Ganondaddy's Queen :3 I will blog about mainly Legend of Zelda, Hitman, Call of Duty & Fortnite. Slashphobic because it's okay to feel uncomfortable at the sight of a character you feel strongly for being portrayed in woke gay art as something they're not. With that being said slash shippers are not welcome especially pedo ones who like GanLink. Any will be blocked.
I meant to post this on Christmas 😂 . I haven't been my usual self lately and have been dealing with major drowsiness 😩. I'm not quite sure if it's from meds or the same thyroid issue my mother had. Between that and ADHD paralysis it's a hard fight. I'm still working on my fan fiction. I'm halfway through my second rough draft. Anyway this is Ganondorf and my OC, Linara- 'Nara for short. I name my ship NaraGan -w- 💜. I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out. Eeeeee so cute! ((o(*>ω<*)o)) Done with gel pens on black paper. Hope you like ☺
Update: So it turns out I have a benign tumor in my uterus that has been the source of all of this drowsiness. It's sucked everything out of me to where I am chronically fatigued with executive dysfunction despite me taking iron supplements and nutrients. Surgery for removal will be March 25th. I totally cannot wait. It has taken so much out of me
On the "needing days to recover and recharge" point; I'm not autistic, but I do have cptsd, and this goes to show that there's so many reasons to normalize everything on this list! Seriously!
AuDHD here. Needing days to recover or recharge is accurate and I have CPTSD on top of it. I hate feeling that burnout. Everyone thinks I'm lazy and it's so frustrating because I want to do tasks and hobbies, but I'm stuck mentally paralyzed to my bed feeling stuck in a world that's black and white and I feel so hollow and empty inside 😢
hello kny/demon slayer fans! i would really appreciate if you guys would use the canon, modified version of tanjiro’s earrings when drawing fanart/merch for him!
the rising sun flag is known throughout east and south asia as an imperialistic war time flag and it was used during WW2 to commit cultural genocide, mass ra/pe and forced prostitution of hundreds of thousands of women and children, and massacring innocent civilians by the japanese imperial army.
i know many of you want to use the “most canon” version of tanjiro’s earrings, but it is a very controversial flag that has very serious and hurtful implications behind it. i implore you all to read up on japanese war crimes as they STILL affect modern japan’s relationship with south korea and other countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes
thank you all so much, and thank you for understanding.
As you said, it’s canonically an historical setting - but at no point is it glorifying that flag or the atrocities Japan committed while flying that flag. To compare, it would be ridiculous to set something in the American 1800s in Georgia and censor the fucking confederate flag. I get the need for sensitivity, but I believe censoring his earrings is censoring history in this particular case. This was the flag of Japan in the time that he was living, the earrings were passed on to him by his father, and it is frankly silly to pretend choosing a “less offensive” flag design (which is based on the exact same flag and ideology as the original, let’s get real) is anything other than regressive censorship. These nationalist issues still strongly exist in Japan, and censoring them and their history from your favorite anime does not make you a better person, and does not combat the underlying issues. People should know what this flag looks like and when it existed, or they’re being lied to AND getting a less accurate account of what Japan was and what it did in that time frame. Just because this anime doesn’t touch on that, doesn’t make it okay to erase it with “sensitive” censorship. You’d rather people not recognize a nazi flag? C’mon guys. Censorship is NOT progressive or helpful.
To @dasha-henshins who is saying that China has a genocide campaign against the Uyghurs’s so we should ban the Chinese flag, do not downplay the atrocities Japan did. Do realize that the Hinomaru flag being depicted in the left post is specifically related to Japanese Imperial Army from the Meiji Era, and is still being used today by the Self-Defense Forces in Japan? And as mentioned, has history to the atrocities perpetuated by Japan to its neighboring countries and even to people within its own borders? And is also still used by many right-wing Japanese nationalists in Japan? What the PRC is doing to Uyghurs is horrific and an absolute atrocity and there should definitely be a conversation about any imagery that is upsetting to individuals.
To @goblinhorns, I quite frankly don’t care if a flag is glorifying the flag. As an Okinawan, looking at that flag leaves a bitter taste in my mouth reminds me that my people were stripped of our culture and that my family and family’s friends were killed during the Battle of Okinawa as a scapegoat for Japan. And that we can’t even not have it It reminds me of the countless atrocities and deaths of millions of people in the Pacific, of the ways they were chemically tested on, stripped of their cultures, forced labor, sexual slaves, and maimed by Japan.
It also reminds me of the time that Shoichi Chibana, burnt the Rising Sun Flag flag that was flying in Okinawa and was sentenced to prison for one year.
He was sentenced to one year for burning a flag of a country that colonized our people. The flag itself is a glorification of the act of Japan’s imperialism.
The current flag that exists as the national flag existed for hundreds of years, as well so I also support it being used (though, I do agree it also has its history in the act of imperialism in terms of visual representation). The fact that the manga artist knows the history of the flag, or does at least, to some extent and their choice to make it an artistic choice makes me question them a little.
This anime gives you absolutely zero context to Japan’s horrible history so I don’t see how this even gives anybody any idea about nationalism issues happening in Japan. If anything, all it does is support it because it shows that it’s OK to depict this flag despite how uncomfortable it makes others feel, and uncomfortable for a good reason too.
I would like to believe that there was no inspiration by the rising sun flag and these earings are really just suppose to be Hanafuba like some of the comments suggest but I want all those people in the notes to realize something.
Most Hanafuba do not look like this and there are infact Hanafuba that have depicted the rising sun symbol or have been inspired by it.
The original Manga design is actually even worse since the colored version even made the lines red:
That being said, the anime did improve it a bit by curving the lines at the end to make it apper more like flower petals, these details sadly get lost sometimes it appears judging by diffrent anime screenshots I have seen.
(Better visable in this version)
That being said, I think you should go with the altered design since, even if it is a honest misunderstanding and the resemblance to the rising sun flag is simply a coincidence that wasn’t intentional, it’s still there and not everyone will have context for this show or it supposedly being a Hanafuba.
Especially for merch you should really consider going for a altered design, even if not the canon altered one above you can just stylize it yourself to still resemble a hanafuba, here are some examples that show how little alterations already make it look more like flowers:
Source:
Inherit the flame of the sun god by wearing these Hanafuda earrings. Dance the dance of fire as Tanjiro's father once did. Inherit the power
This designer made the petal shapes a lot more noticeable by simply moving the patern just a bit and rounding the corners a lot more
(The site I got this from currently is down apparently but they claim to be back, so here is the link anyways: https://www.projectyfu.com/product/tanjiro-hanafuda-earring-sticker-demon-slayer
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This one too managed to avoid the uncomfortable rising sun image by stylizing the petal shape a lot more and making it look more clearly like a flower.
It’s better to alter the design then to unintentionally hurt people. Especially since I saw actual rising sun flag earings being sold by people inspired by this anime.
(Like I didn’t even have to type it, it’s fucked up, don’t do that shit people)
Here are some actual Hanafuba you can take inspiration from if you want, but yeah, please try altering the design, especially if you plan to display or wear your creations somewhere:
Demon Slayer 👺🎴🔥I combined two pieces for this one, “St. George” by Solomon J Solomon and “Michael defeats Satan” by Guido Reni. I love the motif of Tanjiro holding Nezuko while slaying Muzan. I’m a little sad his katana wouldn’t work for this piece (as katanas are shorter in terms of swords and are typically wielded with both hands contrary to western swords) But I love how it turned out regardless! I love Nezuko’s little manicure 💅 and I chose to go with Tanjiro’s less controversial earrings. Muzan doesn’t look half bad down there 😳
I meant to post this on Christmas 😂 . I haven't been my usual self lately and have been dealing with major drowsiness 😩. I'm not quite sure if it's from meds or the same thyroid issue my mother had. Between that and ADHD paralysis it's a hard fight. I'm still working on my fan fiction. I'm halfway through my second rough draft. Anyway this is Ganondorf and my OC, Linara- 'Nara for short. I name my ship NaraGan -w- 💜. I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out. Eeeeee so cute! ((o(*>ω<*)o)) Done with gel pens on black paper. Hope you like ☺
Ugh! Vaati, you are such a prick! This is why I hate him so much, like leave Zelda alone, haha You're not ever going to escape that friend zone! 😂😂😂😂 rotten lil mousey 🤭
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