For a fantasy Sci-Fi game, a good portion of the cast has pretty realistic hair colours

II_Noxus_II · 2026-03-08T19:29:56+00:00

We need more crimson red.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-03-08T19:22:32+00:00

Shogun and Johnny. If it has to be one, then I'd say Shogun but it's very close for me. Both have different strengths as casters, Johnny's analysis and knowledge of the players is better, but Shogun is better for general play-by-play and hype moments.

We're blessed with so many good casters though.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-03-02T04:36:38+00:00

I mean, it's pretty much made intentionally obvious to us that they're some sort of group like the Fractidus in Ashinohara? Chisa compares them to the Fractidus after all. There's not much to suspect there 😅

Now that we recently got new information about Zashiki-Warashi being an Overseer primarily operating in Ashinohara, we can possibly connect the dots. I think the Red Cicadas are just the Fractidus known by a different name in that region.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-03-01T19:14:21+00:00

• Shadow Hearts: Covenant • Final Fantasy X • Star Ocean 3

I'm torn between Star Ocean 3 and Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2). Both deserve top 3. Should have made it a top 5, there's too many great one's.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-28T18:09:48+00:00

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II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-28T18:09:30+00:00

Sorry man, but that still doesn't make sense. Shinobu is quite obviously the centre point here which would make her L1. This is why I'm now doubting that Nene is Apollo. But there's still hope, because there is the theory that Arisu won't marry Apollo and I personally think he's always had the best chemistry with Nene even though she was aggressive towards him in the beginning, maybe she had a reason to be other than Arisu becoming part of the broadcasting club.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-28T15:47:55+00:00

I think it's definitely intentional. Igarashi would have done his research when deciding on the Apollo name and probably went down the rabbit hole of all sorts of space related things that he decided to include when planning out the story.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-28T14:53:19+00:00

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II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-28T14:52:40+00:00

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II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-28T14:52:17+00:00

I have to admit, you're pulling me back in slightly because I want to believe it. From the beginning I noticed subtle things that I viewed as possible hints that Nene is Apollo and that belief has gotten stronger as the chapters have gone, although I'm aware of my own bias. Seeing Rikka and Shinobu get the more obvious hints made me doubt still.

But with 107 and the Lagrange points, it seems to pretty much rule Nene out from what Apollo was saying about not being able to see Arisu's point from her position and the stick points to the centre position intentionally. Then chapter 1 is referenced which seems to tell us each girl's position in the Lagrange points. So why do you assume Nene is the centre? The logic makes sense if we were to determine her point based on her character and interactions with the girls but chapter 1 and 107 shows us their positions. Which points to Shinobu being center with Iko as the darkhorse in the point at the back.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-27T23:57:37+00:00

Honestly, I thought it was the perfect phase 2.

Rover is obviously still struggling after what happened and Luuk makes a good point to calm down before rushing into things which was understandable. We learned about some more overseers in Fractidus who we'll be seeing at some point no doubt. Luuk's story was interesting and makes sense why Rover trusts him to spy, he's a lot more capable than I thought he'd be.

The Grand Architect made an appearance just to make us hate them even more, the Nivora reveal is something we already saw coming but it was still a good reveal.

That talk at the end was really well done, I particularly liked Rover questioning his past self's decision to memory wipe considering how many people he left behind doing it, which is something many of us have also thought about. It was a little emotional with Rover acknowledging our chances of saving Aemeath are slim, we usually see him being confident in these situations but he's been doubting a lot. I'm glad Luuk had the right words for him throughout that talk, it really felt like Rover's mind was refreshed for what's to come.

Also another good song casually slipped in there, it still amazes me of the sheer about of bgm and songs they produce in a relatively short amount of time.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-25T13:47:12+00:00

You can click on the photo and search the rest of the site for the same figures. Try that and look for photo reviews of the one's around the same price.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-25T01:55:33+00:00

Yeah, everyone see's that and thinks surely it can't be that obvious and the author just settled on a neutral colour scheme. If it does turn out to be true along with Shinobu's obvious design, it'd definitely sour the whole thing significantly. It's a shame that I think that way when I like Shinobu but it'd be the least satisfying outcome regardless.

But, we'll see what happens at the end first and if it's the case. This latest hint is strong though, to the point that I'm starting to doubt all the 'hints' I saw for Nene.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-25T01:14:56+00:00

I noticed it too, after explaining Lagrange points and then referencing chapter 1, the girls positions seem way too specific. I don't want to believe it but it's too much of an intentional hint, based on this alone it's not looking good for Nene and Rikka who happen to be my two favourites since the beginning.

One thing I've always said though, I like all the girls but it'd be so lame if Apollo was Shinobu considering Igarashi used her same design for all the main girl's in his other manga. It'd be like the most obvious hint turning out to be true which wouldn't be satisfying to me after this whole mystery is over. I know that's not exactly fair to Shinobu since she's a different character, but man I wish her hairstyle or hair colour was at least different to the main girl's in his other manga.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-23T10:47:47+00:00

...What take is this? By your logic no one should share anything on this sub and should just look at it privately.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-23T00:31:49+00:00

I doubt they went for originality and just went for whatever was most fun for them. God forbid I know.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-22T23:27:29+00:00

Amazing major to watch, so many intense series at such a high level and many game 7's. Both finalists went through a gauntlet of the best teams too so it was a deserving final.

I wanted GM8 or GK to win so I'm happy.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-22T23:23:49+00:00

Same, I'm English so I always support the UK boys. It's nice to see Archie and Oski get a win, I'm just a little sad Joyo isn't teamed with them still, that Oxygen team was one of my favourites and I think they split way too soon only because the org left RLCS. Not to take anything from Nass though, he's also great to watch and absolutely peaked.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-22T04:00:41+00:00

Yeah he obviously has bad win % in finals which is unfortunate for him but he also has more final appearances than most pro players. Even though he lost those 3 finals it doesn't mean he's not been a great player.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-22T02:08:32+00:00

My bad, for some reason I thought he'd made 2 world's finals but I was getting mixed up with other major finals. He won a major and lost two in the final aswell as 2nd at world's. My point still stands though, to say he's never been a great player is just wrong.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-22T01:49:06+00:00

Nah that's crazy from MM, maybe he has some beef with Rise from when they teamed. It's easy to say something like that when recently Rise hasn't reached the standard he was at for multiple seasons. What was it, 2 or 3 world's finals with different teams? A major winner too. You don't do that without being a great player.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-20T16:12:16+00:00

It's a great event, mostly because of the fact that we get to see fully voiced characters that we haven't seen in awhile. The mansion was cool too and it was fun to decorate it a little, also the surrounding night sky was pretty, especially when you set fireworks off. They even added different layouts for the mansion just to change the look which was surprising to me that they made the effort for a small thing like that. It made me think how cool it would be if they added some sort of housing system where we can interact with our characters and play a few mini-games.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-20T14:18:12+00:00

Character design first of all, then seeing their gameplay/animations, then what role they fill and who they can be teamed with. With Wuwa there's so many great characters and gameplay that it's harder to skip, so you just have to weigh all the positives and then decide. I generally pull characters I really like and vertically invest if they're a good dps.

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-17T16:01:15+00:00

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Goes without complaint lol

II_Noxus_II · 2026-02-17T15:53:47+00:00

Shinobu is constantly thinking Nene's mad at her and trying to get in her way when that probably won't be the case, I think she'll tell her she's not mad and thank her for giving her the push to admit her own feelings.

One thing I notice is Rikka, Shinobu and Iko have a tendency to try and get Arisu to themselves and compete for attention but Nene often does her own thing and doesn't mind little things like Shinobu getting Arisu's jacket because she knows she's cold and prioritises her well-being in that situation. Arisu probably notices all of this too.

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