#live update

[kurisus]

The final set of Noragami snaps. Every time the picture is blurry know it's because my hands were shaking.

I have a lot to reflect on, but I need to be alone with my thoughts for a while. I'll be back later!

[flightrising]

Live Update

We have many new additions to implement tonight, and we’re putting them up live! The update is now complete!

Check this newspost throughout the night to see what’s new!

[lewishamiltonstuff]

Lance Stroll beat George Russell with 2 broken wrists and a broken toe. Let that sink in. The car is ass. Pure dog shit.

[splungecoyote]

2024 Update

Welcome, belatedly, to the new year folks!

Sorry I've been so slow on the art lately. It's a mixture of inability to get back into an art routine and burnout that's kept me inconsistent.

One of my new year's resolutions is to update all my ask blogs at least once every month, but hopefully it'll evolve into more.

+ For @askdaisydandfriemly, please keep in mind that I prioritize story related asks above all else- but still love character building asks and will try to answer non-story asks eventually.

Backgrounds usually slow me down a lot when I'm updating, so I'll try not to use them as much- or make them simple.

Also, I'm two followers away from reaching 600 there- so probably should plan a thank you something something. ;)

+ I have a big story I've been working on for @sanfranciscoltafterdark that's delayed me a lot as far as launching that blog goes, but feel free to send asks there.

+ I still have more to tell for @daedalverselore- but I feel like posts get better attention when I draw something to go with them. So I have a lot of Lore in the making but haven't managed to find the time to draw. ;_;

+ Poor @ask-a-ghost-balloon only had one ask when I logged in last, and I'll try to answer it soon. But feel free to question them too!

Thanks to those that still follow me and send asks- I appreciate you all! <3 <3 <3

[word-wytch]

Actual image of me writing the next chapter of DSSCTM

[paranoid-polly]

Fuck work, I'm gonna get therapy

[daydreamsia]

i'm having some very busy couple of days and as it's the cold and dark season i'm back in my annual twilight-phase - it's an autumn and winter thing for me, whilst winx time is during spring and summer.

BUT i am thinking about the weapons for the specialists and how versatile those can be - just collecting my thoughts, before i post about it.

ALSO, i'll be done with my education... next week (holy shit, time flew by) and then i'll hopefully get to redesigning!

[ofburningskies]

Not oka y.

[necoryn-rising]

Me: I don't really care for veils, I dunno I just don't really like their genes

Also me, scrolling through the updating scrying workshop: if I don't get a purple petals/butterfly/angler veil RIGHT NOW I will explode -

[kurisus]

Noragami: Final Chapter thoughts

For the last time :') I've been making these for roughly half the manga's runtime, both in chapter count and years. Which is wild to think, but anyway, spoilers under the cut. One final time.

I really spent the first half of this chapter with bated breath alternating between being relieved that Hiyori is okay and grew up to be a doctor and everything, and stressed about where Yato was and where her memories were. Then Yato showed up, and I think I burst into tears out of hysterics. They really got me, I thought he was gone.

That aside, it was an excellent chapter. I was right when I said that this would just be an epilogue and the true suffering was over, but god. god. I'm relieved they gave me that open ending and the chapter was mostly good old-fashioned Noragami silliness. With the expected gut punches.

It's probably a good thing that Yuka never got to reunite with her brother, but at least knows that he's resting in peace. That he was given a proper burial by someone who, at the time, barely knew him but wanted to make things right anyway. Great now I'm crying again.

Hiyori's pocket with the little capyper keychain she bought forever ago. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

Yato's CPR being so intense it cracked Hiyori's ribs. god he was so desperate to save her. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

HER TOUCHING HER LIPS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Fujisaki getting nostalgic seeing tall grass (as we know from the omake is called kaya) was weirdly touching. Though Father has faded, Kaya is the one that is still remembered. We never got to learn his real name, and while I am still curious about it, I can see the purpose--by not knowing his name, we the readers don't give him a lifeline.

That's not the only fourth wall lean in the final chapter. There was also Yato being able to save himself by becoming a meme, much like how the fandom and Adachitoka have memed on him for years as well.

Back to the chapter, it looks like Father's consciousness had always been lurking alongside Fujisaki's, maybe making him do things from time to time, which is really weird and creepy. Maybe he was dormant until the Yomi arc, but either way he's been doing this to a dozen other guys over the centuries. I'm glad the cycle was broken.

It's hilarious that Fujisaki tries to ask Hiyori out and she's just like haha not interested coo phone be upon ye.

I'm so glad the cherry blossom party has become an annual tradition with even more gods invited to the party. I'm also so glad that Yato refuses to release Kazuma and Bishamon apparently makes it a point to bully him about this whenever she sees him. But also, Kazuma doesn't seem to want to be released. He's just like yeah whatever man I'm glad you saved us. Cheers.

Side note, Kazuma's new glasses look a lot like the ones he was wearing in that 100 years ago flashback of him and Bishamon, around chapter 68 or 69 I think?

So we also get to see the aftermath of what happened to Yukine--he still transforms into a wolf every now and then, because much like how Nora transforms into a snakelike creature whenever she loses control of her emotions, his form is a wolf, and unlike Nora he's always been very emotional. So the nightmares come out and Yato's left with a giant wolf thrashing around in their shared living space lol, but at least his dad is there to hug him :')

WAIT STOP PAUSE EVERYTHING IT LOOKS LIKE THEY SHARE A BED NOW. I JUST COLLAPSED INTO A BALL.

AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH

The panel of Yato hugging him made me lose it again. THEY'RE SOOOOOOOO.

So we never did get to find out what happened to Yukine's father--but as I pointed out in the reread I did during December, I don't think it matters. Yukine wasn't going to exact revenge on him anyway because he's not the kind of person to do so.

The page of Nora reading Hiyori's diary also made me so sad. Hiyori's right--she probably did have parents who loved her, but she never got to meet them. One thing I noticed throughout this manga is shinki habitually chasing something relating to their pasts. Yukine craves a good relationship with a father figure, Kazuma is obsessed with Bishamon because he missed out on marrying a girl he loved, Daikoku acts like a dad to every child he meets because he died before having his own kids, and like Yukine, Hiiro craves the parental love she never had. And as Hiyori pointed out, being given a name by Father was like being given life.

Since we didn't get to see what became of her name situation, but Yukine still bears the Hagusa name, she must still have Mizuchi. If her master is gone, can she still draw borderlines? Does she hang around with Yato and Yukine still? Adachitoka didn't say Kofuku DIDN'T name her, so...

The way Hiyori remembered Yato because of his scent had me SOBBING, yall. She didn't forget, but she did solve her problem and it was solved by people, just like they've been saying throughout the manga. But now, they can be together again. Yato was away from her for some years, and maybe he'll leave for several more (it's been a repeated thing in the manga that he'll insist he has to stay away for her own good), but the point is that even if it's been years and years, she'll always remember him. It's open-ended, but that just means it can be my preferred ending of Hiyori not forgetting but choosing to distance herself. She'll meet up with Yato and Yukine every once in a while living her own, separate, fulfilling life. They've been watching over her all these years anyway.

And so, that brings us to the close. It's as happy an ending as we could have possibly gotten, and above all else, I'm relieved. I've been saying for...years, probably, that I want an open ending, but I really thought it was off the table with recent events.

Final hangups are the same as they were in my final reread (tagged under #Noragami reread on my blog), so I won't repeat them, but the bottom line is that I got everything I wanted out of this ending--except maybe a trio hug? But that interior illustration of the four of them, all smiling and happy, Yato's arm around his sister, made up for that. I kind of wish there was a Yatori kiss for real, but the panel of her touching her lips also assuaged that.

Anyway, I'm not sure what other manga would/will make me unhinged enough to type up monthly thoughts posts for years, but I'll be tuned in to whatever new Adachitoka has coming up. Whether it's a full series, a short series, or just a oneshot, I'll be reading every word. I'm also looking forward to getting the final volume once it releases here, and praying for an artbook announcement.

Thank you for reading! I have some posts to make, some projects to plan, and I'll be diving into the tag once more for old times' sake. This won't be the last of me!

[lewishamiltonstuff]

Nothing feels more like home than P1

[ugh4500000000000]

Second epsiode of titans what was that, she just snaps her own neck

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[batrachised]

on one hand I get why people talk about the vanity of the instagram age, but on the other one time St. Ignatius of Loyola got his leg shattered in battle and discovered upon recovery that he could no longer wear his favorite tight leather boots due to the way his leg had set and so decided to rebreak his leg without anesthesia because he was that determined to wear his fashionable boots again...what i'm trying to say is that this man might have existed before instagram, but at heart he was an influencer

[brijendrasstuff]

"SKY Shines Bright as Mumbai Takes the Lead: PBKS vs MI IPL 2024 Live Update"

SKY Shines Bright as Mumbai Takes the Lead: PBKS vs MI IPL 2024 Live Update (Twitter image jpeg) Mumbai, sky, IPL 2024, parks, live update Stay updated with the thrilling IPL 2024 match between PBKS and MI as Mumbai lights up the sky! Get live updates right here for all the action-packed moments. (Twitter image jpeg) Welcome to The thrilling IPL 2024 showdown between Punjab Kings and Mumbai…

[lightgraphicsmod]

We are live on Picarto! Drawing on Drawpile with the bestie then moving into some light animation, wrapping it up with a @doctoroutoftime update!

Join the fun!