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Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 2d

Actually it's kind of funny, for the longest time, One Piece was the only thing you could watch on Crunchyroll for free after the change. Now that's no longer true.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway, here's a visual representation of the only reliable way to watch anime now that Crunchyroll no longer offers free plans

the world has truly entered a great pirate era with a cartoon of ships in the ocean

Alt: the world has truly entered a great pirate era with a cartoon of ships in the ocean

media.tenor.com

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 2d

Then again, with Toriyama's tragic passing and Ash's story having ended... Is there really anime without Ash and Goku?

Maybe it's not dead but the party certainly is over.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 2d

What does it say when Netflix is my go-to site for anime just because it's the only one I'm willing to pay for?

To watch anything other than their limited selection, I have to sail the grand line.

Anime isn't dead but its distribution and localization in America sure is.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 2d

Crunchyroll basically ate Funimation and then closed its gates to us peasants when it had a monopoly

Not to mention every streaming service has exclusive rights to different series.

It's completely ridiculous.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 2d

Between Crunchyroll and Funimation's free streaming services, you used to be able to watch just about any anime you wanted for free. You just had to sit through ads and wait a week. That's it.

Now everything has to be paid for and paying for 3+ subscriptions is really not reasonable

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 2d

Anime time.

This one's gonna be short because anime is actually very much alive as an art form in Japan. In fact, sometimes I turn on Japanese television if I'm staying up late and it's a pretty cozy time.

It's more so over here in the U.S. that's its in a bad shape.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · May 5

Gaming feels like it's over

Vtubers feels like its over

Anime feels like its over

MMOs feel like it's over

Man, that's like everything that I do.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 2d

One more year and I would have been able to put Pokemon Gen 10 in the 10th spot of a top 10 list on a Gen 10 console

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 2d

I survived the night! If I posted this on Twitter, I would have been crucified by Hololive fans

I've been harassed and called names before for not having 100% positive opinions

Holo fans really want you to look at the mass exodus of talents and say "this is fine and not a dying/dead black company'

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yeah, and going back to how a lot of fans don't see them as real people, the worst of the worst only see them as waifus

Thinking they have a real chance with them, going nuclear when the idea of a man is even mentioned, worshipping the ground they walk on

Yes, that's idol culture and it sucks

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

Nah, I'm only kidding. These are actual problems.

But I AM bitter and salty. It can be both!

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

Instead of actual human beings and that's really gross. Which... again, leads to exploitative practices.

And one last thing: I couldn't succeed in this field so I'm actually just bitter and salty and trying my hardest to make myself feel better by justifying my failures

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

Writing all this also made me realize how weird it is that a genre of youtuber has entire multimedia franchises centered around it and fanbases that rival high profile anime and games.

Oh yeah, that's another thing I don't like. People treat talents like they're fictional anime characters

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

I will say though, that Holostars are treating their male talents a lot better recently.

Or at least it appears that way with their last concert.

Which is awesome to see because male talents for the longest time got treated like dirt in the industry so it's nice to see them finally get equality.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

And of course, there's the fact that the entire industry operates on parasocial relationships.

When the biggest cause of your success is something unhealthy and the major players are exploitative towards their talents, it's kind of no wonder it's collapsing on itself.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

And the problem with indie is that you really can't succeed without an agency unless you get lucky and catch lightning in a bottle.

The most successful indie vtubers are the ones that were previously part of an agency and basically started off with massive fanbases.

It's a lose-lose.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

Saba doing better than ever without Hololive only proves my point. Something was wrong over there.

And then Vshojo imploded and until that point, the only thing that felt suspicious about them was the fact that they only hire via nepotism.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

Hololive was the last bastion of good practices in the industry and I stand by the fact that you don't leave a job that made you the most successful person in your entire field unless something was very wrong.

And if the "best" agency ends up being bad, what does that say about everyone else?

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

Graduations, someone turned out to be a horrible person, an agency turned out to be a horrible company. You name it.

For me, Gura was the nail in the coffin.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

I've got some time to write a bit so next on the list is vtubers.

I mean, I've already written at length about how and why I became disillusioned with vtubing so this'll be short.

But basically, it feels like whenever there's news, it's only ever bad news.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · May 5

Gaming feels like it's over

Vtubers feels like its over

Anime feels like its over

MMOs feel like it's over

Man, that's like everything that I do.

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

We're nearing the end! I'm so excited but also kind of sad

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

Grading is.honestly such a scam. It baffles me how it's even a thing

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

I think people are seeing the words "multiplayer online" and just assuming its a MMO but if there really is a Pokémon MMO on the horizon, I'll quit every game

WoW? GW2? FFXIV? PSO2? Smash? Splatoon? VGC? Gone!

Even if its garbo, I'd still dedicate to become the very best, like no one ever was

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

I also just really like how people identify with their mains

Anyway, all this to say, when in doubt planning out your long term gaming schedule, just look to your hand and think "I've got a finger for esch one"

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk about the concept of mains and balancing multiple

Christian @ninijatt.bsky.social · 3d

And that I actually lied about stick with two because I do play these games

FighterZ - Kuririn, Kid Goku, Kamesennin
KoF - King of Dinosaurs, Angel, Darli
Pokken - Garchomp, Blastoise, Suicune