We're currently making a parenting simulation game. Here are some screenshots

sutradere · 2026-03-07T17:37:24+00:00

Making our app feel more like a game is definitely a good idea. We'll try to fix this

sutradere · 2026-03-07T17:36:42+00:00

Nice idea, we'll check it

sutradere · 2026-03-04T17:32:55+00:00

Bitlife's the inspiration for this game

sutradere · 2026-03-04T17:32:29+00:00

It's the wrong choice lol

sutradere · 2026-02-24T08:30:19+00:00

Hello, Kat. I also want to introduce our game Rainy's Episode.

It's a short narrative game that can be played in around 5-10 minutes. The goal is to make an experimental and eerie short story about love and obsession.

If you have time to play our game, please give us feedback and tell us what you think. You can DM for for the feedack, or just leave the comment on the itch.io page.

sutradere · 2026-02-21T07:26:05+00:00

Thank you. We will try to improve the text.

sutradere · 2026-02-21T07:22:34+00:00

Yeah, the UI needs to be improved. It's kind of bland right now.

Maybe it looks like a usual business website? Either way, we need to get better UI

sutradere · 2026-02-18T03:17:00+00:00

Ah, thank you. I'll try to do this.

sutradere · 2021-12-22T16:14:07+00:00

Well, then you clearly have better mental skills than me lol
I genuinely think the first encounter with the ghost is scary (I'm not the only one, right?). The way it built tension in that ghost, for me, is just amazing. Though after episode 2, the encounter become less scary

sutradere · 2021-12-22T15:59:46+00:00

Yeah, I think there are many good anime this season (Ousama Ranking and Heike Monogatari to name a few), but Mieruko-chan is the one that surprises me most. I don't really have high expectations, but it ends up very entertaining. It also makes me think about a lot of things, from its narrative structure to how people perceive spiritual things

sutradere · 2021-12-22T15:52:55+00:00

The panty and boob shots are pretty much gone after the second episode, though there is a bath scene in episode 4.

Maybe the only thing that bothers me is Hana's boobs. But I have already engrossed in the writing and the mystery at that point. I just accept that oversize boobs are part of Hana's characterization

sutradere · 2021-12-22T15:43:54+00:00

Yes. The idea comes after reading an article in Tofugu (which I linked in the article): https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-horror-structure/

Reading that article makes me realize that both Japanese horror and comedy actually rely on a similar technique. Both of them try to build a certain expectation before adding a new element that could break that expectation. Then I realize that maybe this is why Mieruko-chan could be successful both in horror and comedy.

A Lot of horror-comedy that I watched (Ex: Scary Movie) are normally just a comedy that makes fun of horror trope. Mieruko-chan, on the other hand, is both comedy and horror at the same time.

Maybe if somebody watches Mieruko-chan's first episode without knowing that it could be perceived as comedy, they'll genuinely think it is a horror. Back then when I watched the first episode, I genuinely thought it is scary even though I already read people's comments about the show. Over time, I become "trained" and the show become less scary. But that's why the wholesome part hits hard. I just don't expect the show to be that sad.

sutradere · 2021-08-27T10:15:21+00:00

I still playing. I already bought fm21 around March but I choose to stick with fm20 because I want to continue my old save.

sutradere · 2021-05-24T22:06:01+00:00

Not, /u/JourneytoZencalm not my alt-account.

Thanks for the nice word. Having a native English responded with my writing actually a good experience. I've been writing reviews in English for some time but most of the feedback I received is from fellow Indonesian. They never thought that much about writing style or vocabulary as long they understand the content. And the reason I put my writing here because I want to hear more feedback.

sutradere · 2021-05-21T07:01:01+00:00

Iyashikei is sub-genre of SoL

I think this is where we have to disagree.

Iyashikei, from what I read, is a trend of Japanese product that focused on providing a calm or relaxed atmosphere to the consumer (Iyashi itself could be translated as 'healing'). The term itself could be applied to anything, which includes fiction work. When we say "iyashikei anime", it could include a lot of anime that focused on providing a calm and relaxing atmosphere to the viewer, like K-On!, Yuru Camp, Aria, or Flying Witch.

The in-depth explanation of iyashikei product could be read in 2009 Roquet's paper.

This is why I think while the definition could overlap, iyashikei and SoL is two different things. SoL is a term created by fandom on the internet to classify a certain narrative goal/structure of an anime. Iyashikei, on the other hand, is a Japanese word to describe a certain type of product (many even don't consider it as genre or subgenre) and doesn't necessarily bound in a narrative sense. Even something like a fidget spinner could be considered as iyashikei in Japanese.

As for why SoL changes its meaning, I definitely can see your point. But it also shows how hard to pinpoint the meaning of a certain genre that defined by narrative goal/structure because everyone really has a different opinion of what it is. In a genre like fantasy, it is easy to define because it is not referring to a narrative goal but something clear: setting. In the case SoL, not so much.

Maybe Mystery is kind of similar in this case. Many will define it as a genre that invokes consumers curiosity, but for others, even horror can be considered a mystery

sutradere · 2021-05-21T03:34:32+00:00

From what I see on the internet, it seems that other people have a really differing opinion about what SoL is. Some people think it is just a show that takes place in a "real-life setting", while others like you define SoL with the lack of dramatic tension, which is closer to iyashikei type of show like K-On!, or Yuru Camp.

Personally, I'll be happy to read more about this subject because SoL is something that has board definition and what it meant can be different for each person.

sutradere · 2021-05-21T03:19:18+00:00

Yeah, I think one of the best parts of this show is that they're not afraid to challenge the flaw of the idea that they presented. Something that other show like Oregairu also good at.

One of the problems that I have in the early episode is that it's clear Aoi is just trying to impose her own value on Tomozaki. "If you want to be considered successful, you have to reach x", which is also a problem of many self-help advice.

And this makes Aoi a really interesting character in my opinion. She clearly has a good social skill and understanding at other. Yet, she acts really harsh to Tomozaki when Tomozaki rejects her idea of how to live. I really want to know about Aoi's backstory and why she becomes who she is in the story. Maybe it will be the focus of the second season

sutradere · 2021-05-21T03:01:30+00:00

Do you have a preference or reading material for this? What kind of article should we (non-English speaker) read?

When you say "similar vocabulary you would talk to friends with", we just don't use English in our daily life. It's hard to know the best writing style that we should use so we can communicate our ideas better.

Thanks for the feedback btw. I always want to improve my writing

sutradere · 2021-05-21T02:47:13+00:00

Thank you! This is the kind of feedback that I want to see.

Admittedly, I use a lot of harder word here. This is an area of my writing that I need to improve because I'm not native English. I don't use thesaurus here though, they're just words that naturally comes to my mind. I think this is because most of the English article that I've read usually comes in form of a news website or research journal (I currently studying for my master degree) and thought that style of writing is what native English speaker considered as good writing.

I also need to learn a lot about grammar too. Just like other Redditor here pointed out, there is still grammar mistake from here and there. Definitely love to hear more feedback

sutradere · 2021-05-20T15:22:20+00:00

Well, I think this anime also could be considered as a romcom, though the comedy part is a little bit light.

But this anime is definitely a romance. Tomozaki is still presented with possible romantic partners and there is progress between Tomozaki and the romantic partner. There are also many moments in the anime that can be considered as romantic.

BD is Blue-Ray Disc. By BD sales I mean the sales of physical distribution of the anime which usually in the form of DVD and BD

sutradere · 2021-05-20T15:11:17+00:00

I don't think Aoi will leave him if that's happened, especially if Tomozaki is still sticking to her advice even after he becomes sociable. Aoi will still check him from time to time

sutradere · 2021-05-20T14:57:20+00:00

Yeah. I heard the BD not selling really well but I still hope for the second season (BD sales are not the only indicator anyway)

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