#manga collecting PH

[hozuhaku]

got some new hikago volumes! i'm so happy to have them. 🥰

if you're wondering why they're in japanese, i'm not really a big fan of how the title looks in english. i don't even know how, it just irks me 😭 and luckily for me, the japan thrift shop i go to is a haven for old untranslated manga. i got these all for 100₱ or roughly 2$ each! so, i get the manga i love for cheap AND i don't have to see the english version's title. double win!

i really love this place, and if there's any people in the PH who love collecting raw or old manga, please visit it! it's in this old mall called araneta town square (araneta square mall in google maps), and it's near LRT monumento station. it's at the third floor, near the end of the floor. you'll immediately recognize it by the amount of bookshelves you'll see from the outside.

[lenasprouts-words]

olderbrother!skz headcanons :3

gn!reader with a scenerio w menstruation in changbin’s! maknae line

i want an older brother… anyways

bang chan

oh ho ho you KNOW hes gonna be super duper protective of u

like nuh uh the kids can NOT meet you

but u still get to hang out w maknae + jin line (closer to their age)

age gap is like three years or smth so

his parents adopted you when he was four and u were one

movie nights every weekend frfr

or atleast movie nights on call

and whenever you got tea, he’s on the ready

best best advice, like, ever

sometimes you wonder if this is his nineteenth life or smth

so wise

you painted a mug for him once

no one is allowed to touch it

it has its place in the gym bros’ dorm

sometimes picks you up and runs when your talking to someone

and if you ignore him he’ll start cuddling up to you

’channie get tf away go annoy seungmin or whatever im studying’

gives you nicknames like ‘buggy bear’ and ‘baby duck’

makes you learn languages with him

when he learned ikaw for manila, ph concert he showed you first

bc he knows you like listening to tagalog

he has videos of you singing and falls asleep to it when he gets homesick

lets you listen to his unreleased songs and tracks on his laptop

you got to make one that one time at home too

you send little messages to him thru out the day

and scold him when he’s up working

you know bc he gave you his location

you bought his bubble and constantly tease him

when he comes home he takes you and berry to the aquarium

he picks you up and spins you when yall hug

its the funnest thing ever

will not hesitate to bring up that time you ate hamster poop thinking it was choco chips

lee know

okay he’d be really scary to your friends but like a cat around you

your age gap b like, one or two years

he annoys you about anything

crushes, enemies, good animes or mangas

stuff like that

in turn you bug him about the members

’whats jisung like when hes sick’ ‘oh do you know innie’s plans are tomorrow’

he finds your hyunjin pc collection and blows your phone up

but his hugs are so nice and warm

he holds you by the shoulders and his hands go down your back

eventually he starts tickling you

but you use the self defense moves he’s been teaching you

one of your middle school friends had a crush on him

they were flabbergasted when you walked home together

buys you things that remind you of him

and leaves it on your window sill/table/bed

his favorite hoodie is the bunny w the middle finger bc you gave it to him

makes your lunch for you and leaves slightly passive aggressive notes in them, still sweet tho

although once you got a note that said

’give me back my hoodie or i’ll shove a water bottle up your asshole. xoxo lino hyung’ that was for jisung

once decided to pick you up from work to get sushi

your coworkers were like

’wow i didnt know they had a boyfriend’

you cried laughing hearing that and so did min

teased you about the fanfic you wrote when you were thirteen

and you tease him about the 2PM shrine he had

obviously you both r cat ppl

so he takes you to cat cafe dates all the time

insists on paying and saying you’ll pay next time

sends random ass pics on tour all the time

changbin

he absolutely cherishes you

like holds you up like a trophy infront of his friends all the time

youre two-three years apart from each other

he loves loves giving you piggy back rides

also loves squeezing the life out of you

youre the one he goes to when he buys something

and he’s the one you go to for relationship advice

once you took him to an amusement park

your camera roll was full of blackmail

tens of millions of inside jokes

one of the kids will fix their hair and you’ll both burst out laughing

bc once changbin ran into a pole fixing his hair

your ultimate group is newjeans so you went to a fansign

and got bin a signed teddybear

he cried when you gave it

he constantly tells you to be safe

when your going somewhere

’bye baby cub (nickname lol), be safe have fun love ya!’

when you need a little pick me up

he comes to you with your favorite ice cream flavor and his laptop

your emergency contact

one of your friends has to text him and he gets super suspicious

’cub who tf is this? why were they texting me?’

almost started a whole ass fight

its okay tho he apologized and bought chocolate

constantly tells you to go to bed early bc he doesn’t want you to ‘become like channie-hyung’

will run to get you what you need

if you got your period and arent prepared he’ll know

just sprints to the nearest cvs

even cleans up your nasty bedsheets bc u leaked

’oh dont worry cub i can handle it’

your on his close friends list on instagram

most times its just dedications to you that he puts on his story

hyunjin

his day one frfr

like your only a year apart so your tight asf

his hugs will be gentle but so warm

bear hugs>>>>

his huge ass hands will totally go around your neck for comfort

he also digs his face into your shoulder

he paints many things for you

like he’ll also give you his unfinished projects when he’s sick of them

shines when you compliment him

teaches you choreos and lets you make up some

dyes your hair often too

spa nights where its just the two of you with a movie of your choice in the bg

those are the days where you can just. let go

tea gets spilt. i mean like, you know absolutely everything abt the other atp

spontaneous karoake nights

he gets worried when you drink tho

’noooo what if you fall on your face and then it gets ruined!!’

when he’s tired or down tho

one of the members text you and you come over with your comfort box you packed for these situations

face masks, iced americanos, watermelons, fluffy blankets, llama eye masks for sleeping, an air purifier, room spray, and a huge hoodie and sweatpants/shorts bc he probs did NOT shower in his funk

when he goes home you take walks together and catch up

also you just. really like smelling his room

it smells like flowers and the perfume your late grandfather used

gifts you things from versace

his favorite colors are black and white; yours are brown and grey

picture wall of polaroids w photos u took together

you stream his music 24/7

he writes sad sad songs abt missing you

worse than hannie and his break up songs 😭

working on the maknae line!

[elstreem]

A collection of smol Link in Akira Himekawa's Phantom Hourglass manga (feat. some Linebeck and Ciela, too!). He's just so cute, even when he's being all >:(

I want to make a proper, detailed appreciation post for this and the ALttP manga sometimes, but I'm really bad at taking photos of my manga...I have to heavily edit these with my phone's camera app. I know there are scanner apps for these and I tried them before, but I want to try editing these by myself and seeing how clear I can make my own scans. So it will be a while before I can make a good post...

I still have to finish TotK (nearly done with it actually!) but I've been having a strong urge to replay both PH and ALBW. Those two are so comforting to go back to.

Here, have Linebeck offering you one last Link to take.

[levelivi]

Hi, I'm Janina, but you can also call me Level. I turned 25 y/o this year, and my pronouns are she/her. I'm Filipina/from the PH but moved to the US. I love making pixel art and would love to open commissions soon. I have a growing collection of tamagotchi! When I have an art block or just free time in general, I watch anime, read manga, and play video games. I hope to improve my art and for people to see and appreciate my drawings too. (●'◡'●)

[yandere-romanticaa]

Did you watch and/or read Pandora Hearts??? May i ask what your opinion is of Jack??? (istg he is my first experience into Yandere like holy shit what he did for Lacie???? Am a zing. Insanity. I couldnt tell if he loved her or just wanted to use her as an excuse to keep on living and if any relationship he fostered with the Baskervilles were real. Im sorry i just ksbdshjaba PH is honestly the only manga series i tried so hard to collect and complete bc its so special to me. I love it.)

SORRY FOR RAMBLING I JUST HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS AND NEVER MET ANYONE ONLINE WHO KNEE OF IT AND IT BREAKS MY HEART

IT'S OKAY BECAUSE I ADORE THIS MANGA

Jack is a character I can't help but to be fond of (my tastes are trash ik) but the way it was revealed that he was the big bad bastard was just so good, my poor little jaw was on the FLOOR. He's the kind of guy I really want to beat with a shoe... I feel like his affection for Lacie was true and pure at the start, anyone in his position would feel the same if they were in his shoes. (if you don't know/can't remember Jack was an orphan or something like that and he basically lived on the streets until he met Lacie. He was miserable until the two became friends.) But his affection later got so much more dark and creepy to the point that it became a flat out obsession. Truth be told it's been a while since I read the manga so I'm sorry if I mess something up 😭😥

[sanhatipal]

I just noticed the pandora hearts shrine in your collection sent to @dailyfigures , I absolutely love what you've done with it and can't believe you have every single volume AND the light novels and the artbooks... you are my idol 💖💖💖

Thank you so much,anon,you made my day ;-;

I'm honoured, please feel free to look around! I love Pandora Hearts , it's my favourite manga,and also the first manga I collected and in fact the first animanga I actually spent money on, where I started collecting figures,and also the reason I decided to learn to sculpt,so that I could make PH figures! Seeing them get love always makes me happy! And once again thank you for this sweet ask, I'm flattered and honoured ;-; have this upside down hibiscus as thanks!

[yurimother]

'Whisper Me a Love Song' Volume 5 Released in Print

On July 19, Kodansha released the fifth volume of Eku Takashima's popular Yuri manga Whisper Me a Love Song (Sasayaku You ni Koi o Utau) in paperback. A digital version of the English volume was released in May. Kodansha is set to publish the sixth volume in October.

Whisper Me a Love Song follows first-year student Himari Kino, who “falls” for her senior, Yori Asanagi, when she sees her sing with the band at a welcome party for new students. When Himari confesses her feelings, Yori is eager to respond, but the two girls soon find that they have very different ideas of love and admiration.

The publisher describes the fifth volume:

Himari and Yori are settling into their relationship, but there's still tension in the air -- tension, that is, between SSGIRLS and Lorelei, the band Shiho joined after she acrimoniously quit SSGIRLS. Aki remains bent on finding out exactly why Shiho left so abruptly and angrily, but she doesn't always ask in the most delicate way -- and Shiho doesn't seem interested in opening up. When Shiho and Himari unexpectedly bump into each other, Shiho shares a bit of her hidden past. It gives Himari an idea, but will it help heal the rift between the two former friends, or make things even worse?

Whisper Me a Love has been serialized in Comic Yuri Hime since February 2019. Ichijinsha released the sixth collected volume in April. The manga is translated into English by Kevin Steinbach with lettering by Jennifer Skarupa.

The series is celebrated by audiences and critics for its character, story, and artwork. The manga was awarded first place in Yuri Navi’s Fifth Yuri Manga Sousenkyo, an online popularity poll in Japan, overtaking Nakatani Nio’s Bloom Into You, which held the top spot for the previous four years. YuriMother gave the first three volumes an 8/10 score, praising the characters and their infectious passion for each other.

Eku Takashima is a Yuri mangaka known for her Kantai Collection doujinshi and her series Whisper Me a Love Song. She illustrates Teren Mikami’s Yuri light novel series There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… (Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Muri Muri! (*Muri Janakatta!?)) and has contributed to numerous Yuri anthologies, including Yuri Drill, Jingai, and the official Citrus Manga Anthology.

You can check out Whisper Me a Love Song digitally and in paperback today: https://amzn.to/3PvFMvv

Reading official releases supports creators and publishers. YuriMother makes a small affiliate commission from sales to help fund future coverage.

[cheekbites-moved]

actually, you know what, since i am an old ass bitch, let me just like. convey to you what actually getting to read pandora hearts in real time was like.

*old granny voice* back in my day...

pandora hearts published prior to yenpress releasing english translations alongside the japan releases of chapters. i don’t know if vnc was THE starter for them doing that, but it was actually one of the very first mangas they did that with. i distinctly rmr everyone being very excited/relieved abt that when it was announced, lol

ANYWAY

since we didn’t get the official english translations until the full volumes were released, obviously english speaking fans had to rely on bilingual fans to translate the content.

the usual routine was someone (i don’t remember who, it’s been 6 yrs, pls forgive my terrible memory lol) would take pictures of certain panels from the magazine chapter release, and then share those pictures, along with a general summary of what the chapter entailed.

then, someone would upload the entire chapter’s “raws” (japanese release) that they had scanned, and the english speaking fans would die seeing all pages with no context as to what anyone was saying.

and then, like, anywhere from a week to a month or longer later, we’d get the full fan translated english release of the chapter (fallen syndicate was the group if im recalling correctly), and die all over again but with full context.

SO IN CONCLUSION... TKJRTKRTJKRTJ BE GRATEFUL NEW VNC FANS THAT U DONT KNOW PH VETERANS PAIN BC IT WAS WORSE THAN U CAN IMAGINE LMFAO

OH YEAH ALSO. VNC WAS ANNOUNCED WITH THIS IMAGE

IMAGINE UR STILL SOBBING OVER THE PH ENDING AND MOCHIJUN JUST DROPS THIS IN THE LAST PH ARTBOOK. IF UR WONDERING, NO, I NEVER WAS ABLE TO COLLECT ALL THE PIECES OF MY SHATTERED HEART TKTKJRTJK

[wakingwinds]

just a silly goofy guy. enjoyer of clownary and tomfoolary of all kinds. raging homosexual.

narcoleptic + autistic + plural (feel free to ask for tips on writing these in fics!)

yes, i wrote that one satire fic people got mad at. it was a joke. please stop leaving hate comments, they just make me want to laugh at you

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ww/ph + fsa manga + sksw + loz1&2 enthusiast sidlink + vidow + ravioli enjoyer proud member of linebeck nation

if you want to know more about me, ask me yourself, i love getting asks! (i dont bite i prommy)

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[abri-chan]

Vincent & Gilbert, a short analysis

A thing that interests me is the question of what makes siblings siblings, or how can you tell two characters are siblings? For example, an easy one, unrelated to PH, may be sharing the same eyes, maybe as one parent.

What I think these two brothers have in common, or the essence that gives out they are brothers, is what I will call "happiness in waiting."

It goes as follows:

First, they are both the last two(?) (one of the last) characters left alive to wait out the ending of the manga, as Baskervilles live longer than the avg human, and possibly everyone else is dead, at best by natural causes, by now.

It is the clearest for Gilbert, as he openly states he will wait for Alice and Oz to be reborn; and that's his way of being happy: waiting on a miracle. Because as Vincent says, whole souls are reborn/reincarnated in this world, there's no guarantee they will even meet (White Alice saying to Cheshire: let's meet again), let alone be born with same looks, or partial memories of a previous life. I also kinda saw Gilbert as an asexual character (not that it matters, bc you can have a sexuality, but prioritize something else in life), so it seems waiting on Alice and Oz, his friends, without a partner, was a happy life for him. In his waiting, Gilbert possibly either writes down the story somewhere to tell after, or collects items for the ones that survived the "action" ending of PH (as opposed to epilogue) for proof of Oz's and Alice's existence, and a way to bring back their memories.

Vincent on the other hand, is happy in waiting for his own disappearance by rewriting history in a way that he never existed. Yes, he is a sexual character, who sleeps around for power and allies, but what he fantasizes about the most is his own wish of disappearances. He is happy in planning how he will disappear, and waiting along for his plan to come together, to the point of obsession where he won't even hear Gilbert that he wants his brother alive and with him. In a way, Vincent is selfish and thinking for himself, as he won't consider Gilbert's happiness over his own self destructive tendencies and the happiness or high he gets for waiting on the final day to come.

However, when the waiting is done, and he can finally die, even tho he tells himself he is fine with it, Ada physically opens the door, and suddenly he realizes that it was all a lie, and what he wants the most is to be forgiven. Because there's no more waiting; it is time for action, and he's not ready to take action. In a way, despite Vincent being the "bad" apple of the two, he is noble in how the waiting is for others, and we see the same pattern as applied to Ada, who is now important to him. He waits for her to find someone to truly make her happy, content with confirming from afar, and then finally leaves. Possibly spending the rest of his time chasing for Alice's and Oz's reincarnation, as he waits out on Gilbert's miracle, and possibly being the one to find the miracle and bring the two kids to Gilbert.

***

Adding my own take on why one is happy waiting: waiting is a lot like sketching for an artist, which as an artist friend of mine told me, is infinite possibilities (or all the possibilities are open), and that's why artists often dislike the final product as opposed to the sketch.

The end (of waiting) confronts you with the task or duty of selecting a possibility, or even coerces you into it, and a person used to waiting, is not prepared to choose.

[hichandesu]

Mygad I love the fact that watching VnC is making me reminisce PH

Vanitas speaking in front of a crowd

Reminded me of Jack speaking in front of a crowd as well

Not to mention their costumes are quite similar and both mysterious type

I'm so loving VNC now I really want to collect the manga but why oh why the first few volumes are not available on the sites I've searched for 😪

[alyasgf]

Adrien’s Admirer- Adrinette April Day 6 -Anime!

Summary- Adrien Agreste has a secret admirer and its none other than Marinette Dupain Cheng.

Word Count

1650

Excerpt

Realizing how insane it’d look to carry all of these presents to Adrien at once and that all of them being from her might be weird, an idea struck.

“What if I hid them around for him to find from a secret admirer!” Marinette proposed excitedly. “It’d be perfect! I’d be able to see his adorable reactions without feeling embarrassed!”

AO3

The pedestal Marinette had put Adrien on in her younger years had been far too high. It seemed the more time she spent with him the dorkier and more human he became. First it had been the puns, then his concerningly large ladybug merchandise collection that he was extremely fond of, and now he’s a huge anime fan.

Marinette hadn’t meant to find his anime dvd collection. He had asked her to choose a movie while he grabbed snacks since they finished studying early enough that Nathalie had yet to come to kick her out. She had already gone through a few shelves when she found one that seemed to be hidden in a corner. As she looked closer she noticed the entire shelf was filled with volumes of anime, and the shelf beside it manga.

She couldn’t imagine why it was hidden. Was he ashamed? Adrien had been sheltered most his life and the way he acted, well Marinette was surprised she hadn’t realized sooner. Half his lines felt as though they were picked straight from an anime.

As she heard him approach the door she chose a random horror movie and went to sit down. This gave her a perfect idea.

As Adrien went to a closet collected blankets to sit on, Marinette began brainstorming for the perfect birthday present to incorporate her latest discovery.

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By the time September 3 rolled around Marinette was slightly worried she’d gone too far this time. At first, she decided to just design a sweater with a few of the animes she remembered seeing in his collection. But she saw the cutest My Hero Academia beanie while at the shops and just had to remake it. Then came socks, pjs, and a ladybug mug she she happened to pass by.

But any friend would go out of their way to cater to a friends interests right?

“Absolutely not, Marinette.”

“Well thanks Alya.” Marinette huffed while packaging all of the gifts in her room the night before.

“Girl, I think its about time you told him! Its been years and not just anyone spends upwards of 40 hours working on gifts for a ‘friends’ niche interest.” Alya cooed at her from atop of her bed.

“Are you crazy? I just gained enough confidence to be his friend, confessing my love to him is a whole other level I can’t even begin to be ready for!” Realizing how insane it’d look to carry all of these presents to Adrien at once and that all of them being from her might be weird, an idea struck.

“What if I hid them around for him to find from a secret admirer!” Marinette proposed excitedly. “It’d be perfect! I’d be able to see his adorable reactions without feeling embarrassed!”

Alya sighed. “I guess it’s better than you panicking and never giving them to him.” She replied dejectedly.

“Thats the spirit.” Marinette said, taping the last perfectly wrapped gift and joining her friend on the bed. “Now since you’re here you’re obligated to help me plan this.”

“I’m not the one with his schedule memorized.” Alya complained, groaning. “What help am I?”

“Moral support!”

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Adrien woke up the next morning to his usual. A lonely breakfast and a report of his schedule from Nathalie. He almost could have been fooled into thinking it was any other day.

“Your father sends his wishes Adrien.” Nathalie said as she walked out of the room.

One thing he could be excited by was school. There there’d hugs and birthday wishes and maybe even a sweet snack from a certain blue eyed girl.

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As expected, as he steeped out of the sleek black car (after receiving a small Ladybug action figure from the gorilla) he was practically toppled by Nino.

“Happy birthday bro!” He exclaimed, hugging him tightly.

Adrien smiled fondly at the boy. “Thanks Nino.” He said with a chuckle.

“Hopefully your old man will let me come over after school and I can give you your present then?.” Nino questioned hopeful.

“Sorry, I have fencing after school.” Adrien sighed.

“Can’t you just skip? It is your birthday after all.” Nino whined.

“You know how he is. The world could be ending but as long as I’m on time for my appointments he won’t care.” Adrien replied, walking along with Nino towards the front of the school.

As he approached he saw Alya and Marinette camping out by the entrance.

Once they were in hearing distance Adrien said, “Good news is he allowed me to spend lunch outside the house! I figured we could all spend it at the park.”

Marinette squealed excitedly as she ran to hug him, nearly squishing the pastry box she held in the process.

“What she means by that is happy birthday.” Alya laughed while she waited her turn to hug him.

“Happy birthday Adrien!” Marinette said with a slight blush as she handed him the box.

Inside was what looked to be 5 handmade passion fruit macarons, same as she had given him for the last 2 years. It still managed to warm his heart.

“Thanks guys.” He said hugging Alya and mouthing a thank you to Marinette. “If you have anything for me wait until lunch so it can almost be a real party?”

Everyone nodded in response. “Just us?” Nino asked.

“Preferably.” Adrien said sheepishly.

They all walked together to the lockers, chatting comfortably. Marinette seems a little anxious, for what reason Adrien couldn’t say.

He opened his locker and a small black box tumbled out. He caught it and looked at Nino questioningly.

“Wasn’t me.” He said shrugging. “Looks like a note fell out though.” He picked it up from the floor and handed it to Adrien.

“Happy birthday! Thank you for being a ray of sunshine for everyone.” Adrien read aloud smiling fondly. “It’s not signed?”

“Someone as a secret admirer.” Nino teased. “Now hurry up and open it I’m intrigued!”

“Okay okay.” Adrien said, his smile growing as he saw the contents. Inside was a sweater decorated with a Parasyte theme.

“I didn’t know you liked anime.” Nino said curiously.

“Eh never came up.” Adrien replied. He pulled the jacket over his head and looked down at it. Looking at it now he made a discovery. The jacket looked custom, and he only knew one person capable of such a feat.

“Nino I think Marinette made this!” Adrien exclaimed in a hushed tone. “Why wouldn’t she sign?”

“Maybe she wanted it to be anonymous?” Nino closed his locker and started heading to class.

“Should I tell her I know?” Adrien asked, following close behind.

“Nah she clearly wanted it to be secret, just keep it that way.”

—————-

Marinette was still giddy from that morning. The way Adriens eyes lit up when she handed him the pastry box was only matched by the smile that spread across his face when he pulled the present from his locker.

She decided to give the ladybug mug to him in person, figuring giving him an anime present may give away the identity of his secret admirer.

As she sat behind him in class she couldn’t help but sigh at how nicely the sweater fit him. She could definitely get used to seeing him in her designs.

Suddenly she felt a strong elbow in her side.

“Marinette!” Alya whispered aggressively. “Mademoiselle Bustier has called your name twice already!”

“Here!” Marinette blurted out immediately.

“Yes I’m aware you’re here Marinette. I asked if you could read the next section.”

She heard a small chuckle from Adrien and sheepishly decided to focus on how the jacket fit him another time.

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Marinette had ran into a slight problem after lunch. She had already given Adrien his mug (he squealed in delight when he received it), left the beanie in his locker after lunch (he immediately shoved it on and hadn’t taken it off yet) and planned to hide the socks in his fencing bag after school, but she still had yet to give him the phs.

She ran over his schedule about a thousand times throughout the day and could think of no other opportunity that wouldn’t give away her identity as his secret admirer.

“Isn’t there any way you could leave it at his house?” Alya suggested.

“No his dad’s assistant might say something. I just don’t wanna risk it!” Marinette whined.

Then an idea struck.

“Actually Alya I just remembered something in his schedule that leaves a perfect time.” She fibbed.

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Adrien was on cloud nine. All of Marinette’s gifts were perfect. You could tell she put thought into them. She even left little notes with each one.

The beanie came with a note that said ‘Thank you for being the such an amazing friend’ and the socks he received during fencing came with a note that read ‘your smile brightens up my world.’ What a nice thing to say to a friend.

As he went up to his room after an extremely exciting day he opened his door to see a flash of red leave through his open window. He could recognize the sound of that string anywhere.

Ladybug had just been in his room!

He looked around to see if anything was different. On his bed he saw a perfectly wrapped gift. It was wrapped in lavender paper with a pink ribbon.

On top was a note. ‘My heart is forever yours’

Adrien’s heart stopped.

That’s Marinette’s handwriting. Marinette’s decorative paper. Marinette’s methodically wrapped gift.

Still in shock he opened it and it confirmed his suspicions. Inside were Death Note pjs.

Marinette had been anonymously giving him anime gifts all day.

Marinette was Ladybug. Ladybug was his secret admirer.

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As they were leaping across building that evening Chat could tell Ladybug was in a good mood.

“Thanks for the gifts today, Marinette.” The blonde hero mentioned casually.

Ladybug effectively face planted into the ground.

Notes

A little late to the party but here nonetheless.

Also I didnt reread this before posting so if you see any mistakes,,, no you didnt :)

@adrinetteapril

[acaseforpencils]

Molly Crabapple.

Molly Crabapple is an artist and writer in New York. She is the author of two books, Drawing Blood and Brothers of the Gun (with Marwan Hisham), which was long-listed for a National Book Award in 2018. Her reportage has been published in The New York Times, New York Review of Books, The Paris Review, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker and elsewhere. Her art is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art. Her animated short, A Message from the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has been nominated for an Emmy award.

Read Molly’s New Yorker piece here.

Tools of choice:

Ecoline dyes

ultra fine manga nibs

ultra fine pilot pens

mechanical pencils

Arches cold press watercolor blocks

Dr Ph Martin's bleedproof white

matte medium for pasteups

Tool I wish I could use better: Oil paints!

Tool I wish existed: Something that could actually erase ink.

Tricks: Dr Ph Martin's bleedproof white!! It covers like acrylic, flows like dye, and you can use it to make the most ultra thin lines on earth.

Misc: The world is in chaos and no one knows what is going on, so you might as well do what you love with as much rigor and discipline and passion as is in you.

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[changeling-rin]

Next up for Zelda Stuff I Own is the books!  Which might arguably be the largest part of my collection, oddly enough.

We’ve got the complete Historia set, plus a BotW-themed concept book that I found in a secondhand bookstore (and was utterly thrilled about); the OoA, OoS, MM, LttP, PH, and MC manga; and a little concept art book that came with my copy of the Link’s Awakening remake!

[alicenpai]

The guilt I currently feel about throwing out my PH mnaga after struggling to sell them/give them away for over a year... I hope you manage to find the ones you need!

oh my gosh nah I toootally understand eventually throwing out old stuff bc sometimes it's out of necessity right.. like when I moved out of my apt from college, a LOT had to be discarded bc i was in a rush and the car just didn't have space for another bag of stuff..........

and thanks I hope so too! apparently manga going out of print w/o notice is pretty common - so I'm not the only one to fall victim to older series going out of print. I don't collect a lot in the first place, I kind of only want to finish the ph and fma collection i started 🙈 and vnc as it keeps going. that's it, i'm satisfied with just mochijun and fma HAHA. I'm sure I will find them eventually, I check around often! or I'll just cave and get it digitally/get the set in japanese bc reading with furigana isn't too bad and it's somehow really cheap.

[goteamphilippines]

For GO-VA's Got Talent Season 5, Novielyn and her sisters (hence, "Tres Marias") performed their favorite song from the best-selling manga and movie collection “Sailor Moon.”

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