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I have seen a bunch of positivity/appreciation/whatever for fanwriters/artists but like. remember to appreciate your scanlators/translators. like the scanlating scene is not what it used to be because the official sources have picked up lot of like. popular mangas but you still rely on scanlators etc for more niche works and... I used to do lot of scanlating and I don't think I EVER got a positive comment or any appreciation and like... at least when I write and share my unhinged fic or art I made it to amuse myself but if I am scanlating a comic I already can read it obviously so ANY work I am putting in is 100% for other people... I have literally scanlated whole-ass series because I knew ONE person read them at all and I wanted them to experience a series I liked. If people don't like your work tho why would anyone do it then?
#i keep being bombarded in my most popular sideblog for scanlation requests to this day#which is a fandom that got a recent english adaptation with lot of non english source material#the anglophone entitlement tho omg#the amoutn of people getting mad at me for brazilian portuguese existing??? what do you want me to do about it#and every comment i ever got about my translation was a complaint or disagreement
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little chuuya is absolutely devastating and i can’t help but make it worse by noticing that throughout this entire exchange he remains faceless. he has no real identity of his own he’s being defined by the people around him
and this is paralleled in the scene where he talks to dazai directly after the flashback. we still never see his face
until he sees dazais face. and stands up
and we see his face
absolutely bonkers of them
#they said yeah dazai is constantly the one person to let chuyua assert his own humanity. what about it#i will say the dialogue probably adds a lot to it but alas i must wait until the translation to consider it#but i do still wanna comment on how first chuuya had help getting up. and now he’s the one standing up himself#which i guess is both him gaining some agency as well as showing that he’s on his own now#but yeah. this is insane of them. who allowed this#bungou stray dogs#bsd spoilers#bsd fifteen#bsd fifteen manga#bsd fifteen spoilers#bsd chuuya#bsd dazai#soukoku
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can i just say. and this is probably a niche hill to die on. that i am so gobsmacked every time someone vaguely hints at the idea that jotaro doesn't care meaningfully for the other crusaders, usually particularly kakyoin and joseph, when those two actually tend to be the ones he reacts to being hurt the hardest
like he cares for his loved ones!!!! that literally plays into his character motives in every single part he shows up in!!! stop lying to me!!!!!!!
#me.txt#jjba#i'm going to ramble in tags actually. excuse me#ok. rereading sdc and so confused at the general perception of jotaro and his friends/family. he's not NEARLY as flat or as dickish#i understand that the anime (particularly the dub) tends to slander him but even then he still clearly cares for them! i'm confused#i also understand that a lot of people dig against jotaro and kakyoin as a dynamic because 'they're popular' and that generally disliking#popular things across media is a thing that i've seen consistently everywhere but the discredit to them simply as a DUO and not even as a#pairing is so..... odd..... like they're considered to be a duo that clicks for a reason. i enjoyed them even before i got into the fandom#every time i see someone say jotaro is overrated/dull i take a shot and assume they're an anime-only or only read the manga like once btw#joseph and jotaro also have a neat dynamic and they obviously both love and care for each other. like they're not going to go around loudly#or anything but literally the entirety of the lovers and the prelude to the dio fight IS jotaro being worked up over joseph getting hurt#equally i don't know if it translates to the anime as much but joseph is VERY complimentary when it comes to jotaro. like he sings his#praises so often and reminds everyone that he's his grandson so frequently (d'arby the gamer is a good example of this). either way it's so#peculiar....... there's not enough avdol and jotaro content btw (also in canon) because jotaro obviously looks up to him and avdol jokes#around with him on the occasion they interact after their intro which doesn't start very well. it's very cute#i do think an important thing to note about jotaro's character is how he acts AFTER his intro because he's so drastically different. early#jotaro and later jotaro aren't the same character and i do not mean this in a character development way. excluding the jail incident he's#completely different and probably shouldn't really be taken into account (especially considering the amount of slapstick in araki's intros)#and i think that's really???? what people center on for his character? Which sucks balls bad!#anyways. i could ramble more about this if asked i have so much to say but sigh. jotaro cares so much for his friends and family he's not a#flat fully cold asshole character regardless of whether you watch the anime or ova or read the manga. you just have poor media literacy#i wouldn't recommend watching solely the anime for his character though. the dub also changes a lot so it's... questionable#i love the anime and it's still important for him though. also adds neat stuff. i need to stop myself. i have many thoughts on the matter#jotaro kujo#joseph joestar#noriaki kakyoin#adding in case anyone sees: i am not saying that he is perfect about this. in fact he is very ass about it with jolyne and holly and that's#very important. he also is in fact an asshole sometimes. NOT as much as you guys are making him though!#please don't get me started on how much of a dick etc people make kakyoin to veer away from the 'woobified' characterizations of him#in fact i think that's bad if not worse because it CLAIMS to be in character. hes a prim asshole at times but not that angry or dishevelled
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there are several different translations of rgu and sometimes they make sentences have completely different meanings between them and it drives me a little bit crazy
like this moment in the first episode.. these things are both accurate insights into utena's character and motivations but they're also completely different from each other. idk which is more accurate to the original japanese, maybe it's a sentence that can mean both depending on context or something?
#utena#m#i feel like a lot of my analyses are based on specific wording in the scenes i'm talking about which may actually be completely different#in other translations and therefore kind of invalidating what i'm saying? because how would i know if i have the most accurate one
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If you call yourself a Krishna Bhakt but at the same time disrespect the Mahishis (Queens) of Dwarka (this includes questioning the authenticity of their love for him and his love for them in return, comparing their love, putting them down, making abhorrent claims about how their love was not completely pure, claiming how they were jealous of each other and the gopis, making passive aggressive comments against them to even liking and sharing content which promote these kinds of beliefs) in the name of glorifying Kanha's leelas in Braj then it's beyond time for you to touch some grass, read actual scriptures and question your entire existence. *GLORIFICATION CAN BE DONE WITHOUT SHOWING DISRESPECT TO EITHER OF THE TWO GROUPS*
#*ignore the grammatical errors I was kinda angry while writing this*🙃#CLAIMING DWARKADISH AND HIS LEELAS IN DWARKA TO BE “INFERIOR” DOES NOT MAKE TO A GREAT DEVOTEE OF VRINDAVAN KRISHNA#*you#where do these people get the audacity from to go about claiming that Krishna married them out of obligation and to form political alliance#The hate for Mata Rukmini on the internet is actually insane after almost every major vishnu centric scripture glorifies her as Parashri#these people reach a new low every single time I come across them and the people who believe random folklores are even worse in my opinion#like before circulating a story or believing them blindly I am begging you guys to always cross check with scriptures#pls do more research and studying apart from that one random quora post you found#lot of the times translations are heavily manipulated made to fit their own biased opinions#when in doubt always refer original Sanskrit verses along with the context in which they are provided. I REPEAT CONTEXT IS VERY IMP#reading and cherry picking random verses without context will lead to nothing but delusion#hinduism#hindublr#krishna#gopiblr#devotion#krishnablr#kanha#desiblr#mahabharata
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[A sad violin song plays over an image of a sad hamster]
Pac: This doesn't have anything to do with me – I wear a blue sweatshirt, you're crazy, this mouse doesn't even have a sweatshirt, this hamster! [Reading chat] Am I a depressed hamster?
[ Transcript continued ↓ ]*
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Pac: Actually– that's fine! I embrace that idea – of course I'm going to be depressed, are you crazy? [He hits his desk, then starts counting off people on his fingers] Fit is gone, Richarlyson is gone, Ramon is gone, Bagi and Empanada who were always there when we were there are also gone, I haven't seen them! It's just me and Tubbo, and sometimes Philza shows up.
Pac: I lost Chume Labs, I lost the Favela, I lost Murder Mystery, I lost Ilha Chume Labs, it's crazy! Look at how much I've lost, and I've gained nothing! Of course I'm going to be depressed, are you crazy?! How am I supposed to be happy?!
Pac: [Reading chat] "You have us Pac," that's true, thank you. No, that's true, sorry.
* NOTE: Please note that this is an incomplete transcript, as I was primarily relying on Aypierre's translation mod at the time and if I am not confident of the translation, I do not include it. As always, please feel free to add on translations or message me corrections.
#Pactw#QSMP#Pac#March 18 2024#As much as I love keeping people updated about Pac / the other Portuguese-speaking creators#I think I might not make as many transcribed posts for their clips anymore#I just don't think I'm qualified enough to be transcribing things for a language I don't know#like yeah we have the Qlobal Translator and Aypierre's translators to rely on#And I'm always upfront when I'm not 100% sure about a translation#but I've been thinking about it a lot and it kinda makes me feel a bit icky. Idk.#I might be overthinking this but I just I don't want to spread around translations I'm not super confident about#esp. since I know a lot of people cite my clips in analysis posts or link them to other people as resources#and 90% of the time I'm like ''Hell yeah I love seeing people getting a lot of use out of the archive''#but sometimes I get a bit anxious like ''Did I do a good enough job translating this''#''Am I ruining someone's entire perception of a conversation or character because I left one word out or mistranslated something?''#And like I said that's normally not a HUGE concern since if I'm not certain about a translation I just won't post a clip. but you know#idk it might just be the anxiety talking but I really really don't want to spread bad info#Happy to hear other folks' perspective#I'm really grateful for people like Bell and Pix and others who translate clips and I always try to reblog those#but we don't have a ton of people posting clips & translating things on Tumblr since we're so English-centric#which is part of the reason WHY I like sharing clips of the non-English-speaking CCs#but at the same time I want to do an accurate job representing what they're saying#Maybe I'll just start posting things and give a TLDR context of what they're talking about but not a transcript#that way native-speakers can hop in and add translations if that's something they're comfortable doing#and if not then well. at least I'm not sharing something that isn't super accurate#idk I'm just thinking out loud a bit in the tags#But I'm open to hearing other people's thoughts on the matter#Anyways giant rant aside. q!Pac is NOT doing ok rn
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the rituals continue to be intricate
#fallout new vegas#fnv courier#fnv oc#maksim girard#ilya kasharin#it's been interesting to think about how Maksim's character would change in this setting lol#he wouldn't be a telepath which I think would actually make him a lot better adjusted to dealing with people#like he wouldn't be any less weird but he'd be much more confident about it#which would make his early interactions with Ilya a lot less complicated because he'd be willing to match THEIR weird much earlier on#so they'd settle into this 'coworkers who bicker nonstop but there's a mutually understood yet unspoken attraction' dynamic more quickly#which means they could actually flirt. if that's what you'd call this#also I think his canon interest in ~high society~ would translate into a more general interest in old world culture#he'd be shockingly well informed about some things and The Kings-tier completely wrong about others but equally passionate about all of it#hence the blue star bottlecap collection. he WILL get that secret prize and he's not afraid to Do Violence about it#artbyrom
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Can’t wait to visit Iraq and just live blog from there. That will be so fun
#My Iraqi girl era will be THE era of all eras#Like ill probably post the same shit but I feel like it’ll be different when im actually in Baghdad and#Living in the culture vs talking about it#It’ll probably get lost in translation bc I have maybe 7-10 Arab mutuals total but idc this is for me#Plus I feel like I center my American identity a lot so it’ll be nice to be in my Iraqi bag idk#I lowkey feel like im too American for some of my relatives and also some of the locals bc I get told I give#“Foreigner vibes” (what)#But I also genuinely think I blend into it seamlessly too like on my last trip it wasn’t a struggle at all#Like I speak Arabic fine and Baghdad feels like home to me even if I wasn’t raised there#Maybe I dress more western idk I was just in jeans and casual tops most of that trip#I did have issues w what clothes to wear but that’s bc I couldn’t wear my regular shit back there which is fine#It was a grwat time overall I miss everyone I miss the capital
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My brother recently got into Demon Slayer so I wanted to make a kny oc for him since I did it before with both me and my sister and never got around to my brother :)
But I started by refreshing my own design because wow?? It’s been 4 years since I first made my kny insert character and a lot of things are now outdated! Not to mention my art has improved a lot, I hope. More details under the cut!
Meet Ebisu Koharu: youngest of the Ebisu family and physically the weakest. They only barely passed Final Selection by hiding for the entire week and surviving off tips from their older siblings. Nonetheless, they still want to contribute, which is why they hold onto a thick, leather bound book that records every demon they’ve ever met in precise detail, with labeled diagrams and scribbled calculations in the margins of different strengths and weaknesses.
After spending a few years on the job, and properly seeing their data contribute to the successes of other demon slayers, they’ve come a bit more into their own as a competent researcher and fighter, though they still do tend to request paired missions with friends and family to act more as a support role rather than a fighter.
The Ebisu family is one of scholars. The eldest daughter Kaoru is a doctor, and the eldest son Shougen is a chemist. By nature, fighting is not necessarily their strong suit, which is why their family breathing style and techniques are all poison-assisted. Of the three, Koharu is the weakest and most averse to combat— they wield a short half-length blade, with more of a smooth ceremonial hilt and sheath than any practical weapon.
#kny oc#kimetsu no yaiba#demon slayer#it’s so much fun seeing my brother be so late to the party for kny lmao#I love him but his takes are kind of shit ngl.#his character will be absolutely hilarious to do as well#because you better believe I’m going to lean far into how much he simps for giyu#looking for names is so much more fun when I can read some kana and am not using google translate#I found out that the combination of me and my sister’s names form kanari which i will not stop thinking about for ages#four years of improvement and four years of character development! Better character design and research skills#it’s a lot of fun thinking more about details when designing now#I.e. brushes are wildly impractical tools for writing on the go so koharu’s main choice of stationery is an imported fountain pen that cost#a decent amount of their savings#and they wanted their records to last longer so they also invested in a proper leather bound journal (also imported) rather than#a normal string bound book like their normal daily journal. this is also why the books open in different directions#in the event that their fountain pen breaks they Will Cry but they will also commit the details to memory and write them in with a bruh#with a brush after the battle ends
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[A3!] Sakuya Sakuma | [SSR++] Guiding Stella | Bear Costume
Izumi: I was just starting to get a little hungry. Thanks, I can’t wait to eat it!
Juza: Yea.
Sakuya: …Huh?
Juza: Oh, Sakuya.
Sakuya: Weren’t you going out, Juza-kun?
Juza: Just got back. I… went out to get some taiyaki. Ya want some too, Sakuya?
Sakuya: Wah, it looks really good!
Sakuya: But didn’t you get it because you wanted to eat it, Juza-kun? Are you sure?
Juza: S’okay, I got it for everyone to eat.
Izumi: He just gave me some to eat too… This taiyaki is filled with red bean paste and really tasty!
Sakuya: Wahh, that sounds so good.
Sakuya: Since you insist, I’ll have some too. Thank you, Juza-kun.
Juza: No problem.
Sakuya: Mhmm…! It really is tasty! The sweetness of the red bean paste is perfect!
Juza: The dough’s real good too.
Izumi: (Sharing delicious taiyaki with the two of them really makes for a great snack time.)
Sakuya: …Ah, right! That reminds me, Juza-kun, Director, I’ve got something I want to ask you.
Juza: What is it?
Izumi: Something wrong?
Sakuya: I’m playing a role in a comedy play for my next guest performance.
Juza: A comedy, huh? Comedy performed by Sakuya… Sounds interestin’.
Izumi: Yeah! It’s pretty unusual for you to do a comedy, so it seems like it’d be something nice for you, Sakuya-kun.
Sakuya: Thank you so much. I’ve been thinking about getting some advice from Summer Troupe to get a better grasp on comedy.
Sakuya: Actually, I’m also supposed to play the role of a bear.
Izumi: You’re supposed to be a bear?
Juza: So you’re playin’ the role of a cute bear?
Sakuya: Uhh, something like that. I’m going to be performing in a bear costume, so I guess I’ll be a cute bear… Maybe?
Juza: Costume, huh? Sounds like somethin’ that’d suit ya, Sakuya.
Sakuya: That’s why I was wondering if I could borrow the bear costume that you wore before, Juza-kun.
Juza: Sure thing, it ain’t really mine, so ya can use it whenever ya want.
Sakuya: Thank you! I still thought I’d get your permission, just in case.
Izumi: But considering that costume fit Juza-kun perfectly, don’t you think it’d be a little big for you, Sakuya-kun?
Sakuya: It’s just for practice, so it’ll be okay, even if it’s a little big!
Izumi: Gotcha.
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Choose!
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Option 1: Sakuya-kun’s bear seems like it’d be peaceful.
Izumi: A bear played by you sounds like it’d be kind of peaceful, Sakuya-kun.
Sakuya: You think so?
Izumi: Of course, it depends on the scene and the way you act, but I think you can still sort of sense the vibes of the person wearing the costume when it comes to that kind of thing.
Izumi: But since it’s supposed to be a comedy, it made me think that you might be playing the kind of bear you’d want to squish like a stuffed animal.
Sakuya: I’m a little flustered, but… I’m glad you think so. Thank you so much!
Sakuya: I hope I can put on a performance that can give everyone a real sense of peace.
Izumi: (Sakuya-kun seems so enthusiastic about it, I think I’ll go and see his performance too.)
Option 2: There are just some funny things that can only be done in a costume.
Izumi: There are just some funny things that can only be done in a costume.
Sakuya: Yeah! I think it makes comical movements stand out even more.
Juza: Yea. It’s a lil’ harder to see small movements, but they make the big movements stand out a lot more.
Sakuya: Exactly! It seems like the kind of thing where it’d be good to make use of your whole body. I wanna practice while keeping that kinda thing in mind.
Izumi: (Sakuya-kun and Juza-kun always seem so earnest and happy while they talk about theater.)
Izumi: (They really have a positive influence on each other.)
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Izumi: Ah, right. I think that costume might be in the storage room, but it might be in a hard-to-find place.
Izumi: We’ve had to put a lot of stuff in the storage room lately…
Sakuya: I’ll look for it, so don’t worry! I’ll go get it as soon as I can.
Juza: But it might be stacked on top of a shelf or somethin’. Could be buried under somethin’ too, so I’ll come with.
Sakuya: Thank you, Juza-kun! Alright, let’s go to the storage room then.
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Juza: Glad we found it right away.
Sakuya: Me too! Alright, now let me just…
*Fabric rustles*
Sakuya: How does it look…? Do I have it on properly?
Juza: It’s pretty big. ‘N the head’s kinda tilted too, but… Is the weight ‘n visibility okay?
Sakuya: The head is a little heavy, but… I think it’ll be okay.
Juza: Gotcha. But don’t push yourself, ‘kay?
Sakuya: Yeah, I’ll be careful.
Sakuya: That reminds me, it might be a bear costume this time, but other animal costumes are really cute too.
Juza: Ya think so…?
Sakuya: Alright, I wanna take the costume to my room, but I think I’ll get used to walking in it first.
Juza: Gotcha. You’re not gonna have a real feel for it right off the bat, so watch your step.
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Sakuya: Alright… Uwhoa…! Sorry I had to ask you to help, Juza-kun.
Juza: It ain’t a problem. Aight, does your bear role got any lines on stage or somethin’?
Sakuya: No, I don’t have any lines, I’ve just gotta ad-lib. That’s why I wanna practice even more than usual.
Sakuya: Right! Since you’re like the veteran of this bear costume, do you have any advice for me, Juza-kun?
Juza: Advice…
Juza: Right… They say beaarrr.
Sakuya: Huh, really? I never knew they said beaarrr! Thanks so much, Juza-kun! I’m glad you told me that!
Sakuya: Alright, I’ll give it a shot. …Beaarrr!
Sakuya: Umm, how was that?
Juza: Bears are big ‘n strong. So maybe ya could be a lil’ more majestic in the way ya say it ‘n in the way ya move or somethin’.
Sakuya: I see! Okay, I’ll give it another shot then!
Sakuya: Beaarrr~!!
Juza: Yea, I think there was more power in that one than before.
Tenma: …
Tenma: Juza-san and by the sound of your voice, I’m guessing… Sakuya? The hell are you two doing…?
Sakuya: Ah, Tenma-kun! Actually, for my upcoming guest performance…
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Tenma: Got it… Wait, that costume… Isn’t that one of the ones Autumn Troupe had put away in the storage room?
Tenma: The hem is too long, so you look more like a bear cub when you wear it, Sakuya.
Sakuya: Ahaha, it is kinda big, isn’t it? But it’s still good practice to get a feel for what it’s like to wear a costume like this.
Tenma: I getcha. Good luck with your next guest performance. I’ll come to see it too if I’ve got time
Sakuya: Thanks! I’ll do my best!
*Tenma walks away*
Sakuya: Alright, one more time… Beaarrr--!!
Tenma: …Not like there’s something really happening or anything, but I’ve got a bad feeling about this…
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Sakuya: Hmm, I learned a lot from Juza-kun, but it’s still kinda hard to play a bear…
Sakuya: I feel like I don’t seem strong enough…
Citron: If it is okay for you to ad-lib, I think it is okay to be a Sakuya-like bear. There are bears like that too!
Sakuya: Yeah, I guess you’re right. I’ll try my best to play a me-like bear!
Sakuya: … Yawn…
Citron: Sakuya, are you getting sleepy from all of your costume practice? We can talk about it tomorrow. Today, it is time to go night-night.
Sakuya: Right. Thank you for your advice, Citron-san. Okay, goodnight.
Citron: Goodest of nights, Sakuya.
*Lights turn off*
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Sakuya: Mnnh… Huh…?
Sakuya: This is…?
Bear: Beaarrr--!!
Sakuya: UWHOA!?
Sakuya: What? … Huh… Juza-kun?
Bear: !
Sakuya: You’re Juza-kun, right?
Bear: …
Sakuya: Ehehe, I knew it. Ah, maybe you’re here to give me some guidance with my acting?
Bear: …?
Sakuya: I knew it! Thanks!
Sakuya: Ah, right. Since I don’t know much about this forest, could you tell me more about it? Why don’t we take a walk together?
Bear: …Sure.
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Sakuya: There’s a river running through here. And there are so many flowers blooming too. This really is a lovely forest.
Bear: …Yea.
Rabbit: …
Sakuya: Ah.
Bear: ! The hell are you doin’ here…?
Rabbit: Hah? The hell are YOU doin’ here? This is my turf.
Bear: This place belongs to no one.
Rabbit: HAGH!? …Huh? Ain’t that a human?
Sakuya: Umm, Banri-kun, right?
Rabbit: …
Sakuya: (I didn’t get an answer from Juza-kun earlier either… Are they not allowed to answer to their names?)
Rabbit: Whatever, I don’t give a shit about humans, so get the hell outta here.
Bear: Shut up, YOU get the hell outta here.
Rabbit: The fuck!? Who the hell do you think you are!?
Sakuya: Whoa, whoa, don’t fight, guys…!
Tanuki: Ah! They’re fighting again!
Squirrel: Ugh, not again. Y’all never learn, do ya?
Wolf: Alright, c’mon, calm down you two.
Lion: Tch, I take my eyes off of you for a second and this is what happens?
Rabbit: It’s his fault for comin’ at me first!
Bear: Pretty sure that you’re the one who came at ME first. Quit tryin’ blame others.
Rabbit: Which one of us is blamin’ the other!? Quit fuckin’ around! You wanna go!?
Bear: Come at me.
Sakuya: Oh gosh, w-what do I do…!? C’mon, stop fighting, you two!!
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Sakuya: Hah…!
Sakuya: J-Just a dream, huh… Those were the Autumn Troupe animals just now, right…?
Sakuya: Haah… Maybe that was because of my costume practice. …It’s still night, so I guess I should go back to sleep…
Sakuya: …
Sakuya: (I can’t sleep for some reason… I had a dream about a bear, so maybe that means I’m anxious about my bear performance.)
Sakuya: (...Okay. I’ve just gotta go gently and quietly so I don’t wake Citron-san up…)
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Sakuya: Alright, there… I might wake someone up if I turn on the lights, so I’ll just go on practicing like this.
Sakuya: I walk like this, right? And then I raise my arms wide, and…
Sakuya: (...Huh. There’s someone’s shadow over there…)
Tenma: Haah, I’m exhausted…
Sakuya: (Ah, it’s Tenma-kun…! Did he just get home?)
Sakuya: Ten--...
Tenma: Hm?
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Tenma: GYAAAGH--!!
#a3!#a3! translation#sakuya sakuma#juza hyodo#tenma sumeragi#banri settsu#// if i had a nickel for every time sakuya had a dream about the akigumi animal costumes i’d have two nickels#which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice
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“We don't get to choose not to live on the spinning rock we call Earth” is such a raw quote you'd think it was from classic literature author Kenji Miyazawa but actually it's from Kenji Miyazawa BungouStrayDogs
#God I didn't remember this line going so hard#... And it's because it didn't. In the manga official English translation it's “We can't stop living atop this spinning rock we call Earth”#Which loses a lot of nuance if you ask me#kenji miyazawa#bsd#bungou stray dogs#bsd s4#bsdrewatch2023#But man this scene is so good. I just had a flashback of when it rewinded my brain when I read the manga for the first time. It's amazing.#Seriously chapters 58-60 are the chapters that all together made me go “Wait. This manga is good actually?????”#Like the Mushitarou arc had already been good but I thought it had been like. An accident. But then this arc was like Whoa#Anyways!!! I love Kenji he's my favourite.#And I could write an essay on how “We can't stop living atop this spinning rock we call Earth” too is deeply consistent with bsd's–#nihilistic worldview. But there's not enough space in the tags#To be honest I've been a bit (very very) depressed about my future in the past days and this speech really cheered me up.#Thank you Kenji :)
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2024 reads / storygraph
Outdrawn
f/f contemporary romance
two cartoonist who’ve been rivals since uni, and now have competing webcomics online, have to work together on the relaunch of a cult classic at the comic press they both work at
they both struggle with art-related physical and mental health issues, and complicated families
#outdrawn#aroaessidhe 2024 reads#sapphic books#I thought this was decent! I liked the concept (even if I got distracted by some art related things…)#and the dynamic between the characters was good. I enjoyed their relationship development broadly speaking#and the emphasis on communication; though it was a quick flip into being together all of a sudden.#The sketchbook doodle flirting was cute. Some interesting exploration of their complicated family situations too.#There’s a lot of exploration of burnout and carpal tunnel and the dangers of artists overworking which I think are important conversations#and are done with some nuance. But it’s pretty much all discussed in the context of the personal pressure they put on themselves#rather than the industry corporate greed and artificial competition created by the comic platform - which are significant in this story!#It felt odd that that connection wasn’t really ever made?#I know that this is a romance and nitpicking the background plot is beside the point and also that I am not a big romance reader#but the premise that the comic hosting site archives everything; wipes the leaderboard; and out of nowhere has a comic competition for#new weekly chapters…I’m sorry but the art world would riot. Even if people enter because they’re desperate for the cash they’d be pissed#People live off the income from their webcomics! if they were erased (temporarily) with no notice…..there would be crimes committed istg#I simply don’t believe that it would be doable to create a new weekly webcomic with no notice while you also have a full-time comic job#(especially as the only stylistic choices mentioned are full-colour) - not to mention what happened to their 8-years-running webcomics#that were archived? they don’t think about them at all after the beginning? surely they’d care about that?#And then with their new comics they make for this competition (after work I guess) we get vague snippets about them but barely anything#- if they’re consuming that much of your time I would expect to feel like they’re thinking about them all the time#rather than the vaguest discussion about genre and cast numbers only.#I guess I just think the whole comic site stunt felt unnecessary for the plot anyway -#it would have worked exactly the same if they were just competing on the normal leaderboard with their normal comics???#anyway - I’m not judging TOO hard about all that because again I know it’s not the point and maybe the industry is like that in some place#Unfortunately it was distracting enough to affect my feelings on the book tho lol.#Lastly: the audiobook………oof. The narrators talk at different speeds; for one.#And Sage’s VA does this deeply weird raspy-anime-teen-boy voice for Noah which is such an odd choice#and doesn’t match her character at all.#unforch my library only had the audiobook (what I usually prefer) so I just had to sort of….translate the narration into a normal voice lol#anyway the romance is good tho
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"He's got his hands on our wheels, and we've got nowhere to go as a result."
#boonboomger#super sentai#bakuage sentai boonboomger#genba bureki#bun orange#madrex#charge team captain madrex#userdramas#umbrella.gifs#tokuedit#please do not repost#umbrella.edits#umbrella.posts#//long post#translation: over-time#subtitles added by me#boonboomger spoilers#anyways i have a lot of thoughts about this scene and you can read most of it on a previous set that i posted of the scene where genba is#reflecting on this interaction however i'll talk about madrex here#i think that his bond and care for his goons is so important not only to his character but to the plot as a whole i think this sense of#comradery and care between hashiliens will have an impact on their choices in the future and their individual fates#boonboomger focuses a lot on teamwork but also individuality in a way that all the relationships feel impactful in some way#with the hashiliens it feels like this sense of comradery is a big driving force for them not letting themselves lose#however it is also used against them as we can see through disrace suggesting making the three puppets which causes madrex's cover to be#blown as his care for them shows itself through him expressing signs of anger with the boonboomgers the comradery is a driving force but no#matter the obstacles they will get through it together there's a distinct difference in how the bonds are handled between the hashiliens &#the boonboomgers with the hashiliens it is silly but also a weapon used against them whereas the boonboomgers don't have a force like that#on their team as even if the isa works against them they're not a part of the boonboomgers' team and the boonboomgers are able to remain#solid due to their trust and belief in one another which isn't something that exists between all the hashiliens this is why genba is able#to get his wheel back but madrex isn't he doesn't have stability and disrace has too strong of a hold
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I love singNsong again reminding people in Side Story that Dokja wanted other people to read TWSA (he wrote reviews and comments! It was his first wish), and he only stopped bothering because people harassed him for it. He didn't gate-keep the story. When he's avoiding talking to Sangah about it at the beginning of ORV, it's because he knows what happens when he tells people about the story, not because he's gate-keeping it from her. He notes he's not proud of his hobby (likely because he's been bullied all through his life, including for reading the thing he loves): he finds it embarrassing to talk about, and better respects her studying Spanish in her free time (learning another language is a generally accepted thing in society). He assumes she won't care or will look at him funny (or worse) for when she learns about the novel he's into.
Basically anyone writing "let's gatekeep ORV" posts because of the anime announcement or because they dislike the manhwa or some other weirdness, y'all are the villains in the scenario.
The literal climax of the story is about sharing ORV with as many people as possible. What story were y'all reading?
#orv#really tired of the stupid gate-keepy bs in some parts of this fandom#omniscient reader's viewpoint#kim dokja#side story spoilers#it's been quite fascinating seeing novel fanatics come out of the woodwork against potential anime fans#while showing how much they hate the manhwa and manhwa fans too#the only actual official English translation we have is the manhwa#acting like we're all in this together like no#I adore the novel and the manhwa#and folks who started with the manhwa or just happen to also like the manhwa but also like the novel see you for what you are#avoiding talking about something is not gatekeeping#it's often recognizing various social cues#like oh this person probably isn't familiar and I don't care to explain#or I'm worried they'll treat me badly if they know#when you're trying to connect with someone you tend to look for things you share not stuff you don't#if Dokja heard about people trying to gatekeep orv he would be disgusted#also NOT gatekeeping orv is literally the climax of the story I am so deeply confused by people encouraging gatekeeping of it#you're making han suyeong mad#she didn't nearly kill herself writing orv in order to share it to everyone they could find so people could gatekeep it#that is literally the opposite of the goal#it's not bad to ask if folks have read the novel because for a variety of reasons folks may not have#but it is bad to act like reading the novel is a fandom requirement especially given all we have is a fantranslation using MTL#or you must love the novel above others or the novel only#I want singnsong to get fucking rich from this story they shared and which I and many adore#gatekeeping does not make that happen#also good luck getting people to buy the Yen Press novel translation when it comes out when you act like this#the manhwa is available in at least seven languages officially fuck off with this gatekeeping crap#don't get me started how a lot of y'all don't even know what twatf is and a good chunk of y'all who won't even touch it when you do know#and that doesn't exactly bother me but it does bug me when book purists get all high and mighty
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offers u alnst oc stats
#alien stage oc: ava#alien stage oc: nero#ava#nero#oc#ocs#20241003#so. i have a lot of thoughts about these#especially since i tweaked avas like three times#but i tried setting them according to the stats of the canon characters/what the aliens might rate them#esp the visual stat#looking at the characters sheets i think the aliens have a preference for ethereal looks (like luka and sua) but also like sharper looks#like ivan and hyuna (yes i think ivan leans into sharp)#till is more of the rough type so that's why i think his visual is rated lower#uh either way that's why ava's is so high and nero's is more on the middle (he had regular black hair before his season of alnst which gave#him less of a wild look so i rated him a bit higher than till)#ava is a tube baby so voice and talent are in her genes though mostly voice and visual were important for nova#talent would probably be higher if she didn't kill off 90% of her personality#she was not made for high effort dancing tho#NERO WAS THO LMAO#yeah uh ava's relevance/popularity/topic whatever the fuck it gets translated as is rather high since she's kind of the media's sweetheart#first love's smile and all that#nova put a lot of effort into her pblicity and it worked#nero's relevance is so high bc he's always up to sth and makes headlines everywhere he goes à la there's no such thing as bad publicity#i was struggling with mental strength bc on one hand he is fucked up (tm) but on the other hand he's not easily shaken????#like you could throw him in a pit of sharks and he'd make the best of it#let's just say mental strength must not equal mentally sound#his talent is on the average bc of this trait too like he's super versatile and spontaneous which makes him easy to put into different#situations that he might come out of successfully#uhhhhh yeah
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Guys, I really hate to be a killjoy but Fit did not call Pac "babe" in today's live.
#mod talk#TBD#?#Maybe#I wanted to post an edit with that earlier but I missed the ''good posting time'' window#And now I wish I posted it anyways because I keep seeing incorrect transcripts circulating (both here and on twt)#it makes me wince a bit because I hate seeing misinformation spread#Like if it's a matter of ''let me be delirious'' go ham but I'm seeing lots of folks who didn't watch the live taking people's word for it#Delusions can be fun but on Royal Archivist I'm always going to present the facts as-is.#Translations; transcripts; whatever it is - I'll always do my best to represent things accurately#which is why I always try to ask for clarification if I'm not sure about something#This is such a non-issue but I just saw a few people get bummed out when they found out the ''babe'' thing wasn't true and it made me sad#Anyhoo. Got a couple edits to share tomorrow so keep an eye out for that
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