Ryan Dave Jimenez

That's true. I cringe whenever I see a webtoon artist trying to release a chapter every week. When they're not paid for it. If that's the case, then take your time. Upload it when it's done.

Spot on. Comic creators should focus on building a fanbase. Because they don't mind waiting (assuming they're true fans). Kinda like how people are still waiting for Hunter x Hunter to update. Even though it's been years.

11 hours ago, Wedgy said:

Best of luck with your webtoon! I'm sure it will be lots of hard work, but you'll have fun doing it nonetheless.

Thank you. I did made webtoons before but I haven't finished one yet. I'm hoping this will be one I can commit to.

On 5/18/2020 at 1:55 AM, Musuko said:

Most of the time, I think in concepts. I hear for other people with aphantasia, they can only think in concepts, but after talking about it with an expert, it seems like I have spacial awareness. I still can't visualize anything, but I have an understanding of what things are and how they look like. For the past few weeks, I've been trying mental exercises to help my "mind's eye", but it doesn't seem like it's going anywhere just yet.

That is crazy.... This is my first time hearing of such a thing. If you don't mind me asking, how is day to day life? How is it different to that of a normal person.

And back to visual novels, yeah I really want to like them. I think they're something special and as you said they are their own unique medium.

I do find it weird how JRPG also means visual novel. In Japan I think. 

Where we see JRPG as games like Final Fantasy.

I guess you do play a role in a visual novel. So role-play. But every game lets you play a role. Hmmm.....

On 4/30/2020 at 8:24 PM, OtakuKid said:

Your webcomic is really cool!

Thank you for checking it out. 

I'm editing my comment as the issue has already been solved by the mods.

I guess spending time with my girlfriend. 

Although we spend time regularly. So Valentines feels like a normal date for us. With more people outside, restaurants being full, movie theaters being full, and so on. 

You seem to have good friends. As they give you gifts on Valentines. Wish mine were like that too. 

On 9/21/2019 at 2:08 AM, Wedgy said:

That's surprising, you'd think a title like that would have existed long ago. 

Anyway, very well done with that logo! Looks professional! I love the quirky barefooted character, nice touch.

Yeah I was shocked too. I had to double check but it seems that name is available. (Let me know if I'm wrong of course)

I got plans for the male character. haha I do hope people will like him too.

22 hours ago, Illusion of Terra said:

only that some people get the ending first and then work backwards from there, but no idea if that is helpful? 

That's where I stopped too. 

 

22 hours ago, Illusion of Terra said:

About the mystery, seems like the student who supposedly transferred did not really transfer, which means a) why did he or someone else want others to think that he had transferred? b) why didn't he actually transfer?

I'm think A). That it was only a cover up. The student was killed as part of a bigger mystery. That's about all I got. haha

I asked helped from @Keiko  I'm so grateful she was willing to help.

That's a great list of anime.

I'm glad anime brought you and your friends closer.
 

My mouth is now watering......  

On 7/11/2019 at 2:26 AM, Illusion of Terra said:

One of the first things I noticed is that it is just a bunch of categories you can click on. I can't think of a better way, but there has to be one so you have a better overview. Maybe at least make something like 'sub categories' in the sense that all with the letter 'A' are in one group and then with 'B' and so on.

Another thing that could be interesting is something like being able to apply what your major category is. Let's say you want something that has to do with witches and you want it to be action, adventure, magic. You do get a lot of witches anime (magi) as a result but there are also others that are not primarily witches. So it might be great if it would be possible to say that one of the things you pick is your main category (which will then get a bigger value in the automated selection progress, I don't know how that actually works).

I think I changed the categories now to where you just type it and it suggests genres. Over time listing all the categories on screen just took up too much space.

I actually get your suggestion. It's like putting weights in which you want it to be considered more. I'll give it a shot. Hope I can do it though. haha

@Seshi thanks a bunch for using the site. I really appreciate it. It's been awhile since I used the suggestion feature. I will use it a couple of times and see how to improve it.

Oh I know of Ani List. How is it?

But currently I switched to Anime Planet as recommended by a user here.

Yup I will. It would be cool to see which show is the best in each genre.

I'm still working on it though. I tried to do it one way and realized it won't work so I have to do it a different way. haha

I hate it when I don't think things through

Thanks for checking it out.

I said to myself, if one person reads this, just one. Then I have to make chapter 2. 

So I am gonna start making the next chapter. And I will blog about it here once it's done.

Yeah I was thinking doing this all via algorithms.

But you guys make a good point about bringing in human intervention. Whether it be via voting or what not.

I've seen how other anime sites do their recommendations. And they are definitely user driven. Sadly my website isn't that populated with devoted users yet. Many just pop in for a minute or two to check on an anime's score. Which is fine as I planned to create a reference site. Not really a community site where you stay for hours.

But I'm definitely gonna weave your suggestions in. Thank you for the feedback!

On 5/10/2019 at 9:02 AM, Wedgy said:

Reddit is an interesting beast. It’s hard to call it a community platform so much as its own brand of social media. I’d say it’s a little of both, and I think it depends largely on how populated the sub is. A lot of the points you made still apply. I participate in several small and private subs which do feel like an actual community because you do see a lot of the same names more than once. Discussions only seem to go so far, however. Due to the voting system, some threads may or may not see the light of day or get the proper discussion they deserve. Even in the comment section, the earliest comments often snowball to the top simply because it’s the first one somebody sees, and not everyone takes the time to venture to the bottom where the new comments are, or even sort by new. I’ve seen much better results in subs which the mods have enabled randomising post order and hidden scores- but these subs are few and far between, and it may even be possible a lot of them don’t even know they can do that.

 

When a sub breaches a certain popularity threshold and starts appearing on r/all is the point at which I have personally decided it’s a lurk-only sub at best. At this point, it is subject to not only the general ‘reddit hivemind’ (as many have come to call it,) but it becomes flooded with r/all tourists and their social media behaviour. Scroll, upvote, scroll, downvote. Very little actual discussion outside of a witty comment which gets thousands of upvotes and maybe a gild. As a reddit user for a number of years, it actually makes me laugh whenever I see the common argument about how reddit somehow isn’t social media. It is. It’s basically Twitter with anonymity. It’s gotten to be a massive presence on the internet over the years, but has it ever changed? No. It’s always been a time-sucking social media. And I can only agree with you when you say it really is not a healthy platform for meaningful discussion, especially so long as the voting system can essentially bury unpopular opinions and therefore create the very same echo chamber reddit claims to hate so much.

 

As for discord, I hear a lot of the same problems being repeated that people don’t like about it, and I think I have it worked out why that is; people who jump into discord expecting a community are going to have a bad time. I believe I’ve said this a few times here before, but discord is not a community. It isn’t made for thought-provoking or lengthy discussion. It is a chat/messenger platform, plain and simple. Can you make friends in it? Absolutely! But asking discord to serve the same function as a web forum is the same as expecting someone to read your blog post on AIM. People don’t fire up discord for that. I open discord to say good morning to my august bumpers group, or to share a meme with some friends from FFXIV. 

 

The reason web forums still exist (admittedly, they aren’t as booming as they were 15 years ago,) is because they serve a specific purpose which still cannot be replaced. As much as people try to argue social media is adequate for what a web forum can do, I find it is simply not true. They are without a doubt the best way to form what you could call a community on the internet. I wouldn’t even bother looking elsewhere to fill that need.

This pretty much sums it all up.

Good job @Wedgy 

But yeah it seems Reddit was just built differently. With it's upvote downvote system that reminds me of Stack Overflow and would seem to be more suited to Question and Answer websites.

And forums seem so ancient now. But they're still the best place to make friends online. Even on social media like Facebook. It's hard to meet new people because you wouldn't add a stranger. You would just add people you already know in real life.

It is interesting though how everyone here on Anime Forums is a nice person. At least from what I've seen so far. I remember joining MAL and right away I experienced some racism. Although to be fair the mods there took action when I reported it. 

The main difference I noticed comparing Anime Forums to MAL is that here, people actually engage in conversation. They talk and then listen. On MAL, everyone just talked. No one listened. On a typical thread, people would just post their replies. No one read the replies of others so no conversation ever takes place.

On 5/6/2019 at 7:16 AM, Wedgy said:

I'm not disagreeing with you but I don't know if Harry Potter is the best comparison unless you're strictly basing it on structure. You would have to look at the dynamics to see where they differ. Deku for example is driven and knows what he wants to be, and is always working toward that goal. He wasn't born special like his classmates, but offered the opportunity he embraces it fully and both appreciates what it is to have such power and understands how much work actually goes into mastering it. 

Compare that to Harry- a kid who was basically neglected and used from the start, had no vision of who he actually wanted to be and just went along with wherever the wind was blowing. You could make an argument here that, given the circumstances of his fate being thrusted upon him, it wouldn't have mattered much if he did have a clear goal in mind (beyond besting Voldemort, obviously.)

That all said, what we are looking at here is a story about 'following dreams, proactively working toward a goal and bettering yourself along the way, ' versus a story more in the direction of 'surviving with the hand you are dealt and making pragmatic choices.' At least in my perspective, that's pretty different. 

Despite the above I think I understand where you were going with it. People love stories in that format and they sell, and that's why it has potential to be long running and widely popularised among a ranged audience. 

That's actually true. I realized it about an hour when I posted that. haha

I just get the Harry Potter vibe whenever I see All Might and Deku. At least their relationship reminds me of Harry and Dumbledore. For sure there is some Harry Potter influence but just a portion of it.

And now that I think about it, MHA is very typical shounen. A lot of reviewers have commented that as well. The usual from weak to strong main character. And it's not a bad thing. It's shounen executed well.

But comparing MHA to OPM, OPM is like a breath of fresh air. 

How about 2nd seasons though? What do you think of OPM season 2? Compared to MHA season 2 or 3?

As an older anime fan I also like One Punch Man more as I feel My Hero Academia's target audience are kids. 

And I don't know if a lot of people know this, but MHA is Harry Potter. At least for me. All Might is Dumbledore and he will eventually die. (I haven't read the manga so I can't confirm). Which will leave the burden of defeating evil to Harry who is Deku. Dumbledore was the strongest wizard and the only one who can beat Voldemort. All Might is the strongest hero and the only character the villains fear.  And they are in Hogwarts, a school for heroes. And his Ron and Hermione are his classmates. And this is why MHA will have 4 or more seasons. Because Deku will mature and get stronger and graduate. Just like Harry. And so on. 

But I do like both shows. I just lean to One Punch Man a bit more.

On 3/30/2019 at 4:11 AM, Seshi said:

Could you download the images & upload them yourself?

I can but at 1,000 images it might not be practical. haha

But thankfully it's been fixed now. The images are back. Thank you for the concern though. 

For obscure shows, it has to have at least 3 review sources for it to be on the website.

But yeah I will give Anime Planet a shot. I can't believe all these shows on MAL tagged as comedy. I mean if someone wants to watch a comedy anime, you would assume that the whole show is funny. And not just from time to time.

On 2/28/2019 at 11:55 AM, Greeneyes said:

Doesn't MAL rank all its anime by users?

It does. I actually use MAL as my guide in what shows to add. 

But Anime Gauge is different from MAL as it includes scores from MAL and ANN and IMDB and Ani List and Anime Planet and so on.

It's more comprehensive than MAL scores. 

On 3/1/2019 at 1:08 AM, Beocat said:

Still, it's cool you have your own site and that it is growing I'd really be interested in a guage by genre list (space opera, reverse harem, mecha, scifi, etc) but that could be pretty complex seeing as so many snime cover multiple genres or have subgenres throughout.

Yeah a lot of users have suggested the addition of genres. I think its a good idea. It will be very useful.

So I need to figure out how to add that soon.

You should really consider that resume, cover letting service. It might make you some nice side income. 

What is your dream job by the way? If you don't mind sharing it of course.

15 hours ago, ArchieKun said:

If you wish you may post further tutorials in the Creative Corner, or repost these if you wish.

Hmm, that sounds like a good idea. It might help a lot more people.

Thanks for the compliment but I don't really see myself as a writer. haha

But I can do casual simple blog posts like this. 

I've heard bad things about Black Clover. Mainly on how annoying the main character is. haha  I haven't watched it though.

Have you watched Cells At Work? It's quite popular even if you're not into biology
Or A Place Further Than The Universe? Heard really good things about it
Violet Evergarden. A must watch anime for me. If you want something about mature romance.
And Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Senpai. Heard good things about it too

On 1/24/2019 at 9:45 AM, ArchieKun said:

Well thank you I am a writer and artist.  

It's so mentally taxing. haha

Do you have a blog here too? I want to support it.