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Finished Refantazio. Western fantasy aesthetics had put me off playing the game but nice to see it was pretty much Persona with a different skin. Not a fan of the opera music though and only ending was pretty meh. Funny they got an actual priest to chant, haha.
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Finished Refantazio. Western fantasy aesthetics had put me off playing the game but nice to see it was pretty much Persona with a different skin. Not a fan of the opera music though and only ending was pretty meh. Funny they got an actual priest to chant, haha.
Nearing the end of ReFantazio. Thank goodness there are Japanese guides that draw ordered routes for dungeons instead of just video or just describing them like for the Skybound dungeon.
game8.jp/metaphor-re-...
game8.jp/metaphor-re-...
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Nearing the end of ReFantazio. Thank goodness there are Japanese guides that draw ordered routes for dungeons instead of just video or just describing them like for the Skybound dungeon.
game8.jp/metaphor-re-...
game8.jp/metaphor-re-...
Fun ending credits. Only KPOP band I recognised from the posters was Twice since I hear them a lot on JPOP radio ironically (and they sang one of the songs)... Seems Meovv's real too.
November 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Fun ending credits. Only KPOP band I recognised from the posters was Twice since I hear them a lot on JPOP radio ironically (and they sang one of the songs)... Seems Meovv's real too.
Not quite a fan of the music and animation's a bit jittery like stop motion though. Bobby just reminds me of Andrew Chan (陳浚霆), probably best known in HK sitcom Come Home Love (愛回家)😅
November 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Not quite a fan of the music and animation's a bit jittery like stop motion though. Bobby just reminds me of Andrew Chan (陳浚霆), probably best known in HK sitcom Come Home Love (愛回家)😅
Decided to watch action romcom KPop Demon Hunters because of the hype. Was going to drop it the first 10 minutes in but direction picks up after that with the trust and beliefs theme. Pretty good aesthetics like KRPGs and fun comical expressions.
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Decided to watch action romcom KPop Demon Hunters because of the hype. Was going to drop it the first 10 minutes in but direction picks up after that with the trust and beliefs theme. Pretty good aesthetics like KRPGs and fun comical expressions.
Dang, so they plan to replace the 2001 mascot sometime towards the end of next year...
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Dang, so they plan to replace the 2001 mascot sometime towards the end of next year...
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
"Raincoats aren't cute..." Was kind of expecting them to be Morthface branded xD #shumatsu_touring
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"Raincoats aren't cute..." Was kind of expecting them to be Morthface branded xD #shumatsu_touring
So who did post apocalypse Akihabara better? This or Heavenly Delusion/Tengoku Daimakyo? #shumatsu_touring
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
So who did post apocalypse Akihabara better? This or Heavenly Delusion/Tengoku Daimakyo? #shumatsu_touring
Quite liking the show so far. Just not a fan of the backgrounds which look a bit AI generated and the songs our heroines sing. Unique endings are fun too. Wonder whenever shows do this the staff are groaning, "Oh no, more work..."😅
#shumatsu_touring
#shumatsu_touring
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Quite liking the show so far. Just not a fan of the backgrounds which look a bit AI generated and the songs our heroines sing. Unique endings are fun too. Wonder whenever shows do this the staff are groaning, "Oh no, more work..."😅
#shumatsu_touring
#shumatsu_touring
Can't leave out the Steins;gate Yanagimori shrine location although the actual shrine from the game/show was moved to Ueno.
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Can't leave out the Steins;gate Yanagimori shrine location although the actual shrine from the game/show was moved to Ueno.
AI radio keeping survivors of a post-apocalypse world company... Pretty melodramatic. Kind of reminds me of Fallout except those were actually run by people. Human run internet radio has better song selections than algorithm/AI selected ones imo.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
AI radio keeping survivors of a post-apocalypse world company... Pretty melodramatic. Kind of reminds me of Fallout except those were actually run by people. Human run internet radio has better song selections than algorithm/AI selected ones imo.
Nice how it touches on AI and how once you go outside the scope of what it was trained for, it's pretty much useless.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Nice how it touches on AI and how once you go outside the scope of what it was trained for, it's pretty much useless.
Haha, this time they put one of the Aobuta theme songs in it. Pretty fun guessing the Anime songs.
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Haha, this time they put one of the Aobuta theme songs in it. Pretty fun guessing the Anime songs.
An episode on the history of Akihabara huh... #shumatsu_touring
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
An episode on the history of Akihabara huh... #shumatsu_touring
Was pretty surprised to hear Sword Art Online's OP "Crossing Field" suddenly playing during the Akiba episode though, haha. Why that song in particular and not a cover too...
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Was pretty surprised to hear Sword Art Online's OP "Crossing Field" suddenly playing during the Akiba episode though, haha. Why that song in particular and not a cover too...
Started Shuumatsu Touring ("Touring After The Apocalypse". Very different vibes from Girls Last Tour. Cheery, girls doing silly things, vibrant colours although backgrounds look partially AI generated. Enjoying the light-hearted music and how ED changes to show their trip.
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Started Shuumatsu Touring ("Touring After The Apocalypse". Very different vibes from Girls Last Tour. Cheery, girls doing silly things, vibrant colours although backgrounds look partially AI generated. Enjoying the light-hearted music and how ED changes to show their trip.
Picked a random Japan walking tour video that wasn't usual touristy spots and just learned Yotsugi is the hometown of Captain Tsubasa's creator... Not a fan of the football Anime but enjoyed the video games, haha. Skytree fans might like the vid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LugJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LugJ...
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Picked a random Japan walking tour video that wasn't usual touristy spots and just learned Yotsugi is the hometown of Captain Tsubasa's creator... Not a fan of the football Anime but enjoyed the video games, haha. Skytree fans might like the vid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LugJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LugJ...
Haha, 12 years later another season of Minami-ke. Guess shows from 80s get remakes so why not. Was a pretty fun "cute girls being silly" slice-of-life show.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Haha, 12 years later another season of Minami-ke. Guess shows from 80s get remakes so why not. Was a pretty fun "cute girls being silly" slice-of-life show.
Never been to Nippori but seems pretty touristy. Maybe because one of the stops on the Skyliner from Narita. Large shrine with familiar trail of Torii gates. Nice to see Ueno again too since I stayed in the area. Recognised the buildings right away xD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzhZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzhZ...
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Never been to Nippori but seems pretty touristy. Maybe because one of the stops on the Skyliner from Narita. Large shrine with familiar trail of Torii gates. Nice to see Ueno again too since I stayed in the area. Recognised the buildings right away xD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzhZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzhZ...
Animal Crossing "Happy Room" dioramas coming out end of this month look good. Not sure I would play "gacha" at 1500 Yen (£8) per blind box though😅
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Animal Crossing "Happy Room" dioramas coming out end of this month look good. Not sure I would play "gacha" at 1500 Yen (£8) per blind box though😅
Came across Toei Kyoto Studio Park while browsing walking tour videos of Japan. The Youkai Parade caught my attention but otherwise probably won't visit. Tokusatsu fans would probably enjoy it though.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=je9J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=je9J...
November 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Came across Toei Kyoto Studio Park while browsing walking tour videos of Japan. The Youkai Parade caught my attention but otherwise probably won't visit. Tokusatsu fans would probably enjoy it though.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=je9J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=je9J...
Patrols out in force in Shibuya as Halloween night kicks off. Don't want riots kicking off like that one time. Lots of live streams going on there too.
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Patrols out in force in Shibuya as Halloween night kicks off. Don't want riots kicking off like that one time. Lots of live streams going on there too.
Bought nail clippers from the conbini in Japan long ago similar to these and only just realised you can slip them out of its white guard... Might have been in the packaging instructions but thought, just a nail clipper so never read it😅
October 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Bought nail clippers from the conbini in Japan long ago similar to these and only just realised you can slip them out of its white guard... Might have been in the packaging instructions but thought, just a nail clipper so never read it😅
Been seeing quite a lot of hype about Ball x Pit so gave it a try. Really is fun. Arcade style gameplay means just pick up and play. Who would have thought Alleyway/Breakout with roguelike elements and a bit of base building would complement so well.
October 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Been seeing quite a lot of hype about Ball x Pit so gave it a try. Really is fun. Arcade style gameplay means just pick up and play. Who would have thought Alleyway/Breakout with roguelike elements and a bit of base building would complement so well.
Had no issues with keyboards until switching from common membrane to mechanical. Now have to clean out unresponsive keys every so often like with the Joycons that had drift issues. Still prefer typing on a mechanical though.
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Had no issues with keyboards until switching from common membrane to mechanical. Now have to clean out unresponsive keys every so often like with the Joycons that had drift issues. Still prefer typing on a mechanical though.