#but like if i were an animator for studio bones and i read mp100 and saw how great reigen was

[ritsukageyamas]

y'know what, i posted about this on main but i'm gonna not be a coward and also say it on my anime blog: reigen not winning the sexyman poll on here does not prove that he's only a twitter sexyman and not a tumblr one. he still got all the way to third place. and he's a sexyman to me regardless and you know why?? because he may be a conman but he is a good man who's kind to children, tells mob it's okay to run away and save himself when things get dangerous because he knows adults should have to fight their own battles, tells mob that having psychic powers isn't what's important and what is important is to be a good person, and his whole entire thing is that he's a fake psychic but he still always helps his clients just not in the way that they expected. the 'sexyfication of a character who isn't actually attractive' element is also still there with him in a way because of how the animators took the definitely-not-sexy manga reigen and sexyfied him. and he earned it.

[yarrayora]

even if servamp were to get an anime reboot, id still feel like it cant really animate the true beauty and masterpiece of the manga

like yeah i mean some fight scenes would be animated, scenes would be voiceovered, but when you get to how tanaka strike just beautifully layouts the pages, the wording, and all the symbolism and meaning you can just get from that, i feel like it takes away that experience for anime-onlys and also the art in general

id still recommend reading the manga to anyone whos getting into servamp

servamp's main charm for me is the paneling

take this scene from chapter 3

mahiru's deteriorating mental health as he struggles to pretend everything is okay after losing his mother is depicted with the panels getting wonkier and wonkier, as if unable to handle its own weight

notice how in this sequence, the first panel depicting tooru is standing straight, but after he sees mahiru crying on the floor, tooru's panel is swaying too

but then

they hug. and the panels are all standing straight again. they become each other's pillar of support.

and i think like... when animated without any special gimmick to it, it won't hit as hard as the manga pages

and there are many, many scenes where tanaka strike plays with the fact that servamp is a book

look at this page from chapter 62

now look at the next page

noticed something?

and considering how a lot of adaptations tend to focus on action scenes to sell the anime at the expense of important monologues like this

frankly speaking the only successful anime adaptation i've seen is mp100, and even then, studio bones fucked up literally every other adaptations they handled, like bsd and vanitas to name a few

[monkey-network]

Good Stuff's Best of 2019

WARNING: Just wanted to say cheers to you for making it through another year. I send you best wishes for next year to be fruitful. Thank you, take care out there, and enjoy. (Best of 2017) (Best of 2018)

Dedicated to Russi Taylor, John Witherspoon, Rip Torn, Tartar Sauce, Caroll Spinney, Peter Matthews, and the many of KyoAni lost in the arson incident. You all did wonderful; rest in peace.

Welp, I figured the last year of this decade would be the most chaotic one by far, then again everything peak after 2012. As for now, I am counting down the best cartoons/animations/comics I’ve seen and loved this year in no particular order other than #1. Same rules apply: No sneak previews of future projects, no repeats, and this time anything goes.

Runner Ups: Superman Smashes the Klan, Marvel’s Aero, Infinity Train, Enter the Florpus, Amphibia, Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, Helluva Boss, Meta Runner, Lego Movie 2, Forky Asks a Question

Anyways, Badda boom bang whiz, let’s do this shizz...

10. Super Mario Bros GT

Nostalgia can be quite a mystery, especially one that can come out of nowhere. Super Mario Bros Z kicked so much ass as a kid that now, it still frustrates me to this that it got a cease & desist from Nintendo, even the reboot from the same person couldn’t last long. But the gods have offered a slight miracle in the form of this new spiritual successor that has heart and soul put into every pixelated frame. There is much to celebrate with Youtube animation, where many say it’s dying due to the algorithm and all of the site’s corporate bullshit, but it’s stuff like this which helps me understand why we should celebrate. Against all odds, channels like Smasher Block willfully put their works out their for the people and continues to because on top of getting a little dough, it’s what they want to do.

9. DC SUPER HERO GIRLS (2019)

Awwwwww yeah, this is She-Ra and the Princesses of Power done right. Diverse female squad, each given a quality screen time to truly shine (Beecher especially) on their which makes the episodes where they’re all together feel earned and joyous to watch. Certainly reminds me of Friendship is Magic, which is coincidental since they were created by the same woman. I’d like to think this and MLP G4 were the answers to Faust’s cancelled project Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls where multiple personalities collide to one extraordinary superhero team of girls capable great feats that are lifted from their insecurities or drawbacks. And on top of this being a fun series to kick back to all around, it’s a comforting, somewhat aspiring thought to consider.

8. JOKER

I am somebody that rarely goes to the theaters to watch a film; you have to hook my tight just for me to even think of buying a ticket, no less plan to. But honestly, Joker was worth the hype, the ticket, and the fact that it wasn’t the incel uprising that buttfuck normies tried to make it out as. It’s lower on the list because in thought, there definitely could’ve been some tweaks to the dialogue and a couple scenes that I felt didn’t work in the long run. But really, this movie to me worked because of the escalation that leads to a cathartic climax and ending that left me in actual tears. I don’t give a shit if it “doesn’t fit”, having Frank Sinatra sing the film's credits put me in shambles. Joaquin Phoenix was phenomenal as Arthur, and this movie felt authentic in its many details. This is definitely up there with my favorite comic book films of all time. Good thing, too, Spider-Man was taking up most of that shelf.

7. TUCA & BERTIE

This series being what I can’t help but say is a spin-off to Bojack Horseman, a show I respect, was enough to pull me into watching it. But it being like Bojack where it’s tight-roping between a bouncy comedy and a grounded drama was what kept me around for more. It is a damn shame this was cancelled after one season (while 13 Reasons Why gets FOUR seasons like what the fuck), because while this did feel enough like a complete series, I was certainly interested for more because I really enjoyed it all. I have my issue with a couple choices in the show, but I am sure this series would’ve addressed them later down the line. I can see why some women would find this personally endearing, it felt like the personal stories of actual people, and it deserved better. Either way, I enjoyed this series and I recommend it just as much as Bojack.

6. PRIMAL

Genndy Tartakovsky is that kind of cartoon creator where you feel he’ll go beyond if you give him the right amount of space. He’s not a perfectionist like John “Dirty Diddler” Kricfalusi, but with things like Hotel Transylvania and Samurai Jack, he certainly has proven to have the range in animation where you know how he plays. Primal showcasing his noted skill in dialogue-less storytelling and dynamic action scenes, able to convey everything clear with its ruthless yet careful protagonist and his dinosaur friend, all on top of the most luscious backgrounds. This is a series that definitely feels like Genndy’s taken what he’s used from his previous works and putting it together for a brutal yet passionate look at the prehistoric life. He truly brought us an adult series to enjoy and to look forward to more in the coming year.

5. SPINEL

Bet you didn’t expect a character to be on this list, eh? Spinel is the best thing to come out of Steven Universe in general; makes me wish she was in a better movie. The crew certainly did their darndest to make her not only an enjoyable and connectable character through and through, but a very versatile character that the fandom could take in any which way. Call it corny, but Spinel perfectly represents SU as a whole: a lovable goof that can certainly mean business but deep down is deserved of a hug because of what she’s gone through. Wish she had a more satisfying resolution in her respective debut, but really it’s the balance between those three elements mentioned that makes Spinel almost eternally wonderful.

4. MOB PSYCHO 100 II

As someone that doesn’t like reading, I’m a firm believer that the best animations or visual medias elevate the writing to a memorable degree; the visuals hook to the point where you want to think about what you saw and how it was conveyed. Mob Psycho 100, for two seasons now, does this in spades where Studio Bones throw them bones in animating one of the most dynamic animes of the modern era, providing the writing and characters a proper chance to flex its muscles. The characters are especially what makes this and MP100 as a whole work so well, the story being about a boy learning to be more sociable as well as emotionally stronger all while helping others understand maturity and empathy. For more on this, I recommend Hiding in Public’s video(s) on Mob. But with the animation, Bones was able to provide a sense of impact and immersion to the moments that matter, not making it an overstimulating mess, and putting some respect on ONE’s webcomic art style. 

3. KLAUS

Hands down, this is a great Christmas movie. Take away the animation and you have a charming, wanna say ground and authentic, story about the makings of Santa Claus. With memorable and likable characters, a nice escalation in terms of the plot, and moments that are/can be so satisfying, they can bring you to tears. A couple overdone tropes in the road that doesn’t make this the most perfected story, but those sincerely minor compared to everything else that makes this story the best. Now. Add in the animation, and you have a gold, nay a platinum animated story of the year where the visuals definitely enhance the story to a degree where they’re undoubtedly inseparable. The visuals alone is enough to check this movie out and it’s eye-opening when you learn of how it’s all done. Klaus is a film that did it’s job and then some, and I hope this will be well remembered as a classic holiday film for it deserves that status.

2. BEASTARS

I’ll be fair, I’m mostly referring to the manga and not the anime but since the anime premiered this fall, it counts. Because be it the anime or the series overall, Beastars has such well intricate world building all while offering a little something for everyone (violence, romance, slice of life). The story is well paced and even when we aren’t focusing on the main characters momentarily, Itagaki is surprisingly able to make every supporting/side character we come across memorable in their own way; like I said before, the city is much a character in this story. Oh yeah, and the mangaka is the daughter of Keisuke “Grappler Baki” Itagaki, that in itself is a treasuring bit of trivia for this. Everything about Beastars is enticing and Studio Orange certainly helped in giving this series more of a following.

1. GREEN EGGS & HAM

Well, well, well. Guess Netflix is three for three in terms of bringing its best foot forward among its few steps back each year. The best term to describe this series is surprising. Surprising that this is a Dr. Seuss story that got expanded a 13 episode series, that has fleshed out characters, fun hijinks, an easy story, lovely emotional, more quieter moments... on top of being 2D hand drawn animated. I mean, what else is there to say? Green Eggs and Ham is to Dr. Seuss what Seven was for Final Fantasy, what Friendship is Magic was for MLP, what watermelon was before a nice menthol cigarette. This definitely took the top spot because to me, it was able to bring many good elements from the previous entries and knot it all together into a well kept bow that I never knew I wanted until now. I’m genuinely glad this show got to exist the way it is and I am hoping, praying, that the second season keeps that momentum up.

That leads us to the actual number one which is

1. STEVEN UNIVERSE FUT-

Total Dramarama is now the two time World Heavyweight Champion, babey. Will 2020 give us a quality contender? Will the streak last another year?

Stay tuned, and always seek out the Good Stuff.

[spootywabbit]

I've been reading that Studio Bones takes some artistic liberties with how they style characters they animate versus how they appear in their respective mangas (Reigen from mp for example).I just finished Noragami and I loved loved loved it! but I'm afraid to start the manga because I'm afraid my precious Yato won't be "as pretty" as Bones made him in the show. I've seen only weird manga drawings of Yato. Please tell me he's not a stick figure I'll be heart broken LMAO (mostly joking)

WHY IS THIS ASK SO FUNNY!! XD Anon you are killing me with this.

UHM…

Bones was actually quite faithful to the manga with Noragami, stylistically. Yato is very much still “as pretty” in the manga, if not “prettier”

But seriously, the side by side of the manga to the anime is almost spot on a lot of times (tho certain scenes have been changed). There’s plenty of side by side comparisons on google. Adachitoka are amazing artists and writers and you will not be disappointed in the manga AT ALL. If you’re familiar with the show, you’ll know that Yato is just a goofball who goes off model often for comedic effect, which he also does in the manga, so that’s probably the weird manga drawings you see. 

I can’t speak for MP100, I haven’t read or watched it and can’t really comment on that. Bones is a great animation studio and it sounds like they were just showing off with it, which…I mean, more power to them. 

[danzokei]

So, you guys who followed me because of my MP100 contents, you guys probably didn’t know I actually did content for another fandom, which is called Kekkai Sensen or Blood Blockade Battlefront. The fandom is not big, so I’m not surprised if you guys don’t even notice this show exist around tumblr and they’re pretty inactive too. With season 2 arrived this year, people who loved the show come back and hype together about it and the last two episodes were great! And, I’m here to tell you why I recommend you to watch this show :D

Just a reminder, these are all just my opinion, so it’s all up to you guys to judge about this.

1. The Animation

Studio Bones are the one who worked on Season 1 and Season 2, so the quality of the animations are no doubt GREAT! ;D

2. The Soundtracks

Their soundtracks are beautiful! I personally loved it and I’m so happy the person who did the soundtracks for Season 1 still put his magic on season 2~! Sugar Song & Bitter Step by Unison Square Garden is definitely a jam and the ED sequence was so iconic that people made parody from other anime on this! 

3. The Characters

I personally love every single characters in Kekkai Sensen, even the villains! They’re all have charming personalities that it’s kinda hard to hate them, especially Zapp Trashy personality is so lovable! XD

But, my fave character is definitely Klaus V. Reinherz! I mean... look at this Big Muscular Cinnamon Roll!

4. The Visuals

IMO, Kekkai Sensen is one of the animes that has really breath-taking visuals. I don’t really watch that many anime in the first place, but I can’t deny that they’re genuinely beautiful for the eyes.

6. The Story

This one is a bit mixed. I really like the plot of the anime, but the story-telling in season 1 was a bit more vague compared to the manga which is more direct. The episodes did stay true from the manga, but with added original characters and story, which surprisingly worked quite well, although there are not much character development on the supportive characters other than the mains. It may be quite vague, but I really find this type of story-telling pretty interesting because it depends a lot on visuals and moments in the anime, and also great pacing to deliver the mood of each scenes, especially episode 6. Man, that episode genuinely HURT my heart with all of the emotions! 

Kekkai Sensen & Beyond so far stay 100% true to the manga that feels more like a slice of life supernatural, so it’s really fun to watch and just see character development on other supporting characters which we missed in Season 1. 

Again, these all are just my opinions of the show since this is the first anime that I fell in love so much to contribute something to show my love for it. And, I would recommend to my friends if they ask me about what anime to watch.

Thank you for reading this until the end ;D

[fanphimy-blog]

The following is a rather depressing very long rant I’ve been holding back for quite some time please feel free to scroll past this.

You know, I really love the feeling I get when I experience a new show or read that gets me really invested. But the feeling you get when you get to experience a new fandom, who are full of people interested in things similar to you? That, that isn’t an experience. That creates memories, friendships and a multitude of other fun things that are just hard to replace in general. It’s the feeling of being accepted and liked for liking what you like. It’s that feeling that keeps me coming back for new forms of entertainment, despite my own myriad of projects and life events that prevent me from absorbing entertainment to it’s fullest extent.  Perhaps this is just me still adapting to life as a high-school graduate and a full blown adult, but it’s a little sad to say lately I’ve been lamenting the feeling of not being able to experience that entertainment as of late. The most depressing feeling I’ve ever felt when experiencing a media of entertainment is that feeling when, well, I’m just losing that excitement I’ve just had for that same series not but two or even a week ago. That feeling of how badly you want to remain in that fandom but it just doesn’t interest you as much as it once has and you know in your heart that it’s time to move on. That feeling, along side that sensation of not knowing when the next form of entertainment will come into the picture and inspire you to create as much as the previous has, it’s the feeling I dread in the middle of my hype for each fandom I get into. Because I don’t want to lose my ability to empathize with my friend’s excitement with that piece still, I can’t just simply say “I’m bored with this I need something new.” Because I don’t want something new, I want that same excitement I had that they are still experiencing.  It’s a little lonely to think “I know I’ll be one of the first to get bored of this form of entertainment.” But I know it’s true at this point, and it’s not that I’ve lost love for that work, it’s that I’m missing the excitement that piece once gave me and no longer does. I have respect for that work, but I can’t scream about it or write fics about it like I once did. I’m happy that other people are continuously able to stay excited for things that they love but I...Just can’t, it happens time and time again, with Attack on Titan being the first to re-enter me back into the anime scene, the next Free!, and after that...Well, Nothing. 

Nothing Until I had spoken with a friend who introduced me into One Punch Man well before the days where it was even an idea of it to become an anime. At the time I thought “Oh this is so quirky and cute!” But as time went on and I stayed in that feeling of limbo where nothing was able to satisfy my need for entertainment, I revisited One Punch Man when I was going through some rather heavy depression and I resonated with Saitama’s feeling of lamenting over the interest in something he once felt so passionately for.  And I was hooked, back in with the game, needing more and more chapters sooner more and more, until I read the webcomic, I told all of my friends about it, I NEEDED that feeling of being included in a fandom with this series that I felt was too good to go unnoticed. When I realized that wasn’t something that was ever going to happen, I had delved further into the artist’s works and read Mob Psycho 100. That of which of the time wasn’t even a glimmer in Bone’s Studios eyes for shows to become interesting animes with! It filled that sensation for media I so desperately craved which was nice since I had a single person I could scream about it over, while theorizing and picking apart tropes and interesting psychological phenomena that ONE had so ingeniously been able to implement. ...Then OPM the preview for the anime came out and I fell in love all over again. Finally, the works I felt so desperately deserved this attention were finally getting it!....But, it was bittersweet. Even as excited I was for that anime, I was a little sad to know, it too, would experience the blow up of hype and fandom and eventually trickle back down into that select few who can maintain their love for something even after it’s been years of its airing.  Even so I inserted myself as apart of that fandom because it was amazing to experience again! The OPM fandom was and still is some of my favorite memories with a series to date as I’ve made amazing friendships there. But as time went on, I lost interest again and was feeling rather unsatisfied.  Then came My Hero Academia, a piece that I will always hold near and dear to my heart as it’s art style, charm and interesting characters are some of the few that I know I’ll remember for years to come.  The fandom though? The fandom will, without a doubt be one of the most memorable for me, as it is the first time I actively took involvement and learned of discord for the first time. I’ve met some of the most incredible people who have such passion and drive, that it makes me proud to know I’ve met them. It was painful when my excitement for BNHA began to wane because I knew such amazing people by now. I didn’t want to lose that feeling..I had hoped the MP100 anime would help quell that feeling as many people had also been interested in that anime but it didn’t. Like clockwork, I lost interest again after a short period of excitement.  And nothing has come still to replace that excitement that I so desperately crave. I just..I wish I had that ability to retain excitement and intense love for a series and am able to stay in a fandom and not get sad by the way a fandom slowly dies. I miss that feeling of excitement and can’t help but be a little down about how nothing else has come to replace that feeling, I don’t want to lose interest in anime again. But I fear if it does I’ll be stuck back in limbo where every day I just continuously work myself to death because I have no more distractions to stop me.  It seems extreme I know, but it makes time go by, and if nothing is interesting why not keep working? But I digress, this is about that depressing feeling of a dying fandom, not questionable work ethic decisions. Back on topic; I like to think of fandoms like stars; The bigger they are, the more quick and more violent their end, as discourse inevitably bubbles up like the intense usage and heat a super massive star produces.  Each variant is unique and have different properties that can extend or decrease it’s lifespan. And I just want so desperately for another star to come by and capture my interest again while I’m stuck in my bed recuperating from this bullshit health issue. I’m sure this is a rather pointless rant now but I just had to get it out.