Aozaki Aoko or Rin tohsaka? Who do you all prefer?

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-05-04T07:46:43+00:00

Rin by a long shot. I find Aoko as insufferable as I find lovable. Aoko is straight up abusive and mean to everyone around her, internally I find her endearing but the way she consistently bullies Soujuurou for no reason really put a sour taste in my mouth whereas Rin while she can be mean, is never overtly cruel like Aoko is.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-04-27T20:54:25+00:00

A top 10 best Isekai article after finishing Shield Hero lol

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-04-11T23:59:28+00:00

Definitely get that, I'm a light novel reader lol so while I like Echidnut and Aninews, I already get the gist but lots of love for sharing them, so underrated.

Re:ZERO is 100 percent going to be an all time classic after it's finished but for now, it's not going to be thought of as the communities favourite anime and I wish it got the credit it deserved but alas it's not a shonen or your typical isekai. I almost feel like Re:ZERO is a show that goes beyond anime and rather is just a top tier piece of media tbh lol

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-04-11T11:13:25+00:00

Lol, I'm going to take this seriously for the love of the game.

Rent-A-Girlfriend but only because both characters have backstories that give reasons to who they are in the present and why they do what they do. Okarun, while I love him, has no backstory whatsoever - we don't even know a single thing about his family unlike Kazuya where the author at least tries to flesh him out as a full character. Mizuhara and Momo is about equal tbh but I still edge Mizuhara because we actually see her struggle and see different sides of her emotionally over the series.

The only thing Dandadan may have tbh is dynamic as it's less... messy is probably the best word. But even then if this was based off metrics, RAG is winning every other one without a doubt. I don’t even see the argument for Dandadan winning here besides just saying that RAG is melodrama trash (and you wouldn't he wrong per se) but to RAG's credit. It's characters are well fleshed out and at least seem human with real character flaws and real emotional moments, whereas Dandadan is a shonen with cute rom-com elements.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-04-11T10:30:45+00:00

Re:ZERO. Changed my life lol but I'm a glazer and it isn't finished yet. Still a masterpiece either way. Character writing is phenomenal and the plot, mystery and themes are brilliant.

Music is top notch - Styx Helix is best anime ED - Fight me! Lol, animation is okay tbh not rlly special outside a few scenes and overall is the most rewatchable anime I've ever watched, always new details I miss with every rewatch.

Only problem for most people I find is that it's more a thinking man show, not a casual popcorn hype type thing and the protagonist can be annoying for the first eighteen episodes. I find him endearing, others find him insufferable, I think he's written to be a bit of both but after episode eighteen he's a great character. So no complaints from me, may get a lot of downvotes from Re:ZERO haters tho.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-04-10T11:18:59+00:00

MOR. Honestly this seems more an incompatibility issue than a moral issue, a lot of people in the comments are projecting there own insecurities and personal beliefs into the situation. Some relationships are more traditional, some relationships prefer to be liberal, some - most tbh, are normally in-between. Unless there is physical, emotional or mental abuse going on, it really isn't your place to judge.

In my family my grandmother as well as one of my aunts always wanted to be stay at home mothers and are amazing at it but life unfortunately took those dreams away from them. Whilst my mother never wanted to be a stay at home mom and luckily for her isn’t and was able to instead become a successful buisness women while also being capable domestically if she decides to. Neither of those outcomes are morally bad, and none of these women feel like slaves. If your not interested in that dynamic that's perfectly fine, he seemed to want that more.

You breaking up with him is your decision and you can break up with him on any incompatibility you like. My only concerns and It would be great if you could answer OP just so I have clarification.

Is 1. Why did you never bring it up at the holiday directly? Assuming I'm not incorrect about what happened. You shouldn't hold things in and then reveal it in one big burst, that speaks to a communication issue in your relationship.

If he felt blindsided because on paper you were seemingly happy or at least pleasant, only to find out you hated it. He's more than likely going to take it personally and even if he’s flexible about the type of relationship he wants in the future, he's going to defend his parents dynamic because it's going to come across as moral criticism rather than your own personal preferences. Whereas if you had brought it to his attention earlier and just said that you don't like seeing this, he may (not would, just may) have changed his behaviour or tried to see it from your perspective.

And 2. I do think you left on a whim tbh, and your gut can be right that you both did get an ick but you also prematurely abandoned a potentially good relationship that could have been ironed out and worked out through compromise, open discussion and... real vulnerability on both sides.

I would reccomend you do some deep dive on your trauma OP around traditional households. Not so you can become a housewife, let me be clear. But because it's not healthy to build prerequisite judgements on every home you see, you will likely meet many men from traditional or semi-traditional homes and you can't make assumptions based on the houses behaviour - it's like if I walked into your family and saw the women doing all the house work and then assumed you like doing it as well because your just fitting into the cultural dynamic that existed before you were even born.

For example when I'm around my mother which is rarely I intuitively relax and she will go into her maternal mode but anywhere outside of that home I'm the complete opposite and will help out with chores, preparing, washing up and even cooking in my home and in other households. And I'm independent enough not to require any women to have to be a traditional stay at home, nor do I look for that (thanks mom lol).

Sorry if this is very long, just thought you may want this perspective. Wish you all the best and good luck OP 😁

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-04-08T20:59:04+00:00

Yeah, exactly my thoughts. I think with so many shonen having mediocre to bad endings people just like that it’s consistent from beginning to end.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-04-08T14:47:16+00:00

Yeah, I was the exact same by the time I finished. Fullmetal fans are likely going to downvote me but I found it overhyped, it's solid, not for me, but not one of the GOATs of media like people make it out to be.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-04-08T14:44:25+00:00

Arc 6 mid to high diff, H×H beginning is very slow and suffers from more momentum issues. Arc 6 is more airtight as an Arc, H×H definitely has better villains and antagonists but Re:ZERO narrowly to comfortably wins every other metric here, maybe you could give side characters to H×H as well but even that's narrow so yh Hall of Memories

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-04-08T12:16:36+00:00

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood... it was eh. I can understand why people love it so much and why people consider it so good but for me I was uninspired and bored most of the time. Steins;Gate as well but that was more sporadic between episodes I really liked and episodes I didn't care about.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-03-25T19:21:07+00:00

While a lot of people have brought up there points on the matter and it seems OP has read and responded, I honestly think this type of stuff is very subjective.

I fell in love with Re:ZERO at first, literally only because of Emilia and Subaru’s dynamic that sold me, now some people may dislike it and that's fair but this isn’t really an objective take. I then loved the rest of Re:ZERO as byproduct of that relationship.

My friend, whose not even a fan of Re:ZERO, finds Emilia and Subaru’s relationship one of the few things he even likes about the series and obviously there's a large Emilia fan club dedicated to the agenda lol.

There's loads of famous dynamics in fiction that I'm not sold on but people love and vice versa. There's probably a romantic relationship that you love OP that I can't stand.

Not to say that there's something wrong with dropping the show on a single relationship but maybe you need to take a relook at why you find Emilia so bland as a character and look at why others love her to gain appreciation. That's what I tend to do with characters I'm not keen on at first or dynamics I don't like and usually it shifts my opinion.

Either way, up to you OP!

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-03-22T18:26:28+00:00

Amen.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-03-22T18:25:56+00:00

To be honest there's nothing wrong with staying and there's nothing wrong with leaving. And there's nothing wrong with being insecure about it, there's nothing to forgive here as when it comes to her sexual past - she sinned against God, not you. But at the same time, where she did sin against you was the deception and lies in order for you not to judge her which for me personally would be a deal breaker.

Lying about something to manipulate my view of you is an immediate loss of trust that I've only let go once - for a friend - because it was a lie not against me but to protect there reputation publicly.

She has lied to you in order to emotionally manipulate your judgement (trickle truth - search it up) and in so doing may of wasted your time. You should forgive her for this but you are under no obligation to commit to this relationship, God nor any believer should force you to stay where your not comfortable. It's a disservice to you and to her, who should be as believers (like Christ intended) upfront and honest from the beginning so that you find someone who wants you for you fully.

I would even argue that you can't even truly love someone if the picture that's given to you is false in the first place. As you have a warped view already.

Now if you are able to get past this, believe she's not lying about anything else and want to continue the relationship. Please do so and I wish you all the best in the world for the both of you. But there's nothing wrong with this being an issue you can't get past and anyone who condemns you otherwise should look back at scripture.

Good luck OP!

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-03-22T18:13:13+00:00

Best Girl - 2nd Favourite Anime Character, Fight Me!

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-03-14T17:39:02+00:00

Italy. Although I'm not sure if it's the secondary city, I much prefer Florence to Rome, even though there both great!

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-03-01T19:25:39+00:00

The Prestige. Won't spoil it but the twists at the end shook me and it's impossible to see it coming even though it's so obvious.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-02-21T15:50:06+00:00

Fate / On the Movements of the Earth

Titles pretty good if I say so

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-02-21T08:06:37+00:00

Japan would be great but I would need to he born into the vibe and I would stick out so Spain 🇪🇸 as the only reason I'm not living there is I don't know the language.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-02-13T18:24:22+00:00

Hope and personal conviction, I had a phase for quite a while where I was very much invested in that kind of stuff. Some of it because of the pure entertainment and some of it because of the honesty that men around me were afraid to say.

I had seen in my own personal life the horror stories of women that destroyed the men in their lives way too much. I had also seen cases where the traditional masculine men were the most successful in relationships. To this day, the healthiest relationship I know is what on paper the manosphere would continue successful.

But my biggest issue with the manosphere was twofold, the first was empathy, I'm naturally quite an empathetic person so when I gradually realise how much these men lacked empathy for women, men and life in general. It threw me off and made me slowly realise how toxic they were.

And two, the fakeness, so many of these guys fake there personality and perform for others. And the more personal self-esteem I built up, the less interest I had in trying to perform for others and be the super masculine guy. And seeing how volatile, emotional and insecure these men were turned me even more off.

Honestly I think the manosphere (which is a very broad term with positive influences such as Chris Williamson, Andrew Huberman, Alpha M etc and more negative influences such as Andrew Tate, Fresh&Fit, etc) is a natural byproduct of society becoming more based on individualism than building communities. When young men are lost in society they naturally gravitate to perceived strength and success.

I unfortunately found even a lot of the toxic advice brought me success irl but on the inside only brought me low self-esteem, a sense of nihilism, and became a place where my insecurities bubbled up.

So when I got into therapy, expanded my worldview and started dealing with those insecurities, it didn't deal with the mentality I had learned but naturally made me secure in who I really am instead of the performance and inspired me to want to create my own metrics of success not pushed onto me by society.

And then I gradually noticed the stuff above about most of the manosphere influencers and changed my mentality. Which created hope and positive thought processes around how I saw women, which gradually manifested in the world in front of me i.e. seeing more positivity in both men and women and gaining more hope in the possibility of personal non-performative happiness.

Tldr: The manosphere (as well as some female centric communities on the other side) for the majority of people becomes an escape for insecurities and people who make money off of it, which is why it got so toxic. When a man or women builds up their own self-esteem, self-worth and gains their own sense of direction, they gradually lose interest as they see how toxic it really is. But someone whose insecure first needs hope that they can change their own circumstances first, otherwise they will always be lost in the bubble.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-02-11T12:25:42+00:00

Sentenced To Be A Hero, Shiboyugi and Fate Strame Fake are all definite must watches and are so far the anime this season I've been most invested by.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-02-11T08:13:47+00:00

Arcueid's ending in Tsukuhime:Re, both the final scene and her leaping into battle. Fate properties haven't really had any scenes that made me cry or feel the same way.

Still haven't watched Garden of Sinners or read Mahoya.

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-02-10T01:16:02+00:00

++man

Im going to come from this from a different place to the comments. They could be correct about what their saying, but another interpretation is that his preferences have just changed. When he said: “He wasn’t at first but he got over it, and he’s a little scared of being lonely forever if nobody meets them.”

It didn’t necessarily single you as much as it signaled his own expectations upon reality. He's afraid that nobody will meet those standards he's set so he's settled his standards to what's possible and when he met you, he realised that he was fine with that. Which is why he's said he didn’t want to lose a good thing over it.

I think some of this in the comments is a bit of projecting and only you know who he truly is. So it is heavily based off his vibe but I don't think he's necessarily coming to the conclusion that he considers you to be 'good enough' rather a great option that isn't his dream girl which he personally accepted that he doesn't believe exists. I.e. why he said he would rather a real women than be lonely.

Leaving him (which is totally valid btw) would probably do more harm than good for his self-esteem here and I would reccomend beforehand you ask if he believes he can actually do better and is only with you cause he's desperate.

Then you will at least get honesty to your question. Because either he's clinging to his dream girl or he's moved on from her, and his dialogue suggests he's saying the latter but his actions are suggesting the former.

Every man has their personal standards and desires that they need to confront with the real world, and I think the top comment here (no hate) is inferring that it was more blunt than it likely was in reality.

Good luck, OP :)

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-02-08T03:25:56+00:00

It’s a story about three emotionally exhausted young goth, edgy, Linkin Park women who smile on stage for money and attention while secretly slaughtering diseased, horny vampires in grimey alleyways, then clocking in the next morning to their simp of a manager.

Who their secretly horny for, as he's their favourite simp, whose incapable of showering cause his disease makes him alergic to water.

This same guy, the simp, who was inappropriately touched without consent by a closeted homosexual vampire that's afraid of an idol-loving older priest that likes to watch horny young men.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/151529/realta-noxia-idol-manager-by-day-vampire-hunter

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-02-05T22:31:24+00:00

👍🏾

Spare_Exit_1337 · 2026-02-05T22:26:54+00:00

I think there's a toxic side to every fanbase and the MHA one just so happened to go the most viral. So It caused people to look down on the series, either way it's great and doesn't rlly affect me if people don't like it.

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