#and he and Marik are fashion icons

[mel-addams]

[Image ID: a digital watercolor illustration of Ryou Bakura, gently floating at an angle in a textured, pale blue background. His expression is soft, gazing at one of his hands. The lineart is primarily only along the lower, shadowed edges of his body. The color along some of the unlined top edges is fading, the pigment dripping upward, as if he is slowly fading as he falls.]

Bakuratober Day 14: Ghost

Second Rebelle test, watercolors & drips. This time on mulberry paper, because I love the almost web-like texture, and wanted to see how it affected the water physics.

I love the idea his undershirt here has shoulder cutouts! But my favorite shirt has a wide neck, too, so I like to think it's a half binder & matching armsleeves. Maybe someday he'll get a binder with a rad pattern to show off!

Also, Rebelle is still on sale for $20 (the Pro version is usually $150), and has a demo available if you wanna test it out! https://www.escapemotions.com/blog/ten-years-of-escape-motions

Bakuratober Day 18: Vampire

Bakuratober Day XX: [Nightmare]

Bakuratober Day 28: Dancer

[shitpostingkats]

Yu-Gi-Oh Review Roundup: DM!

Favorite main character: Joey Wheeler

Okay, let me just fully reveal all of biases here: Heart of Gold, Dumb of Ass. Characters who have never experienced a single thought in their entire lives because their brain is too busy running Friendship.EXE 24/7. Real golden retrievers of people. I wanna look at a character and know that the only thing running around in their cavernous, empty skull is *sparkly heart emoji*

Joey Wheeler is perhaps the pinnacle of this thriving subspecies. I don’t know what more to say than that. He just makes me happy.

As someone also suffering from Chronic Dumbass Disorder, I always adore shows and media where idiots are included in the friend group. It’s very easy to preach love from a pulpit of Smart, Successful, Capable, Well Rounded Characters. But the character that’s allowed to screw up? To constantly be just shy of achievement, but never feels any angst for it, because they know it’s not what their friends love about them. It’s the reciprocal act of loving like an idiot. And that being enough. 

Very good. 10/10. Inspiring to us fellow himbos.

Favorite antagonist: Marik Ishtar

And, at the complete opposite end of the Character Tropes I Go Bananas For scale: Maverick Blishtar. 

While I’m a tad shy of the proper age to truly have nostalgia for DM, there’s no denying the sheer style the first series burst out of the gate with. And Marik is truly the pinnacle of Battle City Iconic. Amazing gender. The perfect blend of (then) contemporary street fashion and ancient egyptian iconography. He’s just. So fantastically yugioh. 

And then, on top of that, he’s such a genuinely well grounded character, with a backstory and motives that feel very human, despite being about literally underground cults and ancient magic. Marik is, fundamentally, an angry, sheltered teenager, lashing out at the world with an anger too big for his age. You know: a teenager. As much as I adore villains like Pegasus and Kaiba, Marik manages to have the Campy Gay Villain Style while also being a very understandable, and surprisingly relatable, villain. 

(And, quick note, my other character weakness, aside from Pure Of Heart, Dumb Of Ass, is any fictional character whose arc can remotely correlate to the struggles of living with depression. I just. Cannot stress enough how impactful it is to every version of myself as a Consumer Of Media. I’m cutting myself short here, because this is meant to be a quick review and I might make an essay on the topic someday, but I wanted to touch on it very lightly, because it is not only a major reason why I adore Marik, but it’s gonna come up in my reviews of these shows again and again. Yugioh is a show that depicts depressed characters in a way that just. Makes me feel felt. And that’s important for me to say.)

Favorite side character: Mai Valentine

Anyway, heavy stuff out of the way! Mai “Girl” Valentine, everyone! 

She is very neat. :)

I mean, what more is there to say about a self sufficient, young woman who’s perfectly comfortable with her self, acts as a guiding older sister to the main friend group, and also rides a motorcycle??? Absolutely nothing. She is a lovely lass. 

I mean, you could talk about how she is the first victim on yugioh female characters having their most interesting character development when they’re momentarily evil, which, yes, is not exactly the most feminist win. But! There’s too many overly long think pieces one could write about shonen anime girls, and that’s not what I’m setting out to do today! And besides, the pattern is more worthy of criticism than its individual examples. So, here’s your complimentary grain of salt. Now, back to my favorite harpy lady.

In her first duel, she claims to have esp, when in fact both fake-psychics and real-psychics are a dime a dozen in this world. You know what’s actually impressive??? Being able to pick out individual strains of perfume from a forty card deck that’s been doused in as many fragrances. Beating up an entire biker gang while also on a bike and by throwing pieces of cardboard as weapons. Spending days trapped in the shadow realm, surrounded on all sides by magical projections of her own loneliness and fear of rejection, then coming back to life and deciding to use this once in a lifetime opportunity to play the fun prank of temporarily faking her death and making her friends think she’s gone forever. 

What a gal.

Favorite duel: Yami vs. Yugi

Probably my favorite thing about the entirety of DM. Yes, there are some fantastic duels in the series: Yugi vs Pegasus, Bakura vs. Yami Marik, Kaiba vs. Ishizu. But the final fight between Yami and Yugi is where I truly got yugioh. 

I originally started watching yugioh as a time filler, something I could throw on in the background as a white noise while I sewed, or a wind-down right before I went to bed. While the characters were fun, and the monsters very cool and colorful, I found it very easy to zone out whenever duels took centerstage. I actually went digging through my old discord messages before writing this review, and found this quote, from myself, that really summarizes my thought on duels at the time:

But then I got to the finale. And everything clicked.

For once, I saw the card game as not just a brightly animated frame-filler, but an integral part of conveying the story. I wasn’t just waiting for Yugi to play enough turns until he could claim his inevitable victory; I was on the edge of my seat to see exactly how he would outmaneuver his opponent. And I genuinely cheered and gasped and got choked up watching it all unfold.

The finale fight was when I truly became invested in the card game aspect of yugioh, not just as a framework on which to hang the most insane anime worldbuilding, but as a truly unique way of delivering narrative that you can’t get anywhere else.

The time taken for deckbuilding does a lot to set up the duel. Yami and Yugi having to go through their shared card pool and picking out which card from the formerly homogeneous playstyle is truly theirs. Yami goes for the flashy monsters; the royalty, the big beasts, the cards he had a personal connection to in his past life. While Yugi has cutesy-er monsters that are more than meets the eye. The entire dramatic question of the finale is “Is that enough?”

Can those smol kidsy monsters match up to the King of Games partnership? Can they surpass it?

And then the actual duel, and the back and forth finishing of both arcs is wonderfully represented in the plays. The entire premise of this show started off with a vengeful ghost, violently punishing anyone who he can trick into a game, and now here he is, playing a fun game with a friend and actually enjoying himself. There’s gentle ribbing and friendly conversation during a duel for almost the first time. And yes, that’s mostly because all the opponents up till now have been villains trying to rob/murder people, but that goes even further to show how much Yami has grown! Because he used to be that villain dark magic baddie! Yami goes out with a smile and a thumbs up, happy to finally lose his crown.

On Yugi’s end of things, he proves that scrappy friendship he’s been touting around through the entire show can stand toe-to-toe with literal gods. And through Yami, he’s learned not only how to stand up for himself, but the technical skills of the game, leading to his victory. The Yami-Yugi dynamic is PERFECTLY summed up by the shiny, radiant god of the sun, equally matched (and eventually beaten!) by a pink marshmallow.

The Yami vs. Yugi fight is where I coined the phrase that has been guiding my principles in enjoying this franchise: The Rule Of Duel. That in any good yugioh fight, the game should strive to spend 50% of itself building and conveying character. And 50% of itself being PURE UNAPOLOGETICALLY AWESOME.

The closer a duel comes to that perfect Rule Of Duel ratio of 50/50, the closer it is to being the platonic ideal of yugioh story telling.

And by that metric, the Yami vs. Yugi fight is damn near perfect.

Favorite arc: Waking the Dragons

I know. I was surprised too.

At first, this choice was determined by process of elimination. Like I said, for most of its runtime, DM was very passive viewing for me, since I had yet to be bitten by the yugioh bug.

But as I started to think on it more, Waking The Dragons really is my favorite arc of the original show. Look, it has “dragons” in the title! That's like, a guarantee on 100% more dragons!

I think it’s in the fact that WtD feels like it has the least internal friction between the manga, the anime, and the 4kids dub. Probably because there isn’t a manga to conflict with. The americanized saturday morning cartoon feel isn’t fighting as harshly with the heavier tones, and rather, Dartz’s insane magic atlantis story feels just as natural as Seto Kaiba himself; ridiculous, over-the-top, and perfectly at home in the wild worldbuilding of the universe that runs on card games. Also, as a mythology nerd, this arc completely blindsided me by having a bunch of researched and under-utilized details about its Atlantis, like using Plato’s concentric ring city, non-greco-roman architecture, or the names of the dialogues for the arc’s dragon trinity.

Also, it’s some of my favorite character growth for Yami; forcing him to deal with consequences to his actions. Yugi and Yami are the central duo of the show, yet get very little story diving into their actual interactions and relationship. I really liked getting to see that dynamic explored, as well as Yami’s god-king complex brought down a peg. Good growth, good adventures, and just the thickest veneer of kids television charm.

Listen, sometimes, it’s not about the writing. It’s about how many dragons Seto Kaiba can summon before the building explodes.

Greatest strengths of the series:

Undeniably, its sheer style. Yugioh DM changed the entire definition of shonen drip. Its eclectic mix of occult, punk, and streetwear, with the sharp points of ink and eyeliner alike, really is something to behold. And applaud, seeing as how many works are still drawing influence from it, over two decades later. Duel Monsters really set the bar with such a strong visual identity and I think, without it, the series simply wouldn’t have grown into what it is today.

In terms of writing, the narrative bandies about a strong sense of duality, on what the “good” and “evil” parts of the self really contribute to as whole person. Marik is probably my favorite example, exploring whether that darkness in the soul should be eradicated, even at the cost of ones self.

 And the answer is: it shouldn’t.

Obviously, Yami Marik is defeated because, come on, this is an action driven card game anime, but the idea that og Marik was willing to sacrifice himself to do it. Killing the thing inside you at any costs. Including your own life.

Don’t do it. Instead, focus on making as much of yourself the you that you want to see survive. Overtake the Yami. Preservation of the self is the most radical form of self care, yet also the most difficult and tiring decision one can make. And it’s worth making.

Because there’s always. Always. A chance to heal.

Weakest points:

Those narrative high points, however, do come few and far between. If I could levy one criticism against DM, (as a story, not a show) it’s that it’s long. And it sometimes lacks direction. You really feel as DM violently jerks back and forth between being a pg-horror, an advertisement, a kitschy adventure anime, and a saturday morning cartoon, like a confused bumper car on a rusty track. None of the elements are bad, but they’re all somewhat fighting with each other. They haven’t properly coalesced yet into anything more than the sums of their parts.

The duels haven’t hit their stride yet either. The fights are long, and they rarely feel like they convey anything more than twenty minutes of screentime with a three minute ad break. And there’s so many of them. For every Yugi vs Kaiba, there’s at least a dozen Yugi vs. Random Joe We Don’t Really Care About. Again, early days of the formula, this is very much a trial by fire that will go on to be the foundations of some of my favorite Yugioh Serotonin.

(Also, I have no idea what is actually going on in the final season and at this point I’m scared to ask.)

Most yugioh moment:

When Kaiba loses Battle City, and grumpily announces to everyone that he will now blow up the entire island. Then flying away in a giant dragon shaped jet.

(Kaiba actually contributes to 98% of The Most Yugioh moments in the entire franchise, so I’ve disqualified him from any future runnings but. I can’t deny him his crown, not when I’m standing amidst the landscape of his kingdom.)

[dragonbeak]

For Malik’s birthday this year, I decided to share the deets on the background I designed for LittleKuriboh’s Marik Vtuber! It was a joy to work on, had lots of fun thinking of details and references.  LK had a list of things to include, and then I was able to run my own ideas by him.  Like neon Millennium Rod! Fashion!  All the streamers have one now! Fun fact: The background of the Ishtar family portrait is a modified photo I took of “Kaiba Land” in 2016.  I’d like to visit this portrait again and polish it up. Comprehensive list of references that I can remember behind cut

The Neverending Story poster - LK’s idea

Neon Millennium Rod - one of my first ideas

Dorito’s bag - a popular icon in LK’s streams

Mug - tea bag, since Bakura drinks tea... (I didn’t actually check if Bakura drinks tea bag tea or not)  And inspired by official Yu-Gi-Oh mug merch, featuring Ra.

Family portrait - I think we came up with this idea together?  I wanted it to be like an Ishtar selfie that happened after they’re reunited in BC.  They went to Kaiba Land to celebrate.

Vampire Chronicles poster - LK idea! This was a little hard since the original Vampire Chronicles seemed to lack merch?  At least I had a hard time researching it.

Bakura and Marik selfie - This is actually a call back to some thiefship fanart I made for a doujinshi collab a while ago, haha.

Games! - Simplifying the game titles was a pretty fun experiment.  Most of these I tried to include titles that either show up on LK’s stream, had a shout out in YGOTAS, or I thought they were cool... when I ran out of ideas... If you look closely you can spot the DSOD blu ray in there!

Kotobukiya figures - I think the boys would collect themselves.

Ryou’s Monster World figures - I think LK suggested this one.  I like it bc it hints that Ryou hangs out with Marik too.

Pyramid Head plush - Lots of Silent Hill shoutouts in YGOTAS where Bakura’s concerned.

Movies and shows - like the games, tried to stick to titles that Bakura or Marik mentioned. Actually, tbh I had an easier time remember Bakura’s likes so it’s possible most of the references are Bakura’s even tho it’s Marik’s room, haha.

Yusei calendar - LK wanted a motorcycle dudes calendar and I made it Yusei and he didn’t stop me.

And that’s about it!  It’s been a few months since I finished this piece so, I may have forgotten some things, haha.

[ihatesyrus]

havent posted in like 5 or so days sorry i was out there living life outside the internet like some cool human being (lies) here's a new post:

syrus will NEVER be iconic. we've got marik, that gay bitch that everyone has the hots for me not excluded, absolute fashion icon, he/they girlboss. kaiba, everybody knows kaiba. ok its not fair to list main series characters they're all iconic. jaden slaughtered villages full of people and had a psychotic breakdown and you know what bitch GET it. icon! chazz was THE FUCKING CHAZZ and managed to be a horrible little man without being annoying like syrus. everybody forgot about syrus once mr. rainbow became jaden's new love interest best friend even though he was as dry as cement. dude chancellor shepherd was more iconic than syrus and he literally did nothing but make horrible decisions and drool over mrs. dorothy. obviously dorothy is iconic too milf QUEEN.

syrus has nothing. he has nothing that makes him iconic! his deck? wack. his hair? not wack enough for yugioh. his personality? fucking WACK and not in a good way. god i hate him so much. thanks for making gx boring syrus!

[stardustdaemon]

Yu-Gi-Oh! (Duel Monsters) Head Cannons

I’m struggling to write properly atm so here are some h/c’s, will be adding characters later as well~ <3

Yugi Motou:

Is afraid of storms

Loves all bugs apart from ladybugs, has lived his whole life making sure this is secret however

Is overly eager to help in Grandpa’s game shop and is secretly bitter he can’t because of school

Vegetarian

Bad with technology but also accidentally fixes stuff miraculously

Atem:

What is technology? How does he work a microwave? Why does it all make so much noise?

Dislikes bright lights but is unphased by loud noises

Continuously judging his friends and strangers in his head

Can only sleep on his back

Hates dairy products

Loves observing fashion and wants to play about with modern day fashion more

Loves swearing

Marik Ishtar:

Learnt to play Duel Monsters because Rishid and Ishizu would bring him back booster packs and cards, which he would always look forward to

Actually loves looking at bikes and cars, finds them super interesting

Regrets discovering fast food because now he wants it at all times

Hates insects with a passion

Loves the cold weather  

Good dancer

Jounouchi Katsuya:

Can only sleep if he has something to hug

Dislikes sweet foods

Loses his train of thought all the time and covers it up with a joke

Is actually super smart but struggles under pressure

Wishes he could talk to his cards to see what kind of people they all are

Actually thinks Kaiba is really cool but will never admit it

Honda Hiroto:

Brilliant cook

Reads a lot of classic literature when alone

Has a not-so-secret collection of pop CD’s

Wanted to be a teacher when he was younger but has since come to realise he snaps at kid’s too easily so gave that one up

Bisexual but hasn’t quite realised yet

Ryou Bakura:

Is actually terrifying when angry

Would live off of cheese if it wasn’t a really unhealthy idea

Smol gay boi

Avid bird fan, will sit in his garden with books to try and spot rare ones, has a diary for bird watching

When he was younger he found a duel monsters card in second hand furniture, sparking his interest

Will never under any circumstances swear

Yami Bakura:

Actually really soft around the right people

Likes to tell jokes but always delivers them wrong

Thinks he’s a good dancer when in reality he really, really isn’t

Adapted to technology and modern appliances surprisingly well, can no longer imagine life without a washing machine

Really doesn’t understand why people pay for things

Seto Kaiba:

Attempts to be nice every now and then but does come across condescending, gave up trying

Secretly enjoys winding people up, will go out of his way to irritate somebody

Prank King

Does not know how to do his own laundry or cook

Surprisingly, can bake well

Everything he does is actually emotionally fuelled because he has no other way of expressing or approaching the feelings

Loves the colour pink

Mai Kujaku:

Is a cat mum to strays in the neighbourhood

Lesbian icon

Learnt to walk in heels when she was younger because she loves the noise so much

Can handle spicy food too well

Really good at singing but pretends to be awful because she’s embarrassed

[ygobigbang-archive]

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DM1 Pairings: Thief King Bakura/Bakura Ryou Characters: Thief King Bakura, Ryou. Yuugi and the gang Content Warnings: Alcohol Use (nothing overt but it’s there) Summary: Modern day AU, no Millenium Items. Bakura (TKB) is a grave robber, Ryou can talk to ghosts. Ghosts don't like it when their graves get robbed so one complains to Ryou about Bakura and Ryou confronts him one night at a cemetary. They butt heads at first but then Bakura pisses off a ghost and needs Ryou’s help. They get closer as a result. Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

DM2 Pairings: Atem/Yugi, Mai/Isis Characters: Yugi, Jou, Anzu, Ryou, Honda, Ryuji, Atem, Mahaad, Mana, Mai, Isis, Kaiba, Insector Haga, Dinosaur Ryuzaki, Keith, Thief King Bakura, Malik, Rishid Content Warnings: blood, self injury, storms, fighting/violence, guns Summary: Sky pirate AU where Captain Yugi Mutou wins the disassembled puzzle in a game, solves it, and inadvertently gets himself chased down by Captain Atem Al-Saqr, who needs the puzzle in order to get to him family's hidden treasure. Art needed: 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM3 Pairings: Kaiba/Jounouchi Characters: Seto Kaiba, Katsuya Jounouchi, Mokuba Kaiba, Yugi Mutou Content Warnings: Explicit sex Summary: It's been years since the Pharaoh left for the last time, and the friends have all gone their separate ways.  Jounouchi wins a Kaiba-sponsored tournament that involves a dinner with Kaiba at his mansion.  Despite the awkwardness of the dinner, things take a slight turn for the romantic and soon they're realizing they're really not so different.  But is their newfound attraction convenience, or something more? Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

DM4 Pairings: hints of puzzleshipping, hints of puppyshipping, a bit of chaseshipping flirting if you blink Characters: Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, Tristan Taylor, Tea Gardner, Seto Kaiba, Solomon Muto, Atem... Content Warnings: minor character death, flesh and People eating scarabs, a few gruesome descriptions of People dying, resurrected mummies and discussions of Zombies, discussions of mummifications, discussions of People getting killed Summary: AU: The mummy adaption. 1927, Egypt. Yugis grandfather spend his life searching for games, adventure and the occasional treasure. But one day, he doesn't return from one if his trips , the only thing arriving home is an old papyrus, hidden in a metallic box. A map, leading towards Hamunaptra, the legendary city of the death, grave of Egypt's riches. Yugi tries to follow this only lead to his grandfather, but the sand of Egypt hides something far more darker than gold. Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic

DM5 Pairings: Puzzleshipping Characters: Yugi, Atem, Mokuba, Kaiba = main characters. Joey, Grandpa, Duke, Tristan, Mai, Bakura = secondary characters Content Warnings: Violence/torture, sexual themes every so often, insanity, mental health issues  Summary: Seto Kaiba was never content after visiting Atem in the afterlife at the end of DSOD; his desire to defeat him pushes him past the bounds of normality and over a cliff into raging insanity. On the pretext of conducting an experiment, he brings Atem back to their reality, lets him reunite with Yugi, only to kidnap him later on and attempts to “defeat” him - via torture and violence. Atem is rescued, but finds himself not only severely injured, but severely traumatized, and must recover under Yugi’s care. Mokuba, meanwhile, has discovered what his brother has been up to, and is grimly determined to both keep Yugi and Atem safe, and protect the company that his brother built up so successfully - because now, Kaiba’s sanity hanging by a thread is endangering his work, their livelihood, and the integrity of everything they’ve fought for.  Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic

DM6 Pairings: Angstshipping - Malik Ishtar/Ryou Bakura Characters: Malik Ishtar, Ryou Bakura, Seto Kaiba, Isis Ishtar, Yugi Muto, Yami Malik (Namu), Yami Bakura (Bakura), Maximillion Pegasus, Rishid Ishtar, Mai Valentine, Joey Wheeler, Serenity Wheeler Content Warnings: Murder, Mystery, Blood and Gore, Gun Violence, Knife Violence, Explicit Sexual Content, Mild Torture (this will be rated explicit on AO3 to give an idea - its a Victorian London AU so I went grim) Summary: A madman haunts the streets of the Whitechapel district in London. His trail of blood leads to a most unlikely victim. When Isis suddenly goes missing, Malik is convinced Jack the Ripper has targeted his sister. All doubt him except the eccentric Detective Ryou, who is determined to capture this serial killer. The two race against time to save Isis, though neither is prepared for what lurks in the shadows… Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic

DM7 Pairings: Puzzleshipping Characters: Atem, Yugi, Anzu, Honda, Jou, Kaiba, Mokuba, and Siegfried  Content Warnings: Atem has guns, prison breakout, smut, kidnapping, Kaiba being a cock block  Summary: After being thrown in prison for his sexuality, Yugi never thought he'd see his sexy Mercenary again. Atem  is more than happy to break his gaming king out. Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

DM8 Pairings: Puzzleshipping Characters: Yugi Muto, Yami/ Atem, Hiroto Honda/ Tristan Taylor, Katsuya Jonouchi/ Joey Wheeler, Anzu Mazaki/ Tea Gardner, Ishizu Ishtar/ Isis Ishtar, Rishid, Malik Ishtar/ Marik Ishtar, Seto Kaiba, Mokuba Kaiba, The Sacred Guardians/ High Priests, Pharaoh Akhenamkhanen, Ryou Bakura/ Yami Bakura, Yami Malik, Imaginary twin Heba Content Warnings: Injuries, battles, light blood mention, explosions, Lord Dragon Dick is here too, and there's some sadness Summary: Yugi Muto didn't expect that his summer vacation would take place in Egypt or involve finding the unopened tomb of an unnammed person, but it did. Yami didn't expect to wake up in the 21st century but he did. Now they need to work together in order to prevent the darkness from returning to the world and send them all back to the dark ages. Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic 

DM9 Pairings: Yugi Motou / Atem Sennen (Puzzleshipping)  Characters: Yugi, Joseph, Ryou, Bakura, Atem, Malik, Odion, Pegasus, Weevil, and more!  Content Warnings: Minor character death, the undead, a little bit of horror (if you didn't like The Mummy (1999 version) you won't like this)  Summary: EGYPTIAN MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES - 1925 Yugi is an American librarian in Cairo struggling to achieve his dreams of becoming an accomplished explorer like his grandfather. He may have finally caught a break when his cousin Joseph unwittingly procures an ancient map from a questionable source. It’s a good thing the curse of Kul Elna is only a myth, right? At least there’s no chance that the criminal they have to spring from prison is ridiculously hot. REWRITE OF THE MUMMY (1999) MOVIE - PUZZLESHIPPING Gunslinging Egyptian cowboys, Necrophades, and fabulous 1920s fashion.   Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work + 10 (ten) 100x100 icons OR 1 (one) moodboard OR 1 (one) greyscale sketch OR 3-5 (three to five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM10 Pairings: Puzzleshipping, Logicshipping Characters: Yuugi Mutou, Atem, Priest Set, Priest Isis, Priest Siamun, Thief King Bakura, Ryou Bakura, Zorc, Sugoroku/Solomon Mutou, Isis Ishtar, Jounouchi Katsuya, Anzu Mazaki Content Warnings: Violence, Mild Gore, Mildly Explicit Sex, Mild Descriptions of Parasitism Summary: Once seven, now three. A broken Pendant, a crumbling empire, and tugging at the seams of reality, hints of a sinister power returning. His faith in destiny strained past breaking, newly-crowned-and-deposed Pharaoh Set makes the questionable decision to try and solve the Millenium Puzzle with magic. As it goes with magic, his efforts are rewarded...but not quite in the way he expected. Now Yuugi finds himself catapulted to an Egypt where Atem is five years dead, there's a heap of political trouble brewing, and something dark and dangerous is stalking the shadows. Season 0-flavored Time Travel/Canon Divergence AU where Yuugi never received the Puzzle in his timeline.  Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic 

DM11 Pairings: Yugi/Atem Characters: Yugi Mutou, Atem (Puzzleshipping) Content Warnings: Character Death, Bones/Skeleton, Alcohol usage, minor blood mention, uhhhh copious amounts of SAD THINGS and Mourning, Memory Loss Summary: Atem is a siren/merman and Yugi is a ghost haunting a sunken ship Atem comes across. Atem is intrigued by the ghost, hangs around enough that they start to get to know each other, getting attached, and falling for each other over time. But Yugi's memories start to fade, as ghosts don't get to stay forever on the living plane, and Atem has to deal with this loss. Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

DM12 Pairings: Vaseshipping, hints of whatever IsisxMahaad is Characters: Mana, Atem, Mahaad, Isis Content Warnings: N/A (I don't think there's anything all that triggering...I'm a pretty tame person) Summary: For the past while, Mana struggles with her feelings for her friend, who just happens to be the Pharaoh of Egypt. As the mysterious threat looms closer, she has to choose: remain his eternal friend and servant or step up and become his Queen, abandoning her life as a magician.  Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

DM13 Pairings: Ishizu Ishtar/Mai Valentine Characters: Ishizu Ishtar, Mai Valentine, Noa Kaiba Content Warnings: Some swearing Summary: University AU: Mai and Ishizu's first impressions of each other aren't exactly the best, but over time they manage to make things work. Life just keeps throwing curve balls along the way. Mai/Ishizu, a sort of prequel to my previous ongoing series but works as a standalone. Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

DM14 Pairings: Yugi/Atem (puzzleshipping) Characters: Yugi, Atem, Seto, Jounouchi, Anzu, Ryou, Honda Content Warnings: Mentions of wrist implants late fic, many fighting scenes but nothing gory  Summary: Piloting is all Atem has ever known. Since the day he found himself waking up as a teenager with no childhood memories, he threw himself into a life always behind the wheel of a vehicle, discovering a seemingly natural talent for it. He worked his way up onto the admiral’s flagship in space, where he fights alongside mechs- giant dragon shaped machines of great power. But he’s not the only one on the ship with a strange past, and sometimes, secrets can’t stay hidden for long.   Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic 

DM15 Pairings: Puzzleshipping, Hints of Puppyshipping, Protectshipping and Danceshipping Characters: Yugi Mutou, Atem, Seto Kaiba, Ryo Bakura, Yami Bakura, Thief King Bakura, Honda Hiroto, Anzu Mazaki, Mai, Jounouchi Katsuya Content Warnings: References to child abuse Summary: Yugi Mutou is a highly successful game developer, well known by all but seen by none. With the help of Kaiba Corp technology, he was able to create a completely immersive virtual reality RPG called “The Kingdom.” Atem Sennen was thrilled when he received the opportunity to become a beta tester for the Kingdom. But, as his past comes back to haunt him, he and Yugi are quite literally thrown together in order to stop it from destroying the very world around them. Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM16 Pairings: none Characters: Yuugi, Atem, Anzu, Jounouchi, Honda, Ryou, Y Bakura, Malik, Kaiba Content Warnings: lots of talking about "moving on to the afterlife" as a desired goal, which might be uncomfortable for some readers Summary: Yuugi loses the final duel. Now Atem is stuck in the living world, until someone can finally beat him at a game. Literally any game. This is harder than it sounds, but luckily his friends are there to help. [Gen/Humor, character exploration with an emphasis on platonic relationships, very fun and a little bit silly] Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

DM17 Pairings: Deathshipping; Thiefshipping Characters: Ryou Bakura; Yami Bakura; Marik Ishtar; Yami Marik; Odion Ishtar; Mai Valentine; Duke Devlin Content Warnings: Explicit; Sex; Stripping; Marijuana use; References to prostitution Summary: The Ishtar brothers run Domino’s most exclusive strip club, Min Saboten. When the Bakura brothers come for amateur night - one to dance and one to thieve - they end up finding themselves in debt to the Ishtars. Having no choice but to work for the Ishtars, will Ryou and Bakura break under the pressure? Or will they flourish in the seedy side of Domino - and maybe find love too? Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work + 10 (ten) 100x100 icons OR 1 (one) moodboard OR 1 (one) greyscale sketch OR 3-5 (three to five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM18 Pairings: None (Gen) - (very slight joukaiba if you squint upside down in a foggy mirror) Characters: Jounouchi Katsuya, Kaiba Seto, Mutou Yugi, Mizaki Anzu, Rebecca Hawkins, Atem, Mana, Mahad, Yami Bakura, Zork Content Warnings: Sci-Fi Violence, Referenced Genocide, Disabling Injuries Summary: Jou just wanted to become a space pilot and reach the edges of their own solar system. He didn't mean to bond with a sentient robot dragon and get stuck in the middle of an intergalactic space war with three of his friends and his mullet-headed rival. But he's seen the horror the Galra Emperor has caused, and there's no way he can just let it go on without doing his part to stop it. The YGO-Voltron Crossover nobody asked for.  Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work + 10 (ten) 100x100 icons OR 1 (one) moodboard OR 1 (one) greyscale sketch OR 3-5 (three to five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM19 Pairings: None Characters: Yugi, Yami Yugi, Joey, Kaiba, Tea, Tristan, Gramps, Trudge, BEWD, REBD, Gandora Content Warnings: n/a Summary: Yugi solves the millennium puzzle, and it's only the start of his life changing. He and his new friend Joey Wheeler discover they both have etheral dragons that stand by their sides, reacting to their emotions. As they search for an explanation, they find links to Duel Monsters, ancient Egypt, a nameless pharaoh and Yugi's sudden loss of time. When they discover their classmate Kaiba with his own dragon and a knowledge far deeper than them, their search for answers is only interrupted by Kaiba's insatiable desire to collect every copy of his ka. (First ep/ch of s0 + first ep of DM s1e1 + JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures stands) Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

DM20 Pairings: VERY LIGHT Puzzleshipping Characters: Yugi Muto, Yami Yugi/Nameless Pharaoh, Solomon Muto, Yugi's Parents Content Warnings: Psychotic break, sexual assault, forced medication, emotional abuse Summary: Yugi has been forced to go to a psych ward by his father. Committed and alone, having the puzzle taken, Yugi struggles with what it's like to be labeled crazy. Being forced to take medication and no one truly believing him, will he break? Will he get out? The issues both inside and out of the hospital, will truly test the limits that Yugi has. Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work + 10 (ten) 100x100 icons OR 1 (one) moodboard OR 1 (one) greyscale sketch OR 3-5 (three to five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM21 Pairings: n/a Characters: Main characters are Ryou Bakura, Akefia Bakura aka Thief King Bakura, Yugi Mutou, and Kek aka Yami Marik. Other important characters are Ishizu, Rishid, and Anzu. Lots of other people appear as side characters. Content Warnings: mild horror, non-graphic recollection of a monster attack in which people were killed Summary: It's a Star Trek AU! Ryou and Bakura are brothers who left their desert homeworld behind to join Starfleet, and were assigned to the USS Millennium. Bakura doesn't get along with Captain Atem at all, so when the captain's brother Yugi joins the crew on an unexpected and secretive mission, Bakura is ready to despise him too. One creepy rescue mission on a rapidly decaying ship later, Bakura is reluctant friends with Yugi, Ryou is much less reluctant friends with a flaming ghost, and Marik's quest for revenge probably attracted the attention of something Dark and Evil. This is written in the style of Star Trek, so it's part of a larger story and could be expanded, but is (hopefully) a completed episode that can be read on its own. It's a mixture of humor, drama, and a bit of horror, and doesn't really focus on any ships besides spaceships. I would probably rate it T for the swearing and brief mentions of death by monster attack. Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic DM22 Pairings: Thief/Citronshipping, Deathshipping, some mild Blindshipping Characters: Malik Ishtar, Yami Bakura/Thief King Bakura, Ryou Bakura, Yami Malik (Kek), Yugi Mutou, Atem Content Warnings: Alcoholism, depression, body dysmorphia, dissociation, occult dabblings, character death of adults and children, and scenes of a graphic sexual nature.  Summary:  Bakura’s second chance at life isn’t going too well. Trapped in an endless cycle of self-loathing and depression, he’s sunk lower than he’ll ever be able to pull himself out of alone. Malik’s been out of the picture, but now he’s back in Domino and ready to kick his old friend’s ass into gear…or so he’d hoped. It turns out it’s going to require more than tough love and a few kisses. As the Shadows themselves beckon, the “Roku no Sennen” step into the unknown to retrieve Bakura’s soul before he is lost to the world forever. Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic

DM23 Pairings: n/a Characters: Atem, Kaiba, Yugi. Sort of Minor Appearances: Joey and the Ishtars Content Warnings: No warnings or triggers! Summary:  Shadows have descended upon Domino City, and Yugi is stuck asleep. Atem knows the two are connected, he just doesn't know how. He teams up with Kaiba to solve the mystery. Kaiba is only begrudgingly along for the ride. Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

GX1 Pairings: N/A Characters: Chazz Princeton, Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, Alexis Rhodes, Atticus Rhodes, Tyranno Hassleberry, Dr. Vellian Crowler, Bastion Misawa, Slade Princeton, Jagger Princeton, Chancellor Sheppard, Ms. Fontaine Content Warnings: Depression/anxiety, panic attacks, depictions of abuse, psychological torment, mild torture/physiological torture, swearing, small bits of violence Summary: Chazz Princeton has never had a simple or easy life. Used and abused by his older brothers his entire life to achieve their own selfish goals, after losing to Jaden in the school duel in their first year Chazz thought he was finally free of his brothers and their tyrannical grip on him. But as his depression developed from years of oppression and mental and physical abuse, Chazz’s panic attacks expose his fractured mental and emotional state to Jaden and the others, Slade and Jagger mastermind a dastardly plan of their own. Planning to somehow harness his ability to communicate with duel monsters, Chazz is kidnapped from Duel Academy and subjected to experiments and even a little torture. Jaden and the others discover their friend’s kidnapping and rush off to rescue him, but can they reach Chazz before it's too late? Or will he be overtaken by his brothers’ evil, swallowed by the darkness, and lost to them forever? Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic

GX2 Pairings: Yubel x Juudai Characters: Yubel, Juudai, one major OC, past life Juudai parents, Content Warnings: past life wingfic!AU, child kidnapping, referenced child murder (doesn't happen but he wants to do it) Summary: There is a world where Yubel only had wings after being changed.  This is not that world.  This is a world where almost everyone has wings.  But Prince Juudai doesn't.  He also doesn't have Yubel.  Not yet anyway.  And before he meets Yubel, he's going to in the deepest danger of his young life.  The Light wasn't going to wait for him to have a guardian. Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic  

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

ZEXAL1 Pairings: Mizael/Kaito, mentioned Mizael/Vector, background IV/Rio Characters: Mizael, Kaito, Vector, Durbe, Ryouga, Alit. Secondary characters: Chris, Thomas, Rio Content Warnings: Alcohol, brief nongraphic suicide attempt. Summary: A modern AU featuring various individuals whose paths cross in Heartland City. Part 1: Durbe's a cubicle drone with an average life. He lives with Alit, a carefree policeman who works graveyard shift, and befriends Kamishiro Ryouga, a coworker from the finance department. Part 2: Mizael's an hourly worker who failed out of university. He lives with Vector, a fellow flunkie with a troubled past, and meets Tenjou Kaito, an astrophysics graduate student completing a Ph.D.  Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic  

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V

ARCV1 Pairings: Preyshipping, very small amounts of Hostageshipping, Sora x Reiji is implied. Characters: Shun Kurosaki, Reiji Akaba, Sora Shiun'in, Yuuya Sakaki, Yuuto, Yuri, Dennis Macfield, Kaito Tenjo, Reira Akaba, Ruri Kurosaki. Content Warnings: Gore, Blood, Surgery and Medical Talk, Body Horror, Death Mention, Talk of Murdering People. Summary: Shun Kurosaki wakes up in a hospital bed to discover that his blood is now colored golden due to nanobots that have been injected into his system.  Now he's nearly invincible since the nanobots can heal nearly any would within seconds.  The man behind it, Reiji Akaba threatens to kill Shun's sister unless Shun goes to kill the rest of Reiji's experiments including the Faceless Dennis MacField, parasitic vine and human hybrid Yuuri, literally conjoined twins Yuuya and Yuuto Sakaki, and Sora Shiun'in, the boy with a saw in his chest.  It's just the start of a never ending nightmare for Shun Kurosaki. Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic

ARCV2  Pairings: Moonblossom (Ruri/Serena); minor Tune (Yuzu/Rin); platonic Fruit (Yuzu/Yuuya) Characters: Ruri Kurosaki, Serena, Yuzu Hiiragi, Rin, Ray Akaba, Zarc, Yuuya Sakaki Content Warnings: magical violence; themes of depression, anxiety, and suicide; manipulation;  Summary: "Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you." When Ruri learns of puella magi - beautiful warriors that protect the dimensions in exchange for a granted wish - she nearly gives up her soul. However, time and time again Serena stops her. Alongside her classmate Yuzu and fellow puella magi Ray and Rin, Ruri seeks out a way to help her friends when she feels pushed aside yet trapped in a terrible, nightmarish plot. Based on the series Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic   

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

VRAINS1 Pairings: (Background but present) Revolver/Spectre, Ema/Akira, Vyra/Faust Characters: Ensemble (Aoi & Yusaku main, Go, Ema, Shoichi, Hanoi family, etc. supporting) Content Warnings: Body Horror (HnK/LotL style) and injury, mentions of animal death, canon-level mentions of violence against children (as part of backstory) Summary: Fantasy AU, Book 1 of 2. Yusaku is a created being known as a Sentinel working with Kusanagi in order to uncover the truth about Jin's disappearance- only to have the ritual meant to bring them answers go terribly wrong. Aoi is the Crown Princess of Sol and the youngest in the line of Zaizen witches, whose magic is said to have once felled a piece of heaven itself- and yet the High Council seems determined to keep her from using her power. A city full of desire, a captive god, and childhood memories forgotten.The key to it all lies with Hanoi- with the angels that have haunted them through both past and dream. (The problem is they're fighting blind... and no one involved intends to work as a team.) Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic   

Crossover

XOVER1 Crossover series: Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Pairings: Vector/Zexal II Characters: Vector, Zexal II, Michio Motoka, Mieru Hochun Content Warnings: Zexal II is a female, She get's pregnant but it's only for a small portion. As a heads up this is an AU where Arc V continued after Zexal. Summary: Eliphas senses that Earth might be in danger and sends the Zexal forms there to keep it safe. As a precaution Zexal II is told to watch Vector, in case he might be the cause of the next disaster. But living together can lead to certain feelings being created.  Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work + 10 (ten) 100x100 icons OR 1 (one) moodboard OR 1 (one) greyscale sketch OR 3-5 (three to five) panel coloured sketch comic

XOVER2  Crossover series: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Pairings: Atem/Yusei Fudo (pre-relationship) Characters: Yusei Fudo, Atem, Yugi Muto, Officer Trudge, Mina Simmington, Crow Hogan, Blister (mentioned), Leo and Luna (mentioned), Akiza (mentioned), Kalin Kessler (mentioned)  Content Warnings: less mystery, more character establishment for a potential series, character development, pre-relationship, Maggie Needs an Alibi AU, inspired by MNaA more than following it.  Summary: Yusei Fudo has made a successful life for himself out of nothing. Living alone in a garage he bought, he spends most days as a freelance mechanic. In private, however, he has secret. He is the author of a popular court room drama series staring Atem Sennen, Criminal Defense Attorney extraordinaire, and his partner in crime (solving), Yugi Muto. His characters, incredibly detailed and believable, have driven the series to great acclaim. But now Yusei's contentment is disrupted when his creativity turns out to be a little too good. Atem and Yugi have gained sentience and decided to pop into Yusei's reality. It seems they have good timing, though, because suddenly, Yusei is on the spot for his ex-boyfriend's murder...  Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

[lyralumina]

For the ask thing you reblogged, Kaiba or Mai!

I will do both because I cannot pick just one! Character(s): Seto Kaiba and Mai Kujaku First Impressions:Seto- “Oh! He’s really pretty…” Young me said as I looked away from the television, blushing bright red as Kaiba was actually my first anime/childhood crush and he made me spill my cereal that day because I gushed too hard. Such wild times. Mai- “Oh gosh she’s really pretty too! I like her hair its so curly and big!” Young me said as I pointed at her enthusiastically. Impressions Now: Seto- He may have problems that he needs to resolve and I sure hope they resolve but I still love him flaws and all. He has a special place in my heart and I want everyone to know that he is the reason I kept watching the show and his deck master is my favorite monster of all time. I owe my childhood to him. Thanks Kaiba. Mai- She deserved so much better than what the writers and show gave her. She is a woman who can kick ass and I love that about her. I wish she was in Dark Side Of Dimensions as a cameo of sorts but sadly she wasn’t there. Favorite Moment: Seto- There are a lot that I can list off but to save you from me droning on and on I will list just two: 1. This is from the Duelist of the Roses game but when Seto Rosenkruez gives the Rose Duelist the pendant/seal of the Yorkists as a parting gift is such a sentimental moment to me. I played the game as a child and I remember actually crying in front of my television because oh man did I enjoy that game so much. Rosenkruez is my favorite character from that game and I would die for him. (Also he states that if the Rose Duelist was ever in trouble, they could show that to the Seto in their era and Seto will help them out in any way he can because Rosenkruez is him from the past so imagine a younger version of you The Rose Duelist going up to Seto Kaiba in need of whatever and showing the pendant/seal. That’s what I always imagined as a kid and even today.)2. Seto during Season One as he is trying to rescue Mokuba from Pegasus and has that whole scene where he is talking to his self-programmed computer who has the voice and attitude of a hair salon stylist woman who just loves to talk gossip all day. Just him and that song ‘Now I’m Back’ playing is such a great moment because… Oh them… him and that computer AI? They’re friends. Mai-  Again I will list two because its only fair since I did it with Kaiba: 1. During Battle City where she was having her duel with Yami Marik literally scared me as a kid because oh man did she not deserve that trip to the shadow realm and to top it all off I remember I lost a friend around the time I saw that episode so it really hit me emotionally so thanks Season 2 and Yami Marik. 2. Season 4 came around and all the times she acted like a boss was always something great to see, she is the Dueling Queen of Duel Monsters within her Era after all. From her flipping her hair dramatically to her just riding on a motorcycle was just great. Ideas For A Story: Seto- I did state in a previous ask about a story idea I had for Anzu Mazaki but Seto does come into play with that idea.Mai- I do have an inside AU of mine which is an Idol AU. Mai in that Idol AU is the top designer to the costume/coord/clothing brand that Ryou Bakura and Marik use. She acts pretty much the same way as she does in canon but there are a few things I added into the fray for her: 1. She actually dropped out of High School due to receiving job offers to launch her brand she actually came up with and semi-launched within that time. She chose to quit her education and go forth with officially launching her brand and Ryou is the first to use her brand and then Marik came as the second one to use her brand. Mai will do anything to protect her brand and her users because she sacrificed so much to even start her brand. Do not dare use the fact that she sacrificed her education against her she will shatter because she wanted to graduate on stage and get her diploma so badly. 2. Mai is a world famous fashion designer who has had harsh criticism for her brand being too skimpy seeing as its a ‘sexy type’ brand and she is having high school boys adorn her clothing does not make it any better but if you dare talk shit to Mai then get ready to hear shit be thrown back by Jounouchi, Ryou, Marik, and Yugi. 3. Once Ryou and Marik graduate out of high school with their diploma’s, Mai actually does hire Marik as an apprentice for her brand. Unpopular Opinions: Seto-  I am going to be flat out honest but Seto graduated earlier than the rest of the cast. He did not bother to walk on stage, he just grabbed his diploma from Domino High and went back to work over at Kaiba Corporation as if nothing had happened but Isono did congratulate him on his ‘graduation’. You all have to pry that out of my dead cold hands.Mai-  Mai should have been with everyone else when Atem passed on into the afterlife. This was such a missed opportunity like come on guys. Favorite Relationships: Seto- 1. Azureshipping (Seto Kaiba and Anzu Mazaki) 2. Blueshipping (Seto Kaiba and Kisara) 3. Puppyshipping/Violetshipping (Seto Kaiba and Jounouchi Katsuya) 4. Rivalshipping (Seto Kaiba and Yugi Muto) 5. Trustshipping (Seto Kaiba and Ishizu Ishtar) Mai- 1. Polarshipping (Jounouchi Katsuya and Mai Kujaku) (Okay do not give me hate, they start dating when Jounouchi turns eighteen because yes I am aware that Mai is in her twenties and that Jounouchi is still in his teens so there you go.)2. Visionshipping (Mai Kujaku and Ishizu Ishtar) 3. Danceshipping (Mai Kujaku and Anzu Mazaki) Favorite Headcanons: Okay I am only doing one per character because this is getting long: Seto- Seto loves musicals and will do anything to see the ones that catch his attention. These are the following musicals that he does love with a burning passion: 1. Hamilton (Seto was there on opening night and sat front row and actually cried during such numbers like Burn, and Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story. Eliza is his favorite and you bet your ass he stood up to clap for the cast during their bows in which prompted everyone to stand up and do the same and he got to meet the cast backstage because he is freaking Seto Kaiba and he can do that. He got their autographs. If you wish for me to elaborate more on this please hit me up and I will do so.) 2. La La Land 3. Anastasia The Musical 4. Phantom Of The Opera 5. Spring Awakening Mai- After the dueling career, Mai becomes the a world famous fashion and makeup model. She actually is a huge social icon for women as she is not skinny and looks like the wind can just whisk her away. She looks like an average woman and that is something that many can look and see themselves as. Mai let the world know that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. 

[riyuyami]

Marik, for the character meme thingy??

Can I just say that I love your icon?

First impression

Why is he blond? Oh, wait, anime.

Impression now

He’s a brat, he’s fun.

Favorite moment

When he mouths off to his darker half, especially during the duel with Bakura and Yami Bakura.

Idea for a story

He’s gonna be an anti-hero in In Plain Sight’s Millennium World.

Unpopular opinion

I’m not the biggest fan of him being seen as a stereotypical gay that a lot of the fandom use to make him back in my old days in the fandom. I still see it, but sometimes it can be funny when he’s doing it in a mocking fashion (or in the abridged series cause, well, everyone is a parody of themselves and that’s fine)

Favorite relationship

Thief and Angst!

Favorite headcanon

He is still the leader of the Ghouls. Just cause he’s not that big of a jerk anymore, doesn’t mean he’s gonna just throw away his job as being the leader of a black market gang. However, he uses his men to find Egyptian artifacts on the black market so he can help out his sister cause, sadly, there are a lot of things that have been stolen and can’t be found.