#the case study of Vanitas part 2

[retracexcviii]

Now everyone in the room is racist

[aliceandhare]

Crying again watching “The Case Study of Vanitas” ending Eng. version by LMYK. This is golden. I've watched it a dozens of times already, and it just gets better when you pay attention to the clips playing over each lyric.

[simscastaway]

I was not expecting to actually fuck with Jeanne and Vanitas together

[detectivejay]

Detective/Mystery Media List

Open to more recommendations if I’m missing any favorites I should check out, let me know! Particularly any other good Sherlock adaptations, but also interested in finding more female, PoC and/or queer-led detective media.

Watched/read/played/etc:

Sherlock Holmes (ACD canon)

Sherlock - Basil Rathbone adaptation film series

Sherlock - Granada, Jeremy Brett adaptation TV series (some episodes, need to rewatch) - shoutout to @thegreatandlovablespacedorito for reminding me to revisit this one

BBC Sherlock TV series

Sherlock - Robert Downey Jr movies

Enola Holmes (movies)

Moriarty the Patriot/Yuumori (manga and anime)

Ron Kamanohashi: Deranged Detective/Forbidden Deductions aka RKDD (anime, need to read the manga)

Hercule Poirot novels (not all but a large portion) - need to watch more of the TV show Spenser novels by Robert B Parker (not all but a large portion)

Auguste C Dupin - The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe (short story)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (book)

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (book)

Case Closed / Detective Conan (anime, some episodes/seasons)

Knives Out movies

Psych TV series

Only Murders in the Building TV series (caught up to the current season)

The Dresden Files books

Brookyln 99 TV series

House MD TV series

True Detective TV series

Monk TV series (watched some episodes)

Murder She Wrote (a few scattered episodes)

Hannibal TV series

Bones TV series (some episodes, not all)

Fargo movie and TV series (watched some episodes)

White Collar TV series

Justified TV series

Miami Vice TV series

Nash Bridges TV series

Killing Eve TV series

High Potential TV series (American version)

The Clue movie

Anita Blake book series (up to book 10)

Some Nancy Drew books

Ace Attorney video games (AA1-AA6 plus Investigations 1+2)

Professor Layton video games (not all but I believe at least the first 3)

Sherlock Hound

The Great Mouse Detective

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century

Inspector Gadget cartoon

Scooby Doo cartoons

The Boxcar Children

Detective Pikachu movie

The Case Study of Vanitas (anime/manga)

The Millionaire Detective - Balance: Unlimited (anime) - @prapo237 got me into this one x3 so silly

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (read years ago, need to watch the show) - recommended by @holisticcomedian

The Residence TV series on Netflix

Currently watching/reading/playing/etc:

Sherlock Holmes and Co - podcast (currently listening to The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax - Part One, thanks to suggestions from @wasabitheweirdo and @cuil-chan)

Sherlock - Elementary TV series (on 3rd season)

Miss Sherlock - Japanese TV series also suggested by @meg-pond (just started)

The Invisible Library novel series by Genevieve Cogman recommended by a friend IRL (up to book 7 currently, The Dark Archive)

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - video game duology, includes Herlock Sholmes (on case 3 of game 2)

Case File nº221: Kabukicho anime - unusual modern day adaptation of Sherlock in Japan (on episode 3)

My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files manga suggested on the JR Discord (on volume 2)

Persona 5 (video game) recommended by friends on the JR Discord (only beat the first palace so far)

Watson's Sketchbook by @contact-guy

To watch/read/play/etc:

Detective L - Chinese Sherlock-inspired TV series on Youtube recommended by @meg-pond

Bodkin TV series on Netflix - Irish, female-led, recommended by @rubycountess

Columbo TV series

Remington Steele

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle novel by Haruki Murakami

More Auguste Dupin stories and other mysteries by Poe

Murder on the Orient Express movie

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes film

Bonnie MacBird Sherlock Holmes books recommended by @romanathree

Soviet made Sherlock Holmes film recommended by @imlostatau on Youtube

Famous Five books

Midsomer Murders TV series

Twin Peaks TV series

Mindhunter TV series

Murdoch Mysteries TV series

Death in Paradise TV series

Phryne Fisher's murder mysteries books and TV show recommended by @milenathebrave

Turner and Hooch TV series

Magnum PI TV series

Father Brown TV series

The Professionals movie

Homeland TV series

Cadfael TV series

Broadchurch TV series

Criminal Minds TV series

Shetland TV series

Police procedural shows like NCIS, CSI, etc.

Baskerville play by Ken Ludwig suggested by @wolfyraged

Without a Clue suggested by @helloliriels

Young Sherlock suggested by @helloliriels

Vera Stanhope novels by Ann Cleeves suggested by @nightshadezombie

Charlotte Holmes books by Sherry Thomas suggested by @lej418

Sherlock Holmes stories by Anthony Horowitz ("House Of Silk" and "Moriarty") recommended by @bringerofworlds

Miss Marple novels by Agatha Christie

Any other Agatha Christie novels I haven’t read (Sad Cypress recommended by @romanathree )

AJ Raffles books by William Hornung recommended by @romanathree

The Hardy Boys books and TV series

Elemental Masters by Mercedes Lackey

Holmes, Marple and Poe by James Patterson - curious to see how this book treats these original characters inspired by the greats, the new characters are Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple (maybe related to Jane Marple?) and Auguste Poe (takes his first name from Poe’s detective, Auguste Dupin)

The rest of the Dupin stories

The rest of the Raymond Chandler books

More Arsene Lupin stories (including ones vs Herlock Sholmes)

Nero Wolfe novels by Rex Stout

Pet Shop of Horrors anime/manga recommended by @eden-falls

Otherside Picnic recommended by @eden-falls

Lonely Castle in the Mirror recommended by @eden-falls

The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison, saw this one posted recently by @seeingteacupsindragons and I'm curious so added it to the list

Magnus Archives horror/thriller mystery podcast recommended by @writingandwritten

Fawx & Stallion podcast - @224bbaker

The Beekeeper's Picnic indie game - @beekeeperspicnic

Hearth & Holmes indie game - @abigailmoment

Undead Murder Farce or Undead Girl Murder Farce - Manga Adaption / Anime Adaption - female led series suggested and recommended by @leithianeth

Kyouko Suiri / In/Spectre -invented inference- Light Novel -> Manga Adaption -> Anime Adaption - female led series suggested by @leithianeth, recommends the manga

Gosick - Light Novel -> Manga Adaption -> Anime Adaption female led series suggested by @leithianeth - older series

The Detective Is Already Dead - Light Novel -> Anime Adaption female led series suggested by @leithianeth (but not really recommended)

Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru / Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation - Light Novel (a redditor has been translating them very diligently) -> Anime Adaption - female led series suggested and recommended by @leithianeth

Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo - older manga and anime recommended by @pinkvoidsandwich

EDIT: Last updated 5/22/25

[existingtm]

1. Pandora Hearts, Retrace XCI: Juror 2. The Case Study of Vanitas, Mémoire 38: Naenia — She Who Harbors Death (Part One)

We love a good MochiJun parallel

[in3fficient-n0velist]

WRITING MASTERLIST

ABOUT ME

ao3: in3fficient_n0velist

you can call me Ash! I am both a writer and artist, but this account is mostly for writing. 18, she/her preferably, Scaramouche enthusiast. fluff, angst, romance.

full list of fandoms, the fics are color-coded: Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero, Alien Stage, the Case Study of Vanitas, Cookie Run Kingdom, Needy Streamer Overload, Murder Drones, Bungo Stray Dogs, Project Sekai, Ouran Host Club, Toilet Bound Hanako-kun, Omori, Chainsaw Man

my favorite characters to write for are Scaramouche, Childe, Harumasa, Anaxa, Sunday, Luka, and Till. I am very, very biased towards Scara though

I would love to be mutuals with other similar writers (especially Scara fans)!!

my DNI list is pretty standard, just no proshippers, incest, and I like to avoid the very opinionated shipping

REQUESTS

requests for xreaders are open! here are the guidelines:

I will try to write them! I'm a very self indulgent writer, though; but it is almost a guarantee if it's about Scaramouche

I only write xreaders for male characters

I don't write NSFW but I can go near it / imply it. keep in mind, I am ace! so I can write making out or cuddling, even a little bit further. but the clothes stay on.

on that note, some things that aren't explicitly NSFW are fine (bondage, praise or degradation, that sort of thing)

whump, gore, and dark pyschological fics are okay, although romance is not the goal of them. but seriously I would love to write whump

I can write both in-universe and AUs

as long as you specify, I can write a male or female reader. most of my own fics can be read as GN

I'd like to have emoji anons, any of them are open

ONE SHOTS (most recent works at the top)

!Neutral reader unless specified otherwise!

Saccharine Venom [vampire hunter scaramouche x vampire fem!reader]

Sick Day [request, harumasa x fem!reader]

Millionaire Lookin' Part 2 [request, rich scaramouche x reader]

Millionaire Lookin' [rich scaramouche x reader]

My Favorite Paperboy [newsboy harumasa x fem!reader]

Clandestine [hoyofair spy/hacker scaramouche x spy reader]

Reverent Infatuation (Sing Me Praises pt. 2) [god complex scaramouche x follower fem!reader]

Sing Me Praises [god complex scaramouche x follower fem!reader]

Anniversary [hyuluka modern au]

EXTENDED WORKS (better read on ao3)

Curtain Call [scaramouche high school theater au]

Part 1 (edited) / Part 2 status: in progress

Someday I Hope to Be as Kind as You [sumeru akademiya wanderer x fem reader]

only on ao3 (and wattpad but that's irrelevant) 1. Prologue / 2. A Thesis? / 3. Progress, Sort Of / 4. Answers from an Archon / 5. Making Amends / 6. Wanderer Overthinks His Life / 7. Field Trip, Part I / 8. Field Trip, Part II / 9. Field Trip, Part III / 10. Puppets Don't Get Drunk / 11. Recollection / 12. Arts and Crafts status: in progress

[starryskiesahead]

So…

I may have just found a new anime to obsess over.

Yep. The Case Study of Vanitas is easily one of my new favorites.

My goodness, I don’t ever think I’ve fallen in love with a piece of media this fast. From the first episode, I adored every second, every minute of it. I fell in love with the animation/visuals, the music, the character dynamics, the worldbuilding and lore, the story…I’m just so invested in it and love it absolutely. Noé and Vanitas have an absolutely amazing dynamic and their relationship is one of my favorites that I’ve ever seen. They have easily earned their spot in my Top 5 fictional faves.

Parts of it actually kinda surprised me? For one thing, it's a lot more comedic than I expected. Like I mean. A lot of times it gets dark and fucked up bc all the characters are traumatized and have their own tragic backstories that are made of their trauma and suffering. But it's also not all serious and grim all the time like I initially thought it would be based on my initial assumption. There's a lot of cute, comedic chibi moments (iconic tbh), which I didn't expect from this anime. Also the OP, which I expected to be chock-full of darkness and blood and symbolism and motifs and action and angsty visuals, is essentially VaniNoe going on a date.

In that aspect it's completely different from what I expected but also not too far off from what I've expected, a guy and his soulma-er, partner going on dark fantasy adventures around 19th-century-steampunk France. I really like the concept of Vanitas being a doctor curing the curses that corrupt vampires' true names into malnomens, turning them into forms like monsters - when he pulls out The Book of Vanitas and activates the magic grimoire, it sends a flurry of beautiful, sparkling magical constellations to purify the afflicted like he's a magical girl in a mahou shoujo anime using her special attack to save the day from the monster of the week.

ALSO also... holy shit never before have I shipped ANY fictional pairing as hard as I’ve shipped Vanitas and Noe. I don’t even ship hard 99% of the time AT ALL, the closest was two of my OCs, who are my own original characters so they don't count.

BUT THESE TWO?

THEY’RE JUST SO PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING AND AWESOME TOGETHER AND WHY THE HELL AREN’T THE TWO OF THEM KISSING YET?!

like.

I mean I get that Vanitas x Jeanne is canon (don’t care for the ship that much, but I can accept it I guess though I’ll never be super into it) and Noé could have a thing with Domi, but honestly? They’ll never hit the way Vanoé does for me. Even if they never become canon in the end, their relationship, while not necessarily romantic, is nonetheless a dynamic I treasure and the way their personalities play off of each other is my favorite part of the series.

(And even if you disagree with me and don’t see the romance you can’t argue that their relationship certainly did come off that way to a good deal of the fandom, judging by all the Vanoe content I’ve seen. Honestly with the dancing scene, the way they look at each other and are super pretty in each other’s POV, the fact Noé wants a taste of Vanitas’ blood so much when blood-drinking is usually framed as a sexual thing in this series, the first ending song being them reaching out to each other while lyrics like “you made me whole” play in the background….yeah I think someone has to definitely know what they’re doing at this point, right?)

This anime was a blast from start to finish. I was instantly entranced, enthralled, enchanted by it, and I simply can’t get enough, so I ended up binge-reading the entire manga in one day. And I loved and adored it as well! The cover art with all the watercolors is so *chefs kiss* stunning, lovely and beautiful and the mangaka did amazing with it. So talented, wtf?

Love it! 💙🩵💜💖

I do have some criticisms such as I feel the story (mostly in season 1, I feel like it got better around season 2) is kind of…jumping around between plots a bit? I was expecting the main conflict to just be. The problem of cursebearers that Vanitas and Noé mostly go around curing, with a few extra shenanigans here and there. Like the whole thing with Roland and the Chasseurs and the whole encounter at Dr. Moreau’s lab felt like it was a bit rushed or resolved kinda quickly for my tastes? and the ending of S1 with the encounter between Lord Ruthven and Noe right about as we’re about to begin the Gévaudan arc, and just an episode after Jeanne and Vanitas’ little date…And like I mentioned before, I don’t really care for this pairing - though I like both of them as individual characters, and I can accept that this is canon, but I don’t particularly have too much investment in the ship. No hate to anyone who likes it though. And well it’s important enough to the story to not be really ignored, it’s also kinda just. Okay. They like each other. At least it’s a subplot and there’s other things going on, so for me I don’t have to be too into VaniJeanne as a pairing to enjoy the story. Also I’m personally really not fond of the fact both of the times they kiss were forced on each other. But that’s just my two cents. (Toss in Noé and Dominique into the equation and the shipping/romance love square does get more messy/complex, though like I said, I’m glad it’s not a constant will-they-won’t-they love drama thing all the time (no hate to ppl who like it, but not personally fond of those). Relationships are definitely a very important part of this series, and that includes the romance stuff but at least to me it doesn't feel like constant dragged out melodrama all the time.) Also I lowkey do wish Jeanne and Domi got more chance to shine in the first season outside of their connection with the guys. They do get good character development in season 2, and though a good amount of said development does seem to be pretty linked with their relationships with Vanitas and Noé respectively, I can forgive it as after all, the relationships and dynamics are an important part of this series and at least they have entertaining, fun, and likable personalities and their own backstories and lore outside of just being "the girls who are there to be the guys' love interests".

Honestly the pacing to me feels much better in the manga than in the anime - idk if it’s the different format and the fact that I can read it at my own pace, but it just feels less fast and easier to understand. I know for the anime some people found it a bit confusing, and while I partially agree/can see it on some parts it’s not THAT confusing for me and I can still understand the plot okay. But that being said, I think the manga is a bit better at this and in some ways, easier to follow than the anime.

Also, while I love the chibi comedy moments, I feel like sometimes they can be a bit overused from time to time? Especially when it's shortly after a mostly serious moment, it kinda throws me off. The truly serious, dark moments, focusing more on the characters' backstories and trauma, at least don't get interrupted randomly by the chibis, but still it does feel a little jarring when the style randomly switches.

That being said, the problems or flaws this series has/my criticisms don't really take away my enjoyment at all, and I still loved and enjoyed the experience as a whole even when there were somethings I wasn't too keen on , so I can honestly still say that it was such a wonderful, magnificent experience for me. I do hope there'll be Season 3, but I think there's not enough manga chapters to adapt into the anime and the author is on hiatus I believe. Either was, this series has sunk its fangs into me and won't let go, and I look forward to seeing it the whole way through and being there for this journey, beginning to end, I am TOTALLY hooked.

I'm totally along for the ride, and until then, will be looking at all the fabulous Vanitas and Noé art by all the amazingly talented artists out there (keep up your good work, love you!)

(Also Noé might now be my #2 favorite character of all time, up there with Arlo from Number Days. Yes, he's simply that powerful.)

[fairy-writes]

Oh , hello , love your works!!! I wonder..if you still writing something about characters..can you write just some cute stuff about Roland fortis (from VNC) x female reader?

I LIKE YOUR HANDS

Reblogs and Comments are greatly appreciated!!

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Fandom(s): The Case Study of Vanitas

Pairing(s): Roland Fortis x Reader

Word Count: 0.4k

Genre(s)/Tag(s): Female!Reader, Short!Reader

Notes: Fun fact, I am most definitely not caught up with the manga nor anime. I’ve seen season 1 and part of season 2 but that’s it rip

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Roland was working late again. 

You can smell the wind on his clothes as he comes in late and puts Durandal by the bed. He always sleeps with it by his side of the bed. 

“Just in case.” He always said. 

You are teetering on the edge of sleep as he changes out of his work uniform and into pajamas. He slides under the covers with the grace of a cat and wraps an arm around your waist, pulling you close. You squirm. 

“You’re cold.” You mumble, and he breathes out a soft laugh. 

“It’s snowing outside.” Is all he replies with, and kisses your cheek when you turn over to face him. 

It takes some wiggling, but you free your hands and press them to his cheeks. You always were envious of his smooth skin and the light dusting of freckles across his nose. He nuzzles his face into your hold and smiles,

“I love your hands.” He murmurs, and you chuckle,

“Why? They’re gross and stained with ink and—”

“Because they’re part of you. That’s why. You could be missing a few fingers and all knobby, and I’d love them all the same.” He says, and you can’t help but giggle. 

“Well, I’m glad you think so.” 

You wake up in the morning to a cold bed and frown. 

Where was Roland?

Durandal is still by his bedside table, but his coat isn’t over the rocking chair in the corner. And when you enter the living room, his boots aren’t in their place by the door. 

Just where was he?

Then you hear it. 

Just on the edge of your hearing… A scraping sound. Like metal on cobblestone. And when you peek between the curtains, you find out the sound of the noise. 

Roland. 

Shoveling your walkways and sidewalks outside your home. Immediately, your heart sings and a warm fuzzy feeling blossoms. You watch him for a moment before going back to the bedroom and changing out of your nightgown and into clothes for the day. 

You’re making breakfast by the time Roland comes in from shoveling snow. His cheeks are flushed pink and flakes of frozen water are melting in his golden curls. You tighten your apron around your waist, and snag the clean towel you had set aside for this purpose. He grins when you approach him, leaning down to peck your nose. You laugh and cover his face with the towel in your hands. 

Roland had always been particular about his curls, but whenever he was around you, those particularities go out the window. He allows you to run your fingers through the strands, ruffle them, whatever you like. So, he doesn’t pull away when you move to dry his hair. He laughs jubilantly when you cover his eyes with the towel in a game of peek-a-boo.

He stops you abruptly by leaning down and kissing your lips.

[ecargmura]

Wind Breaker Episode 11 Review - New Day, New Classmates

I’m a little confused. Tsugeura’s little motto revolves around the word “virtue���. In the manga, it’s virtue. The subtitles call it virtue as well, but I’ve seen some subs use “aesthetics.” What is the accurate word? A moot on Twitter says that the accurate word should be “aesthetics”. Virtue means a behavior showing high moral standards while aesthetics means a particular theory or connection to beauty or art. My moot told me that the word Tsugeura uses is actually more associated with aesthetic rather than virtue. I don’t know…. For now, I’ll just call it virtue since that’s what the subtitles say, but if they switch it to aesthetics or something, I’ll use that.

Anyways, it’s a new day, the fourth to be exact, and Sakura meets two new classmates. The first is Taiga Tsugeura who likes to talk about virtue, is a gym bro, and is an all around himbo. He speaks in Kansai dialect, by the way. While he’s a nice guy, he lacks personal boundaries, which is why everyone avoids him. Sugishita’s face says it all. Fortunately, Sakura, Suo and Nirei are nice enough to hang out with him after school. Tsugeura is a macho guy, but he’s surprisingly goofy and sensitive. While he doesn’t get along with Kiryu, he doesn’t let that bother him. He’s very funny, honestly. I think he brings a good dynamic to the group as the optimist in a way. His fighting style centers around wrestling with the way he did a German suplex to one of those scrubs.

Tsugeura’s voice actor actually surprised me. He’s voiced by Kengo Kawanishi. You might know him as Muichiro from Demon Slayer and Roland Fortis from The Case Study of Vanitas. Why I was surprised was because I normally associated with him quiet pretty boys, but remembering that he voiced Roland, he has the capability to go loud and dumb too. Also, another thing that surprised me about him was that Kawanishi always sounded like he could be Akira Ishida’s successor in terms of range and tone, but the voice he uses for Tsugeura makes him sound like Noriaki Sugiyama who you might know as the voice of Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto and also voiced Muichiro’s dad who appeared in the third season of Demon Slayer. Kawanishi’s range is seriously killer.

The second of the new classmates is Mitsuki Kiryu. He’s rumored to be from a rich family with the way he went to a rich kid’s school during junior high. His past sounds very interesting if he chose to rebel and went to Fuurin; I’m super curious as much as I am curious about Suo’s past. Kiryu is practically the total opposite of Tsugeura in every way. He respects people’s boundaries, especially girls’, but is rather effeminate compared to the macho himbo Tsuge-chan. He’s also a huge phone addict as he was first seen in episode 2 playing with his phone. I do wonder if he has a hamburger case alongside the hotdog case. His fighting style sort of reminds me of the Gentle Fist style from Naruto, especially with the way it focuses on deflecting as Kiryu deflects his opponents and sends them flying to his allies.

Kiryu’s voice actor is Toshiyuki Toyonaga. It’s been a while since I last heard Toyonaga voice a rather effeminate character. I actually really like his acting a lot! He has so much range that his voice is so hard to detect because he sounds so different in whatever anime he’s in. If you’re curious on what roles he had done in the past, some examples include Yuuri Katsuki from Yuri on Ice, Kazuki Kurusu from Buddy Daddies and Nayuta Yatonokami from Paradox Live. All three of those roles sound different, yet they come from the same person. Amazing, isn't it? I love how Toyonaga gives Kiryu a boyish voice; that tone is so cute.

The fighting scene in the anime was well-animated! All three have such distinct styles, but it meshes so well together. Heck, even Suo gets to be a part of the fight, despite him being at the back protecting Nirei and the girl Kiryu saved and only fighting when mooks try to run towards the back. I really like the part where Sakura is flipping around after Tsugeura throws in a punch and then Kiryu deflects a guy towards him.

The episode is also has some development towards Sakura as he gets new fighting allies in Tsugeura and Kiryu and even gets five new contacts in his phone. He’s the most chronically offline teenager, and he’s even slowly adjusting to the teen life by attempting to participate in group chats and stuff. I hope that Sakura becomes an expert at instant messaging by the time the story ends.

The episode ends with the second years coming to Sakura’s class in order to pick a Group Captain. What is a group captain? It’s like a top of the class or something. Suo volunteers Sakura to be captain. What happens next will be shown next week. However, the second years showing up is great because Enomoto is hilarious with the way he rolls his R’s. Can you believe that he’s voiced by Taishi Murata, who voices Pieyon from Oshi no Ko? Crazy, right? That’s the third voice actor with crazy range in this episode. Also, this is the introduction to Kaji but I’ll talk more about him next week as he’ll finally talk. I can’t wait to see people’s reaction to Kaji. He’s such a great character.

There are two more episodes left. With how popular this show is in the Japanese fanbase, I wouldn’t be surprised if a second season will be announced; I certainly want it. What are your thoughts on this episode and are you also wanting a season two like I am?

[i-am-grell]

Grell's Anime List

Hello! If you're new here, Tumblr chooses what anime I watch via polls because I don’t wanna make decisions.

Below the cut is the list of things I’ve seen, am currently making progress on, and want to watch in the future. If you don’t see your fave on here and think I’ll like it, send me a rec.

Currently Watching: One Piece [Whole Cake Island], Wind Breaker [Season 2], Black Butler [Emerald Witch Arc]

Finished (Not Expecting More Seasons)

Ace Attorney // Angel Beats! // Assassination Classroom // Attack on Titan // Banana Fish // Buddy Daddies // Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! // The Case Study of Vanitas // Castlevania // Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! // Daily Lives of High School Boys // Danganronpa: The Animation, Danganronpa 3 // Death Note // The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened // DRAMAtical Murder // Free! Iwatobi Swim Club, Free! Eternal Summer, High☆Speed! Free! Starting Days, Free! -Take Your Marks-, Free! Dive to the Future, Free! The Final Stroke // Fruits Basket (2001), Fruits Basket 2019 // Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood // Gakuen Babysitters // Hetalia: Axis Powers, Hetalia: World Series, Hetalia: Beautiful World, Hetalia: The World Twinkle, Hetalia: World Stars, Hetalia: Paint It White // Horimiya, Horimiya: The Missing Pieces // Komi Can't Communicate // Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan // Love Stage!! // Mob Psycho 100 // Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun // Moriarty the Patriot // Nichijou - My Ordinary Life // Ouran High School Host Club // Ranma 1/2 (1989) // Revolutionary Girl Utena // Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon R, Sailor Moon S, Sailor Moon SuperS, Sailor Stars // Sasaki and Miyano, Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation Arc // Soul Eater // Tribe Nine // Voltron: Legendary Defender // Yuri!! On ICE

Caught Up (Waiting For New Content)

Beastars // Blue Exorcist // Bungo Stray Dogs // Castlevania: Nocturne // Chainsaw Man // Dandadan // Delicious in Dungeon // Frieren: Beyond Journey's End // Jujutsu Kaisen // Link Click // Mashle // Natsume's Book of Friends // Puella Magi Madoka Magica // Ranma 1/2 (2024) // Sakamoto Days // SK8 the Infinity // A Sign of Affection // Spy x Family // Zombie Land Saga, Zombie Land Saga Revenge

Have To Finish

*[] Brackets specify what I need to watch next.

Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! [Rewatch because New Season?!?] // Fairy Tail [Season 7] // Haikyuu!! [The Dumpster Battle] // My Hero Academia [You’re Next] // Pokemon [XY]

Want to Watch

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You // Aggretsuko // Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective // Angels of Death // Anne Shirley // Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day // Another // Apocalypse Hotel // The Apothecary Diaries // Asobi Asobase // Attack on Titan: Junior High // Baban Baban Ban Vampire // Bakuman // Barakamon // Black Clover // Bleach // Blood-C // Bloom Into You // Blue Box // Blue Lock // Blue Period // Blue Spring Ride // Bocchi the Rock! // Call of the Night // Cardcaptor Sakura // Catch Me at the Ballpark! // Cells at Work! // Charlotte // Chiikawa // Classroom of the Elite // Code:Breaker // Code Geass // Cowboy Bebop // Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year // Deadman Wonderland // Death Parade // Demon Slayer // The Devil is a Part-Timer! // Devil May Cry (2025) // Devils' Line // Durarara!! // Erased // Everyday Host Club // Fire Force // Food Wars! // The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity // Ghost Stories (dub) // Girlfriend, Girlfriend // Girls Band Cry // Given // Gnosia (Oct 2025) // Go for It, Nakamura! (2025) // Golden Boy // Grand Blue Dreaming // Great Pretender // Gushing over Magical Girls // The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All (Forthcoming) // Hamtaro // Handa-kun // Heaven Official's Blessing // Honey Lemon Soda // Hunter x Hunter // I Have a Crush at Work/Can You Keep a Secret? // I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time // I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day (Forthcoming) // Inuyasha // Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night // Kaguya-sama: Love is War // Kamisama Kiss // Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! // Kemono Jihen // Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You // Kill la Kill // Kiss Him, Not Me // K-On! // KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! // Koro Sensei Quest! // Kuroko's Basketball // Love Tyrant // Maid Sama! // May I Ask for One Final Thing? (2025) // Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms // The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya // The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited // Momentary Lily // Moonrise // Mr. Villain's Day Off // My Deer Friend Nokotan // My Happy Marriage // My Hero Academia: Vigilantes // My Love Story!! // My New Boss is Goofy // Nana // Naruto // Negative Positive Angler // Nisekoi: False Love // Noragami // One Punch Man // Orange // Parasyte // Pet // Plastic Memories // Psycho-Pass // Romantic Killer // Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions // Sailor Moon Crystal // See You Tomorrow at the Food Court (2025) // Senpai is an Otokonoko // Seraph of the End // Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie // Skip and Loafer // Snow White with the Red Hair // Soul Eater Not! // Stars Align // Steins;Gate // The Summer Hikaru Died (2025) // Summer Time Rendering // Talentless Nana // A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School // Terror in Resonance // Tokyo Ghoul // Tokyo Revengers // Tomo-chan Is a Girl! // Tomodachi Game // Toradora! // Tougen Anki (2025) // Twilight Out of Focus // The Vampire Dies in No Time // Vampire Dormitory // Violet Evergarden // The Way of the Househusband // Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun // Whisper Me a Love Song // Witch Watch // Wonder Egg Priority // Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku // Yakuza Fiance // Your Lie in April // Yuki Yuna is a Hero // Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

[callilemon]

✨️Heat haze✨️

Part 3 of @trixipixify and I Kintober series! This art is the most safe for work one so far, so you can click the chapters if you want to check out the first 2!

[anisongoftheday]

The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2 Ending

salvation by Mononkul

[animanga-stuff]

Welcome to animanga stuff!

As you can probably tell this is just a blog where I post either my favorite characters or other people's favorites to avoid clogging up my main!

Anyone is welcomed to interact with this blog but please understand that I will block freely.

Although I will mostly be focusing on anime and manga, you are free to request other medias as well, just as long as it's not live action.

As stated in my bio requests for characters will always be open until I say otherwise, however please make sure to be specific on where the character is from and if you want manga panels or anime screenshots.

Ex: "Hello! May you please post some anime screenshots of Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer?"

And this part is optional but if you want screenshots from a specific chapter or episode say that as well, the more specific the better!

Please note: If I feel uncomfortable with the characters source material I simply will refuse your request as I have the rights to do so.

Note #2: Also understand that I am human, I may take a bit to get to some requests, but trust me they will be done. This blog is NOT my job but purely a fun thing I'm doing.

Okay I believe I covered all the basics lol, but if you have any questions or concerns feel free to shoot me a message in my inbox!

Tags:

Asks: answered asks

Off topic posts: off topic

Requests: finished requests

Character List:

Edit: this will most likely not be updated anymore, so just look through the "anime and manga" tag for any other characters I post

these are characters I've already posted though if you want something more specific with any of them, please feel free to let me know

There Is Also a Hole in the Student Organization:

Otori Tan

Black Butler:

Ciel Phantomhive

Grell Sutcliff

Real!Ciel Phantomhive

Alois Trancy

Joanne Harcourt

McMillan

Elizabeth "Lizzy" Midford

(Early seasons) Ciel Phantomhive

(S4) Ciel Phantomhive

Tokyo Ghoul:

Juuzou Suzuya

Pretty Cure:

Cure Wing

Cure Wonderful

Assassination Classroom:

Nagisa Shiota

Bleach:

Giselle Gewelle

Meninas McAllon

Liltotto Lamperd

Tōshirō Hitsugaya

Bambietta Basterbine

The Elusive Samurai:

Fubuki

Hojo Tokiyuki

Mochizuki Ayako

Suwa Yorishige

Nezu Kojirou

Shizuku

Kazama Genba

Suwa Yoritsugu

Demon Slayer:

Zenitsu Agatsuma

Muichiro Tokito

Tanjiro Kamado

Obanai Iguro

Mitsuri Kanroji

Zohakuten

Inosuke Hashibira

Re: Zero:

Ferris Argyle

Hell's Paradise:

Gabimaru

Make the Exorcist Fall in Love:

Leah

Wonder Egg Priority:

Kaoru Kurita

The Case Study of Vanitas:

Mikhail

Cardcaptor Sakura:

Syaoran Li

My Hero Academia:

Aoyama Yuuga

Shigaraki Tomura

Soul Eater:

Crona

Death the Kid

Reincarnated Into Demon King Evelogia's World:

Odigos

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid:

Shouta Magatsuchi

Ouran High School Host Club:

Honey Senpai

Haruhi Fujioka

Dr Stone:

Gen Asagiri

Senku Ishigami

My Deer Friend Nokotan:

Noko Shikanoko

Komi Can't Communicate:

Osana Najimi

Stranger By The Shore:

Mio Chibana

Shun Hashimoto

Chainsaw Man:

Kobeni Higashiyama

One Piece:

Yamato

Spy x Family:

Damian Desmond

Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun:

Mitsuba Sousuke

Hanako-Kun

Blue Lock:

Bachira Meguru

Jujutsu Kaisen:

Yuta Okkotsu

The Disastrous Life Of Saiki k:

Kusuo Saiki

Kuriko Saiki

Sailor Moon:

Sailor Moon

Delicious In Dungeon:

Thistle

Marcille Donato

Mithrun

Lycion

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You:

Rentarou Aijou

Kursuri Yakuzen

Karane Idna

Shizuka Yoshimoto

Seraph Of The End:

Mikaela Hyakuya

Asuramaru

Chobits:

Chii

DARLING in the FRANXX:

Nine Alpha

Made In Abyss:

Nanachi

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun:

Iruma Suzuki

Asmodeus Alice

Clara Valac

Hunter x Hunter:

Kurapika

I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability:

Lloyd de Saloum

Ren

Tao

(manga) Lloyd de Saloum

Zombie Land Saga:

Lily Hoshikawa

Kyo Kara Maoh!:

Wolfram von Bielefelt

Genshin Impact:

Venti

Princess Jellyfish:

Kuranosuke Koibuchi

Seven Deadly Sins:

Gowther

That time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime:

Rimuru Tempest

Death Note:

Near

L Lawliet

Angels of Death:

Eddie Mason

Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister:

Asahi Amagami

Ensemble Stars:

Tori Himemiya

Bungou Stray Dogs:

Chuuya Nakahara

Little Witch Academia:

Sucy Manbavaran

Twisted Wonderland:

Riddle Rosehearts

Epel Felmier

[444lpblue]

The Witch and the Beast Anime's Outlook

I've finally awakened from my anime slump and have been catching up on a lot of anime. I learned my lesson about trying to do too much and watch too many shows. Therefore, I'm going to limit the number of anime I watch going forward so that I actually have time to write about them. I was barely finding time to watch the shows I've decided to begin, let alone write about them. I'm feeling a bit more comfortable now after grinding a ton, and I would like to talk about one of my anxiety-inducing and highly anticipated anime, The Witch and the Beast.

If you didn't know, The Witch and the Beast is possibly one of my favorite mangas of all time, if not my absolute favorite. It's very under the radar, and I think if you love the world of Ancient Magus Bride or enjoy The Case Study of Vanitas and want a darker twist with a highly aesthetically pleasing art style, I think you should give it a try. But back to the anime, like most people when their manga get adapted, when I first heard it was announced, I was extremely excited—after all, who wouldn't be? Getting an anime adaptation is probably one of the things you wish for your favorite series. After months of confirmation, we finally got the first teaser PV, which looked fine (I did have some complaints about it, but it was mostly fine). We learned that the studio working on it is Yokohama Animation Lab.

If you've been watching anime recently, you might have come across some of Yokohama Animation Lab's works, as they have been quite active since 2017. They have produced visually appealing shows such as Miru Tights and Lapis Re:LiGHTs. However, more recently, they've released shows with less-than-stellar visuals, like Kingdoms of Ruin, The Great Cleric, and Rail Romanesque 2. Even their highest-rated show at the moment, The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt, doesn't exactly have amazing animation quality; it's more of a passable-looking show. Which made the studio choice a huge large concern for me, as The Witch and the Beast is a series that relies a lot on its visuals. It's an integral part to the enjoyment of the series, it's a series that relies on its aesthetically pleasing artwork for the sake of showing off the characters and the worldbuilding.

However, studios aren't people, and I didn't want to adopt an incredibly negative outlook because the people working on it will change over time, and anime relies heavily on freelancers. The quality of the anime you see from individual studios will differ greatly. But there is a difference in that aspect to an extent in Yokohama Animation Lab, much like in this interview said. They are looking to become more of an in-house studio rather than freelance due to the costs of subscription programs. Oogami Yuuma emphasizes that while digitalization in anime is often viewed as a cost-cutting measure, setting up the required digital environment can be initially expensive. So they are seeking a cost-effective solution. His statement, to this day, still rings pretty true. If you look at the staff for Yokohama's series episode by episode, you might be surprised that a majority of the episodes do seem to involve in-house staff more than the average anime. However, that doesn't seem great when their recent quality, especially in shows like Kingdoms of Ruin, has been rather atrocious. In all visual aspects, animation (incredibly lacking), storyboarding (low quality and not engaging, scene flow to eachother like a slideshow), compositing (incredibly jarring). The only thing I can praise about it is its art direction.

I mentioned Kingdoms of Ruin specifically as it does share several key staff with The Witch and the Beast and I think it's just worth mentioning. Now with all that being said you can see how my worry for the adaptation was incredibly large at the time (in the fact it still is), but I've lessen my worry of it when I tried to look at the individual staffs working on this show and the stafflist of the recent Yokohama shows.

Unfortunately, I did sit through some episodes of Kingdoms of Ruin (do not recommend), and I found it interesting that the staff list for the show was rather small at times— a lot of animation directors, but not many actual animators. For example, one of the action-heavy episodes only had a singular key animator. It's as if they didn't have enough staff. I would say that Kingdoms of Ruin is of lower quality than even the average Yokohama series.

This got me thinking, where are the staff going? Well, there are several options. Yokohama has some upcoming releases, but unquestionably, their biggest series coming out is Whisper Me a Love Song (which I also love), followed by The Witch and the Beast. The other two upcoming series are not nearly gaining as much traction.

This is all just a guess that likely won't amount to anything, but just the type of series that The Witch and the Beast is and the fact that it's the series coming right after Kingdoms of Ruin, I think it's possible that it will end up benefiting from the staff that was missing from that series. I feel like Yokohama will try to put more effort into this series, considering they didn't opt for their usual newbies and completely in-house directors; rather, they got a veteran director in Takayuki Hamana.

Hamana has been in the industry for an incredibly long time, but chances are you haven't heard of him. Recently, he directed Power of Hope Precure Full Bloom, which had a lot of great cuts from what I've seen. He has also recently finished working on the Sorcerous Stabber Orphen series, which didn't receive the best reception (more so for its rushed nature rather than visuals). Additionally, he worked on the Rakudai Majo movie recently, which unfortunately doesn't have an English release yet.

While it's not like these recent shows have the best ratings on MAL or other sites, it tends not to be because of the visuals but rather the story, over which he likely didn't have much control, especially in the case of Precure. He's very much capable of delivering a good product if the source material and the script are solid. Beast Player Erin is his highest-rated work, but he also has shows like Library Wars or Arte, which I know many people like.

In studios like Yokohama, I always tend to favor veteran directors, as they have been in more situations and will likely be able to find a way to maintain quality better than newbie directors; their industry connections should allow them to get external staff to help out. Hamana has shown evidence of this many times, even in the rushed release of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen and the hazardous release pace of each season. They all still managed to have well-animated cuts here and there, and that has been a trend for a majority of his series.

If you just put some of his randomly directed series on Sakugabooru, for example, you'll find that every one of his series tends to have cuts listed there. I think this is a testament that Hamana, while he won't always make the best shows, knows who to bring in and how to manage them for the more important parts of a show. He's a very consistent director, and I think he's someone who could and likely will benefit The Witch and the Beast's studio situation a lot in terms of its production quality. Whether you'll like his directing style (which tends to remind most of 2008s anime) is an entirely different matter, but he is a source of hope in terms of its production quality.

And you know with all this talk of Yokohama and the many people, like me worried for The Witch and the Beast's quality, while I may not be a fan of the many visual direction choice that has been shown in the PV, we haven't gotten any real evidence that the production quality or animation quality will be bad. From the most recent PV and likely final PV, the character designs look fairly well-maintained for the most part. Close-ups are impressive. I also like the expressions for them, strong eye work. Overall CAD work seems good.

Though, essentially, there isn't a lot of animation shown, so that aspect of it can't really be touched on at the moment. So, conclusion? It's a really lazy thing to say since I made you read through this long spew of mine, but I don't really know either. It really is a wait-and-see situation; however, I do encourage you not to write it off just because of the studio choice. A good pick in a director like Hamana, and some other staff I haven't even touched on, like the character design by Hiroya Ijima, and the external studio situation in terms of releases, provide hope for the series, and I genuinely believe that, at the very worst possible version of the series, it probably will be about the Genius Prince's visual quality, which isn't great but won't be a complete disaster. However, with Hamana at the helm, I do expect a better quality show than that.

I'll see you guys next time on January 11th when the show comes out, because, trust me, I will be there.

[phxntomhives]

Welcome to my sideblog

That has most likely become my main one. But idk how to change main and second one. So yeah. So if you see @phxntomhives-98 it's still me. I just don't know why sometimes I can't switch accounts and sometimes I can.

I will try to keep this blog mostly related to Kuroshitsuji and twst but who knows what I will like next. From memes (mostly repost because I am not that funny) to theories you can find anything here.

I am not spoiler free BUT I try my best to protect the new fans and hide things under the cut. Unfortunately, I am human, so you may run into spoilers, I am truly sorry.

I am 25, she/her pronouns, INTP. I would love to get to know more people in the fandoms I am in, but eeeh my social skills are lacking. So feel free to hit my dms, I don't bite I promise. I am trying to make more moots/mutuals pls

Here most thing you can find me posting about/comments etc (under the cut because it became long ops)

Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler

Sebaciel shippers do not interact. I will just block and move on. If you see me liking one post tagged like that it's because I am stupid and I don't always read the tags, pls let me know and I will fix the problem.

Now that the important part is over: I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE NEW SEASON AAH. The Weston College arc is my favourite so I am very happy and it feels so nice to see my children here :3

I am up to date with the manga as well, so if you need to cry with someone, I am here. Sobbing.

My fave is Ciel, and Lizzie slander shall not be tolerated (half joking, you are free to dislike her but I am ready to fight at any time to defend her).

A couple of things you may want to check? If you are bored???

New manga chapter comments under: #Phxntomhives Kuro manga yapping

Analysis/theories

"The Parade of Battlers" song analysis

Finny grew up (chapter 211 spoilers)

Short analysis of the GFantasy May cover

The unlucky fate of the P4

Silly theory of the cricket's ending dance

Edgar sure is very much unlucky when it comes to life decision...

About Lizzie's anger (reblog theory)

Chapter 209 crack theory (to welcome denial)

Short analysis of Bluewer talking to Ciel during the Midnight party (from a reblog)

Short analysis of Undertaker's GFantasy cover

Headcanons

P4 headcanons

My kuro AU, kuro AU pt 2

Gregory scream headcanons (kind of angst)

Pandora Hearts

Very new to the fandom and I understood like half of it. Anyway it's beautiful and you all should read it! Come cry with me!

Here some fresh thoughts after I read the last chapter

Headcanon to hurt my soul

Vanitas no carte/The case study of Vanitas

Up to date with both anime and manga! And not so patiently waiting for each update. I miss them, I hope for a new chapter soon.

Twisted Wonderland (JP SERVER)

Up to date with main story and eons behind with the events ops. No I do not know japanese, tho I am trying to learn, but I started the game when that was the only version avaiable and I will not start again on eng server sorry. (Technically I have started but I had no more space on my phone and one had to go)

If you are curious about what I think about the story check #phxntomhives twst yapping (because I plan to type a lot and refuse to keep updating this list it's supposed to be pretty after all)

Theories

Events are canon. Part 2: wish upon a star.

Silver gets a title copium.

Tokyo Aliens

READ IT LEGALLY. FOR FREE. HERE I TELL YOU HOW.

WHY IS THERE NO FANDOM IT'S SUCH A NICE STORY. PLEASE GIVE IT A CHANCE.

I AM LIVING OF HALF A POST AND FANMADE TRANSLATION. HELP.

Parallels between Tokyo Aliens and Negai no Astro

Spoiler/Analysis from scans: chapter 41, chapter 42, chapter 43, chapter 44, chapter 45, chapter 46, chapter 47, chapter 48, chapter 49, chapter 50 (After I added these I basically took over the tags plsssss)

Dr stone

It's appearing more on my feed so I had the feeling I had to add this lol. I love it dearly, I finished the manga and I need to catch up with the anime. I am extremely worried about the rumored (?) new volume that is coming ngl

Negai no Astro

Damn, I am hooked.

Parallels between Tokyo Aliens and Negai no Astro

Aaand honestly many more, feel free to ask! If it helps, here is my not updated because it takes forever MyAnimeList! But I probably missed many of them so really, just come and ask.

I may drop some suggestions to read too sometimes, here they are

Suggestions for you <3

Why you should read Merry Marbling

If you like Negai no Astro or Tokyo Aliens PLEASE CHECK THE OTHER SERIE MENTIONED.

[bleachykoala]

Hello!! Gotta make that intro post eventually so here we go 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

I'm Bleachy 🌸 and i’m currently in brainrot purgatory (im cooking a Sonic x Kuro AU rn) and will indulge in your AUs/HCs if you're willing to talk to me about them 🫶🏼💕

🌸 Enthusiastic about :

Black Butler (yes, even season 2)

Sonic the Hedgehog (yes, even the archie comics)

Dragon Ball (yes, even GT)

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (fave part is pt 5)

One Piece (please don’t skip skypea)

The Legend of Zelda (toon link my beloved)

The Case Study of Vanitas (vanitas deserved better)

Bungo Stray Dogs

Pandora Hearts

Cytus ll (Rhythm game)

⚠️General notes:

I believe media should not be censored (to an extent), so that being said, blood/gore/nudity or ⚰️🕊️reblogs/posts might not have any CWs or TWs, so do be warned!

If I no no like the ship or content (cOUGH sebaciel COUGH), I will simply block. Out of sight, out of mind 🥰👍🏼

This is an LGBTQ+ friendly space. If you’re LGBTQ+phobic, please DNI with me and instead grow as a person or self-reflect (maybe ur just internally homophobic bc ur in the closet tbh)

Tags you will often see in my posts are either #bleachyrb (reblogs), #bleachyyaps (my rambles and shitposts), or #bleachyart (my art/doodles)

♪ ☆ will update pinned post again soon lol ☆ ♪