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@mayzygreen regarding The Adam Story

That.... is actually fabulous.... and if it proves to be true, I swear on my little commitment-phobic, aromantic soul that I will drop everything, propose marriage and proclaim my undying love on the spot. 

But yes, thankyou so much for adding this gem to the legend of Adam Prime. It will provide excellent breadth to the backstory explaining the need for the creation and construction of the robot Adam 1.0 and the tangible holographic, further improved Adam 2.0. 

We need more minds like yours on the team. 

I was going to watch that as well, but when I looked into the plot a bit, I got the same feelings. It’s something that would probably frustrate me too much and I doubt I’d be able to enjoy the show, but I hope you can get past it and enjoy it.

It’s one of those that, in and of itself, it’s perfectly fine and not about the Nice Guy trap.  Devoid of RL context, I don’t think I’d have any problem with it!  But it doesn’t go out of its way enough (for me, at least) to put its foot down on the Nice Guy trope that I can’t stop thinking about how waaaay too many people think that way and this anime, cute as it is, kind of reinforces it.  If it’s not something that would register too hard with (general) you, I’d say watch it! But if it’s something that’s liable to occur to you over and over, it’s probably better skipped for something else.

hannafia said: Yeah, I had that same problem when I started reading it. When I realized that they were indirectly getting in the way of me enjoying something I liked I stopped giving a shit about them. Don’t let pitiful people ruin your fun.

*wistful*  I wish I could just get past it!  But it’s one of those things that I’ve been really sensitive to lately, more than usual, and so I think the timing might just be really off for me.  ):

cattasticks said: Takeo and Suna are literally just NICE not for girls but for themselves so thats why they find love

Yes, the characters themselves, within the context of the show only, are fine with me.  The show does make some effort to show that Takeo isn’t super resentful when he doesn’t receive thanks, that he genuinely supports Yamada’s interest in Suna (so far as he thinks she’s interested in him), but it’s still yet another show that gives the message that dudes can be totally awesome people even if their looks aren’t awesome, that they can get a totally cute girlfriend!  And I never see the reverse of this trope and it gets super frustrating because, eventually, the bigger message becomes about how girls always need to look cute, but boys can run the range of looks, you know?

mayzygreen said: Have you not seen Kimi no Todoke? I think it is the closest I’ve seen to reversing the trope.

I have indeed seen and read Kimi no Todoke!  Well, I haven’t caught up in the last year or two, but I tore through all of the anime awhile back and read a lot of the manga.  ♥  It is SUPER CUTE AND I LOVE IT but, while Sawako is socially awkward, she’s very traditionally beautiful and so it doesn’t really reverse the trope for me.  ;__;

lesbian-nonon said: >“less than traditionally attractive girl” >“super hot boyfriend” KURAGEHIME

Oh my gosh I was actually going to ask if I could screenshot and post our ask because I was thinking “people need...

You’re very welcome and I’m glad to help!  And, hey, I’m glad I could make that easier for you and be able to try to peer pressure more people into talking about the shows I like!  ^_~ mayzygreen replied to your post: I was having a private conversation an...

I sincerely hope you have time to watch Ore Monogatari because I would absolutely love to read your word vomit about it!

It is definitely on my to-watch list!  I still have that and Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun to pick up sometime (though, I’ve seen the first episode of that and it’s very cute!) just that... so many other liveblogging projects first.... orz  But I’ve heard NOTHING BUT GOOD about Ore Monogatari! nozomiohare reblogged your post I was having a private conversation an... and added:

Dont forget tokyo babylon is the prequel to x-1999

How does Mehrunes Dagon put on deodorant?

Wait, I’m super confused. Why can’t he put deoderant in both sets of pits?

Because her adoptive mother had recently miscarried and seeing an orphaned two year old Khajiit trying to wake up her murdered biological mother stirred something in both parents, who really wanted their child to live.

Despite Marta being a Khajiit, she was still a baby. Their hearts went out to her.

Put it between two pieces of thicker material and start with the iron on a really low temperature. That will protect kit from the direct heat but can still flatten it :)

Excellent point! Hmm I don’t know, we might have to finally mix it up and bring another name in, that might be a little too much. But we would be tempted! 

I really like how fun and silly the 90s anime can be. You’re a person who likes to dig beneath the surface and examine motivation, I can understand why it doesn’t appeal as much. Do what makes YOU happy. Your passion is what makes this blog great!

Yeah, I think that's a lot of it right there.  Every time I try to dig into the '90s anime, I feel like there's just not much there, beyond these really broad, exaggerated strokes!  And it's not that there's nothing about it that I don't enjoy, I imprinted on a lot of things from the '90s anime, it did some good work in giving the characters more room to breathe and fleshing out the villains. It's just... I was starting to write this response and it was getting more and more negative as I listed the problems with the '90s anime, until it felt like I was getting kind of mopey about it.  I don't want to dislike it!  I wish dearly that I could like it more!  There's just... so much... nothing... there..... Which isn't to say that I think badly of those who do like it!  I'm very happy for those who get whatever kind of enjoyment out of it, I'm very glad you really enjoy how fun and silly it can be!  I miss the days when I was really excited about this version of Sailor Moon, it's really kind of breaking my fannish heart right now.  ): But I suspect it might be another part of why I've been so slow to work on any projects lately, despite having some major ones I want to do. So I'm kind of trying to talk through my feelings here, I think.

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It’s okay!!! Stars is a completely different beast and I think it throws EVERYONE off. I had a complete and total meltdown once I got far enough into it that Mamoru dies. Take a break for a bit, or revisit the other seasons to reminisce. :)