Serendipity Razzlynn Mamzer

Sam I am.

[plutospixi-deactivated20230726]

idc what anyone says i think romantic killer is the first romance anime i’ve genuinely liked in a long time like i finished it so fast and im kind of obsessed with it. all the characters are so cute and im convinced anzu has to be at LEAST a little sapphic coded

[thehandymen]

the way that romantic killer started with “watch this gamer girl get her life turned upside down in the name of love 😍😘😜” and ended with “no character is just a love interest or supportive friend. they all have their own personalities, their own pasts, their own depth and meaning. love is not something that can be forced or formulated; it’s conceived through mutual trust and understanding, through respecting each other and what we want. never underestimate the value of kindness, sincerity, and communication, and never forget the importance of platonic love and friendship”

[highkeyanerdbutyolo]

Something I find interesting about romantic killer is junta’s and kazuki’s relationship. (I actually love everyone’s relationship but I’ll get into that later)

Like even when Kazuki declares that ya he has actually started liking Anzu romantically, my sweetheart junta just goes “right!! She’s so cool right!!” And my heart just exploded right there.

How fuckin healthy is that??? Idc it’s the bare minimum idc idc, just junta being like “who wouldn’t like her?? Have u seen Anzu!!” Is the purest form of love and appreciation.

We’ve seen it multiple times during the show too how his affection towards her is not baseless, it’s not some spell that Riri cast on him (or any of them) Anzu is just that likeable!

I just love that there’s no toxic display of masculinity in this show. (And the toxic ones— looking at u kazuki’s d*d— deserved what they got) Like it’s so refreshing! Each of their interactions up until the end has been awkward, to say the least, but respectful, yk? And I’ve just had so much of men like trying to one up each other, and displays of jealousy followed by possessive behaviour, ugh when I tell you I was happy to see nothing but healthy communication or just mature handling of a situation. Like when Ryuya admitted he liked Anzu ! He didn’t go about it the best way at first but that’s okay, bc he learned!! He apologised to Junta too.

Like I get it, I love me a good jealousy trope yk, but let’s be real, Anzu would not deal w that shit and that makes me really happy bc that’s some real shit!! If someone tried to like be outwardly possessive of me, I’d be like wtf dude.

And these are high school boys!! They’re human, and have insecurities, and are children at the end of the day!

I think that other than the initial premise of the show, (which honestly didn’t even put me off all that much if I’m being honest, I just thought it was funny), I genuinely grow to like this show more the more I think about it.

[shima-draws]

SO I just finished binging all of Romantic Killer bc it came up in my recommended. And oh my god I loved it so much;;

There’s definitely mixed reviews about it WHICH IS FAIR bc the premise is about a girl named Anzu who isn’t interested in romantic relationships but she then gets pushed into typical dating sim situations with Really Cute Boys in an effort to like. Force her into a relationship. And obv this kinda comes off as arophobic. But the fact that she so stubbornly refuses to partake and tries so hard to veer away from those situations makes it so fucking funny, especially when she rejects the boys with faces like this

And it turns out it’s really just a show about found family and overcoming trauma and developing healthy friendships with people and UGH. UGHHH it’s so good.

I actually adore Riri lmao they’re SUCH a little shit and I very much enjoy insanely chaotic characters like that. And we start off thinking okay wow this person’s kind of an asshole for forcing a girl to get a boyfriend by taking away her cat, her favorite hobby and her favorite snack, but then we find out OH, they’re just a cog in a corporate machine and they don’t really have much of a choice about it. And we slowly see Riri actually gain true affection for Anzu, and see how much they come to care about her as a person rather than just as a test subject, to the point of them actually breaking the rules of their contract just to make sure she’s safe. AND NOT JUST HER. They make sure the people she’s associated with are safe too, even if it risks them getting in Big Trouble with their boss. AND the fact that they canonically go by they/them pronouns but can ALSO transform into a boy or a girl depending on their preference, and they playfully flirt with Anzu in both forms?? It’s so good. Also thinking about the effort that Anzu goes through to make sure Riri gets to stick around;; like even tho she’d never admit it. She’s come to care for them too in some very strange way lol

And Junta;; the fact that Anzu is actually so concerned about him possibly being brainwashed into the position of childhood friend? Like she doesn’t immediately push him away or shut him down, she actually cares about him as a person and wants him to find happiness and wants to get him out of the situation she thinks he’s in. But then she finds out oh wait he actually IS a childhood friend. And he’s such a good boy. I love love LOVE how they handle the love triangle aspect in this, because obviously yes there’s a bit of jealousy, but not enough for things to get petty between him and Kazuki. They actually treat each other with respect and regard each other as friends and are kinda rooting for the other in their own way. Kind of “may the best man win” sort of thing. There’s no toxicity, there’s no classic “fighting over the female love interest” trope, they actually genuinely like each other after a bit of awkwardness enough to feel comfortable with living together and living with Anzu. They’re SO fucking sweet god dammit //shakes fists

(Honestly tho I really wish we got more episodes focused on Junta. Bc he really seemed like more of a background character and made the whole “love triangle” aspect not feel as prominent. Which is fine I guess?? But I felt so bad for him lmao)

And Kazuki 😭 My beloved. My poor sweet boy who deserves the world and everything in it. Just the build up. The subtle hints of his trauma that pop up every now and then. And when it all comes together you’re like oh!! Ohhh. THAT’S why he acts so aloof and cold all the time. THAT’S why he doesn’t like being the center of female attention. THAT’S why he gets distressed at things that, at first, seem so insignificant. THAT’S why he got attached to Anzu so quickly. And I love the way they handle his trauma, how they don’t make it seem any less important or alarming just because he’s a guy. And how Anzu’s there for him through everything 🤧 How she’s the person to pull him out of the darkness, how she stands up for him time and time again, how she just KNOWS when he’s uncomfortable and steps in to protect him. She ends up caring about him so much despite how they were set up to encounter initially. And he cares about her so much too. And I just 🥺 I care them

Also the fact how everyone came to help Kazuki when they found out what was going on. No judgement, no “you’re making this up”, no “isn’t this your fault to begin with?” They all just step in without even hesitating and support him through his trauma and immediately go “Okay we’ve got a problem so here’s our gameplan.” SEE. IT’S REALLY ABOUT THE FOUND FAMILY,

And one of my favorite things. Riri 🤝 Hijiri using their influence and power to protect both Anzu and Kazuki despite the risks to their reputation and social standing

OH AND I wanted to mention. I love that all of the classic romantic tropes i.e. something happening to your cute neighbor’s apartment so that they’re forced to live with you while it gets sorted out–those are generally really cheesy and make huge plot holes and don’t make ANY sense in the narrative. But that’s the thing about RK, they make it funny, yeah your cute boy neighbor’s apartment flooded bc we need him to come live with you. We did it with magic. Yes your childhood friend is living with you now bc we had a weirdo break into your apartment–with magic. So now he feels like he needs to stay with you and protect you. Yes you got hit by a car with a really rich boy inside and now he’s interested in you. We also did this with magic. Everything that would be regarded as a “coincidence” and is a badly written plot point just to push two characters together is actually explained through the hilarious concept of magic and I LOVE that it’s so fucking funny

Honestly this show is really up to interpretation too which I like a lot? Some people think hey yeah, maybe Anzu will end up with someone. Others say you know what the message here is that friendship is the most important thing and sometimes platonic relationships are better than romantic ones. The ending is pretty ambiguous so it could really go in any direction.

Anyway I have so much more to say but. Just watch Romantic Killer it’s really good thanks bye

(Trigger warnings include sexual harassment/assault, stalking, panic attacks/PTSD, and attempted murder, so please take care while watching <3)

[sailermoon]

By anna-laura art

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

Kate stopping to buy a cook book in the middle of a life and death mission covered in blood and dirt is so funny to me. And Curran having to look through his money for a note that isn't covered in blood to pay for it. They are a disaster couple!

[fiercehildr]

You know what’s criminal? The fact that every single one of Ilona Andrews’ books are huge hits and absolute fun guaranteed and yet these authors are so freaking underrated still today and I can’t help but blame the covers a bit. I myself almost didn’t read it because the covers didn’t age that well…  

And no matter how much we say “don’t judge a book by its cover”, guys that’s hard… These ones are completely out of style and perhaps a cover change to fit today’s readers’ expectations would help? No hate to the artist behind them, these covers fitted a certain time and certain expectations of the genre and what the readers wanted to see. But look at the newest ones:  

Hot damn! And these ones fit the atmosphere and the characters so well too… If they ever redo the Kate Daniels’ series with those covers, take my money please.

EDIT: Based on the a comment below (Thanks!), the artist for the latest covers is Luisa Preissler and I’m obsessed. Click here to access her IG page.

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

Dying over Kate saying this at the start of Magic Burns

And Curran saying this at the end

[slowlysointernet]

Kate Daniels series vs the Mercy Thompson series.

While I have criticisms of the Kate Daniels series, it’s a much better series because Ilona Andrews isn’t afraid to give the female characters that surround Kate (Andrea, Julie, Erra etc) some shine. Kate as a character does have some Mary-Sue/ special snowflake tendencies but it’s not so overwhelming that i start to dislike her. I never felt like the author has written Kate as being the only women in a sea of men. There are antagonistic female characters in the series that don’t feel like caricatures but Kate is also surrounded by a well written female cast that don’t feel shoehorned in.

In contrast to the Mercy Thompson series where it feels like the author doesn’t want the surrounding female side characters to shine or get glory. The only exceptional women in the room can be Mercy and every women is out to belittle her, put her down or kill her. People rightly criticize the Anita Blake series but the Mercy Thompson series is very similar. Christy is a caricature and a trope that you see utilized in this genre alot. Using the ex wife/girlfriend to uplift the heroine and her relationship with the hero. Mary Jo and Aurielle are not villains but they are antagonistic and the author seems to make them fine with Mercy one second then turn on her in another. The same with Honey. She’s wishy washy and there’s no warmth there. Her mother Margi. Evelyn her foster mother barley gets mentioned. Her step sisters. Leah. Supposedly all of the women in Aspen Creek (which i don’t believe thats possible). It’s nonsensical. I’m not against antagonistic or villainous women. In fact i like it when an author has a diverse and well written female cast but when you have a protagonist who is a woman written by a woman and she’s held up as something special by nearly all the males around her and disliked by the women, i can’t help think that this is a wish fulfillment self insert by the author.

[suzu-kun22]

While the plot was kind of a mess, Belle was probably the first time I’ve watched an anime with a significant amount of 3D animation where the 3D wasn’t distracting and actually enhanced the experience of the movie. Even if the story wasn’t anything groundbreaking, the technical aspect was fantastic and it’s probably worth watching just for that.

[macbethheadband]

I was looking into break rooms (those places that give u a bat and let u smash stuff) and this line got me

[yuumei-art]

Happy Halloween to you and all your fluffy companions 🎃

[yuumei-art]

I’ve been making and shooting koi lantern videos for the upcoming Kickstarter every single day and this is exactly how it feels. It doesn’t matter what I do, there’s fish living rent free in my head, in my house, in my soul…

[maple-the-awesome]

I love how most of the Hobbit (1977) characters look pretty decent compared to their modern counterparts. Like...

Good. Nice long beard, staff to not let them pass. Perfect for our favorite weed wizard. 10/10

Pretty decent. Looks a little bit like a human chipmunk, but he's doing his best and is cute in his own Hobbit way.

Snow white and the, like, 13 dwarves? 'can't blame them for going basic and at least they look like dwarves, so I'll let it pass

And then there's just...

...Oh God. Thranduil, what have they done to you?!

This...This is a criminal offense right here! Dwarf propaganda at it's finest!

[againwiththeturtles]

Hey wow so you know how Sokka loses all his weapons over the course of the series (not just his boomerang and space sword in the final episode, but also his spear, machete, club…) and how he slowly leans into working as the group’s planner? You ever think about how he physically and literally loses the ideals that were keeping him tied to seeing his worth in the war, and began to see himself as his own person who could survive this war & live in a better world? How he let go of his toxic masculinity and started to embrace himself as he was, but he had to use those weapons in his own creative, non-destructive way, and eventually he lost them entirely? How he helped the war effort through creation, by making plans & traps & inventions & armor, not by destroying things? You ever think about how he replaced his sword with a paintbrush in the final scene? You ever… you ever…

[againwiththeturtles]

#he wanted war paint but he ends up with watercolors 😭😭 these tags took me out i won’t lie

[anddreadful]

Look. Look. I think the hardest thing about your twenties is the shift from getting shoved towards new frontiers of maturity by, like, puberty and education and the logistics of gaining independence, to you having to shove yourself. It’s a mental recalibration from “you grow up whether you like it or not” to “you can and should keep evolving, but now you have to choose it. And you have to choose it a half-dozen times a day in increasingly annoying ways. And this sucks but the reward is that you get to be a person in the world.”

[tikkety-tok]

I swear, even if you haven't seen FMA, I think you might appreciate the fucking talent! 🤩

[reallycoolsoup]

The hotdogs taped together with what looks like scotch tape really makes this for me