USD/JPY last hit 110 in 2021. Now, it's at around 160. If Mebuki didn't cut her losses, she's majorly screwed.
What Mochiko is doing is downright evil.

Mob Psycho, at least at first.
Steins;Gate
Revealed in Steins;Gate 0
Mayuri vs. Kurisu on who gets Okabe
Frieren (Aura)
Kimi ni Todoke (Ume)
This is perhaps one of the best teaser visuals in all of anime yet.
No. It's right after S3.
A Minami-ke announcement shortly before GTA6 is wild 😂
It's very common IRL, beginner's luck getting in one's head. Or even worse, "the first hit is free"-type wins.
Nice intersection with the "stop killing games" initiative
The villain fight is very fun to watch and very creative. Love how Gyro disposed of him.
The real Steel Ball Run is the corpse parts along the way.

I get what you're saying. At the same time, I'm not optimistic. Past experience has shown that IP regulations tend to hurt the ordinary person in favor of major IP owners. Better codify laws that benefit us first.
That first before any AI regulations on intellectual property grounds.
"OP character who wants to live a quiet life" is one of my power fantasies XD.