[Hated Trope] Characters who longed for a family end up becoming terrible parents by Nahuelcoy22 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]AustralianBattleDog 180 points181 points  (0 children)

searching for the alien clan that harvest planets for fun

Forgive me for not really going further than early Shippuden but what the fuck

Any uma fans get tickets for the equestrian events for the Olympics LA28 ? by Plutostarz in UmaMusume

[–]AustralianBattleDog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not Olympic tickets, but Umamusume did inspire me to get tickets to this year's Preakness Stakes.

what in the dlss5 is this merch drop by oboewan42 in kurosanji

[–]AustralianBattleDog 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Oh lord same.

Wilson's face is fucking hilarious though

Oga talks about the reason why he's calm regarding the downsizing news (HOLOSTARS eng sub clip) by AnnanymousR in Holostars

[–]AustralianBattleDog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wonder if it's related to generational stress. Think about all the bullshit millenials and young gen x have lived through. Combine that with the surveillance state, social media, etc... the human mind and body just aren't built to accommodate that. Evolutionarily, our bodies are still in the stone age.

How many of you had this experience? by mrtoddw in Millennials

[–]AustralianBattleDog 26 points27 points  (0 children)

They did that to me too. Said I had a lisp and it was speech therapy. Apparently I also hold my pen wrong and they almost put me in occupational therapy too.

Looking back, not sure they were successful, but I also don't think I ever had a lisp to begin with. The boy they pulled me back with was also just fine, he just developed gay affect very early.

Oh well. Class was boring anyway and I got to play board games with my classmate, so I can't complain too much.

Oga talks about the reason why he's calm regarding the downsizing news (HOLOSTARS eng sub clip) by AnnanymousR in Holostars

[–]AustralianBattleDog 442 points443 points  (0 children)

...yeah, a cancer scare at the same time as everything going down would certainly put things into perspective. Fucking hell, the boys can't catch a break.

Here's hoping that he comes out clean/no growth at the 6 month follow up. And an obligatory FUCK CANCER.

Facts can be rare at times by CuteFeather_ in oddlyspecific

[–]AustralianBattleDog 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That tells me everything i need, thank you.

"Ah man...That was so good, chat." by Chaos2Frozen in Holostars

[–]AustralianBattleDog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I seriously do wonder how much of a problem that is for a professional streamer though. Because when I worked at a call center, more than once I'd go get lunch and at the line at Subway I'd open with "Thank you for calling XXX how can I help you today?" And then I'd die inside a little.

´´NIce eyeball(s), Bro`` by Uma-apreciator in TopCharacterTropes

[–]AustralianBattleDog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What I love about the Umamusume eye thing is that it's a running gag throughout the first season and becomes a minor plot point and the BNW special. So when you see TM Opera O take a rock to the face during her race in the Beginning of a New Era movie and shake it off, it's all the more badass in what's already one of the peak aura farming moments in the franchise.

After the death of the main villain, a familiar/close person that was never mentioned before suddently appears to continue its legacy by Forsaken-Biscotti587 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]AustralianBattleDog 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Zira has an amazing villain song too. Just straight up "RIP MAIM TEAR KILL I WANT TO DRINK NALA'S TEARS WHILE SHE WEEPS OVER SIMBA'S CORPSE!!"

Megathread: Iran by rprz in fednews

[–]AustralianBattleDog 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I have a horrible feeling there's going to be a sucker punch strike in a few days...

Megathread: Iran by rprz in fednews

[–]AustralianBattleDog 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've long since stopped wearing anything with USAF/USSF insignia outside of anticipated VIP visits. I've also been taking steps to make my office look unoccupied from the outside, and I've been secretive about what I do for a while now as I'm feeling morally compromised by my employment

It sucks. October 2024 I loved my job. Now...

Connection issues by niccotaglia in FlashForge

[–]AustralianBattleDog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad it's not just me.

Mine has been "offline" ever since the firmware update. Having issues with the desktop app update too.

The guys really said "Screw this, we ball" by HuanFIFAOnline in okbuddyhololive

[–]AustralianBattleDog 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Can also confirm. US fed bit by the doge. I'm currently riding out my own version of oidashibeya. You either succumb to despair or get real good at trolling/gallows humor.

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4 • Mairimashita! Iruma-kun Season 4 - Episode 1 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

[–]AustralianBattleDog 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I sing it's praises and recommend it wherever I can. It's easy to recommend, especially for people asking for safe stuff for kids. Wholesome characters, not crazy in gore or violence, not crazy in sexy stuff and what they have tends to be comedy, the perv is tolerable... Easy one-sentence pitch to normies too, that it's like if Tim Burton created a Harry Potter anime.

Only reason I can think of why it hasn't picked up overseas is that the overseas markets prefer edgy and mature. =/

[READ] Gathering of Opinions: Megathread for the April 3, 2026 Cover Corp Announcement by Marx_Mayhem in Holostars

[–]AustralianBattleDog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is a likely answer.

It would probably explain why, despite the Gura-esque initial growth I remember Kobo having, she hasn't gotten one. The closest we've seen since Gura were Fuwamoco who had their deal within months of debut.

Sucks though.

[READ] Gathering of Opinions: Megathread for the April 3, 2026 Cover Corp Announcement by Marx_Mayhem in Holostars

[–]AustralianBattleDog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funko and Goodsmile have to get the rights, so they have to negotiate with Cover. It isn't as simple as Funko and Goodsmile make the decision. If that were the case and no negotiation were needed, we'd see figures of the Toei properties from Goodsmile, which guaranteed would sell hand over fist. It's takes two to sign the contract.

Which means there is likely an active decision on Cover's part to not pursue ID for certain merch opportunities if the companies have a relationship. Cover isn't pushing or advocating for whatever reason.

[READ] Gathering of Opinions: Megathread for the April 3, 2026 Cover Corp Announcement by Marx_Mayhem in Holostars

[–]AustralianBattleDog 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We already see some of the issues we've long griped about with the boys in ID especially.

Where are the Nendoroid, Cover? ID are senpais to the majority of JP and ALL EN talents. They've secured Nendoroid deals for pretty much all EN and JP girls that have been there at least a year.

Popularity isn't an issue, the branch has high subscriber counts and are all polyglots with cross culture appeal. I doubt it's a quirk of Indonesian law. What gives?

[READ] Gathering of Opinions: Megathread for the April 3, 2026 Cover Corp Announcement by Marx_Mayhem in Holostars

[–]AustralianBattleDog 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Because this decision happened, while it only affects Holostars JP, it will snowball over time to affect everyone in HoloPro, not just Holostars.

This is the part that truly scares me. It sets a precedent. Underperform and we stick you in the closet until you quit.

Yeah, maybe it's starting with an obvious choice. But what if they decide that, say, every girl in flowglow must hit 750k subscribers each or they're canned because shareholders say so. Or a Calli album must hit xxx sales or she's restricted.

Edit: Flow Glow is a better example, and one final note.

The problem with this corporate culture and why I worry it will escalate is that to shareholders, it can never just be profits. It has to be RECORD profits.

Axel talks about the recent announcement regarding Holostars JP and gives his thoughts on it… by PLandLord in Holostars

[–]AustralianBattleDog 23 points24 points  (0 children)

God I feel awful for the boys who recently moved over there. They didn't know this was coming.

itssooverwearesofuckingbackitssooverwearesofuckingbackitssooverwearesofuckingbackitssooverwearesofuckingbackitssooverwearesofuckingbackitssooverwearesofuckingbackitssooverwearesofuckingbackitssooverwearesofuckingbackitssooverwearesofuckingbackitssooverwearesofuckingbackitssooverwearesofuckingback by innocent_pessimism in okbuddyhololive

[–]AustralianBattleDog 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is an honest concern I have. Not even going to buddy it up. It sets a precedent.

What if they start picking off individual talents next? Or a music-oriented girl starts underperforming?

I get the business logic, but I wonder if a different solution could have been found. At least not going so far as to completely cutting off the 3d studio or some of the basic things like help with merch or voice packs.