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[delphoxqueen]

Anime/Goth Christmas Tree

24 Days til’ Christmas!

For today (since I missed another day) we’ll be adding four more Keychains! I decided to go with shows I only have one Keychain of, and this will probably be the only day that includes something that technically isn’t goth or anime. Today friends we will be including items from Danganronpa, Zombieland Saga, Ao-Chan Can’t Study!, and Monster High.

I absolutely adore Danganronpa, but I don’t talk a lot about it since I usually go to the subreddit to shit-post on it. I’m usually not one for crime or anything in the mystery genre because I just think it sucks the enjoyment out of a project- but Danganronpa is honestly one of my favorite game series and weaves the mystery throughout perfectly, without ever feeling boring. I love the characters and dynamics between the cast, while some characters might be more front-and-Center than others, it never restricts you from learning more about its intricate and fun characters. I highly recommend to anyone who likes mysteries or just loves games of risk and life :)

I don’t particularly like the Monokuma Theater segments of the games, but I just love this Keychain. It’s both cute and a bit funny!

I liked Zombieland Saga and have yet to see Season 2, but Sakura just made me fall in love with it. A bubbly but slightly awkward leader who tries to keep everything together to form her idol group. One of the few female characters I adore (I don’t hate female characters, I just don’t seem to like or connect with as many as I do guys.) This Keychain looks so cute on the tree, and I can see why she’s one of the most popular characters on the show. :)

Ao-Chan Can’t Study! I typically don’t like ecchi anime because it feels awkward and gross more often than funny, but this is definitely one of my favorite ecchis! It was hilarious, and Ao-Chan is just too adorable (Also can I just say the opening theme is just spot on?) there isn’t a lot of Merch for the series but I’m glad I got this Keychain. I usually keep it as an acrylic stand as it’s a bit too big to hang but I love it all the same, and it just looks spot on on the tree!

On to the one people might be a little mad at me for. Monster High. Yes this technically isn’t goth or anime but shut up it’s goth to me. Monster High was such a big part of my life growing up. I loved the shorts, movies, books, dolls- anything that basically had MH smacked on it I adored. Not only did it mesh a lot of fabulous goth and punk fashion with mythology and monsters (could there be a better combination?) but its message of accepting yourself no matter what or who you are is amazing. This is diversity done right. One person lazily shoved into another and given a flat personality is not diversity. Making a whole cast one race/height/weight/whatever with one exception is not diversity. Diversity is where we all accept who we are no matter what it is. All monsters matter and everyone has their own style. Not every girl has to be feminine or try to defy femininity. No guy has to be strong or cool or defy doing traditionally male things. Like what you like. Do what you do. Clawdeen is and has been my favorite since I first got into Monster High. I loved her design, her style, her personality, and especially how she didn’t need to find a partner in every movie she was in. She wanted to pursue her career no matter what, and even though she fought with her siblings a bit she still loved them. This Keychain looks adorable, though it was hard to arrange it to look good on the tree so here’s my best attempt- :)

Merry (Early) Christmas and Happy Holidays, y’all!