#vanitas for anon

[neversetyoufree]

I think Luna, Queen Faustina(naenia) and the shapeless one are wayyy too similar in the way they are drawn, the lines, the eyes. Shapeless one has one red eye and another blue eye, like naenia and the vampire of the blue moon..... am i missing smt or?

You're absolutely right! A lot of this actually gets pointed out by characters in the manga as well, so we know it's all intentional on Mochijun's part.

When Noé sees Luna in Misha's memories, he remarks in confusion that Luna looks extremely similar to Faustina:

Then, when Jeanne sees The Shapeless One for the first time in the amusement park, she observes that his left eye is the exact same color as Vanitas's eyes (and therefore the same color as Luna's eyes).

Teacher's right eye is violet, not crimson like Faustina's, so he's not a perfect combination of the other two, but there's definitely something going on here. Even without the visual link, we know they're connected, as Ruthven says Teacher was the first vampire to serve her (and the one to do so for the longest). He's extremely old, the oldest vampire we know of besides the queen, so he may even have some connection to Babel and Faustina's origins. (I'm personally a fan of the Teacher is Paracelsus theory, but that should really be a separate post).

As for your confusion, I honestly think you're right to be confused! We have all these extremely conspicuous connections and similarities, but no explanations yet. It's all just hints and gestures toward Big Reveals that are yet to come.

That said, I do have theories.

Luna and Faustina are similar-looking enough that I think they have to be related in some way. They could be normal relatives, one could have been artificially made in the image of the other, or it could be something even weirder that I haven't thought of yet, but there's no way their origins aren't connected somehow.

I know some people theorize they're twins, but that would require discounting all of the fairytale version of Luna's story, so I'm not ready to commit to that one quite yet. Faustina is supposed to be the first ever crimson vampire, created during or right after Babel, while Luna was supposedly born under a blue moon and born late enough that there were other vampires around to resent and reject them. Some of that mythos could be wrong! I'm absolutely not trusting that the fairy tale is telling the truth about Luna (or Faustina). But it's enough for now to make me suspect that their connection is something more complex than their simply being twins and/or both born from Babel.

Meanwhile, with Teacher, it seems like Mochijun is hinting to us that Teacher took Luna's left eye. Teacher has a left eye that we're specifically told is Blue Moon blue, and Luna's left eye is constantly hidden from our view under their hair. We also know from the above "most beautiful creature in the world" line, his involvement with both Misha and Noé/Vanitas, and his shapeshifting into them that Teacher seems to have some kind of fixation on Luna. If that fixation didn't drive him to take their actual left eye, then Mr. Shapeshifter may well be turning his own left eye blue on purpose in Luna's image.

I'm not discounting the possibility that the obvious explanation of "eye theft" could be a red herring, but Teacher's left eye's connection to Luna definitely strikes me as something affected rather than a sign of actual relation to the Blue Moon. After all, in that panel I included above, he discusses the beauty of "Blue" in a way that makes it sound like something external he's fascinated with, rather than something he possesses or is part of.

Overall, all three of these characters are obviously interconnected, and they all have equally mysterious origins, but with the information we have now, it's impossible to solve those mysteries. For now all we can do is theorize and wait to see what future chapters might clarify.

[slashermovhigh]

MOOOREEEE BUBBA X STRETCH RGN !!!!!!! 👹

[cloudcastor]

Vanitas >:)

he’s grouchy

[callilemon]

Omg I just realised we are moots??? omg since when?? :000 🌙

HI WISH I KNEW WHO YOU ARE.

Also, I apologize for the late reply 💜

[yandere-romanticaa]

What are the top 3 anime you wish were more popular?

In order: Moriarty the Patriot, Magi the Labyrinth of Magic and The Case Study of Vanitas.

[onceupona-crossover]

a moodboard of Emilico from Shadows House and Vanitas from Vanitas no Carte. Platonic AU. Themes of unlikely friendship, shadows, redemption, elegance, and living with purpose

Requested by:anon

-Mod rapunzel

[fisherrprince]

*Shuffles closer just an inch too close* Tell me your Vanitas Thoughts(tm). Your hopes and dreams for him in relation to the series, and what your Expectations are for in to contrast

I think I’ve talked so much abt vanitas I spat out like 29489385 words about what I think might happen and what I hope does RIGHT HERE right here I found it but TEE EL DEE AR worst case scenario: vanitas becomes mephiles (I don’t know sonic lore) and goes full evil cackling I’ve been darkness the whoooole tiiime (scarily likely but I want to BELIEVE the themes of kh remain intact about personhood). BEST case scenario to ME he and Ven have to work together to defeat Darkness because vanitas goes thru another self-identity crisis while trapped in (……….???) Sora’s? Ven’s heart? Somewhere? His heart grew too much to be dissolved back into nothing again. And he gets a wallet chain and a spiked collar. My TEMPERED expectations are something like,,, either he’s gone. we’re done with him, he’s dead. OR. He like… shows up as a villain and then either we have to beat him again or he defects at the last minute. There’s so much that has to do with having a will and making choices and friendship and and and AND on to ad infinitum in this video game. I want him here but if he’s gonna have a bad arc I want him gone. However I want him here so bad. And knowing kh none of this will happen he’s gonna like, go on a space adventure with yozora and pleakley or something

AND ALSO because you asked for Thoughts and then asked for the second thing here’s my first thought about vanitas make him meaner when you analyze him and in that vein if you want to give ME a little treat you’ll make badlands ven a little nervous prick too. People are too nice about vanitas because he’s the outcast emo kid and you all were outcast emo kids but vanitas in the actual game (not like. When you take a blorbo out of the game im of the opinion that you can do whatever you want with him and I do whatever I want all the time. Do you know how many soft sappy vani fics are in my ao3. do you know how many. I cherish each and every ONE of them) BUT IN THE GAME he hates. So so so strongly. I’ve also said this before but he’s so angry that the anger spills over. He’s vindictive and rash and desperate and a big meanie bully. AFFECTIONATE!!!!! He wants to be alive but not like this, this alive is the wrong kind of alive. He wants to crawl inside Ven’s heart and feel the warmth of the blood there. He didn’t ask to be made and if his unversed wants a big boot to hide in he’s going to give it a big boot

[rosie-kairi]

With KHDR all but confirming Vanitas is the combination of the original Darkness that possessed Ven and his natural born darkness when Xehanhort ripped his heart in half Vanitas is technically the longest relationship Ven has ever had. Like no wonder this emo fuck is obsessed with him he literally singled him out as a child and has just been there the whole time even during their 4 years of separation he counted the years and days until they could reunite so he could take his rightful place in Ven's heart and mind. It makes his whole claim that they're brothers and that he's darkness in KH III so much more ominous (classic mobile games adding new context in horrifying ways to the mainline games).

Furthermore when Ven inevitably does regain his full union x memories I want him to have kill bill sirens and pummel Vanitas the minute he sees his smug ass again. Just absolutely beat the shit out of him screaming his anger out like, "YOU MOTHERFUCKER YOU RUINED MY LIFE I WAS 10! I WAS FUCKING 10 AND YOU DESTROYED ANY CHANCE OF ME LIVING A NORMAL LIFE! YOU MAIMED MY HEART NOT ONCE NOT TWICE BUT THREE FUCKING TIMES LEAVE ME ALONE ALREADY I'M NOT YOUR PUPPET YOU CAN PLAY WITH UNTIL I BREAK AGAIN!"

And Vanitas just does not understand why Ven isn't all for their extremely destructive co-dependent relationship since he essentially gave Ven what he wanted but he also immediately took it away after threatening the union leaders. And Ven is literally all he has. If he doesn't have Ven he has nothing and if Vanitas is around Ven's life will only become worse.

I have to rewatch all the BBS and KH III Ven and Van scenes again with this knowledge because Vanitas' actions make so much more sense that he sees Ven as a thing he owns and can do whatever to since he's had him since he was a child.

I'm far from an expert on Vanitas and his whole deal (because he honestly never really caught my attention that much) but I am really looking forward to how the games will address the events of union x in relation to him.

Like, is he even aware that he also comes from ancient darkness, and not just Ventus? If he does, is it a "I fully remember all of these events happening and I take all responsibility for them" awareness or a more subconscious kind? He feels things and remembers bits and pieces and he's not really sure why.

Going from there, how much of union x in general does he remember? Since he comes from both Ventus and the ancient darkness, would he get memories from both sides? Maybe, he only has memories from Ventus's perspective and because of that has never even stopped to consider that he might -even partially- come from someone else? Of course this is all hypothetical, Vanitas is an enigma of a character.

Old man Xehanort must've just been like "yeah you come from Ventus" and Vanitas was like "ok 👍 why do my memories hurt so much to think about"

On an end note, I hope Ventus does lose it a bit. You don't just... remember events like That (accidentally killing someone, the end of the actual literal world, etc.) and not collapse under the weight of it all.

[otaku-tyriq]

Hello, can I ask from this ask game :

https://www.tumblr.com/threecheersforinking/677824836625694720/anime-ask-game?source=share

For anime/manga : Vanitas no Carte, The Witch from Mercury, Trigun and Dungeon Meshi.

Thanks 🌻

Anime: Vanitas no Carte

Favorite Character: Noe Archiviste

Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: that one gay ass dance scene

Character I Think is Underrated: Olivier

Character I Think is Overrated: None

Favorite Ship/Pairing: Vanoe (Vanitas x Noe Archiviste)

Something I Love About the Show/Movie: The characters and use of colours in the animation (everything is so shiny and glittery and I have the brain of a bird)

Anime: Trigun

Favorite Character: Vash The Stampede

Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: Episode 4 when Meryl hits Wolfwood with her car

Character I Think is Underrated: Roberto de Niro

Character I Think is Overrated: None I love them all.

Favorite Ship/Pairing: Vashwood (Vash the Stampede x Nicolas D. Wolfwood)

Something I Love About the Show/Movie:

E V E R Y T H I N G

Anime: The Witch from Mercury

Favorite Character: Suletta Mercury

Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: This one right here

Character I Think is Underrated: /

Character I Think is Overrated: /

Favorite Ship/Pairing: Sulemio (Suletta Mercury x Miorine Rembran

Something I Love About the Show/Movie: Lesbians in space

Anime: Dungeon Meshi

Favorite Character: Marcille

Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: The battle against the red Dragon in Episode 11 and every single time Marcille was a useless lesbian.

Character I Think is Underrated: Chilchuck

Character I Think is Overrated: None, they are all great

Favorite Ship/Pairing: Farcille (Falin x Marcille)

Something I Love About the Show/Movie: the character design and worldbuilding.

[deeranon]

Ok—I need help with this before I go insane.

Around a year ago I read a really good post about a Vanitas and Noè character break down. It talked about how Vanitas really focused on his body and not wanting to be a vampire because of him being human and stuff. And for Noe it was different because, and this is fuzzy, he was more mindful and in the past. I really only remember Vanitas’s part about how his body is really important to him and it attributes to his mentality. This explanation really sucks.

But I can’t find it. I don’t remember who made it and I can’t find in in my liked posts. Scrolling would take forever and it might not even be there.

Could someone try and find the post?? I am going insane I need to read it again.

[neversetyoufree]

I started vnc way back when there was only one volume, stopped, and only restarted it last week 🙈 since then, I have reread it twice and will again, once I'm done with exams, as it has turned me insane. And since no one I know reads it, I just wanted to ask what your thoughts are on my theory that the reason not 'didn't reach out to vanitas' thus leading to his death is because of Ruthven compulsion on him? Cuzco after the 'ill never set you free'thing, I just can't see noel not reaching out tonight purpose. Your blog is a joy to read through, and I love your meta!

Hello!! Thank you so much! It's always great to see another person having fun with my favorite manga :D.

My thoughts on Vanitas's eventual death are. complicated. If we keep going down the path we're on now, I honestly suspect Vanitas's death is going to be more assisted suicide than murder. IE, Vanitas asks for Noé to kill him because it's preferable to the alternative.

Per Ruthven's compulsion, I definitely think it's going to come up, and I do like the idea of Ruthven trying to force Noé to hurt or kill Vanitas, but I don't think it's going to be how Vanitas dies. In a way, I think that would feel somewhat cheap.

Noé killing Vanitas because of his oath to Ruthven would make sense on a plot level. It's a nice, logical explanation for why Noé would kill someone he so clearly adores. I can see why it's a lot of people's theory! However, that explanation wouldn't really deliver on an emotional level. It's just not interesting for Noé's characterization.

For one thing, making Noé kill Vanitas when he's not in control of himself would strip away all of Noé's agency. With VnC's opening chapter, Mochijun sets us up so that the entire time we're reading, we're asking ourselves "but why will Noé kill him?" It's a big source of intrigue and suspense. And to me, finally resolving that suspense with "It's not his fault! He was artificially forced to!" feels like a major letdown. It adds nothing to Noé's character. It's answering that all-important "why" with "There is no reason why. He didn't actually want to." I think that would be a cop-out.

Through that denial of agency, I think this ending would also risk losing out on a lot of potential character development for Noé. The core of Noé and Louis's tragedy is that Noé desperately wanted to save Louis, but the only kind of salvation Louis wanted from him was death, and Noé couldn't give him that.

Now Noé has another person close to him that is also seeking salvation through death. If Noé kills Vanitas, but he's not in control of himself when he does, that misses out on a big opportunity. Has Noé come to understand salvation through death? Has his worldview changed since Louis made that request of him? Does he have it in him to kill a loved one if that's what they ask? If Vanitas's death is forced by Ruthven, then we're much less likely to get answers to those questions.

Personally, my favorite hope/theory for how Ruthven's order will play out is the idea that Ruthven will order Noé to hurt/stop/kill Vanitas, but Vanitas will manage to snap Noé out of it in the same way Noé broke Vanitas's self-hypnosis in the amusement park. There's nothing I love more than a gay little parallel.

I can see a scenario where Ruthven's oath is what pushes Vanitas close to death? Maybe Noé will be ordered to try to kill Vanitas, and that will set off whatever horrible chain of events pushes Vanitas to ask for death that final time. But even if Ruthven does order Noé to hurt Vanitas (which is a big if), I don't think it will be what causes the killing blow.

[slashermovhigh]

I WANT MORE BUBBA X STRETCH RGN!!!!!! 👹

RAAAAAHHHHH!!!!

[ecargmura]

Hey!

Read your reviews on Senpai is an otokonoko. Could you recommend some other good queer-coded anime with healthy relationships/potential relationship/friendship like anything reminding you of Senpai is...?

Hi Anon,

I apologize for the late response.

If you're looking for queer-coded like it's not exactly BL/GL, but feels like it, I'd recommend these anime:

Buddy Daddies (Two male assassins accidentally adopt a child; the two men are roommates and best friends, but they're very important to each other)

The Case Study of Vanitas - The MC might be in love with a girl, but there's no denying that there's a lot of queer tension between the two male leads. There's also a canonically bisexual girl.

Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective - The two male leads banter a lot and they get mistaken to be a gay couple once.

My New Boss is Goofy - One of the characters is canonically bisexual and the two leads have something going on.

[callilemon]

I agree with that last anon about your art!!! I really love how you draw Noe and he's so pretty! I was nervous to say anything off anon, but yea!!

Hi anon! Noé loves you too!!

I really appreciate you saying that!! 🥺 you’re too kind!

[madmanwonder]

Prompt

Mk intro

Adam Taurus vs Vanitas

Arena: Traverse Town - First District

Vanitas: *Kylo Ren Outfit* Such hatred. Such Rage. Such darkness...

Adam: *Gaston Outfit* All justify for the crime that humanity did to me.

Vanitas: I should thank them for making you into a fine warrior of darkness.

[onceupona-crossover]

a moodboard of Kate Shadow from Shadows House and Noé Archiviste from Vanitas no Carte. Platonic and sibling AU. Themes of friendship, Sibling dynamics, and comparisons of nobility and vampires

Requested by:anon

-Mod rapunzel