#they have never seen an actual japanese person in real life because i do not look japanese in the slightest.

[cursedvibes]

The way people are focusing on "My fav Gojo is not racist, he's just ignorant" and "Gege really hates Gojo he made him racist" when it was not even the point of that interaction. The point was to educate and talk about some stereotypes about black people that are harmful to the community and, if you look into it I'm sure you'll find has it origins in slavery.

Besides, Gojo is privileged and comes from an old money family, and it looks like he isolatehimself from others. Of course, it's in character for him to say stupid things like that. Even if he strives for change.

Yeah, everyone is so pressed that their fave is being problematic (which honestly Gojo has always been, he's hardly a saint and he treats many people quite shitty like for example Utahime and Ijichi) that they miss the bigger picture of this. Given, I think there are better ways to get that point across, but the aim here was definitely not "look at what a uniquely bad person Gojo is, I want to make readers hate him" it's for readers to reflect upon themselves and their own biases, conscious or not. Gojo is often being a dick to people, Miguel included, but this wasn't it. He wasn't just being annoying as usual, he made a misinformed statement rooted in racism "black people are naturally stronger/tougher/more resistant" and he got told off for it, which actually led to him apologizing. He expresses bigoted views, that are quite common all around the world and can lead to real harm like for example medical discrimination, but people often don't question or even notice that they have these views. I think exactly because he's such a fan-favourite character, Miguel calling him out and Gojo admitting he said fucked up shit is important.

Gojo might make a trip to Kenya to meet Yuuta, but unsurprisingly doesn't have any real black acquaintances and the one black person he knows a little better doesn't like him because he treats him like shit, an expandable tool (given, Miguel did try to help someone do a genocide so it's not like him working to make up for that in principle is a problem, but Gojo is not just treating him badly because of that) and has dismissed him and his culture as a whole. Gojo's racism towards Miguel didn't come out of thin air with chapter 255.

No wonder Miguel wants him dead.

You could say Gojo's racism and ignorance got punished before as this powerful cursed tool he so casually dismisses here together with its history could have gotten him out of the box much earlier. If he hadn't gone out of his way to destroy part of Kenyian sorcerer's culture because of his fear that it might be used to hurt him, he might still be alive. This chapter the payback was just more direct, Miguel was given the space to push back and not just get beat up (making in the previous moment Gojo seem like the righteous cool guy, seen by how the fandom reacted to their fight) and he also didn't sugar-coat it and straight up said "you're being racist".

The fact that Gojo apologized, something quite rare for him, and didn't defend his uninformed views or mocked Miguel for questioning him also shows that a lot of this comes from unaddressed biases, irrational fears and having lived a sheltered life in terms of being exposed to other cultures (and actually valuing them) that influence his judgement. He's not trying to be maliciously racist, but he clearly doesn't know what he's talking about and why it is harmful. I don't think he revelled in destroying other people's culture, he was just driven by a base fear, but that doesn't make the harm he caused any better. He's never had any reason to engage with black people on a personal level and that has unsurprisingly led to some ignorant opinions about them. Again, a very common sentiment which Gege uses Gojo to highlight. This is clearly reflecting arguments and talking points Gege has heard themselves and tried to address here. I'm sure there are all kinds of wild racist takes about Miguel on Japanese social media, I know the English side has them plenty.

I think the message Gege wanted to send was executed a bit clunkily by for example still tying Miguel's CT to rhythm (replacing the inhumanly strong black guy stereotype with another common one) and putting the burden all on Miguel to educate the people around him. Similarly, having only one (explicit) black person in the manga who has to then explain anti-black racism to the reader makes it feel very forced. I think you could've avoided a lot of that and included these topics more dynamically by giving us more background on Miguel's technique and how he came to it and comparing it to cursed technique's of other Kenyan or African sorcerer's. Another option would be making Hakari for example Black-Asian (or Todo or Yaga). He has a darker skin tone than the other characters and differently textured hair (which would already lead to him having to face a bunch of bigotry in his everyday life) and he is hated by the conservative higher-ups. So actually do something with that and address it.

Even Japanese people who are merely slightly tanned get harassed. Just being from Kyushu or Okinawa, somewhere where it's much warmer and sunnier and therefore not being as pale as the average person in e.g. Tokyo will get you plenty of derogatory comments, especially if you're a woman. That goes extra for indigenous people like the Ryukyuan or Ainu who not only face prejudice because of their appearance but also legal discrimination because of their origins and challenge the very popular notion that Japan only has one ethnic group and one language. Japan still struggles with a lot of racism internally against their own people, so you can imagine that it's even worse for anyone who newly immigrated or with parents who immigrated (in the best of times you will always be treated as a foreigner no matter how well you speak the language or integrate into the culture simply because you look "different"). It has gotten better in recent times, but it's still a problem, as Gege pointed out in this chapter.

Coming back to Hakari, we would also be able to see through him how jujutsu society treats black-identified Japanese sorcerers, which would be a different perspective from Miguel's who only visits Japan occasionally and mostly operated outside the system until Gojo came along. Black people aren't just something distant overseas, they are also Japanese citizens. You could show if and how jujutsu society differs from regular Japanese society. Most likely they are even more behind as they also discriminate against what kind of cursed technique you have (modern or one based on a long bloodline, which would automatically work against anyone not born in Japan and with a long family history there). You could also combine it with the transphobia Kirara faced and generally show how this system fails young sorcerers who don't conform to their norm.

But yeah, sorry Gojo is not perfect and will fall into the same stereotypical and bigoted thinking as many other people who rarely step outside their narrow homogenous social circle. Like you said, he's privileged with old money and family history who pride themselves on their bloodline. He's generally very narrow-minded about things that don't interest him or he sees as irrelevant like how he doesn't bother to understand Maki or has no problem ignoring a starving child on the road (who cares what happens to Hana, she's weak and Megumi is the strong one, he's who matters here and deserves to be lifted out of poverty) and international sorcerers fall under that as well. There are so little of them so it's okay to ignore them, why should he bother reaching out or informing himself about people abroad, he's never gonna interact with them anyway. If they get too dangerous for his taste, he's just gonna slap them around a bit and take away their sharp toys.

Honestly, I think what Gojo did previously is worse than what he said this chapter. He can learn to check his internalized racism and be more mindful of how he talks to Miguel or black people in general (he shows openness to criticism and improvement here), but he can't bring back Black Rope. It falls to Kenya's sorcerers to recreate it, which will take decades. They'll feel the impact of Gojo's actions long past his death, even when he can't say anything ignorant or racist anymore.

So I don't think this ruins his character, was done by Gege to make Gojo fans feel bad, or meant to keep anyone from liking him. He has character flaws and that is fine. He gets challenged on them and receives push back for them plenty in the story. I can understand that some fans feel bad reading the chapter, hearing Gojo regurgitate talking points they might've heard said against them as well, but it's not really Gege's fault for addressing this very common issue.

#asks #jjk spoilers #jjk 255 #jjk leaks

[yellowbluemoonshine]

Naoki Urasawa's manga "Monster" Interview;

Naoki Urasawa is one of the most successful manga artists in Japan, having not only been awarded the most important prizes in Japan, but also in Germany. He celebrated his international breakthrough with the thriller series "Monster", which he drew in the 90s. It's about a Japanese neurosurgeon in Düsseldorf who saves the life of a boy and gives up his career to do it - actually he should have operated on the mayor instead of the boy - and then gets into real trouble because he is involved in a series of serial murders and a conspiracy device. Andrea Heinze : How did you come up with the idea for the series? Naoki Urasawa: The drama “Monster” was created because I really liked the novel “Frankenstein”. That really interested me and I thought about whether I could bring the story into today. The second aspect was that at that time in the USA there was this film with Harrison Ford, “The Fugitive”. It was about a doctor whose wife was killed and I really liked it. And then I thought, I have to do something that involves a doctor who is being chased and has to solve a mystery. And then I was interested in “Frankenstein,” this old Gothic landscape, and I wanted to bring the two together somehow. And then we somehow came across Germany. Blonde boy as a contrast to evil Germany

I heard that people saying Johan was inspired by Hannibal and other psychopathic characters etc but it never make sense to me. (Maybe some characteristic sides makes sense but generally no, he is different). It makes sense that Monster is inspired by Frankenstein story because Johan is portrayed as more like someone who became the way he is because of his past. He is the monster created by the real monster. (Mostly its Franz Bonaparta who stole his and many others name, biggest sin a person can do). Its really combined between two stories because Tenma wasnt/isnt wrong to save Johan.

Heinze: And what does Germany have to do with it? Urasawa: I wanted to do something dark. And I don't want to say that Germany is the root of all evil. But if you look at the Second World War - and this is present in Japan, also because Japan was an ally of Germany at the time - there were a lot of dark stories in Germany and also in Japan. A lot has been clarified. But some things don't. I also came up with this beautiful, blonde, blue-eyed boy as a character. I think that's a good contrast to contrast with this dark, bad thing. And the more you delve into history, the more clear it becomes that the roots of the conflicts lie in the Second World War. If you add all of that up, the manga could only take place in Germany.

I am glad that real life stories was brought up but its really sad that this actually happenned somewhere.

Heinze: How did you research the story for “Monster”? Urasawa : I watched a lot of documentaries. In the 1990s there were also reports of neo-Nazi attacks on houses where Turks lived. I've seen things like that and they've also found their way into my story. I made up the rest. For example, the boy, Johann. He is raised in a children's home where many human experiments take place. And shortly before I finished my work "Monster," there was a documentary on Japanese television about the end of the Nazi era, and it also reported on a camp in which blonde, blue-eyed young people were herded together and essentially had to undergo elite training . And this boy who was depicted there was also called Johannes. I was then asked if I had known all of this before - but that wasn't true, it was all in my imagination. A person becomes a monster

This is insane....chills. Its so ironic that a lot of people remember Johan's character as some evil psychopath but not only he isnt written that way in story but also, his origin is literally coming from actual victim, a child. Intentional or unconciously or maybe coincidence but still, wow.

Heinze: How is it that Prague also became the setting for the story? Urasawa: Because everything that was east of Germany, all the Eastern European countries, was not even known in Japan in the 1990s. It's completely different today, but back then people hardly knew everything that lay east of Germany. While on the other hand, Germany and everything further west was already developed for tourism. And Eastern Europe had never been featured in the manga until then. It also fascinated and really attracted me as an illustrator. If you go to Germany or France, it is much brighter in the evenings. But if you go further east, in my case it was Prague, it was much darker on the streets in the evenings in the mid-90s. And I wanted to explore this darkness, this night, for myself.

No wonder story feels so real, with both its characters and places.

Heinze: What does the manga “Monster” have to do with Mary Shelly’s novel “Frankenstein”? Urasawa : Frankenstein is about a scientist who created a monster, and it's also about human responsibility. There are certainly things that humans are allowed to do and that they perhaps shouldn't be able to do. These thoughts can certainly be taken further, and that's what I did in the "Monster" series. It's about the Japanese doctor who saved a boy, and later the boy becomes a monster, a murderer. And then the doctor asks himself whether he is not responsible for the fact that this boy has become a murderer. This is a different conflict than in "Frankenstein", but the question of responsibility for one's own actions is also an issue in "Monster". Dostoyevsky novel using the means of manga

Though, story is inspired by Frankeinstein, Tenma is clearly right to save kid's life. He isnt the 'evil' doctor who is responsible for the monster. He is the real doctor who saves this boy from destruction at the end.

Heinze : For me, this doctor is an ideal example of the good in people. He even saves this boy against the wishes of the clinic management, who would much rather use their best surgeon to operate on the mayor. Urasawa: Every good person has places somewhere in their hearts that are perhaps not so good, and it was the same with Doctor Hämmer - in the hospital there were also some disagreements with the management, where he also thought: "Preferably I would like it if everyone were dead." And later Johann also tells him: "I have fulfilled what you wished for." Then the idea came to him that he had also caused all of this and was to blame for it. And I wanted to show in my work that there is something good and something bad in every person, and that is just human nature. Also, what I didn't mention: There is the classic manga "Astroboy" by Osamu Tezuka in Japan. There is a scientist whose son died and he then creates a robot that looks like his son and that also has feelings. But somehow he says: "You are not my son." At some point he neglects this robot. This scientist is basically Doctor Tenma. So “Frankenstein” and “Astro Boy” are the two sides that belong closely together. I especially consider the artist Tezuka with his classic “Astro Boy” to be my roots.

Here's the real message of Monster, that noone is just a monster and every person has monster in them and that story, Tenma is being parallels with father who neglects his son...I wonder is it him realizing that he was never supposed to kill Johan (the son), he was right to save him, trying to kill him is the neglect/him failing to understand him and end up saving him. Maybe i am reaching but its makes more sense that way. Btw i love how Tenma visits Johan even at the end. Despite everything, they really give that father-son energy.

Heinze: Osamu Tezuka is considered the founder of modern manga, what do you like about him? Urasawa: It's hard to say in one word. Maybe you can describe it like this: The manga were initially comics for children. But Tezuka did it differently, he practically wrote something like a Dostoyevsky novel, but using the means of manga. Something much deeper, and ultimately it's not about justice winning, but it goes even deeper, practically conveying the feeling that even winning can bring with it something sad and empty. This is something deeper. And he was able to convey that in the beginning of the manga. Statements made by our conversation partners reflect their own views. Deutschlandfunk does not adopt statements made by its interlocutors in interviews and discussions.

Its really deep story.

This is the source of this interview, i really wanted to make comment/analyze about it.

#naoki urasawa's monster meta #monster naoki urasawa #monster meta #johan liebert #tenma kenzo #interview #naoki urasawa #monster #frankenstein #crossover meta

[askew-d]

Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....Thanks...

hello, there! thank you for following me, by the way. this ask’s a sweet surprise! i don’t mind at all, i’ve never answered this before :) i’ll make a list of all the characters i cherish. it’s not ranked over who i cherish more though (they’re all special for me). they’re all random nonetheless, but let’s see if you can catch a little bit of a ‘type’ here, haha.

1. kageyama tobio, from haikyuu!! — i first found him to be a very bothersome character in terms of background and personality. perhaps a little bit aggressive, unnecessarily so. however, i can see how much he’s changed after finding a team like karasuno and hinata especially, and over time we go unraveling his attitude to find an actually sweet person who probably only thinks about milk, cats, leaving his nails neat and other stupid things. he’s one of those tsundere characters and that’s nice. he’s overall a nice person who’s judged unfairly. and his awkwardness turns out to be adorable, so that’s a plus.

2. minato, from the film kaibutsu — this japanese show absolutely wrecked me. it seriously did. how the hell could they expect me to move on after it? i have no words for how much this story impacted me. this main character brings such a tender feeling of youth and fragile love towards another person that sweeps me off my feet. he’s got a repressed heart that slowly comes free and it made me feel very protective over him.

3. violet, from the anime violet evergarden — heartfelt letters aside, this anime felt to me like a coming of age show. or perhaps more like a coming of ‘human’. i love her because she’s truly intrigued about the world, the people, feelings as a whole and what it means to be a breathing creature. she’s just a child. she wants to see everything. to understand her heart. she’s a force of nature that beholds so much and doesn’t even know how to put into proper words, even if that’s her job.

4. lu guang, from shiguang daili ren —i just watched link click recently, but this boy surely made a way into my heart. i love how he’s ready to fight the world on behalf of cheng xiaoshi, and although he’s a hypocrite through and through, he’s real. he’s one of the realest people i’ve seen being portrayed. because who in heavens would choose someone unimportant to tou if you can choose someone you love? and how he hides his emotions? chef’s kiss. i love that he’s an ‘actions speak louder than words’ kind of guy; he’d call you an idiot in one moment, then burn the world for you in the following one.

5. the little prince, from the book the little prince — i cannot forget this book not even in a million years. changed me as a person. this vulnerable, free character makes me think he’s not just a hallucination from the author, he’s a magical shiny little person who’s discovering about life. i love him because he’d never change, you can’t change him, because he’ll always be a child at heart and mind. he’s everyone. he’s you, he’s me, he’s who we were. and that breaks me apart. he makes me cry, this one. he makes me remember that i’m a child too, regardless of how many time passes.

6. léon doré, from the film it’s not me, i swear! — i was a fifteen-year old watching this after having reconnected with my mother and that’s why it marvelled me. it’s a lot of what i’ve been through, of what i’ve been. i love him because i relate to him, and i wish i could’ve had that courage. i won’t spoil the story, but i really recommend it! my favorite film of all time. it has trigger warning for child abandonment, suicide attempts and child abuse though.

7. wei wuxian, from mo dao zu shi — oh, boy, i can’t relate to this one at all. i think he’s the only one from this list that doesn’t fall into the ‘introvert with hidden feelings and traumatised past’ type, not entirely. he only falls into the traumatised past. i think he’s the only extrovert character — besides hinata shouyou — that i actually like. i’m an introvert at heart, so at first he annoyed me too, lan wangji, i get you. but his strength? how he looks into the world that broke him and says ‘i’ll keep trying, i’ll keep smiling’? how he loves to the point of sacrifying himself? how he’s not attuned to his feelings because he’s more worried about being excited over little things? how he’s just overall so rebellious, but intelligent, sincere, witty, and does this all for the good, regardless if he’s being misjudged? how he’s been through hell but chooses to find reasons to keep going instead of looking back? oh, how i love him.

8. todoroki shouto, from my hero academia — i don’t enjoy boku no hero anymore, it has lost the entertaining bits for me. but i do expect the best for this boy right here, i love him for his cool nature, how he walks into life trying to let go of his resentment (after he befriends midoriya), and how he cares for his friends more than words can be let out to express. i wish the anime had grew to be better so i could watch more of him, but the feeling’s gone for me now. nevertheless, i still cherish him.

9. gin, from hotarubi no mori e — he’s a mystery, that’s for sure. he deserved so much more. he deserved life, he deserved a chance to live. i love the tenderness in him, and the sheer tenderness he showed our main character even if he didn’t even managed to be a real, normal boy! how can beings find the love in themselves and be so painfully alive even if they’re not in fact in the human spectrum? i love that he taught us this concept of love. i love this type of trope. i love and hate it at the same time.

10. dr. house, from house m.d — i had a hard time wondering if i should indeed add him here. because he’s an asshole. why do i like him? i don’t know. i see this flawed, asshole man and i see the pain in him and though it doesn’t justify anything at all, it’s what humans are all about. he judges everyone. he shames everyone. he shows people’s true intentions. he hides his true intentions. he’s repressed and lonely and he’s doomed. but he’s got this relationship with wilson, and women, and monster trucks games, and he lives. and he’s an awful man, but aren’t we all at core? i love to hate him.

bonus: nozomi fujisaki, from cherry magic, and nano, from girl from nowhere. they’re wonderful. they’re everything. love fujisaki’s view in life (it matches mine) and nano’s brilliance ✨

haha, well, this got longer than i thought, but wow, i enjoyed this a lot. thank you for asking me this, really! big hugs!!

#girl from nowhere #house md #dr house #gregory house #bnha #shouto todoroki #link click season 2 #link click #shiguang dailiren #mdzs wei wuxian #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #hotarubi no mori e #haikyuu #kageyama tobio #violet evergarden #lu guang #the little prince #kaibutsu 2023

[blood-darkened-moon]

Some Alfred and Alexia Ashford headcanons, but not related to twincest.

Sure! And you know what? I wanted to do some general headcanons for a while anyway.

Alfred

His full name is Alfred Edward Arthur Hamish Ashford.

Alfred’s IQ as an adult is high enough to be considered a genius.

Alfred likes his coffee black with a bit of sugar. He prefers tea to coffee, though.

He’s an early bird, he likes to get up early and go to bed early. However, in reality, Alfred usually gets up early, goes to bed late, and is often somewhat sleep deprived. Sometimes, he takes a nap in his office when he is too tired.

He tried to grow a beard once, which ended after a couple of weeks with some stubbles here and there. Nothing you could consider a beard. He has very little body hair in general.

He studied business administration and graduated as the best student of the year.

He’s a walking war and military history book.

Alfred owns a massive WWI and WWII-themed collection, which includes various models and original pieces from all parties. He has collectibles from other eras too. The models are from tanks, planes, armored vehicles, ships, larger weapons, and so on. Good amounts of them are self-made scale models. Alfred is very skilled in this regard. One of his maids kind of gained a friendship status by asking him frequently about the history of his collectibles.

Alfred is a decent pianist. He never had any lessons, everything is self-taught. There is still a lot of room for improvement, though.

Alfred speaks 12 languages besides English (Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Arabic, Indian, Polish, Swedish) more or less well, some even on the level of a native speaker and almost accent-free. He can’t write and read all of them, but at least he understands them and has a rather broad vocabulary and some basic grammar skills. His favorite language is Italian. Learning them resulted partially from his own interest, partially it was work-related, and partially he picked them up from the mercenaries. Learning new languages was always easy for him.

Harman cared for Alfred like his own son after Alexia went to her cryogenic sleep. Alfred appreciated his kindness even though he never saw him as a father figure. Still, he treated Harman a lot better than he treated his other employees. Harman was even allowed to criticize Alfred openly without fearing for his life.

Harman hated what kind of monster Alfred had become over the years, even though he never saw the worst of Alfred. He partially blamed himself for it.

Alfred did not immediately develop his split personality after Alexia was gone. It started when he was around 20. At first, it was less frequent and less intense, but later it happened more often. The intensity increased too. Most of the time, he was still there, more or less, even when he wasn’t in control. Later he sometimes had total blackouts for minutes to hours when he switched completely to “Alexia”. After Alexia returned and he started visiting a therapist, his condition improved significantly. He still has it occasionally, especially when he is stressed, and it will probably stay forever to some extent, but at least the blackouts are gone.

He has problems distinguishing between the real Alexia and his alter ego.

Alfred is quite popular among the UBCS soldiers. Despite the intense training, they have a rather good life on Rockfort Island because he invests a lot of money to fulfill their basic desires. (Actually, it’s not his money, it’s Umbrella’s money, Alfred is just good at bargaining.) The only requirement is that the soldiers follow his rules. And since Alfred loves collective punishments, that’s not too hard to enforce. The soldiers keep each other in check.

Alfred rarely interacts with the lower-ranking soldier unless he has to. It is below him. Some have never even seen him the entire time they were on Rockfort Island. However, he is less aloof with the higher-ranking soldiers. When he’s in a good mood, he even has a few drinks with them.

The giant worm is his pet. Umbrella had little interest in this BOW, too impractical for broader use. They said Alfred could have it if he wanted it. No one knows how Alfred tamed it, but it is friendly toward him and even follows simple orders.

And because Alfred is a sick fuck, have some darker headcanons too.

Most prisoners on Rockfort Island are there for interrogation. Once this is over, Umbrella doesn’t need them anymore. Obviously, they can’t let them go, so they often become test subjects, or the UBCS can use them for training. As long as they die, Umbrella doesn’t care too much about how it happens. This means Alfred can do whatever he wants with most of the prisoners.

Watching Alexander suffer after Alexia infected him filled Alfred with joy. He could have watched this for hours while smiling from ear to ear. At first, he thought it was because he finally got his revenge, but the warm feeling returned when a worker had a fatal accident in front of him.

He tortured and killed a couple of prisoners himself. It was messy, and he realized that he preferred watching rather than doing it. Then he started using other prisoners for it. He promised to let them go if they would do what he said. A lie, obviously, but they often fell for it. Or he paid the mercenaries. Most have little to no morals anyway, and it is easy work for good money. This went on until he found Enoch Stoker (the anatomist). The guy clearly wasn’t right in his head, but he was intelligent, well-educated, and most importantly, he did everything Alfred wanted. Not only that he enjoyed it. The two even became something like friends.

Alfred sometimes recorded everything, but these snuff movies never gave him the same satisfaction as live performances.

War isn’t the only topic he has a lot of knowledge about. He’s also an expert in historic torture methods and outdated medical procedures from all around the world. Alfred is aware that he probably can’t replicate all of them, but he can try.

He tried to get into big-game and trophy hunting. The animals in his mansion are his kills. Soon Alfred realized that animals don’t do it for him. He preferred prey that was more intelligent. Alfred has a private hunting ground on Rockfort Island. Stronger prisoners have a good chance of visiting it instead of his torture chamber. (His aim is a lot better when he has slept well.) He owns a mare, which he often rides while hunting.

Alexia

Her full name is Alexia Veronica Elisabeth Nora Ashford.

The cryogenic sleep made her age slower. Physically she’s about 20 years old, not 27. Mentally she obviously didn’t age during that time.

Due to the mutations from the virus, Alexia can lift 40 times her body weight like an ant.

The twins have a cook, but when Alexia has time for it, she likes doing it herself. It reminds her a bit of working in a lab. She always wears safety glasses while cooking, possible helpers must wear them too. Her cooking is pretty good.

She doesn’t like sweets particularly. Sometimes it’s ok, but most of the time, she requests fruits as dessert.

Caffeine junkie. She likes her coffee with milk and without sugar.

Alexia loves opera, musicals, ballet, and concerts. She’s a good singer herself.

She is a night owl. Her sleeping schedule is slightly better than her brother’s, but not by much. She often stays up way too long and regrets it in the morning.

Alexia loves invertebrates. Ants are her favorites, but she loves other ones too. She has a large room where she keeps various species of invertebrates as pets in hundreds of enclosures. Alexia also has some beehives and started making her own honey.

She has collected porcelain dolls since childhood but has never played with them. Some are very old and rare. Her first doll was a gift from her surrogate mother. Alexia only knows this because Alexander told her so.

Alexia thought about getting into wine growing. Alfred loves wine, she loves wine, and she is generally interested in the process. So why not buy a suitable piece of land and hire some people to grow her own wine?

Alexia completed her studies mainly by distance learning. She attended the university only for exams and other events where she had to be present in person. The practical work was done in a lab in Antarctica that Alexander had built specifically for this purpose. She was still too small to work in a regular lab. After some inspections, the university allowed it. Alexia finished her Ph.D. with an A+. Her examiner didn’t go easy on her, but the defense was a breeze for Alexia regardless.

She secretly admired William Birkin. His achievements impressed her and gave her more motivation to work harder and outdo him. Alexia only met him once in person at an Umbrella intern conference shortly after she started working for them. He wasn’t very friendly, but they still debated until 4 a.m. (Alexander wasn’t with her). Both enjoyed it. Birkin would never admit it, though.

Alexia hoped Birkin would get along better with her, but she would never ingratiate herself. If he hates her, then so be it. Apparently, it doesn’t stop him from having elaborate conversations with her.

The last time she cried was when she was a baby.

She lacks a bit sense of shame. She is also uncomfortably direct in conversations, no sugarcoating, no lies to not hurt someone’s feelings.

She likes to try out new things. Even if she doesn’t like them in the end, the experience is still worth it.

Alexia has started to act more and more childish at times around people she is familiar with. As a child, she was dead serious. That’s how she was brought up, that’s what people expected of her. But now, she’s an adult, rich, and can do whatever she wants. And if necessary, Alexia can switch back to serious in a matter of seconds.

Alexia is fascinated by mundane things, like supermarkets. She never had these in Antarctica, and during the rare occasions Alexander took her somewhere else, they stayed far away from such places.

Both

Alfred was born first, Alexia 7 min later. Their birthday is the 27th of January, 1971.

Alexander took the DNA from Edward and Veronica to create the twins. That’s also where their second names are coming from.

They can read the other one so well that they can’t lie to each other. Sometimes it works for minor things, usually, it doesn’t.

Harman started his own investigations after Alexander’s disappearance. He found out what the twins did to him but never said anything. Harman thought it was unnecessarily cruel, and still, he could somewhat understand them. Despite his good intentions and all that he provided for them, Alexander was a terrible father. Harman felt sorry for the twins most of the time.

They tend to talk about other people who are right in front of them as if they are not there. They don’t mind if these people find it unpleased.

In any kind of competition, the twins never let the other win. They consider it disrespectful not to give 100%.

The twins often play chess together. When they were children, Alexia used to win all the time. Alfred improved a lot over the years, but he could never defeat her. As adults, it’s the opposite. Alexia tried many strategies, but she wasn’t able to beat Alfred once.

Alfred and Alexia started fencing as a hobby. Both are equally good. Often, they use the floret. Sometimes, they also try rapiers or sabers.

They like to travel and do sightseeing. Alexander rarely took them anywhere, and there wasn’t much to see in Antarctica.

Both work a lot. Alexia thought they could need more time to relax, so she introduced a spa day for them once a month. She also hoped that it would have a positive effect on Alfred’s mental health.

Alexia drags Alfred into everything that sparks her interest, like museums or theaters, and, to his dismay, into amusement parks, shopping malls, or supermarkets as well. Sometimes he can convince her not to go there, but not very often. If she really wants it, he gives in and accompanies her. Alfred’s worst experience so far was when Alexia dragged him into a strip club.

#resident evil #alfred ashford #alexia ashford #ashford twins #hcs #ask #🩸🌙 #i always write too much i hope you don’t mind #re hcs

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Are Saiki and Teruhashi based off Asō-sensei and Furukawa-san?

This post will make you know more about Asou-sensei and Furukawa-san, and perhaps about Japanese manga characters. Sorry some information you might have seen it already.

How mangaka based off their characters?

1       appearance 

When people saw Asō-sensei, he got comments saying he looked like Saiki Kusuo. The same as Nishizawa, the author of 5mm (西沢５ミリ、Nishizawa 5miri). 

「こちらの写真の一番左に映ってるメガネの方が麻生周一先生になります。

どことなく斉木楠雄に似ているような…..」

→The person with glasses on the far left in this picture is Asō Shūichi sensei.

He looks somewhat like Saiki Kusuo......　

Ps. I have never read 5mm, but this went viral, So I knew about it.

If you want to read more about the author, here is the link https://mangakasan.com/asoshuichi-565

Some other characters that resemble the real people. The author of one piece, Oda-sensei, had confirmed some of these.

2 characters based on personality or anything else besides appearance.

This´s quite difficult. The author has to admit it or you must really know that character.

The author of Berserk did give an interview in 1996.

“For the relationship between Guts and Griffith, I'm using myself and my close friend and fellow manga artist Koji Mori (Suicide Island, etc.) as a model. Which one of us is Guts and which is Griffith switches from time to time, but I think it serves as a symbol of male friendship. Guts' friends in the Band of [the Falcon] are actually based on my friends from college. But if it's about Guts' personality or his belief... I guess some of it comes from myself.”

Source: https://berserk.fandom.com/wiki/Interviews

NBA players were the model for the characters in slam dunk. I'm not into sports, but many redditors had theories about these because they knew about different styles of play in basketball. A Japanese blogger said that the author of slam dunk did not admit or deny when he was asked if slam dunk characters were from NBA players. That means there is no right or wrong answer. The author said the readers could imagine who was the model. But the blogger said its not true because he watched NBA for a long time and he had theories to prove that.

Source:  https://happynarublog.com/slam-dunk-who-is-the-nba-player-who-became-the-model-of-the-characters/

Is teruhashi based on the author's wife Furukawa-san or is she a model for teruhashi? (Whatever the correct word is, sorry 😢 ).

We knew from the last two posts that the author started basing teruhashi on his wife after they met in 2014. The author made Teruhashi loves one, have a fan club and be able to sing from 2014.

When the author drew someone else as kokomi, Furukawa-san tweeted right away.

In 2016, his wife tweeted 「おっふしてもいいんだからね！」 → it´s okay (if you’re going) to offu! 

To prove that she´s the real kokomi.

In 2018, his wife tweeted 

「斉木楠雄のΨ難、麻生先生描き下ろしジャケ！ 

照橋さん枠はえいたそだったのか、、、！ 

けるくんも可愛く描いてくれています。サイズ感ぴったり！どんどんメディア進出！ 麻生先生！ありがとうございます！！すてき！！」

“The CD jacket newly drawn by Asō-sensei, the author of “The Disastrous Life of Saiki K”!

Teruhashi-san's quota (yellow frame) was Eitaso (nickname of Eimi), huh? It has a cute drawing of Keru-kun (her pet) too. The size is perfect! More and more media coverage! Asō-sensei! Thank you!! It's so nice!!”

And then Furukawa-san tweeted again with excuses that Eitaso wasn´t teruhashi because….

いや、えいたそ＝後光 → No, Eitaso = Halo, aureole

照橋さん＝オーラ → Teruhashi-san = Aura 

だからちとものが違うか、、、→ so maybe it’s a bit different...

Well, Furukawa-san thought she was Teruhashi and couldn't stand if someone else was Teruhashi. There must be something in Saiki k that made her believe/sure about it. It's between the author and Furukawa-san. The question about Furukawa-san is Teruhashi. She has already given the answer!

Think why the author made Kokomi have fan club and kusuo a tsundere in 2014? Coincidences? Why did his wife have so much confidence about she’s Kokomi? Why didn't the author do that in the beginning of Saiki k? Why started basing them in 2014 the year he met his wife?

Is Saiki based on the author or is he a model for him? After the author met his wife in 2014, Saiki admitted that he is a tsundere.

Q: Is the author a tsundere?

I would like you to find out what a tsundere is on the internet. So you will understand more about it.

Nendō pet is based on/kind of like Furukawa-san's pet because keru-kun uses her hand as a toilet.

Source: https://natalie.mu/music/column/307931

the author said 「りさ推しよりの箱推しです！今日はライブです！」→My Oshi is the whole group, even though I prefer Risa a little more! Today is the live concert!

ps. Ppl/fans who don’t know him in person thought Aso-sensei liked Risa-san until they announced that they gonna get married.

Here are some comments

もっとも麻生さん本人は、15年の時点ではツイッターで、「りさ推しよりの箱推しです！」と投稿しているなど、メンバーの中では古川さんより相沢梨紗さんの方が「推し」だったようである。これもでんぱ組.incのファンには知られており、

→ However, Aso himself seemed to have his “Oshi” as Risa than for Furukawa-san, as he posted on Twitter in 2015, “My Oshi is the whole group, even though I prefer Risa a little!” This is also known to fans of Denmagumi.inc,

「推しアイドルと結婚相手って別なんだろうね」 → “I guess the Oshi idol and the person you're marrying are two different things.”

「麻生先生チケ代払ってでもでんぱガチガチで遠征してるヲタクで相沢梨紗推しのはずがまさかのみりんちゃんと結婚」

→“Asou-sensei, an otaku who pays for tickets and goes to meet Dempa in far places. I thought he had an Oshi as Risa, but surprise surprise, he’s married to Mirin-chan.”

「麻生先生でんぱ組好きって言ってて結婚はすげぇな　推しとは違ったらしいけど」

→“I knew that Asou-sensei liked Dempagumi, but marriage is surprising. But looks like the partner wasn’t his Oshi.”

と、むしろ推しメンバーと結婚相手に分別をつけた選択として、好意��に受け止められている様子だ。

→Rather, this seems to be favorably received as a sensible choice between an Oshi member and a marriage partner.

Source: https://www.j-cast.com/2019/09/19367999.html?p=all

If I were Furukawa-san and read these comments….. I felt hurt. There were some comments on x (twitter) saying that Aso-sensei likes Risa-chan or his oshi was Risa-chan from 2015-2019 (her first response to the author was in 2016). As a woman, I read comments that say my boyfriend likes my friend. Did people think I stole him from my friend or my friend rejected him so he chose me and ended up marrying me. Was I his second choice??? No wonder Furukawa-san couldn't accept when someone else was kokomi.

However, colleagues confirmed their relationship No. 3&4.

2. In 2018, the marriage purpose. No. 3 「でんぱぐみのだれかと（けっこん）」 → (Marry) someone in Dempagumi(.inc). The word “marry” was coverd by Nendou´s hand.

P.S. If anyone thinks it's a word other than the word marry …hmmm. That person doesn't understand Japanese in context (that chapter).

3. His assistant, Mitsuhara-san mentioned that Furukawa´s his favorite member and Asou-sensei replied his comment (without denying it) saying 

「わー！忙しいのにわざわざ漫画まで描いてくれてありがとー！！あれはそういう策略だったのか…w」

→ Wow! Thanks for drawing all those manga even though you're so busy! (Now I know) what kind of strategy was that...lol

(You can read his manga in English at the end of this post)

What Asō-sensei did to Furukawa-san

Didn´t say his feeling to Furukawa-san. He said he preferred Risa. But his coworker, Mitsuhara-san said Furukawa was his favourite member. Asou-sensei attended dempagumi.inc activities/events, but he wanna leave after he talked to his wife for a word or two. At first I thought their relationship had to be a secret. he could write about Risa-san but Furukawa-san. <(ꐦㅍ _ㅍ)> ……… tsundere.

Did tease his wife by drawing someone else as Teruhashi. He drew dempagumi.inc only 2 pics and teased his wife both of them. Aso-sensei drew Furukawa-san with arms crossed. ʱªʱªʱª (ᕑᗢूᓫ∗)

Source: the same link as above (telling that he drew Dempagumi two pics) https://www.j-cast.com/2019/09/19367999.html?p=all

Didn´t write the word “marry” in a marriage proposal. I wondered when I read it, but now everything is resolved. What a tsundere! Finally, he grouped his wife with Teruhashi even though he wrote the word "someone" on no. 3 instead of Furukawa-san (because of idol status). However, it’s really sweet of him to do it in anime and it will stay forever.

4. His coworker, 大石浩二、Ōishi-san (mangaka) who works at Shonen Jump+ said

麻生先生&みりんちゃん結婚おめでとうございます。前から知ってはいましたが、未だにえっマジで！！？なんだその漫画みたいな展開！！って思ってます。みりんちゃんのハートにＢダッシュした麻生先生。末永くお幸せに🎊

Congratulations to Asō-sensei & Mirin-chan on their marriage. I've known about it for a while, but I'm still thinking "What Really!!? What a manga-like development!!” Aso-sensei made a B-dash into Mirin-chan's heart. I wish you a long and happy life🎊.

However, Ōishi-san compared them to a manga. What manga? Did he mean Saiki k manga? I don't know much information about Aso-sensei and Furukawa-san compare to Oishi-san, but I knew Asō-sensei is an otaku and his wife is an idol. So I think otaku & idol. That's why the author did a self-insert to Saiki k manga. Plus, he did mentioned himself (as an otaku) made his favorite idol sang the theme songs in 2016 (chapter 234).

When they were in a relationship in 2016, The author asked their friends, family and co-worker for the vote (to make Saiteru got 1&2 place) because they (ppl who knows him) knew about Furukawa-san. He wanted their votes instead of votes from readers. Who the hell didn't know that he's saiteru?

It doesn’t matter how long you know Saiki k. If I ask my brother (who is really into manga/anime for his whole life; otaku and taught me about manga; publisher and author’s hints) to read it, he knows right away Teruhashi is favored by god/author and terusai ends up together because of author’s hints and at the end of story.

To answer the question of if the author based on Saiki or using him as a model.

- In terms of appearance, I'm not the only one who thinks the author looks like Saiki.

- For the personality, what he did to Furukawa-san (2015-2018), the author’s a tsundere to me.

My point with this post is that it´s not strange or stupid that the manga creators/mangaka use the real people as models for their characters in the manga or based on themselves. It doesn't mean that characters are 100% like the authors, and have to be a warrior like Guts from Berserk. The author said “Guts' personality or his beliefs... I guess some of that comes from myself.” So did Asō sensei and Saiki about tsundere.

I hope this post will make you understand about mangaka and their characters. Thank you. ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡

Wanne read about how Asō sensei became a big fan (otaku) of Dempagumi.inc. Read below.

This message below is for someone who claimed to be asō-sensei number 1 fan and posted about me. The rest of you please ignore this.

I hope you get to know the author better and find it interesting, rather than saying misinformation without sources and lying to others because you have no knowledge and no information about manga. Real people are models for/based on manga characters existed before you were even born. Shocking? This has never happened before. Still think this information isn´t credible? And want the the author to admit or deny that he and his wife based on Saiki and Teruhashi. Good luck with that, a tsundere like him who never told/said Furukawa-san his feelings online (direct way) until they announced their marriage. He isn't a criminal he has to accept or refuse this if he doesn't want to. The author never said about it, but it doesn’t mean his wife and coworkers wouldn’t say anything. I’d rather believe his wife and coworker than you. The one who knows nothing about the author is you. How could you claim to be a big fan of the author? You believe info from his wife and coworkers were not good enough. You don’t even listen and respect his wife and coworkers. On top of that you spread this´s misinfo, don’t you feel ashamed at all. Next time, please find info by yourself before accusing others, so you can learn about Japanese or practice your Japanese language. Didn’t you say so?

I asked you about did you read what Japanese people said about him and what his wife said, but you avoided to answer it for 3 days because you couldn’t answer it. Then meow’s blog who also believed you deleted my comments. I wonder why they believed you without sources. Because you claimed to be a fan of the author? Anyways, your comment about “nope 1. misinfo 2. hella fucking weird compare these two.” was delete after I posted this. Did you delete it? Huh?

I thought I did make it clear about last two post and I thought I didn’t need to write more about it. This story seems so exaggerate and hard to believe. So some people think they know about the author and think it´s misinfo. Please don’t judge Japanese manga with your different background/culture, but try to understand it. You asked for souces, I gave you. Where are your sources saying misinfo, or you are full of bias? Huh?

#saiteru #terusai #saiki kusuo #saiki no psi nan #saiki x teruhashi #teruhashi kokomi #god i hate when terusai haters are biased and have no info but telling lies & saying this’s misinfo and shove this take everywhere #oh my god it makes me so angry anytime terusai haters Are only biased and spreads rumors sorry i probably overreacted #Normally I don’t use bad word but call someone else stupid asshole and weirdo but you don’t know that you’re an asshole. #Where is your source? Bias doesn’t count as sources or proofs. Manga virgins. #I don't care if you ship torisai but call ppl weirdo stupid because of basing real ppl & ship terusai. Dont you look at yourself #Which is more possible canon: TeruSai or ToriSai? Bias makes u dont see Aso-sensei&Furukawa-san like Teruhashi-san. TeruSai is canon! #You started argument. Posted about me on reddit&deleted it. U didn't know that I saw? Then posted and commented about me on tumblr. #YOU MAKE TUMBLR LIKE REDDIT!! I never said sth bad about u on reddit. This is the 1st time. U said reddit is bad.Look at yourself YOU R BAD

[questioninqthings]

I’m probably not someone whose opinion you really want to hear. But I still want to share my thoughts on the matter.

I’m very much neutral about the topic. I don’t mind people shipping the twins, actually having the feeling that shippers have a much better understanding of their characters than the antis (probably because they are mostly fans for longer and not just "popularity tourists" who didn’t even have played a single game as it is with most antis)

Personally I’m not much of a shipper myself… (I don’t care about shipping at all since it’s usually causing horrible discourse in fandom and can bring out both the best and worst in people in my opinion)

But I have seen enough of the side of the antis that I don’t want to be associated with them and their practices.

Personally I understand if a ship is making someone uncomfortable regardless of the reason. But it doesn’t justify any harm or vile treatment towards people who are interested in these ships. We are talking about fictional characters who aren’t real. As long as the shippers keep their interests only in fiction and don’t practice it in the real world I don’t see any problem with that. Where I do have a problem is when people put a fictional character above real life people and wish or even cause harm upon them because of a ship they deem problematic.

I have seen vile comments and treatment towards the shippers so much that they either deactivate their accounts or just leave the fandom or main tags. (Both here and on twitter and japanese)

At the same time there are many other questionable parts of the fandom that are acceptable and tolerated but are also kinda bad if you think about it. It’s literally a double standard.

Recently a big name artist has been exposed to having made commissions of shipping content and I feel like this has further split the antis. To be okay with commissions and not being okay with them.

Since this has happened I feel like the fandom has become more tense, like something is going to happen sooner or later and I don’t know what it’s going to be…

Only time will tell…

Hope you’re okay with having me drop in and share my thoughts. You’re free to delete this since I don’t participate on either side really.

I'm pretty much the same way. I'm not a Blankshipper myself, but I've become leaning more neutral towards the idea of people shipping it. But because of my place in the fandom, I feel myself confined and stuck to only making friends on the "clean" side.

Furthermore, if I were to openly accept people from the neutral / Blankship side, I would be burned at the stake.

I do feel like I've been pressured to loudly share my "disgust" with Blankshipping, even though in reality I have never cared that much, and it's difficult to admit this. I'm not a minor, I'm a bit on the older side of the fandom, and I grew up where this stuff was normalized. So really, you could say I am desensitized and possibly neutral to the whole thing.

[chryso0]

Do you remember what Matarai said to Aki when Akihito went to editor-in-chief after returning from Hong Kong? They said it's uncomfortable to do this with your parents' connections. Did other photographers think Aki was a parent connection? Please understand that I am awkward because I am not good at English. 😅

Yes you are correct! I’ll pull up exactly what mitarai said

This is a little detail iv noticed a few times within the story where someone mentions aki’s “connections” or alludes to the fact he is a “nepo baby” (ie someone whose parents are either rich or helping them in same way with their career)

Tho this is the only time I can think of where we see it directly being mentioned in the main storyline, it strangely is mentioned more then once in a few extras. Sometimes as a continued gag.

The extra’s where aki plays the boss of a company that asami, fei and mikhail work at is one such time where it’s brought up - In this context it is used as a joke because how else would aki be the superior next to people like Asami, Fei and Mikhail- who are all big boss men in their own right.

Though this is just an extra and obviously Aki is not a real life boss, considering the other times it’s been mentioned it might be something that is actually somewhat accurate to reality.

Another time it’s mentioned is in the extra and crossover chapter “Kou Suru Finder No Hyouteki” where akihito acts as a chaperone on a school trip to Kyoto alongside sensei’s other characters from her one shot series “Kou wo Suru DNA”

Again here he mentions he “pulled some strings” to get this job. Alluding again that he might be some sort of nepo baby??

Obviously in the first panel Mitarai is bringing it up to be a meanie and suggest aki is not a pro like he is. I am guessing he is doing that because freelance work is not easy and competitive - there is definitely a little bitterness there for Mitarai. But he is probably like that with everyone who might be competing with him for a scoop. So I don’t think it’s personal 😅

Iv seen other anime where nepotism is sometimes used as troupe or as a plot device. Used in a demeaning way to make others feel like they don’t have accomplishments of their own and got everything due to nepotism - a favorite BL of mine “Sekaiichi Hatsukoi” also uses this troupe a lot. So I think in general it something that is sometimes brought up in Japanese work force. even if it’s not necessarily true. If your parents are in the industry people will think you only succeed in that same industry because of ur families connections.

Though we don’t know much about Akihito’s family, Sensei herself has at least confirmed that Akihito’s father is a photographer as well. And aki grew up and wanted to be a photographer because he watched his dad. Given how many times it’s been brought up - I am sorta under the impression that Akihito’s father might even be a famous big shot in the photography industry. Which is maybe why Mitarai is bringing it up because he knows who his dad is.

This is just my own guess, but I think it explains why Akihito is so determined about his own career. We know as the audience that he is a good noodle and would never use whatever connections he has to get a job. If he refuses any support from Asami I think it’s safe to say he probably refuses any support from his dad either. We know he is only just scrapping by, and is frugal and responsible. His stubborn attitude and his determination when it comes to his job most likely comes from a place of not wanting to be accused of nepotism.

Yet he is still accused of it anyway despite basically starting from the lowest position and doing what he can to work his way up. And doing it all in a way that he feels is honest - unlike Mitarai who is sneaky and backhanded. Aki is not willing to give up his morales for a scoop.

Hope I answered your question 🫶 and don’t worry your English is great 👍

#finder no hyouteki #asami ryuichi #takaba akihito #you're my loveprize in viewfinder #finder series #finder metas

[flossflowergarden]

Random Meowth Headcanons! (And a rocketshipping one, I'm sorry!)

(Actual headcanons this time, not the overly-goofy stuff I usually do)

Meowth has an accent partially because he's an alley cat, and partially because when he was teaching himself to speak, he watched a lot of comedy/movies to do with the Pokémon universe equivalent of Mel Brooks (Japanese version I guess the joke would just be that the guy had an especially raspy old man voice)

He actually caused himself some permanent spinal damage when he was learning to walk and fell through those floorboards. It actually hurts to stay walking on four legs for too long, although he does run faster when he does it. He doesn't like to talk about any of this

On a related note, he's actually the reason Kanto meowths in the anime can sometimes be seen on two legs. His ability got passed around as a sort of urban legend and some other meowths decided to try it. He doesn't have any idea that he was the inspiration though

Giovanni was the first person (or pokemon) to praise meowth's abilities instead of calling him a freak, which is the reason that Meowth is so attached to him and why his validation is tangled up in making Giovanni happy

Giovanni himself has a real weakness for the Meowth/Persian line, and this is the only reason that Meowth was given a job at Team Rocket instead of being send off to be sold or experimented on

Meowth retains certain feline instincts, but is often embarrassed or ashamed of them, so he does some really weird stuff and won't admit why he does it, like running around like crazy at 3 am, going off to scream in echoey places, etc. He often just straight up denies he was doing something, even if he was just doing it a second ago

He has been known to roll Jessie's hair up into a makeshift bed to sleep on when he doesn't feel like sleeping on the ground

Like the rest of TR he's a total lightweight, he likes to make fun of how little Jessie and James can actually drink, ignoring that fact that he's alightweight too

His philosophizing gets even worse when he's drunk. Suddenly everything has a meaning that he has to figure out or comment on

He also drunkenly tells strangers very personal things that they never asked to hear "One time I ate one a' Jessie's hairs an' it took a day an' a half to fully come outta my butt!" Usually stuff they didn't want to hear

Jessie and James are uncomfortably touchy feely as friends, as a couple they are that one couple that does NOT knowhow to curb the PDA. Meowth often tries to pretend that he doesn't know them, but he also carries around a spray bottle to spritz them with when he thinks they're getting too gross, which is pretty often

Above all what he really wants out of life is to be a dad

#Meowth #Team Rocket meowth #Meowth team Rocket #Team Rocket #Headcanons #Meowth Headcanons #Jessie #James #Jessie and James #Rocketshipping #Jessie Pokémon #James Pokémon #Pokémon #Pokeani

[demonslayedher]

Okay so this might be nsfw(?) I’m not sure, but I’m just really curious to know if there were bras in the taisho era. Because I was wondering if that was what Daki/Ume was wearing during her fight(s). So so sorry if this has been asked before !!

Bras are reality, Anon, that question is safe here, no worries. And it's a quick answer: nope! Bras as we know them weren't even invented until 1910 by a young New York socialite, as the story goes, and although they very quickly gained popularity in the US and Europe, they didn't come into common use in Japan until the post WW2 period. Because of how they better shape the body for western style clothes, they really took off in Japan in the 1950's, when western clothing styles really started sweeping the country.

What would had been more common in the Taisho era was not to wear anything but normal kimono-like layers as chest undergarment. Even nowadays, bras are not typically worn with kimono due to the curvature they'd add to the chest; there are instead other padded undergarments which cover the whole chest area to add to the more tubular shape of a kimono ensemble. Depending on how tightly the kimono is bound and where the obi sits on a women, often that's all the support she feels she needs. On her lower half, however, women often wore yunoji, which were like skirts tied around the waist and covered the hips and upper thighs. The male equivalent was the fundoshi, which, and by merit of watching anime or generally having interest in Japanese culture, you've probably seen here or there, tied in various forms. Even Inosuke uses one, and his name is written on it. (And in case you're wondering about what women did when menstruating, as I understand, folded paper was pretty common.)

So when a woman wanted more support in the chest area, what could she do? A traditional form of chest binding, more or less, with a long piece of cloth called sarashi. In addition to supporting the breasts, it was also common to use these to wrap the botton of a big pregnant belly for more support, or even to carry children around afterward. When used like a bra, you may have seen this among girlbosses who have only half their kimono on and smoke from long pieces while generally being intimidating. In my personal experience, I've even seen it used at festivals, which is how I've worn one once. My experience was that it felt very secure, so I had a lot of freedom of movement. It did start to feel like one solid object that kept sliding down and needing constant readjustment after several hours of sweating and moving around in it, but otherwise I was comfortable. Appearance-wise, it actually spans a pretty wide area of the rib cage, from right under the armpit, so I didn't feel overly exposed in it either. If you're thinking of a certain character who could have really, really benefited from a sarashi both in how it could have supported what she was endowed with and how it would have made her more confident in her appearance, yes, I'm with you, I totally agree. The haori and socks are great and all, but someone give that girl a sarashi.

If we take this back to Daki, yeah, she... uh.... was pretty fashion-forward in her tastes, even predating bikinis by a few decades. (That being said, there are worldwide records of bikini-shaped undergarments from around the world that didn't exactly influence Taisho era Japan, but long, long, long predate the bikini or bra anyway.) But she's in good company for not being dressed in a historically accurate way, female ninja never wore anything like that in real life.

So anyway, here's Daki in more standard undergarments. It's very unexciting.

#kny nerdery #kny references #kny reference #daki

[simlit]

Judine 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 18, 22, 25

What architectural or design aesthetic would best suit them?

oriental; I think Judine works best in his canon elven aesthetic. The only equivalent to this in the real world, in my opinion, is the architecture and layout of traditional Chinese and Japanese homes and temples, with their walled courtyard, gardens, and indoor-outdoor features: one | two | three

What character from myth or fairytale best represents them?

The Most Foolish Traveler in the World; I heard of this story from the anime Fruits Basket, but I’ve seen online that it might have origins in Buddhist stories (I can’t say for certain, there is likely similar stories/fairytales like this but I don’t know of any). The story goes that the traveler was so kindhearted and generous, that he was constantly fooled wherever he went. People would tell him all sorts of made up stories and lies, saying things like “please, spare money for medicine, my son is sick” and always the traveler would agree, smile and say “I wish you happiness”. He gave away his money, he gave away his clothes, his shoes, until he wandered naked into the woods. There he met goblins who wanted to eat him, and so they told him a story to trick him until he allowed them to devour his body. I think, in the same way, Judine is a terrible fool. He’s foolish because he is genuinely kind, and can be easily tricked by those around him, because he will never refuse them. He’s the epitome of the fault of being too nice for your own good. And yet he remains so, no matter how others may hurt him. You can find a better/full recounting of the story here.

If your OC was a character in a novel from literary canon (doesn’t have to be western canon), who would they be?

Melanie Hamilton Wilkes | Gone with the Wind; I had to reach to find an ultimately virtuous character in literature. Apparently, I haven't read many books about stereotypically "good" people. But actually, Melanie is a great example because of how much I never liked her lmao. I didn't like her as a child, the first time I saw GwtW, and I still don't really like her 25 years later. But I can at least appreciate her somewhat. I think Judine had a very similar trajectory to Melanie, having been generally well-liked his whole life and outwardly popular, even if behind closed doors people were envious and hated him out of jealousy. Melanie's personality always bothered me because in being good, she was often naive, and only skated by on the fact that others respected her too much to be cruel. I think Judine, like Melanie, often knows the true hearts of those he interacts with, and even meeting evil people, greets them with forgiveness. In the end, Melanie is an all-around self-sacrificing person, and gives to much too the point where she loses her life. In the same way, I think Judine foolishly puts others first. But inevitably, I think Melanie is the stronger person, as she was capable of making the difficult decisions Judine often shies away from.

If your OC could meet any historical or past figure, whether in the real world or in their own canon lore, who would it be and why?

The first kings of Kehl’Lorrania. He’d want to meet his forebearers and learn from them how to be a better sovereign, but only because he doesn’t know the depth of their corruption. 

If your OC were to live in some other time period, which era would they be best suited for?

Regency; the era of gallantry and romance. As I imagine him in most eras as one of those obnoxiously philanthropic socialites who uses his social status to guilt other nobles into being excessively charitable.

What is their character theme song and why? If it has lyrics, which line best fits them?

“Go Do” - Jonsi

What is one thing that they only let those closest to them see?

His intimacy. Judine is open with all other feelings, but he absolutely only shows those private romantic displays to Anora.

What is some advice or guidance they received that had a big impact on their lives or outlook? Was it a positive or negative impact?

One of Judine's biggest faults is letting others have too much sway over him. Whether that guidance is well-intended, or malicious, he considers other's opinions. He wants to be fair, to be open and listen to different points of view, but in doing so, leaves himself vulnerable to manipulation. Most advice came from his father, and despite knowing the sort of person Aseris was, he still struggles not to paint his perspective with that tainted brush. Maybe the most impactful thing he's heard, which wasn't intended as advice at all, but he treated it as such, came from Taryn, who told him he was weak to let himself be controlled by circumstance. Since then, Judine has actively tried to control his own destiny, more than being controlled by it.

Which “tortured artist” does your OC share the most similarities with?

None. Judine is the antithesis of a tortured artist lol.

#jade babbles #ask game #ec: judine leandelle

[scumcoin]

Pondering and Rambling About Isekai A Little Bittttt.....

Rewatching VS Knights of Lamune & 40 Fire. (mouthful of a title, henceforth 40 Fire)

For the unfamiliar, the Lamune series is SD mecha anime series, comparable to Mashin Eiyuu Wataru and Madou King Granzort. in both TV anime the hero is some bozo kid who gets sucked into a video game (in 40 Fire's case, a CD-ROM game that was inserted into a console that suspiciously resembles a playstation) only to be gilded with the title of the great hero Lamuness: in this case, our new protagonist Lamunedo is christened Lamuness the Third. It's pretty much text that Lamunedo is the son of the previous hero... I honestly don't wanna think about it too hard so I won't but his parents look like Milk, the last show's heroine and love interest, and the original protagonist.

It really be like that.

Given I've already watched this show (albeit over a decade ago and never in Japanese, and I suspect heavily censored as well), I probably won't be doing a lot of posts on it, but I recently rewatched a chunk of the original and I've been thinking about both shows approach to isekai and hell, the approach many other isekai shows take. Shows like this, Fushigi Yuugi, Those Who Hunt Elves, et cetera. There... wasn't much "I died and now I'm permanently in another world"... was there? But I'm not really thinking about those shows because I have seen neither, we're talking about Lamuness, a series aimed at kids. There's a lot to unpack about modern isekai's penchant for escapism in a Japan that's settled into its post-Bubble Era woes, but I'm not qualified to talk about something so culturally heavy nor is it super related. But I do wanna touch on the "method" of being spirited away into another world, and the story structure.

Like I said, it's anything but permanent. There's no truck, no sudden heart attack from overwork. Come, Lamuness, time to save the world. There's no time to waste. Get in the fucking TV. The method is an incredibly accessible one, arguably: getting sold a shady CD-ROM for like a dollar and getting whisked away when it boots.

The premise of this series is very goal-based, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that even if the person in these kinds of older isekai in general comes to love the world and decides to stay, there is always the goal of "get back home". Lamunedo has the hefty weight of defeating the demon god's henchmen before they revive him, and when it all ends he gets to go home (sorry for spoiling an anime that's like 25 years old at this point, but that's how most of these ended). In contrast to newer isekai shows where the story begins with the protagonist's life ending, cementing that this is their new life and that they have no real grand goal... unless the goal is to not die. You have to live your new life, effectively an escape from the old life lived previously. The protagonists often skew older in their original lives, office workers over the age of 20 or NEETs who have wasted their lives and what have you. The issue with a lot of newer isekai media is not that they're paint by the numbers, but that because there isn't much of an immediate goal in most, many cannot deliver on the breadth of the premise or many would consider a gimmick. They drown in trying to tick boxes of "you should know the genre the protagonist is stuck in if you've picked up this book/manga/anime, so I'm not gonna think too hard about it either". It's not a diss or anything, but if your protagonist is just going to live and adapt to a new world and you make it the entire premise then you better have thought of the world building at least a little, or give it an actual plot structure to follow that isn't just you going through a buffet table and piling on more cute girls/boys/etc onto the protagonist's plate. They overwhelm with technicalities like video game stats (STOP!!!!!!! STOP PUTTING STATS IN YOUR SHIT I'M GOING TO KILL MYSELF AND YOUR NAME WILL BE IN MY NOTE) and are indulgent in a lot of the wrong ways that may alienate those who do not consume the inspiration of the isekai much.

The best isekai that don't get immediately lambasted by the audience are isekai that dive right into the story without treating the outsider protagonist like someone standing behind the fourth wall at all times, and the rest of the world actually matters. Drawing attention to the fact that other characters are NPCs is tiring and makes me think I'm not supposed to care about them. It creates a vacuum where the only real person in the story is the protagonist and it's difficult to feel for a protagonist when everyone else is treated like an object. Both a literal object to interact with in a video game sense and in many cases a sexual object. Most good isekai will have you forget that the setting is based on something previously assumed to be fictional. It's not enough for the protagonist to be invested in the world, by the way. That's why shit like Shield Hero sucks ass even when you ignore the slavery shit (why would you though?!). I find that I prefer when it seems like the protagonist is in the story just like everyone else, rather than someone who consistently pushes against it. Of course there are many different ways to do it. This is a topic that's way too deep for me, and contrary to what my tone may convey I think that the genre is painted with an unfair brush so a lot of good shows slip through the cracks.

Or to be honest... the fact of the matter is that people are biased and judge stuff harshly just because they're a genre that's in vogue right now. Go figure. <-guy who hasn't even watched that many newer isekai shows

I'll make myself clear here: both old and new isekai are escapist fantasy and I dislike it when people try to paint escapism as a pathetic thing that only the NEW bad isekai shows employ. What's more escapist than being sucked into a video game and being told you're the hero that will save the world? You, a normal kid. What I find refreshing about the Lamuness series that I think newer light novels could learn from. There isn't any "I'll use my experience from the old world". Because Lamunedo is a child, and hero can never be an adult.

So that's a modern isekai shorthand immediately eliminated. (Note that I haven't once called anything a cliche in this post, I don't have that kind of scorn for the genre. I think it'd be good for actual critics to remove this buzzword from their vocabulary unless they truly face off against something that is an actual ripoff, because people have now taken the word cliche and turned it into an entirely negative thing, same with the word trope. But I digress.)

The entire point of the series is to be an escapist fantasy for little kids who love RPGs, but you'll never once see a stat block nor will you hear much of bosses in the video game sense. Sure, maybe the tyke will wonder about home every now and then but after this point you're set off into the story with the express goal of saving the world. There's nothing deep to think about. Traversing through different "space"s and RPG village-like places is a given, and it seems like they're made up as you go unless they're on a map explicitly (they are supposedly, but they still feel made up). You won't hear much about what Lamunedo thinks besides the fact that his (and Da Cider's) BIG COOL MECHA has his blood pumping.

This is what I mean by goal driven: it ironically feels much more like a video game without constantly bringing attention to the fact that it's supposed to be a video game. A big greater goal punctuated by smaller goals and pitstops is how a lot of JRPGs progress. Perhaps it's prescient to compare a lot of newer isekais to an open world game: you're doing... something, there are story important cutscenes, but you meander around until you hit them and often you are sidetracked. It works when you're the one doing it, but when an isekai story is overwhelmed by the lack of nothing it is accomplishing that's when the audience disengages and starts wondering why the protagonist is a fucking idiot, and why they won't do something that actually matters. Have you ever watched someone dick around in Skyrim? Unless you really like Skyrim in my opinion it's not very fun to watch.

I find that this is why villainess isekai is so popular. Many employ the otome genre, which are much more linear in comparison. Sure, you make choices that lead you off to other routes and affect what ending you get, but everyone who plays Norn9 for example is playing the same Norn9 that the next person plays. Even with linear RPGs, you could be underleveled, you could favor certain characters, your experience can still be somewhat varied. Therefore, in a villainess scenario where the base is an otome game, there is an enforcement of an in-game clock where events will happen regardless of how much you dawdle. In fact, slacking tends to be punished. I'm aware that there are similar premises that don't employ a villainess or are based on other genres that are associated with women like management sims and mobile games, but in general they tend to emphasize proactiveness (also I'm speaking very broadly). Even the characters are treated with care. Sure, the heroine may casually spoil their supposed fate and metagame with previous knowledge, but they feel like actual characters.

In any case, as I've stated several times I carry no ire towards the genre. You'll catch me dead before I watch crap like Mushoku Tensei and Shield Hero but there's plenty of isekai manga and anime that I've either enjoyed or am looking forward to enjoying, past or present. But rewatching the Lamuness series got me thinking a lot about it. I wasn't even intending on writing most of what I wrote and I'll be honest when I say I don't consider myself a writer: I'm not the most eloquent and I struggle to express how I feel but by god do I express.

#general thoughts #cullen rewatches 40 fire #isekai #any comments feedback and reblogs appreciated :pleading: #anime essay #essay #isekai is such a fascinating genre even though i dont have much exp with it

[setagaya-division]

Elliot's Thoughts on Ueno Division

Aranai Norikoru

"I-I've seen her around school sometimes. She's... scary. I hear that she used to be the leader of a biker gang that terrorized Japan for a while. From the way she carries herself, I'm not surprised. Like I said, I-I see her around school sometimes, but I've never actually talked to her. I'm afraid she may hurt me for just bothering her, or she may think I'm wasting her time or something. I think its better to not bother her at all, if possible."

Shisuta Heisha

"Wow... a real-life nun. I mean, I know I shouldn't be surprised. I've seen nuns before. Our school even has its own Bible Club, believe it or not. Despite Buddhism being Japan's main religion, some Japanese are actually Catholics. I know that get some scrutiny because of it, but I believe all people should believe in what they want. After all, who am I to criticize a person's beliefs?"

"I'd like to meet and talk with her, but... I think Mina dislikes her, for some reason. I think it may be because of her... "other side", which is sad. Well, I still hope to meet her someday."

Kisouna Yuzairu

"I've heard of her too. She's probably Japan's most recognized and well-known attorney. The rumor is that she hates all form of crime and disorder. I've even heard that, depending on the type of crime committed, she will even do some cases pro bono, which is surprising. I think she doesn't care about the money or rewards. All she cares about is seeing criminals punished for their crimes and seeing justice done. I really admire that. I kind of feel the same way when it comes to animals that have been neglected and abused."

Sakurai Clan

"This team is rather famous, from what I hear. They were one of the earliest formed. And even though they've only had one battle so far, they're still quite popular. Some of the kids in my school are betting on them to be the overall winners. Me, I can't really say since that would mean that we'd have to lose against them at some point. But... I am kinda rooting for them a bit. If we do against them though, I'm... I'm not saying we might lose, but we may definitely have to pull out all the stops."

#hypmic #hypmic oc #hypnosis mic #hypnosis mic oc #hypnosis microphone #elliot shimizu #enigma #setagaya division #ueno division #sakurai clan #aranai norikoru #shisuta heisha #kisouna yuzairu

[sizzlingpatrolfox]

Now that we're talking about it... how do you think the fandom would react to jimin getting caught dating a woman?

I don't think they'd care that much lol. Strictly talking about armys, real armys. I really think the great majority would be chill about it.

I think something that plays a big role in how fans react to that stuff, has to do with the sense of ownership a lot got over the idols. But there's also different kind of "ownerships" I've seen people express. Like, there's different reasons fans feel entitled to the idol's life.

Y/ns think of them as their boyfriends, or as a close friend at least. Because they feel such "connection" or like they're giving their minds and hearts to the idol, then they deserve to be part of the idol's personal life. This happens a lot with stalkers. Most of the people who expose an idol's dating life are actually fans who feel betrayed and are angry and upset that the idol is dating, so their payback is exposing them.

I think the reactions to an idol dating, mostly depend on how much of that type of fandom he has. That, and shippers.

I admittedly don't see that much of armytwt, but from what I know, not many people seem to feel that way about Jimin. They don't seem to feel that entitlement to his personal life, like the parasocial relationship is not strong enough as for someone to feel like Jimin is betraying them, or leaving them out of the loop because he didn't admit to having a girlfriend. In short, I don't think there's many who think of him as a boyfriend. I'm not saying there's ZERO, just that not enough to make significant noise about it.

They love Jimin, but they don't feel ownership or entitlement to his private life like that.

Even the pjms who are entitled, it's mostly related to his career/music, like it's most likely they'll feel disappointed in him because they don't agree with his career choices, than because he's dating or something.

So that's why I think armys wouldn't care that much. In fact, a lot of them didn't care that much about taennie. It was only a big deal because it was JENNIE, not because Taehyung was dating. Some of them did have a moment of "so he's not gay?" but they overcame it quickly. The majority was so against accepting it simply because it was Jennie and they don't like her, or her group. Something similar happened with mijoo, where the thing that was probably the most scandalous was that she was so unconventional with the face tattoos and the piercings and the tomboy look. Many kept comparing her to IU, whose Jungkook had mentioned before as his ideal type. The way Mijoo looked and her profession were the reason most of his Japanese and Chinese fans had the worst reaction to it. As I've said once, it wouldn't have been the same if he was seen with someone like, Mina or Tzuyu from twice who are pretty, cute, soft spoken, don't have tattoos, etc. Every stereotype you could think of.

Because armys are in a way, a lot like a poc gradma that are controlling of BTS image and how the people they associate with can or might affect it. They're already wary of BTS friends; with a partner is going to be worse and they won't accept it unless they absolutely have to, and that would take a member himself confirming to the relationship. They haven't really "accepted" taennie, but they all know it existed. They won't publicly acknoledged it because it's Jennie and because Taehyung never confirmed it so they might feel like "we don't talk about Bruno", but they all know it happened.

I don't think it's even necessary to talk about shippers because that's pretty obvious the whys and hows. I do think it's valid to mention though, that jikookers (because it's honestly Jimin's ONLY ship), most of them already believe he's bi, so seeing him with a woman wouldn't really be surprising. But they'd definitely get sad and upset on behalf of Jungkook and act like Jimin abandoned him or something.

Which I think relates to what I talked about here:

Not the mention the fact that Jungkook and Taehyung have kind of already ripped the dating bandaid off. After knowing that Taehyung smoked, seeing Yoongi and Jungkook smoking wasn't so "scandalous". I think people eventually get used to seeing idols from the same group dating or doing whatever after it's already happened a few times.

So, yeah. I honestly think people would be chill about it. It would only be hell because of the same reasons everything about Jimin is scrutinized and put on blast as if it was the worst thing ever, and that's because of taekookers and Tae/kook solo stans who are hellbent on turning the most human normal things into a scandal and use them to try and make it sound like he's unworthy of love. I mean, they're still using Paris 2019 as if it's evidence of a crime.

[thoughtsforsoob]

responding to the anonymous hater in my inbox

a/n: guys it was so hard to write this response with eloquence but I wanted to show that I'm capable of not letting anger completely control my actions! while I did consider turning off anon for a while, I decided that would be fair to those who want to request without showing their actual profile. also, please be kind to others. you never know what someone else is going through.

(I put a break so that you don't have to read if you don't want to!)

the comments sent to my inbox:

“You're content actually sucks. You should quit now😢😢”

“I recommend going to university for journalism or writing or something, cause your writing sucks. And everyone who follows you have zero taste whatsoever. Imagine how the people you write about would feel if they knew you did this. They'd probably hate you. You have no real love for them, just lust”

“Miss 'Ari', I find it hilarious how women always complain about people sexualizing them, while dressing in the lamest excuse for clothing ever. Yet, look at what you write about. I'm sure if a random guy in your life wrote these things about you, you'd call him a creep. So, what does that make you, Ari? “

—

my response:

I just want to write this message to the person who sent me all of these extremely disrespectful comments. I do not appreciate that fact that you left these but, everyone is entitled to their opinion! If you had some constructive criticism that would have been helpful but you chose to just outright be rude, which is not cool at all. I know this is cliche but I highly doubt you would appreciate if someone did this to you or someone you care about. Then again, I question if you truly have the capability to care about anyone but your own ego. 

Not that I need to justify myself to you but your little jab about “going to university” is pointless because I am in uni. I am studying English and Japanese. If anyone between the both of us understands grammar and language as a whole, it would most likely be me.  

Lastly, this sort of writing has been around for a long time and it isn’t going to stop. I have the ability to respect my idols and write this content as well. I’ve been to concerts and have been about to compose myself like I usually do at shows. I actually saw txt live twice and composed myself like a normal human being (im not sure if you could say the same but I’ve seen them in person and had an interaction of 2). I’m sorry if that makes you upset or jealous. 

If the roles were reversed, I truly wouldn’t be very bothered because as an artist you should know this type of content exists. If you don’t wanna see it, don’t. If you do, then you can. There are literal videos of artists/actors/kpop idols reading thirst tweets but thats not weird according to people like you. 

I will not waste another moment of my life responding to your disrespect but I did wanna let you know what I thought about your commentary on my writing. Please have a good life and find peace. 

#tomorrow x together #txt #txt post #txt x reader

[stargazer-sims]

Beautiful

Takahiro: Fox? I thought you were coming to join me in the bath.

Fox: Sorry. Yeah, I'm coming. I guess I got lost in my head for a few minutes.

Takahiro: About what? Are you okay?

Fox: I'm all right. I was thinking about my doctor's appointment this morning.

Takahiro: I'm sorry, I completely forgot that was today. Was it bad? Should I have gone with you?

Fox: No. I told you that you didn't have to take time off work to come with me. It was just my regular checkup. I'm feeling good and there wasn't anything out of the ordinary on any of my tests. It's just...

Takahiro: What?

Fox: Dr. Thomas says I need to lose weight.

Takahiro: I think you look good as you are.

Fox: He's concerned about insulin resistance. Too much fat around the midsection isn’t good. He says it could make my medication less effective.

Takahiro: Oh.

Fox: That's not really what's bothering me, though. It was something else he said.

Takahiro: What was it?

Fox: I don't think he meant to be insulting, but he made a comment about how it'd be great for me to get back to being as slim and good-looking as I was in my twenties. You know I was never actually slim, but... It's probably ridiculous, but I can't get that out of my head. I mean, he’s not wrong. I may not have been the poster boy for fitness in my twenties, but my body wasn’t totally unattractive. At least I didn't have an ugly belly then.

Takahiro: Look at me, Fox. Listen carefully. There is nothing ugly about you. Not your belly or anything about your body.

Fox: But, the scars...

Takahiro: No. Those aren't ugly either. You know the scar on your leg? That reminds me of how we met.

Fox: I guess I've never thought of it that way.

Takahiro: And this scar on your belly reminds me of our children. How could I ever see it as not beautiful?

Fox: But—

Takahiro: You don't think my scar from Matsu is ugly, do you?

Fox: No, of course not. Yours is barely visible, though. Not like mine.

Takahiro: It's only more visible on you because your skin is so pale, but that's beautiful too. You know, the day we met, I'd never seen anyone who looked like you before. Not in real life, anyway, and I thought you were the most exotic person I'd ever seen. I still think so.

Fox: Really?

Takahiro: How do you say it? The novelty is never going to wear off.

Fox: Same for me. I'll never get tired of looking at you.

Takahiro: Remember when you told me you had freckles everywhere?

Fox: Yeah, in the hospital, just after we met. You kept calling them 'sparkles'

Takahiro: My English was so bad then.

Fox: It was better than my Japanese.

Takahiro: I'm not sure I believed you about your freckles until I saw them for myself.

Fox: I remember, you were helping me put a pillow under my foot and you got really fascinated by the fact that I have freckles on my toes.

Takahiro: That must've seemed silly to you.

Fox: I thought it was cute.

Takahiro: I'm still fascinated by your freckles. I love them, and your pretty eyes, and your orange hair.

Fox: Ginger.

Takahiro: Ginger hair. I always forget that one.

Fox: I think you did that on purpose.

Takahiro: Maybe. But the point is, you're perfect to me just as you are. Freckles, ginger hair, cute belly, scars... everything. If your doctor says you need to lose weight for health reasons, that's one thing, but you don't need to change anything about yourself to be beautiful.

Fox: Thank you. That helps.

Takahiro: You're welcome.

Fox: I still need to lose weight, though. For health reasons.

Takahiro: I know a certain exercise you might enjoy, if you want to start right now.

Fox: What about the bath?

Takahiro: It can wait. Unless you want to start our workout there?

Fox: No, you’re right. The bath can wait.

Takahiro: Good, because suddenly I don’t know if I can.

Fox: So, I’m that much of a turn-on?

Takahiro: Well, if you insist on walking around in front of me in nothing but your underpants, what can you expect?

Fox: *laughing* Look who’s talking. But, about the weight loss thing… We really do need to take it seriously at some point.

Takahiro: Let's talk to Victor tomorrow. If anyone knows about being healthy and getting fit, it's him. I'm sure he can help you.

Fox: Okay.

Takahiro: Okay, so we agree on a plan. Time for talking is over for a while. Now I'm going to show you how beautiful I think you are, and we don't need talking for that.

#ts4 #sims 4 #eagames #meet the abbottsfords #fox abbottsford #takahiro suzuki #stargazersims

[aquaburst3]

I saw Kalim's Tsum Groovy Card art, and...oh, boy, he and Jamil are really whitewashed. It's not the first time this has happened either. I've noticed that the dark-skinned characters have been losing some melanin in their Groovy art lately. Thanks to this, I've seen a couple accusations about how the developers hate dark-skinned people. Honestly, I don't think that's true in the slightest. Instead I think this has to do with the fact it's a Japanese game.

Remember Japan is a mostly homogeneous country. While black and brown Japanese people exist, especially if they moved from abroad, the norm is still light-skinned East Asian people. Some have never seen a black or brown person in real life before.

Because of this, the average Japanese person doesn't have a concept of how dark skin actually works, and a lot of things fall through the cracks, so they default to how it works on their own skin tone. It's kinda the same logic for why some white anglo TWST fic authors make the Scarabia Dou, Jack and Leona blush in fanfics, despite the fact no one would be able to tell unless they put their hand on their cheek—just ignorance. The latest card is no exception. When a lighter-skinned person is shoved into a light source like that, they either tend to get lighter or become a silhouette if they stand in direct sunlight. The opposite is true for darker skin.

This doesn't excuse the whitewashing in the slightest and I think colourism is a part of it as well (since that's a BIG issue in Asian countries), but I think that's the most likely reason why it's happening for the most part. Basically, willful ignorance, especially since this isn't the first time that this has happened. To combat this, I think the developers, both for TWST and Tsums ones, should do a lot more research into this topic to prevent this from happening time and time again. Knowing how this game is, that doesn't seem very likely. Right now, you can switch the card to its original state without the weird white washing.

TLDR: I don't the whitewashing of the dark-skinned character is done with malicious intent, instead it's most likely thanks to the developers not understanding how dark skin works compared to their own and willful ignorance. But it doesn't excuse it.

#twst negative #aqua rambles #twisted wonderland #tw racsim #tw whitewashing #I also think it's one specific artist pulling this as well #because Malleus' SSR Groovy card and the anniversary Groovy cards have that same weirdass washed out look #but even that's a guess