#his work is genuinely so good

[oh-katsuki]

nothing will ever make me more frustrated than the way junji ito’s work is adapted into anime. it’s actually deeply upsetting to me. 

junji ito’s work is so absurd and genuinely bone-chilling. his artwork is incredible and the way he uses human emotion and expression as a weapon makes every conversation and emotional display he despicts feel off (pos). it’s incredibly disturbing. reading it feels a little bit like stepping into an alternate universe in which displays of normal human emotion (lor lack thereof) often foretell bad outcomes. the horror aspect of is only heightened by the comedy aspect that comes from the absurdity. the fact that some things are slightly funny manages to make it scarier, especially when paired with his distinct art style. it’s got a very distinct oppressive feeling to it, like someone has placed a stone on your chest. 

but for some reason... whenever it gets adapted into an anime, the animation never compliments junji ito’s work. the pacing of the episodes, the color choices (some of which are interesting, others feel like scooby doo), the voice acting, and the directorial choices never quite suit the thing that makes junji ito’s work so genuinely frightening; the expression and absurdity. while his manga plays up on uncomfortable pauses and expressions, heightening both negative and positive emotions into a place of horror, the anime adaptations never seem to do that. they always somehow end up feeling cheap and somewhat vague, like the adaptation was half-baked when it was released. 

all of that discomfort (the good kind, not the one brought on by the feeling of professional incompletion), is lost in exchange for exaggerated voice acting and gimmicky story climax scenes that lose junji ito’s distinct voice as a horror manga artist. 

it’s possible that my qualms are mostly with the animation style and the fact that it is exceedingly simplified even in the most tense moments of the story, though it honestly just feels like a poor adaptation of junji ito’s work (specifically about the new netflix series).  

[stars-obsession-pit]

Following an accident, Danny wakes up in Gotham City in a DC universe. Lacking any forms of ID or possessions beyond the clothes on his back, he’s forced to commit some crimes to survive. Minor crimes, but still.

And then he gets caught.

During the court proceedings, they come to the mistaken conclusion that he’s a Meta suffering from some psychiatric issues such as Cotard’s Syndrome (a real rare condition where a person holds the delusional belief that they’re dead/don’t exist/etc).

Thus, between his “need for mental treatment” and the concerns about housing someone with his unique physical traits, he is sentenced to spend time in Arkham Asylum. He’s under pretty low security aside from the anti-Meta stuff and has more freedoms than some other inmates, but it’s still not a great experience. Even at the best of times, Arkham is hardly a nice place.

Some of his fellow residents are decently chill all things considered, but lots very much aren’t.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

Marvel's Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show! | All of Erik Lehnsherr's Call-In's

Episodes featured: The Fate of My Universe The Sinister Six Are No More Who Would Win In A Fight? Unbeatable

Full Podcast Playlist (Spotify)

Credits below:

Written by: Ryan North

Directed by: Giovanna Sardelli

Voice Cast: Milana Vayntrub - Squirrel Girl/Doreen Green Crystal Lucas Perry - Nancy Whitehead Leo Sheng - Koi Boi/Ken Shiga Davied Morales - Chipmunk Hunk/Tomas Lara-Perez Erica Schroeder - Tippy T. Squirrel Rob Nagle - Erik Lehnsherr

Key Art: "Squirrel Girl Infinity Comic (2022)" by Derek Charm - Doreen, Nancy, Ken, Tomas, Tippy "Magneto (2023)" by Todd Nauck - Erik

[turtleblogatlast]

AU where Leo is trapped in the Prison Dimension for months instead of minutes and the only way he gets by with his sanity intact is through recording himself talking to his wrist comm.

When they finally manage to get Leo back and make him rest up to heal, Donnie can’t help but listen to the recordings left behind.

He’s not sure what exactly he’s expecting, only that his subconscious is screaming at him that it has to be heartbreaking, that it has to be torturous.

Instead, what Donnie is subject to is a full thousand hours’ worth of Jupiter Jim and Lou Jitsu crossover fanfiction. More than one part in the series. Spanning well over a million words.

(The worst part is that it’s actually good.)

[unhappy-sometimes]

here's a playlist of (mostly) historically accurate love songs that twiyor has most definitely danced to on vinyl: youtube, spotify, apple music

some fast, some slow, some made for dancing, others probably not (but i still like them so i included them anyway), i'll add songs as i think of them

[ominous-horse-noises]

anyway i want to reiterate that i hope the rat grinders are tpk'd, revived and uncorrupted solely bc i want them to have to spend senior year together. 'redeemed' doesnt necessarily mean friendly with the bad kids and honestly? its so much funnier if they continue being bitchy to each other but without the trying to end the world stuff. they've built plenty of positive relationships w/ former villains now it's time for the next stage: uneasy alliance buzzing with the tension of both sides trying to hold back the urge to clown on each other

introducing, fantasy high senior year: the group project

[ztarryzkiez]

CHOCOLATE BOX GIRL!!! - BY WEEVILDOING

art by me :3c

[the-force-awakens]

Still not used to this life or death situation stuff. That's good, 'cause I'm not either. You never get used to it.

[inamindfarfaraway]

I love how Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse said “Anyone can be Spider-Man”. I love how it inspired everyone to imagine their own Spider-People, saving the day in their own universes, with all kinds of cool, interesting personalities and aesthetics and mutations and life stories and relationships. We all put pieces of our soul into these homemade heroes. We had fun. We found community. And then Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse said, “Wow, great job! You’ve really taken our message to heart. Well, get ready for even more of everything you liked from the first movie and a new message to complement the first. Anyone can be Spider-Man… and anyone can be pulled into a cult.”

So now we all have to contemplate whether our lovingly crafted heroes would ever be on Team Mandatory Trauma Because Martyr Complex or not and why.

[ricky-mortis]

S1 Pulp Musicals Gang my beloved

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I saw @qourmet's young madam lan art, and knew what I had to do.

[sysig]

For Requestober No.2

What about Handplates Gaster and Papyrus trying hard to have a bonding activity and Sans just chilling behind them eating popcorns...?

👉🏻👈🏻

Day 14 - He's supervising

[luck-of-the-drawings]

[<==PREV PAGES] [NEXT PAGE==>(not out yet.wait a year.or maybe more.imagine.]

saw alot of comments on prev pages; saying 'i HATE that mean teacher! im gonna FIGHT HIM!!' & i LOVE the energy!! it WOULD be nice. to have that catharsis. but the story of young tidestrider is Not one of catharsis. it is a story of being so small and so special and sucking so bad.

[mister13eyond]

dont normally post about drama but this seems relevant:

im seeing a lot of people jump to "james somerton was never good anyways" in retaliation for the hbomb expose, but there's a really fine line to tread there before you get into stepping on the toes of the people he stole from, you know?

some of his videos and analysis did seem genuinely intelligent, thoughtful, insightful, and well-written. yeah, it turns out those are the result of him stealing from other people. but that doesnt mean the original writers WEREN'T intelligent, thoughtful, insightful and good writers. he had plenty of garbage opinions interspersed throughout, but the reason many people (myself included) were suckered in by him is that the queer creators he stole from DID have really important and interesting analysis. the parts of his videos that were good were stolen, but by discounting his essays entirely we're throwing the baby out with the bathwater and insisting those he stole from didn't have anything important to say.

the parts he himself supplied were trash, but he stole the work of some genuinely brilliant and insightful writers and passed it off as his own- and that writing still exists and is still brilliant and insightful; we just know now who was actually responsible for it and who to thank for that work

lets just be careful when we smugly proclaim that we always hated everything he had to say- because a lot of the words we're discounting were never his to begin with, and the last thing those authors need is to have their work trash talked because it ended up in the mouth of someone dishonest

[quirkle2]

calling all witsu enjoyers 🗣️🔊📣🔊🔉📢🗣️🔊📢📣

[smallidarityfan]

we should talk more about smallidarity's dynamic i think.

Like, c!Joel clearly loves c!Jimmy a lot in canon (either /p or /r) but never really explicitly says it with his words yk? like his mannerisms and the way he treats Jimmy is so subtly tender and caring, and the only way he kind of expresses it to Jimmy is by flirting or bullying. goes both ways really

( see: the whole smallidarity armour stand statue on hermitcraft. Joel doesn't talk about why he wanted something with Jimmy in the first place at all other than "it makes the place look better" "fills up the empty space" . But like, the whole scenario by itself silently screams it so loud how much he treasures his relationship with Jimmy yk?? )

( Another evidence: Joel in Limited Life when he silently promised to himself that he would sacrifice himself for Jimmy, with no mention about the intended sacrifice before Jimmy died. And then a year later, wholely remembers his silent promise, then claims it to be an "illogical day". Okay mr beans. just admit your feelings. its okay.)

( Another Another evidence: esmp 2. so so soo much hours and extra unprompted thoughts and steps put into the 'toy' bit Joel himself started. All just to see how Jimmy reacts to them. As well as the giant Best Buds mural of course. please kiss already. gosh.)