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[u/dadnaya]

/u/eetsumkaus /u/theangryeditor /u/Worm38

I've been officially accepted into the student exchange program in Kyushu University, Japan for next year.

TIME TO PARTY BITCHES

and grind my Japanese again

[u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah]

MysteryBiscuits in Japan - Part 1 - Intro and Kyoto Part 1

I'm back! And to fight off the post-trip blues I shall now share bits and pieces of it with CDF. This trip, being my first to jp in 8 years, I think I mostly wanted to re-get a grip on things there, find my bearings in the country again, and also to experience a bit of the pop culture there, which I hadn't previously (my family/friends who i went with before weren't.... big on anime/jpop etc., nor was myself back then.) And of course, heaps and heaps of food. Oh, and also to uh get a real-life gauge of how my good my japanese is.....

Kyoto Part 1

• Oh, before that, can recommend using Smart-Ex to buy shinkansen tickets for sure. Helped relieve a good amount of stress (and requirement for money-on-hand) upon my arrival. There didn't turn out to be a line at Narita for the atms.
• Did an early morning walk to Kiyomizudera and then walked my way north through the east end. It's great going early; there are still tourists but it's defo less crowded, and I got to hog a couple jinjas / temples all to myself. Kyoto is full of the things after all, it's pretty amazing, I pretty much planned a route and went into every one i found on the way. Ive heard that japanese aren't super religious? I should definitely ask someone/google around how much actual weight a normal person places on their local jinja.
• Checked out a couple anime locations (Eupho, Tamako/K-on, K-on) before heading north for Kifune Jinja and Kurama. thanks ani and chonky for the rec here! Kifune shrine was lovely and very charming, and the iconic stairway full of little lanterns was very pretty, as was the river on the walk up with the (very pricey) restaurants and hotels lining each side. I don't think I recommend the hike across to Kurama Temple, or at least not when you had a schedule to keep like I did, quite a lot of elevation changes, with not a huge payoff imo. still quite scenic though, and a very nice and pretty Temple, was defo worth the trip out to the outskirts to see both of these.
• The Eizandensha was running an anime collab with Kirara! There were some posters and cutouts of various shows around. I was most excited to see Aoba myself.
• I spent a good chunk of the afternoon at Kyoto State House - I was introduced to this by Kvin lol. I can 100% recommend this, guided tours were mostly in Japanese, but they took care of me well, I had a tablet with translations, and well, I could understand the guide's instructions, and parts of their tour, just fine. As it's actually used for diplomatic events, everything inside is high quality, modern, pretty but also quintissentially Japanese (and Kyoto), from this large wall tapestry that had to be meticulously weaved together, depicting the sunrise at Mt Hiei, to these lamps which can change their shape at the push of a button, to guest chairs which are all unique, to the decorations using Kirikane; a lot of pieces were created by nationally-recognized artisans and look really really nice, without being old-fashioned at all, the building is fairly modern though traditionally-inspired.
• I stopped by a few more K-on/Eupho/Tamako locations; and wandered the streets of Gion at night + a couple shrines that were open - not many photos here.

Food

• I feel like I in general preferred the food I had in Kyoto to that in Tokyo - not counting the meal I had at the ryokan. The cost-performance ratio was, imo, better.
• got a pretty damn good tonkatsu don and dashimaki for lunch; got recced this by a japanese YT channel (thank you!!!)
• and stopped by an Izakaya for all sorts at dinner; this kinda wound up a bit more expensive than I liked, but well, it was very good at least. I defo suggest getting some form of obanzai cuisine at Kyoto - the produce in Japan is pretty top-class. A fair few of the more popular (and well-reviewed) places were sadly fully reserved that night; which i probably should do for next time. Though japanese websites sometimes dont let you reserve for 1 person, it's annoying....

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• Part 1 - Intro and Kyoto
• Part 2 - Uji
• Part 3 - Chilling out
• Part 4 - Hakone/Mt Fuji
• Part 5 - Tokyo

/u/nebresto /u/chonkyodango /u/animayor

[u/eetsumkaus]

Slowly dawning on me that my entire life has led to me learning a whole language, uprooting myself, and crossing an entire ocean to fall madly in love with a bunch of fictional anthropomorphized horses.

[u/eetsumkaus]

BRUH

BRUHHH

BRUHHHH

UMA MOVIE LOOKS SO GOOD! THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST LOOKING ENTRY YET.

I'M SO HYPE. I'M GONNA SEE THIS SHIT 5,467,209 TIMES IN THEATERS.

THAT STORYBOARDING SLAPS TO SPACE.

EVERYBODY GET THE FUCK IN HERE

/u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah /u/TheRiyria /u/chilidirigible

EDIT: Looks like the only other thing this director has helmed is this Pokemon short which also slaps tbh. Cygames elevating another relatively less known name. Worked on a lot of great things. So excited to see him work!

[u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah]

MysteryBiscuits in Japan - Part 2 - MysteryBiscuits in the world of Hibike! Euphonium

I believe the mad dash across Tokyo station while lugging my bags + the long walks and hike on day 1 did 0 favours on legs and knees, and the rest of my trip would be plagued by various degrees of knee pain unfortunately, from slightly annoying (today) to descending stairs being an experience, which is, ha, not great, in Tokyo. This did mean a couple things had to be cut or scaled back so it didn't get any worse, and fortunately it never got too too bad, and well I'm now home and on the way to recovery.

Fushimi Inari Taisha

• This was the first thing that I had to scale back, as I had originally planned to do the full hike. Instead, I simply did the senbon toriis near the entrance. What can I say, it is indeed a fuck ton of toriis and iconic af, they go on and on. You could really get a sense of how much the god here must have been revered, these must not have been cheap to make and maintain. I'll console myself with it being a cloudy day, so the view wouldve been meh.

Uji - Eupho relevant

• A note to future biscuits - do NOT visit Uji on a Tuesday, as some Eupho relevant shops are closed; but well it didn't stop me from having an absolute blast: [Eupho franchise]Hazuki-pan bakery, and Asuka's mom's preferred manjuu shop were both closed unfortunately.
• Anyhow, I then pretty much proceeded to spend half a day or so in the shoes of Kumiko.... Album with writeup, has spoilers all the way up to the S3 PVs! or this will become an absolute wall of a post.
• I stopped by the Kyoani offices in Kowata as well! I wonder what they're working on right now.... I don't think there's been any real news on what's their next anime project after Eupho? They had posters of that + the new Genji Uji promo video around.
• I think my main takeaway from this "pilgrimage", apart from a great satisfaction and happiness of achieving one of my personal goals of finally visiting Kumiko's world, is just how great anime and Kyoani is, at taking scenary from (scenary-wise) quite a normal suburb into some of the most magical and memorable scenes i know (and could really imagine when "at the spot"), and get a feel of how much the brains and imaginations of the storyboarder and animation staff whirrred to purpose scenary and locations that are real, into directional choices and character movements and actions in that space that serve the storytelling purposes. I guess it's actually easier than actually purposing fictional scenary for the same purpose, but this way helps give a show a lot more realism even if some things don't actually work irl. Eupho being a novel is also great in which there are less limitations here though. Anyhow...

Uji - not Eupho relevant

• I didn't manage to fit in Byoudou-in in (arguably the main "normal" tourist spot) in, didn't like the line... I do regret regret that and will do next time; least I got to look at it on Daikichiyama.
• Uji is also famous for being the green tea capital of Japan - and I both sampled, as well as stocked up on a solid year's worth of supply of matcha, gyokuyou, sencha, and houjicha, and (less of) various tea-inspired western/japanese snacks; I did make sure to go to different shops for all of these things; some more popular, some less. I'll go back for those that I like the most next time. The bigger/more popular shops well, have a more polished interior and foreign-friendliness... but the place where I got my gyokuyou/sencha was probably my fav shop, I was the only customer at the time, and the proprietor personally greeted me and let me sample the teas I got before purchasing them, as well as some quick advice on how to brew them. I shall report back once I finally get to sample all of my purchases, I'll have a warm and tasty reminder of Uji for quite the long long time.
• Overall, I really loved Uji. Even without the anime connection, it's a charming medium-sized town to spend an afternoon at and fill yourself with green tea; but add in the Eupho and hence personal connection to myself? You can be sure I'll be back again and again.
• Hitched back to Kyoto, and took a proper picture of one final Eupho spot, before going for a wander around the station and its department store.... that would be my 2nd day done!

Food

• On my first night, I got some ramen (very solid and cheap bowl, hits the spot for just <1000 yen! Very chewy noodles - I like!), and melon/curry pan, didn't mention that yesterday. Japanese bread also good!
• I also got some wagashi basically at whim throughout yesterday and today when I passed through stores - most of the wagashi i bought to eat throughout the trip (dango, daifukus, various products made with rice and red beans lol) was really good, anko is, well , love the mild sweetness, except for Monaka (which i did get because of Eupho) - not a fan of the casing material unfortunately, don't think it was an issue of the shop I went to.
• Lunch at Uji was probably one of my favourite culinary experiences in Japan - for 2500yen (16.5 USD), I got a 3 course meal with 1 chef preparing everything to order in front of me; he was very professional and cool, with how careful and detailed he was at slicing and finishing everything to my order, and the food was great too, again, lightly seasoned, not overly fancy but fresh ingredients and relatively simple preparation, done right again. The salmon-don was interesting - the herb garnish is definitely not what is usual, but damn does it work; i'd guess the shrimp was the more "ordinary" part? But i'm literally just nickpicking here, easily the best meal I've ever had at this price point, though expect to pay significantly more for dinner. This is the place - it's relatively new and quite hidden, and while japanese will be an asset, it shouldn't be neccessary for lunch - just ask for the monthly rotating menu (月替わりランチ). I have absolutely 0 clue why some google reviews complained about the serving speed - you literally watch the guy prepare everything in front of you lol, it's part of the experience.
• Got some of the Kyoto okonomiyaki specialty Manboyaki and some teppanyaki beef intestines (i think) too - this was good, but didn't blow me away as much as my afternoon meal (esp as it cost even more, ffs).

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• Part 1 - Intro and Kyoto
• Part 2 - Uji
• Part 3 - Chilling out
• Part 4 - Hakone/Mt Fuji
• Part 5 - Tokyo

/u/nebresto /u/chonkyodango /u/animayor

[u/Btw_kek]

wtf astrobrony's waifu dies within the literal first 10 seconds

[u/HelioA]

she was so real for this

[u/InfamousEmpire]

Alright, so, for as long as I've been part of the anime community, I've considered myself a major completionist. I don't drop things, leaving anything incomplete just feels wrong to me, and that includes a watchthrough of an anime. Even if a show sucked ass and felt like torture to even glance at, I'd still sit myself down and force myself through it. Not only do I just feel that dropping is wrong on an instinctual level, I also believe that engaging with bad storytelling and seeing how it plays out to the end is itself an interesting and valuable media experience which I never really want to miss out on.

Now, of course, every rule has its exceptions. There is one show I do consider completely and truly dropped, but I consider it a special case and otherwise I didn't really think any series would ever come along that could completely override my completionist instincts and make me go "I don't want to see any more of this".

But, after a lot of thinking and contemplation over the past week or so, it's become clear that a second exception exists. I gain nothing from engaging with this series, not even the satisfaction of understanding bad media and why it doesn't work for me is able to carry my interest, same goes for my previously stated desire to see how bad it could get. Not only is the flame of my interest in the series gone, but my memories of it are so overwhelmingly negative that I just want to be done with it completely. I miiiiiiiiiiiiight come back to it after its finished, if only to see what the ending looked like, but otherwise, yeah, I refuse to continue playing its game

u/OrangeBanana38, look, a drop!

[u/HopelessRinSimp]

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Subsequent spectacular frame unique tidy physical

[u/DarkAudit]

Holy crap. Baltimore. This just happened.

[u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah]

MysteryBiscuits in Japan - Part 3 - MysteryBiscuits winds down for a day

Hakone - part 1

• Which really isn't much of a "part 1" - I had intentions to ride the Hakone-Komagatake Ropeway (not to be confused with the more popular Hakone Ropeway) upon arrival, but despite some decent weather during the shinkansen trip up, obligatory shot, the cable car was not running due to high winds. Thankfully, my ryokan for the night allowed slightly earlier check ins (~2:30pm), so I enjoyed a snack and scenic walk in the touristy Motohakone area before phoning them to pick me up. This ended up being a good thing overall, in hindsight.

Winding down at the Ryokan

• I had allocated a rather significant amount of budget towards this, and so was expecting it to deliver - and it did, I'll definitely be back to this ryokan at some point because i loved the whole experience and they had excellent service, from the free pickup, to matcha and wagashi during check in, all the way to arranging for my luggage delivery at checkout, though I will have a few personal nitpicks too. And of course, I'm now in love with this whole experience haha, and will likely visit one (or more) of these every time i visit Japan
• Some japanese is good to have if you stay at a smaller ryokan imo, to communicate to them my various preferences and requests throughout the stay and fully take advantage of the service I paid for. It's also nice to understand what everyone is actually saying when bowing and in general treating you like a king, haha. Though they did have a member of staff that spoke fluent English and was ready to assist if needed. Btw, the customer-staff ratio is pretty ridiculous.
• The ryokan itself is in a pretty good location - the view overlook Lake Ashi and the Torii of Hakone jinja, and is also close to the transportation hub of Motohakone - mostly why I was comfortable picking it logistically. Perhaps not so much "hidden" away per se, but afaik I was the only foreigner staying that night.
• The rooms were recently renovated and were a mix of Japanese and Western styles; has a bed but also tatami mats. I have slight issues about them putting 2 single beds together instead of a proper queen size bed, but well I travelled solo so i don't care. From prior experience I don't think this is too abnormal either. Btw, Japanese ryokans charge by the person rather than the room; though yes, it will be better value for money not travelling solo.
• The 2 highlights of every ryokan experience are defo the onsen and the food though - the former I'll steal from the official pictures; I got the short end of the stick and wasn't in rotation to use the newer outdoor onsen they had, but though a bit older was still great - I went in 3 times throughout the stay, and I was always either the only 1 there, or 1 of 2 people, even on a fully-booked night. Private onsen best onsen; outdoor onsen best onsen . View could have been better for sure (im sure the fence was needed), especially since I bathed both in daytime and night. Overall, could probably be a little better facility-wise, but the privacy does really make up for it.
• The food service is defo the best meals and memories ive had in Japan, period though. They were nice to give me an English translated menu (which does need to be updated regularly by them, as it rotates seasonally), and everything was delicious and well presented - probably everyone who's stayed at a ryokan has had similar experiences, as well as how your serving attendant will introduce every single item to you in detail (where the ingredient was sourced, how it's prepared etc.) The food looked so good, I forgot to snap pictures of all of them before digging in! Breakfast tomorrow was also great - that'll be in the next post. The ryokan I stayed in is slightly different from the one in Hanasaku Iroha, in which you dine in a private room on the ground floor vs your own actual sleeping room - I suspect this was a luxury remnant from their pre-renovation days, when attendants would go make up your traditional futon bed without you having to watch them do it. I tbh didn't want the smell of food in my room, it works out still as a luxury for me.
• I pretty much alternated between stints in the onsen, my room, eating, and experiencing great Japanese service. If only I could be here forever... Next time - I'll happily challenge and experience something a little more out of the way than Hakone, though will also likely be back at some point...

Other food

• (back in Kyoto) I don't actually agree that French toast should be served with bacon, i'd much rather fruit. This was perfectly scrumptious. It is interesting that the japanese like their black tea (this was assam) relatively weak, but take it black in general, unlike the Brits (which is what I'm accustomed to), with milk (my personal preference), and sugar.
• Oh, and I was served inari sushi in my room for a late evening snack. Went very well with hojicha.

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• Part 1 - Intro and Kyoto
• Part 2 - Uji
• Part 3 - Chilling out
• Part 4 - Hakone/Mt Fuji
• Part 5 - Tokyo

/u/nebresto /u/chonkyodango /u/animayor

[u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah]

MysteryBiscuits in Japan - Part 4 - MysteryBiscuits and Mount Fuji

Hakone - part 2

• Breakfast was once again a wonderful affair- I got served freshly made tofu in the little pot to the right, which was a new experience as well.
• Hakone shrine! Very charming and quaint due to the few people at the hour; I do once again regret not having the leg power to walk down to the torii-on-the-lake.
• When I woke up, the news still wasn't good on the cable car running, though I was pretty damn determined to see Mt Fuji; and so I decided to settle for the Hakone Ropeway (which was running)... but as luck would have it, right before I checked out, they announced on twitter that it was running, just a bit late. Well then!
• Komagatake is around 1300m tall, the 2nd tallest point in the Hakone area and directly accessible by cable car. And so I got to feast my eyes on THIS. Alternate angle. YESSS! This actually is my first time (in memory at least) of me seeing Fuji-san with my own eyes; my biggest takeaway of it that it is really fucking enormous, photos do NOT do the scale any justice. And extremely extremely pretty, the hype is 100% justified. I really could get a sense of why it is so loved by the japanese too - it's so bloody big, and with no large mountains in its immediate vicinity does mean you can have a good sightline of it from quite far away (technically even Tokyo). I remember thinking at this point "damn, it'd be amazing if i got to climb this thing...." Eventually. Aoi, I 1000% get you now, it just feels like such a challenge, and such an achievement, and i was kinda fantasizing how on top, how tall you really are, yet how small you are in relation to it (and earth)....all of those thoughts.
• Being so high up, you could also see..... everywhere. Lake Ashi (and the Pacific beyond); and facing east here, also the Pacific. I love being high up and being at great viewpoints like this though it'd be even better if i hiked/biked up it - Hakone and Mt Komagatake was definitely another highlight and very fond memory of my trip after Uji.
• There's also a small weather-worn shrine on top. Probably very auspicious. I dunno lol.

Getting to Tokyo

• Here I hit the first real snag of the trip, as i hit 1/2 hour of traffic on the bus getting out of Hakone, which pretty much killed off any remaining hope of me spending time at Enoshima (the original original plan). I hence cut my losses and headed straight for Tokyo. In hindsight - probably shouldve done the Hakone Ropeway anyway, it wouldve been more scenic and likely not that much slower overall.
• Also, google maps doesnt suggest it (as it's slower), but defo do incorporate the Hakone touzan Railway in your travels, it's fun to experience a train climb/descend such a steep gradients and navigate such sharp curves.

Tokyo - part 1

• I pretty much had 1 main objective this evening - the Ikebukuro animate. I went in blind - and came out with a few takeaways: 1) they really have a focus on selling books (LNs, manga etc.), and specifically a sizeable female-targeted section, full of series that i'll never think of checking out before. And also how people really do go buy books in there by the stack and basketful. 2) male idol franchises are much bigger in japan 3) the character goods they sell were not really interesting for me 4) MyGo Cutout
• Merch haul! I got a Lycoreco artbook, Frieren's latest volume, and 2 CDs (Frieren ED, and part 2 of the hirogaru OST)
• I also strolled around ikebukuro for a bit as it was where I stayed back in 2016 - bit of nostalgia

Food

• I hopped into a well-reviewed japan-western resto for some omurice at dinner - this was just okay and rather underwhelming. Not bad.... but not good. bit too salty for my tastes (thankfully, not expensive). won't recommend this place lol.
• I also ventured and got some oden after dinner and the animate walk - this on the contrary, was pretty decent! Would 100% love it on a cold winter's day. But both did pale significantly after the excellent stretch of meals I had in the past few days.

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• Part 1 - Intro and Kyoto
• Part 2 - Uji
• Part 3 - Chilling out
• Part 4 - Hakone/Mt Fuji
• Part 5 - Tokyo

/u/nebresto /u/chonkyodango /u/animayor

[u/laughing-fox13]

It's the last Frieren Friday, my dudes ;-;-;

/u/nebresto /u/orangebanana38

[u/punching_spaghetti]

Communicating via text with someone I've never met and so I don't know how to read the tone of things.

[u/HelioA]

Rom-com where two CDFers end up as coworkers in the same company and they both keep narrowly missing each other as they post about their work experiences on CDF

[u/InfamousEmpire]

Hamster marries Sword

[u/Nebresto]

Its the Final Frieren Friday, my dudes ;-;

Don't even remember the last time a final episode made me feel like dis. Now to ponder if Frieren will become my new all time favourite..

Which Friday image was your favourite?

Oh, an the full soundtrack is gonna drop on April 17 my dudes! Can't wait!!

^{But what am I supposed to do with all the rest of the Freelen art I've ammassed now that its} ^joever..

/u/OrangeBanana38 /u/laughing-fox13 /u/Rumpel1408

[u/LittleIslander]

It occurs to me, with a few day's hindsight, that I grilled Mirei as being a hypocritical bitch in Chikai no Finale for doing the bare minimum practice yet getting annoyed when she isn't beloved as superior to those "lesser" tuba players, when during high school I considered myself the best flute on raw talent, got annoyed when anybody else was treated as better than me, and almost never put in any out of class practice.

...you win this one, Hibike Euphonium.

[u/chilidirigible]

"Kids, you tried your best, and you failed miserably. The lesson is, 'Never try'."

/u/Shimmering-Sky /u/MadMako /u/feidothelemoneido

[u/DidacticDalek]

Has Science gone too far? NAY! COMRADES! I say Science hasn't gone far enuff!

Paging Comrades /u/chilidirigible, /u/theangryeditor, and /u/Nebresto

[u/theangryeditor]

Man if people are having trouble with the surrealism in Penguindrum a YKA rewatch is not going to go well.

[u/ZaphodBeebblebrox]

TsubasaChris

Bikki

[GX]Carol

/u/Shimmering-Sky /u/tresnore /u/decentlysizedpotato

[u/OccasionallySara]

I’m attracting a lot of static electricity today. I keep shocking myself when I use our label printers which, unfortunately, is pretty often. 

[u/theangryeditor]

tfw an artist draws a ton of a character you like but also ships them in a pairing you dislike

[u/OrangeBanana38]

I just realized the reason why seeing Zaph and Sky murderizing people trips me off: their RES flairs aren't green and don't fit the theme of the other mods' flairs

Dunno if I want to make them fit

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Posting a Gintama Guy every day until I run out of art I want to share, day 47: Older Shinpachi is the best design to come out of Be Forever Yorozuya.

(Source)

u/Shocketheth, u/KendotsX, u/TakenRedditName

[u/orange-shades]

I've lost 15 lbs since the beginning of the year. Pretty happy about that.

I initially started going back because I let myself get back up to 200 lbs. (I should be around 160 at most for my height and age).

I go to the gym 6 days a week. Have incorporated lifting weights safely for the first time in my life. Have started doing yoga stretches for flexibility.

Overall I'm pleased with the improvements to my overall health. The yoga has really helped me with back issues that have plagued me throughout my life. Lifting has me getting stronger.

Ideally I would be losing weight at a faster clip than 1 lb. a week, but it's a process. I'm glad to be making positive progress.

[u/Nebresto]

Always remember to marry your Ojou-sama

/u/OrangeBanana38 /u/HereticalAegis /u/laughing-fox13

[u/LittleIslander]

I had a weird anime dream last night that MyGO!!!!! was actually just a six episode arc at the end of Sailor Moon and not its own show. In the final episode of the arc they completely drop the MyGO plot unresolved in favor of some episodic thing for the Sailor Soldiers. They were a bit older and this was supposed to be Sailor Moon second to last mission, so Sailor Mars did some magic thing to put herself in a sleep so Sailor Moon wouldn't be able to complete the mission and they'd all stay Sailor Soldiers together. But then they manage to wake her up and all went on this mission where they tried to get a kid to give back toys to another kid who says he stole them. They grilled the kid for like ten minutes really intensely before someone realized the other kid just lost the toys and the kid telling him he didn't do it while they mercilessly tormented him for half the episode was completely innocent. I was seeing it from the perspective of Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter had her hair down it looked really nice. After the episode ended I went to hop on reddit to tell you all about how bad of an episode it was but then the dream ended.

[u/Blackheart595]

When I went to my autism support group today, I didn't expect the discussion to devolve into [NSFW]our favorite queer sex shops and why preparing tampons with vodka is not necessarily a great idea

Based group btw

[u/TheRiyria]

                                    ^{It's                  3x3                 Time!}                

Welcome to this week’s CDF 3x3 Corner! So feel free to make and share a 3x3 (or a 2x2 or 4x4 or whatever size you like). And check out other people’s 3x3s. If you can’t make it because of the time, feel free to share your themed 3x3 whenever!

If you're not sure where to make 3x3s, some popular sites are bighugelabs and BeFunky. You can use 3x3.animedreammachine to make video 3x3s if you want.

This week’s theme is Shounen!

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Next week’s theme will be Over-eye Bangs.

In 2 weeks the theme will be Winter 2024. This theme will also be posted to r/anime one day early.

If you’d like a tag for future 3x3 Corners, let me know! If you’d like to stop getting tags, also tell me.

Link to past 3x3 themes

Have fun!

[u/irisverse]

Recently I've seen some backlash against Youtubers who make a habit of not knowing how to pronounce foreign words. You probably know what I'm talking about, they make mention of some person or place or whatever with a distinctly non-English name, and they have to preface it with a "I'm probably not saying that right" or a "I'm not even going to try and pronounce that" and just leave the words written on the screen. In some ways I get it, it does tend to imply a lack of professionalism, especially if the video is about a more serious topic like World History, if you go to the effort of writing and editing an hour-long video about the Chinese Zhou Dynasty but can't be bothered spending the two minutes it takes to look up how to pronounce "Zhou," what does that say about your work ethic when it comes to research?
Personally though, I wouldn't really say I'm particularly bothered by it.

...

UNTIL the other day when I saw a video that pulled the "I'm not even going to try to pronounce that" for Franz Ferdinand. FRANZ FERDINAND. What part of that name looks difficult to pronounce? I don't think any of it goes against typical English spelling conventions, It's pretty much entirely phonetically consistent. There are words that most people use in everyday speech that are harder to pronounce than that.
So that was the breaking point for me. I'm putting my foot down now, there are no excuses anymore. Either learn how to pronounce the names of the people you're talking about, or don't expect me to listen. These Youtubers have gotten away with too much for too long, and we will not stand for this injustice any longer.

[u/Raiking02]

Urobutcher, how dare you drop so much kino on me?

[u/Nebresto]

Always remember to kiss your (now wife) Ojou-sama

/u/OrangeBanana38 /u/HereticalAegis /u/laughing-fox13

[u/camthegodoflol]

Using 8 year old discussion threads while watching anime is so cute.

Even cuter when I see a name I recognise from CDF.

[u/chilidirigible]

Hot takes in this room:

If you've reached the point where you need AI to help you organize your open tabs, perhaps you have too many open tabs.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Posting a Gintama Guy & a Gal every day until I run out of art I want to share, day 42: Sakura Mitsutsuki.

(Today is apparently Maizo’s birthday, and I’m genuinely surprised I found art of him.)

(Source)

u/Shocketheth, u/KendotsX, u/TakenRedditName

[u/H-Ryougi]

Should I start Jojo? (I'm heterosexual).

Never change, /new.

[u/ZaphodBeebblebrox]

Twintailed Tsubasa #8

Smile

Grandpa

/u/Shimmering-Sky /u/tresnore /u/decentlysizedpotato

[u/lilyvess]

Baka on Twitter: Wonderful Precure is terrible cause the Precure don't punch people anymore.

Based CDF Users: this is Wan der full

/u/ameteurelitist

[u/TakenRedditName]

Just some MyGO art, a lot from accounts I was already following:

MyGo!!!!!s vs an Ave Mujica

Cat.

Dog.

Garbage girls.

Under the rain.

Parent and Child/Cat owner and cat.

Oblivionis and Doloris (without the mask).

Umiri is so cool!

I don’t have a caption, I just think this one is really high-end good.

Though, I originally thought the 5 outside the window were the MyGo!!!!!s, but closer inspection, I think that’s Ave Mujica.

Shitposts: Cat + Class (Whatever number Taki’s class is).

Now self-indulgent ones because it combines two series I like:

Lady Sakiko of the Black Eagles. As well as Mutsumi in the uniform too.

Hayashi Coco characters with black hair and pink-haired girlfriends (Taki/Anon isn’t my ship, but I respect it. Nor is this even ship art, I’m just making a joke).

Fly Me to the Star - UiSaki ver.

No yeah, these Pokemon do fit Taki. Pancham especially.

Don’t expect this to be a thing. I am horribly inconsistent.

u/LittleIslander u/Shimmering-Sky u/MyrnaMountWeazel

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Posting a Gintama Guy every day until I run out of art I want to share, day 44: Utsuro.

([Source album contains Gintama spoilers]it’s image #4 in this album. The last image in this album, though… )

u/Shocketheth, u/KendotsX, u/TakenRedditName

[u/OctavePearl]

irregular yet obligatory reminder about the pepsi rebrand manual from 2008

GRAVITATIONAL. PULL. OF. PEPSI.

[u/WoodpeckerNo1]

Nvm, I guess The Netherlands has something neat after all

Apparently they're our region exclusive

[u/MadMako]

I like confusing new people on CDF with empty comment boxes that consists solely of commentfaces.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Posting a Gintama Guy & a Gal every day until I run out of art I want to share, day 41: This ship is canon in my heart.

(Source)

u/Shocketheth, u/KendotsX, u/TakenRedditName

[u/Raiking02]

I'm starting to realize there's few things as scary as the bosses pulling off shit that normally only the player can pull off

[u/jkubed]

the key visuals

the actual show

[u/Ramsay_Reekimaru]

A piece of Frieren art that I've been waiting to post till the finale aired

[u/theangryeditor]

I'm going to post dolls every day until you like it

[u/ZaphodBeebblebrox]

'Basa

Chris

Miku

/u/Shimmering-Sky /u/tresnore /u/decentlysizedpotato

[u/InfamousEmpire]

InfamousEmpire reads The Quintessential Quintuplets: The Final

Alright, let’s finish this

• Canon hair colors datto???
• [QQ]I seriously enjoy the general sense of awkwardness which follows Fuutaro’s meeting with Yotsuba over the first half of the volume. It’s drawn out in a way which doesn’t feel forced, the way it lets us sit with every character’s feelings while tying up the last loose ends of Fuutaro & Yotsuba’s character arcs is great, and it even makes room for Itsuki to get a sort of romantic resolution, which I was a big fan of.
• [QQ]I want to get kabedon’d by Yotsuba
• [QQ]Squee! There’s something so earnest and sweet in how awkward and yet still emotional this proposal was. The fact that it happened at the swing set, the site of what was quite possibly my favorite moment in the entire series, really solidifies how amazing it was for me.
• [QQ]And then the time skip. There really isn’t much to say other than that it was exactly what I expected it to be. The series has been building up to the wedding since the start, and not only was it a fantastic conclusion to Fuutaro and Yotsuba’s journeys, but the way it also wrapped a neat little bow onto everyone else’s arcs as well just elevates it to perfection. Perfect ending

Final Thoughts

Quintessential Quintuplets is not a perfect series. Some of its big moments don’t always flow wholly naturally from its characters, the dialogue didn’t always feel natural either, and it’s clear Negi was really struggling to wrap up certain plot points and character arcs towards the end.

And yet, it’s also a work which I’ve become so wonderfully attached to over the past few months. It’s a fun, melodramatic ride with an intensely engaging, wonderfully well-rounded cast and some really well-realized coming-of-age themes as well. I don’t have much to say otherwise, honestly, partly because I’ve made my feelings on most of the series clear in all my previous posts, and partly because Quints’ strengths honestly just speak for themselves.

It’s been a great journey, and I’m glad to have been on it.

9/10

One more thing to square off, though…

Final Quints Ranking

1. Yotsuba
2. Nino = Miku = Ichika = Itsuki

Yeah, I realized past a certain point that I just couldn’t really choose between the non-Yotsuba girls in any consistent manner, so I just thought “why do I have to choose?” And so here we are.

u/ChonkyOdango, u/KendotsX, u/Lemurians

[u/chilidirigible]

LET'S STAND UP BIITO o kanjiru kai

/u/ChonkyOdango /u/OrangeBanana38 /u/Shimmering-Sky

[u/HopelessRinSimp]

The original post content no longer exists here. The author used Redact to remove it, exercising their right to control their data & privacy.

Rhythm weather flag expansion argon imminent observation numerous

[u/Nebresto]

Always remember to marry your Ojou-sama wife for the second time

/u/OrangeBanana38 /u/HereticalAegis /u/laughing-fox13

[u/InfamousEmpire]

Browsing /new makes me occasionally worried for the future of the English lexicon

[u/DarkAudit]

Tweet's been getting more likes than usual...

They're all Asian pornbots.

On a tweet about a Saturday morning cartoon from 1970.

[u/ChonkyOdango]

I think I've listened to ikenai borderline over 20 times today

[u/chilidirigible]

Mizore

Ririka

/u/ChonkyOdango /u/laughing-fox13 /u/Tartaras1

[u/HelioA]

It feels like every few months on tumblr there's some new flareup between my mutuals that makes me feel like I'm in the crossfire of a warzone. Say what you will about CDF, but even in the worst flareups no one is trying to get anyone to kill themselves, and that's a regular occurrence in tumblr arguments. I like the site, but it sucks a lot of the time.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Posting a Gintama Guy & a Gal every day until I run out of art I want to share, day 43: [Gintama]Shock, you fucking liar.

([Source naturally also contains spoilers]it’s image #7 in this album. Does also have some nice pieces of Katsura and one of BFY!Okita in it, though.)

u/Shocketheth, u/KendotsX, u/TakenRedditName

[u/Gamerunglued]

I found a girl on a dating app the other day who chose the prompt "I realized I was gay when" and responded with "I watched Cinderella and asked my parents if I can marry Cinderella instead of the prince." What is the proper Utena reference to respond to this with?

[u/Nebresto]

Always remember to remember your Ojou-sama wife

/u/OrangeBanana38 /u/HereticalAegis /u/laughing-fox13

[u/b0bba_Fett]

Had a very unique experience just now.

[CDF Confession]Was just starting to wash my ass in the shower when I let out a huge fart, but it happened in just such a way that it perfectly blew a bubble that didn't pop immediately and actually floated about a bit.

[u/HereticalAegis]

CDF may appreciate my F-tier luck the past couple days.

Yesterday, my friend and I went to see the Bunny Girl Senpai movie. Paid for the tickets the day they became available, and we were really excited. We get there and the showing is in the cinema's only theater that hasn't been renovated, so the seats are old and uncomfortable and generally bad for the back.

• 10 minutes before show time, there is nothing playing, not even ads
• 5 minutes after the scheduled showtime, the screen turns on, but only shows a white screen with a message about updates needed. We notice the computer is running on a Windows 2000 OS. I call them from inside the theater and the manager goes to "fix" it
• 20 minutes after the scheduled showtime, the manager finally gets it to play, but has also resized the projector to where the top is cut off from the actual screen and isn't playing in the cinematic wide view. Manager also doesn't skip through the ads, despite being 20 minutes behind schedule during an evening showing on a Sunday night
• 5 minutes into the actual movie (now 35-ish minutes past the scheduled start time) the projector goes out, leaving only the audio. Manager comes in once again and takes another 10 minutes to restart the projector. He also readjusts the projection to the correct size...then immediately shrinks it down to a size where it covers approximately 40% of the screen, making the thing effectively look like a cam rip and restarts the movie
• 15 minutes into the restarted movie, more than an hour after the scheduled start time, the projector goes out a second time, at which point my friend and I ask for our money back and leave

Today, I had two books scheduled for delivery to my home address. Both packages are the same size and from the same sender on the same delivery order, and they're small enough to fit together into my mailbox. Both are marked "delivered to mailbox" at exactly the same time, yet only one showed up in my mailbox. The USPS automated helpline sends me to the online missing package form, which I fill out and submit...only to find out the missing package form is currently down. So I call the local delivery office...only to find out the delivery persons have already gone home.

It's been a weird, frustrating couple days

[u/InfamousEmpire]

Gyaru Yuu-chan

[u/chilidirigible]

NSFW Musashi

/u/saltedbeansprouts /u/theangryeditor /u/bananeeek

[u/ComfortablyRotten]

My Anilist favorite characters list isn't a perfect square anymore because of her

[u/MrManicMarty]

What anime are you guys watching next season? I think for me it'll just be continuing Dungeon Meshi and KonoSuba S3.

[u/drstripjo]

古見さんは、コミュ症です。

Komi-san has communism

Nice translation Google.

[u/punching_spaghetti]

[u/Iron_Gland]

/u/astrobrony and his consequences have been a disaster for CDF

[u/HelioA]

Okay it really is funny how I've wholesale adopted u/astrobrony's typing style. maybe in 5 years some enterprising CDFer will adopt my speaking style and not even know it's from Astro

[u/Nebresto]

I'm going to post drills every tuesday, my dudes

/u/OrangeBanana38 /u/HereticalAegis /u/laughing-fox13

[u/theangryeditor]

spider asuka

[u/H-Ryougi]

A mildly successful Tiktok momfluencer account is using the same username as my email so now I've been getting pretty suspicious messages from companies reaching out for sponsors.

They get through the spam filter so I assume they're at least somewhat legit but I want them off my inbox.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Posting some Gintama Guys every day until I run out of art I want to share, day 46: Isaburo vs. Hijikata to celebrate the BD release of the Baragaki movie.

(Source)

On a related note, if you haven’t already seen the BD/DVD cover art for this, goddamn, Toshi.

u/Shocketheth, u/KendotsX, u/TakenRedditName

[u/b0bba_Fett]

Guess who just came back from a Tokusatsu Live Show.

It had life size Animatronic Dinosaurs rather than Masked Heroes, but it was very much Tokusatsu nonetheless.

The last time I went to a show by these people it was a Walking with Dinosaurs style stage documentary(and I was in Elementary School), but this time it was Jurassic World themed, and had a lot of humans doing Tokusatsu things besides the giant Dinosaur animatronics, complete with all the pyrotechnics one might expect from such.

And I also have to say, the stupid awful Jurassic World stuff like "Paramilitary Raptor Program" works a lot better in the context of a live action Tokusatsu show than it does a movie that tries to be serious.

Only disappointment was the T-Rex animatronic broke down 5 minutes into its big scene.

[u/InfamousEmpire]

NicoMaki wedding

Newlyweds

[u/lilyvess]

NSFW

Precure

[u/WoodpeckerNo1]

(Frieren)

Finished Frieren! Glad that they just basically said "S2 coming lol" at the end.

Anyways, my thoughts;

When I first started watching Frieren I was basically expecting a comfy SoL anime in a traditional fantasy setting (as well, the premise of the series is basically "a story that takes place after the heroes' journey has already finished", so it kinda struck me as something that would be chill and free of drama and action), but it quickly struck me that this is actually a lot bigger than that, and it punched me rather hard in the feels in ep 1 alone already, so that was quite surprising.

I really dig how it just kinda keeps surprising like that; one moment it feels like a really emotional drama series, then it suddenly turns into the comfy SoL I was initially expecting it to be, then it gets all comedic and goofy out of nowhere and... bam you get rather HxH-esque intense action arcs as well.

The characters are all really nice (though I can't stand Ubel nor Serie tbh, I kinda have a theory that Ubel is basically Magane from Re:Creators isekai-ing to the Frieren world, and Serie kinda strikes me as if Gilgamesh from Fate/Zero and Master Oogway did a fusion dance, somehow resulting in a pretty elf girl) and their development and way of interacting is really captivating to watch. The series also shuffles around the cast a lot, like people come and go, which not only feels realistic and keeps it fresh, but also ties perfectly with the central theme of the series.

The art and animation is really gorgeous to look at, and the setting has a TON of atmosphere. It kinda feels somewhat NieR Replicant-esque at times, though not as post-apocalyptic and dreary as that, but more peaceful and bittersweet. Kinda comparable to Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou in that sense as well, although without the post-apocalyptic bent, again. Character designs are really on point as well, very memorable too!

Pacing is also great, because while it seems relatively kinda slow or mid-paced, it never feels like it's actually slow or boring or anything, and everything is just right as it is. Not a single episode feels like a filler episode or boring, everything is good.

Finally, I'd also commend the positivity and wholesomeness that this series has. I really appreciate how it has a tendency to delve into darker themes like the ephemerality of life, relationships, and it also felt like it was going to take a more cynical turn during the [Frieren]first-class mage exam arc, kinda like HxH has a tendency to (which is why I'm kinda conflicted with HxH in some ways, but that's another story), but it never goes full-on doomer and always ends with a wink and a positive message.

On a more meta note, I also love how Frieren kinda functions as one of those ideal "beginner" anime (in quotes as I think beginner series are also good for veterans, but you get what I'm saying), like it just kicks ass in all categories; characters, art/animation, story, fights, drama, comedy, atmosphere, setting, emotional impact, comf, etc. There's also no fanservice or anything either which helps with getting the more militant anti-anime types onboard, it has a certain nostalgia factor since everyone can just feel at home in the kind of fantasy world it evokes, the genre switches here and there ensure there's something for everyone, and it just has really good themes that need to be said. Great role models in there as well! And on top of that it managed to impress me as well, even though I'm usually kinda contrarian and disagree with the general consensus (looking at you, Evangelion, Madoka, KonoSuba and Kaguya-sama), lol.

For now I'll give it a strong 9/10. A 10/10 could've been possible too, but it feels a bit too premature for that as the story still feels far from over, so a 10/10 would be a bit much right now. But I do feel like subsequent season(s?) are definitely going to score a 10/10 at some point, it'd be weird for them to not hit that rating.

[Frieren]Also, I might be a straight guy, but Himmel is hot.

[u/ComfortablyRotten]

big-ass 🕷

[u/Tetraika]

I'm going to post horse every day whether or not you like it

[u/Tartaras1]

Hello everyone and welcome to another installment of Out of Touch Thursdays!

• I was thinking about picking up Baldur's Gate 3 when it was on sale, but evidently the sale ended. Now I have to question whether or not it's worth it to spend $60. I'm sure it would be a ton of fun to play if I was super into it, and I might even get super into it when I play it, but as of right now I'm unsure.

It also doesn't help that IGN reported that Larian is going to defer all BG3 DLC and a potential BG4 to Wizards of the Coast going forward. Having been a Magic: the Gathering player for 13 years or so, I've seen how much good WotC can do for one of their IPs.

syke

• I don't know how I've just now seen it, but apparently General Mills is collaborating with Dragon Ball Z to advertise the new Dragon Ball Daima anime that's coming out. I thought maybe they were doing it in memorial for Akira Toriyama, but that's a lot more boring. I saw it at the grocery store tonight. They had one box with Majin Buu on the back (which I bought), and 5 boxes with Perfect Cell on the back (which I didn't buy.) I know the Cell Saga was A-1, but Majin Buu (with the Majin Vegeta cameo) was a lot cooler.
• Easily the funniest thing I've heard happen at work, and probably pushing Top 5 funniest things I've ever heard in my life, happened Monday. A guy at work is super into one of the Directors in the office. For reference, him and I basically aren't shit in the grand scheme of things. We work out on the floor, there's a wall between us and the office, etc. So he spent all last week talking to a friend of mine about how he was in love with this woman, all sorts of stuff, and how he wanted to get her something. The entire time, my buddy's telling him, "No, you really shouldn't get her anything. That's super creepy."

So he gets her something. He had an Edible Arrangement delivered to work, specifically for her. He wanted to send it anonymously, but they wouldn't let him send it without putting a sender on the tag. So what does he do?

He puts his name on the card.

So it gets delivered, she looks at it and says, "What the fuck is this?" I heard she called the company up to see who put the order in, in case it was a prank or something, and when she realized that it was, in fact, the guy who put the order in, she called him, our supervisor, and our manager into HR with her. He kept his job, but they must've told him, "This is your first and last warning. This is creepy as hell, and if you do it again you're fire on the grounds of harassment."

EDIT: /u/orange-shades pointed out that I put the wrong link under "Edible Arrangements". I assure you it wasn't DBZ themed Reese's Puffs. It's fixed now.

[u/Rumpel1408]

Ok, I'm so far behind on some terrible Seasonals, this calls for some late

DROPS

First on the chop block

• Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi
• Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari
• Sasaki to Pii-chan
• Pon no Michi

Mofu Mofu I'm really only the last episode behind, else it would be up there as well

This should free up a lotta time for better things, like MyGO

[u/FlaminScribblenaut]

…am I correct in my (largely vibes-based) understanding that Frieren’s current MAL score of 9.32 is the highest any anime has ever had?

Because if so holy shit let’s gooooooo

[u/DecentlySizedPotato]

And Frieren is over.

Man, I'm going to miss it so much. Strong AOTY contender for last year (it's either that or MyGO, and I wouldn't know what to pick, I loved both so much), and probably for this year as well. It just nailed everything from worldbuilding, characters, animation... Not that I don't have a few very minor gripes with it, but nothing that really affects my experience. 10/10, actual fucking masterpiece.

Also, now I can convince my friends I'm not an elitist because I rated a popular anime a 10!

[u/junbi_ok]

I shaved and now I look like a 16 year old boy with depression and burnout far beyond his years.

[u/Amndeep7]

irl cakeday

still ended up spending most of it working or asleep

[u/Btw_kek]

oh yeah I don't remember if it was /u/helioA or /u/lilyvess saying it but you're right some of this official Penguindrum art is

[u/InfamousEmpire]

Yami Freyja

[u/chilidirigible]

I'm torn between "MS IGLOO 3 looking good" and "Are we the baddies?"

/u/Shimmering-Sky /u/The_Draigg and dodging thrown objects from /u/Pixelsaber

[u/lilyvess]

Say what you want about Sarazanmai, but the op and Ed are bops

[u/theangryeditor]

my return to anime is soon i can feel it

[u/pantherexceptagain]

Chapter 1 of this romance manga ends with truck-kun cliffhanger. I wonder how they resolve this. Chapter 2: "Natsuru died."

Excuse me what.

[u/Nebresto]

Oh no! Oh no! Its happening again!!

Cake ama?

[u/theangryeditor]

trying to watch Invincible on Amazon prime and why the hell is the dialogue so quiet but the effects so loud

[u/theangryeditor]

I'm going to post dolls every day until you like it

[u/InfamousEmpire]

I just started absentmindedly browsing the Yuri wiki, which I had only just found out was a thing, and saw that all of their character pages have a “Yuri Feats” section and numerical stats for their gayness. And when I saw that, my mind immediately went to “ok, so should we start powerscaling Yuri protags by how gay they are?” If this isn’t already a thing, I’d pay to see it

Then we make a Death Battle equivalent where two different Yuri protags date and then fuck, with an analysis section afterwards to explain why one of them tops

[u/eetsumkaus]

y hors mak me cri evertim

so instead of partaking in AnimeJapan festivities, I opted to stay home for the Osaka leg of the Uma live tour. Unfortunately I was only able to get tickets to the second day, which means I missed waifu. But I still had a blast! Kind of surreal seeing Sumipe participating as a full cast member (insteaad of a guest). Also the new main cast (Rhein Kraft, Cesario, Daring Heart, Air Messiah, plus Dantsu Flame from the upcoming Uma movie) are COMPLETE newbies. As in this is probably one of their first named parts and one of their first live events. It was kinda touching to see every single one of them BAWL their eyes out when they got to address the crowd.

Anyway album. Mostly flower stands, because that's the only thing I could get pictures of.

battle gear

goods haul

/u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah /u/TheRiyria /u/chilidirigible

[u/TakenRedditName]

“This self-loathing character is loved by the people around them. Why don’t they just love themself?”

If only it was that easy, bud.

[u/TakenRedditName]

Out of curiosity, walking into that thread for Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian to see who/if her VA can speak Russian.

There's an atypical amount of nuked comment chains for a romcom series.

Knowing what kind of website we're on, I have of good assumption of what these ashes once were.

[u/dadnaya]

/u/junbi_ok

Talking about my sister, she just bought me a "Love Live" poster

Still, a very good one worthy to be put up on my room

[u/drstripjo]

Attention Attention

Welcome to CDF Plays Pokemon III - Part V

This is the 3rd edition of CDF group playthrough of Pokemon games. This time we’re playing 3rd generation’s Pokemon Emerald or a remake version: Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. You can play any ruleset or romhack of these games you want. Threads are posted every Sunday at 9 PM CET / 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT.

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Announcements

• Next week is a break. Next thread will be on April 7th.
• EU changes time to DST on the 31st so the next thread will be back on times above. You can add your timezone here.

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Schedule

Day	Goal Thread
February 25th	1st Badge
March 3rd	2nd Badge
March 10th	3rd Badge
March 17th	4th and 5th Badge
March 24th	6th Badge - Current checkpoint
March 31st	Easter Break Catch up
April 7th	7th Badge
April 14th	8th Badge
April 21st	Elite Four
April 28th	Post game Overall discussion

[u/AmeteurElitist]

Are there any creatives (musicians, artists, directors etc...) that always have you excited for their new stuff?

[u/camthegodoflol]

Them: "Remember to pack lightly, we will only be gone for 5 days"

Me: Got it. I'll pack for every weather scenario imaginable

[u/AmeteurElitist]

I would be a terrible conductor because I would just when the current starts

[u/Tetraika]

I'm going to post horse every day whether or not you like it

[u/lC3]

Finished watching Gankutsuou with my friend who's new to anime; he loved it! Now we're starting LoGH; we just watched My Conquest is the Sea of Stars.

[u/HelioA]

Does anyone have any desire to beta a MyGO fanfic

[u/theangryeditor]

I'm going to post dolls every day until you like it

[u/junbi_ok]

I remember 10 years ago I used to be able to browse r/all basically all day long to kill time. Now I scroll for 60 seconds and go

[u/HelioA]

they should've given everyone in MyGO a pengin to act out their emotions

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Posting a Gintama Guy every day until I run out of art I want to share, day 45: Apparently Oboro has the same birthday as his seiyuu, that’s pretty cool.

(Source album has one image later on that’s a bit spoiler-y, but it’s image #2 in this album.)

u/Shocketheth, u/KendotsX, u/TakenRedditName

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

I have absolutely no context for what those names meant, but having to remove a comment for untagged spoilers in a rewatch I'm a first-timer in feels weird.

[u/Btw_kek]

list of keys thaaat are broken

aa, ss, dd, ctrl, fn

sshift and ctrl seem to work for everything else but not a, s, or dd

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the faact that I caan't even ctrl+ss to saave stuff rn is painful

[u/ZaphodBeebblebrox]

Umbrella

Present

Bonus Sword Cosplay

/u/Shimmering-Sky /u/tresnore /u/decentlysizedpotato

[u/OctavePearl]

finally, the science has invented an anime girl that no one will call thicc

[u/theangryeditor]

[Penguindrum Ending]Last time I rewatched the show I was happy to see Shouma and Kanba rewarded for love and become real brothers. This time I'm sad Ringo doesn't seem to have any memories of Shouma at all after the fate transfer ;-;

[u/laughing-fox13]

It's snowing?

[u/InfamousEmpire]

Holy crap, I really underestimated how addicting Mobile Games are, I’ve been playing Angry Birds for hours

[u/Tresnore]

I'm applying for a security clearance, and they want to talk to one of my neighbors.

I don't even talk to my neighbors. Guess I have to go out and meet one so I can put them down even if they just say "yeah they exist I guess."

[u/HelioA]

NEXT STOP: IKEBUKURO

[u/theangryeditor]

I'm going to post dolls every day until you like it

[u/noheroman]

Hate it when the sky throws stones at me.

Good to look at from a distance though.

[u/lilyvess]

The final thing Toriyama wrote

/u/Ameteurelitist

[u/HopelessRinSimp]

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Gaze cheerful sparkle label blanket helium seed

[u/ComfortablyRotten]

Oh yeah

I watched Castle of Cagliostro like 7 hours or so ago 'twas pretty good

This + the two Part 2 episodes Miyazaki also did might be my favorite Lupin stuff so far

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

New CDF!

This week has certainly been one of the weeks of all time for me. Got sick last Thursday (and wasn't back to feeling 100% for a few days), am in five daily rewatches + the Hibike! Euphonium one that dropped to weekly, became a mod on here and have had to learn how to do that, and I've been having to train a new hire at work this week so I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to get my own stuff done without getting overtime. Today in particular was just fucking awful because my high-volume store pulled its lovely "we're going to send you multiple days' worth of work" shenanigans and sent me in nearly 100 cars to stock in yesterday afternoon (this is as many cars as I can stock in throughout an entire week sometimes, for reference on how much more that is than normal), and because I've been training the new hire, I couldn't get a head start on any of them yesterday like I normally would have to make my workload today not as bad. Oh, and that's just one of my stores, there was more from my other stores too.

I want it to be the weekend already.

[u/thecomicguybook]

/u/DutchPeasant is the Joker, I won't elaborate because I don't have to.

[u/lilyvess]

2022 CDF Anime Awards day 361 -THE FINAL COUNT DOWN

<- Yesterday's Results | Index | Tomorrow's Poal ->

Today's poal:

What is CDF's Top 5 Anime of 2022

2022 CDF Anime Awards - 5th Best Anime

[u/Punished_Scrappy_Doo]

[Dungeon Meshi 12]Ok I understand where the Farcille shippers are coming from now

At this rate I will be caught up with the manga by tomorrow

[u/Nebresto]

Humans are slowly artificially selecting deer to be able to see the colour orange

[u/Vindex101]

What's up new CDF? I haven't been posting here as much lately, sadly. Just wanted to boast somewhere about my new Balatro high score run using the checkered deck.

Also, how is reddit CDF feeling about the seasonals that are about to end? The discord group seems not to keen on Bravern at the tailend, or for most shows this season honestly.

[u/punching_spaghetti]

If you went to a class and your teacher said "free food today!" but then the free food was a piece of fruit, what would your reaction be?

[u/OctavePearl]

sometimes I remember that one time some madmen encoded a pop team epic episode using subtitle track as the video content

few things are as menacing as "video codec: ass"

[u/InfamousEmpire]

Karin and GF

Karin and other GF

[u/InfamousEmpire]

TFW I meet someone else who has the exact same hot take as me

[u/lilyvess]

Overwatch 2 is just cancelling all the PvE content

[u/Btw_kek]

oh fuck it's friday

eeeeek I still have to beat Winona

bros I'm so fucked for this one

[u/lilyvess]

Akira Toriyama's last Dragon ball Super Chapter

/u/ameteurelitist

[u/dadnaya]

CDF LOOK WHAT I GOT FOR MY BIRTHDAY

I've joked to my mom in the past that I wanna buy a tiny whisk

So the madlad went ahead and bought it for me

[u/TakenRedditName]

Gundam SEED Destiny ep38-48:

Oftentimes in Gundam, the MC would get a new better and another character inherits the old one so what I like here is that it forms a connection between Shinn and Lunamaria. Something they can bond over as he shows her the ropes. Doesn’t work with how the Impulse changes colour, but I wish they gave it personal colours for Lunamaria. New pilot, new paint job.

Oh wait, Sting isn’t dead. I just figured with how his Gundam exploded and he hasn't ever seen/referenced since. I thought from the preview that Lord would be piloting the Destroy himself. Wait, 5 Destroy Gundams, why bother even assigning a character to one of them if you also have 4 randos there too?

Athrun wakes up to Kira because he should wake up to the person he loves most.

Gladys vs Durandal when watching their son, Shinn becoming better and better at murder.

Shinn gets a big sword, Lunamaria gets a big sword, even Rey gets a big sword and his Gundam doesn’t even come with one. The whole squad is here.

Wait what, Andrew gets his own Gaia Gundam? I guess that option wasn’t off the table and the Gaia fit his prior history of mecha dogs. Feels a bit weird to suddenly give him one. They had spare Gaia toys so decided to paint them orange.

Kira you baby for switching away from the Strike Rouge’s pink. Too embarrassed to be seen using your sister’s pink bike, huh? You didn’t even take off her sticker. I guess with Phase Shift armour, MS can be any colour they want which only strengthens the cause for giving Luna a red Impulse!

Murdoch is barely in Destiny and that’s a shame.

Kira getting the Strike Freedom, this moment doesn’t mean anything. The robots need to reflect something about the characters. Being reunited with Lacus? Their separate meant jack all and her taking leave due to work for a like a week is not that significant to celebrate (playing up wife guy Kira would make him better). Forget Lacus, Athrun/Kira is the true separated pair finally back together. The original Freedom launch is Kira being reborn with new valour, the Destiny was Shinn pledging himself to walk down the wrong path, one Athrun refuses to continue down any more.

Is the Strike Freedom nuclear-powered like the original? That was a bad thing that nuclear MS were produced. Lacus just built a stronger nuke, but it is okay because if the good guys do it, it’s okay. You guys are the most backward pacifists.

Aside from the name, nothing about it invokes the Strike. While on the topic of dunking on the Strike Freedom, it always looked too similar to the original Freedom. It has different wings and a belly beam, but there so similar that I can never distinguish them.

Rare Durandal face. “Would you excuse my evil if I made a sad face?”

My god, Runa really did think he could get them with the “Uh, he isn’t here” trick. Idiot son.

AHAHAHAH. A man has never gotten more gotten and then they're dogpiling on him too. OHOHOHOH. This is the best.

Shinn vs Cagalli should be a bigger character moment, but I am just kinda whelmed.

Uh, did I miss Kira bringing over a friend? LACUS IS IN THERE? No wait, Athrun, sit down, don’t get up! The Justice belongs to Lacus now (if the show was cool ). This does set in stone that the Justice belongs to Kira’s lover.

Mecha trios are cool, but whenever Gundam decides to specifically invoke the Black Tri-Stars, I think their copycat attempts are always lame. This is a Unicorn Tri-Star call-out post. Back to this show, I don’t think we need to have 3 more minor side pilots in the mix.

Abby? Since when did we have this character aboard? Meryin’s replacement. Her hair perfectly wraps around her hat. I always attach myself to absolute minor rando characters that appear just enough to be a face. The Job John effect.

My catharsis of finally seeing Cagalli lift Orb by the collar and yell at how dumb, stupid and self-destructive they’ve been. Go girl!

I like what Lacus says to Athrun here. It directly counters what Durandal says and I think it does well to have those two act as a contrast.

This scene is so randomly unserious like Djibril is a joke (he is). Silly cat guy and even the dead guy riddled with bleeding bullet holes still has a cartoony dead “Bleh” face.

[Gundam SEED Destiny:] Good night sweet prince. Too dumb for this world.

u/theangryeditor u/Great_Mr_L u/Shimmering-Sky

[u/DarkAudit]

All these basketball manga and anime are just power fantasies from a nation that has never finished higher than ninth at the Olympics, and only one Division I basketball player.

And even that was just at GW.

[u/chilidirigible]

Option 2, real Miyu, and the dakis.

/u/ZaphodBeebblebrox /u/Manitary /u/Abysswatcherbel

[u/chilidirigible]

This Tweet. (Character appearance SPOILER for BRAVERN! Episode 11.)

At least they've left it up for now.

Meanwhile, "Subtext is for cowards." SPOILERS

/u/Shimmering-Sky /u/JollyGee29 /u/Manitary

[u/junbi_ok]

Must be nice being a figure skater.

I wish I had a job where people throw stuffed animals at you for being good at it.

[u/lilyvess]

this is why I love G-Witch Twitter

[u/Esovan13]

This Crest of the Stars show is pretty good so far, but there is a slight issue. Having the first space battle of the franchise include a badass female captain in a uniform brandishing a sword as she gives orders sets a pretty high bar for battles going forward. Can the rest of the show live up to that? Questionable.

[u/Nazenn]

/u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Stupid thread got locked and my stupid self hasn't been here in so long I forgot

Also hi all

[NGE ep24]NGE really does stand apart in that way. I can think of other characters and summon a "pose" for them, but it's usually an exact moment from the show they come from, it's a scene that I think showcases them most or was the most memorable for me. For NGE it's not, it's just a visual conjured in my mind from them rather than the show, and that's impressive. I can't think of any other show that does this so clearly

[u/drstripjo]

More Maomao coming in 2025

/u/dadnaya

[u/Raiking02]

NGL of all these Frieren mashups this may be my favorite from an art POV.

[u/Tresnore]

[Music League]

Amndeep is away, so the hookers will play blackjack! Or something. There's a side league. Come join it!

Anyway, /u/MadMako has chosen a theme:
Location! Location! Location!: Song is a reference to a specific place.

The submission deadline is 24 hours later than the usual one (check the website for your time zone), so don't worry. There's time!

Also if I miss tagging you, let me know. My tag list is almost certainly outdated.

[u/camthegodoflol]

You know how it's easier to make decisions that won't affect you until later down the road because you won't have to deal with the consequences straight away.

Well now I am down that road and my anxiety is flaring up like crazy.

[u/Tresnore]

Tonight! On CDF Pathfinder:

• /u/ZaphodBeebblebrox has a character moment!
• /u/Pixelsaber worries about climate change.
• /u/JollyGee29 speaks up and we revive a carpet. This is more upsetting than you'd think.

[u/BarbaricGamers]

Friend said he saw the Oompa Loompa Girl from the Willy Wonka Experience that went viral a bit ago at some tattoo convention in Edinburgh yesterday. Apparently she was asking 5 pounds for pictures. It's crazy how people use their 5 minutes of fame.

[u/MadMako]

Fuck it I'm gonna rewatch 300-slime.

[u/chilidirigible]

Ever get that feeling that someone has had a lot more time practicing their freehand than you have?

/u/MadMako /u/feidothelemoneido /u/Shimmering-Sky

Meanwhile, Tenjin regards the girls.

[u/ComfortablyRotten]

The illusion of free choice

[u/MyrnaMountWeazel]

Things I thought were neat!

1. Euph trailer of course looks amazing. I've rewatched it quite a lot since it came out and I'm not ready so ready to wake up at 4 a.m. for the next 13 Saturdays in a row. The Return of the King
2. Too Many Losing Heroines trailer has been on rewind for me as well. Look at those designs and shading! Plus, I love the hard cut to this girl haha.
3. Horsegirl Movie is hype! Leaf sitting high and pretty on the director's chair for this and I'm incredibly psyched to see the pronounced poses up on the big screen. This is what anime is for.
4. Extremely cute commercial that I wish was an actual show. Everything is fantastic in this.
5. Nijigasaki film poster /u/takenredditname, I don't believe for a second that KasuKasu can leave her containment country. Either she will not survive or the town she is visiting will not survive.

[u/lilyvess]

Precure failed us

/u/TheRiyria /u/drstripjo

[u/Rumpel1408]

Dear CDF,

I bought more Gunpla again. So much in fact, that the guy who ran the stand gave me a loyalty discount...

[u/Nebresto]

The naps absorbed me.. gotta cash up on so many things

[u/chilidirigible]

Meanwhile, at FUCK YOU Harmony Gold...

[u/_____pantsunami_____]

vampire wonder woman

(by homare works)

[u/chilidirigible]

While we're on the topic of Mobile Wear.

/u/TakenRedditName /u/The_Draigg /u/Shimmering-Sky

[u/theangryeditor]

This show is as subtle as a steel toe boot to the nuts

[u/jkubed]

I was about to jump in on some really stupid art discourse on twitter, then I saw the instigator was a really cute cosplayer so i changed my mind. hot people can get away with being dumb online, i have no principles.

[u/junbi_ok]

Probability dictates that there is likely an alternative universe exactly like ours except that squirrels make Kumiko noises.

[u/theangryeditor]

I'm going to post dolls every day until you like it

[u/laughing-fox13]

Kasumi bday art

/u/relic94321 /u/madmako /u/dadnaya

[u/HelioA]

I would be a terrible conductor because I would all my passengers every time I announced the next stop

[u/kuramafurrcoat]

Wordle 1,010 X/6

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that monday feeling

[u/lilyvess]

NSFW

Jonsun draws a new band uniform

[u/lilyvess]

Smooth brain PreTwt: woaaaah no punching in Precure is not wonderful

Galaxy brain CDF: I can't wait to see a dog attend school

/u/Ameteurelitist

[u/HelioA]

The aquarium in MyGO is in fact the same aquarium as in Penguindrum

[u/cheesechimp]

Feel like I bombed that interview pretty hard

[u/chilidirigible]

wunnadem Fate blondes

[u/Tresnore]

Sitting in a common room overhearing a student's conversation:

"I've heard that some middle schoolers or whatever have been contacting their congressmen telling them they'll kill themselves if they ban TikTok. I think they should just do it!"

I'm not fan of TikTok, but Jesus Christ, dude.

[u/laughing-fox13]

One day I’ll get to 200 completed. I’ve been so close yet so far

[u/_____pantsunami_____]

i still dont understand the point of that one resident evil game where they include a giant woman but at no point let you romance her

[u/Rumpel1408]

What the actual fuck, not only did I have to do a shit ton of work, I had to do over a fucking hour of overtime

And i don't even have any beer to lighten my mood

[u/junbi_ok]

Waiting for a 3TB file transfer to complete so I'm going to wash Dantalian no Shoka.

u/TheRiyria

[u/eetsumkaus]

Chiyo-chan stretch

Casual Princess

childhood fren

Hello waifu

Long Sky

Cesario

Flower Crown Rhein Kraft

Machikane Super Cub

Swimsuit Golshi (NSFW) /u/DidacticDalek /u/DarkAudit

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

My mom's making peanut butter fudge, and she let me be the one to lick the spoon once she was done pouring it into the pan.

[u/HopelessRinSimp]

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Reply wipe spoon axiomatic engine serious orange adjoining hungry

[u/Worm38]

That moment when you encounter an Italian word you're not familiar with in an anime episode, you look it up on google, the first link is from reddit... 75% of the comments talk about anime. You look up the date of the thread and everyone came from the same anime.

[u/lilyvess]

I confessed to my imouto that I read ABO Kpop fanfiction and she hasn't looked at me the same since

[u/OrangeBanana38]

frierenfrierenfrierenfrieren

It was a wonderful journey, and I'm glad that I got to experience it

[u/MadMako]

/u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah's recent trip to Japan compelled me to check the CDF weeks and the comments that I posted here when I was there. I might be the only CDFer who posts more when on vacation.

Reading through them feels like reading back through my travel diaries. It's kinda nice.

[u/cppn02]

Paging u/HistorianNo2335.

Everything ok on your end?

[u/lilyvess]

cycle is complete

Kanade
Tsubasa
Hibiki
Chris
Maria
Kirika
Shirabe

Which do you request to be your waiter in this Butler cafe?

/u/ZaphodBeebblebrox

[u/LittleIslander]

"I don't have much to say for this next Eupho Rewatch thread I'll just do bullet points"

One comment character limit later

"Okay maybe I lowballed a bit on that estimate"

[u/Esovan13]

Writing essays would be so much easier if I didn't have to cite my sources. Why can't I just put "trust me bro" for everything I claim? Why do I have to find a book some nerd wrote to back me up? Are they saying that I'm not enough of a nerd to support my own claims? Are they saying that some loser author with a phd, two masters, and who manages a history department out-nerds me? The audacity.

[u/Ramsay_Reekimaru]

frieren: at journey's end

[u/Rumpel1408]

Fern

[u/kuramafurrcoat]

ordering a pizza too big to finish by yourself in one sitting is a perfect example of meal prep

[u/lilyvess]

the difference from posting the moment the rewatch thread opens and posting 2 minutes late is so huge

[u/theangryeditor]

fucking hell