/ot/ - Off-Topic

>>8240
I have never felt that relationships replace what I get from 2D but I also don't feel any need to pick one or the other. The best advice I can give is to find someone whose autism is compatible with your own. You do have to be prepared to take a shot and be let down if you find somebody you would like to be involved with. Don't hyperfixate but don't let opportunities pass unexplored.

>>8262
>Similar situation here, but I have lived with guys and the only people making it difficult were my family who all assumed we had to be fucking
I've had something like this happen. My mother wouldn't stop prying into this guy and our relationship status until I told her I had no interest in any romantic relationship with him but had fooled around with him on a night I was feeling bored. She never asked again after that.

Relationship wisdom I've heard is that "every couple needs a boring one and an exciting one" and my big sister has told me that I need an exciting boyfriend because I'm reserved and whatever
I believe in the concept, but now I'm talking to a guy that seems even more plain than I am which is having me wonder what the limits are on the whole "opposites attract" idea
We get along very well, but whenever I try to flirt or be suggestive he doesn't know how to reply and has told me so; he's very sweet and sounds like he's attracted to me, but do I have to be the one to make all the advances?
I'm stuck wondering if I will have to be the "spontaneous" one between us, and if that is doomed to fail
I feel like I'm in a friend zone, but I'm not, but… the last guy I almost dated was more of the sporadic and blunt type and I had a much easier time talking to him even though things didn't work out
I just feel really mixed up! Have I fried my brain with relationship advice? I have no idea what I'm even looking for in a relationship when the opportunity actually arises

>>8437
>but do I have to be the one to make all the advances?
>I'm stuck wondering if I will have to be the "spontaneous" one between us, and if that is doomed to fail
If being the initiator most/all of the time is something that will eat at you, you need to tell him to see if he can meet you halfway or not. I am a chill person in a relationship with a person an even chiller person and sometimes we have to ask questions that would seem really stupid to an outsider to penetrate the two placid walls between our hearts.

Personally I don't believe in opposites attract because "golden retriever bf" (roughly what I would consider my opposite) sounds really annoying. When there are popular "dog/cat" ships in my fandoms I always feel like the cat character is sincerely having an awful time, lol.

Sorry for the 3DP, but I love love LOVE Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh, and it feels like no one's ever heard of this game. I ship Curtis and Trevor so hard it's ridiculous. I would go on about this game for hours, but no one would know what the hell I was talking about, kek.
Also sorry for the bad screenshot I found. This game was released in 1996 so it's not HD of course. TBH, I also kinda love it because it's so old. It fits the aesthetic.

>>8416
It's an FMV game right? I know it by reputation as being fucked up but not actually anything about it.

>>8418
Yes, it is an FMV game. It's similar to the game Harvester (and also Phantasmagoria 1, puzzle of flesh is the 2nd Phantasmagoria game, and 1 is not really related to 2. 2 is much better.)
It is a pretty fucked up game, and there's a lot of stuff in it that probably wouldn't fly in today's terms. It's one of those games that also doesn't really feel like any of the endings are really happy endings, but the story is still compelling to me. It's very sci-fi, so I really like it.

>>7764
I'd love to be part of that! :)

I want to be friends with this anon that hangs around here from a long while ago, she was given the name horseanon because she likes centaurs and her art is so adorable! I want to be her friend so badly, fujo nonnies can you please help me with this? Horseanon where can I find you?

>>7764
I would enjoy that as well!

After randomly being reminded of its existence yesterday, I started Dr. Stone yesterday night. I'm 24 chapters deep and I like it well enough. The whole stonification thing is both horrifying and really fascinating as a calamity, and the effort of trying to help humanity start recovering/growing again is pretty interesting to boot. Senku's fun, and I do like how much he obviously values his idiot-pal Taiju. Don't really have any major complaints yet, though I do think it could stand to like, calm down with the big exaggerated faces for humor.

I guess it's time I'll pick Dogsred up again because they started punching each other on ice and because I want to know who this handsome dude is.
I love Noda characters and his humor a lot, my only gripe with the series is that I am not a sports fan with the exception of boxing series, skating and figure skating for some reason. But the latter is Dogsred related anyway so maybe I should give it a go. I trust Noda to make the characters good enough to make it work even if the sport itself is boring (for me).

I decided to give Versus a shot and it's honestly pretty fun. It's kinda hard to gauge how things'll go simply because there's a lot packed into it (and that could ultimately start to work against it at some point) but thus far I think it's doing a pretty good job at balancing all the merged worlds/natural enemies against each other and interacting, or at least the ones we've gotten to see in action currently. It also has an aggressive amount of dudes who're right up my alley but damn it isn't shy of killing characters off, so that's… fun…
Either way I'll definitely keep reading. Don't have any real complaints atm, besides maybe Panepane. I do not care for him in like, any capacity.

How do I find out about otaku + fujoshi events, do they exist outside of Tokyo/Kyoto?

I want to visit Osaka, but I also want to visit the countryside, and just live comfy JP vacation life while reading manga and getting rice balls from konbini for breakfast. Preferably in an ancient house, aircon optional (Unless we're in the hottest months), while also hiking and biking around the area.

>>7991
Check the akaboo.jp website for upcoming events.
Besides Tokyo and Osaka there are also ones in Kobe and Fukuoka listed.

>>7992
Thank you! Much appreciated, seems like I can actually just stay in Kobe as I wanted to.

On another note, how much are bicycle rentals typically? I want to do some cycling, but am wondering if it's cheaper to just buy a bike or bring mine over.

>>7982
it's not gay but and it's not even popular aside from one pretty talented artist only drawing fanart for it years ago, but the girl involved in is massively popular despite being side girl so main girl shippers are seething lol.
Strangely enough in a fujo magazine i got her poster and cherry magic poster too so I guess double win ahah

>>7980
>The disinterest the west is displaying for NGWK/EluSam surprised me a bit.
Wouldn't surprise me if episode 1 filtered people with that blushing Tokiyuki scene. I remember an instance where I recommended the anime and someone replied "Is this that show that pedos like?"

Oh hey we're at bumplimit. New thread time I guess.

Ajin is such a sausagefest that it should have been a BL/homobait title from the start. There are NO women of any relevance aside from Izumi - it's all revolving around homosocial bonds of men who prefer to socialise with other men, fight other men, be entertained by other men, conspire with other men, chase other men, save and be saved by other men and talk DEEP STUFF with other men.
I can't conceive a possibility of some male readers being upset at fujoshi calling the manga a feast of undiluted homosexuality when it has a higher male/female ratio than Legend of Galactic Heroes, features an MC being coveted by two dudes of his own age and an old man, and is a uniform fetishism galore. This shit ain't straight, dude.

Personally for me it's Kou x Kei, because of the contrast between them (smart - dumb, emotional - stoic) and because their interactions when they either kill each other or save each other or both at the same time are hot.

>>7386
>>7391
>Nitro plus
>Cute Samurai boys
>Homo end
Definitely going to read this!

LET ME BE GAY WITH HIM YOU BASTARDS

>>7843
I checked it off, I interpreted it as gc/rf because I mostly see "crypto" used in context of politics

>>7845
My immediate thought was "investing in fujocoin"

>>7845
crypto doesn't refer to politics, it just means hidden. it can be used in many contexts, they definitely intended it to be about fujo stuff