Salutationsdearhumans - I’m Tired And You?

"It would be such fun to have a girl playmate of my own age, you see. And Hank is such a dear little mule!" Ozma laughed at the wistful expression in the girl's eyes, and then she drew Dorothy to her and kissed her. "Am I not your friend and playmate?" she asked. Dorothy flushed. "You know how dearly I love you, Ozma!" she cried. "But you're so busy ruling all this Land of Oz that we can't always be together." "I know, dear. My first duty is to my subjects, and I think it would be a delight to us all to have Betsy with us."

Dorothy and Ozma in Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum

This is a whole mood.

Me: *Is suppose to be doing school work*

Also me: *watches owl house crack videos on youtube instead*

All things will fade, maybe it's better off that way; I wish you'd stay with me.

Nessarose in the Wicked Graphic Novel.

She doesn't appear as much as you'll think.

Receiving the silver slippers.

Some closeups.

Anybody got a picture of Nessa in the graphic novel?

TOMODACHI LIIIIIFE

I’m crying of happiness right now. I just got the news that almost all Latin American Spanish dubbed episodes of Utena have been found. From the dubbed ones only episode 26 and 28. Episodes 30-39 are still missing, but they were never aired and probably don’t exist at this point. I’m so indescribably happy.

The dub is so bad, but it makes me so happy.

the idea of eternity in utena is so interesting. initially "there is no such thing as something eternal" is the thought that sends utena spiraling into suicidality, which is understandable, since the idea that everything will end someday is terrifying. especially to a child. especially to a child who just encountered one of the most traumatizing and violent "endings" possible, the deaths of her parents. but then she's shown that apparently something can be eternal. and that something is pain, which is even worse, but at least gives her something to live for. and then by the end of the show it's like. no, pain isn't eternal either. "there is no such thing as something eternal" is reframed as a positive. eternity is Not Good. eternity is everything staying the same forever, never changing for the better. it's the opposite of revolution. it's what akio wants, perpetuating the system that benefits him at the cost of everyone else forever and ever. and no matter what utena might have thought, it is not what she wants.

That awkward moment when American studios start making better isekai than most Japanese studios have been putting out lately.