#omfg I'm not okay

[aceofspades-sml]

So anyway last week I took up reading screenplays because I was bored and it has slowly been driving me insane why did no one tell me to do this earlier

[deoidesign]

Ray of sunshine

(pre-launch page for their comic)

[katboykirby]

OH MY GOD ??

MY BABY? WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING??

[bolloagrio]

Finally finished my keyframes mc's sheet!!!

I love this game so far, i'm not that interested in romancing guys since i'm a lesbian but i was really surpised by all of the friendships you can experience. So tldr i'm best friends with everyone and i can't stop thinking about this game.... even if i'm on exam season...... someone sedate me

[johnlennonbignaturals]

no because you don't understand when i say moomins makes me ill it makes me SICK TO MY STOMACH

[metaltraitors]

So... um...

The Limited Tour '25 is starting in two days.

Our car broke, my partner's car broke, her friends cars broke, her dad's car broke, most people that cars work are busy during the tour since it's during the work week. Our last hope is literally my other brother and my brother's girlfriend. The tickets were bought basically the moment the Tour was announced

Genuinely that's so little time to figure shit out, especially since my brother that I'm going with will be after a nightshift after his work

What a year, huh?

[plasticflowersinahistorycemetery]

it's crazy to me because I'm not a sam girl or a dean girl, like obviously I am, and I love both the boys equally, I'm just a winchester girl... but in reality???

(I am crying as I write this because it's so telling)

I am a fucking bobby girl and it is actually foul

[slayerdurge]

you know when durge cut off gale's hand in the portal i was like "well obviously he's not really dead now he'll just show up later" but uhh it's been a bit and he still hasn't shown up... lol

[cuteniarose]

Do not underestimate the power of OCs. I literally managed to trick myself into caring about a character I previously hated because my brain found parallels between her and an OC that makes me insane. It CAN and WILL happen to you

[iroissleepdeprived]

Holy fucking hell NEW VERSIONS OF THE SAGAS IM GOING TO EXPLODE OMFG

[hy4c1nthh]

really wishing I had the guts to make a separate jirai blog rn. I cannot hold this in gang☹️☹️☹️☹️

[rmorde]

Trigun Manga Reaction

Now, back to Volume 1 Chapter 9!

Insurance Ladies know they are going above and beyond what is normal here. But, they still continue as consummate professionals.

THIS IS SO ADORABLE!!! SO CUTE SO CUTE SO CUUUTEE!

I like the tiny little details that hints something about the characters too.

The most obvious things are Milly's childish expression (playful) and Vash's one leg raised on the seat position (gremlin). However, "no nonsense" Meryl's feet are placed inside the table's rings! You'd expect her to put them by the side of the table but nooooo!!! They need to be IN the ring (she's not above them all!). LMAO.

Tbh... I think the Kaite & Vash relationship feels more fleshed out here in the manga than the anime. I guess it's because of the Rem conversation. It added more weight to their interactions.

Also, they're adorable! Kaite is one sharp kid calling out Vash's bullshit. Vash, like a dog with a bone, keeps deflecting.

Oh wow. This is a huge difference from '98. Kaite was totally alone when he approached the crew.

And this is just as painful and hard to see because, you can absolutely understand the crew's reaction and feelings. What Kaite did was wrong. At the same time tho, he is just a kid who didn't know better. Taking out their grief and fury on him is not right.

Gosh... It makes me think of Little Vash and The Great Fall.

I wonder what exactly went through Vash's head here. In my perspective, Kaite is reflecting Vash unknowingly in this scene. But it's so painful because he's just a kid. He should never have been put in this position. He is too young to be on this path for atonement and redemption! It's just wrong.

Hmmm. Another big difference. Interesting. The Plant was never mentioned in '98 at all.

So, Tristamp followed this manga arc more closely. Some elements are remixed such as Wolfwood replacing Kaite, the Gung-ho Guns substituting BDN as a threat, and the race is avoiding destroying a town instead of avoiding falling off a cliff. All beats are the same tho.

HOWEVER!

I think '98 has a more logical timeline personally because they are in a hurry to stop the ship right? It's a critical moment. If you think about it, there should not have been enough time for Vash to regroup with Kaite after the duel. So, '98 having these two events happen simultaneously is actually good.

Another benefit is Kaite's offer to help feels much more genuine when he was alone and away from Vash in '98. It really sells the idea that this is entirely his own decision despite the risks of retribution.

Of course, Vash didn't influence him in the manga too but by visually having him there with Kaite, it kinda undersells it imo.

Oi. Vash. That's no way to talk about your sister!

While I do appreciate the changes on the Plant design in Tristamp, I really like the '98/Manga more. They're both excellent designs for Sci-Fi but I just really like the 90's flavor of magical Angel Power Plant... which appeases my thing for magitek.

Tristamp tho is a modern flavor of alien Faerie Power Plant - not bad but not my cup of tea. However, the glowing lines feature is wonderful! It reinforces the idea of them being power plants because they have "circuits" in the body. Restraining myself from saying Magic Circuits!

Oh... This is a really fascinating set of panels that I think both '98 and Tristamp haven't adapted well.

'98 kinda skipped this. However in Tristamp, the emphasis on Plants is very clinical. Not sure if that is the best way to describe it, but, in the plants feels so much more objectified in Tristamp. I guess the horror element about the human-plant relationship is further emphasized there.

It's contrasting the manga which seems to be more focused on the awe-inspiring side of it like in the scene above. The scientist waxes poetic and is practically making a religion out of the whole thing.

I guess, to put it simply, the manga effectively shows how humans see Plants worthy of worship. Meanwhile, Tristamp displays how humans see Plants as just a life-essential battery.

So beautiful... Oh...

What if the re-design happened because animating expressive individual feathers would be a pain for Orange staff? GASP! Is that why everyone's hair were cut short?! Because hair is tedious to animate. OMFG... IS THIS WHY MILLY WAS CUT OUT IN SEASON 1 since she really really long luscious locks?!

I kid. I kid. 🤣

Oh. That's really clever remixing by Studio Madhouse. So '98 Miss Purple Avenger Episode is like a "Prototype" of this manga arc. This is where Vash having to prevent an explosion of a Plant came from.

Okay. Another great difference... I've been saying that a lot in this chapter. Sorry.

In '98, Vash dealt with this alone and the only witness was terrified. It focused more on the mystery.

However, here in the manga, Vash is not alone. Humans must work with him to save the Plant and everyone. He can only buy time but it's up to them to stop the whole thing. It's a really nice display of Vash's hopes and beliefs regarding human-plant relations. ----> BTW, the art in this page is really pretty and interesting! (1) The almost "gradient" like transition of Vash's coat to the bulb is so creative. (2) The drawing of the Plant resembling a blooming flower: feathers as ray florets, the plant/sister as the disk floret, and the wires as receptacle/stem.

These pages are so gorgeous and the way the slowing down of the heartbeat was shown through the interspersed tiny panels is just really good.

ROFL. The human instinct of "I don't know what's going on but it's helping so I won't pry anymore and I'll just roll with it!". Love to see it!

I think this arc is so good because it justifies Vash's often criticized brand of hope - his endless patience at giving humans chances to bridge the gap between their species.

Humans can work together and save themselves with just a little push. They won't rely on exploitation forever.

People can realize when they are wrong. They can atone and redeem themselves. They do not stay cruel and ignorant forever. They are capable of change. ----> Also, this art is so perfectly adapted in '98. This page, actually, all the pages relating to this collective effort of humans to save the ships (with a bit of an assist from Vash) is so heartwarming to read. ----> Oh... Kudos again to '98 because since they relegated the 'Vash prevents a Plant explosion' to an earlier episode, the episode covering this particular plot had him out of commission. So, the stakes have become higher. Humans must set aside their differences and work together to save each other and Vash too.

And finally, humans are more than what they seem. They are complicated. What could be an enemy at first could turn out to be an ally that can save you later.

This entire conclusion to the conflict is just good and very... Vash. This is what he wants for Knives to see and understand about humans.

I think '98 really did well in adapting the essence of this arc. Tristamp is complicated because now, on hindsight as I read the manga, the episodes are basically hard-carrying and working overtime telling multiple plot lines at once!

Let's see... in Tristamp's version of this arc:

Wolfwood was working double time in the narrative as "Kaite" and one half of the "Good/Hope of Humanity". Not to mention he has his own conflict going on too.

Meryl was the second half of the "Good/Hope of Humanity" that works with Vash (Plant) in saving people.

Unfortunately, with BDN being replaced by the Gung-ho Guns, there is nothing that echoes the "Hidden Depths Enemy Turned Ally"... character...No way... OMFG! WOLFWOOD WAS SUBSTITUTING FOR THAT ROLE TOO IN THIS ARC!!! Poor Woofwoof!

Roberto is a unique addition since he is a Tristamp OG, but I think he represents well the approach taken by Orange with Trigun. He is like the "Flaws/Indifference of Humanity". He is good but experience had turned him into someone that's jaded and refuses to rock the boat (unlike Meryl). His age and 100% ordinary human status prevents him from surviving long enough to change his disposition too (unlike Wolfwood). It's pretty in line with Orange's more emphasis on the "darker" aspects of the story.

WHA-?!!!

Eh? Eh? EHHH?!!

WHY WAS THIS CHANGED IN '98?!!! THIS IS ADORABLE AND COOL!!! AHHHH!!!! NOOOO!!!!

But... then there won't be Meryl and Milly supporting injured Vash. NOOOO!!! Augh. AND THERE WON'T BE TRISTAMP VERSION OF THIS! AHHHH!!!!

Oh. So, the singing is in the manga too. That's a surprise. I thought it was a '98 original scene.

Awwww. ಥ_ಥ

[somestorythoughts]

This nightgown I swear to god.

That is for looking pretty why is she sleeping in it?!? Those are big beads and she's sleeping on her side it'd be like lying on a bunch of Mardi Gras beads there's gonna be a whole bunch of circles imprinted into her arms for half of the next day why would you sleep in that? Why do that to yourself? I'm sure there are lovely sleeping clothes that don't involve freaking beads.

[goofyjelly]

so youre tellin me that the internet goes wild for actor men ALL THE TIME, but when I go on wattpad I can't find ONE Ethan Peck fanfiction-

[samantha-and-her-chaotic-desires]

WHO THE FUCK WAS GONNA TELL ME SEAN CHIPLOCK WAS IN THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS????????

SEAN

MOTHERFUCKING

CHIPLOCK??????????

AND NOT TO MENTION MICHAEL KOVACH???? THOSE TWO VAs ARE LITERAL BLESSINGS. OMFG.

[miz0sis]

i think i'm going to start posting on tumblr more because i forgot how cool this place is. like i used to use tumblr all the time in middle school and then kinda just abandoned my old ass account, made this new one a few years ago, and just haven't really used it? like why did i ever leave this place is great. anyway the object show brainrot is real BFDI in specific makes me so happy and giddy i love BFDI so much grrhhhhh i have an entire list of object shows i need to watch and i've watched quite a few of them already yip yip yip anyway i'm not ready for bfdia 14 or ii 15 ghh