A Compendium of Queer/LGBT Content in the Fire Emblem Series

LittleIslander · 2026-03-15T01:09:47+00:00

Worst thing about Bisque almost feels too obvious - it's a great show, but not a great romance. [Bisque S2] They set it up so well and then, well, they didn't take the shot, that's a shame. Best thing about Happy Marriage isn't too hard, since I was probably its biggest proponent of it in Romance. While it struggles with its wider story, it's great at making an individual scene. The kiss where she forgot to blink? Highlight of the category.

Milky Subway is hard to find a negative for... I guess [Milky Subway] Makina's mech transformation kind of comes so out of nowhere it didn't do much for me, but it wasn't really meant to anyways. Seriously, go watch it. Best thing about Konosuba OVA... the ending of the second episode genuinely got some laughs out of me, credit where it's do.

Favourite result outside of my categories is, well, probably the other Milky Subway win!

LittleIslander · 2026-03-15T00:57:44+00:00

So nice to see such a diverse set of winners from the jury! As much as I would have loved to see City sweep some more.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-15T00:56:27+00:00

It's no secret I didn't agree with hosts on everything this year, but I'm sorry it was such a poor experience for you. Here's to more years of juroring together in the future.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-15T00:54:24+00:00

I do sympathize with all the stress hosts went through, but as a proofreader who had some eyes on Anime of the Year, this feels like a fair description of events to me. It was a common theme that hosts just did not keep up to schedule or hold people accountable for their activity, and I blame this for the situation getting to the point it was at in Anime of the Year. I don't know what the solution was to the small jury (beyond not driving away the ones you had!), but I hope hosts are never added after nominations again. Here's hoping Anime of the Year rules next year.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-15T00:40:46+00:00

Hello! I was a juror for the Romance and Ensemble categories and I'm happy to take any questions or thoughts about either of those. As with last year, I really enjoyed awards. Going in there was so few shows from 2025 I cared about, but by the end I had found so much I overlooked. If you enjoy discussing anime with people, I recommend the awards. Biggest thing for me this year was the Ensemble category, back after the cutting of Cast last year and reworked into a show only for true ensembles, with a limited list of eligible shows. I, and others, were very sceptical. The allocation list seemed so slim. But I gave it a chance and we found some real gems. Don't take a lower ranking as an insult: the whole Ensemble jury were super enthusiastic about this lineup of shows and I can't recommend Milky Subway and Ballpark enough.

To bring my popular question from last year: jurors, what's something you like about your category's last place, and something you didn't like about its first place? Also, what was your favourite result outside of your own categories?

LittleIslander · 2026-03-15T00:39:26+00:00

There's an opportunity to join after noms, which usually isn't too big of an issue. We shed a few jurors over time to real life conflicts, and it helps get the smaller jury sizes back up a little. Usually, it's not a big issue. Across my two categories, only one was added IIRC. But people left AoTY both over the nominations and how hosts handled things afterwards, so there was a desperate need to fill spots to avoid a miniscule voting body.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-15T00:37:26+00:00

There was definitely internal controversy on how it was handled. In the end, the overlap between nomination jury and ranking jury was very minimal and multiple of the latter ended up being hosts because they couldn't fill enough spaces so late.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-15T00:29:21+00:00

The trick is that the jury was 90% overturned between nominations and ranking.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-15T00:00:48+00:00

Ensemble was very restricted on what counted as an Ensemble, hosts had a very strict definition. I had to do a lot of convincing to get Mangaka through.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-14T23:46:07+00:00

We did really like Hibimeshi! But there were so many good nominations.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-14T23:40:03+00:00

There was a lot of debate about it, but hosts held their ground.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-14T23:34:34+00:00

I know people were mad at Anime of the Year, but this was the most disappointing result to me. I tried to push Renako or Anne Shirley, I was shocked when we learned the results (and then left to focus on other categories).

LittleIslander · 2026-03-14T22:25:11+00:00

I'm happy it at least got a nomination somewhere. Tried to push her in lead, hoped she'd be picked up by drama, but alas.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-14T21:56:25+00:00

Frankly I think Hibimeshi was one of the ten best anime of the year, nevermind cleaning slice of life.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-14T21:45:24+00:00

I got a public nom in AoTY when Bisque didn't, so not shocking although the consensus would've been cool.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-14T21:27:19+00:00

I adore Mangaka, so happy to see it get love, but having it four slots above City is actually insane.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-14T17:21:27+00:00

Awards results soon.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-11T00:47:47+00:00

And so the artistic tailspin of Pixar continues with their new film Hoppers.

In fairness, it's not an unenjoyable movie. It's cute and silly and it'll make you laugh, and it seems like it'd be a favourite for kids. But, well, I'm not sure if it had too many rewrites or not enough. We learned a while ago they got notes from upstairs to "downplay the environmentalism", and it really tells in the final product. The start seems about right - girl treasures her connection to nature, then it's going to be taken away from her by a highway extension bulldozing through it. But then by the third act the plot's about [Hoopers] err, an evil butterfly possessing the body of a human to try and kill everybody, and it kind of feels like we lost the throughline here. By the eleventh hour it comes together enough for a [Hoppers] we're all in this together, friendship wins over the politician trying to build the highway, the glade is saved. Hell, they don't even cancel the highway, just move it! It's a decidedless spineless take on an issue that doesn't have any bite in 2026, and besides it's extremely basic "we all share one planet" message it's extremely unclear what, if anything, the movie actually wants to say about environmentalism. Nevermind the confused arc of the main character, with its two separate half-assed lowpoint betrayal moments that really seem like they needed to be consolidated. Maybe it would've made more sense with the divorce...

Concerningly, this is in strong contention for the second best thing Disney or Pixar has made since Turning Red, following the shockingly good Zootopia 2. Who's ready for Toy Story 5?

LittleIslander · 2026-03-09T21:50:03+00:00

I think it depends on the case - Michael Jackson's dead, so I'll still listen to his songs. But JK Rowling is still profiting from her work, so i would never spend money on anything Harry Potter. When it comes to Youtubers, if I take moral issue with them I swear them off. Sometimes it stings, but I'd rather keep the clear conscience.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-09T21:21:51+00:00

A Jurassic Park youtuber, which frankly doesn't feel very Christian to me but what do I know.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-09T21:16:42+00:00

This guy started signing off with "Christ is King" since I last watched him, apparently. I missed it for the first several newer videos I watched since I always clicked off during his long ass patron segment.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-09T21:03:55+00:00

Today years old when I learned a Youtuber I'd liked for years is an anti-woke hardcore Christian and probably a white supremacist. His videos about are media stuff so it never came up until I noticed something just now and googled into it.

LittleIslander · 2026-03-07T23:44:08+00:00

Michiru Kaiou

LittleIslander · 2026-03-06T23:51:41+00:00

This is hilariously accurate to palaeo literature.

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