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neonscandal · 3 months

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Explaining Anime Badly✨ pt 8

Mashle: Magic and Muscles is what would happen if My Hero Academia took place at a parody of Hogwarts with dense, but quirkless, Shoto Todoroki as the MC ironically with Saitama's (OPM) insane physical strength. Who needs hair? You can eat cream puffs for Plus Ultra gains. I'll leave it to you to identify the other MHA characters in the Mashle cast.

#neon recs #explaining anime badly #anime #manga #mashle #mmm #mashle: magic and muscles #mha #bnha #one punch man #opm #my hero academia #shonen anime #boku no hero academia #shonen

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missmisnomer · 2 months

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Nose boop incoming, prepare yourself

@sugarpasteltmnt The latest chapter took my wig and flung it into fucking orbit. Still haven't recovered it yet. Maybe Void can go grab it for me real quick.

Follow this silly little fucker's misadventures on AO3

#your fic singlehandedly kicked my ass out of its art slump thank you for your service #Neon? in MY color pallet? It's more likely than you think #the neon void #the neon void tmnt #the neon void fanart #tnv tmnt #tnv fanart #the neon void rottmnt #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #tmnt fanfic #fanfic rec #rottmnt fanfic #rottmnt leonardo #leonardo tmnt #leonardo hamato #neon leon #miss misnomer

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annomalysstuff · 2 months

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Tw: body horror (but not gore)

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This is inspired bey a fic (again, I’m getting to a point where I mostly draw out of fics) called The Neon Void by @sugarpasteltmnt (sugarpastels on ao3)

The fic is incredible, I highly recommend it (also this happened a while ago, but I lost my shit in the chapters that had bohemian rhapsody references)

Here’s the fic description:

Five years. It's been five years.

Hamato Leonardo was b͕̱ͮ̉͐͊ác͎̯̯̈͗͐͑ͯ͑̚k̦

But he was no longer who he once was.

#the neon void #rottmnt #tmnt #tmnt leo #krang leo #fic rec #tw body horror

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banana-pancake5 · 2 months

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Literally can not get TNV out of my head

Good ol Neon Void by @sugarpasteltmnt

Also close ups under the cut

#THE NEWEST CHAPTER WAS CRAZY #PLEASE GO READ AND SUPPORT THIS AMAZING FIC #the neon void #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #m3b fic recs #my art #traditional art #Rottmnt Leo #rise Leo #Rottmnt au #tmnt #tmnt rise #riseofthetmnt #rise of tmnt #rise of the turtles #alcohol markers #the neon void fanart #tnv fanart

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purplekirby · 8 months

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People being worried about the writers strike and not getting the next season of such and such show or not getting new shows

And I've been over here for the past 4 years watching almost exclusively shows from 1990-2010 and have a TV shows list 20+ shows long that are all finished that I haven't even begun watching

I think I'm gonna be okay

#writers strike #yu yu hakusho #neon genesis evangelion #rurouni kenshin #yugioh #digimon #scrubs #code lyoko #yugioh gx #doctor who #parks and rec #adventure time #the office #blue exorcist #hunter x hunter #smallville

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natashadewinter · 2 months

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the soft light of the moon and the harsh light of the sun

#neon genesis evangelion #evangelion fanart #rei ayanami #asuka langley soryu #reisuka #asurei #i don’t really ship them but i read the most amazing fanfic and their dynamic was so interesting #if anyone has fix recs please drop them!

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worldsokayestmagicalgirl · 1 year

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And so begins my Cultivate spam…

This may be the prettiest Liu Qingge I’ve ever drawn…idk is he too pretty? I know that’s his thing but I may have gone a bit overboard. 😅 But the minute @neonghostcat gave us that bath scene my brain was seized by a “paint me like one of your French girls” moment & I decided to just go all out 🤣

The way he was so ready & willing to pose for his own xianxia nudes…Iconic™.

Hang in there Liu Qingge, Shen Yuan’s almost there…

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weepingmill · 4 months

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you guys won’t believe what i just finished listening to

#escaped audios #neon barbarian #i’m gonna cry #crying screaming throwing up #neon wings is next #i wasn’t ready for this #damn my friend for this rec #this ending has made me ILL

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homosexual-newsboy · 24 days

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if anyone has ralbert fanart or fanfic recommendations I would love to borrow those from you because I’m very need some

#Ralbert #newsies #fic Recs wanted #Art recs wanted #Please just point me in the right direction with a neon sign and I’ll be all set

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lilareviewsbooks · 1 year

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Queer Normal-World in SFF Books

Here are five books where being queer is the norm, aka there is no homophobia or transphobia at all! Not all these books are fluffy though -- most of them have heavy conflicts and a bunch of shit going down, but at least no one has a problem with anyone being gay!

These are my favorite kind of books and I have so, so many recommendations, so let me know if you ever want more of these :) And I can also absolutely do only fluffy queer books, too!

The Genesis of Misery, by Neon Yang

Mx. Yang's books are perfect for this type of prompt. The Genesis of Misery is their most recent, and the premise is absolutely killer. It follows Misery Nomaki (she/they), who is haunted by an apparition of an angel. While she is convinced she is mentally ill like her mother, and that her visions are a symptom, people around her seem more and more certain that she is actually some sort of messiah.

I have my issues with The Genesis of Misery, but it’s a very creative sci-fi that’s worth the read. It includes mecha, interesting depictions of religion, which permeates the entire story, and, of course, excellent queer rep. We have characters who use neo-pronouns, a polyamory situationship and most characters are queer. Not to mention, it’s written by a queer and non-binary author, which is always a plus. It’s part of an on-going series, though, so be prepared to wait a little while for the sequel!

Plus, The Locked Tomb fans might be interested to know that there’s a very cavalier-necromancer dynamic in this, and that Rebecca Roanhorse (who wrote Black Sun) described it as Joan of Arc meets Gideon The Ninth.

Yep. You wanna read it, don’t you?

(Also, if for some reason you’re like: “gee, I really wish there was a black-and-white silent movie with a killer score that touched on these same themes”, then you should probably watch The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928). It’s not explicitly gay, but it is queer in my heart. And it rocks.)

The Locked Tomb Series, starting with Gideon The Ninth, by Tasmyn Muir

Since I mentioned it, I guess I might as well include The Locked Tomb in here! This is a Tumblr favorite, and with good reason, because The Locked Tomb fucking rocks. It’s hard to pitch it to someone without ruining the whole point of the series, but the first book follows a necromancer, Harrowhark and her sworn swords-woman, her cavalier, the butch-as-hell Gideon, as they’re summoned to the First House to compete to become Lyctors, the companions of God.

Yeah, I know that’s a lot, and, to be honest, it’s probably not gonna make much sense to you at many points throughout the story, but that’s the point of The Locked Tomb - everything is confusing, and it’s about sapphics in space!

The thing about this series is they’re the most unique books you’ll ever read. Every volume has a different approach to telling its story. There’s so many mysteries and it’s almost impossible to understand all the intricacies without sitting down and doing some work. The magic system is also the wonkiest, coolest thing - it involves eating people, sometimes, y’know. And, I promise, you’ll love every single second of it. Especially because there’s absolutely no homophobia or transphobia in any of it, and almost every character is queer as fuck - especially after the second book, when gender starts getting a little funky!

Winter’s Orbit, by Everina Maxwell

I love this book so much, and so know that it comes highly, highly recommended! I have a whole five star review on it you can check out here. (Do check trigger warnings, though! You should always, but especially for this one. I didn’t and they really got me!).

Winter’s Orbit features my absolutely favorite trope - queer arranged marriage. (Nothing better - those three words and you know it’s gonna be a queer normal world, have some politics and probably be really fucking sweet.) This one is probably one of only ones out of this list where the romance is very predominant and serves as an important B plot. It’s also a standalone, but has a companion book in the same universe, called Ocean’s Echo, which rocks, too!

This one follows Jainan, a recent widower who is rushed into an arranged marriage with Prince Kiem in order to keep the alliance between their homelands intact. Together, they must navigate court intrigue I’m trying my best not to spoil and investigate Jainan’s ex-husband’s death, which might not have been an accident, after all...

In this sci-fi fantasy world, being queer is completely normal, and their system when it comes to gender is absolutely fascinating. People will wear little gender signifiers, like a wodden token for female, for instance, so that others know how to refer to them. It’s super cool to see these kind of things incorporated into the world-building, and it’s something you really only get when queer authors are behind the helm.

(Also, this was originally written online, and it was actually picked up and traditionally published! Which is so cool! Queer fics becoming traditionally published books is so rare, it’s so nice to see it actually happen!)

The Teixcalaan Series, starting with A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine

This is another one of my favorites! I read it last year and it blew me away - so much so that I’ve been itching to re-read it ever since I finished the second book.

The Teixcalaan Series is a political sci-fi duology focusing on the themes of language, empire and cultural domination through imperialism. It’s amazing, and I wrote about it in a full-length review, here, if you wanna take a look!

It follows Mahit Dzamare, from the tiny Lsel Station, who becomes the ambassador to the huge Teixcalaan Empire, whose culture she’s been in love with for ages. The problem? Something happened to the Lsel ambassador, and the Empire’s control over the Station has been growing ever bigger. To make matters worse, Mahit’s imago machine - the cerebral implant full of her predecessors memories and experiences - doesn’t seem to be working properly, leaving her with a ghost of her predecessor inside of her head...

With all the problems the Teixcalaan Empire has, it’s not homophobic or transphobic, which is a plus for us gays who want to read in peace. Mahit has a charged relationship with her cultural liason, Three Seagrass (yes, that’s her name; yes, there’s an in-world explanation; no, I won’t tell you what it is, you’ll have to read it and find out), not to mention all the hijinks she finds out her predecessor was up to. And none of it needs to be justified or explained at all - people are just gay, and that’s fine!

On A Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden

This graphic novel has a stunning art style, and, listen closely sapphics, absolutely no men at all. Yep. Literally there’s only women and non-binary people in this comic!

And guess what? It’s available to read for free, here. Thank you, Ms. Walden!

Here, romance is also an important plot point. On A Sunbeam follows Mia, who starts working for a crew of repair-people who rebuild broken down structures. In another timeline, we flashback to her experiences at her boarding school, and to her relationship with a new student.

What’s most unique about On A Sunbeam - apart from the fact that there are no men at all - is it’s unique version of outer space. It’s almost historical, with huge sprawling marble structures decaying, surronded by trees. The ships are shaped like huge fish. You can feel the whimsy in your bones from the colors and the art style that Ms. Walden uses, here.

This standalone is definitely worth a read. And if you like it, you should definitely check out the rest of Ms. Walden’s work - it’s all as beautiful as this is, if not more. Her The End of Summer was one of my favorite reads, last year.

That’s all I’ve got, guys, but lemme know if you want more of these - I have so many, I can definitely recommend you more! Drop me an ask if you have specifications, too - I’m always happy to do some digging :)

#booklr #book recommendations #book recs #queer books #sapphic books #lgbtq books #book review #queer sff #sff books #the locked tomb #the genesis of misery #neon yang #gideon the ninth #winters orbit #a memory called empire #teixcalaan #on a sunbeam #tillie walden

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stardustandrockets · 3 months

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Who is your favorite anti-hero?

I’m not 100% sure you can call him an anti-hero, but Damien is one of my favorite misunderstood characters. He wants so badly to belong, but his power of suggestion leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to doing the right thing. I don’t want to spoil anything, but after reading A Neon Darkness by @laurenshippen I totally understand where Damien is coming from in the Bright Sessions podcast and why he does the things that he does. My heart really goes out to him and I’m so glad Lauren gave us a little more of his story.

If you’re into fiction podcasts and audio dramas at all, I highly recommend giving @thebrightsessions a go. It’s basically like what would happen if the X-Men were in therapy dealing with their trauma instead of saving the world? It’s so good! If you’re not into podcasts, there are three books set in the world: The Infinite Noise (follows Caleb and Adam), A Neon Darkness (follows Damien), and Some Far Away Place (follows Rose). All three books (and the podcast) are incredibly queer and so so SO GOOD! The books are all technically stand-alone and supplemental to the podcast. Except for The Infinite Noise—it’s basically the first season from Caleb and Adam’s perspective. So if you do read it, and you like it, definitely give the podcast a chance.

#RCDec23 #RainbowCrate #rainbow crate book box #anti hero #a neon darkness #the infinite noise #some far away place #the bright sessions #lauren shippen #damien gorham #robert gorham #atypical artists #lgbtq reads #lgbtqia #queer book recs #read queer all year #read with pride #stardust book recs #stardustandrockets

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neonscandal · 3 months

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Thanks for answering my ask from a few weeks ago @neonscandal ..... If you don't mind me asking (again), what are your top 10 (or top 7) favorite media (can be books/ manga/ anime/movies/tv series)? Why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before....

Thank you for asking in the first place! ❤️

Not at all unique is the fact that, as soon as I get asked a question about my top faves, I immediately draw a blank on everything I've ever enjoyed or watched, ever. 😅 I'm sure that's not the first time you've heard that. No need to apologize, as you can probably tell from other asks, my answers change regularly. This is my anime/manga blog so without any regard for order:

Life Lessons with Uramichii-Oniisan (anime) - depending on how old you are, there's a cognitive dissonance that occurs when you're no longer younger than nor the same age as your favorite protagonists in the stories you grew up with. This is the anime that eases the blow of that like the ibuprofen you now keep at home, at work and in your purse. And it's hysterical.

Attack on Titan (anime/manga) - There is something to be said for the eloquence of the exposition in this story which, when you know Isayama spent years shopping his art around to no avail because of the roughness of his style, makes perfect sense. While refining his art, he had all this time to pore over the story, hide little easter eggs so there'd be one string that gathered up all seeming loose ends. Just an incredibly interesting story to unfold. It's the kind of thing you wish you could read again for the first time but that's laughable because, every time you read it, you notice something you hadn't the last time.

To Your Eternity (anime) - This is the Grey's Anatomy equivalent in anime. Like, oh. You're emotionally constipated and need a good cry? Pick an episode at random. Watch a whole season if you're really about that life.

Sasaki to Miyano (manga/anime) - TBH I tied between this or Horimiya. They are not the same story but hold similar places in my heart. What I love about Sasaki to Miyano is how delicate it is. Yea, slow burn, whatever. But no, it just kind of gives Miyano space to come to terms with himself and Sasaki is the safety net that accepts him in all forms. Can love be this sweet?

Goodbye, Eri (manga) - Fujimoto is off the wall. Chainsaw Man is an excellent representation of that. Seemingly unfocused and always good for some sort of shock factor. I've been wanting to write, for some time, about how Fujimoto is like a trickster of a genie but I'll shelve that for the time being. Goodbye, Eri's disjointed narrative as if told in photographs and the art style which shows movement despite its static medium. It's a really elegant piece with a plot twist you don't see coming because, of course you don't. That, in fact, is part of the whole message of the story, isn't it?

Ranma 1/2 (anime) - Nostalgia. This was the first anime I ever watched that I locked into. It started me on a path of drawing, it encouraged me to seek out other shows.. this series is what started it all wayyy back then (okay, not that far back then, this was in the 00's). Tsundere x tsundere, yes but also just the immediate identification with characters who couldn't authentically be themselves because they kept bending and breaking under external pressures. I could very much relate and empathize even if the chaos of their universe was too fanciful for my own. Also, pretty sure Rumiko Takahashi is the longest running mangaka with consistent chapters in Shonen Jump for the last 40+ years is wild.

Vinland Saga (anime) - I honestly don't even know what to say about this story. But I think my favorite observation is a post I saw someone make where they wrote "No one will know the violence it took to become this gentle" with a picture of Thorfinn. And they were so poignantly right. Phenomenally twisted revenge story that is not at all satisfying. 10/10.

Link Clink (donghua) - This show is a vibe. If it hasn't been on a recommendation list yet, it's coming. The music, the art, the unfurling back story of the main characters as they untangle the lives of others? It manages to be both gutting and cerebral at the same time. Like every time I watch I'm like... I need to read the source material because the complexity of the concurrent storylines makes it such a head scratcher as to the larger plot.

Jujutsu Kaisen (anime/manga) - *Gestures vaguely to the rest of my blog.* We're still in the throes of how this story is going to play out which is nerve wracking and exciting for all its possibilities. I hold out a lot of hope that we'll see some stunning exposition in future chapters that we won't see coming.

Belle (anime) - It's just beautiful. 😘👌🏾 I talk a lot about my niece and nephew because I've turned them into my dorky little mini-me's. Also, being an aunt is like the best job. Belle is a movie that had them both gagged with the animation. If a show or series can get both of them to put their ipads, books, art supplies, etc. down, then I know I put them onto something special. Honestly, anything I enjoy with them makes it that much more special to me, personally.

This was lovely. I'll get back to posting lists soon, feel free to check out other recommendations!

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missmisnomer · 8 months

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When I tell you the absolute STRANGLEHOLD this fic has had on my throat for the past week! If you're looking for a longer story in the RotTMNT universe, steeped in elements of psychological horror and suspense, that explores the concept of The Boys being weapons engineered for war and what that could mean for their relationships with each other as well as their own sense of self, this is the fic for you!

What are you waiting for, go read The Lemonade Leak on AO3!!

I am genuinely obsessed with all of the imagery and mood you've been able to capture, so here's a treat for @turtleinsoup that's a little experimental. I had so much fun playing around with the colors and composition, hope you like!

I drank the lemonade man, it is living rent free in my brain 24/7. 🍋