ShearBolt
@shearbolt.bsky.social
Preeminent Boruto scholar, fandom writer, anime aunt
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Yes! This is one of those places where I feel like fans need to be patient. Yes, each of them get their moments. Kawaki isn't going to be ignored forever, just like Boruto wasn't ignored forever
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Yes! This is one of those places where I feel like fans need to be patient. Yes, each of them get their moments. Kawaki isn't going to be ignored forever, just like Boruto wasn't ignored forever
I have an adorable Momo cat i did years back somewhere in this house.
November 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I have an adorable Momo cat i did years back somewhere in this house.
November 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Okay, okay. Cute but lacking in talent.
Did you see the one with Sumire, Kawaki and Amado?
Did you see the one with Sumire, Kawaki and Amado?
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Okay, okay. Cute but lacking in talent.
Did you see the one with Sumire, Kawaki and Amado?
Did you see the one with Sumire, Kawaki and Amado?
I've gotten a few comments like that on the fic I've been writing, and it's so affirming.
We show love through art, then others can see that love.
We show love through art, then others can see that love.
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I've gotten a few comments like that on the fic I've been writing, and it's so affirming.
We show love through art, then others can see that love.
We show love through art, then others can see that love.
I love my ugly little chibi drawings
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I love my ugly little chibi drawings
Yes, of course, stories can speak to us in ways beyond authorial intent, and that's part of the beauty of fiction, but then we need to accept that how it speaks to US is in a different voice than the canon content's goal.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Yes, of course, stories can speak to us in ways beyond authorial intent, and that's part of the beauty of fiction, but then we need to accept that how it speaks to US is in a different voice than the canon content's goal.
I'm fine with whatever queer-coding people find in the series that brings joy to their hearts, but it's one thing to have that in your heart and another to assert that it's the true intention of the series, and the ending was wrong for not matching your desires.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I'm fine with whatever queer-coding people find in the series that brings joy to their hearts, but it's one thing to have that in your heart and another to assert that it's the true intention of the series, and the ending was wrong for not matching your desires.
It's some wild-ass internalized misogyny of women projecting themselves onto characters, then bashing other women and their fans.
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It's some wild-ass internalized misogyny of women projecting themselves onto characters, then bashing other women and their fans.
I've probably said this before, but other than a little fanfic in 2008-2010, I was wholly out of fandom spaces for the run of Naruto, and I was legitimately shocked by the whole girl war thing when I joined anitwt in 2021. I was such an innocent little thing.
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I've probably said this before, but other than a little fanfic in 2008-2010, I was wholly out of fandom spaces for the run of Naruto, and I was legitimately shocked by the whole girl war thing when I joined anitwt in 2021. I was such an innocent little thing.
Oh GOD.
See, I don't think I could emotionally handle anitwt these days. I have such strong anti-ai feelings, and I'd either be constantly repulsed or fighting with people... or both.
See, I don't think I could emotionally handle anitwt these days. I have such strong anti-ai feelings, and I'd either be constantly repulsed or fighting with people... or both.
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Oh GOD.
See, I don't think I could emotionally handle anitwt these days. I have such strong anti-ai feelings, and I'd either be constantly repulsed or fighting with people... or both.
See, I don't think I could emotionally handle anitwt these days. I have such strong anti-ai feelings, and I'd either be constantly repulsed or fighting with people... or both.
Yes, but it's so hard with the girls because a lot of it is og ship fans and girl wars people putting their long-running agendas atop the new gen characters.
November 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Yes, but it's so hard with the girls because a lot of it is og ship fans and girl wars people putting their long-running agendas atop the new gen characters.
This is an amazing observation that his fans don't really enjoy arts that much, and you're right. It's a very bro-coded space. I think the entire fandom has tilted in that direction recently, too.
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This is an amazing observation that his fans don't really enjoy arts that much, and you're right. It's a very bro-coded space. I think the entire fandom has tilted in that direction recently, too.
Even Sumire gets compared to Hinata sometimes, despite being a new character.
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Even Sumire gets compared to Hinata sometimes, despite being a new character.
That is absolutely part of it, too! And where he's similar to the old cast is in his negative traits or how his admiration manifests. Meanwhile, Boruto has the good traits of both Naruto and Sasuke put on him, as does Sarada.
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
That is absolutely part of it, too! And where he's similar to the old cast is in his negative traits or how his admiration manifests. Meanwhile, Boruto has the good traits of both Naruto and Sasuke put on him, as does Sarada.
Man, the coloring is gorgeous. The way you can see his eyebrow piercing in your version
🔥🔥🔥
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November 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Man, the coloring is gorgeous. The way you can see his eyebrow piercing in your version
🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥
Holy shit, I *adore* this. I feel like this was one of the few moments in TBV in which we almost felt some emotion from him, like he's totally aware Boruto's interrogation is going on, he's staring off into nothingness, and feeling *something.*
I'm gagged. I love it.
I'm gagged. I love it.
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Holy shit, I *adore* this. I feel like this was one of the few moments in TBV in which we almost felt some emotion from him, like he's totally aware Boruto's interrogation is going on, he's staring off into nothingness, and feeling *something.*
I'm gagged. I love it.
I'm gagged. I love it.