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clairekatswritingcorner · 7 years ago

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Unexpected Guests

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Summary: A few years after the Great Race of Oban, Spirit reconnects with Eva and Aikka to hear the big proposition Eva has planned for them.

*Author’s Note*: This doesn’t have much of a plot, but it’s a scene I wanted to write for my idea of what an Eva/Aikka/Spirit reunion might look like in the new Oban series! I know we know absolutely nothing about the plot or why any of the characters that have reconnected have done so, but that’s part of why fanfiction exists, right? I also just wanted to take the opportunity to write more Spirit stuff for @aepaex because she deserves it. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy!

(also available to read on my Ao3, which can be found in my blog links)

Spirit observed the vehicles, both flying and grounded, that crowded the busy city center. Most of the buildings were tall and glossy, surrounded by intricately woven roadways indicative of the futuristic feel Eva had informed him most of humanity, at least those building a majority of Earth's big cities, preferred to use. There wasn’t much to do to pass the time as he waited to meet her and some other unnamed parties she’d yet to reveal the identity of.

He wandered from the monument in the city square to a bridge overlooking a clear waterway, leaning over the railing to see if the water was too far away for him to see his own reflection. He eavesdropped on the people that periodically passed him on foot, some discussing indistinct topics that he knew little about while others whispered about him. Earth had received an uptick in interplanetary traffic in the years following the Great Race, but it was clear humans hadn’t become entirely accustomed to seeing less than human forms on their city streets, especially in regards to more traditionally monster looking species like the Phils.

Spirit didn’t mind the passing comments, though, especially since he was used to them. After his years of experience with other species first reactions to and interpretations of him, Spirit had come to recognize that some things didn’t really change until you got to know an alien, and he had much more important things to be considering anyway. Unfortunately, the water was too distant for his image to even appear as distorted colors in its sloshing waves, and he turned back towards the street just in time to hear a familiar voice calling out to him. Her voice traveled from above him, and Spirit looked up to see Eva flying over the square, a little stunned to see exactly what she was riding and who she was riding with.

“Hey, sorry to keep you waiting!” Eva greeted, waving enthusiastically as she slipped off the giant beetle’s back. Spirit had recognized G’dar in an instant, and as if to reinforce this recognition Aikka leaned forward a bit from the great bug’s back, giving Spirit a small wave.

Spirit returned Eva’s greeting with a nod, and before he knew it she had her arms wrapped around his waist in a friendly embrace. He was still a little caught off guard that the unnamed friend Eva said she was bringing along turned out to be the now proud Nourasian king, Aikka. The last Spirit heard, Aikka had had his hands full with diplomatic affairs and the protocol of transferring power from the previous king to himself, not to mention sorting out the Nourasian’s old and forced alliance with the Crogs. The fact that he had come all the way to Earth, and moreso had apparently been roped in to whatever scheme Eva had concocted that even Spirit knew nothing about yet, was peculiar but not altogether unexpected. After all, Eva and Aikka’s relationship had only strengthened following the Great Race, something they had both meticulously maintained even with the distance between their planets.

Spirit observed the myriad of differences Eva and Aikka displayed since the last time he had spoken with them face to face. There were certain things that remained staples of their physical presentations, such as Eva’s dyed hair, the bright pink music player that never left her hip, and the distinct racing goggles that she never went anywhere without. It appeared that she’d updated her arsenal of technology with a new high tech visor, and her clothing looked fitting for everything from space travel to mechanical maintenance.

Aikka’s clothes reflected a similar purpose, which was surprising considering his newly esteemed royal position. Spirit wondered just how much trouble the new king would be in if his attendants knew the details of his trip across the galaxy in civilian clothing to take part in some sort of assembly orchestrated by a simple Earth girl. His hair was much longer than it had been during the Great Race, fashioned into a high ponytail to keep it out of the way. Spirit considered that both of them looked like intergalactic bandits or bounty hunters, ready at any moment to board a space faring craft and plunge into the cosmos looking for the next big adventure. Knowing Eva, that might be what she had planned anyway.

Spirit patted Eva on the back, making sure she was aware that he was going to connect with her telepathically before asking her through this channel of communication exactly what was going on. He wasn’t necessarily the type who had to be privy to all things at all times, but with the esteemed company she had roped into whatever excursion she was planning on pursuing, Spirit had an inkling that something larger was at play. Eva smiled and released him from her grasp, both of them moving out of the way a bit as Aikka slid off G’dar’s back to join them.

“We had a little bit of navigation trouble once we got into the city,” Aikka explained, filling in the blanks from Eva’s apology for their lateness. “G’dar isn’t exactly skittish when it comes to crowded places like this, but it seems like most of the locals aren’t used to anything more than shiny flying vehicles soaring through the sky. We were lucky we didn’t get arrested for flying a foreign object.”

“Yeah yeah, but what’s important now is that we’re all here together!” Eva replied, patting Aikka on the back. “Your flying has gotten a little rusty though, your Highness. Seems like it was more urgent to get you out of that palace than I thought.”

Aikka opened his mouth to protest, but Eva swiftly switched topics. “So, now that we’re all together, I can elaborate on my proposal.”

Something she had to tell us in person…Spirit thought, noticing the exuberant shine in her eyes. Or perhaps she just really wanted to see our reactions.

“I think we oughta get some more old friends back together,” she began, stretching her arms out behind her and leaning against the bridge’s railing. “I mean, we already have the three of us, and I’ve been able to contact a few others, like Rush. A lot has happened since the Great Race, a lot that’s only shared between those of us that actually experienced it…while I definitely don’t want to return to that, I think it would be fun to hang out together again. A lot of us, all at once, and maybe we can even have some racing meets to see who’s still got their racing fire lit.”

Spirit rested his hand on Eva’s wrist. Doesn’t this seem a little spontaneous? Although both Aikka and I had the time and the means to make this meeting happen, I’m not sure what gathering us all together again really accomplishes.

“You don’t have to worry about that, I don’t really have a sure fire plan anyway,” Eva less than reassuringly replied. “I just…it’s been lonely, and so much has changed. We’ve all grown, undoubtedly become different people than we were during the Great Race. But that experience still lingers within us. None of us will ever truly be able to get rid of those memories, good or bad. I figured it was time to make some sort of impromptu reunion, even if it’s only for a day. You guys are both here already, right? Can’t you humor me with this?”

Spirit had to admit that he knew where Eva was coming from. There were certainly things he had seen, and even more he had heard about after the fact from racers like her, that shook him to his core. Although he sometimes felt tempted to share his feelings or thoughts on the matter with his family or friends, he knew that not only was it a dangerous idea to involve them in such a dreadful affair, but they would never be able to truly understand. The only people who could offer support for and relate to the pilots who participated in the Great Race of Oban were fellow pilots and various other individuals who had shared the experience with them. Spirit mimicked Eva’s relaxed posture, extending a hand to Aikka to ask him what he thought about all this.

“Well, I’m not here because I don’t want to be,” he began, an unmistakable blush coloring his cheeks. “I think there’s merit to what Eva says. Apart from needing a break from my duties, I think there are bigger things that need to be discussed. Some things…that although they may never be completely dealt with, they can at least be worked through. All of us have suffered at the hands of the Great Race in one way or another, some deeper than others. I have questions, many of which I’m sure have no hope of being answered, but maybe the more of us that join together, the closer we can get to uncovering the truth.”

So a mixture of a research expedition and a friendly support meetup. That sounded like about as Eva an idea as any of the ones Spirit had already heard or been apart of throughout the years. After the Great Race, while many racers had gone their separate ways, Eva and the group of those who had been with her through her roughest patches and knew about the deepest pains of her past had remained in consistent and close contact with her and each other.

Eva had come out of the Great Race with an altered perception of fate, a new set of friends, and an infinitely widened view of both life and the universe. Spirit still didn’t know every detail of what transpired on Oban with her, her faithful racing team, and King Aikka. Although part of him would always be achingly curious to have her divulge the full story, another part knew that it would be detrimental both to him and the parties involved to plunge them too deeply into territory they weren’t properly armed to tackle.

Spirit simply nodded in agreement then, knowing that no matter what came next, it would surely be an adventure he didn’t want to miss. He wanted to uncover more about the Great Race for himself, as well as catch up in person with racers who understood him for more than the enigmatic Phils champion that many assumed him to be. Even just being around Eva and Aikka again brought him a peace that he hadn’t known since he had last had the pleasure of sharing their company. There was a deep, unspoken camaraderie between many of the racers who participated in the Great Race. Whether it was fate, or trauma, or the simple desire to reconnect with those Spirit once saw as nothing more but fellow competitors, he had a yearning to join Eva’s expedition. He ruffled her hair, cut shorter than she had worn it when she was younger, and in the gesture passed along his thanks for her kindness in reaching out to him.

Eva laughed, grabbing his hand with one of her own as she smoothed her hair with the other. You don’t need to thank me, it was a no brainer. It wouldn’t be the same without one of my best friends.

Spirit felt the wellspring in his chest expand, doing his best to keep his composure while also sharing the elated feeling with her. She considered him a friend, a sentiment that made him feel more than he felt he would ever be able to share or communicate, even with telepathy. Aikka smiled gently at them both, and Eva yanked him over to them, pulling them all into a group hug that made Spirit feel like he was truly at home. This was the beginning of a grand adventure, one that had no perceivable direction. But spontaneity was what Eva did best, and with her at the helm, Spirit was sure they would make it out of even the darkest recesses of space they might dare to traverse.

#oban star racers #oban star-racers #eva wei #prince aikka #spirit (oban star racers)#molly wei #spirit #implied mokka #implied eva/aikka #implied molly/aikka #oban series 2 #post series fic #kind of i guess #one shot #gift fic #my writing #claire writes

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gimme-more-caffeine · 5 years ago

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Thanks for the tag @jenny-moo! I enjoy tag/ask games

Rule: Name your favourite character from ten different fandoms and then tag ten people

No order for me, I tried to choose games/shows I'm playing, watching/re-watching. Took forever to get photos as I use my phone mainly. And begin:

- Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia/Boku No Hero Academia)

- Eva Wei/Molly (Oban Star Racers)

- Rioichi Cooper and Tennessee Kid Cooper (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)

I ain't choosing between these two, I love them both equally

- Morgana (Persona 5)

I love my cat son!

- Edna (Tales of Zestiria)

- Usalia (Disgaea 5)

- Jude Mathis (Tales of Xillia/Tales of Xillia 2)

Using ToX2 cuz I love the design more

- Karin and Toushiri Hitsugaya (Bleach)

Cannot decide between these two, like at all! They have good chemistry and I love their friendship! (Sadly it was only in TWO FILLER episodes!!)

- Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia/Tales of Symphonia 2)

- Slappy Squirrel (Animaniacs)

Tag List: @gentrychild (if you don't want to you don't have to, you were thr first that came to mind) ....Well....uh...this is embarrassing... I don't have anyone else to add really... if you want to do this then go ahead?

#tag game #ask game #bleach #sly cooper #animaniacs #tales of zestiria #tales of xillia 2 #tales of series #tales of symphonia #oban star racers #disgaea #bnha #persona 5 #persona

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bm-asian-art · 3 years ago

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Graffiti on a Storehouse Wall, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847, Brooklyn Museum: Asian Art

Central page from the triptych known as "Scribblings on the Storehouse Wall" (Nitakaragura kabe no mudagaki). Vertical oban-sized print depicting a wall covered with graffiti, mostly consisting of thinly disguised portraits of well-known actors in celebrated roles. At the center is the figure of a dancing cat. This is the central page of a triptych, one of several groups (2 triptychs and 1 diptych, plus an homage by Kunichika that references the work of Kuniyoshi) of graffiti images that the artist made following new censorship laws that forbade the representation of actors. The Japanese title, Nitakaragura, is a pun, as it sounds like the phrase "nita kara," meaning "don't they resemble them?" The "dancing cat" triptych, as this group is known, differs from the other triptych in its inclusion of the lower section of the wall, with its less artistic scribblings. The actors have been identified, running clockwise from the top center: - Ichimura Uzaemon XII in the role of Tsukimoto Inaba Kosuke, in the play Onoe Baiju Ichidai Banasi - Matsumoto Koshiro VI in the role of Yokogawa Kakuha in Yoshitsune senbon sakura - Nakamura Utaemon IV in the role of Sato Tadanobu Kakuha in Yoshitsune senbon sakura - Bando Shuka - Sawamura Ujuro Jagatara Sanzo in the play Sawamura ski hakata no hanabishi - Ichikawa Shinsha Th publisher for this series is Iba-ya Sensaburo. Size: approx.: 10 × 15 in. (25.4 × 38.1 cm) Medium: Color woodblock print on paper

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/223083

#utagawakuniyoshi #asianart #museumarchive #brooklynmuseum

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trcelyneart · 3 years ago

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OBAN Star Racers 15th Anniversary

Hi fellow Oban fans!

As I said in a previous post, today was the celebration of Oban’s 15th anniversary, which was held in Paris in a little cinema. It was obviously hosted by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel himself, as well as Stanislas Brunet who worked on the mecha and background designs.

So it went like this: Savin made a presentation about the series in itself, how the idea came to be, the first sketches made by himself and his friends, and all the struggles he and Sav! The World studios faced during the production. The hardest part was finding funds to produce the series, since making a single episode can cost up to half a millions euros.

The French VAs of Molly and Aikka were there too, and they redubbed one of the scenes live! The funniest part was that the guy who did Aikka’s voice is a tall, bearded, burly guy with the kind of voice you’d expect from a dude with that build; and yet when he did Aikka’s part I was speechless!!! Then Savin invited two people in stage to redo the dub for fun. The girl who did it had a voice that strangely sounded like Molly’s, but the poor guy who did Aikka’s part probably didn’t remember the passage well despite the subtitles and stammered a lot. But it was nice!

Savin had planned to talk about The Two Queens movie but he didn’t have the time. I asked him about the project afterwards, and he told me that he still wanted to do it, but like Oban, he had troubles funding it. By the time he pitched it, Netflix was not into funding indie projects yet. He also started working on other projects with several studios so The Two Queens had to unfortunately be put on stand-by.

And then. OH THEN. He talked about the thing we ALL wanted to know:

The Sequel

Savin explicitly asked us to not film or take pictures, so I won’t talk about it in detail. But basically there is not one, but THREE project ideas:

1) A sequel based on the picture released back in 2017 with a brand-new plot but still related to the Oban lore. He doesn’t know if the girl would be Molly or Molly’s descendant.

2) An Aikka spin-off prequel. I WAS SO HYPED.

3) A sequel where Molly takes up on Aikka’s offer to visit his planet.

He tested the waters to see which project seemed to please us the most, which was project 1 - I told him, to quote my own words “I’m team Aikka, so my hype for the second project is HELLA BIG, but I honestly won’t care I’m willing to pull out the chekbook as long as it’s Oban related” - and project 2 was rather popular but we suggested he switched media (like making a comic).

I asked him the same question I asked Thomas Romain when I met him at the Japan Expo Sud back in 2018: could we help funding it through Kickstarter for example? Unfortunately, like the original series, we’re talking about millions of euros here so we can’t help that much.

Then we moved on to the next part: VIDEO GAMES. There was a Nintendo DS game originally planned but the studio let him down at the last minute. He showed us some footage of the game which looked quite good (mid-2000s DS game relatively speaking).

He also officially announced that today was released an Oban fangame via Playstation Dreams called Oban Star Racers Dreams by Sky Isle Studios.

There’s also another game - still in its project phase - for PC which would hopefully be released in a few years.

Last but not least: if you guys follow Savin Yeatman-Eiffel on twitter, you might know that he got back the rights of Oban and has been gradually collecting the dubs that had been made (apparently the Brazilian release stopped at ep 18, which means they never got the end!!) to re-release the series as blu-ray. The said blu-ray collection will be up on Kickstarter in Frebruary 2022, with several stretch goals and packs - from the complete OST digital release to packs with original drawings and figurines - so stay tuned!

Although he knows the fandom never died, Savin hopes that we can gather new people and touch a larger public. I suggested for example to release the show on Netflix, because it will find some new public!

#célyne talks #oban star racers #prince aikka #molly wei #eva wei #jordan wylde #oban star racers sequel #savin yeatman-eiffel #thomas romain

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gayorphandepression · 3 years ago

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for the handful of oban star racer fans that are still out there

and for the two (2) that are also dsmp fans, I bring you:

osr x dsmp

I love this series with my entire heart and after getting one of my friends hooked on it as well, we started brainrotting about a dsmp au, with fundy as molly, wilbur as don wei, and niki & jack as stan & koji

#dream smp #dsmp fanart #osr #oban star racers #oban star racers fanart #c!fundy #c!wilbur #c!niki #c!jack #c!rocketduo #eva wei #don wei #stan and koji #illustration #artists on tumblr #yes i traced all of these cause i drew them on phone

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fiamalarissa15 · 3 years ago

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7 series animadas con estilo anime y parece anime pero son de otros paises que recomiendo que vean (y que son para mayores de 10 años aprox o son tv-y7 pero con supervision de un adulto)

1) shera y las princesas del poder (dreamworks netflix)

2) avatar y la leyenda de ang (nickelodeon)

3) las memorias de idhun (serie corta animada española basada en novleas juveniles y oficial de netflix)

4) lolirock (serie animada francesa estilo mahou shojo y musical con alnas caracteristicas del anime como los ojos)

5) Totally Spies! (transmitida en cartoon network y nickelodeon en el 2001 al 2007 creo, sobre 3 adolescentes espias)

6) Oban Star Racers 2006 (con 26 capitulos y esta infavalorada casi nadie ha visto esta serie)

7) Los jóvenes titanes 2003 cn (con 63 episodios lastima que años despues la replazaron con su pesimo reboot. me gusta mas esta adaptacion de los comics, hasta la intro lo canta 2 japonesas)

8) W.I.T.C.H. 2004 (estilo maho shojo y es de francia con 52 episodios)

9)Martin Mystery 2003 (de misterio y Aventura con 3 temporadas y ya llevamos otra serie francesa)

10) RWBY (esta serie parece japones pero es de usa tiene un estilo anime generico pero en medio 3d, hasta google se confundio)

ustedes hagan las menciones honorificas en los comentarios. me falto voltron 2016

#cartoon #characters #francia #america #animation

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cardboxshelter · 2 years ago

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💕 Your two top fave fictional characters

OK TOUGH QUESTION but I will try to answer to my best of abilities

1-HAWKS from BNHA, 100%, this guy is the one character that has spoken to me the most, I don't usually feel like I can identify so much on a character when I follow a series, but with this guy, his inner conflit, it hit different when I caugh up with the series

2-Molly/Eva Wei from Oban Stars Racers, that one french japanese cartoon has me on its grips, and I think Utena is one of the protagonists I love the most, she is driven and ingnius, and can really think on her feet, however even though she has the determination and abilities to get anything(she can race even when she is in obvious disadvantage against racers with more experience in life than her) what she wants the most is affection and the love from her family that was destroyed after the death of her mom. She makes the journey enjoyable rather than working against it's str

Thank you anon, for the ask! \(^o^)/

#ask games #thank you for the ask!#anon

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aic-asian · 3 years ago

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Sleeve-Letter Takasago (Sodefumi Takasago), no. 2 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays, Okumura Masanobu, 1711, Art Institute of Chicago: Asian Art

Clarence Buckingham Collection Size: 27.2 x 38.5 cm Medium: Hand-colored woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/19626/

#asianart #okumuramasanobu #artinstituteofchicago #museumarchive

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motorsportverso · 4 months ago

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E1 Series Puerto Banus-Espanha

Semi-Final 1

Na largada, Timmy Hansen largou bem

Momento de troca de posição em que Cris Lazaraga passava pela Long Lap

Na penúltima volta Timmy Hansen passou na long lap e Oban Duncan assumia a liderança momentaneamente.

A vitória da semi-final 1 foi do Timmy Hansen do Team Brasil.

Semi-final 2

Teve a largada cancelada por causa de problemas elétricos no barco do Team Checo.

Na largada Vicky Piriá largou bem e se manteve na frente mesmo com os problemas “técnicos”

A disputa entre Salud Amhed e Vicky Piria

Momento em que Vikcy Piria passou na long lap e perdia a liderança para Salud Amhed

A vitória da semi-final 2 ficou com a Oaki Racing .

Semi-final 3

Largada Emma Kimilainen e Anne Glennon largaram bem

Momento em que Emma Kimilainen assumia a liderança

Na 2ª volta Phelin Kavanagh e Anna Glennon passavam na long lap.

Momento em que o barco da Team Miami estava parado no meio da pista e chamava uma bandeira amarela na pista inteira

Vitória na semi-final 3 foi do Team Blue Rising

Semi-final 4

Boa largada do Team Rafa

Momento em que o Team Drogba tinha problemas

Momento em que vinha punição para o Team Rafa por queima de largada passar duas vezes na Long Lap. A diferença nesse momento era de 16.76s para o Team Brasil com Catie Munnings.

Momento em que o Team Rafa com Tom Chiappe passava pela 1ª vez na Long Lap.

E a diferença para Catie baixava para 2.70s nesse momento.

Momento em que o Team Drogba passou o Team Rafa quando ia passar na 2ª Long Lap por causa da punição.

A vitória da semi-final 4 ficou com Team Drogba com Yousef AL-abdulrazzaq, com o resultado combinado o Team Brasil e Team Drogba passaram para a final.

Semi-final 5

Momento em que Lucas Ordonez assumiu a liderança

#e1 series #new energy #ev racing

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scorrigan · 4 years ago

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Zombies Run Virtual Race Chronology 2020 Update

This is a fan document. Six to Start’s official stance is that all virtual races take place in or before Season 1. But, If you’re a 𝓗𝓾𝓰𝓮 𝓝𝓮𝓻𝓭 and want to try to run or rerun the series in order (supported, please do), here is my personal chronology of Seasons 1 and 2, which is based on user o0yono0o’s post from a few years back. I am condensing the training missions and races for each VR down to one line for sake of brevity. The two absolutely non canon virtual races are Virtual race 5: Halloween! run in october with the S2 Halloween missions Virtual race 9: Escape from Runaway Fairground* (see alternate placement below)

Pre-Season One: Virtual race 8: Train to Oban Virtual race 4: European Rescue Force Virtual race 2: Nuclear Threat (specifically, the community seems to agree the race for VR 8 takes place on almost the same day as VR4 training mission 2 and VR2 training mission 1, if you wanted to be an 𝓔𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓑𝓲𝓰𝓰𝓮𝓻 𝓝𝓮𝓻𝓭). The supply missions are noted as when they were initially unlocked in early versions of the app. • S1M1 (Season 1, Mission 1): Jolly Alpha Five Niner ZR5k Trainer weeks 1-8

Season One: • S1M2: Distraction • SUPPLY: Decoy Duty • S1M3: Lay of the Land • SUPPLY: Ammo Run • S1M4: A Lost Child • SUPPLY: Fuel Run • S1M5: Paul Revere • S1M6: Supply Run • S1M7: A Voice in the Dark • S1M8: The Old Mill • SUPPLY: Medicine Run • SUPPLY: Food Supply Run • S1M9: Recovery • Virtual race 10: The Abel Manor Murders* (alternate placement below) • SUPPLY: Tech Supply Run • Virtual race 7: Tomorrow Island* (see alternate placement below) • S1M10: Tess • S1M11: Back to School • S1M12: Alternates • S1M13: A Regular Meds Run • S1M14: Patient 29 • RACE: ABEL 5K: Ultra-Violet • RACE: ABEL 10K: Visiting Van Ark • RACE: ABEL 20K: Jeffro Complex • RACE: CANTON 5K: Big Cheese • RACE: CANTON 10K: Etymology • RACE: CANTON 20K: Plasmapheresis (specifically, CR5k takes place same day as S1M14, and both 20K races take place on the same day, but the Abel races should be run first) • S1M15: Virtuous Circle • SUPPLY: Entertainment Run • Virtual Race 3: The Xia Hifa Heist • S1M16: Scouting Mission • S1M17: Information Exchange • Virtual race 1: Race for Abel • S1M18: Eavesdropping • Virtual race 6: Tactical Zombie Division* (see alternate placement below) • S1M19: An Unimportant Mission • S1M20: Listen In • S1M21: Siege • S1M22: Horde • S1M23: Aftermath • S1RM.

Interval Training should be played during S1 after M3 and before M20. Season Two: • S2M1: Back Once Again • S2M2: From the Ashes • Airdrop #1 • S2M3: Walking On Broken Glass • S2M4: We Used To Be Friends • Airdrop #2 • S2M5: Ghosts • S2M6: Let The Dogs Come out • S2M7: Mummy’s Hand • S2M8: Chicken Payback • Airdrop #3 • S2M9: All Together Now • S2S1 (Season 2, Side mission 1): Canada • S2M10: Holding Out For A Hero • S2S2: Headcount • S2M11: The Kids Are Alright • S2M12: Relight My Fire • Airdrop #4 • S2S3: Whack-A-Mole • S2S4: Times New Roaming • Airdrop #5 • S2M13: SOS • S2M14: You’re Rocking The Boat • S2M15: Hounds of Love • S2S5: Top 40 • S2S6: Trefoil • Airdrop #6 • S2M16: Electric Dreams • S2M17: The Object Is A Hungry Wolf • S2M18: Dark and Long • S2M19: Dare • S2M20: Toxic • S2S7: War Is The Answer • S2M21: Always Take The Weather • S2S8: Interview With a Girl Guide • S2M22: No Future • S2M23: Galvanize • S2M24: London Calling • S2S9: Zombies, Row! • S2M25: Con Te Partiro • S2M26: S-Express • S2M27: Banditos • S2S10: Zombies, Climb! • S2S11: Zombies, Stretch! • S2S12: Search And Rescue • S2S13: Actual Cannibal Rescue Mission • S2M28: Ghost Town • S2M29: The Lion Sleeps Tonight • S2M30: Panic • S2S14: Circuit Training • S2S15: Quartermaster • S2S16: Zombies, Bike! • S2M31: Hello • S2M32: Tightrope • S2M33: Athena • S2M34: Ready To Go • S2H1 (Halloween): Living Dead Girl • S2H2: Horse Play • S2H3: Wai Chu Xiao Xin • S2M35: Dog Days Are Over • S2M36: One Way Or Another • S2M37: Sweet Escape • S2M38: Jailbreak • S2M39: Psycho Killer • S2M40: Little Lies • S2M41: You Know My Name • S2M42: Road To Nowhere • S2M43: The Final Countdown • S2M44: Something Good, 08 • S2M45: Going Underground • S2RM Almost all content after Season 2 is properly sequential.

Spoilers up to end of Season 3 for Alternate placement of virtual races 6, 7, 9, 10.

You may have noticed that Season 1 is now more crowded than a special episode of Doctor Who when they bring back a bunch of old Doctors to boost ratings. Alternate chronology for a few races are below: Virtual race 6: Tactical Zombie division could take place between S2M14 and S2M34 due to the surprise guest star. Virtual Race 7: Tomorrow Island could have been a previous Runner 5 mission (Pre your arrival at Abel) or between S2M7 and S2M13 Virtual Race 9: Escape from Runaway Fairground could take place as a Fever Dream or Magical Journey between S3M43 and S3M49, as there are some parallel themes. Virtual Race 10: The Abel Manor Murders could take place between S2 and S3 (or S3 and S4) as a low stakes (for Janine) problem to solve.

#zombies run #zombies Run!#runner 5 #zrvr

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ja-khajay · 4 years ago

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2020-2021 Animation Watch(ed)list

I haven’t posted about animation in a while that I remember, and I know a lot of my followers are into it as much as me so I decided to make a list of the animated movies and series I watched on the past year or so, coupled with my short, spoilerless take on them. Enjoy!

Organized by

Things I saw for the first time

Things I rewatched

Under a cut for the sake of your dashboards! PS: I have not added any images yet. If you are interested in knowing more about the visuals of these movies, I might make an old fashion ask-prompted imageset list.

Part One: Things I saw for the first time

The Bear’s Famous Invasion of Sicily

Movie, 2019, Italian/French

9/10, a delightful little movie with amazing visuals. It feels like an animated picture book.

One of those “plot is in the title” media! I had never heard of this before but was heavily recommended it by my family members, who all loved it! It’s a sweet story, nothing groundbreaking but the unique colorful visual style alone makes it worth it.

The Castle of Cagliostro

Movie, 1979, Japanese

10/10. Reminded me of all the books i loved reading as a child

I assume its because it’s so old and the art style and themes are so different that it gets little to no love compared to other Ghibli movies, which is a shame! It’s fun with an endearing cast and as always, great animation and music

Mushishi

Series, 2006, Japanese

10/10 three episodes in I knew it was going to be my favorite series ever

One of the few things I’ve seen I’ll describe as life-changing. It’s absolutely lovely but never toots its own horn about it. Humble, calming, emotional and surprisingly mature. It’s pretty impossible to binge due to how intense the experience is. I just want to walk in the forest now...

FMA: Brotherhood

Series, 2009, Japanese

6/10 Dissapointing adaptation of a classic story

I read the manga for this when I was in middle school and remembered loving it. The animated version does an ok job of presenting the characters and worldbuilding and has some nice action scenes but overall looks really damn cheap and just. Not very good. Seeing I already knew most of the plot I did not have the element of discovery that made me marvel so much reading the original. It’s still a nice series but I really recommend reading it instead.

Code Lyoko (s1+2)

Series, 2003, french

3/10. 1.5 being for the opening song alone

This show sucks ass if I hadn’t been watching this with my bestie I would have dropped it two episodes in. The art style is ugly the stories are always the same and the first season has a (later removed thank fucking god) LITERAL “erase any consequences” button as a plot device in every episode. If you watch it for one thing let it be the nostalgia factor of early 00s Vidya Game Plot

The Legend of Hei

Movie, 2019, Chinese

7/10. Impressive visuals and a poor story

I finally watched this, peer pressured by the load of gifsets on my dashboard! It’s a sweet movie with really impressive animation, sometimes a bit too flashy for my taste (the action sequences go so ham they become not very readable...) but the story was just ok? The setting is barely explained and you are instead bombarded with vague epicspeech about powers and stuff that made me fondly remember Kingdom Hearts lol but that asides it’s a really good time! I need to watch more Chinese movies the few I know are just delightfully off the shits in how they approach action and I love that

Hunter x Hunter

Series, 1999, Japanese

9/10. Superior to the recent one!

I first got introduced to the series via the 2011 one. Comparatively, the 99 series focuses way less on action and way more on the characters, which I love because that fits my personal preferences! Despite mediocre filler episodes and some weird slight pointless plot changes, what it changes from the original manga doesn’t have much of an impact on the characters. The animation quality isn’t always consistent including a huge art style change for an arc (???) but it’s overall pretty nice. The series really shines in the last arc it adapts.

Oban Star-racers

Series, 2006, Japanese/french

9/10 a lovely surprise

This series is completly obscure despite having been created by people famous for their other series (Cowboy Bebop, Code Lyoko that i can name) and it’s a crime! It’s a kids show but without being stupid about it who tells the story of an inter-planetary race. If you liked that one scene in the star wars prequels you know what I mean. It’s got surprisingly nice animation for a TV series, and some truly great character design. The art style is a bit unique in a not for everyone sense, but I didn’t mind it much. It’s also THE most offensively 2000s series i’ve seen in terms of visuals. y2k kids assemble

The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon

Movie, 1963, japanese

8/10. Classic fairytale format with incredible visuals

Watched this for the art style because I know it inspired Samurai Jack, and it delievered! I dont’ have much to say about this one, it’s a very simply film but it’s sweet. For my pirates out there if you want to find it in good quality with english subtitles it’s VERY hard to find. If you just want to see the looks of it, it’s on Youtube with portugese subs.

We now enter the Gobelins Shorts Zone....!

My Friend Who Glows In The Dark

10/10 makes me cry each time

Pure delight...great animation writing everything. A little short about death and friendship but not in the way you imagine!

Colza

9/10

Visual treat...homely and nice :) not far from a 10 but a 9 because nothing about it is that groundbreaking

Sundown

9/10

If you’ve ever been ten minutes from failing a group project because of a single dude you will REALLY enjoy this. Loved the colors and personality

T’as vendu mes rollers?

10/10

It’s SUCH a sweet little short I loved that one so much

Dix-huit kilomètres trois

10/10

Surprisingly well written dialog. Visuals are great but the humanity of the characters carries this to another level

Un diable dans la poche

9/10

Amazing visuals and the most tense/creepy of Gobelin shorts i’ve ever seen. Chilling

La bestia

8/10

I had some issues with the pacing. Interesting story and visuals choices but I was not fond of the art style

Goodbye Robin

5/10

Confusing but predictable. Both at once??? Yes!

Le retour des vagues

6/10

Cool animation stuff but felt pretty pointless

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Part Two: Things I rewatched

Ruben Brandt: Collector

Movie, 2018, Hungarian

10/10. Underrated as hell

Watched this fully blind for the first time in an animated festival and rewatched it with friends. It’s a crime I never see anyone talking about it given the amount of whining I see about the lack of both adult animation and 2D movies? This film is a unique love letter to art in the form of a weird mix of charming crime story and psychological horror with amazing visuals. I recommend watching it blind and also buying it to show appreciation for how nice it is!!! WATCH THIS MOVIE...

Mononoke

Series, 2007, Japanese

10/10 Visual/storytelling masterpiece in the weird shit departement

If you can stomach intense stuff watch this. The visuals are incredibly unique and beautiful and under the jewel tones and art direction high takes it’s a really cool horror series. My only obstacle to enjoying it the first time I saw it was how dense it is - simply put, it’s so...culturally Japanese it’s not very accessible to me who doesn’t know anything about the culture? Watching it for the second time helped understanding the stories more!

Corto Maltese in Siberia

Movie, 2002, french

9/10 but really close to ten. A great adaptation!

I’m a huge fan of the original comic so I entered this a biiiittttt suspicious it would suck but it was a really pleasant surprise! It has all the wonder and charm of the original and the animation was surprisingly good for the little budget. If you’re not familiar with the series, it’s a sort of geopolitical action/adventure movie but with it’s own really poetic vibe to it. It’s almost impossible to find online but happens to be fully on YouTube so go ham I guess?

Redline

Movie, 2009, Japanese

10/10 cinema was invented for this, actually

Every review of this movie i’ve seen gives it five stars and starts by talking about how immensly stupid it is. I’m no different. It’s a masterpiece of escalating energy with the depth of a puddle and it fucking rules. It’s free on YouTube too so there really is no excuse to not watch it. Watched it for the first time on a huge cinema screen and despite this my second rewatch on my small laptop was as/even more enjoyable. If you watch this stoned with friends you might travel to another dimension

Spirited Away

Movie, 2001, Japan

10/10 deserves the love it gets

I watched this a single time as a kid and had little memory of it! I mean it’s Ghibli you know it’s going to be good as hell but this one rly shines in how colorful and detailed it is and in it’s world! It made me remember I had a huge crush on the dragonboy as a kid. I’m gay now

Kung-fu Panda (1&2)

Movie, Usa

10/10. KFP fucking rules

Honestly my favorite franchise of the whole disney/dreamworks/pixar hydra. It’s fun as hell, doesn’t skip a single beat and has amazing animation and character designs. If something is a good time I will not care if it’s deep or not and boy I fucking love these movies

Sinbad, Legend of the Seven Seas

Movie, 2003, Usa

5/10 Some great some really bad and overall generic

I tend to hate american cinema and this includes that era of animation I have no nostalgia for. Sinbad is in a weird place because I love adventure stories and the visuals of the movie absolutely deliver but it’s very predictable and TANKED by the addition of the female character, pushed in your face as “look we have woman!!!” despite her writing being misogynistic as hell lol. The evil goddess rules tho. This movie would have been a solid 9 if instead of the girl the two dudes had kissed

#j #animation #if you want links to these ill provide but not for the indie ones that arent free #i have no remorse p*rating disney or a movie thats over 50 but if its recent and underrated just legally get it!!!

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peacocks-gotta-fly · 5 years ago

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Let’s Take a Trip...

So lately I’ve gotten on this nostalgia kick, especially when it come to anime. I can’t say that I’ve outgrown anime, but I can say that some time around 2009 it started becoming less and less of a major part of my life.

But for the past week or so I’ve had a real desire to revisit some of my old favorites. So come with me and you’ll see a world of imagination...

(Be aware I will be posting spoilers for these series since this is just random thoughts and musings upon re-watching.)

Princess Tutu

Okay, bear with me. It looks like a really cutesy anime AND IT IS!! It’s a magical girl where a duck (yes an actual duck) receives a special pendant and is not only able to become a girl, but transforms into a prima ballerina named Princess Tutu. Why you may ask? Because she saw Mytho, a mysterious and handsome boy whose eyes “look so lonesome” and wants to give him back his smile.

Why do I love this anime, even to this day?

BECAUSE OF THESE TWO MOTHERFUCKERS RIGHT HERE!!!!!

Fakiru is my OTP to end all OTPs. This is the hill I will die on, end point. And trust me, it was a journey to get there. Fakir is a dick at the beginning of the series with a capital D. But he also realizes that he’s abusive and it hurts the people he loves the most, so not only does he stop, but he also changes his behavior and Duck is a big part of that. This whole series is a balm to my shipper heart, THOUGH WE WERE ROBBED OF A THIRD SEASON!!

Kaleido Star: New Wings

Cirque du Soleil but anime. Fun fact: I’ve never seen the first season and I have no plans to. The first two episodes of the second season do a great job of summarizing season one and from that assessment, I have concluded that I don’t want to watch it. Layla would piss me the fuck off, and there are times when Sora’s optimism makes my teeth hurt, but I love this series. It’s so pretty and the stunts are ridiculous by real world standards but you can’t help but be amazed by them regardless. It is delightful!!

Also...

My shipper heart has clearly been ruling my viewing choices for a while since I love my rare pair, Sora x Leon!! Leon has a redemption arc in this series too (not quite as satisfying as Fakir but we can’t win them all), and Sora has a big hand in it. (People will say that Leon views her an awful lot in relation to Sophie, his sister and yeah he kind of does, but considering how many of y’all on here are all about that ‘daddy’ horseshit, you can just bibbity bobbity back the fuck up off my dick on this one.) Anyway, still ship it!!

Tiger & Bunny

Yup, this one still stands up!! Sponsored heroes saving the city to rack up points, what’s not to love?! And the computer generation...not great but it still stands up pretty well. (Also, would I still fuck with Bunny...yeah. Yeah I would. Like, it sure is gay, but I’d still fuck with Bunny.) Apparently, they’re coming out with season 2 in 2022 for some reason, so there’s that to look forward to. Never saw the movie. I might. There’s apparently great character development for Fire Emblem.

Also, can I just say...

Name me a more stressful week during any anime, I dare you. I remember refreshing my page when episode 25 came out because I JUST NEEDED TO KNOW!!!

And finally,

Oban Star Racers

God, this...This is 2006-07 guys. My age is showing. It aired on Jetix/Disney XD. Intergalactic space race, literally. But it still holds up. The animation AND the computer animation. It still looks so good. Great characters, good story. Just...do yourselves a favor and check it out.

It’s also made me go back and re-read my old fanfiction. It’s not great though there are some good parts to it. It makes me want to re-write it. I probably will. I definitely will, this time much better and less OOC. And I don’t have to give a rat’s ass about Mary Sues!!!

(Also, DEFINITELY still fucks with that. I thought I wouldn’t, but a re-watch fuckin’ proved me wrong!! And I mean Rick Thunderbolt you weird perverts!)

#anime #princess tutu #fakiru #kaleido star #kaleido star: new wings #sora x leon #tiger and bunny #tiger & bunny #oban star racers #otp

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