#did this with lougosi

[koko2unite]

drawing your ship as married old men living together is a form of therapy, actually

[cherishsscene]

Me holding an assembly for all the Lougosi shippers I see on the daily

[victimsofyaoipoll]

Round 1

Propaganda Under Cut

Mel Medarda

she is the richest woman in piltover who left her family because she didn't agree with the way they did things (conquering and murdering). she sponsors jayce and viktor, and courts jayce, which makes people upset because, you know, jayvik. she and viktor are CANONICALLY parallels with much of their imagery mirroring the other's and they are literally the same height. and people are so weird and misogynist and racist about her. they argue she is manipulating jayce and doesn't actually love him. i am cognitively disabled and cannot explain things well, but, she is so fucking shouldered

Black woman who has a romantic arc with one of the main characters Jayce. Jayce has a best friend called Viktor and their relationship is pretty important plot wise, shown as a direct contrast to his relationship with Mel even though only one is canonically sexual/romantic. So naturally fandom as the transformative safe haven it is villainized Mel horribly coming up with theories about how instead of being a complex morally grey character she's actually evil and just wants to seduce Jayce for Evil Reasons. Since they couldn't use her as a supportive female friend with no personality, others just ignored her existence entirely or acted like Jayce would ditch her for Viktor. Majority of m/m shippers will reduce her down to her relationship with Jayce and an obstacle in the way of JayVik, ironically writing her as a far worse and less complex version of the character we get on screen. The misogyny reeks and combined with the racism? It's a pretty bad case. Only slightly mitigated due to the fact that the main characters of the show are women (and the lead is a lesbian) so thankfully the male focus of fandom is lessened as opposed to filling almost every inch. Still awful to try and search for good Mel content, godspeed girlies with taste.

She's one of the most interesting characters on the show, a rich politician, smart and beautiful and has a really complicated and intriguing relationship with the city's golden boy inventor. unfortunately golden boy has a sickly twink science partner so she gets sidetracked SO BAD

Juno

She's honestly a way deeper character than people give her credit for, her arc is that of acceptance and being true to your heart despite what society thinks of you. Oh yeah and for the record she doesn't stand in the way of Lougosi because of her crush on Legoshi because I honestly think that she was more in love with the idea of being in a same species relationship than she was with Legoshi himself. I'm talking about the part where she falls for Louis and struggles with the knowledge that if she actually pursues him she's gonna be seen as a freak and never reach the social status she strives for. There's a lot to discuss with her character arc but NOOOO let's all just laugh at how she gets no bitches because Beastars fans see Juno as a joke. (I'm not mad I'm not mad it's fine it's fine)

shes cool but she doesnt have good chemistry with her canon love interest and therefore the fandom chalks her up to having no personality whatsoever. they see her as either an obstacle or a sex object basically

Done dirty by the writers and fandom alike

[maliketh]

Do/did you ship lougosi?

not particularly but i do subscribe to the theory that most of the cast was in love with legosi which includes louis.

[usuratonluffy]

legoshi saying that louis' scent is the easiest one to recall out of the 17 YEARS WORTH OF ANIMALS HE'S MET is the gayest shit i've heard.

the same amount of gay as sasuke's "i know your heart and you, mine."

legoshi is gay for louis. idc.

i LOVE it.

[nocturneneko]

"Jack lied to me...?"

[rj-opp]

And thats that on that

[emeraldotter]

yeah we gay keep scrolling

[duskneko]

Oops my hand slipped-

[legosi-and-louis-are-in-love]

if lougosi isn't real then why did they only release 4 figures for Beastars so far and it was just Legosi and Louis Twice

[koko2unite]

I am reminded again that Legosi's theme and Louis' theme played together become a full song

[kastiyana]

Louis actually danced Lindy hop!

I just wanted to let you know that the dance Louis and Juno did in episode 5 of season 2 is Lindy hop. The steps perfect, I could clearly identify the triple steps, the swing outs, a tuck turn, a pop turn, etc.

And it was beautiful.

And it means that my lougosi fic "Alive and kicking" is actually plausible. 💖🌈

[stanharu]

beastars episode 21 thoughts!

legosi and louis have finally reunited!!!

i have a lotta gripes with this episode, but i think overall it was still a very good episode. this week's ep covered chapters 75, 76, 81, and a lil bit from ch69. i was very excited & happy to see legosi and louis finally interacting, and finally seeing some of my favorite legosi & louis moments animated & fully voiced was also great.

the ep opens with an anime original scene of louis and ibuki discussing stolen goods in their supply chain. its very brief and seems to just be setup for legosi and louis' reunion in the BAM later in the ep, so i'll come back to this later.

i liked seeing this lil smoky deer form in legosis head when monologuing about his smell lol. usually this only happened when legosi was tracking haru's scent so im glad they did it for louis too lol. ot3 real.

i really liked the scene of legosi's training. the intense fight paired with legosi's matter of fact tone while narrating was great lol i really love his voice.

the tao & kibi moment in the hospital was great omg ;-; i loved it. no complaints only emotions and tears.

now. the moment we've all been waiting for. the long awaited lougosi reunion. i have mixed feelings about it bc during my first watch i was very excited to see the boys finally interacting, but also in the back of my mind i was filled with dread while coming to the realization that the anime had changed how they meet again. i was kinda right about the anime quishing together ch66 along with ch75/76, but really they only pulled some lines from 66 and put them into this anime original scene in the warehouse :'^)

i dont think this scene is bad tho, i still really enjoyed watching it. but im still disappointed that it's different from the manga djflksjldf. at the very least i wouldve liked if the anime kept their brief interaction from ch66 and letting louis stew in his feelings of seeing legosi buying meat for a couple eps. very sad we were robbed of that.

i liked this lil moment where theyre just looking at e/o and thinking a million things. something i've always loved about this part (in both the manga & the anime) is how legosi got a fur cut so the shishigumi wouldn't recognize him but louis recognized him immediately lol. the music for this part was really great too. and seeing legosi's tail get all waggy was So Cute.

i will say tho that louis' lack of expressiveness in this season continues to be an issue. in the manga we get to see how hurt louis is to see legosi in the BAM and how he's almost embarrassed at legosi's visible happiness at seeing him again after everything. in the anime louis seems rather stone faced for most of this scene. he just looks either angry/annoyed or kinda neutral. his expressions are very subtle, like you can tell he's holding back a bit but we're not getting the same range as manga louis.

i think louis' expressiveness is a lil better in the next part when legosi is eating with the shishigumi and the balcony scene, but still not the same range as manga louis.

it was really funny to me about louis eats the steak and then just looks legosi dead in the eyes while he chews. like louis is challening legosi and legosi is just confused about why he's doing something so ridiculous. i've always wondered what legosi was thinking in this moment lmao.

as for the balcony scene... i fuckin loved it lmao. the voice acting was phenomenal. my lougosi brain was in OVERDRIVE

legosi literally said 🥺 while hugging louis i cant 😭

louis 🥺🥺🥺💕

also i really enjoyed this lil bit of legosi playing with the banner strings out of shyness. very cute.

i also really like how the anime did this part. i gasped and i knew it was coming lmao.

while i think the legosi & louis centric scenes were pretty well done overall, some people have pointed out that the anime doesn't let some of the really important moments from it linger long enough to hit with as much impact as they do in the manga, and i have to agree. i think it's another consequence of adding so much anime original stuff & shuffling many scenes around. like, i think the anime did well, but as a manga reader i know these scenes could have been even better.

the last thing ill say about this part is that when legosi launched himself over the banners i literally laughed out loud

this is the funniest clip ever lmao

i thought the last part of the ep was good, tho im a lil sad we didnt get legosi growling in the anime lol. once again im so in love with pina's voice acting ❤_❤

legosi's talk with pina about riz is supposed to set up the moth scene, which is when legosi's fur grows back, but based on the previews for the next ep, im not sure if we'll even be getting it, which worries me @0@ the preview pics that were posted all show moments that happen after legosi grows his fur back in the manga but it doesnt look like his fur has grown back yet in the anime.

this change is super weird to me, idk why the anime would push the moth scene or legosi's fur growth back so late in this arc. based on how things have been going im afraid the anime may have legosi grow is fur back in a different way, and cut the moth scene, which will be super disappointing for me bc i really love the moth scene. im still gonna hold out hope for it not being cut tho. crossing my fingers!!

[doopcity]

Hey I really love your lougosi fics and I think you're a great writer! Would it be okay if I did some fanart of those fics?

yes 🥺

[nocturneneko]

Suddenly had this stupid idea

[dooptown]

S2E11

well we’re almost there folks

something i haven’t thought about before, but if animals avoid eating living bugs and don’t want to “take a life” does that mean they tend to avoid killing them too? Do they usually just relocate them? I’m sure some kill bugs but like idk i just latched onto that even though it’s in the manga. Bouncing off that, though, I really don’t see why bug consuming isn’t a bigger deal in this world. The only reason it’s not irl is cuz people would rather eat meat, but certain bugs have just enough protein and nutrients to replace meat. I get that that wouldn’t end meat eating once and for all but it just doesn’t come up as much as you’d think it would Legosi crying and saying he’d rather be an insect than a wolf...his VA did a good job with those lines. I think it’s funny how the anime makes us think Legosi is gonna lose his fur again, but because of that we miss the joke of Gouhin saying he’s gonna shoot Legosi with his crossbow when he asks Gouhin if he reminds him of his wife Also, unimportant, bug I’m glad Legosi has a blue tracksuit here. I never really liked the red on him (unless it’s a dress) (Oh yeah and the added tail wag scene when Legosi thinks about Louis again...) Riz’s cooking scene used to be like, all one block but now it’s been split up. He doesn’t seem to have the obsession with becoming Legosi’s “friend” by eating him here. I wonder if they’re gonna just drop that altogether. Also he bursts a can of sauce or tomato juice or something, whereas in the manga it was an egg. Obviously this was done to make it look like he’s licking blood off his fingers, but that scene in the manga always bothered me too cuz like, no matter how strong you are you can’t really just crush an egg with your hands. Like i’m sure a big beastars bear could, especially with claws, but like idk, eggs are designed to hold under that sort of pressure. A stupid thing to think about but that’s just what i do I love the little detail of the barstools having gaps for animal’s tails in them. It’s a cute bit of worldbuilding. Otherwise, Dressgosi seems to happen pretty much the same (aside from him losing his heels). We do lose out on Legosi eyeing up Louis, tho, cuz he definitely does that in the manga. I love his falsetto, though, even if he doesn’t use it on the bartender to order a drink. In fact this whole scene seems to be cut short. In the anime it seems like he’s there for like a few minutes but in the manga they clearly get a bit tipsy as they talk. A loss, for sure. Legosi goes more into Louis’s importance here, though, saying he only made it this far because of him. And Louis finally laughs and lightens up a bit, which was great to see, although I just wish they’d linger on that scene more, but like, they’re already pressed for time. I love how Legosi slips back into character as he leaves the bar Enter: Pina’s scheme. I like this addition a lot, with Pina trying to record Riz confessing the crime. I feel like this was probably his plan all along, but with the fight with Legosi coming up he had to get it in motion faster. It also kind of adds some basis to their relationship later, i feel, but wow that’s not coming until way later (unless they establish it earlier) We get Melon and Sebun cameos for...some reason. Like it’s kinda cool but i feel it’s kinda useless fanservice. Sebun being on a quiet, integrated traincar goes against her character, too, since the manga made it seem like her riding carnivore cars is something she’s done for a while. The tailored traincars seem like something that was removed, though Legosi thinks about all his friends, and then thinks about Haru, but he doesn’t call her, nor has she called him like in the manga. Also different is him saying if he survives this he wants to hear her voice. In the manga he says he wants to visit his grandpa. Now, it’s clear that everything regarding Legosi’s family is being pushed into later seasons, but i still prefer the manga here There’s a lot less blood on Riz here than in the manga, kinda hinting that Pina isn’t really dead, but idk maybe some anime onlys are fooled. We totally miss out on the Shishigumi battle with the Okamigumi!!! Like i get it but i really miss that scene. Plus Louis barely has a scratch on him whereas in the manga he has a huge black eye. Maybe they don’t want his injuries distracting in the next episode. Also Louis’s “i like carnivores” realization is a bit sudden here with the scene cut so short. At least they still put Legosi on the forefront of his mind there with that. Also he’s got all that emotion in his voice now...the floodgates are opening and he realizes just how important Legosi is to him (something that would have been made better if they didn’t cut Louis seeing Legosi buying meat scene but whatever) The ending with the gunshot is interesting. I wonder what they want the audience to think. Of course Ibuki wouldn’t shoot Louis, cuz like why would he? There’d be no need to. So maybe they want us to think Louis shot him? Which like, is kinda confusing put into context since Ibuki isn’t outright threatening him. Perhaps to just be like a sort of “huh?” I feel like the cliffhanger would have worked without it, but it being there isn’t too bad Welp, next week is the last one. Apparently there’s an extra scene that won’t be on netflix, but i’m guessing it might be more Melon teasery, since them leaving out any narrative in this next episode would be really bad (Crossing fingers to manifest exclusive Lougosi kissing scene)