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We finally got the Bulgarian editions of the manga, up to volume 5, and they picked the dust jacket version which I couldn't be happier about. Makes the manga feel much higher quality, sturdier and also there's the additional art on the inside. And they left the original Japanese title to go along with the translated one, which is also a direct translation of it so it's "The atelier of the pointy hats". It looks much better this way.

And funny enough, this edition is cheaper than the English version and comes with the bonus WHA paper bag. Suffice to say, I'll be collecting the manga in Bulgarian (even though I read the monthly in English).

Back in 2020, I created a PDF that contains all of Enderal's in-game books and since it's been more than half a decade since then, I want to share it again. A whole lot of new prophets have joined us and might wish to download it as well.

The collection has 266 pages, more than 107k words and is stylized, alphabetized, and every book is in separate section. It is for the people who want to learn more about the lore but usually do not read books in-game.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L5PHE7QACNKye6bRIfN1ebrWytiDNsqh/view

Expressing my love for one of my favorite games of all time by modding it painstakingly and making sure it looks as modern as it could be (one good thing about it being in the Skyrim engine is that it's just as moddable).

A combination of ENB and CS really goes a long way to modernize it and make it more immersive with good lighting and weather. I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

For a game that relies on food and drinks as a way to restore health, it doesn't have a lot of those avalible so this is my effort to expand it in an immersive way. It's also a good way to make use of all those ingredients that are accumulating in your inventory if you're not into creating potions. 

And it works a bit as a lore expansion since a lot of religions irl have strong tea drinking cultures so it makes sense to me that a pious country like Enderal would also have one. Even more so with the Red Madness going around since tea is often associated with peace of mind, relaxation and cleansing of the body.

"The Art of Over the Garden Wall: Expanded Edition revisits the iconic Emmy Award-winning animated series with a new cover, design, and more than thirty new pages, creating the absolute guide into Patrick McHale's autumnal masterpiece.

Both editions features a new cover, cast interviews, artwork from comic series, concept designs from Mondo's collectible figures, a new foreword by Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls), and so much more.

The deluxe edition is encased in a premium slipcase featuring a foiled cover, gilded page edges, and a bookmark ribbon."

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Not only are we getting a reprint but so many more pages with concept art from the show and comics, and even for the figurines. I never thought this day would come after almost a decade of second-hand versions costing hundreds of dollars 😭

Also it seems that you can order it from several places, just go to Dark Horse's website or Penguin Books which will redirect you to several other sites. I assume that in the next few months the book will make its way to other countries and their book stores since it's gonna release after Feb 9th, 2027.

There's two versions, Deluxe which sells for 97€ and Standard that sells for 48€ on the Dark Horse Direct website.

Dandelion Butter (Clue)

Deffinitely leans more into the dandelion rather than the butter, it's very green, very fresh and pretty much the smell of frolicking in a dandelion field. Though once it dries, there's a bit of butter in there for sure, like the field turned into something more mellow, and maybe that's just me but the dandelion and butter combined reminds me of chamomile. It's a very wearable scent that I could see myself wear in the summer.

Moonmilk (Stora Skuggan)

This one, I wasn't sure what to expect from it given the story behind it (it being based on the so called 'moonmilk' that forms on stalactites when water drips on them). It's very leathery with citrus layered on top of it, and once it dries down you can deffinetely sense the lilly of the valley and woody notes. For a fragrance that's supposed to be connected to caves, the mineralic notes are deffinetely missing and it's more about the forest in front of the cave to be honest.

Matcha Cat Matté (d.grayi)

A very green, herbal scent and the bergamot is deffinetely stong. The matcha scent is pretty subtle at first but the more it dries, the more you can sense it on top of some sweetness to it too. Not your typical matcha scent for sure, it's pretty powdery and in the end it kind of smells like a herbal soap.

Every Storm a Seranade (Imaginary Authors)

I was looking to try different marine and petrichor-y scents and this one deffintely hits some of these notes. It's more on the sweet petrichor side rather than the damp soil and concrete side. And it very much gives the vibe of a cologne once it dries on your skin but an atypical one for sure. It's not really as dark and heavy as you might expect it to be.

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Overall, I'm once again impressed with the perfumes by the Clue. I tried the Point and Warm Bulb before and all the scents are odd but wearable, and very close to their conceptual descriptions.

I've been eyeing these in particular for so long that I was beyond excited to sample them and review them.

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Warm Bulb (Clue)

I was most excited for this one, I've always wanted a scent that's supposed to be quite liminal and strange, and this one sure fits. Smells like warm, dusty vanilla that's pretty sharp at first. The black pepper hits you suddenly but once it dries, it becomes quite soft and pleasant. I wasn't expecting it to seem so wearable but the 'nostalgic' essence to it at all really comes through, you feel like you're in the middle of those liminal photos of rooms with beige carpets and yellow light bulbs.

The Point (Clue)

Exactly like its one sentence description, drinking jasmine tea by the sea but it's not a sunny day and instead one of those cloudy, almost stormy days. The jasmine is quite strong at first but then it dries into saltiness and mineral. It's a very wearable summer scent with a bit of a twist since it's definitely not your typical floral.

Petrichor (Demeter)

Unfortunately it wasn't the type of petrichor that I wanted. It's giving cucumber more than it does anything else. The earthiness and the faint damp, concrete scent is missing for me. Still a pretty pleasant scent just not in the way it's supposed to be.

Cape Heartache (Imaginary Authors)

I've been eyeing this one and Imaginary Authors for quite awhile and it was both what I expected but also not. There's the pine that's quite strong and the strawberry but its far fainter than the woody, almost incens-y scent. It's like I walked into a church in the middle of a pine forest. Very unexpected since the usual incense notes aren't part of it.

Electric Dreams (Matos)

Definitely the one that's least wearable to me and strangest but most exciting to smell. Intensely fruity and metallic, as if you spilled those fruity childhood perfumes all over you computer. Not quite for me, it's a little too intense on the metallic but it deffinetely is what it describes to be. I wouldn't wear it anywhere else but at a rollerblade rink or at the arcade.

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All the samples were bought from The Perfume Apothecary, they have an amazing collection of niche scents. And out of all of these, I'm most likely to buy full bottles of the Clue Perfumery samples. They're strange but still wearable and I'd probably check out the rest of their collection.