Re: r/HobbyDrama Hobby Scuffles - What's a piece of media you really love, not because its the best in its genre or the most competently made or whatever, but because of how much it specifically appeals to your specific tastes and has all the tropes you like? Read more
As the Gods Will: Death game is my junk food so to speak, I just turn off my brain and have fun seeing the trainwreck. It has fun games and characters plus some BL, especially in the 2nd series.
Qualia the Purple (some would argue it's a masterpiece and I won't argue against that): yuri, >!time loop, set right what once went wrong, descent into madness I'd say, screw destiny, mind screw, quantum mechanics.!<
The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria: it's been ages since I last read it (I plan to re-read it soonTM) so I've already forgotten some things. What do I say...>!descent into madness (kind of), time loop for certain arcs, death game for a certain arc.!< It's one of the first light novels I've read, so its impact is naturally high.
Phenomeno: "mundane horror", occult, eccentric and fun female lead, bonus points for the artworks by Yoshitoshi ABe.
(What is "mundane horror"? It's a term I coined to describe the type of horror I like. Iirc there's a Japanese term that applies but I forgot the name. How do I explain it... I think they embody the real experience of hearing and talking about horror stories, then going about your own lives like it's nothing. You never know exactly where these stories come from. No truth, no resolution, no conclusion. They end as abruptly as they begin, like mysteries nobody have a real solution to. If that makes sense. In other words, relatable? Sometimes the stories are high stakes thriller-horror, but other times they're eerily calm somehow.)
There's more on my mind, but this list may get too long lol.
As the Gods Will: Death game is my junk food so to speak, I just turn off my brain and have fun seeing the trainwreck. It has fun games and characters plus some BL, especially in the 2nd series.
Qualia the Purple (some would argue it's a masterpiece and I won't argue against that): yuri, >!time loop, set right what once went wrong, descent into madness I'd say, screw destiny, mind screw, quantum mechanics.!<
The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria: it's been ages since I last read it (I plan to re-read it soonTM) so I've already forgotten some things. What do I say...>!descent into madness (kind of), time loop for certain arcs, death game for a certain arc.!< It's one of the first light novels I've read, so its impact is naturally high.
Shishou series: "mundane horror", occult, eccentric leads.
Phenomeno: "mundane horror", occult, eccentric and fun female lead, bonus points for the artworks by Yoshitoshi ABe.
(What is "mundane horror"? It's a term I coined to describe the type of horror I like. Iirc there's a Japanese term that applies but I forgot the name. How do I explain it... I think they embody the real experience of hearing and talking about horror stories, then going about your own lives like it's nothing. You never know exactly where these stories come from. No truth, no resolution, no conclusion. They end as abruptly as they begin, like mysteries nobody have a real solution to. If that makes sense. In other words, relatable? Sometimes the stories are high stakes thriller-horror, but other times they're eerily calm somehow.)
There's more on my mind, but this list may get too long lol.
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