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Given the... well, everything happening, the tournament will be put on hold as to not detract from the more pressing issues at hand. In the meantime, I urge you all to...

Mourn Nex Benedict and donate if you can to prevent another tragedy

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Contact lawmakers regarding KOSA and other internet-related bills

Keep hope and drive in your hearts for things to get better. Keep love in your hearts for the LGBTQ+ and indigenous people around you, and of course, yourself. This world tries to drill hopelessness into us so that we won't fight back. We all have value, we all can do something -- Even if it's just hope.

#I'd put something on here about the site's current transphobic moderation travesty but #I'll wait until we have a means to actually do something about the situation

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By the way, as much as I go on about chuuni cringe, I don't think it's a bad thing. I like to think of my own interest in chuuni as a celebration of it, in a way.

Being 14 years old is rough. It's a transitional point in life where you become more aware of your own individuality and how it's being restrained. While I believe chuunibyou as a phenomenon is not unique to Japan, I also don't think it's a coincidence that the term was coined in a country with conformist values and the age identified is around when students start being more aware of high school entrance exams. Rebellious values are something considered chuuni in Japan, likely rooted in the pressures of society and also the instinct to discard anything "childish" in an attempt to be seen as an adult (and in turn respected).

Chuuni, in all its forms, is an important step in self-discovery. Discovering your values, finding what you like and don't like -- and inevitably stumbling on the way. 14 years old is often your first real step into individuality, so of course everything isn't going to go right. You may think you know everything when you really don't, or pick a fight with the wrong people, or just try way too hard. That's fine. The naivety is in its own way beautiful, and when the heart is in the right place, should not be discarded simply out of embarrassment.

I think 14-year-olds should be allowed to embrace things that make being 14-years-old suck less. If they want to pretend to have forbidden magic powers, I'm not stopping them. There is no way to stop 14-year-olds from being Very 14 Years Old, and if the way that manifests is "cringe" but ultimately harmless, I see that as a win.

#in case someone wants to harp on me bringing up japanese society. I am japanese. #on a related note. if a chuuni character is just cute and not a tryhard they're not a good chuuni. #a chuuni should be a little cringe. at the very least. (This is why I'm kind of afraid of watch the kyoani anime) #they should be chuuni first and foremost. cuteness will naturally follow #chuuniology #showdown mod ramblings

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It is important to know the difference between Chuuni essence and Chuunibyou itself.

Chuuni essence is what I call the things that tend to excite those with chuunibyou. For example, magic circles, curses, and power for Evil Eye types, motorcycles and gang terminology for the DQN type, foreign terminology and alternative fashion for the subculture type, elaborate terminology or naming schemes for chuuni in general.

In effect, chuuni essence is what gives you a feeling of "Ah, the person who made this or like this are probably a bit chuunibyou". Things like Devil May Cry, edgy OCs, overly complicated weapon designs.

The importance of this distinction is that just because a character or person is involved with chuuni essence concepts, they're not necessarily chuunibyou themselves. Take complex terminology: in Japanese, there's words or phrases known as Yojijukugo: They're made of four kanji, many are akin to idioms and originate from Chinese scripture or Buddhist text. Given that, chuunibyou tend to love these, they're intricate, they give an air of knowledge, they look cool written out.

But the origins aren't really chuunibyou. Chuunibyou itself is linked with self-perception and a sense of cheesiness or cringiness. Buddha isn't chuuni. Similarly, a character who has dark powers and an edgy design isn't necessarily chuuni. Determining whether they are is often a topic of debate, which is where I think the distinction between chuuni essence and chuunibyou is important so you can distinguish whether a character just has elements a chuuni would like/design versus the character themselves being a chuuni.

TL;DR Just because a character has design elements that are edgy and a dramatic presentation doesn't mean that they themselves are chuuni.

#chuuniology #in addition i think there's some loss of the idea that makes up chuunibyou due to the cultural gap #and it has been kind of molded into something beyond the original definition thanks to popular examples #something hikaru ijuin has commented on. i can't claim to fully understand what he meant by the original definition #but you don't become a chuuniologist by not trying!

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I try to avoid putting spoiler information into the character slides in case someone hasn't gotten into the series yet, but certain characters have their chuuni aspect come into play during a spoilery turning point in the story or are revealed to be chuuni as a plot twist. I try to avoid spoiling people on major plot points, but in these cases it feels inevitable. Thusly...

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I am sorry to whoever submitted Grim from A Date With Death I do not know if he is a chuuni but I do want to play the game without getting spoiled. Alas I do not know if I can play it in time.

#If i do play it and verify his chuuni and he gets submitted next year I promise i will add him #showdown mod ramblings #'a date with death Iss a free visual novel' it sure is! #i'm a sucker for itch.io VNs #i'd put a placeholder spot for him but considering the multiple endings i dont think i can play through in time to add him

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I try to avoid putting spoiler information into the character slides in case someone hasn't gotten into the series yet, but certain characters have their chuuni aspect come into play during a spoilery turning point in the story or are revealed to be chuuni as a plot twist. I try to avoid spoiling people on major plot points, but in these cases it feels inevitable. Thusly...

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I try to avoid putting spoiler information into the character slides in case someone hasn't gotten into the series yet, but certain characters have their chuuni aspect come into play during a spoilery turning point in the story or are revealed to be chuuni as a plot twist. I try to avoid spoiling people on major plot points, but in these cases it feels inevitable. Thusly...

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So far, we have 54 unique entrants! Assuming they are all chuunis (They are not) that means 18 of them will have to be cut, unless that number gets up to 64 in which case I may make this a 64 (+ Anghel) chuuni bracket. So to help with bolstering submissions for those who may get cut (Like Grimnir :( ) Here's a list of chuunis with more than one submission.

9 - Shun Kaidou 4 - Fischl, Omoharu Nakanaka 3 - Owain, Abyssal Black Flame Dragon, Gundham Tanaka, Wilhelm von Clausewitz Halcyon HISUIMARU, Yoshiko Tsushima, Ako Udagawa 2 - Celestia Ludenberg, Don Quixote (Limbus Company), G'raha Tia, Iana Magnolia/Konoha Satou, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Kim Namwoon, Uto Nakaji

Feel free to submit a character featured above as long as you haven't submitted them already, it helps me seed this properly and you can give propaganda that may be featured on their character slide. (Or even a general description. Please, for some of these webtoon characters.)

More importantly, if there's a chuuni you like but haven't submitted who isn't on the above lists (Like Grimnir) send them in! They may not make the cut otherwise, or possibly have not even been submitted yet.

#2 hours left!

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Today’s the last day of submissions! Get your last minute chuunis in

So far, we have 54 unique entrants! Assuming they are all chuunis (They are not) that means 18 of them will have to be cut, unless that number gets up to 64 in which case I may make this a 64 (+ Anghel) chuuni bracket. So to help with bolstering submissions for those who may get cut (Like Grimnir :( ) Here's a list of chuunis with more than one submission.

9 - Shun Kaidou 4 - Fischl, Omoharu Nakanaka 3 - Owain, Abyssal Black Flame Dragon, Gundham Tanaka, Wilhelm von Clausewitz Halcyon HISUIMARU, Yoshiko Tsushima, Ako Udagawa 2 - Celestia Ludenberg, Don Quixote (Limbus Company), G'raha Tia, Iana Magnolia/Konoha Satou, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Kim Namwoon, Uto Nakaji

Feel free to submit a character featured above as long as you haven't submitted them already, it helps me seed this properly and you can give propaganda that may be featured on their character slide. (Or even a general description. Please, for some of these webtoon characters.)

More importantly, if there's a chuuni you like but haven't submitted who isn't on the above lists (Like Grimnir) send them in! They may not make the cut otherwise, or possibly have not even been submitted yet.

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I will do my best to not campaign as obnoxiously for Grimnir this year but you have to understand. 2023 was VERY good for Grimmy. He got two stage performances (One CG, one live action), a 5* uncap (complete with extra backstory lore), got added to the fighting game, got a skin for his character song... There is simply so much for me to be obnoxious about.

#he forced his fellow primarch disciples into making a band with him as the center vocalist #throughout the whole thing you can TELL he thinks he's so cool for it. alexiel is looking at him with mild annoyance the whole time #anyways. PERFECT! GRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMNIR! #showdown mod ramblings #i promise i will not resort to bribery this year though

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I could have sworn two people submitted Asselin BB II but only one response for him shows up. If you're the one who submitted him early on, mentioning his losses last year, please resubmit him!

#not a poll

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Three days left to submit chuunis!

So far, we have 54 unique entrants! Assuming they are all chuunis (They are not) that means 18 of them will have to be cut, unless that number gets up to 64 in which case I may make this a 64 (+ Anghel) chuuni bracket. So to help with bolstering submissions for those who may get cut (Like Grimnir :( ) Here's a list of chuunis with more than one submission.

9 - Shun Kaidou 4 - Fischl, Omoharu Nakanaka 3 - Owain, Abyssal Black Flame Dragon, Gundham Tanaka, Wilhelm von Clausewitz Halcyon HISUIMARU, Yoshiko Tsushima, Ako Udagawa 2 - Celestia Ludenberg, Don Quixote (Limbus Company), G'raha Tia, Iana Magnolia/Konoha Satou, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Kim Namwoon, Uto Nakaji

Feel free to submit a character featured above as long as you haven't submitted them already, it helps me seed this properly and you can give propaganda that may be featured on their character slide. (Or even a general description. Please, for some of these webtoon characters.)

More importantly, if there's a chuuni you like but haven't submitted who isn't on the above lists (Like Grimnir) send them in! They may not make the cut otherwise, or possibly have not even been submitted yet.

#naming some chuunis i'm surprised havent been submitted yet: rintaro okabe. don quixote (the OG not the limbus one). #Ranko kanzaki -- actually not that surprised she hasnt been submitted but she's still iconic enough to count #also no touhou chuunis have been submitted. doesnt touhou have like 5 chuunis. also no enstars chuunis #i get to be judge jury and executioner of what chuunis are added in if they dont have at least two submissions #if this happens i'm adding rei tsukumo despite chuubyou boys already having a contestant bc hes the most quintessentially chuuni one to ME #as much as i love a full-on evil eye chuuni. chuunis that put on a cool guy brave front and pretend to like bitter tastes my beloved #did you know that my husband noctis finalfantasy has this trait. only in flavor text but still. in my heart he is a recovering chuuni

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So far, we have 54 unique entrants! Assuming they are all chuunis (They are not) that means 18 of them will have to be cut, unless that number gets up to 64 in which case I may make this a 64 (+ Anghel) chuuni bracket. So to help with bolstering submissions for those who may get cut (Like Grimnir :( ) Here's a list of chuunis with more than one submission.

9 - Shun Kaidou 4 - Fischl, Omoharu Nakanaka 3 - Owain, Abyssal Black Flame Dragon, Gundham Tanaka, Wilhelm von Clausewitz Halcyon HISUIMARU, Yoshiko Tsushima, Ako Udagawa 2 - Celestia Ludenberg, Don Quixote (Limbus Company), G'raha Tia, Iana Magnolia/Konoha Satou, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Kim Namwoon, Uto Nakaji

Feel free to submit a character featured above as long as you haven't submitted them already, it helps me seed this properly and you can give propaganda that may be featured on their character slide. (Or even a general description. Please, for some of these webtoon characters.)

More importantly, if there's a chuuni you like but haven't submitted who isn't on the above lists (Like Grimnir) send them in! They may not make the cut otherwise, or possibly have not even been submitted yet.

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While I mostly hype up Grimnir, pretty much every chuuni from a series I like is one of my dear children -- I'm the one writing like half these character slides, after all. I'm just very vocal about Grimnir because he's in a situation where he is a very beloved character (One of the most iconic Rage of Bahamut characters, was campaigned to be playable in Granblue for a long time, got trending on twitter at the mere hint of him getting a Valentine's day alt, a popular GBVS character request before he got in) just not on Tumblr, the Granblue community on here is like eight people and we don't really have much poll presence.

The culture shock of going from the Japanese granblue community with loads of Grimnir love to Tumblr dot com where I'm the sole person yelling about this chuuni war god. It's like if you had a bunch of children who all have friends who love them and talk to them but one of your kids does have friends who love them to death but you had to move to a new town where no one knows them. I have to support him more so the type of people who would be open to be his friend find him. Most of the other popular chuunis have a good fanbase here, just not Grimmy.

#I would be like this about Ranko Kanzaki if i played IM@S. One of the most iconic chuunis ever and she doesn't get submitted #showdown mod ramblings #not a poll

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Setsuna only got in last year so I could beef up the contestant number to be 32 but now he has a chance as a contestant again,,, truly the underdog (collar) candidate

#anyways if you love this dog collar boy send him in! i'd love to add him again. #maybe he'll win this time since he won't get seeded against chihuahua boy Shun #he's a great chuuni. very clearly a mambou-p character. Recommended for those who love chuunis who DO have powers just not very useful ones #and those who love failguy chuunis. his fashion sense is atrocious even for a chuuni #for those who weren't here last year he was the header for a brief amount of time #i tagged a vocaloid tournament just bc i wanted him to have a chance to get in... #showdown mod ramblings #not a poll #character submissions

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So far, we have 54 unique entrants! Assuming they are all chuunis (They are not) that means 18 of them will have to be cut, unless that number gets up to 64 in which case I may make this a 64 (+ Anghel) chuuni bracket. So to help with bolstering submissions for those who may get cut (Like Grimnir :( ) Here's a list of chuunis with more than one submission.

9 - Shun Kaidou 4 - Fischl, Omoharu Nakanaka 3 - Owain, Abyssal Black Flame Dragon, Gundham Tanaka, Wilhelm von Clausewitz Halcyon HISUIMARU, Yoshiko Tsushima, Ako Udagawa 2 - Celestia Ludenberg, Don Quixote (Limbus Company), G'raha Tia, Iana Magnolia/Konoha Satou, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Kim Namwoon, Uto Nakaji

Feel free to submit a character featured above as long as you haven't submitted them already, it helps me seed this properly and you can give propaganda that may be featured on their character slide. (Or even a general description. Please, for some of these webtoon characters.)

More importantly, if there's a chuuni you like but haven't submitted who isn't on the above lists (Like Grimnir) send them in! They may not make the cut otherwise, or possibly have not even been submitted yet.

#not a poll #important info #Also. Almost every Shun submitter formatted his name differently. Only two people spelled it the same. #shoutout to the person who called in help to their friends to submit the Len'en boy. power of a friend group obsessed with Some Niche Guy

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Yeah that checks out. I'm not even trying to figure out if they qualify as a chuuni at this point, just entranced by the concept here.

#Less confused by this and more intrigued. I want this concept to be played out with full sincerity. what is society like on Planet Ranmaru. #I'm assuming everyone there is a Ranmaru given that's the planet name. #If showing your eye to another means they become your lord (or die) are Ranmarus lord to other ranmarus? Is it a mutual thing #or could ranmarus be part of a chain of lord-attendant bonds? if they value being retainers more than all else is being a lord bad for them #the hell is 'Akechi Soul'? What is going on in fate lore for Planet Ranmaru to exist. #not a poll #character submissions