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Whumpmas in July - Day 8

What are your all time favourite pieces of whump media? 

It's hard to pick just one, so I'll mention the ones I can think of right now XD.

Besides the original Tumblr stories I have in my Whump Stories Archive (which I recommend every single one of), here are some other works that I absolutely adore for the whump:

Someone already mentioned Fullmetal Alchemist (whether it's the 2003 version or Brotherhood, the latter being my favorite), and my answer is a huge YES. Besides being my #1 favorite anime of all time, it has sooooo much physical and psychological whump, along with plenty of emotional angst. Ed is my favorite whumpee and I love him so so much. It's simply a masterpiece.

Next up is my #2 favorite anime, Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon). Despite its cozy, comedic appearance, the story gets darker and darker as it goes on, and it has plenty of whump scenes (violence, battles, kidnapping and capture attempts, lots of emotional angst). It's literally a feast for anyone who loves D&D-style fantasy, Lovecraftian horror, and whump (so it's perfect for me, hehe).

Adding my #3 favorite anime: Migi and Dali. It's a suspense/dark comedy series, but it also has some incredibly angsty moments. Honestly, I think it has sooooo much untapped whump potential (please, somebody write whump fanfics for this already, I'm begging you).

Even if my favorite whump media is books and written stories (because that way nobody knows the whumpy things I'm reading >:3), surprisingly one of my favorite pieces of media (and one I obviously also loved because of the sheer amount of whump) is the podcast The Magnus Archives. Even though it's entirely audio, it does an incredible job of conveying both the atmosphere of each scene and the characters' emotions. Over the course of 200 episodes, the characters go through every kind of supernatural horror imaginable—they're stabbed, kidnapped, tied up and gagged, burned, and traumatized in countless different ways. Seriously, huge applause to the sound design team and the voice actors (I don't know how many times I have heard chapter 101).

I also want to give a shout-out to my favorite whumpfic authors: @lady-wallace, because I've reread her JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fics (especially the vampire AU) and their LADS fics more than once because they're just that amazing. The same goes for @polyoptigon17 and their Detroit: Become Human fics. Both authors write Whump and Found Family so incredibly well QwQ

And finally, I want to recommend my favorite K-drama: Bad and Crazy. I watch K-dramas for the whump (only for the whump), and this is the BEST K-drama I've seen to date, aksjdhakhdaskd. Seriously, if you like K-dramas, whump, and police mystery stories, go watch Bad and Crazy!!!

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Day 8: What are your all time favourite pieces of whump media?

ok I think my #1 fave whump media has got to be karppi. just for like the ratio and quality of the whump bc. it’s so good. both main characters get hurt and suffer emotionally on the regular and ughh there’s particularly two water whump scenes in s2 which I absolutely adore. like they’re just so perfect. adding on to that I have both babylon berlin and slow horses/slough house for similar reasons, namely that the main characters are forever suffering kind of pathetically. I already talked about bb earlier but to reiterate: saddest wettest man alive. so much happens to gereon rath all the time and even when he’s not actively suffering there’s just this look about him. and then of course sh. river. I mean. my dear beloved failspy. he gets blown up beat up beat down. constantly. what more is there to say?

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Day 8: Favorite whumpy media

So, as always, I have a few because it's difficult just to choose one. I've also decided to stick to TV shows just to keep this at a reasonable length.

First up, M*A*S*H is not only my all-time favorite show, but it's also one of my whumpy faves. Sometimes, the whump is front and center, noticeable, plot-relevant; other times, it's quiet, in the background, covered by that damn yellow text. It's a comfort show, but it's also one that I often find myself rewinding certain scenes.

Another is the world of Daomu Biji, or The Lost Tomb series. It started as a book series, so it's got a bunch of different adaptations, each furthering the overall plot with different actors (all of whom are excellent whumpees). It's a crazy show that's never boring, and it never fails to deliver on whump, especially different kinds of whump. It's a whumpfest for sure.

Lastly, Mo Dao Zu Shi is one I continuously come back to. Like DMBJ, it started as a book series and has a few different adaptations of the story. The most well-known is probably The Untamed, a live action TV series. There is also an animated series for it called Founder of Diabolism. If you're looking for angst, MDZS has got it in spades. And if you're looking to get your heart broken, well, it'll do that, too.

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Day 8: What are your all time favourite pieces of whump media?

I don't know honestly! It's not something I really have favorites of. Plus, I interact with more "media with whump" than "whump media" per se.

In any case, I'll just list out a few media that have had some good whump I've liked :)

The Departed (2006) has some great emotional whump, covert whump, and also just gorgeous story-typical violence lol. It's also one of my all-time favorite movies :)

Prodigal Son is like a classic in the whump community and rightfully so because it's like literally non-stop whump the entire series. I'm a sucker for PTSD affiliated whump and there's a lot here.

I got really obsessed with Red Dragon (2002), the prequel to Silence of the Lambs, when I watched it. I have the novel from when I bought it at the thrift store a few months ago but I've yet to read it. The movie was spectacular, lots of great emotional whump <3

An actor I think does a lot of great suffering character acting is Louis Hofmann. He plays the main character, Jonas Kahnwald, in Dark, a really great science fiction drama with some fabulous whump moments. I really enjoyed the film he was in, Land of Mine (2015), Under Sandet in its original Danish. War film so military whump and it's about young POWs post-WWII. Lots of emotional and captivity whump and also just lots of emotion.

Another great film is Training Day (2001). There's an absolutely gorgeous part where Ethan Hawke's character (I don't remember his name rn) gets beat up and held up gunpoint. OAUGHGH so good chefs kiss🤌🤌 Incredible movie too <3

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Day 8: Favorite Whumpy Media

I'm going to have to say Spies Are Forever because it's just one of my absolute favorite pieces of media in general, and it does not disappoint on the whump factor. The Torture Tango is genuinely my all-time favorite song, and if watching the entire musical is too much for you right now, I at least recommend watching that scene.

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DAY 8: FAVORITE WHUMPY MEDIA

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I've been watching a lot of Supernatural lately, and man, those boys are always going through the Horrors. Even when they're not physically wounded, there's a lot of emotional angles going on. Spoilers below !!

Sam and his demon blood is always incredible. Guy who gets nosebleeds when he works too hard, who is trying his best to make good from a terrible thing, who is becoming what he's trying to stop. Augh. And Dean... "If I didn't know you, I would want to hunt you" AUGH. AUGH!!!!!

I'm only on like Season 4, but it's so crunchy. Eats.

What if something happened when you were born and everybody decided you were evil before you even knew what evil was? What if you couldn't be saved no matter how hard you tried? What if the people closest to you are just waiting for the other shoe to drop, for you to become the monster they know you are?

Blows up. Explodes

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Day 8: Faovrite Whumpy Media

Answer: in terms of diversity race to the edge; i know i said it on day 2 but there is SO much in that show it's insane. in terms of what i specifically like it's probably back to the future marty gets flung around so much during those movies. chat kill that guy

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Whumpmas in July 2026

Day Eight: Favorite Whump Media

Right off the top of my head, Fullmetal Alchemist. Most episodes have Ed suffering somehow, either physically or psychologically, even some of the ones that seem like pure filler fluff at first. Like when Ed and Al visit Shou Tucker to learn bioalchemy.

Criminal Minds is also a longtime favorite of mine, specifically the Season 2 episodes The Big Game and Revelations. I mean, I enjoy most of the first few seasons, but those are the ones I go back to when I'm looking for whump specifically.

Finally, Trigun, the 1998 one. The first half is funny, sometimes sentimental, and always engaging; and then there's a sudden tone shift about halfway through, and pretty much everything after that involves Vash being mentally tormented, although I don't think there's much in the way of physical whump. I need to rewatch it.

Well, there's my three favorites. I also just really enjoy these shows in general, but the whump is definitely an added bonus.