They Still Look Fucking Gorgeous.

After finally watching Amphibia I have so many thoughts, not on how each girl embodies the characteristic of their respective gem (mind, heart, strength), but how each has another characteristic as their secondary strength, and the third as their greatest weakness.

As related to the image above, it's pretty well established that:

> Heart = Anne

> Mind = Marcy

> Strength = Sasha

But their characters aren't so one-dimensional that they simply fit those archetypes. After all, each character has been amazingly well fleshed out and have complex issues of morality and beliefs that they cannot be shoehorned. I know this will get long so I'll put it under the cut.

For example, Anne is known as the Heart by virtue of being able to empathise with almost anyone; her connections with others are shown to be her greatest strength throughout the show. However, it is easy to see that her greatest weakness is Mind. Not just from an intellectual point of view as the show already delved into in contrast to Marcy, but also her ability for manipulation and long-plan conception of consequences or even planning. Any of her 'calculating' attempts at manipulating her way out of situations only succeed in instances where she understands the other person, like with the Plantar family, but fall wayside with strangers because she has yet to understand their heart.

However, Anne's been shown to be incredibly athletic and stubborn to a fault, indicating that Strength is her secondary characteristic in relation to the Calamity Box.

By understanding this, we can see that Sasha's frankly overpowering physical strength and perseverance is supported by her calculating Mind. Without her raw social intellect, Sasha would never be able to subjugate others like she so successfully does within the show. Unfortunately, her inability to empathise and understand the emotional consequences of her actions have also been explored, indicating her failings at Heart.

Lastly, Marcy is incredibly intellectually intelligent and quick to understand and learn from her mistakes, making her the easiest to place as her characteristic, which is Mind. She is also shown to be kind and excited to make friends, as well as capable of understanding others and their motivations, even if she is prone to being a bit short-sighted when it comes to getting caught up in her interests, which makes Heart her secondary. While it can be argued she was physically weak back on Earth, her captaincy and expertise with rogue-like abilities show she is strong in a physical since coming to Amphibia. So why would her weakest aspect be Strength?

Well, Marcy's instance of running away from home and her problems to a fantasy world shows her inability to stand strong against personal conflicts which she has no control over. She is capable of admitting her mistakes, yes, but she struggles to confront her problems in the first place, instead choosing to run from her parents and even continuing to try to drag the girls further into other worlds to avoid her looming future.

It's just amazing how much thought has been put into balancing these girls' characteristics; not just against each other, but also within themselves. I hope in the future these weaknesses will be explored and overcome in various ways!

AU where McGonagall puts her foot down and says ‘you’re going to give Lily and James and Sirius and Remus and Peter’s boy to WHO?’ and proceeds to destroy every argument Albus has by saying ‘you don’t want him raised so he’s revered and pampered? Fine, give him to me, I’ll raise him.’

She would be strict and firm but Harry would never doubt that he was loved and important; just no more than anyone else.

Mihashi in 1st ep of Big Windup!: cries, calls himself a shitty pitcher, stutters over his own name, gets the fear of god placed into him by a woman squeezing oranges, cries, finds his soulmate/catcher, cries again

Sawamura in 1st ep of Ace of Diamond: cries, bitchslaps 12 students and has the audacity to slap the grown-ass umpire as well, faces off against the strongest looking motherfucker and tries to pick a fight despite being a guest, meets his soulmate/catcher, cries some more

In summary: to be a pitcher you gotta have some good-ass tear ducts 

I'd like to imagine that one of the 1-A kids (probably Sero or Kaminari tbh) has a vine account that slowly got more noticed when they got into UA. This is mainly because people are interested to see what UA is really like, but also because class 1-A is the most eccentric and insane bunch of kids that have ever graced it's halls. After they get recognised with the Sports Fesival and the Kamino Ward fiasco however, the account is one of the most popular and quotable ones online. Some of the most popular vibes include: - A prank done after they moved into the dorms, where Jirou was enlisted to break into Iida's dorm room (because hey, Jirou may have always wanted to be a hero, but she's learnt some neat tricks over the years) so that all of Iida's things could be moved a few centimetres to the left, and his highly organised schooling system and bookcase rearranged. The rest of the vine is a compilation of Iida becoming exponentially more frustrated as he rams into things, and ends with him weeping exaggerated tears as he pulls out books to fix his system. - Just a minute compilation of all the times Bakugou took naps around the dorm, often in odd positions, with random objects stacked on his head. Giggling can be heard in the background in all parts, and the video ends when Bakugou wakes up to a hand trying to balance a full cup of water on his head - the video cuts off to screams and explosions. - There's a highly liked video of Mineta, stripped naked except a diaper with the words "Shitty Baby" scrawled in marker on his ass, crying while he's crucified with Sero's tape above the school entrance. - A short clip opens with a zoom in of Kaminari's derp face, right before it zooms out to show the class collected on the training grounds. Suddenly Uraraka slaps Kaminari on the arm while Ashido simultaneously yells "This bitch empty, YEET" before launching Kaminari across the school grounds as Iida screams in wordless outrage in the background. - A shaky and slow zoom in of Kirishima gradually nodding of in class. The zooming pauses for a moment with Kirishima's shoulders and head filling the screen, allowing everyone to see the drool pooling on his desk from his snoring mouth. Suddenly Aizawa's scarf wraps around his neck and slams his face into the desk to wake him up. - Opening with a close up of Todoroki's phone messages to Midoriya, with the last one at 1:03am simply saying: "I'm fine, just a little sad I guess." It suddenly cuts to the window to Todoroki's room, with only a second of silence before a glowing and pyjama-clad Midoriya slams into the glass via Full Cowl, his smooshed mouth barely allowing him to mumble "I'm here!" against the glass. - Another instance of Midoriya using Full Cowl, only this time it's a bewildered Ojiro saying to the camera "I just messaged the group chat to ask if anyone had milk. Then this kid," he steps out of the frame to zoom into Midoriya casually pouring milk into a bowl of cereal at Ojiro's desk while also giving a thumbs up, "fucking climbs through my window at 3 in the morning to give me it. Insane." - A short clip that's just cut-shots of Kirishima and Tetsutestu screaming "BRO" at each other while working out. - Clearly stealthy taken video of Yaomomo absently pulling paper chains in the shape of flowers from her wrist at lunch, before the camera zooms into the pile already growing on the floor. - Just like those college videos of kids sleeping at random places on campus around finals, only it's Aizawa in his sleeping bag as several kids whisper "what the fuck" as they do shit like open the supply closet to let his limp form suddenly fall out onto the floor, still asleep. - Compilation of Kaminari saying "it's lit" with sparks between his fingers, and usually groaning heard in the background. "What up, I'm jared. I'm 19. And I never fucking learnt how to read" is being muttered in decent English by Shouji as he zooms in on Sero standing up from his desk and stuttering in Present Mics class.

big bros pouting at their baby boos (^‿^✿)

They removed Krolia from this season so early because she’s more of a badass than any character has the right to be, and also they knew that all Voltron girls are Too Powerful, and that having more than (3) on the team would result in the war being tied up in half a season.

Hiro: I remember when I was five, hiding under this desk with all my Halloween candy. Had some peanut M&M’s, went into my first anaphylactic shock and had to be rushed to the hospital. Came home, celebrated with a Snickers, went into my second anaphylactic shock.

Fred: When did you figure out you were allergic to nuts?

Hiro: Sometime around the third Almond Joy.

I know this is super late but is there anything cuter than everyone in the party immediately trying to heal/buff Fjord up after he got all his health sucked away by the Freaky Demon Mosquito??? Everyone respects Fjord as the only party member with enough charisma to cover their bullshit, but they are so aware of his fleshy body and tennis wrists that they can’t help but try and frantically protect him whenever possible. Big mood is Caleb sadly attempting Mage Armour to give Fjord more AC and saying softly, “sorry big guy” :(((

Conflicting views of the new ending

Tododeku shippers: Clearly the cold-hearted Prince Todoroki has his heart melted by sweet squire Izuku, and eventually their squire and knightly prince relationship changes to a heated romance during their quest. Bakudeku/Katsudeku shippers: No clearly it's about the wild Dragon King Bakugou being tamed by the sweet and determined disposition of Midoriya, with the two eventually forming an equal relationship after Balugou gets past his initial anger and jealousy. Me, a poly: TodoBakudeku where the incredibly gutsy and hard-headed knight Izuku proves his worth to both Bakugou and Todoroki through his fighting skills and generous disposition, causing the two to come to terms with their own internal problems as well as interest in the knight. Cue the two attempting to prove themselves to Izuku by making themselves better people and fighting to their highest potential, which encourages Izuku to do the same. However, along the way the three realise their mutual like for one another, and after they defeat the great evil in the land they make their own kingdom (far far far away from that arsehole King Endeavour and the shitty kingdom Todoroki once was confined to) and proceed to carve out a new era of peace through their equal status of lovers and kings.

Holy shit I was just making a mild observation. I didn't expect to get such an extensive answer. Nice!

The best thing about Blue Exorcist is that the True Cross Academy literally lets a demon that they CLEARLY don’t trust be in charge of the entire school. Just like…they don’t trust Mephisto at all yet they let him take care of the next gen of exorcists???? Who the hell let this flamboyant sinner take control???