Jaded Perspectives

I have a splitting headache this week, so I can't think of a good topic to talk about. Actually, for those of you still reading this blog (assuming there are still readers on this blog), why not use this opportunity to suggest some topics for me to talk about next time? With that said, I leave you with this week's fanart. See you next week! So cute and so smug~

Spoiled, selfish, jealous, clingy, annoying, useless... these are just some of the many negative adjectives which Nagi has been described as in the series -- and undeniably, they are/were true to some extent. So this week, someone asked me the question: If you had a girlfriend like Nagi, how would you handle her? Fortunately, the answer is pretty short and straightforward: Quite easily. This is because while Nagi has several negative characteristics, she is actually rather easy to handle as a person. All you really need to do is to reassure her that you do indeed love her and simply put, don't give her a reason to be insecure about your feelings for her. Yes, she can be jealous, clingy, possessive, and everything in-between, but I don't really count these as points against her. It just really goes to show much she values the person she loves -- and it's not like her feelings remain static throughout the series. This is something that is oft-ignored when people do an analysi

Time for this week's Hayate Reflections... so yeah, I'm not exactly in the best condition today as I've been sick for the last two days and I'm just recovering. Anyway, choosing a topic off the top of my head and right now, I'd like to talk a bit about the comedy in Hayate no Gotoku! While I'm sure many people have fond memories of the comedy aspect of the show -- especially from the many references in S1, people who dropped the manga 300 or so chapters before the finale might have a hard time getting into it again because the focus of the series just changed so much. Furthermore, even the side characters that both Hayate and Nagi used to hang out with are not really as involved in the weekly stories anymore. I say the weekly stories here because characters like Isumi and Sakuya as well as Nagi's grandfather Mikado still do play major roles in the ongoing plot, but they do not feature as prominently in the weekly stories that mostly revolve around Nagi's

As you all know, or don't know. I've started writing VNs again recently. Anyway, just a few teaser images for upcoming projects for now. The new VN is not being written by me, by the way.

One of the most prevalent arguments against the Hayate x Nagi ship is that Hayate has never shown any "romantic attraction" towards Nagi. Unlike almost every other girl in his harem, Hayate has never seen Nagi as someone that, to put it crudely, he might want to have sex with. Now you might think that this is a pretty crazy argument, but I can assure you that there are people out there who have explicitly mentioned this as one of the most compelling reasons why Hayate should not have ended up with Nagi. Because Hayate has not shown any sexual attraction towards Nagi (read as "romantic love"), it is therefore very "forced" that he should suddenly fall in love with her at the end of the series. Apparently, wanting to have sex with someone is the only way one can truly fall in love with someone in a romantic sense. Well, it is true that sexual attraction has some degree of importance -- but I don't believe we should close our doors to the idea that someon

It would be rather dishonest of me to say that I bought this zine during ZineZoned , so I won't. What really happened is that my mother bought the Zine and the glossy cover attracted me, so I decided to give it a read. While by their nature, zines are naturally thin, this one was at least ripe with enough content to justify its publication. In fact, I can honestly say that it is a lot more attractive than my zine. Fortunately, there is no need for me to draw comparisons between myself and the author of this booklet, because as I've discovered, we write in very different, contrasting genres. General Impressions I read every piece in the Zine except for Sirena -- for the simple reason that it was the only story written in Tagalog and reading such a story would be more of a chore than a leisurely endeavor for me. Anyway, from my readings of the pieces including in this particular publication, I got the impression that the author has a very Lovecraftian style of writing. The

"There are two kinds of writers. The people who write, and the people who only write about writing." Ponder this statement as you read this blog post. Last August 26-27, I participated in a local comiket-like event called ZineZoned: Iloilo ZineFest.  As far as I know, the main focus of the event is to empower writers of all levels to write by providing them with a venue to self-publish and showcase their short literary works in small books/booklets called zines. Published authors from Iloilo City may also sell their actual books. The environment is pretty much like comiket really, because you can sell just about any creative work that you want to in your booth including framed artworks and art prints, and even software -- which is what I did. Initial Hitches On day one, there were several hitches which almost made me quit. First of all, here are the guidelines for the event. So I think it's pretty clear here that the booth space should be 2x2 meters and that a 2x7

Samantha and the Pieces of a Heart follows the journey of little Samantha, a girl without a heart. As a "heartless girl," Samantha is on a quest to find the seven pieces of a heart so that she may have her own. Samantha will meet many people from all walks of life in her journey and at the end of it all, she will discover just where the heart truly exists. This is a children's story that is meant to be enjoyed by kids and adults alike. You can read the text version of this story right here:  http://www.jaded-perspectives.net/2017/07/samantha-and-pieces-of-heart-chapter-1.html  If the story is to your liking, then please consider buying the visual novel version on Google Play. Thank you very much and see you soon in future stories to come! Also,  if a more traditional visual novel is more to your liking, please do consider buying "A Million Promises" on Google Play .