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great-and-small · 10 months ago

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Okay I warned y’all this would be a lot but here we go. As background you should know that for many birders, the hobby is a lot more than just going outside and watching birds. There is a competitive angle where the goal is to spot as many bird species as possible and record these sightings on your personal “life list”. As some bird species can only be spotted in remote locations across the globe, it takes a decent amount of time, dedication, skill, and money to fill out life lists that number in the thousands. As can be expected, many of the individuals with these mega life lists become quasi celebrities in the birding world. Chief among them is Peter Kaestner, a lifelong birder who has been meticulously recording his life list over decades as the de facto top birder. As he has added to his list bird by bird, thousands of interested avian enthusiasts have been following along and celebrating his milestones. Most exciting in recent months is his intrepid journey towards becoming the first birder to ever record seeing 10,000 different species. The entire birding community has been watching him creep towards 10k with growing excitement. Kaestner is deeply respected in the birding community and there is great trust for his well-documented list.

So now the twist. Just as Kaestner was getting closer and closer to 10k, a previously unknown birder named Jason Mann suddenly joined an app called iGoTerra (not the most common app for birding records) and all at once added observations of close to 10,000 birds. Suddenly, Kaestner being the first birder to reach this milestone isn’t such a sure thing, and both he and mysterious newcomer Mann seem to be scrambling to count as many birds as possible as the race narrows.

On February 9th Kaestner announces he’s hit the milestone and seen his ten thousandth bird, the Orange-tufted spider hunter. The birding world rejoices! As a ~crazy~ coincidence, Jason Mann just so happens to announce on the same day that he has also hit the milestone and he actually did it before Kaestner. He writes an article about himself that is somehow both shamelessly masturbatory and also has that weirdly impersonal AI generated article feel.

Well obviously the birding world is a little skeptical of this random ass dude suddenly swooping in to snag this milestone that has been years in making. Naturally, people started looking a little closer at Mann’s list, and it has some… let’s say interesting observations. It appears from his own reports that Mann has casually rediscovered several species of birds and not bothered to tell anyone. Some of the most ludicrous observations include:

New Caledonian Nightjar- has not been seen since 1939

Manipur Bush Quail- only one suspected sighting since 1932

Zapata rail- Unbelievably rare, and largely inaccessible due to environment

Taiga bean goose- Not the rarest goose in the world but Mann’s reported sighting was from North Korea. And it was apparently the only bird recorded there. So he just went to NK, saw this goose, and that’s it? Weird.

These are just a few examples of many, many fishy recordings. The issue here is nobody knows who Mann actually is, and the only places providing information about him (such as his LinkedIn) are really bizarre in a way I don’t have time to dig into here. Mann (or someone claiming to be him) actually took to BirdForum.net to defend himself, where he offered a long-winded and somewhat fumbling explanation for his life list. He claims that all of these mythical bird sightings were erroneously counted by the iGoTerra app, and he hadn’t meant to include them at all. He assures us that the rest of the recordings are entirely legitimate. Mann said in his post that in light of these mistakes he is ceding his victory to Kaestner, but was quick to say he has still totally seen more than 10k birds- even if they’re not all recorded correctly. He sent Kaestner a vaguely condescending email that Kaestner responded to with, in my opinion, far too much grace.

So now the birding community is left trying to figure out this bizarre and unexpected outcome. Is Peter Kaestner in fact the first birder to record ten thousand birds? A shadow of doubt has been cast on a title that everyone has expected to be his for years. Some birders are sincerely congratulating Jason Mann for his accomplishment in the field, and others are suggesting he isn’t even a real person but in fact some kind of artificial intelligence birding psy op. It is absolute chaos, and nobody in my life wants to hear me rant about this

Do y’all wanna hear about some absolutely crazy shit going down in the birding world right now

#long post #birding #drama #some of this might be wrong lol it’s hard to keep track of all the different narratives here

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tokiro07 · 1 year ago

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Martial Master Asumi ch.14 thoughts

[El Toro Fuerte NEVER Removes His Mas-oh, he took it off? Already? Dang...]

OH BABY, HERE WE GO!!! SILHOUETTE OF AN MMA FIGHTER WITH A NOSE BANDAGE!!! THAT'S OUR BOY KUNISAKI, I KNOW IT!!!

Ahem...

In the aftermath of Asumi's win, he has a bit of a moment when he sees another fighter bleeding, as if it's setting in for him all over again that this sport is in fact dangerous, but is snapped out of it by his defeated opponent, Meruto, approaching him. At first, he's terrified that this is going to turn ugly, thinking that because everyone here is a fighter, they're all liable to start throwing hands at any second, but in reality Meruto congratulates him and even encourages him moving forward

This was a great moment for Asumi, because he's pretty constantly teetering back and forth between being anxious and complacent, so having just a regular, grounding moment like that where he's able to understand that this is a sport, a game, and not a battle or an excuse to hurt people, will make finding the balance between those two extremes easier. He needs to enjoy what he's doing, otherwise there's no point in doing it, but he can't be afraid that everyone around him is out to hurt him. He has to be cautious enough to keep from getting hurt, sure, but that's a matter of precaution, not distrust. He needs to view his opponents not as enemies, but as competitors who enjoy the sport just as much as he does

Oh, I also love Asumi's comment that Kazuro keeps making him look like the bad guy just by the nature of how supportive he is of Asumi. I forgot to mention it last week, but Kazuro was so excited about Asumi's win, and it felt like a legitimate moment of pride in his brother, like the potential he always saw within Asumi was finally making itself known

I don't know if there's ever going to be a moment where the other shoe drops and Kazuro is revealed to truly be the villain Asumi always thought he was (or there will be a moment where we think the shoe has dropped), but right now I appreciate that Asumi is being framed as kind of petty. We know why he acts the way he does, but we also know that there's more nuance to the situation, and more importantly, we know that when Asumi finally does make it to Kazuro's level, everyone watching is going to see Asumi as the heel for the simple fact that Kaz-Low is their hero. They won't have the context that we do, so getting the angle that Asumi is the "villain" now despite the fact that we know that isn't true is going to make it a lot easier to swallow when everyone in context will already think so

Shifting gears to Amagaki, the other student that Asumi met previously, we learn that he's fighting to inspire kids from his orphanage, and as a fighting orphan named "Taiga," the aging manager couldn't help but try to turn him into a pastiche of Tiger Mask, a classic character from a wrestling manga of the same name with effectively the same premise that has inspired many real-life wrestlers and fictional characters like Incineroar in Pokemon

Now, given Amagaki's silence when the manager mentioned his motivations, I have to assume that he isn't actually doing this for all that noble a reason, he probably just wants to be a fighter because he likes it or because he wants to fight Kunisaki specifically (as it's clear from that scene that Kunisaki is somehow an inspiration to him, for better or worse)

Asumi was worrying about his reasons for fighting being too shallow, so having an opponent who seems to have a noble reason turn out to be just as shallow as him would be a nice moment of realization for Asumi. Knowing that people have different goals and reasons of all shapes and sizes, including the mundane and selfish, will help him to understand that he isn't some outsider appropriating MMA culture, he's just another guy with his own story like everyone else, and that will make the moment he accepts that he is in fact an MMA fighter a lot easier on him

I also appreciate that Asumi realizes on his own this time that he's being conceited, thinking things like "how could I bear to win [against a guy like him]?" He was treating it like he'd already won and had burned down the orphanage himself, but in reality, the stakes aren't nearly so dire, and his opponent is not going to be any kind of pushover. I like the idea of Asumi becoming more confident and self-assured, but I also like the idea of him becoming humble and realistic more so than self-deprecating or haughty as he has been. Again, it's about striking a balance, and Asumi realizing he was being cocky on his own without needing someone to kick the crap out of him first is a nice sign of growth on his part

I also think it's funny that Asumi snaps back to reality by thinking that there's no telling who would win between him and Amagaki, but doesn't acknowledge that he still has another fight to go before that point. Talk about looking too far ahead, the guy completely skipped over Sakura as a threat! Very rude

I won't talk about Sakura now since he was only just introduced, but I get the feeling I'm going to enjoy him and his "we'll be buddies for life after the fight" speech. I like tough guys who spout off about friendship, they're very shonen and quite endearing. Can't wait to see what he brings to the table next chapter!

#martial master asumi #fouryearsandananime #4y1a reviews

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lamnwar · 2 years ago

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sizekink fiends aomine, murasakibara, nd kagami hcs!!

Hiiii love 💕💕 sorry it took me so long for these hcs :(( I loved the idea from the minute I received your request but I had so much going on that I couldn't find a minute to think about it 😭 it's so lame of me but yeah, you're so right though these boys all have a size kink for sure 😩🧎🏾‍♀️ I'm really excited for these headcanons bc they're my first NSFW ones hihi 🤭

MDNI 18+

YOU KNOW I'M BIG // KNB Headcanons

Context: just these boys being big and you loving it 🥰 All characters are 18+ for this one.

Pairing: AFAB! Reader x Aomine Daiki, Murasakibara Atsushi, Kagami Taiga (separately)

Warnings: obviously size kink, reader is dick-obsessed (same tbh), slight dumbification, slight dacryphilia, Aomine being a condescending bitch, tummy buldge, oral (m! receiving), reader chokes on dick (happens to the best of us 😔), Murasakibara being a meanie but in a hot way, different positions mentioned (missionary & cow girl), Kamagi being sweet to reader bc he's the best boy <3, yeaaah that's all I think 🤨

AOMINE

Ok where do I start with this one???

I just know he's an asshole about being big and you will ALWAYS hear about it

He's such a mean bastard that you sometimes wonder why you're even with him

But your doubts don't last long because Daiki knows what he's doing

You can bitch and whine all you want but you'll always loose your mind for his dick

It's already impressive as its own, but the way he uses it, angling it the right way and thrusting at the right force and pace just turns you into a desperate mess

And Daiki is the first one to make you notice

"What were you saying earlier, baby? That you don't care about how big I am? So cute, who's crying for it now?"

It feels so good that you can't even bother to reply back, not that your brain is functioning well enough for you to either

It makes you speechless

He loves to fuck you in missionary because the sight he gets from that position is heavenly <3

Your teary eyes, your bouncing tits, the bulge in your lower stomach

He's got the smuggest smile on his face when he hears you whine about how good it feels

"You're gonna take it all, right? Of course you will, you can't live without my dick"

He's right, you can't live without it, and you may not admit it with your words but by the way you moan his name, there's no doubt about it 🤭

MURASAKIBARA

Ok now Atsushi is just so used to being above average in general that he didn't care about how huge he was most of his life

But things changed when he got with you

The first time you guys had sex, you literally gasped when he whipped out his cock

And he thought that you might retract yourself, which wouldn't be surprising (happened to him before, that's the curse of the big dick 😔)

But instead, you looked at it with stars in your eyes and you were so confident that you could take it, that he got curious

Of course you couldn't take it, took you guys some time before you managed to get dicked down by that absolute monster

And that's one thing, you're still learning to suck his dick

Somehow all this is entertaining to him, and now he does get turned on by the size difference

It's seeing you try so hard for him that gets him going

You're so cute, always begging "I can take it, please Atsushi, let me!" but then you just can't

It amuses him in some twisted ways

"You're pathetic yn-chin, do you enjoy chocking on my dick?"

Well, you actually do, and it makes him laugh even more

He also enjoy the way you look at him when you're on your knees trying your best to get as much of his cock as possible in your mouth

From your point of view he looks titanesque, it's almost frightening, so your eyes always have this sort of glow to them

And he loves it, so much that it makes him buck forward in your mouth, getting you to choke more

"Pretty dumb girl is so dick hungry she doesn't even care if I wreck this little mouth of hers"

He's so right, and it makes you so wet when he talks to you like that

He's not the kind to help you out either, because he knows you enjoy the struggle and he also enjoys seeing you struggle

All in all, you deserve a medal for keeping up with him, he's never getting nicer and he'll absolutely wreck you for his own pleasure (and yours too, somehow)

KAGAMI

Kagami warned you before you first had sex because boy was worried

You laughed but when the real thing came before your eyes, you realized that he wasn't kidding

He feels kinda bad because he knows it's not easy for you to take his dick, but at the same time he really enjoys the size difference

You're so small and adorable when you're trying to ride him

He can't help but feel warm when you whine his name

"It's alright pretty, take your time, you're doing so great already"

Pleaaase he is so soft that for a second you kinda forget that he's absolutely huge

But then he's in, and he moves, and you're reminded that he's just so big

It doesn't help when you put your hands down on his chest for stability, and they look so tiny against his pecs

It hits every time you're with him, that he's a giant

And Taiga, sweet sweet Taiga, loves the look on your face when you take him in

He's so proud that his girlfriend succeeds to ride his dick <3

He tells you, too

"Here you go, you're doing so fucking good"

He's gotta be sweet to compensate the fact that he's literally destroying you and your insides

Carries you everywhere in his arms after because he knows your legs are useless after how good he fucked you 🥰

#tbh all the tall knb characters must have a size kink of sorts #i loved this request sm thank you! <3 #hope you like these hcs :)#knb #kuroko no basuke #knb headcanons #knb hcs #aomine daiki #murasakibara atsushi #kagami taiga #knb smut #knb x reader #aomine smut #murasakibara smut #kagami smut #aomine x reader #murasakibara x reader #kagami x reader

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snuggetfish · 4 years ago

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Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think we ever see Majima interacting with modern technology or even struggle with it. I know he didn’t go to prison for years and emerge into a drastically different world like Kiryu and Ichiban, but I wonder what he thinks of modern technology. I could see him possibly struggling with it, or not even bothering to stay up to date on it. Idk, it’s just an interesting though to me lol

Yes, I’ve thought about this a lot too! Especially with how much the series likes to poke fun at the “old guys” for being clumsy with tech. Looking, at you, Taiga “Seedy Rawm” Saejima... 😂 You make a good point, though. All of these dudes - Kiryu, Ichiban, Saejima - have spent decades in prison. It makes sense that they’d be behind on the latest gadgets and I think once you’re behind, it’s easy to keep coasting on an inertia of sorts. “Why learn when I can keep doing it like I’ve always done it?” Don’t fix what ain’t broke.

So on the scale of tech skills, I would say Saejima is tech illiterate, Ichiban and Kiryu are somewhat literate, in that they’ve been taught to use specific devices and/or sites (smartphones for Ichiban, blogs for Kiryu) but are lost when it comes to anything else. And Majima... I wanna say Majima is tech literate, but not always tech savvy.

If I had to sum up how I see his attitude to technology, it’s: inquisitive, but impatient. He’s a curious guy by nature, evident in how he was eager to try that guy’s “cutting edge” bag phone in Y0 and how later on Goromi mentions she’s done a bit of everything throughout life, including “in-game gold farming”.

Majima will happily give anything a try if it piques his interest and I believe this would extend also to cool new gadgets. For instance, if he spots one of the younger family members showing off their smartwatch, he’ll confiscate it for an afternoon to poke at it and pester Nishida with questions about every button whose purpose he can’t immediately discern. Also, given he boasted that Majima Construction would build Kamurocho Hills by looking it up on the Internet, I think he’s at least aware of search engines, forums and online guides. Even if he somewhat overestimates the usefulness of the info they provide hah.

As with most things, were he to put some proper effort in, he could get the hang of just about any device, however... he gets bored easily and dislikes fiddly stuff. If it’s got lots of tiny parts and needs more than than 10 minutes and 2 steps, Majima’s not doing it. In Dead Souls he tells Saaya he even finds texting a pain in the ass:

So I think he would only really master simple tech that serves his whims. He spots an ad about a fancy new tracking device, with a big screen and all the bells and whistles? He’s sold. Kiryu-chan better watch out from now on, because he’s not escaping his ambushes any more. He hears a pitch on smart TVs? Nishida’s gonna be hauling one into his apartment the very next day, together with a huge zombie movie collection on Blu-ray.

In a nutshell, Majima’s perfectly capable of adapting to a modern world, but for the most part he’s just too busy or too plain disinterested to adopt every new invention that comes along. And, for things like photos or important messages, his sentimental side wins out. Don’t tell anyone, but he’d prefer to have those in physical form, printed out or handwritten 💙

Ok in closing let me do another comparison between the guys because I had too much fun picturing these:

Saejima is the guy who’s got 5 malware toolbars installed on his browser, all because he misclicked and didn’t even realize what he was doing. He’s also got at least 3 different facebook accounts because he keeps landing on the “sign up” instead of the log in page. Also his taskbar is either on the right or on top of the screen because, again, he dragged it there by accident.

Kiryu is the guy who’s got 10 malware toolbars installed, plus some cursors, because he purposefully downloaded them. He “thought they were cool”. Haruka has to come purge them every 6 months. He’s got one facebook account, whose password he keeps on a sticky note on his computer. He uses it mostly to post dad angle selfies and comment on every single one of Haruka’s posts.

Ichiban is mostly the same, just that his PC is a shrine to his friends. He’s got them as his desktop background and he makes sure to leave one of those sparkly “Hope you have a blessed morning” gifs on their profiles every day.

Majima is the guy whose computer is as barebones as it gets. No personalization, just a folder thrown haphazardly on the desktop, with meeting notes taken by Nishida during the family’s usual “crazy scheme brainstorming sessions”. He gets the occasional moaning porn pop-up because... well, because he’s got a questionable browsing history. Says he doesn’t use facebook, but in fact does have an anonymous account to stalk the people he knows. And when he’s really, really bored, he’ll watch a baseball stream and leave heckling comments like “man, I coulda farted that ball straighter than ya hit it”

#anon asks #yakuza #majima goro #goro majima #snugasks

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bokutosbiceps · 5 years ago

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Hi! I hope you're doing well. I can ask for the reaction of Hanamiya, Seto, Hara, Akashi and Nijimura to the words of their fem s/o: "Kagami is hot!"during the viewiof Seirin's match in the Winter Cup. Please.

i gotchu, i hope you enjoy )))

ps. IN NO WAY DO I THINK KAGAMI IS AN UGLY IDIOT THAT’S BENEATH ANYONE. IT’S JUST FOR THE STORY LOL. but i mean ,,,, he kinda is an idiot ya know ?

akashi stays calm. he’s confident + sure of himself. he knows that you love him + that you’d never even consider cheating on him,,,especially with kagami taiga. he might feel a small pinch of jealousy + it bothers him that he’d even feel jealous of such a huge idiot. he knows he’s way better than kagami in every single way + he knows your tastes are refined.

“Pardon me?” Akashi turned to you slowly, his eyebrows raised in slight surprise.

“Kagami’s kinda hot, don’t you think?” You said again, a grin plastered onto your face. Akashi feels the jealousy leave almost immediately upon the realization that you were trying to get a rise up out of him.

“Not particularly. I’d prefer you.” He chuckled, wrapping an arm around your shoulders and pulling you close to him.

hanamiya is so amused. he’s like pfft kagami ? hot ? in her fucking dreams. this girl wouldn’t know hot if it hit her in the face. he can’t deny, though, that he’s a little bit jealous. he starts to wonder if you like tall guys or less intelligent guys, and he hates that he’s even started to think about it. he’d probably make fun of you for it to make himself feel better

“Bro, Kagami? Seriously, you could do so much better.” Hanamiya scoffs and puts his hands behind his head, refusing to meet your gaze and keeping his eyes on the court below. He watched the aggressive red-head dunk on Yosen’s center and wrinkled his nose in disgust. “God, he just...sucks.”

You turned to him, an eyebrow raised in amusement. “He sucks?”

“Yup.”

“Is that the best you could come up with?”

“I mean, can you really have a crush on an idiot who sucks?” Hanamiya folded his arms over his chest and angled himself away from you ever so slightly. You rolled your eyes.

“Oh my god, Makoto, I don’t have a crush on him. I was just being stupid.”

“I know.” He turned back to you with a wide smirk playing on his lips.

“Then why’re you acting like a baby?”

“I just wanted to hear you say that you were stupid.” He poked your cheek before stretching an arm out on the back of your chair and leaning into you. “Stupid.”

hara could not bring himself to care. he didn’t give two shits about kagami or your opinion of him. he knew that if you had a real interest in kagami, which you couldn’t possibly, you would be with him. plus, hara and kagami were so different, hara knew there was no way in hell you could be interested in the both of them in the same lifetime

“Kagami? Sure. If you like idiots.” Hara blew a bubble and continued to watch the court with mild interest. You scowled at him and poked his bubble, popping it on his lips.

“Aren’t you at least a little jealous?”

“Not at all, babe.” He smiled lazily.

��Why not?”

“Because I know that if you’d like an idiot like him, there’s no way you could like a fine man like myself.”

nijimura, frankly, doesn’t know who the hell that is. he gets a little bent out of shape thinking that you think some dude on the court is hot enough to say it out loud in front of your boyfriend, but he doesn’t show it on his face. he just calmly keeps watching the game on the court below him. but his curiosity gets the better of him + he can’t help but ask

“So...who’s Kagami?” Nijimura asked, a lilt in his voice. He was trying his best to mask his jealousy in the form of teasing, but he wasn’t too confident in his ability to keep up the charade.

“That amazing power forward with the red hair. Look how high he jumps! It’s probably because of those amazing legs he’s got.” You pointed down to the court where Seirin’s number ten was currently making a fast break for the opponent’s basket and dunking the ball.

“Amazing power forward, huh?”

“Yeah. Not better than you, though, baby.” You leaned over to press a kiss to Nijimura’s cheek and he relaxed, splaying his fingers out on your thigh. He’d let it go this time.

seto unfortunately has his sleeping mask on and appears to be snoozing. your attempt to make him jealous goes totally unnoticed. you decide to leave him alone. but little do you know that he secretly hears you + sees your tiny hissy fit as you return to watching the game peacefully

“Wow, Kagami’s so hot!” You said, keeping your eyes on Seirin’s sweaty power forward. You give it a few minutes to let the words pierce Seto’s heart before turning to him to see the damage you had done. Or the damage you thought you had done.

Seto’s arms were bent behind his head and cradling the back of his head comfortably. A small, satisfied smile was on his lips as he snoozed. You huffed and turned back to the game upon realizing that he did not hear you, and, therefore, your attempt to make him jealous was completely thwarted.

A couple of minutes later, unbeknownst to you, Seto carefully unbent one arm and lifted up one side of his sleeping mask to peer at you. His smile grew wider once he caught sight of your pouting face turned toward the court, and he peacefully dozed off, satisfied with his work.

#knb #kuroko no basuke #hanamiya makoto #hanamiya #seto kentarou #seto #hara kazuya #hara #akashi seijirou #akashi #nijimura shuuzou #nijimura

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recentanimenews · 5 years ago

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Anime for the Romantically Awkward and the Awkwardly Romantic

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, love is in the air, and the stores are filled with heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and crimson greeting cards expressing all levels of romantic passion. But even though anime is a medium that is filled to bursting with romance, some of us fans realize that falling in love isn't always bouquets of roses and dancing beneath the stars.

Sometimes love is toothpaste stains on the bathroom mirror and cold, bony feet poking you from the other end of the blanket, and frankly, that sentiment deserves some recognition, too. Below you can find a curated list of awkwardly romantic and romantically awkward anime titles, the perfect sort of thing to throw a kink into your typical Valentine's Day viewing.

Whether you've got a yen for mismatched couples, a hankering for romantic miscommunications and similar shenanigans, or a burning desire to pluck Cupid's wings and cut his bowstring in half, we've got a series or two that might be right for you.

Odd Couples

MY love STORY!! (2015)

Kicking things off with a cuter, cuddlier entry, MY love STORY!! features a primary romantic pairing between Takeo Goda, a big and burly high school student with a penchant for judo, and Rinko Yamato, a petite girl who likes to bake. Their romance is initially complicated by Takeo assuming Rinko is attracted to his best friend, the traditionally handsome Makoto Sunakawa, but once this misconception is ironed out, My love STORY!! is an excellent if unconventional look at romance.

MY love STORY!! does a great job dealing with issues of communication and consent while also skillfully navigating the conflicts caused by friendships and romantic rivalries. The series gets bonus points for Takeo being one of the sweetest, most pure-hearted protagonists in the genre, and for the positive qualities expressed through the relationships of other characters, such as Takeo's parents.

MY love STORY!! is available via streaming on Crunchyroll and on U.S. home video via Sentai Filmworks.

Mysterious Girlfriend X (2012)

On the other end of the spectrum we've got Mysterious Girlfriend X, a story about the unusual high school romance between Akira Tsubaki and Mikoto Urabe, a boy and a girl who share an almost psychic connection brought about by Akira consuming Mikoto's saliva on a regular basis. The central idea sounds kinda revolting at first, but if you give Mysterious Girlfriend X a chance, you'll discover that the show is way brainier and more sophisticated than the premise would appear at first blush.

Mysterious Girlfriend X is available via streaming on Crunchyroll and on U.S. home video via Sentai Filmworks.

Other "Odd Couples" options for the discerning viewer: Sakura Trick, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Missed Communications

Princess Jellyfish (2010)

If you like a little romance mixed with a gigantic portion of self-pity and Impostor Syndrome, then Princess Jellyfish is the show for you. Centered on a group of geeky ladies living in a rundown boarding house, Princess Jellyfish focuses on the unlikely love triangle that forms between Tsukimi Kurashita, an aspiring illustrator with severe self-confidence issues, Kuranosuke Koibuchi, a young man whose love of fashion and cross-dressing annoys his rich and powerful politician father, and Shu Koibuchi, Kuranosuke's strait-laced elder half-brother.

Of course, no one is able to express their true feelings without coming across like a complete goober, but that's the charm of Princess Jellyfish. The original manga by Akiko Higashimura (available from Kodansha Comics) is also outstanding.

Princess Jellyfish is available via streaming and on U.S. home video from Funimation.

Toradora! (2008 - 2009)

The classic pattern in romance is often paraphrased as “boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back again”, but Toradora! is more along the lines of “boy meets girl, girl attempts to pummel boy to death with a baseball bat, hijinx ensue”.

In Toradora!, Ryuji Takasu and Taiga Aisaka team up in an effort to pursue their mutual crushes, but the sharp-eyed boy with the gentle-demeanor and the pint-sized dynamo girl eventually fall in love despite initially aiming for relationships with other people. Along the way it plumbs the depths of adolescent romance with a surprising degree of pathos and nuance, so if you like your relationships feisty and complicated, give Toradora! a try.

Toradora! is available via streaming on Crunchyroll and on U.S. home video from NIS America.

Other "Missed Communications" options for the savvy viewer: Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR

General Misanthropy

WATAMOTE ~No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular!~ (2013)

Even people who are currently involved in happy, well-adjusted romantic relationships can probably remember what it's like to look for love in all the wrong places, and that describes Tomoko Kuroki, the extremely anti-social heroine of WATAMOTE, to a 'T'.

While Tomoko suffers from crippling social anxiety, she's also kind of a terrible person, and her conceptions of love and friendship have been terminally poisoned by a non-stop diet of otaku pop culture and online discourse. Despite everything, Tomoko just wants to be loved, but she's also her own worst enemy, and who among us can't identify with that?

WATAMOTE ~No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys Fault I’m Not Popular!~ is available via streaming on Crunchyroll and on U.S. home video via Sentai Filmworks.

The Tatami Galaxy (2010)

Sometimes it takes a Groundhog Day-like scenario for the so-called “nice guys” to realize that often they're not really the heroes of their own romantic epics, but rather they're the villains. The unnamed protagonist of The Tatami Galaxy loops through numerous college-level curricula, joining different clubs each time in an effort to find his ideal “raven-haired beauty” and to live the “rosy college life” of his dreams.

Needless to say, nothing goes according to plan, and one of the highlights of The Tatami Galaxy is when “Watashi” and his partner-in-crime, Ozu, declare themselves to be “black Cupids” and subsequently dedicate their free-time to monkey-wrenching the dates of happy couples. It's perfect Valentine's Day viewing for the romantically disinclined.

The Tatami Galaxy is available via streaming and on U.S. home video from Funimation.

BONUS ROUND!

Baki (2018)

The 2018 Baki anime on Netflix is less interested in romance and more interested in taking big beefy dudes and smacking them together like a toddler playing with a handful of G.I. Joe action figures. When the baby-faced protagonist Baki and his girlfriend Kozue finally consummate their relationship, what results is both mind-blowing hilarity and head-scratching peculiarity as the audience is subjected to a galaxy brain-level X-ray vision vignette, Baki's new-found sex-blessed martial arts prowess, and a lecture from Yujiro Hanma about the birds and the bees. 11/10 stars, would “apply damage” again.

Baki is available via streaming on Netflix.

Well, there you have it: a selection of anime titles that look at the concepts of love and romance from a slightly askew angle. Some are life-affirming, some are off-beat but uplifting, and some of them aren't nearly so optimistic, but all in all it's a heaping helping of atypical romance, just in time for Valentine's Day.

The above list is not meant to be exhaustive. Anime is a vast and varied medium, so there are sure to be other series that make for ideal Valentine's Day programming for those of us that want a little more cringe in our festivities. What are your favorite anime with weird angles or awkward romances? Be sure to let us know in the comments section below!

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is it possible that reiga will be an earley bird cameo, making his first appearence in the movie but getting his own series som time later? kinda like how kamen rider does things?

Hi!

Assuming that you’re building up on the point of Reiga being an Ultra that is independent of Taiga & Co, this is a valid possibility

And TsuPro has started doing something like this only very recently starting from Geed where he was foreshadowed at the end of Ultra Zero Fight and the RB siblings which made a cameo at the end of Ultraman Orb the Chronicle

So it seems that TsuPro only does these early bird cameos at the end of spin-offs or chronicle series, tho there really isn’t a strong reason to suggest why couldn’t they do it at the end of a movie

But for Taiga, we’re in a pretty interesting situation cause the latest spin-off, UGF actually ends before the Taiga series does and that’s where it gets pretty complicated

Cause it’ll actually be very hard for you assumption to hold true in many cases, for example:

1. Reiga debuts at the end of UGF, which is actually before the final episode of Taiga

Which means that Reiga would most definitely be involved with Taiga as part of the New Gen resistance against the League of Darkness or

Reiga will still likely be involved with Taiga somehow as previously pointed out, the last ep of UGF airs just before that last episode of Taiga, and this would rationalize this fishy situation that I pointed out weeks ago

2. Reiga debuts in any spin-offs post-Taiga series

(Assuming Taiga Season 2 is not on the agenda or there is a significant gap present)

This is rather unlikely cause as pointed out last week, I said in a post that the stars of the show would be Titus and Fuma with the recent stats release for TS only strengthened that theory which I will cover in an upcoming post discussing this very implication as there’s a lot of aspects to cover for that particular topic

3. Reiga debuts in the Taiga Movie

(Regardless if there is any additional seasons and/or spin-offs of Taiga before this)

This im not so sure as this will be the first Reiwa movie and looking at what we have with unsealed Toregia (an arguable point itself) and the trinity fusion of the Tri Squad (assuming Reiga isn’t) along with Taro likely in the mix, I really don’t see any appropriate moment to insert Reiga into all of this

UNLESS

4. Reiga is teased in the post credits scene of the Taiga Movie

This circumvents the entire plot involvement issue which TsuPro has done before somewhat in the Orb Movie with ES for Ultra Fight Orb, but then we’ll have to look past all the likelihood of the lasting Taiga vs Toregia narrative that even Toregia’s own VA and TsuPro has hinted along with established precedents

But the only way to fix that issue is going for possibility #1 or #2 of my post on Reiga here:

https://thekaijudweeb.tumblr.com/post/187904629718/new-trademark-inbound

Which still goes against our assumption that forms the very basis of your question

Looking at all the underlying climate with the new Reiwa Era, a (probably) lasting Taiga Saga, a (equally lasting) Taiga vs Toregia narrative, the likelihood of a continuation of the New Gen Saga, it all just comes down to what Reiga is tbh

And with all that being said, you’ll realize that you basically resolve all the issues if Reiga turns out the be the trinity fusion of the Tri Squad, which high possibility I have went in depth from different angles in my recents posts and asks regarding Reiga IF ITS EVEN A LEGIT TRADEMARK

Thanks for the question!

#ultraman #ultraman taiga #ultraman reiga #asks

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prism-rush · 6 years ago

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Road to SSS 10 Event Summary: Last battle! KIZUNA BEAT CLIMAX FINAL!

Sorry this is so late. I honestly only finished reading the card stories yesterday. As I mentioned earlier, we skipped over several tournaments in between event 9 and 10 and how Yu/Taiga and Joji/Alexander got their acts together is only told in the card stories. (Yukinojo/Kakeru is just a brief flashback, but unlike the other two groups they didn’t have any drama after forming their unit so.) I managed to read everything but Kouji/Minato’s KPR stories this time, but all of their main drama is in the main story anyway.

So, let’s start with the pre-event stuff. The stuff from card stories....

Kazuki: Kazuki is watching a TV show taking about the KIZUNA BEAT CLIMAX and the recent popularity of street style as he reflects on how well things have been going with Hiro lately. He doesn’t mind that Hiro is wearing the mask as long as he is enjoying performing.

Kazuki decides to go out to his old practice spot for the first time in a while but finds it’s been blocked off by a wire fence. After asking one of the street dancers, he finds that with the popularity of the street style has also come accusations that street dancers are barbaric criminals, so they have had to put up fences or walls protect their territory. Kazuki regrets that he’s been so busy training for the duo tournament that he had no idea this even was going on. Kazuki tries to defend the street style at an interview, but the interviewer insists “But nobody knows what’s going on behind those walls!”

Finally, Kazuki decides he’s had enough and destroys all the walls overnight with a prism show, vowing to protect the street style himself. Hiro: Hiro overhears some street dancers being told by academy-style dancers they should stay behind their walls. He approaches the scene where he’s recognized as the academy-style Prism King. He tells them all that street-style and academy-style doesn’t matter, so they should all dance together. This resolves the situation, but as Hiro leaves he thinks what he’s just done is ironic because up until not long ago he was the one who had issues with the street style. He is thankful that Kazuki helped him break free.

Hiro meets up with Kazuki wearing his mask to practice their show. They have decided to practicing in public is better for some reason since practicing at Edel Rose might give away Hiro’s identity. Kazuki mentions that he would have liked to participate with Hiro as Hiro, but performing with a masked man has its own special charm. Just as Hiro agrees that he’s enjoying the chance to be someone different, there is a camera flash. The paparazzi has spotted them! Kazuki tells Hiro to run as he chases after the paparazzi to unsuccessfully try and get the photo removed.

Kazuki apologizes for not getting the photo back, but Hiro says it’s alright. Hiro admits he was being careless. Of course people would be after his identity as Kazuki’s partner, since having Kazuki as a partner attracts a lot of attention and makes them a favorite in the tournament. They decide to ask Hijiri if he can get them another place to practice separate from Edel Rose.

When Hiro goes to see Hijiri at a later date, Hijiri shows him the magazine article with the paparazzi photo and discusses how the world wants to know who Two H is. Hiro worries that he’s causing trouble for Kazuki and Hijiri, but Hijiri assures him that Kazuki is enjoying performing with him and Hijiri supports Hiro’s decision as well. But. He wonders how Hiro really feels about it.

“Where is the real Hiro Hayami now?”

Hiro can’t answer this question. But Hijiri drops the subject and says he’s looking forward to Two H and Kazuki’s show.

Hiro keeps Hijiri’s words in mind and wonders if he’s indeed not being true to himself. Although he feels he probably should have taken on street style as Hiro Hayami, at the time he was sure being Two H could open doors that Hiro Hayami couldn’t. But now he realizes he was wrong. Hiro Hayami should be able to do anything Two H can do. But Hiro’s conflict runs deep... He decides he has to make a decision before the show.

Taiga/Yu: Both Taiga and Yu are itching to be in the tournament but neither has made a move yet. Taiga sees there are only two chances left to qualify and starts to panic. He notes that one of the last tournaments is in Aomori and thinks he would most like to win in his hometown. Taiga also frets over who Two H is and how he can perform so well with Kazuki.

Meanwhile, Yu thinks over how he really enjoyed his time with Taiga when they performed at an event together previously, even though they didn’t talk much. Yu wants to enter the duo tournament with Taiga, but knows Taiga would much rather have entered with Kazuki so he’s not sure how to approach the situation.

Later he notices Taiga asking the others if they know who Two H is, and wonders if he should just tell Taiga and end the misery. But then, all of a sudden, Yu realizes he can use this to advantage. He can invite Taiga to be his duo partner using the angle that if they reach the finals Taiga can get closer to Two H and find out his identity. And so, this is exactly what Yu does. And Taiga agrees.

But Taiga agrees on the condition that Yu has the give the street style all he’s got, and he worries if Yu can keep up with him. But Yu is ready. All powerful all knowing Zeus and all that.

When they actually start practice however, Yu finds it’s harder than he thought. Still, his will to beat Hiro keeps him going, and it’s Taiga who tells him to take a break so he doesn’t hurt himself. During their break Yu says he once thought Taiga “wasn’t interested in anything other than Kazuki” but he was wrong and that Taiga actually cares about other people as well. Taiga is like WHAT and threatens to ramp up Yu’s practice even more, but Yu is ready for anything. The two continue on their playful banter into the night.

Taiga and Yu win the 6th tournament in Aomori.

Alec/Joji: Despite the fact that the two have not practiced together at all and have no plans to perform together, Jin is not having that. He enters Joji and Alec in the Chugoku tournament, threatening to not let Joji on stage again and turn Alec’s motorcycle into scrap metal if they don’t comply.

But, somehow, despite their drama off stage, as soon as they perform their jumps sync perfectly. This grants them the win in the 7th tournament.

Meanwhile Alec is stewing over Kazuki advancing to the finals, and how he thinks performing with a masked man is a mockery and goes against Kazuki’s whole freedom shtick. He wants to destroy their stage.

Main Story: As tension builds for the KIZUNA BEAT CLIMAX, so does the power of the street style. But at the same time, so does the resistance to the street style as well. So, street stars must protect their territory by building walls...

As it stands the tournament results are as follows (in chronological order): #1 Kyoto: Sakyo/Ukyo, #2 Sapporo: Leo/Nikkanen, #3 Fukuoka: Two H/Kazuki, #4 Tokyo: Shin/Louis, #5 Ehime: Yukinojo/Kakeru, #6 Aomori: Taiga/Yu, #7 Chugoku: Joji/Alexander.

The Edel Rose boys excitedly watch each of the pairs being introduced by DJ COO on a TV show. All except for Minato, who sadly realizes he’s lost his chance...

Due to Kouji’s busy schedule the two haven’t been able to practice much. But more than anything, Minato blames himself.

He thinks back to when Yukinojo and Kakeru won the tournament in Ehime. Despite neither of them being much into the street style, they practiced tirelessly and had an amazing victory. Minato feels it’s far too late for him to catch up now.

But on the outside, he’s ready and willing to keep on a smile just support the others from the sideline like always.

Or so he thinks, until Kouji shows up.

Kouji explains to Minato that they still have a chance. There is actually one more same-day tournament they could enter to snag the last slot in the finals. (Because what are rules.)

But seeing Kouji’s determination only makes Minato feel all the more like it’s too late and he’ll only hold Kouji back. He doesn’t answer.

Later Minato heads to Kouji’s studio. He tells Kouji that he still wants to perform a duo show with him, but no matter how much he practices he just can’t catch up to Kouji. He doesn’t know what to do.

Echoing the Kouji/Hiro scene from Pride the Hero, Kouji asks Minato if he really came out here to tell him this and immediately challenges him to a battle.

Kouji completely destroys Minato.

After changing to a snowy background, Kouji asks if this is how Minato plans to win the duo tournament and how he can he be this lacking in confidence. Kouji tells Minato there is no way he can win in this state, and he doesn’t want to see his face anymore.

Later, Minato is trying to buy ingredients for dinner but walks into someone and cracks all the eggs. But when he returns he finds that in the meantime Kouji had come to the dorm to quickly make some soup for everyone before going back to the studio.

While Minato wonders what he should do now he sees a TV program about a particular vegetable which can deepen the bond between two people. He decides he must do whatever he can to get it for himself and Kouji. He heads to the mountains.

He finds the vegetable... on top of a high cliff. But he won’t give up. Just as he’s about to reach it however, the cliff side gives way and he falls. But a hand reaches out to him.

It’s Kouji!

“Don’t let go!” says Kouji.

Minato asks how he got here but Kouji says they’ll talk later as he pulls Minato up. Minato apologizes for causing Kouji more trouble, but Kouji just asks him if he wants to perform a prism show.

“What?! Here...? And with me? Really?”

“Did you forget already? I want to perform with you. We’re going to be in the duo tournament, aren’t we?”

Kouji repeats what he once told Minato on a beach in northern Hokkaido.

All of a sudden Minato feels like he can do it. He thinks it must be due to the mountain vegetables, but whatever the reason, Minato suddenly feels lighter and falls in sync with Kouji. The two become one.

Fast forward to the final tournament day....

While waiting for Kazuki, Hiro overhears some academy-style members of the audience saying they have been enjoying the show, but they hope street-style stays behind its wall after the tournament is over. Kazuki arrives and mentions his failed interview where he was pressured about how he felt about academy style. The two decide to just focus on cheering for Minato and Kouji’s show for now.

Minato cook up a storm on the stage using the ingredients of love and their bond with each other.

And so, having sealed the win in the same-day qualifying tournament, Minato and Kouji can now perform in the finals with the others as the 8th group.

And so the final tournament begins.... at the base of Mt. Fuji!

The order of performance is decided by the number of IIZE collected so far. So first up is current 8th place: Kouji/Minato, followed by 7th place: Sakyo/Ukyo, then 6th place: Leo/Nikkanen, 5th place: Yukinojo/Kakeru, 4th place: Taiga/Yu, and 3rd place Alexander/Joji.

While watching the above performances Hiro and Kazuki notice how divided the audience has become, as they have started to reject the groups who are perceived as more academy-style.

Next up is 2nd place: Shin/Louis, however they are nowhere to be found. Their time runs out, ending in forfeit. Leo sadly remembers thinking that Louis didn’t look so good the last time he saw him. (Before Louis said he could only perform if it was with Shin, but it seems at this point he’s too weak to perform at all....) Leo and Nikkanen exchange their worries, but the others assure them that Louis will be alright since Shin’s with him and he’s probably getting some much needed rest. Joji is pleased to lose a rival.

The audience jeers the absent pair however, seeing their forfeit as the result of them being too academy-style.

Back in their dressing room Kazuki vents about how segregated things have become. No matter how many walls he breaks down, he can’t seem to break down the walls around peoples’ hearts. He tells Hiro they have to change things with their prism show. Hiro agrees.

The current scoreboard is as follows: 6th place Leo/Nikkanen, 5th place: Sakyo/Ukyo, 3rd place: Yukinojo/Kakeru, 3rd place: Kouji/Minato, 2nd place: Taiga/Yu, 1st place: Alexander/Joji.

Two H and Kazuki are the only performance left. But just as the two are about to take the stage they are stopped.

By Alexander.

Alexander says his beef isn’t with Kazuki this time, but with that masked jerk over there.

“You’re Hiro Hayami... aren’t you?!”

(Alexander is only the second character to figure this out on his own after Yu, and he did so by counting the Edel Rose crowd to find Hiro the only one missing. Brilliant.)

Alexander calls Hiro out as a fake. Hiro says nothing as Kazuki pulls him towards the stage. But once they reach it, he doesn’t move. The audience stares at the static Two H and wonder if he’s “gone academy” as well.

Hiro removes his mask.

The audience is blown away to find that the mystery member of the top ranked street duo and the academy-style Prism King Hiro Hayami are one and the same.

Kazuki is surprised at Hiro’s sudden impulsive action as well, but once Hiro tells him to start the show he’s on board. Hiro yells out that street-style and academy-style do not matter as the pair finally perform as their true selves. The crowd screams.

Not only are Hiro and Kazuki the KIZUNA BEAT CLIMAX champions, but their final, spectacular academy/street-style jump was powerful enough to re-activate Mt. Fuji.

However, what comes from the eruption is not lava but....

Rei Kurokawa!

And....

Another masked man!

WHO COULD IT BE

Rei and his masked partner won’t accept Hiro and Kazuki’s win without a fight and challenge them to a battle right there and then.

Jin throws the YMT boys into the fray as well hoping to get some exposure, followed by Alexander looking to settle the score, followed by Taiga going after Alexander, and one-by-one all the others until it’s an all-out brawl.

But Kazuki somehow manages turn it all around into one big prism show instead.

THE END

Thoughts: So yeah. I like how they had Kouji/Minato as the main artwork for this event, but then slipped in Hiro/Kazuki KPRs and made the event song Heart of King..... As if they thought they were being soooooo sneaky in hiding the winner ahah.

Yeah, I wasn’t surprised. I predicted Hiro/Kazuki would win even before they formed a duo and I was right. I don’t remember discussing it here, but I also predicted the Shin/Louis duo wouldn’t work out in the end and it seems I was right about that too... ........ .................. nnn.................

Even though @macorna sent me Alexander’s PR story (thank you!) I still didn’t get much out of it. Alexander and Joji complain about being a duo, they are forced to become a duo, they do pretty darn well anyway coming in 2nd place in the finals. Moral is.... *shrugs* Oh well.

I like how they needed to end the first Minato/Kouji scene early just to give Minato a reason to seek Kouji out at his studio. And how Kouji needs a snowy background to tell someone he doesn’t want to see their face.

I felt kinda bad for the twins in this one. They had very few lines, didn’t seem satisfied with their score, and Sakyo didn’t get a chance to talk to Kazuki again. I’m hoping the next event will explain how/why the twins and Nikkanen end up at Edel Rose, since the SSS anime episode 1 confirms (briefly) that they all are canon in the movie/anime universe and they do.

#prism rush #road to sss event 10 #king of prism sss #king of prism

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ultraericthered · 5 years ago

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Anime Update 9

CLANNAD -

Pretty much that. This marks the second production by Jun Maeda and KEY where the funny Hilary Haag-voiced loli character is given a crushingly emotional sendoff. Fuko’s arc dragged a little bit more than it needed to, but Fuko herself and everything to do with her made it worth the while - her and her starfish of happiness and how they stay with everyone even after they forget having actually spent any time with her (since technically, she’s an apparition of a girl who dreamed herself there and was thus never truly there to begin with) did not fail to deliver the emotional goods in the end. But all the same, now that this story has wrapped, I can’t help but realize how much time we kind of wasted on it. When Okazaki and Nagisa woke up, not remembering Fuko or how/why they were there at school after hours, and mentioned the task of re-starting the Drama Club, I was like “Oh yeah, that was the thing we were doing before this whole ordeal with Fuko started! Whatever did happen to that?” I think Maeda, at this point, had difficulties with implementing arcs for individual characters and also tying them to the advancement of the overarching narrative of Okazaki and Nagisa. It sort of makes me feel like forgoing a “every single main character gets their story told” angle akin to this series for Angel Beats! was for the best since even if done in 26 episodes, the size of the cast and the nature of the overarching narrative that the character arcs needed to be tied to for that series was very different from this one, which is more typical slice-of-life in comparison.

Dragon Ball - Well as we all could probably see coming, Android 8, or “Eighter”, turns out to not be such bad news after all and is now teamed up with Goku to ascend to the top of Muscle Tower, take down General White, and rescue the Village Leader together. While this mini-arc in Muscle Tower certainly isn’t bad, it gives me some thought as to what this saga attempted, what it did well, and what it did not so well. The idea of having a whole evil organization seeking the Dragon Balls was a great one and it certainly ups the ante for the actions and scenarios of Goku’s adventures as well as raising the stakes compared to when it was just one desert bandit and an evil manchild emperor of nothing who were after the Balls too. But it’s not a concept that Toriyama quite knew how to deliver to it’s fullest potential. For instance, General White, He manages to be credible as a threat due to the total control of this tower and all of it’s assets he has it his disposal…but he’s just such a weak character, especially following how well the anime did with Colonel Silver, and even when compared to his own lackey, Ninja Murasaki! So spending more time on him and his snowbound base than I’d like is always threatening to take me out of the plot action.Thankfully, Eighter manages to help out A LOT and be an interesting companion for Goku, and with his help we’re just at the end of the line for White, so I’ll be glad to be done with the boring old bastard next week.

Toradora - Knew this was coming! Minori was playing Ryuji and Taiga the entire vacation with her pretending to be easily scared by their transparent scare tactics, and she played them HARD, turning it back around on them and scaring the shit out of them to show them how it’s really done! Love it and love her soooo much! And speaking of loving a character soooo much, Ami continues to be delightful as well, being brutally honest to super bitchy levels most of time time while also notably keeping a lot concealed, switching on and off between fake nice, sincerely nice, fake mean or sincerely mean depending on what she feels will best suit the current situation she finds herself facing with her friends, and getting kicks out of teasing others, especially Ryuji since he makes it so easy. The parts with Minori helping to make and later serve the egg salad sandwiches made me hungry for the real deal, Kitamura is hilariously great at faking incompetence, and the scene at the end with the fireworks at night was just wonderful even if we got more “ghosts as stand-in for love” talk.

Excel Saga - Three words for this one: HILARIOUS AS SHIT. I mean, even for THIS show, I don’t think we’d gotten an episode as totally off-the-walls goofy as this one! Taking the simple premise of Excel and Hyatt going to a Bowling Alley while a sports’ show is being filmed and descending it into total madcap craziness was both unexpected yet not at all unexpected, and we even got to see more Excel-Nabeshin interaction with Nabeshin just randomly coming in to be her “Master” and train her in true bowling within a matter of seconds. Oh, and the sheer amount of ball jokes, especially from the Sticks n’ Balls team - it was almost too much to keep track of! Also loved seeing that something is finally advancing with Pedro’s plot as he’s now eloping with the Great Will and “That Man” takes offense to that, and that ending, with Lord Ilpalazzo getting rek’d and the apartment neighbors noticing their lack of a role in this one

Ace Attorney - Started on “Turnabout Goodbyes” and now it’s got me freaking hyped to see where it goes from here. I’m loving the backstory on Edgeworth that we’re getting even if it only comes out as result of him getting framed for murder, enjoyed seeing Larry Butz again and meeting another fun new character in Lotta Heart, did NOT expect for particular context for this case to be tied back to Redd White and what he had on Grossberg during the trial of Mia’s murder, I am intrigued to know more details about Edgeworth’s pursuit of justice for his father’s murder and just how far the DL-6 incident really goes, and am already scared shitless of Manfred Von Karma and what he might be capable of. The one part that bothered me was that when Maya spoke up to Edgeworth (which led to a really great moment with how she was able to connect with him and get him to accept her and Phoenix’s help), Edgeworth asked who she even was and seemed surprised to learn that Maya was from the Fey clan. Uh, Miles? You already KNEW that. You were prosecuting this girl for the murder of her sister that one time, remember? Did the writers seriously just forget basic continuity there?

Nadja of Tomorrow - Pretty standard episode with Nadja meeting this musical genius guy, Joseph, and helping him when he’s in a tight spot with his career clashing with the social life he wishes to have. Joe is certainly an interesting character, though: it surprised me how they subverted the “mistaking someone for attempting suicide” trope where Nadja and her friends stop Joe from jumping and he goes “I wasn’t going to take my own life! Why would you think that?”...only for Joe to later reveal that, yes, he HAD been contemplating suicide there. That’s really kinda dark and heavy shit. Was also a bit taken aback that Smash Adams was Joe’s buddy from school ‘cause what were the odds? (Also forgot to mention this from last week, but the preview for this very episode that played after the last one had Nadja randomly singing a lyric of the ED song in appliance to Joe’s situation. LOL, never change, Nadja!)

Mobile Fighter G Gundam - So in this one, Domon is more of a douche than he usually is while simultaneously showing a softer side than we’d seen from him before, Rain continues to be perfect, Neo Russia continues to be horrible, Argo Gullski continues to be hardcore, and Neo Canadian lumberjack Gundam fighter, Andrew Graham, punches Rain in the gut to keep her from meddling with his fight...and somehow he’s still a way more sympathetic character than Chico was last week! I definitely enjoyed this one, and a lot of it came from the portrayal of Andrew; his voice acting, his attitude, the self awareness he had regarding where his quest for vengeance on Argo had pushed him...all of it was good stuff that made him stand out for such a minor character. Also, why do Neo Russia episodes have to end on such bleak notes?

AND

SSSS Gridman - And speaking of bleak, this was one of the bleakest things I’d watched in a while, not in terms of content, but in how it LOOKED. Dismal gray skies and rainy/stormy weather pervaded over this entire episode! Had nothing interesting been happening, I might have been put off! Thankfully some interesting shit did go down as our favorite vindictive little psycho bitch, Akane Shinjo, created a kaiju with advanced intelligence and even a human form to basically serve as the Anti-Gridman, right down to the name (Anti). Seeing this kaiju outright destroy Gridman in just the third episode (though I suspect there was probably meant to be another episode in between last one and this one that got cut) was pretty alarming. Anti himself is just fucking batshit, with Stephen Fu somehow sounding exactly like Jonny Yong Bosch in this role for whatever reason! I certainly enjoyed watching him and am glad he’s sticking around even after this episode. I did feel there might not have been need for that “are kaiju actually people?” moral dilemma that didn’t really go anywhere aside from possible foreshadowing, and I question bringing in three new weapons at once too soon after Calibur was brought in on his own. I did, however, love how they chose to book end the episode, with Anti out in the rain waiting to get fed by Akane? That’s certainly one way to give him his food!

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courage-a-word-of-justice · 6 years ago

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The shows that have made it this season will be getting their tags...soon. Because I fell behind early in the season, trying to read ahead is nastier than it really should be...

Update: I forgot to roll out the tags...! Sorry about that.

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This season’s name…sounds counterintuitive, to say the least.

I love how Genos is carrying a box of hijiki (which looks like hair) and Saitama’s wearing a shirt that says “hair” (in kanji) all over it. It’s funny for a bald man and his “work of modern art”.

I never knew Genos was so blunt. Maybe because the last season was a good 2 – 3 years ago…and was by Madhouse and Shingo Natsume, and so this feels slightly different.

Oh, Sonic…! I didn’t realise how much I missed you! (Not to mention, you look hot with the off-the-shoulder shirt, y’know?)

“Enoki” is a type of mushroom.

Oh, Garou!...Oh wait, there isn’t much more of the episode left, is there…?

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Oh great…this is the second time the subs don’t work on my device of choice. Then again, it seems to be a problem with the ad blocker and not the video…Okay, fiddling with the ad blocker worked.

Let’s play Spot the Main Character Amongst All the CGI Guys! Yay! (obviously sarcastic)

Without the volume…this OP is, to not put it lightly, s***.

Shoumetsu means “extinction”, not “lost”.

And the reward for Jankiest CGI this season belongs to…

Okay…this is stupid…if it f**ks up even more, I’m out of here!

I know the horned owl is your mascot, but that doesn’t mean you needed a real owl.

Waittttttttt…how did the scientists know Yuki’s father was responsible for this stuff anyway?

I feel like Takuya was shoehorned in. I mean, there’s a better example of this character type in Naofumi (Shield Hero).

This guy’s name, as we know it, is Geek. Wow (sarcastic). Also, I find it funny Takuya has a “ta” on his licence plate.

“…she’s just a package.” - Welp, you don’t get any more blatant than that for female denigration! I think Anime Feminist had a field day with this one.

Come to think of it, I saw some helmets back at Geek’s place but Takuya never seems to use one…

You had one job, Takuya…*sigh*

I swear I said a few previews ago I don’t like 1st person cam…no one ever listens to me, do they???

Not dis shitto agen!

Okay, enough complaining. It seems Yu-no wasn’t bad enough, so they had to produce something like the Chaos Dragon and Seisen Cerberus of old…

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It’s Takamatsu being Takamatsu again. Also… I forgot to mention this earlier, but…Taiga Umatani seems to be related to Kurari Umatani (who is credited for Boueibu), so…I wonder if it’s a collective writer’s name for Studio Comet, like Izumi Todo for Toei? The only thing that goes against that is the fact “Kurari” existed during the Diomedea days of Boueibu. Also Isekandar seems to be related to Yamato’s Iscandar (which Takamatsu seems to like, based on the fact he once used Matsumoto metres as a shorthand for being in space). If you don’t understand, Yamato’s endgoal contains a place called Iscandar and that’s by Leiji Matsumoto.

Okayyyyy…what are these rabbit creatures…? But yes, it does smack of Boueibu simply because the episode layout’s the same.

Hmm…? So Robby seems be En (the do-nothing life) in spirit, but Kinshiro in background, but also he runs away from his fortune. “Hmm” indeed.

Oh! That’s what this string of misfortunes reminds me of! The monsters of the day from Boueibu.

Acrymalide.

Hatchi is a Kinshiro in looks but an Atsushi by being a goody-goody.

Hmm…they actually bother to show girls now…apparently Takamatsu went to a boys-only school, which is why his original works focus on dudes (as in, you can pick out when Takamatsu is adapting someone else’s work because it has a heavier focus on girls as supporting characters).

Mechs and spaceships are probably two of the only ways I accept CGI…and you, Takamatsu sir, have just done it (the latter)!

Aw! Lookit his (Hatchi’s) face light up like a Beppu’s! It’s cute!

Hatchi getting out the hatch…lame, but still somewhat effectve on me (because that’s my wordplay game you’re playing, Takamatsu…!).

LOL, it’s a transforming mech. It seems my words from a few comments earlier were basically foretelling the future.

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Yikes, “Sakonji Urokodaki” has a lot of strokes…

My Little Sister Lives For Headpats…hey wait, don’t all anime kid sisters do that(?)

For some reason, I know the “Don’t Lose Your Way” meme from Kill la Kill and yet I’ve never…watched KlK…?(!)

I swore that was Giyu (it’s the haircut, I swear), but it’s a random demon…

When all you have is a hatchet…use your head. (LOL)

Ooh, nice eyecatch!

This is really black comedy, in a sense. (I remember this demon fight from the manga which is why I say that.)

Hmm…this wispy stuff wasn’t in the manga.

Come to think of it, I don’t know how Tanjiro got his scar…

If you squint really hard, you can see CGI Urokodaki and Tanjiro…

He probably has no footsteps because of his shoes. Or the fact he’s a ninja. Were there ninja in the Taisho era…? Update: Tanjiro has the same kind of shoes…oops.

Come to think of it, Daisuke from DN Angel had to dodge traps every day before he became Dark…(thinking of this because I reread the first volume of DN Angel recently)

Oh! Manga panel preview! That’s quite fun, really.

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I just really like how Tanjiro’s eyes grew larger with what was clearly resolution before he closed the door.

Why do the non-descript hunters look like Giyu too…?

I’ve never seen KnY so comedic…and that’s coming from someone who thought the Head Demon fight from last episode was funny.

Welp, this is…kinda interesting (<- says a fan of Touken Ranbu).

This letter writing…it reminds me of Kekkai Sensen somewhat.

This realistic water…it’s beautiful, but it looks like it came straight out of Niagara Falls. Is that…too realistic for anime?

“No matter…”

It’s a fox version of Speed of Sound Sonic! Then again, the real Sonic is around this season and probably won’t be happy about that comparison…

Is “that guy”…Giyu? Or the demon who slaughtered Tanjiro’s family?

Spider lilies! I didn’t mention it last time, but the symbolism of the spider lily makes the ED real cool.

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I’v read the wiki page for Chuuya enough to know the next few eps involve the LN Fifteen, so even though I haven’t read a translation of the source material, I know some of the ins and outs of it already.

Ooh! Kitty! (If you’re a manga reader, you’ll know the cat’s significance.)

I think at this point in time, all viewers are used to Dazai’s bulls*** by now.

Is it just me…or did Bones use CGI for the city? It actually looks kind of good…! Sasuga Bones!

I have a fic that predates Fifteen and could be set in the same period (the fic’s vague enough that it could’ve been them at 15, 18 or even 12)…and basically the only thing I got wrong was the fact Chuuya doesn’t have his hat (because I wrote Chuuya as having his hat in the fic). Also, the banter is tenser than I imagined it, but that’s subjective and something only I, the fic writer, can compare.

I wonder who the yellow-tinted Ability holder is…? Update: That’s Randou. Spoke too soon.

There was a box in the subs…I wonder what symbol that might’ve been.

“…closest to the explosion.”

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Oh, so that’s what Randou was for! I see now.

Chuuya may be OP, but he’s one heck of a fun character…also, he’s not as OP as Saitama, so…yeah.

Oh, the ED from last time is the OP. I should’ve known.

I like the almost storybook-style of this episode!

I thought Dazai was faking releasing the hostages…I was wrong.

Face-stealing aliens return! (They were around last ep too, I think, but they were harder to see then.)

Again, watch for the cat!

Well, with only one suspect (or 3, if you count the Sheep kids), it was quite easy to figure out one of them was behind it. I kind of suspected Randou, anyway, considering what I’ve learnt from all the mysteries I’ve read.

Because I was watching this episode with the volume down low (so I could hear the OP and ED), the volume really did work wonders for the plot this ep…!

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This is the final debut of the season, so basically how this and Shield Hero perform will decide what will stay and what will go. Oh, yeah…apparently this is the companion to a movie, but the movie and TV series have slightly different content.

This dude’s (the one at the very start’s) so grumpy.

…welp, I didn’t expect it to be that much CGI.

This chunk of exposition…makes me feel like I missed something. It was probably in the previous movies, come to think of it…

Basically, this is…uh, Makura no Danshi or Room Mate all over again??? I’m noping out of here…! Bye!

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I’m putting this on the chopping block…just so you know.

…uh, age gap romance? It’s hard to tell at this stage, but they (Filo and Melty) sure act like it is romance.

Welp, this survived the chopping block. “Raphtalia backstory” is a good enough reason to stick around for, isn’t it?

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I always miss the OP when I’m not watching Double Decker, but I miss the ED even more…

I can’t believe they tried to get away with a Spirited Away parody…!

I can’t believe I get to see Dr Apple all buttered up like this…

I love how Kirill is censoring himself. (At least he can prove he’s not a girl, unlike Valery/Milla, whose entire shtick is the confusion between genders.)

Oh! I think I know the answer to the case already! It was Kirill’s soap, so Doug is the “killer”. But then…why is it Derick, of all people???

LOL, the angles were so reminiscent of Detective Conan…

Underwear-stealing sextuplets…? Why does that kind of sound like Osomatsu-san…?

Ahh…I really am going to miss this ED. See you next time!

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I never thought Raphtalia would be so angry…that’s Naofumi’s job.

Okay…it’s the age-old question: do demis listen with their animal ears or their human ears? Do they even have human ears??? (That’s 2 questions, isn’t it…?)

Uh…CGI dinosaur, much?

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…and of course, the Queen is a loli. Of course (<-sarcastic).

“Why’d I even have to feed this KFC farm?” – LOL, but I wonder what it sounded like in Japanese…? (i.e. I didn’t listen to it and when I try to do that, there’s always something over the top of it…)

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I wonder if I’ll ever get used to watching Ikuhara on a weekly basis…?

Kappamaki…geddit?

Wait…y’mean, Keppi’s breath smells like cucumbers? Uh…okay, TMI.

Enta’s Japanese house kind of looks like the one in Mawaru Penguindrum.

Wait…why does the Japanese word for “Fish Buffet” (Osakanazanmai) end in –zanmai? Does that mean Sarazanmai is…Dish Buffet?! (LOL)

Notably, one of the signs said “Union” in katakana. It must be an English play on words…y’know, trade union and union = connecting with each other? I’m surprisingly enjoying myself a lot with Sarazanmai, by the way. I didn’t think I would, but I am!

I think that might be Irohassu water. Or Dasani. I saw both those brands in Japan, but I don’t remember which had the green flowers.

Oh…my goodness! Nekoyama (Cat Mountain) Mokichi (written with kanji for “hair” and “luck”). It’s a Boueibu monster! Frick, I’m laughing too hard!

It’s very small and very thin, but the word next to the cat in the eyecatch is neko.

“…Meow God!” – It’s a pun on “Oh, My God!” but with a “meow” in it. It’s pretty forced, but it does get the nuance of the joke across…

Why the heck did the subbers choose “herb” as the word for weed in this? “Weed” is sufficient, right? Right…?

Well…if that spurt of water wasn’t symbolic…I don’t know what is.

The title translates better as “…but I want to steal”. Y’know, add a little force into it.

The two As and the “sara” below it seem to make a zombie face, huh?

Ooh, that ending…

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Waiting for the Mail (Part 3)

The sun had set, but Pronghorn still sat by the post center tent, gazing up at the starry sky. He’d been there since sunrise, but no messenger had arrived all day. His grandmother would be expecting him home soon. But maybe he could wait just another hour.

This was the only day of the month that out-of-tribe mail was delivered to Blaze’s refugee camp. If Queen Thorn’s reply didn’t arrive today, it would be another four weeks before he could get his talons on it. And he had been so sure it was today. It was a special day, after all, in more ways than one. Today was the day he turned six.

A young IceWing landed nearby in a flurry of cool air.

“Hey, Pronghorn,” she said. “Your friends told me I’d find you here.”

“Taiga!” gasped Pronghorn, scrambling to his talons. “What are you doing in the Kingdom of Sand?”

Taiga smiled wryly. “My father agreed to take me on the trade route again, though I had to badger him for weeks. But I can’t disappear like last time. I just wanted to say hi.”

“Well, hi! It’s good to see you again!”

“Good to see you too.”

“How have you been?”

“Busy.” Taiga shrugged. “Father’s been working us hard. Apparently, demand for sealskin is up this year.”

“Because of the war ending?”

“Yeah, exactly.”

“That’s good, right? Does your family have enough to eat?”

Taiga scratched her head. “It’s a bit more complicated than that. The First Circle basically sets the tax rate however they feel like each season. It’s never exactly backbreaking…”

“Because they don’t want the lower circles uprising,” interjected Pronghorn.

“Right. So they tax us just enough that we don’t starve.” Taiga laughed. “You’d think taxes would be higher during wartime. But aristocrats are just like that.”

“I’m glad we don’t have a caste system here,” said Pronghorn. “My family was pretty much self-sufficient back when we lived in Blackridge. Why don’t you just, you know, hunt for yourselves?”

“That’s easier said than done,” Taiga said, quietly. “Hunter-gatherers tend to drop to the Seventh Circle very quickly. And you don’t realize how hard it is in the Seventh Circle. You get last pickings for food, shelter, textiles, everything. You get paid less by the hour. And everyone else treats you like dirt.”

Taiga tilted her head at Pronghorn. “Though I can’t say I’ve never considered it. Run away from home. For good, this time. Stop worrying about everything.”

Pronghorn ducked his head. “Um… are you considering it now?”

Taiga shook her head. “It’s just a dumb fantasy. As much as I’d love to talk to you every day.”

“Oh, alright,” said Pronghorn.

There was something different about Taiga since the last time he’d seen her, which was almost two years ago. Back then, she was a starry-eyed dragonet, eager to explore the Kingdom of Sand. Now, she was taller than him, calm and collected, with a straight-laced posture. Kind of how Pronghorn expected an IceWing to look.

“Enough about me,” said Taiga. “How have you been?”

“Oh, I’m alright,” said Pronghorn. “Have you heard about Jade Mountain Academy?”

“Mhm.”

“I really, really want to go,” said Pronghorn. “I’ve sent Queen Thorn eight letters of application over the past few months, but she still hasn’t responded.”

“Is that why you’re sitting here by yourself? Waiting for the mail?”

Pronghorn let out an aggravated sigh. “Yeah. Though it looks like the mail dragon might not be coming today.”

“That sucks. Jade Mountain Academy is missing out on you.” Taiga grinned. “What other dragon can memorize the names of all the constellations after one pass?”

Pronghorn thought for a moment. “Maybe you should apply to JMA too.”

“Ah, I don’t know about that,” said Taiga.

“But you’re so smart! I bet you could teach everyone there a thing or two about business.” Pronghorn become more and more excited as he spoke. “We could go there together! And you’d never be hungry again!”

“I can’t just leave my family like that,” said Taiga, insistently. “Father expects me to take over the sealskin business when he’s gone.”

“So?” said Pronghorn. “Forget about your dad. He’s not the boss of you.”

“It’s not that simple, Pronghorn.”

“But why not?! It sounds to me like the Ice Kingdom sucks! This could be an opportunity for both of us to have a better life!”

“I just can’t!” said Taiga, getting to her feet. Pronghorn shut his mouth. “Maybe you don’t have anything to leave behind, Pronghorn, but I need to be there for father and my siblings. We’ve been working on getting to the Fifth Circle for years. I can’t just abandon them for some distant school. Not after mother died.”

“Oh,” said Pronghorn, a sinking feeling in his stomach. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know.”

“It’s fine. A lot of dragons died in the war.” Taiga sat down delicately. “The Ice Kingdom might not be the nicest place in the world, but home is home.”

Pronghorn looked away, awkwardly.

“Anyway,” said Taiga. “It’s good that I caught you before you went off the school. Because I brought you something.”

“Really?” said Pronghorn.

“Yep.” Taiga reached under her wing to reveal a small brass and leather telescope. She pulled on the ends, telescoping it out to its full length, then offered it to Pronghorn.

“Wow,” he breathed, taking it in his talons.

“Happy hatching day,” Taiga said.

“I can’t believe you remembered! Where did you even get this?” Pronghorn put the telescope to his eye, angling it at the stars above. The lens was a bit scratched up, but the stars still shone vividly through it.

“Someone from the higher circles tossed it out. I found it in a trash pile.”

Pronghorn pointed the telescope at Taiga, giving him a close-up look of her face. Taiga laughed. “What are you doing?”

“This must be expensive,” said Pronghorn, regretfully, lowering the glass. “You should probably sell this to someone. I don’t want to waste your money.”

“No, no,” said Taiga. “I insist. Something to remember me by, when you’re far away at Jade Mountain.”

“Oh! I should give you something, then!” said Pronghorn. He looked back and forth, then grabbed the leather ball that Golden and Namib had left lying around. “It’s not expensive, like the telescope, but it’s homemade, technically.”

“What is it?” said Taiga.

“It’s for wingball,” said Pronghorn, holding it out. “You kick it around and try to shoot goals with it. Maybe you can play with your friends in the Ice Kingdom.”

Taiga grinned. “Sure. I’ll accept your gift.” She took the ball from his talons. “Thanks, Pronghorn.”

“No, thank you,” said Pronghorn.

Taiga glanced at the fading sunlight on the horizon. “I have to go. I was supposed to be back by sundown, actually. Father and I are leaving for the Sky Kingdom.”

“Already?” said Pronghorn.

“Yeah, sorry. But I hope you get into JMA, Pronghorn.”

“Thanks. I hope you sell lots of sealskins.”

“That’s the plan.”

“Before you go…” said Pronghorn. He held out his wings for a hug.

“Ah,” said Taiga. “IceWings aren’t supposed to…”

She paused, then shook her head and hugged Pronghorn briefly. Her scales were cool against his, like a stiff night breeze.

“Bye, Pronghorn,” she said, backing away. “Stay safe. I hope we meet again someday.”

“Bye, Taiga.”

Taiga lifted off and soared over the camp, leaving Pronghorn alone with his new telescope. He watched her grow smaller and smaller, until she became a speck that was indistinguishable from the night stars.

Pronghorn settled down to wait once more. He could spare one more hour, at least. And even if the reply was delayed for another month... he could live with that too.

The guys are going to be SO mad when they find out I gave away our ball.

#wings of fire #fanfiction #writing #pronghorn #taiga #today in IceWing worldbuilding....

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firebirdsdaughter · 7 years ago

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Still watch Chou Super Hero Taisen RAW...

... And, unfortunately, still haven’t become fluent in Japanese.

(spoilers? ish? gonna do a read more since this gonna be super long...)

(AND I DO MEAN LONG)

Still not sure where the real world is.

Okay, it feels kinda like they just remembered the Kyurangers existed.

Come to think of it, whatever happened to the other Kyus? Where are Lucky, Garu, and Hammy? Where’s the Aibous (even though I don’t think they’d become Aibous yet when this came out)? Much as I love Balance and Naga... I’d love to see the others, too.

Wait... Is this Hiiro’s house?

Did Amu follow him? I still don’t get why she’s here... Though I’m glad she’s taking care of the Hiiro-wrangling (because this is before the majority of his development, I think... Though I’m pretty sure it was after he discovered he’d accidentally started caring about Emu).

Okay, why don’t I just admit I don’t remember where either of these shows were when this film came out?

Come to think of it... Did Hiiro see a kid get sucked into a game and nots ay anything? It’d probably be less confusing if I knew what was being said.

Also, Tokusatsu suit actors are all bloody gifts to this world and should be cherished. Their physical and silent acting is positively charming and magnificent.

Oh, god, he did the surgeon hand thing. That means shit’s about to go down. Not sure if he said one of his catchphrases, but the hand thing is the equivalent of the hat turning around for Hiiro.

In other news, Seto is so pretty. Just getting that out of the way. No one wants to hear me gush about it, probably.

On a technical level, I’m super curious how they filmed this scene. I mean, it’s Seto talking to himself, and then fighting himself. You can do camera angles for the conversation, but it’s pretty cool they made it look like he was getting kicked through a wall by his doppelgänger.

Also, I detect an error. Taddle Legacy is higher than Lvl 50. Alternate Hiiro, you lie!

Though, no way around it, I still love Brave’s henshin jingles. All of them.

It was the real Utcchy! Wait, it was? Then why was he in the game thing before? Was Candelira/Torin’s ghost just like ‘whoops, shit’s happening in this game! Utcchy! Handle it!’ and dropped him in?

Oh, whatevs. He’s still a good little muffin.

Announcer does unnecessary but still wonderful ‘A-MA-ZON’ style proclamation for Amazons Amazon. And this after we saw original Amazon. Except he wasn’t actually... Oh, forget it.

Actually, what happened to the rest of the GoRiders? Did I miss it? Since Jin’s very dead, that wasn’t actually them anyway, I guess. Maybe. I DON’T KNOW.

SO MANY AMAZON.

Slightly disappointed by the loss of the scarf. I liked Amazon’s scarf.

Emu shows off his need to say ‘Dai Henshin’ with multiple ‘Dai’s whenever he Henshins these days.

So... The kid is the villain?

HOW DARE HE HURT TWO OF THE WORLD’S MOST PRECIOUS CINNAMON BUNS!

I found the other Zyuohgers! Though... I’m pretty sure their lines are prerecorded. Oh well, nice to know they came.

STOP HURTING NAGA YOU HORRIBLE LITTLE BOY!

Okay, this faux, alternate Amazons gang up on Emu has gone on far enough.

Also, I love Emu, he’s a precious baby, too. Especially in that form. And, of course, why wouldn’t he stop the battle to explain to the Amazons how a game worked! (I think that was what happened? They certainly all paused)

I feel like Hiiro is saying friendship words, but I can’t understand him, so I don’t know.

WHO IS THE RED HAM MAN?

Oh... Hi... Drive-Spectre? WTH? And... Is that Necrom? No, it’s not Necrom. He hasn't got a hood, but... Yeah, I have no clue who y’all are.

YOU MONSTER CHILD HOW DARE YOU MAKE NAGA CRY! BALANCE COME KILL HIM RN!

NOTE: I do not condone killing children in any way. Please do not quote me on my emotional outbursts.

CTTOI... What is Balance doing?

And... The Hiiros are still throwing each other through walls... At least the originals seems to be winning...

Think he’s saying friendship or something cool again, but I don’t know. Actually, knowing Hiiro, it’s probably meant to be cool, but is actually dorky.

Hiiro’s like ‘yup, just killed myself. That was awkward.’

Naga is now saying friendship words! But... clue what they actually are.

Wow, Emu! You beat all three of those fake alternate Riders I couldn’t identify! I’m so proud!

Wait... Why are the other Zyuohger just showing up now? Like, if Yamato saw or Sela heard Amu being taken to a hospital, wouldn't they come running? And if not, shouldn’t they have been looking for her?

Ah, drama on roof tops at night. That’s all I got, folks. No idea what’s being said, though I did hear ‘intern’ in there, so I guess Hiiro’s being Hiiro? Meaning uninformative, aloof, introverted, and incapable of normal social interaction without offending others.

Oh! Wow, he punched Emu, that’s new! I guess fighting an alternate version of yourself to the death makes you a little emotionally volatile?

Alternate thought is that he’s doing it to force even heartless monster boy that made Naga cry to see that people care about what happens to him? ‘Cause I can see Hiiro identifying with that view because he’s a big self-loathing little baby. If that made any sense.

Or maybe he knows something they don’t? He and his doppelgänger were talking and fighting, so the alternate may have said something. Then again, I have no clue what anyone is saying.

Good to know Hiiro is still super parkour surgeon!

It was really whacky when he broke that out all of a sudden. It was like, whoa, okay! Hiiro just ran up a wall! Out of suit!

Also, I think Hiiro just made a Vulcan call--lives of the many.

Mr RED HAM is upset and taking it out on Utcchy. Someone please kill him. I don’t even know who he is or what he’s doing here, but he’s hurting my children so shoot him!

Holy fuck, are those... Are pincers coming out of his eyes? WHAT IS THIS MOVIE?

No, seriously, what happened to the other Kyurangers?

Nice line up, kids. Good to know we can all put our differences aside to form a Sentai line when necessary.

IT WASN’T THE REAL UTCCHY?

What happened to the Kyurangers, AGAIN? (Oh! There’s Balance!) But this is more like a Zyuohger/Ex-Aid crossover...

Welcome to Taisen, pause the music while everyone takes a brief glance at each other’s Henshins!

Poor Parad. I almost for got he was here. Taiga too, honestly. Sorry guys!

We have Kurous, but no ToQgers...

FURY!

Hey, there’s the rest of the GoRiders! I’d watch a whole series with those five, they’re a good mix.

SUDDENLY JARK MATTER.

Another reason Toku suit actors aren’t paid enough; those falling in shots.

RIP everyone.

OH, THERE THEY ARE! What, could they not get the actors for more than the opening?

I’m assuming that’s what happened w/ Kiriya, since I know for a fact Hayato is working on other things as well.

GIANT SUPER SPRINGY EX-AID MAX ROBOT HEAD THING!

Finally some other folks!

Did ToQ Ichigo just hit his hand w/ his sword?

Glad too see you again, Marv! Even if it is just a fake alternate version and you have no lines. Same goes for you, Decade. And Diend, from earlier.

MISAO! Baby, I wish you coulda been in more of this!

Brave, WTF is that Gashat? That’s... I don’t even... Take it off. NOW.

Ex-Aid baseball?

God, the fireball and his eye on it!

RIP Red large ham man whose name I’m not sure we ever learned.

Where’d the rest of the Zyuoghers go all of a sudden?

Dramatic lineup!

So... How do Hiiro and this kid know each other, exactly?

They seem to have a sort of ‘we’re isolated geniuses who have trouble interacting with others and believe no one cares about us/we don’t deserve to be cared for’ bond going...

Now, we all talk to an evil demon child through a game screen!

I can see why a small, very intelligent, super introverted and social-awayness lacking child would look up to Hiiro enough to have him as a sort of ‘guardian entity’ being a game/world he made... Then again, I am none of those things.

Oh! Lucky’s back! And... Hiiro is confused by him.

I feel like we’ve mentioned Saki, like, twice in this film and I’m not sure why.

Now they’re still alive? WTH? I find it real interesting that the people the kid choose to put into this game thing were Utcchy and Hiiro. Those two are pretty different, if you ask me. And how does he even know Utcchy?

Aw, Naga awkward smile is back!

Awwwwwwww, it’s a socially awkward trio shot! (meaning Hiiro, Naga, and little evil demon boy)

Hiiro just looked at Lucky like ‘why are you touching me?'

Actually, now that I think about it, if I go w/ my theory that the boy did this/started this because he was a lonely, socially inept genius kid, I can see why he’d go with Utcchy. God knows that man is socially inept. Still don’t get how they knew each other. If anyone actually read to the end of this, have an imaginary cookie!

#Kamen Rider Ex-Aid #Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger #Chou Super Hero Taisen #Naga must be protected at all costs #Poppy too #REALLY LONG POST #RAW #DO NOT FEEL THE NEED TO READ ALL OF THIS #SUPER LONG POST

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