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Happy birthday

many happy returns :)

Love your ange pfp too 😍

Thanks for accepting my fr nice to meet u, been watching anything good lately?

thanks for accepting the friend request! nice to meet you 😎

oh man, what do I *not* love about witch hat? The art is masterful and has some of the most beautiful and creative panel compositions i've ever seen a comic have, the story and world building is so fascinating, the characters are wonderful, it has one of my favorite magic systems ever, the themes and struggles the characters go through resonate so deeply with me on a personal level as a disabled artist, I could talk about everything I love about this series for hours. I didn't experience a lot of media last year due to burnout but it was easily the best media I experienced that year and one of the highlights of 2023 for me in general. it's in my top 5 manga now and the main character coco is one of my favorite protagonists ever, and it has one of my favorite casts in general now. I can't recommend it enough. I'm so excited for the anime adaptation but i really feel like the manga is still going to be the definitive experience because the panel composition is such an integral part of the experience.
anime and comics really are made for the fantasy genre, it's one of the reasons why live action doesn't interest me as much. I loooove complex high fantasy worlds full of magic like witch hat and kubera and that just doesn't work in live action 99% of the time.

I def will let you know when I get to the eupho movie! Right now me and my friends have watched to episode 8 on our rewatch. Rewatching has been such a wonderful experience, I think the last time I watched S1 and 2 was in 2019? I had forgotten about a lot scenes and character beats so it's almost like reexperiencing it for the first time again. It's so great to rewatch old favorites and remember why you fell in love with them in the first place.

did you see the news of look back getting an anime adaptation? I'm so ecstatic for it, other than chainsaw man it's my favorite fujimtoto work. I know that little one shot doesn't resonate with a lot people as deeply but as an artist that story resonates with me so personally, literally changed my life and how I view my art. I can't wait to see this story animated, buuut I'm also not prepared to be emotionally destroyed by it again, this time with sound and animation lmao. I really hope goodbye eri and fire punch can get adaptations as well one day

thank you!
aah fr about the return of fantasy manga, I feel isekai wore out its welcome years ago, and fantasy has been my favorite genre for my whole life so I'm absolutely loving the return of true fantasy anime. I felt this way towards witch hat atelier, magical series no pun intended lol, very impatient for the anime adaptation.

I've heard about how rushed the eupho movie was which partly why i still haven't watched it, I planning on doing a rewatch for the entire series with some internet friends starting this weekend tho, so I'll finally be watching it.

Oh that's right, I forgot about the chainsaw man movie! really excited for that since i looove reze arc, a little anxious tho since it won't be the same director, i didn't love every decision the anime that was made for S1's adaptation but for the most part i think the directing and vibes were phenomenal.

Everything is much better now thank you! I'm back in a decently productive state of mind. I think i just needed the year to end and start fresh you know?
Really glad to hear that your new job and city has been good also yeah i can definitely relate to not wanting to go outside because of the cold lmao

For seasonals i've started dungeon meshi and frieren which i'm loving so far! It's fun that two fantasy stories with very different tones and very different lead elf girls are airing together lol. I'm extremely excited for hibike euphonium S3 but also very nervous for it? I just hold S2 and its ending so so close to my heart, it means a lot to me and one of my favorite conclusions to any anime so its a little weird for it to be continued years later. I havent even watched the movie yet since S2's conclusion is that important to me.
I'm also excited for spice and wolf's reboot, I've read some of the novel series although i'm barely anywhere in it lol, and the original anime is extremely nostalgic to me. What about you?

I'll definitely let you know when i start umineko! It'll probably be a while since I still need to restart and finish higurashi but hopefully i can read/play it before the end of the year!

aaah I'm so sorry I accidently ghosted you for several months lmao, burnout hit me hard out of nowhere again so i went back to being a recluse for a while lol.
but I'm back! how was your year? A big goal for next year is to be more productive, i realized i've hardly watched any anime or played any video games over the year and I really miss doing what I love! hopefully i can fully escape this burnout and go back to all that.
I never got back to higurashi after burn out happened but hopefully i can get back to it soon. i still really want to play umineko eventually.

(Oh gosh sorry this is so late, I got busy/sidetracked with other things)
Yeah that’s fair. If you do ever decide to watch Vanitas, I hope you enjoy it! I really love that series for so many reasons, ofc I’m biased since it’s by the author of Pandora hearts lol.
I actually like Keichii quite a bit lol, he’s clever in his own way and seeing his downward spiral in the first arc has been fascinating. I actually haven’t touched higurashi since we talked since I want to start over with the PS3 version but I don’t want to re-expirence the beginning again immediately lol. After a little bit I’ll re-start.

Aah yes I love the little imperfections in Ryu’s art! There’s also a lot of details in the original sprites that aren’t in the PS3 models, like Battler’s fang and they honestly whitewashed him compared to the original and steam sprites :((. I also do like the larger builds he gave a lot of characters, it’s a bit of a shame the other sprites slim the characters down

You're welcome. Which one is your favorite? 86, A Lull in the Sea, A Place Further Than The Universe, A Silent Voice, Akame ga Kill, Akudama Drive, Angel Beats, Bakemonogatari, Beyond the Boundary, Black Bullet, Bloom Into You, Chainsaw Man, Charlotte, Demon Slayer, Food Wars, Gangsta, Hinamatsuri, Horimiya, Hyouka, I Want To Eat Your Pancreas, Jujutsu Kaisen, K-ON, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Komi Can't Communicate, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Lycoris Recoil, My Dress-Up Darling, Orange, Overlord, Pokémon, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Re:ZERO, School-Live, Shimoneta, Shirobako, Skip and Loafer, Snow White with the Red Hair, Spy x Family, The Promised Neverland, Toradora, Violet Evergarden, Weathering with You, Ya Boy Kongming, Your Name or Oshi No Ko

I watched 86, A Lull in the Sea, A Place Further Than The Universe, A Silent Voice, Akame ga Kill, Akudama Drive, Angel Beats, Bakemonogatari, Beyond the Boundary, Black Bullet, Bloom Into You, Chainsaw Man, Charlotte, Demon Slayer, Food Wars, Gangsta, Hinamatsuri, Horimiya, Hyouka, I Want To Eat Your Pancreas, Jujutsu Kaisen, K-ON, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Komi Can't Communicate, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Lycoris Recoil, My Dress-Up Darling, Orange, Overlord, Pokémon, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Re:ZERO, School-Live, Shimoneta, Shirobako, Skip and Loafer, Snow White with the Red Hair, Spy x Family, The Promised Neverland, Toradora, Violet Evergarden, Weathering with You, Ya Boy Kongming, Your Name and Oshi No Ko as well.

Thanks for friend request. Hope we get along

Ah, I hope you’re enjoying your new job!

Haha, about Vanitas and Jeanne, their relationship is a little divisive even among hardcore fans. They have a very rough start with the whole kissing without consent thing lmfao, but their relationship does genuinely develop into something special and intimate. I personally like the idea of two people who have a horrible first impression that manages to work out their difficulties and grow to genuinely love each other, but I can also understand how that whole first impression can immediately be a dealbreaker for others not matter how much development it gets. Their relationship is very messy but I kind of like messy romances lol. Pandora hearts has a bit of that too with some it’s relationships but not to as severe a degree. I think Mochizuki just likes having her characters and relationships be messy and complicated. She writes them in a very unique and particular way and often are difficult to describe with clear labels. But anyway, that makes me so happy that I’ve sold you on Pandora hearts lol. I hope it’ll be something you enjoy and hopefully resonate with as well!

Almost done with the first arc now and the horror has been pretty great, I think it’s much better executed than the anime since we have Keichi’s monologue that adds a lot to the story, and ofc it’s just more fleshed out in general than the anime was. the sound design is excellent and adds a lot to the dread and anxiety. About which version I’m playing, I’m just watching a silent let’s play on YouTube atm since I don’t like the steam version sprites and don’t have a PS3. I was watching a play through of the PS2 version but might switch the PS3 version since it’s definitely the definitive edition which voice acting and actual visuals for important scenes. I rewatched some scenes in the PS3 version and my first impression of the sound design is that it’s not as strong as the PS2 version. They seem to have quieted the droning noise and piano cords that plays during scary moments and it’s not as sharp. I’m not sure about the soundtrack since I didn’t watch enough but for the PS2 version, I really liked the music, although I think the tracks were a bit too short and got repetitive during longer scenes, and at first they kept reusing the same 3 tunes which got tiring fast. Now that we’re out of the slice of life segments though they’ve started playing a lot of new tracks so that’s gotten better. I’ll have to see what I think of the PS3 soundtrack.

Lol the original sprites, I think they’re quite charming and iconic. And as an artist who wants to make comics, it’s rather encouraging to know that higurashi originally began with that kind of art style and still managed to become one of the most iconic and beloved Japanese horror media lol. I don’t think I’d be able to seriously read the VN using them tho, since I’m not sure I would be able to take it seriously. I don’t think the original sprites white mesh with the tone the story is going for.

No worries about late response, I hope the move and everything has gone well!

Yes the two characters that were teased at the end of S1 are both women! They’re both very important, I love them and their stories so much. I don’t want to give away or hint at how Yukimura handles conflict in Vinland now that Thorfinn is a pacifist, but I think he does a fantastic job with it and still making the story engaging and suspenseful. Once again I really can’t wait for them to adapt arc 3 to anime.

Thank you! I hope if you ever read Pandora hearts it’ll a meaningful experience for you as well! And yes, the character designs are art are so gorgeous, Mochizuki is easily one of my favorite artists ever lol. It’s crazy how even tho her art has been gorgeous for many years and she’s still improving and getting even better. Aaah I love Vanitas too! It’s also one of my favorites. While I still like Pandora hearts more (although it’s not really a fair comparison since Pandora hearts is a finished story while Vanitas is still on going), I do think certain aspects of Vanitas has been better than Pandora hearts, since Mochizuki is now more experienced as a writer and artist. I heard the anime adaptation was decent, although I am miffed at some of the scenes I heard they cut and the lower budget they happened to give to my favorite arc ;-;. I can’t really judge the anime adaptation tho since I haven’t finished it lmao

Aaah yes, the visual novel has been taking its time developing the characters and getting us attached to them and their friend group before going straight to the horror. I’m noticing a lot of charming and fun scenes/moments cut from the anime that add to my investment. So far I also think the scenes that were adapted in the anime have been better executed in the VN. I actually stopped reading it for a little while until last night because I got side tracked so I’m still only in the slice of life moments of the first arc lmfao, but I’ll let you know what I think when I get to the horror!

A day late but happy birthday!!!