Spiderverse really said "Your grief was not necessary. It served no purpose. It did not make you better or kinder or wiser. It did not make the world better. You did not need to suffer to do good. You should never have had to suffer the way you did.
Grief is so strong and so painful that you had to justify it to yourself in order to accept it. You convinced yourself you are better because of it. That the good things you do are because of your grief, instead of in spite of it. You needed to believe it in order to move past the pain.
But the moment you believe your suffering was necessary, you begin to believe the suffering of others is necessary. And when you believe the suffering of others is necessary, you begin to be complicit in it and eventually begin actively and purposefully causing it."
and it was so real for that.
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I think I figured out why I like their dynamic. It reminds me of Balsa and Tanda from Seirei no Moribito.
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Ngl a good chunk of dunmeshis appeal to me is how the plot has many moments of "what if the knowledge from your specific hyperfixation/comfort subject/obsession was the thing that was absolutely necessary to save the day". Like not just Laios but also Marcille, Senshi, Kabru, and arguably a few others. It's like when I'm bored at work and I construct elaborate scenarios in my head in which my ability to tell early reinassance painters apart is key to stopping an hostage situation. We all dream that the day will come
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So I just binged The Greatest Estate Developer and I'm clawing at the walls??? Screeching with laughter? God Lloyd busts my sides better than any comedian I've watched. If ya'll haven't read it yet, I'm begging on my knees—
Originally, people compared TGED with LCF, which actually made me leery about reading it because LCF just has that peak found-family-feel that has yet to stand out to me in any other series. But while TGED doesn't have the level of found family that LCF does (bc Cale collects his family like he collects Pokemon), it has other qualities that make it unique and lovable.
Lloyd is similar to Cale in shamelessness and cunning, but he's more hands-on with solving problems, and will not hesitate to fuck a bitch up, personally. Take a shot for every panel that has a tooth he knocked out from his enemies eyy!
Lloyd's replacement of the original body is subtly touched upon repeatedly early on, which I give kudos to because a lot of transmigration stories don't do that, especially if the main character transmigrates into a villain/cannon fodder. This obviously affects the tone of the story, and we get plenty of touching moments that change the relationships between Lloyd and the side characters who knew him intimately before the swap.
His relationship with his summons is also very sweet. I'm sad to say that there's not enough moments with him and his summons, but he does give them cuddles and every panel where he squishes his and their cheeks together hhhh. I got cavities—
Cults are a must for men as charismatic as him, because he's literally bombastic and has so much flair—side characters say he's got a plain ass face but like. Who needs a face that's pretty when you have your personality speak for you?
Love his relationship with the protagonist too. He and Javier are in a constant state of shitting on one another while supporting one another—
Which leads to the main charm of TGED: ITS HUMOR. It's like crack. I can't get enough of it. I'm usually not a big fan of crack humor, but the manhwa takes itself seriously sometimes too, and I guess there's just enough of these moments intermingled that makes me addicted.
If that's not enough to convince people to get started, here's some bonus points:
There's muscles. A lot of muscles. Attractive muscles.
Javier looks like Lio Fotia from Promare.
Emperor? No it's Empress and she's thicc.
One of his summons farts steel pipes and volcanic ash.
I'm begging you to read it.
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Ok assassin question continued but reversed! How would the RO react if the Oracle got the threats instead?! And!-Has no self preservation!😀
You will see :)
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sword af was so enjoyable, i immediately restarted the ep to listen to it again! while i am super bummed about not having a vid (this group arguably has the best facial reactions out of everyone at smosh), the sound design really added to the experience.
i hope the hoh / deaf community, or people who would prefer captions, are able to interact with the podcast soon
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