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 The unreasonable demands of late stage capitalism getting you down? Why not quit your job and play MMOs all day? Sounds like a great plan! Recovery of an MMO Junkie/Netoju no Susume/Recommendation of the wonderful virtual life is a josei romance comedy anime adapting a web-manga by Rin Kokuyō. quote:30-year-old Moriko is single and recently became a NEET after quitting her corporate job. Tired of the real world, she decides to reinvent herself as a handsome male character on the internet. It's good and cute. Main characters Moriko Morioka/Hayashi   Our hero. 30 years old, and a woman. Quit the daily grind, to become an elite NEET. Can't stop hammering the cry emote. Lily  Our heroine. Surprisingly adorbs Watch it on Crunchyroll if you like adorably sweet romances with dangerously relatable characters. http://www.crunchyroll.com/recovery-of-an-mmo-junkie Yes, the MMO is literally called Seafood Online. Fangz fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Oct 20, 2017 |
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This is my new drama lama after the letdown that was Gamers.
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Oct 20, 2017 21:36
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If they had someone who is very very drunk playing guitar on voice chat this would be closer to my MMO experience. Love the show anyway and is starting to get me thinking about what lovely MMO I could play for a few weeks before giving up.
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Oct 20, 2017 22:15
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Oct 20, 2017 23:14
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Oh! Nice catch!
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Oct 20, 2017 23:44
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This show has me melting, and I never would have expected it.
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Oct 20, 2017 23:50
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love this show so far
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Oct 21, 2017 02:13
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 The face of refreshment. And I'm glad our heroine is doing better now.
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Oct 21, 2017 04:24
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Moriko's va is the best, she really sells it.
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Oct 21, 2017 04:24
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Have shoujo delusion gags ever not owned?
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Oct 21, 2017 04:46
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The nightmare interpretations of corporate life are really striking in between the cute romance and MMO bits. I haven’t watched episode 3 yet, but I’m really looking forward to that being explored more. This is like a much better take on Netoge no Yome from a few season ago. When Moriko came home from work the last time, she has a bouquet. Is that customary, or did she tell her work that she was quitting to get married or something?
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Oct 21, 2017 05:11
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I assumed it was a farewell thing, like maybe they had a small party for her. The folks working at midnight reminded of all the sad sad salarymen going home on the first train when I went back after a night of partying in Shibuya. Man, gently caress that.
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Oct 21, 2017 05:14
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Yes_Cantaloupe posted:I assumed it was a farewell thing, like maybe they had a small party for her. One must do what is expected of them.
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Oct 21, 2017 05:20
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brainwrinkle posted:When Moriko came home from work the last time, she has a bouquet. Is that customary, or did she tell her work that she was quitting to get married or something? I assume it's just a formality thing. This isn't really the same thing, but I see japanese TV shows see actors off with bouquets after their last appearance.
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Oct 21, 2017 05:56
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chumbler posted:
I like that they show her unhealthy habits and worn-out appearance from time to time as a reminder that this really isn't a great lifestyle.
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Oct 21, 2017 14:05
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I feel personally called out by this show. 
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Oct 21, 2017 14:25
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Pollyanna posted:I feel personally called out by this show. Is it because of the plushy body pillow?
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Oct 21, 2017 14:27
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I thought someone had died and she just quit her job, but I guess it could just be that she was fed up with stress.
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Oct 21, 2017 16:54
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Something gave me the impression she was laid off, not quit herself. Quitting your job to become NEET-by-choice, I sure hope she's got some good savings.
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Oct 21, 2017 17:13
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Mordaedil posted:I thought someone had died and she just quit her job, but I guess it could just be that she was fed up with stress. Those two aren’t necessarily all that separate from each other (‘karoshi’ is a word a whole bunch of languages could stand to borrow), but yeah, I think workplace bullying is probably going to be the most dramatic her reason for quitting could turn out to be.
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Oct 21, 2017 17:14
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nielsm posted:Something gave me the impression she was laid off, not quit herself. Quitting your job to become NEET-by-choice, I sure hope she's got some good savings. They have already mentioned she resigned. She probably has enough money saved up for a few years, so she decided to take a while off from all of the stress. I know a few people irl who have done the same thing.
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Oct 21, 2017 17:25
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I don't know if we ever got a name for this character so my headcanon now is that MMO Junkie is the sequel to Shirobako after the studio gets bought up by a big company.
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Oct 21, 2017 19:56
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There Bias Two posted:Is it because of the plushy body pillow? I am the plushy body pillow. Enjoying the show so far, but i'm interested how deep they will go into mori's prior work life.
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Oct 21, 2017 20:33
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As a thirty something former MMO addict (no longer a NEET tho) this show is way too loving real also its cute, and good
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Oct 21, 2017 21:47
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ViggyNash posted:Moriko's va is the best, she really sells it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpQ9oTe8gt0&t=110s
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Oct 21, 2017 22:39
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This seems like a generally useful gif. :edit: One detail I like is during the character creation bit in the intro, when it comes to Lily, her hair and mantle do that little jump that happens when the physics system kicks in. Also if you aren't going to leave it in French, I'd say the name would be "Bounty of the Sea Online". Although so far there's only been that one scene related to the ocean. 7c Nickel fucked around with this message at 04:48 on Oct 22, 2017 |
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Oct 22, 2017 03:31
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Welp, Sakurai's coworker sure is a piece of work huh. I'm also excited to see that Sakurai knows now...
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Oct 27, 2017 19:23
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Oct 27, 2017 19:26
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I cracked up at the husband and wife sharing a character
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Oct 27, 2017 21:34
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Allarion posted:I cracked up at the husband and wife sharing a character Account sharing is illegal, they're going to jail.
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Oct 27, 2017 23:18
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I love how they show a lively, animated in-game discussion, and then cut to one player staring at the chat box on the screen.
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Oct 27, 2017 23:28
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nielsm posted:I love how they show a lively, animated in-game discussion, and then cut to one player staring at the chat box on the screen. Or the emote they are using.  This show really manages to capture the spirit of being in an MMO guild in way I haven't seen any other show come close to. Jokes like having a small character get swallowed by a larger characters model are both hilarious even if you haven't played an MMO and incredibly relatable if you have.
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Oct 28, 2017 01:14
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Vorpal Cat posted:Or the emote they are using. Yeah a lot of the character interactions crack me up because i can distinctly recall an instance where someone I played an MMO with did the same thing.
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Oct 28, 2017 01:37
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I wish there was more of this right now.
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Oct 28, 2017 02:54
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This series was a slow boil, but is really starting to hit its stride. All the small visual details are fantastic, and MoriMori's VA is knocking it out of the park. I believe in the wingman coworker.
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Oct 28, 2017 06:46
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I'm not sure if the coworker is actually trying for a relationship with Moriko or if he is just trying to play matchmaker between Sakurai and Moriko, I'm leaning towards matchmaker but I could see a triangle developing. Anyway, super cute episode as usual.
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Oct 28, 2017 06:54
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I want to believe that the coworker is playing matchmaker because Lily wouldn’t hang out with scumbags.
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Oct 28, 2017 07:02
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People of all nations live in fear of the Desire Sensor.
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Oct 28, 2017 07:42
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Beasteh posted:this show is way too loving real and yeah it's pretty great so far
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Oct 28, 2017 10:54
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Paracelsus posted:People of all nations live in fear of the Desire Sensor. Out of all the somewhat relatable things in this show, that whole bit hit home the hardest for me by far.
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