For The Collection Of The Databank

Glad to see that everyone is collectively going apeshit for Progenitor!Kaveh

pray for those who persecute you 🫵💥‼️

One thing about Mononoke that I find kinda funny is that the samurai in the series are always pretty useless.

A lot of anime present samurai as these, like, hardcore unstoppable badasses, but whenever a Medicine Man runs into a samurai, they're either stupid, cowardly, or they just get in the way. At best, they're portrayed as being in way over their heads. Even the evil samurai in the series aren't particularly badass. They're just portrayed as thugs and lowlives that happen to have swords.

Not only is this funny, it also ties into the feminist themes of the franchise. A lot of Mononoke has to do with the hardships women face in a male-dominated world. That an exalted, all-male class like the samurai are in reality a bunch of losers helps show how bitterly unfair the gender dynamic in Edo society is. A lot of these guys are just allowed to fail upward because of their connections or social status or whatever while lower class women who are braver and more competent than them just get crushed by the system.

One thing that's never said outright but is still clear from the reactions of the characters is that only men of the samurai class are allowed to carry swords. Legally, a merchant like the Medicine Man isn't allowed to have one. However, not only are the swords the samurai carry completely useless against mononoke, but none of the samurai are even good swordsmen in the first place. Whenever they do use a sword to kill someone (which is rare), it's usually an unarmed civilian that can't defend themselves. These aren't hardened warriors; they're just bullies with a title. The Medicine Man is way more qualified to carry a sword than any of them.

Venti seems to sense her confusion and near hysteria. “They… tend to run off and do their own thing every now and then… I try not to question what chaos they cause for the sake of my sanity.” He smiles !  Like there’s nothing to worry about! What kind of mayhem are these kids causing?!  They're kids! How can they even protect themselves?!   “Don’t worry Lumine, we’re very capable!” Sage nods with pride. Lumine looks at the boy and tries to smile and nod along, but she’s fairly sure her smile looked even more stressed than the bags under her eyes.  “And Venti made us promise to send him a pigeon if we were in danger.” Nora reassures, much to Lumine's confusion, A pigeon?! You're going to send a pigeon if you're in danger?! What good is a stupid bird going to do!? Are these people crazy?!   Everyone else – unaware of Lumine's mental breakdown— continues to banter, “And if you guys don’t, you're grounded.” Venti glares. 

Go read Windwheel Aster by @imari4444 its so good I love it so much :D :D :D

Art by Rizukana

matching pfps i thought would be really cute from the fantasy au in the sk8 ova credits :’

my bloody valentine

dazai's slut energy is literally god tier. the guy manages to develop a homoerotic relationship with practically every man he meets and then fucks a nurse (implied). i don't think he's ever been in an actual relationship. he's such a mess except in a hot way

Epic: The Musical Take

Everything was going/ had been fine with Polyphemus until Ody Mr. Massive Thighs said “eye to eye”

Chuuya is pretty unpredictable, so I guess I wouldn't be too surprised if he decided to pull a knife or a gun on me at our wedding.