Ankama Shop is wild for this…(and i love it)
A few weeks ago, I came across this cute Amalia figurine that I found on the official Ankama shop and I couldn’t resist buying it.
When I eventually received it from the mail not too long ago and opened it, I couldn’t help but snort cuz omg I gotta point something out.
Now first of all, lemme just say that yes, the figurine was gorgeous and beautifully packaged. There were no problems with the figurine itself, nothing was broken.
It��s not the figurine I wanted to address but rather the quote that came along with it.
You see, apparently when you buy a wakfu figurine of a character, they come with a small quote that belongs to them to represent who they are as a person. The quote can come from the game, a manga/webtoon panel, or just the show itself.
Out of all the quotes Ankama could’ve plastered on her, guess what quote they used for her :
Now at first glance, this quote might sound sweet and encapsulates how Amalia is an empath at heart and dislikes bloodshed especially if it’s for something ridiculous and pointless.
BUT IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN AND WHERE SHE SAID THIS, YOU’D THINK ANKAMA WAS TROLLING!!!
She said this when she wasn’t in her right mind and told Yugo he was replaceable when she knew she could get that eliotrope ass instead, are you kidding me-
Ankama you’re screwing with me, right?
Please say yeah.
LOOK ME IN THE EYES AND TELL ME THIS ISN’T REAL STOP PLAYING WITH ME‼️‼️
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aurfh another thing that bothers me ablut the movie adaptation is the reduction of marla’s character… movie marla is only seen through her in relation to narrator and tyler which cuts out soo much of the context for her character. To some extent this is a necessity of the medium, since a movie has to be more streamlined than a novel for efficiency.
Still, even if Marla’s sole role in the movie was to be narrator’s love interest, so many of the scenes that were cut are pivotal to developing their relationship and dynamic.. like marla helping narrator stay awake, him telling her the story about the cancer to make her laugh, them hanging out in the garden while tyler’s gone… in my opinion it leads to their relationship in the movie feeling unfinished, and their final scene (which is framed as the climax of their relationship) holding hands seems, while iconic, unwarranted given what we’ve seen of them so far.
And cutting out the more.. violent? sadomasochistic? parts of her relationship with Tyler is. a choice. her wanting pain? or being content with recieving it from Tyler and coming back again and again even though he hurts her is so interesting characterwise.. and her also getting roped into tyler’s nihilism and self destructive ideology since she hates herself so much.. its all gone for vague loud sex that doesnt even involve cigarette burns. man.
That’s not even accounting for her individual character that was lost in translation.. getting rid of her cancer but keeping her actions in reaction to it (stealing clothes from the laundry) results in her character existing in vacuum, without due explanation other that “wow shes so mysterious and cool and edgy she steals clothes and smokes in support groups and tries to kill herself.”. so much of her character is informed by the cancer.. and they removed it (but keeping narrator checking her…. for romantic development??? he looks so disgusted by it idk if i can call it that. either way gross)
In the support groups when narrator confronts her, her own reason for coming to the support groups is replaced with her just finishing narrator’s sentence, kindred spirit style… but… her backstory??? her intrinsic motivations and fears nad wants??? just gone…
Cutting out her mother is so frustrating because it seems like the movie is just cutting away parts of her until Marla singer exists only in relation to narrator and tyler. all other parts of her character, all her relationships and motivations and history that informs how she is today is just.. removed. aurgh.
Tldr: I love book marla. movie marla is barely even a person.
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set in jjk preschool!au
“sensei!”
you raise a brow as a sullen looking megumi is dragged to your desk by yuji, “yes?”
“something is wrong with guro!” yuji says frantically, shaking the other boy like a ragdoll.
you take a look at megumi. he seems normal enough, albeit a bit sadder than usual. your heart pangs as his lips turn into a soft pout. “what’s wrong, megumi?“
“he’s burping like a frog and he won’t stop!”
as if on cue, megumi lets out a sound that shakes his whole body. yuji shakes him again, more aggressively this time as he turns to you with desperate eyes. “is he going to die?”
“not if he gets a infection~” you turn to see nobara wearing a doctor’s coat and grinning as she holds up a toy syringe. “come on, little kitties.”
yuji screeches and runs to hide behind your desk. “she’s evil!”
you suppress a laugh, plucking the syringe from nobara’s menacing hands, “nobody is evil and nobody needs an injection. fushiguro just has hiccups.”
“hiccups?” you try to ignore how nobara looks disappointed at the fact that she can’t maim anybody now.
“b-but guro is too young to die!” yuji sobs, clutching onto megumi while he hiccups again.
you pat the fluff of pink hair, crouching down to his level, “he’s not going to die, yuji. hiccups are usually harmless and pass after a few minutes.”
you turn to megumi’s upset face, “and once fushiguro gets better, he’ll get a reward lollipop for being such a strong boy.”
megumi’s tone is hesitant when brown eyes meet yours, “can i please get two lollipops?”
“two?” your eyes flash with surprise, “it might be a tad too much sugar for you, megumi.”
“‘s not for me.” his hands fist in his shirt and he tucks his chin down as only a murmur escapes, “yuji deserves one too.”
you try not to let your heart spill out. a pleased smile blooms on your face and you nod, clapping your hands, “in that case, two it is!”
“and me, me too, right? i want one too!” nobara squeals.
“right, thre—”
“can’t forget about your favourite person.” gojo saunters onto the scene, jacket thrown over his shoulder lazily. “i want the sweetest treat in the whole world.” he winks, “your lip—”
“it’s my lollipop, buffoon!” nobara screams, launching at him with her syringe.
“i just got my hair done, caref—ouch! [nameeee]!”
you sigh.
three lollipops and one bandaid, it is.
the masterlist is here <3
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