#the story of pollyanna girl of love

[adobongsiopao]

Watercolor illustrations of "World Masterpiece Theater" enteries in the 80's painted by Tan Xiaoyong.

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1980)

"Swiss Family Robinson" (1981)

"Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow" (1982)

"Alps Story: My Annette" (1983)

"Katri, Girl of the Meadows" (1984)

"Princess Sara" (1985)

"The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love" (1986)

"Little Women" (1987)

"Little Prince Cedie" (1988)

"Peter Pan" (1989)

[showamagicalgirls]

You are knowing pollyannna, the secret garden and little princess?

Definitely! The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love (愛少女ポリアンナ物語) and Princess Sara (小公女セーラ) are series from the Showa era centered around young girls putting them well within my orbit. Plus, they're part of the World Masterpiece Theater (世界名作劇場) metaseries, which very much influenced the magical girl (魔女っ子) genre as seen most clearly in Flower Girl Lunlun (花の子ルンルン).

The Animated Secret Garden (アニメ ひみつの花園) is a little bit different though. It's later, beginning broadcast in 1991, which is the early Heisei era. It's also not part of World Masterpiece Theater, but it was obviously very heavily influenced by it. Reminds me a bit of the 1986 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (オズの魔法使い) anime.

[elliottandstuff50]

A Pollyanna Whittier render I nade

This is my first render I did on Tumblr before I upload them on DeviantArt.

[doyouknowthisanime]

Do You Know This Anime?

[justrainandcoffee]

Haedar, Mother of Dragons.

Haedar was the last egg to hatch. She was a little red female dragon that Aerthuris Targaryen I, her brother, wanted to kill because was too weak. But Pollyanna refused and adopted her. Pollyanna named her Haedar, meaning younger sister in high Valyrian.

Haedar slowly grew up until she became a beast. Bigger than her siblings. Her red wings flying over the blue skies in King's Landing are legendary. And during summer sunsets the sun and Haedar are the same.

She's the mother of several dragons the younger Targaryen have. Some people even comment that Haedar even killed other dragons who tried to hurt her offsprings.

As for Pollyanna Targaryen I, Dracarys is her favourite word.

Let 👏Polly👏 say 👏Dracarys 👏.

I'm going to include her in my story just because I'm in love. I don't care if she fits or not, but I want her there.

@mischievouslittlecreature @call-sign-shark @peakyswritings @evita-shelby @cillmequick @shelbydelrey @hoodeddreams13 @darklydeliciousdesires

Thanks Targ girls for allowing me to create a dragon for her.

[rose-of-the-underworld]

What are your favorite shoujo shows? I just started watching anime and would love recommendations.

AAAAAAAAAAAA! First of all, I'm sorry that this took two months to write up, but I am honestly touched that you asked me! Okay, so disclaimer that I wasn't deep into the anime scene until a few years ago (I'm a late bloomer), but shoujo is my bread and butter so to speak, so I'm happy to give some reccs! Note that this isn't ranked in any particular order, it's just as they come to me! Will give a summary and my thoughts on each. Also, most of these anime don't cover the entirety of the story published in their corresponding manga, but they're all a good starting point if you want to dive into reading the rest!

Putting under a read more because I'm more long-winded than I thought I would be

1.) Sailor Moon: The magical action-adventures of a teenage girl who learns of her destiny as the legendary warrior Sailor Moon and must band together with the other Sailor Scouts to defend the Earth and Galaxy.

Had to start with the original!! Now my love for Sailor Moon goes back to before I knew what anime even was. I caught wind of it when I was five years old and it was airing on TV for the first time, but I adored the show and my Princess Serenity doll. Now, please note that I really did not absorb much outside of the aesthetics and the insane dialogue of the 90s English dub before it stopped airing on tv and I forgot about it for a while, always meaning to get back into it, but never quite managing. Then during 2020 lockdown, my good friend and Sailor Moon expert @pollyannaisms started streaming little watch parties of Sailor Moon Crystal and boy did I fall in love all over again. I'm so happy that it came back into my life when I needed it most, tbh. It really is such a hopeful and optimistic series with some of the most lovely female friendships, one of the most beautiful and romantic love stories I've ever seen, and wonderful messages about loving yourself.

If you want a more streamlined plot with less episodes, I recommend starting with Sailor Moon Crystal since it follows the manga very closely and it's relatively short. 39 episodes across three seasons and then four movies - Sailor Moon Eternal parts 1&2 and Sailor Moon Cosmos part 1&2. Cosmos is FINALLY being released internationally on August 24th and I can't wait to finally see it, I've been rotting for it.

Now, the original 90s anime is also fantastic, it is just incredibly long with I believe 200 episodes and a few movies. It was airing as Naoko Takeuchi was publishing the manga so there's a lot of filler and the monster of the week format can get a little monotonous if you're trying to binge. I would say to take your time with it, but I do believe it's worth the watch because you get some wonderful character development episodes that are absent from Crystal. It's not perfect and there are some....odd choices made, but I do love it. Please note, that if you watch it in English through official streaming services, you'll be seeing a re-dub that Viz did with the Crystal cast when they bought the rights. It's a good dub! But man, I wish I could watch the original 90s English dub more easily (pirating such a long series is kind of an ordeal) because it has some of the funniest dialogue I've ever heard. Lots of people hate it, but I love the nostalgia factor and I personally find it hilarious.

2.) Ouran High School Host Club: Haruhi Fujioka is a studious girl who has recently enrolled at the prestigious Ouran Academy. One day, while looking for a quiet and peaceful place to study, she stumbles across a seemingly unused music room. Upon entering, Haruhi is welcomed by the members of the well-known Host Club: a club in which attractive boys amuse girls from across the entire school. However, when Tamaki Suoh—the founder and president of the club—startles the bright scholarship student, she accidentally breaks an expensive vase.

With repayment looking difficult for Haruhi, the Host Club members come up with the perfect solution to the girl's problem: work for the club and ultimately become a Host herself! Mistaken for a boy by her peers, Haruhi has to entertain various female students while coping with her fellow Hosts' extravagant personalities.

Ouran was the first anime that I ever watched on purpose at age 17, and it is very near and dear to my heart. It does come with some caveats, though. While this was the perfect starter anime for me (the friend who recc'd it knows me very well), it's not a good starter anime for everyone. It is incredibly over the top and is also a parody anime of shoujo romances, so some of the jokes might not land if you're a newbie. While I loved it at first viewing, I found it MUCH funnier when I rewatched it ten years later after having seen much more shoujo anime. Also, please note that Ouran aired in 2006, and while it was very progressive for the early 2000s, there is a lot of outdated terminology when it comes to LGBT topics, so tread with care and know that its heart was in the right place and we've come a long way in the last 20 years.

That being said, this series will always be one of my favorites. Aside from being insanely hilarious (and wildly out of pocket), the show has a lot of heart and characters who all genuinely love each other. It touches on feminism and gender and I credit it with making me bisexual.

3.) Fruits Basket: After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent. Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac.

God. Fruits Basket is everything to me. This was the second anime I ever watched on purpose, recc'd by the same friend who showed me Ouran. She lent me her DVDs of the 2001 anime adaptation when I was 18 and it took me a few months to actually watch it but MAN. When I tell you that I was crying during the finale with my 8 week old kitten on my chest, and then when the 2019 reboot aired their version of the season finale, I was crying AGAIN with the same cat who was at that point 14 lbs and still snuggling on my chest. Full circle. It will never not be good. I would absolutely recommend that you watch the 2019 reboot over the 2001 version because it encompasses the whole story and has the budget for a much higher quality production. The animation is beautiful and I really like the music. The storytelling is phenomenal, thank you, Natsuki Takaya for my life.

Tohru Honda is truly one of my favorite characters of all time. There is so much depth to her, so much kindness and sadness and a heart full of love. She changes the lives of everyone she meets by just loving them unconditionally and has a legion of friends who would do anything for her. This is another story that features the struggle to love yourself, but it is also about the struggle to let others love you as well. The main romance is another top tier love story for me, and all of the side romances are compelling as well. I will warn you that the series deals heavily with familial abuse and with grief. For every laugh and heartwarming moment, there is a punch to the gut right around the corner. But god, it's worth it in the end. Fruits Basket is full of bittersweet moments of catharsis and it never fails to make me insane (affectionate). Fantastic characters and an excellent plot, it's one of the most compelling series I've ever seen.

4.) Kimi Ni Todoke: Sawako Kuronuma has had a difficult time fitting in, due to her shy nature and her similarity in name and appearance to Sadako from The Ring. On her first day of high school, Sawako meets the one boy who treats her like a normal girl-Shota Kazehaya. Through his selfless aid, Sawako slowly learns to come out of her shell and even begins to make friends for the first time in her life. However, with a new social life come social pressures. As she grows into her new identity, Sawako must learn to deal with such pressures as well as start to understand the unfamiliar feelings inside of her, especially in regards to the boy who made her new start possible.

This is probably THEEEEE sweetest thing I've ever seen. I watched it for the first time last year and I was legitimately crying happy tears in episode 1. If this is your first time watching, you're in luck! Season 3 just premiered after a 13 year hiatus! I've only watched an episode and a half so far, and I already love it so much. It has the exact same energy as the first two seasons. Sawako and Kazehaya are too adorable for words, and Sawako's two best friends are wonderful. This series does a great job of handling the real struggles of adolescents while also being full of optimism and love of all sorts.

5.) Kamisama Kiss: newly homeless teenager Nanami Momozono is trying to figure out her next move when she helps a stranger in need. Out of gratitude, he offers Nanami his home, a rundown shrine, and also his job as a land god. Now, Nanami must juggle high school along with the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe, a reformed fox demon who reluctantly becomes her familiar in a contract sealed with a kiss. As the headstrong Tomoe tries to whip her into shape, Nanami finds that love just might have cute, pointed fox ears. With romance in the air, will the human deity be able to prove herself worthy of her new title?

This series made me CRAZY!!!!!!! Nanami and Tomoe are such a good nuisances to lovers story with a really interesting twist that I genuinely did not see coming! Nanami is adorable and Tomoe is the perfect house husband, I love them so much. This series is such a fun little romp through the supernatural world of gods, demons, and spirits, with an incredibly interesting cast of characters. The anime has two seasons and a few OVAs, but in order to see the latter, you're going to have to search the less than legal sites because they were never licensed internationally. Definitely worth it in my opinion to see the end of the story.

6.) Yona of the Dawn: Sheltered and spoiled Princess Yona is the only heir to the throne of Kouka. Yona's perfect world comes crashing down when a heinous act of treason threatens to erase all that she holds dear, including her birthright as the princess of Kouka. Left with no one to trust but her childhood friend and loyal bodyguard Son Hak, she is forced to flee the palace. Faced with the perils of surviving in the wild with a target on her back, Yona realizes that her kingdom is no longer the safe haven it once was.

Free from the shackles of naivety, Yona vows to do everything in her power to become strong enough to crush her enemies. With Hak by her side, she must piece together the remains of an ancient legend that might be the key to reclaiming her kingdom from those who conspired to steal it from her.

THIS SERIES MADE ME CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yona of the Dawn honestly ticks all of my boxes -- sheltered princess who needs to learn how to fight, political intrigue, betrayal, heartbreak, ancient magical legends, and a princess/bodyguard romance. The anime (and OVAs) are only a very small part of the story, but it was excellent regardless. The manga is incredibly long and actually just celebrated its 15th anniversary; it's regarded one of the greatest shoujo manga of all time. I had started reading the manga a few years back, and I REALLY need to get back into it, especially since it seems to be inching closer to the end. But if you love action packed fantasy adventures, this is the story for you!

7.) Inuyasha*: Suddenly finding herself in feudal Japan, schoolgirl Kagome teams up with half-demon Inuyasha to retrieve the scattered shards of a sacred jewel.

*Technically, a shounen, but has the vibes of a shoujo. I need you to know that last year when I had covid, I watched 50 episodes of this series and the first movie. And then I was compelled to make the following image:

Inuyasha is a long one so I suggest pacing yourself, but it is so so worth it! This is another action packed fantasy series with awesome characters, fantastic writing, and a heart stopping romance. The creator, Rumiko Takahashi was already an experienced mangaka when she made Inuyasha, and it shows. She's excellent at naturally weaving the romance into the overarching narrative and there's a maturity to her writing that makes this story about young people feel so intense and complex in the best way.

8.) Maid-Sama!: Misaki is class president of a formerly all-male school. A beacon of hope to the female students as well as teachers, she rules over the boys with an iron fist and a heart of ice. A popular male student stumbles on to her secret double life- working part-time as an upbeat and cheery waitress at a maid cafe! Misaki is forced to make a deal: spend some time with him, or have her hard earned reputation destroyed by revealing her embarrassing secret.

I will warn you, there are elements to this anime that have not aged well since its airing in 2010. A lot of it is very feminist in that early 2000s way! But it also includes that early 2000s brand of "problematic" possessive (and maybe a little too inappropriate) love interest and some outdated romance anime tropes. But all in all, I think it's worth a view. I really love Misaki as a character so much, and her relationship with Usui is fun and frustrating and very, very sweet.

9.) My Love Story!!: With his muscular build and tall stature, Takeo Gouda is no ordinary high school freshman. However, behind Takeo's intimidating appearance lies a pure heart of gold. Unfortunately for Takeo, his appearance does not bode well for his love life. As if his looks were not already enough to scare girls away, Takeo's cool, handsome best friend and constant companion Makoto Sunakawa easily, and unintentionally, steals the hearts of the female students—including every girl Takeo has ever liked.

One day, when Takeo saves cute Rinko Yamato from a creep on the train, he falls in love with her instantly. But with handsome Sunakawa around, does Takeo even stand a chance?

It's rare to see a shoujo series with a male protagonist, but Takeo is honestly perfect for the role and deserves everything good in the world. This is such an adorable anime with the sweetest couple on Earth and the best friend that anyone could ever ask for. Takeo and Rinko are both down so bad for each other and they're both adorable, awkward clowns. They were truly meant to be! Takeo's friendship with Sunakawa is also such a vital and lovely part of the series and shows that your platonic relationships are just as important as your romantic ones.

10.) My Little Monster: Shizuku Mizutani is apathetic toward her classmates, only caring about her grades. However, her cold view of life begins to change when she meets Haru Yoshida, a violent troublemaker who stopped attending class after getting into a fight early in the school year. He is not much different from her, though—he too understands little about human nature and does not have any friends. Much to Shizuku's surprise, he proclaims that she will be his friend and immediately confesses his feelings toward her upon meeting her.

Because of her lack of friends and social interaction, Shizuku has a hard time understanding her relationship with Haru. But slowly, their friendship begins to progress, and she discovers that there is more to Haru than violence. She begins to develop feelings for him, but is unsure what kind of emotions she is experiencing. Together, Shizuku and Haru explore the true nature of their relationship and emotions.

This is a story about a boy and a girl who struggle with love and friendship. Opening yourself up to other people forces you to be honest with yourself.

Here's another "problematique" anime that I fell head over heels in love with in spite of certain things that didn't age well. I'm a simple woman, give me a cold girl and a feral boy who are obsessed with each other and don't know how to function in society and I'm sold. While Shizuku and Haru's bizarre, never-on-the-same-page romance is the overarching narrative, an important part of the series is the two of them learning how to make friends and find community with other socially dysfunctional weirdos. The friends that they make are just as interesting as the two of them and are equally important to the story.

This is another series that I highly recommend reading the manga for, since the one season anime doesn't get far enough into the story for a satisfying ending. Shizuku's revelations about herself and her character development in the manga genuinely made me cry, and Haru gets some good development as well. Their relationship progresses in a very sweet way as they work to understand each other and respect boundaries and communicate.

11.) Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun:

Chiyo Sakura is a cheerful high school girl who has fallen head over heels for the oblivious Umetarou Nozaki. Much to Chiyo's confusion, when she confesses to her beloved Nozaki, he hands her an unfamiliar autograph. As it turns out, the stoic teenage boy is actually a respected shoujo manga artist, publishing under a pen name. A series of misunderstandings leads to Chiyo becoming one of Nozaki's manga assistants and befriending many of her quirky schoolmates. This slice of life comedy follows Chiyo as she strives to help Nozaki with his manga and hopes that he will eventually notice her feelings.

I adore this series to the moon and back. Both adorable and absolutely HILARIOUS, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, is a wild ride from start to finish. The slow burn to end all slow burns, this ongoing 4-panel, slice of life manga has been ongoing since 2011, yet remains hilarious and so does the one season anime. This is another parody shoujo anime where some jokes might go over your head if you're a beginner, but I think it's easier to digest than Ouran, and would be a fine starter anime. This is another clown4clown romance, but Chiyo and Nozaki aren't the only ones. Their friends are a vibrant cast of characters who tend to fall into classic shoujo manga tropes (though not always in the ways you'd expect) and all have their own incredibly silly and off the wall will-they-won't-they romances.

This is such a fun series that never fails to make me laugh, and often makes me swoon. It's both ridiculous and relatable and you can't help but root for every single character.

And I'll end it there! I have quite a few other series that are near and dear to my heart but these are probably the ones I talk about the most. If you've made it this far, thank you for reading. Anon, I hope that you enjoy your adventures in shoujo anime!

If anyone ever wants to talk about any of these series, my inbox is always open. Seriously, I am always dying to talk about all of these!

[vintagestagehotties]

Hot Vintage Stage Actress Round 1

Madge Bellamy: Pollyanna in Pollyanna (1918 Broadway); Margaret in Dear Brutus (1918 Broadway)

Pola Negri: Anieli in Ślubach panieńskich (1912 Warsaw); Hedvig in The Wild Duck (1914 Warsaw); Yannaia in Sumurun (1917 Berlin)

Propaganda under the cut. Semi-NSFW image below cut

Madge Bellamy:

this girl was wilddddddd. she was called miss firecracker by the press, she shot one of her lovers three times (he was fine, she missed and said she did it just to scare him and that she was a good enough shot that if she was actually trying to kill him he’d be dead), she filed for divorce over a common law marriage and still got a six figure settlement even though they were ruled as never legally married. my all time favorite story about her is that her first husband filed for divorce four days after the marriage because he claimed that she refused to speak to him for their entire honeymoon because she hated that he liked eating ham and eggs and she called it "plebian"

Pola Negri:

A bisexual femme fatale sex symbol from Poland, we love to see it! She dated Valentino and Chaplin and spent like two decades living with her oil heiress girlfriend. She was living the life, the hottest catch, ten out of ten would marry her

[gloriatheitalianpuppetdoll]

All the cartoons my OC has seen:

These are all the titles of the cartoons, in order from most seen to least seen (I don't know if all the English titles are correct, but I'll leave them like this):

(1) The Rose of Versailles

(2) Candy Candy

(3) Love Me Knight

(4) Little Meg the Witch Girl

(5) Magical Angel Creamy Mami

(6) Magical Star Magical Emy

(7) The Story of Little Goddess Roly-Poly Pollon

(8) Aim for the Ace

(9) Lamù Beautiful Dreamer

(10) Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

(11) Miracle Girl Limit-chan

(12) Memole of the Pointed Hat

(13) Cat's Eye

(14) Hello Spank

(15) Attacker You!

(16) Pippi Longstocking

(17) Kodomo no Omocha

(18) Lady Georgie

(19) Anne of Green Gables

(20) Dash Kappei

(21) Orange Road

(22) The secret of Akko-chan

(23) The Monster Kid

(24) Heart-Thumping Tonight

(25) Legend of Light

(26) The Adventures of Pinocchio

(27) Space Pirate Captain Herlock

(28) Lalabel the Magic Girl

(29) Nobody's Boy: Remi

(30) Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love

(31) Heidi, Girl of the Alps

(32) Marmalade Boy

(33) Magical Idol Pastel Yumi

(34) The New Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee

(35) Yattermen

Creator(me): My goodness, so many cartoons😲.

Gloria(oc): Ehehe🤭, I know.

[cepheusgalaxy]

Hello! This is the one who asked for tips on 12yo Brazilian OC.

Thank you so much for all the tips, you give me so many I don't even think of. I will re-read them later.

May I ask something else please? You gave me the titles for dramas and it's so helpful! I actually need them so I can familiarise myself with the country. Thank you.

This time, I want suggestions for Brazilian novels, so I can read how Brazilian people write about themselves. Do you have any recs for me? Preferably those who have English translation because...of course.

Maybe those which have drama and slice of life as genres, but anything is okay.

Drama/telenovelas for teenagers/adults recommendations are welcome too, so I can have the more mature POV. Also, recommending Brazilian Lifestyle Youtubers is great too if you know some!

Hello anon! I'm glad my answer was useful to you :)

Now, first, of all, I thought a little about some books and shows and movies to recommend you, but I also wanted to disclaim a very relevant aspect of brazilian media that you may not know:

Most of the media we consume here is foreign.

For starters, let's say that finding a fan of "national literature" how we call it is kind of unusual. Most of the hits we have here (Percy Jackson, godforsaken Harry Potter, Pollyanna, Pride and Prejudice, The Matrix, Disney movies, I could go on) are all from the US or other Northern countries. Brazilian media is highly americanized. Take that plus manga and anime and also recently korean dorama, little of what we have comes from here.

If you asked, say, a random young adult in the street to tell you about a good Brazilian book, they'd probably just know the Old Classics like Machado de Assis or Jorge Amado, the kinds of books we have to read for school to answer a test. Those very old, very famous books that use of an arcaic Portuguese that is really hard to understand, especially if you're just doing it for a grade.

Most people's favorite shows, favorite book series, favorite movies... they're mostly all from the US.

This is pretty annoying, to be honest, to not find any "famous" or popular brazilian books. Shows and movies have more luck, but it's still tough out there. Finding media that's really from here sometimes it's not even compensating, so mostly we just stick with what comes from the outside. So, even if your character is brazilian, I think it wouldn't be unreasonable for her to just watch a lot of USamerican shows, like USamerican movies and read USamerican book series.

Now, since we've taken that out of the way, I have here some media sorted by medium and target audience for your purposes! There may be really frustrating to find actual brazilian stories out there, but that doesn't mean we don't have them!

Books:

Um Milhão de Finais Felizes - English title: "A Million Happy Endings". Genre: Queer romance. Story about young gay adult who wants to write a book but can't bring himself to. If I remember well it's a coming of age story. Rate: I'd say it's a teen to YA story.

Enquanto Eu Não Te Encontro - Couldn't find any records of an English version. Rough translation: "While I Can't Find You". Description: Queer romance about a guy who meets a dude in a bar and they fall in love. They lose contact and the protagonist tries to let it go untill they finally meet again. Rate: Teen to Young Adult.

Os Karas - English title: "Karas Chronicles". Description: A book series about a bunch of teenagers who solve misteries and defeat bad forces. Has about 5 volumes, I think, but I'm not sure. Maybe more. Rate: Tween to Teen.

A Hora da Estrela - English title: Hour of the Star. Description: I haven't really read it, but it's some romance and this is a really classic one. Rate: I have no idea but I know adults like it.

Nó na Garganta - Couldn't find any record of an English version (which SUCKS because this is a really interesting slice of life). Rough translation: Lump in the Throat. Description: Slice of life-ish. Story about a young black girl that moves with her family to the countryside, in a town full of whiter and richer kids than her. She tries hard to make friends, find a way to have fun and deal with expectations at home. Rate: Tween

Luna Clara & Apolo Onze - I'm not sure if there is an English version, but Onze means Eleven if you wanna try your luck looking for it. The rest of the title should be about the same. Info: About a girl in North Desatino who is waiting for her father to come back, and she watches every day for a sign of him, who is said to carry a cloud of rain on his head at all times; on the South, a boy has a forever lasting birthday party, when a stranger brings rain inside his house and he decided to help him. Has some romance and is a story with non-chronollogical chapters and is really funky. But it's pretty cool. Rate: I'd say is for tweens and teens.

Any book from Coleção Vaga-Lume - it's a collection with many many stories for children and teens and I haven't read a lot of them but it was more popular, I think, around three decades ago. I read a few as a child and they are really fun, some mistery here and there.

Movies:

O Auto Da Compadecida - English title: "A Dog's Will". Info: This is probably the most classic movie that is out there. It is adapted from a play with the same name (in Portuguese, "auto" means theathre play) and is a comedy movie about two really poor guys; one who is sweet-tongued and mischievous, and the other who is always telling way less-convincing and absurdist lies. The story follows them getting in trouble and making more trouble to escape the first one. "O Auto Da Compadecida" got translated as A Dog's Will, but a more accurate translation would be "Holy Mary's Play". It's a really fun movie. Rate: Family/All ages.

Minha Mãe É Uma Peça - English title: "My Mom is a Character". Info: Another classic and very loved comedy about a housewife who, tired from her family, leaves her children with their rich father and rich stepmother and goes to her aunt's house, to complain about her life. It's quite a masterpiece and I think it has two sequels, but I can't say how good they are cuz I haven't seen them. Rate: Family/All Ages.

Os Salafrários - English title: "Get the Grift". Another comedy movie about two siblings running from the law and their complicated relationship. Rate: Family/All ages.

Tô Ryca - English title: "I'm Rich". Info: Yet another comedy movie (sorry, that's all i watch lmao since i'm not a big movie watcher) about a working class woman who, one day, finds out to have a huge inheritance from a recently dead lady who is apparently her grandmother. However, to earn the money, she must pass one test: To spend 30mi reais (a brazilian real is about 1/5 usd) in thirty days. Rate: Family/All Ages.

Alice Jr - Info: Queer comedy/romance about a trans girl named Alice who temporarily moves to a small town in the countryside; for as long as her father has to stay there for finishing a job, Alice must survive her (temporary) new life with new people, new friends, new enemies, and a catholic school. Rate: I'm not completely sure but i'd also bet For All Ages or Teens.

Movies with Lázaro Ramos - I'm not a big fan like my mom for example, but he's a famous actor who apparently did a lot of great movies, so you could also check them out.

Shows:

De Volta Aos 15 - English title: Back to 15. Info: I'm not really the target audience so I haven't really touched it, but overall is a show about a woman who by some sort of magic becomes 15 years old again. I'm pretty sure it's a highschool drama. Rate: Children and Tweens, I suppose.

Turma da Mônica: Cine Gibi - I don't know if there is any English dub or subtitled version but I'm confident there is. I mentioned Turma da Mônica (Monica n' Friends, for you) in the other post, but I didn't really explained what it is. It's basically a big comic franchise that's really really popular and had one director for what, 60 years? Now it's his gay son directing the thing but back to the plot, it's about four children in a neighbourhood that live some funky adventures with caricaturesque characters, leaded by the protagonist, Mônica, who has herculeous force and is known as the boss of the street. The franchise got a few episode adaptations, but the one I'm talking about is a collection of about ten episodes of short stories that follow the premise that all the HQs get in an animation-ator made by one of the reocurring characters, who is an inventor, and they all get together in the theathre to see it. They also frequently break the fourth wall. Rate: Children and Tweens.

Novellas (mostly for teens, children and young teens/tweens):

Chiquititas

Carrossel

As Aventuras de Pollyanna

Carinha de Anjo

and many many many many more. My classmates usually watch novellas for older people as well, like the 6PM one or the 8PM one which i have no idea which are, but if you want to look for them i have the impression that it won't be really hard. Although, be warned, their episodes are usually 1h long and the shows last like forever. Like One Piece or smth, idk.

[watching-sam-and-dean-again]

https://bleedingcool.com/tv/one-tree-hill-sequel-series-eyed-by-netflix-bush-burton-returning/

Okay, so a sequel to One Tree Hill that stars Hailie Burton and Sophia Bush but none of the rest of the original cast, yeah I’m thinking it’s no for me. I used to be a fan of the OG show, despite it being pretty ridiculous and very much a product of it’s time, but revisiting the show while leaving out other leads is not something I’m interested in. It ruins the send -offs and ending we were given.

The show started as the story of the Scott brothers, Lucas and Nathan. The OG already let showcasing the brother relationship fall to the wayside too much when the OG main cast was all still on the show. So no, we already know CCM won’t be back. My guess is that they kill Lucas off with a heart attack due to his HCM. Hilarie and Sophia are like two mean girl besties who used to talk over Joy on their Drama Queens podcast when they hosted it together, and there is speculation that Hilarie and Joy are on the outs in particular. So, say goodbye to Hailey. With no a Hailey, say goodbye to Nathan (and Jamie). Aaannd new i have lost my reason to give a crap a boy this potential show. If the characters I cared most about aren’t on it, I’m not interested.

But, we might get Danneel back playing Rachel! Yay! By all means, let’s bring back, and probably redeem, one of the meanest, most stereotypical, shallow and shitty recurring characters (who literally married a murderer who happened to be one of the abusive parents on the show for money) instead of the OG mains. Rachell was, quite literally, the worst, but with Chaos Machine producing, I think it’s clear her character will show up.

Still, if there is one thing all of these actresses love to do, it’s to attribute the worst motivations to all of the male characters in the show, while excusing and justifying all of their own characters' bad behavior or wrongdoing. If the attitudes they show towards characters on the podcast Drama Quedns is any indication, I’m going to dislike anything they have a hand in creating on this new show.

My prediction: is Brook and Peyton will fall in love … because just as opposite-sex characters could not just be friends in media around 15 years ago, now it’s same-sex ones that can’t just be supportive friends. I’m not against representation or LGBTQ+ characters in shows at all. What does bug me is contrived rewriting of characters to earn points. They are going to kill off Luke, break-up Brooke and Julian, they won't include or mention Hailey and Nathan, despite them being Peyton's in-laws and Brooke's friends. They will find supporting characters from the OG show, that we were already sick of during its runtime, to make appearances even though it often won't make sense because they were closer to other main characters that are not on the sequel. Worse than all that though, is the Pollyanna effect I can already see happening with Peyton and Brooke's characters.

Maybe I’m wrong and it does justice to all of the characters who were on the original. Maybe the story is compelling and not stereotypical. Maybe, but I doubt it

[adobongsiopao]

The main cast of characters from "World Masterpiece Theater" entries in the 80s:

- "Tom Sawyer" (1980)

- "Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island" (1981)

- "Lucy May of the Southern Rainbow" (1982)

- "Alps Story: My Annette" (1983)

- "Katri, Girl of the Meadows" (1984)

- "Princess Sara" (1985)

- "Pollyanna, the Girl of Love" (1986)

- "Little Women" (1987)

- "Little Prince Cedie" (1988)

- "Peter Pan" (1989)

[mollywog]

Let's talk about Delly Cartwright.

Do you like her character?

What do you think about Katniss' description of her: "Delly Cartwright is a pasty-faced, lumpy girl with yellowish hair"

How did you feel about her exclusion from the movies?

What do you think happened to her after the war?

Do you have any fancast?

Any fanfic with Delly as main character or with her POV of the book events?

Thank you :D

@curiousnonny

Love her!

She’s a little ray of sunshine:

She genuinely likes people. All people, not just a select few she’s spent years making up her mind about.

Delly’s first appearance (in name only) is in book 1 when Peeta comes to a tipsy Katniss’s rescue.

I actually think the description in this context is mostly meant to demonstrate that NO ONE would mistake these two for the other:

The dark red hair, the striking features, the porcelain white skin.

Vs

a pasty-faced, lumpy girl with yellowish hair

Notice how she contrasts each element: hair, skin, face. Rather than a personal dig at our good friend Delly.

Other thoughts

A couple people have already mentioned it, but I agree that Delly likely hadn’t been close to Peeta since childhood. The stories she shared are childhood memories: making dough girls and boys and drawing chalk animals. She doesn’t relay any recent/teenage memories…

I get the impression that Delly is a Pollyanna. It’s interesting that we get Katniss’s skewed opinion of herself contrasted with Peeta/Delly’s biased opinion of Katniss. District 12 public opinion was likely somewhere in between.

I don’t have any Post War headcanons for Delly which is nice because it doesn’t get in the way of my reading enjoyment when she is/isn’t back in D12.

I’m bad at fancasts but I will say this part reminds me of Nicola Coughlan in Derry Girls:

“You missed the best part. Delly lost her temper at Peeta over how he treated you. She got very squeaky. It was like someone stabbing a mouse with a fork repeatedly. The whole dining hall was riveted.”

In terms of FanFiction - I love @periwinckles interpretation of Delly!

Thank you for the ask @curiousnonny!!!

[elliottandstuff50]

Look what I have found (Again)

More Anime Stuff.

[wiithstars]

star sign: aquarius mythological creature: fairy folktale: the princess and the pea fairytale character (classical or modern): rapunzel (tangled)

"Rapunzel is a spirited, clever, kind, playful, and a very adventurous girl, though a bit naive. However, she is not afraid to stand up for herself or others when the situation calls for bravery. [...] Rapunzel is also very charismatic; able to influence a group of pub thugs to share their dreams and convince Maximus, the palace steed of the Captain of the Guard, to postpone his pursuit of Flynn until she fulfills her dream on her birthday (which is heavily emphasized). Rapunzel is also known, particularly by Pascal, to be quite trustworthy and never ever breaks the promises she makes." (x)

3 fictional tropes: the pollyanna, the idealist, genius ditz

The Pollyanna - "Characters who undergo various hardships, losing almost everything they hold dear, and yet seem never to lose their sunny disposition." (x) The Idealist - "A character who genuinely believes that their world is A World Half Full; that Humans Are Good, or at least that Rousseau Was Right and a person who will tell you that if you think it's wrong to hope that you're wrong every time. They will take ideals that others have for the future and will do everything they can to take them to fruition, sometimes going too far." (x) Genius Ditz - "This character would be nothing more than The Ditz, except they have one area of expertise in which no one can beat them. When that skill or talent is needed, they suddenly switch gears from airheadedness to hyper-competency. Sometimes they don't even know that they're doing it." (x)

romantic or platonic trope: opposites attract; foolish sibling, responsible sibling

Opposites Attract - "They have conflicting personalities, but they love each other." (x) Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling - "In this trope there will be one sibling who is foolish, usually acting melodramatically and prone to doing irresponsible and impulsive things. They may be louder, more outgoing and usually more popular (or at least try to be). [...] The other sibling is often more of a parental figure in the other sibling's life, even if their actual parents are still present. They might be quieter or plainer, though usually they are only quiet or plain by comparison to their obnoxious other sibling. They're almost undoubtedly smarter though." (x)

creepypasta story: All In the Family (x) greek god or goddess: hestia, goddess of hearth and home time of day where they draw the most energy: noon their achilles heel: their pets medieval weapon of choice: pole axe survival, starvation, or death by the undead in the apocalypse: survival by dumb luck (and the help of others) which of the seven sins represent them? horseman of the apocalypse?: gluttony, famine could they pull excalibur from the stone?: yes one aesthetic for each of the five senses (taste, hearing, sight, smell, touch):

blowing a bubble with bubba max and having it pop over your lips, the soft snores of a dog who is peacefully sleeping, a bed of flowers that are a mixture of bloomed and about to bloom, a sugar cookie candle that's been burning for hours, floral lace gently brushing across one's skin

a bad habit that won’t go away: acting without thinking first a recurring nightmare: being back under the care of the first "parents" they knew an object they consider their lucky charm: a charm bracelet that has a heart with each of their pets' names inscribed on it

[maranull]

*takes the sneaky route through the chimney but gets stuck halfway down*

H-hello? Mara? I came here hoping to give you asks but I've ended up in a bit of pickle!

Could I have some headcanons about Malenia n Miq meeting Millicent and her sisters for the first time? (They're not trying to kill eachother, thankfully)

BIMBOOM!!! GOOF, THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN!

On my way to get you out of there, hide your head.

(i couldn't find a gif destroying a chimney 👍)

So! I (as of yesterday :P) generally headcanon Malenia's daughters to be born in the Haligtree, but if I went with that they'd all be babies.

So I'm gonna actually follow the lore and say that they traveled to the Haligtree as adults. They traveled separately tho.

Also don't think about the timeline too hard. Yes, they were born from the Aeonia Bloom, and yes, Miquella is still at the Haligtree and Malenia is sane. DON'T QUESTION THE TIMELINE.

:P

Haligtree Family 1st meeting!

~

Mary

Being the first to arrive, she's quite the shock to Miquella and an even bigger to Malenia

Malenia was actually very dismissive (scared) of Mary's claims, and refused to see her for a long time

Miq was much more interest and attentive

He was immensely curious about how Mary was... spawned, for lack of better word

The majority of their first meeting was spent in gentle but intense questioning

Amy

By the time Amy reached the Haligtree, Malenia had slowly began to talk with Mary and be more open to the weirdness of the situation

Both Empyrians welcomed Amy this time, Malenia struggling to be open about this

Amy's tales of her finding her old teacher softened Malenia quite a bit, and they talked a lot about them

Before Miquella could talk much, if at all, both mother and daughter were testing each others sparring skills in the yard

Miq had his talk with Amy much, much later

Maureen

Maureen didn't much like either the Rot or the Haligtree, and she made sure to sour her face appropriately when meeting her mother and uncle

Miq and her almost hit it off, what with his reserved and guarded respect for some aspects of Leyndell, and her own strong faith in the Capital and the Order

Miq was glad of news from his parent

And in return Maureen eyes lit with wonder when he mentioned and performed the Rings of Light incantation

Malenia was courteous with her, but mostly remained silent

Pollyanna

Pollyanna actually arrived with Melina so that reunion was a slightly more crowded

Being alone with the three quiet women around, Miq did most of the talking at first

Up to the point he asked about Pollyanna's travels, which prompted her into unleashing a flood of stories and information she had acquired during her journey, barely containing her excitement at the wonders she saw

That stole a smile from Malenia, who then proceeded to ask more and more questions about her journey

That meeting lasted deep into the night, Pollyanna and Malenia doing most of the talking

Millicent

She arrived pretty hurt, and was actually found by Pollyanna at the southern borders of the Haligtree, collapsed

Most of her first days she spent with Miq nurturing her back to health

Despite being the youngest, the Rot was the most aggressive in her, and Miq ended up having to give her an old needle he had made for Malenia

Malenia talked to her briefly while she was still bedridden

Miq noticed their similarities between their characters were much more prominent than the other girls

~

Do not think about the timeline. Time is convoluted in the world (also ignore that that line is from DSIII).

ANYWAY!

Thank you Bim! Looking into the sisters was the most fun I've had lorediving since I fell in love with Meli. Thank youuuu!!!

<3