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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I need to find it again but the early concept art for Aida in G-Reco she looks hella like a modern take on Emma Sheen

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    There we go:
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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Mill wrote: »
    Mill wrote: »
    Yeah, I'm inclined to think that Japan has an issue here. I don't think it's a case of mangaka collectively love to commit tax evasion. This might be an issue of the laws needing to be written more clearly. Might be an issue that many simply lack the resources to navigate the process on their own and the government needs to provide them with the tools because it's not possible to make things clearer or simpler. A bunch of studios are being super fucking shitty about it and leaving their people high an dry. This last one likely isn't just limited the anime, light novel and manga industries because those that follow the vtuber scene likely know of the issue of former Nijisanji vtubers finding out they owe taxes. Might be some combo or all of those things. Regardless, Japan's government really needs to look into this and start taking steps to ensure that it happens less.

    Eh, it's likely the same thing that happens here in the US and nails a lot of performers - they're working as contractors and not employees, and as such the bookkeeping is on their end, not the company's. Now, there are two issues here - one is a matter of education (as many times these people don't realize that they have these obligations), and the other is a question of classification (though given how many established mangaka set up incorporated studios, I'm thinking that this isn't the case in this matter.)

    The other thing I've gained the impression is that given Mangaka's workload, they may literally not have the time to handle tax returns.

    This is another angle that has slipped my mind as well. This is one of the industries where there have been numerous complaints from this particular industry and some of the adjacent ones having too much work thrown at people in it. I could see how a combination of overwork and exhaustion means they either don't do their taxes or they end up fucking up a ton of the detail aspects.

    Japan also just recently changed tax law in a way that makes it even more onerous, if memory serves, on folks who need to handle their taxes all on their own, but it was about a year ago and the details are escaping my mind at the moment.

    EDIT: here we go:

    https://unseen-japan.com/voice-actors-japan-tax-law-freelancers/
    Japan’s invoice system

    At issue is the “invoice system” (インボイス制度), which is set to take effect in Japan in October 2023. (The corresponding Japanese word would be 適格請求書 – tekikaku seikyuusho, “qualified job invoice”. But it’s more commonly referred to by the loan word “invoice”.) The system is intended as a new way to track the work done by freelancers for tax purposes.

    The invoice system impacts anyone making under 10 million yen (around USD $69,000) per year who works either as a freelancer or a sole proprietor. That covers a lot of jobs where people are technically working on a freelance basis, such as consultants, massage therapists, independent taxi drivers, Uber Eats drivers, and others.

    The system will also cover pretty much every creative profession that exists in Japan for people whose income falls under the 10 million yen watermark. That includes YouTubers, online writers, illustrators, directors, actors, and voice actors (among many, many others).

    As part of this system, the real names, registration numbers, and date of registration will be printed on the Japan Tax Agency’s Web site, where they will be publicly accessible. The Agency insists that, by law, all sole proprietors and contractors are required to make this public declaration[1].



    The identity issue isn’t as pressing, as most voice actors in Japan use their real names. But VOICTION has numerous other issues with the system. The average voice actor in Japan only makes around 2 million yen (USD $13,850) a year off their work. (The best can make up to six figures. But that’s dependent on starring in a hit vehicle and building a fan base.) [5] Many also have to take voice training and work part-time jobs. VOICTION believes the new system places a large time burden on people who have precious little time to spare.

    As part of these efforts, VOICTION is conducting several polls. One of the polls is on average salary in the industry. VOICTION’S results buttress the numbers I shared above. According to the responses of about 260 voice actors, 70% of all respondents are making less than 3 million yen a year. Only 5% make over 10 million yen a year. In other words, only 5% of all voice actors are exempt from the invoice system.

    By the way, the income numbers for voice actors are even worse than they look. According to VOICTION’s numbers, actors with lower income spend anywhere from 50% to 100% of what they make on expenses, such as voice lessons. (Those numbers decrease steadily as an actor becomes more established.) For many, it leaves them with little money left to live on[7].

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    This week on Delicious in Dungeon: What do you think griffin tastes like?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoD0KIFDvNE

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  • CantideCantide Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    https://x.com/774nanash/status/1797683392538120491?t=JqTPS1HFVoownIfOL9F4TA&s=19

    Nagatoro will end on chapter 154 (in 3-4 chapters). It’s a shame, it looked like it was going to be one of those rare romcoms that continued after the confession.

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Cantide wrote: »
    https://x.com/774nanash/status/1797683392538120491?t=JqTPS1HFVoownIfOL9F4TA&s=19

    Nagatoro will end on chapter 154 (in 3-4 chapters). It’s a shame, it looked like it was going to be one of those rare romcoms that continued after the confession.

    Moonlighting Syndrome strikes again!

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Cantide wrote: »
    https://x.com/774nanash/status/1797683392538120491?t=JqTPS1HFVoownIfOL9F4TA&s=19

    Nagatoro will end on chapter 154 (in 3-4 chapters). It’s a shame, it looked like it was going to be one of those rare romcoms that continued after the confession.

    Also Naoto is close to graduating high school, which is another death flag for a manga.

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Is it just me, or has Marcille had a lot of different hairstyles?

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Yeah, bummed about Nagatoro ending.

    It became one of my favorite manga once it got past its very rough start and I think it's one of the better done romance manga.

    I looked like there was still plenty of story potential too.

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    MNC Dover wrote: »
    Is it just me, or has Marcille had a lot of different hairstyles?

    Yes, and this is very plot relevant.

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  • FlamuFlamu 49 Gilded Disc Perceives the Sun Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    MNC Dover wrote: »
    Is it just me, or has Marcille had a lot of different hairstyles?

    Basically every episode!

    Someone on Reddit compiles them all. (anime spoilers)

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Tsukimichi S2 Episode 22
    Kamen Spider arrives on the scene! Hibiki acquires the literal Power of Friendship as a spell (and boy if it ain't indicative of Tomoki that he chose Nuke as his spell). Sofia arrives for Round 2 and Makoto just says fuck it no point hiding his identity behind the suit anymore.

    Hoping for some juicy combat between Sofia and Makoto next episode now that Sofia has powered up enough that Makoto might need to start taking off rings.

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  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    The dungeon meshi artist isn't showy about it, but she's a crazy good artist. She draws so many face shapes and body types and hair styles, and every design is still really recognizable.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    marcille is much older than she looks so my theory is that she just has a very old hobby of practicing elaborate braids and she knows how to do like a hundred or more of them

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    marcille is much older than she looks so my theory is that she just has a very old hobby of practicing elaborate braids and she knows how to do like a hundred or more of them
    Again, this is a plot point, and one she's actually talked about - hair is actually very important for a mage, as it's a useful tool for handling mana - remember, the wards she put on Team Kabru used her hair. So she's very fastidious about her hair.

    (later manga spoilers)
    It's also part of her character to have a put together appearance, and when the Winged Lion "eats" that part of her, her hair becomes messy and unkempt (and in the end it's implied that she has caretakers who do her hair, as her styles aren't as neat.)

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    mark those spoilers a little more clearly as manga future spoilers please

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Cantide wrote: »
    https://x.com/774nanash/status/1797683392538120491?t=JqTPS1HFVoownIfOL9F4TA&s=19

    Nagatoro will end on chapter 154 (in 3-4 chapters). It’s a shame, it looked like it was going to be one of those rare romcoms that continued after the confession.

    And Japan wonder why they have issues with birth rates, clearly it's unthinkable for a couple to exist. It's a trend I can't wait to see die, and some manga are starting to push back against it(like Blooming Love).

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  • WearingGlassesWearingGlasses Of the friendly neighborhood variety Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Kyougu wrote: »
    Yeah, bummed about Nagatoro ending.

    It became one of my favorite manga once it got past its very rough start and I think it's one of the better done romance manga.

    I looked like there was still plenty of story potential too.

    As much as I'd like it to go on, I'd rather it end on a strong note. Plus the mangaka is probably ready to move on to a new story.

    Orrrrrrr pure copium - mangaka goes and makes a sequel that shows the two as a married couple with their kids.

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Kana wrote: »
    The dungeon meshi artist isn't showy about it, but she's a crazy good artist. She draws so many face shapes and body types and hair styles, and every design is still really recognizable.

    One of the things she does is actually draw every single character by their eyes and nose alone, just to make sure they're distinct. Or for groups (like Laoi's or Kabaru's) she'll draw them in each others outfits to make sure the designs are still recognizable and arent just relying on outfit alone. She's insanely good.

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  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    MNC Dover wrote: »
    Is it just me, or has Marcille had a lot of different hairstyles?

    Basically every episode!

    Someone on Reddit compiles them all. (anime spoilers)

    this is funny because it means the shapeshifter episode where she's annoyed that they don't remember her hair right is like, girl your hair changes every day idk what it was today

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  • DHSDHS Chase lizards.. ...bark at donkeys..Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Chainsaw Man 167:
    a mini arc for Denji comes to a climax!

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Got to Water 7 in One Piece, and damn I forgot how good this whole arc is.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Looks like Crunchyroll is planning to officially unveil the upcoming Witch Hat Atelier anime at Anime Expo in July

    https://animetv-jp.net/news/crunchyroll-reveals-panels-and-premieres-schedule-for-anime-expo-2024/
    WITCH HAT ATELIER PANEL
    Thursday, July 4 | 5:30PM PT
    JW Marriott – Crunchyroll Stage

    Join us for an enchanting journey into the world of Witch Hat Atelier with manga author Kamome Shirahama and special guests from the anime production staff! They’ll be unveiling the latest information about the upcoming anime adaptation, as well as behind-the-scenes creations.

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  • Kevin CristKevin Crist I make the devil hit his knees and say the 'our father'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Latest Akutsu-San (175):
    FINALLY

    and, chapter 176
    FINALLY

    but I wonder
    does this mean that we'll get the usual disappointing "they got together THE END" coming up, or will we actually get to see them _being_ together for a change?

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Went and watched the Haikyuu movie

    Volleyball!

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    The people in here who like romcoms where the couple gets together before the comic's end might want to check out You and I are Polar Opposites, they get together in chapter 1 in that one.

    I'd say it's pretty solid, though like a lot of romcoms I feel like the first several chapters are the strongest and then it kinda loses steam a bit, starts relying on plotlines that feel a bit more stock. Still, remains entertaining.

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  • EidolonOrpheusEidolonOrpheus NoatunRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Just finished Banished from the Hero’s Party, and damn if that isn’t some of the best character and story work in that niche if we ignore pretty much every bath/hot spring/sauna scene, which there are a lot of. Like, cut out just about every one of those except for two specific ones where plot things happen and that’d be a 10/10 would always recommend series.

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Yesterday's episode of Konosuba
    So is Rin's tail just a fashion accessory, or is it real and she was just looking at a rack of tails in a store for some other reason?

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Lars wrote: »
    Yesterday's episode of Konosuba
    So is Rin's tail just a fashion accessory, or is it real and she was just looking at a rack of tails in a store for some other reason?
    I've wondered that myself.

    Everything in the back half with Kazuma mimicking voices and messing with Darkness was gold.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    cB557 wrote: »
    The people in here who like romcoms where the couple gets together before the comic's end might want to check out You and I are Polar Opposites, they get together in chapter 1 in that one.

    I'd say it's pretty solid, though like a lot of romcoms I feel like the first several chapters are the strongest and then it kinda loses steam a bit, starts relying on plotlines that feel a bit more stock. Still, remains entertaining.

    You can probably count comics that do that on one hand, so yeah, vastly untapped material.

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Delicious in Dungeon episode 18 is so good
    Shape shifters reading minds and the faulty memories within is a fun take (I don't play D&D so I don't know if that's standard). I loved everyone believing the more handsome Senshi was the real one and the whole guard dog/Marcille blowing up the shape shifter sequence had me in stitches.

    I listened to both the sub and dub tracks and the noises both Laios VAs made when getting blasted away were fantastic in their own way.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    DiD latest ep
    I'm dying over all the kobold fur in the dumplings

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    cB557 wrote: »
    The people in here who like romcoms where the couple gets together before the comic's end might want to check out You and I are Polar Opposites, they get together in chapter 1 in that one.

    I'd say it's pretty solid, though like a lot of romcoms I feel like the first several chapters are the strongest and then it kinda loses steam a bit, starts relying on plotlines that feel a bit more stock. Still, remains entertaining.

    You can probably count comics that do that on one hand, so yeah, vastly untapped material.

    I would bring up Blooming Love also, which is a currently running series that is a pretty fun low drama romantic comedy where the couple gets together within the first few chapters. And also they're both in college, which is a nice change from the standard high school setting.

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