#among many others

[hilacopter]

at this point when I read free palestine or see a watermelon emoji in someone's bio I go "are you free palestine as in innocent gazan civilians don't deserve to be massacred and peace is the solution to the conflict or are you free palestine as in hamas are freedom fighters and the solution is getting rid of the isnotrealis". I wish I had the power to instantly know which one it is so I know whether I'm looking at a person who wants me dead or not.

[shawolsos]

"you cannot possibly see yourself as a variant of *checks notes* SIX different characters from the SAME universe"

Yes I can, mind ya business

[arrowheadedbitch]

My little blorbos are all written by women because I rewrite them in my head

[androidcharles]

The final result of the Burt Burt call. So many good Burt Burts! I hope we get a second collaborative whiteboard in the future 😊

[royaibrainrot]

Writing Royai/Fullmetal Alchemist fanfiction is just constantly googling “was ______ invented yet in the 1900’s??”

[toxic-glamour]

why is there something so inherently queer about being a Japanese horror game protagonist?

like, what are you scared of? coming out?

[benkyoutobentou]

hi! i'm sorry for the dumb question but i wanted to finally start reading manga in japanese (i already have a little list of titles beginner-friendly) buuuut i'm not sure where i actually find it ;; sorry again for the stupid question

Not a dumb question at all! There are a bunch of places to get manga, the most accessible probably being (unfortunately) amazon.jp. You need to have a Japanese address to buy things regardless of where it's being shipped to (or not, in the case of ebooks), but I believe just any address will do. You can also sometimes buy manga directly on the publisher's sites. Cmoa is another good place to check, and they also will often have entire volumes of manga available to read on their site for free (just look for the 無料 section). Bilingualmanga might also be of interest. It's free (and therefore sometimes gets taken down), but is exactly what it sounds like. Their selection isn't huge, but what they do have, they have in both English and Japanese.

If you want to buy physical volumes, CDJapan is my go-to. I'm in the USA, but I'm pretty sure they ship to most parts of the world. Kinokuniya is also a good place to buy manga from, especially if you're lucky enough to have a physical store near you. My main issue with them is that I think they're overpriced, though. Another thing that depends on luck, if you have any Book Off stores near you, go check them out! It's secondhand, so finding what you're looking for is definitely luck based, but I think it's a good experience to browse Japanese language books and manga regardless.

If you're having trouble finding something in particular, or want some... slightly less legal sources, feel free to contact me off anon!

[dylanconrique]

"I CAN HOLD MY BREATH I'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE HE LEFT" GOD WHAT A CHENFORD CODED LYRIC

[charmcoin]

watching the american idol defunctland finally and wow i really didn't realize how many talents came from that show. obviously i knew kelly clarkson won the first season but i didn't realize carrie underwood came from american idol as well

[bekabloodhound]

Re-listening to Me & AU and I'm struck again by a couple things:

1. The theme song is such a jam! I am literally dancing in my seat everytime - love it so much!

2. Kate's monologue about fandom:

Okay -- sometimes you see a movie, hear a podcast, read a book and it's like finding a home you didn't know you were missing. And you want to be in that place more often . . . it's like, being seen. Like somehow, this thing you love looked inside you and went, 'oh yeah, me too.' And when you feel that way all you want to do is to create something that keeps that feeling going. Something that finds whatever is in this thing that's speaking to you and runs with it as hard as it can.

She was speaking more specifically about fanfic culture but I definitely think it applies to all types of fan art (speaking as someone who doesn't write but channels their feelings into beading instead). This just resonated with me so much tonight, and had me thinking about all the podcasts that make me feel seen and that have given me a home.

[sailor-brunette]

Late night posting,because I didn’t think to post about this earlier,because I’m dumb. Anyway...The Demon Prince of Momochi House is getting an anime! I have volumes 1 through 7 of the manga. I will read them,then get the rest when I can. But the reason I’m so happy about this is because The Demon Prince of Momochi House is an older series. like 2000s/2010s. And if it can get an anime this late in the game,then maybe there’s hope for other older shoujo series too! *cough*Kitchen Princess*cough* Alice 19th*cough* Anyway! Looking forward to it!

[fandomthoughts0620]

Am I the only one that wants to see a crossover of every black haired, blue eyes kid meeting Bruce Wayne ; The person believed to have an obsession with adopting kids with that physical description and others (I know there are other variables but moving on)

Or

For all them to be friends or something and people believing they're adopted by Bruce

Or

Them helping each other out with their villains since all three of them are superheros

Or

Kinda like End game/Infiniti world. They all get "summoned" to the same place to fight I whole bunch of creepy creatures

Or maybe a crossover between all the young heros getting trapped in a world/dimension/ building and having to help each other out and work as a team to be able to get out

[furox]

Dating Gale: I can fix him

Dating Karlach: I can fix her

^these two things are NOT the same !

[novelist-becca]

Me seeing the show I loved as a child is still liked by many, even people my age:

[magnetarbeam]

Listening to The Weeknd song Pray for Me and thinking about my space child soldier blorbos.

[mywingsareonwheels]

Gaaaaah thanks to KJ Charles I really have picked up a new handful of blorbos and relatively few people who know who tf I'm talking about. ;-)

(They are Such Good blorbos though. Blorbos from my awesome queer historical (sometimes also fantasy) romance.)