February 2nd 2025

Small life update in terms of California not being on fire so much anymore. A needed day of rain came and went in LA county where I reside and saturated enough of the area to help get things under control. It also provided precious restocking of our “laughably” dry ground water reserves. This is only the beginning of the “repair and taxes” phase, so I’ll definitely make a bookmark on how things have changed in my neck of the woods in the retrospective for 2025. Thanks for all the kind words as well.

As I’ve been knee deep in other stuff recently, this gacha game slipped under my radar. It’s called Lost Swords Tales of Britannia. It has a lot of fan service (which is why I noticed it), but it also is an auto-battler. I have nothing against the genre, but I was recently heavily burned by another game in the same category (check my weekly retrospective for 2024). If any of you try out this game, let me know if you went deep. I’m tired of being a canary in a coal mine and rather have someone else take point this time around and shot first.

Piggybacking off of the monthly update, some folks might have missed this video checking out all the other great content on Majin’s channel. The reason why this video struck a chord with me has nothing to do with Street Fighter (I don’t even play it), but the talking points about communities and “missing the point”. I go into detail in the audio blog, but the jest of it is that newer gaming communities need to adapt to a way of doing things that isn’t like what “we” older folks did that worked. It worked because it was the only option we had.

Artist is OlchaS

Artist of the week is OlchaS, bringing us this lovely unamed FGO waifu. Literally I was looking for themed waifus for this update (Snake year and all that) and this was what first popped up. In any case, check out their Patreon if you like their work.

January 26th 2025

Some gaming news to start off this week, but it isn’t necessarily Gacha gaming related. As a matter of fact, none of it is! But hopefully you’ll consider them anyway cause they all definitely go into the “weird but strangely good” side of the road. Let’s start off with NunHoly - a recent Steam release game that got a lot of attention for its… well Nuns. It’s a bare bones Hades clone with a much prettier protagonist roster. Feel free to hunt down the heretics if you’re so inclined.

Next game we’re looking at is Elin, a direct sequel (technically prequel) to the absurdly underground indie game Elona. Make no mistake, these games fill a very particular genre (farming sim / rogue-lite), but they do it extremely well and are highly addictive to those who get caught in the moment. Technically there’s a mobile version of Elona, but it’s more of a stand-alone spin-off with a different vibe.

Going into a bit of a personal struggle story here, but I can’t for the life of me find a physical wireless (non-BT) volume control knob for my PC. There are many 2-in-1 solutions (like wireless keypads with a knob) or wireless keyboards with the knob built in, but no knob by itself wirelessly (without BT). It’s strange I know, but something I eventually came to terms with and found a temporary alternative. That alternative is Volumouse from NirSoft. Pretty self-explanatory, but it’s a freeware software that allows you to reprogram anything to control your volume - even your mouse wheel.

Artist is Edemevas

I needed to post a monster waifu this week, so here she is courtesy of the talented Edemevas. I was looking for a fire themed waifu due to recent events for comedic relief, and a fire dragon waifu fits that bill just fine.

January 19th 2025

Nothing has changed since last week in terms of interesting stuff to talk about, so we’re going sideways a bit with spookier (but fun) stuff and randomness. Qxir makes a reappearance on my site because he’s absolutely hilarious and covers darker topics in the funniest way possible. I only wish most historical drama out there was talked about by him.

I actually like theme parks quite a bit growing up but unfortunately never had the means to go to them even when I became a young adult. I am fascinated by all stories throughout the decades of what I missed, am missing, and current drama related to them in some way. It’s kind of like those folks you knew in high school who were really good at something but never made it a career. In any case, MonoMania brings us all along for the ride (ha!) of serious incidents in various parks around the world.

It’s been a while since I talked about fighting game tournaments, so I’ll mentioning one you might want to watch this week. It’s the GBVS grand finals for 2024 (held in 2025). Keep in mind I don’t play this game at all, but it’s extremely pretty to look at and easy to follow as a spectator not familiar with fighting games.

Artist is MOcase (AI Generated / Assisted)

Artist of the week is MOcase (AI) who has a very lovely picture of Elegg from Nikke. I go on a long tangent in the audio portion of the blog about various things AI. For the written only viewers - enjoy all the chubby glory and visit the Pixiv page for more work from the artist. Take care!

January 12th 2025

Long time visitors to the site will acknowledge the fact that I reside near Los Angeles County. And yes, it’s been burning quite a bit in my neck of the woods. Thankfully I am not in a directly impacted area, but that doesn’t mean I don’t get reminded every day on the news or by local authorities that things can go south pretty quickly. At the moment I’m fine, and if anything, I’m more worried about the longer-term impact of taxes and fees going up to recoup the staggering amount of estimated damage going on. All in all, I’m fine and just wanted to say that fires in California have been a lot more problematic than earthquakes in the last decade for sure.

It’s been a slow news week in general, so I often bring out the paranormal stuff to fill the gaps. Connor’s Curiosities has been mentioned only once in the past, so it’s fitting to bring him back in the spotlight with one of his more recent videos. It is rather ironic for me (considering the circumstances) how larger current events can go overlooked quite quickly once they’ve finished, while tiny mysteries from 20 years ago can still linger on in the minds of many.

Not joking that this song was recommended to me because I was watching paranormal stuff on YouTube. It’s actually catchy and kind of what I normally listen to; albeit slightly more rock focused. Still good stuff, and something to potentially listen to while doing your dailies. Essenger & Skybreak are the artists.

If you listened to the audio portion of the blog, you would know that I got pretty philosophical for a moment. But the point I was trying to make was that very real “ordinary” people are able to make some extra ordinary stuff with dedication and effort. In any case, Time Rift Arcade is worth a visit in 2025 for anyone who plans to make a visit to Texas. You can also check out their YouTube channel for some fun restoration videos.

Artist is Queasy_S

Artist of the week can easily be artist of the month. I’m only posting the talented Queasy_S this week since I made a vow to “amp up” the artist recommendation for slower news weeks. Make no mistake, they’re the type of artist AI copies off of, and extremely talented in my opinion. They also have a Pixiv, so check them out there as well. Remember a kind word goes a long way, so even if you can’t join their Patreon, at least thank them for the effort.

January 5th 2025

Starting off the year with some retro tunes, courtesy of Porter Robinson circa 2014. I believe 10 years is the universally agreed upon length to be considered retro right? If so, I guess that makes me 4x plus retro going into 2025 and my body feels as much. Hope you all had a fun holiday season; it’s time to restart the grind and get back into the flow of things.

If the previous year taught us anything, there’s a lot of valiant attempts to bring the old into the new. Some of them are quite disastrous, while others are much better. I came across something in the “hopeful” category called Desktop Survivors 98. It’s based off of the popular “survivor” genre and looks quirky enough to stand out from the crowd. To further highlight my dinosaur status, I agree with the dissenters in the comments of the game using Windows XP default as a background choice (although technically the photo was taken in January 1998). That operating system was 2001. They could have used the same design motif of 98 with the title of their game as the logo, without stepping on any infringements. Us old folks are picky.

I don’t have the same tastes as Pseychie does, but I do appreciate his thoroughness in how he analyzes stuff. The video is a good introduction to a bunch of stuff releasing in 2025. If you want to share, let me know what upcoming game in 2025 you’re looking forward to, gacha or not.

Artist is Umigarasu

Soft normie landing after a holiday season, we have some lovely art of Fulcre from LO courtesy of Umigarasu / ウミガラス. I am of the belief that if LO ever dies, the fan-art of its characters will probably live another 5 years autonomously before fading completely in memory. I can only hope all of us have the same residual impact on the world!

December 29th 2024

The final weekly update will be my gacha games of the year in various categories. This entire list is lighthearted and for fun, don’t take anything too seriously. So, starting off with my first award for “Bread & Butter Gacha Game of 2024” is Nikke. If I have literally only 1 hour to dedicate to myself for the entire day, it’s going to be to this game and its dailies. Still holding up well in 2024 and going strong into 2025.

I recently got back into Brown Dust 2 and after a bumpy reacclimating period, I’ve started to settle in. And it’s quite surprising how much this game has improved from when I played it in CBT to launch. Although I think the game needs a more central community hub, I have little else to say bad about it. Therefore, it wins my “Best Necromancy 2nd Chance Gacha Game” of 2024.

You ever have that game where you absolutely love to play but no one else on the planet is playing? That’s Star Force in a nutshell and wins my award for “I’m All Alone & Don’t Care Gacha Game” of 2024. Pure nostalgia is what motivates me about this Shmup, not only for the ones I grew up with in the arcades, but similar phone games I use to play back in 2014. Speaking of which, it feels like it was developed 10 years ago too and frankly adds to the charm of it.

Sometimes you stay awake at night wondering how the world works. Because a lot of things don’t make sense, and yet they exist. Dragon Blaze is a game that’s still somehow alive to this day and age, and yes I did play it once a VERY LONG TIME ago. All things considered; no other game deserves the “I Can’t Freaking Believe It’s Still Running Gacha Game” of 2024. Take a well deserved bow Dragon Blaze!

I talked about this Kusoge a few months back and it’s still deserving of that title. Like all games past and present in this category, there’s enough awful about it to make it likeable and frustrating at the same time. You end up with something you kind of want to play but also can’t really recommend whole heartily. So Otherworlld Mercenary Corps gets my “This Is Crap Yet I Hope They Get Better Somehow Gacha Game” of 2024.

There are crimes against property, then people, and then humanity as a whole. Daiblos Core is one of those crimes in which it is horrendously underrated due to skill issue. I even crawled out of my cave for two seconds to talk about it in a recent video and this secret one. In any case, Daiblos Core wins the obvious “Most Overlooked & Misunderstood Gacha Game” of 2024. You deserve better baby girl.

We’re closing off the awards with Horizon Walker which came out globally this year. I’ll be frank, this game was kind of deflating. I expected a bit more from the original dev team of Last Origin, and there have been some rumors (I have to stress that point, rumors) of the current team not necessarily being the best of the original bunch. Still, it’s fun enough and I’m doing my dailies. For all of that, Horizon Walker gets my “Most Hard For Then Sort Of Limp Afterward Gacha Game” of 2024. Stop being a tease and release the freaky waifus already.

Artist is Amorphant

Artist of the week is certainly an interesting fellow. I consider myself “rank and file” weird. Amorphant is definitely the more advanced tier of weird. But I do appreciate their message and their work - a lot. Support them with a kind word or a Patreon sub.

December 22nd 2024

For this holiday week, I thought I would just make a video for fun regarding my current Gacha gaming ramblings. It’s a longer watch, but it mainly pertains to the game Daiblos Core and sort of Brown Dust 2. I put a bunch of links in the video, so here they are in no particular order.

Daiblos Core Google Document

Daiblos Core Modern Guide

Haze Reverb Low Tier Units

Balancing out the update with some cool non-gaming stuff, the ever-awesome Defunctland dropped a new video pertaining to animatronics. It’s those fascinating (possibly nightmare fuel) things you saw singing to you as a child at the theme park. An excellent documentary from start to finish, and a wholesome family orientated content you can share during the holiday week.

Artist is Surin / すうりん

Closing off the week with Surin and a festive waifu in a Santa hat. I actually wanted to post a picture of their latest work involving Pulchra from Zenless Zone Zero, but you can click the link to see it yourself! I never actually tried ZZZ and was interested maybe to give it a dip once the announcement for Pulchra dropped but later found out she’s just a mere NPC. Shame.

December 15th 2024

This week we’re focusing on podcasts and “background” stories. Everything I do on a day-to-day basis; I always try to have some type of narrative story in the background playing on a speaker. I would like to assume that I’m learning something passively at all times whenever people are speaking indirectly to me. It’s also a good way to not let your brain rot while doing your Gacha gaming dailies; and believe me I have quite a few of them to go through. If you can do me a favor, if you happen to have a podcast or series of videos you think we all can enjoy - share them. Comment section below or even send me an e-mail.

I didn’t even need to introduce Mr. Ballen in the previous video because he’s already legendary. Who I do need to introduce is Wartime Stories - a series on YouTube that talks about strange occurrences from servicemen around the world. The narration is spot on and extremely well done. It also occupies a niche that isn’t really exploited in popular media, giving a unique perspective on the stories being told. I use to listen to them before they got picked up by Mr. Ballen’s production company, and now they’re even more prolific because of it. If you like the above episode (it’s one of my favorites), you’ll have a lot to enjoy with the rest.

I’ve mentioned Nexpo here on my site once before, but he’s worth repeating. This is a well-done video on an extremely popular story from Japan regarding hikers and a SOS sign. The details are a lot more complex than meets the eye, especially as you dive deeper into the mystery. Naturally Nexpo does extremely detailed videos on other mysteries, so give his channel a look if you haven’t already or just plain forgot about it the last time I brought it up!

Artist is Ryuukusnpaiart

I needed to end this weekly update with a goblin waifu. Ryuuku answered the call. I suggest you check out their work on their Pixiv. They also have spicier stuff on their Fanbox. All is well with the world once more. See you all next week, and don’t forget to let me know any suggestions for podcasts or YouTube series in the comment section below (or anywhere you can reach me).

December 8th 2024

Pretty straightforward week let’s get on with it. Girls Frontline 2 Global has launched and is now ready to play on multiple platforms. If you’re a re-roll hound this game makes it a bit of a struggle but not impossible, so follow the video guide above to get situated. As I’m oversaturated with things to play at the moment, I’m going to take a “wait and see” approach to GFL2 or keep in on reserve a year down the road. If you all tried it and think it’s GOAT of 2024, let me know via the comments.

I’m going to be frank; I haven’t been back to Brown Dust 2 in ages. I dropped the game quickly near launch due to it seemingly being a time intensive game. I recently went back to the Reddit for it and saw a lot of opinions on why the game isn’t as popular as it “should” be. Recently looking at some NSFW in-game content of it, I’m also surprised it’s not as popular. My biggest issue with BD2 was the seemingly unfriendly time constraints it demanded (not sure how it is now). Also, it has husbando fodder during pulling which hurts. Let me all know if you still play BD2 or just enjoy the video above.

The above picture is Your Wife on my third computer monitor looking at cheese on my desktop. This program is a steam “game” that creates a giant waifu live 2D that follows your mouse pointer. It does nothing else other than look at the direction of your mouse. She has no customization, makes no noises or reacts in any other way. She can only be moved and resized. She’s also $0.79 and is a good prototype for future expansion of the concept.

Artist is Rapscallion

The lack of monster girls in my recent updates is disturbing, so Rapscallion is here to rectify that issue quickly. Very talented artist with an art style that is losing popularity in an ever increasingly “stable diffusion” world. Show them some love over on their Patreon if you like what you see. Very cultured artist by the way, if you look at online galleries of their work, make sure you get ready for the tidal wave of NSFW lewdness.

December 1st 2024

A very short update week since I’m the middle of a bunch of holidays back-to-back. But I’ll bring what interesting topics I can. Starting off with some information regarding the famous (notorious?) ONE Store being opened in Singapore. The ONE platform has a lot of stuff that’s too spicy for Apple or Google and would never launch there. Since English is one of the main languages of Singapore, everything launched on the platform will cater around that; specifically implying a global “friendly” platform. If more Korean developers pick up on releasing their games already on the KR ONE Store to Singapore, it will mean a lot of prohibited content in the past might get new life with a wide-reaching global audience. We’ll see how this all turns out over time.

I do not know who this content creator is. I do however appreciate the honesty. It very much reminds me of what my wife tried to do back in 2017 and the whole inception of this website. Everything in the room at the time is spot on relatively speaking, except the cigarettes. YouTube channel @beamoriyurumo if you want more.

ATLYSS is a game I mentioned a few weeks ago as worth looking into. It now has an official Steam release and has done pretty well for itself all things considered. It got a little “love tap” from going semi-viral for being an unapologetically slider friendly game in face of recent AAA slop. Sometimes lightning in a bottle happens, and I’m happy for the devs. I’ve put about 20ish hours in the game and have seen everything developed up to this point. It’s really early access right now, so have that expectation of content in check.

Artist is Mansik Yang

Artist of the week is Mansik Yang / YAM_Spectrum with their highly detailed original characters. This is the talented artist you feel sorry for whenever AI bots decide to copy and paste their style. Show them some love over on their Patreon if you like their work.

November 24th 2024

Slow news week in terms of varied content, so I’m just going to throw out degenerate game releases of note. Starting off with Grey Haven, a Korean based “sim” game based around monster waifus. Not technically 100% monster waifus, but close enough in terms of having at least a few. The game just entered “true” release with version 2.0, so feel free to check it out. Keep in mind it’s still in active development, but should be playable “enough”.

I kept tabs on this for quite a while but wanted to make sure it got a few bug passes before being recommended. In-Heat basically rides on the popularity of FNAF. Someone decided to capitalize on the success with a similar themed adventure but focusing on the enemies being full blown waifus instead. Either way that means more stuff for you to enjoy; and it’s actually a competently made game extreme fan-service aside. FNAF enjoyers should really feel at home.

Friendly reminder that figure collecting is as affordable as ever right now due to market conditions in Asia. Although the US dollar is still very strong against the JPY, the bigger story is that figure manufacturing in China has started to ramp up significantly in quality. Even blatant knockoffs (which you can find in abundance on Amazon) are not the complete rip-offs they used to be 10 years ago. Either way, if you got the space and funds - Christmas sales are already starting across various outlets.

Artist is Rekaerb_Maerd

Artist of the week is Rekaerb_Maerd bringing in the over-the-top designs I wished Horizon Walker art team had. Seriously check out their body of work to see what I’m referring to! Next week’s update is going to be a short one (and early) since I have a monthly literally on the same day Sunday. See you then!

November 17th 2024

We’re going to chill out this week since I can’t seem to find anything pop culture related without running into some form of drama. Also, I think I’ve been extremely going hard into gacha gaming news., so I’m going to take a break from that as well. Instead, how about some wholesome internet history with Whang! about the most mysterious song on the internet? Sounds good to me.

Dan Bell is one of my favorite content creators for abandoned or “trashy” explorations. Although I’ve mentioned him numerous times over the years this site has been up, I would imagine there are still enough of you who are new to the site who haven’t seen his body of work. I highly suggest you do so, especially if you’re not from the United States. You get to see the decay and strangeness that very much makes up my country alongside the more popular stereotypes.

Synthwave and meme recommendation rolled into one well made video. This song was featured ages ago on my defunct weekend synthwave site, but it’s still a bager to this day and I often listen to it still. Those who haven’t heard the track are in for a lo-fi treat. Artist for the song is Naverent.

Artst is Maidcousin

Artist of the week is Maidcousin, one of the rare ones out there that have an easy-to-follow commission process. I like the clean, simple style that’s easy for OC generation or simple pin-up work. Highly recommended, and don’t be afraid if you want something done to contact them. Shame they don’t do commercial stuff, or I probably would have hired them for that mascot that has alluded me for years.

November 10th 2024

Gacha…gacha everywhere! My plate isn’t full at the moment, it’s overflowing. Lots of releases now and to come, so let’s just get on with it. Horizon Walker global has released in EA / Beta form on Google Play and you can grab it now. Keep in mind the Steam version is still in the works and not yet released. All versions of Horizon Walker (including the original KR uncensored version) are account cross compatible once linked. That means whatever progress you make on one version will transfer to the other. Coincidentally, the KR uncensored version will have an official English patch to the game, even though technically you can’t download it outside of KR. This is done obviously as a move from the dev team to discourage modifying game files from an already large global audience. They also know the game’s uncensored version is heavily played already outside of KR, and people will find a workaround of restrictions no matter what. Smart move all around, and I appreciate the forward thinking on their part.

Haze Reverb global released the same week and is an older (yet still fun) side game I recommend. I actually played the CN version for about a year until I called it quits once global was announced. Keep in mind the game was released quite some time ago, so it may seem a bit antiquated by modern releases, but it’s a good distraction from your main games once you get things setup and flowing. You can get your dailies done under 30 minutes and it’s quite F2P friendly. Better yet now, everything is in English and the rather brutal (but fair) mechanics are easier to understand. When I said “older” style of gacha game, I meant that as well. Expect to wipe a lot when starting off until you get the hang of how things work. This JP Wiki on the game will give you a lot of useful information, must make sure to translate it using whatever tool at your disposal. Also, this video right here is still up lol. I suggest hitting mute before watching, but you do you.

Ever hear a song and immediately put it on repeat? That’s me this week when I came across this track from Platon & Joolay. Self explanatory stuff, my type of music and maybe might be yours as well. Typical synthwave recommendation, and I posted it because I needed to. Especially since I literally have 3 games open right now doing dailies. Turn up the volume, use the good speakers & headphones and enjoy.

Artist is O S I I M I

Artist of the week is O S I I M I with a refreshing style. I’ve always been a fan of “heavy on the textures” art akin to physical canvas. The blotchy / inked look has always been appealing, and it looks even better on a print and physical medium. Here’s a thought experiment for you all, take your favorite stable diffusion “perfect” AI image and print it out and frame it. It’s going to feel flat, similar to a photograph. Print something like this picture from O S I I M I and you’ll see if has a little more depth to it! In any case, enjoy and support the Patreon if you want more.

November 3rd 2024

This is going to be a game heavy update, so bear with me if you’re someone who’s not into gaming. In any case let’s get started with Starseed Asnia Trigger. This game soft launched on October 31st, 2024, meaning it’s only available in some regions. The official worldwide release will be a month from now in November. The game is technically available on PC, iOS and Android. Just a warning about the PC client, it’s kind of cooked and I don’t recommend it. It uses Windows Google Play Beta (which is bloated) and it also installs 3rd party anti-cheat security programs. In other words, just use the emulator version. Honestly it kind of had a scuffed launch (in my opinion) and details in the audio blog.

By the time you read this, the 2nd Anniversary of Nikke will be in full swing. However, folks who are hardcore into Nikke would have already known that, as well as the countless YouTubers and influencers who play the game. All I will say is that if you’re interested into playing the game now for the first time (newbie), then it’s a good time to do so. It’s actually always this way for any game having an anniversary event. The first year is typically the biggest, but the 2nd ones tend to “hyper” accelerate newbies with broken units. From what I can tell so far, the kit on the newer units is adjusting a lot of power creep - so more incentive for new players to dive in if you can power them up and pull them right away.

Artist is Official Screenshot from Spirit Valley

Spirit Valley is the first non-gacha game on this list recently released into Early Access, and it is a lighthearted lewd Pokemon like game. Obviously, since the game is based around sex, I can’t link any videos for the gameplay - but it’s a fun little couple of hours for a few bucks. No micro-transactions or other stuff, just a simple single player experience. Keep in mind early access means there’s a lot of patches down the road, so if you would rather wait until it’s a bit more content heavy; simply keep the game on your wish list to check out later.

By the time you are seeing this update, the JPN CPT 2024 will be underway and either just finished up or live. Either way, feel free to enjoy the tournament as it will be a huge one with a lot of talented players. Something to have on a 2nd monitor while you’re doing all your dailies.

Artist is HEIJUN

Artist of the week is actually my choice for artist of the month previously, but I can’t post works that are too lewd for my monthly updates. It’s a self-imposed restriction of course. That being said, HEIJUN is an absolutely fantastic artist and easily you can see why I pegged them for artist of the week and month. Feel free to check out their extensive work over on their Pixiv page.

October 27th 2024

Video game “Engrish” has been a fun topic to talk about since the dawn of the internet. It’s good to take some time off and remember the good o’l days when online discussion was filled with these “wholesome” and largely harmless memes. Nothing forced, just genuinely people trying to make light of something already absurd. I’m not going to go full boomer on you all, but it was really a special time when people just made funny stuff to release into the wild for no compensation, narcissism or clout chasing.

This small bit of news came across my desk this week, with the announcement of a new game studio headed up by former ShiftUp employees. GPUN is what they’re called, and they are working on a new game. Since current projections state the game will be available by 2027 - there’s quite a bit of time for the finer details. The video is pretty bare bones and honestly looks kind of “proof of concept” at the moment, so hopefully more information will be available as the months go by.

Artist is Official Screenshot Daiblos Core

I’ve still be playing Daiblos Core (Cross Core) as a side game, and have stumbled upon the database of all databases… for global players. It’s a Google Doc that is well maintained and contains every single bit of information you could want on the game. This makes playing (and understanding) what you’re doing in the game for English players 5000% easier. Please click this link here to access the Google Doc or click the image above. For those who were on the fence playing the game out of fear of not knowing what to do, you now have less of a reason to be hesistant.

Artist is Fox Gumie

Last weekly update of October, might as well keep it themed for no apparent reason other than to post Halloween related booba. Artist of the week is Fox Gumie with his furry Sadako Yamamura. If for some reason you haven’t watched The Ring (especially the American version) yet - please go do so. Then you too can enjoy the lewd Sadako even more!

October 20th 2024

We’re echoing last week’s update being short and sweet. Starting off with some banger synthwave (because I want to) is a very recent song from an up-and-coming indie artist Alana Rich. As with all YouTube links, if you have trouble accessing it, just use any random VPN of your choice and try again. Synthwave has become more of an overarching genre than a specific sound as it used to be a few years ago. Now sub-genres have appeared, incluing Synth-pop, Synth-rock, Synth-R&B, etc. Pretty much any typical genre can now be classified “synth” as long as it has vaguely “retro” vibes to it and synth instruments. Sorry for the tangent there, but you’re on this site after all.

Artist is Official Screenshot from Haze Reverb

Haze Reverb is finally announced and coming to global. Long time visitors to the site will remember that I talked about playing this game awhile back. I only recently quit within the last three months due to the announcement of it finally coming out everywhere in English. The meta was starting to get too complicated for me, and without a large global community translating the finer bits, I decided to call it quits on the old account and start anew again with everyone else soon. This game is very cultured by the way, so I’m glad it got at least a “Teen” rating on the store, but hopefully nothing will be censored. You can check out the official site here.

Artist is Tyone

I always feel like I need to theme my posts even though I said this year I was going to stop. Either way, Tyone is the artist of the week with their Halloween themed jiangshi waifu. See you all next week!

October 13th 2024

It’s been a while since my weekend synthwave section closed down on my site. I always have the “itch” to post some banger synthwave songs over the various updates, even though it’s probably not going to be popular. Still the heart wants what it wants, and I’m going to be sharing some songs in the upcoming weeks that I listen to on a daily basis that I felt too good not to share. This is purely a “me” thing, so bear with me if your tastes in music are completely different. REIGN is the artist for this track, and you can find their Linktree here!

I’m always on the hunt for really lewd gacha games that also have gameplay to them. And unfortunately, the game you see above is not it. I mean it has half of what I’m looking for (and probably you as well if you’re on my site), but it’s not very gameplay focused. Still if you like what you see and want a game to literally kill battery life while being aesthetically pleasing, then by all means check it out. The above video is helpful since it has English subtitles, and you can download the game (APK) directly on the official website here.

Artist is Aelion Draws

I’m not a fan of social media. I am a fan of waifus, Hatsune Miku, Brazil (lots of visitors from there), and sexy cosplay opportunities. So even though Brazilian Miku has been a rather meme topic (for various reasons), I think we all can universally agree she’s fantastic on the eyes. Everyone wins in that regard! Artist of the week Aelion Draws bringing the world together with their artwork. Please support their Patreon for more!

October 6th 2024

We’re starting off with a leftover from my October monthly update that didn’t make the cut. I still find it interesting enough to showcase, but not enough to fully endorse as I would others. This can be due to various factors including (mostly) the content they share to be on the more sensational side of things. Think “less scary” and more “that was odd” type stuff. None the less BizarreBub does do the service of compiling a lot of clips making the rounds that allegedly document supernatural things. Feel free to do a deep dive if you like the above video over on his channel.

Been a while since I mentioned a fighting game tournament, but this one is happening / happened by the time you read this update. Reason it has honorable mention is because it’s a very important tournament in the Tekken 8 world tour standings due to it being a “LCQ” for a lot of players before the year ends. The TLDR - if you like tournaments with good players, give it a watch. Bonus points if you like Tekken 8. Schedule (and stream) of the tournament should be found here.

I had rambled in previous updates that September was kind of a shitty month for me overall, but I survived it. I didn’t realize that one of my favorite YouTubers LGR also had a pretty shitty last month - so much in fact that he doesn’t have a functioning house anymore. Life is kind of crazy isn’t it, and I hope for the best for Clint (LGR) and anyone else that thought September sucked royally.

Artist is guasscannon

Artist is gausscannon

Artist of the week is guasscannon because he likes to draw monster girls, and I like to look at them. Especially when they are of Muffet, my favorite spooder waifu of recent years. I rarely post 2 images for artist of the week (out of respect for them), but gausscannon doesn’t have a pixiv page to my knowledge. That means a lot of work could be locked behind their X profile (not by the poster but the platform), so I just wanted to showcase a little bit more of their talents (it’s good!). That’s it for the week, see you in the next one!

September 29th 2024

Starting off the weekly update with some pettiness, but I promise it only comes from a good place. Unicorn Overlord launched a while back this year, but I didn’t really notice or talk about it since it was not available on PC. The game recently reached a million sales milestone, and I am happy for the team behind the game since it’s a very good one to reach. Like Stellar Blade, this game is on a growing list of things I really want to play but have to wait until the powers that be put it on PC. I’ve practically abandoned modern consoles outside of retro emulation purposes, but I thought I would just bring back up the news that this game exists, and it sold well. Even if Unicorn Overlord never reaches PC, hopefully the team moves onto future projects with a PC release. As I’ve mentioned many times in the past now, there isn’t a lack of games to take your time away. We’re in an industry now where games (at least gacha style) are competing for your time from other games. TheLCC speedruns the game for those of us who will never touch it, but wanted to see it from start to finish.

Our good friend FG3000 bringing us an update video on his daily gacha gaming rotation, and something I encourage all of you to watch if you find yourself on the “normie” side of the tracks. In other words, you want only games available in English and easily accessible, and don’t want all of that “play in a different language using translator tool” degeneracy that I encourage. Most notable for my audience is probably Cat Fantasy: Isekai Adventure.

Once in a while I need to decompress my frustrations, and this particular topic was / is echoed by others. As always with things borderline “ranty”, I rather speak my words than write them out, so more details in the audio portion.

Artist is Tohirokonno / コンノトヒ

We end with the talented artist of the week Tohirokonno and more lovely Bowsette! Unlike the flaky Ne'er-do-wells I talked about earlier in the audio blog, Tohirokonno is as old school as you get. More importantly he’s prolific and has his stuff together working for publishers. Feel free to check out his Pixiv page and his fanbox (Pixiv’s version of Patreon)!

September 22nd 2024

Not the usual weekly update for September, because this week I was 99% occupied with Jury duty and concluded. During my experience killing as much time as possible, I tend to scroll through my own YouTube channel recommendations and keep tabs on content creators who always have something weird (but fun) to talk about. Whang! updates us all this week with a mystery that’s been on the internet for quite some time now. The funnier story will be talked about in the audio blog amongst other ramblings.

Once again off the beaten path this week, I’m going to add a little social commentary that all that glitters is not gold. I’ve been meaning to put together some form of content talking about the horrors of “Instagram” food and all its sins. Primarily overpriced “pretty” food that really doesn’t taste good at all, and at worse isn’t even that really noteworthy to begin with. But the other side of the coin is also true with obsessively negative reviews on restaurants. I know it’s a strange topic to dive into, but it’s been a very strange week for me. More details in the audio blog but enjoy the video about the subject in a lighthearted way!

Artist is Dishwasher1910 / D.I.S.H

Slow news weeks means I put out the bigger guns in terms of artwork. And in the gacha gaming / Discord space no other artist is as popular as Dishwasher1910 / D.I.S.H is. The goat when it comes to lewd IP artwork, it’s a shame he doesn’t do monster or furry waifus out of his religious beliefs. That’s ok though, we all can’t be perfect! He would be too powerful if he did anyway, and we don’t need more supervillains in the world.