These Scenes Being A Cinematic Parallel Is So Funny To Me Because The Hanako And Nene Scene Is Like:

HELL YEAH GANG I FINISHED

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(I found out how to link yay)

GANG WHAT IF I MADE A MIZISUA ANIMATIC. GANG

apollo justice is so accurate as an early-20s person. he's taking whatever job he can get (even if it's cleaning toilets or babysitting instead of doing his actual career.) he says he's getting old when he's around high schoolers. he's constantly two seconds from crashing out. he lowkey has imposter syndrome; he definitely has anxiety. he's tired to his fucking bones and cranky like an old man, but also the biggest goofball to ever exist. he has savage one liners. no one takes him seriously as an actual adult. he doesn't understand teenage fads. he styles his hair in the dumbest way imaginable. he has a terrible sleep schedule. he thinks he's hot shit but he also beats himself up.

he's just so relatable. he's doing fine!

Compilation of Mirai being absolutely checked out

She’s actually so adorable such a blessing

Sleep you pretty pretty princess

Get that good night rest get that beauty sleep as everything goes to shit ily 🫶

"regret knowing"

a thing im kinda proud of (that I passed to my teacher) and yes it is based on that cg of ashe; one of my favorite moments in the game ever!!

I wanted to name the artwork after the soundtrack that plays during this scene but I forgot the name so I just settled w what was happening in the scene

i need to buy a gun

always looking, not quite at you

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my friend captured this doodle into words so beautifully:

atsushis straight on open gaze vs akutagawa's pained glance to the side (but the framing of the panels makes it look like hes looking at atsushi….) - @windypuddle

you can't divide what you don't understand

a wandering knight, drawn to the quiet of the forest. her touch may be a blessing or a curse.

Higuchi’s Unrevealed Ability

my theory on what it could be…

i think that Higuchi’s ability will be called “Takekurabe” (Growing Up/Child’s Play) after her most famous work, and i believe it might have something to do with reincarnation. here’s why…

in this official art she is featured with red spider lilies, which are symbolic of death, but are also thought of as a bridge between heaven & earth…a reminder of the “cyclical nature of life & death”

Takekurabe also explores themes such as how life is fleeting. & also abt being forced into a role that you didn’t want, or wouldn’t have chosen for yourself

(plus potential foreshadowing: in this official art, Higuchi is surrounded by pinwheels— which symbolize childhood, but also the cycle of life, & the buddhist teaching of reincarnation)

back to reincarnation…

after being told that Akutagawa may never wake up, she reached out to him & a glow appeared around her hand— like she was activating an ability— before pulling away bc she remembered that he didn’t want her (or anyone’s) help

but this means that she’s able to give help in this sort of situation

additionally, the fact that she almost always appears in official arts w Akutagawa indicates that she will probably use her ability on him at some point, which makes sense considering his terminal condition

(note the pulse in the background, his bright eyes, & her white suit)

because we have yet to see her use her ability, i’m assuming that she can only use it once, so she’d be giving up her life for Akutagawa’s (a life for a life— his reincarnation)

this would imitate irl Higuchi’s unfortunately short life— with her having died at only 25 years old. it also makes sense to give her such a powerful ability since irl Higuchi is such an important figure in japanese history— japan’s first professional woman writer of modern literature

now for a less likely, but fun theory…

i wonder if Higuchi’s sister has anything to do with her ability (in bsd she’s unnamed, but her irl sister’s name was Kuniko so that’s what we’ll call her)

according to Higuchi’s bungo episode, despite her literary genius, irl Higuchi was practically useless without her sister

Kuniko was the one who made what Higuchi did possible & kept things functional behind the scenes

so i think it’d be super interesting (& a cool irl reference) if Kuniko was involved in some way with Higuchi’s ability (i also just want to see more of her bc this sister duo is so cute :’))

bonus: when i watched this anime adaptation of Takekurabe, this was the ending scene & i wonder if it was harukawa’s inspiration for this official art 🥹

white lilies represent purity, & since they were off by the side of the road, they might have represented the character’s fleeting purity. white lilies are also used at funerals to represent a soul’s return to purity & its journey to the afterlife… which circles back to the reincarnation theme 👀

Gooseworx posted what looks like a new screenshot on Twitter, idk if it’s for the next episode or a promo/short or what but Jax is getting what he deserves either way lol

(And if it IS a screenshot of the next ep I wonder if they’re going to show a preview of the animation at Lvl Up Expo or how long until the ep comes out…last time Goose posted screenshots for upcoming eps it was still a month or more apart from the release date but I’m guessing we won’t be waiting too much longer, I’m still anticipating June)