Lotus Vale: The Nerdom Kingdom

Welcome to my virtual isolated castle nested deep within the waterfall-lined mountains of the internet. Things that inspire me, and things I create as a result of my inspiration are what populate this desolate kingdom.

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Version 4.4 Special Program Preview

Dear Travelers,

It's announcement time! The special program for Genshin Impact's new version will premiere on the official Twitch channel on 1/19/2024 at 07:00 AM (UTC-5)!

>>>https://www.twitch.tv/genshinimpactofficial/schedule

This special program will feature juicy details about new game content and developments in Version 4.4. It will also "drop" some redemption codes and other goodies!

The special program will also be broadcast on the official YouTube channel on 1/19/2024 at 08:00 AM (UTC-5)

>>> https://www.youtube.com/@GenshinImpact

Make sure to follow us, Travelers. We'll see you there!

[mui-ka]

Arknights: So Long, Adele

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the prettiest arknights unit OTW.

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Heavenly Delusion episode 8 was such a heart-wrenching treat. Me and my phone looking like what's on the screen fr.

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It's a crime almost all previous Spirit support is just Blue White because I'd love to add this to my Spirit commander deck.

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The animation quality of Rage of Bahamut is top notch in episode 3, as expected. I can’t get enough of seeing this show in motion!

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The 21st Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards went out, and this is the manga that won the grand prize: Hana ni Somu written by Fusako Kuramochi.

It’s a story about tragedy disrupting the bond between two childhood friends, and how they behave when they meet each other years later. These are the covers of all 8 volumes and I believe the story is fully concluded. I’m very interested in checking this one out.

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I wrote my Anime of the Year blog for 2015. Come see what won, and what other types of things that were worth recognizing this year. Everything from best AMV to Anime of the Year is in this post!

https://asimplelotus.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/2015-anime-of-the-year-awards/

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I finished my midseason write up, and there’s a bonus anime in there! The new Digimon Tri series just aired yesterday morning and I threw my impressions into the mix!  Check it out!

https://asimplelotus.wordpress.com/2015/11/21/fall-2015-anime-midseason-impressions/

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I posted my anime blog about impressions of the new anime season! Check them out!!!

https://asimplelotus.wordpress.com/2015/10/24/fall-2015-anime-premiere-impressions/

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I finished my review of the Summer anime season! Check it out if you want!

https://asimplelotus.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/summer-2015-anime-final-review/

[thebestoftumbling]

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This person pretended to fall to see what his dog would do. The heartbreak...

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I hope you like wolves and dragons! The Deviant Artist I want to spotlight this time goes by AlectorFencer on Deviant Art. Someone I’ve followed for a while now, this artist’s work is all sort’s of standard and abstract fantasy, primarily revolving around neat looking dragon and wolf hybrid creatures.

http://alectorfencer.deviantart.com/

Check out their gallery and give them a watch!

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Hey...there’s actually fan art of Dungeon Girls that isn’t an overdose of sexually charged fan service.

I liked this anime. Would watch if it came back. Not one of my all time favorites, but it broke past it’s stereotype of being a fan service anime, for sure.

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One of the most interesting takes on Dragon Ball I’ve come across. I know this artist, I just have to find out who it is. I follow way too many people on Deviant Art.

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I’m super excited for the Digimon movies coming out. A proper sequel to the original has long been necessary.

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Sony’s TGS was killer!!!!! We still have a couple other conferences coming as well! I pictured everything I liked. From the top: Gravity Rush 2 for PS4 and VIta

Dragon Quest Builders - It’s Minecraft with a Dragon Quest Aesthetic...which is pretty nice.

Dark Souls III - a short trailer and a release date early next year!

Kingdom Hearts 2.8 - Dream Drop Distance is finally getting the HD remake treatment making all of the main series playable in HD. However, 1.5 and 2.5 have yet to be announced for ps4 so you would need a ps3 still.

Nioh - A spiritual successor to Ninja Gaiden, which I love, and you can tell it has kind of the same feel in the trailer.

13 Sentinels - A mech game by Vanillaware. Not much more needs to be said.

Bloodborne: The Old Hunters - The First expansion to Bloodborne. No way to not be excited.

Danganropa 3 - And for the first time, coming to consoles on ps4!

For Honor - This game was already revealed, but they showed the Ronin class for the first time which was a pretty trailer and a good look at the gameplay.

Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness - A New trailer for the fifth Star Ocean game. Pretty, fun, and Japanese-y, so I want it.

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Today I’d like to show off this guy I follow on Deviant Art. His name is Andreas Zafiratos. He goes by Albino Z on Deviant Art. His character designs are superb. They all remind me of Elesh Norn from Magic the Gathering.

He also has a few environments and such, but his biggest draw is his “Nightmares in Rust” series which features his notable character design style.

http://albino-z.deviantart.com/