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weaselandfriends · 4 months

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Don't suppose you've seen Gen Urobuchi's recent movie on Netflix, Bubble? It has a lot of Madoka Magica DNA, because of course it does—but it's surprisingly bloodless for one of his stories. For that reason, I can't imagine you'd like it, but it occurred to me that its premise, with boys surviving out in the world while playing a competitive sport, had very similar vibes to some of the themes you've discussed regarding your upcoming Pokémon fic!

I have not seen Bubble. I'm honestly awful at watching new stuff as it comes out, though like everyone else I am currently watching Frieren (and I saw Oshi no Ko last season).

As far as Urobuchi goes, I've honestly not been too impressed by the rest of his oeuvre. What I've seen includes:

Fate/Zero: Falls off hard in the second half, though the reason for this might have more to do with being a prequel than any particular decisions Urobuchi himself made

Phantom Requiem for the Phantom: Ignore the awesome name, this is so boring, also has a terrible Dice Guy villain (I'll explain what this means); however, the ending (like the last five minutes) is strong

Psycho-Pass: Another outrageous Dice Guy villain, slow start, though it picks up near the end

Saya no Uta: I actually like this, it's good

Now what is a Dice Guy? This is a term I coined when watching the extremely bad anime Akuma no Riddle. In this anime, there is a character who barely ever interacts with the plot, but rather stays in the background, sitting in a shadowy room, from which he ostensibly exerts some puppetmaster-style control over the events unfolding. The show frequently cuts to this character as he monologues to himself about deep-sounding philosophical topics such as the nature of fate and chance, topics he emphasizes by a fixation with a pair of dice he constantly rolls. For instance, at once point he might say something like "Fate is... a roll of the dice," and then roll his dice. (I parodied this specific guy in Cockatiel x Chameleon via the company boss Harper meets near the end of the story.)

Though it's not always dice specifically that the Dice Guy plays with as he rambles about intellectual-sounding topics in the most surface-level ways imaginable, the core conceit is similar, and Urobuchi loves this type of guy to no end. Psycho-Pass's villain, for instance, is constantly monologuing about and quoting literature; Phantom Requiem for the Phantom's villain has a similar fixation with theater, likening the events of the story to performances in a play.

I hate these guys. They're insufferable. And they plague Urobuchi's work. Kyubey would probably have wound up a dice guy if the necessities of Madoka's plot structure didn't leave him only ambiguously villainous for most of the story. He does, after all, fill the role of a shadowy puppetmaster. I'm imagining a world where Kyubey's speech likening magical girls to cattle isn't a one-off moment but the core defining motif of his character, and I shiver.

While a lot of fans in the space attribute Madoka entirely to Urobuchi, I like to point out that Madoka also had an auteur director at the helm with his own distinct creative vision: Akiyuki Shinbo, the mastermind behind everything produced by Studio Shaft. I think Shinbo and Urobuchi both limited some of the other's more indulgent practices, and it is specifically in their collaboration that something as uniquely special as Madoka Magica could come about.

Anyway, I apologize for going on this diatribe/rant, but I feel bad answering a question sent to me with a simple "No," so I gave you this instead. Enjoy?

#puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica #pmmm #gen urobuchi #akiyuki shinbo #dice guy #phantom requiem for the phantom #psycho-pass #anime #akuma no riddle

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freestylefox · 1 year

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Phantom Requiem for the Phantom is one of my favorite anime. It doesn’t get nearly enough recognition.

#anime #phantom requiem for the phantom

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senpailizzy · 1 year

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Made a server for bee trains anime

I made a server for bee train anime such as noir,madlax,el cazador and phantom requiem, so if your a fan of any of those consider joining! https://discord.gg/rvqUBmYupR

#phantom requiem #phantom requiem for the phantom #phantom of inferno #phantom ein #phantom zwei #noir #noir anime #noir mireille #mireille bouquet #kirika yuumura #noir chloe #madlax #el cazador de la bruja

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porcelain-requiem · 6 days

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Drew some Meg/Erik, because it's been ages since I did.

My friend and I fell in love with the idea of these two together years ago. And it's been one of my favorite ships since then.

Enjoy!

#porcelain requiem #porcelainrequiem #meg giry x erik #megerik #meg x erik #erik x meg #meg giry #erik phantom #erik x meg giry #phantom of the opera #poto

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kaito-pictures · 3 months

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You guys have no idea how much I love ivy phantom

#kaito #vocaloid #kaito blue is best blue #vocaloid screenshots #vocaloid kaito #kaito vocaloid #vocaloid screanshots #screenshots #project diva #kaito tuesday #ivy phantom #like requiem is cool and all but ivy phantom hits different #he's odd!

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fiannalover · 2 years

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Jeanne: Alright everyone, I want a clean, fair game

Phantom: clips through the floor

Jeanne: What the fuck

#fate #fate grand order #jeanne d'arc #phantom of the opera #fate requiem #ruler

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anestheticrage · 2 years

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Top 10 Favorite Anime (Updated 2022)

1: Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2: Mardock Scramble 3: Phantom of Inferno 4: Monogatari 5: Wonder Egg Priority 6: Aldnoah.Zero 7: Serial Experiments Lain 8: Fate/Zero 9: Happy Sugar Life 10: Zankyou No Terror (note: this list discounts the Special Episode Finale of Wonder Egg. If we’re including that, it falls right off the list and Bokurano moves back up to 10.)

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flagbridge · 5 months

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All Vows Ch 20/21: The Music of All Vows

Phantom of the Opera: E/C, R/C, C/M, Post-Leroux/ALW Canon; Redemption Arc 140K Words, 40 Chapters, 18+

This week we have a double-chapter post of All Vows Chapter 20: A New Teacher and Chapter 21: Maman's Requiem

We finally made it--Erik and Christine have re-met. In Chapter 21, Erik recalls the first time he sang to and with Christine, and plays the Requiem he wrote for his mother. I wanted his Requiem to include traditional French music, Western Classical, a call back to Jewish and Christian liturgical music and influence from his extensive time in Persia. Here is Kol Nidre/All Vows, the prayer that the fic is named after and Erik hears outside the Grande Synagogue. It's going to come up again.

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In Persia, he would have most certainly have heard Qawaali, a Sufi devotional music that originated in India but would have made it to Persia by this time. I found the video below while writing this post and it illustrates a combination of western orchestra with the harmonium and singing style of Qawaali--which I wanted to include in the Requiem.

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Then of course there is "A La Claire Fontaine", which is like "Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star." This is Erik, and not Christine's comfort song--but Christine has a currently-unknown connection to the song (she's Swedish, remember). I just saw another fic I'm reading use it, and I'm surprised that was the first time after my fic that I saw someone else use it--considering it is so widely known in France.

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And then of course there are the operas, but the operas of Leroux's novel are very well explored (although listen, Gounod's Romeo & Juliette slaps. I just saw it live).

#phantom of the opera #poto #all vows #longfic #ao3 #music #jewish music #qawaali #sufism #requiem #fanfiction #erik the phantom #erik poto #Youtube #jumblr #jewish content creator

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lyc4ris · 1 year

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when she tried to kill him <3 (not once.. but a few times)

#manga #visual novel #requiem for the phantom #anime

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rimeoperator · 2 years

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dressed best for the occasion

#my art #ocs #herald #psychopomp #hitman #phantom rogue #〉 requiem

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edogawa-division · 2 years

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I would ask Kanra for a hug but she would probably squeeze me to death

Yuriko and Kaoru can attest to the fact that Kanra's hugs are filled with pain love. They often have to remind her to be gentle.

#hypnosis microphone #hypnosis mic #hypmic #hypmic oc #hypnosis mic oc #edogawa division #wicked requiem #akemi kanra #asks #phantom-lyon

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rozen-neverland · 2 years

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Concrete Human

Just as the water that day, all these ugly emotions could no longer be contained and poured into this world. My mask crumbled. I realized, crouching on the cracked concrete, feeling the marks engraving themselves into my wretched flesh as the gathering water drops reflected my most inner thoughts, my true self. At last, able to remember what my real face had once looked like. However, what I found was an incomplete rose, the roots missing. I felt so defenseless.

“Is someone there?”

The footsteps resonating in that filthy alley were light, graceful ones. Perhaps belonging to a young high school student. How I yearned to walk with such ease once more.

“I heard someone crying and-“

“Don’t you dare look at me!” I expressed with the little strength I had left in my voice, engulfing my face in soaked clothes. Regardless, I evaded her gaze too late.

“Your persona… it’s gone.

“I envy that you were able to free yourself from this fusing facade.”

Her previously rosy face and warm gaze suddenly seemed so troubled with regret.

“No, I envy that you are able to maintain this protective mask,” escaped my hesitant lips. “I would trade everything for things to go back as they were before.”

“Even your core, your being, that which defines you?” she asked bitterly.

I could hear her internal cries of sorrow.

“…”

Yet, I had no answer.

“This pathetic disguise we have built for ourselves has not shielded us from harm, but shattered us from the inside, defying who we truly are, robbing us of our humanity and our true existence, leaving nothing except a lifeless void and captured souls behind. One day you will awaken and find that you can no longer disentangle it from your threads of skin and understand that this mask has embedded itself like a parasite.

“So, it is your choice if you want to live as a faulty, nevertheless, humane being or an artificial and superficial slave of society, like the one I have become.”

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porcelain-requiem · 6 days

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Sharing some older artwork I did of Meg and Erik from The Phantom of the Opera. I still love them, all these years later.

Enjoy!

#porcelain requiem #porcelainrequiem #meg giry x erik #erik x meg giry #phantom of the opera #meg x erik #erik x meg #erik phantom #meg giry #throwback #older art #i ship it like fedex

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someawesomeamvs · 2 months

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Warning: Violence, spoilers, lots of flashing lights

Title: antigravity

Editor: win-chan

Song: Anti-Gravity

Artist: RUNAGROUND

Anime: Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, Shingeki no Kyojin, Death Note, Death Parade, Charlotte, Steins;Gate, Another, Parasyte: The Maxim, Zankyou no Terror, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

Category: Action

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metalhead-brainrot · 4 months

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[Album of the day] Phantom Spell - Immortal's Requiem

Murcia, Spain // 2022 // Wizard Tower Records / Wizard Tower Recordings

[Genres] classic prog rock

[Themes] immortal wizards have problems too

[FFO] Seven Sisters, Iron Maiden, prog rock/proto metal, chiptune, classic fantasy à la David Eddings.

[Thoughts]

You may have heard of Seven Sisters, a UK-based heavy metal band from that NWOTHM revival in the late 2010s;* Kevin McNeill is the frontman, guitarist, vocalist, and occasional producer. During the depths of COVID, the band (like many) was unable to record, and Kevin McNeill started this personal project, Phantom Spell.

Immortal's Requiem is simply infectious. As prog rock goes, it's not quite interested in playing the technical game, like Rush or Emerson, Lake, and Palmer,** opting instead for a more relaxed approach to progressive (McNeill lists more of his inspirations below).

Contemporary prog rock is a strange and altogether different discussion from its founders. Prog rock founders in the 70s existed in an artistic space predating metal, often cited as the inspirations for bands in the First Wave of heavy metal.*** 70s prog rock was the heaviest music of its time, the most recent innovation from the rock scene. But contemporary prog rock (and hard rock) exists in a world where metal already exists; choosing to make contemporary prog rock isn't part of the innovation game, it's revisiting an older style. And while I spend a lot of time keeping up with the innovations and trends, I think it says more about the artist in particular when they time-travel to a particular era of the past.

Phantom Spell labors over the floor with chalk in hand, taking its time to craft the perfect summoning circle to facilitate your time-travel to an era of the past. The songs are filled with sorcerous inspiration; the dramatic fantasy sung in McNeill's powerful vocals remind me of listening to Seventh Son of a Seventh Son for the first time. "Black Spire Curse" is an instrumental chiptune track (i.e. chiptune methods to prog rock ends) that serves as an ode to another musical trend from the era, shaking hands with the fantasy-focused videogames of yesteryear.

I've pretty mush said enough at this point, but I would like to highlight that when you purchase Immortal's Requiem on Bandcamp, you get access to two hidden tracks: a cover of "Moonchild" by Rory Gallagher (i.e. the greatest guitarist you've never heard of) and an alternate release of Phantom Spell's first track, "Keep On Running" (I prefer the alternate, both are good).

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* If you haven't, go listen. The instrumentation is all solid, the music inspiring, and the album artwork great.

The band name is most likely a reference to the Pleiades, seven stars that, in ancient Greek mythos, were the (cough) companions of Artemis. The Seven Sisters are also referenced as the seventh song on The Sword's 2012 album, Apocryphon.

I somehow missed the Seven Sisters on my big heavy metal kick through the late 2010s, but I'm glad I eventually found my lighted by their stars. It can be difficult to reliably encounter heavy metal of quality; heavy metal junkies seem equally enthused by every heavy metal band, an attitude that does not adequately reflect the variance in musical talent in the genre. I won't punch down on the acts that I think are overrated here (unless you ask, and then I'll share my opinions free of charge), but I'll make an effort to promote acts that should survive the NWOTHM trend.

** Which is where I typically lean within the realms of prog rock, my synaptic pathways having been thoroughly rotted out by technical death metal.

*** To this day, Iron Maiden opens all of their concerts with their cover of UFO's "Doctor Doctor." Phenomenon (1974) has been one of my favorite albums since I was a teen, a statement that is also true for my father. For me, it was the beginning of my exploration into heavy metal; for him, it was the end.

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[From the band/label] Wizard Tower Records / Wizard Tower Recordings

Phantom Spell is the brainchild of Kyle McNeill. Frontman for London based classic metal stalwarts, Seven Sisters. Having established his command of songcraft over several albums with the UK's twin-guitar renegades, McNeill has decided to add a second string to his bow. Delving heart-first into a musical love letter to his favourite prog rock artists of yesteryear. As McNeill elaborates: "Musically, this is an area I've wanted to explore for a very long time. The classic prog records have truly captured my imagination and continue to inspire me. I hope that in some odd way, this can be seen as me trying to repay the favour to those bands for enriching my life – a tribute to the dorkiness and grandeur of prog rock!". A tribute, it may be. However, this is more than a mere copycat experiment. Those who have followed McNeill's work over the years have come to expect a certain level originality and attention to detail. This new project promises to follow in that same tradition. After releasing the single, "Keep On Running", in July 2021 to much praise, the stage is set for Phantom Spell's debut album. Through "Immortal's Requiem", Phantom Spell presents a spellbinding sonic journey. A journey in which fractured thoughts of a deteriorating clairvoyant are given form as cascading guitar harmonies and weaving mellotronic passages. Songs like "Dawn of Mind" and "Seven Sided Mirror" effortlessly navigate shifting sonic textures with purpose and unabashed curiosity. Akin to the theatrical majesty of those dear Kansas and Yes gatefolds tucked away in record collections worldwide. You would be forgiven for thinking this facade of shimmering synthesizers is a means of escapism from what we face in the real world. However, amidst the grandeur is a stark vulnerability on display. The driving electrified rhythms of "Up The Tower" clear the heady smog of spell-craft and make way for a direct message. After all, Phantom Spell was born in isolation. A child of the plague years and a necessary catharsis. As the project creator, Kyle McNeill, explains: "At the core of these songs are insecurities and emotions we'll all encounter in our time. Even if you're an immortal wizard". This sincerity makes for a compelling juxtaposition against the baroque instrumental passages and fleeting guitar work. The album's only instrumental track, "Black Spire Curse" showcases McNeill's aforementioned guitar work perfectly. Navigating complex melodies and Hackett-like dreamscape soloing with equal dexterity. Culminating in a grand cacophony of marching rhythms and hedonistic simplicity before gently easing in to the lull of an acoustic/hammond organ combination. Foreshadowing the awakening that is the slumbering beast, "Blood Becomes Sand". The dynamic peaks and troughs that give the album such life are on full display here. A quality that brings the listener back time and time again. With "Immortal's Requiem", Phantom Spell present a complete work. Rounded and satisfying enough within itself while presenting avenues of exploration for a later date. A fitting opening chapter to a new story!

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lyc4ris · 1 year

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back when i started watching anime in 2021, they had the biggest chokehold on me!! there was something so raw about their relationship

#anime #visual novel #requiem for the phantom

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