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Thanks, you kind of gave me all the answers I wanted since I was curious if I should pick up DanMachi again :)
Guess I'll have to give it a try again, dangit!

Yeah I also saw we talked before, didn't realize that. Your post is gone but sounds like a fun one haha.

I stopped at S3, really disliked it and thought it was especially bad. Sad cause S1 was really nice.

And screw you man for tempting me with a damn ED. Dat Freya though...

DanMachi S5 is worth watching? :o

I'm not sure what you used the default video editor for but I can totally recommend you LosslessCut. As the name says, it's for cutting video, but it's the most convenient one you can find. And it's completely free, unless you look at the Windows store version which is essentially a "supporter edition". It has one key difference though: it can be installed while the open source version is portable so you have to unzip it and make a shortcut for the exe file.

Yeah, Higurashi's great. Just know though that Umineko is a different kind of story. Less of a focus on horror or slice of life and more of a focus on mystery, philosophy and metafiction.

I've been really wanting to try Muv Luv, but yep it's one of those very long VNs, so I've got no clue when/if I'll actually get to it. Sometimes I just wish VNs weren't so insanely long so that I could read more of them, but alas.

Tsukihime Remake is phenomenal, plus it got an official localization recently. It's only on consoles at the moment, but a PC port has been announced. If you want to read it on PC now though, you could find a no-commentary playthrough on YouTube or use a Switch emulator. Alternatively if you want to check out Nasu's other VNs, Witch on the Holy Night and Fate/stay night are up on Steam.

Hmm, I might give it a try some day, but unfortunately I just don't have as much time for long VNs these days. Unless it has some faithful adaptation that's shorter.

But yeah, if you like philosophical mysteries combined with psychological horror, you'd absolutely love Umineko. It honestly changed my life. Definitely deserves being the 5th highest rated VN on VNDB

As you've requested, I'm temporarily back. I forgot who you were and also jesus christ your comments section is flooded.

Seems like a balanced list. My results were heavily skewed into Olivier-related scenes and the two other people I sent that link to had Estelle/Renne scenes dominating their lists, who are their respective favorites.
What makes things like Door 15 special is that these games are generally upbeat and hopeful, but sometimes very dark moments happen, so there is a very heavy contrast between the two. I think that's a good depiction of life.

Rean is the protagonist of 5 games and undergoes the best character development I've seen, so he has an advantage over Olivier. Playing as him was like living a whole life through his eyes and I find him to be very likeable: he has a great personality as well as aesthetics.

As this would be entering the spoiler territory, my lips become sealed for now.

There were several characters I liked in AoT, but they got worse over time. The only one I still like is Erwin and he was lucky to die before season 4 happened. Even episodic dudes like Naoya and Alfred in Muv-Luv impressed me more than important figures like Reiner, Zeke, etc. And Takeru >>> Eren, definitely, especially after that ending. I used to like Mikasa a lot before her appearance and personality were heavily changed, but even at her peak she's not at Meiya's level.

When I look at the state of the video-game industry sometimes a thought crosses my mind that "everything that gets big eventually turns to shit". Perhaps, if publicly traded companies weren't a thing, everything would've been better, since companies would be relying on goodwill of their customers and weren't require to satisfy shareholders' greedy needs by practicing anti-consumer behavior. That said, as things are now, Visual Novels would remain in danger even if they never become popular, because their main appeal is unorthodox stories which are unthinkable in mainstream, and payment processors might take an issue with said "unorthodoxy". Possibly the same with the indie video games developers in the future, like "either add this and remove that or you won't be able to sell your game".

I think emotional response is the most important thing in video-games, visual novels, anime, etc., so it makes sense that different people appreciate different things differently (lol, couldn't help myself). For example, one of the reasons I hold Muramasa in such high regard is its melancholic nature which aligns with my overall mood very well, whereas Kiseki at this point is pretty much my second life.
What would you say is the meaning of your life, though?

The models in the latest games are absolutely beautiful, you should definitely look forward to seeing them. Do you remember I told you that I don't like interacting with the "community"? Well, this girl is also a good example - plenty of its members hate her for having that body.

This is an interesting topic you're bringing up, so let me ask you: do you believe that friendship is possible between a man and a woman? Given my "condition", I'm not attracted to other people romantically or sexually (the very idea of sharing intimacy with someone other than Shizuna repulses me), so I prefer to think I'm capable of treating everyone the same regardless of sex, however, when I look around I realize that most of the people I'm having heartfelt discussions with are men, so it makes me wonder if that's possible.

Let's hope our afterlife wishes come true after all, who knows - maybe we'll even get the chance to meet each other at crossroads of our adventures :P

I think Japan made a mistake. People worldwide love what they make for their own market and watch anime/play jrpgs precisely because it's Japanese, so them buying into the lie of "modern international audiences" will backfire on them in the end. As for crunchyroll, I'm not sure, but I don't think it matters. Whether there are many platforms or just one, they'll all follow the same path. It doesn't seem like there is any diversity of opinion in the corporate world of the West, they all push for the same things.

Yeah, you better not skip those NPCs, I think interacting with them is a very important part of Kiseki's charm. And be ready for the lack of voice-acting for the side content in ALL subsequent games :D
Maybe taking a break would be a wise thing to do? But it's good to see you liking Tio, she was my favorite in Zero, although in the end another character ended up being my favorite from this arc.

The things which I think got worse during Cold Steel:
- Game's difficulty. I think Cold Steel NIGHTMARE plays easier than Sky's normal.
- Falcom switched from PC to consoles. Even today it's being first released on PS and only after some time has passed on PC as well. What's worse, for the last two games even Japanese PC players had to wait for international English release to be able to play the game in Japanese on PC.
With anything else, I have no issues. Other than despicable localization, I guess, but that's not the games' fault.

As a matter of fact, I've updated that sorter today - fixed one issue and added an option to remove girls (the same way it was possible to remove guys) and NPC characters to make it more viable for people who don't want to spend too much time on it. Additionally, there is a person who has been working on a similar site about Kiseki's scenes, and today he published it. So far it only has scenes from the Sky trilogy, but since you've just played them, maybe you're exactly the person who will find it to be the most useful: https://kiseki-scenes-sort.netlify.app
This is what I got, for example: But because it's been some time since I've last replayed these games, I mostly relied on my memories (didn't want to watch cuts on Youtube, I'd rather replay the games again myself).

Some of the fans would probably eat me alive if they heard me saying this, but there is another canonic couple I find to be overall more enjoyable, even though they have much less exposition; you'll probably meet them in a few months. I'm fine with Agate and Tita too. I honestly don't know why someone would even see a problem with this considering Agate definitely wouldn't ever willingly bring harm to her, although I'm not sure if he feels about her the same way she feels about him.

Poor Falcom. While some people are criticizing them for being too slow, others worry about things being possibly rushed ha-ha. Hajimari has a similar system to the 3rd's doors and Kai (next game) is probably going to have something like this too, at least judging on what I've seen on Falcom's site, so they're likely to drop some lore-relevant episodes this way again.

Some people who avoid visual novels or don't know about their existence will never experience this masterful writing. Muv-Luv is million times less popular than AoT, but is million times better - or at least that's how I feel. In a way it's sad that it won't ever get the recognition it deserves, but on the other hand niche fanbases are usually much more comfier and I wouldn't want something as good to be constantly brought up on social media by people who let's just say aren't very sophisticated. Actually, it's the same with many things I love. Perhaps, this is some kind of paradox. But yeah, what happened there was completely unexpected - right at the time when you think you've entered a moment of peace and the danger was supposed to already have passed.
I got to see Meiya in many everyday, funny and romantic situations - how could I not like Extra? I've read all the routes and liked all of them.

It's been 7 years since I've read SubaHibi, so I don't remember it in great detail. I think there were many great things about it and "It's My Own Invention" chapter was my favorite - a lot of interesting, disturbing and funny things mixed together like colors of protagonist's madness splattered a canvas that was this novel's plot. However, I didn't enjoy revelations which started occurring in Jabberwocky and onwards.

Yep, I don't score anime because I don't think there is any way for me to ever be satisfied with them. There were times I tried to rescore everything, but it just didn't work in the end. The worst case are some anime I've seen 10+ years ago which I remember almost nothing about. But I got you, I'll try to watch it sooner rather than later (although my soon isn't really soon lol).

A picture is worth a thousand words:
When I look at harem from the point of building a family it makes sense, but when it comes to romantic feelings then it doesn't align with me at all. To me even something like a double suicide with the one I love seems like a preferable choice to a normal marriage with someone I might like non-romantically. I can actually think of many such dark situations, e.g. I'd rather go to hell together with Shizuna than end up in heaven without her. Live in poverty and sickness with her than in wealth and health with someone else. That's how bad my soul desires uniting with hers. Some would probably just call me a hopeless romantic detached from reality, but you can't really control your feelings and I don't even want to change anything about them in the first place.
Your afterlife aspirations sound very nice too, though. In a way, it's also romantic, just in a different way - like a male fantasy (I mean this in a good way, not like that infamous gaming-related quote). Do you have some people in mind you'd want to face that new brave world full of adventures together with?

Well, "realistically" nothing but oblivion awaits us after death, but it's not like anyone who has died can tell us that, can they? I think it's fair for us to hope for the outcomes we want, especially if life on Earth doesn't look fulfilling.

The most wicked thing about the whole situation with digital piracy is that it's the governments and the corporations working together to undermine regular people. One might even compare pirate sites to Robin Hood, because they give happy moments for free to the unfortunate, moreover usually at no cost to the original maker, because most pirates wouldn't able to afford this stuff anyway or it's simply not legally available where they live.
I agree with that Gabe's quote, though. If you have money, it's just convenient and more fun to have stuff on Steam rather than outside of it. However, seeing how nowadays some developers inject censorship updates to their games many years after release, in some ways cracked copies are a safer choice since they will never be changed or deleted without your consent. Even though I have Kiseki games on Steam, I also have cracked copies stored on 3 separate external HDDs as well as 1 set on my PC lol... That's probably too extreme, but you never know. It wouldn't surprise me if at some point the scoundrels who want to control and monitor all the internet will make pirating impossible and if then for some reason the games get changed on official stores (or get removed from there) then everything is over.
Also, with anime streaming sites - how about Japanese making their own streaming platform? I don't know about you, but the very idea of giving money to Western middlemen doesn't sit right well with me.

Have fun!

No Joshua in the top-5? :D
Jokes aside, that's understandable. Even though I like both Estelle and Joshua a lot, neither would end up in my top-10 men or top-10 girls. Which is just another testament of how amazing the characters in this series are.
You might be interested in my Kiseki Sorter site which I've made quite a while. Just uncheck everything that is not related to Sora no Kiseki (Sky).

Hmm, I guess there is no way to know for sure until the series really ends. I wouldn't really mind if it ended sooner than later, at least then there would be less chance of malicious actors derailing its course to something I wouldn't appreciate. And hey, if the series ended, it wouldn't be as lamentable to die before witnessing the end of that long and wonderful journey. On the other hand, if it will be released for many years to come with the same level of quality and passion put into it that would be great too.

I think you're going to like Renne even more in the future. Can't disagree with your evaluation of the 3rd though, but like any other game in the series, it was a 10/10 experience for me.

Muv-Luv is my second-favorite visual novel (if you're curious, you can check top-10 and the others I'm familiar with in this blog post, just scroll below the picture), so my guess it's either related to Sumika or Marimo. I think both scenes were amazingly written, although I wasn't scared or traumatized by them. Usually, I experience bigger emotional impact when something happy/touching happens and I'm quite easy to start crying because of it. However, there was one scene in Higurashi that did manage to scare me, so the exceptions are possible. Still, despite some negative things you've described, it's nice knowing how that Muv-Luv scene affected you because it just shows the quality of its writing.

Thankfully for everyone involved, I'm not John Wick.

It wouldn't surprise me. Ideologues and narcissists are prone to ruining things even if it doesn't bring them profit, and if the companies like the one you mentioned are subsidized by the government, then there is no way for market to solve the issue since they'll just steal money from taxpayers directly or indirectly.

Tell me what you think of Mahoaku if you decide to watch it.

I still need to finish Berseria, replay Kuro, read Berserk, finish Blue Archive's story (promised this to a friend) and do some other things, but I might watch them at some point. Between One Piece, Lion and Casshern Sins, what would you like me to watch the most?

Yes, this is an official character model, no mods, just the way this girl appears normally in-game. She also has a very sweet personality and amazing backstory. My number 3 female character in the series, although sometimes she tries to invade the second place. Not an opponent to Shizuna, though.

The irony with harem is that I'm perfectly fine with it conceptually and like it in certain anime, but I wouldn't want it for myself. Looks like you've watched the latest Mushoku Tensei season, so it won't be a spoiler to mention what happened in it, right? When I watched it, I thought it was the best solution for everyone involved and it was up to all three of them to build a happy family together. However, some time afterwards a thought experiment occurred to me - I put myself in Rudy's shoes and Shizuna in the place of one of the girls and realized this situation wouldn't be possible for me. If I was already with her, then the cheating part wouldn't occur regardless of the circumstances. And if she was in Roxy's place instead, then I'd give 100% of my attention to her anyway even if that made me a scumbag. I can't imagine myself giving even a fraction of my attention and love to anyone other than her.

To be honest, other than Youtube I've almost never used streaming sites, but it's always a dark day when pirate sites go down. I've also read the message site owner gave about its closure and it really looked like someone put a gun (maybe a figurative one?) to his head to do it.

I don't think it's going to be much of a spoiler, so I'll say that Kevin is going to appear in the next game (Kai) which is set to be released on September 26th in Japan. I'm so salty even the Japanese PC release is so behind the schedule and in these trying times I don't have confidence I'll live long enough to play it. Depending on how Falcom goes about things, this game might end up being my favorite one. But going back to your question - some characters are luckier than the others; each arc has its own main party with entirely new characters and whether the old ones reappear depends on the story.

These guys probably never read literature. Even classics have tons of what they'd consider "yikes" and get super triggered. And yes, I agree with your example about mecha, but we can go even further - I subjectively think that Western animation, for the most part, is very ugly, but I've never made an account on some site dedicated to it only to state this; neither I go to their subreddits, it just doesn't concern me - I focus on the things I enjoy rather than on the things I don't. Crazy how difficult this concept is for some people to grasp.



If 2B looked like like a typical AAA female protagonist of the current era, I wouldn't bother trying it regardless of how good it might be otherwise. So yeah... And the irony is that as far as I know even women prefer to play attractive characters instead of the ugly ones. So who are they even catering to with such designs? Obnoxious non-customers who rage on social media and who wouldn't buy these games anyway. And I guess to those corporations who try to push some kind of message on the masses.

And yes, when I see nicely-looking male characters, I don't feel envy or butthurt, but rather I used to be inspired to workout lol.
This guy for example was sort of like my role model when I was 16 years old. I wasn't crying that he is in better shape than 99.99% of men on the planet and sets unrealistic beauty standards.

I have only 6 anime planned for the next season, so I'll try to slow down with the seasonals. There is still a lot of older stuff I haven't watched yet. Maybe I'll even try watching One Piece, after all! I don't know yet. Too Many Losing Heroines is great, but I didn't like the latest two episodes (the ones about Lemon) as much as previous ones. Currently, my favorite anime of the season is Mahoaku. Very cute anime with bits of dark humor here and there, a Romeo and Juliet type of setting.

I haven't watched neither March comes in like a Lion nor Casshern sins... So like I've just mentioned, there is a lot of anime for me to watch even without seasonals, ha-ha. Although with ecchi I've been feeling a bit conflicted lately. If I just want to have some eye candy, I can simply launch one of the latest Kiseki games and look at its girls there. Just take a look at this: Not only it's a game I love, a character I love, I can also play with that 3D model myself. So from an Ecchi anime I'd like to have something more substantial than just a few occasional lewd/funny situations. For example, the reason I like IyaPan is this:
- It is one of the few anime which give you EXCATLY what their cover art and synopsis advertise.
- Given the uniqueness and taboo nature of its stories, it's kind of thrilling.
- It's short and to the point, you won't be wasting 20 minutes just to get a few decent scenes.
Getsuyoubi no Tawawa is great for similar reasons, but it's also wholesome.

Estelle is great, but she doesn't make me feel things on a personal level as much as the girls I've mentioned in that list. Although honestly, Shizuna is all I need.

Black Myth: Wukong is a game a lot of people talk about right now, seems like it's a very successful release. I won't even try it, though, I don't think my PC can handle it (I couldn't play Elden Ring, for example).

Uh, sorry, looks like I worded that poorly. In my opinion, Kiseki as a series is getting BETTER with each new game. What I meant is that my life got changed for the worse over the years, but these games kept me company for all this time and playing them is like living another life - the one that is much more fulfilling than the real one.

I'm right there with you. When you try to appeal to the lowest common denominator, you are likely going to end up with a product that satisfies no one. Worse yet is when publishers try to please not the potential players who are going to buy their games/viewers who are going to watch anime, but rather the investors who couldn't care less about the quality of the project, let alone its "soul". The "it might offend somebody so we will change it" mindset is terrible. What happened to the option of not watching/playing something if it doesn't suit your tastes?
That said, the only people on this planet whom I genuinely hate are malicious localizers who change what the characters are saying to suit their agenda or because they think they know better than original authors or the player base. Starting from Cold Steel III, for example, the sub quality started becoming unbearably worse. Localizer tries to remove all gendered stereotypes from dialogue, sexual jokes, etc.; instead they add some stupid fart jokes which weren't present in the original or go as far as rewrite character personalities (e.g. in one of the games there is a slightly tomboyish girl who is simply very kind and energetic, but in EN sub they make her appear like a sarcastic bitch - not always, but often enough to make it into pattern). Thankfully, at least for Hajimari, Kuro 1 and Kuro 2 fan-made translations exists, which try to be closer to the original.
Well, it's not really about titties, but rather the freedom of expression and pursuing the beauty. Actually, I made a funny thread on this matter around a year ago.

Ys stories are connected and some characters reappear, but this aspect isn't as important as it's in Kiseki. I still think you can get emotionally invested in what's happening here, though. The adventures of the same protagonist really build up over time.

I'm not sure this number of episodes i a luxury, ha-ha... Sometimes I find it difficult to finish even a one-cour anime nowadays. But I could make it into a daily habit and watch it bit by bit, I guess. Instead of the seasonals which tend to start as interesting but end up disappointing me (I dropped 11 this season).

I suppose my taste in anime doesn't make much "sense": probably not many people like both LotGH and IyaPan lol. I just don't really care about genres, demographics and all that, I just like what I end up liking. And yeah, politics, philosophy, ideologies, life in general - LotGH is very heavy on these themes.

Modern English language seem to be evolving very fast (new terms popping up all the time, whereas old ones change meanings), so it would be impossible to fight against this on the individual level. However, I'd still prefer if at least translators tried to use normal English instead of the slang version of it.
Btw, it looks like Chitoge has been your special character for the whole 10 years, that's amazing.

Most people with whom I interact here on MAL ended up being supportive after I posted that confession. Considering how toxic and negative internet can be, I think that's a wonderful thing and kind of reassuring.
I guess I need to watch Blade Runner some time.

I heard Eternal is disliked by many people, but I honestly have no idea what's going on in that game. I liked Doom 2016, but didn't have much interest in trying out a sequel. Maybe it was for the best. Still, I wonder how it feels to play so many Kiseki games back to back. I imagine there are those who played all 12 games without resting in-between. Personally, though, I'm kind of enjoying the fact that I've been engrossed in this story for many years. Many things changed, mostly for the worse, but these characters and the world they live in have been by my side all this time.

Mm, I need to continue watching Hokuto no Ken some day. I've only watched 3 episodes of it. Its protagonist reminds me of protagonist of my 2nd favorite anime.

One of my friends once said that "it's easier to become millionaire in Japan than become a seiyuu" and it indeed feels like when it comes to EN voice acting, companies hire just anyone. Neither Japanese nor English are my native languages, so I like to think I don't have a bias - JP voice acting just feels much more professional and passionate. There is also another issue for me personally - I think a character is supposed to have just one voice - original. To me changing the voice would be the same as giving the character a completely different design or personality.
The sheer scope of the games is probably the reason, yeah. Even Falcom's latest games have non-voiced parts, after all. Ys is a great series too, by the way! Gameplay-wise it's completely different to Kiseki, however.

With One Piece it's probably even worse because the more popular something is, the more toxic it community usually becomes. For example, I (used to) play a lot of gachas, and while communities of niche games are usually friendly and chill, more popular ones tend to be worse.

Nah, there is no serious reason behind it. I just like the idea of putting as little real-life information as possible. Anyone who interacts with me will eventually discover these things anyway if there is a need. And when someone sees my profile, I want to emphasize my interests and devotion to that one very special character instead. That's also one of the reasons I've abandoned a personalized nickname in favor of her name, so that when someone thinks of me, she's the first thing that comes to mind. I guess it can sound weird, but that's how it is.
I understand where you're coming from though.

Nice. People like you make me think that I should continue watching One Piece after all (I stopped at ep 819 long time ago, even though I've been watching it since 2012). As for me, my favorite anime hasn't changed since 2011 - top-1 is Legend of the Galactic Heroes and top-2 is aforementioned City Hunter. More recently, Mushoku Tensei took the third spot.

I see. To be honest, I don't remember encounters with haters of any studio, so it's a new thing for me.

The way some people use the word "waifu" used to annoy me. Like for some it's just "a female character I find attractive", which completely loses the original meaning of the word. At some point I stopped caring about semantics, though. Instead I can simply discover what people mean when they say it when I talk to them directly. Like for example you are obviously not one of the people who use that word superficially. And as for me, I've already described Shizuna's place in my life in that thread, which conveys everything much better than just one word, regardless of its definition.