#5⭐️

[accal1a]

I've had two full-on breakdowns about Youtiful, and it's only been out 17 hours.

I mean, I probably should have expected it, considering the Unveil made me cry, but jfc.

#stray kids #5⭐️ #youtiful #actual tears

[lem-cup-rev]

ID: INVADED (2019)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

- some spoilers for early episodes -

Do you want to hear me gush? I’m going to gush in this one.

I was absolutely blown away practically from start to finish. In terms of cerebral thriller anime, this is almost definitely the most interesting thing I’ve ever seen.

The very beginning puts us in a simple, abstract scenario. It says, “this is a story about solving a puzzle.”

Then it unfolds a little more. In this procedural, our detective explores a dreamlike subconscious in a dreamlike state of mind. The team, meanwhile, observes his interaction with the dreamscape to draw deductions about real-world crimes. Upon understanding this premise, I fell in love instantly.

Frankly, the puzzles and deductions frequently lost me. A lot of times, I wasn’t sure it quite made sense. And yet it always did a fantastic job of bringing me back in. The stakes for the characters are really clear, and after a little bit I would start to have ‘aha’s about the last plot twist and what it meant. I had so many moments of pure amazement at the way the sci-fi and psychological elements came into view from a brand new angle that totally clicked, or the way established characters and rules came back with brand new relevance that made complete sense. Ultimately, the whole trajectory of the series felt like a really successful building of a twisting, speculative mystery story that knew what it wanted to be and had so much thought and creativity put into it.

The main characters are incredibly interesting and endearing, which was constantly a thrilling surprise given how grim the story is.

Narisago is a fascinating dual figure: when exploring the subconscious, he’s a carefree, charming detective. When he wakes back up, the weight of his personal tragedies and the violence he’s committed comes rushing back to crush him. I find him thrilling to watch like a running drill bouncing around on a table. His grimy dangerousness is palpable, yet his tender heart is painfully clear to us as well.

Hondomachi is a young field agent who begins to show an eerie aptitude for the darker parts of the job. One aspect of her design is extremely funny: I initially imagined she was supposed to be about 16, sort of averaging together the fact that she’s a police officer with the fact that she looks 12. She’s supposed to be like 26. But besides her being a cutie, I love her character quite a bit. She’s extremely good-hearted and sincere, and yet we immediately see her do things and react to things in small ways that offput and frighten other characters, until she’s confronted with the idea that there’s something genuinely wrong with her. Watching her navigate the different sides of herself is such a uniquely sweet and creepy experience.

The show has a really surprising sense of humor that comes out when you least expect it. The characters will be goofy and joke like real people in bizarre situations, and it creates this absolutely delicious feeling of naturalism. The range the writing has between horror, grit, and humor is just unique.

The series’ obsession is serial killers, and its excavation of the subject is so interesting. I think it kind of takes modern knowledge about the patterns and motivations of serial killers, and expands on it to create its own personal mythos, this in-story logic about the nature of “the drive to kill” and what it means about your brain if you are a killer.

The animation is wonderful. During more static scenes the art feels serviceable and efficient; but as soon as there’s more movement, the animation kicks straight into gear and conveys it with flawless realism and charm. And that goes both for fantastical action sequences and for small moments of mundane, characterful movement.

There’s honestly more I could say, but if you want a thick little pitch packet for why you should watch the show, there it is. God, what a bizarre masterpiece.

Anyway it’s basically Inception

#review #spoilers #show #5⭐️ #id: invaded #id:invaded

[getitoncamera]

omg 5 star is going to be released on my last day of high school <\3

#it feels really fitting tbh #i got into the kids during my junior year #and they’re people who i hope to love for forever #and they’ve been one of the most impactful sources in these 4 years for me for certain #so i think it’s pretty cool that i’ll get to finish a part of my childhood with them #the kids ❤️ #5⭐️

[kirahosii]

Saigiku Jouno | Bungou Stray Dogs SS5

#anime gif #gif #anime and manga #dailyanime #bungou stray dogs gif #bungou stray dogs #bsd season 5 #bsd #bsdedit #jouno saigiku #saigiku jōno #⭐️ edit

[marmotish]

⭐️ With the debut of Taskmaster AU this year, I decided to recreate some of the tasks with the gang here ⭐️

Barnaby: Deliver the pizza to [the Taskmaster’s assistant] (5 points)

Tonks: Make this doctor look like a fool (5 points)

Rowan: Spell your fanciest word in your favourite colour (5 points)

Jae: Fill the glass with orange juice (5 points)

Freyja: Deliver 26 roses to [the Taskmaster assistant]’s vase (1 point)

No but how funny would it be for them to try and do this stuff without magic/magical abilities? And why shouldn’t the magical community have TV and all?

#hogwarts mystery #barnaby lee #nymphadora tonks #rowan khanna #jae kim #hphm mc #freyja young #i’m so fucking rusty like i haven’t drawn in like over a month and now i smash out 5 in like 3 days? #getting me back in the rhythm ⭐️ #this is meant to take place after the second wizarding war #like 1999 or 2000 maybe? #never mind that taskmaster didn’t air until 2015 - that’s an unimportant detail

[yazthebookish]

Drop whatever you're doing and go read one of the best new adult fantasy romance books of this year: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

#fourth wing #rebecca yarros #booklr #currently reading #it's a 5⭐️ I'm not even done yet

[siriusfelis]

Art history class = jojo cat doodles (it has been years since I drew jojo cats)

#🎨 #⭐️ #jojos bizarre adventure #jojo #jjba #jojo part 5 #jjba part 5 #vento aureo #narancia ghirga #pannacotta fugo #jjba fugo #jjba narancia

[areeeee-k]

New Year Bunnies (♀️)

#ensemble stars #enstars #hakaze kaoru #tenshouin eichi #shiina niki #art #TSS #3/5 #technically #everyday is bunny day in 2023 #i lament the reality we live in where 3⭐️ cards has neither MV nor room outfits

[sbc-moved]

We’re about to kiss or something

#this took me 5 hours #super mario bros movie #mario #smb fanart #self ship art #self shipping community #fictional other #romantic f/o #s/i x canon #♡.ink #⭐️🍄you’re my superstar

[h0ney8ee]

just finished gone girl. i was upset amy decided to come back but thinking about it more......... i do love when two toxic people bring out the worst in each other

#fictional people of course #i give it 3.5/5 ⭐️ #h.txt #i'm reading

[starlight727]

SPOILER WARNING FOR CRK BEAST YEAST EP 2

If you haven’t finished the chapter yet, go finish it and come back later!

I’m pretty sure this is my obssesive self talking: Am I the only one dissapointed that Shadow Milk Cookie got locked up in the tree again? I mean, I know why they had to do it but…… I’m sad…. I miss him…… As soon as the episode ended, I felt dissapointment…. All because he was put back in the tree. Luckily, this isn’t the last time we’ll see him. We’ll definitely see him again in the future, idc how long it takes, I’ll be patient and wait for him to come back!

#NOOOO #COME BAAAACK PLEEEASEEE #I MISS YOUUUUUU #I LOVED YOUR SHOW!!!! #5 OUT OF 5 STARS⭐️ #10/10 EXPERIENCE #fr all I was focused on was Shadow Milk Cookie #My obsession is growing stronger because of this episode #cr kingdom #crk #cookie run #cookie run kingdom #shadow milk cookie #shadow milk crk #crk beast yeast #crk fallen heroes #crk spoilers #cookie run spoilers

[accal1a]

Imma need someone to gif Hanji from the fan-featuring guide for S-Class. The competency kink is hitting hard, folks.

#stray kids #5⭐️ #skz han #s class

[lem-cup-rev]

Less Is Morgue (2020)

as of Episode 207

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was a big fan of Night Vale in its time, and I started to lose interest when it felt like all the plots and emotional payoffs were trite and repetitive.

This podcast is EVERYTHING Night Vale could never be.

One of the first things that struck me is the sheer grimyness - the swearing, the nasty jokes, the implied gore, the element of blunt anti-society vitriol. I find it absolutely delicious and charming. You know what you’re in for the minute you hear that Riley ate Evelyn’s corpse.

It’s not unheard of to blend dark humor with heartwarming sincerity, but I’m frequently amazed by how hard LiM is able to go in both directions at once. The writers plainly have a deep sense of empathy and belief in friendship, second chances, and the politics of liberation, as well as an extremely crass, mean, and morbid sense of humor. It gives me this odd feeling of understanding and kinship. I’m like that too!

The characters are at heart very straightforward archetypes, and the writing gets soooo much out of their core dynamic. And then it’s always a special treat when they do something surprising and you get a sense of how much depth they have under the hood. Evelyn is a delight with her bullheaded positivity and how much she’s supposed to be right. I find Riley absolutely fascinating for being both a victim of mental illness and an awful person. I’ve never really seen a story attack that Gordian knot, and the show’s sarcastic, grim humor is the perfect vehicle to avoid any facile conclusions.

I think fundamentally what I enjoy most is the humor. It feels fresh and unpredictable in a really rare way. I often find myself laughing with surprise as much as anything, and that makes the experience memorable and exciting and cozy.

One of the show’s mild pitfalls, to me, is getting hung up on explaining why the lore makes sense. I like that the logic of the setting is really thought-out and elegant, but the fine details are entirely tangential to my enjoyment.

There are some episodes that largely miss the mark for me, where the tone feels sort of off-kilter and not quite funny. The episode about hunting the boob whale, for instance, was a drawn-out pastiche of sexism on some level of irony I haven’t quite reached.

If there’s a place it most often falls flat for me, it’s when Riley and Evelyn’s odd-couple conflict feels a little forced, when it feels like they’re arguing because they have to every week.

I have a guess that each actor records their lines separately and they’re spliced together, which I think is a minor detriment. I find myself imagining the performance could be that much more fluid and in sync if they could play off each other. Of course, I may just be wrong and therefore look like a complete buffoon.

Scott Thomas really threatens to steal the show with his ever-changing outros. My absolute favorite is the “right hand killer” one. I honestly find his strong voice and his sense of confidence kind of intoxicating. Mr. Thomas, if you’re reading this, I truly hope that doesn’t make you feel weird or uncomfortable, and also please have my babies.

You know a program is good when its regularly repeated outro lines become iconic and burned into your mind.

Thanks for reading lem-cup-rev, the unscheduled review blog from Lemon Cupcake! This review was written by Lemon Cupcake. Additional will to live provided by Scott Thomas.

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Until next time.

#review #no spoilers #5⭐️ #podcast #less is morgue #scott thomas fan club

[kirahosii]

Nikolai Gogol | Bungou Stray Dogs

#anime aesthetic #anime gif #anime and manga #dailyanime #gif #anime boy #nikolai gogol #bungou stray dogs #bsdedit #bsd #bungou stray dogs gif #bsd season 5 #⭐️ edit

[crow-in-springtime]

#backstory: I found out my friend writes reviews for movies she’s never seen and they’re whole PARAGRAPHS not just a 5⭐️ + short sentence #I’m honestly in awe of the effort. like I watch a lot of movies but I never do reviews because what if I’m *gasp* wrong?!! #I know they don’t really watch movies but that makes it funnier in my opinion #mbs #mysterious benedict society #the mysterious benedict society #tmbs #reynie muldoon #sticky washington #kate wetherall #constance contraire #mr benedict #nicholas benedict #ledroptha curtain #rhonda kazembe #number two #milligan wetherall #miss perumal

[leonstamatis]

semi-regular reminder that authors on ao3 can, in fact, see what you write in any bookmarks you create unless you specifically mark it as a private bookmark.

#tam.exe #just be aware! when you put ‘3/5 ⭐️’ for your own rating system! I can SEE IT. #this isn’t a recent example I was just reminded via that poll