#uuweek2024

(yeah you all knew this was coming, didn’t you)

My actual answer is either the Spring and Ragnarok arcs, but the Tenraisai arc is pretty much my favorite in the post-loop for all the development that the Chinese team gets after all that we learned in Summer. (and. yknow. one-sided fengfuu)

Uma Clothes/Clothy <3

Undead Unluck Week 2024

Dedicated to the shonen manga Undead Unluck by Yoshifumi Tozuka and its anime adaptation by David Production Studio.

From: March 25th to 31st

Content of all sorts is acceptable: fanart, fanfics, edits, gifs, headcanons, etc.

*any content that depicts homophobia, sexism, racism, etc. is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE.

NSFW content is allowed but please tag it appropriately

Use the main tag: UUWeek2024

The prompts for each day are listed below:

March 25th, Day 1

Favorite Negator

March 26th, Day 2

Favorite Scene/Moment

March 27th, Day 3

Favourite Dynamic (Platonic or Romantic)

March 28th, Day 4

Favorite UMA

March 29th, Day 5

Favorite Arc

March 30th, Day 6

Favorite Quote

March 31st, Day 7

“song/poem/quote” that you associate with UU

REBLOG & SPREAD!

Day 3 - Favorite Dynamic: Fuuko x Feng

As I said on Day 1, I love love, but for as much as I enjoy Gina's affectionate love that is defined through togetherness, I can't help but find the opposite end of the spectrum a lot more compelling

Whether his feelings are romantic is completely up for debate, but the dynamic between Feng and Fuuko is absolutely defined through their emotional and physical distance: without a doubt, what Feng feels for Fuuko can best be described as pining

While L100's Feng was a man defined by despair, the fear of losing everything he had gained, L101's Feng is a man defined by loneliness, the fear that he can never share what he was with anyone. All of his rivals withered and died, giving way to the next generation of strangers who Feng did not know and could not relate to. Though they would challenge him, they could not connect with him, the generational gap being too great to bridge

Until Fuuko came along

Another ageless being, alone and stagnant in a world constantly reshaping itself like riverbanks in the flow of time. At least, that's what he saw; while Feng committed himself to digging his feet in and standing in place, Fuuko committed herself to perpetual motion. While Feng stood still and let everyone pass him by, Fuuko ran up to everyone she could so she could walk alongside them for as long as possible

And whether he realized it or not, from Fuuko's influence, Feng finally uprooted himself. To follow the one person who he felt he could walk alongside, Feng finally allowed himself to change and to let other people into his world

While L100 Feng took Shen under his wing all the same, the meaning of that action was completely different. L100 Feng planted trees to harvest the wood, with the intent of cutting them down at their peak, but L101 Feng nurtured a garden, creating something that gave him a sense of purpose beyond getting stronger for his own sake

"Don't put your faith in the hands of the weak! The weak will die!!" "I won't die. After all, you're strong, Feng. So you'll protect us, right?" - Feng and Shen, ch.166

In L100, when Shen tried to save Mei, Feng simply looked on. If both children died, then that would just mean neither had the potential to be strong enough to push him to greater heights. In L101, though, when Shen jumped over a cliff to save Mui, Feng panicked. He called out to him not to throw away his life, and even jumped after him to keep him safe. He didn't do it to ensure he wouldn't lose a worthy opponent, he did it to protect his son

"The safest spot is right by your side, isn't it?" - Fuuko to Feng, ch.164

Fuuko entrusted Feng with protecting Shen, and Shen entrusted Feng with raising him and Mei. They acknowledged his strength, they believed in him, and he made sure to repay their faith by living up to expectations. The Feng of the past would never be moved by sentiment, but the Feng of the present? A smile from a loved one is sure to move his heart, even if only by a little

I love to joke about Feng chasing Fuuko like a lovesick puppy, but the fact of the matter is that she changed him thoroughly and completely

"You're strong. You may even be the strongest in the world. But you know what? That's all that you are." - Shen to Feng, ch.66

Feng may well still be the physically strongest fighter in the world of Undead Unluck, but that is no longer all that he is. He's a father now. He's a friend now. And that's thanks to Fuuko's influence

UUWEEK2024 Day one: Favorite Negator

Unluck - Izumo Fuuko

Fuuko's a character that definitely gets better the more you re-read the story. She becomes an undeniable badass later on in the story, but all the seeds of what made her the beast she is now are planted very early in the series

From chapter 1 when she frees herself for her captors to imbue Andy with unluck to free him and kill their captor, to the way she's almost always down with murder, to her desire to protect other from suffering and doesn't actually want to fight if cooperation is possible, and her stupidly stubborn self-sacrificial nature

The fact that she becomes a badass martial artist gunslinger billionaire heart surgeon ramen cryptid team boss is a second layer of delicious cake, but the first layer was always there, a super solid foundation supporting everything that would come later