Happy Birthday Gakupo! (Art by me)

I honestly struggle to draw men cause I’m so used to drawing women but he’s my favorite male vicaloid so I felt the urge to draw him. He’s not 100% accurate to my personal vision but tbh he came out better than I expected after several tries😭🥹

u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 20 days ago

This shot always makes this scene funny to me cause why does Olaf look more happy/impressed than concerned given the situation? 😭😭

u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 25 days ago

Gakupo fans, y’all got any original songs with him that aren’t about him being an idiot or a creep (just solos, not including duets)

Don’t get me wrong, I love all of his iconic songs. Whether he’s being creepy or just stupid, the songs are bangers…..but sometimes I just wish I could see my boy being portrayed as a regular normal ass man who is being in love with someone without becoming a criminal about it. And also let him be not an idiot, I need him to be taken seriously 😭

The song can be happy or sad and it doesn’t necessarily have to be about romance but it’s preferable (though like I said I wish for solo songs)

Sorry if this is extremely specific but yeah

Edit: also no answer songs or songs connected to larger narratives

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u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 25 days ago

Jessie: “used karma” removed scene on Disney plus version. Where to find the original clip in decent quality?

In the third episode of season one, there’s this one scene I know for a fact was in the original episode. After a date between Jessie and Tony, Jessie, out of fear that the relationship will progress into something legitimately romantic, pepper sprays Tony after what she perceives as him trying to kiss her (he then clarifies he was just reaching out for his jacket although it is later revealed that he did make an attempt out of feelings for her and him thinking she returned said feelings). In the Disney+ copy of the episode this pepper spray and clarification scene is removed, instead cutting straight to the other plotline between Luke and Ravi. I’m wondering if anybody has a copy of the scene from him trying to kiss her to him clarifying he just wanted his jacket. Or better yet just a copy of the original episode without the cut.

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u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 1 month ago
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What could possibly be happening?? I’m pretty sure the adress I put was not incomplete at all

For context I live in Puerto Rico and the last update says the package is already there. All they gotta do is deliver it to San Juan. I can assure you the address I put in isn’t incomplete as its the recorded and verified address I have been using with the store I got my package from for years now without issue.

My only guess is that they were unable to deliver it today because I’m currently out of the island and I live in a gated community but its weird because every other time, the mailman would just call me to open the gate for them via phone. So why does it say my adress was changed and what could they have possibly changed it to!?

Someone please explain, this is making me anxious

u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 1 month ago

Am I high or has the preorder listing for the rerelease of Yuno Gasai completely vanished?

Not sold out, vanished. I don’t see it on the US Goodsmile page nor do I even see the announcement on their US social media pages. Did they take it down? I know for a fact it was posted on their US twitter yesterday because I remember retweeting it and I have a screenshot. Whats going on??

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u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 1 month ago

For a single 1/7 scale, how much should I expect DHL shipping to cost to the states?

Picture of the figure here so you have an idea more less since I know it can vary (though I understand it might still be difficult since we don’t know how big the box will be. But by default I chose surface mail since its the most affordable but thinking of switching to Dhl when the figure arrives in stock since DHL has DDP and it would make things in that regard easier. But I’d like to get an idea on how much it would be for DHL shipping from amiami.

u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 1 month ago

Ok real question, why do you think they suddenly decided to release the third haunted mansion doll this year? (Pls read desc)

I’m not complaining at all about the release of the werecat lady doll at all. I think she’s an extremely underrated character as a haunted mansion fan and I am happy she’s getting a doll in general.

That being said I have been very confused about why they decided to bring her out this year since…well, since they announced the haunted mansion was getting a new doll at all in 2026.

I say this because normally there has to be some kind of special event to justify an LE release, especially for such a niche character. Constance was released for the premiere of the 2023 movie, and Sally was released in 2024 for the ride’s 55 anniversary. But the haunted mansion doesn’t have its next milestone anniversary until 2029. It doesn’t have anything particularly special this year, so this drop seems very random to me, as excited as I am for it. And no, the Halloween season by itself isn’t a special event. They do haunted mansion merch for Halloween annually but limited or special stuff like the dolls are typically saved for actual events.

The most I can think about is the anniversary of the ride’s opening in Magic Kingdom (magic kingdom in general is turning 55 years old this year), which probably explains why Magic Kingdom got her before disneyland(??), but that seems so random because they don’t usually celebrate second copies of rides with stuff like this. Anniversaries are usually especially for the original first ever version of a ride. So what gives?

Are they just deciding that HM is successful enough as an IP that they don’t need anniversary-based justifications to release more LE dolls and products, especially because their first two HM dolls were very successful? Because if thats the case, this potentially throws out their rules for just about any successful franchise they make LE dolls for.

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u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 2 months ago

Would it be too crazy if I said this lowkey fit Lukana, Lilien, and Rajih raising Lukana’s daughter together? Cause I lowkey wanna draw it 😭

Specifically this would be in the context of Lilien and Lukana being a monogamous romantic sapphic couple, but Rajih is their platonic partner who is just as much of a parent in the dynamic……Does my vision make sense?

u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 2 months ago

I have always found the cover art of the lodv novel interesting, because intentionally or not, it gives you intell about the main harem girls before you even read the novel upon analyzing them

Compared to the other 3, Mikulia is the only one smiling. At first glance this may seem like a simple nod to the fact that she's a lot more peppy and childlike in terms of personality, but if you're even vaguely familiar with her character this becomes a pretty obvious representation of how throughout the entire novel she's the only one who was never brainwashed by Venomania. The only one who came there "of her own will". I say that in quotes because this doesn't take away from the fact that she's still a vulnerable person who was manipulated in another way and was just as much a victim of the abuse, but her immunity to the specific brainwashing everyone else was put through still differentiates her.

Lukana has no smile, she is under the duke's brainwashing and very much not here out of any decision of her own, but unlike the remaining two members,
she seems more conscious, staring at the viewer with an almost aware expression. This fits her as the only one in the harem who was fully brainwashed but halfway through the story managed to break through even if just slighly, with the spell weakening a bit and making her lucid enough to start questioning the duke's morality and actually experiencing shock and becoming upset with him at his more deliberately despicable actions and apathetic emotions.

And of course, we have Gumina and Maylis, who by their expressions, look the most out of it. Of the 4 girls in the main cast, they are the two who were fully under the brainwashing from their abduction all the way to their liberation after the spell was fully broken via the death of Sateriasis. Admittedly I can't think of much to say for Maylis outside of that, mainly cause I feel like the novel doesn't give her as much in comparison to the rest 😭(tho if anyone notices something | missed, feel free to add to this analysis), but | feel like I can say something about Gumina. It's no wonder that her being the one in an embrace with Sateriasis is in reference to her obviously being the one he truly loves and their shared history. Tbh, what l'm about to say may sound like I'm over analyzing and honestly it might be but I'm still going with it. But despite how out of it she seems, and despite him obviously holding her in that embrace, her seemingly fully leaning into the embrace and her hand slightly curling ever so slightly into his coat almost reads to me like a subtle nod to her throughout the story clinging to her memories of and true feelings for Cherubim, Sateriasis* past and true self, even while fully under the effects of his brainwashing. And this kinda extends to her complicated feelings of grief once the spell breaks and she's left to mourn Cherubim and her now complicated affections for him despite the fact that she could barely even remember who he was before he
truly became a monster.

u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 2 months ago

Miclarith!! (Art by me)

I promised Miclarith fanart for pride month so this is honestly super late and last minute (technically its still june 30th in some timezones but still).

I also promised Lilikana but I procrastinated too much and I couldn’t think of a pose for them that I liked and also that wasn’t super sad, so I’ll draw them later as a belated piece (I apologize as someone who genuinely loves Lilikana more than any other EC ship 😭🥲)

But yeah, Happy pride month regardless of whether or not its still June for you🩷

u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 2 months ago

How do you keep your collections protected? (Pls read desc)

Perhaps you can partially blame it on me being up way to late while on vacation and spiraling while overthinking but it just hit me that perhaps my dolls aren’t as protected as they should be and now I’m anxious about it 🥹

I live in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where theres a decent amount of heat and humidity for the whole year. However, I never really took into consideration how hot or humid my room actually is when the Ac isn’t on. From what I’m able to feel it doesn’t typically feel super bad but my subjective experience isn’t exactly trustworthy and its not like I have anything on me to measure those factors accurately.

I keep my dolls up against a wall in my room, not directly in front of the window but on the wall opposite to the window and a few feet to the left (lets say 4-5 feet). I am also typically away at college for 5 days a week so its not like I can just keep the AC or fan running while I am away (I also read that exposing your dolls to extreme temperatures changes like keeping the AC on for a weekend and then turning it off for several days after can damage them because of the contrast, accelerating damage)

With everything including the fact that most Disney LE dolls post 2020 are suspected of using poly hair, I am nervous about preserving my dolls for as long as possible. Important note, I am also an in box collector for the disney LEs so its not like I mess with them too much but still

Advice is appreciated 🥹😭

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u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 2 months ago

Ignore the other non HM announcements but according to rumors the next LE doll for the Haunted mansion lineup is said to be the Werecat Lady

Was genuinely not expecting this given she rarely gets merch but if this turns out to be true, I’ll be happy as I think she’s a very underrated character with a beautiful design 🥹

Obviously its not confirmed but I have faith, I’m pretty active in the Disney LE doll community when it comes to keeping up with news and I find that these sources tend to be fairly accurate when it comes to leaks most of the time

u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 2 months ago

Anybody know whats going on? The announcement says she’s supposed to come with a specific preorder bonus item but when I view the cart, its not there. Nor does it even show up on the listing for the bonuses?

u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 2 months ago

Question about _fairytale_vibes_

They’re the creator who started the whole “Apple and Raven switched at birth” theory. And I was wondering if over the years anyone has watched the rest of the content up until recently. Because outside of just that theory, they also make other video essays and theories about EAH, but I have been largely avoiding them as a creator. Because even though alot if their video essays do sound interesting based on the title, especially because I’m someone who does constantly crave EAH content in video essay form, both as a lover of analytical content and as a way to keep the fandom alive, Fairytale vibes largely lost alot of credibility for me all the way when they first came up with the switched at birth theory and then just continued posting subsequent videos about the theory bringing up easily refutable evidence, and insisting that that reinforced their theory.

I, like many people in the fandom, really despise the switched at birth theory because of how flimsy it is and because of how much it goes against the entire theme of the story. So I don’t think it’s hard to understand why a creator would lose credibility for me about their opinions on the show in general when one of the theories they are most known for is a theory that so fundamentally misunderstands and even downright ignores everything the show stands for. So for the past few years anytime their videos pop up on my youtube feed, I always just ignore it because even if the titles sound very interesting, and I am temporally interested in watching said videos, I just end up not doing so because I already expect this person‘s points and theories to be flimsy at best.

I was wondering if anyone here had seen some of their other content related to EAH and if that content was any good. Because I know it seems and probably is very pessimistic and judgmental of me to refuse to watch a creator without even hearing them out first just based on one theory of theirs that blew up, but honestly, I’d rather save my time. Which is why I’m asking y’all who have familiarized themselves more with their content, Has their stance on the theory changed? Are their other theories any good or are they just as flimsy? Let me know if y’all know.

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u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 2 months ago

Can someone please please please bully me into getting off my ass to draw lilikana and miclarith for pride month please!! I gotta get the evillious Yuri out of my system 😭

Classic struggle of wanting to draw, but not finding the motivation 🥲

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u/Weeb-Lauri525 — 3 months ago