If you have a laptop DO NOT use it on a soft surface like a pillow or on a blanket, it’ll block the vents on your computer and make it get really fucking hot inside.
If you have a desktop you gotta open it up and blow out the dust sometimes.
If you are moving your laptop in a bag turn the laptop off. Don’t put it to sleep, don’t just shut the screen, turn it off, because otherwise it’s in the bag generating heat and there’s nowhere for the heat to go in the bag. OFF. Not sleep. OFF.
DO NOT DROP
Okay I know that should be obvious but drop damage to your hard drive is bad bad news. Be as careful as you can to set your computer gently on flat surfaces; don’t leave it hanging out on a bed where it can get knocked off, don’t set it on the roof of your car. And yes, just dropping it a couple inches can kill your hard drive or totally shatter your screen.
DON’T PUT SHIT ON YOUR KEYBOARD
Look I’ve seen four people ruin their laptops because they had a pen on the keyboard and closed the laptop and it fucked up the screen and the keyboard and it sucks so much and you feel awful after it happens because it’s so avoidable just don’t put things on your keyboard and always check that your laptop is clear before you close it.
PROTECT YOUR PORTS ON YOUR LAPTOP
You’ve only got one power jack and a limited number of other inputs on your computer and if they detach from the motherboard you’re fucked. USB ports get damaged because people use them a lot and eventually it weakens the connection and then they just stop working and it sucks. You can get around this with USB ports by using a USB hub to connect things like your keyboard and mouse.
For your power plug you just gotta be careful. Avoid tripping over the cord at all costs, don’t yank the plug out of the computer. It will SUCK VERY MUCH A LOT if you have to buy a new computer because the power port lost contact with the motherboard.
Don’t move your computer with things plugged into it. Take the power cord off before you put your laptop in the bag, take out the USB mouse dongle, do not travel with little nubby bits sticking out of your computer that can easily get caught or get tweaked or snap off inside of the thing.
(I really can’t emphasize enough that most of the “it will cost more than it’s worth to fix this” laptops I see are because of USB ports and power jacks. People don’t seem to know that this isn’t something that can be fixed easily; a broken power jack is a “remove the motherboard and resoldier components” job, not a “plug a new one in in fifteen minutes” job and most computer repair shops aren’t going to solder things for you and if they DO it’s going to be very expensive)
RESTART YOUR SHIT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH AND JUST LET THE FUCKING UPDATES RUN
You should probably restart more than once a month but whatever. This is actually something that I consider part of reducing heat stress because when your processor is straining to keep up with all the background bullshit that’s running from a program you opened three weeks ago it’s going to use up resources and get hot and look just restart it once in a while.
Also the updates are almost always okay and safe and generally running updates is a good and secure thing to do (though maybe follow a blog dedicated to the OS you run because if there IS a problem with the updates that blog will probably talk about it before the update gets forced on your computer)
DO NOT INSTALL NORTON OR MCAFEE THEY ARE EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT. Kaspersky is whatever. It’s less bullshit than Norton or McAfee but not as good as ESET for about the same cost.
Again this should be obvious and yet. But seriously, just make a rule for yourself that drinks aren’t allowed on the same table as your computer and you’ll save yourself a lot of headaches.
PLUG YOUR COMPUTER INTO A UPS
Okay I fucking hate amazon but here’s a thing you should be using, just search the rest of the internet for “surge protector/UPS” and you’ll find something that isn’t from amazon - APC is a solid brand for this.
Basically you want a fat surge protector that has a little bit of a battery backup and you want to plug your computer (desktop OR laptop) into that instead of into the wall. The benefit of this is twofold:
1) if there’s a power surge the UPS will prevent your computer’s power supply from getting fried and possibly frying parts of your motherboard
2) if there’s a power outage and you’re *at* your computer you’ll have enough time to save what you’re working on before your computer loses power (like, you’ll maybe only have a minute or two on a small UPS but that’s still time to hit CTRL+S and keep from losing work)
At a bare, bare minimum your computer should be plugged into a surge protector but NOT directly into the wall.
BACK YOUR SHIT UP
[we interrupt this yelling for me to tell you that Western Digital has apparently released their new My Passport line and I’m obligated to inform you that you can get a 2.5″ USB 3.0 backup drive with FIVE FUCKING TERABYTES OF STORAGE for $130. Or you can get 4TB for $93. Or you can get 1TB for $53. basically what I’m saying is that it is not only cheap computer season it is also cheap hard drive season.]
[also if you’re getting a backup drive get western digital not seagate seagate fucking sucks and has a much higher failure rate]
Uh, okay, anyway - Do an image backup of your computer every once in a while so that if you get infected or your hard drive dies or whatever you can just restore from backup and move on like nothing happened.
You know what is cheap? USB Keyboards and USB mice. You know what is not cheap? Fixing the touchpad on a laptop or replacing a laptop keyboard.
Get yourself a USB hub, a USB Keyboard and a USB Mouse (wired or wireless, doesn’t matter) and if you’re using your laptop at home plug *that* into your computer.
Also if your keyboard on your laptop breaks it’s fine just to use a USB keyboard instead I promise; if the screen breaks it’s also usually cheaper and easier to get a used or inexpensive monitor than it is to replace the screen. Your laptop is basically just a very small version of whatever bullshit is going on inside a desktop, if the peripherals break but the core components are fine you can just use it like a desktop.
Unless it’s a piece of shit that doesn’t have any USB ports or video out in which case you got ripped off, friend, demand functionality in your devices I’m sorry.
Here’s a little something I compiled a while ago to mainly help myself, and my fellow Yu-Gi-Oh artists.
I went through a massive collection of official images and pictures of some of the official figures to create a huge collection of reference images of Yu-Gi-Oh characters holding cards!
I always struggled to find a collection of references specifically for this, so hopefully this is something that will help anyone who needs them ❤
This is a tutorial on how I personally color and edit manga caps in photoshop. I’ve done my best to explain my editing and coloring process but English isn’t my native language so please excuse any grammatical errors! Anyway, let’s get started💛
Now that I’ve finished listing each chapter of the manga and detailing which anime episodes use material from each chapter, I thought I’d make this bonus guide of all the anime episodes that didn’t use any material from the manga. I’ll also make a note of episodes that are predominantly filler but used a sliver of manga content.
Toei Anime
Episode 4
Episode 8
Episode 12
Episode 15
Episode 16
Episode 17
Episode 19
Episode 20
Duel Monsters Anime
Duelist Kingdom
Episode 33
Episode 34
Domino City Battles
Episode 41
The start of this episode wraps up adapting Chapter 133, but the rest of the episode is filler
Episode 42
Episode 43
Episode 44
Episode 45
Battle City (Part 1)
Episode 74
This is a clip show episode
Episode 80
Episode 85
Virtual World
Episode 98
Episode 99
Episode 100
This episode contains flashbacks that adapt flashbacks from Chapter 40 of the manga
Episode 101
Episode 102
Episode 103
This episode contains flashbacks that adapt flashbacks from Chapter 40 of the manga
Episode 104
This episode contains flashbacks that adapt flashbacks from Chapter 40 of the manga
Episode 105
Episode 106
Episode 107
Episode 108
This episode contains flashbacks that adapt flashbacks from Chapter 40 of the manga
Episode 109
This episode contains flashbacks that adapt flashbacks from Chapter 40 of the manga
Episode 110
Episode 111
Episode 112
Episode 113
Episode 114
Episode 115
Episode 116
Episode 117
Episode 118
Episode 119
Episode 120
Episode 121
Battle City (Part 2)
Episode 135
The beginning of this episode adapts material from Chapter 263, but the rest of the episode is filler
Episode 136
Episode 137
Most of the episode is filler, but the end of the episode adapts material from Chapters 263 and 264
Episode 144
This is a clip show episode
Orichalcos
Episode 145
Part of this episode could be considered to be loosely adapting Chapter 282, albeit in the form of a fake-out
Episode 146
Episode 147
Episode 148
Episode 149
Episode 150
Episode 151
Episode 152
Episode 153
Episode 154
Episode 155
Episode 156
Episode 157
Episode 158
Episode 159
Episode 160
Episode 161
Episode 162
Episode 163
Episode 164
Episode 165
Episode 166
Episode 167
Episode 168
Episode 169
Episode 170
Episode 171
Episode 172
Episode 173
Episode 174
Episode 175
Episode 176
Episode 177
Episode 178
Episode 179
Episode 180
Episode 181
Episode 182
Episode 183
Episode 184
KC Grand Prix
Episode 185
Episode 186
Episode 187
Episode 188
Episode 189
Episode 190
Episode 191
Episode 192
Episode 193
Episode 194
Episode 195
Episode 196
Episode 197
Episode 198
King’s Memories
Episode 213
This episode contains very brief elements from Chapters 323 and 324, but is otherwise almost entirely anime-only material
In general, Episodes 212-219 were heavy in anime-only material, but all but 213 had enough manga material to not point out specifically
Ceremonial Battle
Episode 222
The episodes surrounding this one make changes where this episode can’t be outright skipped, but almost nothing in this episode appears to correspond to a chapter from the manga
This is part 5, covering the Memory Arc and Ceremonial Battle. This was a pain to go through. Several plot points were rearranged or heavily altered. There would be some episodes that were mostly filler but would have the slightest amount of a manga chapter in them. I did my best with this final part, but out of every entry in this guide, this was my least favorite one to do.
Note that episodes 144 to 198 were entirely filler in the anime and do not adapt any of the manga. These 53 episodes of filler include the Orichalcos Arc and the KC Grand Prix Arc.
King’s Memories Arc
Chapter 279: The Millennium Treasure
Episode 199
Chapter 280: A Sleepless Night
Episodes 199-200
Chapter 281: The Truth of the Artifact!
Episode 200
Chapter 282: Voyage into Memories
Episode 201
Chapter 283: The Six Chosen Priests
Episode 201
Chapter 284: The Evil Shadow
Episodes 201-202
Chapter 285: Bakura, King of Thieves
Episode 202
Chapter 286: Diabound vs. Galestgoras
Episode 202
Chapter 287: The Father’s Shadow
Episode 202
Chapter 288: In the Name of the Gods
Episode 202
Chapter 289: The Supreme Blow!
Episodes 202-203
Chapter 290: Search for the Pharaoh’s Name!
Episode 203
Chapter 291: The Ancient Duel!!
No elements from this chapter appear to be adapted in the anime
This is part 4, covering the second half of Battle City from the start of the quarterfinals onwards. In the anime, there was a 24-episode filler arc in the middle of this portion, which will be why the episodes will jump straight from 97 to 122.
This is part 3, covering the preliminary portion of the Battle City arc (i.e. before they get on the blimp). The entire Battle City arc is 133 chapters long (to compare, the entire series before Battle City was 145 chapters up to that point), so for my own sanity I’ll be doing the first 56 chapters in this part and the remaining 77 chapters in the next part.
Battle City Arc (Part 1)
Chapter 146: The Ancient Stone
Episode 51 (hospital scenes), Episode 52
Chapter 147: The Lost Cards
Episode 52
Chapter 148: The God of the Obelisk
Episode 54
Chapter 149: Where I Belong
Episode 53
Chapter 150: The Gathering
Episode 54
Chapter 151: Rare Hunters!
Episode 54 (start of chapter), Episode 55
Chapter 152: Battle City Begins!
Episode 56
Chapter 153: Duel of Vengeance!
Episode 56
Chapter 154: To Destroy a Deck!
Episode 57
Chapter 155: Millennium Battle
Episodes 57-58
Chapter 156: Esper Roba
Episode 58
Chapter 157: Psycho Deck!
Episode 58
Chapter 158: A Brave Gamble!
Episode 59
Chapter 159: Behold the God!
Episode 59 (first half of chapter), Episode 60 (second half)
Chapter 160: Marik Strikes!
Episode 60
Chapter 161: The Fatal Duel!
Episode 60
Chapter 162: Magician Battle!
Episode 61
Chapter 163: Crucifix Trap!
Episode 61
Chapter 164: The Calling Soul!
Episode 62
Chapter 165: Imprints of a Memory
Episode 62
Chapter 166: Eyes that See the Future
Episode 63
The subplot of Honda visiting Shizuka and bringing her to Domino, which begins in this chapter, had additional filler in several episodes that began as early as episode 56, and the proper adaptation began in episode 70.
The 75 most common words make up 40% of occurrences
The 200 most common words make up 50% of occurrences
The 524 most common words make up 60% of occurrences
The 1257 most common words make up 70% of occurrences
The 2925 most common words make up 80% of occurrences
The 7444 most common words make up 90% of occurrences
The 13374 most common words make up 95% of occurrences
The 25508 most common words make up 99% of occurrences
This article has an excellent summary on how to rapidly learn a new language within 90 days.
We can begin with studying the first 600 words. Of course chucking is an effective way to memorize words readily. Here’s a list to translate into the language you desire to learn that Derek Roger suggested! :)
EXPRESSIONS OF POLITENESS (about 50 expressions)
‘Yes’ and ‘no’: yes, no, absolutely, no way, exactly.
Question words: when? where? how? how much? how many? why? what? who? which? whose?
Apologizing: excuse me, sorry to interrupt, well now, I’m afraid so, I’m afraid not.
Meeting and parting: good morning, good afternoon, good evening, hello, goodbye, cheers, see you later, pleased to meet you, nice to have met.
Interjections: please, thank you, don’t mention it, sorry, it’ll be done, I agree, congratulations, thank heavens, nonsense.
Space: into, out of, outside, towards, away from,
behind, in front of, beside, next to, between, above, on top of, below,
under, underneath, near to, a long way from, through.
Time: after, ago, before, during, since, until.
DETERMINERS (about 80 words)
Articles and numbers: a, the; nos. 0–20; nos. 30–100; nos. 200–1000; last, next, 1st–12th.
Demonstrative: this, that.
Possessive: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Quantifiers: all, some, no, any, many, much, more, less, a few, several, whole, a little, a lot of.
Universal: everyone, everybody, everything, each, both, all, one, another.
Indefinite: someone, somebody, something, some, a few, a little, more, less; anyone, anybody, anything, any, either, much, many.
Negative: no-one, nobody, nothing, none, neither.
ADVERBS (about 60 words)
Place: here, there, above, over, below, in front, behind,
nearby, a long way away, inside, outside, to the right, to the left,
somewhere, anywhere, everywhere, nowhere, home, upstairs, downstairs.
Time: now, soon, immediately, quickly, finally,
again, once, for a long time, today, generally, sometimes, always,
often, before, after, early, late, never, not yet, still, already, then
(=at that time), then (=next), yesterday, tomorrow, tonight.
Quantifiers: a little, about (=approximately), almost, at least, completely, very, enough, exactly, just, not, too much, more, less.
Manner: also, especially, gradually, of course,
only, otherwise, perhaps, probably, quite, so, then (=therefore), too
(=also), unfortunately, very much, well.
CONJUNCTIONS (about 30 words)
Coordinating: and, but, or; as, than, like.
Time & Place: when, while, before, after, since (=time), until; where.
Interview of current Season of Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Anime with the Voice Actor of Playmaker (CV.Ishige Shoya), Ai Ignis (CV.Sakurai Takahiro), Soulburner (CV. Kaji Yuki) and Flame Ignis (CV. Yashiro Taku) from animatetimes