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The Kemono Friends event is Penguining today! I know you’re all excited, but remember don’t be a Cheetah, and exploit any bugs. This is especially true if you’re always complaining about people making alts; don’t be a Hippo-crate. I am not Lion when I say Owl be very sad if you cheat. You Otter not do it!

I honestly hate these events. Remember when DFO gave out 5000 NX prepaid, to try averting its inevitable death under Nexon's rule? YEAH....

I am getting those types of death vibes with these "free giveaway" events, and I don't like it. I mean, if Mabinogi got coronavirus and was on its deathbed, at least tell me, Nexon. So I can say goodbye...kiss my friends goodbye...maybe share a few snapchats with ya'll. Flip the developers the middle finger, tell the NA branch how much I love them.

You know, GOODBYES.

Honestly, I have gotten tired of most "serious" anime, likely because much of community for anime proselytize certain anime as some "mature" and "sophisticated", when most of it is just fanfiction written by and for young adolescent teenagers.

Unpopular opinion, but I do not really like Shield Hero, or Raphtalia. To me, Raphtalia and Malty may be described as polar opposites, but I see them as two sides of the same coin. Their existence hinges around their interactions with Naofumi that makes them nothing more than 1-dimensional caricatures. Malty is an evil b-word because she just is, whereas Raphtalia is good and angelic soul because that who she is.

Now, I know what you are saying, "But Naofumi treated Raphtalia with kindness" and that is true...over a period of an episode and a half, because developing a believable relationship between two characters is something to be rushed and skipped over.

In the end, I dub Raphtalia as symptomatic of what I call "Waifu Syndrome"; it works a bit like the manic pixie dream girl archetype. We basically got a character, usually female, whose every trait is meant to appeal to the fanbase, a waifu. Any flaw she has exists to make her more charming instead of more grounded.

And when done poorly enough, what the author is doing with the character is pretty blatant; they're suppose to appeal to a certain demographic, to be as lovable as possible. Yet, to me, this is simply just manipulative marketing on the level of Minions, a curated image by a PR team to convince me "Why I should love this person".

It just doesn't work for me. It's too obvious that Raphtalia is meant to be the perfect waifu while Malty is meant to be the most evilest B-word that ever lived, and I feel honestly ambivalent to both as characters. They're not, they're products to be sold to you first, and characters second.

Obviously, the solution to prevent alt spammers and bots from getting the sword is to make new accounts ourselves and outcompete them!

Sebastian wrote: »

Habimaru wrote: »

Does it let you make use of «Zenni» (Zennith) or Zeenith ? (Although I might personally prefer the variation : Zeinith or possibly Zeineth or perhaps even Zetenith [a play on the word «Zetetic»] - if I couldn't Zeni...) Or would you prefer to avoid having to use any form of variation if possible ?

Sebastian wrote: »

As for the second point, it seems "Zeni" is where it's taking issue.

I've come to be known as the short part of my name that is "Zen", so I really wanted to at least keep those 3 letters intact. Nonetheless, I will see if these names are available, even if I do not wish to use them.

Zenni: Taken
Zennith: Taken
Zeenith: Available
Zeinith: Taken
Zeineth: Available
Zetenith: Available

I just need something with Zen ;-;

Zentai.