#like watch the first two seasons of jjba

[yandere-daydreams]

Not that anon but personally I don't care about lore unless it's actually important to the fic and confusing me. I always look up character names to see if they're hot though.

truly there is no worse feeling than watching a writer you really like get super obsessed with a character you're unfamiliar with, reading their fics with that character because you blindly trust their taste, then looking that character up and quickly realizing that you've been reading smut about a fried egg of a man for weeks. it's like the fanfic version of having the 'if he makes you happy ig :|' conversation with your straight friends.

[jamisonwritestf2trash]

what would the mercs' favourite shows/anime be? You might have done the 'shows' part before so im giving you the 'anime' option as a fresh twist ^w^ (No im not battling a double-hyperfixation of tf2 and jjba and seeking validation through mutuals why would you even think that-)

What Are The TF2 Mercs Favortie Animes?

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Oh boy it's been a hot minute since I've watched an Anime, I used to be so feral for any anime 😭

Mutual appreciation comment!!! Thank you for your asks! I love seeing them pop up, you always have really good prompts 🫶🏻

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POSSIBLE SPOILER FOR DEATH NOTE?

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Demo- Kakegurui

Did I ever mention that this man loves to gamble? Also, you cannot convince me that this man isn't super expressive when he does so. Literally is the anime. Loves how batshit insane it is. Loves getting whiplash from one episode to the next. Wasn't a fan of season two, but adores season one. Bindges, and re-bindges the show at least once a month. Just loves feeling insane when he watches an anime.

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Engie- One Punch Man.

Saw Genos and immediately went "I could build that." And doesn't elaborate. He's not gonna lie, he may or may not have tried to follow Saitama's training routine once, but threw up when he got to the running part. Don't get me wrong this man isn't weak or anything but I genuinely don't think anyone on this team can run besides Scout. Loves watching OPM because he loves how unbothered Saitama is and wishes he could be like that, and also wishes he could be as strong.

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Heavy- Your Lie In April

Loves the mix of a slice of life and melodrama. Doesn't care too much about how slow the show is. Just enjoys watching everything play out and being along for the ride. This man sobbed at the end. Couldn't believe it, well he could but he also couldn't? Even though it breaks him everytime he sees the ending, he still loves rewatching it.

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Medic- Japanese Tales of The Macabre/Parasyte

HE. LOVES. JUNJI. ITO. It'd be so wrong not to think so. He has genuinely wondered about the logistics of Layers Of Terror... be afraid of this man if he gets a curious look in his eye over any episode of this anime. He likes the books more but also loves the anime. I added Parasyte too because this man is a sucker for all types of body horror and I think Parasyte should always be mentioned. Just lord help us after this man's mind starts working when watching his favorite body horror animes. You'll here a mix of screams from the poor characters and Yippees! From Medic as he watches the horror.

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Scout- Death Note

I think this is everyone's starter anime, but it just happens to also be Scout's favorite. I can't tell if he'd think Light is a genius or insanely stupid. But that's not super important. Loves Ryuk! He'd want a death note just to have Ryuk hanging around the base. This man would be a menace if he had the death note honestly. He'd probably write his name down first just to label it, forgetting he'd die.

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Sniper- The Disastrous Life of Saiki K

Man has never related to a fictional character so hard until now. Also wishes he could be perfectly average in the public eye and also has inhuman natural talents. It's not even funny how much I can imagine Sniper in this anime. He watched every season and loved them all (likes season one best though) and regularly rewatches the show when things get to stressful around him. It's his comfort show.

(Not that anyone asked but, I fucking love this anime, it's not even funny how much I love this anime I'm going feral.)

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Spy- Black Butler

Can a fictional character have a kin? Well in my mind yes. Spy kins Sebastian so fucking hard. Picked up the trait of taking his gloves off like that. Definitely share the same annoyances, living with incompetent coworkers, an annoying child, a criminally insane friend or two, you know the normal stuff! Was severely disappointed by season two. Loved everything else though.

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Soldier- Attack On Titan

I think he likes AOT because of all the Gore, blood, and fighting. I can imagine him kicking his legs and smiling all goofy while watching this. This man bindged the entire show, no doubt. Like the other mercs were genuinely worried about him. He's a mix of devastated and happy that the show hasn't ended permanently.

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Pyro- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

The insane person loves insane anime, who would have guessed? No, but genuinely, you'd think they'd have a short attention span, wouldn't be able to understand what's going on, and lose interest. Nope! Absolutely love this anime. Has probably rewatched it a million times already. Has made Engie watch this with him and utterly confused the poor Texan. Feverishly waiting for part nine.

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I hope you like this! I had to pull out my list of animes I've watched, and oh boy it made me realize how weird. Maybe? That my taste in anime is.

Also sorry its not super long or super indepth I was going off some very vague memories for a few of these!

I love you guys!

[strawberrystepmom]

I have two zodiac-based questions (but not horoscope explanations like you've been doing), the first is dependent on whether or not you've watched Fairy Tail. (I'll send a separate ask)

The second: if you were to assign ONE anime character to best exemplify the different zodiac signs, who would you pick? (Can be from any anime of your choice, and they don't all have to be from the same anime, but you can only pick ONE).

Alternatively you could pick two, but they have to be based on the month divide (social media tells me there's a different between June and July Cancers (and obviously the others, but we're in Cancer season lol)?).

Feel free to answer in your own time, or completely ignore it.

ALRIGHT! this has been such a fun task to complete and I cannot thank you enough for asking me such a thoughtful question. I really have pondered on this for days just to be certain I have it as right as I want it to be.

Aries: Akitaru Obi - Fire Force

reason: embodies most of the natural traits of Aries as a sign. motivated, hard working, friend and family oriented. willing to put in the work to get done what he needs to get done. he trains every day for this!

Taurus: Gon Freecss - HxH

reason: aside from being boy of All Time, Gon to me embodies everything a Taurean is at their best. loyal, digging their heels in when it matters the most, giving it all but also understanding the joy in laying on your back and watching the clouds roll by.

Gemini: Itachi Uchiha - Naruto

reason: literally the most stereotypical Gemini I can think of even down to his decision making processes. committed to the bit when he was ready to go all in, thought a lot about it before then, remains fluid in his decisions afterward although it comes from an altruistic and good place.

Cancer: Ichigo Kurosaki - Bleach

reason: truly every Cancer trait exists in this man in a way I've seen very seldom. he's loyal, emotional, compassionate, but he doesn't let it blind him and this is common for a lot of Cancer people once they can suss a situation out.

Leo: Bulma Briefs - DB/DBZ

reason: hot genius heiress and literally knows it. I feel like a simple look at her screams LEO so loudly I don't really need to explain.

Virgo: Kakashi Hatake - Naruto

reason: the first Virgo man to ever make me crazy gets to keep his title but mostly because of his internal thought processes. Kakashi's anxiety has been widely debated in fandom for many years but I've always firmly subscribed to the theory (and tbh fact if you read the manga but I digress) that is is wracked by it. he is loyal, he tends to be grounded but he questions himself. idk. just so Virgo it hurts down to this.

Libra: Joseph Joestar - JJBA

reason: please watch one episode of Battle Tendency to know more. I will not be defending this decision and you will come back to tell me I'm right.

Scorpio: L Lawliet - Death Note

reason: intelligent, intuitive, endearingly strange. he is the Scorpio pinkprint in the very best way.

Sagittarius: Asuka Langley-Soryu - NGE

reason: literally every Sagittarius stereotype exists in this lovely young woman and she does no wrong to me so it doesn't matter but she's brash, she's proud of herself, she gets done what she sets out to do.

Capricorn: Senku Ishigami - Dr. Stone

reason: work ethic alone. he is the most stereotypical Capricorn I can think of in any media depiction down to deep emotions and the way he views his comrades and the things he does for them to make a world they weren't meant to be in more comfortable for them. I LOVE U SENKU!!!

Aquarius: Suguru Geto - JJK

reason: even if he hadn't gone murderous over it, he is an Aquarius through and through, down to everything he does being for the whole rather than himself.

Pisces: Yuuta Okkotsu - JJK

reason: literally the Pisces stereotype. kind, compassionate, good to everyone, everyone eventually becomes family which is just sooooo deeply Piscean thanks to our ability to really tune in and be there for people. just so good. glad to be associated with him.

[amethystsoda]

your personal top (10?) manga? :))

Hello!!!

I am going to preface this with the fact that I only got into anime around 2014/2015 (Fullmetal Alchemist + Brotherhood) and then read the manga around 2016.

I only started avidly reading around 2019 with digital copies of JoJo and fell into loving manga from there and genuinely becoming a reader/keeping up with new releases and starting to learn Japanese (basic hiragana, etc) in 2021.

My other qualifications for these picks are that I am an irl artist (illustration and stained glass), taught an art history course for 1 year, and I read/write as much as possible outside of work.

I will also say that I may not have finished reading all these series yet, but they are the ones near and dear to my art-loving heart.

Also sorry it’s a few more than 10 *sweats*

Fullmetal Alchemist — Hiromu Arakawa

My very first manga.

Knowing that Arakawa taught herself art while still working on her parents’ farm and used her nights/time off to write it made me so in awe of her drive and skills. The ways the story deals with humanity, war, power, and love make it a timeless classic.

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure — Hirohiko Araki

It’s bonkers. It’s off the wall. It’s been going since the 80’s and Araki is still working. There’s so much to love. There’s so much to hate. But no matter how you feel about JJBA, it’s undeniably a masterpiece.

Araki’s dedication to the art is one of the biggest draws, with his fashion and art history references and use of bright colors. You can feel his love for the medium shine through his full color pieces!

My personal favorite parts are Phantom Blood, Diamond Is Unbreakable, Stone Ocean, and Jojolion (ikik all the “boring” parts, but I think that’s where the characters are most interesting)

Jujutsu Kaisen -- Gege Akutami

My next big read after JoJo. After watching season 1 of the anime, I knew I needed more. The way that Gege uses the classic shonen tropes combined with explorations of life and death is very strong storytelling.

We learn from the start about curses, cursed energy, we witness a major death in the protagonist’s life and he’s given a goal:

“You’re a strong kid, so help others. Even if it’s only those closest to you, just save the people you can. It’s okay if you lose your way, and don’t worry about whether they’ll thank you or not. Just save as many people as you can, even if it’s only one.”

The series often shows us what it means to save even one and the self sacrifice that comes from protecting others, even if it’s painful or difficult. Throw iconic characters into the mix and you have the basis for an already notable classic shonen manga.

Spy x Family — Tatsuya Endo

Found family slice of life with a big dose of action and fluff?? Literally the perfect comfort manga. I saw enough promos on tumblr that I finally caved and started it in 2020 and I LOVED it.

More people are familiar now bc of the anime’s popularity, but I definitely recommend reading it as well! The art is consistently high quality, the face expressions are hilarious, and the main concept of fighting for peace is re-stated throughout the storyline.

Loid took on this mission and his spy position to bring peace. He never wants to see the horrors of war again. He never wants to see another child cry. The family may be “fake” but the feelings are real.

Witch Hat Atelier — Kamome Shirahama

I cannot stop giving high praises for this series!!!! It’s like if you mixed Ghibli’s nature and art with Narnia or LOTR’s fantasy vibes. The magic system is based on drawing and it’s such a treat for artists to read.

Shirahama also uses a lot of traditional art references for her work, like rococo, art nouveau, classic illustration, etc. She’s won awards for the series and every one is deserved.

Also the two main witches, Qifrey and Olruggio, are definitely in love and take the best care of their witch students (cough daughters) in the atelier. Qifrey is like if you mixed Howl Pendragon with Gojo Satoru. Olruggio is the traditional tsundere with a heart of gold.

The series also talks a lot about disability and how we can improve others’ lives to make them more comfortable and accessible! It’s a very unique world and story that draws you in and makes you feel at home.

Chainsaw Man — Tatsuki Fujimoto

Yes, the series everyone is currently talking about. And I’m not going to call it peak or goat, but I think the concept is very strong and well-executed.

Fujimoto pulls you in from the intro (esp Pochita, how can you not love a cute little chainsaw dog!?), he makes you care about the characters, and slowly rips your heart out chapter by chapter. It’s won awards for good reason.

Not everyone is morally black and white. There’s giant battles and dynamic art. The main character just wants to touch some boobs. The other main guy is basically a househusband after work hours. Add in a pretty girl blood devil who doesn’t like vegetables. An Angel Devil who can kill someone through a touch and loves ice cream. A sopping wet kitten of a girl who works at her family’s burger place and hunts devils on the side. etc etc.

The characters are one of the strongest aspects of Chainsaw Man and their dynamics with each other. Hate, love, control, fear… The series talks about our basest desires and anxieties and explores them in a fictional playing field with all the flare you expect from a Shonen Jump title.

Toilet Bound Hanako Kun - AidaIro

THE ART STYLE THE ART STYLE THE ART STLYE. This series is done by a two person team (AidaIro - one for art, one for writing) and I appreciate that each brings their strength to this manga.

The coloring and art are so dreamy and whimsical, while still using strong jewel tone colors (instead of only pastels or earth colors as you might expect in a western fantasy series).

The work uses the “seven school wonders” as its base and Nene Yashiro as the protagonist who just wanted to get a date with her crush and called on Hanako’s help. Through her impulsivity, she ends up under a mermaid’s curse and makes a pact with Hakano to make it more bearable, getting pulled into the carryings-on of spirits around the school.

The art/story combo is engaging, dynamic, and emotional. There’s a lot of hilarious face expressions in this manga as well and little visual gags/jokes that make it fun to read. The series started in 2014 and is still ongoing!

The Way of the Househusband — Kosuke Oono

a former yakuza member marries a designer and becomes a stay at home househusband. Hijinks ensue. Add in his former gang friend Masa and their cat Gin and you have a recipe for domestic comedy.

I’ve genuinely laughed out loud so many times reading this manga. The chapters are pretty short and are good when you need a little break to not stare at a screen. It’s another good comfort manga when you need something low intensity.

Dorohedoro -- Q Hayashida

I have to admit I found this one because of the anime MAPPA did, but I immediately explored the manga and mud and sludge art book. Q Hayashida trained in fine arts before becoming a mangaka and it shows through the quality of her work.

From the heavily detailed manga panels, to the mixed media covers, and bonus comics done in color, the world is rendered in a blend of gritty realism and surreal fantasy.

Dorohedoro is one of the most unique pieces of worldbuilding I’ve encountered, with the smoke magic system, use of doors for traveling between Hole and the sorcerers world, as well as including devils in the lore.

Again, characters are a big draw of the series, but the art is just mind blowing to me as an artist, knowing the level of craft she put into them. I still flip through the artbook for inspiration when I’m feeling drained.

I haven’t finished all of the manga, but I’m slowly collecting the volumes (some are out of print). But I believe all the pdfs are up on archive.org (also please keep in mind there is an Adult Only/18+ content warning on this manga as there is gore and some nudity)

Blue Period — Tsubasa Yamaguchi

I started collecting this when they released volume 1 and just kept collecting. If you’re an artist at all or appreciate art, this is a series for you. It describes the struggles of finding your voice as an artist so deeply and you will feel understood and seen.

There are quite a few characters in the series, so I suggest looking at the wiki for this one to keep everyone straight. I also recommend watching the anime, as the colors and voices help distinguish the characters further.

The art history references in the chapter art makes this a scavenger hunt for art nerds and the messages of self searching, acceptance, and discovery are something anyone can relate to. (edit: I looked up the series more and it's another woman author!! :D )

The Case Study of Vanitas — Jun Mochizuki

Another I started collecting because of the anime, but it’s SO so beautiful (Arakawa sensei even gave a recommendation inside the front cover of volume 1!)

Also!!! Another woman author!! I’m so happy to give lots of women author recs. If you like gothic romantic vampire dramas set in alt history steampunk Paris with a dash of horror, then this is for you.

Bisexual vibes from literally all of the main 4 (Noe, Vanitas, Dominique, Jeanne). Some moments of sensuality, but it never goes into overtly sexual, making it more accessible for teen readers.

Her watercolors are instantly recognizable and stunningly gorgeous. Noe’s delight in the world is balanced by Vanitas’ grumpier realism. Also, the concept of a vampire that can read memories through blood blew my mind. Definitely recommend.

Special mentions:

Yotsuba&! (a classic first manga for kids. Heartwarming. Funny. Adorable)

Skull Face Bookseller Honda-san (also a good anime. Only 4 volumes. All the crazy things that happen in a bookstore/publishing. Funny and a great autobiography by the author Honda)

Kaiju No. 8 (an up and coming Shonen Jump that’s already slated for an anime!!!! Kaiju battle action + a 32 year old protag that had an accident while working and can now turn into a Kaiju >:D Monster lovers rejoice)

I also have a few singles of older shojo manga that I’m getting into recently like Cardcaptor Sakura, Sailor Moon, Kitchen Princess, Host Club!

[shih-na]

My first instinct was to recommend JJBA but then I realized LMAO one of my all-time favorites that your art style reminds me of is Violet Evergarden on Netflix. It's one season with two or three movies, can't remember exactly, about a veteran who tries to adjust to civilian life after spending her entire life at war in a fictional, low fantasy universe. It doesn't sound like much but anyone who's seen it knows just how damn good it is, from the storytelling to the animation and visual design to the music. Watch it with a box of tissues though because it is gut-wrenching, not to mention the potential triggers for some pretty heavy themes.

It's incredibly pretty looking! You say it doesn't sound like much but I like the concept. I'll give it a watch for sure

[liesonthefloordramatically]

A wild 2023 recap post appears!

Stuff I made this year:

Fiction: Nope. Work continues to consume me.  I DID write like 33k that maybe will be publicly accessible in the future, but who can say.

Playlists: I think the only two I remembered to share were Oleander (a playlist for my Wickedness character) and the vast and the void (what it says on the tin).

RPGs: Also a nope.

Knitting: Made a shawl!  And a hat, technically, that I forgot to take pictures of.

Other stuff: Taught 5 classes, 4 of which were new preps!  Did fieldwork in Japan for the first time since 2019! Gave an hour-long talk in Japanese!  Presented on two conference panels!  Finished two academic book reviews! Survived somehow!  The period between August and December sort of doesn’t exist in my memory?  I was doing things but almost all of those things were work, so. The isolation has been wearing on me, but with the combination of A. not having any time to do anything other than work and B. for Various Reasons questioning whether I want to stay at this job, it's been really hard to build local community. I'm going to try to work on that next year, but also I'm going to have two new preps again in the fall and one of my spring classes is already overenrolled, so who knows how effective that'll be.

Media I enjoyed this year:

Books: I read 46 books this year apparently!  Top picks in no particular order: The Singing Hills Cycle (embarrassingly my jam), The Southern Reach Trilogy (shocking that it took me this long to read this), My Own Devices (even MORE shocking that it took me this long to read this), Imperial Radch (so AGGRESSIVELY my jam), She Who Became the Sun (this was a hilarious accompaniment to one of my fall classes), Camp Damascus (read this on a plane back from Japan which was An Experience), The Tale That Twines (loved the first book; the second book is even better), System Collapse (yeah, no one is surprised that I loved this).

TTRPG: Wickedness!  This was the only new TTRPG I played this year, but it was really good.

Video games: Mask of the Rose and Saltsea Chronicles, both of which I want to/should poke at more. Special nod to 13 Sentinels which we enjoyed 90% of a lot.

Manga/comics: I think the only thing I read was The JOJOLands?

Fanfic: I didn’t actually wind up reading that much fanfic this year again, in part because I was reading so many books.  A few picks, in no particular order: The Gardener (CR C2), Keys to the Castle (CR C2), Whistle Song (CR C2), pieces of (you) me (CR C2), Descriptions of a River Flowing (CR C2), Slip the Blindfold (CR C2), Heart to Heart (JJBA: JJL--PLEASE read this if you care about JJL at all), riverside beatitudes (JJBA: SDC), Fully formed, ready to run (ExU: Calamity).  Honorable mention to Asking for More (Stranger of Paradise), which is a WIP but made me laugh so hard I hit myself in the face with my phone.

Films: I actually watched like eight movies this year!  All but two of the new ones on a plane, to be fair, but.  Top picks: Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse and Shoplifters (『万引き家族』).  Honorary mention to Suzume.

TV: Finally finished Stone Ocean!  It was good!  Rowan and I are also like halfway through catching up on TGCF and it is also very good.

Podcasts:  Continued to listen to way too many of these.  Top picks: The Silt Verses, Trice Forgotten, Within the Wires (hey can we talk about the newest season? truly wild), and Re: Dracula.  Honorable mentions to The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods, 『なんかIWAKAN！』 (WHICH IS TRAGICALLY ENDING???? where am I supposed to get my chaotic Japanese gender and sexuality discussion now :(((((), Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later, Critical Role, and Worlds Beyond Number.

Music: Dessa's Bury the Lede was excellent, of course.  I also apparently listened to Maisie Peters' The Good Witch a lot (it was in my grading rotation in October). And then this past month there's been a lot of Hozier's Unreal Unearth. But a lot of my listening this year was either albums on the bus (rotating mainly between Quiet Company’s We Are All Where We Belong, Bury the Lede, yorushika’s entire discography that I can purchase, Wednesday Campanella, and various soundtracks) or putting something on loop and falling into a fugue state.  Apparently my top song of the year on Spotify was “Square One,” which I think I put on looping while grading in the spring.  My Spotify top songs list was even more inexplicable than usual this year.

Anyway, あけおめ！！！ 良いお年を！！！ (or else!!!!)

[chaisshitposts]

I RELATE SO MUCH WITH THE JJBA ARTSTYLE BUT IT WAS WORTH IT

hxh is soooo good oml but i still can't get over gon and killua separating🫠 i genuinely had one of the weirdest impressions on kny when i saw the wisteria house scene of inosuke, zenitsu, tanjiro, and nezuko chasing each other💀💀 it still hurts cuz you realize kny is going to end soon😭

i still haven't watched jjk s2 yet, waiting for it to be completed until i can binge watch it! absolutely gonna cry cuz i know it's gonna destroy me when it's completed but all's okay as long as i can see yuta hihihi

LET'S BE NERDS TOGETHER

my fav animes are the promised neverland (i'm so sad that they didn't follow the manga for s2😭😭 i didn't see my fav characters animated :c), the apothecary diaries, bungo stray dogs, and moriarty the patriot! i'm obsessed with detectives and animes with smart characters ngl (heck even the books i buy are murder mystery genres lmao)

question: what is the first anime you watched?? Mine is ranma 1/2!

🐧anon

UGH ABSOLUTELY, NOW I TRULY UNDERSTAND THE JOJO REFERENCES !!! and no those two have never separated idk what you're talkin' about 🧍 and ayo... THAT was the weirdest impression you had??? Not the first episode of absolute CARNAGE of tanjiro's family??!?!? understandable. and bruh ik, I need to buy the fuckin' manga but I don't want it to end, my cousin bought all the mangas and finished it and oml 😭 !!!!!! I can't wait to watch s2 of JJK, I'm tryna see scrunkly man toji in all his animated glory, even tho I hate his English dub voice 🧍 I think dio fits him tho... and oOOh a yuta fan 🤭 yuta is such a sweetie baby pie who'd prolly kick my ass if I crossed him

YES !!! NERDS UNITE 🫡🫡🫡

promised neverland... I definitely tried to watch it but god it was way too eerie for me and that's comin' from someone who watched attack on titan and some other messed up junk. I've only heard of one of those!!! bungou stray dogs, I never finished it despite the pretty character designs ☹️ might give it another try if I remember— and omg ranma!!!! I know that one hehehehe my first anime was katekyo hitman reborn! it got me into anime in the first place and created a deep love I have for super weak protagonists who secretly have hidden powers within them or they appear weak and people often underestimate them until it's too late. I dunno what it is about the badass feelin' it gives but it's like a shot of caffeine

are ya watchin' anything currently or have finished anything? :D personally I just finished mashle: magic and muscles!!! I'm excited for the next season tbh OH and I am also watching zom 100 and it's actually pretty good !!! a lil' depressin' but still a very intriguing plot

[belovedblossoms-m]

Anything new ur reading playing watching that’s good?

//Anon my life is rather boring but I'm trying to do something new when I can xD Hmm...I have been playing Persona 5 Royal and a bit of Persona 4 for the first time. I've recently for the special edition box of Raincode so I may play that one pretty soon too. I know I got to catch up on some anime like the new season of Jujutsu Kaisen and watch Demon Slayer more. Oh! @dxfiedfxte introduced me to Hellgirl and Ghost Hunt so that's been fun to watch. Aaahh and I just realized I need to finish JJBA Stone Ocean. I already got a list in mind of different anime to try watching or what was recommended to me, I just need the focus to sit down and watch. ^^;; My lazy ass just lays and watches tiktoks for some time. I'm also trying to keep up and watch more of my watch list on Youtube, especially catching up to watch FNAF Ruin from various youtubers lol. I have wanted to see certain movies that came out for the past couple of months but no one wants to go with me so I missed out. I've started reading The Hawthorne Games and that's been pretty entertaining! I want to try collecting and rereading Chainsaw Man, I plan to read Noragami since I got two of the omnibus and reading more of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun which I'm just adoring with every chapter. Thanks for asking me this, that's so sweet and I'm happy to share this with you. <3

[minmin-pal]

woah, it's definitely going on my watch list now, few posts i've seen talking or reviewing jjba always used complicated gargon so i could never properly pay attention to what they were saying but reading your post was v nice and i can assume you like it a lot, when did you start watching if i could ask?(/notforced)

also thank you for avoiding the spoilers lol, i'm tempted to search up spoilers but now i just wanna enjoy this series and the manga properly so i'll avoid those (really the only 'spoiler' i've ever seen is the "it's me dio" meme, if that even counts as a 'spoiler'?) 

out of curiosity i just searched what j giel looked like, interesting design choices? ig? ;; (/halfjoke) but once again ty for the major spoilers warning, i'm kind of itching to find out for myself now haha

i never realized the artstyle of jjba has changed so much actually? i've seen late 3-early 4 artstyle so finding out about this style diversity is actually so cool, it really matches the years they were in well, early part 1 reminds of me some of the hero comics i've seen from around those years as well. this chart manages to show the changes v well though, it looks so pretty

and now that you mention it, kira dude does look like david bowie now that i think about it, and woah he has an entire season/arc? is he a major character or some kind? (/genquestion) i'm looking forward to watching that season now, the 'slice of life/detective drama' combo sounds interesting and i've never thought to combine those before so i'm hyped (/gen)

i just searched rohan and joseph's designs too, they look super cool! could I ask whose your favorite and disliked characters in csm?

(long post,,,,, dont press read more if u dont really care cuz . long post)

yes it should!!!11! i started watching/reading it in... 2019/2020 i think. it was when i lived in my old house so it was sometime around there my brother actually recommended it to me!! we watched it together, and we've watched every season (other than the latest- stone ocean. we watched it separately for that one) together and it honestly probably is part of why i love it so much because i generally associate him with it haha

you shouldnt spoil it AT ALLL its such a great series and stone ocean was so bad for me because i already knew the entire ending (cuz i read the manga) so watching the anime. was intensely sorrowing because it was all so stunningly beautiful and heart moving and yada yada but i knew what was gonna happen!!! all the suspense was gone!!!

and and and. i feel like even with j geil it just shows how DYNAMIC or whatever the art style is.. like

hes DISGUSTING but it fits!!! even when you watch the show the overall style change may really not register until you sit back and think aboutit because its like a gradual switch, a really pretty switch though since it really just shows the magaka (hirohiko araki) growing and learning with the series its really beautiful

im slightly sure kira was based off him but i really cant be sure his design can 100% be since alot of things in the show starting part 3 i think are like references to bands and songs-- kira for example's power, killer queen, like the song by queen has a power called bites the dust and sheer heart attack, just like the albums/songs from queen aswell its really smart isnt it?? and kira really is important. i wont elaborate but hes really important in season 3/part 4 (season one has the first two parts, "phantom blood" and "battle tendency" then every part after is its own season-- probably because part 1 and 2.. well.. are different to the rest- youll see why) if u watch it youll either love him cuz hes kinda lovable when u ignore his Biggest "Flaw" (a character flaw, like a trait not flaw as in story flaw). or youll love him cuz every scene with him atleast to me is really. uhh i forgot the word in english : D enthralling? rohans designs are honestly. the best designs in jojo to me and the main reason for that is kinda cuz theyre pretty not bizarre (in comparison.)

it also has to do with part 4's coloring aswel, like i cant find the image but his hair is just. blue one time (and purple i think) just cuz they never really do that uch after part4 which is so sad.. but its okay because it makes part 4 more unique also. rohans outfits change it might not seem like much but rohans outfits. change probably becuz hes araki's self insert so hes always making him cool (like in stone ocean where,,, uhh.. basically something happens and time is speeding up a bit, and no mangakas can make manga becuz their ink drys up too fast, and rohan is the only mangaka whos still pushing out manga- cuz of his powers) Im. rambling. UHH ive started chainsaw man only recently so i cant go as in depth as jojo but once ive finished. well if i finish ill definitely have new opinions for now though i love kobeni

shes just. she shes!! MEE :sob: shes just so relatable i love her so much (SAME WITH ASA. BUT I JUST. LIKE KOBENI MORE) i also HAVE to say i like denji for the same reason i like joseph really hes just hilairious (though it really depends on your sense of humor. if u dont like dark...? i wouldnt say dark... humor, but definitely not for like. 12 year old or something you know. u might not like denji- or csm in general

the character i dislike has to be...... uh makima i guess i wont say why cuz. MAJOR SPOILERS!! but shes kinda :thumbsdown: to me HER WRITINGS GOOD AND I LIKE. HER EXISTING but as a person.......

[thus-spoke-lo]

My loves, I must know--if you watch English dubs of anime, what are your recommendations? I don't watch many dubs, but I have my favorites that I tend to either prefer totally over subs (One Piece, JJBA), or switch between them when I rewatch (the first two seasons of Mob Psycho). I like dubs for background content, so I'd love any suggestions--doesn't matter if I've seen the show or not already, I'm open to starting a series dubbed. I tend to not watch them on my own much since I don't have the patience to sit through a few episodes and see if I connect with the VA's line deliveries.

[anendoandfriendo]

Okay, so we just made it to like episode s1e11 of JJBA and wanted to share this joy.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

The way that Joseph pulls these fakeouts is hilarious!

Intense circling like there's going to be one hell of a fist fight.

Jojo: Fuck your martial arts. pulls out a tommy gun and unloads the whole thing

Evil vampire monk monologues about how unstoppable he is and is immune to hamon.

Jojo: Well how about grenade?

Evil vampire bats it away like its nothing.

Jojo: ssss. Grenades.

Boom

We were really confused getting into this show at first. When we first caught any of it I think we started in season 2? Idk, we watched some of it on toonami and got the impression it was the beginning of a brand new show. So we were utterly lost starting from the actual beginning lol. And it didnt help that we couldn't watch one of the episodes right when the action started happening with Johnathan.

Thanks again for getting us interested in this show!

-Foxy

Ooo, not a problem at all sobsibpsipbpus!!

We think we're talking about the same season* and yes, we agree we agree. The fakeouts are GLORIOUS.

We cannot wait to tell you that while it is not as blatant that Joseph* Joestar does, in fact, maintain his gremlin energy throughout his entire life sojbspjspjvp you will understand once you get through Stardust Crusaders if you haven't gotten there yet, Foxy.

Or, we can have you watch this Joseph Joestar Oh My God compilation that makes us laugh every time we watch it, and then you might get an idea. But the show is even funnier so, like, feel free to watch that and then you'll find this funnier with its context:

*We keep mixing these two names up? The compilation says Joseph, we're going with that. We could also be mixing up S1 with S2. ;×;

[davyjoneslockr]

i don’t want to spoil the party has a special place in my heart and i wanna hear about it

OH YEAH THAT FIC

I Don't Want To Spoil the Party also has a special place in my heart, because I had SO much fun writing it. It was my first ever multichapter fanfic, and I was holding myself to weekly chapter updates, which gave me something to look forward to (on top of the semester wrapping up + holiday season fuck yeah I love late November-early January so much). I was also just sorta winging it with a loose outline and the knowledge that it was, above all, just a fun fluffy fic, so. Yeah. I very much enjoyed the writing process :]

The idea actually came up as early as that summer, when I was working a factory job and spending all day listening to music. And every Beatles album. Chronologically. And then relistening. Etc. I Don't Want To Spoil the Party was a track I found super underrated on Beatles for Sale, already an underrated album, and it sparked a very vague fic idea - Fugo attends a party after rejoining Passione, ends up getting deep in the self-hatred sauce and storming out, and Narancia goes to find him. I even thought of having it be an actual, smaller party, like in the song. I'm not sure when I decided it'd be a big fancy Passione ball instead, but whatever. It made for a fun aesthetic. From there, I thought up the Fugio dance scene, the Fugo/Mista fight (because I guess I have to have at least one of those in every VA fic I write), and the little side chapter with Giorno and Mista. Everything else was sort of on the fly, which is why it's maybe a little disorganized and not a very Deep(tm) fic? But, again, was fun to write.

Also, this was one of the few fics I've written where I've had two beta readers. One was my partner, who reads like. Some of my fics before I post them? Not all, because they don't like angst, and tbh I don't think the stuff I write is all that interesting to them anyhow lol. But this was one that was Partner Beta'd :] And the other was a good friend of mine who I've always relied on for good writing criticism, but has never seen/read JJBA in her life. Everything she knows is from what I've told her, or what she's read in my fics (bc she's actually beta'd all of my fics, minus zine stuff, up to the first few chapters of YMYYYD) so it was a fun experience watching her form impressions of each character and the story just based on that. She told me Narancia was her favorite, but Fugo was the most relatable and she got very emotional over him multiple times (in this fic and YMYYYD, plus what I told her about canon). So there’s that

I was also super surprised at how well it was received. Especially since the first chapter is like. Kinda nothing? And there’s no dramatic conclusion where Fugio gets together (which is something I did decide from the start). But it’s my fic with the most hits, and the only one that’s gotten as many hits/kudos as my Jotakak fics (we don’t talk about those). At the end of the day, I don’t consider it my best fic or anything, but I do have a lot of fond memories associated with it, and I’m glad people found some sort of enjoyment in it, too :]

(Also, if you’re into meta stuff - I just threw a few songs I listened to a lot during the writing process into this playlist for funsies. Title track, Fugio dance, uhh Giorno in the garden I think? and Fugo + Narancia, in that order. This does not account for the several waltz compilations I listened to on youtube.)

[captainrandomobsessions]

*yeets a fucking table*

This is aimed at literally no one. I've just been anxious for two days and goddammit another thing has been added to the plate and we're at least gonna scrape that little bit off for fuck's sake!

Keep reading for anxiety-riddled rambling.

Uh...TW for Gore

*deep breath*

*ahem*

I am aware of canon. I know how canon works. I know it is there and I know that my favorite characters are not the blood-soaked bbys I want them to be. However(!), even though I will write my favorites as blood-soaked traumatized bbys, they are still, at their core these characters.

Now, you might be wondering what the fuck this is stemming from. Or not, I don't really care.

The first thing is Jason Todd. I love Jason, I really do. He's a fascinating character and deserves happiness. I won't give it to him, but he deserves it. I know that he has been written badly. I don't know if it's because I've been in fandom for 10+ years, or if I'm just really good at compartmentalizing, but I absolutely love Pit Madness while also being acutely aware that it's not canon (at least not completely) and that it doesn't excuse his actions, etc etc. I still love it. And I mean all versions of Pit Madness. Treating it like a deep-seated demonic hunger that needs to be satiated? Yes please! Treating it like a fever pitch of emotions that can just be sicced on people? Yes! Give it!

The same goes for Bakugou. I know he was kidnapped and so everyone agrees that he could never be canonically evil. But I also want him covered in blood with someone's exploded remains flecked across his face. All my favs should be allowed to be a little insane. For a treat. Michael from Lost Boys. Lovino/Romano from Hetalia. Albedo from Ben 10. Jonothan from JJBA. Etc etc so on and so forth.

The second stem is the fact that I really really struggle with people disliking something I like. It's probably part of the anxiety. Or maybe it's the potential autism (there is a long ass story there). Or maybe some other sort of neurodivergent thing. Idk, I'm getting a psych eval (mom's concerned Satan will somehow get involved).

I loved Blood of Zeus. It had flaws but there were hot people and I was watching it with my friends and that's all I really needed it. But a lot of people really didn't like Blood of Zeus. Logically, I know that's fine. That's how the world works. Some people like things and others don't. If everyone liked the same things, life would suck. And it's not that I think someone doesn't like me if they don't like what I like. It's more of the idea that I'm somehow upsetting you but liking the thing that you don't like. You don't like Pit Madness? I do...does that mean I'm a bad person? I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to be a bad person!

I had a full-blown anxiety attack when the newest Hetalia season came out because everyone was acting like if you like it then you're a nazi. And I'm not a nazi! I'm just sitting here with my AUs and my characters as I put them through hell for the umpteenth time. Or I'm reading World War Z and there were plenty of people talking about how American it is and stuff. And they weren't even bashing the book. They were just saying they didn't like it with perfectly valid arguments. And that's fine! I know that's fine! But I can't help but feel like I'm a bad person for liking the book.

Idk, it'll probably be attacked in therapy. I get to start with two therapists (my job made me go to one not knowing I had signed up for a different one literally that morning) next week.

[ambrosialdesire]

https://www.tumblr.com/ambrosialdesire/752167234105982976/i-have-a-question-did-u-ever-get-into-any-vampire

CASTLEVANIA IS SO FIRE LIKE RAHHHH. Alucard is soo FINE. I love those anime where all the episodes are on yt even if they are shitty like plot wise and a lil sus. For me like i remember watching this show called High school of the dead on yt and I shouldnt have been watching that in elementary school .

JUST FELL TO MY KNEES AT TGE FIRST EDIT 😭😭 I LOVED SERAPH OF THE END AND DIABOLIK LOVERS. i still do lowkey but like it was my shit for a while.

-🌷

castlevania is so good and alucard is so pretty, i went into the show pretty much blind haha

in the youtube era, i could NEVER find the right episodes in order or the blurriness was so bad i couldn't watch it or the captions were in spanish 😭 my old friend had a hella long written list of anime from the 90s to early 2000s that she binged and completed, and everyday she'd show it to me and talk about it all day, life was good during those days lol

watching high school of the dead in elementary is CRAZY 😭😭 i watched that one in like junior year of high school??? i didn't really watch the fanservice/ecchi anime until like sophomore-junior year cause i knew they were terrible but some of the plots be SLAPPING i stg, shit would've been way more interesting to follow along if it wasn't constantly on the cusp of being literal hentai and if the male mcs were actually interesting 💀💀 nowadays i don't follow people's anime recommendations that often anymore, esp if it's like isekai cause you already know it's gonna be weirdly sexual and i literally just want something that's fun to watch that'll be a lasting interest or an actually good conversation to have, but that's just me LMFAO

AND IM SORRYYYYY, i fr could not get into those two animes cause for some reason they irk me???? ik diabolik lovers is also a game series, don't really know if it's the visual novel type of game but i'd probably try to play them cause i fuck with visual novels so hard. but i think i never got into it because i heard it was boring or sumn idk which sucks cause reverse harems have a special place in my heart cause i wanna be the one coddled by a group of men that all like me 😫 SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT REVERSE HAREMS OR LOVE TRIANGLES but put me in a room with all the fictional men i like, i ain't EVER coming out and if i do, i will be in a wheelchair.

it's also the same with seraph of the end but with the art style I FR DON'T KNOW WHY IM NOT INTO IT BC OF THAT and it shouldn't be the art style's fault when i really enjoyed every season of jjba (from pt 1 to pt 4 cause i got too busy to watch the rest) as a whole to the point where my art style during 2020-2021 reflected off the pt 3 style. i am unfortunately judging the book by its cover 😭😭

[phunnyphis]

i can't stay silent any longer

i need to talk about this show. people need to know how bizarre this production is.

ok so this is idol x warrior miracle tunes

this is the first entry in the girls x heroine franchise, a short-lived live action magical girl series. basic premise is these girls are idols but they're magical girls and have to rid the world of negativity. there are no fights, they transform, and automatically go into a final attack and it's like that for 51 episodes. came out in 2017 to middling reception but it did really well in its target audience (girls aged 2-6 years old) and with the idol crowd. enough to gain 4 more seasons before going on an indefinite hiatus.

first weird thing: it's directed by takeshi miike. an extremely prolific japanese director who's known for doing a Lot of shit. he has over 100 films under his belt and none of them are the same in terms of tone or genre. infamously, he has directed the horror film Audition, Ichi the Killer, the Ace Attorney movie and the JJBA DiU film.

so needless to say the man has his toes in A Lot of different places. he's scary.

but miike is not why i wanted to talk about this. a lot of shows get dubbed and brought over to other countries, that's one thing and miracle tunes was no different, being brought over to Thailand, South Korea and China.

but how many shows are allowed to get full international adaptations and remakes? the same year that the original miracle tunes ended, 2018, there were reports that an english/international version was in the works because of how 'popular' it was in Japan. soon after, Mediterraneo Media, an Italian company, got their hands on the rights and began filming their adaptation. and so, this production became... the Italian Miracle Tunes remake.

this is a nearly shot for shot, costume-for-costume remake of the entire 51 episode original show, down to the same plot beats and even keeping some of the same names while localizing others. think how power rangers adapts super sentai footage but everything is refilmed.

Example: the villain group in the original is named the "Doku-Doku Dan" (roughly translating to The Toxic Troupe). In the remake, they are still called the Doku-Doku Dan and there is no explanation for why as far as I can tell.

transformation sequence comparison here

the remake had some cultural changes to it, being in italy now. the girls in both versions of the show get power-ups/form changes based on different genres of music (hip-hop, rock, and techno). In the Japanese version, the girls get an "Enka" themed power-up, while the Italian version has a "Flamenco" themed power-up.

the adaptation also had its own music, some which were semi-adaptations of the original j-pop songs, and some were original, all in italian of course. main difference being in the Japanese version, the girls sang their own songs since the show also acted as an idol group promotion tool. while in the italian version, all of these songs are not sung by the actresses. oh and there was a explicitly queer character in the japanese version that they made straight in the italian version. just. no reason. i guess. okay.

ok so a random italian remake is. odd, but not out of the realm of possibility. but it gets weirder when you realize the entire show wasn't even originally italian the entire production was filmed in english (minus the song performances), and *then* dubbed in Italian. Looking at any clip of the Italian remake you will Immediately realize none of what they're saying syncs up with their lips. it's terrifying. (i can't really show you an example without just pasting a full episode, but if you look up miracle tunes italia and watch for a minute or two, you'll see what i mean.)

none of the english versions of these episodes exist anywhere, as far as i can tell. i don't know if it can be considered lost media, but it is unreleased media.

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE

The Italian version of Miracle Tunes was also brought over to Greece and dubbed in Greek, almost fully. this exception being every single song was not the italian version, but a previously unreleased English version.

from what i know, there was an intention to eventually get an international release of miracle tunes in some capacity, hence the amount of english songs, marketing materials, and like The entire production of the show. but it hasn't materialized quite yet! anyways yeah hope you enjoyed by insane rambling of this weird rabbit hole of an adaptation.

[salthat]

I was tagged by @spaceofentropy my bff… I <3 you… I’m so sorry I forgor…

Name: Zheer

My first ever fandom: I’m honest to god not sure? But it was probably either Mario or TLOZ… I didn’t speak English but I knew those two words and looked them up on google. I used to carefully type out ever letter in the legend of Zelda…

My first TV show fandom: Also really not sure! It might have been an anime… maybe Pokémon but I’m really not sure. I remember being obsessive though?

How old I was: honest to god no idea. I would go on family devices and look them up on google.

Latest fandom I’ve joined: Hmm there’s probably a fandom I’ve interacted with in the past year that I haven’t been normal about + that wasn’t an old fandom I revisited when new material dropped. However the fandom I’ve been consistently interacting with is the Harringrove fandom!

TV/Movie fandom I haven’t joined but that I creep upon: Lowkey Howl’s Moving Castle? WAIT SHIT STEVEN UNIVERSE honest to god I only watched the first season but I’ve been keeping up with the drama through osmosis for years now and recently went hm. I remember the SU critical people always bringing up points I didn’t agree with, but thought I was the exception. I see now that I was correct for my opinions.

Favorite fandom: Ahhhh probably Kingdom Hearts or Harringrove. The Harringrove fandom is so nice and supportive!!! Never had a fandom so. Positive??? :] But the KH fandom always has such a special place in my heart… you guys are so deranged 💖 (in the most positive way possible.) But also god. The JJBA fandom is also so fun. Like I loved it there too, so much. In conclusion I love everything in this world. Peace and love

Most brainrot TV show: this is a great question I’m not quite sure I can answer. I guess I’m really more used to video games? But. No. 6 and Link Click did something to my brain. In recent memory.

Favorite fictional couple: You can’t ask me that question, man… everyone wins in my world… I think the like. Founding blocks of my tastes lie in Kawoshin and Caejose. Amen. You can really see that when you look at the fact that I ship Soriku and Harringrove. Like now that I think about they have the same vibes damn 💀 actually even the same plot points??? Caejose and Harringrove have a spoiled rich brunette boy and a bemulleted blonde boy who got abused and died in common 💀💀💀 and kawoshin and soriku have the whole “doomed and terribly loving in every world” type of vibe 💀💀💀

Guilty Pleasure TV show: Stranger things. 💀 honest to god what I actually care about is the actors and their performances. The plot takes a backseat to that LMAO

Something that made me happy this past week: Hmm… people liked my art and my bff instantly listened to an album I asked her to check out :]

That’s all folks! I’m not tagging anyone they can answer these questions themselves if they wanna. And I know I tend to ramble 💀