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Demon Hunters through generations 🎶 K-Pop Demon Hunters (2025)

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are we gonna talk about the fact that he literally gifted his soul to her????

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K-Pop Demon Hunters (2025) dir. Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans

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He is my favourite. Pls watch KPDH it's beautiful

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He may be one of the strongest warriors of the universe but he's pretty weak to her sneak attacks

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I like to imagine that once she joins the Mighty Mutanimals, Mona Lisa trains Mondo Gecko and teaches him how to actually fight and defend himself in battles.

He’s not perfect and wasn’t made to be a fighter but Mona still helps him at least learn a few basics so he doesn’t get himself killed.

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You already know the meme.

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after training, a nap.

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Hey sorry if I'm bothering you but I wanted to show you some art I did of Gabi (TMNT OC)

Context: A Purple Dragon Member stepped on her shoes

Lol very cool and funny!

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2017 vs 2025

Does this count as a redraw or is it a completly different drawing?

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I like to imagine that once she joins the Mighty Mutanimals, Mona Lisa trains Mondo Gecko and teaches him how to actually fight and defend himself in battles.

He’s not perfect and wasn’t made to be a fighter but Mona still helps him at least learn a few basics so he doesn’t get himself killed.

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How do you think Vegeta and Bulma are about declaring their love for one another? There's a consensus that Vegeta doesn’t really do it, and anime has extra dialogue at the end of the Buu saga where Bulma practically screams it to him, but to be honest she doesn't strike me as someone to drop the L-bomb casually. What do you think?

I think I talked about some of my headcanons here and I'll repost my tags from that post, which I think answer this particular question better

I constantly think about Toriyama saying that Vegeta got his “bargain sale” line from watching tv and I choose to believe he's been slowly but surely tuning in to the movies and shows that Bulma watches. I hc that he's gathered from media that “I love you” on Earth is both a very special statement and also a completely frivolous one, and I'm sure Bulma says it a lot more than Vegeta and it's confusing that she says it to him and also to the keys she thought she lost and also to the cat and also to her bed when she's had a long day. But also her casual use of it probably helped him feel okay saying it back to her every now and again although I hc she's told him he doesn't have to say it back because he tells her all the time with the things he does for her and Trunks. idk I just love the idea that they're cozy and comfortable and not very conventional, which is the other thing I hc their relationship has in common with Goku and Chichi even though they look very different on the surface

tldr Generally I do think Bulma does use "love" much more frequently, but not very often in the intimate romantic way.

It's been a while since I've watched the anime, but Bulma thinking he's dead and then seeing him again does strike me as something that would make her giddy-shriek affection at him, just like finding out he survived the battle with Zamasu overwhelmed her so much she all but tackled him in front of god and everybody.

I don't think it's something she does a lot, because he's clearly not comfortable with PDA at either point in the series and she seems to respect that as a boundary he has, which I like a lot. But I also don't think it's necessarily out of character for her to get overjoyed and forget herself when she's relieved of that level of emotional stress.

I think it's glossed over in a lot that Vegeta and Bulma are both very fragile-hearted, Bulma's armor is just a lot more transparent than Vegeta's. Her heart's on display but she still keeps it behind the museum glass, ykwim? She's eager to give it out when she's young but is also very loudly sensitive to rejection throughout the series, and I imagine that after fifteen years with Yamcha who is highly romantic but not particularly sensitive to her needs (which she does not communicate well anyway), with Vegeta she probably did have to prepare herself for the fact that she could be saying "I love you" to a man who might never, ever say it back to her.

I hc that it took her a long time to say it seriously (although I wouldn't put it past her to use the friendly 'I love you's early on because 1) it was probably funny to watch him react to that and 2) he probably has super helpful suggestions for her when she gets stuck on stuff (like he did getting Krillin back to Earth) and I don't imagine she's above dropping a casual 'omg i love you' without really thinking about it -- would not put it past her to unthinkingly say it during sex either and I wouldn't doubt that it's made things awkward for them both more than once bUT I DIGRESS),

because even though Vegeta chose to be a part of their lives, he's quite literally from another world, and it was probably a lot of adjusting and learning and practice understanding each other before she was comfortable offering up her heart to a guy who's level of interest in that part of her -- or anyone -- was a hard thing to gauge.

I do love to think that by the time he does say it back it isn't some grand gesture, it's just kind of a Thing that falls out of his mouth without thinking, just from being around someone who can use it that way and still be okay. I like to think by then it's nice to hear, but she's learned that he actually says it all the time, he just does it in matters of pragmatic service and guardianship. Words are cheap when you're raised by liars, so he loves her by keeping her safe and making life a little easier for her wherever he can.

(every excuse to post my favorite manga bumper art)

TLDR FOR REAL THIS TIME Even if she's not using Love often, she's definitely more verbal than he is and their dynamic for me is basically just this post, the three taps thing, you know the thing.

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I think one of the main reasons Raph x Mona Lisa in TMNT 2012 were so well received by fans is because they were never the main focus of the plot.

Donnie’s crush on April was a well known part of his character and motivation especially in the earlier seasons. Leo’s feelings for Karai connects to the drama with the Foot Clan and the war against Shredder (and the Splinter thing but that’s another can of worms I’m not opening rn). Often there were episodes where these pairings were the focus that drove the plot along.

Raph and Mona Lisa were more of a background decor, not the main focus of episode plots, maybe their relationship and dynamic with one another will help move some scenes/conflicts along (EX: the Dregg betrayal and escaping the ice planet), but overall they weren’t the main driving focus for the series as a whole unlike the others. They were just a fun cute couple we got to be a fun cute couple while all the craziness happened around them.

As much as I would’ve loved more Raph x Mona Lisa focus in the 2012 series, especially with giving them more story and development in their relationship, I also think that if the writers did give them more focus, I’m scared fans would’ve thought they were over staying their welcome. It’s a weird tear between “we got just enough” but also “not enough of them” at the same time in regards to Raph x Mona Lisa.

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Hey folks, if you want to fight back against the twitterfication of tumblr USE IT LIKE IT'S TUMBLR!!!!!! REBLOG THINGS!!!!!! USE THE TAGS TO SCREAM AT YOUR FRIENDS!!!!!!!

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Some old sketches of Mona Lisa in mutant mayhem bc Raph deserves some love.

Also might do a comic soon of how they met lmao