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Dang, this show would never go stale. Just as things were settling into a routine, they switched it up. I guess it's the start of the Gnosia campaign (i.e. Yuri starts "playing" as Gnosia)?

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By the way, is it true that you can't drop from Master Ball to Ultra Ball? I kept hearing something along these lines but when I check in-game, it says that rank-drop protection is only for the lower ranks.

Edit:

I haven't test it out personally just yet but from what I've read online, there is indeed rank-drop protection for Master Ball.

Where are pemdas and bodmas users from?

Thanks! My friend id is: 4213552621716574

May we be friends in Pocket? I would like to see more 2-star wonderpicks.

Easy solution: wired mouse

This concierge approach is nothing new; it existed even before LLMs are a thing.

One of my courses in undergrad computer science is Human-Computer Interaction, in which we learn about user experience (UX) concepts.

One of the things we learnt is to validate our ideas quickly and cheaply before putting a lot of time, effort and money into building the thing.

To do so, what we can do is build prototypes. The early versions may be be low-fidelity (lofi) and are scrappy. The later, high-fidelity (hifi) ones would mimic the functionality of the actual products, and may even appear to work to end users when in reality it could be just be manual effort behind the scenes.

The example given during lecture is the development of a ticketing system. To test the idea out, one could simply get a dude to sit in the "machine" and give out slips of paper.

Anyway, I am explaining all these because this seems like a surprise to those without the same educational background. Long story short, what this startup did is completely normal in the realm of software.

We may have better tools like Figma to simulate browser / mobile frontend experiences, but nothing is stopping us from going back to the basics and doing it this way.

Cool. Looks like I'm in BRG.

Hi, it's me your long-lost brother.

What is BLG?

I completed two great anime last week.

The first was Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26. This kind of anime is perfect for me: short, episodic, self-contained and bizarre. It has a bit of everything, from comedy and wholesome moments to action-filled sequences and emotional scenes.

I enjoyed it a lot, enough to give it at least a 9 / 10.

The second one that I checked out is My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. Season 2 is coming out next anime season, so I thought I'd give season 1 a shot. And boy was I pleasantly surprised.

If we ever get some side story where we follow some random C-class heroes from One Punch Man, this is it. This differentiation from the usual formula of following some big shot superhuman, and instead focusing on the not-so-glorious but still heroic moments of your everyday dude, makes for a story that stood out.

Another comparison that I can draw it to is Spiderman. I believe one aspect of Spiderman that everyone loves is that "friendly, neighbourhood" part. You don't need to save the day like Superman; just small acts of kindness to make everyone's day better. The MC embodies this and IMO this is what makes him endearing.

Speaking of Western comic superheroes, I like how the animation / art-style used at times is inspired by comics, something we hardly see in anime. It reminds me of the Spiderverse movies (though Spiderverse's production value is on another level).

All in all, this is a heartfelt superhero anime. I like the characters and I like where the story is going. I would definitely be checking season 2 out when it gets released. Minimum 8 / 10.

Can't be an umamusume anime without some depression eh?

Edit: I can't help but think that Belno Light is the actual protagonist of the show, and it so happens that a lot of her story revolves around Oguri.

Anyway, we are spoilt for choice when it comes to the banner this week.

Oguri Derp:

Oguri Squish:

Feels meme-worthy but I don't know how to describe it:

What the heck are you talking about, Roppei?!

Even the intermission goes hard:

I like that little detail of Oguri holding onto that hand-sewn plush that Kitahara Jo made for her. It looks so cool, but is simultaneously so sweet.

This is an exception but I think this shot deserves to be the episode banner even though it's not even a scene in the anime proper.

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