Sometimes the best thing to mend a relationship is to just have some space.

I hadn't really thought about it because I'm not used to it being flipped like this but...Childhood friends rarely win in the end. I like Izumi, so I hope he comes clutch soon.

It's because her speech was successful in winning over the class, way I see it. If not for that she would have been just a quirky unknown with a cringe past. And since Izumi is apparently a pretty boy, continuing to hang out with him while being such an unknown would have likely just made her stand out in a bad way, perhaps even leading to bullying from other girls who are jealous. It kinda reminds me of some loops in re:zero, where some worked out perfectly without a hitch but then when he tried to repeat it, one small thing caused it all to crumble.

The middle 2 outfits were the best. The leftmost was too mature and the rightmost the opposite, making her look like a kid. of the two middle ones the baggy pants just suit her style so well so it comes out on top.

Girl failures are the best. I would say they should have more confidence, but that's part of their charm so it leaves me conflicted.

Literally me www

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I bet that when he looks in the mirror he just looks like a normal person. Perhaps he even is one, and what we see is just the same as the perception of others because of magical influence.

He thought of the food stall guy cuz he's hangry.

So you're saying the MC should build a harem of yandere nazi girls and aim for world domination? Sounds good to me.

I'm calling it now, next chapter Karma will be ecstatic for an excuse to bloody her fists. Far as she's concerned, this is the best turnout possible.

What is it about contemptuous evil bitches that makes them so hot? Sadly, unlike the devoted yandere, they literally have no redeeming qualities aside from physical attraction, so no matter what it's a no go for me.

Have at her you depraved degens.

You make a fair point my friend.

You gotta start wondering after a little while; how much sentience do the characters actually have? They are clearly in a game- not even a world based on one but in an actual game. Are they all proper people? AI? Did Rona gain sentience due to her ability? Or maybe I'm wrong and it is a separate reality based on a game, and the reason the cheats work is because of an unexplained effect of her internet? All the possibilities and implications...

That's not really the point, but I'm sure you know that.

Honestly, I would be open to the experience myself. I'm genuinely curious how I would respond. Would need someone to set it up without my being aware though, so I can get the authentic experience.

It might make you cringe to get a religious response here, but I don't think anything outside of Christ can absolve sin. All an individual can do on their own is just try to change the direction of their actions, pain and suffering are merely a tool to push such a change in disposition. Finding satisfaction in another's suffering beyond that is for ones own gratification. To make my stance clear; I would laugh and mock the unrepentant in their suffering, but those that truly do repent I would offer unrestrained forgiveness and encouragement and point them to Jesus, regardless of how heinous or vile their past deeds may be. Of course, they may need to submit to lawful punishment depending on what they've done, but that's a whole other conversation as morality and legality are completely different things.

Funny thing is, this is a service some people are happy to pay for.

Gta 6 and elder scrolls 6 might actually exist in this universe.

I was just about to say it's marvel logic lol

I think you are fixating on a particular angle that is not the intended focus. The issue isn't "no goal no substance" so much as "chaotic sensationalism" and while I'm sure there have been examples of media that would fit such a moniker in times past, they have typically been a break from the norm rather than an accepted mainstream, at least until the hollywoodization of media really began to kick off some 15-20 years ago.

Now we have youths growing up with brainrot like cocomelon, skibidi toilet and over the top immature youtubers doing dumb shit being fed into their brains constantly and shaping their views and interests as opposed to actually well thought out and mature stories such as LOTR, gladiator, berserk or for kids things like veggie tales or the old disney movies that actually had character and morals and wasn't just trying to push some bizarre agenda that contradicts the common human experience.

I feel the recent adaptation of LOTM is a good example of what I'm taking about. While the art and animation is superb, the direction is a total mess, forgoing the opportunity to capitalize on the building tension and lived in feel of the city that was so masterfully portrayed in the novel to instead create a jumbled eyegasmic mess of colors and action, at the expense of everything else. LOTM would have been so much better had they taken a cue from old thriller mysteries like the zodiac killer, and such an atmosphere would have fit the world and tone of the story much more accurately without compromising the integrity of the work as a whole. And why didn't they go that route? Because the directors decided that to modern day audiences, Chaotic action with over the top animation = Peak. Intellectual and emotional maturity be damned. Or at least that's how I see it.

And don't even get me started on the "modern isekai crap" that you so eloquently pointed out, that shits 90% garbage.

That all being said, as somewhat of an aside, I also somewhat disagree with the "No goal, no substance" attribution to some of the older shows you mentioned. The thing I feel that needs to be said concerning them is that while they are labeled as adventure, action, fantasy etc, what they really are in essence is slice of life stories in which we gradually see the building of characters throughout a journey, they don't need a goal because the journey holds more significance than the destination, although there typically is some far off goal they are working towards of course, to be clear. A more accurate description of them in my opinion would be "No goal, but full of substance" if anything, although I fear it to be an exaggeration considering I completely understand your point and where you are coming from.