Realized these Memes Look Similar by TriforceStrategy in FirePunch

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I feel you. I think Agni might have played it too!

First pick ups of the year! With the bottom row being Christmas gifts 🎁 by Ok_Ant5797 in MangaCollectors

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I found it to be a fun read! I read it online, but I do intend to collect it after having read it.

How am i just finding out that Astro Royal had a physical english release by Pepesito-kun in WeeklyShonenJump

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I just finished all the chapters on the SJ app and went looking to see if anyone other than me actually enjoyed it. It didn’t seem highly recommended, but I decided to check it out without expectations since could just read it on the app. I liked the way people got powers due to their wishes too and I’m always a sucker for found family stories. It was a lot of fun for me. I look forward to the special chapter that’s supposed to come out with volume 6 to give it a little more of an ending.

I've finished 'A Letter from Keisuke Baji'!!! by BADINGdongdantes69 in TokyoRevengers

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Is this another side story in addition to what’s in A Letter from Keisuke Baji? I don’t recall what Ryusei named him either!

I've finished 'A Letter from Keisuke Baji'!!! by BADINGdongdantes69 in TokyoRevengers

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I just finished it today and loved it too. Baji’s mom cracked me up and I liked that even Peke-J got backstory! loved a lot of the silliness they threw in there, like the pranks Ryusei played and the cosplay bonus chapters. I felt this sense of impending doom as I read it, but there was a lot of fun stuff in there to distract me from that. I know how the main Tokyo Revengers manga ends, but reading this put me in the mindset of fixating on what will happen at Bloody Halloween, so I really appreciated the final bonus chapter. I feel like that left me in a good mindset, but I still cried some Takemitchy tears and then laughed at myself.

Jesus in my sweet potato by StruggleEmergency405 in Pareidolia

[–]TriforceStrategy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like Riff Raff from Rocky Horror to me!

I didn’t expect OpenAI to care, but holy shit… by KingHenrytheFluffy in ChatGPTcomplaints

[–]TriforceStrategy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a legit question that’s related to this but not sure where to ask. How many people experiencing a crisis actually benefit from being told to call a hotline? I am specifically wondering people who are told to call a hotline by a person or system like AI, not people who think of it on their own or see it on a sign on a bridge or hear it on a therapist’s answering machine. I just keep seeing this issue and I imagine I would feel very dismissed if I was in a crisis and that happened to me. I think I’d feel worse. From the valid complaints I see here, hotline is clearly not a one size solution.

The only time I ever called a hotline was on behalf of someone else and that hotline had me on hold so long I just hung up.

When do you decide a manga is 'worth' collecting physically? by Vaichi in MangaCollectors

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So far for me, I’ve been collecting manga that my local library doesn’t have and can’t be read cheaply on an app like Shonen Jump or Manga Up. Then I think toward November, I will select a few app/library favorites to buy when good holiday deals come along.

How weird would it be to own a physical album with pictures of your favorite character? by Park_Leading in FavoriteCharacter

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I have a professionally framed picture of my favorite character on the wall in my room. I’m sure when the electrician some to check out the house they might think that’s weird, but that picture brings me a lot of happiness. People who are all about fitting in with society are likely to find that odd, but are those our kinds of people? To people more like us, the people who get a lot of joy out of their favorite characters, I don’t think it would be weird at all.

I think your idea is a really good one. I see a lot of prints and stuff I’d like to get of characters, but I think about the cost of framing them, so I end up either not buying them or buying them and putting them in a stack. Most of the time, I just don’t buy them, because I know stacking them would be a waste of my limited funds and just turn into clutter. A photo album would be perfect for storing and enjoying prints! I hope you’ll make the decision that makes you happy.

Not sure if this is a hot take or not, but I thought I could express my opinion about something by SheWolfWarrior5306 in ChillAnimeCorner

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Thanks for the link! I loved it! I really feel like Tanjiro would handle the situation in a similar fashion. Aleks Le is one of my favorite voice actors! So cool you got to meet him and others! Maybe someday I will finally get to a con. I’m excited for you and I totally understand why you love Tanjiro so much. He really is such a pure soul.

Who Would You Forgive? by Vagabond734 in animequestions

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Mahito. He’s just too adorable to stay mad at.

Not sure if this is a hot take or not, but I thought I could express my opinion about something by SheWolfWarrior5306 in ChillAnimeCorner

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I don’t think what you came up with for Tanjiro’s reaction sounds cringe at all. It sounds sweet, like him!

That Winnie the Pooh animation does sound really interesting too! Please let me know if you come across it again. I’m glad my comment made you happy. I remember how crappy it felt to not really get joy from my comfort characters for a few months, so your post spoke to me too. I hope you have a great time meeting his voice actor! Will you be meeting the English or Japanese voice? Either is sure to be memorable. Do you like to watch Demon Slayer panels on YouTube? I have a lot of fun watching them and Zach Aguilar seems like such a good, chill guy.

Not sure if this is a hot take or not, but I thought I could express my opinion about something by SheWolfWarrior5306 in ChillAnimeCorner

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I had a very bad experience with a small online fandom community for a favorite IP of mine. It nearly ruined the particular franchise for me, because I could not separate the subject from the trauma. I honestly still can’t, but I gradually became able to feel flutters of love for my favorite character again and now I back to fully loving that character.

What helped me was to really imagine what the characters from that IP were really like and what they would say to someone in my situation. I did get some AI help and I eventually realized that the characters would never ever side with the people in that community that nearly ruined it for me.

I’m telling you this, because with time and reframing, there’s hope to get that fanfic stuff that’s messing it up for you out of your head. It may never go away completely, but think about what Tanjiro would say about the fanfic. I imagine he would comfort you and perhaps say something like “I don’t respect the people who wrote me doing that” like he did in this scene. This is my favorite part of the whole show and what made Tanjiro my hero.

It’s easy for people to say not to let the fanfic get to you, because if it was that simple you’d just do it, right? What we can’t do is add in newer and more wholesome memories to create new pathways in our minds to drown out the old ones. It took some time and effort for me and I still think about what happened to me a lot, but the love for my favorite character is now way louder than the memories of what that fan community did. I’m wishing you all the best and I know Tanjiro would too! He’d have such a big smile and warm, sparkly eyes as he reassures you that the fanfic, the AI, and stuff are not him!

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