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 No.409[Reply]

Hello, sushi! Lately I've been craving some really cute moe SOL manga. Can I get some recommendations? (bonus points for 4koma, shoujo-ai, yuri)

Examples: Komi-san, Watamote, Comic Girls, Senryuu Shoujo.
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 No.1231

>>430 I'm sad this has ended, thanks for recommending this all those years ago sushi. It was a fun ride.

 No.1232

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Futari Escape (life escapades…), Gu-Pan! (bread), Mirai no Fuufu Desu Kedo? (tiny blond tsundere girl is tiny for several more chapters), Neko Kissa (catgirls), Tonari no Youkai-san (cat turns into nekomata surrounded by loving family), Umiiro March (cute girls go diving/fish?), Matazoro (teen girls repeat a grade), 2Ljk (2 homeless girls bond outside of school)

Bonus: Touhou - Atai to Gensokyou

I recommend you check out most works by Dynasty scans.

 No.1330

does anysushi have moe boy manga recs?

 No.1331

>>521
I wish there was something similar to Shoujo Shumatsu. Girls travelling the wasteland without much point to it just hits well for me.

 No.1406

I can see that no one else has recommended it yet so let me start by warmly recommending Ayakashiko!
It's a cute story about a serious girl who has youkai friends of many different kinds. Together they create all kinds of antics but also have comfy times together at home. There aren't any prevalent male characters but there isn't any real yuri either.
This manga will soothe you when you need it. -w-



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 No.672[Reply]

I couldn't find anything like this in the catalog, so I'll be making a general art thread! Post art you like in this thread. No other rules or genres. Just art you like.
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Paul Laffoley. It's hard to explain why I find his stuff so interesting but I always enjoy looking at the random details and trying to unpack what was going on in his brain.

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Symphony of the Sixth Blast Furnace, by Evgeny Sedukhin, 1979

I'm really fascinated by massive works of industry and I really really love this piece.

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>>1399
This is Soviet right? There's something hauntingly beautiful about it. Industry is the god that failed.

 No.1402

>>1399
Very Warhammer 40000

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So much beautiful art in this thread. If I may be so bold, can some of you post the name of the artist for us plebs that want to look it up?
Attached are pieces by Amazio Komeko and Zakirsiz.



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 No.1[Reply]

What're your favorite books?

I could perhaps be called an artsy snob for this, but one of my absolute favorite novels is House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski. I've always found the concept of labyrinths to be fascinating, as well as that of the inherent uncertainty in the image of reality presented to us by our sensory perception. This book features those two themes quite prominently, and explores them to a depth I've not seen in any other books I've yet read.

This next one might also reflect questionably on my character, but nonetheless I greatly enjoyed American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. I've struggled a lot with recurrent depersonalization, feelings of dread, and a general impression of isolation from those around me. Since the book addresses all of that, it resonated with me in that regard–though, not so much with some of the other stuff it describes.

I also love tons of H. P. Lovecraft's and Jorge Luis Borges's work, but those are predominantly short stories, not novels.
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Long time fan of HP Lovecraft, Jack Kerouac, and Hunter Thompson. The wave speech in Fear and Loathing had me me feel some type of way I never got over.

But my latest favorite has been The Unnoticables by Rob Brockway. Despite being very modern and simply written at times, the story is both gripping and strikes a chord with my inner punk rocker.

Brockway's story is both a look at life's evolution since the 70's to the 2010's and does so with a hint of comedy and a heap of cosmic horror that pleases the Lovecraft fan inside me.

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I'm not really into books and don't have a favorite. However, I do enjoy reading Sophocles' Antigone from time to time. If I had to mention a proper book, it would be one by Haruki Murakami. There was a time when I did nothing but live through his novels.

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I really love the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. I've read 7 of them so far and they just seem to get better. Last I read was Guards! Guards! and man it had me laughing so hard at times. Really looking forwards to when I have time for the next city watch novel.

My dad recently gave me an anthology (called A Stroke of the Pen) of Pratchett's earlier works scavenged from old newspaper archives and the like. Really interesting to see how he started, the writing from back then is a lot rougher but you can already feel his type of humor manifesting.

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>>1401
I should read more of Pratchett's works. The only one I've read is Guards! Guards!, and I was in love with the comedy. It's a breath of fresh air to see a fantasy writer who doesn't take himself too seriously, instead focusing on having a fun and interesting story.

I feel like to many current fantasy authors are trying to be the next Tolkien/Rowling/Martin, spending too much time developing a world instead of just making a fun story. And Pratchett really embodies that. That's my two cents, anyways.

As for the most recent book I read (well, a novella really) I just read "To Build a Fire", a 13-page horror story about a man freezing to death. Highly recommend, amazing read.

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Been reading Kallocain by Karin Boye lately. I read slow so it takes some time. The main character's hatred for his boss is hilarious to me, since the boss is my favorite character. -w-
I vivdly remember a passage where a police chief was trying to weasel his way into arresting an innocent woman who had been tricked by the state in order to test a truth serum. The sheer evilness suddenly struck me as something very real, and I could feel something like this happening in that very moment. What a thrill!
Anyway my favorite book is probably A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. It got me into reading again.



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 No.632[Reply][Last 50 Posts]

Let's talk about the books/manga/etc that you are reading.

I'm halfway through After Dark by Haruki Murakami and I'm loving it, already bought another 3 books from him to read after this one
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 No.1355

>>1353
o kama sona pona!

 No.1363

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I've just wrapped Canticles of Leibowitz, man what a great novel. You can tell it's the inspiration for so much later SciFi. The author's interrogation of his own Catholicism was a nice thing to witness. I wish I had retained my faith so I could grasp some of the nuances and symbolism here. Highly recommend for Christians, fans of SciFi, or folks who like dry humor.

Not sure what's next on my docket. I mostly read SciFi and am probably going to dive into The Culture series next. Although some Solarpunk would be a nice palette cleanser and I've been meaning to explore the genera. So it's a toss up between the former and To Be Taught, if Fortunate.

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>>1354
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into him after I'm one reading wittgenstein's works.
>>1343
It is I who is now present to update my previously published book-reading status.

I'm doing a second read of wittgenstein because I feel like I didn't fully get it. The main idea (or atleast what I feel was like the main idea of the whole book) was that the words of a language only have meaning accurately, in its use as part of some "language-game" (or more accurately, that the meaning IS its use) and the several corollaries that follow from this idea, but I haven't absorbed all of the details.

As for the new book, it's just a more abstract and rigorous rundown of general relativity with more focus on differential geometry instead of only caring about tensor fields to describe space-time.

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>>1353
jan Sushi o, sina kama sona e toki pona la ni li pona a. toki pona li musi mute tawa mi.

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Reading So I'm a Spider, So What? as my first manga and I've been enjoying it a lot. I just think the spider is so cute and I love seeing her do stuff, doesn't really matter what it is.
I've been chewing through the volumes so quickly that I've had to force myself to slow down so I don't hit the end too quickly.

Does anyone have any recommendations for similar things to dive into when I run out of volumes? Doesn't have to be isekai or fantasy, just things with the same style of humor.



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 No.844[Reply]

I've heard both good and bad things about this show, should i watch it? what is your opinion on it sushi roll?
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 No.1260

>>1178
What forced romance? I remember there was only one scene… Other than that I liked how they didn't force it at all when other shows would've used her character for a "romantic interest" character.

 No.1261

wasn't this just an ad for kali linux and psyop people into the "ethical" "hacking" cybersecurity profession?

 No.1298

>>844
I'mma say what everyone is saying: Season one was amazing - I didn't watch it after the second season

 No.1395

>>1171
>and that just didn't fit. They never built up into it
It absolutely did, you just weren't paying attention enough.

 No.1396

>>1261
>just an ad
>psyop
C'mon.



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 No.1361[Reply]

Wound the Earth to make a house.
Heal the Earth to make a home.

 No.1362

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spelunking through the horrors
unable to ascend
as I plunge down the depths
calmed by fluffy tail



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 No.1344[Reply]

Gaze longingly upon Perfideous Simone, Chicken Manfred. Your duck-billed chicken beak will never sample its fleshy fruit cheeks. Yes, yes - I am smiling to spite the shame you must feel in this, your darkest moment. Curse you, Perfideous Simone!

Though my hands are socks, I shall hold your feathered body in a gesture of consolation.
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That night, cradled by socks, Chicken Manfred dreamt.

 No.1347

He didn't bother to remove his surprisingly tiny yellow boots. Nor did he wonder how his chicken feet fit within them. No - he dreamt of Perfideous Simone!

 No.1348

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…and a little bit about the time he caught a glimpse of Gertrude's cloaca…

 No.1350

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…but mainly he dreamt of Perfideous Simone!

 No.1360

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And He dreamt of Clouds, which are the portent of many things.
Most moist above sea,
Breaker of stone,
Irrigator of mulberry bushes,
Dwelling of the Flappybara.



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 No.985[Reply]

Do any of you Sushis like fashion?
Are there any designers you like?
I think my favorit desingner is Iris van Herpen.
Her dresses look so other-earthy and natural :D
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Speaking as a casual enjoyer of fashion, I find myself having a lot of difficulty with finding clothes that have Good Fit on me as well as Good Designs. Often it is one or the other and it really stresses me out since I believe I do have cool tee shirts, it's just that their fit on me is kinda lame and not all that interesting.

I also find it even harder to find well-fitting clothes as a transushi. If anyone has advice, I'd like to know how to dress more femininely or androgynously whilst having a male build. I have a difficult time finding clothes that are comfortable, feminine, and still look good on my male body. I plan to start medical transition soon, so my needs are likely to change but some parts of my body will still remain very male for a while before I achieve a girlier shape. So advice would be appreciated whether that be buying guides, blog links, or even certain brands that can help with achieving androgyny.

>>1321
Is that Connor?

>>1325
If you're looking to get into fashion (albeit casually), I'd heavily suggest hovering around fashion magazine websites, fashion youtube, and others to find out what sort of looks and aesthetic proclivities you find yourself getting into. From there, you can use sites that have major focus on aesthetics like Pinterest or Tumblr (though they're both kinda shit for different reasons) to create inspiration boards that'll help greatly in dressing nicer.

 No.1328

>>1321
>I think another difficult aspect is finding the right places to wear things that aren't casual.
Imo, dressing for the occasion is overrated if you're dressing up. If you like dressing in a formal way, there's nothing wrong with going out like that.
If you still don't feel comfortable with it, then try to coordinate your outfit by using more casual pieces with the formal pieces being the main focus. Chapter 8 of If You're Gonna Dress Up, Do It Like This talks about it a bit, i mention this manga because a lot of what's in it may match your preferred aesthetics.

>>1325
Nothing wrong with that, but it still may be worth to take a look into some introductory fashion concepts like color coordination and silhouette just to wear what you find comfy but in a way that's more visually appealing.

>>1327
Since you like a baggier and androgynous look, you may like Garcia Ventus (The Rosen Rot) as a designer, fashion writer and inspo collector (her pinterest and twitter). Unfortunately she doesn't focus much on femininity which is what you want the most.

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>>1328
> you may like Gracia Ventus (The Rosen Rot)
> she doesn't focus much on femininity
I took a look at her own personal blog and her instagram and she does have a style that I really fuck with, though it's often a little too monochrome and simple for my own personal sense of fashion, I prefer to wear complex textures in earth tones almost all of the time. Though I used to know someone who dressed almost exactly like her that (fittingly) was far more focused on androgyny than I was. Still finding great inspiration in her stuff though, thanks for the recommendation.

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>>987
this is so adorable i kinda been a passive enjoyer of the fashion since a friend of mine ranted about it since they hate furries apparently, cool aesthetic, delicious drama and cat fighting, its def something i love seeing it from the far, pic unrelated

 No.1334

>>987
1st one is ita…



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 No.1263[Reply]

Heya, sushinons, what's your opinion on Homestuck? And the ship Johnkat in particular?
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 No.1317

Hey, newroll, we say "sushirollymous" or just "sushi", not "sushinon". Hope you enjoy your stay!

 No.1319

I will say sushinon from now on.

 No.1320

>>1263
Any suggestions how to get into Homestuck? I've started it a few times, but I haven't been immediately captured since I had no clue where the story was going

 No.1322

>>1320
Just read acts 1-4 as normal
Or you can just put on a YouTube video that has voice actors dub it

 No.1323

I dropped Homestuck during the part where Calliope and Roxy were talking to each other and this part lasted maybe a year+ because the comic's update schedule was so slow. Also, because I dislike Calliope as a character. I like HS though, as a setting. The skaians/exiles were my favorite characters.



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 No.1293[Reply]

Im starting my korean language learning journey, its only been a few days but I'm feeling good. i cant wait to see how much I've learned in the next few months
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 No.1311

>>1310
(not op) it's fun :D

 No.1313

>>1310
Starcraft

 No.1314

>>1313
People still play that?!

 No.1315

>>1313
You don't need Korean to play StarCraft do you?

 No.1332

>>1315
PURRREEEEEGUUUUUU



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