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Local Bite Size Coin Goblin who draw/ #Conac Draws if you wanna see my doodles

[normovvv]

More old Chainsaw Man fan art (2023) Still love that one with Asa and Yoru

[normovvv]

CSM sketches from 2024

[strawberryblondie-locks]

no caption, art speaks for itself..

[pumpkingface]

LOVE LOVE CHAINSAW MAN!

[nautikalmiles]

control — famine — war edit: added these on my inprnt!

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Sharing a toxic bun

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Asa/Yoru

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very soft, very vanilla Asaden in these trying times

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Cozy and Comfy Asaden

I haven't been active at all here..so uhh a comeback??

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very soft, very vanilla Asaden in these trying times

[sablingart]

Family Business

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very soft, very vanilla Asaden in these trying times

[prokopetz]

It's that time of year when Tumblr celebrates Easter by posting pictures of crucified anime characters, and inevitably somebody in the notes will pop up to helpfully explain that crucifixion imagery has no cultural significance in Japanese media because Japan is only about 1% Christian, which bugs me because it's completely wrong.

It's true that in the majority of cases, crucifixion in Japanese cartoons isn't meant to be conveying any specific theological message, but something Western audiences are likely to miss is that a large portion of those random crucifixion scenes are referencing Ultraman.

Ultraman's creator was a devout Roman Catholic who explicitly intended the titular hero to read as a Christ figure, and consequently, various Ultramen have been crucified on multiple unconnected occasions throughout the franchise's history. Crucifixion scenes in Japanese cartoons are often directly name-checking particular crucifixion incidents from Ultraman, right down to emulating the compositions and camera angles of specific shots. It's like an especially morbid version of the Akira slide.

The upshot is that, while it's true that the inclusion of gratuitous crucifixion scenes in Japanese cartoons typically has no (intentional) theological message, stating that they have no cultural significance is incorrect. A large chunk of the Japanese viewing audience are going to see them and immediately go "hey, that's an Ultraman reference".

Anyway, as an image tax, have a shot of four crucified Ultramen miraculously resurrecting a fifth Ultraman by shooting laser beams out of their hearts:

[ajthebumblebee]

This seems to be what I've learned.

[ajthebumblebee]

[strawberryblondie-locks]

Early night

[strawberryblondie-locks]

im sidetracking doing the current wip

[classicthalassic]

“She’s the last unicorn in the world.” “It would be the last unicorn in the world that came to Molly Grue.”

The Last Unicorn (1982) dir. Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.