#shokei shoujo no virgin road

[pink-yuri]

♡ The Executioner and Her Way of Life ♡

[moulinblanc0800]

yuri so doomed nobody knows about them (theyre driving me crazy)

[voidoftheotherside]

Doomed yuri stimboard!💗🗡️💔

I tried to include as much symbolism as I could in this so I hope it comes through!

Based around the doomed yuri flag by @lovesse

The characters are: top left - Madoka and Homura from Madoka magica, top right - Utena and Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena, bottom left - Anis and Euphy from magirevo, and bottom right - Menou and Akari from the Executioner and Her Way of Life.

Sources:

~🌌🌺🎨~

~🪢🏳️‍🌈🩷~

~🎨✨🖥️~

Image descriptions below cut

Image descriptions: a grid of 9 squares each with a gif or image.

Square one is a purple gif of a galaxy, with chibi images of the anime characters Madoka and Homura overlayed onto it

Square two is an animated gif of pink spider lilies swaying in the wind

Square three is a gif of someone mixing dark purple lipgloss in a swirly pattern, with an image of the anime characters Utena and Anthy overlayed onto it

Square four is an animated gif of pink and purple threads that had been woven into fabric unravelling

Square five is an image of the doomed yuri flag, it has pink and dark purple stripes

Square six is a gif of someone sinking their spoon into a heart shaped dessert and picking some up.

Square seven is a gif of paint falling from the mixing stick back into the can, the paint is black with red and pink iridescent bits, and chibi images of anime characters Anis and Euphy overlayed onto it

Square eight is a gif of someone scooping chunky pink glitter with a spoon

Square nine is a gif of pixelated numbers and Japanese characters falling down the screen, with images of anime characters Menou and Akari overlayed onto it

[heartserion]

menou

[harvestmoth]

they make me. unwell

[problematic-yuri-poll]

Problematic Yuri Tournament - Round Four Losers' Bracket

It gets so lonely here vs. The Executioner and Her Way of Life

It gets so lonely here (visual novel by ebi-hime) [safe; gore/violence]

Submitted problematic elements: a victim of extreme bullying makes a deal with a witch and gets trapped in a storybook nightmare world full of murderous yandere girls

Submitted content warnings: murder, bullying, mentioned homophobia

Submitted propaganda: i too dream of running away from boarding school to fall in love with a yandere and get fucking murdered

The Executioner and Her Way of Life (manga by Mitsuya Ryou and Satou Mato) [safe]

Submitted problematic elements: The entire plot is about the main character trying to kill her immortal girlfriend so no one else can

Submitted content warnings: Body Horror

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Group H Round 2: #H7 vs #H3

#H7: Isekai subversion, now with more women and good writing.

#H3: Two guys time-travel through photos. Depression ensues.

Details and poll under the cut!

#H7: The Executioner and Her Way of Life (Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road)

Summary:

Average student Mitsuki Mutou suddenly finds himself transported to another realm. Summoned by the king of this world for the remarkable power he is supposed to possess, Mitsuki is thrown out when it appears that he lacks a Special Concept. Moping about, he encounters a priestess named Menou who explains that Japanese people like him are known as Lost Ones, and such individuals never fail to have Special Concepts.

Menou elaborates that she is part of a church that helps abandoned Lost Ones integrate into society. She invites him to spend the night at her church, where the two can probe the nature of his ability. Eventually, they discover that Mitsuki's Special Concept is actually incredibly powerful and dangerous.

But is Menou's true goal to assist Lost Ones—or the opposite?

Propaganda 1:

An isekai that forgoes the usual tropes and exceedingly dull, whitebread protagonist in favor of a cast consisting more or less exclusively of varying flavors of deranged lesbians.

As a bonus, a certain scene halfway through the first episode made a lot of the worst parts of the anime community SO mad, and I feel like that’s worth something in and of itself.

Propaganda 2:

An isekai subversion that doesn’t feel like it’s subversive for the sake of being trendy! All of its unique parts have lore to explain them, and the world building of the series is super intriguing. The power mechanics are well-thought-out, and the fighting is unique and beautifully animated! Another strong part is the character relationships; I love the various dynamics between the main cast, and I love how none of them are reduced to mere tropes, as anime loves to do with its women. It’s also very funny, and the protagonist is one of my favorites <3333

Trigger Warnings: Child Abuse, Graphic Depictions of Cruelty/Violence/Gore, Suicide. Suicide is basically a deuteragonist’s goal, but it isn’t shown.

#H3: Link Click (Shiguang Dailiren)

Summary:

Best friends, roommates, and business partners Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang run a photo studio, developing pictures and the like. But that’s not all they do. The Shiguang Photo Studio has a secret extra service—they can deliver messages you never got to send and find information you never got to learn, so long as you bring a photograph, or maybe several.

Their method? A clap of the hands, and Cheng Xiaoshi dives into the past and into the body of the photographer. Guided by Lu Guang, he has twelve hours to achieve his goal, whether that is finding a secret, saying goodbye, or winning a fight.

Assisted by their friend and landlady Qiao Ling, the duo navigates a gallery of corporate lies, interpersonal drama, old regrets, and crime. In the second season, threads that began in the first episode of season one continues, showcasing the same level of brilliant writing and even higher stakes for our beloved characters.

Propaganda:

“Past or future, just let them be” is a message that is repeated throughout the show. At first, you’d think it’s just a matter of course, but after enough times of hearing it, it becomes depressing.

How can Cheng Xiaoshi be indifferent when he can feel the emotions of the person he’s possessing? When their pain becomes his pain as well? And so what if the person before him is already dead? At this moment, their hands feel so warm and alive.

This is where Lu Guang comes in. While Cheng Xiaoshi is the empathic and reckless type, Lu Guang is the cold and rational type. They balance each other out, and when they have conflicts, they face it maturely. They also care for each other so so much that the moment the other is in danger, all their principles get thrown out the window just to ensure the other person’s safety.

In s1, we watch them take on their clients’ orders. Through this, the show’s beauty is revealed: Simplicity and Sincerity.

Simplicity, because for a time-travel show, you’d expect the tasks to involve the fate of the world or something, but no. All the people Cheng Xiaoshi have dived into have been your everyday person—an office woman who gets harassed at work, a restaurant owner who’s grown estranged from her best friend, a man who wants to gain the approval of his girlfriend’s family, etc. Even when the stakes go high in s2, the core of the conflicts still lie in the character’s personal problems—which may seem small in the grand scheme of things, but they are not any less important. And I think this is nice. It’s hard to relate to grand plots, but it’s easy to relate to the day-to-day struggles that humans face.

Then Sincerity, because every single character is treated with care. Even characters you’ll never see again past their arcs manage to be impactful and unforgettable. They’ll claw their way into your heart and just stay there. I’ve rewatched s1 three times, but I still cry every time it reaches the basketball arc 😭. Then in s2, even the antagonists will grab for their share of your tears.

And you begin to question—Should they really just let the past or future be? If changing the past could save someone, is it really that bad?

The answer revealed in the s2 finale was so shocking that #link click trended for the first time ever on Tumblr after the episode aired, which is a feat in itself, considering how small the fandom is.

It has great animation, too. I especially love the 360° shots in some key scenes in s2 for they really amped up the tension. The fight scenes are also well-choreographed.

And all the music are bangers! S1 opening makes you wanna learn finger tutting, while the s2 opening is a masterpiece that leaves you in awe. (The s2 second chorus is just the first chorus played in reverse, making it sound like time is being rewinded. Fucking genius!)

If you still don’t watch Link Click after reading this, then you’ll be missing out in one of the greatest animated shows of all time. Just do yourself a favor and watch it already.

Trigger Warnings:

S1: Flashing lights in the opening, attempted and implied sexual harassment, slight panic attack, death, kidnapping, drugging, suicide, blood. Complete list of TW’s for s1 can be found here (it may be spoilery)

S2: Fast-changing images in the opening, domestic abuse, child abuse, emotional abuse, violence, blood, murder.

When reblogging and adding your own propaganda, please tag me @best-underrated-anime so that I’ll be sure to see it.

If you want to criticize one of the shows above to give the one you’re rooting for an advantage, then do so constructively. I do not tolerate groundless hate or slander on this blog. If I catch you doing such a thing in the notes, be it in the tags or reblogs, I will block you.

Know one of the shows above and not satisfied with how it’s presented in this tournament? Just fill up this form, where you can submit revisions for taglines, propaganda, trigger warnings, and/or video.

[bloodraven55]

rewatched the executioner and her way of life recently and felt the urge to edit something with the same immaculate vibes as an edgy 2000s amv

[ofdreamsanddoodles]

akari is so fascinating bc like. her power erodes her sense of sense & her memories over time so the "other me" she leaves in her place has no recollection of the bullying she faced, leaving her a ditzy girl that doesn't care about the past or the future as long as what happens next involves menou. meanwhile the one with all the memories is bitter and cautious, her only confidence comes from the fact she knows what everyone's going to do next, and when that's taken away from her, she freaks out

pandemonium says she's used her power so much it's causing her personality to change, but that's almost an oversimplification. like, this girl is giving HERSELF a dissociative disorder

[wardenofthesixtyninth]

They are literally standing on top of a train that has no brakes right now

[toxicyuribracket]

Toxic Yuri Bracket Round 18

[pink-yuri]

♡ The Executioner and Her Way of Life ♡

[moulinblanc0800]

please don't go

[heartserion]

[harvestmoth]

wwhat if they. had pokemon

pokemon the characters might have idk it is unpolished and also spoilers from the novels kind of

[problematic-yuri-poll]

Problematic Yuri Tournament - Round One Losers' Bracket

The Executioner and Her Way of Life vs. Onee-san wa Joshi Shougakusei ni Kyoumi ga Arimasu.

The Executioner and Her Way of Life (manga by Mitsuya Ryou and Satou Mato) [safe]

Submitted problematic elements: The entire plot is about the main character trying to kill her immortal girlfriend so no one else can

Submitted content warnings: Body Horror

Onee-san wa Joshi Shougakusei ni Kyoumi ga Arimasu. (manga by Yuzuki Ryouta) [suggestive]

Submitted problematic elements: extreme age gap, oneeloli, twincest

Submitted content warnings: underage, incest, nudity