I don't really read manga anymore and I'm not a gamer either. But these all meant something to me at some point in time. I'll also share movies and stuff I've watched. I'm not much of a opinion haver though so be prepared for boring 'commentary'.
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Books... good books I've read. Been getting into academic papers lately too

  • Orientalism - Edward Said
  • Terrorist Assemblages: homonationalism in queer times - Jasbir K. Puar
  • The Tragedy of Heterosexuality - Jane Ward
  • Histories of the Transgender Child - Jules Gill-Peterson
  • Algeria Unveiled - Frantz Fanon
  • Compulsory Heterosexuality and the Lesbian Existence - Adrienne Rich
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    Whoa...

    I read the tenant of wildfell hall. Good for the lady. Currently deciding whether to read dracula or frankenstein next.

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    I finished reading stone butch blues ..... maybe more thoughts later. anyway claude fire emblem. let this be known: I have never played this game and don't intend to, I was merely interested in edelgard's horns but then I saw this babe.

    Where was I 4 years ago? Doing better things with my time.

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    I haven't read anything in a long time and I feel my brain is rotting and for some reason I think reading books will help

    I might make a separate page for a blog or something I don't know

    Books I've read lately

  • Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead - Emily Austin
      I am the final baby.

  • Natural Beauty - Ling Ling Huang
      Strange

  • Yellowface - R.F.Kuang
      It was a good story really funny. Haha.

  • Until I Love Myself - The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist - Poppy Pesuyama
      Cool
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    suletta and miorine

    I'm finally watching G-Witch !!! It's so good

    I'm not gonna say space utena -_-

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    "ˢᵖᵃᶜᵉ ᵘᵗᵉⁿᵃ"

    ...WHAAAAAAAAAT? YOU HEARD NOTHING

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    anthy sitting in a field happy teapot hearts

    Revolutionary Girl Utena

    At first I didn't see the hype because I thought the art style was ugly (the pointy chins scared me) but I figured I might as well watch. I think I had put it off for a while.

    Utena coming to Anthy as an equal was pure romance. I hate lovey dovey stuff but their relationship was refreshing. Utena becoming the vehicle through which Anthy saves herself was beautiful.

    "At last we meet"

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    I thought this was succinct...

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    So this happened the other day...

    tomodachi life utena saying 3 2 1 to anthy doing cute pose utena saying L-O-V-E-M-E Anthy to anthy doing cute pose anthy says i'm sorry closeup utena face saying shes not going to give up anthy and utena on beach utena presents spring rolls? to anthy utena says i won't give up one you pleeease go out with me! anthy says sure utena is in here with anthy hearts flying around utena is in here with anthy hearts flying around
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    anthy and utena reunited juri and shiori fencing gear anthy and utena utena opening the coffin anthy and utena drinking tea canterella

    I don't even do humanities and couldn't write an essay to save my life.

    More utena rambles:

    This show helped me realise how dumb everything is. Whyyyyyyyyyy do we need to do all these things. Whyyyyyyyy do things need to be 'men' things and 'woman' things. The concepts of 'man' and 'woman' should cease to exist.

    It was cool seeing Utena's gradual 'acceptance' of a more feminine and gender conforming role induce horror and confusion. After all, isn't a girl becoming this way meant to be a good thing since hey being 'like other girls' is great! And eventually all girls need to grow into a 'real' woman! It's the 'natural' order! But in the end it's just the horror of watching Utena being groomed and seeing it for what's actually happening.

    utena with earring reflected in anthy's eye

    Haha. Lol.

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    suletta and miorine ending card last episode eri keychain

    Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury

    RAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

    Suletta making decisions on her own which is all Miorine wanted in the first place (after she herself realised despite the dueling/bride system she still loved Suletta on her own) was so jaw-dropping, spectacular, brilliant, inspired, MARVELOUS. Despite the cages they are in, all they are ever doing is trying to reach each other. In the end, they trust each other completely. Suletta gives Miorine the confidence to open the door herself and Miorine endures seeing Suletta's pain while raising the permet score. She glares at Guel for implying that Suletta couldn't do something on her own and the shitty shit slaps himself for it. Good. GODDDDDD they love each other so much. I do not like romance.

    I love how Suletta, Miorine, Prospera and Eri all got a happy ending. In anything else Prospera would have killed herself/been killed after realising all the messed up things she did but here instead, she lived and [REDACTED]. Good for her.

    This show was so good and it's nothing without sulemio. Yeah I have some criticisms but that's for another day.

    suletta smiling and waving at miorine miorine and suletta sitting together miorine smiling at suletta
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    ptutu characters yellow rotating duck

    Princess Tutu

    I heard if you like RGU then you'd like Princess Tutu which is entirely correct.

    The show was great and "May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory" is probably the kindest thing you could say to someone. Each character got their 'happy ending', from a story they each chose to write for themselves.

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    I knew Fakir and Duck would end up together but given my first impressions of him I was thinking, how...? Never thought I would be faced with the greatest straight romance I'd ever seen (the only one really). They even had a dance scene like Utena !!!

    I really need to rewatch...

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    jolyne, ermes and f.f. pink butterfly

    Stone Ocean

    I got into jojo at around 15-16 and binged it all. Scrolling through pinterest I found a character with a cool design (it was hot pants). Someone said she was from jojo part 7. In my head I was thinking 'but there's only 5 jojo parts'. And then I learnt what manga was.

    It took me a week to read stone ocean and I remember being sick to my stomach when I finished. I had to sit and think whilst simultaneously trying not to barf. It was amazing. My favourite jojo part and favourite jojo. This one's the part that's most 'bizarre' too. It felt like the plot was just punching me in the gut with every new stand user.

    I watched stone ocean last year, the first part anyway. Idk why I haven't watched the second part yet but I'll get round it. I like the watery, rainy atmosphere of it. Like things being washed away. Jolyne, Ermes and F.F. were so great as a dynamic. I wish Ermes was in it more though.

    It's funny how I'm older than Jolyne now. I wish she wasn't just thought of as the 'girl' jojo. But you can blame the mangaka since he only made one of them. And 'girl' being the only trait girls are allowed to have.

    Overall, with jojo I don't consider it to be gay. The relationships between the characters don't really seem like it to me. They dress and act campy and colourful but that's it.

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    Steel Ball Run

    "Break my heart, break your heart"

    I recently reread it at the start of July. I felt the same empty feeling in the pit of my stomach just like I did when I first read it. Johnny's character growth was amazing. He learnt how to be the protagonist of his own story! It was so sad how he just wanted everyone back at the end. It was even sadder when it ended with him being able to walk again -_- that was lazy and unnecessary. It's not like in real life disabled people can just get up and walk when they have some personal development.

    It's crazy how a major plot point was Gyro realising how much he cares for Johnny. It was funny how Gyro was repeatedly like 'fuck you johnny i don't care what you do i'm going' only to come back again lmao. Gyro's a shithead. I hate how it was only Johnny who treated Lucy with any kindness and respect. I hated all the plot points to do with Lucy actually. Araki doesn't know how to treat his young girl cast. Johnny's trauma was written so beautifully but what did Lucy get? Female characters never get to be able to be anything other than 'happy' or 'strong' when they go through distressing events. Even if they're just a kid.

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    I am a hunterxhunter
    I mobbed my psycho 100
    I made a shooting game for it because I hated arata(?) and taichi. I'm no shipper but this is what everyone should do with the ships/characters they hate. It was chinobu vs arataichi.
    I am a witch hat atelier
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    I changed my mind. Marcille is probably my favourite character, along with Thistle. Cithis, Flamela and Pattadol are pretty special too.
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    I like Kabru and Senshi more than the lesbians. In an ideal world I'll be a short, bearded old man frolicking in the woods. I'm also brown.
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    I just finished it today :D

    I'm happy. That tiny dragon's a forever part of her soul now.

    falin and tiny dragon
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    I started it a few days ago. I was right. I've only read a few chapters though. Got lured in by the tiny bearded man and Kabru.
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    This is just my type of story too bad I'm in a period of time where I just can't be bothered
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    People seem to lose their minds after reading this. I do see it and I know I'd really like it but I am lazy
    I'm an idiot and starting playing around the time the servers shut down (April 2024) so I've never experienced exploring dream towns which I am bitter about. Though, people are working on restoring them so I'm looking forward to the future. Currently I have Julian, Sydney, Mira, Cookie, Phoebe, Hippeux, Croque, Peaches and Butch in my town. I also used to have Camofrog, Drift, Anabelle, Cole (I love this dude why did I send him away), Lucky and Zucker. I'll need to update those characters in the side bar.
    A perfect game 10/10. I was happily playing it in March, then the game suddenly decided to stop working so I bought a whole new system just so I could play it. That is how good it is. A really beautiful, heartwarming game. The last section on the moon made me insane though in a good and bad way. The swimming and rolling is so sensitive.
    I was planning on replaying before uni starts but I've been playing A Link Between Worlds instead which I am currently hooked on. It's actually been a while since I played. Wow. 6 months. Half a year.
    I am a aa4
    I am a tgaa
    lmfao I started playing this after modding my 2ds back in May and just wanted random games to play. This one was the first one I played which I'm glad for because it's such a downgrade from fashion forward. A significantly less number of things to do. But I prefer the art style in this one compared to all the others, and the characters are more memorable with better character development too. Most of the character dialogue is the same though. Might share some of my outfitssss
    Moved onto this one after completing the main storyline in styling star. There's so much stuff to do but I seemed to have finished the main plot after only 2 days? Also it's annoying how it uses a real time clock. It's kind of less childish though than styling star even though it doesn't look like it. You also actually get paid for doing people's hair and makeup. Idk why that got removed. Easy money they don't even pay you for the mens' shop (in styling star) even though you're literally doing the owner's job for him (¬_¬)
    I am a zelda
    I am a hades

    Disco Elysium