#i have yet to see if this actually appears in the ova yet

[xbuster]

Minor Honey transformations in the opening for Re: Cutie Honey

[echologhia]

ok i just wanted to add my two cents to the analysis of reuenthal's thought train in ep 93 of logh. no major spoilers but it's better to come back later in case you haven't seen the ova yet

so people have already analyzed the hell out of this particular frame (i apologize for the blurry screenshots i took hastily from laserdisc rip on archive.org, might fix that later) with reuenthal imagining his mother looking as himself and her lover as a guy who looks suspiciously like mittermeyer

well i just found more proof that this is not a flashback or an accurate retelling of the actual events. rather this is some sort of elaborate fantasy that reuenthal orchestrated in his mindscape.

even though it's extremely on the nose i haven't seen anyone else before me pointing that out! so i apologize if somebody did and i missed that.

anyway, let's go back to ep 28 (portraits). this is the first time we see reuenthal talking about his mother and his family in general. and what we see is that ova actually shows us a portrait of his mother (not just in one frame but in two):

yeah that's right. her hair isn't dark it's blond-ish. and despite that, oskar still imagines her as having dark hair (just as himself) a few seconds later.

might have been an animation blunder but i want to believe that this decision was deliberate. there are more things hinting at this whole thing being made up (others have pointed them out already), such as the inconsistency of the "flashbacks": the suicide of reuenthal's mother is portrayed very differently in ep 28 and in ep 93. since he couldn't possibly remember her death accurately (even the books mention this) the most likely scenario is that his father is at fault, and he shifted the blame onto the child - probably telling oskar that he's "just like his mother", and he internalized it. gender delirious

i also think that ova creators specifically chose to go this route. i haven't read the source material in its entirety but from what i understand there's no mention of reuenthal being a carbon copy of his mother appearance-wise. moreover, in die neue these (which some praise for being truer to the books than ova) it is the father who looks exactly like him. so ova constructed this personal freudian hellscape just for my boy reuenthal. i rest my case

[meimi-haneoka]

You know, I really appreciate Syaoran developing independent friendships within the wider friend circle. He was having lunch with Yamazaki, Naoko and Chiharu (forgot the chapter) without Sakura or Tomoyo being present and was clearly in a conversation where he felt comfortable enough to put his point across to Naoko despite his contrary opinion. Plus, I found it so cute that he was worried about 'Yanagizawa' pulling all nighters and asked her to take care of her health (again, forgot the chapter). It really shows how far Syaoran has come as a character. I wish we get a OVA or extra story elaborating how Syaoran changed as a person for the better in Japan. I wonder what the reaction of his former classmates back in Hong Kong was once he moved back to Hong Kong. They would have gone "Li is much calmer now. He even talks to us nicely. I wonder what happened in Japan? Did he go soft out there?" Buhaha. And then Meiling jumps in with "Nah. He just caught feelings out there." Ahahahaha.

Hellooo, thank you for the nice ask! Yeaaaah, this is something I'm 99% sure I've mentioned in my past chapter analysis too, how wonderful it was to see Syaoran interacting and tightening his bond with the other friends, aside from Sakura and Tomoyo. I really appreciated that, especially the interactions he's got with Naoko (so peculiar to see him getting worried over a friend who's not Tomoyo or his girlfriend, right?) and it really goes to show what a tremendous character development he had from the Clow Card Arc days. A development that didn't stop with the end of Sakura Card Arc but actually continues in Clear Card, with the consolidation of the friendships he made in Japan, which are quite predictive of the bonds he will keep even once he enters his adulthood.

Seeing him in chapter 59 stating, all serious and slightly embarrassed, that he wanted to be of help to everyone in the preparations of the play was really sweet, and I also loved that he was able to discuss with Naoko about his role in a very mature way. I really can feel CLAMP's need for these kids to grow up mentally, emotionally and even socially, therefore the decision to "split" the original Tomoeda elementary group and particularly to "split" Syaoran and Sakura, in order to allow them to experience also other bonds and not end up attached to the hips, so to speak. I also want to mention the absolutely beautiful "boys talk" that Syaoran and Yamazaki have in one of the Clear Card Drama CDs, it's one of the "original contents" and something I felt was missing from Syaoran's friendship with Yamazaki: a boys talk about their relationship with their girlfriends 😁 (and Yamazaki proved to be so mature, despite his foolish appearance). Syaoran couldn't talk to Sakura yet about her problem with her powers, and the guilt was eating his soul away, so he seeked advice and reassurance from his best buddy: another sign of maturity (instead of keeping everything inside like he used to do).

All in all, Syaoran really benefited not only from the interactions with Sakura but all the Tomoeda kids, and I'm sure his classmates in Hong Kong noticed too! 😁

[fluffyotters]

I love Them Both

I love them both but I actually personally like Bucchigiri?! more than Delicious in Dungeon as a show and to watch. I'm going to miss getting new episodes every week. I'm not expecting a season 2 most likely given the mixed reviews but I could hope for one or some ova would be nice. I really do like Delicious in Dungeon and Laios is my other boy and is structurally better written and paced (because it has a source manga) but Bucchigiri is in my wack genre of hard to describe awesomeness like Jojo's Bizarre Adventures (though not as bizarre as that) magic, fighting, friendship, flamboyant gay love except even more, stand users?! (lol Senya and Ichiya are close to stands). And even though Arajin is controversial understandably so (llike I'm not a huge fan of him either and gah I wanted him to be punched too) he actually goes oh I see why he's the main because the other real main Matakara if you focus on him would...well let's just say shock people. But Matakara I love and adore and Marito is wild and Senya I love and even though Arajin does suck he actually does have his moments and the end wow. And I fully applaud the guts of being outside the box of main character and fully going with it being certainly not the best, and cringefail, and not a power fantasy (except in his own mind) and yet well parallels well with the other emotional heart Matakara (which isn't obvious at first but once things start happening then it's going to be...)

And the opening and ending of Bucchigiri are bangers. (I love the new S2 of Delicious in Dungeon too almost as good as those, but meh on S1s) And boy do I love Laios and Matakara and Laios is also a fave and extremely popular with good reason and oh I am ready to see Kabru now too hah. Manga out of context images and fanworks got me primed to see him too that I was honestly shocked he barely made an appearance S1 so I had that weigh on me. And Laios is a fascinating goof odd goodboy and I love him and the food looks so good after (and probably is) but it is ultimately mainly a comedy cooking show outside of the opening of his sister Fallin getting eaten and going after the dragon (I know the other actual serious, ethical, and dark stuff oncoming later) but most of it other than that was a meander 10 episodes of cooking (and horror, I'm more Marceille a picky eater and just utterly horrified at some of Laio's tastes at the thought of eating some though) before finally back to action Buchhigiri just appeals to me more as a fight, bromance, gay, friendship, powerr of love, Jojo bizarre light, magic Genies, comedy and surprise genre swerve oh there's the plot and kick to the face the latter half of screaming awesomeness.

[capobegone]

Why Ufotable Should Animate the Rengoku Gaiden in S3

Okay, man, okay. Hear me out. 

I know what you’re thinking: “But Capo, you’re only saying that because Kyojuro is your favorite and you’re desperate for more content!” Which, fair enough. But you know who else I love? Mitsuri. And I wholeheartedly believe that the Rengoku Gaiden sets up for her bubbly character by displaying her struggle to develop her own breathing form and accept her own strength and appearance.

Here’s why: The very first panel we see of Mitsuri in the swordsmith village, her own arc, is of her naked in the hot tub. (Which, as a massive lesbian, is a win.) However, all of the other leading pillars (Kyojuro, Tengen, and Muichiro) had introductions in their main arcs that immediately showcased their respective personalities, whereas Mitsuri’s focuses solely on her body.

I do believe that Mitsuri’s pride in her femininity and sexuality is refreshing and empowering to see! However, it’s important to show that this is in fact something that she worked hard to achieve and not just a fanservice tactic. And that is where the Rengoku Gaiden comes in.

In the manga itself, it’s pretty much unmentioned that Mitsuri trained under Kyojuro. She refers to him as a cool big brother (so cute!!), but that’s the end of that. However, the Gaiden digs into their relationship and the influence that he truly had on her. There is a scene where Mitsuri is ridiculed for her strange hair, and becomes very self conscious about her looks. In swoops Kyojuro, who assures her that her hair is nothing to be worried about, while throwing in a joke about his own unusual appearance. And then, he tells her this:

BRO. THEY ARE BESTIES. I’M DYING.

Anyway, it’s pretty clear that the Gaiden gave us a much-appreciated look into her hard work on her journey to self love (which is very relatable for many of us!). However, it also gave us an essential demonstration of Mitsuri Lore: Love Breathing!

In the Gaiden, Mitsuri has not yet developed her own breathing style, and struggles to adapt to the heavy style of Flame Breathing. Therefore, as the battle goes on, she develops her own style IN REAL TIME. What an absolute badass. This shows that she is actually quite clever, and very much worthy of her status as a Demon Slayer. Even though she is only a Mizunoto at the time, she is already displaying what will eventually become Pillar-level thinking and response to situations. Holy shit, I want to see this animated so badly. It perfectly portrays her struggle and shows that she can use her loving heart and gentleness as a strength in its own right! Amazing scene, beautiful character development, we love to see it.

And, of course, she and Kyojuro have a omg-we-did-it embrace at the end while the Kakushi freak out about his injuries. Cutest shit I’ve ever seen. If this scene was animated, I would cry forever.

Anyway. Is it at all likely that it will get animated? Probably not. But I swear, the mix of Mitsuri’s individual strength and her sisterly relationship with Kyojuro is just so good, and I think it would be a huge service to her character if we got to see at least a few scenes from it!!

(If not, I’m still holding out hope that they’ll do the Rengoku Gaiden, Giyuu Gaiden, and maybe more Kimetsu Academy as OVAs! Please Ufotable, feed us more crumbs of our scrunklies!!)

[ciaossu-imagines]

Okay. Cool. That’s good to know. A part of me figured that was the case but since that everything purely said ‘Ask box closed’ I figured I’d better be safe than sorry and should wait until you opened it up again. And I’m so sorry that someone sent in that spoiler with a request. I really do hate that. And that’s great to hear that you slept so amazingly ☺ Gods, me too. I have this weird thing where I absolutely have no idea how much sleep I actually need beause I’m always tired, even if I sleep more than normal. Sure, I feel slightly more refreshed, but still hella tired. Okay. I’ll try to come up with everything I thought of saying at the time and will send it next time you respond to our DMs. And thank you so much for saying that. It most definitely was a great chapter and I hope I have good enough thoughts to add onto everything you’ve already said about it. Oh I see. That makes sense. I also usually go for those kinds of things and rarely watch purely romantic series, unless they’re recommended to me or they’re said to be really good. It really is. I finished A: TLA a few days ago and cried so much at the end. And I hope that you also get the chance to rewatch it at some point and I’d love to hear your thoughts on it when the time comes. I immensely enjoyed rewatching A: TLA and it’s funny beause even though it’s been a while that I’ve watched it before , I still knew a lot of everything concerning the story but that didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the moments. Like I still cried at another emotional scene a few episodes before the end beause it really is just so beautiful. I just started the last season of Demon Slayer that’s out today and I’m just in awe of the animation and how it looks and it’s making me emotional. I’m really so grateful that a series as good as that has such a beautifully well done adaptation. Couldn’t ask for anything more and hope that they continue doing it justice until the very end, though I have a feeling they will.

Thank you. I managed to get through everything I didn’t get the chance to read yet today, as you may have noticed 😅 And I enjoyed all of them and have written my thoughts down for them, though I feel like they’ll probably look quite repetitive 😅 Yeah, fandom is amazing like that. I’m really grateful for that and the way that they write all of the wikis. Yeah, one of the filler arcs in Bleach is really weird and I never rewatch that one. Oh that’s nice to know. And it’s also cool to know that they also translated the songs. Were they sung by the English voice actors or something?

It really was and luckily, now that I’ve restarted my computer again since it was being really slow, it’s gone back to how it used to be. And that could be. And thank you for calling the explanation clear. And that sounds good. I hope you get to read it beause one of the matches centres on some of my favourite babies and I really do hate that they messed up the adaptation like that. At least I’ll always have the manga, though it still sucks 😭 Yeah. And the fourth season still has some really well-done scenes, and there’s this scene of another kind of fave that I haven’t mentioned at all, that appears in that season, and they have like this really beautiful shot of his eyes. And that’s nice to know. No problem at all. Even though I probably won’t rewatch the movies, I do really appreciate that they animated those extra scenes beause they’re all important in their own way. Shame can’t be said for some later stuff and I know Covid had something to do with the second half on the fourth season, but the movie of this year and those OVA’s from many years ago have no excuse so yeah, it’s still a shame (I know I’m being really salty here so sorry for that). The chapter limitation really does suck, especially because both were really easy to get through for me, someone who doesn’t read as fast so I hope that you do get to read both on your normal app one day. Yeah, me too. Like even though I do have my faves that I’ve talked to you about, I still love all of the characters and am so proud of the growth that certain ones went through and it’s just all so nice. Like even my non-faves make me emotional. And yeah, especially those. Like the other boy I’m not normal about has such noticeable flaws and is such a silly boy (like I call him silly so often while rewatching some of his scenes) but he’s such a well-made character that you can’t help but love him.

Oh I’m so sorry to hear that and I can’t blame you for being upset by it. I hope at least that that character has good reasons or something. I’m also scared now, but also kind of intrigued to see it all. And true and that’s really nice. And you’re amazing for that. Glad to see that I’m not the only one who likes justified text. And no problem at all 😄 I’m doing pretty alright. Like I said, I watched some Demon Slayer today, which put me in a good mood but my mum was really judgemental about a certain thing concerning my dad which was so horrible to hear sine it was during dinner time so I just had to sit there and listen to everything she had to say, especially since I couldn’t come up with enough stuff to counter her. It really is always so painful to have to hear her comments about all kinds of things but I won’t let it keep me down because I know I have your writing to look forward to and many great anime and all kinds of stuff. Just couldn’t help but mention it. Hope you’re doing amazing and that the writing is going great 😊

C

I know you had figured that and I think it’s really sweet of you to be concerned about bothering me! You’re never a bother though and I enjoy seeing you in the inbox 😊Thanks – that one was rough as I’ve done amazing at avoiding Jujutsu Kaisen spoilers (blacklisted the general tag until I’m completely finished the manga read just to make sure of that). Though, just saying – I called that one way back in our messages but ouch, rough yeah, for both being spoiled and for what it said happened. I need way more sleep than the four to six hours I’m lucky to get a night. I’m horrible in being a super light sleeper where every little sound wakes me up though, even with my pills being in me. Caffeine is my best friend in all forms (coffee, energy drinks, caffeine infused chocolate or my favourite, chocolate covered espresso beans, even caffeine pills if the insomnia is really bad…yeah, I know, I’ll probably die of a heart attack from all the caffeine guys but adult life sucks and requires you to stay awake). Sounds good! I’m hoping to get a reply to our dm’s off maybe this weekend in between writing other things, where I have a weekend off. I can definitely get checking out series that are recommended to you, even if they’re not what you’d normally watch. I recently paused watching my other shows to binge through Mashle because it came highly recommended by two people I trust, even though it seemed like it would be just a blatant rip-off of One Punch Man. Turns out they were right and I loved it. I hope it will be that for you with the romance series when you do watch it through! The ending of A:TLA was definitely worthy of the crying and I remember crying quite a bit throughout that show. I loved Iroh, but I really had a soft spot for Azula and things got real rough for my girl around the end of the show. I felt horrible for her, I really did. I’m so glad that you enjoyed your rewatch of it, that it could still hit you in all the right ways despite knowing what was coming. When you say last season, do you mean this is it? It will wrap everything up completely or is there a plan for more (like a spin-off or anything) after this season or a follow-up like Naruto: Shippuden? I’m so glad the last season is starting out so well though and I’m with you in hoping it will continue to be beautifully done right up until the end, and not just because it’s high on my watch list.

I noticed and appreciated all the likes and am happy you enjoyed them all! And I never find your thoughts repetitive and am always really glad to hear your thoughts on my posts! Comments are always wonderful and motivating! I hate the Bount arc for Bleach and when I do get the urge to watch it, I always skip that arc, since it’s pure filler anyway! I’m pretty sure it’s all the English VA’s singing the songs but I noticed about halfway through season 2 there were some songs they didn’t translate and upon googling it, it looks like sometimes it’s hard to get the permissions needed to translate and revoice those songs. Either way, the music is really solid all through the show!

I’m glad your computer has gone back to how it should be and hopefully isn’t running super slow anymore! It definitely was clear and it helps me know what to expect. I’m someone who likes to get every single moment, so even if the movies are a lot of recycled stuff, I still need to watch them. Oh no! It sucks that your favourite didn’t really get what they should have when it came to the anime adaptation. I know how that feels and it sucks big time! I hadn’t even actually thought about the impact Covid would have had on animators and studios! A lot of what came out during that time would make more sense if they couldn’t really all do their work successfully from home, I guess. And hey, no, please feel free to be salty. Everyone has things they’re salty about, even me, and it’s cool that you feel comfortable enough with me to feel safe getting salty about things. Thank you for that! And so far, all the characters are great. I was pretty sure I’d dislike Hinata going into it, because those kind of characters normally bore me but I ended up just adoring him, which is the one that surprised me the most!

Thank you! I do hope that, when I get to reading and finishing up everything for the manga, I’ll see the reasons the author went that direction and that it ends up making sense in the story. If not, I’m sticking just with writing Nanbaka up to the end of the anime seasons haha! I’m so glad you’re doing okay and that you had some good moments, though I’m really sorry to hear that about your mother. I personally am of the opinion that spouses shouldn’t bicker or pick at each other in front of their children, but I know it happens all too often. It’s awkward for the person sitting there and uncomfortable. I’m sure you did your best to defend your dad and that he appreciated it a lot! I know it’s hard but try to focus on some of the positives of your day or lose yourself in something you enjoy and don’t let her steal your joy, my dear! You deserve more than that! And thank you! I’m doing okay tonight – just got my pills into me, sitting on my couch in boxers and a comfy t-shirt, eating a McCain cake out of the tin and writing (just finished a chapter…it was supposed to be a request for a one shot little drabble about me travelling with comfort characters and now it’s bloated into a whole multi-chaptered fic, haha)!

[abysscronica]

What do you think of the one piece movies?

Oh boi, that's a loaded question. 😭 I will reply honestly but please remember this is my personal opinion, whatever you like it's all legit!

In general, I don't particularly care for the OP movies too much. I did see them, almost all, even enjoy some or part of them, but I'm grateful that they're non-canon. I don't hate them and I'm always happy when a new one is announced (more OP content!), but that's about it. Same goes for the special/OVAs, although they kinda stopped with those. I will only go through the movies in this post.

Movie 1 (One Piece: the Movie) and 2 (Clockwork Island Adventure) are basically like filler arcs in the early days of the anime. They are not bad, nor good. I haven't seen them in a long while but I remember being pretty neutral towards them.

Movie 3 (Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals) and 5 (The Cursed Holy Sword) actually SUCK. They suck so much I could hardly get to the end. The Chopper one is just a total bore with a super predictable plot, while the Zoro one is actually painful. Zoro and the crew are totally OOC, and the poorly-thought magic lore introduced in the movie just doesn't fit with the OP universe.

You'll noticed I skipped movie 4 (Dead End Adventure). And that's because this one I like. It's also like a filler arc, but it fits perfectly in the plot (love the quick reference to Navarone), it flows well, it's dynamic and engaging, and the original characters are actually good. Shout out to Shuraiya Bascùd, whose design is basically Ace in a different color palette, but has a complex personality.

Movie 6 (Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island) is a unique One Piece product, quite distant from what we're used to, and therefore I consider it a must-see. Not really for the plot, which doesn't make much sense, but for the art and the direction. In fact, it was directed by Hosoda, a very notable anime movie director (Wolf Children, The Girl who Leapt through Time, Summer Wars, Digimon...).

Movie 7 (The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle)... I remember absolutely nothing of this movie except Nami's bouncing boobs.

Movie 8 (Episode of Alabasta) and 9 (Episode of Chopper plus) are revised re-tellings of the Alabasta and Drum saga. They aren't bad, especially Chopper's, some dramatic sequences are very touching. They made a great use of the soundtrack, or lacking thereof.

I will place Movie 11 (One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase) here because it doesn't fit with the remaining ones. This may as well be a special: it's only 30 minutes long, most of the Strawhats barely appear, it doesn't feature a villain-based adventure, and it's in a graphic format never used again. Take it as a slice-of-life episode, and it's enjoyable.

Movie 10 (Strong World) is a turning point, because this is when OP movies became "films", Oda started to get involved, some original canon elements were dropped in, and there were theatrical releases. The difference in quality (at least plot-wise) is immediately clear. Strong World is the last movie set before the timeskip (excluding movie 11), and it may well be my favorite.

Movie 12 (Z) is probably close second. The villain is a great character, and I LOVED the inclusion of Aokiji and Kizaru, how different they were, the implications they brought to the plot.

Movie 13 (Gold) is okay. Enjoyable. Once again, good villain, nice setting, good animation.

Movie 14 (Stampede) has a special place in my heart because it included the Kid Pirates, and Kid & Killer have a few scenes. Buuuut if I have to be honest, the plot is quite weak and, if you take off the (scarce) screen time of my beloved, it's a little boring.

And finally! The most recent, movie 15, Red. I haven't had the chance to watch it yet because it didn't get a theatrical release where I live, so I'm waiting for the DVD to be out. What I can say is that I've watched reviews from my two favorite OP youtubers (Tekking101 and Sawyer7mage), and they were not particularly impressed with it. My best friend also watched it and found it incredibly boring, so my hopes aren't really too high. I think they went waaaay too hard on the marketing for this one, they pushed Shanks and Uta SO MUCH. (Also it doesn't help that I'm one of the very few people that don't really care about Shanks, huh). I heard the songs and they were amazing, Ado is a masterclass singer. I read about the plot and I do think some details are quite interesting, like Uta's whole psychology and possibly the ending (?). I guess I'll have to update my opinion when I actually watch the movie.

That's all for now. Feel free to ask for more details if you want.

[yunoteru4ever]

Big Order's Frustratingly Random OVA

Until yesterday, I'd never bothered to look into the "Big Order" OVA.

It was originally a giveaway with a volume of the manga and pre-dates the actual anime series — just like Mirai Nikki/Future Diary's OVA. And also just like Mirai Nikki's own OVA/series and the Big Order anime series that arrived later, it's an Asread production. Given all of those similarities, I thought this would be a case much like Mirai Nikki's OVA. Mirai Nikki's OVA is just an abridged take on the series' Episode 2 with slightly different animation/angles in spots. With that in mind and given all of the similar setup, why would Big Order's OVA contain anything interesting for me? Especially since I didn't even like the Big Order's anime series.

So yeah, I pulled said OVA up on the Blu-Ray and was greeted with THIS. I was NOT prepared.

"Random Order" is a trippy watch, though I can't say it's not interesting while it's running. It's full of random scenes from the then-upcoming anime (scenes that appear largely identical to the ones used in the finished episodes... barring a few exceptions) as well as a few alternate-reality scenes that have no parallels in the series proper. And weirdest of all? The eventual anime series seems to specifically call back to this OVA during its final episode. I never would've known that if I hadn't just finished watching the series again, but... yeah, there are references in that finale to scenes that ONLY exist in this OVA. Bizarre.

The framing device is that lead protagonist Eiji Hoshimiya — usually, but it might also be Rin or Iyo or Sena at times, depending on the scenes you get — is sitting in a supernatural café while Daisy (she's the mysterious being who grants the characters their "Order" superpowers in response to their wishes, if you didn't know) is waiting for him/her to make their wish. But Eiji-or-whomever is struggling to make a wish because they're totally tripping out, seeing either (A) alternate realities that already exist due to various wishes they made in different timelines OR (B) dream-like illusions of what they might be able to make happen based on wishes they're considering in their minds OR (C) flashes of memories they've already experienced prior to this moment.

Not that I've seen all the scenes in here, mind you, because of course I fucking haven't. After 12 run-throughs that took me back to the above image's first "C" each time, I haven't managed to land on that magical "11" even ONCE, so I've yet to see ANY of the three random outcomes that lead ot the long credits. But I've sure seen plenty of outcomes that lead to the short credits...

I'm watching this Blu-Ray on a PS4, and I can't find any way to skip around various titles/chapters on the disk via the PS4's interface. I also can't find that anyone has uploaded the entire complicated series of options; this thing is MUCH too complex and niche for people to bother. It seems like the existing uploads only contain the mandated first 23-or-so minutes, completely ignoring all the optional variations thereafter.

As for the unique scenes in this OVA? Out of what I've seen, there don't appear to be many. But if nothing else, any die-hard Eiji/Rin shippers who might be out there will definitely get their juice during those first 23 minutes.

Yup, it turns out these are straight-up having sex in whatever reality/dream/memory we see during the outset of the OVA. So there's plenty of flirting, kissing, seductive talk, etc. And... I guess that flower in her hair never comes off?

[ofdetonation]

wishlist of things i’d love to do someday:

katsuki and endeavor just. talking. about endeavor’s younger years, about his training during the agency arc, etc. he doesn’t exactly like endeavor but he respects him and any advice he gives as a mentor.

katsuki and ALL MIGHT. they talk about izuku in canon and all might often watches them spar between one another, but i just want more interactions focusing on the two of them specifically. build on that lowkey regret that katsuki never took the chance to ask all might for his signature on his card.

ok honestly any interactions with the teachers / pro heroes.

any of class 1a finding out about katsuki’s recurrent nightmares that only get worse post-war, but they find out indirectly because katsuki refuses to talk about them + show weakness. by extension, i think anyone from 1b learning about this would be plausible too!

to extend on the previous point, katsuki learning how his classmates are dealing with the knowledge he died and came back. hard to forget when he has a scar to show for it + some of them saw it, and it’s likely the business course caught the moment on camera while documenting. i wonder just how many people find out about how he died… and how many more found out how he came back.

actually i have to mention this one too: katsuki and aizawa. my main thought is aizawa helping katsuki through his survivor’s guilt (working on the assumption that aizawa has a similar experience with shirakumo, and katsuki is dealing with all might’s retirement + edgeshot later on)… but anything with aizawa being a decent role model will make me happy.

bakusquad shenanigans. i don’t care what they are because katsuki probably got dragged into them anyway, but i think it’d be fun.

big three interactions inside and outside of ua. i feel like post-war, katsuki has unending respect for the big three considering they were all there at the floating ua and did everything to help. i just wanna see them talk more.

generalisation, could apply to anything: katsuki getting ANGRY. he’s in a perpetual state of annoyance for the most part (when i write him at least), and sometimes it escalates to different degrees of frustration depending on the interaction, but i would like to write when he gets genuinely pissed off more… he tends to dig his heels and bare his teeth, and refuses to budge even when he knows the other person might actually be right.

give him more reasons to smile and laugh. i love his stupid dorky laugh from the mr smiley ova, come on.

i’m usually nervous about tackling anything pre-ua, but i also wanna write more young bkg shenanigans. as in, baby. (not too sure about middle school yet.) i also know he hasn’t met anyone from ua besides izuku when they were super young, but shh. i don’t care. gimme.

ON THAT THOUGHT: any of katsuki’s friends (they’re his friends whether he likes it or not lbr) meeting mitsuki and masaru for the first time. they kind of float around as guest appearances on here sometimes, and i have a very specific dynamic in mind when it comes to the bakugou household, n while i don’t think katsuki often brings people home… when he does, i’m inclined to believe mitsuki and masaru really like his friends. (bring them around more often, katsuki!)

pro hero moments with team-ups. angsty, goofy, i don’t care, gimme. have fun (and good luck) with great explosion murder god dynamight.

i’m also terrible and know very little about a lot of anime (the only ones i could accurately delve into are fairy tail and of course bnha, why tf would i be here otherwise), and i haven’t even seen pretty much any of the big names bc i’m a sham, but !! even if i don’t know the depths of where your muse is from, i’d love to have a chance to have crossover interactions. katsuki is a little bastard. he will likely throw hands though (and for so many cases he will lose so hilariously bad, rip his confidence).

[encantadiafan12]

Young! Severus Snape x Jana Diamond

The Frozen Heart 💙: behind the scenes

Collaboration: @reiketsunomizunomegami

(A/n: This is inspired by the actor au OVA from Black Butler II.)

It starts with Elena Sapphire but in actuality her surname was Everfree as she first appears in the Half-Grim Reaper girl. The brown-haired girl the looks at the camera. “Hello, I'm Elena Everfree. I’m one of the main characters in the Frozen Heart particularly known as Elena Sapphire but I'm also in the Half-Grim Reaper girl: Undertaker’s daughter series also the same as my real name.” she says as she smiles. “We will be going forward to the behind the scenes of this series...” she then says as she smiles.

The camera was later shot in Jana’s side as she was currently sitting next to Severus while she was looking at her phone. “Pst.... Hey you two....” Elena says from behind the camera to the two.

At that Severus squeak before he hides his face with the book blushing in embarrassment. His girlfriend sighs. “You sometimes forget he's shy, Elena....” she then scolds her friend.

She then turns to look the camera. “Hi there, it's Jana Diamond; the main character of this series....” she says before turns to look at her shy boyfriend as the camera then turns to the shy teen. “That over there is my shy boyfriend, Severus Snape but please don't mind him....” She adds.

Severus clings on to his girlfriend arm as the camera was still focusing on them. “So Jana, what can you say about your new series?” Elena ask “Well, it was wonderful experience for me as a new actress, and the director makes it more lovely when I had my boyfriend beside me...” The black-haired girl says making her friend stare at her in awe “How about you, Mr. Snape? What can you say about your girlfriend's performance?” Elena turns to the shy teen. “Okay, ummm.. I'm not going to say this because she was my girlfriend, but I'm going say this based on what I see. Jana's performance was very outstanding and not very normal, especially when she was the stunt all by herself...” Severus says making his girlfriend smile yet nervous at the same time because he always reminded her to use a double when she was doing a stunt but Jana prefers to do it all by herself.

The brown-haired girl then chuckles. “Yeah, it was very surprising. Especially for someone to do it at such a young age.” she then says.

Now, in the hallway Elena is going to meet up with the rest of the cast. “Now, then let's go meet the others....” she then says as she then made her way towards the room where the guys. She knocks on the door before she then here's a come in. “Next up we are currently with the supporting characters of the series.” she says as the camera then focuses on Lucius Malfoy and Regulus Black.

The two males smile at the brown-haired girl as she approach them. “Hello guys!” Elena greets warmly making Regulus blush. “Hey Elena...” Lucius says in a very charismatic tone. “I just to want have a little chit-chat with you guys....” She says “Of course....” Regulus says.

“So I just wanted to ask how's your time on this series so far, you two?” The brown-haired girl then asks.

The blonde clears up his throat. “It was a bit tiring due to some stunts but therefore it was very unforgettable experience...” He says and then Elena turns to Regulus who was currently looking at her... “How about you, Reggie?” She asks “Like Lucius, I was a bit scared but mot for myself but for Elena and Jana.. especially when they're fighting someone...” he comments making Lucius chuckle. "But it was a very unforgettable experience for me too...” He adds and Elena nod.

The younger of Sirius Black then turns to look at the brown-haired girl. “Well, I'm pretty surprised you were apart of two series but you had much more roles in this series.” he says. Elena then nods. “That’s true, but I would talk about that being around the cast of the Half-Grim Reaper girl: Undertaker’s daughter.” she informs.

In a hallway. “Now with rest of the cast but let's start with the Marauders..." She then starts as she made her towards another room. She then knocks on the door before hearing an enter. “Here we have the Marauders....” she then directs the camera on the two boys.

James along with his friend enters the room. “Have you seen Jana?” Sirius ask without even noticing that the camera was pointing on them “I-Uh... Hi Guys..” Elena greets. “Hello Elena..” James says, warmly. “Wow, that's surprisingly calm, James...” She said making the boy chuckle “Not so much...” He says. The brown-haired girl then clears her throat. “So how was your experience with the series so far?” she then asks the four boys.

The four boys chuckle. "It was an unbelievable experience.” Peter says along with a giggle. “Yes, it was fantastic to be part of something wonderful...” Lupin adds. “In the series you guys never back down from a fight but in real life one of you were a bit hesitant when it came to well.... Particularly fighting a girl....” Elena then points out.

“Firstly, it was weird especially when you see two lovely girls to fight like that...” James says making Sirius nod in approval. “I was stunned when Jana threw me off as if I weighted nothing to her..” The boy says making everyone laugh. “You too, Elena. You almost hit me on the head...” He adds.

The brown-haired girl then laughs nervously. “Sorry, James..." she then says.

Outside of the room. “Okay, now let's go to the ladies....” Elena says as she went to few more steps. When she reaches there she opens the door. The two girls were particularly Narcissa Black and Lily Evans.

Lily along with Narcissa greets her warmly. “So, this is our lovely lady that once imprison the heart of Severus Snape...” She says teasingly making the red head laughs. “Hello everyone...” Lily says “So, Lily what can you say about our series, particularly between you and Jana?” Elena asks.

The red head then rubs the back of her head. “In the story we don't see eye to eye but in real life we get along. However, after a we filmed a scene. Jana would usually apologize to me if she gotten too far on injuring me than intended. I always tell her it's alright because I knew she never meant to...” She admits.

Elena then nods agreeing with her in turn her friend was a bit nervous about hurting Lily in the series. Narcissa on the other hand said she had nothing say but she does admit she was glad to be able to work with everyone.

In the hallway once more. The brown-haired girl then sighs. “Okay, the next were going to meet was particularly somebody you guys know....” She says as she went to another room before she carefully knocks. “Come in....” a female adult says before Elena nervously enters. It was particularly Jana’s parents, Anna Diamond and of course her husband Lester Diamond. The brown-haired girl then clears her throat. “Next up here we have the parents of our main character. Ms. Anna Diamond and Mr. Lester Diamond." She then introduces as the two look up as they both give Elena a very kind smile.

Anna greets the girl and gives her a hug. “Nice to see you, my dear...” She says making the girl smile. “Nice to see you too, Ms. Diamond....” Elena replies as the camera was still on their faces. “So Ms. Diamond, you are known to the series as the cold-hearted and cruel mother of our main protagonist...” She says making Jana's mother nods her head “And after we released the episode of Jana's backstory the fans has started to blast some comments about you. So what can you say about it?” She ask.

That made the woman chuckle. “In real life, I was actually the opposite than I was in the series. However, if I'm being honest with myself. It breaks heart that I'm hurting my own daughter....” She admits. “Although, she kept telling me that she knew I never meant any harm towards her. But that didn't stop me from worrying...” She adds as her husband place his hand on hers to comfort her.

Elena starts to feel a little bad for Anna. “Ohh.... I know your daughter loves you and she also knew that you're only doing that because of your work...” She says making the woman smile. “I know..” She says along with a warm smile. “So, let's move on with Mr. Diamond.” Elena point the camera on Lester who was trying to comfort his wife “Hello everyone. *smile* I have nothing else to say. The series was perfect, the actors who portrayed the characters were very amazing and I also have a great time with everyone...” He says.

In the hallway again, she then bumps into someone but luckily it was the one who voiced Moon. “Oh everyone. She's the one who voiced Moon in the series...” Elena reveals.

The blonde-haired girl hugs Elena “Hello Elena.” She greets making the girl smile at her. The brown-haired girl then clears her throat. “So how's your experience working with everyone?” she then asks her. The brown-haired girl then clears her throat. “So how's your experience working with everyone?” she then asks her.

“Words can't explain of how grateful I was working with you guys especially with you and Miss Jana.” She says, nervously. “On the set you seem very attach with Jana, right?” Elena ask making the blonde girl blush. “Yeah, at first I thought she was very strict and scary, but when I get to knew her, she was so kind, humble and also she was so cool.” She says with a large hint of admiration into her voice.

The brown-haired girl then chuckles. “Of course, she was...” she says agreeing with her. “See you later....” Elena says as the blonde nods as she walks off.

The brown-haired girl walks around until she saw her friend Jana, who was currently trying her stunt and her boyfriend; Severus was of course upset to it. Elena then sighs at her friend’s stubbornness in and out of set. She was never gonna change.

Jana was practicing when her sparing partner accidentally hit her on the head making her hiss in pain. “Oh God! I'm sorry...” The man says as he checked on her. Elena and Severus approach her and saw a scratch on her forehead. “Elena can you get me the first aid kit?” The teen asks making the brown-haired girl nod and get it. “I told you to be careful...” He says, sternly. “Ms. Everfree shut your camera off...." Her friend’s sparing partner scolds her.

In a room with Elena and Severus while they were looking at the camera on the interview. “Fortunately, she didn't her head too hard....” The brown-haired girl then says. After that incident Jana promised to her boyfriend that she will be careful with her movements.

Break time after filming.....

“You see whenever I'm free I primarily listening to very soothing music...” Elena then reveals.

Later on she was currently with her friend while her boyfriend who was sitting next to her, while they were watching something. The black-haired girl was drinking bubble tea.

The brown-haired girl turns the camera towards Jana and Severus “This girl right here was very fond of eating, especially drinking her favourite flavour bubble tea...” she reveals making her friend laugh along with her boyfriend. “Frankly, drinking my favorite bubble tea calms me down.” The black-haired girl reveals. Before turning to look at Severus. “But my own boyfriend is able to calm me down more...” she says making her boyfriend blush like a tomato.

“You know, you can't keep drinking that thing. It's bad for your health...” He says making Elena laugh. “Yes, that's right, Jana...” She adds making her friend frown and then suddenly Severus took the drink and gives his girlfriend a bottle of water. “Drink this instead....” He says as Jana then pouts before she then took it. She then drank it making her boyfriend smile.

The brown-haired girl was capturing every moment with the camera. “That's so sweet...” She says and then laughs when she saw that her friend's face turns red. The black-haired girl is with the guys particularly Lucius and Regulus. The blonde was brushing his hair.

“Hey, Lucius!!” Elena calls out. “What?” Lucius replies as he continues to brush his hair. “Can you explain to us of why did you kept brushing your hair?” The girl ask as that made the blonde chuckle. “I usually do it to keep my hair straight and well kept in takes." He explains as continue brushing his hair. “That's silly...” Regulus says along with a laugh. Elena sighs at Lucius’ behavior.

The brown-haired girl was now with the Marauders. James was playing a video game on his phone, Peter and Sirius are playing a card game, and of course Remus was reading a book.

Elena stares at her fellow cast members “That looks fun...” She says. “It was fun when you keep winning..” Sirius says making Peter rolls his eyes in annoyance. “Cheater...” He says “I'm not cheating,you're just a loser...” Sirius, sarcastically says. “Oi! Stop fighting...” The brown-haired girl as she was about to call her friends.

"Cut it out, you two..." James interrupts the brown-haired girl before continuing his game. Remus on the other hand sigh at his two friends' antics.

Peter sigh. “But he's cheating.” He says and Sirius rolls his eyes making Peter to snap at him. “I'm not lying. I literally sees it” he says and Elena was panicking until a voice stop them. “Both of you stop acting like little children!” The brown-haired girl turns around and sees her friend Jana with a serious face. "What's this all about?" The black-haired girl asks. An awkward silence fills the room. “Sorry...” Sirius broke the silence. “I'm sorry too...” Peter says making Elena sigh.

The brown-haired girl shook her head these two were typically like this behind the scenes. The red head on the other hand was seen eating croissant.

[hwiyoungies]

Exactlyyy I hardly get any access to watch anime, so movies or ovas aren’t things I watch but since they all seem to be compiled in netflix and got a shared acc I’m like “why not?”

NOW THAT YOU MENTIONED DRESSING UP LIKE ZORO- actually I love jewelry/earrings and when I first wanted to get a 2nd piercing on both my ears I was thinking of getting a third but 1) I’m scared of needles 2) was pretty satisfied after getting just a second one, but after looking at zoro I’m slowly rethinking getting that third piercing😶‍🌫️

Definitely, by how slow the 1st season goes I don’t think I would’ve been super interested if I didn’t watch OPLA first, they did a pretty good summary of the most important parts, messages, and characters yet still retaining the main essence of the story (in my humble opinion as someone who wasn’t a long time fan)

Ngl with OPLA luffy captured my heart for being endearing but then zoro appeared and well, I suddenly like green LMAO while watching the 1st season of the anime I still love luffy as (my) a child that should be protected at all costs, but Sanji’s genuine care for others really made me cry and make a spot for him next to Zoro bc that man’s heart is so pure of love. I have yet to see Chopper being introduced but he’s why I decided I should give the anime a try bc I looked at a ss on insta and went “nope, I need to see this, he looks huggable” (also I’m sorry I talk too much 😭)

DON'T APOLOGIZE ABOUT TALKING TOO MUCH I LOVE IT

no but what if i told you've been thinking the same LMAO i got my last piercings last year and thought i'm done i'm not getting any other, but then i was watching zoro and thinking ok but i have the two there already.... adding another wouldn't be thaaaaat bad (it would fo some reason my piercings heal like shit LMAO)

no no but same, i do love how they've done the pacing in the live action because it captures the essence of it so well, i can't wait to see how they're gonna adap the rest, i'm truly excited to see that because i know it's gonna be a challenge but such a fun one

there's something about iñaki that makes him so goddamn loveable and he's such a good luffy too they made such a great casting choice with him. and honestly can't blame you for looking at zoro and being like oh yeah that's the one LMAO and as a sanji apologist i LOVE this for you because if you haven't been able to tell that's my pathetic man LMFAO dudeeee omg you're gonna love chopper so much once you get to his part he's honestly the best, and he IS huggable, peak design 10/10

[translationandbetrayals]

Tenshi no Tamago: Searching for meaning.

Spoilers ahead.

As most teenagers do, when I was around 13 years old I was hyperfixated on searching for a sense of deeper meaning in every piece of media I consumed. Being a fan of anime and manga, I went down the "pretentious obscure anime" route: I read whole books of the Bible to wrap my head around the ending of Evangelion, watched anything with the Studio 4°C on it, got into old Japanese painting techniques just to say I appreciated Shōjo Tsubaki on a deeper level, and totally desensitized myself to gore via reading everything Junji Ito and Shintaro Kago had released. I filled notebooks with theories and observations, and started to surround myself only with media that I thought was profound and complex. This is the context in which I found Tenshi no Tamago (天使のたまご ), an 1985 OVA written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. At this point I was already familiar with Oshii's work, and I was an avid Ghost in the Shell fan. However, any expectations I had for this film were shattered, again and again, as I watched it.

I don't want to be misunderstood here, Tenshi no Tamago still is one of my favorite films ever made. But it did shift my perspective on the way I was consuming art and how, in my opinion, I was getting it wrong.

When the ending credits appeared on my computer screen, I found this weird feeling numbing my senses and blocking my thoughts. The only way I can describe it is as an uneasiness of sorts, a void in my stomach I had only gotten close to feeling when I finished watching Serial Experiments Lain, although it wasn't quite the same. The main difference was that I didn't want to go and read about it, I didn't want to organize my thoughts into carefully curated essays to post on the internet. I just wanted to sit with this discomfort, listening to the soundtrack of the film, but not really analyzing it.

Then, of course, my obsession with the film began. I wrote it's japanese title on my wall, I started filling my tumblr blog with gifs from my favorite scenes, I memorized its brief dialogues by heart. At the time I didn't have many friends, and I didn't know anyone who had seen the film, so everything remained inside my head like a buzzing that wouldn't stop. Of course at some point I tried getting into the lore of the film, reading what other people made of it, but they didn't really resonate with me. I got the Noah's Ark references as anyone would, and I could easily make connections between this post apocalyptic world and the others that Oshii had created, and yet it didn't sit right with me. At some point I thought "okay, maybe I'm just dumb and I didn't understand the plot at all".

But later in my life I would realize that over-intellectualizing everything was keeping me from actually enjoying art. You see, I was so caught by this search of deeper meaning, that I wasn't really paying attention to what these pieces of media made me feel. So, whenever I re watch Tenshi no Tamago, I don't try to link every stone fisherman's move to the human condition, neither do I try to break down every word spoken by the two main characters as an allegory to the end of the world. Instead, I watch the shadow fish and the water bottles and I allow myself to feel the emptiness of this abandoned Earth, the eerie sounds of the wind and every thread of the girl's hair moving with it. When I see those last ten minutes after the egg cracks, I focus on the movement of the feathers and the empty beach, and simply enjoy the beautiful pacing of the scene and the harmony it creates alongside the soundtrack.

So, in conclusion, I don't like explaining this film to other people, neither do I care for people explaining it to me. And maybe I truly didn't understand it, maybe I never will. But I'm okay with it, as long as I'm still allowed to watch it over and over again, searching for the unique feeling it can leave me with.

- Melián Trujillo.

[chessbiome]

appleseed ova

a world in which the few humans who survived ww3 live in a 'utopian' city with all their base needs and desires met, yet, for whatever reason, 'terrorist' organizations who are trying to destroy such a world keep appearing.

the city the story takes place in, olympus, is seemingly the last city left on earth after war destroyed everything else. some people have survived and wander the deserts surrounding the city, and sometimes get rescued and given the safe and comforting life they've always dreamed of. for others the artificiality of it all is evident, and they're unable to adapt to such a lifestyle. with 80% of the population being biological droids who have been manufactured to find life in such a place perfectly natural, many humans become isolated and driven to the edge.

so basically it's... a story about the true and horrifying loneliness of living in a metropolis. seeing yourself as someone upholding the very structures which chain you, but not knowing if it's the right thing to do. it seems like it's what everyone else wants you to do. but mostly it's about cool guns and mechs and shit.

the story itself follows two members of the police force whose job became to stop a friend and deserter from shutting down the AI system that's keeping the whole city running. it's not much, but it's (dis)honest work. the writers seem to care a lot about making the characters seem like people, having exciting action and casual worldbuilding, which they accomplish incredibly well for an hour-long OVA. it felt like a great taste of a series i'm interested in looking into more thoroughly later. definitely an ova i would actually recommend to other people.

[metalandmagi]

Winter 2021 Anime Worth Watching!

Since 2020 basically sacrificed itself to give us the most stacked anime season of all time, I’m currently buried under the weight of almost 20 shows airing per week. So for anyone who’s looking for some anime to watch this winter, here’s some first impressions! I’m speed running my list this time by only talking about the new shows...because otherwise this would be my great American novel. 

If anyone’s interested, I have master lists for both 2020 anime and 2019 anime, because there’s no shortage of fun things to find. 

New Shows!

And before anyone asks, So I’m A Spider, So What? isn’t on here, because CG spiders freak me out.

Cells At Work Code Black: This...less comedic spin off of Cells At Work (made by a different studio) takes the wholesome concept of Osmosis Jones meets cute anime girls and turns it on its head. In this much more depressing version, we follow a rookie red blood cell who works in the body of an overly stressed, alcoholic smoker who puts every strain on the body imaginable. I love Red Blood Cell AA2153 and his co-workers, but man am I glad we get the regular Cells At Work airing this season too, because I need something fun and uplifting after seeing my sweet son go through hell every episode. 

*Heaven’s Design Team: Have you ever wondered how God came up with some of the weird ass animals that live on this planet? Like, what’s the deal with giraffes? And why can’t we have dragons and flying horses? Well this is a comedy about the engineers and designers in heaven creating the new animals that are going to inhabit the Earth. That’s it, that’s the show. It’s kind of in the same vein as Cells At Work, having comedy blend with a surprising amount of educational information. If you want something light and funny, this is the show for you (though I don’t think it needs to have full length episodes). I’m just hoping there’s an episode about how the hell the platypus was created. Also it’s the only new one available on Crunchyroll.

Horimiya: A romantic comedy about a girl named Hori who fits the image of a perfect queen bee and a quiet bespectacled boy named Miyamura who never makes an impression at school. When the two meet by chance outside of the classroom, we see that Hori is practically raising a younger brother by herself, and Miyamura is actually a sweet guy who happens to be covered in tattoos and piercings. This show is an exercise in breaking down the images people have of others in their minds, and it’s a concept that really hits home in a fun and meaningful way. Honestly, this has become one of my immediate favorites. The characters have great chemistry, and I can’t wait to see more of them!

Monster Incidents (Kemono Jihen): When big shot Tokyo detective Inugami is called to a rural town to investigate a series of strange animal deaths, he finds a mysterious boy with the nickname Dorotabo who has been shunned by the other children in town. As the detective gets closer to Dorotabo, he discovers that there may be more...inhuman secrets to the boy than he realizes...and Dorotabo discovers that Inugami has some secrets of his own. This is a hard show to sell without spoiling the first episode, but it had twists and turns that kept me engaged from start to finish. I’m really interested to see where the plot goes, because I thought this was going to be something totally different just from the PV and series summary. If it plays its cards right, this could be a great paranormal detective show!

Wonder Egg Priority: A psychological drama about a girl named Ai who starts having dreams about a mysterious egg that promises to give her what she wants most in the world...a true friend. Before long, she begins to see how the dream world and reality are tied together, and trippy antics ensue. It’s hard to say more without spoiling anything, but I had to go back and add this one in because I made the mistake of thinking it was an OVA when it’s actually a full series. And what a series it’s starting out to be. This anime has all the psychological discomfort of a Satoshi Kon product with the beauty and style of something from Kyoani (even though it’s made by Clover Works). It’s really one of those anime you just have to see to understand.

Sk8-∞ (Skate the infinity): An original skateboarding anime from Bones, featuring a typical sports anime protagonist who takes a new transfer student who has never skateboarded in his life under his wing. Together they compete in dangerous races and take the skating community by storm. The character designs rival Appare Ranman’s in outlandish creativity, and I can smell the main characters’ ship dynamic a mile away (considering they’re exactly the same as the protagonists from Robihachi). If you’re looking for some wild and crazy fun with top notch skateboarding animation, don’t skip this!

2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu (Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club): Yes, it’s another volleyball anime. And no, it’s not just a clone of Haikyu. This story follows Yuni Kuroba, a physically built but emotionally weak teenager who finds out his childhood friend Hajime is moving back to their hometown for high school. Yuni discovers Hajime has become an exceptional volleyball player and they join their school’s volleyball club hoping to turn the unknown team into a rising star. If anything, this anime is much more like Stars Align or Free, where the sport is a backdrop for letting the characters explore their personal problems. Or at least it seems that way after the first episode. I went into this show ready to throw it in the trash because how could anything compete against my beloved Haikyu, but I found myself really enjoying the dynamics of the main duo and I’m curious to see what the rest of the team is like.

And speaking of sports anime rip-offs…..I can’t believe I’m including this but…

Skate Leading Stars: The show where the animators clearly wanted to design another throw away idol anime but saw how popular Yuri On Ice was so they decided to make whatever the hell this show is instead. It revolves around a fictional team sport called skate leading, and we follow the world’s most insufferable main character, a former figure skater named Kensei who wants to return to the ice and join his school’s skate leading team after he finds out his childhood rival is going to compete in the sport. Look, this show is just trashy enough to get a certain type of audience hooked, and it mainly has to do with the best boy of the winter season, Hayato Sasugai, the aspiring team “coach” who pulled most of us into watching this show with his punk appearance, snide comments and smug personality. He’s basically the lovechild of Izaya Orihara and Shizuo Heiwajima in a high school sports anime setting. The show treats itself with the perfect amount of sincerity to get away with being absolutely ridiculous most of the time without making you feel like you’re watching it from a dumpster...like Try Knights. You will know after one episode whether this show is for you. All I can say is, Hayato is worth the watch, and I haven’t seen any 3D animation used for the skating scenes (yet) so that’s a win for me. 

Honorable mention:

Jobless Reincarnation ( Mushoku Tensei): Yet another isekai where the main character is hit by a car (big surprise) and gets reincarnated into a fantasy world...but he happens to remember his previous life and narrates himself growing up as a jaded adult. I’m only including this because it looked amazing animation wise, and I love the opening where getting hit by a car and dying is actually traumatic. And I love the protagonist’s parents (who are retired adventurers who just want to bang all the time). But honestly...the main character is the fucking worst, and I don’t know if I want to keep watching it because of how creepy and weird he is. Like...he’s the hit on your fantasy mom as a baby kind of creepy and weird. But for anyone who wants a cool looking isekai that had an amazing PV, it’s worth checking out. 

Continuing Series!

Because the real gold of the season is in all the established anime getting their next seasons, I’m just going to list some of the things that are also amazing and definitely worth checking out if you haven’t already (because I’ve already talked about most of them at some point and don’t know what else to say).

Attack On Titan season 4

The Promised Neverland season 2

Beastars season 2

Log Horizon season 3

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 2

Re: Zero season 2 (second cour)

Dr. Stone season 2

Cells at Work season 2

Osomatsu-san season 3 (second cour)

Higurashi New (second cour)

Jujutsu Kaisen (second cour) 

Not to mention all the shows I don’t watch that everyone else loves...like World Trigger (which I have seen quite a bit of, but long shounen shows are too much for me now) Quintessential Quintuplets, and Non Non Biyori. 

So there’s just some of all the anime airing this season. Hopefully, someone can find something they like. Here’s to a great year...well, of anime at least...

[thehypercutstudios]

Bww ItCoFIV - Cal returns to the Chess Kingdom

I got bored and decided to a scene of In the Court of Fortstopher IV OVA where Cal returns to the Chess Kingdom one night through falling And changing from his pajamas to his clothes by magic. So yeah, Enjoy!

[scene starts with a zoom in of Cal sleeping in his bed as he narrates his story]

Cal (Narrating): And I thought that after what happened in the past and my visit at the Theater, my life would turn back to normal, but somehow, I was wrong…I didn’t know what‘s in store for me. *scene shows the ceiling’s view and close up of Cal sleeping, only tossing and turning a little from those flashing images of Fortstopher’s eyes that appeared like two times until Cal woke up as there is a side view of himself sitting on the bed*

Cal: What was that about?..That dream, it felt familiar..But how can this- *rubs his face with his hand as he sleepy sighs* I am too sleepy to think about this..Yet if I slept again, I might dreamt about his yellow and green eyes again..*moves the covers away as he gets out of bed, wearing some chess slippers and walks away from his bed*

[scene changes to Cal’s dining room as Cal walks down to downstairs to get some tea, but just when he is about to go in the kitchen, he saw something during his narration]

Cal (narrating): I was going to make some tea to settle myself down, but then, just when I was about to…I saw something on my table.

Cal: Huh? What is this? *scene shows his point of view of what he is seeing as he heads to it, revealing a king piece on a piece of paper* How did this get here? *scene changes to third person view as he reads the note* “To the Checkered King, I know that you are sleeping, But Come back to The Chess Kingdom, no need for an Income, there’s no explanation, you have to complete your mission. ~???” Mission? What mission? And how do I go back to The Chess Kingdom? Wait, there could be something in the back. *he flips it and sees a riddle* A Riddle? Hmm, I do love solving riddles. Now let’s see…*starts reading* “I am the weakest in chess, but the strongest in checkers. The hat that rests upon my head is of great value. What am I?” Hmm…From what I learned…the Hat that Is of great value is a crown, for it is made out of gold which is a great value. And from what I heard from checkers, that one piece that is strongest is the king while in chess, the king is the weakest. So the Answer to this riddle *picks up the King Piece* Is the King! *then, at the word King, the chess piece glows silver as he looks at it* What the? *then, it zaps at the wall and it makes a castle door on it* Woah, did I do that? *walks towards it* How Is that possible? *looks at the chess piece which is still glowing and then looks at the keyhole, which is the same shape and size as the King Piece* Hmm, looks like I will get the answers sooner or later, but for now, I have a quest to do! *slots in the king piece to the keyhole, which a unlocked door sound is heard as it opens magically and starts to make Cal float* Wait, what the heck? Why can’t I move yet I float? *then it sucks Cal and the king piece into it which make him scream and once he is in, the door closes behind him and magically disappears*

Cal (Narrating): And that…is where my journey begins.

[Scene shows meanwhile at where the door took him, a rabbit hole like tunnel where Cal is falling into while he looks around]

Cal: Why am I feeling that this scenario I am is familiar to a story I read about? *then, without him knowing, his pajamas turn into magic and fades away, making him reveal his boxers and his slippers turn to chess stockings* and why am I feeling a draft? *he looks down to see that he is in his underwear and socks as he blushes* Oh good lord of Chess! Please do not tell I am having one of ‘Those’ dreams! But thank goodness there are no kids around to see it..*then, some silver colored magic appeared out of nowhere and covers his body up but his hands, neck and head* Oh! That actually tickles..? *then the magic turns into his normal wear; which is a Grey blazer, a Yellow button-up shirt, a Red tie, grey pants, a black belt with a silver buckle, and brown, worn out dress shoes.*

Cal: Well, that happened but at least I am not looking too revealing now. But where am I falling to? *and then, he sees the ground way too far and screams because he is going to land hard* Where’s the Parachute?? Where is it when you need it?! *Then, he continue screaming until he stops…falling, making him look around* Huh? What is- *looks and sees some pawn pieces made out of silver magic helping him land safety* Pawns? How did they get here? *realization* Wait, pawns are Royal to their king, and that makes me king.

[scene cuts to a nearby giant chair as he was landed on it and he looks at his pawns]

Cal: Thank you, my…magical pawns. *the silver magic flies away* That was magic-Ahh! *He gets out of the chair and falls to the ground, scene pans down to him laying on the ground* Ow. *he gets up and dusts himself as he looks around* So this is Chess Kingdom, did anything changed while I was gone? *looks and sees two Paladin Punchers guarding the castle gate* Maybe I should ask these two, they might recognize me. *walks to them* Excuse me good sirs, would you-

Sir Patch: Unfold yourself, strang'r.

Cal: I beg your Pardon?

Sir Patch: Prithee unfold yourself, sir, we art guarding h're.

Cal: Don’t you recognize me? I am Cal Suresh, the Checkered King.

Sir Pakin: The Checketh'r'd King? *recognizes Cal* Oh! cal, th're thou art. We has't been expecting thee f'r a while!

Cal: Yeah, I got the note from someone, what’s with your friend here?

Sir Pakin: Oh Thee cullionly sir patch h're? that gent at each moment asks f'r a identification of a being who is't is in the chess kingdom. That gent is a did bite of a rookie h're, so that gent can beest a little…how shouldst i hath said this?

Cal: New?

Sir Patch: Ah aye! new at guarding! I shall pray pardon me ev'rything lat'r, but we gotta receiveth thee to sir iv'ry II. *puts his hand on Cal as he turns around to face the castle and shouts at the Paladin Punchers* He’s h're! *he and the man walks to the gate that has been opened by the other Paladin Punchers* Thee stayeth putteth sir patch, keepeth on guarding.

Sir Patch: Aye sir! *once Sir Pakin and Cal gets into the castle, the gates closes*

[scene shows interior of the castle as Sir Pakin and Cal are heading towards the Quad Cannon area]

Sir Pakin: I seeth yond the maestro himself has't hath brought thee the noteth about this mission, right?

Cal: Right, but I do not see why he give me the mission late at night.

Sir Pakin: Well thee knoweth that gent, that gent is full of surprises.

Cal: Yeah. *they get to some Quad Cannons*

Sir Pakin: Looks liketh we has't arriv'd.

Cal: What? Already?

Sir Pakin: Not very much, but these quad cannons knoweth about sir iv'ry, those gents can bid us wh're that gent is at. *walks to them* Alloweth me. *he stops at the moment and clears throat at them* Colours me valorous sirs, has't thee two seen sir iv'ry the ii?

???: Uhh, well you see-

???: He has business To attend, what do you want?

???: Brook, what are you doing?

Sir Pakin: Behold, I needeth that gent f'r the checketh'r'd king h're.

Brook: Look that’s touching of you, but he doesn’t wanna be disturbed, So come back later.

Sir Pakin: Cometh on Brook, Busy 'r not, that gent wanteth to seeth cal. Can thee backeth me up, rookie?

Rookie: Uh well, you see-

Brook: do not bring Rookie into This, Pakin, so go back to your station and wai- *then, there is a zoom up of a Quad Cannon, it pans up to his face that has a eyepatch with cracks coming out of it*

???: What is going on?

Rookie: *jumped* Eek!

Brook: *jumped* Uhh nothing, Sir Ivory II. *stands up straight with Rookie doing the same as Sir Ivory II hops to them*

[scene cuts to a close up of Sir Ivory shifting eyes to Cal, which the man is looking at him with content. Then cuts back to Sir Ivory II looked surprised and then glares at Brook as he nudges him hard with one of his Cannons making Brook go Ow!]

Sir Ivory: Why haven’t you informed me that our King has arrived this soon?! *turns around to face Cal with a calm look* oh you have to forgive me your Majesty, *hahah* *looks at Brook and Rookie* They are new from The Checkered Battleground. *clears throat at Brook and grits teeth* Apologize.

Brook: I am sorry your majesty! *stands up straight even with a pain on his back*

Cal: *looks at Rookie* But why didn’t he apologize?

Sir Ivory II: He is behaving well, he is shy after all. *hops to Cal* Now I was expecting you your Highness, there is a quest you need to take on, but first, why don’t you follow me? *to Sir Pakin* You can go back to your guarding duty now Sir Pakin.

Sir Pakin: *salutes* Aye sir. *walks away as Cal watches the Knight go*

Sir Ivory II: Now come with me, your majesty, we have some discussion to make. *hops to the hallway*

Cal: Sure thing, Sir Ivory. *follows Sir Ivory II*

[End of Scene]

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i think the "kishimoto accidently made them gay" thing has become more prevalent bc sasusakus push those interviews of kishimoto saying tht sns was based off his relationship with his brother and interviews of VAs of sasuke and sakura saying that kishimoto told them that SS is going to be endgame when they had just started recording for the anime , to "prove" that kishimoto never intended for sns to come off s romantic

I disagree because shonen shippers in general say shonen is accidentally gay lol.

No one still has provided any actual sources for either of those interviews and since there are many fake ones I'll doubt them. There's literally a fake interview that says Kishi originally meant to put Sasuke with Karin that people still pass as legit. Also, let's not pretend these seiyuus aren't supposed to promote the canon pairings as well. Literally, they keep saying how the manga isn't about romance yet everyone kept talking about PAIRINGS even 3 years since the manga ended and assuring everyone how everything was "totally" planned. If it's planned it wouldn't need to be justified by SJ all the time. Did you see Toriyama or Togashi have multiple interviews how they totally planned their main character to end up with someone? Or any other shonen mangaka?

Anyway let's look at how "consistent" Kishimoto is with being honest in his interviews:

This interview is from 2014. He says Sakura was brought in as heroine.

This interview is from 2017. So suddenly Sakura went from heroine to not anymore special than someone like Kiba lmao.

So this is what he said at the end of 2014. Apparently he was considering NaruSaku. Also he says "we" ? So I guess the staff has an opinion on the endgame as well. So much for SS being planned since the start.

2017. "Never thought"? When you said three years ago you and the staff considered it.

So here in 2015 you say it was decided around in the middle. But then in 2017, it was suddenly the early stages.

From 2015 (same interview where he said NH was decided from the middle). If Kishi can lie to his own wife, what stops him from lying in general? To be honest he's probably laughing in his pile of cash at everyone fuming and fighting over his interviews. If even his main character's endgame wasn't decided what makes people think SS was. Also it wouldn't change the fact he didn't put it on paper, it's actually worse if he had 15 years of time to develop it and he did nothing.

The above interview was in 2006. Where does his brother fit exactly? Or his wife? This was also written before Kushina appeared, whom Kishi said was "kind of like his wife, scary". The second interview is from early 2014. So Naruto is Kishi himself and his wife is Naruto's... mother? Why don't people freak out about this? Regardless, Kishi can write brother relationships that are clearly just brotherly, like Hashirama/Tobirama, Sai/Shin, Itachi/Sasuke. Naruto and Sasuke's relationship isn't like them. It's romantic, which is why so many people, even people who don't ship, even straight men, point out how gay they are.

Also Kishi straight up sexualizes Sasuke and also wanted to draw them kissing because "no one had done it before"? Why would anyone sexualize or want to draw their self insert kiss someone that's supposedly their brother. Hello? And let's not forget how he watches the anime and sees all those opening and endings and doesn't feel like saying "umm that's me and my sibling, please don't do that". Or the OVA where Naruto's crotch lands on Sasuke's face? If you guys seriously think he is too stupid to figure out how all this looks then I don't know what to say really.

Anyway I trust my ability to tell what's brotherly and what's romantic. 💁🏻