#zelie

[ozcarr]

🎵🏈⚓️🌱🌹💀

[josegdraws]

zelie from "beautiful darkness"

[once-upon-an-animation]

In case anyone is wondering, THIS is what I was expecting Zelie’s actress to look like. Peep the very dark skin? Yeah.

[grandboute]

#springIsHere

(une pensée pour Zélie)

[hlebniymyakishh]

[rainboopz]

The Main Cast + Minor Cast together for my little concept "Happy Asian Market" 🛒🦀💛

For those who are new, it's about Hughie, an ex-gangster, stumbling upon a job at an Asian supermarket that includes beating up demons with Buddhist magic. Right up the lug's alley!

[newmusickarl]

5-9's Album of the Month Podcast - February 2026

In this episode of 5-9's Album of the Month podcast, myself, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5-9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ editor, Andrew Belt, are joined by guest judge Xenia Evans from What A Tune, to run the rule over five albums released in February 2026.

The four new music releases competing for the Album of the Month title are:

At Home In My Mind by Ellur

The Mountain by Gorillaz

Nothing's About To Happen To Me by Mitski

LE CŒUR ET SA DICTATURE. by Zélie

We also run through our other February 2026 music highlights including our favourite album and single releases, Deftones' massive UK arena shows and Maximo Park's 20th Anniversary tour.

You can watch / listen to the latest episode above and if you enjoy this month's episode, be sure to like & subscribe to keep notified of new podcasts, album reviews, artist interviews and much more!

5-9's Awards Season Podcast - Irish Choice Prize

If you're after something a little more Irish for St. Patrick's Day, why not check out our recent Choice Prize special podcast.

Here myself and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5-9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ editor, Andrew Belt, discuss the nominees for this year's RTÉ Choice Music Prize, which celebrates the very best of Irish Music from 2025. This video digs into the Irish Album of the Year 2025 shortlist with our thoughts and analysis on each record, as well as our picks for Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Artist and Song of the Year.

Again, you can watch / listen on the link above!

New Music Central Recommends: Q1 2026

Albums

Peaer - Doppelgänger

Yumi Zouma - No Love Lost To Kindness

Ellur - At Home In My Mind

Charli XCX - Wuthering Heights

Apparat - A Hum of Maybe

Moby - Future Quiet

Mitski - Nothing's About To Happen To Me

Vona Vella - Carnival

War Child Records - HELP2 

Book of Churches - Book of Churches

Yonaka - Until You're Satisfied

The Scratch - Pull Like A Dog

EPs

Willow Bay - Evangeline

Songs

Best of 2026 by Karl Blakesley on Apple Music

Playlist · 174 Songs

[crystalrose]

Chapter 3: Hall of mirrors

Here you go! @totallynotstari <3

(Fun fact i wrote this while listening to the whole Onibi series by Masa Works Design! Sorry for any typos it's 11:30 p.m and i'm TIRED)

Sagimono: red

Zelie: blue

Sagimono POV:

Wandering trough the endless mirror halls has become a usual routine for me. Seeing countless girls being self-concious, watching others sleep, study, or kick back and relax. Watching, waiting for the next victim. I passed a previously covered up mirror, peering trough i saw... a creature, not a human but yet not a shark, a weird hybrid. "Interesting" i said to myself, the intoxacating scent of the briar wood from my pipe filling my nostrills as i take another long drag... how did i get briar wood you ask? Well... i made a deal with a girl called Cassidy but she's not important, not now anyway. I watch as the shark...thingy picks up the mirror "Yes...YES!" Without thinking twice i grabbed the woman's collar and pulled... and after a few moments there she was... "Ah another pesky bug in my endless web. Can i help you, little one?" I said, blowing smoke in the girl's face. The shark-like woman responded in a husky voice, coughing between words "*Cough* Holy- *cough* you blew smoke *cough* right in my face-". Her aura was strong, much stronger than any human or creature i've ever encountered "Tell me, shark. Are you perhaps... a demon?" The shark-demon looked at me bewildered "How did you-" she cut herself off, finally getting a good look at the one who pulled her in the mirror: me. "Hold up- You're Sagimono."...a statement, not a question. I responded, intrigued by the knowledge the little shark demon possessed. "Yes i am... how pray tell did you know that?" The shark lady answered my question instantly "Cassie told me."...Interesting, seems like Cassidy just loves hanging around demons, my train of thought was cut off when i heard the shark woman speak again "Oh wow... you're tall... and hot, not gonna lie-"...huh, weird. Most creatures would fall on their knees begging me to spare them, like the pitiful worms they are, but this one... is bold, different... i might keep her around. "Hm... cute, say little one, do you have a name?" I asked and instantly recived a response "Name's Zelie."...Zelie? Not a name i've heard of, not exactly surprising... 500 years being stuck in here without company could drive any god or demon mad. "Zelie? Nice name. Now since you're here, how about i give you a tour? Maybe you'll have the honor of having me as a friend... maybe."