#instead of being put in this role

[maulfucker]

I think the problem to me is that people who are mainly into the fandom side of star wars don't get that Maul is not the loud, dramatic monologuing villain he seems like around Obi-Wan. he is only "overconfident" in battle. every time he takes over a place or organization he has someone else be the public leader while he rules behind the scenes. he's nearly impossible to track down. he doesn't want to be the center of attention. he doesn't like when people pay attention to him. unless he wants to kill them

[tubbytarchia]

Can I just say, the crazy amount of "teamups I want to see" and similar posts that label any of the girls "sane" and "the braincell" is just reworded misogyny because I'm convinced that we're trying to find new terms to describe a mother or big sister dynamic without using those words as if there's some kind of realization there that it's a disservice to those deeply intricate characters AT BEST to do that, but instead of grappling with the core of the issue we just. rephrase it to sound less bad and that's it.? The misogyny within this fandom is not often blatant but horribly rampant

[jichanxo]

subjugate your shame (uncropped under the cut)

i like yasu's face too much here to not post it uncropped....

[uniiiquehecrt]

Voice actors are NOT the same as actors.

It takes a specific kind of skill-set and training to be able to warp and meld the voice. It takes a certain kind of talent and dedication to hone that talent into the ability to meld the voice and invoke emotion with one's voice alone. Actors are used to using their voice secondarily to their body language and their facial expressions. It's all mirrored back on camera. They do have nuance. But it's a different kind of nuance and a different kind of training to produce that nuance.

Voice actors might get their likeness transposed on their character's design, and maybe their mannerisms might seep into the character's animation. But when it's all said and done: their presence is in their voice. They are bringing a character to life, showing that emotion in their voice, trying to keep a specific accent, drawl, pitch, tone in that voice and keep it consistent for their recording sessions.

The voice actor is like a classically trained musician who can play first chair in a competitive, world-renown orchestra. The actor (who fills the voice actor's role) is like a moot who played violin in beginner and intermediate high school orchestra and thinks they can get into Juilliard with that 2-4 years of experience.

This doesn't mean that the HS orchestra moot can't play. They can even be really good at it. Maybe they won competitions and sat first chair. But they are not in the same league as the person who's been training their whole lives and lives and breathes to hone their craft using the instrument and all of the training they've ever acquired to perfect it. They are not meant for the same roles. They are not in the same caliber. You do not hire the HS equivalent when you want to play complex music in a competitive orchestra.

Actors are not the same as voice actors.

And furthermore, actors - especially big name actors - taking the roles of animated characters for big budget films or TV pilots makes no sense anyways when - at least in the case of TV pilots - there's not a point to hiring a big budget actors anyways. That money could be used elsewhere (like paying your animators), and the talent that is brought onto the screen for X character could then be hired on to voice said character no recasting required.

I wouldn't say voice acting as a profession is in danger exactly, but it's certainly being disrespected and overlooked for celebrity clout, and this has ALWAYS been an issue. Shoot, even Robin Williams knew that much - which is why he tried so hard not to be used as a marketing chess piece for Aladdin and got royally pissed off when it happened anyways. People shouldn't go to any movie (but especially not animated films) because "oh famous actor is in it". People should go because it's a good movie and the voice acting is good.

People who honest to god think that voice actors are replaceable because "oh well anyone can voice act" or "I like xyz celebrity so naturally it'll be good" ... Honestly I just wish you'd reassess your priorities because you're missing the point and are part of the problem.

Voice Actors ≠ Actors.

[ofdreamsanddoodles]

yuri espoir is crazy because it's like there's this guy who believes it's his life mission to make this teenage lesbian his wife & make her happy & he never even asks her once her opinion on the matter. like he asks her if she's happy to spend time with him, if she likes the gifts he gives her etc but it never occurs to him to ask for her permission to marry her. he only ever asks her father

[thesecondsanctuary]

Hi I'm a few days late on this but re: your post about uty swaps just making the Ceroba swap Japanese(tm) and nothing else; you're so right for saying it. The amount of swap Starlos in Ceroba's role that just make him Japanese (???) and don't delve any deeper into it are truly appalling. Like you don't want to explore how Starlo might react to facing the unimaginable grief and loss that Ceroba did? How he, someone is who proven to not really be capable of hurting others unless he's at his worst self, might feel having to fulfill this near impossible ask for someone he loves? Putting any of the characters in Ceroba's role and seeing how their grief might differ and manifest in other ways from hers is what makes Swap AUs so interesting to me and yet very few people even bother. Well this character is the Ceroba one, so they gotta be Japanese because that's all there is to it for Ceroba's character.

LITERALLY I think star is the most natural swap into cerobas role given they share a strong devotion to their loved ones but no swap I’ve ever seen captures that well. I do of course prefer swaps that at least try to explore that instead of just hitting him with the Japanese beam????

AND it’s so interesting for star bc the thing about the one time he was clouded in his judgement enough to be capable of killing clover is that it wasn’t really in servitude of someone else in the same way cerobas fight is. He could tell you it was (to bring them back to his side of course), but it was really more about him. On the flip side he doesn’t attack clover after they kill ceroba, bc it would “only spell more trouble” for him. He isn’t set on retribution or “justice”, he just wants to mourn her in peace and lament what he could’ve done. Like that’s interesting isn’t it!!!!!!!! To think about whether star could be pushed to hurt or kill someone out of devotion in a different circumstance!!!!!!!!! Whether he COULD fire that last bullet for someone. You’re telling me you put the guy whose goal in life is to help others into the role of the woman whose “help” requires her to do awful, “unforgivable” things and you’re just sticking him in a samurai outfit and leaving it at that?????

[supahstarrr]

i dont see much people commenting that chiba's determination to fit in a role as the group's "savior" despite it wearing down her energy & body throughout chapter two is a reflection of her profession as an actress. the hope to act on this role to the point of desperation, despite it being not real (escape) for the situation is a really clever way of writing and representing an actor in a killing game. i know she is technically the ultimate child star but as her acting is heavily in root of her given talent besides general huge celebrity status as a child, but still i think she is a clever example of an "ultimate actress" in a fangan

[5-htagonist]

is it gay to make sure another mans history is passed on?

[dent-de-leon]

Something about how Ayden is only 15 and the Moonweaver is also often represented as a young girl. The Sun and the Moon being young, curious, and so in love with the mortal world. Does the Dawnfather ever take the form of a child still, like his sister? Are there moments when he lets himself be the same hopeful, soft, carefree soul? Do they see themselves reflected a bit in each other--?

[tsukikoayanosuke]

"Tsuki opened up an old AU to test some color combinations and silly new design" part 3

Astrid Lancaster by @countessofwisdom

Rose Fall by @isabellawaites

[anthromimicry]

jandy nelson, i'll give you the sun | jean anouilh tr, by lewis galantière | @soulinkpoetry | trista mateer, the dogs i have kissed | the bible

[camellcat]

had an idea while in the shower...

hiccup - buffy toothless - spike astrid - faith stormfly - drusilla tuffnut & ruffnut - xander & willow barf & belch - harmony & jesse fishlegs - kendra meatlug - ? snotlout - cordelia hookfang - wesley stoick - giles gobber - jenny valka - joyce cloudjumper - angel

y'all pickin up what I'm putting down here?

[squorttle-pox]

idk if it means anything really, but i think it's interesting how after all their time together as a couple in a christianity-adjacent world, lucifer and lilith only had one (1) child, and it was only 200 years ago at that

[affluent-havoc]

Naegami Fluff and/or Shenanigans 18

Makoto has an absolute grudge against mouthwash and Byakuya just doesn't understand any of it.

Basically, as a kid, Makoto's parents decided one day to try and get more healthy with their dental hygiene. I like to believe that Makoto's parents are the type to follow trends like "Oh, honey. There's this new mouthwash everyone's raving out. We should totally try it!". Or, maybe instead of mouthwash, it was something else. However, they had to settle for the cheaper stuff because they aren't forking over half of their earnings for this. Also, side note, I just feel that Makoto's parents sometime get suckered into fads too. It's not like they MEAN to, but still. Regardless, with this mouthwash brough, Makoto got some unsavory memories he doesn't wanna think about like crying like a little baby which makes him embarrassed because of the cringe. He also doesn't give me the energy that he cried too much as a kid so this just stuck with him a lot BECAUSE he happened to cry from this. Or maybe, Makoto just accidently swallowed the mouthwash and went to the ER or something! However, luck has it that no, he is not going to be able to never think about this again because Byakuya's now looking at him with an all-knowing glare and it's back with the mouthwash all over again. It all started with Byakuya picking up on some of Makoto's dental habits which led him just to bluntly claim one day that Makoto had gingivitis and he can tell. Which Makoto is... upset to know that yes. The heir was right on this assessment and also "Oh crap... this isn't going to go well for me." Which, yeah. This is a complete negative for Makoto in his eyes. Every time Makoto uses the mouthwash Byakuya's provided (which it is of course, quite expensive), he always makes a little noise of disgust like "Ew! gross" or "Bleh! This is so awful..." which Byakuya doesn't get at all. It doesn't help that Byakuya could chug a whole bottle of Brown Listerine and feel nothing about it. But, anyway, Makoto hates the mouthwash, Byakuya supervises Makoto and stalks him like a hawk, Makoto constantly complains while Byakuya explains that "This is important." and "Stop whining. It solves nothing". This cycle ends up going on for a while though Byakuya "isn't going to baby sit him forever" which then leans to rebellion! Aka, Makoto slowly tries to be sneaky and stop using the product over time. Makoto treats the situate like he's Solid Snake stealthing about though he's very obviously not subtle and gets caught in less than a week. However, Byakuya feels a bit merciful after all of this. And tired. That too. I can see them finding some sort of compromise and maybe Makoto apologizes for acting so strongly against it all when he knows he can handle it. Maybe Byakuya also reevaluates his role too and how he probably shouldn't have just forced this all on Makoto. Taking it slow was probably the better fit for the both of them anyway. Idk. Feel it should end well for them. ALLLSO an additional little bit that is not related to most of this post but is here anyway cus I feel like it: Makoto also does the "Bleh!" noise or other adjacent vocalizations whenever he trips up a sentence or messes up a word really bad. Byakuya also doesn't get why Makoto does this either. For him, it's just like, "Why are you making weird noises? Just pause and restart the sentence." It just makes sense in Makoto's mind though so the heir is in a perpetual state of never getting any of this.

[ukumiii]

Chuuya's delivery service!

[bmpmp3]

and another thing about vocal synth fans: we will always find some adult male voicebank to turn into a funny little clown for our amusement. some guy to communally bully in our talkloids, the miserable straightman to the shenanigans, the sad little freak punchline to our jokes. it happened to kaito. it happened to gakupo. it happened genbu. it even happened a bit to kevin (although he seems to have looped around somehow). and it will happen to you too, frimomen. it will happen to you too.