#i know it was 2002 but still

[urban-goose]

Never forget Sasuke’s emo baby-romper outfit from the chūnin exams arc

Part 2

#sasuke #sasuke uchiha #kakashi #naruto #naruto memes #y’all Kakashi really let him out looking like that #i know it was 2002 but still

[marimbles]

I’m not like other 22 year olds…I’m 29

#technically I’m still 28 but I turn 29 tomorrow 😎 #and you know what? I don’t even think I’ll cry about it this year #I think I’m finally no longer terrified of turning 30 #maybe just a little scared but that’s a big improvement from the time I broke down crying during Taylor swift’s ‘22’ #bc I was so much older than 22. lol #anyway this was very funny to me thank you for that #if I were 22 I’d be born in 2002….I wouldnt even have been alive when shrek came out….wack

[dentos-wife]

Tokyo Mew Mew New is done and what are my thoughts? I think it’s better than the original and I LOVE the original, it’s one of my favorite magical girl shows and introduced me to the genre. I also rewatched it while this was airing to get a better feel on the simulators and differences

Almost every single problem I had with the original has been addressed in New

The mews were more characters then the stereotypes they were in the 2002 show, Mint and Ichigo especially. Lettuce got some of very concrete development along with Mint who reached her goal. The ending felt more solid to me. Masaya finally was the character he was meant to be and what a difference! It’s amazing how bad the 2002 anime did him seeing this.

More detailed and in depth analysis under the cut but if tldr

In almost everything so let’s get to it

-I fully admit I didn’t like Ryo in the OG he felt like he took screen time solely to make a love triangle. Could have focused more on how he felt about the other girls, the project, his goal. They did that. Here Ryo took responsibility for his actions and felt guilt over putting the girls in this mess becoming more than part of a love triangle (and even that was toned down a lot) which is ironic because yes he did get less focus and I would understand why Ryo fans would prefer the OG don’t blame them at all especially if they’re shippers. He got a lot more content in 2002. But I finally got what I wanted from him; responsibility

-Zakuro of all the girls got the shaft for sure I wanted to see her past like the rest but the more equal footing with Mint? Good shit, I love equal ground in things and they finally sold me on Zakumint too. In 2002 it just felt like unhealthy idolization on Mint’s end. I like how Zakuro loves and cares about her friends too and even wanted them in the video with her to show the real her. It's no longer just Mint idolizing her while she does her own thing, she feels connected to Mint too. And I LOVED how Mint was her reason for joining. They were cowards for not canonizing Zakumint after all this because it was 100% the parallel to Ichisaya

-Speaking of Mint while I do like the environmental push they gave her in this one I do miss the ballet aspect and imo her transformation was nerfed probably the one one I'd say worse then 2002 but I would throw that away any day for the character she was in this compared to the rich rude stereotype she was in 2002, very 90’s. She was of course friends with the Mews there but she actually felt closer to this group compared to how she used to be. However she was also one of the biggest character changes so if you really liked 2002 Mint I can see you not liking the Mint she is here, I’d say the most striking character change of the girls from 2002 is her.

-Lettuce! I adored how she picked up on the emotions of Deep Blue and how she had her little romance arc that was meant more for growing her character and left her open ended, don’t get me wrong I now like Ryo with her, good job New, but the point was show her growing confidence. Along with her going back to the museum and her episode there about alien society in the past I loved it all.

-Pudding and Tart felt the most similar to their og selves so I don’t have much to say on them they cute though

-Pai also felt the most similar up his og and then the ending took a turn; that put him too above og Pie for me, liked that a lot more then killing Tart then sacking himself. His whole life was dedicated to restoring his planet. He was told Deep Blue was the one to do that. And then Deep Blue who he put all his hopes on changed his mind it’s very easy to see why he acted the way he did. And it was a really neat parallel to Ichigo snapping and turning on her friends when Deep Blue first appears. Deep Blue just brings the worst out of you huh? No wonder he was seen as some kind of god.

-And even Deep Blue! At first I was miffed he wasn’t a psychopath and just kind of there while Ichigo had her own mental battle but when you find out why…he’s just a normal guy er alien. Yeah he doesn’t like humanity and blames them for destroying the planet but that’s it. He’s not out to get ultimate power or anything like that he just feels at war with humanity and wants his home back for his people. But through Masaya experienced the same feelings and thoughts resonating with Ichigo’s emotions on how things could change and shockingly seemed willing to work things out. Which probably would have ended with dying to release the Mew Aqua anyway but…Pie sped the process up. And I loved this I loved there was actually no true big bad it’s very different from even the manga but the true evil is selfishness toward the environment, cherish the planet work to protect it; all planets.

-Mayasa is my new second favorite character (Twas originally Zakuro but now she's 3rd), but others have said better so I’ll just say 2002’s main issue was taking away his character he’s a huge multi dimensional character all with reasons for how he is but because this was the early 2000’s and following on tropes he was just the typical “pretty boy” love interest, to parallel Ryo being the typical “bad boy” love interest. And it’s a goddamn shame, I enjoyed him in the manga but seeing him in motion really allows you to get into him and see him for who he is. Dislike is fine but if you still hate Masaya after this and call him bland bread and boring (I lived through the 2002 fandom I know) when he’s gone beyond that; you’re probably a bitter shipper and should try to see beyond that. Also this face was gold

-Ichigo my fav my beloved! Had an arc! Before she was your typical magical girl protag and there’s nothing wrong with that she’s a cute cat girl; what more do you need? She was still very much a duo with Masaya so if you don’t like that that didn’t change. What did though was her growing into becoming a Mew Mew finally deciding she was happy it happened then turning to wanting to be useful wanting to find out her future while everyone else around her figured it out. And her answer? She doesn’t know and that okay there’s things she wants to do, lots of ideas she has on everything she wants to accomplish but she hasn't picked yet

She even gained two more ideas at the very end

But she has time to decide on all of them because:

That’s a really good and wholesome message. If we do get a adaptation of ala mode since she stuck around I could see her mentoring Berry now while still working on figuring out her future. It's a more subtle form of development then say Lettuce or even Mint but it's there and appreciated.

Okay that was all I liked, now for what I didn’t.

-The pacing did suffer a bit a times like Ryo’s backstory feeling rushed or Pudding and Tart feeling like enemies to lovers on crack with so few episodes with more it could have been drawn out longer for sure. But really most of my issues could be fixed with more episodes

-There’s also the idol segments normally it was fine but it really took me out in Puddings episode

-I still don’t like Kish, if you like him more power to you I have no idea how you feel about this version but it’s been three iterations now and he still gets on my nerves; sorry Kish. The one thing I wanted was why he likes Ichigo and still don’t know that maybe if he didn’t start out liking her immediately? Dunno but he’s the only one my feelings didn’t change on at all, so felt like I had to note it. I do think if you ship Kishigo you're going to prefer the 2002 no epic scream in this one

-Cat Ichigo was cuter in the 2002 (this is a nitpick)

Anyway! Just because something is a classic doesn’t automatically mean it’s better all the time. I keep hearing how the classic is untouchable and…it was an anime made to sell toys, I hope you don’t think OS Pokémon is the greatest thing ever too lol. It’s just a different take from a different time this isn’t like comparing a soulless Disney remake. This was made both with and as a tribute to Mia Ikumi and I think it shows.

All are good but as for me if I’m ever introducing a friend to tmm this is going to be my go to

Red haired Mew Ichigo will be my choice every time.

#Tokyo Mew Mew #Tokyo Mew Mew Mew #tokyo mew mew reboot #analysis #tmmn spoilers #you know since I talk about the whole thing #this is really long and rambly I don’t expect anyone to read this #but I had so many thoughts and emotions tm #hmm *looks at my image choices* maaaaybe I should do a full blown Ichigo analysis in the future #if you still prefer the 2002 and it's not a reason I hit on tell me why! I'd love to know

[frogs-in3-hills]

just look and see, this forest i made for you

[Image ID: A digital illustration of Fresh Cut Grass from Critical Role. It has a colorful and messy pixellated style. FCG is standing in a field of flowers with his hands clasped in front of him, looking down over the grass with a sense of warmth. Tree branches frame him from high up on either side. Behind him, in sharp contrast to the bright colors of the rest of the piece, there is a black panel shaped like an explosion right behind his head. It shows a loose, scratchy looking sketch of a one eyed creature standing over his old party members, with hints of red indicating blood splatters. FCG is turned away from the panel, ignoring it. End ID.]

#yes i know ​very cool of me to include lyrics from a chronotrigger oc remix from like 2002 #the amazing singing robot is still a fucking banger i do not take criticism. does anyone even know what i’m talking about ToT #cr3 #fresh cut grass #fcg fanart #critical role #critrole #critical role campaign 3 #silly sully art #super sully art #cw blood #anyways i’m catching up on cr3 and fcg has me feeling things #described

[ieroism]

#i just know he REEKS of beer and weed but i still love him anyway #my gif #frank iero #mcr in the studio in 2002 #mcr #My Chem #my chemical romance #bullets #I brought you my bullets you brought me your love

[5hrignold]

basically oretty much

#in advance (?) im SO sorry hsr people i have this thing called i have to make Everything have an angsty quality to it Somewhere #whatever it’s kind of funny. in this case it’s homestar feeling Horrible whenever someone doesn’t like him and the people that used to like- #-him just find him annoying and a burden now and he doesn’t know how to do anything about it other than what he’s always done. been a great- #-athlete and also dumb in a loveable charming way. and hes just Sad #Anywya is sadstar a tag #sadstar #ayyy #alirght. important detail im still not done watching hsr At All i like just reached 2002 #homestar runner #strong sad #odieart

[reedraws]

How I interpreted the most recent whale weekly happened in-universe

#art #artblr #myart #whale weekly #yes I wrote out an entire paragraph instead of typing it what about it #it felt appropriate for Ishmael. he seems like the kind of guy who would praise computers endlessly #as the future of humanity and then not know how to use one so he still writes everything in 2002 or so

[itstimetodrew]

#I guess this line is cut from tv airings?? lol will see if its still in the theatrical cut #if its not im gonna be sad like come on...how is he supposed to grow if we act like his homophobia didn't exist :/ #(im like. half joking.) #I know in my heart the entire 2002 cast is on a sliding scale of how homophobic they are lmao #SPIDER-MAN #ITS SPIDER MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ereborne]

Song of the Day: March 27

"Long Time Gone" by The Chicks

#song of the day #I'm still thinking about the Country Songs About Country Songs #this is actually a cover too though I never hear the original around anywhere #(it's by Darrell Scott who is also the originator for 'You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive' #turns out he's got a bunch of songs that got picked up and made somewhat more popular in the hands of other folks. an interesting legacy) #the best lines of this song to sing are also the bits About Country Music--well the whole song's about chasing the love of it #but this bit is bemoaning the kids these days you know. country music isn't what it used to be. why back in my day etc etc #it's so so so much fun to sing too because you get to exaggerate your 'I think's until they rhyme with 'Hank'. excellent work #'we listen to the radio to hear what's cookin / but the music ain't got no soul #now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard / they got money but they don't have Cash #they got Junior but they don't have Hank / I think I think I think / the rest is a long time gone' #it's fascinating to me to think about these songs in (saying 'historical' here is giving me psychic damage but) historical context #because the Darrell Scott original for Long Time Gone came out in 2000 and The Chicks released their version in 2002 #so they were talking about the trend towards American jingoism in country music of the time #versus like Waylon Jennings in 1975 'Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way' #(I typed that and /then/ went back and looked up the release date and I'm so proud I got it right) #already bemoaning the state of country music in the 70s versus good old classic country like Hank Williams Senior sang #(Hank Jr covered Waylon's song in 1981. like yes it's a tribute to his father but also Hank Jr was a big push towards outlaw country #and has a few pretty famous songs himself about not singing like his daddy did. it just seems a strange choice to me) #and then Eric Church put out 'Lotta Boot Left to Fill' in 2009 calling out the shallowness of the country music scene of the time #(talking some only-thinly-veiled shit about a few of his peers in the process) #and then he released 'Stick That In Your Country Song' in 2021 and that /definitely/ put some backs up #that one's a less directed but more direct call-out if that makes any sense #no lines that are direct references to other artists' songs but stronger sentiments overall #not just general 'y'all are getting shallow prioritizing good times and high sales over genuine heart and integrity of craft' #but some straight up 'you have forgotten the face of your father' shit towards country artists and fans alike. the whole industry #a very good righteous-anger song

[holditdown-dare]

Kings Island using the Phantom Theater props and anamatronics as outdoor Haunt decorations is my personal Roman Empire

#WHY would you do that. #this ride was an incredibly beloved ride #and like i know it was 2002 and hindsight is 20/20 or whatever but #it would have been incredible to still have the pieces preserved #alas #i beg plead and hope it comes back in some way because it was cool as hell #honestly if i'm being real the entire ride itself and the fact that it only lasted 10 years is my Roman Empire but I'm not getting into it #kings island #phantom theater

[princehugo]

they made Cleo a lesbian which is all I ever wanted but I can't even appreciate it because they handled it so fucking badly because this season's showrunners are allergic to having genuine authentic character moments that matter and I hate being upset but I AM

#seriously I started out with such low hopes then really liked the first couple eps so I rose my expectations and now the #latest episodes have been SO DISAPPOINTING. the last one was the absolute worst so far it was such a joke #i know this blog is for little kids shows but i dont have any friends and this is killing me and i just need to complain #'i hope they reboot your favorite series and make it woke and cringy': evil curse to bestow upon your enemies #like where the fuck did cleo liking frida even come from? literally out of nowhere. she hated frida and they had zero relationship growth #my heart belongs to cleo x joan but i would be open to this ship IF THEY ACTUALLY... HAD CHEMISTRY #it would have been so much better if they pushed the idea that cleo still kinda resented that frida was so popular #and her attraction stemmed from envy and other repressed emotions #also do you think a fucking teen girl from 2002 is going to decide woohoo im a homo without zero angst or guilt??? #FUCK THATTTTTT cleo absolutely called other girls dykes as an insult back then and now shes cool? fuck that fuck that fuck that #whatever. I hate living in 2023 #this is about clone high btw #topher was funny though I'll give it that

[coockie8]

watched Lilo and Stitch the other day and a piece of my soul died at the 2$ adoption fee. Getting an animal from the SPCA where I live costs like $500 now :/

#and the SPCA tends to go out of their way to lie about any behaviour problems #the owners of the cat I got off craigslist for $100 were upfront about the fact she's a menace #I signed up for that lol #this is what 22 years of unchecked inflation has done to us #and we're not gonna talk about how I'm comparing US money to CAD money #so that $500 adoption fee up here is probably closer $700 down there #that's assuming SPCAs still function the same in the states #I'm not claiming that it was ever only 2$ in the states 'cause Lilo and Stitch is a cartoon and they could've just thrown out any number #but I feel like it's in the realm of suspended disbelief #'cause I can't even imagine the amount of kids and parents that would've lost it if they went to shelter to get a pet after the movie #expecting the fee to be from 2-20$ only to find it's in the hundreds #so I feel like that's probably what the fee was around (at least in Hawaii) in 2002 #I know inflation is a thing but going from 2$ being believable to approximately 700$ on average in 22 years is *insane* #btw this is also probably why so few people bother adopting #because what's the point if I could get off craigslist or hell even a breeder for cheaper* than what I'll pay at a shelter? #*depending on the breed

[stellernorth]

sam going vegan at stanford. no more hunting people saving things has left him with a compulsion to Do Good and Reduce Harm in his day to day life, and after traveling the midwest constantly as a kid he has some idea of what beef feedlots at least look like. he decides one way to reduce harm is to stop supporting the killing of those animals.

so he stops eating beef. it's not like he's only eating fast food still and hamburgers are the only option anyway; he eats at the stanford dining hall. there's pumpkin soup and oatmeal and a salad bar and curry and plain pasta and fruit and fries.

then he thinks about it and decides to treat this decision like a little bit of a case. so he goes to the library and researches for himself which is a weird kind of not-exactly-nostalgia. and he learns about the factory farming industry and dairy production. and he doesn't do half-measures and he's trying to be committed to his choices and beliefs so he decides there in the library that he's vegan, starting from that moment.

socially, he expects to be the odd one out anyway, he's seen that way anyway, he knows it; he can feel it. how he's a little too alert; how his casual interactions with others aren't a practiced reflex. refusing some food just seems like another small thing in the long list of reasons he's unusual to the other students, even his friends.

anyway, jess, who's been vegetarian for awhile, likes that he's vegan. she eats vegan at their house, but will have some dairy if she's out somewhere. it bothers sam a little in the back of his mind but he doesn't want to control her. and he knows their belief systems aren't exactly aligned anyway; he's always scanning for monsters.

brady makes fun of him a little once or twice, playful, friendly. then after sophmore year's thanksgiving break he makes a few more comments that are a bit more cruel.

although dean made sure sam never was hungry for long as a kid, this new mentality that the food selection in many places is now limited for sam comes pretty easily. the sparse vegan options in the stanford dining hall are a way more plentiful spread than the options in one of the motel rooms he grew up in.

sam does get a weird sense of simultaneous satisfaction and guilt at seeing hamburgers like he'd share with his dad and dean and knowing, more and more as the months go on, that he's not the kind of person who eats them anymore. but he feels that way about a lot of things he does at stanford.

then years later, keeping to veganism as best he can, back in the family business (he keeps reminding himself, "as far as possible and practical"), he meets ruby. for the most part, he keeps his own personal definition of veganism and decides about eating things like honey on his own terms, rather than by what others seem to think. but he does remember dryly, as his mouth is metallic with ruby's blood, that human products are accepted as vegan if given consensually. later he thinks somehow maybe it's vegan for her to give it but not for him to take; maybe he is the animal harmed in the interaction.

time goes on and he's more wary than ever of being poisoned possesed altered he wants his body to be his own. this becomes another reason to be vegan, not consuming other beings into his body so it remains his.

#well it’s probably hard to be vegan in 2002 #he likes salads tho #i Do Not Know what the vegan media was pre-2010 actually i shld learn #no dominion? no earthlings? no omnivore's dilemma? let me google when ''eating animals'' is from #it's from 2009. whoag #all they [pre2009 vegans] had was that propaghandi song... #anyway it's my blog and i can vegan sam post #post i made #sam winchester #stanford era #vegannatural #vegan sam winchester #long post #food #ask to tag #oh bc i referance it ‘as far as possible and practical’ is the vegan society’s definition of how much vegans should exclude animal products #so it varies person to person but the idea is if a person needs medication that’s animal tested or the only food they have the means to buy #has animal products and they’re being vegan in other respects that’s still considered vegan

[spacewr3ck51]

Tithe was SO GOOD. I can't believe this is Black's debut novel.

#also the fact it's from 2002 and we know that Kaye and Roiben are still with each other in QoN (2019) makes me so happy #and now I have more food to add to my draft (you'll see what I'm talking about soon) #tithe #holly black #tithe trilogy

[goldensunset]

neku 🤝 riku

‘tHe cHoSen OnE’ but the one who chose them was just some guy who most certainly did not have his life together so i’m unsure if it’s really something to brag about

#every time someone hypes riku up as having initially been the super cool chosen one #i can’t help but think like. i understand why this was cool back in 2002 when ppl didn’t know where he got it #but in hindsight yall he was chosen by freakin terra. not saying terra isn’t epic or that that scene wasn’t incredibly beautiful and poetic #but some ppl are acting like the heavens themselves opened up and bestowed the keyblade upon riku bathed in a divine light #terra saw some random kid and was like ‘i kin him. let’s give him a weapon i think he looks trustworthy :)’ #also in hindsight bc there are SO many keyblade wielders and probably bequeathments this was probably just one link in a chain of legacy #and for neku. ok joshua is obviously a deity so that’s pretty special to be singled out by the god of the city #but like. in a bad way. singled out for being the most like him also—- but that means singled out as a bad person lol #idc if josh is the composer he’s still a skinny smug crinkled receipt with mental illness #kingdom hearts #subaseka tag #the world ends with you #mine: twewy #mine: kh #this isn’t a salt post btw. i think both of these characters and their situations are super cool and awesome #i’m just fighting the narrative that these two are just typical chosen one hero archetypes bc both of them are such a huge subversion

[ugh-yoongi]

i will never ever forgive jesse lacey for being a fucking garbage loser

i'm listening to my top played 2017 wrapped playlist and lit me up came on and LFKGJDFg i'd beat that man to death with a crowbar if given the chance

#i know loser is the nicest possible word to describe him #but you know what i mean #brand new was my favorite band since 2002 and that shit hit me like a freight truck #gutted me #still really haven't gotten over it