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izzyizumi · 1 year

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Digmon Adventure + 02 + tri. + Kizuna; + "Adventure:" 2020 reboot Spin-off Series vs Sonic Prime {Eps. 01~08} + (Two Personal) Favorite Characters featuring Characters: ~ KOUSHIRO[u] Izumi (+Taichi Yagami) {as Ship [by Kizuna or post-Kizuna]} vs. ~ (+Tails) "NINE" the Fox (+Sonic) {as Friendship} + (Common) Media Trope{s} / Storytelling Parallels -The Computer Genius; (+special "Interests") -The Once-Loner / (Initially) Intentionally Avoids People; (Koushiro specifically also pre-series & in Novels backstory); -(Eventual growing Interest or relevancy with) "Fashion"; -"Samefooding"; (with preferred Drinks) + on the Job (in Koushiro's case, it's the Oolong tea specifically) -Expert Hackers + (Genuinely Good/recognized) Skills; -Frustration when Inadequate (at said Interests); - Quipping back at Lead Protagonist or Team in Tense Moments {whether Sarcastically or J.P.N "Formally" Style (Koushiro)}; [and displaying 'sudden' bouts of "Forwardness" with Team] ...

-The (Canonically Appointed) Advisor-slash-Strategist (who often comes up with genuinely creative plans) {even IF they take time to Work} - (Being asked Directly) to Support the Protagonist/Friend + HESITATING due to own fear of Inadequacy (at Such) - Racing Against The Clocks / Countdowns; (after Agreeing to Help / On a personal Mission to Achieve) - "Big Damn Hero" Moments!! (+Saving the Hero{s}/Friends)

My Commentary:

"Tails" (Nine specifically also, here) is a character I've loved basically since I was old enough to pick up a Sega controller as a 3-year-old child; and Koushiro came slightly later on when I was still young but closer to / basically exactly Koushiro's J.P.N canon age as I watched.

I've always noted these similarities in their storylines & even, one could say, "personalities" ever since I kept up with Digimon Adventure's series specifically (and Koushiro's also kept evolving and growing in various ways across multiple medias, including a 2020 "reboot" spin-off series that nonetheless still uses the original "Koushiro Izumi" as a base); however, "Nine"'s story dropping today (it's 2k22?!) really feels like it's driving the point home for me when it comes to these storytelling parallels.

(Oh, and Koushiro is also canonically Adopted, yes?)

{This 'comparison's gif-set was made on a whim mainly for my Koushiro specific head-canons series; but I won't mind if cross-fan-base fans enjoy this too!} [There's a very specific "head"-canon I have in mind for both, too... you might be able to note them in the tags of this post!]

BONUS:

{When EVEN "the rival" Canonically ACKNOWLEDGES your Computer / Hacking Skills & Abilities}

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sillypiratelife · 3 months

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There's a universe where Zoro is Kuina's tragic backstory, her inspiration, her vow.

There's an universe where Zoro died while training and Kuina was told "why did it have to be him and not you?". Koushiro lost hope in training the best swordman in the world, 'cause Zoro was dead and Kuina was a girl. Kuina lost the only person who believed in her, who treated her with respect and saw her for who she truly was.

Kuina probably taught herself the three-sword style to honor Zoro. She kept training even more, focusing solely on her promise she made, ignoring everyone else. How old was she when she decided to abandon her town? How old was she when she became a bounty hunter to pay for food and a place to stay the night? Was Koushiro indifferent to her? Did the town reject her too? Did at least one of the dojo kids support her?

I think it's a very compelling narrative for Kuina to go from "I can be the best because he said so" to "I can be the best because I know I can do it and I promised my best friend that I would".

There's also the fact that Luffy would remind her of Zoro. I can see Kuina supporting Luffy's dream the way Zoro taught her and because she doesn't want to see someone else being told they have no chance or being made fun of. Kuina would adore the crew and be very protective. She'd taunt Sanji to no end to force him to fight her, she can come to terms with being a girl with the help of Nami and the other straw hats girls. Most definitely she would be as strong as Zoro in the canon, with the same unbreakable determination and fierceness.

Idk, something about the fact that if their roles in the story were reversed, Kuina would do the same for Zoro as he does for her.

#shan blogs about one piece!#Shimotsuki Kuina #roronoa zoro

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ecoamerica · 1 month

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chromatic-lamina · 9 months

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Episodes 5 & 6 of OPLA! I think that anyone who comes to the manga or anime after watching OPLA might be disappointed. I mean, it's kinda genius for Arlong to have Buggy's head, and then for Luffy to steal Buggy's head when the Arlong Pirates attack the Baratie, but, like, none of it happened in canon. The one piece wiki is gonna need a separate wiki for OPLA, I guess.

I liked, nay loved, that they kept the fact that Zeff ate his leg in OPLA, to save Sanji. Love that Sanji is foul-mouthed from the beginning and that the love-hate relationship is there from the beginning. The oregano thing is fun, but, really, Sanji? I doubt a chef or cook anywhere would hold that opinion, so I want Sanji's backstory on it. Maybe it was Judge's favourite spice!

The Sanji and Zeff story packed a lot more weight than Kuina and Zoro, although it shouldn't have. Maybe it's just that adult actors have a much better handle on their craft than child actors (although child Sanji, and child Kuina were pretty good,

but child Zoro was a bit lacking). Or they should have maybe started Zoro's story a little bit earlier, with him being a child and coming across Koushiro Shimotsuki's dojo.

When the fishmen appeared at the Baratie, and when Nami didn't secure passage with the guy she'd organised to go away with, I thought they were going to water down her story somewhat. But the way they did it still smacked of betrayal for those who don't know her story, and it was a nice touch to have her read the North Blue stories to Zoro. Nice way to plant future arcs and chances to expand. Also good to also seed viewer sympathy when she kinda explains her actions to the supposedly unconscious Zoro.

Luffy seems a little too self-aware, maybe, but it was the first season without guarantee of season two, so I guess the Zoro and Luffy bond needs to be laid on a bit thick at this point. I kinda remember from the manga that Zoro was badly hurt, of course, but I can't remember the angst. I'm sure parts of it are there. It'll be interesting to see how that kinda thing contrasts with Ace's death in the future (if the series gets that far), cos' that's when Luffy canonically and importantly really goes deep.

Mihawk was camp and wonderful as fuck. Those golden eyes pretty freaky, but definitely hawk-like. Really leaning into that whole thing. Our boy's pretty pasty, but that's fine. I also would've liked to have seen Zeff fight a bit more. He did a good job of that in the manga, as I recall, and I understand missing out on the Luffy and Zeff conversation about Sanji, but I liked that in canon too.

Also, I'm glad that Gin appeared, considering Mihawk took out Don Krieg off screen-ish. Series shoring up against possible future inclusion, although we're still waiting. Very cool to have Zeff help Zoro too, and the way it was done with the fish skin (and that Sanji cooked that yellowtail soon after, I think!).

I think Zoro was shown plastered in bandages, right, and that was the extent of his recovery process in the manga? Again, could be wrong. He was in pain, and took on more, up to Thriller Bark and Sabaody.

Also, practically, I understand why Sanji needs to strip in a live action to save Luffy in the water, and I'm not complaining, but just a difference. I did like Taz Skylar! (I love all of the actors). Love Usopp's stories, that he has his slingshot with him, but is also cowardly (at the start) as in keeping with his canon character. It's funny that Luffy seems to understand that they're stories, but it's true, I think he only believes some of Usopp's stories in canon (like Sogeking)

I'm wondering if Jinbei will sound like Arlong if we get that far. It was probably very pointed, but the Arlong exchange with the fishman waiter carried a punch.

RIP Johnny and Yosaku! The live action is doing a good job of condensing the arc. They really would've had to have done their homework.

#opla #one piece #one piece live action #opla spoilers #east blue five #chromalami #chromamuesli

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seventeenlovesthree · 1 year

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Fandom Shipping Polls - Daisuke Motomiya Shipping Analysis (Poll I + Poll II)

As pointed out in the main post, every single Chosen Child will get their individual analysis post to check on the status of the current popularity of their ships. With that out of the way, let’s take a look at Daisuke, shall we!

The overall results / spreadsheet

Disclaimer: As the “Someone from 01/02″ and “Others” options from poll 1 and the “Someone from 01/02″ option from poll 2 have been excluded from the final analysis due to redundancy reasons and all results were culminated in another “final count”, the results will not be 1:1 to what the polls look like:

Overall votes: 132 (approx. 110 in sum after the exclusion), the main poll got 93 votes, the secondary poll got 39 votes.

The “Others” choice in the main poll received 3% (approx. 3 votes) and 0% (0 votes) in the secondary poll. The comments/tags did not specify any preferences here (aside from characters that were already part of the main choices).

Ship Analysis

1st place: It should come to nobody’s surprise that Ken (52%) singlehandedly swept this poll without facing any kind of serious competition at any time of the voting. Daiken is one of the most popular mlm Digimon ships on the planet - and for good reasons, as their anime portrayal provides for some very intense and intriguing mutual character development. Not only do they start off as “enemies” (with one of the parties unknowingly holding lots of the admiration for the other), but them turning into friends - and Jogress partners - is one of the most significant development fuels for both of them; nurturing each other’s (self) confidence while growing closer, developing great fondness, attachment and protectiveness for each other as they get more and more comfortable with themselves and in the other’s presence. It’s an endearing framing with a lot of heart, and with the additional anticipation of more news on the 02 movie, it’s really no surprise to see them being as prevalent and beloved in fandom as they are at the moment.

2nd place: With a huge gap to 1st place, Takeru (11%) takes his seat on 2nd place. As mentioned in Takeru’s own analysis, this makes a lot of sense; their popularity here may be explained by the idea that Daisuke is supposed to be a foil to Takeru in a similar way Taichi is to Yamato - even though their dynamic as so called “rivals” does not play out in the same way at all. Despite the occasional bickering, it’s portrayed to be more lighthearted, especially on Takeru’s behalf, who likes to tease Daisuke, making for a mutually challenging, yet very playful - and most importantly: more soft - dynamic.

3rd place: Daisuke is the second character after Mimi who had SEVERAL people competing for third place, resulting in a three-way-tie between Miyako, Hikari and Wallace, with each of them snatching 8% of the votes. And again, taking a very close look at canon, all of these choices make sense; Miyako proves to be companion Daisukes has a teasing and competitive, yet supportive and familiar relationship with; Hikari is portrayed as someone Daisuke heavily crushes on at first and tries to compete with Takeru to get her attention and affection over, but once that quietly mellows out, they prove to have a soft, mutually trusting bond; last but not least, Wallace is a movie-only character with a flirty, teasing attitude towards Daisuke while also making him want to fight for his sake and sad backstory.

Honorary mentions: As the majority of votes has been distributed among the choices mentioned above, there isn’t much left to be mentioned - yet characters that got more than 1 vote include Taichi (3%), Koushiro (3%), Sora (2%) and Michael (2%).

“The 1 vote squad”: This spot is reserved for Iori, Yamato, Mimi and Jou (1% each).

“0 votes go to…”: Interestingly, Daisuke is the only character in whose poll EVER SINGLE main character received at least one vote.

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What did the other polls say?

Daisuke won Ken’s poll (61%) with one of the biggest margins and also came in second Takeru’s poll (18%), thus mirroring his own results to a high degree.

However, he doesn’t appear in the top 3 rankings for the other characters and actually has a tendency to come in fourth a lot, namely in Hikari’s (9%), Miyako’s (15%), Iori’s (9%), Taichi’s (10%) and Yamato’s (7%) polls.

Thus, for the majority of the rest, he was merely a niche choice, such as Sora (3%), Koushiro (2%) and Jou (1%).

Mimi is the only character in whose poll he did not get a single vote - she herself had received 1 vote in his though.

Notable additions / comments / thoughts

Daisuke’s polls stand out for the fact that he received the fourth most votes overall (after Taichi, Ken and Takeru) - which is quite ironic if you consider that he also appears to be the KING of getting fourth place, thus missing the podium for third place 5 times overall.

These facts aside, he is, as mentioned, the only character whose polls had every of the other 11 Chosen Children get represented by at least 1 vote. It shall not be overlooked that the sample size is still comparably low of course. Thus, I really hope to reach a wider audience if I choose to repeat the polls once the fandom is not as quiet as it is right now. However, the idea that Daisuke has enough followers that every possible combination had at least 1 fan is very interesting.

Seeing Daiken sweep the entire voting overall is really no surprise, as they appear to have a very passionate group of followers, artists and writers alike, not only on tumblr, but on various internet spaces - regardless of country, even after all this time. This may or may not be assigned to the growing anticipation of the 02 movie as well as for a general demand of more 02 related content after the Adventure 01 cast received a lot of exposure in the past years. Overall, for the reasons mentioned above (and beyond, thanks to their portrayal), Daiken has always been going strong, despite never having been canonized.

The comments in the tags have only referred to the already mentioned choices. The “Others” option did not receive any further votes in the second poll, indicating that all the most viable choices have been covered by poll 1 and 2. Usually, the option is reserved for OC ships, for when people prefer to not ship a character at all or when they’re considered asexual (which will definitely be a future option to include as well!).

Other Analysis Posts

Taichi Yagami Shipping Analysis

Yamato Ishida Shipping Analysis

Sora Takenouchi Shipping Analysis

Koushiro Izumi Shipping Analysis

Mimi Tachikawa Shipping Analysis

Jou Kido Shipping Analysis

Takeru Takaishi Shipping Analysis

Hikari Yagami Shipping Analysis

Ken Ichijouji Shipping Analysis

Miyako Inoue Shipping Analysis

Iori Hida Shipping Analysis

Meiko Mochizuki Shipping Analysis

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khepiari · 1 year

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Why Kuina’s Death Still Unsettles Us?

TW: mention of suicide, references teen/child suicide.

[I read a post about "falling down the stairs" might actually imply death by suicide. Kuina's death always bothered me a bit, and when Shimotsuki Koushiro said to Zoro, humans are fragile, did he really mean our bodies or our hearts? I still wonder. A few months back I had written a fic, a retelling of the events which led to Kuina's fall from the stairs, and I had done a lot of thinking while writing the fic. So all those ideas and thoughts I had then, have been rearranged and put here today.]

I remember watching the Kuina episode like 19 years back. So for an 11-year-old me, that was it. I was sad that she was gone too soon.

But over the years as I grew up, read the manga and then kept rereading it over and over. I did feel her death was surprisingly given the off-stage treatment that was given to Lady Macbeth! Only an announcement was made of her death, and her face is covered in a piece of cloth! That was too sudden, unlike so many other deaths that followed in the story.

I did brainstorm this over the years, it really felt odd, she was a physically strong 12-year-old girl and as far as I know swordswoman/man have to be good at balancing and footwork, because the art of the sword is about full body movement so her falling down is really really really iffy.

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And if we look at the Dojo architecture, there were no visible storeys to the building, I am sure she didn’t fall off a library step-stool or carpenter’s ladder. Then I found this Tumblr post, by Heeheemugee which said, falling down the stairs is a euphemism for suicide. Which makes sense! Like it totally connects in my head.

Though, sadly, I didn’t find any source to confirm this, as everyone on the internet told me it's untrue. But, you see, “falling down the stairs” is a euphemism which has been used for domestic violence victims, like in my mother tongue, when it's hard to explain to a child what happened to someone who died, we say the person has gone somewhere far, so may be falling down the stairs is more of an undocumented euphemism or an old reference Odachii picked from somewhere— he is known for this!

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Another thing we should remember Kuina was onset of puberty, the stress of future, her father’s general view of female body being weaker, and changing bodily features might have plagued her more than we think— since after 1000 chapters we know Zoro’s teacher is likely from Wano, I think internalized and cultural misogyny was at play too.

Teenage and puberty is a vulnerable time, one misstep can lead to drastic actions, so Kuina taking her own life is not farfetched. Because we have young children who are so stressed or vulnerable or suffering that they think ending it is better than enduring it.

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What has bothered me the most, is the offstage treatment of her death. I mean—we have seen most of the “characters whose death impacted the main characters' life decisions” die on stage in backstories so far, or we got a proper explanation of why someone is dead. We know Banchina died after an illness, Bellemere was killed by Arlong, Hililuk was poisoned and blew himself up. Only Kuina’s death we didn’t see, and it immediately happened just after both Zoro and Kuina had a heartfelt conversation about becoming the best swordsman/woman in the world!

I guess Oda chose “fell down the stairs” as the series was like 15 chapters till then. Or it maybe as simple as Odachii wanted to wrap Zoro’s backstory fast with typical “dead girl-friend of the grumpy emotionally suppressed lone wolf” to establish Zoro’s narrative as the one who carries the will of others!

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Otherwise, we know Eiichiro Oda doesn’t shy away from depicting gruesome, terrifying or horrible deaths which parallels real life issues, he sneaked in a little panel of a grandmother praying and a mother holding a knife with an infant in her arms in Wano arc, because they were starving for days!

Image from chapter 918

Or a pirate in human auction house biting his tongue to escape the humiliation of being sold as a slave!

Images from chapter 502

Hence, I think Kuina’s death doesn’t seem like an accident and feel like something sadder and heavier than we were led to believe.

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otakween · 1 year

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Digimon Adventure 02 (manhua) - Vol. 1

Eurgh...I think this one is even worse than the first series. However, it is mercifully short (2 volumes), so at least it will be over quick. I think copies of this manhua in English are kind of a rare commodity so I'm just reading scans.

Ch. 1

-Back at it with the rushed adaptations as illustrated by Yuen Wong Yu. So far, the art in this is looking pretty good, but the writing is a mess, just like the previous series.

-This was a super condensed intro to 02. Veemon, Hawkmon, and Armadimon are all introduced simultaneously and the 01 kids don't even attempt to hide the Digiworld from the 02 kids. It bugged me that when Daisuke got his digivice he was like "so this means...!" How does he know what anything means?? He just got sucked into a computer with zero context.

-Charmingly lame translation. Daisuke says stuff like "mad skillz" and "dag yo." Honestly, he would. Sooo funny how they kinda-sorta incorporated the Japanese names. "I'm Daisuke, but my friends call me Davis." That's like saying "I'm Maxine, but my friends call me Meredith!" Just...a completely different name lol. (Then again, I guess East Asian people do choose "American" names, so maybe it's not so crazy).

Ch. 2

-I really wonder about the production of this manhua. 01 was 5 volumes, but for 02 we only get 2. The writer/artist must have known from the start that they would only get 2 volumes because of how blisteringly fast the pace is. Was this based on bad sales for the first manhua? Or maybe the fact that the second season of the anime wasn't as popular?

-This chapter starts with Koushiro saying "I found out why digivolution isn't working," but we never had a scene showing digivolution not working lol. We also see all of the armor digivolutions in this chapter...without any chapters of those getting introduced. So yeah, this is another adaptation that assumes you've seen the show so they skip all the exposition that would be helpful to a newcomer.

-Daisuke said "wiggedy wack"

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Ch. 3

-Lol at Koushiro calling the 02 gang "kids" when he's like 2 years older than them. Middle schoolers do be like that tho...

-They just threw all the new digimon armor evolutions together in a way that I thought didn't really make sense. They find the digimentals and can't lift them up, but then later in the same chapter the digimentals just fly over to the kids and work? Why couldn't they pick them up the first time? Were the vibes off or something?

-I was sad to see they cut out the part where they make fun of Ken for calling himself the Digimon Emperor/Kaiser. I did enjoy Iori's "how does he do that with his hair?" bit tho lol

Ch. 4

-Wow, this one was laughably bad. Somehow we're already on Ken's redemption arc. The instant after Wormmon's sacrifice Taichi appears literally out of nowhere (he wasn't in the previous scenes at ALL) to be like "guys it's okay, Ken's brother died." WTF? How did he know that and where did he come from?? Clunkiest exposition ever. They could have at least thrown in a separate "Ken backstory" chapter to make this go down a lot smoother.

-Daisuke literally says "Dag. This thing got the bling bling" when he finds the miracle digimental loool. Why.

Ch. 5

-In horrible 90s/2000s slang news, in this chapter Daisuke calls Veemon "boo," randomly shouts "Extreme!" and says "that's straight." (I don't even remember that last one being a thing).

-I liked how they drew Stingmon. His face is a little more Wormmon-like than it was in the anime. I always prefer it when digivolutions bare a resemblance to their earlier forms instead of being totally random.

Ch. 6

-In this chapter, Daisuke calls Ken "homeslice." He's the only one they made talk "street" (or whatever you want to call it). The other characters are just like "Wtf?" lol. Of course, I'm sure none of this was in the original Chinese.

-Not gonna lie, going through this again is just reminding me how dull 02's story is :/ I think they kept presenting questions "who is this mysterious lady??" but then the answers we eventually got were underwhelming, so you were left feeling like "what was the point...?"

Ch. 7

-They mention the dark ocean, but it's completely without context because they didn't bother to adapt that episode lol. So much of this manga is out of context in general and would be a nightmare to read without prior knowledge.

-Weirdo dialogue when Hikari saves Miyako from falling off a cliff and says "I believe in you!" and Miyako's reaction is "wow! That was really nice, thank you!" As if Hikari was mean to her before...? Just awkward.

Onto the next! I bet it will be just as underwhelming (especially since the 2nd half of 02 isn't that great in the first place).

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ecoamerica · 2 months

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droshawoluv · 2 years

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For a while I've been thinking of putting words why Digimon Adventure 2020 doesn't make me want to be super invested into it (but still entertained) and it all boils down to: it doesn't make me cry lmao.

I love that, I love being invested in that and characters having emotional rollercoaster everywhere and traumatic backstories or memories and then I am crying along Taichi feeling a deep rooted guilt because how almost killed his own sister, or how they see Digimon get brutally killed and instead of being scarred for life they are like "oh no...anyway off to victory!"

But I have to admit it's nonsensical fun and just a good time at points, which is what I want for every time the destined children are together (which is another issue, when they join they split, when they reunite they are drifted away, when they make it back they are drifted away again). But when it happens, there are fun moments just like every Mimi and Joe episode 🤣 (is the potatomon a reference to Joe singing "Kaze no fraido potato"? Because that's make it a 10/10)

It's frustrating maybe if the OTT plot in the real world appears and gets solved in between the main journey, are we fighting Devimon or are we helping the NASA, or both? Why is Omegamon appearing so much? When did their Crest meaning have to do with something? + the timing or moments or reason behind every new evolution may give that "eh that wasn't as satisfying". But if I look it just as the silly fun and COOL AS FUCK animations and moves, then I have fun myself! Accepting that I won't be crying just of imagining what a character may feel, and see them do stuff made it to me to enjoy it more, I like the wild digimon leveling up because survivor of the fittest type of thing, and they do show nice relationship between each other (in fact, one of the best moments are when there is no ISS crisis AND they are still together as group):

Taichi being a source of support and encouragement to Koushiro, the siblings relationship, Taichi and Sora being that 1-2 leading combo and being the reliable parents. Yamato being that cool tsun tsun but not annoying dude. Mimi is always queen in every universe. Joe using Zudomon hammer what the fuck go off king. Cute things to catch up from that.

And also, the fact that I don't have to watch the same attacking animation 17890 times through the show is so important. Imagine Digimon Adventure or Tamers with these animations, is insane. I thought the warpevolution was already cool, seeing Wargreymon appearance not the first, but the second time show an animation that was the coolest evolution animation ever in that technical stuff.

In summary, a lot of things to not care about the whole of it (so far, chapter 40 already), but taking bits individually (that you may completely forget because it's irrelevant to the big scene) is actually cool! Some I can remember off the top of my head are

Mimi chan kingdom; Joe and Gomamon speaking before Ikkakumon evolution; Yamato having a small "wow these bozos are caring about me and supporting me? Is this...FRIENDSHIP?" bc you know, his crest and all; the way MetalGreymon evolved, like, is not better than the OG of course, but I mean how he was fighting a bigger dude and for MANY times they were trying but not giving up, as in, showing their courage, made sense; Lillymon and the whole nature defeating the machinery of Andromon; Holy Digimon being special and focusing on that; Tailmon fears and struggles up to its Angewomon evolution (MarineDevimon was a good idea to put there); the one solving the ISS crisis being Koshiro not just in knowledge but in action trusted by his friends and leader Taichi; Taichi and Sora playing football together heck yeah cuties show how well you both combine for everything and be cute in front of my salad (they are making it on purpose, Taichi gets trapped and immediately the Love emblem shines to evolve to Garudamon).

Is there a Team Light and Team Hope coming apparently? That's cute. Looking forward to it.

Anyway, just wanted to write about it for so long since I have that "ok I get where this is heading and it's to not make me cry" feeling but I have different thoughts, not mostly bad or anything.

Should start making Gifs of these moments I loved.

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masonsystem · 2 years

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rewatched it last night but it really was the best move to put sobbing patamon and takeru right after koushiro’s and tentomon’s farewell.... like yamato’s still my fave character but honestly koushiro’s backstory and general situation tugged at me way harder than i couldve expected.

without fail after such a touching scene that always makes me tear up, i just laugh at seeing takeru and patamon sob their eyes out. the timing is perfect. i can set aside all the ffisjdlfkjl from koushiro’s moment and takeru just being there expressing how i felt from that. perfection.

and the scene itself is just perfect. its perfect. and koushiro who hardly even acknowledged mimi in the beginning while he was working on his laptop, has now knocked his laptop away so he could check up on tentomon. and initiating a hug, something hes never done in the entire show. and tentomon’s reassurance that koushiro doesnt need to change himself... thats so important for children (and people in general) to hear. he doesnt need to apologize for the way he is. that its ok for him to be overly polite, absorbed in his interests, and not very expressive. that he’s fine the way he is, and he doesnt need to push himself to change. bc hes fine the way he is.

#T_T <3 #my words not even being close to describing this scene to proper justice but thats ok

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cienie-isengardu · 4 years

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I’m not sure what shocked Zoro more:

to learn that Kuina’s Wado Ichimonji and Oden’s Enma were crafted by the same man and how, by some twist of fate, both swords belong to him now

the skilled blacksmith Shimotsuki Kozaburo is someone Zoro actually knew while living in the Shimotsuki Village. And this old man in fact was a father of Zoro’s sensei and Kuina’s granpa who also taught him the “samurai cry” apparently inappropriate for a child (or just for a young lord?). And now Zoro learns - or did he already knew that?? - this geezer was both an awesome blacksmith and an outlaw for running away from Wano over 50 years ago.

Wano is seriously full of weird and unexpected connections between Zoro and the Shimotsuki clan (Ryuma, Yasuie, Toko, Kozaburo and Kuina & Koushiro) and though he does not mention it aloud, I think it’s not likely for Zoro to be oblivious to all of it.

#one piece #roronoa zoro #shimotsuki clan #shimotsuki koushiro #kuina #shimotsuki kozaburo #shimotsuki yasuie #shimotsuki toko #shimotsuki ryuma #wado ichimonji #enma #the fact that oden and shimotsuki clan had good relationship is not lost on me either #but seriously #there is so many little bits here and there in wano arc #that connect zoro and the shimotsuki clan #there better be some deeper backstory for zoro

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lightchildofthespring · 3 years

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I loved episode 42 of Digimon Adventure 2020! I loved it! It’s my favorite episode of the reboot! It was so well written! And Koushiro’s characterization continues to be handled with ultimate care and consistency!

He’s the best written character in this reboot in my opinion.

His bond with Gerbemon felt so endearing and genuine. It’s a rare thing to see in this franchise Koushiro bonding with someone based on his interests and sharing his passion and excitement towards science with someone who understands. I loved how Gerbemon served as a teacher figure (not sure if that’s the best way to put it) who Koushiro admired and looked up to. And Koushiro smiling with pride when Gerbemon was impressed with the digivice was so sweet! THIS EPISODE WAS THE CUTEST THING!!!

Now, about the more serious parts: when Gerbemon talked about his assistants that had died and how he kept the cups to remember and honor them, there was a focus on Koushiro’s sad expression, indicating that he understood that feeling. There was that one episode in which Mimi commented that Koushiro’s tablet was an old model, possibly hinting that it belonged to someone else and then was passed to him (after the previous owner died???). And we’ve seen many times (and in this episode) that Koushiro is very protective of that tablet. Other interesting thing is how whenever Koushiro is upset he has a habit of clutching to the tablet and hiding his face behind it, which reminds me of how a small child would hide behind their parents when afraid. This could be nothing, but it also could be evidence that his tablet is a memento from his deceased parents.

And we can’t overlook how Gerbemon was depicted as an adult. It would’ve been so easy to pair Koushiro with a child coded digimon who enjoyed science and make the episode about how Koushiro didn’t have peers who shared his interests, but they introduced an adult scientist with whom Koushiro bonds almost instantly. It could be that I’m reading too much into it, but Koushiro could be reliving an experience he had with other adults in his life, adults that might no longer be in his life. Koushiro wasn’t even trying to tone down his excitement. This might’ve been the happiest we’ve ever seen him in the reboot, and I’m not sure if it was just love for science or if there was something else behind it, like a sense of familiarity and belonging long-lost to him.

And then, there was the most important hint, the most important line regarding Koushiro’s characterization from the entire show!

“Revenge… It’s not a good thing, but there’s surely a pain there that only the one left behind can understand. For humans and Digimon…”

Koushiro understands the pain of the person who is left behind! He understands how Gerbemon feels about the loss of his assistants because Koushiro lost people who were important for him too! Sure, the show could pull a Sprig Plantar and go the route of “can you miss someone you never actually met?” but I don’t think they would’ve set up the parallel with a digimon who clearly lost other digimon he knew and cared about if it wasn’t the same case with Koushiro. This episode has showed us the strongest evidence of the theory that Koushiro remembers his biological parents and was deeply affected by their death.

I’m not going to lie, to me the theory was confirmed today.

Now, we have to know what’s Koushiro’s current family situation. Is he living with the Izumis? Is he more emotionally distant to them compared to the original Koushiro because he remembers his other parents and can’t bring himself to accept a new family? I can’t wait to find out!

This episode truly renewed my hopes for the reboot!

#digimon adventure 2020 #digimon adventure psi #digimon adventure:#koushirou izumi #izumi koushirou #koushiro izumi #izumi koushiro #wipes away tears #this episode made me so happy #I am so happy #remember when I thought his backstory was going to be just that he was an introvert?#I was trolled in the most magnificent way

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koushirouizumi · 3 years

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* D o . N o t . R e b l o g

Adv 2020 Ep 42: Koushiro is a good person {and you were right to defend him all this time!!!}

ME, LYING STRAIGHT DOWN, INTO AN ENDLESS VOID:

#koushirouizumi posts #koushirouizumi vents #koushirouizumi vent posts #koushirouizumi text #koushirouizumi text posts #(I'm Tired)#(I'm actually very tired after 6 goddamn years of fighting off antiTri stans from my blog because they can't stand Tri didnt give)#(them the ships they wanted)#(I'm very tired)#(I'm tired of seeing my fav constantly sidelined and called)#('pervert' because he had one 1 crush on a girl but it never was even meant to be canon in the end)#('disgusting pervert' because he as a 10 year old child makes goofy comments in the 2020 end card sequences with the Analyzer screen)#('doesn't care about the 02 kids' SHUT UUUUUUUP 'doesn't care about his friends' NO SERIOUSLY SHUT UP)#('everything from Tri is his fault' LITERALLY JUST S T O P)#('he's cOLD' 'HARSH' 'MEAN' 'CRUEL' 'UNFORGIVEABLE' like the f@ndom isn't obviously nitpicking his neuro-divergency traits with these Takes)#(Constant trashing of his backstories in general)#(I'm. really. tired.)#(and then ppl trying to convince me none of this ever happened with this f@ndom even though theyre STILL DOING IT IN THEIR MET@S????)#*might delete post later #(anyway I'm making 1010010021010 Koushiro gifs and also Taichi gifs this week)#(hmm maybe I'll just drop more awful Koushiro takes TM I've seen)#('gross i n c e l' comments made seriously because he likes computers and is nerdy)#(acting like he'd be someone who'd discriminate against others despite him canonically admiring Taichi FOR NOT DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PPL)#(''''joke'''' comments when 2020 first dropped about how he ''''became Xti@n'''' because of the phrases on the tablet screen)

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Digimon Adventure ~ Episode 31 (J.P.N Ver.) ~ Character Traits & Character Development ~ Important Dialogue + as Adopted representation (Izumi Family)

Bonus:

{Koushiro and “Thank You”} (Koushiro, in the J.P.N. version, is known for using overly-“polite” speech in most of Koushiro’s wider canon. [at the very least, up until the beginnings of the 02 Epilogue timeframe]; (However, we see hints of that changing a little throughout the {+early} series too) {i.e. “Arigato[u] gozaimas[u]” (Formal) vs. slightly more informal {to Izumis, as they’re Koushiro’s family} “Arigato[u]”, which he slowly begins to start using more often by late 02′s World Tour arc} This is right after Koushiro’s returned home the first time, so the Izumis are bemused by Koushiro saying “Thank You” so openly)

{“Even if {Koushiro} is [hiding something], We can’t blame {Koushiro}. We’re [hiding something]* from {Koushiro}, TOO.”}

* = Koushiro’s Adoption backstory, which Koushiro continues to show clear awareness of Izumi Parents knowing & keeping the secret from Koushiro, including throughout this entire episode. (After Koushiro just got back from being stuck in the Digital World for over two months in Digital World time, maybe NOT counting the time Koushiro spent trapped and isolated in Vademon’s ‘pocket’ dimension...)

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#digimon adventure #izumi koushirou #koushirou izumi #koushiro izumi #koushiro izzy izumi #izzy izumi #mrs izumi #mr izumi #masami izumi #izumi masami #izumi kae #kae izumi #yoshie izumi #koushiro and tentomon #koushiro and mrs izumi #adv 31

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Digidestined as Students at UA Academy:

Note: Feel free to disagree with this, I picked the quirks based on these little backstories I had planned for them or how much the vibe of the quirk matched the character, rather than the similarities between the MHA characters and the Digidestined!

Edit: Just realised that the graphic isn’t linked to this post, here’s the list of quirks 😅

Taichi: Once his quirk activates, he becomes the centre of attention everywhere and he truly enjoys every moment of it. He fools around and gets in trouble all the time, and never takes his surroundings seriously. Until one day during the last year of his Middle School, he goes too far and ends up facing a villain in a joke gone too far. The one who comes to his rescue then is his favourite teacher, Daigo, but unfortunately in making sure that Taichi gets out of the tussle alive, Daigo ends up losing his life. This is the turning point in Taichi’s life, and he makes up his mind to become a hero that saves people and swears to never let anyone else die in front of his eyes. He’s strong so of course at first he thinks UA will be a breeze, but he actually ends up placing 2nd in the entrance exam and gets another reality check. (Is obviously one of the Big Three later on.)

Yamato: His quirk is actually not related to either of his parents, and this causes a stir in the small countryside area that they live in. The people in their town are always spreading rumours about the legitimacy of him being his parent’s son or about his mother having cheated on. his father. Sick and tired of being ridiculed and having his family being put under this grim light, Yamato runs away from home at an early age. He enrols in UA with the aim to become a famous hero and shut everyone back home up for good once and for all. He is the strongest in his year and scores the 1st place in the entrance exam. (Obviously also in the Big Three and Taichi’s rival.)

Mimi: Due to how visually pleasing her quirk and Mimi herself is, she was recruited as a child actress and has always been a very popular celebrity since she was young. But as she grows up, she wants people to recognize her quirk and herself for strength and not beauty, so she enrols in UA to break away from the stereotype that she has carried with herself forever. She gets in via recommendation, and to her dismay most of the student body is too nervous to be friendly with her. (Also in the Big Three.)

Takeru: His memories of his brother are very hazy and he doesn’t recall the real reason Yamato just disappeared from home. After seeing him on television during the Sports Festival programme, Takeru decides to enrol into UA to find his brother and make him come back home. Yamato is very wary of him and doesn’t want Takeru to face any criticism at school so he maintains his distance but Takeru interprets this as Yamato not thinking him worthy enough for his attention, so he works even harder to be acknowledged by his brother.

Sora: She is actually very embarrassed of her quirk since she used to get bullied for it during her time at elementary and middle school, but her mother forces her to enrol at UA in hopes that her time there will help Sora overcome her fear of her quirk.

Koushiro: He’s actually one of the witnesses of the incident where Daigo dies and his impression of Taichi is very bad, but when he sees him on the television a year later during the Sports Festival and then in the news for Taichi’s efforts as an intern in a Hero Agency, Koushiro is taken aback by how much he has changed. He enrols in UA so he too can grow stronger and use his quirk for a better purpose, just like Taichi.

Jou: He’s not inclined to become a Hero, or towards violence in general but enrols at UA anyway since that’s a family tradition. At school the teachers are very impressed by how he’s able to rally the students and various classes together, a task most of the teachers fail at too, and suggest to him that he could always choose to work at UA after establishing himself as a hero, which seems appealing enough to Jou to make him continue with the course.

Hikari: She has pretty much lived in the shadow of her brother since she was little, and by enrolling in UA hopes to prove to her family and everyone around her that she’s just as strong as Taichi if not more. However, Taichi cant help but baby her every time he sees her and this usually ends up with Hikari avoiding him as much as possible at school.

#digimon #taichi yagami #yamato ishida #sora takenouchi #mimi tachikawa #koushiro izumi #jou kido #takeru takaishi #hikari yagami #digimon headcanon #digimon au #digimon x bnha #crossovers #writealot #posting this first so I can link it to the graphic

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o-w-quinlan · 3 years

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Digimon Adventure: (2020) Final Thoughts

Considering I stopped reviewing this series episode by episode months ago, they’re more positive thoughts than you’d expect, though still not all that positive.

To summarize, this is an entertaining series with plenty of individual good aspects and great episodes that nevertheless leaves me cold as a whole. Much as I enjoyed following it week to week, I can’t say I recommend this series to anyone but hardcore Digimon fans, or hardcore fans of the wider “monster” genre.

Action

It felt appropriate to start with this, considering a focus on action was what the initial interviews promised, and they delivered in spades. It wasn’t perfect or too consistent, there were several times when the Digimon not evolving when they could just broke any tension the fights had, but this series had some of the best fights in any Digimon anime. Anything in the first 3 episodes, Greymon/MetalGreymon vs MetalTyranomon, SkullKnightmon vs Greymon and Garurumon, Mugendramon vs DoneDevimon, Mugendramon vs WarGreymon, Millenniumon vs the dragons, Omegamon vs Abbadomon Core… all of them among the best things the franchise has to offer in terms of action scenes, which after so many series where fights were solved by having a protagonist Digimon evolve and one-shotting the enemy, comes as a breath of fresh air (to be fair, this series also had a lot of that, but it had actual great fights to compensate).

Worldbuilding

Another thing promised in interviews was the use of Digimon from all over the franchise, and not only did they deliver, but they also included plenty of references to the “null canon” to enrich the experience for the most hardcore fans. The series made sure to constantly emphasize the savage nature of the Digital World, bringing back the Tamers worldbuilding of Digimon consuming weaker Digimon in hopes of achieving evolution. Along the way we saw a lot of allies fighting back against this status-quo, from things as overt as Leomon organizing a resistance or Petaldramon protecting weaker Digimon from the all-consuming Entmon, to less dramatic stuff like weak Digimon settling down to live together, or the mere presence of a restaurant where everyone can rest for a while of the hardships of their world.

The biggest flaw here was in how the series handled its antagonists. With very few exceptions, every single enemy Digimon in the series lacked dialog, whereas nearly every single ally Digimon could speak normally, and this disparity cheapened the whole thing, because instead of coming across as “this mentality is normal for this world”, it came across as just your normal “everyone lived together in harmony until the villains attacked”, which is very much not what the series was telling us.

Characterization

That brings us to the next point: the lack of personality for most villains. I joked elsewhere that Minotaurmon from episode 19 was the most compelling villain of the series, and that’s not completely a joke. Almost every single villain of the week was flat, plenty of the “main” villains were lacking in dialog (Algomon in the first few episodes, Nidhoggmon, Millenniumon) or turned mindless halfway through (Devimon, DarkKnightmon). Negamon/Abbadomon in the final episodes managed to benefit from this by being the embodiment of an “instinct”, but in general this meant a mook-of-the-week like Minotaurmon managed to be a highlight among the villains simply by having dialog and non-trivial desires.

But what of the protagonists? The popular opinion is that everyone is far blander than they were in the original series, and I agree. But rather than comparing it with the first series, let’s look at what it had to offer to us. Where in other Digimon series, the backstories and issues of the protagonists and their reactions to what’s going on around them make for most of the drama, in this series the drama comes from the villains trying to destroy everything, and for the most part that means the protagonists only need to be distinct and charming on their own, no necessity to create conflict between them. There is an overall character arc for all of them, though: accepting and interiorizing their new duties towards the world they had ended up stranded on, getting to know and love the Digital World. Was this well done? Not really.

Taichi and Takeru, for example, were so much the embodiment of the stock shonen hero that accepting their place in this new world didn’t really reveal anything about them we hadn’t already seen from their first few appearances.

Jou got stuck as an unfunny punchline 90% of the time, to the point of damaging his few “serious” moments in some of his focus episodes. His development of becoming assertive was compelling in theory, but it got muddled with so many unfunny and uncomfortable hotsprings jokes that the impact was lost.

Hikari started as an even more blatant plot-device “mysterious character” than she was in the original series, before unconvincingly changing to cheerful little girl afterwards (the whiplash between her in episode 33 and her in episode 34 was something else), and only really managing to settle into a compelling character in her last focus episode (58, defending the Digitamas from the Bakemon and SkullBaluchimon, which to be fair is a great episode and probably the best showcase for Hikari as a character in any product or continuity).

Koushiro was mostly fine, although we all remember the several times the series seemed to promise it might do something with him (his uneasiness when his family was mentioned, or that line about having to “face the darkness of his past” in the HerakleKabuterimon episode) that ended up being nothing.

Mimi is the fan-favorite, being charming in nearly all her appearances and having some of the best focus episodes, and it’s mostly deserved. If there’s anything I criticize from her, it’s that her focus episodes don’t really add up to anything.

Yamato was fine, started out as a stock shonen rival before becoming the single most chill “lone wolf” in any Digimon series, probably because of what I said before of the conflict between the protagonists no longer being the source of drama. He gets a slow development of caring only for his brother to starting to care for other Digimon for the sake of Sora and Gabumon to caring about the Digital World just as much as everyone else.

Sora was made fun of by a certain section of the fandom for having the worst focus episodes early on, and I agreed, but having finished the series I can’t get rid of the impression that her focus episodes, while perhaps not that good on their own, when taken as a whole explore her character the best of any other. Yeah, this mostly means exploring her compassion (these are not very multi-dimensional characters), but they deepen and deepen both her impact on the Digimon she saves and how she is impacted in turn by them, moving her away from saving others through her combat prowess to saving others by empathizing with the grief of another caring soul, and by the end I honestly ended up considering her my favorite character (despite none of her episodes making it to my list of favorites).

As for the Digimon… it’s following in the footsteps of other Digimon Adventure products by not really having much of interest for the Digimon themselves except for Tailmon.

Overall, for the most part the main characters were decent, but besides Mimi and ultimately also Sora, I don’t think they’re very memorable. All of them start out promising, but never really improved from that promising start (again, except for Sora).

Pacing

And now we get to the biggest problem of the series: Pacing. I’ve seen it stated elsewhere that this series was more episodic than most (any?) other Digimon series before it, and part of the backlash it got was from not being as serialized as fans expected it to be. This isn’t exactly true. From episode 16 (Eyesmon) to episode 24 (DoneDevimon), this series was as serialized as any other Digimon series has ever been, with nonstop escalation that demanded you keep watching it week after week. Then, from 25 to 35 (Angewomon) or 36 (BlitzGreymon), it pulled slightly back from that never-ending escalation, but was still pretty serialized. It was only afterwards that it became heavily episodic, and by that point it wasn’t expectations set up by previous series that hurt it in the eyes of the fandom, it was expectations set by this series itself in its first half.

Not that the episodes themselves were bad. Honestly, I found myself significantly more entertained by the episodic later half of the series than the serialized first half. Maybe it was because they didn’t feel the need to convince me they were the most exciting, tense thing I had ever seen when they were clearly not (hello, Mamemon episode), or maybe it was that there were more than just endless fights to them, but I normally ended up those episodes entertained and satisfied, whereas with a lot of episodes from Eyesmon to BlitzGreymon, I mostly just felt frustrated after watching them. I agree with the criticism that, when seen as a whole, breaking momentum so hard for so long after months of never-ending escalation wasn’t the right choice, but when seen week after week, I can’t see this change of approach as that bad of a thing.

Conclusion

I think that sums up the series for me. On a weekly basis, it’s pretty entertaining. It’s when seen as a whole that the problems really become clear. There’s been some speculation in the past few weeks of how much the current situation in the world might have impacted the series, but ultimately, I have to judge what actually happened, and I can’t help the impression that this series ultimately left me with nothing of substance after it was all said and done. Like, I enjoyed this more than, say, Appli Monsters, but Appli Monsters have things that stick with you after it’s over. Not so much here, unless you’re a hardcore fan that loves the Omegamon lore this added (which I am, btw; love that Omegamon lore). I don’t think I can recommend this series to anyone who isn’t a hardcore Digimon fan, or at least a hardcore fan of the wider “monster” genre.

One thing I’m grateful to this series for, though, it’s the commercial boost it has given the rest of the franchise. I’m not going to credit it for all the successes it currently has, after all the Card Game would have fell off by now if it wasn’t genuinely well-done and the Vital Bracelet happened because of years of the virtual pet division progressively building up its audience after it had nearly died off, but it’s undeniable they wouldn’t have sold as well without this anime advertising the franchise week after week. Next week, we’ll have the first episode of Digimon Ghost Game, the first time since 2001 that we have a Digimon series being immediately succeeded by another. If that isn’t a sign of how well the franchise is doing right now, I don’t know what is.

Favorite Episodes: 1 (Tokyo Digital Crisis), 6 (The Targeted Kingdom), 12 (Lilimon Blooms), 20 (The Seventh One Awakens), 32 (Soaring Hope), 42 (King of Inventors, Gerbemon), 49 (The God of Evil Descends, Millenniummon), 56 (The Gold Wolf of the Crescent Moon), 58 (Hikari, New Life)

#digimon #Digimon Adventure:#Digimon Adventure 2020

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amethyst-geek · 3 years

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Who I think would take whose family name in Digimon pt 1

Since 1 of my first posts was me sharing my headcannon that Yamato would be the one adoption Sora’s name, I decided to list some of the Digimon parings I ship who would adopt whose surname upon getting married. For some context, married couples in Japan are required to have the same surname and while it is much more common for the wife to be the 1 to adopt the husband’s surname, it is not unheard of for the husband to adopt the wife’s surname. To determine who would be taking whose surname, I will be asking myself the following questions:

1. Does the wife come from a prestigious family?

2. Is either half of the couple the last in their family line?

3. Do either of them have a career that would warrant keeping their surname (scientist, actor, etc)? I may need to rely on a head-cannons a bit for this one.

These r only some of the pairings I ship and I plan to discuss the other pairings in a different post.

Adventure

Mimi and Koushiro- Figuring out this one is a bit tricky compared to the others. While the 2020 anime version of Mimi come from a prestigious family, that doesn't seem to be the case in original anime (at least not to the same extent). According to the epilogue, both have careers that would make it logical to keep their names, with Izzy being a researcher while Mimi is either a nutritionist or a celebrity chef (who also apparently dabbles in fashion design according to Kizuna). However there is one factor that makes me lean toward Mimi being the one to adopt Izzy’s name (at least legally, I can still see her using her maiden name professionally)- As revealed in episode 38 of Digimon Adventure, Izzy’s biological parents died when he was a baby and his adoptive father was his bio dad’s last living relative while his bio mom did not have any family at all, so Izzy is almost certainly the last in his family line. Thus I think Mimi will adopt the Izumi name while still going by Tachikawa professionally. Or maybe Izzy will adopt the Tachikawa name and they’ll name their daughter Izumi.

Takeru and Hikari- The Yagami family doesn’t seem to be particularly prestigious, and since Taichi is still around, he’s probably got the “carrying on the Yagami name” thing handled. Thus, Hikari being the one to adopt Takeru’s surname seems more likely then the reverse.

Xros Wars

Taiki and Akari- Based on the typical reasons a man might adopt his wife's surname, there doesn't seem to be any reason for Taiki to be the one to take the Hinomoto name. Akari has 2 brothers, so he Hinomoto name probably wouldn't die out if Akari adopted the Kudo name. Taiki and Akari also seem to be relatively equal interns of social class. I’m not really sure what Akari would do for a living. While I sometimes head-cannon her as growing up to become a physchatrist, I also consistently head-cannon Taiki and Akari as getting married shortly after the latter graduates from college or sometimes even right after she finishes high school (either way she'd probably begin her career using the Kudo name).

Kiriha and Nene- While Hunters showed that Nene became an idol singer and actress (two careers where it is common for women in said professions to keep their maiden names), Kiriha is implied in the show to be the last of the Aonuma family (if his backstory of being alone after the death of the parents is anything to go by). Thus, similar to Mimi and Izzy, I believe that if Kiriha and Nene were to get married, Nene would legally change to Aonuma so the Aonuma name doesn't die out, but continue going by Amano professionally (partly to avoid confusion, also because they initially want to keep their relationship a secret from the public as some fans can get pretty crazy when it comes to the love lives of celebrates. Look up how fans reacted to Mamoru Miyano announcing that he and his wife were having twins if you don't believe me).

#takari #tk takaishi #hikari yagami #mimi tachikawa #koushiro izumi #kiriha aonuma #nene amano #taiki kudo #akari hinomoto #digimon #xros wars #digimon adventure #mishirou #kirine #digimon headcanons

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I wondering if you have any polyship/crackships for Joker from Batman, Bluebird Azurite from SU, Jessie & James from the Pokemon Anime, Melony and Piers from Pokemon Sword/Shield, Cynthia from Pokemon DPPT, Sabrina from Pokemon RBY and Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi from Digimon Adventure.

Joker is so hard because honestly my favorite ship is him and his wife from that one backstory where he was a failing standup comedian and things went wrong. I feel like you can just do whatever with Joker so I'm saying his wife. I love fluffy Harley and Joker but things never stay fluffy....😑

Bluebird Azurite needs Navy Ruby, she's the mastermind they need to be truly evil. Navy and Aquamarine is still a fav ship of mine and this polycule is perfect. Eyeball, Aquamarine and Navy together could take over the world. Boss ass bitch squad.

Jessie and James I thought of Lucy, though she's technically a good guy she is a strong willed woman that will watch and wait, also snake fan. Her level headed nature with a silent fire is a good balance to the passions but rarely well thought out nature of the other two. Gee James how come you get two femdoms

For Melony I don't have a romantic/sexual ship for her but I think a great friendship would be her and Pheobe. Both are rather "contrary" to what you expect for being users of their types Melony is warm and has mom energy but ice is considered an aloof type. Phoebe is friendly and energetic but ghost is considered chaotic and depressing. Depending on Phoebes age Melony might mother her. But both are affectionate and would spoil each other's pokemon. Good vibes here.

Piers x Raihan x Leon, Leon and Piers got that older sibling dynamic they probably had to help raise their Lil sibs and can bond over that. Leon and Raihan got that good vibes, it's a common ship and the energy of Leon and Raihan is good for Piers. The ship is called 'fashiondisastershipping' and yeah that checks out.

Cynthia and Elesa feel like they'd have a nice relationship. In masters ex Elesa comes off as a woman that looks 'stuck up' but is a big ol softy inside, fashion is how she is creative and she's all smiles when you get her talking. I don't have Cynthia in the game but that's basically how I see her. Especially since she gives the player a togepi egg a pokemon that is highly associated with friendship. Cynthia is fashionable imo, she's fashionable in that all black palette way. A good third would be Olivia, fashionable with a hard outside and soft sweet inside.

Sabrina and Morty are just my pet ship. I'm cheating a little but stick with me. They both are psychic actually, in the games both mention seeing the future. Morty uses his training to hone his psychic skills and Sabrina is connected to her pokemon psychically. They could relate to each other over the frustrations of having incomplete visions and the risk of living in the future and not the present.

And the fact that Haunter was what made Sabrina laugh in the anime was so cute and iirc anime morty could understand what his pokemon were saying, and Sabrina still has her connection to her pokemon, they both cultivate a deeper understanding than what the average trainer can achieve with their pokemon.

They are going to be slightly out of step with the people around them, so why can't they walk together?

Izzy x Mimi is probably my favorite ship for Izzy. Nerd x fashionesta, mimi would make him get away from his tech more often and Izzy would show her really niche topics that would get her curious and excited. A bit of a opposite attract in just the best ways.

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