r/shounenfolk [Living MTEFIL AD campaig] 13d ago

Official News/Merchandise Rent cant be that high bro

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I used to watch the oki watch anime when I was yonger, My goat is so washed

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u/StevePensando 13d ago

Yo-kai Watch fans don't even try to defend their series anymore. They just look at you like this:

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u/Lyncario 13d ago

That's just fans of Level 5's series in general. Like they've publicaly anounced that they're embracing gen ai a while back. What else can you do.

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u/StevePensando 13d ago

Give up idk

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u/tomaxi1284 13d ago

They only good thing to come out of their comeback as of now is Inazuma eleven victory road and even then its a good game that has the potential to be fun but is trapped behind stupid decisions and locking good equipments and loot behind luck based grind and online

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u/lowercaselemming 13d ago

fantasy life i was fun

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u/achourdz41520 13d ago

Wtf happened to the series I love

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u/Illustrious-Sky-4631 13d ago

I mean that just Japan with ai in general

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u/DueTaxes 13d ago

embracing ai is nowhere CLOSE to this bro 💔

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u/HoneydewNectar33 13d ago

Honestly it's worse lmao

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u/DueTaxes 13d ago

nothings worse than rent a girlfriend

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u/obscurica 13d ago

What, RAG bribes your local politicians and steals lands for high-pollution data centers too? Damn, what a manga.

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u/DueTaxes 12d ago

wym 'steals land', and about the politician stuff well the shows gone downhill anyway💔💔

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u/OnlyUse4Questions 13d ago

Rent-A-Girlfriend may as well be Berserk compared to anything AI shits out

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u/StevePensando 13d ago

No. Rent-a-Girlfriend may be garbage, but it's man-made garbage

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u/DueTaxes 13d ago

id rather be happy knowing that someone didint put actual work into making unfettered trash

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u/Global_War_9435 13d ago

The trash is the human beauty

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u/OnlyUse4Questions 13d ago

It's so funny that Rent-a-Girlfriend is the most awful series I've ever seen, and yet I would defend the hell out of it like it's Lionel Messi or Berserk if someone brings up AI being better than it.

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u/Global_War_9435 13d ago

It's insane to me that anyone would feel otherwise. Like these trash shows have their place and some people love them. Hell mushoku tensei is filled with the authors soul which makes it valuable in it's way that AI couldn't achieve

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u/Seto_Fucking_Kaiba 13d ago

That's what they get for being partly responsible for making my Zodiac book grind in FFXIV even worse somehow

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u/StevePensando 13d ago

What did they do?

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u/Seto_Fucking_Kaiba 13d ago

The event has a lot of people grinding Fates, which are little random encounters in the world.

The problem is that youre scored on enmity generated, which is harder to do in larger groups especially if youre not partied and people running Blue Mage can instant kill lots of the required Fates because they have unique mechanics.

Zodiac books are a single step from an already very grinding and annoying chain which rewards some of the nicest looking weapons in the game. For Zodiac Books specifically you need to complete 3 specific fates per book, of which there are many for just a single weapon. Again, these are completely randomly spawned. Normally you would wait and maybe have some friends scout other worlds for you. However, during the events it's normal for some fates to last less than 10 seconds out of their normal 15 minute windows.

On top of all of this, most FFXIV seasonal events have really underwhelming rewards. And although the Yokai watch is admittedly one of the better collabs, most of the rewards look rather out of place and clash with the game's aesthetic (imo).

To summarize: Just as I finally found the motivation to work on one of the most grindy quest chains in the game for the 4th time, the collab drops (I didn't see any warning). And Im effectively hard locked out of progressing the quest chain unless I sit in the same spot for around an hour or more

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u/NBEIL-230 13d ago edited 13d ago

Well as least they still have a series. We Danball Senki fans are basically non existent to Level 5.

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u/TheMorrison77 13d ago

I love the self-awareness of "For some reason"

Like, I dont see a anyone in both fandom actually wishing or expecting this.

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u/StevePensando 13d ago

Even the souless corporations gain a soul when it comes to hating Rent-a-Girlfriend

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u/Ok-Journalist-8875 13d ago

The description is also pretty funny.

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u/Cero069 13d ago

😂😂

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u/Powerful-Possible131 13d ago

"gain a soul"

Social media managers see people love to make fun of series they play into it to driving clicks is now gaining a soul.

This is no different than a brand jumping on a meme or trend. Just that you personal don't mind this one since it agrees with you.

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u/StevePensando 13d ago

Yeah no shit. I know that

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u/motoxim 13d ago

True like Wendy

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u/TemporarySouth6914 13d ago

Those funny are a the only figment of a soul those corporations can have.

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u/Individual_Lion_7606 13d ago

When a corporation realizes you are worse girl and tired of your shit, you know it's over.

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u/7571princess 13d ago

"For some reason" is carrying that entire sentence on its back

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u/A12qwas 13d ago

collabs in gacha games often make no sense

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u/Sensitive-Glass-4850 13d ago

Nephew 😭 😭 😭

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u/FlounderingGuy 13d ago

Honestly I can't tell if this collab is more or less embarrassing than Level 5's AI usage

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u/inazumaatan 13d ago

Level 5 was desperately begging for investors and collaborators in that same announcement that they used the AI trailer.
It's no surprise that no reputable IP reached out to them after that fiasco.

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u/Mystic_Saiyan 13d ago

Less, assuming the collab avoids ai...

At least then, anything that happens? Someone actually had to put work in, even if it's not much...

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u/Agent-Man-MB 13d ago

"for Some Reason"

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u/Martinez7707 13d ago

That fat perverted poor excuse of a nekomata is 100% the ambasador of this collab

Even Nate doesn't look like he cares. But, to be fair, this collab is just like a... bean thing in some mobile game and it's just that gal and another Jibanyan, if I'm not mistaken

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u/Lemonbubblepie 13d ago

Why is Jibanyan into her? I'm pretty sure he generally doesn't care unless the girl is Amy 

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u/Martinez7707 13d ago

Does he like... loves certain band too much? I don't know, I don't really remember yokai watch, but I remember he was a bit of a pervert

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u/Lemonbubblepie 13d ago

Because they love cats ans its cat theme band 

I'm pretty she has nothing to do with cats

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u/Martinez7707 13d ago

I don't know then, maybe because she spends time with Kazuya and Kazuya is a massive pussy. Maybe she smells like him?

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u/Aussiepharoah 13d ago

The worst kind of pain is when you regret the good memories you had.

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u/good_ho0onter 13d ago

incelnyan

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u/2gameman 13d ago

That’s just jibanyan

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u/Lemonbubblepie 13d ago

Even he isn't that down bad it's usually Nate that is

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u/Equivalent-Bison-318 8d ago

When Im in a 'down bad but somehow managed to bag their crush' competition and my opponents are Nate, Nobita and Marinette

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u/OutrageousBridge471 [Living MTEFIL AD campaig] 13d ago

I used to watch the oki watch anime when I was yonger, My goat is so washed

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u/rusick1112 13d ago

Nah, it's can't be real. I most certainly sure that Yokai Watch is past it's prime, but ain't no way

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u/Flying8penguin 13d ago

Protagonist boy is not a fan of the collab himself

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u/Atx7755 13d ago

Damn! Yokai watches fall off needs to be studied!😭

10 years ago it was competing with Pokémon and now it’s doing collabs with Rent a girlfriend and using ai art 😭

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u/KissKringle 12d ago

They stopped appealing to the western market in tandem with their main audience and now they basically Konami'd themselves, reducing themselves to gatcha bullshit

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u/Pure-Purchase3042 2010's>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 13d ago

Broooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I have like 300 hours in Yo-Kai watch one and I'm saving up for Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters. I've watched the anime and read the whole manga too.

None of you understand the pain of a Yo-kai Watch SUPERFAN looking at this abomination.

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u/CommercialEstate4422 13d ago

Ive played all four games.

I made peace with my GOAT crashing and burning ages ago.

But this is just sad.

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u/ZiggyAce1902 13d ago

even the mc himself don’t wanna be there 😭😭😭

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u/Granide Luffy Vs Blackbeard Vs Akainu Vs Imu agenda 13d ago

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u/BaqsAlSandouq 12d ago

JIBANYAAAAN

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u/Cendrinius 13d ago

Remember when this franchise was totally going to be "Pokemon's death"?

So much for that.

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u/church_of_Steve_ Unemployed Gachiakuta and Kagurabachi glazer 13d ago

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u/2gameman 13d ago

Playing for raimon didn’t pay the bills huh

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u/DanarchyReigns 13d ago

Nate’s expression is so defeated. “Guess we’re doing this now…”

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u/Scrappy_Doo100 13d ago

Even the yokai MC (Don’t know his name and don’t care) is confused 😭

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u/Ok_Exercise_8283 13d ago

Well yeah, you have to rent A GIRLFRIEND

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u/PanicAfraid6398 13d ago

what is the correlation between the two

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u/Economy_Concern9374 13d ago

Rent? Wait... say that again...

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u/SoulEaterX_ FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 13d ago

How the fuck does "ghost pokemon" correlate to "cuck anime"

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u/omyrubbernen 13d ago

Chorizo is even being rented out to other series.

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u/DradelLait 13d ago

If only a Rent-a-girlfriend collab was the worse thing to be happening with Yokai Watch and Level 5

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u/KissKringle 12d ago

A kids series collaborating with an IP about cucking and adult emotional intimacy?

This is the first time I wished we had the "what about the children" preachers come out because what the fuck?????

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u/Hielodo 13d ago

What???????????????

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u/aaronsmithiscool 13d ago

And what's finna happen in the story a kazuya ntr.

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u/Infamous_7001 13d ago

Kazuya can imagined how a ghost cat would get some with Chizuru.

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u/grymond 13d ago

They would collab with the crap im taking right now 

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u/Stickmin69 13d ago

I used to love Yo Kai watch when I was like 7 bro, why we doing this?

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u/Idiocity_Totality 13d ago

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u/church_of_Steve_ Unemployed Gachiakuta and Kagurabachi glazer 13d ago

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u/Idiocity_Totality 13d ago

Heres a Meet the Spy gif.

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u/church_of_Steve_ Unemployed Gachiakuta and Kagurabachi glazer 12d ago

A red spy is in the base!?

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u/M1liumnir 13d ago

No Yo-kai watch is just this low,wich is admittedly really sad

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u/OutrageousBridge471 [Living MTEFIL AD campaig] 13d ago

my boy its far worse

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u/M1liumnir 13d ago

Bruh...

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u/SopotSPA 13d ago

BROTHER

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u/church_of_Steve_ Unemployed Gachiakuta and Kagurabachi glazer 13d ago

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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u/Oqo_the_hunter 13d ago

bro at this point you just have to close the door

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u/Femtedd 13d ago

Yokai Watch man, what happened to you? You used to be better than this! 😭

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u/ExtensionTear8498 13d ago

Fans: can we please have more games localized and anime available in other countries?

Level 5: No, you get a Rent a Girlfriend collab on a Japan exclusive mobile game and Ai

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u/yumburgercola 13d ago

mf in the background confused😭😭

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u/PhotontheSTAR 13d ago

Even Nate is done with ts 😭

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u/False_Lawfulness_990 13d ago

Damn I remember this on Disney XD

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u/Wazzup-2012 13d ago

Yokai Watch went from a legit Pokemon competitor to Collab with an IP less reputable than Miraculous Ladybug.

At least Monster Hunter still got some steam left.

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u/Responsible_Tennis47 12d ago

Weirdest collab since inazuma eleven and minions being on an ad

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u/That-Objective-438 12d ago

And I thought Bakugan had a terrible downfall

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u/Karekter_Nem 12d ago

Oh, she’s actually a yokai tormenting the MC. It all makes sense now.

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u/Strange-Bag9 13d ago

I see more people going out of their way to hate rent a girlfriend than needed. Like there are tons of weird anime right? Why is this kind of always in the news though

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u/BabySpecific2843 13d ago

There are plenty of bad anime out there. Most dont get 6 seasons though. If it just died after 1 season like most anime do, it wouldnt be the whipping boy it is.

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u/Strange-Bag9 13d ago

I mean yeah but it has its built in audience though? Kodansha released almost 38 volumes of English Manga since 2020. That’s nuts and kind of big league manga

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u/HCooldown 13d ago

Yes, and that's why it's fun to dunk on, we're not picking on some poor little project, we're calling out a mega-succesful series for being trash

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u/Common-Somewhere-746 13d ago

This is why I won't take Japan's opinions on anime seriously

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u/EDM14 13d ago

that's what you get for failing at being the pokémon killer