#idk why it's Shinji again

[elvyn]

Idk I just like this color palette so I wanted to try it on him

[yahabadabado]

I feel like Kyoutani wouldn't be big on celebrating his birthday. Like, his dad and sister just give him a gift or make something he likes for dinner but he's never had a party or anything. So when one year Yahaba and Watari throw a small get together (not even really a party) with their teammates for his birthday he's very endeared and gets a little bit emotional. And this is the first time most of them have seen him with any displayed emotion other than anger, so it's safe to say they're very surprised. It ends up being his best birthday yet.

[jackass-jones]

Shinjiham is cute when it’s romantic but tbh I think i vastly prefer the idea of them being best friends instead. Like, neither of them really saw it coming and weren’t really looking to get another best friend (Shinji has Akihiko, Kotone has Junpei and Yukari respectively) but it happens anyway. Kotone takes a liking to Shinji much faster than she does anyone else and I’d say a big reason is just the fact that he’s so reserved that it allows Kotone to do most of the talking while he just listens and they love this arrangement cuz Kotone doesn’t get to talk about her own interests very much. Though I think some of her needs to talk to Shinji stems from this insecurity that he isn’t happy in the group and she has this people pleasing problem and wants everyone to be happy so she makes a much bigger effort to talk to Shinji. And it’s very unfortunate because Shinji intentionally acts cold and distant because he doesn’t want to form any attachments because he wants to die soon, but aaaaaaaagh dammit this girl just keeps talking to him and being sweet and encouraging him to engage in his interests and share them with the others and he just can’t seem to say no when she’s got those damn puppy eyes. And Kotone is just able to get him out of his shell by being persistent but not in an overwhelming way, she’s very cheerful and supportive of him. And Shinji is able to offer her support by encouraging her to talk about herself and by making sure she’s taking care of herself. They just click really well and make such a positive dent in each other’s lives and it’s all about basic acts of kindness going a long way you know?

[skrunksthatwunk]

classic scenario i fear

[arcsin27]

Put persona 3 in the trending tags or so help me I will literally stare at you funny

[hauntingblue]

Evangelion movie hello

[soup-mother]

the more strongly people react to a convincing transfem read of a character with "no he's a boy because i relate to him and I'm a boy and you're trying to make me relate to and acknowledge trans women and i don't like that" the more strong the reading is. it's basically evidence.

this is why shinji, link and jessie pinkman are girls. because saying that makes the most annoying people ever really really mad at you because they don't want to think about girls.

and the more "trans in every direction" the fandom interpretation is the MORE hostile they are to one of those directions being trans woman.....for absolutely no reason whatsoever (it's the transmisogyny and being crybabies again)

(obligatory: if you go "um idk i still see x as a boy/neutral" I'm killing you)

[starbuttons]

My thoughts on this but it’s if they fuck or not

It’s over but I had fun giving giving my own evaluations and also I’m not caught up past the fullbringer arc:

Isshin: I really feel like he wouldn’t have sex with anyone after Masaki’s death and if he did it would be “a moment of weakness” and he would genuflect or flay himself for like a month and come back home like nothing happened lol

Askin: I don’t know him but he probably only fucks because he’s sleazy and coercive

Chad: definitely not a recreational kind of guy. If he gets a partner he’ll only do it if they ask and might find someone to settle down with and only do it with them lol

Urahara: oh he fuckin

Yhwach: idk

Kensei: ya

Grimmjow: I don’t think he fucks because I don’t think he’s interested, but if he does he’s like koutarou from slow damage by which I mean very and casual and noncommittal

Ulquiorra: be so fr

Renji: I feel like he would go to sex workers every now and then but thas it because of his crush on Rukia unless they’re already dating

Aizen: he’s sex repulsed aroace for sure. Probably tried it once and was like “that’s enough of that” 🤣. Either that or he finds one person he’s interested in and pursues them forever. Might’ve used sex as a tool while he was infiltrating the Gotei 13 tho

Tsukishima: probably occasionally, he’s got host club escort vibes…or he takes it up the ass

Ryuken: probably like Aizen but he’s just really picky

Yamamoto: maybe when he was younger but IDK maybe he fucks severely even as an old man

Byakuya: celibate like Isshin after his wife’s death but probably used to sleep around when he was younger

Hisagi: I think yes but he’s the one who’s usually approached Kaien: ONLY WITH HIS WIFE

Ukitake: uhhh no…? maybe once in a blue moon because I don’t think he’d have the stamina for it and would comically pass out in the middle. pillow princess btw

Kenpachi: he fucks but definitely not all the time or anything. First of all he’s scary and second he seems like he would turn away most advances unless he was really in the mood PLUS he's always accompanied by someone so he wouldn't get the chance either way

Shunsui: he’s either a whore or he can't get any I can’t find a middle ground

Gin: uhmmmm he fucks often but only if he is bottoming LMAO but in all seriousness he probably only really has eyes for Rangiku and that's why they're always closed

Starrk: he’s giving picky vibes too

Mayuri: he’s aroace but if he does still have his dick (because I feel like he would’ve cut it off for some reason???) he uses it only for science 💀

Ichigo: he’s not horny and he’s rather chaste in regards to sexual things and he definitely didn't have sex with Orihime until he was well into his relationship with her haha I love him

Ginjo: probably has a hook up every other night to be honest

Kaname: CELIBACY GIF

Ikkaku: frequent visitor of the 100% consensual adult only brothel that’s probably in the soul society lmfao

Shinji: he actually gets zero bitches ever. Got lucky once and never again

Yumichika: acts like no one knows he’s getting plowed every night

[visohyenadraws]

As someone who loves the mecha genre I wish I was into any of the Gundam series but so far I have been unsuccessful.

I love the aesthetic of a giant robot with a big fuck off gun, if I didn’t I wouldn’t have gotten Armored Core VI lol, but still, I tried watching 79 quite a few times but fell off each times.

The first time was when I watched the first ten episodes of the original series off of a piracy site when they were still untamed by the feds, and just never returned to it. Then my second attempt was with the movie trilogy, I finished the first one and then dropped the second halfway through.

It’s been a while but I can try to explain why, I know what Didn’t spoil it for me: I have a stupidly high tolerance for old anime and old media in general, I was Raised on that shit, including many of Sunrise’s anime from the time, so I didn’t care because it looked old or outdated.

No I think what got me the most, and this might be an issue with the movies since I do remember some good episodes they had to cut out for time, was the characters, ironically. I’m sorry but I couldn’t care less for Amuro, he’s boring as hell and very generic… and he’s ginger (I’m kidding), when he’s not fighting he’s either ranting or getting beaten up by Bright and OH I’ll get to that cunt soon.

Idk maybe I hold up Shinji as the definitive example of how to make traumatised underage pilots, and Amuro just isn’t enough of a mess to work here despite the setting, and for the record I Like Shinji as a character.

My other issue is with a lot of the women in the cast, again, I didn’t finish the series so it prob gets better but a lot of the women in this show do nothing but stand around, cry, die, or keep repeating AMURO AMURO AMURO AMURO AMURO if they’re on the side of the Federation. I have seen films from the 50s with more feminist depictions of women ffs.

Now onto Bright, I like to think that my media literacy is good enough for me to not let characters who are bad people get to me, au contraire, some of my favourite pieces of media often involved the Whole Cast being pieces of shit, I am a massive Always Sunny fan after all. I can live with unsavoury characters if they’re done well enough.

That being said, I could never shake off the feeling that the series wasn’t doing quite Enough to call out Bright’s hardass martial approach to social interactions, almost as if the series was saying “yup, he’s in the right brah, nothing wrong here” which yeah this set the stage for me to bounce off the series incredibly hard in the second movie I think where he says some shit about women not being allowed to pilot mechs.

I really hope I’m misremembering some of this stuff because brother that’s not it. Really the only characters I really cared for where the villains like Char and the other guy, since they go against what you’d expect from mecha baddies, but even still they don’t have that much screentime and one of them famously dies in the tenth episode or the climax of the first movie.

But those were my issues with the series itself, on a more meta level, I have some amount of resentment over the series specifically the original 79 for its impact.

For those who don’t know, mecha series before Gundam were retroactively labelled as “Super Robot” since they were basically giant metal superheroes, animated Ultraman essentially, they could jump, move and run like it was nothing despite the laws of physics, and had extravagant weapons and attacks fighting whacky aliens or evil scientists.

Even Sunrise’s previous works like Daitarn 3 and Trider G7 were super robot through and through, especially the former being downright comedic at times and being closer to James Bond than science fiction, even their supposedly darker Zambot 3 was super robot through and through.

So when the original MSG came out in 1979, it really was a big deal as it was unlike everything else; it was a lot more grounded in tone and setting, the villains not only were fellow humans but had layers of complexity and weren’t just cartoon baddies, the robots carried shields and guns instead of cock-rockets and roketto-panchi, it was less a superhero Kyodai/Kaiju romp and more like a war drama, the severity of the conflict was made front and centre and not brushed aside for the cool fights.

That’s brilliant, even to this day it’s a great premise and deconstruction of the mecha genre, the problem is that this series became So popular that basically every single fucking mecha and scifi anime had to model itself after Gundam or be seen as outdated. Super robot was killed overnight, because god forbid we have some fucking fun with the concept of GIANT ROBOTS BEATING THE BRAINS OUT OF EACH OTHER.

Like Gurren Lagann being modelled after super robot shows as a fun throwback shows how utterly dead the genre is.

I understand that by the time Gundam came out the genre had run its course, you can only rewrite Mazinger/Grandeizer so many times, but fuck’s sake surely there’s ways to do it just be creative. I love the things Gundam helped create but the fact that it had to exist at the Expense of super robot is what bothers me.

Let me explain it by comparing it to Godzilla ok? There’s two kinds of Godzillas: serious war drama Godzilla and KWE standing for Kaiju Wrestling Entertainment. There’s fans that prefer one over the other but both Godzillas exist without cancelling each other out.

Now the 1980s movie The Return of Godzilla was the first movie in the series in a while, and it was a grittier more serious return to form that just had Zilla destroy a city without all the other monsters duking it out. Now IMAGINE if after that movie Toho went “right, it’s clear, people only want serious Godzilla it’s very clear” and from then on we ONLY got movies like Godzilla 54, Minus One and Shin Godzilla, yes they’re peak, but after a while a part of the fanbase is gonna get seriously tired of them and wish they would just get “Godzilla vs Mothra vs Kong vs Gheedora All United Brawl” already.

Now if you know me personally you’ll ask “but what about Evangelion” and yes, if Eva is not my favourite anime ever it’s in the Top 3, but honestly? Calling Eva just a mecha show or any of the sub genres is seriously selling it short, it is SO much more then robot fights and thats why I love it, watching Eva just for the robot fights is like playing Silent Hill 2 for the riveting combat.

So those are my thoughts, I still haven’t given up on the series as I plan to revisit it through War in the Pocket since fans quite like that one in particular, hopefully it’s more up my alley lol.

[wyfy-meltdown]

The story behind this is that Nextgenronpa hurts my soul and while I can't do anything about all the major and actual problems, I can at least list off the pairings I would've done. (*Please don't argue about the ships listed here, this is just for fun!!!)

*Also for clarification: all characters are the same age here, Kokoro and Mikako are bio sisters but Mikako was still adopted by the Kisaragis making her and Yamato siblings, Sora is real, Akane is sane, Yuki and Utsuro are different people (clone situation), and real Mikado and A.I Mikado are both present (with A.I Mikado being kept on a computer). Yuri, Syobai, and Teruya aren't on this list because I couldn't figure out pairings for them.

Satsuki x Haruhiko (ship SatsuHiko like god intended, this one's self explanatory)

Mikako x Rei (my holy grail)

Kinji is one of the lone parents: the explanation being that he adopted one of the orphans he takes care of

Kizuna is the other lone parent: the father is unknown

Mitch x Maki (due to Maki's crush on him, but she deserves and can do so much better)

Kakeru x Kanata (I personally don't ship it but I can see why people would!)

Hibiki x Setsuka

Tsurugi x Yuki (my holy grail) (AU logic)

Yamato x Utsuro (originally it was going to be Yamato x Tsurugi, but I need to move things around a bit)

Akane x Ayame (my explanation is that Akane is sane in this AU, and also I love this ship)

Sora x Yoruko (once again, AU logic makes this possible)

Nikkei x Mikado (this one's controversial but AU logic prevails and also it'd be funny if Nikkei had his normal sane husband [real Mikado] and a deranged robot version of his husband [a.i Mikado])

Emma x Kokoro (I feel pretty neutrally about this pairing, but it makes the most sense from the characters I have left)

Kanade x Iroha (Idk, it makes sense in my head)

Shinji x Hajime

[soprawrites]

How about question 2, 3, & 5 for Zack Fair and Shinji?

Ooh I don't talk much about Zack and I'm always down to yap more about Shinji, so thanks for asking! Adding the rest under read more again because it got a little lengthy by the end! Questions from this character ask game!

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

For Zack, hands down gotta be "Me? Gongaga!" lmaooo, all jokes aside though, I really love how he's repeatedly called a puppy throughout Crisis Core because it's a really good descriptor of his personality. He's always so enthusiastic and optimistic and really tries to stay true to that even as shit starts hitting the fan by the end of the game for him. I just think that's really admirable of him, and Zack the puppy just fits!

Picking just one thing for Shinji is so hard 😭 I guess instead of writing a five page essay about his personality, I'll just stick with the fact that he canonically is into fashion. Like yes, we love a man who's into fashion and likes to take care of himself!! Thank you Kubo for that and all the art we have of him in cool outfits.

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

Oof, idk if this counts or not as this is tied more with gameplay so let me know lol but for Zack, I don't really like his combat 🙈 This applies to both Crisis Core and Rebirth, but I just didn't find it that fun compared to other characters. Crisis Core Reunion did fix it a bit, but still. Idk... I still screamed though, and had the time of my life, when I could play as him in Rebirth; that was so cool!

For Shinji, it's that he never wins a fight 😭 Why is canon out to get him?! Kubo why, please I beg you let him get a w... For real though, he's one of the older and more experienced captains, who also happens to be a Visored, so you'd expect for him to at least have had one on screen win. And yet... here we are.

That's why I'm looking forward to seeing the new Visored fight in cour 4 of TYBW but then again, knowing how that fight is originally supposed to play out... My expectations are sadly low 😔

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

For Zack, the first song that came to mind is pipo pipo by Serani Poji 😅 I can just imagine his energetic and puppy-like personality getting up to shenanigans with this on in the background lol.

Besides Escalon and Everything I lost since they're from the anime, the first song that comes to mind when I think of Shinji, strictly based on vibes, is Dirty Harry by Gorillaz. Idk why, but just the beat/melody of the song is enought o remind me of him lol, plus I feel like he'd listen to them!

[elvyn]

Some sketches of Shinji and one lost Jugram xD

[mrsdickey]

bill as shinji again because why the fuck not

ive been sleeping and rewatching evangelion all day idk what to draw

[jackass-jones]

Crying and sobbing cuz video game will never be as good as it could’ve been 🥺

[bluee-birb]

drew the sillies again, it started as a joke but then you can see the exact moment when Bro….It Isn’t a Joke Anymore.

(transcript below because my handwriting is difficult to read)

[Asuka and Rei are standing, very similarly to the infamous “Elevator Scene” in Neon Genesis Evangelion episode 22.]

ASUKA: Rei have you kissed a girl before

REI [slightly looking back]: No lol why?

ASUKA [blushing]: Idk wanna try

REI, turning around: OK

[Asuka turns towards Rei.]

[There is awkward silence between the two.]

[Suddenly, Rei leans in and kisses Asuka, which surprises the latter.]

ASUKA: DUMMY! I wasn’t ready!!

REI, embarrassed: I’m sorry! Could you guide me?

ASUKA: G-Guide!?

ASUKA [thinking to self]: They really are dense.

[Still facing each other, Asuka looks away, shyly. Rei looks at Asuka, politely standing still.]

ASUKA: Well— Just, uh, follow along.

ASUKA: Put your hand on my shoulder.

REI: Like this?

ASUKA: Yeah.

Asuka’s hands are shaking, and Rei notices.

REI: Your hands are shaking. It looks like you haven’t done this either.

ASUKA, dumbfounded by Rei’s bluntness: YOU—!

[Asuka pulls Rei’s face to hers in a similar fashion as she does when she kisses Shinji in episode 15.]

[The two kiss.]

ASUKA, embarrassed: This…didn’t happen.

REI: Um—

REI, smiling: Thank you.

[proudfreakmetarusonikku]

god i had more depressing rei thoughts.

so we know the second rei idolised gendo? and the third rei pretty clearly hated him? (which like. good on you girl he’s an abuser)

rei is a victim of grooming, both in a non sexual manner in her relation to her roles in gendo's plans, and she’s also heavily implied to have been also sexually groomed by him too. (i'll have to rewatch the series to write my whole analysis on rei as a sexual abuse victim, but if you want the summary as to why i believe this, it’s a mix of her lack of reaction to shinji accidentally sexually assaulting her, her general self objectification disassociation issues general lack of hygeine ect being all characteristics that are specifically common with victims of csa, and finally, like, that one scene in end of evangelion is framed like a rape scene for a reason like that’s a very obvious and direct metaphor)

each sentient rei clone (as in, the three we see in the series, not the soulless hundreds we see in the lcl tank) shares a soul. they’re the same person, even if they don’t have specific memories. so why the sudden shift? i mean, well, the obvious one is that she did kinda spend the last 23 episodes learning that her abuse wasn’t normal and fine. like. that was a whole thing. rei clearly has some vague recollection of things, since she has a sense of familiarity around gendo's glasses, even if she lacks the emotional response the second rei had, so she presumably at least has some idea that her abuse isn’t normal still.

but also like… the first rei was literally a toddler. of course she trusted her adoptive father, enough to repeat the inappropriate words he said to someone else bc she thought it was normal. (and i have Thoughts on that too, but again i am going to make a whole post on that eventually). the second rei was so isolated from the world she didn’t know how to express emotions at all. but the third rei was basically immediately just thrust straight into life without any time for her to be groomed into trusting gendo. she knows him, and has vague recollections of him, but she lacks the emotional bond she was manipulated into the other times. she’s looking at her abuser from an objective lens, and she’s able to see him for what he is.

idk just. thought that was both an interesting thought and sad as shit. rei ayanami suffered more than jesus.