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korra-the-red-lion · 6 days
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korra-the-red-lion · 15 days
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i love how the first opening and ending of free! tell us the central theme of the season. I know this is common in all anime media, but I really like it.
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the opening is about Rin, isn't it? throughout "Rage On" they make you see the rivalry he has with Haru and the painful break in their relationship. the visual insists on showing you a lonely, spiteful Rin in warm colors and a dry environment (literally) like a desert. Haru on the other hand is shown in the water and surrounded by his friends, almost as if Haruka had his shit together, although we learn later that Haru isn't very... mentally stable either (he's not mentally stable until the end of the franchise tbh but that's a topic for another post).
showing Rin in the desert means that he's out of the water, with no one by his side, full of anger and sadness. there's even a brief moment (a very "blink and you miss it" moment) where he can be seen crying.
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considering how much free! use water as a metaphor, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what's going on; Rin is totally dry and needs to find his way to the water again + Haru is in the water = Rin needs Haru and his friends. Haru's the one who has the water Rin so desperately needs; and this is resolved at the end of the season where Rin realizes all he wanted was to go swimming once more with Haru and his friends. okay, sounds cute and makes sense.
then we have "Splash Free".
the ending shows us an alternative universe (we love those) where Haru is a traveler wandering in the desert and he's fucking thirsty and tired, but he can't find water ANYWHERE. his friends are there, that's not really the problem, but no one has water. and they try to give him some of course, but nobody can.
guess who has all the water? Rin Matsuoka.
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he's the only one who has water for Haru (and you can see how he enjoys having all the available water, the lil fucker). and then, seeing all this we can apply the same logic: Haru is totally dry and needs to find his way to the water again + Rin is in the water = Haru needs Rin. Rin's the one who has the water Haru so desperately needs; and this is resolved at the end of the season where Haru manages to reconcile and repair his relationship with him.
in conclusion? the first opening teaches you Rin needs Haru, yes, but the first ending is a constant reminder that Haru needs Rin too, and this permanently creates what has always been the core of free!; the relationship between Nanase Haruka and Matsuoka Rin, a fact that was true until the very end, and I think it's beautiful.
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korra-the-red-lion · 15 days
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rinharu taking a selfie (i don't think this was ever animated.. was it? i can't remember)
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ngawww haru's widdol peace sign hehe my baby
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korra-the-red-lion · 15 days
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Kanto Starter Pokemon Japanese Ukiyo-e Style Artwork made by Lanipuna
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korra-the-red-lion · 15 days
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The older I get the more I admire people who are earnestly, genuinely into whatever their thing is. I know it sounds like an annoying cliche but unless you're being cruel or hurtful there is really no need to be normal about things. The dude with the bad fake accent at the renaissance faire is having the time of his life. The people having photoshoots with their fashion dolls are loving it. The old lady with a yard unreasonably full of tacky ass lawn ornaments is having a blast, HOA be damned.
Don't waste your time being too cool to have fun, y'know?
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korra-the-red-lion · 18 days
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I’m tired of hearing people say “Disney’s Cinderella is sanitized. In the original tale, the stepsisters cut off parts of their feet to make the slipper fit and get their eyes pecked out by birds in the end.”
I understand this mistake. I’m sure a lot of people buy copies of the complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales, see their tale of Aschenputtel translated as “Cinderella”, and assume what they’re reading is the “original” version of the tale. Or else they see Into the Woods and make the same assumption, because Sondheim and Lapine chose to base their Cinderella plot line on the Grimms’ Aschenputtel instead of on the more familiar version. It’s an understandable mistake. But I’m still tired of seeing it.
The Brothers Grimm didn’t originate the story of Cinderella. Their version, where there is no fairy godmother, the heroine gets her elegant clothes from a tree on her mother’s grave, and where yes, the stepsisters do cut off parts of their feet and get their eyes pecked out in the end, is not the “original.” Nor did Disney create the familiar version with the fairy godmother, the pumpkin coach, and the lack of any foot-cutting or eye-pecking.
If you really want the “original” version of the story, you’d have to go back to the 1st century Greco-Egyptian legend of Rhodopis. That tale is just this: “A Greek courtesan is bathing one day, when an eagle snatches up her sandal and carries it to the Pharaoh of Egypt. The Pharaoh searches for the owner of the sandal, finds her and makes her his queen.”
Or, if you want the first version of the entire plot, with a stepdaughter reduced to servitude by her stepmother, a special event that she’s forbidden to attend, fine clothes and shoes given to her by magic so she can attend, and her royal future husband finding her shoe after she loses it while running away, then it’s the Chinese tale of Ye Xian you’re looking for. In that version, she gets her clothes from the bones of a fish that was her only friend until her stepmother caught it and ate it.
But if you want the Cinderella story that Disney’s film was directly based on, then the version you want is the version by the French author Charles Perrault. His Cendrillon is the Cinderella story that became the best known in the Western world. His version features the fairy godmother, the pumpkin turned into a coach, mice into horses, etc, and no blood or grisly punishments for anyone. It was published in 1697. The Brothers Grimm’s Aschenputtel, with the tree on the grave, the foot-cutting, etc. was first published in 1812.
The Grimms’ grisly-edged version might feel older and more primitive while Perrault’s pretty version feels like a sanitized retelling, but such isn’t the case. They’re just two different countries’ variations on the tale, French and German, and Perrault’s is older. Nor is the Disney film sanitized. It’s based on Perrault.
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korra-the-red-lion · 18 days
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korra-the-red-lion · 21 days
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one thing i've always understood as Akira Toriyama's influence on manga, even if just assumption on my part, was how his cartooning came to bear when he started writing pure action manga. when I think of his contemporaries I think of overblown special moves like Saint Seiya or the gory fist clusters of FotNS
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to me it seemed what Toriyama brought to the table was the satisfaction of clarity in martial arts
when you read his fight scenes, which may have become notorious when animated for dragging on, there's no question about what's happening in the action
a clear kick to the jaw
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a clean line of action on Yajirobe's slice
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I first noticed this clarity pretty quickly early on in the General Tao fights during the red ribbon arc, where entire fight scenes playing out with these clear motions on the pages
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Even as it got more detailed later on, the clarity stayed
clear hits on clear fight scenes
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and dirtier but still completely legible lines of action
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And when he started introducing the big over the top special moves we got the same thing quite often in DB: that simple visual clarity amplifying the excitement
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i'm not super coherent on it right now, i'm not the biggest shonen action fan all the time and maybe Toriyama didn't introduce the world to visually clear and interesting fights in manga.
but when I see any action manga showing off clean fight choreography or sick ass lazer beams that show off clear shockwaves of destruction, i'll always be thinking of the GOAT
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RIP Akira Toriyama
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korra-the-red-lion · 21 days
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Akira Toryiyama passed away at the young age of 68. This is so tragically sad. This man was a legend. Without his works, especially the juggernaut of Dragon Ball, there is no modern Shonen manga or even some of our beloved cartoons. Without Dragon Ball, there is no Avatar the Last Airbender, Power Puff Girls, Ben 10, and so many others. I can't even explain how great this loss is to modern pop culture.
All of our favourite anime and manga are influenced by Toriyama's works. One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, and so many more. Any battle Shonen from 1990 onwards is influenced by him. Even today we see the impact in his work from series coming out in the past 2 years still! The list is endless. I don't even think people know how deep his roots lie. Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger. His fingers were in many pies but it was clear that he never lost his child-like wonderment on joy and fun.
Toriyama had amazing characters and stories that will last forever. He changed how manga is drawn and how action scenes are perceived. Look at JoJo, Saint Seiya, and Fist of the North Star vs. Dragon Ball's action scenes. They're clean and easy to follow. He reimagined how comics were drawn. Goku may be a big buff dude now, but he was a squishy lil' guy in the first of the series, changing how modern protagonists were created. And it was fun! Dragon Ball was always fun! And even when DBZ got serious, it always managed to find a way to bring a smile to your face. Super Saiyan screaming, quotes of OVER 9000, kids pretending to fight one another, endless and endless playtimes based on Dragon Ball Z fights. These are the things that I will remember. These things will hopefully never be lost. I still remember losing my mind when Gohan went Beast Mode, at 27 years old. He always knew how to get you excited, no matter what.
I'll miss him a lot. A humble man who smiled during an interview talking about the horrible working conditions at the time of his publication. A man who continued to create new stories for people of all ages to enjoy. Rest easy, Legend. Your stories will live on forever. I will be forever grateful for what you gave to us.
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korra-the-red-lion · 21 days
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korra-the-red-lion · 21 days
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Akira Toriyama has passed away... May he rest in peace. Thank you so much, sir. For everything.
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korra-the-red-lion · 22 days
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Avatar
I’ve been trying to think of why Avatar: The Last Airbender has been so popular for decades and I think I got it.
After watching the concert, which was AMAZING!! ;DDDD!! ❤️❤️❤️, I’ve literally been rewatching the series because I literally couldn’t watch anything else after the concert LOOL!! 🤣🤣 and I think I got it.
One of the reasons is because of the world building. You get to LIVE in its world, you get to breathe in it. You get to see its inhabitants, the daily lives of its people. Commoners, villagers, all everyday people. You get to see our heroes interact with them, be who they are as people.
The fact that the Gaang travel SOO much is also why we get to see soo much of this beautiful world. The characters get to travel SOO much. They see SOO many characters and people and different lifestyles. You get to see how many people live and breathe and that’s beautiful. You get to see SOOO many different places.
And also, you get to SEE these characters just be on their own, as people. In the beginning of the episodes, when the Gaang is just lazing around or having fun, they’re being people. They’re being people without the pressure of the plot. They’re being happy, sad, laughing, joking as people. When Aang plays in the water or when Sokka gets hit by something LOOL, it’s hella funny and it’s life. It’s natural, it’s exactly how we’d behave.
And also, the reason why the series is so lighthearted and happy is Aang. Aang is a happy-go-lucky, sweet, goofy kid who just wants to have fun a lot of the time lol. A huge character point of him is that he just wants to have fun all the time! He wants to ride elephant koi and go on the unagi and go slide down the Omashu delivery carts lol. But he plays SOO much. Even when they’re just resting or bending around, he’s playing. He’s making octopus monsters in the water and playing with Momo, and dancing. He’s just a goofball. And it’s so sweet because it reminds us that he’s just a kid. But I think it’s also cool because it reminds us of a simpler, happier time before the world was at war.
Without Aang, we wouldn’t have this fun, happy veneer. We wouldn’t have the shield that protects us from the world of the war. Without him, we’d have to face the consequences of the war in a much darker world. I think without him, the series would be a lot darker and it’d be harder to watch. I mean, when I was a kid, I forgot there was a war going on, I think because Aang was so happy all the time and the environment is so light and hopeful. If you take him away, you have to grapple even more with the very real consequences of the war.
And because the environment is safe-because Aang provides us a safe, warm environment to be light and happy in, and we get to travel to SOO many places, it really builds out the world building SOO well. We get to imagine ourselves in these places, get to wonder what it’s like to go to Kyoshi Island or the Misty Palms Oasis or Ember Island. We get to BE safe as we travel in these places.
And I think the plot lends itself to this environment too!! The entire plot is Aang fighting Fire Lord Ozai and learning the 4 elements. We know that from the very beginning. And so, we have room to breathe and have some fun adventures WHILE we get to that point. The audience all knows what’s coming, it’s in the back of our heads. So we have time for adventures. We have time for all those adventures and shenanigans. The important thing is, we KNOW it’s gonna be a journey, so we’re led on that as characters grow and develop.
We get to see them as characters separate from the story, as they struggle with their own ins-and-outs and their own needs and desires. We get to see them as living, breathing people, their arcs as they grow and develop. It’s because the story gives them breathing room to develop that they can develop AWAY from the story. Like in “The Runaway”, we get to see an insight into Katara’s motherly nature and how Toph really misses her parents. And that’s why we love and care about the story so much- because the CHARACTERS are so amazing and we care about the CHARACTERS.
A lot of other shows, we have to try to figure out the plot and what’s gonna happen and how they’re going to do it. So, plot is really necessary and you have to move it along. But in Avatar, you get room to breathe.
And the side characters! That’s also why the show is so beloved. Because the side characters are SOO funny. I keep seeing interviews of the Cabbage Guy and him being on panels and I keep thinking “that’s so cool and crazy.” Can u imagine, this one guy who has two lines of “MY CABBAGES!!” being THIS famous in the show? It’s INSANE!! LOOL!! But Avatar makes it work bc he’s fucking hilarious. Same with the Foaming Mouth Guy. Doesn’t even say a word but he’s HELLA FUNNY LOOL. And Chong! He plays “Secret Tunnel”- a song where the chorus is like 2 words, but ITS HELLLA FUNNY LOOL. The side characters are just so iconic.
When I think of Avatar, I feel so safe, warm, and happy. It’s because of Aang and the little spot of sunshine he provides, and the beautiful world we get to interact with. The Gaang is a little bubble of warmth that we get to live in amidst a much darker world, and it’s really beautiful we get to see that. :’)
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korra-the-red-lion · 25 days
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korra-the-red-lion · 27 days
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Free! - Memories of Summer
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korra-the-red-lion · 27 days
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I love her bad temper and mean words <3<3 rip every spinoff and adaptation but I'm different
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December 19th, 2018 - Four years since Korrasami is canon Thank you, Bryke. This will forever hold a very special place in our hearts.
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