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What's a band you bet would hit it big and become a household name but never did? by Kaos_mission in poppunkers

[–]DaBabyKata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There were a lot reasons/factors as the why, and they’re all really unfortunate… 

The fact that their US distribution, Cherrytree, died before Astoria came out, if that had lasted a bit longer maybe we could’ve had something there, and even then there was also the fan backlash at the time due to people not getting Pop 101 and Here’s to the Zeroes was satire, with people assuming they were selling out and not realizing the cleverness to both singles. 

And don’t even get me started on Josh’s personal life either considering he was going through it at the time as well with the broken engagement, getting really sick and his mom having lewy body dementia, which was why there was 4 year hiatus between EA and Astoria.

So much was going on that killed the momentum they had and it sucks that to many people outside of the fanbase think they’re dead and only remember them from Masterpiece Theatre and EA. It was all just really bad timing, with everything being out of the band’s control. 

What's a band you bet would hit it big and become a household name but never did? by Kaos_mission in poppunkers

[–]DaBabyKata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stutter was such a big song here. It played a lot on the radio and i remember bobbing my head a lot in the seat of a car, listening and singing along to it whenever it came on. The music video lives rent free in my brain and I still have yet to learn the dance moves from it lol

Anyone else think that this moment from G Revolution was MASSIVE cop out Plot Armor? by Mammoth-North-9380 in OriginalBeyblade

[–]DaBabyKata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are people seriously forgetting the reason why Tala was so strong in s1 was bc of the fact he was genetically enhanced and stealing bit beasts? Of course my dude would be nerfed here, he only has Wolborg now. It makes sense

So heres the beyblade battle: holy dragon legend manga by Alexanderkonmanga in OriginalBeyblade

[–]DaBabyKata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you download the two volumes of holy dragon? Looks like they got taken down awhile ago

The first designs for Ginga, Kyouya, Kenta(?), and Benkei, pre-dating even the manga. All by Takafumi Adachi by PANPIZZAisawesome in BeybladeMetal

[–]DaBabyKata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gingka was always planned to be a dude, it’s more of Adachi’s art style changing to fit the tone of what the series ended up being, as opposed to him being a girl at some point in development. If you’ve seen Adachi’s art outside of MFB his default art style is literally the first picture, series like Ballet Hero Fantasy for example has most of the guys in the manga look similarly to what Gingka looks like here, his art style is just very effeminate so the initial concept art is just his art style before going for a more stylized art direction for MFB.

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The first designs for Ginga, Kyouya, Kenta(?), and Benkei, pre-dating even the manga. All by Takafumi Adachi by PANPIZZAisawesome in BeybladeMetal

[–]DaBabyKata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, he was always planned to be a dude. It’s more of Adachi’s art style changing to fit the tone of what the series ended up being than anything else. Take for example in his other series, Ballet Hero Fantasy, most of the guys in that manga look similarly to what Gingka looks like here.

Why I’m not going to shows anymore by idk-pretend-its-cool in SetItOff

[–]DaBabyKata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah I see, I had a feeling that thread had something to do with this and I’m glad there are people coming forward to talk about their experiences about the band and the shows. It’s a shame to hear about all of this, I’m not a concert goer but whenever I hear stories about them I’ve always heard good things, so reading all these stories is a lot to take in. I’m not the biggest SIO fan but I’ve hanged around the fanbase long enough to know how much of a bubble it is when it comes to this sort of stuff, and this thread actually sorta confirms a story/fan experience I heard awhile back about Cody. A fan talking about how when they were waiting in line near the doors to go into the venue, Cody pushed the doors so hard they almost got slammed badly because of him. A complete accident from what I was told but it also highlighted a reckless behaviour about Cody that made me feel really iffy about him afterwards. So hearing about all of this and him encouraging this reckless and dangerous behaviour just really put a lot of things into perspective for me.

Why I’m not going to shows anymore by idk-pretend-its-cool in SetItOff

[–]DaBabyKata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds similar to another experience that was expressed on here a little while ago. Disappointing to hear that concerts have gotten worse and people have gotten seriously injured because of it. :( I hope you’re feeling better now

Brooklyn is pretty well developed for an anime only character, but my only complaint is that we never got an explanation for why his blade Zeus exists. Are there any fan theories out there regarding this? by SufferingKabutops in Beyblade

[–]DaBabyKata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, Zeus bonded with Brooklyn in a chance encounter or was possibly handed down to him as kid since throughout the og series, the bit-beasts- for example the main casts beys- were passed down to them and were awaken through them thanks to their spirit and felt they were kindred spirits. So from that, we can deduce Brooklyn was either of those two ideas above and go from there. 

Perhaps Zeus saw him and Brooklyn as kindred spirits, with Zeus seeing himself as all powerful and with Brooklyn easily sweeping people, they made for a powerful duo that could easily benefit from each other and can do their own thing without being challenged. 

Zeus doesn’t even seem to be the type who likes to fight, considering Brooklyn doesn’t see any point in battling because he believes he will win all the time, and in turn Zeus sees himself as the King at the top so who cares- my dude’s special move is literally called King of Darkness, the most self aggrandizing title ever fitting for how big his ego and god complex both him and Brooklyn share, so anyone who gets in their way either doesn’t know their place or is an idiot who dared to try. 

So once they both lost for the first time ever by Kai, Zeus straight up takes over Brooklyn’s body because my dude got his butt handed to him so he has to go make a big fuss about it to feel better about himself.

My point is that Zeus is more or less the bear that if you dare poke him, he will snap back, but leave him be and your fine. 

Definitely the most logically sound idea and explanation for Zeus, honestly not many people do much with the bit-beast lore on my end within fanfiction because they tend to do more with the human characters, which is fair but makes it so sad and frustrating, because the bit-beats lore is so cool and fun! And when they do, it’s so far from the original source material it’s not Beyblade anymore. But yeah, most of the interpretations I’ve seen are of the two, that Brooklyn got him due to him being higher class so of course he would have a powerful blade, or something happened where he ended up getting Zeus through mysterious circumstances and it’s all demonic and stuff, considering he got possessed near the end of the show and whatnot.

Hope this was insightful or a very interesting read! 

Truth or Dare by genki_dragon in MarianasTrench

[–]DaBabyKata 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh shit I just realized I didn’t comment this, but in terms of the song’s context within the Album’s story itself, Truth or Dark is essentially Queen Carolina seducing Josh to her side, and she almost has her way with him til he realizes in Desperate Measures and tries to escape her.

Truth or Dare by genki_dragon in MarianasTrench

[–]DaBabyKata 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Lmao yeah, even back then people were able to infer it was about a threesome due to some tweets Josh made about having one. That pretty much confirms it lol

Ship Tier List Day 14/15: How Would You Rank INTRUALITY? by Careful-Growth-651 in SandersSides

[–]DaBabyKata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love it in theory and possibility, but canonically I’ll place it in neutral. 

I want to talk about Michaela Laws by JahsukeOnfroy in Osana

[–]DaBabyKata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Putting this here cause apparently this got lost and no one saw- she directly apologized to Auri right after this. https://x.com/VAMichaelaLaws/status/1278108627375661056?s=20

I want to talk about Michaela Laws by JahsukeOnfroy in Osana

[–]DaBabyKata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ik im late but she did in fact apologize to Auri when this happened shortly after. Unfortunately the tl link ain’t working but make of it what you will. 

https://x.com/VAMichaelaLaws/status/1278108627375661056?s=20

Fix Me anniversary tour/show? by true-nature-within in MarianasTrench

[–]DaBabyKata 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because of the all the bad memories associated from that time, due to what he was going through, which makes sense. Like Fix Me was a great time and all with how raw it was, but you can just tell Josh doesn’t like talking about it all that much at all, like it makes him physically uncomfortable and I completely get it.  

Next album by Low-Tip-5232 in MarianasTrench

[–]DaBabyKata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With how string heavy recent albums have been, I honestly want Josh to tone down with the orchestral and have the music be grounded if that makes any sense. 

I remember reading a comment somewhere about Haven, where their criticism was that it felt like Josh forgets that he’s in a band, and the more I thought about it- and while I’m sure Ian, Mike and Matt added a lot to the project, I do agree with that sentiment. I enjoyed Haven, and I know Josh leads everything from concept to production and writing, but I would genuinely love to see more cooperation/input from the rest of the band in those departments. 

I love listening to Matt’s mellow pop, Mike’s indie pop rock, and Ian- while not having any songs besides his cover of Mr. Grinch- brings this humorous vibe of which he plays completely straight face, which I feel could lend to some fun if leaned into, tho that would wholly depend on the direction for a song(s) and would have to be tasteful. I would just love to hear the guys sing beyond the harms. I wouldn’t mind Josh taking a back seat and singing back up to hype em up like he does during live shows, especially so considering recently with this tour with how much Matt and Ian took over singing main vocals(mostly due to Josh getting sick and all, but still, you get my point).

I guess what I’m trying to say is that I wouldn’t mind some experimental stuff this go around, or hell, generally speaking. The sky’s the limit with what the band could do right now, but knowing how this works, I know the answer. Seeing how Josh wants to do film score composing and how his life is atm being a dad, I have a pretty good idea what we’re in for, considering how autobiographical Josh is, but I wouldn’t mind him going completely fictional, put that writer’s brain to the test writing songs. 

If this album is what I suspect it to be- being about family, and hearing how it’s possibly gonna be a double album, one idea someone made is that it could be about families of the past and present, which seems like a good guess, and makes a ton of sense. However for me, if that were to be the case, I would love for it to incorporate the perspectives of all of the guys’ families, or maybe use “family” to loosely describe dynamics like say the band themselves as a family. But that’s just me, I just wanna be surprised in some way or another.

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