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AUT | 25 y/o  | just a blog for my hobbys and my inner otaku

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I feel like after reading and watching Medalist I can‘t consume any other figure skating series or movies anymore without questioning their seriousness. They do seem kinda shallow now, but that‘s probably because figure skating is not their main focus xD

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reblog if your back is also killing you

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Meaning behind the naming of the Kingdom of Fourland

As someone that is not that familiar with the topic of playing cards I got a bit confused by the names of the capitals of each country as well as of the country names itself. I did get the meaning behind Acorn City and Bell Land since I am familiar with the german suited cards but Magic Rose and Shield did confuse me. Well, it turns out these are the names for the swiss-german suits. Each capital correlates to their respective french suit.

Now to the names of each country:

Spada makes sense because of the similarity to the word spades. Additionally, Spada is italian for swords.

Lozenge is another word for a rhombus or diamond shape, therefore Diamonds.

Silphium is an ancient plant that was once highly valued in the Mediterranean region for its various uses, including medicinal and culinary applications. The seed pod of the Silphium plant, which had a heart-shaped appearance, was associated with love and sexuality in ancient cultures. Some historians believe that this heart-shaped seed pod might have influenced the modern symbol of the heart that we associate with love and affection. There also existed a currency of silver coins which was used in the city that was a major producer of Silphium. (For more detailed information you can look up 1, 2 - that‘s where I got my information from)

As for Polostick. I think think another name for a polostick that is used in the sport is a polo mallet. A mallet is used to hit something. So is a club. Simple, I know, but I really couldn‘t find or come up with another definition.

Please take these with a grain of salt, since I did not put that much time into the research. I appreciate any other input or ideas.

Still, this is an example that it’s these litte details that add to the world building of High Card. You can really see the effort that got into this project. That‘s sth I really love ♥️ ♠️ ♦️ ♣️

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Ice Lamp - The Chronicles of Kira

Hi! Is anyone a fan of this Manhwa/Novel?

I really liked the story (even if there are some things that could’ve been done better), but I rarely see people talking about this series—or even knowing it exists.

Also, the art style is really good! It’s one of the things that drew me in right away.

Does anyone know more about the novel? Is there a translation out there, or anyone interested in working on one? How likely do you think it is that we’ll ever get an official translation?

Are there any forums, Reddit threads, or Discord servers about it?

I love reading people’s thoughts and reviews, so feel free to drop yours below!

Or share any info, side facts, or anything else about the series!

I’d love to see more people discover this gem.

Thanks, and bye~ 💙

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One can never predict what will happen in Alien Stage, but after Wiege I am thinking Luka will get quite the character development. I think he will be determined to change how things are now and join the rebellion or he’ll turn completely insane. I am hoping for the former.

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I am really excited for the reboot of Black Haze. But I am equally scared of things that could change.

And the official translation.

Like Dark Sorcerer. Where is my Black Magician?

Pls, at least let the names of characters be similar to what we got to know xD

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Guys, I have great news.

BLACK HAZE WILL BE BACK IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR!

And according to the event it will be in 61 days!

Also, the drawing has been redrawn from episode one instead of the original manuscript.

I can't wait.

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High Card Opening 2 Analysis

Here I‘ll list some details and interesting scenes that appear in the Opening:

Ban Klondike holding the Joker.

In the background, we see a father happily walking with his son. Perhaps this refers to sth between Leo and Theodore's relationship.

Similarly, in Chris's scene, a young man and woman are walking in the background. This could hint at either him and Michelle or him and Chelsea.

The traffic light abruptly changes from green to red here.

Here we see Theodore, Ban, and Owen walking past each other. At the last moment, Owen keeps glancing in Ban's direction.

Bernard is hitting the counter with his fist, appearing deeply frustrated or desperate.

Burst attempts to reach out to Tilt, but she hesitates midway. She seems unsure yet still caring about him.

Lala watching over Fourland.

Finn and Chris are depicted fighting back to back. Their shadows form a clockwise and counterclockwise motion respectively. As they maneuver, their shadows also shift accordingly. While I'm uncertain of its exact significance, it seems to relate to Chris. It's not as simple as his time running out, as that would imply forward movement. Instead, it moves backwards.

Several upcoming scenes prominently feature clocks and clock-related items. This likely indicates the importance of time in general. It may also suggest Finn attempting to recall his childhood or hint at a time-related ability.

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And how does it feel to know that Black Haze is confirmed as YongYong's next work?

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i am thinking about whether chris is gonna survive or not. what do you think about it? i'll be so so so sad if he doesn't. i think he's gonna be in the hospital for a long time unless they show a time skip which is very unlikely. i kind of think his plot armour will save him. i still can't get it out of my head tho😭

Well, I don‘t want him to die too! That be really sad. I am also not sure if the series could pull a death of the main cast right now. I am just not getting that feeling from it yet. BUT it would be a major turning point if Chris were to really die. That would make the whole anime a lot more serious. I think (and hope) that he won‘t die, but he will probably be heavy injured or stay in a coma and won‘t be able to work for a while or even at all. If he were to miraculously be able to work again without problems I’d be disappointed too, cause that be just plot armor then.

I don‘t know what the new ending hints at, but I do think it’s a bit ominous that in the last sequence two cards are on a table but the only one shown is Finn‘s Card. The other one is turned face-down. Most of the time, if I remember correctly, Finn and Chris‘s card were shown together in openings or endings. So yeah, I am not sure but I hope for the best!

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Reblog if you’re over 20 and still read/write fan fiction.

I’m curious!

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About Iris Moise and the Ace of Clubs

In the latest episode (Ep. 14) Sugar tries to find information about Iris Moise and discovers the autopsy report of the girl. She died a year ago.

It could be a fake report, but why declare her dead if she isn’t? This reminds me of something else. In episode 5 we get told the founding legend of the Kingdom of Fourland. There we are shown the aces of every suit. The one that‘s interesting for this is the Ace of Clubs.

This card depicts a skeleton. Skeleton = Death. The suits of clubs so far included abilities that involved elements and nature. Death is a part of nature as well, right? What if this card allows necromancy?

But then, even if you are dead, can you still use a card? If we look at the official sources, Iris is the player of Eight of Spades. So yeah, I am not really sure.

Another thing:

Because of this conversation in the first episode I thought that maybe Tilt is the owner of the Ace of Clubs. My trail of thought was that Tilt revived Iris and that‘s why she is loyal to him. But this can be scrapped.

If we take a closer look at the key visual of the new season, there are spade symbols seen on Tilt‘s gloves, so he probably is the owner of a spade card.

Another question that also pops up: If the Ace of Clubs does revive people, then how long does this last? What happens if you remove the gloves again? Is there a limit to how many people you can revive at a time? And is the power maybe something entirely different?

Well, thank you for reading and feel free to add your ideas :)

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Theory Time

Honestly, I really like finding details in openings and endings. The first things I noticed while watching the new opening of High Card was this:

If we go by the clothes, this is Ban Klondike and he is in possession of the Joker. So there does exist one. We will probably get to know this through the new season but it still a nice detail in the opening.

Another thing is this in the ending:

We can see three people sitting at a table, drinking and playing cards. These are probably Ban Klondike (front), Theodore Constantine Pinochle (left) and Greg Young (back). As we already got told in the first season, these three have known each other for a long time.

BUT! If you look at at the ending picture in more detail you can see four people. Only the hands of the fourth person (right) can be seen tho. So this leads to the question: Who is this? We will probably get to know this in some time, still here is a theory:

What if this fourth person is the father of Finn? Wide stretch, I know, but listen. In the second episode of the first season, after High Card captured Finn, they suddenly employ him. There is no definite reason said why, but they offer to take him in. While working he can earn money and be protected from other people that are after his card. It‘s also possible they do that because they need more people to help collecting cards but why take some random boy then. Any why protect him? I think they could just have taken his card and that‘s it. But the order to make him an employe came from above, from Theodore. Later on the phone he tells Bernard to fire him if he is useless, but still. Maybe he is doing an old friend a favor or there is more behind it.

Another one is this:

At the end of episode 5 of the first season, Greg views Finns profile. He is not that expressive but it still looks like is thinking about something. Is his name familiar? Maybe he reminds him of someone?

Well, that‘s more or less it. It‘s been a while and I haven‘t fully rewatched the first season yet but these are the things I noticed and kept thinking about. Take it with a grain of salt. I also haven‘t really dived into all the other materials available about High Card. Maybe after a rewatch I‘ll add stuff or come up with different theories.

Thank you for listening to my rambling and feel free to add more or other hints :)

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X-Playing Cards and Cartomancy

High Card takes a lot of ~stylistic inspiration~ for its X-playing cards system from the standard 52-card deck and related card games, but it never occurred to me until someone pointed it out that the French deck was also based on tarot cards, precisely the minor arcana! (media usually make parallels from the major arcana so it took me longer to connect the dots)

More elaborate explanation under the cut…

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Illustration by Chief Animation Director Kohei Tokuoka (@/toxan_7) for the final episode of the second season.

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Tell me this isn‘t good foreshadowing

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AOASHI (2015-?) chapter 312 • by kobayashi yuuga