on the topic of disabled characters, though, i think a LOT of artists give characters mobility aids that their character wouldn't actually benefit from using.
i'm sort of having a mild brain fog moment rn so i can't fully articulate what i'm on about, but i think a lot of able-bodied artists view things like canes and crutches as interchangeable. and they often don't know enough about the wide range of mobility aids to make an informed decision about what their character might actually use based on their disability
i also think that aids like walkers and rollators are sort of viewed as "cringe" on some level, and many people view them to be "just for old people," so many artists will opt for giving a character who has full-body pain and fatigue a cane (which, in many cases, can potentially WORSEN full-body pain) instead. and a lot of people don't realize that most wheelchair users are able to walk, so they don't consider it an option for characters with chronic pain
idk it's kind of frustrating. i've genuinely never, ever seen a character that uses a rollator before. not once. i cannot name a single one. i know of multiple ocs who are described to have full-body pain, dizziness, and fatigue that are drawn as cane users and are never shown with wheelchairs or walkers, though
it's also sort of sad? i've been diagnosed since i was twelve years old, and i only heard of rollators LAST YEAR. and that was only because i saw one irl and immediately asked what it was. i wonder how many disabled people out there don't even know it's an option solely because they're completely underrepresented online and in media
if you're a creative with a disabled oc, PLEASEEE check out this link. it's a very nice and detailed guide for telling which mobility aids suit someone's needs best. it's incredibly important to make the right choice for your character! mobility aids tell you a LOT about someone's lived experience. picking the right one will communicate to your audience #1 what your character goes through #2 that you UNDERSTAND what your character goes through!
There’s a quality that certain books/movies/TV shows have that leads me to say, “Yeah, I can see people making fanfiction of that.” It’s something to do, I think, with how tight the story is, how much feels open-ended or like it could be elaborated on.
Something like Breaking Bad, for example, has low squiggability (that’s what I’m calling this quality). It’s tightly written, the characters are consistent, there’s little left to interpolate or extrapolate. Obviously, people DO write fanfic of Breaking Bad, but it still has a low squiggability score. Whereas something like Supernatural has a high squiggability score. Fantasy and science fiction often have high squiggability scores. This suggests squiggability could also be related to worldbuilding and potential for people to borrow a premise or setting.
And sometimes you’ll read or watch something and you’ll say, “Ah, low squiggability,” and then you’ll open tumblr and find out that everyone else seem to think its squiggability was very high indeed.
Then there will be shows that you'll be like the squiggability is off the charts on this one imma go look at what everyones cooking' and find crickets. Its like the dichotomomy of squiggability you know.
they don't tell you this but when an event is advertised as "for all ages" they mean kids. they mean kids. if you, a grown-up, show up expecting to do the arts'n'crafts, you're the weirdo. even though they said "all ages."
please read this even if you're not indian. especially if you're not indian.
you've seen the jokes. india is "dirty", indians are "everywhere", why don't they fix their own country. ok. let me tell you why, and what's happening right now while nobody's watching.
first, the history you skipped: britain ruled india for two centuries and drained it. economist utsa patnaik's research estimates around $45 trillion in today's money was taken. the india that got independence in 1947 was one of the poorest countries on earth. every "why is india like this" question starts there. you don't get to profit off a robbery and then mock the crime scene.
now, what's happening RIGHT NOW:
in may the question paper for NEET leaked. that's the national medical entrance exam. over 2.2 million students took it. cancelled. years of studying, families' savings poured into coaching, gone overnight because someone sold the paper. students died by suicide after. these were kids who wanted to be doctors.
and out of that came a protest movement. a gen z group called the cockroach janta party, started by a 30 year old named abhijeet dipke, got 22 million instagram followers within DAYS. they've been doing a sit-in at jantar mantar in delhi demanding education minister dharmendra pradhan resign.
and then there's sonam wangchuk. if you've watched 3 idiots, he's the real engineer the character was based on. built solar schools in ladakh. invented ice stupas so himalayan villages have water. spent his whole life on education. he's 59 and he's been on hunger strike for 17+ days now. reporters went to see him this week and he was too weak to talk. and the troll armies are calling him "anti national" and "foreign funded". a man starving himself for other people's children. that's the thing here, anyone who asks a question is suddenly a traitor.
it's not one incident, it's everywhere you look:
• infrastructure worth thousands of crores failing within months of the ribbon cutting. tunnels collapsing in regions where heavy rain is a guarantee, not a surprise.
• youth unemployment near 10% for ages 15 to 29, 13.6% in cities. in a country of 1.42 billion where more than half the population is young.
• only about the top 3% of indians earn above 10 lakh a year. meanwhile billionaire wealth keeps ballooning and the headlines celebrate it.
• manipur burned for over two years. an ethnic conflict, tens of thousands displaced, and the prime minister barely said the word manipur while it happened.
• journalists raided. critics' houses bulldozed. activists sitting in jail for years without trial under laws like UAPA. our press freedom ranking has cratered.
• even the petrol is a fight now, ethanol blending pushed through while drivers complain about their engines and get no straight answers.
and through all of it, the PM, who came to power on religious polarisation (americans, sound familiar?), travels abroad for photo ops and has not held one single open press conference in over a decade. not one.
what i'm asking:
if you're not indian: share this. our media mostly won't cover any of it because the big outlets are owned by the same billionaires the government serves. the only reason wangchuk's fast is getting any coverage is people refusing to look away.
if you ARE indian: speak up even if you're comfortable. especially if you're comfortable. join the protests. add to this, correct me, translate it. staying quiet is a choice when nothing in this post touches your life.
india is not "dirty". india was robbed, and it's being robbed again, from the inside this time. but it's also the country where a 59 year old will starve for strangers' kids and 22 million young people will rally behind a party literally named after cockroaches, because cockroaches survive everything.
brooding men who cannot communicate their feelings if their life depended on it are only hot when they're fictional. if i have to deal with one in real life i will curse him and pray for his downfall every night before i go to bed
It's because the writer communicates their feelings for them. If people wanna pull that off in real life they need to hire a guy to walk around behind them narrating.
🗓️ Jul 27, 2026 | MDL | Trailer
Takoi is a kindhearted, unmarried detective in his forties assigned to the Criminal Affairs Division of the peaceful, semi-rural Yamanomichi Police Station. A non-career officer, he is well-loved by people of all ages in the local community. Constantly at odds with him is Shiono, a handsome junior officer in his twenties from the Community Safety Division who is on the fast-track career path. The two clash over the smallest things every day, and to make matters worse, they are also neighbours in the police dormitory. Just when their relationship seems destined to remain a nightmare, everything changes after Takoi is unexpectedly set up on a marriage meeting.
Your Sky: Hare Nochi Koi
🗓️ Aug 2, 2026 | MDL
Hinata, a kind-hearted, innocent, and positive guy, and Sora, a tsundere senior who’s a campus celebrity and feared as the “Tyrant Prince.” They’re supposed to be fake lovers… but is this real love?! The fates of these two, who were never meant to cross paths, take a dramatic turn after a spur-of-the-moment “lie.”
Sekigae Shitara, Doyara Ushiro no Otoko ga Ore no Koto Sukirashii
🗓️ Aug 6, 2026 | MDL
A simple seat change turns one high schooler's life upside down.
Ordinary student Mayama Haru is stunned when he finds a handwritten confession on a worksheet passed around the classroom. Even more shocking, the note is from Asamiya Kosei, the impossibly handsome and popular boy at the center of their class. Certain the confession wasn't meant for him, Haru questions Kosei, only to receive an immediate and unwavering answer: it was written for him. As Kosei's intense affection grows stronger by the day, Haru finds himself swept up by the relentless advances of a boy who has been hiding his feelings for far too long.
Yokya Shudan ni Iru Serizawa wa, Ore no Mae da to Yosu ga Okashii
🗓️ Aug 11, 2026 | MDL
Suzuki, a loner student, secretly wrote a BL novel using the name of Serizawa, a popular guy in a group of outgoing people, as his model. But when Serizawa ends up reading it, Suzuki panics, convinced he'll be mocked. Instead, Serizawa unexpectedly showers it with praise. From that day on, Serizawa keeps finding reasons to hang around him and invite him out. Before Suzuki can even process what's happening, Serizawa steadily closes the distance between them. "Why me!?" Yet Serizawa only becomes more persistent. "I'm not planning to let you get away, Suzuki." Before he realizes it, Suzuki finds himself being swept along at Serizawa's pace as the two grow unexpectedly close.
Chotto Matou yo, Harutora-kun
🗓️ Aug 14, 2026 | MDL
High school student Kishida Sui hides his expressions behind a face mask and often becomes an easy target for teasing in the boys' dormitory. Though he laughs things off and gets through school life with a smile, deep down he's become wary of forming close relationships. In the spring of his second year, he's assigned to share a room with first-year student Kurobe Harutora. Harutora's straightforward emotions and natural closeness gradually begin to break down the walls Sui has built around his heart. One is Kishida Sui, a senior struggling with relationships. The other is Kurobe Harutora, a junior who wears his heart on his sleeve. As these two opposites grow closer, their heartwarming interactions are filled with the sweet, bittersweet flutter of first love. This is a pure coming-of-age romance that captures the awkwardness of adolescent love and the fresh, heartfelt journey of growing up.
Love Is Better the Second Time Around Season 2
🗓️ Sep 1, 2026 | MDL
Two years later, Miyata Akihiro and Iwanaga Takashi are happily living together, having finally found the loving relationship they had long been searching for. Despite their busy lives, they cherish every moment they spend together, and their future seems brighter than ever. But even as they grow closer, Miyata realizes there are still parts of Iwanaga's past he knows nothing about. Iwanaga avoids talking about his former lovers, while fleeting words and subtle gestures hint at a side of him Miyata has never seen. When Iwanaga publicly reveals in a magazine interview that he has "someone important" in his life, his former partners unexpectedly reappear, stirring up old emotions and putting the couple's relationship to the test.
Wanting to believe Iwanaga's heartfelt words, "The only person I want to be with now is you," Miyata struggles to shake the unease growing in his heart. As jealousy, unresolved feelings, and hidden pasts begin to cast a shadow over their happiness, the couple must face another test of their love in this heartfelt and passionate romance.
How Do We Relationship?
🗓️ Sep 10, 2026 | MDL
Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding the right match difficult - especially since she likes girls! Even going away to college didn’t seem to increase her romantic odds until one day her outgoing classmate Saeko suggests they might as well start dating each other since it’s not like either of them have other options. At first it seems like things won’t work out as their personalities clash and misunderstandings abound. But when their casual friendship starts to become something more Miwa begins to wonder—can a pragmatic proposal lead to true love?
The Proper Way to Write Love Season 2
🗓️ October, 2026 | MDL
(no synopsis atm)
Under the cut, announced JQLs without date/cast. ⬎
(Bellow are the manga synopsis)
Can You Kiss Me First?
🗓️ Summer
A sweet story about two co-workers who have grown close outside the office but struggle to admit how deep their feelings truly lie.
Kanda and Ueno seem like complete opposites: the charming Kanda is the superstar of the sales department, while the stern Ueno is a well-known stickler in accounting. But over time, the unlikely pair have become good friends outside of work. One day, while Kanda is crashing at Ueno’s place as he often does, Ueno confesses that he’s gay—but says Kanda isn’t his type, in case Kanda was wondering. The news makes Kanda see their closeness in a new light. Should he stop casually touching Ueno all the time? But also…why is he so bothered that Ueno isn’t into him? Maybe one of them will act on the attraction growing between them!
Ao to Midori
"For 8 years, I wished for a morning like this."
First place in midterms, winner in the relay. For academic-and-sports genius Ao, this is the first time he's wanted something from the bottom of his heart. And that was Midori, always second place, who saw himself as his rival. He can't control his love for him, and when he sees Midori, he's so happy that he can't help but run up to him. But, afraid to ruin their relationship, he carries the pain and longs for him late at night…"I want the first thing I see when I wake up to be your eyelashes."
Adapted from the manga of the same name by Roji, same author of Countdown to Yes.
Eigyou Desukara
Ren, a university student with the simple yet impure desire to be popular with girls, begins a “staged BL” act with Issei, a handsome and cool guy from the same department. Their act of pretending to flirt to draw attention is going smoothly. However, one day, Issei suddenly kisses Ren. This action, far beyond a mere joke, deeply shakes Ren's heart. From this moment, their relationship begins to take an unexpected turn.
The Journey to Killing You Season 2
(No synopsis atm)
And that's all and that's plenty. Although I'm sure we'll getmore before the end of the year.
earlier this week Twitter user ppuccin0 tweeted about a fashion article that advised against tops with large floral patterns, saying the wearer was in danger of looking like a "ロマンティックおばさん," or a "romantic auntie." the tweet went viral with many agreeing that a "romantic auntie" sounded like a very nice thing to aspire to be, and some even posted illustrations or photos tagged with the trend
illustration by Toyota Yuu (author of Cherry Magic)
illustration by 141shkw/Sora Midori (author of Beautiful Curse)
photos by Takinami Yukari (author of Motokare Mania and Watashi-tachi wa Mutsuu Ren'ai ga Shitai or "We Want A Painless Romance")
illustration by m:m (mangaka of Matataki no End Roll)
illustration by ooinuai (mangaka of Onikui Kitan)
illustration by ma2 (mangaka of The Reason We Fall In Love)
one of my creative writing professors once said that to evaluate a work as good or not, first you ask what the work is attempting to do, and then you evaluate how well it does it. and this is how to judge everything from critical essays to romance novels to snack packaging to theory tracts.
The fact that this is the only show that gave one of Perth’s characters a love interest, and we’ll never get a proper conclusion for it, will haunt me to the end of my days.
Every time I rewatch their scenes… the acting was SO GOOD. The fear, the LONGING. Oh I will never forgive whoever was in charge for not giving RamKing a proper ending. They were the best goddamn part of that show.
