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File:R-1737182647480.jpeg (335.34 KB,778x1023)

 No.136957[Reply]

How would /qa/ revive the dying industry? Is there even any reason to, or has YouTube reviewing just completely killed it?
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 No.136966

we need to bring back ethics in gaming journalism for it to come back

 No.136967

Fuck game journalism, what are you a massive retard or something.

 No.136971

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I loved reading Nintendo Power and stuff like Gamepro or Game Informer as a kid/teen. The thing with Nintendo Power is that it was a massive marketing magazine for Nintendo games/consoles, but it was still enjoyable. I don't remember if it even reviewed anything, or just had guides and previews.
The other stuff, yeah it was more "neutral" and viewed a bunch of stuff and was informative. I'd never think of calling it journalism, but I guess it was. It's weird that "gaming journalism" is a term, as it seemed much more relaxed in the past. That's probably what needs to come back and why people prefer youtubers over most websites these days, it's too sterile and safe to keep various companies and interest groups happy.

Anyway, I think the way to do it is by doing niche stuff or specific categories or genres. Quite a few old RPG sites still exist, like rpgamer and rpgcodex. Something like gematsu is really valuable to people that prefer Japanese games, which should really be everyone by this point. In fact gematsu is pretty much the perfect example of a modern "gaming journalism" website that has stayed in its lane and still focuses on video game news and not cultural opinion pieces. There is still sadly a huge gap in how internet websites used to work when people were more free to be themselves and be awkward dorks making jokes intended for a specific audience. The only ones I'm aware of where people are less sterile are unfortunately culture warriors themselves so it sucks.

I'm also not sure if you can get anyone under 30 to start reading instead of watching videos, though. There's an entire industry where people make a living (sometimes becoming millionaires) by simply reading articles or papers other people have produced to an audience too unwilling to read or browse websites themselves.

 No.136976

>>136971
>There's an entire industry where people make a living (sometimes becoming millionaires) by simply reading articles or papers other people have produced to an audience too unwilling to read or browse websites themselves.
(think ive said this on kissu before...) my former coworker listened to those videos while eating at his desk with both hands occupied holding his sandwicchy so he couldnt scroll. so thats one target audience

 No.137005

No, because everyone already knows the industry is corrupt by design and can't be trusted as an impartial third-party, so it's both cheaper and more effective for companies to astroturf with "influencers" who all convince their audience that they're the exception to the rule. And if you just want news, everyone has access to the source delivery so having it all aggregated a month later doesn't serve much purpose. Even the guides aspect was obsoleted by wikis.

>>136959
>an hour plus long reviews
Might as well just play the thing if you're investing that much time into it.

>>136971
Audiobooks have been a thing for longer than actual books.




File:[Coalgirls] Mai Hime Op (9….mp4 (20.49 MB,960x720)

 No.136995[Reply]

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.

 No.136996

It can't be that rare, can it?




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 No.4165[Reply][Last50 Posts]

Post interesting or unusual stuff concerning imageboards, textboards or related stuff here. This thread is for a more centralized place of limited discussion, but please feel free to make new threads if you want something more thoroughly discussed.
Imageboard Happening Archives

This thread is cyclical with old replies removed as new posts are made.
Last Archived: October 21st, 2024
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>>136933
someone put Xs over the dead ones...

 No.136939

>>136933
I'm pretty sure it's based on the origin point of user migrations. meguca and fufufu are both definitely shoot-offs of /a/ groups. And then there's stuff like /vg/, /pol/, and /r9k/ all pointing to Discord, they didn't make it they just have a bunch of people move there to chat about whatever general they're in.

 No.136941

>>136890
Finally someone thinking of the janitors.

 No.136972

>>136933
/a/ = no fun allowed

 No.136988

>>136972
Unfortunately most of 4/a/'s spinoffs are rooted in people that liked the 'self moderation' era and were jilted by it being forcibly ended.




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 No.136936[Reply]

Anime characters trying (or pretending) to speak English and other foreign languages.
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 No.136949

File:Ojamajo Doremi - Asuka Mo….webm (6.36 MB,854x480)

Momoko probably throws her chopsticks on the floor in restaurants and demands a fork and spoon, then sharts and pisses on the floor in the restroom because she refuses to use the squat toilets.

 No.136950

File:nice elf joke.mp4 (288.47 KB,1280x720)

hehehe
Such a non-sequitur and the American letters. Some sort of 'Americans laugh loudly' thing I think

 No.136951

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can everyone's browsers play AV1 encodes now?

 No.136952

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>>136951
Works for me.

 No.136954

File:Yukari English.mp4 (1.69 MB,640x480)





 No.114027[Reply][Last50 Posts]

What music has /qa/ been listening to lately?
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 No.136713

good thinking music

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 No.136779

File:06 Try your luck in Lootbo….mp3 (11.53 MB,175x175)

mosaic.wav rap!!??

 No.136786

I'm not sure if playlists will embed here. I love this band, they've released very little music unfortunately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oEGMPJbOto&list=PLGUjv4j5qHkGGDLK1ssDmzqUEQnJgCoGH&index=1

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 No.136852[Reply]

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.
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 No.136901

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>>136892
This is true though, every movie that doesn’t portray literally me loses value for it

 No.136902

>>136899
I don't think I made any sweeping generalizations, though. I brought up subjectivity just because you simply seemed to be unable to think that a shows quality might increase with hot men. People judge shows with different criteria; mecha otaku will obsess over the quality of the mechs, while a fujoshi will obsess over the male character's pairings.

Your original comment was about "overvaluing" something; I just pointed out that what we value is rather arbitrary.

And I kind of disagree with your conclusion: visual style can be substance (for example, redline, angels egg). Could Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt for example stand on its witty writing alone? Its visuals are an inseparable part of its substance

 No.136903

File:C-1737074390331.png (2.07 MB,1200x1200)

I enjoyed Kuroiwa Medaka ni wa Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai. Enjoy Kawaii Mona, very Kawaii.

 No.136905

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>>136903
I really am trying hard to like it, but it just looks so bland...

 No.136929

>>136902
The entire thread is based around the assertion that "style" is more important than "substance" in anime, and OP has clarified that "style" refers to the visuals. The entire thread and discussion becomes pointless if you're just going to go "well, it's all subjective anyway." You're either conceding the argument in the sorest of ways or jumping in the middle of a discussion you have no intention of engaging with just to deny its foundational assumptions.

>>136903
I wanted to, but it's just a parade of misunderstanding tropes for setting up underwhelming ecchi.




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 No.66481[Reply][Last50 Posts]

i've seen dedicated drawthreads and writethreads here, but never once saw a music creation thread. considering you can post sound files here i wonder why it happens, because i did see several posters here said they made music. is it because many consider the stuffs they make have no merit to be posted? or because many have some musician profiles that they want no connection to this place...?
anyway, post some musics you made!
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 No.124956

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ktP-judV7-8?t=15&feature=share good advice. Really is easy in creating audio maximalizsm

 No.135152

File:Games_r1_2024-11-14.flac (10.07 MB)

Created something putting together cuts from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZI1DiyNPUA using Ardour...

 No.135188

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>>135152
Neat! Although, it kind of feels like it's a song that's about to start but never does. This is just my own personal tastes speaking, though.
Well, it might also be my familiarity with the source song, too.

 No.135334

Really like the tobyfox synth pack

 No.136889

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Can't help but wonder if I unconsciously ripped this melody off something




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 No.62191[Reply][Last50 Posts]

What have you been dreaming recently?
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 No.136580

File:Gyaru_号泣.jpg (186.27 KB,853x480)

Had the best dream ever.
Started off as A survival like situation with my brothers, running away from/fighting some weird creature that could multiply/divide itself. For some reason, the creature had to destroy all the trees in our yard to "win". We worked together to do everything we could to save the trees but he kept winning till down to the last tree. We desperately stopped it just one hit before the last tree went down, then it stopped giving chase. We were the ones chasing next. We searched everywhere for it, it was nowhere to be found. Finally, I over hear one of my brothers talking with the creature. It said it was never about the winning. That it did all that because its "no fun being alone in a family".
Made me realize despite being under the same roof we'd never really spent time together.

 No.136581

You guys have weird dreams. I just dreamed about being outside with my cat far away from home and trying to guide her safely home through forest trails with other people walking around.

 No.136732

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Dreamed about commissioning a doujinshi from a gas station hobo for $200 dollars, he gave me change in monopoly money. I then bought a can of coca cola that cost $20 because it had real kola nut in it. I did get the 'doujin' at the end of the dream, and to his credit he did get it from a japanese artist he knew, but the engrish was awful and it was NTR. At least the soda was good for all the few sips of it I had.

 No.136789

i went to the store

 No.136886

Dreamed I woke up to a huge spider making half my room its base (´・ω・`)




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 No.136794[Reply]

Does /qa/ eat out ever? I like to occasionally to places I’m comfortable with and know well, but when it comes to finding really good well hidden places I’m always stumped. Food apps don’t really help too much because any decent place has a high rating, is it just a game of throwing darts until you stumble upon something good? Also what places do you normally like to go to if you do go out? I have a few steakhouses and ramen places I frequent
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 No.136850

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>>136848
>without spermim
Thought you said spermin', what's spermim?
>Rice and rasins
You should try "dry fruit Pulao", it's indian food, tastes great, not much hard to make at home either. Normal pulao, which is just veggies and (basmati) rice prepared in a certain way, is also great.

 No.136851

>>136850
>spermim
The funny yellow thingy generally referred to as cumin. M is a typo on my part, actually.
>Pulao
Hmmm, I'll look into it, thanks.

 No.136855

I enjoy visiting 茶餐廳 or tea resturants in English. Although there are a couple where I live, they originate in Hong Kong and offer a variety of unique fusion-type foods that you don't really find anywhere else. My preferred order is always hot milk tea and french toast. Kopitiams in South East Asia offer a similar experience with a staple breakfast being half boiled eggs with kaya toast - a type of jam made from pandan and coconut milk - and teh tarik.

I know a few family friends who have never eaten ethnic food before, or have tried it and disliked it, saying they prefer to stick with meat and potatoes type dishes. I'm fortunate to have grown up exposed to many different cultures, but I really can't fathom listing steak or whatever as a favourite.

>>136799
People eating out in pairs or groups are paying more attention to each other or their phones than to other patrons, no need to worry.

 No.136859

I tried Indian. I don't remember the names of what I had though. It was fine I guess but not great and overall even a bit disappointing.

As an entree I had some kind of fried cheese thing with dip. It was okay.

Then I had curry with naan bread. The curry taste similar and my own curry is better(though it's probably not really a curry).
The naan bread was folded over cheese. It was like you would expect. It's fine but it's just bread with cheese.

Then I had Indian ice cream which I guess is some kind of coconut based thing. It's okay but the texture was a bit rough and I think regular ice cream is better.

I also has a tea drink which is like a chai latte but less milky. It was okay maybe better than chai latte as the milk was not so frothy.

I might try Indian again. As I said, it was fine. There might be better things there so it would be worth checking.

>>136855
I ordered whit tea from a Chinese restaurant and got a hot milk tea beverage instead. I wanted it again but didn't know what it's called. Is it just called hot milk tea? Can you get that from normal Baristers?
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 No.136860

>>136859
*the curry taste similar to what my mum cooks




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 No.136796

https://jiggie.fun/WjDyo4

>>136722
follow up on it when its solved op.... sigh shab

 No.136798

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 No.136800

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 No.136805

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 No.74491[Reply][Last50 Posts]

Does /qa/ know any fun facts?

One I just learned is that copper is actually more dense than iron.
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 No.135177

>Her students enjoyed it, and she persuaded Noah McVicker (who also sold the putty) and Joe McVicker to manufacture it as a child’s toy.[5] Zufall and her husband came up with the name Play-Doh; Joe McVicker and his uncle Noah had wanted to call it "Rainbow Modeling Compound".[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play-Doh

 No.135184

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 No.135852

Provolone makes up 2.5% of the cheese produced in the United States with 370 million pounds of provolone made in 2023.

 No.135858

>>74491
Flesh flies, despite the name, does NOT mean they eat flesh! It just means they have live birth, so, they give birth to maggots without the egg part.

 No.136761

Acchi Muite Hoi! (あっち向いてホイ) is a popular game in Japan; usually played just after a round of Rock-Paper-Scissors. The winner of the Rock-Paper-Scissors' round points in one direction (up, down, left, right) and the loser has to look in a different direction than the one point at.




File:[SubsPlease] Ijiranaide, N….jpg (242.66 KB,1920x1080)

 No.102559[Reply][Last50 Posts]

pouting at the fact that kissu has a bump limit
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 No.136483

File:[SubsPlease] Puniru wa Kaw….jpg (244.08 KB,1920x1080)

>>136477
A good pout should be entirely lossless. I take too many screenshots myself, though, so I avoid PNG.

 No.136485

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>>136477
mpv being retarded
you need to fix with screenshot-high-bit-depth=no

 No.136486

>>136483
JPEG artifacts help add character to an image.

 No.136750

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 No.136751

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 No.88567[Reply][Last50 Posts]

MONKEY PUMP
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 No.136413

File:smug kuon.png (298.69 KB,430x430)

drank some sort of fancy ale (forgot what kind)

 No.136478

File:GN5KjRtbkAAdfkw.png (74.16 KB,233x247)

drunk again
didn't feel like drinking during the new years so i'm drinking now

 No.136506

>>136505
i was inspired to fast as a weight loss measure when my dad went on a vodka binge eating nothing in a week and i saw that he lost five or ten kilos

 No.136508

>>88567
Drunk as skunk.

 No.136749

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durnk and watching anime




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 No.136738[Reply]

Gonna stream this PA. Works trash at 7PM EST.
Don't feel like you have to join.

It's your standard story of a guy/girl who visits a Japanese industry and tries to get you to feel national pride in something fictional.

This is a Whiskey one.

https://theatre.kissu.moe/kiss/yukkuri
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 No.136743

streamin in 5 min, but I can wait a bit

 No.136744

Stream starting now!(?)

 No.136747

I rate it cool / boson

 No.136748

PA does a ton of originals...




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 No.136437[Reply]

IT'S A NEW SEASON TODAY! THAT MEANS WE'RE STARTING ALL THE NEW ANIME! IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG DAY SO PREPARE WITH FOODS AND STUFF, ALSO IF NOBODY SUGGESTS ANYTHING WE MAY PRUNE SOME OF WHAT WE DECIDE ISN'T WORTH BOTHERING WITH OF OUR OWN DISCRETION SO PUT YOUR FAVORITES IN THIS THREAD THAT WE MAY HATE!

As always: https://theatre.kissu.moe/kiss/yukkuri 18:00 EST
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 No.136717

File:[MoyaiSubs] Reiwa no Di Gi….png (1.11 MB,1920x1080)

20 minutes!
https://theatre.kissu.moe/kiss/yukkuri
The list, is uhh... mostly here >>136692 with some additions mentioned in the thread since then

 No.136718

ABOUT TO START!
There's also https://anilist.co/anime/162921/Sousei-no-Aquarion-Myth-of-Emotions/ and possibly other stuff

 No.136719

>>136714
>it's isekai but it's a regular salaryman
Is that supposed to be a saving grace? Salaryman isekai are almost as common as NEET isekai these days.

 No.136720

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>>136719
Well, it differentiates it from the other salaryman isekai in the stream. I liked it

 No.136721

STARTED WITH UBEL BLATT OR WHATEVER IT WAS CALLED




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