#Nani answers

[chawarin-panich]

OK so it’s not only me who’s hoping for Babe or Jeff being pregnant in season 2? I think that all of Babe’s crying was hormonal 😭 yes I’m in my delulu world but I have a feeling that they’ll listen to the fans wanting Babe pregnant but I’m curious if Pavel’d be comfortable with it

I don’t know Pavel but from everything @respectthepetty says about him it makes me think that he’s leading the charge

#nani answers #correct me if i’m wrong

[under-the-sea-au]

naniii are you back? missed your au ❤️ also check out @noirkat's mermaid jojo au! it's so cute 😭

I am for the most part, but I’m it actively writing content at this time. I’ll definitely take time to check it out! Thank you for the recommendation!!🫶🏽💕✨✨

#nani answers #anonymous

[uweiy]

🌈Them gay shows 🌈

Finally did it guys! BL Drama recommendations flowchart catered to me. Me only. ME people who might have the same taste as me. Enjoy

#and i mean #if i'm on ur dash #there's a chance #anon this is for u as well #tho i'll answer u personally #recs #the untamed #cql #word of honor #shl #not me #my roommate is a detective #killer and healer #cherry Magic #old fashion cupcake #kinou nani tabeta #zettai bl ni naru sekai vs zettai bl ni naritakunai otoko #zettai bl #kei x yaku #3 will be free #kinnporsche #notme #beyond evil #the devil judge #mr unlucky has no choice but to kiss #kieta hatsukoi #mr heart #history 2: crossing the line #utsukushii kare #where your eyes linger

[nani-nonny]

THE MENTAL IMAGE OF FUTURE LEO VS LARS IS SENDING ME MY GUY

A TEENAGER THAT WORKS FOR MINIMUM WAGE IN A DONUT SHOP

VS

A LITERAL WAR VET THAT FOUGHT AGAINST OP ALIENS

LARS IS JUST A LIL GUY

#to make it spookier it’s fanart of my spooky f!leo that almost killed the hidden city #but this is hilarious #regardless #poor Lars doesn’t stand a chance lollll #nani nonny answers

[lurkingshan]

I've been thinking a lot about the depictions of generational trauma and parental accountability being presented in dramas lately. Since you've watched way more than me, especially outside of BLs, what are some shows that present or include parental accountability?

This is such a good question and one I have been thinking about a lot since Last Twilight episode 10 aired. Westerners often assume that because of Asian cultural norms around filial piety, parental authority, and respect for elders, we can never expect satisfying parental accountability in our Asian drama narratives. But that's not true! It's been done and done well. It’s because these values are so deeply embedded in most Asian cultures that Asian creators are the best positioned to speak on the harms they can cause, and will often embed these themes in their work.

Now, there is an important distinction to make here: the difference between what characters do, and what the story communicates. A character may choose to abide by honoring their parents at all costs, but the story can still communicate how harmful that is. A character may never apologize for something they have done wrong, but the story can still make it clear they have fucked up and hold them accountable for that via tangible consequences. Here are a few examples from bl to illustrate what I mean, and the different ways this can show up in dramas.

Bad Buddy

One of the most obvious examples of parental accountability in genre, and also a pretty full metal version of it. This entire story is about the damage Ming and Dissaya did their sons with their decades-long feud and insistence on pushing that trauma down on their children, and we got some extremely cathartic scenes of Pat and Pran telling their parents exactly what they thought about that. Of course, even though they raged at their parents, they never got the apologies they deserved (and likely never will) and still had to hide their relationship to appease their parents going forward. But that doesn't mean there was no accountability here. The entire narrative held these parents accountable by showing us how they were harming their sons, forcing them to reckon with it, and ultimately showing them settling into a form of resigned acceptance.

Until We Meet Again

This entire show is about Korn and In's reincarnated souls healing from the trauma of their tragic ending, which was brought upon by the familial pressure and rejection they experienced from their fathers. We not only saw Dean and Pharm work through this trauma and forge new bonds with family members, we saw the direct aftermath of their first deaths, the despair and regret their families felt, and the ceremony that tied their souls together as a result. It's big karmic accountability on a grand scale, and the show never flinched from letting us see exactly how much harm was caused by these parents, or how the tenets of filial piety resulted in Korn's despair that he couldn't be what his father wanted. Even more crucially, we were shown, not just told, the counterpoint impact of good parenting, when Dean and Pharm were accepted by their families in their second life.

Blueming

A rare example of an Asian parent being called to the carpet, feeling the wrongness of their actions, and actually apologizing for it. This does in fact happen in drama! Si Won's mom raised him to hate himself, to be ashamed of his body, to fake his way through life so people would like him, and boy did it do a lot of damage. The story showed us how this affected Si Won and his relationships deeply, and brought him to the point where it finally burst out of him. And his mom, to her credit, was dismayed to understand what she had done to her son. This show also gets bonus points for Da Un standing up to his own mother after she interferes in the film contest.

Bed Friend

Uea's mother's sins against him are numerous, and I will not go into them all in detail to spare my own sanity. She is an abusive parent so horrific that she can never be forgiven, and doesn't need to be. An apology from her would be utterly meaningless. Instead, the drama holds her to account via showing us what she's done to Uea and the work he has to do to heal from the trauma she caused, and ultimately having her son cut her out of his life. It's the biggest consequence she can ever face for her choices and that Uea finds the courage to do it is the story's biggest triumph.

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

On the subtler end of the scale, we have our beloved KNT, which weaves parental accountability through its story in the long, slow journey for Shiro's mother to accept who he is and the partner he has chosen in life. What I love most about this particular depiction is that it's not at all linear in nature. We see her make strides by finally acknowledging Kenji and inviting him to her home, and then backtrack by rescinding the offer due to her own discomfort, and then include him in her family planning to ensure he will be cared for after her death. She’s homophobic and traditional, but she loves her son and sees how much happier he is with Kenji in his life. She is constantly reckoning with that tension. And Shiro and Kenji, being of an older generation themselves, don't hold it against her, even as the show makes sure we understand how much it hurts them. They are not okay with it, but they do understand why she's like this, so they take what she can give and forgive the rest. It's a really touching portrayal of this kind of impasse in a family.

Moonlight Chicken

There are several different vectors of parental accountability in MLC. There is Heart confronting his parents over their neglect and abuse and finally demanding to be treated with dignity. There is Li Ming directly calling out his mother for how her life choices have affected him. And there is Li Ming and his surrogate dad, Jim, working out their issues so that they can communicate better, and so that Jim can learn to stop pushing his own fears and anxiety down onto the next generation. All of it handled with deftness, with care, and with clear purpose to examine the ways intergenerational trauma can perpetuate in the absence of accountability.

#holding out hope that aof comes through on this in lt but compared to his previous work in this arena ep 10 was definitely lacking #last twilight #bad buddy #until we meet again #blueming #bed friend the series #kinou nani tabeta #moonlight chicken #shan answers #shan recommends

[bengiyo]

Top 5 BL parent-child relationships?

I actually don't think we had a ton of parents this year, but some of them were good!

Gim and Gun in My School President

When I tell you I ugly cried when they were singing Let Me Tell You at Hot Wave and I thought that might be the last thing she ever saw of her son: was him being brave on stage and doing what he loved even as he worried about her. I'm literally tearing up right now just thinking about it. She showed up as soon as her son and his friends were in trouble and intimidated people into letting them go. The last lesson she tried to teach her son was to cherish the people who love you. I love her so much.

Photjanee and Tinn's Father in My School President

It takes a lot to recognize that you may have messed up with your kid, and even more to not interfere in their affairs when you're worried. She recognized that something she had done made her loving son not trust her with something important about himself, and she turned to her husband to figure that out. Then, when the crisis moment came and someone came for her son, she put herself right in front of the opposition and said "No, don't you ever touch my son ever again." She stood in the crowd and said, "Scream louder," for his first love. This dad always has his son's back, and will do the dad thing of nudging the stern mom to relent and let them have a little fun because he trusts his son.

Jim and Li Ming in Moonlight Chicken

The hardest part about being an uncle who becomes a father is it's not something you planned. In Jim's case, he also lost his partner. Despite his poverty and his grief, Jim still gave Li Ming all of his best qualities. Li Ming is kind and thoughtful. He is righteous and stubborn. He values community. Nowhere else in this genre have we ever seen a father and son expressed like them. They are one of the most important things Aof has ever given us, and it doesn't surprise me that this is what we got out of his original work.

Shiro and His Parents in What Did You Eat Yesterday? 2

When Shiro told his father that his friend borrowed the character from his name and so the child is named Goro like him. He went on to say that he always regretted that he couldn't give them grandkids, but feels like he's done right by them by passing on what he learned from them, you could see something finally click between all of them and give them peace. Shiro's parents have not handled his queerness gracefully, and I've loved the slow work between all of them to do better by each other. Coming out of the painful barrier they put between them and Kenji in the movie, I like how much of this season was Shiro's parents undoing that.

Ueda Koji in Our Dining Table

This man lost his wife and now caring for a very young son with the help of his depressed adult son. No matter the grief he's carrying, he's continued to maintain his profession and provide for his sons. When he sees a kind stranger reignite his own son, he does everything he can to support that relationship, including physically throwing his own son out of the house to go reconcile. He gave Yutaka the kindest advice I've ever seen about going into love with your heart open and your mind clear, knowing that you will probably lose that love at some point. Incredible father figure of the year.

Ask Me Top 5 BL 2023 Anything

Wow, congratulations, anon. You are the first person to make me cry as I answered all of these questions.

#answered #best of bl 2023 #our dining table #my school president #moonlight chicken #what did you eat yesterday? #kinou nani tabeta #bokura no shokutaku

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

top 5 BL moments that turned you into an incoherent mess (in a good way)?

You'd be surprise how little it takes to get me into an incoherent mess. For good or bad. Although for bad is easier. I'm gonna try to not repeat a lot of the same shows. But let's see...

I Feel You Linger In The Air

Do I really need to say anything? This scene had me screaming and calling my friend Neely so that I could share it with him. It's just such an outstanding scene. The editing, the acting, the music. Perfection.

What Did You Eat Yesterday S2

This show had me an incoherent mess on a weekly basis. And I will plug this show whenever I can. And I know I'm repeating myself. But Shiro in this scene left me spechless. It's the chicken thighs you understand? And the aprons. And the will. It's everything.

Dangerous Romance

I know a lot of people have a problem with this show. I am not one those people. I love these two. I love this show an unreasonable amount. So I was a mess a lot of the time. And when the Umbrella made a comeback I jumped with joy.

My Personal Weatherman

The curry scene. I was just floored.

Moonlight Chicken

I was not ready. For this show or for this scene in the first half of the first episode. I love everything about this show. It's beautiful.

Well those were the ones I could think of. There are probably others.

thanks so much for the ask @thisonelikesaliens💜

ASK ME MY TOP 5 OF ANYTHING BL 2023

#i feel you linger in the air #moonlight chicken #dangerous romance #taikan yoho #kinou nani tabeta #multi bl #rosy answers

[littleshysheep-at-da]

Hello, I like your art can you share some Sasajima Kyouya/Wrath headcanons? He’s my favourite character.

OHMYGOSH THANK YOU SO MUCH???

*cracks knuckles* YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. Honestly he’s my Favorite too! A decent of my Headcanons for him revolve around my OT3 or the Demon Army Family so here we go!

This may contain vague Spoilers and I may edit this for grammar or to add more details…

Honestly consider this part 1 because if you ask again later I’d probably have even more written down lol.

(I’m ripping this from my KumoDesu Fanfic ideas Doc so if some of the wording is wonky that’s why btw THERE’S A LOT)

To start I’ve def said this before here: Things to note I’m obsessed with my headcannon of Shun x Katia x Kyouya as an OT3 and there is zero content but I have a million ideas but no energy. Also you can rip the headcannon of the demon army as family with Ariel x Shiraoi as the parents to Mera, Sophia, and Kyouya (and YES I have a long winded modern and other AUs shut up) from my cold dead hands.

Shiro and Kyouya Mother-Son: The Labyrinth and the Mountains are probably the 2 harshest environments in the world. So I like to think that because of growing up in these environments Shiro and Kyouya both have some weird but similar values. I’ve always kinda seen them very much as Mother and Son. The Labyrinth was harsher so she has some more insane survival methods and he sort of looks up to it. (Side note: I know some people Ship them and I never want to throw discourse, you’re allowed to ship whatever you want so don’t want to say much, but personally I hate it very much I could go into why but it’s mostly my character reads and taste). Ariel and Shiro give off so many Mom vibes when it comes to Mera, Kyouya, and Sophia to me lol (and yes they would be siblings in that order I don’t remember where but I think the LN said Goblins have shorter pregnancies so Kyouya is slightly older than Sophia lol). Sophia especially with Kyouya reads as the “no one is allowed to bully my Brother but me” vibes and I love it. Her and Kyouya also both definitely look up to Mera as someone who’s well put together.

For the hair of the non-human reincarnations: Shiro’s hair feels like silk. Fei’s hair feels like feathers. And Kyouya’s hair feels like soft animal down. I bet Katia asks to play with Kyouya’s hair and then has a flied day with how soft it is. I also like to think she tries to convince him to let her do his nails lol.

For lifespan: So Shiroai is immortal, I’m assuming Ariel has a long life span close to that (ignoring the end of the novel with Ariel spoilers), and Mera and Sophia are somewhere in the same boat or close to that… How long is Kyouya’s lifespan??? For most angst is he gonna outlive his human friends but die before his demon family???

Goblins are just Hamsters: The Goblins look like they’re based on Hamster so you can not take away from me the Headcanon they’re language is just Hamster noises. I like to think Kyouya teaches it to the others so they can use it as code. (The Demon Army can communicate purely with inhuman noises lol). I like to think Kyouya purrs instead or snores because of this as well. I also like to think because he grew up around the Goblins he just sees them as people and doesn’t get what everyone thinks they look like.

Kyouya’s height: Kyouya was a manlet before reincarnation it's cannon I’m living. Okay and technically speaking he probably is after reincarnation as well. Like they are in a European Fantasy setting and he’s only “considerably taller than he used to be” which was considerably short for a Japanese High Schooler. Also in Ex2 we see him standing next to a Puppet Taratect (which are all short af) yet they come up to his shoulder.

Housewife vibes: I think what Kyouya wants in life is to be a Housewife ngl. Like he was most satisfied working to support people he was close to both in his past life online game and the goblin village. Plus I think though he did that by making weapons he would prefer not to have to fight. What if he makes good knives and just starts cooking for people. Like I don’t have more words right now so this is short but I could go off here.

My OT3 Agenda: Background: I’m just saying Kyouya is really depressed and probably doesn’t have any plans for after the war but I could see Ariel having in him work in the human area with Shun and Katia (probably cause she feels a bit sad about him losing friends) because he’s in their upper ranks and unlike Sophia can actually deal with people. But I feel like Shun and Katia feel bad that they had each other and he had to grow up all alone so they try and reconnect. Shun, because he really clings to the connections he does have and because they were so close in their past lives, desperately wants to rebuild that. Katia because she seems similarly attached to people she considers friends she’s afraid of losing that and probably feels bad for writing Kyoua off as maybe an enemy and not being there for him like she was for Shun. Kyouya is just deeply confused that they still want anything to do with him and feels undeserving but is really happy. Confession: I think Katia knows about her feelings first but doesn’t say anything due to self esteem issues (except some flirting to test the waters). I think Kyouya has a realization ™ and feels unsure of what to do (also self esteem issues). But ends up visibly being a little off which Shun notices and brings up to Katia (she sorta noticed as well) so she confronts him which ends in a mutual confession between the two as they then decide how to tell Shun. Shun meanwhile worried what’s going irks Fei who decides to inform him of his very obvious (to everyone but him) crushes. Now realizing his feelings he’s very awkward about it until Katia and Kyouya confront him and confession ensues. Now realizing they all love each other: OT3 successful.

Taking this outta the tags: Not even kidding answering asks about KumoDesu because I’ve sort of come to be know as a KumoDesu blog is like,,, I’m living my dream right now. I haven’t even posted my Kumoko Cosplay or that much Art yet but people just wanna hear my opinion???? Literally these asks give me so much dopamine feel free to keep them coming.

#trash meme #ask #people come to my blog to ask about KumoDesu I am loving my dream #I’m not even kidding I love answering asks about my Headcanons for my fav series #let be know as a KumoDesu blog that would be awesome #I mostly only post Kumoko and purseowner anyway lol #kumodesu #kumo desu ga nani ka #so im a spider so what #kyouya sasajima #wrath

[ayyy-imma-ninja]

Random question for the sk boys but how long can they withstand some dry ice in their shirts?

How am i to know that???? XD

#answered ask #dca!serial killer au #nani #dry ice

[chawarin-panich]

Okay not being delulu or something but I think we deserve at least pregnant Babe.. I just hope Pavel would be comfortable with that, imagine being cis guy and you’re told “yeah, you’re pregnant now” interesting, I should stop thinking but season 2 has potential

they fucking BETTER give me mpreg

Change2561 shoved two different mama papa roleplay scenes in my face when I specifically was like stop this only to get me so on board - there’s no way they can suddenly be like we’re done with the mpreg bye 👋🏽

they gave me mpreg when I didn’t want mpreg and now they’ll not give me mpreg when I say give me mpreg??

will change 2561 really be so unjust?

#nani answers #pit babe season 2 #pit babe the series #change2561

[inhuman-obey-me]

Hi, do you have any posts talking about what subjects are studied in RAD?

Hello!

We've actually answered a similar ask to this before, which you can find here. It's on our Worldbuilding masterlist.

It's not a complete list of classes mentioned in the game, but some of the ones we've seen and our assumption of what other kinds of classes and subjects RAD has!

#as we say in that post -- RAD covers a variety of subjects #probably any kind of traditional class you can think of they have just with a devildom twist #obey me #ask and ye shall be answered #nani-nani-nani #sorry meant to answer this when it came in asldf

[tiltymoder]

I am so fucking upset who the fuck ends a season like that

#it feels like we didn't get answers to anything #so much still feels missing #now i'm gonna have to binge read the novels or something #kumo desu ga nani ka #so i'm a spider so what

[nani-nonny]

If freaking reunion swang that roach in my face i would hate him forever, i hate roaches to the point i believe i have allergies from them.

He’s a gremlin old guy, he’ll definitely swing it around like a menace

He’s a big meanie lol

#reunion rottmnt #nani nonny answers

[artist-issues]

I don't know if your still active or not, but here goes. I'm an American born and raised in america. My skin color is brown light. Every time I hear the word black people all I see is dark skin Americans from me. When I saw a character that was brown skin light like myself I saw no problem with it until someone on twitter said it was racist and made them darker. Why is that? Also I hate the little mermaid movie, I grew up surrounded by white people in schools, stores, everywhere. Not once I experienced racism. I refuse to join the whole "let's hate white people parade" and I hate when white skin Americans are starting to hate themselves. Sorry if my wording was wrong.

I think there's probably lots of reasons for people making everything about race. For one thing some people like to complain needlessly because it gets them more notice on social media. For another, some genuinely believe the lie that race matters.

Race doesn't matter. We're all people. Doesn't matter what shade of skin color you have or I have or anybody has. Geez, I don't understand why that has to be said so often.

It's like if somebody had a smaller pair of ears than most of the people in Hollywood and we all went, "well unless I see an actor in that role with ears as big as mine, I can't relate to them!"

That's just silly. It's just silly.

(Now obviously, when people have an issue with a "lack of representation in media," as they term it, they don't normally defend it as "I have to have someone of with some of the same physical attributes as me onscreen, in a lead role." What they really mean is not an emphasis on physical attributes, but an emphasis on a kind of person--a person who has some of the same experiences as them. Ancestrally, socially, ulturally--usually assuming there's some link between the physical and the experiences. Which is also silly. Because one, that's not a good correlation to make, and two, you don't have to have the same exact set of experiences as someone else to relate to them, or even to empathize with what they're experiencing.)

If you can relate to an insecure animated lion in the Lion King even though you're not a lion; if you can relate to a robot looking for love in Wall-E even though you're not a robot; if you can relate to a kid waking up with incredible spider powers and learning how to take responsibility in any Spider-Man movie, even if you're not a kid waking up with incredible spider powers--then maybe it's time to acknowledge that some things are just universal, and more important, than others.

We're all humans. That's the important thing for characters to represent.

You can relate to insecurity, to looking for love, to learning how to take responsibility--because all humans can. You don't need to relate to an outward appearance. You don't even need to relate to a culture--again, you're not a lion living on a ceremonial rock ruling over animals (like Simba.) You're not a robot built for cleaning up a higher being's mess (like Wall-E.) Yet you can still somehow relate to them--because humans can relate to anything that feels human.

Including each other, even when we aren't lions--or black--or white--or brown--or robots--or have ancestors who were oppressed--or have ancestors who were oppressive--

We can empathize with and relate to one another, because we're all made in the image of the same God.

People should stop zooming in on what makes their own experience different and alien from everyone else's, and then insisting that everyone LOOK AT IT in the form of "representation." Why do they want to scream the same "nobody understands how this feels except for people who are in the exact same racial-socio-economic-gender-political-age situation as me!"?

Why do they want to do that? Because being a victim, being different, being special, doesn't make you more relatable. It just raises you up higher than everybody else. It says "give me special attention, without accusing me of wanting special attention."

We don't want to relate. We want to be special.

We don't want to focus on what makes us similar anymore. We want to focus on what makes us different. We don't want to unify; we want to divide. We don't want to love each other in spite of past wrongs or current wrongs and differences--we want to hate each other for those things.

And if we're not in the people-group that everyone is calling "special" at that particular moment, we want to at least be associated with their "struggle" by calling for "representation."

That's the main reason why, I think, people cared about the shades of skin in casting enough to call one another racist.

#Controversial #thanks for the ask #asked #answered #live action Lilo and stitch #live action Nani #racism #we're all just people #meta #film analysis #writing #representation matters #representation #representation doesn't matter

[bengiyo]

Hiii!! For the BL asks- what are your top 5 Japanese BLs this year!?

This is actually harder than you know because we actually had so many.

What Did You Eat Yesterday? 2

THE GOAT.

I Cannot Reach You

The best expression of Friends to Lovers we've had in BL. Period.

Our Dining Table

The specific way Minoru is gay for Yutaka and the way this little found family forms is one of the highlights of the year.

Jack o' Frost

This show actually made me like the way the amnesia trope was used. I would later regret these words in other shows.

The End of the World With You

I love second chance romance, and I really like the way this show approached existential doom.

Ask my Top 5 BL 2023 Anything

#answered #japanese bl #jack o' frost #i cannot reach you #our dining table #what did you eat yesterday? #kinou nani tabeta #kimi ni wa todokanai #bokura no shokutaku #the end of the world with you #bokura no micro na shuumatsu

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

Of all the shows you are watching right now, which is your favorite and why?

Thank you @lurkingshan for the question. 💜 Japan has been giving me everything I need lately. The visuals, the love, the food, the joy. So since 2 of them are over and I'm not really sure about One Room Angel yet, I mean I like it so far and it's delivering on the visuals, but I'm bracing for impact, it has to be What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Why? Let me count the ways...

The Love. The Food. Kenji. The Love. Shiro. The Food as Love. Kenji. Supermarket girl. Shiro and Kenji. Oh... and the Love. SO MUCH LOVE.

I always watch this one while I'm eating breakfast on saturday morning, because I want my weekend to start with me feeling all the joy this show gives me. And the last episode was so beautiful. There's is just so much heart in this show, so much care. I feel it all. That's so rare.

#rose answers #kinou nani tabeta