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brucebocchi · 4 months ago

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Ranking 2024 anime, Pt. 5: #10-1

hey, this post is also available on my ko-fi, so please check it out and consider tipping/donating as i do this for free and am currently between jobs. you can find part 1 of the list here, part 2 here, part 3 here, and part 4 here. all of my seasonal reviews are on my ko-fi and under my anime reviews tag, mixed in with my occasional musings. thanks!

And we are in the home stretch! I didn't want to split up my top 10 like last year, so it took a couple days to get it all together. Thanks for your patience.

As you may have noticed, some of these reviews are longer than others. I've reviewed most of these shows before, so I didn't want to be too redundant while talking about shows I've already reviewed. You can, of course, go back and read my initial reviews in my previous seasonal roundups.

Also, I just wanted to quickly shout out a few shows that I haven't watched much or any of, but would likely have placed well in these rankings, namely Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, YATAGARASU, the Spice and Wolf remake, Orb: On the Movements of Earth, Sound! Euphonium's third season, and the late Akira Toriyama's SAND LAND and Dragon Ball DAIMA. I only have so much time in a day, week, month, and year, but those series have been on my radar and I do intend to pick them up sooner or later.

But for now, let's focus on what I did watch. Off we go:

10. Blue Box

This is a slightly biased placement on my end because I picked up the manga this year and quickly fell in love with it, and I’m just happy that it got a faithful, well-made anime adaptation. If you have an issue with that, I’m gonna let you in on a little secret: This whole list is biased. It’s MY list, after all.

After the lovely-looking but uneven Astro Note, Telecom Animation Film is in full form adapting Kouji Miura’s gorgeous high school sports romance. Rising first-year badminton player Taiki has a huge crush on his basketball star senpai Chinatsu, who practices in the same high school gym he does. He’s happy enough to keep a friendly distance as they improve at their respective sports, but that distance is closed significantly when her parents go abroad for work and she ends up moving in under the same roof as him. The spirit of competition is in the air, and is that a whiff of romance I smell as well?

The reason I felt the need to call out my own bias at the start is because Blue Box’s debut cour is, on balance, probably just “pretty good,” but I was just so overjoyed that this anime even exists that I was willing to overlook the early story’s growing pains. Taiki, of course, is the POV character for most of the first cour, and most of the romantic tension we see so far is entirely from his end as he swoons and huffs and goes into cardiac arrest over any and every gesture Chinatsu throws his way. You know, teenage boy stuff. There have been criticisms that Chinatsu doesn’t get much interiority for a bit and that she’s a bit of an enigma in terms of her role in the central “romance,” such that it is so far, which is a valid criticism of a lot of shonen romance stories. I’m generally of the mind that these things are more potent when the object of the protagonist’s affection is treated as more than a puzzle for him to solve, but I think Blue Box does a fine job of establishing what Chinatsu means to Taiki before we do indeed begin to get a feel for how she operates and what she might think of him. If you found that part a little maddening early on, trust me when I say it’s worth sticking it out.

Regardless, the character writing is what made Blue Box such a hit in Weekly Shonen Jump. Taiki is a flat-out good kid, if a little naive, and his boundless determination to achieve and exceed his goals in both badminton and romance makes him easy to root for. Chinatsu is fairly taciturn, as mentioned, but that’s by design; she’s a notoriously difficult person to read, as even her friends and teammates note that they can rarely decipher what she’s thinking. She’s still an effortlessly charming character, and it’s not hard to figure out why Taiki’s got it so bad for her. The real highlight of the series, though, is Taiki’s classmate and longtime friend, Hina, a rhythmic gymnast and an absolute troll. She is an absolute delight in every scene she’s in, whether she’s knocking Taiki’s knees out from under him, focusing on rehearsing her next routine, or prying into Taiki’s love life and realizing that, oops, she really cares about him too. Hina is wonderful and I just want the best for her.

Characters this likable will need the voices to match, and I am over the moon about this show’s casting. Shouya Chiba is tremendous as Taiki, in a far cry from his Epic Based Stoic Chad role as Ayanokoji in Classroom of the Elite. Every line read for Taiki sounds exactly as gung-ho about sports and devastatingly down bad for his crush as you’d expect of a hormonal 15 year old. Reina Ueda is terrific as the soft-spoken Chinatsu, but I’m looking forward to hearing the always-delightful Xanthe Huynh (Haru in Persona 5, Marianne in Fire Emblem Three Houses) take on the role in the dub just as much. Akari Kitou channels much of the same gremlin energy she did for KamiKatsu to portray Hina’s mischief, and I look forward to hearing her nail Hina’s excellent upcoming character moments. And although it’s a secondary role, the casting I was most excited to hear was Chiaki Kobayashi (Mash in Mashle, Stark in Frieren) as Taiki’s teammate Kyo. Kobayashi’s languid tsukkomi affect was exactly what I had in mind whenever Kyo would put Taiki’s lovelorn antics into stark relief in the manga. It’s like he was born for the part.

This show looks tremendous, perfectly adapting both the angular, doe-eyed character designs from the manga as well as the lower-detail gags. The pastel color palette and gorgeous lighting effects are exactly what I was hoping for while reading the manga. If I have any complaint, though, it’s mostly that I want to see more of the sports action. The granular details of the badminton matches and basketball games are hardly the focus of the story, but the action panels are usually the best part of Miura’s art in the manga. Shot-for-shot, it certainly does hew close to the manga presentation, but it’s mostly a racquet swing or close-up jump shot followed by an onlooker’s reaction. I’d have liked a bit more follow through. The CGI used for background competitors can get a little distracting after a while, too, but it’s easy to forget about.

Blue Box is continuing into 2025, and I’m waiting for every new episode with bated breath. If you liked the first cour enough but still have doubts, trust me when I say it just keeps getting better. I look forward to coming back to the second half of this season in another year for my victory lap.

9. Girls Band Cry

This is one of the most inventive girls-band anime out there, certainly the most so since that one from 2022 that I swore I wouldn’t bring up by name. Gorgeous 3D-CG animation, stirring original music, and a compelling cast of characters combine to make Girls Band Cry even more than the sum of its parts.

More than anything, I think what makes Girls Band Cry a terrific showbiz series is that it depicts the uncomfortable reality that a lot of artists are just flat-out unpleasant people and often don’t mesh well with one another. Protagonist Nina is messy, stubborn, and angry at the world and her parents and will not hesitate to make it your problem. She butts heads with her friends and bandmates at any provocation, but stubbornness is a major driving factor in the plot: Each of the five members of Togenashi Togeari has something they’re trying to move on from with their music, and while they each have an opinion on how to get there, they do come to realize, after a lot of silly yelling matches, that they want to do so together.

As a vehicle to push Girls Band Cry and Togenashi Togeari as a real-world multimedia experience, this show is a success. It’s a terrific-looking show in ways we rarely see outside of Studio Orange productions (and allegedly Love Live! Sunshine!!, which director Kazuo Sakai also had a hand in); the 3D computer-generated character models and animations are terrifically expressive and lively, and creative visual effects add a compelling sense of synaesthesia to Nina's emotional highs and lows. The voice cast, all pseudonymous contest winners, are also the real-life band members, and they fully nail both elements of their roles. TogeToge’s music in the show is terrific, and as an already-existing Gorillaz-esque virtual band, I’m excited to dig into their back catalog.

Girls Band Cry finally got an official English translation, so there’s no longer any excuse to sleep on this one. It’s funny, it’s heartfelt, and above all else, it fucking rocks. Don’t let this one fade away just because you might’ve missed it when it aired.

8. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, second cour

When I ranked the first cour of Frieren as the best anime of 2023, I wrote:

The debut season of Frieren will continue into 2024, and if the quality remains a constant, it could very well be one of the best anime of next year too. It has remained as MyAnimeList’s top-rated anime ever for its entire run, warding off the legion of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood fans. Frieren deserves it.

A year later, it is still MAL’s top-rated anime, and by a healthy margin. Another 12 episodes aired to kick off 2024, and it was indeed one of the best anime of this year as well. I stand firm in my convictions that not only is it one of the best anime of the decade so far, it’s one of the best anime I’ve ever seen.

I really shot my wad by praising Frieren so profusely midway through its run, to the point where I still don’t really feel the need to add much more here. The second cour mostly focuses on the First Class Mage exam arc, allowing us to learn more about the present state of magic in the modern day and adding some much-needed depth to the cast. It continues to strike a lovely balance between the quieter moments and bonkers action sequences, as well as the more serious moments with laugh-out-loud goofiness. It may be a lesser arc in this story, but it would be a standout in so many others.

If I haven’t been clear enough, I remain over the moon about Frieren. The second cour looks and sounds just as incredible as the first, and this show’s success should serve as a reminder to the industry that investment in quality pays off. Madhouse knows they have a banger on their hands, and if the next season can maintain this level of production value for the major arc that is still to come, Frieren may very well earn GOAT status. Even if another season somehow never materializes, I’ll still be talking about this season in five years when it comes time to talk about the best of the decade. Watch this goddamn show.

7. A Sign of Affection

For all the romance anime and manga I consume, I’ve shamefully been lacking on the shoujo/josei front. I really gotta fix that. If reading more shoujo was what spurred Yukinobu Tatsu to make DanDaDan, then who knows what it might do for me? A Sign of Affection isn’t my first shoujo, strictly speaking, but it does feel like one of the first I’ve seen of the good old-fashioned flowery romance type.

What a gorgeous show. A Sign of Affection looks terrific, sounds terrific, and above all feels terrific. This is just a lovely, fluffy romance with low stakes and easy payoff; just two pretty people getting to know each other and learning to overcome their differences. It’s low on gimmicks and plot contrivances, and for as much as I like romcoms and romance stories with a unique bent, I love a good straightforward romance just as much sometimes. Everyone looks beautiful and likes each other and Jesus Christ look at the lips on these boys. There’s even a double-date to Costco, and what better depiction of marital bliss could there be?

I’m still pleasantly surprised at how this show handles the main character’s disability. Protagonist Yuki’s congenital deafness isn’t a single-note character quirk or a plot device to make her seem helpless; it simply is. It’s a part of her life that serves as the lens through which all of the people in her life see and treat her, and it leads to the only thing that resembles a major conflict in the show. Itsuomi, the main romantic interest, doesn’t baby her or walk all over her; he instead gently tests her boundaries while learning to accommodate her in a way to ensure her comfort. Her childhood friend Oushi, on the other hand, is very jealous of this development because he seems to feel entitled to her just because he did the bare minimum to accommodate her. The circumstances aren’t common, of course, but it’s a good lesson for a shoujo to have: Don’t settle.

My praise for A Sign of Affection mostly boils down to “it’s just really nice,” but it does “just really nice” so goddamn well. It’s fluffy, it’s comfy, it’s cozy, all of those adjectives that would set off my fight-or-flight response if I heard them from someone else, but I was enthralled by this show week in and week out. I can’t believe I neglected to start reading the manga, and I’m gonna have to get on that ASAP because I can’t wait for another season.

6. The Apothecary Diaries, second cour

I found myself more intrigued at The Apothecary Diaries at the end of 2023 than most other shows I’d watched that year. I grew more and more invested in the idiosyncratic Maomao as she investigated mysterious ailments and navigated imperial palace politics, all the while being a lovable little shit.

Before I’d realized it, though, the 2024 half of its run knew it had its hooks in me and took me for a ride. What looked at first like a series of one-off puzzles quickly began entangling into a much larger mystery, rapidly gaining momentum until exploding into a massive emotional payoff. So many of the small details in what you assume are episodic mystery-of-the-week mini-stories become relevant in unexpected ways and draw you in ever further. I adore this kind of lowkey long-term storytelling, and for it to be part of such an appealing package is basically catnip for me.

For as gorgeous as The Apothecary Diaries can be visually, sonically, and sometimes even emotionally, it’s worth mentioning that this show is also hilarious a lot of the time. Maomao is on permanent goblin mode whenever she isn’t carrying out official business, and any time the palace officials have to rein her in is a delight. The push-and-pull between her and Jinshi is endlessly entertaining to the point where I can wait forever for that payoff if I have to.

I neglected to read the Apothecary Diaries manga after the first season went off the air (though I nearly bought all of it sight unseen), and with the second about to drop, I guess I’m holding off for another six months. Can’t say I mind, though. I’m along for the ride and I want this show to keep surprising me for as long as it can. This is easily one of the best anime of the 2020s so far and I’m gonna be there front row center for every new episode.

5. Bang Brave Bang Bravern

People say “peak fiction�� too goddamn often these days. Not that it was a meaningful term to begin with, but it’s been memed to hell and back and is mostly just thrown out ironically to mock garbage writing. To be honest, I’m not above it myself, but I prefer to ascribe it, even jokingly, to stuff that can only truly come from a brilliant and/or deranged mind. Preferably both. Peak fiction, to me, is the intersection where talent meets insanity, no matter the degree of either.

Bang Brave Bang Bravern is peak fiction.

I gushed about this show after the winter season, and I almost don’t want to say anything further about it, mostly for two reasons: Firstly, because I don’t really want to give the game away any more than I already did back in April, and secondly, because I think it may have permanently burrowed into a specific part of my brain and then melted it. All I’m left with is “this show fucking rocks, dudes rock, you need to see it, it’s peak, don't ask questions, just watch it.”

Indeed, Bravern is the Dudes Rock anime of the year, and an essential piece of Dudes Rock media. It’s Top Gun with aliens and a giant talking robot. And the robot wants to fuck his pilot. This show is loud, horny, stupid, and self-aware, combined just so into a cocktail of legitimate brilliance that is, for better or worse, unlike anything I’ve seen before or since. Nearly every single episode had me clawing at my hair and shrieking “WHAT THE FUCK AM I WATCHING,” and that is the highest praise I can give just about anything.

I might be overselling it just a touch, but Bravern is just as earnest as it is utterly wild. It’s an intentionally hilarious show, but it means everything it does and says. It’s a love letter to mecha anime and tokusatsu, and with its top staff sporting Gundam and Macross bona fides, that love oozes into every aspect. The mechs, both manmade and alien, all look tremendous, the music is a throwback to the goofy bombast you’d find in series like this as far back as the Showa era, and the ensemble cast outside of our silly leads are just as gung-ho and serious about Saving The World as you’d find in just about any other mech show. Anything that can be this goofy with a completely straight face is going to hook me in.

All in all, Bang Brave Bang Bravern is hypercompetent lunacy with heart. Call it weaponized genre awareness if you must, but it knows exactly what it’s about, grabs you by the collar, and takes you for a ride, all while doing badass tokusatsu poses and calling out special moves with silly names. This is legitimately what fiction is all about.

Also, if you don’t like Lulu just because she screeches a lot, you’re a weakling. Gaga-pi, motherfucker.

4. The Dangers in My Heart, season 2

This was a series whose first season was conspicuously absent from my 2023 rankings, but I caught up shortly after finishing that list in order to catch up to the second season. I’d watched a glut of slice-of-life romances in 2023 and figured I could afford to miss this one. I’m overjoyed at how wrong I was.

To paraphrase the second season’s exceptional OP, The Dangers in My Heart is indescribably beautiful. As I said with A Sign of Affection, I love me a straightforward anime romance, and this middle school slice-of-life is just that: Underdeveloped edgelord boy ends up making unlikely friends with, and falling for, the cheery popular girl in his class. This is easy wish-fulfillment on paper, but that’s hiding the trick: Kyotaro isn’t gonna get anything he wants by keeping his quills out for anyone who comes near, and he has some growing up to do if he’s ever gonna get what he wants.

Season 2 picks up right where the first left off, with Kyotaro’s arm still broken from his family trip and Anna feeling guilty because she thinks her distraction was what led to the injury. Right out of the gate, we see the care these two have developed for one another: Anna wants to help while he can’t do his own schoolwork, while Kyo is quick to try to cheer her up when she no longer feels like she’s able to. Already we’re seeing Kyotaro’s character development coming to light: The Dangers in My Heart isn’t a story about a Nice Guy getting the girl just by being there; it’s a story of self-improvement, of trying to become the type of person whom your crush would want to fall in love with. For a story about and ostensibly marketed to early teenagers, that’s a good lesson to have, and I absolutely devour stories like that.

As can be the case with plenty of adolescents, most of the conflict here is internal. Kyotaro spent the early part of his middle school education keeping a safe distance from everyone in order to avoid getting hurt, and as you can imagine, that did a number on his self esteem. Though he’s mostly kicked the chuunibyo mindset, Kyo still prefers to keep his distance, less because he doesn’t want to get hurt, but now because he doesn’t want to hurt anyone else. Specifically Anna. So much of this story is about him learning to be okay with letting people in and not just falling in love, but making friends and becoming somebody whom people just want to be around. It’s a chuuni rehabilitation story. You love to see it.

With all due respect to mangaka Norio Sakurai, the biggest surprise that came from reading the manga was how much better the anime looks than its source material. The anime looks tremendous in its own right, but compared to Sakurai’s doodly, occasionally messy style, the love put into the show stands in stark relief. Characters, backgrounds, and lighting are all soft, squishy, and warm, almost like the entire thing was run through the filter through which only a 13-year-old in love can see the world, even as a little edgelord. Little flourishes in the environment and music highlight the minute but consequential motes of progression in Kyo and Anna’s relationship. The OP ended up shaking out as my favorite of the year, even with 2024 being bookended by Creepy Nuts bangers. It’s that special to me.

And just like that, The Dangers in My Heart went from “eh probably not for me” to “yeah this is one of the best anime of the decade so far.” It’s a simple slice-of-life romance on paper, almost literally so in the manga, but this is a transformative adaptation. There’s much more of the story to tell, and I wouldn’t complain about more, but as it stands after two seasons, The Dangers in My Heart is damn near perfect as it is.

3. Oshi no Ko, season 2

Another year, another season, another top-four finish for one of the best manga adaptations I’ve ever seen.

The anime adaptation of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari’s showbiz-revenge manga made shockwaves last year following its thunderous feature-length premiere, and its source material made even more waves due to some questionable plot developments that fortunately went nowhere. Doga Kobo was undeterred by any negative attention brought to the brand, though, and pressed forward into the next arc with a level of swagger you rarely see brought into an anime’s sequel season.

The 2.5D stage play arc in Oshi no Ko’s manga wasn’t my favorite, but it was one that you could tell just from reading it would translate well to the screen. Even then, I wasn’t prepared for just how hard Doga Kobo would go in adapting it. Character animation is sumptuously fluid, color used to amazing effect, and personal expression bursts forth into impressionistic abstraction to such a degree that it made manga artist Yokoyari cry. Everyone looks and sounds incredible beyond any way I could’ve imagined from reading the manga, which, at the risk of sounding defensive, is still very good as a whole.

This being a story largely about the music industry, the music remains as on-point as ever. It’s too soon to tell if the second season’s OP/ED pairing tops the instantly-iconic “Idol” and “Mephisto” from the first, but these are no slouches. This season’s OP, “Fatale,” is a whiplash-inducing banger by Tatsuya Kitani and idol Kento Nakajima, performing under the collaborative name of GEMN (itself a relevant name to the show; twins without the i/Ai, DO YOU GET IT???) with visuals that might actually top those of "Idol." The new ED, “Burning,” is Hitsujibungaku at their fuzzy, 90s-style alt-rock best, and it takes on a brand new meaning by the end of the season. Of course, there’s also the story-relevant music; while the bulk of the season focuses on the stage play, the last few episodes give us a glimpse into the pop music process, with the season capping off with an in-universe music video that, while not sonically my exact cup of tea, features 90 seconds of some of the best-looking dance animation I’ve ever seen in my life. That’s a flex if I’ve ever seen one.

And just like the first season, the second capped off with an announcement that Oshi no Ko will indeed be returning for another season. At this rate, and with the anime’s success, they will adapt the entire work, which will raise some eyebrows. I’m not going to litigate the manga’s later controversial developments nor its widely-panned ending, but if Doga Koba was able to handle everything that came before those things with such aplomb, I have faith that it will at least be done well.

2. DanDaDan

I want to preface this by saying that I agonized over whether this or the final entry is my anime of the year. I’m comfortable with what I chose, but if I’m being realistic, DanDaDan is basically 1b. This is a masterpiece already.

Although the source material was a bit of a cult hit until this year, DanDaDan came with a considerable amount of hype. If you were even peripherally familiar, it wasn’t hard to see why: Yukinobu Tatsu’s art is absurdly detailed in almost every panel, character designs are easily recognizable (one of the leads dressing similarly to a Persona 3 character was fortuitous for the anime to drop in the same year as Reload), and so many bizarre things happen in the plot that relaying them to anybody who wasn’t already familiar would make their brain briefly touch the void. Above all, though, Science SARU was tabbed to animate it, and any project by them is immediately worth your attention.

Sure enough, DanDaDan made an instantaneous splash, its first episode adapting the manga’s bombastic, twisty 63-page opening chapter nearly beat for beat. I’m not gonna “don’t look it up, just go in blind” this one, but almost too much happens for me to properly detail it all without just writing a complete synopsis. It boils down to “lonely nerd boy believes in aliens, angry kogal believes in yokai, it turns out both are real and now they have to deal with it.” It’s silly, it’s wild, it’s action packed, and if you can stomach the sexually-compromising alien abduction of the girl, you’re along for the ride.

I’m not gonna harp too much on that last point. It does stink that the female lead, Momo, is stripped to her underwear for the sake of alien sexual “research,” but said aliens get their comeuppance before anything happens to her. It’s still not great, and it’s not the last time female characters are portrayed in their underwear, but I do promise it’s for story reasons, it takes a backseat to the onscreen action and is pretty clearly not done for the sake of fanservice. I know such things can be beyond the pale for some people, but if you think you can compartmentalize that, I recommend you watch the first episode with that caveat in mind and decide from there. You may be pleasantly surprised.

DanDaDan is effectively two stories at once; on one side, we have Momo and the boy, Okarun (a nickname Momo devised for him to preserve her own sanity), gaining wacky supernatural powers in order to fight back these occult threats and regain what was stolen from Okarun from his first encounter with the unexpected (IYKYK). Because these threats can come out of nowhere, their daily high school lives can completely pop off without warning. On the other side, we have quieter slice-of-life tension as Momo and Okarun get to know (and frequently misunderstand) each other and realize they are completely and hopelessly head-over-heels for one another.

Surprise, motherfucker: DanDaDan is a romcom.

Yukinobu Tatsu, formerly an assistant on the first saga of Chainsaw Man, long struggled to get his own work serialized. At his editor’s urging, he read something like a hundred manga for inspiration, including several shoujo romance series. That research shows through in DanDaDan; although the bonkers action sequences and off-the-wall monster designs are what draw in readers and viewers alike, what’s kept this many people along for the ride is the beating heart just barely under the surface in the form of the romantic tension between Momo and Okarun. It’s easy to write this off as some “lonely nerd gets the cute gyaru just by being a Nice Guy” wish fulfillment, but that’s not really the case here; Okarun was a weird little twerp right from the jump. Similarly to Kyotaro in the aforementioned Dangers in My Heart, Okarun believes early on that he’s nowhere near Momo’s league, completely unaware that she quickly grows to actually like having him around, so he puts in the effort to become a more well-rounded person so that he can be confident enough to be seen next to her. He also just wants Momo to think he’s cool, and she thinks that’s adorable. And she’s right! These two are cute as fuck together.

So you come for the wild action and stay for the tremendous character dynamics. It should go without saying that Science SARU nailed all of the above, but I’m gonna say it anyway. Reading the Manga+ comments on each chapter as I read through the manga, readers were begging a top-flight battle shonen studio like MAPPA or WIT to pick up the series, and I think these fans got more than they bargained for. Masaaki Yuasa hasn’t been in charge of a series at the studio since Eizouken, or anything they’ve put out since Inu-Oh, but his influence is all over their recent works, including last year’s fellow top-three series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. It’s beyond impressive how, much like Scott Pilgrim, this series manages to maintain the source material’s art style while still looking very much like a Science SARU anime. Everyone is bouncy and malleable as their moods dictate, line weights are wildly varied, and action animation is kinetic and unpredictable. Each fight with an alien or cryptid is awash in eye-searing color or eerie greyscale. The music is a boatload of fun as well; even putting aside the Creepy Nuts OP (banger after banger after banger from those dudes) and Zutomayo ED, regular proceedings are punctuated by a wildly varied score, from funk to folk to an insane chase scene set to an electronic mashup of the “William Tell Overture” and the can-can. Everything about DanDaDan keeps you guessing.

I was looking forward to DanDaDan enough that I went to the theatrical premiere of the first three episodes and was sufficiently blown away. If you’ve seen the show, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that it looks and sounds incredible in a cinema setting. I left the theater positively buzzing, telling anyone who’d listen that they had no idea what was coming, but even knowing the entire story, I wasn’t prepared for more of what was to come. The literal next episode after what I’d already seen in the theater had one of the most bonkers action setpieces I’ve seen since Gurren Lagann, and just three episodes later an unbelievable emotional gut punch, prior knowledge of the manga be damned. Every single aspect of DanDaDan as an anime was given the same level of love and care that Tatsu put into his own work. It’s one thing for an anime adaptation to be faithful to its source material, and another entirely for it to elevate and transform it. DanDaDan somehow does both.

If there’s anything that held this back from being the anime of the year, it’s that this season kind of just… ends. With the 12-episode runtime that was given to the debut season, DanDaDan ends its first run right after the beginning of the manga’s next arc, which feels bizarre. There’s no resolution, but there’s no real cliffhanger here either. Which I kind of get, the story is driven by a constant forward momentum, but a little warning that the season was ending would’ve been nice. It’s only a six month break until the show comes back, but judged on its own, the way this season ended left me feeling a bit cold and the season itself feeling incomplete. Even shows that have year-long breaks between cours rather than seasons tend to put some kind of cap on each individual run, but DanDaDan just kinda left the toilet unflushed, and next to it a Post-It note promising to come back later. For something this lovingly crafted, that seems like a bizarre oversight.

That was hardly enough to temper my enjoyment though. Anything this well-made is deserving of the attention and success it’s attained, but to have this story, with these characters and this level of bonkers action made this well, is just an embarrassment of riches. And God help me, I’m shamelessly greedy. July can’t come fast enough. I need all of it.

1. Delicious in Dungeon

At the end of its run midway through the year, I declared Dungeon Meshi the best anime of the year up to that point and that I’d be impressed if anything would manage to overtake it. Though the other two entries in my top three made extremely strong cases, nothing else hit the spot and nourished the soul quite like Dungeon Meshi.

Barely a year removed from one of 2022’s best anime, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Studio Trigger kicked off 2024 with another Netflix original, this time with its first proper manga adaptation since the studio split from Gainax a decade prior. It seemed an odd fit at first to have a studio known for wacky, hyperkinetic action productions like Kill la Kill and Promare to adapt this quirky fantasy dungeon manga, but hey, they also did Little Witch Academia. It turned out to be an odd fit, but in the best way: Dungeon Meshi is pretty offbeat as it is, so for it to get picked up by one of the more oddball prestige studios ended up making a tasty stew.

I struggled to elaborate on what makes this show so good after each of its cours, and six months later I remain a little lost for words. It’s an exceptional story adapted exceptionally well. Between the characters, the story, the setting, the emotional stakes, the comedy, the highs and lows, they nailed it all. Trigger just gets it. Even when characters go off-model for the sake of an intentional animation quirk, it still has that inimitable Trigger charm to it. It sounds just as good as it looks, too: The orchestral score highlights the quieter, sillier moments just as well as the tenser action setpieces, the foley work behind the dungeon’s bizarre and varied flora and fauna is immaculate, and the cast is perfect in both Japanese and English (I rarely ever say so but seriously, shout out to the dub).

I’m just as sick of saying “this show speaks for itself” when I have trouble finding the words as you probably are of reading it, but I have little else to add here. I’ve written plenty already. Just go watch it. This is already one of my favorite manga ever, and by the time the series wraps up at the end of its second season, it will easily end up as one of my favorite anime ever.

#anime reviews #blue box #girls band cry #frieren #a sign of affection #the apothecary diaries #bang brave bang bravern #the dangers in my heart #oshi no ko #dandadan #dungeon meshi

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stormblessed95 · 9 months ago

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I sent a timeline into the op, I’ve removed the speculations, so hope this helps some

2023

JM dior show Paris 20th jan 23 with Hobi

JM album face promo Feb/march 23

JK visits him at dance practice BB probably Feb time

1/2 jk goes live bam there

This is the live where Tae makes him do a instagram live

3/2 JM live from company late evening

Same night Jk goes live and JM in comments Jk invites him for fried chicken

Same live where he says Jimins name and bam reacts and runs to the door

10/2 JM live talks about jk, sings euphoria and talks about acting in photo shoots,

11/2 jk live at boxing JM comments

18/2 JM joins Hobi on his bday live at company

Hobi had said he sees Jimin a lot at company and they play cards

28/2 jk live talks about going to work and JM is in comments

4/3 jk goes live gets tipsy

6/3 JM live at company

9/3 Yoongi bday, JM records himself watching the live, jk comment on Weverse about marry me thing

13/3 JM flies to nyc

Films day with vogue and practice for fallon

And fallon

14/3 jk. X3 part live on white day- JM abroad but comments- leaves spoiler for smfp2 video teaser at midnight

19/3 Jimin arrives in Korea

24/3 Face is released

24/3 JM on jimmy fallon show not live

Jk goes love cooking

27/3 JM goes on suchwita

28/3 JM live jk spams comments- promos for face are done says to jk that it’s finished, jk says time flies

28/3 writes I miss you on Weverse , jk replies me too,

After jk goes live and watches Jimin content including suchwita

Around early hours- JM replies see you soon the live is cute

29/3- Jimin Weverse live for face

Late march- all member meal

31/3- JM on music bank

2/4 JM on ingagayo

4th April- JM bb hot 100 live- jk is sleeping comment

8/4 Hobi and Tae go to JKs house and go on Weverse live

8/4 jk flies to USA

11/4- JM and Yoongi in weird YouTube show

16/4 jk at cochella

17/4 Jk arrives home

19th April - Hobi’s enlistment - epic hug moment

They were together the night before

Astro member died 19/4 pm

25/4 JM flies to nyc

25/4 Jk and Tae attend dream premiere jk comes live straight after it late

25/4 jk live seems sad and tired and says he is both,,cooks on live

JM had flown to NYC that day

28/4 Jimin at Tiffany event nyc

29/4 Jimin at d day concert usa

Jk at lv event in Seoul with Mingyu

30/4 JM live with Yoongi

During this time recording Who…

6/5 JM arrives in Korea

23/5 JM goes to London and HP world

24/5 JK went live , sang angel

27/5 JM arrives home -

5th June Jk live talks about rainy day fight

Watched Jimin on lee mijun show (sings along to like crazy )

12/6 jk falls asleep on live

13/6 JM letter live for festa

14/6 jk flying to la

15/6 JM live talks about rainy day fight

Recording Muse that day too

22/6 jk arrived home

Late june- yoongis dday tour attendance Seoul 25th JM and jk

29/6 jk live working out

1/7 JKs brother posts a pic of family game night ft JMs hand

4/7 jk 4am live with Mingyu

July seven release

JK flies to NYC -12/13?

JM flies out next day 13th

14/7 seven is released

Go missing in NY state for 4 days - Ays filming

18/7 JM flies home

24/7 jk arrived home from London

25/7 JM posts about jk bb hot 100

27/7 jk goes live sings letter by Jimin at end

28/7 - July when they come back from NYC- JKs epic in bed begging JM live

30/7 jk inkagayo music show v visits him

Celebrate hot 100

August - jeju island trip ? Spotted by fans

12th august- JK in Tokyo with Eunwoo??

3rd august JM d day concert

3/8 jk goes live

4th august jk d day concert

5th august Weverse live JK

23rd and 24th august jk spotted in Busan with Eunwoo and Mingyu eating out

September - 1/9- JM shirtless pic for JKs birthday

Jk attends Tiffany even in Seoul. Comes live afterwards….. wearing watch set to JKs. Birthday time.

jK must have prepared 3D content in September

He must have filmed suchwita on 3/9 ish

5/9 jk flies to la

9/9 jk arrived home from la

12/9 jk flies to nyc

15/9 JM supported v at music show

16/9 jk arrived home

Jikook meal with Yoongi at some point ? Spotted but Jimin kind of confirmed this in mmm

21/9 jk flies to nyc

25/9 jk arrived home

28/9 chusseouk - JM posts pic on Instagram of whale cloud drawing saying jk did it

29/9 jk releases 3d

JM posts single cover 😅 with this emoji

4/10 jk live talked about Jeon Jimin

Played like crazy x2 and smfp2 and other members songs

Had hung out with 97 friends that day

6/10 jk flies to la

10/10 jk arrived home

13 October- JM birthday live days Jk busy makes sad face and such concern

13/10 jk music bank

Around here JM Weverse interview said he has been spending time alone which if Jk was gone to 3D he would be

14/10 jk flies to Budapest

Oct- Tae posts pics of him and Jikook in jeju from??

20/10 jk arrived home

23/10 jk at ck event Japan

29/10- JMs production diary live- JK comes on for a minute

Jm has golden hair…

They found out days before this about the enlistment

Late October- 30/10 JM fan even

Mini moni music filming he has blonde hair

3/11 jk live talking about Golden

Tae and JM live outside JKs house

November 4th- golden release

&& Release party we only know bc JM posts photos

5/11 jk flies to nyc

11/11 jk arrived home

15/11- mini moni p2 filming

16/11 JM flies to Budapest to film who mv

17/11 ish JM stuck with you this is Jimin dance cover

19/11 JM arrives home

20/11 golden live in Seoul

JM commented that hate you is his fave song

Rm attended

Around here JM was spotted filming at a hot springs which we now know isn’t one and was a location for his jimmy fallon appearance 22/7/24

22/11- JM records sgmb track video

Possibly fallon performance too given spotting date posts

23/11 - they go to Japan together for about a week

28/11 they arrive home from Japan

29/11 jk flies to la

2/11 jk arrived home

5/12 - jk,JM,v,rm last live before enlistment very touchy feely

JM said he’d been sick after Japan

12/12- both at v and rms enlistment

13/12- they enlisted together in the buddy system

Very watered down, but I *think* (can't be 100% sure without going and looking everything up right now, but it looks good) totally accurate timeline of Jikook activities through 2023

#jikook #kookmin #jikook in 2023

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sensualnoiree · 9 months ago

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astro note: daily transits 8/15

Thursday begins with a sense of mental drift and idealism, but this quickly shifts into a more grounded and serious tone as the day progresses. The morning’s dreamy and unfocused energy is replaced by the sobering influence of Capricorn and a challenging Mars-Saturn square in the evening. This shift may feel like running into a brick wall after the excitement and enthusiasm of the previous day’s Mars-Jupiter conjunction.

Key Influences

Mercury–Neptune Quincunx (Morning): Mental Confusion and Idealism: The day starts with retrograde Mercury forming a quincunx with Neptune, creating an atmosphere where the mind tends to wander and focus is difficult to maintain. This aspect blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, making it hard to concentrate on practical matters. It’s a time when daydreams may take precedence over concrete tasks, leading to confusion or misunderstandings.

Sagittarius Moon Squares Neptune and Trines Mercury (9:50 a.m. and 9:51 a.m.): Heightened Imagination vs. Communication Challenges: The Sagittarius Moon squares Neptune, further amplifying the morning’s dreamy and unfocused energy. This aspect enhances imagination but also contributes to unrealistic expectations or misunderstandings. Immediately afterward, the Moon trines Mercury, offering a brief moment of clarity or communication that may help to articulate some of the earlier confusion, though it may still carry a hint of idealism.

Moon Ingress into Capricorn (10:51 a.m.): Shift Toward Practicality: The mood shifts dramatically as the Moon enters Capricorn later in the morning. This ingress brings a more serious, practical energy, encouraging us to focus on concrete goals and responsibilities. Capricorn’s influence grounds the earlier idealism, prompting us to tackle tasks that require discipline and hard work.

Mars–Saturn Square (17°42' Gemini–Pisces) in the Evening: Major Roadblock: The day’s most challenging aspect arrives in the evening with a square between Mars and Saturn. This aspect is notorious for creating obstacles, delays, and frustration, particularly in areas where we previously felt a surge of energy or enthusiasm. The excitement from yesterday’s Mars-Jupiter conjunction hits a wall as Saturn imposes limitations, testing our patience and determination. This square often brings a reality check, forcing us to slow down, reassess, and deal with any overlooked issues.

Integrating the Influences

Morning Awareness: Recognize the Mental Drift: The morning’s Mercury-Neptune quincunx and Sagittarius Moon-Neptune square create an environment where focus is elusive. Be aware that your mind may wander, and try to avoid making important decisions during this time. If possible, use this period for creative brainstorming or gentle reflection rather than attempting to tackle serious tasks.

Late Morning Realignment: Ground Yourself with Capricorn: As the Moon enters Capricorn, seize the opportunity to realign your focus and tackle practical matters. This is the time to bring any morning musings back down to earth and begin working on tasks that require organization and perseverance. The Capricorn Moon supports long-term planning and disciplined effort.

Evening Resilience: Navigate the Mars-Saturn Roadblock: The Mars-Saturn square in the evening can feel like hitting a brick wall. Frustrations may arise, especially if you’ve been riding high on the energy of the Mars-Jupiter conjunction. Use this time to reassess your approach, identify any weak spots in your plans, and be prepared to slow down and work through challenges methodically. Patience and persistence are key under this aspect.

Practical Applications

Morning Mindfulness:

Stay Flexible: Given the morning’s fuzzy mental state, allow yourself some flexibility in your schedule. If you find it hard to focus, take breaks or engage in activities that don’t require intense concentration. Avoid making significant decisions or commitments during this time.

Late Morning Productivity:

Shift to Practical Tasks: As the Moon enters Capricorn, shift your focus to practical and tangible tasks. This is a good time to organize your workspace, plan for the days ahead, or work on projects that require sustained effort and attention to detail.

Evening Patience:

Manage Frustrations: The Mars-Saturn square can be frustrating, but it’s also an opportunity to refine your strategies and strengthen your resolve. Instead of pushing against obstacles, take a step back and consider alternative approaches. Use this time to address any structural issues in your plans or projects.

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blues-random-polls · 4 months ago

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FINAL RESULTS - FIGHT OF THE FAVOURITES SEMI-FINALS

The final match is soon, who will take it all and crown themselves the King of Favourites? Will it be the green machine LUIGI, or will the master of soup GIOVANNI POTAGE take it out from under his nose? You'll decide which of these sweepers are truly the favourite!

See under the cut for current overall placements.

--GRAND FINALS--

1st - LUIGI - 67.08% [287] 2nd - GIOVANNI POTAGE - 64.04% [342]

--SEMIFINALS--

3rd - MARKIPLIER - 64.34% [233] 4th - KIRBY - 57.42% [133]

--LR6--

5th - VEE NOCEDA - 53.64% [143] 6th - SCOTT THE WOZ - 48.5% [86]

--LR5--

7th - CANDACE FLYNN - 47.13% [141] 8th - MAYA FEY - 43.7% [121]

--LR4--

9th - MILES "TAILS" PROWER - 53.98% [120] 10th - YINYANG - 50.1% [84] 11th - ADAM CONOVER - 45.1% [42] 12th - EMILY DAVIS - 38.43% [44]

--2-2--

13th - MABEL PINES - 51.35% [93] 14th - GANGLE - 47.95% [81] 15th - PERIDOT - 38.25% [57] 16th - THE FOOL - 38.13% [33] 17th - BULBASAUR - 37.95% [47]

--1-2--

18th - CHARLES CALVIN - 55.1% [38] 19th - GREGORIAH - 55.07% [50] 20th - IKABOD KEE - 52.63% [45] 21th - OPRAH - 50.57% [52] 22st - DAMIEN - 42.5% [45] 23nd - TIKTOK - 41.47% [22] 24rd - MATT - 38.8% [31] 25th - TROY BARNES - 37.07% [24]

--0-2--

26th - ENDERMAN - 45.3% [47] 27th - PINKIE PIE - 41.2% [25] 28th - MISTER MAKER - 38.05% [12] 29th - GREEN IMPOSTOR - 37.2% [14] 30th - MR GAME AND WATCH - 31.2% [18] 31st - FOLDY - 26.65% [11] 32nd - SUMMER SCHOOL - 25.3% [11] 33rd - GRAY ROOMIE - 22.1% [10]

FAILED BOSSES

34th - SURVIVOR - 38.2% [21] 35th - MONIKA - 33.3% [13] 36th - MOLLY MCGEE - 31% [13] 37th - THE LAMB - 23.5% [19] 38th - MADELINE - 18.6% [11] 39th - PASTRA - 18% [16] 40th - ASTRO BOT - 17.4% [8] 41st - SINOX - 16% [4] 42nd - nobody here - 13.3% [4] 43rd - THE MUSE - 6.4% [3] 44th - ELRICHMC [INFERNAL] - 3.8% [2]

#fight of the favourites #not polling

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ohmyohmygosh · 8 months ago

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Looking for a Partner (a male top)

Click here if you're interested. 23+. minors do not interact.

Hello, I hope this e-mail found you well.

This is my first time posting something in Tumblr, so do forgive me if it doesn't look pleasing to the eyes.

October is approaching, which means some of the best holidays are just around the corner—wouldn't it be nice to spend it with someone? I just recently got some time to roleplay again and thus I steeled myself and posted this advertisement. also because joining a place and having so many dms always get me overwhelmed and lazy.

At the moment I am just looking for someone to make some memories with and companionship. the things that we do can range from watching movies, listening to music, playing games, anything really. But what's important for me at the moment is someone that I can write freely with; from cuddling, dates, etc.

I would expect my partner to be semi literate and can write in detail, since I tend to write in somewhat of a lengthy paragraph—but do not worry, I can also write short or casual text when the times are appropriate or any of us get a bit too busy with life.

I am of age OOC, 23+, and would prefer for my partner to also be 23+. at the moment I am in gmt +8 (planning to move to gmt - sometimes next year), and mostly active during the night time because of work. There will be times at night where my reply comes periodically because sometimes I do play video games with my friends, but I will still reply whenever I can. That includes the day time. Also I don't mind my partner being in the minus gmt, we will just communicate things properly.

My limits for kinks and anything sexual are varied, and honestly still looking into it. I am very much open to anything, including taboo things like age gap, etc., but my big turn off is scat and urine. we can discuss our limits and the rest once we agree to writing. I am a very honest and transparent person, so I expect you to do the same and not play the guessing game with me when it comes to your likes and dislikes, and also what you are feeling at the moment.

Speaking of guessing games, this is very important to me, because I am the worst when it comes to reading someone. When I become comfortable with someone, I tend to be very playful and not know when to stop with my teasing and everything, so do tell me if it gets too much or if you are simply not in the mood.

for cafe claims, currently my muse are Jang Wonyoung of IVE, Winter of Aespa, Ricky, Gunwook and Zhanghao of Zero Base O1, Doyoung of NCT, and Sohee and Wonbin of RIIZE and I heavily bottom, but I don't mind topping if I must (though I'll be using my male FC for that). I don't have any preferent with whom my partner will be, but here are some face claims that are my current obsession:

✦ Zero Base 01's Jiwoong ✦ Actor Song Kang ✦ NCT's Jaehyun, Johnny, and Jisung ✦ Riize's Sungchan and Anton ✦ NCT's Mingyu and Dokyeom ✦ Astro’s Cha Eunwoo ✦ TXT's Soobin

Generally I am attracted to tall guys with softer looks (yes something about this video changed the chemistry in my brain), so if the names that I suggest don't suit your taste, do feel free to be anyone that you want, please make sure to let me know beforehand. Also do keep in mind that the age gap before our character should be between 7 to 10 years.

As for the medium, I prefer to be using Instagram because I’ve been using it for a long time. So please do not try to make me learn another medium, unfortunately I don’t have the time.

If you find this e-mail to be intriguing or have more questions you want to ask, please send me a private message containing a small introduction about yourself, including the face claim you’ll be using, and account to your Instagram account.

With love, ohmyohmygosh

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parkminijiminie · 9 months ago

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I’ve got a rough timeline of 2023……

JM dior show Paris 20th jan 23 with Hobi

JM album face promo Feb/march 23

JK visits him at dance practice BB probably Feb time

1/2 jk goes live bam there

This is the live where Tae makes him do a instagram live

3/2 JM live from company late evening

Same night Jk goes live and JM in comments Jk invites him for fried chicken

Same live where he says Jimins name and bam reacts and runs to the door

10/2 JM live talks about jk, sings euphoria and talks about acting in photo shoots,

11/2 jk live at boxing JM comments

18/2 JM joins Hobi on his bday live at company

Hobi had said he sees Jimin a lot at company and they play cards

28/2 jk live talks about going to work and JM is in comments

4/3 jk goes live gets tipsy

6/3 JM live at company

9/3 Yoongi bday, JM records himself watching the live, jk comment on Weverse about marry me thing

13/3 JM flies to nyc

Films day with vogue and practice for fallon

And fallon

14/3 jk. X3 part live on white day- JM abroad but comments- leaves spoiler for smfp2 video teaser at midnight

19/3 Jimin arrives in Korea

24/3 Face is released

24/3 JM on jimmy fallon show not live

Jk goes love cooking

27/3 JM goes on suchwita

28/3 JM live jk spams comments- promos for face are done says to jk that it’s finished, jk says time flies

28/3 writes I miss you on Weverse , jk replies me too,

After jk goes live and watches Jimin content including suchwita

Around early hours- JM replies see you soon the live is cute

29/3- Jimin Weverse live for face

Late march- all member meal

31/3- JM on music bank

2/4 JM on ingagayo

4th April- JM bb hot 100 live- kiss sound at start

8/4 Hobi and Tae go to JKs house and go on Weverse live

8/4 jk flies to USA

11/4- JM and Yoongi in weird YouTube show

16/4 jk at cochella

17/4 Jk arrives home

19th April - Hobi’s enlistment - epic hug moment

They were together the night before

Astro member died 19/4 pm

25/4 JM flies to nyc

25/4 Jk and Tae attend dream premiere jk comes live straight after it late

25/4 jk live seems sad and tired and says he is both,,cooks on live

JM had flown to NYC that day

He did get out the car on the other side which people surmise that’s bc jk is in the car and he was wearing a Ck tee

28/4 Jimin at Tiffany event nyc

29/4 Jimin at d day concert usa

Jk at lv event in Seoul with Mingyu

30/4 JM live with Yoongi

During this time recording Who…

6/5 JM arrives in Korea

23/5 JM goes to London and HP world gets out of car the other side

24/5 JK went live and mentioned that JM had changed the air con settings sings angel part1

27/5 JM arrives home - jk in car to pick him up? Took ages for them to let him in car

5th June Jk live talks about rainy day fight

Watched Jimin on lee mijun show (sings alone to like crazy )

12/6 jk falls asleep on live

13/6 JM letter live for festa

14/6 jk flying to la

15/6 JM live talks about rainy day fight

Recording Muse that day too

22/6 jk arrived home

Late june- yoongis dday tour attendance Seoul 25th JM and jk

29/6 jk live working out can hear door chime go off in background

1/7 JKs brother posts a pic of family game night ft JMs hand

4/7 jk 4am live with Mingyu

July seven release

JK flies to NYC -12th

JM flies out next day 13th

Silver day date

14/7 seven is released

Go missing in NY state for 4/5 days

18/7 JM flies home

24/7 jk arrived home from London

25/7 JM posts about jk bb hot 100

27/7 jk goes live sings letter by Jimin at end

28/7 - July when they come back from NYC- JKs epic baker in bed begging JM live

30/7 jk inkagayo music show v visits him

Celebrate hot 100 can hear JM laugh in background?

August - jeju island trip ? Spotted by fans

12th august- JK with E in Tokyo but suspiciously looks like JM hmm

3rd august JM d day concert

3/8 jk goes live

4th august jk d day concert

5th august Weverse live JK

23rd and 24th august jk spotted in Busan with Eunwoo and Mingyu eating out

September - 1/9- JM shirtless pic for JKs birthday

Jk attends Tiffany even in Seoul. Comes live afterwards….. wearing watch set to JKs. Birthday time. Feet is all I’m saying

jK must have prepared 3D content in September

He must have filmed suchwita on 3/9 ish

5/9 jk flies to la

9/9 jk arrived home from la

12/9 jk flies to nyc

15/9 JM supported v at music show

16/9 jk arrived home

Jikook meal with Yoongi at some point ? Spotted

Jimin confirmed this in mmm

21/9 jk flies to nyc

25/9 jk arrived home

28/9 chusseouk - JM posts pic on Instagram of whale cloud drawing saying jk did it

29/9 jk releases 3d

JM posts single cover 😅 with this emoji

4/10 jk live talked about Jeon Jimin

Played like crazy x2 and smfp2 and other members songs

Had hung out with 97 friends that day

6/10 jk flies to la

10/10 jk arrived home

13 October- JM birthday live days Jk busy makes sad face and such concern

13/10 jk music bank

Around here JM Weverse interview said he has been spending time alone which if Jk was gone to 3D he would be

14/10 jk flies to Budapest

Oct- Tae posts pics of him and Jikook in jeju from??

20/10 jk arrived home

23/10 jk at ck event Japan

29/10- JMs production diary live- JK comes on for a minute

Jm has golden hair…

They found out days before this about the enlistment

Late October- 30/10 JM fan event- some filming looks suspiciously like JKs handiwork with the zooming in habit

Mini moni music filming he has blonde hair

3/11 jk live talking about Golden

Tae and JM live outside his house but Tae says your house to JM.. KA translated it

November 4th- golden release

&& Release party we only know bc JM posts photos

5/11 jk flies to nyc

11/11 jk arrived home

15/11- mini moni p2 filming

16/11 JM flies to Budapest to film who mv

17/11 ish JM stuck with you this is Jimin dance cover

19/11 JM arrives home

20/11 golden live in Seoul - JM commented that hate you is his fave song. Rm attended

Around here JM was spotted filming at a hot springs which we now know isn’t one and was a location for his jimmy fallon appearance 22/7/24

22/11- JM records sgmb track video

Possibly fallon performance too given spotting date posts

23/11 - they go to Japan together for about a week

28/11 they arrive home from Japan

29/11 jk flies to la

2/11 jk arrived home

5/12 - jk,JM,v,rm last live before enlistment very touchy feely

JM said he’d been sick after Japan

12/12- both at v and rms enlistment

13/12- they enlisted together in the buddy system

THANK YOU !!!

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gcrdenview · 5 days ago

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What Every Toon Tastes Like (According to Arachne)

(Canons on the top, OC's on the bottom. Including ones I don't have as muses.)

Part based on vibes, part based on what they are, part based on some other detail about them. Bare in mind, just because she can't eat the HEAD of the Toons, doesn't mean she can't eat their other parts

Flavor notes/explanations below

Most of the "10/10 would eat again" tier picks are obvious (food-based Toons), but Flutter and Flyte have a more...personal reason for tasting so good (They're her cousins). Webby herself is also on the top because well, she's a bug, and Arachne's a spider. Very "Huh, so that's what I taste like...".

For flavor profiles. Astro tastes like Butterfly Pea Tea, Looey tastes like grape bubblegum, Shelly tastes like a cinnamon roll (Webby can't eat her head though, it's rock solid), Yatta taste like Tutti-Frutti, Bobette and Rudie taste like peppermint (but Rudie's taste is more "meaty", like venison), and Poppy tastes like soda.

Halo tastes like angel food cake, Clover tastes minty (like a shamrock shake), Pixi (the fairy) tastes like Fairy Bread, Raine (the cloud) tastes like blue cotton candy, Luci tastes like Devil's Food Cake (though a bit spicier), Pearl tastes like seafood, and Pomela (the pom-pom) tastes like orange cotton candy.

If Connie can be killed by Twisteds, Arachne can certainly eat her. Connie tastes like melted vanilla ice cream, very cold melted vanilla ice cream.

Glisten tastes like strawberry banana yogurt, his perfume is STRONG though so she has a hard time eating him. Razzle and Dazzle taste like vanilla and chocolate respectfully, what she tastes just depends on who was in "control" upon tasting (Odd floors for Razzle, Even floors for Dazzle). Goob tastes like like cotton candy as well, but his arms are inedible and the fur can be hard to chew.

Booklyn tastes like nettle tea. Oakley tastes like lettuce. And Romeo tastes like those chalky ass heart candies.

Bassie mostly tastes like flowers and wood, not the best taste in the world. Brightney tastes like raspberries, but her parts are hard to chew. Rodger tastes like coffee, which Arachne doesn't really care for. Scraps tastes like paper, flavored paper (probably orange?), but still, paper.

Ace (the playing card), is similar to Scraps, just tastes like card stock. Pimenta is, well, a pepper shaker, spicy yes, but better used as a seasoning. Rugby tastes like very leathery steak.

Boxten...Arachne can't really but a flavor on Boxten. Maybe that's gotta do with the nightmares. Gigi's gotta bunch of stuff in her, so the taste would get...confusing, plus she probably smells bad if dialogue with Tisha is any indication. And Tisha tastes like soap and disinfectant, digusting.

Barry (the shield) just tastes bad, ironic for a guy who likes donuts. Claude (the paintbrush) tastes bad because he's got paint on him (and well, the bristles aren't easy to chew through either), and Stitch tastes like fabric and cotton.

She can't eat Coal, Finn, Pebble, Vee, Calvin (the calculator), Frankie (the Flask), Qwerty, and Shotson. Since they're completely made out of inorganic materials (Rocks, metal, glass). The stuff inside Frankie and Shotson's heads don't taste good either. Arachne has/would drink the water from Finn's head (like it were soup) and spit Barnaby out, at the very least.

I don't really have the heart to have Webby commit cannibalism on a kid, so Arachne has never eaten Toodles. She hasn't tasted Dandy either...but she really wants to...

#Information Cards | Headcanons #{ Headcanons | Webby 🕸 }#{ Webby 🕸 | Verse: Twisted }#tw cannibalism

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Hi lovelyzz! I can't sleep either and wanna join in your new astro game 😆

3° Aquarius Sun in 5H 10° Pisces Venus in 7H 12° Aquarius Mars in 6H

Thank youuu!! 💖

heyyy!!! 🥰

Sun in Aquarius (5th) – Venus in Pisces (7th) – Mars in Aquarius (6th) You’re sexy because you’re different in the best way — unpredictable, dreamy, and effortlessly cool.

Your Aquarius sun in the 5th? You shine when you’re being creative, funny, or just vibing as your quirky self. People are drawn to your originality. Different, rebel, free

Your Pisces Venus is soft, romantic, and lowkey addictive. You give off tender muse energy.

Your Aquarius Mars? Icy hot. Detached but intense when you choose to be. You surprise people — and they love it.

You’re a mix of rebel soul + soft heart. Mysterious, magnetic, and one of a kind 💘✨

Pd; ngl I love this placements like marry me rn

#astro notes #astrology #astro blog #astro game #astro observations #astro community #astrology blog #astrology observations #birth chart #astrology placements

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powerofpctluck · 2 months ago

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Dandy's World Verse

Whooooo boy that took a while! But I added a Dandy's World verse for almost every muse. As for what they are and some information about them, see under the "read more" (since it'll probably be a long read).

Everyone has verse tags for Pre-Shutdown and Showverse (i.e the Dandy’s World cartoon timeline), which do not have any of the horror elements.

Alice

“Alice is quite intelligent for her age, and she always finds herself in the most curious of places. She may not follow her own advice, but her wits always help to keep her head.” - Information Card

Alice the Rabbit is the same age as Toodles (8). However, unlike Toodles, she is much more intelligent for her age (or at least she thinks she is) and more sophisticated. In terms of the game timeline, she is an uncommon Toon who’s stats make her quite the well rounder, but does favor a bit on the distractor side due to her highest stat being Stamina and her ability plays into it.

Alice’s ability is “I’m Late!”, which increases her movement speed by 25% for 7 seconds at the cost of 50 of her stamina points. Which she thankfully regains after the ability wears off. The ability has a cooldown of 35 seconds.

Amber

"Amber may not be the brightest one on the vine, but she's a calm and collected girl with a passion for the arts, fashion, and dance! And she’ll do anything for her sweetheart; Jacob, who’ll she’ll follow just about anywhere!” - Information Card

Amber the Cherry is an adult Toon and the girlfriend of Jacob. In terms of the game, she is a rare Toon who’s stats favor survivability (most notably, her stealth stat is surprisingly high at 4 stars) but does lean a little more towards extracting.

Amber’s ability is “Speaker Box”, which summons a speaker to a chosen spot at a short distance (needs line of sight), which creates a sound that will distract Twisteds by making them go to the speaker. The speaker lasts for 10 seconds. Has a cooldown of 60

Beryl

“Hailing from her kingdom of The Crystal Isles, Princess Beryl rarely ever left her home, so she’s still new to the ins and outs of the world. But whatever she comes across, she handles it with poise, grace, and generosity.” - Information Card

Princess Beryl the Gemstone is an adult toon. In terms of the game, she is a rare Toon that’s mostly a support thanks to her ability but is overall pretty well rounded.

Beryl’s ability is called “Generosity”, which gives every Toon except herself a random 50% stat boost for 10 seconds. Has a cooldown of 60.

Blaze

“Blaze’s got quite the temper! But deep inside, all she wants is to be loved for who she is. When push comes to shove, she channels her burning passion to help her friends, but especially her most precious flame; Kenji” - Information Card

Blaze the Torch is an adult Toon and the girlfriend of Kenji. In terms of the game, Blaze is a rare Toon who’s stats lean more towards distracting (especially since her stealth stat is so low (like, 1 star, same as Brightney).

Blaze’s ability is “Inferno” which is a dashing ability, allowing her to dash into Twisteds, temporarily stunning them (keeping them in place) for 5 seconds. It also increases her movement speed for 0.5 seconds. Has a cooldown of 50. She also glows orange during blackouts.

Dorian

“Dorian is quite the mysterious one, with strange abilities that she herself does not completely understand. She prefers to keep away from others, but she’s actually pretty laid-back once you get to know her.” - Information Card

Dorian the Crystal Ball is an adult Toon. In terms of the game, she is a Uncommon Toon who’s stats favor extracting as well as survivability (she has 5 stars on stealth, same as Astro and Connie).

Dorian’s ability is called “Clairvoyance”, a passive ability that will display what Twisteds are on the floor and what items can be found on it. She also glows blue during blackouts.

Even outside of the game, Dorian has psychic powers, specifically the ability to tell the future as well as telepathy and telekinesis. However these powers are the reason that Dorian isolates herself from the others, I mean, it’s not exactly fun when people keep asking you to read their future…especially if it’s not a pretty one…Nor is it fun to listen to the thoughts that are best left unheard…

ENA

“Cut from the same cloth as Razzle and Dazzle, so to speak. ENA may be just one Toon, but she’s composed of two sides. One is chipper, polite, and loves going on adventures, the other is sad, insecure, and would just want to go home.” - Information Card

ENA the Mask is an adult Toon and the cousin of Razzle and Dazzle. Like her cousins, ENA’s an uncommon Toon who’s stats depend on her ability, which changes which stats are increased or decreased.

ENA’s ability is known as “Happy/Sad”, a passive ability that swaps between her stamina stat on odd numbered floors, and stealth on even numbered floors. So she has 200 stamina but 0 stealth on odd numbered floors, and 20 stealth but only 100 stamina on even numbered floors.

Evie

“If you need something reported on, Evie’s your gal! This plucky and intrepid reporter lives for the perfect scoop, and isn’t afraid to dig her nose where it doesn’t belong to get it” - Information Card

Evie the Camera is an adult Toon. In terms of the game she is a uncommon Toon who’s stats favor extraction.

Her ability is known as “Flash Photography”, where she uses her head to flash any and all Twisteds in her field of range (which is displayed in a “cone” shape), stunning them for 5 seconds. This ability has a cooldown of 30 seconds.

Jacob

“Jacob loves two things more than anything else; Singing, and his girlfriend; Amber. Sure he may be overconfident and overzealous sometimes, but in the end he’s a chill guy who will do anything for his lady love; no matter what it is.” - Information Card

Jacob the Microphone is an adult Toon and the boyfriend of Amber. In terms of the game, he’s a main Toon (since he’s the main character of FNF) who’s stats favor escaping and distracting the Twisteds.

Jacob’s active ability is “Mic Drop”, in which Jacob will throw his microphone at a targeted Twisted, which will stop it in its tracks for 10 seconds. Has a cooldown of 60 seconds.

His passive ability is “Funky Fresh”, where he gains 15 extra stamina points when any machine is completed. This can stack up to 100 extra points.

Kenji

“Hailing from Osaka, Japan, Kenji is a charismatic hopeless romantic who loves being loved and making others feel loved. It is advised to never get on his bad side though..he may be a cherry blossom, but he’s got the thorns of a rose.” - Information Card

Kenji the Cherry Blossom is an adult Toon and the boyfriend of Blaze. In terms of the game, he’s a rare toon who focuses more on extraction and survival compared to Blaze.

His ability is known as “Hearthrob”, which basically grants him temporary immunity from Twisted attacks. The shield lasts for 7 seconds but will disappear immediately after getting hit. The ability has a cooldown of 65 and has no effect on lethal Twisteds, so his ability is useless against Twisted Dandy.

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anosci · 2 years ago

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(211-226 albums etc that I’ve listened to this year, copied from twitter) (now with art. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16])

names and thoughts below cut

211/ VA - STAFFcirc vol. 8 - circle (2023) was worried that there'd be a single track that i didnt like, breaking the circle. good news: no such issue! if i had to pick a fav section… "calculations" hits particularly good. slappy.

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212/ GRiZ - Say It Loud (2015) oh its funky! absolutely wild basslines (and textures!) in "Need This" "Stop Trippin'" is finger pinching perfect use of sax in a groove. overall a good selection of party tunes, though i find myself still picky about the vocals…

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213/ Motoi Sakuraba - Passage (2013) a fun prog rock romp with piano intermissions. filled with motoi's delicious baroque sauce

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214/ John Louis Kluck - Astro Voyages (2023) chillout with a smooth edge. lots of floaty stuff. opening track "Fragile Space" is my fav i think? stepsequencefilter smth second fav "Far from Home".

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215/ Wolff Parkinson White - Gonaïve (2014) wtf this is cubist reggae flavored! i didnt think there was anything else like it! its not quite the same flavor, trending more towards insane drums. sounds like real skills + tasteful chops. super nice!

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216/ Ott - Fairchildren (2015) broadly a psychill adventure, but not purely chill. psyadventure? special shoutout to "Harwell Dekatron" for its ukdubsteppy tude special shoutout to "Unit Delta Plus" for the funky swingy groove

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217/ Copy Your Idols - There's Beauty In Being Broken (2023) lush soundscapes that aren't necessarily chill but aren't really energetic either. see "Finding Order in Chaos" and "Nowhere Is Safe Anymore". "musings" is how i think i'd describe these tunes. just ok overall, for me.

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218/ Knife Party - Trigger Warning (2015) "PLUR Police" is somewhere between too silly for me and unassailably massive. "Kraken" is the tune that does the most for me.

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219/ ROLROLROL - MUSIC (2023) funky pop rock candy popping away in a canvas that is a little bit too large for the subject but hypnotizing for it. favs? "Wheeler Dealer" or "Sedan" perhaps. love cool stac funk

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220/ Flanger - Lollopy Dripper (2015) usually i can cleanly divide an album into "music for day" or "night", but this one kinda fits both for me. it has the feel of a brush kit but entirely without the brushes.

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221/ Anthemic Tapes - Anthemic Beliefs (2023) sunbleached techno, an airy chilled timbre. personal fav "Ritzy"

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222/ Aleksi Perälä - The Colundi Sequence Level 11 (2015) dubby intro track????? sweet piano bass t2 and absolute delightful lofihiphop "UK74R1513030" fav?? it becomes more bleepy "idmy" over time but wtf those openers bang peak chillout vibes

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223/ VA - Touched By Silence 2 (2023) was somewhat worried that this wouldnt capture me, but plenty of tunes did! "The Living Green" says beatless but its actually a hella rockin beat. standout! "I'll Have A Coat Float" delightful spinning! "Space & Time" nice funny little tune.

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224/ Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like A Bell (Remixed) (2015) mostly just alright to me. "Cavity (Shigeto Remix)" is a a fascinating meditation. "Inncocent (Illangelo's Confessional Remix)" is THE standout for me. this push and pull feel hits right. the formants too.

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225/ The Jaffa Kid - Polysynthesis pt. 2 (2023) this fills me with the mood and vibes of the emergence of warp's "artificial intelligence" "movement" (for lack of a better word of what happened then). chill and electric but pure

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#media thread

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killedbythegroove · 2 years ago

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thank you darling @prttyinpvnk for the tag, always love the notif from you <333

oh lord this is such a call out for my On Repeat but here we go, first 10 shuffled songs:

the groove - muse

you’re in love - joe hisaishi

presidential suite - super furry animals

the flower garden - joe hisaishi

the handler - muse

iced tea boy - the astros

panic station - muse

paint me silver - pond

the music box - ave air

spiral static - muse

tagging some of my muse mutuals (musetuals if u will hehe) to see who else we’re all listening to lmao

@bliss-tastic @sunburnacoustic @citizenerased77 @glass-needles-and-futurisms @supersymmetries @goodmotorfinger if you want to <3

tagged by beloved @josephtrohman <<333 to shuffle my on repeat playlist and post the first 10 songs!

king for a day/green day

love from the other side/fob

get up and fight/muse

lazy bones/green day

rhythm of love/plain white t's

i've been waiting/fob&ilovemakonnen&lil peep

wet hot american summer/cobra starship

soldier's poem/muse

young volcanoes/fob

WHAT YOU GONNA DO???/bastille&graham coxon

tagging @originofpwoper @alonetogether @aeolianblues & @syd-opaque if y'all haven't done it and want to :))

#did you know i listen to muse did you know did you kn #unabashed love for howls moving castle and joe hisaishi <333 #forever and ever #not as much indie pop as i thought but also i’m not surprised lol #i have been put on the SFA train and i am not getting off @sunburnacoustic #and the astros yk me :)#ANYWAY #have fun y’all #tag games

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blues-random-polls · 4 months ago

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FINAL RESULTS - FIGHT OF THE FAVOURITES LR6

Next up... Semi-Finals!

M1 - KIRBY VS LUIGI

M2 - MARKIPLIER VS GIOVANNIA POTAGE

See under the cut for current overall placements.

--SEMIFINALS--

1st - MARKIPLIER - 69.88% [190] 2nd - LUIGI - 69.15% [247] 3rd - GIOVANNI POTAGE - 64.93% [283] 4th - KIRBY - 61.48% [105]

--LR6--

5th - VEE NOCEDA - 53.64% [143] 6th - SCOTT THE WOZ - 48.5% [86]

--LR5--

7th - CANDACE FLYNN - 47.13% [141] 8th - MAYA FEY - 43.7% [121]

--LR4--

9th - MILES "TAILS" PROWER - 53.98% [120] 10th - YINYANG - 50.1% [84] 11th - ADAM CONOVER - 45.1% [42] 12th - EMILY DAVIS - 38.43% [44]

--2-2--

13th - MABEL PINES - 51.35% [93] 14th - GANGLE - 47.95% [81] 15th - PERIDOT - 38.25% [57] 16th - THE FOOL - 38.13% [33] 17th - BULBASAUR - 37.95% [47]

--1-2--

--0-2--

FAILED BOSSES

#fight of the favourites #not polling

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Astro Musings No. 10

Prominent Lilith…

in a chart can be found in people who work in areas like defending the rights of women, refugees, the under-privileged; in international law, in war zones, in women’s refuges. These individuals are gutsy advocates, activists... typically the people who experience the darker side of humanity and as a result, know the truth about it. The truth the general population would like to sweep under the rug. You’ll see this feminine energy surrounding the dishonored, rejected and abused. One who feasts on a never ending sampler of the deepest ends of the emotional spectrum; rage, grief, all forms of toxicity, past-life and trans-generational residues and influences, conception/in-utero/birth traumas. This where the “curse” label comes in, as anyone with strong Lilith positions is a carrier of the same, the accumulation of off all these attributes. She will be a receptor of it as well as a deliverer. She will also use it to her advantage and can become someone quite feared and respected.

Prominent Lilith in a man’s chart will usually indicate that he will act out Lilith’s issues through a partner or project Lilith’s issues onto them. There are likely to be issues with the mother. Very similar to a Moon in Scorpio in a man’s chart or moon in the 8th. He may also attract partners who are very strong in their femininity and the quintessential “man-eater”.

Those with Saturn in Capricorn

Will usually find themselves being the ambitious types-especially regarding school or their career. Saturn is discipline and in its element in Capricorn [ruled by Saturn].

12th House Stelliums in Synastry or Composite

Can indicate a spiritual-like connection. A deep emotional connection with a ton of emotional involvement. Very likely two people ill appear in each other’s dreams. May even indicate a telepathic connection with heavy Neptunian house influence. However it can also indicate undoing by either one of the natives to the other. In addition, it can indicate a relationship that has hidden aspects. Often this is seen in relationships that are forbidden or forced to be kept secret in some way. Be careful with unrequited love here as well as deception. Heavy 12th House has this nasty knack for making those with it’s influence feel euphoric and even dreamy but it can be hard to ascertain where things are working for or against you. Asteroid Aphrodite Touching the Moon

Will accentuate a native’s beauty and sensuality. Their emotional expression will be seen as “beautiful” by others. This is a common placement found in actresses and even models. If in the 1st house this will be quite akin to having Venus [Aphrodite’s Roman counterpart] on the ascendant. If in the 5th house, a native might find themselves having frequent casual flings that will be catalyzed by someone being attracted to their physical appearance.

Placement found in “Sex workers” Will often be

Venus or Mars in the 10th, 6th, or 2nd

Pluto or Scorpio on the Midheaven

Uranus in the 2nd 6th or 10th [Uranus equates things that are unconventional and rebellious. It also rules the ‘Avant Garde’. On a career or Money house this can indicate one who makes money or has an unconventional career]

Mars in Aquarius [Pornographic actor James Deen has this placement]

Mars in the 8th

Mars touching Neptune [Neptune can indicate fantasy/illusion/acting + Mars = sex]

MARS IN CAPRICORN [Actress Sasha Gray has this placement]

Venus aspecting Mars Lilith and/or Pluto

Venus in the 8th

Dominant Lilith

Strong Asteroid Eros [433], Nymphe [875], Lust [4386]. or Priapus[H22]

Mars in Scorpio

Those with Mars in Pisces

Are quite passive with their aggression. They do not like conflict and typically hate drama but some can find themselves being subversive in their tactics. If badly aspected this can indicate cowardice or one who resorts to manipulative in order to assert their will.

“Sister Signs”

Such as Taurus and Scorpio, Leo and Aquarius, Aries is opposite to Libra, and Cancer to Capricorn are opposite each other yes but they are considered “Sisters” because of the way in which they balance each other out There is always give and take. Taurus is practical and down to earth while Scorpio is existential, Aries sets things off while Libra diplomatizes, Cancer feels and nurtures while Capricorn executes. Moon in the 8th House can indeed make someone think of sex often. 8th house is ruled by Pluto/Scorpio and the house that rules sex and the Moon is one, if not the most receptive point in the natal horoscope. As a result, a native with this placement may find themselves immersed in 8th house thoughts

Jupiter in the 8th House I’ve mentioned before in a man’s chart can indicate one who is well endowed [BDE]. In a woman’s chart it can be an indicator of one who is OVER sexed. The highest sex drives live here because Jupiter EXPANDS. Mars in this house is also a pretty powerful contender.

Gaslighting...

In astrology, despite common misconception isn’t always a Plutonic attribute but a NEPTUNIAN one. Though Pluto is a master tactician and can often probe to the deepest levels of the psyche, Neptune can downright pull the wool over one’s eyes. Neptune rules confusion, illusion, deception and trickery [as can Mercury]. If there is someone in your life that has a nasty habit of this [natally or in synastry] check to see if

Neptune is aspecting Nessus

Neptune squaring/opposing Mars

Neptune squaring/opposing Mercury [Decepion/mind]

Neptune squaring/opposing Moon [Deception/Feelings]

Neptune squaring/Opposing.conjunct Nessus [Deception/abuse]

Neptune squaring/IOpposing Pluto

Neptune squaring/opposing Sado [Deception/perversion/abuse]

Neptune squaring/opposing asteroid Psyche No. 16 [Deception/Mind/innerworld]

Piscean influence or 12th House influence debilitated/afflicted.

Ladies and and Gentlemen, If you find yourself attracting predatory creepers who happen to be in the older age range...

This is likely due to some sort of Capricorn or Saturn placement touching your Venus. Saturn represents the “father figure” and when touching a receptive sexual/feminine planet like Venus, older men may prey on you. This is especially likely if there is a cross aspect to Pluto which adds obsession.

Moon/Saturn

in hard aspect can be an indicator as well.

Priapus touching Venus with Saturn

in the mix can indicate these older men will do anything to fuck you. Priapus is wild sexual abandon and need to merge [but the male version, he’s Lilith’s counterpart].

5th House Stellium with Saturn in the Mix

or a 5th house in Capricorn can indicate feeling restricted in the area of fun. 5th house is naturally ruled by Leo/the Sun and is the are of life that rules leisure, enjoyment, children/childhood, casual relationships [often of the sexual variety]. When Saturn is here, he can restrict or add a touch of maturity to the aforementioned areas. This could be the person who had to grow up faster than everyone else for whatever reason. This can also be the person who feels blocked from innocent expression of love and therefore they can be terrified of committing. They can be socially reserved, shy, awkward and/or naturally distant even if they deeply crave relationships. People can misjudge their temperament for indifference or coldness but in reality they can’t help it. This is not to say that they will never become emotionally/romantically involved, but more so it may take a longer time than others. Having benefics in said house can help combat the effect of Saturn [depending on harmonious or challenging aspects.]

When Jupiter is transiting one of your angles...

This is Usually an indicator of a lucky break and or windfall. Even more so if Uranus is in harmonious aspect to said angle. The luck can come out of the blue.

If aspecting the 10th, this can mean lucky break in the career.

The 4th, Perhaps a lucky break in family or even a pregnancy.

The 8th a lucky inheritance from a family member.

7th, Luck in love.

Malefic Uranus in Natal or Synastry

can indicate where one feels abandoned. Uranus is about “sudden breaks” so often if it is touching 4th, Sun, or moon it can indicate someone whose family has been plagued with Divorce. I often seen Sun inconjunct or square Uranus in charts of people whose father was absent or split from life right away. Moon in hard aspect to Uranus can be an indicator of an absentee mother.

Composite Charts with Stelliums

Indicate that the planets and houses will be integral parts of the relationship

1st House stelliums indicate that the couple’s image and personalities will be significantly affected. All 1st house dealings will be accentuated. This will be a karmic relationship.

2nd House stelliums indicate the couple will be very concerned with material values or even quite possessive of each other. They may make money together. Gift giving can be a big factor in the relationship. Careful for neptune here as it can indicate “stealing” of resources.

8th House stelliums indicate the relationship will center around sex/obsession's and/or even marriage since this house is the life/death house. Karmic tie.

4th House stellium indicate family, security and comfort will be paramount If Jupiter is here, they may have [many] children together.

10th House stellium can indicate a power couple or two people’s relationship that center around their careers. They may be talked about or subject of gossip only because their relationship is akin to celebrity to others.

3rd House Stelliums in Sagittarius

Will usually be one who is verbose. They have a LOT to say and since the 3rd house is ruled by mercury, planet of communication and Sagittarius is a fire sign ruled by expansive Jupiter, one is always seeking to expand their mode of thought. They may have a knack for languages. These are also the people who will do well if they travel abroad for school. The classic “shipping you off to boarding school in Switzerland” aspect. Very Philosophical thinkers here. Akin to having a Mercury in Sagittarius.

Pluto touching the MC in Synastry

Can mean that the Pluto person can transform [for better or worse] the Midheaven person’s public persona, career, or reputation. For example, Brad Pitt’s Pluto is forming a harmonious aspect to Angelina Jolie’s Midheaven and she went from being the bad girl/outcast of Hollywood to gaining Pitt’s social capital the moment they got together. Her popularity increased exponentially because of him. She was more accepted due to her association with him in Hollywood inner-circles than she was before when acting out her aloof, devil-may-care, vile-of-blood sporting days.

Planets in your 1st House

Can influence your appearance just like your rising can. So even if you are a Scorpio rising, your Sun in your 1st house can make you shine despite the dark Plutonic influence on your ascendant. Aries rising’s are typically on the shorter and stockier side but with Jupiter in the 1st it can make one Tall and Muscular. Capricorn risings with Venus in the 1st Can have RBF yes, but with Venusian influence can have a sort of Cold Beauty. Leo Rising’s with Saturn in the 1st can have a regal aura but a very stern or austere appearance. Virgo Risings with Mars in the 1st Can often be very graceful. The structure and detail of Virgo with the athleticism of Mars are working together Ballerina’s/Dancers often have this placement.

Sagittarius on the 7th house/DSC Cusp or Sagittarian influence on Venus or 4th House can indicate marrying someone outside of your culture.

Minor Planet/Asteroid Pallas in the 3rd or touching Mercury can indicate a writer or someone who is quick witted and ambitious regarding intellect.

Positives for Venus in the 12th

typically a knack for knowing how to love others. One see’s the hidden parts of others that they do not show. These are the people who wind up having complete strangers spill their guts to them because others unconsciously sense that this person is naturally sympathetic and an empath, Strong empathetic ability here. In addition They’ll attract people from all walks of life. Very go with the flow people. Easy to get along with.

A square Between Saturn and Neptune in Synastry

Often means the Saturn person can restrict the dreaminess and idealism of Neptune. Saturn wants Neptune to come back down to earth and will often call Neptune out without reservation if they catch them being less than honest. Neptune may feel stifled and unable to express their idealistic nature with Saturn’s rigidity involved.

CEO Placements

Strong Cardinal Energy/Dominant Cardinal Modality in the Chart

Leo Midheaven/Strong Leonine Influence in the chart/angles

Taurus Midheaven

Mars/Aries Midheaven [Bill Gates has this Placement]

Capricorn/Saturn Midheaven [Jeff Bezos has this placement]

10th House Stelliums

Capricorn Risings

Scorpio Sun

Saturn in Scorpio

Saturn in Capricorn [Warren Buffet Has this Placement]

Earth Placements on the Angles

North Node influenced by Jupiter

Saturn, Mars, Pluto, or Jupiter as the Most elevated Planet

Hate to Break it To You

But if your North Node or Your Partner’s North node is squaring many Planets in synastry, this indicates a bit of an “uphill battle” regarding the relationship. The life purposes of two people are at odds. Though there can be tons of passion involved, two people can either encourage each other’s bad habits [usually the case with Jupiter] or Commitment may never be solidified [Uranus]. Venus squaring the north Node can indicate pain regarding love or just two people who may never get a chance to tell each other how they really feel.

Those with Venus in Aries

Can be quite selfish in love. Aries is ruled by Mars, ruler of the 1st house that is all about the “I”. As a result, one’s loving style can be very egoic. These are usually the Takers in the relationship. They may find balance with someone who has Libran placements on their sexual planets but the give and take can feel unequal if Venus in Aries isn’t careful. Adversely, those with Venus in Libra or Mars in Libra need to take care to not be noodle-backs in romance. Love doesn’t always mean self-sacrifice or running yourself dry. It’s natural for those with these placement to appreciate reciprocity in relationships. After all, Libra is the scales. Balance. If you see that you are giving more than you are receiving, don’t be afraid to draw a boundary and set things straight with whomever might be taking advantage.

A positive for Venus in Aries is there decisiveness in romance, however. They know what they want and aren’t afraid to cut the fat if someone is not meeting their expectations. Rarely will you see this person suffering from self-worth issues. These are ferocious flirts. The kind of person who will ask you out first.

Strengths of Mercury as the Most Elevated Planet

Mensa Level IQ

Inventive

Witty

Quick

Agile

Dexterity

Easy Reading Comprehension

Excellent Writing Capabilities

Fine tuned to detail

Orderly

Funny [especially if Jupiter is touching]

Nessus in Capricorn

Can mean Dad was abusive or some Dominant parental figure could be/could’ve been a big source of Pain. in the 9th they could have demonstrated this by forcing the native to take up a belief system or secondary education that matched their values as opposed to the natives. Work can also be a source of abuse here or these natives can work themselves to death.

Sado in Gemini

can mean one who can hurt with their words or can mentally abusive someone.

Those with Mercury in Earth Signs [Cap, Virgo, Taurus]

Find it VERY difficult to accept facts or figures without evidence. These are the skeptics. The ones who need proof. One who has this placement may think your love for conspiracy theories, or belief in ghosts is silly.

Love Languages for the Signs are:

Aries-

Physical Touch/Words of affirmation. Mars is Masculine/Yang in nature. Code? Regardless of gender/orientation subscription- they loooooove their ego stroked. They love the fire stoked and are the ultimate Hype Men/Women. In their personal and public lives. The two languages work in tandem with Aries’ basic needs. You know an Aries loves you if they are cheering you on or giving you a headlock hug. They feel appreciated if this is reciprocated.

Taurus- Receiving Gifts. Taurus is ruled by Venus which rules the 2nd house of Money and Values. As a result, buying shit for a Taurus or showering them with expensive gits reaffirms the sentiment of love for them. They’ll often do the same.

Gemini- Words of Affirmation. This Chatty Sign loves to converse. They feel good when they’re able to socialize and exchange ideas. The sapiosexuals of the zodiac. As a result, words of affirmation tend to be their favorite mode of romantic/platonic expression. Giving or receiving.

Cancer- Acts of Service. Cancer is the sign of nurturing. Ruled by the moon, the celestial “mother” these natives don’t feel good if they’re not able to care for something or someone [no matter their hard exterior].

Leo- Physical Touch/Words of Affirmation. You’re doing it wrong if you’re not physically loving on a Leo or Telling them they’re awesome. Leo’s LOOOOOOVVEEE their ego stroke. It’s a fire sign thing. Plus, being the Lion’s they are, they need to feel that they are being recognized/worshipped. As a result, positive verbal reinforcement followed by a kiss or a hug usually does the trick for these natives.

Virgo- Acts of Service/Words of Affirmation. Virgo is mercury minded. Hence they work quite cerebrally. They need to HEAR you tell them something. Be it feelings, how they’re doing well, etc. However they are an earth sign that’s ruled by the 6th House of work and routine. You’ll find coaches, trainers, med professionals etc., here. Hence, acts of service tends to be a very Virgo-esque expression of love.

Libra- Gift Giving/Receiving/ Acts of service. Libra’s are also ruled by Taurus which rules the material/luxury. Their love of the finer things- often aesthetically pleasing aspects in life can be hit or miss for some, as it can appear superficial at a surface level. However, they, being a more passive sign love demonstrating their love by pleasing others. Keeping things charming, chill and agreeable. Venus also likes indulgence. This is why swag coming in or going out from/to a Libra is appreciated.

Scorpio- Physical Touch/Quality Time. Scorpios are ruled by Mars [planet of Sex] and Pluto [Planet of sex] lol. They’re also a water sign that’s honorary fire thanks to being co ruled by mars [Aries’ ruler]. As a result, these hard-shelled arachnids appreciate physical expressions of love. As opposed to intercourse, a Scorpio is satisfied with things as simple as hand holding, to a simple kiss on the cheek. Pluto likes to merge. Scorpio is also a water and 8th house is very binding on a life and death level. The most precious resource is time and Pluto rules resources. As a result, Scorpio’s enjoy receiving quality/giving time to/from the people they care for.

Sagittarius- Quality Time. Though these globetrotting archers have a hard time staying in one place, you know they love you if they are taking the time to be with you/putting their adventures on pause for you. In addition, they love spending time traveling and going places with those they love.

Capricorn- Gift Giving/Receiving/ Quality Time. These Goats live primarily in the material world so the fruits of their hard labor are the key to demonstrating their love to their loved ones. They also appreciate these things being given to them. Saturn is also father time and the ruler of longevity. Spending time with a Capricorn or them spending time with you is a sure-fire way to know that they give AF.

Aquarius- Words of Affirmation. These are the big thinkers of the zodiac. So when they are working in their service/socially-minded modes, they appreciate being told that what they do makes a difference and is appreciated. They are also air signs so they primarily work through intellect.

Pisces- Quality Time. These Neptune ruled fish are the empaths of the zodiac. They feel everything so at times it’s important to have someone around to be there for them. That is why Quality time is often big on a Pisceans list for primary methods of affection [giving or receiving].

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