#like she-ra or the owl house or atla

[gay4h0pepunk]

rwby, to me, is a part of hopepunk

[camscendants]

Finally got my dad to start watching Atla

[raayllum]

Sometimes it hits just how tonally different The Dragon Prince is from virtually every other kids show on TV and I lose my mind. I'd argue something like Infinity Train gets closest with its emphasis on psychological horror and morality, or even Transformers: Prime (if you know, you know) with its severe focus on war (aka one of the more lowkey episodes is a main character having a suicide bomb forcibly strapped to their chest). Steven Universe Future and Jurassic World: Camp Cretaeceous/Chaos Theory are also probably honourable mentions.

All of these shows have mature content in them, which isn't different from more popular shows like Owl House, She-Ra, or even ATLA, but often times in aforementioned three that content is presented in lighter ways and/or interrupted by bathos (this is true for She-Ra in particular). Most of TOH's heaviness is reserved for S2 Hunter or S3 Luz; ATLA has some episodes that particularly emotionally heavy (The Southern Raiders, Zuko Alone, the Southern Air Temple) or are quite hitting in exploring themes of colonization (Imprisoned, City of Walls and Secrets, Northern Air Temple), but a good deal, I'd say even the majority, are also pretty fun shenanigans, too. To be clear as well, a lighter tone is not a Problem never mind a negative (ATLA has a very strong thematic point to its own about the sanctity of children and childhood amid the horrors of how imperialism strips it away), but it is a tonal difference.

And it's not as though TDP doesn't have episodes where there are fun shenanigans (Callum and Rayla's initial exploration of Xadia in 3x02 is nothing but fluff, Soren and Corvus are a more gay comedic duo in 6x02) but the series more or less operates like "What if every episode was The Southern Raiders?" due to its consistent emphasis on grief and morality. They use words like kill and death and murder all the time.

From the pilot / opening episodes

and to when characters are having breakdowns because they murdered someone (and we're still supposed to like them) or have done horrible things, with the show's heaviness ramping up particularly from S4 onwards.

When loved ones die (and the show has a body count of 20+ named characters who have died, six seasons in, some even being children) the show depicts mourning in all its stages and ugly glory. The sadness, the anger, the revenge, the desperation, shifting blame and cognitive dissonances, thinking you had moved on only for that wound (which never fully healed) to be ripped wide open again.

Characters get tortured by being electrocuted or having their blood frozen in their veins or beaten up (5x08). There are successful assassination attempts (1x03, 3x02). People, even children younger than the main cast of characters, are put on trial with the death penalty (4x06, 6x09). Within the first three episodes, a character is running down stairs and tripping over dead bodies.

Sometimes three different characters in one episode will be having a breakdown or dealing with something absolutely devastating to their emotional state (2x08, 3x07, 6x01, 6x09, 7x01). The magic system is a trolley problem on steroids. Do you kill a monster to feed starving kingdoms, or to save yourself, or to save someone you love? What makes it a monster? What if the monster isn't a monster? What if you have to kill a child? What if it means killing your child? What if it means killing yourself?

There are two characters who canonically have cannibalized other people, one being a blood-drinker / vampire variant.

This doesn't mean the show isn't fun or funny. One character consistently thinks bathroom humour is funny (while being one of the most tragic characters in the entire show). The characters cheer each other up, take care of each other, are goofy, etc. The show is ultimately hopeful.

But the emotional weight afforded to the choices the characters are making, even good-intentioned ones with unforeseen disastrous consequences, the way show focuses on their emotional processing (or lack of) is very unique in the landscape of western animation, especially to this degree, I think. Never mind the increasing amounts of blood. Nor does this make the show inappropriate for children! Tiny me was morbid as fuck at 7 years old, I would've loved it, and I know many kids from ages 7-12 who do in my work as a tutor. But when people say "TDP isn't like most kids shows," I think what that means is sometimes lost in translation in conflating it with what people usually say aren't 'just kids shows,' when TDP... really, really isn't.

The show begins with assassins sent by a grieving mother to execute a father and his child in revenge for the father killing her partner and child, and it never lets you forget it.

[local-space-gay]

Hey!!

Are you a fan of:

She ra

ATLA

The Owl House

Kipo

Wendell and Wild

Amphibia

Mitchells vs. the machines

Gravity Falls

Dead End

Puss in Boots and the last wish

Into the Spiderverse

Then I have a movie for you!!

Nimona is a movie coming out tomorrow, June 30th that’s been 7 years in the making! It’s based off the tumblr webcomic turned best-selling graphic novel of the same title.

It was originally being made by Blue Sky Studios and was going to have a theatrical release aimed around 2021, but after Disney acquired them and shut the studio down the film was scrapped. The movie was only about 10 months away from being finished, and it was shut down after Disney execs had pushed back against the queer themes/characters in the movie. BUT, Annapurna studios picked the film back up and finished it!!

Onto the film itself!

The movie follows Nimona, a spunky shapeshifter who teams up with the knight Ballister Boldheart (previously Ballister Blackheart in the graphic novel) after he was framed for a crime he didn’t commit and sent on the run. His ex-boyfriend, Ambrosius Goldenloin, is tasked with hunting them down, but is conflicted between fulfilling his duty and his feelings.

The animation style is stunning and dynamic, and the visuals are so so good!! I would highly recommend checking out the movie and supporting it when it comes out, this is a big step for stylized animation and also queer rep in animation as well!

But the best part is that it just looks like an amazing movie!!

[the-uninformed-zennial]

in a hyperthetical modern au, what tv shows or music you think your characters would like?

Oooh okay, let’s see…

Mara would probably be a true crime/a really good fictional crime show girly I’m ngl. They’d probably watch and try to see if they could solve the mysteries before the presenter lays them all out, and get really upset when the police don’t do their job or the legal system fails the victim’s family. I think they’d see it as kind of a comfort of like “I’m not the only one who’s been through terrible things” and resonate really heavily with the victims. (Also ATLA, but they don’t tell anyone that)

Daisy would love Gravity Falls, The Owl House, bluey, She-ra, etc… like really well made kids tv shows.

E likes action movies

Aiden doesn’t watch tv. Unless it’s a documentary about how a fortune-500 millionaire made their wealth, or about like Alexander the Great’s rise to power or smth. And he will sit there and criticize the information the documentary presents because he’s a fucking nerd and probably already knows it all.

Mojave would absolutely watch like sit-coms and dramas. I personally don’t venture into this genre very much, but from what I’ve heard about them Mo would probably be into Friends, One Day at a Time, Full House, and other kinda like… light hearted family type sitcoms.

Z.N. Ines, despite what you may initially think, would NOT be into procedural tv shows (though I do think they’d find something like judge Judy hilarious). They’re probably more into comedies than anything else.

As for EOD… who needs tv when all the world’s a stage 🙃

[mostdisturbinganimatedshow]

Most Disturbing Animated Kids Show Competition!

have you ever seen something from a children’s show that was so disturbing it made you think “this was made for kids???” Well, we’re going to vote on which show is the most disturbing! disturbing in this context refers to moments, themes, and concepts which are scary/disquieting/nightmare fuel.

There will be four rounds of voting. The first round will have sixteen brackets, the second will have eight, the third will have four, and the fourth will have two. For the first and second round, each bracket will be up for twenty-four hours. I will decide how long each bracket in the third and fourth will be up as we approach the date. 

The shows are as follows:

Adventure Time

All Hail King Julian!

Amphibia 

AtLA 

Camp Cretaceous 

Carmen Sandiago 

Clone Wars

Danny Phantom

Dead End Paranormal Park

The Dragon Prince

Ducktales (reboot)

Gravity Falls

Hilda

Infinity Train

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

Miraculous Ladybug

My Little Pony 

OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes

OTGW

The Owl House

Rapunzel: Tangled Adventure

Rebels (sw)

RotTMNT

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Star vs the Forces of Evil

Steven Universe

Summer Camp Island

Teen Titans (2003-2006)

TMNT (2012)

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

Voltron: Legendary Defender 

My criteria for this list was ‘western animated shows that started after the year 2000 and are explicitly for audiences 14 years old or younger.’ I have not watched all of these shows, but I have watched over half. If one of your faves didn’t make the list, I’m truly sorry. Tell me which show and I’ll include it if I do something like this again. By ‘most disturbing,’ I mean the show with the most disturbing concepts, themes, and/or moments.

The brackets will be organised by the show which started the latest against the show that started the earliest. Then, the show that started the second latest against the show that started the second earliest, and so on. Here is a diagram: 

And here is the matchups for the first round, in the order they will be fighting: 

Teen Titans vs Dead End Paranormal Park

Danny Phantom vs Kipo and the Ages of Wonderbeasts

Avatar: the Last Airbender vs Camp Cretaceous

The Clone Wars vs The Owl House

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated vs Amphibia

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic vs Infinity Train 

Adventure Time vs Carmen Sandiago

Gravity Falls vs She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

TMNT (2012) vs The Dragon Prince

Steven Universe vs Hilda

All Hail King Julian! Vs RotTMNT

Rebels (sw) vs Summer Camp Island

Over the Garden Wall vs OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes

Star vs the Forces of Evil vs Rapunzel: Tangled Adventure

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir vs Ducktales (reboot)

Voltron: Legendary Defender vs Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

Propaganda is welcome. Please reblog this post for a larger sample size. The first poll will be up in twenty-four hours

[thoughtfulfangirling]

So my sister finished She Ra with my 10 yo nephew and 7 yo niece. She asked me last night for other shows like it and I can't believe I'm struggling to come up with some! She's already seen ATLA and LOK. Owl House is going to be too weird for her and insanely she wasn't interested in Gravity Falls (absurd!). Young Justice seems a little old for a 7 yo. My nephew doesn't like the animation style of X-Men Evolution so has turned that down. They did do an episode of Sailor Moon which my niece LOVED but my nephew found Usagi really annoying 😂😂

What am I missing? I think they're going to like things with story arcs and less episodic so I didn't recommend Teen Titans tho the kids might like it. They're trying to watch something altogether tho. Thoughts?

[haryuusart]

HI WELCOME TO MY PAGE!!!

Get to know me 💜

I'm Haryuu, a 26yo digital artist and occasionally a writer on Ao3✨

I've always loved to draw, since I was 3! I worked as a freelance artist from 2017 to 2020, but I got extremely burned out and ultimately decided to stop. I now only draw what I want and like ✨

My biggest obsessions are: Voltron (Klance), Atla and Tlok, She-ra, The Owl House, FMAb, Pokémon, Arcane, Gravity Falls, What we do in the shadows... and probably many more I don't remember 😭 I just generally love animated stuff!

I have a Degree in Cultural Heritage with a focus on Paleoanthropology! I'd like to be a lab researcher 🦴

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You can find all of my artworks here with the hashtag #haryuusart

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if you have any questions or you'd like to know about me more please don't hesitate to reach out through the ask box or my DMS! I'd love to chat 🥰

[onesidedradiostatic]

Out of curiosity, what other fandoms are you in, what genres of shows do you like and can I theoretically interest you in another pathetic one-sided wet cat energy ship?

been wondering if I should just redirect to my main or actually list as many fandoms I can off the top of my head. it's um. it's a lot.

ace attorney (all games including aai duology, the layton crossover and tgaa duology), my little pony, my hero academia, assassination classroom, the disastrous life of saiki k, toilet-bound hanako-kun, spy x family (anime only), buddy daddies, little witch academia, mob psycho 100, I'm in love with the villainess, omori, undertale/deltarune, homestuck, danganronpa, master detective archives: rain code, ghost trick, atla/tlok, phineas and ferb, steven universe, gravity falls, ducktales (2017), amphibia, the owl house, infinity train, young justice, some general dc comics/animated movies (I've read a chunk of flash and green lantern comics from the new earth continuity), she ra (2018), nimona, the ghost and molly mcgee, I've... watched a bit of miraculous ladybug but not every episode (a bit of a mess of a show but has its enjoyable parts LMAO), welcome to night vale, the amazing digital circus ig?? there's only 2 episodes out what does that count for, and probably more I missed out idk

idk if I have a specific genre I like, I'm not typically into live action, but I am curious what you're referring to

I don't really post as much on my main but you can check it out if you want @pinklovely05 but I think I covered just about everything I listed there

[mysticetus]

making a post 😼

i really enjoyed atla :3 i saw a couple scattered episodes when it was coming out as a child but never actually followed the plot or got to know it outside of the general premise so it was really interesting finally seeing what the fuss was all about. it reminded me a lot of hxh (gon and aang kind of have similar things going on) and i like how it knows when to be funny and when to be serious. im usually like....not into kids shows in the way i see people get into say. she-ra or the owl house or the like. but i know atla is important for my generation...and it really exceeded my expectations in a lot of ways :) everything was set up very nicely and i like how it all converged

im steadily learning that prince zuko is everyones favorite so im not sure id have anything new to say about him but yeah i was enraptured by zuko. i love a character that writhes in pain on the floor gripping their head going grrrhhh im so stupid! im worthless! i have to prove myself at my own expense or i dont deserve anything! really just characters that beat themselves up and also have anger at the world i resonate with a lot. also his scar. me too boy

i think if i watched this show as a kid he'd be a pillar of my personality. i also like sokka just for the sake of stupidity. sokka and aang being stupid together was pretty lovely. + bumis an mvp for me. i still need to do some digesting but i think i could really dissect azula. she reminded me too much of my own mean sister for me to like her but at the end when she completely broke apart i was like daaaaamn azula. i love seeing girls have mental breakdowns. i think zuko couldve had a little more screaming and crying like she did

but thats my thoughts :) had no business whatsoever being a nickelodeon show but as a making fiends fan i stand behind nickelodeons ability to have hidden gem unconventional shows

[cringefaillosershowdown]

YOUR COMPETITORS HAVE ARRIVED

time for the announcement, 64 go in, and one will leave THE MOST CRINGEFAIL LOSER OF ALL.

May the best one win, round one will be randomized and move on from there bracketed

And if you would like to make some propaganda… well just make sure to use the tag #cringefaillosershowdown2023 bc I do wanna see it!

Matthomule from The Owl House

Reigen Arataka from Mob Psycho 100 

Berdly from Deltarune

Mike Wheeler from Stranger Things

Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney

Richie Toizer from IT 

Lester Papadopoulos from Trials of Apollo

Asa Mitaka from Chainsaw Man

Dennis Renoylds from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia 

You from Real Life

Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb

Gabriel Agreste from Miraculous

Harry Du Bois from Disco Elysium

George Costanza from Seinfeld

 Izzy Hands from Our Flag Means Death

 Kai Smith from Ninjago

Zane Ro’meave from Mystreet

Larry Butz from Ace Attorney

Rick Shades from Epithet Erased

Travis Valkrum from Mystreet

Dante from Mystreet

Baron Draxum from Rise of the TMNT

Lars Barriga from Steven Universe

Apollo Justice from Ace Attorney

Miles Edgeworth from Ace Attorney

Sebastian Debeste from Ace Attorney

Shiver from Splatoon 3

The Riddler from DC

Shang Qinghua from The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System

Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion

Thunder McQueen from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Abraham “Abe” Lincoln from Clone High

Beetlejuice from Beetlejuice

Cave Johnson from Portal

Leonardo Hamato from Rise of the TMNT

Childe from  Genshin Impact

Dareth from Ninjago

Dan Hibiki from Street Fighter

David Rose from Schitts Creek

GLaDOS from Portal

Giovanni Potage from Epithet Erased

Heath Burns from Monster High

 Henry Emily from FNAF

Jadeite from Sailor Moon

Jedidiah Martin from Camp Here and There

Johnny Lawrence from Cobra Kai

Jonathan Sims from The Magnus Archives

Kai Toshiki from Cardfight Vanguard

Vlad Masters from Danny Phantom

Tsumugi Aoba from Ensemble Star

The Cabbage Man from ATLA

The Maverick from OMORI

Team Rocket from Pokemon

Tang from Lego Monkey Kid

Sou Hiyori from Your Turn To Die

Silver The Hedgehog from Sonic

Shun Kaidou from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

Sea Hawk from She-ra

Sasha Waybright from Amphibia

Ocean O’Connell Rosenburg from Ride the Cyclone

Zenitsu Agatsuma from Demon Slayer

Percy de Rolo from Critical Roll

Randy Valentine Jade from Dialtown

Seto Kaiba from Yu-gi-oh

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[ben-the-hyena]

Quick little rant y'all can ignore (I just love ranting too much)

Unpopular opinion : it is NOT to be a hipster or to be like "I'M NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS~" but very often either I will hate or just not be interested to watch at all the newest Tumblr fandom. I really feel like a Tumblrite but sometimes it feels like I just can't enjoy or be hyped by whatever the others are hyped with without doing it on purpose, as if we have nearly no common taste. I mean sure we all are unique and loving everything others we do is boring and impossible and would prove the person is shallow and can't be true, but just, absolutely nearly every big Tumblr fanfavorites annoys me

Superwholock ? Sherlock was nice but not THAT nice and the others never interested me. HH/HB ? Loathe the characters and story. Lackadaisy ? Don't understand the hype. Nimona ? Don't care. She-Ra ? Hated it. The Owl House ? Can't stand the posts on my dashboard nor the charadesigns. Centaurworld ? I know it is one of those things that look lame in the trailer but from what I got gets deeper, but I saw it being so much overhyped I can't. Green Eggs and Ham ? Ugh couldn't it have just been the old cartoon ? Arcane ? The more people said it was revolutionary the less I wanted to check it out. SU ? I used to love it but then it betrayed me with how badly written it endes up to be. SVSFOE ? Except one or 2 arcs it was not my type and the ending infuriated me. Ducktales ? Only season 1 was good to me. Miraculous Ladybug ? It broke my heart so fuck you show. Encanto ? "Narcissic families are ok and misunderstood if they are pretty". Wendell and Wild ? The demons did look interesting and I was curious for them but sadly the main character is insufferable and Idgaf she is sad she is still an asshole but gets away with it. Wednesday ? Tim Burton understood NOTHING avout the Addams Family and flanderized Wesnesday. HtTyD ? Should have been a standalone. LOK and to be fair ANYTHING coming after ATLA books comics and upcoming series included ? Burn em to the ground. Rise of the Guardians ? Seriously the animation is gorgeous but you have the blandest plot and characters ever but everybody calls it original and groundbreaking wtf ?! Arlo the gator boy/I Love Arlo ? Ew it looks ugly as fuck and I am VERY wary of titles that self congratulate (coincidently the Lou! franchise became very shitty when it was renamed into I Love Lou Very Much so it ticks me off) makes me wanna do the contrary and hate Arlo. Carmen San Diego ? Didn't care. The Cuphead Show ? Only season 1a is good 1b and 1c are shit but because "gae devil" everybody loves it holy shit the game is better. Frozen 2 ? Admit it, you liked it ONLY because you see Elsa like a lesbian and wanted to go "HAHA GET FUCKED" to Let It Go. AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON LIVE ACTION REMAKES

Some I even actually just didn't dislike it or care at first but it was seeing all the excessive posting and love for it despite 1) not wanting to watch (I love Arlo, never I wanted to kill a gator child so much force of seeing him on my dash) and/or 2) seeing legetimate problems and flaws and yet everybody ignoring it (Encanto, I hated the end but I did like the movie itself but seeing everybody justifying the end made me loathe it) it turns into hate. But some I hate from the start but seeing everybody love it anyway makes me wonder if at that rate the problem is me and I nitpick too much or of course like everyone I just have my own tastes and what pops up on my dash is not a reflect of universal taste ?

But I often call it a curse because everybody seems to have fun and it's as if I am doomed not to like and it looks like what the audience usually loves is just not my type, which sucks because I don't have many people to vent about it, not many people to gush about the obscure things I love because I am cursed to really invest myself in old fandoms I only find about now or stuff that don't even interest much people but fit my specific niche tastes, dashboards flooded with "OMG GUYS WATCH IT IT IS *SO* IMPORTANT AND THE BEST EVER" making me want not to whereas only 3 likes on posts of franchises I love that are barely known or loved... Probably why I have so many obscure fandoms actually. I am SURE it is subconsciously why I wanted to give a chance to Elemental and Avatar 2 since nobody talked about it in good or at all here !

I am not even sure and just like me those who love these franchises and are part of these fandoms must just have their own specific intersts peaked of course and if so it is absolutely alright ! But often I see they all have a pattern and I feel like, like when I ranted in my posg that defends Elemental, that they will love it and adore it just for ONE element not matter the rest hence why they only talk about that one element that irritates me when I am flooded in posts praising it but really it is just that element. "Omg so much representation" ok cool what is the plot "it is a trans allegory" yes but more precise ? "it is so GAY (affectionate) and girl power !!!" yes but ? The characters ? "Oh the characters are minorities some are LGBT half are POC and some even have a disability and they fight heteronormativity and traditional beauty standards" ok ok I GOT it but what are they like as people !?! "there is a canon gay ship in it I love them little blorbos" I DON'T GIVE A SHIT DAMMIT WHAT IS THE PLOT AND HOW ARE THE CHARACTERS "also it has a varied cast and is made by minorities and women !" Ok bye now I won't be able to help but see it being loved only because of those and not for its story and it will make me bitter about it as if there is nothing else but that to defend because it implies the scenario itself isn't that special for people to only talk about the Christmas present package rather than the content

It is very occasional I will actually get curious because it IS my type thanks to Tumblr : WOY, Pinky and the Brain Undertale, Good Omens, TDC : AOR. It needs to strike a sort of special chord in me to go "uh !?! A modern cartoon that feels like an old cartoon with funny designs and animation and funny characters !??! Uh !?! 2 gay mice that were probably not meant to be gay but they accidentally cracked many eggs in their portrayal and to think I was not interestee when I thought Brain was bidimensional and didn't give a shit about Pinky like I thought ??! Uh !?! Fun skeletons and a macho fish woman with cute pixel style !? Uh !?! Angel and demon are friends and were on Earth for years looking for a kid !?! Uh !?! In that prequel it shows one reformed Skeksis being actually good helping Gelfling and in a relationship with his Mystic ??!" And other Tumblr favorites I loved like idk FNAF, MLP FIM, Spiderverse, Puss in Boots 2, The Bad Guys and usually in general most popular big studios block buster animated movies I loved and others did were stuff I found by myself which Tumblr just coincidently did too so it doesn't count. Some I even discover them years later when the hype died down and nobody speaks about it anymore (reinforcing my idea that IS probably wrong that they don't even really love it but just go "OO SHINY" when something is new and pretty) that I can notice and love years later or at least late a franchise, like I don't wait on purpose I just really discover it at this moment or something peaking my interest only happened recently or peaked my attention now

Those aside most of the time I will really not be interested, a third of the time because "I am told to so I don't wanna" and it has to be myself or it will feel like a chore like when I am recommended stuff IRL I will actually postpone even if if I had not been recommended I would have started watching it earlier (I heard from a friend this looks like a symptom in a type of neurodivergence but I AM NOT SURE), a third of the time it really doesn't look or sound like my type of story at all and I keep wondering why there is nothing new for me and why everybody is so hyped by it, and a third I actually give a try and I end up straight up hating it or just finding it meh and overrated. I just need to find my own fandoms myself, even if they are obscure, that spark my interest, hoping they don't become bad in the end (SU, Ducktales, the Cuphead Show, Miraculous Ladybug etc. Sigh) which happened too many times already and makes me even more wary force of experience about what is popular since even when I myself find it becomes shit people still love it. And of course they totally HAVE the right to never would I harrass and police what people have to like and dislike, but it kind of feels lonely at times and sometimes it makes me think if something is wrong with me not to enjoy what seems to be enjoyed by everyone else and if it is my fault ; and thinking that even makes me anxious and guilty feeling like I am ranting for nothing and people will think I am an attention seeker making me even more gjulty and so on which becomes a vicious circle with my anxiety

[raayllum]

How do you feel about the depth of the world building, and the target demographic and "realism" of the fantasy? The world and show is whimsical. It's targeted to a diverse audience, yet deal with some deep emotions. It's not aligned with human nature. Kings, queens, and generals don't charge in the front lines. Melodasies and fart flowers don't make a lot of sense, but they're entertaining concepts. I feel it's a sketch of the world that lets you focus on the core story and relationships.

I think there's a few things to keep in mind with TDP, specifically

The type of worldbuilding that typically gets included in fantasy

The type of worldbuilding that gets included in similar shows of its ilk (Steven Universe, She-Ra, The Owl House, and other contemporary kids' shows)

For fantasy, I'd say that TDP's worldbuilding is probably more 'shallow' due to the fact its a TV show, and the two season novelizations notwithstanding (which are already packed full of plot and written for a younger audience), it is much, much easier to do detailed worldbuilding in narrative fiction than visual media. Visual media can get away with communicating visual worldbuilding and splendid visuals, but in order for us to learn history or culture or anything along those lines, it almost exclusively has to come with dialogue, which is time consuming and you have to make sure the scene is still engaging; you don't even have the room to info dump a paragraph or two the way you could get away with in a book

So TV show worldbuilding, I'd say TDP is doing its best, considering its runtime and that worldbuilding is absolutely a priority. The expanded look at Xadia and Sunfire elf culture was one of my favourite things about S4

But in comparison to other kids' shows out there that are airing, or have recently aired? TDP is on a whole other level I don't think will be matched anytime soon. ATLA probably has a leg up on cultural worldbuilding (which also makes sense given the run time and nature of bending) but even then, there are plenty of things we know in TDP that we don't know in ATLA, such as history that goes hundreds and thousands of years back, local laws and judicial systems outside of one Earth Kingdom town, what more than one type of culture conducts as a funeral rite, etc.

Of the three other examples given, I think SU has the best worldbuilding, but we still don't really know what the Gem colonization of other planets was like. TOH develops some worldbuilding ideas, but never really wholly takes them to fruition, and even when I was more favourable to She-Ra while it was airing, worldbuilding was never a strong suit or seemed to be a focus of the series. Which is fine, as not every fantasy show wants to prioritize worldbuilding, but damn if I don't love it when they do, since it's one of my favourite parts of the genre as a fantasy reader and writer

And there are definitely kings, queens, and generals who have fought on the front lines in the past; it was expected for them to be involved in warfare. Melodaisies and fart flowers aren't grounded in a worldbuilding need, but neither are our silly real world equivalents of something like say, kazoos and whoopee cushions, that exist for no real reason other than that they're Fun and can be made by human hands. (And there are flowers, and even stink bugs, that do emit smells in nature.)

TDP definitely prioritizes a Top-Down approach in terms of writing from theme first and foremost and then weaving things in as they need, which they've acknowledged. The show, understandably as a story and something operating under story constraints, is more than willing to place plot and theme over logistics, but most stories are, tbh. So I think the sketch is detailed, but the focus is on how the characters interact with each other (and the theme accordingly) and the world is largely built around it - there's a reason it's not a world with a whole bunch of other continents, after all, simply because it didn't need to be. If you're interested in more thoughts in this vein / how TDP constructs itself, I'd recommend checking out this meta I wrote here <3

[vriska-serketboard]

Ok I think it’s time I had a more detailed pinned post lol

hey I’m vriska (not my irl name ofc, but I go by it on here)! I like music a lot (especially mcr, ptv, paramore, thursday & also pink floyd, primus, queens of the stone age, etc). I also sing and play guitar & bass, & will occasionally post song covers.

I also really like Homestuck, the danger days/tlotfk universe, riordanverse, she ra, atla/tlok, the dragon prince, the owl house, & bnha (though I haven’t watched the last 3 in a while [or even finished them])!

DNI: Please DO NOT INTERACT if you’re pro-israel, homophobic, transphobic, terf/radfem, racist, sexist, anti-abortion, anti-vax or bigoted in general.

ao3: Karkitty

spacehey: xFunGhoulx (I made it on an impulse and hardly ever actually use it check it lol)

I don’t want to put my discord in a public post but if we’re mutuals & you want to exchange accs feel free to dm me for it :)

dividers by @/magicalboything! One of my friends reblogged a post that had a lot of dividers and I really liked these ones

source for the old Geoff pfp: https://borucki.com/new-blog/2017/6/29/remembering-chris-cornell-wf76c-h6mrs

old pfps:

[destiny-in-the-universe]

New Introduction [Searching for Moots]

Good timezone, my lovely dreamers!

It's been a long while since last I'd been active in tumblr, but I figured getting to meet new people would be worthwhile as I've made my comeback!

To start, I answer to many names but primarily- you can call me Clay or Danny. I hoard names like a possessive dragon (/lh), but that's also in part due to my kin-list and I carry their names around proudly. (And also the fact I'm a system)

I'm bodily an adult, 23 years old to be exact and counting! I use they/them pronouns, though neos are fair game at times (such as pup/pupself and ghost-themed pronouns).

Now, I am a multi-fandom blogger and enthusiast of neurodivergent content- especially as I connect to a lot of characters.

Fun Things About Me

✦ I'm bilingual, knowing both English and Spanish

✦ I'm a fanfic writer. Mostly specializing in AU's, angst themes, and recently- working on two crossover projects

✦ I have multiple disorders (auDHD, suspected BPD and DID, and diagnosed with MDD)

✦ Current Fixations are Teenage Superhero Cartoons

✦ I'm a roleplayer! (I can be a bit picky with who I roleplay with, and maybe further down the line- I can send out a request)

✦ Profound animal lover. I don't claim to be an expert-

✦ I kin hard.

Fandoms I Am a Part Of

[Key - ♡ (Active Fixations), ✩ (Dormant Fixations/Will Talk About Them if Asked), ➶ (Casual Interests)]

♡ Danny Phantom

♡ American Dragon: Jake Long

♡ Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

♡ Kim Possible

♡ My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

✩ Gravity Falls

✩ Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus/Riordanverse

✩ Laika Films (Coraline, Paranorman)

✩ Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss

✩ Doctor Who

✩ Anime (Mob Psycho 100, My Hero Academia, The Promised Neverland, Hetalia, Death Note, Disastrous Life of Saiki Kusuo, Fruits Basket, Black Butler, Wolf Children, Studio Ghibli)

➶ Warrior Cats

➶ Supernatural

➶ Merlin

➶ Sherlock

➶ K-Dramas

➶ The Owl House

➶ She-Ra: Princesses of Power

[Ask if there might be others I've missed!]

Current Projects

Independent Fanfics

✦ tell me atlas, what is heavier (the world or its people's hearts?): Danny Phantom - [Canon Divergent Timeline] -Angst/Whump Trope. The Guys in White manage to capture and detain Danny Phantom, alongside kidnapping securing Tucker, and what follows- well, it's only a matter of time before the truth spills out. - Work in Progress (Unpublished)

✦ DannyMay 2024 - Danny Phantom. A series of one-shots surrounding the fandom Danny Phantom. - Work in Progress (tag: dannymay2024, personal tag: PENDING)

✦ Bad Things Happen Bingo - Fandom One-Shots. A series of angst-filled prompts based on the Bad Things Happen Bingo card. - Work in Progress (tag: PENDING)

Crossover Fanfics

✦ Unlocked Doors AU (Mystery Kids AU) - Danny Phantom, Coraline, Paranorman, and Gravity Falls. Two years have passed since the fated summer trip to Gravity Falls, Oregon, and well- now Dipper and Mabel are returning for the new summer. When a group of untimely teens also end up spending their summer in the seemingly quaint town, nothing will ever be the same. - Work in Progress (Unpublished)

✦ [UNTITLED] (Secret Trio AU) - Danny Phantom, Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, and American Dragon: Jake Long. A sudden, unexpected turn of events leads to three teenaged superheroes meeting. It goes about as well as you could expect. - Work in Progress (Unpublished)

✦ [UNTITLED] (Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons) - Rise of the Guardians, Brave, Tangled, How to Train Your Dragon. A new threat has presented itself across the world, and somehow- it leads to a group of young adults coming to cross paths. - Work in Progress (Unpublished)

[A rules/guidelines of my blog will be posted separately!]