#been watching the g3 show recently

[thespian-two]

frankie's got me fallin' apart

the first hairstyle is based on the concept art of frankies g3 doll by @oliveriskei on instagram

[starrylayle]

no it's not "forced diversity", you just hate seeing minority leads.

I really didn't want to comment on this, but as someone who has recently rediscovered monster high and loves the new show, I've seen so much criticism that isn't exactly...constructive?

I've seen a lot of people say that making Frankie non-binary is 'forced', 'lazy' and 'uninspired', when that is just simply not true?? Let's unpack their character for a moment. They are made of a ton of different dead body parts, some male and some female. If you were to use the 'biology excuse' it wouldn't even make sense in this context -- they literally have male and female organs!! Also alot of nonbinary people feel as though they have lots of parts to themselves,, what better way to portray that than through a monster character struggling with the same thing? It's literally such a cool allegory!! Creators have been using magic/fantasy to describe/symbolise real world issues and feelings for ages,, why is it such a big deal creators do this for more marginalised people. [also,, the orginal Frankenstein creature was heavily queer coded in the first place so its a sweet easter egg).

I also see people say,, 'oh why couldn't they just have made a new character be non-binary instead of changing the pronouns of a former one'. I hate this argument so much because it sounds like it's in good faith, but really what they're trying to say is "stay away from my white cishet characters and go make one of the irrelevant side characters queer or or just make a whole new show starring them that I have no interest in watching'. Just admit you don't want to see queer characters as leads.

I also think that sometimes cishet ppl (or non-marginalised ppl in general but i've mostly been seeing an attack on the queer characters hence the example) forget that we also grew up watching monster high?? and related to the characters?? And we would be so excited if we saw our favourite characters with similar traits to us?? Like sheesh,, cishet ppl have so much representation like let us have this pls 😭 😭

Actually speaking of representation in Monster High, g1 was already pretty diverse and inclusive, and its nice to see g3 follow in its legacy and become even more inclusive as times change! Like, they really said 'fuck you' to all the conservatives and included a drag queen character, a non-binary main character, autistic side character and so many more!! It makes me so happy to see and its probably why its one of my comfort show rn amidst the rise of the anti-lgbt rhetoric, especially concerning children's media.

So respectfully, to all those people claiming that the new monster high is "forced diversity" --- fuck you xxx

[brxkxnhxxrtsclxb]

i wanted to make a list with tips for those who have recently discovered monster high and love the dolls and wanna partake in the hobby in starting a collection 🖤

for starters: i wanna say you do not need to watch the show / media attached to it if you don’t want to or don’t have the time. you can still enjoy the dolls cuz at the end of the day, they’re dolls and you can do whatever you want with them :3 they’re for play so create your own lore and enjoy it however you please 🖤 also, if the show wasn’t for you, that doesn’t make you less of a fan. you can still enjoy the dolls and hobby 🖤

also: MONSTER HIGH IS FOR EVERYONE !! it doesn’t matter if you’re male, female, nonbinary, straight or queer, you can partake in this hobby !!

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to start, find the dolls / characters that interest you most

whether you want to collect only dolls of one character or multiple of any and every character, it’s up to you to decide :3 it’s okay. there’s no right or wrong way of collecting. narrowing down the dolls you like best helps to get started. you wanna be sure your first doll(s) is special and really speaks to you 🖤

if you like several dolls and are undecided on certain ones, feel free to wait it out and see how you feel about them in a few days, a week, a month or however long you need

sometimes it’s best to wait and contemplate so you don’t end up regretting a purchase. of course if you do, or loved the doll at first but then changed your mind, it’s okay. you can always sell the doll later. you might be holding onto someone’s grail there !!

if you find you like a doll that has been available for a while but can’t decide between that one and a newer doll, go for the older one (this is specifically for G3 since that’s what we currently have widely available)

dolls have a shelf life of about a year. eventually lines start being phased out (currently SS3 is slowly being phased out) and we have no idea how much they’ll go for in the resell market (see SS1 and SS2 draculaura)

if you wanna collect G1 dolls, check out ebay, mercari, facebook marketplace and your local thrift stores. you never know what you may find and sometimes there’s good deals !!

when it comes to G1 dolls, you have to play the long game and have LOTS of patience. many of these dolls go for hundreds and that’s not okay imo. you don’t have to dump these amounts of money on them, especially since bills and other necessities gotta get covered first !! again, patience is key !! eventually you’ll score your grails

speaking of secondhand market, be careful and make sure you read the descriptions and ask questions. don’t be afraid to do so

unfortunately there have been a surge of scammers flooding the MH community. these are easy to spot. they will either use someone else’s photos for the listing, have zero reviews or refuse to answer questions and provide more pictures. sometimes it’s a combination of all. also know they’re not entirely honest about the condition of the dolls. some will not say they’re a smoke friendly home. please ask questions !! also, request them to add a photo with their username written on a paper to add to the listing to further verify they do in fact have the doll

do not purchase from scalpers

i know, kind of contradictory to say check the secondhand market and then say do not buy from scalpers. of course, it’s your money and you can do what you please with it, but if you can, try not to buy from them. it’s the reason they keep bulk buying the entire stock leaving fans without a chance at grabbing a doll they love and why they keep pricing what they price. if people stop buying from them, they’ll have no choice, but to lower their prices cuz no one is buying them and they don’t wanna sit with a stock of dolls they obviously do not want. so if you can help it, try not to buy from them. as stated before, it’s about patience and good deals do show up. also, wait from buying collector dolls on the aftermarket. the hype needs to first die down before they are lowered in price (happened with bride of chucky, creature from the black lagoon and addams family skullectors)

watch out when shopping online from walmart or / and amazon. sometimes other sellers will list a doll (G3) for an inflated price while they’re currently available in major retailers

you do not need every single doll

only buy the dolls you love. i know it can be devastating to love a doll and see everyone hating it, but don’t let that deter you !! with everyone sharing their personal collections and mattel pumping out dolls so frequently, it can be overwhelming and think you must have every doll. that’s simply not true. don’t feel bad for missing out on collector drops you weren’t fully in love with. and if you don’t really love a doll, it’s okay to opt out if you feel it’s the best choice. it’s also okay to purchase and sell later if you truly didn’t like the doll after receiving it

check for sales

i’m not sure about other countries but in the US, retailers will have sales and many dolls end up on sale. amazon does this too. check frequently. you never know when a doll you want may be on sale !!

check the community (get involved if you feel comfy enough to do so)

i encourage to check reddit, instagram, twitter and other forms of social media to keep up with doll news and leaks. it’s also a great place to make friends, ask questions and help each other out when drops happen. if you make good friends with someone, we can also use each other as proxy services if we live in different countries and grab each other certain exclusive dolls we have no access to :3 some dolls / lines don’t make it to certain countries

it’s okay to take breaks

mattel pumps out dolls frequently and the market can be so saturated, it’s overwhelming. it’s completely fine to feel that way and to take breaks when needed🖤

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these are all the tips i can think of at the top of my head

collections are personal and there’s no right or wrong way of doing it. whether you’re an in-box or out-of-box collector, the most important thing is to HAVE FUN !!

i hope this was helpful !! enjoy your collection and welcome to the community!!

anyone can feel free to add any other tips they have to help a new collector out 🖤

[frida--y]

8 & 19!

8. Favorite series?

Ryuki changed my life forever, I've watched it 4 times <33

19. If you could go back and change one show, what would you change?

maaaan recently I went crazy for Agito and I've voiced my opinion on how much I would change Hojo's role in the last five episodes cause I found it just SO wrong and wanted it to better. It really should been the higher ups using his old agito reports where he voiced how terrified we should all be and forcing him in the g3 roles where he actually hates it and tires to reach out to g3 crew to stop the higher ups attacking the agitos. After finding out someone like Soichi is an agito he would not!! say that shit again!!!! he admits out loud that Soichi is a good person!!!!!! he trusted Hikawa and STILL went to his rescue!!! he believes in humanity and disregards his logic at the end by trusting in Hikawa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INOUE YOU HEAR FROM MY LAWYERS!!!!!!!!

[marine-indie-gal]

Now before anyone dares to come up to Me and ask Me a simple question that I'll answer easily...Yes, I'm a Pegasister. 

I remember when back in my hey-days of the Golden Age of the early 2010s, I was completely obsessed with My Little Pony (being that it was one of my actual first fandoms alongside with TAWoG), mostly around with The Fourth Generation (Friendship is Magic). However, somewhere in my Pre-Teens, I remember discovering its actual history being that it was actually popular around in the 80s as a Toyline. Also, another thing that I remembered the times that as a young kid who is still a Pegasister to this day, I used to watch some G3 Movies and even that G3.5 Movie, "Twinkle Wish Adventure".

I have been seeing the recent generation (G5) that has been streaming on Netflix lately (only a little bit but not too much since I actually stopped watching FiM after Season 4 a long time ago as a kid and it turns out I completely missed out on everything ever since I felt done with MLP for a long time). Now that my Pegasister energy has been coming back to Me lately, I have been recently on a binge-watch to the actual very first generation around in the 80s (because I live for Old-Decade Classic Fantasy Nostalgia), Generation One.

In the First Generation to MLP, there were actually Human Characters in it despite that the first show itself actually really did had some Dark Moments which G4 and 5 brought some aspects from but I never really considered the first version of MLP to be that "Girly-Girl" since there were a lot of Fantasy Franchises with its epic dark moments in kids media.

Especially for an interesting fact that the Main Ponies (most notably the Mane 6) were actually based off of the First Ponies around in the 80s (Posey was an Actual MLP Character and main inspiration for Fluttershy before Posey even became her own character in G5). And even some of the characters (Applejack, Spike, Tirek, and Grogar) were actually a thing around in the 80s despite not including a lot of other characters that G4 brought some of the G1 characters in (Bray, Hydia, Hydia's Daughters (Draggle and Reeka), Catrina, Squirk, Lavan, Arabus, Zeb, Night Shade, Moochick, The Grundels, ect.) and of course, my most favorite characters from the First Series despite one of them that did make a cameo in Equestria Girls...The William Kids (Danny, Megan, and Molly).

After seeing some much interpretation of how that the First Human Children looked if they were to appear in the G4 Style, it was my turn to shine as I figured why not to my personal take on Megan Williams and her Siblings if they were actual characters in "Friendship is Magic" rather than have one of them be some kind of cameo-joke in one of its Modern Spinoffs.

My Little Pony (c) Hasbro G4 Interpretations of Danny, Megan, and Molly Williams (c) Me

[inkabelledesigns]

Hey, been having a pretty rough start to the week, and really, a rough several weeks. Lots going on, lots of dread about the world, honestly just wanna go back to bed. But we're trying to look on the bright side and appreciate the little things. So I'm gonna list some good things that have happened recently and that are coming up so we can psych ourselves up. I find that putting something down on paper or in a place where I can see it makes it easier to embrace and appreciate, makes it more visual.

-Someone left a really sweet comment in the tags of my Gooliope custom. I've noticed a lot of people liking that post, and I love all the kind words in the tags so much. Thank you! She's one of my favorite dolls, and it makes me happy that she sparks joy for more than just me.

-I got to see my middle sister for her spring break. She just left to head back to school, but the time she was here was great. We celebrated my mom's birthday with a lot of great food and laughter, and there were many late night conversations that were fun. It was nice to reconnect.

-I got to play Animal Crossing for the first time and found that I love the fishing in it! It's a really fun game and I want to get back to it soon. I also found the Sanrio Amiibo cards for cheap, and I'm eager to see how they function once I'm a bit farther in.

-I'm slated to go to a convention soon! I can't wait to put my cosplays back on and go to panels. Two really awesome voice actors are going to be there, and I'm gonna try and work up the courage to take photos with other cosplayers. I'm especially excited to see the cosplay performers, I missed that last year but won't be this time!

-Another Splatfest is coming up! I can't wait to play more of Tricolor battles, they're such a good time. Thinking of playing on Team Nessie, but we'll see, depends on what my teammates think. I'm not a competitive player, I just have a group of four that enjoys playing together.

-It's my birthday next week (and also international mermaid day)! I'm not sure how I'm gonna celebrate just yet, but I do want to celebrate. I may ask my mom if we can go out to Goodwill or something during the day, I've wanted to check it out for a long time. I have friends who are streaming that night that I'd like to watch, but I'd also like to make some time for my annual birthday stream that week. Birthdays tend to be a time where you talk to a lot of people who haven't checked in in a while, and while I can get a little overstimulated, I do love having a portion of the night where I get to see a bunch of my friends for some drawing or other art. It's the one time of year where I like being the center of attention, it means getting to decide what I want to do and getting to do it together with the people I love. <3

-My persona doll is closer to done! She has a face, she has hair, she has shoe options that I can paint, she just needs clothes and wings (she's a fairy, and I'm debating how I wanna do them). I have some new clothing patterns that I'm excited to try out for her too. It's so cool to finally have a doll that feels closer to me. I loved drawing a face on G3 Draculaura.

-Dollightful released a new video showing off some of the face sculpts for G3 Monster High dolls, and I'm really excited about that! It got me wanting to customize more of G3, namely Lagoona, I have a great idea for a Shiny Vaporeon doll for her, but we'll have to see if it sticks. It also got me going on collecting resources for customizing G3 dolls, I have a post in my drafts that I wanna share soon that may help other doll customizers out.

-I got to design a character that I absolutely love, and brainstorming about it with my friends has been really fun. It's really pushing me to try more with hair. Been feeling really grateful for my friends in general, both those I talk to daily and the ones I haven't seen in a while. You're all wonderful and I'm so fortunate to have you in my life. <3

-Actually, I'm having a lot of fun all around! I got a great new idea for an AU where Henry is a guardian angel type character to Joey and gets stripped of his powers, so now Susie is watching over him and the studio with a cartoon Alice to show her the ropes, and it's SO FUN! I may have to bring that to my Bendy blog at some point. I'm brimming with ideas and gosh I wish I had more time to do art and audio for it, I'd love to voice some skits with Susie and Alice talking to each other.

-Mario Day passed and I finally got my hands on Bowser's Amiibo (thank you little sister for helping me out). I haven't collected Amiibo in a long time, but the siblings and I used to, and this is one we missed. I look forward to training him in Smash Bros. It'd be fun to pit him against Leg Day (Wii Fit Trainer) and Knave (Sonic).

-Been having a lot of fun at the Streamily Livestreams with the Bendy voice cast, lots of really funny fandom memes have come out of those and it's great. They never fail to make me smile. Been having a lot of fun at the ShazzandBoo Pokemon Livestreams too, what an absolute treat those have been!

Yeah, maybe life isn't so bad. There are a lot of things stressing me out, but there's so much to look forward to and enjoy, and those are the moments I'm gonna live for. Life is too short to let it keep you down, so we're gonna do our best and make it through!

Here's sending all of you the good vibes for a great Tuesday, a great week, and a great rest of March! Love you so much!

[bluebelleisabelle]

1 2 & 3 for the G3 Ask game ^^

1. How did you feel about G3 when it was first announced/rolled out vs. now?

Oo so I’ve been a fan of Monster High since the 2010s, and i remember seeing hints at Monster High returning on their Instagram. My friends and I were really excited, and when the Nickelodeon billboard was released last year, I remember being super stoked! Not a ton could be garnered from it, but I remember seeing Frankie’s prosthetic, for example, and being like “woah, that’s such a cool detail!! Disabled Frankie canon??” And seeing the leaks just made me all the more excited for the show. I still remember watching Food Fight 15 million times JDJDJ I just couldn’t believe it had returned. It was so different, but it was never anything I struggled to adjust to. I embraced it. Now, I love it just as much, if not more. But it’s so weird, cause with the earlier episodes, I have this very particular feeling watching them (almost like nostalgia, but I feel like it’s too recent to call it that JDJD), and it brings me back to fall 2022 when I first watched the episodes. The first episodes hit different in that regard, but I also love the new ones!

2. Which G3 character (new or rebooted) is your favorite?

Hmm… take an educated guess /lh :/ JDJDJ OF COURSE IT’S FRANKIE 💙⚡️ I just love their energy and humor! And the fact that they’re the first canon (technically), out and proud queer character made me love them even more! My top three favorites this gen would have to be Frankie, Cleo, and Deuce (with Cleo and Deuce being in no particular order). And this doesn’t even have to do with any dating/relationship dynamics (even though clankie is adorable). They’re just so wonderful, and I love the changes made to their characters this generation. Oh also, Heath is hilarious! He was one of my favorites in G1 (and in this gen). Even though a lot of people didn't like him in G1, I thought he was an icon (even if he was kind of a dick sometimes HSJS)

3. Which G3 doll is your favorite?

Ooo this is hard. The amped up Frankie sounds so cool!! They look awesome!! But I’m also a sucker for the core Frankie. And any of the Monster Ball dolls are wonderful! I adore Clawdeen’s suit! If we’re talking about dolls that I own, i really love my core Frankie <3 I’m not really a doll collector, so I only have core Frankie, monster ball Cleo, and the original skulltimate secrets Frankie (the last two being birthday presents). Core Frankie was my first doll that I snatched from Target the moment I found them hehe >:) I’ve owned them the longest, and idk, I just love them! They’re my most loved doll

[williamaltman]

How long ago have you been outside and watching something non-marvel because your reading comprehension is that of a sponge

1 - I don't go outside! Well, lately I've been selling my old dolls to start collecting G3 Monster High, so I go outside to send them through the mail, and recently to someone in person...

2 - I've been watching Fellow Travelers recently and I'm actually obsessed with it! I feel like posting a bunch of comments here and there about it when I'm watching but never do...

I guess what I'm gonna say here because it's really on my mind is that I find really interesting that Hawk and Tim have a bit of a dom/sub dynamic... And that the show has that while also making their relationship a real romance. Yes they have a ton of problems and you could call their relationship toxic and many other bad stuff but there's always those moments where they are tender and honest with each other especially after sex... It's all kind of undiscussed which both makes it hotter to me and probably more realistic to the time.

I think (cause I might have misheard lol) Jonathan and Matt Bomer said on an interview that their sex scenes were "a release" of what's going on emotionally between them and I definetely agree especially in episode 3 (though that scene also kinda disturbs me though I can't really explain why).

[rei-does-stuff]

MLP MYM LIVE BLOG

Ep one!!!

-THE MARE-STREAM!!!

-Sunny making sure Misty is okay EEE!!

-The way Hitch looks at pipp oooooo!!!!

-AWW HITCH DOING THE DEEP AND MANLY VOICE, I love how much of a dork he isss

-oh noo shes anxious :((

-“smooth sailing!” *immediate storm* Its the little things in this show i love <3

-HEY THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT

-THE INTRO!!! Oh how I’ve missed you!!!

-OOO SONG!!! CATCHY!!

-AW HITCH IS THE ONLY ONE NOT GROOVING CMON MAN

-Little SunIzzy moment (they’re standing together)

-OH YEA SPARKY ISNT HERE

-AWWW MAMA FIGGY

-Convinced Sunny only suggested that bc she’s been BURSTING to share that story

-ALSO TINY SUNNY I MISSED YOU WE HAVENT SEEN YOU SINCE THE MOVIE!!

-She loved sellin shit even as a kid <3

-ARGYLE!!!! MY MAN!!!!!!!!!!

-Aw they couldn’t get his actual voice actor it seems (not even the one from tyt :()

-WAIT WHY DOES SHE HAVE THE YELLOW EYESHADOW AS A KID THATS RECENT I SMELL A CONTINUITY ERROR!!!!!!!!!!!

-jkjk maybe her dad put it on her, or she snuck into the makeup cabinet <33

-AWW SHES SO CUTE

-Aww siblings bickering <3

-AWW TINY ZIPP AND PIPP ARE CUTEE

-Epic <3

-That wasn’t flying! That was falling with style!!! /ref

-WONDERBOLT

-DONT USE YOUR DOG AS A TISSUE QUEEN HAVEN!!

-HITCH IS SOO CUTE

-SPROUT!

-OH so sprout’s talent IS kindness! Glad to know that! Like a knight in shining armor!!

-IZZY MY BELOVED

-That water animation,,, I did say it was SLOWLY getting better in the animation department…Slowly—

-Misty has social anxiety, we are the sameee

-She talks to herself! Just like me!!!

-IM JUST SAYING…T4T Zipitch it could work

-MAKEOVER!!!!!

-HA people pleaser sunny <3

-The red doesn’t work for me either

-I like the green!!

-AND THERE WE HAVE HER NEW MANE!!! I love itt

-Sunny being concerned :(((

-DONT LIE MISTY!! THEYLL UNDERSTAND!!

-OPALINE!!! I love herr

-YUP that will be a tad awkward but shell get through it!!

-Pipp my dramatic queen

-AWW THEYRE NICE!!!

-Aww Haven being encouraging

-It does look weird, them using utensils

-OH HAVEN IM SURE SHE DOESNT WANNA UNLOAD HER TRAUMA ON A BUNCH OF KIDS

-YOU ARE CUT OUT FOR THIS WORLD MISTY!!!

-Oh so we know opaline was never gonna give misty her cutie mark, nice nice

-YIPPEE

-trottie-talkies THAT IS SO CUTE

-POSEY!

-AWW ITS OKAY TO BE SHY MISTY

-NOO DONT CRY

-See I love how they tell her its okay!! In g4 I’m sure they wouldn’t done an ep telling her to just go out there and be confident but here they can be like “yeah! Its okay to be nervous! We can do something else!”

-SONG

-THEYRE CONCERNED ABT HER AAAA

AAAA THAT WAS SO GOOD

EP 2

-TINY MISTY????

-Those pancakes look sooo good

-Sunny trying to comfort the situation!!

-Sunny and Zipp act like a bickering married couple sometimes

-Aww yk Haven and Alphabittle are a cute couple ngl

-OUGH HES LOOKING FOR HIS DAUGHTER!!! FOR MISTY!!!

-TELL HER!!! DONT HIDE YOUR FEELINGS!!

-THEY ALL RUSH IN TO COMFORT HER :(((

-BREEZIES!!

-They all have the same hairstyle, reminds me of g3

-I wonder if the shit theyre saying actually means something if you slow it down, probs not but yk

-I have a feeling that Misty’s trauma with Opaline cause her to forget all this, maybe push it back deep in her head as a way to cope?

-Breezies using phones THE HORROR!!

-Ipad kids breezie edition

-Ur so funny sunny :)

-THE KEY FROM THE TRAILER

-ARG CLIFFHANGER

EP 3!!!

-SPARKY MAGIC!!!

-DRAGON LORE???

-AWW misty and sparky siblings arcc

-SONG

-Aww misty being selfless!!

-After sparky!!

-DRAGON LAND!!!

-it looks a lot more…Grassy compared to g4!

-No dragons…Ooooo

-BATS

-Ooo so we might get an episode abt hitch having to let sparky go!

-Look at pipp being smart!!

-LOOK AT THEM PUTTING TWO AND TWO TOGETHER!!

-OUGH HAPPY REUNION IM CRYING

-I THOUGHT THE THEORIST WERE CRAZY BUT THEY WERE RIGHT MANNN

-Im wondering how misty met opaline tho!! We knew she “rescued” misty but how??? I NEED ANSWERS!!

-I guess this also makes misty pipp and zipp’s step sisters! Sorry shippers!

-HITCH WITH A RAINBOW MANE LOOKS SO COOL

OKAY OKAY ILL WATCH THE REST TOMORROW BUT AAAA I LOVED THAT!!!

[amnyatas]

Tagged by @elderdragonreen

Last song: Natural Pop by Orange Range

Currently watching: between shows, just finished cowboy bebop recently tho! and godddamn so many people rec it for a reason, it's good.

Currently reading: i pick up a book to read like once a month but i've been slowly trekking through Guards! Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett.

Currently obsessed with: the g3 monster high dolls are SO good, i keep checking to see if the abbey doll has been released T_T also i picked up embroidery recently, and started the ace attourney trilogy

Tagging: uhhhhh @intern-seraph, @mystery-salad, @commander-gloryforge, @vigilbutts, @ascalonianpicnic hope ya don't mind a tag!

[bykalopsia]

ten episodes into agito notes

it's definitely a bit of a hurdle to get used to juggling three riders at the same time

this among other things are making agito less of an immediate click for me, but i am pushing through it!!

the op is a banger

the motw-level unknown are pretty whatever to me right now, since currently they just seem like monsters and that's it. on the other hand i find the rapidly-aging-boss-baby to be very intriguing (but they're keeping it all pretty vague compared to the grongi by this point)

i find g3 to be the most interesting rider to watch in combat currently (but this is really only bc both hikawa and hojo are Not equipped enough to be properly fighting so their failure brings out personality compared to both agito and gills' body-in-overdrive stoicism [rather, gills isn't really stoic, just not saying words lol]). while the concept of instinctively being pulled to fight these things at the drop of a hat is interesting at face-value, i can only hope that the line between shouichi and agito starts to blur a bit more, if only to break the pattern of basically silent fighting lmao. there's only really been one scene of not-agito shouichi problem-solving re:combat (after the crow unknown defeated him at the amusement park) but even then it was pretty quick and was communicated visually rather than through his thoughts or a dialogue with someone. idk i miss having a sakurako-equivalent ;;;

they are like drip-feeding information (only very recently more stuff about mana's psychic stuff and her dad's murder have been expanded on). so far i feel like there are a bunch of dots on the board but they're not necessarily connected yet. *shakes the show's shoulders* tell me about the akatsuki incident neowwwwwwww

character-wise ozawa and mana are carrying for me rn. hojo is a very effective slimeball also.

ultimately, it's been a slower burn than i expected, i hope it properly kicks into gear soon!

[fatefulfaerie]

A Proper Thanks

A happy birthday to @that-g3-obsessive !!! I hope you like it!!

Link never knew how to properly thank his friends for all they did. Riju, for risking her life to get him aboard Naboris without telling him that not only was she twelve years old, but that she had never before used the thunder helm. Yunobo, for bravely reaching his potential and believing full-heartedly that Link could reach his too. Sidon, for having an unrelenting faith in a Hylian, even after years of being raised to do otherwise. Teba, for putting aside his doubts and giving his all in a world where that had never been enough before, and letting himself celebrate when it paid off.

Link never knew how to properly thank his friends for all they did. And his only idea was stupid, at least to him.

But he was too far along in the process to quit now. He had done his research, he had tracked down the ideal conditions, he had watched and waited and observed, him and Zelda often taking shifts. He had taken Sidon all the way down to the rainforest surrounding Lake Floria and here they waited quietly behind a rock, Sidon having no idea what for.

Link thanked the first of the four last week, by finding and catching an extremely rare Eldin Salamander, making a generously livable cage for it, and giving it to Yunobo as a pet. At first, the burly, timid Goron was afraid to go near it, the thing being so small and “soft” (lots of things were soft to Gorons), but he eventually named it Daruk, and got the hang of feeding and caring for it.

At the moment, Link knelt in wait for an elephant to appear. They were once thought extinct long before even the calamity, but he spotted one recently, a mother and her baby, with gray, leathery skin and thin yet large ears. It was no wonder the majestic beast was once used as inspiration for Divine Beast Vah Ruta, and although Link couldn’t box it up like Yunobo’s salamander, he could still offer Sidon the chance to see an elephant in person.

“There, right there,” Link said with a point and a whisper, spotting the elephant baby breaching out of large leaves and stepping into the shallow part of the lake. The mother followed closely.

“Is that…?” Sidon began to question. Link nodded.

“An elephant,” he confirmed. “Two to be exact.”

“This is magnificent,” Sidon said. “They are magnificent. It’s no wonder Ruta is so graceful and–”

The elephant in the distance interrupted Sidon with a happy trumpet-like blare as it ensconced itself with water.

“Uncanny!” Sidon said, somehow exclaiming and whispering simultaneously. “It sounds just like her.”

He was referring to Ruta then, but Link knew Sidon referred to someone else when Sidon said:

“She would have loved to see this.”

Link wasn’t sure how to reply, so he let the moment sit as he nodded. Eventually, Sidon’s giddy chuckle while watching the elephant told him that this was indeed a worthwhile thanks.

The camel Link found was much less skittish and far more friendly, Riju not only able to feel the thick, dusty hairs of the two-humped walker, but able to ride it as well. They were miles west of any map of Hyrule when they found an oasis that was home to many camels. Riju was starstruck, and honored to be in their company.

Teba was far less easy to convince.

“I don’t like surprises,” he said, in his deep, evenly toned voice that had no playfulness for Link to go off of. “And I don’t have time for games.”

Link sighed.

“It’s a thank you,” he explained. “For helping me way back when. I…”

It sounded so silly when he said it out loud. For Yunobo, Sidon, and Riju, Link merely showed them the animal. Their sense of adventure and whimsy got them to the needed place. But Teba was comfortable in his hut in Rito Village, his wife humming lullabies to his son.

“I’ve been doing it for all my friends,” Link said. “Finding the extinct or endangered animals that their culture's respective divine beast was based on and showing them.”

Teba turned, his interest piqued.

“Are you meaning to suggest you found a Hyrulean Eagle?” Teba asked. Link nodded.

“It’s a bit far,” Link said. “Near Tarrey Town? It’s east of Death Mountain.”

“I’ve never been out that far,” Teba said. “I’m not sure it’s worth the trip.”

“Oh please can we go!” Tulin exclaimed, jumping out of bed and tugging at his father’s leg. Link’s lips upturned. “Please! I promise I’ll be good!”

Teba looked down at his son and brought his larger wing to drape lovingly over the tyke’s shoulders. Teba was smiling too.

“I suppose we can go in the morning,” Teba said. “If you listen to your mother tonight.”

“And your mother says it’s bedtime,” Saki chimed, still kneeling at an empty, small bed.

Tulin’s big blue eyes looked up at Link, as if he would say otherwise.

“Go on,” Link prompted, nodding towards the bed. “I’ll be here in the morning. Don’t you worry.”

Tulin toddled over back to his small bed, curling and cuddling softly into the covers.

“Goodnight, Master Link,” Tulin said. Link smiled warmly.

“Goodnight,” Link said, turning to leave.

“Thank you,” he heard Teba say, but Link couldn’t have heard that right. Link turned around, but Teba looked as if he wasn’t to be questioned.

“All this talk of giving thanks,” Teba said. “I think you forget the part you played as well. It’s because of you Hyrule is safe. It’s because of you I no longer fear for my son’s life with each sunrise.”

Every time Link would hear those two words strung together and hurled his way, he would deflect them. He may as well have been prepared with a shield.

But this time, Teba’s eyes were stern. The Rito silently insisted Link take credit for his actions. For the first time since saving Hyrule, Link didn’t just rub it off and say “it was no problem” or reverse that statement and compliment the opposite person instead. This time he was forced to swallow it, to accept it, to for once not be humble but truthful and respectful of the praise he was given. The people of Hyrule were always welcome to his heroism yet…

“You’re welcome.”

Link said it and it meant so much more than he ever thought it would.

[thefloatingstone]

What don’t you like about the trailer?

First of all THESE ARE ALL PERSONAL PREFERENCE and not really in any reflection of the QUALITY of the movie/show.

As in... I say I hate it, not that it's not good XD I just really want to make that clear because people will sometimes confuse the two, but also because people who might really be into the trailer might feel the need to defend it. When really this is literally nothing more than just "this ice cream is strawberry! I wanted chocolate!" kind of thing.

WITH THAT SAID;

I just really hate what MLP has been doing for literal decades now where it will take magical sparkly ponies who live in a Fantasy world with fantasy animals and dragons and whatever else....

and then have them live in fucking "Modern day American style suburb"

You know I literally last night for the first time was watching the 2nd Episode of Winx Club, and there's a scene where they're taking Bloom who is from Earth to see the biggest city in the world of Magic. And they do the thing where she has to close her eyes until the get off the train and then they go all "TA DA!" and reveal the city and it's just a regular ass city but slightly more futuristic and when Bloom isn't impressed they go "are you disappointed??" and her response is

"OF COURSE I'M DISAPPOINTED!!! When you said biggest city in the magic realm I was expecting DRAGONS! and CASTLES!! and MAGIC!!!! This is just a city!!!"

That's how I feel about seeing magical candy coloured horses fucking around in Downtown Los Angeles.

I'm pretty sure this is friggen permanent damage from being 5 years old and going from My Little Pony and Friends which was about living in Dream Valley and dealing with shape shifting peacocks and evil wizards to My Little Pony and Friends which was about "Oh no! The bully at school stole my diary and he's going to read it out loud to the rest of the class!"

YOU'RE A FUCKING PURPLE UNICORN WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?????

Anyway, other things I really hate is I really don't like the separated species of pony. Apparently they did this in G3 as well and I just dislike the entire concept. I don't know why. It seems really limiting and dumb to me. maybe the country I live in is just too culturally diverse to think splitting cultures up is in any way interesting. And yes I KNOW this is probably an invalid complaint because by the start of the show they'll have all blended together or something. Idk. I don't like this kind of story for MLP. Especially because it already feels more like a wikipedia article of all the different locations and species more than it does a plot.

Lastly, and this is probably just the trailer, but I fucking hate the way the dialogue is presented as how the characters will talk.

every fucking sentence out of their mouths sound like they were tailor made to be quote tweeted or put on a Hot Topic shirt as the next "Super quotable quirky catch phrase". Catch Phrases are made fun of for a reason, but show writers never stopped DOING them, they've just made cute catch phrases EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE that come out a character's mouth.

There is no dialogue. There is only hashtag relatable shirt logos

The writing feels the way this image looks

And finally I hate the dumb jock horse already. The internet has recently decided they really like the idea of a "himbo". But in my country he have a different slang word for characters which are like this dumb jock horse. And that is calling him a "chop".

As in a piece of meat.

So we have hashtag relatable coloured horses living in downtown LA, comprised of Oh-so-quirky unicorn, "normal" main character earth pony and meathead jock horse going on a quest to unite ponies that have been split along species lines as we watch them do things like play DDR while endlessly quipping at each other.

You might as well take a cheesegrater to my ears now and save me the wait.

No thanks. I'll pass.

[sketchy-the-changeling]

Hey Sketchy I had a thought about mlp and its fandom and I wanna know your thoughts kinda like a "naw fam" episode.

Something I realized about mlp recently is how among the other things bronies did wrong they also ruined what I wanna talk about, the fandom.

Bronies made themselves known as grown men who watch fim and are THE fans of mlp even though there were fans of mlp long befor fim

They were usually adult women who grew up on mlp and collected the dolls, or in lauren Faust's case produced the show based on her experience playing with them as a kid.

Then bronies showed up and kinda changed all that.

They had no interest in the dolls, the friendship, the imagination and really only watched the 20 minute commercial which is fine and one might think this is a product of becoming a larger fandom but I feel bronies were outright disrespectful to the heart of the show (not being an ass) long time fans of mlp and who the show was made for the kids

What I'm saying is bronies are like nirvana fans who only listened to smells like teens spirit but worse considering how bronies regarded the older generations as fotter.

Does this apply to all people who only enjoyed the fim tv show no I'm really only talking about the ones who actively hated what mlp and wanted an anime game of thrones legend of korra serial to make theories about

Tldr: bronies ruined how people interact with the community surrounding the show and were outright antagonistic towards what the show was.

Ig the entire point has been to make it clear that there is a difference between mlp fans and bronies.

Also out of spite ima treat fim like it was underwhelming because of how antagonistic bronies were towards g3 which didnt deserve the scorn it received for the sin of being a slice of life show.

You're right in some places but a little off in others.

Bronies didn't pretend that they were the only fans of MLP or that there weren't fans of the franchise before them. There's a lot we can criticize the fandom for, but this ain't one of them. Disdain for G3/3.5 and MLP Tales existed before bronies. They DID exacerbate it, but they didn't originate it.

I think the more vocal parts of the fandom started to shift towards being more outspoken about MLP being more like an anime once the Season 4 finale happened. Prior to that, a lot of the most well-liked episodes have great lessons. Suited for Success, Wonderbolts Academy, and Flight to the Finish come to mind in that regard.

Prior to the Season 4 finale, you heard a lot of Bronies saying "yeah we know the show's for little girls, but we still find enjoyment in spite of that," and the loremongers kept to their own circles and didn't really bother anyone else. Then we got that big fight scene in the Season 4 finale and you got a shit ton of people going "See? It's not just for girls! There's stuff adults can enjoy too!"

There's a lot to unpack there, but the first thing that comes to mind for me is "...what happened to not caring about it being for little girls? I thought that didn't matter to you."

That was when, at least from my perspective, you started seeing more and more vocal pushing from fans to include more lore and worldbuilding, and with every inch that the show gave, this specific section of fans took a mile.

[anyponyrequests-archive]

to all the mods, how did you get into mlp and who is your favorite background pony :0?

i got into mlp around age 7 or 8, and i dont quite remember how lol. i think it either just was on the hub a lot and i watched it out of curiosity or it was all over the internet and i watched it for the same reason...i always loved horses though!! i took horse riding lessons as a young kid and i also collected bella sara cards and played howrse competitively! my fav background ponies are probably dr whooves, muffins vinyl and octavia though! i also quite like zecora and luna but i think theyre both secondary chars lol. - mod twilight

I got into mlp through one of my friends when i was fairly young!! we liked to watch the old movies on vhs!!! and my favourite background ponies are Lyra and Bonbon and also Dr Whooves - Mod Braeburn

I liked it a little bit as a preteen and a kid, I had a few of the toys (brushable rainbowdash was my fav) But me and my gf both got back into it fairly recently!! My favorite background character is probably DJ pon-3! - Mod Rainbowdash

I got into in young and it was the only thing i ever drew and since I connected so deeply and loved art it was my favorite thing. (up until the show ended) Ive also been rekindling my love for it with this blog and art! I also LOVE thorax - Mod Big Mac

I was in love with it when I was a kid and enjoyed it in secret in middle school but now that I'm older I feel more comfortable in enjoying it again!! Me and my partner got back into it together! I think the character design and pleasant friendly atmosphere was the biggest draw for me :) My favourite background pony is Fleur De Lis -mod starcatcher

I grew up on g1 and g3 so those gens were my introduction!! My mom handed me down her g1 toys and vhs’s and I watched and played with g3 as it came out. Hasbro has a customer for life lol! And I know it’s a bit of a basic answer, but my fav background characters from g4 have to by lyra and bonbon. The absolute joy I felt when I saw that representation for the first time comes back to me every time I see them onscreen ;-; - mod applejack 

i was (and still am, i guess) a massive horse girl, and i spent literal hours watching my little pony clips wherever i could find them, it didn’t even really matter what gen it was, usually gen one or three . it wasn’t long before my parents noticed, started getting me stuff, and it kind of became my thing, so whenever holiday seasons came around everyone knew what to get me . lost my mind when gen 4 came out, jumped into the fandom, had a blast, and now i’m back here lol . my favorite background pony is screwball ! <3 - mod luna

ive always loved mlp since i was a kid! my love for it reemerged about 2~ years ago & now im here! i grew up solely on g4 so i havent seen any of the other generations yet! i think the thing thats keeping me so invested is the culture surrounding mlp & its fandom. its very lovely and im so glad to be a part of it <3 my fav bg ponies are probably muffins or bonbon/lyra! - mod button mash

[katvonbirb]

First Lines

Tagged by @galauvant​ <3

Rules are: List the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all!). See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line.

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We’ll see how many opening lines I can get through before I run out of decently recent stuff, since I’ve only just been properly writing fic again for like, six months.

All of these except one are either posted to ao3 or are standalone snippets on a side blog. Bet you’ll never guess which fandom got me writing again lmao.

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in vino veritas (Yin Yang Master: Dream of Eternity)

Going to the Imperial City to kill the Evil Serpent is...not an obligation, not quite, but it is Master Zhongxing's last request and for all that Qingming is of the general opinion that humans aren't entirely worth the air they breathe, Master Zhongxing held them in much higher regard.

non-isochronous curves (Bleach)

"Today marks a dark day indeed for Karakura," the tv says from the corner of the bar, weirdly loud without the usual clack of pool balls and the sounds of a dozen conversations and twice as many glasses clinking.

and the stars led me back to you (Bleach)

“Unidentified ship, this is Karakura Station. Please state your callsign and intent.”

followed all the way to the graveyard (Bleach)

The whole of Hueco Mundo feels it.

kiss with a fist (better than none) (Bleach)

Grimmjow has no idea how long it’s been, how long since the fighting stopped and he was able to burrow into the sand, spiritual pressure pulled in as far as it would go.

The Mummy: Bleached Edition (Bleach)

Grimmjow watches Starrk run away, a little dismayed at how unsurprised he feels.

so i’ll stay in the darkness with you (Bleach)

There's something in here with him.

‘neath the love-light gleam (Bleach)

The air is cooler outside and Grimmjow takes a deep breath before he turns to lean against the wall, digging out a cigarette and lighting up in quick, practiced motions.

carry you like a thorn in my heart (Bleach)

Ichigo runs out of excuses after a month.

fox hunt AU (Yin Yang Master: Dream of Eternity)

By the time news of the fox demon reaches Jinyung Temple, there is a long list of villages and towns that have reported attacks.

orange lilies and sunflowers (Bleach)

Orange lilies, Ichigo learns, stand for hatred and revenge.

chasing windmills (Bleach)

It feels like a dream, after.

fire in my soul like glitter and gold (Bleach)

“Come out, come out, wherever you are,” the dragon crooned.

bending always toward the sun (Bleach)

Color doesn’t show well in Hueco Mundo, washed out by the pale moonlight.

when all the stars are hiding (Bleach)

Inoue hadn’t been able to do anything, when Urahara and Yoruichi had dragged Grimmjow back to where the others had gathered.

life writ in blood and bone (Bleach)

When Ichigo is 15, he goes to war.

1.g3 (Bleach)

He keeps tabs on former-captain Shiba, keeps tabs on the Kurosaki girl, on the Ishida boy, because of course he does.

falling in the spaces between you (Bleach)

Ichigo visits every day after school.

order me something tall and strong (make it a hurricane) (Bleach)

Ichigo squints at the cup.

and to the heart of the sea (all the waves bow down) (Bleach)

Grimmjow gives him a narrow look, jaw working as if he’s arguing with himself over something.

Well, looking at them laid out like this, it’s easy to tell I like short, declarative openings that drop you right into the middle of something. Even my longer opening sentences tend to be in media res.

As for a favorite...in terms of ones I enjoyed writing, the opening line to in vino veritas is probably my current favorite, but orange lilies and sunflowers holds a special place for me, too.

And Idk who to tag anymore, so if you see this and want to do it, consider yourself tagged and let me know, I’d love to see your opening lines, too!