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[eleganteldritch]

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' Bing? Loud.

Actor? Asshole. '

[stardewremixed]

If the Stardewies/Stardudes had a social page, what would be on it?

Abigail - David pics. Look at the floof! Gemology stuff. Lengthy updates about the last Solarian Chronicles campaign. Fantasy drawings. Flute shorts. Snacks. Need more snacks.

Emily - Yoga pose of the week. Wellness tips. Parrot factoids. Clothing design scribbles. Mantras. Positive vibes. Sunshine photos.

Haley - Photography. Like my page.

Leah - Nature pics. Garden updates. Avant garde pics of her artwork (without showing the entire piece).

Maru - Social-what-now? Obligatory accounts. Never logs in. She's too busy building robots.

Penny - Crafts for kids tutorials. Reading lists. Occasional deep thoughts post. Penny's a private person so I don't think she would be online that often.

Alex - Updates about his favorite gridball team, wishlists for sports memorabilia that's out of his price range, random photos of Dusty. Yay! Haley would be proud that he managed to keep these pics in focus. Trying to figure out how to monetize his workout videos.

Elliott - dribs and drabbles of everyday musings, words of the day, half-finished lyrical compositions, the wanderers journey, lonely souls connecting through poetry and music through cyberspace, and quotes from his favorite literary giants.

Harvey - Cool facts about aviation history, Reviews of museum exhibits. Recommended biographies an occasional airship fantasy. Coffee quotes. He would moderate a chat board about technical specs, simulations, collector's items, etc.

Sam - Memes, puns, more memes. Sam is definitely an all-or-nothing guy. Binge posts and then silent for weeks. Skateboard videos. Did you see this super cool, wicked, rad trick I did? Oh and follow my band! We're the Pelicans. Tell your friends.

Sebastian - this man would blow up Reddit. Solarian Chronicles. Game walkthroughs. Random Twitch stream when he feels like it. Pictures of frogs. Programmer jokes. Shit posts about nothing important.

Shane - Charlie has his own Instagram! This man and his love for blue chickens. Nothing but chickens on his feed.

[transmortifried]

terrible news everyone, i hit upon the idea of including airships in my fantasy setting and my first thought wasn’t “oh hell yeah, that’s rad as fuck” it was “okay then, how are they powered? where do they see use? who invented them? what resources does it take to build and maintain them? are they a widespread technology? why or why not?” and then i did a wikipedia binge on the history of lighter than air aviation

anyway i got as far as them being thermal powered like a hot air balloon but people haven’t cracked powered flight yet so they still rely on wind-powered sails and they run on Airship Fuel™ which is made by Airship Fuel Makers™ out of Airship Fuel Ingredients™ and there isn’t yet enough infrastructure for that for them to see widespread use outside of specialized operations

now i just need to crack how the robots work because so far all i’ve got is Not Magic

[wheres-sam]

I binge-watched the spn anime because of the brain rot

It’s bad except for the parts that are good, and it’s pretty to look at. Here’s a comprehensive list of pros and cons. Spoilers ahead!

Pros:

- more psychic kid backstories: Max (Nightmare), Lily (Darkness Calling), Jake (Loser)

- more psychic Sam

- more Azazel

- basically if you want more about the psychic/demon kids, watch the anime

- more young Winchesters

- the monsters, the superhuman abilities, the fight scenes, it all looks really cool animated. (But PSA it’s violent. It doesn’t shy away from blood and gore.)

- Sam and Jessica backstory

- more of the brothers being cute and funny together

- Missouri isn’t forgotten

- includes some Japanese legends/mythology

- the impala looks great in every scene. They did Baby good

- the “Supernatural” intro title

- the outro sketches of the boys hanging out with Baby

- Episodes adapted from the original show are different, but I like some of the changes? It’d be boring if it was an exact retelling and the visual medium wasn’t utilized. (I know I said spoilers before, but this is when they get detailed. If you wanna skip over, I’ll tell you where they STOP.)

Nightmare goes more into the abuse Max has suffered. Instead of locking Sam in a closet, Max sends Sam through the floor and covers the hole by breaking his bed in half, and it’s extremely sexy how Sam shoves the 2 halves apart with his mind. Later on Dean puts bandaids on Sam and they talk about demons loudly in front of a fast food intercom.

In My Time of Dying highlights the guilt Sam feels over Dean. In both the og and the anime John verbally blames Sam for not shooting Azazel, but where in the og Sam goes right on arguing, in the anime he reels back for a moment like he was slapped. Dean’s spirit touches Sam’s shoulder, and Sam knows immediately that it’s Dean. He doesn’t even question it. Instead of “Are you here?” it’s “I know you’re with me. I can feel it.” And I love that. Dean figures out right away he’s dealing with a reaper, and the reaper takes on the appearance of Mary to convince Dean to move on to the afterlife. Instead of a Ouija board, Sam uses a laptop to talk to Dean, and the first word Dean types is “Sammy!” Dean is so fond of his little brother and Sam is so baby.

Rising Son is an anime only episode, but it draws inspiration from John’s journal. Dean has a proper breakdown over his dad’s death and the possibility of having to kill Sam. Ms. Lyle, Sam’s favorite teacher who turns out to be possessed, is explored. John takes Dean hunting, and in the journal Dean hesitates to shoot a buck, and little Sam shoots it thinking it was endangering Dean. In the anime, Dean’s cornered by a moose and Sam makes it explode with his mind and it’s so !!! How little Sam’s first words are, “I’m glad you’re okay. It didn’t hurt you?” The boys are covered in blood and guts and Dean’s like 👁👄👁 “Why are you here? Did you do this?” And then Sam starts freaking out a little, the shock sets in. “I don’t know. I don’t know, honest.” And he’s staring at his hands, and I am a big fan of Sam showing superhuman signs as a kid. Like in the journal, Ms. Lyle tries to take Sam. She gives Sam the illusion of a choice to come with her or stay with Dean, and Sam chooses Dean. This ep is pretty much when John figures out Sam has demon blood. He kills another hunter that wants to kill Sam.

Crossroad is based on Crossroad Blues, and I love how the crossroads demon shows up. It’s hard to describe, but it’s so neat, like she’s walking underneath Dean in this mirror world, and then the mirror world takes over the regular world, so you really get this sense of otherworldly seclusion, existing outside of time.

What Is and Should Never Be shows Dean is a firefighter in his ‘Mary never died’ world, and Sam got to play soccer growing up like he wanted. The brothers hold each other after Dean is saved from the Djinn.

AHBL part 1. When Azazel shows Sam that he fed Sam his blood, Sam gags and slaps a hand over his mouth, and I like that reaction more than the live action. The psychic kids get to go more anime with their powers, and that’s a lot of fun. They don’t need weapons. Ava slams Sam into the brick side of a building and cuts him without touching him. Jake snaps Ava’s neck with one hand and then catches Sam in his arms. When Jake attacks Sam, there’s no gun or knife. He’s relying on his super strength, his fists. Sam throws his arms up to protect himself, and (accidentally?) pushes Jake back with his mind, and the collision creates a crater in the ground. Jake puts his fist through Sam’s chest to kill him. It’s brutal and it’s rad as fuck. These kids are terrifyingly powerful.

The Sam and Dean reunion before Sam is killed is not as emotional as the live action imo, but what the anime does intrigues me. Hurts in a different way. Because Sam is stunned after he uses telekinesis again, on Jake, and when he hears Dean behind him Sam freezes. He doesn’t look relieved to see Dean, but wary and weary. It’s Dean taking steps towards him, not the other way around, and it has to be because Sam doesn’t know if Dean saw him push Jake back. Sam doesn’t know how Dean’s going to respond to all this, to him, having powers that come from a demon, the demon, Azazel. Sam hasn’t had a chance to process anything. He’s scared. He’s tired. And the way the anime focuses on Sam’s eyes here. Gah. “Dean. Dean, I’m...” I’m sorry. I’m all right. I’m glad you’re okay. I’m a monster. There’s also this one shot between Sam and Azazel that sends me because of how anime it is.

AHBL part 2. I love how Sam brought back to life is animated, with all the color returning to his face and a light wind rustling his hair and his lips parting to indicate his soul returning to his body. Jake attacks Dean, and, a lot like how Sam activates telekinesis to save Dean from Max in Nightmare, Sam gets a burst of superhuman strength. He rips Jake’s arm off and tackles him to the ground and beats him to death, punches holes into his body, and it’s so savage and bloody and scary, and I love it. The Devil’s Gate opening looks so cool animated. Same goes for Dean shooting Azazel with the Colt.

Not to turn this into a meta post, but I also noticed how the last couple times Sam uses his powers they’re colored green-yellow, the same colors as Mary’s ghost when she reveals herself in the anime’s Home, and I don’t know if that’s intentional, but it’s neat how it draws a connection to Sam’s biological family instead of Azazel’s blood.

The Spirit of Vegas is like Bad Day at Black Rock, but Dean has all the bad luck instead, and it shows off the silly cartoony physics that make animation fun. The boys sleep outside and split a chunk of bread for dinner. Also this lil bit of Dean’s hair tied in a bow.

- (STOP) the brothers are pretty. I am not immune to animated Sam and Dean Winchester.

Cons:

- Jensen doesn’t voice Dean until the last 2 episodes

- The English dialogue is really bad sometimes. I wish I could’ve watched the sub, but I couldn’t figure out how to change the language

- Some character designs are really different from the live action, and maybe that’s petty, but if you’re gonna change the characters diversify them? Don’t just make them unrecognizable white people

- Missouri’s design as a stereotypical witch doctor is racist

- Gordon is replaced by some British guy named Jason?? Why

- There’s an LGBT character who is not accepted by her family and, while that bigotry is always shown to be negative and she dies the hero of the episode, she still dies ://

- In the English dub Lily’s gf is made into her roommate instead. Idk about the sub

- Bobby’s pretty much a totally different character

- Sam and Dean are OOC sometimes

- Dean’s hair usually looks darker than Sam’s and it drives me crazy

- The storytelling is, overall, not nearly as good as the live action

- The non-Japanese lore in some episodes makes no sense. Sometimes it’s just plain ridiculous?? Like there’s a giant robot made of cars and scrap metal controlled by a demon? ? I wish I was making this up

- Meg’s role is severely reduced

- No Harvelles or Roadhouse

- Shadows are overused, but maybe that’s because the og show is so dark?

- I don’t mind the art style. I like the aesthetic, but I wish it was a little more expressive. It doesn’t do Sam’s puppy eyes justice.

- AZAZEL’S SHADOW?? PROPORTIONS?? PEA SIZED HEAD

- Idk why they mashed season 1 and 2 together? The story feels rushed

- there’s not as much chemistry between Sam and Dean, but that’s a given without J2 on screen

- Nobody tells you!! That there’s scenes after the credits!! And some of them are important! Why are important scenes after the credits??

The anime would not be good on its own, without the heart and depth the live action brings, but it works as supplementary material you can cherry pick from. I would watch more if there were more episodes.

It hasn’t turned me off from wanting an spn anime. I’d like to see it continued or redone, with updated animation and better scripts. There’s a lot of potential in exploring more about the psychic kids and Sam’s powers, storylines that were cut short in the og show. Animation is a great medium for showing off the supernatural, getting creative and creepier with the designs, dramatic with the fight scenes, without having to worry about bad CGI. I don’t want a live action reboot, but I think a redone animated series could be a lot of fun! (As long as it’s not an excuse to make any romantic ships take over. SPN is a platonic love story, and I like it that way.)

If you made it to the end here and are interested in watching the spn anime, you can watch it for free on the CW Seed app! You can probably stream it elsewhere, but idk where!

[optimistpax]

Transformers media I’ve consumed rated by how much I personally liked the musical score

1. Transformers Prime

I played this OST on repeat on spotify for at least a solid week. It did not have to go that hard and it DID. Remarkable enough that noticed it regularly bc it was just THAT GOOD 11/10 Would binge listen again.

2. Transformers Cyberverse

I just think it’s neat!! Multiple scenes where you just gotta go: !!!! Fun music!!!! Also soundwave using radio music for emphasis is golden. 9/10 rad music to match the rad art

3. Bayverse

It’s fine. Allegedly won some awards but like. I don’t remember going “woah this has good music” which is my metric for how good the music is so. There you have it. It’s fine. 7/10 it exists.

4. Robots in Disguise 2015

The music for this show is all over the place. Most of its score is generic and unremarkable, some of is is very bad and it has the WORST intro music I’ve ever heard in my life. Bumped up a spot ONLY because the Starscream theme is SO GOOD and some of the villain themes in 3rd season slap. 2-8/10 how did this happen.

5. Transformers Animated

ngl I don’t remember the music in this at all. Does it even have music? I would not be able to tell you. The intro music isn’t good but it’s also incredibly funny so that’s a plus. 5/10 I miss jamming out during fight scenes composers pls come back

[soul-music-is-life]

Finished Trinkets & I have...feelings

So it all kind of started out like,

Netflix: “WE RECOMMEND THIS SHOW TO YOU! YOU SHOULD WATCH IT! IT’S AWESOME. WE CANCELLED IT AFTER TWO SEASONS!”

Me: “Don’t tell me what to do...” *watches trailer* “Aight, maaaaybe one episode to see what this is about.”

Moe: *walks on screen, says absolutely nothing*

Me: “That one there. That’s my favorite...”

And the rest is history. Then I slowly started to love all the girls, while subsequently thinking that the men were absolute trash.

After having binged the entire series in 2 days, this is what I took away from it (spoilers below cut):

-I wanted Brady to choke and die.

-Noah Simos was precious and pure and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

-Holy shit, is that Kirsten Dunst? I think it’s hilariously meta that they brought on the lead from “Bring it On”, an entire movie whose premise was about stealing things from another culture, and made her the lead in Shoplifters Anonymous. (edited: I’m a dumbass, see notes)

-Moe’s “DIE” note made me laugh a lot for absolutely no reason.

-Tabitha’s parents were kind of assholes. I liked her mom a lot more than her dad. I think that was the whole point...that they were so self-absorbed that they couldn’t see that their daughter was in trouble. But still.

-Elodie’s father and Stepmother were hella understanding...a lot more understanding than Elodie ever gave them credit for (until the end).

-Moe honestly had the best mom. I loved her so much. And her brother was also a gem. Other than her dad, her family was pretty fucking rad.

-Elodie, Tabitha, and Moe ditching their school trip to go steal from a sex shop was hands down one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

-After meeting Elodie’s mother, I grieved for her.

-Sabine is a whole ass predator and I got really wigged out watching her scenes with Elodie because Elodie looked like she was about 16 and Sabine looked 30.

-I liked Luca to start, but then he ended up being garbage. I would have liked it better had he remained a platonic SA friend, but I’m glad they didn’t normalize the fact that he, too, was a predator.

-Watching Tabitha giving that homeless man a banana made me cry.

-Watching Elodie listen to the voicemails from her mother made me cry (hit too close to home for me).

-Watching Moe deal with her dad disappointing her made me cry.

-Basically I cried like a bitch. A lot.

-Moe punching Brady was life altering. It was more satisfying than sex.

-I’ll never get over hearing Moe call Elodie’s dad a “Zaddy”. 

-How did Sabine not get arrested for kidnapping? She drove off in a van with a minor. Like...the fuck?

-”You don’t fuck with me. And you don’t fuck with my girls...” RIDE OR FUCKING DIE, TABS! I wanted her to shank Brady’s bitch-ass.

-Chase was kind of a precious scone.

-Watching Chase and Moe do “The robot” at the robot competition...I could feel the awkward.

-Jillian was like a baby gay Tara Maclay (from Buffy). She was adorable and I loved her and Elodie together.

-Elodie’s gay panic was precious, but also I felt for her.

-Kayla was annoying AF, but I felt for her.

-Rachelle kept getting funnier as the series went on. Getting rid of her dads at the party screaming they were out of hummus was peak comedy.

-AJ and Marquis were goals. When they were screwing with Tabitha about the lens, I almost died. Marquis being like, “You can speak to my manager...” and AJ popping in like, “Hi, I’m his manager!”

-Watching Elodie return all the items she stole was the most unbelievable bit in the entire series. How she not gonna get arrested? One of those Karens absolutely would-a called the cops on her...or...oh, wait...never mind. That only would have been had it been Tabitha returning the items.

-Tabitha’s “I’m not afraid of you anymore...” ON MY FEET CHEERING

-The “fuck you” to Brady at the end, while simultaneously coming clean about everything was FUCKING BEAUTIFUL. Watching the school turn on him, especially his “bro”. I think even the teacher was like, “screw it, those girls are queens.”

-Brady: “YoUR GiRLfRiEND DiD ThiS...” Noah: “No, YOU did this.” FUCK YES, NOAH! PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE! WE STAN A KING!!!

-The ending had me sobbing like a baby, because I still haven’t done anything with my mom’s ashes.

-Seeing the bits of flash-forwards with where the girls ended up. *chef’s kiss*

-”We belong together.”

-The entire soundtrack slaps.

-Still want Brady to choke and die.

Netflix, you a bitch for making me fall in love with a show you fucking cancelled after 2 seasons. I hope Hulu eats you with a side of fava beans.

[post-atomic-photography]

A Fallout themed "get to know me"

I was tagged by @jacksothereye and it seemed like fun enough to give it shot

First encounter with Fallout: I’d known fallout had existed for quite some years but everything I’d seen of it just made it seem like another bog standard low graphics quality first person shooter or survival game, neither of which I’m particularly fond of. It didn’t help that most of the content I saw for it was people combat footage or yet another gun from CoD getting modded in. It wasn’t until Fallout 4 and people began posting compilations of companion dialogue and reaction to world events that I really started paying attention and began binging lore videos. After the release of Nuka World was when I finally took the plunge and started playing and have been working my may backwards through the games since.

Name of my first fallout character: Sam Carter. Yeah, it was a Stargate reference, so sue me. It was all I could think of at the time

Dumb way(s) I died in Fallout: A lot of my dumb deaths tend to be from when I was still very green around the gills and not used to the mechcanics of the games. I’ve been swarmed by roaches or bloatflies, beaten to death by robots, exploded myself with the gas cylinders in Concord I did not realize are explosive etc. I also have a tendency to die a lot early on from fall damage or radiation exposure because I will get distracted and then get knocked over or forget to clear my rads and wonder why I’m so weak

What would I improve in Fallout 4?: It feels like an easy cop-out but settlements. I like the idea of them but hate how they were implemented in the game. I’d probably halve the number of them and put effort into making the remaining one feel like they have their own unique flavor and named NPC’s. Also make places like Diamond City and Goodneighbor, or Bunker hill larger and more like actual communities then a dozen people in 3 buildings

Going to pick @wasteland-photography and @commonwealth-mystery to tag but anyone else if free to give it a try and I encourage you to. Just @  me because I want to see your answers

[twisted-broth]

Can you write something with reader making scarves and hats for the Sides and/or the Egos? -&

Thank you so much for the request! Sorry it took so long but I hope you like it

Warnings: small mention of choking, Remus

Jacksepticegos:

Anti can’t have a scarf cuse the fuzz would irritate his next wound

So he gets a cute black hat

Will only wear it when he has no other choice

Complains that it’s itchy and doesn’t go with his look but he actually really appreciates it

Schneeps scarf would be the same blue as his mask

Sad that he can’t wear it while working but will definitely wear it all other times

Fiddling with the tassels at the end helps him calm down after a stressful day

Robbies hat is purple with white polka dots

Oh my god you could not have made him happier he loves it so much

Will wear it all the time no matter the weather

He’s always a little chilly so it works out

Chase would get a grey and blue striped scarf with the bro average logo on the ends

Loves showing it off in videos but would refuse to sell copies as merch it’s just for him

Holds it close when he’s sad because it reminds him that someone loves him

Jackie’s scarf would be the same red as his uniform so that he could wear them together

It motivates him when he’s fighting crime because he remembers the people that he needs to protect

JJ’s scarf would be sepia and it has little reel things at the ends like the ones at the sides of old film you know what I mean

He wears it with a knot in the front so he can tuck it into his vest it looks very dapper

Honestly like exactly what his outfit was missing it’s perfect

Marvin’s scarf would be white with the card suits repeated along it

Doesn’t like to wear it when he’s working because he’s afraid of it getting ruined

Honestly like his most prized possession tho

It also goes great with his hair

Sanders Sides:

For the original four sides, you would make them scarves that match their Christmas sweaters

Logan’s would be white with those color squares on it

He would really appreciate how it’s not too outrageous and thinks it looks very smart

Likes to wear it when he reads if he’s not in his unicorn onesie

Virgil’s is purple with grey patches and streaks of gold to represent the storm cloud

Becomes a huge comfort item for him. Whenever he’s cuddled up in his jacket he tucks his face in it and is just surrounded by warmth and happy

He tends to poke through the crochet holes with his fingers. It’s a nervous habit but it calms him down

Romans scarf would be white with diagonal red stripes like his sash that are lined with gold and it has gold tassels 

He is so proud of it like if anyone so much as looks at it he’s on a spiel about his wonderful (friend or s/o), Y/n and how they made it specifically for him and wow aren’t they so talented

He used to dislike winter but now looks forward to it so he can whip out the scarf

A little jealous that you made one for everyone tbh

Patton’s would be that light blue and would have a line of little cats and dogs

It’s super soft he probably sleeps with it sometimes

He literally adores it

A scarf for Deceit would look like a yellow snake, scales and all

It even has a little tongue poking out it’s sooo cute

Gets really upset that he can’t tell you how much he likes it but you get the idea 

Really makes him feel like part of the group

A scarf for Remus would be a green ombré with the same gold trim as Roman

A little glittery to match his sash 

He’s super dramatic with it

Flicks it over his shoulder like a diva with a boa

Basically they all love it and would die for you

NateWantsToBattle Egos

I only know a few so apologies

You would make Natemare a metallic purple beanie that matches his eye makeup

Goes really well with his hair

Likes wearing it in the videos of some of his calmer songs

Perfect for the fall cuse the purple contrasts all the orange leaves which makes for the cutest wallpaper if you manage to snap a picture

It’s just super cute okay

For Phantom you would make a red scarf that matches his shirt

It has some silver detailing at the ends that’s reminiscent of claws and it looks really cool when it moves

Doesn’t like to wear it when he’s out because he’s gotta keep up the intimidating vibe but he loves wearing it at home

Purposefully keeps the house a little colder than necessary just so he can feel comfortable with it on

If you complain about it being too cold he’ll wrap both of you up in the scarf so now you can’t escape

I meant that in like a cute way but it came out very threatening 

You would make Natpai a beanie to go with his uniform

It’s black with a white lining and smaller gold trim

He def wears it to school when it starts getting colder 

Knows better than to say you made it for him cuse you would be hunted 

It looks really good all together tho

Iplier Egos

For my own sanity I’m only gonna do a couple but you’re free to request for any other egos. These are my defaults so specify if you want others

A scarf for Dark would be like the same grey as his skin, but it would have a bit of blue on one end and a bit of red on the other

Not really a huge fan of it but he knows you put a lot of work into it so he wears it anyway

If any other ego tries to make fun of it anti he will make them regret it

It starts to grow on him after a while

Wilford would, of course, get a classic bubble gum pink scarf that matches his mustache

You may have slipped a bit of bubble gum extract on to it so it smells like bubble gum

His face lights up when he gets it and he will hug you so tightly you might lose a rib

Wears it all the time except when he has an interview because he still wants to show off his bowtie

He won’t be as subtle as Dark if someone insults it. He will just shoot them.

You get a scarf for each Google with their corresponding color and maybe a few black lines to make it resemble a circuit board

Points out that he’s a robot and doesn’t need to stay warm

You just roll your eyes and wrap it around his neck

He looks confused, but he doesn’t take it off and eventually grows used to it

Will probably forget it’s there at some point and if someone points it out he’ll look down and smile and realize he needs it for other reasons

You make the Host a black scarf with quotes from his favorite book written in white

It’s really a lot of effort to put in for someone who can’t see

He still really appreciates it and almost never takes it off

Deathly afraid that some of the blood from his eyes will drip onto it so you help reassure him and change his bandages more often

You would make Bing a scarf that matches his shirt which is black with the yellow Bing symbol

Calls it “super rad bruh” which is probably a good thing

At one point he’s wearing it while skateboarding and it somehow gets stuck in the wheels which leads to Bing falling down some stairs and almost choking to death but it’s still pretty funny

You have since banned wearing a scarf while skateboarding

He spends a really long time trying to fix the damage that was done to it so you won’t be upset

It doesn’t turn out good, per se, but it’s nice that he tried

Bim Trimmer’s scarf would be pretty simple, black with crisscrossing grey lines

Doesn’t wear it on screen bc he’s clearly a professional but will wear it when he goes out of the house

Okay but if you guys were on a coffee date or something and he’s wearing the scarf it would be super cute

He’s a little easier to talk to when he’s wearing it. It humbles him

You make a light blue scarf for reporter Jim and a red one for cameraman Jim

It’s honestly so you can tell them apart easier

When you give it to them, reporter Jim goes on a very long-winded observation on the color and craftsmanship

“Look at this expert handiwork, Jim! And what’s that? Why it’s a knot, carefully concealed by the rest of the material. This is a rare sighting.”

Once the cameras aren’t rolling, they individually come up to you and give you a hug and tell you how much they appreciate it

[robobiitch-archive]

                        And thus, the gods smiled upon her and said: Let there be bitches.                                                                                                ― The Book of Moe

WOW. HI HELLO. This blog is literally 2 months old and you lovely people have all decided to join me in my shennanigans, loving this robot who bodyslammed me back into roleplaying on Tumblr again haha. When I first made Connor’s blog, I was really shaky about it, spending over 2 months editing the theme and writing up his stuff, editing icons for countless hours and constantly thinking “maybe this isn’t a great idea.” But it was probably the best idea, honestly. I’m so glad I’m here and that I’ve been able to meet such lovely people. Anyway enough about me let’s gush about some beautiful hoomans.

@phckinglife / @deconstructlife :

Middy. ♡ You’re up first, because you were my first friend I made in this fandom and I can’t even express how happy I am to have gotten the chance to get to know you and to write with you. Gavin and Cayden are beautifully written and you’ve put so much effort into perfecting their character. I love talking with you and screaming about ConVin with you. Because of you I can be an open ratvin stan instead of a closet one XD I love hearing about your comic and I do sincerely mean it when I say I want to be first in line to buy a translated copy!!

@rk800isalive

Eme, my love. What once was an ungodly amount of geckos in my inbox is now an ungodly amount of love and affection in my heart for you ♡ You are by far one of my favorite people in the world. You deserve the only best things and I am so happy to call you my friend. I look forward to the adventures you and I will go on both in spirit and in writing. You’re a gremlin, but you’re my gremlin.

@ruthlessnessisyourdesire / @creation-is-chaos / @cybernetichearts / @detroitfortune / @deviated-detective : 

AAAAAAAAASSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! When you followed me on Sixty back when I was a wee noob to the fandom I can’t even express how excited I was! All of your muses are perfect (and I know for a fact I’ve probably missed at least one of your blogs in up there but we’re gonna pretend I didn’t) and your writing is flawless. I can’t wait to get to throw Connor at all of your muses. I would die for all of them. Including Corvus. Especially Corvus. 

@syntheticisolation / @triptocained :

DANNY I’m gonna body slam you with all my love for you and your muses. Richard is the best murder baby and I’m so happy we’ve been able to write such awesome things together. I know you’re still waiting on those discord replies pls don’t kill me fdksvskgbkgfd. Thank you for getting me into Heavy Rain, thank you for binging horror movies with me, thank you for just being so fucking cool and being my best broham. 

@filledgxld / @rxseguided / @repliicantceo / @ofthenigxt :

Catie~ I love you so much you’re such a wholesome bean with such awesome muses. Connor is so gay for Vannevar it’s not even funny and Jesse and Eli and Elliot and *looks at smudged writing on hand* Thunderpants ( @terrifiesall ) are all so unique. 

@glaiveofruin / @androidvixen / @chloemodelrt600 :

Glaive every time I see your North I’m just like “hell yeah, you funky little hellraiser.” She’s fucking awesome, and you’ve been hella rad too. I’ve had so much fun writing with you, I can’t wait to branch off and let Connor play with your other muses! 

@lethalxarsenal / @coffee-and-guns / @vexeddetective / @leaderawakened / @stayhuman-genevieve / @diiivinerose / @fearlessandchaotic / @creatorofclay  / @antiquexbeast :

THE CORVUS CULT!!! You guys have brought some of the best times for me, and honestly thank god this all happened when it did so we could have jackbox and hungergames simlulator nights lol. Literally just hanging out with all of you is so much fun and y’all deserve so many good things. Lea, Ely, Kam, Damien, Iron, Curly and Feli, you are all totally fucking sweet (and spicy ;D) beans and you deserve all the happiness in the world. 

HONORABLE MENTIONS!!!! These are all lovely people who I’ve been able to talk to a few times that I really hope to get to know better. You’re all awesome people and incredible writers. Keep on keeping on, and honestly come here and let me love you goddammit.

@serviant / @dogandroses / @negotiiator / @therightdirextion / @an-unlikely-duo / @zeitlosleben / @baddcop / @soulcoded / @soulstied / @bitterbadge / @deviatiions / @failedmission​

NEWBS!!!! And these are my newest mutuals!! Thank you so much for helping me reach this milestone and for giving me your time ;w; I look forward to getting to know you all and writing with you. Consider this a callout post for how cool you guys are and how excited I am to start doing stuff!!!

@h8anderson / @jericholeader / @hardboiledmillennial / @ambitiouslyruthless / @cyberlifemistake / @prettyniceguyforasynthetic​ / @hollow-pride / @ludditeexe / @enfrcrr / @talktoten 

Peace, Love, and Moe  ~ 

[obsidiancreates]

“So...”

Vamp!Bing rubs his neck. Bing blows out a breath.

“You uh... you’re an android? Like The Googles?”

Bing makes a face. “Nah, bruh. They’re jerks.”

Sia RP!Bing shrugs. “I mean like... mine are nice now. Not like, mine, just like, the ones I know...”

Vamp!Bing frowns. “Really? Nice? I mean, mine- and by the way it’s cool bruh, we knew what you meant- aren’t mean, but like, they aren’t nice.”

Bing scoffs. “You dudes are lucky. Mine are total buttwads. Oh, you’re just default. Oh Bing is so stupid, he has a language filter. Oh look we like to murder people, like everyone else in this frickin’ mansion, we’re so much better than Bing.”

“... Can’t you...  I don’t know, beat them up? You can’t like, die, right? ‘Cause if I was full android I’d have a backup cloud or something for my brain,” Sia RP!Bing says.

“Bruh, I can super die! No backup clouds for me! Dark like, stole me.”

“Same,” both VampBing’s say at once.

“Well, not really. They tossed us and we ran. But like, same with Dark not technically owning us.”

“... And ‘cause we’re, you know, people.”

“Right. That too.”

There’s some silence.

“... So... what are your guys’ Hosts like?” Bing asks.

“Uh,  kinda creepy. Doesn’t interact with any of us much,”  Vamp!Bing says  with a shrug. “I like him, I think. He’s never given me a reason not to like him. He’s just like... reclusive.”

“Our was like that, but no he comes out of his room like, all the time. And he’s super... not sociable, but he actually openly cares. So that’s sweet!”

Bing gapes at them. “You guys aren’t best friends with him?”

Vamp!Bing gives him an incredulous look. “You are?!”

“Yeah, bruh! He’s my dude! We’re super tight! We’re both like, the odd ones out, kinda.”

Vamp!Bing stares. “My best bro is Yancy.”

Sia RP!Bing nods. “And Evan! Oh, right, your guys don’t have Evans. He’s super cool, he taught me parkour, and he’s half elf. Rad as heck.”

Both other Bings nod approvingly.

Bing shakes his head. “Wait, Yancy? The singing guy from Heist?”

“... What heist?”

“You mean the cure heist? He was with us before that.”

“No, like- oh, right, right, non-ego universe. Uh, it’s a video thing.”

“... Okay. Uh, yeah, he loves singing, probably him. Why?”

“Just like... I never talk to the dude. That’s weird. We’re really different.”

“What else is different?” Vamp!Bing asks, looking between the other two.

“... I remember my past,” Sia RP!Bing says.

“Wait, what?! Dude! How!” Vamp!Bing looks at him with wonder.

“Complicated crap, man. Almost got possessed by a demon thing infecting Doc, and then like, broke into the lab that made me because I got it when we broke into the Hunter headquarters, and like... all kinds of stuff. And I have a robot lizard magic guy because of it now, too.”

“... Can we trade lives for a day?”

“No offense but like, I never want to go back to that life you’ve still got goin’, you know?”

Bing sits back. “I have no clue what you two are talking about. Hey, have either of you ever startled Dark just to watch his shell crack?”

“... Shell? Crack? Is he a Ninja Turtle?”

Vamp!Bing and  Sia RP!Bing high-five.

Bing grins. “Dudes, you’re gonna love this. I’mma go grab Host, he does it best.”

“Sure!”

“Hey, what’s the deal with Dark’s sister int his universe? Or The DA?” 

“Uh, who?”

[asktheamyau]

😳?

😳 Eric Derekson (and Ophélie Cristelle!)

Google and Facebook give each other a look of exasperation as Tumblr and Bing grin with excitement.

"We love them!!" They sing in robotic unison.

"Oph's my best friend," Tumblr exclaims. "We're nearly inseparable. Nearly."

"And even though he do be a 'lil shy, Eric is pretty rad!! The dude makes some neato foods, believe it or not," Bing adds.

The others merely shake their head. "We do not share the same excitement as these two morons do," Facebook states. "But Eric and Ophélie are adequate."

[a-vamp-and-a-half]

Putting the book away, he hugs them, one by one this time, tight and warm as he gives them each their own little parting words “You keep up the channel okay? You’ve got real potential there. And you keep those recruits in line before they end up changing the world” he jokes tearily to Mark and DA “I better see you on the billboards when I’m travelling back, and I want to see you in full robes doing awesome spells and being more badass than you already are” he says to Yancy and Bim (1

“Keep doing what you’re doing, you’re doing good, so so good” he says to Dark “Please keep the world a little mad” he tearily chuckles to Wilford “You both are going to do amazing, please never stop trying stuff” he says to Host and Eric “I want to see you freckled to smithereens” he jokes to Doc “Red you better have an art gallery when I’m back, and you better be selling potions by then Yellow. I hope you keep up the science practice Blue, and please keep helping our family out Green” he asks(2

“Larry remember what I taught you. Deflect, then swoop in. And Razz, never let that bravery go” he says to them, his voice cracking as he scritches them “You be good pup” he ruffles Chica’s coat “And stay forever rad Ben” he says to the little lizard, ending at Bing, pulling him in the tightest hug yet “Don’t stop being amazing bro. I wanna see so many inventions and experiments and chaos and-” his voice breaks in the hug (3f

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“You’re gonna come back to use having just defeated a robot apocalypse I started,” Bing jokes, his own voice breaking as he sobs a bit. 

[lilac-masquerade]

Irritation Bonus

          It’s been three years and Illinois’s sentence was ending. Yancy was upset so Illinois and he were allowed to spend the whole day cuddled up on the bottom bunk. Yancy was trying his best to hold back tears but it was near impossible. Illinois was running a hand gently up and down Yancy’s back. “How long is you’re sentence?” Yancy let out an emotionless chuckle, “69 years.” Illinois looked at him in shock before laughing, “What?” Yancy smiled up at him, “The judge gave me 68 years and I didn’t think it would make much of a difference so I asked for one more.” Illinois shook his head, “You’re amazing dove.” Yancy smile dropped, “I don’t want to lose youse.” Illinois planted a gentle kiss on Yancy’s head, “I’ll visit every third Sunday, and you know that the guards will let me sneak in whenever I want.”

          Yancy shrugged, “It won’t be the same though…” Illinois was about to answer when a guard spoke up from in front of their cell, “Hey, Yancy, Illinois. Someone is here to see you.” They both looked up confused. Illinois cast a glance at Yancy, “It’s not visitation day, is it?” Yancy shook his head, “No it's not.” The guard opened the door and the two stood up, still confused. Yancy put his hand into Illinois’s and stepped closer. To anyone else, Yancy’s proud stature and tense shoulders would show that he was prepared for anything, but the way that he held tightly onto Illinois’s hand showed how nervous he truly was to the adventurer.

          The two followed the guard to a room that was reserved for detectives to ask convicts questions. The two looked at each other, even more confused. The guard nodded at them to go in. Yancy squeezed Illinois’s hand harder before entering the room.

           In the room was a man. He was dressed in a fine white suit and his hands were held together in front of him. He had black hair that hung over his left eye, and his skin appeared to be grey. They both stared at the man in shock, before Illinois broke the silence, “Nice suit, and must I say that eyeliner is a nice touch.” Yancy snorted as the man raised an eyebrow. The two sat down as the man leisurely waved a hand for the guard to leave. Illinois looked at Yancy shocked, both of them were wondering just who this guy was. 

          When the room was empty of all other personal the man spoke, “Greetings, I know you are wondering who I am but if you take my offer, you’ll find out soon enough. For now, you can just call me Dark.” Yancy spoke up suspiciously, “What offer. I hope youse know that thises my joint.” Dark frowned, “I know that you two have gotten close, I also know that Illinois’s sentence is ending.” Yancy tensed, “What does thats have to do with anything?” Dark held up a hand, “Let me continue. Yancy, your sentence will go on for a long time, even if you do decide to take parol. That means that you won’t be able to keep the same relationship with Illinois.” Yancy looked down, obviously upset at the reminder, “I know.” Illinois tensed up and let go of Yancy’s hand only to wrap it around his shoulder, pulling the man closer to himself. 

          Dark ignored the protective movement, “What I’m offering will only ever come from me. You two can come live at my place. Yancy, because of your sentence you will be under a sort of house arrest. You cannot leave the house under any circumstances. Well unless Wilford sets the place on fire, but that’s beside the point.” Yancy’s mouth dropped open and Illinois stared at Dark in shock. “Are, are youse serious. I means I’m not even sure that I’ll like your place,” Yancy stuttered. Dark nodded, “You can stay with us for a month if you decide that it is not to your liking you can come back here.”

           Yancy looked at Illinois with shock and hope, but there was still uncertainty in his eyes. Dark stood up and started to exit the room, “I’ll let you make your decision alone, but do keep it quick, I have other things I need to do.” He then left the room, letting the door close behind him. Yancy turned to face Illinois, “I, I don’t think I’s belong out there. I’m not sure if I’m ready.” Illinois smiled, “Trust me, you’re ready. You are so incredibly amazing, and you’ve been such a good person. Sure the culture shock would suck, but you’re not going outside so it won’t be as bad. Plus if you don’t feel comfortable you can come back here, I won’t judge” Illinois’s caressed Yancy’s cheek, smiling slightly when Yancy leaned into his touch. Yancy smiled his eyes closed, “I’ll take the offer.” Illinois chuckled and kissed Yancy’s forehead, “Then I will too.”

          The door opened as the two pulled away and Dark’s absurdly deep voice met their ears, “Are you two done like I said I have other business to attend to.” Illinois rolled his eyes, “Pushy aren’t you, but yeah we take your deal.” Dark grinned, “I knew you would now follow me.” Yancy tilted his head confused, we’re just going to walk out?” Dark raised an eyebrow, “Yes. Problem?” Illinois and Yancy looked at each other thinking the same thing, who is this man?

          When they got outside Dark led them to a secluded area which instantly rose the anxiety of the two ex-prisoners. When they were out of sight from any people or cameras everything seemed to glitch out until the two were standing in front of a giant mansion. Before the two could ask anything Dark held up a hand, “I know you two are confused, but there will be much more… puzzling things ahead so I suggest that you prepare yourselves.” The two glanced at each other once more, both wondering if they made the right choice.

          When Dark opened the door two men dressed exactly the same and looked exactly the same, slid into the hallway, “Welcome back Dark Jim and other Jims, we are Jim!” Yancy blinked, confused, “So youses both Jim?” Dark rolled his eyes, “They’re twins, but they’re one of the more normal residents of this house.” As Dark finished speaking a man with a pink mustache, a pink bowtie, a yellow dress shirt, and rainbow suspenders walked out of a different room dragging what looked like a body. He also wasn’t wearing any pants. Illinois nodded, “I see…” Dark looked behind him and sighed exasperatedly, “Goddamnit Wilford, put on some goddamn pants, and what have I said about killing people in the house, wait… IS THAT MY BRAND NEW CARPET, I JUST BOUGHT THAT WILFORD. THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS”

          “The Host watched the scene, as best as he could with a blindfold on, mildly amused,” Someone said from the place where the Jims originally stood. Dark sighed and ran a hand through his hair, “I’m sure they’ll all introduce themselves, make yourself at home.” Illinois and Yancy watched as Dark seemed to vanish, terrified. “HI, You must be the newbies! It’s great to meet you!” The two looked over to see a man with red hair in a schoolgirl outfit on. Illinois raised an eyebrow, “Well he doesn’t look that bad.” The man smiled, “Oh I’m not. Unless you try to take my senpai, then I cut you into tiny pieces, and I’ll make it slow. Oh, my name’s Yandere by the way.” The man giggled and skipped away.

         The two just stood at the front door, terrified and not wanting to go a step further into the house. “I deeply apologize for their behavior, I am Google, I will give you a tour.” A new man was standing in front of the door wearing a blue shirt with a glowing white G on it. He was also wearing black slacks. His voice was monotone and robotic. Yancy smiled, “Thank youse for the help, I’s was worried theres were no one sane here.” The robot chuckled, “I wonder the same thing sometimes too.” Illinois raised an eyebrow, what was that supposed to mean?

          The robot pointed to himself, “My name is Google, that’s the living room to the right of you.” The two looked over to see A man with a crown arguing to another man, who looked a lot more like a robot. “NO! You cannot use one of my squirrels to make a video!” The robot shrugged, “C'mon man, I just want to push him on a tiny skateboard. It’ll be totally rad!” Illinois and Yancy chuckled at that, it was a pretty ridiculous argument. Google cleared his throat, “The one with the crown is The King of the Squirrels, the other one is Bing.” Bing looked up, “Suh dudes, wanna yeet over here and convince mister fuzzypants that my idea is total ebic!” Illinois laughed, “That’s not exactly my area of expertise.”

          “Google you can stop, for now, I bet the newbies would love to be shown around by me, I mean, hello I am Bim Trimmer,” Someone said from behind the group. Illinois and Yancy turned around to see yet another man. He was dressed in a suit and tie and he wore a confident grin on his face. Behind him was someone else who was trying to hide behind Bim, but he was too tall for it to work properly. “H-h-hi, I’m E-E-Er-Eric…” Illinois raised an eyebrow, “A little shy there, aren’t ya buddy.” Eric nodded, his eyes focused on the handkerchief that he was twisting in his hands. Someone cleared their voice, “Eric I believe that it's time for your checkup, Host just finished his.” Another man in a lab coat stood in the doorway, looking at his watch. “Be polite Edward, we have guests,” Bim said with a flourish of his hand. Edward looked up, an annoyed look on his face, “It’s Dr. Iplier to you. I could have sworn I’d already told you this. Oh sorry, I forgot you were a little to dumb to understand English.” Dr. Iplier looked at the new couple, “Welcome, get out while you can.”

Part 1

OKAY SO SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG! Anyway, this is going to go into a series called Ego Household. I can’t get onto the plot for that yet so Imma get the Christmas special for Ego Household then maybe spit out some side stories. Thank you for reading ^-^ Also I will doing them meeting the septics in the first part of Ego Household so look forward to that

[nomadicism]

I read that one posts. I agree with Sol. I think it's more likely that Dreamworks crunched the numbers, figured it wouldn't be profitable and just canned the project than them cancelling it because of a very small section of the internet. p1

“p2 Mecha is just a dying genre as a whole. Even in Japan, isekai has taken it's place and there are hardly any new mechas outside of Gundam. That's in Japan! In the west, mecha is even more niche of an interest and general audiences don't gravitate towards it. I don't think that any mecha movie wouldn't do well at the box office. I'm even worried about that Gundam movie bombing at the box office.”

Hi Anon, thank you for the Ask!

Yeah, I agree with Sol too—and at risk of repeating what I’ve said in other posts about the movie thing—it’s really hard to convey just how incredibly unlikely a property like Voltron or Robotech will ever be made into a live-action movie. It really is about the numbers, as it always has been. Since the 80s, there’s this whole persistent and stupid element of the cartoon industry that continues to delude itself that promises or interest from Hollywood will ever pan out. There are so many scripts sitting in production limbo, that it’s almost criminal.

No one wants to risk money on a live-action movie based on children’s media IP that won’t bring in rated PG-13 or R dollars from adults, and no one wants to risk repeating the 80s He-Man film. The exceptions are live-action films made from children’s media IP that are fully owned by the company paying to produce the movie. I’ve got more to say about the complexities of royalties, but that’s awfully long-winded when I get into it, and I’d rather be long-winded about giant robots. (◕ᴗ◕✿)

The topic of mecha genre dying out is what really interests me here. It’s a topic that I think about a lot, as the beginnings of the mecha genre had a lot of deep cultural time-and-place stuff behind it, even if the stories were just kids and teen boys hopping into a giant robot to beat up other giant robots and monsters, in what were essentially 30 minute long toy commercials.

Isekai will come-and-go as all genres do. It’s not a new genre, but right now the types of themes driving the isekai stories being made speaks to a lot of interesting things happening in the youth of Japan’s relationship with digital gaming and role-play escapism. It’s fascinating, even though the focus of the genre as it’s done today hasn’t really grabbed me in the same way that isekai of the 80s-90s did.

Mecha isekai exists, and it’s only a matter of time before someone either remakes Vision of Escaflowne, or does a more mecha-focused isekai story similar to Magic Knight Rayearth. I doubt anyone would revisit Aura Battler Dunbine, or Super Dimension Century Orguss, but an otaku can dream.

Before we can say the mecha genre is dying, let’s briefly skim over the genre trends of the past +40 years. Every decade or era of mecha anime has a trend that reflects cultural concerns built into it, in a way that I don’t think any other genre of animation can touch (until now, with Digital/Virtual/Fantasy RPG World Isekai).

Late 60s-70s was: Super Robot smashes monsters and alien robots

Mid-70s – early 80s was: Combining Mecha Sentai Team Super Robot smashes monsters and alien robots

80s was: Real Robot + “how many sci-fi/fantasy settings can we put a robot into?” + the death-throes of Super Robot (e.g. Dairugger XV, Golion, Baldios, Godmars)

Also 80s: What the hell was Super Dimension Fortress Macross about? Cold war tensions of escalating end-the-world arms race meets an alien species whose only culture is fighting. Where songs about love, and the culture of love, are what win the day, not just transforming robots and big guns. Macross is deeper than it lets on.

Fun 80s: GoShogun happened. The first parody-satire mecha anime that still feels more serious than they intended, but is actually hilarious once you get past the dated gender roles humor (which was also kind of intentional satire).

WTF 80s: Space Runaway Ideon broke everyone’s minds.

Still not done with 80s: Gunbuster happened. The first angst-driven parody-satire mecha anime that blew everyone’s minds.

Late 80s-early 90s OVA mecha was a mix of Serious Cyberpunk-influenced Real Robot for older teens and adults + Mecha with Tits & Tentacles for Adults (see also space elf lesbians).

90s was: The Franchises Will Survive With Prettier Pilots, and Super Angst-Bot That Was Way More Influenced By Drugs And Ideon’s Ending Than Anyone Wants To Admit (aka Neon Genesis Evangelion) + “Since Gunbuster was a success, how many parodies of Super Robot and Real Robot can we do?”

Mid 90s isekai gems: Magic Knight Rayearth and Vision of Escaflowne

Late 90s: Brain-Powerd (not a typo) happened and it’s a shame no one remembers it. I’ve seen it’s influence come up in the 2000s – 2010s.

The 00s seem to be filled with a lot of re-treading of everything that came before but with different cross-genre influences and some of it really damn good but hard to remember because it all kind of blends together.

The 2010s-today: I have no idea what’s happening now b/c I can’t keep up with anything that isn’t Gundam. And why bother when there has been a flood of classic 70s-80s mecha releases—many for the first time in the US—to binge watch?

Knights of Sidonia was cool.

Since I haven’t kept up, I can’t speak to what new mecha anime is like, or why it's less popular (though I have an educated guess). It was gonna happen eventually, and I suspect that the kinds of post-nuclear and Cold War existential dread that informed mecha anime of the 60s-80s has moved on as target audiences grew up. Those lates 80s OVAs, where the stories could be more adult, reflect that growing up (and also Blade Runner’s influence).

I see the 90s as very transitional, includes reactions to the prior eras, but also reflects a lot of angst by Japanese teens and young adults caught up in the after-effects of 80s stagnation, and the constant test-studying to get into the best school to get the best job (if it exists) and figure it all out before you’re 14 so you can pick the best school to test into. Also, salary-man dad works 120 hours a week and is never home. Get in the Angst-bot Shinji.

Excluding the stand-out brands that survived their respective eras: Gundam, Macross, Braves series, Mazinger Z, Getter Robo, Evangelion; there’s not much other ground that can be covered right now that would warrant a series. The franchise mecha shows are grounded in their respective niches. It’s kind of odd that there isn’t an isekai mecha franchise, b/c that’s a niche that hasn’t been owned in the way that the other niches have (unless maybe Machine Hero Wataru is still a Thing?)

It’s worth mentioning that Sport Anime has really been having a moment for almost a decade now, and that’s super interesting to compare against isekai. Isekai about dungeon slimes or whatever vs literal horse-girls racing each other like high-school track. Thanks Japan, are y’all all right over there?

A few last things:

The success of Super Robot Wars tells me that mecha genre isn’t dying. Consider the ages of players. How many of them actually grew up watching Yuusha Raideen (aka Yūsha Raideen / Raideen the Brave)? There is an SRW manga anthology series, and loads of gachapon and collector’s grade mecha figures from old mecha anime get released with regularity. Someone’s buying that all that shit.

SRW is nearly 20 years old now, and they are still making video games that do one thing really well: rotate a 40 year old cast of everyone’s favorite robots into a battle strategy game held together by a duct-tape plot that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The games are fun, and it’s cool to put all these mecha into the same field. It’s really great to see older shows that will never be remade have little cut scenes in a newer animation style that still feels like the originals.

There’s also the old staple that started it all: the tokusatsu genre of live-action Super Sentai shows (e.g. Power Rangers). They’ve been making the Super Sentai Series since 1975, and there’s still fun to be had watching color-coded warriors use special powers/tech to summon forth some combining mecha to do battle with rubber suit monsters from outer-space. The effects are much better these days, but it’s the same formula, year after year and people still love it.

So with respect to mecha, I think what’s died or dying, is that people are afraid to have shameless child-like fun with giant robots. The genre got too serious and too angsty (and too horny without the grown-up edge of 80s OVA Tits & Tentacles mecha). The franchises carved their niches and aren’t going anywhere, while the genre survives in video games and collectables.

A lot of that shameless fun has moved into other genres, because nothing else explains a title like: “Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girl’s In The Dungeon?” or the nearly-ecchi concept behind the sports anime “Keijo!!!!!”. But that kind of fun is less child-like and more self-deprecating or pervy-humor. Both sports and isekai anime have their serious side, but seem to be dominated by stories that don’t take themselves too seriously, or like Yuri on Ice, aren’t afraid to take a concept that no one ever saw coming, and shape it into a good story.

I eagerly await a mecha sports anime (wait, no, I think that already happened), and I’d love to see a knock-out isekai mecha anime again. I think it will happen eventually, but probably not from Toei or Sunrise. If Tatsunoko could get beyond Moe Idols In Space, then the Macross franchise already has everything it needs to do a isekai series. That would be rad.

[wtfzodiacsigns]

The Sun Signs as I’ve Known Them:

Aries: They’re great friends if they are in a healthy state of mind. Two of my friends are Aries (and are healthy Aries too) and have stuck with me through it all. They are pretty quiet, book smart, love dragons, loyal, and have an everlasting quiet confidence. They will destroy someone for you if they know you are hurting. They also love arm wrestling and are suuuper good at it! Sometimes they can be hyperactive and tiring (especially for introverts like myself), but they mean well.

I’ve also known one unhealthy Aries in my life. They can be… Destructive. They have very forced opinions and will do everything to make your mind believe it. They talk behind my friends’ backs and I hate it.

Taurus: Ah! My two best friends are Taureans! I love them. They are super protective and subtly caring. They are also very logical and love studying weapons and card games… And… They love food. They love it. And hugs! They will tackle hug me to the ground if I let them. They are amazing people.

Gemini: OH MY GOSH. OH MY GOSH. OH MY GOSH. I LOVE GEMINI PEOPLE. You have no idea. Okayokayokay, so I used to date a Gemini. He was THE GREATEST PERSON. He had my back; we were like The Battle CoupleTM. He always cared for me and for others and was so, so generous. He was also very fun! We went on so many adventures together… Ah, man, he lives in my heart forever. I never have stopped loving him.

My other three best friends are also Gemini people! One is super shy, but a great intellectual. The other is very extroverted and funny, and the last one is like the two of them combined. They love to travel and they love books! They inspire me everyday. I love Gemini(s) to death. (@razberrypuck I love you)

Cancer: ohhHHH BOY. Every Cancer I’ve known has had a negative impact on my life. They have destroyed me. But, from acquaintances, I’ve seen that healthy Cancers are actually pretty good people. I don’t really know how to describe them because I’m not really friends with any Cancereans.

Leo: Aha! Leo! My other best friend is a Leo! She, haha, is super rad. She is The Meme Lord and will T-pose to assert her dominance. She may appear confident, but she’s very emotional on the inside and secretly doesn’t want to be forgotten. I love her.

Virgo: *LINK SCREECHES* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I LOVE VIRGOS WITH ALL OF MY HEART AND WOULD DIE FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE. Okaaaaay maaaaan, soooo my very best friend (and crush ooh tea sis) is a Virgo. And lemme say something; he has been loyal to me through everything. We’ve gone through some real tough times and we both have saved each other through that process. He taught me trust and how to finally be freed from my past. He has followed me on a road to happiness as we both learn that we’re going to be okay. Our friendship is something I would never trade. Through letters, emails, anything we could use to get to each other – we have. We have constantly sailed the oceans to provide an forever hold on each other.

Noooow, I also have another Virgo in my life. @glugenashYes, this is you frieeeend. He is great! He is super kind, funny, and witty. He’s one of the greatest people I have met. Seriously. I love you @glugenash. I mean it.

Libra: Awwwhh, I love Libras. My best friend (yeah, my whole friend group is all of my best friends) is a Libra and she’s so good. She is always caught up in her own thoughts and feelings, but does everything she can to help others. She also has a great aesthetic taste and is such!! A!! Good!! Artist!!

Scorpio: My cousin is a Scorpio! Honestly, she’s the only one in my family who I actually like. She’s my family best friend. We tell each other everything and we both can relate to being protective of our friends. I love her!

Sagittarius: Ah, yes! I have a teacher who is a Sagittarius and she’s my FAVORITE TEACHER AAAA. She’s constantly witty, knows her words and how to use them, and really funny.

Capricorn: oooooOOH! My friend is a Capricorn and honestly?? I l o v e her. I used to have a crush on her ^^; and that’s the thing about Caps – they are naturally flirty. And also memes. And really sad. They pretend they’re dumb, but no, they are seriously smart and creative.

Aquarius: :D We reached my sign! Now, I’m not gonna talk about myself because that’d be egotistical. Instead, I shall talk about my other best friend! Haha! She is super rad. She’s such a great writer (I met her through her writing), really loyal and loving, but emotional. Many Aquarians often depicted as robotic, but they’re not. They are lovely and soft and emotional.

Pisces: My two best friends! They both are seriously creative. One is creative in the arts, the other is creative in movie making. They both are hopeless romantics and love to binge watch TV shows. Both are honestly adorable.

Source: dreamingofwolves

[introvert-celeste]

So, how much of “OK KO: Let’s Be Heroes” have you seen? What are your overall thoughts?

I’ve watched past the TKO special so far and it. Is. GOOD.

Now, I’m not really a fan of goofy shows like this, and that’s why I’ve taken so long to watch it. I watched the pilot came out and I thought it was alright, but it just didn’t catch my attention. BUT SUF HAS STRESSED ME OUT SO MUCH, it has hit SO CLOSE TO HOME, that I need to get my fix of escapism elsewhere! Thus, I gave this show a chance. It’s definitely more inviting now that it’s over, so I can just binge it whenever. Season 3 will be a problem, but I’ll worry about that when I get there.

So, I don’t have very many specific thoughts on the show, but in general, I like it a lot. It’s very comfy, and the instances of light drama keep it from feeling too...childish, I suppose. I knew that TKO existed and that Professor Venomous is KO’s dad going into the show, but I’m pleasantly surprised by how this arc is playing out. Very interesting. But also KO is JUST A BABY, he doesn’t deserve this kind of ANGST. He is a GOOD BOY who LOVES his mommy and I would DIE for him.

Other than that, as I’ve mentioned before, my top favorite characters are definitely Dendy, Enid, and Carol, for all the reasons you’d expect. I’m still waiting for Rad to grow on me, but I respect his love of cats 👌 I also really enjoy Boxman’s robots, but SU has trained me to be very concerned when they get broken.

But yeah, all in all, it’s pretty cool! I would not have gotten into it like I have if most of it wasn’t Hulu, so I’m glad I’m able to watch it efficiently. I wouldn’t mind looking around for season 3 after chugging through the first two seasons, but I wouldn’t bother if I had to do that with season 1. I haven’t lost interest yet, so imma just keep watching!