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[kotarh]

Иероглифы и СПГС в именах близнецов Цугикуни

хотя я знаю только ключи и самые базовые ханджа, люблю копаться в иероглифах! они помогают мне запоминать корейские слова, в целом же это не только забавное занятие само по себе, но и полезное: когда я пишу фф по аниме, порой оно наводит на некоторые мысли о сюжете и ходах в тексте

поэтому когда меня посетила идея для работы про близнецов Цугикуни, я, конечно, полезла смотреть, как пишутся их имена. обычно достаточно загуглить иероглифы по отдельности, но я ещё сверяюсь по словарям, в данном случае - словарём warodai (потому что мне работать с ним нравится больше, чем с прочими)

кому интересно самому поиграть с этими либо другими именами/словами, могу посоветовать jardic. он тоже очень хорош, просто мне он не совсем удобен

как мы знаем, cтарший близнец был назван отцом Мичикацу 巌勝

первый иероглиф, 巌 не используется широко в этой форме, только в книгах, сегодня он упрощён до 岩. смыл, конечно, у них одинаковы - "скала", "риф", "утёс"

второй, 勝 - означает "победа, выигрыш" и "(местные) красоты", последний смысл однако встречается реже и тоже - в книгах

заметно, отец хотел, чтобы его сын оставался крепким и возвышался над остальными, как скала - над морем или горным лесом, и побеждал в каждой битве

это вполне обычное явление - нарекать детей так, чтобы привлечь удачу в их судьбу. но имя "Мичикацу", по моим ощущениям, слегка переходит черту, отделяющую благопожелание от сглаза. оно немного слишком через чур, кажется очень большим для ребёнка, в какой-то степени обременительным даже

от младшего близнеца отец собирался избавиться из-за его метки на лбу, но мать не дала это сделать, и его нарекла тоже она - Ёриичи 縁壱

縁 имеет значения: в первую очередь - "связь, узы", "близость", "родство"; во вторую - "судьба"; в третью - "край", "кромка", рамка", "оправа", "обочина" (дороги, поля)

壱 - это устаревшая форма современного 一 "один"; насколько я поняла, сейчас тоже может использоваться, но в супер официальных документах для нумерации

и если то, что, едва отойдя от рождения детей, мать кинулась защищать младшего из них от несущей смерть руки отца, не говорит о её любви к ним обоим, то имя "Ёриичи" чётко и прямо отражает её: оно подчёркивает связь Ёриичи с Мичикацу, уравнивает их и ставит их братство на первое место

имена близнецов определённо говорящие (как и всё в "клинке" на самом деле). в них отражаются их пути как персонажей, их взаимоотношения. в этом же контексте также занимательно и то, кто именно так их нарёк

однако есть ещё кое-что интересное

у Мичикацу Кокушибо всё-таки получилось "стать" Ёриичи - частично и довольно изощрённо: в правом среднем глазу то же самое ичи - 壱 - "первый"

[wynsnerdyrambles]

Some more sentimental stuff

When I set out to make a tumblr blog, inspired by several of my favorite kny content creators, I decided I would start with 2 blogs, one for KNY content, and one for Haikyuu!! content. (I'm very compartmental like that). I decided that since I felt there was a lot to literarily dig into in KNY, I'd keep the more sentimental, memey content to my Haikyuu blog, since my love of that series is more emotional than analytical. However, after writing a similar post for my Haikyuu blog, I decided I might delve into my history with this series as well.

I'm fairly new to the anime/manga scene, having only started watching anime almost two years ago. So, I missed out on Kimetsu being a new phenomenon. Upon hearing good things about the show, and falling in love with LiSA's Gurenge, I decided to give the show a try. I watched 1 and 1/2 episodes of the show before leaving it be. I didn't really have the time to dedicate to a new show, especially when there were other shows on my watchlist that had greater priority. I determined I would come back to it when I had a way to access the series without enduring the obscene number of ads present on Funimation's free service. Since the show was not on US Netflix, I figured I'd wait.

Now we jump ahead in time to last summer, when I'd finally given in, and begun paying for a Funimation subscription, which was a worthwhile expense for the time which I paid for it. At last, having whittled my watchlist down, and hearing Gurenge for the first time in a while, I decided I'd start KNY again.

At that point, my life changed. I'd laugh with my younger brother at some of the... odder subtitle choices such as Tomioka's 'Needless to Say, I'm going to decapitate your sister now.' or Urokodaki's 'I'm a trainer, I literally train swordsmen.' But as we progressed through the series, my one refrain throughout the course of watching season 1 was "This is art". In fact, since I avoid researching shows before I finish watching them to avoid spoilers, I was certain that Kimetsu must have been a beloved classic, and while it's certainly on track to becoming that (insert smug smile), I thought it must have already been a finished, beloved, manga. After all, how else could I explain the sheer artistry of the anime adaptation? (Answer: It's literally just what Ufotable does). I finished the series, and found myself excitedly looking forward to Mugen Train.

I determined that I would wait until the movie released, and not read the manga. However, my conviction waned, as the manga became available with my Shonen Jump subscription, which I had purchased to catch up on another series. I caved. I told myself, 'I'll just read up through the movie, just to see what happens next.' But then, the arc segued so nicely into Entertainment District that I continued reading. After I finished that arc, I nearly got myself to stop... however, I kept reading just to see what Swordsmith's Village would bring. Suffice it to say, I didn't stop then either. I ended up binging the rest of the series, and left an emotional wreck. I fell deep into the fandom, and found that I quite liked it in my hole. Kimetsu was the first series I read fanfic for, and I became something of a kny salesperson. Oh, you like anime? Would you like to be introduced to my hyper-fixation?

These characters motivated me to write, to create, to seriously start pursuing art as a hobby. The fact that KNY had a confirmed real-world era that it would have taken place in ignited my interest in Japanese history, and was the impetus for my fascination with the various sword related martial arts. I talked peoples' ears off about how good this story was. I dove deep into thematic elements like the role of family in KNY, and fell in love with the beautiful soundtrack. I could talk for hours about the characters, whether it be for my genuine admiration of Tanjiro, or my love of hating Enmu. I sent a fan email to Gotouge-Sensei, although I don't know if it ever reached them. It solidly settled my love and appreciation for animation as an art form.

This is one of those series that just forever changed my life. I felt things for this series that very few other series have ever brought out. Not only do I find this series fascinating in the literary sense, It's a series that had a serious emotional impact on me, and I wouldn't exchange my experience in this fandom for the world.

[astertataricvs]

Kimetsu no Yaiba OC sheet

I just wanna say a massive thank you to my beloved sis @melodytune for drawing my OC! She’s so good 😭😭😭 I’m cryingggg  I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, MY SISSY! 😘😘💖💖💖

General Info

Name: Yoruhiru Mika

Age: 19

Affiliation: Demon slayer corps

Rank: Kinoto

Occupation: Demon hunter, Flame pillar's tsuguko.

Breath style: Breath of Equinox

Her breath of Equinox was originated from her parents. Her parents were former demon hunters, her mother uses the breath of day while her father uses the breath of night. Since she wants to become a demon hunter just like her parents, she decided to combine their breaths, that's why her breath is called Breath of Equinox.

She can shift her breath into two: Day-form and Night-form.

Day-form: is for offense and a fast attack but the damage isn't critical like night-form.

Night-form: a slow attack but has critical damage, it's also for defense where it can slow the movements of the opponent.

Weapon: Mika has two nichirin swords, colours are yellow and violet. When she uses her yellow blade, she will use day-form and for violet is night form.

Personality:

Positive traits: compassionate, vigilant, circumspect, patient, analytical, dauntless, bright, quick-witted.

Negative traits: stubborn, reckless, overworking herself, pessimistic.

Background story:

Mika's parents are former demon hunters and not a pillar (still alive). She's childhood friends with Kanroji Mitsuri and they were inseparable since then. The reason why Mika became a demon hunter is to avenge her dearest friend that was killed by a demon when she was 7 years old. The tragic past she had encountered made her triggered and decided to choose the same path as her parents: to be a demon hunter.

Mika's father was opposed to her idea being a demon hunter because her life is at risk, knowing that she might encounter a very strong demon that can end her like in just a snap of the fingers. But Mika was still resolute and let herself join the demon slayer corps since she won't be at ease and live a perfect life considering that demons are living and lurking around the country. Moreover, she wants to avenge her friend.

Mika's a tsuguko of Kyojuro and even fell in love with him but concealed her feelings since she's aware that being in a relationship with his master is impossible, it's blurry.

MORE INFO:

I already have a draft for my OC and Rengoku’s story and I’m still writing the first chapter. I’m done writing the prologue since it’s not that really long LMAO. So I wanna share it with you guys, I hope you like it.

Prologue:

Everyone has someone in their lives who is their own ray of sunshine. These people bring and give them warmth, light, and joy.

Just witnessing how they would proffer them a smile, it would easily dissolve the sadness of the person.

A person who can be the light of someone who's drowning in despair and caged by their own darkness.

A ray of light where you can conclude that you still have hope in your darkest days.

A person where you perceive them as the glorious sun, illuminating all the beautiful landscapes and sceneries in the world.

A person who can give you such new emotions and feelings where you were beginning to admire or adore them...

What about you? Do you have your own sunshine?

This is the story’s cover!!

I will publish the story on my wattpad account so if you all have time, I hope you all would read it and enjoy the story! 💖💖💖

If you have any questions regarding my OC, please ask and don’t be shy! I will gladly answer it immediately! That’s all and thank you!

[hermanwatts]

SUPERVERSIVE: My Brand of Analysis

I am much less interested in figuring out why something is bad then I am in figuring out why something is GOOD.

This is integral to how I approach analysis. People have accused me in the past, because I now watch more than I read, of passively consuming my media, taking dopamine hits without engaging.

Absolutely nothing can be further from the truth. If I think something I watch is good, I want to know, NEED to know, why. “Fullmetal Alchemist” has female characters who are strong in combat and other typically masculine things, yet are lovable and entertaining. Why? What does it get right that so much other media gets wrong? “My Hero Academia” is a fairly generic shonen yet is also far more entertaining than 99% of the technically more “original” things on TV, and more inspiring. How come? What is it doing right?

This also leads into another reason I believe that analysis is important: The more you know, the faster you can recognize when you’re consuming junk food. Now, there’s nothing INHERENTLY wrong with junk food in moderation; it tastes good and is fun to eat. But if you ONLY imbibe junk, that’s unhealthy.

So is “My Hero Academia” just junk food, or is it trying to say something meaningful? Why does it resonate so strongly with people? Why is it good when a show like “Fairy Tail”, quite similar on the surface, is so bad? And – though this is personal to me – when it comes to the sorts of things that I write, can I learn something from it? Should I? Or should I accept it just happens to hit all of my personal preferences and there isn’t much else to talk about?

“Silver Spoon” is a straightforward high school slice of life. Those can be entertaining, but is there more to it? Are the characters three dimensional? How competently is it telling its story? What is it trying to say? Is what it’s trying to say honest or a pretty – or not so pretty – lie?

These are all things that one needs to look at in GOOD shows. Examining why the things we love are awesome is a far better use of my time than examining why the things I don’t like and won’t watch anyway are bad, because if I understand why what I like is good it will help me spot more good in the future. Hopefully I can fill my mind with less junk food and appreciate the healthy stuff more.

Even more than that – understanding why good things are good may help me appreciate media I already watched more. I hated the ending of “Gurren Lagann” until I watched Aleczandxr’s video “The Duality of Gurren Lagann”, which made such a thoroughly compelling case for its existence and effectiveness I was forced to revise my own opinion.

I didn’t understand what was happening in the scene in “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood” when the character of Kimblee bursts forth to save Ed at the end until I saw the above analyst’s video on that character, and everything clicked into place.

I didn’t know what to make of “Kill La Kill” until I talked it over thoroughly with friends and watched Digibro’s videos on it – now I consider it a masterpiece.

Do you get the idea? I’m not saying that analyzing why certain media didn’t work isn’t worthwhile, and I enjoy those sorts of critics as well, such as the Critical Drinker, E;R (especially E;R, dude needs more attention), Mr. Plinkett, and MauLer. But it’s much easier to get eyeballs doing what they do, and they have a much easier job as well. We need people like Digibro – who has excellent ���negative” videos as well – and Aleczandxr to dig deeper.

But this leads into a second aspect of my favored style of criticism: You need to add something to the conversation. I did an article on “Somali and the Forest Spirit” because there was practically no critical attention paid to that show. I did an article on “Brand New Animal” because I wanted to spread the word that something really good was out there, and even then I made an effort to be analytical about my recommendation. I did an article on “Toradora” because I tend to shy away from rom-coms and I wanted to express what made that one in particular worth watching, and explore the specific things it did well.

The mark of a poor critic is that he doesn’t say anything interesting. Geoff of the channel’s Mother’s Basement is a great example of this; his fight scene and OP/ED analyses are very good, but outside of that his content is utterly lackluster. Compare Geoff’s video on Re:Zero with Aleczandxr’s. Geoff just gushes about how much he likes the show for a half hour; Aleczandxr gives a detailed explanation about the specific things it did right and wrong. It’s embarrassing how badly Geoff comes off in comparison.

Or compare Geoff’s “Adapat or die” series with Digibro’s single video on what makes a good adaption of a prior work. Again, it’s laughable how poorly Geoff comes off in comparison. For negative critics, compare Cinema Sins, an absolute garbage channel, with Plinkett’s reviews, which can practically be used to teach writing classes.

As for me, two of my favorite articles that I’ve written are on One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100, because they’re not just reviews, they’re specific analyses of specific aspects of the show that contribute to WHY those shows are as good as they are. One is about how Mumen Rider is the key to the show, the other is about how Mob differs from your typical modern hero and is far more effective a protagonist as a result, and a far better role model.

If it isn’t clear enough already, the analyst I model myself after is Aleczandxr. He’s pretty much everything a critic should be in my eyes: He doesn’t talk about why the things we hate are bad but why the things we love are good, and consistently adds something meaningful and interesting to the overall discussion. His videos are intelligent, enriching, and extremely clear and erudite.

And he doesn’t pander; he doesn’t release at a fixed rate, he doesn’t tailor his videos to certain lengths, and he doesn’t write negative things for extra clicks. He takes the time he needs to add something insightful and interesting to the discussion.

That’s what I want to do. I don’t want to write negative things for clicks. I don’t want to write vapid fluff, quickly forgotten and only paid attention to because it happens to align with what people are talking about. I want to contribute to the discussion with meaningful and insightful analysis. I want to, perhaps, help people appreciate what it takes to make something GOOD.

And if I can do that, then maybe what I’m doing is worth something. Hey, it’s a goal.

If you like my brand of analysis, you can hear me and co-host Ben Wheeler, author of Sheik of Mars, each Sunday on the Superversive Livestream! If you can’t make it live, don’t feel bad; you can listen to my nasal tones and Ben’s dulcet homes while doing housework on quarantine. Last week we talked about not giving money to people who hate you. This week we’ll be discussing “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”, “Brand New Animal”, and more!

I’ve been streaming with Ben for about a month now, so be sure to check our archives out!

SUPERVERSIVE: My Brand of Analysis published first on https://sixchexus.weebly.com/

[mysticdragon3md3]

MD3 watches Carole & Tuesday season 1 part 2

I didn't write any reaction notes while watching eps13-14 because I wasn't at my laptop at the time.  And I didn't write any during ep15, because I was trying to not be so distracted.  By by ep16, I couldn't not write reactions anymore.  ^^;;;;

Also, I watched this half of the season mostly in English dub.  I thought if I did, I wouldn't get so distracted. And it did help me be able to watch while I ate.  Yet I ended up marathoning the rest of the series all day.  ^^;;;;;  

2:26 PM 12/27/2019

Carole and Tuesday ep16

"Where can we find a band that will play for free?"  *Turns corner and finds a band playing for free*  LOL  I love this show!  LOL  ^o^  No, but seriously, I love how virtually conflict-free it is.  Whatever obstacles there are, get resolved quickly or by the end of an episode or 2.  ^o^  I used to be the type who was all about the "demon hunter" subgenre and Shonen anime.  But yesterday, I had to admit that maybe I'm not that anymore.  Yesterday, I had been trying to get myself to catch up on Dr. Stone and Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba, but instead I watched more Ascendance of a Bookworm and Carole & Tuesday.  ~.~;  For a few years now, I've found myself unable to watch anything outside of the iyashikei genre: moe shows, slice of life, "feel good" series, etc.  Hell, Natsume Yuujinchou is one of my top 3 favorite anime.  And now I can't stop watching Carole & Tuesday...but I can't get myself to watch more of a good show like Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba.  x~x;  I guess this means my anxiety has gotten really bad if I have to exclusively watch soothing series with no traumatic drama.  I recently heard a movie reviewer (reviewing Uncut Gems and) describing the Drama genre as supposed to make you tense and uncomfortable, and I was like, "Nope.  Not for me.  No wonder I can't watch dramas."  But I don't want people to mistake me as saying series like Carole & Tuesday and Natsume Yuujinchou are "shallow".  I cry at every episode of Natsume Yuujinchou.  Carole & Tuesday constantly move me inside.  It's just not the manufactued drama and glorification of meanspiritedness that seems to be on display in the Drama genre (for dramam series/movies outside of iyashikei category).  

"She was born poor.  Her parents both died when she was young."  What?  I saw this clip subtitled before Netflix US was able to premier it.  And the translator said that Flora's parents died because they couldn't afford their hospital bills.  And that really struck me.  It's a real thing going on in the US.  So I'm sad that Netflix didn't have the same translation in their subtitles.  

Oh, wow.  The dub translated it as "She lost both her parents at a young age, becuase they couldn't afford a hospital."

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Carole & Tuesday ep17

Ertegun is so stupid.  LOL  He doesn't even realize that the one thing he has left is his name, and he could use that to make money.  

I was so sure Aaron was the black_knight.  Well, at least we can ID the stalker by his fingernails.  

LOL  They both thought they could get away with playing the same song.  LOL  

You tell her, Spencer.

Woah.  It just turned into Perfect Blue.  

6:51 PM 12/27/2019

Continuing the ep.

Well, you sure ARE going to die soon. I don't care if Ertegun has been mostly an antagonist during the first half of this series.  That Pinocchio needs to get pummeled.  lol  But don't kick him into the air!  Take him to jail!

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6:57 PM 12/27/2019

Carole & Tuesday ep18

They're not going to try to interrogate Aaron?  Sounds like he has an idea who the stalker is.

They didn't ALREADY tell the police?!????

Hofner!  I like when Gus reconnects with his old friends.  Even if it is business. It's like a glimpse of these guys being rag-tag musicians back in the day, contrasted against them now, is kind of amusing.  

Why is she interviewing him?  I thought Tuesday wanted to ask him what he's been covering about her mom.

I should look up Kyle's voice actor.  He sounds familiar.  

Now that I think about it, Angela has been really preoccupied by this stalker stubplot.  Usually she's more of an antagonist towards Carole and Tuesday.  

Well, the phone is bugged.  ...Or is it the car?

"Anti-Mars" terrorists?  

Please don't tell me Jerry caused the exploison.

Well, I didn't expect Tao to get pulled into this political subplot.  

I kind of wish I hadn't seen this clip of "Threads" beforehand.  Then I wouldn't have been reading for when Tuesday was crushing on Kyle.  Still, even while watching it, if it wasn't for Tuesday's blushing, I probably wouldn't have gotten the hint that she was forming a crush on him, because I didn't really see why anyone would crush on him for the few interactions they've had.  I mean, Tuesday finally talked about her mom and even fears that she's afraid to burden Carole with.  So maybe she confused "friendship-like therapy sessions" with a deep connection?  

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7:33 PM 12/27/2019

Carole & Tuesday ep19

I hope Alba City's infrasstructure is built for snow and whatever run-off water it might cause.  

They don't have money for a big stage show!  LOL

I wonder if Tao and BlackKnight know each other from past programming industry.  

Bilboard status!

Aw, don't call Ertigun a traitor...

I'm surprised Carole recognized Amer.  Boys' facial bone structures can change a lot as they grow.  

Whenever Angela and Carole&Tuesday have their little stand-offs, it reminds me of a "battle anime".  lol

"If you tell us, maybe I'll stop calling you a traitor."  Oh, poor Roddy!  LOL

I actually really like this idea of Tao's programming skills, how the analytical psychology programs apply to both music and politics, all this AI, and hacking.  If they made a whole series about that, I'd be very interested.  

Dun dun DUN!

Even though Ertigun is an idiot and can be a jerk, it still is sad to see someone sad.  

I wonder if the Black Knight set up this hoodie guy---and there we go.

Oh!  So that's why that lcip I saw of Carole & Tuesday's song from this ep seemed like most of their electronics were out of comission.  I'm surprised Tao's microwave emitter didn't blow out Ertigun's electronic equipment too.  ----Wait.  So all their equipment wasn't blown out?  They chose to go low fi?  Good.  It's like what that Chinese cinema movie critic said: It's better to contrast a superstar vs trying to copy cat Bruce Lee; that's why Jackie Chan was able to stand out.  But it's really sweet that Carole & Tuesday prefaced their performance with "this is how we play at home for each other".  ;u;  Even if it's quiet, it's cool to see the crowd so perfectly captivated.  

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7:58 PM 12/27/2019

Carole & Tuesday ep20

Jeeze, this is getting serious.  As in uncomfortably plausable in real life.  Big companies being behind a political candidate, so they can manipulate laws to get away with whatever they want...  Yeek.  

"Popcorn Bomb"?  ^o^

Wait a second...  I switched to Japanese dub so I could check out his seiyuu...  Is that...Keiji Fujiwara?  No way...  Wikipedia says Subaru Kimura.  

I like that this series is discussing how rap is used as a protest tool.  I'm not that familiar with the genre, so I wasn't aware of how entrenched it is in politics until I saw some reports recently.  Apparently, there are even authoritarian governments trying to create their own rappers, in an attempt to drown out all the dissident popular rappers.  

I know "I don't have time to be sad" is framed as some kind of "admirable" resilience, but it seems kind of sad to me.  

It's funny how little characterization their band is given, other than their character design and a few short moments, but I guess this series doesn't have much time for that on top of everything else.  

Well, that's a target on Amer's back.

Angela's adopted?  

Maybe I haven't noted this yet, but it's really creative all the ways this series finds to save its budget. Like keeping Angela in essentially the same outfit as one of her previous standard costume designs, but just changing the color of her strapless top.  And they get away with it; it really does look very different, just by changing the color (and probably symolizes the darker turn her story is taking.)  It's impressive.  It's how studio Bones can afford all this rotoscoping and so much more animation that other series.  

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8:25 PM 12/27/2019

Carole & Tuesday ep21

"Nevermind the serious darma going on in Angela's B plot.  Let's get on with our A plot."  LOL

Y'know there's a lot of anime where a girls says, "Will you go somewhere with me?"  And she's framed really cute.  Then cut, and there's supposed to be some kind of scene of them hanging out that the characters say isn't a date, but the direction/framing and the male protagonist treat like a date.  Is that phrase "Wanna go somewhere with me?" like a common phrase in Japanese used to ask someone out on a date?  

HOw did Roddy make that promise without already knowing how much a natural Christmas tree costs?  lol

Wow. So many pills. This escalated quickly.

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8:43 PM 12/27/2019

Carole & Tuesday ep22

I"m so glad we have protagonists who can worry about their "rival".  

"You don't have time to be worrying about other people."  But that's why I like Carole & Tuesday!  ;o;!

Now that I think about it, isn't it weird that they're meeting and having this complicated discussions with Crystal in a hotel lobby instead of a conference room?  But hey, if it saves studio Bones money to reuse the same set designs, rather than design a whole new conference room and hall to a conference room, then it's an impressive budget cutting technique.  

They're so cute!  Jumping up and down and giggling.  ^o^

Look how flabergasted Carole looks while Tuesday sings "happy birthday" to her! ^o^ And Ziggy is so cute!  Cooing/singing along too.  ^o^

Professor Zeeman?  Who's that?

Whole scene stopped so Roddy can compliment their dresses...  Dawwwwww.... ^___^

Omg someone really studied US award ceremony monologues.  All the cheesey cringe and shout-outs to the audience and everything. O_o

OMG  The host is outsing Tuesday's relation to Valerie?!  Did peopel know that before???

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9:04 PM 12/27/2019

Carole & Tuesday ep23

Aw, Angela's #1 fan/manager is back.  

Dang.  Skip-tachi getting arrested for just walking down the street.  I know I started off watching this show because "nothing really bad happens", but as these last few episodes come up, it's sure escalating into "real world problems" territory.  o_o  I can't even look at the "MICE" on the cops' backs and this whole subplot about refugees and immigration being used as a political talking point for an election more than as anything else, without thinking of real world problems right now.  

Just a second ago, I thought it was really cool that Spencer was actually in Carole & Tuesday's apartment.  But now EVERYBODY'S there!  LOL

I like that they mentioned "scaring people into self-censorship" and not just banning freedom of speech.  

At first, this speech sounded like unrealistic slice of life fluff.  "Saving the world through a song"?  Isn't that what won the war in Macross?  That level of unrealism.  But when Tuesday said, "If we can all sing freely, none of us will be silenced," then it all made sense as a unified protest song.  Like, "I dare you to arrest the entire industry".  

"But a person who's not idealistic is nothing but a slave!" turned into "Although, if you don't defend what you believe in, then what's the use in living."  o.o

Well, I didn't expect Valerie to confront Jerry about the bombing.

Well, now we know why the first episodes introduced the Immigration Hall.

Wow.  there's a whole cyberpunk corporate espionage movie going on in the B plot.  lol

Oh..."Mother Earth"...I saw spoilers of that song before I actually watched this episode.  That was the one interpretation I didn't consider.  

I love when the cuts go to Ziggy with the sleepy eyes.

I'm really glad they brought back Angela's #1 fan/manager to be there to listen to Angela's emotional breakdown.  

I like that Tao and his AI exchanged some semblence of "human"/empathic concern in saying goodbye to each other.

Is Tao really going to disappear?

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9:34 PM 12/27/2019

Carole & Tuesday ep24

So Pr. Zeeman is a designer baby creator.  

Oh, wow.  Tao and Angela are like siblings.  

Don't people die by jumping off bridges?????? O~O!

LOL  Scream from the rooftops then "SHUT UP!"  LOL

The landlord finally spoke!  ^o^

Aw, their idol Crystal is fangirling over their other idol Flora.  And then Desmond appears to overshadow them all.  LOL

AW, they even brought back Carole's friend working security at the Immigration Hall.  ;u;

Finally watching this song in context.  ;U;

Well, if Shinichiro Watanabe wanted to make a series about the music industry and all its tropes, he did it.  It's got that "We Are the World" moment and everything.  

The lyrics of "Mother" really mean something different after realizing they're protesting for freedom of speech.  o.O

9:56 PM 12/27/2019

And now, done.  That was Carole and Tuesday.  ^___^