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unicornsvsglitter · 4 months

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I just rewatched japan sinks with some friends and I have so many thoughts on that show. In just ten episodes this show manages to be absolutely devastating and make me cry… twice, but also leave me with a weird sense of hope and closure that’s hard to find.

1. Everyone who has seen the show either loves it, hates it, or didn’t finish it. Which I’m not one to dis peoples options, but the main reason people don’t like the show makes zero sense. The main criticism I’ve seen is that it kills off too many characters. But like… it’s a show literally about japan sinking, are you surprised that it’s a tragedy where lots of people die??? I mean I was a bit shocked, but I thought the show was going to be about more of a metaphorical japan sinking (like maybe some sort of political unrest) not a literal one, but simply reading the show’s description would have made me realize I was wrong.

2. Disability representation. They had every opportunity to kill of Onodera and just say he died because that’s what happens when you effectively in the apocalypse and mostly paralyzed, but the main group, specifically Kite it like fuck it, no man left behind, idc if I’m putting my life in the line for this dude who can’t walk, talk, or move anything other then his fingers and toes, he’s one of us and god damn it, he’s not dying on my watch. There were 2 main scene where it was almost set up to kill him, but the didn’t. In a show that, once again, as far as there characters are concerned takes place during the apocalypse, had everyone going out of there way to take care of the disabled character and saw him as just as important as everyone else.

3. Trans representation. I love so much that Kite is trans and they don’t really make a big deal about it. It is never explicitly said, and only shown in one scene. He’s just (I think, if I’m remembering correctly) the top YouTuber in Japan, a complete and total badass, many children’s role model, who also just so happens to be trans. There’s a few other examples of lowkey queerness in the show, but Kite is the biggest example.

4. (Major spoiler warning) To me, I think the big appeal of the show is it has just the right amount of hurt comfort. Other then the dad, every major character death has a reason, and for lack of a better term accomplished something. Like Koga has one of the most devastating deaths I’ve seen animated, and one of only two scene in a show that has ever made me cry, but he dies 1) while doing what he loves and 2) while saving a memory disk that is used later on to help rebuild Japan. The mom is another example is the moms death. Her death is the only other scene in a show to make me cry and 1) once again, she died doing what she loves and 2) she died to save her children. She went fuck it, imma die anyway, might as well have one last hurrah and be a total badass.

I have many more thoughts on this show that I may post at a later date, but these are the big ones.

#anime #japan sinks 2020 #japan sinks #kite japan sinks #haruo koga #Koga japan sinks #hurt/comfort #netflix #disaster film #disibility #disability representation #trans rights #trans representation #trans anime characters #queer anime

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unicornsvsglitter · 10 months

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Here’s my answers! I have adhd and autism.

1. What is your experience with your disorder?

- My experience with my disorders is… strange. While the two can be similar, in many ways there also opposite.

-On some occasions I’m so overstimulated that I can’t do anything but lay there because of my autism. Other times I’m so under-stimulated I’ll be playing a video game, having a snack, doing a craft and watching YouTube, but it still will feel like not enough is going on so I try to put on music only to realize that music and YouTube at the same time won’t work, because of my adhd.

- Since I don’t have a formal diagnosis, many neurotypical people who I’ve talked to just think I’m reading too much into things and that I’m looking for something to be “wrong” with me.

- On the other hand, people who are familiar with how adhd and autism typically present in afab individuals and those who are neurodivergent know from a ten minute conversation that I’m neurodivergent to some extent.

2. How is it for you?

- Overall, my adhd symptoms are more sever then my autism symptoms. I also have lower support needs then most autistics. While autism does make some aspects of my life more difficult, my adhd symptoms are far more intense then my autism symptoms.

- While I do have some sensory issues, for the most part they are easily manageable. For example, I always ask my coworkers to dishes because I don’t like how sponges feel of the feeling or running water. Similarly, I take baths instead of showers to avoid feeling that water hitting my skin in a way I don’t like.

- I have a hard time identifying stuff like tones and sarcasm. My (unintentional) way of coping with this is one of my best friends also has autism and adhd, while the other exaggerates everything to the point where he seems like he’s trying to act like a cartoon character. While this doesn’t solve everything, i don’t have to spend energy trying to decide what they’re really saying.

- On the other hand, since I’m unmedicated, many of my adhd symptoms are borderline debilitating and make it very hard to function a lot of the time.

- It sometimes goes 6+ months between having the motivation and energy to clean my room. I will lay in bed for hours thinking about how I need to, but can’t take that first step to making sure it gets clean. Even when I am able to, the motivation last 2-3 days max, which isn’t enough to do all the cleaning I need to.

- I get very intense hyper-fixations. I watched a 10 episode anime (japan sinks 2020 if your interested.) I watched it all in one day, then proceeded to invite my best friend over to watch it with me. I talked to anyone who would listen to me talk about it for the next few weeks, no matter how much they didn’t want to hear it. I started crocheting a main characters hat. I made playlist for each of the characters. There’s a scene called “rap about your feelings” and listing to that rap was the only thing that could get me to focus on for weeks. I looked through literally every tumblr post on the show. I read every article and fan theory I could get my hands on. I had homework to do, but couldn’t because all I could do is think about this show.

- while I’m not impulsive with my actions, I am very verbally impulsive. I find it very hard to play most play most party games because I can’t keep my mouth shut about what card I played, or what the proper answer is.

3. What are some examples of what you’ve felt with.

- A lot of my experience with both has to do with the fact that I’m not able to get a formal diagnosis for either, despite from a young age having lots of stereotypical (and less stereotypical) symptoms.

-For example, when I was in first grade we had a writing prompt where the class had to write about what they wouldn’t want to find in there lunch. Wile most students wrote about how they wouldn’t want a sandwich with crust or how they wouldn’t like to have applesauce because it’s gross, I misunderstood the assignment and wrote about how I didn’t want to find rat poop in my lunch. While every other student understood that it was something they wouldn’t want that there parents would pack them for lunch, I just thought about what would I be most upset to find, not realizing the other students did.

- In third grade I auditioned for my schools choir which was lead by the music teacher. I wasn’t let in because I was “too fidgety” even though my fidgeting never interfered with how class was conducted.

- I went to a middle school for smart kids. Is students had two main jokes about the school. 1- that it was where they put all the kids who were too much for other teachers to deal with and 2- that the students there were all geniuses who could barely tie our own shoes. In this school I had a teacher tell me “Katie, I never have any idea how you get to your answer, but I know it’s always gonna be correct.”

-Around fifth grade a new student joined my Sunday school class. She told me that she was autistic. I had no clue what that meant but I did know that we became fast friends because we acted very similar. I was thanked by random members of the congregation for being so nice to her by hanging out with her, but I wasn’t being friends with her to be nice, I was friends with her because we got along. I wasn’t doing for charity like people seemed to think.

- In seventh grade, a friend of a friend was talking about a tv show I didn’t watch called RWBY. He then told me I acted like the character Penny. I didint know who that was so I ask why I act like her and his response was “she’s a robot who says thinks like I’m a normal human meat person.”

- I have a running list of ways people have called me autistic, without saying I’m autistic, the most creative are

a. “You sound like young Sheldon”

b. “You’re like an vampire that doesn’t understand basic human emotions”

c. “You remind me of Mable pines”

4. How would you explain your disorder?

- Clinically, I’d describe my disorders as developmental delays that cause me to have issues with communication, motor skill, sensory inputs, and impulsiveness.

- Socially I’d describe my disorders as making it harder for me to understand the subtext as to what people are saying. They make it harder for me to focus on what someone is saying without fidgeting at the same time. I get very invested in one topic and will only want to talk about that one thing. They sometimes cause to to have get overwhelmed if a lot of people are taking at once or if the musics too loud. My disorders also make it hard for me to complete talks on time, but not due to laziness, but because I lack the get up ent go to do it.

5. Can I share your experience?

- absolutely! Feel free to use this information to your hearts content!

- I’m ok with being tagged in the content you make using this. I’m excited to see the final product!

- To me, a lot of the questions felt very similar, but I tried to answer them as close to the original question as possible. If I didn’t provide the type of answers you were looking for, lmk and I’ll try to give a more accurate answer. I also feel like I have a lot more to say on the topic of adhd and autism, so if you have any more questions or would just like me to elaborate on something, feel free to reach out!

HEY!! I have questions for people with HPD, NPD, ADHD, ADD, AUTSIM, BPD, DID and OSDD!!

1. What's your experience with your disorder(s)?

2. How is it for you?

3. What are some examples you have of what you deal with?

4. How would you explain your disorder(s)?

5. Am I allowed to use your experience(s) to write an informative post about said disorders on @wat-da-hell-iz separately? Anonymous or tagging you?

Please reblog as I want to have as many answers as possible from at least more than two people and myself.

Don't feel complied to answer either! Answer what you're comfortable with answering ^.^ (my pms are also open incase you don't want to reblog or send an ask with your answer(s)!)

#autistic adult #adhd #adhdlife #autistic spectrum #autism #autistic pride #undiagnosed adhd #undiagnosed autistic #my adhd #nerodivergent #nerodiversity #neurodivergencies

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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I don’t really care about Taylor Swift that much, but my god, I’m going to make sure my sister has the COOLEST friendship bracelets to trade at the eras tour. And that’s a promise

#taylor swift #eras tour #eras taylor swift #frienship #friendship bracelets #girls will be girls #swifty

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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I wrote a paper on her in middle school! She is iconic! Her husband stole her a horse and a bunch of money for to prove his love for her, but then she had him arrested. Not sure my thoughts on that part, but she’s a girl boss anyway.

We don’t even need Disney. Shoutout to the young black writers, directors, producers, animators, we can make it happen.

#history #black history facts #black history is world history #womens history #woman’s history #black history

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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Sometime I think I’m just looking for reasons to suspect I have adhd, but this is day 3 of not being able to think about anything but japan sinks 2020. It’s literally 10 episodes and a combined 2.5hrs long. I’ve looked at literally every tumblr post about it. I’m currently crocheting Kogas hat.

#anime #manga #adhd #adhd mood #we hyperfixating #i am hyperfixating #japan sinks #japan sinks 2020 #haruo koga

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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I wish I could still draw bc I can’t explain how much I want to draw Kite and Koga from Japan Sinks. I can’t explain if, but they look very drawable.

#japan sinks #japan sinks 2020 #anime #manga #art #artist #kite #Koga #haruo koga

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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I finished Japan sinks yesterday and now it’s all I can think about, but the amount of content made about it is so small I think I’ve already got through most of it but it was soooooo good! I hate that I’m hyper-fixating on a 10 episode anime where almost everyone dies.

#anime #manga #Japan sinks #japan sinks 2020 #kite #Haruo koga #ayumu muto #adhd #hyperfixation #we hyperfixating #aaaaaaaaaahhhhhh #nerodivergent

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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who else is missing kite ):

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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Anime men that are shaped like a friend

- Daichi (Haikyuu)

- Morel (hxh)

- Kite (Japan Sinks 2020)

- Might Guy (Naruto)

- Kitamura (Toradora)

Feel free to make your own additions :)

#hxh 2011 #hxh #haikyuu #japan sinks 2020 #naruto #toradora #anime #manga #hunter x hunter #haikyuu daichi #morel hxh #kite Japan sinks #might guy #Naruto might guy

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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My god I love Gerry Keay

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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Things that the manager at my retail job does/ has done that other mangers should also do

1. Keeps pads AND tampons in the bathroom for anyone to use

2. Makes the job a LGBTQ+ safe space (this is in part bc she’s a lesbian)

3. Has never, in my almost 2 years of working there denied a time off request

4. I asked if I could be trained on something, and she just said “absolutely” and trained me on it right then and there

5. Donated are leftover heart shaped chocolates from Valentine’s Day to cardiac nurses

6. Any produce that is just not quite good enough for the store to use gets donated

7. If a product doesn’t sell and she doesn’t donate it, the staff gets to take it home

8. Every time she makes fudge, she lets everyone in the store sample it as she’s finishing

9. When the store is particular busy, she buys everyone lunch or dinner (she even called me one time when they were ordering and I wasn’t in yet to see if I wanted anything)

10. She keeps water bottle in the back for the staff. I told someone (not her) that I don’t like cold water and now she keeps some out of the fridge for me

11. The store closes after dark, so she has told us if ever don’t feel comfortable taking the trash out in the dark to just leave it by the door for someone to take out in the morning

12. Has people scheduled for a half hr after close, and anything that’s not done by then can be left for the next morning

I know there’s a lot more that I can’t think of rn, I’ll update the list when I do remember

#retail #work #job #manager #working #small business #woman owned business #woman owned small business #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqi #lgbtqia #lgbtqia+

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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I’m tired of who’s the top and who’s the bottom

Who goes to the bathroom without pausing the movie so the other can keep watching

And who pauses the movie so the person in the bathroom doesn’t miss anything?

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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Have fun with this lol

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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This is irrelevant at this point, but I wanted to share it anyway

#soldier #poet #king #soldier poet king #the oh hellos #oh hello #quizzes #quiz #personality

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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Walked into work to see this lol

#choclate fun fact #funny #fun facts #fun fact #did you know #chocolate #chocolovers #retail #manager #part time work

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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Sometimes I wonder if I’m overreacting thinking I’m autistic, but then I’ll do stuff like take mental notes on my manger helping a customer so I can make sure I’m talking to them correctly.

#autism #autistic things #undiagnosed autism

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unicornsvsglitter · 1 year

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I’m writing an essay rn about why audiobooks are just as good as normal books and my teacher is gonna be really confused as to why the DSM-5 is a source I’m using

#adhd #autism #nerodivergent #nerodiversity #adhd stuff #autistic adult

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