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DeadBored Jun 20, 9:16 PM
Hey there again!! Long time, no talk xD Things have only gotten more hectic for me as I've gotten further training into this role, so I do apologise for the period of silence. I really appreciate your kind words though <333 How's life been treating you? I'm really glad to hear that you've made so much progress on your passion projects and I appreciate the opportunity to get a first glimpse :D It's lovely to know you find so much enjoyment in your craft!

A friend of mine sent me this vid of a SSB64 player named Isai a while back and it reminded me a lot of the person you're describing. I don't know if this is the person you had in mind, but his story is so interesting and entertaining nonetheless. It's like you've said, watching these players absolutely dominate with what is agreed to be the worst players in the roster is just so entertaining. His story seriously plays out like some sort of movie. I'd highly recommend you give it a watch!

I haven't been much games myself as of late, but Clint Stevens has started streaming again so I've been watching a lot of Mario Kart World gameplay xD I haven't played any of the Touhou games before, but I'm aware of them and ZUN. I was recently watching Anime Tenchou, which has done a Touhou collab before. The full thing doesn't seem to be available anywhere online, but you seem to have it marked as completed! From what I'm aware, the Anime Tenchou Movie is the first part of it, so I've just based my rating off of that. Quite the talent ZUN has to create so many games and quite the feat to complete them all in a month, bravo you! xD
Haha I've seen a lot of heated discourse online about the new prices, crazy stuff! Nintendo finally breaking the seal and raising those prices allowed other companies to do the same! To play devil's advocate, those prices had stayed at ~$60 for a really long time at this point, so long-term inflation has meant they've been getting less for its worth over time. But at the end of the day, it's up to consumers to put their money where their mouth is and not pay the prices, which has NOT been the case xD Looks like good ol' piracy is back on the rise and like I've said before, this is DEFINITELY the year of indie games. It's already proven to be and these price increases only helped that!

I just came across your google doc and it is so interesting! I love reading your thoughts on media that we share such a love towards! You provide such an interesting insight and have informed me of new things I was unaware of. I loved reading Surrealist Influence on Texhnolyze & Serial Experiments Lain and learning about the the Dada artists that the shows potentially took inspiration from! Some of your topics also having reference lists is *chef's kiss*
Thank you so much for entertaining my not-so-frequent responses, I really do appreciate the conversations we get to have :) I want to wish you the best, not only on your projects, but life in general - It's important to maintain balance. Keep doing you, Enivlens! :D
Ashhk May 27, 5:57 PM
Hello!

Yes it's great that they didn't forget about X&Y I genuinely thought they were hating these entries, I remember seeing so many hoax about Pokemon Z back then, I can't believe it's genuinely coming!!

Exactly, Batman is one the easiest base story to make your own good superhero movie, Superman too since it's very simple, a new Superman movie by James Gunn (the one who directed Guardians of the Galaxy) is coming this year, so it has a lot of potential.
Actually it's the contrary for the Marvel comics' storylines, I'm much more into the characters for their personality and powers than for their backgrounds lol, though when it comes to movie adaptation I don't mind as far as it's entertaining. I've seen the new Marvel movie "Thunderbolts*" and it was surprisingly good, it's with B tier heroes that are forming the new Avengers group, so it's original.

Sure, but in most cases the stuff I want to rewatch is often the ones I remember the most lol. Also it's just japanese anime productions in general, recently I started rewatch Total Drama Island because I used to love this cartoon and it's so addictive this is how I felt with anime during the early days xD

Yes in Jojo's it's even better that the style and animation are evolving through the parts, and of course you can compare the older adaptations to how they are done nowadays, I wonder if we'll ever get the full Jojo part 1 movie that is a lost media.

Ahaha but I think in most case it's just a matter of being motivated to start a long show, once you started it doesn't feel too long anymore as far as you like it but yeah in cases like Conan it's just inhumanly long..
Yes Devilman definitely proved that you can achieve a lot in only 10 episodes, sometimes we forget that 10 episodes is like 3h30-4h long, which is like a super long movie, but since it's a series it's very short in our heads and we feel like it won't be able to introduce and develop anything. Netflix produced a lot of great 1 cour shows to be honest, years before I thought Netflix would only produce bad shows.

Bleach's sequel is absolutely insane, the animation gap between the older anime and the sequel is huge, nowadays it's at the level of any great shounen in terms of animation and adaptation.

Yes, but no matter what it's great to collect these ones aha. It's kinda comparable to some Ghibli movies to be honest since the art style is always cute and mirrors the one used in the most "childish" movies like My Neighbor Totoro so when you first watch Princess Mononoke it's always surprising how dark it can be. But yeah it's mainly because they decided to adapt it 40 years later probably just because Tezuka's name is enough to sell the story xD The story can only feel outdated sadly.

You're welcome! I hope you have fun with it when you try it ahah :D

I like the name "double milk" for it ahahah but yeah when you think about it that's right, I rarely drink milk to begin with, it's just that I don't like the taste of milk without nothing added to change the taste, chocolate powder with milk is perfectly fine to me though. The mixture makes me think about funyuns lol do you like them? I heard it's very popular in the USA we don't have it here but I got to taste it at some point and I really liked it. Also speaking of cereals I always wanted to taste Froot Loops but these ones are everywhere in American TV shows etc but when I finally got to taste them I was disappointed, it wasn't that tasty to me sadly.

And I feel like it became more and more popular, there are so many criminology YouTube channels about courts and police interview analysis, I used to watch a lot of them to be honest, sometimes I just like to feel reassured that I'm not in this kind of situation, it makes you realize how worthy life is and that you need to cherish it...

In terms of animation there are so many of them and I don't exaclty know which ones you watched before so instead I can share a few of my fvorite Touhou related bands like any stuff by DBU, I'm not a big fan of Touhou re-creation musics but I think most of DBU songs are too awesome, I actually discovered this band through Mario Kart, yes this is not what you would expect xD I used to play romhacks of Mario Kart games especially on the Wii and around 2010-2011 I played Mario Kart Dragon Road which had many custom tracks with custom musics and two of them had these songs : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDx-zdLxiW4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSyjV0UHs4U this is also why these ones are so nostalgic to me nowadays.
Oh yes!! I've seen Musou Kakyou and this one is awesome, it's been so long since I watched it though lol, I rewatched a bit of it and it makes me want to fully rewatch it now xD I 100% agree with what you said, not to mention how impressive it is that a single person made it. ZUN is a genius.

Exactly! I will have to come back eventually since I'll obviously miss so many places I want to go, but it's expensive sadly...

I heard that there are a lot of indians in Canada so it's not too surprising I think it's the same for the UK, they are very rare here though so we don't have many indian food stores, it's a pity because I love indian food but I didn't taste everything, I just love curry it's one of my favorite spice so anything with curry is great xD Was Canada any different than the US for its buildings etc?

Thanks!! Well I had some issues with my family so I couldn't really do anything because unfortunate events happened to us (only temporary issues fortunately) but now we have another 4 days week-end and hopefully I'll be able to go back visiting Mont-Saint-Michel (maybe you heard about it, it's a very famous here for tourism) it's not too far from my home and even though I went visited it so many times it's always great to come here :D I hope you'll be able to have fun, do cool things or just rest a bit xD Have a great week as well!!
eekeen May 17, 7:00 AM
Hello!!! How is life treating you, anything new happening or have you discovered something cool since last time we talked? Thank you, I'm happy to hear you say such kind words. It's still going great! :D

I've noticed that about you, but also I dont blame you. Finding that hidden gem practically no one talks about, ughhh, that feeling is unmatched. Oh, god; hearing you mention all these visual novels like that makes me feel a bit overbearing. They're all incredible in their own right, but it's such a huge time-investment on your end. I'm happy you're even considering playing them, I appreciate that so much! But please, don't feel forced to! Do it out of your own volition, I really do not want to over-impose. I've heard of Muv Luv, it's quite popular I think? I follow this Visual Novel YouTube called "The August Hail" and I swear I've seen him talk about it. That's also the guy that I found The Shell from. Kajsa and I has started watching a show called "You". It's non-anime-related, but it's about this guy forming a severe stalking complex towards a woman he finds interesting, and it's shaping up to be something I thoroughly can enjoy. You know what I think of deranged protagonists, so this can be right up my alley but it's soon to speak. We're only on episode 7 or 8 in the first season so yeah, quite a far way to go. As of now, I think it's great! She also bought me the box set for Tokyo Ghoul so I've been reading it whenever I'm alone and in the mood to read something. I'm currently on volume 3 and man, it takes me back to when I started watching anime since TG was one of my first ones and the first season wasn't horrendous, so many parts of the manga I can recall from memory from all those years back. How about you? Found anything interesting? It can be anything, not just animanga related. Anime-wise I've only been "catching up" so to say on seasonal shows.

I don't think you're elitist, you're quite open-minded to what shows you consume, and I dont really get this gate-keeper mindset from you either so yeah, wouldnt really call you an elitist, just a person that likes to find nische things. I have to be in the right mindset to enjoy shows where philosophy is the selling point like Texhnolyze, Evangelion, Lain and such. I can see a world where I could watch Texhnolyze and despise it. I think I watched it at the right time in my life with my mindset and age. I would not have the same outcome watching it now compared to when I did years ago. When it comes to philosophy-central shows it's fickle, that's why I'm shocked that Evangelion has garnered such popularity, albeit I'd estimate that over 90% of it is from the opening alone. xD

I'm ashamed to tell you I havent had time to finish Umineko as of yet, I'm still on chapter 7... D': I've played like 15 minutes here and there, but when I play these games I want to dedicate like half a day doing so, and I have not been able to do that for a long time now which suuuucks. There's so many games I want to play, I wish I had the time to do so. Not just visual novels but like the Dark Souls franchise, Nier, Metaphor, more SMT/Persona franchise, MGS and so much more. Jesus man, someday!

Sorry to have been absent, hope you had a good time while I was gone! Until next time, stay healthy and happy! Peace! :D
Ashhk May 4, 3:16 AM
Hello! :D

Yes it's obviously a good way to tell if a new game is coming from a specific franchise, I remember they used to do it with Pokemon too especially back then and I was so hyped when a new domain was registered, a few of them never became a game though because they register names just in case, I remember about Pokemon Z being registered a decade ago and now it's finally coming xD

I think the DC comics quality is also why "famous/top tier" movie directors chose to adapt Batman in their own way, but I can't imagine how confusing it must be to properly handle the story if there are multiple universes and changing elements as you said, but it makes me curious I would like to read a bit of Batman too. Almost all of my Marvel comics knowledge comes from Marvel Rivals LOL since they're always adding the original stories to read and different comics skins for each character.

I hope you'll enjoy them then!! I should also re-read some of the comics from my childhood I named earlier.

It's hard for me to know if it's the real issue or not but back then I used to binge watch anime and complete a full season in a day (yes I was addicted when I started watching anime) and despite enjoying them so much nowadays when it comes to some show my memory is very rusty and I believe it's because I didn't take time to acknowledge what I was watching and I was just starting and finishing a new show every day. On the other hand I would also think that it's mainly because I just watched so many anime so it makes sense that I don't remember well a lot of them?

Exactly!! And I checked Hanako-kun manga and you're right, I would say the manga style is more "stylish" while the anime has bold outlines and plays on the color panel so yeah both work differently but I think the anime managed to find its own style and it works. I could also name Jojo's since this is how a regular shounen anime/manga can have its own very recognizable art style.

The long format is just a hit or miss I mean when the show is great seeing that there are hundreds of episodes waiting for you is just the best feeling but when you feel like it's meh or not worth that much time it's frustrating especially for me as someone who can hardly drop any show, it reminds me of Keroro Gunsou, I watched 32 episodes and it wasn't bad at all but could I see myself watching 358 episodes of it?? probably no, so I had to drop it (even though I put it on hold). Sometimes it's just TOO much though, it's so frustrating, I've seen 60 episodes of Conan and I loved it but when I realize that there are 1000+ episodes before catching up... I just can't xD sadly I'll probably never be able to finish it and it's so sad since I love it.
And yes some shows succeeded with only 10 eps, Devilman Crybaby is another good example (even though I need to rewatch it).

For Bleach yes I enjoyed it a lot even with the fillers since most of it was still some very good arcs/fights and of course the characters were carrying the show (not to mention the sequel cours that came out recently that are top tier)

Is it the Japanese only versions that sell for a good price online or the English subtitles ones though? But yeah that's why I was surprised some of them only cost 100 yens (like 0.70 USD) lol. Ahaha well I didn't like Potemayo but this one is a little bit more well known than the other ones yes, Cinderella Boy too because it's Lupin The Third's author. I liked Hi no Tori for its originality but I was surprised how violent at the time because it was rated as an anime for children here on MAL lol so I asked one of the mod back then and they changed it (I remember the anime was even talking about rape, definitely not suited for children). And yes Yugo the Negotiator is indeed very good I'm surprised you watched it, I especially liked it because of how original the plot itself is and it doesn't even take place in Japan but in countries we almost never see in anime, they should make more like this one.

I checked Drawn to Life and yes it's possibly this one, thanks!

As for the soundfont swap it's a little technical but to summarize it, first you will need three things: download VGMTrans (https://github.com/vgmtrans/vgmtrans/releases), OpenMPT (https://openmpt.org/download) and the .rom of the game you want (for example I took Mario Kart DS), when you have all of that load the rom into VGMTrans and you'll see all the game's original music files (sometimes it's a bit tricky because the files don't have a name), when you find the track you want to edit right click on it and export it as MIDI and DLS, then you can open the MIDI file into OpenMPT (technically you can use any MIDI reader such as FL Studio I think but I prefer OpenMPT for that). When it's done you'll see all the channels used in the track you chose, if you just want to switch the sample of your choice choose one from the sample or instrument section on the left and then click on import sample and chose the one you want on your computer, then you can freely edit it on the spectrogram and cut the part you don't want in your sample (Ctrl + X after dragging your mouse on what you want to delete) and you can make it a loop in the upper settings section if you want. Then simply edit all the samples you want and when you're done save it as MP3/WAV/FLAC etc. I hope I was clear even if you're not interested as trying it yourself but now you know xD

But protein powder is basically like an energy drink, right? I thought oatmeal was just bland to be fair I probably only tasted bad ones as I rarely ate oatmeal after being disappointed lol I guess I'll have to try it again at some point, or maybe the ones in USA are different than here?

Ahah well in most cases kids just went to a job related to what their parents are doing, but it's true that if you're not interested in your parents' job it can be much more difficult to find something you like. Well it wasn't only listening to cases there were also appointments with the clients before the trial, but yeah. I never listened to a court case again but back then it was more interesting than school for me ahaha, here it's very different than the USA system, you can freely attend trials if you want but otherwise there are no photos in the media or any live stream or available videos, it's totally illegal, at best you get people drawing sketches of the defendants when the case is serious enough, so it felt special to physically attend some of them!

Well some Touhou characters got pretty popular even amongst people who didn't play the games mainly because of some songs especially IOSYS ones (with the flash animations) for example for Cirno it would be this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNeyqFfXf7k (Cirno's Perfect Math Class) and for Marisa there's Marisa Stole The Precious Thing which is extremely popular, I would be surprised if you never heard it before to be honest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pDM6fQUfJs or even Reisen's one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1HAsA0_tBQ this is also why the Touhou community is so great ahaha.

Sure!! I would love to find a meteorite piece too ahaha but your father probably just got very lucky I guess? This is why I don't want to always stay in the same place like most tourists do since a lot of them only go to NY or LA and stay in the city until they leave the country, but visiting most of the interesting places/cities is nearly impossible unless you stay for like 6 months xD

Thanks, and I totally get those people but I just wish they’d at least tell me it was too long for them to reply or send a message that’s way shorter than mine. It’s kinda sad when someone cuts off all contact just because they were too tired to reply at some point :(
Thank you it was awesome I got to spend it with my family and now in May we've got a LOT of holidays so people are enjoying several 4-day weekends ahah, have a great (next) week as well!!
MarusaruMaia Apr 24, 7:16 PM
Yep, it's the logo for the project. I'm glad you liked it and the 3rd one is my fave too :B I want to do something very simple and clean, nothing too flashy >:y The 1st one is kind of inspired by the original logo from the Dragon Ball manga


And the idea for the 2nd and 3rd logos came from the Sega Saturn game, Guardian Heroes lol


And yup, I want to use it in a oneshot that I'm trying to finish for another contest (from the same publisher as before). The problem is that they gave it a very short deadline, May 21st!! These guys are nuts! ARGH! At the beginning of last month I ended up hurting my back while helping my mother with some housework and I had to rest for a long time, now I'm racing against the universe to be able to deliver this on time... I'm really unlucky >:'U
MarusaruMaia Apr 23, 6:02 PM
Sup gurl! Just stopping by to let you know that I'm kinda busy again with some stuff. And again, I'll reply to your previous messages soon, sorry about that! <:U Anyway, I hope you're doing well! :B
Ashhk Apr 19, 9:00 AM
Hey!!

Yes!! Apparently Atlus registered a website domain for the Persona 4 remake, which is why people are pretty confident it's actually happening. Honestly, it makes sense considering how well the Persona 3 remake did. I think the reason why Persona 1&2 remakes are taking more time is because they’d need to adapt the gameplay to fit the modern direction the series has taken, they probably can’t just make a basic dungeon crawler remake and expect it to work today. (I guess)
But yeah, seeing them in 3D would probably hit the same way Persona 3 did for me, I played Persona 3 Portable first which is obviously very limited so when Reload came out it felt absolutely insane in comparison ahah.

This is just more proof of how much times have changed.... Back then media would censor things like blood but somehow racism or misogyny wasn’t seen as a problem. It’s kind of wild when you think about it.
And yeah, Mantis is a pretty recent character compared to most of the other major Marvel characters. In the original Guardians of the Galaxy comics the team was completely different, I think we got a quick cameo of that version in one of the movies. (I don't exactly remember the plot but they had to de-freeze them I think?)

Exactly ahah, over here in Europe those kinds of comics are basically standard, most kids (at least in France) read at least one of them growing up.
Are American comics popular among kids too? Or is it more something adults get into later on? Because most Marvel stuff doesn’t really feel child-friendly in tone so I’m wondering what kids in the US usually read, is it stuff like Scrooge McDuck? That one’s super popular here too (under a totally different name though (Picsou)).
And yeah, with The Legendaries it really shows how much the art style has evolved over the years and how deeply influenced modern works are by Japanese and American media.
Did you end up reading those early 2000s comics you saw as a kid? Or did you kind of forget about them but still remember how badly you wanted to read them back then? xD

Once again, I find it really hard to choose between seasonal watching and bingeing. It’s funny because when I watch shows weekly I always end up thinking I should’ve just waited and binged them once they were done, but when I binge something I start wishing I had watched it weekly to enjoy the suspense and build up XD
Honestly, both formats are great... it really just depends on the show. Some are perfect for bingeing, while others are better experienced one episode at a time.

Absolutely!! A unique art style is what makes a show stand out for me. Of course, the story is super important too but if the character designs are bland and the art style just feels like a copy of stuff I’ve seen a hundred times, I find it harder to enjoy.
On the flip side, some shows are completely carried by their art style, and I love that. Like with Hanako-kun for example even if I don’t think the story is anything groundbreaking I still love the series and find it super memorable mostly because of its unique and recognizable visuals.
No Game No Life is another perfect example indeed! its style is the main reason I enjoyed it so much back then, I wish they made more shows like that nowadays.

To be honest, the more manga you read the more you realize how most stories can either be easily dragged out or still manage to stay interesting over a long run. We're just too used to 1 or 2 cour anime nowadays... Back then like pre-2000, 90% of anime were way longer, then it shifted to 25–50 episode ranges and now 12 is the standard. I wonder if it’ll drop even further maybe 10 episode shows will become the new norm?

Well, I did watch Bleach with all the fillers included lol so I can probably imagine what watching all of Naruto would feel like xD

Yes ahaha especially nowadays... Key adaptations used to do that kind of thing in almost all their stories before 2010.

Absolutely, obscure anime have become like a passion within a passion at this point. I'd honestly love to collect DVDs of all those obscure ones I’ve watched, it’s so frustrating though.... I found like 70% of them (for very cheap) in Japan but I couldn’t bring them back with me because of how much space they took… Right now I’m watching this one: Submarine Super 99 (https://myanimelist.net/anime/1713/Submarine_Super_99)
Which ones did you recognize from the list by the way?

I’m not totally sure if I actually played Scribblenauts on the DS I have memories of a similar game where you could draw your own character and weapons and they’d come to life. Not sure if that was Scribblenauts or something else.
But yeah, DS soundfonts are honestly the best also the files are super easy to edit, you can extract the samples and even see all the tracks with each instrument used for each song. I used to swap out the entire Mario Kart DS soundtrack with Mario Party DS samples back in the day lol.

Cereal with protein powder?? Does it actually taste good? I don’t think I’ve ever tried protein powder in my life... And parmesan in oatmeal? I’m surprised it works but I guess you’ve found something surprisingly tasty ahahaha.

For some people the internship experience was pretty bad especially since you're forced to find one and sometimes end up doing something you hate for a whole week. I got lucky though I did mine at a law firm because my dad was a lawyer too. I was literally sitting in court listening to cases instead of being in class ahaha.
Wait, did they push you into the fountain as a joke or was it actually mean? Because it doesn’t sound like a great memory but I guess it depends on the context?

Ahaha it’s funny because a lot of people actually ask me where my pfp comes from and almost all of them think it’s from an anime at first! That always surprises me since I thought Touhou was pretty well-known in the anime/manga/gaming community, even among those who’ve never actually played it... Especially considering how popular the soundtrack is, kinda like how Undertale is probably more famous for its OST than the game itself xD

It’s great that you liked playing Touhou!! Which game(s) did you try? Also, I know about Koishi Komeiji’s Heart-Throbbing Adventure but I never watched the whole thing. I’m a bit hesitant when it comes to Touhou fan animations or voice dramas mostly because some of them turned into memes due to how bad they were like "Cookie☆" ahahaha

As for traveling, yeah! I've been trying to visit more popular and culturally significant places lately. I used to focus on more “niche” locations before (especially smaller countries in Europe) but now I feel like I should branch out to countries with strong cultural identities (which is also why I went to Japan last year). I didn’t know about Culver’s before, so thanks for the recommendation!

It’ll be hard to visit most cities since I’ll only be staying for about 2 weeks and cities like New York are sooooo expensive so I probably won’t stay long. I’ll be based in Las Vegas instead since it’s way cheaper than LA or NYC from what I’ve seen. But from there, there are a lot of places to visit nearby, I’m planning to go see the Canyons for example

Someone from Wisconsin told me that a lot of brands in the US change depending on your location which surprised me here, brands are mostly national so no matter where you are you’ll see the same 90% of them even though culture and landscapes vary a lot from region to region here too. But thanks for the info! I’ll try to adapt once I’m there I just don’t want to miss out on any must-see places ahah.

And that's perfect then! I’m just always a bit nervous sending long messages like this because in the past a lot of people just never replied when I wrote something lengthy. I assume it’s because it takes more time and energy to read and respond properly :( So I prefer to ask just in case rather than risk no reply at all. Anyway, have a great (end of the) week too! And Happy Easter! 🥚🐰
DeadBored Mar 28, 4:24 PM
SO sorry for the late reply! Life’s been a whirlwind, but I’ve been meaning to respond to this amazing message forever! 😭 Your kindness about the government job chaos is seriously keeping me sane <3 It's an uphill battle, but your encouragement means the world. I'm slowly, but progressively, getting into the groove of things, so a lot of the fear I had during my initial weeks has subsided. And YES, Tally Hall fans are a relentless (and talented) bunch. I shouldn’t be surprised someone made an HQ edit, but it still feels like uncovering buried treasure xD

That Luigi/Ness Melee player sounds legendary!! The way certain fighters can turn "joke" characters into absolute menaces is one of my favorite parts of the scene. It’s like watching someone bend the game’s rules into art. If you ever stumble across those old videos, please send them my way - I’d love to see that chaos in action! And Mang0 vs. Hungrybox remains peak rivalry material. The fact that Melee’s janky mechanics fuel that diversity instead of hindering it? Chef’s kiss.

Origami King’s paper gimmick still bums me out too… Like, the originals had soul - partners with personalities, worlds that felt alive! Now we’re stuck fighting office supplies. 😭 I still back the idea that indie games are carrying the RPG torch now, but I’ll never stop hoping Nintendo remembers what made Paper Mario magical.

Dreaming Machine as a concept lives rent-free in my head. Even if unintentional, letting the audience’s imagination be the final animator sounds like such a Kon thing to do LOL! And YES, the Nana manga is next on my list!! The anime’s writing felt so raw and human, which makes the hiatus even more bittersweet. But you’re right, Ai Yazawa’s health matters most, and what exists is already a masterpiece. Also, your kindness about my rambling has me grinning like an idiot - thank you for being such a cool person to chat with! It's always a blast to hear from you and I don't deserve such kind words <333

I'm always glad to hype up somebody following their passions!!! I truly wish you nothing but the best in everything that you do <3
Ashhk Mar 18, 4:48 AM
Hey!!

That's for sure, their next game is probably going to be Persona 6 hopefully! I can't wait for more announcements.

Though Marvel comics can also feel outdated thematically since many of them are from decades ago. I know they've removed or reworked some things that could be considered offensive. For example I remember James Gunn completely changed Mantis' character and personality, even though Guardians of the Galaxy is one of the more recent comics. In the original comics, Mantis was described as a stereotypical "Vietnamese prostitute" so they obviously had to make major changes for the movies.

I read a lot of comics that were written in my language, especially when I was younger. Many of them are really good and became quite popular outside of France and Belgium like Tintin for example (especially thanks to Spielberg). I’ve read and own all the comics, I love that series. I also really like The Smurfs, Asterix, Lucky Luke, Blake and Mortimer, and some funny ones like Gaston and Titeuf. One of the first fantasy works I read was this comic series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legendaries I used to love it though I haven’t reread it in years so I’m not sure if I’d still feel the same now. I know some of these are fully available in English since they’re famous worldwide especially The Smurfs, Asterix, and Tintin.

I honestly can’t even answer your question because I used to watch most of the seasonals that way so I’ve seen nearly every type of theme and genre through the one episode per week format ahaha. If I try to make a rough estimate of how many anime I’ve watched like this since I started it would probably be between 500 and 800.

No idea if you’d like Blend S or No Game No Life but when it comes to Overlord I think its charm comes especially from its color grading it’s one of the only anime I can think of that feels unique mainly because of that (at least in my opinion). I think it’s the mix of its fantasy world, amazing character design and bright colors but I don’t know it just feels really special to me. Also it’s satisfying to watch a character who’s extremely OP in a video game world like that.

For me the biggest issue with popular anime is that I haven’t watched many of them simply because of their length. For example I’d love to watch Naruto but I just can’t bring myself to watch 720 episodes of the same show nowadays... Even without the fillers it’s still way too long. Same for other similar series. With how slowly I watch shows nowadays, anything over 100 episodes would take me months to get through even if I focus only on that one show.

As for I Want to Eat Your Pancreas I think it also lacked originality for me. Your Name and A Silent Voice are comparable but they bring something more, for example A Silent Voice has the deaf main character and the complex relationship due to the bullying and Your Name has the body-switching aspect. Whereas in I Want to Eat Your Pancreas it’s just about falling in love with a sick girl, I’m sure there are already tons of live-action films with similar themes.

The issue is that sometimes no matter how bad an anime is it’s just boring, not even funny. I think “so bad it’s good” animes only work when they try to be original or take risks with the plot but fail miserably. That reminds me of one of my anime traditions: once a month with a friend I watch an anime that has under 10k members on MAL, It’s fun to collect random obscure anime like that but yeah most of them are obviously terrible ahaha. I'll link the names of all of what we've seen since the beginning (since 2019 or 2020 I think):



Wow okay I get it for FLCL Alternate at least the "alternate" in the title is accurate but what even is this? I mean what's the point if it barely has anything to do with FLCL at all? I guess they got the rights to use the FLCL name so they had to throw in some similar elements but if the rest of the show is totally different it's probably just a way to make money with a slice of life series that wouldn't do well with the audience if it didn’t have FLCL in the title...

Ahah thanks! The goal was just to re-create the song without adding any "YTP" elements, since the original source is basically just some fake sample and robotic voices so it makes sense to keep it like that. I think it’s easier to make it sound smooth when it’s a fake sample so I didn’t really have to process the audio much I just added a few effects. Actually the bass is the same one used by Nintendo in Mario Party DS lol.

Absolutely, and in my case I’m just bad at cooking and don’t really enjoy it xD so I wish I had access to more prepared meals ahaha.

Well I should mention the pay is obviously low since it’s just small tasks but it’s mainly interesting for the experience. It’s like the kind of internship you have to do in middle school, no idea if it’s the same in the States but here we have to do a one-week internship during 9th grade and recently they added one for 10th grade too.

Ahah it’s perfect then, here it’s not hot but it’s sunny basically around 50°F with a bright blue sky so I’m not complaining. Also I’m visiting the USA this summer for the first time, I’ll mostly stay in tourist cities like NY and LA but do you have any underrated places to visit or recommendations in general? I’m also curious about which stores or restaurant chains I should try!

Also sorry I feel like I'm writing too much I hope it's not too long and annoying to reply due to the length.
IdolActivities Mar 17, 5:20 PM
I definitely want to get around to the Zaregoto anime adaptation eventually, and actually, I want to watch every Shaft anime ever made at some point. I was on a massive binge but unfortunately, stopped at Maria Holic because I thought it was terrible. I was planning to watch the Zaregoto OVAs after I finished the novels but unfortunately, the quality of the translations after volume 3 fall off a cliff IMO since they aren't official, and it was hard for me to continue forward.

It's kind of funny, because there was a phase when I was in my later teens where I was a complete elitist and just discounted any shonen, but I've come around to them again. A lot of shonen are just a super enjoyable time, are easy to get invested in, and have a lot of heart. I want to give One Piece another chance in particular, because it's something I used to be really dismissive of. I focused more on the "plot holes" and "conveniences" more than meeting it where it was at and engaging with it on a thematic level, and retrospectively, I feel that's an incredible flawed way of looking at art.
ArcaneRanger47 Mar 17, 1:32 PM
Oh yes the Eva manga is great, it does have some differences yeah. It's been a while since I read it so I'm sure I don't remember everything, but I do remember that it roughly follows to plot of the original anime and then follows the EoE ending, with a good few more notable changes during that part. I really enjoy it, not only for the different content but because I love the art style too. I definitely recommend it if you're and Eva fan, I should probably re-read sometime as well for that matter since I remember so little.
ArcaneRanger47 Mar 16, 8:37 AM
I see what you mean now about Big O, yeah when it's framed that way I do feel a bit more positively about the mecha fights in that show. It's definitely a series I should rewatch at some point, because I feel like it has so much good going for it, and there's a chance I could like it more the second time around as well.
I agree that Sonny Boy felt very deliberately symbolistic, that's one of things like about it for sure. I really loved the ending, and a good few of the characters too.
Hope you enjoy Alternative as well, I've heard great things about it so I'm excited to see how much I like it.
ArcaneRanger47 Mar 14, 8:21 PM
Thanks for accepting my friend request, and sure I could do that! I really liked Unlimited in particular because I feel like it does a great job of going into more depth with the characters we already know Extra by putting them in a much different situation, but mirroring similar struggles that they went through back then. So while can definitely understand feeling underwhelmed by Extra, I think Unlimited is a very gratifying experience in that way. It sort of feels like when you're in the second half of like a school rom-com anime or something, and you know the characters really well now and are beginning to see how their strengths and flaws are going to shape the rest of the story, there's something very comforting about that point in a story to me I guess. Aside from that, I just think it a fun cast of characters that bounce off each other well, and following the progression of characters like Takeru and Meiya have been very enjoyable to me. I only recently started Alternative as well, so I guess we'll see what our thoughts are on it in the near future! (Or somewhat near at least, it is a very long VN.)
I also just saw that you're a fan of Sonny Boy and Big O as well, I love Sonny Boy, it's one of my favorite things I've recently watched. Big O was good too but I wish I liked it a bit more, it had lots of things I loved about it but it was little hard for me to get behind the "every episode has to end in a mecha fight" thing it had going. I know that's just kind of how episodic show were back then though. I still love the the vibe it has, well for both of those shows actually. I'd love to hear why you like those shows as well!
eekeen Mar 13, 2:49 PM
Life has been great as of late, I'll tell you about the new developments in Discord!!!

Nah, I dont think its superficial or anything negative to seek out obscure media. It's like going mining and once in a while you find a diamond in the rough, because as you say most of the forgotten media usually is just that for a reason, but now and then you find that marble and you are like "how is no one talking about this". That was my reaction with shows like Gankutsuou and Sonny Boy, even though nowadays they're highly regarded and somewhat known, still nische sure, but not obscure anymore. I got that feeling when I stumbled on The Shell franchise recently though! Did you play Saya no Uta? If you did PLEASE tell me what you think of it because I absolutely LOVE it. Yeah, tell me about it, the last couple of years I've been terrible at consuming media, I remember from 2019-2022 I was a consumer fiend and from then to now I've barely watched a 10th of what I used to do, lol...

At the end of the day we're consuming entertainment, and if we're not entertained whats the point? It definitely should be the most important factor otherwise you're missing the point. Although, there's this "separation" when I view a show from a critical lens and a show purely out of enjoyment. Most of the times, these are intertwined, but that's not always the case. Shows like BTOOOM!, Erased, Tomodachi Game, Charlotte were really enjoyable, but when viewed from a critical lens I could tear these shows apart to shreds. Also, vice versa there have been shows that I though was too "perfect" critically that I couldnt really derive any meaningful enjoyment out of, even though I appreciate what it does. It goes both ways. I just love Gurren Lagann man, it's so much in your face fun, doesnt take itself too seriously but is HELLAAAAA profound and leaves an everlasting impression on you and motivates you to lift an airplane, all the while being subtle in its theming and having quiet character moments that speaks equally as loud as the big ass drills during the epic scenes.

Umineko is incredibly wrong, ever since I met Kajsa (I'll talk about it more on DC) I havent done anything anime-related so I'm still on a halt when it comes to Umineko at chapter 7, but man it's INCREEEEEDIBLY long, and yeah I agree. They mull over everything, which can be a double-edged sword. I remember much of episode 4 feeling slow, to the point of being dragged out, although when the climax of that episode in particular came I understood why the build up was necessary in retrospect but it was hard to get through, especially when I binged it day in and day out at that point. Oh god, I dont even want to think about how long Umineko took to even plan out... Ryukushi07 is a madman for even conceptualizing it, writing it and I dont even want to know how many times he had to proof-read everything for it to contain such few plot-holes and inconsistencies as it does. It's truly maddening in the best way possible.

Have a great one! :D
IdolActivities Mar 11, 10:13 PM
Thank you for the tutorial, I appreciate it!

If I were to describe the Pretty Series, I'd say it's just a super holistic examination of how art functions and helps us express ourselves, especially in the face of oppression. This is especially true for Pripara, which is where I would suggest starting if you were to get into it. The depth in which it covers these aforementioned themes is really impressive IMO, especially for an anime which is marketed towards children.

In regards to Zaregoto, the anime only covers the first volume of a quite lengthy light novel series, and I think that compared to some of the other volumes, it is on the weaker side due to simply being an introduction (Not that it is bad by any means; in fact, I think volume 1 of Zaregoto is great myself). I haven't seen the anime or really talked to anyone who has both read and watched it, so I can't really comment on whether there is cut content or not; however, some of the nuance within NISIOISIN's works are deftly tied to his wordplay and prose, so I think it isn't FULLY possible to capture that in an animated format.

Fun fact: Naruto's manga was one of the first I ever read back when I was 10-11, so I, without a doubt, have some nostalgia for it. I think the first half in particular is a really fun time to this day, though, and you will never find me hating on it. Have a good time! The Chuunin exams in particular is something I remember very fondly :)
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