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Steward McOy

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Hobbyist writer, attempting to improve. Criticism welcome.

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Aug 17, 2023

To:Bubbles

He's still very much a creature of his habitat, in love with religion only for the power it gives him, but that can make him occasionally useful.

Enchanted by a Witch From a Realm Called Earth

Chapter:13

Aug 17, 2023

Thank you as always for the feedback. I'm taking notes. You're right that Thelian could be more present in the narration. I struggle with that in general, but when trying to keep the chapters short, he just got cut out of a lot of it.

As for the maids though, they're not all commoners. Chika vaulted herself high up in the hierarchy. It's basically Emperor > Thelian > the outer advisors, including Chika. It's not quite as clear-cut as that, because the emperor's wives need to be treated with great respect too, and different wives demand more or less deference.

Point is, Nalindra is the head of housekeeping, and she's a noble's third daughter or something. You can't have commoners waiting on royalty.

Enchanted by a Witch From a Realm Called Earth

Chapter:7

Aug 16, 2023

To:Pope Evaristus

Thank you! You're too kind. I am sorry for the abrupt ending, but I'm glad you enjoyed it regardless. It's also great to hear that you felt I nailed the balance. Getting that right, and fearing what the reactions to the isekai opinions might be, were the most nerve-wracking part of writing this.

And you never know what life might throw your way. If I find myself unfortunately unemployed, maybe I'll consider selling courting helms. They're not a terrible idea, if you look at it with the right mindset.

Enchanted by a Witch From a Realm Called Earth

Chapter:19

Aug 16, 2023

Oh, the twist! I didn't see that one coming, even as she was talking about her difficulties in Tokyo. It makes a certain amount of sense. Yoshiaki, as described, isn't the worst place in the world. It's got problems, but so does everywhere else. I guess my biases just lie in urbanization. Young people moving out of declining areas makes sense to me.

And what would Ume think? She wanted desperately to leave, but feels stuck, and now Shizuko is going to give up on the opportunity Ume never had? But then again, maybe Ume's busy out there, right at this moment, finding a way forward for herself.

The part about waiting at the train crossing reminds me of Magic User's Club. I don't know why. A million anime have all done train crossing scenes, but that's the one that sticks out in my mind.

Vibrancy x Vibrancy

Chapter:20

Aug 15, 2023

Sorry for the double comment. I was thinking about this chapter some more, and maybe this is too literal of an interpretation, but it reminded me that we all perceive colors differently, and that perception can change as we age.

I had extremely light sensitive eyes as a kid. Even growing up in perpetually-overcast weather, things always seemed super bright and vibrant to me. On the few days that the sun shone bright, it was like everything was glowing. Not a very pleasant experience. And since my vision has gradually deteriorated as I aged, (though I still see just fine), the brightness faded, and I can think back on my life and identify when my memories took place by how things looked to me. Kinda like decade-by-decade fashion, or TV/Camera technology. You know how you can always tell a show that was broadcast in the 1970s from one broadcast in the early 1990s.

To me, that thought just kinda dovetailed with the point this chapter is making, associating nostalgia with vibrancy.

Vibrancy x Vibrancy

Chapter:19

Aug 15, 2023

That's certainly a pun. If this ever gets a manga adaptation, I look forward to seeing how they translate it.

Interesting perspective this guy has. I'm guessing he's a postwar kid, born in the late 1940s or 1950s so he could be working age during the economic miracle. Plenty of people older than him probably had the opposite outlook, that everything had been so easily destroyed, and that nothing lasts forever.

Vibrancy x Vibrancy

Chapter:19

Aug 14, 2023

We got seagulls. Museworld is officially anime now.

Museworld

Chapter:226

Aug 14, 2023

I'm melting in 106º heat right now, so Januaries too hot to enjoy cocoa seems extra realistic.

I feel for Bozo. I really do. Letting criminals who endangered lives go is probably not the smart thing to do, but keeping them as punching bags is bad too. What are you gonna do when the government is just a bunch of corporations anyway? Not like there's a fair court and humane prison to send them to.

Museworld

Chapter:225

Aug 14, 2023

I've never heard of The Roads to Sata. I'll have to check it out some time.

Vibrancy x Vibrancy

Chapter:17

Aug 13, 2023

Not the toes again. 😧

Pigeon on a Power Line

Chapter:13

Aug 13, 2023

"Vote for me." Such a compelling campaign message. How could he lose? Besides, he already has Johnson's endorsement. "Watashi wa Japan Daisuke."

So my guess was wrong. I was expecting an expensive, unlicensed gift shop set up next to a street corner or something that was in an anime. You know how sometimes real-life places become otaku pilgrimage spots once people figure out the exact location the mangaka was drawing?

But this. I think, fits the story much better. Four hours a day is a brutal commute, but good on her for doing what she loves.

The Fox Night description was hilarious. Very nice mashup.

Oh, and I think you can probably get away with the Ed Edd and Eddy reference.

Vibrancy x Vibrancy

Chapter:17

Aug 12, 2023

In a partially organic computer? Maybe they do need ethics oversight after all.

Just kidding. That was a very sweet ending. Glad we got a peek at how all the other characters are doing. (What's Megu up to though?)

Congrats on finishing, and good luck with the judging!

Grace Dances Upon the Clouds

Chapter:42

Aug 12, 2023

Truck-kun, how many more innocent lives will you take before you're satisfied?

Grace Dances Upon the Clouds

Chapter:40

Aug 12, 2023

I was gonna say that Haru ought to report his parents to the appropriate IRB for collecting data from their own son without his knowledge, but then I remembered they work for a private corporation, so they don't have to worry about ethics.

Grace Dances Upon the Clouds

Chapter:38

Aug 12, 2023

Not the anime club! Anything but that!!

In all seriousness, I love the perspective of realizing what it would really be like to get knocked over in an ecchi anime scene that way.

My darling is a mess

Chapter:2

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