happy pride month \o/

Jun. 1st, 2026 01:34 pm
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Recently a friend and I were swapping album recommendations, and of course queer women came up *g*

jane foster
album: god given

Musically it was a little hard on my ears due to my sensitivities but other than that, I loved it. It's an incredibly honest journey through the emotions she experienced and the friends she lost during her transition. It's raw and unapologetically angry. It's about intercommunity grief and yearning, reclaiming love, and learning what peace can look like. If I have to pick one track, the ending track really brought me to tears: Transgender Space Theme. It felt like a warm, solid hug.

Go give it a listen and drop $9 if you like it <3

King Princess
album: Girl Violence

I missed her latest release last year and caught up last month. It's by far my favorite of her albums. I've added it to my list of cds I need to buy this year. Her songs range from dreamy to in your face and are packed with personal stories that made me ache at times.

Why does nobody mention
that girls can be violent


is just an incredible thesis for the whole album. It gave me understanding of situations I haven't lived and catharsis for the ones I did.

Multiple options on Bandcamp for purchase if you so choose c:

June Manga TBR

Jun. 1st, 2026 12:22 pm
bluapapilio: Iruma from Mairimashita! Iruma-kun (mairuma)
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Used my manga TBR boardgame. I read 9/9 on my last board.

Avatar:


Gon
Skill:
Choose your own prompt once


Roll #1:

A 2, prompt: love interests who don't get along - Core Scramble.

Roll #2:

A 1, prompt: sci-fi romance. Apparently this is sci-fi somehow - Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei.

Roll #3:

A 5 and the TBR tile, 10x28 is Brother.

Roll #4:

A 1, prompt: European ambience - Akuyaku Reijou desuga, Shiawase ni Nattemesemasu wa!.

Roll #5:

A 2, prompt: mutual unrequited love - Nousatsu Maid in Scissors - Echiechi Kyun.

Roll #6:

A 4 and Double Prompts, urban fantasy + transported to another world. Yeaah not gonna happen. New 2nd prompt is a oneshot. Oh hey I found something - Tensei shita no de Kyousei Hatsujou Mahou de Sekai Heiwa wo Mezashimasu.

Roll #7:

A 5, prompt: published between '05-'10 - Shugo Chara!.

Roll #8:

A 6, prompt: comedy fantasy - Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen.

Roll #9:

A 1, prompt: published after '20 - GACHIAKUTA.

Roll #10:

A 4, prompt: weapon on the cover - Kagurabachi.

Roll #11:

A 5, prompt: mystery historical - Golden Kamui.

Roll #12:

A 6 and the end, reward is Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito.


~Manga TBR List~


[BL/Action] Core Scramble
[GL/Fantasy] Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
[BL/Romance] Brother
[Villainess] Akuyaku Reijou desuga, Shiawase ni Nattemesemasu wa!
[BL] Nousatsu Maid in Scissors - Echiechi Kyun
[Fantasy/Adult] Tensei shita no de Kyousei Hatsujou Mahou de Sekai Heiwa wo Mezashimasu ✔️
[Magical Girl] Shugo Chara!
[Magical Girl] Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen
[Action/Fantasy] GACHIAKUTA
[Action/Supernatural] Kagurabachi
[Action/Historical] Golden Kamui
[Villainess/Fantasy] Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito

x4 shoujo/josei, x3 shounen/seinen, x3 BL, x1 GL, x1 other

May Manga Wrap-up 18

Jun. 1st, 2026 12:10 pm
bluapapilio: Allen from D.Gray-Man (DGM Allen)
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 Finished volume 1 of Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei and rated it 7/10. 

 Read Boku no Hero Academia ch. 271-272.

 Read Kachou, Kekkon Shimashou!!, rated it 7.5/10.

 Read ch. 6 of Dengeki Daisy.

 Read ch. 1055-1057 of Detective Conan.

 (Re)read ch. 3 of Slam Dunk.

 Read Konna Otoko ni Dare ga Shita, rated it 5.5/10.

 Read Junjou Romantica Act 7.5.

 Read ch. 9 of Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito!
 

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Jun. 1st, 2026 09:14 am
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Liberals mythologize the good outgroup member. They hate every member of the outgroup they interact with, but they hold out hope that someday, somehow, they’ll meet an outgroup member they can stand. That’s why liberal fiction has idealized and positively portrayed fundamentalists, conspiracy theorists, etc. (The game Star Renegades is a great example of this, and of liberalism in general.)

Conservatives hate the outgroup except for the people they regularly interact with. Those are “the good ones,” and they’re shocked when people they like are punished under the same rules that are supposed to punish “the bad ones.”

Dance Tengoku by Buck Tick

Jun. 1st, 2026 09:26 am
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Warnings: Some flashing lights



Comment: Happy Pride Month.

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May. 31st, 2026 10:00 pm
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Robby has managed to put in a temporary fix for the site errors and things failing to refresh or not showing up where they should! The permanent fix is going to need Mark's experience, and unfortunately -- seriously, this literally never fails -- Mark has been on an international flight all day, because of course he has. (Never. Fails. He and I are not allowed to both take vacation at once.)

The site will work just fine with the temporary fix in place, things just might be a little slow here and there. We'll keep you updated.

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Title: Hail Mary, Full Of Grace
Fandom: Project Hail Mary
Characters/Pairings: This is actually a general mix for the book and film, but due to the nature of the story, I'd say that the focal character is Dr. Ryland Grace.
Notes: Notes deliberately omitted because I earnestly believe that Project Hail Mary is best experienced with as few spoilers as possible. This is a pretty loose take on a manifesto and more of a general fanmix, but I adore both the book and its film adaptation and tried to choose a range of songs that really exemplify its appeal to me. Go check it out if hopeful sci-fi is your jam!

LISTEN ON YOUTUBE.


Track list and lyric selections under the cut )

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May. 31st, 2026 08:59 pm
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We're aware of site traffic issues and are working to fix them for the people who are having problems! (The tactics the damn bot traffic uses are endlessly shifting, and they're really good at looking like real traffic, sigh.)

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May. 31st, 2026 05:02 pm

Dark Lament by BabyKingdom

May. 31st, 2026 04:53 pm
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Warnings: None!



Comment: It appears to be my sworn mission in life to get more people into BabyKingdom. And I have chosen to do this by... reccing a song that's the complete opposite of their typical ovre? Eh, it's a good song. It honestly reminds me of a lot of kote kei stuff, until you glance at the MV and see Monyo rocking out in his cute little lamb outfit and remember that this is BabyKingdom.

LuluttoLilly interviews

May. 31st, 2026 02:14 pm
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Recently translated interviews from the director and series composition expert of LuluttoLilly!

Last week's episode got uploaded to youtube but doesn't have english subs yet. whoopsie.

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"Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei /
The Magical Revolution of Reincarnation Princess and Genius Young Lady"


Karasu Piero, Nadaka Harutsugu, Kisaragi Yuri (artist), 2020

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Summary: Princess Anisphia may not be able to use magic, but she didn't let that stop her from developing "magicology," a unique theory based on memories from her past life. While testing out her new flying broom, she happens across Euphyllia, a magical genius, having her engagement unjustly and publicly broken off. Seeing the tears in Euphyllia's eyes, Anisphia takes the obvious course of action—kidnapping the girl for herself!

My comments: Euphyllia has the typical villainess setup but then it's interrupted by Anisphia, who is the reincarnated sister of the prince Euphyllia was engaged to. Anisphia may or may not be a lesbian, it goes between 'I don't want to marry and have kids because I don't like guys' to 'really it's because it's a bother to court etc'. Euphyllia backs away any time it's hinted that Anisphia might like her/girls. There's plenty of sexual harassment played for laughs moments. But there are also genuine moments where Anisphia comforts Euphyllia without expectations and the former can show her real emotions.

Euphyllia lost her purpose and daily life and has to come to terms with that while dealing with Anisphia's strong personality. Anisphia is definitely a bit too much for me, I'm more Euphyllia's style but Anipshia is pulling Euphyllia out of her shell.

 Just when I was thinking there's not a lot of action going on, the cliffhanger shows some potential monster action?

Story: ⭐️⭐️ | Characters: ⭐️⭐️
Humor Level: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Drama: 🎭
Fluff: 💗 | Spice Level: 🌶
Art: ⭐️⭐️
 
 

My rating: 7/10

May Manga TBR 18

May. 31st, 2026 11:16 am
bluapapilio: Teddy bear charging drained battery (line battery charging)
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Used my manga TBR boardgame. I finished 13/14 on my last board.

Changelog: Added a bunch of prompts and double prompt tiles, added a link to a database where you can easily look up tags for manga for the prompts. From now on I'll be following the rule of the game mine is based on and picking a manga (using a prompt) for every trap tile I land on.

Ack I just realized all the posts numbers are messed up but I ain't fixing it.

Avatar:

Ciel
Skill:
Cover two prompts with one manga


Roll #1:

A 4 and the first Double Prompts tile! Reincarnated into another world + animal/non-human companion. I'm sure this exists, I just can't find it on my lists. Same with cooking and comedy historical (there was one for this but it wasn't complete). Cover featuring blue, okay we have one - Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei.

Roll #2:

A 6, prompt: school life - Boku no Hero Academia not that there's much school life happening at the moment...

Roll #3:

A 4, prompt: kuudere character - Kachou, Kekkon Shimashou!!.

Roll #4:

A 6, prompt: mystery drama - Dengeki Daisy.

Roll #5:

Another 6, prompt: mystery element - Detective Conan.

Roll #6:

A 5, prompt: mangaka in a manga - Junjou Romantica.

Roll #7:

A 2, TBR tile, 41x43 is - Konna Otoko ni Dare ga Shita but I'm not reading all the stories in it.

Roll #8:

A 4, CR tile, 4x20 is Slam Dunk.

Roll #9:

A 6 and the end, reward is Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito.

That was such a weird game. And I forgot to use my skill.

~Manga TBR List~


[GL/Fantasy] Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei ✔️
[Superhero] Boku no Hero Academia ✔️
[BL/Romance] Kachou, Kekkon Shimashou!! ✔️
[School Life/Romance] Dengeki Daisy ✔️
[Mystery] Detective Conan ✔️
[BL/Romance] Junjou Romantica ✔️
[BL/Smut] Konna Otoko ni Dare ga Shita ✔️
[Sports] Slam Dunk ✔️
[Villainess/Fantasy] Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito ✔️

x2 shoujo/josei, x3 shounen/seinen, x3 BL, x1 GL

May Manga Wrap-Up 17

May. 31st, 2026 10:53 am
bluapapilio: Allen from D.Gray-Man (DGM Allen)
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 I read ch. 201 of Mairimashita! Iruma-kun.

 (Re) read ch. 2 of Slam Dunk.

 Read ch. 31 of Ouji-sama Nante Shiranai.

 Read Bathroom Magic!, rated it 3/5.

 Read v4 ch. 4 of Akuyaku Reijou desuga, Shiawase ni Nattemesemasu wa!!

 Read ch. 35 of Smyrna & Capri.

 Read Boku no Ano Ko, rated it 5/10.

 Read ch. 4 of Time Traveled to Meet You.

 Read ch. 147-151 of 19 Days.

 Read chapter 8 of One Punch Man.

 Read ch. 5 of Kagurabachi.

 Read ch. 6 of Binkan Elevator.

 Read ch. 13 of Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun!

~Papers rustling

May. 31st, 2026 05:31 am
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Added comments for the Mother, Starcon2, and Half-life sections of the art gallery! I also added a loading="lazy" tag to all the images which should lessen the load time a bit, so the pages should hopefully load faster and there should be less lag. I had no idea that was even a thing! I also went and added it to all the Screencap adventure pages, so those should hopefully also load faster too.

Part of what makes adding the descs take so long is that the list of filenames I'm generating is in alphabetical order but the images are uploaded to Tumblr/Devart in chronological order, so I have to find where each one is. It doesn't help to sort the images in the filename list chronologically either since things in the gallery weren't uploaded at the same time they were uploaded elsewhere, I only made the gallery a couple of years ago. So some of the dates on those are all over the place too. Slow but steady...

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