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cleveradjacent · 4 days

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live action opinions!

tl;dr: sometimes fun, mostly underwhelming

has tone/pacing issues that stem from runtime restrictions, and also from it being setup for the show first and a movie second. it prioritises action + exposition over the character moments that draw you in at the start of the manga, so the film loses a lot of flare and heart.

this could have only been a good adaptation (read: an independently and equally amazing artwork) if it were some weirdo's passion project, just like the source material, if you catch my drift. but as it is, it's not a good story. it's a hasty, toned-down recap of a good story that shines in some places but falls flat in most.

that being said, there are some things i did love. buncha lists under the cut!

things i liked:

SHIRAISHI. he carried it. love him to bits. cheering and yelling every time he's on screen

nikaido too. the makeup, the voice, the mannerisms, everything

sexy well-choreographed action. the sled scene was crazy

tsukishima looks perfectly cast and eminates his signature exhaustion, 10/10

the way they hype ogata up only to show a few minutes of him eating shit in a fight and getting hypothermia and never appearing again

the parallel they added between sugimoto throwing toraji to the ground and then toraji throwing sugimoto to save him. a neat detail. i don't agree with the choice of putting ALL (or any) of sugimoto's backstory here, but at least there's that

things i disliked:

asirpa and sugimoto are too serious - asirpa especially. they also don't spend enough screentime with each other to warrant the bond that the plot insists they have. see start of post

tsurumi. the acting feels off, more erratic and embarassing than threatening. the cool shots of him from the back feel unearned and made for the trailer. and because the movie went for a blander, more serious tone, his canon behavior really sticks out here. what's camp in the manga turns cringe in the movie. rip

to that, asirpa's funny expressions don't translate well into live action. but just because i love them so much, i'm still glad they tried with it

the score was so so forgettable. as a musician who goes insane for movie scores and how much weight they pull i am HEARTBROKEN.

silly stuff that isn't criticism, i just wanna mention it:

someone feed ogata's beard

someone feed tanigaki

sugimoto's hair is top tier

they omitted the pencil wiggle scene. what a crime.

they're all so neat and clean. a friend of mine's said that this makes the whole thing feel like cosplay, and i agree. someone blow some dust over the actors

tsurumi's plastic headplate 😭i swear i'm not one to nitpick budget restrictions but this was the one part i found distracting

that baby bear was so ugly. my ugly cat looks like that sometimes. adorable

i think that's it! so yeah i mostly didn't like it, won't be rewatching it, but i have hopes that the show will get the chance to find its footing and take its time. thanks if you've read this far :)

#golden kamuy #gk live action #golden kamuy live action #catxt #open to discussion. i love yapping and sharing opinions #tried to be brief and believe it or not #if you take into account the walls of text i've shared privately #i did succeed

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hotfudgecherryrosy · 2 months

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tried to get my laptop to stop using onedrive

#i did succeed #i was able to recover my wallpapers #with minimal casualties #(it lists ~/Pictures twice)#🍒🌹 rambles

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xandrikart · 2 months

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The most beautiful thing about Drawtectives is that you can choose any combination and you will be right. But no way I'm ignoring a beautiful garb next to York.

#iiii overworked my wrist and had to take a break from drawing #now I'm trying to remember how to hold stylus #Kids... do stretches #I was trying to find the original meme and did not succeed #ALSO I SPENT TWO DAYS NO KIDDING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS IT “WE HAVE”#“WE'VE GOT” OR “WE GOT” AND I JUST GAVE UP #drawtectives #drawfee #art

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chloesimaginationthings · 2 months

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FNAF Circus baby or not, she’s still Michael’s little sister,,

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #circus baby #elizabeth afton #michael afton #afton family #fnaf #sister location #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #I’m so sorry to Michael for the 50th time 😔#I like to believe Michael still loves his siblings #even if baby did try to kill him snd succeed even #I think he knows that isn’t fully Elizabeth #Baby was just TRYING to be evil here but was taken down by Michael being mushy #and wanting to hug her just one more time #The Afton kids deserved so much better god

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somewhereincairparavel · 1 month

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Percy this. Percy that. It was always about Percy Jackson. All the fucking time.

It was always about the Hero of Olympus, the one who defeated Kronos and led the battle of Manhattan, the one who was offered immortality by the king of the gods himself, the one who restored glory to Rome by returning the golden eagle, the one who became praetor of the Roman camp in 2 weeks with limited training.

His Roman camp. Jason Grace's Roman camp.

Percy Jackson had pulled off everything in 2 weeks that Jason Grace wasn't able to accomplish despite dedicating his whole life for duty. 11 years of blood, sweat and tears, simply gone down the drain.

Jason had failed his camp. He had failed his home. Turns out, he wasn't as great as the people of Rome had once preached about him. It was obvious considering the less than warm welcome he had gotten from his so-called “home”.

He received no hugs, no cheers, no “we missed you jason!”, no “I was so worried about you!” or even a single pat on the arm by his “friend” Dakota. Dakota and Gwendolyn hadn't even spared a glance at him.

Nothing. Instead, this new Jackson boy was held up to worship like a god amongst the people who once considered Jason a “hero”.

Jason laughed bitterly. Was it selfish of him to be disappointed with Reyna? With a pang, he got to know that Reyna hadn't sent a single search party out to look for her “best friend”. Not like Annabeth did for Percy, not like Thalia did for Percy.

With a pang, he got to know that the whole camp basically deemed him as ‘dead’ and Reyna hadn't even set up a memorial of remembrance for him. The camp had simply moved on with their new hero. Without a single shred of thought for Jason Grace.

The forgotten Hero. The lost hero. Jason Grace.

These thoughts of doubt gnawed on Jason's mind, slowly eating him up ever since he'd first seen Percy Jackson in those damned praetor togas that once belonged to him.

He didn't dislike the boy, of course not, it wasn't Percy's fault that Hera wiped their memories or switched camps.

But it was hard for Jason to not resent him, or feel even the tiniest amount of envy, knowing that Reyna willingly replaced him with Jackson. Very quickly too, at that. He overheard Octavian blabbing to his lackeys about how Reyna “was head over heels for Percy almost immediately”

“I guess that's it. Maybe I am someone who is easy to replace.” Jason thought, his eyes pricking as he looked over from the flying ship, at the place he once used to call home.

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Jason watched remorsefully as Thalia, Grover, Percy and Annabeth were all gathered at the table in camp half blood, cracking jokes about dam french fries or whatever that meant.

Thalia caught Jason's eyes, staring at all of them from a distance. She smiled softly, and gave him a tiny wave. He weaved his lips into something that was meant to look like a wry smile, but it came out as a slight grimace, as he waved back.

Thalia was so close to Jason, yet so far away.

He knew she loved him, but it felt different. And an annoying, nagging part of Jason had known that Thalia would never be as close to him as she was to Annabeth or Percy.

Ironic isn't it? Jason and Thalia were always connected since they came from the same womb, yet she was closer to Annabeth, a girl she'd found after she had run away from the same woman that had given Jason to the wolves. The same woman who had turned his life upside down by abandoning him.

Thalia had found Annabeth right after she thought she had lost Jason. In a strangely ironic way, Jason felt like he'd been replaced all over again.

Thalia had replaced Jason as a younger sibling with Annabeth without even realizing it, all of this took place mere months after a baby Jason was considered to be dead. This situation had strangely reminded him of Camp Jupiter, how he was replaced by Percy right after Jason was considered “dead” by Camp Jupiter.

This made Jason reach the possibility that if he were indeed “dead”, he wouldn't be missed. People wouldn't bat an eyelash. Since there was always someone better than him. Someone like Percy Jackson, who could easily fill the void Jason would leave behind.

His eyes watered, as he looked at how much fun his sister had with his friends. Knowing full well, that he'd never be able to do the same.

Jason felt ashamed that he had to ask Percy about Thalia’s likes and dislikes, he was thalia’s brother. He was supposed to know.

Jason watched as Thalia quickly hugged the trio, as she left their table to leave with the hunters, not even realizing that there was one person whom she forgot to hug.

Don't take it personally. Don't take it personally. She just forgot. She doesn't hate you. She just forgot. She doesn't prefer Percy over you. She's in a hurry. That's why she forgot. Jason repeated that like a mantra, the only person he was trying to convince was himself.

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“And he rejected immortality!- oh you should've seen Zeus' face!” Annabeth exclaimed to Hazel excitedly, as Percy was blushing at the compliment fountain being poured at him by Hazel and Annabeth.

Jason had always been fascinated by that story, the almighty Percy Jackson getting offered to become a god, by Zeus.

His father. Jason's father, Zeus.

Jason felt stupid and guilty for getting envious, it's not the fact that Percy had been offered immortality, no. Jason couldn't care less about being immortal. It was the person who offered Percy invincibility that bothered Jason so much.

Jason knew that even if he went to the ends of the world to accomplish something, his father wouldn't be able to praise him or even talk to him for a long time.

Zeus and Jason could never be like Hades and Nico, or Poseidon and Percy. That's just how it is.

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Reyna had come to camp half blood for a fun visit. Jason would've been ecstatic in other circumstances, but in this case, he wanted to be as far away from her as possible. Because currently, Reyna seemed to be looking at everyone, but refused to meet Jason's eyes. She seemed to keep her distance as she laughed at something Percy and Piper were saying.

She may as well have just stabbed him, it would've hurt a lot less.

He had truly been naive to believe that he could make amends with Reyna. Now he knew, it would never be possible. There was too much pain mixed with bitterness on both ends. But seeing her get along with Percy reminded him of the old times of friendship he and Reyna had shared. Keyword: had.

Once again, the fates had shown him that Percy Jackson would always be better.

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As Jason Grace lay on the cold floor, coughing out blood. He realized he was alone, he was dying, but he was alone.

Like always. The sickly voice of Gaia, that had once haunted his nightmares, boomed in his head. Jason knew he was hallucinating as a result of blood loss, Gaia is in deep slumber. But that did not stop the voice in his head that was invented by his insecurities. Even in the end, you've been forgotten, Jason Grace. Because that's what you will always be. The second best. The leftover. The pawn who is discarded, after his purpose has been fulfilled. Percy Jackson would always be better in everyone's eyes.

To the Romans, you are simply the one who betrayed his lineage. But Percy is the one who restored glory. He did your job for you.

To the Greeks, you are simply a burden, one whom they were forced to welcome.

To your father, you are merely one of his many sons.

To your sister, you are a stranger.

Jason's resolve to live had weakened, hot tears were streaming down his face as he closed his eyes in defeat, he had come to the painful conclusion that nobody is going to come find his body. Nobody is going to mourn him.

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“Oh I will always be much better than you at this! Bring it on, dude!” Percy laughed as he striked his play sword lightsaber at Jason's. They clashed.

“You wish, Jackson!” Jason shot back jokingly, as they sparred playfully with toy lightsabers.

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“Jackson, you jerk. You were right after all, you will always be much better than me” Jason laughed bitterly, as he recalled that memory of his sparring session with Percy.

Suddenly everything went black. The life had successfully ebbed out of him.

Little did Jason know, was that someone had indeed come to look for him. Tempest, his Pegasus had come to retrieve his body, but Jason was long gone. People had indeed mourned him. His friends were, indeed, anguished. His sister was, indeed, heartbroken.

Jason's soul parted this world, with the knowledge that he'd always be The forgotten Hero.��

The lost hero. Jason Grace.

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zoe-oneesama · 1 year

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No one is threatened by you, Gabby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#look...I wrote this page before the end of season 4 okay?#you think I ever thought he would SUCCEED?!#in fairness he didn't Felix did #scarlet lady #scarlet lady au #scarlet lady comic #sandboy #episode 44 part 13

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fumifooms · 24 days

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People should talk about Yaad and Thistle more. Weird granduncle that killed your dad in a petty impulsive punitive act, leaving you very scared of him as you live under his control for centuries. Imagine growing up hearing stories of the King’s brother, the kind, clever, collected and calm advisor and right hand man. But only knowing him by how warped he’s become, violent and erratic. He punishes you, too, robbing you of any agency by putting you inside of a doll. And then despite, he becomes catatonic and you’re left to take care of him in his brother’s body while he thinks you’re him. And then you see those slivers of that nice caring person you heard so much about in your childhood a millenium ago, and as he babbles about Delgal thinking he’s you, recalling memories and old habits, you wonder about how things must have used to be, before, and how they’ve changed irreparably. Today is melancholic again.

Yaad being like, Thistle’s sort of great-nephew who’s lived most of his life seeing him as being out of his mind and only a mirage of the noble attentive person he once was, now having to take care of him, someone who was an older familial figure to him… Seeing him gentle, soft and unhurried after all this time spent in an emotional anxious paranoid frenzy... Yaad and Thistle post-canon is so special

#Spoilers #dungeon meshi spoilers #thistle #yaad #Yaad merini #Yaad cares he cares about thistle despite it all sm he stayed by his side at the feast he tried feeding him he hugged him he went along #He let Laios try to help Thistle even if it seemed hopeless. He hoped they’d succeed #Thistle tried so hard to belong in that family and be worthy of them and they did care back even having seen his worst #Alexa play Even when the sun is dead will you tell them how hard I tried by Glaive #Dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #Idk having feelings writing fics

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turtleblogatlast · 3 months

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Leo getting hit with a truth curse but instead of forcing him to admit to super sad or worrying things it’s things like “it was me who broke the remote” “I saw Mikey prank Donnie and helped hide it because it’s way funnier if he didn’t know who it was” “I rip my clothes to look more like Raph’s because he’s really cool” “my stripes aren’t even red they’re pink!”

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #plot twist he COULD be admitting angsty stuff but he’s pushing the less oof truths forward instead on purpose #raph: hey leo what do you want for dinner #leo: *about to bare his soul on all his internal torment but pivots* I’m afraid of snakes #(no but fr Leo’s stripes being technically more pink instead of red is cute ngl)#(a very reddish pink to the point that in certain lighting it looks red but at the base they’re p pink)#(i also am very fond of the idea that Leo doesn’t just have questionable taste in fashion he also just loves Raph a lot and looks up to him)#but yeah I think that something like this would be 99% Leo admitting to unimportant things or admitting to how much he values everyone #like they all KNOW Leo loves them and he’s talked them up enough for them to know but it’s different when he’s like #‘I just wanna read my comics with you guys around - it’s my favorite place to be’#or again just random bs that doesn’t REALLY have a lot of weight like #‘I like using my portals to prank random people around the world’#‘I’m worried about being a bad influence on hueso jr’#‘sometimes I kinda wanna see hypno’s plans succeed’#‘it’s been way too long since I found this out and honestly it’s embarrassing but I actually don’t have a di-‘#SORRY COULDNT HELP MYSELF #(<-but did u know that that pink rather than red observation actually ties into this headcanon as well if u know about red eared sliders)

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zishuge · 6 months

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The only thing I remember is killing people. You say I'm someone who saves people. I won't kill you — but I don't believe you either. Do you think I'm a fool? You're not a fool. Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023) | Ep. 20

#mysterious lotus casebook #莲花楼 #li lianhua #di feisheng #cheng yi #xiao shunyao #cdrama #cdramaedit #cdramasource #asiandramasource #mlcedit #*gifs:mine #the fact that this is one of the rare occasions that li lianhua is actually being honest #because di feisheng ///did/// try to save him #(he didn't succeed but... semantics. *li lianhua voice* it doesn't matter. also — not too important.)#at the same time he's employing the honesty in the middle of taking advantage of his memory loss to get him to do his bidding #this man is unbelievable.#BUT what's even more unbelievable is that despite the manipulation #his smile at the end is 100% sincere.#and it says i know you; you know me #you see — we're a matching set #you have me written in your palm; i have you running in my veins #i know we all like to joke that li lianhua physically cannot stop himself from telling lies every time he opens his mouth #but actually sometimes #even when he's telling lies #he cannot help but be genuine #and every time i think about it too much i want to run into traffic

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wanderingmausoleum · 3 months

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the opening lines of the shadow of the erdtree trailer remind me a LOT of a certain quote from another game:

and with this in mind, i really hope that the direction they go with miquella is less like the manipulative griffith-esque archetype some people are theorizing, and more like N’s characterization in pokemon black and white: someone very intelligent and powerful but naïve, whose honest attempts at creating a better world might bring about more destruction in the end.

#there’s also miquella’s curse of eternal youth vs N’s trauma and abuse keeping him stuck in a childish mindset #but idk how to fit that in here so it’s going in the tags #(and yeah of course i’m an N enjoyer it came free with the fucking neurodivergence)#and tbh i don’t think miquella’s goals will innately lead to destruction #i just think that would be an interesting direction to take it #but having him actually succeed in making a better world might be even more interesting lol #i just used what i did as an example for comparison purposes #elden ring #shadow of the erdtree #elden ring theory #miquella #pokemon black and white #n harmonia #natural harmonia gropius #speaketh #greatest hits

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willyhoos · 5 months

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the mikes.. the michaels, even...

#fnaf #fnaf movie #mike schmidt #michael afton #michael schmidt #does any1 call him that.. besides william lol #i like the hc that game!mike is freaky tall like his dear old dad #so movie mike being a certified shorty is soooo <3 appreciated.#i really appreciate that movie mike is #like. sane.#hes disturbed definitely but he is still Trying to live functionally hes just. struggling to succeed in that regard #game mike? not a chance. hes an identity-hopping arsonist #i guess thats the difference elizabeth (abby) makes.#if game mike had somehow managed to save elizabeth #maybe he would have turned out ok #movie mike shows us what would have happened if michael DID actually have something to live for #game mike has nothing at all no one . no desires no family no friends nothing. just a death wish and a lot of regret.#btw movie mike is michael afton .. in the sense that he is the movie-adapted versoin of michael afton.#they have different stories obviously but they are INTENDED to be the same person #gnerally that is #i mean. lil sis. responsible for lil bros death. the weird offputting rude pushy personality.#so ill take it as proof that in the games mike=michael #OK I GOT OFF TRACK UM SORRY #now ill never get over how game mike and vanessa never met.#i mean theres the glammike theory but. that is an extremely altered version of mike who arguably isnt awake hes possessing a robot. hes Dea #but according to the movie... they woulda gotten along.#brings a tear to me old eye #my nyart #i miss queue #ah yes.. 4:34 am again garfie baby

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alex-the-anxious-2 · 12 days

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SOME SILLIES! Ive only really learned how to draw tim so far so i shrink him on occasion :) plus continuation to masky plush. dont worry he was retrieved after this

Some more scribbles under the cut! Contains comic spoilers!!!

I dont rlly know how to draw skully LOL, tried making him mostly jay in this instance cuz like. idk dude probably doesnt like masky that much LMAO

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akolnoix · 5 months

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amanda doodles from watching saw 2 + 3. i really like her

#saw #amanda young #really struggled to get her face right... did i succeed? you decide

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notachair · 8 months

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thinking about how Sypha described Alucard like a "cold spot in a room" in S2, and Alucard showing up at the end of Nocturne S1 looking all desaturated, though yes ethereal, but also in a sense cold and ghostly, all buttoned up at the front. Sypha saying his sadness being like an icy well. And here he'd been so soft and happy by the S4 finale 😭 I'm nervous- but excited. And I fear the new groupie got some walls to tear down

#pleasepleaseplease don't allow him to just be all professional and impersonallll #like his voice isn't completely dispassionate. and I feel like some of this attitude must be from his age and experiences.#like there's a sense of maturity and security as well. just- yea.#I wonder if the series will touch more upon alucard's vampire side now and how he feels about it... he's looking the part #and he's beyond a normal human life time by far #I'd enjoy it.#he's had some more experience plotting against vampires tho I guess. considering the whole “we need a plan” thing with the group but they #did succeed making a more proper plan at the end 👍 regardless of its failure. that's just one of the canon events #castlevania #castlevania nocturne #nocturne spoilers #my rambles #castlevania spoilers

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eryanlainfa · 3 months

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Imagine your name is Hugo and you are very tired.

When your love interest/nemesis and your backup plan just fucking lost consciousness while your bestie, who's a teenager, and the twelve years old, you all adopted, are trying to obliterate a ghost, who is apparently your mother in law, with explosives.

#do you see my vision #i tried to make the worst explanation possible did i succeed enough lmao #how much off script is that?... not that much tbh #he is directly staring at me cuz I made his life worst and yet utterly ridiculous somehow. and he'd like me to stop.#Vat7k #eryart #doodle #art #Vat7k hugo #vat7k varian #Vat7k aiden #Vat7k nuru #Vat7k yong #Vat7k oc

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theythemmer · 4 months

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she is very dear to me….

#art2 and craft2 #sister daniela #daniel howell #danisnotonfire #phanart #pretend i drew the fishnets . i tried. i did not succeed.#dan howell #dnp

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