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- Comment on New Japanese Law Stops Parents From Naming Their Baby 'Pikachu' 1 day ago:
I don’t believe it actually bans “Pikachu” when spelled as 光宙 because ピカチュウ is actually a pretty reasonable reading, although maybe not the #1 most obvious one. Based on a random Japanese article I read about it (link), I really don’t think 光宙/Pikachu will be technically illegal, although all the English articles will say so because it’s click fodder.
The law bans: things that are not related to the kanji reading at all, things that add unexpected extra stuff on the end of the obvious reading, or things that mean the opposite of what the kanji means.
I don’t believe any of this applies to Pikachu, and the examples they cite are not really comparable.
- Comment on Undertale will be 10 years old in 3 months 3 days ago:
In 10 months, Dark Souls III will be 10 years old
- Comment on Tsukasa (by YUKIHE) 3 weeks ago:
あのーヒトデと交換していただけませんでしょうか？ Text: Ummm, could I trade it for a starfish? (Spoken very formally)
Not 100% sure what she is talking about, maybe the popsicle.
Maybe should be interpreted more like “could I have that [popsicle] in exchange for a starfish?” - Comment on Can you read and understand this passage? 3 weeks ago:
You say in another comment that this is indicative of a failed American education experiment, and that there’s a generation of illiteracy. I’m not saying that’s wrong, but it’s a much bigger generalization than “Kansas English undergrads” (which is such a specific category, why should I care about data that relates specifically to Kansas English undergrads?).
But my main gripe is the use of just one text. “People cannot understand this one book (therefore literacy is deficient)” is a much less convincing argument than “people cannot understand these 6 popular books from this time period” or “these 30 randomly selected fiction works” etc.
Is it well-established that Bleak House is representative of all the works we think about when we consider “literacy” and “illiteracy” as people’s ability to understand texts? - Comment on Can you read and understand this passage? 3 weeks ago:
This is interesting but with n=85 and Bleak House being the ONLY sample text they use, I wouldn’t really put much trust in the results.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
I only know Japanese, but it is 親指 (oya yubi) which means parent-finger.
- Comment on If I snapped you back in time 650 years right this very second, how would you use your current knowledge to succeed? 5 weeks ago:
Actually 🤓 if we use the sun as our reference, they could not be light years away and would in fact be relatively close to the Earth, the distance being at most the diameter of Earth’s orbit, which even at most is less than 20 light minutes.
- Comment on My grandma passed away and my aunt sent me a selfie of her, my uncle, and my deceased grandma in the hospital bed, is it normal that I'm put off by this? 2 months ago:
“Victorian Death Photos” are a thing, and were probably more socially acceptable then than in present-day society
- Comment on What are your top three recommendations for someone new to anime? 2 months ago:
If someone has never really seen any anime before, I think Mushishi is a good one to recommend to people. It doesn’t contain any of the less-palatable anime tropes, can be enjoyed by any age group, and is just overall really chill and interesting. It’s also episodic, so if they watch 2 or 3 episodes and decide it’s not for them, they still get a full story without missing out on anything.
- Comment on What are your top three recommendations for someone new to anime? 2 months ago:
Little Witch Academia is what got me into anime, good pick.
- Comment on I'm leaving the US for good, anything I should do before I leave? 2 months ago:
I assumed for closure, to put it behind you after you leave.
- Comment on Best game ever? 2 months ago:
For me it’s tied between Dark Souls (2011) and Universal Paperclips (2017)
- Comment on How would world politics be like if the top 100 countries (in terms of military strength) all had their own nuclear arsenals? 2 months ago:
Vasily Arkhipov in 1962 and Stanislav Petrov in 1983 are usually credited as single-handedly preventing nuclear launches. If it wasn’t for them, perhaps people wouldn’t think that nuclear weapons are such a strong deterrent.
- Comment on Favorite Racing Game Soundtrack? 2 months ago:
Nightmare Kart
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youtu.be/QwcVSTkZf-k - Comment on Why We Love to Get Lost in Games: The Enduring Appeal of Metroidvanias 3 months ago:
I’m never sure where to draw the line with metroidvanias. Does Dark Souls count as metroidvania? or Link’s Awakening? Cave Story?
- Comment on [Disc]What is/are your must watch anime/s? 4 months ago:
Hibike! Euphonium was directed by Ishihara Tatsuya, who has also done a bunch of other must-watch anime.
Kanon 2006, Clannad, Haruhi Suzumiya, Nichijou, Dragon Maid S, and of course Hibike! Euphonium. - Submitted 4 months ago to anime@ani.social | 0 comments
- Comment on What anime is in your PTW but haven't gotten a chance to watch it? 4 months ago:
Mushishi is awesome and is one thing that I think you can recommend to any age group-- 5 years old or 105 years old.
- Comment on What anime is in your PTW but haven't gotten a chance to watch it? 4 months ago:
The Evangelion rebuild movies have been untouched on my PTW for maybe 5 years now.
- Comment on Favorite Manga? 7 months ago:
I also love Yotsubato! :) sometimes it blows my mind that’s it’s the same author as Azumanga Daioh
My #1 favorite is Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, it’s several times longer and more complex than the movie.10/10: Nausicaa, Girls’ Last Tour
Almost 10/10: Himegoto: Juukyuusai no Seifuku
9/10: B-gata H-kei, Genjitsu Touhi shitetara Boroboro ni Natta Hanashi (the Nagata Kabi alcoholism memoir), Mata Onaji Yume wo Miteita
Other favorites: Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Nichijou, Onimai, Melancholia & Nickelodeon, March comes in like a lion, Onanie Master Kurosawa, Gakkougurashi. Maybe parts 6 and 7 of Jojo’s