#cooro hope

[jichulichu]

more traditional pages to fill up queue, I've been playing ruina of late (normal about it [lie])

[dandeliondee]

changing up how i organize scheduled posts, anyways, oc focused doodles

[lanavecorona]

have yourself a merry +anima christmas ♪

[browniefox]

The (New) +Anima Au Guide!

A few months ago, I made a post about the basics of +anima, and now I realize it was kinda bad, so I'm making it again! So, here's a little guide to the basic world of +anima - mostly how anima work - in hopes to inspire people to create +anima aus!

What is +Anima?

+Anima is a ten-volume manga written by Natsumi Mukai. It is very good and cute, you should read it! It revolves around a world where certain people have something called an anima.

When a child is put into a life-threatening situation, there's a chance that they will get the abilities of a nearby animal - granting them wings like a bird, or tail of a fish, for example - in order to survive the situation. It's like if trauma gave you cat ears!

Nana, for instance, was running from her drunk and angry father in the woods at night, and got a bat anima. Natural anima only happen to children.

Getting an anima, or seeing someone with an anima, is rare enough that, even if people are aware of what anima are, those with bird or fish anima are often confused for angels or mermaids. Those with anima are usually treated poorly and feared as something dangerous and scary.

Those with anima are able to look like normal humans most of the time, accessing their anima and transforming back and forth at will. When appearing like a normal human, however, there is still proof of being an anima by way of a marking(s) somewhere on their body. The marking reflects the animal/trait that they have, the location usually correlates with there or how the trait shows up.

As an anima is connected to survival, children with them usually lose their anima as they grow older and find themselves in better situations. In the manga, most of the anima are either kids or teens. There are a few cases of adults with natural anima, two being seemingly homesless men (one seems to be a rat anima, while another is a bison), and a few who are of the Native American-Coded group in the manga, the Kim-un-Kur, who are known to keep their anima through adulthood seemingly because 1. it's less ostracized against, 2. their life style probably is better with one, and 3. they're more in tune with nature and their anima.

(^this is the the buffalo anima and a crow anima)

There is also such a thing as 'fake' or 'manufactured' anima, but only in a sense. There's a way to extract the anima from a person, though if the person is not willing the anima will not remain after the procedure. When willingly extracted, however, the anima can then placed into another person, though the connection between human and anima seems to be tenuous, and the anima may choose to leave.

Outside of a 'manufactored' anima, in canon there is one instance of an anima hopping from one human to another, though in that case the anima was that of a vicious and vengeful bear.

While in-fiction it's mostly hinted at and a little vague, it seems that the anima - as in the animal power itself - seems to have some degree of sentience, as it seems its the anima that makes makes the choice when to leave the human. It seems to be that the spirit of the animal literally ends up in the human that gains the anima.

Those with anima also seem to be able to do a further transformation into a more animal-like form called metamorphosis.

As you may have noticed me doing throughout the post, those with anima are usually just referred to as ‘anima’, though the animal spirit in the is also called their ‘anima’.

In the world of +Anima, there is also a side of the continent that has big market in anima slave trade, so make of that what you will.

Anyway, I find the world of +Anima FASCINATING, please talk to me about +Anima and make aus I love it.

(These are the four main characters of the manga! Cooro (crow), Husky (fish), Senri (bear), and Nana (bat).)

[plusanimablog]

Chapter 27: Sleepy One

(Gonna put it up here in case I forget; the traveler's name is Maruka.)

That Fry guy (the one who's friends with Commander Iggy and knows Cooro) is feeding fish. His favorite one is Quincy is fucking huge.

(You'll get it.)

Some guy walks up and goes "Remember when you were five and you fell in the pond and nearly drowned? Good times.". Fry agrees. He says he knew the guy would save him though. Fry knows Iggy has made it into Moss Mountains, despite his hatred of Kimunkles. He's still worried though, knowing the solution to the conflict lies within the decision of the leader of the Kimunkles. He also reveals that Iggy plans on making Kimunkles official citizens of Asteria. It's up in the air though...

Anyway, a bear is attacking the army.

Iggy tells the troops to stay still. Cooro tells them to avoid its gaze and back away slowly if they actually want to live. The bear attacks anyway, probably too starved to remember the human/wildlife truce. Iggy slashes at it but it tanks it, freaking out the army. Nana thinks it's a ghost but Cooro corrects that it's an Anima. Senri steps in to fight and...promptly passes out.

This is when the Kimunkle tribe shows up and tells the army to follow them, lest they have "eviscerated by bear teeth" on their bucket list.

While passed out, Senri has a flashback to younger, two-eyed times where he encounters the spirit bear. Anyway, the elder (Shira) tells Iggy that he's not allying the tribe with Asteria (and Cooro tells him Senri's name). Iggy protests that if the Sairando are given access to the Kimunkle lands, the Kimunkle will be made slaves. Shira answers that they'll watch their shit, Asteria will watch theirs. End of story. Iggy insists and Shira says they'll let them use one of their tents. Iggy is hopeful but Shira shuts him off saying he's done talking for the day.

Outside, Nana asks if Iggy is serious about helping the Kimunkle's help, given his racist ass. Husky points out as big a cunt as Iggy can be, he's loyal to his country and will do what's best for it, even if that means being a decent human being. Shira comes out and tells the group that he knows that they have Anima. Cooro confirms this and says that Shira has one himself. Shira confirms that and says he has the wolf Anima, saying that in this tribe, the Anima are revered and there's one in every family. This surprises Cooro and Shira explains that since natural stuff is awesome, the Anima are awesome because they occur naturally.

Nana says her Anima's still creepy though and she'd prefer to be a swan. Husky thinks to himself that they both know there's a reason she ended up with a bat Anima. It's at that point that Cooro notices the village has no women or children. Husky explains the obvious conclusion:

Nah, it's because this is a military camp. Then Nana notices a man with beads in his hair, the only one whose beads are blue like Senri's (apparently). That guy's name is Upas and he's figured out that Senri has the bear Anima. The reason he passed out is that his Anima is too strong so he shut off his consciousness to hold it back. That's when they recognize his name from somewhere...

Just when the group is getting worried about him, Senri comes out of the tent. When they run over to greet him, Senri asks the chapter with one question:

"Who're you?"

[topazpearl]

The Stray

The kids have lured in a stray kitten. Surely Cooro and Nana can decide on a name, right?

Characters: Cooro & Nana, slight shipping Word count: 523, drabble Genre: Gen, cute, silly

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Cooro's heart swelled with joy as the young, white cat rubbed against his legs. It was just a bit older than kitten-age and quite lanky, but still adorable. 

"Can we keep it?" Cooro said to Nana, who crouched next to him in the grass. "Please?"

"I don't know. We should ask Harden and Margaret," she smiled. The cat kept pacing between them, rubbing its face and getting plenty of pets and scratches from the two pre-teens. 

The cat had found the house a couple months ago, and the kids had become enamored with it–whether Husky wanted to admit it or not. The cat didn't seem to fear humans at all, hinting that it wasn't feral. So the kids had started leaving out water and food scraps for it until it became a regular around the house. 

"I hope they say yes," Cooro said. 

"Yeah. Husky might be like 'we can't have a pet!' though," Nana said, mimicking a grouchy voice. 

Cooro laughed. "Cats are good to have though! They keep mice away."

"Yep," she nodded. "My family had a couple outdoor cats that hung around our farm. I miss them… Sometimes it felt like they were my only friends… back then, I mean." Memories of a fluffy, brown tabby and a black tuxedo cat came to her mind. 

Cooro pondered her wistful countenance. "What were their names?" he said. 

"Oh! Um… Brownie and Midnight." A small smile spread on her face. 

"We should name this cat!" Cooro smiled. 

"Yeah!" Nana said. Cooro's enthusiasm, as always, was contagious. 

"What about Snowflake?"

"Hmm… maybe. Is it a boy or a girl?"

Cooro lifted up the cat, unafraid of any retribution he might receive. Luckily, the cat was relaxed. "A girl, I think." 

"Ooh! It has to be really cute then! Like…Princess!" 

"Maybe. I still kinda like Snowflake though…"

Nana gave him an amused look. "It's not very…original."

"But you named a cat Midnight. I bet it was black, right?"

"Well…yeah, but I was also like, seven!" she stammered, caught off guard by his accuracy. 

He chuckled. "We can have everyone vote on it." He gently, but confidently, scooped up the cat. He wondered how soft her fur would be after a good wash. 

"Noo!" Nana pouted. "Husky will hate my name, I know it. That's an automatic vote for you!"

"Probably!" Cooro grinned, which made her heart do somersaults. 

"Hold on, I need to think of something else!" Her mind desperately scrambled around. "Uh…Daisy? Or maybe Lacey?" she thought out loud.

"Those are white things, too, Nana."

"No, they can be any color!" 

He hummed. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

Nana huffed. Cooro cradling the small cat in front of her was distracting, just from how cute he looked. "I… I pick Lacey," she decided. 

"Okay! Let's go!" He turned to walk into the house. 

"Ah, we'll need to ask if we can keep her first," Nana realized.

"Oh yeah," Cooro chuckled. He had nearly forgotten the cat wasn't theirs yet.

Nana pursed her lips and looked at him. "...Get your puppy-dog eyes ready," she said quietly as they neared the door.

"Already on it~" 

[acompleteandtotalnerd]

A New Master

I’ve been slowly (and I mean /slowly/) going through the randomly generated scenarios from this post and decided to publish one of the ones a finished writing a short fic for as celebration of Plus Anima’s anniversary.

Cooro is a demon summoned by wizard Nana to do her bidding.

 His eyes opened slowly, being summoned to the human was always an exhausting experience. As his vision started to focus, he became acutely aware of the sound of sobbing in his presence. A girl. She looked to be a teenager and was the one who summoned him. His eye inspected her with curiosity, he’d only been summoned a handful of times and it was hard to say how much time in the human world had gone by between each. She was bruised and cut at, her humble floral dress having tears that were steadily growing deep red stains.

The room he’d been summoned in was clearly her bedroom. Without her even saying a word it told a tragic story. Though she’d torn and pulled back some of her carpet to have a flat surface to make the circle on he could still see the carpet next to her bed had two distinct spots of wear. She must have prayed for years for a more holy intervention. One of her ankles was swollen and nearly black with infection, whether it was broken when she tried to run, or it was broken to prevent an escape, it spoke a story. There were several angry drunk men pounding on the door, one of which claiming to be her father. Amongst all this storm, as tears ran down her cheeks that had lost all color from blood loss, her pale green eyes stared at him unafraid. He liked them. They reminded him of apples.

“What do you want me to do?” He asked, more out of formality than necessity. She hesitated for a moment before she spoke with a hoarse voice “…Get rid of them.”. He nodded, knowing that the men beyond the door had earned their fate. But as he stared at the girl clutching the wound at her side, he knew that if he only did as he was told she would not survive long. “Okay!” He said with a soft smile that clearly took her aback. In a swift motion his black wings enveloped her similarly to a hug, instantly putting her to sleep. She didn’t need to hear what would happen to those bastards.

 Nana woke up first groggily resisting consciousness before her brain woke up enough to remember this was no time to be resting. As she sprang to a sitting position, she became confused and somewhat frightened. This was not her room- it wasn’t even her house. Her dress wasn’t bloody anymore, nothing even hurt anymore. She had been sleeping on the grass under the shade of an apple tree and based on the surrounding trees it appeared to be an orchard. She wasn’t aware where the nearest apple orchard to her house even was; nor was whatever this was part of the deal. Had she performed the ritual wrong? Was she dead? As the questions and anxieties raced through her head, she spotted the boy.

When she had summoned him, she had been surprised by how young he looked, his body couldn’t have been much older than hers. What’s more is that he didn’t look especially demonic, at least not like she would imagine a demon would look like. No horns on his head, pale rather than any unnatural red or green skinned, the only thing that was unusual in appearance was his large black wings. She took a deep breath, mustering all the courage she had.

“Hey!” She yelled as she strutted towards him. “Where are we?!” She demanded. Her legs were shaking and she could only hope he couldn’t notice it. He didn’t seem especially fazed. He took another bite out of the apple he was munching on. “Relax.” He said while chewing. Raising his free hand he created a small window in the tree he’d been leaning on. She could see herself still wearing a bloodstained dress in her room, she had an odd glow around her. “You’re still in that house, and so am I…. You’re in my consciousness.” Nana stared through the window in wonder. “What? Why?” She asked furrowing her brow in confusion.

He shrugged nonchalantly ”It’s easy enough to get rid of people, what’s hard is saving them.” He studied the apple core in his hand. “I can’t heal you with my powers exactly- it’s more that by temporarily making us connected like this will let your body heal itself closer to my speed.” As he explained this the apple core miraculously regenerated itself, becoming whole by the time he finished his sentence.

Nana staggered a step back this, this entire night really, was too much for her. Her soul or mind- whatever- was connected to a demon. It just felt so much more intimate than a contract. Why do this? What does he gain out of this? She was certain she couldn’t trust him just because he has a cute face- he might only have that cute face because it’s the kind of face she would like! Before she could even ask why he would do that he chuckled.

“I wanted to see where we’d go next.” His chestnut eyes connecting with hers. “By the way- while you’re here I can see into your mind too.” He poked his cheek playfully “It’s good to know my master thinks I’m cute!” he teased. Nana’s cheeks reddened. Despite knowing she ought to be scared, all the trembling in her legs had stopped. Whatever she did when she woke up, she wouldn’t be alone.

[leoprime13]

Name: Cooro

Nationality: N/A

Hero Name: Black Angel

Quirk: Raven Spirit (Transformation)

Bio: Cooro was an orphan at birth and got his Quirk as well, much like many other children. However, when he got his Quirk, he gained a strange tattoo on both of his shoulders. While at first, it wasn't seen to be much of a problem until other children were gaining similar Quirks with different animal abilities and different tattoos on different parts of their bodies. Cooro is a very optimistic child, a bit of an airhead that many seem to make him very childish. Due to never getting adopted, he decided to go off on his own to find other people with similar Quirks like his, with the occasional taking small part-time jobs to have some money to buy food and a bed. Cooro did find other children with the "same" Quirks as his (three kids), and they travel across the world with no thought in the world until Cooro suggested becoming Pro Heroes by going to UA. It took a lot of discussions (more so an argument), but they later agreed to go to UA and become the new generation of Heroes, with the hopes of finding other people with Quirks just like theirs and inspire them.

[transgender-scout]

Hello fellow 22yo they/them. I also just got Cooro’s markings tattooed, you have fantastic taste in manga and your cosplay looks absolutely amazing! He was my first cosplay when I was 12 but I hope if I ever redo it I can look as good as you do :D

Omg hi other 22 year old they/them!! That’s awesome!! I hope your experience was a good as mine! I just got another tattoo and remembered how painful they are lol and thank you! That cosplay took so long to put together, so I’m glad it was worth it! And if u ever redo it, I wanna see!!! :0 cause that sounds awesome!!!!!

[officialao3fandomlastforever]

Fandom’s 5 Manga That I Think Deserve an Anime Adaptation

Winner of the last poll was with, so here’s what we’re covering today. 

These are five manga series that I feel deserve an anime adaptation. Series that for one reason or another haven’t gotten one, but would absolutely be great on the screen with the right team attached. All of them I’ve read and find absolutely enjoyable, and I think they deserve a spot in the limelight. 

Note: Some of the series listed do cover heavy topics, so please be sure to check for warnings before checking them out. 

And with that, let’s get started!

#1) My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

Koichi is a young man in university who always wanted to be a hero, but things didn’t work out quite like he’d hope. After running into a brass-knuckle weilding old man called Knuckleduster, and an aspiring street pop-idol known as Pop Step, Koichi finds himself roped into the world of Vigilantes; Heroes who operate outside of the proper legal channels and, by current societies standards, are technically criminals themselves.

While I know this will probably get some of its scenes animated given its relevance to the main manga’s current plot, this prequel story has more than enough to stand on its own as an anime spin-off. Old and new faves interact in amazing ways, and I absolutely suggest you give it a shot. 

#2) Kitchen Princess

Najika Kazami is a young orphan girl with a strong sense of taste who, after much hard work, manages to get into the prestigious Seika Academy with one goal in mind; to find her “Flan Prince”, a boy who saved her from drowning and cheered her up after her parents died, giving her the dessert that sparked the nickname for her unnamed hero. Before they parted, she promised him she’d someday make him the best dessert in the world when they finally met again. 

This one is a lot darker than the cover may initially let on and one I definitely suggest you look into the content warnings for before opening up the first volume. But the story is mostly solid and in the end ends on a sweet note, even after many bitter flavors.  

And if you don’t want to read it, I recommend getting the books anyway, because they include recipes for the dishes featured in every volume. 

#3) +Anima

In this world, there are those known as +Anima. People who have the ability to change their bodies and use the abilities of the animal they get their traits from. In this story we follow four young protagonists; the ever optimistic Cooro the Crow, the stern and serious Husky the Fish, the kind and quiet Senri the Bear, and the sweet young Nana the Bat, as they travel through the countries in an attempt to find a place where they belong. 

This was one of the first manga I ever read and by god is it an amazing 10 volume ride. The story is dark yet hopeful, the art is beautiful, and the characters are by far one of the best casts I’ve seen in a manga.  

#4) Yotsuba &!

Yotsuba Koiwai is a young girl who just moved into town with her father. As she explores the world around her, she gets into adventures with her father Yousuke, his best friend Jumbo, and their neighbors the Ayase Family, along with many other characters who come and go through the story. 

A simple slice of life story from the creator of Azumanga Daioh, filled with comedy, fun memes in the making, and all around a genuinely good, light hearted story. And while I know the writer said Yotsuba isn’t really suited to an anime format, I truly believe it would be perfect for an anime adaptation with the right team behind it. 

#5) My Son is Probably Gay

Hiroki is gay. He doesn’t want his parents to know. But his mom has already pretty much figured it out. She tries her best to support him regardless, and does her best to encourage his romantic pursuits and personal hobbies, without bringing it up and waiting until he’s ready to tell her himself. 

This manga is just...so goddamn sweet. You can tell this mom really cares about her son and really wants him to be happy. And Hiroki is a sweetie and you really want to see him find happiness. This manga would make a perfect mini series of shorts.

And those are 5 manga I think should get an anime adaptation. What manga do you enjoy that you’d like to see animated? Are there any series you think I should check out? Let me know!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

[trauma-genic]

alter intros (updated)

so since we last checked, our system has almost doubled in size due to just getting used to our system as well as some trauma during the year, so we have all been meaning to make a new current and updated intro page for us, as well as to see exactly how many alters are active now...

Andrew, host, 23, cis gay man, 5’1 blonde hair hazel eyes, has major resting bitch face, anyisocial personality traits, cigarette addict, fictive of andrew from aftg 🚬

Nico, ex-host, 17, gay transguy, 5’7 brown hair light brown eyes, autistic with a special interest in animals, 💖

Aaron, identical twin to Andrew, 23, straight man, much more expressive than Andrew, wants a gf in body really badly, fictive of aaron from aftg ☀️

Charles, protector, 45, bisexual man, basically Andrew and Aaron’s father, identifies with Hades from Lore Olympus, like reptiles but specifically snakes, 🐍

Y, protector, age ???, nonbinary demiromantic, very robotic and monotone in body, completely nonsexual, likes reptiles as well but specifically lizards and geckos, love b/w aesthetics, 🦎

Sebastian, angel protector, 27, bisexual man, very slight british accent, introject of Sebastian from Black Butler, likes cats, taking care of littles, and tea, 🕊

Azazel, demon protector, ???, it pronouns, nonspeaking/animalistic in body, prefers to communicate through gestures and grunts/growls/purring/ect., very territorial of belongings/people, 😈

Jester aka Checkers, mute, it/they pronouns, giggly and excitable, childlike, likes shiny and jingly things, likes to steal small treasures, big Gremlin™️ energy, 🃏

Devon, anp, 25, heteroflexible man (bicurious?), loud australian man with nothing to lose, fun and reckless, loves Borderlands (ids w psychos), very heavy accent in body, 🤙🏽

Kyle and Daniel, split of each other, Kyle is 19, ADHD but has good discipline from marching military band, a proud bisexual polyam man, 💥 while Daniel is 25, not ADHD, gay monogamous man, very much a Big Bro, likes taking care of little bros, 💢

Vivian, hypersexual abuser introject, early 20's, cis pan woman, introject of our last ex's most toxic traits, extremely hypersexual and will use sex to get out of situations, extremely unhealthy and cant be left alone, 🌺

Beatrice aka Bee, internal mom figure, 30’s, cis bisexual woman, kind warm and gentle, soft spoken, doesnt front in body much due to dysphoria, takes care of the littles, 🐝

Noah, little, actually 8 years old, is half husky puppy (has ears and tail), loves to draw and color, loves my little pony and the dragon prince, loves his big brother, 🐕

Vincent aka Vinny, 20’s, straight man, Noah’s big brother, half red wolf, forced to be active again from trauma and is learning to be a good person, loves running/hiking and being outdoors, 🐺

Taako, introject of Taako from TAZ:B, very gay cis man, system chef and resident cook for the body, makes sure we eat good healthy food, is horny for Death, 🌂

Cooro, fictive little, 10, introject of Cooro from +Anima, loves running around and feeling the wind in his face and hands, loves fresh fruit (apples especially) and warm baked bread, apple pie is his ultimate weakness, 🍎

Ajax, fragment?, furry, black, dark grey, and neon green flying fox, absolute buffoon in memes and trickery, has been around since we were 12 but recently resurfaced, is Monster Energy flavored, 🚫

Sammy, core, little girl, 6, likes to play dress up, loves disney movies and cartoons, LOVES cinderella and is her favorite disney princess, magical little girl, 🐭

EDIT: Added Vivian

alright and that should hopefully be everyone, i hope no one was forgotten lol

but wow it is kind of sad to see how much bigger our system got because of just the last 3 months and how much trauma HE caused. oh well, we are coping as we can now, and honestly having more people active now is a little interesting. definitely exhausting as hell with how much we were switching everyday, but its definitely slowed down since getting out. ill make a separate post explaining why the hell our system went from originally about 6 to fucking 18 in one year. literally last january was when we first started to notice our system.

anyway, we are the fantasy system and have found that each of us have found a grounding place in identifying with fictional characters alongside our identities! most of us identify with a fictional character but only some of us are actually fictives/introjects!!

[jichulichu]

yahoo

[dandeliondee]

improvement hell stuff

[tumblunni]

Randomly a list of ships i ships

Cos i dont think ive ever written it down? I've probably forgot some from older fandoms.

Jupiter x Looker or Jupiter x Mars (pokemon dppt) oddly she's the only one of team galactic i ship anyone with!

Dia and Pearl (dppt manga: pokemon adventures version)

Steven and wallace, maxie and archie (pokemon rse) these are my ships with the most canon evidence so far!

Lillie x protag (pokemon sun and moon)

Oikawa and Cody's dad (digimon season 2) ALSO CLOSE TO CANON YO! It makes his whole plot even sadder if you read him as he's in love with his best friend but never confessed and then had to watch him die shortly after marrying someone else...

Oh and also ken and davis from the same season because SERIOUSLY 'our hearts beat as one' when their digimon unlock a new rainbow sfx fusion transformation

Alphys and Undyne from undertale are EVERYTHING GOOD IN RELATIONSHIPS

Protag daughter x Cube (princess maker)

Protag x Yosuke (persona 4) FUN FACT in this case we have actual proof the creators copped out on making it canon, there's fully voiced dual language audio for a scrapped romance route. But instead they ditched it and then the next game in the series was somehow also empty of lgbt options and also regressively homophobic all over the place...

SPEAKING OF WHICH yusuke and protag from persona 5. Srsly wtf why does this guy have such a similar name when theyre nothing alike? Aside from the fact poor yusuke is way more out about his sexuality and gets to be the butt of a million jokes...

Protag x ellen, protag x victoria, the hypothetical polyamourous triad of all the witch girls that exists within my heart (magical diary)

Maka x Crona, black star x soul (soul eater)

Chrom x specifically male protag (fire emblem awakening) female protag version is actually canon but i always HATED how her scenes with him are all cliche anime 'whoops fell into boobs' and 'nobody likes a woman who doesnt cook'. Male protag route is infinately more romantic just cos it actually shows their personalities! I mean if they both had the same dialogue just like most other scenes, i woulda been fine with the fem protag romance geez..

Virion x Panne (also fire emblem awakening) i have no idea why this obscure pairing grasped my heart and why more people dony like it! I like it cos panne snipes back at virion and takes none of his shit like sully, but without the whole 'girl who says she doesnt love him in the first scene eventually loves him if he keeps wearing her down' thing. And i like all the interesting cultural exchange that comes from a really pompous nobleman clashing with a rough and tumble stern fighter from an ancient lost lineage of lapinthropes. I dunno, his development into appreciating women just seems more genuine when you have this sort of auxilary sign that he's changed. He's willing to drop his pompousness and go on a big mountainclimbing adventure just to get her a traditional courtship flower amoungst her people! And its really adorable to see that like.. Its his first time ever getting nervous around a woman, cos this time the feelings are genuine instead of just lust and nothing else. And it was hilarious that he tried to get drunk to get over his fears, and then he fumbled the confession because of it! They have so many great sarcasm battle scenes, its hilarious AND adorable! Oh man and the scene where they actually got really emotional and panne talked about hoping her dead family is watching from the moon, and virion being vunerable about his past and just... AAA its such an unexpectedly good couple for such wildly different charries!!

Avery x Mason (hustle cat) mason is the most badass lady ever holy shit everyone should date her and she should lift them all over her head and maybe seven cars. She's a biker gang badass and a super cake chef and can turn into a cat and just EVERYTHING IS PERFECT ABOUT THIS CHARACTER THANKS FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK

Husky and Cooro (+anima) i know theyre just kids but i totally get a precocious crush vibe from cooro, and like it only ever seems that husky gets embarassed over 'but what will everyone think' rather than because he doesn't like him. And husky has a lot of issues with internalized 'i need to be super manly' type anxieties and all.

Quale and Quan (ff9) okay i guess not really a ship but a past ship? I kinda saw them as a toriel and asgore type divorced couple from how stuttery and awkward quale is about how quan left and betrayed qu society. Headcanon that really it was more like 'my boyfriend wants to go adventuring and i wanna stay and live in this safe town, and he decided that adventure was more inportant than me'. I prefer this headcanon cos really neither of them would be at fault here, yknow? Complexity! Also grandpas shipping! Both great things!

Cloud and barret (ff7) cmon yo they have a load of chemistry and have so much in common backstory wise and in terms of putting up a grumpy front and being scared of letting themselves ever love again. And barret is the handsomest character in the game! And he's super tormented and in need of love just ss much as vincent geez, even if he isnt a funky fashion vampire. But he's a BIG HUGS BEAR MAN!! And he has a sweet little daughter! And there's several opportunities for cloud to act nice to marlene and seriously imagine him as a dad!! And barret even does get a 'date' with cloud if you play the game super precisely to unlock that easter egg but its clearly meant to be a joke and all. I hope maybe they could make it more legit in the remake now we're in an era of more lgbt representation and all. Also i feel bad but i never felt any chemistry between cloud and any of the female characters? It seemed like tifa was intended to be his canon love interest and all but i never liked it, and i never felt anything more than bffs with him and aerith. Plus aerith and zack is classic sweet star torn lovers! And then literally no clue why people ship him with yuffie and elena from the turks (???) Try barret sometime. We need more barret fanart in general, even of nobody else likes this ship! Appreciate him!!

Bebop and Rocksteady (ninja turtles) look, 6 year old me wanted them to get married before i even learned that That Thing Is Supposed To Be A Man And A Woman Under God or whatever. Proof that lgbt headcanons of children's media arent just 'adults polluting innocent things'. (Srsly what is that logic? A man and a woman kissinh isnt too sexual for tv but a gay kiss is?) Anyway these weird trash mutants were good together, courtesy of the ancient small me of the past.

[jin-mukang]

Always post the rules.

Answer the questions given by the person who tagged you.

Write 11 questioned on your own.

Tag 11 people

I guess tagged by @mintchocolateleaves?

You listen to your favorite song. Does it describe the person you are now, or the person you want to be?

Always Hate Me by James Blunt is my favorite right now. I hope it doesn't describe me at any time, because it's about him hurting and being haten by the one he loves. I just like the beat of the song.

Which is more fulfilling to write/read - angst or fluff?

It depends of the day. Sometimes I want a character to suffer, sometimes I just want a good fic where everything is happy. Writing on the other hand, I love to write angst.

What's your defination of insanity?

I guess when things fall out of the natural order of things. When laws and principles are broken and when people are scared. Anything that threatens the normal life of people and things.

How old were you when you realised that the world is imperfect?

6th grade.

How old were you when you realised it's okay for the world to be imperfect?

Never. I don't think it's okay at all. I believe that if I accept the imperfection of this world I will allow it to continue to be so. I want to shape the world to be better and not just say it's okay, because I do not think it's okay. But I guess I got slightly more lieniet when I turned 16.

Somewhere you feel safe. (That isn't your home)

Not really a place, but I feel most safe (when not at home) when I'm taking a walk with my family around the neighborhood.

What's the first book you read that you wished you could jump into?

Does manga count? I'm going to assume it does. +Anima was a series I fell in love with and I would still give anything to jump into those pages and travel with Cooro and the gang.

Name something you wish could happen in your favorite series.

Something I wish could happen in Detective Conan is pretty much more Kaito KID arcs. We need more of that dork.

Do you have any pets?

I say I do but none of them live with me. Casper, a Maltese poodle mix. Berlioz, a grumpy black cat whom I love.

Jeans or skirts?

Neither! I like leggings and sweats.

What's your favorite video game?

Skyrim. Hands down or I'll shoot them. Readies bow

My 11 questions:

While reading, do you enjoy first perspective, or third perspective?

Girl main characters, or boy main characters?

On average, how many hours of sleep do you get?

If you could jump into any series, which one would it be and why?

City life, or country?

What's your favorite thing about where you live?

What's your least favorite thing about where you live?

If you could meet your celebrity idol, what would you say to them?

How many kids do you want?

Describe your dream future spouse.

If you could travel anywhere right now, where would you go?

I tag @jonze-332 and anyone else who sees this and want to do it.

[booksareawayoflife]

+Anima Volume 2 by Natsumi Mukai

‘Shunned and branded as outcasts, the +Anima continue to search for their place in a perilous world… When Cooro is tricked into helping a nearby town, the +Anima must unite if they are to ever see their friend again. But after crossing paths with a new +Anima, will the bitter sting of betrayal tear this group apart?’

Book Review: no spoilers Me and Emily are currently borrowing each other’s favourite books. She wanted me to read this one because I had just recently read Itazura na Kiss, another manga, and she thought I might like it. I did like it. I liked it more than I thought I would, because I don’t know how I feel about other manga just yet. But if this is anything to go buy, I think I might be a fan of manga.

This series is about a group of four friends that travel together, and they are all +Anima. +Anima are humans with animal like powers, and the friends take after different animals. Cooro is a crow +Anima, Husky is a Fish +Anima, Senri is a Bear +Anima, and Nana is a Bat +Anima. They are all travelling together, with no real goal other than to get money and feed themselves.

I quite like this book, because each chapter feels like a tv episode. They have their own story, and you don’t need to really know anything about the series to get into it. Emily didn’t have the first volume because she read it from her old school library, so my first taste of this manga series was volume 2, and I didn’t feel like I needed to have read the first volume to have enjoyed it. I will probably end up buying the first volume so I can understand the background a bit more, but I still enjoyed it. And the artwork was beautiful.

Overall I give this manga 8/10 or a 4/5. I did really enjoy it. I would have preferred a long recap, but then if you have read the first volume, you wouldn’t have needed a recap as much as I did. I hope the characters develop a bit more of the series, and I will most likely get the series. I would recommend this to all ages. Children, to teenagers, to adults can enjoy this manga series. Love Lou xx