#happy asexual day yippee

[kipzkitsch]

For Day 6 & 7 yay theyre hugging

@jonmartinweek

Bonus: live reaction of me finding out that john was canonically ace

[crescentfool]

having the hc that minato is ace is incredibly funny sometimes when you think about how ryoji is oh so very bi because it's like. "ah. death stole my ability to be attracted to people," in the same way that ryoji stole minato's eye color and energy level. like wow, thanks ryoji, you just keep finding things to steal from minato!

[otacringe]

guy who became a priest because space google said it was one of the top careers among asexuals

[the-yapstarzzz]

HAPPY ACE DAY MOTHERFUCKERS (ABD FATHERFUCKERS, AND THOSE LIKE ME WHONARE NEITHERFUCKERS)

[cozy-lake]

October is one of my favorite months because of Halloween (yippee) but it’s also a month full of queer holidays! *

🍂October 8: International Lesbian Day

🍄October 11: National Coming Out Day

🥀Third Wednesday in October (in 2024 it’s the 16th): International Pronouns Day

🍁Last week in October (in 2024 it’s the 20th-26th): Asexual Awareness Week

🌾October 26: Intersex Awareness Day

🥧October as a whole: LGBTQ history month (in the U.S., Canada, and Australia)

* Remember that all LGBTQ+ identities should be celebrated all year round, but these are just some specific days meant to uplift and celebrate certain members of our community.

Happy October 🧡

[a-specconfessions]

every day my microlabel soup grows. i began at asexual and aromantic. snatched up aegosexual the minute i discovered what it was, hesitantly added aceflux and fictosexual afterwards, recently acquired aegoromantic and fictoromantic, and eyeing orchidsexual consideringly. it's a beautiful day for microlabels and they make me happy, but also if ever they start feeling too constricting i'm yeeting them into ocean, and daily reminder that you can do whatever you want with regards to labels yippee

Same! I love collecting labels

(I didn’t realize I had so many submissions I thought it was empty-oops!)

[mika-chaos-bean]

1NTR0 2 MY CR4ZY BL0G

(last edited: 4/23/2025) (month/day/year)

Hallo! I am Mika, but you can also call me Dinraal (copinglink), Chaobie, or Chaos (fictionkin) if you want! You are also welcome to call me any other nicknames.

I'm girlflux, asexual, omniromantic, and demiromantic (not exactly s*x-repulsed, but I dont like it due to past and whatever). My pronouns are she/her, they/them, and it/its.

Current main hyperfixation(s): Sonic the Hedgehog, Yo-Kai Watch

Here's my YouTube and Strawpage! I have an Artfight account but idk how to control c that yet... the name of it is Mika_Floofadoo tho

I experience rsd and paranoia, so please excuse my constant worrying about what people think and stuff. I also have bipolar, narcolepsy, and ADHD. lifes confusing

Im part of the agere community! I'm a permaregressor, so I'm always regressed, regression age being 13 (sometimes though, I'll regress to a baby). I'm also in the petre community, but instead of regressing to an animal, I regress to a Chao! Dni if you s*xualize it, please, it makes me uncomfortable. Also I'm a furry!

I am a therian/fictionkin, and my theriotypes will be listed under the cut. For fictionkin, I'm Chaos (from Sonic Adventure) kin! But don't worry, I'm friendly and will not cause any cataclysmic events. I'll keep it cataclysmic-less, heheh.

I'm a selfshipper and my mains switch all the time. It depends on my current hyperfixation. I am a bit possessive over SOME of my f/os though, so if I get crabby about certain ships (*cough cough* sonadow *cough cough*) its because of that. I am okay, and not okay with sharing. Guess it kinda depends on if we're moots or not. If you ship with one of my f/os, and I don't know you, I'll just block you and move on. No conflict needed, everyones happy.

All my F/Os are my caregivers! If I post anything related to caregivers, I'm talkin' about my F/Os! <3

Other members of the Dream Team: @/quinnwolfess and @/princessbunnyzelda

I'll try to keep my DNI as short as I can, but as someone who has been through a lot, I'm so sorry it's lengthy.

DNI IF: NSFW, proship (as in you love adult x minor ships or inc3st ships or stuff like that because thats gross), pro-contact, anybody who condones to the actions of people who abuse others (human or non-human), anti-lgbt, anti-trans, anti-alterhuman, anti-furry, anti-agere/petre, anti-selfship, vivsiepop and jkr supporters, anti-gaza, politicial blogs, and if you support AI "art"

I hate discourse! I do not harass anybody for any reason. If I don't like you, I will just block you. Simple as that.

All blinkies, dividers, stamps and userboxes are not mine (you can find who they're by in my reblogs)! The chao regressor userbox and the agere banner are the ONLY ones that are mine.

All blinkies, dividers, stamps and userboxes are not mine (you can find who they're by in my reblogs)! The Chao regressor userbox and the Agere Banner are the ONLY ones that are mine.

Tag list, Theriotype list, and F/O lists under the cut! (All F/Os are sharing)

Tag List! (WIP)

#mika yaps - one of my posts or reblogs with me talking in it

#mika howls - a therian post or therian reblog

#artsy mika - art i make (sometimes i forget to tag!)

#mika vents - any venting posts i make

#mika.lol - me being dumb or a meme, or just something silly

#attempting to help out - attempting to give emotional support

#mika the chao - posting as a lil chao!

#important yapping - important posts

#*smiles at nonexistent camera* - when something good that I REALLY like happens

#mika core - stuff that is me fr

#fox lore - lore for my oc Fox

#mika yaps as a different character! - roleplaying

#oops my heart went 'yippee' - stuff that makes my heart go yippee

any of my selfship names in tags - my selfships

#quadrobics - doing quadrobics

#mika plays - video gaming :3

#ch40s m1k4! - posts about being chaos-kin (fictionkin)

#mikas tunic ramblings! - posts about me talking about TUNIC! deciphering trunic, the story, my thoughts, questions, everything TUNIC!

Romantic F/O list! (WIP) (not in order by when I got them) (I've added my S/I's names and pronouns to em so I can remember which S/I is for who) Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic the Hedgehog (ShootingStar shipping) (S/I: Genesis the Wolf, she/they)

Shadow the Hedgehog - Sonic the Hedgehog (Chaos&Order shipping) (S/I: Umbra the Bear, they/them)

Daruk - LoZ: BoTW (FireSword shipping) (S/I: Akari, she/they)

Yunobo - LoZ: BoTW (GravelComet shipping) (S/I: Yuna, they/them)

Revali - LoZ: BoTW (SnowBird shipping) (S/I: Everest, she/her)

Issun - Okami HD (BrushLeaf shipping) (My first f/o!) (S/I: Aki, she/her)

Whisper - Yo-Kai Watch (GhostFlower shipping) (S/I: Screech, she/they/it)

Venoct - Yo-Kai Watch (WaterSnake shipping) (S/I: Ushio, she/they/it)

Hotto Doggo, or just Hotto - Cat Quest 2 (HottoFluffo Shipping) (S/I: Fluffo Foxxo, or just Fluffo, she/they)

Haku - Spirited Away (RiverBlossom shipping) (S/I: Sakuya, she/they/it)

Mao Mao - Mao Mao: Heroes of Pureheart (CobblerTreat shipping) (S/I: Kiyomi, she/they)

Kyubi - Yo-Kai Watch (StellarHeart Shipping) (S/I: Starbin, she/they)

Silver the Hedgehog - Sonic the Hedgehog (PsychicFrost shipping) (S/I: Solstice the Snow Leopard, she/her)

Reala - NiGHTS Into Dreams / NiGHTS Journey of Dreams (DreamCatcher shipping) (S/I: Zephyr, they/them)

Familial F/O list! (WIP) Asgore Dreemurr - Undertale

Edd - Ed Edd n Eddy (my son <3)

Sticks - Sonic Boom (I can relate to her a lot!)

The Heir - TUNIC (i know they dont get much interaction in the game, but from what interaction they do get, they seem like a sibling figure)

Squiddilious McKraken - Yo-Kai Watch (BETCHA DIDNT EXPECT THAT, DID'JA?)

Platonic F/O list! (WIP) Calyrex - Pokemon Sword/Sheild DLC

Knuckles - Sonic the Hedgehog (mainly the movie version, but also Adventure and X. but basically all of them)

Petey - Dogman

Dib Membrane - Invader Zim

Farosh - LoZ: BoTW (I'm Dinraal copinglink, ofc I have them as a buddy!)

Naydra - LoZ: BoTW (again, I'm Dinraal copinglink, ofc I have them as a buddy!)

NiGHTS - NiGHTS: Into Dreams / NiGHTS Journey of Dreams

Kieran - Pokemon SV

Arven - Pokemon SV

Snufkin - Moomin (Queerplatonic)

Angel Gabby - Angel Hare

Angel Zaggy - Angel Hare

Theriotype list!

Grey Wolf

Celestial Dragon

Red Fox

Lionhead Rabbit

Snow Leopard

Stellar's Jay

Black Bear

I rp as the Crazy Three (Mika, Fox, and Kasumi). That is all. But my rp blog for my Sonic S/Is is @galaxydog-moonbear-snowcat! I also have a Yo-Kai Watch rp blog, if you're interested, called @ushio-starbin-yurei! <3

Oh yeah, and please dont send hate. I AM CRINGE, BUT I AM ALL OF ME! And I'm moving on from being upset about my ex-friends. They chose to leave, so be it. I don't need them.

And ofc, please enjoy my blog!

[stupid-raccoon]

Mkulia headcannons

• MK has forced Julia to play every single FNaF game known to man, official and fanmade, and watch the movie

• They sit in the parking lot at Walmart and people watch

• MK is an age regressor(2-4) and Julia is her CG 100000%

• While regressed, MK usually either wanders off, or stays in the same room as her at all times, no in between but she isnt too hyper usually, just walking off while Julia isnt looking

• For Julias birthday, MK thinks its the funniest thing in the world to take her to a restraunt and get all the waiters to sing happy birthday to her and make a scene

• Parents have yelled at them for laughing their asses off whenever a kid faceplants or runs into something and falls

• They ironically read bakudeku omegaverse and have never once taken it seriously, whenever theyre in an argument MK will quote one of them while laughing and Julia will drop the whole argument and leave the room

• MK has a concerning amount of yippee creatures in their room

• Just like how MK would quote the omegaverse, Julia would say Mary Kate in every sentence to piss her off

• Mk has binge watched Bluey and made Julia watch it with her while regressed, Julia tolerates it to an extent

• Mk thrives off of redbull, Julia has made a set time of when Mk gets cut off and how many shes allowed to drink per day since Mk has gotten up at 3AM to get her 9th redbull of the night

• They were both gacha kids and have shown each other their gacha yt channel they had when they were like 8 that somehow got over 300k subs

•Also I feel like Mk is asexual, I could NOT imagine her ever having sex

•Julia convinced Mk to get fake nails one time, after she tried using the bathroom, never again. She could not function with them

•Julia would get MK a carseat. I have almost the same body size as MK shes just like 4-5 inches shorter than me and if I can fit into one she can too

•On the topic of Mk being an age regressor. She would use pacifiers sometimes while shes not regressed just for stimming. She seems like the type of person to not give a fuck, the only reason she cared abt the unicorn was bc it was announced on international TV

•Bowie would help Julia make the carseat MKproof, it would be bite proof, and tight enouh to not strangle her but she cant wiggle free

•Why would MK have a carseat you might ask? Stealing, wreckless driving, they would have a huge ass car, maybe even a bus for the whole cast to go on road trips and MK would try to jump out the window off a dare Ripper or Chase said.

[togethernow]

Get ready for an extra special edition of Headcannons!

Anyways RHYTHM HEAVEN PRIDE HEADCANONS YIPPEE!!!!

They're in no particular order btw

ANYWAYS HERE WE GO

The Paddlers and the Cosmic Paddlers (and I guess the space and cosmic dancers too) are agender!

Yeah their whole general species is agender. They also reproduce asexually (as in paddler babies just pop up out of nowhere)

Oh yeah... on the topic of people from space...

Cosmic girl is trans! (A trans girl to be more specific)

DJ Yellow and DJ Blue are both gay

And dating!

Aheehee they're so so so SO cute

I think DJ Blue always had a crush on Yellow, and since Yellow is always was a physical affection sort of guy even towards friends, Blue always felt super flustered Yellow would hug him or something.

For Yellow, it took a while, but I think he fell in love with Blue after about 2-3 years.

Student Rocker/Deshi/Cecil/whatever you call them is non binary!

They go by they/them

JJ's demi aroace!

He's pretty standoffish and I feel like if he did fall in love with someone, he would still act all cold and distant. (There will be signs though!)

hehehehe flustered JJ...

Wandering Samurai's aroace!

Literally cause while they were out dating n stuff he was here studying the blade

Also I thought it would be funny cause a bunch of ladies like him

I mean he's still flustered cause you would be too if a lady just up and lunged at you, right?

He's more interested in keeping the peace instead of saving the damsels though

UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN-

And it's allllll you guy's fault TwT/hj

They are the epitome of banger date idea: fight another couple

Adore is pan!

Heh heh fun fact she actually has a pretty big crush on Assistant (you guys didn't hear that from me btw)

Oh yeah, speaking of Assistant...

She likes girls :3

Does she like Adore back? Idk maybe ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

(UUUUGGGGGHHHH WHY IS THERE ONLY THIS AND THE SPRITE OF HER FROM NINTENDO BADGE ARCADE AND NOT THE ONE WHERE SHE LOOKS SUPER HAPPY)

(and yes I'm getting these from rhwiki.net, the superior rhythm heaven wiki)

Ann Glerr is aroace and agender!

In terms of everything in life, it really said "Nah, I'd fish."

She goes by she/it btw

Squirrel dude's also aroace!

(Gee, so many aroace people today...)

(Totally no bias here >:3)

Also because I thought it would be funny

I feel like for Squirrel especially, he legitimately does NOT understand what romance is, despite how long he's been with his colleagues for

Like he just thinks it's like friendship+, which it kinda is? But not at the same time?

Idk Squirrel man, keep studying the science of love and one day, you might get it

And last but not least...

THEY!!!!!!

OML

THEY LITERALLY

AUAUAAUUAUGUGUGUGHGUHGUGHAUUAGUHUAHUGUHU

AAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH

Ok gotta explain them

Skip this next section if you don't want to read a MASSIVE MASSIVE LORE DUMP

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Uhhhh so basically in high school Pitcher was uhhh...

not doing too good

For reasons I'll probably explain in the future, (idk how far into the future), she was hit with the dysphoria™ and had this whole like mysterious/tough kid persona

I'll be referring to Pitcher as he in this next segment, as that was how he wanted to be called back then

He was part of the school's coed baseball team, and would wear his baseball uniform all the time, avoiding classes and hiding out in the boy's bathroom or the roof for most of the day.

He had very little friends, like Julia/Senpai/His Crush/whatever you call her since they were childhood friends, They weren't that close, though, since Senpai was very busy with studying or student council meetings or whatever (she was, in fact, the Ultimate Senpai!). Pitcher had A Boy/Romeo/Kouhai as his main friend for a while, due to their troubles in making friends with others (Pitcher cause of his standoffish-ness and Kouhai because of his social anxiety).

But there was also...

Reporter.

Oh sweet, chipper, who shines just like the sun Reporter. Reporter was a popular girl who got along with just about anyone you could think of. That made her job of being the reporter for the school newspaper very easy. That, in turn, made her appear at many schools events, like school dances, tournaments, and... baseball games.

Reporter was supposed to interview players for a segment in the newspaper the next week and she noticed a person she never saw in the school before.

Pitcher saw her approaching and hid somewhere before she could interview him. 'Damn, it's that annoying ass girl' he probably thought. From behind the bleachers, Pitcher watched her interview his other teammates, making sure that she wouldn't come her way. However, as he looked at her, he realized something.

'Ghghghhh... She's so damn cute!'

I mean like, Pitcher VERY WELL knew he was attracted to girls, even in like middle school, but most of those girls were like, beautiful celebrities on tv n such. Reporter was different, though. The way she was always so chip n cheerful, the way she always added meaningful comments in conversations no matter what, Pitcher felt something deep inside him. Like he wanted to squeeze the life out of her, but not in a malicious way or anything.'

'Damn, no wonder why everyone wants to talk to her...'

His hand covered his burning cheeks. Was he really getting this flustered over Reporter of all people??? He growled and scampered home, not wanting to think of it any longer.

Meanwhile, the event was winding down, and Reporter realized that she still didn't get to talk to the infamous, elusive pitcher. She looked and asked everywhere, but she couldn't find him no matter what. Eventually, she reluctantly went home herself.

On the way, her mind exploded with various scenarios on how a conversation with the pitcher would go. What would it be like to sit down face to face with him and talk about whatever? What would the inner thoughts of someone like that be like? Why did she never see him until today? Before she knew it, her heart was racing, and not just because she really wanted to talk to him. That day, she vowed

"I'm gonna talk to him no matter what!!!"

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Annnnnnd ramble over

If you made it to the end, you're a real one. Thanks for sticking along. Happy pride month to you all!!

[cawarart]

Hey hey hey, long time no post! I drew this like a month ago, but I recently decided I should post more stuff.

Also, happy belated asexuality day/week! Month? I'm not sure, but I am aware of them and might be one of them! Yippee!

Also, additional closeup of human!Rosie.

[starrz-n-waffl3-fries]

stuff I wrote for Ians backstory btw!!⭐️

its long n dumb and not thought out hugely, but I wanted to put it here so y'know abt sandwich snek more :333

Osirian "Ian" Serpent | 19 years old in mortal years | Inland Taipan snake | Gay and Asexual

“A snake with a HUGE love for everything sandwich related!! he's very free spirited and goes with the flow, despite most likely masking SOOO much stress and anxiety underneath. he is happy however in a general sense, and very pleased with his current life!!"

Longer lore stuff under cut!🔽

Considering Osirian(Ian for short) and lemons' ability to be killed, they are half-Divine beings rather than Gods. This means one parent was a god and the other was a deity of lesser power.

For them, their father was the God. Nehebkau. He was once a god associated with evil, but now is an important deity in Egyptian mythology that watches over the afterlife. Their mother was a taipan snake who ruled over the deceased alongside him, her powers lying in Divine judgment in souls before they fully passed on and known to be less forgiving and more particular, although holding a less important role than him. They bonded over their similarities in personality. But later on settled down and had children much later near present day. They weren’t very good to Ian. Always had higher expectations given his fathers power, and scolded them harshly. and on top of that, Ian was struggling with being homosexual in a traditionally Egyptian household, so he also was scrutinized for  such as well. Ian did not get his scars from his parents, he got them from being a reckless stupid teenager later in his life and getting into fights a lot. The God left shortly after Lemon was born as he just could not take care of them. Lemon's name was actually not what they named her, they named her Esraa, but she chose to go by that because that’s her favorite fruit!! Anyway-side tangent over- thanks to postpartum depression and stress of her husband leaving, she abandoned both kids when Ian was 13, leaving him with his 1 year old sister. Ian tried his best for his sister, and though he had little support from either parent, he tried to be as supportive of her as he could be. Despite being as reckless as I described earlier. He actually found Chip when he was 16, and Chip just stuck around because he loved Ian and really wanted to help with lemon. Also, I like to think that Ian still has a light Arabic accent sometimes, it isn’t noticeable unless you focus really hard- :3

Chip currently watches over lemon at home usually while Ian does his other stuff- :0

Yippee!! Now you are an Ian expert! Sandwich certified! >:3⭐️

[sean-shifted-wake]

happy international asexuality day yay yippee!!

[hello-its-j10s-stuff]

yesterday was international asexuality day..? oh. yippee!! happy belated international asexuality day :D

[the-a-collective]

Yippee!

our depression is giving us the day off, we're here to wish everyone a happy International Asexuality Day!!

:DDD

[courage-a-word-of-justice]

Aniplex Fugou Keiji Livestream | Fugou Keiji 2 | Kitsutsuki 2 - 4 | Arte 3 - 12 (FINAL) | Fruits Basket 27 - 32

During the Millionaire Detective: Unmissable livestream (part of FunimationCon and Aniplex Online Fest), I watched and took notes, so you might find these handy upon retrospect. To be honest, this is how I do the posts for magicalgirlsandcerulean’s livestreams as well, but there hasn’t been one of those in a while...

Otherwise, these are all normal notes.

Aniplex Fugou Keiji Livestream

Look out for the dancer from the OP

Onuki was the model for the dancing for the anime – he was told to do it out of the blue

Episode 11 might have one of these^ be relevant

Daisuke’s cup ramen has shark fin in it and he made the packaging from scratch – that’s why it’s so expensive!

The director Tomohiko Ito omits important information, allowing people to decide for themselves what happened. (Miyano) – This might be why the series is stylish. (MC)

Attractiveness of character design is important! (for adapting Fugou Keiji to modern day)

I’ve never watched a livestream where the stars were so conscious of their English and Chinese audiences! This was interesting, especially because Onuki is not normally known as a VA!

“We still have a little bit of recording to do.”

Fugou Keiji 2

I keep misunderstanding my own instructions…this starts again in July after ep 2.

Todai = Tokyo Daigaku (Uni).

I believe this is the 2nd time I’ve seen a rich person like commoner’s instant noodles, although I forget where I saw the 1stinstance.

Kambe switched to the back seat now, huh?

Ah! Now I remember! The first time was seeing spoilers for this episode on Twitter! (LOL)

I see Suzue has a sensible naming scheme for her data.

Hmm…judging by the Google hits, the name visible in the background (Betbeto bin Abura) is the Arabic prince from last time.

SYN-ACK. I see these guys did their work – that’s the final stage of the 3 stage handshake required for things like internet sockets (used to send “packets” of data).

Way to crash a party, Kambe siblings…(LOL)

I really wanna see someone draw Kato slapping (Daisuke) Kambe in the face with a wad of cash…or a “shut up and take my money” meme with Kambe in it.

I like how “special cup ramen” is on the purchases list and it costs 100000 yen. I also like how the reporter Mita was bought out for 5000000 yen (bigger than all the other individual costs except for buying out the Tower)…that’s how he showed up.

Kitsutsuki 2

I gotta finish this show and then pause it…3 shows in my normal lineup are safe.

Did Kindaichi take the bones of the fish out for Ishikawa…? Like a child would have had done for them?

Why is Ishikawa being referred to as “Hajime”…?

Draw this prostitute like one of your French girls…(LOL?)

Ishikawa clearly dropped those coins into that book earlier.

Way to diss the potential asexuality/celibacy in the house. I mean, it’s the 1800s – early 1900s, so there was less LGBTIQ+ stuff then and certainly the further back you go, the more sexual prowess becomes a sign of masculinity, but still, if the guy doesn’t want to go through with it, don’t force him.

Notice how the borders were pink for Ishikawa’s version and blue for Kindaichi’s.

Notably, Otaki didn’t seem to have that hairpin…but maybe that’s because we saw things from Ishikawa’s perspective.

Ooh…who are these bois? Also, crab.

Kitsutsuki 3

…cat? Now there’s a new perspective. That’s like saying the butler did it.

Yay! Hagiwara is Ume!

Notice Hagiwara’s version has a purple frame, while Yoshii (?) has yellow and another person has dark blue.

I think “consumption” was tuberculosis, once upon a time.

I love how the crowd is fed up with Ishikawa’s bulls***.

Ooh, chuuni Akutagawa…

In a Grove is the Rashomon story.

Tarou Hirai = Rampo Edogawa.

You stalker, future Rampo!

I kinda suspected Otaki when I thought through the possibilities…Ishikawa, Kindaichi, an outsider, Otaki (and as of this ep, Rampo too).

Gaiheikan? Is that Ishikawa and co.’s lodging?

Did they have pencils back in that day?

Kitsutsuki 4

Humouresques.

Kabayaki.

I think it was in Detective Conan that I learnt (one of) the only way(s) a man can get his nails done is by his wife doing it for him, possibly as a prank or to indicate he’s “taken”. Note this was early Detective Conan, so it’s very much a 90s attitude…considering the widespread acceptance of drag queens and the LGBTIQ+ movement these days.

Kozukata.

Lace flower.

Maichou seems to be a hybrid of Asahi Shinbun and Mainichi Shinbun.

[Monkfish/dictionary/going home] - Is this how Ishikawa shows consideration…?

The purple letterrboxing is back but this time with Ishikawa…meaning that’s just an aesthetic thing for all flashbacks after all.

Just from vaguely hearing it (I’ve got the volume on low), the words are nodo tsuki/nodo zuki. “Throat moon/throat wound” works just as well, if not better.

Balsam flower.

Update: Since enough anime fulfilled the special COVID-19 criteria, Kitsutsuki was put on hold after this.

Fruits Basket 2 2 (27)

I’ve read Another, remember?…so I kind of know what happens.

Uo’s got purple nails…that’s surprisingly cute of her.

Aw, Kureno! Another Ume role!

Why is “shisho” (master) not translated…? A weird Tokyopop-era translation quirk?

Aw, Shisho cut his hair…? Bummer.

Who was that? Shigure…?(!) Update: We find out his name later in this ep.

“If you continue to change, I’ll continue to protect you.” – Another quote for the archive.

Great…I feel personally called out by this ep.

Fruits Basket 2 3 (28)

It seems all male designers wear their designs if they have no one else to wear them…at least, that’s what I’ve gathered from Hajime (Runway de Waratte) and Ayame.

I remember Ayame stood in for Yuki’s parents in the manga at one point. This must be it.

(Spoilers for later!) I also remember Mine and Ayame get married at the end…This is the prelude to that.

Dang, Ayame, you moment-ruiner!

Fruits Basket 2 4 (29)

Did anyone in the doorway hear about Hatsuharu turning into an ox?

To quote Sailor Mercury, “Douse yourself in water and repent!”

Ooh, window splitting Yuki and Haru. Nice cinematography going on here.

I bet all people think they only think about themselves, in one way or another.

Arashiyama tofu.

Yatsuhashi are great. They’re these sweet triangle things like samosas that come in various flavours. Mitarashi dango are sticky brown skewered balls of glutinous rice…which I’ve never had, but I’ve seen them in enough anime to know what they are.

I only just realised this, but Yuki’s hairstyle isn’t even on both sides, like Atsushi from BSD’s.

Huh…you can see a copy of Mogeta and Ari (as it turns out, “Ari” is the name of a character and not “ant” at all in this case) on Haru’s bed. There’s also an article in one of the magazines discussing how denim is the popular thing now and which types are in right now.

Fruits Basket 2 5 (30)

I realised Yuki isn’t calling Tohru by her first name – he’s going against Haru’s advice.

Hmm? Why should anyone ask a rabbit to hold their horses…? (LOL)

CGI cars…*sigh*

Tororo is grated yam, IIRC.

I learnt recently that nanban means “savage” or “uncivilised”…for a potato and chicken dish, the name and the contents don’t really match…Update: Nanban means “savage” (noun) or “barbarian”. Close enough.

17-26…age gap 9 years…yikes…

The words “(a happy, yet) caged bird” come to mind when Kureno describes himself. Also, Kureno is an Ume role! Yippee!

Ahh…young love…even if it has a bit of an awkward edge to it. Mind the (age) gap!

Me being the Ume stan, of course I want to hear those sweet nothings in his voice, even if it has to be via a proxy like Uotani…I wouldn’t be an Ume stan if I didn’t.

…Ah, I see. Uotani reminds me of Minare from Wave and vice versa.

Oh, I just remembered Akito is 20 or thereabouts. Kureno/Akito is only a bit more legal than Uotani and Kureno.

Arte 3

Notice Leo never once uses Arte’s name in the lady’s presence. Her name does have some infamy to it, after all.

“She’s got some guts.” – You say that at a live dissection…LOL.

Is this love~? What’s the age gap between Leo and Arte, anyway? Update: We know for sure Arte is older than 13…that’s it.

Make the things you want prominent with perspective and such. I thought that much was obvious, but for someone straightforward like Arte, I guess it ain’t so. (Maybe it’s because I’m self-taught to some degree when it comes to art.)

*sketching by candlelight* - You’re gonna ruin your eyes, Arte!

Arte, ma girl! You’re getting’ a raise! Good job!

Arte 4

Anime makes this courtesan stuff sound like a host club…(?)

I thought Leo was saying “Aria” for a second instead of Arte, LOL. I’m getting too used to that being my alias…

Arte 5

The speech bubble said “so annoying I could die”.

Arte 6

The video’s gone all pixelated…at least, the subs have…

I bet she’s going to fall over…Update: Nup, she didn’t.

Arte 7

I thought Yuri was a Russian name…or a Japanese one.

This is basically Oushitsu Kyoushi Heine all over again! (LOL)

I thought Yuri would be pushy…like, “Here’s an offer you can’t refuse.” That kind of thing. Likewise, I didn’t think Arte would refuse.

Leo? *dun-dun-DUN!*

Siena is apparently in Tuscany. Also, I did see the Silent Manga Audition page had a chapter on a pregnant woman, so this is ch. 17 or thereabouts.

Is Ruthanna not getting the money because she’s pregnant…?

Epidemic? The Black Death?...Speaking of which, Arte is very much of that ganbaru spirit. By being progressive for her time, she becomes ordinary in our time.

Ohhhhhhh! It’s a reverse harem in progress here!...This would be a good otome game, come to think of it. It’s framed the same way.

Leo can be surprisingly childish at times, don’t you think?

Arte 8

…Really? She fell overboard? *raises eyebrow*

Ooh, china (with and without capitalisation).

Is this another sarcastic child…? Oh, bother. Still, I can see why Hamefura crossed over with Arte now…Katarina vs. Catarina!

Arte 9

Bigoli is a type of pasta, as can be guessed from context.

The kanji for the episode title literally translate to “bad child”! Like the Tones and I song, LOL!

Mikata (ally).

Arte 10

This episode is giving off a Katarina x Gimo ship vibe…but with how young they are, I’m not sure I should ship it. They’re 6, aren’t they…?

Oh, you can see Katarina and Sofia’s hug in one of the ED frames.

Arte 11

Arte’s let her hair grow out…

An Italian man…bowed. In Renaissance Italy. Now I understand what all the ANN complaints are for.

What’s up with that kid’s face…? *grumbles*

Leo’s just being Leo, I see.

That’s right, Angelo and Leo never met.

Instead of a father or a brother overly cherishing his daughter, it’s the uncle…I never thought I’d see the day I saw something like that.

Arte 12 (FINAL)

Is this like Orientalism, but with gender…? (What would you call that?)

Lemme guess…Leo is working on the church mural and so he’s away?

Was that Leo, in the middle of the mural somewhere…?

Another Japanese bow in this anime, which is set in Italy.

But where is Arte herself in that mural?

Fine = end.

Fruits Basket 31

The word Momiji is using is “hisso” or something like that. Hissho is secretary, so the translator made it “secret getaway” to make it work.

That hat! *laser stare*

*one of the textbooks has “high school chemistry” on it* Tohru can do chemistry?! I suck at chemistry!

The episode title is translated as “Are you really this stupid?” It seems the real line for that was “Are you an idiot?”

Something about high school girls appeared in my head when Haru mentioned Shigure wanting to see Tohru in her tight swimsuit…*mumbles grumpily about pervs*

Kyo’s not wet, even though he got in the water! Amazing!

I think it’s sad that Tohru responds to “stupid girl” like it’s her own name.

“…that makes you suspect me?” seems better.

The Akito and Shigure age gap is somewhere between 6 and 8 years, IIRC.

Fruits Basket 32

Tohru switched from okaasan (mother) to okattekita (a formal past tense verb meaning either “bought”, “lent” or “won” based on the characters…which I don’t have a reference for). I assume because it was so off the mark, the subbers chose a similarly off the mark word.

“When I was a kid, I thought watermelons would sprout in my stomach if I ate the seeds.”

We only know about Kyo’s dad so far…hmm…what about the mother? Update: (TW: suicide) I think it was at this point we already knew that Kyo’s mother didn’t love him and committed suicide, but it’s not certain until later.

Why do doctors always use scalpels and syringes as weapons…? I mean, even Jakurai’s symbol in ARB is a syringe!

I’ve been wondering…how big is the Sohma family? Is it diluted enough that Haru and Rin can love each other without genetic problems for their child/ren? (From Another, I would say the answer is “yes”, but shoujo normally doesn’t care about this sort of thing, which is why I ask in the first place.)

Shigure seems like the type to say, “U mad, bro?”

The mansion looks like the one in Haruhi Suzumiya, if I remember the appearance of that one correctly.

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