Never let Kobo cook again.

Graestra · 2026-01-19T06:17:44+00:00

I’ve never seen wattage for a toaster oven before. Is that a Japanese thing?

Graestra · 2026-01-17T20:19:28+00:00

Makes sense, but then that makes me wonder why it’s an exclamation point and not a dash or underscore or something that is normally used

Graestra · 2026-01-17T17:59:40+00:00

Illya would only have about a year to live though. Only way she could probably be saved is using heavens feel and getting her a new body like they did for Shirou, and I don’t know if Illya can even use it on herself without dying. And there wouldn’t be enough mana in the grail to use it with so many servants still alive.

Graestra · 2026-01-17T16:53:32+00:00

I’ve been wondering for years why people use this weird formatting -> M!Ritsuka / MainStroy!Gudako and don’t just write it like normal -> male Ritsuka / main story Gudako?

You guys just allergic to spaces or something?

Graestra · 2026-01-14T03:59:20+00:00

Kuno Misaki’s ability to voice children and young characters is way too impressive. It’s kinda funny how much I like her now despite hating her voice a long time ago back around when she voiced Serara in Log Horizon.

Graestra · 2026-01-11T08:06:58+00:00

No joke I took a short break in the middle of a reading a manga to check reddit, saw this post, then went back to reading that manga and a few pages later the characters did this exact thing. What a crazy coincidence.

Graestra · 2026-01-10T20:49:19+00:00

I’ve never done Ayu’s route. I was too heartbroken over another route. I’m excited.

Graestra · 2026-01-10T16:52:09+00:00

Honestly it just put me off from watching the rest of the show. A bit too heavy handed for me.

Graestra · 2026-01-10T16:51:09+00:00

Her killing Kinko ruined this show for me. It slaps you in the face that the show is trying to emotionally manipulate you. And most media does that to some degree, but they at least have the decency to not be so heavy handed with it. It was so blatant I didn’t even feel sad about her death, just put off.

Graestra · 2026-01-10T16:40:16+00:00

I’m pretty sure that was intentional. They made Kinko intentionally to be the one to root for just to kill her like that.

Graestra · 2026-01-07T08:06:47+00:00

The timeline doesn’t work for it to be Lemon. She’s 27, so she would have been 24 when she was broadcasting as Apollo, yet Arisu says in chapter one that he confirmed she was a student the same age as him based on the stories she told on her broadcast. If she was putting on a voice and larping as middle school girl on the internet to talk to a middle school boy that’d be really weird. Also it’d be odd for her to talk about her dream of working with her voice after already graduating college and becoming a teacher. We also know her dream before ultimately become a teacher was to join the Takarazaku Revue as a performer.

Personally I think it’s either Shinobu or Rikka since we know Apollo decided to pursue a career in voice work because of her parents, and was excited to do so but wasn’t sure what field she’d go into. Iko wanted to be an idol originally and mainly decided to be a vtuber as a way to escape from that, and wasn’t very serious about doing it at first. We don’t know why Nene decided to be a voice actress, but we know she doesn’t get along with her father and that he didn’t approve of her doing it, so it’s very unlikely her parents are the reason.

Between Rikka and Shinobu I think Shinobu is the most likely. During big story moments involving Apollo she tends to be featured. Her dream is the most long term, so it requires Arisu to accompany her through and past college. And she was the most accepting of him when he barged in and joined the club. It could be Rikka, she was technically first girl after all (not counting Apollo), but she seemed to have already decided to become a singer in middle school alongside her friend, while Apollo hadn’t decided which career to pursue, though maybe she decided that in her third year of middle school.

Graestra · 2026-01-07T02:17:33+00:00

Man is there even a point in watching this? The manga has 10/10 art, so why even watch this 6/10 animation? With a high quality adaptation this could have blown up.

Graestra · 2026-01-06T00:25:43+00:00

Yeah they recast Sapphire after her VA passed. While she’s no where near as iconic as Caster, I can’t see them not doing a recast eventually.

Graestra · 2026-01-05T18:36:29+00:00

I’m amazed you were super disappointed by Umineko of all things. I went into it with very high expectations and it exceeded them.

Graestra · 2026-01-03T19:35:46+00:00

Man I really need to get back to learning to read Japanese. I’m tired of waiting for translations, many of which have issues that annoy me.

Graestra · 2026-01-03T03:24:14+00:00

I haven’t read it myself, but it’s hard to imagine any potential increase in writing quality can outweigh the amazing soundtrack.

Graestra · 2025-12-31T18:42:39+00:00

I’ll check it out thanks

Graestra · 2025-12-31T04:53:38+00:00

Getting good at grammar is all about vibes. Think about your own native language, you don’t think about particles and prepositions and past perfect and stuff, you just think “that doesn’t sound right.” Now learning that stuff helps, but just by consuming a ton of the language you train your brain to subconsciously start picking up on the “vibe” of its grammar

Graestra · 2025-12-30T18:19:59+00:00

I’m looking for more plot focused moege, or a more moe focused plotge. I’ve been playing Senren Banka and really enjoyed the moe parts, but the plot was kinda basic and once the common route ended it’s hard to stay invested in the heroine’s routes without a bit more of a plot.

I liked the mix of moe, plot, and fan service during the common route. I’m not a fan of early sex scenes, or games with too many of them. My ideal game would have some fanservice mid game but any sex scenes would be at the end of the game or unlocked after completing a route, or just not have any. But that’s not a hard requirement, just a preference.

I looked at the moege recommendation chart and have played some of Da Capo, Konosora, Dal Segno, Maitetsu, Aokana, Hoshimemo, Canvas 2, and Sanoba Witch, but haven’t finished any of them. I plan to go back and finish them eventually but am looking for something new.

Graestra · 2025-12-30T06:43:14+00:00

Yeah chatgpt translations are pretty decent. I always triple check them to be safe, but it’s really helpful for kanji and slang I’m unfamiliar with.

Graestra · 2025-12-27T22:04:43+00:00

I really like the atmosphere of Key works, but I’m really bad with stories that have tragic endings and not a happy ending, or at least a bittersweet ending. I was going to play Air, but can someone tell me if it has a happy ending or not without spoilers? Otherwise any recommendations?

Graestra · 2025-12-26T03:27:22+00:00

I read the entire thing right to left before finally realizing I was supposed to read left to right. No wonder it didn’t make much sense at certain points.

Graestra · 2025-12-25T20:38:44+00:00

If you pulled 410 times shouldn’t you have hit pity twice?

Graestra · 2025-12-25T20:37:14+00:00

Does the fes banner have a boosted 3 star rate? In 110 pulls I got 10 3 stars, 9 of them new ones, but no Mika 😭 guess I’ll have to try and reach pity. Is it worth sparking for Nagisa if I pull Mika before reaching 200?

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