I’ve been a fan of anime damn near all of my life. Still, I formally became a real fan around 2012. Around this time, the print Shonen Jump magazine in america decided to axe its print version and go digital as Shonen Jump Alpha. I had gotten a couple of issues before, and saw that a yearly sub was 25 bucks and got my mom to keep my sub going as long as I kept grades in school up.
Back around 2015, I decided to switch off Windows. I was in a Simulation & Animation class and we had been exposed to a bunch of free & open-source software like Blender and GIMP . And as I kept looking into these programs, I kept seeing references to Linux, and eventually decided to install it on my laptop.
I didn’t have any particularly deep reasons for switching. Linux gives a lot of advantages, from playing nice with older hardware to giving you complete freedom from Windows Updates.
Recently, my laptop and its charger went on the fritz, so I decided to pivot from using it as a 2nd machine to using it as a server of sorts. Same deal with this blog, I took this as an opportunity to learn new things while getting something out of it.
Also, a moment of respect for that laptop. From like 2018 to basically 2 weeks from the time of writing, it held me down like no other.
I’ve had to help some people out with this recently and decided having a post up on here is way better than having to type up shit on twitter every time.
What Is Tokusatsu and Why You should Give It a Try Tokusatsu are essentially Live-Action TV shows that make regular use of special effects, especially practical effects. An easy example of this would be rubber suits rather than CGI suits, although that’s not to say Tokusatsu shows don’t make use of CGI, especially today.
It’s been a pretty good year for fighting games, and really games in general. We had the release of Street Fighter 6 & GBVS: Rising, betas for SamSho, UNI2 and DBFZ rollback, a beta for Tekken 8, some cool DNF Duel & KOF XV character releases, and a bunch of cool events.
The Quality of Releases Now SF6 did a lot of good things in its release. It’s got a godlike training mode, a decent single player mode that lets people learn more about their favorite fighters, some sc-inspired character customization, the works.
Dandadan Anime Late in the month, we got the first trailer for an upcoming Dandadan anime . I already sung Dandadan’s praises a while back; you already know I’m hype for this. This series is just bonkers. I’m very high on this series, even if I’m not caught up atm. It’s just a good time. Go read the manga. Join me, brothers/sisters/persons of undefinable genders.
Omega Strikers Omega Strikers sadly announced that it will have no more content updates and that focus will be given to developing future titles with the hope of creating games with stronger player retention.
Garo My prayers have been answered! There is a new Garo on the way! Announced on October 10th after a very sudden countdown that took place over a few days, a new Garo titled (roughly) “The One Who Inherits Steel/Inheritor of Steel” will be coming in January. It’s set in the Ryuga universe and will be following Ryuga himself.
I’m so damn excited for this, man. I haven’t really gotten the chance to talk about it beyond that post I made in the beginning when I made this blog, but Garo truly is my fvaorite tokusatsu franchise.
Genshin The 4.2 Patch is upon us, and that means another Archon quest. This was a pretty enjoyable followup to the previous one, and formally introduces Arlecchino in-game. She really makes a strong impression. So strong, that I am now hoarding all my primos for the patch she becomes playable(no way they don’t make her payable, right???).
I lost the Zhongli 50/50 to Diluc, which isn’t that bad since Diluc is a pretty solid character and he’s pairs well with Yelan, who is my previous 5-star pull.
