ASHERA

ESPECIALLY ultraericthered, kami, nono, kibo-ichiro ashera, & soda

I genuinely cannot figure out how to draw fem Ren Shiranami from Tokyo Debunker. I feel like she would have fluffy, wavy hair, but this bitch doesn't even look like Ren :'3

I had an incredibly normal reaction to fem Jo Kongoza from Tokyo Debunker, I swear.

I know I didn't have to design this one, myself, but since I was drawing all the other ghouls genderbent before this episode even released, I couldn't not include the queen, herself!

And with that, I'm (mostly) done drawing fem versions of all the ghouls. I might still redesign a couple of them.

"You must've loved the new ep (S2E2) given Jo's stigma."

--my captain @asheraa

Fem Zenji Kotodama and Saburo from Tokyo Debunker!!!

I think Hatsuko's penname would be something masc like Hiromu.

Fem Jiro from Tokyo Debunker. My brother said she looks like Linda Cardellini as Velma from the 2002 Scooby-Doo movie and I can't unsee it.

Midday Holly — 柊 真昼

I cannot belive Mahiru didnt mentioned Shinoa while she was dying and Shinoa didnt have a reaction. Family is the core theme of Owari no seraph, yet author forgets the sisterhood between two major female character of the serie. Mahiru is the one who hurts Shinoa the most but she is also the one who loved her the most. Thats what makes their sisterhood so beatifully tragic.

This moment shouldve been about them, about their sisterhood. With its bad with its worse, it shouldve focused on Shinoa she litteraly lost Shinya, Guren and Mahiru (people who were somehow important in her childhood, specially Mahiru) the same day this was supposed to be her moment. About her feelings. I am not against other characters having their own moments ofc but i am so sick of this stupid mangas male gaze.

Rip Hiiragi sisters, you deserved to be in a better manga.

The Hiiragi family is nothing more than puppets for The First. Its shown multiple times, yes they have power over other families but in the end they are just puppets at The First's mercy. Also Mahiru clearly means "they are not free" when she says "powerless families". Are we forgetting Mahiru was a 16 year old girl that was born with a demon inside her and destined to die at the age of 16 ? Do you guys forget its was not only Shinya who is being forced to somene they dont even know 😊??? Mahiru lack the basic right of having her own body and making her own choice about her body because she had a demon inside of her. Thats being powerless.

Also if you insist Mahiru had power because she is a Hiiragi , so did Shinya (i dont think thats true btw). Yes he is adopted but its shown multiple times in ca16 he had power over other people cause he is Mahiru's fiancee and a Hiiragi.

I also saw people who hate on her because she told Guren to stop bitching and "made it about herself" ...

Because its about her! If Guren chickens out last minute its over for Mahiru. She needs Guren for her plan, she needs him for her freedom. Also she is litteraly his demon rn, she is litteraly attached to him 😭

yeah this is.. not it. the jarring self-hate aside, i find it weird how a death scene is lacking any memorial for the demised one. Shinya's death is a plot device, leading to what comes next.

This post is about fandoms' casual sexism but I want to address something deeper about the writing too. I enjoy this series but choosing honesty in reading the text and my own self awareness keeps me grounded.

Cue how Mika got the same treatment. Why is Yuu expressing his low self worth at a time like this? This debased level of co-dependency is annoying and needs to be worked on but the author is a strange man we all know. Yuu getting over his meltdown in one hour (ch99) to slobber over Guren's feet is further insult to Mika btw. What a horribly written mc and shit bestie, but because of allegiance to sexism, fans have to hate on Shinoa instead 🏃

For all that sympathy highlighted in the manga, Yuu severely lacks in the empathy department. Sticking to his obsequious devotion to Guren, he betrays Mika by not feeling jilted or feigning offense on his dead family's behalf. There's an entitlement he exerts in his dynamic with Mika which is very toxic too I should say. Even then he (and guren) resorts to self flagellation because of *pulls out plot convenient excuse* low self esteem developed due to traumatic childhood. You'd find this in any and every manga so shit's generic as hell.

Main point, the characterization of these two is laced with narcissism (kagami has some really flawed philosophy). There's one thing about being likeable but then there's this elevation which renders your closest companions to be your glazers and cheerleaders instead of equals. Kureto and Kimizuki are punished to the background because they dare to address their MCs with disrespect, so the deep male friendship kagami promised to show us is with the subservient guard dogs. It's why Shinya is not allowed to properly confront or rightfully defect from his bestie as the writing team has to depict him as a worrying housewife instead? Why is Mika narratively stitched onto Yuu as some helicopter parent doting on their infant? Why are these two supposed to show unconditional loyalty but stuck with plot dependence as a mark of epic bromance but Yuu/Guren get the privilege of being active participants of the bigger picture and receive more meaningful dynamics with others?

See, there truly is hypocrisy to address (among fans) in how the bishie besties' weak writing is shown leniency while the hiragi sisters are crucified for hmm being just like the former. Why is Shinoa's love (shed light on since chapter 14) invalidated and dismissed under faux alarm of misogyny while Mika's whole character getting revolved around "Yuu-chan" (reducing him into a slobbering pet dog, not some canon lover designation btw) is fawned over? "bUt eeT geh" your ship is bottom of the barrel queerslop which is thankfully been getting the no-homo clause for months now so have some shame and grow some standards in the meantime. Every complain on Shinoa I've found on the internet is actually quadruple applied to Mika but ofc misogyny is allowed when you all make an mlm ship the primary focal point of your reading comprehension.

Guide me on how to address a fandom-turned-cult that their engagement with the manga is in poor taste. Look, battle shonen is male centric and apt to this category, will rarely give you satisfying female characters, it all depends on your personal preferences though. You knew what you signed up for when you picked up OnS but there comes a limit to carelessly repeating how "kagami is a misogynist" when the actual problem is you might be miserable by choice and too fussy. Take a deep breath and relax, truth is this classic shonenslop is Not For You. Cuz bad news kiddos but the bois are ALSO poorly written, which naturally seeps on their female counterparts. This is one of those mangas where complains of gender discrimination don't fully apply btw; women being in love isn't a bad thing but men being emotionally stunted in response to them is however.

Yes, we have the token complex characters in the names of Guren and Ferid but that's it. Ok, Mahiru and Krul are multifaceted, there I said it. However, we seriously can't say the same for Yuu, Shinya, Mika, Crowley, Asheramaru etc. who're mere blank canvases. It's insane how the two main boys aren't ever given any room to be fleshed out under consistent development; blank canvas is meant to be projected on afterall. This is how Kagami takes advantage in switching up their personas every 20+ chapters or so, making their actions look forced and nonsensical in hindsight.

What's truly funny to me is that for all the desperate effort in comparing Mahiru with Mika (for ship validation again as always) it's insane how one is casually demonized as a bitch while the other, more blander variant yet a boy now, is adored as some uwu baby/malchik gay. Face it, a lot of yall conjure up delusional headcanons to make this 1 dimensional egg white more likeable anyways, but inability to do the same for the girls.. there's only so much you can blame on kagami when it's a more subjective bias at work here.

The main argument against Shinoa and Mahiru’s writing is that they “revolve around the men”, and have “no substance.” What if I said that it’s actually the contrary (🤓). Let's be real, Mahiru and Shinoa have both accomplished more outside of their love lives than Mika ever has. Mahiru has her own goals and ambitions which we've seen her work so diligently towards with Guren. Not for Guren. We’ve also seen how smart, strong and capable she is, especially in the light novels. And gonna state the obvious, most of her motivation came from wanting to protect Shinoa. 

Shinoa on the other hand has developed as a leader, has many admirable qualities, and defeated her number 1 opp. She cares about her squad, which we saw in her convo with Mitsuba and how she sees her as true family. The point is, she cares about people outside of Yuichiro. 

The fandom singles out Shinoa and Mahiru for being in love and then proceeds to ignore every other aspect about their character. It’s not that they lack depth, it's just that you guys choose not to see it because you have internalized misogyny.

What exactly has Mika done outside of revolving around Yuichiro that can compare to their feats? Yea let's power scale their writing. Sorry if I come off mean, I love Mika but the hypocrisy is annoying. Other than being a homunculi eyeball being, he tried to save the orphans. Got turned into Krul’s pet, saved a few humans. And ever since reuniting with Yuichiro he hasn’t done anything outside of him. Every action Mika takes is for Yuichiro. His only goal is Yuichiro.  All Mika wants is to be happy with Yuichiro, and to see Yuichiro happy. His character is literally permanently within the bounds of Yuichiro. And his fans will proudly say all of this to validate Mikayuu btw. So WTF is Shinoa and Mahiru getting hated for? It’s not even a double standard at this point because they will outright praise him for doing stuff they claim to despise (whenever it comes to fem chars). 

They act as if their hatred for these women is righteous and feminist, and then they'll go eating up all of the male centered content while saying “give us better written fem characters!!” Then proceed to hate on every single girl that arguably has better writing than their fave. See how ridiculous it is, putting men on a pedestal for the same things you beat down women for? The irony is insane, the misogyny is insane, and hiding behind a feminist pretense while doing this is insane. The haters will 99% of the time be oddly fixated on male romance, male characters, they’re just male centered. They completely ignore the women, and will actively nit pick on anything to hate. And this doesn't just apply to seraph of the end, I've seen it in other shows as well. It seems to be a recuring theme. Take Ochako vs bakudeku as an example.

Mika: “Yu, forget everything and run away with me!”