Trigun fucking destroys me, okay.
It's about persisting through the most horrific obstacles imaginable, and never losing hope for yourself and others. It's about the fruit your efforts bear, but it doesn't ignore the ugliness of the suffering you endure. It doesn't sweep it under the rug to give you a happy ending.
As a jaded millennial, I get a bit tired of stories where everything turns out fine because the heroes tried hard. Most stories gloss over the repercussions of failure. They tell us it's all simply a means to an end, and that end is what matters. Overcoming your obstacle matters. Winning matters.
Trigun doesn't do this.
Vash gets hurt (gross understatement). He's ostracized, bullied, threatened, haunted, forced to see the darkest underbelly of humanity. He's subjected to the worst parts of life that are grotesquely ruthless, unforgiving, hopeless. He's forced to reconcile a lot of his goals (like never killing anyone), but not the core of his beliefs.
Not once does he falter in his trust that people are capable of good, that we all deserve that chance to be. He never has a revelation that shakes his faith in humanity, despite constantly being given every reason to. He's the irritatingly optimistic anime protagonist who looks at impossible odds and says "everything will be alright", the way no one can in real life because it never works out that way for us.
And it doesn't for him, either.
Vash does his best, believes in himself, and fails. over and over and over again. He loses everything--loved ones, memories, autonomy. He loses constantly. He's your unrealistically positive hero, being dealt realistically unfavorable hands.
And still, he persists. He never truly wins. Because we never truly win. Life has no happy ending like a story does.
He never truly wins, and yet, he can still find happiness. He meets friends, enjoys good food, watches people love fiercely in both blessing and hardship. He hits unbelievable lows that don't keep him from finding highs. Because he never stops trying to be the best of what he sees in humanity. Because every little bit counts. He never stops believing in humans--believing in you.
Trigun grabs you by the face and stares directly at you. It says "I see you, I see your pain, how much you struggle. I see how sometimes no matter how hard you try, things don't work out. Life isn't a fairy tale. I see how your kindness can come back to hurt you, hurt others. I see you, and I'm proud of you. Life is worth living with love in your heart not because we win, but because we try. We all try. Never stop trying to be kind."
Trigun shows you the cruel reality of life, and leaves you feeling good about it.
I don't know a single piece of media that's able to do that.
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How's the NaruHina nsfw comic coming along?
Good fucking question anon 🥹
Currently had to put that project on hold cuz right after I announced the project, someone had commissioned me to work on a piece for them. And then holidays happened, and then more traveling, and then my fucking love for konohana happened LOL just… many different things happened but I’ll be back home soon. Also I hate background art I’m actual dog poopy on that and I dread doing those parts, paneling is hard too. Everything is hard. But as far as progress, I think I was able to get at least 5 or 6 pages done?
Forgive me, art is a struggle.
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Spg prompt/AU where The Spine is scrapped really early on. Rabbit was convinced that any memory of him was just a dream, and the other robots have no clue as to who or what he was up until they find some old plans and some scrap pieces of The Spine. They decide to try and put The Spine back together in secret in order to uproot some family secrets.
What’s next? Who knows!
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You show me a character with limited to no self worth and a martyr complex and I'll show you how fast I can get obsessed
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Enid wearing every one of her pack members clothes because all her clothes are all stretched out by them
She styles it really well, so it's all good
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THISSS PLS
https://x.com/ndeverydayistay/status/1690556877300465664?s=46&t=l65JfGhpEqFtCy9vX3sqxw
all of this would be so fun omg. also fun fact: if I ended up winning the video call one of the questions i would’ve asked had to do with a d-day live album release LMAOOO it’s that serious for me!!!
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I think dream and xqc have actually fucked
well what can i say dream pulls everyone in hes like a magnet
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Every so often I emerge from my little den to rain down likes and reblogs to those I follow, I like to think they feel special when this happens
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