FICTION

• Strange Pictures - Uketsu
  • interesting, but not really worth a reread, and the final case that tied everything together wasn't as tight as the others
• Tower of Fools - Andrzej Sapkowski
• The Book of Elsewhere - China Mieville
  • based on BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves
• Pilgrim: A Medieval Horror - Mitchell Lüthi
• The Creepy and the Freaky - Kamentotsu
  • completed this year
• Magus of the Library - Mitsu Izumi
  • ongoing manga
• Starving Saints
  • dropped - descriptions too vague and mudd...

playing

• Fallen London
• Potion Craft
• Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts
• Roost Social
  • note: technically a social media app with a gimmick, but it does feel like a toy

played

• The Plague Doctor of Wippra
• The Seance of Blake Manor
• Biophobia
• Last Call BBS
• Strange Antiquities
• 49 Keys
  • note: buggy as hell
• Helix Descent n Ascent (Demo)
• Alchemy's Grove (Demo)
• Minos (Demo)

• Small unknown Chinese brand (likely Jinhao) with plastic body and bunny-eared caps in white, brown, and black
• TWSBI Eco F
• Unknown (likely a jinhao) (giveaway prize)
• Duckbill gothic pen (0.7, 1.5, 2.9 mm) in black
• Jinhao shark pen F in black
• The off-brand M fountain pen from SM stationery
• Pilot Kakuno F in translucent blue
• Hongdian 1850 Black Forest Matte Fude
• Pilot Kakuno F in translucent red

• In Order to Love My Most Beloved Brother-In-Law, I'll Live a Long Life!: terrible animation style.
• The Daughter of the Demon Lord Is Too Kind!: nothing actually wrong with it. overly sweet feel-good stories with children just generally aren't my cup of tea, and the production quality of this hasn't change that.
• Hikuidori: terrible animation.
• The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer: too slow and meandering. expected the wholesome slice-of-life to be contrasted with actual gore, but did not deliver.
• A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation : a bit bland and meandering for my taste. lots of plain exposition via talking heads. very interested in the kinds of stories the protagonist would get into and resolve if he was in his element.
• Ascendance of Bookworm (S3): the use of ai assets put me off - it reeks of rushed (and so potentially poor) production at best, and a disregard for the series at worst.

full bottle

• Diamine Ancient Copper
• Diamine Autumn Oak
• Vinta La Paz Bronze Yellow
• Diamine Mint Green
• Diamine Onyx Black
• Pilot Iroshizuku Momiji
• Hongdian Black
• J Herbin Vert de Gris (broken) (decanted)

samples

• Diamine Honey Burst
• KWZ Cappucino
• Diamine Burgundy Rose

used up

• Jinhao (?) blue (cartridges)
• J Herbin Lie de Te (cartridges)
• Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuzuki (sample) (giveaway prize)