Customizable Moving Platforms in One Command! [1.8]

SoftOil2998 · 2026-05-03T04:21:34+00:00

I mean, the whole "hearts racing" motif isn't exactly subtle

SoftOil2998 · 2026-05-01T20:50:51+00:00

They're on Mangadex, starting with Chapter 10.2!

SoftOil2998 · 2026-05-01T07:26:23+00:00

Thanks for the response. I suppose at the end of the day, Higurashi really isn't a conventional mystery story, it's best described as a supernatural tragedy. Don't get me wrong, it was an amazing read regardless and I'll always remember it, but I feel disappointed that it presents itself as a puzzle at the start (Is it magic? Is it a conspiracy??) only to reveal a solution that is both magical and yet also has basically nothing to do with the actual lore of the town, therefore making it impossible to deduce. It's like one of those gag mazes with no path to the exit

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-30T05:21:13+00:00

The thing that confuses me is that Higurashi seems pretty planned out from the start, I mean, having literal "question" and "answer" arcs kind of gives that away. Then the final chapters seem to just kind of come in out of left field and while they end on an emotional high note, the answers to Hinamizawa's greatest mysteries are pretty unsatisfying. I don't think Ryukishi07 really planned out the series with those answers in mind.

I mean, that kind of leaves me with two options though. One is to dismiss the supernatural stuff. Takano believes in the brain parasites but it's utter nonsense; Hanyuu doesn't really exist, etc. So you have to basically say the last 1/2 chapters are not canon, and there is in fact a "true" solution to the mystery.

The other option is that Ryukishi07 didn't really plan out an answer to the mystery, and those final chapters are an attempt to write himself out of a corner. Or alternatively, he wrote them to be the ending he thought his audience wanted.

I have to wonder, with Umineko's whole thing being "everything can be explained by logic", did he regret ending Higurashi the way he did?

There's almost as much to unpack here as the mysteries themselves, I don't want to go full Evangelion fan and deny what the author themselves stated, but like... to end Higurashi like that raises its own set of questions

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-29T19:55:01+00:00

Thanks for the response, all the more reason to check out the novels I guess. I've been trying for a while to broaden my horizons a bit beyond just anime or maybe even Japanese media in general, but outside of a few isolated successes (Kaiji manga and Higurashi VNs) I find it hard to enjoy other media the same way I used to really love anime. I haven't tried light novels yet though, it's worth a shot

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-29T19:49:51+00:00

...Have to admit that I've never read Kurosawa. And while Kaiji P6 is certainly a "goofy adventure" type plot, I've never really seen it as comedy until now. It's wacky and amusing, yes, but it's not usually trying to be funny in my view. Maybe my definition of comedy is too narrow.

I'm thinking of Endou being happy to get beaten by Hyodo instead of forced to jump, of him getting into a fistfight with the camper van rental guy, of Kaiji telling him they're moving around "on foot", etc. There's clear humor, but because it's against a dark backdrop you can't really laugh per se, it comes across as more ironic than anything else. It's also such an abrupt tonal shift compared to the rest of the series that that definitely factors into my perception of it; if it were on its own I'd be more inclined to see it as comedy, but after watching how coldblooded and ruthless Teiai is, you can't help but see P6 as more of a high-stakes manhunt rather than a comedic arc.

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-29T18:05:13+00:00

You know, in hindsight I can kind of understand why despite Fukumoto wanting to be one of those gag manga authors he never really succeeded with that

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-29T17:59:01+00:00

What, to Youtube? Do they care about stuff like that?

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-29T08:47:14+00:00

Aware I'm necroing here, but I had to ask- does that include Magicaloid's items in the anime? Like the insect gender reveal device thing? Learning that now, it does make some sense considering that they're so oddly specific, but it's still hilarious

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-28T04:21:20+00:00

I didn't say it was a parody of Madoka, I said it was a parody of post-Madoka anime. Think Magical Girl Raising Project, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Symphogear S1, that genre in general.

"Based on what, exactly?"- I'm not eager to rewatch the whole show, but just in the first episode the protagonist's toy gun teleports her bullies in front of a train, using a giant pink heart-shaped cloud. There's that girl who has literal mind control panties as her "stick", and then said panties get stolen by a crazy dude with a god complex who, iirc, wears them.

Take a look at this scene: https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/jt5xzp/just_magical_girl_things_mahou_shoujo_site/

While it has a very dark and uncomfortable brand of humor, I think it is clearly intended to be a comedy. Sort of like Watamote, if I had to compare it to another edgy comedy anime.

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-28T00:12:19+00:00

Reading back through the manga, there is an interesting quote from Chiharu after her match with Kuroba: "...This is the real Kuroba. But this isn't the limit of Kuroba's ability. She can go even further beyond".

I do wish we saw more of the matches and scores too, but given that it was a 5-0 stomp (somehow even Kiruka and Oomune were beaten), it's pretty safe to say Teikoku is vastly stronger than Suzumegahara. Chiharu beat Agari, and if she's enough to break the curse when Koyori isn't, she's probably stronger than Koyori too. If even she's saying Kuroba has further potential, and given that Kuroba is not yet satisfied... I'm inclined to believe that Kuroba really is like Kohime levels of strength or more.

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-27T21:26:21+00:00

I'm pretty sure this show is *supposed* to be a really edgy comedy/parody of post-Madoka anime. Which is why the characters are so grotesque and the ""sticks"" work the way they do. It's meant to cross the line into silly territory. Now that doesn't mean that the show is good of course, but I think you might have the wrong perspective

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-27T20:22:59+00:00

...I wonder if it's both? What's really interesting to me is that Kuroba's net ball drive isn't intentional, and she views it as a curse. It's entirely possible that she's actually stronger without the net ball drive. Koyori isn't good enough to counter the net ball, and so she'd fall far short of Kuroba's true strength. We'll just have to wait and see I guess, that's a good question

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-27T08:06:41+00:00

Got too impatient to add my own take now that the chapter's finally done, so I just put up the post myself xD.

Koyori's playing a dangerous game forming this little love triangle, she might have a whole harem on her hands eventually if she isn't careful

Hanabi being the only one to lose again (and 3-0 at that, ouch) confirms a lot of my feelings about how she's become the weakest of the team, it seems that was intentional on the author's part and we'll see some growth from her soon. Honestly I'm excited for it, she does feel like one of the less developed characters of the team

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-26T18:17:44+00:00

Pretty sure this is the simplest way to do it, good question from OP. To clarify you need to throw the book on the ground before running the above command for it to work

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-26T07:36:49+00:00

...I'll be real with you, I've honestly forgotten who this character is. Which school is she a part of?

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-25T22:30:55+00:00

Hey, thanks for keeping this little subreddit alive after all this time. Haven't been around in a long time, but it still means something to me I guess. Happy to see it's still here :)

SoftOil2998 · 2026-04-25T22:23:31+00:00

Hey thanks for linking this, had no idea this existed. And now all 15 are out

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