I do not care /srs

Hi Anon since I'm so fucking nice I'll help you out. Expecting $100 by the end of this 1. Edit lots. Makes sense doesn't it mate. Well yeah it's common sense? If you wanna improve at something you gotta train for it or whatever. Basically you won't master something by doing nothing. Crazy concept right? 2. Try replicating editing styles you like. It helps you understand layering, text layout, and effects. That does NOT mean you should entirely copy someone and make it your entire brand. Even worse if you don't give any credits. Again, this is just for training. Just like how art study works. Get inspired by layouts, but always put your twist on it is what I would recommend. Because, let's be real, no one actually cares about ripoffs. You don't wanna be a poor version of something that's already been seen. 3. Balance is key. Your eye should be drawn to the main focus naturally. I wanna say don't overdo fonts or effects but that might depend on your style. Still, symbols are also important. I would recommend .co/z1m6 for cute symbols. 4. Have fun! I know how cheesy this sounds at first but you'll genuinely just get a burnout if you don't enjoy what you do. It's fine to scrap something you don't feel satisfied with at the moment. You can always come back to it later, which I often do! 5. Have BPDtism NPD HPD ASPD OSDD DID P-DID OCD ASD ADHD also make sure to always mention it somewhere in your text layout just to warn people. I don't make the rules. I feel like I just rambled for nothing? Um. Reading back and no way Rentry is that serious. Ok well if YOU want any tutorials from me just come and ask in DMs. Yes YOU. The one reading this. Except you Kei. You've been pissing me off. The rest; don't be shy! I'm actually nice.

You guys are fast. I've already been informed and so I contacted the person. They immediately acknowledged it, apologised and took the post down. Happy ending yay!

Thank you so much 🤍 You're too sweet really. I'm just glad people enjoy my stuff.

No. I actually despise religion but that's something I'd rather not rant about in my guestbook.

You're flattering me Anon. But I really wish I had gradient map. I know I could use a different program but I want it IN my ibis paint. I might have to pay for Premium. Life is unfair... (Can you tell I'm used to pirating my stuff.)

Of course! No credits are required whatsoever and I don't mind if you claim it as yours either it's just a button. Thank you for asking and no worries – also thank you for your kind words ♡

Yes it's quite literally in my interests page anon. Just call it Totono I beg. Funfact of the day for slow people; Totono comes from the Japanese title Kimi TO Kanojo TO Kanojo NO Koi. Yay! Also I chose Miyuki final girl.

No need to be a pussy I'm literally just a guy in your screen

Yes I read poorly translated Visual Novels for a living. Exciting isn't it? On a more serious note; I do... not. That wasn't meant to be taken seriously. Your ask made me giggle though so thanks Anon!

Thanks. How about actually dming me and getting to know me you parasocial freak.

Finally someone I know Omgisoh. Hi Tsuu my son ❤️❤️❤️ I love you too and so does Papa Leo ahaha you're too sweet really..🌎🍝

Just so you know, throwing a tonetag in the mix doesn't make this ask any better?(( Why would you even send this. Why would you think about this at all. Stay out of my pants, Anon.

Hello Anon. It's been 5 days. Sorry for letting you wait this long! I was busy with IRL stuff. Employment is great. So, why does Togainu suck ass in terms of writing? Well, before I'll go on a rant about it, I'm aware this was N+C's first game (I mean anyone could tell) and no matter how much I criticize this VN, it's still one of my favs. Even if it's crappy. Ok? Also, I think the writing isn't bad at all in Shiki's route. Not glaze, I'm gonna get into details. Stay with me now. The original plot isn't so bad, at all actually. What bothered me were the routes and the romance that followed. I'll explain myself now. Akira is introduced as the apathetic, nihilistic protagonist who has a hard time processing emotions, his own as well as those of others. But Akira’s personality may tend to fluctuate based on the route he’s in, shaped heavily by whichever love interest he’s paired with... which is inconsistent. The game completely abandons Akira’s core character themes, despite how heavily they’re emphasized in the beginning. You’d expect a sense of consistency from a story that puts so much weight on those traits early on, but instead, it tosses them aside when they become inconvenient. The only route where his character 'growth' isn't terribly forced to fit a romantic narrative is in Shiki's, which I'll come back to later. Basically, as the routes progress, Akira starts behaving in ways that contradict his foundation. He becomes emotional, vocal, and even oddly affectionate?, traits that feel like they were glued onto him to make the romances function. He shifts too easily, too *suddenly*, into someone he’s never been, and it breaks the sense of consistency. The bigger issue is that his development is always framed around a relationship. He doesn’t find meaning or direction on his own, it’s always through someone else. Again, excluding Shiki's path! I'll now explain my issue which each routes in order of how I completed them. I'll be excluding Arbitro's and the Executioners' since they're more like bad endings rather than actual routes. Also, this is about Lost Blood if you couldn't tell. I would've played True Blood but there's no English translation to be found and my Japanese levels aren't good enough to carry me throughout the entirety of that game. I’m gonna be honest, Keisuke’s route wasn’t unbearable to play through. Sure, he was frustrating as fuck (it’s okay, Keisuke, I still love you...kind of), but the real issue lies in the writing. What rubbed me the wrong way was how HE was the one who made the choice to take the drugs, even though no one forced his hand because boohoo "Meh weak so meh deserve it ", and yet Akira somehow gets painted as the bad guy for not knowing how to handle it. Like, great. I thought Akira was his childhood best friend, not his fucking babysitter. Then it made me wonder. Does Keisuke even actually love Akira? Because honestly, it reads less like love and more like projection. He clings to this idea of who Akira should be. What Keisuke loves isn’t Akira as a person; it’s his idealized version, something Keisuke can look up to. And when the real Akira doesn’t match up, he falls apart. I know some people may just brush it off as 'toxic yaoi', but that corny label doesn't make the writing better now does it? And guess what. Akira gets to deal with Keisuke's angsty self and his character goes completely 180 for his baby boy. It reads more like wishful thinking than a believable conclusion. Instead of working through what should be a deeply fractured dynamic, the game just brushes past it all so it can slap a happy label on an ending that, by all logic, should’ve been tragic or at least complicated. And in doing so, it sacrifices both realism and the integrity of Akira’s character. Can we also mention how Keisuke gets killed off in every other routes that aren't his? That's because he only turns into an inconvenience when it comes to romancing a different character and he'd become an obstacle for Akira if he was still alive. It's very noticeable in Nano's route. Just, whatever dude. Moving on. Rin. Oh sweet little Rin? Probably the worst path in the entire game. Actually, it WAS the worst. Not just probably. I didn't hate Rin as a character, but I certainly hated his route. The fact that he was basically the shota of the game didn't bother me. Anything to make the fujos happy I guess. What bothered me however was, like, everything else. Mind you, the name of the game is literally "Blood of the Reprimanded Dog". Blood. Okay. Now... where did the whole blood narrative go in Rin's route? That's right. It's nowhere to be found. And it's not something you can just skip through either. It's literally the core of the game. It's SO important. It was explored in all of the other routes. Why get rid of it here? Because it's inconvenient, and also because Rin is honestly a fucking random and had nothing to do with it. How cheap. His character overall just pissed me off. There's nothing worth mentioning about his route other than the fact that it completely butchered Akira's character, turning him into this curious, empathetic guy who wishes to understand his loved ones. Akira topping him was the cherry on top. Like it couldn't get any more out of character. There were a lot of unanswered questions left too. I have no clue if it was mentioned in any CD dramas since I only listened to Shiki's and Arbitro's. How did he kill Shiki. Seriously. How. Where did Nano go? What happened? Why did it take 5 whole years? Why did Akira wait that long for a stranger????? Fuck off. Motomi's turn... pppppssssfffh? Nothing to say honestly. I guess the game needed a DILF for equality. Can't just spoil the shotacons you know? I mean, I found it funny how he basically pulled a Taku Slow Damage and went from "Akira is my son" to "Akira is a hot babe I wanna put my dick in" and everything happened in a church because hey God gets to watch. What a good christian. Crazy development too! I just don't see why nor how this grown ass man would ever pop a boner around some kid who's old enough to be his son. Their chemistry felt more like a quiet comradeship or even a paternal vibe, but definitely not romantic tension. So when the route suddenly frames it as ouh love, it feels out of place. Like the game realized it needed to check the romance box but didn’t quite know how to get there with these two. Shiki's turn. My only issue with his route is that it should've been slow burn given the context they were in, and Togainu is anything but slow, which is a shame. The writing here was actually consistent, it didn't toss away Akira's core themes but rather explored them and then developed his character individually without having to rely on the love interest only. Also sorry not sorry but their dynamic was just the most interesting to explore. I definitely recommend reading Funuke's ShikiAki Meta on AO3. It explains *everything* I just said, but better ( https://archiveofourown.org/works/56805328 ) ! Nano's turn. Yawn? I was disappointed, especially after playing Shiki's route. I expected the same level of quality. Maybe that's my bad. Humorous but I genuinely believe he was supposed to be the canon love interest and N+C just said fuck that and made it Shiki instead because of how bland that dude is. Wow. Which is, yet again, such a shame. He's such an important character, why make him uninteresting? Him and Akira together was full-blown awkward energy. The whole thing they had wasn't deep. Wasn't romantic. It was just bleak, and not in a way that says anything meaningful. Sorry Anon. I got tired near the end if you couldn't tell and I sincerely didn't feel like going into details. I'm not even gonna read back I do not care if I made any typos or mistakes. Had to abandon boyfie to type this all out. If you yearn for details, then again, I recommend reading that meta I linked. I'm not fucking lazy shut up Thank you for asking though! ahahha... aha

Oh Anon. You just made my day. Red velvet cake? I love. My favorite Slow Damage character... I'm gonna have to say Fujieda, though that one scene with Towa under the rain was, well, strange. A little extra too? What did I expect from N+C. I CANNOT stand Madarame though. Surprisingly not because of his already obnoxious self but he's just so. Ugly. 💔 For Bandori, definitely Uika and Moca, though Pareo was the one who got me into the game (5 years ago already...) Thank you for asking ❤️ I apologize if my answer isn't nearly as detailed as my previous one. You can tell I'm very passionate about Subahibi and not much else. I really gotta replay SuroDame someday... but the edgy 14 year olds kinda ruined it for me LOL.