#mr arashi

[benitsu69official]

from jim ray key to jirai kei

they aren't poor anymore they thive

*a gun is totally not held at my head* gulp- lock in before it's too late! Dattebayo!!! (⁠⊙⁠_⁠◎⁠)

[popcultureoverdosed]

Shojo Tsubaki and Anime Exploitation

The stage is set in the 1920s of Japan. Midori is without parents and selling flowers is her only source of income. Poor and destitute, Midori readily accepts Mr. Arashi's offer to join his circus; completely unaware of the horror to come.

Shojo Tsubaki is a story thoroughly drenched in controversy. You'll hardly find a conversation that doesn't revolve around how disturbing and grotesque it is. It's not unwarranted seeing as how the bulk of the story is about Midori suffering. The girl seriously has it rough: Dead parents, dirt poor, deprived peers, added alliteration. Seriously messed up stuff. Any moment of happiness she finds is quickly eclipsed by another traumatic experience.

This is essentially an exploitation film in anime format. Some will argue that " Shojo Tsubaki is actually super deep and it's a reflection of the darkness of humanity!" And that's where I call bs. You could make that argument about literally every piece of torture porn under the sun. If the purpose was to expose humanity's darkness, the manga shoots itself in the foot by being so voyeuristic about everything. Suehiro Maruo's involvement with the eroguro movement provides the clearest perspective on what this manga was about. He's simply the type of man who loves to combine the macabre with heavy sexual themes.

Midori truly is one of the most pitiable manga heroines out there. She suffers abuse throughout almost every moment of her narrative and the tale ends with her completely alone in the world. It was as if the universe itself conspired to torment her. One positive to come out of this tragedy is Tokuriji Muchisate. He's a despicable rapist like the other circus freaks but his character design is just so striking. It's a simple yet effective take on mummies and the traditional Japanese military uniform.

In essence, Shojo Tsubaki is not a fun read or watch. I usually enjoy the surreal works of Suehiro Maruo but he really dialed the nihilism up to 11 with this one.

[benitsu69official]

[benitsu69official]

might have a new theory

You see Mr arashit? Well today I was wandering online and stumbled across a Wikipedia page

That would technically mean that

Arashit is a troll

Unsurprising tbh

[benitsu69official]

I hate mr arashit

[benitsu69official]

freedom

im free from half finals

I should stop watching TikToks about Shoujo Tsubaki because it’s slander makes me salty

Ill probably start drawing digitally again because there are holidays soon

also i won’t be active from 28 to 30 April because I’m going on a geologic trip to the alps , and from 27 to 30 may because I’ll be going on another trip to Berlin

stay safe yall and take care 🫶🏻

[benitsu69official]

Theory time 🔥

I have a theory that is actually the circus earns lots of money and they should be really rich and stuff, but they're still poor because arashit spends all the money buying food for his obese ass and leaves everyone else with nothing

[benitsu69official]

art (very late and too early)

so... Here's the long awaited shrek x arashi x Mr beast that @setxhorusyaoi (sorry for @) requested probably a month ago and i procrastinated to draw

And here's kanabun for my girlfriend because her birthday is tomorrow and kanabun is her fav character

That's it bye my little snakes 🔥🐍