@Glomoro
Wasn't part of his backstory being familiar with manga from back in the day?
It sure was! My comment was vague for comedic purposes, but I was trying to point out that the middle aged would have grown up right as Modern Nerd Stuff was coming out. Like the people who watched New Hope in theaters (like my mom and dad) or played DnD in college (like my mom and dad) or played Diablo and Everquest when they first came out (like my mom and dad). Not to mention that, in my more Rabid anime phase in high school, they not only listened to me go on about the things I was reading/playing, but
also actively engaged with me about it
Basically what I'm saying is that my dad is like Kenzaburou, but, uh, not a Japanese salaryman, so Kenzaburou showing off his nerd knowledge doesn't surprise me in the least
@IRIGAMAGORI It's...........more good than bad, certainly, but there's also a kind of hopeless hilarity when your dad forgets to pick you up at school because he's in a raid (or when your mother smashes her keyboard against the staircase railing because they keep wiping). Overall, though, it's great for a nerd like me to have nerd parents