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I can't believe I'm thinking of a Wriolette headcanon because if the NeuviFuri shippers can get away with joking about Sedene having to deal with all the "noise" coming from the office and keeping people away from it, then I'm pretty sure I can imagine Sedene being confused over the noises coming from Neuvillette's office when Cacucu is there during the 5.6 Fontaine event is actually because it's not the SAME noises she's used to hearing whenever Wrio comes to visit instead of her being completely oblivious.

She knows what she hears.

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Stumbled upon a shadamy fanart on twitter and me glancing at it accidentally make me think of Shadow m-preg with Sonic as the baby due to how it looked.

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Imma do a Goku/Chi-Chi (GoChi) headcanon randomly. But there's more ramblings here than there is a headcanon.

I remembered getting into a discussion about the whole "Goku doesn't kiss his wife" thing, especially when Totallynotmark confirmed even in Japanese there was no specific nuance in suggesting anything specific thing like "Trunks feeding Mai via mouth to mouth" or something and all I can say is that as someone who lives in a place and is part of a culture where you don't really do mouth kisses as a big romantic thing, it's funny to see people still losing it over the idea.

But here's the thing. In the manga, considering how Chi-Chi was so much into the whole husband and wife thing during Piccolo Jr and the whole normal family thing during Z AND we never see anyone kiss mouth to mouth in the original manga (18 pecking Krillin in the cheek is at least there), you'd think Chi-Chi would have at least taken the initiative for the kiss considering for most other people in the world, lip kisses is like THE romantic gesture. So the only way for Goku to NOT know what a kiss is is for Chi-Chi herself to either not know about em or not consider lip kissing to be a part of whatever fantasy of an ideal family she has had in her imagination. For people who consider kissing to be the big thing for romances or their ships, this may sound... idk? Something something negative? (Yes I doubled negative on purpose) But honestly, I just want to present a perspective with the whole "not kissing" that doesn't make Goku and Chi-Chi's relationship seem as unhealthy as SOME people probably want to make it out to be. If anything, by the time we got to Super (where Goku mentioned the non-kissing), Goku's and Chi-Chi's relationship were at their healthiest because she's no longer pressured by big disasters and Gohan finally having his own family now and living his own healthy life despite the new scale of power that has shown up since Buu.

Tldr: chi-chi probably doesn't consider kissing important enough for her ideas of her ideal family

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Sephiroth during FF7 Rebirth showing off Sonic Movie 3 to Cloud: And here's the time I was reincarnated as Shadow the Hedgehog.

Cloud: Why should I care?

Sephiroth: Because in another world connected to this, Aerith reincarnated as a human princess who kissed Sonic to bring him back to life.

Cloud: Wait, what?

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Sonic characterization thoughts: Emotional Vulnerability edition

Disclaimer: There isn't gonna be me hating on things here, and also, there are no Sonic movie spoilers. Just felt like talking about my views on different interpretations of Sonic. I promise there is no "thing, Japan better" or any other version of this in the following. Also, I am aware that I am pulling some stuff from second-hand information that I've read/heard years ago so I could be talking out of my ass. Anyways, this will be a really long one, so Imma put the "read more" thing here. Also, I will bring up Sonamy in relation to this for example purposes. If you feel about Sonamy the same way a number of Bkdk shippers feel about MHA chapter 431 (which is to feel very angry), don't even bother to continue reading. Now that I've made my stance clear, you can continue should you choose to

Anyways I got out of watching Sonic Movie 3 and two days later I started thinking about the difference in Sonic's characterization not just with the movies but also between Japanese and Western made stuff. My take on that sort of thing is that I'm more open to different interpretations because even in the 90s Sonic has had different interpretations and characterization across various versions, both west and east but I'll probably elaborate on that later.

Point is, I think about how movie Sonic is much more of a chatterbox compared to how I think game Sonic is like, or at least Japanese game Sonic but again, I will elaborate on that too later. Somehow, my brain came to the conclusion that maybe, and I do mean MAYBE, that the movie writers uses western Sonic, or specifically what I think is western classic Sonic, as the blueprint to write their version of Sonic around and evolve. I do admit, I did not watch any of the American 90s Sonic cartoons so my impression of western classic Sonic is based on pop culture osmosis. I just know he's the version that started liking chilli dogs and a big ol chatterbox and has a very 90s feel. Feel free to correct me but even if I'm wrong about that specific aspect, the point I want to make is that Movie Sonic is closer to what I think about the western original depictions of Sonic.

Note that what I'm referring to is just ONE aspect of Sonic's character and also not every western depictions of Sonic is the same. But what I do get is that western-written Sonic can at times feel more emotionally vulnerable compared to Japanese/game Sonic. Not that Japanese Sonic is completely invulnerable emotionally. Just look at Sonic X for examples of Sonic reaching his breaking point both from a comedic (when he's stuck on a cruise ship) and dramatic (Dark Super Sonic) point of view. I use Sonic X because at least in Japanese, because I don't watch the dub, he is meant to be more in line with the game characterization and they pull it off. But in most situations, game Sonic is most likely doing a better job keeping his cool in some situations and meanwhile someone like Boom and/or Movie Sonic will at the very least show a lil more emotion. That being said, even when game Sonic ends up with scripts written in English and then localized to Japanese, they seem to have to abide by guidelines from Japan about characterization, although I could be talking out of my ass. I HEARD from some sources that say Forces has the story treatment or something actually written in Japan and then the Pontaff duo wrote a script based on that and I don't know if the same applies to previous games under their pen but if it's true then you can really see them struggling with a Sonic meant to be closer to his Japanese characterization once Forces came about because you have a Sonic who waxes on about the power of friendship ala Sonic Heroes but it just hits different and also stuff about Sonic looking seemingly fine for someone imprisoned for six months but I dunno how much I heard was true and there are stuff I could have been talking out of my ass for that but anyways, back to emotional vulnerability between versions.

One of the ideas I heard of in regards to Sonic is how he tend to keep his feelings to himself and won't show himself crying and stuff in front of others, which if I'm not mistaken is from one of the Japanese writers or SOMETHING Japan-related. This is kinda in line with the emotional vulnerability thing. I know I've seen artwork of Archie Sonic crying and stuff but idk the context so I won't make assumptipns but I know Movie Sonic at least would be more willing to open himself up emotionally. But Movie Sonic is much more of a kid compared to other Sonics out there. There's also Prime Sonic who is one of the most emotionally vulnerable Sonics and also more reckless because the writers wants to give him an arc. How you feel about it is subjective but claims that try to make it seem that Prime is connected to the games was probably one of the bigger fuels to the characterization discourse. Again, emotional vulnerability isn't the only aspect that separates different depictions of Sonic from one another but it is a factor as to how different versions of Sonic would react to specific situations.

And now we come to Ian Flynn's Sonic. I admit I have not read IDW because I wasn't in the mood for it but I have played Sonic Frontiers. Frontiers is probably the game where Sonic's emotional vulnerability is put to the test the most (or at least one of if you have examples that I am not thinking of). The general idea of what Sonic goes through, like bearing through the pain of his corruption and dealing with his friends' feelings, truly highlights that emotional vulnerability. Can you imagine Boom or Movie Sonic dealing with what game Sonic does in Frontiers? Or any of the Classic versions, both western and Japanese? They could make it through but their attitudes how they'll react to various things would be different. I specifically added the Classics because even if you only account game Classic Sonic whenever he isn't crossing over with Modern, does any version of Japanese classic Sonic subscribe to this idea about his emotions? OVA Sonic I think is the most emotionally vulnerable, specifically among Japanese Classic Sonics but he's also the most fleshed out Japanese Classic Sonic in terms of characterization, only because he has big "I am so done with this bs" energy that can only be matched by Boom. Oh right, Ian Flynn. I probably have more to say if I read the IDW comics but in Frontiers alone, he does a good job at the very least portraying a Sonic closer to at least what I think the Japanese version is like. Maybe not 1:1 but close, at least that's how I feel.

I think one specific part of Sonic's character tied to the whole emotional vulnerability that I haven't discussed? His relationship with Amy. Both Western and Japanese Sonic media have at times played around with teasing the Sonamy ship. On the western side, whenever Boom and the twitter takeovers sometimes do Sonamy teases, Sonic loses his composure a lil quickly but Sonic in the twitter takeovers is also the closest we get to the game incarnation of Sonic to be emotionally vulnerable but also because it's the voice actors messing around having fun. In Japan, well there's a bunch of things we have to cover but we'll start with the Dreamcast era stuff where Amy is one of those people who Sonic can feel annoyed by because of her young crush towards him (let's not forget how old the Sonic characters actually are before they made things vague) but then later, we have Sonic X giving us genuine moments between the two, no jokes to ruin the moment, even dedicating an ending credits sequence for them. The Japanese social media meanwhile ain't afraid of showing off Sonic and Amy stuff together in ways that ain't subtle. And the rare times we have exclusive Japanese Sonic and Amy interactions like with the v-tuber models, the two are much more comfortable with one another, with even Sonic catching Amy off guard once with the birthday cake moment in 2022's Japanese birthday livestream where the Sonamy bit is as subtle as flashing a pink spotlight on a couple. The point is, whenever a Sonamy moment comes up, Japanese Sonic, especially these days, does a better job keeping his composure compared to his western counterpart. Also Jun'ichi Kanemaru and Taeko Kawata sang a song together as Sonic and Amy about "their favourite things". There's a little more you can squeeze out for Sonamy crumbs as well a bit more to how Japanese Sonic acts around Amy.

I only now finally remembered a specific point to make in relation to all this, and it's certain takes on Sonic's character I see on twitter sometimes. The whole idea that he's less of a character and more of an idea or something. To me that feels like a misinterpretation of his seemingly emotional invulnerability but I can MAYBE understand WHY they thought of Sonic that way. They're probably thinking of the Jason Griffith-voiced Sonic who gets roped into other people's troubles and spends part of his adventure spouting his own life philosophies to others and making a change in their hearts while he saves the day with the cutscene presentation making his points feel more dramatic and emotional. Or maybe it's just how Sonic in the games doesn't seem to have a character arc because some people have narrow views about the different ways characters can be written. But no, Sonic is just emotionally strong. He's doing all he can to put the people he's with at ease when things get bad for them, especially those in need of saving. He still can have an attitude and all and be annoyed but when it matters he steels himself to be strong for others.

I probably have something to say about how his VAs handle that sort of thing. Ryan Drummond's Sonic feels very 90s even when listening to him recently doing his Sonic voice. He does get moments where his Sonic tones down the attitude for a more emotional performance but he doesn't really get to act out anything with Sonic involving his emotional strength. Jason Griffith, having voiced Sonic in Sonic X, means he gets to act out the more emotionally vulnerable moments I've mentioned above and his Sonic does evolve throughout the games he's in. I mentioned those games that I THINK made people think Sonic is less of a character and stuff and this is where I think Jason feels closest to Jun'ichi Kanemaru's Sonic in terms of vibe. My favourite Roger Craig Smith Sonic performance is the Boom cartoon, but that's a Sonic that feels very tailor made for him and also he gets to have a lot of range with a Sonic who sometimes loses it in comedic ways. Frontiers is when he is tested with a Sonic that feels closer to the Japanese incarnation in terms of emotional vulnerability and he can pull it off. People have negative things to say about Roger but it becomes clearer to me he just needed the right script to truly show off his worth as Sonic's voice actor. I mainly wanted to focus this paragraph oh game Sonic but I'll give Ben Schwartz a shout out for his Sonic. He pulls off the sincere moments where his Sonic opens up emotionally with others well and fault with him is more so tied to jokes written for him that folks don't vibe with. How could I forget Jun'ichi Kanemaru after talking about the Sonamy duet last paragraph. This man has been with Sonic since 1998 and has evolved and even voiced other versions of Sonic like Boom and Prime. Idk how well he fits Boom tho because the vibe of Boom Sonic's character is different enough that the usual energy I assume Jun'ichi brings doesn't 100% fit. I ASSUME. But point is, his range with Sonic is pretty wide. Idk how much of this is the writing, voice direction or the performance but his game Sonic, especially in the mid-to-late 2000s, just have a very unique vibe that I cannot describe that makes me just automatically switch to Japanese voices in Sonic games whenever I can. His English VAs are NOT BAD, I just vibe with his Japanese voice more.

So where am I going with this? I guess to summarize, I view game Sonic (especially Japanese Sonic) to be one of the most emotionally strong characters I've known. It's not a bad thing for me, at least, that other Sonics aren't as strong. It's just that non-Japanese interpretations of Sonic are more willing to let Sonic be vulnerable emotionally, most likely because writers have different views on what is considered a core aspect of the character.

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Random fun fact: Jesus in some languages is called Isa. Pronounced "eesa".

Pic of Isa Kingdom Hearts unrelated.

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I like to think Luxu was just interested in Ven for being in a similar position of "technically the 'unofficially' but secretly officially chosen 6th member of their group" but Ven's glare end up being the most memorable part and overshadowed everything Luxu thinks of when it comes to Ven. But honestly I wished Luxu actually killed Ven's goldfish during the Ux era

I wonder if in phase 2 we'll get an answer regarding Luxu's beef with Ventus at some point.

Luxu never interacted with him in Khux, and there's got to be a reason for him taunting Ventus in Birth by Sleep besides his knowing that the Darkness only used Ventus as a free ride into the future and that he knew Ventus wasn’t chosen.

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Dragon Ball Daima brought back the "Goku bad dad" thing so lemme put in my two cents on the whole thing.

I had recently re-read the entire Dragon Ball manga, finishing the last chapter the Sunday prior to episode 7 of Daima. I didn't really come across moments that made me think of Goku's competence as a parent, with his trust in Gohan for Cell while misunderstanding his drive to fight being his one big mistake. But I specifically pointed out the misunderstanding instead of everything else people think of with the Cell bit because that mistake is what lead to those decisions. If you take into consideration everything that lead up to Goku placing his trust into Gohan, like how Gohan actually WANTS to train with his father, both during the time gap for the Androids/Cyborgs AND for his Super Saiyan training for instance, I think assuming Gohan has BOTH the goal of being a scholar and the drive to fight to better himself (the best way I can describe Goku's drive to fight) is fair on Goku's part. Also, unfortunately, Gohan himself is aware of what Goku had planned for him but was too passive to protest (and also the Earth is at stake so he cannot afford to be selfish). Goku still makes mistakes, yes, but people love to pin the "bad dad" label on him without examining the context, probably because it takes too much time for these people to properly check and it's "funny".

Point is, if you read the original manga and then jump straight into Daima without any knowledge of the "bad dad" discourse, at worst, you'll go "huh?" and probably just think of how he was dead for a good chunk of time and Panzy, having zero context, just assumes the worst out of him. Let's be fair, for someone who grew up in the mountains alone with no knowledge on what is supposed to be normal, marrying a girl who locked in on her desire to marry him because he went pat-pat on her crotch and wants to live her fantasy of a "normal family life" and doesn't count martial arts to be part of that "normal family life", he was going to struggle at being a parent. But here's thing I noticed in retrospect: Goku had always been aware he's not great at raising kids and being a parent... especially under Chi-Chi's definition, but whenever the opportunity to spend time with his children comes around, he does his best to try. If we're to assume the specific phrase "raising a kid", as Panzy said in episode 7 of Daima to be accurate and not a paraphrase on the translators part, Goku was most likely downplaying his contributions to parenting.

TLDR: Goku is aware he isn't great at parenting but dammit he tries whenever he can and also Chi-Chi can be demanding with her desires of a "normal family life"

P.S. Don't take this as me hating on Chi-Chi. I just didn't want to add on to this whole post talking about how I view her as a mother.

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I hope Panzy assumes Bulma is Goku's wife when her crew inevitably shows up just because I need Vegeta's reaction to that assumption. On another note while I'm writing this, Goku immediately pointing to Bulma to fix Shin's spaceship in episode 2 and then just being okay with Panzy joining the group because of what she can do is actually cute.

Because I admit... if Chi-Chi hadn't locked in with her decision because of the pat-pat at her "down there", Bulma and Panzy as potential candidates for Goku is something I briefly thought about.

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You think Towa and Arinsu were engaging in yuri shenanigans while their brothers were beefin in the mortal realm during the Buu Saga?

Disclaimer: I have not checked to see if anyone has made this exact same post here yet

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Dunno how reblogs here even work anymore but I just wanna share again because I've been recovering from stress-induced money spending but the ghost of it in the form of a preorder I did back then has come back to haunt me so I'm trying to offset that as much as I can

Currently broke so opening art commissions

I draw ship art (both the straight and gay ones are a-okay), a lil bit of furry and mecha here and there, fantasy stuff and all.

Feel free to DM, anybody who actually sees this

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Been planning to do an original thing of my own and tried whipping out designs.

Working title is "Magical Sidekick"

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Currently broke so opening art commissions

I draw ship art (both the straight and gay ones are a-okay), a lil bit of furry and mecha here and there, fantasy stuff and all.

Feel free to DM, anybody who actually sees this

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Disclaimer: This isn't me hating a ship, it's more I'm providing my non-romantic take on a relationship that a lot of people view on a romantic level. (Look I even have my own... "unsafe" haikaveh hc if you aren't convinced)

I finally told someone what my platonic reading for Alhaitham and Kaveh's relationship and to me, they're basically sorta kinda like Adam and Jamie from Mythbusters, with Kaveh being the Adam to Alhaitham's Jamie. Anyone who knows their Mythbusters lore may remember that the two wouldn't exactly call themselves friends, but they clearly respected one another and show concern for another. They wouldn't call each other friends but they are on that level where it's only a matter of what they would call each other that makes it so, even when they drive each other mad sometimes, and I feel that fits how I view Alhaitham and Kaveh if I'm asked to describe their relationship without the shipping angle.

Now comes the next bit... Alhaitham and Kaveh modern AU where they host the Mythbusters as the two main hosts. And the Build team's consists of Tighnari, Cyno and Faruzan, with Tighnari taking over for what was initially Lisa's spot. Anyone who knows their Mythbusters lore know why Lisa is part of this but tbh, I think it's just amusing thinking about Cyno riding a bicycle and accidentally faceplanting into the ground. Scaramouche/Wanderer and Collei are like the interns you see in the background but also I can totally imagine Scara being the one behind this AU's version of the "Baghdad Battery" incident (the one where a producer forced the pre-Grant Build Team to prank Adam by shocking him) except Scara would instead stealthily set up the prank for poor old Kaveh to be the victim of. This has been in my head for too long dangit

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I once had a dream where I was living in a world where Waddle Dee was considered the "second most broken character in Smash Bros". It's a thing that happened

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A random thing I felt like doing is doing story times with toys/model kits that I have with me. Today, Lunamaria and Fumina is introducing BoBoiBoy to the idea of flying Gunpla/Mobile Suits, with Luna only having the Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam as the only thing around to pilot. She tries anyways

I got bored but I felt like doing more of these

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The biggest impact the Sulemio vs Destiel poll would be if something major happened in the real world right after the end ala Reigen vs Sans