#currently ranked 10th and have

[superdorkcat]

Upcoming Magical Girl Projects

Magical girl fans are finally eating good after years of starvation. So good, in fact, that I decided to make a list of magical girl projects in development.

The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies - The most imminent of these projects, since it's premiering only in a few days. It's the story of the forbidden romance between the magical girl Byakuya Mimori and Mira, a high-ranking official of an army trying to take over the world.

Mermaid Magic - In a new western magical girl show from the same studio as Winx Club, Princess Merlinda, with her friends Sasha and Nerissa in tow, ventures to the human world in order to find a way to save her homeland of Mertropia from the ghost pirate Barbarossa and his monster horde. Dropping on Netflix next month.

Acro Trip - One of several new magical girl series coming out in the Fall 2024 anime season, Acro Trip follows Chizuko Date as her efforts to increase appreciation for her idol, local magical girl Berry Blossom, takes her down a "dark path filled with strange folks."

Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. - Kana Sakuragi is having a hard time finding work, botching over 15 different job interviews. However, her luck changes when a series of events lands her a job at the magical girl company Magilumiere.

The Story of the Girl Who Couldn't Become a Wizard - The third of the magical girl anime coming out in October, MahoNare for short tells the story of Kurumi Mirai as she tries to become a wizard anyways after failing to get into her school's magic division.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie - Walpurgisnacht Rising - The fourth PMMM movie, which will pick up where Rebellion's massive cliffhanger left off. It's currently set to come out sometime later this year.

Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love! - The magical boy series is getting a new movie in winter 2025 as part of the celebrations for its 10th anniversary. While the movie will "consist entirely of new scenes that will be newly drawn," exact plot details are unknown. (Added August 7, 2024)

Mahou Tsukai Precure: Mirai Days - A new installment in the Precure franchise, Mirai Days will serve as a sequel to Mahou Tsukai, the thirteenth season. Even though it's premiering early next year, specific plot details are currently unknown.

Princess Session Orchestra - A TV original coming next year, Princess Session Orchestra is based on a concept by Akifumi Kaneko, one of Symphogear's co-creators. The land of Alicepia's peace is destroyed when monsters called Jammerwocks attack, prompting a trio of young girls to step up the plate to protect the realm.

Winx Club - The western magical girl classic is getting a CGI reboot. While comments by Iginio Straffi imply that certain characters who were introduced later in the original series (such as Roxy and Nabu) will appear earlier, no specific plot details have been revealed so far. The series is coming to Netflix late next year.

New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt - Panty & Stocking is getting a second season after over a decade that's coming out sometime next year with no specific plot details revealed yet. (Added August 7, 2024)

Project Symphogear Next - A new Symphogear movie was announced late last year. However, no further details have been revealed.

Hua Xianzi: Zhi Mofa Xiang Dui Lun - A co-production between Tencent Video and Toei Animation's Shanghai branch, this anime is being billed as a "remake" of Lunlun the Flower Fairy. That being said, promises of "a fresh story and characters" make it sound more like a reboot.

Studio Pierrot's new anime - Studio Pierrot, which has made a variety of magical girl anime from Creamy Mami to Tokyo Mew Mew, has announced that they're creating a new TV original magical girl anime. No specific details have been disclosed, but the caption for the teaser image ("I want you to sing once more...") implies that it'll be a magical idol anime.

Lolirock season three - After Lolirock's second season ended with a cliffhanger all the way back in 2017, it seemed like the story would never get a proper conclusion. However, the series's creator and director, Jean-Louis Vandestoc, announced on his Instagram in 2023 that creative meetings for a third season have begun.

Magic Knight Rayearth revival - TMS Entertainment is making a new Magic Knight Rayearth anime in honor of the franchise's 30th anniversary. Unfortunately, it's currently unknown what the format will be.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card season two - The sequel to the magical girl classic is getting a second season that will adapt the rest of the manga.

Magical Girl holoWitches - A multimedia project starring six VTubers as fictionalized versions of themselves who work as both streamers and magical girls who save people when they get trapped in the magical Holocas World. There was a four minute extended trailer in May, but the anime's proper premiere date is unknown.

Ojamajo Doremi 16-20's - An adaptation of Ojamajo Doremi's light novel sequel series, which follows the girls as they grow from being in their mid-teens to early 20s. Interestingly, the format for the adaptation (TV show, movie, or streaming series) will be based on the reception of a music video featuring the girls as adults.

[freakshowtwopointoh]

Jordan Li exes to lovers where it was just a summer fling after freshman year, and they broke it off to 'focus on their career' (read: protect themselves from the way they were falling for you).

Jordan Li exes to lovers where there's a whole year where you successfully avoid each other. They kiss ass and climb the ranks, soaking up popularity and praise whenever and wherever they can. You thought the tentative friendship you had built over freshman year might be salvageable but Jordan's eyes seemed to slide over you whenever you saw each other in public, and they never returned any of your texts. It was as if an entire year had been erased.

Jordan Li exes to lovers where the entire first semester of sophomore year was the most painful heartbreak you had ever experienced. Every cliche was true. Your GPA that semester was the worst it's been since 10th grade and there were days where everything you ate tasted like sand. You can't bear to get rid of the stupid things you have that remind you of them: their old stash box that they gave you in exchange for an old ring of yours with a dragon on it, a keychain they won you at a carnival... Shit that makes your heart ache to look at but the thought of getting rid of them made you feel like throwing up.

Jordan Li exes to lovers where they somehow compartmentalize for months, diving into their career just like they said they would. Meeting Andre and Luke, and soon after Cate, climbing the ranks, working with Brink (not for him - yet). They were preoccupied enough by the stress of the grind, the escalating issues with their parents and their identity, and everything else that life throws at them to forget about you most of the time. But every hook up feels empty, every kiss tasting slightly bitter. They pretend they don't know why - lying even to themself as they throw themself into parties and school and everything else.

Jordan Li exes to lovers where you begin to form new connections, making new friends, and becoming content with living a more low-key life as a supe. Like maybe if you start over, you can erase the effect they had on you the way they erased you from their life. And it almost works.

Jordan Li exes to lovers where one of those friends just happens to be Emma Meyer, and she just happens to begin dating Sam Riordan a month or so into the fall semester of your junior year. You had successfully avoided Jordan's social circle for an entire year, and now the first freshman you befriend this year immediately drags you into their world again. Not on purpose, of course. You don't exactly walk around advertising the fact that the current rank 2 at the school was basically your best friend prior to their rise in popularity and then broke your heart freshman year. It's fucking embarrassing - and besides, you're not about to admit to anyone that you still aren't quite over them. Not even to yourself. Even as that chintzy keychain still jingles on your keys.

Jordan Li exes to lovers where Sam invites you and Emma to a movie night at his brother's place. You were pretty sure Jordan was going to be there, but since no one actually knows you know them, you can't exactly ask.

Jordan Li exes to lovers where you walk in, nervously twisting your hands, and there they are. Even from behind you'd recognize them - the curly bob, that stupid fucking jacket...

Jordan Li exes to lovers where they didn't even think to ask who Luke's brother was inviting because why would they care? Until they turn around and there you are, looking casually fucking gorgeous in that way that they had tried to hard to forget and they have no idea how to react.

Jordan Li exes to lovers where you're both breathless - you haven't been this close in ages. And you're both just watching the other, waiting to see who would crack first. You're both wondering: do they recognize me? Do their friends know who I am to them? Are they going to pretend like they don't know me?

Jordan Li exes to lovers where you almost do decide to pretend. You almost act as if this is the first time you've ever spoken to them, as if they were just Rank 2. But then you see that damn dragon ring on their finger and a million thoughts are running through your head and your mind just goes blank.

Jordan Li exes to lovers where they watch as your eyes go from their face to their hands and they feel like they're frozen to the spot because they thought they had gotten over you, thought that you were nothing but a fling. But they rarely took the ring off and you'd been in their dreams more and more recently. It was like you were fucking haunting them and now here you were and they just panicked, and fled the scene, leaving you and everyone else standing there shocked and confused.

[ao3topshipsbracket]

Welcome to the Unofficial Top Tumblr Relationships Bracket!

Many people on Tumblr might have engaged in the practice of "shipping" in relation to "media". Some, according to legend, even have opinions on these matters.

If the above happens to apply to you, you might be eligible to vote in this bracket! We have pitted the most popular pairings of the 2023 Tumblr Year in Review against each other to see who will emerge victorious. Round 5 polls drop on Friday, May 10th at 2PM PDT, and will run for one day.

Check current vote counts here!

FAQ:

How was the bracket made and seeded?

This bracket was made based off Tumblr's 2023 year in review ship list, and edited to fit into a workable bracket. Matchups were seeded according to ranking on the list.

What are your stances on voter fraud, campaigning, bribing people with drabbles and/or art, etc?

Enthusiastically in favor! We do, however, ask that you don't DDOS Tumblr, and ideally don't commit any murders that can be traced back to us.

Why aren't there platonic relationships in this bracket? There were in the AO3 one.

The AO3 data we were working with included all kinds of relationship tags, including platonic ones. The Tumblr year in review top ship list does not.

I have an issue with [x] being included in this poll.

This poll is a celebration of fandom and fandom history; we're aware that there are certain issues with some of the listed pairings and sources, but they are a part of that history. Please do not take this as an endorsement of anything included in the bracket, and refrain from harassment.

In general, please remember that this is intended to be a fun time for the wide community which is fandom culture, and treat each other with respect!

Bracket Schedule!

[intersectionalpraxis]

here is part of the video:

This is an ongoing issue. The IOF is the fourth largest US-backed military in the world -is ranked 10th in arms selling in the world and 4th largest in military drones exports. Their entire industry is shrouded in mystery -we won't ever truly know the extent of the IOF's arms deals because there are little paper trails. Once you dig deep into this, you begin to see this 'testing' is for those who will purchase these weapons -it's beyond sick and depraved.

An older article, but this is still relevant about how the IOF gives weapons out to violent regimes. This isn't extensive, but for folks who don't know, the IOF has a LONG history of giving arms and weapons to other countries who have committed genocide, such as Rwanda in the 1990s. And to dictators, such as Pinochet.

[twstgameplay]

Shaftlands' Tapis Rouge

From Apr 5th 16:00 to Apr 26th 14:59 (JST)

How to Play

Collect Postcards during Lessons (History / Flying / Alchemy) and use those to read the Event Story. Complete Stamp Card missions for rewards.

The event is divided into 3 Parts.

Information found below:

Event Characters

Story Info

Stamp Card Info

Shop Info

Guest Room Info

Event Characters (Luxe Couture)

The event cards will help with paint collection, boosting the number of event paint that you can get during a battle. SSR Vil will drop 3 Film Fest Magical Paint and SR Jamil and SR Azul will drop 1. For event freebies, we have SR Azul and R Ace.

Making the cards permanent:

R Ace: Complete the Event Story (obtainable on Episode 2-6)

SR Azul: Complete the Event Story and collect 800 Postcards total (obtainable on Episode 3-1)

Groovies are locked until April 17th.

Story Info

Spend 5 Postcards to unlock the Event Story episodes. Some episodes need you to collect a certain amount of Postcards to unlock. Currently, we have:

Episode 2-2: 40 Postcards total

Episode 2-8: 80 Postcards total

Episode 3-3: 120 Postcards total

Episode 3-8: 160 Postcards total

Episode 4-3: 200 Postcards total

Episode 4-6: 250 Postcards total

Episode 5-4: 350 Postcards total

1st Stamp Card Info

Click on the Stamp Icon on the bottom left of the Event Page, there will be a total of 3 Stamp Cards.

The first stamp card goes until April 10th, 14:59 (JST), so pay attention to the time limit.

2nd Stamp Card Info

The second stamp card goes from April 10th 16:00 (JST) to April 17th, 14:59 (JST), so pay attention to the time limit. Image and Missions will be added when the time comes.

3rd Stamp Card Info

The third stamp card goes from April 17th, 14:59 (JST) until the end of the event at April 26th, 14:59 (JST), so pay attention to the time limit. Image and Missions will be added when the time comes.

Shop Info

This event has 2 different shops: one for Postcards and another for Collab Cosmetics. Collab Cosmetics are obtainable by completing certain parts of the story, as well as stamp mission rewards.

Postcard Shop

Extra copies of the event characters will be available once they’re made permanent.

Collab Cosmetics Shop

Luxe Couture is used to groovy the free event cards: 3 for SR Azul and 1 for R Ace. There’s a total of 4 exclusive event backgrounds that you unlock as you advance the Event Story. Card Set includes: 10 Honey EXP L and 30k madol. Book Set includes: 8 notepads, 4 textbooks and 2 grimoires

Lastly, there is a Fairest City Set in the usual Gem Shop, where you can find the Queen Statue. This item is simply for collection purposes and does not serve any purpose in the event. However, it can be built in the Guest Room after purchasing.

Guest Room Info

There will be furniture available in the guest room for a limited time for this event. You need to be at Room Rank 8 to build the furniture and furniture will unlock as you progress the event story.

[centrally-unplanned]

If given unlimited power to dictate US domestic policy, what would be your top three projects?

(An ask from my long "things to respond to" list lol) Well this depends on what we mean by "unlimited". Like if you actually get handwave away the constraints of legitimacy and rivals to power, then in a certain sense politics is solved-by-cheat-code. If that applied I would simply become dictator for life with a democratic succession in place (since my predecessor won't have my magic) and rule amazingly, everyone would be better off, and they would not invent reasons to undermine my vision because I have "unlimited power", right?

So setting that aside, let us instead say I have a window of opportunity of a unified Congress & court system for my agenda, but within the normal constraints, will fade quickly, etc. I would primarily aim for structural changes - I would reform Congress & the Supreme Court, for one. Abolish the senate, implement voter reform (I think I keep candidate-voting over party voting, since I want to work "in the system" and I think it is fine, so stuff like rank-order ballots and multi-member districts). If I can swing it, I repeal the 10th Amendment - the default state should be the federal government has the authority to do things, times change, all state authority should derive from federal authority, not vice versa.

I pretty radically reform the Supreme Court - no more lifetime appointments ofc and all that, sure, but I also structure it to be more directly integrated into the government. If congress is debating a bill, the SC will directly consult on its legality, and when it is passed its constitutionality and major "points of debate" will already be decided. The "adversarial" legal system, while fine enough for criminal law, is awful for governance - I would do away with it for consultative approaches. But to go deeper than specific SC/Congress would, imo, but overly ambitious, and start breaking things.

Even though these are pretty radical if Congress & the governors all agreed to do it a la this magical premise, wider society wouldn't push back that. Most people either don't care about this stuff, or in fact actively don't like the current system. They would be more likely to stick, unlike "open borders" which would immediately face wide revolt.

That probably counts as three, but if not just for fun I abolish local zoning in its entirety and just copy-paste the Japanese zoning code system onto ours and have a central ministry control zoning for the entire country. Primarily for revenge.

[lexosaurus]

The DP Side Hoes Week 2024 VOTING form is out and the propaganda is already rolling in! After only a few hours, we have some solid early leads. Here is the current Top 10:

Nocturn

Super Danny

Amorpho (tied for 3rd & 4th)

Freakshow (tied for 4th & 5th place)

Cujo (tied for 5th & 6th place)

Wulf (tied for 5th & 6th place)

Ember McLain (tied for 7th & 8th place)

Frostbite (tied for 7th & 8th place)

Angela Foley (tied for 9th & 10th place)

Dani (tied for 9th & 10th place)

The top two side characters—Nocturn and Super Danny—have had some impressive propaganda leaders @scarletsaphire and @halfa-ghost spreading the good word early on, and with impressive results. After that, the race for the top 7 gets notably tighter, with a matter of only a few votes being the decider between whether a character is ranked 3rd or 10th.

Below 10th, we also have some other characters hot on the trail such as the Dairy King, Damon Gray, Desiree, Fun Danny, Ghostwriter, Jazz Fenton, Paulina Sanchez, Penelope Spectra, Princess Dorothea, Spike, and Undergrowth.

But truly, so early in the race it is ANYONE'S game.

I will check back in tomorrow with Voting Day 2's top 10!

[thegreatcaptainusopp]

Straw hat dreams ranked by attainability level:

10. Usopp - Brave warrior of the sea

Easiest 10th place possible. My guy’s already there! Dream completed. He just has to realize it and we’re good

9. Franky - Sail the world in the Sunny

Also practically already happening! He’s doing part 1 already (the grand line trip), all he’s gotta do is keep going until he feels like he’s gone everywhere. It may take some time to actually finish it but I feel like in the world of One Piece, especially because he started with the Grand Line, it is very attainable

8. Brook - find Laboon

This one is very to the point! We already know where Laboon is, and Luffy told him to wait there so he’s probably staying put. All that will be required will be to renter the grand line from reverse mountain and he’ll be there! He’s below Franky because it’s not actively coming true at the moment, and there’s an element of uncertainty regarding if he will stay put or not. But this is quite attainable

7. Nami - map of the world

This one will take a lot of time and effort, but it is definitely possible. All she’ll need to do is continue making records of the grand line, and then hop onboard the Sunny with Franky who will take her around the rest of it! She’s a couple spots lower here because of the extra effort it’ll take to actually chart everything, plus the work that will be put in later to put everything together. It will also take a while to achieve. But it is still attainable enough!

6. Zoro - World’s Greatest Swordsman

From what I can tell, there aren’t that many people specifically aiming to get this title, so Zoro has hopefully fewer competitors against him for this dream. There’s also a very specific end goal in that he has to defeat the current greatest (Mihawk) to achieve the title. Since this is determined by a single duel, all he’s gonna have to do is win the fight and he’s got it. Bit more difficult than the rest because it will be one dangerous and difficult fight rather a specific journey, even though it may take less time. But that difficulty level raises it in attainability because he’s basically got one last shot at this duel, as if he loses this time then I don’t think Mihawk spares him.

5. Luffy - King of the Pirates

Even though it’s a similar kind of dream approach to Zoro, I’ve classed it as one spot higher because Luffy has a lot more competition in getting to this goal than Zoro does. There’s a specific end point (finding the One Piece), but so many other pirates are trying that it’s gonna be a tough go of it. It’s also not necessarily an unsolvable mystery as there are people out there who know where it is, even if they don’t actually tell you where it is. He’s actively working on it, but the fierce competition and level of danger make it attainable but tough

4. Robin - Find the True History

This one is placed higher than Luffy’s because of how many people are actively working against Robin in making this happen-the entire world government deems her a threat for even being able to read the poneglyphs. She has so much going against her, with people specifically trying to stop her from finding the true history, that it’s gonna be a tough one to achieve. It helps that there are some out there who are aware of what actually happened in the void century, but actually putting together all the poneglyphs is going to be quite a difficult task. Attainable, but only just due to all the moving parts (finding poneglyphs, reading them, putting them together, and doing it all discreetly)

3. Sanji - Find the All Blue

This one seems like it should be more attainable, but I think the very existence of the All Blue being in question puts it higher on this list. Because, well, it might not actually exist! We don’t know anyone who’s been there or claims to have seen it, like the true history or the One Piece. So Sanji has literally nowhere to start, no thread to follow, nothing specific to start his chase. He may have a hazy idea of where it could be, but it’s not a lot to go off. So I guess attainable if it exists, but the fact that it might not may make this straight up impossible. If it does exist, finding it with almost nothing to work off of is still difficult

2. Jinbe - Peace between the Fishman and humans

I don’t remember if Jinbe has officially declared this his dream or not (correct me if I’m wrong) but this one is going to be so, so difficult. For one, there’s no fixed endpoint, and it’ll be a constant struggle to maintain and will be fight that’ll continue past Jinbe’s life time and beyond. There’s a lot of hurt and discrimination to work on and he’s starting at practically zero. With time and effort he could improve relations but I don’t think he could fix generations worth of pain in the way he wants to. So, attainable, to an extent, but unattainable as a perfect solution

1. Chopper - Cure every disease

Oh buddy. How would that even be verifiable? How is this quantifiable? There is sadly not enough time in the world to make this happen. He could come up with cures or treatments for various diseases, but I don’t think he’s achieving this one. The difference between him and Jinbe is that Jinbe can make improvements towards a very specific societal wrong. Chopper is working against the forces of nature itself. Unattainable.

[tragedycoded]

character profile tag!

@the-golden-comet how did you know I needed to repopulate my characters tags <3 Thank you for the tag!

I know everyone here knows him, but let's do this for the protagonist of Doom Metal Love Story anyway.

Name: Cole Francis Sullivan

Nickname: First Sergeant (his rank), variations on his rank ("Top" is pretty funny); Kentucky (Hofer); angel/dear-heart/whatever the current hyperfixation is (Royston)

Kind of Being: Human

Age: variable (born 1835; story takes place 1872-74)

Sex: Male

Appearance: Average height and sturdily built, wearing the field uniform and calf-length boots he only took off to change into his parade dress every evening, Hofer knew who he was looking at before he saw the man's face. (Prologue, Hofer POV)

Until Sullivan sat up, unfurling as he prepared to ride into battle again. Glowing with life, invigorated, half-mad with knowing what he wanted, finally. Ambitious in the way of warrior-kings of old, invulnerable and ageless, lamplight catching the gold and the silver in his brown hair, his red beard aflame. That bayonet scar on his shoulder marking him as human. That bullet scar on the back of his calf. Royston could adore the man and not put him up among idols. Why make him an angel, or a god, or a star. There were so many already, hundreds and thousands and countless of all. There was only one him. (February 1873, Royston POV)

Occupation: First Sergeant in the United States Army Cavalry Division; fort sheriff of Fort Sarras, Kansas

Family members: William (father, deceased); Aileen O'Hare (mother.) Only child.

Pets: Molly, a 12-year-old Morgan horse

Best friend: Major Erik Hofer, Surgeon of Fort Sarras, Kansas; Royston will annoy the shit out of me if I don't acknowledge that he is Sullivan's lover.

Describe his/her room: In the Golden Ending, he sleeps in a barrack with the rest of the NCOs. Based on photographs I've found, it would appear he does not have a roommate. He has a bed, a bureau, a nightstand to put a lamp on, and a peg over his bed for his weapons (rifle, revolver, saber.) This is a fucking hotel compared to the Bad Ending, where he's in a barrack with three other people (Quartermaster Sergeant Harrelson, Hofer, and possibly Sergeant Miller? or else it was the sergeant who dies in the bombardment the weekend before Royston Kool-Aid Mans into Fort Cano.)

Way of speaking: No indoor voice. Direct -> firm -> blunt if you're really not listening to him. Polite, until you give him a reason not to be. Hiding an accent.

Physical characteristics (posture, gestures, attitude): Always at attention. Observant. Ready to react. Always carrying at least two weapons; is a weapon.

Royston wants everyone to know he "fills out that damned uniform."

Items in his/her back pocket/ purse:

HERE I'LL SHOW YOU

(This guy's a private, don't even worry about it. He'd be carrying the same equipment and hey he has the same facial hair right on.)

Hobbies: Reading, playing chess, throwing darts.

Favorite sports: Bat-and-ball.

Abilities/Talents/Powers: Marksmanship mastery, horseback riding expertise, melee combat (saber specialization), leadership. Is the 10th Cavalry Regiment's filthy joke repository (he has a strong memory when it comes to dick jokes.)

He acquires additional, uh, "abilities" in Book 2 but that's a massive spoiler.

Relationships (how he/she is with other people): Preoccupied. Easy to lose touch with. Will go HAM on anything/anyone threatening someone he loves.

Fears: He just told me he doesn't much care for broccoli. When I asked him why he said the fact that it's shaped like a tree is disconcerting.

I understand.

Faults: He's stubborn. His refusal to follow orders that are counter to his own code of honor has cost him promotions. "HE ONLY EATS LIKE FIVE FOODS," Royston says.

Good points:

He may flinch, but he is brave.

He's a leader.

He's loyal (possibly to fault.)

He's physically and mentally strong.

"HIS ASS," Royston says. (Translation: He has a healthy sense of humor.)

What he/she wants more than anything else: To go to sleep at night knowing he did the best he could to protect his country and the people he loves; and, if is his time to die, for his death to not be in furtherance of an unjust cause.

Wait--

"Since he's wandered off and appears to no longer be listening... I want Arthur safe, and alive, and with me. Which I recognize is both a far more difficult condition to satisfy and antithetical to the previous answer."

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[torch-the-throne]

My assessment on which Richmond players are likely to play for their national teams, based on an unscientific combo of FIFA stats, quotes, and vibes (discussion under the cut). 

Dani: absolutely. According to the FIFA stats, Dani is in the top 30 strikers in the world, and sits comfortably above the average Mexican attacker score. Brief run of injuries/yips aside, Dani would surely be one of Mexico’s star players.

Colin: perhaps surprisingly, yes. Most of the current Welsh team come from the lower leagues, so as a Premier League player Colin has a decent chance of making the team- not only is he in the top 30 world left midfielders, but were he part of the current Welsh national team he’d be their 3rd highest ranked player. Nate might have told Colin he didn’t inspire, but Nate is clearly out of touch with all the Welsh kids who are too hipster to call Gareth Bale their favourite.

Thierry: yes, but as a sub. Goalies are tricky, and unfortunately for Zoreaux it’s unlikely he’d make it as Canada’s #1. But, he’d absolutely be a sensible choice for a reserve goalie based on his stats, and if things change he could well join the starting 11.

Jamie: yes/no/yes. Boy, the whole quitting Man City and finding it tricky to be a team player really makes it hard for Jamie. I can imagine him as frequenting the reserve bench for England in his early years, before being dropped from the roster for a while, then making a comeback to the starting 11 later on. The man’s joint 10th in the world as an attacking centre mid, and now he’s showing both commitment and maturity he’d be a great addition to England’s strong set of strikers.

Sam: soon. The only reason why I didn’t have Sam down as currently playing for his national team is because in series 1 he explicitly states it’s still a dream for his future. According to the FIFA stats he’s the 3rd highest ranked Nigerian player, and 13th in the world for his position. Sam can, should, must, and will make the national team.

Isaac: maaaaaybe. Whilst Isaac sits below the average for an England defender, he’s still well within the numerical range to make the team. I can see him being a solid choice for the national squad, but unlikely to be consistently making the starting 11.

Moe, Richard, and Jan: no. Sorry. Unfortunately for these three, their country’s teams are full of damn good players. If Moe can cash in a Scottish grandma I’m sure he’d make the national team in an instant, but he’s unlikely to be a mainstay for England.

Roy: once upon a time. I have no idea if Roy’s FIFA stats are from his prime or from his last years at Richmond, but either way Roy gives off peak “nation’s old favourite” vibes. He’s been a captain, he’s played with Chelsea in their prime, he’s respected enough to be offered a pundit position: Roy absolutely served the England team for many years. Why else would little Mancunian Jamie Tartt idolise him so?

(Disclaimer to all this: ofc I know national teams don’t pick their players based on a single number, and I haven’t been fully into football since Alan Shearer was the UK’s darling. Feel free to debate!)

[musicalmoritz]

What do you think of Natsuhiko as a character? I personally don't like him all that way, granted it's pretty surface level. While I wouldn't say I hate or despise him, I do find him a tad irritating in the beginning of the series. However later chapters have piqued my interest regarding his character as a whole, and I would also like to ask about his relationship with Sakura. At first glance it seemingly falls into a dynamic like AoiAoi, where the girl shows disinterest while the guy does not stop with his pursuits. Of course now we have more insight on AoiAoi, but this isn't yet the case for Sakuhiko. So by extension, what do you take from their dynamic?

Thank you for this question, Sakura and Natsuhiko are two of my favorites but I haven’t gotten the chance to talk abt them much yet!! (I say “favorites” but they’re 9 and 10th on my character ranking respectively so do with that info what you will lol)

Starting off with Natsuhiko, I didn’t like him much at first either. In fact, when I first watched the anime, I fucking hated this dude on sight. Like I couldn’t even stand to look at him, he gave me frat boy vibes and I didn’t trust him. When I realized he was going to be a prominent character I dreaded it. I’m not sure when my opinion started to change, maybe around the door arc?? As a Natsunene enjoyer that one’s a favorite of mine lol. Tbh he still annoys me sometimes, he’s just so shady mixed with a personality that’s made to be irritating and it makes me roll my eyes so hard. I feel bad saying that bcuz a lot of my moots LOVE him but fear not, he’s in my top 10 for a reason

As much as I love Sakura and Natsuhiko, it’s hard to say much about either of them with what little info we’ve been giving. I have to laugh at ppl who think the current arc of the manga is going to be the last one because that would likely mean the series would end without either of them ever getting their time to shine (despite all the recent lore that’s been dropped, we still don’t know much about Natsuhiko). However, what we’ve seen of them so far has been super compelling

For Natsuhiko, I like him most when he’s with the Broadcasting Crew. I know he’s almost always with them but I mean specifically when we see the side of his character that acts like a true upperclassman. I like when he’s visibly annoyed with Tsukasa, it shows a different side to his laidback personality. Despite how chill he appears, he seems to have a short temper, it’s just something he keeps inside. I also think him being an ASMRist in the Monster Nursery au is so hilariously on brand. And tbh I could yap forever about what the anime did with the Monster Nursery au!! I can’t remember if Natsuhiko was the undercover researcher in the original au or not but regardless I love the route they took. If I have time I will absolutely write a Sakuhiko fic set in that universe someday bcuz they give me major Spy X Family vibes

I need more details on why he can’t die and how his blood kills people. Is he from an exorcist clan??? Is he part supernatural??? What is his deal??? I’m very interested to learn more about him. He’s always been a suspicious character so I like that we’re starting to get more insight on him

Now onto Sakuhiko…*dreamy sigh*. I love Sakuhiko so much. They’re one of my top ships for TBHK, at one point they were even my favorite. I do headcanon them as sapphics, with Sakura being a nonbinary lesbian and Natsuhiko being a genderfluid bisexual. I have written a few fics for them on ao3 so if you’re looking for some good sapphic Sakuhiko stuff…🤭

I see where the AoiAoi parallels come from on a surface level but beyond that I feel as though the two ships are quite different! First off, Aoi never shuts Akane down the way Sakura does with Natsuhiko. Sakura hits him every time he tries to make a move on them, a clear sign of rejection coupled with berating him verbally. They make their disinterest abundantly clear, although it’s highly implied that the ship isn’t as one-sided as it appears. There are moments where Sakura looks at Natsuhiko with fondness, and times where they even seem to flirt with him! Natsuhiko himself says that Sakura just has a different way of showing their love for him, very similar to the Minamoto Typical Sadism I write so often lol. It’s not a TBHK couple without a little sadomasochism (not the weird kinky kind just the bullying kind, the majority of them are babies. Normally I wouldn’t feel the need to specify that but this is Tumblr)

Anyways this is very different from how Aoi “rejects” Akane. Every time she turns him away, she does so in a way that will encourage him to keep trying. With a cute smile and a hand to her face, rating his pursuits so he’ll be motivated to try and do better next time. She never gives him less than 2 points (as far as I remember), and she’s not even mean to him until she’s under the potion in chapter 69. I’m pretty sure Aoi would cry at the thought of treating Akane the way Sakura treats Natsuhiko, she’s pretty down bad and dependent on him in certain ways. She shuts down at the thought of Akane ever moving on, so she would never reject him so bluntly and risk losing his approval. Sakura doesn’t seem to care what Natsuhiko thinks of them, they’re a very independent as opposed to Aoi who is more on the dependent side of things. If Sakura were revealed to have been super clingy and emotionally attached to Natsuhiko this whole time, that would be weird writing. But Aoi’s attachment to Akane has been implied since the Confession Tree arc

The differences between Natsuhiko and Akane are so interesting to me because they get compared so often. The biggest thing I notice is the level of respect they have for their partners. Akane is overly obsessive and a yandere at times but he never actually attempts to touch Aoi the way Natsuhiko frequently does with Sakura (not in a perverted way like Hanako but he still makes attempts to take their hand or hold them in a way we never see Akane do with Aoi). The first time we really see Akane being physically aggressive with Aoi was in ch.69, when he was initially trying to forcefully stop her from a suicide attempt. Not saying he handled it right but I try to cut him some slack bcuz it was an insanely tense situation, I myself wouldn’t have handled it perfectly.

After that, he kisses her hand to apologize for saying he hates her (many fans mistake this scene for him ignoring her consent but if we focus on the setup, that wasn’t the situation at all- the kiss was an apology and Aoi’s “don’t touch me” didn’t even get a full speech bubble). At that point she’s blushing and leaning into him, no longer trying to run away. She looks conflicted bcuz it’s a very emotional scene, but she’s clearly calmed down from how she was feeling before. By the time they kiss, she’s fully clinging onto him. After that he’s more causally touchy with her, like holding her hand or helping her get around No.6’s boundary. Aside from official arts we never really see Sakura leaning into or reciprocating Natsuhiko’s touch. They appear to enjoy his company, letting him tag along everywhere they go; but they’re not easily moved by affection the way Aoi is. That doesn’t stop Natsuhiko from being pushy, but I will give him that he knocks it off after Sakura rejects him. I swear I’m not trying to cancel this dude, I’m just saying he has less regard for boundaries the way Akane does

Another thing is reciprocation. During the Clock Keepers arc, Akane tells Nene that he plans to love and support Aoi even if she never loves him back. This means he expects nothing in return for all the love he gives her, all he wants is to make her feel loved. And if she enjoys receiving daily confessions, he’ll gladly make a fool out of himself each time. In the same scene he talks about Aoi’s past with having to put up with creepy guys, which explains why he’s so overprotective and hostile to men who want to pursue her. We see later in the manga he’s not as bothered when he realizes Teru’s feelings for her are genuine. Once he realizes Teru respects Aoi the same way he does, and that he won’t hurt her like he does with Akane, he begins to view Teru as healthy competition. This is much different from the way he treats Yokoo and Satou in ASHK when he catches them spying on Aoi

Also in ASHK, we see Natsuhiko attempt to give Sakura a love potion. I know this was literally in a comedy spin off but it stands out to me because Akane would never do this to Aoi. He respects her too much for that, he would never force her to reciprocate his feelings. Natsuhiko is a far more manipulative character, so it’s not all that surprising to me that he’d be okay with Sakura’s love being fake. He just wants a date with them, he doesn’t seem to care how he gets it. Again, I’m not trying to accuse him of being something he’s not, I want to make that very clear (think of Hanako, he’s known for being a perv but he would never intentionally make Nene upset or uncomfortable. Imo Natsuhiko is similar but in a different way, I wouldn’t call him a perv like Hanako but he’s a bit more possessive than the other characters). I see Sakuhiko as being on the more toxic end of TBHK ships as opposed to AoiAoi which has become more healthy recently. That’s not necessarily a problem with the pairing, just something I don’t see pointed out as often. And keep in mind that the toxicity is mutual, since Sakura knows Natsuhiko can’t die they regularly make attempts on his life and send him out to do dangerous missions. They’ve both got their quirks

One of my favorite things abt the ship is how Natsuhiko seems to know Sakura better than most people. More than Sakura is aware of, probably. I’m thinking specifically of that scene where Mitsuba asked if he could stay with the Broadcasting Crew and Sakura didn’t know how to respond so Natsuhiko answered for them. Sakura cares more deeply for people than they let on, and the only person who seems to recognize that is Natsuhiko. That’s so!! Fucking sweet to me!! They’re a toxic mess but they were made for each other and at the end of the day they’ll stay by each other’s sides. Natsuhiko would watch the world burn if it meant Sakura would look in his direction. Despite the themes of betrayal in his character, he is loyal to a fault when it comes to Sakura. I love that so much

Sometimes I wonder how serious the relationship is tho bcuz like…every time I see it written platonically absolutely nothing changes. Maybe Natsuhiko is there for ulterior motives and he’s just joking abt the flirting. I highly doubt that since TBHK is partially a romance but it’s a cool concept. I also love their ship trope, they remind me of Beast Boy and Raven. Grumpy X Sunshine except they’re both kinda shitty people. Peak

I hope you enjoyed this deep dive, and that I didn’t turn you away from the ship yapping abt their problems lol. To me toxic elements of ships are more things I love about them (within reason) because I love exploring character flaws and how people can overcome those in relationships. Or sometimes I just want to see them be terrible together. The duality of woman.

[lazzarella]

6 months of BL series

(Okay, my last post was way too long, so here’s one with mostly just the lists!)

It's now been six months since I started my journey into Asian BL series, and there's nothing I like more than making lists and procrastinating (with a dash of navel gazing), so I'm here to ramble a bit haha

I posted an overall top 10 when I hit 40, I think, but here's my updated version:

1. My Personal Weatherman and Moonlight Chicken tied for first place :P 2. KinnPorsche 3. Cherry Magic (Thailand) 4. Wandee Goodday 5. Boys Be Brave! 6. Old Fashion Cupcake 7. A Tale Of Thousand Stars 8. Cherry Magic (Japan) 9. We Are 10. Only Friends and Jack O' Frost tied for 10th place because I can't decide

I've had so much fun with the series I've watched and learning little bits of different cultures and I'm excited to keep going and make my way through my intimidatingly long watchlist lol It's been hard not to let other people's opinions get me down, though—I've felt less embarrassed about enjoying rom coms on Letterboxd than I have since poking my head into BL spaces, but... I don't think I'll dwell on that XD

Anyway, here are all of the series I've watched ranked by country under the cut(an idea I borrowed from @/dramalets)

Thailand (average rating: 8.4)

Moonlight Chicken

KinnPorsche

Cherry Magic

Wandee Goodday

Century of Love

A Tale of Thousand Stars

Only Friends

We Are

Cupid's Last Wish

Manner of Death

Laws of Attraction

Love in Translation

Vice Versa

Last Twilight

Enchanté

A Boss and a Babe

Lovely Writer

The Sign

Hidden Agenda

Bad Buddy

Not Me

Star in My Mind

Love Sea

This Love Doesn’t Have Long Beans

Theory of Love

To Be Continued

Sky In Your Heart

Japan (average rating: 8.2)

(Using the English titles)

1. My Personal Weatherman 2. Old Fashion Cupcake

3. Our Dining Table 4. What Did You Eat Yesterday? 5. Jack O' Frost 6. Cherry Magic etc 7. My Beautiful Man 8. Love is Better the Second Time Around 9. Ossan's Love 10. Perfect Propose 11. My Love Mix-Up 12. Candy Color Paradox 13. I Cannot Reach You 14. Mr Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss

South Korea (average rating: 7.6)

1. Boys Be Brave! 2. Blueming 3. Semantic Error 4. Love for Love's Sake 5. Choco Milk Shake 6. The New Employee 7. Love Tractor 8. Our Dating Sim 9. Bon Appetit 10. Roommates of Poongduck 304

11. The Director Who Buys Me Dinner

12. Love Class 13. Cherry Blossoms After Winter

14. Kissable Lips

Other countries (not ranked):

Meet You at the Blossom (I know it’s a Thailand/Taiwan co-production, but as it’s a Chinese story set in China with Chinese actors, I’ve mentally filed it as China)

Be Loved In House: I Do (Taiwan)

And I'm currently watching:

Star in My Mind; The Trainee; First Note of Love; Monster Next Door

On hold for now:

Only Boo!; 1000 Years Old; Cutie Pie; I Feel You Linger in the Air; Ossan’s Love Returns; Step by Step; The Untamed; Word of Honor

[zukadiary]

Takarazuka news updates

As previously posted, an active Takarazuka actress passed away on September 30. Until last week, the only information published was from tabloid sources. On November 10th, legitimate news outlets covered a press conference held by the deceased actress's family's lawyer. Takarazuka has posted a message in response, sharing also that their 3rd-party legal team has completed its investigation. According to NHK, they will additionally hold their own press conference today (Nov. 14 in Japan) to share the investigation report, along with upcoming policy reforms.

Below the cut, I've translated a Yahoo news article, as well as Takarazuka's message. The Yahoo news article contains some extremely sensitive and disturbing information. Please take responsibility for your own mental health, and read at your own risk.

Posted by Yahoo News 2023/11/10 3pm JST

TN: the "head" position mentioned in the article refers to the current most senior member (age/rank wise) of the 7th year actresses during a given performance. This is standard across Takarazuka, and this actress is considered the leader of the shinjin kouen and all shinko-aged actresses.

[BREAKING NEWS] Following the death of a 25 year old woman of the Takarazuka Revue, the bereaved family holds a press conference: "Power harassment by the upperclassmen"; "Overworked to 3 hours of sleep"

On September 30, 2023, we learned that the body of a 25 year old member of the Takarazuka Revue was found on the grounds of her apartment building. On November 10 at 3pm, the family of the deceased held a press conference, where they explained the circumstances that led to the woman's death.

On September 30, the body of a 25 year old member of Takarazuka's Cosmos Troupe was found on the grounds of her apartment building in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture. There were indications that she had climbed over an upper floor railing, and thus the police have been investigating the strong likelihood of suicide.

Last month, Takarazuka Revue's parent company, Hankyu-Hanshin Holdings, announced that they would be employing a 3rd-party legal team with no connection to the company to launch an investigation, in order to examine the circumstances and motives behind the death.

The woman had been a member of the Takarazuka Revue for 7 years. On November 10th, her family's lawyer held a press conference.

The family claims "power harassment by the upperclassmen"

According to documents distributed by the family's legal team, the woman was assigned the "head" position—the responsible party and supervisor of all of Cosmos Troupe's underclassmen—which severely overburdened her with responsibilities leading up to the troupe's performance, and resulted in an extreme sleep deficit.

Furthermore, she was summoned frequently by the upperclassmen, who would angrily bombard her with criticism, such as, "Every failure of the underclassmen is your personal failure," and, "Your mind isn't strong enough. Do you have a mind at all?"—making her her a victim of power harassment.

The family alleges that forced overwork from excessive rehearsals and an inundation of responsibilities left her with a mere 3 hours of sleep per night, on top of repeated power harassment by the upperclassmen, the result of which was a deterioration of her mental and physical health severe enough to lead to her death.

During the press conference, family's lawyer pointed out that "the hierarchical relationships [in Takarazuka] are significantly stricter than in society at large, which fed the unceasing power harassment." The family is demanding appropriate financial compensation for damages from the company, citing negligence of their duty to ensure the safety of its employees.

From Takarazuka: "We are taking this extremely seriously."

Regarding this news coverage, Takarazuka responded, "We will not be providing a comment at this time. We accept the grave reality of this matter. We want to proceed by giving the family our most sincere support. And, building upon the results of the 3rd-party legal team's investigation, we will handle this matter with the utmost seriousness."

The family's comment:

"We loved our daughter's smile.

Her smile healed us, encouraged us, and brought us so much joy.

However, day after day we watched it disappear, until that day, when the change became so irreversible we'll never be able to see her smile again. Her big sparkling round eyes, her soft cheeks, her sweet voice, all of it has been stolen from us.

Our daughter used to say, 'No matter how bad things get, I can forget it all when I'm on stage.' But her suffering far surpassed a degree that could be forgotten. It was her entrance into Takarazuka, and, even more so, her assignment to Cosmos Troupe, that led to this outcome."

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Message posted on the Takarazuka home page on November 11, 2023

Announcement regarding the report from our 3rd-party legal investigation team:

Regarding the sudden passing of a Takarazuka Revue student, we are taking the matter extremely seriously as a company, and intend to treat the situation with the utmost earnestness.

Additionally, last night we received a report of the results of the 3rd party legal team's investigation. We will share the results, along with our upcoming policy reforms, in the coming days.

Here at the Takarazuka Revue, we will be seriously confronting the issues uncovered both via the 3rd-party investigation, and via our conversations with each troupe and staff; and regarding matters that require change, we will be investing our full energy into reforms.

[ao3topshipsbracket]

Welcome to the semifinals of the Unofficial Top AO3 Relationships Bracket!

Many people on Tumblr might have engaged in the practice of "shipping" in relation to "media". Some, according to legend, even have opinions on these matters.

If the above happens to apply to you, you might be eligible to vote in this bracket! We have pitted the most popular pairings on archiveofourown.org against each other to see who will emerge victorious. Round 6 polls drop on Tuesday October 10th at 3PM CST, and will run for one day.

Check current vote counts here!

Further information is below the cut!

How was the bracket made?

This bracket was made based off centreoftheselights's data on the most-written pairings of all time, and edited to fit into a workable bracket. Matchups were seeded according to number of works.

This is a platonic/familial relationship, not a ship! Why is it on a ship bracket?

The top relationships on AO3 include both platonic and romantic/sexual relationships; so does this bracket. If the relationship is formatted as "[Character X] & [Character Y]" it is not a romantic pairing. If it is formatted as "[Character X]/[Character Y]" it is. (For efficiency, when a pairing showed up as both & and / in the data, only the higher-ranked version was chosen.)

What are your stances on voter fraud, etc.?

Fight for your blorbos however your honor dictates (though we ask that you don't DDOS Tumblr, and preferably do not commit any murders which can be traced back to us).

I have an issue with [x] being included in this poll.

This poll is a celebration of fandom history; we're aware that there are certain issues with many of the listed pairings and sources, but they are a part of that history. Please do not take this as an endorsement of anything included in the bracket, and refrain from harassment.

In general, please remember that this is intended to be a fun time for the wide community which is fandom culture, and treat each other with respect!

Bracket Schedule!

[dio-niisio]

Since 2020 i've been obsessing over ghost, today the brain rot got a bit intense so here goes the whole universe this satanic band had me make in my little head! (A.K.A my headcanons :D)

So what's the best place to start if not the beginning?

The satanic ministry first started as a coven that a group of witches started around the 10th century in what is know as modern day Italy, to hide from any form of persecution that the catholic church may try to do the coven decided to hide in plain sight by using the clothes that the nuns typically would wear. That way their coven was just another abbey in a sea of many others and made surviving much easier. And is one of the reasons that in the present the ministry still uses clothes similar to what the catholics are doing besides being tradition if you see a satanic nun walking on the street you may think she's catholic and leave her alone! The original abbey is considered a "unholy" ground, and is kept hidden from the general public.

Overtime more and more people would join the coven making that they would have the need to branch out, so more and more abbey, convents and monastery had to be built! (I like to think that abbeys are a big mix of people no matter who they are, as convents are mostly or even strictly feminine and monasterys being mostly or even strictly masculine, cuz some people just don't want to deal with the opposet sex, and that's okay!), around that time is where the ministry would beging to form their hierarchical structure!

Most abbeys are have a Mother, Father or Sibling superior, they are the ones who take care of the more structural needs of a abbey (their budget, if it need any repairs, if anyone is sick, who or what needs to be done) in juxtaposition they also have the more spiritual leader (that deals with Mass, rituals, guindence, teaching the scripture), they have the same amount of power, they just do different things, like both side of the same coin.

Like you would not ask Papa Emeritus about the next simester budget that's Sister Imperators job, just as you would not ask about the next fertility ritual to Imperator that's Papas job. But that doesn't mean that they would never interact, some times you need to know what's the next budget review to do a important mass, or what is the best date to certain rituals, they work together.

The main abbey is located in Italy (they choose the place to annoy the Pope), it survived many religious wars, may attacks and many persecution, but it's still standing as a testament to it's faith. There you can find the current satanic pope (and the retired ones too, but they have more freedom to go someplace else), most of cardinals (not all, but they meet in conclaves once a year to discuss things, mainly gossip), some archbishops and bishops (archbishops and bishops are the apprentices of some cardinals and are the ones most likely to replace them when they retire or die), many priests and pristesses and many siblins of sin, it's the main one so let me tell you it's also the biggest one.

Ghouls are also a big part of any abbey, they serve as helping hand and protection. From ritual to paying taxes, they are the most versatile workers, if you ignore their more animalistic tendencies!

I will talk more about them later tho, along with how each rank within the ministry work and who or what are the Emeritus clan!

If i anything is written wrong or weird i'm sorry, English is not my first language!

[the-sea-and-the-storm]

Hey folks, it's already Friday again, which means it's time for another stats breakdown! As of right now, we have received 33 applications. That's enough people for three soccer teams, or one very small marching band.

Stats about ranks and age ranges can be found under the cut!

The breakdown of first choice ranks hasn't changed much in the last week. Warrior is now at 12 first-choice picks, and Healer is at 11. Kit, Nurse, and Elder have all still only been picked as first choice once.

Warrior is also still the most popular second choice rank, and also has 12 responses here. Elder is the least popular, with only 1.

Warrior is currently the most popular rank overall, having been picked as a first or second choice in 73% (24/33) of applications. Elder is the least popular rank overall, and was only chosen as a first or second choice in 6% (2/33) of applications.

Young Adults remain as the most popular age range, with 12 first-choice responses. Elders are at the bottom of the bracket again, with just 1 first-choice pick.

Adults are the most popular pick for second-choice age ranges, with 13 responses. Elders have received no interest for second choice.

Adults are the most popular age range overall, having been picked as a first or second choice in 67% (22/33) of applications. Elder is the least popular age overall, and has only been chosen as a first or second preference in 3% (1/33) of applications.

Applications are open for one more week! If you're interested, get your application in before they close on May 10th, at 11:59pm. Good luck with finals, and I'll see you again next week!