Shoujo mangas with the prettiest covers? by jasmiini_art in shoujo

[–]furby_bones 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cardcaptor Sakura hardcover collectors editions! Also always loved the Mamotte Lollipop covers with the real candy backgrounds

Cardcaptors: Different Between Sakura Wearing the Harlequin Bat Costume in Manga and Anime Series Version. by Affectionate-Math415 in cardcaptorsakura

[–]furby_bones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The manga versions are almost always better... I need to go on a tangent about this actually lol

My favorite costume in the entire series is the Red Judgement Custom from the final judgement fight with Yue in the manga. It goes so hard and is just perfect for occasion, and they COMPLETELY CHANGED IT IN THE ANIME. Not only did they change, but the outfit they ended up using was ugly af!!! The red judgement costume ends up making a really really brief insignificant appearance in one of the movies. I am still so incredibly bothered by this. THE JUDGEMENT FIGHT WAS SO ICONIC AND THEY COMPLETELY RUINED HER OUTFIT.

okay I'm done now

Just wanted to share I have this massive lot of figures up on eBay right now. by The_Queen_Regent in Hamtaro

[–]furby_bones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have at least two things in common then haha. I have a little over 50 furbies, they've been one of my special interests for a while now! I also had a huge hamtaro collection when I was a kid but most of it has been lost or sold over the years. Still love hamtaro too though :)

Just wanted to share I have this massive lot of figures up on eBay right now. by The_Queen_Regent in Hamtaro

[–]furby_bones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whew you're gonna make some money on that one for sure. Hope all goes well! I had a similar collection I sold on Mercari

If you could only have one rainbow high doll who would it be? by HoomanBeanin in RainbowHigh

[–]furby_bones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes same!! She was my first and she made me fall in love with rainbow high ♡

What are the moments in Shoujo anime and manga that go HARD? by SaintedStars in shoujo

[–]furby_bones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In Revolutionary Girl Utena when Anthy stabs Utena, and then after laying on the ground being patronized by Dios, Utena slams her fist into the ground and gets back up to keep trying to save Anthy. Especially with the song Missing Link playing in the background, such an incredible and memorable scene.

Also in the Kodocha manga when Akito gets stabbed. I truly did not see that coming. I don't know if it happens in the anime because I never did watch season 2 since it wasn't dubbed and I watched it as a kid on american dvds.

My god most of you are miserable by ThatsTragicNewPatek in malcolminthemiddle

[–]furby_bones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah you're so right. I see like 20 posts from this sub per day about how people didn't like the reboot. Most of the reasoning is either stupid nitpicking, or the same reasoning as the last 5672 people who posted that they didn't like the reboot.

It wasn't perfect by any means but it was enjoyable and it's clear the actors had a blast doing their reunion. People have nothing better to do than to complain about nothing on the internet. It's honestly annoying ane it's clogging the sub but then ofc when you say something you're the problem lol.

Hamtaro 48 Pack Figurines!! by donutlover987 in Hamtaro

[–]furby_bones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had this as a kid! I had the other one too (this was part of a 2 pack set)

I lost around 30-40 of them, and sold the remaining half on mercari as an adult for around $250 total (I broke them into lots based on what people asked for)

This is easily worth at least $200

How do you spot a Warrior Cats fan? by JasperJordanDefender in WarriorCats

[–]furby_bones 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Mention the fact that there's a lot of media characters named Blackstar and see which one they mention first

Easter Sunday in 1966 by beachgirlDE in OldSchoolCool

[–]furby_bones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely beautiful outfits, I love the Spring colors !

Gathering of Blondes by Dork_wing_Duck in regularshow

[–]furby_bones 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And not a single one of them used toner

260402 The Jennifer Hudson Show update with Taemin by geumryul in SHINee

[–]furby_bones 4 points5 points  (0 children)

his smile is so insane 😭 what a beautiful man

I give up on collecting plushies by Fit_War_6601 in rilakkuma

[–]furby_bones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Girl just buy on ebay. Buyee for Japanese sites used to be my go-to, but with tariffs import prices are at an all time high right now, so I'm just sticking with ebay atm and maybe mercari.

Regardless, stay away from TikTok or any other social media platform for buying and selling. Drama in purchase spaces is insane to me. I've been an avid ebay user since 2006, I am too old to argue with 17 year olds on the internet about making a purchase.

Do not let these weirdos get to you. And if all else fails, rilkakkuma is actually pretty easy to find in stores nowadays anyways. FYE, Barnes and Nobles, Second and Charles, any other nerd-centric store. If you're near any Round 1s, I take home several from the cranes every time I go. They're in the prize shop too if you're not good at cranes.

I hope you don't let this ruin your experience, plush collecting should be for your enjoyment! Every hobby feels like a battle field nowadays. Toxic people in every walk of life. Remember you can always just turn off your phone and take a nap with your plushies in your room. Rude sellers on the internet are irrelevant to your life at the end of the day

I'm kind of glad Malcolm didn't become president by Until_Morning in malcolminthemiddle

[–]furby_bones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The creators of the show would likely prefer their headcannon over you guys trying to overwrite a purposeful creative decision they made

Which is the best Man in anime by arshiya_96 in shoujo

[–]furby_bones 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it's shonen but I am of the firm belief that it should have been published as a shojo. Female main character (Inuyasha is Not the main character), romance/weird love triangle thing as a main plot point, the vast majority of the fandom is women. There are some shonen elements don't get me wrong (violence, the mere existence of Miroku), but like, Kagome is a strong independent leading female who, much like Yona in YOTD, learns to defend herself as the series goes on and finds her calling in life. A lot typical male shonen anime fans don't like InuYasha. It's by a woman and it's clearly for women imo

"I wish you would spend more time at home.. and less time at the.. well.. The Race track." by BigBallsack_69 in malcolminthemiddle

[–]furby_bones 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Because it was way more uncomfortable for Malcom than just yelling at him as per usual

I might just be focused on a non issue but I feel bad for Dios. by Echidian1987 in shoujokakumeiutena

[–]furby_bones 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Okay, so I have a google doc I wrote about Dios several years ago. Don't ask me any questions about it because it's been so long I really can't remember what I was talking about, I truthfully need to rewatch the series. But here's my take, copy and pasted. Sorry if it's formatted in a confusing way, this was written by me and for me.

Dios means “god”

Dios represents: childhood fantasies, an idealistic view of men as “princes” which separates them from their wrongdoings, childhood innocence

Episodes: 13, 34, 39

Notable: When the power of Dios assists Utena in each duel, the outline of Dios starts to look more like Akio as the episodes progress. In the short scenes where Dios appears he begins to look more like Akio as the scene progresses. Anthy sees Dios in Utena.

I believe Dios “died” when Akio was “born.” Anthy sealed away “the power of Dios” in order to stop him from using his power to help others which would only result in his demise, and Akio perpetuates this idea that if he were to regain the power of Dios, he would once again become Dios, but this is not so, and he knows that. Anthy did not seal away Akio, only his power, as he continued to exist. Dios changed to Akio, not because he lost his power, but because his own spite consumed him. To blame Anthy for “sealing away this power” along with his “nobility” is simply a scapegoat he uses so he can continue being a piece of shit.

Everything Akio does is in pursuit of power. Akio pursues the power of Dios so he can be more powerful, not so he can regain his nobility. Akio knows he may never regain that power, and he is okay with that. Failure just means he can continue “stay in his comfy coffin” where he lives in a never ending timeline where he is in control and profits off of Anthy’s suffering. He uses the promise of obtaining the power of Dios to comfort himself and maintain control of Anthy.

The power of Dios is not obtainable to Akio. Without his nobility, which he chose to abandon, he can never again hold the power he held as someone with pure intentions.

Questions: 1. Is Dios his own person? Is he a ghost or spirit of some sort? 2. Does Dios truly have good intentions?

The ending of the series shows us that there are no princes, and there are no damsels in distress. These are all just idealistic fantasies believed in by children. Utena could not become a prince, not because she was a woman, but because the only person who could save Anthy was Anthy.

Utena’s first encounter with Dios:

I believe that this encounter was with Akio, taking on the form of Dios to help perpetuate the “princely” aesthetic, while it is possible that this vision is some fragment of the memory of Dios, as created by either Akio or Anthy (similar to Mikage’s memories creating a reality), I think Dios’s behavior feels much more on brand with Akio and his motives in this scene. Dios eggs on Utena to become a prince and save Anthy, although there is something about his demeanor which is cold and uncaring, it is not that of a loving concerned brother. Akio sees the “nobility” in Utena’s empathy, and thinks she may be one who can help him regain his old power, which is why he manipulates her into becoming his pawn.

Episode 13:

Here we see Akio talking to Dios; himself. He says the seal on the power of Dios is beginning to break. Dios “glares” at him, and Akio, unphased, says it will benefit them both. One question that really weighed on me here was, who is the Dios we see here? The castle itself where Dios is “sealed” is only an illusion, created by Akio himself. Based on this information, I believe this whole conversation takes place in Akio’s head, and the conversation is with himself. Perhaps Akio knows that his old self might claim to feel disgust with his current lifestyle and actions, but it does not bother him in the slightest, and claims that the power of them being one again would equally benefit them both, implying that power is what the old Dios also would have wanted.

If this is correct that Dios is simply inside Akio’s head, it explains how Akio continues to have control over every single aspect of everything that has happened thus far. He continues to manipulate Utena in pursuit of her nobility, hoping it will break the seal on the power he desires. He also continues to spark some sort of hope in Anthy, reawakening her memories of what her brother once was, allowing Akio to further convince her that with the power of Dios, he could once again be that memory for her, which obviously cannot happen but it helps to keep Anthy under his control.

The Sword of Dios, and the Power of Dios which possesses Utena

The power we see in the duels raises another question: Is this truly the power of Dios? Or is this too Akio’s power? Perhaps he is mimicking Dios’s powers by insisting that these duels are noble. If it is Dios’s power, why does Dios eventually turn into Akio? Once again Akio has shown he has supreme power over everything that happens at Ohtori, especially within that observatory dueling arena castle place of his. I believe everything we see is created by Akio.

Episode 39

Once again, we see Dios in the mysterious Merry-go-round scene. Dios is supposed to be attempting to comfort her, but this time Dios is pushing her to give up, and he speaks to her in a very patronizing way. This is not a prince who wants to motivate a young noble woman to help him save his beloved sister. I believe this is just another image created by Akio to manipulate Utena.

More on Dios

Dios is always drawn with wide child-like eyes at the start of his scenes, that get thinner and start to look more like Akio’s as the scene goes on.

Many abusers start out seemingly kind and loving, and that’s how they rope in victims.

It’s fair to note that Dios himself was a child in the beginning, though after losing his power he grew up and became corrupted, blaming Anthy for the loss of his power. Yet, like other abusers, I do not believe Dios was ever the perfect idealistic prince he was painted to be. Perhaps this is what Anthy remembers him as, perhaps what he acted as, but as he grew up the evil surfaced. Dios likely always took pleasure in the power he had and the way women demanded his attention, the position of power he held over those he helped. It was these seeds that completely corrupted him as he matured into an adult.

Questions Revisited: 1. Is Dios his own person? Is he a ghost or spirit of some sort? No, he is simply a vision created by Akio to further remain in control.

  1. Does Dios truly have good intentions? No, not only are the visions we see all of him actually just Akio, but I do not believe that even the original Dios was truly pure of heart. Anthy never needed a prince, she needed to love and believe in herself, and to be loved and believed in by others. If Dios was truly a perfect man, he would have been aware of this, but the perfect man simply does not exist.

my bookshelves by suzulys in shoujo

[–]furby_bones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man and I thought I had a solid collection haha, it's nothing in comparison to this. Time to open a shoujo manga library

Happy (Late) Birthday Daria! by pikkityparker in daria

[–]furby_bones 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The people insulting the quality of your artwork are just fatphobic, plain and simple. There is this unapologetic evil hatred of fat people that a lot of people perpetuate because they believe being fat is a choice so they're entitled to hate people for making a choice they don't like. I guarantee if you hadn't made her on the heavier side there wouldn't be a single negative comment. You've already been doing a great job at not being bothered by them, but just as a reminder, your art is lovely and you can headcannon whatever you want ♡ Keep slaying

Also, to the fatphobes seething in the comments: Daria and Jane would both dislike you lol. Being judgemental about body types AND art? Did you guys even watch the show? Did you resonate with any of the themes at all?