#best music video ive seen in a long time

[asexual-cupid]

we as a society do not talk enough about sabrina carpenter and jenna ortega being immortal beings who murder each other repeatedly and brutally over a boy only to share a very passionate lesbian kiss before bounding together and deciding to kill him

[hazelcallahan]

they rly put their full guerrillussy into the horus sequence huh

[chaisshitposts]

Write A Letter To Yourself To Find The Answers You Want. || 'Dear Subconscious...'

have ya ever had a problem at hand that ya just couldn't figure out a solution to? it's such a deeply perplexing problem that ya just decide to shrug it off and maybe 'sleep it off.' and so, ya do just that... and maybe in the middle of the night, or as soon as ya wake up, or maybe even two days later in the middle of a totally unrelated task, ya get a random idea, a random thought, or perhaps a random solution that was the answer. that was yer subconscious, answerin' that problem ya were so stumped on.

which got me thinkin'... why haven't i considered askin' my subconscious a direct question? ive seen this happen in movies before, usually with— people who have DID or MPD, or perhaps someone who sleep walks, or suffers black outs. I've seen people leave notes and messages to themselves.

why haven't I just written a letter addressed to my subconscious and let it solve everything for me? why haven't I asked my subconscious to show me the answer or give me the answers I need to tap into being in the state of pure consciousness? the letter is personal to me, and my subconscious knows me best, so why the fuck wouldn't I trust what it has to say? i already do muscle testin' to get my yes/no answers, I already do fuckin' tarot readin's on myself— so... why not do this? can't believe I haven't done this yet.

and with that thought, I got my handy notebook, sat down at my dining room table, and got to writin', starting the letter off by saying 'dear subconscious...' I spilled my most vulnerable guts afterwards and the rest was history.

I'm gonna tell ya right now, full transparency, I wrote to my subconscious about how much I want to enter the void state/I Am State and asked it for clear signs in my letter, I told it to give me the answers I want in a way that only I could understand. an experiment worth while... originally, i wasn't gonna post this but then i got my answers and i wanted to share this with ya lovely folks of this lil' dandy community.

I bet you're wonderin' what was the answer I got from my subconscious. I got multiple answers, as terrifying as that is, and I cannot even fathom how I can explain them properly. All I know is that I feel unwavering peace in all aspects of my life. but if yer really curious, I got a message in a tarot readin' video and through the spinoff of adventure time that just came out, not too long ago on max. Fiona and Cake. the shit they say in the show is... I can't even explain how it made me feel, just finished watchin' the entire series today. it was everything I needed to know, I asked my subconscious for an answer that only I would understand and what would ya know... i love musicals and animated shows/movies, and behold, i gotta damn combo. i definitely recommend it to my fellow manifesters!!! they literally talk about how easy it is to create yer own REALITIES in the damn show... that's what we fuckin' do!!!!

how do I write a letter to myself?

address yourself a letter as 'dear subconscious' and then get to writin'. you're literally sendin' yerself a letter, say whatever ya want in it, write yer secrets, write yer fears, write yer dreams. ask yer subconscious whatcha need to do to get yer dream life guaranteed and ya shall receive. some people may not like the idea of this but, what's the harm in a lil' conversation with yerself and findin' out the answers ya need. It can especially help ya if you've been strugglin' for a while, 'specially with all ya folks out there who've been on yer void journey for multiple years. what better way to get yer answers than to speak to yerself through yer own mind... wah, that sounds fuckin' coconuts but I stand by it.

essentially, this is just a combo of commandin' yer subconscious and scriptin', that's not hard at all. and who said ya gotta handwrite it? ya can type it out on yer phone or even yer computer if ya want, do whatever feels good and allows ya to write out yer guts and frustration. after that, ya can relax and see what happens next. that's all in this post! thanks for readin' and I hope ya get the answers ya seek! until next time!~

p.s. this ain't a challenge, it's just another way to get to know what you need to do to accomplish your dreams as the individual creator of yer reality. you'll know when yer answers come. hell, might even come to ya in the middle of the night or even in a random movie in the form of a quote that is far too relatable to yer situation ya decided to sit down and watch one day. kinda like what happened with me... hehe.

[dynamite-derek]

Sea of Stars: The best game you played as a child that released in 2023

When I was in middle school, I have vivid memories of playing Chrono Trigger. I rented it from my local video store, a poor man's family video. It even had a tanning bed, as was the style at the time. I sat in front of my grandmother's mid-size CRT television and was amazed at just about everything I saw. The beautiful pixel art, the various set pieces, the story, the music. Everything. My inner monologue for about a month after experiencing Chrono Trigger for the first time was using "thees" and "thous" a lot like Frog did in that localization. He was the best character so the way he spoke was the best way to speak. Simple as that.

Often times games try to ape Chrono Trigger because my experience with it is hardly a unique one. Most of the time, I feel these games miss the mark or fall short of it. They tease you with the "Chrono Trigger" but it more hits on some highlights that Chrono Trigger had instead of making an actual good game that can stand on its own merits. The example that comes most prominently to mind is "I Am Setsuna," a game I once wrote about on this blog. It's a game that mindlessly tries to take what makes Chrono Trigger a good game and slaps it onto something else. A soulless product developed by a company with a soulless name (Tokyo RPG Factory.)

My brother has been pestering me to play Sea of Stars for months now. Yet the specter of products like "I Am Setsuna" prevented me from making the jump for a long time. Yes, aesthetically, it played the part...but if I were to go back in time and rent this game from the fake Hollywood Video and play this on the mid-size CRT at my grandmother's house, would it capture my imagination? Would it stand on its own?

Yes.

On the surface, Sea of Stars looks like it's trying to be Chrono Trigger. They have the combo attacks, they have the wacky cast of characters from a variety of different backgrounds, the overworld and spritework looks pretty close and the music...well, the music can often feel like it was lifted straight from that very SNES game. But there's more to it than that. Quite literally. Sea of Stars doesn't just try to mimic the style of one beloved RPG, it lifts from several and becomes something of a Jack of all retro turn based trades.

The combat uses timed hits like Super Mario RPG - a system that's extremely easy to wrap your mind around but is extremely adept at keeping the player's attention. You can't just take your mind off of the game once you hit 'attack.' It also has the ability to change your characters in combat, which gives the game something of a Final Fantasy X (it's odd that a 20+ year old game is the 'newest' thing mentioned here) feeling. Sometimes a spot will call for a poison user, sometimes it will call for your warrior cook, sometimes it will call for your moon user. It's simple, but it makes each encounter feel unique and engaging. It also uses something akin to a limit break system, as seen in various Final Fantasy titles. Everybody gets an elaborate ultimate attack. When is the right time to use it? Even more variables tossed into a fairly easy-to-use system.

It's not just in the gameplay either. One of the big mistakes video game companies make when making 'new' retro games is that they cram too much story into the game. Don't get me wrong, stuff like Final Fantasy IV, Lunar Silver Star Story and Chrono Trigger have plenty of story, but go back and play those games and then go play Final Fantasy VII. The amount of dialogue and dedication to storytelling is next level compared to what you get in SNES games. Older RPGs have a smattering of world building and story but that is bolstered by the gameplay. Sea of Stars is similar in this regard. It does not have 'too much' story, it has about as much as you would see in an SNES RPG. It leaves something to the imagination. Not every last detail of the world is explained, you're left with a sense of wonder.

When I first heard the term 'solstice warrior,' I grimaced. It sounded so lame, like something out of a kid's cartoon. And yet, it is tackled with sincerity. They don't go out of their way to tell you every aspect of what goes into making these warriors, they keep things very simple and straight forward. It just feels authentic. By the end of the game I wanted to learn more about this world and these characters, I did not feel like everything had been spelled out in game and there was something left to discover. Even a post-game twist felt like something a kid would tell you at school and you'd just roll your eyes and say 'yeah fucking right Ned, I'm sure collecting all 60 conch shells will do that.'

My discovery with this game is that in order to create a 'love letter' to a genre, you need to focus on more than one game. It needs to just focus on lots of things. I am Setsuna feels like a shallow clone of Chrono Trigger. Sea of Stars feels like a game that saw great elements from a lot of other great games and came to its own conclusions by throwing those things together. I fully believe a middle school aged Derek would have been glued to his Grandma's CRT for a month straight playing this game. It's the highest compliment that I can pay this game. It's not better than Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI or Earthbound. But it still stands on its own and it is fantastic.

[cut-content-contest]

This is the cut content contest!

My turn!

So I love playing video games. But I also find the unused stuff fascinating. I love learning about how the game was developed, how it could have ended up. I don't think there is a single video game in existance that doesn't have something that was scrapped or changed during developement. So this is a poll for that stuff!

Feel free to submit multiple things, even multiple things from the same game.

allowed stuff:

models and sprites

sounds and music

entire maps

characters and enemies

objects and items

dialog

unused animations for existing characters

HUD elements

a few lines of code (as long as you can tell me what they do or would’ve done)

debug and test stuff

stuff that remains in the game’s files but goes unused

weird stuff left out of bounds

stuff that can be seen in trailers or gameplay demos but was removed

concept art

anything that was scrapped during development

not allowed stuff:

Things from movies, comics, etc. This is a video game only bracket.

W. D. Gaster and everything related to him. He is the in-universe representation of cut content, and this poll’s mascot, but does not count.

Easter eggs. If your thing was purposely put there for people to find, even if it can’t be found through normal gameplay, it's an easter egg and does not count.

Scripulous Fingore. They are fan-made, not actual cut content, so they can't be included. :(

automatically included:

Elh - Luigi’s Mansion

Tramplin’ Stu - Super Mario Sunshine

those cats - Korean version of Super Paper Mario

dragonhead flower - Super Mario Galaxy

^^^ I will be pitting those guys against each other so they don't take something else out early.

Submit here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfx3nPqO3cuV56XFD6QvTqOHhO-3jAXaoZzJDkSIX-Caunlgg/viewform

gosh i hope this works, this is the first time ive made a google form

tags!

@wizard-showdown @little-cat-showdown @4thwallbreakersshowdown @fictional-train-fight @evil-doppelganger-duel @dead-character-showdown @the-doomsday-bracket @creature-competition @ultimate-sword-showdown @justsomeguypoll @best-fictional-cat @irlcats-bracket

i hope im not bothering any of you by tagging

[liauditore]

For the ship bingo, perhaps ethubs or boatboys?

sorry it took so long to get to this i got so excited someone asked me to talk abt ethubs i went into a coma 😭😭

Ethubs

um uhh umerm ethubs yeah etho and bdubs and last life and mindcrack UHCs and eyah yknow um yeah

you know that one post that's like "inside my head is a five page essay with footnotes and when i speak it's just ouhghh blorbo he is so shaped". that's me with ethubs. not even kidding ethubs is the ship that made me finally "get" shipping in general, mcyt or not. i. words. i care them.

and uh there's. not rlly anything i can say i think that my ethubs moots haven't already said? They've been friends forever, they play off eachother super well, "he loves me", they're both so obsessed and in need of eachother but at the same time would rather eat raw, unpicked cactus than admit that, etc etc they're so unwell

im just gonna skip on over to the song lyrics bit cus i. they make my brain short circuit i cant even sentences.

The scarlet summer is gone and peaceful gray is draping the city Alone, I reach out for you to hold me tight, shivering Always the days spent with you warmed my heart and kept me from freezing Although I knew they were gone forever But in my pain, to me you came like the warmest breeze "On nights so cold I know you need some company."

Though only in lonely and freezing times, we held each other close to keep from feeling hopeless nothings And now again I can see summer fast approaching like a storm that there's no stopping Repeating in a cycle Like our mistakes

My love for you is endless, just like the deepest sea And like the ocean blue your complications speak to me I've come to understand you, your parts and inner workings My sun only in winter Only when I need you or else you won't need me

Leave you in Summer, Yet You're In My Fluffthoughts (Ashe translyrics) (sidenote this might be one of my favourite music videos of all time)

Falling so deeply while clinging to love But even so, I feel my heart and it’s floating up above Your true face, such a passionate one, shows your beauty, coming in a flood True, all of our short-lived youth will someday come to end Ah, even so, in my view, it starts right now, yet again

And every day, I found I prayed for you to be always full of happiness that remains Ah, just like this, please wait right by my side, please stay

Tablet (Will Stetson / sayriris translyrics) (after watching LL the first thing i did was make a MV to this song with LL Bdubs and it was still the most insane thing ive ever done fuelled by pure gargoyle inspiration juice)

I wouldn't say they're ~~Divorced~~ quite yet cus Idk if they were ever really married as much as just plain endlessly obsessed with eachother, which they still are. But they definitely broke up lmao

but yeah uh their chemistry is great. bdubs said it best. they've been thru the trenches together.

Boat Boys

Thankfully much less thoughts about these two or else this post would get way too long lmao. I like them but I'm not too insane about them I guess? Etho's very awkward near people he isn't used to which was fun to watch but made their interactions kind of limited for a lot of DL I feel.

Joel's obsession with Etho is hilarious and seeing Bdubs get jealous of his #1 ethogirl status getting challenged is great fun. He's definitely gone through a bit of an arc from "I KILLED ETHO! I KILLED ETHO!!" in Last Life to "Eefo D:< You're making me nervous, eefo D:<" in Double Life to whatever the cow divorce situation was in Limlife. It seems like Etho's otherworldly status has been nerfed in his head and he's much less intimidated by him, while still admiring him in that 'childhood hero' sorta way.

I think because of that I've always seen them a little bit as more of a mentor/prodigy relationship than anything else? Specifically one that Etho is not even aware he's in. Eitherway, I don't really ship them in the romantic sense 🤷‍♂️ etho's just way too aloof and joel's got too much fangirl energy for it to be anything intimate lol

[thriftsifter]

Probably the best thrifting find Ive ever made, a Voice of Music Record Player Console Model 1804. Everything you see here cost me $6.50. :)

I found it at one of my favorite local thrift stores with a sign that said, 'Broken. Needle won't connect. $10!' So, I grabbed one of the records out of their bins, opened it up, and tried to figure out what was wrong with it.

After some fiddling around, I noticed the center spindle had a mechanism stopping the record from completely falling onto the platter.

I had never seen a Record Changer before, and presumably, neither had the owners of the thrift store. :)

After I knew it wasn't broken, I claimed the tag and brought it up to purchase, just to find out that all furniture is 50% off that day. :)

So, I took it home and started fiddling with the mechanics, watching videos on how to operate a record changer, how the dials worked, etc... (as I only had modern record players at home at the time.)

Then I looked online for information on replacement parts in case I ever needed them for repair, as I really wanted to make this a lifelong investment.

Luckily, there's a wonderful man running a website all about Voice of Music brand record players, and he has a list of every model made by the company! But I couldn't find much information on my model, other than it is listed as 'for Sperry & Hutchinson'.

So, I messaged the owner of the website for information on my model, and this is what he sent back to me.

(Along with a manual for my model and a list of replacemt parts he offers.)

So I have a 1 of 500, sold only by one company, record console that cost 62... books?

Then I started looking in the Sperry & Hutchinson Company and what a 'book' was, exactly. They were a company that partnered with department stores, giving 'green stamps' as a reward when certain dollar amounts were spent in the dept store. You would collect these stamps and redeem them for... just about anything.

I was able to find a single S&H Green Stamps Catalog on the internet archives, unfortunately not the catalog with my record player being advertized, but still a very interesting look. They really offered everything in exchange for these stamps.

Later, I found some of these books for sale at a different antiques store.

The lady that ran the antiques store gave me a 20 min long lesson on how the books worked and how the stamps had different values, like these being 10 dollar stamps. She even had one of the dispensers for the stamps for sale, and she showed me how it worked. :)

Plus, because it was made in 1970, it is compatible with the original 78 sized records! The same shop that sold me the record player also had a bunch of 78s and a sign that said '20 records for $1', so I sifted through and found any titles I knew plus any titles that sounded fun, like this song here 'I Need Attention Bad' by Earnest Tubb. :)

[completely-zoned-out]

hehe im coming to say hi here instead of the other way around :3 but omg i think it just hit me now that.... w gwangil gone that's gonna be a very long time without an ot4 comeback and part of me just wants wonsang to enlist as soon as possible so that the time will be shorter until theyre back :( but i wonder if hes working on a lot of songs to put out while theyre enlisted since hes the producer.... i could def see yechan and sangyeop doing some type of comeback or putting out new music and maybe even collabing w other kbands like they did with daybreak. i honestly just hope we still get some new music cause idk how ill survive 2 years with no new lucy music (ik ill survive somehow but ive consistently been able to look forward to amazing comebacks from lucy since i stanned in 2022 during play era so... it'll def be a change of pace) BUT YEAH EMO HOURS HERE I COME 🫠

id be interested to know what you think their plan is for enlistment era. whether wonsang is gonna enlist sooner or later and new music timeline etc!! recently also been thinking about what type of songs lucy would write for you...

yechan would make a super emotional song and ofc its gonna have a beautiful violin section in it, i feel like he could even incorporate some classical music into it and it'd be soooo pretty. but more frequently than writing his own songs for you he'd always take your requests for anything you want him to play

sangyeop would probably put you through some emotions like he'd be singing his heart out to you and after hes done he'd be his usual bright cheery self acting like he didn't just make you cry from his pretty voice

wonsang 100% gonna write an admiration song about you like he did with holly LMAO and would poke fun at your habits or your relationship together, would prob sound like an anime opening too CAUSE HES WONSANG <//3 (my bias rly showing through damn why do i have so many thoughts abt this) but knowing how many songs he writes he'd prob have a range as well with some sadder or just more emotional romantic songs

gwangil is gonna write you the cutest and most heartwarming song ever just like his song would you dance with me !! i feel like hes really into the bright and fun side of love and while his voice is rly suited for slower softer songs, he would want to make you smile with his song, not cry so he'd stray away from that vibe skdjks

man i rly love them so much 💔💔💔 lucy are the best !!

Hi :3

Seeing the photos from their schedules really made it hit home that he isn't there. Stoppp it hadn't even occurred to me that we won't be getting ot4 comeback for a while. I do hope that Wonsang goes soon, but you're right he's probably busy working on stuff that they can put out while he's gone. That would make most sense anyway. I think he'd maybe go around Dec/early next year? I'd imagine they'd want him to be there for award show season if they perform and then he'd go after that? I really hope Yechan and Sangyeop put out music or at least just do schedules while the others are away. Alot of the videos that I had seen when villain came out were just Yechan and Sangyeop, so I wasn't sure if that was them preparing us for how it will be over the next couple of years lol. I think they'll continue to thrive even as a duo, isn't N.Flying still doing well despite being down 3 members? (I haven't kept up to date with them, so I genuinely don't know. All I know is Seunghyub has been in a couple of dramas lol)

I do think we'll get another cb before Wonsang goes! Wasn't boogie man released in Dec? Maybe they'll do another one then?

Yes!! Yechan would definitely have classical or Ghibli vibes in his song! All I can think of is my warm loneliness with it's soft sound and beautiful violin solo in the middle of it. I agree, I think it would be super emotional but also really cute, I think I'd cry if he wrote me a song ahaha. I think Yechan may regret taking requests lol, I definitely would have a few

Sangyeop would be such a menace, writing such an emotional song that makes you bawl and then he'd probably have the audacity to tease you for crying after. I think his would definitely be acoustic (so that you can focus on his voice more) . I think the lyrics would be so beautiful, I NEED him to write me a song lol. I would cry if there was a key change in it, I am a sucker for a key change

Wonsang's song for Holly was so cute oh my goodness. Another song like domino would be so funny. It's such a funny song, especially with the intro ahaha. Maybe he would put funny sound bites from videos of you both in the intro, from clips of you doing the most stupid things (but he finds it endearing because he is so in love with you). Oh and the bit between the verse and chorus could be him listening off things that he loves about you (in his really cute voice 🥺)

I feel like Gwangil would write such a goofy song. I definitely think he would be able to write a really emotional song like Sangyeop, but he's not gonna show you that yet (he's waiting for the right moment because he's going to ask for your hand after, I need to stop lol). I could see it being a really cheesy song or one that's filled with stupid puns because he knows that you hate them but you love him and he's going to be annoying about it. I love how you said that he's "into the bright and fun side of love", I definitely agree with that. I agree that he wouldn't want to make you cry, I feel like his is the only one who wouldn't make you cry with his song (Wonsang wouldn't want to make you cry, but he writes such beautiful songs that I think he would do it accidentally lol)

I think I'm getting a little to in to this, I need to stop (but this will definitely be all I think about for the rest of the day lol). That was very fun to think about

How's life treating you now that it's September? Has your schedule become really busy or is it not too bad? It's definitely been weird to not be in any form of school this year, this is the first time in like 19yrs that I haven't done this (that make me feel so disgusting and old to say that ahaha). Hope you aren't too busy or overwhelmed!

[thrilling-oneway]

Alright sappy post incoming...

4 years ago today my friend made me download sif because my ds died when we were playing miitopia and he wanted to play a game with me. He'd been trying to get me to download it for like two years and I finally gave in, but told him I'd delete the game after we were done. I forgot.

The next day I played it a bit just to see if I had any interest in keeping it and. Well I was absolutely captivated. It wasn't actually my first gacha or rhythm game but the card arts were really pretty and the songs really captivated me. I still remember my first beatmap (Strawberry Trapper) and my original favourite song (GENKI ZENKAI DAY! DAY! DAY!).

I...actually didn't watch the anime in full until late last year and through this year but I did watch an abridged cut of sunshine's dub not long after getting into the game (rip forever LLSunshine dub but only the good parts). I found out the plot via the wiki and watched loads of youtube videos about love live and basically had a chika discovers μ's moment with this franchise. To say it changed my life is an understatement.

Love live helped me with my depression (also likeeee it was 2020 lol) a lot which is a weird thing to say but if any of my project sekai followers are reading this all that hope and joy shit they say about mmj is true. It also helped me come to terms with my queerness because i was 14 and had a load of issues and had never really seen something like love live. i mean i came right out the she ra fandom into this LOL but it was like. woah. riko reads yuri. and she just does. mind blowing shit. also helped me realise i was transmasc somehow but that's a whole different can of worms.

love live has genuinely been a life changing franchise for me and i wouldn't be the person i am today without it. it feels weird to say that about a franchise like don't bow down the corporate overlords and that but ive seen so many people say the same thing. like whether it's just the music or the profound lessons about regrets and youth and being alive that the anime teaches you this franchise is one that leave a mark on so many people.

i wasn't gonna write something like this until next year for my 5th lovelive-versary but then aqours announced they would be doing their final live and i have. so many feelings about it it's hard to put into words. aqours changed my life. saved it maybe. but as i said already this franchise has had such an impact on my life but i have to give aqours in particular so much credit. the anime taught me so much, their music resonated with me not necessarily on a personal level all the time but i feel every word even if it's coming out of the mouths of anime characters. i can't go to beaches anymore without writing aqours in the sand, even if i look like a fucking weirdo doing it. it's the best i can do to a thank you since i'll never be able to see them irl.

i wouldn't be where i am now, running a dumbass project sekai trivia blog and treating it like a job if i didn't get into love live. i wouldn't have met people through prsk if it wasn't for love live first. so on and so forth this franchise has given me so much.

anyway that's enough sap. watch love live.

[xumoonhao]

i was tagged by @onedirecton to tag 10 ppl i want to get to know better and make a few questions :3 hehe, thank you sm alice :3

favourite colour: purple, hehe :3 alice i love that we have the same fav colour 💜💜💜 favourite food: ahhhh, i love most things!!! i do have a soft spot for soups and stews tho like they are so so wonderful……… mutuals pls gather round im giving you all a bowl of w/e soup or stew you like rn 🍲 song stuck in my head: babaero by randy santiago!!! its been stuck in my head since i first listened to it like it really is just so good, god… funky city pop music is really everything to me!!!!!!!! absolute best genre of music ever <<<333 i give it one thousand million hearts <- this was my last obsession bc i wrote all these answers down like. a week ago and forgot to post it so now the song stuck in my head is dagundong by alamat :3 its so good btw~! last long i listened to: hala by alamat!!! spotify did the only good thing its ever done by reintroducing me to alamat again like they are So Good oh my god...highly recommend their music!!! the way they work Filipino history into their videos and songs is soooooooo beautiful omg..... dream trip: hhhhhh i want to go to SO many places but my absolute DREAM is japan!!! id love to check out tokyo bc its so not like where i grew up - a bustling metropolis is what i want to live in like literally get me outta my small town this is not the place for meeeeee 😭 - but nara….the deer there……….god i need to go so BAD and i also just want to go to a cherry blossom festival once like pls…pls :( other than tho id LOVE to visit the great bear rainforest!!! like it just looks so so beautiful and its really not too far from me omg……. last tv show/movie: im currently watching the cherry magic anime (it is so good and so cute omg i forgot how much i enjoy the story….) and rewatching kyou kara maoh which is really and truly such a beloved anime To Me like its absolutely ridiculous god i love it sm!!! and i dont remember the last movie i watched?? i Think it was skinamarink but i could be wrong bc i watched that early last year and surely ive seen a movie since then…? but also maybe not bc i truly do only watch like 1 movie a year 😭 <- also update to this bc i watched sweet home a couple days ago!!! it was quite good and i really enjoyed the practical effects in it :3 older horror movies really have such a beloved place in my heart ahhh...also in writing this i remember i watched The Thing after skinamarink...i. only watched horror movies apparently spicy/sweet/savory: SPICY 🌶️🌶️🌶️ i do like all these things but if i had to choose id def go spicy over either of these!!! i do like spicy + sweet tho like omg one time i had spicy chocolate frozen yogurt and it was sooooooo good !!! idk what was used to make it spicy but i Adored it wahhhh~

also!!! in your lil tag game it said to make a few cool questions so i will make some <<<333

If you could be any animal, would you choose to be a domesticated animal or a wild one? Domesticated can extend to a wild animal that has been individually raised in a home, i.e., someone raising a raccoon a pet.

What is your favourite medium of creation? If you don't really engage in making things, pick whatever you're most interested in trying :3 And by medium I mean everything from drawing or making music or writing…anything creative!

What is/are your favourite(s) combination of colours?

Imagine your perfect summer day; what does it look like? Give as much description as you want :3

What is your favourite celestial object?

now, ill tag @grlfriends, @kwonhochi, @vampirebiter, @wonhosgrl, @librapropaganda, @honeydewtual, @heartual, @10281, @taengoo, @morgoth, @bixiaoshi, @ghostfeather, @ashmp3, @lovenee, @earlymay, @anglerfishare1inchto3feetlong, and @huiven!!! only if you want, ofc :3 and i know it said only 10 ppl but you see. i lost count while tagging ......... but thats fine <3

[autisticempathydaemon]

hihi im here for the redacted matches thing, if its still open :)

What song are you fixated on at the moment? What lyric or verse, and why? “Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But…” by Arctic Monkeys! ive always loved indie rock music, and this song in particular just scratches that musical itch in my brain

What is your Enneagram type? Type 2, The Helper

Do you love gargantuan Youtube video essays, and if so, which is your favorite and why? nooo they’re too long :(

Tell me about your childhood imaginary friend. i was supposed to have a childhood imaginary friend? nah fam i played with calico critters all day, i dont think i ever had a childhood imaginary friend

What is your go-to way to fall asleep? usually just listening to comforting audios, or taking melatonin 

If you had to change your name, what would it be, and why? (In tandem, if you have changed your name, why did you pick that one?) it sounds cool as hell, and if the person i stole it from isn’t using it anymore, imma yoink that shit and claim it as my own

What is your favorite of Redacted’s audios, and why? "Your Boyfriend's a Flirty Vampire Prince and ALSO a Cheeky Dork". heart eyes at Vincent rn

What Redacted boy holds no appeal to you, and why? Like, not the one you hate but the one who you don’t get the hype for. (I won’t judge, I promise.) Yandere!Ivan and Regulus who genuinely makes me uncomfortable, i only ever listened to Yandere!Ivan for lore reasons and i have refused to even go near Regulus bc that mf is CREEPY. i dont get the hype for either of them really

Tell me about that one book/movie/tv show you know all the words to. OOOH okay SO theres this book called Just Ash by Sol Santana, and the main character is intersex!! ive only ever once seen an intersex character in a piece of media, and that was 7 years ago. Just Ash kinda details the struggles that some intersex people can go through, and i learned a lot because of it (i didnt even know that salt wasting was a thing before reading this book). Just Ash also inspired me to start doing research on disabilities that arent as well-known throughout the world, such as scoliosis or ostomy.

Which Redacted boy are you platonically attracted to? Like- forget dating, which dude do you want to be your best friend? Huxley. i need some good hugs in my life man. and Porter for queer reasons (that man is GAY you cannot tell me otherwise — plus you already know that he has some great sarcasm with the whole gag reflex quip)

Do you have a go-to thing you ramble about when you’re tired, and if so, what is it? (For example, my boyfriend knows I’m ready to sleep when I start talking about space.) when im low on energy, i either go nonverbal or start saying random silly things

Tell me your go-to gas station and drink combo. despite being white, i have never had the classic white experience of visiting a gas station and terrorizing the cashier with my friends. i dont have a specific gas station that i like, but i looove the cherry slurpee omg that shit goes hard

Tell me about your favorite playlist at the moment. i have ceremoniously named it ♥️ good shit ♥️ because it has good shit in it (imo). Arctic Monkeys, Laufey, Mitski, Lovejoy, The Orion Experience — basically any indie rock band/soft-voiced sad girl that goes hard

What’s your guilty pleasure media, and why? boyfriend asmr that surpasses asmr because its chocked full of lore and likable characters and world building and

And whatever else you think tells me about who you are! i loveloveLOVE pink omg best color ever fr. also. i eat lore for breakfast, literally my favorite thing ever. i will listen as you info dump about those silly little characters that run around in your head. im also autistic btw if that counts for anything 👍

(ive done this before, but i dont think it sent last time 😭)

Oh, this is easy peasy lemon squeezy. If you’re an autistic person with a love of lore and stories, there’s no better match for you than Guy, our resident storyteller!

One, we love an A4A relationship, and Guy has got to be the dictionary picture of an AuDHD dude, you know? Two, Type Two’s are characterized as being friendly, giving people who want to love and be loved, and Guy would be a good match for you because he is just so loving, so affectionate. I also love him for you because Guy is kind of as far from a yandere as I can imagine, and that feels right.

The more I think about it, the more I realize just how much fun you and Guy would have. He, of the Redacted bois, strikes me as the most likely to listen to Redacted, so couldn’t you just imagine it being a shared special interest between the two of you? You could listen to early access together and scream about it on tumblr, because let’s be real, Guy 100% has a tumblr. He’d also adopt popular lines and the Redacted ringtone as vocal stims, and I can imagine you finding that charming and funny because it would be.

Song:

Every time I think of you/ I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue/ It's no problem of mine, but it's a problem I find/ Livin' a life that I can't leave behind/ There's no sense in telling me/ The wisdom of the fool won't set you free/ But that's the way that it goes and it's what nobody knows/ Well, every day my confusion grows

I’m not gonna lie- I don’t super know what this song means, and neither would Guy. I do know that it’s fun, it’s a love song, it’s indie rock, and it’s a classic. This strikes me as the type of song that Guy knows all the words and can perform without a second thought, thus he loves turning it up and singing it at you whenever it comes on in the car.

Runner-Ups:

David is a runner-up for you because I love A4A pairings, and David is my favorite Redacted boi to headcanon as autistic after Guy. However, I do prefer Camelopardalis as a runner up; he’s not autistic, but I think his nature is more outwardly effusive and affectionate than David’s which would be better for a Type Two.

note: thank you for waiting~ you did send this before, and it came through; it just took me some time to get through the entries before you 💛

Read this post and send me an ask if you’d like a match-up of your own! 💌

[blizzardsuplex]

Roderick Strong Primer Part III: He Has A Character, I Swear!

Part I | Part II | Part III (you are here) | Part IV

[First thing's first: heads up there's a LOT of videos, GIFs, and images embedded in this pretty long post. Second…this part is, of course, going to also have a lot of armchair psychology. I know it’ll probably be very clear to people here that I am talking about Roderick Strong as a fictional character, whether the “evidence” I pull is from fully kayfabe compliant sources or not, but…I’m talking about him as a fictional character, haha!]

Tl;dr: Roddy appears like a generic white guy asshole jock character on the surface, but he’s actually an insecure dork who doesn't mind not taking the lead and can’t express himself verbally very well (but who is still capable of being an asshole and/or jock).

Before we talk about who he is, let’s talk about who he isn’t (or at least what paints an extremely incomplete picture). A lot of people, especially before his current AEW storyline, thought of Roddy’s character as one of two things: “generic white guy who wrestles good” or “asshole jock”. The first is basically saying he has no character at all, so in a way that’s going to (hopefully) be rebutted by this entire section. At the same time, though, I’d like to note that this commonly held opinion—that he is great in-ring and that’s it—is actually acknowledged by his character, and as a heel challenged by his character.

The second, however, is definitely more interesting to address. Am I going to say that he isn't an asshole jock; that is, that he doesn’t exude “overgrown frat boy who loves athletics and little else and is also often a big bully” vibes? No. In Roddy’s Best Friends interview, both Trent? (who didn’t know him that well in 2015) and Chuck Taylor (who did/does) acknowledge that he does come across, at least initially, as a bro-y, “tough, strong guy”, the kind of person that would demure from spots like, say, kissing another man:

In fact, even when he’s a face him being a Florida bro is apparently very evident in and out of the ring, as seen here when Excalibur and Kevin Steen make fun of it for a good half-minute:

He also isn’t much of a TV guy…or a movie guy…or a video game guy…or a books guy; really, pro wrestling and music seem to be his two main passions.

As for being a bully? Well…

Yeah.

So: I’m not saying he isn’t those things. During times like his heel champ PWG run, in fact, he encouraged this perception of his persona. The reason he had to encourage it rather than just be like that, however, is because they—as with his technical prowess—aren’t the defining parts of his character. Instead, I propose that he has four main traits that remain relatively consistent, regardless of whether he’s face or heel.

1.) He’s a dork.

Roderick Strong is rarely perceived as cool—which is good, because he very much isn’t. Sometimes, though, people miss out on his usually being on the other side of the spectrum: the dorky side (which we will operationalize as “one’s levels of being a socially-inept goofy weirdo”). He isn’t socially inept in the sense that he doesn’t know how to talk to people, and especially not in the sense that he doesn’t want to talk to people. But it’s also true that he was a (self-described) “awkward fat kid”, and asked fellow former awkward fat kid Chuck Taylor in all earnestness if he also felt ostracized for it. Post-childhood, one might say that he’s making up for lost time via actions like asking peers he’s just met if they wanna hang out by watching his matches or trying to become friends with Scott Steiner by talking about…the tiny coffee cans they sell via vending machines in Japan (if you’re wondering, Big Poppa Pump no-sold the entire thing and just walked away).

As for evidence of him being goofy (sometimes to the point of childishness) and/or weird (half-straight up weirdness, half-being so basic it circles back to weird)? Take your pick:

2.) He’s insecure.

Oh boy.

As established in part 2, Roddy had what you might call a “difficult” childhood. While of course the effects of trauma vary from person to person, for him it manifested mainly as a deep desire for validation, whether outright from others or knowing that he’s doing his part well in something important. When he gets it in a certain timeframe, he throws himself wholly into whatever it is with his famous intensity; when he doesn’t, he has historically given up on pursuits quite easily: his forays into amateur wrestling comes to mind (which I believe he mentioned on the Swerve City podcast).

How much feedback leaves an impression on him can be seen even now as an adult. For example, he’s said on podcasts (most recently AEW Unrestricted) that his favorite part of Ring of Honor was the fact everyone worked together to make the company better.

But it’s the reliance on outside validation that makes his career turbulent. There’s him deciding the course of his immediate future life and career at 12 based on a single, probably thoughtlessly-given compliment, of course, but there’s also the fact that his PWG heel turn in 2013 was predicated on the idea that he was sick of being the measuring stick by which newcomers to the promotion would be judged; that is, if they passed him they would quickly surpass him, and he’d stay Mr. great in ring and that's it—acknowledged, but never quite praised in the way he craves.

Now, here’s the thing that separates his reasons for saying “I wanna not be ignored” from quite a few others who do the same story: a lot of times, what fuels those wrestlers is indignation; what fuels Roderick is more or less desperation. In other words, there are people (like, say, Adam Cole…) who demand attention from the audience because they think they’re the best, consequently deserve said attention, and are dissatisfied for whatever reason with what is actually given to them. Roddy, meanwhile, wants that attention because he wants confirmation that he isn’t the worst, and acts heelish when the crowd won’t give it to him—not necessarily what he thinks he deserves, but what he thinks he needs.

This is seen best in his crowd interactions during matches. Even when he’s heeling it up by being a bully to his opponents and acting like he doesn’t care about what the fans think of him (he does, no matter how much he says he “hates every single one of you”), he’s pretty susceptible to getting distracted and shouting back at hecklers. The examples here are from PROGRESS in 2015 and Pro Wrestling Revolver in July 2023, but I’m pretty sure that Roddy’s let the crowd get to him even in AEW matches.

As you might guess from his wanting attention mostly to prop up a somewhat fragile self-concept, in an ideal world said attention would be positive. This doesn’t mean, however, that he won’t take hate instead; it certainly doesn’t mean he wouldn’t instigate others to hate him. Even that is better, if only by a little, than being ignored…and the fact he had the PWG World Title at the time probably helped too. In fact, the belt probably gave him the confidence to do that in the first place, as a physical reminder of at least one thing he could be secure in: that, as the champ, no one—in the locker room or out of it—could afford to ignore him.

Then Adam Cole came back and inserted himself into (and therefore steal the spotlight once again from) what Roderick wanted to be his stable. Then Zack Sabre Jr. began building momentum in his quest to dethrone him.

Obviously, Roddy didn’t like any of this one bit.

Finally, it should be noted that this trait seems to contradict in some ways with trait #3. As I will explain in that section, it doesn’t necessarily have to—but it can and it has.

3.) He’s acquiescent.

Contrary to what one might expect with his level of attention seeking, Roderick isn't actually the type to want the spotlight necessarily; as long as he has a spotlight he's usually okay with not being the absolute front and center. Other than the already mentioned stuff he said about ROH's structure, in several groups (from Undisputed Era to Generation Next, a stable he was part of early on led by Alex Shelley) Roddy has shown he doesn't mind being a part of something rather than leading something.

There's a pretty big caveat to this trait, however: he has to feel like his position in the group is secure, AKA he's getting adequate amounts of validation rather than being shunted aside. If this requirement isn't met, his willingness to be a team player bows out in favor of trait #2—which is honestly one of the cornerstones of his character (the other is trait #1, being a massive goober).

4.) He’s reserved.

Let's talk about the elephant in the room: Roddy is an infamously bad promo, especially as a face (no I will not link to any more here because I don't want that keyword string in my search history, but IYKYK...or if you've watched some of the clips already linked). When he is a heel, at least, his voice's natural bro-y whininess and how stilted he sounds talking about how awesome he is works in his favor in getting the crowd to hate his guts:

Interestingly, though, this complete lack of verbal dexterity seems to extend to beyond the ring as well. Maybe "reserved" isn't the right word, because he is decidedly not an introvert, but he definitely doesn't know how to talk about himself in the energetically positive/boastful manner prowres almost always requires in a way that feels authentic—unless he's five beers deep. Otherwise, it's just…awkward for both performer and audience:

Not gonna speculate that much on why this is so (even if this entire post is basically also speculation), but that's how it is.

It should also be noted, however, that this problem with self-expression does not extend to the ring, AKA the non-verbal cues/storytelling aspects of wrestling. Actually, at his best (which isn't that far from his baseline, though I'm obviously biased) he's IMO really good at getting people to buy into whatever role he's playing, whether that be heel or babyface. He's not afraid to show a struggle, but at the same time he knows when to be explosive…but that's a discussion for part 4.

Of course, none of what I wrote in kayfabe justifies any of his current yandere behavior towards Adam…but hopefully it's a little clearer why he's acting this way—the seeds were always there. 

Anyway, see y'all someday for the match guide!

[kil9]

reasons to watch each of the taemin concerts:

hi its me, the self-appointed taemin concert expert :) i think we're all missing him a lot rn so its the perfect time to watch all his concerts >:) here's what i think are the strengths of what i consider his 4 quintessential concerts !!!! come join my world >:)

off-sick:

[DL link]

- his first korean concert ! he debuted most of the tracklist for the "move" album there (which is a phenomenal album)

- also performed "move" itself for the first time here !!! the energy of it is insane

- live band [!!!!] as the backing instruments for at least half of, if not most of the concert, gives a different feel to songs youve already heard :)

- because of that theres a lot of rearrangements, & his romeo + juliette solo version which is so beautiful

- (biggest selling point is the live band tbh but its so so good ^^^^)

- also the best door performance is the offsick one (yeah, the bondage one)

- the mystery lover vcr !!! (his indie horror movie) and a very cool dance vcr

- overall very fun & extremely energetic feel with a classic taemin edge !!

- this concert was such a big hit irl that he had to do it again in a bigger venue lol (his one and only public apology, not enough people got to see this concert)

Sirius:

[DL//watch link (eng subs)]

- a concert with a story !!! theres a LOT of overarching themes and storytelling in this, even the vcrs are mostly continuous :) !

- some very very beautiful expressive performances

- THE DOOR PERFORMANCE [!!!!!] its completely different from the usual tied-up door, but in a way that lends itself to the story very very well (i will never shut up about it)

- overall feels very musical-esque ? theatrical ? besides the vcrs, even the performances themselves seem to continue from each other in a sort of plot arch :) (if you care to read that much into it which, you should)

- very cool use of the background screens, feels more integral to the performances, rather than just something as a backdrop. the set design is super cool in general !!

- overall elegant and theatrical feel !! a lot of emotion in this. i go insane over sirius lore once per month

- space wolfs [!!!!]

t1001101:

(also known as "TMI concert") [DL link]//[watch link (eng subs)]

- a "little prince" themed concert with some of my favorite costumes and visuals out of any of them (i own the photo book :] )

- THE INCLINE !!!! a large portion of the stage is inclined and incorporated into the dance in very very cool ways

- ^^^ the incline !!!!! (emphasis) its very cool and steep, a lot of time he's on it he has to be held with a bungee, but since hes taemin, uses it to make the dance even cooler :)

- he debuted "identity" and "heaven" here (before they were full versions u know today) !!!!! the identity opening is one of the coolest things ive seen, he has so much power

- the very concert that gave us "taemins media bible" & songs transitioning into each other a lot (plus a taemin+shinee mashup)

- stone heart and back to you VCRs !!!!!! basically bonus music videos :) stone heart got the mv it deserves considering its the best song of all time :)

- overall cool cool cool feeling, prettyboy taemin strikes again, the feeling of a taemin music video, but 2 hours long

- the first taemin concert i watched :) my recommendation for newer or more casual fans

X™:

[DL link]//[watch link]

- his most recent in person concert, extremely good and epic !!

- i've seen this so so many times, also amazing costumes and visuals, so much power, he's truly living up to being called "king"

- there isnt really a gimmick but it has some of the most solid taemin performances ive seen (eclipse lives forever in my heart <3 most underrated performance) & a generally amazing setlist

- the famous album came out during this tour so a few songs from famous were debuted here :) !!!

- specific shoutout to the slave performance.... yknow

- the lighting and camerawork is so amazing !!!!!!! seriously, i can not sing the crew's praises enough they deserve a raise

- they surprised him with an end of tour video it was really sweet :(

- "FLOW" & "CRYONICS" vcrs !!!! are so crazy... i still dont understand the lore but they fuck

- overall very solid and powerful feeling, taemin simply showing off what he does best !!!!

in summary: i can not stress enough how experiencing a taemin concert in full is very different from seeing the same performances isolated. him and the crew clearly give so much thought into them, the sequencing, the continuity, the set and costume design, lighting.... the secret lore thats going on maybe sometimes ??? i really think they deserve more appreciation (even if they get a lot lol, never enough !!!) so... yeah :) bye

[bonesandthebees]

ello bones hope youre doing good

just found even more cool songs thanks to you, how do you always have more???

also WE COULDVE HAD YOU DOING ASL??? aw man :( (/lh)

anyway, I just turned in my paper that ive been working on for the last few months (yay, finally, it ate like all of my free time and energy) and suddenly I have too much free time and not much too read or watch (I had saved so many fics I cant manage to read anymore)

any coming of age books (or fics) or movies recommendations? (I need me some honey and tangerines vibes yk? ive been listening to the playlist too much again. one day I think ill read that fic again, but today is not the day)

much love to go you all in the ask box, eli <3

I'm doing pretty good! went to a yoga class tonight and I'm seeing the tommyinnit live show tomorrow so it's shaping up to be a pretty great weekend!

I actually filmed a video to post here on language day and everything but I wanted to redo it so my face wasn't fully in frame but then I just didn't get around to it :( oh well next time

OOO congrats on turning in that paper!! that's a huge accomplishment, I hope you get a great grade on it. and yay for free time!

oh boy ok coming of age recs I can do this. I haven't read any coming of age books since I was a teenager though so keep in my my memory of these are all hazy

books:

the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky - hallmarker of the coming of age genre, read this when I was 16 and cried, even if you've seen the movie I highly recommend the book

aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire saenz - literally was one of my favorite books for so many years. I read it when I was 15 and became obsessed with it. I still look back on it so warmly it's just such a great book

it's kind of a funny story by ned vizzini - also read this one when I was like 16ish. I remembered enjoying it but not as much as the other two I've listed here. still very good though!

movies:

cha cha real smooth (2022) - actually one of my favorite coming of age films I've ever seen. it's a coming of age film about a guy in his early 20s instead of in his teens which is refreshing in its own. it hit particularly hard for me because I saw it when I was 22 and freshly graduated from college unsure what to do, the main character is 22 and freshly graduated from college unsure what to do. it's also a very unique setup and I really loved how they pulled it off

the edge of seventeen (2016) - this might be a controversial pick because the main character is actually pretty insufferable in this, but that's part of why I enjoyed it. the character is meant to be insufferable. she's a teenage girl dealing with the hell of being a teenage girl and she sucks! it's an intentional thing and it does it very well! I would say it still falls flat in some areas, but I'm mainly recommending it because it's so refreshing to have an mc genuinely be a shitty person

sing street (2016) - I count this as a coming of age movie but it's also kind of a music movie? it's incredibly fun no matter what. the songs are so catchy, the characters are all great, and the relationships are just all very well done

the kings of summer (2013) - genuinely why do I never hear anyone talk about this movie. I haven't seen it in so long but I remember it being incredibly funny with a great dose of summertime whimsy

hunt for the wilderpeople (2016) - tbh I never thought of this as a coming of age movie and it might be a bit different than most of the films on here but I was looking up lists of coming of age movies to try and remember which ones I've seen and I saw this one mentioned a few times. if you're a fan of taika waititi films, in my opinion this is his best one hands down. it's hilarious but also incredibly sweet and heartwarming at the same time

moonrise kingdom (2012) - very charming and storybook esque in the way all wes anderson films are, but with a really sweet story between two kids at its core. again, different from most of the ones on this list, but definitely an enjoyable one all the same

hope this list helps!

[mi4011uvinduratnakara]

DAY 01:

Assessment 3 : Research on 10 Animators

choose 10 animators that are not too famous and research on their life journey as well as their works as an animator

Top 10 animators***

10.Lemoncholy - A animation student currently on hiatus due to school. Done alot of animations as a animation director , storyboard artist, animator , character designer.

9.Dillongoo - A 3d animator, owns a YouTube channel that has been around for a long time. Does goofy skits and fan animations.

8.Jackie Droujiko- an artist and animator known for digital illustrations and passionate story telling. a professional animator and freelancer.

7.Vincent Chansard -professional animator that has done alot of real life like animations for one piece and other animes. His works have recently reached out a large audience and currently rising in popularity in the industry.

6.Weilin Zhang -professional animator that has done and been working with wide range of animes like one piece, boruto, magical destroyers, Castlevania and game trailer for Hades however not popular enough.

5.Bluesechi -skit/comedy fan animator for blue archive the game. Uploads alot of fan animations using the characters from blue archive and has made animation meme that grow popular in the fanbase of the game.

4.Stealth -stickfigure animator that I've known for years now, has evolved so much through out the years becoming one of the most inspiring animators I've seen right on par with Juny.

3. Marie YASUI

Japanese mangaka,

animator,

illustrator,

character designer,

storyboard artist,

animation director.

Marie YASUI is best known for directing Rico Sasaki: Psycho, Eve: Shinkai, Eve: Inochi no Tabekata, and Aka. Also known for being the director & character design & storyboard of Eve: Fight Song.

Marie Yasui is a underground animator, not well known. Working with the music artist ''Eve''. Marie Yasui's works have been more popularifsed aswell as favoured by a large audience. Based off the work it is quite similar to the tastes that I have in terms of character design and animation. I love animations that have simple designs yet very contrastive and eerie with comedic tension.

Personally Ive seen all of Marie Yasui's works as I am a big time fan of Eve and I know that Eve himself collaborates with much more famous studios and animators.

For the best example, Marie Yasui's directing, character designing, storyboarding for Fight Song was a major explosion as the song for Fight Song was made for the hyped and popular anime, Chainsawman. As fans flood trying to find the song for their youtube playlists they encounter the original music video and the response to the animation was very positive and hyped up.

Below is a small moodboard consisting of Marie Yusui's character designs (there is no colour theme, it is to get an idea of the artstyle)

(check image description to view the role of Marie Yusui in each of the works)

(more works by Marie Yusui) ^^

2. JUNY (the goat)

Juny (born: August 31, 2004 (2004-08-31) [age 19 at the moment of this research]) is a Canadian YouTuber known for his short animated skits.

He worked on alot of short animations in his youtube and twitter page. in 2022 juny abruptly went silent for 2 years straight (at the time i did not know he had a twitter page only youtube page) with his last video being --> ''Its been awhile''

only to find out later that he had worked on some of the major animes in the industry -one piece wano arc and -jujutsu kaisen season 2. Not alot of information about him was available until recently due to his popularity sky rocketing as fans saw his potential and works in the episodes of one piece and jujutsu kaisen which had gotten highly positive results.

Even I was astonished to find out that he finally got to accomplish his dream career as an animator. I still do wish he would make more short animation skits like he used to as it really helped me motivate aswell as inspire me.

^ my favourite video of his work. (mostly because i stronly relate)

His youtube shorts are very comedic and memorable. The way he explored and used different artsyles is mesmerising. MOSTLY his character design is what i can relate to in terms of artstyle and animation with all the appealing effects.

(Go check out Juny)

*He uses Adobe Animate CC to create his animations above.*

1. Ian Zhang

As you can probably guess by now, he too also does funny shorts and skits of animation.

He is a former engineering student , Ian zhang is a underground animator also known well in the industry for his works aswell as being one of the prominent figures for some fantastic and insane scenes in one piece and my hero academia. However he is not well known for some reason.

Most of his memorable moments are when he animates impact frames and smears. The smears are like an art itself when Ian Zhang does it, extraordinary line work with heavy impact frames. The way he panels the camera shakes are just marvelous, very appealing to the context of the scene.

How his animation style relates is the consistancy of the smears in his works. For example

the smears for the scooter were smooth and solid and the consistency of the characters were solid.

[bapouro]

You are one of the best artists I've seen in a very, very long time. Your work is enthralling. Thanks!

thank you so much! its very encouraging to get these messages especially right now ive kind of been holing myself away. im in the final months of an illustration degree making a music video and posters and stuff and its good but of course not much time to draw all the things i want 🫡 we press on<3