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neonscandal · 9 months

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So, if you asked to write your top 5 fav characters each from JJK & BNHA, what genre will you put them (or you agree that they should be in shounen)....

My asks are getting funnier. 🥰 As always, thanks for asking, lets dig in.

Look at these knuckleheads.

JJK Top 5

I've seen people make really funny observations about how every character in JJK belongs in a different universe but was shoehorned into a horror battle shonen and it delights me to no end. I'm not sure if Gege Akutami actually penned characters that are typical of other anime genres, in a sense, but do believe we all collectively just want our faves to have better odds of survival. At this point, Gege looks at fan polls like a dead pool. I think a story where characters are so obviously not meant to be there would be hilarious if done intentionally, camp even.

Satoru Gojo - The duality of a man who is "The Strongest" in universe while maintaining a girly pop facade to circumvent feeling othered by his strength? Two of my favorite things about Gojo are that he is 1) traumatized 🤪✨ and 2) down astronomically for the days he spent with Suguru Geto. Put this man in a shonen ai, stat.

Nobara Kugisaki and Maki Zenin - Yuri. I feel like I don't need to explain myself here except to say that I put them as one item on the list because I didn't want a list of 6 (I have so many faves). Both iconic, both bad ass. No notes. On the other hand, I would never want to rob Maki of her revenge story so... grain of salt if she stays in universe.

Kento Nanami - I was going to say "this man wants to be in an office sitcom so bad" but, truthfully, would not find the overdone gags and antics palatable. Nanami deserves to rest at an even, dulcet tempo. Traumatized in his youth, he really only returns to jujutsu because office work is unfulfilling but imagine if he were in an office shojo with a found family that he had to provide for? I'm not saying this anime is particularly good but plop him in something cozy like "The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague" but with the home life of "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid". He'll work for the money because it provides for someone else, you know? Let him suffer fools in peace.

Yuji Itadori - Sweet baby angel. Yuji follows the "best of both worlds" phenomenon that we see in other horror anime like Chainsaw Man, Tokyo Ghoul and Attack on Titan wherein he is both human and curse (avoiding further spoilers). But his disposition, his resilience, his pure physical prowess before he ever ate Sukuna's finger? Put this boy in a sports anime and let him thrive. While he'd absolutely body in a fighting sport, what if he was plopped into "Blue Lock"? Sports anime with a dash of horror aesthetic. He'd crush while being as upbeat and hilariously chaotic as Bachira.

Suguru Geto - Baby Girl is one of the most compelling villains we have. I'd say across multiple anime, honestly. He's what happens when a good person, someone who aims to be so morally upright, is faced with the reality that being good actually guarantees you nothing. With someone so unwavering, someone who can't live in shades of grey like Gojo, he can't bend. So he breaks. Honestly, it adds a layer of complexity to the overall story where... can we really, as the viewer, fault him? I feel like he wouldn't have this evolution anywhere else and that there's something to be said as to whether Geto was always doomed by the narrative.

There's never not been a good time to celebrate this frame, honestly.

BNHA Top 5

What's cool about BNHA is, it is authentically a shonen manga/anime while subverting a lot of it's tropes. BUT, we see this really interesting progression in the art that drifts into horror. Not aiming to spoil anything that's to come in season 7 (body horror, it's body horror. Bones better come through) but you see the beginning of it with the change in vigilante Deku's appearance. If Horikoshi felt inclined to do a horror anime post-BNHA, I'd definitely read.

Katsuki Bakugo - Hilariously, Bakugo wants to shonen so bad but is actually so damsel in distress/love interest coded that it almost undermines his role as Midoriya's rival. Almost. Shonen, shonen ai, I don't think he's out of place in either.

Shoto Todoroki - Todoroki's entire personality and character arc being so intrinsically linked to his family is honestly so amusing given the universe. Like, people have real life superhero powers but awful parents are very much still a thing. So it's interesting to expose the complexity of their family dynamics in tandem with the overarching story because, in every way, the Todoroki family are very much members of the Have's of BNHA society but they are still hopelessly miserable. TBH he could be in a slice of life just experiencing and resolving family trauma. "Kotaro Lives Alone" comes to mind.

Shouta Aizawa - I would cast Aizawa in "Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan" but he wouldn't have the decency to show up to work without a sleeping bag. I'm not saying it wouldn't look out of place in universe but do better for the kids. Joking. He's honestly both the perfect teacher but also a big ole hypocrite. He condemns Midoriya for his recklessness and self-sacrificing (re: breaking bones to use his quirk) but didn't think twice about hacking off his own leg, logical though it may have been. I know All Might is cast as the quintessential mentor in the shonen dynamic but Aizawa is the real MVP when it comes to mentoring and guiding the Class 1A competently. Shonen all the way.

Izuku Midoriya - I can't say Magical Girl Anime, I can't say Magical Girl anime. I appreciate Midoriya's similarity to eponymous crybaby hero Sailor Moon, tbh. She too was OP and with the fate of the world on her shoulders, just saying. He falls in line with the shonen trope of eating something and powering up (re: JJK, One Piece, Attack on Titan) but has emotional range that is not typically seen in shonen which, honestly I love. He is masculine while still being aggressively expressive (even if he struggles to articulate his feelings). His character and subsequent development is another way that Horikoshi subverts shonen tropes and I can't wait to see how his story wraps up.

Dabi - This crispy piece of bacon is a walking, talking and dancing personification of resolute rage. He is quite literally a vendetta held together by staples. Later chapters especially, he just gets unrelentingly grosser and more unhinged and it's both disgusting and emotional. To be honest, between him and Shigaraki, they are undeniably horror fodder by design. In fact, the reveal that he was a little misogynistic extremist radical was particularly wild of Horikoshi. Like, basically if he hadn't self destructed on that mountain he'd have been some incel plotting violence on the deep dark web? I'm trying to think of what to plop him into (maybe not his charred body but just his general... maliciousness, conviction and extremism). I feel like something horror, psychological with a sprinkle of thriller? What comes to mind is a dark series on my TBR but the name escapes me about a kid getting revenge one by one against sadistic bullies though its unclear where Dabi falls on that spectrum.

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beneaththetangles · 1 month

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Look, it’s not easy to ask others for help. Shame, pride, and all manner of obstacles get in the way. Deku and Vegeta know this intimately as major arcs for them and even their inmost character reveal a desire to go it on their own and not involve others. But what does scripture have to tell us about finding help in our struggles? Mike digs into this topic (while also explaining his real origin story, discussing his favorite series of the season, and more) on episode five of the Power of God and Anime podcast!

Anime Trivia!

In Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, what is the dish that Tohru is constantly trying to get Kobayashi to eat?

Podcast Notes

Check out our first impressions of the three fantasy series Mike mentioned at the top of the episode: Wistoria: Wand and Sword, I Parry Everything, and The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible.

In today’s “Songs That Tell the Story,” Mike sings “Why Me?” by Kris Kristofferson.

Bible verses we mentioned or that inspired discussion in this episode include Isaiah 41:10, 2 Corinthians 12:10, Romans 3:23-24, and John 15:5.

Check out more from Mike on YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram, including a bunch of photos from his attendance at Nickel City Comic Con!

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Featuring copyright-free music (license code 9OFBY6IDSRWODYKF) from Uppbeat (“Funk Tank by Soudnroll), and edited by Dennis.

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dude1818 · 9 months

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Also finished Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid tonight. I didn't realize I had left off literally one episode before the wedding. I knew it was coming (saw a clip of it on youtube which is what convinced me to try the show), but I thought there was a whole third season, not just 15 one-minute shorts

Anyway, I still enjoyed season 2, although I was mostly disappointed by Ilulu. She had such a great backstory and character arc, but then her actual personality was just a Lucoa clone, which sucked. Several fantastic Kanna episodes though, and again I really liked when it started getting heavy with Kobayashi's feelings about not being worthy of love

#miss kobayashi's dragon maid #dragon maid

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tailsrevane · 2 years

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my favorite queer relationships in media

this was another patreon-exclusive post that i'm posting here now because i'm not on patreon anymore. this one was a belated pride month post from july of 2022 where i listed my favorite queer relationships in media. i would probably list some of these in a different order today, but i'm just gonna share the post in its original form. enjoy!

what up, gay nerds!

today i’ll be talking about my favorite queer relationships in media. we’re talking couples, we’re talking throuples, we’re talking polycules, and we’re also talking non-romantic queer chosen family. this is obviously a topic that’s very near and dear to my heart, so i’m super excited to talk about it!

also, because of the relative dearth of queer relationships in mainstream media, i’m also going to talk about characters i ship. this will be in a separate section, though, so let’s start with the main event.

my favorite canon queer relationships

14. piper/alex (orange is the new black)

i’ve only seen the first few seasons, but yeah, at the time having actual gay relationships on a tv show i was watching was such a blessed relief.

there’s a line early in i think season 2? where piper and alex are being all domestic together and piper says, “this is so nice, and so gay!” and it more or less sums how i felt about the whole thing.

13. david/keith (six feet under)

six feet under is a very slice of life show, and the romantic relationships it depicts are accordingly presented with an aching realism. david and keith have their issues but they deal with them responsibly, engaging in couples counseling and doing their best to get better.

it’s a very healthy portrayal and it doesn’t seem like the show is going for brownie points or anything, they’re both just valued characters whose stories the show wanted to tell.

12. lady tohru/kobayashi (miss kobayashi’s dragon maid)

this would be higher, but tohru and kobayashi have never really been the main draw for me? i’m hella into the family vibes between the two of them and their adopted child kanna. kanna is just a gloriously adorable child and she’s so sweet and her family is so good and argh. feelings!

the show (and presumably the manga it’s based on) is so well-written, though. they always put kobayashi in a position to just be the sweetest butch mom and it’s so freaking good.

11. violet/allie (her story)

this was rather by the numbers, i get it, but seeing a trans girl in a healthy lesbian relationship helping escape from her abusive boyfriend was super life-affirming to me for… reasons.

actually, just seeing another trans person on screen was so what i needed at that exact moment in time, it actually helped light a fire under me to get started on hrt.

10. ivanova/talia (babylon 5)

literally the only thing holding this back from being higher on the list is that thanks to 90s homophobia it had to be largely implied, and that it ended tragically.

in her last appearance on the show, talia slept with ivanova, and in a later episode when everyone on the crew has to tell a deep, personal secret ivanova says that she loved talia. so it’s more than you might expect given the limits it had to work within. and ivanova is my favorite character on the whole show and always has been, so yeah, this meant a lot to me.

9. nomi/amanita (sense8)

the joy of seeing actual transgender people on screen in a mainstream streaming series directed by two trans people is matched only by the joy of that trans character getting absolutely railed by the best/prettiest doctor who companion with a strap-on in her first scene. fuck yeah.

and then their whole first arc is about nomi’s bodily autonomy being threatened and amanita coming to her rescue and she rescues her in the most emotionally satisfying scene ever and oh my gosh you guys it’s so good.

8. dev/lee (out of position) & volle/xiller (argaea)

at my first furry convention i discovered that there was a thriving small industry publishing specifically furry books. we’re not talking zines here (though those are also awesome in their own right), we’re talking novels, anthologies, short story collections, etc.

at the time i was still hella into sports, so i was immediately drawn to one that had a buff tiger in a football uniform hoisting a fox femboy onto his shoulder with one arm. ironically at the time i was a tiger (though certainly not the dumb jock musclegod dev is), and today i’m a fox femboy? funny how things work out.

anyway, turns out the author of that book is one of the most prolific (and definitely the most popular) furry writers, and i actually liked his argaea series even better than the football nerd one. argaea is set in a fanciful renaissance-ish world and full of palace intrigue and mystery and kidnappings and whatnot. very fun stuff there.

7. baz/simon (simon snow)

there’s been a harry potter-shaped hole in my heart for years now, so when i heard about this series i was immediately in.

the way magic works in this certainly doesn’t really square with how i think about it, but it’s definitely a creative approach. and i super approve of how these books handle the enemies-to-lovers romance of the two dumb gay boys, as well as how it depicts one of them having crippling depression and how they navigate the relationship difficulties this often results in. extremely good stuff here.

(also i’m almost done with the last book and i’m pretty sure there’s a couple of useless lesbians happening!!! exciting!!! there’s also one het couple in the last book if you’re into that kinda thing.)

6. galo/lio (promare)

what if we were a dumbass himbo and a powerful femboy and did an enemies to lovers thing to become an incredible anime power couple and just kicked all of the ass. all of it. what if that?

5. harley quinn/poison ivy (dc comics)

honestly the only reason this isn’t higher on the list is because i’ve seen very little of their actually in a relationship stuff, and that’s a me problem that i really need to fix asap. but i’ve shipped them forever, basically ever since that animated series episode. you know the one. so when i heard they were canon i squeed so loudly.

4. luz/amity (the owl house)

the owl house feels like it was made specifically for me. this show also saw the harry potter-shaped hole in my life and came along and was like “okay but what if we made something drastically better and more imaginative instead and also basically everyone was gay?” and uh, yeah! obviously!!

so obviously it’s being canceled because some dumbass homophobic executive had a problem with it and omfg disney is the fucking worst. can they please just stop.

but yeah i’m so glad kids get to grow up with stuff like this and she-ra and etc, but also i’m so glad i get to watch it too okay? witchy gay bullshit is entirely my jam.

but yeah amity and luz are the sweetest useless lesbians and i love how flustered they get around each other despite having no problem having badass magic fights and just ugh they’re so good i love them so much.

i also want to give a shout-out to lesbian wine aunt eda and her ex-enbyfriend/hopefully-soon-to-be-ex-ex-enbyfriend raine, i’m really rooting for them!!!

3. adora/catra (she-ra)

no big deal just the main hero and main villain of a science fantasy swashbuckling magical girls show who swordfight like literally all the time and are super blatantly gay for each other the whole time and have emotional turmoil over each other and constantly try to assert their dominance over each other.

also there’s a prom scene in the first season where the villain shows up in a messy tux and dances with the hero girl while verbally needling her and dips her really low and it’s so gay and i’m so jealous because i want a villain like that to be all homoerotic with.

and then in the last season of the show catra finally switches sides and apologizes to adora and then adora comes and rescues her and she has this badass transformation scene and it’s one of my favorite scenes in television history and ugh i am so gay and in the last episode they kiss and confess their feelings for each other and fuck i love these two and this show.

there’s also another canon lesbian relationship between netossa and spinnerella, and the series creator said rogelio, kyle, and lonnie are a polycule! and they’re all such good boys and one of them is a really hot lizard boy and aaaaaaa.

2. basically every relationship (dragon moms)

so uh yeah one of my partners is an author and basically all of her characters are queer (with a few exceptions) and a lot of them are trans or nonbinary and i love her writing so much, if you have similar tastes to me you’ll probably like it too. everything is just very emotionally satisfying and character-driven and just… she’s the best, guys. i’d be a fan of her writing even if i weren’t dating her.

anyway her most popular and probably best work is dragon moms which she serialized online but also published as an ebook with extra content and it’s so good and so gay and yeah, she also has a lot of other short stories and stuff on her website and a few other ebooks available and i unreservedly recommend anything she’s written she’s so good.

1. star trek: discovery’s queer chosen family

i’ve gushed about them a bunch in my discovery reviews so there really shouldn’t be any surprise here, but yeah. when lieutenant stamets and dr. culber were shown as a couple in season 1 of discovery it belatedly fulfilled an almost 31-year-old promise by gene rodenberry. in season 3 of the show, they also introduced gray (a trans guy) and adira (an enby) and made them gay for each other on top of that, and i love them so much, i would die for them. and on top of that they all came together as a surrogate family with stamets and culber just being amazing surrogate space dads and jet reno popping in every now and then as their weird butch lesbian aunt and i am so, so glad i lived long enough to see star trek get this gay, guys!!

while i’m talking about star trek i do want to mention that i didn’t forget about seven and rafi, and i do love them, but i don’t love that them getting together basically happened off screen? like they get plenty of screentime in season 2 but that was in full figuring their shit out mode and idk i just don’t like that all we got for them becoming a couple was them holding hands at the end of season 1 like it feels like you skipped the whole romantic part of their relationship and that kinda sucks?

queer relationships i ship

(cw: some of these characters will have canon age gaps and/or are minors in some canons, just assume there's an element of au-ification here. cool? cool.)

14. finn/poe (star wars)

look i don’t care about star wars anymore but wow how could you not make these guys gay come on.

13. bella/alice (twilight)

again i don’t really care but especially in the movies alice is literally the only person that seems right for bella like seriously their relationship is so much better than her relationship with either of the two boys.

12. kota ibushi/kenny omega (professional wrestling)

to be super clear this is very much about their characters, not them as a people, i don’t ship real people that’s creepy.

their characters have this amazing wrestling love story and i just want it to be even more explicitly gay than it already is, but also it’s already kinda explicitly gay??? and that’s amazing.

11. femshep/jack (mass effect 2) & pc/kaliyo (star wars: the old republic)

this one is moreso about two times bioware queerbaited me, like i met both of these characters while playing female characters and was immediately like “wow okay they are totally lesbian doms like you can tell me they’re bi and i’ll believe you” but i was just so sure they had to be romanceable for my female characters and then i found out they weren’t? and in both cases i was just like, what the fuck guys, this is cultural appropriation.

10. riker/worf (star trek: the next generation)

this started out as a joke but i’m kind of firmly committed to it at this point. there is at least as much reason to think that riker and worf are hooking up on the regular as there is that riker and deanna are, and riker and deanna got married later sooooo…

9. georgiou/burnham (star trek: discovery)

i mean, burnham has more feelings about georgiou than she does about any of her actual on-screen romantic partners, whether it’s for her gentle mommy domme prime universe georgiou or her badass mean domme mirror universe georgiou.

8. dick grayson/jason todd (dc universe)

i literally wrote fanfiction about these two when i read nightwing: year one and jason kept bratting the fuck out of dick to the point where dick literally tied him up.

jason is a bratty power bottom and dick is a service top. i will not be accepting questions or feedback at this time.

7. garak/bashir (star trek: deep space nine)

i don’t even give a shit about bashir when he isn’t interacting with garak. he might as well be a non-character.

i fucking love garak he is such an amazing bratty dom. i love watching him play with his food (his food being bashir).

6. legolas/gimli/aragorn (lord of the rings)

it’s that thing where you take a very homosocial book and add expanded roles for some of its female characters to make it less homosocial but you change exactly nothing about how emotionally intimate the homosocial relationships are and y’know whoops they’re clearly gay now, we decided.

5. bruce/clark (dc universe)

how is this not canon? there is so much blatant textual support for it, holy shit, look at literally any interaction they’ve ever had with each other.

4. neo/trin (the matrix)

yeah they’re on-screen canon, i just mean i headcanon both of them as enbies. so like. they aren’t actually queer in their portrayal onscreen (but like, come on, this is the gayest “straight” couple ever), but they are in my headcanon? if that makes sense.

3. tim drake/jon kent (dc universe)

yeah, they both have boyfriends who aren’t each other, but tell me you didn’t immediately think about these two cute superhero boys kissing the second you heard they were both openly bi. i don’t believe you.

2. flick/cj (animal crossing)

i actually questioned whether to put this as a canon relationship considering that the game frequently seems to stop just short of saying it and i’m reasonably certain that the creative team considers them an item. but i’ll leave it under this section because they don’t just come right out and say it.

1. sonic/tails/knuckles/shadow

i mean, this is a pretty obvious one right? i mean okay polycule shipping is pretty rare, but like, sontails is obviously correct and sonshad is obviously correct and sonknux is obviously correct and knuxtails is obviously correct and shadtails is obviously correct and i’ll grant you there isn’t as much on-screen evidence for knuxshads but still just put it all together and there you go. like i said. obvious.

please don’t ship sonamy it’s so creepy she’s literally a stalker it’s not okay. i mean do what you want but i’m judging you. my favorite interpretation of amy’s feelings btw is a comic i saw on twitter once where amy is coming out as a lesbian and she apologizes to sonic for being all weird and overcompensating by being over the top into him and he’s super understanding because he’s gay and he gets it and idk it just feels so real and good to me.

anyway, yeah! happy belated pride! i love gays and being gay.

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best-anime-tournament · 1 year

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Here you can find the polls from round 37 to 72:

Round 37 - Assassination Classroom 2 vs Death Parade

Round 38 - Kakegurui vs Noragami

Round 39 - Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 vs Your Name.

Round 40 - Fire Force vs Bleach

Round 41 - Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World vs No Game No Life

Round 42 - Seraph of the End vs Mirai Nikki

Round 43 - Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion vs My Hero Academia 4

Round 44 - Haikyuu!! 2 vs Attack on Titan 3 Part 2

Round 45 - Fate/Zero vs Fullmetal Alchemist

Round 46 - The Seven Deadly Sins vs Bungou Stray Dogs

Round 47 - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012) vs Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Round 48 - Erased vs Another

Round 49 - DanMachi vs Death Note

Round 50 - Dr. Stone vs The Rising of the Shield Hero

Round 51 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War 3 vs Ouran High School Host Club

Round 52 - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable vs FLCL

Round 53 - Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation vs Gintama

Round 54 - Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 vs Berserk

Round 55 - Clannad: After Story vs Mushishi

Round 56 - Devilman: Crybaby vs Banana Fish

Round 57 - Dragon Ball Z vs Monster

Round 58 - GTO - Great Teacher Onizuka vs K-On!

Round 59 - Tokyo Revengers vs JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

Round 60 - Samurai Champloo vs Oshi no Ko

Round 61 - Puella Magi Madoka Magica vs Nana

Round 62 - The Pet Girl of Sakurasou vs The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

Round 63 - Serial Experiments Lain vs Welcome to the N.H.K

Round 64 - Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma 2 vs The Irregular at Magic High School

Round 65 - Kuroko no Basket vs JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - Battle in Egypt

Round 66 - Tokyo Ghoul:re vs My Hero Academia 5

Round 67 - My Little Monster vs Classroom of the Elite

Round 68 - Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid vs JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

Round 69 - Terror in Resonance vs Deadman Wonderland

Round 70 - Haikyuu!! 3 vs Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

Round 71 - Log Horizon vs Fate/stay night: Unlimitled Blade Works

Round 72 - Fate/Zero 2 vs Nisekoi

Round 73-108

(anime in bold have passed the 1st round)

#best #anime #tournament #polls #part 2 #round 1

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springbox19 · 1 year

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I am currently Rewatching miss kobayashi's dragon maid Which was 1 of my first animes I watched as a kid

Which even though I had the idea that there were both women in the show I still enjoyed it And wanted to be their child

*The introduction of me being into found family tropes*

But anyways I'm not gonna be watching season 2. I'm just watching season one which in my opinion was the best. I mean some scenes are Weird but I still enjoy the show

But if you ask me the question why I wanted To rewatch the show someone just I guess reminded me of a character from it so yeah :p

#spring box rambling #miss kobayashi's dragon maid

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leoayanime · 2 years

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出自(Source) : 孤獨搖滾 4,5,7,11 / ぼっち・ざ・ろっく4,5,7,11 / Bocchi the Rock episode 4,5,7,11

小林家的龍女僕 3,7 / 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 3,7 / Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid/Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon episode 3,7

佐賀偶像是傳奇 3 / ゾンビランドサガ 3 / Zombie Land Saga/Zonbi Rando Saga episode 3

寶可夢旅途/寶可夢新無印 26,97 / ポケットモンスター 26,97 / Pokémon Journeys episode 26,97

我家有個魚乾妹/干物妹小埋 1 / 干物妹！うまるちゃん 1 / Himouto Umaru-chan episode 1

輕音少女第二季 14,16 / けいおん第2シーズン 14,16 / K-ON/Kei-on Season 2 episode 14,16

侵略花枝娘 4 / 侵略！イカ娘 4 / Squid Girl/Shinryaku Ika Musume episode 4

我的朋友很少第二季 7 / 僕は友達が少ない第2シーズン 7 / Haganai/Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Season 2 episode 7

#孤獨搖滾 #ぼっち・ざ・ろっく #bocchi the rock #k-on #けいおん #hitori gotou #ryou yamada #eat #eating #birthday #cake

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cadyrocks · 2 years

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Okay, seriously, what is actually wrong with Anime (or, as my gf pointed out, the source material for a lot of Anime)? I say this as someone who has watched a decent amount of anime in the last few days/months/years. But it's like... Uh... Cool story, great aesthetics, amazing character work, why is there a naked child here?!

Like, right now I'm watching Bakemonotagari. It's really good! Every frame feels like a painting, the aesthetics are absolutely incredible, the characters are interesting and well-rounded, the story is wild. And here I am in season 2, episode 4, and most of the episode features a naked child* sharing a bath with our protagonist. This almost manages to be a normal-ish scene, right up until the camera shifts to the male gaze (as this show consistently does, very intentionally and to great effect) to show her naked ass bobbing up and down.

What the fuck.

( * Okay, to be clear, it's a powerful vampire who just looks like a child, but it's really not that much better.)

This isn't quite new ground for the series. Our protagonist is an obviously horny teenager; one of the recurring characters is a 14-year-old who is disturbingly into him; another is the ghost of a grade schooler who our protagonist traditionally greets with sexual harassment that's clearly meant to be read as a joke. It's mostly handled... tastefully, if you're willing to believe that. Like, it's obviously fetishistic, but it feels like we're seeing the world through the eyes of our protagonist and point-of-view character, who is a horny teenager and also clearly a pervert. While it's obvious that someone is jerking off to this, the show mostly covers these issues in a mature, genuine, meaningful, and, yes, tasteful way. The constant male gaze puts us in the headspace of our protagonist, as odd and unpleasant a place as that sometimes is.

But like... still. What the fuck? Why is this really cool, well-written, gorgeously-drawn ghost story full of sexualized children?!

This is common enough to where it's weird. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid is a lovely character drama about family; it features a character who looks, talks, and acts like a child, is actually an ancient dragon. Another character, also a child, falls madly in love with her. Yet another character is a young boy who gets repeatedly sexually harassed by an adult dragon. It's really uncomfortable. "It's not really sexual harassment if the person's hot" is not a new thing, but it's really not great. My Hero Academia features a character whose entire personality in the first few seasons is "pervert who refuses to respect the boundaries of anyone around him"; it's played for a joke. The second season of Made in Abyss starts with the viscerally brutal sexual assault and torture of a child we've never met for seemingly no reason. No Game No Life - I don't need to elaborate, if you've seen it you know why. It keeps happening.

I dunno, it's fucking weird. Can I maybe enjoy my really interesting ghost story without the side order of naked children? Or whatever the fuck this is?

Hearing that from a character who is, in every way, coded as a child, with the context of her complaining that our protagonist didn't sexually assault her when they met, is uh... certainly a decision. Am I missing something here?

#bakemonogatari

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mysticdragon3md3 · 10 months

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For the past several WonHobby events, seeing so many figures repeatedly for series I don't know, has made me feel old. Maybe it was Writing On Games who said that getting old is when everyone is into trends that you just don't know about, until you're left behind.

I not fanatically into: Bocchi the Rock Quintissential Quintuplets My Hero Academia Derby Musume Jujutsu Kaisen Bungo Stray Dogs Bluelock Oshi no Ko Lycoris Recoil My Dress Up Darling Minions Chainsaw Man Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Given Fate Stay Night / Fate Grand Order Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Seven Deadly Sins Makoto Shinkai movies Dangan Ronpa Komi Can't Communicate Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Attack on Titan Darling in the Franxx Gridman Overwatch Omori The Ancient Magus Bride Cyberpunk Vtubers RWBY Neon Genesis Evangelion idol anime Nekopara KanColle . Again, it's not that I think these series are bad. I've even been into some of them for a time, enough to buy some figures from some of them. But I just can't get excited for them anymore. Others on this list, I've just never had the opportunity or inclination to give them a chance. And they repeatedly get more figures, at almost every event. Every time I see more get announced, it just reminds me of how I feel left behind, because I've left these series behind.

About the only series still getting figures that I'm into: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Persona 5 (not Persona 5 Royal) Haikyuu (but haven't finished 4th season) Hetalia (Allies) Guilty Gear Ouran High School Host Club Doki Doki Literature Club Spy x Family Nichijou . Even these series that I've listed as liking, I'm not obsessed with them enough to buy every---or even every other---figure of theirs that gets released/announced. A lot of these series, I was never very obsessed with; I just liked them.

And even the ones I was obsessed with, I'm very picky about what portion I was fanatical over. I refuse to get into Persona 5 Royal, because to me, Akechi works best as a foil, a "cautionary tale" for the Phantom Thieves, and I don't want to see him get a redemption arc---heck, I don't even like seeing him given much screentime. A lot of Haikyuu's figures lately are for season 4 characters that I have not seen yet. I've barely gotten through Haikyuu season 4, and now that Crunchyroll no longer has a free, ad supported option, I've just mostly stopped watching anime. For Hetalia, I only really liked the Allies, specifically US and UK. But most of the Hetalia figures lately are of the Axis. Guilty Gear, I was obsessed with the first 2 or 3 games, but I only really stuck to Ky's story. Don't ask me what the overall story has become by now. I'm just barely catching up. I like DDLC, but not enough to spend $70 on a Nendoroid Monica, let alone be my usual completionist self, buying the whole DDLC Nendo set. I'm still trying to decide if I should get Nendoroid Yuri, and her preorder ends in 4 days. Nichijou, I liked, but I already have Hakase, Nano, and Sakamoto. Not sure I want to spend on more. And honestly, I never finished that series, despite having the whole thing on bluray. Maybe if I finished it, I'd want to buy the newer Nichijou Nendoroids. As for Madoka Magica, I only really collect merch of Homura and Madoka. But I'm still a cheapskate and usually pass them up, because they're mostly expensive static scales. Spy x Family, I really enjoy, but again, it's difficult to watch anime without Crunchyroll or my anti-virus to protect me while using bootleg sites. But also, I've already bought the main family set of Nendoroids. I don't really need more. I'm tempted, but I really need to save money. So no winter coat Nendoroid Anya, extra set of Anya Nendoroid faceplates, or Yor and Loid Nendoroid Dolls for me. ;_;

Nothing really makes me jump out of my chair with excitement anymore AND---MOST IMPORTANTLY---that excitement no longer lasts long enough for me to buy when the preorder window opens. I'm not even sure I'll get Nendoroid 808. I passed up Nendoroid Shin Kamen Rider, just because I'm more of a latter Heisei Kamen Rider fan---even though any Kamen Rider getting an actual Nendoroid is monumental, considering Bandai's vice grip on the property. I passed up Nendoroid Donatello 3+ times. x_x; And I still can't decide if I really do feel bad about it enough to seriously track him down.

The last few Nendoroids I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO HAVE, all the way through to buying during the preorder windows, were Nendoroid Nyanko Sensei and Nendoroid Ginko. And those orders were spaced out by months (it seems). I used to preorder 2-5 Nendoroids every (other) month. So this drastic change is concerning to me. Good for my wallet, but concerning for the health of my fandom.

So yeah, I feel like I'm getting left behind by modern anime/otaku fandom trends. And it makes me realize how old I really feel.

Even the 20 year old series suddenly getting new figures lately, are from series I was never truly obsessed with (enough to need figures and be that attached to the characters): Cardcaptor Sakura Ouran High School Host Club Hellsing

I dunno… Maybe I'm just getting out of figure collecting… And that makes me sad. ;_; (I have problems letting go of stuff.)

If I don't see Nendoroids for FE3H's Claude and Dimitri or Nendoroids for Ballister and Ambrosius soon, I may really end up no longer figure collecting. o_o

#venting #rambling #please ignore my idiocy #old otaku #figure collecting #personal fandom records #figures wishlist #lists #dropped series #trends #trending #get out of here akechi

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toonabby · 1 year

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Happy (late) 30th birthday, Sarah Wiedenheft:

Roles from Sarah Wiedenheft:

Aika Tsube / Tail Blue - Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! (personal favorite)

Power - Chainsaw Man

Tohru - Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

Zeno - Dragon Ball Super

Blanc - Goddess of Victory: Nikke

Ruby Kurosawa - Love Live! Sunshine!!

Fu Xuan - Honkai: Star Rail

Not pictured:

Takagi - Teasing Master Takagi-san (Seasons 1 & 3)

Akemi Soryuin - How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?

Lily Hoshikawa - Zombieland Saga

Riri Hitotsuyanagi - Assault Lily

Shera L. Greenwood - How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

Sushie Urnea Ortlinde - In Another World with My Smartphone

Phosphophyllite - Land of the Lustrous

Lailani - HunieCam Studio & HuniePop 2

Celeste Luvendass - HuniePop

#sarah wiedenheft #ore twintail ni narimasu #chainsaw man #miss kobayashi's dragon maid #honkai star rail #dragon ball super #goddess of victory: nikke #birthday #txt post

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ao3feed-danganronpa · 2 years

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Total drama: 2nd take

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/auqf0XU

by FalcoHoodlum

I and my friend were doing what we did best... Watch vtubers and give them all of our rent money. Then one day. God visited us and turned us into fiction forcing us to become hosts for a popular show for reasons we don't know. The thing is. The auditors are all people who couldn't join the last seasons. Surely it can't be hard to be a host. Right? (Self-Insert hosts).

A collab with a noobie writer named ShujiMaster68.

Words: 581, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Total Drama (Cartoon), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney Animated Movies), Avatar: The Last Airbender, MediEvil (Video Games), Courage the Cowardly Dog, Kill la Kill (Anime & Manga), Arcana Heart (Video Games), Dangan Ronpa Series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV 2012), 小林さんちのメイドラゴン | Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon | Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Codename: Kids Next Door, Crash Bandicoot (Video Games), Elfen Lied, Dragon Ball

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Characters: Aang (Avatar), Quasimodo (Disney), Mioda Ibuki, Michelangelo (TMNT), Nazuna Inuwaka, Sir Daniel Fortesque, Courage (Courage the Cowardly Dog), Hoagie Pennywhistle Gilligan Jr. | Numbuh 2, Coco Bandicoot, Quetzalcoatl "Lucoa" (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid), Kiryuuin Satsuki, Nana (Elfen Lied), Yamcha (Dragon Ball)

Additional Tags: Self-Insert, Collaboration

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/auqf0XU

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #dangan ronpa #danganronpa #dr

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venting2002 · 2 years

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Wtf, when did miss kobayashi’s dragon maid get a season 2???

👵🏽 I remember back in the ancient times, I was waiting for the English dub to be released, back before I just watched with subtitles on 👵🏽

#anime #miss kobayashi's dragon maid

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animeeveryday · 2 years

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Kobayashi, Tohru, Kanna and our favourite Dragon friends are back this summer with the much-awaited second season of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid titled “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S”Episode 1 of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Season 2 is scheduled to release on July 8, 2021, at 12:00, am JST. Studio Kyoto Animation is returning to animate the second season after the devasting incident two years. Tatsuya Ishihara is carrying late Yasuhiro Takemoto’s legacy as the series director. Both Yuka Yamada and Miku Kadowaki are also returning to their role as the scriptwriter and the character designer. Tohru – Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon MaidThe official website to Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon S has confirmed that the season 2 will run for a total of 12 episodes with a new episode releasing every Thursday.So we have prepared a Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Season 2Episode Release Schedule which will help you keep track of all of season 1 episodes from 1 to 12 and when they will release. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Season 2 Episode Release:Episode No.Release DateEpisode 1July 8, 2021Episode 2July 15, 2021Episode 3July 22, 2021Episode 4July 29, 2021Episode 5August 5, 2021Episode 6August 12, 2021Episode 7August 19, 2021Episode 8August 26, 2021Episode 9September 2, 2021Episode 10September 9, 2021Episode 11September 16, 2021Episode 12September 23, 2021Episode 13 (Blu-ray Exclusive)January 19, 2022Where can you watch it online?You can watch the second season of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid through Crunchyroll and VRV in North America and parts of Europe. Aniplus is streaming the show in South Asia in countries including India, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand. The episodes are currently only available in the subbed format. The Season 1 which aired from 12 January 2017 to 6 April 2017, for 12 episodes along with the additional OVA episodes is also available on these streaming platforms.How many episodes will it have?It has been confirmed on Twitter through Blu-ray/DVD count that the second season of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid will run for a total of 12 episodes which will air from June 8, 2021, to September 23, 2021. A new episode will be released every week on Thursday at 12:00 AM JST. An additional thirteenth episode will release with a special Blu-ray Volume on January 19, 2022.Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon Season 2 English Dub ReleaseCrunchyroll will stream the English Dub for the second season once enough episodes will be available. The original cast members will reprise their roles as: Leah Clark – Miss KobayashiSarah Wiedenheft – TohruAlison Viktorin – Shouta MagatsuchiFelecia Angelle – Georgie SaikawaGarret Storms – FafnirJad Saxton – KannaJamie Marchi – LucoaJeff Johnson – Takiya MakotoRachel Glass – ElmaSara Ragsdale – Riko SaikawaMiss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Season 2 Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdpGuDSPxak“Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S” Season 2 Anime PlotThe second season will introduce us to our new Dragon friend – Lulu. She makes Tohru a target once she realizes that she is coexisting with Kobayashi. Ilulu arrives at the city with malicious intent and engages in a battle with Tohru. Whilst battling Ilulu, Tohru restrains herself from going all out, lest she would unintentionally destroy the city as well. Ilulu is defeated, and she escapes.

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