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Spirits and Such Consulting [AMV]

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This video was inspired by Glitzer's "Singular Strike Gentleman". Go give it a watch!
youtube.com/watch?v=kipprnrVwrk

Anime: Mob Psycho 100 [Seasons 1+2]

Paul Dano singing for almost 6 minutes

xxBlackLolitarose 2022-09-29 | Paul Dano sings, look at him go.

Footage in order:
Love and Mercy
For Ellen
Prisoners
Swiss Army Man
Interview
youtube.com/watch?v=bl-og2tqj0s
The Batman

Stranger Things | Forest Fire

xxBlackLolitarose 2022-09-07 | Man, do I love the characters in this show. From Eddie "the hero" Munson to El, one of the most iconic female characters ever. These characters are courageous, funny, and heartbreaking. Their relationships are powerful. And they comprise the best team I've seen since Agents of Shield. I love them and this show, and I've wanted to make a video for these characters for a long time.

I couldn't include everyone but I put a spotlight on the characters with journeys I wanted to explore, especially after season 4. Before this season I never would have expected to put Max as a central character in a video or a brand new character like Eddie. I tend to be biased against new characters since they steal screen time from my old favorites. But the Duffers have delivered a master class on writing with Eddie Munson. He had one of the best character introductions I've ever seen. After two simple scenes, the Duffer's made me love Eddie, which has to set some kind of record. And now the entire world loves him! That's fantastic writing my friends, along with some phenomenal acting from Joseph Quinn.

But of course, my most beloved characters are still Eleven, Mike, and Hopper. (And Dustin. And STEVE! But he didn't have a huge role this season. Can we get a Steve storyline please that doesn't revolve around Nancy?) In particular, Hopper's journey back to El was something I wanted to put to video ever since season 3. (Let it be known, Season 3 was a masterpiece of a season and I only wish I'd had the right song to make a video for it. But it was not meant to be.)
Season 5, here we come. I'm going to dread saying goodbye to this show, but by this point, the Duffers have given me a lot of confidence that they can do the final season justice. Their season finales put all others to shame. Let's hope they pull it off. Come on Duffers, you're one season away from having the greatest TV series of all time! Finish it right!

One more thing: Max's big scene is easily the best moment this season (everyone knows it), but a close second might be El and Mike's argument in episode 3. That scene broke me, to see them facing more grown-up problems, problems that make total sense for them to have. It hurt but it was amazing. And some of the best acting I've seen from either of them.

Song: Forest Fire
Artist: Brighton
Footage: Stranger Things Season 4 (+ seasons 1-3)

Turning Page | Pierre & Natasha

xxBlackLolitarose 2022-06-06 | I love War and Peace, I love Pierre, I love Paul Dano, and I love Turning Page by Sleeping at Last, so here ya go. If you haven't seen BBC's War and Peace mini series I HIGHLY recommend. Might be my favorite regency era piece since Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightly.

The basic story: Pierre gets tricked into marrying an awful woman who doesn't love him. After he sees Natasha, a family friend, falling for his best friend, he realizes he's in love with the girl he's known his whole life, but being the pure soul that he is, he supports his friend and steps aside. But life in Russia gets turned upside down by war and when the dust settles Pierre and Natasha might just end up together. It's a long road to get there but it's so great along the way with a truly satisfying ending.

Pierre is so amazing and I adore him. He is the sweetest boy who is taken advantage of by everyone and all you want is for him to be happy in the end. And Natasha is such a lovely girl who grows into a mature woman deserving of Pierre's pure love for her. It's such a beautiful romance. These two genuinely respect and love each other. And my gosh, Pierre is such husband material.

But the real reason I had to make a vid is that I became obsessed with Paul Dano. I saw The Batman and finally realized how much I love him. (Yes, sweet Pierre also plays the Riddler.) He was so intense in that movie, I had to see more of him.
So I did. I saw a LOT more. Did a deep dive of his films and I've watched 18 of his projects now and can attest that he's a master at what he does. He's played guys with mental struggles, guys who are too pure for this world, and total psychos. And yes, the meme is accurate: Paul Dano does get beat up a lot, in hilarious or heartbreaking fashion depending on the movie.

If you want to see him play another pure-hearted character, check out Love and Mercy, it's his greatest acting role to date and one of my favorite movies I've seen all year.

Song: Turning Page
Artist: Sleeping At Last
Footage: BBC's War and Peace (2016)

If the World Was Ending

xxBlackLolitarose 2022-02-16 | I love videos that feel realistic, that show the depth of feeling and poetry in anime. I also love this song and have wanted to use it for a long time, until one day I thought, "why not?".

Here's my little tribute to the art and beauty of these two films.

Song: If the World Was Ending
Artist: JP Saxe and Julia Michaels
Footage: The Garden of Words and Your Name
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

Galway Girl

xxBlackLolitarose 2021-06-01 | Eugene takes the captivating Rapunzel out on a date. She takes him on the adventure of a lifetime.

Video Info:
Song: Galway Girl
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

Fun fact: Not planned, but this could be a prequel to this video:
youtube.com/watch?v=aQTZl6AeYFs
This one's way more fun though. ;)

Coulson Lives | coulson + the team

xxBlackLolitarose 2020-11-30 | A tribute to the director and his team.

I can't believe Shield is over. It'll take a long time for me to get over this show. If I ever do. Gosh, these characters mean the world to me. And this show was with me through lots of hard times. It uplifted me when I was down. It gave me more hype than maybe anything, ever. It also broke my heart a few times. Made me cry just about every episode.
For seven years I've sat on the edge of my seat, eyes glued to the TV while this family battled Hydra, fell in love, and made the avengers look unemployed.
Shield, you stole seven years of my life and it's one of the best things that's ever happened to me.

Video Info:
Song: Next to Me
Artist: Imagine Dragons
Footage: Agents of Shield S1 - S5
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

(Hmmm maybe THIS is my last shield video. You never know.)

Weights & Measures | 1917

xxBlackLolitarose 2020-02-26 | 1917 is genuinely one of the greatest films I've ever seen.
This video includes SPOILERS for the entire film, so if you haven't seen it, please turn off this video, get yourself to the nearest cinema, and watch this masterpiece because I would not want to spoil the journey for anyone.

If you'd like to read on, here is my spoiler-free review of 1917.

So this movie gave me two of the greatest gifts a film can give:
1. An awe-inspiring viewing experience
2. A new favorite actor

First, the viewing experience. I knew that this film was a one-shot film. I knew the general premise. I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. I thought it was going to be an enjoyable film, maybe even a great one.
But I had no idea what I was really walking into.
Once in a while, I'll see a film that completely interrupts my thoughts, that takes over my senses, that glues me to the screen. It's even rarer that I find a film that binds me to the characters so intensely. This movie was visceral, spell-binding, and more than that, it was an emotional journey of the most powerful kind.
Not only because of the striking cinematography, the tension, the perfect pacing, the blast of bullets and swell of the score, but because of the characters. Within the first five minutes, watching Blake learn about the danger his brother was facing, I attached to him in a way I don't often do with movie characters. I could feel Blake's stress, his urgency, his love for his brother, and I'd only just learned his name.
But as attached as I felt to Blake, it had nothing on my attachment to Schofield. Which brings me to the second thing this movie gave me.

George MacKay's performance as Schofield is one of the most beautiful, heart-wrenching performances I've ever seen. My gosh did I love Schofield. I connected with him so strongly. I knew his thoughts, feelings, felt his resilience, his almost manic need to press on. I didn't need to know his first name or where he was from or what his past was like, I simply knew him exactly as I was meant to. Not only was the writing incredible but George MacKay was Schofield through and through. I'd never seen this actor before but I knew I was witnessing something very special (and in my opinion, a performance deserving of an Oscar for Best Actor or at least a nomination, but that's a rant for another day.)
Little did I know that George MacKay is no beginner. He's a brilliant young actor with an incredible history of films. While 1917 is his best, it wasn't until I dove into his old works that I realized I'd found my favorite actor. For Those in Peril. Where Hands Touch. Marrowbone. These are just a few of his excellent films. He has incredible range, he portrays his emotions as loudly or as quietly as he needs, he can do any accent (no really) and he's just so incredibly fun to watch. No matter what he stars in, I can connect to his characters on an emotional level. He's always different, always unexpected. And no two characters of his are the same.

Going back to the film, I can't stress enough how much this film affected me. It was almost perfect. And I don't say that lightly. Everything was so seamless. The sound, the realistic sets and costumes, the story, the pacing, the Roger Deakins cinematography, the acting. You forget you're watching a movie the moment it begins.
If there is such a thing as a perfect movie I'm pretty sure it's 1917.

I'm grateful to 1917 for giving me an unforgettable experience and a favorite actor to continue watching from here on out. This has been one of the best movie experiences I've had in years. And it will be a long time before anything tops it.

Video Info:
Song: Weights & Measures
Artist: Dry the River
Footage: 1917
Program Used: Sony Vegas Pro 13

And schofield ejecting his empty bullet cases is one of the most satisfying sounds in the world.

SAIL [AMV]

xxBlackLolitarose 2019-12-18 | Mob Psycho 100 is an incredible anime. If you haven't watched it I 100% recommend!

It's an anime about a boy named Kageyama Shigeo AKA "Mob" who is the most normal, average middle schooler you could imagine. Except that he's an esper with psychic powers. Usually, he can control his powers just fine, but when his emotions rise too high, he might get to "100%" and his true powers will activate. Oh he's also the sweetest most precious child who doesn't want to hurt anyone even though he's the strongest guy in the room. This is such a good character-driven anime and a total subversion of shonen tropes. And sorry One Punch Man, but this is One's finest work.

Short AMV. I lost inspiration. But I have a full length Mob Psycho AMV in the works, hopefully to be uploaded soon! Stay cool and Merry Christmas!

Song: Sail
Artist: Awolnation
Anime: Mob Psycho 100 Season 1

My Love | Armin Arlert

xxBlackLolitarose 2019-10-16 | A person who cannot sacrifice everything
won’t be able to change anything.

Contains Seasons 1-3B
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Armin is my favorite character in Attack on Titan. And considering that AoT is my favorite anime, that makes him one of my favorite anime characters ever. So you can imagine what an insane experience episode 55 was for me.
I am not a manga reader and had very little idea of what I was walking into. Thank goodness I watched 54 and 55 back to back or I would have had a terrible week. After 54, I really thought Armin was dead. And considering how he went out, I was almost ready to accept it. Then episode 55 threw everything into the air. Not only did it give me hope, it was layering on the emotion so heavily and reminding me how freaking amazing Armin is, so if he DID die it was going to be the worst character death ever.
I had no idea if Armin was going to live in the end, because I really believed Isayama is that mean. Erwin is so important to the cause, I thought they might revive him, and so I was panicking the whole episode. It was one of the tensest episodes of anything I’ve ever seen and one of the best episodes AoT has ever done. Seriously, this one is going in the anime hall of fame for me.

My gosh, I wanted to lie down and cry for an hour once it ended. The emotions were crazy high, and there are few episodes I’ve ever seen like it. And it only made me love and need Armin so much more. He’s such an amazing character and every season I’m constantly going “we need more Armin”. And I hope we get plenty of him next time. Sorry Eren, for me Armin is the MVP.
So I’ve always wanted to make an Armin video and that episode pushed me to do it. This was a lot of fun to make too. I wanted to illustrate Armn’s character arc and why I love him so much. He’s the weakest of them, but is still willing to go into the most dangerous places imaginable. He’s the bravest person in the show. A genius with words and strategy. And he has become a capable soldier and leader. I seriously want to see Armin lead the Recon Corps someday because I feel like they’ve put him on track for it.

*sigh* I just love Armin and I want him to live to the end so much. (And I can’t believe he only has 13 or so years to live, that is just… I’m still bitter over that.)
But my gosh, he’s the colossal titan now and I am so ready for it! It’s gonna be weird but finally Armin will have a major physical ability like the others. YAS. But I still hope we see him strategizing and leading cuz I’m starting to believe that’s his true purpose.

Side note: I really want to make a character video for Eren too but I know I won’t get around to it. T__T Eren’s character arc is just…wow. I don’t totally understand what’s happening, but as a writer, I’m fascinated. If the rumors I’ve heard are true… Idk, I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but it sounds pretty amazing. Freaking Eren Jeager, guys.

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Video Info:
Song: My Love
Artist: Sia
Footage: Attack on Titan Seasons 1-3
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

You Are Enough [FitzSimmons]

xxBlackLolitarose 2019-06-23 | A video made in answer to I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles):
youtube.com/watch?v=9btgNPrmfCk

So when I made "I'm Gonna Be", I was overwhelmed by how much I loved the video. I consider it my finest FitzSimmons video after the movie trailers. And I couldn't let it stand alone.
Since I made a tribute to how much Fitz loves Jemma, I then thought, what would Simmons point of view look like?
This is a testament to the love that waited quietly inside Jemma for years. It formed over a long time, slower to appear than Fitz's, but just as unstoppable.
When I first heard this song, I knew it was perfect for the two of them, but it wasn't until I decided to make this video that I realized this was truly Jemma's song to Fitz. Because if there's anyone who needs to hear "you're enough, you're enough, you're enough", as many times as it takes, it's Leopold Fitz.

This is also the only video I've made so far that features their wedding! Still not over it. It was better than I ever dreamed it would be.

This video is a little old, so it's not up to date with the current season. I hope you'll enjoy it anyway. :)

Video Info:
Song: You Are Enough
Artist: Sleeping At Last
Footage: Agents of Shield Seasons 1-5

Hey Brother | Sora + Riku + Kairi

xxBlackLolitarose 2019-01-29 | “Thinking of you, wherever you are.”

I’ve been working on two Kingdom Hearts projects recently and wanted to get one of them up by the day KH3 came out. So glad I made it in time!
This is my first real tribute to Sora, Riku, and Kairi, my favorite trio of Kingdom Hearts. I should’ve made this a long time ago!
There’s nothing that hits me in the feels quite as hard as their story line. I love these three so much and they have had such a journey since the start of KH1. It feels right to make a tribute to their original story line, the one we’ve been watching for years, right before the new chapter of their story is released. I have no idea what’s going to happen with these three in KH3. I can only hope it lives up to parts one and two. And even if it doesn’t, what we have already is one of the best trio stories in the world. The wayfinder trio has epic moments and the seasalt trio is full of beautiful tragedy, but for me the paopu trio always comes out on top.
As I type this I’m waiting for gamestop to open so I can go buy Kingdom Hearts 3. It has been an amazing wait throughout 2018. I finally played Birth by Sleep and gained a new favorite in Aqua, then played Dream Drop Distance and finally discovered how much I truly love Riku. I can not describe how ready I am and how hyped. KH3 has been like a fairy tale my whole life, something to dream about that might never be made real. I’m not sure it’s possible to live up to thirteen years of expectation. But no matter what, there are things coming in this game that I’m not expecting, and that is one of the most exciting things of all.
I’m not sure what’s waiting on the other side of this game’s release, but guys, we made it and no matter what, we’re going to have fun. This moment reminds me of Kairi and Sora looking out at the ocean and dreaming of what lay beyond.

“I just can’t wait. Once we set sail, it’ll be great.”

[KH] Our Hearts Are Connected

xxBlackLolitarose 2018-12-06 | "What's this boy's name?"
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Two months. TWO MONTHS.
But what am I saying? Y’all know that.

THIS IS THE FIRST KINGDOM HEARTS VIDEO I’VE DONE IN SO LOOONNNNGGGG.
This past year I’ve gone through a KH resurgence and I reconnected with my love for the series. (Not that I ever forgot how much I love it. You know how it is. Time passes and you don’t edit or play it as much as you used to. Bleh.)
I finally played Birth by Sleep for the first time and I love Aqua so much!!! If I edited videos anymore I’m sure I would’ve made an Aqua tribute by now. And I always thought I would love Ven the most. Haha nope. (I’ve also finally played Dream Drop Distance! I’ve been busy.)

But after playing BBS and 0.2 I have fallen in love with the idea of Aqua and Sora as parallels of each other. I see Aqua as the Sora of BBS (despite popular opinion of it being Ven.) The way she cares for her friends and sacrifices herself for them, as well as her search for them in 0.2. And then that 0.2 intro. THAT INTRO. Sora reaching for Aqua’s hand is currently my background, jussayin.
And now I want to see Sora save Aqua from the darkness. SO BAD.
Ugh my emotions are spilling over.

Just know that on January 29th I will be in line at my local game store, probably crying.

Because this series has been my favorite since childhood and my love for it has just grown and grown over the years. There is no other series, book, or movie that I have loved this much for this long.

We’re finally going to complete the story we started 16 years ago.

…And who knows? Starting a new journey may not be so hard. Or maybe it’s already begun.

(Now if you’ll excuse me I gotta go beat Dream Drop Distance. Gotta figure out this time travel before I get dropped into KH3!)

Song: Simple and Clean - Ray of Hope Mix
Footage: Kingdom Hearts Series

My Kingdom Hearts videos:
So Darkness I Became
youtube.com/watch?v=smWHBehTat8
I'm Not Him [Roxiri]
youtube.com/watch?v=WW628DWKl98
We Made a Promise [Sokai]
youtube.com/watch?v=Bj3iALBYMK8
Scream & Shout
youtube.com/watch?v=Qr-Kerf3y4M
Still. (Axel/Xion)
youtube.com/watch?v=oUs_M1AB9-g

BELIEVER [Daisy+Fitz+Simmons]

xxBlackLolitarose 2018-08-08 | My bus trio.
Daisy is so awesome it's easy to forget that FitzSimmons have grown just as much and are not the same kids from the bus anymore. They are all such incredible characters, and now not only will they make you cry with their emotional scenes, they will mess you up.
(haha but no, they are amazing oh my goodness gracious, I had to make a video for them)
I actually started this video because of Self Control, 4x15. Probably the best episode these three have ever had together.

This video is actually a little old. That's why there's barely anything from season 5 - I finished it before season 5 was all out. I had plans to go back to this video and make it even better, but time passed and I knew that wasn't going to happen. So it's upload it now, or upload it never!

These three are the true leaders of Shield. (Sorry, Mack)

Interested in more FitzSkimmons videos? Check out one of my best:
youtube.com/watch?v=TxBsAQ3l7tU&t=1s

Video Info:
song: Believer
artist: Imagine Dragons (ma boiz)
footage: Agents of Shield seasons 1-5

Moonlight [Daytime Shooting Star & TCLP]

xxBlackLolitarose 2018-07-09 | I love both of these mangas, so here you go. A short mmv!

This is a small tribute to the artwork of Yamamori Mika. I went through a small obsession with her art last summer, fueled by my discovery of Tsubaki-Chou Lonely Planet.

HnR and TCLP are both beautiful works and I think Yamamori Mika sensei is an artist and writer that is hard to match. She's one of the best and her art is some of my favorite shoujo art of all time.

I only wish I could have made this video longer. There were so many pictures I wanted to include, but never got around to it.

Also, this is my first video using the music of Grace Vanderwaal! I get to see Grace in concert for the first time in three weeks and I'm so excited!

Mangas: Daytime Shooting Star (Hirunaka no Ryuusei)
Tsubaki-Chou Lonely Planet
Song: Moonlight
Artist: Grace Vanderwaal

MEDICINE | Stranger Things

xxBlackLolitarose 2018-06-04 | “You've got a beautiful brain. But it's disintegrating.”

I don’t always edit Stranger Things, but when I do, I take seven months to finish a video.
(Lol, no. Here’s my real takeaway from this video.)
Effects + Live Action editing. These are two things that don’t usually mix with me. My live action videos tend to be very simple and use few effects. This time I tried something different! Granted, the effects in this video are simple but that’s what I was going for. Something stripped down yet intense.

Stranger Things season 2 was AWESOME. One of the best parts of 2017 for me (minus the Japan trip and the Imagine Dragons concert and…wow I did a lot in 2017.)
But every episode of this season I was jumping up and down in my seat, fangirling, and freaking out at every crazy Will moment or Mike/Eleven moment or really anything with the Mind Flayer. What an awesome sequel this was. And an awesome season deserves an awesome video!

In my first Stranger Things video I went for a quiet, yet strange vibe that I felt summed up season 1 nicely. But I needed an epic video for this show and Season 2 gave me all the tools I needed. I'm very happy with how this turned out!

The main focus of this video is Will, Eleven, and Mike. Because I had to have Mike/Eleven in there, but let’s face it, Will was the star of this show. And he killed it.

Also a shout out to Steve’s character arc, that I didn’t get to fit in here. And all the great Hopper/Eleven moments which many other fans have detailed beautifully in their videos.
I can’t wait for season 3!!

Video Info:
Song: Medicine [Sound Remedy Remix]
youtube.com/watch?v=cSPfeTwl8Kw
Artist: Daughter (Remixed by Sound Remedy)
Footage: Stranger Things Season 2 (with a little Season 1)
Program: Vegas Pro 13
*Fave part of the video is that flashing lightbulb, if I’m being honest. Also I'm so glad I got that blur effect at the end right, that is something I've never been able to achieve before. ;__;

Fun Fact: I’ve edited to the original version of this song once before, years ago:
youtube.com/watch?v=ryQwHKJXUq4

Shout out to "travesty" for pointing out my spelling error. You're a life saver!

The Night We Met

xxBlackLolitarose 2018-04-30 | "I had all and then most of you
Some and now none of you."

Here’s an anime mix for you, because I don’t make enough of them.
When I first heard this song it stuck with me. I decided to make a video just to capture the vibe of the song. There are no effects here, just plain clips. This is a simple song that conveys the melancholy of love. I hope my video conveys the same.

Lately, I’ve had a greater appreciation for anime that take a realistic perspective. Works like The Garden of Words, A Silent Voice, 5 Centimeters per Second. All of these movies are very down to earth in their storytelling but also rich with realism. They don’t over-sensationalize. In a genre teeming with sensationalism, it’s refreshing to see anime that take a simpler approach. This video pays tribute to that.
I hope you enjoy it.

Video Info:
Song: The Night We Met
Artist: Lord Huron
Footage: Listed at the end of the video, in order of appearance.

Caged Birds [Attack on Titan AMV]

xxBlackLolitarose 2018-04-23 | Who's a heretic now?
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My tribute to season 2. It’s a bit outdated now, but what the heck? I should upload it anyway. (I finished this video months ago but its upload was stalled due to a copyright issue.)

I waited for season 2 for three years and I’m glad they gave us some real clues as to what’s going on. It took a direction I wasn’t expecting at all.

A rundown of my fave moments from season 2:
Anytime Armin showed up on screen
Yuki Kajis voice acting in that intense argument between Eren and Reiner (we are blessed to have YK)
Sasha stabbing the titan IN THE FACE
the amount of Connie goodness
trying to figure out what the stupid ending credits meant all season long
REINER GOING CRAZY
Mikasa dive-bombing titans to get to Eren
ERWIN. BRO.
that crazy intensity in the last episode!!!
Eremika Eremika Eremika and need I say more?

The #1 fave moment of the season though: when they’re trying to rescue Eren in the second to last episode, and there’s mayhem all around, and Armin just starts *talking* to Berthold and not only freaks him out but is instrumental in Eren’s rescue and he doesn’t even have to fight.
heck yeah, that’s my boy with his genius speeches

But serious stuff now. I made this video to reflect the bizarre, otherworldly, mysterious tone of season 2. I chose an “unusual” song that I felt fit that tone, plus it’s a song I was listening to a lot before I made this. Here’s to hoping the hiatus ends next year!

random note: So you know the scene after Eren figures out it’s Reiner and he does his big titan transformation? I got to go to an SnK exhibit in Japan and stand a foot away from actual sketches of that scene, drawn by Hajime Isayama. So yeah, that happened. ;--;

Video Info:
Song and Artist: in video.
Footage: Attack on Titan Season 2
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

Tongue Tied Tsubaki-Chou Lonely Planet

xxBlackLolitarose 2018-04-16 | "Sitting alone in my tiny little universe. Waiting for someone to come and find me."

[Contains up to Volume 6]

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Yamamori Mika is one of the best at combining innocence and depth in her romances. While Hirunaka no Ryuusei is her most famous work, Tsubaki-Chou Lonely Planet features something that Mika Sensei excels at: everyday life.
Of the various series I’ve read or watched that centers on a character’s daily life, this series stands out. Most of the story takes place at home instead of at school (which I prefer) and entire chapters can be about the romantic moments that happen during breakfast, while going out to dinner, or taking a trip to the supermarket. Sound boring? If it was any other writer it would be.

Mika Sensei frames her whole story around the exchanges between her two main characters. Technically there isn’t much story going on, but there doesn’t need to be. Every moment feels authentic, and Fumi’s innocent but overflowing feelings give extra power to her interactions with Sensei. Also, unlike a lot of shoujo that can grow annoying, there are developments that happen in the relationship and it doesn’t take forty chapters for the main girl to figure out her feelings. It’s well-paced and there’s always a new pairing moment around the corner. Even if it was a chapter about shopping for rice, I was dying to see what would happen next. (It shows how awesome Mika Sensei is that she can extend a shopping trip for rice into two chapters and make it one of my favorite parts of the series.)

I also have to include that TCLP was the first manga I read since I took my trip to Japan. Not only did the streets, houses, and Fumi’s life in the suburbs look exactly like what I saw in Japan, in the middle of the series they go to the Inari Shrine in Kyoto, one of the places I visited, and it looked the same in the manga as it does in real life. Realism is a constant theme with this manga.

I easily fell in love with this series and the adorable romance it presents. I love how down to earth the characters are and Fumi manages to be innocent but still mature, similar to Suzume in HnR. And I can’t leave out one of the best parts: Akatsuki Sensei. Such a great, nuanced male lead. He’s reclusive and super introverted which makes it that much harder for him to form relationships. And he is seriously hot. I don’t want to be THAT girl, but the way Mika draws Sensei is ridiculously sexy and there’s no other way to put it. And Mika does it on purpose. The characters can be having a simple conversation and yet Sensei is drawn in such a sensual way it adds sexual tension to everything. Yet the manga is PG. Because Yamamori Mika is a PRO.

If you’re looking for a new romance, I highly recommend this manga. Be warned: It isn’t completed yet and chapter releases can be slow. It’s worth it though.

Note: I am still confused about Sensei’s name. After double checking I *believe* Akatsuki is his first name and Kibikino is his last. This still makes no sense to me since multiple people call him Akatsuki and no one EVER calls him Kibikino, but according the the Wiki page and the Japanese spelling of his name, Akatsuki is his first name. I am fascinated that Sensei is okay with people calling him by his first name and if anyone can help me figure this out, please leave a comment.

Credits: At the end of the video
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

BOOM CLAP! FitzSimmons

xxBlackLolitarose 2018-03-13 | THIS IS A LEO FITZ APPRECIATION POST.
You’ve been warned.

I have this fascination with videos about how much Jemma is in love with Fitz. Because there are tons of videos depicting how Fitz loves Jemma. I’ve made them, everyone else has made them. The show features Fitz’s POV 95% of the time. Not complaining, but since I love Jemma too, I’ve wanted to make up for that with some Jemma-centric videos, and so far I have quite a few.
Here is another one, but with a completely different focus.

Because Fitz is my #1 male character. We all know he’s the hottest man in Shield (or any TV show). He graduated from small monkey to sexy husband in less than three years and I think he deserves a medal. Also, have you seen him in a suit??? Glasses? What about season 3 when he was basically Indiana Jones? And now he’s pulling this space pirate thing, looking better than Chris Pratt and rescuing Jemma in style.

So yes, I love Fitz. LOVE him. The most. He’s been my favorite male character for the last five years. So it was about time I made a video in tribute to Fitz, the husband of the fandom.
And I haven’t forgotten about Jemma. Because when you’re dating someone as ridiculously attractive as Fitz, you’re going to have a tendency to gaze at him longingly. So here is my Fitz appreciation post that's also about Jemma being oh-so-in-love with him and being a representative for the fandom. Because we can’t date him. But she can.

PS: And marry him too. *crying tears of joy* This video was made before the wedding. I still want to make a celebratory video, or make tribute to it somehow. Maybe in my next FitzSimmons video. (And yes, there will be a next one.)

Song: Boom Clap
Artist: Charli XCX
Footage: Agents of Shield, Seasons 1-5
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13
Font: Colors of Autumn

Photograph | A Silent Voice

xxBlackLolitarose 2018-01-29 | (*Spoilers throughout)
This anime touches on deeper issues than most and it did such a good job with it. What drew me at first was the use of a deaf character, something I have never seen an anime do before. Before I watched the movie I looked up reviews to see what people thought of her portrayal. After all, anime has a tendency to over dramatize things and do away with any realism. I was half expecting Shoko to never sign and just smile at people. But when I learned that she was done realistically, I was excited to watch the movie and see for myself.
I didn’t expect a movie on suicide and depression! That aspect of the movie totally blew me away. I mean, this is anime we’re talking about. Even in the more realistic dramas, mental health and disabilities are shoved under the rug or portrayed in a way that doesn’t reflect reality whatsoever. It’s rare to find an anime that tackles even one important issue. (They’re usually too busy with cultural festivals and the supernatural.) But to find an anime that tackles not one but three!? WOW.

I was fascinated to get a glimpse at Shoko’s experience (and it’s probably not completely accurate but as this is a well-done, well-researched story, I’m going to assume it’s not far from a deaf person’s experience in Japan). Growing up in the American school system, I was shocked that Shoko not only didn’t have an interpreter, but that her teacher didn’t seem to care about her disability. (Again, could be dramatized, but I’m also going to assume it carries a grain of truth.)

Then there’s Shoya. Shoya’s part was actually the best in my opinion. The way they dealt with his social anxiety, his depression, his desire for human contact as well as his fear of it, resulting in his near-suicide. Amazing. I’ve seen enough anime to know you don’t find a story like this every day. It’s one of the most well done stories on mental illness I’ve ever seen in an anime.

Honestly, A Silent Voice represents my favorite side of anime – that it isn’t all swords and fights and supernatural elements. Anime can be just as much about real life. This story reminds you to really listen to people, to remember that everyone is hurting in some way. I think everyone should watch it.

Song: Photograph
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Footage: Koe no Katachi / A Silent Voice
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

Lesson One - Mike + Eleven

xxBlackLolitarose 2017-11-07 | This video has been MUTED!
To watch the video with AUDIO go here!
vimeo.com/241611114
Also, this video contains only season 1! No season 2 here, so you don't need to fear the spoilers.

Vimeo is totally safe and I've used it in the past when this happens. I wish I didn't have to mute this video but youtube kept blocking it worldwide because of the song, even when I pitched it. Sorry!

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This video contains heartfelt moments between children, you've been warned.

Eleven and Mike - Purest ship on TV. And they growing up so fast. ;__;
I started this video sometime between season 1 and 2 and got sidetracked, which is why I’m finishing it now! With season two’s imminent release I just got so excited to edit Stranger Things (before it even premiered) and now I have a Mike x Eleven video to add to my collection. Yay!
I fell in love with these two in season one and the tragic ending made it that much more effective! After my first ST video, which had an eerie vibe to go with the show, I wanted to make a video based on how warm and happy this show makes me feel. The focus was meant to be Eleven and Mike, but also the gang as a whole. (The squad. The kids. Any name that works.) And there’s some tidbits in there about Eleven learning what friendship really means. Enough feels for the whole family.
Not going to talk about season 2 today. That’s for another video. And yes, I fully plan to make a video for season 2. *fingers crossed*

There’s some backstory to the song choice:
I first heard this song from this video:
youtube.com/watch?v=tC9vOa7WvT4
(The video has also been muted but you can play the audio in another window, because the whole song is used from start to finish with no cuts.)
This video is very dear to my heart, and I saw it soon after I joined youtube. This video was one of my inspirations as a newbie editor. The editing evoked so much emotion in me. Back then I thought that everyone in my community (the GMV editing community) had seen this video. Now I realize that probably wasn’t true, but it felt true to me lol.
I’ve finally gotten an opportunity to use this song! It’s been waiting in my playlist for close to seven years, so I'm pretty happy about that.

Video Info:
Song: youtube.com/watch?v=M00scbZOWGo
Footage: Stranger Things Season 1
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

Under Stars [Your Lie in April]

xxBlackLolitarose 2017-10-10 | Spoilers for Your Lie in April -----

The ending of this anime inspired me to make this. Not only was this anime beautiful, the ending scene (or rather, climax) was incredible and I will remember it for a long time. It’s almost up there with Anohana’s ending scene.
I just started listening to Aurora and I really love her, so I used one of her songs for this video. It actually worked out – if I didn’t have a new artist I was excited about, this video would never have been finished. And I tried using camera effects like the cool kids do these days.

Oh, and Arima Kosei is an awesome protagonist and his character arc was a joy to watch. And I respect the creators of this anime for the work they put into his piano scenes. They were the best scenes in the show and I never wanted them to end.

Also, leave it to an anime to have a great romance but interrupt it with love triangles. And death. (Why I read shoujo manga for my romances.) But hey, this one is still good. ;)

Video Info:
Song: Under Stars
Artist: AURORA
Footage: Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April)
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

You Found Me [Teru & Kurosaki]

xxBlackLolitarose 2017-05-07 | Dengeki Daisy spoilers for volumes 1-16.

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Little known fact: Dengeki Daisy is my favorite manga. It should be everyone’s favorite manga. ;) Any time I see a pairing handled badly or not given the screen time they deserve, I think “why can’t more things be like Dengeki Daisy?” (Looking at you Agents of Shield.) I swear, this is the perfect picture of what a great romance manga/novel should be. Amazing characters. Pairing moments that feel natural but never stop coming. Plot that doesn’t revolve around the two main characters getting together. ZERO LOVE TRIANGLES. If there’s another manga like this one, I haven’t found it. But I don’t need to, this one here is the best. ;)
This video is sooo long in coming. I’ve been wanting to make a Teru and Kurosaki video for a long time but the inspiration never hit. I always planned to use this song for them and I’m so glad I got to! Now that I’ve started editing with them I don’t want to stop.

If you’re tired of shoujo manga that all looks the same, please read Dengeki Daisy. Where else can you find two characters who go through struggles, make up, and support each other’s weaknesses like real couples are supposed to do? I wish it were more common in manga.
And I love this manga’s tone. It’s so real but without being dark or R-rated. It also manages to have a pretty action-packed story and great comedy without overdoing it. It’s balanced on all fronts. And Teru and Kurosaki are the two best romance leads of just about anything. Teru is a strong individual who makes mistakes and really learns from them. And Kurosaki is such a GUY, not some sappy popular boy with perfect hair. (Well, he does have perfect hair though. Too bad he’s gonna go bald.)

READ THIS MANGA. READ IT READ IT READ IT.
(I kinda want to put the whole description in caps to more effectively show how much I love this stupid manga.)

PS: I’m really happy with this video, I finally made a good video for them, yaaay. We need more Dengeki Daisy videos on youtube!

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Video:
Song: You Found Me
Artist: The Fray
Manga: Dengeki Daisy
Characters: Teru Kurebayashi and Tasaku Kurosaki
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13
Low-key dedication to my one and only Dengeki Daisy buddy, Dezasaurus.
I wanna cry because the gang is barely in this video and there’s no soichiro waaah. But he there in spirit.

When Im leaving... [Sousuke x Kaname]

xxBlackLolitarose 2017-04-11 | Because Kaname and Sousuke are so cute.

I legit owned this anime for years without ever really watching it. And when I finally did I found myself shipping these two instantly! Enough to get me to go read most of the manga, which gets DARK but very cannon. This anime is actually very good (albeit dark at times). Fumoffu, the middle season of the anime, is the best part if you ask me. I wish the whole anime was a hilarious romcom. I’ve watched Fumoffu like five times and it’s one of the most hilarious anime seasons I’ve ever seen. (You can even watch it without ever having watched the first season. The English dub is SO FUNNY.)

This was a fun edit I made after I started shipping these two one summer (It's over a year old.) It’s nothing fancy but a good excuse to use this song, which I’ve wanted to edit with for years.
Chances are, anyone watching this knows what Full Metal Panic is, but if you didn’t know, that’s the name of a popular anime from around 2003(?) back in the decade when anime was good. (*shots fired*)

It follows the mishaps of Sargent Sousuke Sagara, a teenage soldier who starts going to high school so he can act as a secret bodyguard to Kaname Chidori, a girl who’s been targeted by an evil organization. Kaname doesn’t know he’s in the military, she just thinks he’s a crazy army fanboy who’s following her around. And the hilarity ensues. (And then it gets very serious from time to time.) It’s an anime with three seasons, so a good length. It also has meccas and a main girl who actually has a brain in her head. (Shocking!) I actually love the english dub for this show. It features Luci Christian and Chris Patton who I’ve realized are two of my favorite english voice actors. (Luci Christian is one of the best you will find in English dubbing.) And Vic Mignogna has a role as well ;)

Enjoy this itty-ditty

Song: If It Means a Lot To You
Artist: A Day to Remember
Footage: Full Metal Panic! (season 1, Fumoffu, and Season 2) - includes spoilers
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13 (like the first video I made in 13)

Im Gonna Be (500 miles)

xxBlackLolitarose 2017-01-05 | "Maybe some things are inevitable."

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This is their love story as seen through Fitz's eyes. But it wouldn't be complete without Jemma's perspective:
youtube.com/watch?v=gactBJn-r60

This is one of the few projects I've been working on in the last year and I'm exceedingly proud of how it's turned out. I know I haven't been putting out many videos anymore, but I hope you all will enjoy this tribute to the love between these two, specifically to their story told through Fitz's eyes.
As I've worked on this, I've thought of it as one of my last big FitzSimmons videos. I'm not going to say it's the last, because I don't know the future. There could be some future developments that inspire me so much I have to make another video. For now, I don't have any other Shield projects planned. Like many of my fellow editors who have been on here for years, I'm slowly coming to a permanent hiatus with my video work. I've been editing on Youtube since 2010 and it has been an amazing experience. I've gone through the days of MEP groups, copyright scares, friends coming and going, to completely changing my editing community. And I'll say it again - the greatest editing community on Youtube is still the Game Video Editing community. (Sorry liveaction editors but the GMV world is my true home.) Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy. You guys will ALWAYS be the best, with the greatest editors I've ever seen. That is the community where my strongest memories are, where I learned what video editing was all about. There are still videos out there I could never recreate myself because of the skill with which they were made.
But I've come so far with my channel and I'm so happy with the videos I've done! This video here is no different - I love it and I hope you will too.

This is not my last video, but it's just a reminder that this hiatus of mine will be more and more permanent. And if this ends up being my last FitzSimmons video, I can't think of a better way to end it. This might be the one description where I don't give a speech about my love for FitzSimmons. I think I've said all I can say on that end. This video speaks for itself.
I originally planned to make a sequel to this with Jemma's perspective. I'd still like to think that might happen...someday. (But don't hold your breath, lol.)

Editing Comments:
My favorite part of this video is the visual aspect I tried to create. I used a yellow/peach/blue coloring and a feint white border to create the effect. And I got to use a song that means so much to me - it might just be Sleeping At Last's best song for them. This is FitzSimmons as they are now, as they were, and as they always will be, regardless of future seasons.

It's been a few months now since I've uploaded this and the more I look back on it the more I love it. With most videos, I love it most when it's first made and after a while it's flaws become more obvious and I realize it wasn't the masterpiece I thought it was. With this video, the opposite is true. It's easily one of my best FitzSimmons videos I've put out, and possibly one of the best videos I've ever made in all my video editing work. I had an idea in my head and I made a video that perfectly matched that idea. That's only happened a few times before. I'm just so happy with this video! *tears*

Video Info:
Song: I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)
Artist: Sleeping At Last
Footage: Agents of Shield season 1-3

Grant Ward | Do you understand now?

xxBlackLolitarose 2016-10-18 | Good morning, myself
It's been a while since we have talked

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Because I have always loved Ward and I’m so sad he’s gone. Without him this show is missing a piece of its identity. Say what you want about Ward, he was a wonderfully written character and a very fun antagonist. I loved him as the hero in season 1 and loved him as the bad guy in the later seasons (except for when he was a little TOO bad.) But it’s really a testament to how much I appreciate Ward, when he can torture my two favorite characters in the world (a moment I hated btw) and yet I still love him. To me, he’s just that impressive. And it isn’t all about the writers – Brett Delton gets a lot of the praise too. Oh yeah, and losing Brett Dalton has been as hard as losing Ward for me. I miss him and his presence in the cast so much! Things aren’t right without him.
Ah, Ward. Our dog-loving, fitzsimmons-shipping, skye-stalking antagonist and one of the most controversial characters I’ve seen within a show. I really wish he could have gone out even bigger, maybe stuck around as the antagonist for another year. And now we have a guy who drives a car. (….No comment.)

So here’s one of my few Shield character videos. There’s a special emphasis on Ward and his most important relationships – to Coulson, to Skye, to Fitz. The Fitz and Ward is in there as much as I could get it because Brotp 4ever T---T. And they have some of the best scenes.
I hope this video reflects who Ward was. The older brother, the man without direction, the survivor, and the character who gave into his darkness. While I don’t like all the directions they took him in (and thought some were unfair and inconsistent), I think the darkness around his character arc shows how important it is to turn back before it’s too late.
Three cheers for Ward, one of the most significant parts of Shield.

Video Info:
Song: 30 Lives
Artist: Imagine Dragons
Footage: Agents of Shield Season 1 – 3
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

Stranger Things Dead hearts are everywhere.

xxBlackLolitarose 2016-09-03 | Warning: this video contains flashes. And spoilers for season one.

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The second I finished Stranger Things I knew I had to make a video! This show is AMAZING. I have never seen anything quite like it. It’s more like a very long movie than a tv show. It has such great characters, great story, a great little pairing, a unique tone, wonderful background music, beautiful cinematography, just. everything. I love it and I will be waiting impatiently for season two!!
I love the kids. They are my absolute favorite part of the show. I love Eleven! And Mike! And Dustin is hilarious and Lucas is so sarcastic. They have quickly become one of my favorite teams. #SquadGoals!
(And Will too, the poor dear.) But I love everyone else in the show too (except maybe Nancy and Steve hehe. But they’re alright.) And I love the music! I don’t even like synth but I love the music. I basically love everything. And I’m shipping Mike and Eleven so hard right now, they are the cutest thing. And they have some great deep moments as well, that’s what really sold me.
The only thing I don’t love is the video quality of the episodes I downloaded! Gah! I did my best but this is what I’m stuck with.

So the finale is what inspired me to make this video. One of the best finales I’ve seen in a long, long time! But while I was crying at the climax, in the back of my head I was thinking “Why did they have to make it flash so much!? I can’t edit that!!!” And I know I wasn’t the only one! I get the aesthetic reasons for the flashes but man, I gave up trying to make it look good. So that’s why there is a seizure warning on this video and I hope the creators gave a seizure warning somewhere because this show really flashes a lot more than usual.

I finally got to use this song again! I edited with Dead Hearts years ago and had so much fun. I’ve always wanted to edit to it again and Stranger Things gave me the perfect opportunity.
This hopefully won’t be the last video I make for Stranger Things. My editing inspiration comes and goes these days, but I can say with some certainty that there will be another Stranger Things video someday.
I hope you enjoyed this one!

Video Info:
Song: Dead Hearts
Artist: Star
Footage: Stranger Things
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13
And here's the first video I made with this song, years ago. (It's a non-liveaction multifandom):
youtube.com/watch?v=NwRtOmOoXdc

Annie Rapunzel & Eugene

xxBlackLolitarose 2016-08-12 | I've wanted to edit this song for a long time and Tangled ended up being the perfect way. So here's a project I've worked on here and there for months, with my beautiful bluray footage! I'm proud of the coloring I did for this one. : )
For real, Tangled will always be one of my favorite movies. It's been over four years and I still consider it one of my top 4 movies in the world. And Rapunzel x Eugene! I'll love them forever.

On a random note, I've never known what their pairing name is. Is it Eugenziel? Someone let me know in the comments if you know. xD Edit: Apparently it's Flynnunzel buuuut....since I call him Eugene I guess it's still Eugenziel for me. ;D

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Video Info:
Song: Annie
Artist: SafetySuit
Footage: Tangled
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 9 and Pro 13

Theyre my family. [The Team]

xxBlackLolitarose 2016-07-24 | The Shield family means so much to me. They are my favorite team of characters. Ever. I live for team moments. The latest season has had so few I cry when the team gets good scenes together!!
So here is a tribute to the team because I’ve needed to make it for a long time.

I tried to show all the best relationships and the emotion that makes the team The Team. And I didn’t have room to properly cover them all! I had to go for the main ones and my faves to keep from making a long video.
And what relationships are my favorites? Glad you asked. (These being relationships, not ships)
Fitz + Simmons
Coulson + Skye
Skye + FitzSimmons
Skye + May!
Hunter + Fitz
Skye + Mack
Skye + EVERYONE
Fitz + Coulson
Simmons + Coulson
Hunter + Bobbi
Everyone + Everyone

…And Ward. He got left out this time. I still consider Ward part of the original family BUT considering the last season, he is officially no longer in the family so I felt he would be out of place in this video. T_T (Though he still pops up ;D). For that reason, I didn’t include one of my favorite Brotps ever, Fitz + Ward. *sighs*

Hey everyone, I’m sorry for the lack of videos! But I hope you’ll enjoy my sporadic uploads! (And there will continue to be sporadic uploads.)
Yay for another happy Shield video. I loved making this one!!

Video Info:
Song: Cough Syrup
Artist: Young the Giant
I was inspired by this video, which introduced me to the song: youtube.com/watch?v=jfeLz1J1umc
Footage: Agents of Shield, season 1 – 3
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

Yellow (Momiji x Tohru)

xxBlackLolitarose 2016-06-07 | Contains Spoilers for Fruits Basket, up to the final volumes.
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(Description also contains minor spoilers)
I planned to make a big farewell video to Fruits Basket once I finished the manga, but I ended up making this instead. (Btw I finished the manga like ten years late compared to the rest of the world.) But FB is one of my two favorite mangas in the world and I’ve loved it for years! I’ve finally finished it and I’m sad but also happy about what a wonderful series it was. If all mangaka were like Natsuki Takaya, the world of manga would be an amazing place. (I’ll gush about the series in a minute, but first-)

So why Momiji and Tohru? Absolutely no reason. They’re not my favorite pairing in the series. Kyo and Tohru are my fave, Haru and Rin are probably my second. Yet here I am, making a Momiji x Tohru video! The feelings for these two just sort of swept over me. I’ve always loved their friendship and then got super excited when Momiji started having romantic feelings for her. Suddenly he’s watching her from across the hall – and it came (a little) out of nowhere! And then I was so sad when he never even told her his feelings.
But also, for some reason I love to edit with the overlooked pairings, even if they’re not my top favorite.

So here is my little Momiji/Tohru video that has been waiting to get uploaded for months! It’s not my greatest work, but I’m glad I got to use this song, and I’m happy to add another FB video to my collection.

Now let me gush about Fruits Basket.
I finished the series after collecting it slowly for about 7 years. I’ve known this series even longer than that though – I was introduced to it through the anime about 9 years ago! I’ve loved it ever since and it’s always been one of my top anime/manga.
I’ve read a fair amount of shojo manga and seen even more animes, but this series is truly spectacular. It stands out among its peers, completely unique. It has over 16 characters and each one is deep, has backstory, and a character arc. It lies within the romance genre, yet it has a full plotline that has nothing to do with romance. It’s a school story, yet very little of the story takes place at school. Its main character is shy and quiet, yet she is one of the strongest characters I’ve gotten to read about. Everything about this manga is atypical. On top of that, it has a clear beginning, middle, and end. That’s pretty special for a manga that is over 20 volumes. And have I mentioned the end is AMAZING?
This manga is the one all manga should try to be like, in my opinion. It’s a required read for anyone who reads shojo manga.

I’m happy to say this will not be my last Fruits Basket video! I have another short one waiting to be uploaded and hopefully it won’t take me months. I hope the people who still remember Fruits Basket will see this and have their hearts warmed with the memories of Momiji and Tohru. ^_^

‘Till next time!

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Video Info:
Song: Yellow
Artist: Coldplay
Footage: Fruits Basket (manga & anime)
Pairing: Tohru Honda + Momiji Sohma (romantic and friendship)
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 9 and Pro 13

Fun fact: I started this video a long time ago. So long ago in fact, that it was when I was making my first FitzSimmons Movie Trailer, and I didn’t know if I would ever have another chance to use this song again. And then I realized I could have used it for FitzSimmons. (But I’m glad I used it on this!)

Somewhere Only We Know | Philinda

xxBlackLolitarose 2016-04-26 | If you haven’t noticed, I make a lot of FitzSimmons videos (lol). But they aren’t the only pairing I love in Shield. I also love Philinda! I have since season 1 and I always wait eagerly for them to have moments. Then I’m disappointed when they don’t have any, but that’s beside the point.
I’m a true believer in their pairing and I think they should be together in the end. Even though the showrunners clearly differ in that opinion, couldn’t they realize the error of their ways? I felt like they pushed Philinda in season 1 and 2, and I was starting to get hopeful that they would happen. And then they had to switch things up with Andrew. And Roz. Just – why?
But I’m still going to have hope that FitzSimmons aren’t the ONLY best friends who can fall in love. And I think the best way for them to be happy in the life they’ve chosen is to be together. Coulson and May are best friends, they work together, they care deeply about each other, they’re both single… It’s obvious to me what needs to happen, what’s needed to happen since season 1 and I’m going to keep shouting for them to get together, even if I’m shouting alone.

I’ve wanted to make a video for these two for a long time and finally it’s happened. I actually started this the month before season 3 came on. It took me a while, plus I was uninspired by the new developments with Andrew and Roz, AND season 3 has like no moments. I think it took them four episodes just to get a scene together? What? So this video has taken a while but I’m satisfied with the end product.
When I first heard this song (which was surprisingly only a few months before I made this) I immediately thought of them and knew I had to use the song for a philinda video. This song goes with them perfectly! And finding moments to use may have been more challenging than with fitzsimmons, but still not that hard, because they have a lot of moments. (again, can they please get together already?)
Lol I did most of the video before season 3 began and then took a long break. When I went back to finish it I was worried I would have a lot of season 3 stuff that I left out. But nope. There’s like four scenes in season 3. We can do better guys.

Random note:
Philinda is particularly special to me because (besides being my second favorite Shield pairing), they’re also the oldest pairing I’ve ever shipped like this. I’m a young person, so I naturally gravitate towards pairings that are in their 30s or younger. Sure, there’s been older pairings I’ve liked before, but I could never get invested in them, and I just thought it was because I was too young to identify with someone much older. Well, Philinda has shown me that if the characters are awesome, it really doesn’t matter what their age is. They are in their 50s and I LOVE them, and I actually love them more for their age and because they’re an unusual pairing for me.
And the ideal ending for these two is to end up together. I’ve been hoping since the start and I will continue to hope!

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Video Info:
Song: Somewhere Only We Know
Artist: Keane
Footage: Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 - 3, up to 3x10

(J)emma Im for you

xxBlackLolitarose 2016-02-16 | I can fight it,
I can fight it

If the thumbnail didn’t tip you off, this contains S P O I L E R S for Agents of Shield, Season 3 pt. A!

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My first FUN FitzSimmons video in over a year! (And it’s mostly full of season 1 clips. Where is the lie.)
But if it wasn’t obvious, this is my celebration video. I wanted to step back from the negativity of this season and be happy that they KISSED. (Take THAT cosmos/writers/whedons). So this video is mostly themed around that. And what better song to use? This is actually an obscure Imagine Dragons song – and one of my FAVORITES – and in my opinion the best song to use when two characters kiss all of a sudden. ;D
Headphones and max volume for optimum viewing. (This song may make you want to dance. You've been warned.)

But this video is also based on another idea I had months ago to make a tribute to the tiny little fitzsimmons moments that frequently get overlooked. I decided to combine both video ideas into one. And so I tried to use mostly their small moments (although the pod scene and others still snuck in), but hopefully it’s clear what I was trying to do. : ) I decided to showcase one of the cutest and most overlooked parts of FZZT: their bickering over “vaccine” and “antiserum”, and I didn’t even get to use all the scenes associated with that joke. It’s a great joke, I wish they would reference it sometimes.

This video is meant to be pure fitzsimmons fun! I bet you haven’t had that in a while. Neither have they, the poor children.
May this boost your spirits through the coming season!

Video Info:
Song: Emma
Artist: Imagine Dragons
Footage: Seasons 1-3 – Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13
Made in response to the Kiss and Maveth and the fact that they didn’t die. Hallelujah.

Fun fact: I may have started dancing every time I heard the climax during the making of this video.

Dream [AoS]

xxBlackLolitarose 2016-01-22 | We all are living in a dream
But life ain’t what it seems
Oh everything’s a mess

Spoilers for Agents of Shield Season 2
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So season two. Can we talk about Season two? Because it was amazing. Dark at all times, full of mystery and alien forces, foreshadowing paying off in explosive ways, family moments everywhere, Skye’s transformation, FitzSimmons killing every scene and proving they are the emotional core of the show, Lance Hunter (sassy and british), Skye being non-stop awesome, Coulson taking dark turns (but still being Dad), Philinda love, Ward going through grey areas, Inhumans, Bobbi kicking butt, Iain’s acting and Fitz’s transformation, big brother Mack, the special effects department killing it, hilarious Cal Johnson, annnnd I’m probably missing some things but yep, that about sums up season two. (of course for me it was mostly fitzsimmons pain to fitzsimmons happiness back to pain again.)
But only a fraction of that awesomeness is in this video. It’s too bad, I wanted to fit it all but I couldn’t. And now we’re on to season 3 and no one’s talking about season 2 anymore! But I’m not going to forget season 2 and how it was the best season of TV ever! yes that’s right. ;D

It’s been waaay too long since I’ve made a video about the whole team! Because I love the team so so much. I love the show as a whole, and I love all the main characters in it, ESPECIALLY the main six. I wish I had more videos like this one! In a perfect world, I would have time to make videos for the show as a whole, and videos for Skye, and for Philinda, and Ward, and Huntingbird, and some SkyeWard, and some Ladies of Shield, and some Fellas of Shield – buuuut I don’t have time. I have lots of ideas but only time to edit one or two videos, and I almost always choose FitzSimmons. (because well. duh. :P) So to all the peeps who enjoy my videos and wish I made some for every facet of the show – I wish the same thing! But time, and sometimes motivation, keep me from doing that. ^^; If Shield had been around 3 years ago, that would be a different story. Of course, if Shield had been around 3 years ago my videos wouldn’t be near as good…
Back to serious editing talk. This video is about the darkness the characters descended into in season two. Just talking about season 2 makes me want to make another video for it but TIME. I’m glad I was able to at least make this. This show deserves it.
I went for some stylistic editing. Shield has so many beautiful shots and I’m glad I got to use them, especially certain shots of Skye. She really got the best shots this season. And there are still SO MANY cool parts I didn’t get to use! Skye’s fight scene in 2x19 is one of them. Still the best fight scene in the show.
And can you believe how little FitzSimmons is in this!? I did good. :D Tried to put the spotlight on everyone else and I succeeded! And actually got carried away with my “no fitzsimmons” rule and now the video is a little off balance. Oh well. :P

Fun Fact: This is only my second video with an Imagine Dragons song. Rephrase. This is only my SECOND video with a SONG BY IMAGINE DRAGONS (aka best band of the 21st century aka artistic geniuses aka my fave band to ever exist.) What’s wrong with me!?
But my third is coming soon. ;D
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Video Info:
Song: Dream
Artist: Imagine Dragons
Footage: Agents of SHIELD, season 2 (and briefly season 1)
Time Taken: 5.5 months, on and off
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

Dark Blue AnoHana

xxBlackLolitarose 2016-01-21 | Have you ever been alone in a crowded room?
Well I'm here with you.

Finally, finally, finally! I actually titled this file "dark blue FINALLY" because of how long this has been in the works.
I'm pretty sure I started this two summers ago! And then the project fell into the dark. And I revived it every once in a while to finish it and now it's finally done!
I always wanted to make a big, pretty, AnoHana video and yay, I have. AnoHana is one of my favorite animes and so I'm glad I got to make enough videos for it - I even downloaded hq episodes for this one.
But this is going to be the last AnoHana video I ever do. I mean seriously, I took two years to finish this because I didn't feel like working with AnoHana. Yeah, that's done. ^^;

Unfortunately at the end I no longer had the episodes and I still had some fixes to make, so I had to get clever about it. And it might be obvious that parts were added in at the end, but hopefully not~ I've wanted to use this song for a long time and I'm glad I got to.

I hope you enjoy!
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Video Info:
Song: Dark Blue
Artist: Jack's Mannequin
Footage: AnoHana, a tiny bit of the AnoHana movie
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 9

Desperate Times = Desperate Measures // Pushing Daisies

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-11-28 | Contains Pushing Daisies, seasons 1 and 2.

I watched Pushing Daisies last year and I must say it's probably the cutest TV show to ever exist. It's Bryan Fuller at his best, with its quirky storylines and rapid-fire dialogue. If you like unique TV, this is one to add to your list.

And Ned and Chuck are the cutest! They can't physically touch but it doesn't keep them apart. They were definitely my favorite part of the show and I had fun shipping them.
(Although I was constantly asking: why doesn't she just wear gloves??)

I had to make a fun video for Pushing Daisies. With effects! I never use effects anymore! I'm going to forget how. :P
And actually, this video is very old. It's been done for almost a year, just waiting around for me to fix things. And in the end I didn't fix it completely and left that stupid newblue watermark in. Oh well.

Hey look a cute video on my channel! This has to be the first cute one in a long time! Thanks to a certain tv show from hell. (ehehe...)

Please enjoy! And go watch Pushing Daisies if you haven't! It's so much fun!

- Someone liked this video so much they made a gifset of it! :D Thank you!
http://clairedaring.tumblr.com/post/147254839270/%C2%BD-these-desperate-times-call-for-desperate
and
http://clairedaring.tumblr.com/post/147266878228/22-how-could-you-let-this-get-to-desperate

Video Info: In video

Were Still Here | FitzSimmons

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-11-17 | through the static,
through the ashes
we were brave.
through the perils
of endless narrow escapes,
we’re still here. we’re still here.

*Contains spoilers up to 3x07 of Agents of Shield

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I wasn’t able to edit FitzSimmons the past two weeks because I’ve been very messed up over what happened in 3x05. I felt more distanced from these two than I’ve ever felt and it was not fun. I thought it would be a long time before I could get genuinely excited for them again. Well, as usual, these two exceed my expectations. Because even though what the writers did was a stupid, cruel thing, and even though it brought these two down, it took only two episodes for them to completely rise back up. I was very afraid the writers were going to increase the distance and make Jemma’s feelings uncertain. But then in 3x08 she gave Fitz what can only be interpreted as a confession. And when Fitz asked her if she meant it, she said yes, without any hesitation. What I’ve interpreted from that is this show isn’t going down the path of the love triangle. There is not going to be a love triangle, at least not in the traditional sense, because it’s pretty much certain that Jemma has chosen Fitz from the start and is continuing to choose him. One stupid situation in space is not going to come between these two.
So I was elated after 3x07 when this all came about, and this is a video to celebrate the fact that after all this time, these two are still here. The time has only made them stronger. Also, I just really wanted to document these first episodes of season 3 and what’s been happening and how difficult it’s been for FitzSimmons and for the viewers. I had feels to get out, so this was pretty hastily thrown together. But I enjoyed it a lot and while I don’t trust the writers, I am positive that whatever is waiting for these two, they’ll make it through. (Hmm I’m saying that now, but what will I be saying in two weeks? o.o;)
Regardless, I’m going to look forward to see what happens next, because I know whatever it is, I will be with these two till the end.

Editing Comments:
So yeah, as I said, this is hastily thrown together. I made this in a week! Very quickly, especially now that I have to be ready for you-know-what. (Wait, do you know?)
I would not call this video one of my best. It was more of a “just for fun” sort of deal. For that reason I decided to give it a coloring I wouldn’t normally use, with gold and green. I’ve always wanted to try a coloring like that and it actually doesn’t look too bad. And there were so many scenes on the planet I couldn’t use! But I’m sure I will eventually. Lol a week ago I was saying I would never edit with 3x05. And here I’m editing with 3x05. (Just because the second half sucked doesn’t mean the first half wasn’t amazing.)
And if anyone noticed, this title is almost identical to a video I made earlier this year. Interesting how that worked out. ; ) And kinda makes it look like a parallel.

And also have you…have you heard? (have you heard?) Tonight is Tuesday, episode 3x08 and well….*nervous laughter
There will likely be a video in the near future (which is why I got this one done so fast) because
well
We’ve been waiting for this to happen for a long time.
(for more information do a google search, although it is a SPOILER.)

Video Info:
Song: We’re Still Here
(could this song be any more relevant ?)
Artist: Sleeping At Last
Footage: Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, up to 3x07
Time Taken: One week
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

Smother. Jemma Simmons

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-10-26 | "I assure you, I am fine."

Contains spoilers through AoS 3x03.
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I started loving Simmons at FZZT and I've never looked back. Eventually she became my favorite female character.
Here was this little british scientist who was just supposed to be a funny side character. And then she got infected by an alien virus and jumped out of plane to save her best friend and her team. She chose to die to save them, and fortunately, she was rescued in time. An hour later she was smiling. Because she is amazingly resilient.
In 1x13, she saw a bomb headed for her two friends and jumped on it without a second's hesitation, because her first instinct is to protect, even at the cost of her own life.
In 1x22 she was trapped in a pod at the bottom of the ocean, waiting to die, and still smiling. She tried to let Fitz know it was going to be alright. If she was going to die, at least it would be with him. It was only when he told her she would have to leave him behind that she broke down and refused to accept it. After he fell into a coma, she blamed herself for not being able to save him and for taking their last bit of oxygen. And once he woke up, she saw that her presence made him worse, and left him in the belief that it would help him heal. She never wanted to leave her home or her team, but she did it for Fitz.
When she came back, he was like a stranger to her. Still, Simmons kept reaching out to him, slowly establishing their relationship again. But she still carried all kinds of pain and anger. And she still wanted to protect her team more than anything. When Trip died as a result of Inhuman power and then Skye seemed to be infected, she felt helpless, like she couldn't protect anyone. She lashed out, pushed back against this Inhuman threat, only to realize that she was hurting Skye even more by doing that.
Every time she tries to help, she messes up.

Now, in season 3, we see a Simmons who still carries all her old pain, but with even more scars. After surviving for months alone on an alien planet, she's come home. She holds herself up to impossibly high standards and expects herself to heal quickly, but she's not as stable as she wants to be. Everyday life has become overwhelming. But she will continue smiling and assuring herself that she's okay, because that's what she's always done.
She's made it this far. Now she has to keep going.

PS: I know I should have made a Simmons video a long time ago. I hope this makes up for it. And there may be another coming in the near future, because we are finally getting the Simmons focus we've always wanted.
Thank you AoS writers.

Find me. [Fitz & Simmons]

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-10-15 | This video and its description contain spoilers for AoS Season 3 (3x01-3x02).

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This video is made entirely in response to two of the most iconic fitzsimmons episodes yet, a pair of episodes that I will forever be calling “FZZT Part 2”.
3x01 – 3x02. Laws of Nature & Purpose in the Machine.
The episodes speak for themselves. I have nothing more to say.

[Ha. AS IF I would have nothing to say.]
So I started this video after the premier of season 3 because the fitzsimmons was too much and I felt like I was drowning in feels. I’m still reeling from this most amazing of premieres and how it was pretty much a two parter and how it was pretty much completely. fitzsimmons.
The fitzsimmons arc of season 3 hasn’t started with a bang, it’s started with a nuclear explosion. Except it’s an explosions that brings happiness and tears and flailing. I have a strong feeling this is going to be the season of fitzsimmons and I hope I’m right and I plan to enjoy every second of it.
And here at the same time people are asking me “are you making a movie trailer for season 3?”
And I’m just looking at the first two episodes like. “I could literally make a movie trailer from the first TWO episodes, how can I possibly make one for the entire season and manage to fit everything??” So that question is up in the air, and will be up in the air until this season closes.

Originally this video was going to end with a focus on Fitz’s scene from 3x01. And then The Reunion Scene happened. And so things changed a bit, I had to adapt the video to fix it, but it only became better because of it.
Right now all I want to do is make Shield videos that end with that scene so I can display how awesome it is. But I have no time.
And now for a moment of fangirling. JEMMA SIMMONS IS BACK. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. SCIENCE BABIES ARE TOGETHER AGAIN. (andthey’reholdinghanndssssssssssfdjkafjaklfj;alfj;alfja;lfj;alkfj;a)

Editing Comments:
The Reunion scene is so pixelated and it’s giving me trouble now and I expect it will continue to give me trouble from here on out. Why can’t all fitzsimmons scenes be as clean looking as FZZT? But it was so so amazing and I don’t care, I will take all the pixels.
The Fitz scene from 3x01 was everything, so of course I had to use it everywhere.
With this video my main goal was just to show what happened in these episodes and how epic it all was. No more nice little songs for these two, I needed a song that had CRESCENDO. So I chose this one and I enjoyed this video so much. Really, this video was such a fun time, and I really like how it’s turned out, and the fitzsimmons tone for this season is so beautiful and exciting and epic and I just –
Science babies have grown up so fast.

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Video Info:
Song: Tomorrow
Artist: Daughter
Footage: Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (mainly 3x01 – 3x02)
Time Taken: 2 weeks
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 13

(more abc logos. can’t get away from them.)

FitzSimmons: The Movie 2 [Official Trailer]

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-09-22 | FitzSimmons: The Movie 2 - "Leo & Jemma"

Find the first FitzSimmons Movie Trailer here:
youtube.com/watch?v=V-CfJSbfHAw
And the Teaser Trailer, meant to come before this video here:
youtube.com/watch?v=2rWVj1EWOfo

Like last time, I made a movie poster to go with the video! Check it out:
http://blacklolitarose.tumblr.com/post/129671084419/fitzsimmons-the-movie-2-leo-jemma-my-sequel-to

Please keep the comments free of season 3 spoilers so that new viewers can still watch this! : )
(This description contains spoilers for season 2.)

I will not be making a third movie trailer. I'm sorry and the encouraging comments have meant so much to me! But these movie trailers are an extreme undertaking and I've barely been video editing lately. Right now I don't feel inspired to edit which has been hard for me. I know if I made a 3rd movie trailer I would run out of steam fast and it would become a chore. If I don't enjoy making it, it won't turn out well. I'm so proud of the first two and I don't want to mess them up by making one that's mediocre. Again, I'm so sorry everyone. I hope you'll still enjoy these movie trailers! (And I'm sorry FitzSimmons, I still love you.)

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Summary:
Once, Fitz and Simmons were inseparable best friends. Psychically linked. But after they were dropped into the ocean, they were permanently changed.

This is the story of what happened to them after they survived.
Fitz suffered brain damage. Simmons left on a mission. As a result of her absence, Fitz began to hallucinate her. But why did she really leave? And will Fitz ever recover?

Even after the two are reunited, the distance between them and their underlying scars are so great, it looks as if their relationship will never be repaired.
But maybe, just maybe...
They can still fix this, together.

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Unlike the first movie trailer, I wanted to follow the storyline of this past season as closely as I could. I made some minor shifts to shake things up, but hopefully without changing any actual details.
I tried to show their storyline so that even someone who had never seen the show could follow it.
For that reason, and because there just wasn’t room, I couldn’t include Skye’s transformation or Trip. (I really wanted to include Trip but there just wasn’t room! T__T) But I included Skye, May and Coulson as much as I could.
Also, I was going to include the takeover of Fake Shield, but it just wasn’t working, so that became the main area where I changed some things. For example, the stuff with Fury’s Toolbox is different.
And I used a few parallels in this video, if you can spot them. Fun stuff, parallels.

This video is obviously very different from the first movie trailer, because the tone of season 2 was so different. If season 1 was full of colors, season 2 was nothing but grey. And the FitzSimmons arc was difficult and painful to watch, but I also think it was a very beautiful arc. For the most part, I think they handled their storyline very well (although some more screen time would have been nice, but what’s done is done eh?)
Ever since the first trailer came out, I wanted to make another. I started out thinking “I don’t know HOW this can top the last one.” But I have become SO PROUD of this sequel and how it’s turned out. I enjoyed making it as much or more than the first video, and I am so excited for the final result. This might be my best FitzSimmons project yet. I love it, I’m so happy with it, and I hope those who watch it will share that feeling.

I’m so excited for people to see this! And I’m so so grateful for the CRAZY AMOUNT OF LOVE that the first movie trailer got. And for all the comments that urged me to make another! This is for all of you, the awesome FitzSimmons fandom! Especially those of you on tumblr. I’m glad I’m not the only crazy fitzsimmons girl.

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Editing Comments:
Is the footage pretty? I hope so. Because this is my first video using new high quality Shield episodes!! This video took way longer to come out than I’d intended. That’s because, right in the middle of making it, my computer broke! Sorry it's late but at least it's in time for season 3!

I hope you all are ready for the new season. I can't wait to see Shield take on the world! (And as always, I’m waiting impatiently for FitzSimmons.)
Let’s make this a great season!

Video Info:
Overall Artist: Sleeping At Last
Song 1: Atlantic
Song 2: Indian
Song 3: Saturn
Footage: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., season 2 (+ season 1)

Something Found, Something Lost. [Sequel]

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-08-14 | To better understand the story, watch I'm Not Him first:
youtube.com/watch?v=WW628DWKl98

This video is a project that's been spread out over 2 years. I'm very very glad it's finished. I hope you all enjoy this long awaited sequel.
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Won 4th place in the GMV Awards Best Storyteller category.

The Story: (spoilers for the video)
I made the first video I'm Not Him based on the question "What if Sora was the nobody and Roxas was the real one?"
Roxas went to sleep so that Sora would retake their body. Roxas did it for Kairi because he loved her, and because Kairi wanted Sora, not him.

In this video, Kairi has Sora back, but she realizes this gift was at the cost of Roxas's life. She knows it was because of her that Roxas went away and she can't forgive herself for the way she treated him. She goes through her life, trying to be happy that Sora is back, but inside she struggles with questions of guilt and forgiveness. Roxas must hate her, wherever he is. She wonders, if she died, would it make up for everything?
Sora tries to talk to her, but she continues to pull away from him. Kairi can't tell Sora that every time she looks at him, she sees Roxas.

Roxas can see Kairi struggling from where he is. He asks Sora to let him go to Kairi. Roxas's spirit will end up leaving their body, which is the only way he'll be able to speak to Kairi one last time. But in doing this, Roxas will permanently disappear and even Sora won't be able to speak to him again. Still, Roxas goes.
Kairi stands at the edge of the sea, contemplating taking her own life. That's when she hears a voice. His voice, saying words she never expected to hear. He tells her he forgives her. And in hearing that, Kairi finds a way to forgive herself.

This video was so long in coming! I've had plans for it since the first one came out! At the time, everyone was curious about what happened next. Unfortunately I took so long that I doubt anyone cares now. xD But at least I did it.
I can't remember another video where I masked so much. I seriously tried to mask in this one. It's funny, I've wanted to do a video with a lot of masking for a long time, and it only took me four years to get around to it. And even then, I didn't mask THAT much. I tried to be creative with my masks to give myself less work, because honestly I hate masking. I can't believe there are people who enjoy it. That's great for you. For me, it's torturous.
But I'm proud of this one. Too bad I didn't enjoy making it like I did the first one, because I took so long to do it. But I'm still happy about it and I hope my few KH subbers enjoy it!
Because this will probably be the last Kingdom Hearts video I ever make. (I know. What's wrong with me?) I'll get to that.
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Important Announcements:
Fortunately I rendered this complete version when I did. Because soon afterwards, my computer broke! And now I have a new one, but AVIs won't work on it AT ALL no matter what I do. Which means I can't go back and make the few fixes I wanted to make to this video. So there are a few things that will bug me, but I doubt anyone else will notice.
That also means that most of my KH clips are now useless. It's not cool.
The good thing was I didn't have any plans to make a KH video any time soon, but it sucks that I don't really have a choice now. Unless I come up with some amazing idea that inspires me enough to spend hours finding footage, which I don't see happening, there won't be another KH video from me. At least, not for a long time. (I might start up again when KH3 comes out - who knows?)
So truly, if you are here for my KH videos, feel free to unsub and thank you for sticking with me all this time! You are awesome!

In other news:
- I will still edit anime and mmv from time to time. But these videos will be coming less and less.

- My primary editing will be Agents of SHIELD as well as a few other liveaction things and/or Tangled (which is animated, but whatevs.) This is going to continue for the unforseeable future.

- I'm so so grateful for the subs who have stuck with me all this time! But if you don't like my liveaction videos, feel free to unsub because that's what I'll be making. Thank you!!
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AKA "I made Kairi look so bad in the last one I had to make up for it here"

Video Info: At the end of the video
Piano version of Missing You:
youtube.com/watch?v=B2XK9Dia38o

L A N D F I L L

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-07-27 | walk away
catch up with the sunrise.

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This project started out as a collab between me and xxTheAvengerxxx but then it faded out. I really wanted to finish it, so here it is.
It was really just an excuse to edit to this beautiful song. As far as anime mixes go, it's a simple one. I edited it whenever I felt like it, over a long period of time. I finished it months ago but am just now getting around to uploading it.
I really love Daughter but I've not even edited to my two favorites from her, because I don't feel up to making the videos I have in mind. I've always wanted to make an MMV mix to Youth but since I'm not editing manga much, I doubt i'll ever have the inspiration. T.T But I really really want to edit to Smother and I'm not giving up on that one. Although it will almost definitely be for my TV show Agents of SHIELD.

Announcement:
So I know on previous videos I've said that I'll still be editing anime from time to time. The liklihood of that has gotten slimmmer though. I have a new computer now and I'm not sure if my AVI files will work, which means I've lost most of my old anime footage. Not to mention, I rarely feel the inspiration to edit anime anymore. (I know. So lame of me! T.T)
But who knows? Anime editing isn't off the table completely. In fact, I'm working on a very small video right now that I hope to upload sometime.
As for Kingdom Hearts? Um yeah. If I don't get my AVIs to work that means I've lost all my KH footage and that stuff is very time consuming to get back, and since I've no inspiration to edit KH anyway, chances of me getting the footage back are very low.
Ick, this suddenly turned into a deppressive video description.
BUT WAIT! I have one more BIG KH project that is finished and will be uploaded soon! I've been working on it for two years! And it's a story video with masking and everything, so please look forward to it! I'm pretty excited to finally get it up. : )

Video Info:
Song: Landfill
Artist: Daughter
Footage: (in order of appearance) Bleach, Fairy Tail, Fruits Basket, Guilty Crown, AnoHana, Durarara!!, Attack on Titan, Garden of Words, Toradora
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 9

Lights Will Guide You Home

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-06-23 | and I will try
to fix you.

(season one spoilers.)
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Oh my goodness. Okay. So I started this a year ago. Maybe longer ago, I don't even remember now. And it's finally done.

Attack on Titan is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen and this is me trying to put that feeling into a video.
I love this anime, I love this song, and I wanted to see what the two would be like together.
And this song fits this anime so well
because even though there's crazy titans and blood and action in this show, take all that away and this show is really about a bunch of kids thrown into a war that they weren't ready for and now they have to make it out of this thing, knowing that they're not all going to be there when it's over. There is just so much pain in this anime, it doesn't need saying. So this video is my attempted tribute to that.

Please enjoy and leave some love because this project is finally done!

Editing Comments:
Fun fact. I got this idea and then a while later, two of my friends uploaded this beautiful video:
youtube.com/watch?v=N49yDbj-2Pw
Watch it, it's so good. And I told her I was making one too! And now I finally have, what a procrastinator I am.

I actually had this done for a long time but my inspiration ran out completely so I didn't want to finish. But enough of that.
I worked hard to give this a beautiful coloring! And tried to do effects when I could. Picking the clips was the hardest part.
And I slave, and I slave to render this into HD. And what do I get? It looks the same on standard. Youtube: messing with our heads since 2005.

I really really love this show but I don't know if I'll be making any more videos with it. I was super excited for it to come out this year, and then it turns out it's going to be 2016. jfkd;jf
I'm still going to look forward to season 2 but I can't guarantee that I'll be editing with it once it comes out. If you're here for my SnK videos, feel free to unsub me because I'm not going to be uploading any SnK stuff for a long time. As usual, I edit whatever I feel like but my focus right now is Agents of SHIELD.
But thanks for watching! I sincerely hoped you enjoyed it. I enjoyed making it (at least for the first 3 minutes)
A wise word: Don't go past 3 minutes. It will give you headaches.

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Video Info:
Song: Fix You
Artist: Coldplay
Footage: Attack on Titan/ Shingeki no Kyojin [season one]
Time Taken: LOL
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 9

FitzSimmons: The Movie 2 [TEASER TRAILER]

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-06-12 | *Contains spoilers for Agents of SHIELD seasons one and two.

The sequel is out! Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=JlrJ_VjCrdQ&feature=gp-n-y&google_comment_id=z12ehldhpoe4jvbmf22ydzd5cmmpcti0h
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As I said before the video, this is not the sequel to “FitzSimmons: The Movie [Official Trailer]”. There IS going to be a sequel! But it’s not finished yet, so I’ve decided to release a teaser! Because I thought that would be more fun than just announcing it.

In this new movie trailer, Fitz and Simmons have been torn apart by a life changing event. After escaping a storage pod at the bottom of the ocean, Fitz has suffered brain damage. Simmons has made the decision to leave him. But why did she go? And will they ever fix their relationship, or did they leave that part of themselves under the ocean?
You’ll have to wait for FitzSimmons: The Sequel to find out.

This isn’t a decision I made suddenly. I’ve been thinking of making a sequel ever since before season two started. And now I’m so excited to finally be working on it!

As season two was EXTREMELY different from season one, this video is going to look nothing like the first FitzSimmons Movie. So I’m sorry if you wanted something light and happy. My goal is to make these videos completely true to Fitz and Simmons' characters, so there’s no way this is going to be a fun video. The emotions in season two were beautiful and I hope to reflect that with this new video.
I also don’t expect for the second movie trailer to be near as successful as the first. The first was some kind of fluke. Unless there really are 130,000 FitzSimmons fans out there (which would be AWESOME.) But while I hope some fans will stick around to watch the sequel, I’m also making this because I want to.
And it’s been really fun! I can’t say when it’s going to be finished because I don’t know. But I promise it will get uploaded this summer! I hope you’ll look forward to it. I’m also going to try and make another movie poster! We’ll see how that goes.

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Editing Comments:
Is it easy to hear their voices? This was an issue I had with my last movie trailer, and I want to make sure their voices are easy to hear this time. Leave me comments and let me know! ^^

I threw this together pretty quickly. This is actually not a segment from my sequel movie trailer. I didn’t want to give any of the fun away, so I made this short video. It’s more of a prequel to the trailer. But there might be some Sleeping At Last in the final product ; )

My new movie trailer will follow even closer to the story of Agents of Shield than the last one did. But there will be a few changes, to keep it from being a summary of season two.
While you're waiting for it to come out, why not try out my other Shield videos? I've got a playlist on my channel. *wink wink*
Or not. But please enjoy the video!
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Video Info:
Song: Saturn
Artist: Sleeping At Last (coughFitzSimmonsTheSoundtrack)
FitzSimmons The Movie 1: youtube.com/watch?v=V-CfJSbfHAw
FitzSimmons The Movie 2: youtube.com/watch?v=JlrJ_VjCrdQ&feature=gp-n-y&google_comment_id=z12ehldhpoe4jvbmf22ydzd5cmmpcti0h
Footage: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Seasons 1 and 2.
Program: Sony Vegas Pro 9

Who I Am | multifandom

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-06-02 | I'll admit
I'm just the same as I was.

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Very proud of this one. This is my first multifandom in... a long time. I really miss them but they destroy my computer. ^^;
This is a (late) birthday video for my BFF!
It took too long and I lost inspiration near the end so it took forever to finish it. But I'm still really proud of how it turned out.

With this video I wanted to tie the footage together in a way I hadn't done before with multifandoms. I really wanted them to connect visually and symbolically.
I also wanted to stick to the atmosphere of the song, so I used plenty of colors and overlays. (i've been abusing my overlays and really need to get some new ones though.)

And eek this video gave me so much trouble at the end. It was totally fine for the first 90% and then the last bit just WOULD NOT WORK. I was trying to finish it and vegas wouldn't load it to save its life. As a result I had to render it in parts like an MEP, so the quality is not what I would like it to be. T__T I really need a computer. Haha I've been saying that for four years.

I promise you that every fandom I used here is really good! So if you see one that interests you but aren't sure what it's called, just ask! ^^

And I doubt I'll be doing a multifandom for a long time again. For one, I don't really feel like it and for another, my computer sucks. sigh.

This is one of a few big projects I've recently finished that I'll be trying to upload soon! ^^ Oh and I have a Kingdom Hearts project that I've been working on for TWO YEARS and I'm finally at the rendering stage so I will be uploading it this summer!! XD

(and I'm going to see this band in concert next week! fkjdjf;akjfdjafk;aljfal;kfj)

peace out.

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Video Info:
Song + artist + program are in video
Footage [in order of first appearance]: Attack on Titan, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (minor spoilers), Garden of Words, Tangled, Ao Haru Ride (TV - spoilers), Kingdom Hearts Series, Ano Hana (spoilers), The Avengers AOU (trailers only), Chuunibyou, Dengeki Daisy, Fruits Basket (manga + tv), Vampire Knight (manga), Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Bleach, Pushing Daisies, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers (2012)

How far weve come. [FitzSimmons]

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-05-16 | Contains SPOILERS for the finale of Season 2!

Warning: This description is nothing but me rambling on and on about the finale and fitzsimmons. If you haven't seen the Season 2 Finale of Agents of SHIELD I suggest you skip this description and this video!
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Ok....
*sucks in a huge breath*
ATTENTION EVERYONE
THEY
ARE
CANOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I've waited so long, I have waited so long!! I cried so hard btw! Everyone did! The scene was so beautiful!! (Should have been longer - THANKS coulson) but fjdk;aj it was so great. I knew they were going to have a scene but I wasn't sure what would happen. Didn't know if they were going to talk about the pod, about Simmons almost killing Ward, or about something even better. It was something even better!!!!!
SIMMONS IS IN LOVE WITH FITZ. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
And so I had so many emotions i had to get out. I mean, first I was mad for a while (for obvious reasons) but then I was just thinking about those two scenes and I was happy again!!!!!
So this is a celebration video. I am celebrating because these two have come so far, through so much, and they have finally found their way back to each other. And not only are they back, their relationship is going to be new and even stronger!
I've been shipping them since FZZT and I've been dreaming of this since TRACKS. That scene was everything. (stupid directors made it too short) but it was everything!!!

Lol what rock? I don't know about any rock. Simmons is totally fine. She's probably having dinner with Fitz right about now. hahaha *i'mnotokay*

But actually...I'm sort of glad something came between them? I was so worried that next season they would have been together for months and we would have missed all the beginning stuff, which would have been...so hard for me. I would be angry for the rest of the year if that happened. It would be the worst.
But when I wanted something to stop that from happening, I did not mean a rock. No. Not okay.

EDITING COMMENTS:
I had a few songs to pick from and went with this one. Since the start of season 2 Distance has been a song I think a lot of fans associate with them. It's a FitzSimmons song, but not such a FitzSimmons song that I felt the need to edit the whole thing. That's why I picked it (I had to get those feels out fast).
And I always knew if I used this song, what coloring I would go for. Sunny and bright. I really like how it turned out too! It's different from my Sun video too, so I don't feel like I'm just repeating my colorings.
Also the part at the end - totally thought of that halfway through the video. I've always wanted to do a sequence like that and it seemed to fit here.

These science babies. It finally happened. Simmons finally caught on.
And I love how after that, Fitz is the most confident we've seen him all season. (Science B-) I bet in his head he was like "JEMMA LOVES ME. I CAN DO ANYTHING. QUANTUM PHYSICS. SCIENCE SASS. JEMMA LOVES ME.*
ugh I wish we'd gotten to see a reunion scene though! The writers are intent on not showing their reunion scenes.
But psh they're canon so it's all good.
The writers are literally like
"we know we've tortured you and destroyed you all season and now we're not even going to give them a long scene...
but it's canon now so that will make up for it."
And the sad thing is they're right.

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Video Info:
lol what video info? all you need to know is they're canon. (no jk)

Song: Distance
Artist: Christina Perri
Footage: Agents of SHIELD S1 and S2 with a focus on 2x22
Pairing: FITZSIMMONS. FITZ AND SIMMONS. LEO BABY FITZ AND JEMMA BABY SIMMONS. (or the sandwich pairing will do. Or science babies. or adorkable duo.)
Time Taken: Less than a week! Yay!

Can I hide in you and stay? // Eureka & Renton

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-05-10 | Includes spoilers for the end of Eureka Seven.

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A long overdue video for one of my favorite anime pairings. This video is super old and I really should have uploaded it sooner!
I started it probably over a year ago, as a way of finally editing to Eureka Seven. It’s really a great anime and I wish I could have edited to it more! It’s so underappreciated in the anime-editing community.
This was also an excuse to edit to my two favorite scenes from the anime – first, when Renton saves Eureka as she’s falling (and I use that one a lot in multifandoms) and second, the scene where Renton learns there’s something wrong with her.
Talking about it is bringing back all the feels. These two are great and deserve way more videos than they have. I love that their pairing starts as this silly one-sided crush and grows to the point that they act like they’re a married couple. They are so cute but also so meaningful. And they’re character development is well done, and ties right in with the development of their relationship. Renton starts out as a bit of a brat who’s always showing off. Eureka starts out as a cold, unemotional girl who doesn’t understand people. They both grow into mature individuals by the end, ready to take on the world. I wish I could have made a better tribute to them, because they deserve it. (For better tributes, see the end of the comments~)

So this is the only tribute to this anime that I will ever do (---I can’t get motivated to edit with it). And it’s not even that great a video. Which is why I was so unmotivated to finish it for so long. But at least I made something. I’ve wanted to do a video for these two for such a long time.
If you haven’t seen Eureka Seven, you really should. It’s a tiny bit older, but that actually makes it ten times better than the stuff they put out today. It has tons of adventure, a unique setting, unique characters, and a very interesting overarching story that they delve into. (Anime today does not accomplish these things.) Plus it’s the most enjoyable mecha show I’ve personally seen.
It’s probably in my top ten anime list.

And if you’re watching and you’re thinking “Oh shoot, I went and spoiled myself by watching this!”….welll the story of this anime is done in such a way that this video isn’t going to make any sense to you or spoil what actually happens in the story. So go watch the anime please.

Here's some other (coughBetter) Eureka Seven videos!
youtube.com/watch?v=cfe2--ABu3A
and
youtube.com/watch?v=xLkRo18KfkQ&index=79&list=PL672906C22EB2D759

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Video Info:
Song: Masterpiece Theatre II
Artist: Marianas Trench
Footage: Eureka Seven

Mercury

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-05-05 | I'll go anywhere you want
anywhere you want
anywhere you want me.

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One of my absolute most favorite things about Shield is the relationships. And of those relationships my favorites are probably the three main pairings. FitzSimmons, SkyeWard, Phillinda. The sad thing is that (spoiler!) SkyeWard isn’t exactly part of it anymore. (I know a lot of people are hopeful that it’ll come back, and so am I, I just don’t see how.)
I wanted to make a video about those three pairings and about how there is one member of each pairing that is known to yearn for the other. Of FitzSimmons, Fitz. Of Skyeward, Ward. Of Phillinda, May. In this video, Fitz, Ward, and May are focused on more than the others (or at least that’s what I was going for). I love how they yearn after their pairing partner. It might seem like I focused on FitzSimmons a tad more, because hey, they’re my favorite of all, and also Fitz embodies the concept of yearning more than anyone else, and more than most characters I know.

It’s kind of funny, I started this video way back around when 2x04 came out. I made most of the video before the mid-season finale and then got sidetracked and only now got around to finishing it. But the video is really about their relationships in season 1 and in season 2A. It’s crazy how much has changed since I started making this video. FitzSimmons went down and up and down and up. SkyeWard has well… we won’t talk about them (it makes me sad). Phillinda… ok Phillinda is the same. (wouldyoutwogetmarriedalready?)
So this has become a reminiscing video. It’s probably the last video for a while that will contain mostly season 1. I’m determined to edit season 2 this summer. (I’m excited!)
This is the last video (I think) in my Atlas: Space series. Fun fact: this was the first video I started with an SAL song and it’s the last I’m finishing. Figures.

Editing Comments:
I knew this video wasn’t going to be fast paced or anything, so I worked hard at the colors. I started out wanting to give the video a dark, melancholy look and also a space look. The space look didn’t work out but the dark shadows did. I’d probably consider this my prettiest liveaction video yet? Maybe. I’m proud of the colors. And everything is in slow motion because it just works with Sleeping At Last so well. This was mostly a random edit to get some pairing feels out. It ended up being a longer project and one I’m actually pretty proud of.

News:
I have many plans for Shield videos. I want to make a season 2 action video, an emotional journey video, a phillinda video, more fitzsimmons stuff… Unfortunately I end up making about a fifth of the ideas I actually come up with. I hope you like the ones I choose to make.

I will have a few other anime-related things coming out as well because I have lots of old projects I hope to complete! But I’m currently not starting any new anime-related projects (although that could change once SnK season 2 comes out!)
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Video Info:
Atlas: Part IV
[Atlas Part I: youtube.com/watch?v=ccXPiGAtNKY]
Song: Mercury
Artist: Sleeping At Last
Footage: Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Season 1 and Season 2 (pt A and B)
Time Taken: More months than it should have cuz I’m lazy
Characters: The Team. OT6. - and if you don’t know then go find out. Netflix people. Watch et.

In the Dark Bioshock Infinite

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-04-28 | Spoilers for Bioshock Infinite (not the DLC)

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Ancient, ancient video this one is. Two years old I think. I started it after I finished Bioshock Infinite because that is one awesome game - awesome enough to momentarily break my streak of KH/FF only. It's seriously awesome but if you're watching this you probably know that! Oh and it should have won game of the year. Spilt milk I guess.

I started this and got it done in about a month and then lost inspiration and let it sit on my computer for two years because I didn't want to go back and fix things. (I depress myself.)
I doubt it'll get many views. It's just one Bioshock video among lots of unrelated things that I do. I'm sure I won't be editing with this game again.
Oh this video also gave me a chance to use this song.

And let's see, this video is mostly focused on Elisabeth. Not necessarily on purpose but it's pretty impossible to focus on Booker when you never actually see him.

I'm not crazy about the colors and lightning I used with this one but I do like the beats. ^^

For the few people who are going to watch this, hope you enjoy~

Video Info:
Song: My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark
Artist: Fall Out Boy
Footage: Bioshock Infinite (not including the DLC)

I'm so tired of having so many old projects on my computer. Hopefully this summer I will finally do something with them.

Im still here. | FitzSimmons

xxBlackLolitarose 2015-04-17 | Spoilers for Season 2 of AoS.

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I’m glad I’ve finally made a FitzSimmons video with season 2 only. That’s the point of this. I admit for a long while I was holding onto the FitzSimmons of season 1. I was enjoying the new FitzSimmons but I was still pining over the science babies from last year. Gradually, I have come out of that and with “Leo” it was official. I have said goodbye to season 1 and I am loving what is happening in season 2 (not that I wasn’t already, but it’s official now. xD) And can we talk about “Leo?” That was one of the biggest things ever, no matter what anyone says. xD And the hand-holding. Oh the hand-holding, the first official time they’ve really held hands (cuz in season 1 she put his hand on his but it wasn’t the same.) Oops I’ve gone off on a tangent.

Anyway, yay for season 2 FitzSimmons. This video is to make up for the fact that I haven’t made a season 2-only video yet. And I wanted to edit to the current episodes. So this video is supposed to depict the few good moments they’ve had contrasted with the bad, and how much they’ve been yearning for each other but unable to bridge the distance. And then it all came together in episode 15 when she held his hand. I need to take a minute on that. Because everyone believed Fitz and Simmons would have to have some giant blow-up conversation and there would be yelling and truths would be told and crying would be involved. We thought that was what it would take for them to finally communicate. We forgot that with FitzSimmons, ¾ of it is about the words that aren’t said. “Let me show you” is a famous line, and that’s exactly what they do. They don’t say how much they mean to each other, they show it. That’s what Simmons did by reaching out and holding his hand. It showed him that in spite of all their fighting she still loved him and was still willing to work through things. And then Fitz held it back, which reciprocated what she was saying and basically put them on the same wave length again. And then the next episode we got a sandwich. So yeah, I’m in a PRETTY GOOD MOOD right now. The writers are taking care of our science babies.
Lol the funny thing is this video is a vent-ish one about the emotion that’s been going on between them. I didn’t have the heart to do it earlier because things were so bad. Now that they’re good it’s like “Ok, I can make an emotional video now about the struggles of season 2 because things are looking up!”

Editing is simple. Went for some beats and tried a new coloring but it looks the same as others I’ve done. Boo hoo. And I know this song kind of doesn’t fit them (except for the sweater bit xD). I just really felt like editing to this song. Honestly, I wanted to do a video with Neptune by Sleeping At Last, because it is PERFECT for season 2. But I couldn’t get in the mood to use it. It’s annoying how that happens sometimes!

I have so many Shield projects I want to do and no time. But look forward to some season 2 videos, because I really want to make some! Also, there might not be another FitzSimmons video for a bit cuz I feel like I’m neglecting the others on the team. xD

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Video Info:
Song: Sweater Weather
Artist: The Neighborhood
Footage: Agents of SHIELD Season 2 (and a snippet of 1)
Pairing: (lionhearted) Leo Fitz & (Dr. Dr.) Jemma Simmons
Time Taken: 2 weeks. So fast.