I’m watching Hidamari Sketch btw

>>309
Hidamari Sketch is too advanced for me
Maybe one day I will understand the moe

>>312
So far, I enjoy HidaSketch the same way I enjoy Azumanga Daioh.
But I’m only watching its first season so I don’t know what the other seasons are like.
I hope you will enjoy it someday!

>>317
They both seem like take-it-easy.
Maybe one day I will download.
Frankly I have a complex about downloading anime nowadays since there's no reason not to learn Japanese while watching anime.
But instead I just download what's currently airing and try to ignore it.

It is a conflicting feeling to have watched anime for so long without learning the language.

>>326
I have the same problem watching English shows.
Every time I watch something in English I can’t stop thinking I shouldn’t read subtitles and should practice listening to English.

>>329
How much of the dialogue can you understand without subtitles?

Been keeping up with the currently airing anime.
Lately I find myself discombobulated after watching for some reason.
Maybe a guilt that I shouldn't do this.
That's why they call it a guilty pleasure I suppose.

My favorite this season is a toss between 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ and 魔入りました！入間くん

I keep replaying this song, interesting array of emotions

>>338
I can understand spoken English only when it’s clear, not fast and doesn’t have a strong accent or unfamiliar jargon.

>>341
I haven’t checked anything this season yet.

>吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ and 魔入りました！入間くん
Sounds familiar. I’ll check them.

>>343
There are tons and tons of idioms in English.
It must be a nightmare learning it.

Also we speak so fast, at least in the US.

>>355
What makes you or other Americans speak fast?


>There are tons and tons of idioms in English
It’s fun to learn…but sometimes it seems to be a Sisyphean task

Started watching Hidamari Sketch season 3

>>362
>What makes you or other Americans speak fast?
I think it has to do with the culture of coffee.
In either case, you feel like you need to fit in as much information possible, get to the point.
Talking faster is a way to compensate for lack of brevity in your statements, basically :^)

>>364
What have you learned from your Hidamari Sketch experience thus far?

>>365
That makes sense.
Don’t Americans themselves have any problems understanding each other?

>>369
Hmmmmmm
Miyako has a wonderful personality where she’s always positive but calm and not an airhead. She doesn’t overthink and enjoys the moment.
I learned to be down to earth and enjoy my life?
I don’t know.

>>378
>Don’t Americans themselves have any problems understanding each other?
You may be onto something...

I guess we need to define 'understanding'.
I would say there are levels of understanding.
There's the level of day-to-day stuff, which is fine usually.
Then there are levels beyond that, and in those levels misunderstandings crop up.

Although you could attribute this toward the speed of speech alone, I would reckon it to be more of a cultural thing.
The quickened speed reveals an impatience that has no name. An unsettled soul.
The degree to which one feels understood seems to be a core vexation for any budding human (one could label this as the quintessential driver around the Teenage Experience).

In America, one instead accepts that it's not about being understood, but understanding what's next, what's the newest trend, what's needed to move forward, what do you need to distract yourself, to gratify yourself.
You close your heart, ears, and eyes, but quicken your pace to forget about that.
You may find parallels in Japan?

>>379
That sounds nice. It's a nice mindset, and I subscribe by it!

When I bike I often go through retirement communities.
Old people walking along the road or messing with their lawn.
Although you could just move on and not think about it, when you bike past you sometimes think maybe one day you will be in that retirement community; and if that is so, then the last thing I'd want is to regret working too hard, I think.

I hear myself saying, "What, I worked all that time just to do what I could've done when I was young: laze around, go on walks, enjoy some books and mess around! What was the point?!"

I would argue that the number one reason is related:
https://www.inc.com/lolly-daskal/12-things-people-regret-the-most-before-they-di
e.html

Also, a story I often think about, related to "enjoying life as is":
https://medium.com/life-lemons/what-you-can-learn-from-a-mexican-fisherman-a8334
882204c

Another thing I watched recently was this which is sorta related:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ7S-nKmAr4

Some of the comments really put things in perspective.

>>382
>>385
I didn't mean to write so much

Don't feel obligated to reply in depth

>>382
Most Japanese have a strong belief they share the same values and culture.
Such homogeneous social consensus is convenient and helps us a lot understand each other as long as I actually share the same values, but it sometimes suffocates me.


By the way, I realized what makes it hard for me to understand spoken English is that native speakers never pronounce words as dictionaries say and they drop many syllables and sounds. That makes me think they speak so fast.

>>385
>12 Things People Regret the Most Before They Die
It’s interesting that there aren’t things like “I should’ve strived to be richer” or “should’ve worked harder to contribute to society”.

“Lying flat”(tang ping) is one thing I’m interested in Chinese culture. I hope I’ll explore it more when I improved my Chinese.

>>400
>but it sometimes suffocates me.
Do you have an example belief that you diverge from and therefore causes you to suffocate?
It does sound convenient though. Completely opposite where I live.
An adage I often repeat to even close conversations would be "You do you" i.e. do what you want even though I disagree lol


>native speakers never pronounce words
That's an accurate assessment.
There's also a lot of filler-words depending on the person, often said super fast and frankly means little to nothing.
"Like..."
"As I was saying, though I mean"
"Yeah that may be so but there's also"
"I don't know, you know what I mean though?"
"Yeah, um, like, it's like, you know, I mean do you see?"
"Totally dude but man you know..."
"Oh my God!!!"

>>401
We both just need to wait for the next Genshin Impact to fully immerse into the 二维世界

>>400
>>407
Today I ran across this wikipedia article posted on lainchan.org
https://lainchan.org/hum/res/66036.html#66520
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honne_and_tatemae
It seems strikingly relevant to this conversation.

Also, I would supplement that, yes, there is no concept of "private" and "public" mind to most Westerners.
(And because of that, it takes awhile to realize on your own that there are masks you can wear and wearing those masks makes life much much easier. Some people never realize this, and so they are "fed to the dogs" from my observations.)

I am reminded of the central Western delusion: Integration of self with all activities and roles.
We want to be the same person, everywhere, and then actively attempt to do so even though it causes much pain.

This is in contrast from 本音と建前: the Japanese ideal seems to be a balance between roles and self.
I wonder how you learn about this ideal, seeing as I had to learn on my own the value of perpetual mask-living.

>>407
>Do you have an example belief that you diverge from and therefore causes you to suffocate?
There’s a dominant notion in Japan or maybe East Asia that disrupting order or not being voluntary to reach a consensus (by suppressing yourself) is disrespectful to other people who benefit from the order.
Something that’s often said to be characterized by Confucianism.
It’s nice to sacrifice ourselves evenly to form order we can all benefit from.
But that can be unfair if you’re in a minority.
It’s so suffocating to be forced to pretend to be happy while being denied!


>filler-words
Sometimes I wonder if I should say them to sound like a native speaker.
I’ll never wrap my head around the appropriate time to say "you know what?"

>>412
>there is no concept of "private" and "public" mind to most Westerners.
It’s hard for me to imagine it.
I don’t know if I want to live that way.
I think I’ve never had an urge to show off my true self to everyone I meet, and tatemae culture helps me a lot to hide my true self from strangers irl.
But most people in the West think it’s desirable to have their true selves judged by random strangers irl?

>Honne and tatemae
Honne and tatemae make people prone to suspect anything politely said comes from tatemae.

In situations where people are supposed to say their honne to get to know each other, some people like acting rudely and I feel like I’m forced to make up another fake self of me to look like I revealed "myself".
It’s similar to some imageboards where there are people who think only rude bigoted posters are honest and everyone else is a hypocrite.

>the Japanese ideal seems to be a balance between roles and self.
I think so too.

>I wonder how you learn about this ideal
My current strategy is to play undemanding roles, but I don’t know this is ideal

>>409
>二维世界
I don’t know well about Genshin.
Is it a Genshin term?

>>414
>that disrupting order or not being voluntary to reach a consensus
So the trick is to isolate yourself to where you don't have anymore obligations.
I wonder how much a Japanese person has to be pushed into the minority before they say "Screw it. I'd rather die alone than deal with you people."

Thanks for explaining, it makes more sense.
What you describe is something I've never experienced.
I'd immediately rather be a garbage human in the eyes of those pressuring me if it isn't fair.
Very "hands-off" society in the US.
In fact, depending on your spawn zone it's expected that you'll screw other people over.


>Sometimes I wonder if I should say them to sound like a native speaker.
You could say them, but you could also sound better than a native speaker by forgoing them.
It shows a confidence in your words. The same could be said by forgoing cuss words.

>>419
>the West think it’s desirable to have their true selves judged by random strangers irl
空気 (reading the room, right?) isn't as emphasized in the general public, the lower classes.
The amount of naivety depends on your spawn and skill tree I guess.

>never had an urge to show off my true self to everyone I meet
Yeah, it's a weird one. You're smarter for not having this urge.

Maybe that which defines the self is easier to share.
It's fun to rock the boat basically, a complete opposite disposition from the confucian "sacrifice yourself and silence yourself for the greater whole."
It's like having a painting, no matter how pretty or bland, and you just want to paint more and more on it, or chip more and more away for Truth, Perfection.
I am reminded of this dialogue (you'll get the gist after a minute):
https://youtu.be/b-U_I1DCGEY?t=773

Or this guy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Wittgenstein
Toward the end of Wittgenstein's life, he sat everyone close to him down and confessed all of his sins, no matter how uncomfortable and no matter how little.
It's like a plot change where the background character reveals themselves a part of a secret faction of schizophrenics and it makes life interesting.

One final link. A chorus that encapsulates that urge/tendency to push the envelope:
https://youtu.be/4Rp9xmJI2D4
> But I learned fast how to keep my head up, 'cause I
> Know there is this side of me that
> Wants to grab the yoke from the pilot, and just
> Fly the whole mess into the sea

>>421
My mistake, it's 二次元, not 二维世界
Both roughly translate to "2nd dimension world" I think, but I was wrong about the hanzi.


The term refers to anime, videogames, internet in general.

Here's where I read about it:
https://scholars-stage.org/why-chinese-culture-has-not-conquered-us-all/
> Chinese would call Genshin Impact part of the “Second Dimension” (二次元). This “Second Dimension,” meant to contrast with the “three dimensional” world of everyday life, is the Chinese catch-all term for anime, manga, and all video games, merchandise, cosplay outfits, music videos, and live gatherings inspired by the anime aesthetic. What Harry Potter is to American millennials, these Japanese stories are to Chinese youth today. China is the largest market in the world for this stuff—and consequently, a host of copy-cat Chinese animation studios and video game companies sprouted up to cash in on the windfall. Industry leaders in Japan have viewed this development with trepidation. On the one hand, working with these Chinese companies promised rich profits. On the other, not a year went by without some prominent Japanese executive or animator warning that their Chinese competitors were on the cusp of creating “2D” products equal to their own. If not the realization of this future, Genshin Impact, as successful in Japan as it was in China, should have been its herald.

Chinese youth say the 2nd dimension is superior to IRL.
I will tentatively agree.

>>419
>people prone to suspect anything politely said comes from tatemae.
>In situations where people are supposed to say their honne to get to know each other, some people like acting rudely and I feel like I’m forced to make up another fake self of me to look like I revealed "myself".
Masks upon masks...
I would've never guessed this was a thing. It's interesting seeing how honne/tatemae actually works irl.
Japanese culture seems terrifying. I feel second-hand suffocation reading your experiences.


>to play undemanding roles, but I don’t know this is ideal
You just need to embrace the schizophrenic parts of yourself and become the main character you were meant to be.

Unless you had something else in mind.
What would be the ideal?

>>426
>I wonder how much a Japanese person has to be pushed into the minority before they say "Screw it. I'd rather die alone than deal with you people."
This reminded me of a kind of online buzzword in Japan the "人間関係リセット" (resetting human relations) habit, the habit of abandoning one’s all current relationships.
Something like quitting one’s job suddenly or deleting all contacts on one’s phone impulsively.
I think this buzzword implies a considerable number of people here never choose to confront others and they kept silencing themselves to the extent that they feel they can’t take it anymore.

>>427
I’ve heard people in US often have small talk with complete strangers.
Do you or strangers around you often share each other things that define you or them, for fun?
That sounds a little scary to me.


>>428
>二次元
I see what you mean!
This is a Japanese word and I suppose it was imported into Chinese as a loanword.

I think it’s natural to love comfy imaginary worlds while suffering in the real world.


>>429
>I feel second-hand suffocation reading your experiences.
I’m really glad that my English skills improved to such a point.


>You just need to embrace the schizophrenic parts of yourself and become the main character you were meant to be.
Thank you!

>>441
> I’ve heard people in US often have small talk with complete strangers.
> Do you or strangers around you often share each other things that define you or them, for fun?
Today I walked along a beach and a stranger came up, asked about the shells I collected (had a plastic bag full of them) and then they shared how they're searching for some too, that near the parking lot all the good shells are already taken.
How they're a local, that their kids go to X school, asking where I lived around here and they've been here for ~18 years and thinking of walking toward the end of the beach.
I even knew where they lived since I take varied bike paths.
It was an interaction that lasted around two minutes, and a perfect example of what you're asking about I think!

Another example earlier this week, like 4 days ago, was a crosswalk lady, the job where you help kids cross busy streets.
I'm not sure if that's a thing in Japan – school was getting out around that time though and I was waiting there to cross.
I ended up talking to her about simple stuff like the weather, and she waved to a huge truck, apparently knowing the driver inside.
There was an inconveniently placed "development" warehouse behind us, on the road leading up to the intersection I wanted to cross.
Development as in business pertaining to construction, concrete, housing, etc.
And so she talked about them and she always observes how the truck drivers can't get to the warehouse because the road leading up to the intersection is clogged, and people rarely let the driver take the left into the facility.

I don't think this second story fits the bill of 'sharing stuff that defines you' but I still share it because I realize, depending on where you live, these day-to-day interactions don't usually happen.

For what it's worth, usually I don't engage with other people but yeah, to answer your question, some people in the US love small talk and don't feel awkward about striking up conversations.

>>441
> This is a Japanese word and I suppose it was imported into Chinese as a loanword.
That sounds right to me, thanks for letting me know.
I didn't know it was a Japanese word, but that makes a lot of sense.
Japan needs to watch out... China and bilibili may take over the soft-power monopoly Japan has over the hearts of youth...

> I’m really glad that my English skills improved to such a point.
Yes your written English is great, I haven't read anything that seemed off...
Yet.

It must be a novel experience, to talk about Chinese through a second language
You can totally dunk on me for being a monolingual smolbrain though

>>439
> This reminded me of a kind of online buzzword in Japan the "人間関係リセット" (resetting human relations) habit, the habit of abandoning one’s all current relationships.
> Something like quitting one’s job suddenly or deleting all contacts on one’s phone impulsively.
しまったーー！
私は気がついた。
人間関係リセットをやりました。
Feel free to correct any mistakes!


Have you done a reset before? Does "人間関係リセット" imply making new relations afterward?
Because if so then my reset may be incomplete.


The bittersweet after-effect of 'resets' is how life-long relationships are that much harder to find.
One thing I'm vaguely aware of in East Asian culture broadly is that you generally keep in touch with people even from grade school.
Like you develop life-long relationships? Maybe not anymore in Japan, I wouldn't know.
That's not a thing here. I don't talk to anyone I used to know, especially from school, even if I live in the same area.

And the appeal of life-long relationships is that feeling of "so this is where I belong." maybe. I wouldn't know.

>>445
Thank you for sharing your experiences!
I might be scared to go out if I was in US.

I have pretty much no experiences of having casual conversation with strangers just for fun.
I aggressively avoid places or irl activities where I’m highly likely to experience it though.

>depending on where you live, these day-to-day interactions don't usually happen.
I think so too.
People in some areas in Japan (such as Osaka) are said to be more talkative than people from other areas in Japan.

>>446
I’m preparing for such future by gravitating towards them.
I’ll be poised soon to read doujinshis in Chinese.

>It must be a novel experience, to talk about Chinese through a second language
Absolutely yes because I have no foreigner friends irl.

>>447
>人間関係リセットをやりました。
Oof! Is it popular there?

>Does "人間関係リセット" imply making new relations afterward?
I think no

>Have you done a reset before?
>One thing I'm vaguely aware of in East Asian culture broadly is that you generally keep in touch with people even from grade school.
>And the appeal of life-long relationships is that feeling of "so this is where I belong." maybe.
Not everyone but many people here seem stay in touch with more or less school friends.
Is it rare there?

I have some friends from my junior high school. But in front of them I can no longer be as honest as I used to be as a teen. Meeting with them like once a year sometimes gives me a similar feeling to being awkward in a family reunion.

>>450
>I aggressively avoid places or irl activities where I’m highly likely to experience it though.
It's reasonable to want to avoid such things.

Although I'm used to it, there's still that residual, "Uhhhh" feeling – then you think about if you messed up, and then realize it won't necessarily matter since it's unlikely you'll run across them again.
Guess that's an appeal of small town living, you get to slowly run across everyone.
In fact, that's what I liked about playing Zelda (like Windwaker) – that feeling of a small town.
You know?

>>451
>I’ll be poised soon to read doujinshis in Chinese

Big milestone! I wonder what title you're gunning for.

>because I have no foreigner friends irl.
Would you ever want foreigner friends?
On one hand, you don't have to worry about all the idiosyncrasies of Japanese socializing.
On the other hand, you may deal with very dense cultural barriers and uncomfortable situations.
All bets are off.

>>452
> Is it popular there?
Depends on how schizophrenic you are... but still I think so.
It's hard to generalize because of so many pockets in the US.
I would say... no, most likely.
But I always drifted between peoples and friend groups all my life.
It is easy to drift when you charisma-max and hide everything about you.

But then you realize you spent all this time maxing charisma without realizing what you even want from other people
(I probably lost all the "charisma" I had, if I ever had any, due to current shut-in lifestyle)


> I think no
It's fun this way, sometimes.
It's like you're on the final frontier, which is often mistaken for space or for the deep ocean blue.
The final frontier of the mind, seeing how far one can go.
Maybe float out of your body someday! Mind over matter!


> Not everyone but many people here seem stay in touch with more or less school friends.
> Is it rare there?
I'll still say it's rare, maybe, though I'm not so certain/sure.
I think parts of the US is experiencing what Japan experienced in the 80s with hikikomori - The "Lost Generation"
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/the-8050-problem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fes15AzSsVk

> I have some friends from my junior high school. But in front of them I can no longer be as honest as I used to be as a teen. Meeting with them like once a year sometimes gives me a similar feeling to being awkward in a family reunion.
Is there a way for you to get out of that situation? I gave up a long time ago, don't even have to endure family reunions.

>Share anything you enjoyed recently

Lately I've been enjoying making some weird foods.
I made chia seed pudding the other day (using a nut-milk I also made, almond)
It grows on you, though it's more of a slimy texture instead of a pudding texture.


Also I've been learning more about MK-ultra and how it's even embedded into the entertainment we consume.
It's interesting seeing the double-meanings between a show and its underlying intent.

Lately I've been going through https://projecteuler.net/ and that has been fun too.
I wonder if my life would've been different if I took math more seriously.
It was always my favorite subject.
Though perhaps for the wrong reasons.

Also, I think my favorite show this season would be とんでもスキルで異世界放浪メシ

>>463
>Is there a way for you to get out of that situation?
I don’t know
When I’m at gatherings or parties, I usually never speak unless someone talks to me.

>>461
I often hear it said that small villages are scary places where villagers surveil each other to maintain their communities and there’s no privacy.

I don’t know if such stereotypes are common outside Japan.

Also I remembered some people say they don’t like to be remembered by restaurant waiters.


>>462
>I wonder what title you're gunning for.
I don’t know!
Probably I should start from looking for good websites to read manhua or something

>Would you ever want foreigner friends?
Tbqh I don’t know what I wanna do with my imaginary foreigner friends.
Probably I’m subconsciously expecting them to introduce something new into my life.

>>441
Huh? I don't think so.
We do have smalltalk with strangers but it never gets that personal

>>517
Off course!

>>518
Whoops ｡(*^▽^*)ゞ

I should mention on this thread too that I'm into Lisa The Painful now

I watched some episodes of The Adventures of Tintin

I've been playing an outdated version of Lisa The Painful

I've been watching Starcraft 2 casts as well as someone playing Super Mario Maker.
Both are satisfying to watch because it seems like a lot of work to "play" these games.
The mild monotony of it is comforting. Contained.

>>695
>Starcraft 2
I've never heard of the game and it seems like a strategy game.
Is it different to understand the game?

>Super Mario Maker
Do you watch it to enjoy watching people beat difficult levels?
I remembered Jump King and Getting Over It. (I never played them myself.)

It's pretty insane how much production is behind these kpop bands.
This was on the front page of youtube (where I'm degen enough to click around like a pigeon pressing buttons for snacks)

Anyway, I just imagine the full on production crew behind these beats.
Like I imagine a team of 20 just getting the quality to perfection, just on the song alone. Not even talking about the video
Anime used to be power among the youth, but Kpop may overtake (or already has overtaken) that throne...

>>799
How a host of people are so obsessed with pop songs is beyond me, but yeah South Korea's efforts into pops is astonishing. Probably it's a correct way to make money.

I know Japan has to make money too but mass consumerism is tiring and personally I don't mind if people who love following mainstream move to kpop.

>>811
>Probably it's a correct way to make money.
They have a whole government body dedicated to this stuff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture,_Sports_and_Tourism
Soft power is the way to conquer the world nowadays, I guess


It makes me wonder how to develop soft power.
I guess money helps.
>In 2013, the Ministry allocated 319 billion won (US$280 million) for direct support of Hallyu (Korean Wave).

>>821
>Soft power is the way to conquer the world nowadays, I guess
I'm a little interested in an Indian movie called RRR.
I heard Nigeria also has a big film industry.
It must be fun if every culture had influential soft power.

>>855
It seems this conversation is leading towards making Ikouchan a soft power empire.
We shall begin with T-shirts and hiring a vtuber to become the new ikouchan mascot

>>878
I wonder if there is a board that has its vtuber.
In any way it'd be nice if we have more original contents and do something with our mascots and stuff.

>>886
I think most vtuber fans just wait for Twitch livestream or YouTube livestream.

Ikouchan Collective™ can make a YouTube channel discussing imageboard/anonymous forum culture across the world.
Each video can select an imageboard and review it (hopefully SFW boards mostly)

Then there can be videos where it has two vtubers discussing the merits and downsides of imageboards in Chinese.

It's time to import imageboard culture into China!

>>891
As far as I know,China once had imageboard culture too, but due to the law of real-name system its almost gone now.
A dead Chinese imageboard even had its own vtuber!

>>894
>but due to the law of real-name system its almost gone now.
Sad.
Didn't the regulation help wholesome imageboards prosper?

>A dead Chinese imageboard even had its own vtuber!
I didn't know that at all! Thanks for educating me.
kukuku.fun (ku岛?) would be the biggest Chinese imageboard I've seen, except for Komica.

>>891
>It's time to import imageboard culture into China!
Seems like we should rather focus on rekindling and rejuvenating imageboard culture in China.

>>894
>>896
I did not know China had imageboards!
It makes sense in retrospect.

It would be fun to find a way to rekindle what type of culture they had.
Would have to learn Chinese first...


China is an exciting space to watch, since they're slowly loosening regulations on content & creation with the videogames at least

It would be fun to learn Chinese just so I can play the MMOs that China will release unto the world

>>896
>Didn't the regulation help wholesome imageboards prosper?
IDK, because of my bad english,the expression above may completely wrong.
What i called real-name system means that needs your id number and phone number to register an account, all you got is anonymous only on the funky imageboard style front end. this kills imageboard culture imo.
Kukuku and Komica is the real anonymous based imangeboard! which means all of them are illegal on the mainland of China.:(
>>901
You can do it!

>>906
I see.
But Bilibili is legal, right?
I guess there are many forums that look like that?

>>901
Learning Mandarin might be more rewarding for you than I if you are good at games.

>>909
If you want to post something, then you need to register

I've been enjoying this piece of music.

>>922
What is the Great Firewall like?
I am curious what sites you browse because of it.

>>909
>if you are good at games
Ah... I don't know about that.

I was usually average at games–never had as much of a competitive spirit as my counterparts; perhaps to some detriment, as games became less engaging overtime.
It seems the competitive spirit is what gives games some depth.

Would you consider yourself good at games?

>>924
>Would you consider yourself good at games?
I'm confident in my incompetence in games.

I tried some puzzle hunt today, and it made me feel like I'm the Osaka without any talent of pun jokes.
>>923
Nothing special, just using World Wild Web's chinese rip-off, use 微博 instead of twitter, use 贴吧 instead of reddit, use bilibili instead of youtube, etc...
GFW is a sluggish work, and it blocking you mainly because you're famous in China, even most of the imangeboard can get passed from GFW.

>>933
Probably a good thing!
You can devote yourself to more meaningful pursuits.

>>943
All hail the GFW!
Is the 摆烂 movement still strong?

>>943
>GFW is a sluggish work, and it blocking you mainly because you're famous in China
That makes me wonder how CCP will react to fediverse if it gets popular among people.
Fediverse is countless social media platforms connecting each other and I don't think it's possible to ban all of them.

>some puzzle hunt
I've never heard of it.
What was it like?

>>947
摆烂 are still good! And it just getting more and more powerful! 一时摆烂一时爽，一直摆烂一直爽

>>958
I've visited some of the homepages of the fediverse websites, some get blocked and some don't, so I guess they're probably not that fediverse(?) I don't know much about cybersecurity.
>what was puzzlehunt like
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle_hunt
In short, you have to find patterns and extract the answers in the puzzles, which can be in different media.
I found a simple Japanese puzzle, can you extract the answer?

>>980
Puzzlehunts sounds like what are called alternate reality games in the west. A bunch of puzzles across multiple websites and videos, sometimes even including real world elements, with each puzzle pointing to the next one and possibly containing clues. Usually they're used to tell a story and/or advertise some media, with more bits of the story being revealed with each puzzle solved.

>>981
You are right!

>>981
Yes, but Puzzlehunt is more focused on the puzzles themselves, and the answers to the puzzles are almost always English words or phrases.

How to make this the soundtrack of every day?
I wonder how to achieve such a lackadaisical vibe.

>>980
I tried figuring this puzzle out for the last ten minutes.
So I looked at all of the Japanese pronunciations of the characters to see if there's a correlation.
I couldn't find any correlation between 図書館 and R through the pronunciation.
[spoiler]But then I realized that every English translation has the letter chosen twice. Temple, School, Library, Station
So the answer I think is T.[/spoiler]

These puzzles are fun, how did you find them?

>>988
I looked through the source code of https://code.rocket9labs.com/tslocum/tinyib and it doesn't seem to support spoilers.

>>988
You guessed it!
This puzzle from a TV show called 東大王. I found them because the puzzle hunt community shared them.

>>947
Wow I knew 躺平 but didn't know 摆烂.

>>980
I'm terrible at this kind of puzzles!
I feel like I was better at them in my childhood.

>>988
Sorry! I added the explanation of spoilers of tinyib to the about page. Also I'll modify my source to make [spoiler] available soon.

>>994
Thank you for sharing it.
If you have more puzzles you want to share I will try to solve them.
My Japanese and Chinese is very, very rudimentary though

>the puzzle hunt community
Do you have a link to this community, or is it for members only?

>>1000
>Sorry! I added the explanation of spoilers of tinyib to the about page. Also I'll modify my source to make [spoiler] available soon.

Thanks, I did not know about the tag syntax.
And no worries, there's no need to add the bracket syntax.
I think the tag syntax looks better honestly.
indeed

The puzzlehunt game is finally over. And sadly my team is only two meta puzzles away from finishing.

>>1012
Here's one of the puzzles I came across in this puzzlehunt, enjoy it!
>the puzzle hunt community
I'd love to, but the community uses Chinese instant messager like QQ and Weixin, I think that would be a big communication barrier.

>>1026
>I'd love to, but the community uses Chinese instant messager like QQ and Weixin, I think that would be a big communication barrier.
J-Just slightly.

Maybe one day it won't!

>new puzzle picture.
At first glance I imagine it to be a transposing puzzle.
It requires finding a character that lines up within the strokes.

I will have to give it more thought.

>>1026
I tried to solve the puzzle but I can't!

>ccbc
I googled the word and it seems like there is a big active puzzle hunt community in China.

>the community uses Chinese instant messager like QQ and Weixin
Given that they are messenger apps, I guess QQ and Weixin require making an account to have a peek at the community, right?
Does 密码吧 on tieba also have something to do with the puzzle hunt community?

>>1053
>can't solve the puzzle
Hit：This puzzle is about combining Chinese characters into words.
>Does 密码吧 on tieba also have something to do with the puzzle hunt community?
Yes! The CCBC originated in 密码吧, but with the fall of tieba or forums and the rise of social media in China, people are starting to choose instant messaging to share their interests with others.

>>1055
I can't solve it even with a dictionary!
黑人 and 人工, 黑夜 and 夜工, or 水泥 and 泥工 should make sense, but 水人 or 水夜 or 黑泥 doesn't sound right.

>the fall of tieba or forums and the rise of social media in China
I didn't know 贴吧 is losing popularity.
Which do you use more often, QQ or 微信?

>>1035
You can see 贴吧(tieba) without an account!
https://www.tieba.com/f?kw=%E5%AF%86%E7%A0%81

I spent most of today listening to harmonica music. Really just wasting time.

>>1068
I know the feeling!

>>1068
You like harmonica?

>>1076
Yeah, I'll probably start learning it once I get a job and can buy one.

>>1067
As I know, 水人 in China can be thought of as Morphling in Dota2 or any water elemental in World of Warcraft. And 黑泥 can also mean negative emotions because of the influence of Fate/Grand Order in China.
But that has nothing to do with the answer, so please keep thinking!

>QQ or 微信?
QQ for sure, although 微信 is newer than QQ, it is more for office use than on hobbies.
>You can see 贴吧(tieba) without an account!
In the early early days, tieba even had the ability to speak anonymously!(although at the cost of showing your the IP address)

I collected my /lit/ meme trilogy, but in Chinese translation! (haven't finished any of them though)

>>1087
Truly formidable culture synthesis in a photo.

I read a bit of the first and the third.
Dropped both in the end, though there are glimmers in the third particularly resonating, and Joyce's Dubliners was far more digestible... that old scallywag...

>>1086
I made it!!!!
黑手, 水手, 手工, 手术,
手术, 学术, 术语, 术士!
黑手 was difficult!

>水人
>黑泥
Thank you for educating me!
I'm not knowledgeable about games. Opportunities to learn about words that aren't in dictionaries are invaluable.

>QQ for sure
I googled if I can make a QQ account without having a Chinese phone number, but it seems like that requires a bunch of workarounds.

>In the early early days, tieba even had the ability to speak anonymously!
I wish I were there!

>>1087
>meme trilogy
I've never heard of that!
Did you enjoy the parts you read?
Seems like there's no official translation of Infinite Jest in Japanese.
Are the trilogy popular in China?

>>1088
Did you read them because of the meme?

>>1099
>Did you read them because of the meme?
Partially, probably mostly. The exact reason why I checked out either of the books escapes me now.
DFW has some pretty interesting insights about American living in this interview.

> Some have called irony the song of the bird who has come to love its cage.

>>1098
>You made it!!!!
Congrats!

>>1099
>Did you enjoy the parts you read?
For me, the meme trilogy shows me three different but unifying faces of modernity and how modern society got to where it is now, and I kinda enjoyed the decent prose.
>Are the trilogy popular in China?
Ulysses is the kind of work we call the literary canon, and the remaining two, whose literary value is yet to be tested by time...
Infinite Jest was only published in China earlier this year...


>>1088
>Joyce's Dubliners was far more digestible...
Maybe I should try Dubliners first, Ulysses does seem too experimental for me....

>>1102
>DFW has some pretty interesting insights about American living in this interview.
Thank you for sharing the interview!
Seems like I should explore interviews of him since there's no easy way to read his books in Japan.

Considering the length of Infinite Jest, a more than an hour long interview is incredibly shortened and summarized.

>>1106
>For me, the meme trilogy shows me three different but unifying faces of modernity and how modern society got to where it is now, and I kinda enjoyed the decent prose.
Sounds interesting! I might consider reading them a little if they were not notoriously unfathomable books.

>Infinite Jest was only published in China earlier this year...
I didn't know that and I googled it in Chinese.
https://tianmunews.com/news.html?id=2435629
If I understand this correctly, it took translators more than a decade to translate it?
I guess you already knew about the meme trilogy before the translated version was published.
You were looking forward to the completion of the translation?

Today I saw one of the most infamous scenes from Infinite Jest, the genius of DFW makes me sick!
>>1138
>it took translators more than a decade to translate it?
It took translators half a decade to translate it, and the other was wasted on the censorship.
And for me, I know Infinite Jest has been at least half a decade. Of course I'm looking forward to the completion of the translation.
But I'm also worried about the impact of censorship on translation, I've already learned the lesson of the new translation of Gravity's Rainbow.
Luckily, Infinite Jest is good.

>>1137
>there's no easy way to read his books in Japan

It must be nice to go to the library in Japan.

Anyway, it's up to you I hope you don't feel obligated to watch the interview, it is an hour long after all!

A dance for one.

>>1145
>I hope you don't feel obligated to watch the interview
Thank you for your concern!
I realized I need to slow down the video to keep up with him and I started feeling like I should watch his interviews repeatedly to get his point.

>>1161
I've heard this song before but I don't remember at all why I know this song.

>>1144
>Today I saw one of the most infamous scenes from Infinite Jest
My sixth sense tells me I shouldn't ask you what kind of scenes they were

>the other was wasted on the censorship.
I didn't take reviewing into account.
It sounds nightmarish to review the long novel that is difficult to comprehend.

>But I'm also worried about the impact of censorship on translation
>I've already learned the lesson of the new translation of Gravity's Rainbow.
You mean the translation of Gravity's Rainbow wasn't good due to the censorship?
I wonder how you notice something is different from the original. You've read it in English, or you indicated there was an old version of the translation?

>Luckily, Infinite Jest is good.
Nice to hear that

>>1165
>feeling like I should watch his interviews repeatedly to get his point
There is some unique language he uses and it's not as straightforward.
In terms of what value you can extract, I would say you would have a better understanding of the forces which shape the Western psyche.

>>1165
>but I don't remember at all why I know this song
It looks to be quite popular.
Perhaps it was an anime opening?

I like the cold feeling it gives.
The shots in the music video capture the feeling:
Walking around a closed amusement park, cold and after dark.

It almost feels like an acceptance of how cold things can be...

I got baited into watching this video.
Perhaps others will find it interesting


My thoughts: all according to plan

>>1166
>how you notice something is different from the original?
It literally says "Delete X words here". What can I say?
After reading those words, I immediately refunded my money and bought the old version on the second-hand market.
That's where the picture above came from.
The old version has some translation errors, but still better than the new one.

>>1177
I guess you could say [DELETE 40 WORDS HERE] and once you go with that, embrace that view, things'll become more interesting.

>>1171
>It looks to be quite popular.
How did you find the song?

>I like the cold feeling it gives.
How cold is it there these days?
Most leaves are still green here but I feel obliged to enjoy walking outside before it gets too cold.

>>1172
There are too many humans, so many problems and uncertainties in the world.
It is really difficult for me to be optimistic about the future of humanity.

>>1177
>It literally says "Delete X words here".
I thought it would've been rewritten or reconstructed to pretend that nothing was omitted.

I searched Douban for the book and saw everyone complain about the same thing.
https://m.douban.com/book/subject/30431388/

I knew the word 删除(remove) but now learned 删减(trim and shorten?).

I'm glad you found the good version!

>>1190
>There are too many humans, so many problems and uncertainties in the world
>It is really difficult for me to be optimistic about the future of humanity.
Perhaps in ten years time we will look back upon these moments of silence, composing these posts, as something to savor amongst the rot and twisted-metal fire consuming all we once knew as civilization.
Whatever happens, it will at least be... interesting


A question cast out for anyone to answer:
Does all of humanity share a common ancestor?
If not, what implications do you think that has?

>>1190
>How did you find the song?
If I recall correctly, found the artist through recommendations on spotify.
Then from the artist's page, tried more songs until I stumbled across this one

>How cold is it there these days?
Mild. What about you?
Super cold winters, like below 5°C, I rarely experience.


>obliged to enjoy walking outside before it gets too cold
Big downside of super cold places!
Though I would hope one eventually adapts to the sharp breaths...

The cold makes life much more visceral.
When you're used to floating in heat most of the time, it becomes easy to dissociate.
Frankly, I aspire to follow the Zen Buddhist path and completely dissociate from the self.
Living in hotter climates helps toward that end, in a weird way.
The less the "I" exists the easier existence becomes.

>>1195
>the rot and twisted-metal fire consuming all we once knew as civilization.
Noooooo

>>1197
>If I recall correctly, found the artist through recommendations on spotify.
I see. It is nice that we can casually enjoy foreign music thanks to the internet.

>Mild. What about you?
It was mild here too last week but getting colder day by day!
Now I don't wanna go out without a fleece jacket.

>Super cold winters, like below 5°C, I rarely experience.
Is winter nonexistent in your area?
Have you ever seen trees lose their leaves?

>When you're used to floating in heat most of the time
Is it that dizzying hot in summer there?
I heard air conditioning is very popular in US in contrast to Europe.

I watched the first half of Mushishi Season 1!

eh, sonna...??

>>1235
What are your thoughts on it thus far?

>>1234
>Noooooo

>nice that we can casually enjoy foreign music thanks to the internet
Absolutely. It's a nice way to escape.
>don't wanna go out without a fleece jacket.
Had to look up what a fleece jacket was again.
Sounds cold if you have to wear that!
Never owned one

>Is winter nonexistent in your area?
>Have you ever seen trees lose their leaves?
Winter is nonexistent and it's hard to say, I can't really remember. But I don't think the leaves fall off either... I think(?).
Don't really experience autumn as others would, for sure.
Everything is just a constant haze.
>Is it that dizzying hot in summer there?
It is consistently around 33°C most of the year
Sometimes it gets old, but it feels like a familiar blanket when you get used to it.
>air conditioning is very popular in US in contrast to Europe
It's a reasonable conclusion given the latitude.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Belt
Without air conditioning, I doubt most people would live in the above "Sun Belt".

>>1237
Do you like it?
I've never watched the original or the remake either

>>1238
>What are your thoughts on it thus far?
Nice and calm
I was watching slice of life stuff recently and I feel like I hadn't enjoyed fantasy like this in a long time.

>>1239
>Never owned one
>it feels like a familiar blanket when you get
Unimaginable experience
I don't know which I envy that or I'm happy I have winter

>Everything is just a constant haze.
>It is consistently around 33°C most of the year
I wonder how plants and insects in areas without clear winters know seasons, like when to bloom.
I suppose no winter means no spring.

I went to some parks to see cosmoses
While they were beautiful, their ephemeral lives made me sad

>>1254
So many flowers. Do they smell like anything?
>ephemeral lives made me sad
For some solace, each of them live on through their seeds I suppose.

Recently binged this youtube channel.
This one was the most memorable, since I didn't know this area of Russia existed

>>1256
>So many flowers. Do they smell like anything?
Somehow Cosmoses didn't have scents unless my nose was broken
Bees were smelling them through

>For some solace, each of them live on through their seeds I suppose.
Staring at flowers and bees busily flitting around them makes me overwhelmed with existential questions.
The flowers are going to die soon and I can't do anything to prevent their death.
I wonder if they lived happy lives as flowers or bees, what is an ideal life for flowers, bees and me and what I will think at the end of my life.....

I suspect Mushishi makes me see things like this

>>1271
>Norilsk
I've heard of the town as one of the most polluted places in the world.

I don't think I could stay sane with polar nights or the midnight sun

>>1292
>I don't think I could stay sane with polar nights or the midnight sun
To be fair it's hard to stay sane anywhere

>>1291
>Bees were smelling them through
Bees are objectively one of the cutest insects in the world. I hope you saw a lot of them

>existential questions
Do you believe in an afterlife?

>Mushishi makes me see things like this
Yes, it's a meditative anime for sure.

>>1292
>>1295
I recall a conversation about Tibetan sky burials and reincarnation.
When I write "afterlife" I mean something distinct from the human experience, like you no longer have a body.
But if you believe in reincarnation, I wonder what's that like and what you hope to spawn as next.
Wouldn't mind being a tree deep in the Amazon in that case.

>>1294
>To be fair it's hard to stay sane anywhere
There are so many recommended health practices out there.
I don't wanna be unhealthy but it's hard to do all of them

>>1295
>Bees are objectively one of the cutest insects in the world. I hope you saw a lot of them
I love them too but it's virtually impossible to see them in winter because it's too cold for them
Do you see bees in winter?

>>1295
>>1296
>Do you believe in an afterlife?
Currently I don't really believe reincarnation exists as folklore describes
But I think the scientific fact that atoms that used to be part of me could become part of another creature someday is really similar to reincarnation and it's fascinating to me

>I wonder what's that like and what you hope to spawn as next.
>Wouldn't mind being a tree deep in the Amazon in that case.
It must be mesmerizing to live as a tree and pass the long time seeing beautiful animals in Amazon
These days I'm really interested in trees. The fact that we are surrounded by things that can easily outlive any of us is breathtaking

I finished Pluto and really enjoyed it

Recently I have been playing The Binding of Isaac co-op mode with my friend

>>1356
>The Binding of Isaac
I've never heard of that game. Cute characters
I couldn't find much about the game in Japanese. Is the franchise popular in China?

>>1356
Sounds like fun I played binding of issac like... 3, 2 years ago? I couldn't get that into it. I'm surprised that it's available in china due to having themes about religion and child abuse. You could be bypassing restrictions idk.

>>1395
>I couldn't find much about the game in Japanese.
Funny, I thought the game was popular in Japan, because the Japanese translation of the game was available a long time ago, and the Chinese translation took ages!

>Is the franchise popular in China?
I'm not so sure, I've been watching tboi's gameplay videos lately and it's now all over my front page as a recommendation, I'm probably too addicted to it to see how popular it is from the outside.

>>1936
>You could be bypassing restrictions idk.
Actually, all Steam games are in a grey area in China.
Publishing games in China requires a licence, but Steam has joined the WTO, so it's legal to buy unlicensed games there, creating a theoretical vacuum.
At least most games are streamable now, except for GTA5, Rainbow Six and so on.

>>1399
Great!

>>1320
>don't wanna be unhealthy but it's hard to do all of them
Yeah... been thinking about this a lot.
I think the secret to doing them is to remind yourself that if you don't you will inevitably experience more pain in your life

>Do you see bees in winter?
Yeah, sometimes, not often. More often than not I come across wasps I think.
Guess we'll have to wait until spring.

>me could become part of another creature someday is really similar to reincarnation and it's fascinating to me
Yeah, it's a strange conundrum how if you zoom out enough we're all pieces in one singular system; e.g. all is one and one is all.

>fact that we are surrounded by things that can easily outlive any of us is breathtaking

Lately I've been reading a book about how we can communicate with plants, or that plants can pick up our "bio" vibrations.
Plants and man have been in a symbiotic relationship since the dawn of time, possibly shaping who we are.
One certainly can feel a deep love about it when you think about how, without trees or plants, we wouldn't be alive anymore

>>1399
>I thought the game was popular in Japan
Popular games seem to vary with the country
There could be many games you know but I've never heard of. I'm not knowledgeable about video games in the first place though

>the Japanese translation of the game was available a long time ago, and the Chinese translation took ages!
That's a shame! I watched an old let's play of tboi and the game didn't look to have many sentences to translate
I don't know about co-op mode tho

>I've been watching tboi's gameplay videos lately and it's now all over my front page as a recommendation
Yeah recommendation algorithms love doing that
Probably tboi is popular if there are that many videos to recommend

>>1410
>Yeah... been thinking about this a lot.
I started stretching every day some weeks ago and now I realized I didn't do it this week.

>I think the secret to doing them is to remind yourself that if you don't you will inevitably experience more pain in your life
I tell myself every night that staying up late tonight will ruin my day tomorrow. Sometimes it works

>More often than not I come across wasps I think.
Recently I learned that I can come across huge hornets even in winter here too, by actually encountering them

>Lately I've been reading a book about how we can communicate with plants
That's intriguing
I want plants to know I think they are charming

I watched a let's play of an RPG Maker game called ib

I ate a Georgian cuisine called Shkmeruli at a beef-bowl fast-food chain. (I took this picture)
It was a limited-time menu item. I heard the recipe was different from actual traditional Shkmeruli but I'm grateful for the opportunity

I'm not having a nice day I need to take a break but what should I do?

>>1550
I've always wondered about that!

>>1550
>I need to take a break but what should I do?
I think it depends on what you wanna take a break from
But I recommend doing something healthy anyway!

Went hunting for used books and CDs and faced the cruel reality that the majority of what I enjoy reading and listening to is now suddenly "retro" and sought after by collectors, thus awfully expensive and behind the display case But aside of filling my library with a copy of Space Odyssey and finishing the Robot series they had a translated copy a manga I was about to order anyways so I grabbed (read as actually bought!) one as well and ran

Could recommend taking 2 hours of your time in a huge town to scout for personal cultural relics aka books, will do again

>>1439 This above is actually a part of my health plan, I am currently spending a lot of time in the capital city so I dose myself at least 1 hour of wandering daily to
1) make my phone happy for walking 10 km
2) unintentionally stumble upon interesting sights, shops and tasteful food (would recommend saving up for that one through )
I live in countryside so I usually spend this hour working or walking in the nearby forest instead.

>>1564
That makes sense!

>>1564
Scalpers buy up new stuff and collectors buy up old stuff? Sigh

>Could recommend taking 2 hours of your time in a huge town to scout for personal cultural relics aka books, will do again
>I am currently spending a lot of time in the capital city so I dose myself at least 1 hour of wandering daily
I don't remember when was the last time I bought CDs or physical books (probably two years ago.) These days I use Spotify and Kindle because I wanna browse foreign media whose physical copies are difficult to find here
But I remember I used to enjoy visiting CD stores and secondhand bookstores. Winter is almost over here and I should go explore my town and the city again

>I live in countryside so I usually spend this hour working or walking in the nearby forest instead.
Do you see any animals or plants there?

Finally got some time to write back (the books are fun, maybe too much )
>>1570
I regularly use streaming (currently using Spotify with a family account) for music but after finding out how little the musicians get paid (from experience it's about $1.2-$1.9, that's 200-300 yen , per 1000 listens, where a listen is somebody listening to your piece for at least 30 seconds without switching off) I am seeking CDs and other physical releases and creating my personal digital library by copying those. If nothing else, it's a great excuse for many other erratic things. Given that my tastes are rather weird to the current second-hand media market it's sometimes a pain, as illustrated by the previous post, yet there are still a few resellers and importers to my rescue!

Because we run a family business of raising and breeding cattle I indeed do see plenty of animals, grass and plants; would post cute pictures but the weather's not great today and my compact camera has several faults with it that would make it a lo-fi special. I shall remember and post some one day for sure!

>>1549
Since you haven't told us and I am very curious: What did it taste like? The sauce (soup?) looks really creamy and I heard that your country doesn't like milk all that much. Is that so? If so, what's the sauce/soup made of?

>>1440
I am biased by associations but I recently played the fan-translation of Kinoko-nun and it's sweet and short. Please do not feel bad for reading a guide afterwards even when playing the original, the clues aren't exactly direct...

>>1573
I've always wondered about that!

>>1573
>would post cute pictures
I can't wait to see them! I can never have enough cute animal pictures!

>What did it taste like?
It was cheesy and garlic iirc

>I heard that your country doesn't like milk all that much.
Yeah I heard many Japanese (or Asians?) are lactose intolerant and foreigners (especially in the West?) eat cheese and drink milk more often than we do.
Sometimes I myself have an upset stomach after drinking milk even though i like milk
But many people here seem fine with milk

>I recently played the fan-translation of Kinoko-nun and it's sweet and short
Was it sweet? I've never played it and I guessed it was a horror game from the appearance

I finished reading Volume 2 of The Walking Dead

>>1620
It *IS* a horror game indeed, but not that scary, shocking or hopeless in my humble opinion. I used that phrase as an idiom for "surprisingly short in a way that is pleasing," sorry for causing confusion

And yes, at least here cheese and milk is very common! Used in both sweet and sour dishes, raw or cooked. But it's completely fair not to indulge in things that hurt you without much reward...

>>1627
Big if true!

>>1623
Opinions so far? Do you plan on continuing?

I've been binge-reading Batman comics after watching The Batman by Matt Reeves. I remember it as 3 hours of talking, but it's way better than I remembered. Sadly there's only really a handful of GOOD Batman comics despite having 80+ years of history. If anyone here ever gets interested in Batman check out the animated series, the famous comics that always get recommended, and the movies. Don't bother with whatever DC is pushing.
Other than Batman I have been watching Galaxy Angel after the first couple of episodes I noticed that one of the girls has an emote here!

>>1627
>sorry for causing confusion
No worries! Thank you for clarifying

>Used in both sweet and sour dishes, raw or cooked
Sound tasty

>>1629
>Opinions so far? Do you plan on continuing?
I'm reading Volume 3 now!
I said this is my first time reading an English comic series but it's also my first time reading a zombie comic series.
I'm looking forward to reading what will happen to them next

>check out the animated series, the famous comics that always get recommended, and the movies
I've only seen The Dark Knight and Tim Burton's first one. It was very long ago though
I just remembered I haven't seen Joker yet too

>I have been watching Galaxy Angel after the first couple of episodes I noticed that one of the girls has an emote here!
It's nice to see someone who knows the Galaxy Angel anime

>>1637
>I'm reading Volume 3 now!
That's great! I stopped reading at volume 5 semi-recently due to getting sidetracked by other things in life.
>I said this is my first time reading an English comic series but it's also my first time reading a zombie comic series.
Are you interested in reading more Western Comics like Superhero comics or something like TinTin?
>I've only seen The Dark Knight and Tim Burton's first one. It was very long ago though
I've seen all the movies in those continuities growing up. When I was a child I was terrified of the old Batman movies especially Batman Returns because of The Penguin.
>I just remembered I haven't seen Joker yet too
I watched Joker the day it came out in Ireland. Halloween that year everyone was the Joker, even girls.
>It's nice to see someone who knows the Galaxy Angel anime
Today I finished the second season "Galaxy Angel"Z"

>>1650
>Galaxy Angel
I like the anime, but I am particularly interested in the game. Ranpha is my favorite

>>1653
>the game
I didn't know there was a game.. I googled it and found out that the games are more serious than the anime Weird, but interesting.

I drewd a comic this weekend. I don't like spending too much time inside, so I drew it in my backyard.

>>1668
Are you sure about that?

>>1650
>I stopped reading at volume 5
Have you ever watched its TV series or do you not know anything about Volume 6 and after?

>Are you interested in reading more Western Comics like Superhero comics or something like TinTin?
Either is nice! But I guess Western comics have more options available in Japanese Kindle than cartoons

>Halloween that year everyone was the Joker, even girls.
I thought it was a serious movie for adults

>Today I finished the second season "Galaxy Angel"Z"
My favorite episode in Z is where Mille-feuille becomes huge

>>1653
>I didn't know there was a game
Yeah I've never played it either

>>1668
Cool! What kind of comic was it?

>>1676
>Have you ever watched its TV series
Yes, but I dropped off after I got bored. Years ago.
>do you not know anything about Volume 6 and after?
Nope! I know what happens. I've started reading again since I read your post. I'm currently on Volume 16 I haven't had much to do since I got sick
>Western comics have more options available in Japanese Kindle than cartoons
I don't know what Kindle offers, let alone Japanese Kindle haha but if you're interested in reading American Superhero comics. I'd suggest googling a character you're interested in and their good books for beginners. and just seeing what you like.

>I thought it was a serious movie for adults
It is. I should've said it was teen boys and young adults dressing up as the Joker. Not small children lol.
>My favorite episode in Z is where Mille-feuille becomes huge
I like that episode as well and I've just realized that this banner is a reference to Galaxy Angel.

I like Vanilla H's green hair. It reminds me of ice cream.

>>1677
I don't know, it was about this little goblin shitter who wanted to find this serial killer so he could beat him up.

>>1681
Amazing!

I finished Walking Dead Volume 3 and I'm reading 4 now!

>>1678
>I haven't had much to do since I got sick
I hope you are okay now

>I don't know what Kindle offers, let alone Japanese Kindle haha
I found series called Sandman and Kamen America on Kindle Unlimited. Do you know them?

>Not small children lol.
Yeah I exactly imagined that

>I've just realized that this banner is a reference to Galaxy Angel.
>I like Vanilla H's green hair. It reminds me of ice cream.
I like her too! I chose Lanpha for emojis because Vanilla has absolutely no facial expression though
I recommend the other two seasons too!

I noticed that on Kindle Unlimited I can read so many classic novels and literature as Amazon Classics
I've been trying to read Animal Farm a little because I heard it's not difficult....

>>1714
>I found series called Sandman and Kamen America on Kindle Unlimited. Do you know them?
I know Sandman, but not Kamen America. It looks like a weeaboo comic. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
>I finished Walking Dead Volume 3 and I'm reading 4 now!
That's nice I finished the series weeks ago I haven't been watching or reading anything recently.

>>1728
Cool!

>>1728
>I know Sandman
Is it good?

>I finished the series weeks ago
Cool! Was it worth reading the whole series? I have no idea how it would end

>>1761
>Is it good?
Haven't read everything, but it's alright.
>Cool! Was it worth reading the whole series? I have no idea how it would end
If you like it then read it and if you start to dislike it, don't.

>>1771
wtf

I'm about to finish watching Season 1 of Mushishi, 4 episodes left

>>1771
Thanks!

>>1820
May revisit it. This is a good show, thanks for reminding me about it!
Been watching a lot this season. Do you follow currently airing stuff at all?

Finished watching Season 1 of Mushishi!

>>1821
I'm not well informed of seasonals
I'm a little interested in Sakuna of Rice and Ruin because it looks wholesome and I've never played the game
What are you following?

Not a seasonal but I heard Tropical-Rouge! Precure was an uplifting slice of life so I'm currently 8 episodes into it

>>1826
>What are you following?
I'm a degenerate, so I watch anything mildly amusing/has good animation.
Though I'm hoping to cut the habit.
Imagine all the time spent studying languages instead of watching anime...
>Tropical-Rouge! Precure was an uplifting slice of life so I'm currently 8 episodes into
とてもキラキラ
It is... too bright for my degenerate self...

>>1844
Smart post!

>>1844
>Imagine all the time spent studying languages instead of watching anime...
You learned Japanese by watching anime didn't you?

>It is... too bright for my degenerate self...
Currently I'm 27 episodes into Tropical-Rouge! Precure
I like its wholesome energy and light-hearted humor, it has very few serious or intense moments so I don't have to brace myself to be upset
You don't like wholesome anime?

Recently finished watching Dexter. Its about a serial killer living a double life. By day hes a normal guy with a girlfriend, step kids and a job as an blood analyst, but by night he hunts down serial killers and dumps them into the bottom of the ocean!

I enjoyed it throughout, but the last season was AWFUL and the middle seasons are meh. S1, S2 and S4 were all great though

>>1855
>learned Japanese
To some extent...
I'm pretty sure if I just go through all the verbs and conjugations I could deduce most sentences at this point.
One difficulty about learning Japanese is sometimes it feels like you're sentencing yourself to death through entertainment
When the "means" (watching anime) is also the "end" (watching anime without subtitles) there's something dark about that

>it has very few serious or intense moments so I don't have to brace myself to be upset
True, these are the worst.
Recently checked out Kaiji and it just doesn't make sense: why would someone want to be so stressed watching something

>You don't like wholesome anime?
It's okay, it's just a quick road to that deep existential despair (though to be fair, that's present no matter the show)

Recently I checked out sousou no frieren since it had such praises.
I'm surprised people could watch it without feeling a strange sense of despair: it's interesting since it reverses the point of entertainment: to make you forget this all ends.
Instead you are painfully aware the entire time that everything is swallowed in time

>>1863
Great!

>>1860
Thank you for sharing it! I've only heard of the title
I'm usually reluctant to check US tv drama series because their plots tend to grow less convincing as they get renewed

>>1863
>the "means" (watching anime) is also the "end" (watching anime without subtitles)
That makes sense. I don't know what else Japanese skills can be used for

>Kaiji
The Kaiji anime has a nice plot and I recommend watching it as long as you can stomach the stress

>it's just a quick road to that deep existential despair
How does harmless anime drive you to despair?

>sousou no Frieren
I didn't know about its story so I searched for it and I got what you meant
It's common for people to love to consume someone else's tragedies in fantasies for some reason

>>1863
I like Sousou no Frieren, the manga; couldn't stand the anime for many minor flaws that kept irking me. (I may be a hipster, I constantly find myself going against trends, even in this case where I whent into the anime thinking I'd gladly follow the trend.)
I think it has a very positive relationship with death and aging, not treating them as something to despair about. It also eventually moves away from those themes and the adventure slice of life genre to a pretty typical battle shounen formula much to my annoyance.
Maybe I should start writing my thoughts on the media I consume somewhere, I almost always have more to say than just I like it or dislike it. Once I replace my broken PC that is, there's no way that among of typing would be doable phoneposting.

>>1872
Cool!

>>1872
Living as a contrarian is the only way to survive in a trend-setting world

IMO the main way to remove the melancholy of death is to always suppose there's a beyond, or that you'll see one another again, even if it takes another world rebirth.
Perhaps this is why the author has that central goal toward heaven: one reflects upon all of Frieren's memories and she'll finally have a chance to make them right, rather than entombing them to wither with her.
Without the journey's objective of reaching heaven, all of those memories sustain a melancholic tint, because there's no use for them other than to live on through Frieren's existence.
There's an argument that these memories influence Frieren which in turn influences those around: where one makes a difference in the generation to come, that the moments add up to something substantial for the younger.
But whenever one contemplates the passage of time one inevitably hits "the finale" -- that is, all of humanity shall perish until we find immortality.

Contemplation on past/present/future is always melancholic for this reason, unless you have an imaginative deus ex machina to revive everything once more, as does the Frieren manga have with its resting place of souls
(thinking in past/present/future is a disease anyway)

>Maybe I should start writing my thoughts on the media I consume somewhere
As long as you understand that it may be an exercise in futility, or just another way to pass the time, then why not!

>>1874
>that it may be an exercise in futility, or just another way to pass the time
necessary note: this has been my experience
To this day I've been publishing drivel on neocities ( https://neocities.org/site/siqu ), but it serves its purpose: a way to blow off steam

>>1871
>Thank you for sharing it! I've only heard of the title
Then you're in the same camp I was, until my friend got super into it and told me to watch it.
>I'm usually reluctant to check US tv drama series because their plots tend to grow less convincing as they get renewed
Me too Is the same true about Japanese drama series?
>The Kaiji anime has a nice plot and I recommend watching it as long as you can stomach the stress
The rest of Kaiji is very great too.
>>1863
>Recently checked out Kaiji and it just doesn't make sense: why would someone want to be so stressed watching something
The thrill feels great. The high stakes grip you to your seat. When Kaiji wins it feels great, and when he loses it feels horrible, but you want to see what will happen to him next.

>>1887
>Is the same true about Japanese drama series?
Generally speaking, Japanese tv drama series don't have many episodes in total and each season has only a dozen episodes, like seasonal animes
Some shows last very long but usually they are very episodic and their liner plots end in each season

>Kaiji
These days people in Japan seem to talk far more about its spinoff manga series called Hancho

Thanks to >>1890 I watched the first three episodes of Nadecico for the first time (and Daigoji died) since I finished watching Tropical Rouge Precure
I've never watched this series before but somehow I felt nostalgic

>>1906
>Generally speaking, Japane...
Oh thanks. I've never even heard of any Japanese Drama series, haven't even thought about the subject. It's crazy to think about all the foreign work that's beloved by parts of the world, but completely unknown to everyone else.
>These days people in Japan seem to talk far more about its spinoff manga series called Hancho
I know there's spin offs, slice of life comics of Kaiji characters and some serious ones as well, but I have no idea what "Hancho" is. I wonder why people are so interested in it compared to the normal comic, if I were give a blind guess on why they're talked about more, it'll have to be fujoshi fans seeing their favourite characters out of life or death gambles, but I dont know and I doubt that the spin offs would take over the main comic in popularity, no offense to you of course.

I have recently started watching Steins Gate, a very famous anime about time travel, really like it so far . And I've been thinking about watching The Sopranos again, maybe with a friend.

I finished watching Tokyo Mew Mew (the older one). The ending was not as amazing as episodes 42-43, but it was still heartwarming. Magical girls really are amazing. Zakuro and Mint are my favorites by far.

>>1910
Whoa, you already started in on that?

I'll have to pluck a rec from your stable of emoji to do my part in return...
I've never watched Non Non Byori, so Renge, you're up

>>1921
Smart post!

>>1921
prepare yourself for one of the best shows

>>1911
>It's crazy to think about all the foreign work that's beloved by parts of the world, but completely unknown to everyone else
Indeed. It's unbelievable how anime got popular outside Japan in the past two decades even though it wasn't made to cater to foreign audience at all. There must be tons of hidden gems all over the world

>I have no idea what "Hancho" is. I wonder why people are so interested in it
Hancho is a slice of life series designed to be relatable to the lives of working men (and so is Tonegawa), so that's probably why it gained popularity in them

>I have recently started watching Steins Gate, a very famous anime about time travel, really like it so far
I know nothing about its story but it's nice that you enjoy it
It originated from a visual novel and the English version is available, right?

>I've been thinking about watching The Sopranos again
I like mafia movies so I may watch it after someday I finish Better Call Saul, but the overwhelming number of its episodes discourages me from continuing to watch it

>>1912
I believe I watched the old Mew Mew series when I was a child or something
I think I should revisit it someday

>Magical girls really are amazing.
Are you a big fan of the magical girl genre?

>>1921
Currently I'm 18 episodes into Nadesico!

>I've never watched Non Non Byori, so Renge, you're up
Non Non Biyori is a fun show and I hope you enjoy it!
But unfortunately it has no mecha fighting in it

I finished watching the Nadesico tv series and the movie!

>>1934
>Are you a big fan of the magical girl genre?
When I was small, I watched Winx Club and W.I.T.C.H. on Sundays because I really loved all the transformations. For a little while we also had a channel on TV called Animax, that's where I saw Tokyo Mew Mew, but then the channel disappeared. I didn't go out to watch magical girl shows afterwards once we got connected to the Internet, but I always happened to have a friend who was a fan of one, either PreCure, Ojamajo Doremi or Cardcaptor Sakura, or just had magical girl characters on their own.

Then at the start of the year I saw Mahou Shoujo no Akogarete and I fell so deeply in love with Utena that I could feel that old childhood fire being reignited, then I remembered Tokyo Mew Mew and decided to watch it, and now I'm a fan of magical girls again. Utena-chan and I were very, very similar already but I guess we're now even more similar.

>>1938
Whoa, you even added Ruri too, nice work!
I haven't felt so productive this October, but I did finish a creepy Corpse Party theme on my board for the season.

Does it take much php to implement emoji? I'm thinking of taking a stab at it myself before the year is up.

>>1933
>Indeed. It's unbelievable how anime got popular outside Japan in the past two decades even though it wasn't made to cater to foreign audience at all.
Its so popular that when I see people talking about making a comic they say manga instead of comic which infuriates me, but that's irrelevant. Learning about the anime fandom pre 2000s is very interesting. I recommend watching the video I have linked below, and if you want more read "Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews" by Fred Patten.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3BnwfCS7fY

>There must be tons of hidden gems all over the world

>Hancho is a slice of life series designed to be relatable to the lives of working men (and so is Tonegawa), so that's probably why it gained popularity in them
I thought at first Hancho was the Ichjiou spin off, but I was wrong, its a spin off about the foreman from early in part 2. I read a couple chapters of both and I wasn't really impressed of either.
>I know nothing about its story but it's nice that you enjoy it
Its fine.
>It originated from a visual novel and the English version is available, right?
It came from a visual novel and im too lazy to check if its available in English. Probably
> like mafia movies so I may watch it after someday I finish Better Call Saul, but the overwhelming number of its episodes discourages me from continuing to watch it
Better Call Saul is amazing. Its worth finishing.

Sorry for any typos I'm very tired.

>>1939
>I always happened to have a friend who was a fan of one, either PreCure, Ojamajo Doremi or Cardcaptor Sakura, or just had magical girl characters on their own.
What a miracle!

>now I'm a fan of magical girls again
As for emojis on this site, Shamiko is a girl who fights magical girls, you may know it though

Recently I stumbled upon some massive discussions about the history of magical girls on X and it was a fun read
This made me start watching Pretty Sammy because some argue that it is the first anime that resembles the current definition of the magical girl anime

>>1942
>you even added Ruri too, nice work!
Thank you!

> Does it take much php to implement emoji?
It's very simple! I can't develop anything sophisticated myself
For the PHP side I just made an array containing emoji information and added a piece of code that replaces the placeholders with actual img tags

>>1943
>I recommend watching the video I have linked below
Thanks! The convention looks fun. I was surprised that some guys in the video are in the comments
It's also interesting to see how it was seen in Japan. Older Japanese say it was hard being an otaku in Japan in 90's

>I read a couple chapters of both and I wasn't really impressed of either
I've never read them but I would second that

>Better Call Saul is amazing. It’s worth finishing.
Yeah I agree. It's just my brain that is predisposed to avoid any task that takes long. I'm even yet to finish Season 1

>Sorry for any typos I'm very tired.
Don't worry, take care of yourself!

>>1949
>Older Japanese say it was hard being an otaku in Japan in 90's
No matter what country or time period, if you like something out of the mainstream you are likely to be ridiculed
>The convention looks fun.
Agreed! Have you ever been to a convention and if you haven't, would you like to go to one? I've never been to one and I don't think I'd like to go to one unless accompanied by a friend. I heard everything sold at conventions.
>Yeah I agree. It's just my brain that is predisposed to avoid any task that takes long. I'm even yet to finish Season 1
That's completely okay, take as much time as you need!

>>1950
>Have you ever been to a convention
No I've never been

>I've never been to one and I don't think I'd like to go to one unless accompanied by a friend
Me too

>That's completely okay, take as much time as you need!
Thank you!

I started watching a French/Japanese cartoon named Oban Star Racers. It follows a young girl named Eva who sneaks onto her estranged fathers racing team as hes about to join an intergalactic racing competition. Eva takes on the fake name Molly and eventually becomes the racer after the pervious one gets injured. Eva is very cute and I love the designs for the aliens and the flying ships they use. It has a good OP too, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2_LqzAN10A it must have been very confusing for young kids to hear Japanese and English in the same song lol.
>No I've never been
Understandable! Have you ever met an otaku IRL and talked about what you like? I once met a very stereotypical nerd in a comic book/geek store in Dublin, I was very shy so its quite an embarrassing memory hahaha, he was a very nice guy though, the other time I talked about anime IRL was when I was speaking to a friend whos a professional boxer, and he asked me if I knew anything about the anime Hajime No Ippo. I said no and so he started telling me everything about it from the way he spoke you could tell he was a massive fan.

What are some popular sports in Japan? In Ireland, Gaelic Football, Rugby, Soccer and Hurling are popular. Soccer is very popular in my family, but I've never taken part or cared much. Have you ever done any sports.

>>1955
>Oban
I've never heard of it. How did you find the anime?

>Have you ever met an otaku IRL and talked about what you like?
I've met many otakus irl but I pretty much never talk about anime irl. I can't organize my thoughts or keep the conversation on

>What are some popular sports in Japan?
I suppose soccer and baseball? I often see people talk about or go watch them

>Hurling
Cool, I've never heard of it. Have you ever played it?

>Have you ever done any sports
I've never been good at any sport. I played ball games like soccer and volleyball only in gym class and I have no good memories of them
I like strolling because it doesn't require any skill to enjoy it

>>1965
Hello. Merry Christmas!
>I've never heard of it. How did you find the anime?
It came up in conversation with a friend and I checked it out.
>Cool, I've never heard of it. Have you ever played it?
No and I don't even really know much about it. When I was a kid I was just god awful at sports I preferred to play video games or watch cartoons at home
>I suppose soccer and baseball? I often see people talk about or go watch them
Oh I've heard of baseball being popular in Japan. If I remember correctly it's because of soldiers post WW2 stationed in Japan missing playing sports they had back home so they taught it to Japanese people, don't quote me on that though. And football is popular no matter where you are

I watched the anime Zunda Horizon for the first time because the official account uploaded it on YouTube
I only knew that the character Zundamon is very popular and I knew nothing else about the project so it was nice to have an opportunity to take a glance of its universe

>>1969
Happy new year!

>When I was a kid I was just god awful at sports
I know what that feels like

I watched Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl on Netflix. I really enjoyed it