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What I’m Reading

BOOKS OF OCTOBER How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron  Rabbits by Terry Miles  Elementary: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters edited by Mercedes Lackey (SS) The Wizard Killer: Season 1 by Adam Dreece  One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston **

Graphic Novels: Spy x Family Vol.9-10 by Tatsuya Endo Sorry For My Familiar Vol.4-7 by Tekka Yaguraba 

(128 books read / 125 books goal)

currently reading:  Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology edited by Vince A. Liaguno & Rena Mason (SS) Dunce by Mary Ruefle (P) Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology edited by Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (SS) Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy by Larissa Pham (NF) The Wizard Killer: Season Two by Adam Dreece  Idlewild by Nick Sagan  Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 

* - re-read // ** - 4+ star-rating (recommended) GN - graphic novel // NF - non-fiction // P - poetry SS - short story collection // AB - audiobook 

TBR: Gallant by V.E. Schwab  The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson  Hour of the Crab by Patricia Robertson (SS) Sunburn by Andi Watson (GN) Brindille and the Shadow Hunters by Frédéric Brrémaud & Federico Bertolucci (GN) Lore Olympus Vol.1 by Rachel Smythe (GN)

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Higurashi: Massacre Chapter 1

Like Time Killing, this arc opens up with Rika's murder and her asking who kills her.

Considering that's the opening to this arc, we can look forward to finding out the truth.

In Time Killing, Rika's murder is what TvTropes would call futureshadowing. We're told she died and then the rest of the arc focuses on how Akasaka met her. Though rather than the arc foreshadowing that Rika dies, it foreshadows that Akasaka didn't help her.

And if you're reading the series in the intended order, you would have also just finished Curse Killing. So the opening to Time Killing emphasizes that Rika's murder is an important thing.

This time, we're coming off of Atonement. That arc has a happy ending until it suddenly didn't and now we know why. Atonement achieved a lot, but it never made any progress to Rika's murder mystery and she was still killed.

It's been a while since Rika was killed by our unknown killer that it's understandable if we forgot about them.

Just opening up with the grand revelations about how the arcs tie together and what the underlying mechanics are.

And we finally meet Frederica Bernkastel.

And Rika's comment to Rena in Atonement chapter 10 makes a bit more sense in this context. Frederica is the accrued memories that Rika has experienced over all these timeloops while Rika is the person from each iteration. Rika didn't understand what was going on at first because she had only just died.

Now I have to wonder where Rika ends and Frederica begins throughout this story. Obviously, Frederica was the person who told Akasaka to go back to Tokyo, confronted Shion and committed suicide, told Rena about how she's existed for 100 years, and fought Rena with a broom.

But I wonder if it was Rika or Frederica who told Akasaka that she doesn't want to die and who forgave Keiichi when he remembered he'd killed Mion and Rena.

Throughout Atonement, Rika very clearly was acting like she knew what was going on so it's not like she's locked out of her memories of events.

I'm going to guess that the Rika here is who she is without the effects of the timeloops involved. When she arrived, the memories of everything started flooding in to her, but she still remained the same person. So perhaps Frederica is the part of her that cannot actually be Rika.

So I guess Rika really was the one who pleaded to Akasaka and forgave Keiichi because those are aspects of Rika, not Frederica.

Frederica seems cynical, but she's not cruel. When Rika became distressed over Curse Killing being brought up, Frederica apologized and even tried to cover up the fragment so Rika wouldn't see it.

Frederica says the people inside these fragments will never figure out their worlds are repeating, but Keiichi managed to do that. While Rika and Frederica exist consciously outside the fragments, a little piece of everyone else seems to migrate between fragments.

And now for the part you have to pay attention to. This will be on the exam.

There are three cardinal rules which govern every fragment and are common to each one.

Rule X: An unspecified person in Hinamizawa is possessed by paranoia which leads them to murder.

Rule Y: On the night of the Cotton Drifting, Jirou Tomitake and Miyo Takano are killed.

Rule Z: Everyone believes all the murders in Hinamizawa are committed by the Sonozaki family.

While discussing the rules, it's brought up how Rules Y and Z influence Rule X. When Rule Y activates, it drives up a sense of fear in the victim of Rule X and it gets amplified due to Ooishi and Takano being influenced by Rule Z.

I do want to mention that Curse Killing seems to work somewhat outside the norm though. Keiichi wasn't driven by paranoia at all. And Rule Y was entirely inconsequential to that arc. Rule Z did factor somewhat into the leadup to Keiichi deciding to commit murder, but it was only to the extent of suggesting murder as an option and all it did was fuel his decision to commit the murder because Mion outright said she couldn't do it.

Overall, Rule X is the most shaky rule. And the events from Atonement could really change things. The unspecified person is always either Keiichi, Shion, or Rena. And Keiichi could very well have broken free of Rule X and helped Rena do the same. So if Shion can be stopped, then Rule X is broken.

There's a light contradiction when they're recapping everything. Frederica says they don't know anything that happens after Rika is killed, but then she refers to when Shion learned about how her grandmother pretends to be behind the murders in Eye Opening. And that happened after Rika was killed in that arc.

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Spoiler Discussion

Curse Killing is actually the proof that Rule X is not as absolute as it appears to be. Keiichi was not possessed by paranoia which led him to commit murder. He committed murder and that led to paranoia.

That's a big reason why the Curse-Killing scenario is the actual best chance to break the three rules gridlock. As long as Satoko can be saved without committing murder, then Rule X can be invalidated.

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My Dumb Thoughts on Higurashi- Onikakushi

The first of my Higurashi Reactions I started on Reddit, now with GIFS! These are basically the notes I put down of my thoughts after each chapter.( I'm not sure if long posts like this are seen as okay, so I may break up the later chapters for readability) [also spoilers for Onikakushi, obviously]

Oh, and before I begin, I read the main five in the following voices:

Rena and Keiichi: higher and lower versions of my own voice

Satoko: heavy enunciation

Mion: Peni Parker's Sonic voice

Rika: Cherami Leigh's voice for Sunako in Shiki

any other voice, I'll say when they show up. With that, let's begin!

Well, that was an uncomfortable opening 

Ch 1-1

Honestly the fact Keiichi’s mom has no sprite way more unnerving than it should be

Keiichi, you’re gross. Stop that

Oh hi Rika, I can’t wait for you to murder me and/or Satoko and for it to be like big sad.

Tip about the uniforms: ah, either Mion’s relatives are part of some sort of criminal underground, or this is a pervert thing.

Ch 1-2

WHY DOES MION HAVE A GUN?!

Hello?

(Zero Escape 999) Rika giving me some *Redacted* vibes with these rabbits

Yes, this is a cute picnic, but Mion still has a gun, and no one has said anything about it.

Tomitake Is voiced by Kyle Herbert (specifically his Kaito voice). No one can tell me otherwise

Oh, shit a Sanders Statue!

When Rena talks like my great grandpa side stepping topics ‘,:(

Why is there no tip about the GUN?!?! - future me here to say I now know why no one talks about the gun. thank you. -

Ch 1-3

Should have believed in the heart of the cards, Keechi.

So Mion is shady about the 79’ murder too, Huh?

Never let go Sanders!

The XX killer be like:

That moment when you completely redress to grab an axe.

Ch 1-4

Zimbo Zamboo Zombie blasto!

Man, Mion had to be really lucky to fake a tagging. Like how did that even happen?

Ayyyy Tomitake!

I’d love for a pic of the guy who died in 79’ to show up and its straight up Colonel Sanders given the parallels

Ch 1-5

I don’t like the one kid who canonically has a gun is the one proposing a “four demon fire-fight”

Oh hey, it’s like me playing pook. Keiichi has learned to believe in the heart of the cards!

Rika: So, you want to die? That can be arranged.

You insinuating somthin’ Rika? I don’t like that tone

Ch 1-6

Festival time!!

+ Tomitake has joined the party+

Me: *suddenly realizes we now have six ppl for parallels*

Spooky time with Tomitake and new lady (I’ll call her Ms. Clover until I get an actual name) - also I realized later I forgot to give her a voice, so she's british-

And then nothing bad happened.

Ch 1-7

Well this is a funky version of clue… I wanna try it.

Rika, stop saying cryptic stuff like that. Stop it. Get some help.

Ooishi, sir, you look constantly high. I think I'll give you a southern drawl.

NO!! Tomitake!! Oh, and Ms. Clover is missing, I guess.

Oh god, that’s deeply upsetting.

Secret~ agent~ Keiichi~!

Tomitake isn’t you’re name ?!?

Ah so Ms. Clover is Miyo, and she’s a nurse from nearby. Neat.

Ch 1-8

Two events masquerading as one event. They’re evolving…

“You got home safely, right?” sus

Secret member Satoshi has entered the chat

Hmmmm so that cat eye thing is not just Miyo. Hmmmmmmmm

I don’t like Rena-x.

double don’t like this door shenanigan thing. You call that officer back right now! Keiichi!

Ch 1-9

I feel that Keiichi +passes out for nine hours+

The staple of mysteries, gossiping grannies!

Ooishi out here to drop some truth bombs. Oh shit, may have been too much.

Huh I wonder why he censors death in his own mind there? Maybe effects of something.

Keiichi you are so lucky they don’t know your family’s away.

So, either A, there’s a spy network, or B, they can do some sort of vision thing. Not fun either way.

Welcome to the “Keiichi digs himself into a bigger hole” hour. I hope the conclusion of this game is him eventually learning to talk around the truth.

Keiichi if you don’t cut open those Mochi to check them I swear to shogoth!

God damn it.

Keiichi, you currently have an in with the cops, and actual evidence of an attempt on your life. LEAVE! Find safety, Please!

Ch 1-10

What Keiichi’s brain feels like:

I wonder what they would have said if Keiichi had guessed the mochi?

Keiichi: I just have to act normal

Also Keiichi: No I won’t play games because that would be nice.

*Telling parents about the clock* Ah yes, very subtle Keiichi.

TIP: Hmm… is this implying Satako or Rika aren’t fully in the know? Seems the only reason to play it coy like this.

*Casually looks up how long the game is*

Ch 1-11

White van dude:

IDK why but I imagined Keiichi flying back with a twirl like in a fighting game.

Okay Rika definitely knows as much if not more than everyone else.

Man this sucks Keiichi.

Rena: I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…

Store Tip: huh, does Keiichi have like an eidetic memory or something? Also, hi langolier in my memory.

Ch 1-12

Wait this should be the weekend… *googles* man, tough luck Hinamizawa's a Sunday only town.

Spilling all the beans today, aren’t we Keiichi?

Mion and Keiichi:

(art by @ratt-lord)

Oooo secret past of Mion and Ooishi, sounds interesting.

This cycle? Keiichi do you know something I don’t?

So you’re saying Oyashiro-sama is what, a Cubs fan? God of bats?

That set up with Rena sounds like those guys probably deserved to get beat up.

Wild goons have appeared!

When you monologue so hard you can actually freeze time… HE REALLY IS SHADOW!!!

The Manager? Ryuukishi!?!

Keiichi, Quick! What number was the mochi?

Oh no.

Oh no oh no.

Sorry the most important part was stolen bud. Also, it’s weird they left the white van stuff. Must be pretty confident.

AFTER PARTY

Tomitake!!! You’re Back!

When you are too poor to get a character sprite #Protag-Problems

Love this theory talk. Personally, I’m going with it being people, but the curse is also going on but as an unrelated thing. Also I feel like maybe the girl's astral project or something.

So there's my Reaction for Onikakushi. The later ones have a lot more custom memes, so I hope you like the one I added in here. I'll try uploading Watanagashi some time in the next few days. See You Soon!

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Most Powerful Humans and Mutants

Human

Superhuman

Enhanced Human

Meta-Human

Super Soldier

Artificial Human

Mutant

Esper

Regenerator ( Hellsing )

Regenerator ( Resident Evil )

Human

Professor Utonium ( The PPG )

Valerie Gray ( Danny Phantom )

Jack ( Samurai Jack )

Sir integra Helsing

Abraham Van Helsing

Gabriel Van Helsing

Saiko Chan

Shion Sonozaki

Rena Ryuugu

Yandere Chan

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[fragmentwitch]

Spoilers of higu ahead. Read at your own risk if you haven't watched today's ep. Buckle up and probably grab a drink, this is a long one.

I still am not on board with the "Satoko is the mastermind" theory... but I do believe she has more awareness about this than the other people who have come to kill Rika. By now it's getting clear that the real culprit is manipulating other characters into delusions that can only be satisfied by killing Rika. No, "Never leave Hinamizawa and you'll be happy" isn't what Ryukishi himself is pushing onto us theough the narrative-- that's simply preposterous and is a myopic way of looking at his works, which have always been fairly layered in awareness. It's too reductive otherwise and completely forsakes every character's struggle if we handwave it as one of Rena's cultlike ramblings being true.

That is what the unseen culprit wants Rika to think, they want to traumatize and deceive her into a stockholm syndrome state and hold DEATH over her head if she steps out of line. Notice how after episode 16's last bad end, and Rika just decides to enjoy her day as a normal kid, everything seems to go perfectly fine because she hasn't concerned herself with the possibility of someone going crazy and dying. It's rather odd these things go so swimmingly (at least up until the cliffhanger) right after the most heartbreaking bad ending involving her own friend.

Saikoroshi-hen (OVA and VN) is rather similar: Rika must decide for herself what to do without Hanyuu, and she was worried more about getting back to the Matsuribayashi fragment but from a normal 'pure' fragment (Hanyuu also intentionally made her dream this all out while she was comatose). Rika decides to live out her last day with her friends and it comes and goes without a hitch... until she wakes back up in the hospital. Hanyuu concludes that the 'sin' inside Rika was finally purged.

Except in Gou, we're expecting something bad from Takano in 17... but I don't think she's still our enemy.

The Deceiver

Somebody who knows Oishi and all the villagers is able to 'trick' them into believing that they must kill everyone, especially Rika. This unknown person X feeds into their delusions that Rika knows everything or is in on the curse. In other cases, they appeal to their victim directly through their fear of Oyashiro-sama.

Rena thinks if she kills everyone and then lets herself be demoned away, her dad will be happy. X knows about Rena and her dad's situation.

Satoko is told that killing everyone and sacrificing Rika will ensure she won't leave the village. Note that she is the only HS patient they have who's recovered to sanity just before the lethal stage 5, and this is shown by her lack of bloodshot eyes and maniacal bloodthirst the others have exhibited. X knows that Satoko was overly dependent on Satoshi and now clings to Rika as the only person she has left. X knows Satoko has HS and used it to manipulate her into paranoia.

Oishi thinks Rika knows the truth behind the Watanagashi cases. Uncharacteristically has L5.

Akasaka thinks he's 'helping' Rika by killing her and then himself to get the maggots out of his throat.

Akane Sonozaki kills everyone including her daughter. My best guess is that the stuff about Onigafuchi and how the villagers all have demon's blood in them, Akane is cleansing the world of their filthy bloodline. As to why or how X does this is irrelevant since every new killer is totally OOC

Kimiyoshi also thinks he's saving Rika from a cursed world or whatever. I wasn't really paying attention because I myself got annoyed at this scene being so stupidly drawn out.

Mion/Shion (no I dont recall who is who by the end of it) thinks Rika is behind the mysterious murders, but is sane enough to try protecting Keiichi from whatever is trying to get her.

Keiichi literally becomes a fuckin demon. Idk how to explain that other than handwaving it as lolinsanity.

Invariably they all have a look of glee for doing what they're doing and it is completely out of character. But notice how much Satoko doesn't WANT to do this. She's crying and screaming how much she didn't want to do what she did, that X basically forced her hand (she even killed the other 4 just so nobody would stop her. How she could have done it is irrelevant ig). Clearly, someone who knows Satoko is the most cognizant at an L3/L4 state has been feeding her a delusion that only she can stop Rika from leaving Hinamizawa. That's what best friends do, they look out for each other even if said friend doesn't think you're helping them. Satoko even mentioning she's good at injections is a confirmation the Syndrome is 'real' in Gou's lore, meaning the Clinic's secret research is still canon.

Who is X?

We can look at it from both perspectives using Umineko logic.

X is a Human:

It's hard to say if Takano is still behind it-- she preferred carrying the ritual out herself when the supposed deaths and disappearances by Oyashiro-sama would happen. This time the dates are all over the place... Rika got spawn-killed on the 12th, definitely not the 3rd sunday of June. Plus, she and Tomitake on screen always seemingly disappear and never come back... but they are never found dead, they just are totally uninvolved with most of the fragments or turn up missing and Oishi seeks them out as though they are persons of interest. In fact, she might just be the 2nd looper who got caught in the middle-- the flashback to the end of Festival Accompaniment Arc in ep16 might be hinting at her getting a potential redemption arc.

Yes, I know, she killed Rika and friends but think about it. She as a child was no different than Rika-- all these bad things happened to her and she didn't know why, she hated being alone so much she didn't even care if lightning struck her to kill her. Takano's villainy is a product of her very tumultuous childhood where she had an earnest and innocent wish to honor her adoptive grandfather... somewhere down the line as she grew, she lost the ability to feel at odds with the ethics of what she was doing. Because she'd gone through so much unfairness in life, as an adult she shrugs off what she does as "well, life's not fair and other people have done worse than me in the name of science". But even as well written as it is, plenty of people who are survivors of abuse or were orphaned typically don't become serial killers with a delusional sense of grandeur. so I wouldn't be surprised if Ryukishi wanted to use Gou as a redemption arc for Takano (as Gou means 'Karma', it would be pretty thematic I think). She and Rika did literally nothing to deserve what they were dealt. there have also been other fragments where Takano didn't kill Rika herself or the great Hinamizawa Disaster didn't occur: see Onikakushi, Watanagashi, Meakashi, and most of the 'damashi' arcs in Gou where Keiichi survived with Rena or Mion as another survivor.

X is not a Human/Witches theory:

Takano may only be a villain when the Witch(es) want her to be. Unlike in Umineko where everyone on the island is killed regardless of the order, Hinamizawa's outcomes are not always perfectly consistent. In this context, there are a few fragments that aren't much more than a variety of bad ending in a typical visual novel. The Hinamizawa Disaster, however, can have plenty of forgeries where the order of deaths don't matter since everyone is killed or only 1 person is a survivor and they either go crazy or we get an entirely different future arc.

Evil Adult-sized Hanyuu (not Featherine) isn't impossible I guess but that wouldn't make sense. In fact, it seems sort of implied Rika hasn't seen Hanyuu in years when she comments about not getting to share a drink with her like old times. In Saikoroshi, Hanyuu said that a world without her likely meant that she was satisfied with it and ascended to the land where other gods would be.

Rika may have been killed before being sent back in time, but it's just as possible a godlike being actually transported her. Remnant Hanyuu spoke as if Rika was 'allowed' to grow up a bit only for the sake of recovering her heart-- as if someone was intending on throwing her back into the loops anyway.

I don't think Hanyuu is the mastermind either. I do believe she is Featherine's piece rather than Featherine herself though. But that does dig up a lot of Umineko-logic questions I'm unable to provide answers for... such as WHAT IS THE FUCKING LOGIC ERROR and IS RIKA ACTUALLY FEATHERINE'S METAWORLD READER WHO HAD HER MEMORY WIPED (total tinfoil theory)

Thats enough rambles for today. Told you it was long. Lol

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Nekodamashi-hen Eps1-4

himatsubushi-hen was the turning point of the og series, or at least was supposed to be.  All the pieces are finally on the board and the central mystery behind all the noise is laid out.

Please see my ramblings on Nekodamashi-hen and comment with your own theories and interpretations!

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Rika's resolution in Ep1 that she was only going to allow 5 more loops made me reconsider what Nekodamashi-hen's place in the plot was.  This would be a longer chapter leading up to the resolution a la Matsuribayashi-hen, or maybe she would find resolve to keep fighting, which as of ep3 seems to be where it's going.

Ep1 introduces the sword that can kill loopers like Rika, and there's a little caveat with it.  First is that it's missing.  Second, there's the possibility of another looper.

I like to think these may be red herrings or at least not to do with the one pulling the strings.  The culprit doesn't need to be a looper, as we've seen in Matsuribayashi-hen. Takano's certain victory had nothing to do with her reliving any part of her life, but rather just sheer determination to become great.  The sword went missing well in advanced of the festival, at least by the time Takano and Tomitake broke into the saiguden on the festival night.

Takano's role is a puzzle however.  Her MO is completely different- stealing a van alongside Tomitake instead of just injecting him and inducing L5 symptoms until he kills himself. The Yamainu are still around, but they're not creating the GHD. But Ep2 makes me think it's still her somehow involved.

 Akasaka, Akane, Kimiyoshi, and even Keiichi all give their "villainous speeches" that came straight out of Document 34, which we know Miyo would use to manipulate people. Rika being at the center of the murders (Oiishi's rant) were not one that she gave in the original, but that still doesn't rule her out. Satoko's motive however and doesn't translate well if you assume every killer we saw in Nekodamashi-hen so far was a result of Takano's manipulation. 

My current theory is that Document 34 was the bait used for the others but maybe another event occurred to set Satoko off. I don't think Takano is the puppet master this time even if she did play a role in rule x. 

Rika's life at St Lucia's is more important than they're letting on, but what we've seen so far is red herring. I think her original death in 1988 is important but had a lot more than "oh she left Hinamizawa."  I'm kinda upset that she's going through that guilt. So much trauma occurred there that she should be able to have been happy outside Hinamizawa where she suffered for so long. I'm wondering if her initial death was a call for help or at least otherwise overlooked- something that happened in 1983 caused her death in 1988. That's going to be the key.

The satoko culprit theory is what we end with on ep4, so let's turn this chessboard around:

Onidamashi-hen ends with a struggle between Rika and Satoko. The struggle between Rena and Keiichi was just filler. Original Onikakushi-hen really didn't see anything about Rika's struggle so it's a similar deal I guess.

Watadamashi-hen last saw Rika go to what appears to be Yamainu who were also planning on executing Document 34/GHD. Either Yamainu succeeded in killing Rika and the Banken prevented GHD, or potentially Satoko killed her. It's still hard to say at this point.

Whether she killed Rika or not in this chapter,  Satoko's roll of the dice did play an effect in the story. Shion's focus specifically on Rika during the ladder scene rather than Satoko's cursed blood can be interpreted that at that point she was being played by Satoko.  Why was she at the Sonozaki residence? Probably being confronted by Mion who saw something going on,  or otherwise continued manipulation of Shion.

Tataridamashi-hen, finally, the most inexplicably strange chapter of the first three questions, is essentially a retelling of the answer arc Minagoroshi-hen rather than Tatarigoroshi-hen it was named for. What was Satoko doing in this one? She didn't have much chance to set her gameboard. But I did notice her behavior during the altercation between "Teppei" and Keiichi. It does seem rather calm. I think she induced L5 in Keiichi.

we have some sort of confirmation now that Takano is not after Rika or a GHD, but we're not sure on why: Is this a manipulation on Satoko's part, or is this something else. Memories of a past fragment does not equal a looper, as we've seen with Keiichi. Could she have woken up with a bad dream of how Matsuribayashi-hen ended? And the string of loops throughout Nekodamashi-hen, were they all a result of Satoko, or did Takano or even the Yanainu have a hand in it, as implied by the references of Document 34

I don't like invoking the Umineko witches to explain Higurashi. It's a nice metaphor though, and I'll use it here;

We're not seeing a Lambdadelta game. We don't see that certainty that we saw with Takano's game: Rika is killed by Takano, and then Hinamizawa is destroyed. Rika's deaths are always different in each game, in each loop. There is no pattern or certainty other than Rika dies.

We are seeing, however, something more like Beatrice's game. The only certainty is that everyone is dead, but the manner in which they die are so different, and the rules are much more higher level and conceptual than the og higurashi rules.

Rule X: Someone succumbs to Hinamizawa Syndrome causing the tragedy.

Rule Y: On the night of the Watanagashi, Takano and Tomitake go missing.

Rule Z: The will is strong enough to overcome the Yamainu's plan to kill Rika.

I think rule Z is the most important clue we have: Satoko is good, but is she good enough to be able to affect the actions of a town who essentially ostracized her? She has a hell of a motive but using her friends as collateral seem out of character, even if she is L5. If not her, who has the ability to overcome a certain fate so easily?

If Satoko is a looper and the culprit, how can she be stopped? Apologizing didn't do much; as it appears, she's not ready to forgive. Teppei might slow her down but not enough. Is she really possessed by Oyashiro? Why would Hanyuu do such a thing?

Please share your own thoughts. I know this was a ramble.

[nedsseveredhead]

Killer and the bad bitch he pulled being autistic

[sneakend]

Horror movie recs for Halloween ♡ Turned longer than anticipated so here’s part 1/3. [part 2] [part 3]

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Serial killers

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) (x) (x)

“The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo.”

The Cabin by the Lake (2000) (x) (x)

“Stanley Caldwell is a screenwriter working on a story for a suspense film about a lunatic who kidnaps and murders young women. However, Stanley's research methods are more than a bit unusual -- he actually does kidnap women, and once he's learned as much as he thinks he can from them, he disposes of their bodies by drowning them in a nearby lake.”

Creep (2014) (x)

“A young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. When he notices the man's odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions.”

Creep 2 (2017) (x)

“A video artist looking for work drives to a remote house in the forest to meet a man claiming to be a serial killer. But after agreeing to spend the day with him, she soon realizes that she made a deadly mistake.”

The Last Horror Movie (2003) (x) (x)

“A serial killer uses a horror video rental to lure his next victim. What begins as a teen slasher transforms into a disturbing journey through the mind of Max Parry, a mild mannered wedding photographer with a taste for human flesh.”

Man Bites Dog (1992) (x) (x)

“A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.”

Scream (1996) (x)

“A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.”

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) (x)

“A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.”

Lady Killers

American Mary (2012) (x) (x)

“The allure of easy money sends Mary Mason, a medical student, into the world of underground surgeries which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so called "freakish" clients.” 

Audition (1999) (x)

“A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.”

The Grudge (2004) (x)

“An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.”

May  (2002) (x)

“A lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood and unsuccessful attempts to connect with the people around her is sent into a murderous tailspin.”

A Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007) (x) (x)

“A suburban town in Japan is the victim of what is supposedly just an urban legend, a woman's spirit with a horribly disfigured face who is intent on kidnapping children for unknown reasons.”

Tomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002) (x)

“Tomie terrorizes an artistically inclined young girl and her widowed father, slowly integrating herself into the family.”

Tomie: Re-birth (2001) (x) (x)

“An art student disappears after murdering his model. Now his friends and family are being haunted by the resurrected woman, Tomie.”

Tomie: Unlimited (2011) (x)

“A photography student's life takes a turn for the worse when her dead sister is welcomed back into the family home.”

Creepy Children

Children of the Corn (1984) (x) (x)

“A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believe everyone over the age of 18 must be killed.”

Mama (2013) (x)

“A young couple take in their two nieces only to suspect that a supernatural spirit named Mama has latched itself to their family.”

The Omen (1976) (x) (x)

“Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?”

Orphan (2009) (x)

“A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9 year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be.”

The Ring (2002) (x)

“A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.”

Sinister (2012) (x)

“Washed-up true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt finds a box of super 8 home movies that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose work dates back to the 1960s.”

A Group of Friends

Battle Royale (2000) (x) (x)

“In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.”

The Cabin in the Woods (2011) (x)

“Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods.”

The Descent (2005) (x) (x)

“A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.”

Final Destination (2000) (x)

“After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.”

Fritt Vilt (2006) (x)

“5 young Norwegians head up to the mountains to snowboard. One breaks his leg and it's getting dark soon, so they spend the night in a big, abandoned hotel, closed 30 years ago. They are not alone.”

House of Wax (2005) (x)

“A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.”

Nightmare (2000) (x)

“Seven friends will die one by one for protecting a terrible secret. Can a vengeful spirit be stopped?”

When They Cry (2008) (x) (x)

“Early summer, Keiichi has just moved to a remote mountain village and becomes close friends with a group of girls. However, when he starts to become suspicious that Rena, Mion and the others he’s befriended may be deeply involved in the successive murders that occur every summer, the situation around Keiichi gradually starts to turn.”

A Group of Strangers

Botched (2007) (x)

“During a heist in Russia, a professional thief finds himself dealing with serial killers, insane hostages, double-crossing psycho Russian hardmen and the real possibility of a horrible death.”

Cube (1997) (x)

“6 complete strangers of widely varying characteristics are involuntarily placed in an endless maze containing deadly traps.”

Downrange (2017) (x)

“Stranded at the side of the road after a tire blowout, a group of new carpooling friends become targets for an enigmatic sniper.”

The Mist (2007) (x) (x)

“A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.”

Saw (2004) (x)

“Two strangers, who awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.”

Family

Funny Games (2007) (x) (x)

“Two psychopathic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.”

Hereditary (2018) (x)

“After the family matriarch passes away, a grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences, and begin to unravel dark secrets.”

The Hills Have Eyes (2006) (x)

“A family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.”

The Lodge (2019) (x)

“A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.”

Pet Sematary (1989) (x)

“After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.”

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Wednesday Roundup 20.9.2017

Released late on a Friday but still meant for this past Wednesday, my Rena Roundups! Of course, the major excuse here has to do less with 9 hour car drives between states and more to do with, you know, a large volume of comics and especially collected trades being thrown at me this month. 

But let’s not wait anymore and instead get right into it.

Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, DC’s Batwoman, Image’s Descender, Marvel’s Generations: Captain Marvel & Ms. Marvel, DC’s Harley Quinn: A Celebration of 25 Years, Image’s Invincible, Marvel’s Power Man and Iron Fist, DC’s Super Sons

Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016-present) #11 Ryan Stegman, Brian Level, Jesus Aburtov

You know, as soon as a year ago you would not have been able to convince me that I would be enthusiastically reading a Spider-Man comic that featured Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson, and their adorable loving family all at the same time. Like I would have just assumed that you were lying because Marvel has made it near impossible for fans who grew up reading Spidey from the 80s to the early 00′s to believe that they could ever support a book -- a good book -- that captured that magic again. And yet, if it weren’t obvious enough already, I’m still just head over heels for Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows even after a big creative team change over. 

Story: The transition from Conway to Stegman has been almost completely seamless and I think that’s one of the strongest aspects of the book as a result. The story feels like it has been continuing from exactly where it started with #1, with individual arcs always somehow feeding into the ongoing tension between the family feud of Osborns an the Spider-Family. We’ve managed to get a compelling story on both sides of the equation, and as much as we root for Spiderling and her family, the tragedy of the Osborn clan here is felt almost if not more strongly by me at the moment than back in the days when the betrayal and pain of Harry Osborn’s betrayal and suffering under the same mounting pressures and expectations. 

All the same, this issue continues to provide comparative scales of good and bad qualities for everyone who is involved. We see an arguably unhinged Peter and MJ going dangerously over the line with enemies, yes, but still people who are not in power around them. Even in understandable circumstances, Peter’s brutality and MJ’s lethality are cold notes to add to how being a parent and having that additional investment has blinded them in some ways to the standards they always held themselves to before. And it’s been foreshadowed throughout the series as Annie became increasingly involved with direct danger. 

But at the same time, Normie’s actions make it clear that as much of a child as he is and as much sympathy as his situation might provide, he is a cold and calculated murderer of the board that could have potentially held him back, and his murderous ambitions are selfish even in the face of seeing that he would be providing the same pain and suffering for another child that has twisted himself. And yet, Annie’s right when she notes that Normie’s rationalizing of his behavior and actions are the saddest thing someone’s ever heard. 

I’m gushing, but for the past year, this comic has almost perfectly built itself to this point and this cliffhanger feels like we’re actually getting to see how all of these actions will finally prove to have consequences, and it’s a truly wild and exciting point to be at if you’ve been a fan of this series so far.

Art: Brian Level did a really great job in this issue with maintaining the style that has been connecting all the issues of the series so far, a very subtle but eye drawing style of art as well as a choice in coloring that just makes the whole comic very satisfying to read, but also maintaining enough of his own comfort to confidently portray a very wide array of emotions which was incredibly important as this was a very emotional issue with a lot of subplots and character arcs receiving forms of resolution and, at times, set up for upcoming resolutions. It was very impactful and very enjoyable.

Marvel’s All-New Wolverine: Marvel Legacy Primer (2017) Robbie Thompson, Mark Bagley

So, funny story this, I actually didn’t realize that my subscription was going to kick in and include these Legacy Primer issues every week so I ignored them last week even though I picked up a few for free, and then was more than a little surprised to find some I hadn’t selected in my batch when I woke up this morning. So while I won’t be reviewing all of the Legacy Primers I figured it’d be a nice little addition to the series I follow through these Roundups regularly if I mentioned how they caught up new readers to the current events.

For All-New Wolverine it’s a pretty basic outline of what we already know about Laura’s backstory (gracefully skipping over the prostitute stuff) and there’s a tone throughout about how, for Laura, her Legacy is about finding and making a family and how those families have gradually grown who she has become as a person and a hero, as well as how defiant she is toward being seen as only a weapon or killer anymore. 

That all said, I’m having to adjust to the fact that her former X-Force uniform colors are apparently just going to be her official colors from now on and my cheese covered heart yearns for the blue and yellow to come back to the forefront. They could even offset it with more black in her costume, but let the Wolverine be blue and yellow like it ridiculously belongs!!

I’d say this is a good, short survey of Laura’s current history and characterization for anyone new who has interest in it, and would recommend.

On a side note, I’m also super happy because it was written by Robbie Thompson rather than the series’ regular writer, Tom Taylor, which gives me a lot of hope for the impact of Wolverine!Laura and Taylor’s Laura beginning to show its real lasting power on the surrounding Marvel Universe.  

DC’s Batwoman (2017-present) #7 Marguerite Bennett, Fernando Blanco, John Rauch

Everyone go home. Marguerite Bennett gets to write all the queer women in comics now and forever. She gets it she gets it she gets it and holy cow am I so glad that she’s been adding to the queer at Marvel and DC and just in comics in general by doing what seems so simple but is often so overlooked baselessly. And that would be that she understands how to establish queer women as importantly, undeniably, wonderfully, flawfully human. Put her on Wonder Woman instead of James Robinson are you even kidding, DC? Really? Anyway, that’s neither here nor there because we’ve got Batwoman at the moment and everything is fine. Even if, for Kate Kane, everything’s the furthest thing from fine.

Story: Bennett excels at writing queer redhead women. Plain and simple. But I think even more importantly than that is the fact that Bennett understands how to completely dive into the edges of the actual weirdness and abnormalities of comics in that way that, honestly, only comics really are able to pull off as a medium, and embrace it without sacrificing the maturity and complexity that has been associated with modern comic books. That was maybe most on display for her work with Angela at Marvel, able to use the full depths of Marvel’s religious, magical, dimensional, and galactic establishment interchangeably due to its set up. But I would argue that the structure of this particular issue proves how well it’s going to work with her Batwoman run. 

Obviously I’ve talked a lot about how I’m not a fan of flashbacks in comics due to their overuse to justify retcons or make up for plot weakness, but Bennett’s use in this storyline would be something I would use as an example of how to make it work. Each flashback is intwined with the other, and the more we progress, the more they’re connected, the more we’re falling down this proverbial rabbit hole of watching Kate become more incoherent, her POV become less trustworthy, and then ultimately it devolves into straight up psychological nightmare of a fever dream. And it’s hard to tell through most of the issue what is causing this devolution and incoherence for Kate -- injuries from the wreck? the exhaustion of her current mission which has been nonstop for a month straight? something her father’s Colony was developing in the desert? the radiation poisoning from the sun in the desert? There are clues throughout that there’s something nefarious to the way Kate is coming undone here, but it isn’t until that awesome, awesome ending cliffhanger that it finally all comes together with the reveal that the mysterious “Needle” she was hunting for is none other than the Scarecrow himself.

...

You know, if DC wasn’t absolutely stupid and fucked up the reveal by putting it on the goddamn cover of the issue. 

I cannot begin to express how frustrating it is to me to have had a fantastic comic which is genuinely thrilling and surprising and actually works like a, you know, detective story by slowly trying to make me think through the deeper meanings and clues of everything so carefully placed into the art and the monologues... and then have it be utterly upended by the fact that DC thinks they can only sell Batwoman as a comic by having big flashy signs saying “THIS ICONIC BATVILLAIN IS HERE, READ THIS FOR A SCARECROW STORY” when the whole point of the issue!!! is that reveal!!! where we find out that needle!!! is Jonathan Crane!!! and all of this is fear gas working on Kate!!!

Just. Wow. Like it’s not even the B cover -- if the first cover was the one they picked for the alternate then I wouldn’t complain that much because the majority of people aren’t going to be getting the B cover unless they buy digital like me where you see both. But we’re talking about the A COVER!!! And it even has a tagline about the Scarecrow and I’m just. Facepalming. 

Oh my god, what a horrible editorial decision. Why would you do this? Why would you have so little faith in Bennett and in Batwoman, DC?

It’s frustrating because it’s been... what? Two? Three years now? That I have moaned and complained on tumblr about how I want Scarecrow to be fully utilized and actually be allowed to be the main villain of an arc, used to his full potential. And even though he’s, again, working for an organization here, this is obviously going to be a Scarecrow story and I feel like Bennett writing on a queer female lead comic making the Scarecrow the main villain for an arc is literally about as tailor made as a storyline can be for me. And the futzed it with this cover crap. 

Art: I feel like Blanco’s art is familiar to me but I can’t place as to why. I’m usually pretty good at identifying artists at this point since I try to tag them in all of my comic posts on this blog, so I’ll have to look into it. Overall I think it was really good art and fitting, it changed tone and proportion appropriate to the script and knew when to let loose and distort toward the end gradually enough that the change was not really super apparent at first read until the last two pages really proved that Kate was out of her mind. 

But let’s be real, the most important test for me is going to be if the animals are anatomically correct. Which, hold your monocles, folks, they absolutely were! That, alone, is worthy of our celebration. Or mine. Since that’s my expertise and what not. 

Marvel’s Defenders: Marvel Legacy Primer (2017)  Robbie Thompson, Pere Pérez

For our next little overview we have Defenders which feels way too short. I checked the page count and it seems like there’s actually the same number of pages as the All-New Wolverine issue tie-in, but this one felt much less personal and much less informative about the journey each of these characters have taken so far. 

In a way, though, that makes sense. Where Wolverine only has to catch us up with Laura, the Defenders is a team book with four members, all of whom get a brief introduction. But, unfortunately, that introduction to their history is all we really get. It didn’t feel like there was really an overview of their history to explain how they are where they are now in the upcoming Defenders storyline. 

With the more personal touch Wolverine had, I could sort of predict how all the pieces of her history that were picked to be showcased were probably going to tie-in to what was coming up in her book -- you could feel the sense that the information given was relevant information first and foremost. 

This, however, really does just feel like an introduction to the characters that comprise the team. And I think, really, there’s value to that for new readers, but I don’t know if it carries the same volume of value of something that selectively gives a history of the characters that will come into play with the upcoming Legacy arc. 

Image’s Descender (2015-present) #24 Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen

Ah, Descender. A comic that is completely up my alley and at the same time is completely dedicated to confusing me and twisting my understanding of what it’s trying to be as a comic. This issue in particular, we just... kinda jump over into the fantasy genre for a nice jaunt to the point that I was wondering if some of these creatures were from The Dark Crystal but let’s get into what exactly the story was:

Story: So after that huge climactic ending note of the last issue where everything was exploding or at the very least coming to a head, we get... this issue that catches us up with Driller, whose ejection into space has landed him in Woch World. Which is the swamp from Empire Strikes Back but with mostly naked goblins. Now, actually, in concept alone I’m not against this change, believe it or not. I actually think after such a heavy and intensive storyline that shifted around between its moving parts as much as the recent arc, it’s actually a great idea to take a breather by shifting the focus and concentrating on a specific character alone. And Driller has proved in the past and in this issue to be a simple but compelling character that really embodies some of the elements and negative impacts of this world. 

And with that in mind, I found this an enjoyable issue, but unless magic and Woch are going to work into the greater narrative -- which it seems that they’re not just by the ending having Driller captured again -- then it feels like there was no larger addition to Descender overall than if there had just been one or two pages of Driller floating in space before being captured. If it was meant to drive home that Driller is growing trust and attachment toward organics, well, that’s something that was already hit on before he was ejected and in fact he was ejected because his remorse for killing had led to his confession. 

It’s hard to imagine how classic fantasy and magic are supposed to work into this very hard sci-fi universe, and I’m not entirely sure that I want it to. I adore fantasy, don’t get me wrong. And I love science fantasy as a genre too, I mean who doesn’t love Star Wars, but at the same time it’s exhaustingly hard to find pure science fiction anymore and that was probably the element that I appreciated the most in Descender. 

Art: Nguyen’s art is good as always, but as I’ve said before, the choice of soft lines and watercoloring this comic is jarring for such a cold and harsh world. And I only am more cemented in that opinion now after this issue because this issue worked with that so well. Like the writing, the setting of magic and earthiness we see for Woch is completely contrary to Descender’s make up as we’ve seen it so far, and the fact that Nguyen’s creature art and organic designs for the environment fit so well prove that for most of Descender’s issues we’re really not getting full use of his range, especially with how many backgrounds and pages are just whitespace being used. 

So, in a way, how well the art works for this issue is almost a strike against the normal art overall which is a weird backhanded compliment to offer, I know, but I’m pretty firm on where I stand with this one. However unfortunately.

Marvel’s Generations: Captain Marvel & Ms. Marvel (2017) G. Willow Wilson, Paolo Villanelli, Ian Herring

Wow! I mean, it legitimately took me, what, four Generations issues before I landed one that actually described the plot of how this crossover event works? Of course it would be thanks to G. Willow Wilson, too, bless her and her magic touch on comic books. Like I suspected it had something to do with Secret Empire fallout and the Cosmic Cube which is why I didn’t bother to try and investigate it for myself, but actually having Kamala explain it out loud was cathartic. 

At long last, I have an answer.

Now moving on to the issue itself.

Story: If there is anything to be gained from this generation of Marvel comics, it’s that they absolutely struck gold when DC made the excruciatingly dumb decision of not putting G. Willow Wilson on any of their books after the New52 when she had done a fantastic and acclaimed run on Vixen: Return of the Lion, and allowed Marvel to snatch her up and let her pitch what would become the breakout superhero of the current generation of superhero fans. Like. I hope that every time the numbers come in for the month and Ms. Marvel continues to be a top performer that DiDio lets the rest of the editorial staff line up and take turns kicking him in the nuts.

Anyway, the story itself finds Kamala Khan’s transported back in time by the Cosmic Cube which last I checked was a little girl in Pleasentville and that was about the time that I stopped caring about it in any case, it sends her to New York City back in the totally-not-seventies-but-seventies where she doesn’t fit in to the city and twenty dollars buys her basically an entire wardrobe. 

After having a funny cameo from Peter Parker running her over and being annoying, she accidentally ends up working for the magazine owned by Carol Danvers in her Red Suit Ms. Marvel phase which, thank god, of her Ms. Marvel costumes that’s easily my favorites. 

There’s a lot of girl power and “look how far we’ve come” before ultimately Kamala gives the literal message of the story at the end by saying that progressiveness isn’t defining what a woman -- or any other group -- should be but empowering them to use knowledge and tools available to accentuate who they already are. 

Also they fight a campy bird themed villain in a spaceship on 35th street.

It’s a very simple story and a lot like the All-New Wolverine tie-in isn’t something that will obviously greatly change who the characters will be in the future of their comics, but does paint a new perspective on the relationships being emphasized here. And in that way I’m really glad that Wilson had the foresight to have Kamala and Carol interact both in costume and out of costume. I don’t know if it will have the sort of weight for other readers that the Wolverine issue had for me, but I can definitely say that Ms. Marvel fans who enjoy Kamala and enjoy Wilson’s writing of her won’t be disappointed. 

Art: I have a lot of pickiness when it comes to Kamala’s appearance in comics because I find too often that her defining features are often muted or given plain style outside of her own book, most specifically her hair and facial features suffer because.... artists just automatically have to make all women’s faces a certain way and I will never understand it -- and this issue doesn’t quite pass the mustard on that front. 

Ignoring that, it is good art and I really loved Herring’s coloring choice here which isn’t quite half-tone of the era but still really provides that grainy texture that blends modern and early comics. 

It’s a very great looking comic overall, but I wish artists outside of Kamala’s series used her unique attributes more. 

DC’s Harley Quinn: A Celebration of 25 Years (2017) Amanda Conner, Paul Dini, Karl Kesel, Jimmy Palmiotti, Rob Williams, Terry Dodson, Jim Lee, Bruce Timm

Once again we have a DC collection of various stories and comics over the years in honor of a title or character that has more than deserved the celebration. And this time around it is Harley Quinn for her twenty-fifth birthday. Which also happens to mean that it’s my twenty-fifth year of life too since, fun fact, Harley and I are the same age conceptually. Which is.... horrifying and reminds me that I’m turning to dust with every second. But let’s move on.

With these collected volumes, as they’re not a single voice or telling a single story, my evaluation differs from if I were examining, for example, the Power Man and Iron Fist volume you can find lower on this list. There are just too many creative forces and too many stories for me to adequately discuss each individually. 

But, unlike my previous review of the Wonder Girl collection, we do at least have the singular focus on one character in this entire book and that is the history and development of Harley Quinn, from Batman: The Animated Series breakout henchwench to top selling antiheroine who’s arguably one of the most marketable and recognizable female characters in comics today.

And in that way it’s a lot more like a historical analysis of Harley over the years since 1992 and how her look, personality, and history have developed pretty naturally as a result. And because I’m me, you can correctly guess that I am an absolute sucker for things like that because this collection is basically what I try to do here on my own blog -- capture through the briefest glimpses of this industry a greater understanding for the world narrative and the consistency (or inconsistency) which comes from that. 

And, because of that, it was honestly a really fascinating read to see which comics were chosen to represent who Harley is or at least has become to DC and their fans over the years. Rarely do I read these Celebration volumes and think “yes this is almost every issue I personally would have picked for these characters”, but to be honest they hit the nail pretty firmly on the head for this one when it comes to Harley. 

The BTAS tie-ins were among my absolute favorite comics from the various runs, they showed her introduction to the main comics from No Man’s Land, and then transitioned us to the post-New52 and beyond that...

Okay now we have to talk about the elephant in the room. I think this perfectly illustrates Harley’s character usage over the years, and unfortunately a good part of that is because there is a certain amount of stagnation to her preboot incarnation where, especially after her solo series was canceled, they seemed to just not know what to do with her and her best roles ended up being one-off stories perpetuating the correct idea that she’s this abuse victim stuck in her abusive loop. Then, when DC decided to get EDGY they threw out all the things that were loved about her previously in order to to create this more grim, more evil, more flat character, frankly, that we saw in the New52′s Suicide Squad issues. And those are unpleasant reads, but it was also a severely unpleasant time in comics, to be honest.

But then of course we go through the current Harley Renaissance period, where her character is fun and whacky again without losing the possibility of gallows humor OR her sense of pathos, and while there were quite a few issues of her solo series from the New52 and Rebirth, ultimately I think my biggest takeaway was from the issue picked from Harley’s Little Black Book where Harley teamed up with (more or less) Wonder Woman. 

These are, arguably, the largest stars as far as female characters are concerned in the DCU right now.... and the stark contrast between them is honestly a really good thing, in my book. You can have your preferences for what you like to see when reading female characters, but like any representation, lacking the full berth and range of experiences and personalities and niches robs everyone of what ultimately makes their particular group feel humanized in the stories we’re consuming. What worked so well about that issue for me is that it played into the strengths and the weaknesses both Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn provide in that way, and because of that it was that much more enjoyable and satisfying to read. At least, for me it was. 

So I liked this collection and there really isn’t much I would add to it as I think it did a pretty reasonable job of overviewing her entire history. And I’m sure there’s some people that would want certain Harley classics to have been included as well, particularly Mad Love and the like, but to that I say that they’re included in a lot of other Harley Quinn collected readings and so I’m honestly relieved that some other books are getting the workout instead.

Image’s Invincible (2003-present) Vol. 24: The End Of All Things, Part 1 Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, Nathan Fairbairn

Ah, man. I’ve never done a proper overview of my weird relationship with Robert Kirkman before have I? This is also my first time giving a review of Invincible on any of my blogs and it’s... literally the beginning of the end. So I’ve put myself in a corner. Interesting.

So introductions are in order. I’ve mentioned a few... million times before that I was born and raised in Kentucky, far Eastern Kentucky like literally lived so far in the woods didn’t have neighbors for the first three years of my life Kentucky. Which doesn’t lead to a lot of pride in how people treat you outside of Kentucky and especially not how you’re treated in the media. So those rare times you are treated well, or someone from Kentucky becomes successful or famous for something that doesn’t involve coal, there’s this weird relationship that all Kentuckians in some respect really feel toward people. And... in our defense a lot of unexpectedly hugely famous people are from Kentucky -- Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence, Ned Beatty, Muhammad Ali, Tom Cruise, Gus Van Sant, William Shatner, like literally it goes on and on forever, you should look this up if you’re interested. Point is, for various economic circumstances, for kids growing up in Kentucky, there is a weird, unique appreciation that’s instilled in you from a young age to feel pride for anyone who becomes nationally or internationally successful if they are from Kentucky even if they have not stepped foot in the state since they did so. 

So it’s... kind of weird to be in this position where people from Kentucky who make that huge leap into success become... controversial to say the least. Especially here on tumblr where certain opinions are worthy of death. 

Here in enters Robert Kirkman, Kentucky native, and for us Kentucky comic geeks Kentucky’s first son of the comic world, alongside Tony Moore who was his co-creator for The Walking Dead and the original artist and is also from Kentucky. So ever since The Walking Dead had made it big, if you were a nerd in Kentucky, you were following Robert Kirkman’s career because “he’s our guy”.

But there was also a weird time in my life where, not too many years after growing this relationship with Kirkman’s works through the Kentucky experience, I got onto the comic scene for tumblr more intensely and... Kirkman gave an interview or said something at a con -- I legitimately can’t even remember at this point -- that made him.... illegal to like on tumblr? And I didn’t like what he said and wanted to comment on it but I was learning pretty quickly that sympathies run thin on this site more often than not. So I wasn’t exactly expecting people to take my word that while maybe a #problematicfav, Kirkman’s work has done exceptional things for many people I know. 

Hell, the only comic book my sister keeps up with on a monthly basis is The Walking Dead for that very reason. 

I stopped reading TWD I think around.... the Governor’s arc? Or the prison? Whichever one of those came second, so I’m so far out of the loop you may as well as call me a foreigner to that world. But Kirkman’s other Image pet project that has been running nearly as long with not nearly the amount of praise and recognition that I think it deserves is his love letter, critique, and examination of the superhero comic genre: Invincible. Which brings us to where we are today. Finally. 

Story: There’s this saying I usually have a lot of beef with that I’m sure most of you will easily recognize. It goes “Every story deserves to be told” or “there aren’t bad stories, just poor execution.” And.... to be honest I’ve always hated that opinion because it felt like it was an excuse for never saying that sometimes -- sometimes -- ideas are bad. Value statements can be rotted at the core. And there are some concepts that are just not worthy of the time and investment being told. I generally will give almost any premise a chance, sure, but this severely undercuts what I feel is a simple truth: there are limits. And for a long time, so far as the comic book genre eas concerned, back when Mark Millar was publishing Kick-Ass and we had “THE GODDAMN BATMAN” lose its meme status because another Miller misunderstood that the meme was making fun of how stupid his comic was and thus made it a running “gag” in his gritty ugly Batman reboot, I made a pretty declarative statement to many people that “A bloody, ‘realistic’ deconstruction of the simple idea that good superheroes can exist and can be good because they want to be good people cannot be made compelling or lovingly enough to be more than gore fodder for angry teenage boys.”

I should have remembered two other quotes from two other great men. Uncle Mel Brooks often said that a satire shouldn’t come from hate, but should come from love. And my dad always said, never assume unless you want to make an ass out of you and me. I find these things to be equally profound and relevant to the Invincible situation. 

Robert Kirkman has spent a massive 24 volumes setting up this world, so very like other superhero worlds filled with characters and wondrous potential, presented it straight, taken the rug out from under our feet in pretty standard superhero deconstruction fashion (the superman analogue is actually a mass murdering villain oh shock) and then.... after just two volumes of comics, then reconstructs its own deconstructed world from the bottom up. 

The deconstruction that Invincible has provided is sort of the same themes of humanity that that other somewhat popular Kirkman work has been so engaging for. In dire situations, where bad people are given free reign for any reason, what ultimately becomes the force that saves humanity, saves our values, is the individual’s choice to continue to value those things even more despite becoming a struggle. 

Omni-Man’s redemption is hard fought -- literally a war is fought for it -- but as gruesome as it has been at times to get to this point, he is right, as shown by this very volume. Once his people mixed with other races, once they experienced a lifetime around others they have come to value, goodness doesn’t become a cheap commodity but a lifeline to hold onto yourself and hold on to the people you love the most. And, really, the thing that makes anyone capable of being a hero is being able to recognize those values outside of their own small net. 

Which is what made the conclusion to this volume.... probably one of the most heartbreaking moments in Invincible’s entire run so far in a series that is not short on those moments. I mean, last volume ended with Oliver dying. A character we had been lovingly endeared to since Volume Six. 

But the most interesting part of this is that Kirkman also realizes that just because a storyline is universal (pun intended) doesn’t make the choice of being good, of being a hero, any less personal. And the irony is that for all the first half of the series’ pushing that it was Mark and Eve’s innate goodness and positivity that inspired those around them to try and become heroes as well, the two of them individually have been worn down by the same factors and losses to the point we are at now where Mark and Eve don’t see themselves as heroes anymore. They see themselves as selfish, as vengeful, as painfully off track from the sort of people they always imagined themselves becoming. And with this final act -- with their family being destroyed on all fronts, be it with Mark seeing Nolan’s death before his very eyes so soon after losing Oliver or Eve’s inevitable discovery that Rex has taken the time to kidnap and possibly endanger their family along with the countless other hybrid families (putting them all??? In one place??? to make it easier for Thragg to take them out??? unless Rex actually plans on using them as bargaining chips which seems more likely), we are set up for the next volume to be the final test of these values so central to all the themes and characterizations of Invincible: in a world where justice and family and passion certainly aren’t invincible, are the values that keep life worth living, keep civilization worth running, still invincible in their own way?

And all this while still dealing with small character things. Things that were needed -- Allen coming clean about his betrayal, Mark being comforted by his father after revealing he had been raped, Debbie taking care of her grandchildren and daughter-in-law, Mark and Eve finally tying the knot officially, all of this still has its place and it’s a sign of good pacing but also a good sense of the values being pushed forward. Even in their darkest times, even when they can’t think of themselves as superheroes like they did when they were kids, Mark and Eve still love the small parts of life and the little bits of humanity provided to them in these situations. And that’s what gives me hope that no matter how bittersweet, the ending of this gruesome war will prove Mark and Eve not only victorious, but saving their humanity as well. 

Art: I mean, I’ve always liked the art for Invincible so it’s a little unfair but.... yeah. It’s fantastic. Every issue was well crafted, every character model explorative and unique (I’m so glad we finally got away from the earlier half’s tendencies to have all these weird alien species but even Bug People have boobs if they’re girls). I’d say the coloring has gotten better over time, but really I just think that it was the cooler colors in this volume stood out more and also allowed for the cell shading to really make its impact for the intense battles. 

Since I’ve been talking a lot about panel layout lately I thought it’d also be worthwhile to point out that I’d consider this comic a beautiful example of how traditional comic book paneling and layouts don’t have to be boring or plain, but can be just as dynamically used and provide equal amounts of storytelling through their choices as panel variation does. It also helps Invincible be an easier comic for new readers to start on because it’s easy to follow even in the most complex of action set pieces. New comics these days seem to be afraid of the simple panel, thirds to forths layout these days and they shouldn’t. Accessible storytelling does not mean simple storytelling, after all.

Marvel’s Power Man and Iron Fist (2016-2017) Vol. 3: Street Magic David F. Walker, Sanford Greene, Lee Loughridge

Do you ever get into a series just a touch too late and everything suddenly gets rebooted or canceled and you don’t feel like paying twice the amount for the individual solos of what was once a team-up book? No? Well I guess you haven’t been following Marvel Comics long enough yet. And that’s kind of the position I’m in with Power Man and Iron Fist. I put it on trade wait and now it’s over and I’m catching up to it and found out maybe a hair too late that it actually provided for a really solid, entertaining comic with a unique sensibility and style and humor that was full of variety and personality to the very end. 

Which is this volume because trade volumes are hardly taken into account by Marvel and I guess there were too many people like me who didn’t catch on to this goodness while it lasted.

Story: We’re still dealing with the floundering restart of Heroes 4 Hire by Luke Cage and Danny Rand, whose attempts to keep secret identities are laughably nonexistent despite Danny walking around in a literal jumpsuit and ninja mask and Luke’s newest outfit after ripping too many of his good clothes that Jessica was getting onto him about is now paying tribute to Bruce Lee in his own yellow and black striped jumper. We set the stage for a new kingpin to try to take over Harlem’s crime syndicates from Tombstone but this time Danny and Luke weren’t tricked into assisting. This was completely a new agent doing so on his own.

Because that secret agent happens to be... Alex Wilde! From the original Runaways! I..... guess. Look, had this been read by me even six months ago my feelings on this development would have been ridiculously less complicated because I had zero familiarity with Runaways. But alas, I read it all. I’m currently subscribed to the new series. And I have Opinions now about this treatment of Alex. Who.... I really wish wasn’t trying to literally rebuild a New York chapter of the Pride by taking over various criminal gangs. And even more so, his motivations aren’t even in line for why he “went bad” in the original Runaways to begin with. He’s not trying to take over Harlem’s crime so that he has control and thus can curtail things to actually clean up crime and make the better world he was literally willing to sacrifice the whole world and his friends for before. It’s just... because he’s smart enough to? His motivations fell extremely flat and it just felt like a very disappointing use of his character. 

And part of that is simply because Power Man and Iron Fist was never the kind of book that wanted to nullify the fact that its villains were bad. We’re talking about the kind of book that had its first arc involve Tombstone and then Luke and Danny fought a demon magic thing that I still can’t explain. And you can tell that Alex’s type of nuance wasn’t really something to properly address in this comic because we started fighting a Lovecraftian tentacle monster at one point in the climax and even the villains were aiding Danny and Luke. So really, all around, it kind of felt like having Alex used as the surprise kingpin was the sort of mistake that weakened rather than strengthened the overall story here.

Which isn’t to say that it wasn’t still immensely enjoyable and full of ridiculous action set pieces and real heart-to-heart moments between Danny and Luke. Though, as someone who’s always a little on the alert for queerbaiting, the occasional “jokes” on that expense tended to get to me a bit more than they maybe should have. 

In any case, it was a really fun read with lots of style over substance, which I feel like comics shouldn’t be afraid to do every now and then. And that’s a plus to me.

Art: The uniqueness of this book’s art style is honestly one of my favorite things about it if I was forced to pick. The art palette’s saturation and dedication to its yellow and brown base colors was honestly really interesting and not only added to the retro vibe that the comic was clearly going for but also symbolized the unity between the characters as we were seeing them on the page and that just made things all the more endearing when it comes to a story about friendship and teamwork not only from its heroes but also its villains. 

DC’s Super Sons (2017-present) #8 Peter J. Tomasi, Jorge Jimenez, Alejandro Sanchez

Super Sons just continues and continues with proving to be one of the most interesting character driven, unexpected successes of DC’s current Rebirth and it’s frequently becoming harder to explain to people who aren’t reading it how it’s something they really shouldn’t mss out on because the quality is baked so sincerely into the entirety of the comic itself. Which.... is unexpectedly high praise coming from me since I think it’s fair to say that I have proven that I have no romanticized vision of Peter Tomasi’s career at DC. 

Story: We pick up where last we left off, with the boys being pulled into a different dimension by robotic-organic tentacle monsters. As you do. But the interesting, though fairly normal, narrative trick here is that both the boys become so distracted so quickly because of everything that is going on and the near-revelation that it’s Jon’s mom who set him up to be under Damian’s tutelage for reasons we can only assume for now is being put on the back burner, possibly to blow up in everybody’s face eventually. We also get to meet some pretty cool looking young female heroes who match the boys in this new world. 

The real shift in tone, though, is in how this issue proves the value of everything Jon has learned from being around Damian and from working with his father on various missions. He thinks more analytically, is more exposed to concepts like multiple dimensions and space travel, but most importantly of all, convincingly argues with Damian in favor of thinking the best of a person they don’t know by trusting that the alternate dimension’s version of the wizard is the hero that they’re being told he is. I hope this continues to prove true, because Damian was right when he said Jon was making convincing and analytical thoughts on the situation. I really wouldn’t be impressed if the small moment of faint praise between the two of them that we got here, and the general bonding throughout the issue where they learned how to best utilize each other’s strengths, was undone later in the storyline to further emphasize that Jon’s naïve and too trusting and Damian’s Cool and Right Always. 

I know that seems like a simple request, but Tomasi on his own has not really explored Jon as a more dimensional character like he did for years for Damian because Jon has mostly been a foil to Damien’s quirks that Tomasi loved to develop.

But this issue is great and good and it makes me hopeful that those traits will be continued!

Art: Jimenez’s art is just fantastic as usual, but he has developed his style quite a bit since the first arc. There’s more consistency with the anatomy and proportions and in general characters look like they have more weight given to them than they had been in his earlier issues. It’s still incredibly stylized but it’s finding a content median between his style and the more grounded style of comics. 

I think it’s also worth noting that in previous Roundups where I’ve discussed my irritation with, for example, comics like Titans where the panels refuse to be more varied and are just all sliding scale and action panels regardless of what’s taking place in-story, I think that Super Sons provides a genuinely good variation of the two and uses its panel arrangement more wisely. There is a story motivation for wild, slanted paneling -- an action sequence, something happening that disrupts the characters’ flow somehow. But in more calm moments, things which are meant to provide peaceful dialogue or to show off the world when things are not under attack, traditional panel work returns. The panel type reflects the content and the style of the issue and it makes your brain understand the shifts on a subconscious level as much as a conscious one. Which is why I harp on these things when they’re misused or at the very least used poorly.

It’s not because I want straight panel placement all the time, it’s because I feel the variation is the key to success here.

Quite a week! And I’ve got a bunch of single issues and a bunch of trades to pick between. So I want to emphasize that I really meant it when I said that I really enjoyed the comics over all here and I think if my reviews made you curious about picking any of them up you should definitely give them a chance because there’s a lot of quality publications right now. But, as tradition now dictates, we’ve got the Pick of the Week.

For single issues this week I just have to emphasize once again what a treat that Super Sons has managed to be for every issue. It’s such an unexpected surprise and really the sort of book I was not expecting from DC after the last couple of years but it really captures your attention with its quality and especially its dedication to building these characters and their relationships now. I’m not always a huge fan of Tomasi but when he’s good he’s absolutely on the ball, I feel. And this current arc seems to be delivering specifically on that front. It’s a great all-ages book with kid superheroes who are both serious superheroes and also genuinely read as kids with all the ups and downs that entails. 

What the pick of the week as far as trades comes down to for me this week is how well collected and compelling the stories were to forming not just a narrative but what would feel like a complete arc for the characters even if it was only a small step of the journey overall that we were privy to this month. And in that regard, there’s really nothing to compare like Invincible, which is beginning its wrap up after what feels like a tremendous journey we’ve all been taken on. There’s a real direction for all the characters and for the story, but maybe more importantly there really feels like a direction for its themes and statement it’s making about the industry as a whole as well. And that’s just something incredibly powerful and almost unique to this industry not for being a statement on superheroes as a genre, but in how dedicated it is to really deconstructing and reconstructing its own characters and context in order to make it. That’s something really special. 

And, once more, I am in a bit of a financial crunch for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which being the medical bills I’m paying for my dog, Eve, who experienced a catastrophic dog fight and underwent surgery recently. On top of that, I have exactly a month and a half to pack up everything I own and move halfway across the country again which is not helping those financial crunches I mentioned before either. 

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If you are part of a MMOFRPG group and would like to rp with me, don’t be afraid to approach me. I used to rp at MMOFRPG for an entire year and I don’t mind roleplaying with you just because you’re part of a group.

I do have mains, And I don’t intent to replace them. Chances are very high I will reply to my mains first before anyone else. but that does not mean I ignore you, I will get to your reply too. If you however think I missed it, hit me up pls.

I try my best to make each roleplay enjoyable for my roleplay partner, chances are , I’m trying even to meet your way of writing, to please you.]

I can be very slow with replies, please be patient.

Threads come and go. Don’t take it badly when I drop our thread, we can always start a new one. or maybe our preferences of writing just doesn’t match, in that case I’m still willing to interact ic; via asks and similar but long threads are out of question.

If I drop a rp it can have many different reasons but certainly not because I didn’t enjoy to rp with you. The same goes vice versa.

Mun is over 18 years old

Personally, when it comes to smut, I prefer noncon themes, Unless you rp Keiichi. because Rena loves Keiichi and out of her own will she wouldn’t even consider to sleep with anyone else. However, she often deals with people that clearly cross the line. Making her more insane.

IMPORTANT: I will not rp any lewd here with anyone.

The only one I sometimes rp this with is my husbando but we do not rp it here on tumblr.

Rena was almost raped in the past in Ibaraki. By the only male friends she made, 3 classmates- one of them ( Kouhai ) was related to her best friend Ozaki Nagisa. During the rape attempt , she injured the boys with a baseball bat, and smashed all the windows of the school. After that happening and after Nagisa’s death*  who was actually murdered ) she was left with a major trauma. Increasing her to believe more strongly into Oyashiro-sama’s curse. This is not made up or a headcanon, but it’s actually canon from Higurashi Sui - Tokihogushi-hen. You can look it up , if you wish to do so. The reason I mention this, is because not everyone knows about Tokihogushi-hen arc. I approve of that kind of rp because I absolutely love angsty-themed rps,

another aspect of this might be my husbando, since he roleplays mainly edgy Battler, it’s more ic; for our muses; rena loves Keiichi, and even if she falls for Battler during an rp, there is no way she’d fall for the edgy Battler too. Since he’s literally a nightmare of the original Battler.

mun&IMPORTANT details!

Please note that what I write has nothing to with the real me. Though, I won’t lie that my muse and me are very similar, I’m in no way supporting everything that my muse does.

Furthermore, I know that RP is just for fun indeed, However. Rena is REALLY important to me. I rp  Rena since a long long time and never got bored of it and never will.  Rena is not just a muse/character for me, it’s basically part of my life and very strong influence on me. Not to mention we share lots of things in common. Rena helps me to keep my cool. This character means all to me. It’s literally a part of myself, very important to my soul. So much that I changed my real name to Rena long ago.

This is also why , I’m trying absolutely always my best to be absolutely ic; and that’s not difficult to do for me because I know all the higurashi games and even study japanese. You may will realize this whenever I talk/rp with someone of my rp partners in kanji.  

Due to learning japanese, I keep using lots of japanese catch phases that Rena says during rp’s. However, I never use anything that may seems too hard to be understood. So please do not let this be of a disturbance to you , If you ever want to know what I’m saying however, please just mention it in your tags.

Now as for myself, there isn’t much to say. I told you already my real name is Rena and I’m a hardcore 07thExpansion fan. I’m actually mysterious and not very open hearted. Some may even see me as arrogant for being an INTJ. but that’s not true at all, I’m just a picky person in general. I have a sideblog that I use mainly to reblog and post all kind of 07thExpansion stuff and moe culture. @maid-rena​

Discord/SKYPE/TWITTER: is eventually available upon request

this blog will have trigger warning contents.

RP’s can get quite dark, angsty, psychotic and bloody. Trigger warning content such as gore, homicide, torture, self-harm, can or will happen, but will be tagged accordingly.

IMPORTANT: Again, I will never approve of a smut rp here on tumblr.

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Edits, Icons and Layout are made by myself unless otherwise stated. Most of my icons are edited and cleaned by me, please don’t use them.

I made over 1k icons before but unfortunately. I lost many, likely I will make new icons again.

the mun faceclaim here for myself is roon from azur lane

I’m not the best editor however and I really suck making themes so chances are low that I will update my theme often. However if you’re skilled and talented in editing and making themes, then you’re absolutely free to help me out, Like, totally  ~

I sometimes use scripting and sometimes not, it’s always up to my laziness and mood and it often depends on me being mobile or using my laptop.

about rena

Rena has been through a lot of shit. She is bad-ass insane at times. However, Rena isn’t a killer-loli, She’s much more than that. Despite her usual cheerful and childish behavior, she’s actually one of the most matured characters in Higurashi with a really deep personality. And I will roleplay her accurate to the games not the anime.

You may consider Rena as a Yangire which isn’t just wrong, but please keep in mind that her deceiving treats come from her delusions most of the time and such come again by 80% from the hinamizawa syndrom.

Rena has the highest number of murders of the club members because in Yoigoshi-hen (the alternate version of Tsumihoroboshi-hen) she successfully blew up the whole school which killed 15 children (including herself, Mion, Satoko, Rika and Keiichi), likewise, she murdered Houjou Teppei and Mamiya Rina.

Rena is not mentally labile, tho she may seems evil at times, she is neither good or bad. One could most likely say she’s very ‘sick’ at times. Absolutely delusional.  If I had to categorize her, I’d say she’s “chaotic good”.

For further information about her mental disorders, please follow this LINK

[jokerxtreme36]

Drew these out of boredom

This is Beetle Knight Sai, the Fifteenth knight from my old Dino Knight Sauru idea. He is one of the revived Knights who join Zauru and is the sharp shooter of the group.

This is Crimson Falcon, a reimagined version of Angel from the Hayabusa Vacuum commercials. Since the UFZ were mostly re-imagined Tsuburaya characters, it somewhat bugged me that they’re wasn’t a female on the team, so that’s what inspired me to make this character. She can fly and summon an arm cannon that can fire beams and blow a strong gust of wind.

This is Zenku, he’s one of the villains from that old ‘Heroes in High school’ idea. He is Rena’s father who was once raised by the Akaruijin and given the name Merrick in order to show that they can make peace with the Akuron, but when he confronted the Akuron, they manipulate him into thinking that they were using him and ends up joining them in attacking his old home. When his wife Lita escapes with his daughter to another world, He does what he can to look through various worlds to find her and make her his successor.

This is Gina Spectre Kaijin redesign, from what I’ve read, Gina was suppose to have a full suit in Ultraman X, but due to time constraints and other reasons, they decided to modify an old suit and have her be humanoid and fight them on their regular level. There (at the time I’m writing this) has not been any concept art on what she would’ve looked like, so I decided to take some creative liberties.

This is a crossover fusion between Decade and Jinga, I was in the mood of drawing crossover/fusions of characters since I’m always intrigued in what people can come up with. So I fused two of Masahiro Inoue’s characters to create a powerful enemy. He can become Riders, Makai Knights, Horrors and various Kaijin as well as fly (with wings that I forgot to draw, which was my own fault)

This is Mira in Kiva’s armor, with Killer Instinct coming to Steam soon, it’s gonna be neat to see many characters get some new mods/skins. This one’s probably my weakest since I ended up switching sides from the bottom looking left while the top half looking right.

This is Thrax redesigned, a neat concept for a PR anniversary villain but awfully executed in execution and design. So I decided to redraw him and do things a little differently, such as give him a human face as  well as give him a new mask that combines his parent’s design. I also gave him a Trident-like weapon which has Rita and Zedd’s logo.

This is Deirdre redesigned, another attempt at making redesigns of the many Saban’s shows that would be neat to see getting their own films then to be connected in a cinematic universe. Not much else to say.

The last three were after doing my ‘1 like = 1 doodle of a character I like’ post on Twitter, while it was a struggle in a few cases, I did have fun drawing in that type of style, so I thought I’d draw more like it, not sure if I might do more like these in the future.

Green Ranger (2017 ver.)

Jack Felix

Rena Yoshida

[imagineelrios]

Dark!LK X Yandere!Reader those two sre dating at seaworld but meet elgang by accident and then both of them runaway from them (make it crack please thankyou)

“Oh,no.”

Youtense up and turn, seeing Elsword’s eyes harden as he strains to seeover the crowd.  You stifle a chuckle.  Your poor boyfriend is toosmall.

“Shutit,” he snaps good-naturedly, and climbs on a bench.  “By theway, we have a problem.”

Youraise your eyebrows up at him.  “Is it Rena?”

“Yep.”

“Isshe trying to free the killer whales?”

“Yep.”

“Isanyone else with her?”

“Theentire Elgang.”

Youroll your eyes, and he glances down at you, a grin twisting hismouth.  “Should we run?”

“Probably,”you admit, and extend your hand to help him down.

Cuethe two of you sprinting through people, not bothering who you cutoff or almost knock down, just to get away from the Elgang.  They canback off.  This is yourprivate time, and by the time you slow down, both of you panting withexertion and laughter, you’re so glad you’re still alone withElsword.

[the-crimson-haired-princess]

Thank you for 300+Followers

Just wow...thank you guys...I didn’t expect that in such a short notice I’ll get this many followers...seriously...thank you so so sooo much. I am literally dying from happiness! And still kind of can’t comprehend how in the world did so much of you start following me?! It’s been less than a month and I’m just out of my mind! cx

Now people who deserve a special mentioning! cx

@raiiju Do I even need to say something about you? You’re just...agh...an idiot. A big lovable idiot and my property❤ . The meanest person...and yet the sweetest. It’s quite hard to describe you given how big of a contradiction you are XD But...nerveless...you’re always there for me, cheer me up...and just make me feel happy and warm. My favorite part of the day is getting to talk with you! I love you ❤ AndIbettershutupandnottalkmorecuzIdon’twanttoembaressmyslef.-////-

@dilovhell or should I say my best friend!!! I think there really is no need to mention anything much cuz you know how grateful to you I always am!! *huggles* See ya tomorrow in the mall! cx

@emashino Girl, do you have any idea how much I adore talking to you? Pfff you’re super fun and sweet...like an older sister. Hehe ❤ I want to get to know you waaaay better cuz you’re just too damn sweet cx And we really need to learn to head to back sooner x’D And heck yeah we both love Youtubers!! *high fives you*

@thundermoon12 Alex, dear...God I really REALLY want to talk to you! We did talk a few times in the past and damn...you’re too fun! XD Besides...I love the fact you can tease Mint-san! Teach me your ways!! XD

@raijuu-hak or @shxdowofclarines *huggles the hell out of you* Mari...you’re too damn precious!! Super sweet and I genuinely enjoy all of our talks! You’re an easy going and awesome person...can’t get bored...and pff...you really need to send me more of those faces! Especially if you find Dazai’s!! XD

@magister-ludicro or @myriadofmuses You my friend are way more fun then you think! I enjoy talking to you...and seeing how you view stuff. It’s interesting! Also...i admire how seriously you take writing. You’re just...fascinating! ^^

@diabolik-artist-kiyumi Awe...i love you so much!! And you still stay one of main fav writers...very detailed...just ❤ Plus...i love talking to you ooc as well. You’re a really calm and sweet person...really gentle ^^

@akarxuu we talked so much in the begging!! DX I miss chu (;-;) *huggles you to death* Whenever you’re free im me! I love talking with you!! cx

@sugarsakamaki Sugaaar!! *sequels and huggles chu* Gaaah you have the best stories to tell!! I can’t get enough of them honestly! Like...you should write your life down...make a book and get famous!! XD Nerveless...I wanna talk more with ya XD

@moonlit-theft goddamnit girl i love ya! hahah you’re so fun and I enjoy all of your muses and pfff....you have too great sense of humor. Out of this world seriously XD It’s always fun talking with you and it’s even better when we try and scare Mint-san x’D

@narcasse we haven’t talked much...but damn Light, you’re super adorable and sweet! Please keep calling raiiju gay x’D i love how angry Mint-san gets x’D Gah...you just seem like a really lovable person so...I hope I’ll get to know you better soon!! cx

@vxintas Noid...noidnoid!!! *tackles to death with hugs* The cat person, the funniest person without trying...you’re just wow. All I can say!! XD We should talk more like we used to!! cx Also hope you and @solitu are doing great!! Cuz i love ya guys to bits and find you adorable XD

@uta-chan-meganekko sweet!! SWEET!! gaaah!! TOO CUTE FOR THIS WORLD! I must have you!! We should tak way more because just...this ❤, now that is you! A full heart of love and genteelness and just...ngggh! *hugs till you pass out*

@the-soul-of-perseverance Elena...honey...i honestly really miss our talks...hope I get to see you more often! cx You’re precious ❤

@electrxfy Can’t help but mention you...you were there for all my blogs and I...just am so grateful for that...and love you and wanna talk more with you!!! Life is cruel!! DX Hope you’re doing fine since I didn’t hit you up in a while!! xc

@crazy-redridinghood *pulls you into a hug* Hope your health is better...we should definitely talk more like we used to ^^

@dinama heeeeey! how’s life, how’s everything!! we should hit up one another soon!! miss you!! cx

@revalya my love who sticked through thick and thin and followed me on every blog!! Thank you ❤ i loooved our ooc talks...and I hope you’re doing well on university! We should talk when you have the time darling cx

@anime-trash-goddess Rina dear! Haven’t heard from you in a while! How are you? hit me up when you’re free cx It’s always fun to talk or rp with you cx

Aham! Now just to tag every follower and once again thank you all so sooo much! ^^

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Idk why you guys followed me...to rp with me...or interact in any way...or because of my art...but I am grateful...and the reason why I’m mentioning every single person is because I want to get to know all of you! And...want to thank you for following my blog...and just meet the awesome people you are...hehe So...I hope you’ll im me...or send anons or whatever! I just want to get to know everyone! You all seem like lovely people so yeah...that’s all. Thank you again so much! As a thanks, face reveal on Monday! cx

[busyninjaac]

THE BLACK SWAN「失い」(Music Video)

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