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hanafubukki · 1 year

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Malleus Draconia’s Flower Bouquet Meaning

Twst Bdays Flower Language Masterlist

I have been waiting and waiting for the release of Malleus’ 3rd Bday card with such anticipation. I literally waited every day until the time Twst JP usually updates with news for some semblance of Malleus Bday card news.

AND NOW MY BOY IS HERE AND HE LOOKS SO FINE PLEASE. His smirk with the fangs sends me. His wink is so cute! Lilia is raising these boys right! Look at HIM.

January is the moth of Diasomnia and I love it, we have Malleus, Lilia, Silver and Sebek card releases. (Diasomnia Stans I hope your gems survive).

As I did with Lilia’s Bouquet Post , I will be writing more than I usually do. Malleus Draconia is one of my favorite twst characters and he deserves it and all the effort (in this love essay, I will). In addition, I will be adding possible theories along the way and will be mentioning book 7 too and other cards that have been released, so heed spoilers for book 7 and cards that might have not released yet.

At first glance, Malleus’ Bouquet reminded me of Trey’s Bouquet . In the sense that it reminded me of a salad, and I couldn’t help but laugh a bit because of it. When you think about some of the meanings previously discussed in Trey’s Bouquet, it applies to Malleus as well when you think about it: past, present, and future. But I’m getting ahead of myself, we will discuss that later.

It’s really nice seeing Malleus so happy especially without any worries right now (basically flirting with us lolol). After book 7 chapter 1, I am happy he is full of energy and amusement.

I do wish that his bouquet had more colors to make it pop more, but like Lilia’s, Malleus’ bouquet does fit him rather well. It can give you a glimpse of his past and current mindset, and also a hint to the future of what may come. (please, my heart.)

Some observations from just from a glance, Malleus’ bouquet may not pop as much color wise, but you know what it does really well? It blends into the environment rather seamlessly. Unlike Trey, who doesn't like to stand out and would rather blend in, which shows in his flowers. For malleus, it is not by choice. He blends in seamlessly because he is forgotten by those around him. When he is not forgotten, people are scared of him and tend to run away. The only ones to truly notice him missing are Lilia, Sebek, Silver, and MC.

We know that Malleus hates being forgotten and left out and this bouquet shows that while he blends in to the environment, it is not by choice and some of the flower meanings show his feelings towards being forgotten and ostracized. (I’ll never forget you Malleus 💕💕).

Greem flowers tend to be rare and on further research, they also tend to be mutations in some variations of flowers. This fits Malleus because we can all say that he is a highly respected figure, not only is he a future king in the Valley of Thorns, but he is one of the top ten strongest mages in the world. If we went further, Malleus is a type of dragon fae, and royalty, maybe he might or might not be the last of his kind? Only time will tell, as we know the only relative he has right now is his grandmother. I

In terms of magic power, malleus is extremely strong and we can see how the story swings and the narrative changes when he deigns to step in and help. Book 5, Malleus fixed the stage hence allowing for VDC to continue, and in book 6, he helped Vil by making him young again. We have seen in masquerade the magic potential he has and how that affects the environment as well, and in book 7 a well. Malleus is unique and rare, and that could also show why he is so revered heavily by everyone else when all he wants is to be invited and share experiences with others.

I love how Malleus is also winking in this card, as he is in other cards. You certainly get the Diasomnia closeness as because sebek was also winking in his cards. We also have the smile that Lilia and Silver all share too, which I think is cute! I might be wrong but I think all the third years so far have been winking?

Now, let’s talk about some rather interesting...moves that twst played with the release of this Malleus card. First of all, with the release of the Malleus Bday card, We also received the Silver Dorm SSR card. This is interesting because this is the first time they released a Dorm SSR card without a story update. What’s more, its rather interesting they chose to release it with the Malleus card which makes me wonder how purposely did they do this? Was this as a way to show the connection Silver and Malleus has?

As in a sense, Malleus can be paralleled to Maleficent and Silver could be Aurora (and the Sword, Shield, and Prince Philip technically) from what we see on the surface level. It's as if they are telling us these two are more connected than we realize and maybe they are a mirror too (or like that one promo where you see Maleficent on one side and the princess on another as two opposite spectrums).

Considering the opposite styles that Malleus and Silver were raise (by Lilia no less), it hurts to see how much this is stressed. You can tell familial love will play a big role in book7 from this alone. It also makes it seem like they are pushing Malleus to play this evil role that he clearly doesn't want to be in when all he wants is to belong and be invited.

Another interesting point I want to bring up is that, Silver is the only one without the title that basically says “___ Protector of the Valley of Thorns” Instead, He is the sleeping guardian. So, we have this disconnect between the four and shows how much of the role Silver might play when it comes to the other three diasomnia residents. This Post shows the English titles and this post is a jp comment about it as well I believe .

It alludes more and more to the fact that Silver has a connection to ‘dreams’ and that could also be a hint on how Malleus and everyone could be saved given that Malleus is the King of the Abyss as well. Maybe, Silver’s UM is connected to dreams as everyone speculate, but I digress. We know at the end of the day, these two have a connection and only time will tell what kind of connection and what it will put everyone through (and how it will eventually wreck us too, get your tissue boxes ready everyone. Book 7 chapter 1 already came for us without reprieve.)

Another fact that I find funny is that Malleus’ Duo is Ace. So, I can’t wait to see how Ace and Malleus interact given that Ace....doesn’t care for manners when it comes to people in power and will basically say what's on his mind. Which, we can see from Endless Halloween. I also personally find it funny because many people tend to ship MC with Ace and Malleus and these two always end up in a triangle and I can’t wait to see what happens after the interview lol Ace also doesn’t have his UM so maybe its a hint of Ace’s role in Book 7 (he could be hiding it as well, since we know how much of a trickster he is).

Malleus’ card spells are similar to those of Idia’s Bday ones apparently. Which is funny and interesting given that Idia will play a big role in book 7, especially in terms of grief and moving on and recovering from the loss of a loved one.

I can’t wait to see Malleus’ groovy. I hope its either in dawn or dusk because that would not only be beautiful but give a wonderful symbolism as well.

Malleus holding the bouquet so effortlessly also shows his strength, I mean look at him, no struggle at all.

You know what makes me so soft about Malleus’ bouquet? It’s that he has signs of those he loves in his bouquet. He has flowers that symbolizes Lilia, Sebek, Silver, and even MC/Yuu.

Now, lets talk about Flowers 🌺💚🌺💚

[As usual, my disclaimer from before stands, flowers have many different meanings depending on region and color, so the meanings I have might differ from the meanings you know.]

In addition, I know there were some feelings of sadness going around with Malleus’ bouquet because most of the associated flower language were negative, but remember every flower has more than one meaning and together, the flower language can change as a whole depending on the bouquet. It also depends on the meaning we choose to empathize over the others.

His flowers are kind of hard to tell, so I put whichever ones I thought they might be. Get your hearts ready and anything you have that has Malleus’ face because you are going to want to hug him. (total opposite from how I wanted to yeet Lilia during his post lol)

Flower Colors (general meaning):

Green Flowers: Health, resilience, good fortune, and youth. We know Malleus is young in terms of Fae age and we know he also has to learn and mature more when in comes to certain instances over the others. Some examples we have seen was when things didn’t go his way and you can see the weather being affected, but also we have to consider that he never really got to act his age has he? Health and good fortune for his future.

White Flowers: True love, purity, innocence, sympathy. We know True Love Kiss plays a role in Sleeping Beauty and I can’t wait to see how it plays a role for book 7. In a way, Malleus is innocent in his experience with anything related to modern times, and his situation does make you feel for him. (Malleus, we love you 💕).

Red Flowers: Love, passion, pride, vigor, and strength. (rather fitting, wouldn’t you say?)

Bouquet:

Green Roses: Renewal, rejuvenation of spirit and energy, growth, abundance, balance, stability, peace, good news and new beginnings. Possibly the future healing that Malleus will go through? (you know, after his mental breakdown...I know know, I’ll be quiet now) [To my knowledge, green roses do not mean jealously. It’s the yellow roses.] I was hoping they would give him red roses to symbolize his rose garden back home too.

Carnation: Fascination, distinction, and love. In Greek, it is known as God’s Flower. As some tend to worship Malleus like a God, it's rather fitting for him to have this flower. (Sebek and some diasomnia students come to mind).

Curcuma/Hidden Lilies: Love, Rebirth, Devotion, Purity, Fertility, clear and sincere intentions. When I first saw these, my mind literally went Lilies = Lilia and with several of the meanings it makes you wonder doesn’t it? Especially as Rebirth seems to be a themes in Malleus and Lilia’s bouquet. (Sleeping curse maybe?) These also look like the flowers you see in the Live Action Sleeping Beauty 2 Movie, during the wedding. You know when Maleficent walks Aurora down the Aisle. So it could also be stressing the relationship Malleus has with Silver. Technically, all three of them. Can be used to treated stomach problems and this makes me laugh because Lilia had stomach problems in that one Firelit Sky event, hence another factor in representing Lilia.

Green Lisanthus: Appreciation, charm, charisma, and confidence. (Malleus in a flower basically 💕)

Cala Lily (Burgundy): Life’s right of passage, purity, holiness, faithfulness, courage and determination. (Silver and Sebek determination to protecting their Lord.)

Dracaena Fragans: meaning Dragon, financial and career success (he will make wonderful king), peace and good fortune.

Amaryllis: to sparkle, pride, strength, determination. These flowers blooms every year despite looking frail and it doesn’t take much to have them grow year after year. An interesting story is about a maiden who fell in love with a cold hearted man. She pierced her heart with a gold arrow and visited his cottage. After 30 days, her droplets of blood became beautiful flowers and the man fell in love with her and she was healed. Another type of Amaryllis is the cluster ones, we know it as the spider lilies. Common ones are the red spider lilies which is basically a red flag because it usually means death and last goodbye. This could symbolize the long life Malleus has ahead of him as well. White Amaryllis means beauty, devotion, and love. In addition, White Amaryllis symbolizes children and the innocence that comes from them. It reminds me of the story that Malleus told MC about how he just wanted to belong and had a tantrum that led to the castle becoming frozen in ice. Lilia was the only one who stepped forward and helped him and it implies that's how Malleus ended up loving ice cream. (My heeearrrttt) Also, the other story of how Lilia had his hair burned because baby malleus blew fire too lolol.

Houseleeks/Succulent: Always Living, enduring and timeless love, forever, does not change, Will live in harsh environments (My heart damnit, my heart).

Elderberry/Elder: inner strength, courage, calm fears, resilience, joy, protection from evil, prolong life, and peaceful sleep. “Eld” can also mean fire.

Olives: friendship and reconciliation, cleansing and healing, light, victory and richness, and above all, a sign of peace. (I’m not crying, you are!).

Hypericum Berries: symbol of peace, protection, rebirth

Acai Palm: Nutritious, growth in wilderness.

Thistle: Pain, aggressiveness, pride, and Protection.

Cordylines: Added to flowers to add emphasize to other flowers meanings, good luck, and fortune. Often it is confused with Dracaena.

Random Fact: Anniversaries could also be considered, since its the 3rd bdays for all the boys, their flower will be Sunflower: strength be well, happiness, male healing, confidence, self-esteem, assertiveness. Sounds just like them, doesn’t it?

Credit: Thank you to Lala (@/mobagehellocal) for her help as always. Please go talk flowers with her too. We love talking about them. 🌺🌻

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prince-kallisto · 4 months

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Crowley’s Night Classes Analysis

I cannot BELIEVE I never knew about this until today!!! THANK U @moonlightequin1 😭😭😭💖💖💖🐦‍⬛ I have lost my Crowley theorist card for not knowing this, everyone ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´ω`ﾟ)ﾟ｡...anyway, this is a JP exclusive feature for the lessons, which we may get in the EN’s 2nd anniversary. In JP TWST, Crowley gets his own class type, where you can essentially play the Special Lesson mode (aka more EXP and items) on repeat. But unlike average Special Lessons, Crowley’s class changes the atmosphere entirely.

The Diasomnia-like lighting is very notable, where the lights turn from yellow to green, and the purple (instead of a blue like Crowley’s outfit 👀) becomes far more prominent. Crowley’s concept art featured him wearing purple instead of blue, by the way. This is a common occurrence at Night Raven College, where nighttime changes the color of the lighting fixtures. But it’s interesting it happens during Crowley’s classes, no? This entire room feels like a game of spot-the-difference lmaoo. The purple draperies and candles are very interesting and extravagant- I can imagine Crowley frantically setting them out to make his night classes look fancy 🤣 The clock becomes far more ornate, for example. Or I wonder if this is case of that magical projector Vil mentioned in Book 6?

But I couldn’t help but feel intrigued by the night sky in this background too, with the purple color and the star-dotted sky feeling very reminiscent of Meleanor’s dress. Mind you, I believe Crowley’s class was brought right after the Book 7, Chapter 2 update👀

The owl on the clock raised my eyebrows when I first saw it. Since it’s a night class, the whole “night owl” theme makes perfect sense haha. But this is the first time an owl has ever made an appearance at NRC, especially inside the classroom. And again, regarding the release date, Crowley’s class having a owl appear right before the section of the “Silver Owls” is 👀

On the desk, a golden scale with purple and aqua-ish jewels has prominence over the normal lesson items like books and apples. I love the golden scale being a motif for Crowley actually…What really caught my eye was how the vases in the background was replaced with two treasure chests- one locks, and the other open revealing what seems to be a golden necklace, golden coins, and a large green jewel? I mean, all the treasures feel fitting for Crowley, but at the same time, why did you bring this here? (*ﾟ∀ﾟ*) to show off? Or specifically for me to panic and theorize about?

One final note is that Crowley’s class gets an entirely new BGM! I made an analysis before for every single Special Lesson BGM, as I find TWST’s dedication to their music quite fascinating. Instead of reusing one of previous Special Lesson themes or the “Dire Crowley” BGM, this class has a new song. In a future post, I will also analyze this song in depth. I’m just really quite shocked at this, I can’t believe I didn’t know about it! \(//∇//)\ I’m happy to learn something new about Crowley every day haha. Crowley is quite responsible and resilient to hold night classes after his long day of hard work as Headmage 🐦‍⬛

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst analysis #twst theory #dire crowley #twst dire Crowley #twst Crowley #kallistopost

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highdio · 16 days

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I saw you answered another anon's question about the Phantom Blood musical. My question is, if it gets released on home media, how likely is it that there's going to be an official version released with English subtitles? (If there isn't, there is of course the inevitable fan translation, but still.)

Late with this reply but Toho just announced they'll be putting out a blu-ray release of the musical, planned for this December. There will be three different versions ranging in price from 77,000 to 220,000 yen; the most expensive version will contain both cast performances (Jonathan's played by Yuya Matsushita and Shotaro Arisawa on different nights).

I don't see anything about English-language subtitles and part of me feels like it's unlikely, but with a video release now confirmed there should be fan subs.

Full info on the official website (JP), along with pre-order links with pre-purchase bonuses.

#Anonymous #replies tag #jjba #phantom blood musical #jojo musical

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wha-archive · 1 year

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If you’d not already seen the exciting announcement, it’s been confirmed that the Japanese special edition of Volume 12 will come with a poseable brushbug plush.

I was holding off sharing this so I could also bring you the preorder link which is now live on Amazon JP. The volume’s cover has not been announced yet and the release is later in the year, but unlike Volume 11 I can see the run on this being a lot smaller and it’s likely to sell out sooner - so if you want him, grab him while you can!

If you’ve never used Amazon JP - you will need a new account from other Amazon regions but they do ship internationally to many places. I’ll keep an eye out for other listings if you like to avoid Amazon or need to use a proxy for where you live ♥

#tongari boushi no atelier #tbna #witch hat atelier #new release #wha jp release

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bandori-garupa-facts · 5 months

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Everything you need to know about the Mega Update Dream & Kirameki Festival and the "Let's Start New Party!" event before the update!:

Basic info about the event:

This is a Challenge Live event

All the current vocalists in the game before the Mega Update will be featured in the event (so no mygo, obviously).

This event is Powerful Type, so use any powerful type vocalists you have for the maximum boost!

The event songs will be the following:

Tokimeki Experience! (it will get a SPECIAL chart WITHOUT the special-exclusive notes (side flick, curved notes)) SP: 26

FIRE BIRD (will also get a SPECIAL chart without special notes) SP: 29

RiNG A BELL (a newly written song for Poppin'Party, and the main title screen theme for the update!) EASY: 7; NORMAL: 14; HARD: 20; EXPERT: 25

Card Showcase:

5 Stars for the event! (Top-Bottom: Kasumi, Aya, Kokoro, Mashiro)

Dream Festival 5 Stars (Top-Bottom, Lisa (Cool Type), Moca (Pure type), CHU2 (Happy Type))

Gacha 4 Star (Ran) + Event 3 stars! (Yukina (Happy Type), LAYER (Pure type))

Important things to note about the cards before pulling/playing:

Unlike all other "Anniversary" Gachas, the event cards/5 stars are PERMANENT and NOT limited at all (the Dream Festival cards are still limited to Dream Festivals but you can get them during EVERY dream festival)

likewise, there are NO new 2 stars in the gacha or event, despite everyone getting new visuals

Despite this being a Kirameki Festival Gacha, no new Kirameki Festival cards will appear. Also an important note (if you don't mind spoilers) that the very next event is ALSO a kirameki fes (as long as en doesn't mess with the gacha times again) and THAT gacha WILL contain new Kiramekifes cards, these cards will be explained at a later date (near the end of this event most likely))

Event cards (and ALL event cards after this point) no longer contain stories, meaning that only cards appearing in the gacha will have card stories from this point forward (likely something soft-implied due to events only having 3 cards in total for a good amount of the 6th year of the game, this includes event 4 stars which there will be four of btw!)

Future use in events (4 star+5 star specifically):

Kasumi's card is useful in the event "Poppin' Western Journey", an event that started in September 2023 in JP. since she is NOT featured in the gacha, you are free to use Kasumi's card while tiering!

Kokoro's card is useful in the event "Hello, Charlotte!", an event that started around June 2023 in JP, Kokoro is featured in this event's gacha but only as a 4 star, but please note that this is the FINAL event on JP to not have a boost for cards featured in the event's gacha, said update could POSSIBLY make it so Kokoro's 4 star in said event is more useful than her 5 star in terms of tiering (however unlikely, but en does fuck up the update schedule a lot, and considering this may be mandatory (for future events), it may also mean they add event boosts earlier to save update time, so i may be weary if you are planning to get Kokoro to tier this event).

Mashiro's card is useful in the event "Gleaming Aria on This Holy Night", an event that released this month (December 2023) on JP, however, Mashiro is featured as the event's 5 star, and since this is both an event after the update that boosts an event's gacha cards, AND is a limited card, planning to tier the event by pulling this Mashiro card instead of pulling for the event in general may not be a good idea.

Lisa's card is useful in the "The Colour of a Never-Wilting Rose" event, an event that started around May 2023 on JP. since she is not in the gacha, she is also useful for tiering the event, and has the best skill for the event considering she is apart of the Dream Festival.

Moca's card is useful in the "Our Afterglow, Despite Even the Darkest Shadows" event, an event that started around July 2023 on JP, the situation with Moca is the exact same as Lisa as she is not featured in the event's gacha as a card.

CHU2, Aya, and Ran's cards have not seen use yet on JP.

Should you pull, or should you save?

Obviously, you should pull if you want to have the cards always, and my, or anyone's opinion does not mean that you pulling for any gacha is a good or bad thing, there is not an objective answer to the question of if you should pull or not for the majority of gachas

My opinion: I would hold off on pulling excessively unless you specifically want the Dream Festival cards. While all the cards are extremely high quality, i must stress that all the event cards in the gacha are permanent, meaning that there are many opportunities to get the cards, including in free pulls, which will very likely happen in celebration of the Mega Update considering 6th anniv on JP had 200 in total, ALONG with an obtainable 5 star gacha ticket (which since the campaign hasnt been announced or implemented in EN, may/may not happen), and currently the perms are the only 4 5 stars you can get in said free pulls (and ticket pulls) since all the other cards are fes-exclusive. However, considering the quality of these cards, and the fact that this is the first gacha where 4 and 5 stars have a combined rate of 10%, as both are doubled, AND this being the ONLY gacha where you can get BOTH dream and kirameki festival cards at the same time, it does NOT hurt to spend a 10 pull or two and i understand somebody pulling for those reasons.

Overall: Like I have said, all the cards in the gacha are VERY high-quality, and are honestly still among the best each character featured has to offer in terms of card quality. 6th anniversary for garupa kicked off with an AMAZING start, imo.

HUGE thanks for reading if you made it this far! i plan on trying to do this more if people like it!

#bandori #bang dream #garupa #mega update #btw i'm just trying out a new type of post if you all like it like i said i will continue to do this through the EN schedule #i kind of procrastinated on making this but thankfully apple of all things had issues and delayed the update for a few more days so why not #another note about this update: we are very likely saying goodbye to bushimo on en and it being replaced with “bushiroad games”. o7 #same with lounge convos as a whole

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bearofohu · 5 months

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since level-5’s localization branch closed down a couple of years ago, im honestly wondering how this will affect the english release of nwos

dont get me wrong im not at all concerned for its existence—its going to exist most definitely. not only is nwos included in christopher robin miller’s business website (he lists 8 games hes worked on, when his voice only appears in seven), but nobody is more aware of layton’s incredible popularity in the west than level-5 themselves. professor layton was inspired by the west, after all. it would be franchise suicide to not localize it and that’s the last thing l5 is trying to do after making a reboot so crappy that it nearly bankrupted the franchise

but since there’s no localization branch anymore, it’s likely level-5 is for the first time ever outsourcing their projects’ localization, and that’s what kinda concerns me. the reason a lot of anime and games have shitty dubs is bc they get outscored to companies that can’t be fuckin asked (funimation is a good example)

localization divisions of game companies specifically can be shit too (treehouse is a good example) but level-5’s branch always made a genuine effort to produce good dubs. thats why all of their voice actors fit the setting; they're all bri'ish, and most of if not all of them did genuinely good jobs (im not tolerating slander against lani she did her best. i blame whoever casted her she was not designed to be voicing a 11 yr old cockney child)

and that's why it worries me to see nwos be outsourced - we have no way of knowing how the dub quality will change. obviously christopher robin miller is not going to stop voicing layton, we're not going to get any kind of chris pratt mario shit bc hino is not a backstabber

but what DOES worry me is the possibility of nwos getting outsourced to one one of those companies that dont give a shit. i should note that the the likelihood of this isnt very big just given how aware level-5 is of layton's prevalence in the west. layton is not like most anime/anime games, its not going to have its dub be unceremoniously flung to some low-effort team to hire the same non-union white man you recognize in every fire emblem game

but still, just because its unlikely doesnt mean its completely impossible. in the second l5 vision hino mentioned that inazuma eleven's next game is getting internationally released, which means the same is almost certainly happening to nwos (the fact this is happening is actually kind of huge - every other layton game before this has had to wait up to a year after the game releases in JP for the localization)

as much as it pains me to give any non-hershel level 5 game anything but my cold and dismissive scorn, i will be checking out inazuma eleven victory road's english version when the game releases in 2024 (its not guarenteed that victory road and nwos will be outsourced to the same people btw, but that kind of thing is common)

and unless victory road's localization ends up sucking some seriously crinkly ass, i dont think we have anything to worry about

#professor layton #pl #pl nwos #new world of steam #level-5 #not tagging inazuma i dont want to jinx them #long post

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vinc3nnt · 4 months

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The many things I have to babble about: Furina de Fontaine

this is dumb, idiotic even, I've written this all by my mind, I did not stay at a single topic specifically, and ZERO professional thinking sooo plus this has rarepairs n silly shit at the end

FURINA DE FONTAINE ! (random rambling incoming)

why furina and fontaine is the best (satire??? idk but I just really like fontaine as a whole)

FIRST OF ALL.

right before sumeru archon quest, fontaine is the absolute BEST. Inazuma kinda just felt like.. filler idk. sumeru is a LORE DROP??? but for me it just felt like a chore to do, and PAINFUL if you don't have the teleport waypoints unlocked??? i mean like so is fontaine but it isn't THAT big

but like, I'm really lazy when it comes to quests so mqybe its just a me thing??? but ever since fontaine released and I saw furina. (and the twins ig) I FELL IN LOVE. MONDSTATD? NONEXISTENT. WIPED OFF THE MAP. VENTI? HATED. /j i dont use him anyway (not that i got more motivation to do the archon quest anyway, i dont even think ive finished the fortress of meropide part LMAO)

(furina gives so nb since they came out it's crazy?? even the jp va thought furina was a boy im pretty sure??)

I don't even know bro I've loved her so much ever since she was shown in the start of fontaine's archon quest like not evne romantically its purely platonic like??? they're so my fav????

all of my new favorites in genshin are literally fontanians like,, LYNEY?? NAVIA??? AND FREMINET??? ALSO INCLUDING WRIOTHESLEY???? DAMN!!! I need to see more clorinde though

notice how furina stands out from majority of female genshin characters all sticking to/ "workaholic/ overworked girl that is nice and sweet but other than that other parts of their backstories are not elaborated on" idk like???? i dont nknow how to describe them but they are EVERYWHERE.

I am furina, furina is me

rarepairs/shipping dynamics?? !! (w/ furina, obviously smh) :

silly royal furina !! act to impress :3 (x gn reader material ?? where both are royals, but furina always acts their best in front of reader and whenever reader is amazed by furina, the silly feels like they're on cloud nine AUGHSG)

komirina/furikomi : but as ariel and that prince guy???? princey-princess furina??? (stars/sun, when she feels down in the dumps and gloomy, the other always goes to lighten their mood or smth hehehfhjfs)

furiyaka/ayarina : BUT THEM SILLIES !!! can also be a mermaid x princess au too :3 (also as the 1st part !!) sparring partners too (moon/sun?? strangely enough, ermm )

(not fatui scaramouche, it js depends what you like to call him) scararina/wanrina : i dont know they're just silly together (i dont know what kinda dynamic they'd have, maybe smth like komirina w star/sun ??, they were js both my fav characters ig !!) they're like quiet kid x theater kid/JJ

MORE about wanrina this one is random but like... they're kinda opposites??? wanderer wasn't human, but he wanted to feel human, likr... and.. focalors loved furina for her humanity (unlike ei LMAOO) now that he learns about what it's like to feel human, but just spending time w her makes him feel special ykw like,, IDK ????? they're just pretty characters (PLUS !!! light hair x dark hair) (satosugu referenc??????)

and I, thank you

#ᐢ..ᐢ﹒﹒﹒vinx's randoms #genshin impact #furina de fontaine #random..??#fontaine #furina #my brain is rotting #i love furina #furina solos #genshin fontaine #hydro archon #idk man #i just really love furina #genshin

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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 1 year

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I am kinda surprised that people overlook Sebek and somewhat Silver despite a lot of content that we have gotten for the two through the story, events and card stories. Maybe I am reading more into the characters then most would but idk i find them very interesting. I would love to know your opinion if you have one about them being overlooked? /gen

I've sporadically talked about this topic in a number of posts, so I'll reiterate those thoughts and try to expand on them here.

It's not exactly a secret that some characters are more popular than others, it's just how it works. Part of the reason why some characters are more beloved than others is simply because of exposure. It's mostly the dorm leaders that appear in marketing and in merch releases, so the dorm leaders as a group are popular. Another part of it is the hype; Malleus, despite not showing up for large chunks of the main story, is still extremely popular due to how his reveal has been steadily built up in the story and alluded to via other characters.

Silver and Sebek get neither of those boons; being non-dorm leaders, they feature in far fewer marketing materials, and being members of the final dorm in the game, there was scarce content of them for the first 2 years of TWST JP. It was only around the 3rd year and/or the beginnings of episode 7 that they started getting a sufficient amount of new content. The power of the main story is tantamount here: most players will read the main story because that is what is the most well-known and accessible content in the game. Far fewer players will play events (which are limited time and require tedious gameplay) or seek out vignettes (which, again, are limited or may not have a translation out yet). Think about the roles they have in the main story as well: we see Malleus and Lilia play small but significant parts, often giving advice or providing useful exposition. All Sebek and Silver do in the main story (at least up until episode 7) is wander around looking for Malleus. It doesn't give either of them a chance to shine, and as a result they just come off as boring and/or one-note bodyguards. It's only players that were already curious about Sebek and Silver who will actively seek their stuff out and see the full extent of their characters (this is the "reading more into the characters" that the Anon is unintentionally referencing), not the players who just follow along in the main story. This is likely why Sebek and Silver are often overlooked. If you don't go out of your way to look for content that features them, you're left with only a surface-level understanding of who they are. The disinterest only further compounds due to how long it took for episode 7 to come out. It creates a general preconceived notion of, "Silver is the sleepy prince-like one, and Sebek is the loud, rude Malleus fan boy, and that's it" and an unwillingness to delve beyond that. You don't get to see their highs and their lows, their cute sides and their petty sides, which all come out in the bonus content--content which not everyone will have seen or will have the ability to see, unlike that of the main story.

It's easy to ignore Silver and Sebek when you have a metric butt ton of other characters already introduced before them and given far more screen time than they have. But in reality, there's a lot more to the duo than what meets the eye. (This is true of every TWST character if one makes the effort to learn more about them!) Silver and Sebek just ended up with the short end of the stick when it comes to timing and roles in the main story 💦

#Silver #Sebek Zigvolt #Malleus Draconia #Lilia Vanrouge #Diasomnia #notes from the writing raven #question

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mywitchcultblr · 2 months

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There will be no darker skinned Archons ever, and if there will be other humanoid sovereigns, I doubt they will be darker skinned as well.

The Pyro Archon will be white because Hoyo is 'expecting her to sell' while Western fandom would be happy to accept darker skinned Archons and they do demand her to not be white, Hoyo is still a Chinese company and cater to the eastern fandom.

And no, this isn't a 'china bad' post. But like it or not colorism is a massive issue in Asia.

I'm a Southeast Asian and skin whitening products are very popular and just recently the government issued that the product name must be changed to ' brightening and glowing' instead of whitening. Took 20 god damn years for the government to realize that hating your own skin color is not great actually...

But nothing significant ever be done about it by the people here, many still thinks that you are ugly, poor, or unhygienic if you are dark skinned.

As much as you scream at Hoyo to not be colorist, as much as you demand the company to address the problem, the real issues also lies with the larger society as a whole.

( But I'm not defending hoyo here, I think the company fucking sucks and greedy POS)

Now, not all eastern and south asian people are colorist and I'm sure there are CN, KN, ID or JP fans who will be happy with a black archon or doesn't really care about the skin color, but the fact that colorism is still an issues pretty much said something. Hoyo is a corporation and corporations rarely willing to take risk out of fear that it might harm their profit.

"But if the fans are being loud enough they can release a 5 stars that is not pale (and actually work unlike Dehya)" yeah but Genshin Dev is notorious for not fucking listening to their fans, so I have given up any hope that 'important 5 stars' will have a skin color that is darker than tan. Maybe even with the rampant colorism problem in Asia, if hoyo is a different company things would have been different... :/

But sadly, they are not that different company

#natlan leaks #hoyoverse #genshin impact #natlan #racism #colorism

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dumping-ideas · 7 months

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After many many months stepping away from proseka jp, I finally caught up to the end of WxS arc 2 just in time before WxS new visual release.

Our Happy Ending gives me everything I want from a WxS event story. There are so many callbacks to the main story and previous events and it was perfect as an arc ender.

Moreover, the fact that the arc 1 ender is Tsukasa banner and the arc 2 ender is Emu banner is just very very delightful. After all, WxS won't even exist without their meeting. AND THIS EVENT IS THE LAST ARC ENDER FOR ALL THE GROUPS Y'ALL I'M VERY EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS!!! AND MIKU WXS IS THE ONE WHO MEET THE OG MIKU IN THE VS MIXED BANNER TOO!!!!

God do I love everything about this event story

WxS going the MMJ route by going freelance, heck yeah. I was curious about how they would manage their fundings and other technical parts of being a freelance but I guess if MMJ can do it so can Rui somehow. He probably already had a rough idea on what WxS should do to be independent from PWL.

I also like how the Otori Brothers being very upfront about the negatives of them letting WxS go, and even so they still agreed to work it out with the management and other staffs. Ugh, they really became WxS strongest supporters... We've come a long way since Rui told them they don't have any dreams all the way back in Smile of Dreamer (　；∀；)

Also, the fact that Rui and Nene tried to convince Emu to be with them while Tsukasa couldn't even say anything is just a straight punch to my gut. All the way back from Island Panic, I noticed Tsukasa never said anything about what he wanted for others. He always said he wanted to perform in more places but somehow avoided thinking about leaving WxS. It's like the thought is there in the back of his mind but he never said anything on his mind? Idk he was always quietly thinking before spouting encouraging words whenever WxS disbandment came up. Even at this part I was like, "Tsukasa, say something whether you support Emu or Rui and Nene!! You're the chairman!!" but the next Tsukasa scene gave me a two-hit combo.

"There's nothing we can do."

"........Parting with a smile.......is really difficult."

I HATED IT HERE

Tsukasa was always positive, and his whole schtick is that he's an arrogant king, y'know? Of course he's actually considerate of others underneath all his ego, but he never hesitated to speak his mind. But here he just... Gave up. Because he wanted to cherish Emu's resolve to protect PWL and Wonder Stage, even if he finds it difficult to do. Unlike Rui and Nene, he didn't want to push Emu to be with them because I think he understood how much Emu loved her grandfather the most. Just like Saki is a big part of his dream, so is Emu's grandpa to Emu's dream. He didn't find any words to convince Emu because he painfully understood her feelings.

And the way Hirose say the nothing we can do line gives me the impression that those words aren't unfamiliar to Tsukasa too (TдT)

ALSO WHY DO THEY MAKE EMU CRY SO MUCH!!!! I DON'T WANT EMU TO BE SAD!!!

It's very painful to see Emu struggling to let WxS go, they don't need to rub it in....... And it makes me sad how Emu can even fake her cheerful klutziness to make everyone smile with none the wiser. Emu is too kind......

In the end, she did find her resolve to stay at Wonder Stage thanks to the memories of her grandfather, and her resolve to say farewell with a smile got event stronger after the remake play of the "The Story of the Wandering Troupe" that the WxS VS performed.

Off-topic a little bit, I love how they use the play that bonded WxS together in the main story to be the last play they performed as Wonder Stage cast members. Plus, the end of the play that the VS modified to cheer up Emu and the rest is something that I've read in pixiv a lot. Well... A lot is kinda exagerating a little bit, but the number of "WxS disbanded to gain more experience but they came back to be WxS again (sometimes)" fics is not little.

And tbh that's the most "realistic" outcome of the scenario. Parting is inevitable if they wanted to grow--to be better--to chase each other dreams. But the VS told them that even if they part, they could create their happy ending again. It may took a long time, but it could be there if they all have the same wish to be together. The story didn't have to end with a farewell, but a reunion.

But of course a sad thing is a sad thing. Even if they all got back together in the end, how many years would it take? How many memories they could create together but missed because they were on their own paths? Emu's head might understood that this might not be WxS definite end, but her heart knew that it would be a lonely and painful waiting game, and there was still a possibility that it would just... End.

Once again, Emu cried by her lonesome just like in Smile of Dreamer, and once again WxS reached out to her.

At first, Tsukasa, Rui, and Nene didn't know what to do to ease Emu's sadness because unlike Smile of Dreamer, this time it was because of them. But just like Nene said, at least Emu shouldn't hide her tears from them. I think it's something that Nene had said to Emu in Smile of Dreamer too, but I'm glad that she reiterated that again because Emu clearly needed to hear it right now.

Of course Emu's wish to be able to send them off with a smile is very admirable and understandable. Heck, Emu herself wanted to do so butbher feelings kept getting stuck on feeling lonely and sad.

And this is where Tsukasa finally stepped up and finally voiced his own feelings of their parting.

Because Tsukasa also felt the painfulness of having to go their own separate ways.

All this time, I as a reader never understand exactly what Tsukasa was feeling about WxS disbandment. In Panic Island, he was listening to Nene silently before agreeing with her--they might part in the future to chase their dreams and it might be lonely but they should be able to do it with no regret. In Curtain Call, he told Rui that he wanted to gain more experience but hinting that he would stay because he had his responsibilities as WxS chairman. In Lion Robot, he asked for more opportunities to perform in other stages to Emu's brothers because he couldn't leave Wonder Stage. In Middle of a Dream, he participated in a workshop by himself and performed without WxS by his side. Mr. Showtime from the Phoenix event has the lyrics "it's not over yet / I don't want it to end / but still, someday / until that day (the closing time) arrives".

Just by those alone, there were more hints that he wanted to go farther than Wonder Stage and perform with other people besides WxS. But he never said anything of his own feelings if they have to disband in the future. In Panic Island, he encouraged everyone to look forward but it felt like he reaffirmed Nene's stance rather than his own feelinvs. In the following event stories, he was running towards his own dream so fast that Otori Brothers and Rui knew they had to do something so Tsukasa wouldn't leave them (though Tsukasa's impatience already reared its head in Pop in My Heart).

Tbh I thought Tsukasa might feel lonely, but because it's something that "he couldn't do anything about" he would just look away. And it's not like he's unfamiliar with going solo, he's been taking part-times and doing workshops without WxS. Out of everyone, I thought Tsukasa would be able to leave WxS with a smile as long as he believed that Rui, Nene, and Emu would be just fine.

I only got a fourth of it right.

I knew he might felt lonely, but I didn't realize how much it hurt Tsukasa.

After all, even if Nene, Rui, and Emu were okay with it, Tsukasa said it himself---that parting is sad, and it's also painful for him even to the point of tears.

Isn't this the first time Tsukasa said how much something hurts him to WxS? Not even in Dazzling Stage where he had to dug into his lonely memories and in Phoenix where he had to embrace his feelings of helplessness.

Sure, he had to start it with him saying all that as a future star and WxS leader, but it's progress. Heck, from the voice acting and the long pause before he said it's painful, it's obvious that it was hard for Tsukasa to say it. Whether it meant that it's painful to voice it out loud in general or particularly in front of WxS is up in the air, but by letting them see his own weakness Tsukasa affirmed Emu's feelings that it's okay to cry. That it's fine for Emu to feel sad and lonely because they would be separated. He let down his walls to help Emu--because it was thanks to her that Tsukasa could be the person he was now.

And then Otori Brothers appeared and finally take action as adults.

The one thing I love from prsk is how adults have active roles in most of the stories. Look at how they show the influence adults have over their children in Niigo, the effect of legacy and community for youth in VBS, and I'm sure now that MMJ and Leoni are going pro they would meet adults who would influence them as well. Prsk never shy away from the fact that their characters are still high schoolers--they still need guidance and protection from the adults around them.

And this time Keisuke and Shosuke stepped up by promising Emu that they would protect Wonder Stage and PWL, so Emu could spread her wings and gain experience from other places. LIKE HERE IS THE "BAD GUYS" IN THE MAIN STORY AND ARC 1 AND NOW PROTECTING WONDER STAGE AND PWL IS THEIR DREAMS AS WELL゜・．（ｉДｉ）｡：ﾟKEISUKE AND SHOSUKE HAVE COME A LONG WAY!!!

I'm glad that they agree with me that it's just sad that if only Emu was left behind and so they made it possible for Emu to leave Wonder Stage if she wanted to... And she did.

And now Tsukasa was able to say to Emu, who had her own dream, that he wanted Emu to come with them just as himself.

The last chapter tied the ribbon neatly by having Sakurako appeared in the next rendition of "The Story of the Wandering Troupe", declaring that she would protect the village while the clown was on a journey with her troupe. Because everyone in PWL wanted WxS to have Wonder Stage as a place to return to, they promised Emu that they would protect it--because WxS protected the PWL they love back in Wonder Magical Showtime.

All in all, I'm right that there's no way that they would disband WxS, but more than that I'm satisfied that they affirmed everyone's feelings. They didn't brush off the pain and loneliness of parting, and WxS did have a crying fest because they all finally acknowledge it. But the best part is that Otori Brothers acted as adults and protected WxS hearts. People might say that it's bordering deus ex machina but we know they've been doing a lot of things so WxS can stay together, just like Rui. They probably wanted a more "realistic" conclusion, but I think the adults being responsible and taking care of the younger ones is realistic enough.

All in all, my happy ending is a perfect conclusion for WxS before their world expands.

#pjsekai #project sekai #hatsune miku colorful stage #proseka #wonderlands x showtime #Ngl i cried when emu cried in the kigurumi and keep crying until otori brothers arrived #Also meiko(?) card story that hints that luka hasn't fallen asleep all over the place until emu agrees to leave with WxS?#Tsukasa probs more troubled over it than he might seem lol #Also there's something about tsukasa's 2* card which I didn't know if people realize #Gonna make a separate post though #random gacha game post

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harukirai · 9 months

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Queer history of Final Fantasy

I am replaying all the old final fantasies(mostly psp psone releases), first time with english localization and not the original jp.

Now i get it.

It all make sense now.

I couldn't understand the wave of "why shove the gays in our face" backlash of 16(even though, the non homophobic felt it was lacking since they didn't want to 'push it in yall face'). Like apperantly moat of the implication or straight up fruity moments in the old game was completely removed, or changed to the point of it being a 'silly thing'.

So lets clarify -

*Cecil(iv), your homeboy- an Non-binary (language is the best indication, but yeah i think it was a decision made for both female and male players to be able to relate to them, but yeah funny outcome non the less)

*Bartz(v)- outright bisexual, they didnt even hide it- next person on this list gonna make it make sense.

*faris(v)- an ftm transgender( at least in the original version, i know in some new iterations they scrapped the whole concept, but left it in in others?)- mainly speak about himself with (ore/boku- which is conventionally usally by male speakers), after finding out soem of the cast either use a female pronounce on him, but bartz constantly either avoid it or use male pronounce(or the nonbinary version which is usually reffered to kidz) but yeah, bartz was crushing on faris where he thought he was a cis male and unlike the other guy didnt shy away.

Lets jump a bit to 8-

Irvine(viii)- even though considered very handsome to the point he could get with any girl hed want, was even flirted with by selphie i think i need to remember, but he usually brush it off.

If anything he is either asexual, or gay(its very subtle, but its what called queer coding, and well see that allot from now on cause japan caught up to westerns norm on media)

Quina Quen (ix)- literally, a nonbinary- but i think they kept it in eng as well cause they are not human, but like black mages they have no sex, but unlike black mages they are 'genderless' and dont care for human norms.

Kuja(ix)- either gay/intersex/both.

Look at him.

Seriously that character confused a whole generation sexuality.

Like sephiroth, but unlike sephiroth he also have effeminate mannerisms, and until it was revealed by text it wasnt so obvious.sephiroth in jp have a confusing language because he himself is possed by jenova, so evem though i love this headcanon, sephiroth isnt trans actually.

Auron(x)- ahh yes, your favourite broody guy and probably where im gonna get tons of hate.

Auron is very subtle, but once you notice it its hard to deny.

I think Auron is gay, unlike jecht or braska- he did not have kids, denied arranged marriage, and followed jecht to dream zanarken just to save jecht only son- it was pretty obvious that auron loved jecht. He also loved braska but not as much, and it shows- that for auron it was more than friendship. You can see it with his attitude towards yuna vs tidus- with yuna he is nicer, politer. Liem you act when you babysit your friends /cousins child.

But to tidus, he is a full father figure.In their journey together they grow, and i think if he wasnt the boy of the man he loved he wouldn't treat tidus as his own. With all the scoldinngs in mind.

Paine(X-2)- qlmost forgot her, but yeah she's pretty gay for riku

I dont remember much though because if the mission structure of the game.

Larsa(xii) - ohh i see you boy, i see u. He is sus as hell. He is a kid so its pretty innocent(and relatable to us queer kidz)

Its pretty obvios that he is crushing on basch, innocently though. I know some ppl who shipped him with penelo, but canonically by spinoffs at least she and vann are an item.

Also they made sure it was obvious cause japan have this thing that a young character is crushing on a teacher,mentor , older characters in general(aka cc sakura- her friend crushing on a teacher, syaoran & sakura crushing on yukito, also happens in tons of pop culture media at that time, so im not surprised, but im happy this time its one sided, THANK GOD)

But yeah if you reached the ending its pretty obvious.

Fang & vanille(xiii)- the first lesbians couple! Terra(VI) was supposed to be the first but they were afraid it will make her less marketable so they scrapped her gf. They made them clear, but at the same time they tried to make sure pple wont be fetishizing them(they tried, at least).

I want to explain their story more but i think ill mess it up since i tend to mix up 13's lacie, falcie and all that jazz.

So ill just say that basically there are 2 world in 13, pulse and cacoon. Pulse is basically earth and cacoon is the moon. There is a god for each world called a falcie.

Few of them but ine for each major ones. Our main gand from cacoon, branded by a falcie to be slaves(lacie) vanille and fang are from pulse, and slaves of pulse lacie, so basically they are with the task of creating Ragnarok which is like the end of time and but limw they dont know cause the gods in this game is like 'yeah imma give you a mission but wont tell you beside weird non undersandable feaver dream and you need to figure out and fast or youll become this universe version of zombie, and if you do complete it you become a ceystal living forever but like, sleeping beauty style. So lose lose situation.

The focus of them both is different from the gang, caus the falcie of cacoon is evil so he gove them focus destroying cocoon while if fang& vannile mannaged to ruin that falcie and bring ragnarok theyll become a crystal, and they used it to save coccon from falling and crushing killing all the people in it, basically became a pillar in eternal sleep when they hheld each other.

But they are saved in later game only to... Lightning return which we wont talk about cause i hate timers.

I love the story of xiii, big part of it is vanille & fang, i havent played in english yet, but i will say, their story is one of the more meaningful on this list, very well developed and i will do it disservice if id try to explain it in few sentences - so do yourself a favour and play or watch the playthrough.

Ignis& gladio(xv)- here is when localization ruimed it. I know cause i palyed on jp dub with eng sub and heard the differences live- first of all gladio and ignis are completely different in jp, as individuals and as a pair- they were supposed to be the first dion& terrence moment, but it got scrapped and they went the vannile& fang route, only that bec they are men, the localization team missed the mark.

Gladio got pissed at noctis in the train because of ignis.

In jp its clear their bond is beyond friends, and not mention the fact that their AI is always stuck together, and that gladio isnt a womenizer in jp at all, and there is no fiancee/girlfriend.

In jp he said suggested there is someone he wants to be with but bec of the state of the world and them both being constantly in the battlefront he couldnt ask.

(and ignis clear his throat when everyone is like oh great, very subtle but it was leading to that)

Every stop of the train or erea post blindness gladio was with ignis not leaving him .

Also tabata san also said that they are more than friends. So there's that too.

But its no secret 15 localization is tereible, the massacared prompto, he is so cringy in english, in jp yeah he is funny but like he says more stuff then random pop colture references, he breaks the 4th wall occasionally but not on the same level of the localization. Also, jp noctis is a little shit because he can and will, in localization he is more relatable while ignos and gladio are kimda mean. In jp its the other way around and up until chap 13 (when he is alone) noctis is a bratt. He has some moments when he is nicer, but when struggle shows he is a bratt about it- and its done purposely since he is a spoiled pronce who never done anything alone in his life.

Thats why in chap 13 he has a change of heart, because he was alone and learned to appriciate his friends when he was stuck alone in the dark with no weapons and i think it was a good call storytelling wise, but yeah the english localzation ruined it and made the whole chapter pointless .

Those are the implied/canon gays of final fantasy up to 15(we got a kiss so its obvious).

The series has always been kinda Fruity and i know some of yall will be like, 'but there's no proof'. Well, japanese speakers(who arent homophobic at least) will agree with me that we tend in media that is not specified like BL or GL to make things subtle. So what in the west is called 'queer coding' is very common in japanese media and it comes in way more shape and forms.usually implied with a desper conncetion relationship or linguistics.its funny cause in the 80's and very early 90's gay pple wasnt hidden in jp pop culture (no kisses or anything but it was straight out told to the viewer/player)

And only later 90's there was a trend of removing us completely from the media, but around that time a specific genre was created so it wasn't out completely.(like yaoi/yuri as erotic mangas existed aince the 80's but usually only love stories or main gay characters were mixed in with the straight media, kimda like what netflix does today, but around 96, 97 the shounen ai and shoujo ai genres rose in popularity(mainly cause of clamp) and things got seperated. In games- because it became a bigger deal in the west square took caution with how clear they gonna make stiff not to piss of the christians after the backlash of Pokemon (idk how it was really but through japanese media and news it seemed at the times that the american patents were pissed so game companies started sensoring their games from all things might piss off christians/monotheistics ).

*also i dont live in japan but i am mixed so i grew in a jp speaking house and family from there always sent games on holidays and birthdays+nhk was always running in the backround to check on the motherland😂

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7grandmel · 4 months

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Todays rip: 05/01/2024

Plastic Love of the Stars

Season 4 Episode 2 No Album Release (Read More) Game Over (JP Version) - Kirby's Dream Land 3

Ripped by Pinci

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I feel like its hard to overstate just how much people fell in love with Mariya Takeuchi in 2019. Her introduction to the King for Another Day Tournament to me initially left me scratching my head, because it seemed to be referencing a part of YouTube's algorithm of recommended videos that I had personally never encountered. Nevertheless, I saw a lot of people happy with her inclusion, and just sort of shrugged and kept watching the SiIva Direct in which she was unveiled. That complete apathy toward her inclusion persisted for me, and likely many others, until we got a tease of her full powers in the final SiIva Direct, held on the 21st of September leading up to the Tournament's premiere (hey, September! Remember that?). Aside from that one arrangement, we'd be teased with the introduction of character mash-up rips through one with Mariya herself in it - The Whims of Plastic Love. The rip positively exploded when it was uploaded on its own two months later, and it to me marked the point when Mariya Takeuchi's popularity in the tournament truly spiked.

The year therafter, the tournament had long since concluded, and we were all waiting for DJ Professor K's takeover event to begin. We all knew the results, and at least personally I'd finally accepted that the tournament would only have one winner. Yet we all still loved all the contestants - their impact hadn't gone away just from not reaching first place. And so, it didn't take long for rips like Plastic Love of the Stars to become appearing - rips that reminded us that these contestants were now forever part of SiIva's legacy, even if they wouldn't get a day to themselves.

Keep in mind, this was long before 11 Minutes of City Pop, and long before the DJ Professor K takeover itself would remind of us just how much the team also loved all of the tournament's contestants, with rips like Agent H (HOBaRT the Funny Mixer Theme). So really, it was stuff like Plastic Love of the Stars that sort of stealth-started the celebrations that were to come later in the year, bringing everyone together after all those months of excitement in the year that had just passed.

It helps, of course, that Plastic Love of the Stars is a fucking banger of an arrangement! It follows suit with rips like Aquadial or Beyond the Floating Isles, where it truly is just as simple as the ripper wanting to explore the unique soundscapes that Kirby games feature by arranging another song in it, and like those two the picks suit the Kirby game in question damn near perfectly. Kirby's Dream Land 3 in particular, much like Kirby 64, sounds completely unlike anything else out there, and is probably my personal favorite Kirby soundtrack out there? It's the equivalent of listening to pastel colors, and that relaxing cheerfulness paired with the enchantingly deep bassline suits Plastic Love like a glove. It came as no surprise to learn that Pinci is a guest contributor who otherwise has a career in making remixes and rearrangements with the SNES sound in particular - the guy's work is absolutely incredible, and his range of coverage for Kirby in particular is fantastic. Please check this rip out, and when you're done, check out his YouTube channel - his arrangement of Door into Summer from Knuckles' Chaotix has been stuck in my head all day.

#todays siivagunner #season 4 episode 2 #siivagunner #siiva #tentative rip name #Pinci #Youtube #mariya takeuchi #city pop #jpop #kirby #snes music #snes #kirby's dream land 3 #kirby games #hoshi no kirby #hoshi no kaabii #plastic love #telephone number (1984)

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crime-soncloud · 10 days

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good whatever time of day it is for you, shin'ei understander

care to discuss him? *clasping hands together excitedly*

I'm happy to see that you resonated with my interpretation of him, I think he's undeniably one of, if not the most, nuanced and interesting parent figures. I'll be touching everything currently released on JP, using a translation for the most recent Ena event

So firstly, he is not as bad as Mafumom. This isn't a high bar, but it is clear to see that he is very different, and this is from one key difference: he never makes Ena do something, he advises her to not pursue art, something I'll develop later, but he ultimately lets her make mistakes, lets her create art, and eventually supports her in her goal. Meanwhile Mafuyu's mother makes decisions to stop mafuyu making music, stops her from talking to her friends, and does not take anything anyone else says into consideration, once again unlike Shinei who does, who listens to Akito about being too harsh and taking steps to improve. Mafumom disregards Kanade, and does not have Mafuyu's best interests at heart, Shinei does.

From the most recent event, we learn a lot about him. Shinei was in a state of depression, essentially, unable to be successful and convey his feelings at the same time. People didn't understand him, and he felt as though he didn't achieve anything, he almost quit art completely. However, Ena being born saved him, no other way to phrase it. He cares about her more than anything, he describes her as "a light" and created one more painting, a peony, that Ena recognises as being a spark of light among the dark of the rest of the paintings. This painting, and Ena, gave him confidence to continue painting. He said that he couldn't live without art, and kept going for Ena. This is, without doubt, one of the most selfless and truly noble motivations a character has in the game, fully living and working for others.

However, here is where it gets difficult. Ena starts to make art herself, and wants to be an artist, but when she tells him, he ultimately cares for her. and in his eyes, the best thing to do is to try and dissuade her from this life, he has seen how difficult it is for people, seen how people won't understand, won't be kind, and so says that she doesn't have what it takes, and wouldn't gain recognition. This is not received well, understandably, but This could be said that they both struggled with understanding the other and communicating, and so Shinei ultimately hurt her more than he helped. He didn't understand how he hurt her, and she didn't understand what he meant, but her feelings were still the same.

So when he tells her that she has to get used to the repeated sting of failure, and will have to work hard, he is genuinely trying to help, to lessen her pain, but he doesn't understand what is wanted. And so, when Akito confronts him, Shinei seems to take it, and when he next sees her he critiques it fairly, trying to both compliment it and give feedback.

Throughout this, we can see clearly that he, while being poor at communicating or understanding what Ena needs, genuinely does care for her, arguably making him better than most of the parents we see. I think we'll see him in more Akito and Ena events to develop his relationship with them, and how he is improving. He's the biggest example of an NPC that truly has changed and improved himself. I find he is an often misinterpreted character, but an interesting one. Thanks for asking this and feel free to add more to this

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