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I've been Rin posting so hard lately (and I will continue to do so🩷) but seeing people baby Rin is genuinely driving me up the wall. "He's just a teenager 🥺🥺" THEY'RE ALL TEENAGERS. THIS IS THE UNDER‐20 WORLD CUP. THE OLDEST PERSON HERE IS LIKE 19 THAT POINT DOESN'T STAND AT ALL OMDSSSS
If yer gonna defend yer goat PLEASE use good points I'm actually dying here
I can already smell the mob of Rin fans ready to call Kaneshiro a terrible writer for benching Rin so I just wanna give me 2 cents✌🏾
In this post I made a point about there being a chance of Rin not getting benched because he was using Ego’s philosophy (I then made a counterpoint in the next paragraph but we ain't talking about that rn), but thinking back on it now, l really don't think he was.
He didn't make that play with the intention of being the world's best striker, wanting to prove himself, or even just wanting to equalise the damn game. It was just another one of his "Oops! All Isagi" plays—only this time, it didn’t fucking work.
He saw that Isagi was making a play that didn't actively involve him and decided to go batshit about it, that's all it was. No egoism, no titles, no nothing.
Rin is trapped in this endless loop of needing someone to fixate on to play to his full potential, so if the person he leached himself onto isn't in tip-top shape, he isn't either. If the person he chose as his rival isn't making a play that revolves around the two of them, his solo plays become sloppy.
People give Nagi and Reo flack for being codependent, but they never talk about Rin's codependency on both Isagi and Sae. It's the same thing, just in a different font.
I doubt anyone in the blue lock program is going to get locked off anytime soon, but if Nagi can get locked off for codependency, so can Rin.
I feel like in order to really hammer in the fact that Rin's codependency will genuinely be the end of his career, the LEAST Ego could do is bench him.
i genuinley am very interested in where kaneshiro is gonna take this because i can see it being a very big development for rin's playstyle/plot/philosophy
Seeing a naturally gifted player like Rin who has always been the centre of attention in both the story and in the In-World universe of blue lock get subbed off is so effin insane
With the way he reacted after Ego told him he'd be benched next game, you would've thought Ego locked him off entirely LOLOL but I really feel like that reaction really highlighted his immaturity when it comes to football and himself as a whole.
Never having to claw his way to the top because he was practically born at the top. So the thought of him being pulled down to the level of an average player and having to work his way up to get back on the field shocking him (while that is literally one of most basic concepts of football) is really interesting AGHHH I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT
Kaneshiro is definitely going to write more scenes from the perspective of Rin from the bench, so I hope while he's there we can also get some screen time from the other people on the bench. People like Sendou, Yukimiya, Nanase, Kiyora, and more players who literally haven't been off the bench since the NEL.
To see Rin get all introspective that he's gotten to used to the fact that he's number one while all these players beside him are even lucky enough to get pulled off the bench for one match would also be really cool
But knowing Rin, it wouldn't mean that in like an empathetic way—more like "Damn bro I do NOT want that to be me I need to lock the fuck in" kinda way yk
Either that or he goes into a downward spiral into wanting to crush Isagi even more. Big yikes to that.
I can already smell the mob of Rin fans ready to call Kaneshiro a terrible writer for benching Rin so I just wanna give me 2 cents✌🏾
In this post I made a point about there being a chance of Rin not getting benched because he was using Ego’s philosophy (I then made a counterpoint in the next paragraph but we ain't talking about that rn), but thinking back on it now, l really don't think he was.
He didn't make that play with the intention of being the world's best striker, wanting to prove himself, or even just wanting to equalise the damn game. It was just another one of his "Oops! All Isagi" plays—only this time, it didn’t fucking work.
He saw that Isagi was making a play that didn't actively involve him and decided to go batshit about it, that's all it was. No egoism, no titles, no nothing.
Rin is trapped in this endless loop of needing someone to fixate on to play to his full potential, so if the person he leached himself onto isn't in tip-top shape, he isn't either. If the person he chose as his rival isn't making a play that revolves around the two of them, his solo plays become sloppy.
People give Nagi and Reo flack for being codependent, but they never talk about Rin's codependency on both Isagi and Sae. It's the same thing, just in a different font.
I doubt anyone in the blue lock program is going to get locked off anytime soon, but if Nagi can get locked off for codependency, so can Rin.
I feel like in order to really hammer in the fact that Rin's codependency will genuinely be the end of his career, the LEAST Ego could do is bench him.
Also, Giyuu's hair is so weird, I almost hate it. If it gives me trouble again the next time I draw him, Im cutting his forkin ponytail off. Im so serious
I was gonna do this with Sae as Jin and Shidou and Mugen, but I couldn't think of anyone to draw as Fuu with them so I just decided to go with this classic trio
Happy birthday to me and Nessie boi!! I'm going to have sachertorte as my birthday cake. My parents are also bringing me to restaurant for me to try both Mexican and German dishes :p >3💜
I never felt this happy when I first came to Tumblr and I made so many friends LMAO ><
Mutuals rise: @kvzumeberry @xbl0sstea18 (Bbg I can't wait to see my birthday edit in Instagram and I'll bite you if it's delicious >3) @flowerformeguru @thefetusfroggy2-0 @whyarealltheuserstakenwastaken @icheisselucii @theghostk3lly @mobihearsall @boba-rama @yumyumcherryy
I love Lavinho so dearly but anyone who says he's top 3 masters (in terms of coaching) has to be smoking that GOOD shit.
He literally didn't coach them. Brotherman walked in and the first thing he said was "I ain't teachin yall squat!!!!😝" and people somehow still think he was the best coach. HELL NAW BRUH😭✌🏾
Yeah, he helped Bachira grow by giving him free range as a player but like—his team was still dogwater in comparison to every other team.
He wasn't teaching those players SHIIIIIIT and it showed🥀🥀 They literally lost EVERY SINGLE MATCH they were in except against Manshine which had a washed up turbo turd Nagi and a dependant Reo. The bar was in the Mariana trench with cinder block shoes, I'd fucking hope they'd win against Manshine😭
I genuinely want someone who believes Lavinho is a top 3 master to PLEASE tell me why bc I actually don't understand how his name is even mentioned when talking about the coaching aspect of the NEL arc
Anyways, here's my 101% accurate ratings of the masters:
Chris Prince
Marc Snuffy
Julien Loki
Noel Noa
Lavinho
Honestly stuck between putting Loki at either second or third?? I thought he was a pretty good master smh but idk it's damn near 2am ill think about it in the morning lolol
Headcanon where Kaiser genuinely can't be bothered to remember any of his teammates' names so he and Ness give them "special" nicknames based on they're most memorable attributes
Raichi: Shark face
Kurona: Jaws/the better shark face
Hiori: Hill Billy
Yukimiya: Four eyes
Kunigami: Meathead (also saw that twitter started calling him "Guh Man" and thinks its the funniest thing ever)
I like to headcanon that Rin genuinely doesn't understand when he's in the wrong bc Sae coddled him too much as a kid and always took the blame whenever he did something bad LOLOL
Would Bachira 100% get fucking mollywhopped? Most definitely, but it would be entertaining as hell, god dammit!!!
They'd both be having the time of their life, then Shidou mid-way through just decides to lock in. SHIDOU IS PICKING THAT LITTLE TWERP BY HIS ANKLES AND SHAKING HIS ASS DOWN LMAO
"Oh~ I'm gonna love you so! You'll learn what I already know, I love you means you're never, ever, ever getting rid of me!"
The "opposites attract" trope is a classic you can find almost everywhere if you search hard enough. It's charming and easy to love! This can also be said about the respectful, introverted, yet sometimes a bit snarky, otaku, Niko. And his playful, mischievous, and self-proclaimed contrarian (future boy)friend, Charles.
Contrary to popular belief, most introverted people can hold up conversations well enough.
People assume that being introverted is the same as being shy, but that's not always the case—Niko being a good example of this. He's not scared of talking to people, he simply prefers to keep to himself as he analyses from the sidelines
His own little bubble—too small for others, but just right for him and him alone. Then here comes Charles with his comically large needle to pop the hell outta that bubble.
———
Charles Chevalier was the heart of PXG and Niko's biggest head/heartache. Trying to avoid him was useless, he somehow always knew where he was—and even if he didn't, he'd always find out anyway. He was like a hide-and-seek try-hard! Even so, it wasn't like he disliked Charles, quite the opposite actually. He had simply never had someone take that much interest in him before, especially to the degree of following him around literally everywhere he went.
Speaking of which, Niko is currently playing on his Nintendo Switch by himself in an empty cafeteria when he spots a head of blonde hair creeping from behind through his peripheral vision.
"Ooo~ watcha playin?"
Niko flinches violently as he internally screams from the scare. He lets out a sigh, composing himself before turning around to face the blondie.
"Charles, why do you keep following me?"
"Cuz I wanna." Charles answered simply with the same goofy smile on his face.
"I've asked you repeatedly to stop."
"The more you tell me to stop following you the more I wanna keep doing it!"
Right. Self proclaimed contrarian, how could he possibly forget?
"Is that so? Alright then, stay here with me." Niko said, turning his back to him once more.
"Reverse psychology, that should work, right? He's basically the prime target for reverse psychology, this HAS to work. I mean, what kind of-"
Niko's thoughts are immediately cut off as he peeks at Charles and sees him smiling ear to ear.
Not grinning, not smirking, but a genuinely excited smile.
Niko swears his heart actually stopped beating for a couple of seconds before it started right back up again, pounding at full force. Poor boy doesn't even have time to regain his composure before Charles pounces on his back; his arms wrapping around Niko's shoulders.
This time, Niko actually screamed.
"H-hey! What do you think you're doing?? I told you to stay, aren't you supposed to leave you phoney contrarian?!"
Charles paused.
"Well maybe, but you said I could stay with you, and I wanna do that way more!!"
This guy was gonna be the death of him... but maybe that wasn't a bad thing.
Yeah, he's loud, stubborn, annoying at times, and alarmingly good at tracking him down (seriously, he has a 100% success rate at finding Niko, it's genuinely concerning), but he's never been mean to him and he always takes an interest in the things he likes; he always takes an interest in him above all. Maybe,, company wouldn't be too bad. A bubble too small for others, but just right for both him and Charles,,, that doesn't sound too bad—
"Oof, is that thing broken?" Charles asks while pointing at the floor, snapping Niko back into reality as he looks down to where Charles is pointing.
Ah. It's his Switch. Lying on the floor. With a broken screen. He must've dropped it after Charles decided to hurl his consciousness into next week with that smile of his.
"Hehe~ Guess you'll have to buy a new one now, let's go together!!"
Niko is considering shrinking his bubble to the size of an acorn.