I've been watching Gintama. At this point in time I'm up to episode 39. I've yet to find any episodes that I outright didn't like, the episodes up to this point have been ranging from ok to great. So far my favorite characters are Shinpachi, Gintoki, Katsura and Hijikata (the majority of the Shinsengumi are among my favorites actually) as well as Kagura who's starting to grow on me. I heard that casually mentioned things that seem small at first will come into play later on down the line so I've been taking notes whenever a new faction or detail about the world is introduced.

Gintama is the best comedy anime out there to be honest. And it also has some serious arcs with cool fights on top of it. There are even points where you can really get emotional. It's the perfect mix.
The first 30 or some episodes are actually the weakest part of the entire anime. After that stuff only gets better each arc. That's why people often talk about a very big entry barrier for this one.

Hijikata is also one of my favorites. Just wait until you meet Kyubei, Tsukuyo and the Shogun though lol

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@DC3
The foibles of international discourse, eh? I'm sorry for jumping the gun when you meant something entirely else.
Yeah it's not your fault for losing interest in something that doesn't provide enough stimulation. You'll surely find it somewhere else. I just never liked the expression "give up on it" like the entire media is somehow lacking... I watch less anime than I did a few years ago, but if a good one comes around I'll watch it. I don't care if it's anime, cartoons, live action series or theatric plays, if there is something good I'll enjoy it, whether I usually interact with that medium or not.

I could manage to read the translation and that's good enough for now... I do buy the official licensed manga too of course, so I get to read the clean version eventually.

I think that I've reached that stage where you "grow out of Anime"

That of course doesn't actually exist. Much like every other media or hobby you supposedly "grow out of" it's just a misunderstanding. Oversaturation makes the brain feel less intrigued by something and in cases of things like cartoons and I dunno... toys(?) society tells you it's for children and therefore you associate you waning interest with "growing up". Interests do shift, but it becomes more and more obvious these days that becoming an adult has zero influence on what media you enjoy. There are cartooons and anime for adults, there are grown men who still collect tabletop figures and play games with other adults etc etc.

Perhaps you will take a break and return to it later. Perhaps you just need a different kind of stimulation. But either way you don't grow out of it. You will surely enjoy things that others would consider out of your age range all the time (in both directions really).

Actual children's shows for toddlers just don't provide any stimulation for developed brains (beyond maybe nostalgia), but in case of things that are as varied as anime it just doesn't apply.

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Koguma is worried about an innocent pic while Hino-san already advanced to the worst place possible. Figures.
I just wonder if Hino-san is really dense enough not to understand what it means when someone earnest like Koguma uses your picture as her wallpaper. I think she should understand by now... the stuff that goes unspoken between them every time they get closer.

Why can I see a "I am not good enough for you" flag already? Oof.

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There should be bisexual on tags

I don't think it's clear that either of them is bi?

Little sister is labeled as "experienced", it's even in the title, rofl, and is even dragging poor "oneechan" to a love hotel like its nbd, but also plainly states this would be her first girlfriend. So at least bi. Not bothered by the lack of tag tho

Not to mention she was a brocon in middle-school (until Himeno completely wrecked that).

Though I could play devil's advocate and say that just because she didn't have a girlfriend before doesn't mean she couldn't have had experience with women. She also never said she had a boyfriend before. So we basically can't rule out anything. The only things we do know is that she was a brocon (which doesnt necessarily equate to romantic love actually) and that she had a crush on Himeno for a while (her crying over the fact that Himeno wouldnt be her sister and leave her behind seems to strongly hint at that, as well as her immediate interest in having sex with her).

I feared it would actually be another prostitution plot, but it turned out she was just an escort girl. It's still a really messed up part of Japanese culture, but better than the alternative... I even believe the Gay for pay tag doesn't apply. Both the romantic feelings and sex came regardless of pay. The prostituion line was a joke, because Yuuki didn't actually pay for the sex. Rinka herself invited her, because she wanted to.

I may not entirely like the romanticizing of escort girls and their customers, but this is fantasy after all. It gave me a warm feeling in the end and no harm was done.

Mi-kun is too cool!
PS: I expected their apparent images to be reversed, but I did not think they would still play it straight as if the cute girl still thought Mi-kun was the cool one.

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Honestly I am more amazed she managed to hold back for 3 years. She could have cornered her way earlier.
Very adorable though. Kind of funny how they switched hairstyles over the years.

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This isn't even a Gudako x Tamamo pic so how am I looking at it at all...? And I was checking on the Image comments already anyway. It was a complete coincidence. Now I remember that you are that weirdo tho who got really upset over nothing, so yeah, I'll ignore you from here.

^I dont care about your shipping. I care about the lore.

Neither of you got my meaning. Good.

@Alphardo Lesbians are sexualizing lesbians. Let people have sexual thoughts about shit. Jeez.

Well right now only the second panel reflects reality, but cute is cute.

Mh yes, the plot I always want, but so rarely get. Sometimes love rivals actually have more chemistry than the one they both want to get with. If you clash so much, something inevitably has to rub off. It sometimes happens when the main crush already has another main heroine.... but even then it's rare.

"10 minutes until we leave. Make it quick you two. Jeez."

Why's it always Mako in the Jotaro outfit tho?

Girl of your dreams [Redux]

Is this the most represented Touhous ship on this site? I am too lazy to actually go through all the pairing tags, but I think that's pretty likely, yeah?

Their awkward as heck gay date and Shamiko's tailboner when watching Momo get undressed still are some of my favorite moments in the entire manga. Itou unapologetically ramps up the gayness each volume and this train has no breaks.

The Ogura arc will lead to some interesting stuff for sure like Ogura becoming another rabid Momo fan.

It happens in Japanese porn as well, which leads me to think it's a cultural thing.

It's very annoying. When they say 'stop' and the character keeps going, I can't help but think "BUT THEY JUST SAID STOP, SO JUST STOP!!"

It would be funny to see their reactions if the act did stop. If it was me in that situation, I'd high-key ask them every time "so, are you still okay with this or should I leave...?"

That reaction has become a trope in itself by now. The top stops touching the partner to make them admit that they want it, which is just an extra layer on the "corruption" obssession Japanese people have. The ideal Japanese woman has to be shy and modest... but what if you were so good that they break away from their morals to appeal even more to your amazingness?

It can be cute sometimes, but as someone who just doesn't like hamfisted domination nonsense I just feel annoyed most of the time.

I have only just discovered there is a bi tag in the yuri realm. As a bi person, it breaks my heart that bisexuality is used a drama and tragedy device, as if we don't have enough of a bad rep out there. But regardless, it's interesting to see that bisexuality does have a place in yuri.

If a bi girl dates a girl that's yuri by default. Most stories just don't go out of their way to add this extra layer on it, because... well if you wanna tell a straightforward yuri story just making both of them gay is far easier. Casual bi integration is therefore kind of redundant and so it only appears where it causes some kind of drama.

In the first place there isn't even any reason to assume they are actually related. I mean it is possible considering Maki is a few years younger and the father left when his actual daughter was still very young, but Maki could as well be a child from a previous marriage. They do not look very alike at all either.

The pesudo-incest wasnt really the point the story was trying to focus on that's for sure. It's more about what a lousy father they both had and how these two girls who had been down because of the same man actually build each other back up. Like they could only fall in love thanks to the fact that the father remarried and caused this domino chain.

Liz' tail and nails are both very sharp. They are not meant to be used to please a partner. That is why she will eternally bottom. The biggest bottom in the Extraverse in fact. She can't even dominate Hakunon in her own dreams lol

Palm reading is made up nonsense though. There are no rules.

But this chapter just proved that Palm reading is very useful.

Hocus pocus bogus is always useful... to the one tricking the other to go along with it.