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More importantly, I hope that you had a jolly birthday last week. December is a very busy month so far.

I hope that you also had a wonderful birthday gift as of late. Maybe it's some really interesting manga.

With that said, I hope that Aki Shimizu's Suikoden 3 manga will be adapted into anime. Though it's Suikoden 1 and 2 that must be adapted first. I hope that they will succeed together as one, big adaptation. That way, Aki Shimizu's manga adaptation will be next in line. Her manga adaptation is more detailed than the original story made by Yoshitaka Murayama (may he RIP).

Three is a highly standalone so it's great for beginners. Four is what I started out with, but the story isn't as deep. Five is pretty standalone also, but the game lags unless emulated; its story is pretty good though and the voice acting is perfect, the peak PS2 graphics also. That's right, my old PS2 refused to play Suikoden 5 so I had to emulate it.

So yes Monet, I love deep fantasy stories like that franchise, Arc The Lad (2 is peak; 3 is good enough for comedy) and more. True fantasy over isekai guaranteed.

I also hope that Where Winds Meet is also inspired by Journey To The West like Suikoden. Dragon Ball was inspired by that Chinese novel as well.

Wow milady! I had no idea that you explored so many games and different themes through that plethora of games this fall.

I really gotta check out Arc Raiders some time, but power to the indie developers. Next year may also be their most promising year because so many interesting games are coming out in Year of the Horse.

Ninja Gaiden 4 has been meeting my expectations as usual. Black and 2 are my personal favorites in this franchise though.

Korean mmorpgs, as usual, are also my specialty. Playing Ragnarok Online with the latest classes and mechanics with you would be like a dream come true (you would probably go the gunslinger route and blast bosses with your shotgun). More importantly, glad old mmorpgs from Korea got massive updates. Just like in the world of Dot Hack.

I was also taking Japanese quizzes when I didn't have anything else to do.

With that said, Happy Thanksgiving Day.

So yeah! October was an OK month and I got an OK ending in Suikoden 2 because I couldn't get Tir McDohl without playing the original Suikoden. Next time!

At least I had fighting a vampire and his army of zombies.

Other than that, that special day is around the corner. Your birthday, that is and I think that you deserve an MSI laptop made for 4K streaming. That, photo editing and heavy gaming. Something general purpose if that's what you really need.

As for manga, I've been reading some Guyver which someone recommended to me.

Having said that, how are you doing this October?

Aside from reading some indie comics, I've been playing Suikoden 2. It's been ages since I last played a Suikoden game.

Yes, Suikoden 5 was that last one I played and I'm exploring class warfare once again. That's exactly what the central theme of Suikoden is.

I've also been informed that a Suikoden 2 adaptation is coming.

I hope that Tomokazu Seki can take on the role of Luca Blight, the most evil antagonist in that game.

My other friend from North Carolina would definitely recruit Kasumi so that she would get ninjas real early. She really loves ninjas despite being ruthless assassins historically.

I enjoyed it as it's own thing, and it does have echoes of YKK, but that's still a pretty high expectation!
I would say it's more chaotic than YKK mostly because there are more characters and it covers a much, much longer period, so if YKK is a quiet day-in-the-life of an android, Apocalypse Hotel becomes the grand highlights over centuries from an androids POV.
I would recommend it, but leave the comparison so you can enjoy it for what it is. <3

Hi Monet!

How are you doing this summer?

I caught another flu, but I'm better now (good thing my little shaggy dog kept me company) and I can't wait to get pick up where I left off in Legend of Dragoon. Gotta do some mandatory boss fights without transformations. Dart has mediocre overall stats and is more suitable for support like Zidane (this kid is easily outclassed by Amarant in physical attacks so Throw over Thievery which has a tedious animation and does boring damage).

Good thing that transformations are completely mandatory in SMT like Digital Devil Saga.

As for Yuki Kajiura, it's been ages since I last watched Madlax (I love Houko Kuwashima who I see as Isara Gunther and Sera from said SMT game). My friend from North Carolina that I haven't seen in years loves the fact that she sang a song for Gundam SEED as See Saw. Yes! Being the semitomboy that she is, is kind of crazy about space operas.

I know numerous space operas that deserve adaptations. Yes! Aside from Copperhead (getting interesting at volume or issue 6) which is also space western.

Hi, I'm trying to start a club for critical and knowledgable anime fans. I came across your account in the “Anime History Association” club and you seem to fit the bill. The two purposes of the club are to foster community via the club Discord server, and to create a robust poll of the "greatest anime of all time", voted on by members in a thread on the front page of the club. Each member would post their personal top ten list in the thread, titled "Post Your Top Ten", and then eventually I will compile all the lists into a final aggregate. Here's the link to the club if you're interested: https://xss.now.cc/clubs.php?cid=92948

And post your list of the ten best anime of all time here: https://xss.now.cc/forum/?topicid=2208449

Thanks for adding me as a friend here and for liking my posts!!^^

Glad you are having fun and definitely excitement all the way (I listen to metal here and there along the way).

I'm having a good week so far and I'm about done with the Arc The Lad 3 main story. Almost time to confront some real bad guys, The Academy.

First, I must prepare for that ancient city in the sky and have enough money for those traveling merchants. Yes, prepare for battle too and hopefully, save that lady scientist who had no idea she was working for environmental terrorists trying to doom the world with untested experiments.

I wish that Bee Train could have adapted more of Arc The Lad.

Speaking of female scientists, I know a real one from Ontario who is super busy with professional chemistry, lab stuff, etc and said chemistry was a very stressful job all those years ago.

I would sure love to make my own silicon carbide as a freelance chemist (create my own axe puck or sintered carborundum benchstones so I can make money off that beautiful black stone), but first I must read chemistry books and master solar power. Rice husk ash can be my high temperature flux (how the Japanese tried to purify their jewel steel or tamahagane for swords) and yes, I'd like to grow my own rice someday.

Having said that, I hope that scientist from Canada will have a chance to emulate Shadow Hearts games someday. Having a Shadow Hearts kick while she's at it.

Honestly, chemistry is more interesting than modern AAA or mass produced, high-budget games. Gamer-wise, I'm more into retro and indie nowadays while rooting for Korean developers.

Speaking of cyberpunk, I found some Batman Beyond on Youtube Shorts and decided to re-watch some episodes. That episode when Terry had to babysit a robotic baby for homework because his blonde partner goofed off (preferred shopping to babysitting) was hilarious. Using his flying Batmobile to give that fake baby excitement was a smart way to get that straight A in class (congratulations Terry!).

I gave my little sister's half Maltese puppy that same level of excitement when I had to babysit him. One of the smartest little dogs since my white chihuahua Eve (RIP and I hope she had the best 13 years ever).

As for Arc The Lad 3, I still can't wait to see that man who saved Alek from a burning building when he was much younger. Lots of drifter missions to do and it's more than just fighting bandits. Also environmental terrorists that are holding a lady scientist hostage and killed innocent people along the way.

Arc and Kukuru (about as gorgeous as the smexy Anastasia from Wild Arms 2; great taste Arc!) are such a cute couple, by the way. My supertomboyish friend about to be 40 has a soft spot for Arc. That same pretty boy that was starring in his first two games. Went on a race against an evil empire (no, not the Dark Side because that's Star Wars) before Alek became a hunter, drifter, etc.

With that said, we got our individual deeds. Mine includes extending my Jack of all trades expansion pack (become as versatile as Ragnarok Online's super novice class, mastering different abilities; that's my dream job).

Hi Monet! ^_^

I haven't played anything Yakuza in a while.

Sorry for the late reply and I'm doing fine this spring.

Dot Hack-wise, I love the fact that its got a quiet and enduring legacy. Indirectly inspiring and influencing said cyberpunk indie comic that I've been exploring recently.

Yep! Tokyo Ghost. It needs an adaptation no matter what and not all cyberpunk is about that high tech, low life stuff. That's 80s stuff with the ugly neon lights in the background, corporate control, bashing upon capitalism and societal decay included. Private Eye doesn't explore any of those themes either.

Critics thought that comic books didn't tell deep stories after watching Marvel movies and The 5th Element. They thought wrong indeed and Hyper Police, one of the best manga ever, has some complex themes like Ghost in the Shell. One or more, at least.

I'm about 2/3rds done with Arc The Lad 3, by the way. It's got a broad story for a 1999 underrated gem. Doesn't include an annoying teenage protagonist like Squall. There were better JRPGs in the late 90s than FF8.

So yes milady, I can relate to Alek significantly more than Squall and I despise time travel. Often used as a plot convenience in fiction. People often grow out of that fixed timeline or butterfly effect narrative. It's common knowledge that people see time travel as a lazy reset button. FF13 also has that similar plot device used for undoing consequences. That game is basically just good for Laura Bailey and Maaya Sakamoto. I also hate Mary Sue characters, by the way.

Speaking of cyberpunk, I also found early Deus Ex games to be unconventional among others in that sci-fi subgenre. Invisible War is that other genuine article aside from Silent Möbius and others.

Unlike my ignorant half Asian friend, I only grow out of super conventional cyberpunk. I don't grow out of cyberpunk that easily since say the 90s.

I also agree with a Swedish semitomboy for saying that Ghost in the Shell adaptations are an improvement over their source material. Without the 90s, it wouldn't be a franchise that expanded into video games that we see today.

Hi Monet! :D

So how are you doing this spring? It's been getting really sunny around here.

I'm looking for to making my bearing steel knife. I'll be profiling it with my big half-round file with coarse teeth.

I'm still thinking of watching Mospeada some time this year.

As for video games, I look forward play Astria Ascending having similar aesthetics to Odin Sphere and Grandia 3.

Right after replaying Arc The Lad 2 and playing Grand Knights History in its only language, Japanese.

Definitely the most emotional "Dragon Quest clone" I've ever played. Most Dragon Quest games delve into same old themes and same old accepted lore. I prefer more emotional storytelling and varied themes. Nobody cared when any DQ characters died either.

As for previous drawing, I'm glad you like it and I hope that it gave you a Ghost in the Shell manga feel. It's actually based on the 1998 game with Toshihiro Kawamoto's character designs. Yes, the Cowboy Bebop character designer and someone asked why Motoko looked like Faye in this retro game. Very different artstyle than other adaptations, from the 1995 movie to Arise series stuff.

Speaking of cyberpunk, I really can't wait to delve into Tokyo Ghost. Think Dot Hack with the consequences of untested experiments of Steins;Gate. That's the indie graphic novel that I'll delve into besides a plethora of space western comics not known to everyone. I still want to check out Wanted that I saw in a Screenrant article about comics that deserve adaptations.

To be quite honest, more adaptations of indie comics would be great. Too many superheroes and remakes in the big screen.

I'm surprised Warner hasn't adapted Transmetropolitan yet (typical Hollywood ignorant of graphic novels beyond Marvel and DC). Very different than conventional stuff, so yes, not cyberpunk in the traditional sense.

I'm pretty sure that I saw Solty Rei break the mold as well and I cried (OK! Maybe not in the traditional sense) when several characters in this underrated cyberpunk anime died for good. One stabbed, one shot to death and another that lost blood somewhat long after a catastrophic event.

Silent Möbius also broke the mold while it was inspired by Blade Runner. The beginning had a cultist summoning monsters from another universe like Hellboy. It was also supernatural long before Bleach and Yu Yu Hakusho existed.

A world with demons summoned from another universe would be scary. We have enough abnormal creatures in this universe already. Ranging from ghosts to semiconductor lifeforms (aliens, possibly ruling hot exoplanets having robust, metalloid body parts and capable of outsmarting our cutting-edge computers) to bigfoot.

I haven't read much manga recently, but I like them.

I might have to check out that 80s anime you mentioned some time. I'll definitely do that as I wait for future Macross movies as I delve into indie comics besides Copperhead (big fan of space westerns).

As for mecha, I find the war story of Zoids Assault to be significantly deeper than all of Gundam combined. Except G Gundam, which doesn't revolve around war, but a fight to save mankind from some kind of threat that's never been seen by most which is rare in that universe.

Zoids Assault should have gotten a sequel ages ago and it should revolve around saving prisoners of war, which would be Rambo 2 levels of epic. The weapons used in that game are as real as military grade stuff we see in real life rather than weapons used in sci-fi, like the Death Star (no beam weapons, but that citybusting Deathsaurer cannon was something devastating) . Yes, Zoids Assault is a whole other universe and that universe should have been continued.

It should have had a broader soundtrack, but at least the opening was catchy as well as the endgame mission one. Using a very small squad to fight a big army the most strategic ways possible. Behind those big armies are fishy schemes being planned by rich people, warmongering usurpers attempting dictatorship, that is. Trying to ravage the lands via exploitation or worse.

Joker did once say that people in power like the mayor and police department always have plans. Auron once said that those with power seek to use it. Misuse of power is that theme Zoids Assault delved into.

As of late, I've been playing Lunar: Silver Story and its got a powerful conjurer more evil than Exdeath. Like Justin from the underrated Grandia, Alex has to save his girlfriend from bad guys.