Thinking of other things other than other ladies 9

Hey, folks. I'm back once more with yet another comic about my OCs in a lawyer-friendly version of the "Thinking about other women" meme.

Ever wondered why Ash Ketchum was portrayed by the Pokemon Anime's writers as an eternal underdog who could never win a Pokemon League from Gen 1 to Gen 6? That's because Ash Ketchum was not only named after Pokemon creator Satoshi Tajiri, but Ash Ketchum was Satoshi Tajiri's real self. Satoshi Tajiri was always an underdog, and Ash Ketchum was the embodiment and personification of Satoshi Tajiri's underdog spirit.

Speaking of the Pokemon Anime, there is more than enough evidence to prove that Porygon was a scapegoat who was framed for the infamous "Electric Soldier Porygon" epilepsy incident. Why was Porygon not the real culprit? Because none of Porygon's moves in the Pokemon games are capable of causing the epilepsy incident.

All of us are familiar with Clow Reed splitting into two leading to the events of Cardcaptor Sakura. But what we do not realize was that Clow Reed split into two after the dark events of Chapter 200 of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, where Princess Sakura was devoured by a Death Seal placed inside her by Fei Wang Reed.

The Tower of Druaga TV series was more than just Gonzo's love letter to the 1984 Namco arcade classic. It helped to revive interest in the Namco arcade game it was based on. Not to mention that The Tower of Druaga TV series wrapped up in 2009, the year of the 25th Anniversary of The Tower of Druaga arcade game.

While the Famicom version of Karateka was mediocre, the Atari 7800 version of Karateka was nearly unplayable...

Konosuba's Aqua is a nearly useless goddess who should not even be in some of the worst possible places such as the Plants Vs Zombies suburb, the world of Golden Axe, and the realm of the Doom demons. Her lack of real combat capabilities would cause her to run around screaming "KAZUMA!!!!! HELP ME!!!!!" is she was in Doom, Golden Axe, or Plants Vs Zombies...

Cruiser Girls

Characters wearing the SNSD Genie-era navy officer uniforms, from left to right:

Row 1: Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura), Rit (Rod Land, Soldam), Silviana (Silviana).

Row 2: Romi (Catch! Teenieping), Gradriel (Princess Crown), Gwendolyn (Odin Sphere).

I'm very sure these girls look great wearing the Girls Generation Genie-era navy officer uniforms, although Gradriel and Gwendolyn would prefer to keep their crowns instead.

Kyubey Gets Stomped

Characters stomping Kyubey, from left to right: Sakura Kinomoto (Star Dress) (Cardcaptor Sakura), Totooria Helmold (Atelier Meruru Attire) (Atelier Totori), Cayna (In the Land of Leadale), High Elf Archer (Goblin Slayer).

2026 marks the 15th Anniversary of Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Its fanbase, however, still remains bittersour over the fact that Kyubey did not received any real comeuppance no matter how many petitions they have sent to Aniplex and Gen Urobuchi. That's why the fans have decided to take justice into their own hands, and I am already on that bandwagon.

Sakura Kinomoto giving her hardest stomp on Kyubey makes the most sense because a magical girl (that's not from Puella Magi Madoka Magica) stomping a villainous manipulator is an act of protest against Kyubey's nonsensical contracts and the true nature of the Soul Gems. Also, Sakura is doing a favour for the heroines of Puella Magi Madoka Magica because none of them are able to do things right...

While alchemists such as Totooria Helmold from the Atelier series avoid getting involved in heavy-duty combat most of the time, in the case of dealing with Kyubey, Totooria Helmold wouldn't mind giving a hard stomp on a villainous manipulator if it means doing justice and acquiring alchemy materials at the same time.

Cayna, being a motherly matriarchal figure, would definitely stomp Kyubey if it means denying a villainous manipulator from deceiving others.

As for High Elf Archer, she wouldn't mind giving Kyubey a hard stomp, believing that a deceiver like Kyubey is no different from the goblins she has to take down on a daily basis.

All in all, Kyubey needs to die over 9000 times for deceiving so many girls.

Sword Wands United

Characters wielding sword wands, from top to bottom: Silviana (As she appeared in the Famicom Disk System version of Silviana), Silviana (Again) (As she appeared in the MSX version of Silviana), Sakura Kinomoto (Water Jester Swimming Costume (Anime Version)) (Cardcaptor Sakura).

Remember that comic about the sword wand? Well, the sword wand is back, and this time, it's going up in united arms.

There are actually two ports of the game Silviana by Pack-In-Video. The titular heroine is wearing different coloured versions of the same outfit. In the Famicom Disk System version, Silviana's gloves and shoulder plates are magenta. The MSX version, however, had different colours for Silviana's gloves and shoulder plates, with Silviana wearing white gloves and blue shoulder plates instead. Other than that, Silviana's dress looks almost identical in both the Famicom Disk System and MSX versions.

Sakura Kinomoto's Water Jester Costume comprises of a white water-resistant dress (transparent in the Manga), a blue swimsuit, a blue jester hat, a pair of blue gloves (also transparent in the Manga) and a pair of blue jester shoes. And speaking of the gloves, they are long enough to even cover the elbows.

Silviana and Sakura Kinomoto would look more awesome if they were wielding sword wands (Sakura had already done it before, she just needed another sword wand as a secondary weapon). After all, they need to rise up in united arms against all the injustices that are currently plaguing the Earth right now...

Stamp Out The Vape

Characters' shoes from left to right, starting with the top row:

Row 1: Rit (Rod Land, Soldam), Ax Battler (Golden Axe), Tyris Flare (Golden Axe), Sakura Kinomoto (Star Dress) (Cardcaptor Sakura).

Row 2: Suchie-Pai (Suchie-Pai), High Elf Archer (Goblin Slayer), Davis (Little Fighter 2), Conscript (Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3).

In recent months, Singapore has ramped up its anti-vaping campaign. So here is a comic about vapes getting stomped by various characters in the style of an American propaganda poster from World War 1 where Uncle Sam's shoe is stamping out the Kaiser.

Kick The Noob

Characters kicking the RuneScape Noob in this comic: Sakura Kinomoto (Red Cape Leotard) (Cardcaptor Sakura), Rit (Rod Land, Soldam), Tyris Flare (Golden Axe), Volcana (Ultra Vortek).

I do not have any grudges against the RuneScape Noob in this comic. It's just that he may have been a bot user in disguise, and bots have been a big nuisance as far as legitimate RuneScape players are concerned.

Swimming Pool Matriarch Visual Gag Variations 7

Author's Note: Can you believe that it has been several months since the last time I posted a Matriarch of the Swimming Pool Visual Gag Variations comic? Maybe time constraints do have a very serious effect on comic production after all...

I'm very sure Sofia the First from Disney's Sofia the First is secretly a Blaster Master fangirl because the vehicle driven by Jason in the Sunsoft NES game Blaster Master was named Sophia the Third.

Remember Sakura Kinomoto's Water Jester costume from Episode 3 of Cardcaptor Sakura? This battle costume is iconic because it appeared in both the anime and the manga. Given that the main part of Sakura's Water Jester costume had to be a water-resistant dress, it's possible that the core part of the battle costume is a swimsuit.

The default female Mii and Guest F are twin sisters because their faces are totally identical. The only difference is that the default female Mii wears a red shirt while Guest F wears a pink shirt.

Given that Mario likes Italian food, this mushroom eater would definitely love lasagna, meaning Garfield is not alone.

Starting from the London 2012 edition of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, female characters get to wear gymnastics leotards that double as swimming costumes. Rosalina is playable in the gymnastics events of the Rio 2016 edition of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games. However, Rosalina does not appear in the swimming events, meaning the leotard that she wears in the gymnastics events did not go for a swim at all.

Swimming in a leotard sounds like an absurd idea since leotards are not designed to go swimming. However, all of that changed when Destira designed leotards that can double as swimsuits. Therefore, Sakura Kinomoto's Water Jester leotard possibly being a swimsuit, as well as the leotards worn by the female characters doubling as swimsuits in the swimming events of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games series, makes sense now.

Toast To 2025

Characters toasting to 2025 by holding up glasses of redcurrant juice: Rit (Rod Land, Soldam), Tam (Rod Land, Soldam), Spelunker (Spelunker), Wynn (Mystery of Atlantis), Lemming (Lemmings), Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura), Yona (Yona Of The Dawn), Cayna (In the Land of Leadale).

2024 turned out to be yet another turbulent year. Assassination attempts on the rightful President of the United States, the leftist meltdown that followed when he won the Presidential Elections, the ongoing copyright lawfare against so-called acts of intellectual property theft, and the continuous attacks against free speech. On the positive side, however, prominent tyrants and terrorists who hate Israel have either perished in helicopter crashes or were assassinated by the Israeli Defence Forces through various means. Who knows what 2025 will bring? Maybe the tyrant who knows dark sentences will rise? And when he does, is there anyone brave and bold enough to confront him when he carries out his nefarious plans for world domination?

Worthy of a Second Look

Author's Note: All copyrights for the images in this comic go to their respective owners.

Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the launch of the Sony PlayStation in Japan. While it was the video game console that revolutionized the video game industry and gave us Twisted Metal, Final Fantasy VII, PaRappa the Rapper, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid, Klonoa and too many other franchises to name, we must also remember the forgotten gems of the original PlayStation because they also made this console the icon of video game history. Here are just five PS1 games that deserve a second look.

1. The Sunsoft Memorial Series: Remember the Famicom/NES games that were conceived by Sunsoft? In 2001 and 2002, Sunsoft ported twelve Famicom/NES games to the PS1 in a six-volume compilation known as the Sunsoft Memorial Series. The twelve Famicom/NES games in this compilation are Ikki, Super Arabian, Route-16 Turbo, Mystery of Atlantis, 53 Stations of the Tokaido, The Wing of Madoola, Blaster Master, Ripple Island, Journey to Silius/Raf World, Hebereke, Super Spy Hunter/Battle Formula and Mr Gimmick. Give these NES games a try if you miss the glory days of Sunsoft.

2. Jaleco Collection Volume 1: Jaleco was also involved in bringing Famicom/NES games to the PS1 as well. However, they stopped making these compilations after Volume 1. The games featured in this compilation are Argus, City Connection, Exerion, Field Combat, Formation Z, Ninja Jajamaru-Kun and Rod Land. If you miss the glory days of Jaleco, this compilation is a must-try.

3. The Arika Cardcaptor Sakura Trilogy: Did you know that Cardcaptor Sakura video games exist? In fact, Arika made three Cardcaptor Sakura games for the PS1, and one of them happens to be a Tetris game, so give it a try if you like Tetris as well.

4: Puyo Puyo BOX: This was the very last Puyo Puyo game to be developed by Compile before they handed over the Puyo Puyo rights to Sega. It was also the first PS1 game to be published by Sega, and it was released on the PS1 months before Sega discontinued the Dreamcast. Awkward, isn't it?

5. Metal Slug (PS1 Port): While Metal Slug is best remembered for being the Run-and-Gun title that gave the Neo Geo a second wind, we should also remember that the PS1 version of Metal Slug has another game mode called "Another Story". It can only be unlocked by winning the arcade game once. Free space on the PS1 Memory Card is also required for this mode. This mode has four minigames. If you complete it, it will unlock "Another Story II" after pressing R1+L2+O while the title screen cursor is on "Another Story".

With all that said, Happy 30th Anniversary, Sony PlayStation! Here's to the next 30 years!

Magical Girl Smash Argument

Some people think a crybaby like Usagi Tsukino from Sailor Moon should be in Super Smash Bros because she can punish villains such as Bowser, Ganondorf and Ridley in the name of the Moon. Others think Madoka Kaname from Puella Magi Madoka Magica would be the best magical girl for Smash because she could right the wrongs caused by Kyubey. But she erased her own existence in the process. Deep inside, however, the best magical girl for Smash has to be Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura. She could use her magic staff as a melee weapon, meaning she can go toe to toe against Mario, Donkey Kong, Kirby and Pikachu to name a few.

Angry Sakura, Happy Sakura

Blame Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle for making Masahiro Sakurai and Nintendo disallow characters who did not originate from video games.

You do know that Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura is ineligible for Nintendo's Super Smash Bros, but I do wish she was eligible. After all, she made a cameo in the Pokemon TV series, and she also had her own edition Game Boy Color.

Then again, due to the events of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle being responsible for Sakura Kinomoto's magical girl escapades, it would be better for Sakura Kinomoto to stay out of the Super Smash Bros series because Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle is far more confusing than Kingdom Hearts. And let's not get started on Fei Wong Reed's Death Seal...

Cardcaptor Sakura © CLAMP/Kodansha.

Confusion Crisis

Author's Note: This comic used a popular meme template from the Halo machinima series Red vs Blue about somebody being deceived.

How confusing is Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle? The confusion levels are definitely worse than that of Kingdom Hearts.

What if it turns out Sakura Kinomoto's magical girl escapades were the result of the backstory in Chapter 200 of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle? For those who have read Chapter 220, it turns out Clow Reed's careless wish was responsible for the events of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, which in turn lead to the events of Cardcaptor Sakura. It just so happens Sakura Kinomoto was willing to lend a hand to Princess Sakura to return to Clow Country by any means possible. This means Sakura Kinomoto is no different from any magical girl with past lives. All of this confusion, however, is Fei Wong Reed's fault in the first place. His death seal tearing apart Princess Sakura resulted in Nadeshiko freezing time and dying for it. This resulted in the heroes going on a quest to restore Princess Sakura's memory and uncover her true identity. But this resulted in the creation of many paradoxes. In other words, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle is so confusing that Magical Girl Anime fans have indeed been tricked and bamboozled.

Halo © Microsoft. Red vs Blue © Rooster Teeth.

A Showdown with no Second Face-off

Back in 2001, during National Day, Pokemon and Cardcaptor Sakura had a face-off. No, it did not have them fight each other. Rather, it was a TV marathon. And when it ended, viewers such as myself were left wishing that one day, Ash Ketchum and Sakura Kinomoto will face each other again in the future. Unfortunately, it didn't happen because neither character was eligible for Nintendo's Super Smash Bros series due to licensing issues. Maybe Masahiro Sakurai knew about the licensing issues concerning Tatsunoko vs Capcom, which is why he enforced a "no non-video game characters allowed" policy for the Super Smash Bros series. But if licensing issues are not the reason, then the lore of both franchises will be the reason. Pokemon was always considered a very dangerous series because of backstories having wars in them, while Sakura Kinomoto's magical girl escapades were only made possible due to the dark events of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle had a stabbing incident where it turns out the Sakura that got stabbed was a clone. For all we know, the real reason Ash never grows old was because Pokemon had been all just a dream from a dying, mentally ill Ash living in a mundane world all along. Even then, the producers do not want to mention that he was a Zainichi Korean as well.

All in all, we will have to accept the fact that we cannot have nice things...

Ready For The Ice Buckets

Another comic about wearing swimwear for the Ice Bucket Challenge? Guess swimwear and buckets filled with ice water go hand in hand.

If Arle was to wear a bikini for the Ice Bucket Challenge, she would prefer to wear a striped bikini. After all, striped bikinis are popular in Japanese pop culture, just like the female underwear their color pattern was based on.

Samus isn't the only person who is not afraid to be seen wearing an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka-dot bikini. Princess Daisy is wearing a yellow polka-dot bikini for the Ice Bucket Challenge, meaning she is also not afraid to be seen wearing a yellow polka-dot bikini.

Rosalina saying that her strapless bikini is ready for the Ice Bucket Challenge is another reference to the famous "My Body Is Ready" quote by Reggie Fils-Aime.

Sakura Kinomoto prefers to wear a triathlon bikini because she is not ready for any real fanservice yet as she is still currently in middle school. However, a triathlon bikini does strike a balance between modesty and fanservice. Therefore, she should be fine.

But that's not all. Their bikinis would have no problem getting wet when it comes to doing forehead coin to funnel, because bikinis are designed for getting wet. To quote Princess Kida from Disney's Atlantis when she took off her skirt before going for a swim, "You do swim, do you not?"

Dragon Longswords United

Characters wielding Old School RuneScape Dragon Longswords featured from left to right starting with the top row:

Row 1: Sakura Kinomoto (Crystal Feather Dress) (Cardcaptor Sakura), Ling Xiaoyu (Tekken), Lemming (Lemmings), Dirk the Daring (Dragon's Lair), Rit (Rod Land, Soldam).

Row 2: Tyris Flare (Golden Axe), Lip (Panel de Pon), Nessa (Pokemon Sword and Shield), Akira Yuki (Virtua Fighter 5 Attire) (Virtua Fighter), Ryo Sakazaki (The King of Fighters XV Attire) (The King of Fighters).

Row 3: Ripple (Magical Chase), Suchie-Pai (Suchie-Pai), Ptolemy (The Fairyland Story), Klonoa (Klonoa), Wynn (Mystery of Atlantis).

This comic was made to make certain characters look awesome if they wielded RuneScape's Dragon Longswords. Also, the characters featured in this comic need to rise up in united arms against the injustices plaguing the Earth. Perhaps the Earth would have been a better place by now if we had taken any action against the injustices tormenting the Earth a few decades ago...

Clone Ash

One of the biggest fan theories is that the person we call Ash Ketchum is actually a collection of clones with memories (very poorly) implanted into their brains. This could explain why Ash Ketchum remains a 10-year-old. For all we know, Ash Ketchum is being cloned alongside Princess Sakura by Fei Wong Reed, and the real Princess Sakura's name was not Sakura at all. In fact, this cloning began even before Sakura Kinomoto's birth, let alone the start of her magical girl escapades. This means Pokemon could be related more to Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle than Nintendo's franchises. Another major plot twist is that, if the late Takeshi Shudo's proposed series finale for the Pokemon TV series was any indication, Ash Ketchum was all along mentally ill and dying, and the entire Pokemon series was nothing more than a dying dream. How's that for a disappointing series finale?

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle © CLAMP/Kodansha.

Update: The Ash Ketchum Arc has officially ended, and it ended with "Next Time, A New Beginning". It was not the depressing series finale that the late Takeshi Shudo proposed. But we have been left disappointed that we never found Ash's true identity. Perhaps Pokemon Horizons will unravel these mysteries. For all we know, Liko's pendant has something to do with Ash's past, and quite possibly, her real identity...

Smacking Toad

Weapons smacking Toad in this comic, from left to right: Sakura's Clear Card Magic Staff (Cardcaptor Sakura), Broadsword (MapleStory), Wooden Mallet (MapleStory), Heavy Mace (MapleStory), Granite Maul (RuneScape).

If it's officially confirmed that the annoying Toads from Super Mario are actually sinister parasites that are a greater evil than Bowser has ever been since 1985, I will destroy Nintendo. Boycotting Nintendo alone will not be enough. The parallel economy will need to design a video game console that will compete against Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, and take away parts of their market share, even if it means permitting content that is illegal on Nintendo, PlayStation and XBox consoles that are unrelated to intellectual property piracy.

Respecting Sakurai's Policies

Masahiro Sakurai stated that Super Smash Bros was designed to be from the very first entry in the series, a celebration of Nintendo's video game history. Non-video game characters are therefore not allowed. But there may be reasons that support Masahiro Sakurai's decision. Reasons related to lore, that is.

You may think Sailor Moon cannot join Smash due to the possibility of a panty shot overdose, but that is not the real reason. The real reason is that Sailor Moon has to face villains so ghastly they're worse than the biggest, baddest villains Nintendo has to offer. What's more, Sailor Moon was revealed to be Princess Serenity, which explains why she does not want to engage in mortal combat against her enemies. Then there's Sakura Kinomoto's magical girl escapades. It turns out that this was because of the dark events of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle chapter 200, where Fei Wong Reed's death seal devoured Princess Sakura, resulting in a series of events leading to Clow Reed having to split into two personalities. There are even claims that Akiho from Cardcaptor Sakura's Clear Card Arc has something to do with Clone Sakura. With all that said, Nintendo decided that Lip the Flower Fairy from Panel de Pon should only be a Mii Swordfighter costume in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and Lip was the closest Nintendo has to a proper magical girl.

At the end of the day, magical girl lore is clearly not compatible with everything Super Smash Bros is all about. Therefore, we should respect Masahiro Sakurai's policies that disallow non-video game characters from taking part in Super Smash Bros. Even Sony's PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale do not allow non-video game characters from taking part in the PlayStation-themed dueling tournament, possibly for the same lore-related reasons. At the end of the day, if licensing issues was not the reason, then it has to be the lore that poses a big problem, because lore plays a huge part in every major franchise, and if the lore is too ghastly, then it is definitely not allowed in dueling tournaments.

Stomp The Jerk

Characters stomping Gary Oak on his back, from left to right, starting with the top row:

Row 1: Rit (Rod Land, Soldam), Sakura Kinomoto (Star Dress) (Cardcaptor Sakura), Suchie-Pai (Suchie-Pai).

Row 2: Wynn (Mystery of Atlantis), Volcana (Ultra Vortek), Yuko (Valis).

I do not care if Gary Oak was the son of Pallet Town's mayor, or the fact that this bully was named after Super Mario Bros creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Nintendo is mistreating their customers and classifying some of them as cybercriminals. In retaliation, I decided to draw obscure characters' shoes stomping Gary Oak's back as payback for Nintendo's crackdowns on so-called acts of counterfeiting and intellectual property piracy, and for all the tormenting the arrogant bully did to millions of Pokemon fans worldwide through his bullying of Ash Ketchum. All the characters that are stomping the arrogant bully are more respectable characters because they either fight for justice or just simply dislike Gary Oak because he tormented millions of Pokemon fans worldwide, including myself. In fact, the characters that are stomping the bully are either obscure or semi-obscure characters that deserve more respect from us, especially Ultra Vortek's Volcana. Give some love for Atari characters, especially the obscure ones.

If Nintendo does not deliver any justice for Ash Ketchum, the #BoycottNintendo movement will grow even bigger, and Nintendo is definitely not ready for the biggest boycotts that are yet to come.

Kick The Ijiwaru

Characters kicking Waluigi's rear, from left to right: Rit (Rod Land, Soldam), Suchie-Pai (Suchie-Pai), Lip (Panel de Pon), Sakura Kinomoto (Star Dress) (Cardcaptor Sakura).

Let's face it. Waluigi will never get his day in the spotlight, because his name is an anagram of ijiwaru, which means ill-natured. And such an ill-natured person gets no love from Nintendo that he will never be Player 2 in a Wario Land game, or have his own set of microgames in the WarioWare series, or become a major antagonist in any game where Luigi is the main character, or even have his own game at all. Instead, in this comic, he gets kicked on the rear by more respectable characters who should get more respect from us. No wonder Waluigi was destined to remain an assist trophy in the Super Smash Bros games. His name was not worthy of any respect from us.