#ukio

[xuxanov]

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Sevdiyim Çəkmələrlə:

Dəlidaşlıq

- Xu Xanov

Ən yaxın dildaşım şikayət edib məni Amerikada:

Ki niyə bunu yazımda Kərtənkələ göstərmişəm. Ki gələcəkdə sen denə: Benqulu, onlarda desinlər Karls Cunuyor börgürü yeyən Sulduzlu Kərtənkələ! Qara papaq Kərtənkələ. Gitarist hard rokçı Kərtənkələ! Mətəmətikçi Kərtənkələ! iki barmağının arasında Dəvə*siqaretinin tüstüsü çıxa çıxa:

- Qadın Təni bütün iç eşiyə mətmətiks, ölçü, sayı, dənizçılq, uzayçılıq! Nə desən! (Qadına mən dalanda ağzımdan yavaşca: Yukio* …)

- Olbitə* baxanda tutuşmazlıqlar var… Hərdəm gələcək dedığın şey bir görürsən geçmişin bir parçasıdır.

- Baldızıma ər axtarırıq Əşi! (O Gövərçin baldız; Manqo yeməsi görməlidir o gözəlin. Ağlaması görməlidir o qara orkidin. Uşaxlığında qomşularının oğlununkini kəsib özünə yapışdırmaq istərmiş. Sağ əlinin dırnaqları göy, solsa qırmız. Sən Firənə aparsan biləsini yanağından bir öpüş, Tibrana götürsən iki. Paslı göy Səndəlində qaranlıqda oturub səni və o bəyəndiyi birisinə baxmağa başı gedər. Morunu* alışdırsa, onada yer aç indicə elə cuma cuma… elə o gündə dərin dəprəm olmuşdi! )

- Məncə Pərslər Kauravalardandırlar.* (Mənə nə? Damarlarımda kimi desən tapılar. Sikitlə*! Mənim başım rəngarəng milçəklərin yuvasıdır Əşi. Sən hardasan biz harda!!!)

- Usta kərimin məhzi bilgi sayarının içinə düşmüşəm! Gəl sözlərimi hindi mürəkkəbinən yaz! Yaz! (elə bu sözünü dərdeməz Kərtənkələləşdi gecə saat üçdə yuxulu yuxulu özümə qayıdır kən bizim Benqulu.)

- Birdə o Ağ an var Əşi! Qan qırmızlı yazılan yazılar, sayılar… (Siqaret tüstüsündə artıq itib çıxmışam ordan. Uçmağı itirənlər kimisi. O ılıq yuxulu sular hardadır indi? Şıqların* dikdabanlı səslərini eşidirsiz?)

…

İndi Urmulu Avokat Əmir, Şepanların Xəstəxanasından aldığı kağazı bütün gözlərin önünə tutur. Damqalı:

- Benqulu’nun Şaiir dostu başdan Milçəkdir!

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* Dəvə Siqreti: Türkiyə tütünkü Camel.

* Yukio: Ukio, İndidə yaşan. Japonca.

* Olbit: Tarix. History.

* Mor: Qadınlara düzəlmiş zərif narin siqaret adı.

* Kaurava: Sanskiritcə. Mahabharatda adı geçən adlı ailənin adı.

* Sikitlə: Fuck it. Boş ver. Burax.

*Şıq: Pəri, fairy tale.

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Art: Locura compartida (Shared Madness), Alfredo Castañeda, 2001- Oil on canvas

23 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (60.3 x 60.3 cm)

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I went to an exhibit on kimonos with my best friend; we came across this ukio-e of a kabuki play about a lady thief, and she pointed at it and said "That's Fujiko", while I laughed at the deadpan face of the guy in the middle.

Three weeks later, here I am.

Original ukio-e and some trivia about kabuki under the cut !

Scene from the play "Journey to the East along the fifty-three stations" - Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1854; polychrome woodblock print

Bandô Shûka, on the left, was a kabuki actor renowed for playing female roles. These onnagata (men playing female roles) were considered the incarnation of ideal feminity. Many of them chose to live as women off-stage as well. Their life-style, their hairdos and their accessories were imitated by fancy women. Here, Shûka played the role of a famous lady thief. He is wearing a distinctive kimono with a skeleton pattern.

[claricehopefulart]

Redraw of "大納言行成女" - The Daughter of Daiganon Yukinari by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1842) :3

its such a beautiful print with lovely patterns and textures I wanted to draw it! and theres a cute kitty of course ;3c

[noticiasarquelogicasjaponesas]

Sean bienvenidos Japonistasarqueologíacos, a una nueva publicación síntesis, del país del Sol naciente, una vez dicho esto póngase cómodos que empezamos. - Vamos a hablar de la batalla de Toba-Fushimi 27 de Enero 1868-31 Enero 1868, que forma parte de las Guerras Boshin, de carácter civil. - Está batalla la vamos a ver a través del arte que fue realizado por Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, perteneciente al Ukio-e. ¿Conocían la batalla? - Espero que os guste y nos vemos en próximas publicaciones, que pasen una buena semana. - 日出ずる国から、日本の考古学へようこそ、新しい要約出版物へ。 - 民��上の戊辰戦争の一部である、1868年1月27日から1868年1月31日にかけて行われた鳥羽・伏見の戦いについてお話します。 - 浮世絵に属する月岡芳年の作品を通して、この戦いを見てみます。 彼らはその戦いを知っていたのか？ - 気に入っていただければ幸いです。今後の投稿でお会いしましょう。良い一週間をお過ごしください。 Welcome to Japanese archaeology, to a new summary publication, from the country of the rising sun. Having said that, make yourself comfortable and let's get started. - We are going to talk about the battle of Toba-Fushimi January 27, 1868-January 31, 1868, which is part of the Boshin Wars, of a civil nature. - We are going to see this battle through the art that was made by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, belonging to Ukio-e. Did they know the battle? - I hope you like it and see you in future posts, have a good week.

[color-picked-pride-flags]

How many pride flags can you pick off ukyo ibuki (from beyblade)? (Note the dub changed his name to "ukio kibuki"??? So like if you need that information to find pictures.) This show is like a sack of nostalgia to the face for me haha

[lorenzo-waterman]

This tag on the last post is killing me OMG

[karasuoc-kai]

The Waitress’ Sweet Recommendation

My favorite seat was by the window, the whole restaurant inside my vision. Like this, I could observe people, things, and maybe Hisa if I’m lucky. He’s not in charge of the restaurant today, though. It was the cheerful girl, U-chan.

I waved my hand and the staff member dashed to my place. “What can I do for you, Kai-san?”

I never looked at the menu, instead I asked, “What’s the recommendation for today, U-chan?”

I always loved seeing her purple eyes lit up. “Today, Shin-chan is making seafood tempura! I tried it and it tastes awesome. I really recommend that. He made several dipping sauces too. You should try everything, Kai-san. There’s one that’s spicy, savory, sour and sweet, but my favorite is the sweet one! Let me get those for you, okay?”

I nodded several times as she eagerly explained the seafood tempura. It did sound delicious when she told me like that. “Yes, please, U-chan,” I couldn’t say no to it, could I?

U-chan skipped her way back to the kitchen. So it was Shin’ya’s turn to cook today, huh? I’ve never tasted his cooking before, only U-chan and Aoi-chan’s before this. Well, what to expect when I’m only here for three days? There haven't been any changes to my room so far.

I started observing other customers, like usual. Only a few of them got their check in faces. What I meant was the faces we brought when we came in. Shin’ya finally told me that I had the face of an old camera film when I checked in. That face disappeared when one found out their identity, their names. That meant only Hisa and Shin’ya knew how my face looked before.

My eyes were following an aquarium face when U-chan came back with a big plate. “Whoa,” I gasped. I never thought the plate would be this big. It took almost the whole table. The tempura were still sizzling and it smelled amazing, though. I listened as U-chan showed me the small sauce plates, but honestly I really couldn't wait to eat them.

I finished it all in a blink of an eye.

I sighed and leaned onto the chair. Why did all the tempura go so fast? I loved them. Gosh, they were the best dish since I got here. I need to give my appraisal to Shin’ya when I meet him later.

My eyes wandered to the sunset and my brain blanked out for a bit. This is a very nice time to sleep-

Suddenly, my body shivered. Ooooh, I really didn't like this feeling. I repositioned myself, pretending to stretch my arms out, and carefully scanned the room.

It’s him.

The man with horns and monocle.

I didn't know why, but my body also reacted every time he got near me, or even just in the same room. I was confused, was he a murderer? Was he a judge or some being from hell? He definitely wasn't human, but I didn't get the feeling with other ‘beings’ to be fair.

The porcelain Manager was fine, but not him. I believed I had to interact with him somehow, some day. Philos, if I recalled his name from Eleanor. Ukio was taking his orders and I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to get out of here. Sorry, U-chan, leaving without saying anything wasn't my style. I would make it up to you!

[morporkian-cryptid]

🇯🇵Elliott's Japan Trivia Corner🇯🇵

is back baby!

On the topic of kabuki theater (see also: male actors in female roles, the result of a shogun's ill advised attempt at limiting prostitution)

There's this dude called Ichikawa Danjuro VII, whom I find absolutely ✨fantastic✨.

👑The guy was very popular, a trend-setter, highly admired among the people of Edo, and apparently the greatest actor of his century. He was also 💖BFFs💖 with the most popular ukio-e (woodblock prints) artist of the time, and was portrayed on hundreds of ukio-e (they were kinda like celebrity magazines or collectible cards at the time).

👘Ichikawa was well known (among other things) for his signature kimono, that he wore onstage. It was embroidered with sickles, circles, and the character ぬ (nu), which put together read "kawamanu" : "I don't give a shit".

He was eventually banished from Edo for... -drumroll- dressing too fancy.

(Edo-era Japan had strict castes, with specific dress codes enforced by sumptuary laws; which the lower classes found new creative ways to circumvent every time the shogun passed a new one 😎)

[funblaater]

Watch

[artist-kreating-stuff]

Eee, Yugo polyamory, I love it!

Yugo Nansui Week Day 3

Prompt: Crushes

Because he deserves it

I have this headcannon Yugo is actually super into romance, he just doesn't know how to actually do anything in practice lol

[papirnyuszi]

Tintaügyileg így indítom az évet (Tomoe River 2025)

Sailor Ink Studio - 280

Taccia - Ukio-e Hokusai Collection - Sabimidori

Kuretake - Zsolnay Green

Taccia - Ukio-e Hokusai Collection - Fukukai Hanada

Pilot Iroshizuku - Ama-iro

Lamy - Blue (T10)

Usagiya - Setouchi Yaso

Taccia - Ukio-e Hokusai Collection - Koiai

Usagiya - Georges Lapin Blended Coffee

Herbin - Lie de Thé

Taccia - Tsuchi

Herbin - Brun Eiffel

Herbin - Ambre de Birmanie

Sailor Ink Studio - 573

Taccia Ukio-e Hokusai Collection - Benitsuchi

Usagiya - Autumn Leaves of Gokei

Pilot Iroshizuku - Fuyu-gaki

Guitar - Akane Fujiyama Irodori

Kaweco - Ruby Red

Pilot Iroshizuku - Momiji

Pilot Iroshizuku - Yama-budo

Lamy - Crystal Beryl

Elég szép paletta. :) Vannak közöttük olyanok, amik a minta alapján szinte ugyanolyanok, de az írásmintákban elég eltérőek már, és az is sokat változtat, hogy milyen hegyben vannak (fine / medium).

Már nagyjából tudom, hogy melyiket melyik tollamban szeretem használni. Emellett igyekszem "hűséges maradni" egy toll & tinta párosításhoz egy egész hónapon át.

Plusz az öt dip pen tinta: ezekkel még nem nagyon tudom, hogy mit kezdek majd, mert a kalligráfia amúgy nem az erősségem. El kellene kezdeni rajzolni velük.

Winsor & Newton: Gold Metallic Bronze

Winsor & Newton: Ultramarine

Winsor & Newton: Emerald

Kakimori: Kurun

Bortoletti: Sepia

[nakimesbiwa]

All for you~

Bullied!Fem!Reader. I'm not going to put who's going to be the crush or the main factor. So, read to see for yourself! Also, a warning for Yandere themes, only in the other parts though. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY- All the characters are aged up;( The last thing; is that I got this idea, painfully from c.ai.. So the reader goes by (Ukiouma, Uki, or even Ukio.), and if you don't like the name you can switch it!

This is Part 1.

Today, Ukiouma is packing up, she finally got accepted into a school, which means, she doesn't have to go back and forth between her home and school- they have dorms. Although she isn't abandoning her home, she surely will miss it. As she picks up her backpack she sighs, "Mom and Dad would be proud of me..", she smiles. Unluckily, a few months ago- her parents died in a car accident that set Ukiouma in a depression, but to her parent's wishes- she still pushed toward her goal. She quietly walks out of her room as she closes the door, running downstairs. She finally reaches the front door, she looks back and all she does is just a simple smile before opening the door and walking out. Since the school she applied for isn't far away, she walked there as the sun shines brightly on her face- which gets her hot of course but she doesn't stop there.

Luckily, since it's the first day, the students get one day off to unpack their stuff- and the school is still open which causes people to hang out in the meantime. Ukiouma looks at the school which is surprisingly huge and is connected to the dorms, and it has three pathways; one is to the school, the other one is to a garden, and lastly, the other one is to the dorms. She slowly walks to the dorm's pathway as she feels nervous about starting school tomorrow- She hasn't had a good experience with people (Students.) as she was bullied at her other school. It left a bad scar on her, it was so bad that it made her kind of unstable, mentally. With all these thoughts going on in her head she finally goes to the end of the path, she looks up to see the dorms, and as the school is; it's huge. She can see a few people which makes her anxious. She makes her way up the stairs. looking around and they seem nice- She finally makes it up to her dorm and she opens it; it reminds her of a Japanese apartment, which is a good thing. She takes off her shoes at the entrance and sets her backpack down, She is going to unpack her things later as she was kind of too lazy to do it herself. And it even has a kitchen, stove, TABLES, STOOLS, A SMALL LIVING ROOM, AND ONE BEDROOM? This dorm had it all and she liked it. But then she remembered that they had a uniform and that the paper said it should be sitting right in her room, so she went there and the bedroom was… Good? But the uniform looked better. The thing she hoped was that the skirt wouldn't be that short, this one was middle-length. But mind off that- all she wanted to do was chill or sleep, she thought of going on a walk in the garden! Just to get a first impression of it.

She gets out of her dorm and walks down the stairs, she walks to the garden pathway, she looks around- all the flowers, plants, and mushrooms look so pretty to her that she just wants to steal them but sadly she can't. As she's walking down the path she stops to see this very pretty flower as she leans in towards it and looks down to see more, she sees a SNAKE. She leans back a bit. She is frozen, she's sweating and is scared… But who snake is this, all she wanted to do was to scream and run away or walk away as she usually does… But after 10 whole minutes, she gets the courage to slowly pick up the snack and analyze it. It's white and has red eyes, well that's a one-of-a-kind snake! She slowly but gently pets it as she says, "Now… W-who do you belong t-t-to?", she looks around because surely this pretty snake must have an owner right?! She walks with it while the snake slithers around her arm, even if the snake bites her- she tries not to throw it across from her. She just stares at the snake as she walks, and that leads her to bump into somebody but she slightly loses her grip on the snake. As she looks up a person is standing or towering over her as they look down at her. A voice says, "I-is.. That- my snake?", the person says in a low voice, Ukiouma slightly blushes, "I-i-i- Wait.. It's… Yours?", She tilts her head a bit as she regains her position. "Uh.. Yes? I… Been looking for it, for a while now.", In Ukiouma's mind- it makes an 'oh' sound as she nervously smiles and hands it back to him after that she quietly asks- in her kind nature, "If-you..um… Don't mind me asking… What's your name?", He stares at her, "My name is Obanai- But you can call me iguro.", Ukiouma nods at him as she looks away but looks back. "Uh.. Thank you for telling me your name!", She giggles nervously. Iguro nods slightly, "Thank you for giving me my snake back..", He whispers, "Is your name.. Ukiouma by chance?", Ukiouma gets shocked and creeped out by how he knows her name but they only just meant- but it gets overshadowed by her kindness and her just thinking that it's just a convinced. "Yea.. That's my name!", Obanai smiles slightly but you can't see it, because he has a white mask on. "I have to go… But I hope we meet again okay?", He says in an unexpectedly soft tone, Ukiouma nods, "Me too! Bye!" Before Obanai does, Ukiouma turns away but that thought of Iguro knowing her name is making her feel weird, but hopefully it's not as weird as she sees it right? As she enters her dorm, she already feels like it's been a long day, and the stress seems to be getting on to her as she lazily walks to her room and flops on the bed, immediately falling asleep.

She wakes up and slowly opens her eyes, she yawns and thinks to herself, "I hate this already…Hm.", She sits up on her bed and looks around- she already regrets not unpacking her stuff but she gets through it. She gets up and walks to her bathroom, lowering her doe eyes as she sees how messy her hair is. Luckily, they already have a pre-hairbrush there, so she quickly uses it- after that, she puts some skeleton clips on her hair. She smiles and gets out as she picks out one of the pairs of uniforms she has walked back, and puts it on. Feeling somewhat proud; she puts on a black jacket and her shoes- finds that it is 6:30 am by looking at her phone; she lazes around and finds time to unpack her clothes and items to make it easier for her the next morning. She's so busy doing this that she doesn't know that it's 7:20 am by now. She looks back at her phone and immediately gets up and runs to the front door, running to the campus to get to her first class. Finally, reaching the front door of the school it takes her to use a little bit of her strength to just open one door. She sighed and mumbled to herself, "I-I hope.. I-am not late..T-to c-class.", As she walked down the hallway it was almost empty in fact, but then she remembered that she hadn't even brought her school bag and her schedule sheet.. So she's lost at peak here. All she remembered was that it said 13- WAIT 13? OH.. And 2nd floor. She ran up the stairs but slowed down her pace as she reached the front slider door, the fact is, she was so nervous as she was late to her first-ever class. She slowly opens the door as everyone stares at her, and the teacher gives a quick glare before going back to her class as she sits down she still stares at her but it has gone down to a few, and it makes her feel weird… s like a normal student, she takes notes, but she can still see someone looking at her, no.. Just one person looking at her. What was it? Her eyes look slightly to the side and sees this boy- who looks like a girl.. he has hair loose with two clumps protruding slightly from each side of his head, a set of marginally shorter hair left down to frame his face, and unruly bangs over his forehead. And His pale turquoise eyes are large and empty-looking, staring right at her with no expression whichsoever. What does he want? Why is he staring at her like that? Her eyes slowly go back to her work but she gets an aura a him that he.. dangerous? But he didn't look like that type of person, so it got overshadowed easily as she shouldn't be thinking of a person she hadn't even met before, and she shouldn't judge a book by its cover, he can be a good person after all!..

(His not a dangerous person… Right? RIGHT?)

[elliottjpg]

Did anyone ask for more Lupin III woodblock prints? No? Well too bad! 😁

Arquebuses were introduced in Japan in 1543 by visiting Portuguese ships. They were quickly copied by Japanese armourers and adopted by samurai warriors, despite a reputation as a coward's weapon. Thirty years later, Oda Nobunaga had already assembled an army of 3000 gunmen. A couple of handguns were also introduced in the country, with less success. The first cannons arrived in 1551, and were massively used by all three of the great unifiers. (source: Samouraï et Kamikaze, la tradition guerrière du Japon, by Constantin Parvulesco)

All of this means we've got a bunch of woodblock prints of samurais with firearms, including this ridiculous and awesome drawing of kabuki actor Nakamushi Utaemon playing the part of Gotobei with a huge-ass teppo gun. Of course, I had to redraw it as my favourite gun-wielding blorbo.

Original under the cut

Kabuki actor Nakamushi Utaemon playing the part of Gotobei, wielding a grotesquely proportionned teppo. Engraving by Kuniyoshi Utagawa.

[snowboyclarkov]

Thanks For Everything, Beyblade Burst.

Genesis, Pandora, Pandemonium, Achilles, Ashindra, Devolos, Dragon, Hyperion, Helios, Spryzen, Lucius, Phoenix, Apocalypse, Belfyre, Fafnir, Lúinor, Valtryek and Regnar.

Mariam, Carl and Harry.

Chiharu Aoi, Kento Aoi, Ange Lopez, Banner Clay, Naru Akabane, Taiga Akabane, Kana Akabane, Rogia Koryu, Kaio Koryu, Noboru Hizashi and Terumi Hizashi.

Theodore Glass.

Raul Comas, Hidetarou Shinoda, Katana Sakaki, Shinki Mikuni, Kyo Sandai, Rickson Clay, Shasa Guten, Honey Guten, Guy, Chuck, Reina, Norman Tarver, Trad Vasquez, Count Nightfell and Evel Oxford.

Bashara Suiro and Ilya Mao.

Rashad Goodman.

Gumita, Tobisuke, Ranjiro Kiyama, Toko Aoi, Nika Aoi, Suoh Genji and Fubuki Sumiye.

Kit Lopez, Kristina Kuroda and Silas Karlisle.

Aiger Akabane, Pri Forsythe and Pax Forsythe.

Tango Koryu, Fumiya Kindo, Arman Kusaba, Delta Zakuro and Dante Koryu.

Hyuga Hizashi and Hikaru Hizashi.

Rantaro Kiyama, Wakiya Murasaki and Shu Kurenai.

Ranzo Kiyama, Hanna Suiro and Jinemon Daizora.

Zachary (Zac) Kaneguro, Akira Yamatoga, Quon Limon, Gabe Brunai, Alexander (Xander) Shakadera, Ken Midori, Hoji Konda, Ryota Kurogami and Daigo Kurogami.

Lain Valhalla.

Hyde and Phi.

Arthur Peregrine.

Joe Lazure, Ben Azuki, Blindt DeVoy, Naoki Minamo, Jin Aizawa, Lodin Haijima, Xavier Bogard, Ren Wu Sun, Orochi Ginba, Joshua Burns, Yugo Nansui, Ukio Kibuki, Hae-Jin Oh, Pheng Hope, Ghasem Madal, Phelix Payne, Boa Alcazaba, Clio Delon, Cuza Ackermann, Laban Vanot, Kyle Hakim and Kurt Baratier.

Gwyn Reynolds.

Free de la Hoya.

Lui Shirosagi.

Bel Daizora and Valt Aoi.

Cheers for the ride, Beyblade Burst.

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Some of my favourite images from my files to remember the third generation of this improbable-yet-awesome sports anime.

[separatist-apologist]

“separatist-apologist” is from Star Wars? (I obviously don’t know squat about Star Wars… please enlighten me)

So, a decade before the clone wars- wait.

So in Star Wars, the Republic governs most planets via the core world Coruscant. It's a democratic republic, and planets within it's reach are represented by Senators that help govern and decide the fate of the collective. If you're American or otherwise represented by such a system, this will feel familiar to you.

The republic faced similar issues we're all familiar with- corruption, greed, and an unwillingness by some to consider the collective whole of the galaxy over their respective homes. There were tensions among planets that felt their interests weren't represented in the republic and would have preferred to govern their own self-interest.

Additionally, outer rim planets especially were often shafted, picking up a heavy tax burden on trade routes despite often being far poorer than core worlds, and were plagued with other problems- pirates for one. There was little policing out there, leaving the outer rim to basically fend for itself.

There was gridlock and lobbying by powerful guilds in order to achieve favorable deals and senators who were too busy lining their own pockets to do the job they'd sworn to do, which led basically to this idea that if there was going to be meaningful change, extreme action would need to be taken.

Count Dooku, who was the apprentice of Darth Sideous (Chancellor Palpatine) leads this charge. It's disingenuous imo to say that he cares- but he gives a speech (the Raxus Address) where he basically says the republic is hopelessly corrupt and favors the core worlds. Dooku IS charismatic, though, and his words reach young activists who are exhausted by the same politically elite system overburdening them while (to them) making the wealthier even more wealthy at the expense of everyone else's future.

This speech leads to worlds essentially declaring articles of succession, starting with the world Ukio, which provided grain to the core worlds. More worlds follow, and in order to keep the Separatists from seeming legitimate, the republic makes it illegal for officials of other worlds to talk with the Separatists.

So then you've got the Republic voting to create a centralized army to protect a millenia of peace on one end, and on the other you've got Dooku pulling strings to help lay the foundation for the eventual empire. It's important to note that Dooku's intentions are not benevolent OR good- he's a sith lord who sets up the Separatist leadership as non-human because to him, they're "less-than" and there is no place in his future for them, thus making them easily disposed of when the empire is solidified. They're merely puppet players in his game (if you've seen the Phantom Menace you know what I'm talking about).

All this leads Dooku to promise to assassinate Padme Amaidala over a failed tax bill (hilariously blocked by Naboo Senator- that's right, you guessed it, Sheev Palpatine) so Gunray can take control of Naboo. I won't get into the politics because this post is getting long, but that's where we start in The Phantom Menace, and all this leads to the Clone Wars.

I think there is something to be said about the Separatists and their ideals, even at heart, I am a Jedi Apologist first and foremost. I'm not condoning any of the bullshit Dooku did because he helped set forth the genocide of the Jedi, the downfall of the Republic, and never really cared about any of the planets who did have legitimate complaints. And I think what's so interesting about characters about Dooku and Palpatine is how charismatic they were, how well-spoken and trustworthy they seemed, and how it's a lesson for how fascism creeps in slowly, turning the water up while the frogs sit inside, cozy at first and then before you know it, you're being boiled alive.

[saltysuicune]

I don't like Evolution so far...

You know, I've been watching evolution and I gotta say... I don't like i so far, at least not the start I'm at ep 16. People keep hyping it up as the greatest season ever but I feel like it's just blind fanatism for Free and Silas. I made a whole ass thread on Twitter about why I don't like it, but I still want to share my thoughts here, so buckle up people.

Also like, please remember I've only gotten to when they go to México, so I can't take into account any kind of character moments or character development that happens after that 'cause I obviously haven't seen any of that yet unless I got spoiled.

It's actually a single very simple issue, but it bothers me a lot 'cause this wasn't a problem in season 1, or at least it wasn't so big; I feel they misuse so much of their time, like, let me explain. They had like 15 episodes of a whole arc, to introduce around 12 new characters and I don't even know who half of them are supposed to be (counting only the guys back at BC Sol).

Season one had also 15 eps of the first arc, but around numeber 5 you already know the basics about every big player in that arc and even most side characters. Those being the main 6, plus Hoji, Orochi, Xander, and both Valt and Daigo's families.

Wakiya and Daigo had more impact in this arc than most of the new characters on Valt’s side, I care more for the French team than the new supposed deuteragonists. Why do you make so many new characters if you won’t do shit with almost any of them? How do you make me care more about the secondary characters more than the main gang?.

Most of these eps were incredibly boring to me because they just got rid of the thing I loved so much about season one, every character had something that made them different from the rest or a reason to care about them, but during this arc most characters are "literally who"s.

Like, I might for example not care about Zac or Ukio that much, but I have friends who do. But Honey? Django? I don’t know a single person who even remembers them. And there was no improvement to anything else from Season 1, so there’s nothing to make up for this issue.

They should have actually taken the time to introduce everyone and show you just who they are. Who’s Django for example? Because right now he’s literally just a walking stereotype, not even a character, give me a reason to care about the fact he’s leaving. Stan got incredibly upset when that happened, clearly it was supposed to be an important thing, specially looking at how much it changed Stan's own character into an abrasive and resentful shit stain of a guy for a while.

Like I said, I think they should use the first few episodes to properly introduce Valt’s new friends. Show Django and Stan’s supposed friendship and how they were supposed to be among the strongest bladers besides Free, show me Valt befriending the new people, show them Honey interacting with her sister, HOW does she not have any chemistry with HER SISTER. Just make them feel like actual characters instead of replacing already loved and established characters with boring different nationality versions of themselves.

THEN you bring the plot. They don’t even need that many eps, they’ve clearly proved they can give them that treatment with just one, look at Cuza or Gashem, for example. They established them perfectly, why can't they do that with the characters you're supposed to see every episode? The story would be so much better if they made you actually care about these people, but they just didn't.

So many moments in the later half of these few first eps would be vastly improved, the few times someone decided to leave, that one time everyone got mad at Valt and Rantaro after meeting with Daigo, Silas rejoining, the little conversations Kris and Trad often have.

I just wanna care about whatever is happening, like I did in season 1. Kris and Ange's conversation in that one ep, Kit following Valt to the royal's place, everything Free did, those are great examples, I needed more of that, just give me character moments, tell me who these people are, please, I wanna care.