Surreal multimedia artist who draws with minerals in various states of distress. Here to fictionally drown in uchronia, voidpunk, ♤ and transhumanism. They/them.

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Cake day: June 20th, 2023

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  • I haven’t read the original series in a long time, but I remember every time I did it was jarring. To be fair, because of the popularity angle Jump runs on and the rng element of what their editors decide what amateur work gets to shine for that week, you will get a lot of stuff that feel like they were on their 1st rough draft instead of being allowed to cook longer.

    Since YuGiOh was allowed to keep going, Takahashi was able steadily work out of that rough draft feel and we get to see who (mostly) everyone is! However, this means lot of the past is in a form of retcon status. Which is really disappointing. A lot of things I wished got explored only gets mentioned in one sentence and never again. (What do you MEAN Bakura has a dead sister that he keeps writing letters to??)

    I can’t remember what films Takahashi said inspired him to start with the “revenge fantasy but I’m embracing its horror” start. That part of the early story felt weak to me (despite me usually preferring that focus) because it was done in the “monster of the week” format. But again can’t really blame Takahashi for that, it’s the kind of story format Jump thrives on. Thankfully he learned fast and was able to break out of that format.


  • Another one who prefers the manga here! Though it has been a while since I read it.

    Takahashi was amazingly more open and honest about how restrictive JUMP was than most other artists (before and after Duel Monsters ended!). Other artists under that juggernaut of a publishing company usually wouldn’t say a thing or polity word how their editors nudge them in a different direction. Every time I remember reading those interviews I weep for what YuGiOh could of been.



  • The problem isn’t just the TPC is a big company. They own the biggest franchise in the world and 2nd place isn’t even close. Your normal people, even in a big group, can’t fight it without someone else with big money decides to enter the ring. The only exception that comes to mind is if this fandom decides to take accountability and stop buying everything that comes out, but I think we all know the answer to this.

    That said, I hope others keep passing along the facts as they come up. It’s not right for a company to feel so powerful that it can feel free to bully their own fans so openly.


  • I haven’t had the chance to talk to anyone who is an actual lawyer, but several people who are better at parsing legal stuff than I has said that (give or take your country) that it’s null and void. However to do so requires money to challenge them in court. And TPC can out-money most people.

    While not about fanart and was about emulation, it reminds me of the Bleem vs Sony trials. Bleem won every court case to sell their emulator but in the end the company died because they could not keep up with all of the court costs. Meanwhile, Sony could keep affording to lose and try again.