Shiroe

Yunyun from KonoSuba. She's a side character.

I was pretty satisfied with season one. I really liked Emma's and Ray's characters, but I might have to have someone explain what exactly was going on during some scenes.

10 minutes ago, Ohiotaku said:

I enjoyed the original Steins Gate series and movie very much. Steins Gate 0, not so much.

I feel like many people share the same sentiment. Did you finish Steins;Gate 0? I have only seen the original, the movie, and some specials.

@Seshi, Ray is my favorite character so far, but I like Emma and Norman too. I'm kind of glad Emma is the protagonist, though.

Just finished the Promised Neverland. Wowwwwwwwwwww

22 minutes ago, Seshi said:

3. Beach bummin

Surprise, surprise, Seshi likes the beach. 

19 minutes ago, Humbby said:

Cookies

What type of cookies do you like, Humbby? I like warm, freshly baked cookies, especially if they're peanut butter.  

As for my list:

1. Original Soundtracks
2. Role-playing
3. Writing
4. Fast food
5. Community

@Liam Gray Your work so far looks phenomenal! I'm a bit jealous myself since I've always wanted to be a comic/manga artist (or just artist in general) myself. I'd love to check it out sometime. I have a general idea of how hard it is to get your content out there, so I understand your frustration.

As far as I know, Ryan Dave Jimenez is also showing his work here, but he's been around a bit longer and has contributed to the community. I can tell by your post history that you're similar, and not just here to mooch off of the goodwill of our community. 

15 hours ago, Liam Gray said:

My goal isn't just to sell books but to establish lasting friendships with people like YOU in the Anime/Manga community so your feedback can help keep production sharp. The more eyes on a project, the better I can make it, and as a small-time indie writer. 

I am open to all questions and criticisms from the community. Help me make this the best manga you've ever read!

I think AnimeForums is a great place for a tightly-knit, engaging community. We just get spammed with a lot of bots; sorry that you got caught in the filter, too. Like Seshi and XII360 said, I'm sure this will be appropriate in a different section of AnimeForums, like Art, a blogpost, in your signature, or something like that. (I used to advertise my YouTube channel in blogposts and signature and the team seemed to be fine with it.)  I'm willing to work with you and the mod team at AF if you'd like. 

 I see you mentioned that you have been a student of manga for 30 years. I'd like to ask you some questions myself, if you don't mind.

• Does that mean you have drawn for 30 years, or
• Have drawn for longer and have adopted the manga artstyle for 30 years?
• How often do you draw?
• How do you stay motivated?
• What inspires you to draw?
• What tips would you give for a new artist?

I've asked plenty of people these questions, but I like hearing from different people. Anyways, I hope you enjoy your time on AF and we haven't gotten off on the wrong foot with you. I'd love to read more of XENOTYPE, so feel free to DM it to me if you'd like. (I wouldn't really consider myself an expert on, well, anything, though.) I strongly empathize with your feelings on creating friendships in a community, since places like Reddit don't really encourage that.

The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II: It's a direct sequel to Fate/Zero that focuses on Waver Velvet growing into Lord El-Melloi II. I haven't seen it yet, but knowing there's a direct sequel to Fate/Zero piqued my interest.

41 minutes ago, Hebiyoujo said:

As a queer person, I don't like how a lot of our queer media is focused on the struggle of being queer. Everyone has there thing, but you can be queer and live a normal life without major traumatic events related to being queer.

My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness is definitely way more than a story about a gay person that has a hard life because they're gay. I'm not sure how I can convince you other than just telling you outright.

41 minutes ago, Hebiyoujo said:

I looked MLEwL up, and I question if it's so acclaimed because it's actually good, or if people are too into the struggle to want to enjoy happy LGBTQ stories. Or, stories with LGBTQ characters that aren't emotional shifted on being LGBTQ at all.

Hmmm, I've made plenty of recommendations on happy LGBTQ stories before, but I don't think the folk around here are into that type of stuff because I'm not sure how interested everyone here is in:

1. Romance
2. LGBTQ stories
3. Happy/low tension stories
4. Manga

I'd say My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness is/was pretty popular for an LGBTQ manga, but as you can see, it didn't get much traction here. I'm more than happy to provide you with some recommendations below, though.

Of course, most of the above acknowledge that the relationships are unconventional because they are girls, but none of the focus of these manga are "oh, woe is me, my life is so hard because I'm gay." I also acknowledge my lack of... experience in the Shounen Ai area, but that's because no one ever recommends me any.

I think if there's one series to take away from all this, though, I would wholeheartedly recommend Houseki no Kuni (also known as Land of the Lustrous). Although it's not really an LGBTQ anime/manga, it definitely resonates with that community because (spoilers)

I was going to write something longer but I'll just say this:

• If this is an optional contest, just drop it if you don't have the time.
• If this is something you have to do, then you really shouldn't be using someone else's work. Hearing that this is for a contest makes this even worse.

Just bought a ton of games today. Fallout: New Vegas, DOOM 2016, and the entire Bioshock Collection.

I've played Fallout: New Vegas and DOOM 2016 before, but only on a friend's account. I'm looking forward to playing all of these games, since I've been lacking in first person RPGs recently.

I never thought a fighting game would be possible since there are clear defined power levels in the show, but I'm still excited for this game. If Glasses makes it into the game, he'll be my main for sure.

How about genderless characters?

Typically I prefer female characters, but a lot of female characters are reduced to a love interest role, which is pretty disappointing.

I think OreGairu (short for Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabukome wa Machigatteiru or My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected) could be shortened to Cynical Zero. OreGairu is pretty focused on its main character's view of society, believing that people are fake and that he is at the bottom of the social hierarchy.

6 hours ago, Ohiotaku said:

And the final scene promises the introduction of transfer students in season 2 ... yeah that’s right  (maybe we’ll get to see Naofumi or Rimuru afterall)

I'd love to see that. It's be hilarious to see how huge this universe can get.

Other notable potential isekai anime are No Game No Life, Sword Art Online, and Log Horizon. This could be its own entire thread, lol.

1 minute ago, Seshi said:

That sounds fun! There are a few other here enjoying that series right @Kinbaryu and @Ohiotaku

KonoSuba is a pretty fun anime. I'd recommend it as a comedy to anyone who likes fantasy RPG elements. It's got a raunchy sense of humor at times, but the subtle jokes are what get me.

Bort (Houseki no Kuni)

Art by ケースワベ【K-SUWABE】

I like anime with layers. No spoilers below.

A more specific genre I like is fantasy. My favorite fantasy anime utilize fantasy elements to represent the inner struggles of the cast, especially in series like the Monogatari Series, Land of the Lustrous, and the Fate series. Spoilers for these three below.

9 minutes ago, Serge heartless said:

Ive watched slice of life animes before, some of them just did nothing but talk and walk around the whole time. I mean you could just use real life people and do the same thing, what is different about that? It doesn't feel like animating people just talking and walking around really adds anything. You can do the same thing with people. What does animating it add? 

Well I think that depends upon the anime. I haven't seen too much slice-of-life anime myself, but anime like Dragon Maid are definitely worth checking out. You can't really film a live-action version of that. Also, typically these slice-of-life anime are drawn to be cute or funny, which is another element that'd hard to capture purely through live-action, since humor is a little different in live-action media.

I've only seen the anime (with the specials) and read the manga. Honestly, I love the series and I wish I had the motivation to read the Light Novels.

Entoma best maid.

I've been meaning to make a video, but I've had a small creator's block, so this contest was a great way to motivate me and sharpen my editing skills. Thanks for the feedback everyone!

@Ohiotaku Thank you so much! It really means a lot to me to hear something like this. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Hope you enjoy your stay, @SativaNekoPripyat. I like your profile picture, tell us some more about it. 

I would say Black Clover is pretty close. It's a similar shonen, with wizards on teams that go on missions.

Some other shounen that might be on your radar would be Hunter x Hunter, Radiant, and the Seven Deadly Sins.

I really enjoyed your submission, @Muco. I'll most likely vote for it tomorrow.

I'm thinking of making an AMV, since I can't think of any summer-based AMVs off of the top of my head.

Here are my favorite main characters in anime.

These collages are really easy to make. I'm excited to see what you guys have in mind. These collages can be about anything: your favorite anime, your favorite main characters, your favorite love interest, anything!

Here's the website that I used to make mine. Have fun!