#rec 130

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Guess That Rec Season 3: Round 1, Poll 1

Which sounds more appealing?

#129

#130

Voting ended onOct 26, 2025

Rec #129

This beautiful, emotional piece of media is a retelling of a major historical event from a Black author's perspective! It comments on everything from capitalism and economic crisis, to pride in the Black community and the unique innovations of Black culture, to the joy of fine art and its power to heal. Be sure to check out this soothing and unforgettable media that will ease your melancholy and make you forget your cares!

Rec #130

This heartwarming media stars a man who's both charismatic and empathetic - a man who emphatically rejects toxic masculinity, and likes to have intense discussions about feelings with his partner! He's loyal, honest, perceptive, intuitive, thoughtful, confident, and experienced - and pretty queer-coded if you ask me, wink, wink! Other major characters include a pair of impressive (and sexy!) female leads, and a talented POC who's bursting with charisma himself! Just don't be fooled by initial appearances - though its charms might not be obvious right away, if you don't give up on this media, I promise you'll be enjoying it over and over again in no time!

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Just spent several hours going through Every Single Rec in the tournament with my partner and getting a guess for nearly all of them (and at least commenting on the ones we were stumped on, or throwing out the first thing we thought of). Absolutely not guaranteed to be good guesses, but here they are...

("every single rec" guesses/commentary, part 1 of 4, recs #129-#144):

#129: Maybe a documentary or musical of some sort?? It sounds lovely but I can't quite place it.

#130: Psych...? Maybe...?

#131: I saw someone else's guess for Spore and completely, wholeheartedly agree.

#132: Partner guesses Severance. ...We have not watched Severance.

#133: Based off of honestly very little, I am guessing Guilty Gear.

#134: I say Spongebob Squarepants. Partner says Animaniacs.

#135: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc from me, Divergent from my partner.

#136: Partner and I both agree on Ace Attorney, but not sure which one/specifics.

#137: Was briefly considering this could be Wicked or just generally The Wizard of Oz universe, but really have no idea bout the trans rep. The Man (tm) would be The Wizard, of course.

#138: Friends guessed this as Seraph of the End, Danganronpa, and Maze Runner.

#139: Best guess is.... X-Men? I feel like it's familiar, but at the same time I can't quite place it.

#140: Partner says KPop Demon Hunters (which I agree with wholeheartedly) or Heathers The Musical.

#141: Partner guesses The Owl House, I guess Revolutionary Girl Utena (which I know only very little about from dashboard osmosis).

#142: Partner says Les Miserables, I think some kind of specific history textbook but absolutely no idea what.

#143: My best guess is maybe The Odyssey? Particularly because of the "vast, centuries-spanning fantasy epics".

#144: First thought is AO3-- second and more reasonable thought, is the SCP.... wikis? I don't know where they put this stuff. Wherever SCPs are from.

Wow, this is incredibly impressive. No one is doing this tournament like you, anon.

Guesses noted!

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Hi! I’ve got a few guesses for you:

Rec 130 is a weird one. For some reason I'm thinking of Sherlock Holmes?? Can't really explain how I got there, though.

Rec 136 REALLY wants you to believe that it’s Ace Attorney, but I’m with that one other anon who guessed Super Mario Sunshine because that would be funny

Rec 155 could be Frankenstein?

Rec 164 really wants you to believe that it’s Axis Powers Hetalia, but… Yes, in this case it absolutely has to be Axis Powers Hetalia.

(Side note: as the submitter I shan’t ”guess” what 133 is, but I have to ask whether giving it that number was intentional considering its actual title? If so, well played :D )

Guesses noted!

None of the numbers were intentional - it was all based on the whims of the random number generator. Just a coincidence!