So I found a unique way to start practicing my Japanese again. I went to a japanese V-Tuber's twitch channel while they were streaming their gameplay and I just typed in 'konnichiwa'. Apparently she even had an auto-translate to japanese hiragana bot in her channel which was really cool. The VTuber was happy that I was trying to learn japanese and taught me some really important phrases I'll share with you guys: 「って感じ」 (tte kanji) — extremely common in casual Japanese. It means something like “that kind of thing,” “that’s the vibe,” “something like that,” or “basically.” Another phrase she taught me was「知らんけど」(shiran kedo). It literally comes out roughly as “I don’t know, though”, but in natural conversation it’s more like: - “...but I dunno.” - “...I think, anyway.” - “...don’t quote me on that.” - “...or something like that.”

I don't know if I should just give up even trying to find that someone at this point...sigh...i can never find one that isn't with someone else already or just doesn't live in the same wave length as or at least accept my wave length as I would accept there's.

I think I improved her open mouth art but it's a real struggle. I think it's good enough for now. I might work on her arms next. The sleeves are supposed to be transparent showing her arms underneath but right now it's just fake transparent and not lined up correctly.

1. Affirmations 2. Quality Time 3. Touch

My favorite anime is Gintama. It handles everything in an amazing way from the well-written characters that are really fleshed out to the peak story arcs that will make you laugh out loud, cry like a baby or be excited like a little kid, the interesting setting and world building (basically Edo-period Japan but with sci-fi mixed in) and the way you can feel the raw emotions of the characters whether it's through funny, sad, tragic or violent scenes. I really resonate with the beautiful philosophy of life that is expressed through some characters and quotes. One other thing I'll have to mention is the amazing OST which is definitely up there with some of the best anime OSTs. Oh, nearly forgot, the 4th-wall breaking, parodies and comedy are top-notch!

https://youtu.be/UxYkB3BE5HE?si=CTDSe-xNLh3PddwX Also, please rethink about who you do things online with, especially adult things. People are weird and creeps out here and you never truly know who you are talking to (unless you are one of them? In that case, forget what I said lol).