*on indefinite hiatus but have a nice day*

Amane Mizuhashi // 水橋 天音 (pseudonym) | CURRENT TRENDS? YUGIOH VRAINS HYPE TRAIN CHASING, YUGIOH ARC-V SPAMMING, Kingdom Hearts, djent/prog metal and a multitude of stuff. Also has a tendency to write poetry, prose and maybe even fanfiction. Hopefully.

[astraldirectrix]

I’ll try to be concise and clear.

I’m on hiatus again. My head’s not right. My feelings aren’t right. My life isn’t going right. I need some time away from Tumblr and Reddit, so I can heal myself and become a better person.

I’ll probably be out for a large majority of 2018, and whenever I come back, I’ll make a new blog as astraldirectrix filled with things I can be proud of.

One last shoutout to good folks: 

@ronin-warriorsfanatic, thanks for the KH stuff :) 2018 will be a hell of a year for KH fans like us; go seize the moment!

@manadarkmagiciangirl, @azzyfox and friends (the cast of YuGiOh Arc-V Abridged), I will always love you guys. Best of luck with all your endeavors <3

@gameheadknight, thanks for your company. Don’t be afraid of what life throws at you. Hold your head up high, my friend.

@pendulumprince, I’ve sincerely loved our camaraderie and card game anime shenanigans. I know we both have busy and complicated lives, but I truly wish you the best that life has to offer. Take hold of the wind, into the VRAINS! The fun has just begun!

And for anyone who may be reading this: here’s the last four lines of Charles Bukowski’s “The Laughing Heart”, one of my favorite poems:

“your life is your life. know it while you have it. you are marvelous the gods wait to delight in you.”

I’ll see you all when I do.

- Amane Mizuhashi

[umbrellanest]

You can't bishify the dragons in av

JUST YOU WATCH ME (TRY)……..

[astraldirectrix]

i really like how aspects of yuya and zarc’s designs are in bishie!odd-eyes’ appearance :D

[astraldirectrix]

*munashiki nagare plays on a vinyl record in my head*

[astraldirectrix]

Eyeshine (Johnny Yong Bosch’s band) is breaking up at the end of this year.

That’s disappointing, but I guess this ride has gone as far as it can go.

Best of luck to JYB and the gang on future endeavors!

Thanks for all the tunes.

[astraldirectrix]

Everything here is meaningless and it hurts so much.

I really wish it didn’t.

I even think for a bit that maybe net neutrality really should die so we can wake up from this delusion and get on with our lives.

But that’s too cruel for you all, isn’t it?

Then why can’t I stop the feeling of drowning?

[astraldirectrix]

Honestly, just thinking about Tumblr makes my stomach churn. I feel like I’m in hell.

I don’t really like this place as much as Reddit, and yet I don’t want to leave. It’s like I have unfinished business here, even though I feel so uncomfortable.

I don’t really know how to deal with people here, because it feels like I’m always left out of their activities just to take better care of myself IRL. What do I really want from this place, and why does it matter whether people care or not? Does it matter to other people that I’m on this platform? I may as well be shouting into a void.

I feel like I don’t belong here, not anymore.

I came here to follow artists and writers and theorize about anime. Hell, I want to be an artist and a writer and put my theories into my work. And I really hope people will notice me and like me.

But if none of that happens, does it matter? Should it even matter?

“To the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you are the world.”

Then who am I?

[chababe]

she’s a strong girl

[chachacharlieco]

This was supposed to be a cute Sokai comic where Sora gets jealous when Seifer was talking to Kairi  And it was inspired by this comic. But it became a Post-Norted Sora and Kairi comic and a dash of angst.

[punkray]

the joke of the night

[astraldirectrix]

That’s pretty much what happened, yeah.

[chromsai]

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T LET YUYA SAY FUCK

[chromsai]

what do you MEME this didnt actually happen?!1!

[entamewitchlulu]

it’s official friendoes, my crossover fic Mawaru Hippodrum is going to start posting next Thursday, November 30th >w<

I’m excited to start sharing it~~ :D

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[entamewitchlulu]

On the Essence of Recovery: The Necessity of Arc V’s Unsatisfactory Ending

So, lately, I’ve been rewatching Penguindrum.  I’ve also been reading a lot of analyses of Penguindrum, and in turn I’ve been looking up analyses of some of my other favorite surrealist anime, mostly Ikuhara’s work.  And remembering how Penguindrum ended, I found myself thinking about how almost all of Ikuhara’s main works end sort of…bittersweet.  Progress has been made, but something huge has been lost as well, leaving the end feeling almost unsatisfactory.

And that’s gotten me to thinking about analyzing shows that have similar endings, that aren’t necessarily made to be…well, as dense as that particular brand of anime.  Specifically, I’ve been thinking about Arc V, and again about the ending that left a lot of people upset.  I was and still am to a point one of those people who was disappointed with how it ended, but looking back at it in hindsight, and especially through the lens of the previously mentioned anime, I wondered if maybe there was something more to the decision than first appeared.

Now before I start the actual meat of this post, let me disclaim that I would be among the first to admit that it’s probably “not that deep.” But there’s the distinct possibility that it is, and regardless of whether my conclusions were intended conclusions, the act of analyzing fiction against one’s own individual interpretation is an important final step in the process of any creative endeavor.

Keep reading

[morningmoon]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Protagonists’ skills in the game

Yugi

Has lost a couple of duels

Forfeited a duel he would’ve won against Kaiba

Literally has the power to draw the card that’s most convenient for him

Judai

Made an entire OC Archetype with space magic that’s unique to him 

Lost an E-HERO mirror match and a few other duels 

Summoned Neos against Osiris

Yusei

Practically all his duels are gimmick motorbyke stunts

Lost to a zombie but had the duel be “”””interrupted””” for the sake of his record

Has a big red magic dragon constantly print out new upgrades to his favorite card that’s also super mega magical and unique and also a key to stop a nuclear explosion

Yuma

His ace is so powerful it actually cannot be destroyed if it doesn’t fight another powerful magic monster

Lost to a twelve year old that calls himself Shark

Constantly has tips on how to duel thanks to a magic space alien ghost jesus.

Yuya

His skills were introduced to be middling at best

only got wins when he literally invented a brand new summon method, not an archetype like the kids before, but a whole summon method.

His past life lost his marbles at having a decent win/loss ratio that he destroyed the universe

and finally, into the Vrains

LONELY BRAVE

100% Duel Win Ratio

Only plays Master Format, no gimmick duels

Has won duels using one (1) card.

OTK all the time

Only protag to win a duel that opened on a completely dead hand

No magic or unique archetype, he simply got a cyberse wizard pm’d to him via DN.

Uses established cards only. 

Has no outside help, he’s the LONELY Brave

Evolved with all of us to no longer be lonely, but BRAVE MAX

i think it’s pretty obvious who is the most skilled character in the franchise

[pun-riii]

2.8 moment // 

[pun-riii]

that why i use “ Ma’am “ /// lol 

[rakarchive-deactivated20191109]

P…..PLUSHI ES