[popflythesky]

/mao manga spoilers/

byoki only liked sana and mao, daigo only liked mao (and sana?), byoki and the master made a deal: master is scum, byoki was injured "i was framed" byoki did nothing wrong ive solved the mystery

[guideaus]

[rose-arts]

"Under sacred light, we are lifeless stars..." (X)

Here I'm back with my bullshit

I mean, since we have an official announcement for the anime of Alien Stage, I ended up recoloring this other drawing I made.

Is not that the other was terrible, or that I hated it, it's just that I always felt like it could have been better, so here it is, with hopefully better use of lighting, shadows and cleaner colors overall.

I also corrected some stuff on Luka's clothes (specially so it would look more like a bride's dress :P)

Yes this was because of the anime announcement.

Timelapse

[ilynpilled]

i love characters who do the “i worship the myth i make of you” and in turn dehumanize and get wrong the object of their devotion and love. yes project a thing that does not exist onto a pedestal and kneel at it like it is your altar. this will surely not blow up in both of your faces eventually

[yonae]

[yokolate]

Sitara Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia (2026) — 1x01

[iyashikei]

[ca-tsuka]

From "Goodbye, Lara" anime series directed by Takushi Koide at Kinema Citrus studio, inspired by "The Little Mermaid".

[storiamanga]

"Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia" anime official poster

Studio: Science Saru Directed : Naoko Yamada & Abel Gongora Character designer & Animation director : Kenichi Yoshida

[yonae]

Jaadugar: a Witch in Mongolia opening "Hoshi" by Ziyoou-vachi

[nagy-bari]

i beg you if you love a good crime mystery with a healthy dose of myths and such go and read MAO by Rumiko Takahashi it's soooooo good.

Mei and Renji are my soft favorites Yurako is my toxic shit (i love her, a woman of many error and horror)

[popflythesky]

ed is spoilery lol, saw the yt thumbnail first and thought i was gonna miss the first ed (still miss the first 15 seconds </3) but ed 2 had unexpected visuals and was very pretty i really liked it, so much twin imagery ahh ;w;

[popflythesky]

snail tracks

[popflythesky]

hyakka's going through it himself bc of sana too but the rest of them are like ok shush we're asking mao not u, go cry at the kids table

[popflytheskylart]

zmbst mizisua

[popflythesky]

tagged by @ellcrys ~

last four watched ("any episode of" since I haven't finished most of them)

champignon witch: mostly felt like i should just go over and read the manga when its finished, cute regardless

michiko & hatchin: a special one (unfortunately means i put off watching the end and just keep rewatching earlier eps.. which is fine since its a more episodic type i guess..)

mao: im currently enjoying the anime adaptation way too much. very lukewarm, in a pleasant way?

witch hat atelier: ive started really liking the last few eps, but now i have to wait for season 2 dangit

(honorable mention zombie stage)

[chocobosdungeon2]

This has to be phrased very gently, and I'm not confident I'm going to succeed.

The most important aspect of RGU, to me, as a story that centers on grooming specifically, is that it does not shy away from the fact that its victims can "enjoy" many individual moments of the process. The entire point of grooming is to make the victim okay with what is happening, to convince them that this is what they want too. When grooming is successful, they do, even if their feelings change later with more awareness. It's normal to be curious about and enjoy eroticism as a young person, but abusers will take advantage of that. They will try to convince you that your desires are the same as their desires.

Its so important because this aspect is weaponized against victims by those who should be helping them as well as the groomer themself. It's why Anthy is a "witch" according to the world. Utena tells Anthy that for a moment she felt betrayed by her, as if they were rival women competing for the same man. Akio tells Utena she's just as bad as him because she didn't reject his advances. Akio tells Utena that this is what Anthy *wants.*

Countless young people have been successfuly labeled as "obsessive" or "sex-crazed" and forced to take the blame while their abusers live freely. Countless young people have been convinced that is who they are because they didn't hate every single moment spent with their abuser.

It means a lot to me that RGU acknowledges this aspect. How the narrative doesnt hold victims to some absurd standard of spiritual purity for them to be deserving of sympathy.