Kinda too late to post this, but my friend sent these amazing presents and letters to me in December, 2020. 🎄
As an otaku who likes IL and 2k3 tmnt so much since 2015, it's a cryingly stunning drawing.. Plastron is so kind that they also cares about IL, and even drew Magnum for me, despite having their own job.
Plas' Magnum-san just like a serious-cool athlete in the anime. Well, I have some ulterior motives for him, so I have a bad habit of always drawing him nah-aw-ty.
(Unfortunately, this was unsealed when it brought at customs inspection in JP; probably because it contained food? They all were fine and arrived under me in good condition anyways.
Plastron put the pretty cute drawing of Magnum Ace and Donnie at the top of them in the box. So I wondered some jpnese customs officials who saw IL at an early age and knew about them may have been surprised: "nani~?! is there any americans know this nostalgic anime?" idk.)
RaphDon seemed exchanged their handmade gifts of each other's colors? kawaii 🌷
I was reading the letters while eating the cute snowman's chocolate (they can also be the christmas tree ornaments) that arrived. I remember it was arriving before Christmas on a cold day.
That year's Christmas was kinda modest (i prefer such a quiet kurisumasu tho), but thanks to Plastron's warm messages, delicious snacks, and these cute and high-quality stuff, I was able to spend a enjoyable and v warm Christmas season night even I was alone.
the second lovely letter from my wonderful friend plastron just arrived! and again, i had a sweet heart attack.
“muku muku~”
*happily crying screams in multi-languages when i opened and saw this pure adorable donnie-chan cheer me up* HEISMINE
just please look at his innocent eyes, plump tum, and the art details: plas has stunning coloring/shading/ART skills.
i love all of your adorable and energisch drawings, especially love your chubby don and gravidon so much: these makes my heart erupt and melt.
your messages and donnie the cutest cheerleader really cheer & heal me up.
i thought i had bad days in this week, but plas’ messages and this letter/gift art made me repel that thoughts. i still feel sorry that i haven't handed you anything yet, as the small packet air mail and surface mail destined for the United States from Japan have completely stopped. 🙇
i often learn from not only drawing/coloring but also posture/attitude (hmm idk what to say it in decent eng).
“nobi~”
by the way, this letter has cute seal stickers and i laughed a lot, because... i posted some wild life harp seal vids before this letter was sent, then we've been think and talk about the fantasy of don as a seal (plas has a very good idea about this!). i think this coincidence is really wonderful.
i'd like to reply to you both of the questions in the previous letter and this letter by letter. it may take time but i may be able to send it only by letter, so i will try to find it.
ehehe at first, i was a bit upset "why is the US still refusing to accept every small packets mail from Japan? Canada and Spain are fine tho". well, i think i could understand that concern now.
and what the japan post officers said about air mail and surface mail to the US was totally different depending on the office person, which also confused me. who said "every japanese worker are hardworking and sincere."? xD
i am always very grateful to you. you always talk kindly and tell me something kind and funny. your encouragement motivates me.
aah i want to draw more chubby don! please take a rest, you too. and someday, let's eat crab, sushi and jagariko together! 🍸
for plastron... (i just wanted to draw chub don in plas’ art style-)
thank you so so so so so much for always giving me warm encouragement.
whatever the case, don’s desirability often leads to certain people getting a bit possessive.
don probably even enjoys it?
some people don’t approve of this sort of thing..
not again
this is one of the good moments for don: not funny, but significant.
we know that he’s not about to leave the guy behind to get hurt. but we also know that don’s not capable of actually getting the both of them to safety before the tower implodes. he tries anyway.
donnie really just wants to help people, when it comes down to it. that’s a major part of why i love his characterization so much.
ohmyohmy oh. my. mmmmy hands were shaking and sweating ily i have to put this art in a frame and hang on a wall.
okay i was calm down and read all of these lovely messages.
thank you so much for these precious hand-writing letters and the most gorgeous, lovely, and thick shellectro sketch! i will cherish them for the rest of my life.
i think we share lots of the same feelings/humor/kinks (and delusions for don) as far as i know. anyways i always really enjoy talk to you, i’m just sorry for being shy and my slow ass and any of my eng grammar mistakes i might done. xD
someday i wish we’ll meet together in US or JP or some other place!
ps- i’ll send you some letter in late June. (there are too many things i want to write, and i haven't put together what to write.. ah!) please rest well and have a nice day!
and to everyone read this post: pls read plastron's works ( https://bit.ly/2yTnjHr )
the brawn and the brains / the brute and the pacifist (or peaceable)
ラフドンの関係
Raph: Watch your back brainiac
Don: Isn't that what you're for, Raph?
- TMNT 2003 s1e11 “The Shredder Strikes Part 2”
A lot of the Donatello’s true genius is that gentle, understanding nature of his. don's a perfect mate for the more volatile Raphael.
Raph needs someone to ground him and make him stable and Don needs someone to get him out of his own head every once in a while. To Raph, Don was a kindred spirit, and vice versa.
And I always thought they were pretty similar; it’s just that Don keeps his emotions inside whereas Raph vents and lets everything out. The fact that those two almost never really clashed against each other is one of my favorite things.
ラフドンの魅力 TOP 4+
1: They complement and/or balance each other so well
You really see this between them when you watch those 2k3 episodes, they compliment one another so well.
2: Raph was particularly protective of Don
Any time Don gets knocked out, Raph is right there:
I know that Raph was definetely the protector of the four, not only for Don. But Raph always have Don’s back.
だが、ラフがドンに対してひどい怒りを見せたことは無い。s4 “Aliens Among Us” で、珍しく失敗続きのドンに呆れて冷たい態度を取っていたが、常に甲羅は隣り合わせである。
Though I think Mikey's actually the only one who's really equipped to deal with Raph's anger, Don's also a vital part of helping Raph cope: Don is pretty much unbiassed, neutral. So it's a lot harder for Raph to go bonkers over what he says. And Don just never take it out on people. He never feeds Raph's fire. That's a good thing.
Also, in my head, Raph is the guy who helps comfort Don the most often when he gets worked up over killing people ( check this post , and this ).
Ah, Raph and Don had such an excellent dynamic. It’s such a shame that a few episodes we really see them interact for a prolonged amount of time in (e.g.: “H.A.T.E”(.
I’m never going to get over the fact that “Nightmare Recycled” was supposed to be a thing and never happened.
Other Relationships
Leo & Raph
Though I agree they have a very special bond, I can't stand that how everyone insists that they're the only ones who understand each other. The major stumbling block with these two as far as I'm concerned is that they don't understand each other. At all. And it's only because they a) love each other very deeply and b) have two other brothers and an entire city's load of thugs to cushion each other's impact that they haven't killed each other yet.
Mostly, I feel that what little bonding they manage, they do through violence, either against each other or their enemies. the rest is probably through the need to protect their brothers (since Mikey doesn't always watch what he's doing, and Don's a shitty fighter).
Mikey & Don
The two great forces of intellect: logic and creativity. Intellectually, the two make a great duo, in that Mikey can come up with wacky ideas, and Don can make them happen.
I like it when Mikey is smart and is making Don think and see new things, pulling him out of his lab and getting him to live new stuff. There's a lot they could bond over that way.
Leo & Don
I always see them bonding over philosophy. I love how Don is always right there backing Leo up, playing the right hand man.
I joke with 'Tower that Don's actually Leo's housewife: that's he's the guy who takes care of all the background stuff and fusses over Leo's health. And that bit in "The Big Brawl" where Don get's all protective-over Leo? There's also something interesting about the fact that Don is naturally submissive to Leo.
And Leo cares about Don too; Leo pretty much always does whatever Don want or gives him anything he ask for.
As for how Don interacts with Raph, most of it has to do with how I feel their characters connect. Raph and Don have different chemistry than Leo and Don, and they bring out different sides of each other. Which is why I actually (personally) tend to prefer Leo & Don, btw. I find they connect in a much more intellectual and mature fashion than Raph & Don, who even in canon tend to fall more into protector/protected, unless Don is being snarky (I just emphasize it a bit more for kink sake in some of the RD fan stuff).
mikey: here’s another question for u raph, emily 2 asks: in your deepest heart, do you like mikey? *laugh* well, come on raphie what’s your answer?
raph: i refuse to answer on the grounds that it might incriminate me
m: mmmm (wtf was that noise) oh i’m sorry, the judges ruled that answer as weak would be an unacceptable hehehe nyeah
r: look everyone. we all know mikey’s a pain in the shell, but hes my brother. sometimes he makes it hard to like him but i always love him. OK? HAPPY? i said it
m: ohhooh he likes me! he really likes me! *sobs*
r: not so much right now. ok here’s a question for u mikey
Weird but hilarious episode. I was laughing about this story that it’s like a twisted “King Lear” by William Shakespeare plot (the title is a bit of a stretch). And now, Moe Szyslak's multiple choice origin story running joke was finally answered.
This is a bit of a digression but; Morty’s job is a Mattress Salesman, I thought it was “Matt Selman” at first huh
boxing groves (4f03)
なんだこのロリ顔
“Don’t Say I told you so!”
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btw there were a lot of sеxual innuеndo jokes in this episode:
❝ Another mind-blowing Simpsons cosmic event: R. Lee Ermey, who popularized the term "reach around," dies on the same day that "reach around" is said many times on the show ❞ - Matt Selman
当初 season 29 は全 22 話で XABF15 が season finale の予定だったけれど，FOX の非道な仕打ち ── O.J. Simpson のドキュメンタリーが突如挿入されたことにより，一話ズレてこのエピソードが season finale となってしまった。
I did like the concept of this episode. It was interesting and made for some nice uses of deceased characters, and it wasn't profound or moving, but it was still neat.
It was a good episode, a bit creepy I would say (kinda heavy?).
