(Anime & Manga) Wow! People love anime! So we made the new Anime & Manga list! Yuri!!! On Ice debuts at No. 1 list after the the Yuri!!! On Stage premiere! Haikyuu!! debuts at No. 4! Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters makes an earnest effort, coming in at No. 18!
(Ships) Klance (Voltron: Legendary Defender’s Keith and Lance) debuts at No. 1. Supercorp (Supergirl’s Kara Danvers and Lena Luthor) follows behind in a nearly equally super debut of No. 2.
(Music) In music news, Paramore fell twelve while One Direction fell seven. Now they’re hanging out next to each other at No. 16 and No. 17. At least they have each other.
(Web Stuff) Everyone’s favorite YouTuber that doesn’t really exist, A.I. Kizuna, makes a very real stumble down eight spots to No. 19.
Today is May 1. The first day of Mental Health Month. This entire month we want to nudge all of you to celebrate triumphs, acknowledge struggles, and just come together. Let other people know they’re not alone. Feel less alone yourself. It’s what Post it Forward is all about.
One of the incredible ways you—all of you—have helped shape Tumblr is with your ability to be open and honest. It was you that turned this platform into a community, one based on genuine expression, creativity, and acceptance.
Neat. How can I participate?
Glad you asked! Each week, for all four weeks, we’ll be giving you ideas for ways to Post it Forward.
Week 1—Post it for you: How you practice self-care and personal well-being.
Week 2—Post it for each other: Ways you can be there for each other.
Week 3—Post it for reflection: Sharing stories of personal growth and development.
Week 4—Post it for the future: Committing to continuous reflection and improvement.
This week is all about posting for you. Acts of self-care. Here are some places to start:
Post an emoji spell for self-care and positivity. 🌈 🔮 💕 🌱
Share a photo or GIF of something that calms you down. Don’t have one? Here’s one.
What’s the one thing that always cheers you up? Post a photo of it, take a GIF, or illustrate it. Toss a sticker on it, if you’d like.
Never forget that you are valid! Post a selfie with “valid” sticker (see below).
Make a list of things you like about yourself.
Make a checklist of 5 acts of self-care you promise to do for yourself this week.
Make an audio post with a song that helps you zone out and re-energize.
Don’t forget to tag all your posts with #postitforward this month! It makes it easier for everyone to find each other’s contributions.
What else?
We’ve asked our pal Tumblrbot (@tumblrbot) to help out with any extra encouragement you might need. Try sending them messages like “tell me about Mental Health Month” or “what’s this week’s prompt?” Tumblrbot will let you know what’s up, because Tumblrbot is a friend to all of us.
We got Answer Times, all of them taking place right here on Post it Forward unless indicated otherwise:
5/4—Utkarsh Ambudkar, NAMI (@namiorg) ambassador, Pitch Perfect actor, and member of hip-hop improv group, Freestyle Love Supreme.
5/8—AJ Mendez Brooks, NAMI (@namiorg) ambassador, former pro wrestler, and author of Crazy Is My Superpower, a memoir about her experiences with bipolar disorder.
Four different layouts: Regular, Minimal, Wide, and Grid.
Highly readable reblogs: Same as in the dashboard. Goodbye, blockquotes.
Unique widgets: Say more about yourself by sharing your likes and top photos.
Design tweaks: Little details that make the whole thing better.
As always, your header image, fonts, and colors will automatically match up across the default theme, the dashboard, and the app. How you look is how you look, everywhere.
One more thing: We changed the name of the default theme from “Optica” to “Official,” which makes much more sense. If you’re already using Official, you’ll be automatically updated (as long as you haven’t tweaked the theme code). If you’re not using it…
☆ Paramore makes a stunning return to No. 3 after falling on Hard Times. ☆ Fall Out Boy (No. 6) teased their fans until they turned Purple in the face.
Celebrities: You know them, you love them. Celebrities!
☆ Dylan O'Brien is back at No. 1. Will he be able to maintain his reign next week? ⬇︎ Hayden Christensen falls an unlucky seven to No. 17.
☆ Bendy and the Ink Machine releases a second chapter, leaps six to No. 3 ⬇︎ Mystic Messenger (No. 6) gonna turn on its read receipts. It’s falling, falling, falling.
☆ Christine Sydelko of Elijah & Christine debuts at No. 13. ☆ Philip DeFranco, the titular host of The Philip DeFranco Show, debuts at No. 19.
Hey. HEY. Hey.
We have a surprise for you next week. We don’t want to spoil it, but it involves fandom categories. New fandom categories. Brand new fandom categories that you’ve been asking about. You literally asked for this, Tumblr.
Uut Poetry is a…magazine? Of surrealist poetry. It’s really nicely curated and designed and you’ll get the whole deal if you read the manifesto-esque about page.
This is the official blog of The Academy of American Poets. Nice lil’ images with lines from all sorts of poets. Good follow for the casual appreciator.
⬆ Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi (@starwars) released its first trailer and is appropriately No. 1. ⬆ Thor: Ragnarok’s teaser trailer brought this strong baby up to No. 2.
⬆ DAMN. He’s good. Kendrick Lamar jumps sixteen spots to No. 3. ⬇︎ Will Halsey still be on the list next week? She fell seventeen spots to a barely-there No. 20.
Celebrities: Hey, this mirrors the section above on movies.
☆ The Star Wars Celebration found some old friends in high places: Carrie Fisher is No. 1 (always, tbh) and Mark Hamill is No. 3. ⬆ Tom Hiddleston, Tumblr’s OG boyfriend,jumpsseven spots to No. 4.
⬆ In celebration of the anniversary of its first panel, the main character’s birthday, and a new game based on it…Homestuck is No. 1. ☆ A sweet return: Cow Chop (No. 20) comes back for the first time in almost a year.
