Amatonormativity Condones Sexism:

Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ My favourite characters from Hataraku Saibou BLACK in a very quite moment between Chapter 10 and 11, and I thought of this scene: the beautiful U-1196 presenting a chocolate box to AA2153, but initially hiding it behing her back… Because “Valentine’s Day in countries which observe White Day is typically observed by girls and women presenting chocolate gifts (either store-bought or handmade), usually to boys or men, as an expression of love, courtesy, or social obligation. On White Day, the reverse happens” (from Wikipedia)… maybe I’ll draw something for White Day too, who knows. Fangirl power! :3

#656.5 - Froakie live near bodies of water, remaining close to the water’s edge while young and venturing further away as they age. Beneath their happy-go-lucky attitue, they keep a watchful eye on their surroundings for predators. If they are attacked, flexible bubbles secreted from their back and chest help to reduce any damage they take. As Froakie mature, they are emboldened by a newfound speed and swiftness. Their protective bubbles - dubbed frubbles - can also be used to attack; older Froakie often practice throwing bubble-covered stones, gaining precise control over time.

#657.5 - Frogadier are skilled marksmen, never missing a target when throwing bubbles - and eventually - when throwing water compressed into sharp-edged throwing stars. Their swiftness only increases with age; a fully mature Frogadier will appear and vanish with a ninja’s grace. As their skill increases, they no longer need their protective bubbles, and will only produce them in select areas of their body. As adults, Frogadier wear their long tongue around their next like a scarf, masking their face in an expression of their stoic nature. If necessary, they will use their ready tongue to attack.

Named:  Froakie - Frogadet - Frogadier - Ribburai - Greninja ⓘ

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Steven Universe the Movie: Aimee Mann’s return

All right y’all, now that I’ve had some time to come down from a cloud at the announcement about the contributors to the movie, I’m a little nervous we’re jumping to conclusions about Opal.

Here’s how the musical contributors/collaborators list looks:  

Rebecca Sugar

Chance The Rapper

Estelle

Gallant

Aimee Mann

aivi & surasshu

Jeff Liu

James Fauntleroy

Macie Stewart

Mike Krol

Jeff Ball

Grant Henry

Julian “Zorsy” Sanchez

And here’s how the “performances by” list looks with credits:  

Estelle (as Garnet)

Patti LuPone (as Yellow Diamond)

Uzo Aduba (as Bismuth)

Christine Ebersole (as White Diamond)

Lisa Hannigan (as Blue Diamond)

Zach Callison (as title character Steven Universe)

Deedee Magno Hall (as Pearl)

Michaela Dietz (as Amethyst)

Tom Scharpling (as Greg Universe)

Shelby Rabara (as Peridot)

Erica Luttrell (as Sapphire)

Charlyne Yi (as Ruby)

Grace Rolek (as Connie Maheswaran)

Jennifer Paz (as Lapis Lazuli)

Kate Micucci (as Sadie)

Matthew Moy (as Lars)

Toks Olagundoye (as Nanefua Pizza)

So the first list is for songs/music, and the second list is for voice cast. I would still be thrilled to hear an Aimee Mann song in the soundtrack! But since Aimee is mentioned in the music list but not in the character list, I’m worried this is us jumping to conclusions, though I hope that’s not true because I want Opal.

Aimee is one of Rebecca’s biggest musical influences and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if she was willing to contribute a song for the album. I’m just thinking about this discrepancy between the music list and the “performances” list (which is evidently a partial list of which characters are appearing and who they’re playing). If they’re willing to show their hand and reveal that Aimee is in the musical collaborators list, why not also tell us she’s doing Opal if she is? But that’s not listed here.

I hope we get Opal and I’m not trying to be a naysayer but I worry that people will go in assuming Opal as a character appearance and singing a song is a given, and no matter how great the movie ends up being, I could see people being hugely disappointed in not receiving this since people are so invested in Opal and might go in expecting it. So please, until we get more info that proves me wrong, keep this in mind about the information they’ve given us and what it means! I would be really disappointed if people acted like we were lied to when this is actually the format they gave us the info in and no one is assuming any of the other musicians (except Estelle) will be giving us an in-character song.

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Steven Universe Trading Cards: An Introduction to the World of Non-Sport Trading Cards

What Are Non-Sport Trading Cards? Although trading cards are traditionally associated with athletes from the world of professional sports, non-sport trading cards—as the name implies—put the attention on anything but sports! Embracing pop culture, these cards have opened up an exciting world for collectors who are passionate about movies, comics, and TV shows.

Cryptozoic released a neat article going in-depth about the upcoming SU trading cards! Here’s the highlights:

The cards are expected to release in June/July.

A hobby box contains 24 packs, with each pack containing 5 cards. 1 autograph card and 1 sketch card are included per hobby box.

There’s a 72-card base set, featuring episode images (fancy for “screenshots”) from every season. 3-4 of these base set cards are in each pack 

There are 4 chase sets: Totally Fabricated Bubbled Gems, Crystal Gem Friends, Fusions, and Greatest Hits

‘Totally Fabricated Bubbled Gems’ are rare cards embedded with a swatch, allowing to to “feel” the gems of your favorite characters from the show! These are randomly inserted

‘Crystal Gem Friends’ features members and allies of the Crystal Gems, in front of the Temple Door. There are 9 to collect, and each features deco foil on the character names and card frames. These cards appear in roughly 1:3 packs.

‘Fusions’ features several of the fusions we’ve seen on the show. There are 9 to collect, and each features deco foil on the character names and card frames. These cards also appear in roughly 1:3 packs.

Last but not least, we have ‘Greatest Hits’. This set features 9 cards cut into the shape of a vinyl sleeve and record, with covers for several iconic songs from the show! These will also be in 1:3 packs.

In addition to those, you also have autograph cards and sketch cards! Sketch cards are one-of-a-kind cards featuring art from several talented artists working with Cryptozoic!

Additionally, Rebecca Sugar herself has done a handful of unique sketch cards for this set! Sketch cards appear in 1:24 packs.

And, last but not least, there’s also autograph cards! These feature autographs from Rebecca Sugar and the cast of the show! These are also in 1:24 packs

‘Tis a gaggle of Gregs

Bunch of ideas for Rupphire reforms Wedding inspired, Concept art inspired, Misc, Cowboy inspired I gave them Silver and Bronze elements on a couple to match their wedding rings so like, Silver + Bronze = Gold (Garnet’s visor) idk it made sense to me

Which one do you guys like best?

Lapidot Week day 5: “video games”

I can 100% imagine Peridot getting addicted to a game like Pokemon Go and confusing the heck out of Lapis.

B’z Lyrics: Itsuka no Merry Christmas (いつかのメリークリスマス; That One Merry Christmas)

English translation and romanization below the cut.

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