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そして, 長い旅 (Soshite, Nagai Tabi) by Mari Kaneko & Bux Bunny / 金子マリ & バックスバニー
Album: Shoot the Moon Year: 1978 Label: CBS/Sony Lyrics: Yuka Kamebuchi / 亀渕友香 Music: Mari Kaneko / 金子マリ
#city pop#mari kaneko & bux bunny#1978#cbs/sony#yuka kamebuchi#mari kaneko#70s city pop#subcategory: jazz-funk/soul#admin fave#hidden gem#my channel#金子マリ & バックスバニー#Youtube
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迷路 (Meiro) by 金子マリ & バックスバニー / Mari Kaneko & Bux Bunny
Album: Mari & Bux Bunny Year: 1976 Label: CBS/Sony Lyrics: Yasukiyo Taniguchi / 谷口康清 Music: Yoshihiro Naruse / 鳴瀬喜博
#japanese new music#mari kaneko & bux bunny#1976#cbs/sony#yasukiyo taniguchi#yoshihiro naruse#mari kaneko#subcategory: blues-rock/soul#hidden gem#my channel#金子マリ & バックスバニー#Youtube
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Mari Hanamura (U6) is happy to learn that it's Ice Cream Day in the Unicorn HQ cafeteria, while Johnny Sokko is content to chug some whiskey.
#Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot#Giant Robo#Johnny Sokko#U7#Mitsunobu Kaneko#Mari Hanamura#U6#Tomomi Kuwabara#Unicorn#tokusatsu#Japanese superheroes#Toei
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Soo mari, should we... Talk to you when Sunny's around? Also, anons I could use a hand with the cleaning xD
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New magical girls incoming 2025 from creator of symphogear!
Princession Orchestra
King Records and UNISON are collaborating for Princession Orchestra. Created by Akifumi Kaneko (Symphogear), director Shin Oonuma (Prisma Illya) and character designer Mari Shimazaki (Bayonetta) and others.
Minamo Sorano/Princess Ripple is voiced by Azusa Aoi.
Kagari Shikibe/Princess Zeal is voiced by Yuri Fujimoto.
Nagase Ichijo/Princess Meteor is voiced by Azusa Tachibana.
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‧₊˚✧ ❛[ succubus at the school of mythics ]❜
━━━ .°˖✧ requested by anonymous (at the end) ˚₊ ⊹
ft. scarle yonaguni, aia amare, maria marionette, aster arcadia, kyo kaneko, ren zotto (seperate) x f! reader — iluna, nijisanji en
╰₊✧ iluna members dating the new girl at the institute of mystics who happens to be a demon of lust┊2.8k words
contains: smut!! dom reader & sub scarle, aia, mari, aster, kyo, ren┊succubus reader (obviously), established relationship(s), high school setting but all characters are adults, ooc iluna probably, mentions of reader stealing life forces but dw she has the self-control of a loving partner not to go too far :) scarle - strap-ons, size kink, belly bulge kyo - slight fighting for dom, receiving oral, little hair pulling aia - risk of getting caught, fingering maria - sex toys, corruption kink aster - handjobs & blowjobs, overstimulation ren - heats/mating cycles, teasing & edging, horn stimulation, creampie
➤ author's note: it’s finally out of my drafts, oh my god. finally, a proper fic after thirsting so much for someone who hasn’t even debuted yet
the iluna institute of mythics tends to be hesitant when it comes to enrolling succubi and incubi into their ranks despite the strict policy not to discriminate based on species, that’s what the entire point of the campus was about! it’s not because they have anything against beings from hell, but they know that from the very moment the demon steps onto the site, everyone won’t be able to keep their eyes off them and chatting among themselves about how hot the new student is. it puts the entire school on pause because of how people skip their classes just to get a glimpse of them and are far too lovesick thinking about their next interaction rather than their assignments. don’t even get them started on the nightmare that is their birthday or valentine’s day, presents in front of their locker fill up the halls and leave no room to pass through them.
the worst part is that they are fully aware of all the attention they get and make no effort to put a stop to all of the nonsense— most actually try to milk it for the massive confidence boost added to their already inflated ego and the gifts they receive daily to have their hearts won. it’s just what they always do, feeding off the affections of others for their own powers. the hype doesn’t die down until every student is rejected or until they decide to get a lover and snap others out of their delusions of dating them. it took a lot longer than the administration would like, but after a few months, you found yourself a lover and the school is finally slowing down to its regular schedule.
━━━ .°˖✧ scarle yonaguni ˚₊ ⊹
╰₊✧ the beautiful and alluring enchantress of iluna, truly, there isn’t anyone who could be better back for you as two lovers with such a seductive aura to them… at least that’s how it seems to outsiders whowould look at your relationship thinking that you both were dommy mommies who fight each other to the death for the right to top, but anyone who has spoken to scarle would know who’s really in charge in the relationship. scarle still can’t believe that she pulled you after engaging in conversation with you and revealing her true shy and awkward self without the help of a love potion (which she totally wasn’t intending on actually brewing, that would be crazy aha). she still trips over herself which talking to you, and even though you find it to be so charming, she dies a little inside every time you lovingly bully her.
even though she’s been prepped thoroughly by your fingers, she still feels intimidated by the size of your strap that had her stomach twisting in knots. yes, it was one that she picked out, no, she will not be backing down. she gripped onto the bedsheets under her as you eased yourself into her, whining at the big stretch that burned yet felt so pleasurable at the same time. it took a minute for her to adjust, but she was quick to roll her hips back into your touch to tell you that she was ready to move. scarle’s braced herself to wait for the brute force that came with your usual animalistic pace, yet it never came because you were fixated on something else.
her eyes trailed down and widened at the sight of the shape formed in her abdomen from you bullying inches of your cock into her, skin slightly raised with your strap to show you how good she was at taking whatever you gave her. she didn’t have much time to admire it though, slamming your hips into hers and hitting her g-spot with the tip so hard she saw stars. you were to hypnotized by her that your thrusts were almost sloppy, watching intently at her fat tits bouncing and tummy bulging in accordance with your movements mixed with the loud pornographic sound of sex. the way she moans and clenches around your cock would be enough to drive anyone crazy with lust, you can’t help but wonder if your pretty and alluring enchantress was actually a succubus in disguise.
━━━ .°˖✧ kyo kaneko ˚₊ ⊹
╰₊✧ ah yes, the one you pursued because he was the only one who didn’t fall at your feet upon meeting your eyes for the first time. you always get what you want without any effort, so it was both dejecting and exciting to see someone who scoffed and rolled his eyes at your flirtatious behavior that would have had anyone else fainting on the spot instead. kyo was simply someone you thought you couldn’t have, making you want him even more. it did embarrass you to get off your high horse and flirt with him like a normal person, but after noticing that he was reacting with stutters and blushes while making weak insults, you knew that you already had him in the palm of your hand and made the humbling move of being the first to ask him out when it was always the other way around. that’s when you learned that even though he’ll always complain and be a brat about it, he actually indulges happily in everything you ask.
“don’t fucking look at me like that when you’re already kneeling between my thighs,” you giggled, looking at the blue-haired male sighed in annoyance before grabbing onto your thighs to pull you closer to him. despite acting like he was hella irritated, it didn’t translate into his actions with the way he keenly flicked his tongue against your clit and licking lope stripes along your slit. it almost made you laugh how the blunt and pessimistic kyo kaneko was secretly such an enthusiastic pussy eater. that’s what being a succubus’s lover gets you, you suppose, it really brings out another side of people in the bedroom.
while he does like to fight you for some semblance of control when you're in such a compromising position and attempt to leave you pathetic under him, you have to remind him who is really in change. it doesn’t take more than a tug on his cyan hair to pull him off of you to make him slip up with a whimper, making you snicker in response. he’s so cute when he pouts with your slick shining his lips and running down his chin as he starts complains like a brat before shaking his head out of your grip and moving on to continue with the reminder that he isn’t domming you today.
━━━ .°˖✧ aia amare ˚₊ ⊹
╰₊✧ a heavenly maiden dating a demon of lust? how scandalous! despite the forbidden romance, she’s absolutely head over heels for you as you are for her. others at the school are supportive of your relationship and your folks could care less about how you feel towards an angel, but her family is a different story. aia was already in trouble for getting kicked out of the heavens for the accumulation of her petty crimes and needed to attend the institute of mythics as punishment, so something like dating you was certain to land her in even hotter water.
╰₊✧ they were definitely suspicious of your intentions with their daughter, worried that you were just trying to seduce her and siphon power from her, but you seem earnest enough when it came to caring for their angel so they aren’t as doubtful anymore as they were when they first met you. you’ve even reached the stage where you two are allowed to sleep in the same bedroom together with the door open, but that doesn’t stop either of you from getting frisky late at night while everyone’s asleep!
“just gotta keep quiet— sounds good, angel?” you whispered in her ear as heat spread throughout her entire body with your hand reaching under her nightgown and dipping into her underwear. it sounded easy enough, but the house was as silent as a catacomb and any noise made was sure to be amplified, the smallest moan having the potential to alert someone that the two of you were up to something heaven wouldn’t approve of. aia loves to take on challenges of all sorts, however she only realized how difficult it would be when you began to toy with her clit and press your fingers past her folds into her weeping cunt that barely needed any prep with how much she wanted you. she whined and it made you chuckle softly with your wings fluttering slightly, “not as easy as you thought, huh?”
feeling generous enough to help her out, you raised your other hand to rest over her mouth to remind her to remain silent and to muffle any sounds that threatened to slip. she must have been into it because you could feel her tighten around you after you stretched her out with a slowly added third finger, arching her back and bucking her hips into your touch. she gasped into your hand when you curled your knuckle to feel around her gummy walls and pressing into her g-spot, something that usually had her squealing when the gesture makes her orgasm all over your hand, but all she could do was let a groan that was smothered out by your hand.
━━━ .°˖✧ maria marionette ˚₊ ⊹
╰₊✧ oh, maria looks at you with the widest, brightest eyes of puppy love— you’re simply so sexy and sophisticated in contrast of her adorable appearance and chuuni personality! she just has an attraction to girls who have more of a mature appeal, she can’t help it! meanwhile, you find her to be so endearing, how could she be one of the cutest dolls you’ve ever seen? she never felt things that her peers felt like sexual want before and didn’t have too much understanding about the action other than the biological function, but now that she’s a real girl instead of a doll, she can’t think of anyone better than a succubus girlfriend to guide her through this journey!
the vibrating toy you were pressing onto her clit was creating a strange foreign sensation within her by making volts of pleasure ripple throughout her entire body, making her core burn with pleasure as the tips of her fingers and toes tingled with numbness. it maintained an unchanging pace and the only difference in intensity came from the pressure you were putting on it, but just the slightest shift in force was enough to drive her crazy. she couldn’t tear her eyes away from the sight and neither could you, her pussy being abused by this silicone toy and reducing the cheerful mari to a pathetic moaning mess.
isn’t she just the cutest with her mouth making a perfect ‘o’ shape for her dulcet cries and her face flushed a pretty pink to match her color scheme? god, you just want her ruin her innocent mind and are looking forward to corrupting her, getting her drunk on the feeling of pure ecstasy you provide so that she’ll learn to be you for more of it— it’s just the instinct of a succubus to teach people all about their world of carnal desire! although, you think she might be even more excited than you are about discovering this new side of her that came with becoming a human and using it to spice up your relationship…
━━━ .°˖✧ aster arcadia ˚₊ ⊹
╰₊✧ it makes so much sense that he’s the celestial one because he’s so beautiful that you assumed he was a demi-god of sorts, the most enticing eyes and unique hair you’ve ever seen immediately attracting you to him (you’re almost envious of how stunning he is). similar to the doll who’s now a real human, aster perfectly balances out your foxy charms with his “cyuteness” and he’s just the right amount of unseiso to bounce off your jokes. you just love it when he makes a dirty joke before acting like he doesn’t know what you’re talking about when you catch it, always with a sly smile on his innocent-looking face and humming with his sweet-sounding voice. of course, he can never outdo you since he’s still the bottom bitch we all know and love, but it’s simply so much fun to see him try!
he’s too feeble and still too horny to deny you, so he says nothing but a weak whimper and watches you continue to fondle with his balls and lick at his sensitive red tip after you already made him cum. his heterochromic eyes were already threatening to tear up from overstimulation as they stared deeply into your mischievous ones, feeling his thighs quake and back arch at the overwhelming pleasure. your head steadily bobbed up and down, holding him down slightly so that he wouldn’t be able to buck his hip into your mouth and everything remained at your pace. from his silly ahoge to his smooth ivory skin to his needy cock was gorgeous, almost distracting you from the task at hand because you just wanted to look at him forever. however, you were certain that you wouldn’t miss the look on his face and the moan he’ll let out in a minute or two, so you can afford to look away for a moment and focus on giving him another mind-blowing orgasm.
━━━ .°˖✧ ren zotto ˚₊ ⊹
╰₊✧ one of his favorite things about attending the iluna institute is meeting other species as it’s always nice to meet another being who looked human for the most part but had things like wings or horns to set them apart from others. ren’s native planet didn’t have any creatures who feed off of live forces through seduction, so he was immediately enthralled by you and wanted to learn more about your kind. he was more interested in what you could do with your powers rather than what you could do for him and you were wondering if the life force of an alien was more powerful than that of a human, a relationship that sprouted from the roots of curiosity!
╰₊✧ ren’s actually thrilled to have a succubus partner to learn so much from, but he’s mainly grateful because he has had a bit of a problem ever since he entered young adulthood and was usually far too embarrassed to ever bring it up for previous partners. just alien anatomy things that weren’t human and biology that couldn’t be controlled, you know? he has no words to explain the wave of relief he felt when he awkwardly told you about it and you welcomed it with open arms, promising to care for him no matter how long his heat lasts or how wild things may get when he’s influenced by it. however, he can’t help but feel a bit uneasy by the almost sadistic look in your eyes.
his neediness and desperation for you increases tenfold when he’s in heat, his face buried in your tits and his cock pulsating inside of you frantic for release. he felt like he could burst with just the slightest shift of you body, but it was never enough stimulation. must you always be so vexing with rewarding promises if he does as you say? he felt like he was going to go crazy with not-so-subtle ruts into you to try and chase his high, but it was all for naught and only edged him even more. it just made you look at him with pity and coo at how pathetic he was, the alien prince infamous for destroying entire planets crying like a little bitch because you wouldn’t let him cum just yet.
he was in heat! couldn’t you be a bit nicer to him? he swears that he’ll let you torture him all you want a different time, but right now he’ll do anything for you to stop teasing him! you hummed in amusement and cupped his face to give him a kiss, running your hand over his skin and observing all of the little alien features that were normally hidden from plain set. eyes set on the glorious jet-black pointed horns atop his head, you experimentally wrapped your fingers around it feel the strange texture more properly and noticed a spark in his green eyes as electricity shot up his spine.
“oh, you’re sensitive there, aren’t you?” you cooed, pouting when you realized that he never told you about this wonderful snippet of information but smiling again when he got all flustered. you started gently, tracing patterns and running along the shape, noticing that his tail began to flick around and his cock twitching in reaction. with your motions steadily getting faster and rougher, he began letting out slurred moans and biting at his bottom lip to suppress them as he pulled you closer to his body. it barely took anything more than a light tug to get him to spill over, unexpectedly emptying himself into you and making you chuckle in response while he was huffing for air. you really needed to tease his horns more often!
request was [ iluna with a reader who is a succubus? i think it would be a really interesting concept! ]
#📜. her works#nijisanji#nijisanji x reader#nijisanji smut#scarle yonaguni#scarle yonaguni x reader#scarle yonaguni smut#kyo kaneko#kyo kaneko x reader#kyo kaneko smut#aia amare#aia amare x reader#aia amare smut#maria marionette#maria marionette x reader#maria marionette smut#aster arcadia#aster arcadia x reader#aster arcadia smut#ren zotto#ren zotto x reader#ren zotto smut#iluna#iluna x reader#iluna smut
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I get it Will, the devil is pretty hot
Based on this reference:
#hannibal#hannibal fanart#hannibal lecter#hugh dancy#mads mikkelsen#nbc hannibal#hannigram#murder husbands#art#digital art#fanart#based off a song#the devil by soap&skin#i love that song#im still on that hannigram shit#i need more of them#i miss them#my husbands
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Aikatsu OCs - Chiyo Kaneko
Here’s another Idol of Darling Star and the roommate of Ai!
The school beauty and Drama club president:
Chiyo Kaneko
Age: 15
Idol-Type: Sexy
Birthday: July 30th
Brand: Dolly Devil
Courses: Idol, Acting
School: Darling Star Academy (second-year)
Clubs: Drama Club (President)
Unit: N/A
Kirakiratter Username: ChiyoQueen
Favorite Food: Black Tea
Special Talent: Acting
A very conceited young lady, despite her usually nice disposition. Chiyo comes from a very rich family, and her mother is a very well known actress, Mari Kaneko. Wanting to follow in her footsteps, she joined the drama club and eventually took over as president the next year. Is very tough on the members of the club, but does it out of a love for the craft. She wants everyone to do their best, so treats them in a way she was treated growing up. She’s the middle child of her family, and so is treated more harshly, despite also being overlooked compared to her siblings. This only made her work harder to get more attention. Definitely a hard person to get close to, as her self absorbed nature causes her to look down on others, no matter how much she wants to help.
A bit vain to be sure ha… But still a cutie nonetheless!
But here’s our second idol! There’s more where that came from, so stick around!
That's all, Byiiieee~!
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Here’s Chiyo’s Idol Aura:
Bonus Video: Pizza
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You've probably answered this lots before, but: do you have a fairly clear hierarchy of favourites among the Royal Ballet principals? And your favourite role or two for each? :-) Also: of the recent retirees, who would you most like to see guesting?
Also a) thank you so much for obtaining the info that it'll be Nela and Ball for that "Winter's Tale" stream! Partner and I have got our tickets booked to see it at the Cineworld in Aberdeen. <3 It's the ballet that got me properly back into ballet, when I watched it during lockdown, and just: yay. :-)
And b) your blog has just been so lovely and helpful in growing my ballet knowledge! And your gifs are superb, and your Matthew Ball love is validating. :D
Also also: do you have any favourites among the Scottish Ballet dancers? I was lucky enough to see "Cinders" on tour, and I was so impressed with both Bruno Micchiardi (as Cinders) and Jessica Fyfe (as Princess Louise), but I am no expert.
I think someone asked me for a ranking of all the principals some time ago, but I can't even find the post anymore; I don't mind one bit answering this again! <3
If I have to talk strictly about my faves, it goes like this:
Nunez (eheh!): if have to narrow down her most iconic roles I have to give you at least three (please bear with me, I'm doing my best), which are O/O, Kitri and Aurora.
Takada: Titania and O/O. I'm just so very sorry that she's been more injured than not lately. I miss her.
Hayward: Juliet and any Ashton role I can think of (rhapsody, enigma variations, those bits of Titania we got, etc.). I also think she makes one of the best Claras out there.
Kaneko: O/O (saw her live in the BS pdd and the White Adagio with Vadim and it was life changing, bye). Also her Gypsy girl in the two pigeons is iconic. Special mention for her Aurora.
Lamb: Manon. Signature role. Was born to play it. I also really love her Mary Vetsera and her Aurora.
I'm a bit uncertain if I should include Anna Rose or not...sometimes I really love her, but overall I'd like her to be more consistent. But I'll say she was born to play Juliet.
Muntagirov: he's more versatile than people give him credit for, and really has the whole package, but I'd say his best roles are Siegfried and De Grieux.
Ball: he's such an outstanding actor that it's hard to choose, but I'm going with Romeo and Albrecht.
Bracewell: another wonderful Romeo right here, and I was blown away by his Hamlet in the Ashton insights.
Mcrae: Oberon and Rudolph for sure.
Sambè: sorry to repeat myself but we have another great Romeo right here. From what I've seen he makes also a great Colas.
As for retirees, the one that I really wish was still performing is Roberta Marquez, though maybe she isn't exactly a recent one. Out of the most recent ones I only miss Federico Bonelli because he always brought something special to his performances, although I have to say that the struggles and limitations that come with age were very visible in the last couple of years (his Siegfried variation in the SL cinema relay with Takada comes to mind).
As for the winter's tale I'm really happy to see someone who appreciates it as much as I do! I think it's a truly lovely ballet, one of the few modern classics that really stuck with me. You're very welcome for the info and I hope you'll have a great time at the theatre...unfortunately I found out that it won't be streamed in my country, so I'm going to miss out on it 😤
Thanks for all your lovely compliments they're more appreciated than I can say! 😭🩵🙏
Scottish Ballet is one of those companies that I wish had more footage available, because bits I do get to see are really impressive. I'm kind of familiar with Constance Devernay, Bethany kingsley-garner and Andrew Peasgood because I've seen them in the recordings of The Fairy's Kiss and The Snow Queen, and I seriously enjoyed those performances!
I wish there was a full recording of Cinders because both the trailer and the rehearsal look amazing! Jessica Fyfe is a really delicate and expressive dancer from the clips I've seen of her, and both her and Micchiardi impressed me in the rehearsal poste on YT, cause the intentions and mannerisms in their dancing were so clear: I immediately caught up on the reversal of Cinders gender and that she was the princess even though I hadn't read about the novelty introduced by this production beforehand, but everything was immediately clear thanks to their attention to detail.
The little I've seen from this company makes me wish for more!
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tagged by @dreamofpeppermints!
Last Song I Listened To: On & On & On by Maggie Rogers, been listening to her new album all day!!
Currently Watching: rewatching Young Royals bc season 3, rewatching criminal minds again. Also just watched Femme (2023) and Ella Enchanted (2004) today. I still don’t know how I feel about Femme but the surface emotions are not positive
Sweet/Savory/Spicy: all, depending on my mood but I’m tending towards savory/spicy lately
Relationship Status: hopeless romantic (single)
Current Obsession: Masters of the Air, William Bracewell and Fumi Kaneko in ROH’s Swan Lake, also Mary Oliver’s poetry but that’s a constant in my life
tagging @kindafruityy @minorgoddesses @halleyys-comet @sourappleebaby @ladyblacklavender
#tag game#maggie rogers#don’t forget me#young royals#criminal minds#femme film#ella enchanted#masters of the air#mota#swan lake#royal ballet#mary oliver
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熱帯夜 (Nettaiya) by Mari Kaneko & Bux Bunny / 金子マリ & バックスバニー
Album: The Super-natural Year: 1979 Label: CBS/Sony Lyrics: Kazu Yamada / 山田数 Music: Johnny Yoshinaga / ジョニー吉長
#city pop#mari kaneko & bux bunny#1979#cbs/sony#mari kaneko#kazu yamada#johnny yoshinaga#70s city pop#subcategory: funk/fusion#my channel#金子マリ & バックスバニー#Youtube
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うた (Uta) by Mari Kaneko & Bux Bunny / 金子マリ & バックスバニー
Album: Shoot the Moon Year: 1978 Label: CBS/Sony Lyrics: Tadasu Tagawa / 田川律 Music: Masaji Otsuka / 大塚まさじ
#japanese new music#mari kaneko & bux bunny#1978#cbs/sony#mari kaneko#tadasu tagawa#masaji otsuka#subcategory: blues-rock/soul#admin fave#hidden gem#my channel#金子マリ & バックスバニー#金子マリ#Youtube
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It has been a weird year for combat sports. Plenty of great fights and cards, but at least partially overshadowed by promotional shenanigans outside the ring/cage. Many of those outside the cage things are coming to a head in 2024.
So here are some things to be on the lookout for in combat sports in 2024.
1. The UFC antitrust lawsuit: Cung Le and the fighters will be going to court come in 2024 barring a Hail Mary from the Zuffa legal team. The outcome of this case, whether it’s the UFC paying hundreds of millions of dollars to the fighters directly or being forced to have less restrictive contracts, could change the entire sport as we know it. It’s the most important thing happening in MMA. As we move closer to the case, I really hope more of the MMA media (outside of Bloodyelbow) starts talking about it more.
2. PFL-Bellator merger: for as pessimistic as I have been about this, I really hope the PFL team manage to get this thing off the ground. They’ve got a new deal with ESPN that includes some shoulder programming. They’ve got one of the hottest names in combat sports right now with Francis Ngannou (also that one Paul brother). They’ve got a good roster that has a bit of depth to it now. I want them to succeed, I’m just not confident the team that tried to sellout MSG on NYE can figure it out.
3. ONE Championship - MMA, $$$, and BS: despite putting on amazing fights, I have to imagine 2023 will be another year where ONE operates deeply in the red. With rumors of their investors in Qatar, growing tired of losing money, ONE needs to start making cash. I can’t imagine their recent addition of $40 PPVs will be the cash cow they need, but it’s showing some desperation for liquidity. But that’s not the only trouble bubbling with the promotion. ONE put on something like 20 kickboxing bouts and most of their MMA champions fought at most once, or not at all. The focus on Muay Thai and a handful of grappling “super” fights has come at the cost of MMA fighters and kickboxers. So much so that a handful of them are openly complaining and were attempting to leave the promotion before legal action was taken to keep them in house. ONE has booked a couple big MMA bouts for 2024, but without booking of younger talent there’s really no infrastructure to build future challengers. And that’s concerning for a promotion that wants to run cards in the US and potentially land a big TV/streaming deal.
4. K-1 ReBoot - More J-Kick disappointment : K-1 ReBirth aka ReBoot has been a disaster. While the first event produced a new exciting Chinese Light Heavyweight challenger and was main event Ed by a terrific fight between Kaneko and Kumara, the card was streamed on the Quintet YT channel because something kept it off DAZN and FITE TV. And while Rebirth 2 was fire start to finish, the card was only accessible via VPN and ABEMA as their international streaming rights still had not been settled. If K-1 wants to be a globe trotting promotion that does business in Europe, China, and the US, they need to sort all this out.
5. PBC post Showtime: Showtime Boxing is dead after almost 40 years of business, meaning one of the last bastions of boxing on US TV. It was recently announced they will continue with PPVs being broadcast thru Amazon prime (and traditional providers) but it’s unclear how many events they will hold and if this will exclusively include PPV? Word is they are shopping around for another partner but this has understandably been a big blow for the entire industry. 2024 is an odd year for PBC, especially if they have to trim down their roster because they can’t get everyone fights.
6. Glory Kickboxing - What next?: Glory kind of limped thru 2023. While they had some highs, there were a lot of events and stuff that fell flat. Relying on heavyweights is always a gamble like that I suppose. But the guy they got to fight for the welterweight title against Endy Semeleer last week had like 3 fights to his name? So in an effort to build contenders and momentum, they’re bringing back the one night four man tournaments of Spike era Glory. We’ll see if that works for them. They also have that big heavyweight Grand Prix coming up apparently so we’ll see.
Feel free to add your own
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Intros to some other MC's
Hey everyone. This is a post for MC's that I won't write for, but I will answer questions for/use for book clubs (if I decide to do them).
High School Story: Lillia Thompson
Name: Lillia Jade Thompson
Birthday: April 26, 2002
LI: Michael Harrison
FC: Jules Leblanc
High School Story: Class Act: Olive Karagach
Name: Olive Amelia Karagach
Birthday: January 12, 2005
LI: Rory Silva
FC: Raegan Revord
Open Heart: Emilia Anderson
Name: Emilia Noelle Anderson (Some of you who have been following me from the beginning might remember her)
Birthday: October 14th, 1993
LI: Bryce Lahela
FC: Florence Pugh
Platinum: Daniella Warren
Name: Daniella Isabella Warren
Birthday: April 16, 1997
LI: Avery Wilshire (Female)
FC: Harriet Caplan Dean
Queen B: Lauren Caldwell
Name: Lauren Elizabeth Caldwell
Birthday: May 28, 1999
LI: TBD
FC: Meg Dixon Brasil
Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance: Izi Arnold-Wilson
Name: Izi Marie Arnold-Wilson
Birthday: February 29, 2000
LI: Colt Kaneko
FC: Mackenzie Ziegler
Rules of Engagement: Aspyn Brooks
Name: Aspyn Elisabeth Brooks
Birthday: February 12, 1984
LI: James/Bartender (Default name is Dean)
FC: Sutton Foster
Again, I will most likely not write for these books but you can ask questions for these MC's as you may see the if I decide to join one of the book clubs. If there are other books I decide to create MC's for, they will be placed here.
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Mawi, have you also become part cat?
Are you a ghost-cat-girl now?
Do you go meow or boo?
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I really admire that Kazuma Kaneko looked at the Virgin Mary and decided what that bitch needed is a T. Rex. He was so right
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