What if…a different, happy ending awaited Seita and Setsuko in the tragic Studio Ghibli anime Grave of the Fireflies? These illustrations imagine a crossover between that movie and My Neighbor Totoro—something I imagine we all would have loved to see… ★ 【ひとみん】 「 🌱もしも会えたならシリーズ🌱 」
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, which has the unique structure of taking place in the present but frequently flashing back to a story in the past, works remarkably well in the hands of an expert writer. I can tell you this: we are so glad this series is back! ★ 【SENA 8ito】 「 ✦ MEMORIAL 」
A couple of seasons ago, Megumin finally received her own spin-off series. We are undoubtedly huge fans of hers. Are you? ★ 【こうこうや】 「 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 」 Megumin Forest Series Miscellaneous Megumin
Wash away the rain? ★ 【kieed】 「 Black Hole Miku 」
Don’t forget your moms this weekend, friends! Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mothers out there! ★ 【4B鉛筆】 「 Happy Mother’s Day💐 」 ☆
Gawr Gura, the indomitable shark girl vtuber, graduated from Hololive yesterday, leaving us on Twitter with this final message: “keep swimming! always! “. So long, Goomba, and best of in that big ocean! ★ 【Fadingz】 「 Goomba 」
That huckter Reigen Arataka has discovered TikTok! Here here is making promos: ★ 【かわ尻】 「 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 」 Here certainy is one of a kind… Or is he?
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