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RoR2
Does kissu like risky rain 2? The new DLC's out and it's surprisingly fun compared to the disaster that was seekers of the storm at launch. The new survivor has some especially neat tricks.
R:104 / I:31
The 2026 Ghost in the Shell Show Teaser: https://youtu.be/rk27MbUoBQ8?si=mgK
Anilist mecha 2025 Category: https://anilist.co/search/anime?genres=Mecha
Mecha Thread
Let's talk about mecha here anonsThe 2026 Ghost in the Shell Show Teaser: https://youtu.be/rk27MbUoBQ8?si=mgK
Anilist mecha 2025 Category: https://anilist.co/search/anime?genres=Mecha
R:1079 / I:367
Game's playable in multiplayer on a pirated copy as well, more info here https://pastebin.com/pzKYyX5P (legit copy works just as well).
I'll be posting some tips and general info about the game, next post will be about making a pretender (your to-be god if you win) and joining the game.
Dominions 6
Let's give this a try. The game's known for being hard and takes a while to learn but essentially it's a turn-based strategy game and something of an autobattler, you watch cool armies from all sorts of ancient lore fighting.Game's playable in multiplayer on a pirated copy as well, more info here https://pastebin.com/pzKYyX5P (legit copy works just as well).
I'll be posting some tips and general info about the game, next post will be about making a pretender (your to-be god if you win) and joining the game.
R:48 / I:31
Horses Horses Horses Horses Horses
Horses Horses Horses Horses Horses
R:27 / I:11
/vpzl/
What kind of puzzle games have you been playing, kway?
R:56 / I:8
Pitch your video game idea!
A shameless copy of the anime idea thread.
R:295 / I:102
This thread is for lazy, noncommittal comments that people don't have the desire to turn into a thread.
Games
What games are you playing lately?This thread is for lazy, noncommittal comments that people don't have the desire to turn into a thread.
R:14 / I:7
SOMETHING IS HAPPENING!!! I THINK ARIYA WANTS HER MOUNTAIN BACK KANAKO
(Note: Chapter not yet translated)
Whaletits Ch 71.
In this edition of "Nothing Ever Happens!"SOMETHING IS HAPPENING!!! I THINK ARIYA WANTS HER MOUNTAIN BACK KANAKO
(Note: Chapter not yet translated)
R:79 / I:31
Eroge
Has kissu been playing any erotic video games lately? There's plenty of new and interesting titles coming out all the time, be it on https://www.dlsite.com/maniax/works/type/=/work_type_category/game or Steam, or elsewhere.
R:77 / I:51
Thankfully time has passed so it's not a "Why is [character] acting differently?" thing and it's not a villain thing... I think.
Pros:
1. Sexy mature woman lead
2. Cute girl sidekick and looks like more cute girls in the future
3. Some good faces
4. Good visuals overall
Cons:
1. Doesn't seem different from other shows of genre, so generic power fantasy MMO stat screen stuff
2. Too heavy on post-processing stuff at times, like way too much glowing/bloom
Overall, I plan to keep watching it.
Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta!
Yeah, it's another show about MMO and Last Boss reincarnation so story expectations aren't high, but it's pretty.Thankfully time has passed so it's not a "Why is [character] acting differently?" thing and it's not a villain thing... I think.
Pros:
1. Sexy mature woman lead
2. Cute girl sidekick and looks like more cute girls in the future
3. Some good faces
4. Good visuals overall
Cons:
1. Doesn't seem different from other shows of genre, so generic power fantasy MMO stat screen stuff
2. Too heavy on post-processing stuff at times, like way too much glowing/bloom
Overall, I plan to keep watching it.
R:123 / I:71
https://anichart.net/Fall-2025
https://www.livechart.
Fall 2025 Anime Season
It's time to fall into a new season of anime! What are you planning on watching?https://anichart.net/Fall-2025
https://www.livechart.
R:105 / I:42
I discovered this game recently, and it's pretty enjoyable. Despite the Minecraft-like appearance the game is so much more in-depth and realistic when it comes to its gameplay. Crafting, for example, can require multiple items within a crafting space, and creating things like tools requires you to actually knap stones into shape, creating pottery requires shaping clay, mining requires finding surface copper, etc. The built-in survival guide for looking up crafting recipes is basically a necessity.
Server: 207.211.172.205
You can buy the game from https://www.vintagestory
The refund policy is really generous if you don't like it:
"We offer refunds within 2 weeks of purchase or 10 hours of play time, whichever comes first. However, even if you fall outside those limits you can still request a refund and we'll take a look. In principle, if you don't like our game, then we also don't want to keep your money."
Vintage Story
Let's become hunter-gathers together!I discovered this game recently, and it's pretty enjoyable. Despite the Minecraft-like appearance the game is so much more in-depth and realistic when it comes to its gameplay. Crafting, for example, can require multiple items within a crafting space, and creating things like tools requires you to actually knap stones into shape, creating pottery requires shaping clay, mining requires finding surface copper, etc. The built-in survival guide for looking up crafting recipes is basically a necessity.
Server: 207.211.172.205
You can buy the game from https://www.vintagestory
The refund policy is really generous if you don't like it:
"We offer refunds within 2 weeks of purchase or 10 hours of play time, whichever comes first. However, even if you fall outside those limits you can still request a refund and we'll take a look. In principle, if you don't like our game, then we also don't want to keep your money."
R:74 / I:46
Koupen-chan
If it's already hot where you are, please let Koupen-chan remind you to make the best of it. Perhaps by blessing yourself with the weekly airing Koupen-chan shorts?
R:40 / I:7
All eras welcome.
You're Under Arrest (1996) OP「僕であるために」
Anime Music (OP / ED / OST)
Been binging 90s shows and can't help but notice many of them have absolutely amazing music so let's post some we enjoy.All eras welcome.
You're Under Arrest (1996) OP「僕であるために」
R:6 / I:2
K-On if it came out today
K-On if it came out today
R:317 / I:161
Anyway, what manga have you been reading recently? I just read the latest chapter of Shimeji Simulation a few days ago. As with anything made by Tsukumizu so far it is great. Definitely recommend it to everyone here and I do hope it eventually gets an anime adaption as well like SSR.
Manga Thread
So the DDDDD thread made me realize that kissu doesn't really have any threads dedicated to manga that I could find. The focus seems to be too much on seasonal anime. I realize that this is because manga is much harder to find/follow than seasonal stuff as there are no clear guidelines for it and Westerners don't read comics nearly as much as the Japanese do.Anyway, what manga have you been reading recently? I just read the latest chapter of Shimeji Simulation a few days ago. As with anything made by Tsukumizu so far it is great. Definitely recommend it to everyone here and I do hope it eventually gets an anime adaption as well like SSR.
R:5 / I:4
I hate fish.
Watashi wo Tabetai Hitodenashi
Hello kissu.I hate fish.
R:14 / I:9
Gachiakuta
Hey so there actually ARE shabs in this! Guess I just had to be patient. Anyways, it's probably in the top 5 of this season by just existing as something from last season. The character designs may be a bit non-moe but I enjoy it even though the Metropolis setting has been done to death.
R:24 / I:11
Fumetsu no Anata e Season 3
Fellow fujoshi and Yamato-damashii westerners still watching To Your Eternity
R:106 / I:58
I played steins;gate, chaos;head, robotics;notes, and chaos;child recently and I'm currently playing muv-luv
VNs
what VNs have you played recently?I played steins;gate, chaos;head, robotics;notes, and chaos;child recently and I'm currently playing muv-luv
R:20 / I:15
Hilarity ensues!
Watari-kun no xx wa Hakai Sunzen
Siscon Onii-chan with a yandere(?) girlfriend(?) and a crush on the beautification committee inchou (who also likes him back?) AND with a hiki-neet(?) oba-san.Hilarity ensues!
R:22 / I:6
Wageslave Simulator
Ok, today is saturday night, so let's play this kuso game called "Supermarket Together", is free on steam. Join code is: 109775243985532626
R:22 / I:11
Saddest thing in the world is Tomoko being born too early for an AI boyfriend.
Saddest thing in the world is Tomoko being born too early for an AI boyfriend.
R:4 / I:2
Sanda
What will be the result of the Santabowl? Tall girl and Santa fit well together, but after watching the latest episode I couldn't help but feel that somehow... the assigned wife doesn't seem all that bad either. I kinda like her wildness even with the main violent woman of the show.
R:45 / I:22
When are you faggots gonna be like real men and play fighting games?
When are you faggots gonna be like real men and play fighting games?
R:19 / I:13
So... are you watching anything older right now or recently? What did you think of it?
Backlog Thread
Since this season is kind of... lacking, it's as good a time as any to catch up on some shows that you've told yourself you were going to watch one day. Or maybe it's the time to look around and just find a show for the first time and marathon it all at once!So... are you watching anything older right now or recently? What did you think of it?
R:14 / I:2
System Shock 2 can get MWAH. I forgot the PTSD from Med Sci 1, and how amazing the track is.
System Shock 1 had to regrow on me.
Mechassault 1/2 can get MWAH.
Front Mission Online can get MWAH. I think it gives the biggest "wait a second, are you sure it's not some old Final Fantasy OST?" confusion out of FMs in a very good way.
All Desu Exes' OSTs are mostly or at least half great (even IW and The Fall) except for the Mankind Divided, which, except a few tracks, is like barely above mediocre background modern film/techno score. Sort of the thing that's not bad to have in the background, but not so nice when you actually pay attention to the music. But it's definitely not exactly mediocre.
E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy OST is more muted than I remember. Its ambients re-grew on me.
Spec Ops The Line was "what in the goddamn, I don't quite remember the music being THIS good?"
Front Mission Evolved OST is one big ugly film score example. The main theme is almost passable, though.
And man, I hate film scores/incidental music (IM), because it gets classified as music and thus becomes a nuisance of an obstacle when you're trying to find non-incidental music. People rarely ever do them well, anyway. At this point just reuse classic music or use free no copyright stuff instead of commissioning something as bland and inoffensive as possible.
Film scores tend to be the bad kinds of cases of using music as SFX rather than as music, because you really could do both. Berserk Musou OST is one of the fresh poorly known examples that actually tries to squeeze the most out of film score formula, and it's pretty good at it. That said, I know it's for a gloomy world, but it really could use more glockenspiels and trumpets than it had.
It's also a curse of a genre, as Tatsuya Oe and Hiroyuki Sawano, among others, are guaranteed to produce something bad when they're doing a film score style track, and they commit to this overgenre too often due to popular demand, despite their other genre tracks coming out as usually great.
I've actually noticed I gained some appreciation to ambients, scores, and those "non-expressive" IM tracks since I was listening through each while trying to evaluate what I should add to some specific playlists I have, and whether I should maybe make whole new playlists around what I didn't know I might like to listen to sometimes.
I also ended up confirming that a film score really is rarely felt as something listenable, and it suddenly comes out good if you... just make it listenable (such are not the customs). I'm also reminded that one theorized defining characteristic of VGM is that a track can stand on its own (without some extra media narrative source like visuals or story speech or whatever. There's at least some decoupling if the VGM is good), while still being rather vague and either-sided in interpretation (are you winning, son? Or are you losing?) compared to non-VGM instrumental music, and, unlike IM loops, they can be interrupted by player and nothing bad happens (and some games even double down with music changing by player's gameplay inputs)... ...so it's also weird to see attempts at terminology where VGM is claimed to be incidental music.
Video unrelated to the main text of the post, because I revisit AC OSTs weekly, and this track just resurfaced in my brain.
I love it when one track completely stands out of the rest of the album/OST but in a committed manner that doesn't disrupt the mood. ACs had been having wide subgenre diversity in general. Even AC6 non-disc-3 tracks aren't so bad, but AC6 would've benefitted if it swapped its OST with some cyberpunk game, maybe even one of Deus Exes (those DO sound like they'd fare better in mecha games), because AC6 OST really tries to amplify the poorly defined informational cybernetics narrative and aesthetics, and it goes kinda nowhere, it sounds like generic "cinematic technology" IM when you don't look at it in "so this what cyberpunk is really about..." way.
Notable Video Game Music (VGM) sides of music
Been (re/)visiting game OSTs. Figured out they really deserve a separate thread.System Shock 2 can get MWAH. I forgot the PTSD from Med Sci 1, and how amazing the track is.
System Shock 1 had to regrow on me.
Mechassault 1/2 can get MWAH.
Front Mission Online can get MWAH. I think it gives the biggest "wait a second, are you sure it's not some old Final Fantasy OST?" confusion out of FMs in a very good way.
All Desu Exes' OSTs are mostly or at least half great (even IW and The Fall) except for the Mankind Divided, which, except a few tracks, is like barely above mediocre background modern film/techno score. Sort of the thing that's not bad to have in the background, but not so nice when you actually pay attention to the music. But it's definitely not exactly mediocre.
E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy OST is more muted than I remember. Its ambients re-grew on me.
Spec Ops The Line was "what in the goddamn, I don't quite remember the music being THIS good?"
Front Mission Evolved OST is one big ugly film score example. The main theme is almost passable, though.
And man, I hate film scores/incidental music (IM), because it gets classified as music and thus becomes a nuisance of an obstacle when you're trying to find non-incidental music. People rarely ever do them well, anyway. At this point just reuse classic music or use free no copyright stuff instead of commissioning something as bland and inoffensive as possible.
Film scores tend to be the bad kinds of cases of using music as SFX rather than as music, because you really could do both. Berserk Musou OST is one of the fresh poorly known examples that actually tries to squeeze the most out of film score formula, and it's pretty good at it. That said, I know it's for a gloomy world, but it really could use more glockenspiels and trumpets than it had.
It's also a curse of a genre, as Tatsuya Oe and Hiroyuki Sawano, among others, are guaranteed to produce something bad when they're doing a film score style track, and they commit to this overgenre too often due to popular demand, despite their other genre tracks coming out as usually great.
I've actually noticed I gained some appreciation to ambients, scores, and those "non-expressive" IM tracks since I was listening through each while trying to evaluate what I should add to some specific playlists I have, and whether I should maybe make whole new playlists around what I didn't know I might like to listen to sometimes.
I also ended up confirming that a film score really is rarely felt as something listenable, and it suddenly comes out good if you... just make it listenable (such are not the customs). I'm also reminded that one theorized defining characteristic of VGM is that a track can stand on its own (without some extra media narrative source like visuals or story speech or whatever. There's at least some decoupling if the VGM is good), while still being rather vague and either-sided in interpretation (are you winning, son? Or are you losing?) compared to non-VGM instrumental music, and, unlike IM loops, they can be interrupted by player and nothing bad happens (and some games even double down with music changing by player's gameplay inputs)... ...so it's also weird to see attempts at terminology where VGM is claimed to be incidental music.
Video unrelated to the main text of the post, because I revisit AC OSTs weekly, and this track just resurfaced in my brain.
I love it when one track completely stands out of the rest of the album/OST but in a committed manner that doesn't disrupt the mood. ACs had been having wide subgenre diversity in general. Even AC6 non-disc-3 tracks aren't so bad, but AC6 would've benefitted if it swapped its OST with some cyberpunk game, maybe even one of Deus Exes (those DO sound like they'd fare better in mecha games), because AC6 OST really tries to amplify the poorly defined informational cybernetics narrative and aesthetics, and it goes kinda nowhere, it sounds like generic "cinematic technology" IM when you don't look at it in "so this what cyberpunk is really about..." way.
R:19 / I:5
I hate reading shonen manga.
It's all just coorprate slop dressed up in creative clothing
I hate reading shonen manga.
It's all just coorprate slop dressed up in creative clothing
R:71 / I:27
I'm reading Blood Meridian right now.
/lit/ thread
What book is Kissu currently reading?I'm reading Blood Meridian right now.
R:12 / I:9
Could watch a whole anime of just Nazuna'swalks rounds.
The girls are cute, the art is nice, the story is just enough chuuni. This show is looking to be a staple of this season.
Mugen Gacha
GOD I LOVE this baka.Could watch a whole anime of just Nazuna's
The girls are cute, the art is nice, the story is just enough chuuni. This show is looking to be a staple of this season.
R:14 / I:11
what is your pick for the moe anime of fall 2025?
what is your pick for the moe anime of fall 2025?
R:144 / I:80
Kissu's official guild can be found here.
My Trainer ID: 948488213936
UmaMusume
Blog for the horse girls game.Kissu's official guild can be found here.
My Trainer ID: 948488213936
R:238 / I:103
Summer 2025 Anime Season
A new season's coming up soon, so it's time to do the usual look and see what's in store and maybe find what's good! It'll be especially crucial during this season since we're going to be cutting down on how much we let pass through the stream. Also, to keep in line with the purpose of /amv/, we'll be locking this thread about a week or two into the start of the season since it's mostly for looking ahead and not general discussion of all anime.
R:17 / I:1
January 2026 isn't that far away
January 2026 isn't that far away
R:243 / I:103
*shouts into the sky*
OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ
oj~
100% /qa/
friends
*shouts into the sky*
OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ
oj~
100% /qa/
friends
R:28 / I:14
The manga's been on my eternal backlog since I checked out the first few chapters, but seeing it come alive like this is pure magic.
I love everyone who worked on this and I wish nothing but happiness for everyone who watches it. You, too, can become part of this illustrious incrowd. How? Just watch this silly video.
CITY: The Animation
Words can't express how much I love this show.The manga's been on my eternal backlog since I checked out the first few chapters, but seeing it come alive like this is pure magic.
I love everyone who worked on this and I wish nothing but happiness for everyone who watches it. You, too, can become part of this illustrious incrowd. How? Just watch this silly video.
R:108 / I:42
It's supposed to release on the 27th, but MH launches can be quite, uh... eventful.
Who's up for hunting some monsters?
Monster Hunter Wilds
It's time for the newest Monster Hunter game! We had lobbies for the last two games that came out on PC and this will be no different. I hope you like brown!It's supposed to release on the 27th, but MH launches can be quite, uh... eventful.
Who's up for hunting some monsters?
R:138 / I:35
Takopi no Genzai
I thought I liked dark anime but I feel like an awful person just watching this, it's morbid. Anyone else planning on watching?
R:15 / I:8
Dekin no Mogura was really a great gem, very glad I continued it. Started the season questioning if I should watch it but the show was far better than I could have ever hoped for.
This interaction between the Dagashiya and Magi in the latest episode was really exactly as Magi explained it to be: bizarre.
I could feel the tension in the air myself. The Dagashiya is a very mesmerizing person, but the interaction itself felt very unsettling.
Then mogura's entry at the end of it all was also exactly as Magi describes it, he lifted off the heavy atmosphere just by appearing.
This season really was a great one, with good sequels as well as newer ones.
Dekin no Mogura was really a great gem, very glad I continued it. Started the season questioning if I should watch it but the show was far better than I could have ever hoped for.
This interaction between the Dagashiya and Magi in the latest episode was really exactly as Magi explained it to be: bizarre.
I could feel the tension in the air myself. The Dagashiya is a very mesmerizing person, but the interaction itself felt very unsettling.
Then mogura's entry at the end of it all was also exactly as Magi describes it, he lifted off the heavy atmosphere just by appearing.
This season really was a great one, with good sequels as well as newer ones.
R:8 / I:2
Isn't it a bit weird for a small rural town in the middle of nowhere to have a yakuza family? I have seen people say Mion isn't a yakuza member even though part of her arc involves her bearing the burden that is to be the heir of the yakuza family running Hinamuzawa in the shadows.
Isn't it a bit weird for a small rural town in the middle of nowhere to have a yakuza family? I have seen people say Mion isn't a yakuza member even though part of her arc involves her bearing the burden that is to be the heir of the yakuza family running Hinamuzawa in the shadows.
R:98 / I:65
I have greatly procrastinated about keeping up with this show's second season, but I must now make a thread as I chip away at the ol' Himari backlog.
Himitsu no AiPri
A show about girls, girls with SECRETS.I have greatly procrastinated about keeping up with this show's second season, but I must now make a thread as I chip away at the ol' Himari backlog.
R:19 / I:8
Just got a shiny Bulbasaur in Leaf Green, very proud of this.
What have you guys have been doing?
Pokemon thread
Let's talk about anything related to the Pokemon game or anime here.Just got a shiny Bulbasaur in Leaf Green, very proud of this.
What have you guys have been doing?
R:7 / I:3
Anyone who's flown into Narita knows this sight
Anyone who's flown into Narita knows this sight
R:4 / I:3
So is Spy X Family this season going to be centered around the backstory of the Ostanian/Westalis war or is this just a mini-arc? Quite the topic to dig into, if so.
So is Spy X Family this season going to be centered around the backstory of the Ostanian/Westalis war or is this just a mini-arc? Quite the topic to dig into, if so.
R:43 / I:8
Hey bros, new here! Post your favorite AMVs!
Hey bros, new here! Post your favorite AMVs!
R:26 / I:11
Steam Fall Sale
Fall sale started today. Are you getting anything?
R:1 / I:0
What are the greatest /amv/ spooks of halloweensperm?
What are the greatest /amv/ spooks of halloweensperm?
R:5 / I:2
Game Center Shoujo
It's really interesting to me how Japan can still make shows like this in the current age. They truly live in their own separate world...
R:5 / I:4
Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushyakyu
Very pretty girl and she loves preparing and eating wild beasts! (Possible /qa/ belly?!)
R:9 / I:5
>>11053
>Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?!
>Someone make the next thread. we HAVE to talk about this one
The initial message about hard work being better than innate skill is nice but it falls flat when the hard work is really just another innate skill a character gets just by being way to wise and dedicated for their age or background.
>>11053
>Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?!
>Someone make the next thread. we HAVE to talk about this one
The initial message about hard work being better than innate skill is nice but it falls flat when the hard work is really just another innate skill a character gets just by being way to wise and dedicated for their age or background.
R:15 / I:8
Was going to ask in the Sven thread but it seems like it's at bump limit. Does anyone know of any Total War games or similar with good Touhou mods? I've been trying to find anything usable but there doesn't really seem to be anything massive.
Was going to ask in the Sven thread but it seems like it's at bump limit. Does anyone know of any Total War games or similar with good Touhou mods? I've been trying to find anything usable but there doesn't really seem to be anything massive.
R:34 / I:4
Does /amv/ pay attention to more indie animations? Because if so the Milky Subway animation premiering in just a few days should be right up your alley. Also it's a great example of how to do anime in CGI right without a giant studio.
Does /amv/ pay attention to more indie animations? Because if so the Milky Subway animation premiering in just a few days should be right up your alley. Also it's a great example of how to do anime in CGI right without a giant studio.
R:141 / I:65
No wonder it's got 10/10 animation. My god they just put their best effort into everything they do and they've got the talent to make it work every single time. It doesn't just look nice, every single frame is expressive, active, and full of energy. And of course, just looking at it you could tell it's the same former Shaft key animator who brought us Onimai. Really, I have high hopes for the future of this studio, hopefully it's the next KyoAni and everything they make turns out great instead of scaling up and taking on too many projects to where they dilute their talent.
I don't think as of now besides there'd be any better studio I could think of, besides KyoAni, that could make an anime about pretty crystals in nature and have it be good. You need a team that can elevate nature at or above what you'd experience doing it yourself and only with a high level of detail, good sound, and direction that knows what to focus on can you really emphasize nature in a way that stands out. This has all of that.
And normally I'd say I'm a loli guy, but I have to admit here that Nagi's very much prime wife material. Good lord her proportions are amazing, her personality's so soothing, and look at the STRENGTH in that swing. Her calm wisdom contrasted by Ruri's eager curiosity works well in a similar manner to Rin/Nadeshiko.
Ruri no Houseki
¥Studio BindNo wonder it's got 10/10 animation. My god they just put their best effort into everything they do and they've got the talent to make it work every single time. It doesn't just look nice, every single frame is expressive, active, and full of energy. And of course, just looking at it you could tell it's the same former Shaft key animator who brought us Onimai. Really, I have high hopes for the future of this studio, hopefully it's the next KyoAni and everything they make turns out great instead of scaling up and taking on too many projects to where they dilute their talent.
I don't think as of now besides there'd be any better studio I could think of, besides KyoAni, that could make an anime about pretty crystals in nature and have it be good. You need a team that can elevate nature at or above what you'd experience doing it yourself and only with a high level of detail, good sound, and direction that knows what to focus on can you really emphasize nature in a way that stands out. This has all of that.
And normally I'd say I'm a loli guy, but I have to admit here that Nagi's very much prime wife material. Good lord her proportions are amazing, her personality's so soothing, and look at the STRENGTH in that swing. Her calm wisdom contrasted by Ruri's eager curiosity works well in a similar manner to Rin/Nadeshiko.
R:48 / I:42
Grab the .cbz here: https://mega.nz/folder/Zm1AkISA#LRomdUB9Eg2KY
Mangadex: https://mangadex.org/chapter/af952319-551f-4bdd-b72
Monthly Onimai dump
Chapter 104 is here and it's mother's day.Grab the .cbz here: https://mega.nz/folder/Zm1AkISA#LRomdUB9Eg2KY
Mangadex: https://mangadex.org/chapter/af952319-551f-4bdd-b72
R:6 / I:2
Only after you sink to the lowest depths of gacha-despair will the gacha-gods grant you their blessing of a lvl 9999 gacha maid gf.
Only after you sink to the lowest depths of gacha-despair will the gacha-gods grant you their blessing of a lvl 9999 gacha maid gf.
R:17 / I:7
You're watching it, right? You support originals, right?
It's too early to tell if it will be good, but it has a decent amount of wackiness with some bouts of seriousness. It should stay entertaining for a while at least.
Turkey!
It's time for some BOWLING! An anime original that spends the first 20 minutes of the first episode building something just so it can do a switcheroo into a completely different genre!You're watching it, right? You support originals, right?
It's too early to tell if it will be good, but it has a decent amount of wackiness with some bouts of seriousness. It should stay entertaining for a while at least.
R:35 / I:29
post webms and gifs that you cut from anime you're watching
or from movies or whatever else. if you thought it was worth saving then post it here
starting out with my growing collection of webms of kagura from gintama
my kusogaki daughteru
post webms and gifs that you cut from anime you're watching
or from movies or whatever else. if you thought it was worth saving then post it here
starting out with my growing collection of webms of kagura from gintama
my kusogaki daughteru
R:8 / I:0
I still can't believe that Bethesda fucking nuked the NCR and made it canon. I'm not an NCR fanboy or anything but they were an interesting faction that added much to the lore of the west coast US and Todd just had to go and reduce them to a petty raider gang in favour of more Brotherhood power armour wank. It's not like current Obsidian would have done west coast Fallout any justice but it would surely have been better than whatever the hell Bethesda is doing to it. Thanks for listening to my rant.
I still can't believe that Bethesda fucking nuked the NCR and made it canon. I'm not an NCR fanboy or anything but they were an interesting faction that added much to the lore of the west coast US and Todd just had to go and reduce them to a petty raider gang in favour of more Brotherhood power armour wank. It's not like current Obsidian would have done west coast Fallout any justice but it would surely have been better than whatever the hell Bethesda is doing to it. Thanks for listening to my rant.
R:29 / I:20
This Kijin Gentoushou show is pretty good. The premise is a basic format, but the characters make it good. There's a mystery behind the source of each demon for each episode which adds a bit of mystery. It should be a boring show about a guy killing a demon-of-the-week with his Megaman powers, but it's actually not. The combat parts aren't very amazing, but that's not the focus. There are too many good shows this season.
This Kijin Gentoushou show is pretty good. The premise is a basic format, but the characters make it good. There's a mystery behind the source of each demon for each episode which adds a bit of mystery. It should be a boring show about a guy killing a demon-of-the-week with his Megaman powers, but it's actually not. The combat parts aren't very amazing, but that's not the focus. There are too many good shows this season.
R:160 / I:62
FUCK YOU it’s coming out this time
FUCK YOU it’s coming out this time
R:143 / I:28
As it's a demo it's only available for the next three days and there's only three playable factions (Hakurei shrine, Scarlet devil mansion and Hakugyokurou)
But it is free and we can make private lobbies with up to 6 players if anyone wants to try playing it together
Touhou empires
Touhou empires (age of empires but touhou) has a free demo on steam currentlyAs it's a demo it's only available for the next three days and there's only three playable factions (Hakurei shrine, Scarlet devil mansion and Hakugyokurou)
But it is free and we can make private lobbies with up to 6 players if anyone wants to try playing it together
R:5 / I:3
The chuuni-est of chuuni and I love it.
Even in this scene, I was hoping they'd go further than just beat up the bad guys like how it goes in normal isekai stuff, but they went above and beyond my expectations. They aren't afraid to go guro.
This is great. My chuuni bone is tickled.
Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra
This anime is exactly what I expected it to be.The chuuni-est of chuuni and I love it.
Even in this scene, I was hoping they'd go further than just beat up the bad guys like how it goes in normal isekai stuff, but they went above and beyond my expectations. They aren't afraid to go guro.
This is great. My chuuni bone is tickled.
R:58 / I:37
PUNIRU IS A KAWAII SLIME!
Does anything else need to be said? There's no chance in hell I was letting anyone else make a thread for Puniru before me!
How do you feel about cute slimes? Are you looking forward to S2? Isn't a shame that only like 50 people outside Japan even know of this? It's their loss! PUNIRU IS KAWAII! (Kawaii means cute)
PUNIRU IS A KAWAII SLIME!
Does anything else need to be said? There's no chance in hell I was letting anyone else make a thread for Puniru before me!
How do you feel about cute slimes? Are you looking forward to S2? Isn't a shame that only like 50 people outside Japan even know of this? It's their loss! PUNIRU IS KAWAII! (Kawaii means cute)
R:53 / I:17
Mario Kart World
Has Kissu been skidmarking?
R:48 / I:24
Clevatess
Well I think this one will be a mainstay of the season, at least in terms of non-sequels. For the whole duration I was waiting for the twist that'd make it much more modern in terms of storytelling than expected, but it stayed quite traditional-ish throughout. Not in terms of DnD traditional, but it was a self-contained fantasy story. The only real thing that you could consider more modern would be the big monster turning into a human form, but that's been around forever too. Kind of a breath of fresh air to see a story that keeps to its own fantasy world without unnecessary isekai tropes is what I'd say but there do seem to be a couple of them each season. This one just had a good first episode and budget to go with.
R:72 / I:29
Gacha Thread
Have you ever spent money on gacha? Do you regret it?
R:147 / I:78
It's funny how Oshi no Ko seems to have forgotten that Ruby existed, which is kind of good. But, I feel like Kana isn't getting enough focus. I think it's obvious to everyone that she's the best character.
When Kana isn't on screen the other characters should say "Hey, where's Kana?"
It's funny how Oshi no Ko seems to have forgotten that Ruby existed, which is kind of good. But, I feel like Kana isn't getting enough focus. I think it's obvious to everyone that she's the best character.
When Kana isn't on screen the other characters should say "Hey, where's Kana?"
R:1 / I:0
BRIEF FUCKED PANTY RIGHT IN HER PIPING HOT SNATCH
BRIEF FUCKED PANTY RIGHT IN HER PIPING HOT SNATCH
R:9 / I:3
Marin is making a big deal of confessing to Gojou but doesn't she already have what you'd expect of a couple? At this point in your relationship, where you're almost always together, eating under the same roof, comfortable(?) sleeping under the same roof, even comfortable with seeing/being seen half-naked, what's the point in "confessing"? Worst case it ruins what you already have, best case you continue on as always, maybe with an awkward phase in between the two normals.
Marin is making a big deal of confessing to Gojou but doesn't she already have what you'd expect of a couple? At this point in your relationship, where you're almost always together, eating under the same roof, comfortable(?) sleeping under the same roof, even comfortable with seeing/being seen half-naked, what's the point in "confessing"? Worst case it ruins what you already have, best case you continue on as always, maybe with an awkward phase in between the two normals.
R:25 / I:5
Beginner guide, FAQ and links: https://rentry.org/8vkaw
New child mechanics guide for Elona+: https://pastebin.com/7is8p4NF
Elona+ Custom-GX continued branch: https://github.com/JianmengYu/ElonaPlusCustom-GX
Extra sprites/PCCs: https://elonaup.x0.com/sozai/index.htm
Elin EA (use a Steam Emulator like Goldberg): https://gofile.io/d/JiSjhh
Elin Wiki: https://ylvapedia.wiki
Elin Player Guide-Compilation: https://ylvapedia.wiki/wiki/Elin:Player_Guides
Elin Modding resources/code: https://github.com/Elin-Modding-Resources/Elin.Docs
https://github.com/Elin-Modding-Resources/Elin-Decompiled
Previousfloor nefia: https://warosu.org/jp/thread/49272358
Elona/Elin Thread
Seems like I can't post links, so if you're interested, look in the previous thread.Beginner guide, FAQ and links: https://rentry.org/8vkaw
New child mechanics guide for Elona+: https://pastebin.com/7is8p4NF
Elona+ Custom-GX continued branch: https://github.com/JianmengYu/ElonaPlusCustom-GX
Extra sprites/PCCs: https://elonaup.x0.com/sozai/index.htm
Elin EA (use a Steam Emulator like Goldberg): https://gofile.io/d/JiSjhh
Elin Wiki: https://ylvapedia.wiki
Elin Player Guide-Compilation: https://ylvapedia.wiki/wiki/Elin:Player_Guides
Elin Modding resources/code: https://github.com/Elin-Modding-Resources/Elin.Docs
https://github.com/Elin-Modding-Resources/Elin-Decompiled
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R:369 / I:77
https://www.conquerclub
We could also design our own map and get it accepted by the club. If I remember correctly they pretty much accept any map someone makes as long as it's fair to play. Website supports up to 8 people in game I think. Maybe more.
It'd be fun to play with Kissu or maybe form a team and play against another imageboard. I still have an old account but my premium membership expired back in 2010.
I think free accounts are limited to only playing 1-3 games at a time. If you pay $20 or so you can play in unlimited numbers of games. Nothing else is behind the pay wall.
Anyone interested?
Anyone want to play Risk?
I just remembered there is this neat website that's free to play with tons of custom maps to play on. It's called conquerclub. I played on it back in the day and it was really fun. Here are all the maps they have if you want to check it out:https://www.conquerclub
We could also design our own map and get it accepted by the club. If I remember correctly they pretty much accept any map someone makes as long as it's fair to play. Website supports up to 8 people in game I think. Maybe more.
It'd be fun to play with Kissu or maybe form a team and play against another imageboard. I still have an old account but my premium membership expired back in 2010.
I think free accounts are limited to only playing 1-3 games at a time. If you pay $20 or so you can play in unlimited numbers of games. Nothing else is behind the pay wall.
Anyone interested?
R:34 / I:25
Sexy mature girls! Vending! Cute fighter girl!
Annoying little girls! Anthropomorphic "(furry)" bears! Inventive (or crazy) solutions to common isekai problems!
This is going to be great!
THE VENDING MACHINE SHOW!!!
SEASON TWO OF VENDING MACHINE, BABY!Sexy mature girls! Vending! Cute fighter girl!
Annoying little girls! Anthropomorphic "(furry)" bears! Inventive (or crazy) solutions to common isekai problems!
This is going to be great!
R:57 / I:30
R:9 / I:4
NEW Panty & Stocking
Just how many times can anime be saved?
R:17 / I:10
The studio? Cygames. The evil gacha conglomerate that brought us Apocalypse Hotel and Uma Musume last season, shows with truly fantastic atmosphere. They've done it again. Granted, this one isn't an original creation of theirs.
There's also an emotional component to the story and that's one of the things that hooks me into a show. You know, actually caring about what happens to the characters.
I'll have to dump some clips from this later to demonstrate what I'm talking about with the visuals and sound design, but I also think it's something people need to go in blind to watch... so go do it!
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died)
I have a favorite show of the season so far, and it's this supernatural/horror one. It says a lot because I hate horror. The production values are top notch, the style and especially the sound design stand out above anything else out there currently. Granted, many shows weren't out yet when I watched this yesterday.The studio? Cygames. The evil gacha conglomerate that brought us Apocalypse Hotel and Uma Musume last season, shows with truly fantastic atmosphere. They've done it again. Granted, this one isn't an original creation of theirs.
There's also an emotional component to the story and that's one of the things that hooks me into a show. You know, actually caring about what happens to the characters.
I'll have to dump some clips from this later to demonstrate what I'm talking about with the visuals and sound design, but I also think it's something people need to go in blind to watch... so go do it!
R:101 / I:58
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FRIDAY NIGHT MOTHERFUCKER
WHAT ARE YOU:¥ PLAYAN
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R:32 / I:18
Sidorovich is a man of modern tastes.
Sidorovich is a man of modern tastes.
R:20 / I:8
I'm looking for new and old series to add to my backlog and watch. I missed out on a lot of manga and anime from about 2010 to 2018 due to life obligations and living in the middle of nowhere without internet access. I've watched/read a handful of popular stuff people post all of the time because the girls were cute. But whenever I've asked for recommendations on the usual boards people get hostile.
What are some of Kissu's favorite manga/doujin/anime/VNs? I'm talking about anything released between the 1950s and today. I'll start.
I really like Eirian Nain. I haven't read the manga yet but the OVAs were great. They didn't finish the story because they couldn't get funding to do more OVAs. The author has been trying for decades and the anime series has been stuck in development hell since 2002 or so. I keep putting off reading the manga because I've been hoping new OVAs might finally get green-lit and I don't want to get spoiled. It's a really cool series and I like the MCs because they skate on rollerblades.
Wikipedia for it is here: https://en.wikipedia.o
My second suggestion is yet another OVA that never finished. Battle Programmer Shirase. Probably my favorite series ever. It's about a master computer hacker that sleeps in everyday and lives in a small apartment filled with computers. He does battle with other hackers. He's hired by different people including people in the military who all look exactly the same and are voiced by the same person. The series never finished and ended on a cliff hanger. Been holding out hope for decades that they might start it back up and finish it. It has 15 minute episodes so it's a shorter series. Be warned the Bluray release is really awful because they used the DVDs as a source and badly upscaled them along with not properly IVTCing the frames. So it looks really awful. The translation is pretty bad too. If you're going to watch it watch the old Xvid fansub releases.
I'm biased because I worked on the fansub release of it back in the day with a group of friends. I still have the original release if anyone wants it. I already host it on an XDCC bot but I'll upload to MEGA if anyone here wants to grab it. Highly recommended show.
In the show Misao Amano from Pretty Sammy and a bunch of other anime in that era is his loving Niece. Who cooks for him and always visits him after school. He regularly gets into compromising positions with her (pic related) due to things like Earthquakes or something else happening right before someone comes into the room looking to hire him for a hacking job. Lots of fan service in this show.
That's my suggestions for now. Looking forward to Kissu's. Hopefully, people post stuff I haven't seen before.
Kissu's amv and doujin suggestions and favorites
This is frowned upon on the /a/ board I frequent elsewhere. Kissu is more friendly so hopefully people won't get mad about my posting this.I'm looking for new and old series to add to my backlog and watch. I missed out on a lot of manga and anime from about 2010 to 2018 due to life obligations and living in the middle of nowhere without internet access. I've watched/read a handful of popular stuff people post all of the time because the girls were cute. But whenever I've asked for recommendations on the usual boards people get hostile.
What are some of Kissu's favorite manga/doujin/anime/VNs? I'm talking about anything released between the 1950s and today. I'll start.
I really like Eirian Nain. I haven't read the manga yet but the OVAs were great. They didn't finish the story because they couldn't get funding to do more OVAs. The author has been trying for decades and the anime series has been stuck in development hell since 2002 or so. I keep putting off reading the manga because I've been hoping new OVAs might finally get green-lit and I don't want to get spoiled. It's a really cool series and I like the MCs because they skate on rollerblades.
Wikipedia for it is here: https://en.wikipedia.o
My second suggestion is yet another OVA that never finished. Battle Programmer Shirase. Probably my favorite series ever. It's about a master computer hacker that sleeps in everyday and lives in a small apartment filled with computers. He does battle with other hackers. He's hired by different people including people in the military who all look exactly the same and are voiced by the same person. The series never finished and ended on a cliff hanger. Been holding out hope for decades that they might start it back up and finish it. It has 15 minute episodes so it's a shorter series. Be warned the Bluray release is really awful because they used the DVDs as a source and badly upscaled them along with not properly IVTCing the frames. So it looks really awful. The translation is pretty bad too. If you're going to watch it watch the old Xvid fansub releases.
I'm biased because I worked on the fansub release of it back in the day with a group of friends. I still have the original release if anyone wants it. I already host it on an XDCC bot but I'll upload to MEGA if anyone here wants to grab it. Highly recommended show.
In the show Misao Amano from Pretty Sammy and a bunch of other anime in that era is his loving Niece. Who cooks for him and always visits him after school. He regularly gets into compromising positions with her (pic related) due to things like Earthquakes or something else happening right before someone comes into the room looking to hire him for a hacking job. Lots of fan service in this show.
That's my suggestions for now. Looking forward to Kissu's. Hopefully, people post stuff I haven't seen before.
R:4 / I:0
Do you guys know of any modern games like embed related? The embed is Burnout 3's crash party mode. Which they removed from later games despite it being really fun and hugely popular. When Burnout 3 was new we used to play this mode for hours together. I forget how many players it supports (want to say 8) but it was awesome game to play with a group of friends. We'd spend hours passing the controller around and going for the high score.
I don't know why they decided to remove it from later games. The racing mode is fun but not nearly as fun as crash party.
I've thought about trying to take a shot at making my own game that replicates this. As far as I know no one has made anything like this since then. I've had to resort to playing it via emulation when I've played it lately. Someone stole my old PS2 years ago so I lost my modded console with HDD filled with tons of games. I was going to replace it but prices are through the roof on old console stuff now.
Do you guys know of any modern games like embed related? The embed is Burnout 3's crash party mode. Which they removed from later games despite it being really fun and hugely popular. When Burnout 3 was new we used to play this mode for hours together. I forget how many players it supports (want to say 8) but it was awesome game to play with a group of friends. We'd spend hours passing the controller around and going for the high score.
I don't know why they decided to remove it from later games. The racing mode is fun but not nearly as fun as crash party.
I've thought about trying to take a shot at making my own game that replicates this. As far as I know no one has made anything like this since then. I've had to resort to playing it via emulation when I've played it lately. Someone stole my old PS2 years ago so I lost my modded console with HDD filled with tons of games. I was going to replace it but prices are through the roof on old console stuff now.
R:26 / I:6
>watch modern anime
>random vtuber shit out of nowhere
I hate nu-Japan culture so much.
>watch modern anime
>random vtuber shit out of nowhere
I hate nu-Japan culture so much.
R:9 / I:2
I am going to buy Yokai Watch 3 for 350 dollars
I am going to buy Yokai Watch 3 for 350 dollars
R:17 / I:13
Onimai 103 dump
A day late as usual!
R:119 / I:53
So if you're interested post your userid or character name ITT if you want me to invite you, we're fine with anyone that's not a complete subhuman.
Path of Exile
The new league starts in a few hours so I thought I'd advertise the /qa/ mansion guild here in case anyone wants to play it. We're around 6-7 right now, but I have enough guild slots so that we can accommodate pretty much the whole /jp/ spinoff population that still plays games (upper limit of 30-ish if I'm assuming generously). The bulk of us are going to be playing on softcore-ruthless so I'd recommend doing that too if you want to reap the benefits of a shared use stash. But, anyone that just wants a bunch of free space can join to use it in normal/hc too. We have a good deal of space https://files.catbox.mSo if you're interested post your userid or character name ITT if you want me to invite you, we're fine with anyone that's not a complete subhuman.
R:18 / I:11
Literally me.
Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto
Hikineet is forced to leave her dwelling and go to w*rk and sch**l at the same time.Literally me.
R:223 / I:123
With all that said, I think it'd be good to get a head start and begin to discuss things related to Factorio related to optimizing Factories, or maybe even teaching new players/people that want to test things out how it all works. There's a lot to learn about the game and it can make it feel a bit daunting to new people at the start, so if you want to try starting up a world and seeing what makes sense and what doesn't initially I highly recommend it! Also remember that the server will be a group effort so there's no need to worry if you're not particularly good at one aspect since others should be able to help out as well!
FACTORIO SPACE AGE UPDATE!!!!
So it's been over a year since the expansion was announced on the Friday facts for Factorio >>113631 and ever since every Friday the team has had blog posts giving updates on the content and changes of the expansion. Some of them extremely promising and posted in this thread like >>114141 that shows how completely reworked everything is being to make base building an even more enjoyable experience than before. With that all coming to fruition monday, and the main theme of this thread's mod encompassing the expansion's theme. I think it's about time to start up the kissu factorio server again! This time we're not stopping until we beat the game.
Given the amount of new content and world management there looks to be in this expansion I think we'll have plenty of things for people to work on whenever to the effect that nobody will ever be left behind like in other games such as Terraria/Core Keeper, so it's NOT vital that you join in on the first day if that's a worry for you. We'll always need someone to upkeep train lines, expansion to different resources, bug extermination, and power maintanence. Then once we get to exploring different worlds we'll certainly be needing a lot of hands to make sure that the bases are all well defended and production flow is keeping up with demand.
I'll be available in the steam chat ( https://s.team/chat/NUIbnP7U ) to give anyone who may want to try out the game a copy, or you can pirate it if necessary.
Factorio Space Exploration Server Thread
Server is not up:Legacy OP text
We're fast-approaching the time of year where plenty of people are available, and there's a lull in media content to keep people entertained. So, I was thinking it'd be a great time to start up a Factorio server and play with Kissu! The plan is to play on a really big modpack known as Space Exploration which should ensure the server lasts a long while, and also that every person can be helpful even if they're new and it's late into the game. You see, this particular Factorio modpack revamps and expands Factorio beyond the typical endgame where you need to build a rocket out of the world, to where you will now need to escape the entire stellar cluster! Utilizing multiple planets and a space base in the process to reach this goal, Space Exploration forces the players to learn every aspect of it to keep their factory properly running. Especially with the added feature of bot decay which really changes the dynamic of the late game.With all that said, I think it'd be good to get a head start and begin to discuss things related to Factorio related to optimizing Factories, or maybe even teaching new players/people that want to test things out how it all works. There's a lot to learn about the game and it can make it feel a bit daunting to new people at the start, so if you want to try starting up a world and seeing what makes sense and what doesn't initially I highly recommend it! Also remember that the server will be a group effort so there's no need to worry if you're not particularly good at one aspect since others should be able to help out as well!
FACTORIO SPACE AGE UPDATE!!!!
So it's been over a year since the expansion was announced on the Friday facts for Factorio >>113631 and ever since every Friday the team has had blog posts giving updates on the content and changes of the expansion. Some of them extremely promising and posted in this thread like >>114141 that shows how completely reworked everything is being to make base building an even more enjoyable experience than before. With that all coming to fruition monday, and the main theme of this thread's mod encompassing the expansion's theme. I think it's about time to start up the kissu factorio server again! This time we're not stopping until we beat the game.
Given the amount of new content and world management there looks to be in this expansion I think we'll have plenty of things for people to work on whenever to the effect that nobody will ever be left behind like in other games such as Terraria/Core Keeper, so it's NOT vital that you join in on the first day if that's a worry for you. We'll always need someone to upkeep train lines, expansion to different resources, bug extermination, and power maintanence. Then once we get to exploring different worlds we'll certainly be needing a lot of hands to make sure that the bases are all well defended and production flow is keeping up with demand.
I'll be available in the steam chat ( https://s.team/chat/NUIbnP7U ) to give anyone who may want to try out the game a copy, or you can pirate it if necessary.
R:29 / I:18
Love listening to cute girl rants.
Food Court de, Mata Ashita.
Cute girl rants.Love listening to cute girl rants.
R:332 / I:146
However this is not a thread for only this one, but for visual novels in general. I thought the board was kind of missing one.
Visual Novels
Do you read them? I started reading .jpg related because of that one anon who loves it so much. I find it very soothing so far.However this is not a thread for only this one, but for visual novels in general. I thought the board was kind of missing one.
R:4 / I:2
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
I present you, iguana Chiyo
R:12 / I:8
Comfy show of the season.
Kimi to Ame to
Kirei-kei lady with a pet dog*. (*possibly not a dog)Comfy show of the season.
R:103 / I:32
Why are Westerners playing Umamusume all of a sudden?
I thought they hated horses...
Why are Westerners playing Umamusume all of a sudden?
I thought they hated horses...
R:15 / I:5
looks like a feathered raptor with a skeletal tail to me, I think I called it boys
TH 20 Cover Silhouette dropped
https://www.melonbookslooks like a feathered raptor with a skeletal tail to me, I think I called it boys
R:10 / I:7
Also in addition to all this the daughter-slave he picked up seems pretty cute so it'll be a nice balance after Takopii to see girls getting saved instead of bullied.
Tsuihousha Shokudou e Youkoso!
Kicked out of the yuusha party... would often be an immediate strike against something. But, it's not doing the usual MC underestimating his ability. In fact the kicked out here is more realistic and makes sense more than any other example I've seen with it being a dickhead guild leader who seems to be annoyed with the support stealing his thunder so he uses his position as the main tank to bully the rest of the party into not saying anything. And the kicking out is more resolved by the MC having ambitions other than being in the hero party so having made enough during their travels he's already prepared to move on with life. This way of letting go combined with the fact he and others in the party understand his ability makes me think it'll possibly avoid treading the same common cliches you see in every single one of these normally where it's meant to be revenge-porn or "I'LL SHOW THEM" wank.Also in addition to all this the daughter-slave he picked up seems pretty cute so it'll be a nice balance after Takopii to see girls getting saved instead of bullied.
R:6 / I:6
Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi
The ultimate fantasy romance anime. Being thoroughly average, yet able to swoon exceptional shabs through your ability to cook and clean. They'll do everything he could ever hope for and he gets to stay at home all day.
R:5 / I:2
>The manga 'Vinland Saga' by Makoto Yukimura concluded after 20 years with Chapter 220, marking the end of its serialization. Initially focused on themes of revenge, the series evolved into a narrative emphasizing growth, peace, and kindness. Fans globally have expressed deep appreciation for the manga, noting its significant influence on their personal development and its message that the ultimate goal of maturity is to become a kind person. The final volume, number 29, is scheduled for release on September 22, 2025.
Did they even reach binland?
>The manga 'Vinland Saga' by Makoto Yukimura concluded after 20 years with Chapter 220, marking the end of its serialization. Initially focused on themes of revenge, the series evolved into a narrative emphasizing growth, peace, and kindness. Fans globally have expressed deep appreciation for the manga, noting its significant influence on their personal development and its message that the ultimate goal of maturity is to become a kind person. The final volume, number 29, is scheduled for release on September 22, 2025.
Did they even reach binland?
R:16 / I:12
Onimai Manga Chapter 102 dump
Late is better than never.
R:11 / I:6
This is what happens when you let yuri lesbos run amok.
Bad Girl
The public morals committee isn't doing its job...This is what happens when you let yuri lesbos run amok.
R:8 / I:4
I collect a little bit, I have 350 games nothing really impresive. Pic is not me.
Video Game collecting
Does Kissu collects video games?I collect a little bit, I have 350 games nothing really impresive. Pic is not me.
R:16 / I:1
started playing Oxygen Not Included after a friend bought it for me as a gift knowing that I'd be sucked into exactly this kind of gameplay
started playing Oxygen Not Included after a friend bought it for me as a gift knowing that I'd be sucked into exactly this kind of gameplay
R:340 / I:108
Kissu's Palworld server is OFFLINE!
Maybe we can play again next year
The new patch added Terraria collab stuff, fishing, 5 more levels (with tech associated with I assume) "bonding" to increase stats of low rank Pals you use a lot, and 3 new islands! More stuff too, but I can't remember.
We last played in January and there's been some big patches since then. For those who don't know, it's a third person building/Pokemon capturing game. I think the term is "open world crafting survival" or something, but it's Japanese so it's cute and quirky. People called it "Pokemon with guns", which is kind of true for the atmosphere but it's more than that.
For those that did play last time, here's the patch notes for the second major patch: https://store.steampowered
Kissu's Palworld server is OFFLINE!
Maybe we can play again next year
The new patch added Terraria collab stuff, fishing, 5 more levels (with tech associated with I assume) "bonding" to increase stats of low rank Pals you use a lot, and 3 new islands! More stuff too, but I can't remember.
For those that did play last time, here's the patch notes for the second major patch: https://store.steampowered
R:8 / I:2
Appearently there's already 14 volumes released and apparently still ongoing (or maybe it's finished, since the author is working on new manga already). However, the fan translation only caught up to vol. 12 at chapter 64 on every site I've checked. There's also latin translation up to chapter 72. The issue seems to be DMCA and official translation that doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
I wonder if there's someone working on english translation hidden somewhere? I kinda hope that after 60+ chapters of translation people didn't just drop it and instead working on them secretly, posting them in place only anons might know. I just wanna read the next chapters so bad.
For anyone wondering, it's a story about a stoic, cold teacher who deals with group of bullies in all-girls school and unveiling string of tragedies that happens (and happened) within.
1-nen A-gumi no Monster
Anyone know about this manga?Appearently there's already 14 volumes released and apparently still ongoing (or maybe it's finished, since the author is working on new manga already). However, the fan translation only caught up to vol. 12 at chapter 64 on every site I've checked. There's also latin translation up to chapter 72. The issue seems to be DMCA and official translation that doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
I wonder if there's someone working on english translation hidden somewhere? I kinda hope that after 60+ chapters of translation people didn't just drop it and instead working on them secretly, posting them in place only anons might know. I just wanna read the next chapters so bad.
For anyone wondering, it's a story about a stoic, cold teacher who deals with group of bullies in all-girls school and unveiling string of tragedies that happens (and happened) within.
R:4 / I:3
¥ When you complain about Yuru Camp / Mono being tourism shows
¥ When you drop Futari-Solo-Camp because it's too serious
MFW
¥ When you complain about Yuru Camp / Mono being tourism shows
¥ When you drop Futari-Solo-Camp because it's too serious
MFW
R:5 / I:4
make me go Kyaaaaaaaaaa~ and my heart go Kyuuuuunnnnn~
Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku
Classic Romeo Juliet love story with a super cute girl.make me go Kyaaaaaaaaaa~ and my heart go Kyuuuuunnnnn~
R:10 / I:4
Just finished the main campaign for Space Marine 2 and it was almost great. I liked the first one and this game felt like I was playing a sequel that released only a few years after the first one, in a good way, for about 85% of the game. My primary complaint, the main campaign content feels too short for a $60 game. I finished it in 9hrs on the 2nd highest difficulty. Also the ending of the campaign felt half baked compared to the rest of the game; not that it was terrible but it become a lot cheesier and the story beats seemed like the authors were working on time budget and had to wrap things up.
I wished the tomb world was more awoken and we got to fight the necrons too. There's an audio log, collectable that even suggests as much should be happening.
Just finished the main campaign for Space Marine 2 and it was almost great. I liked the first one and this game felt like I was playing a sequel that released only a few years after the first one, in a good way, for about 85% of the game. My primary complaint, the main campaign content feels too short for a $60 game. I finished it in 9hrs on the 2nd highest difficulty. Also the ending of the campaign felt half baked compared to the rest of the game; not that it was terrible but it become a lot cheesier and the story beats seemed like the authors were working on time budget and had to wrap things up.
I wished the tomb world was more awoken and we got to fight the necrons too. There's an audio log, collectable that even suggests as much should be happening.
R:2 / I:0
JOE! GET OFF THOSE IMAGEBOARDS AND START BOXING!
JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
JOE! GET OFF THOSE IMAGEBOARDS AND START BOXING!
JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
R:4 / I:2
how'd I miss this trailer..
how'd I miss this trailer..
R:16 / I:7
Has kissu ever played Senran Kagura?
It's really fun if you haven't.
Has kissu ever played Senran Kagura?
It's really fun if you haven't.
R:34 / I:17
You control the following assets:
1. One desperate, lonely mysterysexual "ex"-boyfriend (CUTE!) (You) (try to contain you're enthusiasm)
2. His best friend, who rims cocoa mugs and has authority over the newspaper club but distrusts you for very good reasons (EXCITING!)
3. One submissive ginger fuccboi whose brother is a firefighter and probably the local arsonator (HOT!) (the brother, not the ginger)
4. The ginger's tryhard friend who may be boring but therefore eager to please and stressed out and an easy mark (DOKI!)
5. Some random fat kid who will do anything you ask in exchange for pastries (LEWD! FAT! PROBABLY TASTY IF YOU'RE OK WITH CANNIBALISM!) (You are, as long as he's curvy enough, don't lie)
What is your next move?
If you were smart enough to see two steps ahead, what would you have done to avoid ending up in any of the positions outlined above?
Shoushimin Series
You are Osanai.You control the following assets:
1. One desperate, lonely mysterysexual "ex"-boyfriend (CUTE!) (You) (try to contain you're enthusiasm)
2. His best friend, who rims cocoa mugs and has authority over the newspaper club but distrusts you for very good reasons (EXCITING!)
3. One submissive ginger fuccboi whose brother is a firefighter and probably the local arsonator (HOT!) (the brother, not the ginger)
4. The ginger's tryhard friend who may be boring but therefore eager to please and stressed out and an easy mark (DOKI!)
5. Some random fat kid who will do anything you ask in exchange for pastries (LEWD! FAT! PROBABLY TASTY IF YOU'RE OK WITH CANNIBALISM!) (You are, as long as he's curvy enough, don't lie)
What is your next move?
If you were smart enough to see two steps ahead, what would you have done to avoid ending up in any of the positions outlined above?
R:6 / I:3
finally an anime where I can live out my isekai slow life through the characters, that's what I've always dreamed of when it comes to fantasies of other worlds. taking it easy and not having any adventure and just lazing around doing nothing but a mundane job that I could do in the real world but just very well. how would kissu live their isekai slow life? I think I would live my isekai slow life with a skill that lets me pick cotton without getting hurt or tired and it'd be the best isekai slow life where I work for a girl with really big boobs and blonde hair and elf ears and she actually secretly loves me because of my cheat skill that does so much for her
finally an anime where I can live out my isekai slow life through the characters, that's what I've always dreamed of when it comes to fantasies of other worlds. taking it easy and not having any adventure and just lazing around doing nothing but a mundane job that I could do in the real world but just very well. how would kissu live their isekai slow life? I think I would live my isekai slow life with a skill that lets me pick cotton without getting hurt or tired and it'd be the best isekai slow life where I work for a girl with really big boobs and blonde hair and elf ears and she actually secretly loves me because of my cheat skill that does so much for her
R:9 / I:2
The mortal sin of Bisque Doll and other romance anime of its ilk is that somehow, by some satanic intervention meant to maximize human suffering, the MCs NEVER act on the obviously willing and inviting partner. It's like the polar opposite to shoujo's typical rapist male lead. Surely, they must know that you don't have to end on horny teenagers being horny teenagers. There's still places to go romantically after that boundary's been crossed. At least kiss or something for god's sake.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The mortal sin of Bisque Doll and other romance anime of its ilk is that somehow, by some satanic intervention meant to maximize human suffering, the MCs NEVER act on the obviously willing and inviting partner. It's like the polar opposite to shoujo's typical rapist male lead. Surely, they must know that you don't have to end on horny teenagers being horny teenagers. There's still places to go romantically after that boundary's been crossed. At least kiss or something for god's sake.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
R:42 / I:30
Onimai Manga 101 dump
Since I refuse to use malware ridden board any longer I'll be dumping here from now on if that's okay.
R:25 / I:16
posting full anime episodes on kissu and there's NOTHING you can do to stop me
funny how much the voice acting work differs from what's normally expected from anime. quite closer to skits than a proper script, which leads me to wonder if there was any improv involved in this
posting full anime episodes on kissu and there's NOTHING you can do to stop me
funny how much the voice acting work differs from what's normally expected from anime. quite closer to skits than a proper script, which leads me to wonder if there was any improv involved in this
R:9 / I:4
I wasn't moved by the rock instrumentals.
I wasn't moved by the rock instrumentals.
R:3 / I:0
Can I use Sueki Suezo (Monster Rancher 2) or would that be too cheaty?
Can I use Sueki Suezo (Monster Rancher 2) or would that be too cheaty?
R:6 / I:2
A shame she has to die for formalities sake. Her smarts and looks would've made for an amazing mother to the Emperor's, or his son's, child. You'd think their will being absolute and all that royalty could forgive a bit of indirect treason.
A shame she has to die for formalities sake. Her smarts and looks would've made for an amazing mother to the Emperor's, or his son's, child. You'd think their will being absolute and all that royalty could forgive a bit of indirect treason.
R:15 / I:3
Deltarune
Deltarune chapter 3+4 have been out for a while now, have you played it? what did you think?
R:5 / I:1
Wasn't sure if this should go in /maho/ or here. Going to post it here because it's mostly vidya related.
There was tons of cool hardware being released when I was a child that I lusted after and only got to experience through magazine reviews and sometimes in person with a demo model. Pioneer Laseractive was like the holy grail of consoles and I wanted it so badly. But it sold for nearly $1k in early 90s USD and I knew I'd never be able to afford one. Later on in life I tried to snag one off the collector's market before retro gaming stuff got ridiculous but they were impossible to find. I still haven't seen one in person since it was released initially and they had a demo version behind glass at a local mall.
This thing was so cool. It's a Laser Disc player that came with multiple things called "PACs". You could hook up the PAC to play Genesis/Megadrive and TurboGrafx-16 games. More PACs were supposed to be announced and there were many rumors that it would get a SNES/NES PAC eventually. Along with support for some other disc stuff that was coming out around that time like the 3DO.
The one I got to play on had the Genesis PAC. It would play both cartridges and SegaCD games. They didn't have a game like this at the time but it was supposed to be able to play SegaCD games off LD-ROMs. So the games would be able to take advantage of the better video available on Laser Discs as opposed to the SegaCD's horrible overly compressed low definition/color pallet videos. Never got to play an LD-ROM game. But back then it seemed like the ultimate solution to the CD game problem they were having with the SegaCD at the time. Would have been so cool if someone made an RPG to take advantage of the increased storage space, improved video and audio.
They shipped a PAC to interface with a standard DOS computer. Lots of people were excited about that because it would allow this to function as a cheap dev kit for consoles. But again I've never seen one in person. The PACs were more expensive than the actual consoles. Most of them were $600 each.
I always wondered if there was some rich guy out there that managed to buy the system+all of the PACs then quickly got bored with it so the console say collecting dust unused. Anyway, at the time this was like the ultimate gaming experience money could buy. I spent many hours writing and sending in letters to gaming magazines back then trying to win it in a contest. They ran this contest for over a year that included this console, all the PACs, a massive big screen CRT TV and stereo system along with a bunch of other goodies. Winner was never announced and I wonder if it was just a big scam now.
There are a lot of interesting third party spin-offs of things like the Sega and non-Nintendo company consoles from back then. Most were never released outside of Japan. There was something called a Teradrive I really wanted. It had an ancient early 80s intel CPU in it and ran DOS. But it also had all the Genesis hardware inside and could be used as a devkit to make your own games. Never got to see one in person. I begged my Dad to let me import it and spent many months saving money but we couldn't find a dealer willing to ship it. Still haven't managed to buy one off the second hard market either. All this stuff is now really rare and people want it to put on a shelf. Shame it'll never be used for its actual purpose.
Wasn't sure if this should go in /maho/ or here. Going to post it here because it's mostly vidya related.
There was tons of cool hardware being released when I was a child that I lusted after and only got to experience through magazine reviews and sometimes in person with a demo model. Pioneer Laseractive was like the holy grail of consoles and I wanted it so badly. But it sold for nearly $1k in early 90s USD and I knew I'd never be able to afford one. Later on in life I tried to snag one off the collector's market before retro gaming stuff got ridiculous but they were impossible to find. I still haven't seen one in person since it was released initially and they had a demo version behind glass at a local mall.
This thing was so cool. It's a Laser Disc player that came with multiple things called "PACs". You could hook up the PAC to play Genesis/Megadrive and TurboGrafx-16 games. More PACs were supposed to be announced and there were many rumors that it would get a SNES/NES PAC eventually. Along with support for some other disc stuff that was coming out around that time like the 3DO.
The one I got to play on had the Genesis PAC. It would play both cartridges and SegaCD games. They didn't have a game like this at the time but it was supposed to be able to play SegaCD games off LD-ROMs. So the games would be able to take advantage of the better video available on Laser Discs as opposed to the SegaCD's horrible overly compressed low definition/color pallet videos. Never got to play an LD-ROM game. But back then it seemed like the ultimate solution to the CD game problem they were having with the SegaCD at the time. Would have been so cool if someone made an RPG to take advantage of the increased storage space, improved video and audio.
They shipped a PAC to interface with a standard DOS computer. Lots of people were excited about that because it would allow this to function as a cheap dev kit for consoles. But again I've never seen one in person. The PACs were more expensive than the actual consoles. Most of them were $600 each.
I always wondered if there was some rich guy out there that managed to buy the system+all of the PACs then quickly got bored with it so the console say collecting dust unused. Anyway, at the time this was like the ultimate gaming experience money could buy. I spent many hours writing and sending in letters to gaming magazines back then trying to win it in a contest. They ran this contest for over a year that included this console, all the PACs, a massive big screen CRT TV and stereo system along with a bunch of other goodies. Winner was never announced and I wonder if it was just a big scam now.
There are a lot of interesting third party spin-offs of things like the Sega and non-Nintendo company consoles from back then. Most were never released outside of Japan. There was something called a Teradrive I really wanted. It had an ancient early 80s intel CPU in it and ran DOS. But it also had all the Genesis hardware inside and could be used as a devkit to make your own games. Never got to see one in person. I begged my Dad to let me import it and spent many months saving money but we couldn't find a dealer willing to ship it. Still haven't managed to buy one off the second hard market either. All this stuff is now really rare and people want it to put on a shelf. Shame it'll never be used for its actual purpose.
R:70 / I:24
How much animes do you watch per weeks/months?
How much animes do you watch per weeks/months?
R:20 / I:11
It started off a bit slow but I think the Sentai Daishikkaku show has found its stride again. Episodes 2-4 kind of fell into a standard "fight against the local big bad guy" thing which I do find enjoyable, but the stakes weren't the same. There were peeks into things happening elsewhere, but due to the abilities on display the plot was focused. It was still very enjoyable in the standard shounen-y way!
Having watched episode 5, I can say that it's really done a great job of re-establishing the things I liked about it begin with. Lots of complicated motivations and factions and some mystery to go with it as well. You can't tell what's going to happen next!
I feel a bit limited on what I can praise about it without spoiling stuff, unfortunately. The visuals are still really good and this studio is definitely continuing to improve on things there.
It started off a bit slow but I think the Sentai Daishikkaku show has found its stride again. Episodes 2-4 kind of fell into a standard "fight against the local big bad guy" thing which I do find enjoyable, but the stakes weren't the same. There were peeks into things happening elsewhere, but due to the abilities on display the plot was focused. It was still very enjoyable in the standard shounen-y way!
Having watched episode 5, I can say that it's really done a great job of re-establishing the things I liked about it begin with. Lots of complicated motivations and factions and some mystery to go with it as well. You can't tell what's going to happen next!
I feel a bit limited on what I can praise about it without spoiling stuff, unfortunately. The visuals are still really good and this studio is definitely continuing to improve on things there.
R:24 / I:5
If anything, I would say that of the games I've played, the new ones have only gotten better and better. In the past year or so (only counting games that came out relatively recently), I've played Pizza tower, Slay the Princess, the (relatively large) Big Catch demo, Antonblast, and the new Deltarune chapters. All of these have been very fun experiences for me and I recommend that everyone here check all of them out.
I guess the moral of the story is that what you're looking for is out there, you just have to find it. It's easy to let negatively absorb you, but this is ultimately escapism, and allocating brainwaves to media you hate is completely antithetical to that end.
I only play indie games
It's always strange seeing people complaining about the state of "modern gaming", because I pretty much only play old games and indie games at this point. As such, I've been largely insulted from all of the stuff people complain about in the latter day gaming world.If anything, I would say that of the games I've played, the new ones have only gotten better and better. In the past year or so (only counting games that came out relatively recently), I've played Pizza tower, Slay the Princess, the (relatively large) Big Catch demo, Antonblast, and the new Deltarune chapters. All of these have been very fun experiences for me and I recommend that everyone here check all of them out.
I guess the moral of the story is that what you're looking for is out there, you just have to find it. It's easy to let negatively absorb you, but this is ultimately escapism, and allocating brainwaves to media you hate is completely antithetical to that end.
R:10 / I:5
As expected, it'd be an absolute feddie massacre.
Gundam GQuuuuuuX
¥what if char got in the gundam instead of amuroAs expected, it'd be an absolute feddie massacre.
R:7 / I:3
With each episode of Kowloon I'm more and more convinced that they're in a simulation of sorts created by that object in the sky. I don't know what happened to Kowloon, if the memory preservation device has just let them demolish the actual town or if there was an accident in the real world that caused a rush to it. But I think if there was some accident it may be why Kudou blames himself for Reiko's death. Otherwise my theory is that Kudou with Hebinuma and Gwen have some sort of administrator role in the simulation that resulted in Kudou doing something to Reiko's memory/past.
Aside from just theorizing, it does let me ponder the theme of identity that seems to be prevalent in each character, especially when it comes to the supposed copies. I'm still a bit confused by them so I think I'll read the manga to get a grasp on that part better. Like is Yaomei the real or the copy? Kujirai in particular constantly trying to measure herself up against the past Reiko she doesn't know is an interesting struggle. I don't think Kudou will ever be able to come along to her though, since Reiko seems so ingrained in his memory and he carries such grief and regret over her loss that any love or affection towards Kujirai just creates causes him to remember her.
With each episode of Kowloon I'm more and more convinced that they're in a simulation of sorts created by that object in the sky. I don't know what happened to Kowloon, if the memory preservation device has just let them demolish the actual town or if there was an accident in the real world that caused a rush to it. But I think if there was some accident it may be why Kudou blames himself for Reiko's death. Otherwise my theory is that Kudou with Hebinuma and Gwen have some sort of administrator role in the simulation that resulted in Kudou doing something to Reiko's memory/past.
Aside from just theorizing, it does let me ponder the theme of identity that seems to be prevalent in each character, especially when it comes to the supposed copies. I'm still a bit confused by them so I think I'll read the manga to get a grasp on that part better. Like is Yaomei the real or the copy? Kujirai in particular constantly trying to measure herself up against the past Reiko she doesn't know is an interesting struggle. I don't think Kudou will ever be able to come along to her though, since Reiko seems so ingrained in his memory and he carries such grief and regret over her loss that any love or affection towards Kujirai just creates causes him to remember her.
R:120 / I:71
I think Shaft having made this was truly a boon for this anime. Their prior experience with SZS and Maria Holic (No surprise also looking at who from Shaft directed this) primed them to be absolutely perfect for pulling it off. Not sure there's any other studio out there at the moment who could tackle it without shoving in some sort of forced moralfagging or messing up the underlying cynicism. Konoha isn't the kind of character I can see working as anyone but the completely black face of psychopathy, greed, and sloth that she is. And Satoko is perfect as her easily manipulated and lacking the brains for ethics sidekick. The abusive light yuri relationship between them being the perfect icing to complement this murder cake. I hope it succeeds as a nice like Jashin/Mahoako did and we can see a return to more Dokuros/Punies lighting our screens going into the future.
Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashiyea
The cute ninja anime has really been providing classic anime wackiness in a way that's been sorely lacking recently apart from Jashin-chan. I think this anime follows more the core spirit of what makes dark humor so great. The morality, or lack thereof, of their actions isn't forcefully shoved in your face and even is made light of as the killing spree continues unrepentant and furthermore rewarded. All the real negatives are left in the meta of the anime where you associate getting to learn the characters better with their unceremonious deaths. That carefree attitude lending itself perfectly to taking jabs at society as mindless killing provides a better life for Satoko and Konoha than any sort of ordinary lifestyle could, completely devaluing human life into a yen sign and enjoying each second of it.I think Shaft having made this was truly a boon for this anime. Their prior experience with SZS and Maria Holic (No surprise also looking at who from Shaft directed this) primed them to be absolutely perfect for pulling it off. Not sure there's any other studio out there at the moment who could tackle it without shoving in some sort of forced moralfagging or messing up the underlying cynicism. Konoha isn't the kind of character I can see working as anyone but the completely black face of psychopathy, greed, and sloth that she is. And Satoko is perfect as her easily manipulated and lacking the brains for ethics sidekick. The abusive light yuri relationship between them being the perfect icing to complement this murder cake. I hope it succeeds as a nice like Jashin/Mahoako did and we can see a return to more Dokuros/Punies lighting our screens going into the future.
R:33 / I:18
Maebashi Witches has been the surprise of the season for me and like 90% of it comes from this fat cunt being aggressively toxic at every available opportunity. Almost everything that works about the other characters and situations works because she's there to play off it and escalate minor annoyances into full-blown shouting matches. There is both humor and catharsis in her extreme and immediate judgementalism towards all the vapid and self-serving bullshit pervading the world. Even when she's hypocritically calling out her own flaws in other people her disgust only serves to emphasize how she truly understands the level of how bad it is.
/v/ appreciation thread.
Maebashi Witches has been the surprise of the season for me and like 90% of it comes from this fat cunt being aggressively toxic at every available opportunity. Almost everything that works about the other characters and situations works because she's there to play off it and escalate minor annoyances into full-blown shouting matches. There is both humor and catharsis in her extreme and immediate judgementalism towards all the vapid and self-serving bullshit pervading the world. Even when she's hypocritically calling out her own flaws in other people her disgust only serves to emphasize how she truly understands the level of how bad it is.
/v/ appreciation thread.
R:5 / I:1
ArcSys Presentation
Are you ready for non-Mori Blazblue? They're going to do it...
R:7 / I:2
Culture? Narrative consistency? Values?
That's a decadence we can do without around here.
Culture? Narrative consistency? Values?
That's a decadence we can do without around here.
R:13 / I:6
Steam summer sale starts today. Getting anything?
Steam summer sale starts today. Getting anything?
R:26 / I:14
Do you have a favourite fangame? Are there any specific dreams you find yourself returning to a lot? Have you seen any good fanart lately? Any memorable experiences in YNO?
Post about it here!
Yume Nikki (& Fangames)
After playing a lot of fangames, I've been revisiting Yume Nikki recently. I didn't see a thread for it here, so I thought I would make one!Do you have a favourite fangame? Are there any specific dreams you find yourself returning to a lot? Have you seen any good fanart lately? Any memorable experiences in YNO?
Post about it here!
R:16 / I:10
What was your opinion of the 2025 Spring anime season? What were your favorites? It was quite a strong season if you ask me, and I'll give my opinions later (I wanted to make this thread before I forget)
What was your opinion of the 2025 Spring anime season? What were your favorites? It was quite a strong season if you ask me, and I'll give my opinions later (I wanted to make this thread before I forget)
R:1 / I:1
no...
no...
R:17 / I:1
Early 90s kid here
For some reason I don't remember any popular Japanese flash games during the early 2000s
Did they make any good flash games back then?
Early 90s kid here
For some reason I don't remember any popular Japanese flash games during the early 2000s
Did they make any good flash games back then?
R:7 / I:2
this series is so big in japan but so absolutely unknown in the Anglophone weebsphere
I haven't seen or read any myself but I wonder why
trying to find torrents of the older movies (especially the 80s ones) with English subs but I can't find any
how do you feel about doraemon?
this series is so big in japan but so absolutely unknown in the Anglophone weebsphere
I haven't seen or read any myself but I wonder why
trying to find torrents of the older movies (especially the 80s ones) with English subs but I can't find any
how do you feel about doraemon?
R:28 / I:14
I beat the game.
I beat the game.
R:15 / I:7
moeru anime recs
I will waste my summer with video games and feel free to give recs
R:10 / I:3
Nightreign
The night witch crumples in the darkness, because she is squishy.
R:9 / I:3
Yohane's game is on a big sale. Buy it.
https://store.steampowered
Yohane's game is on a big sale. Buy it.
https://store.steampowered
R:17 / I:6
what's so great about this?
why are people drooling over this?
i feel like it's NGE of 2010's
i appreciate shaft that made animation interesting to cover the mundane talking story but i feel like it's a harem anime with some supernatural twist
what's so great about this?
why are people drooling over this?
i feel like it's NGE of 2010's
i appreciate shaft that made animation interesting to cover the mundane talking story but i feel like it's a harem anime with some supernatural twist
R:4 / I:1
What are the most emotionally impactful moments for you in what you've watched/read? Moments that really make you physically jump for joy, cry in despair, or feel sheer horror or shock. For me it's this moment in Punpun where those who know, know, and caused a flurry of joy, satisfaction, tension, and stress to bubble up all at the same time. A great turning point emphasized by the change in demeanor and message from God.
Spoilers ahead, of course, for it's hard to really talk about scenes in such vague terms most of the time.
What are the most emotionally impactful moments for you in what you've watched/read? Moments that really make you physically jump for joy, cry in despair, or feel sheer horror or shock. For me it's this moment in Punpun where those who know, know, and caused a flurry of joy, satisfaction, tension, and stress to bubble up all at the same time. A great turning point emphasized by the change in demeanor and message from God.
Spoilers ahead, of course, for it's hard to really talk about scenes in such vague terms most of the time.
R:10 / I:4
How do you cope with post-jrpg depression
How do you cope with post-jrpg depression
R:30 / I:20
i looked up ballpark's blondfang because she sounded familiar, and it turns out her seiyuu has been surprisingly prominent in /qa/ terms
she's best known for her role as jolyne but seems to be quite comfortable when it comes to rough girls in general, although as you can see she has some interesting range
post seiyuu you like
fairouz ai appreciation posti looked up ballpark's blondfang because she sounded familiar, and it turns out her seiyuu has been surprisingly prominent in /qa/ terms
she's best known for her role as jolyne but seems to be quite comfortable when it comes to rough girls in general, although as you can see she has some interesting range
R:15 / I:7
Way to ruin a good show.
Way to ruin a good show.
R:19 / I:16
guu
guu
R:7 / I:0
Should I buy Nioh 2 on sale? Pretty sure $22 is the lowest its ever been.
Should I buy Nioh 2 on sale? Pretty sure $22 is the lowest its ever been.
R:12 / I:3
Ergh... tempted to pay full price for a new game just because it has a brown girl... Dammit.
Ergh... tempted to pay full price for a new game just because it has a brown girl... Dammit.
R:42 / I:10
Rebrand E3 is going on right now and it's starting off with the absolute state of play first. The one Pragmata loli co-op game is getting a 'real' 'definitely this time' release window in 2026 and there's a new Suda51 game coming out that year too https://www.youtube.co
I'm hoping for the official Silksong release date during all of this since it's basically guaranteed to come out now.
Summer Games Fest 2025
State of Play: https://www.youtube.coRebrand E3 is going on right now and it's starting off with the absolute state of play first. The one Pragmata loli co-op game is getting a 'real' 'definitely this time' release window in 2026 and there's a new Suda51 game coming out that year too https://www.youtube.co
I'm hoping for the official Silksong release date during all of this since it's basically guaranteed to come out now.
R:11 / I:4
Remember that one VN that could never get a proper translation because of some absolute hell licensing/translation deal? Well now there's no reason to worry about that since it's getting an anime now.
Remember that one VN that could never get a proper translation because of some absolute hell licensing/translation deal? Well now there's no reason to worry about that since it's getting an anime now.
R:14 / I:3
https://www.youtube.co
Wtf, this is supposedly the elite anime board and nobody noticed the latest episode of PPF being released? Are you guys even paying attention? It's been consistently one of the best comedies coming out throughout the seasons.
https://www.youtube.co
Wtf, this is supposedly the elite anime board and nobody noticed the latest episode of PPF being released? Are you guys even paying attention? It's been consistently one of the best comedies coming out throughout the seasons.
R:1 / I:1
They played us like a god damn fiddle.
They played us like a god damn fiddle.
R:20 / I:6
How much realism can be sacrificed for narrative convenience? I'm really liking Ninja to Koroshiya, but it's kind of difficult to understand what's going on when 90% of the characters don't have any distinguishing physical traits. I get that its for authenticity, but I feel like the show would be improved if they gave them all distinct designs, or even some subtle accessories or something, so that the audience can tell them apart.
How much realism can be sacrificed for narrative convenience? I'm really liking Ninja to Koroshiya, but it's kind of difficult to understand what's going on when 90% of the characters don't have any distinguishing physical traits. I get that its for authenticity, but I feel like the show would be improved if they gave them all distinct designs, or even some subtle accessories or something, so that the audience can tell them apart.
R:35 / I:27
Bye Bye Earth?
Yep, I don't understand what the HELL is going on. Episode 3 of S2 just turned up the craziness and stuff I don't understand to 11. I feel like I could post spoilers and it wouldn't actually be spoilers because it's so out there. I have no idea what's going on! No, the OP pic is not a spoiler because you see stuff like this all the time. It still has the great music and visuals of S1, too.
Is anyone else watching it?
Bye Bye Earth?
Yep, I don't understand what the HELL is going on. Episode 3 of S2 just turned up the craziness and stuff I don't understand to 11. I feel like I could post spoilers and it wouldn't actually be spoilers because it's so out there. I have no idea what's going on! No, the OP pic is not a spoiler because you see stuff like this all the time. It still has the great music and visuals of S1, too.
Is anyone else watching it?
R:6 / I:3
Why does Kirby die when he falls off a cliff if he can turn into a balloon and float up forever?
Why does Kirby die when he falls off a cliff if he can turn into a balloon and float up forever?
R:2 / I:0
Yakuza Series Games
I beat Yakuza 0 for the first time. Finished the real estate tycoon master and cabaret czar, used both legends styles to decimate the final bosses. I am starting ps2 patched yakuza 1. Without spoiling too much, what do you think about the games?
R:43 / I:19
Noita
So this is why wizards don't use guns... this adjacent spell sucks and can't hit anything. Better to stick to the trusty magic missiles.
R:14 / I:5
This latest episode of Apocalypse Hotel is what it should have been from the start.
I checked the new releases for today, saw that new Apocalypse Hotel episode was out, almost didn't want to watch it; but this episode was good. Starting off strong with the 'cooners leaving the hotel, then a new guest arrives who actually bonds with Yachiyo, and even shows us what the post apocalyptic world looks like. It reminded me of "Somali to Mori no Kamisama".
There was almost no racoons this episode, but the times when they showed the girl racoon really broke the immersion into what was going on between Yachiyo and the new guest. Racoons were the worst thing that happened to the show.
This latest episode of Apocalypse Hotel is what it should have been from the start.
I checked the new releases for today, saw that new Apocalypse Hotel episode was out, almost didn't want to watch it; but this episode was good. Starting off strong with the 'cooners leaving the hotel, then a new guest arrives who actually bonds with Yachiyo, and even shows us what the post apocalyptic world looks like. It reminded me of "Somali to Mori no Kamisama".
There was almost no racoons this episode, but the times when they showed the girl racoon really broke the immersion into what was going on between Yachiyo and the new guest. Racoons were the worst thing that happened to the show.
R:6 / I:2
What do you MEAN you wont buy this Unthankful Statue for 300,000pix? You're kidding, right? 550,000pix is a fuckin' STEAL! 820,000pix? That's POCKET MONEY! Are you tellin' me you don't have 1,488,000pix on hand? I'm doing you a FAVOUR sellin' you this for a measly 3,330,000pix! Alright, 6,000,000pix. Any lower and I'll start owing YOU money!
What do you MEAN you wont buy this Unthankful Statue for 300,000pix? You're kidding, right? 550,000pix is a fuckin' STEAL! 820,000pix? That's POCKET MONEY! Are you tellin' me you don't have 1,488,000pix on hand? I'm doing you a FAVOUR sellin' you this for a measly 3,330,000pix! Alright, 6,000,000pix. Any lower and I'll start owing YOU money!
R:7 / I:2
The tanooks won. The melancholy robos are never coming back. This planet belongs to the zany ayys from now on.
The tanooks won. The melancholy robos are never coming back. This planet belongs to the zany ayys from now on.
R:18 / I:14
You know what I've learned? It takes talent to make a dumb harem show. The Shiunji siblings show is far better than it has any right to be, and that's because there's real talent behind it. I assume the source material is good, but what's surprising is a Hidimari Sketch director is in charge of this. https://anilist.co/staff/106406/Ryouki-Kamitsubo
Oh, and he worked on a couple Moon Phase episodes!
I should pay attention to creators more.
Is it a smart show? No, it's very dumb. But damn is it enjoyable!
You know what I've learned? It takes talent to make a dumb harem show. The Shiunji siblings show is far better than it has any right to be, and that's because there's real talent behind it. I assume the source material is good, but what's surprising is a Hidimari Sketch director is in charge of this. https://anilist.co/staff/106406/Ryouki-Kamitsubo
Oh, and he worked on a couple Moon Phase episodes!
I should pay attention to creators more.
Is it a smart show? No, it's very dumb. But damn is it enjoyable!
R:25 / I:9
Do I watch it in Chinese or Japanese?
Do I watch it in Chinese or Japanese?
R:8 / I:1
They don't make game intros like they used to
They don't make game intros like they used to
R:5 / I:1
They told me Raspberry was going to die, but I didn't actually believe them. Shit's getting dark.
They told me Raspberry was going to die, but I didn't actually believe them. Shit's getting dark.
R:92 / I:19
What show, game or manga do you refuse to engage with and why? I refuse to watch the EVA rebuilds because I have no interest in them, I believe The End of Evangelion was the perfect ending and I see no point in watching past that. Similarly, I haven't seen the Madoka Magica sequel nor played the gacha game released last year for the same reason.
I also refuse to watch the new Higurashi show because I hate the Rika redesign and because I don't see the point on it.
What show, game or manga do you refuse to engage with and why? I refuse to watch the EVA rebuilds because I have no interest in them, I believe The End of Evangelion was the perfect ending and I see no point in watching past that. Similarly, I haven't seen the Madoka Magica sequel nor played the gacha game released last year for the same reason.
I also refuse to watch the new Higurashi show because I hate the Rika redesign and because I don't see the point on it.
R:17 / I:3
Post anime you recently watched/started watching that disappointed you
Revy may be sexy but black lagoon is extremely boring
Post anime you recently watched/started watching that disappointed you
Revy may be sexy but black lagoon is extremely boring
R:7 / I:2
Girl issues are so stupid. It's not about fixing problems, it's just about making people feel better for vague reasons. I'm so glad the Witches are still addressing this.
Girl issues are so stupid. It's not about fixing problems, it's just about making people feel better for vague reasons. I'm so glad the Witches are still addressing this.
R:3 / I:0
That reveal was underwhelming...
So much for "I will take you to to top of the world, only to have you plummet to the depths of hell" (paraphrased).
The guy was never dependent on Mia for it to be satisfying when he was betrayed, or at least it wasn't portrayed as such in the anime. They were living their own separate lives, with only the fact that he loves Mia, and that he thinks Mia is also head over heals for him (???) being clear.
Disappointing.
That reveal was underwhelming...
So much for "I will take you to to top of the world, only to have you plummet to the depths of hell" (paraphrased).
The guy was never dependent on Mia for it to be satisfying when he was betrayed, or at least it wasn't portrayed as such in the anime. They were living their own separate lives, with only the fact that he loves Mia, and that he thinks Mia is also head over heals for him (???) being clear.
Disappointing.
R:98 / I:17
Going to post here whenever I'm up for some games, feel free do to the same if you want.
fighting games
Anything fighting games can go here.Going to post here whenever I'm up for some games, feel free do to the same if you want.
R:28 / I:9
Who does Kissu main in Melee?
Who does Kissu main in Melee?
R:24 / I:14
mono has really fallen off a cliff, huh? I was hoping last episode was an outlier, but now we're back to hag tourism and montages and doing fucking nothing with the cameras. They've done in a few episodes what it took Yuru Camp several seasons to do and now it just the third place girls eat food and travel show this season.
mono has really fallen off a cliff, huh? I was hoping last episode was an outlier, but now we're back to hag tourism and montages and doing fucking nothing with the cameras. They've done in a few episodes what it took Yuru Camp several seasons to do and now it just the third place girls eat food and travel show this season.
R:17 / I:3
What's it called when you watch something and enjoy it the first time around but for the sequel it's the exact same thing but you're just not feeling it. Because that's how I feel with Slime 300 part deux. It's getting me to watch it enough I guess but I'm not really feeling all that much. Is it just that there's increased competition this season that's pushing it out of mind or has the anime reclined without me realizing it? I think I should be enjoying this more.
What's it called when you watch something and enjoy it the first time around but for the sequel it's the exact same thing but you're just not feeling it. Because that's how I feel with Slime 300 part deux. It's getting me to watch it enough I guess but I'm not really feeling all that much. Is it just that there's increased competition this season that's pushing it out of mind or has the anime reclined without me realizing it? I think I should be enjoying this more.
R:4 / I:2
I just now learned that the Wii U servers were shut down last year, which means no more Splatoon 1. I loved that game and I played a whole ton of it back during its heyday, so it's sad that it's no longer playable in online mode—which is like 95% of the game. I guess this is inevitable fate of all online games.
I am almost tempted to buy a Switch just for Splatoon 3 but I don't know how long the servers will last now that Switch 2 is coming, and I don't want to buy a Switch 2 and pay $80 dollars for a game.
I just now learned that the Wii U servers were shut down last year, which means no more Splatoon 1. I loved that game and I played a whole ton of it back during its heyday, so it's sad that it's no longer playable in online mode—which is like 95% of the game. I guess this is inevitable fate of all online games.
I am almost tempted to buy a Switch just for Splatoon 3 but I don't know how long the servers will last now that Switch 2 is coming, and I don't want to buy a Switch 2 and pay $80 dollars for a game.
R:84 / I:31
hello (◦′ᆺ‵◦) ...
i made a minecraft server with a cool world it kind of reminds me of gensoukyo... would you like to join? it's vanilla and servival !
hello (◦′ᆺ‵◦) ...
i made a minecraft server with a cool world it kind of reminds me of gensoukyo... would you like to join? it's vanilla and servival !
R:11 / I:4
Gacha games are a lot like life.
You don't have any fun but you keep coming back every day because it gets you the rush of cheap praise.
The only way to make it to the top is to have more money to blow on it when you start.
You spend millions on it and then one day it just ends without warning and everything you put into it turns into leaves in the wind.
They lose all appeal when the focus shifts to serious relationship building.
Gacha games are a lot like life.
You don't have any fun but you keep coming back every day because it gets you the rush of cheap praise.
The only way to make it to the top is to have more money to blow on it when you start.
You spend millions on it and then one day it just ends without warning and everything you put into it turns into leaves in the wind.
They lose all appeal when the focus shifts to serious relationship building.
R:9 / I:2
This post is me ranting around Neon Genesis Evangelion, because that's how I came to the discovery, but these are not the point at all.
It's fun to see why, in terms of raw human experience, Eva (TV) got popular and inspiring for many, and how it could be possible to make what would have a more potent form of the impression it gives. I'm not viewing it as some model anime whose recipe must be followed to the T for any concept or premise as if that's the best way for anything. It's also helpful to observe the commonalities between other works, so it's possible to understand them better.
What features make a work of fiction an "Evangelion-like"? The lucid importance of each can be talked about for as much as it can be guessed intuitively, and being concise is possible.
IMPORTANT
I.1 Large mechanized units are the working horses of the main cast, additionally serving as little as a third point in a contrast network that also involves at least the main cast and the "outside" world.
I.2 The focus of the sentiment is on Mono no Aware. It's okay if the work does not abide by Mono no Aware in a traditional manner.
I.3 The work is at least light sekai-kei: it's only the consistent focus on a relationship between just two specific people that is optional. The main point is in the disproportionate, reality-warping relevance of relationships between the key cast.
I.4 The work has a welcoming mythological quality to it; it shouldn't merely count as an origin of a myth for any sequel — it should continue from at least a borrowed myth, if not the one it had handcrafted for the plot.
I.5 At least some of the main cast could be said to be common sense sensibility people put into a myth. Note that relatability without shared sensibility is possible.
OPTIONAL AMPLIFIERS FOR QUALITY
O.1 A kuudere character is featured within the main cast. Emotional detachment in face of I.4 amplifies I.2, I.3, and I.5.
O.2 At least the main character is young, because the lively youth is more relatable. Helps to amplify I.1, I.2, I.3, and I.5.
O.3 Uncanny and surreal subjects, imagery, and designs amplify I.1, I.2, I.4, and I.5.
O.4 Exposure involves multiple layers and sublayers of the world around the main cast. Amplifies I.3.
So, What Would (Not) Count?
For example, if you have only I.2, I.3, and I.5, you'd get Madoka (TV). You think you'd get an Eva-like if you put mecha in there, but Madoka (TV) does not really satisfy I.4. The Rebellion movie satisfies I.4 thanks to the prequel works filling in the mythos, but it handles I.2 in a warped way, yet, still, I think conversion to an Eva-like just by introduction of I.1 is entirely possible. Magia Record could easily become an Eva-like with just introduction of I.1.
Granbelm — "Madoka with mecha" — isn't mythological enough for I.4, despite there being contrast within I.5.
VOTOMS (TV) could feel like an Eva-like, but it has no I.4. It's rather anti-mythological.
New Getter Robo is the Getter installment closest to Eva, but its relatively prominent I.2 is not enough to count, and the main cast is, as usual, too deranged for I.5.
MegaMan Zero is a case that's interesting to me as it seems to be a close fit, but it would not count even if the main action was around piloting mecha. MegaMan Zero is too mythological. Even if Zero was being a detached half-amnesiac, it's too lacking in I.5, and whatever bond between Zero and X or Zero and Ciel there was, it didn't fulfill the core principles of I.3, as the archetypal mythology had overwhelmed them.
It's trickier to say why Muv-Luv Alternative, the best contender from Muv-Luv, doesn't fit. It's too subtle and restrained in mythology for I.4, and I.3 is too subverted to count.
Xenogears and Xenoblade Chronicles X are too lacking in I.2. The latter is straight up anti-I.3, and, somehow, the characters feel like archetypes rather than characters, so a proper I.5 is out of question for it, too.
What's funny is that, because of losing the grip on I.4, Eva Rebuilds feel less Eva than model examples like RahXephon or Gasaraki, as the Rebuilds had artificially and disproportionately invested into the unwelcoming anti-exposure narration that's typical of late/post-Gainax — it is the media equivalent of uncooperativity of an insecure schizoid man that's keeping all to himself because he's afraid of rejection. A catastrophically ironic failure to balance within the "hedgehog's dilemma."
Another peculiarity to bring up is that, just like Gundam works by Tomino (his I.4-lacking CCA would be the closest), the Armored Core installments in total have all of the features, but none has all of the features at the same time. AC6 is the closest, and is a polar opposite to Frame Gride that's just as close, but unconventionally. AC6 lacks I.2 and I.4 which Frame Gride got by trading I.3 and I.5 by having virtually no characters.
Subject Matter Strata
I have found a fresh way to look at multimedia.This post is me ranting around Neon Genesis Evangelion, because that's how I came to the discovery, but these are not the point at all.
It's fun to see why, in terms of raw human experience, Eva (TV) got popular and inspiring for many, and how it could be possible to make what would have a more potent form of the impression it gives. I'm not viewing it as some model anime whose recipe must be followed to the T for any concept or premise as if that's the best way for anything. It's also helpful to observe the commonalities between other works, so it's possible to understand them better.
What features make a work of fiction an "Evangelion-like"? The lucid importance of each can be talked about for as much as it can be guessed intuitively, and being concise is possible.
IMPORTANT
I.1 Large mechanized units are the working horses of the main cast, additionally serving as little as a third point in a contrast network that also involves at least the main cast and the "outside" world.
I.2 The focus of the sentiment is on Mono no Aware. It's okay if the work does not abide by Mono no Aware in a traditional manner.
I.3 The work is at least light sekai-kei: it's only the consistent focus on a relationship between just two specific people that is optional. The main point is in the disproportionate, reality-warping relevance of relationships between the key cast.
I.4 The work has a welcoming mythological quality to it; it shouldn't merely count as an origin of a myth for any sequel — it should continue from at least a borrowed myth, if not the one it had handcrafted for the plot.
I.5 At least some of the main cast could be said to be common sense sensibility people put into a myth. Note that relatability without shared sensibility is possible.
OPTIONAL AMPLIFIERS FOR QUALITY
O.1 A kuudere character is featured within the main cast. Emotional detachment in face of I.4 amplifies I.2, I.3, and I.5.
O.2 At least the main character is young, because the lively youth is more relatable. Helps to amplify I.1, I.2, I.3, and I.5.
O.3 Uncanny and surreal subjects, imagery, and designs amplify I.1, I.2, I.4, and I.5.
O.4 Exposure involves multiple layers and sublayers of the world around the main cast. Amplifies I.3.
So, What Would (Not) Count?
For example, if you have only I.2, I.3, and I.5, you'd get Madoka (TV). You think you'd get an Eva-like if you put mecha in there, but Madoka (TV) does not really satisfy I.4. The Rebellion movie satisfies I.4 thanks to the prequel works filling in the mythos, but it handles I.2 in a warped way, yet, still, I think conversion to an Eva-like just by introduction of I.1 is entirely possible. Magia Record could easily become an Eva-like with just introduction of I.1.
Granbelm — "Madoka with mecha" — isn't mythological enough for I.4, despite there being contrast within I.5.
VOTOMS (TV) could feel like an Eva-like, but it has no I.4. It's rather anti-mythological.
New Getter Robo is the Getter installment closest to Eva, but its relatively prominent I.2 is not enough to count, and the main cast is, as usual, too deranged for I.5.
MegaMan Zero is a case that's interesting to me as it seems to be a close fit, but it would not count even if the main action was around piloting mecha. MegaMan Zero is too mythological. Even if Zero was being a detached half-amnesiac, it's too lacking in I.5, and whatever bond between Zero and X or Zero and Ciel there was, it didn't fulfill the core principles of I.3, as the archetypal mythology had overwhelmed them.
It's trickier to say why Muv-Luv Alternative, the best contender from Muv-Luv, doesn't fit. It's too subtle and restrained in mythology for I.4, and I.3 is too subverted to count.
Xenogears and Xenoblade Chronicles X are too lacking in I.2. The latter is straight up anti-I.3, and, somehow, the characters feel like archetypes rather than characters, so a proper I.5 is out of question for it, too.
What's funny is that, because of losing the grip on I.4, Eva Rebuilds feel less Eva than model examples like RahXephon or Gasaraki, as the Rebuilds had artificially and disproportionately invested into the unwelcoming anti-exposure narration that's typical of late/post-Gainax — it is the media equivalent of uncooperativity of an insecure schizoid man that's keeping all to himself because he's afraid of rejection. A catastrophically ironic failure to balance within the "hedgehog's dilemma."
Another peculiarity to bring up is that, just like Gundam works by Tomino (his I.4-lacking CCA would be the closest), the Armored Core installments in total have all of the features, but none has all of the features at the same time. AC6 is the closest, and is a polar opposite to Frame Gride that's just as close, but unconventionally. AC6 lacks I.2 and I.4 which Frame Gride got by trading I.3 and I.5 by having virtually no characters.
R:4 / I:3
At the start of the season, I was expecting Meshi Umashi to be another boring food anime that I'd drop quickly, but it's been one of the best PA Works shows in a while. The random off-topic segments that make up the majority of it are funny with entertaining characters going through normal excitements like accidentally hopping on the freeway or failing to 1pl8 at the gym and even the wonderfully rare food stuff is worked into the plot to focus more on the joy of eating instead of just animating a cooking video.
Girls and their pathetic attempts to be thin are powerless in the face of a good American burg.
At the start of the season, I was expecting Meshi Umashi to be another boring food anime that I'd drop quickly, but it's been one of the best PA Works shows in a while. The random off-topic segments that make up the majority of it are funny with entertaining characters going through normal excitements like accidentally hopping on the freeway or failing to 1pl8 at the gym and even the wonderfully rare food stuff is worked into the plot to focus more on the joy of eating instead of just animating a cooking video.
Girls and their pathetic attempts to be thin are powerless in the face of a good American burg.
R:7 / I:2
your only move is HUSTLE
wizards > ninja
R:6 / I:2
Soundtrack's pretty great too which helps while you're trying to get through the levels: https://www.youtube.co
SANABI
Just platinum'd SANABI and it's probably one of my favorite games that I've played all year, though it came out a while ago. It's a 2D indie platformer-ish based almost entirely around grappling movement. I didn't have too much trouble with it outside of my most recent playthrough where I played on hitless difficulty, but it does have the makings of a game that could give some people trouble with getting through it if you're really not good. Though I'd say it's definitely worth toughing it out, as the story for it may seem a bit cheesy cyberpunk at first, but as it unravels it blooms into something I'd say is quite beautiful by the end. Nearly moved me to tears by the final scene. If you've got some spare change, give it a chance and pick it up, supposedly there's a DLC coming soon starring the Major.Soundtrack's pretty great too which helps while you're trying to get through the levels: https://www.youtube.co
R:4 / I:1
But why is there so much importance placed on idoling in an anime that's mainly about horsegirl racing? It definitely seems like the passion of the writers lies in telling their own dramatic anthropomorphized parallels to real world horses, so the idol stuff in comparison always comes off as a bit of just some extra thrown in for necessities sake. Although I can't say I haven't enjoyed some of the songs in the past.
But why is there so much importance placed on idoling in an anime that's mainly about horsegirl racing? It definitely seems like the passion of the writers lies in telling their own dramatic anthropomorphized parallels to real world horses, so the idol stuff in comparison always comes off as a bit of just some extra thrown in for necessities sake. Although I can't say I haven't enjoyed some of the songs in the past.
R:16 / I:7
I'm finding this show quite... bland, but I don't mean that as a negative. It doesn't feel "anime-like" if that makes sense, especially when you remove the usual CGDCT interactions from the equation - much of the first episode and the latest one felt like a regular travel show that my mother might watch in her free time. I'm not surprised that this is autobiographical.
But again, that's not necessarily a bad thing. If anything, at least it's a pretty nice show to watch while eating.
I'm finding this show quite... bland, but I don't mean that as a negative. It doesn't feel "anime-like" if that makes sense, especially when you remove the usual CGDCT interactions from the equation - much of the first episode and the latest one felt like a regular travel show that my mother might watch in her free time. I'm not surprised that this is autobiographical.
But again, that's not necessarily a bad thing. If anything, at least it's a pretty nice show to watch while eating.
R:13 / I:3
playing eu iv and listening to r/a/dio..........
feeling EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What are you playing kissunon?
playing eu iv and listening to r/a/dio..........
feeling EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What are you playing kissunon?
R:25 / I:21
Pokemon Concierge
Four episodes of stop motion animation goodness! The scenery is gorgeous and the pokemon are fun to watch.
R:14 / I:3
Tried to play the new DOOM: The Dark Refund today and it kinda sucked. I enjoyed the shit out of eternal and to a similar extent 2016 when they came out, but this one I just couldn't get into out the gate. I think it's because of how tryhard the story is when it comes to being 'epic' or 'awesome'. The writing in these games has never been that good but in 2016 and eternal I was mostly able to push them aside and out of mind to focus on the gameplay more. But in this game it's front and center and impossible to really glaze my eyes over (especially since tabbing out brings up the pause menu), they just can't write for shit and I wish they'd realize this. It's not that you can't skip the cutscenes, it's pretty easy to do, but it's just really annoying and messes up the flow if you do and there's still ingame stuff as well that nags on you. The gameplay in this is still fine, arcadey arena shooter and all with secrets galore scattered across the map. Although, I feel like the secrets have been getting less and less exciting since 2016, used to be actual upgrades and early weapons and such but now it's just stupid trinkets and lore items and I don't care for them. I think that eternal was a bit more quick and snappy, though I'll have to go back after a sale and see how this one turns out to be near the endgame when you have all upgrades and such. Also it doesn't really help for me that right before I booted it up I was playing minecraft and another indie game which have very noninvasive tutorials and minimal railroading while this game stops the gameplay every 20 seconds to force you to learn something new or show off some new enemy and I got tired of that real fast.
But above all else what made me decide I had enough and wanted to refund it was while just in a level I was on high quality settings with even DLSS enabled on a 3090 and I was getting sub60 fps. Combined with everything else that pissed me off so much I alt-f4'd out straight to the purchase history screen to request my refund.
Tried to play the new DOOM: The Dark Refund today and it kinda sucked. I enjoyed the shit out of eternal and to a similar extent 2016 when they came out, but this one I just couldn't get into out the gate. I think it's because of how tryhard the story is when it comes to being 'epic' or 'awesome'. The writing in these games has never been that good but in 2016 and eternal I was mostly able to push them aside and out of mind to focus on the gameplay more. But in this game it's front and center and impossible to really glaze my eyes over (especially since tabbing out brings up the pause menu), they just can't write for shit and I wish they'd realize this. It's not that you can't skip the cutscenes, it's pretty easy to do, but it's just really annoying and messes up the flow if you do and there's still ingame stuff as well that nags on you. The gameplay in this is still fine, arcadey arena shooter and all with secrets galore scattered across the map. Although, I feel like the secrets have been getting less and less exciting since 2016, used to be actual upgrades and early weapons and such but now it's just stupid trinkets and lore items and I don't care for them. I think that eternal was a bit more quick and snappy, though I'll have to go back after a sale and see how this one turns out to be near the endgame when you have all upgrades and such. Also it doesn't really help for me that right before I booted it up I was playing minecraft and another indie game which have very noninvasive tutorials and minimal railroading while this game stops the gameplay every 20 seconds to force you to learn something new or show off some new enemy and I got tired of that real fast.
But above all else what made me decide I had enough and wanted to refund it was while just in a level I was on high quality settings with even DLSS enabled on a 3090 and I was getting sub60 fps. Combined with everything else that pissed me off so much I alt-f4'd out straight to the purchase history screen to request my refund.
R:23 / I:10
Is this a face, only a mother could love?
Is this a face, only a mother could love?
R:4 / I:0
la fanservice
la fanservice
R:131 / I:34
can we discuss the elephant in the room now? a bunch of posts about this were previously deleted for "a complete lack of evidence" but there's no getting around it, ZUN uses AI.
can we discuss the elephant in the room now? a bunch of posts about this were previously deleted for "a complete lack of evidence" but there's no getting around it, ZUN uses AI.
R:20 / I:12
One of my favorite shows is getting a sequel soon. I really like this series and think a lot of people passed over it because it was said to be a Madoka rip-off when the anime came out. I've been reading the LNs and they're really good. I think they'd be a perfect series for someone learning kana.
The new season of the anime should be really good because it will cover what is arguably the best two LNs in the series. The only downside is it'll probably be 12 episodes instead of 24. It's a lot of content to cover in 12 episodes. The first season felt really fast paced because of that. I don't want to spoil anything but suffice to say characters are introduced quickly and certain events happen too fast.
Anyone else a fan of Raising Project? I don't understand why this series isn't more popular. It feels like only a few people have seen it. I am hopeful season 2 will do good in the ratings and maybe we'll get some OVAs or something. A proper video game based on this series would be really fun.
One of my favorite shows is getting a sequel soon. I really like this series and think a lot of people passed over it because it was said to be a Madoka rip-off when the anime came out. I've been reading the LNs and they're really good. I think they'd be a perfect series for someone learning kana.
The new season of the anime should be really good because it will cover what is arguably the best two LNs in the series. The only downside is it'll probably be 12 episodes instead of 24. It's a lot of content to cover in 12 episodes. The first season felt really fast paced because of that. I don't want to spoil anything but suffice to say characters are introduced quickly and certain events happen too fast.
Anyone else a fan of Raising Project? I don't understand why this series isn't more popular. It feels like only a few people have seen it. I am hopeful season 2 will do good in the ratings and maybe we'll get some OVAs or something. A proper video game based on this series would be really fun.
R:3 / I:0
Can't believe she fucking died.
What the heck. Kamome and Umi-chan were not real people??
If you think about it after the fact, it's not unheard of for a VN's story to go this route, but it still came out of left field that two of the characters didn't event exist?
Were the other characters even interacting with Kamome or is this a Fight Club scenario?
Started the show thinking it was just a SOL VN adaptation, but it's piqued my interest with the latest episode.
Can't believe she fucking died.
What the heck. Kamome and Umi-chan were not real people??
If you think about it after the fact, it's not unheard of for a VN's story to go this route, but it still came out of left field that two of the characters didn't event exist?
Were the other characters even interacting with Kamome or is this a Fight Club scenario?
Started the show thinking it was just a SOL VN adaptation, but it's piqued my interest with the latest episode.
R:20 / I:7
These LycoReco shorts are genius because they're easy enough to sit down and watch for practically anyone and it's just great SoL scenes one after another. What a genius way to get people reinvested into the anime before S2 starts. I think they've done this with other series too but this is the first time I'm seeing one pop into my RSS feed so they must be promoting it a bit extra.
These LycoReco shorts are genius because they're easy enough to sit down and watch for practically anyone and it's just great SoL scenes one after another. What a genius way to get people reinvested into the anime before S2 starts. I think they've done this with other series too but this is the first time I'm seeing one pop into my RSS feed so they must be promoting it a bit extra.
R:6 / I:2
These "look, we own the rights to this stuff too" cameos are getting more common and I don't think I like them much. It's severely forth wall breaking and takes me out of their world.
It's not a serious show or anything, just a show about brown elf boobers (which are nice) but still...
These "look, we own the rights to this stuff too" cameos are getting more common and I don't think I like them much. It's severely forth wall breaking and takes me out of their world.
It's not a serious show or anything, just a show about brown elf boobers (which are nice) but still...
R:11 / I:5
As much as I'm enjoying Apocalypse Hotel, I'm not thrilled about how the overall tone has shifted. The first couple episodes had a strong feeling of melancholy as the leftovers slowly declined, but the tanuki sticking around have turned it into a goofy comedy. The last episode in particular seemed to invalidate the passage of time element and basically took away the sense that the robots would eventually end up a state of disrepair. The sense of loneliness and isolation is also gone now that there are always guests to tend to and people to talk with instead of just repeating an endless routine with a bunch of beepboopbots. I really think keeping the shitters around this long was a mistake, it's probably impossible to get back what the first couple episodes had at this point.
As much as I'm enjoying Apocalypse Hotel, I'm not thrilled about how the overall tone has shifted. The first couple episodes had a strong feeling of melancholy as the leftovers slowly declined, but the tanuki sticking around have turned it into a goofy comedy. The last episode in particular seemed to invalidate the passage of time element and basically took away the sense that the robots would eventually end up a state of disrepair. The sense of loneliness and isolation is also gone now that there are always guests to tend to and people to talk with instead of just repeating an endless routine with a bunch of beepboopbots. I really think keeping the shitters around this long was a mistake, it's probably impossible to get back what the first couple episodes had at this point.
R:5 / I:0
EU V has been officially announced. It wasn't really a secret since they've been openly releasing dev diaries for what could only be a new EU for some time, but now it's out there and a few good boy streamers have gotten to make carefully curated videos of the early alpha gameplay.
I'm a bit conflicted about it. On the one hand it does seem like they're fixing fundamental issues with IV with things like pops and better trade, but on the other it looks like they've taken cues from CK3 and Vicky 3 with the UI and warfare. It also stands to be seen how much content they're going to lock off to fund the next 15 years of DLC. Obviously no one should ever give Paradox money, but I want to believe this will be the first one in a while that gets more than 50 hours out of me.
EU V has been officially announced. It wasn't really a secret since they've been openly releasing dev diaries for what could only be a new EU for some time, but now it's out there and a few good boy streamers have gotten to make carefully curated videos of the early alpha gameplay.
I'm a bit conflicted about it. On the one hand it does seem like they're fixing fundamental issues with IV with things like pops and better trade, but on the other it looks like they've taken cues from CK3 and Vicky 3 with the UI and warfare. It also stands to be seen how much content they're going to lock off to fund the next 15 years of DLC. Obviously no one should ever give Paradox money, but I want to believe this will be the first one in a while that gets more than 50 hours out of me.
R:2 / I:0
I am very excited for the second season of Bisque Doll. Not only was the first one great with fanservice, and well animated too, but the chemistry Gojo and Marine had together was wonderful. Definitely a far cry from other "loser otaku with popular gf" anime, Gojo was much more of a reserved MC that can be reliable and more perceptive of Marine than the normal lead is. And Marine was a ball of life that radiated cuteness and sexiness in all of her cosplays. It was nice to watch them grow closer and bond over a somewhat shared passion and each being able to support the other. I hope there's a realization of the tension in this season unlike with the Succubus scene...
I am very excited for the second season of Bisque Doll. Not only was the first one great with fanservice, and well animated too, but the chemistry Gojo and Marine had together was wonderful. Definitely a far cry from other "loser otaku with popular gf" anime, Gojo was much more of a reserved MC that can be reliable and more perceptive of Marine than the normal lead is. And Marine was a ball of life that radiated cuteness and sexiness in all of her cosplays. It was nice to watch them grow closer and bond over a somewhat shared passion and each being able to support the other. I hope there's a realization of the tension in this season unlike with the Succubus scene...
R:66 / I:7
THEY TURNED OBLIVION INTO A MUD COLORED COPY OF EVERY OTHER GAME
THEY TURNED OBLIVION INTO A MUD COLORED COPY OF EVERY OTHER GAME
R:5 / I:2
This season is so amazing that even the "generic" quasi-harem show Yami Healer with the super chuuni magical doctor is top notch. I don't know how it can be so good. It's unfortunate that the first episode did quite a poor job of selling it, but I'm so glad I decided to marathon episodes 2-5 yesterday.
It's all so cliche and yet it's executed so well with the cute girls being cute and the chuuni moments being stupidly satisfying.
Retardedly perfect chuuni skills: Check.
Cute adopted little elf girl: Check.
Cute mature ghost that goes "ka ka ka": Check.
Stupid fun humor that's occasionally serious when it needs to be: Check.
What a nice show.
This season is so amazing that even the "generic" quasi-harem show Yami Healer with the super chuuni magical doctor is top notch. I don't know how it can be so good. It's unfortunate that the first episode did quite a poor job of selling it, but I'm so glad I decided to marathon episodes 2-5 yesterday.
It's all so cliche and yet it's executed so well with the cute girls being cute and the chuuni moments being stupidly satisfying.
Retardedly perfect chuuni skills: Check.
Cute adopted little elf girl: Check.
Cute mature ghost that goes "ka ka ka": Check.
Stupid fun humor that's occasionally serious when it needs to be: Check.
What a nice show.
R:501 / I:191
Have you played any "ero" (a Japanese word meaning 'erotic') games lately?
Have you played any "ero" (a Japanese word meaning 'erotic') games lately?
R:10 / I:7
¥Slice of life, CGDCT set in pre-colonial North America
¥Focus on a group of 4 native american girls, 12 year old or younger, living a tribal life
¥The anime would be a comedy with some ecchi elements but also comfy
¥Episodes revolve around stuff like hunting, fishing, cooking, going on adventures, etc
¥The girls would be half naked all the time
Pitch your anime idea!
I used to love these threads on 4/a/. Pitch your own anime and judge other people's ideas. I will start:¥Slice of life, CGDCT set in pre-colonial North America
¥Focus on a group of 4 native american girls, 12 year old or younger, living a tribal life
¥The anime would be a comedy with some ecchi elements but also comfy
¥Episodes revolve around stuff like hunting, fishing, cooking, going on adventures, etc
¥The girls would be half naked all the time
R:5 / I:1
So I just started this series. Partway through ep 3 and I'm getting the urge to rant. Bear with me.
Everything about it is so high quality, but I just can't help but be rubbed the wrong way by this attitude it has with the past, which you see EVERYWHERE.
For context, I'm not religious at all.
But this mindset that's so common is one of unearned smug superiority. Standing on the shoulders of giants, absorbing so much fact through osmosis, and having this better-than-they, smarter-than-they idea about the people of the past, with no consideration for historical or cultural realities......
It's hard to put into words exactly, but the premise of this anime is that the main character is in 15th century Europe and wants to prove heliocentrism in spite of persecution.
So from the very start we, with our modern osmosis-knowledge, start with the certainty that the protagonist and right and the accepted opinion of his world is wrong.
I for one couldn't prove heliocentrism in that era. Neither could >99% of the population. Of course with modern technology, modern scientific consensus, etc we know it to be true, and now even poor idiots wouldn't doubt it. Not because they know WHY they shouldn't doubt it, but just because it's the common view of the day.
I just feel like it's so presumptuous to write a story where, not only is the whole world wrong, but we as outside observers KNOW it's wrong and are meant to feel smug about that knowledge. "Oh those STEWPID 1400s churchmen and their campaign against the obvious truth!"
Besides which, it's just historically inaccurate. I get the feeling that it's maybe supposed to be Not!Europe, and either way it's not a biography or anything, but in the early 15th century nobody was burned for promoting heliocentrism. Copernicus lived a long life promoting it. It didn't catch on, since it went against established thought, but it wasn't generally considered heresy.
And we need to consider WHERE and WHEN that established thought came from. Back in the Greco-Roman period, the early age of philosophers, many leading thinkers didn't limit their theories to specific fields, like most scientists do today. So many wrote on diverse subjects. Thinkers like Aristotle and Ptolemy were incredibly influential and deserved much of the praise heaped on them. They weren't right about everything, but what they were right on was incredible, and what they were wrong on still usually had a solid theoretical basis and deserves respect. The issue is when people began assuming that, being right on one thing meant they must be right on other things, that a thousand years of momentum carried that forward.
The geocentric model isn't some clearly-nonsense idea. There was a lot of thinking done by very smart men to back it up. But with our hindsight, it LOOKS as silly as flat-Eartherism.
Going forward in time to the era of Galileo, greater levels of church persecution of natural science theories began, but just saying "The church persecuted Galileo for his heliocentrism" ignores a lot of circumstance.
For one, Galileo was rather caustic in promoting his ideas. For two, he had a lot of enemies, and those enemies used whatever they could to try fucking him over. Honestly, the story of Galileo is one of church corruption being used to settle personal feuds much more than one of religious stifling of science.
For two, this was all in the era of the Reformation, which while in many ways was justified, also lead to wars (such as the 30 Years War) on a greater scale than Europe had ever seen before.
I'm not some inquisition apologist or anything, and in many cases I'm appalled by the ways various "heresies" were stamped out. The Albigensian Crusade, for instance. Horrible shit happened there.
But it's not hard to imagine a timeline where this "heresy" here or that "heresy" there (I use quotes since I'm not actually religious and don't really believe in the idea of heresy) could have lead to conflicts like the 30 Years War much earlier in time.
And while it might be tempting to suggest that all of that violence just proves that religion is evil or something like that, all it takes is a look at the horrible violence committed in the name of Communism, a supposedly "secular" ideology to see that it isn't religion so much, as it is human nature.
"Religion" is natural. That is, strongly-held beliefs which override all else. Even today I see it. Can you really look at the modern gender cult and see anything but religious patterns? No dissent from dogma, demonization of infidels, etc.
Religion is completely natural and has the potential to lead to great good, but just as with everything natural to humanity, there's the potential for great evil too. How many have died in the name of someone else's love? Is love evil?
Anything just rambling here at this point. I figure kissu welcomes this sort of post..................
So I just started this series. Partway through ep 3 and I'm getting the urge to rant. Bear with me.
Everything about it is so high quality, but I just can't help but be rubbed the wrong way by this attitude it has with the past, which you see EVERYWHERE.
For context, I'm not religious at all.
But this mindset that's so common is one of unearned smug superiority. Standing on the shoulders of giants, absorbing so much fact through osmosis, and having this better-than-they, smarter-than-they idea about the people of the past, with no consideration for historical or cultural realities......
It's hard to put into words exactly, but the premise of this anime is that the main character is in 15th century Europe and wants to prove heliocentrism in spite of persecution.
So from the very start we, with our modern osmosis-knowledge, start with the certainty that the protagonist and right and the accepted opinion of his world is wrong.
I for one couldn't prove heliocentrism in that era. Neither could >99% of the population. Of course with modern technology, modern scientific consensus, etc we know it to be true, and now even poor idiots wouldn't doubt it. Not because they know WHY they shouldn't doubt it, but just because it's the common view of the day.
I just feel like it's so presumptuous to write a story where, not only is the whole world wrong, but we as outside observers KNOW it's wrong and are meant to feel smug about that knowledge. "Oh those STEWPID 1400s churchmen and their campaign against the obvious truth!"
Besides which, it's just historically inaccurate. I get the feeling that it's maybe supposed to be Not!Europe, and either way it's not a biography or anything, but in the early 15th century nobody was burned for promoting heliocentrism. Copernicus lived a long life promoting it. It didn't catch on, since it went against established thought, but it wasn't generally considered heresy.
And we need to consider WHERE and WHEN that established thought came from. Back in the Greco-Roman period, the early age of philosophers, many leading thinkers didn't limit their theories to specific fields, like most scientists do today. So many wrote on diverse subjects. Thinkers like Aristotle and Ptolemy were incredibly influential and deserved much of the praise heaped on them. They weren't right about everything, but what they were right on was incredible, and what they were wrong on still usually had a solid theoretical basis and deserves respect. The issue is when people began assuming that, being right on one thing meant they must be right on other things, that a thousand years of momentum carried that forward.
The geocentric model isn't some clearly-nonsense idea. There was a lot of thinking done by very smart men to back it up. But with our hindsight, it LOOKS as silly as flat-Eartherism.
Going forward in time to the era of Galileo, greater levels of church persecution of natural science theories began, but just saying "The church persecuted Galileo for his heliocentrism" ignores a lot of circumstance.
For one, Galileo was rather caustic in promoting his ideas. For two, he had a lot of enemies, and those enemies used whatever they could to try fucking him over. Honestly, the story of Galileo is one of church corruption being used to settle personal feuds much more than one of religious stifling of science.
For two, this was all in the era of the Reformation, which while in many ways was justified, also lead to wars (such as the 30 Years War) on a greater scale than Europe had ever seen before.
I'm not some inquisition apologist or anything, and in many cases I'm appalled by the ways various "heresies" were stamped out. The Albigensian Crusade, for instance. Horrible shit happened there.
But it's not hard to imagine a timeline where this "heresy" here or that "heresy" there (I use quotes since I'm not actually religious and don't really believe in the idea of heresy) could have lead to conflicts like the 30 Years War much earlier in time.
And while it might be tempting to suggest that all of that violence just proves that religion is evil or something like that, all it takes is a look at the horrible violence committed in the name of Communism, a supposedly "secular" ideology to see that it isn't religion so much, as it is human nature.
"Religion" is natural. That is, strongly-held beliefs which override all else. Even today I see it. Can you really look at the modern gender cult and see anything but religious patterns? No dissent from dogma, demonization of infidels, etc.
Religion is completely natural and has the potential to lead to great good, but just as with everything natural to humanity, there's the potential for great evil too. How many have died in the name of someone else's love? Is love evil?
Anything just rambling here at this point. I figure kissu welcomes this sort of post..................
R:22 / I:6
Damn AI are stealing our jerbs and our waifus because retards are too dumb to notice the obvious differences. Everyone's replaceable.
But no matter how good they get, humans can accomplish the same things. Everything's replaceable.
Damn AI are stealing our jerbs and our waifus because retards are too dumb to notice the obvious differences. Everyone's replaceable.
But no matter how good they get, humans can accomplish the same things. Everything's replaceable.
R:34 / I:16
Tell me about your experiences with Yu-Gi-Oh, be it the manga, anime, card game or the various video games.
Tell me about your experiences with Yu-Gi-Oh, be it the manga, anime, card game or the various video games.
R:13 / I:9
¥ know your gf is cheating on you
¥ keep going out with her anyway so you can play mind games
I'm really loving Kobato-kun's character. He knows what he wants and doesn't give a second's thought to what would be normal. He's been toyed with by a bitch and it made him realize bitches should be treated like toys.
¥ know your gf is cheating on you
¥ keep going out with her anyway so you can play mind games
I'm really loving Kobato-kun's character. He knows what he wants and doesn't give a second's thought to what would be normal. He's been toyed with by a bitch and it made him realize bitches should be treated like toys.
R:10 / I:5
Wow, great, great episode. I hope the rest of the show retains this focus on exploring the outside world.
Wow, great, great episode. I hope the rest of the show retains this focus on exploring the outside world.
R:3 / I:1
RoR2
Seekers of the Storm was finally released
R:6 / I:3
Whoa, I didn't expect that their performance would actually go well... and especially not that she would yuri up her imouto with the power of RAWK.
We also got a peek at the third band member. Hope the last one doesn't take too long to join.
Whoa, I didn't expect that their performance would actually go well... and especially not that she would yuri up her imouto with the power of RAWK.
We also got a peek at the third band member. Hope the last one doesn't take too long to join.
R:10 / I:4
At what point of beating Touhou Lunatic would people say you’d be ready to take on Bloody Jitterbug in Deathsmiles? I really want that achievement…
At what point of beating Touhou Lunatic would people say you’d be ready to take on Bloody Jitterbug in Deathsmiles? I really want that achievement…
R:59 / I:23
What are your favorite controller designs? Are there any old, system-specific controllers that you prefer to use over modern ones? Or do you like being able to use the same controller for everything now?
I generally enjoy the better ergonomics of the modern ones, but I always feel weird playing N64 games with new controllers because using the right analog stick for the c buttons feels weird, especially for games like Paper Mario where they're used for menus instead of camera controls.
What are your favorite controller designs? Are there any old, system-specific controllers that you prefer to use over modern ones? Or do you like being able to use the same controller for everything now?
I generally enjoy the better ergonomics of the modern ones, but I always feel weird playing N64 games with new controllers because using the right analog stick for the c buttons feels weird, especially for games like Paper Mario where they're used for menus instead of camera controls.
R:19 / I:6
Resources: https://rentry.org/srpgg
https://tayruh.github.
Thread Question: Whats your current campaign?
/srpgg/
Kissu should get into the habit of playing TTRPGs, even if its SolitaireResources: https://rentry.org/srpgg
https://tayruh.github.
Thread Question: Whats your current campaign?
R:21 / I:9
For myself I mostly know seiyuu, studios, composers, singers, and directors since those are more the big in your face part of anime, but I also can recognize a few character designers like Akio Watanabe/Amazuyu Tatsuki. I also know a few (non-director) animators by name, though I can't really tell who's who from just watching an anime like it's occasionally possible to do with directors/studios. Not even sure if it is possible.
Maybe it's a bit meta for some people, but I think it can be valuable and give you a greater appreciation of anime you really enjoy or lead you to finding other works with them included that you may also love. It can also be an interesting experience to go through the catalog of a director to watch how they grew over the years. A similar thing applies to seiyuu, and with them there's also the feeling of hearing a new voice you don't recognize that absolutely hits it out of the park and astounds you, like Utena from MahoAko.
Interest in the Composition of Japanese Visual Media
I've noticed that there's a bit of talk here and there at times about big named directors like Shinbo or Ikuhara in threads about there respective anime. Similarly there's "the /qa/ voice" and a few threads in the past made about favorite seiyuu's. With the more recent Seiyuu Radio thread I got a bit more interested in asking /qa/, how much do you pay attention to who's making the anime you enjoy and how conscious of their work are you while watching?For myself I mostly know seiyuu, studios, composers, singers, and directors since those are more the big in your face part of anime, but I also can recognize a few character designers like Akio Watanabe/Amazuyu Tatsuki. I also know a few (non-director) animators by name, though I can't really tell who's who from just watching an anime like it's occasionally possible to do with directors/studios. Not even sure if it is possible.
Maybe it's a bit meta for some people, but I think it can be valuable and give you a greater appreciation of anime you really enjoy or lead you to finding other works with them included that you may also love. It can also be an interesting experience to go through the catalog of a director to watch how they grew over the years. A similar thing applies to seiyuu, and with them there's also the feeling of hearing a new voice you don't recognize that absolutely hits it out of the park and astounds you, like Utena from MahoAko.
R:3 / I:1
Huh, AquaPlus is putting up full episodes of ToHeart for a limited time on youtube now. Well, limited time for AquaPlus, I think I've seen other official channels with full episodes of anime just perpetually up.
Huh, AquaPlus is putting up full episodes of ToHeart for a limited time on youtube now. Well, limited time for AquaPlus, I think I've seen other official channels with full episodes of anime just perpetually up.
R:93 / I:59
Utawarerumono Thread!
I'm reading through Uta 2 and 3 again with someone else in the VN thread planning to read it soon, so I think Utawarerumono deserves its own thread again! I did manage to take two previous Utawarerumono /qa/ threads to bump limit back when Season 3 of the anime was airing back in 2022 so let's go for a third!
R:9 / I:3
Mono is really reminding me of Joshiraku where half the episode (the JK SOL part) is really high quality and the other half (the hag tourism part) is super boring. It just feels like filler that doesn't make use of any of the characters they set up. Yuru Camp had the same problem too, but at least it spent the early parts building up the characters more and had a greater emphasis on atmosphere so it wasn't as pronounced. A couple cameos don't make me want to sit through a procession of location cuts with girls going "ohh, look at that."
Mono is really reminding me of Joshiraku where half the episode (the JK SOL part) is really high quality and the other half (the hag tourism part) is super boring. It just feels like filler that doesn't make use of any of the characters they set up. Yuru Camp had the same problem too, but at least it spent the early parts building up the characters more and had a greater emphasis on atmosphere so it wasn't as pronounced. A couple cameos don't make me want to sit through a procession of location cuts with girls going "ohh, look at that."
R:27 / I:11
What are your reasons for watching anime or playing games when you can't physically gain anything from them? I know what mine are, but I'm curious what other people would say.
What are your reasons for watching anime or playing games when you can't physically gain anything from them? I know what mine are, but I'm curious what other people would say.
R:27 / I:7
Since the Switch 2 is coming out finally, I've been taking the opportunity to work my way through the Switch library and I really don't see how it's become such a big thing. Once you take out all the inferior Wii U ports and demakes, the top games are:
¥ the worst Zelda games outside of the cd-i
¥ the worst 3D Mario game
¥ another totally-not-NSMB but without fun multiplayer or level flow
¥ the worst Fire Emblems since Gaiden
¥ the worst Pokemon games of all time
¥ the new worst Pokemon games of all time
¥ babbies first XCOM
¥ babbies first Valkyria Chronicles
¥ the worst Pikmin of all time, and that includes Hey!
It feels like the whole library of new stuff is just legacy franchises running on fumes. It's probably only better than the Wii U by merit of porting over all of its good games already. It's just baffling to me that this is one of their most successful consoles of all time when all the stuff that held up previous consoles is floundering hard this time around. Dread is the only thing left on my list I have any real hope for. Am I missing something or is the console really just being propped up by norms being able to play PC indies on the go?
Since the Switch 2 is coming out finally, I've been taking the opportunity to work my way through the Switch library and I really don't see how it's become such a big thing. Once you take out all the inferior Wii U ports and demakes, the top games are:
¥ the worst Zelda games outside of the cd-i
¥ the worst 3D Mario game
¥ another totally-not-NSMB but without fun multiplayer or level flow
¥ the worst Fire Emblems since Gaiden
¥ the worst Pokemon games of all time
¥ the new worst Pokemon games of all time
¥ babbies first XCOM
¥ babbies first Valkyria Chronicles
¥ the worst Pikmin of all time, and that includes Hey!
It feels like the whole library of new stuff is just legacy franchises running on fumes. It's probably only better than the Wii U by merit of porting over all of its good games already. It's just baffling to me that this is one of their most successful consoles of all time when all the stuff that held up previous consoles is floundering hard this time around. Dread is the only thing left on my list I have any real hope for. Am I missing something or is the console really just being propped up by norms being able to play PC indies on the go?
R:10 / I:3
Nope, that's it. I'm done. I can't take watching this anymore. I saw it topping the weekly charts on that one abema ranking for a bit, and I tried to see why, but I can't. It's irredeemable. It's not sexy, it's not that cute, it's not written well, the animation sucks, I hate every character. Were it not for the fact I saw people talking about it being like "Mushoku but better" I wouldn't have touched it. In what world is this better than Mushoku? In what world is this lauded as anything but a heaping pile of trash. Why did this get so much advertising and initial popularity? Thankfully it seems to be falling off a cliff on the popularity charts so that's one thing to put my mind at ease.
Nope, that's it. I'm done. I can't take watching this anymore. I saw it topping the weekly charts on that one abema ranking for a bit, and I tried to see why, but I can't. It's irredeemable. It's not sexy, it's not that cute, it's not written well, the animation sucks, I hate every character. Were it not for the fact I saw people talking about it being like "Mushoku but better" I wouldn't have touched it. In what world is this better than Mushoku? In what world is this lauded as anything but a heaping pile of trash. Why did this get so much advertising and initial popularity? Thankfully it seems to be falling off a cliff on the popularity charts so that's one thing to put my mind at ease.
R:6 / I:1
Expedition 33
you guys parryin'?
R:13 / I:3
What's the appeal of these games? They seem quite simple as you only have a few options to pick from. But you usually need to find a way to delay the lemmings, build bridges and dig tunnels precisely while exploiting some behaviors like interrupting a digger with the builder skill.
I recommend using SuperLemmix as it adds QoL features like rewinding, turbo fast forward, hotkeys and replay saving while having a nice interface. It also includes all original levels released with the different versions of the game and retains classic gameplay. New skills like "swimmer" and "grenadier" are also available on NeoLemmix/SuperLemmix but they're made for custom levels, like the Lemmings 2 inspired ones, and are not available in the originals. For more information, read the official threads on Lemmings Forums!
Note: you might have fullscreen issues when playing through Wine, use a virtual fullscreen or play in windowed mode to avoid that issue.
Unofficial ports
SuperLemmix
https://www.lemmingsforums
https://github.com/Willicious/SuperLemmixPlayer
https://github.com/Willicious/SuperLemmixEditor
NeoLemmix
https://www.lemmingsforums
https://bitbucket.org/namida42/neolemmixplayer/src
https://bitbucket.org/namida42/neolemmixeditor/src
Lemmix
https://www.neolemmix.
https://github.com/ericlangedijk/Lemmix
Lemmings
Have you ever completed the original games? I recently went back to the first one and finished the first difficulties quite easily. Some levels are way harder than the others in those ones though.What's the appeal of these games? They seem quite simple as you only have a few options to pick from. But you usually need to find a way to delay the lemmings, build bridges and dig tunnels precisely while exploiting some behaviors like interrupting a digger with the builder skill.
I recommend using SuperLemmix as it adds QoL features like rewinding, turbo fast forward, hotkeys and replay saving while having a nice interface. It also includes all original levels released with the different versions of the game and retains classic gameplay. New skills like "swimmer" and "grenadier" are also available on NeoLemmix/SuperLemmix but they're made for custom levels, like the Lemmings 2 inspired ones, and are not available in the originals. For more information, read the official threads on Lemmings Forums!
Note: you might have fullscreen issues when playing through Wine, use a virtual fullscreen or play in windowed mode to avoid that issue.
Unofficial ports
SuperLemmix
https://www.lemmingsforums
https://github.com/Willicious/SuperLemmixPlayer
https://github.com/Willicious/SuperLemmixEditor
NeoLemmix
https://www.lemmingsforums
https://bitbucket.org/namida42/neolemmixplayer/src
https://bitbucket.org/namida42/neolemmixeditor/src
Lemmix
https://www.neolemmix.
https://github.com/ericlangedijk/Lemmix
R:20 / I:5
I was wary of Lazarus from the start considering it looked like there was a strong western hand in it to the point the main releases were for the dub, but the action was well done so I gave it a chance. And what I get is an episode where a transgender talks to a black about how discrimination drove them to be homeless/criminals. Considering the premise of the show is "what if the government approved an unsafe medication that ended up killing everyone who took it after a few years" I really thought that it would only be political in the kooky conspiracy theory way you can laugh at. This just kills my interest.
I was wary of Lazarus from the start considering it looked like there was a strong western hand in it to the point the main releases were for the dub, but the action was well done so I gave it a chance. And what I get is an episode where a transgender talks to a black about how discrimination drove them to be homeless/criminals. Considering the premise of the show is "what if the government approved an unsafe medication that ended up killing everyone who took it after a few years" I really thought that it would only be political in the kooky conspiracy theory way you can laugh at. This just kills my interest.
R:21 / I:6
Why do people ignore 60's and 70's Anime so much? I've been on a kick of older Anime and Showa Era Tokusatsu, and I've always been so confused as to why people would ignore these great shows. Mazinger Z, Dororo, Ashita No Joe. and others. I feel as if this is an underrated time period for the art form.
The Real question is Why Haven't YOU Checked out something from the 60's and 70s.
Why do people ignore 60's and 70's Anime so much? I've been on a kick of older Anime and Showa Era Tokusatsu, and I've always been so confused as to why people would ignore these great shows. Mazinger Z, Dororo, Ashita No Joe. and others. I feel as if this is an underrated time period for the art form.
The Real question is Why Haven't YOU Checked out something from the 60's and 70s.
R:5 / I:0
I'm searching for the net terminal genes, are they here on kissu?
I'm searching for the net terminal genes, are they here on kissu?
R:1 / I:1
https://mangadex.org/chapter/8513f3b8-aea5-46b1-8aa
Kill me baby v8 ch93.5 - Space Kill Me
why'd she turn into a blue alien, i dont get it. Its because of the orb i think, but i still dont get it, is it a reference to something im not aware of?https://mangadex.org/chapter/8513f3b8-aea5-46b1-8aa
R:21 / I:15
Webm thread.
Post only the kinoest.
Webm thread.
Post only the kinoest.
R:5 / I:2
The old emperor knew what he was doing. These hags can NOT be trusted.
The old emperor knew what he was doing. These hags can NOT be trusted.
R:4 / I:0
It's weird to see people still making shitpost romhacks into the current day. They're exactly like the ones I was playing back in the 2000s, but all of the memes have been replaced with modern ones.
It's weird to see people still making shitpost romhacks into the current day. They're exactly like the ones I was playing back in the 2000s, but all of the memes have been replaced with modern ones.
R:97 / I:14
JRPGs vs WRPGs
So /qa/, which is it? Do you stay true to your Japanese spirit or are the enticements from the west just too alluring?
R:12 / I:2
>I use it as I would use a poison, and in the hopes of understanding it, I will learn the way to kill it.
>But perhaps these are the excuses of an old woman who has grown to rely on a thing she despises.
>I use it as I would use a poison, and in the hopes of understanding it, I will learn the way to kill it.
>But perhaps these are the excuses of an old woman who has grown to rely on a thing she despises.
R:17 / I:5
Thief
Have any of you played Thief? (The original 2, not Thief 4). How come recent titles in the stealth genre seem to lack the "magic" that old series had, like Thief, Splinter Cell, etc etc.
R:20 / I:4
Similarly in something like SH2 after Pyramid head kills Maria after you make your escape without her, this plays https://www.youtube.co
So I really have to wonder if people that say they don't notice actually don't notice, or if they just don't think too much on it.
Music in Media
Do people really not take note of the OST of anime/games while enjoying them? I find it really hard not to notice since the sound in media I find to be one of the more important facets of its enjoyability. Like take this scene from the most recent episode of Nige Jouzu for instance, the OST during bursts with obvious Lupin influence and it makes sense given that Tokiyuki's playing thief and also making his big escape during the scene. The bombastic more samba-ish style fits very well with it and provides a more exciting scene due to it. If it weren't there and it was just some normal epic orchestral soundtrack the difference would be astronomical I feel. You wouldn't have the same lighthearted adventurish feeling to the scene that relays Tokiyuki's own emotions.Similarly in something like SH2 after Pyramid head kills Maria after you make your escape without her, this plays https://www.youtube.co
So I really have to wonder if people that say they don't notice actually don't notice, or if they just don't think too much on it.
R:23 / I:7
Anyone playing kakuge here?
I've been playing UNI2 recently. It's very fun, I like the focus on defensive mechanics.
Anyone playing kakuge here?
I've been playing UNI2 recently. It's very fun, I like the focus on defensive mechanics.
R:35 / I:31
Chapter 48 (End) Finale
https://mangaplus.shueisha
The final chapter, get comfy, say your goodbyes, and wish Chanta well for his next series
Sachiroku Sachi’s Records Sachi’s Book of Revelation 48 (END)
Sachiroku Sachi’s Records Sachi’s Book of Revelation 48 (END)Chapter 48 (End) Finale
https://mangaplus.shueisha
The final chapter, get comfy, say your goodbyes, and wish Chanta well for his next series
R:197 / I:76
Mahjong Riichi
Other thread hit bump limit.
R:47 / I:18
I was worried about the new Geass because of that one post about it being not as good, but watching the first ep it was pretty much what I'd want out of Geass (maybe a bit more fanservice would be nice though). It was over the top, full of style, and most importantly fun. That's the one thing that made Geass the masterpiece it was, it was a masterclass in bringing fun to the audience and getting you excited. If this anime can bring back that feeling of hype and not get into the weeds about 'proper writing' this/ironic meta references that then it should be great.
Looking forwards to the rest of this. Also the CG wasn't bad at all.
I was worried about the new Geass because of that one post about it being not as good, but watching the first ep it was pretty much what I'd want out of Geass (maybe a bit more fanservice would be nice though). It was over the top, full of style, and most importantly fun. That's the one thing that made Geass the masterpiece it was, it was a masterclass in bringing fun to the audience and getting you excited. If this anime can bring back that feeling of hype and not get into the weeds about 'proper writing' this/ironic meta references that then it should be great.
Looking forwards to the rest of this. Also the CG wasn't bad at all.
R:84 / I:23
According to the happenings thread >>101080 , Ash's journey in Pokémon is finally ending. It's pretty impressive. He was doing it back when I was a kid, but here we are in 2022 and it's finally over.
It brings lots of thoughts to mind apart from nostalgia.
- I wish I was into Pokémon more. It's like the /mlp/ people on 4chan, there's a bunch of dorks involved, even around my age, that still keep the magic alive. Sure, there's a bunch of kids as there should be, but it's interesting to see older people around making references that only people of a certain age would get. It's hard to find good internet losers.
-Names. People on the English internet generally refer to him as Ash (like this thread) and the localization names for each Pokemon as well. Some names are the same, but many of them aren't. One of my favorite Pokémon is Bulbausaur and not Fushigidane. With the internet full of arguments over everything regards translations, it's strange how this never seems to crop up.
-Great games. I haven't played the most recent ones, but I've never played one I didn't love. I think the newer games allow you to see the Types so you didn't need to throw moves around randomly, which was really getting to be a problem when there are 1000 of them instead of 150.
-The games get a LOT of various ROMhacks. There's even that one Touhou one that's not a hack but a standalone game. Not just simple hacks, either, but very involved stuff and you could spend thousands of hours playing them all. I should look into them more and try some out.
-Pokégirls. I think everyone knows this, but this series has some of the best character designs around and has been consistent about it since its inception. The Asuka vs. Rei thing never seemed that interesting to me in comparison to the girls in Pokémon. Even the 'girl of the week' in the anime had more interesting people in them. Duplica the girl with the Ditto that couldn't transform its face sticks out to me. Brock getting a crush on every girl really made sense.
-Just a fantastic style in general. There are places like https://hirespokemon.tumbl
I learned how to type é on the keyboard waaaay back in the day just so I could type Pokémon. Alt + 0 + 2 + 3 + 3 !
So... do you have any strong Pokémon feelings? Are you a Pokémaniac?
According to the happenings thread >>101080 , Ash's journey in Pokémon is finally ending. It's pretty impressive. He was doing it back when I was a kid, but here we are in 2022 and it's finally over.
It brings lots of thoughts to mind apart from nostalgia.
- I wish I was into Pokémon more. It's like the /mlp/ people on 4chan, there's a bunch of dorks involved, even around my age, that still keep the magic alive. Sure, there's a bunch of kids as there should be, but it's interesting to see older people around making references that only people of a certain age would get. It's hard to find good internet losers.
-Names. People on the English internet generally refer to him as Ash (like this thread) and the localization names for each Pokemon as well. Some names are the same, but many of them aren't. One of my favorite Pokémon is Bulbausaur and not Fushigidane. With the internet full of arguments over everything regards translations, it's strange how this never seems to crop up.
-Great games. I haven't played the most recent ones, but I've never played one I didn't love. I think the newer games allow you to see the Types so you didn't need to throw moves around randomly, which was really getting to be a problem when there are 1000 of them instead of 150.
-The games get a LOT of various ROMhacks. There's even that one Touhou one that's not a hack but a standalone game. Not just simple hacks, either, but very involved stuff and you could spend thousands of hours playing them all. I should look into them more and try some out.
-Pokégirls. I think everyone knows this, but this series has some of the best character designs around and has been consistent about it since its inception. The Asuka vs. Rei thing never seemed that interesting to me in comparison to the girls in Pokémon. Even the 'girl of the week' in the anime had more interesting people in them. Duplica the girl with the Ditto that couldn't transform its face sticks out to me. Brock getting a crush on every girl really made sense.
-Just a fantastic style in general. There are places like https://hirespokemon.tumbl
I learned how to type é on the keyboard waaaay back in the day just so I could type Pokémon. Alt + 0 + 2 + 3 + 3 !
So... do you have any strong Pokémon feelings? Are you a Pokémaniac?
R:4 / I:1
I really wanted to like this show and thought it might just start to touch on something interesting, but this episode was a total dumpster fire. Felt like I'd skipped three episodes at the start with how much context was missing, retarded plot twists, and made it painfully clear that this is a show about women loving their robot boyfriend and not any actual sci-fi stuff. Should have trusted my instincts and dropped it after the first episode.
I really wanted to like this show and thought it might just start to touch on something interesting, but this episode was a total dumpster fire. Felt like I'd skipped three episodes at the start with how much context was missing, retarded plot twists, and made it painfully clear that this is a show about women loving their robot boyfriend and not any actual sci-fi stuff. Should have trusted my instincts and dropped it after the first episode.
R:10 / I:2
Gaming Journalism
How would /qa/ revive the dying industry? Is there even any reason to, or has YouTube reviewing just completely killed it?
R:20 / I:11
https://store.steampowered
I like how games like this are picking up steam despite their lack of super duper "modern" graphic. Makes the indie scene much more approachable to hobbyist devs and shows just how powerful fun gameplay can be towards how it's received. Maybe at some point in the future AAA takes notes, but I'd imagine not since they all want to be the forever money printer gacha like genshin because that's what raises stock value most. Feels like that industry, the AAA one, is due to collapse at some point soon... Then we'll probably see a huge surge in more indie studios popping up that'll be great for gaming in general.
Do you support your local indie devs, /qa/?
https://store.steampowered
I like how games like this are picking up steam despite their lack of super duper "modern" graphic. Makes the indie scene much more approachable to hobbyist devs and shows just how powerful fun gameplay can be towards how it's received. Maybe at some point in the future AAA takes notes, but I'd imagine not since they all want to be the forever money printer gacha like genshin because that's what raises stock value most. Feels like that industry, the AAA one, is due to collapse at some point soon... Then we'll probably see a huge surge in more indie studios popping up that'll be great for gaming in general.
Do you support your local indie devs, /qa/?
R:8 / I:4
Are any anime adaptations of VNs worth watching in particular if you haven't read the VN (but promise to one day)?
Are any anime adaptations of VNs worth watching in particular if you haven't read the VN (but promise to one day)?
R:10 / I:5
How come more modern anime struggles with making me feel so often while games are still able to do it pretty easily? It's not like we lost the writing ability, it's right there.
How come more modern anime struggles with making me feel so often while games are still able to do it pretty easily? It's not like we lost the writing ability, it's right there.
R:32 / I:12
This scene has revolutionized anime as a genre.
All i can say is, "Wow!"
This scene has revolutionized anime as a genre.
All i can say is, "Wow!"
R:18 / I:6
What's the lain of the modern day? There probably is none, is there.
What's the lain of the modern day? There probably is none, is there.
R:38 / I:17
....zenless zone?
i'm not gonna lie. i want to post about zzz with the bwos. i know this is a slow place and you guys are true /jp/ enjoyers and probably not gachashitters but the other chans are full of clearly underage users speaking in tongues, i have nowhere else to go for now. anyone have zzz girls they enjoy? or looking forward to coming out in 2.0?
R:31 / I:14
By the way did you know there's an official spin-off gag manga about Elden Ring?
Elden Ring
The new DLC releases in just a day and a half, have you beaten Mohg yet so that you can access it? Supposedly it's an all around improvement on everything that was already great with the base game and the world is enormous for being a DLC. I'm really hoping for it to be filled with little secrets and interconnectivity that makes for a great open world and was something that I sorta felt needed more polish in ER itself. Also I want it to be hard because I've gotten too good at games in recent years. AND I want more Ranni. Everything needs more Ranni.By the way did you know there's an official spin-off gag manga about Elden Ring?
R:8 / I:1
Anyone here play No Man's Sky? It's a really fun game with all the updates that it got.
Or Minecraft?
Anyone here play minecraft? I mean who the fuck doesn't play Minecraft?
Anyone here play No Man's Sky? It's a really fun game with all the updates that it got.
Or Minecraft?
Anyone here play minecraft? I mean who the fuck doesn't play Minecraft?
R:25 / I:9
Do you remember what was the first VN/eroge you've played? I was trying to find out the names of some of these pixelated PC-98 ones I've played before and one of them was apparently True Love. It seems to have gotten an official TL in 1998 according to vndb. I played it sometime around 2003-2004 I believe. Quite a few ones seem to have gotten official translations back then surprisingly: https://en.wikipedia.o
Do you remember what was the first VN/eroge you've played? I was trying to find out the names of some of these pixelated PC-98 ones I've played before and one of them was apparently True Love. It seems to have gotten an official TL in 1998 according to vndb. I played it sometime around 2003-2004 I believe. Quite a few ones seem to have gotten official translations back then surprisingly: https://en.wikipedia.o
R:8 / I:3
You know when I think of the things I really love in games above anything else it's world design. It's why Hollow Knight is my favorite metroidvania and why that genre to me is one of my favorites. The Souls series has some pretty great world design of its own as well, with DeS, DS, BB, and ER being some of the best out there in the 3D space for world exploration. But then there's DS2 and DS3, the two least impressive of the series. I know it's conventional wisdom to normally take a big dump all over DS2 and passing marks are giving to DS3, but whenever I think back on the two of them, I can recall the layout of and how to manuever around the world of DS2 better than I can DS3. At least, in terms of variability. For some reason I always feel like DS3 is more a straight shot that is kinda boring because of it.
Am I just misremembering or is DS3 the weakest link in the Souls series that people give a pass for just being more like DS1 than DS2?
You know when I think of the things I really love in games above anything else it's world design. It's why Hollow Knight is my favorite metroidvania and why that genre to me is one of my favorites. The Souls series has some pretty great world design of its own as well, with DeS, DS, BB, and ER being some of the best out there in the 3D space for world exploration. But then there's DS2 and DS3, the two least impressive of the series. I know it's conventional wisdom to normally take a big dump all over DS2 and passing marks are giving to DS3, but whenever I think back on the two of them, I can recall the layout of and how to manuever around the world of DS2 better than I can DS3. At least, in terms of variability. For some reason I always feel like DS3 is more a straight shot that is kinda boring because of it.
Am I just misremembering or is DS3 the weakest link in the Souls series that people give a pass for just being more like DS1 than DS2?
R:9 / I:2
How to cheat at video games? Cheat Engine is basically malware.
How to cheat at video games? Cheat Engine is basically malware.
R:37 / I:20
Surely, /qa/ recognizes this butt or on the other hand bulge, right? Nier and Automata were the only Yoko Taro games I'd actually played before deciding to go and finish each of them in their entirety. And while similar to Drakengard in story quality, the gameplay for these RPGs actually sucks you in.
So what experience or opinions does /qa/ have with the series, or Taro in general? Automata's got an anime out right now that I've been putting on hold until I beat everything, but maybe people have seen and enjoyed it as well.
Surely, /qa/ recognizes this butt or on the other hand bulge, right? Nier and Automata were the only Yoko Taro games I'd actually played before deciding to go and finish each of them in their entirety. And while similar to Drakengard in story quality, the gameplay for these RPGs actually sucks you in.
So what experience or opinions does /qa/ have with the series, or Taro in general? Automata's got an anime out right now that I've been putting on hold until I beat everything, but maybe people have seen and enjoyed it as well.
R:19 / I:8
Random crits are shit because they make Spy (the most fun class) weaker.
Multi-stage AD maps are the best type of map.
A single tasteful hat is better than multiple hats.
Unusuals and weapon skins all look like shit.
MvM fucking sucks.
Post your hot opinions here. This is /v/.
TF2
Sniper is OP.Random crits are shit because they make Spy (the most fun class) weaker.
Multi-stage AD maps are the best type of map.
A single tasteful hat is better than multiple hats.
Unusuals and weapon skins all look like shit.
MvM fucking sucks.
Post your hot opinions here. This is /v/.
R:21 / I:12
I was not expecting this from Tasokare Hotel at all. Thought it was going to be a fun mystery show, all the guests solve their mysteries and go back to their respective worlds; but the latest episode turned pretty dark...
A serial killer manipulating one JK to kill her BFF by telling her her death wasn't an accident but her BFF's ploy to kill her. Only for the BFF to commit seppuku from the guilt of having accidentally killed the JK. Which then leads the JK to go to HELL for killing someone in the hotel... very much unexpected turn of events.
Might be the best anime this season.
I was not expecting this from Tasokare Hotel at all. Thought it was going to be a fun mystery show, all the guests solve their mysteries and go back to their respective worlds; but the latest episode turned pretty dark...
A serial killer manipulating one JK to kill her BFF by telling her her death wasn't an accident but her BFF's ploy to kill her. Only for the BFF to commit seppuku from the guilt of having accidentally killed the JK. Which then leads the JK to go to HELL for killing someone in the hotel... very much unexpected turn of events.
Might be the best anime this season.
R:24 / I:11
You know people are pretty doom and gloom alot about the state of gaming, so how about playing some demos for upcoming games and seeing if there's anything nice you can find? Not like you've got anything better to do, right?
Steam Next Fest
https://store.steampoweredYou know people are pretty doom and gloom alot about the state of gaming, so how about playing some demos for upcoming games and seeing if there's anything nice you can find? Not like you've got anything better to do, right?
R:15 / I:3
Terrible anime with good ED
Terrible anime with good ED
R:27 / I:6
https://www.youtube.co
Anyways, with this I kinda wonder what /qa/ thinks about the uptick in higher budget remakes of older anime? I find it a bit worrying because of the precedent Hollywood set with it, but everything so far has been pretty quality (This, Urusei Yatsura, Mahoujin Guru Guru come to mind). Also as a positive it seems that these new remakes, if source material has updated since the original, are doing more the Brotherhood style of remake in which they adapt the source material more accurately and to its conclusion instead of just being an advertisement. In a way I think I'd actually prefer more of these since I hate the way so many older anime are just sitting in the "next season never" bin and if a full remake is what's needed to see them adapted to finish then so be it. I will happily eat up the Spice and Wolf remake if that's what'll be done as well.
Rurouni Kenshi and Remakes
The new rurouni kenshin looks flippin GOOD (Although not on the level of Tsuioku good but that's impractical). Which is nice for me because depending on how much they adapt this is probably up in my top 3 greatest battle shounens of all time. Would be amazing if this goes beyond just re-adapting what the anime already covered and properly doing justice to the later manga arcs because that's the greatest fault of the original IMO. Although the new OP is definitely no sobakasu..... It's hard to top a 10/10 opening I wish the new one was at least comparable...https://www.youtube.co
Anyways, with this I kinda wonder what /qa/ thinks about the uptick in higher budget remakes of older anime? I find it a bit worrying because of the precedent Hollywood set with it, but everything so far has been pretty quality (This, Urusei Yatsura, Mahoujin Guru Guru come to mind). Also as a positive it seems that these new remakes, if source material has updated since the original, are doing more the Brotherhood style of remake in which they adapt the source material more accurately and to its conclusion instead of just being an advertisement. In a way I think I'd actually prefer more of these since I hate the way so many older anime are just sitting in the "next season never" bin and if a full remake is what's needed to see them adapted to finish then so be it. I will happily eat up the Spice and Wolf remake if that's what'll be done as well.
R:26 / I:17
They're making a new season of the dumbpire and smoking christmas cake anime.
They're making a new season of the dumbpire and smoking christmas cake anime.
R:7 / I:3
i loved quintessential quintuplets recently.
^~^
what romance anime should i watch next /qa/?i loved quintessential quintuplets recently.
R:13 / I:6
Now though, that wish has been more or less fulfilled with most adaptations sticking close to the source material whether they end on a more conclusive note or not. But at times it feels like that was a monkey paw of sorts. Since now series simply last forever, and there's an infinite amount of different LN/Manga adaptations flowing out the gates each season with zero hope of getting a sequel. They'll always end feeling half-finished (because they are) and plenty of buildup there could be that's packed into the adaptation that has no relevance til later arcs is also left untouched. This leading to the entire anime somewhat suffering for it because it feels more like you wasted your time watching a "Read more by buying the source!" ad than anything. And honestly, when it comes to what studios are adapting nowadays, I feel like scriptwriters in these anime studios could do a far better job with the source material given to them than the majority of LN authors could do with their work.
Advertising faithfully vs Closure
It used to come up a lot more when an anime came out, whether anime should try to be more faithful to the source material when adapting even if they weren't going to cover the rest of the story of a manga. I think back then I was more partial towards the faithful camp, because I had more hope for sequels to good series back then that'd continue the series towards its more intended end.Now though, that wish has been more or less fulfilled with most adaptations sticking close to the source material whether they end on a more conclusive note or not. But at times it feels like that was a monkey paw of sorts. Since now series simply last forever, and there's an infinite amount of different LN/Manga adaptations flowing out the gates each season with zero hope of getting a sequel. They'll always end feeling half-finished (because they are) and plenty of buildup there could be that's packed into the adaptation that has no relevance til later arcs is also left untouched. This leading to the entire anime somewhat suffering for it because it feels more like you wasted your time watching a "Read more by buying the source!" ad than anything. And honestly, when it comes to what studios are adapting nowadays, I feel like scriptwriters in these anime studios could do a far better job with the source material given to them than the majority of LN authors could do with their work.
R:5 / I:2
¥ let's take all the bad parts of Pikmin 3
¥ then take all the bad parts of Pikmin 2
¥ replace all the good parts with pointless RPG elements and constant overly long dialogue
¥ and stick it all together with a completely nonsensical story
¥ oh, and make sure to include a post-game mode that shows what the game could have been with good design decisions
¥ but make sure to ruin that too a few days in
What were they thinking? It's like they couldn't figure out how to make a full-length game so they just split into five different teams and stuck all the resulting minigames together to pad things out. It's super frustrating because the core gameplay is still fun and they clearly proved they could have made a much better game, but they just didn't and covered all the good stuff in as much tedium and distraction as possible.
¥ let's take all the bad parts of Pikmin 3
¥ then take all the bad parts of Pikmin 2
¥ replace all the good parts with pointless RPG elements and constant overly long dialogue
¥ and stick it all together with a completely nonsensical story
¥ oh, and make sure to include a post-game mode that shows what the game could have been with good design decisions
¥ but make sure to ruin that too a few days in
What were they thinking? It's like they couldn't figure out how to make a full-length game so they just split into five different teams and stuck all the resulting minigames together to pad things out. It's super frustrating because the core gameplay is still fun and they clearly proved they could have made a much better game, but they just didn't and covered all the good stuff in as much tedium and distraction as possible.
R:1 / I:0
Mai-Hime is one of the rare anime in which it kept its original OP and ED throughout the whole thing, but actually would've benefited from having a 2nd set for the tonal shift in the 2nd half.
Mai-Hime is one of the rare anime in which it kept its original OP and ED throughout the whole thing, but actually would've benefited from having a 2nd set for the tonal shift in the 2nd half.
R:8 / I:0
There's a new panty and stocking coming out soon™.
There's a new panty and stocking coming out soon™.
R:29 / I:9
With that said I really wanted to like Kuroiwa because it's got the kind of ecchi setups I always long for and a bit above generic cardboard cutout MCs. However, it just looks so bland everywhere. For all that it tries in its first episode meant to hook you, it can't muster enough to excite me more in its entire runtime than a single segment from a Highschool DxD ED. I just end up feeling more sad and disappointed in the end that I wasn't able to like it more and the wasted potential that could have been were it handled by a better studio. I think this is probably one of my main gripes with anime nowadays, there's too much hastily churned out series that contribute to some abstract looming ball of monotony that casts a shadow above anime as a whole to damper its image into one of mediocrity even when there's many cases of a few standout shows each season. I wish they'd just go away even if that meant less anime as a whole to watch. Maybe the animators could be concentrated into fewer projects to make better overall works.
The Case for Style Over Substance
I'm sure someone is going to immediately post a counterexample for some anime out there that struggles with its art/animation yet still tell a captivating story. It's just, despite the massive amount of anime I've seen I don't think there's ever really been a case where something without any sort of visual flair has ever wormed its way into my long-term memory or had any impact. And not visual flair necessarily in the sense of looking closer to Ghibli levels of blow your mind crazy animation, but any sort of work where you can feel a sort of personal touch from the creators, whether it be the animators or the director. It feels like it's almost a set in stone rule that average animation begets average quality at best. While good animation can elevate a poorer story. Like with Zenshuu this season, I don't really care for the story all that much but I'll still watch it because it looks nice and there's plenty of older OVAs too for which the stories are a complete mess but enthrall you enough with their presentation that you keep watching anyways.With that said I really wanted to like Kuroiwa because it's got the kind of ecchi setups I always long for and a bit above generic cardboard cutout MCs. However, it just looks so bland everywhere. For all that it tries in its first episode meant to hook you, it can't muster enough to excite me more in its entire runtime than a single segment from a Highschool DxD ED. I just end up feeling more sad and disappointed in the end that I wasn't able to like it more and the wasted potential that could have been were it handled by a better studio. I think this is probably one of my main gripes with anime nowadays, there's too much hastily churned out series that contribute to some abstract looming ball of monotony that casts a shadow above anime as a whole to damper its image into one of mediocrity even when there's many cases of a few standout shows each season. I wish they'd just go away even if that meant less anime as a whole to watch. Maybe the animators could be concentrated into fewer projects to make better overall works.
R:7 / I:1
https://x.com/notch/status/1875230756437479658
What would /qa/ want to see in a sequel to brown bricks?
https://x.com/notch/status/1875230756437479658
What would /qa/ want to see in a sequel to brown bricks?
R:7 / I:3
Step 1: Read the VN
Download the Mirror Moon TL of the enhanced Realta Nua version with the ero scenes from the original game patched back in. The TL isn't perfect, or even really that good, but it's what everyone you talk to will be quoting and the official TLs for Fate have proven far worse in the past. Play through all three routes in order, try to get all the bad ends, but make sure you get Mind of Steel and Sparks Liner High as those "bad ends" are on par with actual alternate endings.
Adaptations: The stay night route technically has anime and manga adaptations, but both do the old VN adaptation thing of mashing routes together and are generally low quality in terms of art and animation.
The UBW route has an awful movie adaptation and a quite good TV anime. It does favor style over accuracy to the lore, which upsets some autists, but it's overall a solid adaptation and the only good way to see these characters in motion. There's also a manga, but it's pretty new.
The HF route has a movie trilogy which looks pretty, but rushes the plot way too much, ignores the VN writing to an excessive degree, and rewrites thinks to make Sakura look better. Only watch if you're a sakugafag or a Sakurafag. There's also a manga for this, which is really good at covering the whole story with great visualizations (especially for the lewd scenes), but it's got a lot more to cover before it's complete.
All of this is to say, you really have no choice but to read the VN because the only good substitute only covers the middle third and the game makes you do routes in order so you have to play that part anyway.
Step 2: Round out the core trilogy
Hollow Ataraxia, a fandisc VN, is the next step and the official not-quite-sequel. It introduces a lot of new stuff to the world. Anime never ever.
Zero is a LN prequel and completes the core Fate/ experience everything else is based upon. Some autists will complain that there are minor inconsistencies that make it non-canon to the game, but the game itself doesn't cover the "canon" ending its followups use so it doesn't fucking matter. The anime is pretty good and adds as much as it loses, so you can safely substitute it if you're tired of reading.
Step 3: Relevant spin-offs
Apocrypha is garbage in all its forms and has only the barest of connections to SF since it's a full-on alternate timeline. However, one of the characters (and his family) has his proper timeline version appear in the El-Melloi Case Files as an important character so it sort of leads into that. Also features Red Saber and Jeanne, two fan favorite Saber clones who show up a lot in fandom stuff.
Lord El-Melloi Case Files is pretty good and a few of its characters play major roles in SF. It also delves more into the world of magi and is the one spin-off you definitely should check out for this. Anime is solid, but incomplete so you probably want the LNs.
Tsukihime is a VN from before Fate that takes place in an alternate world line with very different rules than in Fate, but it does cover elements of the lore that nothing else on this list touches on that become relevant in SF. There is no anime, there never was, it does not exist.
You are now equipped to watch Strange Fake, but you can also check out the LNs or manga for it if you're eager to keep going. Both are good.
How to catch up for Fate/Strange Fake
For anyone looking to jump on the Fate/ train for the new anime, here's a quick guide of what you probably want to go through. I'm also going to assume you're committed to this enough to dive head-in to the VN. If you're looking to test the waters first, you can try out the ufotable anime and then come back, there will be some spoilers you get from doing this but you probably already know most of them from hanging around otaku circles. Also, my knowledge isn't perfect so I may be missing some things.Step 1: Read the VN
Download the Mirror Moon TL of the enhanced Realta Nua version with the ero scenes from the original game patched back in. The TL isn't perfect, or even really that good, but it's what everyone you talk to will be quoting and the official TLs for Fate have proven far worse in the past. Play through all three routes in order, try to get all the bad ends, but make sure you get Mind of Steel and Sparks Liner High as those "bad ends" are on par with actual alternate endings.
Adaptations: The stay night route technically has anime and manga adaptations, but both do the old VN adaptation thing of mashing routes together and are generally low quality in terms of art and animation.
The UBW route has an awful movie adaptation and a quite good TV anime. It does favor style over accuracy to the lore, which upsets some autists, but it's overall a solid adaptation and the only good way to see these characters in motion. There's also a manga, but it's pretty new.
The HF route has a movie trilogy which looks pretty, but rushes the plot way too much, ignores the VN writing to an excessive degree, and rewrites thinks to make Sakura look better. Only watch if you're a sakugafag or a Sakurafag. There's also a manga for this, which is really good at covering the whole story with great visualizations (especially for the lewd scenes), but it's got a lot more to cover before it's complete.
All of this is to say, you really have no choice but to read the VN because the only good substitute only covers the middle third and the game makes you do routes in order so you have to play that part anyway.
Step 2: Round out the core trilogy
Hollow Ataraxia, a fandisc VN, is the next step and the official not-quite-sequel. It introduces a lot of new stuff to the world. Anime never ever.
Zero is a LN prequel and completes the core Fate/ experience everything else is based upon. Some autists will complain that there are minor inconsistencies that make it non-canon to the game, but the game itself doesn't cover the "canon" ending its followups use so it doesn't fucking matter. The anime is pretty good and adds as much as it loses, so you can safely substitute it if you're tired of reading.
Step 3: Relevant spin-offs
Apocrypha is garbage in all its forms and has only the barest of connections to SF since it's a full-on alternate timeline. However, one of the characters (and his family) has his proper timeline version appear in the El-Melloi Case Files as an important character so it sort of leads into that. Also features Red Saber and Jeanne, two fan favorite Saber clones who show up a lot in fandom stuff.
Lord El-Melloi Case Files is pretty good and a few of its characters play major roles in SF. It also delves more into the world of magi and is the one spin-off you definitely should check out for this. Anime is solid, but incomplete so you probably want the LNs.
Tsukihime is a VN from before Fate that takes place in an alternate world line with very different rules than in Fate, but it does cover elements of the lore that nothing else on this list touches on that become relevant in SF. There is no anime, there never was, it does not exist.
You are now equipped to watch Strange Fake, but you can also check out the LNs or manga for it if you're eager to keep going. Both are good.
R:17 / I:2
Are there any games that can properly depict war in its extremely stressful and horrific light? Or will we only really be able to to get that sort of experience made eventually through VR? I feel like, thinking about the potential of AI, this could be one of the few genres that AI would be almost necessary to properly make a less gamey more overbearing experience.
Are there any games that can properly depict war in its extremely stressful and horrific light? Or will we only really be able to to get that sort of experience made eventually through VR? I feel like, thinking about the potential of AI, this could be one of the few genres that AI would be almost necessary to properly make a less gamey more overbearing experience.
R:7 / I:2
I'm going to reread Higurashi from the beginning after completing 7/8 of the original arcs then stopping several years ago - I don't remember why. However the console arcs seem complicated and I'm unsure of the order in which I should read them. Going with how the series was originally released, I feel I should read the original 8, then Rei, then the console arcs in chronological order.
Please, give me your advice.
I'm going to reread Higurashi from the beginning after completing 7/8 of the original arcs then stopping several years ago - I don't remember why. However the console arcs seem complicated and I'm unsure of the order in which I should read them. Going with how the series was originally released, I feel I should read the original 8, then Rei, then the console arcs in chronological order.
Please, give me your advice.
R:58 / I:11
Anyone interested in a match of Advance Wars DoR? I used to play it a lot when I was a kid and apparently there's a browser version of it now.
https://tinywars.online/game/legacy/index.html
I made a lobby with the name qa and password set to 1123. I'll wait for a bit to see if someone joins. You may need to register an account but you don't need to link an email.
Anyone interested in a match of Advance Wars DoR? I used to play it a lot when I was a kid and apparently there's a browser version of it now.
https://tinywars.online/game/legacy/index.html
I made a lobby with the name qa and password set to 1123. I'll wait for a bit to see if someone joins. You may need to register an account but you don't need to link an email.
R:12 / I:6
https://store.steampowered
STALKER 2
STALKER 2 is out now! Has /qa/ played the previous games? Are you going to play this one? Initial reviews seem very positive.https://store.steampowered
R:176 / I:111
Now that there's a bunch of people that have at least seen it in the stream, Undead Unlock is pretty amazing, huh? Seems like a nice high budget production. I haven't been excited for an action-y anime in a while
Now that there's a bunch of people that have at least seen it in the stream, Undead Unlock is pretty amazing, huh? Seems like a nice high budget production. I haven't been excited for an action-y anime in a while
R:69 / I:41
"Why did you make the thread before you finished it?" you might ask. Well, because my neck hurts from laying in bed watching it for 6 hours and I don't want to go into spoiler territory in the OP.
Anyway, I figure a centralized place to talk about the show and manga and whatever else might be a good idea since people are so eager to talk about it (including me now!)
Spice and Wolf
Kissu people are talking Spice and Wolf quite a bit lately in relation to the remake, so I decided to watch the original. I'm still in the process of marathoning it, but I can definitely see why people like it so much. I avoided it because of the merchant stuff which I HATE, but the parts unrelated to spreading human misery are very good!"Why did you make the thread before you finished it?" you might ask. Well, because my neck hurts from laying in bed watching it for 6 hours and I don't want to go into spoiler territory in the OP.
Anyway, I figure a centralized place to talk about the show and manga and whatever else might be a good idea since people are so eager to talk about it (including me now!)
R:21 / I:8
If vern likes Chinese culture so much, how come he hasn't played the new Taiwanese metroidvania to show his support for their indie studios? Or does the sight of a fox make the vermin scatter?
If vern likes Chinese culture so much, how come he hasn't played the new Taiwanese metroidvania to show his support for their indie studios? Or does the sight of a fox make the vermin scatter?
R:67 / I:31
I made a Fern pawn as you can't make loli ones anymore so Schierke wasn't possible. She got a fair bit of usage so far.
Dragon's Dogma 2
Played DD2. Some fps issues in the main city, and at infrequent moments out in the world, but aside from that was at a frequent 60+ with RTX on. From what I can see the whole "Mostly Negative" thing on steam is from people getting outraged over mtx that are basically the same thing that Capcom's done in all their other games and people that have more major performance issues. Aside from that I've been having a lot of fun, the game's good. Opening isn't as bombastic as the first though so some people may take issue with that, and there's a bit of minor nitpicks that people may have, but on the whole it's still the same good DD gameplay that people know and love. Supposedly with a much longer story and bigger map if leaks are to be believed.I made a Fern pawn as you can't make loli ones anymore so Schierke wasn't possible. She got a fair bit of usage so far.
R:10 / I:1
Would you say that Skyrim was actually a good game?
Would you say that Skyrim was actually a good game?
R:26 / I:22
Are you good at catching references in media?
Are you good at catching references in media?
R:3 / I:2
I'd like to see Greg Egan's
The setting is a universe with an alternate law of physics whose consequences include that
¥ light of different colours travels at different speeds and there is no maximum speed of light
¥ liquids largely don't exist as a state of matter, they're all explosively unstable
¥ temperature acts weirdly (I didn't quite understand it from the books and Greg's website but it seems like the characters use gases as a way to dump arbitrarily high amounts of heat energy from their bodies)
¥ the direction of the arrow of time is determined by local conditions (entropy I guess) and in the greater 4-dimensional universe, the worldlines of objects can go in any direction. You can be hit by a tiny meteorite whose worldline is perpendicular to yours, which you will experience as something traveling infinitely fast, punching a great hole through your stuff and massively damaging it
¥ related to the above, it's possible for time-reversed matter to interact with ordinary matter and both see time running backwards (e.g. objects reforming from a broken state) for the other
and more.
The consequence of the alternate physics most important to the plot is that it is possible for a spacecraft to accelerate away from a planet so that it is travelling infinitely fast, i.e. 'sideways' in 4D space relative to that planet, then turn around and return, such that a short time passes for the planet's inhabitants but many generations pass on the spacecraft. (In our universe, it's the other way around, a lot of time can pass for Earth but the spacecraft ages less)
The plot is a multi-generational drama centered on precisely such a spacecraft, which the inhabitants of the planet built to buy time against a world-ending catastrophe.
Now, a problem I have with Greg Egan's books is that I never really like the characters, I'm only there for the math and physics. The characters tend to be annoying, unlikeable 'Young Adult protagonist' snarkers, and I never care about their stupid emotional problems. The plots mostly aren't interesting to me (Orthogonal's plot is one of his better ones, he successfully portrays the epic scope of the mission). When it comes to religion and woo, the author has the attitude and zeal of a reddit atheist transplanted from the 00s and so he'll write about a Victorian-analogue society inhabited by people who have never so much as thought about religion (because the author has resolved to never include religion in his stories), not that this stops them from being backwards and unenlightened relative to the protagonist who fucking loves science. Which brings me to the point about adapting it to an anime. In the anime adaptation, you could improve the characters by cutting the YA snarkiness and replacing it with anime earnestness. And after making that fix, please make all the female characters oppai loli mini giantesses (Pic semi-related. Females in the setting are already canonically larger than the males, the species has important differences from humans and Earth life in general. IIRC there is a scene where a female chases down a male and pins him, wanting to be bred by him, and that is where the idea entered my mind and would not leave.) The setting is one that would bring a lot of eye candy to the screen, with its multicoloured star trails, explosions, glowing rainbow plants, spaceships, relativistic effects and so on.
I'd like to see Greg Egan's
The setting is a universe with an alternate law of physics whose consequences include that
¥ light of different colours travels at different speeds and there is no maximum speed of light
¥ liquids largely don't exist as a state of matter, they're all explosively unstable
¥ temperature acts weirdly (I didn't quite understand it from the books and Greg's website but it seems like the characters use gases as a way to dump arbitrarily high amounts of heat energy from their bodies)
¥ the direction of the arrow of time is determined by local conditions (entropy I guess) and in the greater 4-dimensional universe, the worldlines of objects can go in any direction. You can be hit by a tiny meteorite whose worldline is perpendicular to yours, which you will experience as something traveling infinitely fast, punching a great hole through your stuff and massively damaging it
¥ related to the above, it's possible for time-reversed matter to interact with ordinary matter and both see time running backwards (e.g. objects reforming from a broken state) for the other
and more.
The consequence of the alternate physics most important to the plot is that it is possible for a spacecraft to accelerate away from a planet so that it is travelling infinitely fast, i.e. 'sideways' in 4D space relative to that planet, then turn around and return, such that a short time passes for the planet's inhabitants but many generations pass on the spacecraft. (In our universe, it's the other way around, a lot of time can pass for Earth but the spacecraft ages less)
The plot is a multi-generational drama centered on precisely such a spacecraft, which the inhabitants of the planet built to buy time against a world-ending catastrophe.
Now, a problem I have with Greg Egan's books is that I never really like the characters, I'm only there for the math and physics. The characters tend to be annoying, unlikeable 'Young Adult protagonist' snarkers, and I never care about their stupid emotional problems. The plots mostly aren't interesting to me (Orthogonal's plot is one of his better ones, he successfully portrays the epic scope of the mission). When it comes to religion and woo, the author has the attitude and zeal of a reddit atheist transplanted from the 00s and so he'll write about a Victorian-analogue society inhabited by people who have never so much as thought about religion (because the author has resolved to never include religion in his stories), not that this stops them from being backwards and unenlightened relative to the protagonist who fucking loves science. Which brings me to the point about adapting it to an anime. In the anime adaptation, you could improve the characters by cutting the YA snarkiness and replacing it with anime earnestness. And after making that fix, please make all the female characters oppai loli mini giantesses (Pic semi-related. Females in the setting are already canonically larger than the males, the species has important differences from humans and Earth life in general. IIRC there is a scene where a female chases down a male and pins him, wanting to be bred by him, and that is where the idea entered my mind and would not leave.) The setting is one that would bring a lot of eye candy to the screen, with its multicoloured star trails, explosions, glowing rainbow plants, spaceships, relativistic effects and so on.
R:11 / I:4
What's with the recent influx of shows using these anime-character-on-rea
Do you like the style or does it feel as out of place as the aforementioned internet posts always did?
What's with the recent influx of shows using these anime-character-on-rea
Do you like the style or does it feel as out of place as the aforementioned internet posts always did?
R:114 / I:45
Every time I see an artist that draws Blue Archive it's always lolis. Is the game just that chock full of them that it's all there is to draw? It really tempts me to try it out, but my distaste for gacha is still stronger. Only by a little bit...
Every time I see an artist that draws Blue Archive it's always lolis. Is the game just that chock full of them that it's all there is to draw? It really tempts me to try it out, but my distaste for gacha is still stronger. Only by a little bit...
R:7 / I:5
I've legitimately never heard anyone say anything about about this manga.
Is there anything else as beloved as Soremachi?
I've legitimately never heard anyone say anything about about this manga.
Is there anything else as beloved as Soremachi?
R:135 / I:86
Is /qa/ going to watch the new Monogatari?
Is /qa/ going to watch the new Monogatari?
R:122 / I:46
You're watching the four gorgeous shows currently airing, right? It's amazing to see these every week. Dungeon Meshi and Urusei Yatsura extend into Spring, but I'm definitely going to miss Undead and Frieren. I feel like the "anime is terrible since ####" people really need to actually pay attention.
You're watching the four gorgeous shows currently airing, right? It's amazing to see these every week. Dungeon Meshi and Urusei Yatsura extend into Spring, but I'm definitely going to miss Undead and Frieren. I feel like the "anime is terrible since ####" people really need to actually pay attention.
R:126 / I:46
Armored Core
I am... a Raven!
R:24 / I:8
Do you think he'd be happy or sad at the state of things today?
I think he failed in the end.
Do you think he'd be happy or sad at the state of things today?
I think he failed in the end.
R:15 / I:6
Is another moe anime that's both celebratory and satire on otaku culture like Lucky Star still possible in this day and age? Feels like the celebratory part is still possible, but everything that's of that vein seems to either avoid any serious self parody and is more feel good than laughs.
Is another moe anime that's both celebratory and satire on otaku culture like Lucky Star still possible in this day and age? Feels like the celebratory part is still possible, but everything that's of that vein seems to either avoid any serious self parody and is more feel good than laughs.
R:215 / I:157
Now, a decade later it did received a surprise translation and release on PC. It was going to be on Steam, but those prudes backed out. I'm sure it's related to the lewdness, as Steam only has room for stuff like Sex with Furry Hitler 2 or War Crime Simulator 2023. Instead it got a release on one of those gacha/freemium sites where it feels like you get malware just by loading the page, so I will instead be using the version found on nyaa.
If Aquaplus actually wanted money I'd be willing to buy figures and stuff from them, but nope, they don't. If I traveled to Japan I could get some crappy keychains if I timed it right and found one of their "pop up" stores, but that's about it. Okay, back to the game:
This game is a "what if" scenario at the end of Dungeon Travelers 2 if the final battle was lost. There's a Demon Queen that wants to corrupt and conquer humanity and blahblah that part isn't very exciting. Since the characters are the of the highlights (Aquaplus is involved after all) I'll give a brief introduction of each character before I start the game.
Let's Play Dungeon Travelers 2-2!
Alright, so I'm going to make an attempt at a Let's Play thread of what will surely be a fantastic game. I played the original Dungeon Travelers 2 on Vita and it was the last physical game I ever bought (remember when we could buy and own media?) It's truly an amazing game for many reasons. Fantastic characters, great classes, great boss battles and spectacularly frustrating dungeons. Its sequel, Dungeon Travelers 2-2, came out years later, but unfortunately it never received a translation.Now, a decade later it did received a surprise translation and release on PC. It was going to be on Steam, but those prudes backed out. I'm sure it's related to the lewdness, as Steam only has room for stuff like Sex with Furry Hitler 2 or War Crime Simulator 2023. Instead it got a release on one of those gacha/freemium sites where it feels like you get malware just by loading the page, so I will instead be using the version found on nyaa.
If Aquaplus actually wanted money I'd be willing to buy figures and stuff from them, but nope, they don't. If I traveled to Japan I could get some crappy keychains if I timed it right and found one of their "pop up" stores, but that's about it. Okay, back to the game:
This game is a "what if" scenario at the end of Dungeon Travelers 2 if the final battle was lost. There's a Demon Queen that wants to corrupt and conquer humanity and blahblah that part isn't very exciting. Since the characters are the of the highlights (Aquaplus is involved after all) I'll give a brief introduction of each character before I start the game.
R:16 / I:8
Are anime end cards still a thing? I don't think I can recall the last time I watched a seasonal that had end cards in it.
Are anime end cards still a thing? I don't think I can recall the last time I watched a seasonal that had end cards in it.
R:11 / I:10
Was thinking about reading all of Go Nagai's works but then realized it'd probably be impossible given just how much he wrote. It's pretty insane compared to almost any other mangaka out there.
https://en.wikipedia.o
What are the most notable ones to check out though? I've read Devilman, some Harenchi Gakuen, some Mazinger, Cutie Honey, and all of Getter (although does that really count?) Was considering watching and maybe reading Dororon Enma-kun next (OVA/Remake TV) since the OP was cool. https://www.youtube.co
Was thinking about reading all of Go Nagai's works but then realized it'd probably be impossible given just how much he wrote. It's pretty insane compared to almost any other mangaka out there.
https://en.wikipedia.o
What are the most notable ones to check out though? I've read Devilman, some Harenchi Gakuen, some Mazinger, Cutie Honey, and all of Getter (although does that really count?) Was considering watching and maybe reading Dororon Enma-kun next (OVA/Remake TV) since the OP was cool. https://www.youtube.co
R:93 / I:35
https://www.pcgamer.co
What does /qa/ think about the idea of hardcore MMOs? Having seen a bit about this in my Youtube recommends, it looks kinda fun and engaing. Classic wow is by no means the hardest, or even that challenging an MMO, but I think that just lends itself very nicely to a hardcore mode. It encourages a bit more social interaction during questing to not die trying to solo along with encouraging better communication during dungeons/raids since nobody wants to lose their character. Also I'm a bit of a fan of hardcore modes myself, so I was wondering if kissu might be interested in giving it a shot once the servers come out?
https://www.pcgamer.co
What does /qa/ think about the idea of hardcore MMOs? Having seen a bit about this in my Youtube recommends, it looks kinda fun and engaing. Classic wow is by no means the hardest, or even that challenging an MMO, but I think that just lends itself very nicely to a hardcore mode. It encourages a bit more social interaction during questing to not die trying to solo along with encouraging better communication during dungeons/raids since nobody wants to lose their character. Also I'm a bit of a fan of hardcore modes myself, so I was wondering if kissu might be interested in giving it a shot once the servers come out?
R:35 / I:11
Do you have a game or show or anything else that you experienced when you were younger that has left a permanent impression on you? Not just nostalgia, but you feel as though it altered your way of thinking or what it is you desire.
I'm aging myself a bit with this one, but two prominent ones for me are the two Lunar games. They're JRPGs that I first played on the PSX. They originally came out on SegaCD, but it was wisely remastered for a console that more than 5 people had. I did go back and play the SegeaCD versions on emulator back in the day, though. I even had some Lunar avatars that I still have on my drive!
The main themes of the games are adventure and love. At its core the games are very simple both in gameplay and story scope, but its charm is the unmistakable purity of it. I think these two games gave me desire for the fairytale romance that you can only see in fiction, and of course the corny "defeating the bad guy with friendship and love" cliché. It's just so beautiful and pure. If someone were to ask me what paradise is like, I would point to this kind of thing. It is the pure idealization of human emotion.
Someone might have also noticed that the art looks familiar, and that's because the character designer eventually worked on Idolm@ster. Takane in particular really has the face, so she's a bit of a weakness of mine when it comes to 2D idols, even when I don't really partake in that culture.
Of course, the games do have issues. Today I can appreciate the fact that Working Designs went overboard with the localization process and should have been respectful to the source material. The main story is fine, but the random NPCs make jokes and references to pop culture that they really shouldn't.
Do you have a game or show or anything else that you experienced when you were younger that has left a permanent impression on you? Not just nostalgia, but you feel as though it altered your way of thinking or what it is you desire.
I'm aging myself a bit with this one, but two prominent ones for me are the two Lunar games. They're JRPGs that I first played on the PSX. They originally came out on SegaCD, but it was wisely remastered for a console that more than 5 people had. I did go back and play the SegeaCD versions on emulator back in the day, though. I even had some Lunar avatars that I still have on my drive!
The main themes of the games are adventure and love. At its core the games are very simple both in gameplay and story scope, but its charm is the unmistakable purity of it. I think these two games gave me desire for the fairytale romance that you can only see in fiction, and of course the corny "defeating the bad guy with friendship and love" cliché. It's just so beautiful and pure. If someone were to ask me what paradise is like, I would point to this kind of thing. It is the pure idealization of human emotion.
Someone might have also noticed that the art looks familiar, and that's because the character designer eventually worked on Idolm@ster. Takane in particular really has the face, so she's a bit of a weakness of mine when it comes to 2D idols, even when I don't really partake in that culture.
Of course, the games do have issues. Today I can appreciate the fact that Working Designs went overboard with the localization process and should have been respectful to the source material. The main story is fine, but the random NPCs make jokes and references to pop culture that they really shouldn't.
R:0 / I:0 (sticky)
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Welcome to /amv/, a board for more involved discussion of media.
This board is intended to accommodate nuanced and lengthy threads, but is very much NOT intended to work as containment. Silly or spontaneous threads will remain on /jp/ and it's expected that they will continue to lead to conversations of their own. For the best experience, you need to visit all of kissu!
OP must start a conversation and should make a thread with the expectation of supporting the thread for a period of time.
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