This artist sure does love RikoMaki. I think all but one of the other RikoMaki pics on Dynasty are from them.

Diana checking Akko's pockets to see if she remembered to bring the sake.

You know what they say about camping

Nope!

I am going to pay an artist to draw the Ultimate Dynasty Scans Yuri.

It'll be two girls. They meet. The first one says "Hi! I'm gay!" The second one says "Really? Me too!" Then they blush.

The end.

Man, they aren't gonna get any laundry done.

Wedding invitation.

Insane Amounts of Interpretation

Okay, I am an old man and out of touch with today's youth. What is that tattoo over the demon's abdomen? I see it alla time now on all kinds of pics and I dunno what it is.

I do believe there will be some corrupting taking place real soon.

That does not seem at all like a fair fight.

"I claim this moon in the name of tomato!"

I suggested the Threesome tag for this, and it got rejected, and I confess I am perplexed. What makes this not a threesome? Would Polyamory be better?

Something's a little fishy with this pic. Can't quite place it, though. It's on the tip of my tongue.

we should form opinions about fictional characters as if they were work of fiction. Yes, they simulate real life human experience but an enjoyable Character / good character is not the same as a real life good person/ enjoyable person.

This is a facile argument. Characters are analyzed on multiple axes. We are not in any way obligated to analyze every character purely on the dispassionate intellectual basis of how well or how poorly the character works within a piece of fiction. Especially since this isn't academia and nobody here is doing anything other than giving their thoughts about a work like a neighborhood book club.

Indeed, part of analyzing how well or how poorly a character works within a piece of fiction involves the emotional reactions that character produces within the audience. Dolores Umbridge was a fantastic villain who expertly served her specific literary purpose within Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. And part of the reason she worked so well is because people absolutely hated her. She provoked a strong emotional response within the audience, and that is usually the sign of a well-written character. If she had been a bland character to whom people were mostly indifferent, she wouldn't have worked nearly as well.

So the idea that we can't react to a character as though they were a real person is abject nonsense. Nobody turns off their emotions when they engage with media, not even you.

We need antagonists, we need villians, we need fictional characters that manipulate, that we cant trust, that we disagree with so that the story becomes interesting, so that there is room for development and conflict and to keep us on our toes.

Yes. And that's exactly what happened. Kishi gave us a character that is unlikeable and untrustworthy. So, not surprisingly, a lot of readers don't like her and don't trust her. Insert ShockedPikachuFace.jpg here.

If the author himself (implicitly) says "you can't trust this character", well, who am I to argue?

If he changes his mind (which he seems to have done as the overall tone of the comic has become softer) and is willing to do the heavy lifting to change mine (which he is mostly doing with her interactions with Mask), then I'll change my mind.

If Ayaka loves Hiroko that much, I wonder why she never thought of changing jobs for the sake of not having the issue they are having. I mean, like some people said, relationship between boss and subordinate is not really a good option anyway... I admire people that can keep they professional and personal life apart, but it's not their case. Both of them, especially Ayaka are unable to do so.

Probably because she's worked 13 years to rise in this specific company and can't even consider the thought of resetting all that progress. That's the dilemma though. Would you do that for a new work relationship? Should you? The only thing she can likely do is stay here, and get over her ingrained fears.

They're asking if Ayaka could change jobs. She doesn't have nearly as much invested in the company as Hiroko.

Some people really forget that these are just high school students. Kaoru was an asshole in the past true. But you cant tell me that is the only side of the character you see now after seeing her with her sister and the manga club.

I mean what kind of punishment would you want for her to redeem her in your eyes, I am genuinely curious.

I don't need a punishment. If she's meant to be a more sympathetic character now than she was when she was introduced, I'm fine with that. I'm quite happy watching Mask run circles around her.

But outside of her interactions with Mask, I still don't see any clear and unambiguous signals which indicate when she's being honest and sincere vs. when she's being manipulative. I mean, it's not like she's not trying to be just as manipulative with Mask as she is with everybody else. She's just failing spectacularly.

Man, I was just looking through m k's stuff on Gelbooru the other day. They've got a ton of pics of this couple, along with a ton of additional stuff from their "Jewels" couple. Very nice.

I see this picture and I hear the intro bass line to "Feel Good, Inc".

Being able to recognize rhetorical questions is a key skill.

Vulcan Mind Meld Progress: 38%

Eating tsuchinoko-san on the pillar is...
ah delicious
Let's go!
Eating tsuchinoko-san on the pillar is...
It is more delicious than usual
New discovery!

Love Live! Sunshine x Kantai Collectiion

Girl on the right is named "Commission", apparently. Wonder what the girl on the left's name is.

Insane amounts of tail

Cap-chan took her glasses off, so now Briefcase-chan is gonna be all blurry!