#it looks really cool imo :-)

[sacchiri]

Hellsing 2002 calendar illustration.

Ein wunderliche und erschröckliche Hystori von einem großen Wüttrich genant Dracole wayda Der do so ganz unkristenliche marrter hat angelegt die mensche, als mit spissen als auch die leut zu Tod geslyffen

A wondrous and frightening story about a great berserk called Dracula the voivode who inflicted such unchristian tortures such as with stakes and also dragged people to death

#hellsing #alucard #kouta hirano #translation was found in a comment by u/lazyfoxheart on r/Kurrent #fun fact this is the highest quality version of this image that exists online #i know because i've been looking forever for a version that's clear enough to actually read what hirano wrote under '1443' #but there weren't any so i had to take matters into my own hands #the real image on the back of the guidebook is only 2 inches tall so i had to take this with my smartphone and will my hands not to shake #anyway i'm pretty sure it's supposed to say Eğrigöz (the location vlad was imprisoned) so yeah. thank you hirano very cool #if i might rant for a sec it took me an embarrassingly long time to figure that out because i didn't have the guidebook at first #and in the images i could find online that part was just a blur that looked suspiciously like a person's signature and i was like. who tf #i was thinking matthias corvinus since he issued some political propaganda against vlad iirc but it didn't match his signature on wikipedia #then i thought it might be vlad II dracul's since he probably had to sign an agreement to send his sons over as hostages at some point #but that didnt seem right either so i kept skimming vlad's wiki page #and then i was like goddammit...hirano.....you just misspelled Eğrigöz didn't you.. .... #i maybe should've made a separate post dedicated to this instead of writing a novel in the tags but eh #the hellsing brainrot runs deep #also- i put it in the source link at the bottom of the post but the german inscription is copied off a real woodcut of vlad from 1491 #except instead of depicting him as an adult hirano drew him as a child which gives the inscription a very different feel imo #the one final thing that interests me about this is the fact that hirano published this calendar in 2002 #which is REALLY early in the series. like this was before volume 5 came out?? #i have no idea why he decided to do a massive spoiler drop in a random piece of japan-only merch #sandwiched between a drawing of alucard as john travolta from saturday night fever and integra as a fish no less #it makes me really curious to know what the fan response to this was back then. like did people even know who this was #maybe im just an idiot and everyone back then was like 'ah yes its alucard as a 12 year old. how very informative'

[front-facing-pokemon]

#regigigas #a really hard-to-type name‚ and one of the most Basèd normal-types out there‚ imo #i know a lotta people who really like this pokémon and especially the regis in general #iiii never really felt that myself. i Get it—i can look at them and be like Yeah that's pretty cool but i just never cared for them #except maybe the noises they make

[worm-in-a-trenchcoat]

I’ll say it- those 150 dollar collector dolls are fucking ugly 💀

#and yeah they really are 150 #I just got an email from Mattel creations about them #and they’re dropping in 4 days #FOUR days #because that’s definitely enough time to come up with 150 bucks short notice in this economy #like wtf even is this company anymore #150 bucks for a doll that doesn’t even look like the actually good concept art?? #gtfo of here #monster high #the only one I like is the gargoyle but that’s mainly because she’s a gargoyle #and the others are just like… green people?? 💀 #the box art is pretty cool looking too #but none of that is worse 150 #even 75 is reaching imo #not box art- I meant like the box itself*** I’m tired 💀

[kittychicha]

I FEEL YOU LINGER IN THE AIR (2023) Episode 2

#i feel you linger in the air #bright rapheephong #non chanon #nonkul chanon #asiandramasource #asianlgbtqdramas #lakornedit #catagifs #this was a really satisfying dive for me like idk anything about swimming but it looked cool imo #the greenish tint they put on the scene drove me crazy rip it was also like overexposed? idk i hate it #and non did such a dumb face for that close up aksjdaksj #ifylita #boyslovesource

[vi-138]

fav sonic prime s3 screenshots

sillies

(left) sonic got grabbed by the quills??

(right) shadow's little kicky feet when he gets chucked by robotic rouge

happy throwing him thursday (it is saturday)

#sth #i'm so normal about them #i'm in shock #i miss shadow already #sonadow nation how're we feeling #i looove love love the choppy stylized animation #so yum #there were some super cool fight choreo also #nine.... little meow meow with 94 mental illnisses and banned from most public spaces #i wonder where his character is gonna go #how exciting #his mannerisms are becoming similar to eggman i think #he's so close to achieving his dream but he doesn't even look that happy about it imo #idk if this is just projecting but i wonder if this is like #when u really want something so u do everything u can to get it #but you kinda lose sight of why u want it in the first place #so it feels more like a punishment than a reward #he's a little delusional #he's just a ilttle guy #sonic prime spoilers

[smol-bean-of-the-smols]

part 1 of hopefully several of drawing manga panels i like in the anime's style

here's the sketch because i really like it, as well as the referenced panel and a little ramble:

we'll ignore that this panel is technically in the anime. i just wanted to include more of him in it, y'know? the rest will be ones the anime either didnt include or didnt frame in the way the manga did

anyways AAAAAAA drawing in the official style is making my brain REALLY recognize that what im drawing is him so im having a lot of fun and i will continue to be unwell about him :D

#this kind of experimentation was super fun #theres this one panel from this chapter that i find super creepy and cool so im gonna try to draw it #might make a separate post about why i think the anime didnt adapt his character well but idk yet #its just like. little subtleties that the anime didnt include. which in turned dulled his character down a bit imo #also yeah that background if you look closely you'll see how simple looking it really is #just threw in some shapes that kinda resembled the anime's background and blurred the hell out of it #my art #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd kajii #motojirou kajii

[51ft]

all the bg3 companions have this really well realized conflict between 'want' vs 'need' and it's really cool to see how they get rly nice satisfying arcs with both their 'good' and 'bad' endings

' i just wish the game itself didnt so heavily disincentivise less-good playthroughs by barring you from so much content and making everything you could do so cartoonishly evil it just doesnt make sense

#bg3 spoilers #like as silly as some of the discourse became it was really cool to see the insistence that ascended astarion was a 'good' ending #and honestly all the character writing for the other characters also had that same level of nuance imo #in a different game gale fighting god or shadowheart becoming a dark justiciar would've also counted for a 'positive' ending #but bc the player character themselves can only pick the stupid evil options it makes exploring that stuff feel so much clunkier to me #it would've been cool to do a more morally grey playthrough to have parity w/ the moral greyness ur companions get... #durge is cool but they are also stupid evil bc everything they do is the murderhobo option #they get a better motivation to do those things but its still not the same... #my flavour......... #but im just ranting in the tags bg3 is still the video game ive been wanting my entire life and nothing will change tha #also we dont talk about the lack of any real endings i look away

[elv-arts]

Been super tired this chemo cycle but i drew a little bit today :)

[ID: Image 1 - A fineliner drawing of two moth people chilling on some mushrooms, drawn on a sketchbook page bordered with mushroom washi tape and bug washi tape. They both have four arms and two legs. The first moth is sitting on a small mushroom. They have curly fluff around their head and are wearing a cozy hoodie, cuffed jeans and combat boots. They are looking down at the second moth lounging under a bigger mushroom who is looking back up at them. They have messy fluff around their head and are wearing an oversized shirt over a t shirt, with ripped jeans and basketball shoes. They're holding a blade of grass in one hand.

Image 2 - a sketchbook page of fineliner drawings of hands in different poses. End ID]

They are not perfect but I like them and they're about the only thing I've done since monday other than sleep and watch youtube lol

Oh btw the mushroom washi tape is from Geeniejay on etsy, and the bug one is from DirtPigeon on etsy :)

#original art #moths #bugs #cancer tw #i didn't use reference so the hands look a bit funky imo but i think some of them look kinds cool #and i find hand gestures fun to doodle even if they don't turn out anatomically accurate or whatever #i really like the moth one though #might continue to mess with it/colour it digitally if I've got the energy + motivation

[merlinmerlot]

i finally finished bg3

and it only took me [looks at steam]

SIX HUNDRED HOURS

#merlin.txt #w/ the new computer the rest of act 3 went by super quickly #honestly i dont think my computer and my sanity would have survived all those cutscenes #ANYWAYS initial thoughts: #cried like a baby. ending credits songs really really good. i can't WAIT to start a new playthru. HOWEVER: #oh my god the ending felt so fucking rushed. i was expecting like a typical rpg ending slideshow at LEAST but nothing??? #like you only get One cutscene with your romanced partner (a short one too) but i don't get to see what everyone else is doing??? hello?? #gale is literally like 'lets celebrate' and we don't get to see the celebration??? or at the very least a chance to talk to everyone again #like in act 1 and 2???? #imo i think the most satisfying one was lae'zels. god i love her #also act 3 is hella buggy especially towards the end. a lot of broken dialogue. but ah well #OK NOW SPOILER THOUGHTS SAMMIE DONT LOOK: #the game Really wants you to turn illithid but i ended up just letting karlach do it ... i felt bad .. but like #i found the arc of my tav like. getting So close to going full power hungry and martyr and hero only to finally be humbled like - #'you dont have to always play hero' was really interesting. like doing that and then hearing the post credits 'the power' song. gshldgksmal #guy who is soo miserable abt the fact that all their cool illithid powers are now gone. has to go back to being normal #ALSO. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THE ENDING AST SCENE. HELLO? #HIM RUNNING AWAY FROM THE SUN. IT BEING COMPLETELY PLAYED FOR LAUGHS. SO MEAN #any other time i may have laughed but the fact that you dont really get epilogues made that Really sting. #THE FACT THAT THE COMPANIONS ARE NOT EVEN NICE ABOUT IT??????

[bookofmac]

concept: found footage horror movie where the spooky is a vampire, but the vampire doesnt show up in the recording

#vampires #vampire #horror #Look is it silly and with modern film technique doesnt make much sense? yes #do i think that it is also a really cool concept? ALSO YES #full lenght movie that is the ballroom mirror sceen in Van Helsing 2004 #I'm uncertain if the audio recroding should have the vampires voice but it's such a strong concept imo

[front-facing-pokemon]

#numel #y'know what. sure. why not. nose‚ i guess. fuck it. nose. why not can't see their eyes or mouth. just nose. sure. fuck it #i think numel's typing is *really* interesting. 4x weakness to water my belovèd but i just really like fire/ground. it's very cool imo #and numel themself is also cute. they wouldn't strike me as a fire-type at first glance but i like it! i don't think about it very often but #i like it. very slow‚ always has their mouth open. they look so confused all the time. its really good. their little ear wiggle in colosseum #i don't know exactly what they're supposed to be animal wise but i guess camerupt is like. a cow? bull? thing? maybe a camel? #because. numel. nu camel. but then what does the “nu” mean. new camel. lemme see what bulbapedia's trivia section says #“numb” and “camel”?? i dunno if i believe that. but it does say they're based on a specific type of camel “mixed with a volcano” which is #really funny phrasing to me. interesting! thank you bulbapedia trivia section for also telling me it's apparently carvanha's counterpart

[folkdevilism]

#dishonored #dishonored 2 #paolo #paolo dishonored #dishonored paolo #there's this weird thing that occasionally happens where certain NPCs will retain their color #even as the rest of the environment turns black and white during Bend Time #it doesn't provide any cool gameplay quirks but aesthetically it looks really cool imo

[vonkarma2]

reading hill house + enjoying it for the yuri

#this captures what it’s like to interact with a bi girl that’s out of your league so well #I am paying attention to other things besides that ofc <3 I like the way the house is being characterized so far #the style of description is very cinematic imo like kind of weirdly so #when it introduced all the characters and when it like cuts between them in a montage #the descriptions are all really good imo so I don’t want to be that guy that’s like I wish it was a movie. but I do think it would be cool #though it’s a shame they couldn’t actuslly have the like menacing atmosphere of hill house that makes anyone who looks at it hate it #ik there’s a Netflix series but Ive heard mixed things + that it’s not that accurate :p #idk I’m interested to see what happens :) #also she’s literally me

[maeamian]

tbqh it's weird as hell to me that there's this given understanding about fictional aliens that they'd be surprised or confused by adaptability, but like, as far as we know and understand that is a fundamental quality of life itself not life on earth. In order to become a spacefaring species any spacefaring alien would've had to survive whatever space threw at them for billions of years as well as whatever their planet in specific threw at them, even the 'good' planet we know about is pretty fucking hostile to life. It's just implausible to me that like, among all the possible sapient species we'd be unique or interesting for the level to which we have the ability to adapt to situations, something that any biological creature of any origin would also need to survive long enough as a species to figure out how space works.

#I mean I also understand this is a common way to frame the mundane as interesting by stripping the normalcy of it #IDK I think the 'humans as space orcs' meta has gone too far #Like it's fine to examine humanity through that lens I think it's good to examine things like that #But then when you give that lens its own actual life you need to think a bit more for it to stay coherent #In many cases I think it completely ignores that it's making sweeping implications about non-human intelligences #In ways that just don't fucking make any sense #IMO at least #IDK I'm not positive I'm saying this in a way that makes sense but I'm right #What I'm saying is the parts of those posts that're like 'this is a neat thing about humans' are good and cool IMO #but the parts that are like 'and therefore an alien intelligence would find it impossible to comprehend' are weird and bad #Just seems like a really self-satisified way of looking at ourselves #Like you really think that no other alien species might IDK have a few instincts left over from the pre-sapience days? #They all just sprung from the stars fully formed beings of pure reason and science? #Just us we're the only cool ones in the whole fuckin galaxy huh

[locusfandomtime]

Since the ending of the season has been confirmed… and nobody new joined this season, it’s possible someone new is joining s10! So…

a serious alternative to the other poll. I think some of these have a pretty low chance of happening, but I chose options that are at least possible (i.e. the hermits know them). don’t take this too seriously, i’m just curious on what the fandom thinks is the most likely option

#how the hell do you guys write out scotts name. scott. smajor. scott major? #particularly looking at empires/traffic series people because they would know the hermits decently well #locus fandom time #hermitcraft #hermitblr #my personal thoughts on these: scott - didn’t even think of it before but it could happen. he knows the hermits well and is a builder #skizz - most likely option imo. collabs so often with hermits and is impulse’s best friend. only thing is that he isn’t a builder/redstoner #but i think being friends with the hermits is far more important in the application process than that #martyn - i would love if this happened but it never would because i don’t think hermitcraft is his playstyle at all #rip martyn/keralis and martyn/doc those duos would be so funny #joel - another really likely option. he is a builder and said he admires hc a lot. knows them well. i can see it #jimmy - i don’t think its his playstyle but it would be fun to see #lizzie - pretty talented builder. butttt i don’t think she’s going to join? it doesnt really seem like her thing #fWhip - can’t really see him joining either but it’d be cool #mythical sausage - he would be amazing on there but he’d chuck up the rating from general to 13 in no time #options I didn’t include: bigb (his main focus is like skibidi toilet videos not minecraft). oli (he produces 2 videos a year he isnt cut #out for the grind). pix (i think it would be awkward being a hc member and doing recap). katherine elizabeth (possibility but doesnt #interact with the hermits too much at crossover. others here know them way better) #there’s also the chance of someone who isn’t hc adjecent but knows them otherwise (like psmp or newlife whatnot) joining but it is less

[solcarow]

orv adaption announcements …………..

#good goddddddd im gonna be Such a hater about them i can feel it in my bones o(~< #i could handle a shitty live action bc im sure thats what han sooyoung would have wanted but . a Shitty Animated Show ? #i dont think my heart could take it ….. #but i really really hope that wont b the case bc they can do some great stuff with it #IVE SAID THIS BEFORE BUT !!!! IMAGINE THE SOUNDTRACK ………. YOU COULD GO CRAZY WITH LEITMOTIFS… .. #imo orv isnt a story that needs visuals but it could work so well with audio ………. #translating the image of bleeding stories into whispers oughhghhgh #i wonder how adaptions could approach the ambiguity between lines spoken by kim dokja and the 4th wall ………. #it’s something that’s pretty hard to convey with audio so maybe they’ll keep it silent in the audiovisual adaptions #maybe with keyboard sounds …….. oooh thatd be so cool #but i feel like the voice the reader gives the 4th wall adds another layer to it does that make sense #pretty tricky to figure out how to translate the 4th wall outside of a medium with just text #solar-talks #god i hope they do something interesting with the starstream filter on dokja bc ill b honest i didnt like how when the webtoon got to #jihye’s scene in dark castle they just smacked sparkles on him and left it at that #ok i reread it in case i got it wrong but unfortunately . yeah . those arent eyebags you gotta make him look NORMALLER fuck offff !!!!!!!!! #i know they would never do this but it would be so fucking sick if they just moved around the features of kdj’s face ever so slightly to #give him some uncanny valley vibes #i want it so bad for the live action but i know they dont see my vision orz #they dont have to end up being Exactly how i’d imagine them im just begging the adaptions to make the best use of a different medium #put some Thought into it even ..