#ops art really is phenomenal

[lotus-pear]

ok i'm an entire month late but here are the results of this competition at last!! i would like to preface this by saying a big thank you to everyone who participated as this was my first time doing smt like this! i'm so glad it was met w so much participation and unique entries, and i genuinely cannot express enough gratitude for the ppl who submitted their version. seeing everyone's individual posts w the diverse amount of art styles and mediums was so cool and i loved each post sm!! so thank you for participating and for your support!! it really does mean the world to me!!

with that, without further ado, let me announce our winners...

FIRST PLACE: @latapadraws

I WAS ABSOLUTEY BLOWN AWAY BY NOT ONLY THE COMPOSITION BUT THE LIGHTING OF THIS PIECE. REALLY. MY JAW IS STILL ON THE FLOOR LOOKING AT IT. the warm golden and red glow like evening rays of sun is so gorgeous not to mention dazai's musing expression. hes soo beautiful in your style op he looks like he was carved from marble. so elegant and sharp.

SECOND PLACE: @thornedarrow, specifically @velaversal

bea oh my god i still get heart eyes whenever i see this. the fuchsia is so gorgeous it looks like whorls of fire and the marble effect of the background is so ethereal. the color palette and rendering in general just astounds me, i feel like i'm on another plane of existence looking at this.

THIRD PLACE: @kokoasci

koko!!!!! i'm always enamored by translucent feel of your pieces and it always looks like rose-tinted glass, i always want to break off a piece and let it melt on my tongue bc it looks so sweet and sugary. said this in the tags but the background also was incredible and dazai kind of reminded me of the mad hatter!! the coy expression, the dramatic pose, the whimsical pastel color palette, the tea spilling from the porcelain cups...100/10 for mood and storytelling

FOURTH PLACE: @sableeira

SABLEEEE OH MY GOD......LIKE WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN.......THIS WAS SUCH AN OUT OF BOX WAY TO LOOK AT THE OG PIECE.....AN ENTHRALLING INTERPRETATION. dazai being haunted by his former self, conveyed through the earthy color palette and dramatic lighting that ties the entire piece together. literally was blown away by how unique this entry was, absolutey incredible

FIFTH PLACE: @shrimpkini

shrimp i'm being so honest rn i want this as a poster and i want it hung on my wall bc my heart still stops every time i look at it. the hard light that casts dazai's entire face into shadow which highlights the red of his eye makes me rattle the bars of my cage every single time, not to mention the rimlight on his entire frame basking the piece is an eerie glow. phenomenal play of lighting. i'm swept off my feet.

#my sincerest aplogiest that this is so late i think everyone should be allowed to throw eggs at me #so glad that only one of the contestants is my irls so i don't get jumped next time i leave the house #anyway thank you so much again to everyone who participated!! it truly means a lot #and huge congrats to the winners you guys deserve it!!!!!!!‼️‼️ #lotuspear5kdtiys

[betweenblackberrybranches]

Hi, just wanted to pop in to say I absolutely adore your art! Your forms are so expressive and the shapes! The shapes!! And the outfits you design—oh my goodness, just phenomenal, whether they’re for your automaton au or fae or rlgl. Your art is truly magical. And I think your writing is lovely too!

Also, your rlgl au is my favorite and I just explode every time I see a new drawing or sketch for it. -points at rlgl y/n- I adore them. Also Sun. And also Moon. Just all of them and all of it.

Ope I’ve rambled a bit. Anyways, thank you so much for sharing your art and writing! Really, really thank you.

Yo i know this is like super super late but omg

Hii

Thank you so much im literally bsosvdisnwldvsuskebdkdvsjsksnjdidvslsbskebw

This means a lot coming from you especially because i fucking love! Long road ahead! I found it shortly after making my rlgl au and i enjoyed the simmilar ideas with wildly different ways to work with it. I adore your more grounded outlook on the theme of sexwork with the guys compared to my more romantic comedy kind of thing. I also adore long road ahead y/n!! And the guys too isbslqbwishslsn i am shaking you

Thank you for sharing your writing!

#omg hiii #im so sorry for how late this is #its really just i get a lot of asks and they keep overwhelming me so i freeze and answer non of them at all #im really not cut out for the social part of social media #so sorry bc i know what it feels like to send an ask just for it not getting aswered #but also you are so cool #one of my favourite writers in this fandom frfr #shaking your hand like that one office meme

[blueskyheadleft010]

Life Update June 2023

Okay, so I don’t typically do these really anymore; but so much stuff has happened recently that I feel like I kinda owe an explanation as to why I haven’t posted stuff I said I was gonna post; etc…

Firstly, I have gained a new hyper-fixation with the Murder Drones series on YouTube, to the point I have just spent an actual lump sum of money on merch; which is something I haven’t done since I was like 12ish… The show is a phenomenal work of art and it deserves more notice. I legit thought I wasn’t gonna like it at all, due to the anime chibi looking characters making me believe it would be garbage knock-off cheap anime bs, but it showed up in my recommends and I haven’t been able to stop watching it since.

I won’t keep gushing about that, as this is an update post, not a review posting lol, but I also have written an entire pmv script for this show and idk I’m in too deep now…

I have also had an infestation of field mice inside my home this month, which my dogs helped to uh… remove from the house. So that’s been a thing.

I’ve also been playing Pokémon Infinite Fusion, and kinda ended up making a too OP fusion of Charizard and Raichu, with a Blaze ability. Who would’ve thought having both immunity to burns and paralysis would work out so well? 10/10 Giovanni didn’t expect me to utterly destroy his legendary triple fusion with that combo lmao.

The Unicorn Warriors Eternal 2nd review will be coming out as soon as I can retrieve some decent footage/images of episodes 5-7. It’s not got as big of a dedicated fandom to it, so it’s harder to track down images of it. :/

I will briefly talk about my opinion of episodes 5 & 6, as I want to clarify that the plot does actually pick up the pace some in these episodes, but it’s still janky with the timing until the last five minutes of episode 6.

I could actually make out some of Tarkovsky’s handiwork in episode 6, but both episodes felt like each scene was created from a different time and art studio. Again, the cgi scenes don’t really blend/mesh well with the 2d drawn art; which I will do my best to breakdown in the actual review.

I did however figure out the main problem I’m having with the show overall. First and foremost; the dialogue. It doesn’t fit Tarkovsky’s usual signature, and feels wildly out of place with the serious plot/nature of events occurring in the show.

I’m not saying that no dialogue is better than a ton of dialogue at all; my point here is that the tone and rhythm of everyone’s speech is not matching the vibe of the scenes/plot/show and is 100% not what anyone from the early 1900’s Britain would sound or behave like. (Also still some weird British stereotypes going on that feel wildly out of left field.)

My second problem is the Popeye art style. This is not me just nitpicking here, again, it is so wildly out of place with the serious nature and tone of the show that it actually interferes with the style/flow of the show. I took a lot of issue with the young children in episode 5; they were drawn with massive muscles on dainty little girls, they looked like a mix between a dwarf and a shrunken Popeye. It was a bizzare image.

Anyways, I don’t have much more time to blab at the moment. I just wanted to stop by and give an update. I’ll eventually get around to more stuff soon. :3

#murder drones #unicorn warriors eternal #life update #poke infinite fusion #sky talks #shut up sky #hello goodbye #:3

[celestial-mean-girls]

Hiya! I was scrolling through the Moondrop tag when I saw your post about lining/coloring your sketches with credit. I’ve been in a bit of art block so I thought why not try it. Because the sketch is yours I won’t post this to my own account but thought I’d at least share it with you.

This was a lot of fun! Though I can safely say our art styles are very different lol.

THAT IS SO CUTE SHUT UP

OMG

LITERALLY SAID "THAT IS SO CUTE SHUT UP" OUT LOUD AND GRASPED MY CHEST IN REAL TIME.

OMG

THAT IS INCREDIBLE!! dlkldkg OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME!! holy SHIT that looks SO GOOD!! holy CRAP!! LINELESS???? FOR REAL?? ARE YOU FOR REAL RIGHT NOW??

HOLY SHIT!!!!

THAT IS PHENOMENAL!!! oh my god the finesse in here; the shading, the CLEANLINESS of your lines?? the lighting, the vibrancy of the colors and patterns? this is SPOTLESS. SMOOTH AND GORGEOUS!! the gradients on Moon's hands, sleeves, pants, just. his CLOTHES in general?? (i REALLY fucking love your Moon, i LOVE this design holy crap. i'm gonna have to go raid your art tag later, i want to see MORE of him!!) he's got the CUTEST fucking mischievous eyes, and the overall MOOD in this pic?? FLAWLESS. HOW JOYOUS AND EXCITING this is just--!! it's so PLAYFUL and it's PERFECT!! just PRECISELY what i was originally going for!!

WOW holY CRAP and you got EXACTLY what i had planned for Freddy's hands, PERFECTLY!!! omg. o m G. just PHENOMENAL

and i REALLY love that you went and put your own little twist on it by having Moon pick up Freddy's hat and hold it aloft like that. this is just. fucking superb, OUTSTANDING content op, this is REALLY inspirational to me!! wow. i seriously can't get over this. the LINELESS!! the way you shaded and shaped with colors!! i'm. i'm floored. i'm awestruck. i'm absolutely over the MOON (ha ha)

(also i gotta say: up top high five for another Moon based in purple!! my original design for Moon (aka, Moony, who you can find in tags; he's the one with the hood) is based in purple for Color Psychology reasons, and it's ALWAYS so much fun to see another Purple Moon. absolutely STELLAR stuff, what a guy!!!)

this is SO beautiful and vibrant, op. i'm FLOORED and TOTALLY humbled that you chose my sketch to practice with, i hope it got you out of your art block!! this means SO much to me that it grabbed your interest and that you shared your finished work with me, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ETERNITY AND BACK!! wow. WOW. i'll be riding high on this one for a GOOD while, LOL!! it seriously inspires ME, too!!

and i think it would inspire many many more, as well!! so while i REALLY thank you for your considerate, respectful thought - you have no idea how much that means to me, and how important that is, so thank you forever again - i think that this deserves to be on your blog, too. PLEASE by all means post it, just give credit back to me at this blog for providing the base sketch, and that'll be enough. i really, REALLY think you deserve recognition for this on its own. PLEASE post it to your blog and i'll be MORE THAN HAPPY to reblog it again!!

just. holy shit. holy SHIT. WOW. you really made my day. holy crap. what a fucking inspiration. WOW. this is some seriously smooth and beautiful, detailed work. the fucking finesse you've got going, here. wow.

fucking gorgeous. absolutely beautiful, top tier content OP 1000/10 A+, PLEASE DO IT AGAIN!!! DEFINITELY gonna be on the lookout for more of your work, THANK YOU FOREVER TO THE UNIVERSE AND MORE, and stay healthy and safe out there!!! 🥺🥺🙏💖💖🥚😭😭🙏🙏🙏⭐️🌙⭐️

#moon #holy crap i don't know what to tag this LOL uhh #gift art #????? #anyway. WOW. HOLY CRAP DLKADGFLKADGLHKDFGLKGDF #I'M NEVER GONNA GET OVER THIS. WOWWOWOWOW. FUCKING STELLAR STUFF #i'm not gonna tag it for the main tags bc i want YOU to be able to have that exposure #for real. not joking. please post this to the tags it super deserves to be seen Immediately. Post-Haste #thank you SO. MUCH. you SERIOUSLY inspire me. holy crap. wow. wowowowow. goodbye i need to go lie down in my grave with a smile #THANK YOU!!!!!!! 🙏🙏🥺🥺🥺🥺🙏🙏💖💖💖💖💖💖💖🥚🥚🥚 #(the 🥚 btw is my way of saying you're a 'good egg' and/or expressing fond joy. it's a positive thing!! dw!! LOL) #(EEEEEEE!!!!! oh my god. brb afk gotta go Die Now) #btw this is a side blog so i had to follow from my main which is partyinthemysterymachine! #just so ur aware and not so deign why this blog didn’t follow LOL #moony #<— only cuz i mentioned him lol

[transmechanicus]

I think the people replying to your cool radiation sword post with the "not a place of honor thing" are trying to be nice and interact with a post they like but they don't really have anything to add, so they just go with whatever comes to mind, but those people being like, upset about it are weird. It's like theyre scared of originality or something

Yah there very much are ppl who are trying to be nice and interact but after however many thousand notes it’s gotten really annoying when like maybe 50 total are along the lines of “this post wasn’t any good until [addition by other person]”. Like yes the art that got added is phenomenal and i love it, but if you only like something for an addition maybe keep your mouth shut like OP sees that you clown. :/

#my stuff #asks #also i’m talking in general not to anyone specific and certainly not u anon😌

[franckie-108]

Season 3′s Inability to Meet Reader Expectations

Having read all of The Breaker’s Season 3 thus far, I understand readers’ legitimate gripes with the pacing, artwork, and decision to switch protagonists midway through the story. What bothers me especially is that Jeon, the author, was seemingly oblivious to the obvious backlash that would ensue. Backlash is nothing new. I remember all the complaints that occurred with New Waves, but the writing team’s lack of understanding of their target audience is highly concerning.

Regardless of people’s nationality, all readers have the same expectations for comics: (1) proper storytelling, (2) acceptable art, and (3) a compelling main cast. You can read more in-depth about people’s expectations here.

I have a background in literature and teach literature for a living. Plus, I'm a published author. Because of my background, I'm more understanding, patient, and forgiving than the typical reader. I'm acutely understanding of editorial mandates, for example. What Jeon did though is highly unusual and ill-advised for writers, regardless of whether they happen to be newbies or veterans. Switching main characters - your point-of-view character - is fine. Switching protagonists - the character whom the plot revolves around - however, especially halfway through the story, is something else entirely. It's a major no-no. There are serious repercussions when you do so, and every medium I've seen that pulled a stunt like this ended up flopping. This is equivalent to finding porn with the hottest girl in it but all you see and hear is the guy.

I don't have a problem with introducing a new character as Season 3's deuteragonist. Furthermore, I think there's room involve 3 generations. The problem lies in the execution, and this is where Ha Jae falls flat. He simply doesn't hold any major plot importance on his own. He's Shioon 2.0. Same background. Same built. Same fighting stance. Same characterization. Same hype. Ad infinitum. The forced parallelism wreaks of ad hoc writing. Compare and contrast the following. Here's an example of proper writing: 

Ha Jae, on the other hand, is an example of improper writing. He severely damages the storyline about Shioon being a special person for whom the growth speed was phenomenal (a few months). To get this far he had to suffer a lot and had to have a remarkable mindset (win or die). Now a new, filler character arrives and starts doing some incredible s**t in just a few days.

As fans it forces us to wonder if all the story built years was not a lie at all, that what Shioon has is actually nothing special, he just took some drugs and voila he's op as hell.

It's not just aggravating, it's painful to read because it changes the universe and the uniqueness of characters, especially the main one that we learned to love.

Jeon could have done things very differently, such as introducing your typical hotblooded hero with a dream. Having a kid who is always in trouble and loves to fight would contrast quite differently from Shioon. (It'd work really well with Jinie too.) In addition, this development would allow Jeon to explore the other side of bullying, with this hypothetical deuteragonist serving as a mirror of a young GMR rather than being Shioon 2.0 with a fugly design. We already know what Shioon's training was like, but we never saw how GMR learned martial arts.

There are plenty of ways too on making the kid join the Murim:

They're an exchange student

They're a spy from the Illuminati (they're stated to exist around ch. 88 in NW)

They're being bullied by Murim-Ins

They're an untrained student whose master was killed by GMR/SUC

Had Jeon gone a route without regurgitating material like he did with Blue Boy, the new kid would be much more interesting because I truly believe that having another protagonist is not the problem, the problem is the sheer laziness of making him a copy of Shioon.

Part 3 was supposed to be about Illuminati shenaningans and the Shinmujengpe. That's what readers, specifically long-term readers, were anticipating with excitement, not the current story we're getting. Moving away from your core audience’s expectations is also why Eternal Force has flopped so bad thus far. The writing team (i.e., the editor, the author, the illustrator, etc.) quit caring about readers' hierarchical expectations: a good story, a compelling main cast, and acceptable artwork. Hopefully they listen to reader feedback, otherwise Eternal Force is going to flop internationally like how it flopped in Korea.

#the breaker #the breaker new waves #the breaker eternal force #eternal force #manhwa #shioon #season 3

[curestardust]

Dust Watched: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2

Genres: Shounen, Action TW: body horror // 23 episodes // S01 (x) M01 (x)

GodDAMN!

✧  story  ✧

Season 1 of Jujutsu Kaisen starts out with about 5 episodes covering the "Hidden Inventory" arc which is a flashback to Gojou and Getou's time as students and the events that lead to them being who they are in the present. While this arc is loosely connected with the rest of the show, it sets a tone for the rest of the season. As opposed to Season 1 which played around mostly with the hallmarks of Shounens that are more comedy and combat centric with low-stakes due to it being the introduction to the series, this season goes absolute balls to the wall from the get-go.

Both "Hidden Inventory" and the following "Shibuya Incident" arc, which the rest of the season covers are grim, brutal, bloody, and unforgiving. Plot armour? Forget it. This is an outright war. People die and the next second we're already back to fighting because otherwise, they're next.

I'll honestly say, that no anime had me literally on the edge of my seat almost every episode in a LONG time. 90% of this entire season are high intensity fights with high-stakes. Although, exhaustion does seep in near the end of the anime. We spend a tad bit too much time with the same characters fighting the same enemy in the same (bland) location. But aside from that, and a very few slightly weaker episodes, this season was absolutely top notch.

✧  characters  ✧

I don't have much to say here as everyone is an established character. Character progression and introspection does happen to a few characters but I don't want to name names cause even that could be a spoiler.

✧  art  ✧

I think we all know about the unfortunate conditions that were revealed to be happening at MAPPA. It was noticable in some episodes but especially the last few that aired after the news came out. However, any quality drop is the fault of the higher-ups and NOT the animators. The stuff the team put out with JJKS02 is absolutely phenomenal. The OPs themselves will probably go down as some of the best in the 2000s. Throughout the anime itself, the use of colours was gorgeous and the amount of insane fight scenes is mindboggling. Honestly just... I've no words.

✧  sound ✧

Besides the obvious bangers for the OP/EDs and the OST, I really want to shout out the sfx team. That scene where the sound of the shower slowly morphs into the sound of clapping literally gave me goosebumps (because I suffer from a mild form of psychosis and this is LITERALLY what it's like and I've never seen it shown this accurately.)

I didn't know where to put this but I also absolutely need to mention the way they set up the atmosphere. Some scenes were near psychological horror levels of suspenseful. I loooooved it.

✧  overview ✧

Season 2 of JJK had a great start, an insane middle, and very slight decline in the end. If the final fight with a certain someone was cut short by maybe 1-2 episodes, I think the pacing would've been much better. Still, what a ride this was, and the set-up for S03 is looking insane already. (Just treat your staff as damn human beings MAPPA, jesus christ.)

My Rating: 9.5/10

#dusty reviews #jujutsu kaisen

[mandyvonnid]

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[gertritude-art]

maybe lain from serial experiments lain? i dunno if you watched that but <3 ...we love to see women be fucked up.

computer girl

#i watched half of it a while ago but had to stop bc i got busy... i need to rewatch it + finish it because it was really good!! #i still listen to the op a lot #serial experiments lain #request #kirkhammertime #ask #but yeah like. as i remember the art direction was phenomenal. all those haunting shots of telephone wires... #also sorry for the lame quote but i needed something to fill the empty space #personal fave

[pair-annoyed]

Anime I Watched This Summer

Summer 2020 has officially come to a close. It’s fall in Animal Crossing and the trees are beginning to turn. Much like quarantine, I spent a lot of my free time watching anime when I wasn’t stressing over starting college. Now that the school year has begun, I thought it would be nice to reflect on everything I’ve watched! 

These Anime were seen between 6/14 - 8/31 (my Birthday!) and are listed in chronological order.

They will be rated on a 1-10 scale; 1 meaning complete garbage, 10 meaning masterpiece. I will offer my thoughts on what I did/didn't like about each show!

1. Bakemono no Ko - 8/10

This was such a great way to start out the summer! I love the dynamic between Kumatetsu and Ren. Overall its a little cliche, but it’s also very wholesome. It’s by the same studio that made Wolf Children (which I loved!). so I knew it was going to be good. My favorite aspect of this movie was its backgrounds and world building! 

2. Wan Sheng Jie - 9/10

Oh my gosh! I know that this is technically a donghua, but its on MAL, so it counts. This show quickly became my favorite slice of life of all time. I adore the art style and all of the characters. The comedy, plot, and design blends so well together. Everything in Wan Sheng Jie feels warm and comfy. It’s also confirmed for a second season! After seeing its cliff hanger ending, I’m so anxious for what comes next! 

3. Dororo - 7/10

I’ll be honest, I’m a sucker for studio MAPPA. I really liked the historical aspects of Dororo. From the outfits to the ways characters behave, its grounded in the constraints of feudal Japan. I would have given this show a higher score if it was a little more grounded in science. I feel like more time should’ve been given to the demons and antagonists of the show. Our MC was so over powered, which made the final fights of the series more lack-luster. I think its less of the anime’s fault and more because the original source material is from the 60s. That being said, I loved this show! It was cute and action packed. Though it isn’t perfect, it holds its own.

4. Bungou Stray Dogs - 5/10

The concepts and action are misconstrued in Bungou Stary Dogs. This is one of those shows that I chose to watch because it was all over Tumblr. The powers themselves are cool, but I can’t understand why this series is so praised. At it’s core its predictable and basic. The fights seemed low stakes and low energy. None of the humor really felt like it belonged. It tried too hard to be something it isn’t. I don’t think I’ll watch beyond this first season. 

5. Kami no Tou - 4.5/10

First off, fuck Rachel, me and my homies hate Rachel. I really really had high hopes for Tower of God. It paves the way for Webtoon adaptations in the future. Its such a shame that this adaptation SUCKED. I have not read the source material, I’m going solely based on the anime. It wasn’t good? It was horrible. I hate Bam, I hate Rachel. I think all the characters expect Rak were awful. Please don’t make a season 2. Please. If you’re interesting in Tower of God, just read the webtoon. 

6. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - 7/10

Shoujo anime is my guilty pleasure. I especially liked the way Gekkan Shoujo tackled Sakura and Nozaki’s relationship. Besides just the main characters, even the side characters were enjoyable! It was a fun and creative show. My only complaint is how dense Nozaki is, but I also absolutely love that part of him.

7. Jojo no Kimyou no Bouken (Parts 1-2) - 6.5/10

Jojo is not the saving grace of shounen anime. It isn’t something super revolutionary and it certainly will never be a 10/10. Part 1 was so slow and boring. Jonathan was just mediocre at best. I definitely liked Joseph a LOT more than Jonathan. Part 2 overall was much easier to watch than part 1. The fights are good, but there’s just something about Jojo that I can’t get behind. Although I’m completely bashing this series, I’m going to keep watching it. At this point, I wanna know what a stand is. 

8. Clannad - 5.5/10

I was expecting Clannad to be sad, but instead I got a cute, slice of life, romance. It wasn’t unenjoyable, but it was also a pretty slow-burning show. I loved watching Nagisa and Okazaki slowly fall in love with each other. It was funny at times and sad at other points. I am currently watching Clannad: After Story (which I’ve heard is heartbreaking), so I’m hoping to get some catharsis out of that. 

9. Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai...  - 6/10

This show is only 12 episodes, and yet it still has filler episodes for some reason? I’m a person who doesn’t typically watch isekai because the genre is so over done. However, when it’s done in a very specific way it’s really fun to watch! This show was definitely a lot of fun, it’s also cute and has so many interesting character-character interactions. The ending is painfully cliche, but I think it adds to this shows charm. 

10. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen  - 8/10

I loved Love is War so much! I love their weird romantic dynamic. I love the characters, and I love the animation. It’s over the top and executes it humor masterfully. The entire show fills you with anticipation for the two main characters. Kaguya is my favorite character. Although I haven’t seen season two yet, I most certainly will! I’m so upset I hadn’t seen this show sooner.

11. Great Pretender - 8.5/10

This show is so colorful and bubbly. The animation is so smooth and they are able to tackle so many different kinds of things given its plot. The whole show itself just feels like summertime. It came out not to long ago, so some people may not be familiar with it. On top of the show itself, the music is great, with a Jazzy OP and and ED that features Freddie Mercury

12. Steins;Gate 0 - 8/10

 I loved the original Stein;Gate so much! So it’s no surprise how much I liked the second season. It builds significantly off the first season in a sort of “off shot” OVA kind of way. The events of Steins;Gate 0 don’t actually happen, but that doesn’t stop it from being meaningful. The big “twist” was predictable and a bit of a let down, but I still enjoyed this. Granted, I’m bias. 

13. Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai - 9.5/10

I sobbed. So much. This movie was phenomenal, it was such a trip. Having watched the original series, this tore my heart apart. It gets a high score for being able to take the characters I love and creating a wonderfully emotional experience. If you haven’t seen Bunny Girl Senpai, please watch it, and then watch this movie. You won’t regret it! 

14. Hotaru no Haka - 6/10

Grave of the Fireflies made me stop watching anime for a while. Studio Ghibli created something grim, something that leaves the viewers feeling hollow. Its a movie about WWII from Japan’s perspective. As an American, all I could feel while watching this was immense guilt. I will say though, that some of the movies main plot could have easily been prevented if the main character had swallowed his pride. His younger sister was also my least favorite character. I get that she’s a kid and that kids are fussy, but you would think that during wartime, she’d be more understanding and at least try to eat the things she dislikes. 

15. Yagate Kimi ni Naru - 9/10

This was a great way to end the summer. This is more that just GL romance, its a love story. Its about growing up and learning to understand your feelings. I related to Yuu so much, which made this more emotional than I expected. It’s really unlike another romance anime I’ve seen. I hope it gets confirmed for a second season. If not, I’ll be reading the manga. 

Seasonal Shows: (Things that are still airing as of 9/5/2020)

1. The God of High School  7.5/10

Another thing done by studio MAPPA. Are you surprised? I absolutely love the action in GoH. The plot however, is all over the place. The story seems fragmented and hard to follow. Like Tower of God, it was poorly adapted. I’m giving it such a high score, because it’s SO much more enjoyable then Tower of God. 

2. Enen no Shouboutai: Ni no Shou - 4/10

My thoughts on season 2 are about the same as my thoughts on season 1. The only difference is that this season has more Jojo references. I’ve rated it lower because its so repetitive. I’m so sick of watching it, but I’ve got to see it through the bitter end.   

3. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season - 8.5/10 

All I’m going to say about Re:Zero is that I love it. I can’t give an accurate review of it because I’ve been hyping this season since it was announced. If you’re into non-typical isekai, watch Re:Zero, its so enjoyable!

#anime #summer #anime recommendation #review #bakemono no ko #the boy and the beast #wan sheng jie #All Saints Street #dororo #studio mappa #bungou stray dogs #bsd #kami no tou #tower of god #gekkan shoujo nozaki kun #monthly girls' nozaki kun #jjba #jjba part 1 #jjba part 2 #jojo no kimyou na bouken #jojos bizzare adventure #clannad #kyoto animation #otome game hametsu flag shikai nai akuyaku reijou tensei shiteshimatta #my next life as a villainess #Kaguya sama #kaguya sama wa kokurasetai #love is war #Great Pretender #Steins;Gate

[shrimp-kel]

What's your favorite game?

SHA WHY MUST YOU ASK SUCH DIFFICULT QUESTIONS….

this will be a very long answer brace yourself

obviously one of my top favourite games is hollow knight for obvious reasons like the breathtaking soundtrack, stunning visuals, natural flowing gameplay thats just difficult enough so that its rewarding but doesnt make you extremely mad in the process, extraordinary lore and exceptional characters and character designs… i dont have enough words of praise in my lexicon for this game and i absolutely cannot wait for silksong!

then one of my favourite nintendo franchises in existence: splatoon. so many memories from when the first game came out, the nostalgia, the uniqueness of it all. nintendo truly outdid themselves, they made an enjoyable shooter game that is incredibly special and there is nothing like it.

night in the woods, one of my favourite story based games. the soundtrack is amazing, the artstyle inspires me a lot, and the story is really interesting and tackles mental health really well which a lot of games just cant do these days because developers dont put in enough research.

undertale and deltarune. i cant answer an ask about my favourite games without mentioning those two. undertale is a masterpiece with a phenomenal soundtrack, wonderful characters and a story that tugs on your heartstrings in just the right ways, and after all these years it still makes me tear up wether its just listening to the soundtrack or watching yet another playthrough of it. and deltarune is following in its footsteps really well, even though it may not even be complete yet. these games are so incredibly unique and i admire toby fox so much…

pokemon sun and moon are my favourite pokemon games… they may be easier than the older gens, but they hold a special place in my heart because of all the alolan pokemon designs, the story and the characters.

celeste.. oh gosh that game… tackles the ever so difficult topic of mental health so incredibly well, with the beautifully composed soundtrack by lena raine and the art… the gameplay is almost natural, you pick it up easily as soon as you start playing… the level designs are incredible…

bugsnax. i think the designs of all the bugs are incredible, i love the dark story and all the queer rep they have… fun to play and i think they did an amazing job with it!

paper mario and the origami king was the first paper mario game i played myself and boy was it an experience… i loved all of the small details, the gameplay never got repetitive and i will admit that the end made me cry a little. i was slightly afraid to pick it up at first since ive heard stories about the two most recent paper mario games that came before it were terrible, but this game was worth it.

yoshis woolly world! this game means so much to me… i used to play it with my grandpa in co-op mode and those are some of my most cherished memories, every time i think of that game i get really happy… the gameplay itself was incredibly fun too!

minecraft had to be on this list. ive been playing this game since 2012, ive seen it grow and shape into the incredible game it is today. it has sparked so much creativity from all sorts of different people… the insanely detailed and breathtaking builds, the genius redstone and command block contraptions, the endless numbers of servers you can play on and the limitless possibilities with mods… its probably one of the best games of all time no matter how much the internet tries fighting about it. arguably one of the most influential games as well.

there are so many more id love to mention but i feel like ive written a little too much 😭

#shrimp kel’s mailbox #kel’s notes

[moon-ursidae]

TBOBF FINALE SPOILERS

-HERE WE FUCKIN GO LADS

-i think i’m gonna shit my pants i’m so hype

-oh shit the aftermath

-WHERE IS MAX REBO

-AND GARSA?????

-HEYYYYYY DIN DJARINNNNNNNN

-ope financial disputes

-“when he arrives…” girl IF he arrives

-i’ll laugh so hard if they just fuckin shrug and walk out

-CAD BANE CAD BANE CAD BANE

-BSBSKABSKABAKSBKABSKSBSK

-PYKES AND THE MAYOR????? AYO???

-WHAT THE FUCK

-how the fuck do they know they’re gonna be in the sanctuary ruins

-“in the name of honor” i’m scared

-aHskansksbksnskd XWING

-LUKE BACK ON TATOOINE???? IN MOS EISLEY????

-KABSKAVAKSBSKSBKABSKSBS

-WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK

-PELIIIIIIIII YEA

-GROGUUUUUUUUUUU

-AHHHHHHHHHHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHA

-wait what the fuck where is luke

-OHHHHH R2 took him there i’m dumb

-HE CHOSE MANDO FUCK YEAAAAAA

-or did he??? what the fuck am i saying of course he did

-SHE SAID IT SHE SAID GROGU

-HE DID CHOOSE MANDOOOOOOO

-YENSBDBDBHDJBDB I’M SCREECHING

-“baby’s gotta eat” DAMN RIGHT

- peli knows the way to grogu’s heart

-DIN IS GONNA BE SO HAPPY

-fennec is so hot

-both of em w the leg up? HOT AND SEXY

-i’m still not over these speeders

-QUICK REFLEXES HOT

-OKDBDHHDHDBBXHXHX

-CADE AND BOBA FACE OFF?????

-my money is on fennec and din sorry but not really💅🏻

-oh shit he’s goin for the low blow w his tribe

-fennec knows shit’s gonna go down

-OH FUCK IS THIS GONNA HAPPEN??

-WAIT IS COBB ACTUALLY DEAD????

-yeaaaa fennec

-“we all do” i fuckin love that shit he accepts it bc it’s okay to be badass AND soft

-oh shit??

-IT’S A TRAP

-KRRSANTAN IS ON HIS OWN SOMEONE HELP HIM OUT PLEASE

- i have a bad feeling about this….

-NOT THE GAMORREANS

-YEA FENNEC SO HOT SO SEXY

-SOMEONE HELP KRRSANTAN PLEASE BRO

-FENNEC IS SO HOT DUDE

-i’m so scared ya’ll i want everyone to come out of this alive

-“i’m with you until we both fall” WITH THE MUSIC IN THE BACK AHHHHH

-“we’ll both die in the name of honor” DIN PLEASE SIR GROGU IS ON PLANET PLZ BE CAREFUL

-“this is the way” with the fuckin armorer hammer sound after it AHHHHHHHHHH the score is phenomenal

-“if i may offer an alternative” PFFFFF I’M WEAK

-he was really about to storm out there guns blazing

-this twi is gonna die as soon as he steps out

-oh shit

-YEAAAAAA BOBA

-AND DIN????

-JETPACK DUO HOLY FUCKKKKKK

-THIS IS SO SICK

-GUYS PLEASE GET BACK INSIDE

-FREETOWN PEEPS HELL YEAAAAA

-THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD

-IS COBB OKAY THO?

-IS HE ACTUALLY FUCKING DEAD?????

-omg wait you can see through the visor hehehe lil peek

-all the reinforcements comin in fuck yea

-KRRSANTAN IS OKAY FUCK YEAAAAAAAAA

-WAIT IS HE THOUGH????

-OMG PLEASE

-din and boba know this shit ain’t over

-WHAT THE FUCK ARE THESE????

-this is some video game shit

-“we got reaall problems”

-HOLY FUCK THEY’RE LIKE THE DROIDS FROM THE PREQUELS…BUT SO MUCH FUCKIN BIGGER

-i’m scared this isn’t gonna go well

-like i know din is gonna be okay bc s3 but i’m still worried

-DARKSABER TIME BABYYYYYY YEAAAA

-this is the loudest i’ve heard din speak literally ever oh my god

-DIN PLEASE BE CAREFUL

-KRRSANTAN ALSO BE CAREFUL

-PELIIII PLEASE

-the way he literally fucking screamed for her to turn around he’s being so loud this ep i like it

-THE WAY HE JUMPED ON YEAAAAA

-OH MY GOD REUNION

-GROGU J U M P E D INTO HIS ARMS

-STOPPPPPP

-DIN IS SO HAPPY

-HE GOT SO SOFT SO FASTTTTTTT

-OH MY GOD

-PLEEAAASSSEEEEEE

-“you got the shirt.” JSBSHHDHHDHDHEJHEHS

-HE CAUGHT HIM MID AIRRR

-THE RANCORRRRRRRRRRRRR

-OH MY GOD YEAAAAAAAAAA

-THE FAN ART WAS TRUEEE

-HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS IS THE MOST EPIC SHIT I’VE EVER SEEN

-YEAAAAA DIN

-GROGU WHAT YOU DOIN DAWG

-GOGURT??

-YEAAAAAAA SAVE UR DAD AGAIN

-damn he’s hella smart

-“do it” IMMEDIATE FUCKING CARNAGE

-OH MY GOD

-THIS IS LIKE THE MOST EPIC SEQUENCE OF STAR WARS I’VE EVER WITNESSED

-i would very much like to see drash and jo together more

-PLEASE DON’T KILL THE RANCOR I WILL BE SO UPSET

-THE ABSOLUTE FUCKING CARNAGE THAT IS THIS EPISODE IS FUCKING INSANE

-GODDAMN

-YEAAAAAA PELI

-WILHELM SCREAMMMMM

-he cheemp he chomp

-oh shit cad bane

-PLEASE DON’T HURT THE RANCOR

-oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck

-quit hittin his soft spot my guy

-cade bane is always lookin to duel someone

-YEAAAAAAAAAA USIN TUSKEN WEAPONS AGAINST HIM HAHAHA

-DID HE JUST FUCKIN KILL CAD BANE??

-oh shit boba COME GET YO FUCKIN DOG BRUH

-damn this king kong reboot looks great

-THE BALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

-OH MY GOD DIN?????

-“your old man’s crafty” INDEED HE IS

-HELMET??? COMIN OFF???

-DIN GET UP

-IT’S LIKE THE MUDHORN ALL OVER AGAIN OH MY GOD

-EVEN THE SAME SCORE PLAYING AHHHH

-FUCK YEA GROGU LET’S GO

-they grow up so fast🥺

-naptime

-HE SNUGGLED IN TOWARD THE RANCOR🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

-fennec is about to wreck ass

-DUDE THE FUCKIN CARNAGE THIS EP??

-awwwwww wait this is so cute ppl actually see him as daimyo now

-the music is so cute

-THE MEILOORUN FRUIT

-YEAA THE MANDO MUSIC MIXED IN

-CHILLS

-wait so are they alluding that din is gonna help run tatooine? they played his music after she said that?? and that happened at the end of ep4 👀

-PLEASE TELL ME HE’S IN THE GODDAMN DROID PORT

-YEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

-OMG THE TAPPING ON THE GLASS I CAN’T

-“no.” *tap tap* “nuh huh” *more angry tapping* “no.” *even more angry tapping* “alright”

-literally father and son this is fantastic

-THEN HITTING THE THRUSTERS

- OH MY GOOOODDDDDDDDD

-POST CREDS HERE WE GO

-I FUCKIN KNEW HE WAS ALIVVEEEEEE YEAAAA BABY

-THUNDERCATTTTTTTT AHHH

HOLY FUCKING SHIT YA’LL. that was fucking insane. incredible. holy fucking shit. i’m gonna need like 6 months to recover from that. goddamn. so epic. so much happened. fuckin hell. i HAVE to rewatch that later. jesus christ. what a time to be alive, and a star wars fan. JESUS CHRIST. what the fuck do i do now????

#tbobf spoilers #the book of boba fett spoilers #tbobf #the book of boba fett #holy fucking shit #holy hell #what the fuck #brain no work anymore #that was so epic #and so hot #and sexy #jesus fucking christ

[warriorcatsamino]

All the other edgy villainous characters need to move out of the way, for the true edgelord is here! I’m of course talking about Scourge, the original OG villain in the first ever arc of Warrior Cats. Scourge was a surprise villain, as the presumed battle at the end of the Darkest Hour was expected to be between Firestar & Tigerstar. However, the Erins pulled a sneaky one on us and had Tigerstar get brutally murdered and planted a new cat for Firestar to face. Scourge is honestly the perfect villain, pure evil, brutal, edgy design with a tragic backstory highlighted in his manga. It makes sense why so many fans sympathized with him and really liked him as a character. His backstory is something never seen before in Warrior Cats, a tale of bullying, harassment and revenage done in a semi-realistic art style. Scourge like any characte, has had discourse around him. Some say he’s way too OP and others say he isn’t threatening enough. Some say his backstory is too tragic to the point it borders on cringe while others will stand by their king. And then the whole debate on his collar color.. some say it’s purple, others argue red and some claim it to be blue. Then there are the fans who don’t care at all (although let’s be real, the most accepted depiction is probably purple. I like to think that it may be mistaken for red because of how bloody it is). But overall, Scourge is definitely a debated character, fans either love him or hate him just like Ashfur or Clear Sky. Funnily enough, a popular ship in the 2000s was Ashfur X Scourge, which goes to show how similar the pair is. Another cool fact about him is the fact he is Firestar’s half-brother, almost serving as a parallel for how Firestar could have ended up if his personality had been different. But anyway, what’s your opinion on Scourge? Do you find him annoying? sympathetic? something in between? Leave all your thoughts in the comments below. Before signing out, I need to express how gorgeous this art piece is. The shading is so detailed, the expression is sharp and suits Scourge well and the tiny details like the blood on the collar and red highlight in the eye are well placed. Just phenomenal work on the artist’s end. If you agree, I highly recommend you check out the original post on amino and show your support with a like. Likewise, if you’d like to see more Warriors based content like this, consider joining the Warriors Amino.

Original Post linked here.

Original Artist linked here.

~ 🍵🥔

#warrior cats #art #cat #warriors amino #warriors #warriorcats #digital art #amino #warriorsamino #digitalart #scourge

[sappho-official]

would anyone like to hear an absolutely buckwild story about the last month on neopets? yes this is in 2019

a few weeks ago, someone figured out what is commonly referred to as the “Tileset” method of searching for pets, which involves using an excel spreadsheet to generate a series of image URLs of neopets which you can then preview in an HTML file. the result looked like this:

theoretically you could do the same thing much faster with a bot, but that’d get you banned

this was used to find “stuck” pets, which are neopets whose names start with certain characters that make them impossible to see in the pound unless you search for them

but the pets with the most value are the unconverted neopets. basically when neo introduced customization they had to make all of the pets of the same species have the same pose, so they changed all the art. however they allowed some painted pets to stay “unconverted” and use the old artwork. but you can’t make new unconverted pets, so there’s a limited supply

and the art ranges from just having a different pose (unconverted on the left, converted on the right)

to

yeah.

so like, a lot of people were searching of course because hey! who doesn’t want a rare and cool-looking pet that you can’t get through any method other than trading!

but only around 10 unconverted neopets were found, and very few people got lucky

then today around 10 am, someone posted a list of 700 unconverted pets stuck in the pound

there were some really phenomenal names

the trading community went batshit

and of course, op of the list gets banned, not for posting it but for telling someone who adopted a ton of them to  “commit sudoku”

#neopets #uc trading #unconverted neopets #idk what to tag shit as #anyways that was my friday #suicide mention / #suicide tw / #famoose

[thefurriestofchows]

Hello! Just keep this...

I've already mentioned that I love your drawings, BUT... I really like them! Too much!

Tolomew cool vampire man! (p.s. I read your great fanfic too))))

op op op op op i love this,,,i love this with all my heart and soul and being this has made my night, my morning, my week, my weekend, my month this is the good stuff, this is the good good stuff thank u so very much tthis is absolutely phenomenal everyone plz go follow op their art is absolutely fantastic: @azuresanset ive looked at this for five hours now

#chowy answers #omgomgomgomg #op this is stunning #this is amazing #holds gently

[fanboyscribbles]

#SpyxFamily. One of the most anticipated titles of the season and a personal must-watch, the Forgers have taken the anime community and #Spring2022 by storm!! Only two episodes in, I'm sure everyone already has an idea of what this series is about. For those who don't, Spy x Family in a nutshell is a crazy chaotic comedy filled with laughs, action, and precious moments. There's Loid Forger, a spy trying to fulfill Operation Strix; Yor Briar, an assassin trying to maintain her cover; and Anya, a telepath who simply wants a family of her own. So far, the series has been successful in delivering both the action and the laughs thanks to the wonderful and creative executions of CloverWorks and Wit Studio. Apart from the phenomenal art and musical scoring, it's also the chemistry of the voice actors Takuya Eguchi (Loid), Saori Hayami (Yor), and Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya) that ties everything together. Also, we've got a season that's chock-full of amazing OPs and Spy x Family is among them with Mixed Nuts by Official HIGE DANdism. It's quite fitting as Anya's fave snack is peanuts. They're also the band behind Cry Baby for Tokyo Revengers and Yesterday for Hello World. The visuals for the OP are brilliant because it perfectly combines that spy film aesthetic and the simplicity of a child's innocence, perfectly capturing the essence of the series. Personally, I've been following the manga and have been a fan since 2020 and it has truly been a chaotic read. From the action-packed double lives that Loid and Yor are living to the crazy antics of Anya and her classmates at school, Tatsuya Endo has created a masterpiece that truly deserves to be appreciated by readers, viewers, and of course, toy collectors. There's really a lot of reasons to like and follow Spy x Family -- the fun and excitement, Anya's crazies, Takuya and Hayamin's chemistry (they voiced Hachiman and Yukino in Oregairu) (ehe, simp, lol), or even just the sheer attractiveness of Loid and Yor individually (ehe, simp again, lol) and together as a family with mischievous Anya. Spy x Family. That's it. Watch it now and stream via Muse Asia's YT channel for free! 100/10, one of the season's best!! https://www.instagram.com/p/CccFu0PvPmP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#spyxfamily #spring2022