Hello, friends! I've seen some comments that have prompted me to address a couple of things concerning this MEP. 1) **Not every character is canon representation.** A lot of the characters chosen for this MEP are here because of popular fan theories or headcanons of the editors that did the parts. We felt that as long as they had a strong enough "vibe" they counted. 2) **Not every character is aroace.** A lot of the characters we chose were either asexual OR aromantic, and hit various spaces on the spectrum, including demi- and grey-. Only a few characters are aroace. Thank you everyone for watching this MEP, the sheer amount of positive comments and feedback we have received is astronomical, far beyond what we ever expected. We love our Alphabet Mafia followers and it doesn't matter where you fall, you are a valid person and we love that about you.
I think Jessica married Roger not only because he makes her laugh, but because he doesn’t sexualize her like everybody else Like when she runs him down her body he doesn’t react to her breast like everyone else, instead looks at her face
Aaaa, this makes my heart so warm. It's beautiful to see the aromantic/asexual appreciation thats been shown lately (And OMG, even Bloom Into You is here!!) 💚
I love that Po was included here. In my mind both he and tigress just aren’t interested. The fact the the characters don’t end up with anyone is something I’ve loved about the Kung fu panda films, ever since I was a kid. So I really loved seeing it here!
I'm so happy to see aro/ace people getting attention for once. This video is so beautifully edited, and I can't describe how happy I am to see Rayla here. Her romance story with Callum was one of my favourites because they actually took a while to fall in love and not "oh my god I saw this person for the first time and immediately fell in love with them".
You're welcome for that part!! I love their relationship too for that reason. It probably helps that the creators did not write the two of them with the goal that they would get together, but by the time they started writing season 3 the creators were like, "the way these characters' relationship has progressed, they probably have feelings for each other, let's make it canon".
I'm ace and aro spec and a whole bunch of Rayllum shippers (like 60% of the fandom) on tumblr are too! They definitely have the vibes (demisexual Rayla and demiromantic Callum in particular) and it was such a wonderful surprise to see her and Callum here!! Love this all so much!
i've got to disagree, it was so out of nowhere, they had no chemistry and suddenly Rayla was completely in love with him, and in season 3 they were making out ALL THE TIME, it ruined the show, and Rayla, who used to be so cool then just became Callum's girlfriend from that point on, tbh, to me they are the complete opposite of what this mep represents actually lol they were great friends with NO hints of romance in no given time, the same experiences they shared together they shared with a child and a pet, they literally only got together cause 'main character girl and boy must have sex!' and honestly in 2019 (?) i would expect it to be not so uncommon for us to see a male and female leads be just friends without getting together :/ (especially when one of them already has a romantic interest) as an aro myself i have no idea why people absolutely idolize this so old fashioned and forced hetero relationship on the internet, all my friends who watched the show were pretty stunned at S2 ending and Rayla said,, that sorry for the rant, guess it will take a while to have some cool female characters that don't end up licking their fellow leads faces by the end of the show
I'm so glad everyone else who saw "my love story" agrees that sunakawa makoto is aro. like that other aro people watched it and had the same thoughts as me :) aro-aro telepathy, aro-aro communication
@@creativefatestudio oh totally! But lack of awareness; people not recognize it because they don’t know it exists. Plus their first reaction hearing about the idea is to oppose and deny it.. But we’re getting better :)
Found out really recently that I was aromantic, and tbh I was so scared of how people would react to it, thought I'd be outcasted and even that I didn't belong anywhere even the lgbtq+ community, but I'm working my way on being confident in who I am and to make myself know that there's nothing wrong with me, long story short, thank you so much for this amazing video, it made my and many other people day or night
YES! IM ALL FOR THAT! I’m in the exact same boat. I’ve told my close friends and many people on the internet, but my parents... they don’t know and I don’t think they’d understand, but I hate when my mom talks about how she can’t wait to see me get married. I’m almost 18 and have never shown interest in dating... please start picking up the signs 😭
@@GalaxxVA oofers i really hope your parents can support you, and if not (which hopefully isn't the case) you can always look for your found family, you'll never be alone in this world ^^, and I heard of some aro/ace people who get into completely platonic relationship with someone close and even get married, some even adopt kids! And have the full "normal" experience just without the romantic feelings part, so at least we have a last minute option that I certainly plan on doing if everything goes wrong ╮(─▽─)╭
@@Piriguin_aweoneke Yes I’ve heard that! I really want to adopt a kid but I wouldn’t want to raise the child alone because I feel having two parents is important. It would be super cool if I could do that. My friend and I joked about it but I would totally do it if she actually wanted to 😂 and my mom constantly talks about how much she hopes I’ll find a good Christian guy who I’ll marry and it makes me so uncomfy 😭 I’ve tried telling her multiple times but she just puts it off as me being stubborn. “You’ll get married someday and-“ “what if I don’t want to-“ and she just looked at me like I was joking. It’s so hard to explain that I don’t feel like that- she’s just gonna say I haven’t found the right person, I know she will.
Omg this made me happy! We need more ace aro rep in cartoons and media! Some of my favourite ace aro coded anime people are Saiki ( the disastrous life of Saiki k) Senku (Dr. Stone) and Elma ( Miss kobyashis dragon maid) thank u so much for making this! Finally someone who agrees Elsa is an ace aro QUEEN.🤣
PO!! YESSS! I love how he was never set into a relationship, or any of them. It shows that romance doesn't NEED to be apart of it, and is rather optional.
Wow, this song gets it. Ive always felt out of sync with people because of it. I'm aromantic as well, I love to watch romantic anime but I've never wanted that for myself. I just liked watching other people getting their version of happiness, whereas for me I am already pretty happy with myself, I'm not really waiting for love. It seems like it should be something so simple to understand, but many people just don't get it. They either think I'm a lesbian or just inexperienced, and it doesn't help that I'm reaching a marriagable age and people around me are getting married while I don't wish to settle down, all I really want is for things to continue the way they always have been. Maybe things might change later on, I'm not completely closed to that idea, but I definitely know that it's not like that right now.
I’m 30 years old and I feel the same way! I haven’t had a relationship in about 10 years, and in that whole time I’ve never felt any internal pressure or strong desire to be in a relationship. I’m not completely against it but I never feel the need to go out of my way to make it happen. Luckily my family and friends don’t really care so I don’t feel a lot of external pressure either. I hope that the people around you accept you and accept that people can be happy regardless of romance in their life
Thank god for Jaden. Ever since her video Aro/Aces are really starting to be recognized. I'm Ace and it's really nice to feel like Im not alone for once
Yeah, It's REALLY messed up how so many people were angry about her video. Just goes to show how we as humans are getting more incompetent as time passes.
This is such a fun delightful tribute! I'm so so happy I was able to participate with two of my fav aro/ace characters!! But seriously, everyone did such a wonderish job HAPPY ARO WEEK
Ik I’m a little old for this, but seeing Elsa and Merida on here is amazing bc these are childhood icons who were wild and free and that’s something I’ve been told I can never be as aroace. This is the best confidence boost
As an aro/ace person I really love this video cuz I feel happy that people pay attention to us finally. Its really great to see this and I hope you get many subs!!
I love this! Myself being bi ace I've been attacked online plenty of time being told asexuality doesn't exist even by people from the LGBTQA community.
i recently came out to a friend that i was asexual after i watched this video before. it wasnt a spontaneous decision that i just went "oh im ace!" after watching this, I've actually been questioning for a while and im still questioning if im ace or not. but the friend i came out to told me she was aromantic, im continuing on questioning myself before I evee make it official💜
Sooo I’m aro, and I love this. But also I was so excited to see balieywick!!!! I love Sofia the first, I always watched it when I was having severe depression episodes (basically my depression was on crack, but in a bad way) because it was so cute and wholesome! Ahhhh thx so much for including him!!
I still can't believe a random trivia about Sponge Bob being Ace, I read online years ago in high school was the thing that made me finally understand myself 😅
WHY IS THIS ONLY GETTING RECOMMENDED TO ME NOW?! Other than the new shows to check out, I’m also happy to see more representation out there!! It’s so sweet to see and I absolutely love it. (Also why did I not hear this song before? I love it.)
Maki and Sunakawa are the best Aroace characters I seen for a while. I appreciate that Maki and Sunakawa doesn’t hate love or romance. Maki treats romance as a real life movie but supports his friends my favorite scene in the manga was when Yuu said she wish she was like Maki but he says she should be happy that she can feel romantic attraction and sexual attraction and that she shouldn’t envy him. While Maki is happy and comfortable with his sexuality he wants his friends to be happy with their sexuality too and not envy his. Sunakawa is the best friend anyone wish they could ever have while not confirm he aroace. He definitely doesn’t care about the attention and only cares about his best friend.
I only learned about asexuality in a conversation with college friends when I was 20 years old. I started questioning but didn't really think too much about it for the next several years. Viewing Hazbin Hotel last year revived the question. After that I told first a close cousin and then my parents that I thought I was ace. They were perfectly fine with it. I'm still questioning about being aro since I've never been in love but unlike sexual intimacy, I've liked romantic content and did have some desire for it. At this point, I'm more confidant saying I'm ace but not aro.
My favorite thing about the asexual community is that they are very understanding when people change and adjusts their labels as they learn about themselves. You are doing great. Best luck to you 💜
im on the same boat my friend. i like romance and i wanted to have somebody to love, heck i had crushes before. now, i dont see myself with anyone nor have ever fallen in love. i know im ace but i dont want to be aro. but if its really me, then its fine. im happy with family, my pets and if im financially good, adopt a kid.
I love that you’ve got like ALL of the aro/ace characters hereeeee!!! It’s been one of my favorite MEPs for a year or so already! Can’t stop rewatching this masterpiece! Thank you for an incredible job done 💚💚💚 P.S.: and for adorable Todd in it, Bojack Horseman is my favorite show and needs more attention, man!! Also have been really glad to see Peridot as she was my icon since 2019 🙇🙇🙇
I feel seen. I'm asexual and when I tell people this they say I'll feel the opposite in the future. But this right here makes me feel 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋. I just need to thank you for this video. ❤️ thank you again have a great day/night
I recently found out I'm Asexual and as much as I'm happy to finally figure out what was my sexuality, I was still unsure, like: "what if it'll change again?" and then remembered this treasure I found several months ago which reminded me that I'm not the only one in it ^^ Edit: I found out I'm actually AroAce
Long rant: I have just come into a realization that I might be aroace... The kids at school made it look so easy to fall in love and find the perfect person for them. I am now 21, and mostly around this age, people are probably mature enough to understand love, relationships, sexual attraction, and many more... For me, I felt like I was stunted, like the idea of love and attraction (and even sex) is mesmerizing, but I don't know what it feels like, let alone if I ever experienced genuine attraction at some point. I grew up in a borderline homophobic and acephobic household where "girls should be with boys" and "you won't feel complete if you aren't married or you don't have any children". I guess today, is what I consider as my first and secretive pride month. I don't know how my life will go on now that I have figured out that I am aroace. Maybe I'll find a close community, or at least a Queer Platonic Relationship, or maybe I'll adopt kids (or pets) of my own. I'm just glad that I wasn't the only one experiencing this, and I'm glad that being Aromantic or Asexual doesn't change the fact that you are still valuable and priceless.. P.S. I should've known I was aroace because Merida is my favorite disney princess...
Merida was actually the start of my aroace awakening. She was the first princess that didn't ended up with a guy and I loved it! Brave still has the number one spot as my favorite Pixar(Brave is a Pixar movie and there is nothing you can do to convince me otherwise!) princess movie.
2:13 there's something funny about headcanon Po as a Ace. On the real life they don't even know how to reproduce , the oldest pandad gotta explicate to the most youngest how to have kids 😌.
I love how you took characters from so many different places, and everything syncs so well too!! I can’t believe I only now just found this, amazing work!
This... Is... AMAZING!!! I was surprised to see so many shows, so much variety! I LOVE IT! ❤ this is my first time I heard this song and It is now one of my favourites.
@@spaghettiwrynnsurpremacy There's the fan headcanon that Rayla is demisexual which is part of the aroace spectrum. This meps part also included a demisexual flag heart which was a nice touch!
This is just amazing and heartwarming it's nice to see the aro and ace people getting the appreciation, acceptance and attention they deserve :D I just wanna say to all of you, despite what the people or society tries to say what you are, you guys are amazing, and there's nothing wrong with being you so, don't fret in letting yourself be you ✨💖
I've been feeling trepidation about my identity lately, but this has suddenly helped me feel confident in my aroace-ness again. I can be happy without a partner, and this made me happy
He is aroace and I'm a huge fan of Critical Role! There wasn't enough of him in the theme song for a full part, but there was enough for a half part and I'm so glad that I got to include him
Aha! My fellow Critters! Demiromantic/ace here, and Caduceus was a big part of my “asexual awakening”, as I like to call it, not to mention one of my favorite CR characters. It made me very happy to see him included.
