Berry-Water-Bottle OwO

Decided to rewatch Kamisama Kiss and remembered how much I love this mid-2000s shojo anime style. The wide eyes, the bubble, dreamy effect. I miss anime not trying to look so realistic.

Don’t get me wrong, I can appreciate a beautifully animated work that goes into some of the shows now with the backgrounds and character designs. However, there’s something to these anime being almost cartoonish at times that are what makes them so nostalgic and enjoyable.

Not to mention the line style. Her and Tomoe’s kiss actually looks better because there’s no awkwardly drawn lips or attempt at making them look too “human”. They look like characters from a story, which they should. Nanami’s mouth as she talks to the side being almost rendered on her cheek actually works and is better than some animation today that tries to perfectly imitate human facial features.

So ok look. The point is not the flared leg by itself. These cannot be yoga pants. These are, and you have to understand this if you are too young to have worn them, BLUE JEANS. And this was the last years before all jeans were 70% spandex.

They were denim, and they weren't bell bottoms. They hung loose from the knee in a way that would make a wizard envious. We all walked around like we were wearing hakama. And they dragged on the ground. That was important. Ragged cuffs. If your jeans weren't so long that they had ratty cuffs, they were embarrassingly short.

And the thing about denim is that it's a twill weave and it's cotton. So not only does it hold a lot of water, it wicks. Walking around in these suckers on a wet day could get you wet to the knees even if you never stepped in a puddle.

Then you'd go inside and take off your shoes and try to avoid letting your freezing, wet, filthy pant legs touch your skin.

“ThEiR aGe gaP waS jUSt nOt It…” About NineRose but baby I’m gonna hold both your hands when I tell you this…

Ten is older than Nine.

“But-“

Ten is older.

Ten. Is. Older. Than. Nine.