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  • No, it took time to get Proton to where it is now. If it was released together with the Steam Deck, it just wouldn't have had as much game support. Proton already existing also made the SD that much more trustworthy. Proton's initial release was in 2018

  • The Steam controller was ahead of its time
  • Yes, otherwise the Steam Deck would probably not have as much game support as it did when it came out

  • Bij het verdelen van het Kamercorvee schitteren PVV, DENK, FvD en JA21 vooral door afwezigheid
  • Mooie en duidelijke uiteenzetting. Het zal helaas voor menig PVV stemmer niet veel uitmaken verwacht ik

  • [News] All 12 Episodes of Grand Blue Season 2 Leak Online Ahead of Schedule
  • Yeah, that actually surprised me the most here. The fact that all of it can leak at once seems like a good sign

  • Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 28]
  • Finished Gundam GQuuuux. Even though I read in many places that was no prior knowledge was needed, I felt lost a lot of times. I don't know the characters that were actually important in the end and I missed a looot of context. It felt more aimed at fans of the original. It assumed you know the world, the terms, power dynamics etc, but as someone that only watched Witch From Mercury, I did not know any of it.

    The characters that were posed as the leads were heavily underdeveloped, including their relationships to each other. I think they had potential (a duo of rebellious rich girl together with a refugee is an interesting dynamic to explore), but were shafted in favour of what felt like nostalgia bait. As a result, some of their actions made no sense to me.

    Animation was nice though.

  • Witch Watch - Episode 14 discussion
  • Filler? I skipped forward during the Uron Mirage thing, thinking CR mistakenly uploaded to the wrong anime. Then I saw they didn't but I didn't go back to watch it. Seems like I didn't need to either. 9 minutes was way unnecessary

  • The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‱ Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season - Episode 24 discussion
  • Hmm, it didn't bore me at all. Just hard to keep up with. It's kind of the main theme of the anime. Season 1 was full of it as well, but not connected (or at least, it didn't seem like it. Now we know it was).

    But yeah, it seems like the new arc will be quite different, but it's probably not just Maomao being Maomao

  • Zelenskyy calls conversation with Trump most productive and announces agreements on air defence
  • The catch is that Trump changes his mind somewhere between tomorrow and next week

  • Crunchyroll accidentally confirmed it uses ChatGPT for subtitles
  • Not surprised. I've seen some subs that felt off lately

  • The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‱ Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season - Episode 24 discussion
  • I'm still not even sure if Maomao feels the same though I guess she's not the most in-touch with her emotions

    That, but she also just doesn't seem to care and/or think romance can happen to her

  • The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‱ Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season - Episode 24 discussion
  • Great final episode. A very good end of this arc, all things considered. The resurrection medicine was expected, but loved it nonetheless.

    This season was great, but hard to follow sometimes due to how much there was to keep up with. It's been building since season 1 episode 1 after all. Loved it though. Would probably be great on a binge rewatch.

    I'm very curious how this continues. The status quo is very different now. Both Xiaolan (poor girl, she deserved to see them off properly!) and Shisui (or Tamamo I suppose) are out of sight, Jinshi is no longer just a pretty eunuch, Gyokuyou is empress (deserved!) and Maomao is back in the pleasure district. I'm sure Jinshi gets her back in the royal affairs somehow, but we'll see. At the very least, he'll get cockblocked again next season and I'm all for it.

  • Spring Anime Season Wrap-Up, Summer Kickoff, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 27]
  • Witch from Mercury was actually my first introduction to Gundam! I did indeed love it. This would be my 2nd.

  • Spring Anime Season Wrap-Up, Summer Kickoff, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 27]
  • Machu and Nyaan's story

    Yeah that's where my interest is too, but they keep not doing anything with it so far

  • Spring Anime Season Wrap-Up, Summer Kickoff, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 27]
  • This was a decent season! I watched the following:

    • Apothecary Diaries: not finished yet, but incredible season, but hard to keep up with due to how many threads there were starting from episode 1 season 1.
    • SHOSHIMIN: also really good season. This season focussed more on some larger mysteries, which was a nice change from the 1st season. The 2 leads have great chemistry. Amazing OP.
    • Apocalypse Hotel: so much fun. The big cast + setting make for a very entertaining and endearing show.
    • Witch Watch: it was.. fine. Nothing that really excited me tbh.
    • Catch Me At The Ballpark: surprisingly fun. I do not care for baseball, but loved the vibe and the different characters interacting. Felt a little bit like a PA Works show for me. Speaking of which, I need to watch Food For The Soul.
    • NinKoro: also really fun. I'm repeating myself here, but I liked the chemistry between the characters. I also liked how it portrayed an awful occupation as something light hearted. Fucked up, but in line with the characters. Sometimes though, the seriousness of it all shines through. Very clearly a Shaft anime at times with some of the angles and shots.
    • From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: also surprisingly alright. The main character actually acts like a reasonable adult. His constant self-deprecation gets a little bit old though. He's regularly outperforming famed knights and adventurers but still thinks he's not that good. For the first part of the anime, it's understandable, but the latter part and especially the last ep it got a little unbelievable. The fights looked very well choreographed and the 3D animation looked good and was well-used.
    • Too-Perfect Saint: lovely, but too fast imo, especially near the end.

    Put on hold:

    • Zatsutabi: nice and relaxing, but nothing special.

    Dropped:

    • Can A Boy-Girl Friendship Survive: dropped after 6 eps. Cannot stand Himari.
    • Shiunji Family Children: dropped after 6 eps. Boring incest-but-not-technically harem.
    • Gorilla God's Go-to Girl: really boring reverse harem. The lead is dumb as bricks and the support cast isn't better. Also, for a reverse harem, I feel like the boys have very average looking designs. Then again, I'm not the target audience so who knows.
    • Once Upon A Witch's Death: felt like a cheap way to get the audience to cry, which didn't sit well with me.
    • Rock Is A Lady's Modesty: dropped after 3 eps. Similar criticism as the manga, but worse. I could not get over the awfully toxic dynamic. Being a musician myself, I can't imagine playing in a band with people like that. Drums and guitar competing in the way they do (or at all, really) in the anime makes no sense either. If you want to be a bad band, not listening to each other and trying to stand out more than the other is a surefire way to do it.

    I'm catching up on Gundam GQuuux, but now that I'm 4 eps in, I'm not too sure if I like it. I feel like I'm missing tons of context, it's lightning fast pacing and it's all very superficial still.

    I've seen a lot of praise for Umamusume, so I want to check that one out as well.

    I have no idea what's going on next anime season yet.

  • The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‱ Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season - Episode 23 discussion
  • I don't think it's that strange. Both Shisou and Loulan are among the main traitors to the empire that planned to overthrow it and attempted to kill royals. In an ancient empire, they weren't going to be let alive. The royal guard likely intended to kill in the entire clan, which was also why Loulan poisoned the children to let them die a "peaceful" death (though, I wouldn't be surprised if it was the resurrection potion).

  • [Discussion] Gal Maid & Villainess: Only Milady's Happy End Will Win! - Ch 15 [END]
  • That's quite unfortunate. Just when it went in an interesting direction it ends.

    The magic strengthening drain was a bit of an asspull, but what can you expect when it suddenly gets the axe.

    I enjoyed this manga.

  • Apocalypse Hotel - Episode 12 discussion
  • I had expected an absolute gut punch for the final ep, but I'm happy that it took a different route: humans are alive and well, but can no longer stand the Earth's atmosphere. Maybe they can re-adapt over time? Might take a couple of centuries though...

    What a lovely anime. I think this was one of the best ones this season. I loved Yachiyo's small, but visible growth. She wasn't a typical 'robot becomes basically human' character. She did become more human, but still distinctly robot.

    OP never got better though. Aiko doesn't seem like a bad singer so it has to be on purpose, but it's weird. I did get used to it though.

  • BudgetAudiophile @lemmy.world ReluctantZen @feddit.nl
    Integrated amp for Focal Chora 806

    I'm going to be checking out a pair of 2nd hand Focal Chora 806 tomorrow. There's a good chance I'll buy them, but I need an amp and DAC (preferably integrated) to go with them. Any budget friendly recommendations?

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    [DISC] Chieri's Love is 8 Meters Tall - Final Chapter
    mangadex.org Chieri no Koi wa 8 Meter - Ch. 63 - MangaDex

    Read Chieri no Koi wa 8 Meter Ch. 63 on MangaDex!

    Chieri no Koi wa 8 Meter - Ch. 63 - MangaDex

    https://mangadex.org/chapter/5ba86831-747f-4731-8f9c-a053db7d4245

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    BudgetAudiophile @lemmy.world ReluctantZen @feddit.nl
    Good, but budget friendly M40x pad replacements

    I have a pair of Audio Technica M40x and while I like the sound decently enough, I find the pads very uncomfortable. They hurt after a while and my ears get quite warm. So I'd like to replace the pads. I've seen Brainwavz and Dekoni recommended before, but the former is not available in the EU (for a reasonable price that I can find anyway) and the latter is quite pricy. Are there any other recommendations?

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    Eternity spoiler tags different from other apps (including web UI)

    The spoiler tags used in Eternity >!!< don't seem to be compliant with how the majority of Lemmy apps handle spoilers. The web UI for example uses the following:

    ```

    spoiler

    ```

    It seems most apps follow this (Voyager for example).

    This causes spoiler tags made with Eternity to be ineffective, since they don't show up as spoilers and vice versa. This can become quite annoying in communities discussing movies, tv, anime, books, manga etc

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    Shoko Server not recognizing any anime

    I've been ripping my anime bluray collection and wanted to have an easier way to sort it for Jellyfin, so I wanted to try Shoko Server, but it's not recognizing any of my anime. It sees the actual files, but categorizes them all as Unrecognized, making the entire idea of using it for automated sorting pointless. I'm struggling to find guides on this and the documentation is quite lacking. I don't know what I'm wrong. Are there certain rules I need to be following in order for Shoko to hash correctly? Does it hash the name? The actual ripped files?

    My folder structure is setup in a way that Jellyfin properly recognizes it (without using the Shoko plugin yet), so like so for example:

    ```

    • Fate/stay night: ubw (2014) ---- Season 01 ---------- <episode> S01E01
    • Fate/stay night: ubw (2015) ---- Season 01 ---------- you get the idea ```

    Since multi season anime often are separate entries, each season is usually its own main folder (which is one of the reasons I wanted to try Shoko to see if I could combine them into one so that I donÂŽt have multiple entries for what is really only 1 anime series).

    Anyone here that uses Shoko and have some tips?

    EDIT: thanks for the information and tips everyone. Seems like Shoko might not be what I'm actually looking for.

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    Girl Meets Rock translation suspended

    This was displayed yesterday in the app when the new chapter was supposed to be uploaded. They even removed it from the library. I can't see it in my MangaPlus library and the Mihon extension says that it's removed. The Japanese version does still exist it seems and properly got the new chapter.

    I read some speculation that this might be due to copyright reasons of the translated song lyrics. If that's the case, I don't understand why the Japanese version would still be up, since I assume they use the real lyrics.

    Anyway, this is quite sad. I hope it gets resolved soon.

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    [DISC] At The End of 4 Minutes - Oneshot
    mangadex.org At the End of 4 Minutes - MangaDex

    Anita, a lonely assassin, found herself staring the Grim Reaper in the face. But if she can fend him off for four minutes, she will be spared death, this time.

    At the End of 4 Minutes - MangaDex
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