#tpn manga thoughts

[rayisemo]

Red heads with green eyes are ALWAYS the BEST main character. Likeeeeee

Can we also talk about how similar they all are 💀

(Personality wise… and looks..)

[chidoroki]

me, less than an hour before midnight: oh god, oh fuck, the love day cards!!!

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[carnivorouswillgraham]

i don't understand how some people interpret norman and ray's relationship as like. this vaguely competitive thinly veiled rivalry for emma's heart. or even that theyre not friends at All and only tolerate eachother for her. like did we watch the same show??? i know our brains have been rotted by lame heteronormative 2/5 star romances but yall.

Ray did not spend six years planning an escape and literally staking his life on the escape of a guy he tolerated. i guess i understand how people can think theyre not Really friends like they are with Emma from the scene where Ray gets revealed to be the traitor. but Norman's initial thought to use Ray wasn't some plan he'd just been Waiting to use to get his rival out of the way, it was just logic. Norman relies on logic above all else as a default, which is why he needs Emma, but thats a whole other conversation. Anyways- if nothing else, the time between it getting revealed that Norman's getting shipped, and him Actually getting shipped shows just how Much they All care about eachother. Ray was willing to break his arm and get sick to save Norman, he abandoned all logic for their makeshift plan to save Norman. Not to mention Norman's little speech about how he couldn't bare to have either of them die in his place. oh yeah also all the grief when Norman realized what Ray planned to do to trigger the escape. it Is a little more subliminal in the anime though so i can get that being missed. i know i missed it the first time i watched it

[darklight-owl]

Sometimes when I talk about a thing I'm mentally ill about irl I forget that not everyone has read the source material, spinoffs and remakes, seen the stageplay recordings and movies, analyzed every single aspect of the soundtrack, or dissected the characters by painstakingly combing every scene they're in.

[fullscoreshenanigans]

Owange... 🧡🍑🧡🍊🧡🥭

Had to complete my heart eyes set with the ones I had for Valentine's and Norman's birthday week.

When you're Ray and this is your canonical internal monologue about your two best friends:

(Chapter 93)

[theclearblue]

16 and 18

Damn putting me on the spot with these ones alksjflsdgl

16. 10 best animes you have watched

In no order and I probs will forget something I hold near and dear to my heart: Haikyuu, FMA Brotherhood, Fruit's Basket, One Piece, HxH, Kaguya Sama Love is War, Mob Psycho 100, Mushishi, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and yeeeaaahhhh I think it's gotta be JJK for the last spot. I gotta mention Monster/Stein's Gate/Code Geass/Samurai Champloo/NGE/Kamisama Kiss those are all bangers too. Never make me rank these lmao

18.10 worst anime you have watched

It's been awhile since I've watched anything I really hate but Darling in the Franxx, The Promised Neverland season 2, Rascal dreams of bunny girl senpai, Food Wars really went down hill, Vampire Knight (my first anime GOD), Sword Art Online I disliked but I heard it got better later on so that's cool, Snow White and the Red Hair (shoujo fans don't come for me on this one pls i'm sorry), The God of High School was kinda bad lowkey. Uhhh I guess it wasn't like, super bad imo but Re:Zero season 2 was like. not that impressive either lol. i can't think of anything else lmao

[nobodycanknowihavethisapp]

Something in TPN that I have heard NO ONE mention is the symbolism behind Ray's attempt, self immolation has been used as an act of nonviolent protest for years, the definition of self immolation is literally "sacrificing oneself by setting themselves on fire usually for religious or political protest or martyrdom." My personal belief was that Ray wasn't so much suicidal, as in he wanted to die just to end his own suffering, but to make a final statement, he said himself that setting himself on fire was going to be an act of intense protest, waiting until he is the top product and ripping it away from them before they can get it, making one last sacrifice before they're taken to freedom, basically a huge "fuck you" to the farms and his mother who he served acknowledging the horrors of what the plantations did. The most famous instance of self-immolation is by Thich Quan Duc during the Vietnam war, he set himself on fire in an intersection on the streets of Saigon during a protest against religious and discrimination and political oppression.

[cookie-fox]

I've finally finished reading The Promised Neverland.

With college behind me I was finally able to make some time for reading and I'm typing this up just after finishing volume 20. With how awkward the pacing had gotten I was worried about TPN ending on an unsatisfying note but the last couple arcs were more than a pleasant surprise. I even thought the ending was pretty good. I totally understand why it's divisive but I really like the bittersweet note the story ends on. This series was a fantastic read from beginning to end despite some of the rough patches. I'm glad my first manga series was this one. I really enjoyed reading the commentaries at the start of each volume and seeing the different side-stories, concept art, and doodles between chapters.

I've got more to say and things I want to go in more depth about but that's a post for another time.

[questiontocertaintyofreality]

I watched children full of dreams in the garden of the House. I realized they were like this from the very beginning when I opened my eyes, I saw the crumbs of reality and dreams disappearing in the grass as the light faded into the dark sky, illuminated by a melody. They became the sacrificial sheep who deceived themselves in the life they were promised

-Ray headcanon quest

Ray while watching a little soul going to die with dreams

Relatable

I think Ray's thoughts were like this when he decided suicide. I watched pure childs die years and year

[frozentothetouch]

if tbhk got a reboot, can tpn? please???

[graphx]

”you know how bad it is that you're wishing the five year old was shot and put into a coma?”

IM DYINGGGGG

😐🤨

Riiiight, okay.

[chidoroki]

May 16th - Happy Birthday to Vanessa Enoteca

(with one Vanessa from almost every chapter she appears in)

[carnivorouswillgraham]

there's something incredibly healing about this

[darklight-owl]

So I read the Sonju and Mujika light novel chapter-

[matilsabell]

HAHAHAHA SO TRUEE

duality (problems) of a TPN artist 🎭

[molotovgirl45]

Hiii! I have a TPN request for Emma and Ray (seperately).

Them x reader who is bubbly, childish, energetic, and kind gets shipped out and the next time they see them (reader was with Norman after they got shipped out), they were more reserved, soft-spoken, and mature.

Tysm and have a great day! P.S. Stay hydrated.

This genuinely sounds like something I would read, lol. I hope you enjoy, even though this isn't a total proof read. Just how i remembered. I did mainly just Ray, and im planning on making another version with Emma.This will be based off the manga, but I can make an anime version too. Here you go!

Tw: Violence, slight trauma, use of Y/n, slight angst at end.

Introduction Ray+Emma

After you got shipped out, you went to Lambda with Norman. That was definitely an eye opening moment for you, seeing all of the test subjects as you walked through the halls. You watched as they screamed, or tried to resist, but it was all futile. You watched as they morphed into horrific creatures, their wails echoing throughout the lab. That one moment, the energetic Y/n that everyone knew and loved faded. Throughout the months you spent alone in a small white box, your mind began to shape itself to your new environment. You never really knew what it was like to be injected with unknown treatments, or to be held down so they could test on you. That Era of your life left a mental scar, one that could probably never be healed.

Ray: Seeing you again.

"Long time, no see."

You smile softly at Emma and Ray as Norman stood by your side. Ray's facial expression went from stoic instantly it shock. Was this really you?

"... Y/n?"

Before you knew it, you felt something collide with you a little harshly. He had sprinted towards you, hugging you tight as if he would lose you again if he let you go for even a second. For the first time, Norman, Emma and you saw him cry. He was crying into your shoulder. That was... Unexpected. Half of you thought that he would act like he didn't care. You hug him back. Eventually, he spoke.

"Don't leave us like that again, Idiot."

You chuckled slightly.

"I missed you too, Ray."

Ray: Noticing your personality change

Back at the farm, you constantly would bug Ray, or try and play games with him. So when he asked you if you wanted to play a board game with him, and you didn't light up with that cute face you made when you were excited, he was confused.

"Hey, dumbass, do you want to play monopoly with Norman, Emma and me?"

You glanced up from the papers you were writing. You smile softly.

"Oh, I'm good, thanks."

... He blinked. Were they being serious?

"... What?"

You don't glance up this time, continuing to write some boring papers.

"I said I'm good, thank you, though."

Something was wrong. You *never* declined the opportunity to play a board game. Were they sad? Did he do something wrong that upset them? He frowned hard. Maybe they are just tired. He leaves, to go back to where Norman and Emma were.

A couple days after that, he walks by to see you... Reading? No, clearly something is wrong. You used to HATE books. You would only ever read them if Ray read them to you. He approached you, frowning again.

"What's wrong?"

Huh? You look up, a bit confused.

"What do you mean? Nothing's wrong."

"Did we upset you?"

You get even more confused.

"No..?"

He takes the book from your hands, seeing what it even is that you're reading. ... Pride and Prejudice? Yeah, something is definitely wrong.

"I'm sorry you feel neglected enough to read this."

Your confused expression increases in strength.

"Ray, nothing is wrong. What are you even talking abou-"

"-Y/n, you don't read. You've never read before, unless I was reading it to you. And last week you said you didn't want to play monopoly. Clearly something is wrong. Have you been getting enough sleep?? Sleeplessness affects your energy and mood. Are you depressed or something? You know you can always talk to-"

"Ray!"

You yell, after a couple times he finally seemed to stop talking. You sigh, standing up from your seat.

"Ray, I'm fine. Truly. I just..."

You rub your temples.

"I just matured. Back at the farm, we were together. We all helped each other out, and that gave us all hope. But when you're alone, in an environment like the Lambda, you just... Change. I can't help the fact that I had to mature before I was supposed to. But I'm telling you, I'm fine."

He stares at you for a while, before nodding in understanding. He gives you your book back.

"Sorry for bothering you, then."

He leaves, before you could stop him. You sigh, looking down at your book. You really had changed.