/ot/ - Off-Topic

I didn't think she would be until she started talking about shipping two of her male classmates together kek.

Otivia from AFK Journey
>writing a ballad for the first time
>add lines about a man (Ravion) embracing another man (Indris) "like a sheath cradling a sword"
>"Day after day, night after night, their shadows intertwined on the training grounds"
It doesn't help that Ravion regularly "pranks" Indris by getting him drunk despite knowing Indris will end up hugging him.

Kimika totally gave fujo vibes.

I just saw an Aoba yume in the wild. Yume whoever you want I guess but are you sure you want to yume the patron saint of taking any kind of dick in his ass as much as possible, really? Is this like "I can make him straight" fix-it?

this is from jkk stageplay, huge win for fujos butI feel bad for the top geto truthers, cause like how do you recover from this?

It's kind of bullshit that Osamu Dezaki called yaoi and yuri unrealistic fantasies but directed a yuri anime anyway

>>9751
Honestly, I don't mind the dye system grind since it's something to work towards, which the game was starting to lack before 1.5
But we can't even get a basic black dye? We can't dye hair to be Nikki's default color?
There's some good things this update (Serenity Island is fun) but they are just so overshadowed by the bizarre decision-making and bugginess
Hopefully they just throw out the retconned story and go back to how it was, but it's irksome how they put in all the time and resources for an entirely new intro that was completely unnecessary

>>9752
>it's irksome how they put in all the time and resources for an entirely new intro that was completely unnecessary
It feels like something that could've been worked into the plot at a later date but the way it is now, both plot-wise and the sea of stars area feeling undercooked, it comes off as something that was rushed out early because some exec wanted it for the steam release.

it's already pride month let me roll for this homosexual NOW

>>9922
Stay strong little kitty, you'll find the BB fans.

Did anyone else find this one super interesting? I absolutely loved it. My favorite genre of documentary is the kind that focuses on some super niche topic like this. Any recommendations for documentaries that also focus on random subjects?

>>9836
Yes Grizzly Man is great! I'd also recommend the rest of Werner Herzog's documentaries all of them are just random topics he personally finds interesting.

Some really random ones I like…

Atomic Cafe (1982) which is a collection of historic footage and propaganda pieces all about atom bombs. It's pretty funny in a dark sense and uses a lot of juxtaposition.

The People vs. George Lucas (2010) a movie about fringe Star Wars fans and their love-hate relationship with the creator. What's interesting is it was made before the sequel trilogy so the "fringe" and "crazy" fans that are depicted in the film are now the kind of people you would find on youtube.

Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011) movie about women in B movies. If you like Troma and other low brow trash (like me) you'll get more out of it, but even without that there's also discussion of the B movie business as a whole that's interesting.

Tapped (2009) A movie about bottled water, the business, the environmental impact, and companies attempts to market something you can get for free.

Room 237 (2012) Insane documentary which markets itself as being about interpretations of the film The Shining, but is actually a movie about conspiracy theories and how the human brain has the tendency to see patterns where there are none. If you haven't seen the Kubrick film this one will make no sense though.

>>9840
You went above and beyond! Thank you! It's so hard to find good documentaries, and I'll definitely check out all of the ones you listed. I hate being let down by an interesting premise. There was one documentary I tried to watch a long time ago about how a woman lied about surviving 9/11, and worked her way up to becoming president of the World Trade Center Survivors' Network before getting caught. Somehow, they managed to turn this very interesting subject into something way more boring. It wasn't bad, but it had the potential to be so much better.
>I'd also recommend the rest of Werner Herzog's documentaries
I love all of Werner Herzog's documentaries that I've watched. I love his perspective, and he has such a unique style. That one clip of him talking about the chicken cracks me up.
>Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011)
This one sounds really cool, as I've also watched a lot of B-movies and garbage of that nature. I actually know nothing about the industry, so I'm excited to learn.
>Tapped (2009)
I just watched this one because of your recommendation, and it's so fascinating! It's personally interesting to me for reasons I can't really detail, but this is a great recommendation. I wish more people were aware of this.
>Room 237 (2012) Insane documentary which markets itself as being about interpretations of the film The Shining, but is actually a movie about conspiracy theories and how the human brain has the tendency to see patterns where there are none. If you haven't seen the Kubrick film this one will make no sense though.
This sounds like my favorite type of thing. I've never watched The Shining despite loving horror movies because I hate Stephen King. Maybe I'll have to finally watch The Shining just so I can enjoy this documentary! Kubrick did direct one of my all-time favorite movies, and I like a lot of his work, so it won't be too much of a chore.

>>9432
Oh trust me I agree 100% with you. This manga's success overwhelmingly with women is a huge "told you so" moment for me.

>>9418
I hate office love as a genre to begin with so it's not for me personally, but I can see why women would like it more than men because for one thing the women look like adults and have short hair. Two things that otaku men find absolutely reprehensible.

I absolutely adore calm and relaxing shows with lots of female characters or stylish female characters from vidja.
>>1562
Anon you make really good points. There are many, many video essays about how every nu-Disney protagonists have the same quirky personality or how corporate meddling scrubs out any slightly ambitious plot point or character (see Wish fandom based on unused cute Starboy concept).

I really love princely characters with light, usually platinum blonde, hair like Eichi or Tadase. It's such a particular trope but they always look so clean and pure and otherworldly especially with the white horse imagery.

>>9579
as a blondie, never really understood the obsession the people have with hair colour

>>9560
There are like one or two schizos trying to turn homothreads into a 24/7 general.

>>9556
How nostalgic…

>>9560
They were once a week for years. Used to be on Tuesdays but people forgot to make threads and somehow it ended up slipping to Wednesday and Thursday. Kind of worked out since Free was on Wednesdays. Also weekend threads happened for streams, whereas in the past year they just lasted several days into the weekend. It's mostly after that one asshole spammed them every day that people got strict about what day and how often they were, I don't feel there was any real rhyme or reason to the mods deleting the legitimate threads before that. That was purely because of shitposters spamming the thread and mass reporting them. I'm glad that stupid monkey image no longer gets posted. It always signaled when they were trying to sabotage the thread.

Where should the cut-off date for 'historical' stuff be?

>>9519
That's a good question. Going by japanese time periods I'd say the showa era is too close to modern for my standards even though I know World war 2 is still technically historical.

>>9519
Every past era is historical to me. WWII is certainly historical but why shouldn't the Vietnam war or Berlin wall related stories be considered historical?

To be honest I am interested in all periods no matter which, including cave men. Though I will most likely avoid Victorian age stuff unless it's a manga about the Firth of Tay Bridge or something.
I would call everything historical that involves eras or conflicts that are mostly concluded. So the current invasions aren't historical to me, at least not as long as they last, but the Balkan war is, even though it just ended a few decades ago.

>>9363
…are you even a fujo?

>>5359
it's me again. except now i'm into metaphor: refantazio in addition to the rest of the stuff i listed. apologies to the friends i lost contact with, life got busy as expected and i had trouble accessing my email when i got back!
new contact: lielaced@proton.me, can move to discord later, though virtual penpals is appealing to me as well. also–i'd love a fellow writer to chat and sprint with, please!

>Contact
https://www.temporary-url.com/179E

>How long will this contact remain active?
Until I forget to keep checking it. Can move to discord after getting to know one another a bit.

>Age
Early 30s

>What age range are you most comfortable with for new potential friendships?
25+, ideally closer to my own age. It's a struggle to find hag friends.

>Favorite movies/shows/BL/Doujinshis/etc
I'll watch almost anything if it's entertaining enough, but I tend to stray towards horror or media with darker/violent themes. For anime and manga, I also read a lot of seinen and shounen.

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