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Firstly I'd like to thank you for this AWESOME birthday wishes!! I'm also very grateful to have met such a joyful and talented person like you here! :D

Well, around here we usually celebrate New Year's Eve a lot, and it's funny cuz Christmas is barely over and my relatives are already preparing even more food lol BUT ANYWAY, I'm super happy to know that you finished TriMax and also enjoyed this wild ride! :D TriMax has its problems, and just like the 98 anime, I think Nightow could have avoided some of these episodic chapters and used the opportunity to better develop the main plot or some characters backstory instead... but I still FRICKING LOVE THIS MANGA SO MUCH AAAAAAAARGH!! The outcome of TriMax is one of the best endings I've ever seen in a manga! Gzus, I still remember the day I finished reading it for the first time >:'U It was a sunny Saturday in 2012, I had just watched the movie Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos and the L'Arc~en~Ciel theme song was still playing in my head. I remember even tearing up when I saw that full-color double page with Vash running lol Ah, and the Gung-Ho-Guns for me is one of the best groups of villains ever created AND Legato will forever be my favorite villain as well!! Knives is cool, yup, BUT THIS DUDE IS INSAAAANE! I even have some figures here :B


Now about Vagabond, I was buying the manga but ended up stopping at the 10th volume. I wanted to read everything physically, but I decided to resume reading online and HOLY S**T, this manga is a blessing!! I got emotional reading several chapters and Musashi's development is something phenomenal. And I did read the exhibition chapter, but thank you so much for sharing it as well :D And I don't know if Vagabond will or even needs to come back from hiatus, for me everything here is perfect the way it is. I'd just like to see the conclusion of Musashi's fight against Kojiro, but other than that the manga is still perfect!

And I'm also glad to know that you read and enjoyed Gon! Well, sometimes I also have this grumpy look on my face lololol But yeah, I think this is a perfect series to read and relax after a long day of work~ I laughed a lot at so many chapters, but there are some that also left me with tears in my eyes (yup, as you can see I'm very emotional when it comes to manga >:'Y) The old elephant chapter is my favorite, along with the ones about the orangutan family and the baby sea turtles :B And yeeeees, the art is out of this world, you can perfectly take any of these double pages and frame them like a picture on the wall! I'm seriously thinking about doing this here in my room >:]

Yeah, I found Procreate awesome and kinda practical, I'm working up the courage to start some animation tests and I haven't yet decided which program to use ,':/ Maybe I'll try something in Clip Studio Paint, which is my default drawing program, or I'll go straight to Procreate idk... Maybe I'll take a look at this Toonboom Harmony which looks really interesting too :B And WOW, your and your sister’s work is great! It's something very experimental, both animations are smooth and I liked the way you guys worked on the scenario using real pictures and recordings, and I really liked the soundtrack too! :O And seeing your drawings (Vash and Simon caught me off guard lol), I like how you draw facial expressions, especially smiles! I only had access to your drawings folder on the drive, but I feel honored and even inspired to be able to follow you guys works! Hoping that you two can evolve your techniques even more and become giants in the industry! That's was really REALLY cool, thanks for that!! >:D

And yes, I can't wait to start publishing my stories! >:J But first I feel like I need to sharpen my perspective and scenarios a little more... The only problem is that I still haven't been able to recover my main study files, many of the things I have on my old notebook can already be considered lost media |:T But look, searching through my OneDrive in the hope of finding something other than some wallpapers, I discovered that many of my old drawings were saved! >:D Here are some of them, these are some of the characters from my project called "Underground".

Wow, I'm happy to know that my drawings also give this same vibe to you, since I also really LOVE stuffs from the early 2000-2010!! Especially anime, like... half of my favorite list lol Just like a lot of people, I also love the 90s, but the beginning of the 00s for me was something magical. I even consider this to be Disney and Pixar's best phase when it comes to movies. Treasure Planet (I don't care if the box office was a flop <:'U), The Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis, Lilo & Stitch, Brother Bear, Meet the Robinsons, Monsters Inc., Toy Story 2, The Incredibles... ahhh, there are so many good stuff, I really need to rewatch everything now!! >:] Talking about cartoons, there are a lot of good shows from that time too! Do you have any favorites? Let me know! :B And don't worry, your old works is still cool as hell!! >:D

Well, it's difficult to please my friends with my recommendations or convince them to watch something I like :T To give you an idea, they love the Adult Swim shows, but I can't get them to watch Smiling Friends! They didn't like the Trigun first anime cuz they considered it a bit dated, didn't even tried Stampede cuz of the CGI and they couldn't follow the manga cuz they said it was too "frenetic", and the same goes for Kekkai Sensen since it's by the same author >:Y As for Jing, they just thought it was weird LOOOL I rarely talk about Jing to anyone, but when my cousin came back from Japan, he did a live for his friends doing an unboxing of everything he brought from there, then a friend of his saw the metalic covers of my Jing's editions and recognized the series. He even asked my cousin to sell the collection to him :B It was really fun to see someone besides me who knew the series so excited like that lol But, well, that's what happens here. Not that I'm get gloomy about it or anything like that, cuz in the end I'll still have fun with the things I like as always! :J Ah, and about that sudden change in my profile, sorry if I scared you, but I was seriously thinking about deactivating my account here, but that urge passed so it's all good now! No worries! >:B Btw, it took me a while cuz I'm a dork and I had completely forgotten that I use Steam, BUT I sent you a friend request there! Thanks for the friend code! :D

Well, I found it incredibly sad what happened to Toriyama while we were talking about the health of manga artists <:/ I don't know if you like his works, but this guy practically shaped my childhood. I cried a lot when my brother told me the news, ugh... On the other hand, I feel like he really managed to do everything he wanted while he was here, and left without leaving anything behind.

Ahhh, so these college projects groups are a headache in the four corners of the world, huh?! >:Y It reminded me the last two months of my first year of high school, where I had to do a HUGE biology assignment with students I didn't even have the habit of talking to. In the end, I had to do everything myself while also working part-time at a neighborhood bakery, AND THOSE CREATURES DIDN'T HELP IN ANYTHING AT ALL >:'UUU I was lucky enough for the teacher to recognize that I did everything alone thanks to my tired face and the huge dark circles under my eyes. I secured my grade while they were left in the dust :J But anyway, I hope you are doing well, gurl... it's really sucks when that happens <:/

So, I'd like to apologize again for taking so long to replying you and for this GINORMOUS text I wrote here JESUS CHRISSST!! <:'UUU (please, feel free to only reply the parts that are interesting to you as well) I've been really busy chasing jobs. Since I'm not drawing very often anymore, I had to look for something in another areas. But it's temporary! I'm just going to save some money, stabilize myself for a while longer and then focus on my projects again :] Hope you have a great week!! :D

hello!!!

how are you? sorry for slightly later reply! April has been as busy as I have expected but I think things are gonna calm down and get boring after mid-May. what about you? when is your semester ending? and how is this one going so far? are you enjoying your classes?

yes! that would be fun! maybe in the summer? I am desperately trying to come up with a plan how to keep myself busy offline but I think I will just be hermit-ing at home :D.

Aki is amazing! who could judge you? he is among my fav characters as well! I will be even more embarrassing and say my husbando would definitely be Levi :D :D :D because he is so small and precious but also so badass and emotionally a grown up :D. he is smaller than I am though! but love is love! he might look small but I hope he could still carry me princess-style since he can kill a huge titan :D.

wow, you are the leader!!! congrats on the role! have you chosen that for yourself or were you appointed? what does it mean "animating the segments that take place in the real world?" can you help me imagine that? I am curious, thank you! (sorry for being too curious) were you unlucky with your team mates? why are they so unmotivated in completing the work? especially since you two have to work a lot as leaders to finish it up? so sorry to hear that though! it must be really hard on you.
the due date is soon! hopefully things have improved by now. also it does sound like you have also learnt a lot from that experience! I hope you will lead more projects in the future so you get to be assertive yet kind! it´s a really tough balance!

it´s interesting that we don´t see those parts of ourselves that others might. I have definitely made my fair share of mistakes in life when I wasn´t as considerable, kind and understanding. there were many situations when I could just brush people off and saying "well, why is this my problem?" when I could have just been more understanding and allow them to lean on me and be there for them. there were also many instances where I could have been more hard-working (like during my high school years - facepalm) but life is a process, you get better with it. thank you so much for your kind words ♥. I am trying to get better with compliments. you know the classical - oh no, you are not right! - I just really appreciate that you think that of me and I hope I will continue to let my better side shine but I am definitely often stubborn, depressive and as unmotivated as others. which I believe you also have your bad days despite me being in awe of everything you do. and we should be, we are humans :). but hey, if you ever feel down! let me be your hype man!

do you have some free time in the future to enjoy your anime or is your summer already booked?
keeping up with anime is a toll! and I can definitely understand the feeling of "meh, let me give up" those are just recs for the time when you .. have the time.
tbh, from what I have read I prefer him in the LN! because it makes more sense. but of course, for the entertainment value, it´s fun being him all edgy :D. it´s just easier on my brain, what can I do :D.

no worries about how fast or slow the replies are! what matters is the quality of the convo and it is never a dull moment (or paragraph? hehe)
yop April, what are you doing trying to suck the life out of us ahah.
but things are gonna get better afterwards so looking forward to that!

all the best
lots of health and creativity!
hope things are going your way!!!
good stuff to you and your family!

To me it just sounds like sugar on top of sugar, you must really like the taste of sweet tasting things. I also have a big sweet tooth. Can't get enough of chocolate, it's a carloric bomb and during a cut the urges creeps up on me. ;_; I'm not overly-restrictive with my diet, I do eat whatever occasionally, but I've come up with a 80/20 ratio of "healthy" or decent food in contrast to whatever. Whenever I do eat sugary things I eat up the whole package... I cant stop eating... Tangent aside, your dad sounds like a swell guy and I can see with the way you talk about him you guys care for each other and that's super wholesome. I might also try sake, I've actually never drank it believe it or not. Oh, that reminds me, by the end of July we are planning (emphasis on planning nothing is set in stone) to travel to Korea to visit my grandparents (on my mom's side) and some relatives. After that we're thinking of travelling to Japan because they're so close and my mom loves Japan and knows how much I want to go there. We're thinking about Kyoto or Osaka as our "main" destination. Tokyo would be too much I think, it feels like an overbearing place even though it'd be cool to see everything I've seen about Tokyo online and in animanga and most recently Chaos;Head too.

The thing about Max and Mango is that they rarely wants to sleep alone, but since that cat tree is not in any of our rooms and place in a hallway it doesn't get used as much as we'd like, but honestly it's fine. They still use it on occassion. They were in love with it in the beginning, though. Initially we planned on only adopting one, but the adoption center knew what they were doing and told us the same thing. They wouldnt allow us to only get one because it might be depressed and you could tell she really cared for these cats. It was practically volunteering and we only needed to pay the minimum costs for things. I'm glad we listened to her. If you can and are ready I definitely suggest adopting biological brothers/sisters. If they're the same age and especially from the same family they have already established a great connection. Many people adopt cats that are different ages and at different times and they become more territorial and in worst case dislike each other. My neighbours cats are that way and it's kind of sad. Cats are a reflection of their owners, we gave them a lot of love and attention (still do) when they were kids so they're all funny and happy now because of it. Idk how truthful that statement is but it sounds good to say. xD

Honestly, many anime, especially shounen anime do fall under sort of the same storytelling mechanisms and narratives. It's tropey, arcs and themes have underlying similarities and after having watched anime to the extent that I've and you also have done it gets repetetive. Anthologies in this medium is not explored enough, not even at a surface level and I think it could be cool seeing an anime original just do whatever. Dragon Ball is one among very few that media that brought people together regardless of where they are from and it speaks loudly about Toriyama's character. Reading Oda's, Kishimoto's, Kubo's "Goodbye" texts to Toriyama tore at my heartstrings. He definitely left his impact on this world. It's sad to see Togashi not being able to let HxH go. After arc after the Chimera Ant Arc (cant remember the name I think it was the Election Arc?) it was a good point to conclude the story. Not a masterpiece of an ending, but good. I'm afraid with how much has been introduced we will never see a satisfying conclusion. Maybe? Berserk is still continuing long after Miura's passing and what I've heard Mori is doing a decent job at it.

I mean yeah, the whole VN sphere is very much slow-paced but still have many profound stories. Shorter VNs like Saya no uta that clock in at about 4 hours are still generally slow-paced. Chaos;Head was incredibly slow in the first 4-5 chapters and then it sped up tenfold with craaazy reveleations and storytelling. The Steins;Gate anime (prob VN too) did the same. These are all still profound pieces of media. The opposite can be true as well, as much as I think Phantom (the anime) had severe pacing issues with how fast-paced it got at the latter half of the story it still was an incredibly enjoyable show with many interesting ideas. The pace of the story is just one element of the complete package and a certain pacing is not inherently better than any other, it's how you utilize it with the other aspects/elements that make it a great storytelling mechanism if used correctly to that specific story. I generally prefer slower-paced shows because I'm generally more into Mystery, Thriller and trying to figure out certain plot points before they get revealed and I think a methodical build-up often correlates to a better climax. BUT that's only my opinion, someone else might have the complete opposite view and that's a completely valid opinion too. Oh, the Metal Gear franchise! Haven't heard anyone talk about it in a while, my brother used to love that franchise when we were kids but I never got into it. Killer7 reaaally reminded me of the Ichi the Killer manga but when looking it up it doesnt seem to be adjacent works. From the looks of it it looks really retro, the typical PS2 artstyle and wackiness that that era entailed. I also need to play more games. I want to revisit many games I played as a kid too.

I handed in the project regarding heart rate variability and got the second highest grade even though I was alone when other groups were 4-5 people. I got graded with the same criteria as the other groups, so I got no "pity points" for being alone and honestly that's how I prefer to be graded anyways. I'm happy with the results and now it's time to move onto the next project. I realized pretty quickly that creating a functioning Chess Engine, how fun that might be, is way too much for one person. I decided to scale back and implement a proactive heating management system that uses forecasted weather data to automatically regulate the temperature to be around room temperature by considering multiple factors. I'll not go into the nitty-gritty details as to not bore you to death but it's been coming along smoothly. I've developed the AI completely and now I just need to modify a pre-existing template of sorts, so I'm almost done. I'm so happy the moving process went smoothly and how it feels like a home. The external parts like the house itself, the garden, the neighbours etc is obviously important, but if the house doesnt give you the impression of it being your home it sort of kills the emotions. I'm glad you feel at home already. :D I used to use a Notes app on my phone before I knew of MAL's existence, but ever since discovering this website I've just used it ever since. Although, I do wish it was more personalized so my PTW was not as daunting as it is. You can say whatever about the Domestic Girlfriend anime but that opening... Minami went WAY too hard with that opening, such a banger. I understand wanting to watch "bad" anime, it's like junkfood but for entertainment. Sometimes you just crave a sweaty hamburger from McDonalds. Nothing wrong with that. I'm currently watching Frieren and haven't watched The Apothecary Diaries, so I cant say much about them but trust me when I say that you will ADORE Heavenly Delusion. The world-building and mystery is INSANE. I watched this show because I thought the art cover "looked cool". Count me surprised when this show dropped episode of the year (okay... tied with Vinland Saga). It has trigger warnings at the latter half of the show so yeah...

Hope you're doing well, I know you're stressing with uni and I really hope you get to prioritize yourself and relax a bit. I'm hoping for the best and I'm rooting for you for these two last weeks. Don't stumble at the finish line! I'm bad at recommending stuff on a whim, believe it or not... xDDDD I usually get reminded of great shows during conversation even if I havent watched them in years. But, honestly that should be a testament of how much of an impact these shows I mentioned has left on me, especially if I watched them way back. Although, if you want to try something seasonal There's a Spice & Wolf remake airing this season and maaaan... This remake made me realize how much I actually adore the chemistry between the main duo. I forgot how much I genuinely love this show. The manga community has been up in arms about Kaiju No. 8 the last year and it's also airing this season. I haven't checked it out yet, but I do plan on doing so soon. I know you're not into watching seasonals, but those were the "random" recommendations I could come up with at this time. :s

Also, I saw you watched A Place Further Than The Universe (Sora yori mo Tooi Basho) and rated it a 4. You didn't like it? :o That's a bit surprising, I absolutely loved it and I cried like a mofo at some parts. I became so geeky with this show that I actually wanted to travel to Antarctica for a day or two until I realized how bad of an experience it would be in reality. xDDD

GUUUUUUURL just stopping by to let you know that I intend to reply you by this week, I've been (still am) very busy recently (ok, maybe not that much ,':y) BUT ANYWAY, sorry for taking so looooong >:'UUUUU

Heyy Happy Easter!!
And glad that you don't mind <3
Lmao oh no, I really liked it TT Ik where you're coming from tho haha, there isn't really much plot happening in the movie. I feel like it's much more about the dialogues and the vibe overall

Ohh that actually sounds sick! Is it going to be a longer animation since so many people are working on it? Or some 3 min or so again?
And I actually think that a lot of art styles mixed can look really cool, you'll just see how it is when you guys finish :D
And not rly, I'm just studying for different tests and exams like usual haha

Aw well, not like you really have to worry about people stealing your job as well tho <3 I don't think I've actually ever seen a really good AI animation so far lmao, all of them are just... too robotic xd
And aw, I really enjoy learning German as well! And tyy, I wish you good luck as well! And no haha, my first language is Polish. And wbu, is it English?

hey!!!

thank you for that! no inconvenience at all!!! I will still be on Discord here and there! for shorter stuff and maybe we can just meet up there and have a proper chat like back and forth thing :D. but whatever works for you too! I mean I could also just work on my management issues. so thanks for that chance! you don´t need anything to change.

also sorry for misspelling your name! I remember I wrote Elize instead of Elise. I have thought you were named after Beethoven´s Fur Elise :D. which would fit your artsy soul but hey, it´s just a beautiful name. there is a lingerie brand with my name, why would I judge :D.

haha, right. there needs to be some balance between having fun and being a pervert and I mean, the guy wasn´t even that! he was just chill and joking. he wasn´t even dirty minded at all :D. have I asked about husbandos? who would you consider? spill the beans :D.

that sounds interesting! what is your position? what do you do?? if you can talk about it. if not that´s ok. sorry, if I am overbearing, it´s just so out of my zone of expertise it is really interesting to me. when is the deadline so I can keep my fingers crossed?

thank you so much! I like our convos too! I am happy to have a friend like you. you really inspire me to do stuff and be creative and care about things that I used to like especially when I was younger. I used to be really a bit of a pseudo-intellectual in my teens :D. and I used to study arts history when I was a bit older. I can´t draw for life though :D. but I can admire! I am a professional fangirl! also you are understanding, kind and fun! wasn´t Gen Z supposed to be annoying ? :D

I´d say a cool thing i have watched would be Frieren and Apothecary Diaries, maybe Overtake! because I think Overtake is good, it is nothing SPECIAL but it has its soul and I loved it so much and I wish more people did!

I mean, yes? excuse me :D COTE not being good? pff :D. I am planning to start reading the LN of second year because I cannot wait for the next season :D. just how am I supposed to live not knowing? not only my manga list is growing but so are my promises but fairly, Ayanokoji is Ayanokoji and I don´t care what anyone says but the difference between Ayano in LN and anime is just funny. he is such an edgy teen in the anime while in novel he is more ... normal? still a genius and all, but less "gigachad manipulator" or whatever :D.

I love how we are always complimenting each other on personalities - NO YOU ARE KINDER AND MORE INTELLIGENT :D. but hey great minds think alike so I guess that´s just destiny ! :D

you too!
hope you get some free time!!
see, I can answer on time! :D
I will be trying to be less online in April as there is some work stuff I need to do but I will still be here
(but it´s more like me saying - please kick my butt so I am not here :D)
all the best
all the good stuff to you and your family
say hi to your cool twin sis too!!!!
me and my sister, we gotta step the game up, damn :D

The last chapters were incredible, whoa, it's been a while since I felt awe watching something.

I'm going to wait until it's better so I can send references, in the meantime I'm thinking about possible social midias to start with, at first the social midias that come to mind are Instagram and TikTok, I even have an account on Instagram with around 800/900 followers, where I posted content about anime, but it has been stopped for a long time, I would need to see if I could recover the engagement of the page and if I could transfer the focus of the page from just anime to something more comprehensive, that would need I'll take some time to see if it's viable, but honestly, the last few weeks have been so busy that I feel like I'm lacking inspiration at the moment, my busy life ends up affecting my creative side, it's not a project that I would give up on so easily, but I think I need to calm things down IRL before I get on with everything.
I think some people call me that partly because of my behavior, partly because of my style of dressing, which is worth saying for possible references, I'm totally comfortable with a gothic aesthetic for character design. In general, I just hear that I'm a good, reliable, creative person, but that I demand too much from myself and other people, because I always look for the best possible result, I hear that I can be very talkative, but a lot depends on the subject, but that I can't disguise when I don't like someone and I hear a lot that I don't care about pleasing others, but I don't know how this can be transferred to a ''content creator'' personality.
For the colors, I try to choose those that I believe suit me, taking into account the psychology of colors, blue, representing calm and maturity, would perhaps be interesting, while yellow, which is a color more associated with excitement and exaltation, I think they wouldn't suit me very much, I hardly raise my voice, even when excited, purple in general is more linked to spirituality, so I don't know if it would suit me very much, black I think is a color that goes well with any other color, so I think that the only color actually chosen so far would be black, but as a secondary color, red is linked to passion, so perhaps it is a color to be considered and white is linked to serenity and organization, which I think matches it a little With me, I would most likely opt for something more monochromatic, so I don't think I would choose more than 3 colors, for example.

I'm sure that some other works are still to come, although I think most of them have already been announced, it's the final stretch of college and with approximately four months to go, I don't think there's much more to be announced.
Ouch! This must have been very painful, if it's hurting a month after it was broken, I think you should see a doctor for an x-ray and check if everything is in order. It's really difficult when you have deadlines to be respected, I think the ideal would be to stop the animation until your hand is better, but since there's nothing you can do, I just say don't push yourself too hard and end up delaying the recovery process.

Have a good week!

Man I'm rly sorry for not replying again, uni was killing me for the last two weeks ;_; I need to actually learn how to organize my time
Aw I sure did! We binge-watched some of Leonardo DiCaprio's movies :D And I showed him American Psycho which I really like, but he didn't enjoy it too much lol
Aww omg sounds so cool! So what are you making now instead of experimental animation? Some fantasy, slice of life or what?
I mean ye, everything depends on context in texts when you're translating haha, but it makes me feel a bit safer about my future that AI/robots won't steal my job with all of these translation intricacies like metaphors and context XD And I'm the best at English (I mean, you can kinda see when talking to me now lol) but I'm focusing the most on German rn because I'm starting from the beginning and yk, need to reach some advamced level in 2 years so it's a lot of work :P And German is actually really useful to me since I often go to Germany!

Thanks for the friend request! (: I'm a retro anime enjoyer as well, so I'll definitely make use of the recent friend updates section and stalk you examine the shows you pick xD

Funny how it seems to be an acquired taste, at least in my case. Apart from what I saw as a kid (and thus rewatch for nostalgic reasons), I seemed to stay off anything created before or shortly after 2000s. It just changed out of the blue over the recent years and I started increasingly yearning for the old animation. Learnt to appreciate NGE (that I really disliked on my first watch), binged Rose of Versailles, RGU became my all time favorite. Much more enthusiastic to start an old show nowadays, although I don't actively avoid more recent stuff.

Perhaps it's just that 90s/early 2000s were simply better at capturing this melancholic, eerie atmosphere that works so well with dark/psychological/abstract storylines (yes Big O you're indeed my most recent exemplification of that) - and considering I consume this genre far more often than in the past, it's only natural I would be drifting there x)

Have you experienced such a shift as well or been a "retro baby" from day one? :D

I've been so inactive as of late, I'm sorry. I understand that, the gesture of giving something to someone you care about is much greater than what the gift actually is. Pancake with confetti sounds like a health hazard xD, a fun gift though! I think that's a really healthy outlook on your whole past regarding alcohol and I'm proud of you for reaching that conclusion, not many could, rightfully so. Good job on your part for acknowledging and discerning how things really are and being able to stay rational under such circumstances, it takes a lot of strength to do so. I've never tried sake before, but I do generally hate alcoholic beverages and drinks because most of the time they taste like utter garbage, ngl. Beer is fine, but other than that, no. I might need to try sake, though. Tasted like bread? Thats unexpected xD.

Yeah, you mentioned that on the Discord messages, how long will the project go on for? I cant get over the fact that you got to work with a professional VA. I'm so envious. xD Oh yeah, we bought them a new cat tree the other day. I set it up and everything and it's 206cm tall, it's huuuuge. They love it, they always playfight in it and sleep there. I need to stop talking about them because I'll come across as a crazy cat lady but man, I love them... ;-;

I wish more anime did the anthology thing like Aoi Bungaku, the format in anime had incredibly novelty value and it was intriguing. Yami Shibai did something similar, but they overdid it in my eyes. Of course, when it comes to anthologies there are stronger contenders than others, just like how No Longer Human was miles ahead of the other tales in Aoi Bungaku, but idk, something about anthologies is cozy.

This whole conversation about Togashi really reminded me of Akira Toriyama's recent passing and that whole scenario was too unexpected. I've never read or watched Dragon Ball, not even as a kid, but I still respect Akira Toriyama for inspiring an enormous amounts of people and reshaping the whole animanga sphere as a whole. Seeing how many mangaka spoke on his passing, saying that he was their inspiration, them calling him Sensei and similar sentiments was really heartfelt and made the whole passing so much more meaningful. It's a damn shame, it really came out of left field. Honestly, I dont know why Togashi's situation really resonated with Toriyama's passing, but speaking of declining health it probably had some correlation in my brain to think about that. I really need to get back into Yu Yu Hakusho, I watched like 20-30 episodes of the anime a while back and put it on-hold because I wanted to read the manga but never got around to doing so. I have no doubts that Yu Yu Hakusho is a great story because 1) The author is Togashi for Christ's sake and 2) What I've seen so far was great and that was only the introduction/setup. I know the ending is infamous of sorts, but that doesnt really bother me too much, at least not now. No need to apologize for only asking a question, I just cant really answer it, it's impossible for me to do so. xD I get wanting a fast-paced narrative but also feeling conflicted of slower narratives. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. I think that a slower-pace show has greater overall potential to be something profound that sticks with you for the longest time. Most shows in my favorites are just that, 3-gatsu, Texhnolyze, Monster, Clannad, NHK, Sonny Boy, Penguindrum etc. are all slow-burners that takes their time to build up a world to then just... Bam! If a show takes time to build up the climax, it has the potential to be more, well, climactic. That doesn't detract from fast-paced shows, because the enjoyability of fast-paced shows are often more enjoyable to watch, especially in the beginning phases. Gurren Lagann, I recently finished Phantom, Dorohedoro etc. were all a BLAST to watch. Honestly, it's really depending on what mood you're in at the time and what you're seeking for in a show, different pacing definitely has their own merits. This applies to games too! OMORI was great at keeping the suspense up and revealing just the right amount of information, giving you the crumbs slowly but surely until they just smack you with the whole cookie, even if it's a linear story. Yeah, I also think juxtaposing is really important for profound stories. If OMORI was just depressing with no happy/funny moments it'd be too much and in turn detract from what the overarching message about trauma is. Juxtaposing the dreamworld, real world, white space and black space and "segregating" them was a great way to keep the balances of juxtapositioning between humour, lighter heartfelt moments to the horrifyingly depressing moments, and it becomes, as you say, more genuine.

I'm glad you're making progress! :D Even if you can't allocate the time you want, it leaves it more time to "marinate" where you can spawn new ideas, there's honestly no need to stress the progression even if you want to be more ahead than you currently are, it sucks but it can wait. If you work on it incrementally over a long period of time you'll be surprised of the progress being made. That's what I've been doing with the gym, haha. Weird parallell, but yeah, staying consistent has been great as to not "stress" progress. I'm handing in my project on Heart Rate Variability soon. We've already handed it in the first draft and gotten our Peer Review, by the looks of it there's no need to do much, I barely got any comments of improvement, so that's fine at least. In short, I'm 99% done with it. The next course I'll be taking I'm thinking of creating a Chess engine run on Intelligen Systems (it's basically predicts the best Chess moves in X position). We have the liberty of creating what we want, as long as we're in the guidelines of implementing a specific AI algorithm. It sounds like a fun project. How is moving going along now? Have you guys settled in? Oh no, I absolutely hated Teddie on my first playthrough, but the more I thought about why he was in the game, the more I realized his characterization and his importance for the story and experienced newfound appreciation of him. Nowadays I'm more neutral on his character, he's not my favorite but not the one I dislike the most either. Atlus are INFAMOUS of milking a series dry. Look how many spin-offs there are for the Persona franchise. It doesnt surprise me in the slightest that they make their consumers buy a DLC for their Steam-port. I just realized it too late and missed a good chunk of content, including the "true ending", which sucked hard once I realized it mid-playthrough. Regardless, I'm revisiting it later in the future with that DLC too. I should make a list too, honestly, I'm been so bad at watching stuff, I can't even keep up with seasonals ATP... Just 2023 alone I missed many shows I want to watch... Frieren & Oshi No Ko are some examples.

Hope you're having a good one too, take care! :)

Yeah, I can see where you're coming from. Big O without a doubt shares also plenty of those "moments of silence" scenes x) Like when the only sound is that of footsteps echoing throughout the room and slowly fading out as a person concludes the conversation and walks away - something that I'm for some reason really fond of and it always catches my attention <3

Imagine I just randomly tried to find an example, went in blind into a random episode I thought of (Red Destiny), into a random timestamp (04:16) and ALMOST got it right xDD Almost, since there is some mechanical ambience in the background, but I'm sure you know what I mean!

Maybe a happy medium would be to add a comment to Big O in your stack, saying there's kinda 2 wolves inside it x) Because while I'll certainly remember it as a show with one of the most amazing OSTs I've happened to witness, I can't deny it also knows when and how to transition to quiet mode to give that specific vibe just as fine.

Also glad to talk to a fan of the first show I rated 10 in a loooooong while. Even the "goofy" elements didn't bother me, despite usually being reluctant to comedy. Dorothy's piano wake ups were absolutely hilarious :D

I'm seeing how I can send more references, I'm seeing how I could send them via PDF, but MAL doesn't have a file upload system, maybe I can upload them to Google Drive like you do, although I need to learn how to do it that :D. myanimelist works with the link system and I downloaded the images to separate them into things like hair or eyes, at worst I find the images on the internet again and send them to you by message.
I don't like to describe my personality very much, because although I hear from my friends that I'm a trustworthy person, who adapts well to new social circles and that sometimes I stand out just by being present, I don't feel 100% of the time that I am a very charismatic or talkative person, so I try to see in both real and fictional personalities people with behaviors that I think are similar to mine, although when describing my personality using other people I feel a little silly, as if I were trying to do a ''self insertion'' , which I think is completely the opposite, I also hear sometimes that i'm kinda goth :D. Blue, black and purple are the colors that most come to mind at the moment, sometimes yellow or red also come to mind, although I think that these colors, if done in the ideal way, can generate good combinations, I still wanted to choose one to be the primary color, the one that when you think of the character the specific color already comes to mind. Thank you for sharing your process for choosing colors, I'll try to apply it but I'm a bit ''rustic'' when it comes to these things, it's the first time I've ''idealized'' a character from scratch.

Last week I had to present a summary of my article, to show some kind of progress to the professors. This week on Thursday I presented a paper on Mercosur and some other economic blocs (I was terrible at this one, as I couldn't concentrate on the presentation due to personal issues), on Friday I was supposed to present a paper on the era of technology and talent management but it was postponed until next Friday, there is a lack of work on the study of how Netflix manages its marketing, a presentation on price and promotion, a work on the state of São Paulo (which I am the leader of a group of 9 people) that It will end in a debate with the other group, a project on creating a fictitious company where my group must develop everything from the name, logo, products, marketing, etc. Another English assignment that I don't remember what it's about :D. These are the ones that come to mind at the moment, but I have that feeling that I'm forgetting something. These are the works so far, I'm sure more are to be announced. Some have very short deadlines, but others only need to be delivered in mid-May/June and with your mind busy with other issues, the most recent work is likely to perform poorly.
I'm sorry u broke your hand, how did that happen? Don't push yout self too much during this period, my Jiu Jitsu sensei broke his hand and told me that it took around 40 days for him to recover.
Have a good weekend and get better soon.

Hello there. Surprising to see The Big O as part of your Silence stack :D

Just completed the show today. Among the many reasons why I loved it, there is also its exceptional OST - my playlist received a stunningly rich update of +21 tracks (think it's my lifetime record x)). I'd say it's certainly more on the "noisy" side than not, so quite interesting to see you've got the opposite impression!

P.S I can appreciate utilisation of silence as well, like its done in many other shows from your stack: NGE, 2000's Boogpiepop, Lain, Fantastic Children. I suppose it's just your definition of silence anime is somewhat broader than mine :)

I just saw the sketches and I really liked it, as you said, the features are clear and I liked the line and the shape of the face too! As for the references, they are almost ready, I'll see what the best way to send them to you will be, but for a first draft it seems quite promising to me.

I think the following points could be a guide to how I would express myself, I'm not very good at talking about myself, so I separated what they say about the personalities of these two vtubers that I mentioned before and that I think might fit together in my personality, ''Despite Rikka's young age, he is a mature individual, He doesn't think he's good with words and prefers to express himself with his music instead''. ''Kaela appears to be a pretty calm person. She barely raises the voice even when she becomes angry. Kaela is known for her particular laugh, as she always laughs silently''.
Regarding the color palette, it will probably be something blue or black, I still need to decide on that part, it's more difficult than it seems haha.

Don't worry, it's not that I felt rushed, but I think maybe we'll finish this long before the premiere date that hasn't been decided yet, not that that's a bad thing, I don't want you to feel discouraged, but I think we can go with Calm down and do the designing in the background, while we carry out our daily and professional tasks.
I will also be quite busy during this entire semester, apart from my article, I still have at least 7 presentations scheduled, that's just at the student level, I still have things like career and personal life occupying my schedule, so I completely understand your delay in responding and I say which I may only be able to respond to on weekends.