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Sharing with you some pieces of my art mixing up festivity with anime ar

i mostly need yaoi ones but i also need the ones i put in tags

Post a song of a game you have memories from. I'll start things off with one of my favorite video game songs:

Enola's B Chapter 1: Sarcodesia of Thinking Trudy Eisernav had been walking through Theolis for nearly an hour, and the city still didn't make sense. Not in a *confusing* way—the streets were well-marked, the buildings clearly labeled, everyone she'd asked for directions had been almost annoyingly helpful. No, Theolis didn't make sense because it was *wrong*. Or rather, it should have been wrong, and yet everyone here seemed convinced it was perfectly right. She stopped at a street corner, pulling out her leather-bound notebook. The pages were already filled with observations, questions, contradictions. Her pencil hovered over a fresh line. *No temples. No shrines. No religious symbols anywhere. How do they organize society?* A woman passed by carrying a basket of bread, humming. She nodded cheerfully at Trudy. No prayer before the greeting. No gesture of devotion. Just... friendliness. Trudy frowned and kept walking. The afternoon sun cast long shadows across the cobblestones. Nine years. It had been nine years since she'd watched her grandfather burn, and she could still smell the smoke on days like this. Phantom scent. Phantom memory. The crowd had been chanting hymns while the flames rose- joyful hymns, as if sending him to paradise were a celebration. He'd been smiling. That was the part that haunted her most. Even as the fire caught his robes, even as the smoke began to rise, her grandfather had smiled. Not a grimace. Not defiance. A genuine, almost *amused* smile, like he'd finally understood the punchline to a joke the rest of them were still trying to figure out. *"They don't want the truth, little bird,"* he'd told her the night before his arrest. They'd been sitting in his study, surrounded by books the church had already declared heretical. *"They want certainty. They want someone to promise them a perfect world is coming, because they're terrified of the imperfect one they're living in."* *"But the Perfect Man taught us how to be happy here,"* Trudy had said. She'd been ten, still naive enough to think understanding something meant fixing it. *"Why don't they listen?"* Her grandfather had smiled then too—that same knowing smile. *"Because happiness requires courage, and certainty requires only obedience. Guess which one is easier?"* The next morning, they'd come for him. Three dozen men in white robes, carrying torches and scripture. By sunset, he was ash. Trudy stopped walking. She'd arrived at what appeared to be a public square. A fountain burbled in the center, and people sat around it in small groups—talking, laughing, eating. A street musician played something cheerful on a stringed instrument. Children ran past, shrieking with laughter, and no one scolded them for being too loud. It was so... *normal*. So ordinary. And yet. A man near the fountain was juggling apples. Badly. He dropped one, and instead of cursing or looking embarrassed, he just laughed and picked it up. A woman sitting nearby made a joke Trudy couldn't quite hear. The juggler laughed harder. No one looked guilty. No one looked like they were performing goodness for an invisible judge. *"The Perfect Man was always joyful,"* her grandfather had said once. *"Not because he was pretending. Not because he was trying to set an example. He was joyful because he'd figured out the secret: you don't need permission to be happy."* The worshippers back home had turned that into doctrine. *Joy Through Obedience*. *The Path of Righteous Happiness*. They'd built entire institutions around the idea that you earned joy by following rules, by spreading the faith, by burning anyone who dared suggest happiness was simpler than that. Her grandfather hadn't worshipped the Perfect Man. He'd *admired* him. Studied him. Tried to understand him not as a God to obey, but as a person who'd figured something out. And they'd killed him for it. Trudy opened her notebook again, staring at her earlier observations. *If knowledge comes from observation and experience, why do people prefer faith? Faith offers answers immediately. Knowledge requires work, doubt, and the courage to be wrong.* She underlined *courage* twice. A voice startled her out of her thoughts. "First time in Theolis?" Trudy looked up. A young woman stood nearby, maybe mid-twenties, with long brown hair and an easy smile. She wore simple, comfortable robes—not religious vestments, just everyday clothing—and carried a small bag slung over one shoulder. "That obvious?" Trudy asked. "You have the look," the woman said, gesturing vaguely at Trudy's notebook. "New arrivals always try to *catalogue* us, like we're some kind of strange species. 'Day One: The locals appear friendly but lack proper moral structure. Concerning.'" Despite herself, Trudy smiled. "That's... not far off." "I'm Gisole," the woman said. "Elite mage. Ellogenes camp, if that means anything to you yet. And you are?" "Trudy. From..." She hesitated. "Far away." "Aren't we all?" Gisole's smile widened. She had the kind of face that looked naturally at ease with the world—not forced, not performative, just genuinely content. "Let me guess. You've been walking around for an hour, increasingly disturbed by the lack of churches, wondering how we maintain social order without religious authority, and possibly questioning whether you've accidentally wandered into some kind of elaborate cult?" Trudy blinked. "How did you—" "Because everyone thinks that at first." Gisole sat down on the fountain's edge, patting the stone beside her. "Come on. You look like you have about forty questions and exactly zero answers. I can help with at least half of those." Trudy hesitated, then sat. Her grandfather's voice echoed in her memory: *"Never be afraid to ask questions, little bird. The only stupid question is the one you're too scared to ask."* "Why no temples?" Trudy asked. "How do you know what's right and wrong without... guidance?" Gisole tilted her head, considering. "Do you need a temple to tell you when you're happy?" "That's not—" "Do you need a priest to explain when you're hungry, or tired, or in love?" "That's different. Those are feelings." "So is morality," Gisole said. "Or it should be. You know when you're being cruel because you *feel* it. You know when you're being kind because you *feel* that too. Theolis just trusts people to feel those things without needing someone in fancy robes to interpret the feelings for them." Trudy frowned. "But people disagree. They feel different things. That's why we need structure, laws, doctrine—" "Oh, we have laws," Gisole interrupted. "Plenty of them. Don't murder, don't steal, don't be an asshole—the usual. But we don't have *doctrine*. No one here claims to have the ultimate truth about existence. We're all just... figuring it out together." "That's chaos." "Is it?" Gisole gestured at the square. "Look around. Does this look like chaos?" Trudy looked. The juggler was still juggling. The children were still playing. The musician had started a new song. Everyone looked... fine. More than fine. They looked content. "It's dangerous," Trudy insisted, even as doubt crept into her voice. "Without guidance, people could do anything. Believe anything." "And with guidance, they do what they're told," Gisole said quietly. "Even if what they're told is terrible. Even if it means burning good people for asking questions." Trudy's breath caught. "How did you—" "You're not the first person to arrive here with shadows in your eyes," Gisole said gently. "Theolis gets a lot of refugees from faith-based kingdoms. People who asked the wrong questions. Loved the wrong people. Thought the wrong thoughts." She paused. "Or watched someone they loved pay the price for those things." Trudy's hand clenched around her notebook. *The smoke. The chanting. The smile.* "My grandfather," she said quietly, "admired the Perfect Man. Not worshipped—*admired*. He said the Perfect Man would be honored by admiration and disappointed by worship. They burned him for heresy." Gisole was quiet for a moment. When she spoke, her voice was soft. "What was his name?" "Aldric. Aldric Eisernav." "I wish I could have met him," Gisole said. "He sounds wise." "He was." Trudy's voice cracked slightly. "And they killed him for it. Because he wouldn't pretend that obedience and understanding were the same thing." "Then he'd probably like it here," Gisole said. "We don't do obedience. We do curiosity, experimentation, and occasionally setting things on fire by accident during magical research. But never people. That's one of our few absolute rules." Despite everything, Trudy felt the corner of her mouth lift. "Setting things on fire by accident?" "You'd be surprised how often it happens," Gisole said gravely. "Last month, an apprentice mage tried to summon a flame sprite. Summoned an entire flame *cloud*. Took out half the training courtyard. No one hurt, thankfully, but the cleanup was a nightmare." Trudy found herself genuinely grinning now. "And he wasn't punished?" "Punished for trying? No. We did make him help rebuild the courtyard, though. Consequences aren't the same as punishment." Gisole stood, stretching. "Tell you what. You look like you need food, answers, and possibly a strong drink. I know a place that serves all three. Interested?" Trudy hesitated. She'd come to Theolis looking for answers—some proof that her grandfather's admiration had been justified, that the Perfect Man's teachings could exist without corruption. Could exist without worship. But she'd expected a library, a sage, maybe an ancient text. She hadn't expected someone to just... offer to help. For no reason. With no conditions. "The Perfect Man helped people because it made him happy, not because he thought he'd earn paradise." Her grandfather's voice again. Always with her. Always pointing toward something she was still trying to understand. "Alright," Trudy said, standing. "But I'm paying for my own drink." "Deal," Gisole said, grinning. "Though fair warning....once people find out you're new, they're going to ask you a million questions. Theolis natives are *aggressively* curious. It's kind of our thing." They started walking, leaving the square behind. Trudy glanced back once at the fountain, at the juggler, at the children playing. No temples. No doctrine. Just people, being people. Maybe her grandfather had been right. Maybe the Perfect Man would have been disappointed by his worshippers. But honored by her grandfather's admiration. And maybe...just maybe....he would have liked it here. Trudy's hand unconsciously touched her notebook, where her grandfather's last words were written on the first page in her ten-year-old handwriting: "They only wanted him to give them their perfect ideal world because they felt helpless and believed they couldn't bend reality to what they wanted. But the Perfect Man taught that there's always a way to make anything you want to happen on your own. And dancing requires joy, little bird. Not certainty. Joy." She closed the notebook. For the first time in nine years, Trudy thought she might finally understand what he'd meant. [End Chapter 1]

Hey I’ve been trying to find this manga for years now and still can’t. I think it’s kind of old and all I can remember is that this little girl is born in this world where there’s this dome full of monsters and you kill them to get money but most people aren’t strong enough so they live on the outskirts in poverty. She really wants to get this dress for her mum for her birthday I think but when she enters the dome she’s about to get killed by one of the monsters before someone quickly comes in and saves her. That’s all I remember and I think it’s only the first panel of the manga because I didn’t read any more of it. Please let me know if you have any ideas!

For me, Steins;Gate, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Berserk, Oyasumi Punpun, and Boys Abyss really blew my mind. What about you guys?

Does anyone know if there will be a continuation of this anime? Or maybe the manga has already ended?

Heya Tell me how can your fav characters from anime,Manga or Novel beat my GOAT The fool Klein Moretti??

Kaiju No. 8 is one of the most thrilling anime this year. The story follows Kafka Hibino, a man who dreamed of joining the Defense Force to fight Kaiju. Life didn’t go as planned, but destiny had something unexpected for him. Kafka transforms into a Kaiju himself, changing his journey forever. This anime perfectly mixes intense action with emotional storytelling. Each battle keeps fans on the edge of their seats, while Kafka’s inner struggle shines. Is he protecting humanity or becoming the enemy he once fought? Fans on Animeyu call it a masterpiece full of suspense and heart. If you love epic battles and deep stories, Kaiju No. 8 is a must-watch!

Does anyone know this music video on youtube? It depicted a girl with strange powers and grew wings or had the ability to fly later on. There was also an old man who, at some point in the video, turned into a young boy because of the girl. It had this Angel's Egg mystical and surreal vibes to it. And just to clarify — it's not On Your Mark. Been looking for this anime for years now, I would be so very grateful if even just one person knows what I'm talking about, just so I know I wasn't hallucinating it lol.

Before we get into this I just wanted to say hi guys. Just checking in to let you know I'm still alive . It's been a year or two and I forgot this place existed if I'm being completely honest with you so I wanted to come back on here and pick up where we left off. I'm pleasantly surprised to see that this place has grown significantly since the last time I was on here, but with that out of the way let's continue.

Well, after reading a lot of those times of stories, with isekai mixed in, no cultivation... not my cup of tea. I thought about doing something in my spare time. A Hero that failed his mission because lets be honest he was too overpowered, he didn't care even to share his knowledge and in the last battle even alone he wasn't enough, in the end all he could do was to save the last survivors and hide, all his friends died trying to protect the people instead of following in the fight against the demon lord and that was why there was any survivors at all when he returned. But now you would expect him to die and have the second chance to make everything right but instead Edmund a prince in the future was born with his memories and the guilt the hero had, but now he was a normal boy, he wasn't even on par with the nobles because he can't use magic. He has to use the knowledge the hero was supposed to share with everyone in the past to try to save the world now because when the demon lord returns, the hero is not coming... and on top of that his father felt shame for the fact his son couldn't use magic and sold his son to the princess of the nebour kingdom as her slave as a part of a treaty. Before I posted on Royal Road and people there helped me edit a lot of stuff, to be honest. If you can read for free with Kindle Unlimited would be good to have an honest review, is not perfect, and I am already working on volume 2. Here is Chapter One if you are interested and yeah, is short.

Hi All, I watched a short anime series several years ago and don't know the name of it, I was wondering if any one here can help me.? I am hoping one of you amazing Anime fans might have seen it and know what its called, if I know what it is called I can find it again and watch it. I really want to remember what happened in it as I can only remember the 1st part and end part. what I remember, I've tried googling it, checked multiple lists of amines I've checked wiki and even my watch history from Netflix. I am lost. I hope this was a real anime not a fever dream I had once! Its another world inhabited by both humans and Animals as well as Hybrids. The Animals rule the would and the humans are low on the pecking order. one of the main character is a male who was wearing cat ears pretending to be a hybrid to work in a café or restaurant. pretty sure he was blond. I think the humans are trying to rebel, the male gets caught when his fake ears fall off and he ends up on the run. This happens in the place he works and the main female character is responsible for his disguise falling off. I think the world had a massive area of sand, big desert type of thing. I know I watched it on a computer but don't know which site. The last episode the guy turns out to be some sort of powerful being. A god? who's going to end the world. either with more sand or some sort of tornado storm. The only other information I have is it was English Dub Pretty sure it was 1 season only, pretty short season as well. The art style was a bit more modern so 2000's - 2013 maybe? its been a long time since I watched it but I can't get it out of my head lately. Or at least the the bits I can remember anyway. I know this is vague but I really want to find out what I watched and need some help. does any one have any ideas?

i am currently watching Yu-Gi-Oh! & I have to say holds up pretty well what do you all think? and I am at episode 137 IT'S TIME TO DDDUEL

Hi guys I was just reading this manhwa and I'm curious about something the MC Akaji lives in a dark gritty world of cultivation and chi where aura pressure determines where you stand in society well as the manwha progresses we learn that he's the most powerful being in the multiverse as he's the Son of the ying dragon and during the final battle he merged with the Yang dragon become the Tao dragon his powers where so great that he was destroying reality so he had to create a dimension for himself so how powerful is he if he was in the Chinese mythology would he be the strongest since he's literally now ying and Yang combined into a single being plus he has the internal combat core a core that allows him to absorb chi and advance during battle so how overpowered is he and where would he rank in the top ten in most over powered anime characters where would you rate the god above the heavens

Hello everyone, especially Black Butler fans! I need your help in filling out the questionnaire for a research that is part of my graduation project titled 'Black Butler themed tours for fans as a tourism product', which I'm currently working on. This questionnaire is surely aimed at people, who are at least a little familiar with the manga/anime, but I appreciate the help of others no less (just imagine that this themed tour is based on your favourite anime/film/series/manga/book, etc. and it should be fine :3). This survey shouldn't take much of your time (around 7-10 minutes) but by completing it, you’ll make a great investment in a possible creation of such a tour in the future, which will be more suitable for each of you, if you’ll share your preferences with me in this survey, ofc ;) Thank you for your engagement in advance \(≧∇≦)/! Link to questionnaire: https://forms.gle/Cpj5nhzWXkooAh9e9 *If you have any questions or suggestions, you can text me either here (I’ll try to check this page regularly) or directly on my Instagram, which I use pretty often, so I definitely won’t miss any of your messages.*

Hello friends! I'm making a thread here to see if anyone would be interested in reading the visual novel I've been working on. At this point I'm nearly finished with Arc 2 and in desperate need of avid readers and creative minds! Welcome to the proper thread for Aquae ~Crystal Clear Waters~ a fantasy/adventure visual novel. Completely free to play as was the original though now with a much more vivid and expanded world to explore. Still mostly kinetic though now with the ability to change certain course of events through the player's actions and choices. While romance isn't a main focus, it is now an option. The original story was broken up into three separate arcs. Presently, Arc 1 is sitting at 18.5k words and 1.5-2hr read time. https://zweit.itch.io/aquae-crystal-clear-waters <-- Download for Windows, Linux, and Android The entire script itself is clocking in at 56,761 words and counting. itch.io The winds of fate rush in with the summer breeze.Travelers the land over come to take part in the annual festival and celebrate the lasting time of peace after previous years of war and strife. As paper lanterns begin decorating the coastlines above, there surges a troubling shift of tides through the underwater haven of the nerida below. Join Kaizarel - the wayward prince of the isles - as he embarks on an exciting night at the summer festival. Where he meets friends both new and old, including a mysterious stranger with rare purple eyes just like his own. In his attempts to discover the connection he and this strange visitor have in common, Kaizarel instead finds himself embroiled in both the politics of land and sea, as well as unearthing family secrets long buried beneath the sands. Will history be re-written, as waves upon the sand? Or will bloodshed remain?

As of late, I've been desperately trying to find this one vague scene I remembered watching out of nowhere. It's been buried in my mind for YEARS and yet, I still don't remember what anime I saw... The scene starts off with a girl towards our male mc sounding very distressed. She's probably trying to warn him about something? (The sky had an orangey atmosphere with probably a few trees in the background?) Then, Red aura suddenly appeared, making the girl shriek in fear. In the next shot, the MC is witnessing the girl standing motionless, being possessed by possibly a "villain", sending a cryptic message to him through the girl. (The villain can be heard through her monotone voice) The villain may be seen through her vacant eyes. As the message ends, all the aura fades away and the girl later turns back to normal. Our mc tries to reassure her if she's ok? Unfortunately, this is all that I remember. However, I may have a clue. After being weirded out by that scene, I changed the tv channel to see whatever's on. Once I did, I stumbled across Dragon ball z kai on my big 90's tv! The specific episode I watched was season 1, episode 12, where Vegeta said the line "It's over 9,000!" That episode aired on nicktoons on June 7, 2010! (Although it may be possible, it's just a theory)

One is mighty. One is parfumed. One saves the world, whilst the other almost does so. Who wins?

Hello! I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted, but I wanted to share the stuff I’ve been doing in my absence. After some grief and anxiety, I spent a lot of this past semester working on an original universe. It’s become a labor of love and the characters are all my precious babies, lol. I’m going to share some short stories involving OCs from a larger plot (one I’m not quite confident enough to publicize yet) and I’ll try to list them in as chronological an order as possible. I’m going into this fully expecting not many people to read them, but even if you could take a glance over one or two, I’d appreciate it! Also, I don't know why everything I wrote is bolded here, this happened last time and I couldn't fix it ;o; Winter Tales at the Tavern - Stern elven Colonel Vaeril Alvensheim falls victim to his poor ability to handle alcohol. This results in humorous and warm moments shared under the winter moon. In the company of his friend, a whimsical shopkeeper called Lianthorn, Vaeril laments the peculiar circumstances of his home life and potential romantic interest, Nimiel. Ceramic Hearts - After accidentally breaking a beloved trinket of Nimiel’s, Vaeril–ever the tsundere–brings her to Lianthorn’s shop to find a replacement while grumbling all the while about this and that without much direction. Short, sweet and sappy. Haemir- A dive into our beloved Colonel’s backstory paired with that same cozy tavern as before. A bit heavier in terms of angst, but has a happy ending. TW for death. A Toast to Tomorrow- This one dives into Lianthorn’s backstory, which is equally as tragic and I think quite Frieren-esque (though I myself have never seen that anime and just know it from instagram posts, lol). Opens up the overall narrative’s shift towards Lianthorn and his journey to finding love. Another TW will be issued for mentioned death. A Fated Meeting - Dahlia pt. 1- I have two favorites, and this is part 1. Dahlia, a human woman lost in grief and seeking some kind of spell to resurrect her late father, ventures into elven territory to find a certain cursed staff. She’s willing to sacrifice anything for a chance to see him again–even her own safety. Lianthorn arrives in the nick of time to save her, and what follows is something I can only describe as soul-cleansing (at least to me as a writer, heheh). It was SO comforting and healing to write this one, I just love the amount of sappiness and fluff and I can’t get enough of these two! Winter Woes and Wonders - Dahlia pt. 2- Part 2 of the super-duper-fluffy-wuffy wholesome fest that is Lianthorn and Dahlia’s budding relationship. If you choose to read any of these, I’d like it to be these two. Adult themes are briefly glanced over, but the scene is written as a fade to black, so there’s no inappropriate content. I am currently working on part three. Also, a little FYI– I’ve been using stable diffusion to illustrate these stories. Please, try not to crucify me for the AI thing; I know it can be shady if used wrong, but I’m only using it for this purpose, not to sell or pass off as my own drawings. I don’t need a lecture. This has helped my mental health immensely and I’m not interested in being attacked for it. I’m also not looking for advice or constructive criticism. Sorry to be that person, but I’m happy with my stuff the way it is, y’know? Unwanted criticism just hurts, lol. Anyway! That’s about it. I’ll try to be more active here if I can. Since finals season is over, I have more time. I’ve been kinda down so having some more friends to share stuff with would be really nice! I know I probably sound like an oversensitive crybaby, but I promise I'm not mean. Please feel free to add my discord if you want to talk! I’d be delighted to hear from you.

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Hello om Jacob johnson and I'm new to the anime community. I have a project I'm working on thats half comic book half manga and involved many innovative characters. I'm looking to raise fans a million to be exact in less than a year thats before 2025. I have a tiktok page with my comic on there you should check it out https://www.tiktok.com/@michaelbarrett513?_t=8fiMyPL5WZS&_r=1

I'm really excited and can't wait! So who's also going to be watching One Piece?