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[Bunka Junka Shakalaka Bam]

Edit: This is apparently from a game called No Straight Roads. Noted!

Please tell me this is a real show that is either upcoming or I can watch right now!

Either way, this reminds me of late 2000’s cartoons when people were finally figuring out how to use Flash/2D computer animation to its fullest potential, in ways that would be too hard or expensive for traditional frame-by-frame animation (e.g. Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, although the latter is technically from the 2010’s).

[cursed two eyes]

Look on the bright side—now you have depth perception! Now you can play catch with your father!

[Lum]

Rumiko Takahashi was always the absolute best at designing waifus. You did Lum justice, Internet person!

[Perfect]

I’d say this is perfect, but I suspect the title is subliminally affecting my opinion of this piece. It’s certainly great, in all seriousness.

[On the run]

Well, this is a fine mess you got us into.

[Nazzzz]

She always was a cool and unique design. Kevin was one lucky dude.

Catinyt responds:

Haha yeah, I liked her lots when I was a kid owo

[bab]

Yeh, this is how I draw the little demons, too. The caption under the baby (“I ruin everything”) had me in stitches and brought the whole piece together!

[NOW I KNOW THE NEXT QUESTION YOU ARE GOING TO ARSK]

I still can’t believe this guy was the “Governator” of California, once.

[comm]

Something about this (perhaps the hair?) reminds me of Sora from Kingdom Hearts.

“Giving up already? C’mon Sora, I thought you were tougher than that.”

[Burritoborne]

I still prefer Bloodborne over all the other Soulslike From Software games, although Sekiro came close at times. I think it’s just because of the LoveCraftian/Vampire Hunter D setting—From has always been amazing at art direction and background design, but the fact of the matter is that Eldritch monstrosities and Cthulhu seem a bit underutilized in gaming while the otherwise-fantastic worlds of Demon Souls, Dark Souls and Elden Ring are still just the usual Western fantasy and/or JRPG tropes I’ve seen many, many times before in games I could actually beat. As a result, I’ve had more of a desire to “git gud” and push through inevitable setbacks in Bloodborne simply because I was too curious about what freakish, madness-inducing sights I would witness next to drop the game before I fully completed it. As adult life and responsibilities eat more and more into my free time, I think having a setting that constantly piques my curiosity is just as important as good and challenging gameplay.