#i made this image for one stupid post but i cant stop thinking abt it i keep saying it oit loud to myself

[gigginox]

yuuji meeting todo

#i made this image for one stupid post but i cant stop thinking abt it i keep saying it oit loud to myself #lady.txt

[papers4me]

Fruits Basket Manga Review , ch 109

-The Tragedy of a an episodic format attempting to connect narrative in a series: (Tohru’s Background or Kyo’s Focus?)

One of my issues with se03, ep6 (other than it being 3 chapters combined horribly with new material added for shock value) is that it was weakly undecided who would be the focus? who would the narrative follow?: Is it tohru’s own pov abt herself? is it the gramps giving boring exposition abt tohru over weak still images of flashbacks or is kyo thinking abt tohru’s pain?

The truth is, it was all the above in the manga, but the manga gave each a chapter focus so that the chapter is well-directed with focused narrative. The anime weakly jumbled the 3 chapters together as they always do. You mix chapters & tada~ you got an ep, you only need a broad weak theme that connects the dots! here: it is tohru! & that’s it. As long as the 3 chapters discuss tohru in any form & manner, nothing will seem off if we put them next to each other in a 20 minute ep! right? riiiiiight ????

.. this was never a correct way. Just like a chapter needed a narrative direction, the ep is the same!!

ch 107: The beginning of tohru’s pov on her realization abt loving kyo.

ch108: tohru’s full pov of shock upon reaching the conclusion that she loves him & the beginning of her mom’s issues & abandonment.

ch109: Kyo’s pov abt tohru’s pain & his involvement, guil & the sheet hug.

ch110: (completely cut from the anime!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Kyoru’s part: the aftermath of kyo & tohru crossing the line of being in the most vulnerable & intimate, building towards a more crushing impact of the climax. The stronger & more painful their love is, the more it will hurt. Also a yuchi buildup?!!!!

-so, you see each chapter has a direction i& a narrative it follows independently that is weaved together to make a connected tissue of the overall plot. The anime puts the 3 chapters next to each other & we are lost on who to follow? kyo or tohru or the gramps. That’s why it feels tohru is weak & her two chapters worth of pov is stolen from her cuz it cut or shortened to include the grandpa, kyo, isuzu, shigure & let’s not forget (kazuma, yuki & haru) at the beginning, the dramatic shock value addition & OP & ED. All these take valuable screen time. The ep shocks us by moving from tohru to kyo. One minute she’s crying with him on the streets, next he’s at the grave & she’s visiting isuzu.

Kyo said he isn't going to the grave in the ep, upon seeing him actually going, I just assumed he wanted to avoid, hana, cuz I’m so invested in his story that I remember sth happened in se1, ep 14.. ages ago, The anime didn’t even allow kyo to inner talk abt avoiding hana... In their weird mind, kyo only inner talks in dramatic situations..See the difference!

Not only the writer (a) reminds us why kyo avoided the grave visit, she also (b) seized the opportunity to shine lifht onto an issue that will be the center of kyo’s struggles: Running away!

The anime introduce this in kyo’s pov only when kyo confronts tohru. Only when it was needed & couldnt be avoided. This is sth that will be the core of all the climax & the aftermath as well! Kyo running away.. How bad are you if you avoid inserting one line only that can be said in few seconds & establish great deal & foreshadow plenty!!!!!!!!!! I can’t for the life of my understand why short lines are cut from kyo when in the anime they have him be standing silent in the graveyard. Like slap the line above the silent scene!!!!! But doing so means the anime team understands tohru & kyo’s issues. They don’t. Not the slightest.

-Ep 6 signals the beginning of the anime moving from episodic format of se1, 2 & 5 eps of se3 & entering a connect plot. The anime doesn’t know how to do that & screwed tohru in the process. The protagonist’s main issues are one ep worth only. The antagonist main issues are one ep only (ep7).  Ep 6, was treated as a stand alone ep (minus the inserted shock scene to create a lingering issue that needs a following ep to explain. TOLD YOU they don’t know how to make a series!). Thus the following ep 7 is akito’s focus. Everything that was established in ep 6 was pit on hold until akito reaches the craziest mindset for the climax. See why ep 6 was so bad? it is Should NOT be a stand alone ep.

-The plot connects kyoru emotional & physically: (Kyo’s chapter with a tohru’s focus:

Unlike the anime, the chapter knows what it’s presenting 7 where it’s going. Kyo’s issues. This ch focuses on him uncovering parts of his past as it connects with tohru’s. Unlike the anime, we know why kyo's connection to kyoko’s past. The anime is hiding this for the climax, no problem, it can still work both ways. However, hiding kyoko /kyo connection doesn't necessarily mean hiding kyoko/tohru connection. But the anime is cutting this to milk it in an ova or series next year~ no problem,  it can still work if you handle this ep’s  flashback better. for all the artistic creativity they inserted in the added scene, they failed miserably in tohru’s flashback portion. how?

By choosing a frontal pov shot in tohru’s grandpa flashback as if the audience are the ones who abandoned tohru or opening the door to find her alone. it does NOT work at all. why? the audience are encouraged to be like tohru since ep 1 as tohru is the mother, angel, fixer & endearing hopeful girl. The audience will NEVER abandon tohru, that’s why tohru’s story felt disconnected & weak in the anime. Not knowing what kyoko did, who would abandon such child?! differently not us. so why use the frontal pov shot? -_-’

-tohru confesses her pain to kyo without being ushered by isuzu, without any outside factor. She simply visited the grave & came home. hiding her pain. once again. like she always do. One question by kyo, prompts her to “ complain a little” call back to se1, ep5 as he advised. we see tohru get out of her shell little by little. NOT SCREAM OR SLAP. She opened up. why? cuz the story is abt “ opening the lid” not abt “ snatching the lid”. No need for shocks. Yuki opened his lide slowly, tohru even slower, kyo is resisting opening his altho it is cracking in this chapter. When your story focuses on character buildup it pays!

-I’ll give the anime credit when it due. The hug scene is so good both in manga & anime. but so awesome in animation, colors, music & voice acting. It’s breathtaking & painful. The most beautiful kyoru scene in the whole anime.

-It represents their mutual vulnerability, understanding, pain & determination to love the other but not also let go. kyo has made his mind to be locked in order not to hurt tohru & tohru has made her mind that she can’t let go of her mom.

You see, the scene’s meaning hits different between manga & anime; In the anime: tohru has already challenged the sohmas & screamed to be with kyo, while kyo is still decided to leave her. In the manga: they’re both at the same spot (undecided). I like both interpretations but I’ll choose the manga’s version. Simply cuz it means tohru is still uncovering her issues which means more focus on her, & more explanation of why cant tohru love her mom & kyo at the same time.

-This expression on tohru’s face is a the complete opposite of the shock value expression in ep 6! T_T. I do’nt even hate the shocked scene addition itself that much, I just think (a) this is NOT its time! Tohru deserved better spotlight! (b) kyo didn’t friggen forget! ah! THIS I HATE! (c) the whole shocked scene was so wasted in ep 7. tohru return to her stupid dumb lalala~ land, cooking & forgetting kyo. what growth? what determination & screams to isuzu? what enduring kagura’s slaps? nope! just happy & cooking, lalala~ no one was freaking over her mom’s picture~ lalala~ & kyo just slept it over~ shhhh... its okay. he’ll forget again... see? totally wasted!

The anime knows nothing abt connected narrative! augh!

Side Notes:

We see kyo asking the gramps why he’s offering him info abt tohru which is so logical! XD. I love it.

I’ve read ch 110 & wanted to insert the kyoru scene in ch 110 here, & put yuchi alone in a different post, then I realized I’ll need to talk abt it again once I analyze yuki’s own expressions! XD. so, I’ll put all ch 110 together in one post. It kinda half written by now, so I’ll publish it very soon in two days time. I didn’t read ch 111 yet tho.

I hope ch 110 is the last I feel this much disappointments in furuba’s anime & by ch 11, it hopefully be be minor changes altho I doubt that cuz the manga needed to dwell into tohru’s mindset & the anime kinda stopped after ep 6. so, yup! more big changes coming!

The sheet hug is so brilliant in theory & application! so romantic & so endearing! love it so much! The anime did it so well, too!

I love kyo’s narration & pov cuz it’s so refreshing change from the anime where he rarely does!

I really wish they kept the kyoko abandoning tohru part in the anime... sigh~ it has nothing much to affect her story with katsuya. so it won’t ruin the spin off/ ova or whatever it’s called. 

I love the light focus on tohru in this chapter & how organic & natural it is opposed to how forced the plot seems in the anime....

#Anime Only #manga spoilers #Fruits Basket #fruits basket manga #disappointed paper

[kuronokiseki]

Best Usagi Moments (imo)

(just how many times i reread the entire series lmao...)

i promised i will do usagi version so here it is! usagi+misaki ver coming next!

misaki ver: https://kuronokiseki.tumblr.com/post/617551810336555008/best-misaki-moments-imo

warning: very long post, lots and lotssss of large images, stupid commentary 

OF COURSE ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS MADE IS STEALING MISAKI’S FIRST KISS HNGHNGHNGGG GOOD GOOD AND THE SHIP IS SAILEDDD

very hansamu

tbh while doing misaki’s it was full of wholesome scenes but usagi’s? so many eroiii scenes like this haha misaki how could you survive in this scene

HE SADDDD :”( even with the old art this scene is so beautifully drawn. omg, in the future, if nakamura decides to draw his crying face... :”O

when he is imagining himself as a dashing hero to save otome heroine misaki

wellll even if misaki protested he *did* get what he wanted in the end ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) this is just romantica in a nutshell - whenever misaki did something that made usagi happy, POOF his pants went flying off

lord usami is handing homework

i dunno if it’s just me, or in the newer chapters... we dont rly see usagi being uber perverted and teasing misaki to the point of tears? xD he seems to be gentler and more mature now, but maybe it’s bcs of the situation they are currently in? :”( yeah, bcs things are getting more serious...

like this too sob sob i miss their banters so much

you dont even need to tell him that he’s already giving in ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 

STOP BEING SO EROI misaki how could you not die when he does THAT

how to hold a misaki

make sure he is held like this again during your wedding ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 

i want to be tanaka in this scene

KISS THE PAIN AWAYYYY SHOOO >:D

nakamura i want a shower scene again pleaseee

this is one of the moments where i applaud the magnificent writing. nakamura pls take note if you want to write abt second love in the future (whooppss xD)

when your boyfriend is so boring but four ppl fell in love and fight over him at the same time

as funny this scene is, but i have to respect usagi being rich by his talent alone. not bcs he was born from a rich family or marrying someone only for the fortune cough cough ur not-commoner father

so needy for attention

the captain of the misaki protection squad has spoken

another teasing moment that i miss :”(

protect misakiiiiii but seriously usagi dont be an enabler when mizuki flirts with you it’s not cute when you want to see a jealous misaki so you didnt tell him the truth ‘-’;;

if you are unfamiliar with this scene, yes... it’s one of the chapters the anime skipped

digging the tunnel to happiness - of course once he is happy the first thing he wanna do is fuccing misaki

when your rival is congratulating your love all you need to do to one up him is do it like you’re going to marry him on the spot

seriously studio deen y not animate this grand entrace

and then like usual they were banging happily ever after

sure there are issues with him being overly jealous but it doesnt rly hurt misaki that much. not necessarily making him a toxic boyfriend, but rather... a flawed boyfriend (it’s important to know the difference)

poor misaki in this arc tbh, he couldn’t do much when ijuuin is being selfish and not caring abt his feelings at all. thennnn the one who has to save him goes tooooooo -

so funny thinking that misaki is playing the role as princess peach in this arc and here is his knight in shining armor saving him from the villain

kinda unrelated, but while rereading, i did notice how differently misaki reacts when usagi or ijuuin is confessing to him. when usagi does we knew what he would do already, but when it’s ijuuin? he gets visibly uncomfortable. and he runs awaayyyy. already speaks volumes who he truly loves

yea he is cute. kiss him more >:(

bcs he is princess peach :v

perv usagi xD

acting pervy again in the same chapter and i begin to wonder how high this guy’s libido is

I WILL NEVER LET YOU GO MISAKI

so hawt ahahahaha

YOU TELL HIM

when your lover and your childhood friend whom you slept with before are together and you are jealous even tho they barely know each other

don’t you dare look down on me i will never stop being horn-y for misaki’s a$$ for the rest of my life

D”: how much he cares for misaki... i want to make a sarcastic comment but i cant

when he thought misaki was indirectly asking his parents’ permission to marry him... and he kissed misaki’s hand... it’s his ring finger for crying out loud... lol... sounds familiar... where did i hear of this before...

#junjou romantica

[peachdoxie]

So first off, I'm gonna plug my own fic "Do You...Fondue?" because I will do so shamelessly at any point I feel like. I wrote it from a platonic perspective, so it's not romantic, like the title implies (it'll make sense if you read it). Technically my other movie!Venom fics are platonic as well, but they are considerably more angsty.

I started to look through my Venom tag for two posts in particular that I think fit this well, and sadly I could find neither, but I did find a fuckton of other posts of movie!Eddie and Venom just doing a bunch of stupid shit, which is mostly actually Venom being annoying and Eddie being Done With This.

If anyone has links to the post where Eddie and Venom are trying to test the limits of their bond and Eddie nearly passes out OR the one where Eddie begs Venom to make him thicc like that one robot in Robots, please share because I could find neither of them.

Anyway, here is a collection of posts that relate to your topic, anon, though the list is not at all mobile friendly despite the fact that I made it on mobile.

And if anyone has any headcanons or other posts for anon (and me because I like it too) please share!

https://venomshotass.tumblr.com/post/614583104909230080/atomicpowered-this-sign-cant-stop-me-because-i

https://venomshotass.tumblr.com/post/613222620043870208/mysteleon-venom-2018-was-good-symbiote

https://mushroomsandteeth.tumblr.com/post/190959201342

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/190969988598

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/190746182623/the-first-image-is-so-funny-to-me-like-eddie

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/190523040229/missyfangirlsalot-my-boyss-honestly-venom-was

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/190339023293/lousysharkbutt-more-tots-patreon-twitter

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/190027875423

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/189416688893/ededdneddiebrock-tfw-you-cant-make-your-own

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/188393858308/eddie-eddie-its-people-eddie-were-eating

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/188350788002/kittehkatlol-thats-mean

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/187824098793/spader7-did-i-mention-how-much-i-love-venom

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/187739363588

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/187561550223

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/187382028673

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/185939906388

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/184669648553/couldnt-decide-of-i-liked-it-better-with-or

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/184547695563/venom-disapproves-of-the-subway

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/184484647176/peachdoxie-in-the-pre-visualization-planning-for

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/184352829538/eating-your-hosts-cat-is-rude-v-eddie-doesnt

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/184032992418

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/183897614788/the-fact-that-eddie-and-venom-being-so-polite-to

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/183870844873/hesitant-vampire-fuckin-symbiote-controlling-me

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/183722336868/hey-dont-worry-about-the-ferret-they-live-in

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/183439258718/be-careful-not-to-step-on-some-of-your-goofriend

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/182167393323/lemonmangosorbet-eddie-brock-voice-who-tf

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/182145353388/creekstufflings-i-finally-watched-venom

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/182063072488/filthymagicuser-super-sketchy-comic

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/181877970753/venom-after-watching-hours-of-vines-this-bitch

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/181147630375/pipedpoe-of-course-he-is

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/181026515921/phsfg-venom-gets-excited-abt-nesquik-powder

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/180667597483/beautiful-like-sin-tater-hots-i-really-want

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/180494196513/sooo-gave-up-on-inktober-but-my-teacher-lent-me

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/180421109883/callmeishamael-tenshi-art-he-just-wants-to-be

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/180285750345/eddie-parasite-the-symbiote-who-watches-the

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/179968958122/popanimals-hes-behind-me-making-that

https://peachdoxie.tumblr.com/post/179633453558/micodraws-venom-voice-eddie-are-u-fucking-okay

#venom #i spent way too much time on this