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endysgirl · 4 years

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Sailor Mars Birthday Tribute

I am so late on posting this but I just did not have time to edit. For Mars I wanted to talk about her 90s anime version and her much better manga version.

Let me start by laying my bias wide open. I never liked Sailor Mars. As a kid I thought she was unnecessarily mean. She was and still is my least favorite, besides ChibiMoon. She’s beautiful, and her powers and attacks are awesome. As for how she fits into the overall scheme of things, I have major issues with how the anime portrayed her compared to how Naoko intentioned her. Frankly, I can’t help but view 90s anime Rei as an imposter and I’ll explain why...

Ok, first let’s talk about 90’s anime-Rei. We know she’s very hard working, goes to an elite girls’s Catholic school and wants to be an independent career woman when she grows up. Yet, for some reason (*cough*patriarchy) she sees Mamoru in season one and thinks he’s perfect so she’s gotta have him. She embarrasses herself going all boy crazy over him (he literally steps on her head and just walks away) and he seems like a typical clueless dude who doesn’t realize she *likes* him. I relate hardcore to Mamoru here. She’s so thirsty and he is so not. Then fast forward to after Endymion gets taken and Rei slaps Usagi calling her a coward. It’s meant to be some great emotional scene that some fans latch on to. Yet, it’s not Rei’s slap that motivates Usagi. It just hurts her. Go watch it again (epi35); it’s the voice of Mask from her memory, gently and patiently encouraging her, as always, that she is strong and can fight that spurs Moon into action. We’ve seen over and over that Usagi responds to patient encouragement over violence, just like when she does when she faces the baddest villains. Yet, the 90s anime always has Rei cutting her down. As far as I’m concerned, it’s just the patriarchy at work, trying to convince young girls that the boy or girl who’s mean to you really does care about you. It’s toxic and just plain stupid.

Now, am I saying 90s anime Rei doesn’t really care about Usagi? No. Not at all. She’s her Senshi and they share the same heart and the same dream to protect those they love together. Of course she loves Usagi. My issue is how the 90s anime portrays that dynamic. It’s spreading toxicity within female friendships and trying to sell it as genuine. I also understand that Mars’s fiery personality is what a lot of her fans love about her. I’m not saying that’s bad either, even if it’s an inaccurate representation of the character Naoko created. Apparently, it was Ikuhara that wanted the anime to change her cold and aloof personality to “fiery”. To perpetuate the patriarchal tropes I’ve mentioned, the anime tried to paint her as Usagi’s bff of the group, usurping Minako’s place. In the manga, Minako is the Leader of the Senshi and the one closest to Usagi in personality and in her role as the Leader of Serenity’s guards. Yet the anime is constantly trying to make Mars the one that is extra special to Usagi. Case in point, at the end of Stars the first voice we hear address Eternal Moon after she defeats Galaxia is Rei but in the manga, Usagi is drawn hugging Minako first. These little moments bother me, probably a little too much.

Then there’s the love triangle they tried to created with her and Mamoru. Fucking kill me. The love triangle garbage is just typical, patriarchal tropism within the storyline that has no place in the SM story in regards to Mars. Let’s make two friends like the same dude bc that’s drama that people have been conditioned to enjoy. It’s lame as far as I’m concerned. Let’s take a moment to remember the random, stupid and pointless scene in the curry episode where ChibiUsa and Mamoru run into Rei and after a moment of awkwardness they decide to go find Usagi together. Tell me that’s not the patriarchy trying to validate one woman’s place by using another woman as comparison instead of letting her stand on her own. 😒 And they’re trying to backtrack on the whole Rei liking Mamoru episode. This isn’t Rei’s fault obviously, I’m just using this scene to explicate why I don’t like the dynamic the anime created, and why that makes Mars a difficult one for me to get excited about.

There’s no way you can convince me that Mars’s bitchiness wasn’t a direct result of a “male perspective” (as Naoko called it). The idea that female bffs bully each other and cat fight all the time is ludicrous. As a 32yo woman (and lifelong Moonie) with a tight circle of girlfriends, there isn’t a single one of us who would tolerate such toxicity from the other, even at 14yo. It just isn’t realistic, unless it’s a bad relationship. I’ll give the anime credit for getting one thing right - her bravery. In both the manga and the anime, Mars is fearless. She charges into battle and gives it her all. She doesn’t let any doubt get in her way. She does not hesitate or dwell on self-doubt. And that alone is reason enough to love her.

Now, let’s discuss Manga-Rei. Because Adult-Moonie-Me LOVES manga-Mars. She actually appears in Codename Sailor V outside the arcade. She says the atmosphere is “disquieting” and leaves. In the manga, she’s very quiet and reserved. There is no bickering or cat fighting between her and Usagi. She’s also probably the most objectively beautiful of the Inners. She’s suppose to be “slender”, with long black hair and brown eyes which are sometimes seen as purple. When Usagi first sees her on the bus, she thinks she’s soooo beautiful. And another time, when they’re at the beach/pool, guys keep buying Rei drinks but she’s not flirting or giving them any attention, bc she is not boy crazy. Sis is enjoying those drinks tho.

Her awakening in the manga is very similar to the anime with the exception that’s she sees a premonition of Usagi and Jadeite that makes her go find the bus. Like the other Senshi, she is drawn to Usagi.

In her manga profile, her dislikes are television, modern society (the anime has her immersed in pop culture, going so far as to make her write her own songs and dance at the school festival), canned asparagus and men. It’s implied that she doesn’t like men or care for them bc of her father. He never had time for her and she doesn’t have a good relationship with him. Plus in a short story, she has a guy she likes but he chooses to follow her father’s footsteps into politics. So she kisses him and is like, boy, bye. ✌🏽 She considers men emotionally weak, untrustworthy and is generally disinterested in them, even if they’re buying her drinks and fawning over her. Same, Sis.

She is described as beautiful and “reserved”, but “scary” when she’s angry. She so beautiful that when Mamoru’s underclassman, Asanuma, sees her, he thinks she would be the perfect girlfriend for Mamoru (who Asanuma thinks is perfect) and that she should be Mamoru’s ideal type. He’s really surprised that Usagi is so *ordinary*.

Rei has strong precognition and has an affinity to fire. Ironically, there is nothing in Shintoism about fire reading, so that must just be a shoutout to the Greek influence on the manga. I love her psychic abilities in both the anime and the manga. Random fun fact: Naoko worked at a Shinto temple for a while before or maybe during college.

Mars is one of the only Senshi, like Michiru, who can use an item as an attack in her civilian and Senshi form. Her “ofuda” (Shinto talismans) are powerful enough to disperse evil and make regular people faint (remember anime epi w/Unazuki’s mouth getting sealed and in the manga/crystal she accidentally “purifies” Usagi, causing her to faint). Mikos (shrine maidens) are known to use archery attacks, so civilian Rei was already proficient in archery before awakening as Mars. Also, just like Jupiter’s earrings stay on her when she transforms, Mars is always wearing a pendant and when she transforms, it attaches at the waist to her fuku.

Mars also, uniquely, has her own guardians: the Crows, Phobos and Deimos. In the anime, the crows never take human form as they do in the manga. In the Dead Moon arc, Jupiter and Mercury power up by speaking with their inner consciousness. But Mars powers up by speaking with the human forms of her crows. This is a great moment in the manga bc Phobos and Deimos basically tell Rei that’s it’s ok to not want or desire men and marriage. She is the asexual goddess everyone overlooks and I love this aspect to her personality. The Crows are the ones to give her the Mars Crystal which is her starseed. We also find out here that Mars pledged a vow of Chastity to Serenity in the SilMill. They don’t explain the reasons behind the vow, but considering Rei’s spirituality and serious conservatism, it’s understandable. Also, while Phobos and Deimos are named after the moons on Mars, in the Stars Arc it’s revealed that they’re from the Coronis and were acquainted with Sailor Lead Crow.

For the most part, Rei in the manga seems more boring than Rei in the 90s anime, but personally, I don’t think so. Reading the manga in middle school and seeing a female not *give*a*fuck* about marriage was awesome to me. She’s also kinder and she has far more respect for Usagi. She’s extremely popular at her school and has her own fan club. She carries herself with a certain dignity that reminds me of Michiru. She’s second in command after Venus. And let me end this by saying that Crystal gave Rei justice, and for that I am happy.

Happy Birthday, Mars! 🔥 🌙 ⭐️

P. S. Check out Allison Yarrow’s book “90’s Bitch: Media, Culture and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality” for more detailed analysis on how women in the 90s who wanted to have a home and a career got turned into the bitchy boss, bitchy girlfriend or bitchy best friend to subvert their quest for gender equality. I think Rei is the perfect example of this narrative. Especially when you consider men changed her nature in the anime from what her female creator intended for her. Also, check out the podcast on it https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unladylike/id1333193523?i=1000432317654 (podcast name: Unladylike episode 45. how to free the 90s Bitch)

Thanks for reading all this you wonderful Moonies!!!

#sailor mars #sailormars #rei hino #hino rei #90s bitch #bitchification #sailor moon #sailor senshi #sailor moon fan writing #hottest senshi #mahou shoujo #magical girl #pretty soldier sailor moon #rei #raye #anime #90s anime #manga

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nxah-czerny · 4 years

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You got any noah czerny headcanons? 👀👀👀👀

HECK YEAH I DO!

he has his nose pierced

also his ears, which includes one in his cartilage (let me have this)

eventually he gets a tattoo sleeve except it’s not one where they all connect and there’s filler art

it’s like. a bunch of little individual tattoos. the first couple he gets do have meaning and are important to him

but then as time goes on he just gets random ones he thinks look cool or that make him laugh

energy drinks,,,the boy has a problem and the problem is that he already has so much energy without them that the drinks hardly even do anything to him

same with just. caffeine in general

iced coffee

you know your boy will wait in the drive thru for as long as it takes for his iced coffee, even if it means being 20 minutes late for class

we all know according to his sister he got lots of speeding tickets but they weren’t even on purpose most of the time

he’ll just be driving around when one of his favorite songs starts playing and he’ll get super excited and sing along and drive faster without even meaning to, resulting in another ticket

of course sometimes it’s because he’s showing off and trying to look cool

boy has a horrible singing voice but that will not stop him from absolutely belting out his favorite songs at the top of his lungs

he chews on his pens and stuff all the time

someone asks to borrow a pen and he offers them one and they see it and are immediately like “hm no thanks suddenly i don’t need a pen” because there are just. teeth marks on it

he is not afraid to cry

he’s watching a romcom with his sisters? his favorite couple in his favorite show get married? waterworks and he is not ashamed

mysterious, unknown bruise city

he wakes up and there’s a new bruise on his shin or his arm and he’s just like. have no idea where that came from but Okay

he needs white noise when he sleeps. like a fan or something

anyways i think that’s all i have for now but i love asks like these so much, thank you!! also shoutout to @softminyard and @adamslynches because some of these are products of many noah ramblings with them. love you both sm for putting up with and contributing to my love for noah

#ask #anon #noah czerny #the raven cycle

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catboyyoongi · 6 years

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Why The Love Yourself Era Sucks And What You Can’t Do About It

As we all know, Tear was released yesterday morning, and of course, me being the person I am, completely forgot about it. But my brother got lost on our way to school that morning, so I had plenty of time to listen to it. A few things I’d like to point out before I get into my thoughts:

I’ve been into kpop since 2015, my first group being SHINee (shoutout to all my shawols out there!!! yeehaw)

I’ve been into BTS since 2015, so I’m not considered a new fan, but I’m not the oldest one out there

I did not like Her. At all.

I am no way a music expert, but I do know some stuff about music theory (i took a class and received a terrifyingly low A) and my favorite music genre is garage punk lol

Right, so now that that’s out of the way…

When I came into school that morning, my friend and I were immediately ranting about Tear and how much we didn’t like it. It wasn’t because it was poorly produced, nor was it because Seokjin did not get enough lines (this is a whole different story), but it’s because the album was so irritatingly transparent and formulated that for me, it was almost painful to listen to. The album’s opening is Singularity, an RnB-esque Taehyung solo, which his voice just… makes you melt. Don’t lie to me and say his voice ISN’T like those chocolate commercials where there’s those slow-motion scenes of chocolate melting and being swirled around. So yeah, I liked Singularity… clearly. Then the album moves on to BTS’ front man, their main track, the one they're probably going to be performing at the BBMA’s. I mean, obviously by the way the dance is so intricate and complex so they make sure they can woo the audience on Sunday. Which brings me to my main point: Tear is a formulated hot mess. Is that an oxymoron? Maybe, but that’s besides the point. See, both Tear and Her were created for American audiences and it seems like ONLY for American audiences. This might have been painfully obvious and you, my dear reader, are probably yelling at your electronic device saying, “yeah we know, what’s your point, you stupid windbag.”

What I’m trying to say here is that it’s boring. It’s uncreative and disappointing, especially for a long time kpop and BTS stan such as myself. Bighit clearly sees how much traction BTS is gaining in America and how huge BTS is getting in general, so their next move is to make two full-length albums of songs to cater towards this impressionable audience that is american teenagers.

“but op!!!! bighit is a company!!!!!! they want to make money!!! that’s how they survive!!!!!!”

Sure, but what some tend to forget is that BTS’ is built on hard work. Not like other musicians aren’t, but BTS and ARMY’s in particular like to emphasize how much blood and sweat and tears (yeah, I said it) they’ve put into all of their music. Bighit is no SM, YG, or JYP. They aren’t some huge company that is KNOWN to change styles just to appeal to a larger demographic. I’m getting a bit too ahead of myself, but for a group that thrives off of being yourself through pain and turmoil just to take the lazy way out to make more money is… saddening, for lack of a better word.

I see quite a few fans, mostly newer ones, saying that they enjoy this album- that it’s BTS’ best album to date. Although we are all entitled to our own opinions, I would suggest, especially to newer fans, to listen to The Most Beautiful Moment In Life Pts I and II. And I mean, really listen to them. The songs on these records felt more real, less formulated and it was full of feeling. Maybe that’s just my biased opinion, but until you truly feel the absolute rawness of these two albums, I would not say these Love Yourself albums are the best BTS albums.

Alongside the HYYH albums, Namjoon, Yoongi, and Hoseok put a lot of passion into their mixtapes, and even Wings had more heartfelt and empathetic songs.

In conclusion, in sum, to wrap, in the end, this is simply just my opinion. It’s neither right, nor wrong and I’m interested to hear others opinions as well!

Also, uh, #StreamFakeLove

TLDR; bts is taking the lazy way out to aim towards American audiences by creating distinctly formulated songs to stay in some sort of “comfort zone.” Fuck capitalism, amirite ladies?

#bts #bangtan sonyeondan #방탄소년단 #love yourself #love yourself: tear #kpop #IS THE TITLE TOO MISLEADING LOL IM SORRY #anyway don't attack me #or do #kidding #please dont #i'll cry

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s-lay-ing · 7 years

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11 questions!

#tag games #yaay!#I shouldn't be here but I needed a distraction #being sick is making me crazy ugh #pray for me 😖#long post

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sambashua · 7 years

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8 questions~

Tagged by my fave homie and the beautiful @s-lay-ing whom i adore a whole bunch~ (yo i’m finally doing it look at meeee)

So i gotta answer these questions claudia made and then come up with my own questions but i’m boring (pt. 82740) sOOO HERE WE GOOOOO

Have you ever seen a ghost or something weird? okay so i don’t rlly believe in paranormal stuff which starts this tag off rlly boring i’m so sorry

Do you know any more languages? which ones and how did you learned them? i’ve been taking spanish for five years and i really love it! i started freshman year of high school after taking a rlly rlly basic semester in sixth grade lol but after that i really wanted to learn a lot of languages so hopefully i have time to learn more! i also want to minor in spanish!!

Would you binge travel? YESSSS it would be such a dream to backpack through a country or just hop from country to country and just talk to locals and meet people and experience the true culture!!

Are you the kind of person who barely remembers their former classmates and the stuff they did on the classroom or you’re the kind who remembers at least most of them and some of the stuff they did? okay so i’m p good w names (at least i used to be lol) bc i’ve always been that Quiet Kid™ so i always observed others and remember random details. But for actual events i don’t remember much ha~~ from 4-6th grade i legit remember nothing oops

If someone gave you one billion dollars with the condition of spending it in a week, do you honestly thing you’d do it? HONESTLYYYYYYYYY if i could donate it to charity maybe?? that’s so much money tho woah… if not i honestly could not even come close lol i wouldn’t even know what to buy

What’s the major event/concert/sports event/other you’ve ever been to? i went to one direction once lol also i saw taylor swift when i was a lot younger it was her great era

Is there a kpop group/artist everyone insists you should stan yet you just can’t because it doesn’t ring your bell/it’s not your cup of tea? (no need to name it if you don’t want to I don’t want to cause ww3) ummmmmm i’m generally p open w stanning groups but i’ve never been interested in stanning b*g b*ng and ik*n just bc i’ve heard some not so great stuff abt them… but i like b*g b*ng’s music (i don’t rlly listen to much ik*n) but none that anyone insists i stan!

If you could create your own sm station and make a group with five members from any kpop group that exists (girls, boys or even mixed), who would you pick and what would be the concept of the group? (bitch I need a sm station with yixing, jackson, china line and winwin ;-;) YO CHINA LINE STATION WOULD BE SO LIT but i would maybe do a liner station? i’m always such a ho for same age ships so a same age station would be a dreammmm. i’m kinda a ho for 96 & 97 line but i feel like everyone only ever talks abt 97 line so i would maybe do 99 line? bc all my babies!! like mark nd rocky nd chan AND THEY’RE ALL DANCY RAPPERS OKAY I WAS GONNA WRITE MORE 99 LINERS BUT THIS WOULD BE PERFECT OKAY HOW LIT THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW PLZ ***edit: ALSO MY BOY HWIYOUNG HOW DID I FORGET HIM RIP HE IS ALSO A DANCEY RAPPY 99 LINER

What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream? (shoutout to sicheng ma boy)

If you could achieve one thing without working for it what would it be?

A picture that describes your aesthetic?

What’s a song that’s always stuck in your head?

Do you have a video you always find yourself watching? Which one?

What’s one thing you love about yourself? (and don’t say nothing bc imma hunt you down bc you gotta love yourself okay bc ily)

If you could live anywhere in the world where would you live? Why?

If you could spend a full day with your bias what would you do? Where would you got? What would you talk about?

YAYY that was really fun!! i’ll tag @atshinee (oops i’m tagging you in so much don’t yell at me for staying up so late) @hypekyun @pinkwinwin @jungnoir @squishywonu @squishyshua @suneokmin @hobikwan @bubkwan and @99taeil

#tagged #i tagged a lot of mutuals i haven't talked to i hope that's okay!#if you ever want me to shut up and not tag you feel free to tell me i won't be offended or anythinggg #also this is the end of my mini tag game spree #i guess it was only two #still tho #srry my questions are boring rip

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