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Cake day: July 12th, 2023

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  • I do, though not in the last year or so.

    My experience was generally pretty good. Things generally showed up well packaged and undamaged. The worst I’ve had was a CD that showed up with a crack in the jewel case, but those things are so fragile it’s entirely possible I did that just by breathing on it wrong.

    Shipping times are about what you would expect for things being shipped from Japan. At least where I’m at it was usually 1-2 weeks and half that time would be waiting for it to clear customs.




  • I wouldn’t describe Demon Slayer as a masterpiece. It’s visually stunning, not only in terms of the artwork, but also the animation and cinematography. It has spectacular sound design, in terms of its soundtrack, its ambient sounds, and its effects work.

    But its writing is a haphazard mix of shounen and seinen tropes that ultimately leave its story boring and predictable and its characters drab and one-note.

    Granted, I only watched Demon Slayer through Mugen Train, maybe it gets better after that?

    Attack on Titan stands out on OPs list as a show that has all of the same issues. Both were really fun to watch for a bit, but ultimately failed to hold my interest.














  • Every time I’ve seen major streamers asked similar questions, the answer has usually been “just do it.” If you enjoy it, keep doing it, if you don’t stop.

    In all likelihood, early on you might get the occasional singular viewer, but otherwise you won’t get much, which will provide you with time to get used to talking and narrating while playing, as well as develop some kind of style or tone that you want to go for.

    As for concerns over what people think of you, as you get more comfortable with things, you’ll find an audience who enjoys what you’re doing. It’s kind of the nature of the platform. You’ll also get people who don’t like what you’re doing and really want to tell you about it, that’s also the nature of the platform. They can be ignored and/or banned if it’s bad enough. Probably a good idea to set some stream rules early on and enforce them.

    But at the end of the day, what matters is that you’re having fun.