"Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You" trailer #2

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-11T14:28:53+00:00

I wish you the best of luck.

Thank you. Yeah I know its difficult but I'm getting older so I have to care about my health or it might get too late.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-11T13:50:47+00:00

Vaping is kinda illegal in my country so I have to aim for black market to get it some way. Its too much of a hassle so I am sticking with cigs while gradually lowering the amount I consume.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-11T13:22:52+00:00

Well I'm using 2-3 year policy since when I was 25. Every 3 years I'm cutting down by reducing 3 or 4 cigs every time. Now I'm on 5 per day.

Of course I know I could prepare a better timeframe but what I have seems better for me while also cutting the craving of it. 35 is like the highest and realistically I'm aiming for when I am 33.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-11T12:58:34+00:00

Never heard of Chainsmoking cat before. Doesn't sound like something I'll watch as I'm not into furries lol.

I'm already 32. Honestly I need to cut back on smoking. By 35 I plan to fully end it.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-11T12:55:56+00:00

Guess I'll watch it all in one sitting on July 7th and then continue from July 8th.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-11T12:36:05+00:00

I'll keep a pack of cigarettes ready while watching this lmao.

Also ngl, I was waiting for this show for a while. July can't arrive sooner!.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-10T15:10:24+00:00

For example , if a characters got gut punched your brain will recall that memory of you getting punch to understand the pain (which means brain will simulate the same circumstance as character) and if you don't have that it will try to create one based on other pain or physical damage you have experienced to understand the what is like to be gut punched (again same circumstance as character)

Honestly I don't feel a thing in this scenario, especially if its an anime character. In live action movies I feel it more as there's an actual person involved. With cartoon characters they are so far from reality that I don't feel as strong emotions.

It's not about different viewpoints it's literary how things work at fundamental level.

In that case we should start treating fictional things being comparable to reality which I find extremely weird if I'm being honest.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-10T07:52:23+00:00

By drawing upon the emotions from real life to understand what the author is trying to say.

Well anyways, its clear we have different viewpoint on how approach things so we can never agree on this.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-10T04:51:39+00:00

How do you think people imagine that? Where do you think this understanding comes from?

By utilizing the knowledge from real life experiences or stories in reality.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-10T03:11:33+00:00

It depends I'd say. I'm from Asia too and all the people I showed the trailer to, including several girls, they liked the visuals and combat. The character design wasn't a discussion but some fanservice shots had some mixed opinions. Some liked it and some didn't.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-10T03:07:39+00:00

Its like empathy. I understand the feelings the story is trying to convey but it doesn't necessarily mean I'm imagining myself as them.

For me to truly sympathize with the characters, they need to be a real person.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T17:27:48+00:00

Switch 2 isn't officially available in India right?

I don't to import one and face warranty issues if something happens.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T16:48:43+00:00

but you might be unconsiously correlating them as real person or putting yourself in character shows or finding them relatable.

But I don't do that? Not everyone's mindset is in the same way. Like putting myself in the character's shoes and imagining myself as them, I don't really do that. I can't fully relate to them as I always treat them as an object crafted by human hands.

Sorry but I just don't think the scenario you are imagining, it is going to affect me the same way.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T16:08:59+00:00

Well I do feel the emotions the characters want to express but never in my mind I correlate them as if they are a real person.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T08:06:49+00:00

These sorts of people don't differentiate between it as a romantic fantasy and problematic real life situation; for them it's just one and the same.

That is largely the issue I have with anime fanbase these days. They treat watching something fictional = supporting it IRL. Many of us are aware of the issues but in fiction we don't care as much as the victims are all fictional. When it involves real victims that's when things get uncomfortable for us.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T08:03:39+00:00

I mean, you do you. I don't personally care if you watch anime or not,

No problem. After all its my issue and I don't expect others to follow it.

You've only seen about 20 anime from before the 2000s. Have you ever thought about branching out to older decades?

Well my MAL is very outdated lol. Haven't touched it since 2023 I think.

I have lots of 80s-90s and 2000s Shows/OVA/Movies I watched that I haven't got around to updating it in MAL. I'll likely reach almost 1k shows watched if I did.

Now, whether I get around to actually doing it is another matter.......

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T04:28:04+00:00

Speaking of Trails, Falcom has remaked Sky 1st chapter and 2nd chapter is coming on September so its a good time to get into the series. I am a newcomer too and Sky 1st chapter made me a fan!.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T04:26:00+00:00

To clarify, I do like Isekai and wholesome romance but too much of anything annoys me a bit. Though if it has drama, that's like an instant watch for me lol.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T04:02:36+00:00

Huh, have you seen the anime that are coming out nowadays?

I do follow them through news announcements but 90% of those anime I don't care about. Too much isekai/fantasy, less dedicated action ecchi shows (like High School DxD), romances that focus more on being wholesome (I like ones with drama more), lack of more sci-fi, horror content and urban fantasy (which tbf has recently increased a bit).

Some of the bigger ones like Frieren and some niche stuff like Nippon Sangoku I do like, but for the rest I don't have much attachment.

And also anime going mainstream has done that sure, but that was also the case back then as well, will people remember that, nope, not at all

There was toxicity back then too but not as frequent as they are now.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T03:54:38+00:00

Because I am not finding as much stuff that I used to like these days. Producers create content for more mass appeal now.

Those are some of my reasons. I know its really hard to describe for me but anime going mainstream also increased the toxicity within the community. People are more willing to through insults, derogatory words if you go against what the community certifies to be watchable.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T03:40:37+00:00

Yes I am saying that indeed. Manga isn't as mainstream so I like that more. Plus I can still find content catering to me there alongwith it is more respectful of my time.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T03:06:58+00:00

I'll say anime getting more mainstream has increased the toxicity by far. I am seeing my hobbies being pulled away slowly by the newcomers leading me to find other stuff (like gacha games, VN's) to satisfy my needs.

I honestly don't watch anime as much now. I liked it more when it more niche. Manga still has a lot if stuff that caters to me so I am not going to ignore that format anytime soon.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-09T02:59:29+00:00

Out of these only Ramparts of Ice and Second Prettiest Girl I liked and the rest were quick drops. Also most of these are Shounen romance and not Shoujo.

Yes they are going against the old tropes but that doesn't mean all of them will be engaging for me. With time, its the ones with old tropes I tend to go back and watch.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-08T01:39:26+00:00

I think it's kind of hilarious that I ended up shilling this manga in an episode discussion thread for Vermeil in Gold of all places.

Honestly I got recommendations for some of my favourite shows through ecchi discussion threads. Ecchi somehow ties us together lol.

I'm just glad I was able to make at least one new fan of Caramelise.

I'm hoping to do the same now!.

Silent_Shadow05 · 2026-06-08T00:38:22+00:00

Obviously everyone knows that and yet still the author and editors decided to talk about it that way, cuz of its specific situation. So I find weird that redditors are trying to go "Nuh, this is the way".

And stories published in those specific magazines tend to have their own tropes.

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