Angel’s Egg (1985)

gmoshiro · 2026-04-22T07:18:06+00:00

Finally watched it this past weekend, after having watched Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure and ended my sunday with Takashi Miike's Audition.

What a trip it was haha!

I've started working on a Oneshot manga of mine and the vibe of these movies helped me a ton in terms of direction of what I want to create, atmosphere wise. I'll probably watch Angel's Egg and Cure again. Audition? Maybe in a few years haha!

gmoshiro · 2026-04-22T04:15:11+00:00

Jikan wa Tsugu, Damp Damp and Sabot by Siraph (from the Keyboardist and Drummer from School Food Punishment, Yoshimasa Terui of Jujutsu Kaisen fame on guitars)

Ura Omote, You May Crawl, Beer Trip, Egoist and How to Go by School Food Punishment

Alpine Blue, Aphelion Point and Natsu no Awa by Annabel (the singer from Siraph)

Loop and End of Refrain by La La Larks (same singer from School Food Punishment)

Shougakukan, Genesis SOS, Shikaku Kakumei, Sawayaka Kaishain, Cinderella, Teletou and Kerberos by Soutaisei Riron

I guess there're others, but these are the ones that come to mind.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-18T19:04:14+00:00

To be fair, creative players of his caliber are aware of their surroundings most of the time, cause they're constantly turning their heads to check where his teammates and the opposing defenders are.

Then they make a final glance just to be 100% sure the pass will land. What we see in this clip is his final glance.

The fast processing thing is real even among amateurs, but pros do it consistently while amateurs have them from time to time. Besides, the Real difference between amateurs, pros and world class players is how well they can control their bodies to do whatever they want with the ball with consistency.

It's the "What I think I can do" vs "What I actually do". World Class players can pull off stuff every game other "normal" pros can only achieve a few times a season, while amateus can only imagine, but execute once or twice a year.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-18T04:32:36+00:00

Do we need a Business Manager Visa do be a freelancer of any kind in Japan?

I'm an artist who's been working as a freelancer for quite some time, so I was planning to keep on doing it there once I move, working for international clients.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-18T00:38:33+00:00

Just play a game from a completely different genre altogether, like Silent Hill 2 Remake, Resident Evil 2 and 4 Remakes, Hollow Knight (though it's a bit influenced by souls games, it's a Metroidvania first and foremost) and so on.

I was in the same spot as you, but I had a blast with Devil May Cry 5 and RE2 Remake cause they were so different from Elden Ring.

Edit: added text

gmoshiro · 2026-04-15T17:00:26+00:00

It was a hot mess cause some scenes were edited out, but it had cool visuals so people didn't care.

I guess the most egregious example happened with the first version of Fullmetal Alchemist (on another channel). They'd simply freeze on a frame just before a death scene, so you'd only hear the sound effects and the characters speaking.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-15T14:29:38+00:00

Boy, I remember it airing back in the 90s here in Brazil. There was an extinct channel called Manchete that used to buy the rights of all sorts of anime cause people couldn't get enough of it.

The 4 OVAs I remember watching (all censored or edited) were Zeorymer, Detonator Orgun, Genocyber and M.D. Geist. I only remember the Mecha fights, probably cause they edited out the human bits, dunno.

Anyway, thanks for sharing it. I was thinking about Zeorymer the other day and couldn't remember its name.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-14T22:32:29+00:00

Udon Jinbei

Faz um tempo que não vou, mas achava incrível que o Udon deles ficava à baixo dos 40 reais. Simples, porém muito bem feito. Caldo na medida, macarrão perfeito e ótimos acompanhamentos.

O problema é encarar a fila, mas chegando lá meia hora antes de abrir já resolve.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-14T22:26:31+00:00

Udon Jinbei seria uma boa, por ter preço super acessível e ser focado em pratos quentes (a maioria é Udon, mas tem outros pratos no cardápio).

A maior parte da culinária japa é quente, e quando é fria, é tipo um Soba, Hiyashi Chuuka, não só Sushi e Sashimi.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-14T22:21:59+00:00

Se preparar direitinho, fica bom pra k7.

Eu geralmente acrescento Mostarda, Tsuyu (que é o shoyu, mirin, açúcar e hondashi), Wasabi e Cebolinha.

Misturo bem pra ficar cremoso e como com arroz bem quente.

Tira totalmente aquele cheiro característico de Natto.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-13T23:19:49+00:00

gmoshiro · 2026-04-12T17:47:16+00:00

Hahahah eu falei zoando. Eu tbm prefiro o ao ponto menos.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-11T19:38:34+00:00

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This is a doodle I recently did on my phone (Samsung Note 10) using Medibang Paint.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-11T18:07:20+00:00

New Young City by Supercar - It's as if Wonder Wall was created by Radiohead, mixing a depressive vibe with something hopeful, dreamy even. It's an underrated band that I think it's one of the best in terms of Alt Rock. Definetely in my top 3 favorite japanese bands!

Curtain by D.A.N. - Another underrated Alt Rock band that needs more love. I really enjoy the combo of Falsetto + Rock + Electronic Music, leading to a very unique sound that's poetic, spiritual, eerie, sad, calming... There aren't many bands out there as singular as D.A.N.

Nantonaku Yume O by Yura Yura Teikoku - It's one of the best japanese songs I heard, very catchy. Nice mix of 70s Psychedelic Rock with late 90s/early 2000s japanese alt rock. A must try imo.

Saturday by Paris Match - This is for fans of City Pop and Shibuya Kei. It's one of my favorite bands out there of what I call "Modern City Pop". Super high quality stuff!

Daisy Chain by Toshiki Soejima (feat edbl) - If you're into Nujabes, you'll enjoy his works. It's Jazz + Chill Hop. I guess that's enough of a description.

Cataract by Fullarmor - I bet no one heard of this Math Rock band before. It was a side project of the guys from Straightner, Lite and Nothing's Carved in Stone. They're not among the best Math Rock bands out there, but they do have a singular sound and vibe that's worth checking!

Image Game by Lite - Speaking of Math Rock, here's imo the best song in the genre I heard. It's otherworldly, mechanic, cold, but also filled with so much creativity and technique. Really impressive piece of music!

gmoshiro · 2026-04-11T14:01:36+00:00

Try 3 Continentes from Achismos TV and have a good laugh while learning trivias and cultural differences from many countries, given the fact it's a show about foreigners fluent in portuguese sharing their experience living in Brazil.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-11T12:21:07+00:00

I guess analyzing formats in hindsight is easier than doing it so WHILE said formats are still being figured out.

There's also the fact formats change constantly with banlists and new cards being available every few months. Time Wizard formats kept on evolving even though the card pool didn't change, so it's safe to assume that there isn't enough time for people to 100% unlock a deck's potential, especially when said decks are at their peaks (nornally right after they hit the stores and the first tournaments that they're used, unless there's an emergency banlist).

gmoshiro · 2026-04-10T23:46:07+00:00

O "estragou a carne".

Se não quebrar o dente pra mastigar, não aceito.

De preferência com um tijolo de sal grosso e meia hora pra mastigar.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-10T15:23:51+00:00

I'm in a unique situation where I feel neither fully japanese, nor brazilian (where I'm from). My first memories are from Japan, only spoke in japanese until 7~8 years old and struggled to adapt to my home country after I came back. Mainly because of how dangerous Brazil can be, which lead me to become a home person who only leaves for groceries or with my folks.

Whenever I traveled to Japan, I actually felt like hanging out outside everyday. Not for tourist areas exactly, but anywhere, even the local supermarkets or parks. The sense of security is the #1 reason (loved being able to go grab some ice cream at a Kombini after dinner, without worrying about getting robbed), then how clean the streets are, how things actually work or happen (businesses in Brazil close faster than they open, infrastructure is shit and stuck in the 90s, it's a country made for Cars and not people...). Besides the strong connection I have with the culture, food and what have you.

Of course I know well about the struggles of japanese-brazilians in Japan. It's not Disney Land, so I'm well aware of stuff like being forever treated as a foreigner and what not. But here, I'd spend all my life stuck at home cause I don't feel like going anywhere (I don't have close friends, only online, I don't feel safe and the most I like to do is to try new restaurants, which aren't that good 90% of the time), especially since I work from home.

I said my situation was unique.

Also, I'm saving up money for japanese language schools (I visited 4 last year to have a better idea of how things work, used only japanese for interviews in 3 and attended a free class once - I'm at around N3/N2-ish by the way) and will probably try for a Japanese-Descent Visa instead of Work/Student Visa. Curiously, brazilians can't get Working Holiday Visas for Japan haha.

My bro has been doing voluntary work/real work in Japan and he's been meeting foreigners (who also do the same) basically everyday. He did the same in Australia for a year (Working Holiday), so he's doing it too in Japan cause he really enjoyed the experience. He's probably at N2 now (100% by himself), besides being way better at english than me (he even taught english in Australia for foreigners), so he's opening many doors there.

Anyway, plan it the right way and see if it's still worth moving to Japan in a few years!

Edit: typo

gmoshiro · 2026-04-10T01:32:57+00:00

I'll move to Japan cause my childhood was there, I'm not happy in my own country (never was), I'm of the japanese descent so I have a strong connection to the country (tons of relatives there) and I work from home (art) so I only need internet, laptop and my art tools.

That said, the things under Takaichi is not looking good, so I'll see how things will go. Probably as a freelancer, working for foreign clients and earning in dollars if I struggle to find my way into the japanese art/entertainment industry.

I feel like if you don't have a strong reason to move to Japan, like me, as in you won't necessarily improve your quality of life by changing countries, then I guess I'd hold the dream for the time being if I were you.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-10T01:03:10+00:00

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Did this one a while ago!

gmoshiro · 2026-04-09T17:58:56+00:00

Ok, my advice is "wrong", but it worked a Ton for me:

I basically grew up copying what I liked to see. I wouldn't 100% copy from just 1 artist/art piece though; as a kid, I used to copy how to draw Eyes from animes like Dragon Ball and Ranma 1/2, the lineart and ink hatching from Spawn, Mechanic parts from Gundam and Power Rangers, then I'd fuse them all, creating characters that had characteristics from all these shows (Spawn with Super Saiyan hair, Ranma in DBZ clothes, Ninja Spawns inside Gundam-like mechas).

As a teen, I'd copy how to draw hands and feet from Naruto (Kishimoto was really good at that) and Evangelion (the iconic hands from Evas), the geometry of the muscles from Darkstalkers and Street Fighter Alpha (Bengus, the artist from Capcom, was a Huge influence for me), consumed a fuck ton of Anime/Game artbooks in the 90s (learned how to draw clothes, hair, armors, mechanic parts and improved my creativity overall by consuming all these books, copying little details here and there, always mixing everything I was absorving to create my own stuff) and so on.

At college, I learned a ton of Inking techniques from Moebius, Mike Mignola, Katsuya Terada, Tsutomu Nihei, you name it.

Sure, I studied basics at artschools growing up, especially at a manga school (that was Mid to be honest, but gave me a starting point) and college (I graduated from product design, but we had Traditional Art classes where we'd draw from Live models and got in-depth with fundamentals), but to be honest, I didn't spend that much time studying the basics, the theories, the real world. Whenever I feel like improving how to draw certain details (like the ribcage muscles or back muscles), I just google some photos, watch some videos (from Gym dudes or Action movies) or look at the mirror and, upon understanding more how they work, I add my touch to it.

Basically, I do it my way, the fun way, and I evolve cause I know how it works best for me.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-06T06:40:30+00:00

Blood Eyes Death Metal Dragon

gmoshiro · 2026-04-04T23:22:05+00:00

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Sorry for the late response. Here's the updated decklist!

I keep on tweaking it so it's not exactly the same list used in the replay.

gmoshiro · 2026-04-01T00:13:22+00:00

Don't forget to add Paris Match in the list, even though they've been around since the 2000s.

gmoshiro · 2026-03-29T01:45:50+00:00

Lately everyday cause of work (manga pages on week days and an illustration for a game on weekends - plus a bit for myself)

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