History Webcomic / Pusonicomi

In December 2018, it was announced that the series would be receiving an anime adaptation aptly titled "Anime Pusonicomi", which premiered in January 2019. It is also released weekly through the game's official [=YouTube=] channel, with episode being roughly 3 1/2 minutes in length adapting two comics per episode. This was later followed up by a second season called "Anime Pusonicomi Okawari", which premiered on April 7th, 2020.

** Both Tetra and Mitarashi believe that the other is some middle-aged dude on the other side of the screen. Tetra plays it straight, but he is a male college student instead of some old guy. Mitarashi subverts it, as her character is played by a 20-something woman. This causes complications when Mitarashi invites Tetra to meet up in real life at the Phantasy Star Online festival; Tetra suspects there is a slim chance that Mitarashi is a woman and if that ended up being true, it would be incredibly awkward for her to find out that Tetra's player is a guy in real life.

** Both Tetra and Mitarashi believe that the other is some middle-aged dude on the other side of the screen. Tetra plays it straight, but he is a male college student instead of some old guy. Mitarashi subverts it, as her character is played by a 20-something woman.

''Pusonicomi''[[note]]The name is wordplay on the Japanese pronunciations of the letter "P", "SO", and "2", the latter of which can be read as "ni"[[/note]] is an online Japanese GagSeries web comic based on {{Creator/SEGA}}'s hit Online ActionRPG game ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' and illustrated by Pekeko. It was initially released in January 2018 and was produced through January 2020 for 100 comics, with new comics published weekly (during scheduled maintenance for ''[=PSO2=]'').

* {{Alt-itis}}: Nekonomiya has an alt that she levels in tandem with her main one: [[spoiler:Uonomiya, a walking marlin.]]

*** Nekonomiya in general is very much 'Shrodinger's GIRL', as she has shown knowledge of stereotypical women's topics like makeup and fashion, yet is also privy to things a player might do to mask their real gender, such as using a voice-changing app for voice chat.

* TenMinuteRetirement: The 99th comic has Mitarashi "graduating" from the game, as she is too busy to spend time playing, and Tetora bids her a heartfelt farewell. The 100th comic has Mitarashi returning to the game after her absence, and is warmly greeted by all of her friends... [[spoiler:until Tetora realizes that it's only been three days.]]

* AuthorAvatar: During the comics that promote upcoming real-life releases, the artist talks to the readers directly via Tetora and Mitarashi's characters with alternate names.
* BaitAndSwitch:

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Zekt's only reaction to Mitarashi congratulating him on getting Gilles Weihen (14★ Jet Boots) is a decidedly nonplussed "Uh, yeah".

* ColorCodedCharacters: In one comic, Tetora is greeted by Zekt, Mitarashi, and Dolche wearing reindeer suits. In this comic, each character is identified by the color suit they're wearing, compared to most normal comics which only have one colored panel.
* CrackIsCheaper: In #97, Mitarashi, Tetora, and Ichika are discussing what in-game items they'd like for Christmas. Mitarashi's choice is the Sid Strid Weapon Camo, whose going price tag is promptly revealed to be 400,000,000 Meseta. Tetora and Ichika aren't amused.

* FanservicePack: In #02, Tetora insists on taking Mitarashi to the Salon. When they both come out, Tetora finds that Mitarashi has increased her bust size by a substantial amount.
* FoodPorn: One comic has Tetora crafting a Jerky from the Campship's Cuisine Shop. Upon hearing Tetora's description of Jerky, Mitarashi tells Tetora a delectable description of a bowl of ramen, complete with a relevant image. Tetora quickly suspects that Mitarashi is eating while playing.

** Both Tetora and Mitarashi believe that the other is some middle-aged dude on the other side of the screen. Tetora plays it straight, but is a male college student instead of some old guy. Mitarashi subverts it, as her character is played by a young 20-something woman.

** Dolche also subverts it, as she is a female CAST played by a high school girl.
** In one comic, Tetora and Mitarashi are suddenly asked about their preference in fragrances by a random party member. Tetora is taken aback by the question since he believes that the "girl" is actually a guy.
* GoodTimesMontage: #06 has Tetora and Mitarashi sitting down and reminiscing about their days as ''[=PSO2=]'' newbies. This eventually segues into flashbacks of Mitarashi's "experiences" with past ''Phantasy Star'' games, such as waiting for your TP to recharge in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'' and losing all equipped items and Meseta upon death in ''[[VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse Portable]]''.

* PlayerArchetypes: Referenced in a comic where Tetora and Zekt's ''[=PSO2=]'' playstyles are compared to each other, echoing the two common types of real ''[=PSO2=]'' players. Tetora is the archetypal "casual" player, who plays on a "my pace" basis, mostly plays Emergency Quests with randoms, and just chats or takes screenshots the rest of the time. Zekt is the archetypal "hardcore" player, who does organized Advance Quest and Emergency Quest runs with his Team, does all of his Featured Quests, and [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory knows zilch about the game's story.]]

** In the very first comic, Mitarashi is seen praying at the shrine for 14★ drops. When the comic was adapted a year later, this specific line was changed into "15★ drops" due to the 15★ rarity tier having been released prior to the episode.

* TemptingFate: In #57, Zekt and Mitarashi discuss the [[AntiFrustrationFeatures auto-pickup feature]], where drops of a certain rarity or higher are automatically sent to your storage instead of dropping on the field. Zekt says that he keeps it off because he prefers the excitement of seeing rare drops on the field. [[spoiler:Later on, Zekt is in XH Forest Exploration when he gets a 13★ drop notification. Zekt rushes over to the box to pick it up... then promptly gets booted from the game due to scheduled maintenance.]]
* TheUnreveal: Zekt's real identity is never shown. The one time he appears in real life, [[spoiler:he shows up in ''full-body cosplay'' of his own character]].

* FanserviceCostumes: A bonus comic in the first manga release has Tetora and Mitarashi discussing the "skin exposure makes you stronger" plot point from the game (using Gene from ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2es'' as an example). Their discussion takes them to what kind of outfits would expose more skin, until they settle on Smart Inner (essentially just pasties).

* SuperMode: #23 discusses the Dark Blast transformation ability, which allows you to assign certain Lobby Actions to it to use as a "transformation sequence". Ichika, being the {{Chunnibyou}} he is, imagines himself with a mecha anime-esque transformation action, complete with a BattleAura.

Unlike the previous adaptations of the game, two of which were canon and all of which took themselves (and ''[[SeriousBusiness PSO2]]'') seriously, ''Pusonicomi'' takes a gag manga twist on the series. The webcomic follows the misadventures of ''[=PSO2=]'' player Mitarashi and her friends as they Quest together, hang out, and just generally have a good time online.

* TenMinuteRetirement: The 99th comic has Tetora "graduating" from the game, as she is too busy to spend time playing, and Mitarashi bids her a heartfelt farewell. The 100th comic has Tetora returning to the game after her absence, and is warmly greeted by all of her friends... [[spoiler:until Mitarashi realizes that it's only been three days.]]
* AlternateCharacterReading: The "ni" in the title refers to the "2" in "[=PSO2=]", but uses the kanji "煮" from the word "nimono", [[StealthPun hence the hot pot logo.]]

* FanservicePack: In one comic, Tetora insists on taking Mitarashi to the Salon. When they both come out, Tetora finds that Mitarashi has increased her bust size by a substantial amount.

* AnachronisticOrder: The web anime adapts the comics out of publication order.

In December 2018, it was announced that the series would be receiving an anime adaptation aptly titled "Anime Pusonicomi", which premiered in January 2019. It is also released weekly through the game's official [=YouTube=] channel, with episode being roughly 3 1/2 minutes in length adapting two comics per episode. Each episode also contains an Item Code which can be redeemed in ''[=PSO2=]'' for "Pusonicomi Memories", an item that can be used to purchase virtual merchandise in-game .

** The concert event that was originally featured in the comic was changed to focus around the Phantasy Star Thanksgiving 2019 event instead, as it was occurring at the time that the anime premiered. Some panels were changed accordingly to fit the new theme of the event.

''Pusonicomi''[[note]]The name is wordplay on the Japanese pronunciations of the letter "P", "SO", and "2", the latter of which can be read as "ni"[[/note]] is an online Japanese GagSeries web comic based on {{Creator/SEGA}}'s hit Online ActionRPG game ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' and illustrated by Pekeko. It was initially released in January 2018 and is currently ongoing, with new comics published weekly (during scheduled maintenance for ''[=PSO2=]'').

* FiveMinuteRetirement: The 99th comic has Tetora "graduating" from the game, as she is too busy to spend time playing, and Mitarashi bids her a heartfelt farewell. The 100th comic has Tetora returning to the game after her absence, and is warmly greeted by all of her friends... [[spoiler:until Mitarashi realizes that it's only been three days.]]

* AlternateCharacterReading: The "ni" in the title refers to the "2" in "[=PSO2=]", but uses the kanji "煮" from the word "nimono", [[PunnyTitle hence the hot pot logo.]]

* PragmaticAdaptation: In the very first comic, Mitarashi is seen praying at the shrine for 14★ drops. When the comic was adapted a year later, this specific line was changed into "15★ drops" due to the 15★ rarity tier having been released prior to the episode.

** Both Ichika and Makino invert it; Ichika is a male Deuman played by a middle school girl with a case of {{Chunnibyou}}, while Makino is a male Newman played by an elderly woman.

In December 2018, it was announced that the series would be receiving an anime adaptation aptly titled "Anime Pusonicomi". It is also released weekly through the game's official [=YouTube=] channel, with episode being roughly 3 1/2 minutes in length adapting two comics per episode. Each episode also contains an Item Code which can be redeemed in ''[=PSO2=]'' for "Pusonicomi Memories", an item that can be used to purchase virtual merchandise in-game .

* PlayerArchetypes: Referenced in a comic where Tetora and Zekt's ''[=PSO2=]'' playstyles are compared to each other, echoing the two common types of real ''[=PSO2=]'' players. Tetora is the archetypal "casual" player, who plays on a "my pace" basis, mostly plays Emergency Quests with randoms, and just chats or takes screenshots the rest of the time. Zekt is the archetypal "hardcore" player, who does organized Advance Quest and Emergency Quest runs with his Team, does all of his Featured Quests, and [[SkipTheStoryPlayTheGame knows zilch about the game's story.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The "ni" in the title refers to the "2" in "[=PSO2=]", but uses the kanji "煮" from the word "nimono", [[PunnyTitle hence the hot pot logo.]]