today's keiji is: world's most devastating piece of official keiji art

Waiting game

Keiji you freakin idiot you can’t use a spatula as an umbrella I swear on all things

Unnamed strawberry shortcake woman my beloved

my beautiful wife joe tazuna

boobdori genuinely dumbfounds me. what is happening there nankidai. there is no good ending to this. did you really make the one of the main antagonists of the game who manipulates and kills everyone in his way the only canon trans character or is there some weird midori farm going on in asunaro and they all look like that. please nankidai speak to me no why are you running i just want to talk

Wahaha Sara in my attempt to dodge your questions I keep sounding like I'm flirting with you and now people are mistaking my creepy deflections as genuine romantic interest. Wahaha Sara help me they're making fbi jokes about us while drawing genuinely illegal art of us

I find it interesting that Midori decided to take the route of becoming half doll. It makes me wonder why he refused to fully become a doll in the first place (I don't remember the game very well, so if he states why I'll come back to this later). For a man whose only fear is death, why not take the whole step to go beyond death? Why only take it halfway?

It would be so easy for him to just turn himself into an AI, create a copy that could live on, and continue in case he died (Though we all know he would do anything to prevent it). However, we know (at least at this point before the final part of the final chapter) that this is not the case. There is no AI of Midori, and the Midori we see is half human, half doll. While spare body parts of Midori exist, these likely are just that. Spare parts that are not intended to be used to assemble another doll. The part that interests me most is the spare head.

We know that Alice had "killed" Midori by pushing him, and Midori's head was stabbed through. We also know that he didn't bleed whatsoever, and was still able to function. But...how is that possible? Here's a few reasonings I've concluded:

The Midori that Alice met is the real, human doll Midori. While you could say that it was rather just another dummy doll, I highly doubt that was the case. Midori isn't the type of person to miss out on an opportunity like this. We all know how he loves to toy with people, so he has no real reason to send a doll to do this instead.

The human doll Midori is living without a brain. I think this is something not really talked about often which is interesting to me. There are so many implications with this. For starters, if Midori is without a brain then we have to assume he is an AI. But we're assured that there is only one, and the one we meet is the true genuine Midori. I don't think Nankidai would pull a twist with us and reveal something ridiculous (Like Midori's human body being split into two Midori dolls, one with a brain and one without). But I wonder why he would forgo possibly the most essential organ related to his humanity. Yes you can say that its an AI and he just decided to keep his human heart, but I really doubt that's the case. While we like to tie a lot of our humanity and feelings to the heart, in the end, the most essential organ that make us human is the brain. The brain is the entirety of our understanding of the world and ourselves. Its what gives us personality, it gives us everything we need to function. And I'm almost certain that Midori understands this, which is why he decided to keep his humanity instead of becoming full doll. Yet there's still so many questions and problems with this.

Midori has to have an AI of himself, that much we know thanks to Alice's murder. There is no way Midori took an injury like that with a human brain in his head and still functioned, much less not have any bleeding (yes I know you can technically live without a frontal lobe but it would hinder so many functions that Midori without any doubt still has). Aside from this, we can also assume that head spinning trick he does is more proof he doesn't have a human brain (even with amazing robotics, he'd still be left somewhat disorientated, not to mention how fast he was spinning, like come on). So this leaves us with the conclusion that he has human organs, or at least a majority of the rest of his body is organic.

So then...what does that leave us with? Midori walking around as a human doll, without a brain, possibly an AI? I just hope Nankidai addresses this in the final chapter, or we get some kind of answer because I feel like the lack of a brain here is significant...

So the shitty strand of hair holding onto dear life runs in the family?

today's keiji is: death by beanie

Nankidai really went all out with the Sara mini chapter huh?

and finally some (platonic or romantic up to you) saranzu for the soul

my Videogame Studies teacher asked us for a story about us as gamers and I accidentally wrote a 5 paragraph essay on why Your Turn to Die is the best game ever so here it is

If I had to pick any game (aside from Pokemon) that changed my life I'd definitely pick Your Turn to Die: Death Game by Majority. I learned about it after watching my friend play it during a club meeting in high school. At first glance, it seems like any other simple indie visual novel. But in reality this game is so powerful with it's premise, story and characters. I'll try my best to explain it without spoilers because I HIGHLY recommended you check it out (it's available for free, and can be played on browser here!!). 

First, it's premise. It starts with a simple question: how fair is a majority vote? Some argue that it is fair, because it represents the will of the most people. Others argue that it leaves the minority at a permanent disadvantage. Although this may not seem like a big deal, this paradox can make a big difference if you're voting for something important, like your right to live. 

This brings me to my second point: the story. Again, I won't put any spoilers, but this is probably the most intricate and powerful story I've ever seen. (Fun fact: this is also the only game that has ever made me cry). There is a strong theme of death in the story. How we grieve and process our emotions; how we react to the thought of our own death; how far we're willing to go to help someone who's death is practically guaranteed. It challenges your morals and makes you admit that times of crisis completely change your desire to help others, either for better or for worse. All the while introducing you to an eccentric and inverse cast of characters that you easily grow attached to. The way their actions and beliefs are written are so unmistakably human. 

And my final point: the execution. As I stated before, this game has a very simple design. It's a visual novel with static 2D sprites and pixel art backgrounds. The music was entirely composed out of GarageBand sound loops. And yet it captures the emotions of the story so well. The music, despite being so cheaply made, managed to accurately recreate the feelings of fear, hope, relief, and intense anxiety. The sprites show so much emotion as well. It really proves that a good game doesn't have to look fancy, it just has to capture the story it's trying to tell. 

My views as both a gamer and a human being will never be the same after playing Your Turn to Die. I have so much more respect for game designers and musicians. I also questioned my own morals a lot during my playthrough. I also made a lot of friends who also liked this game. I do hope you all take a lot at it, and show the creator some support for making such a wonderful game all on his own! 

i need to get one of yall to play your turn to die

this image alone prove to me that nankidai doesn't use any form of reference sheet for the cast and does it from memory.

So here are the like every mistake i found in this image:

-keiji shirt is brown not black.

-keiji doesn't have such big boobs, also like why the heck is his neck so crisp

-kanna IS A GIANT, reminder that keiji is 1 meter 85.5 and kanna is 1 meter 52, why is kanna so tall?!! Actually everyone is super tall compared to regular. Or maybe keiji has shrunk or somethings.

-Kanna doesn't have her screws

-Reko has seen some shit or somthing it seems like she will eat my soul lmao

-Reko became a grandma an he hair strand became grey

-reko hair and jacket are grey too wtf, they are supposed to be dark brown,

-reko and kanna do not wear collars, like what is happening, xpect if it's for a gameplay reason for now i will consider it a mistake.

never change nankidai, never change....