GionSimp

I'll take anything and everything. except for stuff i shld not be taking like drugs

[bewithdagays]

Text vfx for my mononoke oc

Ill add tags tmr, im tired

[bewithdagays]

This might be a hot take, but i really think that the movie style switch-up from the original is actually a good choice.

Moderate essay ahead, so ill place the read more split here

Ri’s arc ended nicely, and the creators clearly liked this show enough to have a continuation two decades later (a miracle in of itself), and ill be honest when i say that a movie that is paced the same way as 2007 would FLOP terribly. Additionally, making a whole new environment with new characters and a new lead as well as new lore, just to use it on the 2007 Kusuriuri-Baits-You-With-Vague-Answers and also 60%-of-the-episode-is-eerily-silent doesnt work well with their world building.

Plus, one of the best parts of the movies is its VFX, which is very very immersive and would not have been possible using the 2007 style. While it is a general consensus that the movies feel more like a saga than a mystery, i think thats a good path to go along, because 2007 is over and 2024 is anew. A fresh change of pace is definitely appreciated, and their focus on the sounds and music this time as well as movement is a stark contrast to the focus on dialogue and stillness on the previous anime. Its really nice to see the change.

2007 is the past and 2024 is the present, and while the psychological thriller aspect DOES leave a lot to be desired for the theatrical, the movie has plenty of well executed ideas (artistically). Imo, i think when the serpent god movie comes out next year, we can come to a conclusion that Karakasa was a rocky intro (with unsettling elements but we lacked the actual kusuriuri lol) and Hinezumi was regaining the footing, so hopefully Serpent God Arc can bring the trilogy to a close with a well done execution of both movie’s strong points

One last thing i do have to mention is that I still think 2024 Mononoke shouldve been an anime series. With their goal of world building, i really feel like it wouldve been more engaging to spread interactions out in episodes rather than trying to cram it all into 1.5hrs. It would definitely do favours for the pacing and give characters more depth, not that they dont have any right now, but the kusuriuri lore dump just feels like Kon world building to the viewers while we know next to nothing about HIM

And okay. The last complaint i have this time. I need a whole episode about just kon as a person, his backstory, why hes so hot, fanservice. Right now, hes serving, but he would server BETTER if we just knew more about him like What Kind Of Food Does he Like or something. Lets agree and shake hands

Thank you for reading!

[dragonnon]

if i watch another mononoke episode and there's another woman being pregnant and miscarrying in some way im gonna lose it

[bewithdagays]

Well this didnt age that well

[finrays]

Thinking about Medicine Sellers recharging by meditating instead of sleeping; taking time to process the human emotions they’ve come into contact with and to examine and address their own feelings regarding those emotions. It’s probably a good and healthy thing to do.

And also a risky thing to do if you have a lot of human friends. I can very much picture Kon meditating in his usual spot outside the Nanatsu gate while the Fire Patrol, slacking off again, plays the game of stacking as many objects on top of him as they can before he’s done.

[q-quadrum]

"Absent Wish"

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A small take of fabrication backstory towards our favourite Medicine Seller.

Enjoy reading ^^

[bewithdagays]

So cooool i like the idea of kon being a sacrifice

[bewithdagays]

Ive been seeing and reading the word balm so much that just minutes ago i asked myself if it was a real word or if i made it up cus it started to sound weird

im never naming my fics with just one word ever again

[bewithdagays]

Balm

Based off my fanfic here

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[weshadow]

Look I just need someone more clever than me to write a crossover between Mononoke and Kpop Demon Hunters

[bewithdagays]

better, i can draw that

[bewithdagays]

new Fanfic, “Balm”

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

The medicine seller is looking a little shabby after the Hinezumi incident. Sakashita… well, he helps better than expected.

———

its currently 2am and i wrote it in a frenzy in one and a half hour. I had no time to beta, so woohoo. Hinezumi burn scene (no spoiler its not even relevant) has me crying in whump potential

[bewithdagays]

Bwby

[bewithdagays]

I didnt realise this was so popular LOL

[bewithdagays]

NEW TRAILER RELEASE!

Although this is only the Japanese release, the new trailers are hyping me up like crazy. In the meantime, enjoy the newest trailer where Medicine seller is displayed most prominently !

While i wait five more months for the international release, Ill just set my predictions out under this cut.

1st: Kon Kusu is definitely in danger. I have reason to believe that he’s throwing himself into the mononoke’s clutches, from the way his name is screamed so desperately by so many people, including and especially Asa.

2nd: In this movie, we might get snippets or hints at Kon Kusu’s background. Seeing from this post where the official account answers that Clothing and Markings are a reflection of the past of both Medicine seller and Shingi, I can only deduce that they have actual backstories planned out and are hinting at them as of now

3rd: Shingi and Kon interact. I feel like in that domain in the trailer, Kon and Shingi are definitely depicted as seeing each other and coexisting far longer than normal in the 2007 anime

Thats all my Kon Kusu predictions for now! If you guys need me, ill be chewing on the bars of my cage waiting for the movie’s international release

Meanwhile, let me show you guys my favourite clip from the trailers. It seems Kon has learnt from his impoliteness in Karakasa and now minds his manners in someone else’s home, taking off his shoes like the mindful and demure person he is. How gentlemanly!

[bewithdagays]

well now i feel stupid. Great movie regardless

[bewithdagays]

NEW TRAILER RELEASE!

Although this is only the Japanese release, the new trailers are hyping me up like crazy. In the meantime, enjoy the newest trailer where Medicine seller is displayed most prominently !

While i wait five more months for the international release, Ill just set my predictions out under this cut.

1st: Kon Kusu is definitely in danger. I have reason to believe that he’s throwing himself into the mononoke’s clutches, from the way his name is screamed so desperately by so many people, including and especially Asa.

2nd: In this movie, we might get snippets or hints at Kon Kusu’s background. Seeing from this post where the official account answers that Clothing and Markings are a reflection of the past of both Medicine seller and Shingi, I can only deduce that they have actual backstories planned out and are hinting at them as of now

3rd: Shingi and Kon interact. I feel like in that domain in the trailer, Kon and Shingi are definitely depicted as seeing each other and coexisting far longer than normal in the 2007 anime

Thats all my Kon Kusu predictions for now! If you guys need me, ill be chewing on the bars of my cage waiting for the movie’s international release

Meanwhile, let me show you guys my favourite clip from the trailers. It seems Kon has learnt from his impoliteness in Karakasa and now minds his manners in someone else’s home, taking off his shoes like the mindful and demure person he is. How gentlemanly!

[bewithdagays]

NEW TRAILER RELEASE!

Although this is only the Japanese release, the new trailers are hyping me up like crazy. In the meantime, enjoy the newest trailer where Medicine seller is displayed most prominently !

While i wait five more months for the international release, Ill just set my predictions out under this cut.

1st: Kon Kusu is definitely in danger. I have reason to believe that he’s throwing himself into the mononoke’s clutches, from the way his name is screamed so desperately by so many people, including and especially Asa.

2nd: In this movie, we might get snippets or hints at Kon Kusu’s background. Seeing from this post where the official account answers that Clothing and Markings are a reflection of the past of both Medicine seller and Shingi, I can only deduce that they have actual backstories planned out and are hinting at them as of now

3rd: Shingi and Kon interact. I feel like in that domain in the trailer, Kon and Shingi are definitely depicted as seeing each other and coexisting far longer than normal in the 2007 anime

Thats all my Kon Kusu predictions for now! If you guys need me, ill be chewing on the bars of my cage waiting for the movie’s international release

Meanwhile, let me show you guys my favourite clip from the trailers. It seems Kon has learnt from his impoliteness in Karakasa and now minds his manners in someone else’s home, taking off his shoes like the mindful and demure person he is. How gentlemanly!

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Anime Awakenings Round 1 Side B Poll 14

Who is the most iconic LGBT+ awakening?

Rebecca 'Revy' Lee (Black Lagoon)

Medicine Seller (Mononoke)

Voting ended onMar 5, 2025

Propaganda:

Revy -

"made my buddy realize she liked girls. probably helps that she kills people by wearing very little clothing."

Medicine Seller -

"Well, I'm not actually a part of the LGBTQ+. I think. Uhhhhh

I’m not necessarily surrounded by homophobic people in my life, in fact as an art student I have a fair share of LGBTQ friends. I’ve always been that straight friend who everyone thinks is a lesbian or Najime (KCC) kind of gender, but I’ve never been attracted to girls and I’ve never felt like I was anything other than a girl. Well, we’ll get back to the latter soon.

I watched Mononoke; Karakasa.

I love Kon Kusuriuri. I want him. I want to BE him. I want both at the same time and it’s infuriating. I want his gender, the kind where he’s so proudly and unbudgingly feminine while still being so masculine too. His deeper voice fits surprisingly well with his character design. God I want to be an unabashedly shameless twink that busts ghosts while flirting with men and women in an eccentric manner.

Here’s the thing. He’s 185 cm. I’m 160. Okay, no biggie. But it gets a bit personal here with my own body image issues. I like being a girl, I like guys. But I’ve only ever liked guys for how they looked. I am so jealous. I want their stick legs, okay. The fact that they have no ass. Literally, I want that. I want to be a guy who chooses to be feminine, not a girl who is feminine because she has to be. It makes no sense. I’m confused. And my body type isn’t the masculine kind that’s for sure. I could never be Kon. It’s depressing. I’ll never be him, and I have to live with it.

Honestly, I have never actually thought of dating a guy, can’t even imagine it. Whenever I see a straight couple, I never see myself as the girlfriend who’s giggling away. I see the boyfriend, smiling and walking tall, and I think: I want a girlfriend, and I want to be this person for her.

But I’m short, I’m admittedly pretty but not in the way that I want to be. I want to be androgynous, I want people to be confused on whether I’m a girl or a guy. I wanna be tall enough that I can be a guy, but short enough that I can still be a girl. Everything could be fixed, maybe, if my body was just different

When I draw Kon, outline his legs and his arms, I always feel like I’m just drawing who I want to be. I want him. I want his gender. I don’t know if I ever can have his gender.

I don’t know what I want anymore, I always thought I was sure (maybe) but now that Kon is here I’m just confused. Is it because I’m not as cis as I thought I was, or is it because of my body dysphoria? I’m too much of a coward to consult any irl lgbtq friends on this, so I’m resorting to a tumblr poll. lol

Am I in denial right now. Initially I was doing this form for fun but now I’m literally reeling from wtf I just wrote, because I’ve never put it into words before. Am I cooked gang?

Damn you, kusuriuri."

[bewithdagays]

Hi, i was anon. Im terrified of posting this but thanks for the validation… honestly i thought i was just going crazy and blaming myself for being cis or something, thank you guys for making me feel sane i really sincerely appreciate it

[distorted-destiny]

THIS D I V A !

[bewithdagays]

NEW TRAILER RELEASE!

Although this is only the Japanese release, the new trailers are hyping me up like crazy. In the meantime, enjoy the newest trailer where Medicine seller is displayed most prominently !

While i wait five more months for the international release, Ill just set my predictions out under this cut.

1st: Kon Kusu is definitely in danger. I have reason to believe that he’s throwing himself into the mononoke’s clutches, from the way his name is screamed so desperately by so many people, including and especially Asa.

2nd: In this movie, we might get snippets or hints at Kon Kusu’s background. Seeing from this post where the official account answers that Clothing and Markings are a reflection of the past of both Medicine seller and Shingi, I can only deduce that they have actual backstories planned out and are hinting at them as of now

3rd: Shingi and Kon interact. I feel like in that domain in the trailer, Kon and Shingi are definitely depicted as seeing each other and coexisting far longer than normal in the 2007 anime

Thats all my Kon Kusu predictions for now! If you guys need me, ill be chewing on the bars of my cage waiting for the movie’s international release

Meanwhile, let me show you guys my favourite clip from the trailers. It seems Kon has learnt from his impoliteness in Karakasa and now minds his manners in someone else’s home, taking off his shoes like the mindful and demure person he is. How gentlemanly!

[mirror-and-mind]

Humans around the second Medicine Seller: He's so cool! I wish I could be more like him! I hope he helps us slay a mononoke again!

Humans around the first Medicine Seller: Who was that freak