popular in Asuka Period (538-710) due to buddhist sect taking the rein of the country. Initially Buddhism and Shinto coexisted and even mixed with each other. It was called Shinbutsu-Shougou. However, later it was forcefully separated by Japanese nationalists in Meiji Era (1868-1912) and Shinto became the state religion of Japan with the Emperor being worshipped as Kami the descendants of Amaterasu.

Cursed Spirit: The reason I am writing this is not because the obvious depiction of buddha, Buddhist shrines and mention of clans and sects etc. What caught my interest was that the idea of "Cursed Spirit".

The textbook explanation of Cursed Spirit is that the reaction of human emotions but as we see it is actually the manifestation of human existence. As long as humans will exist, curses will also exist.

Which pretty much resembles the idea of Kami.

The timeline: The golden era of jujutsu was Heian Era which historically existed between 794-1185 AD. Almost a century after Buddhism was introduced in Japan. Also in that era Sukuna rose up as the king of curses. Which may indicate the clans existed even before and Sukuna existed throughout.

Characters like Kenjaku and Tengen their birth and living timeline are unknown but they might just as be as old as Japan, like Shinto.

Getou and Megumi are the only two people who can control curses as Shikigami. Which is another japanese Shinto belief that has also been associated with "Curses" during Heian Era.

The people who used to control Shikigami were called Onmyoji (Yin-Yang Master).

Both of them were either antagonised or villfied by the jujutsu society at one point.

Also the most important part that made me think about this is...Sukuna's domain.

This resembles an average Shinto shrine...

The Tori is missing.

Insanity.

Anyways. I am not saying that Gege is making one religion look bad and another look good. It's not true and actually far from it. Though contradiction, Gege shows the good and bad of both sides. Kenjaku is bad and the higher ups are as worse as him.

Personally I think this is a battle of belief of the world with a main character emerges with no beliefs at all. Itadori Yuuji hates Sukuna but not by the virtue of being Gojo's student but his own opinion about him. In the latest chapter he says "Human beings are not a tool, so nobody's existence is premediated." Which contradicts the idea of "Dharma".

The message might be "If you want to change the world, you have to diverge from the existing path and forge your own."

[room-surprise]

When does Dungeon Meshi take place?

This is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of my paper, "Real World Cultural and Linguistic Influences in Delicious in Dungeon." Dungeon Meshi takes place in the year 514, however we don’t know how that number relates to anything else in the Dungeon Meshi world, so it isn’t really useful for identifying what era Kui is trying to depict.

It can’t be that the Ancient Cataclysm happened 514 years ago (it was still referred to as ancient history by Thistle and Delgal a thousand years ago), and it can’t be when the current elf queen’s reign began (she’s only 372), so it’s either marking some other major event, like the beginning of the reign of a royal family or the end of a war, or they reset their calendar at regular intervals, such as every two-thousand years for record-keeping purposes.

In the real world, 514 CE would have been the early Medieval era, just after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, which left Europe fractured into many small Germanic kingdoms competing with each other. It was also the beginning of the Asuka period in Japan, and the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty in China.

This has some similarities to the world we’re shown in Dungeon Meshi: the Western elves have abandoned most of their land in the Eastern hemisphere, leaving the local dwarven, gnomish and tall-man people (whose cultures are primarily Germanic) to fight amongst themselves for the land. A massive upheaval caused by a major imperial power collapsing.

However, based on character behavior, culture, clothing and technology, Dungeon Meshi appears to be set in a vaguely Renaissance (1450 CE-1650 CE) time period, with some elements from classical antiquity (800 BCE-500 CE), the Medieval era (476 CE-1300 CE), as well as some hyper-advanced steampunk/magic technology and modern day anachronisms. (Potential spoilers beyond the cut.)

The technological and artistic development of the different cultures is very different, with the long-lived races appearing to live a more modern lifestyle than the short-lived races. In the extra materials, Toshiro implies that Falin might find the Island of Wa “primitive” because they lack the social and technological advancements that come from contact with the long-lived races, and the Western elf Fleki calls the Eastern Continent a “primitive land” while complaining about the quality of life.

Based on this and additional evidence, we can reasonably conclude that the elven lands in the West are probably the most “modern”, followed by the lands in the Eastern hemisphere, with the Eastern Archipelago lagging the furthest behind.

Because of this difference between the races, it makes sense that we see a mix of different eras and styles of technology and clothing. For example, we see characters wearing Neolithic fur garments, Greco-Roman tunics, and Medieval garments as everyday clothes at the same time that other characters wear Renaissance and even 19th century-influenced garments.

Meanwhile, many things in the Dungeon Meshi world have also remained unusually stagnant for far longer than they did in the real world. Realistic oil painting seems to have remained unchanged for more than a thousand years, and Medieval-looking clothing that was worn a thousand years ago is still being worn in the “present” day, virtually unchanged.

There are also some things that are much more advanced than the Renaissance period, like steampunk elevators, and magical communication that works through birds/fairies/crystal balls/telephones and allows for instant contact across the globe… A huge advancement that should impact every element of life and society, thanks to the ability to easily exchange information.

In the real world, instant communication is the foundational element that makes things like precise time-keeping, time-zones, advanced banking, stock markets and news reporting possible… So one can assume that some of these things might possibly exist in some form in the Dungeon Meshi setting.

[girllbossmalewifeduos]

Round 1 and 2 Matchups under cut!

Round 1:

Nick Hoult/Lynn Angel (All Saints Street) vs Princess Daisy/Luigi (Super Mario)

Robin/Chrom (Fire Emblem: Awakening) vs Miyako Shiminori/Yuuki Izumi (Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie)

Kida/Milo Thatch (Atlantis: The Lost City) vs Haru/Legoshi (Beastars)

Robin Buckly/Steve Harrington (Stranger Things) vs Bryce Tankthrust/Bobby Worst (Brandon Rogers)

Emma Perkins/Paul Matthews (Hatchetfield) vs Kyoko Kirigiri/Makoto Naegi (Danganronpa)

Barbie/Ken (Barbie) vs Jo/Brick (Total Drama: Revenge of the Island)

Round 2:

Marcille Donation/Laois Touden (Dungeon Meshi) vs Winner of 1:1

The Princess/The Long Quiet (Slay the Princess) vs Mandy/Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)

Izumi Curtis/Sig Curtis (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs Zelda/Link (The Legend of Zelda)

Percival 'Percy' King/Ramsey Murdock (Epithet Erased) vs Nico Robin/Franky (One Piece)

Fuuko Izumo/Andy (Undead Unlock) vs Malfina/Connecticut Clark (Flork of Cows/Tumblr)

Marinette Dupain Cheng/Adrien Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Beatrice/Battler Ushiryoma (Umineko: When They Cry)

Gloria/Melman (Madagascar) vs Melissa Podebrat/Nine Fortan (Beware of the Villainess)

Vex'halia/Percy (Critical Role) vs Meryl Stryfe/Vash the Stampede (Tribune)

Millie/Moxie (Helluva Boss) vs Winner of 2

c! Pearlescentmoon/c! BigB (Limited Life SMP) vs Wildstyle/Emmet Brickowski (The Lego Movie)

Tiana/Naveen (Princess and the Frog) vs Yor Forger/Loid Forger (Spy x Family)

Candace Flynn/Jeremy Johnson (Phineas and Ferb) vs Granmamare/Fujimoto (Ponyo)

Mitsuru Kirijo/Akihiko Sanada (Persona 3) vs Winner of 3

Lilith Morningstar/Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel) vs c! Zombiecleo/c! Ethoslab (Limited Life SMP)

Sgt Calhoun/Fix-It Felix (Wreck-It Ralph) vs Odalia Blight/Alador Blight (The Owl House)

Shego/Dr Drakken (Kim Possible) vs Starfire/Nightwing (DC Comics)

Nami/Sanji (One Piece) vs Winner of 4

Aerith Gainsborough/Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) vs Yuki Tsukumo/Choso (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Sharpay Evans/Ryan Evans (High School Musical) vs Mona/Plague Knight (Shovel Knight)

Aqua/Terra (Kingdom Hearts) vs Annie Leonhardt/Armin Arlert (Attack on Titan)

Hatsune Miku/Kaito (Vocaloid) vs Sandra Lynn Faeth/Jawbone O'Shawnessy (Dimension 20)

c! Geminitay/c! Scott Smajor (Empires SMP) vs Girlfriend/Boyfriend (Friday Night Funkin)

Connie Maheswaren/Steven Universe (Steven Universe) vs Miku/Tatsu (Way of the Househusband)

Asuka Langly Soryu/Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion) vs Noelle Holiday/Berdly (Deltarune)

Ochako Ururaka/Izuku Midorya (My Hero Academia) vs Winner of 5

Baiken/Anji Mito (Guilty Gear) vs Emily Wokerson/Tomothy Bichboy (Cameron Geller)

Kim Possible/Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible) vs Jude Duarte/Cardan Greenbriar (The Folk in The Air)

Morticia Addams/Gomez Addams (The Addams Family) vs Rouge the Bat/Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Nene Kusanagi/ Touya Aoyagi (Project Sekai) vs Winner of 6

Jessie/James (Pokemon) vs Erina/Toshiro Kasukabe (Persona 5 Tactica)

Suki/Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs Desiree Delite/Ron Delite (Ace Attorney)

Himiko Toga/Bubaigawara Jin (Twice) (My Hero Academia) vs Feixao/Jiauqui (Honkai: Star Rail)

All matches were decided via a wheel, please list all complaints to that!

Matches will probably start Sunday

[mint-hiddenite]

Vriska Undertale

Characters

Ace - Luke Skywalker (he/him) [Star Wars] (Dermal Human)

Ace’s Father - Anakin “Darth Vader” Skywalker (he/him) [Star Wars] (Dermal Human)

Alexandrite - Eda Clawthorne (she/her) [The Owl House] (Violet Aquarist Fusion Troll)

Amethyst - Asuka Langley Soryu (she/her) [Neon Genesis Evangelion] (Rust Arist Troll)

Andy DeMayo - Miguel O'Hara (he/him) [Spider-Man Spiderverse Trilogy] (Dermal Human)

Angel Aura Quartz - Giffany (she/it) [Gravity Falls] (Rust Arga Troll)

Aquamarine - Eric Cartman (he/him) [South Park] (Rust Arittanius Troll)

Aubergine Pearl - William Afton (he/him) [Five Nights at Freddy’s] (Olive Leittarius Troll)

Baby Melon - Baby Groot (he/it) [Guardians of the Galaxy] (Sentient Tree)

Barbara Miller - Frye Sparkle (she/her) [Splatoon 3] (Inkling)

The Best Diner in the World's Waitress - Draluc (he/him) [The Vampire Dies in No Time] (Vampire)

Big Bird - Big Bird (he/they) [Sesame Street] (Unknown Fusion Troll)

Biggs Jasper - Bowser (he/him) [Super Mario Bros] (Rust Arcer Troll)

Bill Dewey - Arataka Reigen (he/him) [Mob Psycho 100] (Dermal Human)

Billy Bank Assets - “Big” Jack Horner (he/him) [Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish] (Dermal Human)

Bismuth - Undyne (she/her) [Undertale] (Violet Aquara Troll)

Bixbite - Roxie Richter (she/her) [Scott Pilgrim] (Lime Canlo Troll)

Blue Chalcedony - Crab Rave (she/he/they) [Crab Rave] (Purple Caprittanius Troll)

Blue Diamond - Tallest Megamind (he/him) [Megamind] (Blue Scoro Troll)

Blue Pearl - L Lawliet (he/they) [Death Note] (Olive Leittarius Troll)

Bluebird Azurite - Meowth (he/they/she) [Pokémon] (Green Scoricorn Fusion Troll)

Buck Dewey - Castiel Reigen (he/him) [Supernatural] (Dermal Human)

Buddy Buddwick - Stanford Filbrick Pines (he/him) [Gravity Falls] (Dermal Human)

Cactus Steven - Cagney Carnation (he/him) [Cuphead] (Sentient Flower)

Carnelian - Paintbrush (they/them) [Inanimate Insanity] (Rust Armini Troll)

Cat Steven - Vodka “Mutie” Mutini (she/her) [Homestuck] (Cat)

Cherry Quartz - Makima (she/her) [Chainsaw Man] (Rust Argo Troll)

Chert - Lady Luck (she/her) [Dicey Dungeons] (Rust Ariborn Troll)

Chrysocolla - Frieza (he/him) [Dragon Ball] (Bronze Taurun Troll)

Chunk Truck - Fantoccio “the Great” (he/him) [Billie Bust-Up!] (Sentient Marionette)

Concrete Heat - Barnaby (any pronouns) [Billie Bust-Up!] (Ghost Owl)

Cloud Connie - Sprite Miku “Hachune” (she/they) [VOCALOID] (Sprite)

Comby - Scissors “the Duel-Bladed Duelist” (it/its) [Paper Mario: The Origami King] (Star Droplet)

Connie Maheswaran - Miku Hatsune (she/they) [VOCALOID] (Dermal Human)

Cookie Cat - Constable Whiskers (it/its) [Cookie Run] (Cookie Cat)

Crab Monsters - Zodiac Crabs

Crazy Lace Agate - Marie “Agent 2” (she/her) [Splatoon] (Rust Armini Troll)

Crystal Basilisk - Zodiac Basilisk

Crystal Shrimp - Zodiac Shrimp

Dante Barriga - Anthony J. Crowley (he/him) [Good Omens] (Dermal Human)

Dashing Danny Doober - Ash “Ashy Slashy” Williams (he/him) [Evil Dead] (Dermal Human)

Demantoid - Skeletor (he/him) [Masters of the Universe] (Indigo Sagisces Troll)

Derrick - Jake Park (he/him) [Dead by Daylight] (Dermal Human)

Desert Glass - SCP-3232 (it/its) [SCP Foundation] (Olive Lepia Troll)

Dogcopter - Rocket Raccoon (he/they) [Guardians of the Galaxy] (Anthropomorphic Cyborg Raccoon)

Doug Maheswaran - Kaito Hatsune (he/him) [VOCALOID] (Dermal Human)

Dr. Gero - Dr. Drakken (he/they) [Kim Possible] (Dermal Human)

Dr. Stromberg - Dr. Colress Akuroma (he/they) [Pokémon] (Dermal Human)

Dr. West - Dr. Realist (he/him) [VOCALOID] (Dermal Human)

Drew - Blackjack O’Hare (he/him) [Guardians of the Galaxy] (Anthropomorphic Cyborg Hare)

Drill Parasites - Zodiac Drills

Earth Beetle - Herbert (he/him) [Homestuck] (Firefly)

Electric Skulls - The Phantoms (it/its) [Animal Jam] (Sentient Goop)

Emerald - Lord Dominator (she/they) [Wander Over Yonder] (Lime Camini Troll)

Empire City Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Employee - Lusamine (she/her) [Pokémon] (Dermal Human)

F-3 - Meg Griffin (she/her) [Family Guy] (Hiveman)

Fable - Princess Luna (she/her) [My Little Pony] (Unknown Being)

Flint - Bullfrog (he/him) [Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix] (Rust Arsces Troll)

Fluorite - Philip “Belos” Wittebane (they/he) [The Owl House] (Teal Limino Fusion Troll)

Foxman - Rigby “the Raccoon” (he/him) [Regular Show] (Anthropomorphic Raccoon)

Frybo - Lotus Dragon Cookie (they/them) [Cookie Run] (Cookie Dragon)

Garbanzo - Ash Ketchum (he/him) [Pokémon] (Dermal Human)

Garnet - Dirk Strider (he/they) [Homestuck] (Violet Sagio Fusion Troll)

Garnet's Doppelgänger - Dirk Strider’s Doppelgänger (he/him) (Dermal Human)

Gary - Preminger (he/him) [Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper] (Dermal Human)

George - Aku (he/him) [Samurai Jack] (Prospit Angel) 

Glass Ghost - Snatcher (he/him) [A Hat in Time] (Ghost)

Green Light - Auspice Prospit (Angel)

Greg Universe - Sans Undertale (he/him) [Undertale] (Skeletal Human)

Grossular Diopside - The Muse (it/its) [Alex Bale's Muse] (Purple Caprius Troll)

Harold Smiley - Alastor (he/him) [Hazbin Hotel] (Anthropomorphic Deer)

Handsome Hank Hackleschmidt - Gummigoo (he/him) [The Amazing Digital Circus] (Anthropomorphic Gummy Crocodile)

Heaven Beetle - Serenity (she/her) [Homestuck] (Firefly)

Hessonite - Funny Valentine (he/him) [JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure] (Indigo Sagirius Troll)

Holly Blue Agate - Papa Emeritus IV (he/him) [Ghost] (Rust Armini Troll)

Holo-Connie - Holo-Miku (it/its) (Hologram)

Holo-Pearl - Holo-Onceler (it/its) (Hologram)

Hopper - Lola Bunny (she/her) [The Looney Tunes Show] (Anthropomorphic Bunny)

Hoppy - Kitty Softpaws (she/her) [Puss in Boots] (Anthropomorphic Cat)

Howl Jones - Jack Box (he/him) [Jack in the Box] (Dermal Human)

Indigo Light - Infinite Prospit (Angel)

Invisible Manta Ray - Zodiac Manta Ray

Jamie - Ken Beach (he/him) [Barbie (2023)] (Dermal Human)

Jane - Pomni (she/her) [The Amazing Digital Circus] (Dermal Human)

Jasper - Catra (she/her) [She-Ra and the Princess of Power] (Rust Arcer Troll)

Jasper (Eyeball) - Wilford Warfstache (he/him) [Markiplier] (Rust Arcer Troll)

Jasper (Skinny) - Jax (he/him) [The Amazing Digital Circus] (Rust Arcer Troll)

Jay-Ten - Xavier (he/him) [Xavier, Renegade Angel] (Hiveman)

Jeff - Jeff the Killer (he/they) [Creepypasta] (Dermal Human)

Jenny Pizza - Dean Winchester (he/him) [Supernatural] (Dermal Human)

Kerry Moonbeam - Anthony “Angel Dust” (he/him) [Hazbin Hotel] (Anthropomorphic Spider)

Kevin - Ji-Woon “Trickster” Hak (he/him) [Dead by Daylight] (Dermal Human)

Kiki Pizza - Samuel “Sam” William Winchester (he/him) [Supernatural] (Dermal Human)

Kofi Pizza - Robert “Bobby” Steven Singer (he/him) [Supernatural] (Dermal Human)

Lace Amethyst - Starlight Glimmer (she/her) [My Little Pony] (Rust Arist Troll)

Lapis Lazuli - Reagan Ridley (she/her) [Inside Job] (Fuchsia Pimini Troll)

Lapis Lazuli (Mean Lapis) - Mean Reagan Ridley (Rafe’s Enemy) (she/her) [Inside Job] (Fuchsia Pimini Troll)

Lapis Lazuli (Nice Lapis) - Nice Reagan Ridley (Robot) (she/her) [Inside Job] (Fuchsia Pimini Troll)

Larimar - Kitty (The Mask) (she/her) [Courage the Cowardly Dog] (Lime Cano Troll)

Laramie “Lars” Barriga - Mordecai “Motti” Crowley (he/him) [Regular Show] (Anthropomorphic Bird (Bluejay))

Lemon Jade - Zoe (she/her) [Monster Prom] (Lime Canus Fusion Troll)

Lina - Princess Leia (she/her) [Star Wars] (Dermal Human)

Lion “Boo” - Lion “Kovu” (he/him) [Lion King 2] (Lion)

Lock Ness Bloggster (Ronaldo) - Gizmo Goth 2000 (Guillermo) (he/him) [What We Do in the Shadows] (Dermal Human)

Lonely Pearl - Virgil Sanders (he/him) [Sanders Sides] (Olive Leittarius Troll)

Malachite - Hexxus (he/they) [FernGully: The Last Rainforest] (Teal Libries Fusion Troll)

Martha Barriga - Aziraphale Crowley (he/him) [Good Omens] (Dermal Human)

Marty - Aloysius O'Hare (he/him) [Lorax (2012)] (Dermal Human)

Mary - Ahato “Dedf1sh” Mizuta (they/them) [Splatoon] (Octoling)

Mega Pearl - Kokichi Oma (he/they) [Danganronpa] (Olive Leittarius Troll)

Mearl - Oldler (he/him) [The Lorax (2012)] (Dermal Human)

Mike Krol - Gerard Way (he/they) [My Chemical Romance] (Dermal Human)

Mollusks - Zodiac Mollusks

Monster Lizard Gem - General Yunan (she/her) [Amphibia] (Bronze Taurittanius Troll)

Moonstone - Freddy Krueger (he/him) [Nightmare on Elm Street] (Purple Caprio Troll)

Mr. Fryman - Almond de la Cruz (he/him) [Cookie Run] (Dermal Human)

Mystery Girl - Loona (she/her) [Helluva Boss] (Anthropomorphic Hellhound)

Nanefua Pizza - Mary Sandra Winchester (she/her) [Supernatural] (Dermal Human)

Nephrite - Meruem (he/him) [Hunter x Hunter] (Gold Gemza Troll)

Obsidian (1.0) - Cecil Gershwin Palmer (he/him) [Welcome to Night Vale] (Fuchsia Pisci Fusion Troll)

Obsidian (2.0) - Misha Collins (he/him) [Real Life] (Fuchsia Pisci Fusion Troll)

Ocean Jasper - Big Mama (she/her) [Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles] (Rust Arcer Troll)

Onion - Little German Boy (he/him) [Tumblr] (Dermal Human)

Opal - Princess “Bonnie” Bubblegum (she/her) [Adventure Time] (Jade Virra Fusion Troll)

Orange Light - Philia Prospit (Angel)

Orange Spodumene - Octodad (he/him) [Octodad] (Teal Liblo Troll)

Padparadscha - Raymond [Animal Crossing New Horizon] (Jade Virittarius Troll)

Patricia and Daniel - Jessie (she/her) and James (any pronouns) [Pokémon] (Dermal Human)

Pearl - Onceler (he/him) [The Lorax (2012)] (Olive Leittarius Troll)

Pearl's Doppelgänger - The Greedler (he/him) [The Lorax (2012)] (Dermal Human)

Pebbles - The Gnomes (pronouns vary) [Gravity Falls] (Star Droplets)

Peedee Fryman - Gregory de la Cruz (he/him) [Five Nights at Freddy’s] (Dermal Human)

Peridot - ZIM (it/he/they) [Invader Zim] (Purple Caprimini Troll)

Pink Pearl - Natural “N” Harmonia Gropius (he/they) [Pokémon] (Olive Leittarius Troll)

Pinto - Liko (she/her) [Pokémon] (Dermal Human)

Plant Monster - Demencia (she/her) [Villainous] (Unknown Troll)

Prism Fusion - Bezel (he/they) [Chikin Nuggit] (Anthropomorphic Clock)

Priyanka Maheswaran - Meiko Hatsune (she/her) [VOCALOID] (Dermal Human)

Pumpkin - GIR (he/him) [Invader Zim] (Robot)

Purple Puma - Bob “Beelzebub” Velseb (he/him) [Spooky Month] (Rust Arist Troll)

Pweepwee - Kirby (he/they/she) [Kirby] (Unknown)

Pyrope - Krang One (he/him) [Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles] (Indigo Sagicer Troll)

Quentin Frowney - Johnny C (he/they/it) [Johnny the Homicidal Maniac] (Dermal Human)

Rainbow Cloud Monster - Slenderman (he/it) [Creepypasta] (Unknown Troll)

Rainbow Quartz - Spock (he/him) [Star Trek] (Rust Arza Fusion Troll)

Rainbow Quartz 2.0 - Wally Darling (he/him) [Welcome Home] (Rust Arza Fusion Troll)

Red Eel Monster - Sal (he/she) [Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea] (Unknown Troll)

Red Eye - Neco-Arc (she/her) [Tsumehime] (Robot)

Red Light - Spirit Prospit (Angel)

Rhodonite - Simon Petrikov (he/they) [Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake] (Bronze Gemus Fusion Troll)

Ricky - Cedric (he/him) [Sofia the First] (Dermal Human)

Ringo - Joy “Jobu Tupaki” Wang (she/her) [Everything Everywhere All at Once] (Demigod Human)

Robot Shooty Thing - Pea Shooter (it/its) [Plants vs. Zombies Series] (Bio Machine)

Ronaldo Fryman - Guillermo de la Cruz (he/him) [What We Do in the Shadows] (Dermal Human)

Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond - Nagito (Danganronpa 2 outfit)/Komaeda (Academy Uniform) (he/him) [Danganronpa] (“Rust Arpio”/Blue Scorrius Troll)

Rose Quartz (Hippie) - Moon (he/it) [Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach (Ruin)] (Rust Arpio Troll)

Rose Quartz (Shy) - Eclipse (they/them) [Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach (Ruin)] (Rust Arpio Troll)

Rose Quartz (Superfan) - Sun (he/it) [Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach (Ruin)] (Rust Arpio Troll)

Ruby - Lance Charles McClain (he/they) [Voltron: Legendary Defender] (Rust Arittarius Troll)

Ruby (Army) - “Commander” Peepers (he/him) [Wander Over Yonder] (Rust Arittarius Troll)

Ruby (Doc) - Francis Mosses (he/him) [That’s Not My Neighbor] (Rust Arittarius Troll)

Ruby (Eyeball) - The Nostalgia Critic (he/him) [Channel Awesome] (Rust Arittarius Troll)

Ruby (Giant Ruby) - Buck Toothsome (he/they) [School for Vampires] (Rust Arittarius Troll)

Ruby (Leggy) - Daffy Duck (he/him) [The Looney Tunes Show] (Rust Arittarius Troll)

Ruby (Navy) - Astarion (he/him) [Baulder’s Gate 3] (Rust Arittarius Troll)

Rutile Twins - Ingo and Emmet (he/him - individually) [Pokémon] (Olive Leus Troll)

Sabina - Yun-Jin Lee (she/her) [Dead by Daylight] (Dermal Human)

Sadie Miller - Twilight Sparkle (she/her) My Little Pony] (Alicorn)

Sapphire - Keith Akira Kogane (he/him) [Voltron: Legendary Defender] (Jade Virga Troll)

Sardonyx - Discord (he/it) [My Little Pony] (Gold Gemries Fusion Troll)

Sea Wasp - Mr. Krabs (he/him) [SpongeBob SquarePants] (Anthropomorphic Crab)

Shadow Connie - Derse Miku (they/them) (Derse Antiangel)

Shark-O-Mania - Dr. Livesey (he/him) [Treasure Island (1988)] (Dermal Human)

Shell - GLaDOS (she/her) [Portal] (Troll Artificial Intelligence)

Shep - John Doe (any pronouns) [John Doe] (Dermal Human)

Slug Monster - Zodiac Slug

Smoke Monster - Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi (she/her) [The Lego Movie 2] (Unknown Troll)

Smokey Quartz - Beetlejuice (he/they) [Beetlejuice] (Dermal Human/Lime Camino Fusion Troll)

Snowbeast - Snow Miser (he/him) [The Year Without A Santa Claus] (Unknown Troll)

Snowflake Obsidian - Envy (any pronouns) [Fullmetal Alchemist] (Indigo Sagipia Troll)

Soup - Frisk (they/them) [Undertale] (Dermal Human)

Sour Cream - Jack Frost (he/him) [Rise of the Guardians] (Dermal Human)

Spinel - Pinkie Pie (she/her) [My Little Pony] (Indigo Sagilo Troll)

Squaridot - TAK (it/she/they) [Invader Zim] (Purple Caprimini Troll)

Squash - Apple Bloom (she/her) [My Little Pony] (Pony)

Steg - Leon Scott Kennedy (he/him) [Resident Evil] (Dermal Human/Blue Scorrius Troll)

Steven Jr - Moon Moon (he/him) [Tumblr] (Wolf)

Steven Universe - Vriska Undertale (she/they) [Homestuck] (Dermal Human/Blue Scorrius Troll)

Stevonnie - Rika (she/they) [Pokémon] (Dermal Human/Blue Scorrius Troll)

Sudsies - Waddle Dees (they/them) [Kirby] (Waddle Dees)

Sugilite - Lychee Dragon Cookie (they/them) [Cookie Run] (Violet Aquapia Fusion Troll)

Suitcase Sam - Rayman (he/him) [Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix] (Unknown Alien-Bird Hybrid)

Sunshine Justice - Miss Piggy (she/her) [The Muppets] (Anthropomorphic Pig)

Sunstone - Vinyl “DJ PON-3” Scratch (she/they) [My Little Pony] (Olive Lepio Fusion Troll)

Susan - Chuck (he/him) [Angry Birds] (Bird)

Tiger Millionaire (Steven Universe) - Marquise Spinneret Mindfang (Vriska Universe) (she/they) [Homestuck] (Dermal Human/Blue Scorrius Troll)

Tiny Floating Whale - Handsome Squidward (he/him) [SpongeBob SquarePants] (Anthropomorphic Octopus)

Tongue Monster - Pyramid Head (he/him) [Silent Hill] (Unknown Troll)

Topaz - Steve (he/him) [Minecraft] (Rust Arcen Troll)

U-12 - Yan (he/him) [Library of Ruina] (Hiveman)

Uncle Grandpa - Uncle Grandpa (he/him) [Uncle Grandpa] (Dermal Human)

Unknown Giant Bird - Unknown Zodiac Bird

Unnamed Dog-like Ally - R2-D2 (he/it) [Star Wars] (R2-series Astromech Droid)

Unnamed Robot-like Ally - C-3PO (he/it/they) [Star Wars] (3PO-series Protocol Droid)

Vidalia - Angela (she/her) [Library of Ruina] (Dermal Human)

Vine Monsters - Zodiac Vines

Violet Light - Kismesis Prospit (Angel)

Watermelon Stevens - Groots (he/him) [Guardians of the Galaxy] (Sentient Tree)

Watermelon Tourmaline - Zora Salazar (she/her) [Epithet Erased] (Bronze Taurlo Troll)

Wedge - Han Solo (he/him) [Star Wars] (Dermal Human) and Chewbacca “Chewy” (he/him) [Star Wars] (Wookie)

White Diamond - Tallest Walter White (he/him) [Breaking Bad] (Blue Scorpia Troll)

White Topaz - SCP-2309 (it/its) [SCP Foundation] (Rust Arcen Troll)

William Buford Buchanan - Sus Gabriel (he/him) [The Mandela Catalogue] (Demon)

William Dewey - Thomas Jefferson (he/him) [Hamilton] (Dermal Human)

Wy-Six - 2-D (he/him) [Gorillaz] (Hiveman)

Yellow Diamond - Tallest Bill Cipher (any pronouns) [Gravity Falls] (Blue Scoriborn Troll)

Yellow Light - Allegiance Prospit (Angel)

Yellow Pearl - Raito “Light” Yagami (he/him) [Death Note] (Olive Leittarius Troll)

Yellowtail - Mordecai Heller (he/him) [Lackadaisy] (Anthropomorphic Cat)

Zebra Jasper (Fusion) - Mephiles the Dark (he/it) [Sonic the Hedgehog] (Rust Arcer Fusion Troll)

Zebra Jasper (Singular) - Perry the Platypus (he/him) [Phineas and Ferb] (Rust Arcer Troll)

Zircon (Defense) - Phoenix Wright (he/him) [Ace Attorney] (Gold Gemrius Troll)

Zircon (Prosecuting) - Miles Edgeworth (he/they) [Ace Attorney] (Gold Gemrius Troll)

[rockislandadultreads]

New Title Tuesday: Sci-Fi Picks

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

They left Earth to save humanity. They’ll have to save themselves first.

It is the eve of Earth’s environmental collapse. A single ship carries humanity’s last hope: eighty elite graduates of a competitive program, who will give birth to a generation of children in deep space. But halfway to a distant but livable planet, a lethal bomb kills three of the crew and knocks The Phoenix off course. Asuka, the only surviving witness, is an immediate suspect.

Asuka already felt like an impostor before the explosion. She was the last picked for the mission, she struggled during training back on Earth, and she was chosen to represent Japan, a country she only partly knows as a half-Japanese girl raised in America. But estranged from her mother back home, The Phoenix is all she has left.

With the crew turning on each other, Asuka is determined to find the culprit before they all lose faith in the mission—or worse, the bomber strikes again.

The Book of Witches edited by Jonathan Strahan

Witches! Whether you know them from Shakespeare or from Wicked, there is no staple more beloved in folklore, fairy tale, or fantasy than these magical beings. Witches are everywhere, and at the heart of stories that resonate with many people around the world. This dazzling, otherworldly collection gathers new stories of witches from all walks of life, ensuring a Halloween readers will never forget. Whether they be maiden, mother, crone, or other; funny, fierce, light and airy, or dark and disturbing; witches are a vital part of some of the greatest stories we have, and new ones start here!

The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. This gave him plenty to talk about in therapy.

He walked among invisible devils and anti-gods that mock the mortal form. He learned a lethal catechism, lost his shadow, and gained a habit for secrecy. After a blood-soaked childhood, Fetter escaped his rural hometown for the big city, and fell into a broader world where divine destinies are a dime a dozen.

Everything in Luriat is more than it seems. Group therapy is recruitment for a revolutionary cadre. Junk email hints at the arrival of a god. Every door is laden with potential, and once closed may never open again. The city is scattered with Bright Doors, looming portals through which a cold wind blows. In this unknowable metropolis, Fetter will discover what kind of man he is, and his discovery will rewrite the world.

The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

The dust may have just settled in the failed war of conquest between the Holy Vaalbaran Empire and the Ominirish Republic, but the last Emperor’s surrender means little to a lowly scribe like Enitan. All she wants is to quit her day job and expand her fledgling tea business. But when her lover is assassinated and her sibling is abducted by Imperial soldiers, Enitan abandons her idyllic plans and weaves her tea tray up through the heart of the Vaalbaran capital. There, she learns just how far she is willing to go to exact vengeance, free her sibling, and perhaps even secure her homeland’s freedom.

[straightbaittournament]

📣 round 1 results

i will be posting results in reverse chronological order. unless some of them are slightly out of order then i never said that. they are as follows:

tobias funke and debrie bardeux vs SAM WINCHESTER AND EILEEN LEAHY

valkyrie and thor vs ALEXA, LIANA, JEREMY, AND IAN

grace blackthorn and christopher lightwood vs ANGEL AND CORDELIA CHASE

entrapta and hordak vs BUFFY AND SPIKE

SYLVIA AND WILL vs spada and raptor 283

kaname date and hitomi sagan vs JEAN-LUC PICARD AND DOCTOR BEVERLY CRUSHER

sosuke esumi and miu suto vs NOREA DU NOC AND EL5N

shin and noi vs NATHALIE SANCOEUR AND GABRIEL AGRESTE

jason grace and piper mclean vs PEGGY CARTER AND DANIEL SOUSA

BRIENNE OF TARTH AND JAIME LANNISTER vs merlin and morgana

livvy blackthorn and kit herondale vs TIM DRAKE AND STEPHANIE BROWN

bellamy blake and clarke griffin vs KATHRYN JANEWAY AND CHAKOTAY

sam winchester and rowena macleod vs SELINA KYLE AND BRUCE WAYNE

the twelfth doctor and missy vs ROMAN ROY AND GERRI KELLMAN

ted lasso and rebecca welton vs LUKE SKYWALKER AND LEIA ORGANA

KIPO OAK AND BENSON MEKLER vs chrissie cunningham and eddie munson

AVA SILVA AND MICHAEL SALVIUS vs nina zenik and matthias helvar

matthew and mary crawley vs WILLOW PARK AND HUNTER

ASH KETCHUM AND MISTY vs hikaru hitachiin and haruhi fujioka

ALEC HARDY AND ELLIE MILLER vs oscar francois de jarjayes and andre grenadier

EVA GARVEY AND GABRIEL vs tyler rake and nik khan

tatiana slozhno and curt mega vs ASAMI, BOLIN, KORRA, AND MAKO (originally just mako, korra, and asami; mod decided to change it to all four)

FOX MULDER AND DANA SCULLY vs clara oswald and the twelfth doctor

robin buckley and steve harrington vs ROY MUSTANG AND RIZA HAWKEYE

cali and flynn vs AKKO AND ANDREW

edward elric and winry rockbell vs MAKA ALBARN AND SOUL EVANS

keiichi maebara and rena ryugu vs HARDWON SUREFOOT AND MOONSHINE CYBIN

bow and glimmer vs GALO AND AINA

asuka tenjoin and yuki judai vs MAKO MORI AND RALEIGH BECKET

JEFF WINGER AND BRITTA PERRY vs izuku midoriya and ochako uraraka

himmel and frieren vs ABBIE MILLS AND ICHABOD CRANE

and last but not least:

KUROSAKI ICHIGO AND KUCHIKI RUKIA vs lisa cuddy and gregory house

once again i am so so fucking sorry for how i matched up the contestants except i'm also not because it was very funny, even though twelveclara and twissy both getting eliminated in round 1 will be my roman empire.

A FINAL AUF BREEDERSEHEN TO...

TOBIAS FUNKE AND DEBRIE BARDEUX

VALKYRIE AND THOR

GRACE BLACKTHORN AND CHRISTOPHER LIGHTWOOD

ENTRAPTA AND HORDAK

SPADA AND RAPTOR 283

KANAME DATE AND HITOMI SAGAN

MIU SUTO AND SOSUKE ESUMI

SHIN AND NOI

JASON GRACE AND PIPER MCLEAN

MERLIN AND MORGANA

LIVVY BLACKTHORN AND KIT HERONDALE

BELLAMY BLAKE AND CLARKE GRIFFIN

SAM WINCHESTER AND ROWENA MACLEOD

THE TWELFTH DOCTOR AND MISSY

TED LASSO AND REBECCA WELTON

CHRISSIE CUNNINGHAM AND EDDIE MUNSON

NINA ZENIK AND MATTHIAS HELVAR

MATTHEW AND MARY CRAWLEY

HIKARU HITACHIIN AND HARUHI FUJIOKA

OSCAR FRANCOIS DE JARJAYES AND ANDRE GRENADIER

TYLER RAKE AND NIK KHAN

TATIANA SLOZHNO AND CURT MEGA

CLARA OSWALD AND THE TWELFTH DOCTOR

ROBIN BUCKLEY AND STEVE HARRINGTON

CALI AND FLYNN

EDWARD ELRIC AND WINRY ROCKBELL

KEIICHI MAEBARA AND RENA RYUGU

BOW AND GLIMMER

ASUKA TENJOIN AND YUKI JUDAI

IZUKU MIDORIYA AND OCHAKO URARAKA

HIMMEL AND FRIEREN

LISA CUDDY AND GREGORY HOUSE

my deepest condolences to the fallen and congratustraightions to all the winners <3 straight you soon, see you baiter, etc etc. rejoice! round 2 is imminent. if YOU want me to publicly endorse your straightbait candidate (translation: draw propaganda for you) follow the instructions here

as always, if you have any questions about the definition of straightbait within this tournament,

read the FAQ

and as a final notice, we will be taking a short hiatus from all tourney/poll activity from the 16th-the 22nd aka the entirety of next week starting sunday, in observance of the strike for gaza and to give me some time to set up round 2. for more ways to participate click here. i know that the uscpr also tends to have lists of local protests by location on their site. and here is a post about writing letters to the editor

[sage-reads-things]

Asuka wants all the children in the world to be happy. In order to do that, he's trying to stamp out as much evil and violence in the world as he possibly can, essentially using lawlessness against lawlessness to achieve his goal. He's the epitome of "the ends justify the means."

But just because he has a good reason doesn't mean what he does is "good." Does circulating counterfeit money actually help the charities? Is selling weapons to violent groups really the best way to put a stop to them? Asuka frames it as a "for the greater good" situation, but he doesn't seem too picky about who he offers his services to, or the consequences of doing it. And the way he goes after Mutsumi like a fussy toddler goes after a toy is extremely telling in terms of how he treats other people. I don't know, maybe he has an honest desire to save the world's children, but from where I'm standing, it looks a lot more like an ego-filled vanity project at best and an extremely hypocritical attempt to justify his massive criminal record at worst. And in either case, trying to pretend he has the moral high ground really isn't cool.

[yuzukahibiscus]

6. I’m gonna redo this question – the most shocking announcement for me is Minami Maito’s transfer from Flower Troupe to Senka.

“I am Minami Maito of Flower Troupe.”

This seemed like a sentence that would never change. Flower Troupe-born Minami Maito for the X number of years in her career, now and evermore.

Until today. Today, I was really shocked.

I’m going to write what I feel in a chronological way of how I processed this because the transfer of Maiti is going to bring climate change in terms of understanding Maiti’s career, history of nibante strategies, and Flower Troupe, in particularly Rei. (Disclaimer: I put “almost” and “unless” to make these hypotheticals.)

(1) Reimai combro divorce is real and I’m taking it in. Some may say “Come on, Maiti doesn’t need Rei to shine, they don’t have to be together and they can both shine their own ways”. No, I’m talking about Reimai in terms of their relationship. Like Grand Theatre performance “MAYERLING”/ “ENCHANTEMENT” will almost be the last time of Reimai on stage, and we don’t know when the next one is confirmed. (And it is definitely not “A Battlefield for Two” because she has a dinner show on April 20-27 and after the dinner show, she will become Senka, there’s no time for her to rehearse. That’s already the first moment that Reimai’s not going to be there.) Last GT performance of that means almost last NOS together, last WOWOW together and some others. Talk to me about a friendship for the last 14-16 years and suddenly this kind of parting will not be easy, at least that’s what I think.

(2) “MAYERLING” and “ENCHANTEMENT” is almost the last of Maiti wearing these nibante feathers. She has worn 2 (in Fashionable Empire and in this one coming up; The Fascination! which we remember dear by heart of this regret but that she is definitely nibante in that performance). Some discuss that “They can’t possibly rank Maiti lower than Nibante when she is already official”. So in justification, Senka Maiti means she won’t have that feather moment so close in the near future yet, unless they’re planning something great for her or there are other large movements in other troupes. Also I’ll really miss Maiti because with how strong the ensemble is for other troupes, we can’t see Maiti in the chirashis so quick yet in the near future after "MAYERLING”. (Note: Currently the nibante of Moon Troupe is Houzuki An, 92nd class; the nibante of Snow Troupe is Asami Jun, 95th class; we are UNSURE of Star Troupe but it is unofficially Seo Yuria, 95th class; the nibante of Cosmos Troupe is Serika Toa, 93rd class) Does this mean also fewer bromides for her?

(3) I also want to know if this is an Aichan (Aizuki Hikaru) card situation. Aichan was in Cosmos Troupe for 12 years before transferring to Senka and then to Star Troupe as nibante for the next 2 years, having an interesting 14 year Takarazuka Career. I hope Maiti does not become Senka for a hot moment only to T-word after a few performances but not in Flower Troupe. If she gets to be in Senka, being such a great Takarazuka lover since she was a child and having her only dream to be a Takarasienne, I hope she goes further and expands longer into her Takarazuka career. In hindsight, please be ever happy with Mayupon (Kizuki Yuuma) and Saori-san (Takashou Mizuki) in Senka, have the greatest fun. It’ll be interesting on an encouraging note to see Maiti in some performances here and there in different troupes. Does this also mean that her frequency in shows is not as expected yet…? Mayupon’s very prominent, multiple appearances in Moon and a few times in Flower and in Cosmos. (Also, putting forecasts in advance but I’ll find it a bit weird when Maiti t-words and her sayonara show is not in Flower Troupe, but we’ll see again)

(4) This means official nibante for Hitoko (Towaki Sea) and sanbante for Honoka (Seino Asuka) for the new arrangement, and subsequently the very obvious on what it implies for Rei. They say, when you are Top Star your clock is already counting down but I think Maiti’s transfer gave me the first shock. It really made me pause there and just look at my phone, unbelieving my eyes. When Rei chooses to announce it will be the second blow, but I think this has given me mental preparation for it all already. It also makes me wonder what kind of performances Flower Troupe will have in the future – as per (1), it will be a pity to see Maiti’s absence among the cast lists of Flower Troupe.

(5) This affects my subbing plans in 2023, that I need to translate Minami Maito’s “CAST” side-B, alongside finishing up with “Dance Olympia”.

“Melancolique Gigolo” also becomes a priority for me, because this was their first show that they were uncanonically Top Star and Nibante position.

I’ll have to be honest that I’m not the happiest with this announcement. It opens doors for future possibilities of Senka’s Minami Maito but also I’m so cautious of whether it is a good arrangement for her. Nevertheless, when the time comes I will have to accept the fact when I watch “MAYERLING” and “ENCHANTEMENT” in March in Hong Kong cinemas. This also makes me want to purchase her two nibante feather bromides as per (2).

(Note: Those two are the only Reimai bromides I have: HANAOTOKO in “Beautiful Garden” and “Love Burns in Firenze”. It will definitely encourage me to go on a splurge for more Reimai bromides.)

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Hello there robocar poli fandoms today i want to talk about a Mecha anime that i recently watch these day and Its rarely talk to and also it had English dub- that you didn't know

This anime called zettai mutteki raijin oh or invicible matchless raijin oh in translate sorry if i misscorect

The summary of the story is an evil organisation which was named the Evil Empire (ジャーク帝国, Jāku Teikoku) comes to Earth with the intent to conquer and despoil it. From their fortress they launch a missile that will flood the world with (Akudamas (アークダーマ, Ākudama)), eggs of darkness which hatch into evil monsters called (Evil Beasts (邪悪獣, Jāku Jyū)) based on things that annoy or frustrate humans.

The "guardian of light" Eldran appears, an Ultraman-like entity who is sworn to protect the universe and Earth in particular then appears. Using the heroic robot Raijin-Oh, Eldran attempts to thwart the Evil Empire by preventing a missile from striking Earth. What happens instead is that the missile detonated against Eldran, throwing Raijin-Oh down to Earth. The robot crashes into Japan's Hinobori city(日昇町 (Hinobori Chō)) a neighboring town to Aozora and Harukaze, elementary school Hinobori Academy.

Eldran must leave to continue protecting the Earth, so he leaves the duty of defeating the Evil Beasts to a 5th grade classroom full of children, Earth Defense Class (地球防衛組, Chikyuu Bouei Gumi) in the school where he crashed. He entrusts the children with Raijin-Oh, granting each child a different role to perform in either operating or supporting Raijin-Oh. Eldran also transforms their school itself, so it can transform into a command center when Raijin-Oh is needed. Jin, Asuka and Kouji are chosen to lead Raijin-oh, but every day they have many amusing experiences in the school. Jin does not want to study, while his friends do and force him to do it by tickling him. (Based on Wikipedia)

Honestly i was really suprised that this anime is a bit forgotten media..and it had English dub- tho only in DVD..but you can watch the sub version on YouTube including the ova(yes this anime is on YouTube)

And also this is the first series that was part of the eldran series and there is two more series that were part of the eldran series such as:

"Genki bakuhatsu ganbaruger" or energestic explosion ganbaruger in translate and this is the second franchise of the eldran series...

The summary of the story' were take place after the event of raijin oh series (yes the eldran series is same timeline but the rest of the character of the raijin oh never appeard on ganbaruger except for eldran)

The summary of the story' is Ever since God Raijin-Oh had defeated the Evil Empire, peace has returned to Hinobori. In Aozora City (a neighboring town to Hinobori City where Jin and his friends lived), Toubei is trying to train his son Kotaro in the art of the ninja, but a bomb accidentally releases Gokuark, a great demon king of The Demon World (大魔界, Daimakai) that Eldran had been keeping contained. Eldran manages to contain him, but one of his servants manages to escape as well, and now attempts to free his master.

Eldran grants Raijin-oh's (mainly Ken-Oh, Hou-Oh, Juu-Oh) three new successor mechas named Go Tiger, King Elephant, and Mach Eagle to Kotaro and his two friends, Yosuke and Rikiya, as well as pilot suits that grant each of them a superpower. However, there are also cursed and each of them can turn into a dog when their identity is known to others by a dark wizard, Yaminorius so they kinda be like Hero in secret and other crazy shenanigans (based on Wikipedia)

This second series is had also had English dub but i can't find it anywhere from what Been searching that this anime is also aired in Malaysian but yeah lack of information about this anime is pretty hard and also this is forgotten media of course...

And here is the third series that were part of the eldran franchise:

Nekketsu saikyo go saurer or hot blooded strongest go saurer on translate and ITS the third series of eldran franchise

This series is take place after ganbaruger and the robot of this anime is dinosaur for some reason (i love it lol)

The summary of the story were The Mechanization Empire has succeeded in mechanizing the entire Solar System, with the exception of planet Earth. They had been targeting the Earth in both the present and the past (64 million years prior) at the same time, but their attempts to add it to their ever-growing empire are thwarted by Eldran, who entrusts the protection of Earth in the present to a group of elementary school children in the 6th grade from Harukaze City, the Saurers, who with the giant dinosaur-like mecha that were given to them by Eldran, Go-Saurer, battle against the Mechanization Empire and halt their quest to turn the Earth into another part of their dominion in space. (Based on Wikipedia)

And but sadly this series is never Been dubbed before...and the series is almost simillar to raijin oh using same element like using the school as. A base for the robots..but i like the launch sequense of the robots on the school i know this is 90 anime but man! I love it its like IM watching Gundam and a lot of details when the launch sequense had happened and also this series is on YouTube including ganbaruger but its sub only if you want to watch it..

And also the character from go saurer never EVER met the other character from the previous eldran series such as jin and Kotaro from prespective series (raijin oh and ganbaruger)

And THE ONLY character that were appeard in all of the three series of eldran franchise is..this old guy:

His name is general Takeda he was the chief of Japan earth defence force he was the Only character that appeard in raijin oh, ganbaruger and also go saurer at the same time and also he had a daughter name katsuya from ganbaruger series and suprisingly he was really usefull in raijin oh,ganbaruger and go saurer not just like typhical military that wasn't even doing ANYTHING like most of the Ultraman series (sorry Ultraman fans)

I kinda like this guys he was stern and stubborn old man that opposed the children in the prespective series but in the end he always trust the children to defending the earth and he Will always help whatever he can

Oh i almost forget turn out the eldran franchise is had ITS fourth and final instaltment of the series that you guys never heard of and it was on magazine only and never EVER make into a series what is it call again? Ah yes

This is the fourth and final instaltment of the eldran franchise that people never EVER heard about or should i say forgotten media

Its name is Kanzen no shouri daiteh oh or perfect victory daiteh oh in translate

Honestly i didn't have much information about this series because it was Made in manga or magazine to celebrate 10th anniversary of the eldran series

But i had the summary of the story' based on Wikipedia this is take place after raijin oh ganbaruger and go saurer:

A year after the defeat of the Kikaika's boss Kikaijin, Eldran, the spirit of the Earth is guarding the planet peacefully from the evil villain organizations that came from space or another dimension, while giving several groups of kids special mechas which let them protect the Earth for years. It was only a matter of time when this very peaceful day suddenly changed when a very new evil organization known as the Onigashima attacked Earth. The Earth Defense Force, now in the 2nd year of middle school, the Ganba Team now in the sixth grade and the Saurers now in middle school quickly rush to the attack and started fighting this new evil organization. However, the Onigashima managed to easily defeat the Eldran Robots with the pilots inside, which results in them turning into a giant golden sword. The golden sword appears from the sky and turn Gokuraku Elementary School into a base for Daiteioh. Tarou Oomomo is a very brash 5th grader of Class 5-3 along with Kakeru and Mai. The three students accepted Eldran's mission. Now with Asuka's cousin, Hiryu, they are able to fight side by side with each other. Now, riding in their battleship, the Gokuracruiser, the Dankettsu Team children from Class 5-3 are ready to help Jin and the others to fight against the Onigashima.

And suprisingly this time the three of the series of the eldran series finally meet each other first person to protect the earth with daiteh oh and also it was Made in ova only and can find on YouTube if you want to search it and sadly it was never EVER to Made into a series again lack of information

My opinion on the eldran series is ok but i kinda wish that sunrise continue this series more and i kinda wanted the other character from prespective series meet and also connected to each other and my Rating of this series ? Is 7,9/10 pretty good anime,best animation but i wish they continue this series! This series is a hidden gem and i was. Surprise that nobody talk about this series i like them! 👍👍👍👍