Talk:"Ancient Japan's Got Talent!"/@comment-99.25.32.150-20131129194310/@comment-20426317-20131129233126

Since your parents want you to learn - explain to them that while you play Ayakashi for fun, it does have some benefits too.

- I hope you read the Origins section on this site for your favorite daemons - if so, talk about how Kenshin Uesugi and Shingen Takeda were daimyos in feudal Japan; Lu Bu who was a famous warrior during the 3 Kingdoms era etc. ... show them how you do get to learn some history while playing

- Mention you get to chat with people from all over the world with different timezones & perspectives.

- Point out that just studying with no outlet for relaxation can be counterproductive, your brain needs to switch between things and not just do academics 24x7.

Also, if you 'decided to pull an all-nighter' then you did not just 'decide to play instead of eating/reading' ... so don't use that as an excuse, sincerely apologize if you gave them that excuse. Frankly, setting alarms would've been a better solution ... that way you can show that you're still taking care of sleep, so parents have less reason to worry. Either promise never to play at night if you have to, or (if possible) just commit to asking them for permission first when you want to set night alarms.

If you can't convince them to let you continue playing, then abandon AGG and work on trying to get the phone ... show them the puzzle and quiz games available; probably the more 'traditional' ones (flash card apps etc.) would appeal to them more.