Thi Is A List Of Toxic Things Going Down In The BNHA/MHA Fandom. No Spoilers: Please Dont Let A Fandom

Thi is a list of toxic things going down in the BNHA/MHA fandom. No spoilers: please don’t let a fandom ruin a great piece of art for you. 

gatekeeping

accusing people who make fan art of characters as brown being “racism”

ACTUAL racism (ie use of the n-word by nonblack people)

seriously black women in this fandom are attacked all the time

 people who just happen to ship a female character with a male character being accused of being homophobic

 BUT people who ship basically any of the students (especially mlm) in a super innocent fluffy way, being accused of sexualizing minors

People who writes smut are accused of sexualizing minors

But when they age the characters up to appease those people, they are then accused of still trying to sexualize minors because “it’s still the same character blah blah blah”

people who read/write smut are accused of being actual pedophiles and condoning rape???

did I mention this entire anime is 1.) incredibly sexless with barely any romance and 2.) told entirely in flashback so all the characters are adults just looking back 3.) a 2d superhero show that reflects nothing and no one irl

people who like a certain character with an abusive past being accused of condoning child abuse

People who don’t like the villain characters with a sad past being accused of hating all abuse victims

shipping literally character A with a villain or character B, who they used to dislike, gets you accused and blocked and death threats for “amplifying toxic relationships” whatever the fuck that means

keep in mind none of these accusers ever seem to y’know...hunt down or report actual racists, pedos, or toxic abusers

copying and pasting fanartists and fanfic writers to get more likes with 0 shame or credit

Taking other people’s work and posting it on TikTok w/o permission

Belittling people based on their comfort characters

Forcing people off of tumblr/ao3 and making them never write again due to constant unceasing anon hate.

transphobia

people stealing audio plays and writing them as their own

aggressive kinkshaming

endless and baseless bashing and criticism of asmr artists (Xaid, Yagami Yato, XIX Rin, YuuriVoices, Akira Dubs etc.)

again, Hero Academia is masterful in so many ways with so many good people who love it. Don’t let that be spoiled for you.

But if you are one of those people and reading this made you realize your toxicity, you have a lot of apologies to make. Or just use the goddamn block button.

If this makes people leave the fanbase...good. I’d rather a small but healthy fandom than a large confused one oozing toxicity.

I hope my fellow writers and artists know I love them.

Go Beyond. Plus Ultra!

Midnight Doodles: Zenyatta(Human) I'll color it later on. Sleep tight lovelies.

Notetaking

Sound Note - take notes while you record audio

Evernote - notetaking that syncs across platforms

Paper 53 - minimal notetaking that syncs

Microsoft OneNote - collaboration and syncing, best for Office users

Google Keep - jot things down, best for Google suite users

Notability - take notes and annotate PDFs

Mindly - create mind maps

Day One - a digital journal

Flash Cards

Quizlet - the quintessential flash card app

StudyBlue - another commonly used app

Cram - best for its “cram mode”

Eidetic - uses spaced repetition for effective memorization

Planner 

My Study Life - schedules, tasks, reminders, and more

StudyCal - keeps track of tasks, exams, and grades

24me - automated reminders and event planning

iStudiez - schedule and prioritized task list

Google Calendar - a calendar, best for Google users

Glass Planner - a calendar and to do list with incredible functionality

To Do List

Clear - organized to-do and reminders

MinimaList - simple to-do and focus timer

Trello - collaborative project organizer

Todoist - clean and functional task manager

Default notes app on your phone

Time Management

Forest - plant trees by staying focused

Pomotodo - pomodoro timer with to-do list

Timeglass - custom timers

Tide - pomodoro with white noise

Alarmy - forces you out of bed 

Pillow - smart alarm that tracks sleep cycles

Productivity

Workflow - automate tasks

Habitica - turn your habits into an RPG

Continuo - simple, colorful activity tracking

Freedom - block distracting apps

Free Learning

Coursera - free MOOCs

TED - listen to Ted Talks

Duolingo - language learning

Memrise - spaced repetition language vocabulary

Khan Academy - free video lessons

Ambient Noise

8tracks - curated playlists

Spotify - online music streaming

Coffitivity - cafe ambience

Noisli - background sound generator

Rain Rain - rain sounds

Binaural - binaural beats

Health

Rockin Ramen - recipes based on ramen

MealBoard - meal planning

Lifesum - healthy eating

Stop Breath And Think - mindfulness meditation

Pacifica - mental health management

Sworkit - personalized video workouts

Waterlogged - hydration tracker

Reference

WolframAlpha - Google on steroids

Oxford Dictionary - all of English at your fingertips

RefMe - citation generator

PhotoMath - solve math problems by taking a photo

Mathway - step by step math help

Desmos - free graphing calculator

Wikipedia - not the best source, but it’s handy

Miscellaneous 

Companion - stay safe when walking alone

Mint - money management

Toshl - finance manager

Tiny Scanner - scan documents

Hey [tumblr]! Deku and the heroes of U.A. are back in action! Watch My Hero Academia. Now on Crunchyroll. 

is there any good romance anime you would recommend?

Oh yes, SO MANY!

There are some great shoujo classics out there. I love love love Kimi ni Todoke. Skip Beat! and Fruits Basket are wonderful as well. I’ve started Lovely Complex, which is now on Crunchyroll after all these years, and it’s beloved also. And though they’re not shounen, Rumiko Takahashi’s series are full of romance—Maison Ikkoku is my favorite.

If you’re looking for romantic comedies, something light and fluffy, there are a billion of those out there. A lot of these shows lose my attention, but some keep me hanging on. Recent ones include The Quintessential Quintuplets, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Rainbow Days (which is super average but I liked it anyway—a lot of those I’ll be recommending fall into that category), Rainbow Days, and I’ve Always Liked You. Just a little older than those are the Working!! series, Nisekoi, and Love, Chuunibyou, and Other Delusions. Recovery of an MMO Junkie is also recent and is really high quality, very funny, and features adult characters. Some classics include Love Hina, Nodame Cantabile, Kimagure Orange Road, Cardcaptor Sakura (the recent Clear Card Arc is where everything gets into gear); other older series I wouldn’t say are classics, but are fun anyway, are D.N.Angel, Tokimeki Memorial High, and the first seasons of La Corda D’Oro and To Heart.

If you want something a little more dramatic (though the shows above all have drama and most of the ones that follow contain lots of comedy), look to Key series like Clannad (After Story is worth the 39 episodes of build-up) and Kanon, and other series likeTsuki ga Kirei, ReLIFE,Just Because, Suzuka (despite MCs that are hard to like),and Your Lie in April.Some that go into the fantasy and sci-fi genres are The Ancient Magus Bride, Engaged to the Unidentifiedand Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai. A couple that I’m just okay with, but which some love, are Golden Time, Ao Haru Ride, and Amagami SS.

The shows above can get pretty deep, but these following ones particularly also go to interesting places: Oregairu moves from standard fare to “something genuine”; Toradora is a mix of shounen, romance, and character study; Snow White with the Red Hair  features characters unusual in anime for their maturity; Honey and Clover (and from the same creator, March Comes Like a Lion, which is less heavy on romance) isn’t afraid to tackle the difficulties of growing up; After the Rain might make you feel icky, but it’ll also challenge you (and it’s beautifully animated); and Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen is an epic and unforgiving backstory to a lighter series.

There are of course so many great romance movies. Ghibli does romance well, particularly in Whisper of the Heart, Ocean Waves, and Only Yesterday. Makoto Shinkai is known for his romantic films like Weathering with You and 5 cm per Second, though I think the best developed romances of his are in Your Name, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, and particularly in two short films / pieces: Voices of a Distant Star and Garden of Words. Other movies with loves stories include A Silent Voice, Patema Inverted, Fireworks, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

Finally, we realize that most anime MUST include romance, even if it’s not a primary focus. There are a few series that do this very well, like Genshiken, Silver Spoon, Cross Game, Escaflowne, Chihayafuru, and Full Metal Panic! The Perfect Insider and Cowboy Bebop are not romantic…but the couples in the shows have really interesting relationships.

I hope that’ll get you started, Anon! I missed a bunch of well-known romance series, but these are special to me, and I hope you’ll fine one or two, at least, that become special to you!