Thanks for your comments! Happy to know I was able to convey the intended tone :)
The inspirations in no particular order are:
- Bikkuriman - Lotte
- Gogo’s Crazy Bones - Magicbox
- Dolmenwood - Gavin Norman
- Made in Abyss - Akihito Tsukushi
- On the Consolation of Philosophy - Boethius
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
- Bullshit Jobs - David Graeber
- Garden of Delete - Oneohtrix Point Never