#gurren lagann x you

[froggibus]

Positions - Kamina, Simon & Kittan

Pairing: Kamina x f! reader, Simon x f! reader, Kittan x f! reader (reader is fem bodied + has a pussy)

Genre: smut/NSFW

Summary: what his favorite position is <3

CW: 18+ content--mdni, lotsa positions, unprotected sex, overstimulation, praise, slight degradation (kittan), marking, cockwarming, oral (f! receiving)

this is my first time writing for gurren lagann so im sorry if some of them are a little OOC! i just finished the anime last night and this is my way of coping :,) also really wanted to include viral but i STRUGGLED to write for him i'm also so sad abt the lack of gurren lagann content on tumblr

i hope this goes w/o saying but this is after the 7 year time skip ^^

Kamina:

Side by side

Any position where he can get as deep and as close as possible is his favorite, but he’s an absolute fiend  for doing it from the side.

He’ll have his arms locked around your waist, head nuzzled into your shoulder while he thrusts into you, mumbling to you about how good it feels. 

He’s bottoming out inside of you, his grip on your skin so tight it’s sure to leave bruises. “Y’feel so damn good,” he mumbles, rolling his hips into yours. “So damn good for me.”

His body stays pressed against yours the whole time, his thrusts sloppy and slow like he’s afraid to peel himself away from your body. 

Holds you tightly to him while he cums, bottoming out deep inside you and letting it all out.

Cowgirl

Has his hands folded behind his head, a smirk on his face as he watches you bounce up and down on him. Your hands are braced on his chest, nails digging into his skin hard enough to leave marks.

You look so pretty like this—eye rolling back, sweat beading on your brow, lips pursed in a moan while you try to force him deeper and deeper. He’s mesmerized by the way you move, by the way your tits bounce in tandem with your hips.

Eventually he’ll have mercy on you and move his hands to your hips, helping guide you up and down. Even after you finish and collapse on his chest, he’ll keep thrusting up into you, the head of his cock hitting that soft spot inside you every time.

“I-it’s too much,” you whine.

“A-almost there,” he’ll groan, one hand digging into your hip the other rubbing your back, “you can take it. Just a little more.”

Honourable mentions: mating press, doggystyle

Simon:

Mating press

Always wants to look at you while he’s fucking you, keeping his eyes on yours for any indicators that he’s doing good.

Simon has your legs folded into your chest, ankle draped over his shoulders as he fucks into you, his cock so deep you swear you feel it everywhere. You drag your nails down his back, drawing him in closer despite how much your thighs ache. 

He cups your face softly, his thumb brushing away a stray tear. “Doing so well for me, sweetheart.”

His words are the opposite of his actions, mumbling sweet praise while his cock bullies its way deep inside you. He kisses you while he finishes, forcing his cock as deep as he can get it and shooting ropes of hot cum inside you.

Lap sitting

Loves having you on his lap in general, but when it’s just the two of you, he can’t resist pulling out his cock and slipping into your pretty pussy.

He’ll kiss you while he fucks you, hips rolling into yours so slowly that it’s almost painful. Any other time, he’d be eager to fuck you and fill you as much as possible. But with the weight of you on his lap and your walls clenching him so well, Simon’s content to just sit and feel you for a while.

“S-simon,” you whine, rocking your hips into his. “Please move.”

And who is he to deny you?

He’ll have his arms tight around your body in no time, thrusting into you as much as he can manage while you cling tightly to him. The two of you move in tandem, a perfect dance of skin on skin.

Even after he finishes, he keeps his cock buried inside of you.

Honourable mention: face sitting

Kittan:

Doggystyle

He has your head shoved into the pillows, your back arched so much it's almost painful. He’s so deep like this—you can feel every inch of him, feel his tip in your tummy. 

Your whines and whimpers are drowned out by the sound of skin on skin and Kittan’s voice talking you through it. His hands massage the flesh of your ass, using it as leverage to draw himself even closer to you. 

“That’s it, take it like the good slut I know you are.” You clench up around him but it only makes him go faster, driving himself deeper.

Your knees shake and threaten to buckle with every thrust, tears brimming your eyes as you get closer to your peak. Then Kittan’s hands are grabbing your hips, his touch gentle despite the brutal pace he’s fucking into you with.

He holds you up, keeping you from falling while he brings himself to the edge. He collapses against you when he finishes, just barely managing to keep himself from crushing you while his cock twitches deep inside. 

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Loves having his head sandwiched between your thighs, your pussy dripping and coating his lips.

He wraps his arms around your legs and pulls you down further, pussy so snug against his face he can barely breathe. He’ll close his eyes and eat his way through it, his tongue reaching everywhere. 

He hardly even notices the way you’re bobbing on his cock, drool running down his shaft—he’s too drunk on your pussy.

Even after he’s came in your mouth and you’ve cleaned him up, he won’t stop. He’ll just tug you closer and keep lapping at your pussy until you’re so overstimulated you cry.

You’ll practically have to pry him away from you and he’ll just wipe his face and offer you a sheepish smile, saying, “sorry baby.”

Honourable mentions: full nelson, against the wall

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[its-booker]

Straight ships so good even the queers love them!

[autistic-ben-tennyson]

In Defense of Shinji/Rei

Out of all the pairings in the Evangelion fandom, Shinji/Rei is one of the most controversial and least popular, especially here on tumblr. It did have some popularity at one point but that has died down in favor of Kawoshin and Asurei. It’s a ship that I, and many others, feel is often mischaracterized and dismissed due to its more controversial elements but one that is honestly very emotional and deserves less hate in my opinion, as do it’s shippers who people also have a misguided view of. Fandom in general has become more moralistic and puritanical in recent years. It’s like no one learned a thing from the SU fandom discourse where people were bullied or called homophobic for liking a certain pairing over the other.

Argument 1: she’s his mother/sister

The most common criticism of the pairing is that it’s incest and that their relationship is that of a brother-sister or mother-son. First, Rei’s whole arc in the show is that she’s not just a clone or copy of Yui or Lilith. She’s her own person with her own desires which is why her loyalty to Gendo wanes as she becomes more of an individual. Her DNA also isn’t that similar to Shinji and only a small amount of Yui’s was used. The rest was affected by Lilith hence the differences in their appearance. So there is a little bit of blood relation but it’s not on the same level of say Bwen or Pinecest. Incest is terrible because it’s a betrayal of family trust and abuse but Shinji and Rei met as teens and were not raised as siblings, nor did he know of her origin until Ritsuko explained it.

I’ve also seen the argument that their bond is sibling-like or Shinji views her as a Madonna/mother figure. Anno has stated that he intended there to be a “love triangle” with the pilot trio and show’s proposal described Rei as having “learned about feelings when she fell in love”. While that info comes from Reddit and may not be reliable, it does challenge the idea that there was no intention for their dynamic to be romantic.

Next, antis really take that elevator scene out of context where Shinji was complimenting her on being like a mom while ignoring him telling her she’d make a good housewife. The rebuilds and manga make their connection more blatant but it was always there. Misato, Toji and Kensuke all tease Shinji about his crush and the two act as friends after warming up despite their icy first interactions. There may be some maternal aspects to it but it’s rather simplistic to dumb their bond down to a family connection. It seems antis argue that they’re siblings because the romantic implications are uncomfortable and antis don’t want to admit that they do have feelings for each other.

Argument 2: it’s misogynistic and queer erasure

Okay, this is a less common argument against it but one I’ve seen from popular Eva analysis writers that view Kawoshin as the only valid pairing for Shinji. I’ve seen it used against Asushin and Marishin too. This goes hand and hand with the idea that Shinji views Rei as a Madonna and is misogynistic. I have a lot of thoughts about the “Shinji is an incel misogynist and Asuka did nothing wrong” discourse but that’s for another day. He’s not a perfect uwu soft boy but fans seem to base his entire characterization off the hospital scene in rather single issue Eva analyses that cherry-pick certain scenes or dialogue.

The argument that it’s queer erasure is one I’m starting to despise. Yes, there are homophobic dudebro fans who hate Kawoshin but not everyone who prefers a “straight” pairing is anti gay. Shinji could still be bisexual and be in a m/f relationship. I’ve also seen some ship him in a polycule with Rei and Kaworu. Plus, not everyone has to interpret the show or character the same way. The writers made it so people can view Kawoshin as romantic and Shinji as queer, but never demanded that be the only possible interpretation.

This kind reminds me of something I’ve occasionally seen in the Ben 10 fandom too. A few fans, not all of them, treating the wholesome gay ship as the only good pairing because of the problematic elements in the m/f ships or because they view the male protagonist as a misogynist. The “male character is sexist or a bad boyfriend so let’s make him gay” is also a fandom trope that kind of irritates me. Not every ship has be gay or a girlboss romance either.

Argument 3: they’re kids and you can’t ship them

This is one of the least common criticisms but one that I’ve occasionally encountered. First, they’re 14 which is around the time a lot of teens start dating. Second, romance =/= sex and child/teen characters can have romantic feelings for each other. Yes, ship wars over fictional kids can escalate but there’s nothing wrong with just liking a pairing. This post about Chihiro and Haku’s bond from Spirited Away kind of applies here too.

My thoughts: why do I love this pairing?

I first fell in love with this ship because I watched the rebuilds first on Amazon Prime and didn’t know the series was on Netflix because my account, embarrassingly, still has parental controls on it. I know they’re not everyone’s cup of tea but I liked them. Shinji was a character I really connected to and so was Rei. Their relationship got me a bit emotional and the scene where Shinji attempts to save her had me on the edge of my seat, while the scene where Shinji accepts Rei Q got a tear out of me as did the apology scene in 3.0+1.0.

If I had to compare them to any other pairing, which I’ve done before, it would be Hodaka/Hina from Weathering with You which also is a bit divisive and a bit of a tearjerker. Ironically, EoE is one of Makoto Shinkai’s favorites and he considers Anno an inspiration. Everything from their bond to Hodaka’s character and Hina’s arc of a blue haired girl, blackish-blue in Hina’s case, that’s lived a difficult life and who’s only purpose is to be a sacrificial lamb, learning to pray for herself is a lot like Shinji/Rei, down the ending of WWY being a lot like that of 2.22. The scene where Hodaka gives Hina a promise ring is also a little like the “smile” moment from Episode 6/1.11.

Conclusion

In short, Shinji/Rei isn’t a bad pairing and is overhated and misrepresented by many in the fandom. It’s fine to dislike it or prefer another ship but one can do so without chomping at the bit to paint its shippers as homophobes, misogynists or people with incest fetishes or Oedipal complexes. Many of us like it because it’s one of the least toxic relationships in the series and is honestly a very powerful story. Are there some questionable elements in it? Sure, but you can like a ship even if it’s not up to golden moral standards and expecting every pairing to be unproblematic is ridiculous. Real life is much more grey than what moralistic fans claim.

[actuallysaiyan]

Elope With Me(Kamina x Fem!Reader)

warnings: fluff, angst, yet another fix-it fic for this loveable goofball, mentions of elopement, jealousy word count: 1.2k pairings: Kamina x Fem!Reader summary: Kamina gives you a beautifully preserved flower that his father had given to his mother in the hopes that you'll come to the surface with him and elope. though things don't pan out exactly as you two both imagined, the flower comes back into play after you nurse him back to health. a/n: another Kamina fic? yes! will this get 8 notes? yes! do I care? no! A wonderful fic for the @pixelcafe-network's challenge Friday! I had so much fun with this!

dividers: @adornedwithlight

taglist: @cherryblossombankai @pixelcafe-network

Most people had lost someone while living in Giha village. The earthquakes had caused a lot of cave-ins. And if it wasn’t the earthquakes, some people had tried to go to the surface and died as a result. 

Kamina wasn’t an exception. His father left for the surface when he was younger, and his mother had unfortunately died when he was very young as well. Your own parents died due to the very same earthquake that caused the cave-in that killed Simon’s parents.

The three of you: Simon, Kamina and you, had become very close because of this. Kamina was obviously the leader of your little gang and he often tried to rope in more people because of it. And after a while, you started to admire him for all of this.

But your admiration for Kamina turned into something different. No longer did you see him as “big bro” and more in a “who is this hunk who replaced itty bitty Kamina” kind of way.

Kamina wasn’t blind to you changing in front of his eyes too. You weren’t a little girl chasing after him anymore. You were a lovely young woman and any man would be lucky to have you in their life. He chooses to try and ignore his growing feelings for you in an attempt to keep your friendship sacred.

But fuck, it was tearing him apart inside. And him wanting to go to the surface, he needed to make sure you’d follow him up there. So he tries his best to come up with the proper way to make this proposal.

He searches through some of the things his father and mother left behind. There are only just a few mementos. He looks at the picture of his lovely mother; the only thing he has left of her. Then under a few other things, he finds a beautifully preserved flower. It was pink with long thread-like stamens, as well as spidery seed pods. When he flips over the flower, there’s a card.

“To my lovely beautiful darling Wenny, 

This is the only thing I can give to you to show you my love is never ending. Please remember that this flower means ‘Elope with me’. That is what we did, even when everyone seemed against us. Our love will never die, just like this flower.

Love,

Joe”

Kamina is surprised. He never knew that his father had given this to his mother. It was a lovely flower, though a little odd looking. Most women probably preferred other things, but given that you both live underground, you’ll probably just love the fact that he gave you a flower.

He takes the flower and makes his way over to you. Despite his mostly cocky attitude and confidence skyrocketing most days, Kamina finds himself very nervous. He sees you in your room, and he knocks on the rock.

“Knock, knock.” He says sarcastically and you laugh.

“Hey Kamina, come in.”

Kamina steps inside, pulling the curtain to shut your room. He then sits on your bed with you, unsure of how to even come out and say what he means. YOu notice he’s fidgeting with something in his hands, so you gently place your own hands on his.

“Penny for your thoughts.” you say softly, pulling him from his nervousness.

He hands you the preserved flower. You’re in awe of the beautiful and unique little thing. Your eyes widen when you notice the card in the back. Kamina takes your hands in his and he’s smiling that overly confident smile.

“Listen to me,” he starts. “One of these days, I’m going up to the surface. And when that day comes, sooner or later, I want you up there with me!”

You blush. “Oh Kamina, you know I’m going to the surface with you! I wouldn’t dream of staying in this place without you.”

This is when he cups your cheeks and pulls you in for a sweet kiss. Your heart races and you melt into his sweet embrace. Kamina holds you close to his chest.

“That flower means to elope…so when we get outta here, let’s do it! Let’s elope!”

His words ring in your ears. You can’t believe he’s truly saying this. You’ve been in love with Kamina for so long, and to finally have him make some sort of move on you, it’s making you feel very warm and fuzzy inside.

“Yes, we’ll elope. On the surface!” You say finally. You give him another kiss and you two swear on it.

But when you two get to the surface, things are completely different than you envisioned. Of course, Yoko is so beautiful and she captures the eye of your beau.

She’s tough, she doesn’t put up with his shit. The way she charms him, it breaks your heart. You keep the little preserved flower, hoping that one day, you will meet someone who’s made you feel the way that Kamina once did.

Months go by after making your way up to the surface. Things are different now. You know that you don’t have a chance with Kamina. Even if you still have his gift, you know that you could never interfere with his blossoming love with Yoko.

And after that close call with Thymilph, your heart ached for the man you loved even more. Every day after him almost losing his life, you spend every single second at his bedside. 

You take control over his care. Something about this really warms his heart. To see you here at his side after he almost lost his life. Kamina clings to the little glimmer of hope that he’ll finally make it through. He know that you being around really makes him feel like he can get healthy and lively again.

Then one day, you come in and you’ve got a big bouquet of flowers in your hand. You place them in a vase next to the window. Kamina looks over and he notices that the flowers look very familiar.

“Are those…” he begins then he walks over to them.

“Cleome. They are cleome flowers.” You say softly.

He gets closer and takes a deep inhale of the flowers. The scent is so nice and fresh, making him feel happy. He looks at you and smiles.

“Kamina, I—”

But he interrupts you with a deep kiss. He wraps his arms around you, pulling you closer to his body. You hold him close to yourself, deepening the kiss as well. Then you rub your nose against his before leaning your forehead to his.

“I was foolish,” Kamina explains. “Foolish to get wrapped up in the excitement of being on the surface without seeing how you felt.”

“Kamina, I’m fine.”

“No! No, I completely ignored your wants, desires and feelings for my own selfish gain.” He kisses you once more. “But not this time. I want to know how you feel.”

You take a deep breath and then you explain how seeing him get so close to Yoko had made you jealous. Though you tried hard to push your feelings for him away, you just couldn’t do it permanently.

“Baby, I’m crushed. I shouldn’t have made you feel like second best.” He says solemnly. He gently caresses your cheek. “Could you ever forgive me?”

You giggle softly. “Kamina, what do you think the flowers are for? I forgive you…and I love you.”

Kamina grins and he spins you around in his arms; it’s a testament to his strength now that he has healed completely. He kisses you over and over, the grin never leaving his face.

“Those flowers mean elope, right? Then…elope with me, Kamina.”

He smirks, “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

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[djeesperate]

The Monster Called 'Gawain'

Chapter word count: 1307

C/W: Body horror?, pure unfiltered angst, alternate universe (bad endings).

In which we found Gawain a little too late.

It started with a curse on a knight who was far too proud—a hopeful life lesson for a man to be kinder.

He would find someone who cared for who he was, flaws and imperfections, enveloping him in a familiar warmth that would melt the frozen heart that had forgotten the boundless love he had.

He would find a place to belong after feeling lost. A new calling to be by another’s side, through darkness and light and every spectrum of hardships in between.

He would be at peace, lying beside his most trusted and beloved for years to come as the world continues to spin around them.

It sounded too good to be true—happy endings are only for fairy tales, after all. The blue skies that symbolise peace were nothing but a joke, a mockery of a man long abandoned by everyone around him.

There he was, flesh rotted and scarred where he pried off his bloodied iron prison, storming through the woods into nearby towns like a rabid animal, pupils dimmed after all hope left his soul years ago. He bares his teeth and screams out as the civilians run to safety.

A monster, they screamed.

He remembers the nights Morgause sat beside his bed, telling him stories of heroes that slay monsters and save the day. He remembers the days Lot would train him to protect people from these same monsters. He has had many experiences slaughtering said creatures as they near Dalmore.

Gawain, the exiled knight, knew the definition of a monster. Yet, somewhere down his journey to redemption, it would seem that he became that definition.

People would shy away and scurry off as he roams around looking for deeds to fulfil. People would run and hide when he was spotted coming into their town. People would beg for him to leave them alone, near crying on their knees because he was so overwhelming as a presence.

They looked so distressed, he didn’t know what he did wrong. Their request is for him to disappear? Does his existence cause this much pain for others?

Why won’t anyone look at him? Why wouldn’t anyone hear his cries?

He thought, at the very least, his sister would still be on his side, waiting for him to return to Dalmore. He would do all this so Florence knew that he was still her beloved brother and that he wasn’t a bad person.

He had tried hard to do good deeds. Whether or not he understood the meaning of kindness, he tried his best. It began as a chore but slowly turned into a genuine plea to be accepted, and over time, it became desperate, aggressive and frightening.

… what a cruel joke.

Somewhere down the line, he had uncovered the identity of the damned witch that put him in this mental spiral. He felt utterly betrayed, he cried for days. It was almost like no one wanted him around anymore, he was better off a corpse.

So he isolated himself in the mountains.

The times when he would skip and run through trees with Lamorak, dear Florence tailing behind as the three bantered. Three pairs of feet jumping around giggling before the Sun goes down. The memories he fondly kept in his heart corrupted since that day—he only recalls a boy whose face was crossed out, and a haze behind them, voices all muffled. He blocked them all out. 

He trekked the mountains alone in pure silence. Not even the beasts watching him in the distance would give him any company out of fear. He drags his feet as he enters a small cave with his makeshift bed of animal pelts he had acquired from hunting. Far away from people who had started to send out bounties to end his life once and for all.

He was hurting and no matter how much tears he wept at night in the cold, neither mother nor father came to hold him. Eventually, his eyes dried, bloodshot red to accompany the scarring around his face from where he ripped his mask off.

He rubbed his arm for warmth, draped in a cloak. He had broken down and torn off the armour from his body, which meant most of the skin on his torso was now gone. Now he really looked like a monster. Does that mean a hero would come and slay him?

Something twisted grew inside him from that revelation. He starts to pray for the day he will meet this hero—the only one left who will look at him. The pathetic thought enraged him, insulted that the thought of death by another person would put him at peace. 

He hated himself.

Standing in front of him was a skyfarer, eyes bright as the stars he would count while he sat on his father’s shoulders on their way back home. He charged at them with the intention to kill; that’s what monsters do, after all. Yet all they did was dodge and block his blows.

He saw it, the compassion and pity in their eyes. Every time he backs up to prepare for another attack, they try to call out to him.

“You’re Gawain, aren’t you?!”

“Wait! Just listen to me!”

“I don’t want to hurt you! I just want to help!”

Their words fell on deaf ears. He’s heard all these lies from her already, he refuses to believe that there was someone out there that actually wanted to help. He was in too deep that it hurt more to heal his heart than to continue down this endless madness. He was too afraid of trusting someone again, to put his guard down and give even a crumb of his heart away. His attacks became frantic, like a wounded animal trying to survive.

He watched them try, again and again, shouting in hopes that their words would reach him. He watched tears flow down their face as they became increasingly frustrated, knowing that if this battle continued, their other crewmates that were rushing to the scene would behead him on the spot.

“Gawain!”

He huffed, energy draining. His damaged flesh tore open from all the heavy blows he tried to deliver, blowing apart from the sheer intensity of his own strength. His vision was blurry but he saw the distress in the person’s face, trying their best to get closer to him. In his head, he thinks it was so that the hero could slay the monster once and for all. Their eyes grew wide, he saw them open their mouth to scream but he heard nothing but high-pitched ringing.

He didn’t notice he fell to the ground.

He didn’t notice the giant gash on his body that was spilling out blood like he was a waterfall.

He sees wings, six pairs of them, radiating light so blinding as it joins the side of his opponent, it was as if he was staring directly at the Sun. 

He felt warmth, for the first time in years. He watched them run over to his dying figure, holding onto him as their tears fell onto his face, begging him to stay awake. He watched them scream and scold the angel beside them in anger, ripping off their own sleeves to bandage his wound as if it weren’t fatal.

He hears his name being called repeatedly. It had been so long that he almost forgot. How could he have forgotten it?

Visions of three kids running around the mountains haunted him for one last time—faces clear as day, his dear friend and sister.

Where did everything go wrong?

Gawain didn’t know. Gawain didn’t have long to find out, either.

The last thought he had before he went cold was a new revelation. He wasn’t the monster in the story at all…

He was who the hero needed to save.

[ittorule34]

you are so strange, and it’s weirdly attractive. it’s not even like the quirky kind of strange. nah. ur just freaky. a little freak. why is it hot tho.

Wait you guys aren’t joking about loving me

[applepie-enthusiast]

I'm listening to my playlist and I want to get lyrics from each song to relate to ships; and ask y'all which ship suits the said lyrics for fun only!!

[froggibus]

i need him in a way that is concerning

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ kamina x fem!reader. CONTENT WARNINGS: 18+ !!! fwb turns into something more. unprotected sex. creampie. reader is referred to as 'his woman.' WORD COUNT: 2.6K PSD CREDIT !!! MINORS/AGELESS BLOGS DNI !!!!!!!

You can’t remember when it started; that’s how long it’s been going on. 

What started as a means to satisfy natural curiosity has since been twisted into something else, something with never ending need and ever growing want.

“Geez, you’re really wet down there.” You don’t know if he’s saying that for your benefit or his. He gets like this sometimes, where he completely loses himself in fondling your body. It’s like you don’t even exist sometimes.

Your eyes follow his hand as he unfurls his fingers from the dripping mess between your thighs. You’re transfixed, watching translucent webs of your cum expand and break between his fingers. His chest beats against your back with a snicker and you shudder at the cool touch of skin on skin. 

You don’t mind letting Kamina take the lead, he’s certainly grown into it enough for you to trust him with your body. Lips quivering, barely able to contain your ceaseless mewling, you can’t help but buck your hips against his rounded palm at your heat. His fingers tease you, not with touch but with restraint. He’s all but stopped the ministrations on your clit, his digits stilled over the desperate muscle just so he can watch you squirm. “You’re so mean. You know we don’t have time.” You remind him, but there isn’t a lick of strength to your words so all he can do is laugh along the shell of your ear, goosebumps popping all over your skin at the puff of air.

“Yeah, yeah– let me have my fun with ya, okay?” He knows what will satiate you; his free hand comes to frame your chin, thumb pulling lightly at your bottom lip when he cranes your head in his direction, popping a kiss that’s sloppy from the start on your eager mouth. Your lashes flutter until they too are kissing, your lids weighing down with lust as you give into the deepening kiss. His tongue so easily crosses over yours, lapping away at the moans that reverberate from your throat. 

“Kamina, please,” You try to plead with him for mercy, for relief, “Need it.” He notices your choice in words and nips at your lip as punishment. “Need you.” 

The correction seems to appease him because his hand quickly leaves your jaw, taking to his pants and shirking them from his hips until they’re wrung around his ankles. His fingers take one last dip into your entrance, grinding along your walls until he’s at your sweet spot. He gives you a tender rub down, dragging his digits so sweetly along your gummy walls that you can’t help but cry along with his movements. Your noises give way to pathetic whimpers when he finally takes his fingers out, your hole puckering around air in desperation.  

You can feel his tip, angular and wet, grinding along the curve of your ass, his knuckles occasionally coming in contact as he slathers your slick all along his shaft. You can hear the squelch of his foreskin dragging up and over his leaking glans and it isn’t long before you feel that very end poking and prodding at your cunt. 

But he doesn’t give you what you want, not yet anyways. Kamina likes to watch you beg for it, prefers body language over your native tongue. You know this, so you drive your hips back to meet the slant of his cock halfway, your knees knocking together as his length slides so easily between your wet and sticky folds. Your clit pulsates with every rub, every kiss of his cockhead, and cries for him when he pulls away. You pout. He laughs.

It’s a song and dance you two rehearse more often than just “friends helping friends” do. But it’s almost unspoken, the notion that maybe you two stopped being buddies a long time ago. Heaven knows he won’t admit to anything. And you? You think it’s foolish, wanting more from a man who’s only ever sneered at pit chicks. 

And yet, here you are. Playing the fool.

Kamina rises from the earthy wall, the width of his hands on your hips squeezing tight just before they pivot you around and you know the drill– hands on the wall and stick that ass of yours out nice and pretty for him.

He pauses. What’s the hold up, you wonder? You shrink under his gaze, mind wandering in self conscious haste. But really, he promises, he’s just enjoying the view. “Fuck, you look so good.” You hear him hiss, feel his palm slide over to the globe of your ass, toying with the bouncy flesh as he spreads your cheeks apart for just a peek at your glossy, wet pussy. You crane your head back, simpering smile lining your lips when you catch Kamina jerking himself off to the sight of you.

He’s not thinking with his head, rarely ever does if we’re being honest. He’s a man of action, leaps before he thinks but with you… He’s been doing a lot of that lately. It started with the fantasies in his head, naughty images of you popping up at the worst of times, forcing the azure-haired man to peel away from his ragtag followers to rub one out because otherwise he’ll be pitching a tent the rest of the day.

But now, he’s doing more than wishful thinking of a sexual nature. Now it isn’t just the curve of your body, the jiggle of your ass when you’re taking his cock to the base, the glitter of your juices that fill his head. It’s your laugh, the playful punches you land on his arm when he’s being particularly stupid and brash. It’s how you speak, how you wistfully believe alongside him that you’ll make it out of Jiha. He’s even gone so far to think of all the times he’s turned up a nose at the women in your village, complaining about them to your face when he could very well have been talking about you too. He remembers more than just your nervous chuckle; he thinks what you must have felt at that time. Considers your feelings a little more.

“Kamina?” You straighten your back, craning your head to watch his wrist slow and his cock stutter. What’s gotten into him? There’s a vacant look in his crimson gaze and it’s unsettling. 

But he isn’t still for long because once you start looking at him, it’s like a switch goes off in his system. Like he’s suddenly all too hungry, all too desperate for your lips on his and for his name on your tongue but not just in lust, but in love. He’ll take what he can get and if that’s baseless affection, he’ll settle because it’s you.

The way he lunges for you is carnal, but his lips on yours tastes sweet. Your back bumps along the wall and he has a hand at your cheek now, you can catch a whiff of his musk if you’re looking for it but you’re too preoccupied keeping up with his fervent kisses to even let the sense of smell register. You start to close your eyes but you’re snagged by his still being wide open as he ravishes your mouth with insatiable desire. When you look into his vermillion stare, you catch a glint of something more than just a simplistic, carnal need. You don’t know what it is but it makes your heart flutter and your stomach flip.

“I changed my mind. Let’s move to the bedroom.” His grumblings fill the cavern of your mouth. You can barely formulate words yourself but if you could, you’d point out that the two of you are slated for duty that afternoon, courtesy of the bastard chief picking on the two of you so immaturely. And if you could speak, he’d argue. So you let him kiss you, let his tongue salivate over yours. And you let him lead, let him hold your hand with a tenderness you’ve never felt before as the two of you shuffle to the only private room in this section.

“Lie down. Please.” Formality straining his voice, he watches as you crawl on the poor excuse for a bed you all are forced to keep. You settle on a heap of blankets and your breath stills when Kamina sheds his clothes and climbs on the furniture with you. He’s shaped like a god, a perfect representation of his namesake and it never ceases to make you absolutely smitten. Your legs part for him, bend around his torso to cage him closely to you. You enjoy this intimacy but there’s another layer to this moment that makes your heart sing.

The expanse of Kamina’s cock spreads over the sensitive mound between your legs, his length starting to drag over your pelvis in a ritual of self-stimulation you’re all too happy to participate in. His chest sporadically rises and falls with every wanton puff of air and he limits his breathing once more with a hungry kiss over your mouth. This time he’s messy, drool shining over your lips and then some while he continues to run the smoothness of his thin foreskin over your skin. “K-Kamina, p-please– it hurts.” You whimper, turning your head to break the kiss and that’s when Kamina nods, completely understanding what you mean.

It hurts, you said. It hurts to be away from you, you meant.

“Got it, got it. Sorry.” Those words of his ghost an exhale and he draws his hips back, giving himself ample space to angle himself before your entrance. You feel that all too familiar pressure between your thighs, cunt twitching before his lubricious glans as he starts to close the gap between you. Your calves start to quake at his back the deeper he goes, up until his pelvis is flush against yours. He shudders, panting as your walls close in on him. You’re always so damn tight, no matter how much he’s prepped you before. You must really want this. Must really want him.

And that makes him dizzy with want.

“S-Shit, that’s it– let me in, baby.” You don’t recall ever hearing him call you that before. So when tears start to dot your waterline, it isn’t from pain over him stretching your pretty pussy to his girth. It’s because god, you want him to call you that outside of this little bubble you share with him. 

Cockhead nestled against your sweet spot, the subtle arch of his length begins to grind along your gummy muscle. Your bottom lip jutting out in a pout, you start to whimper and can’t seem to stop as his hips rock into you at a sensually slow pace. The grunts he manages come straight from the column of his throat, they’re nearly feral. “Hmmnh– feeling good?” And when you nod for him, his heart rattles against his bones.

The squeeze of your weeping cunt around his twitching dick is almost too much, if he isn’t careful he can cum faster than intended. The drag of his flexing cock inside you starts to pick up in speed, you feel his balls start to go pap, pap, pap against your sweaty flesh and your ears burn with the sound. Your core burns, not in suffering but in furious want for something more from the man currently docked deep, deep inside you.

“Don’t stop, Kamina!” Your trembling fingers fan over his chest, sinking just a tad in his bountiful muscle as your body starts to bounce along the bed to Kamina’s thrusts. Your tits spring up and down, up and down the more Kamina ruts into you, the faster he starts to go as he becomes desperate for a high only you can give him nowadays. He can’t help it, he needs a taste so his kiss-swollen lips latch onto your pebbled nipple, giving it a suck that mimics what you’re doing to him with that tight little pussy of yours. You taste good, he can’t help but keep going while fucking into you with savage rolls of his hips. 

The hands at his chest are now wringing locks of his hair, tugging and pulling as your whole body starts to tense up around Kamina. His tongue scribbles circles around your pert bud, leaving your breast sticky with spit before he repeats the loving action around your other nipple. You cry, you beg, and you mewl for him and he knows it won’t get any better than this.

“Like that?” His groans tickle your skin, “Like when I fuck you like this? No one else gets to, right?” You swear you see a possessive streak spark along his eyes just then. “Just me. Only me.” Kamina growls, the raw sound of skin slapping skin starts to echo around the room’s four walls. “No one’s gonna fuck you this good– no one’s gonna love you like I can.” 

You pause. “W-Wha–” You start but he doesn’t let you finish, won’t let you argue or come back with any response that isn’t in agreement as he smashes his sore lips against yours, kissing you frantically as his engorged dick starts to throb in unison with your pulsating walls. “Cumming inside,” He suddenly tells you, your mouth swallowing up his warning without protest, “Cum with me.” 

You couldn’t argue with him even if you wanted to. As he pumps you full of his cock, full of his seed, your cunt tightens up all around him, walls closing in with a snug fit until you’re creaming all around him, slick oozing out your fluttering hole. All while Kamina continues to lazily rock inside you, smearing his cum all along your walls so you don’t forget who owns that pussy of yours.

“S-Shit,” You finally breathe with a full chest, “That was amazing.” You notice Kamina’s still inches deep inside you, your folds still around him like a ring. “Everything okay–”

“Hold on, I have something to say.” You blink. Well, there’s a tone you haven’t heard before. There’s a hint of hesitation in his voice, almost like… He’s unsure of himself for once. “That stuff I said just now—”

Oh. You feebly laugh. It’s the only thing you can do. “Yeah, yeah, I get it. Don’t worry, I’ve said some stupid things–”

“No,” He’s authoritative now, “I meant it.” Still with his cock thumping inside you, Kamina continues, “I meant it. Come on. Let’s stop kidding ourselves. I– I don’t want to have this with anyone but you. I— I need you.” His adam’s apple bobs subtly as he clears his throat. “You catch what I’m saying?” 

You widen your eyes. “I– Yeah, but–”

“No buts. Do you feel the same?” 

He’s certainly not beating around the bush but you’re not about to let this opportunity run past you so with a hand cupped around the nape of his neck, you bring him back down to you, popping a kiss to his mouth before whispering along his lips, “Yeah. I do.”

“Then it’s settled. You’re my woman now, alright?” You don’t mean to laugh but you do and it makes his brows knit in… Embarrassment. “Hey, don’t laugh at me!” Just then, he pushes his cock deeper until he’s kissing your cervix and making your back arch at the friction. He seems to get satisfaction from this, giving you a snarky grin you can now say is yours. 

“Yeah, yeah– Look, as much as I love this,” Your pointer finger first gestures from your chest to his before pointing at your still connected bodies further south, “we should really get going, the chief’s gonna–”

“Where’s that bastard, Kamina?! He’s late!” 

“Shitshitshitshitshitshit!”

[fandom]

Anime and Manga

Delicious in Dungeon is the new Dungeons and Dragons.

Dungeon Meshi +21

Jujutsu Kaisen

One Piece -2

Boku no Hero Academia +1

Bungou Stray Dogs +3

Tian Guan Ci Fu +13

Haikyuu!! +6

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System +9

Naruto +2

Mob Psycho 100 -7

Mo Dao Zu Shi +1

SPY x FAMILY -6

Attack on Titan +10

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure -4

Death Note +9

Puella Magi Madoka Magica +16

Yu-Gi-Oh! +9

Chainsaw Man -14

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -3

Hetalia +10

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

Sailor Moon -7

Trigun Stampede -16

Trigun Maximum -3

Fullmetal Alchemist -7

Bocchi the Rock! -6

Black Butler +8

Wind Breaker

Revolutionary Girl Utena +4

Sousou no Frieren

Tokyo Revengers -2

Blue Lock -7

Digimon +1

Yuri!!! on Ice +12

Dragon Ball Z +4

Hunter X Hunter

Witch Hat Atelier +4

Neon Genesis Evangelion -1

Bleach -12

Fairy Tail +5

Inuyasha -3

Detective Conan +5

Soul Eater -3

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury -13

Dorohedoro +3

19 Days -32

Ranma 1/2

Dandadan

Dragon Ball Super

Berserk -6

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

Cowboy Bebop

Houseki No Kuni

Cardcaptor Sakura

Lupin III -12

Golden Kamuy

Trigun 98 -15

Hellsing

Yu Yu Hakusho

SK8 the Infinity -10

Yotsuba&!

NANA

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

Love Live

Tokyo Mew Mew

Love Bullet

Black Clover

One Punch Man

Ouran High School Host Club

Blue Exorcist

Diabolik Lovers

Fate/Stay Night

Gintama

Tokyo Ghoul

Pop Team Epic -26

The Case Study of Vanitas

Little Witch Academia

Higurashi

Kill la Kill

Natsume Yuujinchou

Uzumaki

Fruits Basket

Citrus

Buddy Daddies -75

Hamtaro

Pokémon

Dr. Stone

Mr. Osomatsu

Azumanga Daioh

Reborn!

A Sign of Affection

Monogatari

Oshi no Ko

The Summer Hikaru Died

Devilman

Banana Fish

Noragami

Code Geass

Gurren Lagann

Durarara!!

The number in italics indicates how many spots a title moved up or down from the previous year. Bolded titles weren’t on the list last year.

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[doyouknowthisanime]

Happy Halloween, everyone!

I've got some good news - I've finished tallying up the results of the favourite anime survey and can now, finally, reveal what Tumblr's favourite anime actually are. To start with, I'd like to thank everyone who responded - yes, all 1172 (wow!) of you - and to apologise for he delay in actually getting these results out. For anyone who needs a reminder, these results are based on how many points each anime received - a first place ranking was worth five points, a second or third place ranking was worth four, a fourth or fifth place ranking was worth three, a sixth-tenth place ranking was worth two, and a eleventh-twentieth place ranking was worth one. When multiple anime had the same number of points, the anime with the most first-place votes was placed higher. The results are below the read more right here - I hope you enjoy reading!

100. Yona of the Dawn - 82 points

99. Devilman Crybaby - 83 points

98. Monogatari Series - 83 points

97. Lucky Star - 84 points

96. Toradora - 84 points

95. Dr. Stone - 86 points

94. Princess Jellyfish - 86 points

93. ERASED - 87 points

92. Noragami - 87 points

91. Wolf's Rain - 88 points

90. Azumanga Daioh - 90 points

89. Paranoia Agent - 90 points

88. Odd Taxi - 91 points

87. Banana Fish - 93 points

86. Digimon Adventure - 95 points

85. Akira - 95 points

84. Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni - 95 points

83. Psycho-Pass - 96 points

82. Little Witch Academia - 96 points

81. Monster - 97 points

80. Mononoke - 98 points

79. Free! - 99 points

78. Kekkai Sensen - 99 points

77. Trigun Stampede - 102 points

76. Haibane Renmei - 103 points

75. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - 104 points

74. Gintama - 105 points

73. Violet Evergarden - 107 points

72. Dorohedoro - 113 points

71. Made in Abyss - 113 points

70. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - 113 points

69. Eizouken ni wa Te o Dasu na! - 115 points

68. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - 116 points

67. SK8 the Infinity - 117 points

66. Samurai Champloo - 117 points

65. Your Name - 118 points

64. Castle in the Sky - 119 points

63. Perfect Blue - 119 points

62. Promare - 120 points

61. One Punch Man - 122 points

60. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - 126 points

59. Kiki's Delivery Service - 129 points

58. Kaguya-sama: Love is War - 136 points

57. Inuyasha - 136 points

56. Assassination Classroom - 142 points

55. FLCL - 143 points

54. Pokémon - 144 points

53. Death Parade - 148 points

52. Dragon Ball - 150 points

51. Natsume Yuujinchou - 157 points

50. The Apothecary Diaries - 158 points

49. Revue Starlight - 159 points

48. Durarara!! - 160 points

47. Yu Yu Hakusho - 162 points

46. Naruto - 163 points

45. Black Butler - 165 points

44. Attack on Titan - 167 points

43. Houseki no Kuni - 168 points

42. Steins;Gate - 172 points

41. Cardcaptor Sakura - 186 points

40. Code Geass - 186 points.

39. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-Kun - 187 points

38. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - 192 points

37. Kill la Kill - 194 points

36. Bungou Stray Dogs - 194 points

35. Baccano! - 198 points

34. Bocchi the Rock! - 201 points

33. Chainsaw Man - 208 points

32. Demon Slayer - 209 points

31. Serial Experiments Lain - 213 points

30. Jujutsu Kaisen - 227 points

29. Spy x Family - 236 points

28. Howl's Moving Castle - 238 points

27. Princess Mononoke - 240 points

26. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - 241 points

25. Sailor Moon - 249 points

24. Mushi-shi - 249 points

23. Princess Tutu - 254 points

22. Nichijou - 263 points

21. Trigun - 265 points

20. Spirited Away - 266 points

19. My Hero Academia - 266 points

18. Fruits Basket (2019) - 269 points

17. Soul Eater - 292 points

16. Sousou no Frieren - 300 points

15. Yuri!!! on Ice - 333 points

14. Fullmetal Alchemist - 364 points

13. Ouran High School Host Club - 374 points

12. Death Note - 437 points

11. Cowboy Bebop - 450 points

10. Haikyuu - 457 points

9. Neon Genesis Evangelion - 496 points

8. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - 496 points

7. Hunter x Hunter (2011) - 516 points

6. Revolutionary Girl Utena - 537 points

5. One Piece - 633 points

4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica - 664 points

3. Mob Psycho 100 - 943 points

2. Dungeon Meshi - 985 points

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - 1106 points

Congratulations to FMA Brotherhood for winning! For more detailed results, go to this spreadsheet. Once again, thank you all for participating, and waiting so patiently for the results!

[weaselandfriends]

Kill la Kill (anime)

So, twelve years on, did Trigger save anime?

Existing in the present will invariably inundate one with lifeless, disposable, trend-chasing pop media, no matter the medium. Not only do moneymen like to imitate whatever made money before, but artists like to imitate the art they enjoy. The current moment will always seem bloated by dreck, while the past, filtered via the sieve of time, will always seem to contain only gleamingly original works of greatness. Were the 1980s not a golden age of blockbuster cinema, with Aliens and Indiana Jones and Ghostbusters? Please ignore the 1,000 shoddy E.T. knockoffs, thank you, or the million formulaic action hero flicks aping the Schwarzenegger formula.

Anime in 2013, when Kill la Kill began airing, was no different. The past two years had seen Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Hunter x Hunter, Fate/Zero, Stein's;Gate, Kuroko no Basket, Nichijou, Nisemonogatari, Psycho-Pass, and Attack on Titan, all popular and well-regarded shows both when they released and today. So the memetic idea in the anime community that Trigger was "saving anime" with Kill la Kill is patently ridiculous. (If you don't believe how widespread this idea was, two of the three top reviews for the show on MyAnimeList, written the same day the show finished airing, allude to it.)

It's easy to see how the idea became so popular, though. Trigger was a brand new studio formed primarily by staff from debt-stricken Gainax, the legendary studio that in 1995 revolutionized anime with Neon Genesis Evangelion. Eva's main creative figure, auteur director Hideaki Anno, wasn't with Trigger, but many of the people behind Gainax's other popular shows like Gurren Lagann and Panty & Stocking were, so the studio had a new-look fresh-start feel while drawing on a proven lineage of success.

At the same time, Kill la Kill itself promotes its revolutionary nature. Its plot revolves around a lone rulebreaking badass taking on an entrenched system defined explicitly by its aesthetic uniformity. It's not a difficult leap to read this storyline metaphorically, Trigger battling the waves of copy-paste seasonal anime.

However, what is most striking, most obviously eye-catching and unique about Kill la Kill, what hits the viewer with the immediate sense that this show is something different, something new, something like nothing you have seen before, is that it looks like nothing you have seen before. Kill la Kill is brimming with unique and memorable images, from the gigantic red block text used to introduce every new character and concept, to the bizarre ship-like architecture of Honnouji Academy, to the blend of fluid sakuga with choppy PowerPoint animation for comedic effect, to smaller iconic moments like Satsuki clicking her heel. It's always in-your-face about it, too. The opening scene sets the tone when a dry history lecture gets interrupted by Gamagoori squeezing through a door like a behemoth, utterly ignoring any rules regarding on-model consistency.

It's this devotion to the unique image that sets Kill la Kill apart from most of the other 2011-2013 shows I listed previously, shows that, while they might have a consistent aesthetic sensibility (such as Stein's;Gate's washed-outness or Fate/Zero's glimmering post-processing effects), are often conforming at their core to ideas of what anime "should" look like in terms of character design, setting, and animation. (The two Shaft shows I listed are an exception, but by this point Shaft's Akiyuki Shinbo had been doing his idiosyncratic visual style for over a decade, and wasn't exactly a fresh face.) Trigger's staff previously created Panty & Stocking, a show imitating the look and feel of western cartoons; Kill la Kill advances that idea into a wholly unique fusion of western and Japanese animation traditions, allowing it to break free of the insular anime landscape and its expected visual signifiers.

Obviously the counterpoint lurking beneath this preamble is that, under the unique visuals and tone, Kill la Kill isn't all that innovative at all, even painfully standard at times. Battles are decided by the power of friendship or the power of staying true to oneself (Don't Lose Your Way!), the hero is mind controlled and her friends call out to her until she breaks free, the one-dimensionally evil villain has a big end-the-world plot that everyone teams up to defeat. Even within the parameters the story establishes for itself, Ryuko proceeds linearly, starting out by fighting small fry club captains, then the Elite Four student council, then Satsuki the student council president, and finally Satsuki's mother who owns the school, with only a few speed bumps along the way.

But Kill la Kill makes the argument that aesthetics are too intimately interwoven with content to be disentangled that way. It's the crux of the conceit of the show, which is founded on a series of puns. "Fascism" sounds like "fashion," so in the world of Kill la Kill those concepts are now entwined. "School uniform" ("seifuku") and "conquest" ("seifuku") are homophones, so uniforms are the method by which Satsuki exerts her intra-Japanese imperialism. (Early on, Satsuki delivers a monologue in which she remarks on how Japanese school uniforms are aesthetically modeled on military uniforms, making it natural for her to militarize her school.) The title is itself a tripartite pun, combining words for "kill," "cut," and "wear." (Notably, this is a pun that blends the English and Japanese languages, much like the blended animation style.) Despite the visual, slapstick nature of Kill la Kill's humor, puns abound throughout. Some are obvious even in translation, such as the "Naturals Election" used to choose the new student council, while others can be difficult to catch. Nui, for instance, apes Dio Brando's catchphrase of "muda, muda, muda" (useless, useless, useless); later, when her arms are cut off, she screams "ude, ude, ude" (arms, arms, arms).

The core idea of most of these puns is that superficial similarity indicates similarity of content. Sometimes, this is an insightful observation, such as with the pun between fashion and fascism. Fascism is notoriously difficult to define rigidly in relation to other forms of dictatorship, but what is easy to define about it is its aesthetics, to the point that films like Star Wars are able to use aesthetic signifiers of fascism to define the politics of its villains even when withholding any actual explanation of those politics. Star Wars never has to show what the day-to-day rule of the Empire is like, because its army looks like the Nazis, so the audience gets the idea. Fascism as a political ideology and fascism as an aesthetic are, effectively, the same thing.

And if aesthetics are equivalent to meaning, then doesn't that mean that Kill la Kill looking new in fact makes it new? That its plot, generic in dry summary, is elevated by the distinctive way it's depicted? One pun, delivered upon the revelation that parasitic alien clothes have influenced humanity's evolution for the purpose of harvesting them for food (a story beat itself derivative of Puella Magi Madoka Magica), is that "the clothes make the mankind." The common refrain of Satsuki and Ragyo that people are "pigs in human clothing" hammers the point home: Aesthetics are everything. There is no meaning without aesthetics, just as people without clothes are unevolved animals.

Ultimately, though, Kill la Kill rejects this statement. Clothes are the enemy, literally, and the heroic organization fighting against them is Nudist Beach, whose members fight naked. At the end of the show, all clothes are destroyed, and the final image before the credits is of the entire cast in a giant, naked, triumphant huddle, an assertion of the inherent value of humanity even without aesthetic adornment. Isn't that the point behind all those power-of-friendship, power-of-believing-in-yourself speeches that Ryuko, Mako, and Senketsu use to turn the tables and win the battle? An appeal to a hidden inner nature that one must remain true to (Don't Lose Your Way!!!), that can overpower superficial displays of strength? Ryuko's mind control arc depicts this idea most overtly. She is controlled by having clothes sewn to her skin -- having an aesthetic forced onto her -- but Mako manages to dive into Ryuko's inner world to bring her back to her "true self."

This kind of undermines Kill la Kill as a work, though. What does a "nudist" Kill la Kill look like, stripped of its unique visual language? Certainly not something that would stand out from the waves of high school battle shounen that have been a fixture in the anime landscape since time immemorial. Kill la Kill's thesis might assert that there's a reason these power-of-friendship cliches endure (a sort of, if you'll allow me to become a parody of myself for a moment, post-postmodern reclamation of a narrative mode tarnished by irony and cynicism), but it contradicts the unique visual style that Kill la Kill developed to convey that idea.

In some ways, Kill la Kill does strip down to a nude, or at least semi-nude, state by the end. Many of its earlier concepts, including the connection between fashion and fascism, vanish as the story progresses. Satsuki and her fascist system are revealed to have been a deception while she secretly worked to betray her mother (playing on Ragyo's mistaken belief that aesthetics mean everything by Satsuki looking compliant while not actually being so), and once the twist occurs, the entire fascism plotline goes out the window. It's never really mentioned again; even when Ryuko gets on Satsuki's case for her past misdeeds, she only calls her out for "Looking down on people from on high," a general and ideologically-agnostic call against elitism. The 1-episode OVA set after the series briefly touches on the fascist system Satsuki enforced, with the episode's villain accusing Satsuki and the Elite Four of generating real, actual terror and abuse despite their ultimately pure motives (an assertion, once more, that aesthetics mean everything, that looking fascist makes you fascist no matter your true beliefs), but Mako quickly dismisses the claim with another power-of-friendship speech. Satsuki and the Elite Four have grown as people, she says. They're no longer bad like they used to be!

Kill la Kill also gets stripped down tonally by its end. The show's opening scene depicts a disobedient student being whipped, seemingly to death; later, his nude corpse(?) is displayed over the school gates. Combined with the title "Kill la Kill," it sets a dark, violent tone that lends weight to the otherwise cartoonish animation style. By the end, though, this dark tone is revealed as a false aesthetic; there is remarkably little killing in Kill la Kill. Stripped of real narrative stakes, the climactic battles diminish to flashy lightshows, action figures bouncing against each other. Worst of all, the blend of "fluid sakuga with choppy PowerPoint animation" I mentioned earlier increasingly tilts toward the latter. This is largely due to the prominence of Nui as an antagonist, since her cartoonishness is part of her character, but given Gainax's track record of running out of money and/or time by the end of its shows and phoning in parts of them, I wonder whether the habit transferred over to Trigger.

In short, as Kill la Kill strips down, it becomes a weaker show. In doing so, it not only undermines its own theme, but undermines itself as a truly new and innovative work, exposing its reliance on superficial aesthetic. The notion that Trigger "saved anime" would depend not only on Kill la Kill's individual success, but on its influence; twelve years out, and the only other notable shows like Kill la Kill were also made by Trigger. Perhaps you can see some influence on Masaaki Yuasa, who also blends high-quality sakuga with deliberately cheaper animation for comedic or stylistic effect, but he had already established himself in 2010 with Tatami Galaxy. Another show with a distinctive "Trigger" feel, Flip Flappers, was a flop flopper that caused its studio to immediately pivot to generic seasonal stuff.

My friend Lurina, when I asked her whether Trigger really had any influence over the larger anime landscape, suggested that Trigger sparked a general desire for more high-quality animation, which can be seen today in shows like Chainsaw Man or Dandandan. I would counter that those shows, while well-made, lack the distinctive blend of high and low, east and west that defines Trigger; if anything, the notion of the high-quality seasonal shounen adaptation comes from My Hero Academia, where Bones eschewed the traditional 500-episode weekly low-effort adaptation style of Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece and set the blueprint for shows like Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, and so on, which adapt their source material in 12-episode chunks with lavish production values.

At the same time, I question whether Trigger even saved itself. Kill la Kill would be the studio's peak, and much of its subsequent output is a pale shadow of the show. (Its only other megahit, Darling in the Franxx, had an even more disastrous ending.) This culminated in BNA, a show that takes Kill la Kill's themes and iconography but does them cheaply and lazily. Since then, Trigger has rebounded -- but not by being "Trigger." Cyberpunk Edgerunners and Dungeon Meshi were both popular and well-regarded shows, but they were adaptations where Trigger had minimal control over the storytelling or aesthetic; Dungeon Meshi, other than a few sparse sakuga moments, doesn't even look distinctively like a Trigger show. It feels like any competent studio could have turned Dungeon Meshi into a hit. Trigger still exists, and in its partnership with Netflix is possibly stronger than ever, but it is losing its unique identity, becoming more standard, more similar to the crowd. Another conformer. Maybe the upcoming Panty & Stocking sequel can turn it around, but who can say.

Either way, Kill la Kill's moment has passed, without the cataclysmic ripple on the anime industry fans at the time expected or craved. Honestly, though, despite how I opened this essay, I can't blame them for their desire to see anime "saved." After all, the biggest anime of 2012, the year before Kill la Kill aired, did cause a cataclysmic ripple, one undoubtedly felt to this day. Unlike Kill la Kill, the biggest anime of 2012 spawned countless imitators, an endless flood of imitators, imitators that have themselves spawned imitators and imitators of imitators. That anime of 2012 has even extended its reach past anime, coating the current webfic scene; one could say that the site RoyalRoad would not exist if not for it. In face of such an oppressive, daunting influence, perhaps those fans of 2013 were right to clamor for something, anything, that would reveal a new direction, a way out. In such a context, one might even see it as tragic that Kill la Kill failed to deliver, that at the last moment it came up short. If Kill la Kill was the fork in the road leading to sunnier pastures, this anime led the industry into a deep, dark forest.

The name of that anime?

Sword Art Online.

[maxknightley]

lrb is good and my girlfriend is very smart but my other thought on the matter is "how obnoxious do you have to be to think that it's Fundamentally Disrespectful to take a genre that has traditionally been built on Theme X, and then explore Theme Y with it"

do you also think gurren lagann was made by Fake Mecha Fans because it's more concerned with the idea of "the indomitable human spirit" than serving as a 1:1 metaphor for domestic politics

[tertiaryapocalypse]

my piece for the disabledstuck zine, which you can check out here!! it looks really cool all together ^_^

[id: an illustration of john, jade, rose, dave, and davesprite sitting together, in what is presumably a living room. behind them are a variety of posters displaying theirs and the alpha kid's interests, including, from left to right: a picture of kamina from gurren lagann, a national treasure poster, a signed & elaborately framed drawing of sweet bro and hella jeff hugging, a squiddles poster which has been drawn on top of to look like the beta kids, an image of schrodinger with cat ears and whiskers drawn on in pink, a framed photo of sigmund freud, a poster for the movie contact, a photo of obama with red hearts drawn all over it, a wizard print, a poster for bbc sherlock, a print for problem sleuth, a horse calendar with orange annotations on the image and every day crossed out in red up until the 26th of july, a printed image of jigsaw, and a printed image of lil nas x. behind all of the other posters and images is a large photo of neyteri. the wall is a light bluish grey, and the floor is hardwood. june and dave sit on a light green couch with a floral pattern. davesprite is an orange sprite who is slightly glowing. he has similar features as dave, though wing wears his hair in short locks and has a septum piercing. he has gauges and a black beaded bracelet. wing leans on the top of the couch with his arms crossed and wings tail floating behind him, looking over at dave with a lazy expression as dave talks. dave is a blasian person with medium dark skin, short curly hair, which is bleached blond, braces, and aviator shades. she wears a dark red hoodie, dark grey skinny jeans, and a similarly red beanie, as well as green socks with dinosaur bones patterned on. he has a star of david pin and a system flag pin. he leans on the couch and has one leg crossed over the other. john grins, seemingly laughing at dave. she's a chinese-brazilian boy with lighter skin, square rimmed glasses, some stubble, and long straight dark hair in a ponytail. she has his ears pierced and wears a trans necklace, as well as his typical tee shirt and a pair of grey cargo shorts. she leans against the arm of the couch. rose and jade both sit on the floor with their backs to the couch. rose is knitting a pink scarf, listening to their conversation while making an amused expression. it's a blasian girl with curly lavendar hair. she has dark makeup on, and wears a black t-shirt with a purple pleated skirt and black socks. she wears compression gloves and black earrings shaped like the star of david. jade leans on it's knee, sleeping peacefully. jade is a chinese-brazilian person with long wavy dark hair, streaked with white. they have white dog ears and a tail, though said tail is hidden. they habe rounded glasses and wear a dark green cargo skirt and dave's shirt. dave, rose, and davesprite have rounded chins, wide, flat noses, and full lips, while june and jade have slightly more angular chins, hooked noses, and thinner lips. john and dave both have canes leaning against the couch. june's is green and has an offset handle, and daves is a red folding cane. end id.]

[quirkwizard]

You haven't gotten a lot of Non Quirk questions in a while, so I wanted to send one that I think would be fun. What do you think would be the favorite anime/series of each 1-A Character? I know Tokoyami would be a Jujutsu Kaisen fan, but the rest I'm not sure.

Can I just say how much I enjoy questions like these? It's always really fun to get questions unrelated to Quirks, especially more light hearted, character focused questions like these. I appreciate you sending this in and encourage more non-Quirk related questions. That aside, I will expand this to include manga as well. There are some choices on here that I think are perfect, but I know that certain animes aren't the best adaptation.

Sato: Food Wars. Maybe Toriko if you want something more on brand with him. I would say more about it, but that would imply there is anything deeper to read into with Sato.

Koda: Pokémon. There really isn't anything complicated about this choice. Just a fun, lighthearted series with wonderous creatures under the main character's control.

Mineta: Without question, it's Kill La Kill. He's actually one of the few people who are able to read into it on a deeper level and what it's trying to say but nobody believes him.

Denki: I don't know, Seven Deadly Sins? Kaminari just seems like he would be the most basic, go with whatever's is the most popular kind of fan, never really commiting to anything for too long.

Tsuyu: I think she would be into cute and happy series. Something light and fun that puts a smile on your face and could enjoy with other people around. Think something like Spy x Family.

Sero: Maybe Steins' Gate? He's on the same level as Denki, but it's usually more along with critics are going with then general audiences and at least takes some time to think about it.

Ojiro: Pretty much any heavily technical fighting anime, like Hajime no Ippo, but has a special place in his heart for Dragon Ball Z. Who knew that a martial artist with a tail would hit a chord with Ojiro?

Hagakure: I think her being into Sailor Moon would make sense. Something fun and flashy. I could easily see her using her reflective powers to do the whole Moon Prisim Power thing.

Aoyama: I could see him being kind of anime snob, being more interested in really old animes like Revolutionary Girl Utena or Rose of Versailles. Just something really pretty looking for his Bishonen soul.

Mina: Again, another character like Denki, but instead of focusing on shonen, she's more into whatever is popular with rom coms or slice of life, like Don't Bully Me Nagatoro or Dress Up My Darling.

Jiro: I honestly see her being more pulled towards the soundtrack of an anime rather then it's content. Though I do think she'd be interested in Cowboy Bebop with it's general "cool" feeling to it.

Tokoyami: He certainly seems like the guy that would be into the whatever edgy anime flavor of the month. First Death Note, then Tokyo Ghoul, and most recently Jujutsu Kiasen.

Shoji: He'd be into the Berserk manga. Just one of that people that reads super mess up stuff and is one of the chilliest people around. The only time he gets angry is when you mention any of the adaptations.

Kirishima: His favorite would be Gurren Lagann and there is nothing you can do to change my mind. It's just too perfect. That being said, if you want to pick something more ongoing, I'd say Jojo's Bizarre Adventure for obvious reasons.

Uraraka: I think she'd be into One Piece. I'm not sure why exactly I picked that out, I just think that she would like it. Maybe it's the mix of good, light heart adventures, lots of action and heart renching movement that makes me think she'd like it.

Tenya: Pretty much anything related to Gundam. I could see him being into the mechanics of the robots and the amount of stragy involved in the fights. Out of all of them though, his favorite would be the objectively best Gundam series: G Gundam.

Bakugou: Bakugou is both sides of the deep Naruto fan coin. He's simultaneously the guy that's actually reading into it and understanding what's it's saying, but also the obnoxious dude bro that talks about it like it's the greatest manga ever without question.

Shoto: It was honestly really hard to think of anything for him. He just doesn't seem like the kind of that would be into it. I was tempted on Fire Force for a joke, but I like the choice of Fruits Basket better. I feel like the complications of family and bonds would speak to him.

Momo: I was tempted to go with Doctor Stone, but I had to go with Fullmetal Alchemist. She's definitely one of those people who slaves over all the little details and themes in whatever she is watch, her face glowing as she talks about Elric's character and journey.

Izuku: I really wanted to pick One Punch Man for obvious reasons, but I think he'd be more pulled towards Hunter x Hunter. I think he'd especially be interested in the power system that's one of the few in all of manga that doesn't have to do with whatever you're born with.

[actuallysaiyan]

Beach Daze(Kamina x Fem!Reader)

warnings: smut, unprotected sex, breast play, kissing, pussyjob, semi-public sex, sort of a fix-it fic for Kamina, slight spoilers, based on the Gurren Laguna beach episode in a way word count: 1.3k pairings: Kamina x Fem!Reader a/n: here's my first real Kamina fic! Way more to come!! Based on a NSFW prompt I got here

dividers: @adornedwithlight

taglist: @cherryblossombankai @pixelcafe-network

With team Dai Gurren tired and wanting a little break from all the fighting, someone mentions heading to the sea. Thankfully, it was in the direction they were heading in as well. The only issue was that Kamina was still very much in the mood to fight.

“Come on! We still have to go out and make this world a better place! Simon, back me up here!” Kamina complains, running his fingers through his hair.

“Some of us want to soak up the sun, Kamina.” Yoko retorts, crossing her arms over her chest. “Besides, it wouldn’t hurt you to go out onto the beach.”

“I have no real interest in that kind of thing,” Kamina declares. “Not when there are still beastman to fight against!”

Kamina is about to pipe up again when he spots you. You’re wearing a cute little wrap around dress made of soft cotton. It’s colorful in its design too. The material seems to hug your curves so perfectly. You turn to look at Yoko, Simon and Kamina and you smile sweetly.

“Hey, are you all ready to head down to the beach?! Leeron said he was going to work on making Dai-Gurren waterproof.” You tell them, putting your hair up in a messy bun.

Kamina is speechless. He can’t believe someone like you exists, is on the team and even dares to talk to him. Usually a man full of bravado, machismo and confidence, you’re the one thing that makes him feel so warm and fuzzy inside. You make him feel like some little boy who can’t say a single word to a girl.

“We’re going to get ready, right Kamina?” Yoko asks, nudging him in the side.

Kamina strikes a pose. “Damn right we are! Beach time, here we come!”

And just like that, you and the gang are headed out onto the beach. Simon hangs out with Nia, which you find so damn adorable. Those two have gotten along quite well since he found her. Despite her odd background and her odd mannerisms, you find the girl to be so charming.

With Yoko right behind you, the two of you find the perfect spot on the beach to lay down your towels. You unwrap your dress to show off the skimpy little two piece bathing suit you have underneath.

“You know, Kamina is going to die when he sees you in that,” Yoko comments, sitting on her towel.

“Whaddya mean?! I’m sure Kamina has other things to worry about than silly little ol’ me in a bikini.” You say with a giggle.

Just as predicted, here comes the man in question. You’re not surprised to see him wearing a skimpy little one piece. Your eyes widen when you see just how it’s keeping his package quite snug. He peeks at you as he lowers his sunglasses. Yoko takes this as her chance to leave, telling you she’s going to play volleyball with everyone else.

You roll over onto your stomach and look up at Kamina. You can’t hide your attraction for him at all. Instead, you sit up on your knees and you go to untie the strings keeping your bathing suit together.

“Hey Kamina,” you start. “Can you rub this sunscreen lotion on my back? I can’t reach it.”

He’s trying to find the words to answer you. Why is he feeling so tongue tied? When you finally drop your bikini top and let your breasts fall, this is when his cheeks begin to burn.

“O-oh yeah! Leave it to me!” He proclaims cheerfully.

You feel his rough hands on your back as he slowly begins to rub the lotion in. You moan as his hands work out some of the knots in your back. And the more he pushes against you, the more you can feel the growing erection in his bathing suit.

“Mmm, you’re so tense. You’ve been working too hard,” Kamina whispers in your ear, finding his confidence once more.

“I know, but it’s important that we keep pushing. I don’t want anyone feeling like this fight isn’t one we can’t win.”

Your words really resonate within him. Not only are you a gorgeous woman, but you have a similar mindset to his. In Kamina’s eyes, you’re an angel.

His hands move forward, coming up front to cup your heavy breasts. You let out such a cute gasp as he tweaks your nipples. He leans in close, whispering in your ear.

“Poor thing,” his breath is warm on your cheek. “You need me to take care of you, don’t you?”

“Kamina,” you whine. “We shouldn’t…someone could see.”

“It’ll be their fault for walking onto our side of the beach…the nude beach.”

And with this, he unties the strings keeping your bottoms on. You eagerly pull them off, showing your body to him. Kamina is simply enamored and you can see the growing erection barely being concealed by the skimpy bottoms he’s wearing.

“Seems like you’re really excited,” you comment as you turn to face him.

He cups your face, pulling you in for a very hungry kiss. His tongue pushes into your mouth as you pull down his bottoms. Already, he’s hard and the tip is leaking pearlescent fluid. You’re good to use it to lubricate him as you begin to stroke him.

“Fuck,” Kamina pants softly. “Keep stroking me,”

You squeeze the tip a little, making more of the precum dribble out. Kamina reaches down between your legs to begin rubbing your clit. Both of you work to stimulate one another, and it’s not long before he pushes you back onto the towel.

“Heh, look how delicious you look. Fuck, if I had time, I’d devour you…” Kamina comments.

He uses the head of his cock to spread your folds. It’s smearing your slick all over your folds and your clit, making you whine in need. Kamina chuckles at your cute reaction before he prods your hole with the head of his cock.

“Ready for me, cutie?” He asks, and you nod.

Both of you gasp when he slides in, bottoming out in one powerful thrust. Kamina gives you a few moments to adjust before he begins rocking his hips. You reach out to cling to him, wrapping your arms and legs around him.

“Fuck,” you whine. “Fuck, Kamina.”

He groans. “You sound so damn good moaning my name like that.”

He leans in to press kisses along your neck and down to your collarbone. Despite the swiftness of his actions, you already find yourself growing closer to your peak. And when he wraps his lips around your pert bud, you know that you’ll cum quickly.

“Harder, baby.” You whine as you reach down to cup his ass.

His eyes widen before he grips your hips. He begins to pound into you, watching your tits jiggle in time with his harsh thrusts. You watch as Kamina spits on your swollen clit, using one of his hands to smear it in and rub it in time with his movements.

“Cum for me, angel. Come on, pretty girl. Make a mess for me.”

Your back arches off the towel as your vision turns white. Despite trying to be as quiet as possible, you’re sure you scream his name as you come undone. The pulsing and squeezing of your walls pulls Kamina along with you, and he just barely pulls out in time.

Hot ropes of his thick cum paint your mound and lower abdomen as he strokes himself to completion. Then he sits back on his knees, looking at how gorgeous you look right now. Before you can get up or say anything, Kamina leans in to kiss you deeply.

“You’re my girl, aren’t you?” He asks, helping you clean up.

You giggle. “Yeah. I’m your girl.”

The two of you make your way back to Dai-Gurren not long after getting dressed. Everyone’s asking you two where you went, but you don’t give too many details. Yoko seems to be the only one who knows what’s up, but she won’t say anything either. Leeron joins the group, announcing that the waterproofing of Dai-Gurren is complete.

“Good, just in time!” Kamina cheers. “Alright, let’s go!”

And with that, you’re on another adventure with the man who stole your heart.

reblogs and comments always appreciated!

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[jotarosexhusband]

ANIME TBOY SWAG BRACKET

alright people. i am going to compile an anime tboy swag bracket. let's find out who has the most tboy swag in all of anime. want your boy in the running? let me know! reply to this post / reblog and put it in your tags, send me an ask, submit a pitch, whatever. i'll be taking suggestions for at least a week! feel free to send propaganda for your boy(s) too. if you could reblog this post to get the word out that would be great!

CONDITIONS:

canon and noncanon trans characters are fine. it's about the swag

"anime" as a qualifier also includes manga and japanese visual novels / video games with an anime art style. special exceptions can be made if it's funny

depending on how many suggestions i get, i may cut characters for whatever reason. no hard feelings!

be respectful etc etc. if you disagree with a character's inclusion, just vote against them!

by nature of taking submissions there will be characters in this bracket from things i know nothing about. just keep that in mind

current (at the time of posting this) list, compiled by myself and a few friends, will be under the cut! Beneath that you will also find a list of all suggestions i will be considering

ones with asterisks are For Sure going on the bracket

reigen arataka (mob psycho 100) *

phoenix wright (ace attorney) *

bakugou katsuki (boku no hero academia) *

trafalgar law (one piece) *

yamato (one piece) *

vash the stampede (trigun) *

roy mustang (fullmetal alchemist)

ling yao (fullmetal alchemist)

shirogane naoto (persona 4) *

higashikata josuke (jojo's bizarre adventure part 4: diamond is unbreakable) *

kujo jotaro (jojo's bizarre adventure) *

nishinoya yuu (haikyuu!!) *

hinata shoyo (haikyuu!!)

kageyama tobio (haikyuu!!)

yato (noragami) *

matsuoka rin (free!)

killua zoldyck (hunter x hunter)

gon (hunter x hunter)

isaac o'connor (paranatural) (included because his parents are sailor moon and irish goku) *

simon (gurren lagann)

soul evans (soul eater)

death the kid (soul eater)

lavi (d gray man)

hikaru & kaoru (ouran high school host club)

megumi fushiguro (jujutsu kaisen)

sumimura yoshimori (kekkaishi)

sanageyama uzu (kill la kill)

lio fotia (promare)

galo thymos (promare)

dirk strider (homestuck) (included bc that's what he would want) *

sasuke uchiha (naruto)

L (death note)

kyo sohma (fruits basket)

kuroko tetsuya (kuroko no basket)

kabru (dungeon meshi)

rin (ao no exorcist)

inosuke (demon slayer)

zenitsu (demon slayer)

shinji ikari (neon genesis evangelion) *

spike spiegel (cowboy bebop)

brock (pokemon)

luke triton (professor layton) *

genos (one punch man) *

apollo justice (ace attorney) *

link (legend of zelda)

ishimaru kiyotaka (dangan ronpa)

SUGGESTIONS:

light yagami (death note) *

dororo (dororo)

portgas d. ace (one piece)

togata (fire punch)

kaoru kurita (wonder egg priority) *

black star (soul eater)

edward elric (fullmetal alchemist)

sigma (bungo stray dogs)

claude (claudine)

yoshioka masafumi (apocalypse no toride)

ciel (black butler)

mafuyu (project sekai)

jesse pinkman (breaking bad) (this was a suggestion that made me laugh out loud. he has to be here) *

sasara nurude (hypnosis microphone)

kamille bidan (zeta gundam)

aki (chainsaw man)

jacuzzi splot (baccano!)

firo prochainezo (baccano!)

miyamizu mitsuha (your name)

casca (berserk)

dazai osamu (bungo stray dogs)

kei kisaragi (black jack)

haruhi fujioka (ouran high school host club)