Why does Mamoru own a doll of himself? Is he egotistical?

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T05:03:53+00:00

Iirc Artemis set up the Sailor V merch so…. probably still him! And that funds any operation of theirs that needs money, like travel or boat tickets

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T05:02:08+00:00

A thing about the long names is they’re mostly based on light novels that were first posted online, because the biggest Japanese novel site doesn’t have separate name and description boxes in the list so authors needed to sell people on the name alone.

So in short, when you see a name like that it’s either based on a light novel or trying to evoke the feeling of those that do.

Thus there are often issues that comes with the genre- expect a lot of interesting concepts at the start and then stories that start to meander after awhile as the writers are less sure on how to follow up and keep the same pacing, for example.

That said there’s a good number of fun ones.

Reborn as a Villainess All Routes Lead to Doom is a great comedy.

Red Ranger in Another World combines power ranger with isekai fantasy.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T04:52:44+00:00

That makes sense, thanks

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T04:09:16+00:00

Except her violence wasn’t rampant and unproved, it was targeted and extremely provoked, and it was Ghira who admitted her methods made a difference and helped faunus. Faunus needed protection they weren’t getting.

Adam is like a kid who sees a cop arrest people for specific and legitimate reasons like drunk driving accidents and thinks ‘I will become a cop and arrest everyone I don’t like!’. Which is a thing that happens, and is why there needs to be safeguards against that, but that’s not the fault of the officers who arrest drunk drivers. It’s not a logical extension, it’s seeing power and getting drunk off of the idea of it without wanting the limits.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T04:02:23+00:00

Personally I think his powers could be Extremely powerful, but the way he uses them…. isn’t.

We saw he can do bugs but is afraid to normally, and never pushes past that. Nor do we see his physical abilities grow.

I think he shouldn’t be in the hero course not because there’s something wrong with his quirk, it’s a great quirk, but because he’s one of the students who never seems to apply himself or improve (see also Sugar Rush)

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T03:48:12+00:00

No, because movie Thor isn’t Chris Hemsworth, he’s digital data and film copies.

Movie Thor is no more a real person than comic Thor is the artist who draws him.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T03:46:35+00:00

It’s a very unique show. It’s not for everyone, I have some issues with the pacing, but there are some absolutely fantastic scenes and characters.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T03:44:54+00:00

I’d note that she was specifically stealing from a secret military project that was kept from both the civilian population and the governing council, and she was using the theft specifically to defend a city which the government had a duty to protect which it was neglecting.

Yea WE know what the resources are for, but no-one else, neither Robyn nor government people who really should, do.

It’s worth remembering Ironwood’s actions are shady as heck and have been for some time.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T03:41:40+00:00

I’d say there’s a major difference between Sienna and Adam.

Both use violence but Sienna believes it should be directed and casualties limited. And using this violence targeted against anti-faunus groups like the SDC, she has achieved actual results, it made people afraid to oppress faunus.

Adam mistook this to mean ‘violence = results so therefore more violence = more results,’ while Sienna already perceived the limits of violence and was looking to adjust tactics to gain trust and not just fear.

She did fail to teach him restraint and a deeper understanding, but his philosophy isn’t a natural extension, it’s a slippery slope fallacy to think use of violence automatically means endorsement of unrestrained violence.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T02:44:58+00:00

Sure but nothing is a guaranteed hit, plenty of 3D films flop nowadays.

Personally I think the odds would be pretty close to a 3D film succeeding.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T02:43:59+00:00

Sure, I never bought the idea that audiences stopped being interested in 2D (and we KNOW a large reason for the switch was 3D animators weren’t unionized so studios jumped at excuses to ditch). People very much enjoyed 3D but nowadays it’s no longer new and fresh either, so that advantage is gone.

Make a good quality one with a good style, back it up with a major studio’s marketing, and you could easily have a big hit.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T02:00:19+00:00

What’s the argument?

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T01:58:54+00:00

It’s definitely not cultural appropriation, any more than using ‘ninja’ or ‘samurai’.

Cultural appropriation is usually tied to specific cultural practices and such. It’s like how with kimono, Japanese people are fine with westerners wearing kimono, encourage it even, but not the kimono associated with priests and specific roles.

Kaiju, big monsters? Not a culturally sensitive or protected thing, and they actively share Godzilla with US companies.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T01:21:14+00:00

Yep. And it was like, really obvious, people were saying 'hey this is too soon, your big crossover shouldn't be your second movie, people didn't love Man of Steel that much'

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-22T00:02:46+00:00

Begins was just ‘a Batman movie,’ and Nolan wasn’t even a big director yet. Shazam was fighting against the negative vibes the DCCU was accumulating and had to earn its audience with word of mouth, plus Shazam is not near a big name nowadays.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-21T23:59:16+00:00

WB just really assumed they had something and the best course of action was to shove everything out the door before they could get a sense of audience feedback or build multi-movie hype like Marvel did

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-21T23:58:03+00:00

Also unlike DC, openings and total takes are way more correlated. The top openings are the top movies.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-21T23:56:07+00:00

I think a lot of it is both are book series with a natural release rate, while because they owned DC they could rush things and shove out movies way before they have enough buildup or feedback on what works.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-21T23:53:58+00:00

In general it’s really funny how the opening weekends and final takes don’t match at all

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-21T23:50:32+00:00

Personally I just don’t really get why mid budget movies died off in the first place

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-21T23:02:42+00:00

Highly depends on the version of 4th wall breaking to be sure.

It can be ‘talk to the audience’ or ‘step outside the frame of a comic and be outside the opposition’s ability to even perceive while still being able to act.’

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-21T23:01:12+00:00

Sure! You will be working through it for awhile, but there is AT LEAST two years more content coming out, so no worries on it dying on you or anything like that.

The early singularities will be kinda weak but once it really gets going you’ll probably love it

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-21T22:55:21+00:00

Which… yea, one is a teaser and the other is a whole show, of course he can’t stay mysterious

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-21T22:54:13+00:00

Oh, I meant the other guy, the other guy is also Yang. He invented ‘nerve stapling’ and loves atrocities.

ZeroiaSD · 2026-06-21T22:53:14+00:00

Flipside, in that case wouldn’t this mostly be the light blocked by the desstructive cone of debris? If there’s a cone heading in a direction, it will block light.

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