"There can be no happy endings, because nothing truly ends."
—Peter S. Beagle, talking to his masseuse

Quote from: RobClock on December 30, 2021, 06:53:24 PM
On the final episode of Handmaids Tale s4 here and I can say decisively that it's gone past it's natural point of narrative conclusion and is now kinda shit. I also learned it's been renewed for a 5th season which I feel is unfortunate

I thought that happened after the season 1 finale and it's been horribly boring torture porn ever since, or at least until the season 2 finale where I stopped because it ended like in the same place if i recall correctly

honestly if I had only watched season 1 I would have a much better opinion of the show

There was a manga series that someone got me to read and I wasn't even into anime/manga, it was just good. I swear, though, the main detective drops dead halfway through volume... three? four? five? and it goes up to volume eleven or twelve. There's a panel of the guy realizing he fucked up and his instincts were right the entire time, and the bad guy (who he trusted) is staring down at him with a shit-eating grin. Not a speech bubble in sight. If that was the last panel of the entire series, it would've been great


but it was made in japan so they had to add a ton of after-the-fact exposition and explanation




and it was a hit so they also had to keep the story rolling and, okay fair, i'd imagine it's even harder to make it as an artist in a country full of independent artists. still.

handmaidens tale 5: guy heaven

Quote from: PhantomCatClock on December 31, 2021, 12:54:49 PM
There was a manga series that someone got me to read and I wasn't even into anime/manga, it was just good. I swear, though, the main detective drops dead halfway through volume... three? four? five? and it goes up to volume eleven or twelve. There's a panel of the guy realizing he fucked up and his instincts were right the entire time, and the bad guy (who he trusted) is staring down at him with a shit-eating grin. Not a speech bubble in sight. If that was the last panel of the entire series, it would've been great


but it was made in japan so they had to add a ton of after-the-fact exposition and explanation




and it was a hit so they also had to keep the story rolling and, okay fair, i'd imagine it's even harder to make it as an artist in a country full of independent artists. still.

did you just describe death note

Quote from: PhantomCatClock on December 31, 2021, 12:54:49 PM
There was a manga series that someone got me to read and I wasn't even into anime/manga, it was just good. I swear, though, the main detective drops dead halfway through volume... three? four? five? and it goes up to volume eleven or twelve. There's a panel of the guy realizing he fucked up and his instincts were right the entire time, and the bad guy (who he trusted) is staring down at him with a shit-eating grin. Not a speech bubble in sight. If that was the last panel of the entire series, it would've been great


but it was made in japan so they had to add a ton of after-the-fact exposition and explanation




and it was a hit so they also had to keep the story rolling and, okay fair, i'd imagine it's even harder to make it as an artist in a country full of independent artists. still.

yeah after lupin killed zenigata there wasn't much point in the series anymore

it was specifically death note but i want to get into lupin. i just can't find a way to read the story re: these order guides that doesn't involve the canon rule 34 and i only read during breaks at work.

Quote from: PhantomCatClock on January 02, 2022, 08:52:37 PM
the canon rule 34

the wha

it means porn

lupin iii has porn in its reading order?

oh, you're talking about the art thief manga

what were you talking about?

the official watch order is as follows:

• Castle of Cagliostro
• Death Note (Netflix ver.)
• Hamtaro Ham Ham Heartbreak (GBA)
• Kira Miso Technique
• Lupin III: The First
• deathnotehowtoswim.gif

finally, some real anime talk


thanks, i'll get started

flounder, that was the worst orgasm of my life.


what other viewing orders you got

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a interface

Quote from: PhantomCatClock on January 03, 2022, 03:08:28 PM
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a interface

coollll

I only skimmed it but I added it to my reading list and will read it properly later

it reminds me of a puzzle book I had when I was a kid
mad libs briefly had a spin-off where every page was a fun little puzzle in a larger mystery story, a bit like professor layton except the puzzles actually made sense in context
in one of them there's a big machine with a bunch of switches and knobs and meters and stuff, and a list of instructions like "if the electrometizer is below 10, the waveulator must be set to an even number, if the particalmostat is off, the waveulator must be set to a number divisible by 3, unless the razmotron is set to pulse"

and you were supposed to figure out why the machine wasn't working
and the solution was it isn't plugged in, wakka wakka!
but as a kid I still loved just looking at all the little knobbies and troubleshooting this fictional machine, even though I saw the loose plug in like 3 seconds
I had loose plans to rip it off for a video game, but then somebody else already made Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes and Space Team

Quote from: PhantomCatClock on January 03, 2022, 03:08:28 PM
https://interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Interfaces

a interface

https://youtu.be/Z3TuZX0sX8Q?t=309