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I was gonna say I feel Issho has definitely passed the respect line at this point. We know he's not quite as heartless as he comes off, but probably feels he has to be that way for the sake of Rakugo and almost certainly tied to something with the original Shiguma (we still never got a full explanation for that one panel we keep seeing where he tells Issho "You killed me" or something like that while he's lying in his death bed). Alternatively, Zensho is spiteful and irredeemable, so F that guy

- Finally read the special chapter of The Elusive Samurai. Was a fun way to get back with the characters, and I loved so many of the modern characterizations. Takauji being an upstart business dude with Go-Daigo being the CEO of the financial empire was pretty clever. I also about fell out when I saw the fans doing the bow headbang for Akiie. Also the idea that the Hisashiban are a band makes so much sense. - Finally caught up on Akane-banashi, and while I wish I hadn't fallen behind, it was awesome reading Kaisei's performance and the aftermath in one swath, and then catching up perfectly before the Issho/Zensho showdown. God, so much to say about this. Kaisei's performance was incredible, and it was awesome seeing him discover that he hadn't truly found himself, and that this was him finally branching out and finding what true self looks like. Also nice to see him as so vulnerable and actually fighting from underneath. You can kinda tell Akane was almost a bit disappointed that she won because she was probably thinking, "Well, shoot, I didn't expect to hit these goals so soon," but I think seeing Issho's performance will renew her fire. Incredible series and it just keeps getting better. Can't wait. I definitely feel like his judging had motivations behind it. He might have actually thought Akane was the winner on pure Rakugoka art, but think he specifically did this to help Kaisei grow through loss now that he's finally broken out of his shell, while forcing Akane to find new goals and seek even higher heights. Or something like that.

Yeah if anything, I would recommend seeking out some of the big fights from the earlier stuff. There's a Roll fight that they go crazy with the animation

I got a bit of catching up to do on stuff. I've been getting really hard into Marvel again recently and have actually started following some ongoing stuff, so that's been eating most of my energy for reading. Only one's I'm actively caught up on are Kurumizawa's Folly and Haunted Peak. The latter is still really intriguing and I'm trying to figure out where it's gonna go, but the chapters feel like a drip feed sometimes and I'm sitting here thinking it would probably be less agony if it was animated. Depending on how it ends, I recommend checking it out, but maybe waiting until it's finished or more chapters have piled up. Once I catch up on the usuals (and I want to read some of the new series and get back to Black Clover), I'll post a flood of thoughts. I'd be very curious to know your thoughts on the Black Clover anime versus the manga if you ever get bored. I think some fights are given the animation treatment in a way the manga can't capture, but episode to episode I've found reading the manga to be way more enjoyable (and I loved the anime)

This honestly looks so hype. Basically looks like it plays like a more dynamic version of the 360 game with a more open world aesthetic, and probably better motion and exploration in general. I also appreciate that it's actually involving the larger X-Men/Marvel universe instead of being fully self-contained like the last one. I also just realized it's meant to be a shared universe with the Spider-Man games, which gives a lot of hope for other potential Marvel games and crossovers in the future.

I'll be uploading the Kami soundtrack to Bandcamp soon! I think the publisher for the other one is trying to license the music to sell, so I'm kind of holding off on hearing more about what they want to do with that before putting anything out there, but I'd be happy to share the drive where I've stored all the songs

I didn't want to make a separate thread for this, so this seems good enough Within the last two weeks I've had two games I did the soundtrack for come out on Steam. The other one I'm very proud of, but this particular one that came out today I think is a special game that has potential to make some waves. It's called Slaughter Void, and it's basically like Hotline Miami but Eldritch Horror. If y'all have the time and the money, would love if y'all checked it out. It's only 7.99 and on a small discount right now. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3333980/Slaughter_Void/ If you want to check out the other game, it's only 2.69 right now and is a compact Metroidvania game, though this one was built off a game jam project so it definitely FEELS like a first time dev game. But if your curious or want to support, it's called Kami: The Great Guardian: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4381200/Kami_The_Great_Guardian/

Sakamoto Days is definitely one of the few manga that can get away with it because it already has a pretty gritty and sketchy style. I appreciate that Yuto Suzuki(finally looked it up again) always focuses on maximizing the FEEL of a panel. It's not necessarily about perfect art, it's about cool angles and poses, breathtaking action shots, and weighty moments that you let linger. I feel like if Undead Unluck suddenly looked like that, it would be really jarring

Akane-banashi #207-208 Yeah, that was a great performance, and the realization that this is the first time she's been able to properly go all out with no restrictions hit hard. Even if Kaisei Ani-san wins, the way the pompous crowd went from not giving a fuck to treating Akane like a legend was so nice to see. Was also nice to see Kaisei seem somewhat unsettled for the first time in the most recent chapter. It almost made me have sympathy for him enough to cheer him on to win Sakamoto Days #261 I'm not sure if the last couple pages were intentionally sketchy or if dude ran out of time, but it still worked for the kind of style he does. Also thought the idea that Tanabata used his guitar to recreate the exact same pitch frequency as any given attack was a pretty cool concept. I don't have perfect pitch, so I could never lol

1. Hades (9.5) 2. Pokemon LeafGreen (7.5) 3. Broken Sword: Reforged (7.5) Hades was earlier this year. Finally beat Hades himself late last year, and then in March I finally got the main story ending. I actually started playing on the Switch at one of my partner's houses, but when my girlfriend who I live with started playing it on her Steamdeck, it inspired me to start playing at home, too, and that's when the real addiction kicked in. Absolutely loved this. I'm not often a rogue-lite/rogue-like fan, but something about the aesthetics and character development reeled me in. The combat ends up being very satisfying, even if some runs feel like bullshit with everything they hand you. Still want to work on achievements and 100% relationships and stuff, but yeah, Hades fucks. Was my first time playing LeafGreen. I played the OG Gen 1 games but never did the remakes. Was a fun experience, they really updated the QoL, and unlike Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby, the game still feels appropriately challenging instead of being made a little too easy from the updates. I blazed through it pretty quickly. Was able to get everything on the Pokedex that didn't require a trade. No complaints, just a nostalgic romp. This is probably like the 4th time I've beaten Broken Sword. My first proper Point-and-Click game when I played it on the PS1 all those years ago. The remake is impeccable, with updated art that is completely faithful to the original vision and just makes it look more like a theatrical cartoon as opposed to the crunchy block graphics. Only real complaint is that for some god awful reason, any dark room is made so impossibly dark that you can't see shit. Thankfully, you can just click the right stick and change to the original graphics. Another nostalgic romp, still one of my personal classics. Now I'm probably gonna finally finish Monkey Island 2 when I'm done being distracted with Mina the Hollower

One of these days maybe I'll catch back up on the Witch Watch manga Akane-banashi was great as usual. I predict she won't beat Kaisei, but based on Issho's reaction, she's gonna get what she wants anyway. Something I loved about the newest Sakamoto Days is the way everyone was talking about how Shin influenced them, and the brother assassin dude saying "Shin must be some guy," kind of cemented that he's already living up to Sakamoto's legacy..I thought it was a really touching moment, knowing how much that means to Shin.

You're probably only a couple chapters away from one of the coolest fights in the series. When I saw the anime episode, my jaw was dropped for like 3 minutes lol I'm on Chapter 28 now, so I'm catching up!

Man, I'm up to Chapter 17 in Black Clover now and the art and paneling is out of this world. The anime has some stellar episodes with great animation, but as a whole it does NOT do the manga justice

The most recent Spy x Family was pretty hilarious. Maybe the first chapter in a while where some of the last few pages had me giggling out loud while waiting to pick up sushi Sakamoto Days #257 Akane-banashi #204

Oh man, I honestly love the Black Clover anime. It's like...not the most original, but it has pretty incredible pacing and the characters are so endearing. I've actually been playing around with going through the manga so I can actually finish it, so maybe I'll try to catch up with you 🤔