#1 Magical Girl Enthusiast

( ^-^)ノ∠※。.:*:・'°☆ 23 yr old teenager introvert

[gabbyp09]

[bluemoonscape]

I haven’t seen anyone talking about this. And imo. This is one of the most important shots of the whole video.

I keep seeing people say how crazy Mizi is and how innocent Sua was in comparison, but that’s just not true. I adore both Mizi and Sua, by the way. This isn’t criticism of either of them. But you can’t ignore what Sua does here if you want an accurate portrayal of their relationship in this world.

When Mizi becomes an idol, she’s manufactured into a sex symbol, crafted into something that can appeal to the male gaze despite how we KNOW she’s a lesbian. Specifically, we can see how Mizi’s breasts are often framed promiscuously to further her objectification:

So this shot where Sua finds Mizi, tied up and helpless, incoherent, and the first thing she does is frame an unaware Mizi’s breasts as if in a photoshoot—bitterly, ironically, before relief takes over—it goes to show something major about Mizisua’s relationship in both the ALNST and ZOMST verse.

In ALNST, Sua enables Mizi’s infantilization (something often levied against women in a misogynistic context) of herself by keeping Mizi “in the dark” (although Mizi is more aware than either of them want to acknowledge). People rightfully criticize Till for his innocent vision of Mizi to comfort himself with, but Sua has a version of Mizi in her head that she uses to comfort herself, too. She and Till aren’t incredibly different in this regard.

In ZOMST, this translates not to infantilization, but to objectification. Sua is bitter over Mizi’s decision to let the industry use her in this way, she’s disgusted by it, but then she wields it herself when Mizi is finally helpless and incapable of pushing Sua away again by miming taking a photo of Mizi’s breasts.

Mizi is objectified in ZOMST by everyone: the industry, herself, the crowd, and even the person she loves the most.

[mmpookie]

Our Karma

[murder-kill]

alien stage and zombie stage both critique the idol industry, the only difference being emphasis and the main metaphor they use to explore it. the alien poses that idols are alien: another breed of creature, held separately from yourself, and dehumanised because of it. it primarily concerns the conceptualisation of the other. the zombie poses that idols are zombies: an evolution of a human into another form of being, and are objectified by literally turning into an object. we primarily see the harm it causes people when they turn into zombies - both the spiritual and physical annihilation of the self.

the criticism in alien stage extends itself into analysis of people's intimate relationships under hostile environments - each person is alienated from each other because they are taught to treat each other as images rather than people. children are taught specially in anakt garden to be idols: their self is immutable for marketability, their sponsor is god, and others are competition. their relation with their selves and others are warped by this structure, naturally warping their idea of love by extension. this is the most identifiable theme of alien stage since it is spoken aloud to us via mizi's monologue. but it is of importance that this theme is built on a foundation of criticism of industry, the nuclear family, and religion.

zombie stage's criticism leans more physical and literal, as is the nature of the more realistic setting and therefore more direct commentary of the current pop idol industry. topics such as sexual exploitation are explored in more detail instead of being mostly implied in alnst. similarly, the dehumanisation in alnst is presupposed within its setting - humans are aliens, animals, pets - but in zomst, the process of being dehumanised is shown to us. zombification as a metaphor focuses on the body and manifests the trauma of being turned into a product physically. for this purpose, zomst diverts from classic zombie tropes of rot to gemstone, so the zombies may be commercialised based on appearance to be used as criticism of the idol industry. the main idea behind zombies is mostly preserved in translation, ie the consequences of eternity on human nature, but the idea of living beyond death takes on different meanings within the context of the idol industry and capital. the apocalypse in zomst is not the destruction of society, but a reaffirmation of it.

these metaphors do not work without considering the constructed context around them. we must understand alien/zombie as idol, and the stage as the world in which they inhabit. title drop spinning gif go

[enomil-archive]

Oh my sweet scar

[farbtron]

A smile so sweet it'll rot your teeth❤️‍🩹

[setiiyp]

[kuzoowl]

Together 💗

the toxic yuri got me this time

[chibassy]

Smile, it’s okay, it’s okay!

[jikchow]

Sua

[eliseliedl]

we're one wherever

[vexanari]

The Kiss🌺

[miowhy]

Mizi a girl behind you

[insinirate]

big lizard i fed one time wont leave me alone

[kukuyban]

[atomikats]

his first point was going to be “i don’t even get up at night to pee”

[ink-ami]

I love Rocktiz, but I can't draw him with human Grace because I'm just too attached to the interspecie bond between Grace and Rocky. It's the soul of the movie and its so beautiful.

The human Rocky AU and eridian Grace AU down there, since i really liked the linearts its a shame they're so hidden