#meguca on the rock

[primatechnosynthpop]

Heheh

[magicalgirlcyto]

This marks the second time in one week I watched all of Black Rock Shooter in one sitting, this time with friends. it is 4:11am.

(For the record, I had been streaming Fallout in a discord voice channel with some friends before this really hot trans demigoddess who was there asked "Cyto want to watch Gushing Over Magical Girls with me?" so I alt-f4'd and swapped over to streaming the show. Once everyone else realized they didn't want to watch peak (softcore WLW) I swapped us over to peak (hardcore WLW) and we all got hooked.)

[flamebearrel]

Madoka Magica au where instead of giving her her ribbons, Madoka leaves Homura with an arcade token that says "you're a real magical girl, pal"

Kyoko: Will we ever see you again...?

Madoka: Nope!

*She proceeds to rewrite the universe. An arcade token drops from the sky.*

Kyoko, picking it up: Oh wow...

Mami: Oh... Homura... I think this is for you.

*Homura tentatively takes it from Kyoko's hand and reads ^^^^. She turns and starts crying right into Mami's chest, and the other two start patting her back.*

Mami: There, there, pal.

Homura, tearfully glancing up at the sky: Thank you, Madoka Kaname.....

[trojanteapot]

WOW SO LIKE IT ONLY JUST OCCURRED TO ME RECENTLY I SHOULD PROBABLY LIKE ACTUALLY SHARE THE PLAYLIST I DREW THIS FOR???

So I will share all the Infinity Train inspired playlists I have made thus far! How embarrassing for me!!!

ALL OF THESE CONTAIN SONGS WITH CURSING OR HARSH LANGUAGE!!!

Grace's Playlist

SIDE A: GRRRL POWERRR

SIDE B: Being meguca is suffering.

Genres are mostly pop, R&B and hip-hop, with a splash of rock and indie in there.

The first half of Grace's playlist represents her Girlboss side while the second half represents her Sadness and her Longing for Love. Has a toooooon of SZA songs because why not. Also has Fleetwood Mac's Rihannon.

Simon's Playlist

DISC 1: I was a teenage atom bomb

DISC 2: This age-old contradiction

DISC 3: What ails you is what impales you

Genres are just a ton of alt rock, and some punk, from the 90s to the 2000s with some from the 2010s as well. Gotta admit 1/3 of this playlist is just Green Day lmao.

The most intense songs are in the middle representing his mental breakdown. Warning: contains Nirvana.

The Shipping Playlists:

a sinking ship (like a trainwreck in slow motion)

now look at the mess you made me make

words are blunt instruments, words are sawed-off shotguns

The first one was the first playlist I ever made so it's a bit rough and all over the place. The last song (Human Sadness) was added As A Joke don't take it seriously. Please.

Wasn't gonna add Fleetwood Mac because I was like "holy shit that's so predictable Fleetwood Mac for a problematic ship wow bet nobody's ever thought of that before you're soooooooo original! didn't you already add 2 Mitski songs too? tryhard weirdo" but then I did it anyway because Fleetwood Mac slaps.

The second one is more focused and also contains a lot more The Strokes. And sad Indie French-Canadian music.

The third one has both New Order and The Smiths! And more Strokes?!?!!!

Oh and every single shipping playlist contains Radiohead. Tread carefully.

I needed a cover for a playlist I made so I drew one.

[muffinrecord]

Oriko is like really smart and she’s also the dumbest motherfucker on the planet sometimes.

I love that her first instinct when seeing Madoka’s witch in a vision, right after contracting, was to lie and manipulate Kyubey.

I love that she comes up with these overcomplicated schemes that have hundreds of steps that always work out perfectly but there is like. a much easier way to get what she wants every time. idk maybe you don’t need to orchestrate the deaths of like 6 megucas in order to find out what homura’s powers are? Oriko? pls?

I love that her first instinct is MURDER KILL and not like. anything else.

My girl is dumb as a bag of rocks. the rocks are diamonds. but they’re still rocks.

[raposarealm]

Exe Characters as Magia Record Units Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

(Ok disclaimer I had this draft half done and then tumblr just... lost it cause I hit the wrong key. So this is attempt two, and I might go back and change stuff later when I remember what info was lost.)

Ok I lied I’m not gonna wait to do the rest of these. 

Yesterday I posted my prompt response for day 18 of Magitober, an Inktober-style drawing challenge for Magia Record. Day 18′s prompt was ‘crossover’, so I decided to do something with Exe, because of course I did. I decided to rewrite the main Cross Fusion trio from the anime into playable magireco units, and started with Netto. Here I’m gonna put my rewrites for the other two, Enzan and Laika. Despite how they act in canon, I’m designing their units to function as a cohesive team.

(Even longer post than last time warning ahead)

First, let’s start with the egghead. I actually began working on Enzan’s rewrite first, because for some reason Blues just screams ‘blast gorilla’ to me. I dunno, but I went with it. Onto Stats!

Ijuuin Enzan (Cross Fusion Ver.)

Element: Flame

Type: Attack

Growth Pattern: Balance

Disks: ABBBC

Now, magireco is very particular about elemental alignments, in that every character must have one, even if it’s not particularly relevant to them. Null element, or ‘Void’ as it’s called in-game, is reserved to characters who have made a very specific type of wish. Obviously, none of the Fusion trio are meguca, hell, they’re not even magical girls (boys?), so that makes an issue for a character that was originally null element. Fortunately, there’s an out here. Blues doesn’t have any elemental association, but Enzan sorta does, with his name. It’s spelled “炎山” in kanji, and hey would you look at that, the first kanji is the term for ‘flame’! Problem solved!

Connect: Take My Strength

Blast Damage Up, Defense Up

Blues is tankier than Rock is, and has a shield in the games, so I think it’s ok to give Defense Up here. As for the name, Blues says a similar line in Axess 27, while forcing a Soul Unison to complete. I get that it’d be more relevant to give something that Enzan says, but I can’t think of anything there.

Magia: Sonic Boom

Damage a Vertical Line, Blast Damage Up (Self/ 2 turns), Chance to Stun (Enemies targeted/ 1 turn)

The stun chance is there because, realistically, an actual sonic boom would disorient someone, since it’d A) kill their hearing, and B) surprise the living daylights outta them. 

Second Magia: Cursed Blade Muramasa

Strengthened Damage a Vertical Line as HP is Lower, Blast Damage Up (Self/ 3 turns), Attack Up (Self/ 3 turns), Defense Down (Self/ 1 turn)

To my knowledge, I believe the Muramasa sword does show up in the anime; however, I don’t remember that version. I do remember the manga’s version quite well, though, since there Blues wielded the sword as his main weapon from volume 7-ish on. The manga version could be ‘activated’ to deal a crapton more damage than usual -- however, to force that power up, Blues would have to sustain damage, and quite a lot of it. I’ve emulated this here with the ‘more damage as HP lowers’ effect, which at the moment is only seen on Ren and Yukika in-game. As for the defense down, I mean, if you took that much damage, you’d be less combat-ready, yeah? Plus, the ‘give-and-take’ mechanic is always fun.

Like last time, I’ll come back to Spirit Enhancement once everyone’s kits are done. Moving on!

Last up we have the sniper. Now, I knew immediately that a magia build did not fit Laika (or Search), but neither did a blast kit. I eventually decided that emphasizing charge made sense here, since a sniper would specialize in shooting down a target in one hit, similar to how charge-blast strats work. Onto stats!

Laika (Cross Fusion Ver.)

Element: Forest

Type: Support

Growth Type: Attack/Defense

Disks: ABBCC

Our only non-gorilla unit! I’m modeling Laika’s build here off of ‘honorary Chargius’ units that are based around charge but are not charge gorillas, like Sis Momoko or Yaito’s long-lost cousin Hagumu. Search easily has the most armor of the three navis, and therefore, Laika doesn’t get to be an Attack type. (Also I needed a defensive unit to round things out.) He gets the forest element, because his clothing/amor is green and I can’t think of any other elemental reference here. 

Connect: (I can’t think of a name here oops-)

Damage Up, Guaranteed Anti-Evade, Damage after Charge Up

Yeah, I couldn’t think of a name. If you’ve got one, lemme know. 

Magia: Circle Gun

Damage 1 Enemy, Damage Up (Self/ 1 turn), Guaranteed Anti-evade (Allies/ 2 turns), Damage after Charge Up (Allies/ 1 turn)

Circle Gun was the name of Search’s attack in the games, if I remember correctly?

Second Magia: Satellite Ray*

Damage 4 Random Enemies, Damage Up (Self/ 2 turns), Guaranteed Anti-Evade (Allies/ 3 turns), Chance to Darkness (Enemies targeted/ 1 turn)

*I don’t remember if this was exactly what this attack was called, but I’m going with it unless I’m corrected.

Since this attack involved what I could only assume were lasers, I assumed that anybody not killed by it would probably be somewhat blinded by the flash anyways. I removed the Damage after Charge Up to make room for it. Since Laika’s a Support type here with only one Accele disk, he’s not gonna be using magia often, if at all. As a result, it’s not that critical that the second magia be a stronger version of the normal magia. Also I couldn’t think of anything else to use here.

Again, I’ll get to SE in a separate post, because this was a lot of writing and I don’t want to make this any longer. I’ll add the link here when that post is done.

[mistbornthefinal]

Madoka Magica Aniversary Analysis: Part 8

Song of Sayaka

We begin the episode where the last one ended with Sayaka hacking away at the Witch. As the labyrinth fades we se glimpses of Sayaka’s injuries but her magic quickly erases them. With the witch defeated Sayaka gives Kyouko a very unnerving dose of the Shaft Head Tilt.

The she throws Kyouko Else Maria’s Grief Seed telling Kyouko that she doesn’t want to owe her anything. As she releases her transformation though she nearly collapses and has to leave the scene heavily supported by Madoka. (cue connect)

Rain falls on Mitakihara, Madoka and Sayaka have taken shelter in a bus stop. Madoka asks Sayaka not to keep fighting the way she did against Else Maria, recognizing it as being more self-harm than battle-strategy. Sayaka says that she couldn’t have won otherwise. Madoka says that even if she wins that way it won’t help her in the end (which is true a battle strategy built around dehumanizing yourself and taking punishment is going to hold out over the long term. Not when you’re a meguca and thus have a very fragile critical hit location and a fatal allergy to despair)

Sayaka brandishes her soul gem. “Now that I’ve been turned into this thing how can anything help me?” She continues this line saying that she’s just a rock that pretends to be alive by puppeting a corpse. Madoka says she just wants Sayaka to be happy again, and Sayaka attempts to guilt Madoka into making a contract. Madoka says she can’t but is unable to articulate why. Sayaka indicts Madoka for remaining on the sidelines when she could be all powerful and storms off into the rain telling Madoka not to follow her. As she runs she calls herself an idiot and says that she can not be save now.

As the scene transitions we get a shot of Sayaka’s Soul Gem and the curse growing inside it.

We then get our first glimpse of the Homu-home which is Magia Record anime levels of cursed architecture. Kyouko and Homura are having a meeting and as always Kyouko is chowing down. Homura indicates a location on a map and says that Walpurgisnact will appear in this area. Kyouko asks how she knows that Homura replies “statistics.” Kyouko is knowledgeable enough to realize that is a non-answer but before she can inquire further they are interrupted by an unwelcome guest. 

(seriously why is this place like this Homura was in the hospital less than a month ago)

Kyubey has stopped by to inform them that “there is a curse growing within Miki Sayaka”. When Kyouko asks for clarification Kyubey passes the buck onto Homura saying that she already knows the answer. When Homura does not dispute it Kyubey wonders where she got that particular piece of info. Homura dismisses him, he leaves, and Kyouko wonders why she just let him go. Homura replies that killing him would be pointless. 

At school the next day Sayaka is once again absent with Madoka regretting not following her the previous night. We then cut to Hitomi walking alongside Kyousuke as the sun sets, Kyousuke being neutronium dense only just realizes that Hitomi house isn’t this direction. Back with Madoka we find out that Sayaka didn’t come home the pervious night. We see that Sayaka is behind a pillar looking on while Hitomi and Kyousuke talk, though we don’t get to hear the conversation.

Regardless we see Sakaya drift through a dark blue background before we cut to her venting her emotions on a gaggle of Familiars. Homura steps from the shadows to confront her saying that she can’t afford to waste any more magic. She tosses Sayaka a Grief Seed saying that she must purify her Gem but Sayaka kicks it away. Sayaka makes it clear that what she’s doing, recklessly rushing into battle and refusing Grief Seeds is a suicide attempt. She intends to burn up all her magic fighting and expects to die when it is exhausted. 

Homura ask why Sayaka won’t accept her help Saying all she wants it to save her. Why won’t can’t she believe her? Sayaka says that she can’t trust Homura because her words fell empty to her and it’s clear from her eyes that she’s given up on everything. Homura showing her yandere side claims that she only cares about Sayaka in so far as her suffering causes Madoka to suffer. And then says the if she keeps causing Madoka pain she intends to

Given how long she takes to make her move and how little she resists when Kyouko grabs her from behind I’m not sure how committed to that course of action she was. Kyouko notes that Homura’s “weird technique” can’t be used if she’s being grappled. Homura responds by pulling a flashbang grenade which dissuades Kyouko enough for her to make an escape. 

We find Sayaka listlessly riding a train and sharing a car with a pair of assholes boasting about how they abuse their girlfriends. Needless to say this is exactly what she didn’t need right now. She feels like she’s tried to do the right thing only to be used and abused and now she has to hear these shitheels gloat about how they treat the women in their life. She confronts them and doesn’t so much talk too them as at them. She openly wonders if the world is even worth fighting for and then a labyrinth-like texture over takes her body and scenes cuts implying but not showing some serious violence.

Meanwhile Madoka is wandering the city trying to find her friend when Kyubey steps from the shadows. He asks if Madoka hates him as well. “If I said yes would you turn Sayaka back?” Madoka asks in turn. Kyubey claims that such a thing is beyond his abilities. Madoka then asks that if she accepted Kyubeys offer would Sayaka still have become a magical girl. Kyubey says that was Sayaka’s own decision. That said Kyubey reiterates that Madoka has enormous potential something that confuses her as much as him, if she wished for it even the laws of the universe could bend she could be an all-powerful god. Madoka asks if she could do what Kyubey couldn’t and return Sayaka to normal. Kyubey says that this would be childs play for her and as Madoka is about to accept the contract... 

It’s interrupted by Homura filling the bunnycat with lead. Initially Madoka is shocked by Kyubey’s death but as distress becomes evident that come to occupy her focus. Homura’s façade finally breaks and she grabs Madoka by the shoulders with tears in her eyes. 

“Why are you always sacrificing yourself? Don’t demean yourself by saying that you can’t help anyone of that you’re useless. Think about all the people who care about you! Just cut it out! Why don’t you understand that there are people who would grieve if you died?! Why don’t you consider the people who try so hard to protect you?!”

Homura’s tearful plea seems to trigger some kind of timeless recollection in Madoka but ultimately she rushes off to look for Sayaka, despite Homura’s pleas.

“You knew that was pointless but you did it anyway”

Another of Kyubey’s bodies is perched on a nearby fence. It hops down to the bench and eats his corpse. He notes that this is the second time Homura has killed him, but he’s starting to understand how Homura fights. Homura’s power is time manipulation and she is not from this timeline. Homura fires back that she knows what he is and his true plan. The Incubator asks if she is that determined to change Madoka’s fate

We find Sayaka experiencing that post murder depression when Kyouko finally catches up to her. Kyouko asks how long Sayaka is going to sulk and Sayaka simply apologizes for wasting her time. Sayaka has given up she can’t even remeber what was so important to her what she was protecting. She reveals her Gem.

It’s almost completely dark. Sayaka repeats Kyouko’s line that the balance of hope and despair always zeros out.

“Sure I managed to save a few people but in exchange hatred and jealousy filled my heart. I even hurt my best friend. Whenever we prey for someone else’s happiness someone else must be cursed in exchange. Turns out that’s how we magical girls work.”

As her teardrop hit’s the Soul Gem it releases a wave of force that throws Kyouko back and then it shatters becoming a Grief Seed. Just like that the last secret if revealed and a sketchy Oktavia rises from the dark blue depths.

In the last scene Kyubey seems to address the audience. In the world women who are not yet fully grown are called “girls”(”shoujo”). Thus should those who will become Witches (”Majou”) not be called Magical Girls (”Mahou Shoujo”)

This episode is one of the big episodes of Madoka Magic we get the two revelations that we’ve been building up too for most of the show, and the culmination of one of it’s longer character arcs of Sayaka’s fall. Though we get to see Homura’s backstory in full in EP 10 the core details are pretty much laid out in this one. Homura has gone back in time to try to save Madoka from contracting. We also learn the dark truth of magical girls and witches, just as a Soul Gem is born from a girls wish and hopes a Grief Seed and it’s Witch are born when that Gem is overtaken by her curses and despair. It’s clear now the “protecting humanity” is not the goal of Kyubey’s system though we’ll have to wait for the next episode to find out what it actually is.

[animehime94]

Magireco Episode 1 Review! ^_^

As a fan and player of Magia Record for 2 years, I was so excited about this anime! I marked the release date and even switched my phone wallpaper to the anime visual, just to remember :)

First of all I loved the way the episode began. I immediately remembered the time I watched Madoka Magica. And thought it would be a good introduction for new viewers also.

Iroha-chan is more mature compared to her game version. I had the idea that she was shy and perhaps socially awkyard, but she is really cool while fighting witches. Her transformation sequence was beautifully done and elegant. Nothing too over the top.

Kuroe *cough*KURO*cough* is Iroha's alter, design-wise. I really wish they hadn't made her meguca design so similar to Iroha's. And I don't really understand how she relates to the story, mainly because she isn't among the main cast of the game. However I do believe that she is actually Kuro, a black feather Magius that was released for a Valentine's day event. She was introduced as Homura's friend and her story had something to do with a boy she likes. In the episode Kuroe told her wish was to go out with the boy she likes so there is a high chance they are the same person. Well to be honest I'd prefer her to be removed from the anime so that the story can make more sense.

My favorite scenes were the broom practise and Iroha's jump into action. I found her relatable because she isn't understood much by her peers and deemed as a mysterious person.

As for witches the first one was so creepy that I was happy to see Zenobia kill it. It is actually interesting to see withches can kill each other. When Iroha attacked her I was like What? Can't you see she saved you from the other witch? But witches are witches after all... That being said, I'm really interested in how they will animate Uwasa-san and the rumors. I also want to see Ui, Touka, Nemu trio as soon as possible!

The OP was put at the end of the episode. The song was good and the animation flow was... nice. But I felt like something wasn't right. Or rather, missing? It didn't have the epic feeling of Magia or the fluffy feeling of Connect. But I was overjoyed to see 50 pts mecuga, DOKKAN!, Momoko trio, Lez Queen the Adjuster, Holy Quintet, Alina but most importantly Sana-chan! She is soo cute with the kittens around her 😍

In overall, I am so glad the anime finally aired. Magia Record gave me a reason to keep living even when I hit rock bottom. I kept telling myself I would stay alive and improve my life as long as I could watch this series. It gave me pure happiness and something to look forward to... and that's something I needed for a very long time. That's why I appreciate everyone who made Magireco and I'm looking forward to the next episodes!

[kira-moonrabbit]

Even more out of context Kira's Galar

Allister's gengar trash-talks the villain's runegrigus

"You are dead and buried, you are DEA--" "SHUT UP, I KNOW, SCIENCE RESSURECTED ME"

Gordie gets down on one knee. He takes out a rock. "I like you. Have this rock I found."

Milo shrugs off getting his legs run over by a tractor

Allister Is Become Meguca

Milo challenges his fellow gym leaders to a game of soccer where a consenting wooloo is the ball

Nessa throws some arrocuda like they're knives

It's all fun and games till Allister visits the vault

*sprinkles undetermined angsty backstories around lightly*

Challenge: how can I make 2 characters sleep in the same bed but NOT make it seem shippy?

[letstalksymphogear]

Symphogear, EP. 3 (Cont.)

“aight fellas im here for the fortnite session where we droppin boys”

Hibiki shows up, ready to participate in this four player game of sociological tension.

“hope hibiki’s doing okay. im worried about her. ryoko, stop resting your arm on my head.”

“ryoko does as ryoko pleases baby”

Vibrates angstily.

“im missing my wife for this guys please lets just do this”

“wish i had a wife too instead of this vase filled with fucking ashes” SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORP

The squad analyzes the statistics of all Noise outbreaks over the last month to see if there’s a pattern somewhere. Somehow, Hibiki is regarded as an authority on this, despite being just a normal girl.

This is not the face of someone who has a degree in Noisology, let alone even listened to a Noisia album.

“looking photogenic while this girl describes how these horrible, lovecraftian entities butcher entire populations will look great on my acting resume”

Strained sounds of holding back laughter at this absolute clownery.

*coughs quietly*

Exposition goes on about the UN acknowledging the existence of Noise, but them existing for far longer, existing in myths as demons and monsters of long ago. This makes little sense, but fuck it, just roll with it. They also say the Noise is rare, but this being Symphogear, the Noise will be here forever, until the end of time.

“its like the noise are a metaphor........................”

Hibiki, looking dead inside as the average overnight studying student would, muses whether someone is behind the noise. She also asks if you can hear the sound of one hand clapping.

Tsubasa makes a very relevant observation that the school is smack dab at the center of all these outbreaks. In retrospect, you probably should have asked her first. She points out it may be because someone wants their get their hands on the almost complete relic hidden away in the 2nd Division: Durandal. Why anyone wants an old ass french sword is beyond me.

“yeah i can do exposition too, fuck you”

Finished relics are extremely rare and as a result extremely powerful. Incomplete ones are pretty powerful, but need to be rebuilt a bit.

“i discovered all this, conveniently, as the only person left to do so! totally not suspicious at all.”

“anime plot hurting brain. bullshit levels make think no good.”

“wish i got hired for a macross anime instead, they get to go to space”

“being meguca is suf- wait, im confusing my roles”

The exposition goes on to note that America wants the relic. This is one of the few shows that depicts America in a very serious and antagonistic light. America never cooperates in any useful way except once.

“it should would suck if someone was sending us them noise monster all on purpose-like”

“yeah............! suuuuuure would suck.... mmmmmmmmmhmmmmmmm...”

Tsubasa and Ogawa quietly plan idol ruminations. This animation used to be far, far worse.

This is the moment where Tsubasa becomes sword-kin. From here on out, she will always refer to herself as a sword. This is law. Literally every single season has this same deal. She believes she is a sword. I know it’s not literal, but I like pretending it is.

Succ Intensifies

“gonna get her number later after the season is over, damn”

Hibiki muses on the nature of war.

“why we gotta fight”

“cause yall suck”

Ryoko then says some very not nice things that we’re just going to walk right around because Ryoko is a little bit of a weirdo and should probably keep her flirting to the short haired lady working on the bridge.

“i will call the cops, lady”

Hibiki starts her next day at school as she spots Tsubasa during her choir class.

“forget my nintendo switch with the latest smash bros game in the classroom goddamnit”

“hibiki please tone down the gay for five seconds while we try to get through this dumb singing class in one piece”

“i smell a homewrecker”

“THE GAY CAN NEVER BE TONED DOWN, IT CAN ONLY BE TONED”

Hibiki is then fed by multiple classmates for this statement.

The Anime Janai crew is fond of Hibiki, much like a group of Lords being fond of the royal court jester. Hibiki clowns it up by working on a report she procrastinated until the very last minute. “Your life sure is an anime!”, one of them says. Hibiki then says, “I wish!”. They smile in unison at the irony.

Look at how they mock the threads of reality. Absolute monsters.

Hibiki nails the report at the skin of her teeth, Miku’s gonna get ready for the meteor shower, everyone’s real fucking happy, the evening looks peaceful, all is well.

“i cant wait to do all these fun things we promised several times over!”

Unfortunately, the worst case scenario happens.

Her tiddies start ringing.

“no.... fuck.... my tiddies... they’re ringing...”

She knows now she cannot go.

In retrospect, she probably could’ve blown them off. I mean, what are they gonna do? Fire her? She’s practically irreplaceable. Alas, her conscience is too strong. The ringing from her tiddies too loud to ignore.

“okay im back for the thing you promised we’d do repeatedly that we planned for a good amount of weeks now”

“...”

“i got fucking ghosted didnt i”

“cannot fucking believe i got ditched on my hot date with hibiki. bet its because her tiddies rang, isnt it. always her and her... GODDAMN tiddies ringing ALL THE TIME. LET ME BE WITH HER... god...”

“bae. im sorry. the tiddies rang. i have no choice.”

Miku tries to keep it together. Neither of them are happy about this state of affairs, and rightfully so, because it’s fucking stupid. Hell, it would have made more sense of Miku knew but still got jealous anyway, because she feels her job is establishing too much distance! And they talk those problems out instead of issues that only arise if everyone’s a goddamn moron about communication!

“but thats the point of the pl-”

NO! IT’S NOT CLEVER! IT’S FRUSTRATING! THERE ARE CLEVER WAYS TO SHOW A LACK OF COMMUNICATION BESIDES A CHAIN OF OBSTACLES TOO STUPID TO EXIST!

Miku takes the whole thing with grace even though I’m absolutely certain she threw her phone at the wall in raw, gay frustration.

Hibiki, understandably, is pretty fucking pissed.

“im gay. im angry, and im gonna fuck yall up for RUINING MY DATE AFTER HAVING FINISHED MY DAMN REPORT”

Hibiki fights the Noise. She’s gotten slightly better at fighting, but for now she’s still sorta trash at it. A grape themed Noise throws bombs and crushed her under rocks from a ceiling.

You’re a student. You’re the lone survivor of a concert that you got flak about for years. You go to an institution for singing with your best friend and basically get shoved into a life of crime fighting unwittingly. Your only teammate hates you and tried to kill you. You don’t get to hang out with your best friend anymore. Your teachers hate you. And you’re losing against the abominations that may have potentially warped your life negatively, forever.

This is probably the pivotal moment where Hibiki fucking snaps and decides she ain’t taking shit anymore. She’s not at her strongest yet, but mentally? She has decided to tell the world to go fuck itself.

“MY WIFE THINKS IM CHEAAAAAATING, MY TEAMMATE THINKS I SUUUUUUUUUCK, AND I’M SICK AND TIRED OF IT”

My, Hibiki, what big fangs you have. All the more to grit your teeth and beat the shit out of things with, I assure you.

Needless to say, even without having the skill, she’s starting to understand and get more comfortable with the full extent of the power her suit provides her.

She’s gotten so mad that even the illustrators are afraid of her.

To note: this isn’t just anime drama silhouette stylization. She is actually physically turning into a red eyed shadow. You’ll know why later down the road.

“YOU WANNA FUCKIN FIGHT ME NOW TSUBASA? HUH? HUH? YOU WANNA FUCKIN’ FIGHT ME?!”

Needless to say, her rampage goes on for a while.

She manages to dispatch all the Noise except for the Grape themed one. Up in the hole it made, she sees the meteor fall from the sky...

Wait, look closer. Is it a bird?

A plane?!

No, it’s...!

“i aint gonna tell her i just did a wish on her”

Sword!

“why the fuck does SHE get jetpacks?!”

Hibiki randomly yells out she wants to protect things too, for absolutely no real reason. Who would even break the ice with that. Hibiki, please.

They sorta stare each other down in a field awkwardly, like a bad high school reunion. But, a mysterious voice breaks out of literally fucking nowhere.

“didnt know they legalized gay marriage in japan already, otherwise id be showing up to this joke of a marriage sooner, you absolute buffoons”

“did this bitch just insinuate id waste my time getting married to this complete idiot, let alone even contemplate getting married in a public park as opposed to having a customized karaoke based marriage in the FUCKING HILTON?!”

“hey time out dont say that shit im already married and my wife already feels enough like im cheating so please keep those comments to yourself okay please”

“eat my ass, nerds. id tell you to come to the park in 15 minutes for an ass kicking...

but we’re already here, now aren’t we?”

[sailorguns]

Ami: Examine Mako, snuggled up to you after birthday lunch.

[More like ‘birthday dinner after 8pm’ but, yeah, that’s about right, regardless.] 

[You could afford to lose a day of attendance in anatomy-- Three years of being apprenticed to the scientific magician that is Dr. Black Jack means your anatomy and pretty much everything pre-med is rock solid, combined with a near-eidetic memory as it stands.] 

[So here you are, thinking about blowing off an 8 a.m. class.] 

[Jupiter’s own apprenticeship proceeds apace. She’s going to have to leave in October, she’s said; she’s headed to Hong Kong for three months to learn from a restaurant run by one of Tonio’s friends.] 

[The startling thing, as Tonio noted, was that Makoto was learning Tonio’s secrets without having those weird ghosts that Tonio has. You’re sure there’s an entire treatise here, but you’re also pretty sure you don’t have time to write it. Forget meguca, being first-year pre-med is suffering.] 

[You can almost feel Mako’s muscles still twitching a little. She’s really proud of her body, isn’t she? Or maybe it’s just that she can’t separate the foods’ effects and still share the same dish.] 

[Regardless, all your tension’s just melted off. Makoto’s strong body, holding you tightly. You’re flushed, and it’s maybe a little warm in the September heat.] 

[You lean up to kiss her, for a long moment, just letting the feeling wash over you both. Your toes curl in anticipation. Makoto laughs like she can’t believe her luck.] 

[primatechnosynthpop]

You guys ever watch anime

[ID: a series of drawings of the new kids on the rock, redrawn from scenes from Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

The first two are a set featuring Kevin inside a witch's labyrinth. He's shown first looking up with dread at a row of fangs descending toward him, and then suspended in the air from the neck down, going limp with his soul gem having been cracked. His magical girl outfit features an american flag patterned tank top, a blue plaid dress with white trim, and blue boots with red and white laces. His weapon resembles a simplified proton pack and his soul gem is a star-shaped belt buckle.

Next is Ryan inside a different labyrinth which resembles a crumbling brick wall. He's covered in blood after defeating a witch and smiling menacingly, a despondent look in his eyes. His magical girl outfit features a black hat, a dark purple mask, and a red jacket, with his soul gem being a clasp shaped like a question mark.

Finally, we see Neil against a cloudy sky and surrounded by sparkles, looking determined. His magical girl outfit features a yellow top with black trim, light yellow gloves and a striped yellow dress. His weapon is a baton with a lemon-shaped emblem, and his soul gem is a lemon-shaped hairpiece.

Bonus:

[ID: two redrawn screenshots from "meguca". First is Neil, not yet a magical girl, looking concerned with text reading "i know now". Second is Ryan holding his clouded-over soul gem with text reading "now i've lost it..." End ID]

[otomates-a]

herrow unicornya , it is I , nyx rowan ! ( or lanih to others ) , and not only have we been following each other since the land before time ( ha ) , i still think about writing a magical girl version of junko and having her be the wickedest witch in all the lore

I WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU GUYS SO MESSAGE ME YOUR NAME AND SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

ah … another grandparent of the rpc comes 2 join me in the rocking chairs, hey there. ICB THERE ARE LIKE 4 PPL STILL AROUND ME WHO KNEW ME FROM THE VERY BEGINNING i’m so glad kyubey has always been there, staring, from the start

honestly i would pay u to write magical girl junko. don’t even give her a canon dr verse just write her as a magical girl. she was a character in meguca this entire time idk what any1 else is talking abt lmao… KJNHMKJHNM 😂

doki doki nyx-sama long live our mutual suffering on this hellsite 2gether owo uwu

[luciferofthesouthpole]

My Shitty Anime Masterpost

alright so this is mostly just for myself and @twilight--fades bc i can never fucking remember what i’ve watched or what it was even abt in the first place and also to turn my best friend into a weeb. most of it’s yuri or has rlly gay subtext aside from a few.

just a disclaimer these are all my personal opinions and i’ve no doubt that i’ve given some of these shows ratings they don’t deserve. also a 10/10 rating for Gay means that it’s canon and has been explicitly established in the show. anything short of that means that it’s still considered subtext and not confirmed by either the show itself or the ppl who worked on it.

Senki Zesshou Symphogear (aka symphogay)

Senki Zesshou Symphogear (戦姫絶唱シンフォギア - translated as Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear) is a sci-fi series about Gay Magical Girl Warriors who use Power Armor fueled by The Power of Rock to battle Eldritch Abominations (from r/symphogear).  that’s it. that’s the show.

Gay: 9/10  Personal rating: 11/10 (please i beg you all to watch this it’s amazing)

Kill la Kill

i honestly can’t even remember much abt this other than the fact that there’s a shit ton of fanservice and the animation/art is rlly good.  the story was decent although it’s confusing in the beginning.

Gay: just don’t   Personal Rating: 7/10

Little Witch Academia

super cute and heartwarming. animated by Trigger, like Kill la Kill, except this does like a 180 and has basically 0 fanservice. the first half is slice of life while the second half has much more drama and plot. all the girls are likeable and have very distinct personalities and i love them all.

Gay: 7/10 (mostly subtext but you don’t have to look too hard)   Personal Rating: 8/10

Love Live! School Idol Project

high school anime abt a group of girls who become idols to save their school from getting shut down. mostly slice of life, but there’s enough drama in there to keep the plot going.  good music and rlly pretty art. the concerts/songs are 3D animated, but its not too bad; just very noticeable. (can’t remember too much abt this since i binge watched it a while ago)

Gay: 5/10 (subtext but you rlly have to squint to see it)  Personal Rating: 7/10

Love Live! Sunshine!!

sequel spin-off to love live. the plot of the 1st season basically follows the original which is kinda boring, but it’s not bad enough to make you stop watching the show. i personally like the cast for sunshine more than the original, but that’s just me. the 3D animation improves a lot and i sometimes couldn’t tell btwn the two when i first started watching this. this has more slice of life in it with the plot being kind of a background thing, but stuff does still happen.

Gay: 7/10 (more obvious w/ this one but still subtext)  Personal Rating: 8/10

Konohana Kitan

gay fox spirits help run an inn, basically. p much all slice of life and while it may seem boring at first, the themes for the episodes are rlly heartwarming and will give you feels. art is rlly pretty and the characters are cute too.

Gay: 9.5/10   Personal Rating: 8.5/10

Sakura Trick

best friends turned lovers kind of thing. its a high school slice of life anime so don’t expect too much out of it. there’s quite a bit of kissing but all of it is rlly eroticized for some fucking reason???? so im just conflicted abt all of it. other than that i actually rlly like the art style.

Gay: 10/10   Personal Rating: 6/10

Yuru Yuri

slice of life but very fluffy and cute. i can’t remember too much abt this one but there were some p funny moments and definitely a lot of adorable ones. (yes this is the one where our personal disc server icon is from)

Gay: 8/10 (subtext but it’s fairly obvious)   Personal Rating: 7.5/10

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

meguca is suffering

Gay: 9.9/10  Personal Rating: 9.5/10

Strawberry Panic

this one is an oldy but still good.  it’s a high school anime with a lot of drama but all the gay in it is canon.  a little frustrating to watch bc you’re gonna spend the whole time yelling at your screen for the girls to just get together already.

Gay: 10/10   Personal Rating: 6.5/10 (i’m honestly not a fan of high school anime hence the low rating, but it’s still good; one of those yuri anime you watch to get into the genre since its very well done)

Kannazuki no Miko (Priestesses of the Godless Month)

(this isn’t cover art like what i’ve done w/ the other ones but this pic is way too iconic to not use)

oh boy this one. i have a love/hate relationship w/ this one bc on one hand its absolute garbage but on the other hand the ending completely makes up for it. like, this fits into the sun and moon trope perfectly and i’m weak for that shit. the pacing is p bad and you have a forcefully inserted boring male love interest cock-blocking my lesbians the whole time. but god that last fucking episode makes all the pain and suffering worth it because its SO. FUCKING. GAY.

Gay: 10/10   Personal Rating: 7/10 (i’m giving this a much higher rating than it deserves and it’s only bc of the last episode and the fact that it has my two favorite things: mecha and lesbians)

Akuma no Riddle

lesbian assassins. that’s it.

Gay: 9.5/10 (canon in the manga but the subtext is obvious in the anime)  Personal Rating: 7.5/10 (Note: i went back and skimmed through the manga ending bc when i initially started reading it, the last volume hadn’t been released yet. that said, i recommend watching the anime then reading the manga if you want even more gay bc it is canon and way more explicit abt it in the manga.)

Candy Boy

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Gay: 10/10   Personal Rating: no

Citrus

i know this hasn’t come out yet, but i’m caught up in the manga. the art is very good, both in the manga and from what i’ve seen in the anime PV’s. high school drama but it’s actually not bad (also they’re step-sisters so it’s some weird pseudo incest thing   ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) 

Gay: 10/10   Personal Rating: for the manga - 8/10 (i’ll update/change this when the anime comes out and finishes its season)

Princess Principal

lesbian spies in victorian london. i love the aesthetic of this anime but it’s one downside is a lack of a solid plot. it’s very vague for most of it except for the last few episodes. characters are likeable and interesting with diverse backstories. this one does get a dark at times and pulls in a lot of real world issues. (note: the episodes are not in chronological order so things may seem confusing at first and you’ll have a bunch of questions, but everything p much gets answered at one point. i recommend watching the episodes in release order and then in chronological order so you get fully acquainted to everything initially then are able to pick up on anything you missed the first time.)

Gay: 8.5/10   Personal Rating: 8/10

Izetta: The Last Witch 

just look at the cover it’s already gay. in a nutshell, gay witch helps her princess gf win a war by using her op magic. this is more of an action/war anime but the gay is very prominent and one of the main focuses of the show. the story wasn’t too bad and falls on a few cliches; nothing too bad and interesting enough to keep you watching.

Gay: 9/10   Personal Rating: 7/10

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid

yeah let’s just ignore the title. slice of life w/ some comedy. there’s not much to it, but it’s a nice fluffy anime to watch. this was actually better than i thought it’d be and way more gay than what i expected, too. (just a warning: there is a shit ton of fanservice in this one and some weird ass loli and maid stuff so watch at your own risk)

Gay: 9.5/10 (it’s glaringly obvious and p in your face but idk if it’s actually canon) Personal Rating: 7.5/10

Katana Maidens ~ Toji no Miko 

this one honestly surprised me (in a good way); i thought it would be one of those anime that had a creative concept at the start but ends up disappointing bc of bad writing but this wasn’t the case for toji no miko. there’s nothing amazing about this, but it’s a p good anime to watch if you want some action. (note: one problem i have w/ this is that there are so many characters in this that it’s hard to keep track of all of them) (note 2: this is a 2 cour anime so i may or may not change my rating when it ends)

Gay: 7.5 (literally every character in this show is female except for some one’s grandpa so there’s a shit ton of shipping material) Personal Rating: 8/10

Yuru Camp△

one word: comfy slice of life anime abt winter camping. this anime is one of the most relaxing things i have ever watched and never failed to brighten up my day. good music, good humor, and a cute cast of characters.

Gay: 6.5/10   Personal Rating: yuru camp cured my depression, cleared my skin, and actually made me want to leave my room for once 10/10

Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru (Yuki Yuna Is a Hero)

meguca is suffering 2.0 this is honestly a very good successor the pmmm and i highly recommend it if you hate yourself enough to endure all the pain again. (note: watch the original show, the prequel, then the 2nd season in that order)

Gay: 9/10 (was originally 8/10 but Togo exists and she is one of the biggest lesbian ever) Personal Rating: 9/10

and w/ that, i’m done w/ all the “yuri” anime (subtext or actual canon). the rest of these are from all kinds of genres and basically anything i’ve actually really enjoyed and recommend to anyone regardless of what they prefer to watch.

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

kind of a classic and an anime a lot of ppl first watch when getting into anime. its a mecha anime thats all 2D/hand animated so that’s already a huge plus for me. there’s quite a bit of fanservice, unfortunately. from what i remember the plot was p solid and complex. def one of my favorite anime of all time.

Personal Rating: 9/10

Steins;Gate

this is rlly good but also rlly depressing. it starts of fairly slow (mostly the 1st half), but when it picks up, shit goes down.

Personal Rating: 8.5/10

Houseki no Kuni (Land of the Lustrous)

ok, so this is actually all 3D/CG animated, BUT it pulls it off amazingly well. this is how you 3D animate an anime. the environment and characters look absolutely stunning and the animation is actually fluid and very good. the plot is a little vague and just goes in a general direction, but shit happens to constantly keep you on the edge of your seat. characters are likeable and have a wide range of personalities.

Personal Rating: 9/10

The Ancient Magus’ Bride ( Mahoutsukai no Yome)

everything about this anime is amazing: the art, the animation, the characters, the story.  i honestly have nothing bad to say about this one. definitely a must watch for everyone. it’s kinda fucked up, but still amazing and you rlly feel for the characters. unfortunately, the 1st cour is a lot stronger than the 2nd one in terms of writing and starts to fall flat and a little frustrating to watch. aside from that, it would have been a perfect 10 for me.

Personal Rating: 9/10 

Made in Abyss

the world-building and environments in this anime are fantastic and i love it. the art is gorgeous and the animation is very fluid. warning: don’t let the cover fool you, this gets p fucked up later on. the majority of the cast are children so there’s some perverted jokes abt them that try to come off as comedic relief but it’s only just uncomfortable for everyone.

Personal Rating: 9.5/10

Pop Team Epic

this anime is literally just one giant fucking meme

Personal Rating: i honestly don’t even know anymore

Girls’ Last Tour

kind of slice of life abt two girls who are exploring the post-apocalyptic world they live in. very atmospheric anime that always gives a bittersweet feeling. there isn’t much of a plot bc it focuses a lot on, i guess, mundane everyday things but through a unique perspective. definitely gives you something to think abt.

Personal Rating: 8/10

Violet Evergarden

an absolutely beautiful anime. art is gorgeous and the animation is one of the most fluid things i have ever watched. this is fairly depressing and each episode will make you cry. the main character is so well written and character development for her is A+.

Personal Rating: 9.5/10

this is what i have so far and i’ll most likely add things when i end up remembering them and watching more

New anime (Spring 2018): i’m gonna put any new anime that has caught my eye in the current anime season, mostly so i can keep track of what i’m watching and determine if they should be added to the list once they’ve finished airing. i won’t put any ratings or cover; it’s just a list for the sake of organization.

toji no miko darling in the franxx uma masume: pretty derby (horse girl anime) megalo box mahou shoujo site Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru gundam build divers tachibanakan triangle steins;gate 0

[flow-or-crash]

((TIME FOR MORE TIMELINE FUCKERY AND WORLDBUILDING BECAUSE MY MEMORY IS SHIT AND I NEED TO ORGANIZE M’NOTES

WHY IS EVERYONE ALL MEDUKA MEGUCA WITH THE HAIR COLORS

Hair colors are fucking crazy in the future, so are eye colors. This is why Hanabi looks like an anime protagonist, because at least 1 in 3 kids do now, globally. 

This is concentrated in Japan because it’s the epicenter, the heart of the new empire, so it’s more like EVERYBODY looks like an anime protag in Tokyo. 

Natural hair and eye colors (brown and black) are becoming rarer. Pink is uncommon. Blonde, green, and blue are among the most common (blue being a lift of blue-based black, green being a lift of less-saturated browns and blondes, blonde being a lift of a more golden/honey brown).

No, there is no natural Yugioh protag hair yet. That’s still done by dyes.

Give it a century though. See where it goes.

WOTS ALL THIS ABOUT MAGIK

NQS keeps the Silver Crystal on almost constantly, the whole planet is pretty much mildly-to-heavily saturated in magical energy. 

The new Silver Millennium is at the intersection of magic and technology, with magical items being reverse-engineered to produce technology that mimics it, and magic being a rare but increasingly common feature of life. It’s the idea of Clarke’s 3rd being applied to the world of Sailor Moon. 

Basically take a stab in the dark at how technology will advance, and how this can be affected by magic, and tada.

The Giant Disaster that made Usagi Queen will be kept ambiguous 

(which is code for: I still haven’t figured out what the fuck I’m gonna do about that. Leanin towards basically a mostly-peaceful global takeover but ehhhhhhh)

But basically the planet itself is scarred regardless of what happens, and these Crystal Seals literally glue parts of the planet back together. Like the worlds fanciest gorilla glue/craft glitter fusion. Like imagine the Grand Canyon, but it’s just fucking full of crystals like a goddamn rock candy project gone haywire.

And these giant reverse geodes leak magic, and thus far there have been no bad repercussions because it’s magic made of LIGHT and LOVE and THE SHINING LIGHT OF THE BRIGHTEST HEARTS IN THE GALAXY ETC. ETC. ETC.

So the closer you live to these Crystal Seals, the more access to magic you have and the more mana you’re born with.

However mainstream magic is very much in its rudimentary stages. At least 3/5 of people cannot tap into this magic and use it. Hanabi is an aberrant, being a saniwa. 

HOW IS THE WORLD EVEN SPLIT UP ANYMORE

The Moon is being colonized, and the terraforming process on Mars is beginning. Warp pads and teleporters are speeding these processes along.

Nations still retain their identities, but are sorta like a giant international committee and report to NQS. We going full Space Greco-Roman. 

Japan's government, being NQS’s seat of power, has been pretty much totally absorbed. They sort of fused the royal family and the Diet together, thus the royals actually do stuff now. 

Elections still happen in countries, but the heads of power globally are the Princesses, which is both a title and one of the hardest jobs ever. Like there’s still a Prime Minister, but the Prime Minister answers to the Princess if she needs them to do something.

Similarly, royalty has now become synonymous with jobs more like government employee. If you’re a Duke or a Duchess you’re basically a politician in Japan specifically. 

If a girl wants to be a princess it now has the main associations of power and protection. A princess is strong and protects her knights, not the other way around. You still get a frilly dress of course but it’s not the point anymore. 

They hand out titles like candy. 

Thus, since she now works for the royal government, and rather closely, Hanabi is a Baronetess and a Senshi -- that is, she is higher than a Dame, but is not a Baron. 

Hanabi gives no fucks about whatever title she has, however, because she’s a miserable fucking brat who doesn’t even wanna be here.

Kerry/Haumea is neither Inner nor Outer, she is a Kupier Princess and like the other senshi is second only to Neo Queen Serenity. Title aside she’s like a literal queen of engineering, new shit is always being made in her workshops with her direct involvement and occasional collaboration with Mercury.

Sailor Senshi = Princess. There are Senshi -- regular soldiers -- and then there are SAILOR Senshi. You have a Sailor Crystal? Congrats you’s a Princess.

This confuses the shit out of the United Kingdom and places that use royal titles but the royals do jack shit.   

However it’s still used because Usagi don’t give no fucks. 

If she wants her planet ruled by a gajillion princesses then damn it, it’s being ruled by a gajillion princesses.

IS NQS RUNNING A 1984 DYSTOPIA IN DISGUISE

No. 

No she is not. 

We’re not going down that road, it’s too sharp and edgy.

The theme of Hanabi’s whole arc is adjusting to life changes and realizing that these gods that have been held up on pedestals for centuries are actually people with flaws. NQS is still Usagi. These people may make stupid decisions but they are never with ill intent. The only ones with ill intent are the Revisionists. 

I did consider this in a timeline where Hanabi is left to her own devices to figure out her powers and basically ties her own timeline in a knot with several unstable time loops. Pluto then has to incapacitate her to protect history, but then there’s the problem of “you can’t let people know there’s time shenanigans afoot, but you can’t let them think you’ve taken an innocent person prisoner and basically un-personed her.”

“No we are not making a kinetic kill sat that is the wrong message Haumea”

WOT ABOUT THE POLIS

They still exist, they’re mostly to keep people from hurting themselves and punish negligence being that NQS purified everyone 

Their badges are now replicas of the Crystal Star

“But what’s wrong with regular badges”

“LET ME HAVE THIS, AMI-CHAN.”

Interpol uses crescent compacts in honor of Sailor V/Venus

DO PEOPLE DIE

Abso-goddamn-lutely. 

Not as much, and not from old age, but yes, they do.

Accidents are still a thing, and there was a giant rash of deaths when NQS first ascended because people hadn’t figured out that she only extended their youth and lifespan

No, she did not make you fucking immortal, get down from the roof, Kawaguchi.

Kawaguchi stop trying to get yourself killed, you can’t jump from a plane without a parachute.

Kawaguchi you still need your vaccines.

KAWAGUCHI YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE TO CANCER, KAWAGUCHI STOP EATILING THE STOCKS

Everlasting youth is not a cure for poor decision-making, folks.

[muffinrecord]

For a moment, I thought you said "Old Dorothy " for your weapon choice...Although it would be kinda funny if you stole Alina's doppel and called it your own...

That would be hilarious lmao

I'm still pondering my cool meguca weapon. I feel like a drawing compass could be pretty sweet

the only problem is that I'm not sure how it could be thematic with a wish i'd make, but man, imagine rocking *this* into battle.