#xialan

[swdefcult]

[apcomplexhq]

✦ Nome do personagem: Liu "Crystal" Jingjing ✦ Faceclaim e função: Xialan - Instagrammer ✦ Data de nascimento: 15/11/1997 ✦ Idade: 25 anos ✦ Gênero e pronomes: Ela/Dela ✦ Nacionalidade e etnia: China, chinesa ✦ Qualidades: Extrovertida, destemida, atenciosa ✦ Defeitos: Impaciente, exigente, desconfiada ✦ Moradia: Mount Olympus ✦ Ocupação: Proprietária do Erostic, cosplayer e influencer (Também de OnlyFans) ✦ Twitter: @MO97CL ✦ Preferência de plot: ANGST, CRACK, FLUFFY, HOSTILITY, ROMANCE, SMUT ✦ Char como condômino: Como todo o tempo que tem é para administrar sua loja e manter a presença online, aproveita festas quando pode. Além disso, sua natureza curiosa e amigável, torna o ambiente positivo onde quer que vá, mas não deixa de estabelecer limites quando algo a incomoda.

TW’s na bio: menção a conteúdo erótico.

Biografia:

Crystal nasceu em uma família privilegiada em Xangai.

Sua mãe, Liu Wei, foi uma atriz chinesa que encantou o público com sua atuação e charme. Apesar do sucesso, Liu Wei optou por se afastar dos holofotes para criar Crystal e oferecer a ela uma infância estável.

Desde muito cedo, a pequena chinesa foi exposta ao mundo da arte e da moda. Sua mãe sempre a incentivou a explorar sua criatividade, ensinando a importância da expressão artística e como a vida sem a arte é monótona e vazia.

Crystal passava horas observando Liu Wei se preparando para seus papéis, imersa em figurinos deslumbrantes e conceitos estéticos únicos. Essa atmosfera despertou na garota uma paixão profunda pela moda e a inspirou a criar suas próprias roupas desde muito cedo.

Conforme crescia, o talento e interesse pelo mundo da moda se intensificaram. Na adolescência, Crystal descobriu o mundo do cosplay, onde podia unir sua criatividade com seu amor pelos personagens fictícios dos animes. Ela se destacou, criando roupas detalhadas e que chamavam a atenção em eventos. Com sua presença e habilidade para dar vida a personagens, Crystal começou a ganhar reconhecimento e admiradores.

No entanto, Crystal sentia que sua vida estava cercada por luxo e conforto, o que a tirava completamente da realidade. Ela desejava explorar novos lugares, experimentar uma nova cultura e por mais que a China fosse um lugar muito vasto e propício para isso, ela queria ir atrás do público que apreciava o erotismo. Via como uma obra de arte, já que para si, corpos são arte.

Apesar das ameaças da mãe de tirar todas as regalias porque a filha decidiu ir embora por tempo indeterminado, Crystal conseguiu estourar a bolha e optou por não ir tão longe assim, escolhendo a Coreia como nova casa.

Não foi apenas para se aventurar, mas também para incentivar a normalidade da liberdade sexual, principalmente para mulheres e o público LGBTQIAPN+. Para isso, ela decidiu abrir um Sex Shop na Coreia, a fim de proporcionar um espaço de aceitação e empoderamento para todos.

No começo foi bem difícil já que para alugar espaços (por mais dinheiro que oferecesse) dependia dos locatários e esses eram bem relutantes para uma estrangeira, ainda mais com a aparência da mulher, que era toda modificada.

Apesar disso, conseguiu dar sorte e encontrou um espaço que considerou perfeito para abrir sua loja.

Por ser uma mulher destemida, muito confortável com seu próprio corpo e uma feminista convicta, ela não deixou essa ideia de lado e quando abriu o local, trabalhou incansavelmente nas redes sociais em busca de parcerias que ajudassem a divulgar o lugar.

Em contrapartida, além de ser uma influenciadora de moda, Crystal também tem uma grande presença no OnlyFans, onde compartilha conteúdo para seu público fiel.

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Group K Round 3: #K8 vs #K2

#K8: Fishing with friends (both human & alien)

#K2: A show where any universe/plot is possible

Details and poll under the cut!

#K8: Tsuritama

Summary:

Yuki Sanada has always felt like a fish out of water. Socially awkward and anxious, he struggles to fit in with his surroundings and moves from town to town with his grandma. As he and his grandma settle into the charming seaside town of Enoshima, Yuki hopes for a fresh start. However, his reputation at school is jeopardized by the arrival of fellow transfer student Haru. The eccentric Haru immediately makes a splash, wildly claiming to be an alien and declaring that Yuki is his friend. Pairing the reluctant Yuki with their classmate and fishing talent, Natsuki Usami, he tasks both of them with the absurd mission of saving the world from a mysterious threat in the ocean. Mischief and hijinks ensue, as these three embark on a whimsical adventure filled with laughs, heart, and self-discovery!

Propaganda 1:

Tsuritama is a heartfelt show about learning to cope with anxiety by building confidence through learning new skills (fishing). It’s also about learning to be vulnerable with others and rely on them. The soundtrack is almost entirely recorder, as they asked the Kuricorder Quartet to put it together for the show. On top of that, the color scheme is very bright and hopeful.

Propaganda 2:

This show left me feeling both happy and incredibly emotional. It started off very goofy but really reels you in (get it? Reels?) and becomes quite an emotional journey at the end. Also, the art style is really beautiful and colorful and the opening is a bop!

Trigger Warnings: None.

#K2: Beryl and Sapphire (Xiaolü He Xiaolan)

Summary:

The series is based on a manhua where the main characters are drawn as stick figures, so they can be placed in any situation, essentially making different AUs canon while any genre is possible. Some of these stories have overarching plots (they’re sort of like actors), some are more slice-of-life, and some have more hard-hitting moments of angst or occasionally cute, romantic stories between the leads: the mild-mannered Beryl (Green) and the easily-embarrassed Sapphire (Blue).

In this show where each episode is set in a different world, how would they encounter each other time and again?

Propaganda:

It’s genuinely just such a cool concept! Getting to see these characters in practically any story/setting while still featuring the (usually same) main characters means you still get attached to the main cast, but you really get a diverse range of plots and ideas.

You may find yourself getting super attached to one (as I did for the Robo-Beryl arc, because I liked the character of Robo-Beryl but I also found Sapphire’s shyness/crushing adorable), and many of even the shortest ones are really interesting.

The OP even features them as actors and the title cards are film clapboards, which is such a cool way to tie in the main set-up!

Plus, because the manhua features them as stick figures, Ocarina (the original creator of Beryl and Sapphire) has way more room to explore deep ideas or just silly jokes; the flexibility of stick figures means we get lots of deep, philosophical writing/dialogue, and the donghua adapts that quite well.

Beryl is fun and Sapphire is super cute, and I love seeing how they interact in different universes/stories (and yes, they are very shippable!). Their default design is technically male, but sometimes they’re female too.

Some of the storylines are also super creative and really really do just punch you in the gut with feels. I don’t think I’ll ever forget some of the more tragic arcs…

Yet at the end of the day, Beryl and Sapphire is a really cute donghua, with a lot of feel-good stories to it! It even finally came back after like 4 years with season 2, which focuses on one of the over-arching arcs (the Demon King Beryl one), and we’re still getting discussions of deeper ideas alongside comedy, and Beryl and Sapphire are as cute as ever!

The new art style is quite pretty and hey, if you’re a fan of the playful, teasing (yet still can be rather emotionally reserved) type and the easily blushy type, Beryl and Sapphire may just be for you! 😉

Trigger Warnings: None.

When reblogging and adding your own propaganda, please tag me @best-underrated-anime so that I’ll be sure to see it.

If you want to criticize one of the shows above to give the one you’re rooting for an advantage, then do so constructively. I do not tolerate groundless hate or slander on this blog. If I catch you doing such a thing in the notes, be it in the tags or reblogs, I will block you.

Know one of the shows above and not satisfied with how it’s presented in this tournament? Just fill up this form, where you can submit revisions for taglines, propaganda, trigger warnings, and/or video.

[quantummechanik]

[darkly-entries]

Xialan

[yletylyf]

Mysterious Lotus Casebook timeline

I put this together for my own use while writing my fic, but haven't seen anyone else share one, so here goes!

This is live-drama canon, not novel canon. I don't speak much Chinese; I followed iqiyi's subtitles which are rather awful. Additions/suggestions/comments/corrections more than welcome!

As should be expected for a comprehensive timeline of all pre-canon events, this is not spoiler free. Below the cut, as it's long:

Timeline

130 years ago:

Princess Longxuan is born, in the year of Ren Yin, Wu Shen month, Geng Jia day, at the hour of Geng Chen. [It could be any year of Ren Yin, but since it has to be more than a hundred years ago, this one is the only one that makes sense.]

100 years ago:

The night before Nanyin was overturned, Princess Longxuan marries Crown Prince Fangji, the eldest son of Emperor Xicheng, granduncle of the current emperor. Princess Longxuan becomes Consort Xuan. Consort Xuan secretly initiates the revival of Nanyin and plots to use the Rama Vessel.

Prince Fangji conspires against Emperor Xicheng and fails. He is ordered to commit suicide. Consort Xuan is sentenced to be buried with Prince Fangji.

Princess Longxuan writes a letter to magician Feng A-Lu asking him to save her son at the bamboo forest. She tells him to contact Jin Yu Huang Quan and revive Nanyin.

Nanyin craftsmen build their tomb and Nanyin sorcery hides it for 100 years.

The throne passes to Emperor Guanqing.

Feng A-Lu does not meet Princess Longxuan's son. He goes to kill the imperial family and falls in love with Consort Ying instead. They have a son who Consort Ying passes off as the emperor's son. Feng A-Lu is buried in the collapse of the Pagoda of Bliss.

Jin Yu Huang Quan did not revive Nanyin. They used the amassed wealth for themselves and passed the Rama ices onto the next generations.

Unknown time:

Li Xiangyi's parents save Qi Mushan.

Bandits attack the Li family; Li Xiangyi and his older brother are the only survivors.

25 years ago:

Teenage Shan Gudao finds four-year old Li Xiangyi and his older brother on the streets. Older brother dies.

Qi Mushan rescues Shan Gudao and Li Xiangyi and brings them to Yunyin mountain.

20 years ago:

The Feng clan, having searched for Princess Longxuan's descendant for over a hundred years, learns that her grandson had a ten-year-old son who is presently studying under Qi Mushan.

[Note Shan Gudao is over twenty and Li Xiangyi is nine or ten at this time, but anyway:]

The Feng clan takes Shan Gudao as the long-lost descendant of Princess Longxuan.

Ostensibly 18 years ago, but probably more like 21 or 20:

[Note there is some debate about how old Fang Duobing is supposed to be. Di Feisheng claims he has a letter showing that Fang Duobing's parents broke up 18 years ago while He Xialan was pregnant, but other sources state he is 20 at the time of the show]

He Xialan was in a relationship with Shan Gudao. They break up while she is pregnant. Fang Duobing is born a few months later, and Tianji Hall announces Xialan has died of illness. Fang Duobing is raised by Xialan's older sister and her husband as their own.

15 years ago:

The Demon of the Blood Realm challenges Li Xiangyi and Qiao Wanmian begs him to give Li Xiangyi one more year.

14 years ago:

Li Xiangyi passes Qi Mushan's test. He receives the Shaoshi sword. He departs the mountain for the first time.

Shan Gudao and Li Xiangyi go to rescue the He family of the Changma Blade sect, who was massacred by Dongling Three Gang for the cloud iron. They find one survivor, a child, and take him to Louyang. Shan Gudao ditches Li Xiangyi and kills the kid.

Li Xiangyi defeats the Demon of the Blood Realm.

At an unknown time between 15 and 10 years ago:

Di Feisheng, Wuyan, King Bai of Fire, Four-faced Qingzun, and King Zunming of Yama found the Jinyuan alliance. Di Feisheng makes his first famous kill: the Monk of the Blood Realm, Kuang Jiezi. He removes the Golden Jade hoops from his staff and hangs them on his dao as a trophy.

Li Xiangyi fights with Wuyou and nicks the Shaoshi sword to avoid killing him.

The 12 Guardians join the Jinyuan alliance just before Jiao Liqiao does.

Jiao Liqiao was following Li Xiangyi around. A girl from Fengling Sword Sect provoked Jiao Liqiao and she massacres the Fengling Sword sect. Li Xiangyi stops her and attempts to kill her, but Di Feisheng saves Jiao Liqiao.

13 years ago:

Li Xiangyi establishes the Sigu Sect. Sigu sect makes an agreement with the court dividing the affairs of the people and the affairs of the jianghu. Everyone agrees to follow the legal code of Da Xi.

Scholar Sushou robs the imperial mausoleum in the south of the capital.

Di Feisheng rescues Jiao Liqiao from a gang led by Guishou Fenglie, whose martial arts techniques she tried to steal. Di Feisheng was just there to challenge the gang leader for his spot on the martial arts rankings.

12 or 11 years ago:

Just before Li Xiangyi turns 18, Shan Gudao gives him the Wenjing sword as a birthday present.

At the age of 18, Li Xiangyi acquires Yangzhouman.

11 years ago:

Sigu sect destroys the cult in Mobei and the sect's vitality is damaged. The Jinyuan alliance becomes more powerful. Di Feisheng and Li Xiangyi make a peace treaty: they won't interfere with each other or draw a war in five years.

The royal court agrees to ally with Shan Gudao.

Ten years ago:

[Depending on how old you think Fang Duobing is; he says this happened when he was ten] Madam He introduces Shan Gudao to Fang Duobing as her long-lost brother. Shan Gudao teaches Fang Duobing martial arts in secret before he can walk. Fang Duobing briefly meets Li Xiangyi, who gives him a wooden sword.

Li Xiangyi trespasses into the Royal Palace grounds on Mid-Autumn night to watch the Epiphyllum festival.

Lian Quan, Lord Of The Netherworld, is last seen in Shishou Village.

Shan Gudao tries to break into the Yipin tomb but cannot get past the Bagua (eight trigrams) Formation. The 14 Thieves of the Netherworld break into the tomb and die inside.

Li Xiangyi receives a message that the three kings of the Jinyuan alliance have besieged Shan Gudao in the Yangsha valley, the Jinyuan alliance's secret hideout. Meanwhile, the three kings receive a challenge from Shan Gudao but the letter was not his handwriting. The three kings arrive at the valley to find Shan Gudao already dead. Other members of the Sigu sect claim: they followed Shan Gudao to run some errands but were suddenly attacked by the three kings; Shan Gudao sent someone to go for help; Shan Gudao lured the three kings away to protect his subordinates.

Li Xiangyi cradles his shixiong's body and vows revenge. Shan Gudao's body is stolen in an ambush by the Jinyuan alliance. Li Xiangyi declares war on the Jinyuan alliance.

Li Xiangyi gathers Shan Gudao's belongings into a box in his room at the Sigu sect headquarters.

Yun Biqiu, at Jiao Liqiao's direction, administers Bicha poison to Li Xiangyi.

Jiao Liqiao and Fang Qing are working together. Someone from Nanyin purchases gunpowder from Thunder Hall in Jiangnan with funds from the Wansheng clan.  Ding Yun, Wind and Thunder Emissary and Wan Renshan, Star and Moon Emissary used thundering fire bombs to trap the Sigu Sect and blow up the Jinyuan alliance headquarters. The 12 guardians of the Jinyuan alliance die. 58 heroes of the Sigu sect die.

27th day of the 12th lunar month, year of Xin Chou: Li Xiangyi and Di Feisheng battle at the East Sea.

Someone alters a corpse to look like Shan Gudao. He survives, under the influence of wuxin huai. Shan Gudao kills Qi Mushan and takes his inner power.

Li Xiangyi fakes his death and disappears. The Sigu sect disbands. Its surviving arm, Baichuan Court, rounds up the remnants of the Jinyuan alliance. Di Feisheng goes into seclusion for ten years.

Ten or nine years ago:

Xin Lie, Thunder Chaser of Jinyuan alliance, Five Poison Palm, escapes from prison.

28th day of the 5th month, year of Ren Yin: Shi Hun writes a letter to the Sigu sect to thank them for releasing him.

Unknown, between ten years ago and present day:

The Jinyuan Alliance surrounds Lian Quan's mansion for the Rama Heavenly Ice, he escapes with Li Xiao and Li Xiong to Xiaoyuan City to live in hiding.

Li Lianhua finds Scholar Sushou, helps him and lets him stay with him. Scholar Sushou passes away.

Li Lianhua saves Tiexiao, who jumped off a cliff and was buried; Li Lianhua heard him shouting.

Four-faced Qingzun dies in prison and gives the Rama ice shard to his wife, Liangyi Xianzi.

Fang Duobing takes bitter medicine; bathes in cold springs; pierces his 12 major acupoints every day and faints many times but refuses to cry. He can stand up, walk, and learn martial arts.

Five years ago:

The Hall of Wind and Flame took the Shi family's secret book as their own. This includes Qi Mushan's recipes.

Three years ago:

Fang Duobing takes the Baichuan Court entrance examination, but they refuse to accept him.

One year ago:

"Last March": Li Lianhua saved Shi Wenjue, third son of the Shi family (he faked his suicide because he wanted a career in public service and his family didn't approve, Li Lianhua saw it). The Shi family in Weapons Valley were the ones who forged Cloud Iron armor and the wind sword.

Present day:

The show begins sometime after the sixth day of the fourth month of Ren Zi year. [We know this because in episode 2, Wangfu is sixteen and we are given his birthday as April 6th of Bing Shen Year]

Red Mountains (Girls' Mansion episode arc) takes place on month 9 day 9 of Ren Zi Year.

Episode 37/38 is the ten-year anniversary of the dong hai duel, so it takes place on the 27th day of 12th month of Ren Zi Year.

[imperfectlantern]

Masterlist

Welcome to XiaLan's Tumblr. I'm just a hobbyist translator (only CN->EN, or EN->CN), translating things for fun on my own time. I have no schedule, it really depends on how busy I am that week.

《你亲我一下》 Give Me a Kiss Author: 引路星 Yinlu Xing Chapters: 52 Ch 1 ✦ Ch 2

《上位》 Promotion Author: 萝卜兔子 Luobo Tuzi Chapters: 110 Ch 1 ✦ Ch 2

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Work Under Mosh Scans

No Way I'll Go Into the Cornfield With You Positions: TL/TS Ch 2 ✦ Ch 3 ✦ Ch 4 ✦ Ch 4.5 ✦ Ch 5 ✦ Ch 6

Melancholy Conman Positions: TS Ch 5 ✦ Ch 6

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My qualifications?

Honestly, idk. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Chinese, but that doesn't make me perfect. There may be things that aren't 100% correct, so feel free to let me know! Sometimes it may just be that I didn't know how to express it well in English, because English being my first language doesn't mean crap either. We're all for a fun time here, not for a serious time, ok!

Can you translate x,y,z?

Sure, if I find it interesting, I'm down to do so, but I'm literally just one person, so probably two projects is the max I can handle at once. I usually like just fluffy stories with no long-winded angst and toxicity, but these are always the types of stories to never get translated or get dropped because it's not popular enough in the English danmei fandom. I do realize these stories might not get loved as much, but I'm just making myself happy here!

Do you need help?

YES! If you want to help edit, I would be ever so grateful. I just post without editing so if it makes sense it makes sense, if it doesn't lol I'll fix it in post ig. If you want to help, feel free to contact me on Discord @ imperfectlantern.

Can I donate?

While I appreciate the thought, please give your donation to a charity of your choice instead (づ๑•ᴗ•๑)づ♡ They need it way more than I.

[kyghq]

Boa tarde, estrelinhas! Como estão hoje? Hoje viemos com duas atualizações, uma sobre as reservas de hoje e outra sobre o The Punch! Vamos para o primeiro tópico então!

Estaremos liberaremos 10 vagas para personagens novos + alguns fcs concorridos para a troca de fc. Como alguns já sabem, nós guardamos os faceclaims mais populares para o formulário, de forma que todos tenham uma chance igual de conseguir! E, como sempre, teremos um espaço para informar caso esteja tentando o FC para troca de um personality já existente. Os shapes recentemente liberados são:

Hoshi e DK (Seventeen), Joy (Red Velvet), Jaehyun e Yuta (NCT), Lisa (Blackpink), Saerom (Fromis_9), Ryujin (ITZY), Minnie ((G)I-DLE), Xialan (Instagrammer), Juyeon (The Boyz), Hyunsuk (CIX), Keeho (P1Harmony)

Projetos: 3 vagas na Shoshin Films, 4 vagas na Hustle Crew.

O formulário será postado hoje, às 19h, e abriremos ele às 19h30 para vocês se organizarem em preencher, o mesmo esquema de sempre. Mas atenção: só aceitaremos as reservas enviadas depois das 20h!

Agora vamos para o nosso segundo tópico hoje, o The Punch!

Como imaginamos que saibam, semana retrasada tivemos um caso infeliz pelo o curiouscat, e, por isso, resolvemos passar a aceitar as fofocas via dm do The Punch. Infelizmente, vimos que não teve muita adesão, considerando as poucas informações que recebemos de vocês, players.

Por causa disso, optamos por voltar com o curiouscat, visto que a maioria dos players se sente mais a vontade no anônimo, e achamos injusto tirar isso destes por conta de uma pessoa em específico. Porém, queremos deixar claro que não apoiamos a ação de quem nos mandou tais asks, e que o IP continua bloqueado, sendo assim, não receberemos nenhuma ask sua. Quaisquer outras do tipo iremos simplesmente excluir, porque não queremos dar mais palco para alguém assim, que claramente só tem ódio no coração.

Qualquer dúvida sobre o assunto, estaremos felizes em responder, só nos mandar dm e ask!

[sousokemom]

We really be talking about hw tragic Yi city arc is as if XXC DIDN'T GIVE HIS FUCKIN EYES TO SL B4 IT EVEN STARTED 😭😭

[sunwinea]

‘  would you ever do a cosplay with me?   i’d do your make up and made sure your outfit was tight.  ’    xia inquires with a hopeful look in brown irises,   rocking back and forth on her feet with anticipation.

@solisocasum​,    xia  &  ??  !

[rani-karenita]

I've said before that I'm simping for Gil, but surprisingly he isn't equal to my favorite characters which is The Owner (Xialan's boss) and Carter. Sure Gil's hot, but the two of them have qualities that made me love them.

The first is The Owner. He started as someone who forbid Jing to race because women aren't allowed to do so. Even if he insist that, he still gave her the chance to prove herself and later also acknowledge her ability to race. The scene where he puched the cheating guy who made Jing unable to reach the finish line is the testament of his change. Love it.

The second is, Carter. I actually don't like him at the beginning because he isn't someone who overlook other people's unique/different appearance, even calling them monkeys. Also him saying that he didn't want to be technician again is quite pathetic.

But as the show goes I began to understand that the blonde has a trauma, something that made him create distance from his true passion (which is being technician and learning more about machine imo) with things he considered as his improvement (being a director or something). Still somehow the whole world are conspiring to make Carter show his true self and what matters to him as he defend the continuation of the race.

He has surpassed his fear, and I love it.

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Group K Round 2: #K1 vs #K2

#K1: A state auditor finds himself the center of a coup

#K2: A show where any universe/plot is possible

Details and poll under the cut!

#K1: ACCA: 13th Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka)

Summary:

ACCA—a national body of the kingdom of Dowa that provides public services to the citizens of the country—was established as part of the peace settlement between the king of Dowa and the 13 states of the country during a revolt. One hundred years later, Dowa is in a period of unprecedented peace, due in part to the ACCA system. However, rumors of a coup d'état start to surface. Jean Otus, the second-in-command of the inspection department of ACCA, is charged with inspecting all 13 state branches. What will he discover as he performs his audit?

Propaganda:

Acca-13 is a master work of political intrigue neatly wrapped up into 12 episodes. Every moment in the show has meaning, every textual personal preference ties back to some larger plot point, and every character has their own goals, values and machinations that at first seem overwhelming but in hindsight are crystal clear. Despite very little time spent on exposition for this fully fictional 13-district country with a unique governing system, it’s well-built and by the climax of the show the audience knows exactly who and what are at stake. The plot twists are SUBLIME—that perfect combination of a blindside and inevitable.

That’s not to say that it loses out on characterization in favor of plot! The characters are human and down-to-earth, with the show using a realistic, simple style of animation that allows wonderfully subtle expression. Both the sub and the dub are excellent. I have watched this show at least eight times, and EVERY SINGLE TIME I have picked up another layer of plot, another thread of characterization that I’d missed before but had carried and explained a moment of the narrative.

Also, there is ZERO fanservice. ONLY food service. Watch it with snacks handy. For the trailer I'm actually linking the opening, one of the best anime OPs to ever be made.

Trigger Warnings: Smoking

#K2: Beryl and Sapphire (Xiaolü He Xiaolan)

Summary:

The series is based on a manhua where the main characters are drawn as stick figures, so they can be placed in any situation, essentially making different AUs canon while any genre is possible. Some of these stories have overarching plots (they’re sort of like actors), some are more slice-of-life, and some have more hard-hitting moments of angst or occasionally cute, romantic stories between the leads: the mild-mannered Beryl (Green) and the easily-embarrassed Sapphire (Blue).

In this show where each episode is set in a different world, how would they encounter each other time and again?

Propaganda:

It’s genuinely just such a cool concept! Getting to see these characters in practically any story/setting while still featuring the (usually same) main characters means you still get attached to the main cast, but you really get a diverse range of plots and ideas.

You may find yourself getting super attached to one (as I did for the Robo-Beryl arc, because I liked the character of Robo-Beryl but I also found Sapphire’s shyness/crushing adorable), and many of even the shortest ones are really interesting.

The OP even features them as actors and the title cards are film clapboards, which is such a cool way to tie in the main set-up!

Plus, because the manhua features them as stick figures, Ocarina (the original creator of Beryl and Sapphire) has way more room to explore deep ideas or just silly jokes; the flexibility of stick figures means we get lots of deep, philosophical writing/dialogue, and the donghua adapts that quite well.

Beryl is fun and Sapphire is super cute, and I love seeing how they interact in different universes/stories (and yes, they are very shippable!). Their default design is technically male, but sometimes they’re female too.

Some of the storylines are also super creative and really really do just punch you in the gut with feels. I don’t think I’ll ever forget some of the more tragic arcs…

Yet at the end of the day, Beryl and Sapphire is a really cute donghua, with a lot of feel-good stories to it! It even finally came back after like 4 years with season 2, which focuses on one of the over-arching arcs (the Demon King Beryl one), and we’re still getting discussions of deeper ideas alongside comedy, and Beryl and Sapphire are as cute as ever!

The new art style is quite pretty and hey, if you’re a fan of the playful, teasing (yet still can be rather emotionally reserved) type and the easily blushy type, Beryl and Sapphire may just be for you! 😉

Trigger Warnings: None.

When reblogging and adding your own propaganda, please tag me @best-underrated-anime so that I’ll be sure to see it.

If you want to criticize one of the shows above to give the one you’re rooting for an advantage, then do so constructively. I do not tolerate groundless hate or slander on this blog. If I catch you doing such a thing in the notes, be it in the tags or reblogs, I will block you.

Know one of the shows above and not satisfied with how it’s presented in this tournament? Just fill up this form, where you can submit revisions for taglines, propaganda, trigger warnings, and/or video.

[toxickimi]

How did you come up with your characters? What was your inspiration?

So I guess I could say anime and magical girls were my inspiration but so was X-Men. It was a mix of a bunch of things.

The whole element thing comes from Sailor moon and Xialan Showdown. Kimikyo’s first form actually was name from Omi as Ami but also for Ami from sailor moon. Both water users.

Kigra and Azumiral use to be one in the same and they were called….Emolika…look I was like 13 and in my “no body gets me” phase. I eventually split the two and name Azumiral after my fav Pokémon at the time, and Kigra…I’m not really sure how I got her name. I think it was for Kaugura from inuyasha but again I don’t really remember.

Kai is easy, he’s literally just the gender bent of Kimikyo.

What I do remember though is Azumiral use to be the motherly and eldest sister, Kigra was the middle rambunctious sister that would fight anything and hated Kimikyo, Kai was the only son so was adored by the mother and father, and Kimikyo was the youngest and most ignored.

They weren’t my first but through character development I finally got my girls(and Kai) and I love them as they are basically my babies.

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