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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I have no idea what any of this means.
Magical Girl shows are things like Sailormoon.
The main character is, well, a magical girl. They often need to transform into the magical alter-ego so they can hide in plain sight, and it's definitely not so they could re-use the animation in every episode to save money/waste time.
The sequence is often very dance-like, or almost like a photo-shoot. Very traditionally feminine.
Dragonball-Z was one of the first main-stream anime for boys that was shown on TV in North America.
The main characters are aliens who can turn into a "super" form, and they generally change the way they look during a transformation sequence. It's often just turning blond.
The sequence is often clenching your fists, flexing all of your muscles, and doing a battle-cry.
Here is Sailormoon's Magic Girl transformation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyVR0GhVBH0
DBZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0vWx9VjGe0
OK. Great explanation. Now explain super sonic.
Not sure if /s, but Super Sonic was inspired by the super saiyan transformation, Sonic just happened to make it to American shores before DBZ. 🙃