[miameirohara]

Using this for anyone trying to start discourse:

[depsidase]

[thememedaddy]

[thememedaddy]

[bebx]

[anime-to-the-t]

Shibuya's Pokemon Center

[power-handmaiden]

when I was in high school I had a literature teacher who had a policy of unlimited extra credit. All you had to do was read a book by a notable author (his discretion) and have a little chat with him after school to prove that you read it. No limits, no need for variety (one month I decided I really loved Kurt Vonnegut and just read everything of his I could get my hands on).

Yes, I was tearing through books constantly, and talking to this teacher at least weekly. Because even though I always loved reading as a kid, literature was always a very weak subject for me in terms of a teaching-to-standardized-test school setting (I just do awful on "what color were the curtains" type multiple choice questions. Those details don't stick in my memory THEY JUST DON'T). But that didn't matter for this class. I could just read my way out of any bad test score. I have always had fond memories of how I "fudged" my way through that class and "abused' the extra credit policy.

I was thinking about it again today, and only just now realized that he absolutely tricked me into being well-read, while my teenage self thought I was totally getting away with something. THAT MOTHERFUCKER. I hope he's doing well.

[thankuforthestardust]

now YOU get a jin plushie! and YOU get a jin plushie! everyone gets a jin plushie!!!!

[voiddrawsdaily2026]

but my name was anthy himemiya

[sinceritydotcom]

his greed sickens me

[transferns]

i really like how she looks here. she has such a soft and genuine look in her eyes

[ne0matic]

:(

[slobozan-shitposting]

I posted it on r/shoujokakumeiutena, but I think this is an interesting thought, so I'll leave it here too.

[...] Mamiya's arc (the real one, not boymodind Anthy) is about ableism and death denial. His sister Tokiko neither lets him live (attend classes, hang out with his peers, socialize, etc) nor, by extension, die - she treats him like a fragile glass vase. Yes, out of love and care, but their story begs an interesting question - is it love, if their agency and desires are not taking into consideration?

[hakonohanayome]

[nerdandjock-comic]

Nerd and Jock Ep 338

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[fieldexplores]

Undefeatable - Gator Days

[marisatomay]

I was talking about this with a friend but a really interesting cultural shift over the last ohhhhhh ten years maybe is that many people in fandoms view themselves as stakeholders and not audience members. Because of that, they think that the fandom should be running things, or at least have an acknowledged say in how something is run. And every reminder that they are not in control, no matter how small, bothers them.