#Kate Gekko

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Wall Street (1987)

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thank you conicalcrowd for the kofi tip!!! :^D ! here is a hayate gekko doodle for you!

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Kate’s in her Gordon Gekko era, I see

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Well W is giggling with Camilla and beaming ear to ear so at least he is unbothered

Meanwhile the DM title is Kate Breaks Cover, like she is Brandt after the abuse allegations came out or Gordon Gekko.

Her power 🤣

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Night Ninja Goes Missing

Summary

A new student has come to the PJ Masks’s and while Night Ninja and the Ninjalinos are training in the park a mysterious half ninja half dragon person captures Night Ninja unnoticed and when the Ninjalinos find out their leader has gone missing it’s up to them and the Power Heroes to find Night Ninja and bring him home! Could the new student be secretary the villain in disguise?

Characters

Ninjalinos (main heroes)

Owlette

Catboy

Gekko

Bastet

Ice Cub

Newton Star

Lilyfay

Armadylan (brief appearance)

PJ Robot

Night Ninja

Fire Ninja/Freyanina (daytime form) (first appearance)

Teacher

Jenny

Meg (cameo)

Cameron (does not speak)

Peter

An Yu

Marie

Steven

Timmy

Tommy (cameo)

Kate

Tanya

Luna Girl (brief appearance)

Romeo (mentioned)

Robot (brief appearance)

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Fandoms/Characters I write for:

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Marvel:

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-Tony Stark

-Steve Rogers

-Bruce Banner

-Clint Barton

-Natasha Romanoff

-Wanda Maximoff

-Yelena Belova

-Kate Bishop

-Sam Wilson

-Bucky Barnes

-Scott Lang

-Loki Laufeyson

-Thor Odinson

-Heimdall

-Peter Parker (any version)

-Miles Morales

-Gwen Stacy

-Hobie Brown

-Pavitr Prabhakar

-Peter Quill

-Stephen Strange

-T'challa Udaku

-Shuri

-M’Baku

-K'uk'ulkan // Namor

-MoonKnight System (all three or Individual)

-any of the guardians (GOTG)

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Stranger Things:

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-Robin Buckley (fem!reader only)

-Steve Harrington

-Eddie Munson

-Dustin Henderson

-Lucas Sinclair

-Max Mayfield

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The Umbrella Academy:

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-Luther Hargreeves

-Allison Hargreeves

-Diego Hargreeves

-Klaus Hargreeves

-Five Hargreeves

-Ben Hargreeves (Brelly Ver.)

-Viktor Hargreeves

-Marcus Hargreeves

-Ben Hargreeves (Sparrow Ver.)

-Fei Hargreeves

-Alphonso Hargreeves

-Sloane Hargreeves

-Jayme Hargreeves

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Criminal Minds:

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-Aaron Hotchner

-David Rossi (mostly platonic but I can write romantic for him)

-Derek Morgan

-Spencer Reid

-Luke Alvez

-Matt Simmons

-Tara Lewis

-Penelope Garcia

-Emily Prentiss

-Jennifer Jareau

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Hitman Trilogy:

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-Agent 47

-Lucas Grey

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Mission: Impossible:

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-Ethan Hunt

-Benji Dunn

-Luther Stickell

-William Brandt

-August Walker

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FarCry 5:

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-Jacob Seed

-Joseph Seed

-John Seed

-Sharky Boshaw

-Nick Rye (can write poly Nick Rye and Kim)

-Deputy

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Valorant:

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-Brimstone (mostly platonic but can write romantic)

-Phoenix

-Jett

-Neon

-Cypher

-Sova

-Chamber

-Harbor

-Omen

-Fade

-Sage

-Breach

-Killjoy

-Raze

-Yoru

-Gekko

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Detroit Become Human:

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-Connor (Rk800)

-Markus

-Kara

-Hank Anderson (Platonic or Romantic)

-Luther

-Elijah Kamski

-Ralph

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Our Life Beginnings & Always:

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-Cove Holden

-Cliff Holden (platonic or romantic)

-Kyra Preece (platonic or romantic)

-Poly!Noelani & Pamela

-Elizabeth Last

-Lee Last

-Derek Suarez

-Baxter Ward

-Nicholas (Nico) Suarez

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Error 143:

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Micah Yujin

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Sally Face:

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-Sal Fisher

-Larry Johnson

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WatchDogs Trilogy:

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-Aiden Pearce

-Marcus Holloway

-Wrench

-Sitara

-Josh

-Raymond Kennedy

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COD: Modern Warfare 2:

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-John Price

-Simon “Ghost” Riley

-Kyle “Gaz” Garrick

-John “Soap” McTavish

-Gary “Roach” Sanderson

-Alejandro Vargas

-Rodolfo Parra

-Phillip Graves

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The Imperfects:

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-Abbi Singh

-Tilda Webber

-Juan Ruiz

-Dr. Alex Sarkov

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Encanto:

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-Camilo

-Luisa

-Isabela

-Mirabel

-Bruno

-Dolores

-Poly!Agustin & Julieta (Romantic or Platonic)

-Poly!Felix & Pepa (Romantic or Platonic)

-Antonio (Only Platonic)

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Girl From Nowhere:

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-Nanno

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Metal Lords:

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-Hunter Sylvester

-Kevin Schlieb

-Emily

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If you wish to request a character that isn’t here feel free to!!

I’ll probably still write for them! But if I don’t I’ll let you know why!

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Fandoms I'm In/Characters I Write For

✨️ = Faves

💕 = Romantic

🏠 = Platonic/Familial

💀 = Currently Not Writing For (due to burnout :'D)

Games:

Life is Strange (along w/ LIS 2 & True Colors)

- Max Caulfield 💕🏠

- Chloe Price 💕🏠💀

- Kate Marsh💕🏠

- Warren Graham 💕🏠

- Sean Diaz✨️💕🏠

- Lyla Park💕🏠

- Alex Chen✨️💕🏠

- Steph Gingrich💕🏠

Valorant

- Gekko/Mateo💕🏠

- Fade/Hazal💕🏠

The Arcana

- Nadia✨️💕🏠

- Portia✨️💕🏠

- Asra🏠

- Julian💕🏠

- Muriel✨️💕🏠

Last Legacy

- Sage Lesath ✨️💕🏠

- Felix Escellun💕🏠

Our Life (Beginnings & Always/Now & Forever)

- Cove Holden ✨️💕🏠

- Qiu Lin 💕🏠

- Tamarack Baumann ✨️💕🏠

The Walking Dead Games (Season 4)

- Clementine 💕🏠

- Mitch 💕🏠

DDLC

- Monika ✨️💕🏠

- Sayori ✨️💕🏠

- Natsuki 💕🏠

- Yuri ✨️💕🏠

Animated Shows/Movies:

Fionna and Cake

- Fionna Campbell ✨️💕🏠

- Simon Petrikov 💕🏠

- Marshall Lee 🏠

- Gary Prince 🏠

Into/Across the Spiderverse

- Margo Kess/Cyberspider ✨️💕🏠

- Gwen Stacy/Ghostspider ✨️💕🏠

- E42 Miles Morales 💕🏠💀

Blue Eye Samurai

- Mizu 💕🏠💀

- Akemi 💕🏠

Arcane

- Jinx ✨️💕🏠

- Ekko ✨️💕🏠

Bee and Puppycat

- Bee 💕🏠

- Cass 💕🏠

- Crispin 💕🏠

- Wesley 💕🏠

The Amazing Digital Circus

- Ragatha ✨️💕🏠

- Jax 💕🏠

Metal Family

- Dee 💕🏠

- Lif 💕🏠

Anime:

Death Note

- L ✨️💕🏠

- Misa Amane 💕🏠

Chainsaw Man

- Denji 🏠

- Power ✨️💕🏠

- Aki Hayakawa 🏠

- Kobeni 💕🏠

Toilet Bound Hanako Kun

- Tsuchigomori 💕🏠

- Teru Minamoto 💕🏠

**(I'll only write platonic dynamics for any others in this fandom)

Boku No Hero Acadamia

- Tomura Shigaraki/Tenko Shimura ✨️💕🏠

- Himeko Toga ✨️💕🏠

- Fumikage Tokoyami 💕🏠

- Neito Monoma 💕🏠

- Ochako Uraraka ✨️💕🏠

- Momo Yaoyurozu 💕🏠

- Jirou Kyoya 💕🏠

- Shinsou Hitoshi 💕🏠

Saiki K

- Saiki Kusuo ✨️🏠

- Kaidou Shun ✨️💕🏠

- Aren Kuboyasu 💕🏠

- Aiura Mikoto ✨️💕🏠

- Kokomi Teruhashi 💕🏠

- Nendou Riki 💕🏠

- Chiyo Yumehara ✨️💕🏠

Little Witch Acadamia

- Akko/Atsuko 💕🏠

- Sucy 💕🏠

- Lotte 💕🏠

- Diana 💕🏠

- Amanda O'Niel ✨️💕🏠

Webtoons:

Marionetta

- Julia 💕🏠

- Sahed 💕🏠

- Anthon "Tonny" Gremminger ✨️💕🏠

Wayne Family Adventures

- Jason Todd/Red Hood ✨️💕🏠

**(I'll only write platonic dynamics for any others in this fandom)

Misc. Characters:

- Carlos de Vil (Descendants) ✨️💕🏠

- Goldi (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish) ✨️💕🏠

- Venture/Sloane Cameron (Overwatch) ✨️💕🏠

- Tom Lucitor (Star vs. The Forces of Evil)💕🏠

- Giovanni Potage (Epithet Erased) ✨️💕🏠

- Ralph (Detroit Become Human) 💕🏠

Current Fixations:

- Venture/Sloane Cameron

- Fionna Campbell

[donnasweett]

fresh new area to catalog my riverlost thoughts. here is what we have so far.

major plane crash survivors:

betty cooper: the kate austen of riverlost. a fugitive who has been on the run since she was 15 after murdering her father and his mistress in a gas explosion that was made to look like an accident until alice and polly turned her in. she was subsequently framed for hal’s series of black hood murders after the fact and has been fleeing the fbi for the past 10 years until finally being caught in new zealand squatting at the farmhouse of american heiress laurie lake

veronica and chadwick gekko: a married couple traveling for business. veronica quickly discovers her father was involved with shady business dealings on the island when crates of supplies labeled “LODGE” fall from the sky, but as she is in the passenger manifest under her married surname, she must keep this a secret from the other passengers to avoid them turning on her in a panic. chad dies early season 1 by falling out of a tree and veronica turns to betty for comfort

archie andrews and jughead jones: recently reunited childhood best friends returning from a bro trip together after jughead won the lottery. immediately after paying jellybean’s way into film school and bailing his dad out of jail, the third thing jughead did after winning the lottery was call up archie to take whatever the riververse equivalent of the lord of the rings tour is together. dorky best bro things. archie is a retired army vet who was dishonorably discharged from The Football War and grew up next to betty up until they were 15. his dad was non-fatally shot in the black hood attacks but archie has never believed that betty did it. the fundamental jarchie conflict of riverlost is between archie, who is seeking a way to get himself and his fellow survivors off the island off the island, and jughead becomes more embroiled in the mystery of the island and more insistent that the island wants them to stay

josie mccoy and kevin keller: a has-been popstar and her talent manager-slash-stepbrother en route to their parents’ 10 year vow renewal. after news of the plane crash breaks, the pussycats experience a surge of new public interest and begin topping the charts again. josie finds herself in the midst of a love triangle between reggie and sweet pea on the island while kevin becomes more and more desperate to get off the island

cheryl blossom: the only known surviving heiress of the blossom maple empire. cheryl was traveling with her twin brother jason, who died immediately in the plane crash. they were attempting to flee their family, but were unwittingly put on the plane by clifford blossom knowing it would go down. a traumatized cheryl begins experiencing psychic premonitions while on the island

toni topaz: a pregnant physical therapist traveling with her friends, who were seated in the back of the plane and are separated from her for the first 48 days on the island after the crash. unbeknownst to anyone but herself, toni’s baby was immaculately conceived. she received a frightening ominous warning from an old woman in the grocery store the day before boarding the plane

reggie mantle: a private security guard hired by hiram lodge to keep tabs on the gekkos who quickly becomes romantically entangled with josie after the crash and becomes distracted from his intended assignment

tabitha and pop tate: the CEO of an international restaurant chain and her grandfather, traveling to see an extraterrestrial expert to make sense of strange phenomena reported at several pop’s locations

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Anime Review: Eureka Seven, and Why Anime was Better in the Olden Days

In a constantly shifting world, people are clinging to life as best they can, despite tectonic shifts and mysterious Desperation Disease making life hard. Still, the people cling to hope in this weird world; hope for the military, for the rebel group Gekko-State, and hope brought about by the hero of the people, Adroc Thurston. Hope that the world will someday be healed.

So we meet Adroc’s son, Renton Thurston, who lives with his mechanic grandfather and dreams of a life where he can freely lift through the sky. Then his life changes as a giant robot crashes through his roof, and he meets a mysterious young girl named Eureka, as well as the Gekko-State leader himself, Holland. Given a powerful device called the Amita Drive by his grandfather, which is able to power a famous robot known as the Nirvash, or Type/Zero, Renton rushes off in pursuit of Eureka, and a new life aboard the Gekko-State. But ominous rumblings are brewing in the military and the very core of the world itself, and the carefree life that Renton thought he was getting into may just be the greatest test he’s ever faced...

Oh yeah, I’m going there. And I’m finally gonna explain why.

The golden age of anime, or of media in general, is an incredibly subjective thing. It depends on your tastes, the things you grew up with, and the things thrust at you as you stumble through life. As such, I cannot in any way say “anime was better at this time that it has ever been since”, because that’s just my opinion. And I would always respect otherwise. But still, for me, film, music and anime were all better in the olden days.

Of course, “the olden days” itself is relative. In my case the golden generation would be the one before me; say the mid-80s to the mid-90s for music and film. Anime is slightly more recent, given that the industry is actually slightly behind western animation on the timeline (so much so that the first ‘anime’ series, as it were, Astro Boy, was based off of classic Disney cartoons). That means the ‘golden age’ of anime for me actually spans from the late 90s to exactly 2007. And yes, as with everything, of course there was a load of crap that came out in that time period, and yes there have been better shows come out since (two of my favourite shows are from 2010 and 2011 respectively). But, in general, I feel anime was at its best during that period, for a few reasons.

So where does that leave Eureka Seven? It came out in 2006 as an original story from Bones, and is now considered one of the classic mech shows along with Evangelion and Gurren Lagann. So how exactly is it? And what is it that makes it so firmly a product of the golden age of anime?

Let’s start with the animation. The absolutely phenomenally awesome animation. Oh yeah, Studio Bones, baby. Immediately that puts this in the classic category; I know nowadays there are a tonne of awesome studios out there, both veterans and newcomers, but back in the day when you saw the Bones logo you knew that the show was going to look stunning. Wolf’s Rain, both FullMetal Alchemists, Soul Eater, Darker than Black, and even in the recent years they haven’t let up with shows like Blood Battlefront Blockade, My Hero Academia and Mob Psycho 100. For the longest time they were the epitamy of quality animation, and they don’t drop the ball here. Eureka Seven looks absolutely wonderful. The character animation is amazing and never devolves into emoticon slapstick, the backgrounds are wonderful, as are the colours, and the show has probably some of the best aerial battles I’ve ever seen. Eureka Seven has the unique style of having giant robots surfing through the sky, and whether or not it’s a silly concept, you can totally buy it with some of the most wonderful flying and falling moments I’ve ever seen. The only time Eureka Seven looks less than stellar is just on occasion, where they’re obviously holding back a little budget and some of the faces get a little squash-and-stretchy.  But honestly, it doesn’t matter one bit. Having every frame be perfect is nowhere near as important as having the truly important moments be special.

The animation truly is excellent, but honestly I was far more blown away by the score to this show. The composer was Naoki Satō, and honestly I’ve only heard his work once before in Assassination Classroom, although for the life of me I can’t really remember a single track. Here is a different story though, as the entire score to Eureka Seven just blew me away. From wonderfully emotional opening themes to bittersweet endings to great sweeping strings and horns to some actually epic trance and techno pieces; the whole score is full of standouts both long and short, and it’s probably the only anime soundtrack I’ve listened to in full while I’ve been working (aside from Baccano). The music belongs to the show, and it is the show. Without it, it wouldn’t be the same. I’ve heard some people say over the years that soundtracks aren’t really important, and there seems to be a rising case of that in many modern blockbusters. But as these old series, and heck, even older films can testify, the soundtrack is important. In fact, essential. Decisive Battle. Goodnight Julia. The friggin’ Team Rocket theme. And among films, The Raider’s March. He’s a Pirate. Binary Sunset. I don’t even need to have the music clips and you’re probably already humming them in your head. The music of your favourite things will stick with you until the very end of time. That is how important the soundtrack is. Again, anime was better in the olden days.

While I can’t lavish as much praise onto the dub as I can the music, I can say it grew on me an awful lot. This is, I believe, an early Bang Zoom! effort, a company who would later go on to do good work with Madoka and Kill la Kill. It still has the old dub flavours though, with a few very recognisable actors and a few actors who don’t really act very well? I don’t know; as older dubs go it’s not as fluently fitting as GTO but it’s nowhere near as flat as Elfen Lied or Soul Eater so it sort of balances out. And for the most part the actors do a great job; Johnny Young Bosch and Crispin Freeman perform really nicely as Renton and Holland respectively, as you’d expect; Kate Higgins is a standout as Talho, and while Stephanie Sheh as Eureka takes some time to get into the role, she’s definitely nailing it by the end. In fact most of the Gekko-State, the recurring villains and even a few one-off characters really nail the voices, with the exception of Woz’s actor, who always sounds like he’s questioning everything he says, and Ken-Goh’s VA in the second half of the series, Kyle Hebert. He isn’t terrible, but after the original actor Bob Papenbrook sadly passed away in 2007, the change is very noticeable.

If there is a problem with the dub it lies a little more with the script than the actors. While most of it is very well handled and feels natural, there are definitely a few monologue-y moments where the actors are clearly just standing on a soapbox. But still, as a dub it works well. Very well. And I’m not convinced that the monologue-y moments are really the fault of the ADR team, at least, not completely. But I’ll get to that a little bit later.

You may have been slightly confused with the plot synopsis, and all the weird and wonderful terms and things going on. This is understandable; this is not a simple series, with alien worlds, political and military turmoil, and a huge cast of characters. There is a lot of lore, and a lot of stuff going on in the background that even I couldn’t always follow. Much like Outlaw Star, this is a world of...well...worldbuilding. And yet despite not being simple, it is far from inaccessible. I’d even go so far as to see this would be a very good introductory series for anime newcomers; certainly a better introductory mecha series than either Evangelion or Gurren Lagann.

(Partly because it’s kinda not really a mecha series. I mean, it is, and the mechas are a very important part, but halfway through it sorta turns out to be Trigun in disguise, in more ways than one).

There’s a reason for this, and again it goes into why I prefer the older style of series; despite the fact that all this stuff is going on, the focus is constantly on the main characters. The central point of the series, for the whole 50 episodes, are the relationships aboard the Gekko-State. Romantic, platonic, and familial. Renton’s growing relationship with Eureka and Hollands strained relationship with Talho. And the characters interact with each other, and no interaction is the same. There’s no simple ‘oh I respect this guy and I’m utterly loyal to him’. There’s a lot of back talking, and a lot of abuse being flung around. There’s blood, there’re tears, and fights, and some of it can be downright unpleasant to watch. But guess what; that’s a family! Even when Renton is being at his most annoying-teenager, or Holland is at his most annoying-manchild, or heck, the three kids who are constantly annoying, it still feels natural. They are inherently relatable characters, even if we don’t always like them.

And that’s just the main four; the rest of the Gekko-State are wonderful to watch as well, and heck, even members of the military. Despite the fact that not all of them go through a character arc, even the less prominent ones like Woz and Joves still feel like real people. And I say that not all of them go through an arc, but there’s a lot of really sneaky development here across the board. The shouty military commander Jurgens spends the beginning as a shouty commander, but he reveals a few hidden depths later in the series. Moondoggie (yeah, I know, but just roll with the names) is constantly fighting against feelings of his own inadequacy. Stoner is trying to find his own way to fight, being very pacifistic. Ray and Charles, despite a limited screentime, still manage to be some of the best written characters in the cast. Even among the children, there is Maurice, whose story I found utterly heartbreaking, not just for the obvious reasons, but for the build-up throughout the series and how much the final...reveal...hit close to home. These are real people. We spend the series following real people making real decisions, and some of them are very bad decisions. They make mistakes, they scream and shout. Some of them never recover, whereas others must try to deal with the consequences. And occasionally...just occasionally...some of them find their redemption. And let me tell you, they may make for the most glorious scenes of the show.

That’s the thing. Not every character needs to go through a deep epiphany, or come out on top, or even have a real purpose in the story. You could easily write out half the members of Gekko-State, but the show would suffer greatly for it. In most modern shows of this kind, every character needs a purpose. They must have their moment in the spotlight, and their own character arc. But the thing is, we already have a story, that being, Renton and Eureka’s relationship. Some of the other characters will have stories tying into it, but this is their show. We are seeing things unravel through their eyes, and sometimes, the main character needs a constant they can lean on. That’s when you need the Winrys, the Meryl Stryfes, and the Gekko-States. Back in the day, characters were exactly that. Characters. Characters in their own right, whose paths would cross with those of the mains. Not constructs. As wonderfully crafted as shows like Hunter X Hunter and FMA Brotherhood can be, the side characters too often steal the focus away from where it needs to be. The show does not need to pull you out of the main character arc to show you another one; it should be able to just show you through the eyes of the main. I don’t need to know Shoot’s or Ikalgo’s or Ling’s motivations absolutely word-for-word; I should be able to work it out for myself.

And that’s the point (which I’ve finally gotten back round to); when I see a good modern anime, or a good modern film, or hear a good modern song, I see and hear something that is perfect. Something that has been crafted beautifully and exquisitely to be utterly flawless. And, as weird as it sounds...that’s not how art works. Art needs to have flaws; that is one of the fundamental aspects. You cannot have art that is objectively perfect, since part of the reason it exists as it does is the fact that it is subjective to the creator. It cannot be objectively perfect, therefore, it must have flaws. Every show, every film, every song out there has flaws. And that’s what makes things beautiful.

Eureka Seven has flaws. Oh boy, does it have flaws. Way too much technobabble and monologuing in parts. Some of the dialogue feels incredibly forced and preachy. Some really, really unpleasant scenes in places where even if it fits with the characters it’s just not nice to watch. The pacing can be very off, especially in parts where there are multiple things going on at once. Little things scattered throughout the series, and heck, I like it. There are people out there who are going to hate this show for the choices it makes.

But the flaws make Eureka Seven what it is, just as they do for every show. But more and more nowadays, I see films and shows that have to be utterly perfect in everything they do. The plot has to have the right timing and the right number of twists, and be split into nice neat little arcs. The characters need to have a distinct character arc that finishes in the correct place, and heaven forbid we let any characters make mistakes. Nothing is allowed to be their fault. As technically great as things such as Civil War or Frozen are, I hate the fact that there has to be a villain. There has to be somebody you can point at and say “I can support the good guys in everything because it’s all their fault.” Direction and music fit everything to a tee, to the point where the soundtrack can just be plucked from a massive backlog in order to fit the mood perfectly. In songs, it’s always the same beats, and the same chord structures, and the same computed synthetic backings, in order to show how the singer has such perfect control over their voice even though they’re not saying anything. And NOTHING is allowed to have flaws anymore. The moment a show goes into the very slightest of heavier material, suddenly it’s problematic and sending a bad message. The general public are far too critical of everything nowadays, constantly pointing out plot-holes and every single mistake a film makes, so much so that you fail to see the good. We live in a culture that will judge everything we see before we’ve even seen it, and we will praise the technically flawless as the very best without accepting that people could possibly, possibly like something else more. And believe me, I’m among them. I went through a period of being so critical that I was willing to criticise the technicals of a joke in a kid’s play. It’s not a good look, and it’s not a good feeling when you look back and realise that sometimes you just need to sit back and enjoy something for a change.

Does it go for everything nowadays? Of course it doesn’t, and of course not everything in the olden days was better. We’ve kept the good stuff and wisely decided to leave the crap behind. Even in anime. Too much studio meddling, too little effort going into the story or animation, often way too much filler, and sometimes so needlessly dark that you end up with a Berserk or an Elfen Lied.

And the very reason that so much modern anime is so technically great is that the industry is in a fantastic place. More series are being made every season, with a variety of lengths, new techniques and new studios. Just last year Studio Mappa made a massive hit with Yuri!! On Ice; a unique sports show that was funny, charming, had some gorgeous skating scenes and finally gave a great representation of a gay couple in an anime, in a mainstream hit. It had its issues with the animation and the ending (and I’ll admit, I haven’t seen the whole show so I can’t give my own opinion) but honestly that’s what made it such a hit. It’s going to stick, whether people love it, hate it, think it’s over or underrated or just think it’s meh.

And in every medium, that is the art that will stick. I can think of two areas which are better now than have ever been before. One is kids’ shows and films, which are finally being taken seriously as a legitimate art form and are having more effort put into them than ever before (Lego Movie, Zootopia, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, Inside Out, and every Laika film, among many). The other is things that are entirely creator-driven, which was what made the classics what they were. More and more people have more freedom to create the thing they want to make. Over in the west, people like Guillermo del Toro, George Miller and Neil Gaiman, or again with the kids shows, people like Rebecca Sugar, Pendleton Ward, Daron Nefcy, Ben Bocquelet and Alex Hirsch. Netflix and Amazon are bringing more unique and wonderful shows and adaptations to more and more people. And in the anime world, there are creators like Gen Urobuchi, Kunihiko Ikuhara, Jun Maeda and ONE, as well as new and upcoming studios like Shuka, 3Hz and of course Studio Mappa. The talent is out there. The people who care are out there. And I have no doubt that in another few years we’re going to see a new renaissance of media as people like this – people like you and me - take the technology and the dedication we now have, sit down, and make the story they want to make. Flaws and all.

Anime was better in the olden days. Film was better in the olden days. Music was better in the olden days. Not because it had more talent or technique behind it, though we have sadly lost several geniuses over the past few years. It was better, because the people who made it cared. They didn’t care about it being perfect, or being good for people. The things that were good were so good because people picked up the camera, or the pen, or the instrument, and they wanted to make something. They wanted to make their very own piece of art, and nobody was going to stop them.

And we got Empire Strikes Back, and Blues Brothers, and Terminator 2, Labyrinth, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ghostbusters, Lion King, Gremlins, Jurassic Park and Beetlejuice. We got Take On Me, Living On a Prayer, I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), Heaven is a Place On Earth, Under Pressure, Tunnel of Love and Dry County. And we got Cowboy Bebop, FullMetal Alchemist, Wolf’s Rain, Gunslinger Girl, Baccano, Bokurano, Clannad, Princess Tutu and Welcome to the NHK.

And we got so, so many wonderful things. Not one of them perfect. But all of them forever wonderful.

Eureka Seven is a deeply flawed show, and yet I absolutely love it. It impressed me in all the right ways, with relatable characters, an exciting world, an inspiring story and an absolutely gorgeous presentation. It is every bit a product of the heart and love of Dai Satō, Naoki Satō, and every member of Studio Bones who worked on it. Not everybody will like everything about it, but personally, I found it a true classic. It made my top 20 in an instant and I would recommend it to anybody interested, and in fact, if you live in the good old UK like myself, the whole series is available completely free and legally on Viewster. Go for it. See the stories that came out over a decade ago. Because let me tell you, it’s going to be a little while before we see anything like their kind again.

My score: 9/10

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Wall Street: “Gier ist gut” Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) bei Teldar

Wall Street (1987): Wall Street: „Gier ist gut“ Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) auf der Teldar Paper Aktionärsversammlung. Der Corporate Raider teilt seine Ansichten.

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Wall Street / Borsa / rahan ja vallan katu / Tőzsdecápák / Γουόλ Στριτ / Волл-стріт / Уолл-стрит / ウォール街 / וול סטריט / وال استریت / وول ستريت / 华尔街

1987

Deutsch German

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Charlie Sheen = Bud Fox Michael Douglas = Gordon Gekko Martin Sheen = Carl Fox Terence Stamp = Larry Wildman Daryl Hannah = Darien Taylor Hal Holbrook = Lou Mannheim John C. McGinley = Marvin Sean Young = Kate Gekko James Spader = Roger Barnes Cecilia Peck = Candice Rogers Josh Mostel = Ollie Oliver Stone Stanley Weiser Edward R. Pressman

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Wallstreet, وول ستريت, Уол-стрыт, Уол Стрийт, ওয়াল স্ট্রিট, وال استریت, Wall-kiê, וול סטריט, वॉल स्ट्रीट, Ուոլ Սթրիթ, ウォール街, უოლ-სტრიტი, Уолл-стрит, ವಾಲ್ ಸ್ಟ್ರೀಟ್, 월 가, Volstrytas, Volstrīta, Уолл Стрит, ਵਾਲ ਸਟਰੀਟ, وال سٹریٹ, Вол стрит, வால் ஸ்ட்ரீட், వాల్ స్ట్రీట్, วอลสตรีต,, وال اسٹریٹ, Phố Wall, უოლ სტრიტი, 华尔街, 華爾街

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I do not own this; it is for entertainment purposes only

from https://mainstbailout.com/wall-street-gier-ist-gut-gordon-gekko-michael-douglas-bei-teldar/

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Wall Street (1987)

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Funimation Schedules "Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution" Anime Movie Screenings

Funimation has announced that Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1, the first movie in a highly anticipated trilogy, is coming to select US theaters, February 5th and 7th.

  #EurekaSeven Hi-Evolution 1, the first movie in a highly anticipated trilogy, is coming to select US theaters, Feb 5 & 7! Follow https://t.co/Zr8LdGG06K for more info and updates on the movie!! http://pic.twitter.com/5wNH0TVaHl

— Funimation (@FUNimation) December 11, 2017

    About

Ride the trapars and take to the skies once more! The revolutionary mecha anime from studio Bones returns for the first movie in a high-flying trilogy.

  It all begins with the story that was left untold—the earth-shattering incident where Renton’s father disappeared. With the mysterious pilot Eureka by his side, only Adroc Thurston could undo his own mistake, sparking the event that changed everything and earned him the title of a hero. Now, ten years later, Eureka lies in critical condition as Renton leaves the crew of the Gekko. But when he finds himself in the care of his father’s old friends, he has a choice to make. Either stay with the loving family he’s always wanted, or earn the love he seeks.

Runtime

93 minutes

Languages

Presented in Japanese with English Subtitles and English Dub.

  Cast & Staff

Eureka

Japanese: Kaori Nazuka

English: Stephanie Sheh

Renton Thurston

Japanese: Yuko Sanpei

English: Johnny Yong Bosch

Ray

Japanese: Aya Hisakawa

English: Melissa Fahn

Charles Beams

Japanese: Jurota Kosugi

English: Patrick Seitz

Holland Novak

Japanese: Toshiyuki Morikawa

English: Crispin Freeman

Talho Yuuki

Japanese: Michiko Neya

English: Kate Higgins

Adroc Thurston

Japanese: Toru Furuya

English: Fred Tatasciore

Dewey Novak

Japanese: Koji Tsujitani

English: Kim Strauss

Mitch

English: Max Lawrence

Milton

English: Imari Williams

Sam

English: Michael Forest

Blair

Japanese: Mugihito

English: Michael Forest

Uno

Japanese: Masanori Takeda

English: Bill Rogers

Kuzemi

Japanese: Hiroshi Iwasaki

English: William Knight

Coda

Japanese: Mariko Akashi

English: Barbara Goodson

  ------ Follow on Twitter at @aicnanime

By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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และมันจะต้องซ่อมกันไปจนถึงเมื่อไหร่

ถนำของตัวละคร) เพื่อการเริ่มต้นชีวิตใหม่ในสถานที่ใหม่ ในการตัดสินใจในการเปลี่ยนแปลงชีวิตของ Jack นำไปสู่การดำเนินเรื่องของหัวข้อหลักคือ “ความรักที่อยู่เหนือชนชั้นและกาลเวลา”) ในแต่ละฉากเช่นกัน ที่นำเสนอความเปลี่ยนแปลงจากเล็ก ไปสู่ใหญ่ ซึ่งเป็นการเปลี่ยนแปลงที่มีความหมาย เช่น ฉากสูงสุดในตอน (Sequence Climax) จะนำเสนอผลจากการกระทำในฉากที่ทำให้มีการเปลี่ยนแปลงต่อตัวละครหลักในระดับปำนกลาง และในฉากสูงสุดขององค์ (Act Climax) คือฉากที่นำเสนอผลของกำรกระทำจากตอนที่ผ่านมาแล้ว ที่ก่อให้เกิดการเปลี่ยนแปลงครั้งสำคัญของตัวละคร เกจ์วัดรอบ (ผู้แปล: จากเรื่อง “ไททานิค” ฉากสูงสุดของตอนแรก เมื่อ โรส (Kate Winslet) ตัดสินใจจะกระโดดเรือฆ่าตัวตาย แต่ Jack มาช่วยไว้ เป็นเหตุที่ทำให้เริ่มเกิดความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างตัวละครเอกทั้งสอง และฉากสูงสุดขององค์ที่ โรส ตัดสินใจเปลื้องผ้ำเพื่อให้ Jack เขียนรูปตนเองกับเพชรมรกต (อันเป็นจุดกำเนิดของเรื่อง) แสดงถึงความเชื่อใจ นำไปสู่ความสัมพันธ์ที่ทำให้ โรส อุทิศทุกอย่างเพื่อความรัก และ Jack ยอมตายเพื่อปกป้องคนที่ตนเองรัก) คงจะมีไม่มีนักเขียนบทคนไหน อยากเขียนฉากที่น่าเบื่อ ไม่มีความหมาย หรือเขียนฉากขึ้นมาเพื่อเป็นแค่บอกเล่าข้อมูล นักเขียนบททุกคนต้องการให้เห็นถึงการเปลี่ยนแปลงที่เกิดขึ้นในแต่ละฉาก เพื่อนำไปสู่การเปลี่ยนแปลงในระดับกลาง และไปจนถึงระดับสูงสุด (ผู้แปล: และจากเรื่อง “ไททานิค” จุดเปลี่ยนของตัวละครเอกอย่าง Jack คือ “การเริ่มต้นชีวิตใหม่” กับการทิ้งชีวิตที่มีเขาเป็น ยอมเสี่ยงกับทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างที่เขามีเพื่อแลกกับตั๋วเดินทาง เพื่อเริ่มต้นชีวิตใหม่ใน นิวยอร์ก และจุดเปลี่ยนของ โรส ในตอน จบของเรื่อง ดิฟฟี่ คือการสานต่อความปรำถนำของ Jack คนรัก นั่นคือ “การเริ่มต้นชีวิตใหม่” โดยการเปลี่ยนนามสกุล ทิ้งชีวิตและครอบครัวในอดีตทั้งหมด เพื่อเริ่มต้นชีวิตใหม่ใน นิวยอร์ก) ในหนังเรื่อง WALL STREET คุณค่าของเรื่องคือ การร่ำรวยกับควำมฉ้อโกง นายหน้าขายหุ้นหนุ่ม Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) เป็นคนที่ใช้เงิน เดือนชนเดือน วัดบูส ได้พบปะกับลูกค้ามหาเศรษฐีอย่าง Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) เพื่อเสนอบริการในการซื้อขายหุ้น ระหว่างที่ Bud กำลังอธิบายข้อเสนอต่าง ๆ Gekko ถามสวนกลับมาว่า “ให้บอกในสิ่งที่ ฉันยังไม่รู้” จากคำถามนี้ Bud รู้ทันทีว่า Gekko ต้องการที่จะรู้ความลับข้อมูลซื้อขายหุ้น ซึ่งเป็นกำรกระทำที่ผิดกฏหมาย Bud เริ่มคิดถึงผลประโยชน์ที่จะได้รับ เกจวัด ณ จุดนี้ คือจุดเปลี่ยนของตัวละครจากความซื่อสัตย์ เป็นการฉ้อโกง และเปลี่ยนจากชีวิตเงินเดือนออฟฟิค มาเป็นเศรษฐีและตกเป็นอำนาจของเงินโดยปริยาย และนี้คือ จุดเปลี่ยน (Turning Points) จุดเปลี่ยนของเรื่องและตัวละคร จะต้องนาคนดูไปสูุ่ความรู้สึกที่เกิดขึ้นพร้อม ๆ กับตัวละครในเรื่องคือ เกจ์วัดรอบมอไซค์ เกิดความประหลาดใจ (Surprise) เกิดความอยากรู้อยากเห็นว่าจะเป็นอย่างไรต่อไป (Increased Curiosity) เกิดความเข้าใจในเหตุการณ์ ถึงที่มาที่ไปของเหตุและผล (Insight) เกิดวิถีทาง, พฤติกรรม หรือความคิดใหม่ของตัวละคร (New Direction) เกจ์วัด

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Meanwhile the DM title is Kate Breaks Cover, like she is Brandt after the abuse allegations came out or Gordon Gekko.

Hahahahahahahaha, stop girls. I’m just laughing so hard since yesterday, everybody losing their marbles and I’m just laughing.

I don’t think this is the PR (drama) she needs, but girl, she is everywhere, iconic behavior (even if people are criticizing her) It’s surreal how she has become a global public figure in 3 weeks.

💅

[pedroam-bang]

Wall Street (1987)

[mainstreetbailout]

Wall Street: Treffen von Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) und Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas)

Wall Street (1987): Das erste Treffen von Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) und Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). Bud Fox lässt sich dazu hinreißen Insiderinformationen bezüglich der Fluggesellschaft „Bluestar“ preiszugeben.

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Wall Street / Borsa / rahan ja vallan katu / Tőzsdecápák / Γουόλ Στριτ / Волл-стріт / Уолл-стрит / ウォール街 / וול סטריט / وال استریت / وول ستريت / 华尔街

1987

Deutsch German

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Charlie Sheen = Bud Fox Michael Douglas = Gordon Gekko Martin Sheen = Carl Fox Terence Stamp = Larry Wildman Daryl Hannah = Darien Taylor Hal Holbrook = Lou Mannheim John C. McGinley = Marvin Sean Young = Kate Gekko James Spader = Roger Barnes Cecilia Peck = Candice Rogers Josh Mostel = Ollie Oliver Stone Stanley Weiser Edward R. Pressman

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Wallstreet, وول ستريت, Уол-стрыт, Уол Стрийт, ওয়াল স্ট্রিট, وال استریت, Wall-kiê, וול סטריט, वॉल स्ट्रीट, Ուոլ Սթրիթ, ウォール街, უოლ-სტრიტი, Уолл-стрит, ವಾಲ್ ಸ್ಟ್ರೀಟ್, 월 가, Volstrytas, Volstrīta, Уолл Стрит, ਵਾਲ ਸਟਰੀਟ, وال سٹریٹ, Вол стрит, வால் ஸ்ட்ரீட், వాల్ స్ట్రీట్, วอลสตรีต,, وال اسٹریٹ, Phố Wall, უოლ სტრიტი, 华尔街, 華爾街

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I do not own this; it is for entertainment purposes only

from https://mainstbailout.com/wall-street-treffen-von-bud-fox-charlie-sheen-und-gordon-gekko-michael-douglas/