Soul Mates! - The Art and Design of Gacha Game Characters!

For our first stop on The Great Gacha World Tour, we visit the land of Project Sekai, a sparkling place of idols, dreams, and 45 degree angles. Guided by our local expert Birb, we take a look at Haruka Kiritani, and ask her a guiding question: Hey girl, have you noticed that your friend Minori is like, REALLY into you? Has this clicked for you? ...I  may get a little bit too mad about framing in t...

In this episode, we revisit Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Licht - The Nameless Girl to zoom in on Kuro, the girlkissing demon girl- and considering how badly this went for us last time, we ask a pleading question: Can you please not be that bad? Can you please just be kind of normal? Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.club/character/kuro Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/ivyfoxart Follow the sh...

In this episode, our second of our Limbus Company season, we zoom in on the flirtatious and charming gambler and... well, axe murderer Rodion, aka Rodya, and ask ourselves a dubiously respectful question: Should you pay attention to a woman's great assets or to her greataxes? Well, why not both? Read this episode's official companion fanfic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/56493103 Follow along:...

In this super special birthday episode, featuring furry art expert guest Harry, we zoom in on the fuzzy young tigress and lady-aspirant Hannah, and whisper into your ear a most temptuous question: Isn't being human just the worst, actually? Don't you just feel like an animal? Editor's Note: This episode was recorded under suboptimal conditions and so it's a bit echo-y sometimes. You have to be nic...

In this episode, a loose episode, we zoom in on the first of several Code Geass crossover characters, the demure schoolgirl/firery mech pilot Kallen Kozuki, and ask a potentially life saving question: What do you do when you encounter a bear in the woods and don't have the proper equipment? WE ARE NOT BEAR EXPERTS THIS ADVICE IS INTENDED FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.clu...

It's time for our second bonus episode as, on the brink of Mahjong Soul's new "anime" we watch Mahjong Soul's first "anime" which is. Well. Why don't you watch along with us and find out? Surely nothing will go wrong. Surely this will be a completely normal time. Follow along: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoAgSyWcJ8j8WXFvySEhiWqMDLobymxFT Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/ivyfoxart Fol...

In this episode, in which an emote definitely doesn't make one of us cry, we zoom in on the oh-so-cool teenage android KR-967, and ask a- hey, wait, is that my wallet? Hey! HEY! Get back here! Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.club/content/AnjuSuzumiya Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/ivyfoxart Follow the show: https://cohost.org/soul-mates-podcast Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewat...

In this episode, in which our energy is totally normal, we zoom in on the diligent student council president Miyuki Shirogane from Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, and ask a forward-thinking question: Why are men designed this way? Does it have something to do with the mist? Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.club/content/MiyukiShirogane Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/ivyfoxart Follow the show: https...

In the first episode of Season 2 of the podcast (don't worry, we'll get back to Season 1 next episode) we zoom in on the loser burnout [redacted] mutant Gregor, from Project Moon's seminal game Limbus Company, and ask honestly just a great question: What's the best texture for an arm? One that makes you wanna just reach out and... nng, y'know? Follow along: https://limbuscompany.wiki.gg/wiki/Grego...

In this episode, featuring a BONUS SEGMENT at the end (that you can play along with!) we zoom in on the voracious young (kind of?) dragonling Lin Lang, and ask an innovative question: What if the good art could just eat all of the bad art? Y'know, aaaaaaomph? Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.club/content/LinLang Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/ivyfoxart Follow the show: https://cohost.org/sou...

In this episode, featuring a special guest who may or may not be ash's mom, we look at the shy (and alegedly, gardening) schoolgirl Hana Ninomiya and ask a surprisingly difficult question: What is this girl supposed to look like? And are we sure that that thing is human? Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.club/content/hananinomiya Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/ivyfoxart Follow the show: https...

In this episode, we zoom in on probably our favorite woman so far, mahjong... dojo? owner Fu Ji, and are prompted by the game itself to ask, repeatedly, a very important question: How old is this face? Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.club/content/fuji Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/ivyfoxart Follow the show: https://cohost.org/soul-mates-podcast Art by Ryegarden: https://www.instagram.com/r...

In this episode, we zoom in on our first crossover character, Miyu (who of course we all know from Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Licht - The Nameless Girl) and ask an almost desperate question: Why does art have to be bad? Why does art have to be THIS bad? Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.club/content/Miyu Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/ivyfoxart Follow the show: https://cohost.org/soul-ma...

Join us as, in preparation for the next character we look at, we do a watch through of Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Licht - The Nameless Girl- and you can, and probably should, watch along with us! I promise you it's a super normal movie that we are super normal about. Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/ivyfoxart Follow the show: https://cohost.org/soul-mates-podcast Art by Ryegarden: https://...

In this episode, we zoom in on the celestial, deific nun Lily Kitahara from Mahjong Soul, and ask a poignent question: Are lesbians allowed to be evil? Is that okay? Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.club/content/lilykitahara Follow the show: https://cohost.org/soul-mates-podcast Art by Ryegarden: https://www.instagram.com/ryegarden Music by Sueños Electrónicos: suenoselectronicos.bandcamp.com Fol...

In this episode, a climactic finish to 2023, we zoom in on the book-loving Nanaha Onodera from  Mahjong Soul, and ask the only slightly prudish question: how horny about book should you be in public? Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.club/content/nanahaonodera Follow the show: https://cohost.org/soul-mates-podcast Art by Ryegarden: https://www.instagram.com/ryegarden Music by Sueños Electrónicos:...

In our first episode we zoom in on the moon goddess Kaguyahime from Mahjong Soul, and ask a season-deciding question: Can the art of Mahjong Soul be good actually? Follow along: https://mahjongsoul.club/content/kaguyahime Follow the show: https://cohost.org/soul-mates-podcast Art by Ryegarden: https://www.instagram.com/ryegarden Music by Sueños Electrónicos: suenoselectronicos.bandcamp.com Follow...