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i feel like a lot of people are seeing yuno's moral dilemma as being "can you forgive her for what she did?" when to me that's not what it is at all. yes, the miscarriage being an accident makes her completely innocent, but that's the point. the moral dilemma is "this innocent woman is asking you not to forgive her. will you respect her wishes, or impose your will on her for her own good?" which links to milgram's greater theme of there being no good outcomes because it is an inherently abusive system.

also, yuno has been completely robbed of autonomy in all of this. the pregnancy was an accident, the miscarriage was an accident. and now, we're robbing her of her autonomy yet again by forgiving her despite her explicitly asking us not to do so.

(this isn't me saying we shouldn't forgive yuno. we 100% should. lesser evil and all that.)

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if you’ve experienced or have examples of tumblrs transphobic moderation please put it below and i will send this post back to staff

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The price of 3d v 2d animation depends on what kind of game you're making. If you're referring to a frame of 2d vs making a model in 3d, then yeah, 2d is more expensive. But if your game is very animation heavy, then 3d is actually cheaper in the long run.

For example, If you want a character to move in four directions in 2d, you have to make three walk cycles (up, down, side), but in 3d you can just rig one walk cycle and then change the direction the character is facing.

I wouldn't say it's irrational hate either. Alot of people simply prefer 2D to 3D animation. It's not irrational hatred, it's personal preference. If you like 3d animation more, that's fine, no one says you can't like it.

I'm not sure what you mean by HSR type gacha being impossible with 2D? I don't see what the difference between Exedras gachas and Magi Recos gachas beyond Exedra having a lot more in a shorter time span. Exedras gachas are more like MRs than HSR?

Ok I KNOW it's been a while but I'm still pissed about it.

They removed the doppels and they're using 3D animation and both of those together piss me off.

Because here's the thing. Here? Is the Thing.

At this point in time, 3D animation is cheaper than 2D. And that's fine! Especially since it seems most people seem to think 3D is better than 2D anyway. I disagree, but whatever. I have made my peace with the rise fo 3D animation over 2D because it is both cheaper and many people think it looks better. Companies will not give that up so we will continue to have more 3D than 2D animations in games. Alright.

But what annoys me specifically about Exedra using 3D is that it is very clearly a cost cutting measure. Sure, it looks great. Even I think the animations look good. Usually I would say it looks fine and move on, but in the case of Exedra, it feels cheap because of not just the 3D animation, it's that in combination with the cost cutting measures, clear cash grabs, and consistent lack of new material.

It's the 3D animation in combination with the reused art/voice lines, reused storylines, and cut transformation sequences. And the current amount of gachas, along with the ridiculous grinding requirements? Yes, MagiReco had gachas and grinding and it was annoying, but it was not on the level of Exedra's.

And there is very, very, very few new story materials that make it worth it.

The best spin offs take aspects of the original media and add to it with new perspectives or lore ideas. Magi Reco did this amazingly with its introduction of new girls with new wishes (many of which fans speculated about) and the doppel system. The doppel system was genius because it allowed fans to have their cake and eat it: we could see the most interesting aspect of pmmm--the witch system--without losing any beloved characters. We could see the cool witch designs and fights but without loosing our blorbos (unless they were killed by something else).

And Magi Historia, while also very clearly a cash grab trying to keep a dying game alive, was also interesting in what it offered. People loved getting new girls, and seeing their stories was interesting. The story was being written by people who wanted to write stories in this world.

Magi Reco was a product made to make money, but at least the people behind it wanted to make something new in this sandbox of the Puella Magi world.

And it insanely pisses me off that they removed the doppels. Because you have this animation style that is supposed to be cheaper, you're taking all these cost cutting measures, you're once again rehashing the same stories everyone already fucking knows, but you're not using it to make anything new. Namae, A-Q, and the minor storyline changes we see in the 2D stories are simply not worth gutting the most interesting aspects of the Reco spin off!

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Ok I KNOW it's been a while but I'm still pissed about it.

They removed the doppels and they're using 3D animation and both of those together piss me off.

Because here's the thing. Here? Is the Thing.

At this point in time, 3D animation is cheaper than 2D. And that's fine! Especially since it seems most people seem to think 3D is better than 2D anyway. I disagree, but whatever. I have made my peace with the rise fo 3D animation over 2D because it is both cheaper and many people think it looks better. Companies will not give that up so we will continue to have more 3D than 2D animations in games. Alright.

But what annoys me specifically about Exedra using 3D is that it is very clearly a cost cutting measure. Sure, it looks great. Even I think the animations look good. Usually I would say it looks fine and move on, but in the case of Exedra, it feels cheap because of not just the 3D animation, it's that in combination with the cost cutting measures, clear cash grabs, and consistent lack of new material.

It's the 3D animation in combination with the reused art/voice lines, reused storylines, and cut transformation sequences. And the current amount of gachas, along with the ridiculous grinding requirements? Yes, MagiReco had gachas and grinding and it was annoying, but it was not on the level of Exedra's.

And there is very, very, very few new story materials that make it worth it.

The best spin offs take aspects of the original media and add to it with new perspectives or lore ideas. Magi Reco did this amazingly with its introduction of new girls with new wishes (many of which fans speculated about) and the doppel system. The doppel system was genius because it allowed fans to have their cake and eat it: we could see the most interesting aspect of pmmm--the witch system--without losing any beloved characters. We could see the cool witch designs and fights but without loosing our blorbos (unless they were killed by something else).

And Magi Historia, while also very clearly a cash grab trying to keep a dying game alive, was also interesting in what it offered. People loved getting new girls, and seeing their stories was interesting. The story was being written by people who wanted to write stories in this world.

Magi Reco was a product made to make money, but at least the people behind it wanted to make something new in this sandbox of the Puella Magi world.

And it insanely pisses me off that they removed the doppels. Because you have this animation style that is supposed to be cheaper, you're taking all these cost cutting measures, you're once again rehashing the same stories everyone already fucking knows, but you're not using it to make anything new. Namae, A-Q, and the minor storyline changes we see in the 2D stories are simply not worth gutting the most interesting aspects of the Reco spin off!

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“Covid game me narcolepsy” no you fucking pervert it didn’t. You’re just a weirdo with a gross fetish. Covid didn’t make you suddenly want to fuck dead people. Keep that shit to yourself you gods damned weirdo

I have type 2 Narcolepsy. Studies have shown that serious viral infections can cause people to develop Narcolepsy if they are already genetically susceptible to having it. This includes covid. That is what happened to me.

You on the other hand might want to google the difference between Narcolepsy and Necrophilia….

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i dont understand why its called cookie run and how any of its characters are supposed to be cookies. those arent cookies. half of them are named stuff like "crazy midnight lotus jester shadow moon swirl" well thats not a cookie.

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woman who has read 100 manga: Berserk is truly a testament to what manga can achieve as an artform. Drawing influence from an eclectic array of sources spanning from the works of Riyoko Ikeda, to various mythologies, to the world of contemporary western film, to countless other works of art and fiction, the world Miura has created cannot be described as anything short of sublime.

woman who has read 1000 manga: have you guys read My Hardass 45 Year Old Boss Is Secretly A Masochist With a Cute Side

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This actually solves a sorta plot hole that's been digging around in my head!!

The way Lakan told the story of himself and Fengxian to Jinshi confused me. He wants to see Maomao again, and Jinshi is the only way he can. So why would he imply that he wanted to buy Maomao as a courtesan? Why would he imply that he raped Fengxian to lower her price, only to not even pay it at all? The truth is sad, but it shows him as a loving father and husband who was the victim of tragic circumstances that he always regrets. Wouldn't he be better able to convince Jinshi if he told the truth? But instead he makes himself out to be a guy who hangs around a brothel trying to buy a 17 year old and/or a guy who ruined a woman's life simply because he couldn't have her.

At first I assumed it was just the author wanting to raise tension by making Lakan use the worst phrasing possible in a way that makes no sense (hence the word plot hole). Like, if someone went through what Lakan and Fengxian went through and regretted what happened, how could they ever imply that they raped their lover? Or even imply that they wanted to buy their daughter *as a courtesan*.

But.... If he was trying to feel out Jinshi's character, that probably would have been the best way he could do it. He already knows his reputation of being shady and untrustworthy. Playing the role of protective father and saying "what are your intentions with my daughter" would just put Jinshi on guard for any manipulations. So instead, he leans into being a creepy weirdo. He wanted to see if Jinshi would be (rightfully) disgusted at the thought of a man raping a woman and throwing her away once she was pregnant.

And he did it in such a roundabout way that Jinshi would need Maomao's help to figure out the "truth". If Lakan just said "I raped Fengxian to lower her price", he ran the risk of planting the idea to do the same to Maomao into Jinshi's head. Instead, Jinshi has to ask Maomao, which means Maomao would have had to be comfortable enough with Jinshi to discuss such an unpleasant topic.

So Jinshi passed both tests: Maomao trusts him and he shows he doesn't look kindly on such awful things. Just like Lakan hoped.

I'm having a thought about Lakan's visits to Jinshi in Season 1. This isn't a head canon, more just brainstorming, if that makes sense. I haven't seen others talk about what I'm pondering, but that doesn't mean they haven't, so apologies if you've read all this before.

Lakan hears Maomao's contract was bought out by Jinshi & she's now living in his house & "working" for him. During the game at the garden party he is genuinely surprised to find that Maomao actually works for Jinshi, so I think he thought that was just a cover up until that point. Anyway, Lakan knows that buying out a contract, the way Jinshi did, can mean marriage is the intention. After all, that's what Lakan would've done if he'd been able to buy out Fengxian's contract years earlier. Plus, he's had to have heard about Jinshi giving Maomao his hairpin, and it's obvious to anyone with eyes and half a brain Jinshi is very much head over heels for Maomao.

Lakan's visits to Jinshi are presented as being about Lakan trying to get Maomao back. After all, he's spent nearly her entire life trying to do so from the Verdigris House. He knows the truth about who Jinshi actually is, & he knows getting Maomao back from the man is going to be incredibly difficult.

I'm wondering if he has a secondary reason for the visits. Namely, to judge Jinshi's character & decide if the man is worthy of marrying Maomao. I don't know if securing the father's blessing is necessary in their culture, but if it is, it would make sense that Lakan would want to get a read on Jinshi. Mostly because he doesn't want Maomao to be with someone who won't be good to her/love her, but also since he knows what Jinshi aligning himself with the La Clan would mean. Jinshi makes it clear that he's always avoided Lakan, so the man hasn't had a chance to really get a sense of who Jinshi is before this point.

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I can't believe exedra took this from us I will never forgive them

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Hooray!

So since EOS was just announced... Does anyone have plans for a private server?

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James Somerton is working as a wedding photographer with a plagiarized portfolio, btw

YoutubeDrama thread where this came out.

He truly seems incapable of not passing off others work as his own.

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They took out the doppels

What's the fucking point

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I guess what I'm saddest about is that this 3D style was supposed to make the animations more dynamic and cool but they don't have the transformations.

And the thing is, they're reusing the magi reco art they could have just reused those transformation animations??? They're already reusing a bunch of assets, just use the transformation animations!

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Tumblr's Favorite Show: Finals!

After several months of fierce fighting, with 256 initial combatants, we have made it to the FINALS

Now, it's time to determine Tumblr's Favorite Show!

Previous rounds can be found below the break:

Prior Weeks:

Week 1: Round 1: Group 1

Week 2: Round 1: Group 2

Week 3: Round 1: Group 3

Week 4: Round 1: Group 4

Week 5: Round 2: Groups 1 and 2

Week 6: Round 2: Groups 3 and 4

Week 7: Round 3

Week 8: Round 4

Week 9: Round 5

Week 10: Round 6

Week 11: Semifinals

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I also saw it as kind of a criticism of specifically the type of individuals capitalism creates. The main character hates the special meat industry but he participated in it due to the personal gain he gets from it. And I'm not just talking about his job at the factory being used to pay for his and his father's life--that is an understandable position to be in, to have to work a job you hate to survive under capitalism. But how he treats Jasmine, the head he is given.... That was not a requirement to live under capitalism. His rape, impregnation, and killing of her for a child is for his wants, not his need.

And his wife is also an example of hypocrisy and selfishness. In her eyes, she came home after grieving their dead baby to see her husband commiting beastiality (by their society's standards). She is shocked and aghast as her society has conditioned her to be at the thought. She feels pity for Jasmine. But then, as soon as she realizes how this could benefit her--more children--she does not care about the law or society or how this hurts a living being.

It isn't about veganism, it's about how capitalist society conditions us to be cruel.

The way a lot of people don’t understand “Tender is the Flesh” at all makes me more angry than it probably should.

People will view it as an extremist vegan book, and that is not the point. It’s not about how humans treat animals, it’s about how humans treat other humans.

Although I am sure that the meat industry today isn’t great and could be more humane, that isn’t the focus of the book.

It’s an allegory for capitalism, classism, exploitation, greed, etc.

As with all dystopian books it uses an extreme situation, industrialized cannibalism in this case, to scrutinize current societal issues.

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i listened to the multiversus voice lines and not only did they give the boys actual personalities other than "being mean and hating girls, also boomer is the stupid one even though theyre all stupid" but they gave boomer depression and established they actually went to hell when the girls killed them. and while i dislike multiversus on a conceptual level i cant deny that that is incredible characterisation and im kind of obsessed with it

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Thanks, Anon!

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