#mononoke good.

[grassbreads]

When I was watching Karakasa last night, I remember thinking that the way the movie was using the spiral face effect was really interesting. I've always thought of the faceless spooky crowds in this series as a symptom of an area being under the effect of a mononoke (this seems especially obvious with the mannequin vs not-mannequin scenes in Bakeneko), but Karakasa uses the spirals more as a marker of individuality vs self-erasure for the women of Ooku. It's a reflection of where they are psychologically in any given moment.

It eventually hit me, though, that the women of the Ooku erasing themselves and throwing away their individuality (and any coworker who dares to be individual) is what created the mononoke in the first place. That psychological symptom and its consequences are its entire essence, its truth and regret. So when we see a character's face become a spiral, it is a sign of them throwing away their individuality for the sake of the Ooku, but it's also still a sign of the karakasa's influence, because the psychology and the mononoke are inextricably linked with one another.

[dizzybizz]

this is how the movie went, right?

[ermalilee]

Goddamn these bitches gay! Good for them!

[uroko]

もののけ姫 ♡ [ insp ]

[dreamytfw]

Can we please not fucking do the bullshit "if you still like [insert media here] after this news, you're a HORRIBLE person who hates victims and wants rapists to thrive" thing?

I'm a victim of several different types of abuse. I use stories to escape my trauma. Do not DARE tell me that something I got emotionally invested in BEFORE learning about the horrific things the creator did means I'm an awful person. You know who says shit like that? Abusive people. You know how I know that? Because that's one of the control tactics my abuser used against me.

Fuck all of you who are using this to play fandom police and feel morally superior to people who are struggling to come to terms with something horrific right now.

[harrowharksboner]

just watched Mononoke the movie on netflix, and i totally agree with whoever said Asa and Kame gave off huge lesbian vibes CAUSE THESE BITCHES WERE FRUITY AF like the yuri was yuring so hard

[dharmafox]

Girls when they see the Medicine Seller be like

[lexxxweeb]

Anime Recs to watch high 🍃 (in no specific order some of these are funny some are mindfuck type)

Paprika

Mononoke movie

Hunter X Hunter

Mob Psycho 100

Dead Leaves

My Deer Friend Nokotan

One Punch Man

Ranma 1/2

One Punch Man

Tatami Galaxy

Jojos

Spirited Away

One Piece

Perfect Blue

Assassination Classroom

Cat soup

Dan Da Dan

Attack on Titan

Soul Eater

Uzumaki (first episode)

Mind Game

Bucchigiri?!

Saiki K

Ghost Stories english dub

Space Dandy

Cowboy Bebop

Kill La Kill

Doro he doro

Great Pretender

Aggretsuko

Devilman Crybaby

Madoka Magica

Baka and Test

Death note

Deadman Wonderland

Paranoia Agent

Code Geass

[seraphimhoney]

how long do you think he spends on his makeup

[niinnyu]

Umm uhh mononoke doodles

[draw-the-squad-like-this]

Draw your otp like this

[c-kiddo]

honestly obsessed with this quote from the cool down thing from ep 1 of downfall from taliesin: "honestly, this is just caduceus' wildmother. this is literally just a version of caduceus going, "perhaps i wasn't clear. i'm hungry all the time, and i'm violent - hi, im nature. nice to meet you."" like, the idea that nature/the wildmother is not only beautiful and warm and holding (as depicted often with the wildmother and caduceus, she's often described as holding him in commune like a mother holds a child) but also the wild sea (for fjord) and also something that is always hungry. like the wolf that asha is, even when she's in the shape of an elf woman. and also like, i wonder if there's a connection there to caduceus being so thin (unhealthily thin, as described when he's first introduced. something like how uncared for nature gets swallowed up by vines, or dies without water. kind of like the savalirwood and the grove and and)

also inchresting to me that taliesin says this is a version of caduceus. like what do u mean by that. a version of what he worships? im guessing something like that. but also a person he’d be if he wasn’t treated with kindness? like how exandria is being ravaged and burned and destroyed, the air choked with smoke and ash, by the calamity? like hungry feral wolves?

and i am also thinking abt how the first conversation tmn ever have with cad they ask him if he’d be willing to kill people because he’s soft and among nature and standing in a garden making them tea, and he replies of course, have you seen nature? violence is extremely natural. (and thats not framed as something good or bad, its just true.) like word im hungry all the time and im violent! lets fucking gooooo!!!!!

[theboredhooman]

okay but kame and asa are literally 100% in love i don’t make the rules ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

long post overanalysing and yapping about these two lesbians + spoilers for the ‘mononoke: phantom in the rain’ movie! go watch it right now if you can 👹👹

kame is literally asa’s most precious thing. you can NOT tell me it’s not. even if you don’t ship them it is very obviously canon.

asa was soo flustered and didn’t want to tell kame about this, even blushing?? like understandable though it’s basically a confession

one of asa’s first reactions was always to check if kame was okay whenever the mononoke appeared

sure, it could’ve just been a friend thing, but asa was constantly looking out for kame in the ooku

defending her and taking the blame for all her mistakes and trying to protect her from harm, standing up to awashima and mugitani

asa i know what you are i saw that blush when kame smiled after you told her she could work with you instead of mugitani (I get you she was so cute tho)

”Such neat handwriting” asa’s eyes were so soft it actually broke my heart when i saw awashima cutting kame’s hair

the well scene….just…

asa trying to pull up kame, and kame doing the same for her

also asa being sort of lifeless while she hangs there until kame tells her that ‘it’ll be alright!/I’ve got you!’ and suddenly she snaps out of her shock, gaining emotions again

also it was so cute when they were talking next to each other at night

speaking of which, kame making asa promise to not let go while they sleep and asa adjusting to a more comfortable grip while holding hand was just; auGHHH 😩

ALSO ALSO “Kitagawa made me realise what was important, what I should never throw away,” and then KAME TURNING TO SMILE AT ASA AND ASA SMILING BACK WITH THAT ADORING LOOK IN HER EYES?? (note: there was also minor foreshadowing here with the empty doll cupboard but i think that had more to do with kitagawa)

and the cut off after saying she needed to say something important was really suspicious like what did she say??

idk how this related but afterwards she became more focused and hardworking on her job(but also more rigid and firm in her beliefs) and kame tipped out her water instead of drinking it (because she became the opposite? more rebellious/defiant maybe? idk)

speaking to the medicine seller, she said she understood kitagawa’s feelings, which makes me think kitagawa also had a thing for her friend lol like there was absolutely something going on there if she(kitagawa) fell apart after her friend left

only mildly related but i believe karakasa’s next target was probably going to be kame and she was used as bait for it (as something a redditor* mentioned was asa may have sent kame away to protect her rather than the reason kitagawa did, OR lure out karakasa) edit: nvm i remembered wrong it was utayama i believe (due to perhaps resentment within the doll’s umbrella*) or asa (following the logic that awashima and mugitani were both the head housemaids(?) favoured by utayama before asa, although again the end goal was probably to attack utayama)

also when asa was addressing the other maids of the ooku before the birth celebratory ceremony and bowed, kame bowed but nobody else did (which means they didn’t respect asa)

then kame got mad and showed her support for her girl like hell yeah 👏 and asa gained more confidence which i think was sweet

oh and asa was also like “the thing that kept me grounded was lady kame” 🥹🥹

she also said (acc. to netflix subs) “And yet, I yearned for nothing more than to share meals with Kame. And spend countless nights just staying up late, giggling and talking to her.” SHE SOUNDED SO LOVESICK 💔

btw love how the medicine seller instantly knew asa was looking for her boo lmao

anyways i think it mayyy not have been requited on kame’s side, at least canonically, but I have literally zero doubt asa was in love with her. then again homophobes and censorship. uh. it’s alright i ship them very hard either way i need more lesbian rep in anime hehe.

in conclusion. Harold they’re lesbians. thanks for coming to my ted talk. yeah o7

*redditors talked about the choice of karakasa as the yokai.(i reccomend reading it, it’s very interesting imo)

[mockngjuly]

Villain au Ri!kusu:

Where he doesn’t try to save anyone just shows up at the scene to watch everyone die and then fist bumps the mononoke and leaves.

[awakenedtinystars]

SOON

[theirlcronagorgon]

alright who wanna judge me for my anime bingo card