#fandomflame

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notice how in the lyrics, Len never explicitly admits to killing Rin. Rin’s poster also never said she’s dead; people assumed “her” dead and accused Len of being “her” killer.

Len was rolling with the murder accusations and mocking his accusers.

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airing a hot take about this ena5 detail since it’s the season of Mizuki again (bit of a rant)

the blackout screen when Mizuki came out to niigo really doesn’t need to be criticised so hard. it’s ok to have subjective opinions but i’m sick of people calling it poor or dodgy writing. in fact, i think the blackout screen handled Mizuki’s situation very gracefully, especially following the outing incident in mizu5.

bc not every queer/trans character needs to “turn to the camera and come out”. from a story perspective, that is Mizuki’s vulnerable and personal moment with niigo. i would feel like i’m invading Mizuki’s privacy if the writers made her coming out as explicit as part of the fandom is demanding. imagine having to spectate that as a player, like how Ena was forced to witness Mizuki’s bullies out her.

the story had already been very clear with Mizuki’s identity and struggles. subtle ≠ unclear. just let my girls have their moment. Mizuki deserves her right to privacy and agency. i’m happy the blackout screen returned that agency to her, even if a little.

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i’ll just pretend the official EN localisation of ena5 doesn’t exist…

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HELLO cingray Nase Fumino??? cingray Meijiro Ryan??? OH MY

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these are going to be my best Eva merch spoils for a long time

edit: whoa i wasn’t expecting this post to get attention, thanks for the notes and love for Eva! i recently wrote a semi-specific analysis of one last kiss that means a lot to me, please check it out too → here

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i’m going to need my fellow fans to chill out bc this is just vintage Hong Kong fashion 😭 i think they’re all dressed perfectly for the art exhibition in HK, especially Shinji in that distinct 70s/80s style

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i’m sick of the DHPT discourse in the EN community so i’m starting a glaze post for him (if this gets out, feel free to rb with your love)

‼️ minor 3.5 spoilers ‼️

what i love a lot about Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae aka 丹恒·腾荒 aka Da Homie Forever: his name. symbolically it suits him a lot considering his core character development, backstory and current state of the story.

EDIT: PLEASE REFER TO THIS POST FOR BETTER INTERPRETATION

my interpretation:

恒 (héng) as in to last a long time, to persevere

腾 (téng) as in to run, jump, ascend (physically)

荒 (huāng) as in barren, vast

腾荒 as in to traverse (or rise up from) the vast or barren lands — contextually an indication of thriving despite the harsh conditions

our Dan Heng’s been through so much in the past. the fact he still stands here despite everything, the way he treasures his loved ones past & present (HCQ as DF, astral express crew as DH), the choice he made to forge his own path and refuses to be defined by his past (eventually reconciling with it); that’s his unwavering strong will (恒心).

after DH became a chrysos heir, his long wait for TB implies DH had more or less travelled Amphoreus on his own for a while (traversing vast lands). moreover it’s likely DH’s will that allowed him to stay sane all that time (perseverance). DHPT drip marketing also established that DHPT is connected to the permanence (ie never changing).

if the writers haven’t been planning all this since the beginning, i’d be pretty surprised.

and unlike what some EN speakers have said on the bird app about hoyo being disrespectful to DH’s character bc they chose a name that sounds similar to a vulgar phrase, NO omg that’s probably coincidental and it’s just a CN joke. EN speakers taking that joke as evidence of “disrespect” is just… learn the language before running your mouth omo

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if he wields water abilities, has one functioning eye, and is voiced by Hanae Natsuki, that’s not Qifrey, that’s Kamado Tanjiro