Captivating Castles of the Fandom World

Once again, we face the end of summer, and just like my post Gamers' Getaway, I plan to focus my attention on spots in fictional worlds that could make fantastic vacations.

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This time, it's castles!

One of my most treasured memories was of my father taking me to a tiny castle in the middle of a lake. Okay, it wasn't exactly a castle, but to my childhood imagination, it appeared similar enough to pass for one. I was enamored! Not just by castles, but eventually (blessedly) by the fantasy genre itself. To a little girl, whose grandfather fondly referred to as princess, it comes as no surprise that my love for these architectural beauties has continued into my adult years.

So, I marry two of my favorite things: fandoms and fortresses.

Beast’s Castle (Disney's Beauty and the Beast)

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Located
A wolf-infested forest somewhere in France

Residents
Beast (note: under an enchanted spell, has a rather unruly temper)
Enchanted Objects

Food

Beef Ragout

Cheese Soufflé
Pie and Pudding 'en flambe

Grey Stuff (Try it. It's delicious!) 

Added bonus: Dinner and a show

(*faints*)

To Do 
Speak with the talking furniture.

Read in the magnificent, every-bookworm's-dream library.
During the Christmas holiday, let the singing, crazed organ with the voice of Tim Curry soothe you. (Warning: He may attempt to bring down the house. Literally! I'm prone to making puns but am serious here.)

To See

Expansive rose garden (Warning: do NOT touch the flowers)
Various hallways dedicated to the art and culture of Europe
The lovely and mysterious West Wing

Ivory Tower (The Neverending Story)

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Located

Fantastica (actually exists in a book)

Resident 

The Childlike Empress (note: is much older and wiser than she appears) 

Food/Refreshments 

Piedra (a rock-shaped sweet bread)
Never-ending chocolate fountain
Spicy Luck Dragon dumplings
Water of Life

(And...gourmet rocks?)

To Do 

Go on death-defying adventures.

Fly on the back of Falkor.
Protect the Childlike Empress.

To See

Grassy Ocean (Green as far as the eye can see)
The Swamps of Sadness (It kind of sucks... the hope right out of you.)
Goab, the Desert of Colors
Perilin, the Night Forest (As beautiful and colorful as a wish)

Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle)

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Located
The Land of Ingary (where it's a misfortune to be born the eldest of three)

Residents

Howl
Sophie
Calcifer
A few others, depending on if it's the book or movie version

Food
Bacon and Eggs
Fluffy, warm bread
Hat-shaped cakes with sugar spun flowers

(Doesn't that look delicious?!)

To Do 
Subconsciously learn to break a spell and speak magic into hats.
Explore the door in the castle, which opens to different dimensions.
Tread through various countries using Seven-League Boots.

To See

While in the castle, you will be treated to a brisk, beautiful tour through the Ingary countryside
Fields and fields of lovely flowers
Magic!  

Hogwarts (Harry Potter series)

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Located
Somewhere in the Highlands of Scotland

Resident 
Dumbledore
Professors teaching magic 

Future witches and wizards

Food/Refreshments 
Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans
Chocolate Frogs
Pumpkin Pasties
Butterbeer

(Well said, Harry.)

To Do 
Fly on broomsticks (and of course, play Quidditch).
Fight Dark Lords and underlings.
Survive Trolls in bathrooms.
Study for magic exams.

To See

All the fantastic beasts!
The Forbidden Forest (Shhh, don't tell anyone you've explored it.)
Hogsmeade
The Hogwarts Express and all its glory 

Hyrule Castle (The Legend of Zelda series)

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Located
The Kingdom of Hyrule, of course

Resident

Princess Zelda
The King of Hyrule
The Legendary Warrior, Link 

Food/Refreshments 

Baked Apple (or burnt apple, if you've set it by the fire too long)
Peanut Butter and Chu Chu Jelly sandwiches
Lon Lon milk
Fairy delight! (Just kidding, we aren't barbarians here.)
Elixir soup

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To Do 

Defeat Ganon and save the princess.
Ride Epona. (Yay! Horsie.)
Cook food happily.
Scale mountain sides.

To See

The Triforce!
Princess Zelda's study
The Great Deku Tree
The many shrines scattered throughout the world 

Crystal Tokyo/Moon Kingdom (Sailor Moon series)

(The Moon Kingdom in the past.)

Located
On the Moon (past)
Tokyo, Japan (future)

Residents
Queen Serenity (past)
Princess Serena (past)

Neo Queen Serenity (future)
King Endymion (future)
Princess Rini (future)

Food
Moon cakes and doughnuts
Rice balls
Bunny shaped cookies (a mixture of burnt and golden brown delights)
Strawberry Cream Cake

(Crystal Tokyo in the future.)

To Do
Fight Evil By Moonlight.
Win Love By Daylight.
Transform into a Pretty Sailor Soldier.
Time Travel.

(*squeals*)

To See
Talking Cats
The Legendary Silver Crystal
Wait... a Pegasus, or was I dreaming??

Count Dracula's Castle (Dracula)

(Bran Castle. Best fits the description of Dracula's castle.)

Located
In the depths of Transylvania

Resident
Count Dracula (Warning: could be a blood-sucking, undead gentleman)

Food/Refreshments 
Blood
You
Run!
Get out of here!!

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To Do 
Set up crucifixes.
Eat lots of garlic.
Vampire Hunting.

To See
Nothing. You should go before you see too much.

Which captivating castle would you visit?

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Top 10 Creepiest Disney Songs

Everyone knows that Disney is the family-friendly, happy-go-lucky, songs-for-a-good-day company. Their parks are the happiest places on earth. Everything is fun, everything is sweet, everything is rainbows and empowerment and sass. That is, until it's not.

The Disney villains have really been falling down on the job recently. I mean, Tamatoa has possibly the best villain song ever--it's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jemaine Clement... how could it not be? But he doesn't quite have that creeptastic villain feel that the puppy-murdering Cruella DeVil did, you know? But she's not even the worst of them. Or, at least, her song is nothing special as far as bone-chilling, decidedly-not-family-friendly songs go. But these songs... these songs still don't quite sit right with me, especially for being in movies meant for children.

10. Night on Bald Mountain

Fantasia

An amazing orchestral piece, "Night on Bald Mountain" is made incredibly creepy with flying skeleton ghosts and fire and bats and flashing dark colors and an evil, grinning, glowing-eyed... thing. Among other creepy things. If I had seen this as a child, I would have had nightmares for months.

9. The Walrus and the Carpenter

Alice in Wonderland

I hate the Disney cartoon version of Alice in Wonderland. It has always creeped me out, and it's nothing like Lewis Carroll's work of genius. But this song takes the cake out of all the creepy moments in this film. It's all light-hearted nonsense, except they're literally eating the oysters alive. The baby oysters with scared baby faces. It's sickening.

Little Oysters? Little Oysters? But answer there came none, which was scarcely odd because they'd been eaten, every one!

8. Jack's Lament

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Okay, okay, so this song isn't actually that creepy. It's actually one of my favorites from the entire movie, and, as such, I'm using it as a stand in for all the much creepier songs that make up that entire movie and deserve a list of their own. Danny Elfman's voice, though. That man is talented.

And since I am dead, I can take off my head and recite Shakespearean quotations.

7. Poor Unfortunate Souls

The Little Mermaid

A sea witch who writes up contracts that take what a person holds most dear? Gee, that's not terrifying. Ursula has honestly never seemed like that much of a creepy villain to me--I mean, Ariel just made really bad decisions. And then, you know, kept making them. But then I listened to this song a little more closely, watched the video a little more intensely. Those sniveling things? A few of her poor, unfortunate souls. And the worst part of it is that she doesn't think she's doing anything wrong. She thinks she's benevolent. You can't reason with people without a conscience, without a soul.

And do I help them? Yes, indeed.

6. The Army of the Dead

The Black Cauldron

This song doesn't have words, and it's not a traditional "Disney song," I know. But people don't talk about this movie enough. The Horned King, with his red, glowing eyes and skeleton frame? The literal army of the dead that even the rats are afraid of? And they can wield weapons? Seriously? This is a kids' movie??

5. Pink Elephants on Parade

Dumbo

This song has always terrified me. The soulless, eyeless, self-creating elephants? The creepy music? "Look out"??

I could stand the sight of worms and look at microscopic germs, but technicolor pachyderms is really too much for me.

4. The Mob Song

Beauty and the Beast

There's nothing like a little mob mentality to lighten up a movie about Stockholm Syndrome and bestiality... I mean, about learning to love people despite their differences. I actually do enjoy this film, but every time I reach the mob song, it takes me a little by surprise. It's so dark, so demented. And so possible, given human nature. He's not like us, so we'll kill him. That's probably the most terrifying thing about this song: it could totally happen. Has happened, many times.

If you're not with us, you're against us!

3. Heffalumps and Woozles

Winnie-the-Pooh

Now, I hate this song for multiple reasons. One, it's terrifying. As a child, I wouldn't watch it. As an adult, I still skip it when it comes on. Two, it's unnecessarily terrifying. What does this song really accomplish in a fun romp through the Hundred Acre Wood? And three, what a way to ruin one of my favorite books. A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories are possibly my favorite children's stories in existence. And Disney just had to go and add multicolored, nightmare-inducing elephants. As if "Pink Elephants on Parade" wasn't enough. Did you really need two of them, Disney? /rantover/

They're far, they're near, they're gone, they're here...

2. Savages
Pocahontas

Ooooh, we're getting into racism and blind hatred here. Heavy stuff. We touched on it with the mob song, but it's just right up in your face here. I get that that's what happened in history (Disney-fied, of course), but did they really have to put it into song? It puts in front of children the idea that if strangers are different, we should kill them. It also puts in front of them the words, "dirty shrieking devils," so you know, yay Disney!

They're not like you and me, which means they must be evil.

1. Hellfire

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

This is by far my favorite Disney villain song ever. It's haunting. It's beautiful. It's terrifying. Basically Frollo likes a girl, but he's a priest. And also she's a gypsy. So, you know, he damns her to hell. Naturally. Kids' stuff.

Destroy Esmerelda and let her taste the fires of hell, or else let her be mine and mine alone.

What do you think? Did I mention the songs that scarred you as a child? Let me know in the comments!

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An Honest Review of Disney's Live-Action Beauty and the Beast

Mild spoilers for Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast included.

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Let me start by saying this is one of the prettiest films I’ve seen in a long while. Everything about it was pretty. When it was gold, it glittered. When it was drab and grey, you could see every speck of floating dust. The architecture of the castle was breathtaking, the props were intricate and beautiful, and the character, costume, and set design was phenomenal. It was a pretty world filled with pretty people. Even the Beast was pretty. But more on that later.

Let’s start at the beginning with the David Bowie tribute. At least, I can only assume that’s what it was because otherwise it’s fairly laughable. A blonde prince getting dolled up in Bowie-colored makeup to go to a fancy ball? Hmm. Well, whatever it was supposed to be, suffice to say he reminds of the babe.

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Otherwise the movie goes on like the cartoon… Exactly like the cartoon.

I’m not criticizing. I don’t think, anyway. It was amazing to see a beloved cartoon literally come to life. Everything was the same. The songs, the movements, the sets, the dialogue. There were a few changes, sure, mostly to give characters backstory. Which was awesome. Belle and her father got a backstory, and Maurice was actually a complex, interesting, loving character as opposed to the buffoon he was in the cartoon. The castle staff had a backstory, a reason that they were cursed as well. The sorceress had a backstory. Even Gaston and LeFou had a bit of a backstory.

I did a post, recently, on the Myers-Briggs types of the Beauty and the Beast characters. I can now tell you that they all stayed exactly the same. Were reinforced, even. Which, in my book, counts as a good thing.

There were a few new songs, which I could take or leave, though the new score was wonderful. Very Phantom of the Opera, which I’m totally okay with. They were both set in France and featured lots of gold and a moody, emotional main character. Also, Phantom of the Opera is just phenomenal. Bonus points for that, Disney.

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The actual songs of Beauty and the Beast have never been my favorite, and these new ones fit right in. So, I suppose, if you loved the music, you might love these, too. The singing wasn’t different enough from the cartoon to comment on; some parts were slightly better, others slightly worse. Nothing of note.

The voice actors, on the other hand, were incredible. I mean, you’ve seen the cast list, right? Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen… Wow. Just wow. The other actors did well, too; though, to be honest, they were nothing compared with the set. Emma Watson surprised me with how well she fit the part. I wasn’t sure if she could handle it, since she plays nearly the same part in most of her films, but she did a very respectable job as a fairly flat princess, bringing a little life to the character. Luke Evans and Josh Gad were perfection. (How bad is it that I was almost rooting for Gaston? Because come on. Luke Evans.)

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Lumière and Cogsworth were inspiringly designed. So complex, so beautiful. Plumette and Mrs. Potts, however, left something to be desired. A flying feather duster? Eh. But Mrs. Potts was possibly the most disappointing part of this film. They just painted a face on a teapot. I’ve seen prettier teapot designs at Teavana. You’re telling me, after putting all that intricate detail into a candelabra that can move like a man but still function as a candelabra, you can’t come up with a more intricate design for a teapot?

But those are all small, nitpicky things. The downside of having the live action film follow the cartoon so closely was that it was boring. With the exception of two, maybe three scenes, there was nothing new. There were real people doing the exact same things, singing the exact same words, feeling the exact same emotions. After Maleficent, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland, I was expecting a little something more.

The other major downside, and I think this is the more important one, is that this film made the cartoon completely obsolete. It’s the exact same thing, but prettier, richer, more detailed and nuanced. And, most of all, newer. It’s like Orlando Bloom and Luke Evans.

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Who would want to watch the old, flat, garish cartoon after this gorgeous piece of cinematic brilliance?

It was, in the truest sense of the word, a fairy tale. I left the theater reeling, absorbed in all the gold filigree and rich voices. It left me much like I imagine a fairy revelry would--a little beauty drunk and overwhelmed, the details growing hazier the farther I walked from the theater.

That being said, my fears about this movie were confirmed. Everyone’s heard the, “oh haha Beauty and the Beast is about Stockholm Syndrome and bestiality.” But, in making the characters real, Disney managed to make the problems real, too.

As a friend of mine put it, “They have a problem with that gay scene but no problem with her dating a buffalo??”

(The gay scene was… underwhelming, for all the hype it got. I’ve seen kids do gayer things in church. I can see why people have a problem with it, but that’s another thing for another day. The hype things get is obnoxious. If you let your kids watch any kind of modern entertainment, I don’t think you’ll have a problem with them seeing this. But that’s just me. Anyway.)

This movie manages to blur the lines between moral depravity and moral uprightness, all while being a pleasant romp through an enchanted castle. It’s great that Belle is able to see past the Beast’s exterior to love him. Right? But therein lies the catch. The premise of the movie hinges on the fact that Belle cannot love him as a prince, she has to learn to love him as a beast. One with the legs and tail of a lion and the horns of a ram, completely covered in animal hair.

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That, to me, begs the question, “What’s the difference between man and beast?” I’m sure you have a great answer for this. But riddle me this: What if a man falls in love with a gorilla fluent in sign language with a higher IQ than someone with a severe mental illness? Why can’t he marry her? Where’s the line? Does Koko the gorilla have a soul?

I don’t have answers to these questions, if you’re expecting that.

I can get over the Stockholm Syndrome vibes of Belle falling in love with the captor who gives her a library. (I’d fall in love with someone for that library, too. Dramatic sigh.) I can even get over all the peer pressure the castle staff puts on her. Oh, if you don’t come back and love him, we’re just going to become inanimate objects, nbd. But I can’t get over the Beast.

They made him pretty to gloss over those issues--his facial structure is pretty close to flawless. He’s witty, sarcastic, and he has perfect hair. But. He has a very Phantom of the Opera-esque solo at one point, and seeing him sing made me physically uncomfortable. The face of a beast isn’t supposed to move like that. Disney made it even worse with their little, “How do you feel about growing a beard?” comment at the end. So weird.

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I like that we’re teaching our kids that appearances aren’t everything, that it’s cool to read and to be different. But are we taking it too far? At some point society has to function. And if we lived like Disney movies told us to, well, I’m not sure that it would be able to.

All that to say, this movie was incredibly pretty and very well done, and if you liked the cartoon, you’ll probably love this. It’s magical. But I do wonder what it’s doing for society. I guess only time will tell.

      

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Have you seen this film yet? What did you think?

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Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Myers-Briggs Personality Types

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With the release of the live-action Beauty and the Beast this week, I thought I'd type the characters in the animated movie--because who doesn't love finding out the Myers-Briggs type of their favorite characters? I find it fascinating. I wonder if the new characters will have the same types!

So, without further ado, here are the personality types of the Beauty and the Beast characters.

Belle: INFJ

Belle is a discontent dreamer. I've seen her typed a lot as an INFP, which, an argument could be made for that as well. But it's the discontent part that makes me think she's an INFJ. She's too practical to be an INFP. She knows what she wants and she takes steps to get there. She wants to be somewhere else, so she reads. All the time. She wants to wander the castle, so she does. She has very strong feelings, but she always channels them into action, a product of the Introverted Intuition/ Extraverted Feeling dynamic that INFJs have going on. Her responses are very deliberate and lack the energetic illogicality of an INFP.

The Beast (Prince Adam): INFP

The Beast is just a big, fuzzy ball of feels. I'm sure being turned into a beast as a child probably had some sort of bearing on his mental functions, but as he exists now, he's definitely an INFP. Extraverted Thinking is lowest on an INFP's function stack, hence the reason that everything he does is guided by his feelings rather than rational thought. He's lost hope that a girl will like him, partially because he's a beast, but mostly because his mind is hardwired to not believe that anyone will live up to his standards. He takes everything personally, a very common trait in INFPs. But he also understands Belle's needs, hence the library and letting her see her father. Also, Belle and the Beast seem to have an INFP/INFJ relationship, another reason I believe she's not an INFP.

Maurice: INTP

Maurice is the inventor. He's too dreamy and unsure to be an INTJ. Definitely Introverted Thinking: he's always lost inside his head, explaining half-ideas so often that everyone thinks he's crazy. But his inventions actually do work, hence the Thinking. He's very absent-minded, but also very enthusiastic about it. Definitely INTP.

Gaston: ESFP

Gaston is 100% Extraverted Sensing, an ESFP's primary function. He's all about the aesthetic. He loves his reflection and cares too much about his appearance to be anything else. Plus, he even admires Belle's beauty. He always has to be the center of attention, and every time he's the center of attention, it has to be a big to-do, which is all ESFP. Thinking and Intuition are low the ESFP stack, hence his contempt for reading and people who do. When he goes to attack the Beast, he doesn't think it through at all, he just uses his charisma to inspire the townsfolk to follow him. No doubt about this one.

LeFou: ESFJ

LeFou is very sincere and loyal and energetic--all qualities of an ESFJ--he's just not very bright. Thinking and Intuition are also lowest on the ESFJ stack, making Gaston an easy person for LeFou to latch onto. He's sociable, drawing everyone in the tavern into kissing up to Gaston like he does, and he's always eager to help, both manifestations of Extraverted Feeling, an ESFJ's primary function. He just wants everyone to be happy. Especially Gaston.

Lumiere: ENFJ

Lumiere takes it upon himself to be the leader in the castle. He has lots of grand ideas and does whatever it takes to make sure people are making those ideas come about. His Extraverted Feeling--an ENFJ's primary function--allows him to understand people, which he uses to get them to do whatever he wants. Thinking is lowest on his stack of functions, hence the reason his schemes just happen, much to the irritation of Cogsworth.

Cogsworth: ISTJ

Cogsworth is the rule-following one who keeps reminding everyone of their duty to the master. He needs everything to be in order according to what he believes is right, and Lumiere and the rest of the castle staff cause him no end of grief by not following his rules and order. Very ISTJ.

Mrs. Potts: ISFJ

Mrs. Potts is the reliable, supportive, motherly type. She takes care of everyone and makes sure everything is in order according to her specific ideals, which is very indicative of Introverted Sensing, an ISFJ's primary function. She also makes sure everyone is happy, indicating an ISFJ's secondary function: Extraverted Feeling.

Chip: ENFP*

Chip is too young to properly type, but he seems to be growing into an ENFP. He's excitable and idealistic, always wanting to be with people and have things going on. An ENFP's primary function is Extraverted Intuition, which shows itself in the fact that he's always trying to take in and understand everything going on around him and expressing how he feels about it (which is an indication of Introverted Feeling, an ENFP's secondary function).

Do you share a type with any of the characters? Do you think any of them should be typed differently? Tell us in the comments!

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A Fangirl's Explanation of Love Types

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When it comes to complex concepts, language fails us. It especially fails us when we look at the concept of love. English just doesn't do it justice. After all, the Ancient Greeks had many different words for such an important emotion. The main four are Eros, Philia, Storge, and Agape, and I'll be using all types of fandom to describe the distinctions.

1) Eros

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Eros is often defined as physical desire. I couldn't think of a better representation of this than Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist, an anime that's premise is all about the Japanese government censoring inappropriate material and repressing sexual desire. A group of erotica-terrorists rise up in order to stop them. As one might expect, there are quite a few examples of Eros.

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However, Eros isn't always about physical attraction. It is also a desire to appreciate beauty and is the initial draw one might feel for another. If you’ve watched Yuri!!! on Ice, you can't help but be captivated by the various ice skating routines, especially Yuri's performance entitled (you got it) Eros. His movements and the background music captures Eros perfectly.

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Eros is also that trembling, fluttering, almost manic feeling a person first gets when he/she falls in love. It’s the love that makes someone lose their appetite and see that other person in an idealistic way. In D.N.Angel, the main character, Daisuke, changes into his alter-ego, Dark, if he so much as gets too close to his crush and feels even a stirring of Eros. 

2) Philia 

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Philia is all about the bromance/womance. It’s the feeling you have for a “brother in arms." Philia is at the heart and soul of Final Fantasy XV. I mean, the game is about four bros on one grand adventure. By the end of the game, the player sees how much the guys appreciate each other and that they're stronger together because they've been through so much.

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Philia is also a love that you can choose. In Voltron: Legendary Defender, the Paladins are far, far away from home, so they don’t have their relatives close by. Over the course of the show, they become a team and a family.

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Lastly, Philia is all about making a connection through shared experiences. The perfect example of Philia is shown in Kingdom Hearts, which is about Sora's connection with everyone he meets. Philia, and Kingdom Hearts' main message, means that no matter the distance, you hold your friends in your heart. It means that friendship is a power that cannot be rivaled.

3) Storge 

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Storge is the love of community or family. It’s usually seen as a type of love between a parent and a child. A good example of Storge love is in Saga, an adult graphic novel. Saga’s story centers on the bond of family and the undying love one feels for his/her child. Two parents must risk it all to find a better place for their daughter to live and thrive.

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Storge isn’t always about a parent and child. It can also include the love between siblings, just like in Caraval by Stephanie Garber. This novel is about a girl named Scarlett who will doing anything in her power to save her sister. The reader sees just how far Scarlett will go to save her family.

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Storge can also be a dutiful kind of affection. An example of this can be seen in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. Time and again, we are reminded that demigods must complete the tasks of their parents. But this sense of duty to the gods is questioned throughout the series. As the reader continues, he/she realizes that the gods' “lack of affection” isn’t always what it seems.

4) Agape

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Agape is the purest form of love because it is unconditional. If a person experiences Agape, they will go to great lengths in order to protect the one they love. I can’t help but think about Joyce Byers in Stranger Things. Once she realizes that her son is missing, she never once gives up the search to find him.

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Agape is also a mature love, in that a person loves no matter the circumstances and sees beyond another person's flaws and appearance. This is definitely true of Belle in Beauty and the Beast. She grows to love the Beast for who he is, not for what he looks like.

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Finally, Agape is when one is willing to sacrifice his/her own values and desires, even his/her own life, all for the other person or for other people. Final Fantasy X has a few instances of this. (Highlight for spoilers.) Yuna is a summoner tasked with defeating Sin, but in order to do so she must make the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good and give her life to perform the Final Summoning so that she can defeat Sin and restore a temporary peace to Spira. Yuna considers others before herself and will do anything to stop Sin's spiral of death and destruction.

From Eros to Agape, Fandoms are complex and include all versions of love. They deal with a range of emotion and complicated concepts, making it easier for us to understand ourselves and our world. 

What other fandoms illustrated the different kinds of love?

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