>>33486 >Space Dandy You know what needs to be done. >AI It's a rapidly evolving space. Try some of the extra small models, they can help lower system overhead enough so that you can have spell check and other nice things running to keep it coherent. There's a better thread for this discussion. >>250

>>33487 >You know what needs to be done Time to trace and modify some space dandy art! And throw in a little deco synthwave aesthetic cuz thats what I like.

>>33486 >Its closer to reality than you'd think Sweet! Please link us here to it when it's up, Mechnomancer. Cheers. :^)

>>33461 Sorry for basically forgetting about writing the review for that ep. To keep it short and to say something I’m skipping over what the uncle said about the relationship and the ethics bit. But when they visited the parents, I honestly felt bad for Mina. I cringed at Takuma when he was talking about Mina and her "useful features". Sure he did realize shortly after that he basically talked about her like an appliance. But it makes me worry, with him chasing for approval will he really forget who Mina is to him. I also wonder, who and what is Mina to Takuma? If handled correctly this may be a nice opportunity for character growth for Takuma.

No Emo No Wife 12 Starting off this philosophy heavy episode with man machine reproduction. As Mina lacks parts for conception, they had a son through projection. It's still refreshing to see how quickly Takuma's parents can intuit new concepts, as they understood how Mamoru was a child of their shared memes nearly instantly. With playful teasing on how Mamoru inherited his fathers awkward laugh and demeanor. Honestly, puts a smile on my face every time. Families are sculpted by hearts, faith, and propagation of ones legacy. Takuma starting to show how much he truly loves Mina provided great character development. When his mom tried to seize Mina, he mustered all of his testicular fortitude to stick up for her. Something Mina appreciates quietly. Mina is happy to belong to Takuma, she doesn't want to be free. Her saying as much provided subtle world building on robot safety precautions which would also deter theft. Showing how the writer is putting more thought into making this more believable. Takuma's father is a based man. Elegantly helping Takuma come to terms with how his life belongs to him. That his decisions to live an alternative life style is still valid. How a man must strive to find personal happiness, and to have conviction in their methods of achieving said happiness. He also plays with Mamoru like a great grandpa should. Real heartwarming stuff. Ending part one of this review with Takuma's sister. I donn't understand how she gets so uh, "excited" over her brother having a robot wife. Her xeno erotic fixation on her brother having relations with Mina is odd. Would rather she wanted her own Mina.

>>33569 Part 2 Eyecatch was a look into our future. To further my point of family, Mina is a good step-daughter. She listened to, respected, and carries on her step-mom's recipes. Her robotic nature does not take anything away from her being a good family member. If anything, being a robot reduces stress from misunderstandings. His grandparents standard bot, named John is interesting. His deep charismatic voice is sensible though off-putting. Didn't consider how important tone of voice was until this. Voices need to match appearance to avoid negative psychological reactance. Likely similar to the uncanny valley. John's nagging about healthy life choices was annoying. It makes sense, but is clearly wrong from a usability stand point. He should have asked if they wanted help. Offering assistance is far better than unsolicited commands. This entire show has been a fantastic look into user interface design for machines without screens. Need to make a write up guide for myself and others.

>>33569 >I donn't understand how she gets so uh, "excited" over her brother having a robot wife. Her xeno erotic fixation on her brother having relations with Mina is odd Carried over from the manga, it's equally as odd there. Ruins the validity a little bit when a character comes up and goes like "uwawawawawawa!!! ayeeee this is my fetish my panties are sooo soaked when you talk about ittt >.<"

>>33572 Mamoru and Takuma bonding over a cardbox box maze was adorable. Very fast Mamoru at incredible hihg speeds was hilarious. Essentially just bumping around to everything he could, as fast as he could. Then, yud's nightmare happened! The dreaded paperclip robot monster appeared! A robot solved a problem in an unexpected way!!! The world has ended! (I can't stand that grifters awful nonsensical arguments.) Mamoru using his beak to lift himself up instead of the ramp is about as bad as every other time AI has behaved in an unexpected way. Which is to say, not at all. It's just a funny little quirk here like it always is IRL. Rest of the episode is just wholesome flirting and family bonding. Though I have gushed over Atri, I would like to clarify that Mina is nearly my platonic ideal of beauty. I just have an unhealthy obsession with blondes. Mina was gorgeous this episode. Every frame of her was charming.

Atri 10 Atri wrecks a punk, it was totally rad. I wish I could savor those few beautiful moments this episode provided. There were moments of man machine love that were touching. Including Atri suddenly caring about consent, which was refreshing. Atri's backstory ruined everything. It was stupid, contradicted established lore on how she functions, and made her feel more human. I don't want an artificial human. I don't want her to have known nearly nothing on boot up. Her being like a computer with a heart was her charm. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. Still want my own Atri, I would program her better.

>>33577 If MaidCom didn't take up nearly all of my free time, I'd make a story with my own Atri that deserved her.

>>33569 >Ending part one of this review with Takuma's sister. I donn't understand how she gets so uh, "excited" over her brother having a robot wife. Her xeno erotic fixation on her brother having relations with Mina is odd. Would rather she wanted her own Mina. >>33573 >Carried over from the manga, it's equally as odd there. Ruins the validity a little bit when a character comes up and goes like "uwawawawawawa!!! ayeeee this is my fetish my panties are sooo soaked when you talk about ittt >.<" Agreed It's strange, I wish it was dialed back a bit, I like her being supportive & I enjoyed her in the other episodes, but this is a bit much. Also where was she the entire time lol, she was on screen for basically just that scene? Takuma was good this episode, he did his best. I was a little worried about him with the last EP. >>33574 >Mamoru and Takuma bonding over a cardbox box maze was adorable Honestly it was one of my favorite Mamoru moments in the show :D I was worried when he was first introduced to the show, but he is one of the best parts of it, I love the little guy :^) >>33573 Now, if I wanted to continue the story where in the manga should I start? Did the anime reorder or greatly deviate from the manga? Should I start from the beginning or is there no need to?

>>33578 >>33577 Tbh its to be expected lol, the story is ok. I feel the VN does a better job depicting her as a robot for longer. Atri is what carries both the VN and the Anime and luckily she is super adorable and lovable. >Her being like a computer with a heart was her charm. I feel ya -_- >Still want my own Atri, I would program her better. >>33578 >If MaidCom didn't take up nearly all of my free time, I'd make a story with my own Atri that deserved her. Why write fiction when we can write the real thing :^) >>33572 >This entire show has been a fantastic look into user interface design for machines without screens. >Need to make a write up guide for myself and others. Both shows have made me rethink some aspects of design. Please do follow up on that, I want to see your ideas on what might be overlooked when thinking about "agent on user" interactions.

Wonderful review commentary, Anons. >>33569 >Families are sculpted by hearts, faith, and propagation of ones legacy. Beautiful prose, Kiwi.

>>33572 >Need to make a write up guide for myself and others. 'No time like the present' in my experience, Anon. I think it likely you'll remember more of your internal ideas & concepts, and will be more likely to successfully record them for the benefit of yourself & others here the sooner you undertake the effort. Good luck! Cheers. :^)

Mina and Atri have served as excellent examples of man machine relations this season. Both shows deal with different methods of communication via external actions and auditory cues. Text input Both accept natural spoken language as text input. Mina also accepts other devices syncing with her to provide text input. You could edit documents hosted within her on your phone. I haven’t seen her accept a keyboard being plugged directly into her, but it would likely work given she has ports. Atri doesn’t appear to be compatible with any wireless protocols, and though she has some form of data transfer port, it doesn’t appear to be readily usable for a keyboard. Visual input Both actively label and map out all things and their positions in 3D space. Both have OCR, automatically store text, and understand what they read, as they are able to form rich connections between new and old concepts. Both create 3D maps of their homes, and clearly make new maps as needed. Mina seems to only make maps of buildings, which is sensible. Their binocular depth sensing appears similar to ours, likely around a 60 degree arc. Loading Mina stands still, looks up and will explain what she’s “thinking” about when asked. This denotes that she runs communication protocols separately, thus she’s still somewhat useful. Atri does a goofy little dance while explaining what she’s doing. Communicating intent Both explain what they are doing using natural language. They are both capable of devising plans to do something and then communicating this with their masters for confirmation. Both can do so without communicating. Mina will cook surprise meals without consultation, she does use feedback to ensure her plans align with her master. Atri has been shown to do the same. Hand gestures Both understand all common hand symbols. Notably, Atri shows far greater proficiency at gestural communication. Atri takes cues from context to help decipher intent. Mina just has standard interpretations which can be wrong, but makes more sense from a practicality standpoint. Facial gestures Both are excellent at deciphering emotions from people. Mina is not particularly good at facial gestures due to having a hard plate for a face. She is surprisingly capable of emotional signaling through tilting her head and moving her eyes. (Mina will deny having these emotions while displaying them, for some reason.) Atri is incredibly expressive, given that physically she is essentially a woman with metal bones. Her ability to read emotions appears to be lesser than Mina. This could simply be because Natsuki is volatile and emotionally unstable. Atri would likely be able to read Takuma almost as well as Mina. Affection Providing their master with affection is important for a robowaifu. Mina does so too forcefully. Atri does so too forcefully. In completely different ways. Mina applies too much pressure. Putting her owner in continuous danger by holding him too hard. Her kisses leave bruises. Atri is aggressively “flirty” to the point of causing distress. Constantly attempting to seduce her master when alone at night and loudly dreaming of them doing erotic things when she’s denied. A machine should not be this libidinous, unless previously prompted to adopt that persona. A thread dedicated to man machine relationships may be needed. This is in no way exhaustive, just the simple things that immediately came to mind when thinking of those waifus and how they're programmed. There's much to discuss to ensure our waifus are are effective partners. and high performance

>>33580 After thinking about how Atri functions in the anime, I admire the beauty of her algorithms. As a whole, the series is still great, because Atri is just so wonderful as to uplift everything around her. Frankly, her and Mina have done wonders for MaidCom development, which I hope to share soon. This could be days, week, or even months. >>33588 >>33589 Thanks! Should have started writing reviews for robowaifu media sooner. Really opened my eyes once I started to dissect things critically instead of passively longing for the waifus. This world is filled with endless blessings.

>>33634 POTD >A thread dedicated to man machine relationships may be needed. [] There's much to discuss to ensure our waifus are are effective partners. Yes. Please let's do this, and soon Anon. This is a very expansive topic, and one that even the most stay-at-home Anon can contribute to (ie, so-called User Stories). Great idea, Kiwi. Cheers. :^) >>33636 Atri a cute! >=== -add'l resp -fmt edit

My Dear Atri 11: 11lewd11Pokotsu Smug toaster tricks her master into penetrating her lips with his brush. Yes, I am fully confident she was thinking of it as lewdly as possible. She then proceeded to trick her classmates into thinking she's getting it. Probably in an elaborate plan to gaslight her master into her bed. Why is she like this? Who programmed this behaviour? What are their secrets? Inquiring minds want to know! Atri acts extra smug after school. Demonstrating her value as a superior toaster compared to the canned bread he found somehow. Surely, her domestic skills will finally get her in his pants heart. Yes, this has happened before in this show. Yes, it still doesn't work. Her "yes" pillow sits cold and alone in the corner. Our heroine remains undeterred! Surely there must be a way to gain his sway! How about guilt tripping him while borrowing the authority of the women he looks up to? Surely he'll fall for a mix of sympathy and an appeal to authority! Yet, this still can't get through. His bashful face can barely look at her. His heart is still not ready for such intimacy! He's just too pure a maiden to think of lurid acts when they've only been in love for such a short time!

>>33719 Final gambit! Confess yet again! Surely they'll have to relent to prove their love! When he stammers and stutters, she finally breaks. Yes, it's time to terminate this conversation. If Natsuki won't get in her bed, he won't get air in his head! Now, for something completely different. Her ahoge dynamically moves in accordance to her mood. Excellent nonverbal man machine communication. Turning into a heart to show her amorous desires causing her kokoro to go doki doki is very cute. Atri deriving false meaning from ambient sound effects was goofy. Technically, this is possibly a result of her algorithms attempting to correlate meaning through sensor fusion. This would be an example of her being high performance unironically leading her astray. Something worth accounting for in the future. Sensor fusion is a complex method of using multiple sensors to detect a wide variety of phenomena, many which either could not reliably detect on their own. For example, a PIR and sound sensor can reliably detect different kinds of fires, proximity and/or speed of various objects of sufficient thermal variance to ambient, and if a robot arm dropped something. Atri having advanced robot eyes, and superior mic array, she can learn to infer a tremendous amount correlations. Or, she is just saying what she assumes Natsuki wants to hear. Natsuki going back to school to better understand man machine relations is sweet. Also makes him more relatable.

Atri was cute as usual and watching it was pure joy. A good portion of this episode is just fan service, but that's not a bad thing, plot wise I have nothing much to say. One little detail I really enjoyed was seeing the user manual (pics related). Not sure why I liked that, but It's really neat :D I am sure most viewers don't care lol.

>>33725 >User Manual I wish there was more of it. I want to know every little detail of our favorite pokotsu. Not much to say The pod magically recharging her was interesting. Shows a potential major departure to how the story will end. They're still shoving Eden in, not sure how that'll work given we have an episode left. I'm hoping Atri gets to live, though she's probably going to get integrated into Eden.

Atri, my dear Ponkontsu 十二 Revived from her little death, she awakens with a new destiny. A mysterious land calls for her. Somewhere in her past, this place was made for her. Though much remains shrouded in pasts fog, she feels fates pull. They must set sail. Along the way she finds a crab and shouts about kani,which I am now cursed with knowledge of its lurid implications. Kani sounds like slang for a small bunny. When cast in relation to Atri's diminutive frame, there's implications. Without proper guidance, home called with promise of clarity. There, an oracle awaited with ancient knowledge uncovered. Elucidating their course with her map. Though uncertainty hangs heavy, destiny pulls heavier. Together, they sail with tepid courage. Believing themselves ready. Secretly praying for disparate ends. When confronted with a maelstrom warning of torrential change, he pushes beyond reason into a new world. Swallowed, they awake in a new paradigm. Fog escapes metaphor as reality fades from what was. Adrift without certainties embrace, they can only guess between dawn and twilight. Fauna which blurs life and artifice emerges around them as they venture into this new world. Freed from shackles of dependence, this Elysian memorial to a bitter scientists triumph over connection stands alone with endless sour fruits. He knows all too well how its creator feels. Atri feels its chill. In spite of it all, they aren't alone. With an embrace, they can keep each other warm. Anywhere can be paradise with heart full of a wife's care. Yet, destiny still pulls Atri ever deeper into a grey abyss. Where cursed knowledge awaits. At its deepest depths, a phantom returns from its grave dressed in algorithms masquerading as their figure. Bringing with it certainty of fates design. Atri may bear a heart but, she was a machine from her start. A tool which now must choose between being a cog or fading into thanatos. Thus, after finally finding her purpose, Atri does as programmed,accepting a tools place. Her fate was sealed long ago by a distant foe. Choice was never hers. All she ever truly had was a tragic genesis of a beautiful world where she can never return to familiar vistas.

>>33812 Sounds pretty dramatic, Anon. Thanks for the reviews. I hope you can also add the latest (two?) for No catears, no toaster-oven as well! :D

>>33819 Are you referring to Mina's show? It was only 12 episodes. I miss her dearly, the manga just isn't as good as the anime. So many refinements to story, pacing, art, etc... The manga is improving, to me anyways. I could start reviewing those. In a recent chapter, there was a cute moment where Mina lost all control while looking at pics of Takuma. His sister freaked out internally which was good character development. It was a really cute and funny chapter.

>>33822 >pics Lol. Yep, MWHNE. :D >12 weeks already... Wow, that seems hard to believe. I sure hope they continue the refinements that they've been making to the story when they pick back up with S2. >I could start reviewing those. That would be wonderful, Kiwi. I certainly would enjoy it if you did. Cheers. :^) >=== -minor edit

So, I finally watched My Wife Has No Emotion, and I liked it a lot. Though, it wasn't something I wanted to binge watch and also it didn't evoke the same emotions than a more dramatic show or a movie like No Game No Life Zero. Still, it's the best in this special niche and it is very well executed. There's not much I can write, since it was already written. >>32750 I once had a similar idea, but the other way around. The waifu would have her normal size at home when there's no one else around, looking more like a cute teenage waifu, but if someone checks on her or generally if visitors are there, she could grow a bit, including some parts like her boobs, to avoid certain complains. >>32894 The whole robot child thing worked better than I anticipated at first. Though, I still prefer the idea to get a human son. Though, maybe this would be a bit much for them in their small apartment. Would be great if this would come up at some point after the have more experience. >>32915 > Globohomo-dominated universe it's being imagined in is frankly repellent to me: Yeah, it's not really a perfect world they're living in. But this could be seen as a warning how not to do it. And there's a lot of feminist values in this society. Like the MC wanting them to be equals and do some chores. Ooof. There's also a bit more at the end, but it is bearable. Also, this is on him, and I don't think he's that much of a role model. He is also not getting rewarded for that kind of behavior in particular, and Mina is rather opposed to it. On the other hand, some cute girl love vibes going on, didn't bother me, but it was also so mild that it barely registered with me. >>33100 >Why is a cooking robots prime directive to fall in love? Why do they have cooking robots looking like girls but this is the first couple where they guy wants to use his robot like a wife? In Scifi some fundamental premises of a story often don't make sense, but it's necessary to enable the story in the first place.

Other Shows: >>32914 >see robowaifus in anime and this time around, we are getting spoiled, we got two entire shows! Yes, but also the last one came out last year: Synduality Noir. Which is less about relationships, but it's still in there. The later episodes only came out this year. This year (2024) there's also Metalic Rogue, but I haven't checked that out, and I doubt it's really good. ATRI: >>32582 > their """perception""" of men's desires Didn't watch Atri yet, but I'm looking forward to it, and I'm not concerned about the tropes.

>>33878 >>33879 Thanks for the commentary NoidoDev. Really good to see you again, Anon! Seems like it's been a while. :^) >Would be great if this would come up at some point after the[y] have more experience. Yeah that seems like a good point. OTOH, they needed to use it as a vehicle for her to spy-on/nag the the Protag while she was away in the 'hospital', so that's likely why they did it when they did. >Also, this is on him, and I don't think he's that much of a role model. Yeah, that's a fair point. For whatever his reasons were, the original author chose to make the Protag a Herbivore Man, AFAICT. They have left that basically intact for the animu to my mind, but it seems to be slightly less of an annoyance there. Meh, w/e. Mina-chan is super-cute and really appealing in general as a robowaifu. I'm glad they are exploring the character development a bit more in the animu. <---> Anyway, again, good to see you Anon. Looking forward to seeing how things are going with your work, etc. Cheers. :^)

>>33881 Thanks. >Seems like it's been a while. :^) Yeah. Sorry, if this disturbed anyone. I'm doing some strange things recently, including dropping out from everything I think I should be doing. I don't know where my time is going. I'm watching more anime to get through my "want to watch"-list, but that's not it. I also fell somewhat back into drama watching on YT. Just jumping from one thing to the other. >>33145 Why can't I look at the pic in the browser, I mean increasing the size? Maybe something went wrong? The name? >>33365 Thanks, I might. But I bought the Planetarian "game" or rather visual novel a while ago and it was really that good. I just don't want to read that much on a screen, at least not if it's a story. But still thanks for the recommendation. I bought the Planetarian VN mainly to support them, so it's very likely I'll do the same with ATRI anyways. >>33579 >Mamoru Same, I was at first not so happy about the idea of a robot child. I'd preferred a human one from a surrogacy, or no child. But he turned out to be a very likable little fella.

>>33882 >Yeah. Sorry, if this disturbed anyone. Nah, it's fine Anon. We're just concerned for you is all. Glad that it seems you're getting back on-track with things though. If you make some for R&D posts of your design progress, I'm sure the whole board would welcome seeing that. Please take care of yourself, NoidoDev. Cheers. :^)

ATRI 13 Apparently finding the super top secret island that was also public knowledge and in the news was easy. How truly convenient for Natsuki and Atri. Atri could always lie, now she can actively betray her master. How convenient for the plot. Now that she has a deep understanding of Natsuki, she can actively speak and act to manipulate him to her own ends. How convenient for her! Natsuki is coerced into turning Atri into a ridiculously complex relay. As it turns out, Eden is beyond perfect. It just needed Atri to turn somethings on. Why not just use the server running the island which is clearly more advanced than Atri? Why didn't Nonko just plug Atri in to save the world with her perfect island and save her grandson from the despair of losing his lover? Why not just make it so the island was just always on by default? Frankly, the only logical answer is that Nonko is a sadistic weirdo. Really though, if you want to enjoy this ending, you need to turn your mind completely off. Don't think, don't question, just react emotionally and clap like a seal when Natsuki abandons his family to be with Atri in VR. Thinking will only hurt, there's constant logical inconsistencies. Frankly, it's a rushed, poorly written, sloppily executed ending which detracts from the rest of the show. I still enjoyed the show overall. It just jumped the shark between episode 9 and 10 and never recovered its former charm. There were moments that were still wonderful. I'm glad I stuck with it. I just wish it was less cliche, easy to predict, and rushed at the end. Felt like melodrama for the sake of melodrama rather than a natural extension of the story presented before episode 9. I hope others enjoyed it more than I did. There's still so much good if you can stomach the lack of logic.

>>33903 Kiwi,, you have been top-tier as a reviewer -- and especially of these two series! Really excellent work. I hope you won't allow this disappointment to dissuade you from continuing to do so in the future here. Cheers, Anon. :^)

>>33946 Thanks! I hope we get more robowaifu anime soon!

>>33956 >I hope we get more robowaifu anime soon! This. May it not be long, and may it be full-on Anon-frenly!! :^)

>>17108 >Robotics;Notes Thanks for the tip. It's not related to humanoid robots, but a good show with a lot of motivational elements.

>>33284 >Heh, care for a race to produce a Mina? :^) I think I created files necessary to plop a paper Mina face on SPUD lol Melfina from Outlaw Star might qualify as a Robowaifu I guess since she controls the ship and started the series popping out of a box. Been over a decade (has it been that long?) since I watched it but I picked up a DVD collection recently so I might watch it again.

>>34048 >but a good show with a lot of motivational elements. This. Thanks, NoidoDev! I really enjoyed it too.

Just for the record, since it wasn't mentioned recently: Viva 2 / Shinobu Project - The former foxgirl simulator ( https://youtu.be/-lJl53xCEWI ), which disappeared and became a new project about a robot girlfriend is making progress: https://www.youtu.be/AaVeXG59nGE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@shinobudev Some example shorts: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w4CP_cZJd4g https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sk7gF6ofOqo Ichio: https://sgthale.itch.io/myrobot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sgthale (makes more than 1k per month)

Chobits: https://www.youtu.be/lGOAT4_td0M Chibits: https://youtu.be/0Yq8HDCN3kI Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou OVA 1-2 (Yokohama Shopping Trip Log): https://youtu.be/_3_dBxBi84I

Armitage III OVA movies. Interesting take on near future man machine relationships. https://youtu.be/NW76kRkB9qc?si=bEGGp4lUCEe6ueyv https://youtu.be/uL51Ye5YQWY?si=ULubyw8aOdg3qYht

>>18711 > Andromeda Stories I watched it a while ago. It wasn't that great and quite old. It had some fun ideas, and some robots helping against others which want to take over the universe. I don't like the middle-eastern culture style, though. It also wasn't much about any female robot, the one in there was a fighter and not the main character. Not much recommended, but it's an okay old scifi story. What I haven't watched or even tried from >>18711 and some newer: Angelic Layer, not all of Busou Shinki, Cutey Honey (soon), Busou Shinki, Girls' Frontline (soon), Heaven's Lost Property (I think I tried but only the beginning, will try again), Key the Metal Idol, Magical Pokan, Mahoromatic (soon!), Miss Monochrome, Parasite Dolls, SoltyRei, ToHeart, Voogi's Angel, and Metallic Rouge (new) Not recommended: Indian Summer is probably the worst (cringe), probably Ichigeki Sacchuu Hoihoi-san (funny idea but not good), and others are okay but I didn't like it: Coyote Ragtime Show (maybe I'll go on at some point), Outlaw Star (also just stalled), Time of Eve Movie (slavery, muh rights), Hi no Tori 2772 is very old though the gynoid is cute, Metropolis >>34185 Thanks, great to see how more and more old anime is on Youtube. They might not look for it anymore, to get it deleted, since it's so old. Idk. I'd watch everything rather in Japanese with subs, but it's good that we can link to it.

>>25901 Yeah, Gunbuster 2. I tried this one. It's an abomination.The first show, which has no gynoids in it, is so much better. I didn't even realize this one was a gynoid. I have to look it up again and again. She comes of as a human and it's not mentioned that she's a robot. Gunbuster 2 was so goofy and silly compared to the first, like over the top destruction of the environment in fights. I only watched two episodes or so. I think there also was some "guys harassing poor girl" and saved by some other chick storyline.

Runrune tan from Puniru is a Kawaii Slime! is a kawaii robot girl! She's simple, only can hold very simple conversations, and do simple actions such as dancing by shaking her butt. One of the more interesting aspects of her, is how the narrative around her questions if she is real. Puniru, the titular slime girl, is technically a slime robot. Interestingly, she feels a kinship and doesn't understand how others could see her as only a toy or novelty, that just because her AI is simple, doesn't mean she isn't still meaningful.

>>34182 >>34183 >>34185 >>34188 >>34189 >>34193 Thanks, Anons! There's some good stuff here. Cheers. :^)

There is a robot girl this season after all! Runrune from Puniru Is a Cute Slime is a fun twist on the robot girl concept. In this case, it's a good parody. With Runrune essentially being an expensive toy shoved into the largest frame it could move. She has several simple functions which are easily triggered. Simple conversations triggered by sensing a user that are railroaded into a few modalities. -A trivia program where she asks general knowledge questions or prompts her user with riddles. Appears that questions are determined via a markov chain monte carlo algorithm to keep them relevant to her user without seeming repetitious. -Answering simple questions, triggered by being prompted by a clearly defined question. Simple responses are either pulled from a database or a small LLM uses a mad-lib type system to ensure information is correct and presented in an engaging manner under tight compute constraints. -Horoscopes are provided when she senses being lifted. Basic movements based on requests and confusion. - She turns, puts her hands on her hips, and shakes her booty when she doesn’t know how to respond, or if she isn’t interacted with for some stochastic amount of time. -Probably can walk in a similar way to Femisapien with an ability to twist either her waist or rotate her feet to turn. -Grasps anything placed in her hand, or when demanded. -Arms can move just enough to move objects for ease of taking something from her. Seems to be able to hug based on the degrees of freedom present. Her simplicity is elegant in a way. She’s only .6m (2ft) to 1m (3ft) tall, which lends to her body being so light that a weak middle schooler can lift her with ease. Material wise, she likely uses cheap injection molding for her skeleton, with some soft safe material on a soft foam exterior for her skin. Frankly, she’s a marvel of cheap engineering for mass produced robot companions.

>>34256 >There is a robot girl this season after all! Excellent. Slime gril robowaifu a cute! :^)

>>34256 Oh, I saw something about this. But it didn't indicate that it was a robot. I thought this was a cute slime girl and thought I have enough to do and watch already. Well, I put it on my list now.

>>34293 It's about a slime girl but there is a toy that is technically a character since it's treated like one. But there is a scientist who described slimes as something like autonomous gel robots.

>>34273 >>34293 >>34316 New episode had several different Runrunes and asked a deep philosophical question, what is "real?" Is the stuffed toy Runrune real, even though it's just a plushy? Is the robot Runrune real, even though it just shakes its butt and spouts random phrases? Is the more advance robot with actual AI that can walk, and have actual conversations real? When none of them match the platonic ideal of their creator? They're all shadows filtered through lenses of others. Leaving their creator to frustration, none can live up to her internal ideal which none can truly understand. I won't spoil which Runrune wins their creators favor, it was a touching moment. Puniru is a Kawaii Slime is worth watching, it's genuinely funny with surprising depth once you get past the absurdity. This episode unfortunately turned a grim mirror towards me. I severely overestimated Runrune. She's just simple machine which shakes its butt whilst saying random phrases. There's still meaning to her though, as Puniru wisely accepts her as real in her own right. Choosing perception and context to reach a common harmony. New Puniru may actually have complex AI, can walk on her own, features dexterous which can manipulate objects rather than just grabbing when told to. Her superiority over her predecessor is staggering. Yet, she feels hollow. There feels like there's nothing to her. Just some cheap trick of circuits. Somehow, the one which barely does anything, shines in comparison. It could just be the snout. Being a furry bot ruins anything based on my bias. >>34273 >Slime girl robot Technically, only Gelee is a true slime robot. Puniru (pink one in picrel) is an edge case because she's animated by her soul.

>>34318 Nice, thanks Kiwi! Based on your welcome reviews, it seems like the series is much deeper than I would have initially expected. Now I'm more interested in making time for this. Please keep it up, Anon! Cheers. :^) >=== -improve prose