It’s funny to contrast for magical girl animes the rival is just like kinda rude and tsundere-ish and sometimes not even consistently to everyone and just only towards the protagonist specifically but overall a good person

while in shonen animes the rival regularly is like a genocidal war criminal but he’s chill now OKAY lmao

I just think it’s a REALLY funny contrast🤣

A more polished version of what I tried scribbling on a marker board after my partner asked how my day was…

[Image ID: A 3-circle Venn diagram comparing the TV series Haunting Of Bly Manor, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and Fruits Basket (2019).

The overlap between Revolutionary Girl Utena and Fruits Basket reads “shoujo anime.”

The overlap between Haunting Of Bly Manor and Revolutionary Girl Utena reads, “WLW.”

The overlap between Haunting of Bly Manor and Fruits Basket reads “tearjerker.”

The overlap between all 3 reads “breaking supernatural cycles of trauma &/or abuse.”

End of description.]

This might be a controversial take for all the Genshin fans who see Wriothesley with his gauntlets and his handcuffs and his red and black outfit and see a dom sort of character, but I believe I’ve figured out his character after seeing the latest 4.1 trailer, and he’s not what we thought he was.

Wriothesley is not a Jason Todd/Red Hood. He’s not a hunky bad boy with a heart of gold, he’s not a rough and tough guy who don’t play by the Iudex’s rules. He’s not Vi from Arcane, despite the fighting style.

Wriothesley is Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. He’s very diligent, he’s a great manager, everyone working under him likes and respects him a lot, and he’s rather straight-laced, preferring to stick to protocol unless absolutely necessary, at which point he’ll resort to punching the problem. He probably doesn’t get out much anymore, usually staying at the Fortress of Meropide, so he wouldn’t be a smooth talker like a lot of the fanfics depict him as. He probably has a cold and stoic exterior hiding a heart of pure gold, so it would probably take a bit for him to show more of his true personality. He’s down to earth, honest, hardworking, and resourceful. He’s probably got a strict moral code, but that doesn’t stop him from trying to understand the inmates under his care. He may look scary, and he may be an absolute terror in a fight, but that’s all just the tip of the Wriothesley iceberg.

I really like Chloe. But the moment any fan starts hating on Audrey or Felix or any other character in order to defend her, I lose any interest in the possible discussion.

It's messy because Chloé and how her story is handled doesn't happen in a vacuum. How the show handles her vs others is worth talking about.

Would Chloé's narrative still be toxic if all it said was that some kids won't ever change and are lost causes at 14? Yes. Is it *more* toxic when we add the layer that blames all of her father's had behavior on her? Very much so.

Other comparisons can be apt.

However when comparing people do need to be careful to contextualize and be specific. Being overly vague is a crutch and confuses the issues.

This post by @heretherebedork got me wondering about why commentary doesn't work. This isn't just a BL thing but a universal writing thing. I think since 2016 this making commentary thing has increased in all media over all. A lot of that has to do with evolving political landscape of the world in both good and bad directions. But nothing I can say or do about that. What I am interested in is why sometimes it works and other times it doesn't.

It works in Gotham Knights, Agents of Shield, even Cutie Pie to a degree and then there are shows built upon the political landscape like The Eclipse and Not Me. It doesn't work in Supergirl, Doctor Who (13th Doctor's run), and just about most shows that try.

For me the ages of the characters on Gotham Knights, Legacies, The Eclipse, Cutie Pie make it work. With GK and LGS, they are American teens and irl a lot of Gen Z are like that and so it becomes about reflecting real life. For comparison, when TVD came out the cultural consciousness made it possible to succeed in a way it won't today. Same with Twilight. Cutie Pie and The Eclipse has the PC built into them with the gay marriage and anti-authoritarian thing respectively. Same for Not Me.

But if you look at Supergirl, it came from the comics, comic have been PC or ahead of their time a lot of the times, but as a show it's 'lessons' fall flat. Compare the Alien Immigrants storyline in Supergirl with a similar but better anti-inhuman one from Agents of Shield. The difference is when Supergirl did it, it was a one season and done thing. Whereas Agents of Shield built it up slowly over the course of multiple seasons. AoS also gave multiple opposing views on it from members of the team. Supergirl had all it's main cast agree that it's bad to treat alien's badly. Some of it is baked into the character dynamics from the get go. The Supergirl team leaders were Hank, an alien himself and Alex, Supergirl's sister. While AoS's team leader was Coulson someone with experience in spy work and someone who understands people.

On the BL side, like I said the ones that do it well get away with it because of the basic premise. The ones that fail like War of Y, which I would argue didn't fail completely, Step by Step, which has the Supergirl problem, do so because of weak writing. With WoY, given the subtitles and overall quality I didn't expect much. The Commentary has stilted dialogue but so does the rest of the show. Same with House of Stars. It fails but doesn't stand out as egregious.

To Conclude: Some advice as an author,

if you are going to include PC into your story either bake it into the premise or don't make it stand out.

Also it's always good to have opposing views, good and bad. Try to make things as round and without edges as possible.

The characters should be talking to each other, not to the audience. or worse, at the audience.

Don't rely on woke points to propel your story.

It's a story, a narrative first, commentary second.

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Accurate measurement of deaths is crucial in understanding the complex interplay of factors that lead to death. This includes the study of both proximate and ultimate causes of death. Proximate causes refer to the direct cause of death, such as a specific medical condition or injury, while ultimate causes refer to the underlying or indirect causes of death, such as social, environmental or behavioral factors that may have contributed to the proximate cause. By studying both proximate and ultimate causes of death, researchers can have a comprehensive understanding of the factors that lead to death.

Measuring deaths in relation to government policies is also an important aspect of thanatometrics. For example, government policies can lead to deaths in both proximate and ultimate ways. Rent control is an example of a policy that may lead to deaths indirectly. Rent control policies, which limit the amount landlords can charge for rent, can lead to a lack of affordable housing, forcing people to live in overcrowded and substandard conditions, increasing the risk of disease and death. On the other hand, the Polish Operation of the NKVD in 1940 would be considered as the ultimate cause of death, as it was a government action that led to the execution of thousands of people. These examples illustrate how government policies can have both proximate and ultimate effects on deaths, and it is important for researchers to consider these factors when studying death patterns.

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The interdisciplinary nature of Thanatometrics and its goal of accurate measurement of deaths make it a useful tool for collaboration between researchers from different fields and for providing a unique perspective on the study of death and dying. It also allows researchers to understand the complex relationship between government policies and deaths, and how these policies can have both proximate and ultimate effects on death.

Despite the importance of the field, Thanatometrics is still a new and emerging field. As with any field, there are limitations and criticisms. One limitation is the difficulty in obtaining accurate data on deaths, and a potential source of bias, errors, and limitations in data collection and analysis. The field is also constantly changing as new data and methods become available, making it a dynamic and ongoing process.

In summary, thanatometrics is a valuable field that uses statistical methods to measure patterns, causes and factors related to death and dying. Accurate measurement of deaths and government policies relationship is crucial in understanding the complex interplay of factors that lead to death, and it allows researchers to make comparisons over time and across different populations or regions, and to inform policies and interventions that can improve public health and reduce deaths. Thanatometrics is an interdisciplinary field that draws on a variety of theoretical perspectives, methods, including synthetic control method, and aims to have a comprehensive understanding of death.

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Hey fellow Transgirl Scott Pilgrim enthusiasts!!! I’m really loving all the posts reading Scott as a Transgirl egg but I think one HUGE point we have going for us that most of them neglect to mention is that Bryan Lee O’Malley cited THE big Trans allegory anime^tm of the 90s Ranma 1/2 as one of the biggest influences on the story!!! : D

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It is often said that leading a research collaboration is like herding cats. After careful examination, I have come to the conclusion that the analogy holds true only if the cats in question have stumbled across a dumped stash of miscellaneous drugs in advance.