#colorful yin and yang

[y2kbeautyandother2000sstuff]

Claire's Colorful Yin and Yang Earrings

late 1990s-early 2000s

Found on Ebay, user cjoss2

[galadrielslight]

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power Sauron and Galadriel dueling (insp) Shadow and Flame

[colliezip]

what do y'all think about this design? :]

[akemi-roses]

look at them... 😭😭

[daily-yin]

Day 20

[fistfuloflightning]

Some XuanXian for the soul 😌

[smile-files]

rin and len! len and rin! where does one twin end, and the other begin?

[negrowhat]

15 Days BL Challenge the Quadriquel

58. BL scene that made your imagination go wild

Type leaving the homies down in the lobby to get some dick. Because how long were Champ and Techno down in the lobby waiting for Type to let them up? Was it a quickie? Because Tharn really doesn't do quickies. I have questions my mind made up answers for. TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love.

Go Yoo Han telling Choi Yeon Woo about his face blindness. The way I obsessed over that confession, because who would've known? The way everything Yoo Han did prior to that moment kind of clicked for me. He was so straightforward with his words and his compliments to Yeon Woo's appearance weren't just him flirting. And finally it confirmed that they sort of completed each other. Literal mind blowing moment for me. Color Rush.

Nagisa and Shun's kitchen makeout scene. Because how far would they have gone if Sora had not walked in? They both looked about ready to devour each other right there in the kitchen. Did anyone write a fic about that? His the Movie.

Wen Kexing's ONE sword fight. Oh it's my fave fight from the entire series and I love damn near all the fight scenes. Kexing's sword fight was so fucking iconic and he was so smug and he kicked that man's ass. That fight tickled the right side of my brain. 100/10. Word of Honor.

Rain riding Payu. That is literally my most favorite love scene in any Thai BL and I am still so obsessed with it. And more importantly we got to see Payu's blissed out look?????? It's imprinted in my memory for the rest of time. Love in the Air.

Hira and Kiyoi's lil makeout session under the covers. Because in my mind Hira never stopped and ran away because Kiyoi said 'ouch'. No in my version Hira listened to Kiyoi and ravaged that man the way he so desperately craved. Utsukushii Kare: Eternal.

Boya becoming one of Qiming's Spirit Guardians. Oh gawd, Boya choosing to give up his spirit to protect Qiming and the entire city was one of my fave scenes. Qiming didn't want him to do it but Boya trusted him to keep his body safe while he was battling above. It was a great moment between them and it also led to Qiming finally perfecting his protection sigil. The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity.

[lotus-pear]

i love causing discourse so i want EVERYONE who sees this to comment which bsd character has the best character design and WHY. i want to see some analysis in the tags or simply why u think ur blorbo is on top in terms of fashion taste

[sweetescapeartist]

☯ YIN-YANG TWINS ☯

This thought came about from doing more research on Krillin's spiritual power-up in DBS & I looked at art of No. 17 & No. 18 made by Toriyama.

In the manga & anime, 17 has black hair, but Toriyama gives 18 white hair/platinum blonde hair in the manga.

Then, my mind gets to thinking...

Identical twins 👥 (meaning they came from the same egg)

Male & female ♂️♀️

Black & white ⚫⚪

Yin and Yang ☯

So, now let's examine the cyborg twins and their artificial connections to yin-yang

Artificial Human No. 17 ⚫

Yin is associated with negative, dark, passivity, feminine, earth, the tiger, & the color orange.

NEGATIVE: No. 17 is more mischievous & expresses negativity more than his twin.

DARK: No. 17 has dark hair & his skin tone is slightly darker than 18's in the manga.

PASSIVITY: No. 17 took his time and made detours on his journey to Goku so that 16 could complete his directive.

FEMININE: No. 17 has a "feminine" appearance to him.

EARTH: No. 17 was on the Earth when he was revived at the end of the Cell Saga & he later became a park ranger looking after nature.

THE TIGER: The closest connection I can think of to a tiger for No. 17 is he has orange & black clothing that he first appeared in. However, him becoming a park ranger as he looks over & protects animals, he is a "king of the beasts" in a way similar to the tiger representing that due to the pattern on the tiger's forehead resembling the Chinese symbol for king 王. The tiger also represents protection and No. 17 protects the animals of the island.

ORANGE: No. 17 wore an orange bandana around his neck in DBZ (red sometimes in the manga) & an orange arm sleeve in DBS.

Artificial Human No. 18 ⚪

Yang is associated with positive, bright, activity, masculine, heaven, the dragon, & the color azure.

POSITIVE: No. 18 shows more compassion than her twin who is less expressive in a positive way.

BRIGHT: No. 18 has white hair (in Toriyama's art) & her skin tone is lighter than No. 17's in the manga ('bout the same color in the anime).

ACTIVITY: No. 18 wanted to go straight to where Goku was so that No. 16 could hurry up & be free of his directive.

MASCULINE: No. 18 is a tomboy.

HEAVEN: No. 18 was up on Kami's Sanctuary in the sky/heaven at the end of the Cell Saga.

THE DRAGON: No. 18 saw Shenron at the end of the Cell Saga & even returned to Kami's Sanctuary to observe further.

AZURE: No. 18 was wearing mostly blue during her introduction.

To Conclude... ☯

From what I can tell, it appears likely that Lapis & Lazuli are twins made into cyborgs by Dr. Gero who took inspiration from the Chinese philosophy of Yin & Yang ergo Taiji/Tai-chi.

Their introduction outfits also have black & white shirts. 18's shirt has more white while 17's shirt has more black. Might be another Yin & Yang thing too (maybe). 18's debut outfit actually has a more black than white, but a lot of blue covering the black (but Yin/black represents the feminine so, maybe that was intentional).

However, 18's 3rd outfit has a white shirt + a small black jacket which reflects the Yang side more. (Her 4th & 5th outfits do well with the Yang color balance too.)

And in DBS, 17 & 18 dress more freely & break the color symbolism of Yin & Yang.

BONUS

What's also pretty interesting is that Gero studied ki/chi & artificially recreated the concept of tai-chi/taiji (which is both a philosophy & martial art) by creating Cell with the capability to absorb 17 & 18 (who have perpetual/infinite energy).

17 & 18 represent Yin & Yang (which represents a perpetual cycle of energy) so, Cell needed them in order to achieve his "Great Ultimate" form (taiji/tai-chi) which Cell calls his Perfect Form.

They were planned to be used as components for Cell from the time that Gero turned them into cyborgs.

So, yeah... 17 & 18 are the yin-yang twins

[likealittleheartbeat]

Was reading a review for Link Click (a FANTASTIC series btw) and someone commented that the characters had the BL “contrasting hair trope” so the fans would think they’re cute, or whatever.

Consider this a PSA that in anime, paired characters that have contrasting black and white hair are almost always representing yin and yang. A few other visual motifs that reference yin and yang concepts are missing eyes (in Mushishi they even contrast this with a monocle), facial scarring, and arrows (think Killua’s skateboard or Aang’s tattoo).

Sure, the fan service brings in the audience, but many creators are trying to make something meaningful, too.

[yippee-optimistically]

HIII last dump I think. Maybe. Might have to dump after I do s3. ANYWAY these r, in order:

Mic, taco, test tube, fan, salt, pepper, paper, pickle, soap, yin-yang, cherries, tissues and trophy, then a tiny testy doodle and some closeups :0)

[enteringdullsville]

I feel like between all the internal conflicts and well-meaning extremists, I’ve glossed over the fact that ICT has actual villains.

And you can tell how intimidating and menacing he is based on his inspirations.

Mother sold separately.

[retshirou]

color wheel of characters!!! 🌈

[galacticrain]

Finally finished a painting I've been working on of my Yin-Yang and Cherries gijinkas doing sleepover activities

[degenerateshinji]

DAY 7

They're black & white but purple is their color (I HAD FUN MAKING THIS ONE. TOO MUCH FUN.)

Once more thanks to everyone for supporting me this past week