The 'Shroom:Issue 148/Pipe Plaza

Director’s Notes
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Another month of summer is here. The weather is good, the holiday is upon us, and the facts just keep on rolling in. So many facts in this page. Speaking of factual information, you should know that you can sign up to create a presentation for this year's Mario Awards! There's more information in the sign-up page and in Critic Corner, but it's a fun way to get creative and make something enjoyable while celebrating another year of history.

I'm all kinds of busy at the moment, so all that's left to say is please enjoy reading this issue's Pipe Plaza. See you next month with a special announcement!

Section of the Month

Monthly Report
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One year!

Yes, 'Shroom readers! It's been one year already that I started writing this section, and it is in these moments that one realizes how much the time goes fast. Well, let's stop being nostalgic, since it's not really the right moment for that, and let's have a look at Super Mario Wiki's statistics for the month of July. Oh, and to celebrate my one year anniversary at writing this section, I take the opportunity to add a year-on-year basis to see how the site evolves during the current year.

So, without further ado (as if I really had something else to say), let's take a look at this Monthly Report.

*EDT Time. **Time of data collection not available.

Conclusion: Compared with the previous month, the number of active users increased with more than 38 users. In regards to the wiki administrators, there is one less now, and that's because of the resignation of. In addition, two new users now have the 'Shroom writer rights, and these are, our new Sub-Director, and who isn't actually new to the 'Shroom, so don't ask me why he didn't have the rights well before.

Now, looking on a year-on-year basis, it is interesting to note that there's less administrators now on the wiki compared to last year, but at the same time there's one more patroller right now. Basically, it's interesting that the wiki's activity is quite steady, and let's keep it going that way!

And here's the end of another Monthly Report. Thank you for your reading, and pass again next month. Meanwhile, enjoy your summer!

Mario Calendar
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Heya, back with another Mario Calendar! I'm sure most of you will be familiar with this section, but in case you're not: here's where I'll be listing all of the Mario games that have come out in the month of July! Let's-a go!

Region Abbreviations Console Abbreviations


 * July 1
 * 1992 (AU):
 * Super Mario Bros. (NES)
 * Super Mario World (SNES)
 * 1999 (EU/AU): Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (GBC)
 * 2004 (JP):
 * Donkey Konga 2 (GC)
 * Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (GBA)
 * 2010 (EU): Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)


 * July 2
 * 2009 (CHN): New Super Mario Bros. (IQDS)
 * 2016 (AU): Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Wii U)


 * July 3
 * 2009 (EU/AU):
 * Mario Calculator (DSiWare)
 * Mario Clock (DSiWare)


 * July 4
 * 1984 (JP): Donkey Kong 3 (NES)
 * 2005 (CHN): WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (IQGBA)
 * 2019 (CHN): Donkey Kong Country Returns (NVS)


 * July 7
 * 2007 (SK): Tetris DS (DS)
 * Same deal as in June, there are too many 3DS eShop games that came out today :P


 * July 8
 * 1985 (NA): Tropical Fish (G&W)
 * 2004 (AU): Mario Golf: Advance Tour (GBA)
 * 2010 (SK): Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS)


 * July 9
 * 1981 (JP): Donkey Kong (Arcade)
 * 1993 (JP): Yoshi's Cookie (SNES)
 * 2004 (EU):
 * Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. (GBA)
 * Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (GBA)


 * July 10
 * 1980 (NA): Vermin (G&W)
 * 1986 (NA): Donkey Kong (MSX)
 * 2003 (AU): Wario World (GC)
 * 2019 (ALL): Dr. Mario World (iOS/Android)


 * July 11
 * 2003 (JP):
 * Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA/e-Reader)


 * July 12
 * 2013 (EU): Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)


 * July 13
 * 2013
 * (JP): New Super Luigi U (Wii U)
 * (EU): Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)
 * 2017 (SK): Mario Sports Superstars (3DS)
 * 2018 (ALL): Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Switch/3DS)


 * July 14
 * 1983 (JP): Mario Bros. (Arcade)
 * 1992 (JP): Mario Paint (SNES)
 * 1993 (JP):
 * Super Mario All-Stars (SNES)
 * Yoshi's Safari (SNES)
 * 2005 (JP): Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (GC)
 * 2017 (JP): Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (Arcade)


 * July 15
 * 1983 (JP):
 * Donkey Kong (NES)
 * Donkey Kong Jr. (NES)
 * 2009 (JP):
 * Ball (DSiWare)
 * Flagman (DSiWare)
 * Vermin (DSiWare)


 * July 16
 * 1981 (JP): Octopus (G&W)
 * 2015 (JP): Yoshi's Woolly World (Wii U)


 * July 18
 * 1997 (JP): Super Mario 64: Shindō Pak Taiō Version (N64)
 * 2013
 * (SK): Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
 * (JP): Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)


 * July 19
 * 1988 (JP): Donkey Kong Jr. (Famicom)
 * 2002 (JP): Super Mario Sunshine (GC)
 * 2007 (AU): Mario Party 8 (Wii)


 * July 20
 * 1983 (NA): Mario Bros. (Arcade)


 * July 21
 * 1995 (JP): Mario's Tennis (VB)
 * 2000 (JP): Mario Tennis (N64)
 * 2001 (JP): Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)
 * 2005 (JP): Mario Superstar Baseball (GC)
 * 2011 (SK): Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)


 * July 22
 * 1994 (NA): Donkey Kong (GB)
 * 2004 (JP): Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GC)


 * July 23
 * 2005 (CHN): WarioWare: Touched! (IQDS)
 * 2009 (JP): Punch-Out!! (Wii)


 * July 24
 * 2008 (JP): Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii)
 * 2013 (JP): Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (3DS eShop)
 * 2014 (JP): Yoshi's New Island (3DS)


 * July 25
 * 1995
 * (EU): Tetris & Dr. Mario (SNES)
 * (AU): Mario's Picross (GB)
 * 2013 (JP): Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (Arcade)


 * July 26
 * 1984 (NA): Mario Bros. (Commodore)
 * 1986 (EU): Donkey Kong (ACPC)
 * 1999 (NA): Mario Golf (N64)
 * 2007
 * (JP): Mario Party 8 (Wii)
 * (SK): Super Mario 64 DS (DS)
 * 2013 (EU): New Super Luigi U (Wii U)


 * July 27
 * 1990 (JP): (Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]] (NES/GB)
 * 1995
 * (EU): Mario's Picross (GB)
 * (JP): Donkey Kong Land (GB)
 * 2006 (JP): Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (DS)
 * 2013 (AU): New Super Luigi U (Wii U)
 * 2018 (EU): WarioWare Gold (3DS)


 * July 28
 * 2003 (NA): Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GC)
 * 2006 (JP): Game & Watch Collection (DS)
 * 2012 (JP): New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
 * 2018 (AU): WarioWare Gold (3DS)


 * July 29
 * 2009 (JP):
 * Chef (DSiWare)
 * Helmet (DSiWare)


 * July 30
 * 2007 (NA): Mario Strikers Charged (Wii)


 * July 31
 * 1980 (NA): Fire (G&W)
 * 1981 (NA): Donkey Kong (Arcade)
 * 1984 (NA): Boxing (G&W)

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next month!

Anniversary Announcements
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Hi everyone, welcome to July's Anniversary Announcements! Hope you are having a great summer so far!

The Ptooies
And the polls have closed! Thanks to everyone who voted! Next month, on 16 August, the results will be revealed in the Awards Ceremony! Be sure to check them out!

Speaking of the ceremony, it can't exist without presentations, so please sign up to do one! A presentation can have any shape and form to reveal the results of an award, be it a story, comic, image, or even a game or video. Anything goes as long as it's not just a list. Let your imagination run wild!

Tournaments
Then an update on tournaments. In the table below, you'll find some info about the tournaments which are open for sign-ups and those that are being planned.

Committee Interviews
Welcome to Committee Interviews! In this part of Anniversary Announcements, I will do short interviews with the members of the Awards Committee, so you can get to know them a bit better! This month, two of our newest members: and !

BBQ Turtle
Both Hooded Pitohui and BBQ Turtle are new members of the AC, but that didn't stop them from having a good time. That way you can see the welcoming aspects of the community. It's also great to see how the entire system is volunteer-run, yet is solid.

Another month, another ending to Anniversary Announcements. I hope you enjoyed, and for next month, have fun at the ceremony! See ya next month, buh-bye!

All information above was correct as of 2019-07-16. Sprite credits: A.J. Nitro, Atz Chan, Sonik (tSR)

Interview
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Hello, 'Shroom readers! You might be wondering "who the hell did Perch interview this month" if you're just looking at the labels. Well, I mention it in the interview, but it's none other than Chibiki Daisy, the labels changed to reflect a possible namechange coming soon. If I luck out and it actually happens then I'm all set already, and if it doesn't, then... oh well, I still got a good interview with Chibiki. Someone who's left and returned three times over tends to have a lot of interesting stuff to say, so let's get to it!

 The Interview:  maroon Hello, 'Shroom readers! If you don't know this is the interview by now, I don't know what to tell you! maroon For this month, I've reached out to another user who left for a while but returned - Chibiki Daisy! navy Wooooo for returning users club!! maroon Even I am in that club! maroon But that is a story for another day... maroon So, how did you find the wiki in the first place? navy Honestly, I don't even remember. navy I think my earliest memories of the wiki were just looking up the Mario Kart games just for the heck of it. maroon How long ago are we talking, because until told otherwise I'm going to assume these are from when you were like 2 and thus are your earliest memories in general navy I want to say when I was around ten or eleven, so maybe six years ago? navy Anything before the last year is just a big blur to me. maroon I keep forgetting how young people are on this wiki and it makes me feel old. maroon Then I remember I'm not as old as Ghost Jam or 3K and I feel young! navy Technically you'll always be young because there's always gonna be people older than you, no? maroon i won't be ninety years old, i'll be ninety years young!! navy That's the spirit! maroon So, once you found the wiki, any particular reason you didn't just take your info and go? navy I just kept coming back because I don't think I could get enough info! navy I mean it's not like some other random website has the kind of information here to the extent that we have it. maroon What about when I make MarioWiki 2!? navy I don't think the internet could handle another MarioWiki like this, it's probably information overload at that point. maroon That's true. It is an impressive resource. You ever thought about adding to it, or fine with just the community side of things? navy I think I'm just fine with the community aspect. navy Anything I could have added has most definitely been added by this point. maroon What about... tennis navy Please, do I look like a sports person? Ahaha... maroon I mean, maybe? Perhaps you're just the type to hide it!! navy Haha, you'd think. But thaaaaat's a secret~ maroon So! What made you notice "oh shit there's people here"? The most important step. navy I'm pretty sure it was me stumbling my way into an issue of The Shroom after my mind sponged up as many Mario Kart tidbits as it could. maroon I hope it was Issue 88, our mario kart 8 one. But probably not. maroon That'd just be too fitting! navy It really would! navy But of course, 11-year old me just skimmed through everything instead of taking time to read it so who knows what issue it could have been? maroon How dare. At the very least, do you read Mach Speed Mayhem yet? navy I try to, anyways. I read through the last couple ones for sure. maroon Excellent. Luckily, it'll keep going for a lot time so you'll have time to read it. maroon What draws you to the 'Shroom, especially since you're appearing in it? navy Honestly? I couldn't tell you. navy I think just the idea of all those people getting together to do this big monthly thing just blew my mind at the time. navy But regardless, I remember coming back month after month for new issues. maroon It's kind of amazing that it's been going for twelve years, and the only times it ever missed issues were in the first two years. navy The more I think about it now, the more mind blowing it is in a way. That's quite the feat. maroon The wiki and community's general longevity is something I love talking about. Fourteen years is a goddamn eternity in internet time! navy It really is! The wiki's a teenager now, aaa!! maroon Oh god, you're right. Now I'm going to have to deal with the rebellious phase. God damn it. navy You won't be the only one dealing with it, at least... maroon Now, what got you involved in the community proper? Since you were definitely there for a couple years! navy Well, throwback to the very last day of 2012 when I decided to register for the wiki. navy And it wasn't even under the username we know today, it was as 'Daisyluva99' navy 11 year old me should not have been allowed to pick names. maroon but did you love daisy!? navy I did, she was and still is my favorite, ahaha! navy Anyways, most of my wiki edits were mainly just voting on Featured Articles. Not necessarily proud of it but I'm admitting it. navy And then after a while, I kinda just... forgot about this place. maroon I remember you came back to make a big "oh yeah I'm leaving forever bye" post navy Yeah, but that was well down the timeline. navy Anyways, fast forward to 2014. maroon Oh! I forgot you had two leavings. navy I check out the wiki again for old times sake and I notice that there's a forum link on the sidebar. navy I decide to click, register, and lo and behold. navy That was actually when the username of today was picked as well. navy 12 year old me should have picked a better name tbh maroon 13 year old me picked Superchao, 14 year old me picked TheGreatBlockyBoo, and I ultimately trusted my younger self's judgement more in the long run maroon So you never know! navy I mean I lowkey hate both names now but I feel like the second one is too cemented at this point for me to change so I guess I'm stuck with it in this community forever lmao maroon What is the Chibiki part even about, anyway? navy That was the name of the librarian from the anime Another sksks navy I literally could not think of a name and I recently watched that show at the time so my brain was like 'hey let's go with this!' maroon >a librarian maroon >you hate the name maroon Patchouli Daisy it is. navy I'll take it, it has a nice ring to it hahaha maroon I mean hey, if you want to change your name, doesn't matter how long you used the old one. Just look at Shokora! navy Hmm, true... navy I mean my name online elsewhere is already streamlined, might as well complete the streamlining!! maroon To what? navy Zange (aka my discord username if you're someone who talks to me a lot there - you know who you are) maroon like me navy Yeah, like you. maroon Anyhow, sounds like a plan. Just try to make it official before Saturday (all you gotta do is PM Porplemontage) so I can label you Zange and not look like a crazy person navy sksks, I can't promise anything but I can try(? maybe) maroon I believe in yoooou navy Well thank youuu maroon SO. You came back. And you stuck around for a while! maroon What was it like? navy Which time, after joining the forum, first comeback, or second comeback? maroon Joining the forum lol. We're still in the hazy mist of 2014. maroon This is why you should do what I did and only leave once, to make it easier to catalogue. navy I probably should have done that but that's not how I roll lmao navy But yes, after joining the forum, it felt pretty great. maroon You got to make friends! Maybe possibly navy What I mostly did was just play games of mafia (back when that forum was still alive) maroon Ah, mafia. Imagine telling it to new users what it was like back then. navy Made friends through that though! Even though I suck at mafia but I still enjoyed it!! maroon Sadly, like Icarus, Stooben flew too close to the sun, and Mafia fell through his grip and into the sea. maroon I'll let you in on a little secret: maroon Everyone sucked at mafia. Some people were just better at pretending they didn't! navy Ahaha, makes me feel a little bit better about that then. maroon Anything in particular stand out about the first run? navy I think what I remember most was that big Skype chat from mid-2015. maroon >skype maroon oh god maroon that. navy Those were good times, had some interesting conversations. maroon I remember it mostly for the fallout of the bad times I had to deal with as a mod. maroon Different perspectives. maroon People openly and blatantly saying in front of the staff that they planned to bait someone into getting banned. navy Understandable, rip Perch's sanity during that time period. maroon So what brought on the next departure? navy Well... navy It's not something I really want to get into so let's just say a bit of a falling out happened between me and someone else. navy I pretty much felt like leaving was my only way out. maroon I understand, and we shall speak no more of it. maroon The real question, and the one I've always wondered more, is what brought you back? navy Well, I started to miss the place. navy And by the time I came back, tensions had died down enough to where I felt I could come back safely. navy So I told myself "Okay, we'll give this another go" maroon And then you did! And I thiiink you've stuck so far? navy I lasted another year and then I left again, but coming back the second time I stayed for good. maroon Oh right. maroon For some reason I always forget about that other year leaving. Anything happen then, or just boredom? navy I think the one noteworthy thing before the second leaving was I made up with the person I had the fallout with and we've been really good friends ever since. (which I'm extremely thankful for) maroon The best solution! maroon The second best is to murder them, but that's not always viable. navy Who do I look like, some killing game fiend? maroon Well............. yes. navy Okay fair, but I'll have you know I've only murdered once and I admitted to it after being caught on to because I was a chicken. maroon The power move is to kill, and then admit immediately, so everyone wonders if it's a bluff. navy See, I would do that, but I'm not a confrontational person whatsoever and I'd cry from being grilled about it by everyone else. maroon Fair point! maroon So, you happy with the most recent comeback, then? navy Oh, definitely. maroon Excellent. maroon Now I can chain you to the wall and force you to stick around for the entire lifetime of Mach Speed Mayhem! maroon JUST AS PLANNED! navy OH NO AAAA maroon What did cause you to leave and come back that time? navy Well, the reason I stated for leaving the second time was me not feeling like I really fit in with the community much anymore. maroon Oh thaaat's the one I remember! maroon Yeah, the one with the post! maroon It was the first one i forgot lol navy Yea this is kinda the big one lel navy But part of it was also I wanted to focus more on school and theatre a bit more. navy Which, for school at least didn't go so well because I got C's in two classes in the last third of the year. maroon Oof. It happens. maroon How'd theatre go? navy Before I answer that I have to give a little preface: navy The spring after I left we did Oklahoma as our musical. navy Pretty much everyone hated it for one reason or another, myself included, mainly because none of us really knew it. navy But considering the actual performances went alright, I'd say the theatre part of my focus was a success at least. maroon What's theater if you don't retire in despair and regret, anyway? navy Who even knows, theatre is crazy stuff sometimes. maroon So what brought you back this time, when you were sure this is the end my friend navy Well, I guess somewhere deep in my heart I always had the intention to come back at some point. navy Which I think I only realized after Mfan got me into lbchat. navy And there were a number of occasions after that point where I said to myself I'd come back then but ultimately didn't. maroon And then you did, to your dismay navy Yeah, although I guess it wasn't to my dismay. navy Once I figured out when I would come back I kinda had to force myself to log on to the forums. navy But since then I haven't once regretted it. maroon It happens. It's a lot harder to do something to begin with than to face the aftermath, good or bad. maroon The whole thing where you don't know what's going to happen locks you. maroon At least if you try and things go to shit you can go "well this is bad, nothing to do but ride it out" navy Exactly. maroon Anything in particular you really like about being here all these times? navy I guess the that because of all the gaps I've had, everything that's happened on and off site since joining is set in like a really distinct era for me. navy Like I remember when I first joined the forums and Smash 4 was all the rage. maroon Smash What Now? maroon There is only Melee and Ultimate. maroon We have always been at war with Brawl. navy Or coming back the second time and seeing so many new faces. navy So many things I can think of are just set in these distinct time periods which is nice bc my memory is a hot mess otherwise. maroon It happens! maroon "TheGreatBlockyBoo" and "Superchao" feel almost like two distinct people to me at this point. maroon How weird it must be to you who is new to ponder of the time when Blocky was my hip new name and Superchao was old and busted navy Sounds like a far simpler time to me. maroon It was. maroon So, speaking of Mario! maroon You mentioned Mario Kart earlier. Still a big fan? navy Not as much as I was, but yes. navy I'd love to own all the Mario Kart games someday. maroon Even... Arcade GP!? navy If I can find space to put it then why not?? maroon Someday I will get to play F-Zero AX. Someday... navy To be fair I haven't played any of the Arcade GP games yet so I guess we're both in the same boat, huh? navy Or relatively similar boats, anyways. maroon Relatively similar, although at least there's more than about 30 Arcade GP cabinets in the continental United States... navy Good point. maroon So, what is your favorite Mario Kart, anyway? navy Ohhh man. navy You realize how hard of a question this is because they all have good things about them??? maroon Trust me, it's like if someone asked me to pick my favorite Touhou fangame, aka picking my favorite child maroon So I understand. navy I think I have to go with DS because of nostalgia factor. navy That game was everyone's shit when I was in third grade. navy It's all anyone who had a DS would play if we were stuck inside for recess. maroon The only Mario Kart i ever actually played was Double Dash, and a bit of 64 like fifteen years ago. navy Double Dash is almost like the MacGuffin of Mario Kart to me because it's the only non-arcade one I haven't played ever. navy Not counting 8 Deluxe bc that was a remake navy We never had a GameCube in my house and I don't know anyone who currently has one so Double Dash is my all-time goal right now maroon I have a Gamecube (well, Wii), AND I have Double Dash maroon so maroon start making plans to visit NYC! navy Damn you drive a hard bargain... maroon Is Mario Kart still your favorite section of Mario? navy For sure, though Mario Party is high up there now too. maroon I've never really heard anyone cite Mario Kart in general as their favorite, so I'm curious: maroon What draws you to it? navy I guess all the antics that can happen? navy There's so many ways that your opponents can affect your race through their items and such. maroon Ah, that's interesting - that's actually why I prefer F-Zero! I enjoy the skill basis and lack of random item shenanigans. maroon I think that just comes down to differences between us navy Probably, yeah. navy I think I'm just drawn to all the spontaneity because I have a lot of those tendencies sometimes. maroon That makes sense! Meanwhile I prefer learning through hard work and repetition (just ask me about story mode) maroon So when I'd have to try things over and over due to random item factors... navy Yeah, that's definitely an understandable thing. maroon Any mario games or subseries you don't like, however? navy Hmm, probably the main series games. I'm just not that good at them, y'know? maroon Huh, did not expect that answer! I suppose one just assumes people like Mario... even if that's not always that accurate. navy It's probably a more of I don't like sitting and doing one thing for too long than anything maroon Ah, that'd explain it. Mario Kart doesn't really need quite as much time investment, after all. navy Like, if I keep failing a level, I don't like sitting there focused on only that unlit I complete it. navy And yeah, exactly maroon What about other games series or types? Anything really appeal to you? navy Just of games in general? maroon Yeah, like genres. navy I really love games that are story driven, like RPGs and visual novels. navy So games like Danganronpa, Persona, and Undertale are right up my alley maroon Ace Attorney? navy Yeah, Ace Attorney too. maroon An excellent pick. Every so often even when there's no new game I just randomly get really excited about Ace Attorney. maroon What about puzzle games, considering how often you present that one? navy Puzzle games are fun, especially ones that kinda let me tinker around with how I go about solving the puzzles. navy You can imagine how fun Baba is You is for me maroon Considering I've been marathoning that game over the past few days... trust me when I say I understand. navy Ahaha, I see. It's probably one of the most charming games I've played recently due to it's sort of uniqueness maroon One of the things I think is most fascinating is how much the game makes you associate certain objects with certain properties in order to trip you up on later levels when you don't think outside the box maroon You get used to BABA is YOU, FLAG is WIN, ROCK is PUSH, WALL is STOP, but everything is interchangeable and only defined by the properties it is given maroon So if you get stuck on "but baba has to be you for this level" it really can put a dent in solving navy Yeah, and I'll admit that's gotten me stuck a few good times before maroon It's okay, same here. I remember one level where I kept trying to make Flag into Win and only cleared it because I did something else entirely with Flag navy Sounds like a happy little accident. At least it got you to the solution! maroon Yep! maroon Out of curiosity, since you constantly present puzzle game with jigsaw puzzles maroon Do you personally like such? navy I do but it's been ages since I last solved one, I should really buy some jigsaws sometime... maroon I have a few! They're mostly town scenes and the like but I've got a few that stand out nicely maroon One of my personal favorites is a super mario galaxy one with cool art. Just another reason you need to visit navy Ooooo neat!! maroon Lemme see if I can find it... maroon Ah ha, this! navy Ahhhh that's really cool!! navy Time to fly to New York now maroon What draws you to puzzle stuff in general? Just the ability to put your brain to work and not have to worry about precision platforming for the like? navy I think that's pretty much it. navy My reaction times suck so that's part of why I don't like platformers, you have to have dead-on reactions sometimes. maroon Yeah, some of my favorite hard platformers are literally maroon "please perform this entire sequence of 50 inputs with frame-perfect precision" navy But with all puzzles in general, I can just focus on an end result and not worry about how I get there most times maroon what about that one mario jigsaw puzzle that's like 90% red navy Oh jeez, that's a thing?? navy But the same thing applies, I just have to be paying a hell of a lot more attention so I know if pieces fit properly. maroon I overestimated how much red but that's a lot of red. navy Wow, that is a lot... maroon It sure is. Out of curiosity, do you have a preference toward any types of puzzles? Like, say, compare jigsaw to sudoku. maroon That kind of thing. navy I'm way better at puzzles that don't involve numbers. navy So sudoku and whatever the derivative with addition is called are not my thing navy Aha! Kakuro! That's what that derivative is called!! maroon Yeah, that one. MATH navy Math is the bane of my existence tbh navy But for puzzles I actually do like... navy I absolutely love logic squares (or whatever their actual name is) maroon Those things where you have a grid and are given X amount of clues and have to figure out who did what where and when? navy Yes, those things!! maroon I love them too! maroon I've honestly considered joining Fun Stuff to make some. maroon They're really good. navy They're so much fun and I haven't done them in years aaa maroon well i know now what i must do... for the august issue navy Please do that would be amazing maroon I shall! How can I ignore my fans like this? navy Ahaha, I feel honored. maroon Hmmm... you know what else we HAVE to talk about when it comes to you? maroon Anime. navy You're completely right there. maroon So, how'd you get into it? navy Oh boy, well... navy I was a young child on the YouTubes and I come across this Mario fan series thing. navy It was called something along the lines of The Adventures of Rosalina and Peach navy And it was all in Spanish so I understood none of it navy And the creator took a lot of the villains for the show from an anime that at the time I didn't know the name of maroon and that anime... was albert einstein navy Ha I wish but no navy I did some research and this anime was Mermaid Melody navy And thus I fell into a pit that I still live in to this day maroon I've heard of Mermaid Melody for a couple of reasons, and that takes me back to like 2006 maroon What a ride navy Oh boy, sounds like a time maroon Any particular animes that were important, formative ones? navy I think Corpse Party and Madoka Magica were the first big ones, they were my first big steps outside of what I was used to in anime. maroon >Corpse Party navy Which, at that point was strictly bubbly and cutesy shows maroon well, that sounds like a wild ride navy It was at the time maroon What made you interested in trying those shows? navy For Madoka Magica, it was on recommendation from someone else. navy They said is was magical girl but nothing like I was used to and uh maroon Oh maroon They probably did that on purpose I bet navy tbh I have no idea what I was expecting from that statement, but it was certain different than what I got, in a good way though navy As for Corpse Party, it was actually a Mafia game themed after it on another site (except they called it Wolf and not Mafia) maroon I take it those awakened an Undiscovered Interest in you? navy Oh yes, indeed. navy I think sometime after I watched Corpse Party, I watched Another, which is also in that kind of genre maroon The real question is if you read Junji Ito yet. navy Y'know, I've been meaning to but I haven't yet. maroon It's pretty solid horror! Classic stuff. navy Hmm, definitely gonna have to check that out real soon then! maroon What about Black Butler? I remember you mentioning that one. navy Ah, yes! navy When I first started watching that, it was a major part of my life, and even today, the Book of stuff is still among my favorites. navy It's kind of shaped my tastes in anime to what they are today. maroon Go on! navy If Madoka and CP were dipping my toes into more serious shows, Black Butler was a headdive in. navy I don't think I'd have been remotely interested in say, shows like Kara no Kyoukai or Bungou Stray Dogs otherwise. maroon What drew you to it to begin with navy I honestly don't remember, it was probably recommended to me based on a few other shows I watched before then. navy But once I started, I couldn't get enough. maroon And you never escaaaaped navy Hell, it's the only reason I really started reading manga, because I wanted to get caught up on Black Butler's manga navy Yeah pretty much lmao maroon Best BB character? navy Hands down, Grell Sutcliffe maroon I don't know the context, but I'm sure there are readers who do, and I wanted to get it out there for them. navy Quite understandable maroon Any other shows you'd recommend to the readers at home? navy Kara no Kyoukai for sure, the music is absolutely beautiful and the series itself is really interesting navy Aside from that... navy Probably Soredemo Sekai was Utsukushii, it's hands down one of the most beautiful romance animes I've ever seen. navy And Rozen Maiden as well, I haven't watched it in years but I remember the Maidens all being really unique in their character. navy ...I am just now realizing just how much anime I've watched since getting into it all those years ago and good lord it's a LOT. maroon Rozen Maiden is one of those things I always associate with the early 2000s, in a good way. maroon Like, just an iconic part of internet culture around that time. navy I'm way too young to remember any of that, but I do remember someone an another forum I was on at the time was really obsessed with it. navy And this was about early 2014, mind you maroon My god. How much longetivity it has! navy If you think about it, it's almost insanely impressive. maroon It is. maroon I think that about gives our readers a good view of you and anime, though. maroon If there's one more thing I wanna ask about... maroon What's your passion for theater come from? navy Oh boy, story time... navy The thing that got me started on theatre in the first place was Missoula Children's Theatre. navy They come to my town every year and cast local kids in whatever production they do that year navy And when I was in Girl Scouts, we'd go watch those shows every year. navy So it got me thinking, "Hey, if these kids can do it, why can't I?" navy And when I was in 6th grade, I auditioned for one of those productions and made it in, and I've been hooked ever since. navy I think the main reason I'm so passionate about it is because it gives me a chance to play all kinds of different characters. navy All having their own stories, all coming from different walks of life... maroon and all of them either crossdressing or dying tragically? maroon Or is that just Shakespeare? navy I mean, in the musical we did this year one of my best guy friends had to wear a maid dress in one scene navy So take that as you will! navy Anyways, it's nice to get the chance to escape some of the monotony of my normal life by playing other characters. maroon Makes sense. Everyone's gotta have an outlet somewhere! navy Exactly. maroon Anyhow. maroon This has been a good interview. maroon But I just gotta know: maroon Is this the last question? navy Hmm, anything is the last the last question if you want it to be, no? maroon Very true, very true. maroon Thanks for coming! navy Thanks for having me!

Conclusion: It's like I said. When someone leaves the community and comes back, they tend to have a lot to notice with changes. But that's no reason to not ask about other things, too! I hope you enjoyed this interview as much as I enjoyed doing the interviewing!

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