i love studio ghibli films (formerly the "no anime" thread)

[OssieTheOstrich]

For the last couple of years, I harboured a weird dislike of anime. It was probably due to Japan having some really.. weird standards for what is considered family friendly compared to other places. Now, I grew up watching some anime like Dragon Ball Z (not understanding anything that was going on in the plot), Doraemon, Mojako, Deltora's Quest (or at least JC said we saw it), and the classic seasons of the Pokemon anime. But it seems at some point I'd developed the mindset I described above, and eventually led me to make this tongue and cheek thread back in 2020.

But recently this year, I've actually decided to see some of the classic Studio Ghibli films for the first time, those being Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki's Delivery Service (would've watched Totoro a little earlier but that didn't end up happening for some reason).

Watching Totoro especially with JC and my parents made me realise how beautiful the Ghibli films really are, and I no longer have this dislike of anime. Mostly anyways...

So in a nutshell it boils down to my thoughts now being this:


...so yeah y'all can talk about anime in this thread now since it's no longer the anti-anime thread

List of projects I eventually plan to finish after the indefinite hiatus is over, assuming I don't abruptly cancel them:

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Mario's Rather Unusual Trilogy (Mario's slightly unusual Boss Rush (Completed), Mario vs. Some Unusual Foes (In development), Mario's VERY Unusual Final Frontier (In development))
Sonic's Foray into Random/Unusual Zones (spin-off of Unusual Trilogy, in development)
Angry Birds Slingshot Frenzy (In development)
Super Mario Flashback: Really Good Edition (In development)
Super Hilda DX (In only conceptual phase)

Yes, I am aware that I have about 6 or so fangame projects currently in development at the same time. And yes, I am also aware that all of this is very ambitious.

+ List of projects I'm helping out with in some small capacity during my hiatus:

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Super Mario Bros Dimensions 2 (as a spriter, only for Mario's sprites)
MFGG Community Fangame Project 3 (as a spriter)
WordGirl ReWired (as a artist)