My Fanfics
Some fanfics I wrote and feel are good enough to actually read. Some of these are choose your own adventures set in World of Horror and are the best in my opinion. I'm also currently in the middle of writing another one. Most of the rest are unfinished though (￣▽￣*)ゞ
Fav Authors
- Pandania: A mangaka who mostly makes 4-komas about cats. I recommend their Yokai Cats and Monster Cats series. Many of their manga are published in English by Penguin Random House.
- Tsutomu Nihei: One of the best to ever do when it comes to cyberpunk and post apocalypse manga.
- Uketsu: An up-and-coming mystery author who's already achieved great success. He got started on youtube before turning his story Strange Houses into a book on the suggestion of his fans and publisher.
Fav Manga
- The Big Bees: A cute webmanga about the daily lives of giant, fluffy bees and the humans that interact with them.
- Wonder Cat Kyuu Chan: A slice of life 4-koma about a young man and his extraordinary cat. Originally a webmanga, but has also been collected and published by Penguin Random House.
- Hotel Metsäpeura e Youkoso: Another slice of life manga about two elderly men and a troubled young teenager from Japan running a hotel in Finland.
- Campfire Cooking in Another World:Another slice of life manga, but this time isekai flavored. Focused mostly on cooking, but there is some adventuring as well. I would recommend sticking with the manga, since the web novel is not only a different continuity, but also dives headfirst into some of the worst isekai tropes.
- Akira: The manga that basically started the cyberpunk manga genre. If you liked the movie, you'll definitely like the manga.
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: A post-apocalyptic war drama written by the creative mind behind Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki. You probably already know of it from its movie adaptation.
Fav Books
I admittedly mostly read fanfiction nowadays, but I have read a few actual books again now that I've started college. Here are my favorites:
- A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin:I've wanted to read The Earthsea Cycle for while, but I had no idea where to start or even buy the books. My mom just happened to hit up a bookstore for her birthday & I asked if they had any of the Earthsea books in stock and they did! At least, they kepp the 1st book in stock. Speaking of which, it a young magical prodigy from a rural village over the course of his life and the trials and tribulations that entails. After reading it, it's clear why this book is a foundational classic and you should definitely read it if you're interested in old-school fantasy.
- The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo: I had to read this for one of my freshman classes & it was on of the best from that class. It follows a historian trying to learn about the previous empress' life from her last remaining servant from her days in the cold palace. Over the course of the book, we find out a lot of previously unknown and damning details about her life and the coup she led. If you like Asian-style imperial drama with a little wlw and fantasy thrown in, this is definitely a good read.
- Strange Houses by Uketsu: I picked this book up on a whim on a visit to a recently opened Barnes & Noble. It instantly got me hooked with its premise of a house's blueprints revealing a well hidden horror story that spans decades. It's a pretty short read and mostly consists of uninterrupted dialogue between the narrator and others, so you can pretty easily follow both the story and the protagonists' lines of thought. It was exactly what I was looking for in a more "interactive" mystery novel. Two sequel novels have already been translated into English, with a third being released in early April of next year.
Fav Video Games
- Forest's Secret: My favorite game of all time, I always find myself playing this again every few years. An rare purely adventure game about helping the people of Wabika in order to get the Seed of Hope to help your country. Has a beastiary and the creator's tumblr has more worldbuilding for the setting.
- Fields of Mistria: A farming game that I honestly enjoy more than Stardew Valley, since I find it way easier to go at my own pace in this one. Has a heavier emphasis on fantasy.
- Lost & Found co.: An up and coming indie lost & found game. It's really cute and actually has a personality & story unlike most l&f games. It also has a halloween demo.
- Is This Seat Taken: A puzzle game about seating everyone in the best way posible. Has a short and sweet plot about a diamond shape who want to become an actor, in a world where most poeple are either squares, circles, or triangles.
- Mega Man Legends: A spin off dungeon crawler of the classic Mega Man Series. The story and characters are great and the controls are pretty good, despite how old the game is.
- Toem:A photography adventure game that is mostly in black and white. It's sequel is set to come out this year!
Recommendations
- Look Outside: A lovecraftian horror rpg made in rpg maker. Doesn't really have jumpscares, so even if you don't like horror, you might be able to enjoy it.
- Isles of Sea and Sky: A really interesting sokoban game with a pacific island setting. I saw the gameplay of the demo a few years ago & noted it in my mind as "definitely want to play", even though I'd never played a sokoban game before. I also managed to remember it enough to actually buy the game a few weeks ago, despite basically being an amnesiac.
Fan Translations/Romhacking
- Memories of Fear: A fan translation group that focuses on rpg maker games. As you can tell from their name, most of their games are horror. Unfortunately, they disbanded in 2021.
- Romhacking.net: The number one romhacking site on the internet. This is where I used to get all my romhacks.
- CDRomance: Where I get all my romhacks now. All of them are pre-patched, so if you know nothing about patching or applying the patch is more complicated than usual, you don't have to worry about anything!
- Anime Game Translation Team: Another fan translation group that mainly focuses on handheld licensed games. I've played quite a few of the games they've translated.
General Sailing of the High Seas
- Free Media Heck Yeah: A collection of sites for anything and everything free on the internet. And when I saw everything, I mean everything, including streaming, downloading, and -ehem- t0rrent1ng.
- Wotaku: A collection of sites focusing on anything related to anime and manga.
- Vimm: Where I used to get all my roms. Unfortunately, a few of the more popular games on here have been taken down.