What time is it? Post time! I was having some trouble thinking of a post today, so I went to the Pokemon website to check for any new news about the upcoming games. But while I was looking around at things, I accidentally clicked the "surprise me" button in the Pokedex. The first Pokemon that showed up was Bellibolt. I thought this was funny, because I've always been a bit conflicted about this Pokemon. Now, it's very obvious that Bellibolt is supposed to be seen as a cute Pokemon. But I think it looks a bit strange, and the Pokedex entries are weird too. Firstly, its eyes aren't actually eyes. The real eyes are the small nose-like dots above the mouth, and the "eyes" on the sides of its head are actually just organs for storing electricity. I honestly think this Pokemon only needed two differences to make it truly cute. I think this Pokemon would be much cuter if it didn't have a giant gray plate on its stomach, and if it didn't have false eyes. The false eyes are kind of creepy right now, but they would've been so much cuter as something that looked like double buns. A double bun design would've matched so well with Iono's design too, since Bellibolt was introduced with her. Along with this, the belly pattern would've been fine if it was a different color. If it was something that matched the rest of the design, it would look way better than the giant annoying gray blob right in the middle of all of that green, orange, and yellow. All in all, I think this Pokemon is a good example of wasted potential. That makes me sad, because it could've been so cute! But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. As always, I'll be including a picture of Iono and Bellibolt below as an example. Enjoy!

What is a kigurumi? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! If you look up what a kigurumi is, you'll end up with two very different answers. This is because the term is used for two very different things. The first one is a type of cosplay, where people dress up like anime characters in a way that makes them look like dolls. The second one, is a one piece pajama outfit that looks like an animal. I'm not entirely sure why this term was used for the cosplay, because the term loosely means "wearing a stuffed animal". Making yourself look like a doll, or even a plush version of a human character, really has nothing to do with animals at all. Which is why this term confuses so many people. I think it does make sense for the animal pajamas. Kigurumi pajamas usually look like very cute chibi or anime like animals, and they originated in Japan. So saying wearing an animal pajama onesie is like "wearing a stuffed animal" makes perfect sense. Outside of Japan, they usually just call these animal onesies. But in Japan, they're still called a kigurumi. I wanted to clear this up since the cosplayers somehow abducted this term for something it doesn't really fit. These types of pajamas are also becoming increasingly popular in anime and manga, so I thought I should explain what it is. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post! As a little bonus, here's an example of a bear kigurumi from Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear. Enjoy!

3, 2, 1, post time! Fans of Animal Crossing have been complaining about the lack of villager personalities in New Horizons ever since the game first came out. But, why is this such a problem? A lot of people don't understand what the issue is because New Horizons welcomed a lot of new players. However, this game is missing a lot. Previous Animal Crossing games had way more personality. The villagers were all individuals, and they had realistic personalities. They could be mean, cranky, rude, and they could have good days and bad days. They acted like real adults with real adult problems. So what happened? Firstly, the creators didn't want to put as much effort into the newer games. So cutting down on detailed personalities saved a lot of time and effort. But why are they so much nicer? Well, the answer to that is, children. Animal Crossing was originally made for adults. Even though there was no swearing, and there wasn't anything inappropriate in it, it was still made for adults. It was made to help young adults learn how to socialize with other adults while living on their own for the first time. However, parents saw talking animals and assumed that meant it was for children. Because of this, the villagers lost their rudeness. And in doing so, they also lost their realistic personalities. Children didn't like being insulted, talked down to, or yelled at. So parents complained, and the actual intended audience suffered for it. This is just another example of something being made for adults, only to have it dumbed down for children. Because of this, it'll probably never go back to the way it used to be. Adults are told to just get over it because they're adults; which obviously means they don't deserve to have anything clean and cozy to enjoy. This has always been the problem, because companies will always care about children more than adults. Children are better customers because with children, things don't have to be good or complex for a child to like it. On the plus side, fans can always go back to play the past games. It's just disappointing because Animal Crossing New Horizons was the first game in the series to let villagers stay on your island permanently. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Regardless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

New day, new post! Since the hotel was added to Animal Crossing New Horizons, one of the biggest complaints has been the tourists. People have gotten used to them being on the island, but there are a few problems. Firstly, a lot of people thought the hotel would be an easy way to add ten more permanent villagers to your island. It's not. Not only are the tourists random and temporary, but you can only invite one villager of your choice; and they also leave at the end of the day. There are only eight rooms and one VIP room in the hotel too, which means only nine villagers can stay at a time. Along with this, you can't invite any of them to stay on your island. Even if you have free spaces on your island, it doesn't matter. If there's a tourist on your island who didn't book a room, only the island representative can take them to the hotel, which means everyone else just gets to watch a villager walk around and talk to themselves all day. All in all, the hotel has a bunch of problems that many fans don't like. And since the creators don't pay attention to feedback at all, these problems will never be fixed. We just have to live with limited permanent villagers and constant unknown villagers who don't remember your character at all no matter how many times you meet them. The villagers who are tourists don't know your player character's name, and they don't recognize your character if you see them anywhere else. The hotel is weird, buggy, and it breaks the immersion for the game. Despite this, players are stuck with it anyways. Just like a lot of other things in this game. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

It's post time! One of my favorite types of Pokemon are rabbit Pokemon. They're usually pretty cute, and a lot of people love rabbits. But surprisingly, there aren't very many rabbit Pokemon at all. This is because they aren't very popular compared to other Pokemon. Obviously there are people who like rabbit Pokemon, but compared to other Pokemon designs, rabbits are considered pretty basic. There are only about eight rabbit Pokemon in total, which means there aren't many to like either. With over a thousand Pokemon, it's hard to believe only eight of them are rabbits. I hope this changes in the future, because I'd love to see more Pokemon based on rabbits. I'm sure many other fans would also like to see more rabbit Pokemon. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

Why are people so against AI generated art? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! AI generated art is widely hated by anime fans and artists, because it steals real art. Real hand drawn art takes hours to make, and animation can take days, weeks, months, and sometimes even years to make. Using it to train AI is disrespectful. Not only that, but AI isn't as good as human made art. Even if it was fully perfect, even if it was as good as hand drawn art, it would still feel hollow and lifeless. But even if it was the best thing on the whole planet, it's also killing the planet. It's wasting water because the water used for AI can never be used again. Local AI was different, because it was on a single computer, or it was on a few computers. They weren't using water for it. But now things have gotten out of hand. That's why people are angry. True art can be created anywhere, but AI art requires a computer and the internet. It isn't the same. That's all I'll say about it. I just wanted to explain why everyone is so against it. Regardless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

New day, new post! One of the most confusing things about animal characters wearing headphones is that, the headphones never cover their ears. This is common with animation, so it naturally happens in anime too. It may look cool, but it bothers me. It bothers a lot of other people, too. It would be cool if we could see animal characters wearing headphones that are made for them. Regular human headphones just don't make sense for animal characters. This is because over ear headphones work by isolating the ears, which makes outside noise sound quieter, and inside noise sound louder. This makes it so people can listen to things without disturbing others around them. So if the headphones aren't covering the ears, they aren't doing anything. It would make more sense if animal characters wore things like earbuds, which can be put in the ears. It may look a little funny, but it would make a lot more sense. Creators could also use some creativity to design special headphones for animal characters. This would make a lot of sense for worlds that have a lot of animal characters, like Sonic or Sanrio. I'm sure this isn't going to happen, but I think it would be cool to see anyways. Regardless, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!