The Witch of hopelessness

INCEST: PART THREE / Death is the only Ending for a Villainess

It is very easy to point out how the huge negative reaction to spalink by the western and english speaking side of the community is from the company's usage and approval of ai. Very no brainer. I, alike with many others are sick of Ai-influence bleeding into literally everything, including other interests I have been into for years, scouring all the previous work put into those within the creative fields for these games or projects. So of course, the people, in a valid sense, want to stop their support of things like these before they can even properly debut in order to get the message across. I want to see this aggravating ai bubble pop soon enough so I can go back to enjoying my wonderful and better man-made slop! With these sentiments its easy to understand that a lot of people are going to view this project with a negative lense to begin with so that we do not get too attached. You would also be slightly irritated if you continued to see content of something you had no intention of partaking in because of said Ai stance, be constantly pushed on all the socials you use and in your face because it is currently talk of the town. Either way, I could've come across as more respectful with my future response, but alas.

At least I do come with a more positive sentiment since then—believing one of my theories about [first group] design theory partially being correct. I still think this group meant to rep mickey and friends is very messy, but, things are already on a way better track with the group we are seeing represent monsters inc even if I have certain complaints that still exist. I have no idea who the yellow guy is meant to be and in the time of writing this they have not been revealed, but I think the two designs we have seen so far are already faring much better, and are a lot more intriguing than our first reveals. The Sully anime boy is very attractive and i appreciate his pit shot. The Mikey anime boy is also very much my type, and I'm glad they at least kept the one-eye design philosophy. Being attractive does not equate to having a good design, but i think regardless, these two are very decent and much more cohesive looking. My only disappointment here is the miss on Sully being very skinny and small, rather than have any muscle or widening in comparison to his counterpart. It was a big part of Monsters inc and important to the relationship between the two monsters that their differences were highlighted in this way, but unfortunately its not unusual for gacha game design stigmas to not stretch beyond any limits, and it is still quite disappointing. I have a feeling that the only major similarity will be the height difference and that is it.

Another thing that has started to confuse me about this game are its..settings and inspirations? I cannot help but question why the selection of Disney properties we are choosing for this game come off as quite strange. At first, with the teasers being a blatant node to cinderella, you would assume the game would have its gijinkas focused on the Disney princesses but, after looking at the in game map they've revealed what im seeing is; Mickey mouse, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and... Monsters Inc??? I know there seem to be a few more spots that are obscured, but this selection of media is very peculiar, at least to me. I am struggling to see the theme here used for its characters (like how TWST is very clearly Disney villain centered), and why there is a random Pixar movie thrown in the mix? These are not criticisms I am just in general super lost. Normally Pixar movies and Walt Disney movies tend to be separated in a certain fashion so I am very hung up on this. I wonder why monsters inc and not something like Brave, since that would follow along a princess theme (especially since Merida and Brave as a whole are kinda underrated, and i doubt we will get anything for it in TWST within the future).

Before I conclude, id also like to talk about the parts you mentioned on the artwork for the game, and also my comparisons between Yana and this particular artist. I do wanna apologize for coming off as mean-spirited in the way I criticized things here. But I absolutely must clear up that these things had nothing to do with the art quality. The art for spalink is very professional and very clean looking, and this may just be a rumor but I read somewhere that the main artist for the game is the same one for another josei, Hypnosis Mic. I have enjoyed the designs from that game before and I do not believe this artist's work is ugly in any compacity, so I really hope this was not the impression gained from my thoughts. Character design, while being apart of art design, is still a completely different medium and is allowed to be criticized in a way not based off of the art quality itself (unless it actually contributed to the bad design concept, which in this case it does not and I think these things are inherently separate). The art for this game is incredible! There have certainly been gachas I have been turned off from based on personal quality or artstyle gripes in the past, but this is not one of them. It is more disappointing to me that the art can be so good, yet in my personal opinion the designs themselves just came off as lackluster. Essentially, potential feels squandered—and we still have no idea if there was any ai usage in these concepts yet so that also changes things. I hope that clears things up because I would be very sad to hear that my thoughts got taken in a very mean 'this person's art is so much worse than ___'s art' type of way, as i do not stoop to that level ever. I sang my praises for Yana's godly design ethic, and this has been acknowledged in the response too, but never are my comparisons made in such a soulless light. Regardless, these are *both* professional artists likely sought out by Disney themselves to work on their games, and so they are well employed for their talent. I really doubt the words spoken by any english community on these sites will ever actually reach their ears.

Hello again… Alice? I will be referencing this previous ask! In all honesty there isn’t much for me to respond to here. I mean… I’m glad you don’t like the project? I guess..? That’s nice. I wasn’t really expecting a follow up response to the last ask and in all honesty all I can give you is a shoulder shrug.

If it helps clear up the lack of cohesion; they did state on the official Twitter already this is a Disney x Pixar inspired project so we will have a mix of both! And there could be issues with IP sharing due to Twisted Wonderland if that makes sense? Which is why there is no Cinderella or Beauty and the Beast in Twisted Wonderland among the 7 Princesses we see in Book 8 (if you keep up with JP spoilers at all! If not I’m sorry for potential spoilers!)

I must say there are many points I agree with including the stance on not wanting AI in your media. However I must express that nothing is truly man made slop anymore when it comes to Japan as almost every company including Disney has implemented generative AI into day to day living. And we do not have control over that. Am I happy about it? No. No one is. But there are many big corporations in Japan who are okay with it. You can also see many Japanese artists heavily watermarking their art to avoid AI art training. And this is something so insanely rare you can tell they’re upset as well.

We have no proof if AI was used in creating the art we see but we were told by the company they use it to come up with certain ideas and writing concepts. But I am not entirely sure in what specifically and where.

I will be honest I find some of the HypMic designs extremely hideous! Which is ironic since you don’t care for the Sparklink ones. It is nice to see someone with an opposing opinion from mine. I personally like idols and this style of game along with the basic designs that for me personally are simple enough for me to figure out who is who without directly being told. Something shiny and new often gets no criticism from me because I like to be more open minded about certain things even if it has this and that which I disagree with.

Thank you twin for letting me use your image teehee.

Okay. So first off; I still love Twisted Wonderland very much. It will always have a spot in my heart. I will always support the game and post about it and make fanfiction and we will always be twstpilled here. I also like UtaPri and I will post about it here and there on my blog with the occasional fanfic. I also like Sparklink Stars so far from the character designs being to my personal taste. I will post about them here and there.

Twisted Wonderland is not this pedestal blueprint artwork some of you think it is. In my opinion it’s pretty basic with the exception of the very advanced L2D animation one can expect from Disney and Animate studios.

Do I like AI? No. Disney and many other powerhouse corporations use AI in ways we may not be publicly aware of and we have to let that bubble burst.

I like Sparklink Stars because I like idols. I love real life idols and 2D ones. I love big frilly skirts, call and response, penlights, and oshikatsu. That is why I like Sparklink Stars. Twisted Wonderland is the dark, gothic romance where we explore and unpack many mental health issues and childhood traumas both with the characters and ourselves which is awesome. You do not have to give a fuck about Sparklink Stars just because I do. You do not have to like the designs.

But my personal enjoyment doesn’t open the door for you to climb in my inbox and talk at me on why you don’t like it. I want to have fun and be disappointed when the time comes for me to be disappointed. In 2020, do you know how many people called Twisted Wonderland lame and cringe for being “Disney anime”?

There's a new Disney game called Sparklink Stars. As far as I know, it's a Disney x Pixar franchises, similar to Twisted Wonderland. The characters are representations of the classic Disney characters rather than the characters themselves, so they are not Disney characters turned into Anime boys. As a Twisted Wonderland fan, I wanted to make some predictions about this game and write about how I feel about it.

Note: I barely know anything about the game, everything I'm talking about are assumptions. I'm just a little bit exited for this game.

Right now, the game hasn't revealed anything besides the characters and their voice actors. The official website isn't complete yet.

Based on their designs, personalities, and quotes, it seems like they are idols and students. I assume the characters are learning how to, and have the responsibility to, keep dreams and/or magic alive, since the official x (@spalik_jp) account keeps mentioning dreams and magic.

Most recently, the official account has started slowly revealing each character. Right now, they're introducing the characters from Endelore, which is based on Beauty and the Beast.

I'm predicting, from left to right, the characters are based on Cogsworth, Lumiere, Beast and the Enchantress that curse the prince.

Reasons: Based on the pattern of the previous character reveals, I think they'll introduce the "Beast" character first (the blue guy in the middle). "Mickey," or Neo Michel, and "Mike," or Rafta Vox, were introduced first, and they seem to be the lead vocalists (assuming they're an idol group). They were also placed in the center of the silhouette teaser, which makes me think the same pattern will continue.

Some people have speculated that the yellow silhouette could be "Belle," and I would have agreed if it weren't for the major implications of the relationship between the "Beast" and "Belle." Twisted Wonderland has always been very clever with its Ho Yay content, keeping it subtle enough for fans to notice but not obvious enough for casual players. Because of that, I think it's unlikely they would make male counterparts of such a famous romantic couple.

I've also seen a user predict that the green silhouette could be the Enchanted Mirror and the red silhouette could be the Enchanted Rose. The reason I'm against this theory is that, as far as I can tell, the game seems to be choosing famous characters rather than objects or animals. Also, in the original movie, the rose is a representation of the Beast's heart, so it wouldn't make much sense to turn it into a separate character.

Finally, the reason I believe the green silhouette could be the Enchantress is because of the pattern in the previous group reveals. When the Upbeat and aMazinc groups introduced their characters, the last reveal was always the most unexpected.

In the Upbeat group, we got "Mickey," "Donald," and "Goofy," but then the final two characters were "Chip" and "Dale"—characters who aren't usually grouped with the main trio. In aMazinc (based on Monsters, Inc.), the last character was surprisingly Roz, a supporting character that have like three scenes. So I think the final green silhouette could be the Enchantress because

1. She's green

シャン・ロゼリスト Shawn Rosalist (💐)

(Voice Actor: 小林親弘 / Kobayashi Chikahiro)

“If I speak quietly… Will I avoid scaring you?

here's mickey, goofy, donald, and chip & dale. yeah they turned mickey & friends into anime boys. they're an idol unit or something. they're technically not anime boy versions of the source characters, they have different names. mickey's guy is "Neo Michel". not michael, michel, like he's french. chip & dale are "Ruska Moncrief" and "Ranka Monk", they have different last names, they're not brothers anymore so that they can be yaoibait instead, anyways this post isn't actually about these guys I'm just setting the stage for the actual humanizations I wanted to show you

They also did monsters inc. And. Well it's obvious from the designs who mike and sully are. but you will also notice. the blonde one on the left. with glasses. monsters inc is kind of famously about just the two guys so they didn't really have a lot of other non-villain characters to take anime boys inspiration from, I guess, so, well,

1 - the geese in the background show that the fake coyote doesn't deter geese

dunk folding you into a mating press in the humid summer rain for hours on end. (1.2k words)

it's summer, and it's humid, and of course it had started to rain. there's no stormy winds, thank the gods, and the blazing summer sun still managed to make you both squint out at the light as it shines through the clouds. they are simply rain clouds, after all, a shower of rain to water the earth for a moment before they move on for the sun to continue its duties in making life miserable for anyone outside.