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*blocking 80% of the Arcane tag like a middle schooler rearranging furniture at 2am*

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Elbow Musk actually did it. Green manga delayed.

I hope she has a backup distribution plan just in case this is the beginning of the end.

Although the new chapter is ready for online release, since the Muskrat (in his infinite wisdom) has established an asinine limit on the amount of posts Twitter users can view, Sumiko is holding off on posting it until Monday.

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To me this is peak GL. I will not be taking comments at this time.

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When I see something completely out of pocket on here…then notice I somehow got onto the “for you” tab.

Why yes, that is my favorite character. No, I don’t want to see several hate posts in a row about her. Or any for that matter. tf tumblr…

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Fic Roundup - 2022 Edition

My favorite fic for 2022. Rec for Arcane, Jujutsu Kaisen, with some Spy x Family and The Dragon Prince. Have you read any of these?

The Phantom Guardian by MissingN000 Jujutsu Kaisen (Gen Fic / multi-ship) – Found Family / Canon Diverging AU! *manga spoilers* Toji comes across a child named Maki he is convinced is the missing piece of his scattered memory. His life changes when he decides to take her in. He eventually finds himself smothered in found family. (in progress)

Love, Sex & Robots by AmberZ10 Arcane (Vi/Cait) – Modern Scifi AU "In the two years she’d worked at Kiramman Enterprises, Vi had never seen anyone else go in or out of that door, had never caught a glimpse of what it concealed." You guessed it... She goes through the door. (in progress)

There is No Road Forward Without Pain and Struggle (but neither are we born only to suffer) Series by haline Jujutsu Kaisen (Nobara/Maki, multi-ship) – Found Family / Canon Diverging AU! *manga spoilers* Massive multi-part series following Nobara and Maki through the series into eventual fixit territory. Yuki Tsukumo enthusiast friendly. (complete)

Make Me Feel Loved, Again by Writer_blues Spy x Family (Twilight/Yor) – Amnesia Twilight Twilight wakes up in the hospital with his memories set to Pre-Operation Strix times. As he's piecing his life and work back together he grows suspicious Past!Twilight might have blown his identity along the way with his cover family. (in progress)

I'll Find You When the Sun Goes Black by haline Jujutsu Kaisen (Nobara/Maki, Maki & Mai) – Ghost Hunter AU Sister ghost hunter duo is assigned to investigate a cursed spirit incident in rural Japan. Gojo perhaps did not brief them fully for the job. (complete)

Arcane Sports AU Get an Entire Section

Run at the Cup by TheHomelyBadger Arcane (Vi/Cait) – Hockey AU Two longtime league rivals end up drafted into the same expansion club - the Zaun Sumprats. Their inaugural season documented by an upcoming Zaun filmmaker. (complete)

Is Love Just Violence by Chelsayyy182 Arcane (Vi/Cait) – Kickboxing AU Zaun fighter needing to go the next step in her career hires a Piltover coach with an impeccable resume who wants a challenge. Everyone has trauma. (complete)

Save the Last Dance for Me by panglosian Arcane (Vi/Cait) – Dance Company AU Two dance worlds collide when a member of the prestigious Piltover School of Dance plays wingman and attends a life changing Lanes Academy showcase. (complete)

Honorable Mentions

Fic I found had an interesting concept, rare pair, or were long left abandoned, but I still want to remember.

Homeward Bound by seriousam Arcane (Vi/Cait) – Space Scifi AU Caitlyn is the aloof owner of a spaceship that plucks a prisoner off the surface of an unstable planet. She impulsively decides to have her as a guest onboard her ship as she digs deeper into her file. (complete)

Diplomatic Relations by ravensurana The Dragon Prince (Amaya/Janai) – Post-War Modern AU Rival generals find themselves dealing with being out of place in the new normal as the two governments prepare for a historic peace summit. (long incomplete)

Say It Softly by seunflwr Jujutsu Kaisen (Nobara/Maki) – College Omegaverse AU Alpha Maki is ghosting her way through college while dealing with trauma from an accident that sets her apart from everyone and a family she can't conform to. Until she meets someone very loudly going through life on her own terms. (in progress)

Open My Heart and Let it Bleed Onto Yours by pearlgarner (KiWy) Arcane (Vi/Cait) – Undercover / Fake Girlfriend Canon Diverging AU Teen Vi turns herself in to spare everyone the consequences with only Grayson's visits and letters to Stillwater connecting her to the outside world. After helping Grayson over the years on smaller jobs she is introduced to a young officer with a dangerous theory about a case. Lots of trauma. (complete)

Wintery Arcane Fic Because I'm Feeling Festive Still

Wanted: A Girlfriend for Christmas by RedPanda92 Arcane (Vi/Cait) – Holiday party / Coffee shop AU Caitlyn's boss Marcus keeps scheduling her to work holidays every year and the only way to get out of it in order to visit her parents is to prove she has a significant other. 25 day countdown begins now. (complete)

Counting Down Til Christmas by loveshazel Arcane (Vi/Cait) – Hallmark Holiday AU A small town welcomes in a mysterious outsider who has opened up a bookstore and has ties to the past. (in progress) And They Folded Like Cardboard by SarcastCity Arcane (Vi/Cait) – Winter Olympics AU A Piltover biathlon and a Zaun slopestyle medal winners meet at the Olympic Village during the last night of the games. (complete)

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Finally made it to The Marvels. Glad Carol is more of a hot mess like I am familiar with in the comics. Hopefully if Carol appears in a future movie it will be with Jessica Drew. Just putting that out in the universe. Anyways, I really enjoyed this one.

Spoiler for the post-credits...

Since the X-men introduced in the MCU are from an alternate reality...

Does that mean we can still have the alt-Rogue without our Danvers getting hurt/ptsd right? Or was this a universe without a Carol Danvers at all since Maria seems to be the one powered up there instead and she doesn't recognize her own daughter something something?

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This is random but I have to tell you that I love your commentary on the green yuri manga, I'm looking forward to your takes everytime a new chapter comes out

Aw thanks, anon. I’m glad my overthinking has a home on tumblr. I tried a few message boards which seemed to be too negative leaning for me before I remembered I could just post here like it’s 2012.

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I love your green manga(such long title) analysis!! Each chapter I always check your blog to read them! 🫰

It makes me feel good to know someone's reading it. Although I'd be writing them anyway because the brainrot is that bad.

It was unfair Agu unleashed such a pivotal chapter when I'm on vacation and trying to socialize without info dumping irl. Glad I was able to step away and unload on tumblr like nature intended.

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This doujinshi sure hit the spot. [x]

Wish there was more of a fandom around them. This will have to sustain me.

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Not good. This is the only social media site I can tolerate.

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While this article doesn't specifically address the many Japanese artists on Twitter, it does indicate how much Twitter is relied on in Japan and how few global alternatives there are currently for that market.

Instagram is likely in second place as far as global mainstream sm, but it's a different medium. In the last few years I've already seen some of my favs establish themselves on Instagram on usually a secondary basis. And more recently several have started squatting on Thread accounts. Just in case the ship goes down I'd guess.

I'd suggest trying to find your favorite illustrators and mangaka from twitter on other sm platforms and follow them there too so they have a head start in rebuilding a following and aren't completely flat footed should things go the way it seems it will.

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An actual nobamaki crumb appearing in the episode. Nobamaki lint. I am fueled for another year of carefully curated AU.

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Is there a worse fate than being a woman in a shonen series?

Off on yuri island I mostly have to deal with the comment sections going through a morality checklist every chapter drop (am I the only one here *for* the imperfection and mess?), but that's not nearly as annoying as just glancing at shonen fans when there's a dude to absolve and a woman nearby.

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Dynasty scans is down and AO3 took a second too long to load just now. I need this weekend to be restorative, dammit.

I mean I do have a backlog of physical books... that feels too much like camping.

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X Japan, L'Arc en Ciel, Dir En Grey…

E Lon Hubbard’s multibillion dollar midlife crisis is at least reminding me of my favorite Japanese bands as a kid.

I’ve got some physical albums somewhere around here, but in the meanwhile I’m going to just jump into YouTube…

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I’m to the point I’d be fine with Gege ending JJK abruptly this year to do a full Heian era spin-off because a) that seems like the story he’s long preferred anyway and b) I’d be completely free of this misery porn. Ain’t no way I’d be tempted to tune into a spin-off like I’m tempted to doom scroll the fates of a couple of remaining OG characters I like. Just hold a pillow over this series til it’s done twitching already.