#STRANGE BLOG .. boys fanart … fascinating read.

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lodurloft said: Also men’s hakama must be trousers, while Tsukasa’s is undivided for unknown reasons lol Smth between men’s and women’s hakama Amane likes strange things. Ah, maybe that’s why Tsukasa barely could walk firstly

read everything I say here in the meekest, mousiest little voice imaginable as I'm feeble and not an authority, and websites sortof contradict or refer to different eras and I can't sus out every reliable source </3:

Not the case as far as I know! Hakama being split-legged or open had to do with whether or not physical activity was expected of the wearer, mostly. Split hakama might be worn for horseback riding or some vocations, kendo, shootan arrows, way way back… but gosh take anything I say with a grain of salt too, as much as I try to read hither and yawn, hakama change so much over the years and I'm not sure what AidaIro were 'going for', or what's circumstantial ...

Actually so interesting but I've noticed that in very first fanart and MMD model after Tsukasa's debut (but before his reprise), people assumed his hakama was split and drew it as such, assuming that he was in the more physically useful kind … I think you see more split hakama in anime/manga not because of men, but because characters are typically sword fightan and arrow shootan and being active and wearing them in that manner. Tsukasa was seemingly 'a shounen villain' so I think people drew a natural conclusion. It's really fun and flirty that actually, Tsukasa's hakama is a formal sort, and has less of a sports vibe and more of an elegant occasion vibe. It's really fanciful ... and sortof funny that this guy dressed for, a wedding or something, shows up and floats all around.... I wonder if Iro intentionally played with expectations there?

Kikyo for instance wears a split hakama because she fires arrows and has a physically taxing lot in life...

but there are still some interesting gender differences with hakama with sortof might apply to Tsukasa, but I'm so hazy on this … I wish some genuine expert could weigh in lol … but it appears men's formal hakama traditionally are striped, while women's are solid colored? Men's hakama are also generally sashed lower on the body (at the hips) while women's sash at the waist, just below the chest.

Aida's gradually raised up Tsukasa's hakama irresistibly. Though I don't think this hakama raising is a diegetic detail (as in, I think in 'flashbacks' or 'redraws' we'll still see it high up, so it's not as if Tsukasa HIMSELF is CHOOSING to wear it higher, but that Aida eventually decided that a higher sash was appealing and suited him more, and is probably retroactively 'how he always wore it')...

though it's not exactly as high as most women's, nor as low as most men's, which I think is cute….

he cuts such a nice hourglass figure ♥ I sometimes see JP fans referring to 'Tsukasa's breasts' lol....

I'm assuming 'cuz the boys are from the 60s etc, that they're more around the time hakama weren't common wear in everyday occasions or work, but by the 70s were coming into a kind of fashion again for stuff like even school ceremonies like graduating … if it's Amane's choice, it's sooo fascinating ....

Anyway I do think Tsukasa has a girlish swag about him intentionally. While the hakama's skirt style isn't gendered, all the upskirt shots and billowing and twirling that gets drawn is wwwwww

coincidentally Amane's gakuran embellishes his shoulders, giving him a masculine silhouette. I think this is intentional lol.......... but maybe I'm crazy... idk .... its my blog......

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Your friend tells you about a cool website

They say it's a social site where people post funny memes and amazing art.

Thinking that this would be the perfect way to make new friends with shared interests, you decide to check out Tumblr.com.

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You're immediately drawn in by an image of a sweeping landscape, beautiful rivers, hills, and trees, and upon closer inspection, find this amazing portrait to be entirely hand-drawn.

The website has a button to click to create an account, so you do.

It prompts you to enter your email, a username, and a password.

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I've done this a hundred times.

So you type in your email (iamnotarobot472@website.com) and a fun username (whatevercoatsyourgoat999).

Of course you add a password, it just isn't being publicly shared (you're welcome).

Next, this strange site says hello to you, and prompts you to begin clicking on a few broad categories.

You have a pretty varied interest, so you decide to snag a few.

As you click, each category subdivides, which you find to be a neat feature.

Ultimately, you've chosen to follow the tags: Art, watercolor, painting, anime, manga, and cute animals.

You begim scrolling down through all of these posts made by people with weird usernames.

Wow, this is like if Facebook was anonymous! you think to yourself.

You see that most posts here that are tagged with "art" are mostly digital art, and almost all of it seems to not be what you expected.

It's all fanart.

You don't recognize many of the characters included in the images, though, so you start looking for something familiar.

Ah, here's something!

You see a drawing of Naruto (your favorite anime character of course) striking a cool action pose.

Noticing the image description says more under the cut, you decide to click the words "read more."

After all, more cool Naruto art is always a good thing, right?

You find yourself horribly wrong.

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Never in your life did you think that you'd see any odd body parts sticking off of Uzumaki Naruto, but you have.

And you regret it.

You click the back arrow in the left corner as fast as you can, and read the name associated with this wretched abomination.

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Great. There were signs and you completely missed them.

Oh, well, we can only try again.

You begin to continue scrolling through the images and see some moving pictures.

Oh sweet, gifs! you say out loud.

I've always thought these were a feat of technical wizardry.

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You may not recognize the men in the gifs, and there are no words pasted on these ones, but you've learned that the characters are often listed at the bottom of each post.

So you look, but find no names of anything listed.

So you go to this person's page.

Er, what did this site call it?

Oh yes, blog.

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Firstly, you notice this "blog" has a big title, which reads "Welcome to my twisting mind."

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The subtitle reads as follows:

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After the post with all of the gifs, you see another one of two men hugging.

Oh, you think, these are the same two men in the other post.

They must be really good friends.

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Oh, okay! This must be a "fan blog," and this is this person, Maggie's, favorite "ship!"

You're getting the hang of things.

You scroll on to the next post.

This one is very different.

This one is composed entirely of words, with no pictures nearby.

What's to lose?

So you start to read.

The post reads as follows:

"Incest is wrong and anyone who thinks that cousins bonking is fine should be burned at the steak! And dont @ me you Nazi scum John will find you and give you a peace of his mind. And then the Doctor will teleport you to Raxicorocooppagtlajutisjndbjthakdlfn and there youll die from the smelly gasses like the smelly gas that you are!

Why cant we all just live in peas uwu"

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People on this website are backwards.

You get prepared to logout, and then see a "delete account" button.

Perfect! Then I'll never have to deal with all of these weirdos again!

But wait!

You've had a most disturbing thought.

I am too on this website.

I'm no better than these people.

Shaking your head in defeat, you click the button to follow samxdean5evver.