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erodasfishtacos · 3 years

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could u please do like a harry x youtuber/influencer!reader and like lots of fluff🥺

Hi bubbie! Here you go :)))

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Harry was panicking. His mum and sister were going to be here in less than two hours and he’s burnt the eggplant parmigiana he had worked tediously on.

He grabbed what he had left in his fridge - ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese, and a little bit of bacon.

It was the type of foods he usually strayed away from so sometimes when his shopper would bring this stuff home - he’d avoid it and admittedly sometimes it would go bad sitting in the fridge.

The singer pulls up YouTube onto his phone - hoping something would come up when he typed in the ingredients on the search bar.

He clicks on the first video by cookingwithnofucks. A chuckle at the name as an advertisement plays.

A cute, bubbly girl appears on screen in a beautiful modern kitchen. She has a shirt on that says ‘fuck the patriarchy and eat pizza’. A high ponytail and minimal makeup.

“Okay - today we’re making a cheeseburger casserole,” the girl chirps, “It’s a heart attack in a dish but it’s so fucking good.”

Harry finds himself smiling as he crinkles his nose - it sounds absolutely disgusting but he’s intrigued more by the girl on the screen.

“Shit, I forgot to introduce myself. Hiii, if you’re new - I’m Y/N and I do cooking shit. Subscribe to my channel and all that jazz,” she titters while cutting open her beef package.

Harry follows along step-by-step, shaking his head as she doesn’t describe the instructions nearly well enough and is generally all over the place.

It’s a fucking cooking channel and at one point the meat starts burning. She just laughs and says, “s’just a little crispy!”

The casserole turns out looking even better than Y/N’s to be honest. It’s done in just the right amount of time for him to shower before his family arrives.

He makes sure to subscribe to her channel - eyebrows raising when he sees that she has 16 million subscribers.

Harry wanted to spend longer, looking at her social media but there was a fixed time so he locked his phone and went to get ready.

Anne - always the sweetheart just tells Harry that the casserole is delicious even as a bit of grease runs down her fork from the fatty meats.

Gemma wasn’t as kind, grimacing at the casserole and remarking, “You truly are turning into an American, huh?”

Laying in bed that night, Harry swipes back onto YouTube. Going back to the page he just subscribed to - under a pseudonym. He clicks on another video.

“Uh, okay. So I’m cooking...fuck, it’s called unicorn bark. It looks like a magical animal puke but it looks delicious so we’re going to try it.”

Harry realizes he’s been watching this girl cook for nearly an hour. Different videos from desserts to dinners.

She curses like a sailor, fucks up almost every recipe, and makes a mess everywhere. But she’s smiling and talkative which makes him quite memorized by her.

“I hate editing,” Y/N groans, letting her head fall dramatically against the desktop. Her best friend and dog looked at her oddly.

“I keep saying you need to hire someone, you stubborn bitch,” Laney retorts, clicking through her Instagram feed.

“Fuck off,” she tells her friend with no real heat. The video was almost fully edited - how to make spicy as fuck jalapeño poppers.

There is a calm silence for a while until Laney gasps, “Holy shit.”

“What is it?” Y/N asks, not really caring as she clicks her mouse to trim a segment.

“Harry fucking Styles just followed you on Instagram and Twitter!” Laney shouts, her dog - Rufus popping his head up in confusion.

Y/N looks at her friend to see if she’s really serious and sees no signs of deception. “Oh my god,” Y/N replies. She loved Harry Styles in One Direction and as a solo artist - a fangirl if you will.

Y/N was a well-known influencer and has run in the circles of many celebrities. She’s even met Liam Payne but she’s never been able to bump into Harry.

Her alerts tell her it to be true, she swallows as she looks back up at Laney, “He dm’ed me.”

“Open it! What did he say?” She squeals, squeezing herself on the chair next to her, peering over her shoulder at the phone.

Y/N is a bit nervous, trying not to have a mini aneurysm as she opens the message thread.

HarryStyles: Hello. Just wanted to let you know that your cheeseburger casserole recipe saved my ass last night. Cheers x

“He’s totally coming onto you,” Her friend states instantly, bouncing excitedly - she also had a bit of a crush on the singer.

It takes the two of them a minute to cool their shit before Y/N manages a reply.

Y/N/LN: Well I guess it’s only fair. Your songs have made a few of my nights much better. I’m a bit of a slut for Fine Line.

Harry laughs behind his screen at the cheeky reply he gets back. He’s usually never this forward - especially on social media where he likes to fly under the radar.

HarryStyles: Well if you fancy my music that much, I totally love for you to come to a show. I’m performing in New York City in two weeks.

“This has to be a joke, right?” Y/N sputters to her friend, eyes wide at the invite to a concert she already had tickets to.

Y/N/LN: I’m not going to lie, I already have tickets to the show. However, I don’t have any backstage passes to meet the man of the hour. Do you know someone who can hook me up?

It does wonders for Harry’s narcissism to know that she already had tickets for his concert. Was he really going to do this? He hasn’t met up with some like this since his One Direction days.

He had to remind himself - she may just be friendly and take this as a totally casual interaction. Which would be normal, Harry really shouldn’t be so infatuated with someone he’s watched cook on social media.

HarryStyles: I think I can arrange that. Shoot me your number? I’ll have them sent digitally to you with instructions on how to get backstage.

Y/N is a bit dumbfounded at how fast they agreed to meet up. A harmless backstage tour - he could just be a fan of hers and totally not interested, right?

Over the next few weeks, they never really stop texting. Harry sends her pictures of the recipes he copies off her channel - that usually always look better than the original. He sends her clips of him goofing around during tour rehearsal. FaceTimes her when he’s finally home for the night.

She sends him videos of her watching Harry Styles Best Moment Part Five. A few photos she snaps throughout the city of him on billboards and buildings, in Times Square. YN facetimes him when she’s frustrated with filming or watched a sad movie.

It didn’t make sense to either of them how seamlessly they’d clicked - especially without meeting. They were a perfect balance for each other. Harry - laidback, organized, level-headed. Y/N - eccentric, all over the place, adventurous.

Jeff had told him that he’s been gaining media attention from his social media interactions with Y/N. They like each other’s photos, begin following each other’s friends, and comment goofy things on their posts.

“Listen, I have a great idea,” Y/N begins - which Harry learned is never good. “You should film a video with me sometime.”

Y/N knew she was going out on a limb and instantly regretted the questions she’d been building the courage to ask for days when it’s quiet on his end. There’s static for a moment and Y/N needs to fill the silence.

“It was - I was just, uh, I know you’re probably too busy. I was -“ She stutters, embarrassment flooding her.

Harry cuts her off, “I’d love to.”

“Yo-you would?” She asks timidly. Was she really going to have Harry Styles in her apartment? If so, should she take down her poster?

He laughs sweetly, “Why do you sound so surprised? I can’t wait to come to New York, love.”

Y/N giggles, “Not the fact that you’re performing in front of a sold out crowd at MSG? I don’t think seeing me will top that.”

“I’ve been looking forward to meetin’ you in person since I came across your channel. You so lovely,” Harry replies, his voice a little softer but more serious.

“I’m nervous,” Y/N admits, picking at a thread in her jeans.

“Me too,” Harry murmurs, despite not wanting to admit it - he wanted her to know this was new territory for both of them. He didn’t want her to think that this was something that he did often. But a little too prideful to admit it’s the first time he’s ever done something quite like this.

“What if you don’t like me?” Y/N whispers, she...well she didn’t compare to the models he’s been seen with before. She’s regretfully fell into the rabbit hole of looking up his past flings and relationships.

Harry barks out a disbelieving laugh, “You can’t be serious, darling. I’ve been gone for you since I saw you burn that ground beef.”

Harry was having a bad day - scratch that. An awful one. He tried to go get coffee at eight in the morning and got bombarded by fans, he left the shop without even ordering. They followed him back to his car and it took him fifteen minutes to pull out.

His favorite Mickey Mouse Gucci suitcase he was bringing along on tour had busted. The zipper unraveling and the trim falling off as a result. It was a one-of-a-kind.

Then he’d been stuck on a Skype meeting about tour merchandise with a group of business partners for the last three hours - all he wanted was a fucking nap.

When Y/N’s contact vibrated across his screen, he’s itching to answer but declines as he needs to give these people his attention.

When she calls again, Harry feels a prickle of annoyance. It’s not even at her - to be quite honest. It’s just the shitty day and everything’s piling up.

He always got like this before he kicked off a tour - stress level maxed out and his ability to handle minor incidents nearly shot.

I’m busy

Okay! Sorry, just have a super exciting surprise for you, bub!

I really do not feeling like talking. I’d rather be left alone.

Oh, alright. Hope everything’s okay! Do you still want to facetime later?

Harry leaves her on read because he doesn’t want to slip up and take out his frustration on her. He’d been known to do that and he didn’t want her to think he was anything but besotted with her.

Y/N feels a little hesitant as she begins the uploading process to her channel. The red loading bar told her it’d be twenty-minutes before it’s going to be posted to her 16 million subscribers - one of them being Harry himself.

Twenty-minutes for her to back out and cancel the upload. She starts having doubts about it when Harry never replies to her text which is unlike him.

She takes Rufus out to avoid staring at the loading screen with unnecessary anxiety and uneasiness.

Harry is just getting home from a business dinner with the touring company’s management team. The tension and anxiety from today piling up on his shoulders and he just wants to call Y/N and crash in bed.

He tosses his keys in the little bowl in the entry and kicks off his dingy white vans to the side. His phone dings with an alert from Gemma.

You two are the literal cutest ever. It’s quite gross.

Harry slides onto a stool in his kitchen, confused by the text message before she’s sending the link to him.

Fine Line Inspired Cupcakes!

Harry isn’t quite sure why his heart starts pounding furiously in his chest. A sinking feeling in his stomach when he realizes that this was probably the surprise she was excited about.

He clicks on the thumbnail.

“Hiiii, it’s Y/N. Okay, well today we are going to bake some Fine Line inspired cupcakes. And if you haven’t listened to the album - get your ass out from rock you’re living under and stream it on Spotify!”

She has her hair down in long, waves and a loose cropped shirt that says TPWK in rainbow embroidery.

Harrys mouth is dry and he can’t take his fucking eyes away from the screen.

“Soo, I was thinking the first batch would be cherry flavored? ‘Cause he has a song titled ‘Cherry’. Let’s start there. First - I need to find my measuring cups.”

In true Y/N fashion, she scours her kitchen - cussing and yanking stuff out of her neatly organized cabinets before huffing and storming off to the side.

She comes back into view, a little frazzled but smiling when she holds up the ring of plastic measuring spoons, visible bite marks notched into the material.

“My asshole of a dog had a little snack,” Y/N shows the camera before shrugging, “Let’s get this shit started. Okay, you’re going to need one cup of sugar - no wait, two? I can’t read my fucking handwriting.”

Harry’s absolutely enamored by this scatter-brained, giggly girl who manages to produce cute blue and pink cupcakes that very vaguely resembled his album cover. His heart felt a million times too big for his chest.

He was enraptured for the entirety of the thirty minute video without taking his eyes away once.

To be honest, he hadn’t felt this way since his last relationship which was over a year ago at this point.

It’s not even a thought as he’s requesting a FaceTime with Y/N.

She answers after a few rings. She has a green face mask painted on her nose, chin, and forehead with gold eye masks under each eye. She is so fucking ridiculous it’s not even funny.

What is even more ridiculous is how gone Harry is realizing he is for her. She was quirky, unfiltered, carefree. If he was honest - he hadn’t met a girl like that in a very long time - especially a well-known influencer.

“Hi! How was your day, grumpy?” Y/N asks brightly, making a goofy face as the mask begins to tighten and crack on her skin. Not holding the earlier conversation against him and deciding to just move forward. She understood how stressful it can be.

“M’sorry. I was a bit grumpy,” He admits, “I loved your new video, darling. Did you make those just f’me?”

He can tell she’d be blushing if her face wasn’t covered, a bit bashful as she mutters, “You already know I did it for you.”

“You’re too sweet to me, only six days until we meet,” Harry replies, voice taking on a slow, lazy drawl.

“Six days,” Y/N repeats, eyes crinkling as she smiles with excitement.

“Is this outfit too much?” Y/N panics. Even though there’s literally nothing she can do about it - they’re already walking towards the backstage entrance of the massive arena. It’s still about two hours until the show starts but Harry requested her to come earlier.

Laney sighs, “For the millionth time, you look fucking sexy and Harry’s going to want to rail you right when he sees you.”

Y/N shoves her lightly with a faux annoyance as they meet up with a burly man who’s blocking the entrance to the backstage hallway and rooms.

She gives him their names and pulls up the passes on her phone before he’s nodding with any expression and letting them pass.

They’re not quite sure where to go from here so they begin to wander down the long hallway toward what looks to be the main area that people are milling about.

Y/N is nearly on the ground when someone rounds the corner without looking and walks right into her. Both of them let out huffs of air as they collide and attempt to stabilize themselves.

But there are large hands grasping her arms and holding her steady. In typical Y/N fashion she’s already cursing, “fuckin like a brick wall, look out next time.”

Then she’s looking up to Harry staring back down at her with an amused expression. He doesn’t let go of her and instead tugs her against his bare chest. He’s warm and a bit sweaty - like he’d just worked out. He was only in a pair of thin, running shorts, nike tennis shoes, and a little clip holding his hair off of his face.

Y/N can’t help but wrap her arms around his waist, returning the embrace and amazed by how right it feels to be in his arms. Her face tucks right against his collarbone and it’s like they’d known each other for years.

Pictures and videos don’t do this man justice. He’s gorgeous - sharp edges and dark inked skin. Tall and muscular but dimples that are carved in his cheeks.

“Nice to meet you, m’Harry,” Harry rumbles, removing one hand from Y/N’s shoulder to reach out his hand to her friend.

Laney shakes his hand before asking, “Laney. I’ll leave you two lovebirds be. Where’s the food?”

Harry chuckles against Y/N’s wavy hair, “Down the hall to the left.”

Laney’s trailing off without another glance, she was very food motivated despite her skinny frame. Also not wanting to intrude of the very personal first moments of their meeting.

The popstar pulls back to look down at the girl he’s fallen for in mere weeks. She’s as beautiful as he thought she'd be - if not more. He can’t help himself, “Would it be too forward to kiss you?”

Y/N smiles widely, running a hand along his jawline, “I’ve wanted you to kiss me since you stayed up on FaceTime with me until two in the morning as I cried after watching The Notebook - despite me seeing it a million times.”

Harry ducks forward to press his lips softly to her, large hands come to cup the side of her face as they connect. He’s so gentle as he moves his mouth against hers. In true Y/N fashion, she’s bold and has no hesitation slipping her tongue into his mouth.

He’s so fucking in love with her. It doesn’t make much sense - it’s definitely not logical but he’s realizing that’s okay.

“Oii, get a room!” Someone shouts from down the hallway teasingly.

Harry flips them the middle finger and pulls back, pink lips swollen and puffy, dimples on full display, “Let me take you out to dinner after the show, darling.”

“You going to wine and dine me, Styles?” Y/N giggles, unable to contain the pleasant warmness he’s spreading through her body.

“Mmm, have t’make sure you’ll want to keep me,” Harry murmurs happily against her lips once again, pressing kiss after kiss to her to make sure she’s real, “Definitely want to keep you.”

Y/N bites teasingly at his bottom lip, hand planted on the soft but firm skin of his stomach, “You’re never getting rid of me, hope you know that.”

“Was hoping you’d say that, now let me introduce you to my band.”

-- ---- ---- -- 1 year later - -- --- --- --

“Hi bitches! Today is a super special day. We have the one, the only Harry Styles filming with us. I know that’s not really that special since he’s on here all the time with me. But we’re celebrating our one year anniversary!” Y/N smiles, bumping hips with Harry who stands dutifully next to her.

Anyone viewing can see the absolute heart-eyes and adoration he has for the girl standing next to him. He’s still as lovestruck and gone for her as he was the first time they met. Harry’s fans were thrilled - for the first time in years, he’d opened up again.

They weren’t very public on social media beside’s tagging each other in memes and posting the occasional picture. Y/N was constantly uploading cooking videos from wherever in the world she was with Harry on his tour, she’d also begin making vlogs about different foods she’s been experiencing.

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“Okay, so here in Peru - they’re known to have this really fucking spicy beef with noddles. So obviously, I’m going to make Harry try it first,” Y/N laughs as she props the camera up on the side of the table on a napkin holder.

Harry - who has a concert in a few hours - frowns at the steaming dish in front of him, “Darling, I don’t want to try it first. It’s going to burn my mouth. Not gonna be able to sing.”

“You’re sucha baby sometimes,” Y/N rolls her eyes, slurping up the noodles with her fork while making a silly face at her boyfriend. She pulls back, straight-faced, “It’s not hot at all. Tastes amazing, though.”

Harry takes that as an initiative to shovel a spoonful into his mouth. It only takes half a moment until his taste buds erupt in fiery flames from the spices, “You bloody little brat, y’tricked me! It’s so fuckin’ hot!”

Y/N smiles widely, laughing much too loudly in the restaurant when Harry chugs the glass of water next to the plate while glaring at his love. “I’m sorry, s’just to easy with you, lovie,” She replies, leaning over the table to press a kiss to his lips.

He’s a sucker for her and kisses her right back despite his mouth being an inferno. His heart was on fire for her and that burned much more intensely.

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“No, love. The instructions say baking soda, not baking powder. They’re not the same thing,” Harry sighs, attempting to read her scribbled, sloppy handwriting. She’d already spilled milk on half of the paper.

“S’interchangeable, right?” Y/N hums, cracking an egg into the bowl and Harry automatically knows to look to fish out the eggshells that’d she’d let slip in because she sucks at cracking eggs but always wants to do it.

Harry reaches over her, grabbing the vanilla extract and a teaspoon, “It’s not, baby. Lemme do this real quick.”

“Will you make me a grilled cheese after this?” She asks, nuzzling into his side and wrapping her arms around his waist as he finishes adding the wet ingredients to their bowl. Harry stopped questioning her thought process a long time ago.

Harry swipes his finger into the mixture of icing off to the side and rubs it right onto her nose, cackling at her pout and squeaking when she pinches at the fleshy skin of his hips. She in turn dips her finger into the sugary cream and pops it right into her mouth.

Harry eyes darken, watching her lips purse as she sucks off the icing. It was a dirty move on Y/N’s part and she knows it. It has her boyfriend dragging an icing-covered thumb along her collarbone before leaning down to slowly lick up the sugary trail with his tongue.

When Y/N slides her fingers into his hair and lets out a pretty moan, Harry’s standing back up, trailing over to the tripod and saying into the camera, “We’ll be back after a little commercial break,” and is then turning off the record button.

It takes little to no time for Harry to have Y/N’s bum on the countertop, mouth on her neck, and hand in-between her thighs.

And when they finally posted a very edited final cut of the video - well there may be a couple of fans who notice the how flushed Y/N is halfway through and a lovely purple mark on Harry’s neck that wasn’t there in the beginning of the video.

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blackidyll · 3 years

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New neotwewy trailer dropped!! Neku glitching thru the streets oh no D: he better be ok!!! Also the new twewy anime ep made my whole day, Neku's fanboying over CAT was SO wholesome how's this cuteness even legal

anon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i finally had some time after work hell deadlines to look this up and it’s the opening movie right?? for a two minute clip it packed in so much i’m kind of still breathless after watching it. two of my favourite things about the original game was the super distinct artstyle and the unique soundtrack and literally this trailer/movie had ALL OF THAT DIALED UP TO THE MAX and it just makes me smile so so much omg. and that ten second sneak of twister. and the lyrics

neku neku neku they’re just going to keep slipping us glimpses of him huh? so i’ve absolutely missed this memo somewhere but is it true that neo is set three years after twewy??? (i know a lot of japanese gaming mags + the ntwewy japanese twitter release snippets/trivia but i can’t keep up). so it’s true then that neku does seem older than fifteen here. the glitch effects and the fact that he’s been in (and surviving) the freaking game/UG for three years is convincing me more than ever that he’s playing a secret report/acting behind the scenes type of role for this game. like at this point, has he even managed to reach some unique form of noise, kind of like minamimoto in his taboo form? the original game has always emphasized how unique neku’s abilities were (the fact that he can use all the psychs, and can even call on rhyme’s noise form from a pin despite not being a reaper) so it won’t surprise me at all if he’s managed to transcend the frequencies and become a new unique kind of entity in the UG............. especially if the composer and the producer are actively backing him behind the scenes. or even if they aren’t, I mean, aren’t noise/players/UG/alive people in the RG/all the way to the angels all just a matter of tuning to different frequencies? gosh who knows maybe even shinjuku’s destruction has messed up the frequencies so much that neku is able to take advantage of it on his own (but i like the idea that he’s supported by at least someone, whether that’s the composer/producer or whoever, since twewy was all about -trust your partner- and opening up to others, so i like to think neo!neku is living that principle loud and clear, and not lone-wolfing it).

(i am dying to know what is going on with the composer and the producer. i know we’re not going to see any hint of them at all in the neo trailers, because spoilers! but ahhhhhhhhhhh)

i haven’t had time to catch up with the latest anime episodes (i watched all of shiki’s episodes up to the end of week one!) so once work hell improves (i’ve been dying since labour’s day which IRONICALLY I HAD TO WORK ON) and hopefully deadlines will end by next week I can binge watch all of joshua’s episodes! i’m really excited for those and your previous message about them having ice cream makes me all \(*u*)/ because i love them and having more little moments between the characters will be excellent (i love the little hangout sessions we saw of shiki/rhyme/beat/neku in the anime that we didn’t really get in the game ahaha)

thank you as always for keeping me updated with twewy news!! and letting me hype about the series as a whole!!!!!!

#anon #replies #i want to go through the whole opening movie #and just speculate the heck out of everything #but my brain is not into critical thinking atm #at some point i gotta read up on all the new characters #i can't even remember their names except for rindo ahh #also shiki's mr mew motif is showing up everywhere!#i know a lot of people are saying it's shiki (and eri?) getting their own brand #but like why is it all over the shinjuku's fraction of players/reapers and not shibuya's?#they're already hinting at a showdown between tsugumi and neku and she's carrying a mr mew #which makes me wonder if she's glitched too and absorbed some memories of shiki or something #or neku's memories of shiki #*getting strange kingdom hearts namine vibes here*#OKAY I WILL STOP SPECULATING NOW #the world ends with you #neo twewy #twewy anon #*

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canmom · 3 years

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Toku Tuesday 4 - fashionable lesbians

It’s Tuesday, which has become the day I watch (more or less) weird Japanese special effects movies! One day we might even watch something on-Japanese on a Tuesday, but not this day.

Tonight we’ll take a break from godzillas to watch a couple of movies with heavy lesbian overtones. To begin with, we have @lyravelocity‘s pick, Cutie Honey dir. that guy who’s everywhere, Hideaki Anno!

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Anno probably needs no introduction (but just in case, Animation Night 18 when we watched Rebuild of Evangelion is probably the most I wrote about him), but let’s continue the story after he finished the original Eva series. He was, I’m sure you’ve heard, tremendously depressed; after the release of Rebuild of Evangelion exploded everyone’s heads, Anno started working more outside anime, starting with a low-budget, experimental drama Love & Pop (1998) about a schoolgirl getting in over her head in a kind of underage sex work called enjo-kōsai. I hear it’s a very effective film, though naturally pretty unsettling.

His second live film was also an arty drama film, Shiki-Jitsu (2000), an adaptation from a novel by Ayako Fujitani with the novelist portraying herself. The story is a very loose fictionalisation of the period she worked on her dad Steven Seagal’s film The Patriot, while struggling with mental illness and suicidal ideation. In Anno’s film (and perhaps her novel?), her character instead spends about a month having a fling with a former anime director turning to live action, played by real-life indie director Shunji Iwai. Beyond that rough premise summary, I know very little about this one!

Anno’s next live action film was experimental in a pretty different way! Cutie Honey (2004) is an iteration in a very long series of adaptations of a manga by the renowned early mangaka Go Nagai, also known for other pioneering series like Devilman and Mazinger Z. Cutie Honey portrays a catholic schoolgirl turned transforming superhero, defining a lot of the motifs that would later become standard for magical girls. It's mostly action and heavy lesbian overtones.

The first adaptation was a 70s TV anime by Toei; it saw a revival in 1994 with an 8-episode OVA titled New Cutie Honey, also by Toei, which looks pretty impressive from the clips I’ve seen! Toei followed this with a more shōjo-styled series, Cutie Honey Flash in 97.

Anno enters the picture in 2004, direction two versions in the same year: a tokusatsu film Cutie Honey and a new OVA animated at Gainax, Re: Cutie Honey, with both telling the same story. The film stands out because of its incredibly anime-like direction, using techniques such as pixilation (stop motion with human actors) and extreme, Kanada-school style poses, often shot at a reduced framerate. (The filmmakers termed this technique ‘Honeymation’.) We watched a clip from it last week (thanks to it happening to show up on Twitter lol) and it has so much fun energy as a style!

The OVA is likewise notable as the debut of Hiroyuki Imaishi, future director of Gurren Lagann, Promare and Kill La Kill, who started showing off his frenetic directing style - this is the source of the amazing inbetween where Honey turns into a wiggly noodle.

Plan is, tonight we’ll watch the Cutie Honey film, and then maybe in a couple of weeks we might watch the Gainax OVA on Animation Night. We’ll see!

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The other film I have tonight, courtesy of @mogsk, also features bikers and lesbian overtones and unusual use of animation. Shimotsuma Monogatari: Yankī-chan to Rorīta-chan (下妻物語　ヤンキーちゃんとロリータちゃん), released in the West as Kamikaze Girls.

This film follows two girls in a rural Japanese town who each identify strongly with a particular subculture: Momoko is obsessed with lolita fashion (which broadly centres on extremely elaborate, Victorian/Rococo-inspired outfits) to the point of social isolation, while Ichigo is the leader of a yankī all-girl delinquent biker gang (yankī is a fashion subculture, generally working-class and carrying connotations of rebellion and dropping out. At least per that description, it further connotes aggressive masculinity but not to the extreme of bōsōzoku). The two hit it off over their mutual love of fashion, but Momoko’s stubborn independence starts to give Ichigo ambitions to depart the gang...

The story began as a light novel by fashion designer and novelist Novala Takemoto, before finding its way into adaptation as a film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, who would later see a lot of acclaim for the thriller Confessions (2010). Beyond that? Little information is available. I did find this little tidbit about the novelist:

Novala Takemoto (嶽本野ばら) is a japanese author and fashion designer. His real name is Toshiaki Takemoto, however, his pen name is translatable as "The Wild Rose." Takemoto has been one of the most active promoters of the Lolita lifestyle and remains fascinated with the Rococo era in particular.

How that will all play out in the film, I don’t know, but I’m looking forward to seeing!

Tokusatsu Tuesday #4 will start around 7pm UK time, around two and a half hours from this post, at twitch.tv/canmom. Look forward to seeing you there!

#tokusatsu tuesday

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My Thoughts on The New Earthworm Jim Series

Okay I have many thoughts about this and I want to talk about it.

1. The interview is not canon

I saw some people were worried about the TV show's direction, going off the teaser and I can't stress this enough: TEASERS ARE NOT ALWAYS CANON. Jim talks about the show like he's an actor in the show, parodying movie interviews, stressing that the "ships and space" is all real and avoiding talking about an almost two-decade rehab stay, which is probably mocking the fact he hasn't had a good game in...a while. In the clips we see apart from the interview, it seems more comedic than the interview where it's subdued and parody. That, and Jim talks about upgrading his super suit so it "keep his ass warm" because of how cold space is. I think the interview is more geared towards the adults or older fans of the series rather than kids who will probably not even know about the series and not get to see the trailer.

2. Who are the new characters

We don't get names for the new group of characters, nor any appearances of the old ones aside from a flock of Psycrow-like characters. But we do get concept art and... five-second clips of one of them.

First, we have the bull. Obviously the wiser, maybe even snarky muscle or mentor. He seems to be based on the old running gag in the series where Jim launches a cow and it hits random people, sometimes even himself. It's probably a homage to that, something that won't seem weird for newcomers but will get a chuckle out of fans of the series.

Second, we have the tiny Jim-looking kid. He seems to be the sidekick or sort of young hero looking up to the main hero kinda character, as he has a striking resemblance to him. Who knows, could even be Jim's son. There's not really much on him right now.

And then there's the girl worm, who I'm gonna call Kim for now until we get official names. In the concept art for their height lineup, she wears a tracksuit and leather jacket, as well as giving the other characters a bitch stare. In the fake magazine cover for the interview, she wears some pretty sick shades, and in the one clip we see of her, she's blasting music in the ship while sirens and insanity are going on around her. I can see her being the angsty teen of the group.

3. Where is everyone

In one of the concept art photos, we get a snapshot of what seems to be Jim's room in the ship. In the right corner, we see a small little pin-up poster of Princess Whatshername. That, and the other concept art for what looks like a flock of Psycrows, it seems that we don't get much in way of old characters reappearing.

Final: My Thoughts

It's obvious based off the twitter that this show is NOT being led by Doug Tennaple, and is actively going against his controversial views against the LGBT and such. If they are not being led by him, I can't tell if they have ALL the rights to ALL the characters. The previous TV show wasn't led by Doug entirely either, so maybe it'll just do the same and have a different tone.

The interview says that it'll be serious, and hints at an "identity crisis" of sorts. Due to the animation style and the little humor we see in the clips being more subtle and not in your face as the previous works were, it will still be a comedy but have a hint of serious tones to it. Jim says in the interview that it will be made for kids and grown-ups alike, so they're probably going for a more action-driven comedy.

My theory is that it's going to be its own thing that takes place after the first game. After defeating Slug For A Butt, either Princess Whatshername dies from the cow launching or she gives Jim new tasks to do around the universe, with new heroes that he needs to guide or mentor, potentially against his will. I don't think the female worm will be his love interest, rather that Jim will be in a relationship with Whatshername, have an unrequited crush on her like always, or mourn over her depending on if she's around or not. Don't know if Peter Puppy will appear at all, as well as Professor Monkey For A Head. If they do, it might be for one-off episodes where they crash on several planets or they haven't animated them yet and they're still working on the series as of the trailer launch.

Overall, as a somewhat new Earthworm Jim fan, I'm excited for this and can't wait for more. I'm honestly tired of Doug Tennaple ruining his series with his bad takes and glad that I'm getting a new series.

#earthworm jim

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survey by brock-checkitout

Do you like cheese? Yeah but not to an obsessive extent like most people on the internet seem to be. I have a lower tolerance when it comes to cheeses with stronger or more pungent flavors, and I like sticking to those on the creamy side, like feta and burrata.

What type of shampoo do you use? Dove.

Do turtles make you happy? I mean not as much as dogs would but they are animals, so encountering one would still make me giddy and happy :)))

Name one person who snores in their sleep. Both of my parents, which is why I used to dread whenever we’d book a trip and there’s only one main room available for the 5 of us.

Would you walk around a grocery store with a bra as glasses? Sure, if I was gonna do it for like a cause or something. Or if I got paid for it. I can’t imagine why I’d ever have to casually/randomly do it. Also how would that even work, if it actually had to work as glasses???

Can you do the HoeDown ThrowDown? That movie came out when we were in the midst of moving houses and everything was super hectic in my little 10 year old life, so I never got to wach it, actually. I missed out on the whole Hoedown Throwdown craze and I distinctly remember jealously watching over my classmates as they danced it together.

Do you like Hershey's Chocolate bars? Just the cookies and cream variant.

What smiley face do you use the most? :) I very rarely use others.

What type of cell phone do you have? I have an iPhone 8.

Do you listen to rap? Not so much. For the most part, I stick to my tried and tested albums, like Jay-Z and Kanye’s Watch the Throne.

Look at something green, does it have batteries in it? That would be a nearby alcohol bottle, and no, it does not need batteries.

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when I say: PRINTER? Ink and paper.

What is the last cuss word you said out loud? Not so sure, but since I commonly say shit and fuck they could serve as safe enough guesses.

Do you like cows? Sure.

What kind of car does your mother drive? These days we split ‘my’ car between us since we sold our third car, which used to be the one she’d usually drive. The new arrangement used to bug me at first because it meant I now had to notify my mom in advance whenever I planned to drive out, but I’ve since gotten used to the setup.

What do you get in your tacos? I don’t eat tacos. Not that I dislike them; there are just many other Mexican dishes I find more filling.

What is your opinion on blueberries? As a flavor, it’s fine. But I actually tried an actual blueberry for the very first time last week when my aunt sent over a blueberry cheesecake - I really wanted to give it a chance, but I still found it nasty :( I really don’t know why I hate fruits so much lmao.

Are you currently wearing lip gloss/chap stick? Nopes.

Is there a bottle of lotion near you? There isn’t.

Name one person that you know that smokes. Sam smokes superexcessively. Like I’ve completely forgotten how much she can smoke in an evening until I hung out with her again a few weeks ago. It was half impressive and half terrifying; and my clothes ended up smelling because of it.

What's your favorite season? We don’t have the usual four seasons, but based on what I’ve seen in media, spring and winter look and feel the most pleasant to me.

Are any of your friends vegetarians? No.

What is one phrase that you hate hearing? “All lives matter” really pisses me off.

Can you name four presidents right now? Rodrigo Duterte, Ramon Magsaysay, Fidel Ramos, Diosdado Macapagal. But because I’m guessing this meant American presidents...George W. Bush, John F. Kennedy, Andrew Jackson, Harry Truman.

What is the first thing you think of when I say: HOOD? A jacket.

Do you currently own a cat? Nope.

What do you think of Ulta? I think of the fact that I’ve never heard of that before and I don’t actually know what this is referring to.

Have you ever walked into a club and asked for a Coke? No.

Do you like classical music? Sure, some.

What is your opinion on Oreos? I had the biscuits like a billion times as a kid to the point that I got sick of them. I will always pick the Oreo flavor in other desserts though, be it cheesecake, cupcake, cookies, milkshakes, tc.

Do you like Chips-Ahoy? No, tastes too artificial/processed. I’ll always go for freshly-baked cookies.

What did ya think of this survey? It was fine. I *think* I haven’t taken this before either, so that’s a plus lol.

survey by carolynnnnonia

1. What time did you wake up this morning? Around 6:30ish.

2. When did you take your default picture? It’s not a photo of me, it’s a still from BoJack Horseman. Years ago I saw someone on Twitter use it as a default and I found it hilarious, so I decided to do the same thing for this blog.

3. Are you hungry? Mmm not so much right now actually. I had a midnight snack that I only got to finish by like 2 AM so I still feel pretty filled.

4. Have you ever cheated on a test? Yup but just once. When I ended up perfecting the exam I cheated on, I felt like a fraud and I’ve never cheated since. I’d rather get an honest 99 than get a 100 that I’m ashamed of, lol.

5. When was the last time you ate ice cream? I think it had been last week when we had a cookies and cream tub in the fridge.

6. What computer game is in your CPU? I don’t play PC games and it’s been a hoooooot minute since I’ve seen a CPU.

7. Do you like Audrey Hepburn? You’ve come to the right person :))) Yup, obsessed. Have watched her entire filmography except for the ones that are impossible to find DVDs of or online.

8. What color is your winter jacket?

9. Do you have any siblings? Yup.

10. Would you call yourself skinny? Not anymore. I’ve filled up a bit over the last few years but I’m still usually seen as thin. I was a lot skinnier in my teens.

11. Does your phone take pictures? Yes, 2008 survey, it does.

12. Who is your favorite neighbor? They’re not really neighbors, but the construction workers who are currently working on a new house from across ours are crazy over Cooper and love to greet him and give him a few pats when I take him out. My actual neighbors are rather quiet and we tend to keep to ourselves.

13. Do you wish at 11:11? No.

14. Have you ever gotten a detention? We don’t have detention here.

15. Do you still watch Disney Channel? Nah, we took out our cable last year because no one was using it anymore. And I doubt there’s anything watchable on Disney Channel for a twentysomething?? Lmao I usually stick to the shows and movies I grew up with, so.

16. Who did you last IM? Angela.

17. Who is your least favorite teacher? Whoever hated me for no reason in middle and high school. Then in college, I had to power through a misogynist, sexist, delusional Duterte-supporting professor for an entire semester as well.

18. What were you doing six hours ago? I was winding down and watching Good Mythical Morning videos to eventually doze off.

19. What is your ringtone? Just the default iPhone ones.

20. Does your door have a dead bolt on it? I had to look this up haha but yeah.

21. Have you ever been to a show? Like, a live shooting of a show? Hmm....I don’t remember ever going to one yet. I remember being invited to one because they needed seat fillers, but I had school at the time and was never available on the day of the shoot.

22. What are some details about your first kiss? Innocent, pure. Even though that person ended up disappointing me, I don’t regret having my first kiss with them.

23. What college do you want to attend/currently attend? I went to UP.

24. Have you had any soda today? No and I most likely won’t.

25. What is your favorite scary movie? Carrie, The Shining, and Evil Dead are some good ones.

26. Do you own a Wii? We used to and it was a big part of my late childhood to my early teens. We had thrown it out years ago, though, because it stopped working.

27. Did you wear shorts today? I currently am wearing shorts, yeah, and I plan on wearing shorts for the rest of the day.

28. Anything fun happening this weekend? There’s an official Kim Seonho fanmeet happening tonight on Facebook and I’m so excited for it lmaaaaaaoooo

29. What shoes did you wear today? One of my sneakers.

30. What is your favorite type of Pop Tart? We only get 5 flavors here in the Philippines, but my favorite is the chocolate fudge one.

31. Do you subscribe to any magazines? Nope.

32. What was the last television show you watched? I didn’t watch it on TV, but I watched a few clips from this show called Caught in Providence on Facebook. I have such a soft spot for that show.

33. Do you know any other languages? If I’m not speaking in English, I use Filipino, yes.

34. Are you wearing anything green? No.

#survey #surveys

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jmsa1287 · 4 years

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The 10 Best Films of the 2010s

my 2019 pick has already changed since this published lol oh well!

Compiling a list and picking just 10 films to represent the 2010s is extremely difficult if not nearly impossible — it's hard enough picking a handful of movies for lists that sum up a single year. Films change as the years pass; something you adored in 2011 may not hold up on a re-watch in 2019. Maybe that's because so much has changed in the world this decade, or you've experienced a personal philosophical shift, or a film is tied to a certain experience and emotion that has since soured. And, of course, the opposite can happen. A film you didn't respond to five years ago may have become a new favorite.

This list is a bit of a cheat — or a break — from the typical best films of the decade lists you may have seen online. It will have 10 films representing the best film from each year this decade (2010 through 2019). Though easier, making this list was still difficult mostly because there were so many brilliant and exciting films that were omitted (masterpieces like "Tree of Life" and "Gravity," for instance). Below, find the films that did make the cut and a brief blurb as to why they belong in the cinema hall of fame.

2010: "Black Swan," directed by Darren Aronofsky

Obsession and perfection are two ideas that were constantly explored this decade, thanks to the rise of social media. (There was even a horror movie released on Netflix this year called "The Perfection," starring Allison Williams.) In Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," a young ballet dancer named Nina Sayers (played by an outstanding Natalie Portman, who won the Best Actress Oscar for the role), slowly detaches from reality as she prepares for the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake." The film's sound design is unlike any other film this decade. With each bone crack, nail clip, and flesh wound, Aronofsky makes "Black Swan" a social psycho drama melded with body horror, which also features a wild Winona Ryder performance.

2011: "Drive," directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

Nicolas Winding Refn's movies aren't for everyone but his neo-noir hyper-violent "Drive" is an undeniable classic and game-changer. Starring Ryan Gosling as an unnamed stunt driver and for-hire getaway driver, "Drive" sparked a sea change in cinema, spawning an aesthetic that featured synth-pop bangers (glittery songs by Chromatics and a pulsating score from Cliff Martinez) and neon lighting. "Drive" tells an age-old story in a new and fresh way that audiences hadn't seen before, going beyond its ultra-cool style, to show a classic L.A. noir tale of betrayal and heartache. NWR also uses Gosling in the best way; boiled down to a few emotions, putting the handsome Hollywood hunk in a twisted role you'd never expect. Oh and Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks show up!

2012: "Spring Breakers," directed by Harmony Korine

"Spring Breakers" might be the best prank this decade. An arthouse film disguised as a sexy college romp, Harmony Korine's film features young college students — played here by Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson — desperate to venture from their Christian college and indulge their wild side during spring break in St. Petersburg, Fla. There, they meet Alien (James Franco), a local rapper and drug dealer who Korine uses to show the dark side of unbridled partying, sex and excessive drinking. Intense dubstep, closeups of fleshy bodies doused in alcohol and an iconic rendition of Britney Spears' "Everytime," "Spring Breakers" has gone on to become a twisted cautionary tale and also put the indie distributor A24 on the map.

2013: "Her," directed by Spike Jonez

If "Black Mirror" shows us the evils of technology, Spike Jonez's melancholic love story "Her" is the other side of the coin. It's a warm and strange film where Joaquin Phoenix delivers a breathtaking performance. As does Scarlett Johansson, who voices Samantha, an A.I. a la Siri but begins to form a romantic relationship with Phoenix's sad-sack Theodore. "Her" is more than a movie about technology; it's an emotional film about change, loss and what it means to be alive that is tucked inside a fully realized not-too-distant future L.A. with a brilliant aesthetic.

2014: "The Wind Rises," directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki has made some of the most successful and culturally significant films since the 80s, including "Spirited Away" and "My Neighbor Totoro." But his so-called last film "The Wind Rises" is an impeccable emotional epic based in realism that is a gut punch to the soul. It's a devastatingly beautiful movie that is half dreamlike and half haunting. It is undoubtedly the most moving film on this list.

2015: "It Follows," directed by David Robert Mitchell

If Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive" started a new wave of cinema, David Robert Mitchell's retro throwback "It Follows" is the epitome of it. With a vibrating score from video game composer Disasterpeace, DRM's film winks at slasher films of the 80s, most notably "Nightmare on Elm Street," but dials the aesthetic up to an 11; it's got nothing on "Stranger Things." In this brooding film, a young woman named Jamie (a wonderful Maika Monroe) is cursed after she has sex with her boyfriend, who ties her to a chair and warns her he's passed "it" on to her. "It" is a sinister force that inches itself closer and closer to Jamie in an attempt to kill her. Many saw "It Follows" an allegory to HIV/AIDs or STIs and a commentary of female characters in 80s horror films. It's the film's open-endedness and reinvention of tropes embedded into American cinema that make "It Follows" one of the most thrilling and fascinating films of the decade.

2016: "La La Land," directed by Damien Chazelle

"La La Land" may forever be tied to one of the Academy Awards' biggest blunders in the institution's history, but Damien Chazelle's love letter to the Hollywood Musical is an impressive feat of filmmaking. A romantic saga with musical numbers that don't shy away from its influences (the MGM musical and the Technicolor delights of yesteryear), "La La Land" is an earnest if not corny film. But its Chazelle's impeccable craftsmanship that makes his movie soar while it tells a modern love story about when two figuring out if their passions are more important to them than a future together.

2017: "The Lost City of Z," directed by James Gray

James Gray's mind-blowing epic "The Lost City of Z" will go down as this decade's most under-appreciated film. Like many of the movies on this list, it is a film about obsession, perfection and family trauma. Based on a true story, "Lost City" follows British explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) over several years on his plight to find an alleged hidden city deep in the Amazon jungles. There's a World War I sequence and Tom Holland shows up as Percy's son, who is eager to follow in his father's footsteps and head to South America with him. It's devastating and moving in that Gray way even though it is his first movie not set in New York. "Lost City" perfectly melds the personal with human history, resulting in a film that is technically impressive and emotionally shocking.

2018: "Hereditary," directed by Ari Aster

Somewhere in the late 2010s, the term "elevated horror" became part of Film Twitter's lexicon. It's used to described artful films that are grown from horror tropes, most notably "The Witch," "Get Out" and Ari Aster's masterpiece "Hereditary." And though it is definitely a scary movie, labeling it an "elevated horror" film or a horror film, in general, doesn't feel quite right. It's a family drama about trauma that is demented in the same kind of tone of an Edward Albee play. It's more visceral than the late playwright's work, to be sure, and at the center of "Hereditary" is a career-defining performance from Toni Collette. She plays Annie, a grieving mother who is haunted by deep loss and grapples with keeping her sanity and her family together. Aster's film explores family relations and how tragedy can infiltrate the cracks in relationships unlike any other movie this decade.

2019: "Parasite," directed by Bong Joon-ho

"Parasite" is the summation of Bong Joon-ho's work. The Korean filmmaker has long made movies about marginalized folks navigating their way through certain systems. Unlike some of his movies, "Parasite" is rooted in reality; there's no giant elephant-pig or mutated sea creature here. The evil lurking in "Parasite" is privilege and capitalism and if that's not the biggest theme of the late 2010s I'm not quite sure what is. The film is a genre-shifting story told by an expert, who has made a few near-perfect films ("Memories of Murder," "Mother"). When "Parasite" begins to unfold and show its cards, you know you're in the hands of a master and that it won't go off the rails. Here, Joon-ho successfully tells his story with effortless dynamic filmmaking and ease that is completely hypotonic and engaging while being unnervingly gripping and universal.

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Reactions to Jujutsu Kaisen ep3-5; (half of ep6).

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7:35 PM 12/16/2020 Jujutsu Kaisen ep3

So...It's a it's a habit of Gojou-sensei to do people favors without them asking? Like when he put Itadori's dorm room next to Fushiguro, because Gojou thought Fushiguro could use the "lively" company? ^o^ ok. But I have a feeling the hood on Itadori's uniform is going to turn out to be more to do with Sukuna, and we're just going to *think* it was because Itadori was always wearing hooded tops when Gojou met him. lol

I've been wary about getting into Jujutsu Kaisen ever since I saw a clip of Nobara Kugisaki, where she was just being really abrasive and representing that hackneyed stereotype of "girl of the group spoils everyone's fun and is just angry at everyone for no reason all the time". I was not looking forward to her character. But I finally managed to start watching this series anyway, and I loved it. But now I'm at ep3, she's showing up, and I am not lookng forward to whatever stereotypes that Shonen Manga tends to slot girls into. Shonen Manga, I love you, but 80% of the time you suck when it comes to women. ~_~; Either the girl is only cool if she's sexualized cheeesecake, or an ingenue (which I LOVE, but I do want more variety), or the abrasive, tsundere spoil-sport, which I am just _done_ with. So please please PLEASE, Nobara, PLEASE don't be an abrasive annoying character! ;o;!

And now she's asking some random guy to make her a model. (Why do I get the feeling her use of "watashi" is what got to the guy?) This is not a good start. Please don't turn out to be some borderline himedere, all full of herself, and completely focused on her looks, because the only characteristic that some male manga-ka know to give to female characters is "obsessed with her appearance". ;o;!?

"Be happy boys. I'm the one woman in your group." What the hell is that supposed to mean?? Is the manga-ka saying girls are trouble, so minimum number of them is better? Or that "all guys are horny heteros who're desperate to be near any girls"??? Because either option sounds really bad. Unforunately, it's the type of thing I've gotten used to seeing in anime/manga. ~___~; (Just once, I'd love for some girl to be full of herself because she assumes the guys in her group are desperate heteros, but then it turns out they're all gay. Knock those himedere's down a peg!) But this is one of the newer Shonen Jump series I've seen in a long time. Hopefully things have changed since years ago, when harem anime and ecchi Shonen series used to be the majority of series out there. If Boku no Hero Academia is any indication, I've heard gender representation has been getting better. And of course, the popularity precedent that Bleach's Rukia Kuchiki set has been great to see emulated (when a series doesn't misinterpret Rukia's appeal into "tusndere" anyway).

Itadori is from Sendai!? I should have paid attention! I love Sendai because I'm a Date Masamune fan, but I'm wondering...This series and Haikyuu... Is Sendai becoming a popular setting for manga? I wonder if it's to boost interest in their tourism to help recover from the 2011 disasters. I always thought that would be nice of the manga/anime industries. ;u;

Oh no...Itadori is a childish dork, buying weird souvenirs and eating up all the snacks he can... Ya gotta stop being this cute, kiddo! ;w;!!! You already remind me of Ryuji Sakamoto, you don't have to score for the extra points with even more similarities to him! ;w; Gawd, Ryuji has made me weak for these adorkable boyish types...! xWx!

Ok. Nobara is redeemed. She's just as excited and adorkable as Itadori at the prospect of Gojou-sensei taking them sight-seeing. ^o^ This is pretty hilarious actually. LOL Let me mention again that this series' humor is pretty great! ^o^

ROPPONGI?!?!? Sensei! Don't take a bunch of minors to Roppongi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...Oh, it's a cursed, abandoned building. Oh thank globs.

8:14 PM 12/16/2020 Well, Crunchyroll kept crashing after I paused the episode to write reactions. But let's try again.

8:21 PM 12/16/2020 Aaaaaaand Crunchyroll crashed AGAIN. It really doesn't want me to finish this episode, huh? Fine. I'll watch something else. I got my Yuji fix anyway. (Even though I wanted to watch more.) ~.~!

2:25 AM 12/17/2020 I tried to watch ep3 again. After 20min in, Crunchyroll crashed again. I got so fed up, I went to finish the episode on some YouTube bootleg. But I felt bad about it and I couldn't really find the full ep at regular speed, so I guess I'll just try Crunchyroll another time. I should really just connect my laptop to my Tv and watch from there. This Amazon Firestick crashes too much whenever I watch anything besides YouTube (and Netflix). Even Disney+ stalls on it sometimes.

But I will say that the parts of the episode I managed to watch more of so far, included that clip of Nobara from Crunchyroll's Twitter, that gave me the bad impression of her. Listen, I'm as tired of the "passive good girl" female character, as the next woman. But I also dislik the abrasive tsundere, angry for no reason, looking down on everything everyone does as instantly inferior, and just needlessly over-reacting with anger. I mean, the "over-emotional woman" stereotype is just as bad as the "passive, martyr, support" girl stereotype. And is it wise to immediately have this new character just hate and physically beat up the protag that we're already invested in? At least, I like him best out of everyone. And then this girl comes in, calling his need to use a weapon lame, physically beating him for asking reasonable questions, and just being an asshole. Not scoring any points here. I know stories are supposed to run on conflict and each time a new character is introduced, they're supposed to clash with the previously established characters or protagonist, but if all the clashing gets annoying, I've got better things to do. The sad thing is that I see her short straight hair, and I can't help but think this is another case of Shonen manga trying to emulate Rukia Kuchiki's popularity. After Bleach, suddenly these types of no-nonsense, competent warrior, without the cheesecake, girls were popping up all over the place: Buso Renkin, Otomen, Attack on Titan, etc. I just really wish people would have taken the right lessons from Bleach's Rukia Kuchiki, that even the Bleach anime got wrong in some filler episodes: She's not angry for no reason! She's not unnecessarily angry/violent! The anime fillers only crossed that line because tsundere were popular at the time! But it makes for an abrasive, unlikable character, female or not! If some bishie came in, acting that way to a protagonist I was already attached to, I'd still think of him as an asshole and consider dropping the series for it. And I've dropped HeroAca---one of the best series in years---for that reason already! Don't think you're immune, Jujutsu Kaisen! Just because Yuji is a freaking delight, I will drop you if Nobara becomes a problem!

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5:06 PM 12/17/2020 Tried again to watch Jujutsu Kaisen ep3 around 5pm. 5min into it, Crunchyroll crashed again. Again at the commercial break. What is it with the commercial breaks crashing everything? It's happened on other websites with commercial too. o.o? Well, connected my laptop to my Tv. I'll let my laptop handle the processing instead of my Amazon Firestick.

5:07 PM 12/17/2020 Well, here we go again. This must be at least the 5th time I'm watching this ep. With luck, this time, I'll be able to watch the last 1/3 of the episode.

JUJUTSU KAISEN Episode 3 – Girl of Steel

5:14 PM 12/17/2020 Now it's either buffering for a long time, or frozen. ~.~; The universe really doesn't want me to watch Jujutsu Kaisen, huh? Either that, or the universe really wants me to watch it thru bootleg sites/uploads, instead of thru Crunchyroll. Damn it. I hate doing that. But I like this series, and Crunchyroll has been giving me problems for the past 2 days on just this ONE SAME EPISODE OVER AND OVER. ~o~;;;; Fine! I'll go find some YouTube bootleg of this episode. x_x; YouTube never crashes on me.

5:17 PM 12/17/2020 Ugh. I hate watching on these tiny rectangles with giant random frames so the uploader can avoid copyright strikes. Let me try Crunchyroll again.

I had forgotten this. I don't know why, but when another video streaming site had problems with buffering or being frozen, sometimes playing YouTube on another tab kind of "wakes it up".

5:19 PM 12/17/2020 Spoke too soon. Crunchyroll still isn't working. Forget it. I'll watch the tiny rectangle with giant distracting frames and muffled audio. I just want to get through this episode finally! It's been 2 days! And the introduction of a character I've been wary of from spoiler clips, and now that I've actually been watching her introduction episode, I am NOT having a good time with her. I want this over with.

At least on YouTube I can skip through the parts of the episode I've already had to watch like 5 times already. Adn it won't crash from searching.

5:32 PM 12/17/2020 There! Finally FINALLY finishedd episode 3!!!!!

Shonen genre, I love you, but why do the female characters always have to be so annoying!?! It's not an 1990's action movie! They're just angry all the time and I feel like I'm spending time with an annoying asshole, when I watch series that forces me to spend time with characters unreasonably angry about anything and everything! And that's not even mentioning the horrible implication that females are all "moody and over-emotional". It's like, they know to set up protagonists as likable by demonstrating their compassion and warmth, but when it comes to the female characters, if she's not an ingenue passive hyper-fem support class, then she's an abrasive tsundere, because apparently it's still the early 2000s and all the horny fanboys want to get stepped on and yelled at. -.-;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Fucking A you guys...There are better partners, better people to spend time with, than that. x_x;;;;;;;;;;;;;

On the good side, if Nobara turns out to be a deal breaker for me on this series, then I won't have to feel bad anymore for missing out on Nendoroid Yuuji's preorder.

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1:23 AM 12/18/2020 Jujutsu Kaisen ep4

I"m gonna risk Crucnhyroll crashing (on my Firestick) AGAIN, because I really just want to watch more of this series.

I love how Yuuji continues to be so enthusiastic about everything. I know it's supposed to be "uncool" or humorously quirky while the POV "fish out of water" character learns about whatever "new world" they've gotten into, but it's endearing as hell. When a character doesn't care about looking stupid, in favor of being unbelievably positive, I love it.

Innate Domain. I saw a clips of this earlier, and it reminded me so much of a Witch's Labyrinth, that I watched some Madoka Magica clips.

I love when Nobara and Yuuji are in sync in acting weird.

Does Fushiguro not know how to take compliments? Was he never given any whiel growing up?

I know having a Shonen protagonist over-react to any little lack of empahy is a cheap trick of the genre by now...but I still love it. ;u; I know what you're trying to do, and damnit, it's working. lol

Gawd the animation in this series is so good.

I guess this is where we learn that Sukuna can regenerate his host.

It's really unusual for a Shonen protagonist to despair this long in a scene. I wonder what it's for.

So using Cursed Magic is just focusing all your negative energy/emotions?

Wow. I guess this Curse can't think enough to know Sukuna's plan would be a good deal. Or is it that Sukuna scares this Curse out of thinking clearly? I mean, they could think enough to play with their food.

So it's true. An OP character gets their appearnace earned after the protag/main cast gets put thru hell.

"But healing with cursed energy isn't that hard for cursed spirits, unlike for humans. Nither you nor this brat really understand what curses truly are." I was going to speculate that a Curse is a "wish to destroy", but in terms of regeneration, it only makes sense for negative energy/emotions to rebuild a creature made of negative energy/emotions, like a Curse. But does it make sense for humans? I guess maybe considering humans can contain negative emotions/energies... Well, I'm sure this series will have an interesting answer for their own world's logic.

Ever since it was mentioned that Sukuna used to be human, and now he's talking about showing what "real sorcery" is with his "Domain Expansion" spell... I wonder how a human sorcerer turned into a Curse. Is this series going to eventually talk about humans turning into Curses? I love when demon hunter series go into that territory.

Oh. This Curse had one of Sukuna's fingers?

Aw, it's over? I think I kinda love this show. But this ending theme is fun. Tho I have to wonder how this concept fits into this series' tone.

1:53 AM 12/18/2020 Unforunatly, I can't watch more. I should get ready for bed.

And hey! Crunchyroll went thru a whole episoe without crashing! ^o^!

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10:09 PM 12/18/2020 Jujutsu Kaisen ep5

Is this going to happen a lto to Yuji's uniforms? lol

He mentioned pacts. Is a pact going to have to happen now to get Sukuna under control again? I mean, Fushiguro uses Shikigami, so he must know about pacts. Is that what this next fight scene is going to be about?

Healing is a "Reversed Curse"?

The more Sukuna talks in fights, the more he souns like a trained sorcerer.

What? HE stopped.

Nothing wrong with Emotional reasons to save someone.

Fushiguro is really kind when he thinks no one will hear him about it. ;u; I love when a cast is full of really compassionate characters. Add another one to the count for this series.

Let him talk! Even if you don't understand!

Shikigami?

Beurocracy hierarchy bs at Jujutsu Tech, huh? Ugh. When the higher ups can't be trusted, it's trouble.

Zenin doesn't like beineg called by her last name? Odd.

Suspended?!?!????

I thought the rule in Shonen genree was to lay off "tournament arcs"!???

"True, pure beings"? ~.~;;;;;; Well, that sounds like trouble. The world, especially people are blends of dichotomy and gray, co-existing. People who deny that end up in trouble. Always chasing some false misunerstanding.

And well, damn Another episode ending too soon. Well, if every episode feels too short, then I must really like this series. ;u; I'm so glad. Because the last series I got thru was a slog at times, but I pushed thru it because it was a popular series and I at least liked the deuteragonists. I'm really happy with Jujutsu Kaisen so far.

Even all my earlier bitching about Nobara, that scene of her and Fushiguro at the shrine or temple(?) was better. I liked that they were in sync in their resolve to get stronger, and that their overall dispositions while in mourning didn't clash into some kind of annoying drama.

Panda should try a dry shampoo. Sometimes Fabreeze just ends up mixing with old smells and making fabric smell like damp old towels.

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10:42 PM 12/18/2020 Jujutsu Kaisen ep6

I should stop. It's Figure Friday, I still need to do a photoshoot, I didn't draw yet today, and it'll be midnight soon. x_x; I'd love to watch more of this series instead tho. ;o;

I think it's saying a lot for this series that it's completely distracted me from DMCL even though I made it my static desktop. lol

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11:06 PM 12/19/2020 Jujutsu Kaisen ep6

Did the opening sequence add a lot more cast members.

Did I mention I love the humor in this? Even during a fight it just flows perfectly. lol And that cartoony sound effect when Sukuna kicked Yuuji down---LOL Endearing as hell.

Forget the promise? What? Won't it not work then?

Well, that explains why Yuuji suddenlly accepted the geas. lol He just wanted to hit Sukuna again. lol

I'm gonna guess some kind of guilt?

It's interesting to hear Gojou talking about thsi indirect, in-system way of fighting the stagnant top level of thier jujutsu sorcerer organization. I've had FE3H on the brain lately and yesterday I was listening to a D&D story time vid that made me think about the same thing. You can't just assassinate the problem authority figures because the structure is still in place to maintain the same problem. Plus, you'll be easily framed as a "villain", then no one will listen to your criticisms about the former authority figures/structure. After loving Code Geass and Lelouch back in the day, it's so funny how I'm much more inclined to support these strategies of working within a bad system to reform it from within, which was Suzaku's strategy, not Lelouch's. But I guess even back when I was watching Code Geass, I knew that I would only go with Lelouch strategy in such a bombastic, hyper stylized world; it wasn't realistic, even if some if it had merits that could be more gently applied to the real world. What was really strange about this scene in Jujutsu Kaisen was that such radical ideas about overturning and being aware of the current power structure's corruption, was given such little weight in the scene. Like they wanted us to forget about this so that when it comes back later in the overall plot, we can be shocked, but still feel that bringing up these issues fit.

Love Yuuji and Gojo's casual relationship. ^o^ They act more like friends than mentor/mentee.

I forgot how gorey this series can be until everyone lit on fire. ^^;

11:22 PM 12/19/2020 Aaaaaand Crunchyroll crashed at the commercial again. Just at well. It's really difficult to eat, watch, and jot down my reactions at the same time. ~_~; A shame. I really wanted to watch more of this series.

#reactions #md3watches #md3 watches jujutsu kaisen #please ignore my idiocy

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engekihaikyuu · 7 years

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Sharing Stage/2.5D Content

So there are some things I want to go over about sharing, reposting, and general distribution of content. And while I’m going to talk specifically about Engeki Haikyuu, some of the more general stuff can be applied to most Japanese stage plays, musicals, and general theater.

I wanted to make this post because I’m seeing a lot of frustration in fandom from both content providers and fans and followers butting heads on this issue. First off, we have to acknowledge that there is an undeniable precedent that’s existed in fandom that makes fans feel entitled to all the content all the time, for free. And there is knowledge of the industry that content providers have that I think we’re not communicating frequently enough to help fans understand our positions on these issues.

It’s lengthy, but please take some time to look under the Read More and read about this issue.

There’s a reason why I chose Tumblr as the medium for distribution of Engeki Haikyuu information, translations, scans, gifs, etc… and it’s because there is little-to-no Japanese fandom on this website. Most Japanese fandom is on Twitter and on other Japanese sites like Pixiv and NicoNico, but for the most part, Tumblr is not on their radar. It’s quickly getting to be on the radar for Pixiv artists because of the rampant problem of art-reposting, but by and large, they’re still not ON this website, browsing and using this website, and engaging with fandom on this website. Which is to my benefit because most Japanese fandom would HATE what I am doing.

I want to explain that Western fandom and Japanese fandom operate VERY differently when it comes to the topic of spreading information and official content. For example, there are Japanese artists I follow on Twitter who are now drawing fanart about the stuff they saw in Winners and Losers. Fun stuff about cross-dressing Takato and Shouri, the little gags and ad-lib that changed from night to night, Kageyama in the fish suit… but the thing is, they all waited until AFTER the show was finished touring completely. Out of respect and consideration for the people who could go see the show but hadn’t yet, they all waited until there were no more chances to see it live to post what could be considered ‘spoilers’ for the show.

By contrast in Western fandom, a movie is out in theaters for about 5 hours before I see gif-sets on Tumblr. It’s incredible. It is genuinely difficult to not be spoiled for content when in western fandom because everyone wants to talk about it right away, they want to share information right away, they can’t, they won’t wait until a movie is no longer playing in theaters, etc… the information is out almost instantaneously.

But in Japanese fandom, you have seiyuu events that have afternoon and evening portions, and they almost always release exciting new information or announcements at these events. But the people who go to the afternoon portion of a seiyuu event, say NOTHING until the evening portion of the seiyuu event is over and everyone who could’ve had a chance to go see it has seen it. Their fandom etiquette is INTENSE about no spoilers and respecting the creator’s wishes. When seiyuu events give them exciting new info and then say, shh, now don’t share it on social media yet, Japanese fans LISTEN. Japanese fandom draws a HARD line with this stuff. For them, if you can’t buy it, if you can’t afford to go see it, then too bad, that’s the end of it.

So sharing stuff like scans and torrents and youtube streams is a serious infringement to them both culturally and legally. Rightfully so, and I think it’s an admirable thing that they can operate that way. But the other side of that coin is that it does make all the content less accessible and hard to promote widespread interest for. In western fandom, we have seen piracy benefit Hollywood in many ways so I know a lot of us don’t bat an eye or think twice about pirating movies and music anymore.

But with Engeki Haikyuu? With 2.5D plays and musicals overall? We’re not talking about multi-million dollar shows and productions with huge profit margins that are too big to fail. It’s not Hollywood; it’s not even Broadway. We’re talking about an industry where the minor actors are sometimes not paid for the rehearsal period of a show, and where they’re sometimes paid about $100 for each show they perform. Some of my posts mentioned that Winners and Losers performed a total of 36 shows, and that was over a span of almost 2 months not counting rehearsals. Imagine getting paid around $3600 for your time for those 3 months. I’m not saying that there are Engeki Haikyuu actors that were paid that little, but that IS the industry in which they live and work. We’re talking about an industry where the sales of your character bromides indicate your overall popularity as an actor and also serve as an indicator for your potential success in other shows producers might want to cast you in. Financially, it’s a small industry, however big it seems.

However, it’s obviously very difficult for international fans to support it in legal ways. Goods for the show including pamphlets and bromides, tote bags, are ONLY sold at the theaters where they perform, and they are not available afterward. Japan is all about exclusive content, limited goods, it makes the few that are out there special. But that means if you can’t go to the venue to see the show, you can’t buy your favorite actor’s bromides to support them. And if you buy it afterwards at a secondhand shop like K books or some Yahoo Auctions seller, the money’s not going to the production anymore, it goes to secondhand sellers. Your voice of support is lost with secondhand sales, but sometimes they’re the only way you can get this stuff, so I’m not discouraging people who are trying to buy this stuff secondhand. I just want people to understand the full situation there if you do.

Anyway, this is why I do the, let’s be real, illegal thing of scanning bromides and pamphlets to share with you guys. Because if you can’t fly to Japan and get a hold of these elusive tickets to see the show live and THEN still have money left over to buy the goods, it’s tough/impossible to get it. So, I see it as a moot point when it comes to scans, because those image sets get spread around, and they do promote new interest in the production. And since nobody can even buy the bromides from Engeki HQ directly after the show is finished touring... eh. It’s still illegal, but for me it’s a slight gray area because of the lack of accessibility.

But the DVDs, and therefore the show itself, is different. It’s made WIDELY available on multiple ordering platforms online and in physical stores (in Japan), websites that DO ship overseas and where pre-orders don’t sell out. You can still buy DVDs of the very first Engeki Haikyuu that toured in fall 2015. And so long as you’re buying from official retailers like Amazon Japan, CDJapan, amiami, now Animate International, your money, your support goes directly to the production and they get the means to make more of these shows. I provide links for people to buy their own DVD copies all the time; they’re in my FAQ, I have posts that I regularly try to reblog.

I make gifs and I provide scans and clips as teasers so that I can promote as much interest as possible so that you guys, if you can, will support the show financially. But these shows aren’t cheap, and Americans aren’t used to paying $80 for a DVD, and I get that. I do. So if you can’t afford to buy the show legally, that’s unfortunate. I’m sorry. I wish I could buy DVDs for all of you that want the show. But still, I will not put up a download, I won’t upload a stream, because I know it will discourage some of the people that can buy it from buying it because they expect it to be free. There are people I know that do this, and it’s infuriating.

So, ok. Distribution of the full show explained. Bottom line is, I’ll share a lot with you guys, but I won’t share the full videos of the shows because you can still buy the DVDs.

As for the topic of reposting, I’ve mentioned the difference between Japanese and Western fandom earlier, and again: That’s why all the scans go on Tumblr. Now, I know I can’t stop the INTERNET from reposting. That’s why all the uploads are lower resolution and watermarked to hell so that it’s barely worth taking. Take note re-posters, you’re not even taking the good stuff. But reposting the scans to Twitter, could actually get me in trouble. Because as I mentioned, Japanese fandom is pretty prevalent on Twitter, they frown upon this sort of behavior, and they DO report people for this stuff. It’s great for spread of awareness of this production, but I sometimes worry about getting close to an official cease and desist.

And maybe that’s because I personally work very closely with this industry with my work for Sakura Con, and so I’m maybe being a little paranoid. But I also totally understand the viewpoints of Japanese fandom, which is why I don’t cross post everything to Twitter, and I sure as hell don’t tag it to make it easy to search for.

Basically, all of this boils down to:

Please don’t repost the scans and gifs on Twitter or Facebook (and don’t tag them so obviously).

Please stop asking me to upload the shows for download or streaming.

Please understand that everyone that’s working hard on these productions for us to enjoy… the actors, the producers, the director, the musicians, the theater staff and crew… they’re working in a niche market, and they’re not making millions here. Not only that, you’d be shocked how little some of them make sometimes.

So support the shows however best you can, encourage your friends to do the same if they can, and don’t… harass people for free stuff.

That’s all. Thank you for watching and for supporting Engeki Haikyuu (the show, not me), and if any of you have any questions about anything I’ve just talked about, if you want more details about one part or another, send me a message! Have a great day~ Haikyuu’s the best!

#important #please read #especially everyone who sends me asks about where to download or watch the plays online #If you're on mobile and you apparently have zero access to read mores #please check this out on desktop mode in your phone web browser

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craveanimeblog-blog · 5 years

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Dragon Ball Super: Vegeta Star Comments on Beyond Blue's

Dragon Ball Super currently airs its English dub on Adult Swim during the Toonami programming block on Saturday evenings. It is also available to stream on Funimation and Amazon Video. The Japanese-language release of the series is complete, and available to stream on FunimationNOW and Crunchyroll. The manga has chapters that can currently be read for free thanks to Viz Media, and Dragon Ball Super's big movie, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.

Dragon Ball Super is nearing the end of a favorite dub run. After a long stint on Toonami, the anime's final episodes are beginning to tick down, and Dragon Ball Super has met the climax with some intense action. This past weekend, the anime saw Vegeta go Beyond Blue in the English dub, and the actor behind the performance is speaking out on the reveal.

Dragon Ball Super's English dub has been working its way through the Tournament of Power on Toonami, and has finally reached the final phase as Goku and the rest of Universe 7's remaining fighters are squaring off against Universe 11's Jiren, Top, and Dyspo. This fight has pushed Goku and Vegeta to their limits especially, and now each of them has broken through that limit in their own way.

While Goku may have Autonomous Ultra Instinct, the latest episode of the series revealed a new power of Vegeta's own -- a transformation beyond the level of Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan.

Officially dubbed as Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Evolution in the original Japanese language release of the series (it might change with the English dub translation of the form, however), this is a power-up exclusive to Vegeta. After failing to reach the Ultra Instinct form for himself even after challenging Jiren directly, Vegeta instead vows to break through his limits in his own way.

This clip comes from the end of Episode 123 of the series in which Goku and Vegeta team up for another stand against Jiren. Jiren soundly defeated the both of them before this, and no matter what strategy they use it has been ineffective. But Vegeta isn't deterred by that as he pushes past his limits of Super Saiyan Blue after thinking back to how he promised Cabba to bring Universe 6 back with his Super Dragon Balls wish.

Taking to Twitter, voice actor Christopher Sabat shared an anecdote about his time recording Vegeta's new power boost. The star said he will never forget what it was like recording Vegeta in that session for more than one reason.

"I’ll never forget recording this. It was agonizing. My throat burned like utter fire for a week," Sabat revealed.

I’ll never forget recording this. It was agonizing. My throat burned like utter fire for a week. But our screams are our legacy, it defines Dragonball and it’s how we’ll be remembered. So, much like Vegeta, there was no way I was going to give it less than my absolute all.

"But our screams are our legacy, it defines Dragonball and it’s how we’ll be remembered. So, much like Vegeta, there was no way I was going to give it less than my absolute all."

As you can see above, Sabat did give his all with this performance. Goku's dub actor Sean Schemmel garnered praise for his take on Ultra Instinct but Sabat gave an entirely different performance with his new boost. Vegeta was able to tap into Beyond Blue after distilling the power of his Saiyan pride, and it was clear Sabat would not skimp bringing the transformation to life. Now, fans are just imagining how Vegeta might sound should he ever unlock Ultra Instinct, but that is not something Sabat has to worry about. For right now, the actor can rest his voice... that is, until the anime comes knocking again with a new project.

Were you impressed by this dub's intense take on Vegeta's power boost?

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chumpedkid · 7 years

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Tag Game

I was tagged by: @stilldoingscience thanks!!

Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people.

LAST…

Drink: coffee Phone call: work Text message: to my cousin Song you listened to: getting sodas - twiabp Time you cried: last night

HAVE YOU…

Dated someone twice: ugh yea Kissed someone and regretted it: yea Been cheated on: not that i know of Lost someone special: yup Been depressed: since i was twelve woo Gotten drunk and thrown up: not yet Made new friends: kinda? Fallen out of love: nah lol Laughed until you cried: yea, last time was prolly bc of mbmbam Found out someone was talking about you: my mom lmao Met someone who changed you: YEA Found out who your friends are: i guess? Kissed someone from your Facebook list: yea Kissed a stranger: uhhh i can’t remember Drank hard liquor: yea Lost glasses/contact lenses: never lost glasses, def lost contacts Turned someone down: yeah lol Sex on the first date: no, also never been on a date Broken someone’s heart: i don’t think so but idk Had your heart broken: i don’t think so Been arrested: nah Cried when someone died: yeah??????? Fallen for a friend: nah Kissed on the first date: no, still never been on a date

GENERAL

List 3 favorite colors: black, blue, purple How many Facebook friends do you know in real life: all but one or two probably Do you have any pets: nope Do you want to change your name: YUP What time did you wake up: one pm? What were you watching at midnight last night: mbmbam animated clips Name something you can’t wait for: i can’t wait for @ronibravo to publish their book little warlord, it sounds amazing When was the last time you saw your mom: earlier today unfortunately What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: wish my family wasn’t shitty & constantly misgendering me lol What are you listening to right now: the most recent live the adventure zone ep Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: a second cousin or some distant family member Something that is getting on your nerves right now: my mom, always Most visited website: tumblr and twitter Mole/s: maybe four or five? Mark/s: no? Childhood dream: to be a vet Do you have a crush on someone: nah What do you like about yourself: eyes! freckles! arms! Piercings: double earrings, cartilage, tragus, and septum Blood type: idk? Nickname: cev, ceviche, soup Relationship status: single pringle Zodiac: aquarius Pronouns: he/him Favorite TV show: adventure time, ok ko, bojack, futurama Tattoos: two Right or left hand: right Surgery: nah Hair dyed in different color: a little black still? Sport: nope Vacation: spain Pair of trainers: ??? uhh slip on vans

Current and all-time best friend name: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Eye color: blue

Favorite movie: i genuinely don’t know? maybe howl’s moving castle?

WHICH IS BETTER?

Hugs or kisses: hugs,,,, but both Lips or eyes: eyes Shorter or taller: taller Nice arms or stomach: stomach for a good pillow Sensitive or loud: sensitive Hook up or relationship: relationship Troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant

;DO YOU BELIEVE IN…

Yourself: meh Miracles: yea Love at first sight: nah Santa Claus: nah

i’ll tag @probably-zach @acezimmboni @stephie-senpai @xyanblue and @fabulouslittlefox

#me #personal #mother mention

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goddess-in-the-stacks · 5 years

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is a character freebie, and since I’ve just gotten home from Anthrocon, I’m going with books I’ve read with anthropomorphic characters!

One of the amazing fursuits we saw at Anthrocon this weekend!

First a bit of explanation, if you’re unfamiliar. Anthrocon is one of the world’s largest furry conventions. A furry is often described as someone who likes anthropomorphic animals, or humanoid animals. Not just sentient talking animals, but usually bipedal and clothes-wearing. Often furries have a fursona, or an idea of what animal they’d be if anthros existed, and sometimes they have invested in full fursuits. It is a joyful, extremely accepting sub-culture, where gender and sexuality norms are thrown out the door. I generally call myself furry-adjacent; I’m not really a furry myself, but I work at Anthrocon for a dear friend who is, a lot of my friends are, and I love the culture. If you follow me on Twitter, I’ve probably been posting pictures of the con. I’ve scheduled this post ahead of time, because I’m going to be EXHAUSTED afterwards, but I usually post pictures, and on Sunday I will talk all about it, complete with lots of pictures!

So! Ten books I’ve read with anthropomorphic characters!

First off, the classic: Redwall. Brian Jacques’ iconic series is FULL of anthropomorphic characters. I read most of these when I was a kid, but I know there are several out there I haven’t read yet. Redwall, Mattimeo, Martin the Warrior, Mariel of Redwall, and Salamandastron are absolute classics and probably should have been on last week’s childhood favorites list as well.

Another classic childhood book is The Wind in the Willows. Mole, Toad, Ratty, and Badger are childhood institutions. So many people think furries are strange, but this is what we grew up on! (I’ve included a pic of one of the badgers we saw at the con!)

While Aslan might not be anthropomorphic by everyone’s standards, there are many anthropomorphic characters in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and its following books.

The Mouse and the Motorcycle is a Beverly Cleary book from 1965. This is not a new phenomenon, by any means!

Another book that most people don’t associate with furries is George Orwell’s Animal Farm. He’s relatively unclear throughout the book if these are actual animals or anthropomorphs, but if they’re running a farm, they kind of have to be able to use tools, right? I’m counting it.

One book I reviewed last year was The Complete Maus – which is a graphic novel about the Holocaust if people were mice.

Now we’re going to get into stuff a little more recent. Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is about an anthropomorphic fish-man and the woman who loves him.

Mouse Guard is a roleplaying game and graphic novel series, and it’s GORGEOUS. It was slated to get a movie, but I read recently that that was no longer happening. Which is incredibly sad, given the clip they released. It would have been AMAZING.

The Eve of Redemption series is a series I read via Kindle Unlimited, about anthropomorphic dragons. It was quite good.

The last book might be reaching a bit, as they are demons, but they’re described as being part animal, part human, with references like “the deer-woman” so Girls of Paper and Fire is my last pick here. I never actually reviewed the book on the blog, because I was so blown away by it. It definitely needs a content warning for sexual assault, but it is absolutely amazing, and I’m looking forward to the sequel.

So. Ten books with anthropomorphic characters, in honor of Anthrocon and all my fuzzy friends! (Stay tuned for Sunday, where I will talk about my weekend, including my trip to the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, complete with a picture dump of furries and birbs!)

TTT - Character Freebie - Ten books with anthropomorphic characters for #Anthrocon! #TopTenTuesday Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme is a character freebie, and since I've just gotten home from…

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aprilpillkington · 5 years

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Ah, the GIF. We’ve all seen them. They populate the Internet on blogs and social media and are part of what makes news and entertainment sites like Buzzfeed very popular. When a GIF is used with the right content, it can go viral, which is why it has become a powerful marketing tool. Whether you are using it on Twitter, your blog, website or other social media channel, you can now create one easily. There are plenty of free and premium online tools which let you create GIF files quickly, but before you get started, what is a GIF file? A GIF (with the file extension, .gif) is basically an image file format that is animated by combining several other images or frames into a single file. This single file is encoded as graphics interchange format (better known as GIF). Unlike the JPEG image format (.jpg), GIFs typically use a compression algorithm referred to as LZW encoding that does not degrade the image quality and allows for easy storing of the file in bytes. The multiple images within a single GIF file are displayed in succession to create an animated clip or a short movie. By default, animated GIFs display the sequence of images only once, stopping when the last image or frame is displayed, although it can also loop endlessly or stop after a few sequences. But social sites like Tumblr and GIF creation tools like Giphy gained in popularity more recently and a GIF can be an effective and low-impact replacement for a video and, essentially, valuable as a business tool. GIFs are often used for bite-sized entertainment and as statements, replies or comments in online conversations. They are also commonly used online to convey reactions, illustrate or explain concepts or products in a fun, creative and succinct way, and also to make GIF art. Take, for example, this visually striking form of GIF art by Graphics artist Kevin Burg and photographer Jamie Beck, depicting a scene at a New York Fashion Week. In an interview with Time magazine, Beck likened it to freezing time and letting a single moment live, breathe. Not surprisingly, the popularity of GIFs now defines the Internet’s lexicon, legitimized by Oxford Dictionary naming it the Word of the Year in 2012. And GIF art, itself, is legitimized by contemporary art galleries and institutions like the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City that showcase the best GIF art pieces by talented young graphics artists. Abigail Posner, Head of Strategic Planning and Agency Development at Google, writing in Fast Company says animated GIFs With Sound and other such visual media like memes “reconnect us to an essential part of ourselves.” The GIF graphics file format was created by Steve Wilhite in 1987 at CompuServe. In the years since, a debate has been raging as to the correct way to pronounce “GIF”: Is it pronounced “jif” as in the peanut butter, or “gif” with a hard ‘G’ as in “gift?” Most people pronounce it “gif” with a hard ‘G’, but Wilhite, who was honored with a Webby Lifetime Achievement award in 2013 for inventing the GIF format, insists it is pronounced as “jif.” “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Mr. Wilhite said. “They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.” GIF has become the calling card of modern Internet culture. Businesses — large and small — have embraced the file format and use it to liven up their messages online. Many savvy businesses, for example, edit, rearrange or combine one or more video sources to create an absurd juxtaposition designed deliberately to emphasize a minor detail or fire off a quick market commentary. Aside from using GIFs as a medium for humorous effect and to show a fun, likable company culture, many brands and creative agencies commonly create GIFs that have commercial messages and seamless advertisements, such as banners and leaderboards. A seamless product 360-rotation demo can also be a highly effective animation. It helps illustrate the product design and generate interest.

Moreover, GIF file format is supported by nearly all Web browsers and Apple’s iOS also supports GIF but not its rival Flash. So GIF has become popular with brands marketing on social media, news media and the mobile Web. A looping GIF perfectly embedded into an article and published at just the right places can deliver your message powerfully. Several image editing programs like Adobe Photoshop, GIMP and Microsoft GIF Animator can be used to create simple animated GIFs that spread short company videos or messages across the Web. If you’d like to create and share videos longer than a few seconds, however, you might want to use the MPEG format because the GIF format is not as efficient with video clips longer than a few seconds. Social media is fun—why else would we spend so much time on it? Brands who manage to stay human and share authentically can create a deep and special relationship with their audience, and funny/weird/endearing GIFs can be a part of that. Want to give your audience a closer look at your product? GIFs With Sound can show off the kind of details and motion that can entice shoppers. Who’s using it? Marie Claire took advantage of the GIF format to offer viewers a look at a product: their killer gladiator sandals. Sometimes it’s a lot easier to explain something in an image than it would be with words. For step-by-step how-tos, following along with processes, or even quick recipes, a GIF can be exactly what you need. Saying “thank you” with a GIF on Twitter can provide an extra touch of delight. Our own Kevan Lee shows you how in this quick video: Think a GIF is too brief a vessel to get a real point across? I was skeptical, too, until I saw some of the amazing mini-presentations that can be shared in this format. GIFs can be particularly effective when you want to string multiple still images together to tell a story of motion or change over time. Got a TV or print advertisement you want to get a bit more play out of? Transfer it into GIF form! A really awesome way to use a GIF is to give your audience context into a piece of data or statistic through an animated diagram or graphic. Want to share just a tiny look at a future product, big announcement or upcoming release? A GIF can be the perfect bite-size teaser. Give your audience a peek inside your company: Who you are, what you look like, what makes you laugh and what you’re up to every day at work. GIFs can be a fun, lighthearted way to share a bit of your company culture and bring your fans closer to you. Pronounced gif or jif, the GIF file type was originally designed for graphics, but it’s now most commonly used for simple animated images on the Web. It might be easiest to think of a GIF as a tiny movie that plays over and over in your web browser. This video from PBS gives a really nice introduction to the history of the GIF file format. Google has made it a lot easier to find animated GIFs. Just go to images.google.com in your web browser, enter your search term, then select Search Tools > Type > Animated. This is the image search tool we’ve used a lot in our office. It’s been really fun to surprise each other with animated GIFs of our favorite TV shows and movies. There are animated GIFs out there for almost anything you can think of, so have fun looking for them! A Youtube compilation is a fun montage video assembled from the best parts of other videos. Compilations can be of sports highlights, fail videos, Vines, or anything else. Each clip adds to the total of the compilation and makes sense with the other clips. Think about the theme of your compilation to find videos. Do you want it to just be interviews with a celebrity? Or also clips of their acting? Do you want your music video compilation to only have the chorus? Or connect through a specific visual? You can use as many or as few as you like. To keep track of your videos you can keep their tabs open or write down a list of links. Upload the videos to the Kapwing video montage maker. You can copy and paste the links directly so you don’t have to download anything from Youtube. Once your clips are done uploading click “Edit trim” to trim them to the part you want in your compilation. You can choose the dimensions of the video using the drop down menu. Reorder the clips as you see fit. When you feel like your compilation is done, click Create! You can share the Kapwing link to your video or download the video to your device and share the file via text, email, or social media. Most of us have pretty much never lived our adult lives without the internet. It’s affected us in innumerable ways – some good, some very bad – and despite not really knowing what a world without it looks like, it still continues to surprise us. In our Extremely Online series, we explore the apps, trends, subcultures, and all the other weird stuff the internet continues to offer. Cruelly neglected by its sugar daddy Twitter, the short-form video platform Vine shut down for good January 17 2017, much to the disappointment of fans of excessive bass boosting and Spongebob Squarepants. Mourning the loss of fresh, high concept, whip-sharp fast comedy, most turned to YouTube, where people were already archiving the most iconic, face-hurtingly funny of Vines. These YouTube compilations, generally created while Vine was still alive and well, were 10-minute selections from about a given month of uploads on the app. They were heavily monetised and bookended by obnoxious movie editor stock intros and crap music. This was the digital petri dish from which the bacteria of vlogger Nash Grier and the Paul brothers festered and spread. With Vine shutting off the tap as it were, these styles of videos stopped appearing for the most part, and Vine’s breakout stars jumped ship to create their own longer form YouTube content.

But if the algorithm, FBI agent, or reptilian globalist behind your browsing habits is anything like mine, you’ll have seen another type of Vine comp in the YouTube recommended section. Videos with deadpan, cumbersome titles like “Underrated and overrated Vines that redeem me” and “Vines that get me friggin jazzed”. For the most part, the awkwardly preplanned “skits” that plagued Vine’s comedy section are gone, and instead, these compilations celebrate the head scratching, esoteric underbelly of Vine that was always there. Like obsessive DJs scouring record shops for old overlooked 12”s, introducing oddities to mainstream audiences and recontextualising classics, these uploaders have turned the Vine compilation into a different beast, unique from the platform itself, a kind of midway point between internet art and mixtape. Similar to constructing a decent mixtape for a friend or crush, there’s a few things you should bear in mind if you want to create a fire Vine compilation to share with the world. Hold on to your croissants. If you want to get some traffic rolling in, you’ll need to pick your title wisely. It’s difficult to describe the tone you should try to emulate, but it’s essentially a kind of sleepy post-irony – just scan some @dril tweets to get a flavour. There’s also a soothing familiarity and repetition to these videos, and some of the titles speak to that self-care utility, referencing how they might help assuage symptoms of anxiety or depression.

The market has been flooded in the past six months, so if you want your comp to really slap and do big numbers, you’ll have to study the competition, and do some Vine-mining of your own. The app is still running as an archive-cum-memorial of saved Vines, so if you dig hard enough, you can still find some hidden gems that no-one has seen before. This is an essential rule for most collections of art – how do your Vines fit together? Do you want to hit them with a few classics at the start to ease them in before the weird shit? Do you want your compilation to tell a story? Could there be a thematic link between the Shetland Pony tip toein’ in his Jordans and the old dudes in the playground yelling “I’m a cowboy, baby!”? Recording and visual artists think hard about the movement of their work before releasing an album or presenting a collection: you should too. It occurs to me now that I may be overthinking something that defies satisfactory analysis, but we’ve come this far, and you’re still reading, so let’s just power through, shall we? Shooting straight from the hip here, just so you don’t have to: I watch Vine compilations when I’m sitting on the toilet. It’s okay. We all do. It struck me during one of these trips to the WC that the length of the average bowel movement is actually a decent yardstick to consider when you’re figuring out how long to make your fail compilation. Generally, over five minutes so it feels substantial, but any more than 10 and you run the very real risk of leg cramps – sorry, boredom. If you want to take your social media strategy to the next level and really say what you mean online, it’s essential that you know how to make a GIF. You can use GIFs to create eye-catching ads, or to connect with your followers through relatable moments from pop culture. This article will show you how to make a GIF, and also explore the most effective ways to use them on social media and beyond. The Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, chains together multiple bitmap (BMP) files into a single animated image. Each pixel within a GIF can be one of 256 colors, which is why GIFs generally look low-res compared to other videos we see online. GIF have lower frame rates, too, which works to their advantage. More frames equal bigger files, and GIFs need to stay small and shareable. You could think of GIFs as the midpoint between images and videos. The main advantage of using GIFs is that you can tell a story quickly, and it doesn’t take much bandwidth to load them—making them perfect for mobile. If you’ve ever thought GIFs seem a little primitive, well, that’s because they are: the animated GIF has existed in its current state for 30 years, predating the Internet itself! GIFs have exploded in popularity in recent years. GIPHY, one of the web’s more popular GIF databases, claims to have over 300 million daily active users. Last month, Google acquired Tenor, a keyboard app and GIF archive designed to help iOS, Android and desktop users find the GIFs they want quickly. Tenor processes over 400 million GIF searches per day. GIF was 2012’s Word of the Year, and even though we engage with GIFs every day, we can’t seem to agree on their pronunciation. Is the G soft (like gin) or hard (like giggle)? In my humble opinion, it’s “GIF”, not “JIF.” Remember, GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format: that’s graphic, not jraphic. I’m willing to die on this hill, but you don’t have to agree with me. Steve Wilhite, grandfather of GIFs, initiated a storm of Internet discussion when he accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Webby’s in 2013. His five-word speech expressed solidarity with the soft G camp, proclaiming, “It’s pronounced ‘JIF’ not ‘GIF!” Cue side-eyes from half of the Internet. Ultimately, there’s no right way to say GIF. Even the Oxford English Dictionary has remained neutral on the issue. The debate will probably rage on until we invent a new file type to express our feelings online.

Even if you can’t decide how to say it, it’s still fundamental that you learn how to make a GIF. Let’s check out the basic steps, then explore some tools to help you make GIFs With Sound in a jiffy. If you’re looking to make a GIF quickly, the best approach is using a GIF conversion site like GIPHY, Make A Gif, or Gifs.com. These platforms all function slightly differently, but the following steps will give you a rough idea of what to expect when you’re using them to make a GIF for the first time. 1. Choose the video you’d like to make into a GIF The best GIFs target relatable moments that apply to specific feelings or situations. Pick something that will resonate with your target audience. For example, in my article about YouTube ads, I used a GIF of someone angrily smashing their computer with a hammer. If you’ve ever had your solo kitchen dance party interrupted by an unskippable ad, you can probably relate. Find a video that captures your moment. You can use one you’ve saved to your computer or mobile device, or search online: YouTube and Vimeo are widely-used resources for clips. 2. Upload the video for conversion If you’re uploading your own video, select that option within the converter you’ve chosen, and upload the video. If you’re using a video hosted on YouTube or Vimeo, paste the complete URL into the converter’s URL field. 3. Establish the length of your GIF When you’ve uploaded your video file, isolate the moment you’d like to capture by bookending it with timestamps. GIFs support up to 3 minutes of footage, but two to six seconds is more than ideal. 4. Optional step: add text GIFs don’t include sound, so you can add text for extra direction or meaning. Subtitles can provide context if you’re GIF-ing a quotable moment. Alternatively, you can use text to highlight a situation or feeling you’re hoping to express with the GIF (e.g., “Social media influencers be like…”). 5. Download your GIF If you’re on desktop, you’ll notice that if you try to open the newly-downloaded GIF file it won’t be animated, and instead shows a series of frames. Don’t panic! Simply drag the GIF into your web browser and the animation will start looping. On mobile, GIFs play instantly when opened. These are the basic steps of how to make a GIF, but there are actually several different approaches, especially if you want to use your own source material.

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