#where did y'all come from

[archerdepartures116]

guys I'm in the flop era🫡😞

[n0tamused]

WWHAT

[thatoneluckybee]

hi! how did people find the hi cage post again

[bunnightwing]

WAIT HOLD ON since when do I have so many followers??? Where did they come from??????

[mexashepot]

The combo of having a very sensitive skin, being super clumsy and having high pain tolerance means finding new bruises on your skin almost on a daily basis without knowing WHERE THE FUCK YOU GOT THEM FROM

[nikatyler]

Oh hey 3 100 + of you is here now, what the heck?!

[wizard-eater]

Hello there sudden influx of new followers! How did you stumble across my humble abode?

[gaylightisminetocommand]

how did i get 51 followers

[tinea-siderum]

holy fuuck?? to reach 50 before 2024 would be so cool ngl

[dragonslaved]

By talos this can't be happening

I've been rewatching Utena for the first time in. Gosh. well over 15 years. I think the last time I truly watched this series beginning to end was, at the latest, 2006. But my partner has never seen it. We're in the final 5 episodes, and I had to watch ahead to check for content warnings and the art/animation direction for the Apocalypse arc is so subtle and sinister.

Up until this point, Utena when she's in her dueling garb has been fairly unchanged except for the added flourishes to her uniform.

Just the added epaulette and tassels, the bit of ruffle at the bottom of her uniform coat.

But once she hits the Apocalypse arc, once she begins using the gondola to the arena and Anthy is pulling her sword from Utena, there is the most subtle change: she starts having lipstick on during the duels.

Anthy does as well. It's such a subtle thing that no one brings attention to. When you know what Akio is doing to her, when you know what's coming for her in the end, this subtle change is so glaring and blatant. On a first blind watch, you may not even notice it. Or if you do (like my partner did), you may not even question it.

One other subtle thing is Dios. In all the duels before when he appears, he's this featureless, faceless image.

(Literally, the final frame I can get of him coming down. This is as much as we see.)

But once she meets Akio properly, once he starts grooming her, there's the slightest change. I never really caught it before until this watch, and I know my partner didn't catch it at all.

They're such quick, subtle changes as Utena falls further and further into Akio's hands. I'm glad I'm rewatching this after so long, noticing new things to appreciate in its production.

I know for folks who have watched this series more often than I have, these are likely obvious things that have been spoken about repeatedly. But man. It really hit me this watch through.

[trek-tracks]

Hey everyone, how's it going? Bev's singing with the symphony today, so she said I could take over her blog.

Has anyone seen Spock? I've been searching for him. You'd think I could see him. He said something about it being the first day of the month of Lirpa, whatever that means. I just hope he's not going to stab anyone.

Anyway, I'm keeping my eyes peeled. Let me know if you find him.

[dafry-shenanigans]

What would you do if you saw an alternate version of yourself cry?

[greennoobartist]

*walks in from the void*

*looks at the clock: 9pm*

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Sup chat ✌

[acethelonewanderer]

i will say this as many times as i can as long as i can inhale oxygen

DEEP BREATH

SONADOW IS NOT ENEMIES TO LOVERS THEY ARE RIVALS TO LOVERS PLS GET IT RIGHT

[flying-cat]

Preparing myself to read a Persona 5 fic because it sounds super interesting but Maruki is a tagged character which means there's like a 70% chance that he's being mischaracterized

[bear-boi-5]

BWH-

The woman was too stunned to speak