#save our boys

[bjtremike]

Guys guys guys GUYS!!!! I just checked and Dead Boy Detectives is #1 in the US on Everybody's Watching!!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!

[contactlessdrivethru]

there is something unique and deeply special about monkey d luffy as a protagonist. he’s overwhelmingly ADORED by the fandom. he’s consistently the most or at least top 3 most popular characters in the whole series. peoples takes about him are gushingly positive. and that’s… really uncommon.

a LOT of fandoms i’ve witnessed or been in have a tendency to favor characters other than the main character. especially in anime. the main characters are often written as a blank slate for readers/watchers to project onto, but that makes them not as interesting and so they don’t get the fan attention.

but luffy is so far from that. and he’s ALWAYS been this way. we love him so much. he’s the heart of the story and the heart of the fandom in every single way. and i think that speaks to how well-written he is as a character. he’s fun and charming and complex and interesting and he makes us laugh and cry and cheer and hope and love. he’s able to inspire so much joy in people, both in his world but also in this one. and i think that’s really special. i feel so grateful to have found this story that means so much to me, and i’m so grateful that luffy exists.

[alexwilltellyouthings]

Hi queer fans of queer stuff! How are we feeling with today's TV industry? How about really bloody angry?

Look, the recent cancelation of Dead Boy Detectives is obviously personal for its fandom, but it's also one more nail in the coffin and I think we have to start doing something about it together.

I went through this with Sense8. With Our Flag Means Death. With smaller but also amazing shows like The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself. Not to mention when it's not cancelled yet but it's boycotted with seasons cut in half or zero marketing. *I am tired*.

If you are too, I ask you to join the campaign. This is specifically about increasing views and attention, not because Netflix is necessarily going to change their minds (we know that's unlikely), but because we want to prove that we exist as a group.

So even if you don't feel like actually watching right now, we ask you to give it a stream if you have a Netflix account, with headphones connected or low volume. If you don't have a Netflix account, and honestly good for you, you can help by boosting us in social media.

I do recommend Dead Boy Detectives for real, it's REALLY good, but this is more about joining forces. They want numbers, so we give them numbers in the most petty way: after they cancelled so that other networks will get interested. At the very least, the crew and creators might get some royalties and they deserve it after busting their asses for years to give us this season.

TL;DR: stream dead boy detectives as a community to shove it in their faces

[anaart-stuff]

Dbd episodes as Comic Covers.

Part 4: The Case of the Lighthouse Leapers.

Now you can get this as a print HERE!!🥳

[mementomoriwithacherryontop]

It's pretty darn special when even the directors are participating in DBDA twitter posts that ask questions like, what is your favorite moment from this episode?

For those who don't know, Richard Speight, Jr. directed The Case of the Very Long Stairway. You might recognize him from Supernatural. He's also given interviews about this episode and what it was like from the perspective of a director, and what a truly special experience it was to work on the set of Dead Boy Detectives.

He's a fan of this show. And he wants it to be saved, too.

[honestlyijustfindhersocharming]

DBD Promptober … Day 3. Eternity.

@dbdpromptober

[pony-unicorn]

Oooohh people that get Crystal!!!

Like, Crystal is a very caring and lovely girl and it's just a pity that misoginoir makes so many people see any actions of black girls as evil/malicious/less naive than other characters.

[homoquartz]

(it's blurry but if you click it's better quality)

i wanted to draw some favorite ships! and also say that if you like any of these shows, you WILL find something to love about dead boy detectives ❤️

(they're in the middle)

give it a watch and rec it to friends! netflix cancelled it and i think it would be very funny to see it chart again.

🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

(ko-fi)

[fast-andthe-curious]

~IMPORTANT DBDA NEWS~

GUYS GUYS GUYS DEAD BOY DETECTIVES AGENCY IS UP FOR A TV CHOICE AWARD! GO TO THE TV CHOICE AWARDS WEBSITE AND VOTE FOR 🎭✨BEST NEW DRAMA✨🎭 OUR BOYS DID IT

IM SOBBING THEY NEED TO WIN

T-T *happy tears*

Guys repost this wherever you can we need to get the word out

Think abt it- if they win the tv choice award then Netflix might actually acknowledge DBDA and give us a new season(I’m optimistic)

[ineedhjalp]

oh honey i have rewatching capabilities you couldn’t dream of

[tommowluvr]

[marthajonesurastar]

You see what he's saying, right?

#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

[guardianspirits13]

IT'S HERE!!!

[anaart-stuff]

Day 2- Death

[savethedeadboys]

Let's Keep The Conversation Going!

Hey Detectives 🔎✨

The campaign to get Danny Motta to watch DBD was a success!

Let’s keep the momentum going. Each month we are going to be focusing on requesting reaction channels to watch Dead Boy Detectives. Here are this month’s Youtube creators to reach out to!

[fan-a-tink]

had a vision.

Dead Boy Detectives - the core four

I wanted this to be a purely aesthetic post, but in the process of making the gifs I've had some thoughts, so here you go: Seeing the core four's "action shots" all side by side made me realise that they each kind of represent their character's journey as well.

We've got Charles, who is taking back control, hitting back. He acts as the protector he would have needed when he was alive, but also he is defending and protecting someone close to him, no longer helpless in the face of abuse and violence. And his strength comes from a point of defense, not aggression like his father. He's very much not a bad guy, but the literal hero of the shot.

Then there's Edwin running from a WWI soldier and going through the looking glass, jumping from one world to the next, pushing through his own reflection (and how people have bullied and killed him for perceiving him as effeminate and queer) and finding his queerness on the other side, landing on his own two feet, balanced and steady, having found this whole new world of feeling and acceptance on the other side. Edwin, my beloved.

Crystal (aaahhh I could write a thesis on Crystal, honestly) who is being thrown off balance and into limbo, existing between two lives while she is searching for her stolen memories. She's is constantly being pulled in two directions, between her past and her future, between David the demon and the cute ghost distraction, between letting go of toxic relationships and embracing her new found family.

And then Niko, Niko is just ascending.

credit for the Charles gif goes to @mellxncollie

Ok and if you're still reading, here's another thing I noticed while making these "action shot" gifs - both Charles and Edwin are very much agents of these actions in their shots, while things are done to Crystal and Niko. Charles throws and catches the cricket bat, initiating and controlling the action. Edwin jumps through the mirror, he is the one who maneuvers himself through. But Crystal is pushed by David, falls through the floor, off balance and out of control, and she is caught by Charles. And Niko is being lifted up by the sprites who have taken control of her body. I think it's a neat way to show a gendered division within the core four, but also both girls move beyond their initial helplessness/passiveness and become real freaking badasses, while the boys later on get their fair share of having things happen to them instead. And in the season finale it's Crystal and Niko who save our two ghost damsels in distress. I don't know where I'm going with this, it was just something I noticed and I thought you guys might have some more eloquent and coherent thoughts.