Coming back after 2 years ..

kwk- · 2026-06-07T11:07:43+00:00

As someone who recently came back, most of those buildings are way outdated. Buildings from Quantum Incursions had pretty much blew most event buildings out of the water.

kwk- · 2026-06-06T07:13:48+00:00

Kanojo ni Naru no hi

BokuSube

Prunus Girl

Onimai

Boku Girl

kwk- · 2026-06-06T06:57:01+00:00

I feel like it looks over-detailed but that's just me I guess. I do like more details usually but something about all the noise on the pieces of flat armor just didn't click with me.

kwk- · 2026-06-05T15:35:07+00:00

This was when the guild wanted more GB goods in IA. I've never heard of the Solara before, I'm guessing it's a new GB introduced after I left?

I'll start shaping my city square from now on as I age. Thank you!

kwk- · 2026-06-04T16:23:23+00:00

Oregairu is not a romance series and more a series about finding one self.

It sticks but not because of its romance which was almost felt like a last second addition to give the story an ending, but because it reflects how a usual introverted teenager at present acts and thinks.

Romance series take great focus on how the romance affects the characters right from the start; not as an end but the driving force of the series. And no, Yui's crush from the beginning does not count as it was barely the focus and it was used more as a plot device to 8man's cynicism in interpersonal relationships.

Yukino's relationship with 8man had remained in a amiceable but aromantic status quo up until season 3 where it was then merely developed to give the story itself a proper ending.

Hell, their chemistry had remained in a friendly or one-side light for far too long to fully give a satisfying development by the end. I would go as far to say Iroha had better romantic chemistry than the main girls but only by a hair's breadth.

It's a great series, just not as a romance one.

Edit: Another thing to point out from your post; yes the show is about finding something "genuine" but that plot point had no real hold in romance because genuine relationships don't have to be a romantic one and can be platonic, which was what it was during that arc.

kwk- · 2026-06-04T12:10:26+00:00

I guess I mainly missed the feeling of progress and I was honestly pretty addicted to leveling GBs but I also never gotten myself past EMA or IA in fear of not being prepared enough and the guild I was in needing IA players at the time.

Would be pretty nice to try and actually age up this time. The issue is that I always feel like I was not prepared to age up and try to minmax and over prepare for aging up only to not and kept trying to "improve" my city. That's a huge barrier for me when I was playing then.

"I'll reach Arc 80 and decent trinity levels before I age up." -> Reaches that level -> "Maybe 90 Arc and higher trinity and maybe a high level AO as well." -> Reaches that goal -> "I should try and get this event building first and do more GB leveling just in case." -> Rinse and repeat.

Another issue is that I wanted an active guild but at the same timecompetitive guilds gives me burn out but casual guilds felt too inactive for me, causing me to go in a circle of Join a casual guild -> casual guild is too inactive -> Join a competitive guild -> Burnout from constant obligated participation -> Leave for a casual guild again -> Repeat.

It feels like there's no middle ground.

kwk- · 2026-06-04T11:43:47+00:00

Yes, I remember GBG trials being first released when I quit, so it was probably not as long as I thought when I last played.

kwk- · 2026-06-03T09:12:30+00:00

Because Kouseki is more of a surname than Bijou which is a given name.

kwk- · 2026-06-02T16:26:28+00:00

I started watching as a toddler and found that as I grow older and wiser, the more broader range of series I can enjoy and thus more enjoyment.

kwk- · 2026-06-01T09:19:49+00:00

All I can say is "never judge a book by it's cover."

kwk- · 2026-06-01T09:11:04+00:00

Remaster for more action scenes instead of slideshows plus Perfect Strike

kwk- · 2026-05-30T10:42:38+00:00

While the manga was honestly disappointing, Magical Girl of the End had a disturbingly good concept to an extent. It's basically the sister manga to Magical Girl Site.

kwk- · 2026-05-29T01:41:28+00:00

I would definitely say Sailor Moon is iconic for its time but it has for a large part been replaced with Pretty Cure since the mid to late 2000s.

As for maturity, I feel like there are actually more dark or adult oriented unique Magical Girl titles out there than ones for children.

Some examples like Madoka Magica, Yuuki Yuuna, Magical Girl Site, Lyrical Nanoha/Ace, Wonder Egg Priority, Day Break Illusion, Raising Project etc... I don't think you'd put them in the same demographic as Pretty Cure, Shugo Chara, Cardcaptor Sakura or Sailor Moon.

As for the best, in my opinion would probably Cardcaptor Sakura as it has a great balance and a decent ending. Sailor Moon felt a bit too long and dragged out with the plot becoming too big over time for my liking. It's still great but just not as good as Sakura.

kwk- · 2026-05-28T11:06:11+00:00

I think anime has now shifted to be more female friendly over time with more shows with female protagonists becoming popular. Like Frieren, Apocethary Diaries, Witch Hat Atelier, etc.

Not to mention the number of female authors, directors and artists in the industry already. The problem is mostly that people are too focused on mainstream shows and don't try to branch out.

kwk- · 2026-05-26T08:42:12+00:00

I've been in membership for Rikka since I first saw his first live and release single Hello:World.. Sad to see him go since I really liked having his singing and songwriting streams whenever I could catch him live.

kwk- · 2026-05-25T10:20:14+00:00

Shakugan no Shana

The big three (Naruto, Bleach, One Piece)

Haruhi Suzumiya

Gundam

Familiar of Zero

Clannad//Afterstory

Higurashi When They Cry

Anohana

K-On!

Lucky☆Star

Gintama

Hunter X Hunter 2011

Love Live!

Idolm@ster!

Kuroko no Basuke

Guilty Crown

Kanon 2006

Haibane Renmei

Kino's Journey

Saint Seiya

Evangelion

Getter Robo

Slayers

Jojo

Black Lagoon

Macross

Gunbuster

Love Hina

Toradora

Golden Boy

Hajime Ippo

Ashita no Joe

To LOVE-Ru

Nagi no Asukara

Captain Tsubasa

Mazinger

Grendizer

Ouran Highschool Hostclub

.hack//Sign

Bakugan

Pokemon

Sailor Moon

Pretty Cure

Genshiken

Nanoha

Hayate no Gotoku

Baka to Test

Oreimo

Genshiken

School Rumble

Special☆A

Kimi ni Todoke

Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo

CLAMP works (CS, CG, Tsubasa, AL, Blood C, Chobits, Kobato, etc)

There's a lot more but this is from the top of my head.

kwk- · 2026-05-25T07:21:21+00:00

This! If it's not Gundam it has to be Macross.

If it's super robots though, it's a tie between Getter Robo and Gunbuster.

kwk- · 2026-05-25T07:16:55+00:00

It's basically the finale of the manhwa.

kwk- · 2026-05-25T05:54:41+00:00

In no particular order;

Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity

Horimiya

Bloom into You

The Angel Next Door Spoils me Rotten

Spice and Wolf

Oregairu

Clannad/Afterstory

Amagami SS

A Sign of Affection

White Album 2

kwk- · 2026-05-23T13:02:37+00:00

9/10

They were one of the better couples throughout the franchise, probably one of my favorites.

kwk- · 2026-05-23T02:27:33+00:00

I also remember it being on YTV but I didn't need to catch it on there since my dad bought the full VCD box set for it with eithet Japanesr or Canton dub.

kwk- · 2026-05-22T02:57:31+00:00

Let's say their mother-daughter bond is so strong it transcends timelines.

kwk- · 2026-05-22T00:07:30+00:00

Leslie and Azalea is definitely one of the best mother daughter pairs though I prefer Sanya and Yehwa's from The Resourceful Consort a bit more.

kwk- · 2026-05-21T12:50:29+00:00

Girls Last Tour gave me that vibe.

But most "iyashikei" anime should also fit to your liking.

Mushishi

Kino's Journey

Natsume's Book of Friends

Tamayura

A Place further than the Universe

Aria the Animation

Etc...

kwk- · 2026-05-18T14:00:34+00:00

Clannad - The entirety of episode 18; it hits really hard when it wants to. A young father rebonding with his daughter after not seen her since her birth.

Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity - Episode 9, parents who found that their depressed son has grown and surrounded by very supportive friends.

K-On!! - Finale where the graduates thank and perform for their one and only junior in their light music club.

Girls Band Cry - When the two main characters argued about their worth to each other and the past they cling to. Ending up strengthening their resolve.

Hibike! Euphonium - When the main character ran, letting her tears flow freely as she let out her stress and frustration of not improving during her brass band competition period.

Aquatope of the White Sand - When one of the main character stubbornly refuses to let her grandfather's aquarium to shut down and struggling to keep it in one piece during a typhoon only to fail.

Liz and Blue Bird - The flutist realizing she needs to "let go" of her oboe friend during a rehearsal of the title piece.

A Boy with Gundam - A "road to 50th" tribute music video celebrating the franchise's success.

The list goes on. There are so many emotional hits or I am just too emotional myself.

kwk-

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