#lypten-tee

sure!

these are some of my favorites, but * are, like, extra recommended. 

cartoons/kids’ animation:

Tales of Arcadia, a trilogy of three shows (Trollhunters, 3Below, and Wizards) about supernatural goings-on in Arcadia, with themes about family and friendship, love, heroes, and not being alone*

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, a post-apocalyptic show about titular character Kipo navigating a world of mutant animals while trying to get back to her home underground—and choosing kindness and hope when the world is out to get you*

Glitch Techs (season 2 coming on August 17!), a show about two teens who get a job dealing with real-life video game monsters, friendship, and the adventures that come with*

Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures (also known as Tangled: Before Ever After and Tangled: The Series, yes, they changed the name multiple times), a show that is set after the film Tangled following Rapunzel, Eugene, her handmaiden and guard Cassandra when Rapunzel’s hair grows again after a mysterious incident, addressing family and friendship, making mistakes, and dealing with life wrapped up in a show that turns its main characters into birds at a tea party

Carmen Sandiego, an animated spin on the old Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego games in a mix of a thief raised by VILE trying to do good, her crew, the criminal organization chasing her, and the secret operative organization also chasing her. and each other. all with an educational aspect as homage, to learn about different cultures and places around the world

Infinity Train, an anthology series about a train with seemingly infinite cars and its passengers, and the stories they have to tell and personal fears and issues you have to face before you can leave

Lego Elves (original webseries) and Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale (Netflix adaptation), a fun, feel-good, rompy and cheesy show about a teenage girl with a magic amulet who becomes the guardian of the land of Elvendale

note: you can watch the webseries or the Netflix show as a standalone, with no knowledge of either. i watched the webseries first, then le:soe. le:soe is better animated and written, but there’s a lot of fun development in the longer webseries! 

tv shows: 

The Genius, a Korean competition show where competitors form and break alliances, try to outwit each other, and solve problems through a series of intellectual games*

Society Game, a Korean competition show where contestants are split into two societies in a fake village survival, playing various games as teams and individuals to win*

Knowing Bros (also known as Man on a Mission), a Korean reality show with stars who attempt to answer any and all questions viewers send in, leading to really funny scenarios 

The Great British Bake-Off/The Great British Baking Show, a British baking competition show

Portrait Artist of the Year, a British competition show where both professional and amateur artists compete and create live portraits in several rounds, with the winner being commissioned for a painting for the national gallery*

The Great Pottery Throw Down, a British competition show where potters work with clay to create complex pieces and test their skills

Love O2O, a C-drama about two gamers who fall in love, basically; sweet, overdramatic at times, and fun*

yes, i basically watch Korean reality entertainment shows and British competition shows. they’re good. 

anime (shows and films):

Violet Evergarden, a show about a perfect child soldier now become a girl who writes letters for other people and a divided nation, learning to find peace and how to live, love; and how expressing feelings for others can teach you more about yourself and the world around you*

Miss Hokusai, a film about different chapters of the life of famous Japanese artist Hokusai’s daughter, a woman with little known history in real life, a talent for painting, and strong opinions

In This Corner of the World, a melancholic and aching, yet also surprisingly soft and happy, glimpse in a young woman’s life in Hiroshima as she is married to a stranger and WWII approaches

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, my favorite Ghibli film, about titular princess Nausicaa who loves her people of the valley fiercely and the post-apocalyptic nature and giant creatures that surround it; until they are attacked by greed and war*

Promare, a Trigger film about fire and fighting fire. you don’t need to know more than that to watch it*

Weathering With You, Shinkai’s latest film about a boy running away from home meeting a girl who can change the weather by praying

things i haven’t watched (yet), but still recommend: 

BNA, a Trigger show about a girl turned Beastman trying to find her way

Carole and Tuesday, about two misfits who want to play music

Anne with an E, a show adaptation of Anne of Green Gables

oh, yeah, for sure! i actually went back and edited it to make some things clearer, i don’t know if you saw, but no i totally agree on the terrifying aspects of it, they’re PRESENT.

i more just think the vast tends to be like the TOP entity that we can all at least a bit more easily find something beautiful/comforting/interesting about, to counterbalance (and occasionally outweigh) the genuinely terrifying parts of it that can and DO scare people quite a lot. the fact that you’re talking about what draws you in about it is an example of how it’s one of the major entities that at least a decent amount of us can see as more Intriguing as opposed to a flat out “holy SHIT get that AWAY from me.” and of course there are people who feel that way, too, but i definitely see the former more often.

(haha I’ve been gone from tumblr for a while, apologies, but!)

Send me a ship and I'll answer three questions based on if I ship it or not.

Ship It

    1. What made you ship it?

If we’re being honest here, @puppetmaster55​ did. Congrats on converting me <3

   2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

I like how they balance each other out! Straight-laced vs fun-loving, diligent vs laid back, experienced vs up-and-coming. Shiro’s self discipline makes for a good balance against Lance’s wilder nature. Shiro can be too focused on goals without interpersonal relationships (and tbh runs himself into the ground a lot); Lance is a social butterfly who knows how to focus but doesn’t always choose to, for better or worse.

   3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

Yeah! The popular nickname Shiro gives Lance in dozens of fics...

this is true. I will defend her with my life!

The Extinction: Would you survive the apocalypse?

yeah, probably not. i’m rational and resourceful enough, but i’ve got too many health issues. even if the physical ones didn’t fuck me over, i’d be screwed anyway about 2 months after i ran out of antidepressants. 

Ok so i pulled it up to check tags and somehow ended up reading the whole first chap and??? Holy shit. Thank you so much for the rec, I'll see what chaos I can cause.