#i hate how this blog has become less pokemon related and more “whatever I want to post”

[bluejay-flies]

God, life is scary right now. My family is very queer, and a close member of my family is trans, and a minor, so I’m really scared for her. We might have to move because we live in a very conservative state, so after January 20th I might have to leave my entire life behind, and all of my friends. I’d have to start my senior year in a totally different state.

It’s really fucking terrifying, and I don’t know what to do.

[akatsuki3519]

Tag time! :)

I was tagged by @helloanime247 to answer the following questions, thanks so much!! <3 Some of these were really difficult!! T.T

1. Who are your favourite male anime characters?

Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter): I’m a sucker for good character         development and Killua’s is exceptional. I loved seeing him slowly break away from the ideologies of his (quite frankly) messed up family and choosing his own path. He’s such a sweetheart I just love him... T.T <3

Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass): I don’t really have an explanation for this one since he’s kinda like Light from Death Note (whom I don’t like lol), he’s so cold and calculating but I loved watching him play essentially a game of chess with everyone. Also, the ending of the series... no spoilers but you know lol...

Yuuri Katsuki (Yuri on Ice!!!): I think a lot of people can relate to Yuuri as a character (myself included), which is probably why he’s so popular as a character in general. Watching him slowly overcome his anxiety and become more confident as a person was great, but I also love his stubborn and competitive side too, he’s too cute lol <3

Makoto Tachibana (Free!): An actual angel who has never done, and can never do, any wrong... that is all... T.T <3

Nicolas Brown (Gangsta.): Throwing a bit of a curveball in here since I don’t talk about Nico that often by comparison to some other characters but my God I love him so much <3 He’s such a terrifying and intimidating person on the surface but he’s actually incredibly caring and sweet, as seen mostly by his interactions with Nina (and also Alex). I pray he stops being so reckless...

Rin Okumura (Ao no Exorcist): My favourite demon child who is just the sweetest, most excellent person and who deserves all the hugs in the world! T.T 

2. Who are your favourite female characters?

Yona (Akatsuki no Yona): She is just such an incredible person and is my fave female anime character by country mile. Another one with fantastic character development too, going from a naive and slightly spoilt princess to this incredibly charismatic, kind-hearted and strong-willed individual. It was amazing and I can’t wait to see how she continues to develop in the rest of the series <3

Ochako Uraraka (Boku no Hero Academia): I love her commitment and dedication, her match against Bakugou particularly was incredible. She’s such a great and positive person, I love her a lot and I’ll be rooting for her all the way, she’s gonna be such an amazing hero...! <3

Celty Sturluson (Durarara!!): I love her so much, she’s such a fantastic and interesting character <3 Also, she’s Irish (technically) which is pretty neat, especially that one part where she speaks Irish (okay like one sentence, but it was seriously surprising for me to hear my native language in an anime lol). I love her friendship with Shizuo a lot also <3

Nico Robin (One Piece): Oh look, a One Piece character with a tragic past, what a surprise lol... Robin’s whole character arc was so good, the ‘I want to live’ moment in Enies Lobby is so iconic, if you say you didn’t get even remotely upset in that moment you lie lol. Seeing her so carefree and seemingly just happy to be alive and accepted while with the Strawhats just reminds you that life is actually pretty great when surrounded by the right people <3 (sorry that got a bit dramatic haha)

3. If you could meet an anime character who would it be?

Oh jeez em... I think I’m gonna say Luffy from One Piece because he’s a literal ray of sunshine all the time (except... well, you know...), and he’s such an open and accepting person of everyone. I think it would be pretty fun to be around him tbh!

4. What is your favourite thing about anime?

It’s just pure escapism, if you’re having a really bad day you can just come home and watch your favourite show and just forget about everything for a while. It also tends to deal with more controversial and interesting topics than other forms of media I find, which is pretty cool.

It’s also really helped me with my confidence, since going to conventions and stuff really helped me get a little bit better with my social anxiety because I find it SO much easier to talk to people when we have shared interests!

I guess it also led to me starting a few more hobbies too, like making cosplay, actually starting to write, draw and sing again, starting a Youtube channel with my bestie, starting to learn Japanese and taking it for my Leaving Cert exam (our end of high school exams over here), and actually pushing me to FINALLY buy my own pair of ice skates which I’ve been talking about doing for years (thank you Yuri on Ice lol), and also hopefully start lessons, which I’ve also been talking about doing for years lol

5. What is your least favourite thing about anime?

The fandoms... people get so defensive about everything and seem to always forget that we’re all in a fandom because we all love a certain show, usually because they’re too caught up in who’s the best character or why a certain ship is unacceptable. Also, people giving others hate about their favourite shows, and being like ‘oh *blank* is WAY better than *blank*, how could you like that show?!’, it really, REALLY bothers me... it doesn’t take much to be nice, it really doesn’t... you can have a discussion about why you personally think another show is better than another or whatever but that doesn’t give anyone the right to essentially bully someone else over it, and I 1000% won’t stand for it on my blog so you all know (sorry to get so serious, but I’m really sick of this carry-on at this stage)

6. Who are your favourite anime couple?

Viktor and Yuuri from Yuri on Ice!!!, but also a huge shout-out to Yato and Hiyori from Noragami and Makoto and Haru from Free! because I absolutely adore them too... T.T <3  

7. Who are your favourite anime animals?

Kuro (cat demon, Ao no Exorcist), Tony Tony Chopper (reindeer, One Piece), Makkachin (dog, Yuri on Ice!!!), Toboe (wolf, Wolf’s Rain, does he count??), Nigou (dog, Kuroko no Basuke), Black Hayate (dog, Fullmetal Alchemist), Ao (squirrel, Akatsuki no Yona), Gamabunta (toad, Naruto), and uhh he probably doesn’t count at all since he’s not technically an animal but Mao (cat, Darker than Black). I pretty much love all animals in anime lol.

8. What’s your favourite type of anime?

Hmmm I usually go for action/adventure or physiological thriller type shows <3 I also really like action/adventure type shows with romance as a sub-plot; Noragami or Akatsuki no Yona for example would be good examples of that!

9. What anime would make a good game?

Huh emm... I agree Hunter x Hunter would make a pretty good game! I’d also love a One Piece game that wasn’t strictly a fighting one (although I love them too), like an RPG type game would be awesome!

10. What was the first anime you ever watched?

Unknowingly Pokemon, knowingly Naruto!

11. Do you think you’ll ever stop watching anime?

I highly doubt it, although I may watch less because of time constraints... T.T I’m always going to be an anime fan because I don’t think anime has a age limit. They’re TV shows essentially, and there’s always going to be another new one that’s right up my alley! And I’m not likely to finish my backlog of old shows anytime soon either haha... ^^”

I won’t tag anyone atm, but go for it if you want!! ^^