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Anzu

Ngl I was getting I worried I wasn’t going to get Anzu and I was like: Am I a joke to you? I have no reputation at all? I am a little joke?? /jkjk THANK YOU

• First impression: I mean... The Token Girl, but I liked her. I probably thought she was bossy but I remember being on her side when Mai was introduced in a way that I now recognize was just some gross internalized misogyny. (Oh, Baby Me, how far we’ve come. How far we have to go.)

• Impression now: Unstoppable because she works hard and she’s an optimist. I think an underrated aspect of Anzu (other than literally everything about her because she cannot be overrated) is that she’s also one of the most confident characters on the show (her soul room is literally walled in mirrors and Shadi comments how confident and comfortable someone would have to be with themselves to have their soul manifest like that), and I think that gets overlooked because she’s not arrogant the way the others (all dudes ofc) frequently are.

• Favorite moment: GOD... I think maybe when she stands up to Kaiba... but which time, Duelist Kingdom or Virtual World... I honestly don’t remember either clearly (someday I will finish the reread/rewatch!!) but instinct is telling me Virtual World even though I don’t really even remember what she says to him, so... that one?? The flippant way she tells the story about knocking out a guy at Burger World is also a top moment. Oh or the time everyone’s panicking because the possessed professor is about to kill Jounouchi and she hits him with a globe, saving Jou’s life. Or... no no okay I’ll stop. Except that time that Mokuba--okay I won’t go on but you get the picture.

• Idea for a story: SO MANY, I have an embarrassing number of Devotionshipping posts in my drafts (a pairing I didn’t even like before)... I also like the idea that Miho goes with her to NY to be her roommate (Miho gets a job at a department store because she wants to become a stylist/personal shopper). Anzu does dance professionally for awhile but eventually semi-retires to Japan where she still takes gigs occasionally but mostly teaches at her own dance studio.

• Unpopular opinion: I actually don’t see that much on Anzu most of the time but I think much like people can make Yugi seem like a wet blanket without really thinking about it, people can write Anzu as a buzzkill like she doesn’t A) break rules when it suits her, B) take some pretty dumb risks and C) throw hands when dudes get out of line.

• Favorite relationship: Anzu is one of those characters that I can see as being an asset to literally anybody, like there is no character you can hold up that I wouldn’t go “Yes, they would benefit from having Anzu as a friend.” (Actually my only reversal there is I do think Anzu would benefit more from Mai becoming her friend, because she needs a female role model.) My brain has been 60% Devotionshipping and 40% a dub version of Miho now for a hot minute buuuut... I’m gonna go with Kaiba, actually. It’s mostly conjecture but I think the way she’s able to balance standing up to him and sympathizing with him has BIG friendship potential. They’re both ambitious. The fact that Anzu’s not into Duel Monsters could actually be an asset: they’d have to connect over something else (story idea: pending; not found) but that would bypass Anzu being a threat to Kaiba’s ego (not even because she could beat him necessarily but because he would just haaave to show off how much he can crush all competition), which I think would make them becoming friends easier.

• Favorite headcanon: All her dreams come true and her life is as lovely and happy as she deserves. Okay maybe something a little more specific... Her family is genuinely really proud and supportive of her. There’s a few reasons I think this is the case but yeah, that’s the base I think she’s coming from.

#character ask meme #mazaki anzu #tea gardner #(thinking about Anzu breaking rules... she actually does it more than I realized?)#goodforher.jpg #but also like Anzu DOES follow the rules most of the time because what she wants to do aligns with the rules #gonna stop before I add an essay

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teababe27 · 4 years

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Notes From the 2019 Myanimelist.net Challenges - Part 1: Anime

Health problems have laid me up a little, but now I’m finally posting this.

As you can tell by the title, this is a post in the vein of last year’s notes about the Myanimelist.net Anime Watching and Manga Reading Challenges. While I didn’t complete everything by the deadline, I had some fun with it and saw/read some good things, some okay things, some things I’ve been meaning to watch anyway, and some things I probably wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for this challenge.

This post will deal with the anime side. Part 2, dealing with the manga side, will come soon.

I will mention some notables/honorable mentions and then some of my favorite things I watched for this challenge.

Let’s do this.

Honorable Mentions/Other Notables: Millennium Actress - completed for the task “Watch an award-winning anime”

Two filmmakers interview Chiyoko, a retired, reclusive actress from long ago. She brings the two filmmakers through her memories.

As far as I’m concerned, anything Satoshi Kon does is great. A movie with an interesting concept and an interesting art style. I teared up a little at the end, ngl.

RIP Satoshi Kon.

My Neighbor Totoro - completed for the task “Watch an original anime”

Two little girls move to a house in the countryside with their father. While at the house, they discover forest spirits and go on adventures with them.

As expected from Studio Ghibli, the art is gorgeous. The story was fun. I’m ashamed to admit I haven’t seen this until now.

While not my favorite Miyazaki movie, this was still beautiful and also fucking adorable.

It was also pretty cool to hear the Fanning sisters in early roles.

Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren’t They? - completed for the task “Watch an anime in which your favorite character’s voice actor participated”

Three kids, each with a different special ability, are whisked away to a world called Little Garden. They are called upon by Kurousagi (Black Rabbit in the English dub) to win “Gift Games” and help the community regain its former glory and resources after a demon took them away.

I’d put this under the group of “Things i probably wouldn’t have watched if not for this challenge”.

I’m not normally into isekai anime (I feel it’s been way overdone lately), but I had fun with this. I honestly didn’t like a couple of the characters at first, but then I realized it was kinda the point. They did get better, though.

Automatic props for having Josh Grelle in there voicing one of the titular problem children.

I had fun with this one overall.

Aoi Bungaku Series - completed for the task “Watch an anime with more than 16 minutes in total and tagged as Mystery, Psychological, and/or Thriller”

An anthology adapting several classic Japanese books and stories.

This anime was different than a lot of what I have watched before. Bleak as hell a lot of the time (especially in the first story), but I found this anime interesting. I might try and read the books that these stories were based on.

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - completed for the task “Watch an anime suggested by Myanimelist or Anime+”

Justy Ueki Tylor is a bit of a lazy bum. He signs up to join the space military because he wants to live a relatively easy life and get a good pension when he retires. Through sheer charisma and dumb luck, he helps diffuse a hostage situation, leading him to be promoted to Captain of a ship with a bad reputation. An evil space empire and higher-ups looking to get rid of Tylor are also involved.

I found this show funny, but I also feel like this is one you need to be in the mood for. That being said, this was a fun watch.

A lot of zany hijinks and watching Tylor get by through sheer luck and charisma. Gave me some mixed feelings at times.

I have a weakness for things that came out in the 90s, as I grew up with that animation style and shows from that time period. As such, it was very cool to hear voice actors from my childhood, like Rachel Lillis and Lisa Ortiz, in this anime. (I was internally going “OMG it’s Misty!!” every time Yuriko talked.)

Favorites from the Challenge:

Hanayamata - completed for the task “Watch an anime that began airing between 2010 and 2015″

An ordinary student, Naru, wants nothing more than to be pretty and dazzling like in her fairy tale books. One day, she meets a mysterious girl, Hana, who dances with her one night. Hana turns out to be an American transfer student who ends up transferring into Naru’s class. Hana then introduces Naru to Yosakoi dancing and forms the Yosakoi club.

I thought this was a cute and fun slice-of-life anime. Premise can be a bit iffy if you really think about it, but I had fun with this show. I love how everyone slowly opened up with each other and was able to make their club work.

Also, I couldn’t help but have this thought: I feel like the first couple episodes had so much lesbian subtext that I had to check if this anime was made by KyoAni (it wasn’t, it’s made by Madhouse).

Tatami Galaxy - completed for the task “Watch a Noitamina anime”

A third-year college student runs into a mysterious guy at a ramen shop. The student reflects on his past 2 years at college, mostly spent with his friend Ozu trying to break up happy couples. The student wonders if he’s wasted his life and resolves to do better. Then a time loop starts happening and more chances arrive.

*clasps hands like Gendo Ikari*

We meet again, Masaki Yuasa.

No better time than this challenge to work through more of Masaki Yuasa’s filmography, especially after watching the decent Mind Game and the excellent Kaiba for last year’s challenge.

While watching this anime, I felt myself going back and forth on whether or not I really liked this anime. Whether it was overrated or underrated. Whether it was a good idea on what the Endless 8 could have been or something that kept going unnecessarily long because the Student couldn’t see what was in front of his face. Whether it was style over substance.

The answer?

Yes.

I honestly liked it, but I do understand the criticism. I feel like the confusion about my feelings can be a good thing and this anime still had some great points and made me think.

I also thought the art style and soundtrack were great, as usual from Masaki Yuasa.

One Outs - completed for the task “Watch an active staff member’s favorite anime with 10 episodes or more”

A struggling baseball team recruits Tokuchi Towa, a pitcher who is more of a gambler than anything. Kojima, the team’s veteran player, hopes that Tokuchi will lead them to the championship. Corrupt ownership and unethical opponents also add problems.

Tokuchi was a great character. He’s a genius, but also a huge troll. His method is basically trying to psychologically get to the other players and go from there. I liked seeing him work through situations and outsmart people. This was one of the few anime from the challenge where I could watch several episodes in one sitting and not even realize it.

Basically, this was a take on sports anime I didn’t know I needed.

Aggressive Retsuko (aka Aggretsuko) - Season 1 completed for the task “Watch an ONA,” Season 2 completed for the task “Watch an anime with more than 16 minutes in total and a popularity lower than #700″

Retsuko, a red panda, is an average office worker. Unfortunately, she hates her job. She is harassed by her boss and given unreasonable amounts of work. To relieve the stress from her life, she secretly goes to karaoke and sings death metal to scream everything out.

I love this. I love Retsuko. I love the little songs sprinkled in. I love Retsuko’s relationships with several of her office-mates.

I feel like I can relate so hard. Not necessarily with the heavy work load, but just the general stresses of life in your 20s. Being stuck in a job that isn’t the best, and also liking metal.

I had a ton of fun with this show. Season 1 was slightly better than Season 2, but I loved this show all the same.

Girls’ Last Tour - completed for the task “Watch an anime that finished airing with more than 10 episodes and has a synopsis by MAL Rewrite”

In a post-apocalyptic, war-torn landscape, two girls, Chito and Yuri, travel the world for answers, with only their motorbike/tank, their supplies, and each other.

This, by far, wins Best of the Challenge this year.

This anime gave me a mix of emotions that I don’t know if I’ve ever felt before. A strange mix of existential dread and sadness and going “aww” at the slice-of-life adventures the two girls have. It made me laugh, made me cry, and made me think.

Watch this one, please.

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