#manhua? comic? I’m not sure what to fucking call this

[somekirbyhater]

CHAPTER 2

omg omg omg OH. MY. GOD.

I'M FINALLY DONE. I'm SOO sorry for taking so long!!!

hopefully the next chapter is finished before December..

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[princessknightt]

Why You Should Give Yuri A Chance

So I made a reddit post and I’m just gonna dump all the text here and link it so you lovely folks could give it an upvote ;) I’ll link it first and just lol, do a read more thing under it if you’d rather read it on tumblr.

https://www.reddit.com/r/actuallesbians/comments/9paqmt/yall_should_try_reading_yuri_mangamanhwa/

So I've noticed a lot of lesbians and other wlw don't really read yuri manga or manhwa or manhua. And yes those are all different. Manga is Japanese, manhwa is Korean, and manhua is Chinese. There's also Thai yuri but I'm not sure what their comics are called. I have an idea why wlw don't read them and I'll agree with you gals. Yuri is sexualized and does have a bad reputation. BUT, and here's a huge but, it's definitely getting better. I could go into the history of yuri and why it was low-key, even high-key homophobic or sexist back in the day, but it's definitely getting better. If you only know of yuri from anime, then please throw that idea right in the trash. Yuri manga is different, there's actual lesbian authors and just woman authors in general that save the genre. 

I guess we can call this my Defense of Yuri. First of all, what yuri do people usually see and what's usually popular? It's stuff like Citrus and NTR that are popularized because they were animated. Also Happy Sugar Life and that new Loli Maid anime that's super gross. These manga are not really serious and end up being gross representations of what lesbians are like. And yet it's what's popular, leading people to believe most yuri is like this. This is wrong. There's a lot of yuri that is not fetishized and are published in yuri exclusive magazines such as Comic Yuri Hime or Yuri Shimai or Tsubomi. They also might just be original doujins that aren't officially published.

This brings me to my second point. Because the popular yuri titles are fetishized and really just paint yuri in a bad light, people wouldn't want to try diving into the genre. And that's the sad part because there are definitely queer authors who are making really good stuff that just isn't seen and supported enough to become popular. Nakatani Nio's Bloom Into You is a better yuri manga about discovering the MC's sexuality that isn't sexualized and is actually a serious work. It's also getting an anime adaptation so hopefully more people will give anime a chance. It's noteworthy that Nakatani Nio is a woman who, while she may not be queer, she actually understands how women think. That's honestly more important since the fetishized yuri tend to be made by men who have no clue.

So basically what I'm trying to get at is that the popular yuri titles are bad examples of what yuri is and can actually be, I'll list some examples of good yuri manga and a few manhwas and manhuas too. Before we go to the examples and recommendations, I just want to make sure that I reiterate that the popular yuri anime ain't shit and honestly you shouldn't really stream them either. Citrus is literally pseudo-incest, NTR is about cheating, Happy Sugar Life is about a pedophilic yandere, and the Loli Maid anime is pedophilic too. So yeah, just don't bother with them, they were definitely not written with women in mind. What you should do is try and support the queer and/or women authors who produce actual good yuri.

1. Tamen de Gushi by Tan Jiu (Chinese): So this one is one I think a lot of lesbians have actually read but this shit is super cute and about those two high school girls figuring out their feelings for each other. Unfortunately because of China's censorship laws, the author isn't allowed to show any explicit or even overt homosexuality in the story but it's still a really nice slice-of-life.

2. What Does the Fox Say? by Team Gaiji (Korean): Ah yes, another one that is fairly popular with lesbians I think. It's basically a dramatic romance between two office workers that's also a bit of a love triangle. It's very dramatic, kinda like a kdrama, and it's also very much gay. There's explicit gay content and you get invested in the story easily. (VERY NSFW)

3. Pulse by Ratana Satis (Thai): This is a more racy story about a heart surgeon and her patient haha. So it's definitely very dramatic but also very gay. Like wow it's gay as fuck. And the story itself is interesting and I got heavily invested in the drama too. (ALSO IT'S NSFW)

4. Collectors by Nishi Uko (Japanese): So this is a gem following the lives of two women who are avid collectors of things, and their relationship together. This is one of those rare ones where they're already together and it's just navigating their day to day lives in a very mature way. It's really nice.

5. Wife and Wife by Minamoto Hisanari (Japanese): So this is literally what the title says. It's slice of life with two women who married each other and it's their newlywed life. It's super cute and diabetes inducing and gay.

6. Bright and Cheery Amnesia by Tamamusi (Japanese): This one is a comedy about the trope where your lover gets amnesia but it's super cute because said lover immediately falls in love with you again. Except with two women and the humor is on point.

7. Strawberry Shake by Hayashiya Shizuru (Japanese): This is also a comedy, even going so far as a gag comedy about two idols and their love story. It's super funny and cute and one of my favorites because I read this when I was like, 15 and still questioning and it really just made me laugh. It was nice having a romantic comedy with a lesbian couple, er, pining lesbian couple.

8. Cirque Arachne by Saida Nika (Japanese): This is an interesting story about being in a circus and falling in love there. I'm not really sure how to describe it but it's really good.

9. The Love Doctor by Chamsae (Korean): This is a story about a college student consulting a "love doctor" about why she can't get a boyfriend (she doesn't actually feel any attraction to guys *hint* *hint*). And the doctor happens to also be gay oh my. But it's a nice drama that was honestly pretty relatable for me because I completely understood where the MC was coming from. And their relationship does get really cute and like all Korean manhwas, it's very reminiscent of a kdrama.

10. Bloom Into You by Nakatani Nio (Japanese): I already mentioned this story but this is a high school coming of age story. It's navigating the feelings the MC has and how those feelings "bloom." I think it's a very mature take on the typical high school love story and there's even an asexual male side character. I think it was nicely written and you can even buy the printed translated copies if you wanted.

These are just a few recommendations I have so if this post gets a lot of attention, I can make another post of recs that I think are good reads. You can find sites to read these through googling them and adding manga online or something, but most are found on dynasty reader (google it). Oh right, and also it's important to note whether it's Japanese or not because the Japanese ones are the only ones you read from right to left, the others are left to right. As an additional note, if anyone wants me to do like, a history of yuri or something, I can probably do that because god, I read too much. Or if you want more recs haha.

[queenharumiura]

Let’s learn about Neo

IN GENERAL.

Name : Jieun Nicknames :  Neo and JJ are the common nicknames I go by. Sexuality :  Ehhhhhh I never really though much about it. I’ll just chalk up my answer to Anime character-sexual. Pronouns : She/her/hers Are you a morning person? Define ‘morning’. On the weekends, i’ll be up until 5am. I’m very active in the am, until I finally decide to go to bed and just pass out for who knows how long. No, no i’m not a morning person. When swimming, do you prefer to do it in the ocean, or in a lake? TRICK QUESTION!– I can’t swim, therefore my answer is NONE OF THE LISTED.

ON TUMBLR.

Anyone you would like to meet in real life? Sure sure, i’d like to meet anyone I interact with on tumblr.  Anyone you have met in real life? An old rp friend of mine that I rp’ed with back on a forum. We met on Quizilla (who remembers that beast?) and we’ve been in contact ever since way back when and when I moved for my Job… turns out she lives not too far from me so I’ve met her in real life. I’m pretty sure that’s it, aside from IRL friends i’ve followed on tumblr. When did you first join? how old is your current account?  So apparently from yesterday it was the 6th year anniversary on my main account. I say it’s my main but I hardly ever visit it. This account is a bit over a year I believe? I forget.  Any peeves? Whenever I’m reading a manhwa or a manhua and people are calling it a ‘manga’. DO NOT? LIKE GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT IS DUE???? I am willing to bet an arm the moment anyone refers to a manga as a ‘comic’ there will be someone up in arms like: ‘IT’S CALLED MANGA YOU UNCULTURED SWINE’– however it’s totally okay to call a Korean/Chinese webtoon/comics Manga. Okay. Don’t give me that bullshit. Especially when people tell me ‘but it’s easier’ or ‘i’m too lazy to call it something else.’ Legit, do not with me. DO. FUCKING. NOT. That’s absolutely seriously rude and it’s not helping Manhwa/manhua get their names out there. Other countries can make wonderful works of art too!!!! Unpopular opinion : Ehhh… maybe the fact that I do not understand how a female muse can be judged for being in a relationship when all I have to do with refresh the dash and see a whole line of sin from all these male muses? Like, ehy is it female muses get judged so hard??? Just saying. Like, you can sin all you want. I don’t care. You do you. Just have fun! However, I don’t believe the sexual orientation of your muse should be the reason to deny threading? One main reason I get for people not wanting to thread with me is: ‘Yeah my character is Gay’. Well mine is the fucking angelic Queen of my life but you don’t see me denying to thread with muses because of their gender/race/sexual orientation/etc. You’d think i’m lying but i’ve been told point blank: ‘I don’t want to rp with you because Haru is a girl’. Like— okay? Haru would be such a supportive friend. Ye missing out, bro. 

FEELINGS.

Do you easily get jealous?  Yeah, I can. Though I can also get over it just as quickly.  Do you easily get angry?  Irritated, yes. Angry? Not really unless you touched upon one of my major. pet peeves.  Are you easy to cheer up? I can be, yeah.  What’s the most hurtful thing someone could do to you? Hurtful like physical… hurting me? There are stories about that. Emotional hurt? Wow…so many to choose from, like finding out my ‘friend’ from middle school was apparently mad that I was getting good grades? She felt as though I was ‘too smart’ or something and so she plotted to kill me in the school library but she failed to do so. lol. Ironically, she had better grades than I did. lolol Are you good at hiding your emotions?  I mean, i’m not the best at expressing myself as I like to keep to myself very often. I’m very cautious and I don’t really like to be too honest on an emotional level. I however, do not hide anger at all. I cannot hide my anger. If I am upset with you, oh… you’ll know.  What’s the very best way to cheer you up?  Talk to me about my Queen, Haru Miura or just talk to me about under-rated/loved characters. Double points if you talk to me about characters from series no one really knows/talks about such as ‘Defense Devil’ or ‘Lookism’. 

RELATIONSHIPS.

Are you currently in a relationship?  Do otome games count…? Do you currently have a crush on someone?  … Do anime characters count…?  Do you kiss on the first date? Naahhhhh Do you prefer going out, or staying home, when it comes to dates? I prefer staying in when I’m dating myself (aka having a ‘me’ day’), but I like going out when I’m going on a holiday date (aka it’s Valentine’s day let’s treat myself).

THINGS.

Favorite drink : Green or Black tea? I also really like Mango Lassi, or green tea bubble tea.  Favorite food : Too many foods to choose from like Korean BBQ, Yukgaejang, ddukbokki, but I do really love curry made with coconut milk? Most calming place?  My room. Most stressful place? The OUTSIDE. lol jk, totally the Dentist’s office due to ‘my past dentist was such a screw up, he messed  up my mouth so bad in a few years my jaw will apparently come unhinged so I will eventually require surgery to break my jaw and put a metal ball inside to make a pseudo-ball and socket joint’ experiences. Though my boss’s office is also stressful because sometimes he just as a person stresses me out. I could go on hours long tangents about him. Most prized possession?  Can you tell i’m very bad at the whole ‘choose the best’ kinda thing? I dunno. I am a bit of a packrat so I value many things. Like my Hibird plush, or presents I’ve recieved from friends, my gift bag I’ve stuffed full with cards i’ve received, the diploma that is proof I actually graduated from HELL, etc etc. 

TAG PEOPLE.

Tagged by : Tumblr is telling me that I got tagged by @nadiwayagari but I didn’t see the @ tag. You are drunk tumblr, go home. Tagging : Mmnnn yeah I don’t really tag people.

[somekirbyhater]

“Ascension of SS2”

Right to Left

Dear God, why the FUCK did I do this to myself.

Anyways, this IS NOT a redraw of ANYTHING, just an idea over old art I redrew. VVVVVVVVVVV

Also rip Nintendo 3DS/WiiU online service it was fun while it lasted…

[somekirbyhater]

“Almost To MayTown”

yes for some reason it was “to” and not “at”

Right to Left

Original: on the top; check alt for dates

Remake: on the bottom; finished May 10th 2024

Honestly I really wanted to challenge myself by drawing MayTown (and making more of these comic/manhua panels? Idk anymore man) and.. it’s not good.

The grass is a checker pattern instead of the large diamond pattern and MayTown has ALOT of buildings and details missing… (perspective issues as well)

Without the material I used to overlay the art with, it looked plastic like and not in a good charming way…

Reference I used to draw MayTown vvvvvvvvvvv

I’m not good at drawing backgrounds, and instead of trying over and over again to make it perfect, I should keep moving forward.

Just like my old art

[somekirbyhater]

CHAPTER 1

(Before you start, the first two images were added months after. This is why there are two titles and signatures)

Sorry for taking almost a month to complete this!

the “old art” part of this isn’t here yet…

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