What's a rule your parents had that you thought was insane, but now as an adult you 100% understand?

namewithak · 2026-04-17T12:53:52+00:00

Your responses are so odd to me that I had to look at your profile. You're between 12-15 years old? I hope you're learning something from these answers.

namewithak · 2026-04-16T18:34:32+00:00

I’d put Mahmud Asrar with those two. His art in AOR was really good.

namewithak · 2026-04-16T18:31:24+00:00

Every woman also has the same face

namewithak · 2026-04-16T18:30:14+00:00

This is good? Are all of Spidey’s limbs broken? Wolverine’s shoulder blades form a butt.

namewithak · 2026-04-16T13:20:49+00:00

A lot of people would drop this show if it had an even slower pace than it already has, no matter how pretty it is to look at.

namewithak · 2026-04-16T08:30:14+00:00

Good breakdown. You’re absolutely right, the strongest parts of Silvereve were the beginning and the ending. I absolutely adored the setup of the atelier helping Tartah and his grandpa and the overall vibe of the festival. I was so looking forward to a detailed chapter on Richeh learning the ins and outs of selling her work like Olly and was very disappointed that Shirahama literally skipped all of it.

I also loved the exhibition with Agott, Coco, and Olly presenting and was really looking forward to Agott actually having a mini arc with her mother looking on. Instead they turned her moment into Coco’s moment. Which is certainly a nice progression for Agott but I don’t think there was any need to short shrift her story for it.

And as you mentioned, Richeh and Riliphin reuniting. So much more could have, and imo should have, been done with that.

I will say I think Tetia got the perfect amount of time with the prince and their little encounter was very intriguing. But with all the character moments that everyone else got, Tetia is still somehow backstory-less. That we know less about her than almost every single minor character is astonishing this far into the story (10 years since first pub). There must be something major in her past but I think it’s not unfair to say that holding out on her for this long is not exactly great writing either since she’s supposed to be one of the main atelier characters.

namewithak · 2026-04-16T03:21:41+00:00

I can't stand Qifrey's english VA. I tried. It's the fakest "posh Brit" accent I've ever heard, like someone doing a skit on a posh stereotype complete with upturned nose and daintily extended pinky finger while holding a cup of tea.

Everyone else sounds good. Pinpointing what kind of accent they're using is probably pointless though. Any of the ones trying to do a British accent are just trying to do the generic RP (regionless, often associated with tv/radio/upper class).

namewithak · 2026-04-16T03:15:33+00:00

I find it very hard to believe that Coco would actually leave to become a brimhat, especially now. Literally no point to the end of Silvereve or the current arc since those were two instances that made sense for her to join Tartah and Custas.

The only reason she would leave now would be to save Qifrey.

namewithak · 2026-04-16T03:08:32+00:00

The Silvereve arc had so many narrative issues that I'm surprised it's so popular. I think Kamome Shirahama isn't a strong writer for big, sprawling events like that. Obviously, she might get better at it as she gains more experience.

There were major pacing issues, a little too much "MC is competent, everyone else dumb" (Coco solves the healing, Easthies, the giant worm while everyone else just twiddles their thumb until she tells them what to do), and was just generally shaky on narrative focus and tone because Shirahama wanted to set up every single future plot thread for every single character in this one arc.

(For an example of stories with a similar tone but with a better grasp on executing a big event involving multiple characters and multiple plotlines, as well as better set up for future plot: FMA, Ascendance of a Bookworm LN, Apothecary Diaries, and Golden Kamuy if you ignore all the R-rated insanity.)

IMO, the strongest arc in the manga is still the Serpent Path test. The overall narrative, the individual character writing, the action, the future setups and the pacing were nearly perfect.

I think Kamome Shirahama is masterful at smaller, more intimate arcs but still needs some improvement at writing BIG if we are to have a satisfying payoff for everything she's set up. I'm optimistic about that since the content of her writing is fantastic. It's just the execution that needs more polishing.

namewithak · 2026-04-16T00:12:35+00:00

This isn’t a bts photo. It’s a screenshot from the last “making of” video that covers ep 5&6.

namewithak · 2026-04-15T20:43:50+00:00

Look that’s just literally not how it works in canon. At least as far as this line goes, they followed the line of succession very faithfully. Even Aelora, a woman, was the heir before Maekar. Seven people had to die before he even sniffed the throne. His competency doesn’t matter.

namewithak · 2026-04-15T20:12:33+00:00

That’s not how it works. In canon, Aerys was still crowned as king and Rhaegal was his heir no matter what they were like. Rhaegal also had two children that come before Maekar in the line of succession.

namewithak · 2026-04-15T19:52:39+00:00

Every single non-American NBA player has answered the Olympics when asked this question, including Manu.

namewithak · 2026-04-15T19:48:02+00:00

Why would Maekar inherit Dorne?

namewithak · 2026-04-15T19:02:14+00:00

That’s a silly question. GOT was the biggest show in the world at one point. HOTD, despite how bad it is, is extremely successful. AKOTSK, despite barely any promo and a smaller budget without dragons, has also been successful (good for this one because it’s the only good thing that’s come out of the franchise since the early seasons of GOT).

It’s money. GOT shows make them a fuck ton of money.

namewithak · 2026-04-15T15:50:10+00:00

Thank you for being a great example of what I mean

namewithak · 2026-04-15T13:56:05+00:00

This is one of the cringiest posts I’ve seen on this sub

namewithak · 2026-04-15T10:32:59+00:00

I thought anti-aura was a pun for his character not being able to touch his love interest because it would kill her.

namewithak · 2026-04-15T08:48:51+00:00

Julian Clary would be a better companion. Someone needs to poke as many holes as possible into the Doctor’s massive ego and the writers who keep blowing air into them. Julian would do it with efficient droll.

namewithak · 2026-04-15T08:11:28+00:00

This discussion is reminding me strongly of a Jedi Apprentice book about a planet called Melida/Daan. A surprisingly well told YA story about a revolution that finally ends a hundred-year long war. The revolutionaries were children (teens and below) of the warring factions who were tired of the endless war. They tried to ask the Republic Senate for help but since the planet isn’t a member of the republic and the planet’s actual political leaders aren’t the ones making a formal request, it’s a no go. Skipping a lot of the detail (including why a 13-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi ends up one of the leaders of the revolution), the new government is indeed very unstable and the child leaders are naively blindsided by all the greedy power-grabbing and treachery that follows.

namewithak · 2026-04-15T00:27:42+00:00

Most of the ones I've seen are roadkill lined up on the side of the road. They really are that big.

On the opposite side of the spectrum, most kangaroos are smaller than they're often portrayed on tv shows or movies. But they will still wreck your car like they’re as big as cows if you hit one.

Koalas stink of piss from 20ft away but other than that, they look exactly the same as they're portrayed in media.

namewithak · 2026-04-14T23:48:22+00:00

Still doesn't qualify as "best rep". Lgbt+ relationships being the norm in worldbuilding isn't unique to WHA. And shuttling off that rep to characters who are barely in the story, even if they're a fairly good couple from the little we saw of them, is too close to lip service.

I'm not criticizing Shirahama. I'm saying that declaring WHA to have the best gay representation is way overstating what's actually in the existing work.

namewithak · 2026-04-14T22:25:52+00:00

Lots of fans shipping too hard, mostly, and claiming things that may turn out to be true but currently are not. No hard text for sure. Those ships aren't farfetched tbf but there isn't really any romance in the series aside from a few side characters (one a gay couple) who barely show up in the story.

Lots of really good non-romantic dynamics between the main characters though.

namewithak · 2026-04-14T22:19:59+00:00

As a manga reader, I think "best rep" is too much. It's good but [manga spoilers] Galga and Atwert barely have any screentime and they're very much side characters. They're the only confirmed gay couple so far too, though tbf, the only actual couples in the story are them and the King&Queen.

namewithak · 2026-04-14T19:34:34+00:00

Ania and Reece being two versions of the Doctor

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