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Found another ‘acknowledge me’ comic on Hetarchive!

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Ella: Yes! I have this marked down in my notes too! Still, I really appreciate that you took the initiative and time to look into this. Thank you for your excellent contribution, it’s immensely appreciated 🙂

For those wondering where these panels are from, it’s in Comic diary 3, titled “A dream I saw once.”

The other strip that I cited in a previous theory is from Comic Diary 7, titled “No-Good Chibis 2.”

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Given the fact that both strips were made relatively close to one another, you can tell that Hima’s really trying to emphasize this idea of repressed memories as a result of conflict and traumatic experiences in early childhood.

Remember that while Freud’s theories may be problematic in many aspects, the importance and relevance here is that Hima is very likely incorporating some of these concepts in his writing. 

That’s why I’ll eventually be starting a “Psych-talia” series. You’ll find that a lot of the characterization of the nations falls in line with how Freud classified personality types, especially with regards to the five Psychosexual stages. I’ll try to keep it as simple as possible, though.

If you have a basic understanding of Freud, chances are that you’ll understand the motives for a lot of the nations’ behaviours and personalities. You especially see this with the Italy brothers, Germany, Austria, Hungary, England, and America. 

Im not Italian but I live in an Italian centric neighborhood and have been taking the language 4 the past 13 years in school. Im honestly not surprised that theres 2 italies-the north n south are so different. a good movie that really demonstrates this is “benvenuti al sud” (Im probably spelling welcome wrong orz) even between states/dialects, Italians r so bloody different. From physical appearances to the way they speak “italian” to individual prejudices against other Italians. Its uncanny.

Yes, exactly 🙂 Some of the prejudices you mentioned are captured in the strips too! This particular panel takes place during the Industrial Revolutions. 

I agree, it is disheartening, but know
that chances are, you’re not doing
anything wrong. Most of the time, when authors share something online and put
it out there, it’s because they want people to see and comment on it. Obviously, not everyone’s going to comment, but if
you can’t even bother to at least follow/favourite/kudos/ like, it’s the reader’s
problem, not yours.

Don’t get me wrong either. Authors aren’t
entitled to comments, likes, favourites and whatnot, but if you enjoy reading their
story, you should at the very least be doing one of the above. Authors are very
sensitive (often lonely) people, and are discouraged just as easily. If they’re
being ignored with poor comment/ like ratios, they’re very likely going to
abandon the project.

Problem is, if you just read the story,
authors can’t tell whether you like it or not. Notice the “fan” in fanfiction. To
be a fan of something literally means to support it. Or what about the whole
community function on the website? To be a community, there needs to be
interaction and mutual support.

I think the bigger problem is that newer
readers don’t understand the amount of work that goes into the making of a chapter.
Now that fanfiction is so widespread, it’s taken for granted, and the author’s hard
work is something that is expected rather than appreciated.

Authors don’t have to post their work,
but they do. I’m tired of people saying, “Just be grateful that I’m reading
your story, I don’t have to like or comment.”

Okay, fair enough. Just don’t complain
when I go back to my original work and don’t update. Writing fanfiction is a
hobby, not a job. There’s no obligation on both sides for that matter, but if
you want the content to continue, it’s imperative that you let them know in
some way or another.

Authors do it out of their spare time,
and if they don’t get any enjoyment from it – which for most people, involves
hearing from their readers in some way – then they’re going to move on to other
things.

At the end of the day, we’re all dorks that
share a common interest. How are we able to share that interest if the
consumption of content is one-sided, void of any feedback or show of support?

It’s not fanfic writers who are dead and
inactive; it’s the readers.

Are you planning on writing any new stories?

Not yet. I want to finish my four ongoing fics before spring. Thing is, I’d like to go back to writing one or two stories at a time so I can update weekly/ every two weeks instead of rotating between long periods of time 🙂 However…

I intend to make my RusAme Super Hero one-shot a multi-chapter and write/ complete it over the summer.

I’m also debating on whether to create a FrUK zombie apocalypse multi-chapter!