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Interesting. I always thought that Demon Slayer only got so popular because the anime elevated the fight scenes with Ufotable's godlike production quality, but I guess the manga did some things better too.

Yeah, the guy loves his fetishes. So much so that he's willing to put the message of the story as a secondary goal. :P

Maybe I should have continued with the anime adaptation after the first episode. The art style looked so hilariously ugly at the time that I quickly gave up and turned to the manga instead. Did you finish the anime? And if so, how did you find it overall?

Nah, I wouldn't say it's weird to do that. Personally, I like to jump into a work I'm interested in and, if I like it enough, I'd check out the author's other renowned works.

I don't really know anything about Aku no Hana's writer, though, since I found two of his works (Aku no Hana and Inside Mary) to be mediocre at best and didn't bother to check out his other stuff. From what you described, I guess I'm not too surprised by his previous proclivity to write borderline hentai comedy as there's plenty of that messed up garbage in Aku no Hana.

Not sure if I'd describe Aku no Hana as a psychological horror, either. It's more of a poor man's Oyasumi Punpun that tries to be philosophical but fails miserably. I didn't like it at all. :(

I read it a long time ago so my memory is hazy at this point. I do remember enjoying it quite a bit, but not as much as I've enjoyed Monster and 20th Century Boys. The story of Pluto is considerably shorter than the other two works, so it shouldn't be hard to adapt into a single cour anime.

That's cool. I haven't played TLOU, but have heard great things about it. Fatal Frame looks interesting, too. Not sure I'd want to play through the series from the first game, but I might try out the new game, Maiden of Black Water, at some point.

I don't really feel strongly about piracy. As much as I'd like to support the content creators, most of the time I don't have a strong enough incentive to want to spend a lot of money on getting things that I can download for free. It's bad, I know, but if million others can get by like that, why should I change my ways? There are some cases where I did purchase VNs on Steam, but I only did that because the price was affordable and I didn't feel like torrenting the game from a potentially questionable source.

That sounds cool. Not a huge gamer here, but having the option to play anything you want is nice. If you're feeling a bit guilty about this, then perhaps you can consider purchasing some of those games you absolutely love playing. Remember, you're under no obligation to do this.

Speaking of games, I recently got into the Outlast franchise on Steam, which is pretty damn good if you're into survival horror. The single player games are already fun enough, but personally I find the latest addition to the franchise, The Outlast Trials, to be the most addicting game in the franchise so far, and it's not even fully developed yet. When I heard that the game is multiplayer, I had my doubts on whether it could be a successful horror game, since survival horror is usually best experienced alone. But man, this game finds an impeccable balance between being scary and just pure fun. I don't generally like to replay horror games since they lose their shock value upon subsequent revisits, but with this game there's enough variators to make me come back for more. The only downside is that updates tend to be slow from the developers as they're a small group.

I honestly don't even remember what that show is about, but in general ecchi stuff and I don't get along well. Unless I like the characters it's almost always going to be a flop for me. I've since stopped trying to pick up new ecchi shows to watch after reaffirming my distaste for the genre with the numerous shows I've dropped over the years, lol.

Hey, if you're having fun laughing at how bad the things you watch are, then you're at least getting something out of them. There was a point in my life when I've watched some bad shows just to lower my MAL average rating, all because I thought it was cool at the time to have a low mean score lol. Whatevs~ Being weird is fine.

Yes, I think so. I mean, what's the point of even watching/reading something that bores you when you're looking for entertainment? I'd rather consume something that is unironically terrible, since chances are it will at least be memorable.

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Happy New Year, dude!

Interesting. I liked Maho plenty in the anime, but always felt like she got the short end of the stick in terms of being a romantic interest. I'd assume that her route is pretty good in the VN.

Alright. You got my attention. I'm tempted to Google that spoiler, but I'll restrain myself as I want to experience the full story someday without knowing about the twists prior.

Interesting differences from the anime. The S;G 0 anime apparently has a higher rating than its VN counterpart, which I assume the ending had a big say in the matter. As an anime-only, I found the ending quite satisfying actually.

Yeah, the OST is pretty dope. I might like it more than the original's, come to think of it. Got to somehow find the time to read White Album 2 and Muramasa next year.

I wasn't big on Kagari's role in the S;G 0 anime, either. She's just kind of... there.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Interesting stuff about the S;G VN. It sounds like there's enough reason for me to give it a proper read one day, despite how much I already love the anime.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you!

I haven't actually read the Steins;Gate VN (don't ask me why), so I'll have to get back to you on this one. From an anime-only perspective, it makes sense to watch Steins;Gate 0 right after Okabe failed his mission to save Kurisu.

So, how would you rate the S;G VN?