#akaba man

[nanoyoru]

hi my name is Yume and I am a little insane about Dennis Macfield

[omarwolaeth]

Sometimes I think about how the natural energies might not have been as clean cutting as we're lead to believe, and how Yuuya and Yuzu might not be the only split-soul existences, entirely because of a blast radius that neither Ray nor Leo knew about if the En cards ever went off.

[vinyl-artwork]

Akaba Man & The Nigie Rokets – Obo, 1981.

Artiste pochette non crédité.

[number-1-kuaidul-fanboy]

How this line alone didn't make me fall head over heels for Declan way sooner than I ended up doing I'll never understand:

[universestreasures]

Reiji making all duelists lose their minds at how many monsters he can summon in one turn...

[gedascrown5768]

I may not like Yusho, but I think it's kinda gay to abandon your family to see one guy

It's funny that I hate both Leo and Yusho, but I kinda ship them in a way

But why are they called "Daddyshipping"

That fits for Kazuma and Vetrix 😤 not them

[awkward-thinker]

So, I made a little fake screenshot. XD This was made a while ago, but I’m pretty proud of it! I even tried to lipsync Fubuki with his animation in ep 26, but I should probably fix it up.

The inspiration behind this is that… it was very messed up for Aiger to just get off scot-free after breaking Valtryek. I have no idea WHY the kids were happy when he did and even congratulated him, it makes no sense. Everyone was angry when Phi broke Fafnir, Spryzen, and Achilles, but oh noooo, it doesn’t matter that Aiger broke Valtryek.

This was apart of an AU I have where everyone was actually upset with Aiger for doing such a thing. Every other time besides this breaking beys is seen as a BAD THING BY EVERYONE ELSE. I don’t understand why only Fubuki, Free, and Valt saw that it was bad; it makes no sense. You’d think at least the BLADER kids would be horrified, but nope.

[shitpostingkats]

Not to sound like a victorian, but the most vital part of Declan Akaba’s character design is his bare-ass ankles.

Mans wearing patent leather Beckett Simonons with NO SOCKS. He has cuffed his pants so everyone can see this crime against footwear. He is flaunting his rebellion and his wading-bird-ankles that could be snapped like a twig.

[oldsardens]

Aleksander Laszenko - Man from Akaba. 1935

[aliothbuzzsawshark]

@arcvmonth Day 13 - Villains

To me, most Arc V villains are really interesting concepts with...weird execution. This is mainly because of Arc V’s weird pacing. The only villain I feel actually got time to be properly explored is Yuri. Except that time was used poorly.

(Mini analysis below dunking on Yuri as a character)

Yuri is both a lot of things and nothing at all.

He’s a part of Zarc that’s Leo Akaba’s most trusted soldier and is the main antagonist for most of the show. That’s interesting to me, especially since he’s the opposite of Yuya. Yuya is good, an entertaining duelist, and deeply cares about others. Yuri is evil, a duelist only for war, and only cares about himself. (canonically)

Those opposites can make for a cool narrative, except that Yuri is really nothing more, character wise. Canonically speaking, (in the anime only) Yuri’s personality is just stereotypical evil. He’s a power hungry, war-loving, soldier that thinks he’s better than everyone else and that he’s amazing and oh so powerful.

It’s perfectly fine to have villains like this, but in a show where we so the complexities of Leo Akaba, the guy who started an entire war, and not Yuri, it comes off really weird to me. It’s like Yuri is more evil than Leo, when, technically, Yuri has been following Leo’s orders. Since all the other main soldiers get this type of realization that they are more that just evil, Yuri is just implied to be a bitch and nothing else.

This is what I mean by Yuri is both a lot of things and nothing at all. He’s a lot in terms of a threat, but not as a person. We get a lot of time where he can be expanded, but he just isn’t. Hell, we see him join Yuya’s side without so much as a line explaining why.

I’d also like to mention that when Zarc’s power is possessing Yuri, he acts the same, witty jabs and all, when Yuya, Yuto, and Yugo and just bloodthirsty monster repeating reunite. You can either see this as (A) Yuri having a great hold on Zarc, (B) Yuri being possessed by Zarc on default, or (C) the writers seeing evil Yuri processed by evil and going “oh we don’t need to do anything he’s already an evil motherfucker.”

I know it seems like I hate Yuri, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. I dyed my hair after this man. I love Yuri because of how everyone has their own, personal headcanons and personality for Yuri though that lack of solid characterization. That, and how he’s written in the manga makes him a person with real feelings that readers can care for. But I wish that he could’ve had just a little bit more canonically.

[bestygogirl]

BEST YGO GIRL: Round 2, Group A

Match 5

Propaganda under the cut!

Akari Tsukumo

yuma’s older sister who has a Job TM (investigative reporter) spends all her time in a dark room with a bunch of screens regularly sends yuma on assignments to get scoops on dangerous investigative situations still loves him a lot. overbearing but because she genuinely just loves him and wants him to be happy rides a motorcycle she is the first ever ygo girl to kiss a man on screen wears a suit to a formal event definitely a little bit of an asshole but it always comes from a place of dedication and passion

Reira Akaba

Point me to another “little sister” character who had such an interesting arc that they ended up taking down the big bad of the series? Her relationship with Reiji gets to be complex and not perfect, yet they clearly still care about each other. And then the way she bonds with Yuya, Tsukikage, and Serena, becoming her own person, willing to rebel against everyone to do what it takes to save the world? Truly one of a kind. gender might be ambiguous but her already great gets even better with a trans girl reading. vote for the gender child

[xtruss]

Tennis Prize Money Tracker 2024: Which Player Has Earned The Most?

— August 26, 2024 | By Lev Akabas

Carlos Alcaraz is the current tennis prize money leader through August 26, 2024 after winning both the French Open and Wimbledon. Illustration By Lorenzo Gordon

With $8.02 million in tournament winnings, Carlos Alcaraz is the current leader in tennis prize money won through August 26 this year. The 21-year-old took home $2.6 million when he won the French Open in June and then another $3.5 million along with his second consecutive Wimbledon title in July.

Iga Świątek, the other singles winner at Roland Garros, ranks third with $6.99 million in year-to-date prize money. The women’s world No. 1 received the same payout as Alcaraz for her win in France. Świątek bowed out early in the other two majors this year, but has won four WTA 1000 events, compared to Alcaraz’s one ATP Masters 1000 title (1000-level events award the most prize money, with the exception of the Grand Slams and tour finals).

Despite their young ages, Świątek and Alcaraz already rank ninth all-time in WTA and ATP prize money, respectively, each with totals of more than $30 million.

Jannik Sinner, who won the Australian Open in January to earn roughly $2.1 million, ranks just ahead of Swiatek in 2024 winnings. The Italian followed up his breakout performance by winning Miami in March, earning an additional $1.1 million, but was recently docked the $325,000 he earned at Indian Wells after testing positive for a banned substance.

Halfway through the season, women occupy four of the top 10 spots in the 2024 prize money rankings. Świątek is roughly $1 million behind Alcaraz but has a chance to become the first woman since 2003 to win more money than the top-earning man in a calendar year.

The U.S. Open, which began on Monday, will be the biggest opportunity for players to cash in over the next several months. The 2024 event offers a record $75 million in player compensation, split evenly between men and women.

How Does Prize Money Work In Tennis?

When tennis players participate in tournaments, they are compensated based on the round in which they lose, with payouts escalating somewhat exponentially as the player continues to win. A first-round loser at 2024 Indian Wells will receive $30,050, while the tournament runner-up will win $585,000 and the champion $1.1 million.

Singles draws generally pay out more money than doubles draws, but singles players also pad their earnings by participating in doubles at events that feature both formats.

The money at stake in different tournaments varies greatly. Throughout the year, there are 250-level, 500-level and 1000-level events; the number refers to how many ranking points winners receive. Tournaments with more points on the line generally pay more money.

Which Tennis Tournament Has The Highest Prize Money?

The four majors—the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open—award 2,000 ranking points. They also have larger purses.

For instance, the 2023 U.S. Open allocated $3 million to each singles winner, while the 2023 Winston-Salem Open, an ATP 250 event, dished out $104,000 to its champion the prior week. Many pros also compete on the Challenger Tour, where players typically take home low five figures for winning an event.

Although the ATP Finals and WTA Finals at the end of the calendar draw much less public attention than the majors, they are extremely lucrative. In fact, the $4.41 million that Novak Djokovic earned for winning the 2023 ATP Finals is nearly more than he made for winning the 2023 Australian Open ($2 million) and the 2023 French Open ($2.5 million) combined.

Do Men Make More Than Women In Tennis?

Last year, 15 women and 21 men earned at least $2 million. The four majors have all paid both genders equally since 2007, but many marquee events in which men and women both play simultaneously still pay men far more. For instance, the Cincinnati Open paid out approximately $6.6 million to male players in 2023 and just $2.8 million to female players, while prize money disparities at lower-level tournaments are even worse.

In 2022, Świątek was so dominant on the court that she nearly became the first woman to be the highest-paid tennis player in a single season since 2003, when Kim Clijsters ($4.47 million) out-earned Roger Federer ($4 million). In 2023, however, the gender pay gap at the top of the sport was the largest in decades. The top 10 male players collectively earned $84.6 million in 2023, 62% more than the $52.1 million earned by the top 10 female players.

In the global professional sports landscape, tennis still offers the most earning potential for women, as seven of the 10 highest-paid female athletes in 2023 played tennis. Many tournaments have committed to offering equal pay in the near future, but there is still much work to be done to close the gap overall.

Male tennis stars also benefit significantly from ATP bonus pools, which share additional profits with the game’s top players. Bonus payouts are predicated on year-end ranking and participation in a certain number of 1000-level tournaments, but last year the pool ballooned to $21.3 million, where it remains for 2024.

Which Tennis Player Has The Most Prize Money?

For both genders, tennis is dominated financially by the elites. Last year, Djokovic earned nearly four times that of the 11th highest-paid man, Taylor Fritz, and there was a similar ratio between Swiatek’s earnings and those of the 11th highest-paid woman, Petra Kvitova.

The ATP Finals and WTA Finals had purses last year exceeding $14 million and $9 million, respectively. These tournaments only include the top eight players in the rankings, which contributes to the top-heavy prize money distribution in tennis. They are essentially "rich get richer" events to end the season.

Djokovic’s 2023 ATP Finals win gave him the fifth-most prize money ever in a season, with inflation giving him a boost over his own dominant 2011 and 2012 campaigns. He now holds five of the top 10 prize money seasons of all time and entered the season with a $46 million lead over Rafael Nadal for the most career winnings.

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[number-1-kuaidul-fanboy]

Roasting the Yugioh rivals' hair

Haven't done this in a while, time to roast more characters, going from least absurd hair to most absurd hair. (For the record, I like all these characters at least a bit so take this with a grain of salt, I went really in on some of them)

1 Seto Kaiba

All the money in the world from stealing your rich daddy's company and you still can't find time to make your hair look different from a depressed Kuriboh?

2 Jack Atlas

Dang, that cheese looks good enough to eat. Mind cutting me a slice? Hey! Can you hear me? Oh shoot, he's wearing earbuds! He can't hear me!

3 Jun Manjome

So what's it like having a giant dancing emo spider on your head? Blends in well with the rest of your emo suit. Your aesthetic crashes and burns like the thunder you name yourself after :)

4 Roa Kirishima

For a jerky self-absorbed diva boy who hogs the spotlight, your hair is surprisingly underwhelming. I mean come on, only one bland colour? No accessories? How do people even see you onstage? I guess it looks like a malformed star if you squint?

5 Reiji/Declan Akaba

Damn, going gray at 16? Illegally drafting yourself and other younger children into war must do a number on the psyche. And how do you find time to style it like the diamond studded swimming pool you likely own when you're in the middle of this war?

6 Ryoken Kogami

Oh you wanna know if I like your hair? Wouldn't you like to know, marshmallow boy. Maybe quit styling it like a sloppy white Christmas tree with cat ears and maybe I'll take you seriously.

7 Zwijo Zir Velgear

Hey uh, you wanna stop growing your hair out? Think you've got enough now? Your hair is so long I had to get an awkwardly cropped image to properly show it off. Are you trying to be the alien general version of Rapunzel? Or does your hair have a mind of its own and that's why parts of it are sticking out like hungry yellow and purple snakes?

8 Kaito Tenjo

Styling your hair like a crown doesn't make you a king, unless you're the king of being a douche nozzle obsessed with dragons. Though really, with that pointy top, you look more like an angery fairy than a dragon.

9 Revolver 2.0

Rev, this is worse. You get that, right? You could have made your hair look however you wanted, without the limitations of the real world, and you chose to look like a gun toting old man in a shitty superhero costume with pointy rocks protruding from his head? And what is going on with those red spikes? Do you eat your marshmallow hot dogs so sloppily that the ketchup from them got on your ears? Chill out and go get stoned or something, good god.

10: Revolver 1.0

......jeez dude how much ketchup do you get on those hot dogs? And why'd it take you more than a whole season to wash it all out?

[universestreasures]

@devildukem Sent: A Themed Headcanon Prompt (Accepting!)

👎 for a headcanon about things they dislike (For Reiji)

Reiji dislikes a lot of things, but without going into plot territory as that's something you can see plainly in the series (like his distaste of dueling being used for war, his father, and his mother's treatment of Reira in terms of the anime, and in the manga, he isn't a fan of Entertainment Dueling or Yuya), I'll say one of the more general things he doesn't like is being caught off guard.

Reiji is someone who is always trying to be three steps ahead, both in dueling and in life, so being surprised is something he in a way sees as a blow to his pride. The one main exception to this seemed to be when Yuya created the Pendulum cards in Ep 1, but that's more because he saw it as an opportunity for himself since no way he could possibly predict a new summoning mechanic would appear out of nowhere.

Another thing Reiji dislikes is when his plans fall apart with no foreseeable benefit to be found. He is always someone to take advantage of any chance, but if there is nothing to be gained, he gets frustrated.

[gedascrown5768]

I guess Leo doesn't like the gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss