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Why I Think Momo is Kickass and You should too

So with the emergence of the anime becoming more and more popular, of course the fan base is growing and growing, I would even say to heights like seen in Fairy Tail, Naruto, etc.

 However, with the series getting more popular, you are stuck with more….negative opinions about the characters that in my mind are sometimes just not necessary.

 Now, this blog is normally Ochako and Kacchako and I intend to mostly keep it that way but lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of negative posts towards Momo and frankly, I’m heavily displeased by this, especially since she’s one of the most well portrayed girls in the series and it’s really heartbreaking on my end to see posts that essentially dismiss her for more shallow reasons that don’t need to be here.

 I mean to start this off, are we going to simply forget that she came into UA on a recommendation and was a student that made even All Might shook when asked why Iida was the winner of the exercise

or how, even though the class didn’t know her, she was still voted to be Assistant Class President? 

 or how she was able to act calm and rational during the USJ villain fight?

 or how she still managed to get the top grade in the midterm exams and didn’t get it to her head but actually acted BENEVOTELY and helped her classmates who asked her for help?

or how it was HER plan that got Todoroki and her to win the exam that they were fighting in?

 But ya know, because of her BODY, we’re going to ignore that right? We’re going to ignore how amazing and how smart she is simply because of her body.  

I won’t lie guys, I’ve heard people complaining about her quirk and even saying how bad her quirk is designed when it’s like??? It actually makes a lot of sense why it’s like that since she does create large objects like shields, spears, A FREAKING CANON, like it makes sense for her to need to use fat call throughout her body to be able to achieve that look.

Which brings me to talk about her costume. Oh boy, this is the one that when I first entered the fandom, no one really said anything but now that the series is more popular, everyone has become experts on body proportions and quirk designs and apparently fashion design since her costume isn’t good enough for her.

I mean look at the costume design that Horikoshi put in for her and how he planned that all out for her

At some point, yes I understand, Horikoshi is a pervert, sometimes his intentions aren’t the best, I get that. But consider this, even though he had the ability to make Ochako’s and Tsuyu’s costumes completely perverted, he chose against that. He had the perfect opportunity to indulge in that yet he didn’t. What I love about Horikoshi is that he thinks about the practicality of the quirks and designs the costumes based on that as well taking into consideration the character’s personality and what they would want.

 So guys, at some point, reality check moment: Momo is comfortable with her body enough to wear a costume that she deemed necessary for the usage of her quirk. And she chose that design for that outfit and has not said a word about this entire series. She even had an opportunity to create it to be more closed and she chose not to. MOMO CHOSE HER OUTFIT AND VIEWS IT GOOD ENOUGH FOR HER HERO WORK.

 In this moment too, I would like to share what even Midnight said during Episode 34 at the very beginning.

So another reality check: The only people who are saying it’s sexual are the people who are sexualizing her to begin with. Instead of viewing it as more of a practical thing that is designed for her quirk (which involves utilizing her fat cells and creating stuff through her skin), people begin to view as sexual and are condemning her for having a revealing costume. Which, to me personally, I find ironic since tumblr is filled with campaigns of free the nipple and the stopping of sexualization of breasts and female anatomy, yet look what’s happening here. People are taking her costume and saying she’s being sexualized for choosing a design that would give her optimal openness to use her quirk.

 I mean look at how she used it in the Aizawa fight

 Having that navel cavity helped her out immensely during this fight and she was able to create the alloy material in a much faster way with having access to areas where most of her fat is stored.

Which, I also heard people commenting on how Momo’s body doesn’t make sense and how skinny she is in comparison to her boobs (which I’ve seen that in real life, it’s not uncommon), but if you see in this spread

She actually isn’t the skinniest person in the world. Keep in mind that while she does use her fat cells to make stuff, she does also consume A LOT OF FOOD TOO to keep up with the level of activity too so she does get chubby sometimes so it’s a wrong assumption to think she has this INCRDIBLY PERFECT BODY WITH NO FAT when she does! Which only makes it only more natural and real!

Honestly, her entire arc in the beginning of the manga (or at least up into this exam point) has been so powerful, so realistic, and so amazingly well done.

I mean to consider, very similarly to Bakugou, while we haven’t gotten much of her backstory, given how she behaved in Season 1, we can have a somewhat assumption that she came from a great home and was well praised for her quirk. Obviously, her quirk isn’t one with a talent, she had to work immensely for it, but she must have been placed into situations where she was elevated and praised for how powerful her quirk is (like she was put in situations where she was able to be able to use her quirk to the fullest and not have much backfired).

Even Aizawa says this during their fight

Which does imply this isn’t a constant state she’s always been in, it’s one that has been gained since the sports festival (hence why the arguments that she should be shouldn’t be self confident are wrong). 

Yet, with coming to UA and being in a hero course, after participating in the festival, well she starts to crumble and kind of doubt her abilities against the others

 Like it starts off with her not getting a high ranking on the race

 Then she mentioned the issue with the cavalry battle later on but definitely the heavy hitter for Momo was her fight with Tokoyami where she was left in shambles since she wasn’t able to make much on an impact on the fight itself (which this was amplified more in the anime than the manga itself).

Thus really bringing down her confidence. And now a lot of people screamed about how misogynist her hero training was and how demeaning it was which leads to 2 issues that some people forget about.

 1.     That there are multiple sides to being a hero. It’s not always the cookie cutter “fight villains, rescue people, rinse and repeat”. Even famous people in our society, even though their job is to act/sing/etc, they still go out and do publicity work and that’s what they do. It’s a part of being well known and using your abilities outside of the field you are in.

2.     This was all part of Momo developing. This was just another way to bring Momo down a couple more notches. It’s a bit cruel and hard but this was a way for Horikoshi to get her  out of her mindset and be exposed to something where her confidence could be lowered. Guaranteed if she was put into an actual hero training internship, she wouldn’t have been lowered as much as she did.

 Which could lead the argument that it wasn’t necessary to have any of that stuff happen to her but consider, would she have gotten in this state if she didn’t have those things happen and accumulate?

And would she have gotten her confidence back from Todoroki/Aizawa and execute an amazing plan without that encouragement from those moments?

Probably not.

 Ok this post is beginning to get way to long so I’m going to stop here before I go on and on and on about Momo. As much as Ochako is my best girl and I will forever sacrifice myself to her, even I have to admit Momo is utterly amazing and I only talked about what happened in the first 65 chapters. I didn’t even brush on how amazing she was during the invasion of the villains or how she managed to be a huge help in the rescue of Bakugou or even how kickass she was during the license exam (which she helped my princess Ochako and that pleased me so much). Momo is just more than the simple sexual object people are complaining her to be as, she’s an incredibly smart and amazing woman and Horikoshi put so much thought into her, more than what any of us could ever imagine. I am truly excited to see more of what she can do in the future and I hope she gains more fans since she truly deserves it.

 TLDR; MOMO IS AMAZING, SEND HER LOVE YALL

[wbyeol-blog]

Champions

Oikawa sat alone in his new apartment, surrounded by boxes. They were waiting to be unpacked. But right now, he was plagued with worries. 

The last game kept replaying in his mind. If he had been quicker, stronger, smarter, they would have won. They could have stayed on the court longer. They could have gone and beat Shiratorizawa. If he had only been better. 

He would still be playing with Iwa-chan. Now, they were at different universities. They would see each other at games. But it wasn’t enough. 

All of his high school life, they had been called the champions. They won game after game. Oikawa remembered the celebrations. He remembered the goofy grin Iwa-chan had on his face when he made the winning spike. They were supposed to be the champions. They were always supposed to win. 

So, why had they lost?

What use could their name as champions be if Oikawa couldn’t even guide his team to victory in a crucial play? Was he even a good captain? Why couldn’t he be better? What was the point in all that hard work? What’s the point when you can’t even be the champions? 

When would he win? 

Oikawa felt useless. Why was he even sitting here? He should be at practice. To make himself better. But something inside him was saying, No matter how much you practice, you’ll never be good enough.Tears welled up at the corners of his eyes, pouring free and falling down his face. His hands shook violently as the tears slowly tracked their way down his face. He really was useless. 

It had been his responsibility. He was the captain. Oikawa furiously wiped at his tears, but more just seemed to come, staining his brand new couch with tear stains. The couch he and his old team had picked out together. Oikawa missed his team. More importantly, he missed the man who had stolen his heart. 

Without even thinking about it, he found himself dialing Iwa-chan’s number. It rang a few times, and the gruff voice of his boyfriend crackled through. 

“Tooru?” 

“H-haj-” Oikawa’s voice broke. He was full on sobbing now. Just hearing his voice had made him break down for some reason. 

“I’ll be there in 10 minutes.” Iwa-chan hung up. Oikawa curled up and continued to cry, his heart feeling like it would break. 

The door opened exactly ten minutes later and Iwaizumi slipped in, to be greeted with the sight of his boyfriend curled up on the floor, sobs racking his body. Iwaizumi dropped the bag with Oikawa’s favorite food & drinks and sprinted to his side. 

“Tooru…what’s wrong? Babe, you have to talk to me,” Iwaizumi whispered, lifting Oikawa up and rubbing circles in his back. 

“I hic just hic feel hic so hic useless hic and I hic keep thinking hic about how hic we were hic champions and I hic couldn’t do hic to help us hic win..” Oikawa grew calmer as he spoke, but tears still openly streamed down his face as he hiccuped his way through his thoughts. 

Iwaizumi almost slapped the crying mess in front of him. What an idiot, he thought. Oikawa himself doesn’t realize that without him, the team would never be as good. Oikawa was the best captain. They depended on him. But in turn, Oikawa depended on them too. 

“Silly….we’re a team. The blame doesn’t go to you. We lose together and we win together, even if you didn’t step foot on the court that day. That’s what made us a team. No one blamed you. You didn’t have to be better. You don’t have to be better. Don’t change yourself because of that. You’re the best captain we could have asked for,” Iwaizumi pressed his lips to Oikawa’s forehead. 

“You’re the best boyfriend I could have asked for,” Iwaizumi mumbled, nuzzling his nose into Oikawa’s hair. Oikawa snorted and mumbled, “Same to you.” 

“Even if we weren’t the champions that day, to me, we will always have the title of champions. You made me believe that. Now try believing it yourself.” 

[tiredandtiredjusttired-deactiva]

is this really just a coincidence or is illuminati confirmed  \( ´ q ` )ﾉ

[koyukichi]

twitter promo for vol 20 release - source

[forazzzora]

Fake Kiyoko’s Room - Saturday sesions

Where Furudate sensei answers questions at Jump Festa 2016 (19 & 20 December) through a corner called “Fake Kiyoko’s Room”. The questions are collected from Twitter, including Oikawa’s strongest subject, etc. Fake Kiyoko is this person in the middle.

1st Session:

Q: Is Oikawa good at studying? A: Because he plays volleyball so he doesn’t have much free time, but he still performs moderately, so he must be smart from the beginning.

Q: Do you have any pose and formation that is the most difficult to draw for you? A: Always the set up, that movement that you do to give a toss. It’s hard because he has to draw as if the person already knows who he will give the toss to. He’s sorry that the reason is simple.

Q: Why did the Tohoku high school become the model for Shiratorizawa? A: It’s because the training facilities are complete. “Shiratorizawa has to have many training facilities! I wonder if there’s a school like that in Miyagi perfecture…” He researched and the Tohoku high school fulfills the requirement.

Source: 1, 2

2nd Session:

Q: Who is Brynhildr Reiko*? Is she a performer that Tendou likes? A: A biracial model and talent. (”Huh? What? Why didn’t you know?” He said with this kind of feeling.) *T/N: Can’t seem to remember where she is mentioned (Maybe in the light novel?), nevertheless, sensei’s probably referring to Reina Triendl who plays in the horror movie Ju-On.

Q: Karasuno, Fukurodani and Shiratorizawa has a very distinctive name. Does Sensei like birds? A: He likes them. In the picture book about birds, they have the crows’ ecology and he really likes that. Shiratorizawa isn’t a white swan (“Shiratori” means White Swan) though, it’s an eagle. Thinking about it again, the Touhoku high school that is the model for Shiratorizawa has an eagle monument, maybe it’s from that.

Q: When drawing, do you have any character that is difficult for you to draw? Any part that is difficult? A: Tsukishima’s glasses are difficult. Before, he also has said that drawing Oikawa’s hair is hard. When Tsukishima changed to sports glasses, drawing him with the solid placement is hard. Recently, Oikawa has appeared while wearing glasses. Sensei actually doesn’t have to draw such minor details, but the sensei who is determined to draw that is very respectful.

Source: 1, 2, 3

[satyr-syd]

Wingman Watari: Angsty First Years and the Red, Heart-shaped Box

Chapter: 3 / 4

Fandom: Haikyuu!! Rating: T Characters: Watari Shinji, Kindaichi Yuutarou, Kunimi Akira, Oikawa Tooru, Iwaizumi Hajime Pairing: Kinkuni Word Count: 6933

Chapter Summary: “Congratulations, Iwaizumi-san,” Watari said loudly. “It’s nice to get chocolates on Valentine’s day.”

Iwaizumi snapped up, his gaze finally leaving the box and meeting Watari’s. “Oh - yeah - thanks…” he said, running his thumb slowly over the box. “I wonder who it’s from….

Fic summary: It begins as an accident. Watari never planned on setting up all the members of his volleyball team, but, for some reason, it turns out he’s the perfect matchmaker.

Also on AO3 (might be easier to read on here because tumblr fucked up the formatting hahaha…)

Afficher davantage

[novazerowriting-blog]

How I Outline Plot (Using 6-Stage Plot Structure)

Most writers dread outlining their stories. I don’t really know why. For every good book I’ve written, there’s been a nice, meaty outline. An outline consolidates every detail of your story and keeps it in a place where you can easily see the transition between scenes, chapters, and acts. My personal method has only 5 steps.

1. Create a synopsis for your story. Or just write down what you kinda want to happen. It can be pretty rough. 

2. Create a table in your document. I’m using Microsoft Word 2007. 

3. In a fresh document, divide your story into three acts: beginning, middle, end. (If you’re using the 6-Stage Plot Structure, assign the parts their names.) Here, I broke it into four sections but there shouldn’t be very much back story in your actual book at all.

4. Decide what happens in your story to start it (Mirabelle leaving her house), and put that in the first square of your table (the top square circled in green.) What happens after that? That second thing (Mirabelle hesitates) goes in the second square, (the bottom square circled in green). Pretty simple.

5. Continue filling in the squares with whatever material you have. You have gaps? No problem. You’ve got entire chapters missing? No problem. When you create a synopsis, or write your goals for a story, you tend to figure out your plot as you go. It’s normal to have gaps after that, too—filling in character sheets or just a good, ponderous shower can unlock the mystic gaps of your plot. Whenever you think of something, WRITE IT DOWN. 

And there you have it! Your book is outlined, and you have a temporary synopsis, too. I’m not kidding about writing down every idea you have, by the way. Whether you think it’s stupid or not, it could save your book’s life when chapter nine is just a glaring, blank space with nothing to say.

I hope this was comprehensive, but if you have any questions let me know!

xx

[anime--sheerheartic]

I’m still not over the fact Bokuto tried to argue with the referee using hand sign. That owl is smarter than you think

[anime--sheerheartic]

tagged by @yurika-schiffer thank you <3

Now I’m tagging @tapa-nyan, @kuragefyne, @multimichu, @berrrystrawberry, @kit-kat57, @xhaikyuu and anyone who wants to do it

[starboys]

[anime--sheerheartic]

I know Nekoma has already a chant but I need to know what it is written on that banner

[nihui-223art]

forming a club...

Then…

after, Kuroo made a new club, “I have the hots for my setter” Club, with Bokuto, Daichi and Iwa, Hinata wants to join. I don’t know, I thought this was funny but then I imagined a lot of things that I didn’t draw, so maybe you don’t… pfftt

Let Kenma go home pls

[nihui-223art]

forming a club...

Then…

after, Kuroo made a new club, “I have the hots for my setter” Club, with Bokuto, Daichi and Iwa, Hinata wants to join. I don’t know, I thought this was funny but then I imagined a lot of things that I didn’t draw, so maybe you don’t… pfftt

Let Kenma go home pls

[beespng-remade]

okay ☆ ushiten + scary please

“Hey, Wakatoshi,” says Tendou, through the phone. “We should go and see a scary movie together.”

“What?” Ushijima replies, with a bit of shock. “Why me? Wouldn’t Semi or Reon be a better fit?”

“Because,” Tendou responds. “Why not?”

Ushijima sighs. “I guess so.”

Tendou’s cheering is worth whatever ridiculous movie they’ll go see later on.

“No,” Ushijima says flatly, looking at the movie poster that Tendou was posing in front of, beckoning for him to come inside the theater.

“What do you mean, ‘no’?” Tendou threw his arms out to his sides. “You agreed to this.”

“This was the one movie I was hoping you wouldn’t bring me to.”

Tendou smirked. “You’re scared.”

“No.”

Ushijima Wakatoshi does not like horror movies. Tendou can tell, mainly because Ushijima’s clinging to his tee shirt, has already drank his entire soda, and has a permanent shocked expression on his face for the entirety of the movie so far.

“Satori, tell me when it’s over,” he says, hiding his face behind Tendou.

Tendou’s counted at least twelve actual screams that came from Ushijima, and he can’t help but laugh. He’s scared, too, of course, but not like Ushijima, and it’s incredibly amusing. He’s posted a few videos on his Snapchat story, and the others went to Semi and Reon.

“It’s over,” Tendou whispers, tugging on Ushijima’s hair. “You’re absolutely ridiculous.”

“It’s scary, Satori.”

“So much for being a Miracle Boy,” he snorts, and Ushijima rolls his eyes, which are obviously watering over, and Tendou can’t help but laugh at him.

“We did it,” Ushijima groans as he and Tendou walk out of the theater, Ushijima still clinging onto Tendou’s shirt sleeve.

“You barely did it,” Tendou corrects. “You were terrified. It was kind of cute.”

“Cute?” Ushijima deadpans. He doesn’t expect for anyone to ever call him cute.

But, Tendou’s making that face, with his big, beautiful eyes, and Ushijima thinks for a second that he might actually mean it.

He smiles to himself, concluding that maybe the trip to the movies was worth it, just for the time he spent with Tendou.

Tendou yawns a bit, throwing his arm around Ushijima’s shoulders.

“Say, you wanna come over to my place? I’ve got plenty more scary movies we can watch.”

Ushijima couldn’t say no.

[vanesastudies]

Getting through college with mental health issues

&I am a mentally-ill student who has struggled with school since high school. Over high school and a year and a half of university, I’ve found this is what works for me.

This is a guide of things you can do for yourself, but I am no mental health professional and I always recommend seeking a professional to help you. 

Reminders

You are a good student.

You are not lazy. 

Your mental illness and the stress of school just makes things difficult for you, but it isn’t impossible.

You’re allowed to fail and make mistakes - you’re only human. You are more than your illness and you are so much better than you realize.

Take care of yourself. You deserve it. Your mental health is more important than academics. And your mental state won’t last forever.

Deal with your mental illness!

Medication. Medication is an important part of recovery. Don’t be afraid to try medication if your doctor suggests it. Medication will balance your out-of-whack brain chemicals so you can work on taking care of yourself. It’s a trial-and-error process and you will find what works for you after some trials.  

Get professional help. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Seek a counselor/therapist who works well with you. There should be a myriad of mental health resources on campus, and if not, check the Internet or your local community.

Journal. Or draw. Or play music. Express yourself creatively to get those emotions out. Friends/family won’t always be available for you, so learn to deal with your emotions by yourself.

Let your professors/TAs know. Hopefully you have some sort of accommodations plan set up with the university, but if not, DO IT. I don’t like to disclose my mental illnesses to them, but I let them know my academic struggles. 

Do not fall behind - stay as productive as possible.

(source)

Try to go to class no matter what, no matter how anxious or depressed you feel. Unless you’re so sick that you can barely pay attention in class, try to attend class. You can always leave early if you need to. If class makes you anxious, go anyway to train yourself that you’re safe, you’re okay, and it’s never as bad as it seems. Here are some tips on how to stay calm at school. The mere act of going to class can give you a boost. Try paying attention and be productive. Don’t worry about taking in absolutely everything the prof says. Just take the time to learn. Use relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing (in four seconds, hold four seconds, out eight seconds), tense and release your muscles, count down from 100, etc. If all else fails, doodle things related to the lecture. You’ll feel better. Skipped a lot of class? Get back on track in one day.

Write everything down! I can’t stress this enough. Whether it’s a planner app on your phone or a bullet journal or a cheap planner from the dollar store or even a sticky note on your wall, keep track of everything you need to do. Make to-do lists. If you’re easily overwhelmed, write down only three things you need to do that day. Make it as simple as possible. Check your planner every day. You don’t want to miss a deadline because you forgot it.

Do something everyday. Anything, even tidying your desk, to give you a sense of accomplishment, to not give you a “zero day” and make things worse. Just do that thing. Review your notes every so often, even if it’s only for 5 minutes. If you have a big assignment to do, break it down and work on it a little bit. How to start working when you don’t really feel like it

Use the 2-minute rule(s). This is probably the most effective rule I’ve ever used. If it takes you less than 2 minutes to do something, do it right now and finish it.  There is another rule with this name: only do the task for 2 minutes. If you can’t get started on something, just do it for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, you can stop. Chances are, you’ll keep doing the task for more than 2 minutes. And if you don’t? Take a break and try again. You’ll get something done.

Start on an assignment right away. Even if it’s just an outline for what you plan to do with it. Or make a very rough draft to edit. 

Set fake deadlines. Your essay might be due in a month, but your outline for your essay is due a week after today, your research notes due a week after that, and a draft a week after that. Write down deadlines 2-3 days before they’re due. You can use those extra days to edit and have someone (your peer, a TA, an older student, the prof) look over it.

Get ahead. If you get ahead right away, by the time you fall behind you’re just on track. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve done this, had breakdowns, and still managed to hand things in on time. 

Ask for deadlines early. This is the one thing I have difficulty with. If you need extra time, ask ahead. You might not always get the extra time, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. Professors tend to be very understanding.

Are you behind anyway? Get back on track in one day.

Need to get a lot done near the end of the semester? Use this guide.

Stay motivated!

Make a “self-help kit”. Write down reasons why you need to study. Print out pictures of pictures and quotes that inspire you. Write down self-care ideas. Write down songs that make you feel better. Print out self-help guides that pertain to your mental illness(es). This kit is something you will refer to when you need a pick-me-up and you can’t bother your friends/family/significant other. (You can, however, always bother your pet.) Here are some pictures from my kit to help you get started:

Understand that motivation is a finite resource. You will never be motivated all the time. Don’t feel bad if you’re having a “blah” day.  Don’t feel bad if you have a “blah” week. This is where the self-help kit comes in handy - you can motivate yourself right away rather than breaking down.

Don’t be hard on yourself. You are capable of great things, but not when your mental illness(es) have a grip on you and you can’t shake it off, no matter how hard you try. You will probably have bad days, and that’s okay. Don’t let it deplete your motivation.

Stay organised!

Your brain may be hectic, but your workspace and your life doesn’t have to be. You don’t have to be super-organised - whatever works for you, do it.

You want to be organised so you can avoid unnecessary stress and wasting time. When you’re organised, you can be more productive and have a better sense of inner peace. Plus, an aesthetically-pleasing study environment can help you boost your mood!

Here are some posts to help you get started.

The Only Organisation Tips You’ll Ever Need

How to get organized (tips from a horrible procrastinator)

How I Organize by learhning

Organisation masterpost by elk-studies

Inbox zero for students

Take care of yourself!

Get enough sleep. Sleep is very important for your mental health. You want sleep to help you consolidate the information you’ve learned in school. And you’ll feel so much less stressed out. Obviously this won’t always happen, especially around the end of the semester, but put in effort to get good sleep. Generally, you’ll want to use your bed only for sleeping and relaxing. Try to go to bed at the same time every night and wake up at around the same time. Here are some tips on how to sleep easy.

Eat properly. You need to fuel your brain! Don’t binge, and don’t forget to eat. Try to eat some fruits and veggies every day. Eat regularly and drink a lot of water. This all sounds cliche but it really works and good foods really help you feel better. Feeling physically healthy, at least for me, helps me mentally as well. You don’t have to eat healthy all the time. You can eat junk food to de-stress. Don’t feel guilty for eating junk food. The point is to have a good balance. Just don’t make your entire diet junk food, and you should be fine. You don’t have to spend a lot of time on your food. Here are some tips for eating when you have zero time.

Exercise! For the mentally ill, exercising is often the last thing we want to do, but exercise just has too many benefits to not do it. You don’t even have to go to the gym. Take walks and do some simple exercises in your room. There are so many workout videos on YouTube - my personal favourite is blogilates, but they’re perfect if you feel too anxious at the gym. Go with friends to the gym if you can. Try to do something every day if you can, but even a couple days a week should help.

Write down things you need to do. Self-care is all about staying healthy and doing things you need to do (eg. chores), even when you don’t want to. You can always enlist the help of friends/family, but independence is key when they’re not available. If I feel like there’s too many things I need to do, I pause everything, take out a piece of paper, and write down basically everything that needs to get done. Then I tackle each item, one at a time. Even if you don’t finish the list, you’ve gotten things done, and there’s less on your mind.

Don’t study everyday. You want to do something productive everyday, but it doesn’t necessarily need to be studying. Use 1-2 days of the week where you don’t study. This will help avoid burnout.

Here are some self-care posts that I recommend:

What to do when you don’t know what to do

Comic for when you’re feeling overwhelmed

Self-care masterpost

Masterpost for rough times

Other resources for getting through college with mental illness(es):

General

How to conquer college with mental illness

Neurodivergent and Studying: Tips & Resources

College and Chronic Illness: 19 Tips to Study Strong and Fight the Fog

A self-care masterpost to get you through school

Studying while dealing with stress/anxiety/mental health issues

Anxiety

Study Tips: Overcoming Anxiety

What not to do when studying with stress/anxiety

Ways to Avoid Burnout at University

How to be productive when you’re anxious

Depression

Coping with Depression at University

Studying with Depression

21 Tips to Keep Your Shit Together When You’re Depressed

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[udaitenma]

On Nekoma v Fukurodani match (ch 190):

What I gathered after translating this chapter is that -

The Tokyo prelims only let 4 schools through to the qualifiers for nationals.

Of those 4 schools, only 2 schools get to represent Tokyo-to at nationals.

They will play a semi-final, and a finals at this national rep decider play-off.

The semi-final match will decide who gets to go, while the finals decide seeding. 

Nekoma and Fukurodani have been fated to meet on the wrong side of the draw, which is why they’re facing off against each other for semi-finals. Yes, this could have been avoided had the draw been different and one of those teams vs. Nohebi and the other to vs. Itachiyama, but this was not so. Nohebi is going up against Itachiyama, and Fukurodani is going up against Nekoma. So only one of them will make it through to the top two, and only one of them is going to Nationals. It’s either cats or owls, mutually exclusive.

:( Fuck. Only upside is we actually get to see them play instead of seeing them get off-screened, be it win or loss.

Also, fuck I hope I haven’t translated anything wrong.

[queenspud]

Simplicity and Valor

spoilers for Haikyuu!! anime and chapter 112.

I didn’t think I’d be writing more about Daichi-san, but here I am. Oopsy. 

Anyway, I noticed something interesting in this chapter. It’s the opposing team Johzenji’s banner slogan - Simplicity and Valor. As Sugawara-san explains:

It certainly doesn’t fit the wild and free team at all. 

Johzenji’s new team knows this, and it’s quite clear they don’t like that banner either. They’re the party team, they’re there to have fun. Simplicity and Valor doesn’t sound “fun” at all. It sounds stable and steady and boring. 

Which is what Johzenji’s captain calls Daichi. Unlike other teams who dread having Hinata and Kageyama back, he welcomes them, because he finds them exciting. He has very little interest in their captain, because Daichi isn’t the flashy type. 

However, Johzenji’s strength of being wild and unpredictable is also their weakness. Everyone on their team wants a piece of the action, even the setter wanted to spike, not out of a strategic choice (like Kageyama), but for the heck of it. This leaves them with a lot of holes in their defense, which no one is interested in covering. After all, solid receives, simple blocks and basic pass-the-ball moves are not exciting. 

Not exciting, but important. Karasuno gains the advantage here because they have both a strong offence and defense. I think this is the only match where we see Karasuno be in absolute control of the game (edit: apart from their first match in the InterHigh). 

And that’s when we see this. 

When I first saw this, I thought oh, what a lovely shot of Daichi being a proud dad. Then I noticed the banner behind him. Johzenji’s banner - Simplicity and Valor - is the very definition of Daichi. He is “someone who doesn’t show off, but is in reality quite strong and sincere.” I had feels after this. 

Johzenji’s captain dismissed this banner and Daichi’s playing style, but after seeing Daichi cover for the weird 1st year duo, he begins to realise that their wild style might not be quite as fun after all. What happens when the game stops being fun? For him, it’s then I’ll just get as much fun as possible. For Daichi it’s I’ll support you and push us on. 

It’s interesting to note that while Karasuno pushes themselves to improve their attack and their plays (thanks to Hinata stirring them up), Daichi’s way of “not losing to them” is by further improving his receives. He does attack a bit, but he doesn’t try a stronger, flashier attack like how Asahi improves. He knows that his strength lies in defense. His main job is to keep the ball in play for the spikers to do their thing, whether it’s a new weird quick the monsters think of, or the power ones from Tanaka and Asahi. Throughout the Spring High, we see him pull off receives and defenses that are pretty darn awesome. We may not remember them when the next panel of Hinata smashing down a ball comes along, but his moves are the ones that help make that next panel possible. 

Obviously, I’m ridiculously happy that we’re getting to see more of Daichi. He’s the captain, the foundation of the team. 

And also the butt wiper. 

Aw.