#what a badass ost

[sometimesanequine]

hey dont be sad, think about centaurs in armor ok?

[caluupin]

Father!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[retromutagn]

love love love the idea of donnie consistently being the last of the four to learn to speak -- i'm a sucker for "kid who has trouble speaking becomes a motormouth when they're older", mostly because i'm projecting. for all the donnies, it's because they're autistic <3 but under the cut i discuss the different ways that they communicate(d) and how it impacts their communication as teens/adults. love me some donatellos. disclaimer that when i say "speak" below the cut, i mean out loud/using verbal language; they do speak in other ways as discussed

SO working my way up. 2012 donnie isn't nonverbal or anything similar atp, he just took a long time to start speaking. he communicated with a lot of pointing and gesturing, and i like to imagine his brothers picked up on his invented language pretty well (will harass dirk about this tomorrow). i think the scene in lone rat and cubs when they receive their weapons is pretty near when he started speaking regularly. this hasn't really impacted him today, but i will say that the "suddenly yelling" trope is an autism thing for him

bayverse don is semi-verbal in that he has periods where he's nonspeaking. this don is much more tech-incorporated than a lot of dons (see also: rise), so as a teen/adult, he just uses his tech during these periods. lots of texting, text to voice, etc. this is easier for him because he ALWAYS has this stuff on him lol. as a result he also never really learned other means of communication. this will be in threads on occasion because it is so good

rise donnie <3 canon autistic king. he didn't start regularly speaking out loud until ~13 and he has not stopped talking since. this don DOES use a modified asl; again, i like to think his brothers are able to understand him. he still uses asl as a stim now, being the most physically Stimmy donatello; for example, he'll express thoughts while he speaks (think him signing "explosion" in that one episode). i stim by fingerspelling words as i say/think them, so i'm also giving donnie that trait. i think he's the only one to Specifically use asl, whereas the others found different ways to communicate. probably gonna incorporate this into threads as well just for some added Donnie Thoughts.

mm donnie learned to speak later as well, probably closer to 10 or so? he and rise don both had the "suddenly spouting full sentences" type of late speaking (more projecting). he also has non-speaking phases, but whereas bay don's are often triggered by being overwhelmed/overstimulated, his are more random. he texts/shows words on his phone screen for the most part, but he also has gotten pretty used to nonverbally communicating with his brothers

if i decide to add some other donatellos someday, i'm giving them similar traits. big fan of different autism portrayals

[demonsfate]

Tekken 4 opening

[alllgator-blood]

hymns of the unholy drops tomorrow, I'm gonna make a track tier list but here's my initial thoughts before it comes out:

This feels worthy of a "read more" just because there's no pictures to look at and it's four paragraphs. TL;DR the album is very cheesy but I'm literally so excited I'm gonna stay up all night so I can listen to the new album the second it drops. The overly critical part of my brain is telling me I shouldn't derive enjoyment from this album unironically but I'm not gonna obey, I am cringe and free and I'm gonna crank this shit with no shame cause it's the game I like...IN MUSIC FORm

[gif meant to represent me randomly busting it down leshy style when I'm home alone, and singing "THE END AWAITS AS THE OLD FAITH TAKES THE LAST OF MY KIIIIINDDDD" over and over]

The lamb's song was kickass and if I heard it in the wild without knowing there was a metal album for this game, I'd spontaneously combust from sheer excitement. It's instantly recognizable and that's kinda all I wanted from it tbh! I've mentioned before that I'm way more of a djent/shoegaze/sludge fan when it comes to metal rather than the genre these songs have been, but I'm literally so excited the bishops are getting some kind of inclusion in a project that I'm gonna crank this album even if it reminds me of the shadow the hedgehog game soundtrack. Tbh this one is so solid that if they JUST announced this one and didn't make the others, I'd still think it'd stand alone quite well for what it is! Edit: I said I'm cringe and free, why did I spend half this section dunking on the genre.....

Leshy's song..........was totally lame but in an epic way, like the first time I listened to it I thought it was fine! But when I actually read the lyrics I had tears streaming down my face from laughter. I screamed out loud when the guy basically says "btw my name is leshy :)", the lyrics are actually so fucking bad. But c'mon it's LESHY he's the littlest brother, if anyone got a corny ass song it should really be him. The shredding solo at the end is fucking hilarious and if he was in charge of his own song, he 10000% would request that specific ending. Musically, this one sounds the least like the source material so far but it's got that arpeggio from his + amdusias' theme and that's arguably the most iconic part. Also, "DAYLIGHT WILL COME UNDONE AS WE ECLIPSE THE SUN" is insane and is the best part besides describing his blindness as "ETERNAL NIGHTFALL"

Heket's song...........It has my favorite lyrics so far but the vocal work after the 40 second mark had to grow on me. I can't describe it but it sounds like that post grunge style and as a grunge fan, post grunge is my biggest opp in the music world. I was hoping they'd get a female singer for this but for heket specifically I can understand why they didn't. The actual lyrics in the song are fuckin badass, when it gets to the "MAKE YOUR PEACE, CREATURE" part I always turn it up to a deafening volume because it goes BALLISTIC. Genuinely my favorite part of any of these songs so far. I adore that her characterization in this song is layered and isn't just "I'm leshy, I'm made of plants or something and also I'm gonna kill you", it goes through her arc PERFECTLY imo!! Instrumentals in this one are better than the leshy song as well, I really like that they brought back the pitch bending/choppy sampling from the ost for this one

I'm on my hands and knees begging for the shamura song to be good, the leshy song had me worried but they came in clutch for heket. If they don't work in shamura's iconic lines from the game, I'm gonna cry inside I think- I'll forgive a lame kallamar song but ONLY if it's funny. Narinder's theme is gonna be hard to fuck up imo I have faith it'll be top tier

[toshio]

okay friends. it's been a while since i did an "anime recommendation" post but i'm gonna try do more of them! just remind me on anon or something, i love doing them & sharing my fave anime w/ y'all, duh.

do you like historical fiction? japan? hip-hop music? nujabes? (rip legend, he died in 2010) giant swords, drama and action?

let me yap to you about one of my favorite animes ever.

"samurai champloo" サムライチャンプルー (2004)

the series takes place during an "alternate" version of Edo Japan (anywhere from 1603 to 1867) and it's not historically accurate at all, it's basically just historical fanfiction. even though the anime takes place during the past, the characters are written veryyy contemporary (2000s lingo basically). expect to hear upbeat, hip-hop music with otherwordly yet immaculately produced instrumentals/samples while there's swords clashing.

speaking of music...

let me tell you. the soundtrack on this anime is fucking INSANE. if you enjoy hip hop music, fresh beats, instrumental music that will make you stay up at night and question your existence, this anime has it. mind you, this music was released in the year 2004, and kids on tiktok now are jamming to "aruarian dance" (one of my favorite instrumental songs from the OST) and putting it in the background of their influencer or goofy cat reels. the year i'm writing this post is 2025 and the kiddos fucking looove this anime's soundtrack. it's absolutely timeless. get. into. it. it's that fucking good. all of it is on spotify and other streaming platforms btw. support my king nujabes.

to summarize the plot, Samurai Champloo follows the adventures of three (3) characters. a young girl who's originally a tea waitress (Fuu) who brings two gifted swordsmen with her. their polarizing personalities make the series extremely entertaining, as they often clash and argue over anything. (just dudes being dudes, y'know?)

Mugen (in red) who's your typical jackass. he's rude and lewd. loves women. very unhinged. a lot of fans vibe w/ this guy, his personality is unlike anything i've ever seen in anime. absolute trailblazer. he's the type of kid in high school to pick a fight with you for absolutely no goddamn reason, like over your lunch or something petty.

Jin (in blue) is your typical good guy. quiet dude who is calm and collected. he rarely smiles, and is basically that one quiet kid who's a total badass. we all knew that kid growing up. that's jin. we love jin.

i guarantee you the first episode of this anime will have you HOOKED. this anime is the origin of this iconic misleading boob gif btw. weeb tumblr veterans know exactly what i'm talking about.

the first episode is such a rollercoaster, and a really good introduction to the series. oh and this is one of those rare anime series where the english dub is STELLAR. highly recommend the english dub if you don't like reading japanese subtitles. it fits perfectly with the hip hop music playing in the background. you've got amazing voices like Steve Blum (voices Mugen), Kirk Thornton (voices Jin), and the iconic Kari Wahlgren (voices Fuu).

let me know if you guys pick up this anime, it's a classic! you can get your daily dose of Japan, sword clashing, and hip hop beats. there's about 26 episodes total, nothing too crazy long.

[phoenixtakaramono]

Hello! I'd like to be able to work on the playlist for The Untold Tale and it's been a long time since I read any of the posts for the music you used for inspiration. What are the songs that Absolutely must be on the playlist and/or the songs that are like apocrypha/special features sort of things? What are the songs that are going to be in the next chapter? Or are like "Nothing Good" where it's inspiration, not actually bgm?

(This Ask is in regards to the SVSSS Bingyuan fic The Untold Tale)

Hi there! To be honest, I listen for the nostalgia so I welcome any new song additions, haha. For TUT, I drown my ears in the C-drama typical tragic love story ballads interspersed with some introspective songs and some blood-pumping badass songs. The lyrics matter most to me. Anything genre typical for the irony. Aside from the few songs highlighted in my A/Ns, I mostly listen to any atmospheric music or OSTs from Chinese xianxia/wuxia/xuanhuan/harem palace period dramas or movies to put me in the writing mood, the more melancholy the better. So you can’t go wrong with anything sung by Zhou Shen.

“Nothing Good” from CW is one of the few outlier ENG songs that helps put me in the mindset of Bingge’s cynical, jaded, rage-against-the-world stallion protagonist energy for his POV scenes in the early part of the story—bonus points if it kinda makes him sound like the big vinegar pot that he is—and then we transition into some peaceful or intense, exciting atmospheric music (think of those broad, sweeping orchestral music with traditional zither or flute instrumentals or the banging of war drums) and then to the happier or romantic music. 🥰 To reflect his narrative story arc/ character development in the fic. Bonus points if there are songs with lyrics that mention fate/ destiny or the cold Will of Heaven, for Shen Yuan’s divinity side of the equation. The more mystical, the better. I typically favor lyrics that relate to how destiny is preordained, to later juxtapose against the angrier songs that sing about defying destiny.

Songs that I think must be on the playlist, if I had to compile songs into an album that I think are representative of TUT:

And, of course, the SVSSS OST Song of Words Unsaid by R1SE (Zhao Lei) (for that genre typical heroic music)

I’m forever sad the fan-made PaPaPa MV was removed, but I’d say the hilarious Resentment of Chunshan bingqiu song is obligatory for the lolz (I posted the roughly translated ENG lyrics which can be read here)

After these, the world is your oyster! 👍 I recommend going for songs that are heroic (that inspire valor) or lovelorn melancholic love ballads, with some traditional music. Chinese lyrics recommended, but ENG music or other languages are acceptable.

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And some optional music (not necessary to include unless you want to; these are mostly here for the vibes):

The look & concept that inspired divine fortuneteller SY

Lyrics quoted in the dream chapter (the Song of Yi River poem)

https://youtu.be/GbrvPQ37rM4?si=v0_jGdRBxeuTaJDZ

Divinity

https://youtu.be/wpan9yLmsgI?si=F7FpIBSwgPt-rf8w

https://youtu.be/m-jI2kI9cDs?si=YkxDAdZOWbwku_pl

Palace music (for Airplane Shooting Towards the Sky’s new role in PIDW as the crown prince/ one of the princes), emblematic of the political scheming in this story

https://youtu.be/Anfz1-a1-OY?si=GAFXuzWX3hIGejm1

https://youtu.be/VoDxchtdao0?si=mXarvCrvt3k7ykz2

https://youtu.be/aQWOoPKPlgw?si=ouciZBP2jRD5ne_w

https://youtu.be/nz5ffjbobyo?si=5Nra338e54bJfNX

https://youtu.be/Rei8uhtxwzc?si=2CRkb3VdyXmqZ7q

https://youtu.be/jYS17Wp_As8?si=uNxKPU7c5tpyMFhY

War music

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tPUEwA7IAi0

https://youtu.be/WWVMQ7PNdKE

Melancholy love ballads (irony for their “star-crossed lovers tragic love story”)

https://youtu.be/LT6ZEU6f5KQ?si=yfEyhSv_ktExx-GO

https://youtu.be/8rd6hVpipTk?si=OG9eF_mep_frH5by

https://youtu.be/xkVMfQqj1Oo?si=gneTvgklfkVtXNaA

https://youtu.be/M7GkL--nb5M?si=G98h5KW7BtHzsd1b

https://youtu.be/ZREyD9lOxb0?si=Z7jRo1UEPTypsGzh

https://youtu.be/-gT6f-RvP7s?si=0Fr0t0-OxVAriyPD

https://youtu.be/y8buf1FXjSw

https://youtu.be/17W9RcYhmKU?si=YaeYKVaIDwKTM4u5

Shen Yuan

https://youtu.be/iLubwQtUEH8?si=vL-uZlH4vdo6Y3v4

https://youtu.be/vQTZQuCRILc?si=wJr_KBtZ8bapkXkX

https://youtu.be/6O_Zx9St9ik?si=zfUa75UUF34kqxr5

https://youtu.be/HK7SPnGSxLM?si=zsDlKN5lz9dhVEXW

https://youtu.be/ezTI-7oBCAM?si=8FszOgQB843QsPCM

https://youtu.be/X2qwFJXDDcc?si=5usZHbwMGH0AX5NB

https://youtu.be/WmmusyB2z6s?si=R_Kxc8Fv9QQ8bJ3L

Luo Binghe

https://youtu.be/xqli4pLC9T8?si=m_4STZgay9_FVtSo

https://youtu.be/9SxT_0ATkC0?si=edKQHNfa9w4gsLkK

https://youtu.be/0l4fbaO5B_k?si=hXDO6pT2XG9M0ljC

https://youtu.be/fy0LoJ84gFI?si=bFQ-dbnYWzhZgHcX

https://youtu.be/SID9AIGTVso?si=_09MDXDKogGlHCUE

https://youtu.be/Dh7gHgubj4g?si=nSGIQEn4u0P_J8sO

https://youtu.be/4-B8hGoKyE8?si=-hp5Q4SUirVWplOM

https://youtu.be/qPaKE0tvT-c

[barblaz-arts]

Hey! Since you mentioned "Soul Eater" before, can I ask what you think about it? From the anime, from the manga (if you read it), the powers, the story in general, the ships, the chops, the humor, etc.

The anime was stunning! I love that it managed to translate the gothic but campy vibe the manga had. The soundtrack was insane too. I used to be so obsessed with Paper Moon and the second ED. Even the character OSTs like Kidd's theme and BlackStar's theme were really good, even if the lyrics didn't make a lot of sense.

The character designs and powers/fighting style for each character was soooo cool btw. The aesthetic for this whole show was just so good. Like. If Tim Burton and Doctor Seuss went and collaborated on an anime idk what I'm saying.

And the animation for the fight scenes were just mesmerizing. Bones(the animation studio) are just real damn good at what they do.

Seeing Maka fight with that giant scythe changed my life. At the time shounen rather than shoujo/slice of life anime were my thing. It was my first time seeing a female main protag for a shounen anime, that was probably one of the reasons I was as obsessed with the show as I was. I saw myself in maka for many reasons, i loved her a lot.

I had my gripes with the anime. Like. The ending was a lil weird with how they defeated Asura, but I did love that it had Maka also be a weapon. Also the fact that Crona was alive and well by the end is a nice bonus.

I vividly remember being obsessed with this scene in particular. I had such a huge crush on them lmao

Also not to like out my cringey 12 yo self, but I used to ship Crona/Kidd. Looking back it's so funny.

Soul/Maka is still one of my favorites anime ships ever tho. Ships that start off being besties that gradually turn romantic are just always gonna be my favorite i guess

Also just... Soul's dedication to always keep Maka safe was so dang sweet??? He'd catch a sword on the chest for her. He'd break her fall for her. He'd really do anything for her. Like damn...

As for the manga, yes I did read it! I think it ended when I was in high school? I followed the manga as it updated along with other mangas like Pandora Hearts and Reborn etc. Soul Eater was the only shounen I finished reading (Unless PH counts as shounen. I don't think it does...).

The direction it went with was so painful. Crona leaving Maka and going back to Medusa was my NaruSaku fallout istg. It sucks that things didn't end happily for Crona in the manga, but I still enjoyed the journey it put me through. As dark as it was, the chapter where Crona finally kills Medusa was kinda cathartic.

And although the manga didn't have weapon!Maka, i like the upgrade when she honed the abilities of her grigori soul. Maka riding scythe!Soul like Cardcaptor Sakura with her magic staff was so cool. And the way she had Soul's blade turn into piano keys and turned the black blood into a dress was kinda badass. I wish we get to see these in reboot FMA brotherhood style someday

The humor was great. My brothers and I still quote/reference a lot of the funny stuff from it. I just wish it wasn't one of those animes that can get so pervy to the point it's uncomfortable....

Anyways, loved it a lot. Sorry I probably could have talked about Kidd and BlackStar too and I love them, but this reply would be a lot longer than i have the energy to do lol. They're popular anyways. This show had one of the best female anime characters in Maka and it will probably always have a special place in my heart.

And the chops? Great as always

[anthurak]

So I was listening to the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress OST earlier and a random thought came to me:

You know what my Yugioh 'Crystal Wind Rin' AU needs, and really Yugioh ARC-V in general needed for it's Heartland/Xyz Dimension arc?

Alternate universe Anna Kozuki/Kaboom as a grizzled, badass resistance leader, obviously with a cool trenchcoat and possibly an eyepatch.

Who is always keeping many of the survivors and refugees of Heartland City safe from the Academia occupation forces by ferrying them around or out of the city with her fleet of train monsters.

All while being a constant thorn in Academia's side, both with hit-and-run attacks using her speedy combat trains...

...and also routinely bombarding Academia forces from afar with her Superdreadnought Rail Cannons, both her Gustav Max and her new Number 81; Super Dora.

Of course, Anna is a major help to the Lancers and other heroes when they arrive in Heartland, in contrast to gloomy/irritable/trigger-happy edgelord Kite, and is their main contact, along with Yuto and Shay, with the resistance.

She also makes a BIG presence in the big fight with Academia forces at the climax of the arc, joining into a Battle Royal/Group Duel against several elite Obelisk Force members and possibly even Aster Phoenix himself, despite not actually being present at the battle.

How does you do this you ask? Why, by unveiling her NEW ace-monster...

Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe

Which Anna uses to utterly obliterate like five or six Chaos Ancient Gear Giants in quick succession from a couple dozen kilometers away.

Also Anna makes a later appearance at the final battle as one of the heavy hitters who all come together to blast Supreme King Z-ARC away for good.

Also also I'm trying to come up with an excuse for her to be involved in a turbo duel where she says 'fuck your motorcycles' and duels from one of her trains XD

[gartenofbanny]

Today, I'm going to be discussing my problems with the DHORKS Fight which is one of the most popular fights in Helluva Boss. If you all like the fight, please don't read this blog because I hate this "fight" and I'm going to butcher it right now. I don't even consider the DHORKS Fight to even be a fight mainly due to how one-sided it is. This blog is gonna be very long, probably my longest yet, anyway let's get started

The Weapons DHORKS Use

So it's 4 Hellborn Demons against an entire agency filled with DHORKS Agents who wear suits and shades. Out of context, you'd think that the DHORKS Agents would win, but they don't due to the weapons they have compared to the weapons I.M.P. had. The DHORKS Agents all had weapons from the Edo Period which are primarily melee weapons, not firearms.

They stood no chance against IMP because

They're using melee weapons that require a close range

The weapons they are using are useless

They're most likely not experienced with the weapons themselves

There are three weapons that a couple of Agents use that are useless in this fight those being the Nunchucks, the Dual Sai, and the Throwing Stars/Shuriken. Nunchuck users have to get close in order to deal damage and in a battle like this, they're better off either not using the Nunchucks at all or sneaking up behind their target.

The Sai are also useless in a scenario like this as Sais are mainly used to trap melee weapons like swords. I've never really seen a Sai user go up against a gun user because they'd probably fail at subduing them. Sais also cannot cut, they can stab, but they can't cut. The Agent with the Sais tried to cut Blitzo for some reason and I know he's trying to cut Blitzo because we can see him using the Sais to slash instead of thrust.

Throwing Stars are not lethal despite what certain shows have shown. They aren't capable of penetration and were only used to distract an opponent for an upcoming strike or for a tactical retreat. However, if you're really really skilled or just really fucking strong, you can hit an opponent with the eye and injure them. The fact that a few Agents were using the shurikens and expecting them to do damage shows how incompetent they are at using the weapons.

An example of Shurikens being used in this episode is before the fight even happened. Four Agents throw Shurikens at Millie and Loona despite the fact that as said before, they're not really lethal weapons. What's even weirder is that none of them had actual close combat weapons or weapons to defend themselves with, they all had Shurikens and were left defenseless once Millie was inside the room with them.

Realistically, it would be very difficult to defeat someone with a gun while you're using a melee weapon that is unless you're experienced as hell. A popular saying that the character Hol Horse said is "The gun is mightier than the sword" and I agree with him because a gun is more efficient and quicker to kill someone compared to a sword.

Speaking of guns, whatever happened to the fancy-ass guns Agents 1 & 2 had? They quickly incapacitated Blitzo while using those. Oh, they don't have them because the weapons from the Edo period were badass. Agent 1&2's words, not mine.

The OST

The OST for this song is just shit. It wasn't fitting the massacre at all and the melody of the song just repeats over and over and over and over again.

I used to be in a band when I was in high school and this song just makes me wanna peel my skin. It's like they made the first 15 seconds of the song while making the song and just decided "Oh, let's just use that over and over and mix other soundtracks with it." Because they DID mix other soundtracks with it.

There isn't any uniqueness with the song it's like I'm listening to the average Friday Night Funkin song, it's so repetitive luckily the duration of the song is pretty short.

Referencing/Choreography

Despite the fight scene being long as hell, there's no referencing or choreography that the DHORKS Agents use whenever they are fighting. Hell, one of them don't even use their weapons right, and there's barely any technique when other agents use their weapons. So I'm gonna start off with the Kusarigama user. A Kusarigama is a useful weapon because it has a range and can give the user the opportunity to strike the opponent, however, the animation crew screwed up one thing when making this weapon. That is the agent who used the Kusarigama threw the fucking blade and not the spiked ball itself. The spiked ball is supposed to be used to strike the vital areas of the opponent, get rid of their weapon, and restrain them to kill them. And how do you kill them? Well with the sickle blade of course and to maneuver the spiked ball you must use the sickle handle to get a good grip on it and call it back. So not only did the DHORKS Agent throw the main component of the Kusarigama at Loona for some fucking reason, but he also couldn't get a good grip on the chain because the sickle has a handle on it which led to him getting tossed by Loona.

The Agents who use the swords which is the majority of them only run towards IMP in order to attack. So apparently running towards someone with a gun while you have a sword is always a good idea to them, except it isn't because as a result of their fucking foolishness they died.

I believe the fight this entire DHORKS Battle was taking inspiration from was The Bride vs Crazy 88 from Kill Bill, but the HB Team didn't do a good job or even tried to reference this fight because they all don't straight-up attack Beatrix one at a time instead they attack her either with another person or with two other people, they know how to use their katanas and other weapons, and the setting of the fight is actually pretty big which leads me to my next complaint.

The Setting

The size of the room of the entire fight keeps changing to give IMP an advantage. The size of the room firstly seems small as I.M.P are all surrounded by the Agents

But then the room itself enlarges to show that the Agents are separated when they were close to the main characters before.

The Agents show up out of nowhere to attack at a close range, they're nonexistent until they run toward the protagonists. And if they are close to the protagonists themselves then that gives the protagonists the advantage since they actually have rifles and can just gun them down at a close range.

Either the setting is big or small, pick one don't just make a small setting suddenly big and then small again because that ruins the placement the characters had previously.

The Agents are incompetent & IMP suffers no damage

This last section is going to be really short because I want to say what I wanna say and get this out of the way. In order to have a good fight scene both parties must take damage or one party should at least struggle against the other. Having incompetent antagonists go up against component protagonists doesn't make a good fight scene because we'll already know that it'll end with the protagonist winning.

The DHORKS Agents do not know how to use their weapons or know any techniques that will benefit them and IMP doesn't suffer any damage and look like they're having fun while killing a bunch of humans. This entire sequence in Truth Seekers isn't a fight, but more like a massacre with animation errors.

Conclusion

So I've said what I needed to say. I was expecting a well-drawn, well-choreographed fight scene in Truth Seekers but I was just disappointed. What I got instead was just a bunch of demons killing a bunch of humans, despite the fact that Moxxie, Millie, and Blitzo somehow were defeated by cannibal rednecks who worship Satan just a few episodes prior. Anyway, thank you all for reading and I hope you all have a nice day! ❤️

[madrone33]

Things have been CRAZY since the Thunder saga release! I love it SO MUCH! Thank you thank you Jorge and cast and crew and everyone it was amazing! (Also, Jay, pay for my therapy-)

Anyway, here's my immediate reactions to the Thunder Saga as I listened to it when it dropped at my midnight! (I'm australian, so I got to listen to it 12 hours before the Livestream lol)

Oh btw; copious amounts of swearing ahead. I had zero filter on my thoughts while smashing my keyboard as the songs played, so lmao yeah

oh what the fuck Penelope motif in EDM???

oh my god it's a fucking odypen duet.

"Jump in the water" naiad penelope??

DAUGHTER???

OOH MY FUCKING GOD NO IT'S SUFFERING???? THE SUFFERING!!! FROM THE CUT SONG CLIP! HE FUCKING JUKED US! HE LIED! JORGE WHEN I FUCKING CATCH YOU-

omg they're so cute

NO IT'S THE FUCKING ZEUS/INFANT TUNE??!!!!

Scylla!! Circe theme!

Is this. This has to be the sirens right??

OH MY FUCKING GOD IT'S LIKE THE START OF POLYPHEMUS WITH THE ARROW SHOT.

the grunge thing in the background reminds me of that one BNHA s5 ost track with the MLA boss. Uhhh Re Destro I think?

Oh god IT'S THE FUCKING SIRENS!! JAY FUCKING LIED A G A I N !!

ODY WHAT THE FUCK YOUR VOICE WHAT THE FUCK THIS IS SO FUCKING BADASS WHAT

Oh I just looked at the title it's called Different Beast!!

Beeswax!! They did the thing!

"So I just played along" -> "now I know how to get back to my island!" omg holy fuck Ody you're so fucking smart

This is just Suffering part 2 and I love it so much

Oh my fucking god. Ruthless odysseus is a fucking DIFFERENT BEAST.

NOT THE "WHOA" FROM REMEMBER THEM WHEN THEY'RE STABBING OUT POLYPHEMUS' EYE!!!

Holy fuck. That was insane. OMG IT'S SCYLLA TIME!! What the fuck those two songs went by so fast. Scylla's ALREADY HERE??

EURYLOCHUS' SECRET

HE OPENED THE FUCKING WIND BAG I KNEW IT!! BUT BRO REALLY JUST CAME OUT AND SAID IT! MY MOUTH LITERALLY DROPPED OPEN!!

NOT THE FORGIVE ME!

FULL SPEED AHEAD

OH GOD SCYLLA'S VOICE IS SO PRETTY

Odysseus totally ignoring his confession

AHHHHHH IT'S HERE!! THE FIDDLE !! IT'S HER!!!

"DROWN in your sorrows and fears!" THE GROWL!!

The death screams holy shit

"We are the same you and... I" Omg the harmonising.

Wait that's IT??? NOOOOO. But oh god it's Mutiny next

The orchestral LRO theme!!

Ohhh Eury's fucking pissed. Oof that spat "captain"

Wait I have to go back, I didn't catch that. Something wits something crazy and mad?

"When we fought the cyclops" It's this part!!! Ooh this is before the LRO reprise? 👀

ooof he's pissed.

*sword through flesh sound effect* - Ohhh that's fucking sickening

Oh shiiiit. wait wait wait that's Ody's voice. Did the crew just stab Ody in the back???? Wait I have to go back.

Oh they DID.

Yo wtf? Time skip?? Oh they didn't kill him??

oh fuck the cow sounds

Wait wait no oh shit Eury's singing the Zeus/survive melody???

"Please don't tell me you're about to do what I think you'll do!" Oh shit but that was EURYLOCHUS' LINE!! NO STOP

HE CALLED HIM ODY!

"I'm tired my friend!" NO NO NO

"Please don't do this! I need to get. Home!" ODYSSEUS' VOICE 😭

Ok but the ensemble and strings and shit is heavenly oh god

THE JUST A MAN NOOOO

*angry choir noises* - ohhhh they're fucked

did. Did eurylochus just try to suicide them??

"WHO DO YOU THINK HE'LL SEND?" Oh god ody that was raw

FULL SPEED AHEAD

*Thunder sounds* - oop

Aaand there's an ad. Fuck.

THE THUNDER!!!

STRIKE! he's HERE!!

AHHHH IT'S HIM!! LUKE THE LIGHTNING BOLT HOOOOLT!!!

i'm just going to adore these glorious vocals for a sec

"Choose." ohhh fuck

NO NOT THE CALL BACKS TO THATI AND JAM

OH GOD AND THE SIRENS TOO???

ooh the rain

oh bye bye eury

YO WTF. IT'S TELEMACHUS' LULLABYE. IS THAT THE END. IS THAT IT. WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT DOES IT MEAAAN

yeah that sounds like closing credits for real. If I didn't know he survives then I'D THINK HE'S DEAD FOR SURE

-

IT'S OVER????? Holy shit. Bro I have to just. Sit. For a second.

Ok I'm listening to that over. God.

The LYLA chick or whatever! From Spiderverse! That's who the "oh no *rolls eyes*" reminded me of!

Also, is this why Jorge said the 12 long years was wrong in TAOW? 'Cause it sounds like they've spent a while running from Poseidon after The Underworld saga, so was it intended for there to be a timeskip of two years between the Acts?

Ohhh wait shit. Did Scylla influence Eurylochus' decision to tell?? Is that what Jorge meant by her having some sort of telepathy?

So "reason for shame" and "we are the same" is to both of them - Eury for the bag, and Ody for what he's planning on letting happen - and "leaving them feeling betrayed" is because both things make the other feel betrayed?

oh god wait was I right about that too?? Six torches. Six men. He definitely planned that then. Shiiit

Yep that's six death screams.

Ohh yo. Eurylochus wanted all the power. He took the power from Odysseus. And then Ody game him all the blame when Zeus arrived.

There's boat creaking noises in the pause before "Then you have forced my hand." Huh I guess it makes sense that they're still on the boat. I guess my mental image was influenced by the beach fight vid XD

huh an ad again on thunder bringer. Wow yt hates this one

Yeah the vocal performances of the cast were are next level. The emotion in their voices hit 👏 different 👏

Well damn. I love it so much more the second go around, and I already loved it.

just kinda sitting here in silence lol. I don't have anyting rn. No thoughts head empty.

shit. Well eurylochus is dead. O7 I guess.

The Thunder Saga is over. Damn.

[ambitionsgreaterthan]

Study group was a delight, zippy direction, fights straight out of a comic book, great ost, found family, important themes. Fun, heartfelt and such great female characters who are just as badass and important as the male ones. Han Gyeong? Teacher of all time, will make you face the consequences of your action AND get stabbed in your place. Ji Woo? A queen, a softie with a heart of gold who will also kick your ass. Hee Won ? Loyal to the bone, has no fighting abilities but will fight you and curse you out if you insult or hurt her friends.

The boys are also great, Ga min, Se Hyeon, Sun Cheol, Geon Yeop (even with his 5 second screen time), Lee jun. There's also a lot of potential for Han Ul. You can truly tell there was so much love and effort poured into this show from all aspects.

My only (well main) criticism is that it's too short, not in the "I need more" way (although in that way as well) but more so in the "this needed more episodes" way. To let the narrative beats breathe especially when it comes to the character arcs, Se Hyeon quitting and coming back was way too rushed and it lessened its impact, we needed more of the flashbacks to the previous teacher, more time with Sun Cheol, more of the group studying for the exam they went up 10 ranks for, more time when GM's mom was hospitalized, more of Ji wu and her twin and more of Se hyeon and his conflict with his dad.

It almost felt like they were in a race against time and they did the best they could but quite a lot had to be sacrificed to get 10 42 minutes episodes, they did a great job with what they had but that shouldn't have been the case. I've said this before but I feel like this is a complaint I'm going to have with most dramas this year, we're barely 2 months in and this is the 3rd drama that I feel should've been longer.

[zeravmeta]

Thoughts on RvB Restoration Finale

not really that long just my 2 cents

I wanna say I liked the movie because I did enjoy myself watching it, but honestly I'm very much gonna stick to the RvB17 open ended finale

Overall the movie was... ok? It wasn't unwatchably bad the way RvB Zero was but it also just made a lot of choices that I disagree with fundamentally both with the writing and the core themes of the series as a whole. I've had this take ever since RvB14 on the fanbase and the writers but this movie flat out says it:

The writers are fucking unable to let go of PFL and Chorus in a meaningful way.

For a series thats core message is about saying goodbye, they literally dont let that part of the show die. They are functionally unable to let go of the past peaks of the franchise and write something new. And I get it: RvB fundamentally cycles with its storytelling, but what was so refreshing to me about RvB14-17 was that it actually progressed itself Past those peaks of RvB10 and 11-13 (and honestly people REALLY dont appreciate the good in those later seasons). It felt like a natural (if wacky) progression, and it definitely wasnt perfect but it gave the extended cast more opportunities to shine in ways we didnt appreciate before

This movie just doesnt do that? Honestly the fact that they KILLED Sarge and Doc was so... disrespectful to me? Like not in the sense that it was as bad as how RvB Zero (fake) killed Tucker, but more like it felt like the writers killed them off because they were following a book titled "How To Write Story" and saw 'killing off characters is good writing'. Sarge got a dramatic send off that also didnt feel that impactful? And I did see it coming from the start but having Doc be Washs' guilt haunting him just left a bad taste in my mouth.

Its a really self contained story, a whole bunch of characters outside the main 3 reds and Caboose felt ooc, a good chunk of characters dont even show up (dude where was DONUT??? youre telling me he only has 5 seconds in Simmons' mind in a cheerleading costume?), it was composed of like 3-4 sets total, Carolina, Tex and 479er all just kind of Show Up to be badasses in the way The New Person would show up in an MCU movie...

Honestly watching this movie I kind of felt like it would have a twist ending. Like the credits would play and then itd zoom out to show the Reds and Blues post S17 in a movie theater watching this dramatic finale, because thats honestly what it felt like: The whole movie was a cheap facsimile of RvB as a whole. The fact that Trocadero wasn't allowed/signed on to make the music for this finale really does influence this movie, since they used a whole bunch of songs and osts that felt out of place (though I will admit Vale Deah softly playing as Grimmons said goodbye to each other did make me choke up a little)

Despite my negative review, I do still recommend watching it, since there was stuff I did like: Simmons in a leader role, Tex and the fun reveal during her fight with Tucker-Meta, Grif FINALLY getting to retire, Caboose as a whole was really well written, there IS good in this movie! And again it's not unwatchable bad, it just... kind of leaves a somber, sour taste in my mouth. This movie threw a whole bunch of stuff to the wall not to see what would stick but to break it all and leave for the insurance money. Just a "hey since we're sinking might as well make all these callbacks and break a bunch of stuff along the way."

Welp. Goodbye, RvB. At least this way I know that RT dies without riding your coattails any longer. And hey given that RvB technically has 3 endings (RvB17, Zero and RvB19) you can just take your pick on what you like best anyways. Quick edit no jutsu I forgor to mention there is the sequence at the beginning of the movie where it is implied RvB19 COULD also be one of the simulations in and of itself so. yeah you can in fact just take it as you will

[theheirofthesharingan]

This one's got nothing to do with your usual content, but what is your opinion on the Naruto soundtrack? If there are any, what are your favorite tracks? And why?

I love Naruto OST. Music usually adds so much to the story and Naruto is no exception. My favourite tracks would have abundance of the feelings related with Itachi and Sasuke, because I'm no expert in music and the technicalities, so I rely only on how it sounds and the feelings it wanted to evoke. The first should not be a surprise. xD

Senya (Itachi's Theme): I fell in love with this theme when I heard it in the episode #114. It captures his anguish, sadness, and darkness beautifully. It's sad, it's ominous. There's so much mystery to him, no matter how much we know about him, we don't truly know him. To me, Itachi's theme signified this detachment we're supposed to feel towards him. His theme also feels like you're walking in a dark alleyway that's inhibited by the ghosts of young souls and it's constantly raining. But instead of water droplets it's blood that's falling down. It might not make much sense, but this was my first impression of his theme.

Colourful Mist: It was played before too, but I fell in love with it when that Shisui and Itachi scene played in the Itachi Shinden arc. Shisui giving piggyback ride to him and all the peace and calm, and their deep bonding. Beautiful.

Man of the World: I loved that it was played with Sasuke's flashbacks about him and Itachi after Obito told him the truth. It's more of the effect of the scene and this music becomes even sadder because of it.

Decision: This is the track that plays during Itachi's second death and his flashbacks. The whole ambience is augmented by this music. It amplified the sadness, which wasn't as brutal as Itachi's first death, but still you know when Sasuke loses his brother forever and then the sudden ascent in the tune? That's like all that they both can't verbally say, but this bit conveys it wonderfully to us, audience.

Girei (Pain's theme): Instead of any emotional connect I love the sound of it. Pain is presented as this unattainable, godlike entity, and his theme tells you exactly that. He's dangerous, he's powerful but also a human, so there's some hint of vulnerability along with majesty too.

Sadness and Sorrow: It was played many, many times, for no particular character, but I loved it every time.

Akatsuki's Theme: They're the most badass characters in Naruto and their theme tells you they're not the people you need to take lightly. It's just how Deidara would say: EXPLOSIVE.

[jaysc0ve]

I actually have some questions for you now, since we were talking about Tron 😅

Who is your favorite character from the Tron universe? (Or if you have more than one lol... I have a hard time answering just one character)

What was your favorite scene from Tron: Legacy?

Favorite song? (Can you tell I'm obsessed with this movie lol)

I have some questions about Interstellar too, but I will ask those separately 😆

Thanks for the ask @darkluminosity !

Favourite character from Tron:

This most definitely has to be Rinzler/Tron- I mean he looks so badass when introduced in Legacy! Hard not to love him 🥰 I’ve also been slowly watching Tron: Uprising and I love the characterisation of Tron there :) He’s just such a cool character! And he fights for the users!!

Favourite Legacy scene:

I have way too many favourite scenes from Legacy- some are:

Sam Flynn suiting up for the arena

The ENTIRE arena battle montage! I love all of the fights.

When quorra decides to help Sam and gives him the lead to Castor’s club (also I love the whole end of line club ost)

Final battle scene and rinzler turning against Clu!!

Favourite song

This is such a perfect question because I just listened to half of the entire Legacy soundtrack today! 🤣

The first favourite song that comes to my mind first is “The Grid”- the one where Kevin Flynn goes on that monologue.. “The grid.. a digital frontier..” Gosh I love it. Is it crazy that I have the entire monologue memorised lol?!