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komi shouko from komi can’t communicate

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Welcome .ೃ࿐

Theme Song: Sippy Cup~ Melanie Martinez♡

Hi-hi, If you don’t Know me, I’m Cheawon! Many people just call me Chea or my English name (nickname) Doll (therefore my username was born)

I made this account with the intent of getting better at writing as well as giving a few previews of my stories~! That being said, some animes I have watched ( Or are currently watching ) and will attempt to write for are..

Demon Slayer| Oshi no ko| JJK| Komi Can't Communicate| Violet Evergarden| Toilet Bound Hanako-kun|

As well for some games

Genshin Impact| Danganronpa|

And I will write about my OCs! So yeah..... If you want to read about it you should click here

Things You Need to Know/Rules

NO critsisma. I already have enough with my family. I personally will not tolerate it Cause I'm a crybaby. I will also not tolerate being rude to other people. So please be nice~

I will to refer to people who read my works "Dearest", "Dolls", "Flowers", and things like that so I apologize ahead of time if that makes you uncomfortable!

I'm taking requests! If you want to know more regarding my rules for requesting and things like that, you should click here!

I have a obsession with using emojis and symbols .ೃ࿐

I also have a trauma uhhhh here I'm too lazy to explain

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My wattpad account

if you follow me on wattpad. OMG thank so smmmmmmmm! I have no creativity to write some days. And I am planning to write about my AU~ (might give previews~)

About me

I am a bi female and go by She/Her pronouns but I'm not at all strict on what you refer to me as so feel free to use any pronouns (I mostly reffer myself as Doll...)

My top favorite characters are Douma, Shinobu Kocho, Ai Hoshino, Maffyu, Furina, Gyiu Tomioka, and Violet Evergarden!

I'm a Scorpio and my birthday is November 18!

Here's some of my OCs: Shouko Ai, Minnie, Yuri Ai, Dorian Ai, Riryi, Aiko Ai, Madam Akuma, Hikaru Ai, Aika Ai, Kaito,and Akuhe . (I'll put their links later)

My favorite music artists at the moment are Billie Eilish, Yoasobi, Any k-pop group, and Melanie Martinez!

(I will vent sry if that disturbes ya!)

I have a lolitta style.

I'm half Korean, half Mexican (my papa is Mexican), I'm studying in Japanese. So I can speak Korean, Spanish Fluently. As well as Japanese and english. I'm studying Italian and Chinese.... Ooph..

(壊れた人形) Instagram

(LovelessLolita) Tick Tock

(Heartlessbeauty) X

(DollFace_LoveFake) Fandom

(DollhouseDrama) Pinterest

(LiesAboutLove) Discord: knyd0ll

(FakeItTill_YouCry) Other account, Shouko roleplay.

(Selfish_Soul) My AU account.

(CuteButFakeMe) Other account, Yuri roleplay.

(LiesLiesLies) Spotify

(LiesAreMyGame) Picsart.

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Receiving chocolates from their crush in Valentine's Day

[ SCENARIO ] [ Hitohito, Shoko, Makoto, Najimi ]

[ Komi can't communicate / Komi-san wa komyushou desu ]

I always loved seeing those episodes with have the valentine's day theme and the whole thing about the chocolates, so here we go ❤️

Hitohito Tadano

Hitohito isn't too shy and you two can easily became friends rather quickly, however, he is really shy when it comes to romantic stuff and it take a long time for him to accept that he has crush on you, also he is someone who gets clingy to his crush (if you two are friends, if not he will be the type to just admire you for afar)

Just knowing that valentine's day was soon he was getting nervous but excited. He was expecting this, but is more like a desire, deep down thats what he wish, but at the same time just the thought of you giving him chocolates make him feel like his heart is gonna explode! (even so, he try to calm down saying himself that something like that not sure to happen)

When the day came he stay attent at his surrounding, and yet when you approach him you manage to surprise him (even if you do it calmly or even shyly, is the fact that is you what startle him) . Calming himself down he says good morning like nothing, trying to ignore his blush and his racing heart

It doesn't matter if you give him the chocolates right there or go somewhere private, if you do it shyly or right away, either way you make his mind go blank, he's hearing you but not completely comprehend what are you saying

When he get back to his senses he quickly thank you efforly a thousand of times, he is a blushing mess

And if you tell him that those chocolates weren't exactly for friendship then he froze in his spot, your words replaying in his head like a broken record, but when he finally manage to react you were already gone

He can't bring himself to stop thinking of what did you say to him ALL DAY, everyone notice how distracted he seems to be, even Shouko gets super worried for him

In his house he will just stare at the chocolates for a while (he sister thinks his going crazy), he almost can't bring himself to eat them especially if they are homemade chocolates, but at the end he eat them (he swears they are the most delicious chocolates in the world)

Shoko Komi

Shoko is rather new to any type of relationship, so even if she feels like her heart go faster when she is with you or how she wants to spend more and more time with you she will just brush it off as being just out of friendship

It took her a long time to accept that her feelings go more far from just a friendship, mainly becouse she is really shy and feel anxious about the whole thing

Knowing that Valentine's Day will be soon make her so nervous but at the same time excited, the very idea of making chocolates for you for her friends make her excited

She's putting all her efford in making the chocolates, hoping that you like them! She is doing chocolates for all her friends too, but deep down the thought of giving you chocolates is what give her motivation

Shouko is trying to be brave and give it to you personaly, but she's to nervous, even Hitohito is trying to cheer her but she just can't even bring herself to approach to you!

To be honest the thought of you giving her chocolates never cross her mind, so when you approach her and give her the chocolates she froze

Trembling she slowly reach to take the chocolates from your hands, she brush your hands a little and that just seems to make her even more nervous

She's trying to understand what are you telling her, but she can't! her mind is to busy overthinking the whole situation, at the end you say goodbye to her and go away, that make her come back to her senses but, even so, she can move

At the end she was too flustered to give you the chocolates so she just put them in your locker with a note thanking you for the chocolates

Late that day she just lock herself in her room rethinking the situation, and even regreting not reacting properly at that moment and don't giving you the chocolates herself as she planned to do

She stares for a moment at the chocolates you give her, and shyly start eating them and thats seems to comfort her. Now, she's smiling at the thought of you giving her the chocolates

Makoto Katai

For Makoto relasionships are difficult, so he is confused with his feelings, not exactly knowing if there were for love or just care and admiration, either way what he is sure of it is that he truly appreciates you

When Valentine's Day was near he was sure of wanting to give you chocolates, even if he isn't sure of his feelings for you, he wants at least give it to you in a friendly mean

He really put effort in it, even if he wasn't was the one who actually made them he try to search for some that he knows you will like, and he even take time to make them seem cute (maybe a little and cute bun)

The day before he was mentally preparing himself to do it, thinking in what he will do and how he will do it, he even think on what to say to you, wanting to be prepare

When the day finally comes he pass all the morning trying to calm to himself down to be able to give you the chocolates (and to Hitohito too) while searching you

If he sees you first his nervious will grow little by little while approaching to you, but if you where the one who find him he will become a nervous wreck in a second

The idea of you giving him chocolates didn't crossed his mind (or at least he didn't take it seriously becouse the only thought of it made him so shy and embarased), you can give him the chocolates right away or wait for privacy, he will still freeze in the spot when you give them to him not knowing what to do

He wants to thank you but he is so nervious that he can't even talk, if you didn't know him enough you could easily misundertood his reaction as a rejection

If he get brave enoght he will give you the chocolates he have for you too in that moment, he do it shyly and trembling but he do it, if it not then he will do it during the day, but in either case he won't be able to say anything more (even if already had plan what he wanted to say to you)

When he get to his house he will stare for a while at the chocolates you gave him (specially if they where wrapped in a nice wrap), trying to process the butterflies he feel in his stomach and the warm of his cheeks before eat them

He will makes sure to give you nice and cute gift for white day

Osana Najimi

Najimi is anything but shy, she is so friendly and has no shame, shyness is not something you can describe her with. She makes friends everywhere she goes, is easy to open up with her

Also, Najimi will notice right away when she have a crush on someone and she won't be suble with it either, she will cling to her crush and even give them hints that she like them

When valentine's day came she didn't give it much importance aside to take advantage of it, she decide to give a lot of chocolates just so they will return the gesture in the white day, even with her crush (she have no problem with confessing her feelings towards them so she doesn't see a need to give a big gesture in valentine's day)

So when you approach her to give her your chocolate she gets all excited, she will thank you quickly and start braging about how she loves valentine's day just for the chocolates, even so she won't eat them right away, she will keep them and when she is in private will look at them more carefuly (putting attention to the wrap) before eating them

In the moment you give them to her she will tease you (specially if you did it shyly) saying that they are probably home made and that you put all your love and effort in them so you can confess your undying love for her (you know, just Najimi being Najimi)

And if you actually use them to confess your love she will stare at you for a second with a blank face before scream that she know it and start braging about it, to end saying to you that you don't have to do something so chesy she obviously return the feelings

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Komi Shouko/Osana Najimi with light purple love themes for anon !

[pjsk-writin]

heyhey I hope you dont mind me asking for an inbox check? Thank you!

ofc you can !! some of these are ones that were in the last inbox check bc im still working on them, but here ya go <3

Shiho and Rui with a chubby s/o with body image issues

Shizuku, Saki, Rui, Mafuyu and Toya with a trans male s/o who barely appears at group meetups due to being kicked out

Tsukasa and Saki with a reader who has a space theme sleepover sekai

PJSK boys with a S/O who's a really young attorney

Tsukasa with a reader who works at a daycare

Tsukasa with a reader that is like Shouko Komi from Komi Can't Communicate

Rui comfort HCs with a reader who's scared of loud noises

An and Kohane meeting S/O's overprotective sibling for the first time

Rui with a delinquent s/o who has a soft side they're embarrassed about and is the way they are due to bullying

Rui with a S/O who is scared of heights

Toya and Tsukasa with a S/O who's scared of the dark

WxS with a reader who's neurodivergent and stims a lot

PJSK boys and angst. its a quote sort of angst but im not typing it all out here </3

Platonic!Niigo with cheerful reader who is actually depressed

Niigo + Akito with a reader who's a very good guitarist but is not confident in their abilities (I'm still thinking if I should post this one alone or write smth for it <3)

Akito and reader kissing and cuddling in bed for the first time

Minori with a S/O who's like Misumi Ikaruga from A3!

PJSK boys (minus Akito) with a reader who's scared of thunder

Eating cup noodles with Kanade

Akito and Toya shouting at the reader because they're stressed

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Media Recommendations #43: Nerd Culture

Monday 2/1/2023

Content:

Bocchi the Rock!

Trash Taste Podcast

Sarah Z

VERY LONG POST INCOMING

New year, mostly the same old me! I came to end of 2022 having regretted I didn't engage more in my nerdy interests. Last year, for various reasons, I did not passively enjoy my free time as often as I did.

I say passive entertainment to contrast with what I'm doing now as i write; active entertainment; doing something creative and constructive. Which is not a bad thing, but it is a lot less mentally draining to just sit down and watch anime.

So I wanna start this year by declaring I want to enjoy my free time more, and indulge more in my nerdy interests. Nerd Culture to me is not fitting in, it means being an introvert who is also over proportionally passionate about things you're interested in. And being nerdy also means being on tumblr. So join me while I recommend some nerd culture media.

Bocchi the Rock!

Aki Hamaji/ Cloverworks

The Pitch

Bocchi the Rock! is an slice of life/comedy/music anime based on a four panel manga by Aki Hamaji of the same name. We follow the life of Hitori Gotou, a 15 year old highschooler who can be easily categorised by two traits: rock music enjoyer, and introvert. She has begun highschool with a dream to join a band, so that she can express herself without having to speak to strangers. She wants her musical talents to speak for her, hoping to overcome her lack of social skills and become a beacon of confidence and rock.

Her introvertedness is more of a roadblock than she anticipates, and although she spent much of middle school with the same dream, her inability to be the one to initiate conversation meant that she could never tell others about her talent. And her highschool life continues much the same. This changes when she meets is taken by a musician from another highschool, a drummer named Nijika who needs Hitori to fill the role of lead guitar in her band. The two are joined by Ryo Kamada, the bassist, and later by Ikuyo Kita, the second guitar and vocalist.

Hitori initially takes the role poorly, as playing in a group with an audience is a very different task than recording covers in a closet and uploading them to YouTube. She gains the nickname/pseudonym Bocchi, meaning loner, but she slowly starts to grow out of her shell and become more confident with her music. Bocchi originally felt like a burden on the group, and was clearly their weakest part. But the passion and joy she feels by finally being a part of something pushes her to become the glue that holds the group together. Although Hitori still struggles to look strangers in the eye, her rocker energy is strong, and she becomes the true heart of the band.

My Thoughts

Before starting, and also while watching the series, I made comparisons to other series with similar themes. Particularly K-On! and Komi Can't Communicate. Bocchi the Rock is about growing as a musician, and about overcoming social anxiety, but I feel like this series manages to capture both journeys in a more passionate and relatable way.

Yui Hirasawa (K-On!), Hitori Gotou, Shouko Komi (KKC)

First thing, Bocchi the Rock is really funny. Hitori is portrayed as the most gremlin form of introvert, hiding in wet and damp locations, absolutely screaming when suggested to engage strangers, and burn-out is visually represented in very extreme and fun ways. There is an engaging main visual style, but whenever a character (especially Bocchi) is engaging in a strong emotion, the artists will go absolutely hog wild with visual flair, sometimes even employing blocky CGI to represent a character's inner turmoils. I love Komi, but speaking as an introvert, the introvert experience is not blushing and covering your face with your hands, it is shutting down in public, locking up in the fetal position and running out social battery in the 2nd stage of a 6 part day plan.

Second, compared to K-On!, the musical journey feels a lot more real. Some of their early performances are flops, and instead of going home to study, like Yui in K-On does, characters are confronted on what they're doing wrong, and a drastic shift in behaviour and approach is often needed for growth. The nightclub that is their base of operations just feels real. I had musician friends in highschool and uni, and I know the early strives in growth (in fame and skill), is often in smaller venues, with an audience who already knows their musical niches. The school festival is the first big boss, not an early stepping stone.

There's a lot more to talk about with this show, but I need to talk about more stuff today, so I'll wrap it up now. Bocchi the Rock is a series that encapsulates the introvert experience in a way that many series before it have come short. The characters and general aesthetic of the series is vibrant and fun, and the music is very good. Less pop idol, more grunge. It is very tumblr core, so if you're reading this on tumblr, I definitely recommend it.

Trash Taste Podcast

CDAwgVA, TheAnimeMan, Gigguk

I've recommended podcasts on this blog before, and I'm back to recommend my newest obsession, Trash Taste. The Trash Taste Podcast is hosted by 3 fairly notable nerd Youtubers who specialise in Japanese culture. The stars are all streamers, and online content creators, but also between them, call on voice acting, songwriting, and TV presentation as experience. I also find it personally interesting that the three come from various different cultures but still come together under the common interest that is nerd-dom:

CDawgVA or Connor Colquhoun, is Welsh born but also lived in England growing up.

The Anime Man, or Joey Bizinger is Japanese/Australian and grew up in Australia and Japan at different stages.

Gigguk, or Garnt Maneetapho, comes from a Thai family, but grew up in England for a lot of his early life, as well as Thailand.

Connor top left, Garnt top right, Joey lower middle

All three hosts now live in Japan, and this becomes the main topic for a lot of their podcasts. As foreigners with various levels of literacy in the Japanese language, the trio have a lot of experience with prejudice from Japanese people. They offer an interesting insight of the struggles of living in Japan, their thoughts of politics and cultures as outsiders, but also their thoughts on other tourists and the tourist experience, as the three have been living in Japan since before and through the first Covid-19 lockdown.

Beyond Japanese culture, the three are just fun to listen to on their takes on nerdy stuff in general. Of course anime is one of their main topics of discussion, but also movies, shows, books, music, and events all around the world. Two Brits and an Australian is of course the perfect blend for a friend group rife with banter and shit-talk. From the first episode I listened to, I understood these are the type of friends where almost no topic is safe from taking the piss.

Although the other podcasts I listen to are just as unstructured and loose with manners, I feel none others have yet reached the same level of genuine lax and banter as Trash Taste. And that's the main thing I want readers to take away from this recommendation. It is not necessarily the discussion of Japanese culture or the comparison of favourite anime series that has kept me listening to this podcast. It is the genuine people and their friendships that keep me listening (the other two things are definitely good too though).

Sarah Z

(@dingdongyouarewrong)

A couple recommendations ago I discussed a recent love of long-form videos. And although podcasts are definitely now a regular part of my week, there is definitely a different mood and appreciation of it, when it comes to Video Essays. Ok but first, I gotta thank Leighton Night with Brian Wecht (a podcast I have previously recommended), because it is through them that I learnt of Sarah Z.

Now to best establish this recommendation, I must start with my Tumblr background. I had to look it up to check, but on my main, I've been on Tumblr for 8 years. That means I am no veteran when it comes to older trends and interests, and missed most of the SuperWhoLock noise, if it even was still around when I joined. I missed the shipping wars, I missed Homestuck, I missed Oncler posting. A lot of that side of tumblr is foreign to me, and even after I starting participating in Tumblr like a good little blogger, I just sort of dodged a lot of the more wild fandoms.

While I think this an overall good thing for my mental health, it means that I missed some of the more crazy moments of this hellsite, and who doesn't love entertainment? Sarah Z, who's blog is @dingdongyouarewrong, was deep into Tumblr when a lot of the most wild moments happened. And luckily for me, she has a Video Essay YouTube Channel where she tells stories about the craziest moments in fandom and online culture, what this meant on Tumblr and in the wider world of pop culture and society as a whole.

I've been enjoying Sarah's work as a way to educate myself on topics such as Destiel-Gate, The JohnLock Conspiracy, and currently, as I'm writing this, I am listening to her take on JK Rowling and whether Harry Potter is ruined. What makes Sarah's work enjoyable is her friendly and approachable manner of speech. While video essays do need to be well narrated and informative, and hers are, they are presented with the same air you'd expect from a friend sitting down with you on a Saturday night to tell you the gossip for the week.

Any time internet jargon is brought up, she makes sure she stops to explain any terminology. And while, like all good essayists, she distances her opinion from the facts, you can tell that all her takes are coming from the place of a fan who lived through these fandom moments. She is a vet who brings her own experience to the lecture, and the discussion is richer for it.

Sarah Z is a rich wellspring of drama and interest topics, and I look forward to bingeing more of her back-catalogue into the future. If you lived through the most dramatic parts of internet drama, or if need a recap on the most disastrous parts, I recommend you watch her videos.

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Hi! I was wondering if you could make a wallpaper (iPhone XS) of Shouko Komi, Tadano and Najimi from Komi can’t communicate, please? I don’t really a specific theme in mind, just something happy? Hopefully that’s clear enough! Thank you!:)

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Hihi!! I wasn't able to find a good source for screencaps, both the anime and manga. I found one but it didn't look good when I added the picture. I'm so sorry :(

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https://www.tumblr.com/xxsabitoxx/722943826706169856/get-to-know-me?source=share

if you don't mind, maybe do this ask game? c:

sure!! i love getting asks like this, so thank you very much!! <3

i'll only answer like half of this because some of them were already answered previously!

❤️ how tall are you?

unfortunately 5'4.

🧡 what is your sexuality?

asexual!

💛 what is your favorite feature on yourself?

i guess my eyes! the blue shines in the sun and the brown part looks like honey. <3

💜 describe yourself in five words or less!

hmm... emotional, girly, creative, imaginative, and curious!

🩷 dream job?

definitely a therapist! i genuinely just like helping people.

🖤 favorite hobbies outside of your blog

walking, going to farmers markets, and cooking/baking!

🎂 when is your birthday?

november 13! <3

🌙 your zodiac (Sun, Moon, Rising)

scorpio sun, aries moon, gemini rising

💉do you have tattoos and/or piercings

yep! i wanna get more in the future too!

🚗 can you drive?

yes.... but i think everyone should know that if i drove a car without an instructor or some other kind of supervision, we would all see me on the news. so technically no.

✈️ favorite place you’ve traveled

definitely pennsylvania or upstate new york! cottagecore vibes all around in those areas. i think i just love the animals, and nature is always nice to see especially with a floral skirt flowing in the spring/summer breeze. i don't support the amish though. i've seen the documentaries so 🙅‍♀️. i'm also not saying japan because i was very little at the time and i wanna visit for real someday.

🎤 have you been to a concert

YES!!! i wanna go to more now that i have my own adultbankaccount™. i've seen the beach boys, mitski, some k-pop groups, yungblud, bring me the horizon, scene queen, and queen! i really want to go to some more k-pop/j-pop concerts but ticketmaster will continue to be my generational curse for decades to come.

🎵 favorite artists

my music taste is all over the place, but the most consistent artists i follow are: sir chloe, mitski, lana del rey, tyler, the creator, yoasobi, charlie xcx, will wood, kendrick lamar, and depeche mode.

🎧 last song you listened too

swan song by lana del rey!

📺 last show you watched

the legend of vox machina with the fam!! i'm only a few episodes in, but i really like these godless chaotic neutral mercenaries. vax is my fav but his sister is also very hot.....

📝 last thing you wrote

i'm working on some yan overhaul stories right now, and then some requests + self-indulgent birthday writing.

🔐 something no one would guess about you

um...... that i have depression? i think i'm a pretty positive person when i'm with my friends, but the real ones know i'm the personification of that sad bow hamster image.

🧟‍♀️ scariest thing that’s happened to you

men. that's it, that's my answer.

🔥 craziest thing that’s ever happened to you

weird people having crushes on me. especially in high school. people are just weirdos sometimes.

🍓 favorite food

tomato soup with rice!!! omg.... my ultimate comfort food. i don't like campbell's tomato soup though, tastes like a bowl of ketchup with cream mixed in. so i make it myself, and if i'm feeling fancy i add some roasted garlic and potato on top <333. god tier.

🍅 least favorite food

i feel like i'm gonna get crucified for this, but milk and white chocolate. way too sweet for me, though my family all loves them.

🍊 favorite season?

fall!!! it's colder but all the leaves are so pretty, and the bugs go back to hell where they belong. pumpkins and apples are such a big plus too!

🍋 favorite genre to read / watch / write

horror/thriller definitely! ever since i was little, i've always loved the yandere theme and psychological themes in general. seeing the world through someone else's perspective is quite interesting to me.

🍐 if you could make one character real, who would it be

uh........ i think ash lynx (banana fish) or shouko komi (komi can't communicate). i do kin them, but i do also think we'd be best buds. ash especially deserves better.

🫐 some place you’d love to visit

california, iceland, and france!! i would also say australia but i hate bugs. sorry. the birds are really pretty though.

🍇 a word your friends would use to describe you

comfort i guess? idk, that word is common among my friends.

🍒 what is your earliest memory

running after a stray cat in egypt as a toddler. didn't get very far, but i did get to pet it eventually. it grimaced at my family, but i can swear it didn't with me.

🍌 what is one talent you wish you had

definitely public speaking. i freeze up and cry for the rest of the day when i do so.

💌 why did you start this blog?

i've loved writing horror/thriller for the longest time, and i think most characters i like have plenty of potential to be scary.

✏️ when did you start writing fanfic

oh god..... basically in the womb. kidding, around eight or nine after i got really into tokyo mew mew.

🖇️ what are your favorite asks to answer

definitely oversharing asks! i love talking <3

📚 how do you come up with the fics you write

mostly from reading!! i love learning descriptive language and such from horror authors. films too, but not as often.

🔍 what character do you enjoy writing for the most

🕷📕 guess from the emojis....... it should be an actual legal offense how much i love him.....

🖊️ what character do you not enjoy writing for

don't get mad at me, but gojo. idk. people make such wonderful fics about him all the time, and i think i fall for the comparison trap. that and i'm more of a geto girlie.

❤️‍🔥 what character do you simp for most often

megamind forehead antichrist wannabe. as my older sister said, my taste is so broken.

🧚‍♀️ favorite characters of all time

a lot um...

ash lynx, shouko komi, chr*ll*, yashiro nene, makima, luka (alien stage), shizuku murasaki, aya (bandori), casper (a date with death), odile (swan lake), pakunoda, machi, arlecchino, lilith (the owl house), amity (the owl house), hero (omori), blade, eddie gluskin (outlast), falin, stolas (helluva boss), angel dust (hazbin), sebastian (stardew valley), aventurine, hannibal lecter, johan liebert, verosika mayday, feitan, kafka, geto, gojo, ai hoshino, kokomi (genshin), alexandrina sebastiane, shalnark, andrew and ashley (the coffin of andy and leyley), illumi zoldyck, jobu tupaki, violet evergarden, heather chandler, monika (ddlc), scar (the lion king) sephiroth, sunday, haruhi fujioka, isabella (the promised neverland), astarion, topaz, il dottore, scaramouche, zhongli, diluc, kaeya, alhaitham, columbina, shadowheart, homura akemi, yor forger, lyney, gabriel (the mandela catalogue), xiao, robin (hsr), kurapika, mahito, kenzo tenma, deathstroke, vincent edgeworth (vincent and the secret of myers), vincent (dead plate), pariston hill, griffith (berserk), emperor belos, dr. ratio, satou (happy sugar life), power, jinx, childe, furina, alastor, albert krueger (therapy with dr albert krueger).

i'm gonna be so honest, i just listed every character i have a playlist of on spotify. my taste is all over the place.....

🪐 favorite shows / series of all time

hannibal, hunter x hunter, banana fish, and arcane!!

🌝 a show you would recommend to anyone

definitely the og avatar the last airbender! it's good for all age groups and the writing is just spectacular.

🌚 a show you’d tell people to stay away from

uhhhhhhh........ i'm thinking vampire knight or diabolik lovers. as a young teen i watched both, and they definitely both had plenty of problems. many. not shaming anyone though!

☂️ your favorite fanfic from another writer

definitely cogency of the deluded by my friend @teabutmakeitazure! her writing style is so good i can eat it with a spoon. nom nom.

thank you for asking for this, anon!!

[rjazzproductions]

The Komi Month 2023 Thread!

Welcome, one and all, to Komi Month 2023!

For those who don't know, a few years ago I decided on a whim that I'd exclusively draw characters from my favorite manga, 古 (こ) 見 (み) さんは、コミュ症 (しょう) です (Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu, or Komi Can't Communicate in English), every day for the month of November! It was a huge success for me, as it finally got me off my butt and forced me to start consistently practice my drawing skills! And so I repeated it the next year, and last year as well! And now, here we are!

While I originally drew every day, as I've grown as an artist and my schedule has gotten much busier I've since nixed that part. Last year I was only able to produce one piece of art for the month (b/c of grad school taking up all my time and focus), but this year I've decided that I will do 4 3 2 drawings this month!

(Originally I was going to do a drawing each week, but that just didn't work out with how slow my lineart process was. Maybe next year!)

While I never had a plan in terms of what to draw for Komi Month initially (~90% of drawings were thought up and drawn on that day during the first two years), last year I introduced a theme that I want to continue this year! I had planned a whole series of drawings featuring the Komi-san cast cosplaying as Touhou characters, so I want to bring that idea back and really do it justice this time around!

I'm going to make individual posts for each week's artwork, but I'll put the links down below for easy access!

Hope you enjoy, and Happy Komi Month!

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Drawing 1:

Drawing 2:

[lemon-sugarcoats-nothing]

🍋🐝 19

Question 19 of the get to know you asks: If you were  to compare yourself to any character in a movie or book, who would it be? Why?

🍋 - Uhhh Peridot or Amethyst from Steven universe, Wolfgang from the webcomic Kings Maker (dont talk to me about the second comic, the first comic is all i read I wasnt interested after the first story finished and then they were suddenly whole ass adults), aannnd Osana Najimi from Komi cant communicate! >:D

Why:

Peri: Peridot is easily disturbed/frustrated, they do a lot of stims, i do stims, it works out. I had a phase where i hissed at people. It also takes me a while to adjust to change =3= also attachment to some inanimate objects. Amethyst: i like to eat, and me thinks we have very similar chaos energy. Wolfgang: ignoring the name, i related a lot to his feelings toward his father and the loss of his mom...Also his attitude reminds me of when i was younger! (around the time i read the comic for the first time) Osana Najimi: Again with the energy! but also gender ambiguous >:3

🐝 - Peridot and lapis from Steven universe, Shoya Ishida and Shouko Nishimiya from a silent voice, and Komi from Komi cant communicate.

Peri: same as Lemon but with the addition of not being able to understand people a lot of the time lol Lapis: I felt trapped for a while, sometimes i was actually trapped and sometimes it was just a mental block keeping me from moving on. Among other things I'd rattthher not go too deep into on here right now Shoya Ishida and Shouko, the reasons are a bit personal and would drag the mood down, but i related and connected with the movie's overall theme of moving on from the past even when you dont yet see your own value as a person. Komi: Social anxiety baBY- And i've had periods where my anxiety, social or otherwise, got so bad I went almost or completely mute. Like, I either physically couldnt speak more than a word or mentally it was really difficult to get myself to (It was hard to tell which). It's been a while since ive been that anxious so Im not sure if it still happens, but i generally get quiet in big social situations until i get comfortable and feel out the ~ vibes ~

[izutsoupmi]

LOOKING UP TO MAGICAL GIRLS ANIME NEWS ELEGANZA EXTRAVAGANZA: EXTENDED EDITION

Put your hands up in the air like you just don't care

Trailer

Broadcast starts January 2024

Seiyuu (Part 2)

Aoi Koga (Kiwi Araga / Leopard) - Kaguya Shinomiya (Kaguya-sama: Love is War), Shouko Komi (Komi Can't Communicate), Ange le Carré (Princess Principal)

Shiori Sugiura (Korisu Morino / Nero Alice)

Mayuko Kazama (Sayo Minakami / Magia Azul)

Misaki Ikeda (Kaoruko Tenkawa / Magia Sulfur)

Staff

Opening theme

NACHERRY (Natsumi Murakami & Chiemi Tanaka) - 4-nin wa Sorezore Uso wo Tsuku

Art Director

Arisa Taira (Otonari ni Ginga)

Color Design

Shuuji Uemura (Aho Girl, Strawberry Panic, Needless, Kancolle)

Director of Photography

Ryou Kujirai (Otonari ni Ginga, Grancrest Senki)

Sound Effects

Youko Sakurai (Hametsu no Oukoku, Management of a Novice Alchemist)

Key Visual

LOOKING UP TO MAGICAL GIRLS ANIME NEWS ELEGANZA EXTRAVAGANZA

Everybody clap

Animated Trailer

Seiyuu (so far)

Fuuka Izumi (Utena Hiiragi / Baiser)

Kaori Maeda (Haruka Hanabishi / Magenta) - Shizuku Oosaka (Love Live! Nijigasaki HS Idol Club), Nice Nature (Uma Musume)

Misato Fukuen (Venalita) - Himiko Toga (BNHA), Yami (To LOVE-Ru), Kurumu Kurono (Rosario + Vampire), Chibiusa (Sailor Moon Crystal)

Staff

Directors

Masato Suzuki ((new) Fruits Basket, Peach Boy Riverside)

Atsushi Ootsuki (To LOVE-Ru Darkness, BanG Dream!, Kanokon)

Series Composition

Noboru Kimura (Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou desu yo?, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, Healer Girl, Princess Principal movies)

Character Design

Tomoka Ootaki (Otonari ni Ginga, Girls' Frontline)

Sound Director

Satoshi Motoyama (Death Parade, Oregairu, The Irregular at Magic School, Hinamatsuri, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san)

Music

Yasuharu Takanashi (Naruto, Fairy Tail, Log Horizon, Zombieland Saga)

Akinari Suzuki (SHOW BY ROCK!! STARS!!, Redo of Healer)

Johannes Nilsson (Redo of Healer)

Music Production

Lantis

Animation Studio

Asahi Production

[serexvu]

komi shouko from komi can’t communicate

[general-thinks]

And now, after me! SO HOT!!

[medea10]

Medea’s Superstar Superlative Anime & Games of 2021

So 2021 was one of those years that…what can I say that anyone else hasn’t? We all are getting back into the swing of things and trying to find a bit of normalcy after the shit-storm of 2020. Many of us are stepping back out in the world after being holed up for 18 months or trying to move on after possibly losing a family member to Covid-19. Whatever the case, anime was there to make things bett…or just gave us a distraction while the world turns to shit.

You all know the deal with what I do every year. I give respect to the anime and games I played throughout 2021 with this horribly outdated meme I’ve done for over 10 years. Seriously, I’m sure there are far better ones I could be doing here! If there’s an anime that came out in not 2021 times but I watched it this year, it counts. Now let’s hit it!

First Fandom of 2021: Cells at Work – CODE BLACK

You guys remember Cells at Work, right? Cutesy opening theme where the cast (even the English cast) sing the song, everyone’s happy and peppy, everything is colorful and nice, and the only time there was a big worry was when a cancer cell came in. Yeah…the anime was fine and dandy. But I chose not to give it a proper review for reasons that are out of my hands. So imagine my excitement levels when it was announced that Cells at Work was coming back along with a side-story that was going to be so totally opposite of the actual Cells at Work airing in the same season.

Wow, I did not expect a Cells at Work anime was going to catch my attention, but Code Black reeled me in. Every day in this body is literally a CODE BLACK. It makes Frank’s body from Osmosis Jones look like the peak of physical fitness compared to what this body has going on. There’s obesity, gout, impotence, renal failure, alcoholism, and heart failure that lead to a mighty, big heart attack! We sure this guy wasn’t Roger Ailes? Never mind fighting a cancer cell. Those fuckers appear at random and once a season in the original season! Everyone in this body is fighting to live because the human has some really shitty habits. This is an every day hell! So yeah, this Cells at Work series was addicting to watch.

Favorite Main Character of 2021: Shouko Komi from Komi-san Can’t Communicate

I’m joining the plethora of people who say, “Yes, this was me in high school, #Relatable”!

Okay, where the fuck were these #Relatable people when I was going to school? Because I felt really fucking alienated growing up and the number of people sprouting up relating to Shouko Komi is starting to piss me off.

God bless this girl! She’s trying her darndest to try and make 100 friends at school despite having extreme social anxiety. She’s not cringy like Tomoko from Watamote or super needy like Hitori Bocchi, Komi-san is Komi-san! Aoi Koga just sounds so cute when voicing this character with every gasp, squeak, and grunt she has to voice. Seriously, how much is Aoi Koga being paid here? Komi-san has severe social anxiety that has rendered her unable to communicate properly in front of others. The only way we know what she’s feeling is through facial expressions and what she rights in her notebook. And that’s only if you’re another person she trusts! But I love how determined she is to making new friends at school (even if some of them are certifiably insane). Keep going for that goal Komi-san! You go girl!

Favorite Villain of 2021: The Dark Triad of the Spade Kingdom from Black Clover

I know I gave a villain group from Black Clover a nod last year, mostly for pity sake. This year, wow these guys gave the Clover and Heart Kingdom some major beatdowns. With the introduction of the Dark Triad (Dante, Vanica, and Zenon), manga readers were super ready and super spoily about this. Seriously guys, shut the fuck up and let us enjoy what’s coming. I gotta say it was hard to believe so many characters changed within 6 months time, but I suppose the extra training came in handy for some. Dante, Vanica, and Zenon were just OP and every week an episode hit it was like, “OH MY GOD! WHAT THE FUCK! HOLY SHIT! DID THESE GUYS JUST FUCKING DIE! WHAT THE OH HOLY FUCK”! And other sentiments because you couldn’t believe the shit they did. Unfortunately for me, Black Clover’s anime came to an end back in March leaving me at a total stand-still with seeing more from these ultra baddies (and what the fuck happened to Yami and William). Maybe in 2022, we’ll learn more with the movie they (only) announced. Noelle, Asta, and Yuno need another round two with these guys.

Favorite Video Game Character of 2021: Ni…

…We good here, pal? We got that shit out of our system? Okay then!

Niko from Animal Crossing Happy Home Paradise

I adore this little monkey. You know what? I love everyone in HHP, even Wardell. But Niko is just so cute and so helpful. He makes so much use of all those ores and sticks you’ve been storing for a year to make you helpful items for when you’re designing vacation homes. I’m usually not a monkey fan, but I’m willing to make an exception for Niko. Look at how tiny he is! I love it! Oh and the way he hops in picture shots! Somebody get me an amiibo of him!

Favorite Game of 2021: Animal Crossing New Horizons + Happy Home Paradise

Tough choice! There were a lot of games I actually played this year. Miitopia came back and I had fun with the quirky madlib of RPG’s. Pokemon Snap and several Mario games also came into the picture. And then Diamond and Pearl! But Animal Crossing had that staying power from last year and continued to dominate for more fun. Trust me, the world becoming a bleaker hellhole made it less so with this game. And with recent additions like Brewster’s café, crops, cooking, new recipes, random islands with Kapp’n, and even the DLC extra game, Animal Crossing gave fans so much they asked for and more.

And Senor Froggy chair!

Favorite Het Couple of 2021: Tamahiko Shima x Yuzuki Tachibana from Taishou Maiden Fairytale

Oooh, this couple is just too cute for me to pass up! Tamahiko came from a prominent family that recently shunned him. Yuzuki was purchased by Tamahiko’s father to be his bride. Yeah, this part of the story does not look good on paper. Tamahiko’s father is scum and this is the 1920s! Thankfully, Tamahiko doesn’t act like a spoiled brat of a wealthy family. In fact, he’s quite the gentleman to Yuzuki. And then there’s Yuzuki! Because this is the 1920’s, I can’t help but think she’s an ancestor of Tohru Honda. She is that pure! She came to Tamahiko’s house to be his bride and she will happily do that.

Granted, both of these silly kids are awkward when actual romance does ensue! I do believe Tamahiko cares for this girl. Probably because this is the only kindness Tamahiko received in his entire life. His family refused to show any sort of love and because of the wealth, he was seen as an outcast everywhere else. Yuzuki doesn’t get bothered by anything really (aside from her floofy hair and giant tits). Tamahiko deserves every kind of happiness and I’m glad Yuzuki is in his life.

Favorite Yuri Couple of 2021: Tohru x Kobayashi from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S

Before this came along, I had a lot of Yuri contenders because of animes like Otherside Picnic and Bloom Into You. But fuck that, Tohru and Kobayashi are back!

Yes, this is very much one-sided as fuck! We all know how crazy Tohru can get about Miss Kobayashi. At times, it did hit fever-pitch like when Tohru artistically expressed her feelings for Miss Kobayashi. This season we got a lot of choice moments between Kobayashi and Tohru and a few silly moments. Kobayashi will continue to be there for Tohru no matter what Tohru’s father says. And Tohru will always be there to protect Kobayashi. Seriously, that man should have never slapped Kobayashi. We all knew Tohru was going to go savage on his ass.

Best of all, the second season gave us a genuine “I love you” from Tohru. I know Kobayashi didn’t respond like Tohru wanted, but it’s what we all knew she would take it. And then the faux wedding scene! A dragon can dream, right?

Favorite Yaoi Couple of 2021: …

I did not watch a yaoi anime this year. I know, shocking! I could have put any old slightly canon yaoi ship in this category, but my heart wasn’t really into it. Ash x Goh is still on my mind, but I don’t support it up the ass like I normally would. I mean, I did technically finish one this year. But what else can I say about this couple that I haven’t already in last year’s list and the review I put out?

Ash Lynx x Eiji Okumura from Banana Fish

It was beautiful while it lasted.

Fandom That You Didn’t Expect to Get Into: Mushoku Tensei – Jobless Reincarnation

Yeah, I didn’t think I was going to love the fuck out of this going in. I mean let’s face it, it’s another fucking isekai. But sitting there watching every episode and watching Rudeus grow from episode to episode was just amazing to watch. This guy gets to have a second chance after having the worst experiences ever in his previous life and eventually grow from it. We watch Rudeus grow from episode to episode, not just physically from baby to teenager but grow as a person and mage. Now the actual isekai adventure doesn’t really happen until the end of season one, it was nice to see Rudeus mature (for the most part). Yeah, this series can get very perverted. VERY perverted! Perversion aside, Rudeus being reborn as someone from a different world and time gave this poor soul a chance at redemption. And who doesn’t like a good redemption?

Fandom That Made An Unexpected Comeback: Violet Evergarden

We had good comebacks in 2021 like Demon Slayer. We had bad comebacks in 2021 like The Promised Neverland. And then…I watched the Violet Evergarden movie and…

DAMMIT, WHO’S CUTTING THE FUCKING ONIONS?!

Of all the fucking stories to make a comeback in the movie, it had to be Ann. The one story that made me ugly-cry! Okay, it wasn’t just this and it wasn’t just the movie. I think it was because of Miss Kobayashi’s return to television that I found myself looking at other KyoAni productions and rewatching a lot of the work I’ve seen once before. Violet Evergarden was just so beautiful that I couldn’t stop it at one viewing. Also with rewatching, I went back to this annoying thought in the back of my head that had to do with Violet and the major. I felt like something was off and thought it would be nice if the movie could address that uneasy feeling I had. I was right to feel that way. I’m glad I saw what I saw. This movie is beautiful. The entire series is a treasure. Long live KyoAni!

And as much as this will make me ugly-cry, I’m so happy Ann lived a full and happy life after losing her mother at a young age. *sniffs* She kept the letters even after her death! She deserves all the happiness in the world.

Fandom That Inspired the Most Crack: Redo of Healer

Most crack or most pussy?!

I couldn’t believe this. Remember last year when Interspecies Reviewers crossed a line with consensual sex between brothel workers and paying John’s? This anime nuked that line! This anime had no consenting when it came to sex. It wasn’t even sex. It was rape! Not just rape, but date-rape, incest-rape, gender-swapping-rape, and revenge-rape. And what is revenge rape? It’s Redo of Healer! How could I continue watching this after episode 2? Because apparently women like me are drawn to this smut. At least that’s what the creator said! And was he right? Sadly yes.

And to top it all off, this series wasn’t even banned from Japanese television and the U.S. licensor was willing to keep airing this week by week. Sentai Filmworks has no shame whatsoever and they should have been the ones to license Interspecies Reviewers last year and not those prudes at FUNimation. How?! How was this anime allowed to air with everything happening?! It was addicting to watch. This series was an addiction that even people who aren’t fully into ecchi material had to continue binge watching because you wanted to know what happened next to Keyaru. And we really need a continuation! I’m a sick fuck for even asking this, but come on guys. There was one last person Keyaru needed to exact revenge upon. Granted he’s a sick fuck that violated Keyaru numerous times, I would just like to see closure. I’m also curious to know how far this series is willing to go after everything we saw up to this point.

Last Fandom of 2021: Blue Period

I love this anime and to tell you the truth, this anime hurts. I’ve been in this situation (though different from Yataro). I’ve been an art student before. I’ve struggled trying to get into college with my work. I suffered through the pain of being among peers who are clearly better than me. I’ve experienced all kinds of critiques that caused a shift in my mood and my art work. So when an anime decides to delve into art students trying to enter the college world and suffering through all the things I went through, I feel a sick twinge in my stomach and want to see how this plays out.

And then all the beautiful art work. All of the beautiful art…God damn, these are high school students and I feel fucking inferior with everything I’ve ever created. And yet…every week, it does light a bit of a spark in me to see if I can pick up a sketchbook or canvas again.

[beesandwasps]

More Manga

So, at one time I was planning on making a bunch of posts about fan-translated manga, because a bunch of new series were showing up which looked promising. And then most of them turned out to be huge disappointments, or to get dropped by the translators, or to get cancelled by the authors. I’ve got some new titles, and I’m going to strike while the iron is hot. Please note that I make no guarantees that these titles will continue to be good, or even just continue.

Since this is going to be somewhat long, I’m putting the summaries below the fold.

レディローズは平民になりたい (Lady Rose wa Heimin ni Naritai / “Lady Rose Wants to Become a Commoner”) [ link ]

In the past few years, there’s a whole genre of Japanese pop culture which might be summed up as “main character got reincarnated into a game world”, usually referred to as “isekai”. Most of these titles are about RPG worlds, but there’s a thriving subgenre of reincarnation into interactive romance/dating games. The ones which are getting translated tend to be more entertaining/well-written than the typical RPG setups, and this is no exception — after a traumatic life, the main character got reincarnated as the main character of a romance game titled “Nation’s Savior Lady Rose”… but she hates controlling men and the obligations of aristocratic life, and wants nothing more than to escape the game’s plot entirely. She manages to engineer her own exile and demotion to commoner status, but the plot isn’t letting her off so easily. I can’t resist posting a couple of pages (follow panels right-to-left):

ぶっカフェ! (Buccafé! / “Buddha Cafe”) [ link ]

A cute comic about a girl at college who gets a job as a waitress at a restaurant. She is so clumsy and airheaded that she has been fired from 108 previous jobs — and a third of those businesses closed because of her mistakes. The new job is at a café run by three young Buddhist priests, with Buddhism as the theme. It’s a good but very strange comic, comedy and romance and cooking and factoids about Buddhism all rolled up. (The translation hasn’t updated in a while; the translator has an account here on Tumblr which says they’ve been very busy lately.)

同居人はひざ、時々、頭のうえ。(Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue. / “My Housemate is in My Lap, Sometimes, or On My Head”) [ link ]

This comic is about a young man who became a shut-in when his parents were killed in an accident, making a living as a serialized author. He comes across a stray cat and adopts it, and in the process of taking care of the cat he begins to reestablish connections to the world. The story is told in alternating chapters from his perspective, and from the cat’s perspective.

古見さんは、コミュ症です。(Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu / “Komi-san has a Communication Disorder”) [ link ]

This one is already pretty popular, so you may have seen it around Tumblr: from the outside, Komi Shouko (a pun on “communication disorder”) seems to be the ideal, if somewhat cold, high school girl. In reality, she is terrified to talk to people, and communicates almost exclusively by writing notes. The guy sitting next to her, Tadano Hitohito (a pun on “just some guy”), figures it out and undertakes to help her make friends with others… who are all, as it turns out, insane. Practically every character’s name is a pun describing who they are (or, in some cases, what real-world person they are a parody of) and roughly seven eighths of the characters are weirdos of some kind or another, which is hilarious.

川柳少女 (Senryuu Shoujo / “Senryuu Girl”) [ link ]

The reason I mentioned Komi-san wa Comyushou desu above, even though so many people already know about it (and thus don’t need an introduction) was so that I could describe this as “a positive version of Komi-san wa Comyushou desu”. The main character, Yukishiro Nanako, has no problem dealing with people — but she has trouble formulating her sentences unless she writes them as senryuu (think “casual haiku” and you won’t be too far off). She has a crush on a dimwitted-but-well-meaning former delinquent named Busujima Eiji, who has become a big fan of senryuu even if he isn’t any good at them. As usual, various other unusual characters appear, and wacky hijinks ensue.

さめない街の喫茶店 (Samenai Machi no Kissaten / “The Unwaking Town’s Coffeeshop”) [ link ]

In a town named Lutetia (nothing to do with the real-world Lutetia, which was an ancient name for what eventually became Paris) a woman named Suzume finds herself stranded, and works at a coffee shop. The city has a dreamlike quality — one of the shop’s customers is a giant cat, and there are witches living in the city — and Suzume thinks she’s just dreaming it all… Despite the odd setting, this is actually a quiet slice-of-life comic crossed with a cooking manga — most of the stories conclude with a recipe of some sort (or at least most of one — you’ll probably need to do some research online to fill in the blanks). It’s a very cozy story, even if there are ominous overtones now and again.