#manipulashipping

[madrevolting]

Refuge

[princessofgames]

CHALLENGE

inspired by @koutone and her vexshipping redraw challenge, I present my manipulashipping redraw challenge!

Challenge/Original under the cut!!!!

DRAW THIS IN YOURBSTYLR RAWR

[yugioh-rare-pair-poll]

Second-Chance Bracket: Poll 3

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Manipulashipping(Anzu Mazaki|Tea Gardener/Malik Ishtar)

Propaganda: I think this pair is a way to explore the really rich ideas of bodily autonomy and different ways people suffer (not to mention there’s something about the way that she’s briefly the last piece of him)… mostly i think this could be really good in a postcanon setting but that’s beside the point

Pairing 2: Stakeshipping(Mai Valentine|Mai Kujaku/Bandit Keith)

Propaganda: Originally grew to love it from writing with a friend; Keith and Mai so naturally fit together in their Compatible Depression. If they'd ever gotten to have a conversation, they would've had a hell of a lot in common; it'd also be nice to put Mai with someone who's, y'know, a grown-ass adult instead of a teenager.

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be banished to the Shadow Realm.

[quattro-arclight-the-aroace-boy]

[waveridden]

tell me more about manipulashipping 👀 i am very very very intrigued

ok let me try to keep this calm and normal the tldr is while i was rewatching dm a while back i realized that there’s something really interesting in how both of them handle bodily autonomy and also anzu’s take-no-shit empathy would be good for marik as he recovers from the All Of That

the longer version goes like this:

anzu is a dancer, and has been trying to become a dancer for years. it’s the kind of thing that requires discipline, and she’s good at that, understanding each muscle in her body and the purpose it serves. she practices and practices until she is in control, insomuch as she can be. (she’s still subject to some pretty horrific sexism, esp if you consider s0/pre-dm manga stuff as being a similar canon to dm.)

marik does not have control over his body. this is a privilege he does not get. he is burned and branded and tattooed. he is dragged kicking and screaming into becoming his family heir, no matter how much he wants to leave and explore and be somewhere else or be someone else. the only thing he wants, even as he begins spiraling into revenge and grief, is to gain enough power that he can leave his tombkeeper duties behind.

(which btw - something incredibly fun/sad about his primary method for achieving his goals centering around literally possessing other people. marik wants autonomy sooooo bad that he will take away other people’s autonomy in order to get it.)

my original fascination with marik/anzu (my top secret is that i hate the ship name lol) stemmed from a canon divergence idea that can be summed up as: there is something super fun to me about anzu and marik ending up body sharing. like, you have this woman who is under so much social scrutiny but finds freedom through dance, and through control, and then you have this man who has never been able to control his own body, living in her head. anzu who would willingly carve out space in her mind for marik but will never forgive him for violating her; marik who does not know how to take space in a way that doesn’t hurt people, learning how to set limits. not to mention having anzu be a capable duelist with Marin’s help would be fun (imagining more of an astral-yuma setup than an atem-yugi but i digress)

all that aside, i think there’s just so much here. that’s not even getting into the fact that for both of them freedom means traveling abroad, which leads to fun postcanon opportunities. to me this relationship is about autonomy and also forgiveness. can you forgive someone who does something horrible to you? can you forgive them if you understand why, if their life was your worst nightmare? can you understand someone if their dreams are yours? can you love someone like that? can you let yourself be loved? can you meet someone in a bar in new york or a hotel in cairo or a stage door in tokyo and choose to start over?

marik and anzu: for people who have lots of thoughts about bodies and control! (do you guys think bodyshipping works as a name. it’s honestly more normal than a lot of other ship names)

[koutone]

how did you get into vexshipping? im so intrigued

okay so. 🧎‍♀️i was digging through dA for manipulashipping goodies (dont ask. im just a girl.) and i came across some vexshipping edits and my mind was just blown because i started thinking about it and realized they fit the exact dynamic my shoujo-loving good girl x bad boy loving ass would have eaten up as a 12 year old girl and my girly instincts just kind of took over. the five pieces of fanart ive found of them are hella cute and their amvs... chefs kiss

[sophie-kitty]

Manipulashipping fanart or valheim village.......

[gamer-boy-quotes]

Yugi: Anzu says you never buy her flowers, is that true?

Marik: To be honest, I never knew she sold flowers.

[dreary-doll-writing]

Day 4: A Handmade Gift

ManipulaShipping

"Hey, whatcha got there?" Anzu asks, peaking over Marik's shoulder.

"Nothing, don't worry about it!" He covers it as best as he can.

Anzu frowns deeply, "Marik..."

"It's just a surprise! And a good one! I promise-"

"Hmmm..."

"Cross my heart?"

"Sure. As long as no one gets hurt it's fine..."

Marik flashes her a big smile and Anzu feels like this can't go well.

---

"Anzu!" Marik chirps, wrapping his arms around her from behind.

"Marik!" Anzu laughs, "I almost jumped out of my skin, what is it?"

He pulls away and shows Anzu a bead bracelet that wouldn't look too out of place in a 13 year old's room.

"Shizuka and Mokuba showed me how to make them and I thought I'd make one for you."

"Aww..."

Anzu slips it on and smiles, giving Marik a hug, "I love it."

[yuusaris]

If I ever write YGO something and Malik and Anzu are in the same room, know for a fact that Malik, nine times out of ten, one WILL have a crush on the other, to some capacity and if they don't, that took a HERCULEAN restraint on my part, I am a filthy FILTHY Manipulashipper and it's not going away and I deserve a medal for whenever I don't add it.

[apricot-kingdom]

Send me 2+ characters and a number, and I’ll draw them... Accepting   9. In bed/non-sexually sleeping together Accepting

Lights On below:

[madrevolting]

let's dance! 1, 2

[yugioh-rare-pair-poll]

Round 1: Poll 5

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Pompshipping (Miho Nosaka/Seto Kaiba)

Propaganda: HEAR ME OUT. Miho has blue-ish white long hair. Kisara has blue-ish white long hair. Yugioh DM is NOTORIOUS for having long-dead characters have mysterious modern day dopplegangers (that’s the whole plot!!!) so why not like this? Miho is a gold digger who’s on the lookout for her perfect prince. Kaiba fills that role perfectly: young, rich, successful, handsome— what’s not to love? She latches onto him and they are both confronted with the fact that they’re both terrible people actually, and somewhere in there, real feelings sprout and they have to struggle to navigate it

Pairing 2: Manipulashipping (Anzu Mazaki |Tea Gardner /Malik Ishtar)

Propaganda: I think this pair is a way to explore the really rich ideas of bodily autonomy and different ways people suffer (not to mention there’s something about the way that she’s briefly the last piece of him)… mostly i think this could be really good in a postcanon setting but that’s beside the point

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be banished to the Shadow Realm.

[waveridden]

the other day i was bitching about bad weird ygo ship names and tb was like You have thrown your energy and time and identity behind a ship called manipulashipping. and it really clinched that i gotta do something about that. gotta change the name

[incorrect-yu-gi-oh-quotes]

Manipulashipping for the meme?

opening credits: Bye Bye Bye by the Backstreet Boys (Marik no)meeting for the first time: Telephone by Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé (again, Téa is not impressed by the sexy man)hey, i kinda like you: Bright by Echosmith (Marik manages to win Téa over)i’m going to kiss you now: Rainbow Veins by Owl City (a cheer-up kiss from a cute girl)falling in love: Frozen Pines by Lord Huronyour place or mine: My Wish by Rascal Flatts (this is so sweet??)naked in bed: Twin Skeletons by Fall Out Boy (i guess they didn’t go to anyone’s place lol)first fight: Impossible Year by Panic! At The Disco (pretty much, yeah)maybe we should take a break:  Bulletproof by La Roux (Téa storming out)i want you back: Rolling In The Deep by Adele (wE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAAAAALLLLL)will you marry me: The Longest Time by Billy Joel (also very cute)we’re getting older: Greed of Man by MJQ (au where Marik and Téa decide to take over the world)if you die i’ll go with you: Lifeline by Imogen Heapend credits: Robots In Love by Beautiful Small Machines (does not fit the rest of the playlist tho)

[sophie-kitty]

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