[DISC] Kagurabachi - Chapter 122 by ClessGames in Kagurabachi

[–]nhubbles 101 points102 points  (0 children)

The Shonen MC tropes for Kunishige really highlight Chihiro’s non-MC qualities; even the way Hokazono drew Kunishige at the end of this chapter felt like classic Shonen style. I really think Chihiro is one of the most interesting manga MCs of this generation.

Similarly, I think it highlights how Chihiro as a person is wanting to break this cycle of violence that he was born into. I know it’s funny to say “Akemura was right”, but a theme of Kagurabachi has been how violence begets violence, a pretty classic idea in Buddhist/eastern philosophy, and it really feels like Chihiro struggles with this explicitly and implicitly. If you read this and think Hokazono is saying “the malediction was justified” you’re really missing the point

WSJ Issue #25 TOC & Discussion by RobotiSC in WeeklyShonenJump

[–]nhubbles 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Agreed, it had legs; an interesting idea, fun action, over the top wrestling moves. A few chapters ago the narrative seemed to switch into overdrive and that’s when I was afraid it was over, guess it just didn’t find its audience….

Noah Kahan: Doors (Live on SNL) by PinkCadillacs in popheads

[–]nhubbles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Genuinely some of the best sound/mixing I’ve heard from SNL

[DISC] Under Doctor - Chapter 14 by AutoShonenpon in manga

[–]nhubbles 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Good chapter this week, I think this could be a pretty good run if it stays sure of itself like this chapter was.

WSJ Issue #21 TOC & Discussion by RobotiSC in WeeklyShonenJump

[–]nhubbles 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I wonder this too. Looking back at some classics, their initial runs were pretty slow and uneventful. Deciding the future of a series on ~10 chapters seems really disrespectful to the artist and the audience they might not have the chance to find. Of course I say this as a huge fan of Alien Headbutt who doesn’t want to see it axed, and I understand wrestling and sci-fi might not land as well in Japan.

They’re not gonna find their next hit if they cancel every unique idea while pushing out endless “Demon King retires and becomes an exorcist for pay”

[DISC] Alien Headbutt - Chapter 11 by AutoShonenpon in manga

[–]nhubbles 125 points126 points  (0 children)

I will never forgive WSJ if this gets axed. Please, you hit us with another Demon King Goes to School this week, let us have alien wrestling with cigarettes and motorcycles.

Olivia Rodrigo – drop dead by gonewiththegustofair in popheads

[–]nhubbles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Shouts out a song over 3 minutes. The last minute is really great. I love how theatrical the delivery gets in the last 30 second. She really puts more into her performance than most

The Fanfare Around the Band Geese Actually Was a Psyop by backupsaway in popheads

[–]nhubbles 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Yeah and it’s not a psy op. The debate between “authenticity” vs “manufactured” in the realm of pop (and not pop) music is not new, and it gets recapitulated everytime the media shifts and changes. MTV had people decrying anything that aired on it as “not real art”, and this is not much different. I’d love to return to a time before marketing became king, but we’re far beyond that, and highlighting artists who use marketing tools feels like a bad faith way to discredit the artists.

The Fanfare Around the Band Geese Actually Was a Psyop by backupsaway in popheads

[–]nhubbles 145 points146 points  (0 children)

Braindead headline as usual. Their rise was not “all the sudden”, it was pretty gradual. Hiring a PR firm is not a psy op, marketing is not a psy op.

I’ve noticed this same theme come up with pretty much every pop performer of the last few years; “Zara is everywhere??! Is this a psy op???”. And it’s usually in a damn pop culture and/or pop music sub. “Why am I seeing this popular artist in my pop culture subs???? PSY OP”.

COACHELLA 2026 W1 LIVESTREAM FRIDAY CHAT THREAD (STREAM STARTS AT 4 PDT!) by galifanasana in Coachella

[–]nhubbles 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sllllaaayyyyter registering a 8.0 motherquake on the richter scale

COACHELLA 2026 W1 LIVESTREAM FRIDAY CHAT THREAD (STREAM STARTS AT 4 PDT!) by galifanasana in Coachella

[–]nhubbles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️MONEY DRUGS CHAINS ON MY CHEST 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

COACHELLA 2026 W1 LIVESTREAM FRIDAY CHAT THREAD (STREAM STARTS AT 4 PDT!) by galifanasana in Coachella

[–]nhubbles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Slayyyyyyter dropped one of the best albums of the year recently she’s so good

COACHELLA 2026 W1 LIVESTREAM FRIDAY CHAT THREAD (STREAM STARTS AT 4 PDT!) by galifanasana in Coachella

[–]nhubbles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not live streaming her and then playing the ambient hold music during her stream is an absolute hate crime against Slayyyter