#unlike in the anime and manga

[yokai-girlie]

i’ll forever mourn the Sukuna origin story we’re never going to get

[bonesdontmelt]

Jou's duel with Keith is really like... looking through a mirror darkly. They both use gambling cards. Keith is American, Jou is likely half (given his naturally blond hair). Keith at one point talks about being in such a dark place that you have to learn to enjoy being horrible just to survive it, and Jou was in a gang where he did the exact same thing.

Basically the duel is so interesting to me because Keith is kind of a What Could Have Been (negative) for Jou if he hadn't become friends with Yugi, and the parallels are delightful.

[toxicsugarz]

Marcille and Falin are just like Orpheus and Eurydice and in this essay I will

[what-the-fuck-khr]

october tenth

[yumedoca]

IVE WATCHED THE FIRST EPISODE IT WAS AMAZING

also that ed damn :')

[don-dake]

手塚治虫の未発表原稿を公開へ　晩年の漫画 「ミッドナイト」 原型

Previously unreleased early renditions of one of Osamu Tezuka's twilight manga series, 「Midnight」, to be released soon in June! (16 June 2023 to be exact!)

The collection, titled ‘Midnight: Lost Episodes’ (pub. by Rittorsha), consists of 11 chapters that will also include Black Jack's last appearance in 「Midnight」! Priced at ４，９５０円.

(Does that mean there will be a reprint and new publishing of the whole Midnight collection soon? One can hope! 😌)

[bbq-potato-chip]

the thing that i really. REALLY appreciate with kny is that they do follow up on their characters. (for the most part at least) everything connects and we really get to see the characters grow as people and just. yes character arcs!! yes!!

[100-gar]

Controversial take but i watched all of jjk, in subbed, so it had my full attention 100% of the time, and i am of the opinion that it just fucking sucks.

So me and my wife were talking about it, and we were trying to figure out why people like it and we've come up short. I do not understand what's so appealing about this show for so many people. Can someone PLEASE tell me.

[burinazar]

I'm sure you've mentioned it before, but I was wondering who your favorite Made in Abyss character is and why they're your favorite? :3

I love all the main kids as well as many other characters so it's hard to choose but I think I'd have to say mine is Faputa. Not only is she a super interesting and cool character, but she's also A Creature. A little ball of fluff that can kill

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Thank you very much for the ask, anon! haha, "little ball of fluff that can kill"...yes, Faputa is great, and I think the main cast of Abyss is very endearing and very well fleshed-out. I was having a nice exchange on AO3 the other day regarding how GOOD the characterization of Abyss is and how it's often overlooked in favor of the also-extremely-good worldbuilding and plot, and why that might be, and was considering how it links together with some of my other Thoughts about ways this fandom is different from my other ones as far as what people are into (I need to finish the self-reblog I was gonna do about that on a recent related post actually). Anyway, pretty much the whole cast is endearing and/or enjoyable to watch in some capacity. But there is a definite answer as to favorite(s).

I put these up on my wall this evening, which may help to answer your question.

(Please note the scrolls. I missed the Amiami preorder period for those two because they closed earlier than the rest for some reason, but was able to get them from Suruga-ya eventually. They'll be on the wall at some point too.)

The story and cast prior to s2 I enjoyed in a, like, normal way, and then the Ganja squad arc hit me like a damn asteroid. These people...I've thought and felt and said so much about them, and after a year and a half I'm still brimming with something that feels like it has to be poured out, onto blank canvases and into the written word, and there's no end in sight. I have never had characters that were such good muses to me except perhaps for a couple I made up myself. Belaf has to be called my favorite at this point, but for a long time it was Vueko, and I really, really like Waz too; the manner in which these three characterize one another makes it a little painful to try to separate and rank them, but yes, that's the order. I dote on B and V in particular.

(Self portrait circa August 2023.)

At this point I have so much to say about them that being asked why I like them is hard to answer succinctly. Belaf is so, so sweet, but in an unusual weird, intense nerd way that I find incredibly endearing .....and then that kindness and strength of character fucking destroys him and it's tragic and beautiful and there is so much to pick apart in the manner and meaning of his transformation and his absolution, and it's also a great deal of fun to depict him as he was before. "Before" Belaf is such a fun sort of quirky nerd and his relationships wth Waz and Vue and Iru offer, like, SO much to turn over and look upon fondly, humor and friendship and loyalty and love.

And yet, when I write about his years of friendship with and loyalty and closeness to Wazukyan and Vueko and his parenthood and tutelage of Irumyuui and (note: hallucinatory) camaraderie with the other Ganja, hanging over my shoulder always is his downfall and it makes all of those things so much more beautiful, the tinny note of tragedy that is always playing at the edge of our hearing once we see it all and know how it must end.

(Another crispy fried self portrait from last year. I don't really draw myself these days at all EXCEPT in the context of making fun of my sages obsession.)

As for Vueko, since she's fairly popular maybe explaining her appeal isn't needed...or maybe it is, because it's so much more than the shy and gentle and somewhat silly person she is on the surface, it is so, so much more. Under the Layer of Fuheh she's made of steel --it's just that she's very, very softspoken, which people mistake for passivity and spinelessness. Even fans who purport to like her sometimes reduce her to victimhood and weakness. Perhaps because it's a misconception she clearly holds about herself, and a viewer can be forgiven for not putting together that Vueko might literally be the sage that acts with the most agency. There's so much more I can say that I love about her and her story, especially in the context of the other characters and the way she subtly skews some narrative and trope-related expectations, but I think that's the heart of it -- yes, she was endearing as soon as I met her, but when I saw the subtle yet unmistakeable strength under it all (and parsed that she never saw it herself, I think that little pop of tragedy really makes it hit for me lol), I think that's what made me adore her.

This next little bit might be kind of fucked up but what really makes that strength into something that haunts and compels me is that Vueko has so much determination and strength of character that she will unhesitatingly act to destroy the people she cares about very very much if she has decided at that moment that it is the best thing for them (Irumyuui, Belaf, Irumyuui again.) I can trace the real beginning of my obsession with these characters to when s2e8 aired and this is pretty much why.

So...yeah. Belaf and Vueko! Aaaand there's no way I can write about Waz here without making this post way too fucking long but.

One more shitty self portrait from earlier in the obsession should do it.

Yep!

[seal7035]

"We are at the core of the world."

[deus-ex-mona]

winter 2k24, huh~~~~~~ _(:3 」∠)_

[esevik]

Look. I like Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. It's for the most part a great adaptation but it also makes some (minor) questionable changes that lessens the work. In particular it takes one of the most problematic (ableist+racist) scenes in the manga and makes it even worse.

The scene is when Mustang gets the philosopher's stone to restore his eyes.

First of all Mustang's goal in the entire series is to become the furer/leader of the country so he can turn the country from a military state into a democracy including putting himself and all his former war-friends on trial for war crimes. (I know this can be and has been argued/discussed about but in the series this is suppossed to be his motivation.)

With that in mind let's look at how the manga and Brotherhood chose to portray his scene with the philosopher's stone.

In the manga the scene takes place right after the final battle and there are people running around taking care of the injured. Mustang is sitting with his little group completely depressed because blind people aren't allowed to be in the military so he would have to retire. Meaning he wouldn't be able to gain ranks and become the leader. He's entire goal/plan is down the drain and he does not know what to do. That's when Marco comes in with the philosopher's stone and they do their agreement resulting in Mustang regaining his sight and position within the military.

In Brotherhood this scene takes place 1-2 weeks after the fight and they're sitting in a hospital room. Mustang is relatively chipper, nothing is said about him having to quit the military due to his blindness (so bland people can be part of the military in the Brotherhood verse?). Mustang thinks his blindness is a bit of a setback but he's already come up with a new plan forward and has started working on it. This is where Marco comes in with the stone, they do their agreement and then Mustang goes ahead and heals Havoc's legs first.

So, one thing to notice is the mood of the two scenes. In the manga it's a serious and somber scene where Mustang reluctantly accept Marco's offer since it will help his end goal of bettering the country. And he does not use the stone on Havoc. (Him using the stone on himself is already bad enough but then go ahead and heal up another soldier, you really think any of the Ishvalan lives in that stone would be fine with that?)

In Brotherhood the mood is light and hopeful. It even ends on a funny note as they call Havoc. In fact, Mustang in Brotherhood doesn't need the stone to accomplish his goals.

MUSTNAG IN BROTHERHOOD DOESN'T NEED THE STONE TO ACCOMPLISH HIS GOALS!!! MUSTNAG IN BROTHERHOOD DOESN'T NEED THE STONE TO ACCOMPLISH HIS GOALS!!! MUSTNAG IN BROTHERHOOD DOESN'T NEED THE STONE TO ACCOMPLISH HIS GOALS!!!

The whole scene until he gets the offer is him talking about how, while yes his plans went off the rails a bit, he's already working on finding other ways to reach his goal. He isn't actually in need of the stone except to not be disabled.

So while both the manga and Brotherhood are using the ableist trope of magically curing a disability and sacrificing the souls of an oppressed people to do so the manga depicts it as a serious choice that's done because the characters can't think of another way to reach their goal. In Brotherhood the characters have thought of other ways to achieve their goals but they still do this + bring in another disabled character to be magically healed. And it makes the scene even worse.

[kikuism]

so we finally finished the shibuya arc and the consensus is that it was average

[submech]

I am so excited for dunmeshi anime I want it to be january already...

[satinstarscosplay]

Don’t die on me aki

[misteria247]

I love old men who are charismatic and cringey who raise a kid and end up adopting them becoming an unlikely parent to said kid.

I'm talking about Reigen and Leo-