Statistics
Anime Stats
Days: 119.7
Mean Score:
7.06
- Watching11
- Completed245
- On-Hold8
- Dropped16
- Plan to Watch255
- Total Entries535
- Rewatched5
- Episodes7,050
Manga Stats
Days: 39.0
Mean Score:
7.33
- Total Entries66
- Reread0
- Chapters6,436
- Volumes278
All Comments (41) Comments
The funny thing by the way is that even if they'd be willing to refund me the money I spent, they wouldn't be able to do so since Russian banks got cut off swift and master card/visa :D
Anyway, the way western propaganda works is insane. From what I've seen it's all about bad Russians nowadays, everyone forgot about COVID, etc.
For me the whole situation a bit worse. I'm Crimea-born Russian who lived most of his life in northern Ukraine, I'm also a citizen of this country and I didn't ask NATO for any "help". I recently moved to Russia to work precisely because after the insurrection in 2014 western-backed Ukrainian government destroyed our economy and most of its public sector. I have relatives who are in danger right now and if my property in Ukraine gets destroyed I'll also end up homeless, meanwhile the West celebrates all the death and destruction which they provoked in the first place. So yeah, it's been exhausting to be on the English-speaking side of the internet ever since this situation begun. If you're interested, you can check some of my thoughts on the matter in this topic (ignore the articles at the top, they were added by the admin to preserve the rules) and these posts: 1, 2.
Well, anime communities in the English-speaking parts of the world is a good example of how something falls into decadence once it gets big. When I was a teen anime wasn't taken seriously by anyone around me, but at the very least anime communities online had people on the same page - they were circles of people interested in the same hobby. There were trolls or just rude people in general, sure, but they were exceptions. A decade and half later I observe MAL and see the decline in the community. Most threads are some kind of provocative baits, obsession with scores, fandom wars, random insults (if you like X then you are Y, that sort of thing), etc.. And as for anime industry itself, it's still being made for the Japanese market, but we'll have to see how it goes from now on.
Thanks, though I'm not too hopeful since she's not that popular :P There are Rean's and Altina's figurines already available and Rixia/Crow should be made soon.
That said, even with dry industry there are still tons of good content left to explore. I've read Muv-Luv and Soukou Akki Muramasa not too long ago and both provided me with an amazing experience. I also wouldn't mind trying Tales series (had some of its game on Steam for several years but never tried), but it's a big time investment. The protagonist of Muramasa has a somewhat similar personality to Rean's btw.
I want to put some money aside in case they make Laura figurine, that would be a wonderful way to support the company and get something sublime in return, but even that has been rather difficult as of now... I'd probably go insane if I miss such limited merch. As for Falcom going big, I'm not sure to be honest. From my experience when game companies try to appeal to a wider audience, the content itself usually gets worse.
Eris is definitely one of the best tsundere there is. I've noticed many Kiseki fans also like MT for some reason btw. And as for Haruhi, I don't really know how that happened. I always wanted to watch it, but never did, and now I'm very slow at consuming anime.
I'm actually surprised there's no localization standards in English speaking world when it comes to video-games. Most of the times fans who do their work for free do a far better job than official publishers and it's been annoying me for some time. I've been buying Kiseki games on release with all DLCs and planned to get Crossbell games even though I've already pirated and completed them long ago, but after my disappointment in CSIII and CSIV translation I've been feeling very reluctant to give NISA any more money because if I do I'd be supporting what they are doing.
By the way, I also like Umineko and Eris, but haven't seen Haruhi yet.
Text boxes is all I'd need really. I actually want to have the full collection in my Steam library, but eh, NISA really disappointed me. At this point I'd rather give Falcom money some other way and play fun translation instead (of course, if it's better). Still... I don't have time for now.
There are many people who aren't fond of Cold Steel in general, but the way I see it, it's their loss. It's a wonderful journey worth of ~400-500 hours.
Thanks, I've downloaded it just in case. I still hope NISA will improve their translation, but I don't really expect it. They are making subs for the EN dub after all.
You are probably the first one I meet who likes CSII the most, but it's a fair choice and Ymir rocks anyway.
For localization, you can check some of the examples here, but in general - they made dialogues more sarcastic/rude/cringey than they really were (especially noticeable with Ash and Juna imo).
Can you give me a link for that spreadsheet/overlay? I don't think I'm going to use it now due to being busy, but maybe it'll be useful later.
Completely agree here. I understand why it was made so, but like I've mentioned before I was a bit frustrated by it. The funnies example is the last dungeon where you leave some of your party members as you progress deeper. I usually like to take my time exploring things, but when I had to leave first Laura and then some other characters behind, I just went straight ahead towards the boss while dodging the enemies.
My favorite Kiseki game used to be CSI btw, but CSIV had the most satisfying ending I've ever had a pleasure to witness, so it's IV > I > III/II to me.
You are the second person I meet here on MAL who would place Laura so high on his list. I don't really like making rankings for Kiseki characters, but for the sake of our conversation, let's see...
Laura > Everything else in Universe and beyond > Sara > Jusis > Crow > Altina > Gaius > Fie > Emma > Alisa > Millium > Elliot > Machias > Kurt > Ash > Juna > Musse.
As for why I don't rate anime, I just gave up. I've tried many times to change my scoring system but in the end was never satisfied with it. For example, how do I rate Full Metal Panic!? I watched it more than 10 years ago and all I can remember is that "Well, it was fun and MC was cool I guess?". Elfen Lied? "An anime with gore and pink girls". Chrno Crusade? "What was it even about lol". There are many anime I just not sure how to properly rate in relation to other titles.
Is there a fan translation of Hajimari out there? My Japanese isn't good enough to let me play a game like that, so I've been waiting for a translation, however... I've been very disappointed by NISA's localization so if there is a fan made one, I'd love to play that.
1. It started from Lloyd or possibly even Joshua, not Rean.
2. Him being the center of class VII and Thors as a whole makes perfect sense for him to be popular among the ladies.