sk8 isn't a sports anime sk8 is a story about two class-divided victorian orphans who tore the government apart and almost killed a bunch of kids as a part of their prolonged A/B/O foreplay
No but I really gotta wonder how the fuck do people watch SK8 where the ongoing theme is "do what you love if it brings you joy despite your age or societal expectations and don't isolate from people, bond with them over your hobby" and become bullies and gatekeepers over it lol
I wasn't gonna go off on main, SORRY but I STILL see bad sk8 takes that make me weep and just--
*breathes in*
skating. is seen. as. delinquent. activity. by. the. mainstream. japanese. society.
that's it, that's the main theme of the show.
The bouquet from that one
#matchablossom
scene, since flowers matter in this show (Reki's hibiscus/ Joe's sakura cake)
According to hanakotoba:
Anthurium (red): Hospitality, love, passion
Allium: Good fortune, humility
Bird of paradise: Faithfulness, wedding anniversary
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I've been meaning to hold onto these until White Day BUT everyone is so depressed after ep 7 I thought we might use some cuteness so um,,, WEDDING CHIBIS!!!๐
#sk8
#renga
#matchablossom
#shadow
#miya
That is also why the skating = queer metaphor feels so strong. Because both are considered shameful by certain parts of the society. And everyone at S are misfits, punks, gyaru, POC, lgbtq, delinquents etc. The show's largely about not letting society cull your passion.
*SIGH*
Skating is seen as cool in the west but not to mainstream Japanese "normies" (opposite to ppl portrayed at S). Imagine it as doing drugs.
That's why Reki has no friends, why Tadashi was so fearful of Ainosuke being seen, why the adults hide identities.
i was bored and felt too tired to draw so i put together a giant collage of every instance of gorillaz members sharing/matching clothes (from what i had on hand and noticed, feel free to add more)
I originally wanted to draw fairytale chibis of all 3 of my sk8 ships but I got lazy๐ (might add them one day)
For now... Beauty and the Beast ๐น๐
#tadaai
#sk8
#SK8THEINFINITY
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All the Tadashi official trivia materials be like "his only hobby is staring at the wall and eating unsalted rice" as if he wasn't the fastest dancing skater on the show who took a minor to a love hotel to bribe him and gets off to petplay like TELL US THE TRUTH COWARDS๐
#tadaaiweek2021
Day 6 - Weddings & Honeymoons
"One day you're gonna be my bride."
"B-Bride? I don't think that's how it works--"
Joke's on him. ๐คตโโ๏ธ๐คตโโ๏ธ
I had a very grand idea for this one, but very little time left to execute it so, it is what it is ๐ญ
#tadaai
#sk8theinfinity
Seen people go "fuck adam, this show is about r**ga", no you pipsqueak, the show is about not letting the society brainwash you into conforming so much you abandon every passion that might be viewed negatively and rid your adult life of all joy. lololololol
I was prompted to remember one of my fav SK8 scenes so I'll talk abt it again
These are senior staff members. The maid refers to Ainosuke as "bocchan". They probably remember Tadashi as a boy. He doesn't even say a WORD and they scatter like MICE.
They Know. They All KNOW ๐
Yesterday I finally finished uploading my
#wriolette
fic, and since I had this drawing I'd made for it, I decided to announce it one final time, for those who prefer complete works!
๐Read it here โก๏ธ
sk8 might be the world's only fandom where minimum content shippers are always certain their ship is 100% canon while the shippers of the main practically canon ship are so insecure they make up unhinged lies and harass fans of any character who breathes in their fave's direction
@dioppai
definitely a case for some but I've also noticed people who shriek the loudest usually don't even know basic shit about their faves bc reading comprehension is usually zero
Aight screw it, I'm gonna spread the agenda all over twitter as well--
Here's a complete lyrics dissection explaining why I believe SK8 ED song has been about TadaAi all along. I brought the receipts. ๐
(click full view, it's a big one)
tbh forget the movie. instead i want an entire book describing whatever insane gender thought tornado went down in 2D's head between PB and Humanz for him to evolve his style like this