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the-yuri-librarian · 5 months

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Review: After Hours by Nishio Yuta

Summary: After Hours starts in media res, at a club at the beginning of the night. Asahina Emi enters the club on the phone, trying to find her friend Meyumi. She doesn't find her, and instead has a chance meeting with a self-described clubbing afficinado named Kei. By the end of the night, Emi goes home with Kei, who ropes Emi into helping her DJ at a club later. Emi reluctantly agrees, but, when she actually goes through with it, she falls in love. From there, Emi and Kei become close, their new relationship just starting to bloom. But, not without tribulation, as Emi is struggling with the aimless path her life is on, her own insecurities, and coming to terms with her feelings for this woman she has now become entangled with.

Review below the cut (trying out a new format too!)

If there is one word that can be used to describe After Hours, it is potential. From the moment Emi and Kei meet, this manga feels special. The backdrop of Tokyo nightlife serves as a beautiful canvas where Emi can explore who she is, who she wants to be, and exactly wat Kei means to her. She is shy, yet bold, a personality combo that causes her to thrust herself into the story before really considering the consequences of her actions. Kei is also incredibly well-written, not only as Emi's love interest, but also as her narrative foil. A little older, she seemingly has everything figured out. But, there's trouble brewing beneath her cool exterior, and as her and Emi both struggle against their own problems, they are forced to grow, sometimes when they're not ready.

Unfortunately, potential is where most of the good of After Hours ends, and it is also where the problems begin. Near the beginning of the story, a large group of Kei's DJing friends are introduced, and they all have various histories with her and work well as the main supporting cast. But, they are severely under-utilized in the story. Not only that, but all of Emi's problems are under-developed and, quite frankly, a little vague. She doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, she has a boyfriend who is never on screen, and she has never been romantically interested in a woman in her entire life. And, while many of these issues are resolved by the end of the story, their resolution is as fleeting as their introduction. Thus brings forth the biggest problem with After Hours; it is too short. Sitting at 17 chapters, this story could easily double in size without having to introduce any new story elements. As it is now, the story ends as quickly as it starts, and it leaves a empty disappointment once it is over.

Before it ends, however, it does hit a high note in chapter ten. Chapter ten contains scene where Emi and Kei's relationship becomes more concrete, and it is beautiful. Half-make up, half confession, it is a heart-warming and genuine to a surprising degree. As Emi and Kei tenderly embrace, their affection for each other shines, becoming the real highlight of the story.

Overally, After Hours starts out incredibly strong, and held back by its length, peters out at the end. Despite this, I still reccomend this series due to chapter ten alone. Combine that with the Amex vibrant setting and charming characters, and this manga becomes a real treat.

Rating: B

#after hours #yuri #girls love #gl #yuri review #manga #manga review

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basedkikuenjoyer · 1 year

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Hey look! We do get something to satiate the need for new content. There’s a new chapter half for OP Academy! This is actually going to be pretty interesting. So I’m assuming our central silhouette based on context is Kiku. Y’all...we have schoolboy Kawamatsu. Joy! Yamato’s recounting the story of Oden, or an analogous one of recruiting the retainers at least and I’ll leave this one up to true Kiku afficinado Fallensnowfan that the Japanese does capture that undertone of Oden being an...inattentive leader let’s say. I’m going to guess the far figure is Shino-chan because we’ve seen Izo with the WB Pirates a few times. Not to mention while he gets called a crossdresser sometimes...it’s not entirely accurate. Not to the point he’d be wearing a sailor suit in this universe, which he doesn’t. Looks great in the suit actually. Here he is, a third year early on:

I love it. Tomorrow’s panels from this new chapters will be the more interesting one, but I’m excited to hopefully see the whole gang. We also have the Tama & Tsuru callbacks set up but on top of the cuteness of the silly school AU I do think it’s interesting to look at what they choose to highlight from Wano. Sorta the same logic of looking what they choose to expand in the anime. Effective parody requires understanding the source material. But for now? I’m just so excited to see schoolkid samurai!

#one piece academy #akazaya nine #whitebeard pirates #chapter 34 #chapter 8

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whole-fruit-pie · 2 years

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Facts about Goldwin the Mouse⚙

🥧 Goldie is a self-taught mechanic and gag-maker.

🥧 Their obsession with gag-making is rooted in their childhood experiences with their uncle, who made gags for a living.

🥧 Their knowledge on Cogology and everything to do with the Cogs is due to Tooniversity classes and self-study sessions.

🥧 They've very good at negotiating deals. These skills come in handy when negotiating with Cogs who want to take over their bakery. Which explains why Goldie never really had their shop taken.

🥧 Sometimes Goldie repairs deeply damaged Cogs in exchange for keeping away from their bakery.

🥧They named their Bakery, Pecan's bites, after their father, who is also a baker.

🥧 Goldie love loves loves tea. They're a tea afficinado. The only tea they don't like is mint tea. In fact, Goldie can't stand mint flavored anything.

🥧 they didn't have many friends before meeting Sour Gummy & Bluebell, so they're very much attached to whoever shows any interest in them.

🥧 Goldie is known for liking sprinkles and for adding sprinkles onto plain cheesecake, but it's a lesser-known fact that they're quite fond of peanut butter & peanut butter flavored anything.

🥧Due to their musical upbringing, Goldie used to want to be a pianist like their mother.

🥧 They're quite fond of steampunk and similar aesthetics.

#character facts #goldwin the mouse #been thinking about the enby mouse lately #toontown ocs #toontown

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gfunkerwin · 2 years

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The Lure of Shelby, a second episode from RED Chronicle animated short series

The Lure of Shelby, a second episode from RED Chronicle animated short series - https://gfunkerwin.com/the-lure-of-shelby-a-second-episode-from-red-chronicle-animated-short-series/ This is the full length animated short episode from RED Chronicle series. It introduces the character of RED and her afficinado for classic sport car, in this case is a Shelby Cobra. She then took it for a spin and the rest is just adrenaline fun...

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anuradhapaltabla · 4 years

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bones-of-a-rabbit · 2 years

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don't forget about the dumbass afficinados here who may or may not be morosexuals like sun and moon lol, we're here too

FUCK UR SO VALID thank u for loving us dumbasses i know its gotta be some real shit loving ppl like me with toothpicks for brains (i should know i love my dog and he is very stupid and i am so often worn out by the woes of loving him)

#im kidding ofc #somewhat #asks #bones of a rabbit #anonymous asks #rambles #im so glad for moronsexuals yall give me hope #for myself #lmao #it was in reality not fine fic #bones of a rabbit fic #not fine fic

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emaya-chan-the-potato-headed · 3 years

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Gilbert & Sullivan afficinados will get this one! 😉

#mick jagger #marianne faithfull #alain delon #patience #gilbert & sullivan #gilbert and sullivan

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leggypuppy · 5 years

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so if you’ve got a chunk of time to spare (and if ur a cultsim afficinado i know u do, that game EATS TIME) check this out https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3888951 it’s very good

#Cultist Simulator #I wanna #do a Grail one #but also #job huntin #blaaarrrgh

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fly-pow-bye · 5 years

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Powerpuff Girls 2016 - “Watch It!”

Written by: Haley Mancini, Jake Goldman

Written & Storyboarded by: Alicia Chan, John West

Directed by: Nick Jennings, Bob Boyle

Yeah, this show should watch it.

Our episode begins at the Townsville Art Museum. Townsville seems to have fifty department stores and about a hundred science conventions, but this art museum that was featured in Man Up 3: The One That's Even Worse Than The First One gets to be featured again. This Art Museum proudly displays art that's good according to that sign. Or maybe it's just a sign saying "Art: That's good!". I can't really tell.

Dame Elsbeth, presumably the owner of this museum, has called the Powerpuff Girls for an emergency. Buttercup immediately assumes a red bee is the problem, and tries to hit it with a rolled up newspaper until Elbeth protects it. See, it's not just a bee, and it's not just a ruby, it's a Rubee! Get it? Someone doesn't, and it's no surprise which one.

Bubbles: Uh, I'm confused. But that happens a lot, so it's okay!

I would chalk that up to Bubbles being written like Patrick Star again, but I tend to get confused by what happens in the reboot, too. The Powerpuff Girls were called because this priceless artifact, the most valuable item in the entire museum, is completely unprotected from potential thieves.

They did have a high-tech security system in place, but someone shoved a meatball sub into the control panel, causing it to malfunction. I have read so much Not Always Right to tell you that nothing is unrealistic when it comes to people ruining technology in unique ways. Oh, if only if there was some other way to protect valuable pieces of art. Like, I don't know, some sort of glass box surrounding it like that Anubis thinker right next to the security guard? Maybe it's just too powerful to be in one? I don't know.

The head of the museum decides that three six year old girls are perfect candidates for protecting this artifact. They are superheroes with really, really big eyes, but the former does cause a problem. What if something bad happens in Townsville, and the Powerpuff Girls have to stop it? Monster attacks seem to be pretty high in this season, though that's not that much of an accomplishment.

This episode is no exception, and it's even something that isn't a silly monkey with a silly hat or someone who sounds just like him. Cat-Thulhu has risen, destroying the city and eating 1d3 pieces of catnip every turn. If you wanted to hear the Mayor call something "eldritch", this is your episode.

Blossom comes up with a plan: one of them will keep a close eye on the Ru-Bee, the other two will fight Cat-Thulhu. Buttercup is excited to answer that call to Cat-Thulu to avoid having to learn anything, until Blossom tells her she's going to be the one to watch the Rubee. Buttercup tries something to get out of this, and it's confusing to say the least.

Buttercup: Come on! Let's decide by age or something.

Blossom: Fine! Bubbles and I will fight Cat-Thulu, Buttercup, you stand guard.

Buttercup: Wait, Bubbles isn't older than me!

Blossom: I'm counting mentally.

The joke requires enough brain cells to realize she's indirectly calling Buttercup less than intelligent, but not enough to remember that the Powerpuff Girls were born at the same time. I can see what kind of joke they were going for, but it just doesn't work in the context of this series. Even of the context of this episode, judging by that "I'm normally confused" line from earlier.

Once again, PPG 2016 does another three shorts episode, focusing on how each Powerpuff Girl would protect a priceless ruby. Buttercup starts out by looking around for any suspicious people, and her eye manages to spy a Steampunk Waluigi laughing maniacally. Buttercup reacts accordingly.

Buttercup: Sus-piiii-cious.

Bloo said it better, needless to say. She confronts this, and he says he's just a gem afficinado, and thieves are just. Buttercup decides to take this rather suspicious man's word for it, and grabs a baby who happened to be crawling around where the Rubee is. Before she can punch out a baby, another guy shows up to be in awe over the Rubee.

This leads to Buttercup giving a slideshow beatdown to a bunch of people who just happened to be wandering by the Rubee, using the baby as a weapon! The baby doesn't seem to care, which was probably the best case scenario with this entire "joke."

Meanwhile, we get a most shocking twist. You will never believe this, this is a scene I could not see coming.

Get this, Blossom and Bubbles are tied up by Cat-Thulu, absolutely helpless without the help of that rascally little green princess that normally takes on giant monsters like they're nothing! What an unpredictable turn of events.

While the two girly ones are struggling against the giant monster, the boyish one set up this airline security system. Don't think about it too hard; the show barely mentions how this would have solved the problem of the episode and just disappears after Buttercup's plot. It doesn't even attempt to explain how Buttercup managed to get said security system on a 6-year-old's allowance.

This new security system leads to another problem: namely, Buttercup being way too suspicious. She ends up arresting Barry for the crime of carrying a piece of gum with him, because he could have reshaped it into a Gumblebee that can be used for Indiana Jones-style swiping. Heh, Rubee, Gumblebee, their use of bee puns is as good as it can get. She then has the baby arrest him so they can make this joke:

Buttercup: You've been cuffed, son! Take him away, baby.

Get it, because it's a baby. That’s all I got; the baby doesn’t even really appear after Buttercup’s part with one little exception, which is not that much of a missed opportunity.

Buttercup gloats that nothing can get past her, and she almost catches a rather familiar looking crook until Blossom gets Monster Punch Girls Downed into the museum. This ended up being enough of a distraction for that familiar looking crook to nab the Rubee, and Blossom has to tell Buttercup someone is stealing it. I'll give you three guesses on who it is.

Yup, it's Discount Jojo. Again. They really waited until near the end of the Season to dump a lot of his episodes, didn't they? He doesn't even have a good reason to steal the Rubee, he's just doing it because he's evil. Buttercup just throws a vase at him. Leave it to Buttercup to irreparably damage the property of the museum while trying to protect other property. I guess that Rubee was just that valuable for nobody to notice.

Blossom, knowing that she couldn't defeat Cathulhu with Bubbles, decides to let Buttercup fight the monster, while she looks at the ruby. It's her turn. Don't think about the "mentally" joke here, because that only existed for that one scene.

Blossom's part is pretty simple. While she watches over the Rubee, a tour guide shows up to talk about its history. Blossom then gives that tour guide a "well, actually" and gives the true story of the Rubee. She then becomes the new tour guide, guiding these people to another part of the museum. Rubee be damned, she just can't help herself but express her knowledge.

...that's really about it for Blossom's part of the plot. It's kind of a sad theme with these three plots episodes; when all three sisters are involved, Blossom always gets the short end of the stick. She had the worst part in The Squashening, she had the worst part in Splitsville, she had the worst part in the Small World special, and she had the worst part in Checkin' Out. The only episode I can think of where she didn't get the worst part was in Memory Lane of Pain, and that's only because Bubbles' part was just telling her how useless she is as an actual superhero.

If there's any positive thing I could say, it's that there's nothing offensive here. In fact, there is this one scene where Dame Elsbeth comes back and asks Blossom if her sisters are looking over the Rubee that she totally forgot about. Blossom looks back, and realizes that the Rubee is missing again, and she has to distract Elsbeth...by grabbing her and throwing her out of the room. I don't know why I chuckled at that, but I did.

This would have been a good opportunity to use different villains. I'd think the Fashionistas would have loved that Rubee on their fashionable rings, and I bet it was probably shiny enough for Pack Rat, a villain that hasn't made a major appearance since Season 1. Unfortunately, well, maybe somewhat fortunately for the latter case, that wasn't in the budget.

Instead, Discount Jojo just continues to steal it again and again, just evilly laughing about how he pulled off this perfect heist. At least there's some variety in how he's stopped. In this part, Blossom eye lasers a Gem Foot to kick Jojo right in the rear, causing him and the Rubee to fly across the room. A good visual, but leave it to Blossom to irreparably damage the property of the museum while trying to protect other property. I guess that Rubee was just that valuable for nobody to notice. I'd argue that boot should probably be more valuable than that ruby. I mean, look how huge it is!

As for Buttercup, surprisingly, it turns out that Cat-thulu was too powerful for her, too. Well, that might not be entirely the case. The reboot does make sure to show that Buttercup probably could have taken this eldritch abomination on if Bubbles wasn't trying to pat its tummy! Yes, they're seemingly going with the "Bubbles is grossly incompetent" angle that was also used in Memory Lane of Pain and a few other episodes.

At least she's not incompetent to show up just in time to grab the Rubee from Jojo's hands. Blossom asks the Cathulhu-scratched Bubbles what happened to Buttercup, and she says that Buttercup said she can handle this monster all by herself!

Buttercup: (in Cathulhu's maw) AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!

Bubbles: I believe in her!

After the umpteen times Buttercup had to save her more feminine sisters, this is not entirely a Patrick Star Bubbles joke, even if it was most likely intended to be one. I'm sure they would use different terminology for it, but you get what I mean. Blossom tells her she will go help out Buttercup, and Bubbles should look at the Rubee, and...

Blossom to Bubbles' ears: Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...

Bubbles also can't focus on anything, never mind a Rubee. I did not have high hopes for Bubbles' part in this story.

...and that might have been a good thing in the end, actually. Maybe my standards are getting pretty low, but I actually really liked Bubbles' part of the plot, where she just tries to entertain herself from this boring job of watching something that doesn't move or talk. Even George, the security guard that was trying to fix the security system by using other sandwiches, manages to be useful in this plot by being the person that tells her after all of her actions, she only spent ten minutes watching the Rubee. Bubbles goes mad from boredom.

Literally, as, much to the surprise of Bubbles, the Rubee comes alive. It's clearly a hallucination by Bubbles due to her boredom. I wish the scene could have implied the seemingly obvious without outright saying it, but I guess they didn't think of their audience that highly to assume they wouldn't figure that out without the bee saying "no, I'm just an hallucination, tee hee!" Show, don't tell.

Honestly, that's my only real complaint about this part, and it's a minor one. There's a musical number where Bubbles transitions to several different scenes with this personified Rubee, and it's pretty cute. I even like how Jojo comes in as a pretty good transition out of the musical number, and his method to play along with Bubbles' delusions in this part's "Jojo steals the Rubee" scene. Maybe it's in contrast to the other two parts, where he just yoinks it when the other sisters are away, but I thought it was clever.

Blossom and Buttercup end up beating up the monster, crushing all of Discount Jojo's bones. You'd think they'd be more careful after that Silico incident. Also, I can't help but see some sort of meaning to how Bubbles was involved in both of the times they weren't successful, and how she wasn't involved when the monster was defeated.

The episode ends with a callback to how Steampunk Waluigi said that a thief would be the one you would least suspect. At least, that's the most charitable explanation, and that alone makes it better than most of the reboot episode's endings.

Does the title fit?

The Powerpuff Girls do have to WATCH IT.

How does it stack up?

While not my favorite of the three shorts episodes, I expected a lot worse out of this one. I could see this as a decent Season 5 & 6 episode and a fourth-rate Season 1-4 episode, so that puts it up pretty high by reboot standards!

Next, the return of Donny and Man-Boy. May they have mercy on our souls.

← Drama Bomb ☆ Man Up 4: The Donnyest Game →

#fpb ppg 2016 #fpb reviews #ppg 2016 #powerpuff girls #cartoon network

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gishteamfinder · 6 years

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Searching for a Team!- Brynn

Name:

Brynn or whatever floats your boat.

How should people contact you?:

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/CarlTheLlamaBabe?ref=bookmarks

Tumblr: sexy-anime-female

Twitter: @221belleview

What type of gisher are you? (Previous winner/runner up, Competitive, Semi-competitive, Just-for-fun, No pressure just do what you can):

Competitive! I’m in it to win it this year!

On a scale of 1 (Not even a little bit) to 10 (As competitive as possible), how competitive do you want to be this year?:

8-10! I have anxiety but I always push myself as far as I can during GISHWHES. It’s a week that forces me to forget my insecurities and pull through any of my fears or negative feelings

Where will you be during the hunt?:

Georgia, the USA

How many years/which years have you done Gishwhes in the past?:

I’ve done GISHWHES three years! 2014, 2016, and 2017!

What are some of your hobbies/talents?:

I’m an English and theater ed double major so I love performing and writing! I’m somewhat of a stop animation afficinado and love working with clay and claymation. I’m great at video editing and an okay photographer. I’m very eccentric and love to perform on stage.

Do you have certain types of items you really want to do?:

I love public items. My favorite items in previous years have been the “unspellable name at Starbucks,” item and the “awkward drive-through” endeavors. I also love items that are related to getting your family [non-participating skeptics] together, or items that require kindness. I enjoy anything that pushes me out of my comfort zone! And kale. Kale is cool.

On a scale of 1 (Very little) to 5 (As much as possible), How much of the hunt week will you be able to commit to Gish?:

4! I’m free the entire week as I am on summer vacation, but I am taking care of my grandmother who is recovering from knee surgery.

On a scale of 1 (Minimal, just during the hunt and only related to Gish) and 5 (I want new best friends forever), what is your preferred level of familiarity with your team?:

4-5! I love having team members who will be lifetime friends. I still have some friends from team members in the past who are a support system for me, and who I can support in return.

Short (1-3 sentences) about you not included in the above questions:

I live in a small town where it’s very unlikely to find locals participating in the Hunt, so every year I turn towards the Internet. I’m searching for a team that will be able to uplift each other during the week and be available to review items and give kind feedback. I’d love to find a group of competitive individuals who will be understanding whilst also being active.

Need help finding a team for this year’s Gish? Check our Submission Guidelines then Submit your info. Or if you’re short on time, you can simply fill out the form! We’ll tag your post and put it up on our page ASAP.

Then, scroll through our page or narrow your search using our tags, and see if you can’t find your Gish dream team!

Once you find a person or team you may be interested in, remember to reach out to them directly to see if they’re what you’re looking for.

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