#I'll be releasing them all anyway

[dazais-guardian-angel]

Chapter 110 is 13 pages long welcome to hell!!! so in a lot of ways this is just more fuel for a theory that I've had for a few weeks now, that's only gotten stronger with each recent season 5 episode, which is that the last episode of the season is gonna end on 110, and that Asagiri/Harukawa and Bones have been collaborating to make this happen, specifically because it's a major turning point that would be the only good place to end the season on.

When we started getting especially long chapters again (like from 25-35ish pages, with the exception of 107.5, the last two being some of the longest we've ever had), at first I just assumed that Asagiri/Harukawa got freed up from some other obligations they'd been having to cause the extremely short/half chapters, like promotional stuff for the anime/Beast movie, or working on light novels. But then 109 happened, with the "supposed" death of Dazai, and heavy emphasis at the end on how literally everyone is at their lowest point right now, and I got to thinking. 11 episodes is a strangely specific number for an anime season -- why not 12, or 13, or even 10, like you'd usually see? Why have we gotten suddenly gotten two 35 page chapters out of nowhere, that's almost unheard of at this point? They're both beautiful chapters, don't get me wrong (as always), and maybe A/H simply just didn't want to cut them in halves because they felt like the full emotional impact wouldn't hit/that there were no good cutoff points in them, but you can't deny that it's surprising, after all the shorter chapters we've been getting. Why has the anime been going at such insanely breakneck pacing for the most part ever since around the Sunday Tragedy chapters, even more so than it has in the past? So much so that it feels dangerously close to overtaking the manga?

Well, maybe, just maybe, it's because..... Asagiri decided a long time ago that whatever happens in 110 is the only point that feels "season finale"-worthy enough, in an arc that still isn't anywhere close to being completely wrapped up, and so both the manga and the anime have been specifically coordinated to reach that part within 2 and a half weeks of each other?

I've seen a lot of people now think season 5 will end with 109, and as much as my sadistic side would find that hilarious, I honestly don't think they'd do that and realistically don't want it to happen; it'd be so cruel to cliffhanger the anime for years like that, and just doesn't feel like a season cliffhanger BSD would do, a series that is ultimately hopeful and uplifting. Seasons 2 and 3 had a positive, conclusive ending; the only reasons seasons 1 and 4 didn't was because they're technically not really full seasons of their own, and are more like the first cour of another "season" that also came out that same year (seasons 1 and 2 both aired in 2016, so they're more like one big season, and seasons 4 and 5 have both aired this year, so they're also more like one big season, again taking into account how episodes 12 and 50 are not satisfying finales like episodes 24, 37, and hypothetically, 61, are). I really can't see season 5 ending with Dazai and Fukuzawa's supposed deaths, Sigma being unconscious and maybe close to death, Atsushi being vulnerable and limbless again, everyone we love still vampires, and the entire world being basically doomed; that's just too depressing and not like BSD at all. However, having said that, if it doesn't end there, there really isn't any good place to end the season before that, either, that feels in any way satisfying or like a finale at all. And so, to me, that only leaves after 109: chapter 110.

I think things are really gonna turn around next chapter. Like I said, everyone is at their lowest point right now, it cannot possibly get any worse, the framing of Dazai, Fukuzawa, and sskk at the end of 109 is telling us that; this is the time for the heroes to finally start winning again, with Aya being so close to pulling out the sword, and for all the thematic reasons other people have talked about to death that I don't need to go into here again. This upcoming chapter being so short again makes a part of me wary of 110 being "the one", so to speak, I won't lie, but at the same time, it's very possible that it needs to be that short because that's all the final episode of the season will be able to reasonably fit in, since it's already gonna be VERY close if they do make it all the way to 109. And at the end of the day, I don't doubt at all that Asagiri and Harukawa can make these the most monumental and game-changing mere 13 pages ever if they wanted to; a chapter does not at all need to be extremely long in order to be an important and impactful one, even if short ones we've gotten in the past haven't felt the most important.

An additional thought I've had, though this is much more crack territory than all this already is, is that since we know from Anime Expo that a Stormbringer movie at some point is highly likely (judging from Asagiri's reaction when someone brought it up), it's possible that chapter 110 and thus the final episode will involve the long-anticipated return of Verlaine and/or Adam, or at least some other major reference to Stormbringer, that would naturally and smoothly lead into a Stormbringer movie to explain things to people who haven't read the novel. It would make a lot of sense, especially since the s4 OP has the Old World sign behind Chuuya, which might be a hint that this has been in the works ever since seasons 4/5 were first in planning with Asagiri. We also know that Dazai and Chuuya's voice actors apparently struggled to record their lines together this season, which probably relates to 101 and possibly 109, but it could be 110 too.... I could be very wrong, as I'm no expert on this kind of thing, but I kinda doubt they would bring Chuuya's actor in for just the vampire growls, and Asagiri placing heavy emphasis on Chuuya's importance this season in that one interview gives me the impression that he's talking about much more than just 101/109. But that's the least solid evidence I have, that's just mostly based on vibes I get.

So basically, I think a lot of factors -- the unusual episode count, how close the anime is to catching up to the manga with three whole episodes left, the seemingly arbitrary recent chapter lengths, and the climactic events of 109 -- can tell us that 110 might be a very, VERY big deal. Again, there's of course no way this arc is anywhere near close to being finished, with so much left to address and resolve, but since it is currently incomplete in the manga, unlike the previously adapted arcs, if the anime was going to adapt it at all, they'd have to find a place that feels satisfying enough to end this season, knowing there won't be more anime for a long time after this, and so I think they specifically planned for that, from both Bones' and A/H's sides. 10 episodes might not have been enough to reach that point, but 12 or 13 might have been too many it wouldn't have been if Bones actually decided to slow down and let the story breathe the way it needs to, but this post isn't meant to criticize the anime, so maybe 11 was just right. And maybe Asagiri and Harukawa specifically pushed to make recent chapters longer than usual, in order to make sure that the manga reached the story content in 110 the monthly release right before season 5 was to end.

Is this just copium? Absolutely. Am I going to look like an absolute clown in two days when this post ages like milk? Probably. But the evidence is There, so let me just enjoy my delusions until Sunday, okay 🥂🫡

[californiatowhee]

"shall we play a game, monsieur gavin?"

i drew edgeworth as gambit because both are pink. that's it, that's the reason

(yes, this means phoenix is rogue, and yes, it means they call each other "mon chéri" and "sugar", respectively)

[james-stark-the-writer]

finally seated to watch Princess Mononoke after putting it off for like 3 weeks, really interesting opening, right now it feels like it'll be like a variation on Nausicaä's themes.

[twistedshipper]

drink my dreams and sell my soul, i'm deranged for rock + roll

[b4kuch1n]

in a bout of madness I made a guy

[littleaipom]

So I just wanted to talk about my Passion Project™

Give you all it's name and summarize it so that there's some kind of baseline for whenever I bring it up again, because it's important to me and I've had the idea for a few years.

It's called "Dino Plateau"

I want to make an RPG farm sim(think harvest moon/story of reasons, stardew valley) but with dinosaurs.

The core theme of the game is simply "Life should be an Adventure".

A lot of that adventure would come from exploring the plateau filled with dinosaurs, and scripted story events with the few townsfolk living there.

I'm using DS-era games as inspiration for a lot of the pixel art style and gameplay.

Though I want the game to ultimately be wholesome (as expected in the farm sim genre), I want it to be free to touch on darker topics typically associated with dino media, like survival, injury, and death.

I'm opting out on making romanceable characters, to focus more on just having decent character writing regardless. (people will just have to use their imaginations for self-shipping)(and I bet it will be better than whatever I would have written)

Anyway, it's definitely a remix of a lot of preexisting game ideas, but it would be my remix, my vision. So I'm excited about it! Regardless of how far it gets :)

[valiant-portabella-pirkko]

"Don't you ever wonder what waits beyond the stars,"

"Where the sun we know is only a cinder in the sky?"

[crimeronan]

nothing more stressful than being attached to and having strong opinions about characters in media that's still ongoing. that weird space where i will continue to write whatever i want with whatever characterization i want n take and leave the canon as i see fit...... but...... don't do my faves dirty. blease i'd literally rather they permadie and never be mentioned again than be done dirty. i cannae take it. my heart is weak and fragile.......

[miodiodavinci]

writing out my to-do list for the semester and feeling an overwhelming wave of terrified nausea like ohhhhh this is going to suck so so bad huh

[takethelx3]

1. Amber

Drawing the genshin impact characters in randomized poses for practice (in order of character release date)

[stairset]

I had Spider-Man 2 mailed to my house when I pre-ordered it and it hasn't arrived yet so I've just been spending my entire day dodging spoilery Youtube thumbnails like Tobey Maguire dodging Green Goblin's razor bats in slo-mo in that one scene.

[getting-messi]

BREAKING NEWS🚨🚨🚨🚨

I AM ALIVE!!!🥳🤩💃🏾💃🏾

[tekatonic]

Little late but what can you do !

You'll notice I purposefully avoided Sonic in this, it's not that i don't draw him, in fact he's probably the one i draw the most because he's my default to sketch and doodle... aaaand that's exactly why I avoided him !

ID for every image under the cut.

[ start ID ] top row, left to right : side profile of knuckles the echidna showing off a black glove; bottom up view of tails the fox with his arms splayed out and his mouth open and brow furrowed; tails sleeping in a hammock on the edge of a tropical forest with knuckles sat against the master emerald in the bg; tsaikonautz's AU tails design with wings instead of tails and flying among birds with an awed expression.

middle row, left to right : shadow the hedgehog in a dark red eldritch form with his quills replaced with countless wings; sage from sonic frontiers floating against a night sky background with the moon behind her head; tsaikonautz's tails with a blue hoodie and gray baggy pants in a basic standing pose; an older tails design with a kaki work apron and a smaller third tail doing a "peace" pose with a yellow drone flying besides him.

bottom row, left to right : sage in a loose floating pose with blue to red gradient shapes behind her; pen sketch of silver the hedgehog with different boots and gloves and blue pen highlighting details; a blacked out image reading "Sonic World Adventure Zine Spoilers"; bust shot of a non-robot metal sonic with his right hand up and wearing short gloves, ear armor, shoulder pads and straps above his elbow and on his wrist. [ end ID ]

[musicalfilm]

My absolute favourite thing about returning to this blog after a few years and getting into musical films again is finding out how many of the old ones have been released on Blu-ray in the meantime. There used to be so many movies that I never even attempted to gif because I only had them in potato quality. That’s still the case for some (especially if they don’t star one of the major performers) but... The Pirate! For Me and My Gal! Gosh I’m so happy. Not even sure how much I’ll get back into gif-making because I don’t have much time but even just rewatching these movies in good quality is such a different experience altogether. Anyway, just a random observation haha.

[meetthemidwest]

Happy Valentine's Day especially to the scads of women I've blocked and reported. I officially have no idea what's going on anymore, but I was recently reminded that Michigan has werewolf lore and decided to make it everyone's problem (as if there aren't a lot of other problems to worry about on this website. Seriously, why are the women messaging me now??).

[darkforestwarriors]

having conniptions at 3am as I realize that my only fully finished and realized fanfics are a one shot warrior cats vampire AU and a long ass one piece self insert shipfic that no one other than me will ever lay eyes on (probably?)

why am I like this help