#guys im missing them so much

[not-too-many-eyes]

I'm just- I'm thinking about how much I love the Digimon Survive cast's character writing is.

I like how Kaito genuinely wants to be better for his sister and is somewhat self-aware but his traumas and lack of emotional regulation skills cause him to still make Many step backs and cause problems even though he really doesn't want to hurt Miu.

I like how Aoi is internally really resentful and controlling and she covers it up with her "motherly" behavior and gentleness while she scolds people for simply just joking. It's something that's easily missed, especially if you haven't played Wrathful and her focus on being "in the right" is such a joy to watch.

I like how Saki's attempts to seem like someone worth keeping around manifests as her seeming more "carefree and courageous" and not caring about what anyone thinks. Acting as a free-spirit as she's watches how people interact carefully so she can continue pretending she is.

I like how Shuuji is just a mess. Just a mess. He's so self-loathing and self-hating and the way he harms everyone is just lovely to watch unfold as he breaks down more and more. The pressure of expectations and being "the leader" weighing on him.

I like how Ryo is genuinely one of the most assertive and observant members of the entire group but his grief and fear paralyze him at the start and his trouble with talking to people causing him to be rude and off-putting. I like how (in spite of how it works) reaching out to him leads to the best possible ending you can get. Don't abandon one of your own and all.

I like how Minoru's prankster attitude really is his way of helping and also coping and how that sometimes comes off as careless or callous. He's such a sweet friend though. Really endeared me to him when I first played. He really does want to be a hero.

I like how Miu is such a weird kid and can come across (somewhat purposefully) as offputing and really defensive but she's also so genuinely wants to be friends with people and try to trust others. She's so sensitive as well, she doesn't want anyone to get hurt.

I'd get into Takuma, The Professor and Miyuki but this is long and I dont have too much to say on Takuma even though he is also my kid and The Professor and Miyuki make me want to cry so-

[feelo-fick]

chilaios telepathy compilation. btw.

also these ones arent telepathy i just think its fun that they defend eachother + are on the same page about alchohol :

[10yrratiolover]

this is purely self indulgent

Something about Ratio using art as a means of venting his emotions or frustrations. Sculpting his own likeness only to destroy the statue before the clay can set, taking out his self hatred on this replication of him. Finding perhaps a tiny bit of solace in the way his fist aches and his knuckles bruise after punching his imperfect, stone replica and watching its head fall from its body. Puncturing a hole through his canvas before he can even finish what he was painting because the way his hand shakes while moving the brush is just agitating enough to be what sets him off.

Emotions are messy and illogical, they don't follow one linear like most things, which is what makes them so profound. Just like art. It's never unlike artists to lash out at their mediums for not ending up perfectly.

He takes immense care of his artworks, as seen with him polishing his alabaster head, yet who's to say there's not dozens of broken statues to accompany his broken self image?

[crows-of-buckets]

Rook: I'm really worried about Davrin and Lucanis, they keep arguing with one another... Its very bad Varric, what if it effects them in battle?

Varric, remembering that one time Fenris broke Ander's nose then took a knife in the back for him in the same night: I'm sure they'll be fine kid. They're barely even arguing if you ask me

[chiquilines]

They will find each other again and again and again, and in one life, they will be happy

[fluffyartbl0g]

Someone get this man a younger sibling that ISNT like. Twice his height.

[kyxuu]

a cinematic reunion

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

Alright, here we go

First and foremost I want to talk about what flying bark's animation has meant to me.

In a world where every day I see 2d animation being rejected for cheaper 3d and puppet animation at every turn, Monkie Kid's animation was the one of the first things that gave me hope for the future of 2D animation. I can't tell you how long I've been wanting a 2D animated show, growing up I wanted one so desperately, I craved good animation amongst the stiff 3D and flat storytelling, so when I got it, when Monkie Kid happened, I was so unbelievably happy. It was everything I wanted in a show, gorgeous animation, excellent voice actors, romance free and friendly to my desperate friendship-craving, romance-overstimulated brain and written in a way I enjoyed so much. I struggle to describe exactly how much I’ve adored everything this show has been up until this point. It truly is a masterpiece.

Monkie kid has kept me company during the lowest and roughest points in my life. I got to such a bad place mentally but Monkie Kid’s fast-paced, snappy, detailed, colourful bright animation brought light into my darkest mental times and not only helped me stay connected with people but kept me creating even when I wanted nothing more than to lay on the floor and never move again. I'm aware most of the flying bark team is active on the bird app and none of them are gonna see this most likely but I still just wanted to say thank you. Thank you so much for animating this show, thank you so much for giving it your all. Thank you so much for giving me something I’ve always wanted so perfectly. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you for keeping me company at my lowest, thank you for sharing your joy of animation so I could catch some of those rays of sunlight and feel a little of that joy too. Thank you for your positivity and good vibes, thank you. 

I know so many people have gotten inspiration from flying bark and I have to add myself to the infinite list. My art has improved so much thanks to their inspiration. My style has developed, I’ve had so much fun, I’ve written some of my favorite works ever based off of expressions that the characters make alone. My last amv I made because I was so grateful for the animation that we'd gotten up to that point. I wanted to showcase, to thank, to appreciate. I didn’t know it would be a goodbye. Words can't describe all that flying bark's animation and even their storyboards have done for me. When nothing could make me happy, monkie kid wormed its way into my brain and somehow kept me in one piece. I know that wouldn’t have been possible without the animation that left me at the edge of my seat, breathless and laughing over how incredible it really was every single time. Every new clip, every new episode I’d pause and rewatch again, I’d rewatch over and over, I’d take screenshots of every goofy background character, I’d screenshot every expression I could, I’d go through episodes frame-by-frame, literally one at a time for hours on end just so i could catch every detail, I’d open my eyes wider and wider to try and take in every bit I could in a way I’ve never been able to do before because there is nothing else out there like monkie kid. There was nothing as fun and as joyful as every single frame that flying bark gave us. And I am going to miss that so much.

The fact that season 4 was a sendoff is so heartbreaking to me, it's hard to describe how devastated I feel knowing something that kept hold of my hand when I was facing hard hard things in my life is suddenly gone. I don’t know how to ever express how important this show has been to me, it’s kept me going and helped me get to a place where I could breathe again. It’s connected me with some of the greatest people I know. It’s given me incredible experiences, introduced me to what animation could be and I can’t lie and say it doesn’t hurt having to say goodbye so suddenly. 

I know this isn’t the end of Monkie Kid as a show. I know season 5 is still coming. And I also know Monkie Kid has lost a huge part of what made it unique and special, a huge part of its heart and soul. Without flying bark it feels like half the show is missing and although I hope I can still support the show, no one can deny the cavern-sized hole that is left by flying bark’s absence in it. The animation team has such an incredibly positive atmosphere around them that just absolutely radiates from the things they create. I am going to miss that so desperately in monkie kid. I’m going to support every other show flying bark works on, I’m still going to love their animation wherever it goes, but I am going to miss it in monkie kid like nothing else I’ve ever missed.

I do have some other thoughts regarding the new changes in monkie kid but I wanted to keep that separate from the actual farewell, so that’ll be it’s own post and I just want to end this by saying thanks for everything Flying Bark you’ve been a real one. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You’re already being missed so hard it hurts. Keep those good vibes and keep up what you’re doing. You all really are incredible and an inspiration to artists everywhere. We love this show because of the voice actors, because of the writers, because of the music but a great deal of people loved this show because of you. You’ve inspired a community of artists, you’ve inspired me. Thank you flying bark for everything you've given us, you gave it your all and I’m gonna carry the impact you left on me for the rest of my life. 

LOVE YOU FLYING BARK. Here's to a bright future. Thanks for everything <3 

[smileyaly]

Happy Vday to these DW couples..absolute gender.

[kisasan]

[luck-of-the-drawings]

"And soda; runs off into the street..." "...and soda... is totally okay!"

[sticks-stones-sonic-insanity]

Going insane abt this again!!

Yes, I totally agree with everyone that Rouge bribing Shadow into coming to Sonic's birthday party with her is hilarious, and is her way of getting him to socialise/see Sonic/wingman her while she flirts with Knuckles, all that jazz.

BUT.

I was thinking about it a little more, and it hit me.

Is it also possible that this was Rouge's way of inviting Shadow out so that _they_ could spend time together?

Shadow doesn't work for G.U.N as far as we know of from these shorts, and while it's fair to say they Rouge was surprised to see Shadow out since she was on a mission somewhere so specific, it's also possible that she was just surprised to see him in general. What I know of the canon vs the fanon made me take a second to consider it, since I'm a big fan of the idea that Rouge and Shadow hang out quite often. In a series like Sonic where the current lore can be unclear, in tandem witht he fact that i'm a relatively new fan, can you blame me lol.

From what I know canonically, they don't hang out a lot or go out of their way to see each other. They may trust each other and consider themselves friends, but not actually spend time together often.

I wonder if this offer is Rouge getting herself a chance to see her friend again. To find out more about how he's doing, under the guise that it's just because she wants him to be at Sonic's birthday party with her. To use this outing as a catalyst to open up their communication again, so she can drag him shopping, or on a mission, or wherever else they could go to hang out together. Something just shy of "sneaky spy tactics" like that.

Just my observation. What do you think?

[boobchuy]

does it ever mess you up at like how good they implemented sasha's personality before she had any kind of actual screentime? like, you'd think she and marcy were ONLY Bad Friends with how anne seemed to confess how theyd made her do things she didnt wanna do, and that the 'good times' she was talking about was just her making excuses. but by the end of best fronds, you have grime showing sasha anne's shoe. 'now we know that you've been lying to us'

and it makes you think. HUH. maybe she does care. and its just uuueiuruuwuuwueuuwehuauueuuh

[chiquilines]

op you are the only person on this entire website feeding me Miryumi. Bless, and keeep making more jbsjhbcsbcjkdzb its so fucking gpood and ima soa hungry

My one job is keeping the miryumi community well fed and by god am i committed

[iooiu]

they are bullies ur honor

[sieglinde-freud]

i do think gray is the type of guy to call the rest of the deliverance "chat" mid battle