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>>11120328

Maybe it was telling me to post more Asuka!

What if Asuka said this to you? Would you just roll over and take it? Are you prepared to defend your honor?

Cats are not known for their warmth and kindness.

>>10824927

oh

That's not modern history. Also it sucked.

Madotsuki would look exactly like a male anime protagonist if she didn't have hair. In fact, most anime girls would.

I think people have some misconceptions about tsun and its purpose.

I'll start by saying that humans love contrast. This extends beyond writing and etc - there's an entire course of human food where sweet and salty/umami flavors are blended together in interesting ways called breakfast. Top chefs add bitter or acidic accents to their sweet desserts. Water tastes best after having none for a long while. A game is most enjoyable when you haven't played it for a while. Humans despise monotony. The bottom line is that if you temper something with its opposite, or its absence, it becomes more enjoyable to humans.

There's a concept in writing based on this called the love/hate dynamic. It's a schema for managing the direction of hate and love toward the protagonist, who is an extension of the reader. More hate means that any instance of love will seem much more genuine, tender, or enjoyable to the reader. The prevalence of the hate also dulls its severity in the reader's eye. The opposite is also true. A protagonist having been showered with love throughout the whole piece means that the viewer will find any instances of hate especially jarring, and that the love present will have its effectiveness diminished.

Imagine a story as having a finite amount of two resources: Love and Hate. Having the protagonist be loved over the course of the entire story spreads the Love resource out thin, making it seem to be less present within the story.

>>9469916

I like Asuka.

Hello /jp/, it's my first time posting on this board.
I'm interested in starting to play Visual Novels, /v/ told me i should ask you guys about it.
So where do i get them? Do i have to patch them or are there English versions available? Do you have any recommendations on what i should play/read first? What are your personal favourites?