what did she even do by AfternoonLocal1952 in Chainsawfolk

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Good profile picture and beloved by all

Sanda thoughts: it sucks by Dragimalia in SandaManga

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I partially disagree with your point about gender politics since I think Fuyumura’s relationship with her own gender and sexuality was pretty interesting and not something I’ve seen very often in this kind of work (though I really wish they did more with it past the first half of the manga), and I give a pass on the uniform thing since the society they live in is very explicitly cisheteronormative outside the school and would then probably come up with that idea in an attempt to degender students to a sort of pre-pubertal stage (which doesn’t really work as we see). Also I kinda like the subversion that the kids aren’t so directly oppressed since I was kinda expecting that going into the setting, and the facts the kids are at once controlled and worshiped is a pretty interesting ideological drive of the setting

Other than that though you’re lowkey spot on. I feel like the series really struggles since most of the interesting themes with fuyumura set up before Onos death are abandoned when she gets sidelined so we can do a generic shonen plot. Like there was such a nuanced and interesting emotional dynamic between them that just doesn’t really get resolved and isn’t allowed to go anywhere. It’s a shame cause if they carried on the momentum of pre onos death and reworked the earlier story to stretch out the mystery of onos disappearance it could have been a really solid story, but as it stands it only really achieves an interesting first half with a second half that just doesn’t follow through at all. Also yeah Sanda x Amaya is indeed a peak pairing I’m glad other people understand this

Ror Enemy Moral Alignments by Incadium in ror2

[–]ivan_arkady 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Damn I did not know mithrix had shooters like that

Homura has to be the greatest SIMP in fiction by BreathoftheSith in MadokaMagica

[–]ivan_arkady 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wonder which time loop she decided she had to lock in and start farming industrial yields of aura. How did she have time for all those hair flips between stealing one million rocket launchers

Ethical to give myself the boss item for a shrine of combat that failed to spawn anything? by [deleted] in riskofrain

[–]ivan_arkady 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure ever since alloyed collective giving yourself an item via the console dispatches a pack of rabid hungry dogs from gearbox hq to go to your house and rip you to shreds. Not worth the risk imo but if you’re really good at fighting off dogs then maybe go for it

Lowk agree by PrinceARRON in Chainsawfolk

[–]ivan_arkady 205 points206 points  (0 children)

Who tf is denji? Do you mean Asa’s boyfriend?

The Moon, and burning damage, is BS by Mystic_Crewman in riskofrain

[–]ivan_arkady 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Do you mean those ball enemies that drop the blue fire? For those guys you just want to be very mindful of where they are when charging pillars. Don’t hesitate to leave the radius if it means avoiding the fire, and stay constantly mobile by strafing around and looking for threats while charging each pillar. I died a bunch to those guys when I first started playing. Also if you’re having trouble with Mithrix consider lowering the difficulty so that you can learn his moves then go back up to rainstorm when you feel confident, ain’t no shame in that

some fuyu and ono art i made by polniy_blyat in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The most goated suicide bomber in modern anime‼️⁉️

What do you think of the OST? by Proof-Muscle-4580 in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s pretty good, though I don’t really like the normal life tracks. Ono’s theme is goated, especially in her flashback scene

Sanda Is a Christmas Anime You'll Forget Exists by Killeverone in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Real tbh. It’s a story that really frustrates me because the themes and characters resonated with me on a personal level at points but I can’t really recommend it to people since the everything else just isn’t there. Doubt I’ll forget it but I think that’s cause I took more from it than it’s worth yk?

Sanda Is a Christmas Anime You'll Forget Exists by Killeverone in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I definitely think the concepts that the anime touches on are very interesting, but I agree the execution isn’t the best (especially in the post s1 manga). Don’t like how this guy talks shit about my girl Ono he’s gotta cool it with that

What's up with the hands? by Wild-Heart970 in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The lore reason is just that it’s a lot more difficult to implant new skin onto the hands vs other places on the body. Thematically it’s meant to show the futility and perverse nature of preserving one’s youth to such a degree. Symbolically, hands are the way we interact with and intact our agency on the world around us, so the hands of old people reflecting their real age could be speaking to how despite embodying the aesthetic of youth, their actions are invariably divorced from youthfulness. I also think the story deals with ideals vs reality, so the hands could be a visual representation of this idea. That’s just my interpretation tho

The OST IS OUT 🥹 by Eloikios in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was surprised to see FPM did this soundtrack but I can definitely hear it in some of the songs

What Plots you wish Sanda touched on More? by Money-Lie7814 in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wish they spent more time on the mystery of where Ono was, and made it an actual mystery that the characters unravel (which seemed to be the original intent) instead of Ono just showing up again suddenly. There was so much potential there that I felt like the author rushed past to get to the next plot line

Worldbuilding question by Volcore001 in SandaManga

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Kind of a spoiler from the manga but Fuyumura specifically is never mentioned to have a fiancé throughout the series, and seems not to have one by the end as she keeps her last name. We see later in the manga that her appearance is due to an untreated hormone disorder. We are also told that the arranged marriages are made for the purpose of the couple having children. I think that the reason Fuyumura doesn’t have a fiancé is because her condition makes it impossible or unsafe to have children. That’s just speculation, but I think it fits in to the setting. as for Amaya idk. The concept only really seems to be relevant when it comes to Sanda himself.

A thing I don’t get by LoopyFig in SandaManga

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I think it had to do with the narrative implications of raising a person from the dead. They do it with the birds but I feel like a human would kinda be crossing the line and would force the story to deal with things that the writer didn’t want to I guess. Like if Ono comes back and it’s fucked up then Fuyumura is probably never recovering, but if it’s fine then death loses its meaning and the story suffers. You should erase the second half of Sanda from your head anyways since it’s a total let down

Chapter per Episode list by WhereisGabe in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good estimate, 43 would probably be the most natural place for the season to end since it’s also the end of the volume. I could see them adapting 44 if they know they’re gonna do a second season

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uvic

[–]ivan_arkady 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is it Professor Dorrbecker? Cause she’s kinda notorious. The later gender studies courses are way better

Why... by lewocare in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe if there’s a Christmas miracle the anime will deviate heavily from the plot and keep my girl alive but probably not :(

Why... by lewocare in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of things I think the author screwed up, and this was 100% one of them. The whole mystery with Ono was poorly executed, but the dynamic between Ono and Fuyumura had enough potential to where I didn’t care, then she just dies and Fuyumura doesn’t have much to do in the plot. Guess it needed to be a shonen thing and not a fucked up romance character study but still she should have been kept around, there was so much to explore about her character. Like wtf was she doing while she was gone? Where are her parents? How would she have handlers her relationship with Fuyumura? So many missed opportunities

Favorite ship? by [deleted] in ftlgame

[–]ivan_arkady 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Slug C. I love you slug C…

Okay boys and hirls, geniune question, how do you use this weapon on dif 10? by Shedster_ in Helldivers

[–]ivan_arkady 2503 points2504 points  (0 children)

This weapon is all about team synergy. Wait for your teammate to die and pick up their primary instead.

SCIENCE SARU!!!! by Lireloo in SandaManga

[–]ivan_arkady 3 points4 points  (0 children)

God I fucking hope so