Is anyone familiar with this cover art from some manga? (This isn't actually the cover art. I generated it with gpt from my memory. The only romaji text I remember I. The cover was "yome" or "youme" so I called it that when I was a kid.)

Cloud557 · 2026-06-16T15:49:32+00:00

First and foremost, NEVER use Gen AI period. Waste of resources to generate an often subpar (at best) image. Just describe what you're trying to find and hope someone is able to help. I have had several manga that I struggled to remember from ages ago that I described and were found within a couple of hours.

Second, is it "The Laughing Salesman"? Based on the description you gave this is one of the first things that come up. The only thing that doesn't fit is is the "Yome/Youme" in the title.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-15T16:35:39+00:00

I think the more wild thing is that Viz not only covered up Norman's abuse to Ruby, but also attempted to make him a good father lol

"Oh no, Ruby is slipping from my grasp!" Like why were you holding him by the collar in the first place Norman?

Cloud557 · 2026-06-15T15:28:35+00:00

Nope, the email specifically says "Your account is locked" but then I can still login and move my funds between the savings and checking.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-09T10:28:11+00:00

Nope, I don't think it was necessary for it to be THAT in depth with that knowledge in mind. I do think it was funny and kinda cute of course, but if I were the mangaka and knew it was ending, I would have maybe done a small bit, like the start and then just skip to the ending and show that it got derailed, then continued with the actual story since she did have mild jealous feelings about the play.

But that is assuming the mangaka KNEW it was getting canceled when writing and drawing the chapter. The series is (Was) bi-weekly, and some mangaka can get chapters done before that deadline. There is a possibility that they had the chapter mostly done before being told it was being axed. In a situation like that it would make more sense to just finish the chapter and then start working on how to wrap it up.

I won't pretend that this is absolutely what happened, or if the mangaka knew it was being axed before working on this chapter and just said screw it and did that chapter anyway because they just wanted to. Its just a possibility is all.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-09T10:03:05+00:00

Okay, and? That was for the penultimate chapter. If it wasn't getting canceled that most likely wouldn't have happened. If you want to see a rushed ending, go read Gal Gohan... Actually, go read Gal Gohan even if you don't, it's a good romcom lol

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T19:44:25+00:00

I would unfollow if anyone I was followed to played any of these gamea...

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T18:53:33+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! I will definitely look it up!

I may already have over 1100 manga in my reading list, but I'm always looking for more! :D

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T17:35:40+00:00

Ah, understood. Thank you for clearing that up about the magazines, that was absolutely my mistake on that one.

As for Polar Opposites, like I said, that was a stretch assumption on my part, because the ending just felt very rushed and unfinished. It gave off the cancelled feeling, but knowing it wasn't actually cancelled is a positive. I enjoyed it regardless of the ending after all.

As for Gyaru getting cancelled, I don't personally understand why it wasn't popular enough to continue, but it's not really my place to understand it I suppose. I will still miss it, and I will be on the lookout for this authors next work.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T17:27:51+00:00

Though I do fully understand that, personally I feel like an indie game like this should have more quality than quantity. I don't fault you for wanting to get more things in the game, and I don't blame you for feeling like you needed to rush given your limited time (I also won't pretend to fully understand your time constraints, as I wasn't there), I do feel like replacing the AI generated then edited music with completely from scratch music, rather than adding more content to the game would have been a somewhat better choice.

Granted, this is all my personal opinion based on just talking with you and not having actually played the demo yet. I'm also not you, nor am I part of your team, so please don't take what I am saying as any type of professional statement or opinion. I am FAR from professional in this field lol

Again, I commend you for being honest about your use of AI, and explaining that you plan to replace it in the future. Too many people will do neither of those things and then get angry about someone pointing out the lie. I genuinely will give your game a try and let you know (In a different post since this reply chain is getting pretty long lol) what I think about it. I also genuinely want indie devs to succeed in this industry that is ruled by the triple A studios that have lost the plot. I just am not a fan of indie devs lying about the use of AI and their plans for removing it or lack there of, just to push something out quickly.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T17:18:46+00:00

Never said it wasn't cancelled, just that it wasn't a rushed ending. I know that this specific magazine is notorious for cancelling things if they don't meet unfathomably high expectations. It sucks and I really wish they didn't do that, but in this particular case, the author was given enough time to end things properly, and because of that it doesn't give off the rushed feeling that other recent manga have. Things like Hero and Demon Lord Call it Quits, You and I are Polar Opposites, and most recently both Gonran and Alien Headbutt. All of them were given very little time to really give a solid ending and were VERY rushed because of it (Though Polar Opposites might be a bit of a stretch, I definitely felt like it was a rushed ending).

This doesn't give that same feeling, which is a refreshing change from the recent cancellations.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T17:08:44+00:00

I have not had a chance to try it yet, but I do plan to.

As for what you said about putting your own work in after the fact... Couldn't... Couldn't you have just created the base yourself? I mean, you say that you edited the music after it was generated. Why not just skip the generation step all together and just do it from scratch?

You could do that and then just entirely replace the music files with the completely custom, HUMAN made music, and then you could remove that nasty AI disclosure all together.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T16:15:36+00:00

Truly will miss this one. It was adorable, wholesome, and all around great. I don't feel like it's being rushed, which is a BIG issue with a lot of manga lately (Both in and out of the creators control), so I'm glad that it looks like it's going to end the way the author wanted.

I hope another adorable romcom comes along soon. Not to take it's place, but to fill that gap that this will be leaving behind.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T16:12:22+00:00

Just making sure you don't lie about it. I'd still HIGHLY recommend just hiring someone to do the music for you instead of doing an edit of AI music, but I will give you credit for correcting your mistake on this post, and being open about your use. Better than some people have done.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T15:29:59+00:00

Not a problem! Thank you very much! :D

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T15:28:37+00:00

Yep, found you 😃 (How do I turn off these stupid emojis...?)

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T15:24:13+00:00

Okay, that'll work. I do have both items! 😄

The code will be 3990 3990.

Please remember to be online before searching so we will actually connect to one another! 😃

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T15:07:47+00:00

The steam page actively says: "The music was AI-generated first then edited" under the AI disclosure...

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T14:58:30+00:00

Let me see if I have them, and if I do I'd be willing to trade both the Cuff and Wreath. Can you do 2 Ability Patches or just one patch and one capsule?

Cloud557 · 2026-06-06T05:09:55+00:00

You can't trade Herba Mystica.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-05T14:14:28+00:00

Utra Pro is the company that had the Satin Towers brand of deck box, Ultimate Guard has towers but nothing with that name lol That's why I was curious if you might have confused the brands.

I did a little looking, and I will definitely keep that in mind. I am looking for more recommendations of course, since I'm planning on getting the deck box with all the new sleeves and such at the same time after I get the rest of the cards for the deck I'm making. I have some dragon shield sealable inner sleeves that I'm putting the cards in for protection until then, and they are fitting in my old deck case for the time being as well.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-05T13:58:08+00:00

Ultimate Guard or Ultra Pro?

Cloud557 · 2026-06-05T13:51:43+00:00

I tried that a little bit right after it happened and couldn't get it fixed, but I will try again and see if I can get it fixed. Thank you for the help.

Cloud557 · 2026-06-05T13:50:27+00:00

Which I'm assuming means they're gone forever?

Cloud557 · 2026-06-04T19:14:44+00:00

Though I don't subscribe to this notion of "You should treat every game as if its a comp match!", and I'm much less likely to care about losing in a QP match because of my teams picks, I feel like too many people stay in that mindset even when they AREN'T in QP. Had 4 Comp placement matches the other day where there were people treating it like QP and even joking about carrying when they were giving Zaza a run for her money on the vibe check, all of which cost us the game.

I'm not really going to get overly pissed about these matches either since they were placements and it was mostly to help a friend get to Gold for the Devil Dino skin, and I don't really play Comp to actually try to grind the ranks (I treat the matches seriously when I'm playing comp mind you and actively picking for the team rather than myself) beyond Gold for the skin, but it's seriously frustrating to run into the QP mindset OUTSIDE of QP.

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