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#analog_art#art#dandy's world#dandys world#dandy's world fanart#dandys world fanart#dandy's world shelly#dandys world shelly#dandy's world twisted shelly#dandys world twisted shelly#i LOVE draw twisted shelly#she is like my top fav twisted design to draw#she's so so fun to draw i'm ngl dude#comm me to draw twisted shelly#and u will get the best drawing of her ever/SILLY
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Now since I see how much you're interested in hellcrew...Who's YOUR fav character???
Oh my fav hellcrew characters are A LOT! Almost all of them!! Well I just can't pick only one, so I'll just text it down with rankingā(*'ā”'*)ā
1. Kelly Duffy
2. Cian Lynch
3. Seamus Wrynn
4. Seraphina Shaw
5. Lucien Delaney
6. Sullivan Sweeney
7. Julius Doherty
8. Octavian Doherty
9. Devlin Doherty
10. Duvessa Doyle
11. Killian Lynch
...Haha, I'll explain in order! First off, Kelly is my fav cuz...I don't know I love his design so much! I love how he looks, and...the lack of infos or stories about him makes me feel more attracted to his mysterious aura I guess?
Next, Cian! Well, Cian is definetely at the top tier since he has so many best traits out of HC casts, don't you think? He's good with kids, cooking, social, looks handsome....so many great characteristics to tell! Definetely #1 or #2!
Seamus...I love himmm I love his aura, I really appreciate how he shows his personallity!! His face and hairstyle is also very calm and interesting...only if his way of describing 'love' as his photos weren't so twisted, I could've just gave him #2 tier, honestly.
Sera...Actually @gracilissart 's artwork of his characters and their introductions are favorite out of three creators' works in the Hellcrew project. I'm a straight girl and Sera makes me into lesbian time to time LOLš«£ I love her design!!! 8/10.
I can explain. I can explain about Lucien...I like the way how easy it is to say out his name. Lucien...And also, his job occupation is the same dream job I want! A pediatric psychiatrist! At least his JOB doesn't describe what he is like...does it? 5~6/10.
Sullivannnn!! His nationality reminds me of mine! He's part chinese, and my nationality is korean which kinda relates as the same asians. I also love how tanned his skin is compared to others, it gives unique vibe!! 7/10!
Despite how much fanarts I draw out of him, Actually Julius doesn't reaches to the highest tiers. I love his design, backstories or the way he kills, but maybe his personallity is the reason I'd say? I love him!
Octavian Doherty. Oh gosh, I won't lie, his first design before looked a lot alike Jason The Toymaker, the creepypasta. But since his design and settings changed a lot, I like this new version 10000 times better!! I just cannot understand what he talks when he texts, that's affecting his middle tier. 6/10!
Devlin? Oh he's nice...Yeah...But I don't like the way he've treated his girlfriends before, 4/10.
I don't know anything about Duvessa, just except that she's Killian's favorite woman, her hairstyle, and her eye color!! But at least she gets along with Sera and she's pretty so...I'll just place her above the worst fav tier. No rate comments yet since I don't know her yet!
Killian....Well, I know he's the best and all, but I just don't think he's my type character...Notvtrying to say he's bad character. He's still awesome, there're already too many characters who attracts me better than him, which shows him below them as the result...7/10!!!
Thereee's everything I'd say for now. I bet you guys have been shocked of how high rate I gave Lucien, but....š« I just admire his job. Don't blame me, it's one of my dream jobĀ įą¼¼Ā āį“„āą¼½įĀ
Characters:
Julius, Killian, Cian, Duvessa, Sullivan, Octavian, Kelly - @sanityshorror
Devlin, Lucien - @scarfaxia
Seamus, Seraphina - @gracilissart
#roxie#candyistoosweet#creepypasta#julius the dressmaker#julius doherty#killian lynch#the hellcrew#hellcrew ask#seamus wrynn#seraphina shaw#duvessa doyle#kelly duffy#cian lynch#devlin doherty#sullivan sweeney#vivi doherty#octavian doherty#lucien delaney#hellcrew hc
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re: the faves thing, id like to know what your favorite visual design elements are for each of them..
Ahh!! This is a really good question I have a lot of things to say about their designs.
DJSS: I am completely biased and weak for all designs space. I adore how top heavy he is, it makes for really fun shapes to capture when I draw him. Heās smooth, not a lot of sharp edges, heās Cool, heās levelheaded (i say this bc the bit where his helmet cracks probably has Seldom happened before), all said in his design and how he behaves ingame solidifies it*. Very good.
Yinu: Yinuuu! Sheās so tinys. It took me a while to catch on when i first saw her, but when i did notice that her hair was a bundle of roses I fell in love. Sheās pristine and proper ( lots of white in her design) , but given that sheās in the single digits of age and she has the Popularity and Expectations she does you can guess she might be spoiled or ā bratty ā to some. Another big and important part of her design I loveā¦are her red eyes. Her eyes are red, her mommaās eyes are yellow. Things like that destroy me. I saw something once, that that represented what they loved. Adore.
Yinumama: My only wish for Yinumama would be a little more decoration on her dressā¦maybe some pretty frills on the lining of it. Her outfit does make sense though, it seems like sheād need her dress to be spacious for mobility, and of course, the changing of her size. I think she does it often. I dislike the ambiguity of her āhairā (guy who loves specbio and So Far hasnāt come up w/ much for Yinumama) but i do like how it gets all twisted and branchy when she gets defensive/offensive. Her eyes going from normal white and yellow to pure glowing white ruins me because that is her losing sight of what she loves most, prioritizing Yinuās performance over her Herself. I have a lot of thoughts about her horrified gasp and the latter part of Yinufight but this is about design. Love Yinumama, but I do wish there was a little more thereā¦She feels a little basic, somehow, compared to the rest of the cast.
Neon J: Oooh. I like just about everything he has going on, even if itās a little incomprehensible to go off of from memory (..mostly his cape). Thereās a lot of room for fun with his radar screenā¦~swoon~. I like to exaggerate the fluff on his jacketā¦Makes for fun shapes. I like his cute red sweaterā¦though I (never was all too good at Robits) am not excited to draw his robotic joints. Least fav part of him is probably his waist/hips, going from memory how to attach the legs and torso to it is REALLY DIFFICULT . as a whole, though, i likes him. I enjoy a wartorn cyborg.
#*from what i remember. Alwaysbear in mind if something might sound wrong itās probably because i truly do not remember .#Poor memory is such a terrible thing when youāre trying to have interesting thoughts on characters#asks#gloopthoughts#Thanksyou for asking!
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iām not about to draw a minimum of twelve entire pictures but i wanna do this anyway (i guess i could just edit the images in there but thatās lame lol)
ā¢my favorite gym leader is probably either tulip or clay! something about tulip i just always found very endearing and respectable and i love clayās no-nonsense attitude and sheer strength. plus he gets bonus points for his daughter being lacey
ā¢fav champion is clearly volo. like how could you not classify that as a champion fight. that was so freaking hard man. runner up goes to kieran though bc he was also really hard for me. but of course if weāre talking official true pokĆ©mon league champions then cynthia
ā¢fav elite four member has gotta be lacey. i adore her. first time iāve ever lost to the same opponent multiple times in a fair fight (aka being prepared and on-level). sheās sooo cute and fun! she also terrifies me severely
ā¢favorite protagonist is akari no surprise there. la does such a good job of making it clearly important why the protag is the protag. it offers a legitimate in-universe explanation as to why this one child in particular is so much more powerful than all the others. out of place in time and space, literally chosen by a godā¦ the way certain characters question her humanity, both in a good and evil wayā¦ itās so good
ā¢favorite rivalā¦ well pokĆ©mon fans use the term rival really loosely. it can mean any friend character that you battle for funsies even once. it can mean literal arch nemesis. idk. arven stole my heart with his story but i donāt consider him a rival like most people do so that goes to cheren. i love his story and he has also mopped the floor with me several times
ā¢favorite antagonist is also volo next question. iām sick in the head about him. n is a strong and clear second place obviously though. iāve done enough rambling on here about them
ā¢professor laventon is the guy ever he feels like he actually personally cares about akari so much. thatās her dad. the way heās actively involved in plot stuff, he accompanies the team on field missions even when he really doesnāt need toā¦ heās always there. you see him a lot. and heās clearly writing the pokĆ©dex entries himself and theyāre absolute gold. but seeing as professor is also a broad term because theyāve been really breaking up the older tradition in recent games, i nominate director clavell as second place bc i respect the guy a lot. that old man (tm) enjoyer here
ā¢fav battle facility leaderā¦ well. i donāt really have one bc iāve done very little with the battle facilities in the two games iāve played that had them lol. so i guess throwaway answer is ingo but mostly for pla reasons. actually i think he counts as a battle facility leader in pla with the daybreak update and iāve done some of his stuff so he does in fact count for me
ā¢for fav clan member iām gonna say arezu i like her a lot. she tried doing the right thing in a very chaotic way and i respect her for her efforts. plus her design is cute and she gives great haircuts and her noble is adorable
ā¢character from other mediaā¦ well iām obsessed with the way n is portrayed in pokespe. perfect blend between sad prettyboy and freak behavior. they just made everything so intense. and i love oshawott from pokĆ©park 2 with the way heās trying so hard to be serious and cool but snivy keeps getting on his nerves lol. thatās the reason i chose oshawott in pla bc that was the only of those pokĆ©mon i recognized
ā¢iām classifying arven as miscellaneous bc like i said i donāt consider him a rival but MAN!! manā¦ this guy just got shortchanged so many times but iām glad he was able to get closure for his parentsā disappearance and death and that he can move on and just live his own life. also certified dog lover moment
ā¢top fav characterā¦ yeah you all know itās volo LOL. completely shrimp fried my brain. the absolute hyperactive high i was on when he revealed himself. made even more insane bc i had literally been spoiled that he was a twist villain but i had no other context so i was just waiting the whole game for him to be evil. imagine the sinking in my gut when the credits rolled and it didnāt happen i thought iād been embarrassing myself the whole time but then the postgame punched me in the gut HARD. i thought heād end up being like the sad sympathetic frenemy guy where you donāt really want to fight him but NOPE full on evil full on he was just using you. made even better by the context that he had been your biggest fan throughout the whole game while everyone else had been suspicious of you. i lost my entire mind. once again second place to n though
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hmm hmmmmmm.......Rhea, Veyle, and Faye for the character ask game!
Rhea
1) how much I like their personality
WTEGDGFSFDYDGFFG
I adore her. She's my fav 3H character by far. Just this mix of sweet and awkward and kind but with a boatload of trauma and repressed rage... She's the bestest <3
2) how much I like their design/aesthetics
Her archbishop outfit is great (although what is up with those hips. She barely has enough space to fit her organs), and general design is super pretty!
Also her Seiros outfit is š³
3) how interesting I think they are
GOD. I feel like I could talk about her for hours if you caught me in the right mood. I want to inspect her with a microscope.
4) how well-written I think they are
As a character? Wonderfully, but her treatment in the story leaves a LOT to be desiered, often shoved to the background and generally getting treated like crap by the narrative for an alleged main character.
Also fuck everything about the SS endgame.
5) (if applicable) how much I like their mechanics in-game
her CF fight is pain and her SS one is pure agony
6) if I think they are a Good Person(tm)
For the most part, yes! It's clear all her actions were done with good intent (albeit a bunch of them were questionable but still, never cruel), and I think it's important to note that her vicious side only comes in regards to the man who literally committed genocide towards her kin or when she's being violently having her trauma of said man triggered.
Hell, her burning of Firdhiad is pretty much her lowest point and even then it only comes after she's being violently triggered and blamed for everything over and over. She's pretty much gone insane by that point and for damn good reason. Also you know, it's all your fault.
Veyle
1) how much I like their personality
BABY. She's the cutest but also constantly wracked with guilt and shame about being a Fell Dragon.
2) how much I like their design/aesthetics
I love her Somniel outfit and her evil outfit absolutely slays, but while I really like her main outfit since it's fluffy I hate her collar and ankle chains.
3) how interesting I think they are
A whole lot! Her relationship with Alear is the best, in typical younger FE sister fashion she's a lot stronger than she seems (they literally had to brainwash her into compliancy and even then it didn't work all that well), her guilt over her evil self's action (on top of just being a Fell Dragon period). Also she has a knack for making (magical?) trinkets and she lived on her own wandering around Elyos for quite a while, so :D
4) how well-written I think they are
The brainwashing/evil personality part is a bit iffy as always in FE plots, but other than that? She's great!
Something that keeps suprising me about FE writing is that while they're not... the best at writing female characters somehow they keep hitting the spot with writing younger sisters.
5) (if applicable) how much I like their mechanics in-game
She's a lot of fun! Her personal tome and dagger are great and her personal skills are quite useful :D
6) if I think they are a Good Person(tm)
Definitely! She's an absolute sweetheart, but at the same time I love the hc that her evil self is actually a part of her albeit exaggerated and twisted by Zephia and not just a personality that came out of nowhere. Doesn't help I'm playing Persona 4 right now.
Faye
..fun fact, do you know she actually got on Top 200 of CYL8? I'm genuinely shocked.
1) how much I like their personality
I really like it, mainly in the sense her obsession is portrayed negatively for once. I've seen a bunch of fans trying to "fix" her by toning down and/or removing her obsession with Alm, but I always loved more the angle of keeping it while pointing out how toxic and self-destructive it is and having her slowly grow out of it.
2) how much I like their design/aesthetics
Peak. Perfection. Immaculate. Well except maybe the lack of freckles, but that's why I draw her with them ;)
3) how interesting I think they are
It may be mainly due to projecting and overanalizing, but god. Soo much. Her trauma and horrible coping mechanisms, her huge trouble making friends and socializing with strangers, her fondness for Celica, her clinginess and yearning for both a place to belong and to return to the good old days at Ram...
Also she's a bisaster. It's totally canon trust me
4) how well-written I think they are
Hahaha... oh, terribly.
I'm not gonna pretend the writers ever saw her as anything more "the girl with an unhealthy unrequited obsession towards the protagonist we're apparently contractually obligated to put in almost every game". Like, I'm pretty sure all of her small nuances you can find if you start digging were an accident, and considering how she gets flanderized outside of Echoes, I'm almost certain that's the case.
(speaking of, the sole fact they managed to flanderize her holy shit)
5) (if applicable) how much I like their mechanics in-game
GOD I LOVE THEM. All of the effort they didn't put into writing her they put into her gameplay mechanics because they portray her SO WELL.
The fact she loses avoid when supporting Alm, her higher then average growths hinting at the fact she's trying desperately hard, her unique spells as a Cleric being either a way to ignore distance (Physic to heal from afar, Rescue to get someone literally close to her) and Anew, the only form of a Dancer you get in Echoes, costing so much HP portraying her self-destructive behavior in an attempt to be useful.
Just... screams
6) if I think they are a Good Person(tm)
Yeah... I'd be lying if I said yes.
She's a lot better than people claim she is, but still, between the obsession towards Alm and general (albeit potentially accidental) rudeness towards strangers and... less-than-stable state of mind, she's far from the greatest person to be around.
Still, she can be pretty sweet when she wants to, she apologized to Silque and actually accepted Alm's rejection which oh my god why do people keep claiming she's a yandere when she's actually capable of hearing no as an answer, and also she's unflinchingly loyal to her loved ones!
#ask replies#loregoddess#fire emblem#fe16 spoilers#fe17 spoilers#rhea#veyle#faye#my rambles#answering this ask after what feels like forever yay!
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my top 10 series of 2019~
aka i gush about shiz i watched this year for waaaaaay too long lol...Ā
i watched a lot of stuff this yr (well... it felt like a lot? thereās a lot more i wanted to watch but iām terrible at time management lol...) so letāssss explore that in a ~numbered list~ lol
(spoilers - thereās a lot of gay shit here lol... what can i say, twentybiteen really pulled thru lol)
10 - Stranger Things (series 3)Ā
i know some people didnāt like this series, but i legit thought it was really good lol... i felt it had gone back to the style of the 1st series a lil more? (whereas series 2 had felt a lil disappointing in a way??) & i loved all the new characters introduced (robin is a personal fav, obv), & the whole splitting off into the lil groups was really effective in not just feel like itās always the same group together, and it also allowed for some interesting character moments!
visually, stranger things always looks amazing! but i thought the whole summer/july 4th vibes really made it especially stunning tbh... as most things on this list, iāve only seen it once, so i would like to rewatch it at some point (actually wanna do a full stranger things marathon tbh i was trying to explain what had happened in the show to my friend who stopped watching it early in series 1 & it was so difficult to remember exactly what had happened in it lool... )Ā
there were obv things about it that i wasnāt as big on, like the whole evil russian-invincible guy was v cliche and kinda silly, & some of the actions scenes were a bit awkward(?) feeling... but iām a sucker for any 80ā²s style media so those things just reminded me of the goonies or some shit lol
9 - GhostsĀ
actually the funniest & cutest series ever tbh!!! as someone who grew up with horrible histories with the original cast, this just made me immensely happy to see the whole team together again! the humour style is v similar to horrible histories too btw, though i feel they let themselves have a lil moreĀ ādark humourā than in that (since this is more a general audience, whereas hh was definitely more aimed at kids tbh... tho they still won a comedy award for it lol! actual legends lol anyway...)
only downside is that itās only 1 series atm & itās pretty short... but i know thereās gonna be a new series at some point so iām v excited for that!! i feel thereās sooooo many places they can go with the concept (i.e. exploring how/when the other characters died (like kitty!!! i need to know her story lol i love her!), maybe introducing another character who can see ghosts?? like a medium/psychic or something/etc ...) but legit, please watch this if u havenāt!!!Ā
8 - Good Omens
this pretty much took over the internet this year lbr lol & tbh iād def say it was worthy of the praise!! ineffable husbands aside, the main story is super engaging and enjoyable, with some really awesome side characters (& some of my fav character designs in anything ever tbh!!) but definitely the biggest draw was theĀ ā6000 years mutual piningā romance which they did so well lol & it was something that was genuinely so lovely to watch tbh!! i also really loved the ending message of the show! i really hope to rewatch this next year when i think itās gonna be aired on british tv at last????
downsides would be that the plot can be a bit confusing at times? but maybe thatās just me being dumb lol... but i imagine itās a lot easier to understand if uāve read the book lol?? i donāt have a problem w/ aziraphale & crowley not beingĀ āexplicitlyā gay or whatnot (i know iāve seen some people annoyed with this?), since the whole idea of their relationship is so much larger than just them bonking or whatevs lol? (in general i think more media should have less focus on kissing/intimacy as an indication of love/romance... which is something iāve already talked about lol)
oh, and the title sequence is INCREDIBLE lol i seriously loved it so much!!
7 - Killing Eve (series 2)
finally finished this the other day & it was so good!!! i really love the dark comedic tone of the show tbh & i def feel there was more of it in the 2nd series then the first! i also liked the further development of villanelle & eveās relationship, which is obv the highlight of the show tbh! there was also a nice lot of twists tbh, though iād say it was a lil less intense than the 1st series? (overall iād say i prefer the 1st series, but the 2nd was a fab continuation... btw i also watched the 1st series this yr lol)
negative points are that the plot wasnāt quite as interesting as the 1st series... i think cos the focus of the murders was taken off of villanelle that we lost some of that drama from the 1st? i thought the ghost was gonna be a more integral part but she was kinda weirdly pushed aside once we learnt her identity? & the creepy son dude just annoyed me lol (but i suppose that was the point lol...)... so like yh there were lil things that didnāt engage me as much as the first, but overall i still really enjoyed it lol
this is def fulfilling the hannibal-shaped hole in my heart tbh... (another series i finished this yr...)
6 - Dark Blue Kiss the series
look, itās no surprise this is on my list lol... i was hella hyped for this series when it was announced last yr, even though my expectations were VERY LOW after kiss me again the series (which, lbr, is a massive mess lol... like itās My Mess tho)... but for real, this series really exceeded all my expectations... & then some! like iām legit shook at how good it was ngl! especially morksunās storyline, which was by far my fav in the show (as much as iām petekao trash lol...) also, i was surprised by how genuinely pretty this show is! esp in comparison to kma (like i know i keep going on about the goddamn bruise makeup but it is so ugly in kma, but they really did a great job in dbk tbh!)
ok so thereās a lot of flaws lol... like... a lot (iām already complained a lot so i wonāt bore u with that rn lol...) but for real, the thing that i love the most about this is the discussions of coming out/homophobia/general young people struggles/etc etc which is so refreshing to see in these series! like i love that despite the cheesy tropes, it still knows when to be serious & genuine...
5 - He Is Coming To Me
another thai series, i believe this has the same director as dbk? (donāt hold me to that tho...)... legit one of the best, if not the best, thai series iāve ever seen tbh! so adorable, so well acted, so funny & heartwarming like... legit itās so good!! i was already excited about it from the trailer, but the way it really delivered on the emotionality, whilst keeping it lighthearted, was truly wonderful tbh! the main actors did a brill job i gotta say, and all the side characters were amazing too (there really wasnāt a character i didnāt like iād say tbh? i need to rewatch tbh... thereās a lot iāve forgotten since this came out p early in the year lol)... also, visually itās so pretty!! i swear the cinematography in these thai series just keeps getting better & better & it def improves the watching experience tbh!
a down point would be that the first ep is a bit slow/awkward to get in to... & i think it def could put someone off? but iād say to stick w/ it since it just keeps getting better & better! iād actually say there isnāt really anything else i didnāt like about it ngl? itās just so good guys... u really need to watch it!
4 - Russian DollĀ
probs the only series on this list that i actually actively went to rewatch straight away lol (didnāt do a full rewatch btw)... it was SO good for real! i already loved the premise lol (itās basically groundhog day, which is already such a great film, but they explored those ideas even more in this which i loveeeed) the leads are fantastic, and the story is generally so interesting!Ā plus the editing & song choices are really brill tbh...Ā
my one complaint would probs be that the series loses a lil momentum at certain points (esp later in the series), but it still keeps ur interest, and the ending is really well done too! i know thereās gonna be a 2nd series, so iām really hoping itāll be able to live up to this one, and also explore more of the characters/concepts/etc! iām def hyped for it tbh!Ā Ā
i feel like this series is simultaneously underrated and also v well known lol?? like i know everyone sees thatĀ āthursday! what a conceptā meme but i feel like i didnāt see as many people talk about it as much as other series this yr???Ā
(for my top 3, iād say i love them all equally/for different reasons... so the order theyāre in is changeable lol)
3 - Gentleman Jack
one of the greatest bbc series of the year, maybe even the decade lol! actually a masterpiece of cinematography, incredible acting, gorgeous costumes, beautiful depictions of love and intimacy, hilarious characterisation & just generally a wonderful series!! like i canāt praise it enough! itās literally everything i could ever want from a series, and more!!!!!!! like everytime i think about it i just feel likeĀ ā!!!!!ā constantly lol... like... what did we do to deserve such a series for real?? something that i esp loved was that i vividly remember not that long ago w/ people complaining about the bbc for having minor lgbtq characters in things, so to have a actual main lesbian couple series be on prime time bbc telly is kinda mind blowing lol... like.. i know weāve got a long way to go, but it does make me immensely proud!!Ā
i have no complaints lol... other than - needed to be longer (i think weāre getting a 2nd series right???? i hope so tbh!!)
2 - The UntamedĀ
look, i donāt make 15 piece seriesā for nothing lol... this show really got to me ngl... like i knew it was gonna be amazing from seeing tonnes of mutuals start watching it & praising it.. .but ohhhhhhhh boy i wasnāt reading for the angst and heartbreak and just generally how invested iād be in all the characters lol... like genuinely thereās so much to praise about this show! it may not be as superĀ āpolishedā as some of the other shows on this list, but it really has so much heart and hard work and dedication put into it which really shows in the finalĀ product!
thereās obv issues with it, but i feel like itās kinda unnecessary to go over them lol? thereās so much more of this series that has brought me genuine joy, the biggest being the fact they were still able to depict a really beautiful, loving and /romantic/ relationship despite the strict censor is truly incredible lol!! like w/ good omens, it just shows what you can do to depict love/romance without having to over-sexualise something...
i feel like iām saying less for these top 3, but itās just cos iāve already gush to high heavens about how much i love them lol...Ā
1 - HIStory 3 - Trapped
you - *pretends to be shocked that this is my number 1*
yeh... no surprises that this is in my top 3 lol... what can i say that i havenāt already screamed about for months??? this series truly surpassed any expectations i could have had for a HIStory series... the story line is complex & pretty well done (itās not perfect... but nothing is so....), the characters are wonderful & also brilliantly acted! i think the thing that i love the most is that the director wanted to create a series that wasnāt just a cheesy gay series (donāt get me wrong, i loVE cheesy gay seriesā lol... ) but also would have a more interesting, well developed & moreĀ āmatureā story line (i think esp in comparison to other HIStory seriesā which are usually school/uni based)... itās also one of the few lgbtq series iāve seen that isnāt just aboutĀ āfirst lovesā, and doesnāt place a big emphasis on a sexuality/identity crisis... itās just so unabashedly a mystery-romance drama, which is just so refreshing to see! & i genuinely hope we can see more series like this, where gay characters donāt need toĀ āproveā themselves in order to be in a series or to be in relationships (which it often feels like, where writers need to explain /why/ characters are gay...)...Ā Ā
phew... thatās a lot of text lol, just like w/ the untamed, i feel like iāve already talked about the negative points of the series (plot holes, awkward moments, weird editing/sound choices, bad tropey plots), but the positives of this series seriously make it worthwhile, and iām just so so SO happy this show exists lol...
all 3 of these series have a special place in my heart of inspiring lots of my own exploration of art, as well as writing, which has been really crucial in me understanding what i wanna do with my life (i know that sounds kinda weird, but at the start of the year i really didnāt know what i wanted... and i wasnāt even sure what i was good at lol... so thru these shows i was able to discover a lot more about my own style of working & thru all of them i was able to meet some wonderful new people on here which has made 2019 actually one of my most enjoyable years on tumblr!Ā
this has been an...... interesting year lol... but definitely these shows made it just a lil bit better!!!Ā
Happy new year to anyone who actually read thru this & letās hope 2020 brings us even more brill shows ~~~
#personal#favourite tv shows#2019 tv shows#long assĀ post lol... withĀ pics (oooooh... fancy)#i rambled a lot here lol...#if u read thru (or just skim - or even if u just look at theĀ pics lol) let me know which series u agree with?#or what ur fav series r?#there were other things i watched & didnt finish this yr which i enjoyed but decided to just stick to the series i finished lol...#not gonna tag any of the series cos i want y'all to click 'read more' to find out lol...#tho... if ur following my blog i feel it'sĀ p obvious what i've chosen lol....#also that ~numbered list~ thing is in ref to jenny nicholson... cos i love her lol#i think this might b the first time i've done this/?? maybe??#idk...#time is an illusion am i right ladies?
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My Top 10 K-Dramas of 2018 - Whatās Yours?
2018Ā is ending soon and K-Dramaland has once again brought us so many goodies this year. As per our blogās tradition [For 2017 faves click here], below are my Top 10 favs of the year (my faves in alphabetical order so it might not be yours so please donāt judge)
My only specific criteria this year is that the show must have had started in 2018Ā to be considered a 2018 series (Hence, HwayugiĀ and Iām Not A Robot were in last yearās list and honourable mentions)
Lawless Lawyer (tvN)
Every year we have a few stellar Korean legal dramas and Lawless Lawyer is one of them. Starring veterans Lee Joongi and Son Yeji, the drama details a gangster turned lawyer who used unorthodox techniques to win cases and a lawyer-childhood friend-love interest who got into trouble for attacking a judge. After his return from the military, Lee Joongi has acted in many internationally well-received dramas butĀ āLawless Lawyerā is the first since his return to gain massive commercial success within South Korea and becomingĀ one of the highest viewed dramas on Korean cable channel history. Son Yeji was also able to show her acting chops and shed her pretty girl image through this drama. It is understandable why this drama did well - it was action-packed, had a well-plotted storyline and also the right laughs at the right moments. If you love an amazing legal drama, go watch Lawless Lawyer already!
Memories Of The Alhambra (tvN/Netflix)
You know itās nearing the yearās end when tvN drops another high budget and experimental drama with a star-studded cast to steal you and the criticsā hearts. This year it is Memories Of The Alhambra, which is an ambitious project jointly produced by tvN and Netflix. Following the success of jointly produced Mr. Sunshine which also made the list, the two studios teamed up for an even crazier project - instead of the guaranteed tear-jerking historical drama they went for a sci-fi/fantasy thriller exploring virtual and augmented reality and business in the digital age. You know they are taking this project seriously when they got the writer for āWā (the Lee Jongsuk and Han Hyojoo hit about the collapse of a comic book world into reality) Song Jaejung to write this screenplay. The show with top cast featuring Hallyu stars and veterans Hyun Bin, Park Shin Hye, and EXOās Chanyeol with exhilarating graphics and filming in Grenada has been topping online and domestic Korean viewership since its broadcast on December 1st. If you enjoy creative sci-fi adventures with Asian leads, this is the drama for you!
Mr. Sunshine (tvN/Netflix)
One of the first tvN and Netflix collaborations, Mr. Sunshine was an unsurprising hit starring world-famous Korean actor Lee Byung Hoon and South Koreaās favourite young actress Kim Taeri. Other main castĀ include skilled and popular actors like Yoo Yeonseok, Byung Yohan and Kim Minjung. Throw in the historical Joseon setting and theĀ imminent colonisation by foreign powers, you have a recipe for an awards-sweeper and crowd-pleaser! Besides a plot that easily draws in audiences, the set designs, colour grading, music, and costumes are all phenomenal and is a feast for the senses. My only knit-picking critique is it seems unrealistic that a Korean man can rise to as high a rank as Lee Byung Hoonās Eugene Choi character in the racist 1800s United States no matter how brilliant Eugene Choi was. But besides that, if you love a historical epic with romance and war, this is the drama you would enjoy!
Ms. Hammurabi (JTBC)
This drama sees Go Ara and Song Dong Il reuniting in their father-daughter/mentor-mentee like dynamic following hit dramas Reply 1994 and Hwarang, with Go Ara being an idealistic former music student who dropped out and self-studied to become a judge, and Song Dong Il being the old geezer and life mentor who only managed to become a judge later in life. They are joined by INFINITEās L being a by the books judge who likes Go Araās wholesome character. The drama is exceptionally touching, not only for its realistic depiction of lifeĀ as judges in civilian law countries but also as a reflection of people chasing their dreams in different stages of their life. The drama also expertly deals with real-world issues like gender discrimination in the workplace, prejudice to marginalised groups and the issues that come with an inflexible hierarchical structure in South Korea. While there is romance between the leads, this is shown subtly and naturally, without it becoming a distraction to the engaging storyline. If you enjoy a thoughtful drama about society with great acting, this is a drama you would enjoy.
My ID is Gangnam Beauty (JTBC)
Maybe I am slightly biased because I loved the webtoon but I think My ID is Gangnam Beauty is one of the best Korean rom-coms of the year. First I thought the casting was spot-on - ASTROās Cha Eunwoo perfectly encapsulated the cold and awkward Do Kyungseok and Im Soohyang was able to display the insecurities of Kang Mirae even after plastic surgery well. The drama does a good job of touching on Korean societyās toxic beauty visual standards - it still makes the female lead insecure even after she gets plastic surgery and she gets ridiculed before and after plastic surgery. Meanwhile second female lead Hyun Soo Ah, played by Jo Woori, also struggles as a natural beauty due to fears of people no longer liking her should she ever fall below their expectations in any way. This is a thoughtful drama that does not just demonise characters for the sake of drama but gives us lots of food for thought about why people act the way they do regarding appearances. If you like a drama that is fun and cute but also has a good message, you should check out this drama!
My Mister (tvN)
There are dramas where you skip some scenes because you want to get to the main point. There are some dramas where you want every second of it. My Mister was one of those dramas you watch every second of. It was that good. While many Kdramas still having idealistic female leads who slowly get jaded and turn badass only near the end/are always protected by men and never turn badass, My Mister finally does the move of making the female poor but super resourceful, brilliant and cynical, and already super jaded to begin with. Played by top singer and actress IU, the female lead Lee Jian reverses the usual female lead tropes by slowly learning to see some good in the world and learn to dream following a life of extreme poverty and hardship. The other highlight of the drama is the male lead played by talented actor Lee Sunkyun, whose relationship with his brothers and mother, as well as his crumbling marriage with his wife provide a lot of food for thought on the meaning of family and life. By acting as a mentor of IUās character while also being saved by IU from lots of drama unknowingly, we see two broken souls learn from each other to be better people. The drama also showcased how romance is not the only meaningful love that exists between communities. If you love an insightful slice-of-life drama with realistic intrigues, betrayals, and character development, you would love My Mister.
Radio Romance (KBS2)
Honestly at this point HIGHLIGHTās Dojoon is just nationās drama boyfriend and he continues to pick the good scripts as we can see in Radio Romance. The drama is simple - the assistant writer played by Kim Sohyunās radio show might get cancelled and she manages to somehow get the top radio star played by Dojoon to host her show. Shenanigans happen and romance blossoms. It is stereotypical but done well, with the right amount of twists and just knowing when it should bounce back from the laughs and side stories. If dramas are all dishes, Radio Romance is like that cheesecake that tastes sweet and light, not so filling that it will you sick. It is the dessert you would always go for to feel good. If you like to watch something that makes you feel warm inside, this is the drama for you!
Something in the Rain (JTBC)
I am usually not super into āthe younger dongsaeng has a romance with noonaĀ who he knows growing up all of a suddenā stories but there was something special about Something in the Rain. When I first began watching this drama, it did not feel like watching a regular Kdrama at all and more like an indie film from the West. There is a feeling of emptiness at the beginning, possibly to signify the resident noona and veteran actress Son Yejinās unsuccessful love life. There was a lot of dialogue and cuts and it felt like watching a documentary about the lives of the characters. But it was this formatting of Something in the Rain that makes it feel so genuine. The pace of the leads building up their romance was steady and natural. Hence, it made issues they faced feel all the more real too. If you enjoy a realistic slice-of-life portrayal of romance, you would love this drama!
The Guest (OCN)
When I saw the trailer I already knew this was some scary shit. Following its many successful thrillers last year, OCN decided to dive in the more horror side of a thriller in The Guest. To fit this aesthetic, the drama was broadcasted only at 11pm instead of primetime but still had massive success and rightly so. The acting by the three leads Kim Dong Wook (man who can see ghosts and the future), Kim Jaewook (the cold, exorcist priest), and Jung Eunchae (a detective who does not believe in the supernatural) is phenomenal, making their team up to catch criminal possessed by ghosts all the more exhilarating. The actors who play the possessed are also amazing, making for most of the scares in this drama. If you enjoy a mystery and the horror genre, this is the Kdrama for you!
Whatās Wrong with Secretary Kim? (tvN)
Being the most searched Kdrama on Google in South Korea this year, it would not make sense for Whatās Wrong with Secretary Kim? not to make this list. The drama revolves around the successful but extremely narcissistic company vice chairman played by Park Seojoon and his capable no-nonsense secretary played by Park Minyoung, with the latter quitting after paying off family debts and not being in the mood to work for her annoying boss anymore. The whole process where Park Seojoon tries to retain his secretary of course blossoms into romance etc. etc. One of the reasons this drama did so well was that not only did it have a strong and capable female lead but Park Seojoon defied expectations in his role. As another Kdrama based on a webtoon, original webtoon readers felt like he was not similar to the male lead and were not sure how he would handle the role. But Park Seojoon did a fantastic job, to the point I wanted to bang my head on the table or slap his character whenever he did narcissistic shit. If you want a high-quality rom-com with some unorthodox twists, this is the drama to watch!
Honourable Mentions:
100 Days My Prince (tvN):Ā The fourth highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history starring EXOās D.O and Nam Jihyun, the drama details the marriage between a noblewoman on the run and a crown prince who lost his memory during a failed assassination attempt.
Are You Human? (KBS2):Ā With the actual development of AI in recent years, more Kdramas have embraced the topic of robot-human romances. Seo Kang Joon and Gong Seungyeon star in this story involving a bodyguard and the AI of a chaebol masquerading as the real chaebol who is in a coma.
Still 17 (SBS):Ā A drama involving a 30-year-old man who doesnāt want to grow up due to trauma (Yang Sejong) and a woman who wakes up after a 13-year coma so acts like a 17-year-old even though she is 30 (Shin Hyesun).
Welcome to Waikiki (JTBC): A comedy-drama starring rising actors Kim Junghyun, Lee Yikyung, and Son Seungwon who run a failing guesthouse called Waikiki. Oh, and thereās a single mother and a baby in this crazy mix!
Whatās your Top 10 K-Dramas of the Year? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below and may the drama sharing begin (and the road to more excuse for holiday procrastination!)
Also, if you want to check out underrated K-Pop songs of 2018, here are the lists for idol songs, artist songs, and OSTs!
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legolas or celebrimbor??
celebrimbor doesnāt haveĀ a tumblr, he madeĀ that shit. he and narvi areĀ @staff.
(well. they wereĀ @staffā¦)
leg ā¦. pre fellowship
their blog url
green-leaves-in-a-green-forest
(or something equally long and horrendously hyphenated and fake poetic)
the kind of posts they reblog
random shit he finds amusing
like, cat pictures and social justice posts from 2013
no theme at all
i would never follow him
the first person they followed
tauriel
she convinced him to get a tumblr because of the memes
a year later, she regrets this immensely
she matured and has a better blog that she doesnāt even use much
legolas is the exact same.
what kind of theme theyād have
tumblr default theme
what kind of text posts they make at 2am
he will wake up in the middle of the night and post about the dreams he just had, but without any context
āmade some chocolate milk with the lady who pulls the sun. tasted like weed. also, that one girl who i thought i had a crush on in 3rd grade was there. awkward.ā
āsweating so much!! just ran a marathon with my dad while we were being chased by oliophaunts. the racetrack turned into a river halfway through. we won!!ā
he thinks heās funny
(heās not.)
leg ā¦ā¦ during fellowship
their blog url
he privated his blog for the first part of the journey because he thought it would be safer
after a few weeks he gets bored and starts liveblogging this shit
at that point his url becomesĀ āfellowshipofthelegā
his blog title isĀ āEight Idiots And A Gorgeous Elf Save The Worldā
āHello! My name is Legolas Greenleaf. I am currently on a quest to save the world. The details are ~secret~ but I needed a place to vent so here we go. My companions are all idiots, except for me. My interests includeā¦.ā
you know the type of subtitle iām talking about.
the kind of posts they reblog
he basically stops reblogging and only makes original posts during this period of time
the liveblog
legolas had >300 followers before this, but his posts about his journey start to gain traction
his liveblog is pretty much petty complaints at first
he talks shit about gimli
he cracks ājokesā about boromir
(again. heās not funny)
he reports on the weird stuff gandalf does
he gushes over the adorable hobbits
(until one day he accidentally bumps into frodo and sam tries to jump him.
heās a little afraid of them after that.)
he quotes aragorn like thereās no tomorrow
some of these are like, actually deep
most of them sound like stuff from inspirobot
or theyāre stupid inside jokes
everyone gets code names, cuz legolas isnāt thatĀ stupid
gandalf isĀ āold manā
aragorn isĀ āthe broā
boromir isĀ āangstlordā
the hobbits go through tons of nicknames
āitty bittiesā
ācurly boysā
tiny monsters
eventually they get their own, but by that point the fellowship has split
gimli isĀ āasshole dwarfā
after a few weeksā¦ he becomes weirdly popular.
his story reads like a trollfic, with stupid plot twists and bizarre anecdotes
this mostly isĀ anecdotes, not the full scope of the quest
he mostly makes text posts, with a few pictures here and there
every now and then heāll post a snapshot of the fellowship roasting marshmallows
or a selfie of him in lothlorien
or a sneaky pic of him drawing dicks on boromirās face while heās asleep
he used to be low-profile, but shitās gone whack.
heās gaining hundreds of followers a day
his top post has half a million notes.
heās a tumblrĀ ācewebrityā
everyone on tumblr thinks this is just a story, not real life
people dig through his old posts looking for clues and foreshadowing
theyāre baffled by the dedication the mod of the blog has to building up thisĀ ālegolasā character
or theyāre puzzled by the modās decision to turn this shit blog into a dedicated storytelling platform
legolas is bombardedĀ with asks and @ mentions
but likeā¦this bitch donāt actually know how to use this website.
he can make a post and reblog one
but thatās literally it
heās the kind of blogger who leaves stupid captions on popular posts
he canāt figure out how tags work
heās never heard of xkit
all his asks go unanswered
heās only sort of aware of whatās going on
heās blogging 100% from mobile, which makes it even worse
the Legolas Fandom goes buckwild
there is not enough time in the day to over it all
ship wars.
fan theories.
headcanon drama.
itās a mess.
and again, legolas has no clue that this is going on.
when he catches feelings for gimliā¦things get insane.
he writes gushy, cringy, angsty posts about gimli
he posts pics of gimli with flower crowns
he composes bad poetry about gimli
the fan base is infuriated.
theyād all been shipping him with aragorn.
and like, no one in the fellowship has a fucking clue this is happening.
at least, not until they get toĀ
itās ironic that Isolated Horseblr User eowyn is the first one to recognize legolas
she finally gets up the courage to ask him about it
āhas someone been stealing your selfies, orā¦?ā
he is astonished.
if Leg could, heād shut down the whole thing
even if eowyn had wanted to help him do that, heās just in too deep
heās in this for the long haul.
now, Legolas starts to make shit up.
thatās when his popularity tanks.
heās getting callouts
heās everyoneāsĀ āproblematic favā
people dig through his blog to find dirt instead of clues
Legolas is more aware of this now, and he pouts for days
then gimli, a Twitter-Only lad, finally sees a masterpost explaining everything
he connects the dots wayĀ quicker than anyone else did
and oh fuck.
heās frantically tweetingā
āwtf do i do??ā
āi think iām the asshole dwarf??ā
ābut heās like in love with the asshole dwarf now??ā
āoh my god, my crush likes me back??ā
āhas he been liveblogging EVERYTHING??ā
eventually he deletes it all and decides to confront legolas
the leg boy caves under pressure and spills the beans.
they figure their personal shit out
of course, aragorn knew everything all along.
at least, thatās what he says
gimli takes over the liveblog for a day and everyone goes nuts.
together, he and leg decide that theyāve got to end this fake-ish story
even though they donāt know the ending of the real one.
for someone whoās never used it before, gimli picks up tumblr etiquette quickly
and on mobile. thatās a whole nother level of perseverance.
he starts streamlining shit, collecting information, making use of fan masterposts
he ties all the loose ends together
with a little bit of help from legolas to make it suitably weird, they close the story strong with a bang and a kiss.
aragorn finds their version of eventsā¦amusing.
after the realĀ dust settles and the news stories about the Real Quest hit the pressā¦
now legolas is a Real Actual Celebrity
his fans new and old start to seeā¦similarities between the two stories
plagiarism?
insider info?
conspiracy?
coincidence?
no one can decide.
leg ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ post fellowship
their blog url
Legolas has three blogs now.
āfellowshipofthelegā is kept as an archive. he doesnāt post there anymore.
he has a secret personal blog,Ā āgreenwood-gossipā, that he just posts random shit on like before.
and finally he has a Real Life Famous Person Tumblr Blog,Ā ālegolasgreenleafā
the kind of posts they reblog
with the help of gimli and tauriel, he figures out how to actually use this website.
like most celeb blogs this one doesnāt post much
but he does reblog edits of himself and of his friends
every time heās asked about fellowshipoftheleg he answers that he is not responsible for it and has no idea about it and would you all please stop asking about it.
the first person they followed
aragornās new Famous Person account.
this blog is deactivated after two months because he never uses it.
what kind of theme theyād have
something that should be really classy but with awkward shades of green
like, it had potential but againā¦legolas has a terrible eye for design
what kind of text posts they make at 2am
he doesnāt usually make original posts
but sometimes heāll complain about gimliās weird habits
and once - just once - he confessed that he was the one who ran that liveblog all those years ago
he deleted the post an hour later, but there were screenshots.
legolas is the Ultimate Troll.
#leg#legolas#tolkiensquad#cirth ithil#tefain nin#my writing#this got OUT OF CONTROL#this is why ive been taking so long to answer these lol#answers#ask games#celebrimbor#LONG POST#id put it under a cut but it would mess up the format#also it would get less notes that way rip#my fic#beyond the battles
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SpacePops: A Review Part 2
Part 1: Here
Well, here I am again, this took me longer to get around to than I intended, but hey, I had four times as many dolls to look at. Not to mention how much drawing Iāve been doing for my main blog lately, so yeah Iāve been busy.Ā
Anywhoozle, as my first review can tell you, I found my Luna doll to have a certain amount of charm through all her cheapness, and if you can still find one from your local TRU; you might be lucky enough to snag them for round $2 bucks each as I did. And I def recommend getting one if you can, if nothing else for a nice, articulate spare body and some MH sized shoes. Just donāt let your self pay for than $5 for one. Theyāre not that fun.Ā
I was lucky enough to manage to get a hold of all five characters, so letās see how they measure up to Luna. To avoid being too repetitive Iāll try to focus on their unique features only.
Letās start with Rhea:
Rhea was actually the one I liked the best from her art work. I mean look at it, she looks amazing here, the boots, thigh high stockings, the layers, gloves and chains wouldāve made for an amazing doll of the effort had been put in.Ā
I wonāt ramble forever about the what-ifs, but itās just so much of a punch to the stomach to know weāll never see the real potential these had realized.
Iām not gonna go through the all the profiles, but if anyoneās interested I could scan them in for better visibility.Ā
Gremlin #2.
Getting her out of the box, the first thing that struck me was her hat.
And I mean that literally as there was nothing helping it attach to her head. Much as Iām grateful these dolls lack those plastic ties shot into their heads that mattelās become so fond of; I donāt think a rubber band wouldāve too much to ask for.
Here she out of the box: Ā
Sheās...something.
After how much Luna has surprised me by simply being less bad than I feared; Rhea on the other hand was everything Iād worried these girls would be.Ā
Her hair is terrible, itās the cheapest, nastiest of all the dolls, itās literally the same stuff the Midnight magic dolls used. It had a gross, greasy feel and wants to pull away from the scalp if I dare try to run a comb through it.Ā
Ugh. On top of that, it became quickly clear Iād gotten a Rhea with a defective hand. Instead of the normal back and forth movement almost every other doll has, sheās got side to side movement.Ā
Except, her hands still have the dents in the molding indicating itās not meant to turn that way. Iām at a loss. I really canāt tell how this happened, or how her hand isnāt falling off.Ā
It couldāve been worse in that regard, but thereās not many good uses for side to side movement that look natural.Ā
At this point Iād only opened the one doll prior, and so was extremely worried Iād simply gotten lucky with Luna.Ā
sigh.Ā
Her outfit is super cheap, made cheaper looking by how complex a design they were trying to emulate. Itās all one piece and gives the impression of a store bought Halloween costume in miniature.Ā
I will grant however, all the dolls having their name on their tag is cute.Ā
But itās a wasted detail on something this cheap. The black band on her waist is a sort of flimsy, felt-like material, and the knit of her shorts is thin. I feel like I could easily tear a run in it if I pull just a little too much, especially being unhemmed as they are.Ā
Sheās got a slight blue tint to her pale complexion, as you can see her here next to Catrine.Ā
The socks are made of paint, and Iād have rather they be left off entirely. Her left knee also doesnāt bend, and I have not been able to fix it yet.
As you can imagine, after Rhea I lost a lot of energy for these girls. She was the doll Iād wanted the most, and was just disappointing in every way, despite me already having incredibly low standards.Ā
Still, I was going to have to open these girls up eventually. So this time I decided to go for the design Iād liked the least with Athena:Ā
Every time I look at her dress I canāt help but think of the Flintstones. Not in a cute way either.Ā
Itās like if, after their crossover, a member of the Jestons universe tried to make a fashion version of their cave clothing as a cheap cash in, and just doesnāt work for me that much. Maybe itās partly the colors used.Ā
Itās a little better art wise, but eh. Maybe if she wasnāt he same color as Rhea..?
Blah blah profile.Ā
Gremlin #3.
Despite my opinions on her look, out of the box she struck me as a pleasant increase in quality if nothing else. Ā Nothing falling off, no visible defects.
It was around this time tho I was starting to realize there seemed to be a decided aversion to hair gel. Her spiked updoā is translated as a short ponytail here.
Canāt say I mind too much, but lack of gel means her hair gets pulled pretty easily, especially where her glasses are. Sheās got nothing on Gilda Goldstag thatās for sure.Ā
Her tie is made of the same cheap fuzzy stuff Rheaās belt was made of, for that matter her gold belt is the only new fabric type here.Ā
But to my great surprise her skirt has a separate over lay!Ā
And itās even lined, Iāll admit it improved my opinion of her a good bit. It feels sturdy.
Her netted sleeve too is competently made.Ā
..but left a stain on her arm.Ā
With out the overlay her outfit looks a bit less flinstone-y, so Iām just gonna leave it off.Ā
Under her dress she has some pink tights, which I appreciate as they become less and less common in the doll world. Even if it makes me wonder why Rhea couldnāt have had socks. Just one of those things I guess.
Her glasses are held in neatly with, of all things, the help of tiny plastic bobby pins!Ā
!!! Iām sorry but thatās adorable, tiny pins! And they work! Amazing.Ā
Her hair is the same quality as Lunaās, thank goodness, and is easy enough to brush out. Ā
But to my dismay, her glasses donāt fit her face. If you put the arms over her actual ears, they set waayyyy too low. I canāt get them to twist so the bridge will set on her nose. But if I place them high enough so the lens can cover her eyes, they get stuck from her head being too wide and wontā touch her face.Ā
That said, I like the shape and look of these, and Iām sure I have plenty of other dolls who can rock them. But it doesnāt say much for your line if your accessories canāt be used for the doll they were made to be used on.
Still, Athena was a huge improvement to my energy for these girls, so letās hop over to Hera.Ā
I wanna take a sec to apologize for the quality of several of these pics, my cameraās very old and staring to kick the bucket.Ā
Heraās pretty cute, if you like Draculaura. Which I do. The fact the lime green specifically reminds me of Snow Bite, which is my fav version of Ula helps make it a pleasant comparison.Ā
Gremlin #4.Ā
Yay! A different fabric! And hemming! Itās a dream come true~
Now if only I had the same excitement over her hair.
Itās the standard for these dolls tbh, but being curled has not agreed with it. Iām kinda afraid to touch it. Sheās got a head band in there, but itās very hidden.
even if it wasnāt, itās just a plain ribbon, no where near the flower crown of her art. Ā
The dress is really the star here, of all the outfits so far itās the one that feels the sturdiest, and no printed details.Ā
Her tag.Ā
Her tights are different fabric to the other ones weāve seen. Itās not as stretchy, which is why you see it sagging around the knees. Itās the kind of netting youād see as a tulle petticoat.Ā
It looks alright, but it makes me concerned with how durable these would be in the long run. Ā
Now,you may have noticed me not making any comments on the shoes. Well I have a very good reason for that:
Theyāre all the same. They reused the same shoe mold for all four of these girls, leaving only one who doesnāt have these heels.Ā
That girl being of course, Juno.Ā
She was my second favorite of all the girls when I saw their art all that time ago.Ā
Aside from how much I love the colors used, she has pants! And a shaved head!Ā
...And another Gremlin.
And last but not least, here she is:
Of all the girls, sheās the one who comes the closest to looking like her boxart.Ā
So not too surprising her outfit is to be my favorite of the bunch.Ā
Sheās also the only one to use any kind of styling product. Fairly lightly, but itās on there. Yet, despite how little there was used they still managed to get a good bit on her face.Ā
Ā Canāt have it all I suppose.Ā
But the flocking looks good.Ā
I also appreciate how she has the most unique face paint of all the ladies. Ā Itās not much by usual standards, but with every girl using the same face mold, they can use all the differences they can get.
Without her Jacket you can bein to see just how had that top is, but she can put her hands in her pockets, so if there had to be a trade off, Iāll admit they made the right one.Ā
Her jacket is nicely sewn, only her collar sporting an unfinished hem, but I donāt know how youād really hem those jagged edges anyhow. Itās usable and looks alright.Ā
Her boots tho, no complaints there. By Spacepop standards these are the best shoes youāll ever see. By normal doll standards theyāre still not bad.Ā
I very serious when I say I love these pants. I feel like most of their clothing budget went into that fabric. Almost like someone was trying.Ā
Sigh. But then you get this.Ā
Itās garbage. The worst piece of all the clothing Iāve seen here, and thereās no way this wouldāve held up to a child.
Now what else have I not covered..oh yeah. The gremlins.Ā
They suck.Ā
Like the shoes, the reused the same mold 4 times. Unlike the shoes, I never thought they were cute.Ā
Only 1Ā dared to use a different mold, Athenās gremlin:Ā
...Who might be the only one that comes close to being endearing. The combo of a cute hair style, cute paint details, side glancing eyes, make Roxie almost a nice accessory.Ā
Whew, well, now Iāve gone through everything I could think to talk about.Ā
Having gone over every doll just cements that the execution of this line was a huge misstep on the part of Madame Alexander. Tho I canāt be sure.I get the impression they made these to compete with Monster High, but they company simply waited too long. Ā
By 2016 MH was going into the reboot, and with Mattelās sales and quality going down MA seemed to lost faith in these ladies and gave up before release. Itās a shame too, Maybe the werenāt the most original idea on the market, but They couldāve been a nice solid competition. Instead we got these; and it leaves me with a sense of melancholy the more I think about the ways things are going. With new lines and experiments coming to a standstill nowadays, doll collecting has been less and less exciting.Ā
And now, less than a year after their debut Spacepops have gone the way of Pinkie Cooper and Novi Stars. In their own way, the last remnant of an era of collecting thatās now gone as styles shift to something else. Ā Ā
Still, I plan to have fun my new new set of ladies, I havenāt completely decided how far Iāll go, maybe leave them as-is for posterity. Their flat face ups have grown on me. Maybe I just miss the bright, harsher colors that are going out of style.Ā
All that said, I bought a spare Athena to experiment with, so Iāll def have some follow ups with how these ladies look with a good repaint.Ā
Anyway, Iām tired and out of thoughts for now. Hopefully you found this somewhat informative, and as always thanks for reading.Ā
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My 10 Fave Babes of All Time
Tagged by @faecakesā. Thanks! (I loved your selection btw~).
I think I did this one a while ago but I took the chance to make this my first drawings of the year :pp to start warming up again ww. These are in no particular order.
1. Horokeu Usui (HoroHoro) / Shaman King.
Horo was probably my first masive 2D crush. I obsessed over him like a psycho lol. I learned every single little thing about him (and I mean trivial stuff like... the exact numbre of frame, page and volume for his first appearance xd), the meaning of his name, the name of his techniques (which were in Ainu). Oh, and also, SEIYUUS! Horo started my obsession with making seiyuu connections x) (I was never really fan of Ueda Yuuji, tho). And I really admired Horo... I felt he was like my soulmate, my perfect husbando. So, based on priority right, he should be like my #1 bae :')
2. Hinata Hideki / Angel Beats!Ā &Ā Kuga AkiĀ / Kamisama Dolls.
I'm putting them together because they're both special characters to me for the same reason: I knew Kimura Ryouhei because of them, and I loved him from the very beginning. Coincidentally, I started watching Angel Beats and Kamisama Dolls at the same time, and the contrast between these two characters, voiced by the same seiyuu, made me fall in love completely. They're both so different. Hinata is a bright, loyal, energetic boy while Aki is this manipulative, rude, meticulous, violent guy (though he's also super calm and indifferent about certain things). Hinata had me loving his voice changes whenever he was put into ridiculous and funny situations while Aki got me melting becasue of his manic laugh. I love Hinata & Aki both as characters, not just because of Kimura, but they're the perfect examples of why KimuRyou is my fav seiyuu <3 <3
3. Kise Ryouta / Kuroko no Basket.
Oh boy..... my love for this man burns like a thousand suns bursting, ISTG. He's too pure too good to pretty too shiny too precious for this world. Ok, I admit... Kimura Ryouhei is partly at fault here lol. Kise actually reminded me a lot of Hinata and I liked him from the start too, but soon I started loving every single little thing about him. He's introduced a little as an arrogant dude but soon enough comes to change after his loss against Seirin (I loved it when he cried sddsffg). He's like the cheerful, carefree member of the group, but he also shows so much determination, strength, and even selfishness. But I really think he's the most admirable of the Generation of Miracles. And he's so pretty I wanna cry everytime I see him, sob.
4. Judal / Magi.
Yes, the Kimura Ryouhei syndrome continues... but I swear it's coincidence(?). Judal caught my eye since I saw him in the opening (that sequence when he's falling, grabs a white rukh and turns it black it's mesmerizing), but when he was finally introduced in the show, I WAS DOOMED FOREVER. Goddamn, I loved his personality. Even if he's a little bit of a psycho, I loved his childish arrogant attitude. He's like my twisted son ā„ Except... not really a son, because... he makes me feel things 6//6 (???). Aahaahgsdjhk yes yes ok, I love his design, really, L O V E Ā I T ā„ ā„.Ā His long braid, those beautiful ringed eyes, the makeup on them, the necklace and bracelets, that crop top, those abs, DAT WAISTLINEĀ aksjdhjkashdkjhgasgasd ā(ā ā ā Š ā ā ā)ā He needs his own manga, there's just never enough Judal in my life.
5. Nozaki Umetarou / Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun.
I've said this before, but it me. Nozaki is me, I am Nozaki (except I'm not tall and handsome lol). Looks cold, mostly serious, suuupr dense in some subjects (specially about love and romance), zero experience in love... but somehow still makes love stories! His shoujo manga is terrible haha but he's surprisingly popular as mangaka in spite of that x) I bet if I were to draw a manga it would be as ridiculous as his (or if my comics serve as an example... well, there ww). He has this stoic aspect, but he makes the most idiotic faces when he gets excited too~ Ā I think Nozaki is more socially skilled than me but we're both awkward anymway(?) xD. He's my spirit animal ā„Ā
6. Netherlands & Finland / Hetalia.
Ah, my time in the Hetalia fandom... feels so distant :') Italy was my fav at first but then I started roleplaying Fin (the first chara I ever roleplayed) and my love for him kept growing from there. He was just too adorbs <3 I got to know a lot of super nice people, both on the internet and irl, because of him. Also, back then I listened to lot of metal music, and I always pictured Fin as a secret metalhead xD And then Netherlands... I don't remember exactly how I started liking him, I remember they released the chara design, stuff happened, and then there I was cosplaying the dude. Hahaha ah, even though I loved Fin, I couldn't identify with him cause he's super cute,Ā happy and lovable; but Netherlands was more like me~ Stoic, cold, tsundere. Over time, Netherlands became my favorite over Fin, but they're both special.
7. Furukawa Nagisa / CLANNAD.
My precious child. The purest girl ever created. A National treasure, istg. She's not the type of female characters that I usually like, but somehow she got me from the start. She's too adorable, sweet, innocent and good. She's just too good!!!!!!! She's always caring for others, always supportive of her friends, and tries her best even though she's phisically weak and lacks confidence. She's so strong and admirable, she makes my heart melt. CLANNAD made me cry rivers and hit me hard when... well, when After Story happened. She's the type of character that I want to protect from all evil. I also LOVED Nakahara Mai's performance as Nagisa, btw. I kept watching her scenes over and over just to listen to the cutest voice akjshd <3 I really love this child ;//;
8. Licht Jekylland Todoroki & Lawless / Servamp.
Well, as you would expect x) It's probably obvious that I love them both so hard. And I want to clear up for the records that it's not just because I love them together, or the homo hints flying all over the place between them. I love them both as separated characters. I really admire Licht. His resolution, his unbreakable spirit, his attitude, the hard worker he is, his strength, his pure innocence about the things he loves, his vision, his badassness, his frankness, his creativity... Ā He's a gem, the type of person I could never be :')Ā ALSO, HE'S HOT AF. Lawless is so beautiful. He deserves the universe. I feel him more in a spirital way. How he lost faith in everything, how meaningless lives seemed to him, the vicious cycle he was in. But the fact he's able to change that (with Licht's help) is truly touching and praiseworthy. He made a deep impression in me. Ah, and of course, his flamboyant personality! He's such a dork ahah xD I love his nerdy side, his energy, even his bragging. And the fact that he can literally go from hotdamn vampire to cute hedgy in no time is amazing xD ā„ Also, his voice.... yeah, you know this by this point, but the fact he's voiced by Kimura Ryouhei makes him even more perfect than he already was (everytime I listen to the Drama CDs, I literally have to go back and listen to his lines again because kjahsdjkg perfection in my ears). So yeah, I love my boys ā„ ā„ ā„ ā„ ā„
9. Morgiana / Magi.
Ah, Morgiana ā„ ā„ The ultimate example of the type of female character that I like. She's strong, kind, determined, tough, has a strong sense of justce, needs no one to do shit for her, BUT she's not arrogant, aggresive or extravagant herself. She's quite, starightforward and helpful. But she's also soooo adorable and cute!! The way she puffs up her cheeks when she's mad, her smile, the little tears on her eyes when he was encouraged by Hakuryuu, her happy face, the way she dances around wearing that exotic outfit... man she is gorgeous, she's amazing, she's a goddess. And dem kicks, THE KIIICCCKKKS, god she's a BADASS. She seriously became like a prototype of my perfect gurl. No kidding, after her, everytime there's a badass fem chara that I like, I call her "a Morgiana". And I know she's probs being "controlled" by Sinbad in the manga right now, but I cried when she said she has come to love herself because of all the time she's been with Alibaba. I'M SO PROUD OF HER <//333
10. Special mention to: EVERY KIMURA RYOUHEI CHARACTER.
Agh, I just.... it's amazing how without a miss, characters voiced by Kimura always become my favourite. I always love them, for one reason or another. I mean, I have other seiyuus I love too (Kaji Yuki, Nakamura Yuuichi, Ishikawa Kaito, Sugita Tomokazu, Kamiyan....), but I don't always like their characters. But with Kimura, I ALWAYS do. I don't know all of his roles, obviously, but here's some that I absolutely love:
Takakura Shouma [Mawaru Penguindrum] Ā |Ā Yagami Riku [Prince of Stride] Ā Nishimi Kaoru [Sakamichi no Apollon]Ā |Ā Atou Touji [Tokyo Ravens] Ā |Ā Hauser [Nanatsu no Taizai] Ā | Ā Izuminokami Kanesada [Touken Ranbu] Ā |Ā Wakamatsu Hirotaka [Nozaki-kun]Ā | Ā Fujimoto Takatora [Aoharu Kikanjuu] Ā |Ā Kimata Hayato [Meganebu] Ā |Ā L-elf [Valvrave] Ā |Ā Furuya Chihiro [Sankarea]Ā |Ā Bokuto Koutaro [Haikyuu] Ā | Ā Shimotsuki Shun [Tsukiuta], etc....
- Special mention 2: Jorah Mormont, Eddard Stark, Jon Snow. Because I love GoT, and these are my favs, but I can't draw real people ww.
Iām tagging @pastenagaā, @stars-glow-for-youā, @adeslowmoqueenā, @rhomilchā & @reimeijennoirā~ Feel free to do it if you want uvu/ Donāt worry guys, you donāt have to draw the charas to do this www Actually, you donāt have to write anything about them either lol my hand slipped(?)
#Personal note#meme#long post#sorry about that#didn't feel like putting everything under the Read More tag#tl;dr#horohoro#hinata hideki#kuga aki#etc....(?)
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