#i use imagery a lot aside from the original card meanings so idk if it will clarify anything lmao

[thestareyed]

MONTHLY TAROT: ATEEZ in April

disclaimer: None of this is claimed or intended as fact! It's just something fun for me to try out to practice my tarot readings. I keep these questions directed at their life as idols in the public eye and overall career.

⋆ What's coming up for ATEEZ in April? ⋆

Rest + Development + Opportunity

They'll be resting and putting more focus on their own health and self care matters, so we'll probably notice that they have more free time or off days soon. Probably in the first week or so.

Looks like they'll also be taking the time to sort of 'work on' what they think they're lacking in. The best example of this would be how some of the members took some singing/dancing/producing lessons while they were in America last year! They may do something similar soon or we may just notice them putting more effort than before.

There may be an opportunity that comes up for them that they may not acknowledge or comment on? At least not publicly. Possibly even a 'missed opportunity' type of thing.

⋆ Anything in particular that we should keep an eye on? ⋆

Something significant about their mics. Maybe they'll get new ones for some reason? I don't think that's the case... It's hard to say with this one lmao I just got an image of a single mic, which i've never got before in a reading so it might not be a literal mic, but something about their singing instead? I personally associate mics with singing and karaoke.

[lunawings]

WOW THAT WAS SOMETHING.

I didn't end up getting to talk to anyone in the theater like I'd hoped. I was too stressed out before the movie worrying about the iRis panel reservation, and when it finished everyone just kinda quietly got up and left. I can only imagine they might have been feeling similar MIXED EMOTIONS as I was.

It was funny though, the movie started late anyway (technical difficulties??) and since there were only like 5 or 6 of us in the theater we got a bunch of extra cards ahaha.

And these are really freakin high quality cards too!

So, about the....... EMOTIONS (major spoilers)

For starters, I can't even begin to express what Digimon and specifically Digimon 02 means to me. The English dub originally aired during a really formative period in my life when I was first getting onto the internet and learning about anime and shipping and yaoi and oh lord. I remember downloading video clips on dial-up from episodes yet to air in English and speculating what on earth could possibly be going on. (Such experiences literally planted the seeds for me going on to learn Japanese later in life!)

I remember when I learned the cool insider info about how DNA Digivolve was actually called Jogress Shinka in Japanese (what the heck?? wOOOOWW!!). Who knew I'd be watching these same evolution sequences in the theater in their original language in AMERICA(!) so many years later! And these characters, they were basically my friends when I had no friends. So to see them grow up makes me feel like I'm reconnecting with old friends again. Whenever something I was obsessed with when I was much younger gets revived, it brings me so much validation. It confirms for me that it wasn't just ME and that the experience I had with this media really was special. A lot has happened with Adventure over the years what with Tri and Kizuna, so to finally have it happen with 02 meant a LOT to me.

But nostalgia aside... I had mixed feelings about this movie.

I loved: Lui's dark backstory OMG WOOOW. By far the darkest imagery I've ever seen in a Digimon movie. It's nice that they are treating us fans like the adults we are.

I didn't so much love: How much of this movie was focused on Lui overall. I really wanted to know more about where the 02 kids are in their lives. Daiken had some cute moments but for example I practically forgot Iori was even in this movie until he got hit with a snowball at the end hahah ha.

I loved: The overall message. They didn't need their Digivices. They never did. It was always in their hearts!

I didn't so much love: Um. Why can't everyone have a Digimon partner again... exactly? Because they'll be "confused"? (And?) I thought that was the future we were originally heading towards at the end of 02. And like, did they just... abort billions of Digimon? Is THAT OK!? (M... my Digimon partner...... I mean I'm all about pro-choice but I DID NOT CONSENT....)

Haha yeah IDK.

[teamyellremade]

SYMBOLISM RAMBLE!

HI this post is basically about some of the symbolism used in this piece i posted bc i did put a lot of thought into it and i wanna make it known! idk if anyone’s gonna read this but i felt like talkin about it so here we are

lemme preface this with a DEATH AND (artistic) NUDITY CW!

the piece is about two of my older ocs - ari (long ponytail and single red eye) and zander (black hair and scared expression)

i’ve been gradually and slowly working on their story when the inspiration hits me, and i don’t have much figured out aside from the fact that one of them (probably ari) is dead and communicating with the other via dreams. this is because his death has remaind an unsolved mystery for a long time, and he wants to move onto the afterlife peacefully.

i was listening to The Bride of Necro while drawing the original sketch:

(official video / english subbed version)

the plot of the song revolves around a doctor entrusted with a woman’s corpse after she died. he falls in love with her post-death, and doesn’t want to let her go.

i love this song a lot, it gives off a very specific emotion to me which i’ve been trying to convey it with a piece of art since it first was released five or so years ago!

i didn’t really take the lyrics of the song to heart when working on this piece since they don’t really vibe well with ari and zander’s story. i mostly took the aesthetic of the song itself that i feel when i listen to it.

in the background, i decided to go for a stained glass-inspired look with a bright vibrant red. (i’ll get into the choice of colors in a little bit)

the illustration i chose to use for the stained glass window is The Lovers tarot card. i debated switching it with the Two of Cups, but eventually decided on The Lovers because

A: i already used the Two of Cups in a completely different set of illustrations with two other characters

B: i came up with another idea for the Symbolism that ties into another tarot card

The Lovers has a pretty obvious meaning associated with it; love, harmony and relationships, to sum it up succinctly. 

HOWEVER, the imagery of the card resembles and mirrors that of a card with a whole different meaning: The Devil. (addiction, restriction, your “darker self” becoming more prominent)

i ended up combining just a little bit of the imagery from The Devil with the position of the right arm in the piece, and giving the larger figure laurels to mimic the Devil’s horns.

the colors also relate to this dual meaning too, with red typically being seen as a very violent and angry color, while blue is much calmer and serene. (tho HONESTLY i just went with a red bg because of a vivid mental image that flashed into my head and i thought it would look striking. i also RLY LIKE THE COLOR RED LMFAO)

[cupkayke]

Cupkayke Rewatches/Liveblogs Boueibu!

Season 1, Episode 2 

I think I’ll start using the title cards in these~ Sounds fun. And I originally started this post like... 5 hours ago but then TUMBLR JUST HAD TO CRASH CHROME AND EAT THE POST. So if my commentary isn’t very intelligent it’s because I wrote all this shit earlier and lost it <.< Not that it was intelligent in the first place; it was mostly squeeing and laughing over stupid screencaps.

So! Image-heavy thoughts below the cut!

Yup, I still love this opening theme. LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE.

Okay, let’s unpack Kinshirou’s speech here a bit. He starts off chastising Ibushi for taking the tea off a little bit too soon and then launches into his views about negligence. “Those who are negligent in etiquette will be negligent in all things. Lifestyle, academics, self respect...” What exactly does that mean? Especially in relation to the ‘self-respect’ comment. If we utilize the dictionary definitions, Kinshirou is saying “Those who are lazy or careless in etiquette will neglect the proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one’s character.” Essentially, Kinshirou is stating that he holds not only decorum but how one views the self above everything else. It’s an interesting look at his worldview, but it also could be taken that he’s talking about Atsushi here, who was (perceived to be) “negligent” with “friendship etiquette” and stopped speaking to Kinshirou and thusly their friendship died. Of course, Kinshirou is probably well aware that he threw a temper tantrum in the first place, but... that aside, he’s still upset. So perhaps he’s reminding Ibushi of what type of people they are supposed to be, and not like THOSE people. 

Akoya twirlin’ dat hair.

I didn’t cap this part of the speech, but Kinshirou continues: “It is easy to drift downwards. We as the student council of Binan high school, regard foolishness and mediocrity as a sin. We must not approve of it.” - More establishment of how Kinshirou views the world. Order, dignity and class held above all. Again, something that Atsushi potentially lacks, knowing what we know on the other half of the reveal. Or I could be talking out my ass.

CUTE AKOYA IS CUTE. Look at this faaaaaace.

I forgot about the BLURRRR

Zundar struggling to get into and get comfortable in the teacup is hilarious. Lookit this wiggle noodle.

‘Planet evil’ snerk

Snooty Akoya is snooty. 

Even Ibushi isn’t quite on board with Kinshirou’s plan lol. From this, it seems he might just potentially be along for the ride for the sake of keeping Kinshirou happy- but he’s unable to resist pointing out how lofty Kinshirou’s plot sounds.

And Kinchan isn’t gonna take no shit

I know Kinshirou is bad mothing our boys here, but in this particular screencap it’s a little hard to take him seriously lol. They look like a boy band!

And then Ibushi’s like -”SIGH- I guess  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”

ZUNDAR I FIND IT HARD TO FIND YOU INTIMIDATING WHEN YOU ARE A SMOL, GREEN HEDGEHOG THAT SITS IN TEACUPS AND MUST BE PICKED UP BY THE SCRUFF OF YOUR NECK BY YOUR HENCHMAN TO BE PUT IN HIS POCKET.

They discuss using someone to commit violent acts so casually… how much brainwashing did Zundar have to do and how much of their compliance is just from their natures as isolated kids? (I need to read the manga again so I actually remember their backstories... I read all of it that was available in English but there may have been an update to the translations? Idk- I’ll look for it later)

En and his musings again~

Though c’mon guys, are you really surprised at this point considering what was revealed in ep1 about En’s brain? You’ve been hanging out for awhile...

 However their conversation about chopsticks and menma is pretty realistic random drivel. (I had to look up what menma was because I’m an #idiotamerican)

Ryuu evidently takes chopsticks and menma very seriously. Look at how upset he is.

WHO YA GONNA CALL? (rofls forever)

Wow so apparently this is what the boys think of English- not a noble language. <.<

POOR WOMBT LOOKS SO OFFENDED

They seem ready to kick wombat’s ass

Atsushi, I, for one, appreciate the Schrodinger reference. C’mon son.

I don’t think I noticed the puddle of blood the first time I watched this- so Wombat caused Tawarayama to crack his skull no wonder he’s in suspended animation

WOMBAT YOU SHOULD BE HORRIFIED

FANSERVICE MUCH. Yumoto button your pants back up, young man! Wombat does NOT want to cuddle with you half naked. Err...

...wait a minute.

HOW DID YOU REMOVE YOUR SHIRT SO FAST?? Three frames ago it was this:

Oh wait, it’s that Hakone (TM) clothing wizardry that Gora shows us in s2. Riiiiight. Good callback, writers.

Atsushi is really REALLY embarrassed by this whole thing. 

Ryuu loves the costume hahahaha- if he likes cosplay so much I wonder if he’s ever cosplayed anything else before lolol

Wombat, you’re asking teenage boys what love is. What did you expect?

This scene has been analyzed to death but I think Ryuu does have the right idea. It’s hilarious he’s disappointed in Io’s definition though lolol. IO YOUR BOYFRIEND HAS WORDS FOR YOU.

Atsushi is really REALLY REALLY embarrassed, guys. Meanwhile En just looks annoyed

I AM JUST LEAVING THIS SCREENCAP HERE WITHOUT ANY COMMENTARY IT’S A BEAUTIFUL MASTERPIECE THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. 

Though this probably would be a great addition to the “Someone who has never watched Boueibu explain what’s happening here” meme

CURRY REFERENCE THIS EARLY HOW DID I FORGET

No really that’s really good character development/foreshadowing.

Though I wonder exactly what happened to make Kinshirou hate curry so much. Revulsion that strong can’t just simply be from emotional pain (and I think Atsushi ditched him in the first place because he knew Kinshirou hated curry and wouldn’t want to come with him in the first place). So... it must be food aversion. Maybe Kinshirou got food poisoning as a kid after eating curry. That would do it- I couldn’t eat chicken noodle soup for YEARS after I associated eating it with having the stomach virus. I didn’t eat it again until I was an adult.

Hashida WAAAAAAARIO. Oh man.

That chopstick thing is frustrating lol when we go out for sushi my bf always steals mine when he fucks up his. I feel your pain, Wario.

I don’t quite remember why I capped this part but the imagery in that dialogue is pretty heavy. Also their expressions are pretty funny here; Ibushi is just bored, Akoya looks deep in thought and Kinshirou looks like he’s gonna cut a bitch.

OH BOY TRANSFORMATIONS. In the middle of the cafeteria though? Won’t someone notice boys?

LEGGGGGGGGS for days~ Kinshirou do you shave???

I think I was trying to cap something else but I paused on this gorgeous scene- LOOK AT HOW ANGELIC AKOYA IS. DAT HAIR FLOOF.

Look how cool they look here~

 Looking back on it they were much more organized villains than the Beppus wound up being- they had coordinated attacks/powers and TWO group names, the Earth Conquest Club and Caerula Adamas. I wonder if Zundar had them practice before they started trying to take over the school for real? Or did they just get thrown into it like the DC and the words/motions just come to them?

Tho really did somebody not notice their transformation? They noticed Wario turning into a fucking monster…

Wowwwww I think this is where I thought it was ridiculous. Arima voiced our thoughts.

Side note- I really like the lighting in this scene.

OKAY REALLY? Knowing what we know now, is this just poor writing or bullshit on Wombat’s part for the CIDE2 screen? Gora was a battle lover of sorts but it was shown in s2 that he was by himself- he didn’t have a team. He just had his own name. So why this reference? Were they originally planning on there having previously been a team of five and then retconned it or was this just a throwaway line? I’d like to think it’s Wombat bullshitting just to get the boys to do what he wants.

Atsushi is VERY VERY VERY concerned with his image.

Ryuu is savage AF

Poor Wombat… writing is hard work. -patpat-

This is the start of where Yumoto’s opinions conveniently contradict the Monst of the Week

Also wombat’s face is so silly

Io and Ryuu teasing ASDF

For being forced they sound really passionate. Can wombat affect their tone or are they kind of having fun with it?

Side note- this must’ve happened in a production meeting: “So we have 2 characters with shorts, 2 characters with pants.” “What about the fifth one?” “Uhhh… half shorts, half pants!” “Capris?” “BUT POOFY” At least they look a bit more fashionable than Ryuu and Yumoto… sorry cutiepies. Poofy shorts are erm…

Lololol there’s the fourth wall~

En jumps on the alter ego so quickly

Hope no one heard Io slip and call En’s real name two seconds before!

Oh no poor Ryuu!

And Io to the rescue! “Don’t worry baby, I’m coming!”

“It’s okay bby I got you”

Atsushi really doesnt like the names, contrast to en. I never realized how image-conscious Atsushi is until I rewatched this ep. You’d think the stereotypically ‘nerdy’ looking character would be the least self conscious about the whole thing.

They definitely did a lot more fighting in s1, even when the other boys aren’t doing much.

HE PUTS THE CHOPSTICK ON HIS LOVE STICK LOL

They suddenly have names for their attacks/combinations… I wonder if wombat yelled at them between episode 1 and 2

Yumoto’s butt shot haha - I would have gotten a screencap of this but my STREAM KEPT FUCKING UP IN QUALITY AT THE WORST TIMES.

Yumoto’s lecture mode is a bit more serious here than it is in later episodes. Also- LOOK HOW COOL HE LOOKS~ LIKE A REAL SUPERHERO. GORA WOULD BE SO PROUD

Floofy hair in the wind SC - I WOULD HAVE CAPPED THIS TOO BUT MY WINDOW JUST HAD TO ACCIDENTALLY CLOSE. <.< fuck this, any caps I didn’t already have I am DONE.

Gora’s first line!

I- Uh- er.... I’m in trouble. Yumoto’s face here... <////< I am too old for this

Ryuu is upset he didn’t get to fight- but wombat has a point

And once again, @crazy-grrrl-on-the-computer has beat me to the punch with a brilliant analysis of s1′s ending theme that is way better than anything I could have ever done ever. I had to go back and search for this because for some reason I forgot to like it or reblog it??? wtf me???

AND FUCKING FINALLY. AFTER LIKE EIGHT HOURS OF START AND STOP WORK EPISODE 2 IS BLOGGED.

I might as well take this footnote to note that I’m finding the Student Council a much more enjoyable cast this time around than when I originally watched the series. Idk why they just didn’t resonate with me at first- but I’m slowly coming to see why they’re some of the favorite characters in the fandom. They do have a lot of backstory that the manga fleshes out and it’s a pity that they don’t get to be friends with the Defense Club until the end of s1 and then they get shipped off abroad in s2. Logistics and all but there’s a lot more story there that could have been explored- but perhaps some of it did and I wasn’t paying attention the first time. I will get there in this rewatch lol.

Well, so much for trying to get 2 eps done today. I’ll see if I can post ep3 tomorrow or the day after depending on when I get around to watching and taking notes again. Tho I just started making my bf watch Yuri on Ice so I may be a bit preoccupied with rewatching that with him for a few days haha.