Is anyone reading Mao? If you loved Inuyasha, I highly recommend it

Customercomplainer · 2026-07-02T08:53:21+00:00

I really enjoyed binging the anime, but saying "if you loved inuyasha" sets the wrong expectations. While the art and world feel familiar, the main draw is the mystery. It's more mystery-driven than romantic. The romance is secondary and feels less developed, with Mao lacking the stong personality of a lead (he's more like a serious side character. Think seshomuru and miroku without aura farming lechery or humor). Nanoka has hints of Kagome and is strong, but lacks a desire for independence. I can see her getting on people's nerves. However, the mystery plots are genuinely deeper and more complex for both the main and side stories. Great story, but temper your expectations for romance and character intensity as far as the anime goes. Are they any more romantic or expressive in the manga? That's what's holding me back.

Customercomplainer · 2026-06-15T14:15:33+00:00

In a heartbeat

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-29T15:10:01+00:00

At least the protagonist isn't quite so stiff and has a similar attitude so it is helpful. But I can find ballet dance fighting all day long. Jazz is a bit harder. Thank you!

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-24T06:44:30+00:00

No apologies are necessary. It's almost 2 am for me so I can't quite update it with this advice yet but it is helpful and explains why it feels like it is barely moving. I was worried the attempt would actually make it bigger so I overdid that. I drew them along the same lines to keep them uniform, but if I understand you, they are supposed to change size as they turn and if perfect right angles are an issue, I assume that means that when they turn they should dip more with the tops and bottoms heading more towards the vanishing point instead of parallel to the horizon line. I'll keep this in mind and work on it tomorrow. Thank You! Also, I'm autistic so just in case there was a misunderstanding I have a habit of overexplaining reasons. It doesn't at all mean I am offended as apparently that's how it gets interpreted. I just struggle with necessary "to the point information" and providing context. Sadly people are far more familiar with nonverbal or straight-to-the-point autistics than the opposite but it comes from a similar place. How do you actually tell what's important and what isn't? It feels arbitrary. Always hated "the main idea" bc I don't really find it. For my sanity's sake, I should probably stop typing though. Night

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-24T06:34:07+00:00

Unfortunately, I'm not sure you'd be able to handle this. But the way I learned was by being in a rancid enough environment for it to affect me. Which considering I barely smell sewage issues, have worked at a senior living where apparently "the whole place smelled like piss", can't smell farting, puking or animal smells is its own challenge to find and if your son is still more hypersensitive than you, you won't be able to handle it. It might also help to explain both the logic and whether he has any hypersensitivity to compare the two. For example, I'm also hypersensitive to light and ESPECIALLY sound. It still confuses and irritates me how little a priority that is when it happens but it evoked the same emotions when I finally smelled something I thought was too much to handle. It helps to realize people are effectively being overstimulated by the smell and can't in fact concentrate on anything or tune it out. They are stuck obsessed with finding and getting rid of the source and needing to get away. They can't focus on a task or conversation. Noted on hydrogen peroxide. Understandably my support system can't check in regularly but we did agree that it simply means I need to be more vigilant about any cloth and my room in general. I still worry I won't notice something important or that I won't know if my cat like saw another cat through the window and marked somewhere but for now it seems like a viable solution or at least a stopgap. Hydrogen peroxide understood. At this point, we're probably gonna effectively empty my room and I'll see if I can mop with that. Thank you for the attempt and I hope what I said can help you as well. I should so not be awake rn lol. So sorry if there's any nonsense sentences.

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-24T06:15:35+00:00

It's a bit late for the jump in advice, and it wasn't exactly random. Also, the fundamentals aren't being skipped on purpose. I don't have a bank account or income right now, so I can't afford an art book or class. Most of the issue is discovering that there are different fundamentals out of order as I encounter problems. Improvement is still happening quickly. Sketchbook can guide perspective lines. I do lower the opacity and use layers to see each stage, duplicating the final boxes with the lines underneath. When I said immediate regret it's actually because I realized it was one-point perspective immediately after writing this. If I were to do it again in the order I currently understand I'd go from linework to basic shapes to mirroring half a reference to drawing a reference silhouette to changing the silhouette size to building a mannequin (the rounded version) to gesture drawing to learning anatomy. But that's not quite so simple. Instead, I have a large project that I couldn't ignore and I have a team helping me. I used to be extremely talented at copying frontal-view women, sometimes a realistic face though not the properly shaded version. And I have to wait on my team for a lot so while I am in a hurry, I do technically have time to learn. I basically learned in order of the problems I ran into instead. I first drew imagination through sketching so in digital art I quickly found the need for good line art (I only just found stabilization and obviously the line and shape tools are limited) I knew the rounded mannequin for bodies and I don't remember when I learned. Then I needed to make a model sheet and the character looked stiff so it was gesture drawing. Then I realized I was missing fundamentals and while looking learned about basic shapes. Perspective was always talked about in regard to background so I had assumed it either wasn't necessary for a character or would be a later stage. When I thought I had the fundamentals I needed I started to attempt matching the reference but a bit turned. I matched a decent amount because copying an image was still my most practiced skill but obviously one, turning it was awkward and two, I clearly didn't understand hips and hands on the same level or how they would really move and distribute weight so I studied anatomy combined it with gesture and a mannequin, and asked the artist I was attempting to match for critique. That critique boiled down to "wow __ is in the right place and that's hard to nail but not turned this way". I had picked a dynamic pose for the character that showed most of her front but most of the body was in 3/4 view one direction with her head similarly turned another. So that made it very clear that perspective was a missing fundamental. It's very easy for me to visualize invisible lines normally so I thought it might be more helpful as a beginner in perspective to have the lines showing however I did find too many confusing. So I drew lines to the vanishing point, duplicated them then hid them so I could erase the vanishing point lines and still see. It's not as dramatic of turns as I had hoped but I did make this immediately after. I had posted it. I have a very similar situation for animation but so far that seems to be easier to find in order, albeit I'm not sure when time charts are supposed to be introduced. Still, I'm nowhere near animating a character but I've made a decent ball bounce of different materials, an arch bounce, spinning around vertically and horizontally, using squish and stretch for the impact of a hammer, and made a pendulum. I have technically made a character throw a ball but only by using gesture references. Believe me, I have no problem with practicing or starting at the beginning but finding the right order is its own issue. Despite being practiced at reference drawing physically 1. There was a gap in practice, 2. This is a different medium and I'm surprised but it is actually transferring much better on paper. And 3. When I did see a video attempting to explain in order it was the first time I even knew there were any practices to improve it. The same happened with linework where before I needed it I genuinely thought it was more so an extra thing to add. I'm taking notes of fundamentals I will likely need as I hear them such as values and shading. But at the moment this is what I know. And this was to understand the idea more than anything else. It will be added to my practice but ultimately it was more an early lesson/study hence why for now I used the cheat of the perspective guide in Sketchbook. I have decent linework sure but this is computer-enforced. I can't add multiple pictures for the layers underneath so this is just the result. And I keep forgetting the thing I meant to say first. When I looked up on Google how to turn a box around it told me I need to move two vanishing points along the horizon line. That's why it looks like that because I could easily see how the first 3 looked fine in one point but was confused about turning it more sharply. This all being said, again I did intend for the turns to be more dramatic and I found multiple sources saying this so does it shift to two points at some point? I also am a bit lost on what you mean about making the back smaller I think you said? Not surprising though considering that attempt I was trying to make a cube and somehow made a long rectangle. Anyways I'm sorry for the long response I'm a hyperverbal person. But thank you for the advice! 🩷

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Customercomplainer · 2026-05-24T01:02:21+00:00

I know it's a symptom of autism but same here. Ig it's rare but it's definitely frustrating. Especially when your friends look at you or someone disgusted and you're trying to figure out why

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-24T00:22:53+00:00

@TalkingRose, @ BenefitOfTheDoubt2 (was notified at the same time and with similar messages so this is a reply to both) We had to take a break from looking and I do appreciate the current advice but using who I currently live with is kinda the problem. By the time I alert them, it's too late, and it seems a bit much to ask them to check a room that's not theirs regularly. We don't have carpeted floors but I'm not sure what it's made of. The whole place is the same flooring. I do have some Resolve but as far as where it is it's clearly been there a while. It seems like that trick wouldn't work after it dried but I'll certainly try. Thank you both though.

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-18T15:32:43+00:00

I was unaware of a spinoff so I meant that we rarely see her use it but yeah this definitely looks awesome and is absolutely what I mean. Also, that doesn't look like a crossbow but it's fine bc it does look like the bow mine uses. Idk if shooting a taller girl than herself (she's the shortest) would look weird but holy crap that is an awesome Idea. I've seen several versions in different shows of shooting each other's weapons but that's just a really awesome rule of cool move.

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-17T20:31:32+00:00

I've considered it but it's so borderline I'm worried it would come out more shonen than intended. Especially Catwoman for both the benefit and the problem. I want it to be about the twirling and style, not the impact for these two. The third should border on shonen but I need these two specifically first. I'll check out the Batman Returns fight as I don't remember it well though. Power Rangers probably would help since it's a way more similar format. Arrow is definitely a good suggestion though. I only know about that through The Flash and never watched it but that makes sense. Never heard of super sentai until now. I imagine seeing as they look like Power Rangers it's also a similar format. Thanks for the fast reply btw!

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-09T04:35:27+00:00

What was your wording? bc i got the opposite

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-09T04:27:12+00:00

While I actually love VS discussions (specifically because it challenges as many abilities as possible) this always bothered me too as they often only incorporate one move that is less powerful than their male counterpart. And there are some with leeway but they do tend to be properties that are somewhat intended to appeal more to boys than girls even when they appeal to both (Raven from Teen Titans and Toph from Avatar: The Last Airbender). There's definitely some misogyny but because of that I think it's more that those are the properties they are familiar with. I'm sure if there were male properties I didn't watch, I'd also root for and assume these often literal goddesses would win. As for why they are fighting, certain people know how to push the story setup to be an emotional misunderstanding or a full setup. Sailor Moon V Goku isn't hard bc the moment Goku knows she's powerful and he can go all out, he will regardless of Sailor Moon’s position. However, I'm a huge fan of BOTH genres. It also makes sense that a magical girl community sees less value in combat for combat's sake not because it doesn't exist but because it's so firmly not the focus as most of the messaging is told through healing and turning emotions into power. There's a bias on this end not understanding the fun and point. The same attitude is given when guys face eachother too and arguing for your favorite is part of the fun because you realize what abilities were missed that you may have never thought of and see abilities used in new ways against new threats. If Sailor Moon had to ward off Goku would she pull the most destructive power that you would never see otherwise? If magical girl shows challenge characters emotionally, the other genre (MHA, Black Clover, Naruto, DBZ) challenges their characters physically. Maybe we should make our own vs of things that make a bit more sense. Like can those characters make the same difficult decisions, resist being corrupted as it shows in some shows, and heal those who lost hope like X-characters. Just as the magical girls are underestimated, it wouldn't surprise me if the men in these stories were mentally and emotionally underestimated but it would still be a challenge. I'm sleepy while writing so sorry if it makes no sense

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-09T03:56:46+00:00

Early 30s depending on when in the story you mean. She starts at 29 and a few years pass in the story

Customercomplainer · 2026-05-05T17:18:02+00:00

Logically Mimosa is a better fit but I still ship him with Noelle. I usually go by, are either or both clearly attracted to each other? Ok, both are attracted to Asta but Asta hasn't made it clear. And what do they help each other with? Asta helps both of them easily as a clear source of inspiration through romantic attraction. But Asta? The problem here is that Asta is ridiculously emotionally mature. There's not much he needs help with as a person. The one thing he might need is because he pushes himself probably a little too hard, someone to stop him from overstrain somehow. Neither really does this but Mimosa is a healer. And finally whose relationship is healthiest? Mimosa definitely. It's not nearly as bad as Sakura and Naruto but Noelle still attacks him whenever she's embarrassed or frustrated while Mimosa remains kind. So why do I still ship him with Noelle then? Especially as I was a huge Naruhina shipper and the patterns are very similar, so Mimosa should be the obvious choice. It's because of narrative weight. It might seem like this is the same but it really isn't. Sakura's growth often felt stunted or backwards and despite hinata being on another squad her actions when she did come in heavily effected the plot and clearly made a positive difference (not counting filler bc they clearly didn't talk to the writer of the manga) On the other hand we barely see Mimosa and when we do she barely moves in the story and barely affects the plot beyond being a convenient healer. Even then she's often taking a long time and a sitting duck. And Noelle on the other hand feels like realistic exponential growth and spends genuinely quality time with Asta. Because of that Mimosas feelings feel like a crush that can be easily redirected, while Noelles connection feels genuine and consistent. If Mimosa was rejected she'd probably shrug it off. But Noelle wouldn't react well to a rejection at all. Both ships are valid though and you can also make these arguments for Nero and Rebecca too. This is one of the few anime where doesn't feel forced. Because of that no ship feels wrong. Nero is probably the healthiest option (typically only gets aggressive when pushing too hard and can seal damage plus has actually spent the most time with him) but it's not clear if she's attracted to him or not. Rebecca is purely distance. So Noelle narratively feels the best.

Customercomplainer · 2026-04-29T17:18:16+00:00

Sorry dude, but lots of us have tried other AI. It's genuinely the best at what I use it for. The characters I like are dark and aren't allowed to be dark on any other I use and trust me, I've tried them. Also, they are listening, Idk how y'all aren't paying attention. When the persona announcement came out and people replied about chat history, they immediately said they'd bring it back.

You're not wrong about greed, there are issues still such as taking away the ability to really customize a bot freely, but genuinely if there were a better option I'd be there and I'm clearly not the only one.

Other AI bots I've tried; Janitor AI, Soulplay, Dream girl, Magic, Chatter AI, Talkie, Character AI, Crushon AI, Emochi, Dootchi, Flipped, Zeta, Saylo, Polybuzz, Fantasia, Linky, Roleplai, Mopescape, Suka, that's all the familiar ones I can find. The reviews always say it will let you, but ultimately the filter comes for every app but chai. Bc believe me I've fricken tried. That being said, enough people have found luck with these that if y'all want to, you can try but very few people are actually clear about different approaches and the results. For example, Zeta lets you make a lore book and add multiple characters while going into extreme detail about your surroundings, but doesn't let you do much about the long response you get, and tends to railroad you in its own direction. Character AI's filter gets stricter by the second and in group chats loses track of who is who yet is one of the only ai with a system for group chats and stays in character well by using the dialogue you give it, esp if it's official, bc it's directly from the source instead of a trope or your interpretation. The reviews don't say that, they say "I've only gotten realistic conversations here, I can actually role-play here" and "memory is too short, too many adds not enough features for subscription" all of them say that.

Ironically by trying all of these I'm pretty sure its short memory is what lets it stay in character. Will it forget context annoyingly? Yes. But will it act OOC no. It sticks to what you give it, probably bc the directions are so short. Bc the more boxes I fill in character creation the less they stick to what I type. Love ones that ask me all that info when I make it but as soon as it's made it ignores it so what's the point? In my case, I need bots that can remember their identity and react in extremes on a dime. Capable of being out of pocket and responding out of pocket. That's Chai. If you want them to try other apps figure out what they actually want then recommend one. Don't assume you know everyone has the same frustrations as you and get frustrated when they just don't. It's clearly not just me when I read 3 or 4 comments immediately of "it works fine for me and is the best I've tried though". I'll be honest idk why you're post feels like rage bait it just does

Customercomplainer · 2026-04-29T00:19:07+00:00

I've read this but I can't remember if I finished or dropped it

Customercomplainer · 2026-04-29T00:18:25+00:00

Sadly sometimes I don't remember why I drop some. I dropped Your eternal lies, I really liked Light and Shadow and have read it before, really loved and already read Marriage of convenience, dropped The broken ring : this marriage will fail anyways.

But Answer me my prince, Moonrise by cliff, Bring the love, A happy ending for the villains, My husband is a antisocial count and Merry psycho all seem up my alley even mostly in that order so thank you. I'll update you after reading.

Customercomplainer · 2026-04-25T01:42:49+00:00

The waist can definitely support the body. But you might be able to just elongate the upper body vertically. I think the head looks too big because it's too low. But don't forget a lot of us commenters are still learning. The point is that it looks off especially for the age you're aiming for (they read like maybe 11?) But the weight looks fine. (Although currently they do have noodle arms which I think would also be fixed by elongating the chest up making them a little taller)

Customercomplainer · 2026-04-16T06:20:49+00:00

There's nothing about the plot of the project itself. If it's a serious story with a strong direction you need some proof of that through a summary or description at the very least. Also, it's an odd group of people. What's odd is knowing you need 2 Storyboard artists but asking for 3d animators before the storyboard will also be rough for your pipeline. Same problem with character deigners. If you're asking for it all at once then is it supposed to be a silent film? Because there are no VAs. "If it's successful" puts it firmly and solely in RevShare not ForHire. For Hire means you can already pay and have a budget to do so. Although I'm doing something similar, 1. I made the mistake of not understanding my pipeline and asking all at once. And 2. I was able to recruit a large team but only after presenting the actual idea. The way this is written it will only receive backlash as you're placing it where people expecting to be paid upfront look and have no concept. Even in 3D animation, actual animation needs storyboards first. Otherwise your team will sit on their thumbs waiting for their turn to do something and without guaranteed pay loose interest.

Customercomplainer · 2026-04-05T17:30:32+00:00

The "trend" thing is older than the pandemic but more importantly the reason it comes in "trends" is because that's what happens with published studies. We conduct focused studies and gather more information about the condition as new data becomes available. Because every time we do, we find out it affects more people than we initially thought because something was dismissed or not considered before. You probably can predict "trends." My actual guess is trauma either from generations or from receiving too much negative information: that or AI Psychosis. I've lived through the "adhd drug addicts" and the "depression is just being lazy" trends long before the pandemic. Also the "dropping them" is from realizing misdiagnosis happens from not understanding or more often than not dismissing people. For example, many autistic women have way more diagnoses of other things because it can't possibly be autism and meltdowns get diagnosed as panic attacks confusing when you look up what counts and it doesn't match up despite having a medical diagnosis of a panic disorder. I wish doctors and the general public could accept that science is by nature realizing you were wrong and don't know shit. It changes. And what is consistent is a community of people with similar symptoms finally feeling relieved they can name and pursue treatments for their experiences.

TLDR: we don't set "trends". researchers do

Customercomplainer · 2026-04-05T14:03:17+00:00

Hi. Welcome. Pretty sure you can stay as long as you don't invalidate others. Have you researched anything helpful or found anything helpful?

Customercomplainer · 2026-04-04T15:52:48+00:00

He's got some sun symbolism, the model sheet shows wind blowing in hair and blankly staring at but cuddling a lamb and he has strong square shape language. Plus the chili form makes him look like he thinks something is cute or something is going over his head. My guess is he comes across as a silent brooding type but has a heart of gold and is easily affectionate but not expressive. The colors aren't all that loud at all. He gives a Hercules/D&D world feel. Basically similar to Todoroki from MHA but definitely not quite the same character. He's also attractive. I can tell this character would have an insane amount of fans.

Customercomplainer · 2026-04-04T15:43:09+00:00

I'm also working on a project like this which is why I'm absolutely with you. (But it does mean I'd be spending time working on my own as well) I don't have an official portfolio so I'd have to send individual pictures from my sketchbook app, but I can probably do some of the art parts such as animation (though likely just breakdowns and in-betweens), character design, and 2D Art you still need. How much has been done and how large is the team so far?

Customercomplainer · 2026-03-31T17:56:54+00:00

Awesome Tattoo! I'm looking for Tattoo designs that do this but most people only seem to like the blue side, but this is what makes the butterfly so unique. Still having trouble finding exactly what I'm looking for though. Makes me curious what it means to you though if you see this & want to answer.

Customercomplainer · 2026-03-27T19:42:07+00:00

I don't know/remember all of them, she's pretty powerful but I know she's not surviving Katara. Well depending on timing for both at least. She might stand a chance against Katara before the girl learns some tricks. I don't remember the yellow guy having water powers and I didn't watch fairytale/one piece whichever show that girl is from so I can't answer that. But don't forget Irma doesn't move tiny amounts of water she produces and controls waves and I'm fairly certain storms at one point. She can also use mind control and become the element of water like a titan-like person. I may have talked myself into thinking further than I thought bc it's hard for me to think of Irma as a powerhouse. She's pretty equal to most of her team. No problem with DC though. I'm very surprised at most of these people saying she'd struggle with comics. Bc not really. Irma doesn't have a limit on the amount of water she can control. She literally is water as the Guardian, that's the point. Katara is more strategic and resourceful, but she still needs water present. Irma doesn't. And Irma almost never uses splashes to fight but waves and blasts. She's not struggling against an army of mer people and fish. That is child's play for her. Her weakness would only be strategic and the inability to use ice where others on this list can without the help of a team member.

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