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Ryan Dave Jimenez

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  1. Nothing worse than secondhand smoke. So I agree it's better than a traditional cigarette. As a non-smoker it feels like a step forward because now I don't have to inhale the smoke. They banned vaping in public here in my country. In some cities. There are also some weird vaping competitions that pop up. They're like making it an art now or something.
  2. I'm having a tough time making a logo. I used to take anime logos for granted. Now I realize how hard they are to make. I will continue to revise the logo and hopefully come up with one that looks like a typical anime show logo.
  3. Running out of space was the main reason I gave up collecting figures. It didn't help that I became a minimalist too. You made the right choice collecting collectibles. For some reason I enjoyed collecting them more than figures. (My figures collection had collectibles too) Mainly because you can actually do something with collectibles. Like a Death Note notebook replica, a Bleach sword replica and so on. With figures you just admire them.
  4. 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.
  5. High five!! to a fellow early 30's anime fan. haha I agree. The real world can be boring sometimes. That's why we invented things like movies, TV shows, games, sports and so on. Sometimes I feel the people who don't do nerdy things are missing out. Yes there are a lot of older anime folks here so you will be around like-minded people. You chose a good forum.
  6. Fam means friends???? I've been using it wrong. I thought it meant Family. Just kidding though. I guess Weird flex but okay? Kinda annoys me. And the part where kids "dab"? I mean the Power Rangers do that. haha
  7. The third and final "founder". UPDATE: Sorry I didn't realize the image wasn't showing. Now it's time to work on a logo I guess. And draw the 3 main characters from head to toe. Thank you for everyone who took the time to post in this thread. You guys are awesome. Thanks for the amazing support. (for a rookie artist & writer like me)
  8. I was wondering why it was titled "Extreme". Now I can see why. Those are coloring books for adults right? They are quite popular right now. Might buy some too.
  9. About 10 years ago there weren't any cons or any anime related events in my city. It's a small mountain city. Kind of conservative culture. But recently there has been an increasing amount of anime cons and related events. It's really amazing to see. It seems the teens in my city were the ones who pushed for it. They're really passionate on cosplay and the anime culture. Although whenever I go to a con I can't relate anymore. haha Cons seem to be for a certain age demographic let's just say. Which is fine.
  10. I thought it was abstract. haha Like a tribal symbol thingie. But yeah, good job. You should feel proud.
  11. I used to collect anime figures. But recently decided to sell them all. I was running out of space and it makes moving hard. It's still cool though as I got to fulfill a childhood dream (collecting anime figures). In the past I tried collecting pens, as they were cheaper than an anime figure. haha And there's a variety of pens that made it interesting to collect.
  12. So my website Anime Gauge uses the MAL API to get pictures of a show. And at first everything is fine. It's working perfectly. Then one day, maybe 2 out of 100 shows will have a broken image. It seems MAL keeps changing the picture of their anime or the link of the picture. And today, voila! All of the anime images are broken. Did MAL decide to change all their anime pictures? Or change all the links? I don't even know why they keep changing them. I know MAL got hacked some time ago so they completely stopped people from using their API. I guess it's time to find a new API where I can get images for anime. I'm open to suggestions. Please comment below. UPDATE: I managed to fix the broken images. It seems MAL changed their CDN url. I hope its the last they do that. So for now things are OK again. I'm still open to suggestions though for an API where I can get images of anime shows.
  13. What a timely question as I have been on a quest to watch these so-called "classics" or "must-watch anime". Some I really enjoyed and can see why people think fondly of them like: Cowboy Bebop - I'm not really a fan of space operas. But I can see why people like this show. Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood - I only watched the original as I don't see the point of remakes. Hunter x Hunter - Probably the 2nd best shonen of all time after FMA. The Chimera Ant arc is probably the best shonen arc of all time Steins; Gate - Is this considered a classic? I'm not sure but I enjoyed it. Monster - It could have been shorter but I liked it and it's very well made. Definitely for older anime fans Code Geass - Is this also a classic? I think it was popular back in the day. I enjoyed it. Similar to Death Note Clannad - I only watched the 1st season. It will really make you cry. Manly tears of course. haha Death Note - A super popular anime for sure that crossed over to other industries. I liked it a lot Great Teacher Onizuka - Is this also a classic? It was a unique anime and a very good slice of life. Maybe best slice of life of all time?
  14. I also never re-watch Anime as my goal as a fan is to watch as many good anime as possible. I can't achieve that goal if I keep re-watching stuff. Kind of an unpopular opinion, but I feel Monster dragged on a bit at around 70 episodes. It could have been shorter. But the show did introduce a lot of characters and a lot of perspectives so it became quite long. Just a random thought on length, it's interesting how anime nowadays keeps getting shorter and shorter. There was a time when 26 episodes was considered average. And 13 episodes was short. Today, 13 is the average and 26 onwards is long. Maybe years from now 6 episodes per season would be the average. I do understand the studios though. It doesn't make sense putting in a ton of money and time on 52 episodes if it won't be a hit. Might as well make 1 season with 13 episodes first. Then if fans like it, create another 13 episodes.
  15. It sounds a lot like OnLive. Does anyone remember that? It lasted longer than people expected but eventually closed down. I can't remember why. But I think they realized people's Internet connections were still not up to par. Maybe in 2019 Google thinks everyone has a fast enough connection now.
  16. I love slice of life too. Yeah I also hope I can pull this off. I've done comics before but maybe only 2 pages. Good observation. I had a tough time deciding what color to give the 2nd character. Let me try if black works.
  17. Is that how it's really gonna look? It doesn't look very modern. Looks like a previous generation console. But it's only my opinion. I think it's interesting. I've always believed the more choices for the consumer the better. Up to a certain point of course. I hope it's a legit gaming console and not just an Android box for casual gaming.
  18. If you only want the voices and not the music it will be very hard. Basically, you have to extract the audio only. Then edit the audio so only the voices remain. You will then have a MP3 file that you can use in any video editing software. If its okay to have the voices and music, then use Video To MP3 Converter. I think it's free. Just Google it. Or a website that allows you to grab the audio only of You Tube videos. Something like Keep Vid, Save Vid and other similar websites. Then its only a matter of video editing. There are free video editing software out there. And some websites even allow you to edit online. After animating, export the animation as a video and combine it with the MP3. And now you have your trailer.
  19. Hey at least you're aware of it. Aware that you have a limited time on this earth and therefore need to make the most out of it. Others think they'll live forever. And its awesome that we have another member who can write poetry. Please feel free to add to the Creative Corner. It feels like we now have a complete creative community.
  20. Hello! Nice to meet you @leyley I'm Ryan. Welcome to the forums. Hope you have a good time here and make many friends. I don't have a favorite anime or manga because I don't stop watching. And so a favorite anime will usually get replaced by a new one. From the top of my head though maybe Violet Evergarden. That can work as a recommendation too. As it's a 2018 anime I think. You may not like it though as it's not shounen and the setting is not modern society. But it's a well done show. Great animation and great message overall. I got into anime because the local TV channels here started airing them when I was 13 years old. An age where your mind is very impressionable. From there on out I started seeking more Anime and the rest is history. I'm not much into manga as it's harder to acquire. Which is a shame though as I feel there are a lot of great manga stories that I'm missing out on.
  21. Heard a lot of good things about Battle Royal. And that it helped inspire the battle royal trend in videogames today. Is it a Japanese film? As for me, I enjoy watching old black and white movies. Not that I'm trying to be artsy or anything. I just feel there are old movies everyone should watch before they die. As not to miss out. So I started with The Godfather and went from there. Citizen Kane, Rear Window, and so on. And recently I watched Psycho.
  22. Yeah I think so too. That seems to be the best route. It's so much easier too. As compared to doing animation. Alright then it's decided. The end product will start as a comic of sorts.
  23. Here is another character. The 2nd of three "founders". I'm really a rookie when it comes to drawing. So pardon me for that.
  24. Is it possible to select more than 1 main and sub genre? I think it's rare for a person to have just 1 favorite genre. Usually you have favorite genres. But if its not possible that's okay. I will still vote.
  25. Oh for sure. Although Silicon Valley does a good job of showing that. The main character there has highs and lows. Succeeds only to fail again. And not to give too much away, but my main character will indeed realize that it's not as easy as it seems. And has to go through challenges as well. Which is a part I find exciting to write actually. Thank you for the advice though. I will definitely post here to get some more feedback.
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