#yuugioh

[sugirandom]

Anime Ocean City

So, yes my best bro and I went to Anime Ocean city for the first time last weekend. A convention that I had no idea is only 2 years old now.

The convention was only 2 days in comparison to the three day conventions we typically attend and since the badges were so affordable we did actually buy the VIP tickets (a luxury reserved for the rich at most cons I've been to). That allowed us to skip the normal line which was already wrapped around the hallway. We only had two people in front of us.

Anyway, overall it was a small convention. They only took up the 2nd floor of the convention center while the first floor had what I now know was some kind of wild-foul carving competition (carving and painting things like decoy ducks). There were only about 4 panels and they were all held in the auditorium. We went to the guest Q and As, the first one was with Catherine Sutherland and Steve Cardenas who were the third pink power ranger and second red ranger. It was interesting to hear about how they ended up auditioning and getting their parts, some stories about how things were on the set, etc. but for me personally I stopped watching Power Rangers halfway through season 2 so I only kinda knew Rocky (Red Ranger) and barely knew Cat so I didn't have many questions but Conner had seen season 3 as his last one so I think he was excited to see both of them.

The second Q+ A was with Wayne Grayson (known for characters like Michalangelo (TMNT...don't know which iteration) and Joey from Yuugioh among others) and Erica Shroeder (Luffy, the 2nd voice of Mai Valentine, Nurse Joy, various Pokemon etc.) It was interesting to hear their stories too overall.

I was kinda disappointed in the Dealer's room because they basically mixed the vendors and artist alley together and there was no clear distinction between the two. There also weren't any vendors selling DVDs or Blurays and no one selling English-language games with only a small amount of Japanese games. I don't mind having the option to get Japanese games of course but for our channel I'm always on the lookout for deals on games we could play on our channel (that and it infuriates me how hypocritical it is to overprice US Pokemon games but keep the Japanese ones affordable!)

There were plenty of places to buy manga but the recent rise in prices for manga has sadly turned me off of buying and tbh even reading manga. I love manga a lot but I feel like it might have to wait till I'm more fluent in Japanese and can comprehend Japanese volumes. Anyway, the local artists there were talented. It was good to see some love for athletic and curvy women from one of the artists there. There were plenty of Pokemon artists, I bought some Eeevlution pins to make up for the fact that all Pokemon plushies were overpriced and I just can't justify buying them because how dare you make me choose one!

Sunday was the day we shopped because there were no panels that day and the hours were short for both days so we honestly spent a lot of time out of the convention just enjoying ourselves nearby. We played some mini-golf at a place near our hotel and of course ate some delicious seafood on the shore.

That's about it, it was a modest convention but it was good overall. I do hope as they get more experience they'll get more events and improve some quality of life things like actually printing a schedule or having a printed out map, these are things that I guess I took for granted until going to a con that didn't have them. I'm happy OC has this now though since as far as I can tell they didn't have a dedicated Anime Convention in the area so I'm glad for that.

[snek-disappearedagain]

i forgot I named my character yuugioh so seeing that in all caps startled me

[holdmygum]

fanfic origin story

another tag game that the lovely @bigfootsmom tagged me in like a couple days ago listen i've been BUSY

What was your first fandom (reading and/or writing)?

the first fanfic i ever read was probably in like, 02/03 when i was 9 or 10 - maybe earlier than that? it was a card captor sakura fic that was hosted on it's own website, a behemoth with like 52 chapters that the author illustrated and everything. i wish i could remember literally anything else about it so i could go back and read it and see if it's as good as i remember.

first fic i wrote was for either american idol (lol) or yuugioh (LOL) i was so uncool as a child. i started writing fanfic when i was 10 or 11 i believe.

What was the first story you ever wrote (even if it was never posted) and what made you decide to write it?

i'm not entirely sure what the first thing i ever wrote was, but i think the first thing i posted was on the yahoo american idol message boards and it was about the judges going on a road trip. like i said, i was deeply uncool.

What’s a piece of advice you would give to your younger fic-writing self?

don't let people judge you for reading and writing fanfiction because in 20 years they're going to be publishing thinly veiled fanfic and if you would have stuck with it instead of being embarrassed that could have been you.

What’s an early fandom interaction that stuck with you (be it a nice comment, a friend you made, a fic that got a lot of feedback etc.)?

i think very fondly on all early fandom friends i made because they were all super helpful and supportive to me, especially about being bisexual (as i identified at the time when i was like 10-13). i lost touch with most of them but still think about them a lot and wish them well. possibly the most influential group of friends i met i am still in touch with, which is everyone who hung out on the fall out boy message boards from like 2004-2007 (and later, that's just when i was there frequently). my depressed preteen ass would not have survived without them, and my depressed adult ass is glad to still have their friendship and support.

Post a sentence or two from one of your older fics, and a sentence or two from a newer one (if you want).

so here's something from the oldest file on this computer, which is 2018, a little mcu/queer as folk crossover conversation for a treat:

"Sorry to blindside you a bit - I mean, I'm not, I've been waiting for a chance to talk to you, but it sounds nice to say. I know you don't talk about this, either of you, ever, and I know that because I'm very close with a very respected queer studies professor who has spent a lot of time pouring over this issue. He's probably read every Captain America comic that was put out during the war, read every article, watched every news reel and tracked down every document he could."

Bucky leaned back in his chair, pulling his cigarettes out of his pocket and lighting one after Justin nodded him on. He considered him for a moment - clocked his wedding ring, noticed a lot of the art on the walls were actually comic book panels in process, saw the picture of Justin smiling next to tall brunette with crows feet and some tasteful gray hairs taped next to the computer. He didn't trust a lot of people, and he didn't trust this kid, but he didn't think he was going to record him and sell the tape to TMZ or some bullshit either. Maybe just make some random queer studies professor very happy.

"It can be a sore subject," Bucky starts, choosing his words carefully. "The reasons they hid it, fabricated a new story, are the same reasons Steve was hesitant to have me on his team in the first place. He was angry a lot, when he first came back, for all sorts of reasons - it was hard, for him. To learn that people have been taught things about him that weren't true, and to also learn they had changed parts of his story so drastically even if it was for...solid, logical, if not necessarily ethical reasons."

as for most recently i've been working on my steddie big bang, which i can't share with you, and i think i've posted the most recent work on my other current-est WIP (the steddie modern au) so...idk, have this, it's from last fall and will be part of a steddie through the years fic i'm working on as personal therapy and also because the world needs as many of those as possible:

"Hi guys," Will greets them with a slightly confused smile.

"Robin is causing trouble already," Steve sighs, "which I appreciate but she needs to turn it down so that Eddie doesn't get suspicious and pissed at us."

Robin rolls her eyes and motions for the bartender, "Fine, but I still think he's too skinny. And I thought Eddie didn't date people he worked with? And since when did he like beards?"

"I like beards," Will says, which is also unhelpful. Steve groans.

"Three tequila shots, please." 

[writewolf90]

I know we’re all totally wiped out emotionally right now, but I finished this yesterday because I started it a couple days ago before everything happened. This is angsty so please only read when you’re emotionally ready. 

[princeskyedraws]

a little bit of villain nostalgia ~

[wheredidyamileavemenow]

They aren’t going to be happy when they find out I ate all the marmalade...

[dent-de-leon]

OK but listen what if this entire time we been dealing with are clones, the first shiro was a clone, now this one is a new clone, the galra trying to perfect him into a weapon they wanted as Hagga once said. and the real shiro been dead for a long time now after fighting so much in the ring? He had his arms when he fought that first monster so it must had been some point later he got it cut off. So thats why the black lion doesn't close this shiro cuz all this time, they are all clones.

hmmm if that’s the case though, I wonder why she accepted Shiro the first time around?? If he was just another clone, I’d find that hard to believe? Especially given the old Voltron comic where Blue rejects Sven because he’s under galra mind control; I felt like that’s sort of what’s going on here, so I don’t think Black would accept Shiro if she thought he was already under galra control. 

I was also under the impression that Operation Kuron was a project they never completed before Ulaz helped Shiro escape. In that flashback, we see Shiro back on the operating table, and he says “You took my hand! What more do you want?” So, we know this isn’t about his galra tech arm. There’s something else they wanted to use him for, something they never got to finish. Personally, I believe that was the cloning process. 

And I think this is even foreshadowed when, immediately following this flashback, we switch from Shiro’s pod to Prorok’s transformation. Almost like we’re getting a glimpse at what’s in store for Shiro 

Especially considering how similar this looks to Kuron’s own pod 

[goodtohaveyouback]

Those edits... I'm slain. God bless you.

THANK YOU ♡♡♡♡♡

[commodorecliche]

-waves- for the playlist, Shibe.

of course, hun! (also congrats you get sheith songs, enjoy and suffer with me, friendo) 

S: Si No Te Hubieras Ido - Marco Antonio SolisH: Home - Mumford & Sons (just bury me alive oh my god)I: I’ll Call for You - Kyla La GrangeB: Born to Die - Lana Del ReyE: Each Coming Night - Iron & Wine

No More Please!

[jasperoura]

@yuugiohs AAAAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH AJSDHFH

[stariousfalls]

I just want to say I love your video but I especially love your voice. Have a nice day! >w

Asdfasdfas!! (I’m not sure which video you’re talking about, since you were talking about my voice, but thank you friend!!)

I hope you have a lovely day as well!

[heero-yuy]

Hello! I got a question for you! I been seeing you pop in my dash a few times and seeing your analyzes intrigues me as, I too, big heavy on trying to sort of decipher characters so I figure to ask, what do you think now would they do, I mean this is a big heavy blow to Shiro if you think on it, while he did want Keith to take lead I think even if he comes back would the dynamics go back to the same? I doubt it.

There’s no reason for them to go back being the same, that would be bad story telling.

My prediction for when Shiro comes back (for now):

Keith: Black

Lance: Red

Shiro: Blue (or castle), and eventually doing some diplomatic role.

Allura: 6th lion or away from the team for some reason

If you wanna know the type of dynamics I feel the team is gonna have when (and if) Shiro comes back just watch the old Voltron haha

[skythief]

Hi just wanted to say your post about sheith was absolutely brilliant to read? And I love your responds to an/ti about everything, and i can't really believe some things I am actually reading people actually post in those tags? Like do these kids ever step outside at all a day in their life or..??? lol, anyway have a nice night!

Hello! Thank you so much for the ask, it’s very sweet and I appreciate the feedback.

Same here tbh. I try not to hold too much against them because I’m aware of some of the conditions that may have brought their perspectives to light (things like extreme sheltering all the way into adulthood, or even simply I know there are anti’s out there who aren’t actually anti’s anymore but keep acting like them simply because they feel they’ve found friends and still want to belong.) But at the same time, more extreme things like bullying, death threats, and harassment in any form (and harassing the people who make and produce voltron itself) is something they need to understand is unacceptable and won’t be tolerated. Not by the folks online, not by the folks offline. Sorry this response is so late, I’ve had a lot of outside stuff to deal with myself lately.

[princeskyedraws]

Screenshot redraw of my first love!

[wheredidyamileavemenow]

I hate to sound boorish, but please stop licking me.

[banmitbandit]

been watching season 0 of yuugioh after watching the abridged yuugioh series by little kuriboh and honestly?? i feel that. wanna draw some yuugi motou rn but its 1am and im tryna get my sleep on