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    Chris Cornell appreciation thread

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I don't think you're sappy mate [2]

    I never really knew his work all that thoroughly, but I owned the Audioslave s/t as an accident (my uncle got sent it by mistake by Amazon one day, and he sent it to me cos he knows I like that sort of thing). Far from my favourite album, but man did he have a good set of lungs on him - the tagged song is one that in particular sticks.

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    RIP Chris.

    What manga are you currently reading?

    in Anime/Manga Talk

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    Just bombed through HajiOtsu. It was lovely.

    HEFTY SPOILERS:

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    Ugh, for something that made me feel so lovely and warm for 27-28 chapters, it sure as hell chucked me through the wringer on the last four.

    As a tale based around relationships and growing feelings, HajiOtsu really does a good job of showing how difficult it can be to reveal certain truths to someone you increasingly care about, particularly if it will hurt the other person; the way it beat around the bush surrounding the "big secret" being revealed actually worked in its favour here, which is something that usually gets my goat. It's particularly difficult reading sometimes as the story gets told from both halves of the relationship, showing both the awareness of the secret on the girls' side, and in particular Satoru's blissful ignorance as he slowly falls in love with Himari.

    However, it's not just moral dilemmas and feelwagons. HajiOtsu is, really, bloody adorable. The growing relationship between Himari and Satoru is heart-meltingly sweet, particularly little moments like the first time they hold hands, and the letter Satoru writes for Himari's birthday. The side characters were well done, and the way they interacted with each other shows the way that friends in school tease one another, yet ultimately (most of the time) put the happiness of their peers at the top of their focus. They weren't just played for laughs, and while they were funny also felt well-developed as people. Throw in the particular side focus on Yae and her feelings, and in 5 volumes I feel as though I got a pretty round view of all 6 characters, not just Satoru and Himari.

    Would read again and in all honesty will likely buy, if not in physical form then as an eBook. 9.5/10, would emotionally scrub myself with again.

    Do you listen to VN's Background Music or Mute it?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    44 minutes ago, Thatcomicguy said:

    That's probably why I hated her route. I should say the route itself is solid but her re-telling of the accident drags on at a snails pace which makes it no matter how interesting it might be, just painful to drag yourself through.

    That was what made it so interesting for me, to be honest. I think if you could get through it in 15 minutes it wouldn't have had nearly the same crushing effect of time on me, and the repeated music actually added to it.

     

    Nearly any other scenario wouldn't have worked like that, however.

    Do you listen to VN's Background Music or Mute it?

    in General Discussion

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    On 02/05/2017 at 8:50 PM, Akimoto Masato said:

    I'm shooting the person who does this

    Shit.

     

    To be honest, I don't do this much. I used to do it in the early days

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    There's nothing like jamming this while banging Emi in Katawa Shoujo

     

     

    But most of the time nowadays I do listen to the music. I doubt my appreciation of the Amane route in Grisaia would have been the same without it.

    What manga are you currently reading?

    in Anime/Manga Talk

    Posted

    Just spent an hour reading through Koneko Hiroimashita.

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    It was a really pleasant read, although also really kinda short. It's only 6 chapters, and as I said it took me ~ an hour to read from start to finish. It was nice to read about a parent/child relationship (well, kinda), and it's also lovely to read something that is entirely pure hearted in its approach. Reminded me of Amaama to Inazuma in that respect, and I loved that dearly. I was perhaps a little underwhelmed by the ending, but at the same time I don't know where the mangaka could have realistically gone, beyond @Nintaidou's suggestion of a couple of 'follow up' chapters. I'd definitely read it again if I fancy something nice and warm for an hour, 8/10 :sachi:

     

    Fuwanovel Confessions

    in The Coliseum of Chatter

    Posted

    So I was cooking pasta earlier and, cos I was feeling lazy, I used a jar of sauce instead of making one. As I stirred it into the pasta, it made these schlick noises - my first thought was not 'perhaps I should add some pepper', or even 'this looks tasty.' Instead, I thought 'man, this sounds lewd as shit.'

    I kinda miss those days of, you know, not being a pervert.

    [POLL] What Do You Think MangaGamer Should Have Done? Sold Kuroinu as a Full Game for 75 USD or Split Into 3 Parts Sold at 25 USD Each?

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    Had they done it in a single release, there's no way they'd have sold it for $75, cos they know that nobody (or at least, very few) would be daft enough to buy it straight out - likelihood is, it's probably closer to $50-60 or something and they can get more if they do it in three parts.

    Also I'm looking at this on vndb and holy fucking God there is no way in a million years I am ever reading that.

    Fuwanovel Confessions

    in The Coliseum of Chatter

    Posted

    41 minutes ago, LinovaA said:

    Confession: I feel that because so much time has gone by, my image here is no longer what I had once built it up to be. Therefore, I feel it is safe to use a different avatar, despite my long track record of it always being Fuuko.

    :jinpou:

    41 minutes ago, LinovaA said:

    Confession 2: I'll probably make a signature banner with her in it, so I don't feel naked... xD 

    :sachi:

     

    Don't mess me about like that pls

    Fuwanovel Confessions

    in The Coliseum of Chatter

    Posted

    10 hours ago, Caio000 said:

    Confession: I just learned today that I managed to enter a university this year. First thing I thought after learning this was "Oh shit, looks like I won't be lazing around this year again".

    *sigh* I suppose I should be happy but I feel just melancholic, guess it is partly because I don't really have a dream or a ambition to motivate me and partly because I am much indecisive and don't know if things will go alright with the course I choosed. Oh well, it will start just in the middle of the year, I just need to cheer up until then and hope things will go well.

    Just try and make the most of whatever it is you're doing. It sounds a little corny, but there's likely to be things you'll come across that you'd never even considered as potential directions for you. As long as you engage with it, the ideas will come to you eventually. Enjoy it! :wafuu:

    Fuwanovel Confessions

    in The Coliseum of Chatter

    Posted · Edited by AaronIsCrunchy
    "around people" is probably more accurate than "in public".

    15 minutes ago, Kurisu-Chan said:

    Confession...

     

    I just don't know how to tell the girl i love that...well...i love her. 

    It sounds obvious, but my biggest lump of advice would be don't ask her around people - you're asking for trouble, it puts both of you on the spot and it's just a fucking awful idea. If you've got the luxury of being reasonably good friends with her, then that'll make it easier - you don't have to drop the l-word (and I wouldn't tbh), just ask if she'd like to go somewhere with you (even if it's just grab a tea or coffee or whatever your poison is). If not, I wouldn't just drop the bomb on her. Unfortunately my experience with the latter stops there.

    If you're friendly with the same people, then that can help too - just test the water, ask them if you reckon she'd be interested at all. They might be fucking useless, they might outright say no, but they might also say it's worth a shot, and that helps a lot with the old confidence.

    It ain't easy fella - took me 4 months to get the balls up to ask my better half, and even then I was nervous - but if you don't, you'll kick yourself more. Best of luck for when/if you do it :sachi:

    What are you playing?

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    I'm actually reading something new for the first time in, like, 8 months, or whenever I last read Tokyo Babel which I've still not finished.

    TENKIAME! 天気雨！It's a little bit of a milestone for me, as it's my first untranslated VN. As such, it's proving to be a slow read, although I'm definitely faster now than I was a month ago or whenever it was when I started it. (As an aside to those who have not mastered the moonrunes, I'd honestly recommend anyone who has a grasp of the grammar essentials and something of a grounding lexicon of Japanese to read stuff in it. It helps SO MUCH with progression. Just take things at your own pace and what you get out of it is amazing.)

    Anyway, I just finished the common route and I have some thoughts (spoilers abound I guess).

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    It's cute as fuck.

    I'm growing to like it a lot. The start, as with most VNs I've read, is a bit of a preamble. The little prologue gets you all excited for dank kitsune action, and then BANG, surprise surprise you're in a fucking educational facility. The descriptions of scenery once you leave the school are pretty, but really... descriptive, and while I guess it's handy to set the scene can be a bit of a slog. The protagonist's pretty basic too, but he's not too offensive I guess.

    The story seems kinda neat. The overriding theme of impending urbanisation is dealt with, I feel, quite nicely, with the protagonist having to start coming to terms with the fact that his urban lifestyle is going to impinge on these people (and kitsune) who he's growing to be so very fond of. However, most of what's going on so far, at least recently, is just really nice SoL stuff: fishing, swimming (or getting splashed, at least) and fireworks. The fireworks in particular are done particularly beautifully, and I love the way he has to downscale his plans to fit the kitsune fear of the big rockets. Kinda like dogs, I guess. Doesn't lose touch with that.

    Of course, the main attraction are the super cute-as-fuck kitsune. Circumventing the usual 'oops I saw you changing/*shriek* *kicks teeth out*' bollocks you normally get, the relationship the protagonist is starting to form with them is decidedly adorable. A little shoehorned perhaps, with the time frame, but it's not insultingly paced, and the dialogues between him and particularly Shiro are just wonderful. Kon has come into the story more as it's gone on, but obviously it's just the common route so I'm hoping most of the character filling will increase with time. And the sleeping scenes are cute. Oh so very very cute. I just wanna pet them.

    I've seen the tag 'high sexual content' on vndb and I'm really hoping that doesn't grind on me too much, as I'm really liking the more innocent slants this has in parts (Kon's a bit meddling - read 'lewd' - but a little's always fun). Looking forward to seeing how this one pans out :sachi:

     

     

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