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Wait actually my favorite part is "that's a long story" as an answer to any questions about their family situation, because, yeah, no family owes you an explanation of why there are certain people in it and why it doesn't have *whatever typical family role* it's "Supposed to have" No stereotypes or judgment and aggressively prescriptive definitions of what is and isn't family from anyone outside the discussed family are allowed in this house

Started watching Buddy Daddies with low expectations but somehow a show with literal killers was better at covering ordinary family life problems and creating cozy atmosphere than other slice-of-life shows i've stumbled upon recently literally watched it as a "cozy cute stuff for beating bad mood" maybe darker parts are exactly that helps to make its cute parts easier to digest somehow whatever protagonists are like relationship goals, whatever platonically or romantically, both is good favorite parts: relatable "oh, why is getting kids into anything is so difficult" moments; the best kindergarten teacher who's definitely too good for any of us - Anna; the fact that one of the protagonist is voiced by Toyonaga Toshiyuki who's also Haiji's va (like the best guy from "Run with the Wind", seriously, it's like they're distant relatives but Kazuki's vibe is just slightly off, like a weird alternative universe) least favorite parts: do we really have to kill all above surface level developed and complex female characters for plot, like, maybe we can have miraculous recoveries for them too, seriously it's such an old trope and yet it's still everywhere Anyway, still an enjoyable show to watch

#buddy daddies

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Started watching Buddy Daddies with low expectations but somehow a show with literal killers was better at covering ordinary family life problems and creating cozy atmosphere than other slice-of-life shows i've stumbled upon recently literally watched it as a "cozy cute stuff for beating bad mood" maybe darker parts are exactly that helps to make its cute parts easier to digest somehow whatever protagonists are like relationship goals, whatever platonically or romantically, both is good favorite parts: relatable "oh, why is getting kids into anything is so difficult" moments; the best kindergarten teacher who's definitely too good for any of us - Anna; the fact that one of the protagonist is voiced by Toyonaga Toshiyuki who's also Haiji's va (like the best guy from "Run with the Wind", seriously, it's like they're distant relatives but Kazuki's vibe is just slightly off, like a weird alternative universe) least favorite parts: do we really have to kill all above surface level developed and complex female characters for plot, like, maybe we can have miraculous recoveries for them too, seriously it's such an old trope and yet it's still everywhere Anyway, still an enjoyable show to watch

#buddy daddies

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Unexpectedly tearing up at ALKALOID and Crazy:B singing together Like, idk what is happening in the story yet, but oh, seeing them interact just does something Nailed this " epic season finale" vibe

#ensemble stars #alkaloid #crazy:b #my face is clean my soul is free my will to live appears suddenly with a saxophone

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Sometimes I wait for new show's intro to appear and then decide if I'm going to watch it based on its vibes Which means I'm probably going to watch Wind Breaker solely based on the fact that there's a guy growing tomatoes among all the fighting scenes in its intro It seems important, and now I'm very curious about this guy and his tomato garden This has the energy of people taking photos for some important documents with their pets, like "look, i love this and this is important to me, so it will be with me on this photo" And maybe we all need a gardening show in these dark times

#wind breaker #first impressions #wind breaker anime #also bonus points for natori of course #learned about this show cause of its opening song

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Abut the finale I mean It's actually very positive in a way Like, yeah, some of your wishes won't work out as you want them to But even then you can find something good in life, and even then there can be people who care about you, and every small win is still a win and it's ok to fail like no character got to their stated main goal, but they're all fine in the end, they're all together and they continue living their weird and at times genuinely concerning lifestyles

#bucchigiri?!

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Well it would've been hard to predict how Bucchigiri?! ends, but in the end with all its issues it was an incredibly entertaining and funny show that i enjoyed a lot

#bucchigiri?! #also those mini side plots are gold #that jasmine story #and monks romance drama #and all those recurring background characters #its old style comedy

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Seriously Even looking only at ES!! main plot It's like one of the best i've seen in games like all games I guess i just want more people to know about this game's existence, i want to see in-depth reviews and analyzing of how it's written and what makes it work but obviously if i started a talk about "ES!! is my GOTY 2023 cause i found it only now and it's plot is madly complex" and then mention it's a mobile rhythm game who would believe this And the fact that all animated adaptations don't show the whole picture doesn't help I do like them, but all its animated movies show this surface level of ES!! plot, which obviously exists, but the best thing about actual ES!! plot is this subversion of how "cute idol rhythm game" story should look like while also continuing to be a cute idol themed rhythm game It takes it's core theme and expands on how it can be portrayed and then uses all these different versions to start a war It's literally that "jrpgs start with saving kittens and end with killing gods" meme, but with idols

#ensemble stars

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Also Oscar and Eric's relationship is probably my favorite thing in the entire manga They're both amazing characters and each interaction is gold They can fight with each other, they can discuss anything, they can share worst details of their personal life almost right from the go and they both care deeply about the same person and they both know it and trust each other then it comes to dealing with that person's problems All their talks where they don't say exactly that they mean build on trust that the other will understand, how they know each other normal behavior and when it changes It's just such a wholesome relationship, no matter if its friendship, romance or something else, it's just great cause it's very clear they like each other, care about each other and about the same people, and they support each other because they have all this in common And it's a vital part of that makes this story great and complex and interesting even now i guess

#heart of thomas #thomas no shinzou #eric fruehling #oscar reiser #man i need more of their interaction in whatever form #man do i need this title to have a fandom now

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On a side note:

Eric is such a menace He's not bad or cruel, but he just woke up one day and chose violence He lives through weirdest school experience, but manages to react to it in a way that makes people around him regret their life decisions at least once He makes stupidest decisions even though he's smart and observant His mood changes all the time, he shouts at and gets into fights with half people he meets He gets scared thinking his roommate might kill him, but then the said roommate can actually do it Eric just goes "well, ok, i've tried that, didn't work" He doesn't want other people comparing him to some other guy he didn't know, but he also has hard time distinguishing between his own thoughts and feelings and that of the mentioned guy He got not very politely declined entry to a seminary and he scared a priest His best friends are:

- his murderous roommate, with whom he probably bonded almost solely on the basis of their shared mental instability - the guy who tried to prevent him from interacting with the mentioned roommate at first because he cared for that murderous guy, it backfired, and now he has to look after two unstable guys instead of one, so they're friends

In the end he's still just a small feral guy, but he's a little better at controlling his actions and words

#heart of thomas #thomas no shinzou #eric fruehling #man i'm bad at spelling these names #oscar reiser #julusmole bayhan #old manga

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Heart of Thomas general impression

Started reading Heart of Thomas thinking it will be just ok, it's an old manga after all, one of the first in its genre, it will surely have many flaws and then it turns out to be one of the best things i've read in a while, the plot is very intriguing, the characters are simply amazing, the way they interact feels pretty realistic even though the events happening are wild The way it deals with relationships, with love in a broad sense of word, with self-discovery with beliefs is not that i expected at all, and it's easy to see how many authors after probably took inspirations from different parts of this story it's incredibly sad but also very hopeful and it reminded me of Nabari no Ou a lot, cause those stories share at least one of the themes but explore it in different ways, and it's beautiful It has real awful horrors happening to literal teens but it also has these teens support each other, care for each other, share happy moments together and well heal and grow Therapy would've probably solved half of their problems, but they work with that they have with major losses but still there are good things they gain in the end I really wish more people knew about it now

#heart of thomas #thomas no shinzou #manga #old manga #man i need this fandom revived #i need fanfiction about these stupid characters #they're a wild bunch #eric is such a legend

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I love how discussions around bucchigiri?! went from "hm, the style looks cool" to "oh, it's kinda too silly" to "why this protagonist is so bad" to dozens of interpretations and attempts to explain what this show is probably trying or not trying to say bonus points if there's a "i hate this show" post followed by several posts with theories on why the events happen the way they do by the same author it's very entertaining

#bucchigiri?! #it's like “hate it need more” #also how it gets compared with utena and the likes #i guess it's a fitting comparison in some way #but we'll see

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Thoughts after ep 8 of Bucchigiri?!

Maybe spoiler-ish, mostly about Matakara and Arajin

Like i get what Matakara is literally the sweetest boy that we need to protect at all costs, but there is a reason he has to grow as a character too, because, yeah, he's the nicest person, but nice people like can get themselves in trouble very easily (him getting close to Shindo, as every viewer screams internally for him to run out of there, for example), so in order to continue to be a nice living human, a person has to be selfish too, a person has to build boundaries and try to see things as they are. And in order to be brave you have to be afraid of something and then still decide to face your fears. It's not about not having flaws but about living with them and managing the horrors in your live and trusting yourself to overcome bad stuff, to maybe fall and then gather yourself and only then rise back again. And Arajin is obviously the silliest guy with zero communication skills sometimes, but well, at least he knows his limits and what he does and doesn't want. But he has the guts to be honest even though he's scared of disappointing the person that looks up to him and also too scared to face his weakness and his past, and he still doesn't choose the easiest way out which is lying to the person who will believe anything he says. Because he obviously cares, and in his own way he still tries to protect his childhood friend with his own two weak hands be it simply supporting him after fights, shouting nonsense to distract his opponent or helping with a party. That's not much, but that's still an effort, because it's easier to cut off the person you wronged before from your life and then make up some excuse to justify your behavior, than to face guilt and regret every day and still care. They're very similar in many ways and very different in others, they have different ideals and goals, but they make the same mistakes, and i love this, this makes their connection that interesting, and it makes me want them to ultimately resolve their issues and become the bestest buddies ever cause it seems possible. Their relationship will benefit from personal growth, and their personal growth relies on their relationship. They both could learn from each other and they both need more self awareness and confidence. I like how the plot just collides everyone's delusions, insecurities and conflicting motives, not giving a universal answer to all problems, instead it shows how this doesn't work, but people still can be together and do cool stuff and have fun even with all their differences, as shown in two previous episodes especially. I'm invested into relationships between each member of this ridiculous cast more and more each episode

#bucchigiri?! #matakara asamine #arajin tomoshibi #man i love most characters in this show #they're silly #also zabu deserves a post of his own but man always gets outshined by everything else #and everything else is his fault even though it was an accident #but his protectiveness or jealousy or pettiness lead to this #poor guy but it's just too funny

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Bucchigiri?! has pacing of weekly webcomic with 20-30 pages being smashed into one episode

not bad, not good, definitely unusual, tone shifts all the time, but at least there's so much happening in each episode it's never dull

#bucchigiri?! #just a thought

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Not a big fan of remakes But Remakes of things with cool ideas, that didn't work as well as intended, can actually turn out to be good So I just really want to see persona 2 with all weird plot details it has and mechanics literally not present in any other game of the series, with main cast dynamic different from other games in the series, with actual adults in the main cast for once, with each character iconic on their own, but in a more accessible form

#persona 2 #video games

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I just love the two youngest es idols Aira and Kohaku, i love each of them as characters, they're both really nice, cute and cool in different ways, and their voices sound cool together too, i love their relationship in the story and their interactions with other characters And, obviously, i absolutely love the idea that if anything bad happens to any of them it will probably trigger a massive breakdown for most of es characters cause of all the suppressed trauma and complicated relationships they have, just like a massive domino structure falling after a single tile is pushed

#ensemble stars #aira shiratori #kohaku oukawa #they better grow healthy and happy #or the whole industry will collapse

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Another silly small thing i like about Bucchigiri?! Half possible ships can technically be shortened to "majin", cause half of characters have these two syllables in their names, so using it would be so very confusing, i love it

#bucchigiri?!

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Bucchigiri?! ep 6 favorite things:

yeah, arajin's mother back, this lady brightens my day

Komao, still ready to fight for his friend (despite said friend's protests)

Mahoro, because that was cool, i respect that

If you think about it the fight could be easily avoided, but this school is just weird and well, they really have only themselves to blame, to be honest (and that's cool)

Outa, man, your flirting techniques are terribly stupid, but if it works it works, i respect that

I didn't share the common obsession with Marito, but these flashbacks gave me new perspective, and i like this permanently hungry emo gremlin now

That scene of him just eating a random flower petal with no thoughts whatsoever, that's what i love about this anime

Arajin, i actually get you, i understand you oh too well. Anyone trying to be too aggressive towards this literal teenage disaster and pathetic cringe king will have to fight me in a comically exaggerated fight first. And i will bite.

The same statement works with Zabu

Matakara, no, actually i'd like him to be as far away from there as possible, but alas (not his fault though)

#bucchigiri?!