#vanitas no carte 12

[stellarish]

Jumping on the meme bandwagon

[arahabakix]

SIX CHARACTERS; pt. 2

thanks to @distortedlightbeam @kimdokjas @karura @rashoumonzz @naoamaya @lilium-dragomir for the suggestions!!!!

[neversetyoufree]

Shipping is fun and all but why do the whole fandom makes it like VNC was about rotting for Vanitas to be with either Jeanne or Noe and sexuality ? It's not what the story is about, it's about Noe and Vanitas's story together and how Noé will end up killing Vanitas. Is it because it's also treating of their relationship that the fandom focuses so much on romance which is a very sub themed (after all in shounen romance is always a subplot, more or less underdevelopped)

I mean, when it comes to Vnc, I'm not so sure that the romance is underdeveloped, anon. I 100% get not caring about romantic shipping, and that's fair, but sex and romance are big parts of this story. I don't think it's unreasonable to be invested in them when they're very present in the manga itself.

You're right that shonen series in general tend to be very light on romance. However, a majority of shonen also don't have their characters very regularly engaging in a metaphor for sex.

It's pretty undeniable that the blood drinking in VnC is meant as a sexual metaphor. Sometimes this is played for horror (like Astolpho's backstory), and sometimes this is played for horny (like the VaniJeanne scenes), but it's almost always there. It doesn't mean that every instance of blood drinking is meant to symbolize literal sex, but both in-universe and in terms of symbolism, drinking someone's blood in VnC is an erotic act. And there's a lot of blood drinking.

With that said, given that these characters are constantly running around drinking and/or craving each other's blood, of course people are going to talk about romance a lot. "Which character wants which other character's blood?" is a huge driving factor for the character dynamics in this story. And there's a lot of straight-up discussion of romance as well!

You cannot talk about or analyze Noé and Dominique's relationship without talking about her massive crush on him. You cannot analyze Vanitas and Jeanne's relationship without talking about their mutual attraction and all the blood drinking scenes. You cannot fully analyze Noé and Vanitas's relationship without talking about how much Noé wants Vanitas's blood.

It may not be the norm for shonen, but Vnc is, objectively speaking, a series that puts a fair amount of emphasis on romance. It's not the main plot, but neither is it a clumsily handled background element like in Naruto or something. This is a series driven by the relationships between its characters first and foremost, and several of those relationships are canonically romantic and/or horny.

(Also, as a bonus fun fact, there's an interview with Mochizuki where she directly talks about how she wanted Vnc to focus more on both action and romance than her previous works).

And as for the Vanoé angle specifically, you're right. Vnc is the story of Noé and Vanitas's relationship. It's the story of how they meet, what they do together, and how/why Noé will eventually kill Vanitas with his own hands. And the thing about that relationship is that it is frankly fucking FULL of queer subtext. Like half the writing on this blog, for example, is about Noé and Vanitas's relationship, and not all of it is gay. Sometimes I talk about the death and tragedy angle, sometimes I speculate about the concrete plot details of what's to come, and sometimes I talk about how absurdly queer-coded Noé's whole "your blood smells amazing" routine is. It's not the only thing going on between them, not by a long shot, but it's there! And I think it's quite reasonable to discuss it.

So like, everyone engages in fandom differently, anon. It's fine to not give a damn about the romantic angle. I personally am almost incapable of caring about ships that aren't heavily implied in their canon sources, which makes me a bit of the odd one out in some fandom spaces.

However, speaking for myself again, this is a meta blog. More often than not, when I talk about romance on here, it's through the angle of examining what's there in canon. I find the relationships between the characters to be the most compelling part of Vnc, so that's what I write about. Sometimes that means writing about how Noé's constantly trying and failing to save his loved ones generally, sometimes that means writing about the history between Vanitas and Misha, and sometimes that means writing about how fucking in love with Vanitas I think Noé is.

I can't speak for others, but I personally don't think I'm reading anything into this series that isn't there. It's fine if it's not an angle you care about personally! I fully support you in blacklisting ship tags if the discussion of romance gets on your nerves. I cannot fucking stand "ship wars," so like. I get it. But "shonen usually doesn't care about romance" does not mean "all the people talking about romance in Vnc are doing it for no good reason."

[choccorin]

good evening, everybunny :333 i'm going to spend two (or three) hours into studying circles :33

[y0uc4n7kn0w]

Weebsmas Day 1 - Best Anime to Cosplay in Winter

Welcome to 12 Days of Weebsmas — Day 1! I’m really excited to be writing posts for Weebsmas. It feels like it’s been a long time since we’ve had the time to write anything on this blog, but I really missed it. So to kick off 12 Days of Weebsmas, I thought I’d write about something I haven’t written about in a while: cosplay. Specifically, anime that would be great to cosplay in the winter…

[shitpostsandanime]

Mmmmmmmmmm Vanitas and Noe are having two very different blood sucking experiencessssss

[raamitsu]

⭐ JUJUTSU KAISEN CHAPTER 269 LEAKS COMING THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY, 12th SEPTEMBER (JST)

⭐ WIND BREAKER CHAPTER 154 RELEASE ON WEDNESDAY, 11th SEPTEMBER AT 12 AM (JST)

⭐ NO NEW CHAPTER OF VANITAS NO CARTE THIS MONTH UNTIL OCTOBER DUE TO MOCHIZUKI JUN'S HEALTH CONDITION. THE SERIES WILL RESUME ON NOVEMBER UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE.

⭐ BLEACH: THOUSAND YEAR BLOOD WAR – THE CONFLICT (COUR 3) TV ANIMATION OFFICIAL DATE OF BROADCAST IS ON OCTOBER 5th (JST)

⭐ TOWER OF GOD TV ANIMATION SEASON 2 (COUR 2) IS TO BE BROADCASTED ON OCTOBER 6th (JST)

⭐ NEW ATTACK ON TITAN PROJECT IS TO BE ANNOUNCED TODAY ON SEPTEMBER 9th (JST) + SPECIAL MAGAZINE RELEASE FEATURING SELECTED CHAPTERS VOTED BY FANS IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS 15th ANNIVERSARY ON NOVEMBER 6th (JST) WITH A NEW ILLUSTRATION BY HAJIME ISAYAMA AS THE FRONT COVER.

[rainswhenyourehere]

starduckys -> paperweight-inshadesofgreige -> rainswhenyourehere

now playing: midnight love by girl in red

hibi/wine ⋆ they/she/he ⋆ minor ⋆ may 11th (taurus) ⋆ sapphic (?) ace <3 intp-t ⋆ eet (utc +2:00) ⋆ spotify ⋆ pinterest ⋆ carrd ⋆ uquiz ⋆ letterboxd ⋆ hibiwine on dc > old habits die screaming. > impressionist paintings of heaven. (my moodboards)

musicals -> hamilton, beetlejuice, heathers, dear evan hansen, ride the cyclone, in the heights, into the woods, 21 chump street, the greatest showman, jesus christ superstar, six

music k-pop -> enhypen, stray kids, xdinary heroes, boynextdoor, dxmon, tomorrow x together, new jeans, zerobaseone, cravity, &team, nine.i, fifty fifty, epex, 8turn, evnne, toz, tiot, riize, illit, vcha, beomhan other -> taylor swift, lin-manuel miranda, maisie peters, gracie abrams, girl in red, alec benjamin, conan gray, bears in trees, laufey, sabrina carpenter, peggy

movies/shows -> moominvalley, heartstopper, hazbin hotel, helluva boss, pjo, wednesday, cruella, vivo, miraculous, wonka, nimona, itsv & atsv, mean girls

animanga -> vanitas no carte, haikyuu!!, tbhk, kny, oshi no ko, wonder egg priority, the promised neverland, bsd, spy x family, mha

books -> dark rise & dark heir, osemanverse, shusterman's books, agggtm, five survive, ella minnow pea, poison for breakfast, ink in the blood, spindlefish and stars, kiss & tell, ana on the edge, improbable magic for cynical witches, the scapegracers, eat your heart out (+more i could talk abt books for ages)

misc -> keroppi <3 kirby <3, coffee!!, slytherin, silly goose, founding fuck, people pleaser, extroverted introvert, social anxiety !!! , depression, angst > fluff, folklore & midnights my loves, mint choco>>>, if we're moots ur my family now. i love you. /p

dni : homophobes, transphobes, ableists, racists etc., -12, empty blogs

🍉 this blog stands with palestine!! 🍉

red bow dividers by me. star dividers with lines by @/saradika-graphics. cruella dividers by me, pictures taken from pinterest.

moots <33 : @bribery-muffins @abodyhasbeenfound @charmedoralarmed @jittyjames @my-genuine-reaction999 i'd tag more but social anxiety's not rly. on my side tonight

[iservemydog]

Hello!

I am looking for someone to chat with about some of these topics! I would also love to roleplay! Feel free to reach out if you’re interested in any of these fandoms:

DC Comics -

Batman ❤️

Constantine

Young Justice

Teen Titans

Supernatural

Gravity Falls

Hazbin Hotel / Helluva Boss

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

FNAF

Sonic the Hedgehog

Star Trek

Lord of the Rings

Anime -

1. Apothecary Diaries

2. Boku no Hero Academia 

3. Buddy Daddies

4. Demon Slayer

5. Dr Ramune: Mysterious Disease Specialist

6. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

7. Hunter x Hunter

8. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

9. Jujutsu Kaisen

10. Seven Deadly Sins

11. Noragami

12. One Punch Man

13. Servamp

14. Sk8 the Infinity

15. Spy x Family

16. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

17. Trigun Stampede

18. Vanitas no Carte

19. Dororo

[noes-pillow]

this one i didnt have time to edit within my 1 hour time limit so yeah... like i implied in the last post, these arent gonna be great quality, im just going off vibes... so here have some pain... happy @whumptober

VNC Whumptober Day 2:

No. 2: “I’ll call out your name, but you won’t call back.”

cw: so much fucking angst, torture implications

Noé is…

Right, he’s in a memory. Who’s memory?

Vanitas'

But this is odd. This body doesn’t seem to recognize that name.

…

Noé has perfected this technique. His teacher trained him diligently. It was beneficial. He learned so much about the capabilities of his power. Even if now he still feels like there’s a part of them he hasn’t quite found yet.

But for now, he knows when he’s diving. It feels like a lucid dream. One where you walk the halls of the dreamscape in a body you can’t control, which is yours for the moment, although it doesn’t belong to you.

It feels deep.

It feels personal.

It feels violating.

It belongs to the person of whom his fangs are currently embedded.

While Noé’s body enjoys the nourishment of blood, the taste of which he could never find a replacement, his mind is none the wiser.

His mind is trapped.

Trapped in a body.

The body of a child.

A young boy no older than 8.

A boy covered in bandages.

A boy who misses his family.

For a moment he sees his own childhood. The times when he was alone after his grandparents died. The time until Teacher bought him.

Teacher.

Mikhail.

Vanitas’ younger brother. Mikhail.

He was part of these experiments too.

Then the thought dawned on Noé.

How long had Vanitas been with Moreau when Mikhail met him?

The image he had seen in Mikhail’s blood placed him around the age of 10-12. But this body. This body was no older than 8.

2 years.

Vanitas had to endure for at least 2 whole years. And more when he took on more sessions to spare Misha.

Vanitas.

The boy here couldn’t be called by that name. For all this body knew, Vanitas wasn’t someone that even existed.

Yet.

…

Vanitas cradles Noé’s unconscious form. He knows the vampire is out of it. His arms are limp. They would normally seek out the closest thing to latch onto to ground himself in his slumber. But for now his mind is far from at rest.

The sapphire eyed human lays his partner back on the bed next to himself. He runs his fingers over the bite on his neck and winces at the sting.

His fingers are covered in blood. They’re dripping. He feels it dripping down his neck too. And he has a horrifyingly sensual realization.

Vanitas licks his fingers. It tastes of blood, obviously. Warm iron. But something else. There is no aroma, but Vanitas can still taste Noé’s venom.

It is a comforting feeling. A sweet gentle numbness on his tongue. As if he was feeling his adrenaline pump without any of the pain.

But for as gentle as this feeling is, Noé’s bite itself is anything but. He’s managed to rip several strands of muscle in his neck and it fucking hurts. But honestly he doesn’t mind.

He doesn’t need to look to know he’s been marked. And the wound will likely scar underneath it.

Good.

Vanitas rolls up his sleeve and scours at the marks that appeared on his skin years after his birth.

It is about time Vanitas has a scar he chose to have. A mark, dare he say, he wants.

And the human nestles his head under his vampire’s chin. Just this once, Noé would be his hug pillow for the night.

It was only fair.

Noé, experiencing the exact memories of himself as a child, needed to know he wasn’t alone.

“I’m here.” He whispers. “Noé.”

There is no response.

Vanitas hugs him tighter.

“Don’t move. Moving is bad. Moving hurts.” The vampire mumbles.

He can’t hear him.

Vanitas cries.

Please. Hear me…

Noé…

…

Vanitas!

Noé’s thoughts and those of this child are one and the same.

Don’t move. Moving is bad. Moving hurts.

He feels a tightness around him but he fights it. He prepares himself for another shock. These were still shocks, right? Moreau hadn’t taken out the rolling cart yet. Which means he probably wasn’t bleeding yet. Yet.

Noé’s consciousness separates long enough for him to make a single wish.

He calls out to the body of the boy he was. He hopes he can hear him. He hopes this is the part of his power he had never been able to grasp. Now is his chance. Noé wants this boy to know he isn’t alone. That he wasn’t alone. That Noé was always there with him in his pain. Just that. Just to call out to him.

Noé has this wish.

And just as Noé reaches out to this boy.

He realizes.

I don’t know your name, No. 69.

And the title is too bitter for Noé to think, let alone speak. He just can’t refer to this child as that. Named Vanitas or not, this boy will become someone important to him. This boy is someone important to him. But to the boy, what’s important isn’t his future.

Its what he was forced to leave behind in his past.

Vanitas!

Noé can’t decide what’s worse. Thinking you are alone, or knowing someone could’ve changed that.

No matter how many times Noé could try to call Vanitas’ name, this body wouldn’t recognize it. This body would still feel alone.

And he would continue to feel as such until a chance encounter on an airship above Paris.

But that was a decade away.

Countless days.

Countless days specifically with Moreau.

Im sorry...

...Vanitas.

fin

[grimeye-j]

Ok so I'm reading Vanitas no Carte for the first time & I'm on chapter 12, where Vanitas is describing that one of the reasons he loves Jeanne is that she'll probably never love him back.

And I'm just thinking? Is he lithromantic? At least that's my headcanon as of now.

[24hlevi]

25 𝒟𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝒪𝒻 𝒲𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇

hello and welcome to my 25 days of winter event! this event will be filled of all holiday/christmas prompts for all my fandoms that have open requests! those include ;

Attack On Titan

Alice In Borderland

Blue Lock

Chainsaw Man

Jujutsu Kaisen

Tokyo Revengers

Demon Slayer

Bungou Stray Dogs

Bleach

Spy X Family

Vanitas No Carte

Tian Guan Ci Fu

Resident Evil

Jigokuraku

One Piece

Sakamoto Days

Gen V

here are the prompts! you may use only one prompt per request, and it will be crossed off once completed. there may only be two of the same prompt used for a different character and fandom

1 - decorating a christmas tree

jordan li (gen v) x gn!reader

2 - caught under mistletoe

3 - driving around the city to see christmas lights

4 - going christmas shopping

5 - ice skating together

roland (vnc) x fem!reader

6 - baking christmas cookies

7 - first christmas together

8 - going to a christmas party

9 - fake dating for christmas family reunion

lottie matthews (yellowjackets) x gn!reader

10 - dancing to christmas music

11 - picking out a christmas tree

12 - matching christmas sweaters

13 - snowed in

14 - walk at night

15 - meeting the family during christmas

shishiba (sakamoto days) x fem!reader

16 - cuddling by the fireplace

17 - building a snowman

18 - snowball fight

19 - proposal on christmas

20 - confession on christmas

nico robin (one piece) x male!reader

21 - opening presents

22 - first snow

23 - new year's kiss

24 - winter festival

25 - watching the ball drop

[longhairedboybracket]

Long Haired Boy Bracket All Contestants

The polls will start this tuesday the 2nd

Bracket A

1 - Ling Yao Fullmetal Alchemist vs Will Turner Pirates of the Caribbean

2 - Chigiri Hyoma Blue Lock vs Kasanoda Ritsu OHSHC

3 - Squidward Tentacles Sponge Bob Square Pants vs Link Legend of Zelda

4 - Heimdall Mcu vs Enoch Drebber Ace Attorney

5 - Izuru Kamukura Danganronpa vs Silver Pokémon

6 - Wei Wuxian Mo Dao Zu Shi vs Hua Cheng Heaven's Official Blessing

7 - Wataru Hibiki Ensemble Stars vs Akoya Gero Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-Bu Love

8 - Su Honkai Impact 3rd vs Reyson Fire Emblem

9 - Vanitas Vanitas no Carte vs Athos 3 musketeers

10 - Destruction The Sandman vs Eliot Stardew Valley

11 - Neightan Rot Monster High vs Haruka Hashida Blue Period

12 - Kian Stone Just Roll With It, Show vs Aion Show By Rock

13 - Shulk Xenoblade vs Antonio Identity V

14 - Beelzebub Granblue Fantasy vs Kiun Noragami

15 - Alex Harvey-Iniguez Magical Warrior Diamond Heart vs Fabian Blush Blush

16 - Lord Cedric W.I.T.C.H vs Eithan Aurelius Cradle Series

Bracket B

1 - Korekiyo Shinguji Danganronpa vs Hong Lu Limbus Company

2 - Alucard Castlevania vs Finn The Human Adventure Time

3 - Sakurayashiki Kaoru "Cherry" Sk8 Infinity vs Rosado Fire Emblem

4 - Geralt Of Rivia The Witcher vs Elrond Lord Of The Rings

5 - Inigo Montoya The Princess Bride vs Fire Lord Zuko Avatar The Last Airbender/Avatar The Legend Of Korra

6 - Natural Harmonia Gropius "N" Pokémon vs Loki Mcu

7 - Samsom The Old Testament vs Aramis 3 musketeers

8 - Interdimensional Prince Monster Prom vs Furanui Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-Bu Happy Kiss

9 - Ichirota Kazemaru Inazuma Eleven vs Lucas Rune Factory 5

10 - Helia Winx Club vs Gunpowder Tim The Mechanisms

11 - Shinjiro Nozomi Entropic Float vs Dia Akedia Court of Darkness

12 - Jareth The Goblin King Labyrinth vs Br'aad Vengolor Just Roll With It

13 - Little Creek Spirit vs Bigby Wolf Fables

14 - Terry Bogard Fatal Fury vs Prince Phobos W.I.T.C.H

15 - Dyuradyura Show By Rock vs Noah Kawaii Mansion

16 - Howell Wizard Bee and Puppycat vs Zero Megaman

Bracket C

1 - Inuyasha Inuyasha vs Lucius Fire Emblem

2 - Legolas Lord of the Rings vs Greg Universe Steven Universe

3 - Melli Pokémon vs Shatterstar Marvel

4 - Klavier Gavin Ace Attorney vs Lan Wangji Mo Dao Zu Shi

5 - Chewbacca Star Wars vs Cousin it The Addams Family

6 - Captain Hook Peter Pan vs Edward Elric Fullmetal Alchemist

7 - Tarzan Tarzan vs Razor Genshin Impact

8 - Gerard Keay The Magnus Archives vs Deidara Naruto

9 - Yan Qing Fate Grand Order vs Porthos 3 musketeers

10 - Yue Cardcaptor Sakura vs Headmaster Precure

11 - Kurama Yu Yu Hakusho vs Gillion Tidestrider Just Roll With It

12 - Sitka Brother Bear vs Lord Cob Tales Of Earthsea

13 - Kidou Yuuto Inazuma Eleven Go vs Takumi Ichinose Nana

14 - Peter Cook W.I.T.C.H vs Alec Swordspoint

15 - Peking Duck Food Fantasy vs Karurusu Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-Bu Happy Kiss

16 - Blue Knight Tokyo Mew Mew vs Yakari Yakari

Bracket D

1 - Asakura Hao Shaman King vs Soren Fire Emblem

2 - Sesshomaru Inuyasha vs Christopher Yugioh Zexal

3 - Lord Farquaad Shrek vs Katsura Kotaro Gintama

4 - Jesus The Bible vs Sephiroth Final Fantasy VII

5 - Aoba Seragaki Dramatical Murder vs Basil Hawkins One Piece

6 - Kamui Gakupo Vocaloid vs Nahyuta Sahdmadhi Ace Attorney

7 - Jon Snow Game of Thrones vs Grusha Pokémon

8 - Terumi Furo "Aphorodi" Inazuma Eleven vs Joseph Identity V

9 - Nahobino Shin Megami Tensei vs Kite Hunter x Hunter

10 - Ogron Winx Club vs Niklaus Just Roll With It

11 - D'artagnian 3 musketeers vs Monmon Show by Rock

12 - Xie Lian Heaven's Official Blessing vs Olivier Vanitas no Carte

13 - Xiao Yin Dislyte vs Thane Bauer Watashi no Oshi Wa Akuyaku Reijou

14 - Toki Wartooth Metalocalypse vs Madmartigan Willow

15 - DJ Grooves A Hat In Time vs Jae-ha Akatsuki no Yona

16 - Nezumi No.6 vs Ashe Bradley Witch's Heart

[grelleswife]

Hey this is maybe a strange request but I was wondering if you had any good anime recommendations ?

I've been watching JJK and I've been left feeling a bit disappointed with the writing (it feels kinda all of the place and it feels like characters are dying just for the sake of dying)

So I'm kinda looking for something with darker themes and also maybe with supernatural elements, but that gives all the characters good arcs and development and also maybe is a bit on the happier side?

But honestly anything will do I'm just looking for some new stuff

I've been thinking of watching Vanitas no Carte so that one's already on my list

Hi, anon! I understand your frustration; the despair of the Shibiya arc had become rather gratuitous by the end of Season 2. :/

VnC was one of the first shows that came to mind while I was reading your ask, so you’re already ahead of the curve! Content warnings I recall off the top of my head include child death, nonconsensual blood drinking (which carries certain unpleasant implications in vampire media), use of children for scientific experimentation, and unsavory dynamics (aka the man repeatedly disregarding the woman’s boundaries) in the canon m/f pairing. However, the quality of the story and its unmistakable queerness still make Vanitas no Carte a worthwhile watch, in my opinion. And the manga is even better!

Some other recommendations I can think of, albeit with varying ratios of darkness to good character development and happy moments, are listed below. Please note that content warnings provided are based off my hazy recollections and thus are not comprehensive.

Mushishi

Though existing beyond the realm of human perception, the diverse array of primitive lifeforms known as mushi can warp their surroundings—and the people inhabiting them—in bizarre, sometimes frightening ways. As a mushishi, Ginko is one of the rare few who can see and interact with these creatures, and travels Japan lending assistance to those struggling to coexist with the mushi. Suffused with a quiet melancholy, this anime is perfect to watch on a rainy day with a cup of tea in hand.

Content warnings: Body horror

Mononoke

Nope, not the Studio Ghibli film that gave birth to the classic “I’ll cut your throat” ship meme. This 2007 anime follows the enigmatic and possibly immortal Kusuriuri (medicine seller) as he helps people impacted by mononoke, malevolent spirits that latch onto negative emotions. However, he can only dispel these spirits by uncovering their true nature and the reason for the appearance, forcing him to play detective along the way. Though a spiritual cousin of sorts to Mushishi, the two shows vary radically in style: Whereas Mushishi’s color palettes tend to be earthy and subdued, Monoke’s animation pushes the envelope with a dizzying, gaudy spectacle that could have come straight out of a drug-induced nightmare.

Content warnings: Violence (including violence against women), discussions of forced abortion, body horror, a highly questionable relationship between a monk and his sister, eyestrain (the colors are gorgeous but can be a bit overwhelming at times)

Otherside Picnic

College students Sorawo Kamikoshi and Toriko Nishina team up to periodically explore the Otherside, a parallel universe where urban legends pose all-too-real threats, growing closer over the course of their adventures. Fans of the light novels on which this 12-episode anime is based have criticized the differences in tone between the adaptation and the source material, complaining that the anime tends to come across as a bit goofier. However, as someone who went into the series blind, I had a fun time! Otherside Picnic also numbers among the rare examples of sapphic anime with adult protagonists, although most of Sorawo’s and Toriko’s relationship is relegated to slow-burn due to the short run time. Their black cat/golden retriever dynamic is still a joy to behold!

Content warnings: Occasional gun violence, body horror

Death Parade

The souls of the recently deceased are pitted against eachother in nerve-wracking games meant to uncover the darkest corners of their psyches so that beings known as arbiters may pass judgement on their fate—reincarnation, or eternity in the void. Alongside his assistant, Chiyuki, the arbiter Decim begins to gain greater insight into humanity while starting to question the very role for which he was created. This underrated gem will probably reduce you to a puddle of tears at least once, so have a box of tissues ready.

Content warnings: Violence, assault, suicide, depictions of alcohol use (much of the action takes place at an otherworldly bar)

Noragami

Hiyori Iki’s ordinary middle school life is turned upside down when a bus accident weakens the link between her body and soul, enabling her to perceive the gods and spirits in our midst…including Yato, a brash yet destitute young god without a single shrine to his name. How will their fates intertwine? Written along a similar vein to Fruits Basket and Kamisama Kiss, Noragami charms the viewer with its sillier shenanigans while ripping your heartstrings to shreds during the darker moments. Although the manga (at least what I’ve read of it) is superior, and the anime only adapts a handful of the original arcs, it still holds its own. And the OPs are excellent! 👌

Content warnings: Body horror, child death, suicide

[auroraeterna]

Additional Information on WMMAP's Donghua Production

I've been trying to find some additional information on the guys who are making WMMAP's donghua. Here's some of my finds!

Original post by Kuaikan on Weibo

Producer: Kuaikan Manhua (WMMAP's chinese publisher. They're in charge of various other famous titles like Mo Dao Zhu Shi) and iQIYI (produced My Roommate is a Gumiho in partnership with Korean Television and Luoyang. Also a very big broadcasting platform, a.k.a "China's Netflix".)

Animation: Colored Pencil Animation. Produced Blades of the Guardians, the Obey Me anime and The King's Avatar (you can see the other series they've worked on by looking up at their site). They also show up on Anime News Network as the company responsible for the key animation and/or 2nd key animation of the following series:

Shingeki no Kyojin/Attack on Titan: Season 3, Episode 12

The God of Highschool: Episode 9

SSSS.Gridman: Episode 6

Show By Rock!! Mashumairesh!!

Bakumatsu

Yasuke: Episode 4

Broadcaster: iQIYI

Director: Zhang Yingying (张盈盈). Very difficult person to find information about. They doesn't seem to have a Weibo profile (otherwise, Kuaikan would've @ them). Tried to search their name on the searchbar and nothing. Writing 张盈盈 + 魔法公主的小烦恼 also didn't lead me anywhere. Writing 张盈盈 anime on the google search led me to this website, where it shows they've worked on The King's Avatar's storyboard and direction.

Another Zhang Yingying with ties to the animation industry is the director of photography to Vanitas no Carte and Mob Psycho, but they're probably not the same person, since the chinese characters for their names are different (张盈盈 and 張 盈穎).

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This was all the information I could find for now! Maybe I'll try later to see if I can find more interesting things!

[raamitsu]

📌 JUJUTSU KAISEN CHAPTER 248 LEAKS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON JANUARY 17th JST.

📌 JUJUTSU KAISEN VOLUME 25 IS TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW OFFICIALLY (JANUARY 4th) + MANGA MUSIC VIDEO OF “STRONGEST VS. STRONGEST BATTLE” WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW IN COMMEMORATION OF THE VOLUME RELEASE.

📌 JUJUTSU KAISEN CHAPTER 247 OFFICIAL RELEASE ON THIS SATURDAY @ 12 AM JST/FRIDAY @ 11 PM MYT.

📌 GOKURAKUGAI CHAPTER 15 WILL BE PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 2nd @ 12 AM JST OFFICIALLY ON MANGA PLUS.

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📌 ONE PIECE: EGGHEAD ARC TV ANIMATION OFFICIALLY ON AIR IN FOUR (4) DAYS.

📌 SOLO LEVELING ANIMATION DEBUT TOMORROW - JANUARY 6TH @ 6 PM JST.

🍡 DEMON SLAYER: HASHIRA TRAINING ARC COMING IN SPRING.

🍡 MY HERO ACADEMIA SEASON 7 ON MAY 4th JST @ 5.30 PM JST.

🍡 BLEACH: THOUSAND YEAR BLOOD WAR (THIRD COUR) OFFICIAL TEASER + MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS SOON.

🍡 ATTACK ON TITAN SPIN-OFF: BAD BOY (LEVI ACKERMAN’S CHILDHOOD STORY) ON APRIL 30th JST.

🍡 NEW SEASON OF BLACK BUTLER THIS YEAR + INFORMATION IS YET TO BE RELEASED.

🍡 KIMI NI TODOKE SEASON 3 GLOBAL DEBUT ON NETFLIX THIS YEAR.

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