#thegreatrhapsode

[remnantoforario]

Alright, ship opinion on Eren x Mikasa

It’s really no secret that I like EreMika. From the beginning I liked this ship and I realized that it’s because I really like relationships between broken people. 

The thing with EreMika is that their relationship is a bit more complicated than saying “I love you”. It’s deeper than that because even that love won’t solve the host of problems they both share. I kind of liken it to Revy and Rock from Black Lagoon (which to me is one of the greatest love stories to ever not be told). 

send me a ship and I will explain why I do or don't ship it

[sassyhazelowl]

thegreatrhapsode replied to your post: Izuku

Nah, it’s unique

I’m probably one of the lone shippers for Mirio and Jirou.

[ac-liveblogs]

thegreatrhapsode replied to your post “i should probably change my blog name lol ”

As long as it still has AC, I know I’ll love it

<3

[dragonshost]

In my personal opinion you’re theme song would a full string orchestra of “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from mulan. Or a rock version of the FE Awakening theme.

Ha!!  Thank you!!  That’s a high compliment!

[arkus-rhapsode]

Rhapsode Rambles (I talk my continuing coverage of Eden’s Zero, my place in the FT fandom, and potential future for this blog)

So anyone whose read this review, I ask you to read this.

So guys Eden’s Zero has blasted onto the scene and there’s definitely been an explosion of response to it. I swear I don’t think we’ll ever see a first chapter blow up as fast as this one did. There’s already side blogs being devoted to it, fan art, and panel coloring, it just goes to show how powerful an existing fanbase can boost a series versus someone without one. Hell, I can say the same for my review this is not only I think my highest rated review, but I think its the quickest I’ve seen a review blow up on my blog.

That said we also have a problem with this in a sense. In a sense this is just the highly prone to discourse FT fandom reborn in a different shell. This is not a brand new fandom being built from the ground up, its a continuation a postponed fandom. This means that people already coming into this “new fandom” already have an unshakable simulus of the man behind the work, be it positive or negative. So in short, getting into Eden’s Zero (in the case of fandom) is going back to Fairy Tail.

Look this post is probably not going to be what you thought because I’m going to have to now talk about something I’m sure none of you want to hear, me. Well specifically this blog. Look this blog and my reviews are basically exaggerations of my true feelings like I have no intention of ever not expressing my honest thoughts, but this is just me played up more for the intent of this blog. This post however, no Rhapsode persona, this is my unvarnished true feelings. (I’m putting this under the cut cause this might get a little long and maybe a little hard to read)

So back in the day 4 or so years ago, I started my tumblr out of the sole intent to follow and send asks to a comedy list blog and even intended to do my own. That failed. Or at the least I couldn’t keep producing results because my brand of comedy just wasn’t something all that viable to build a blog on. I was around that time I started FT and it was the first series I ever feel like I chose myself. Most series I got into at the time were the ones people said I should check out, or I had a vague knowledge of before going into it. But this was the first series I picked because I randomly found it and was like, “I can get this.” I eventually met someone through that list blog that ended up being a fan of FT and we quickly bonded over it. It became kinda a crux for the first real friend I made over the internet. And I was happy. I got into the fandom and eventually met more people and that’s basically how I made friends which was through the fandom. It eventually influenced me so much, I ended up at a place that made me have to confront the “true quality of the series.”

This group had kinda been a more negative FT crowd who kinda pointed out how it was kinda dumb (and let me express this was an anime in general group we had, FT was a topic cause it was a weekly series, but just don’t this was a solely salty FT crowd) but at the time I felt I couldn’t articulate my thoughts so I write my first review. It got minimum views with my big break eventually being my review of chapter 515. And I was so happy. I people who validated my opinions, I grew in followers, and I could finally come to the table with a personality to blog for my friends (They were already distinct bloggers so I was always kinda the least successful cause I didn’t do much) But doing this review thing forced me to dive into parts of the fandom I never noticed. The discourse. I was so green to it that I became a stunch defender.

So I put all my efforts in my reviews while also popping up in many different places and FT related blogs. As I continued to do reviews  though and the shift of my own friends feelings and me associating with people who were in the negative feeling of FT, my opinions shifted. The series I chose so long ago finally revealed that it wasn’t as good as I thought it be. Every horrible thing I heard trolls yell about FT actually felt like it became true in that. So I was now in the thick of it and I would fight for my opinions. I would take on anybody who felt differently. Defend my opinions with the utmost passion and doing this while trying to build a reputation for myself. For the first time ever I actually had something that was passionate about and felt like I could make a name for myself through a medium that was hard for me to find people in the outside world to talk to with.

I’m sure your asking, “Rhapsode, what does any of this have to do with a revival of the FT fandom?” Well it basically means a revival of the FT fandom would mean I’d have to take this series the same way I took FT and would mean I’d likely have to resort to what I was like back when the FT fandom was active. Now let me give you little insight to writing reviews for an anime series. The key to it is timing. Unlike a movie that was made like 10 years ago and you can make a review of it and still have it attract readers, isn’t the same as Manga reviews which the key is to get it out while this chapter is relevant. In one week everything can change and you gotta keep up with that. Which is why back when I was doing Ft and I wanted to be in that window of releasing it, I would look up spoilers because those would help me formulate opinions and ideas quicker. The problem with that is I basically have those forming opinions bouncing in my head for days, eating up my time and focus till it actually came out. And then it would just repeat.

And then it all ended. The series was over and I had basically went on my own suspension, eventually reviewing other series since I still felt I had obligations to the people who followed me. And the series I choose, One Piece, Black Clover, MHA, I never did the same for them. I released them on the day they came out sure, but I always just ran with them instead premeditating a review like I did for FT. But with Edens Zero that mean’s I’ll have to go back and frankly I can’t do that.

I can’t go back.

When I started writing reviews I was in my last year of high school. I wasn’t fully aware what it be like in a world where I had no planned schedule and I at the time I was working a lax desk job which gave me access to the internet so I always had a way of keeping up with Tumblr. It all just consumed me at the time. FOr a while this discourse was my life, not my hobby. But now things are different. I have a different job that means I can’t use the internet as much as I used to and my new classes this year are all in the morning. There’s no way I’d be able to hit that window sufficiently. The other thing is I’d have to go back to how I acted in the FT fandom.

Now its been years and looking back on it what I did back i the day, I’m kinda ashamed. I’d show up everywhere like an unwanted degree of kevin bacon, I would either have to defend my opinion against backlash that turned into a screaming fit or an insightful conversation with people I would’ve never talked to otherwise, and then that would get shared around and then I’d have to defend myself from that image of those rallying against me. Maybe its just that I’m older now and had time to run this blog as a normal, non discourse inflicted blog, but I discovered it was a lot more easier, a lot more fun and, while I stand by what I said t the time in my reviews, the way I acted just makes me seem like a child.

And yet with EZ first review, in 24 hours I got basically a same taste of that lifestyle after so long and I honestly can’t take it. I fell so much different having to write responses and receive mail, and then venture through stuff and blogs I don’t care about just for other opinions. Fun fact, on the day I wrote my review of EZ, I ended up staying up later than I ever would on a week day to answer peoples questions and then having to defend my opinions and image as not a salt blog. Then went to bed, went to work, then I came home and I passed out. And waking up I found I had to do more of that and for the first time I felt like this had become a chore. And if that’s just me on one day, what’s it going to be like 500 from now?

What makes this worse is I’ve basically made this my personal blog and my professional blog. Because when I started out, I never had the forsight to make a blog solely for reviews and others just for fun. I’m a simple guy and I thought, “ehh easier to have one blog.” So there’s no mincing personality here. You see thegreatrhapsode it all falls under one umbrella.

Another thing to keep in mind is that there is no incentive for me to write reviews. I don’t get any revenue like on youtube which multiple views would get me. I did this solely on the fact I wanted to and I enjoyed spreading my opinion. But nowadays that isn’t enough. Not to sound ungrateful, but I’m not in a position where “sheer fun of it”, is enough to warrant all this time and effort. Because when I do these, I want to put my best into it. I don’t want to let readers down, but I can’t do that if I’m no longer able to enjoy writing and feel like I’m not doing anything.

Because this shit ain’t MHA or OP where we all agree on its quailty, this is FT. If you have an already existing opinion you’re going to stick by it. There’s nothing I can do that would ever convince people who openly call themselves “thrash” in how they eat up Mashima’s content. Like what can I do?

So that’s where we are. Potentially a continuation of FT that will likely swallow up my life the same way it did the first time if I don’t do anything. With a guy who doesn’t to act the way he did years ago, I found way to spend my time not reviewing series and meeting people beyond just a series, no incentive to keep going beyond a feling of duty. But here I know first hand my experience with this fandom and if I complain about this hardship and yet continue, its on me. I know how this’ll end. I can see it. This is the first time I ever felt like there was nothing to gain from what I did.

Followers, mutuals, casuals, I love you guys, but I let you down. No matter what option I pick I let you all down. If I keep going with EZ I potentially burn myself out and have potentially wasted all of your time or I stop and as a content producer I’ve failed to deliver which is the basic purpose of a blog like this. I still promised I’d review up to chapter 3 and I’m a man of my word, but as t stands I think I’m finally going to do what so many people who don’t agree with my opinions have told me, “don’t like it, don’t read it.” Well lets be clear I’m stopping not cause I don’t like it, I’m not going to read it because my life is better off without it. There’s noting I can do to shift your already existent opinions and there’s nothing Hiro Mashima can write that can hurt me more than I hurt myself running a blog in this manner.

So sorry guys. I’m sorry.

[lockandk3yfiction]

Send ship Graylu or Bakukiri

Send Me A Ship, Who…

Bakushima

insists that they are an awesome dancer even though they’re terrible: Kirishima even after being friends with Mina can’t seem to get the hang of dancing.

likes to watch reality tv: Bakugou, though he prefers to scrutinize them rather than actually pay attention to any of the chaos in he show.

refuses to wear pants when they’re home alone: Kirishima finds it more comfortable and not as stuffy if he has his legs showing.

is the jealous / protective one: Bakugou has a difficult time controling certain negative emotions so it’s only befitting that he glares over Kirishima’s shoulder when others flirt with him.

goes all out on the holidays: Kirishima would drag Bakugou all around looking for gifts and ask him to help make cookies.

cries over books: Kirishima tries not to read tragic stories or ones that focus around broken characters because he can’t help but get sentimental.

is terrible with kids: Bakugou actually ain’t all that bad but sometimes the children bother him more than he does them.

drinks too much caffeine: Bakugou has a blatter that can hold all of the bland dark caffiene.

could sleep for twenty-four hours straight: Kirishima needed a lot of rest after his last internship event.

never wears matching socks: Have you seen Kirishima and crocs? When would he have matching socks?

punches a tree when they’re angry: Bakugou though he does his best not to as that would not look well for an upcoming hero.

gets scared by the toaster: Kirishima might have at one point hardened up at a toaster.

[thecrowmaiden]

Send me a series: NNT

god I love Nanatsu no Taizai

Favorite character: Meliodas!

Second favorite character: Elizabeth and Hauser and Gilthunder!

Least favorite character: Hendrickson

The character I’m most like: Um…Hauser probably?

Favorite pairing: Big fan of Hauser/Diane! His crush on her is the sweetest.

Least favorite pairing: Uh…Anything gross I guess. No King and his sister, that kind of thing.

Favorite moment: GILTHUNDER SHOWING HIS TRUE COLOURS

Rating out of 10: 9/10. I’d probably give it 10 if it wasn’t for the pervy bits

[blamedorange]

I love that in the shiketsu hat, Kirishima has to let his hair down. Love Momo's outfit. And I imagine Iida would make the hat part of his costume's helmet. A armored hat if you will

But... I don’t think Iida would want to change the design of his Ingenium helmet :O

[iishiizu]

Ultimate ship meme Natsu x Erza

Thank you!

General:

Rate the Ship -  Awful | Ew | No pics pls | I’m not comfortable | Alright | I like it! | Got Pics? | Let’s do it! | Why is this not getting more attention?! | The OTP to rule all other OTPs

How long will they last? - If they start they will not ever stop. Death would not stop them, they are too stubborn.

How quickly did/will they fall in love? - Slowly. It takes them years to deal with everything that’s happening and feelings are confusing and *cough cough jellal cough* so it happens slowly.

How was their first kiss? - Awkward but good enough that they kept trying for ten minutes until they got a really good one. Neither of them knew what they were doing at all.

Wedding:

Who proposed? - Erza.

Who is the best man/men? - Gray and Laxus

Who is the bride’s maid(s)? - Lucy and Wendy

Who did the most planning? - Cana. She waited outside the guild hall until they finished breaking the news that they were together, then she dramatically slammed open the doors and declared herself in charge. Erza helped her with a lot though.

Who stressed the most? - Erza had the ‘most’ serious stress. Natsu had a lot of ‘comical’ stress though.

How fancy was the ceremony? - Back of a pickup truck | 2 | 3 | 4 | Normal Church Wedding | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Kate and William wish they were this big.

Who was specifically not invited to the wedding? - Jellal was not invited. Gajeel wasn’t either, but as a joke, he went anyway.

Sex:

Who is on top? - They switch pretty regularly, but Erza likes being on top more so she tends to top more often.

Who is the one to instigate things? - Erza.

How healthy is their sex life? - Barely touch themselves let alone each other | 2 | 3 | 4 | Once a couple weeks, nothing overboard | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They are humping each other on the couch right now

How kinky are they? - Straight missionary with the lights off | 2 | 3 | 4 | Might try some butt stuff and toys | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Don’t go into the sex dungeon without a horse’s head

How long do they normally last? - Two hours, because there are interventions in between and because of certain kinks

Do they make sure each person gets an equal amount of orgasms? - Yes they’re very good with this stuff

How rough are they in bed? - Softer than a butterfly on the back of a bunny | 2 | 3 | 4 | The bed’s shaking and squeaking every time | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Their dirty talk is so vulgar it’d make Dwayne Johnson blush. Also, the wall’s so weak it could collapse the next time they do it.

How much cuddling/snuggling do they do? - No touching after sex | 2 | 3 | 4 | A little spooning at night, or on the couch, but not in public | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They snuggle and kiss more often than a teen couple on their fifth date to a pillow factory.

Children:

How many children will they have naturally? - 1

How many children will they adopt? - 2

Who gets stuck with the most diapers? - Erza, Natsu’s nose is too sensitive

Who is the stricter parent? - Erza

Who stops the kid(s) from doing dangerous stunts after school? - Neither of them stop it? Natsu encourages them and Erza thinks it’ll build character

Who remembers to pack the lunch(es)? - Natsu

Who is the more loved parent? - It’s close, but the kids all agree Natsu is a lot more carefree and they think that’s fun

Who is more likely to attend the PTA meetings? Both of them, or whoever isn’t on a job at the time

Who cried the most at graduation? - Erza, though Natsu was also crying a lot

Who is more likely to bail the child(ren) out of trouble with the law? - Natsu, but it isn’t really bailing them out it’s possibly blowing something up as a distraction, grabbing the kids and running for the hills

Cooking:

Who does the most cooking? - Natsu, which is not saying much he doesn’t do it often it’s just that Erza is a disaster in the kitchen

Who is the most picky in their food choice? - Natsu

Who does the grocery shopping? - Natsu

How often do they bake desserts? - They don’t, they buy from Erza’s favourite place instead

Are they more of a meat lover or a salad eater? - Meat meat meat meat

Who is more likely to surprise the other(s) with an anniversary dinner? - Erza

Who is more likely to suggest going out? - Their default thing is to go out for food

Who is more likely to burn the house down accidentally while cooking? - Erza! Again, she is a disaster

Chores:

Who cleans the room? - Erza does, but not very often

Who is really against chores? - Natsu, he only wants to sleep

Who cleans up after the pets? - Happy cleans up after himself

Who is more likely to sweep everything under the rug? - Natsu

Who stresses the most when guests are coming over? - Erza

Who found a dollar between the couch cushions while cleaning? - Erza, she’s the only one who cleans

Misc:

Who takes the longer showers/baths? - Erza, they help her relax

Who takes the dog “Exceed” out for a walk? - Happy flies himself

How often do they decorate the room/house for the holidays? -  In true ft fashion, they go overboard with everything, though they do most decorating in the guildhall with everyone else

What are their goals for the relationship? - Be happy and not die

Who is most likely to sleep till noon? - Natsu

Who plays the most pranks? - Happy Natsu

[gaymirajane]

Rogue and Minerva: Dark Blue

for @thegreatrhapsode

[kurokoros]

That way you write Natsu sounds like how Haru from Rave turned out

Well, Haru is the better MC (I still maintain that Lucy is the main character, because I believe that to be a MC you have to develop in some way. Natsu is definitely the HERO, but I would never call him the MC.)

Mashima could have done so much better to develop Natsu. He’s gotten a little bit, but not nearly as much as Haru did. It’s really sad.

Not saying that Natsu should have been Haru 2.0, but it would have been nice to see lol

[remnantoforario]

Ship ask for Bell

Cranel?

1. Syr

2. Hestia

3. Lily

4. Aiz

5. Freya

Send me a character and I will tell you my top 5 favorite ships for them

[sassyhazelowl]

Izuku

Momo

Todoroki

Mirio

Jirou

Ochako

Characters for Ships

[ac-liveblogs]

If you could have an FT spin off about one character who would it be?

ahh, hard question! laxus, maybe. “what the fuck were you doing when you disappeared, was it interesting?” type thing. dreyar drama. please. 

[dragonshost]

We all need cats cuddling produce

yes

[gaygajeel]

As funny as it is to listen to Michael Jones go on a mini rant, if it was just Natsu vs Sting I wouldn't call bullshit on Natsu's victory. We've seen Natsu beat a Dragon Slayer on his own before, however I will definitely agree on the Natsu vs Sting and Rogue. There is no way he should've won without Gajeel

there was never just a natsu vs sting tho, right?

it was only ever natsu vs sting & rogue, so thats the only thing he couldve been talking about.

michael was drunk so he was just going off on one of those intoxicated rants so he probs didnt even think of rogue. even then, its hard to say who would TRULY win in a fight between the two. while natsu unlocked second origin, he was frozen in time for 7 years and didnt have much training time to prepare for the gmg, but sting spent all those years training & becoming stronger- and sting can use dragon force at will. 

even when going through all that its almost impossible to say who would win, because ft is shit when it comes to keeping a solid track of power levels.