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  1. General - applies to ALL areas of Anime Forums NO ADVERTISING your website (non profit websites are exempted) / forum / YouTube / Discord / channel / etc. in any of the content areas. Only advertise in your profile and signature. If you have joined AF just to advertise you will immediately be flagged as a spammer and banned. Be courteous to ALL members, it's OK to disagree about differences in opinion but you must not resort to personal attacks. No links to unlicensed downloads and streaming sites. No SPAM - no (out of context) memes or pointless posts except via private Messaging and in the Forum Games section. You may share memes within an existing topic if it's related to the subject, and if the tone is appropriate. Profanity is allowed, but should be used with moderation and never for personal attacks. As such, any slurs meant to be hurtful will bring consequences. No racism (discrimination towards any ethnicity, usage of stereotypes for attacks or mockery), no queerphobia (this includes anything from homophobia to transphobia and ableism), no discussion of general illicit activities. No politics outside of dedicated clubs and blogs (none of the politics discussed will necessarily reflect those of AF). Do not harass other members by any means. This includes warning of retaliation, threatening with punitive action, or any attempt of intimidation. No R18 content in any of areas EXCEPT in private, unlisted Clubs. Or through Direct Messages ONLY if it's explicitly solicited. Do not impersonate staff or other members. Forums Please try to post at least 1-2 sentences in your posts. Readers are more likely to respond and discuss the topic further if your post is more appealing in length. Chat posts and casual posts belong to the Messaging feature or in the Random section in the Forums. Blogs Blogs and posts should be related to anime, Japanese culture, Videogames, Cosplay, your personal hobbies or your personal life. Blogs are public. Please be mindful of the information you share. Clubs There is a set limit of 2 clubs you can create and manage. Open/Public Club content may be featured on the front page from time to time, be mindful of this. Fan Art and Images If you are uploading fan art / images that someone else has made you MUST provide a link to the source and name the creator. The creator reserves the right to request it be taken down if permission wasn't granted. No AI generated images are allowed at all. If you are feeling threatened, being attacked or find content that is inappropriate at Anime Forums: Report it. There is a report link below each content item. A staff member will respond to your report ASAP. Do not respond directly to the content or member as it may compound the problem. Account Deletion Policy Anime Forums is a public community. If you have had major discussions in forum topics, removing your posts can significantly affect the flow of the discussion as you may have been quoted. If you've been a member for sometime, and have made significant contributions to the community - your account will not be deleted. It will be anonymized. We will endeavor to remove any personal information during the process. After an account is deleted or anonymized by staff, we won't be able to restore it. Please think carefully before making this request. If you have any further questions please feel free to ask a member of AF staff! We are here to help
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  2. I think I may have posted this one before, I saw this fox on my lawn one afternoon.
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  3. I feel kind of stupid for liking someone again and then barely a week into it find out they are already cheating on me lollll... Also pretty hurt and I think I'm just feeling like I am totally and completely done with relationships for good.
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  4. I made a new Camelia doll My beloved OC now has a more mature look! I took her for a winter photoshoot today. Too bad there's no snow :[
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  5. I agree with your sentiment. While it's true that cartoons and fiction feature imaginary characters and scenarios, they often reflect and influence our real-world desires, values, and aspirations. Many of the themes, values, and emotions portrayed in fiction resonate with us precisely because they tap into our fundamental human experiences and desires. For example, when we enjoy stories of bravery and heroism in fiction, it's because we admire those qualities in real life as well. When we connect with fictional characters' struggles, it's often because we can relate to similar challenges in our own lives. And when we find certain relationships or dynamics appealing in fiction, it's because they mirror our desires for connection and understanding in reality. So, dismissing the impact of fiction by saying, "It's not a real person," overlooks the profound ways in which fiction shapes our thoughts, values, and even our actions. Stories, whether in the form of cartoons, literature, or any other medium, have the power to influence and reflect our deepest desires and beliefs.
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  6. it's still a WIP, but here's something I've been working on! It's just some drawings of some images I found off Pinterest (I would credit the people, but I've lost the images. Sorry! ). It's definitely not my favourite work of art, but I'm proud nonetheless. I've also improved quite a bit since I started it, haha. Not sure if I'll actually end up finishing it though lol
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  7. Thank you so much! Getting to this point in the fundraiser it can feel like a dead end with raising so much and still a bit to go it feels like you've run the well dry so donations like this really help and I am very appreciative!
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  8. This isn't the first time I've had dolls of anime characters (I have others of my OCs, some of those are on my profile and I may make a blog out of the photoshoots I do at some point) but it is my first canon character. I commissioned a nendoroid style head and used an Obitsu11 body, which I then very horribly put his tattoos on lol. I can't get over how heckin cute he is ā€§ĀŗĀ·(Ėš ĖƒĢ£Ģ£Ģ„āŒ“Ė‚Ģ£Ģ£Ģ„ )ā€§ĀŗĀ·Ėš the panda slippers!! It's too much x_x
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  9. So what anime are you watching at the moment? For me it's Psycho-Pass. I'm loving it so much! It's a Sci-Fi detective thriller but It's quite deep, alongside the depth and action of Ghost in the Shell. And Shakespeare, lots of references to English literature! How about you?
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  10. Eating all those funny plants will do that to you.
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  11. So I would't lengthen my words lol any questions are welcome critiques are welcome as well Here goes nothin' As a Starter made from photoscape, The days I figured out how to use photoshop, The days I mixed an animation from different forgotten apps png format. The days I started to use apng formats, Drawing, Background made from c4d app, I really like that Explosion FX option Latest made from android phone, I believe we have different styles when it comes to graphics
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  12. Yesterday night was one of the most fantastic moments and a core memory. With my partner visiting me here in Czechia. I decided to propose! And she said yes!!
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  13. I've had a quick play with one of the AI programs and it generated some interesting pictures based on the words I typed in, but I don't really think I could 'claim' them as my own work. To my mind it's not all that different to raiding Google images for picture elements and combining them into something 'new', it's ultimately just stealing someone else's work. As a photographer I'd be a bit put out if I discovered someone was using parts of my photos to create their own pictures, I'd be more that just 'put out' if I was a professional photographer and earned my living taking and selling photos.
    4 points
  14. Woooo the forum hit 100k total posts! Congrats!
    4 points
  15. Hi everyone! So I have been very inactive on here both on the forum side and updating this blog, with working in Spain for the last 4 months and then my father passing away unexpectedly everything has been very chaotic but the grind to the top of Africa never stopped. With our vaccines got last week (Hep B, Diptheria, and Yellow Fever) luckily my Tetanus was still in date! as someone who has very bad anxiety around needles hearing that we will be going through Kenya meant we'd need yellow fever vaccines quiet unfortunate but hey I managed to get through the 3 without fainting (cant say the same thing about straight after ) We've also been slowly getting the gear needed, I might do a post about that at some point. Really breaking through the bank account though. Anyway as the main focus of this trek as some of you might have known from the last post is raising money for MRF with 100% of the money donated going to them, We are currently 855 euro away from the final goal of 5490!!!!!!! So with a final grind and push (think I've emailed over 100 businesses and not one has responded) LETS HIT THIS GOALLL WOOOOH (Donation page has been removed since goal has been reached) (Any support is very much appreciated, whether its donation or spreading the word! <3)
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  16. For me it's the artwork. Anime style seems to be different than cartoons. For me when I think about cartoons I think about Looney Tunes or Tom and Jerry, something like that When I think about anime I think about things like Naruto, SAO, FMA, with that specific artwork style. Also like @Animedragon said too it's the storyline. Anime seems to have an actual storyline with things progressing with each episode like a normal T.V show would, and when I think about cartoons I think about something that doesn't really have a storyline that goes from episode to episode.
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  17. loafin' around Oh and my sis's lion
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  18. Pat yourself on the back, you made it through the week.
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  19. Finished The Dangers in My Heart . The first episode was kinda offputting, but thereafter the MCā€™s chuuni edgelord mannerisms get dialed back considerably to where heā€™s more awkward than anything & it winds up being a rather cute & funny romcom. A little less than halfway through Heavenly Delusion. Pretty strange series with things switching back & forth between 2 separate but connected settings & cast of characters. Got to admit the twist at the end of episode 2 caught me by surprise. Saw Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind at the movies/cinema this afternoon. Some newer anime fans might find the character designs & animation dated, but very nostalgic for me very similar to the period when I first discovered & became fascinated with anime. One of my favorite Ghibli films & heroines.
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  20. Thought i might as well post something
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  21. Third in a series of half orc bust commissions!
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  22. My latest acquisition, all 70 episodes of everyone's favourite magical girl* on 10 Blu-ray disks. * other magical girls are available, but none are as cute.
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  23. Small reference for my steampunk prince. I remember how to draw a little better each time I scribble him out ĀÆ\_(惄)_/ĀÆ
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  24. Watching Golden kamuy....so far i like it
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  25. I saw that one advertised on Crunchy's front page and thought it looked interesting, so I might add it to my list and give it a try.
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  26. No silly I didn't do that at all XD But @Animedragon & @viruxx comments about it were shockingly great
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  27. Hiya hi ~ welcome to the forum Hope you have a great time here and make some friends. If you ever want to chat feel free to see me a message ^^ I would recommend "Your Name" or what Sasuke already said with Anohana because that is a sweet anime. Clannad is also nice.
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  28. Hello, I guess this is where I re introduce myself. Hi it's been a minute the last time I've been active on here or even using a fourm. All I want to say first off is im sorry to those if I ever hurt anyone in anyway or by me leaving the fourm. I was major mess back then and needed to go for my health sake. I'm not the same person back in 2018, I'm re born into something new, and proud to say I'm in a wonderful place now and at peace. I noticed some of the people I used to know back then on here still, which is pretty cool. Well I'm never really good at these so I'll shall take my leave. I hope to enjoy the fourm once again and contribute. Thank you for listening.
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  29. Update, I made a new one! this is based on my OC Dahlia who I wrote about in my post in the writing forum.
    3 points
  30. I agree. It is easy to get caught up in trying to meet other peoples' expectations. Other people aren't always considerate of your particular circumstances or abilities, and often they're more about getting you to do what they want you to do than motivating you to do better at what you want to do. I don't usually make NY resolutions but my overall philosophy or goal is to just to always do better than I did last time at everything I do. It's a simple, realistic goal, you can't cheat (or at least you know when you're cheating), and it still provides motivation in a positive direction so you don't slack off. Over the years I've also found that by simply using myself as a yardstick I ultimately tend to wind up well ahead of the crowd in areas I care about, which provides more positive reinforcement. It's a lot less stressful than trying to live up to unrealistic goals such as beating out the other 7 billion humans to be "the best" at something.
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  31. Today I finished re-watching, again, one of my favourite series; ef-A Tale of Memories, this is an excellent Slice of Life series, or perhaps more correctly a Slice of Lives series as it follows the lives of three couples, their stories are both separate and interconnected at the same time. While in some places the scenes are a bit dialogue heavy the dialogue is well written and has both a subtle humour and more serious side to it. What really makes this series stand out is its beautiful soundtrack and stunningly creative artwork and dramatic backgrounds, the range of colour palettes used is quite different to most series. I find it a very enjoyable series to watch, but at the same time there is a lot to think about at the end.
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  32. A few shots toward the end of this year. Winter seems to be on the way and we gotta deal with the white stuff soon. Gotta enjoy the warm weather why we can Tornado From a few months ago. Wasn't very strong but very intimidating. Saw it as I was coming over a hill on my way home from work. Some say the bathroom is haunted. Lobby of the Ohio Theater at Playhouse Square Cleveland Ohio Lastly a nice sunrise before we drop into eternal darkness with daylight savings time. Dark when going to work dark when I leave.
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  33. @Animedragon Happy Birthday If blowing out all the candles proves to be too much of a challenge, Nagisa is happy to help Dang, howā€™d I miss this? Hope you had a good one, Viruxx
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  34. For me what defines an anime and separates it from being a cartoon is the quality of the background artwork along with characters that are well designed, drawn and animated to look and act like real people. Yes, I know real people don't have really large eyes, but that's part of the anime visual style and it's often the detail in the eyes which bring a character to life. For me the other aspect that separates anime from cartoons is the storylines, anime always seems to me to have more serious and thoughtful stories that cartoons. Someone once said that cartoons are story driven and the story dictates how the characters act, while anime is more character driven and the actions of the characters directs the flow of the story.
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  35. New Yu-Gi-Oh acrylic stand and my 2 new Yugi plushies I'm really happy about these~
    3 points
  36. Not my animals, but they are some of my favorites.
    3 points
  37. Okay. So. I love reincarnation styled isekai. Girl/guy gets hit by unexpected incoming lorry or bus etc...gets reincarnated. We've seen that being done several times over....BUT... what if the anime is from the driver's perspective. And he goes around accidentally sending random people off and narrowly avoids jail and eventually becomes notorious and ends up in jail in season 2. It would start of as slice of life and then slowly change genre as his life goes from peaceful to hell.
    3 points
  38. A forum site is only as good as it's community is willling to let it grow by contributing to it be it by striking up an entertaining conversation, making engaging threads or simply making content that catches the eyes of visitors enough to decide to make an account and be part of this home of ours.
    3 points
  39. Yes I've seen and enjoyed it, and yeah I agree, to Me 2nd season was to circle back to his father's message. It's a lot like your kid, you tell them don't do this, and they do it anyways, go through all this crap and when they're older they came to the same conclusion their parents do. When his dad died mixed with him living on for revenge and his desire to go to war, i KNEW that he was gonna grow up that way and think, I should have listened to dad. I've done it myself but not to a murderous rampage sense lol. Those shows sound interesting. And about gags, it's really more of the cutesy childish stuff I don't like. If the gags are funny and vulgar I love. But not too much where it ruins story lol. Like 7 deadly sins did gags right for me
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  40. Hi! You can call me Strawberry (she/her pls). I'm a college student and I just turned 21 a week or so ago actually, heheh~ You probably wonā€™t see much from me publicly I donā€™t think (other than in the chit-chat section,) since Iā€™m really just looking for people who wouldnā€™t mind letting me gush about my fandom to them >.< Soā€¦friends, essentially! Iā€™m not really one to post my art on forums, but there is some on the instagram page in my profile if youā€™re curious. I've been pretty down lately and wanted to find someone to talk about fun things or maybe even watch the aforementioned anime with. I do have anxiety so part of me is pretty nervous to post this, butā€¦I still wanted to try! I'm someone who gets crazy thirsty for those sweet sweet bishounen (ā™”Ā“w`ā™”) I like to draw, write/roleplay, make ridiculous inside jokes and overall rn I just want to share the absurd lil anime I'm into with someone who wouldn't mind listening! Iā€™m even playing the otome game based on this show currently ^o^ Itā€™s in Japanese so Iā€™ve been using a site to translate it. Iā€™m having a lot of fun, but I donā€™t have many friends so itā€™s kinda sad not being able to share anything ;w; Ideally I'd like to chat on Discord if at all possible, it's just more comfortable for me there. That being said, pms here isnā€™t out of the question eitherā€¦Discord is just my preference! I think that's about all that needs to be said for now. I eagerly (yet also somewhat nervously) await your response! (ā€¢Ģ€āŒ„ā€¢Ģ) A little aside, I might take a little while to reply at first because I do get anxious kind of easily in new places, but Iā€™ll do my best! Thanks for understanding
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  41. Ok, so these two are underage to be anyone's waifu and in my case they'd be granddaughterfu. (I think I'm allowed to post two because they're granddaughterfu not waifu)
    3 points
  42. I love this isekai and sorry.. i am the isekai king glad somebody else enjoyed it too
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  43. I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down!
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  44. Got randomly inspired to make a whole character sheet for my own lady, Jindeel. I got a blister making this all at once lmao
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  45. A skeleton walked into a bar and said to the bartender, "I have a glass of milk and a mop."
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  47. Oh yes! After I left school I was having a turn out of school related rubbish stuff and I found an old exercise book from my time in junior school, when I read some of it I wondered why, and how, I have the nerve to write such cringe-worthy rubbish in a school book for my teacher to read. I comprehensively destroyed the document so that nobody else could find it and use it against me. I'm really glad there was no such thing as the Internet and forums when I was younger.
    3 points
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