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MentalEdge

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Eskating cyclist, gamer and enjoyer of anime. Probably an artist. Also I code sometimes, pretty much just to mod titanfall 2 tho.

Introverted, yet I enjoy discussion to a fault.

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An increase from Dungeon Meshi. Izu is here, things will only go up from now on.

The next three episodes are gonna be nearly ALL killer, no filler. It's time to get back to the meat of the plot (though the dungeon meshi plot veggies are very good and important, too).

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This was maybe the best joke once the series got started.

The manga shifts to a much more serious and emotional tone with the occasional gag once Helck and "Anne" get portaled off the mainland.

The anime didn't quite pull off the execution of that I think.

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Netflix or the high seas.

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Sure am!

Gonna put in some work on Thunder, wait for my pizza dough to rise, cook that up, and then sit down to watch the new episode.

Can't wait!

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This is a chapter cover from the manga. The mangaka is Ryoko Kui.

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I love the self-improvement club bros. They are such bros.

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I really need to fix the thing where it thinks "original" refers to a franchise.

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This fanart is a cross-over between Frieren, and Dungeon Meshi, and this is the community of the latter. Both series center on a party of characters featuring an elven mage in a fantasy setting that has dungeons and mimics.

Both series are very good. If you like Sousou no Frieren, chances are you'll like this one, too.

Marcille, the other elf, is a very different character. Unlike Frieren, she is very affectionate, and forms close relationships effortlessly. Though it's only barely become relevant in the anime, the fact that she will outlive the shorter-lived people she loves, eventually also becomes a central element of the plot (having read the manga).

The latest episode featured a nightmare sequence that revealed she carries a deep trauma, because as a child, she watched someone very important to her age to death before she even began puberty. Unlike most elves, it turns out she didn't grow up among other elves.

https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/9f4e7877-bd2f-4f6f-9a41-cc7cb3fe6d85.webp

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It is Netflix exclusive. Episodes are coming out each thursday, we are up to 19 out of 24.

The 24 episodes will get the anime to roughly halfway, at the current rate that the anime is adapting chapters. The manga is complete, and though it is not announced, everything points to a second season finishing up the adaptation in the future.

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Or you could read the manga.

Personally I think this one story is worth jumping through every hoop one might imagine.

I hold it above all other manga, and with how stellar the adaptation has been, I can't imagine it won't soon be true for the anime as well.

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Either way, keep an ear to the ground on this one. It's a masterpiece that I think as many people as possible should get to enjoy 👍

World Guide Ch.8 - Iyo/Maizuru ( ani.social )

It's unclear whether the spell Maizuru put on Izutsumi is actually lethal. This World Guide chapter reveals that the spell is called "Ninpo: Babysitter" which suggests a much less ghoulish purpose, and that she in fact developed the spell for keeping track of Shuro when he was a child....

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This one page comic is one of the few depictions of Shuro's father that exist (who was/is in a relationship with Maizuru, effectively one of his slaves) and it has always creeped me the f out. He is never portrayed in the main story.

https://ani.social/pictrs/image/fd543692-80d2-4389-a0a5-567706506240.webp
https://ani.social/pictrs/image/3f44bafe-2405-45bb-9a54-a4723676f8f3.webp

Doing some math (Maizuru is presently 41, and Izu is only 17) she can't be much younger than 30 in this comic if she was "gifted" Izu at the time. Her relationship with Shuro's father isn't described negatively, but Maizuru only has bad things to say in the world guide comics. And connecting the dots on a drunkard slave-owner with a romantic obsession with one of them, doesn't make for a pretty picture.

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@kaboom36

I'll just quickly confirm two things explained in the world guide.

The spell Maizuru used to keep track of Izu may not actually be lethal. She used to use the exact same spell to keep Shuro from running off as a child, so it might be that all it does is scare the subject.

Second, Izu wants her curse broken, but it wasn't placed on her by the Nakamotos. She was already a beast-man when they bought her from a freak show.

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Not sure. The world guide explicitly mentions it's a spell that causes a monster to chase you, with a knife. The intended effect is obviously to cause fear of death, but it's unclear whether it will actually proceed to kill the subject given the chance.

https://ani.social/pictrs/image/69544a47-a2ff-430f-bb55-063f35423bd1.webp

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I was subbed to a ton of art communities on reddit. There wasn't enough of that on Lemmy for my tastes.

If you haven't already, check the sidebar on any Moe community for the full list.

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Eventually I'll need to appoint others, but right now most posts getting reported are mine lol.

For now the real job is keeping things active. That was hard at first, but over time I've automated away most of the tedium.

Some others expressed interest so I published it.

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Marcy being a nosy cinnamon roll that wants to understand covering for Laios being the opposite lol

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    No image url in the post. And that pixiv is dead?

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    No image link?

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    I enjoyed the first season, but I quickly dropped the second in favor of reading the manga. The art is better, and the trudging pace of the story in the anime is much faster.

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    My local library does carry a shit-ton of series, but the real kicker is you can electronically order books for pickup from the entire capital city region of libraries, even if all copies are lent out you can get in line right from the website.

    Basically, if something exists as a physical book, you can arrange for yourself to read it. You can even use the library website to track down what books and how many copies are in what libraries and on what shelf, and then go get them yourself same day. Same library card works in the whole capital city region and you don't need to return books to the same library.

    Back during my conscription the garrison library stocked several dozen series too, that I devoured in the boredom of hurrying up and waiting. Funny how a library specifically meant to cater to 18-year-old men had plenty of girly romance manga...

    You can get digital releases, too, I've read a lot of manga on an e-reader. First on a Kobo, now on a Android based Likebook device which I can use any app on for accessing manga that I like.

    Kindle has tons, and for series that only exist in English thanks to fan translations, reading from mangadex using tachiyomi/mihon is fantastic.

    Due to all that, the books and manga volumes I own are mostly gifts from others and some money spent on series I especially like, and want to be able to just take off the shelf and read.

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    I love absurd anime like Saiki K.

    Other masterpieces are Nichijou, Hinamatsuri and Asobi Asobase.

    However, nothing has really topped the utter chaos of Sabagebu for me.

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    !frieren

    Another fantastic fantasy being produced right now is Dungeon Meshi aka Delicious in Dungeon.

    15 episode are out on Netflix.

    It's a bit more on the comedic side than Frieren, but also keeps the weirdness typical in a lot of anime to a minimum. It also comes with fantastic characters and gorgeous animation.

    People who like Frieren are likely to enjoy Dungeons Meshi and vice versa. I certainly do.

    And also !dungeonmeshi

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    Would you mark nsfw, got a report already :/

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    Gotta keep the prudes silent :D

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    Save, and follow artist

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    Well that's new.

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    It's a word.

    I find it's a pretty healthy development in what is basically a branch of the idol industry.

    It has enabled indies, and the people doing it have a way better chance at maintaining a healthy work/life balance than idols of old. They can literally "unplug" and live a personal life that they can make as separate or involved as they like.

    There's no bullshit about physical appearances like fashion, weight watching, age...

    And it's been a delight to see the biggest player, hololive, actually allowing talent to take care of themselves when push come to shove, rather than going through humans like they're some kind of consumable.

    But this, taking an IP with established fictional characters, and having them become vtubers? This feels weird.

    I'm not sure what it adds? People stick with vtubers because as "unreal" as they are, we genuinely like the people behind the avatars.

    Yes, it's acting and performing, but also not. I'm not sure how "hello I'm a character from that franchise you like" would work.

    As a big fan of Holo, I'm kinda worried, and annoyed that they'd risk it, that this will affect the character. I don't want to see a fantasy goddess try and fit into the real world, and I'm a little scared of what the real world might turn her into.

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    What.... What is this?

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