strapqueen | Log #5: [That was fun! | June Something Part 4]

Final Part of the June Something questions! This was pretty fun to do, it actually got me thinking about fandom in different ways. I'm so glad I came across this challenge. Thanks to

squidgiepdx for coming up with the questions and sharing it so people could participate.

Day 16: Do you have a fandom that you follow - either regularly or casually - with little to no knowledge of canon?

I used to casually follow the Jujutsu Kaisen fandom until I joined. I have several mutuals that are into other shounen shows like MHA and Demon Slayer so they naturally gravitated towards JJK as well so I found myself with a lot of discussions, meltdowns and fan art of it on my TL.

I regularly follow the Hunter x Hunter fandom because despite the show being old is still pretty popular so if you follow enough anime communities you are bound to find people talking about it. I keep telling myself this is the year I finally watch it.

Day 17: Do you prefer art, fic, or vids? Why? Bonus: If someone was to give you a fandom gift, what format would it be?

I love all three but if I ha to choose... it would be fics simply because I love reading too much and I love the fact that I can make up the visuals for the story in my head. I can't do that with art and videos because obviously the visuals are already there and they are usually presented with no room for interpretation. I've always been inclined to read more because it's like I'm the director and the author is the screenwriter so I feel like we are making movies together.

For the bonus question: I would love anything somebody gifted to me, the fact that somebody would take the time to do something for me it's really touching but again if I really have to pick one, it would have to be a fic.

Day 18: Recall a time when two of your fandoms collided, at least in some way. For example, a song that you fell in love with from one fandom showed up in a second fandom.

BP and superhero movies, it felt so random. And yes while the DCEU sucks (Except BoP and the animated movies) I can be superhero trash (both DCEU and MCU) and despite WB trying their damn best to make bad movies it was hilarious suddenly seeing a BP music video appearing in a american blockbuster. Flash being a Kpop fan makes sense if you ask me.

And then Jake Gyllenhaal using another BP song while he was promoting Far from Home in SK. Just BP and superhero movies, totally unexpected but cute and hilarious.

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PS: Batman totally goes down on Catwoman.

Day 19: What is something that you associate with a character in fandom, but aren't sure if it's canon or fandom?

Gojo from JJK being a fuckboy. I only watched the anime so I can't really talk about his characterization in the manga but him being a heartbreaker seems like a pretty prevalent opinion in the fandom and he certainly could come across that way in the anime but honestly? I'm not too sure if my previous notion of him being that way because I used to follow the fandom played a part in me getting that impression or if its actually a canon trait of the character. But like I said, not too hard to imagine either way.

Day 20: A random character shows up at your doorstep at dinnertime saying a friend sent them. Why did your friend send that person, how does it go, and what do you talk about?

One of my irl friends would probably send Luffy to my door to remind me to watch One Piece. Luffy is the type of guy that can get along with anybody so it would go pretty well, he would probably do most of the talking because he has the most interesting stories to tell and all sorts of experiences under his belt.