#opinion zone

[kozis-bloody-pad]

I really like how kitschy Sweet Scar is. Like it's tacky and over the top and not something Mizi or Sua would write yet their fans are eating it up.

It's the type of pop earworm that both sticks in your head but also sounds like every song ever. Vmeng did a great job executing it.

It's also very reminiscent of the current state of kpop where every girl group is indistinguishable from the others. Like they're all chasing the same aesthetic and making the same sounding music.

[midnyghtmadnes]

Will say episode 33 is the weakest so far. I can sorta guess the reasons for why they moved Guanyin Temple to be before heading to Lotus Pier. First, in a visual medium, Guanyin Temple is very dialogue heavy and maybe wouldn’t make for the best or most exciting climax. But second, Wangxian does very little during the whole thing. We get the confession scene (👌) but after that they sit around while a lot of the interactions mainly go to JGY, LXC, and JC.

However, while it seems logical in theory, I’m not sure how well it’ll go in execution. I won’t speak on the LXC and JGY stuff, because I’ve never cared for or had any investment in their characters in the first place. The characters who matter to me in Guanyin Temple are Wangxian and JC. However, the two emotional cruxes that are key to those characters were both missing—the confession scene for Wangxian and the aftermath of the core reveal for JC. This made the whole Guanyin Temple scene incredibly lackluster without much stakes, and seemed to only serve the purpose of confronting JGY for everything he did. As if this is just a necessary pitstop to dump off some plot before moving on to the main thing.

Overall I feel like the donghua has been a solid adaptation of the novel so far, and although it’s made changes for the sake of pacing, they’ve all worked decently well. I… can’t say the same yet for this change.

[mychaosacademia-blog]

Hey so I noticed how you both really like Bakugou, but i dont understand him. All i can see is how rude he is, and i dont get how anyone can like someone so mean. So could one or both of you please help me understand? Please and thank you.

Hey! Thanks for the question and your interest! xxx

We were going to make a loooong analysis of Bakugou to explain our points anyway- it’s understandable that he can seem nothing more but rude to some people- so here it comes! 

Because really, there’s so much more to Bakugou than just a bully. I think the last episode (Deku vs Kacchan 2) proved it quite well, but there were already indications before. Bakugou has issues and those issues are not just behavioral. He seems to be in a really bad place mentally and nevertheless, he is growing, changing, slowly (very slowly but still) becoming a better person.

But let’s start at the beginningSomething felt off about Bakugou already there. I mean, he was supposed to be this bully, your typical asshole jock™, but at the same time, there was so much more to him. He is surprisingly (for this type of character) intelligent, and you can see it not only from the stats he got in the Official Character Book but also from his actions, how he fights, figures out things, learns quickly, and passes tests super well (I mean, he’s 3rd in the class on the written exams, after only Momo and Iida). Soon enough, we got even more dimensions to him - with the panic attacks/ otherwise extreme reactions he went through whenever he needed to accept help or felt like loosing. 

It all was still very vague and honestly, we’ve been just itching to get to know Bakugou’s family background and backstory, because we already found it interesting to make theories on why he can behave the way he does, why he can simultaneously seem to be just someone who’s mean and feels better than others, but on the other hand he’s so scared of the smallest inadequacy or failure. And we sort of got a response when we saw his mom.

This scene was probably supposed to be comical but in context of Bakugou’s previous behaviors, it was SO HURTFUL. I’m not just talking about the physical violence that was in place there (ALTHOUGH SMACKING YOUR CHILD ON THE HEAD EVERY MINUTE IS KINDA FUCKED UP, REALLY, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ATTITUDE)

But what really made it harsh, and showed where Bakugou’s issues might come from, was the words Mitsuki said.

“It’s your fault to begin with for being so weak”

“You’re causing everyone trouble”

“He’s a hopeless guy but please train him to be a good hero”

Woah, Mitsuki. Supportive much? She explains later that Bakugou’s problems supposedly come from the praise he got for shallow things as a child - but in our opinion, that’s just half of the story. The other half is lack of support + guilt tripping + being seen as lower that he got from those that supposedly should be closest: his family.

Quite an easy way down the path of trying to constantly win, overcome everything on his own, and be the best at all costs. Just, subconsciously, not to feel guilty for being weak, troublesome or needing help like his family conditioned him to.

Why is Bakugou mean and often hurts others? He might have just learned it from the role models he got in his family. Mind you, he’s still a child. Still growing and learning which models are worthy of replicating. And comparing his mom to his dad, he most certainly prefers to be like his mom, even unconsciously replicating her attitude. Still, he has boundaries, and he’ll never become a villain, as we already saw when he got kidnapped and from what Aizawa said. He wants to be on top, but his purpose isn’t to hurt others- it’s just to win.

Why he can’t accept help or lose, even in the slightest, ever? Because he was conditioned to see weakness and causing others trouble as highly negative things for which he gets brought down, guilt-tripped and smacked on the head.

Why does he have a particular problem with Deku? Because Deku is constantly trying to help him and instead of just accepting that Bakugou is better (even if he does admire him, a lot), he uses his image to better himself. In addition, he maintains this attitude even despite his natural obstacles of being quirkless (to Bakugou, it probably seems crazy strong and hence dangerous that someone can lose so much, be so “below” on the social ladder and still be that hopeful, without panicking or getting lost in guilt just constantly working to be better…), and eventually gets dangerously close to surpassing him and winning. All of this threatens Bakugou’s already-not-doing-that-well-despite-the-act-he-puts-up self-esteem to drop really really low. It scares him. And his coping mechanism against these panics is just getting to feel higher through first bullying, later fight, and now a proper rivalry. He needs to win to feel better, but even winning isn’t enough if it’s not perfect (like during the Sports Festival).

Now, the last episode was really beautiful and said most of these things out loud. We saw Bakugou guilt-tripping over All Might’s retirement, saying he felt weak and like a burden (NOTICE THE PARALLELS IN WHAT MITSUKI SAID ABOUT HIM, this family is really not affecting that boy well). We saw him say that he felt like Deku looked at him from above. We even got All Might outright stating that Bakugou has an inferiority complex. The process of looking into how Bakugou’s background and life affected his issues has come to an end - now he’s starting to grow and overcome these problems. Already by the end of the episode, we can see his attitude changed a bit. It’s beautiful, honestly.

Why do we like Bakugou? Well, the point of this whole analysis just now was to show that there is more to him than a bully, more than being rude just because yes. There are interesting theories to explore, psychology to mix in, everything has a reason and effect, plus there’s ongoing character development.

He’s not a role model or someone to admire. At least not yet and probably still not for a while. But disagreeing with Bakugou’s actions (such as bullying or his outbursts) doesn’t mean we are required to not like him as a character. 

Because the truth is, he is a damn well-written character. One of the better in the series, if you ask us. He has many dimensions - his issues are one thing, but he has also a great hilarious dynamic with his friend squad (Bakusquad), he can be funny, he can be smart, he can be heartbreaking, he can be heartwarming when we see him grow. 

[kozis-bloody-pad]

One of the bad things about being a Közi fan is that some of his outfits are just plain ugly

[thebestworstidea]

2, 19, 28?

2- thoughts on veganism?

uh... my first thought is 'good for you, I guess?' which basicly means if you want to be a vegan, that's great, but it doesn't make you morally superior somehow.(Insert Scott Pilgrim Reference) It probably means you've got access to resources lots of other people have; and a distressing amount of modern veganism is based on some morally questionable choices in regards to, you know ,human labor.

I personally am more healthy when I consume animal protein on a regular basis. I desperately wish that the meat industry was less... like that, and support local when I can. Much like any diet what will work for one person just won't have the same effect on another.

Like many things, it's fine if you want to but don't try and force people around you to do it.

19- the veggie you dislike the most?

eggplant. my mouth curls at the idea of eating it. I've only eaten like twice to my knowledge with enough cheese on it that it barely counted as a vegetable any more, and it still made my mouth do a yuck. I mean, if you look at it, it's all glossy and well colored so it should be delicious, right? But apparently purple vegetables are not my friend, because I also get a reaction when I eat heirloom tomatoes, eg: nightshade with better breeding.

Like, every other vegtable I've ever disliked I've come to terms with, but eggplant is firmly in the no zone.

28-last meal on earth?

Steak, sushi and dumplings. With a side of french fries. Roll me to the execution, buddy, because I am eating my weight in these. (or rather until I can't fit any more in. my appetite is not what it used to be.)

[bungoland-blogging]

10/17/21

So this was the day I decided to go and see what all the New Lights were fussing about at the Cosmodrome.

Well, I met Shaw Han and this was the first thing he said to me.

The nerve of this guy.

Yeah, yeah, I was wearing an Eramis mask, and that made for some strange irony at the time

But come on...

I found out pretty quick that his whole fireteam died to a Hive wizard that a New Light later killed.

Look Shaw, I know you’ve been around longer and losing your group was probably rough but... you shouldn’t be treating new Guardians like that. (And I don’t wanna hear you suggesting Hunters work well together either.  What they say, is true.) Somebody please replace this guy.

Am I being too harsh?  ....Probably.

10/19/21

On a happier note, this was the day I got my first exotic from Vault of Glass. I still like Vex Mythoclast.

[hikikomori-route]

When I see people bash Digimon Cyber Sleuth’s designs I fucking floor it

[oswednesday]

jesse and dylan were not good names to go with that like??? dylan isn’t a common girl name, jesse is like an Uncommon boy name, i like the split person thing a Lot omg but those are some weird names for it, like maybe madison? skyler? charlie