#Sora Yapping

[sora-fish]

Wait wait wait, people who like JRWI rn, what was the fandom pipeline? Cause I’ve seen a lot of my same fandom pipeline on the dash from mutuals

For example mine went -> MHA -> DSMP -> TMA and then finally -> JRWI

[sora-fish]

YOOOOOOO!!!! YIPPE!!

Doing this instead of sleeping.. anyways

(Sorry if there are any duplicates with tagging btw😭)

@a-cat-in-toffee @wardensburrow @sketchthetofu @fruitbowlsngoals @friskyeee

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒: 𝑔𝑜 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ "𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 + 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒," 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑥 𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑎𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑥 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒.

thanks @ghosts-and-blue-sweaters and @cbuttonduo for the tag!! <3

wow i’m obsessed with this and i feel it’s fairly accurate!!

tags (no pressure): @thewildballyntynesgrow @bronzetomatoes @cloverstellar @clingyduoapologist @seeking-elsewhither @thoughts-of-caly

[fishedsticks]

Guess who finally watched the first eps of dragons rising??

[yhwcomeback]

FOR THE JAY FANS I KNOW... IT HURTS ME TOO BUT I WANT HIM TO FINISH HIS EVIL ARC FIRST

[s0raz]

Surprisingly, I have nothing planned for Yanagis bday… uh..

Happy birthday Yanagi and happy Easter! Have this sketch of Yanagi + Tsuno because they are best friends, my source is trust me bro!!

(au where theres no kg and they all go to the same school for some odd reason.)

[sora-fish]

Heres mine-

Vyncent and Ashe have creature instincts (Vyncent is just creature too me and Ashe is bird), and somehow Dakota just- understands this. Leaving William as the only one that does not now anything about instincts. Like Ashe will hand William a bottle cap and he just has to sit here like “thank you..?” And be all confused, while it’s a very thoughtful gift in bird language cause it’s shiny.

Can we all share our silly pd headcanons? I need to start a collection

Mine is that Dakota is super fucking good at Just Dance, like insanely good. He can do Rasputin without even breaking a sweat

[projectarcturus]

Imagine how Sora must feel. After being practically disowned by her parents because she “messed up” too many times, she finally found someone who accepted her. Arin was the first real friend she’d ever made and the first person not to be disappointed by her. Then he leaves, and, from her perspective, it’s because of a mistake she made. It’s because she screwed up and ruined it. The first person to ever see her for who she was is now gone and she has no one to blame but herself.

[sora-fish]

Who’s gayer, Bisexual man or Grizzyplays

[lozenga-arts]

Oda’s a pussy Sanji should’ve come back a girl. Uhhh I don’t know how to coherently type so here’s dot points for some of the totally silly headcanons;

- blue eye from Sora, brownish black eye from judge

- judge had Sanji hide the blue eye because she looked too much like her mum

- during the time skip she transitioned, grew out her hair and showed her blue eye instead

- depression arc (whole cake island) is perhaps worse because she looks like almost a carbon copy of sora

[sora-fish]

:DD!!! The horrors!!! I love putting 15 through the horrors :DD

I hope you know 15 has been put through the ringer for me and sora rp, but so has all of them

I HAVE. SEEN IT BUT NOT READ IT. I KEEP MEANING TO,,,

[sorikufeels]

they are,,, they are watching a meteor shower,,, 🥹

[alien-of-earth]

Lego Ninjago and Race: An Analysis for the Upcoming Live Action

I know there’s been a lot of discourse in the ninjago community since a live action movie has been announced, and there’s sure to be even more after the cast list is released. Many fans are afraid the cast will be all white, while others don’t care what race the ninja will be. Non-fans looking in from the outside might say, “Why does it matter? They’re legos, they’re yellow.” I’ve seen this argument more recently, especially revolving Arin in the soft reboot Dragons Rising.

The point of this longer post is to explain how race still exists in Ninjago despite the plastic, yellow nature of the characters, and why making the cast entirely or mostly white would be a disservice to the fans and the source material as a whole. So let’s ninja-go into this topic.

Part 1: Hair and Black-Coding

When people claim that legos don’t have race, they often claim it’s because they are yellow. However, they forget that legos still have humanoid characteristics, and one of the easiest ways to tell when a lego character is black-coded is to look at their hairpiece.

Here are some examples of hairpieces clearly meant to resemble black hair textures/hairstyles:

When characters have textured hair (i.e. Arin and Euphrasia from Ninjago) or locs/braids (i.e. Mateo and Zoey from Dreamzzz), it’s hard to argue they’re meant to be interpreted as anything other than black. And if that’s not obvious enough, there’s also:

Part 1b: Voice Actors and Black-Coding

People of color voice acting non-human characters doesn’t determine race, but it does add to character coding. This can be seen in characters from other shows, such as Darwin from The Amazing World of Gumball. Even though Darwin is a 2D animated goldfish, he has been voiced exclusively by black voice actors. Because of his voice (and other mannerisms/narrative elements), Darwin is generally accepted to be black-coded.

Being voiced by a person of color does not automatically make a character black-coded, but it can certainly add credence to characters who already have black characteristics, such as Arin and Euphrasia.

Part 2: Names

Another reason it’s hard for ninjago fans to interpret certain characters as white is because of their names. While many have stereotypical “American white boy names” (i.e. Jay, Cole, and Zane), other characters have names that are certainly not strictly American. Examples include Wu (a Chinese surname), Misako (a Japanese name), Chen (a Chinese surname), Okino (a Japanese surname) and Sora (Japanese given name). Ninjago may be set in a fictional world of animated, plastic people, but it’s still based on real-world names, and considering how a lot of the characters’ names come from East Asia, there is merit to declare that characters like Misako and Sora are meant to be interpreted as East Asian.

Part 3: Cultural Influences

Now, to the most obvious reason why it would be absurd to put an all-white cast on screen: the cultural influences. I am not Asian myself, but other ninjago fans have expressed frustration about the cultural melting pot that is Ninjago. It takes influence from both Eastern and Western cultures for its setting, worldbuilding, lore, and fantastical elements. Ninjago puts ninja, samurai, Kabuki, and Oni from Japanese history and culture, Djinn from Arabic regions, the yin/yang concept from Chinese philosophy, and dragons from various cultures into one narrative. There’s even a character named Ronin (which means a “wandering samurai”).

Additionally, the ninjago language seems to be inspired by Tategaki, an East Asian style of writing.

What this means is that Ninjago is brimming with real-life cultural influences. They rarely come from the same places and are not always faithful or accurate. In fact, they can sometimes seem borderline disrespectful and stereotypical in the earlier seasons- particularly with the portrayal of Chen and pilot Wu. However, it doesn’t take a genius to spot the East Asian cultural influences on ninjago. This is clear in the character designs, attire, and especially in the settings:

Part 4: What does this mean?

In summary, Ninjago is a fictional setting that takes inspiration from East Asian cultures, and has coded certain characters as certain races through more indirect means such as naming and designs. Even though none of the ninjago characters have 100% canon races, there is still evidence that some are meant to be interpreted as black or Asian. Therefore, making all the ninjago characters white would be a disservice to the fans AND the source material because it takes away subtle but essential parts of the characters and world.

Additionally: Representation matters. It could mean a lot for fans new and old to see the ninja becoming humanized and seeing themselves on screen. Not only would an all-white cast be unfaithful to the source material, but it would be disheartening to fans hoping for racial representation, especially in an age where “wokeness” is considered a touchy subject in some areas.

Part 5: Other Thoughts/Clarifications

The beautiful thing about Ninjago is that the Lego nature of the characters allows them to be interpreted in so many ways. The characters don’t have canon skin tones, eye color, body types, ages, heights, etc., so they can be whatever fans want. Whatever the fans interpret them to be or even what they feel like, they can be. And I think that’s beautiful.

TLDR: I don’t want the movie casting to limit the fan’s creativity or headcanons. Even if the cast isn’t entirely white, I hope people continue to make creations with their own interpretations of the characters.

Also: I urge fans to not harass the actors if they are white. I feel like the ninjago fandom is above that but I feel inclined to make this statement in advance regardless.

Finally: I’m leaving this post wide-open to discussion and discourse. I did surface-level research for the ninjago cultural influences, so if anyone wants to add on to or correct anything, feel free to do so. All I ask is that the conversations remain civil.

That is all :)

[s0raz]

If watari had stopped, dropped, and rolled, none of this wouldve happened

[projectarcturus]

hello sora community can we talk about the fact that sora got lost in the tunnels under imperium for TWO DAYS as a child??

like

was no one looking for her??

did her parents genuinely hate her that much??

(probably)

[iloveacronix]

I binge-watched all of season 3 tonight. What just happened.

Spoilers below!!

THEY WENT THROUGH ALL THAT TROUBLE ONLY FOR THUNDERFANG TO COME BACK AND EAT MORRO?? HUHHH. MY SISTER AND I WERE SO HAPPY WHEN HE APPEARED AND THEN THE GUY GOT EATEN?? BROOO FREE HIMMM. THIS SEASON WAS SO PEAK I LOVED IT, ROX WAS SUCH A BADDIE.

It was so awesome but my sister hated Ras terribly, everytime he appeared she kept saying "I need this guy dead" AND KEPT CHEERING WHEN ROGUE WAS ATTACKING HIM. Still no mention of Krux and Acronix, but it's okay I'll let it slide for now... I loved this season. Arin and Sora my beloved, please don't die. Their huggggg SOMEONE KILL ME💔😭😭

[theophagie]

In all seriousness actually. Yeah. Pull of the future vs comfort of the past. KH1 does present this in a very unsubtle way (presents it very well, mind you), but mhhh. The™ issue comes into play afterwards

Things are very straightforward as long as both Riku and Kairi are firm in what they embody. Something scary and dangerous but which also brings about growth, something safe and known but ultimately stagnant. And at some point aging, having new experiences, etc kind of make the choice for you

And I feel that this is partially the reason why Riku's arc feels very tight and well constructed, especially with KH3 explicitly addressing and following up on this imagery. "It is time to move on. There is more to seek, so go forth now, and seek it". Future-headed boy

By contrast, Kairi ends up feeling directionless not in the sense that she doesn't have her own goals, but in the sense that there's a struggle to account for the narrative role that she initially had, and to move her away from it in a coherent manner. Because Kairi /the character/ has been feeling this same urgency for a while (the Kairi -> Sora -> Riku -> future pull chain, if you will), but as long as they'll keep contriving excuses to make her remain behind......... :/