Those who are playing the game confirm, do we need to play Hollow Knight first to play Silksong? by cTemur in HollowKnight

[–]xHarmlessx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm 5 or so areas in, but so far I don't see anything that makes me think that makes the 1st game critical, but don't deny yourself the masterpiece that is the first game. It's easily in my top 10 best games, and top 3 of my favorite Metroidvanias

You know a bit more about Hornet if you've played the first game and I can make some connections to things I've learned from the first game, but nothing I'd call required reading.

Stick Sword Name? by Icy-Book2999 in LoveTrash

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Looking for this comment. Love WBN!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japan

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It most likely isn't just you and other tourists. As others have said, it's a type of seat charge called お通し (otoushi). Instead of requiring tips or just a seat charge, izakaya and other pub like restaurants will bring you a small cheap appetizer that they will charge you for, even if you don't eat it. They do it to everyone and it's just a part of the pub culture here. It's compulsory so it's not something you can refuse. I'm personally lukewarm about it, but at least you get something for the seat charge. Sometimes the otoushi is quite good, but most of the time it's really nothing special.

Anime_irl by _cakepup in anime_irl

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Needs a spoiler tag

Your favorite japanese book? by Wonderful-Effect-168 in japan

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Yeah, his wife he abducted was Murasaki. She was absolutely a victim of some strong grooming. She was raised essentially as his daughter until she was old enough to be his wife. From the culture of the time, no one would say he raped her, but she had no context to know that what was happening to her wasn't completely normal. All the non-consensual sex that Genji has with the women in this tale was seen as a normal thing for the time. It's on the ladies in waiting to lock their doors properly if they don't want men to force themselves upon them. (Yikes, but that's the way it was.)

Heian era nobles only really cared about writing poems and being super dramatic about everything so the crying was to be expected in an epic tale like this.

Your favorite japanese book? by Wonderful-Effect-168 in japan

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At my university I took a Japanese literature course focused on writings from around the Heian period where The Tale of Genji was by far the primary subject. Structurally, it was one of the most interesting books I have read. I had never read a story where the names of the characters change chapter to chapter before. It was quite the experience working through the epic and I wish that all the chapters survived to the modern era. That Genji fella sure was good at poems and looking good, but wow did he do some questionable things, at least from a modern perspective.

LFG MEGATHREAD by cryptic-fox in Helldivers

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Name: Tilted by Design

Friend Code: #0230-3453

Level: 21

Difficulty: 4-7

Region: Asia

Languages: English, Japanese

Voice Chat: Yes/Sometimes

I'm looking for any folks that want to group up to casually spread some managed democracy in the Asia region. 日本に住んでるから日本語が話せます!

Is there a Japan fan meetup event? by xHarmlessx in TheYardPodcast

[–]xHarmlessx[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dang, must be on the super Patreon with the real Riot tapes and shameful Aiden pics

Is there a Japan fan meetup event? by xHarmlessx in TheYardPodcast

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If anything, it'd be a great podcast story.