I've been really enjoying Sousou no Frieren and by enjoying I mean feeling like I want to cry.

I'll need to find something more upbeat next.

  • Cromalin [she/her]
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    10 months ago

    now you've probably seen me talk about this before, but you should read unjust depths

    it's a mecha web novel that's just straight up by a marxist leninist about a postcolonial soviet state called the union in a post apocalyptic earth, where the main characters are on a mission to support revolutionaries in the empire the union revolted from, it's got the high concept scifi stuff but it never forgets that the core of the story is about colonialism and the evils of capitalism. i cannot recommend it enough

    • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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      10 months ago

      Ah, I have. But while I read plenty of webcomics, i have an aversion to web novels for some reason. Is there an end in sight? Because it does sound pretty cool.

      • Cromalin [she/her]
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        10 months ago

        there's an end in sight but it's going to be a while before it's reached. i personally really like getting a new thing to read every two weeks but i get it if that's not your speed. i can't make that work with manga, but i can with unjust depths

        • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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          10 months ago

          Hmm, I'll add it to my calendar to check on the progress this summer. Thanks for the heads up, it definitely sounds cool.

          • Cromalin [she/her]
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            10 months ago

            my gut says that it's probably 2/3rds of the way through things, but i can't say for certain and updates have been coming out slower lately