・anime

[edgy bone]

this has such pre timeskip one piece vibes aaaa

important plot happening while the team is goofing of in the background

😭

[dusty fable]

Ok, I am rewatching Overlord, and it is so damn good. Except that I hate it.

I am gonna wait until novel completely releases. Then I am gonna read the end of it (which would be a first, and hopefully, the last time I intentionally read the ending), and if Ains doesn't die in the end, I will not watch the anime any further

Because if the author doesn't make Ains killable, then the whole story is meaningless

[topaz linden]

Good news (for you at least) is the author's already said the next two LN volumes will be the last. So it's almost done (for context, there's 16 out already)

Bad news (again, in the context of your post) is that, at least as of Vol 16, I find it incredibly hard to believe ||that there's anything left in the world of Overlord that poses a realistic threat to him. The Platinum Dragon Lord thinks he does, but that's cause he thought Albedo was the player character and not Ainz. Meanwhile, the Church has lost its only potential competitor to Nazarick's forces, and that was a glass cannon to begin with.||

[dusty fable]

that doesn't sound like the story progressed much since the last anime season. All these actors were already on the scene and they don't look much like a threat.

[topaz linden]

Tbf, Overlord S4 ended at ~Volume 14

Theres only been two light novels past that point

The upcoming movie is adapting the two LN volumes they skipped between S2's end and S3's start

[edgy bone]

how does one skip a whole 2 volumes

was it like a prequel thing

[topaz linden]

It was a sidequest

Ainz goes and does a little trolling

(and accidentally starts a ||personality cult in the humans who survive the trolling||)

[edgy bone]

it's funny cuz i never watched that show but it does sound like something i'd expect from it

[topaz linden]

It's my favorite arc tbh
Probably the best case of Ainz trying to do something reasonable/simple, and accidentally stumbling into something he didnt want, but helps him out in the end

Generalized story spoilers: ||Basically, he launches a demon invasion of a human kingdom and arrives as a "savior" to aggressively shill the rune tech he learned from the dwarves. To the point where he has the demons give infomercial-level sales pitches of how much they fear the rune weapons. No one gives a shit, and in the end, all Ainz ends up doing is accidentally creating a cult around some offhand advice he gave an assistant the kingdom sent to supervise him while he helped them||

||The assistant becoming the prophet who takes it upon themselves to spread the gospel to the masses ofc. She's my fav of the non-Nazarick people||

[edgy bone]

isnt there a mob psycho arc that does something similar

[topaz linden]

I think so, been a while since I watched it

[edgy bone]

humu humu

still need to watch s3

[topaz linden]

Same. Loved S2, but been trying to finish more shows versus continuing older ones

I do know S3's opening is another banger tho

[high storm]

Mob psycho has always just been great start to finish, 3rd season was a great conclusion

[fair wedge]

Daduq

There was another trailer that came out, thought it was for a new season not a movie

Rip

(I say came out, as in a month ago now, but its the newest one atm i think)

[topaz linden]

Only thing confirmed atm is the movie. The author's said he plans on releasing both of the next two LNs simultaneously, and it's been ~two years since the last one, so people are suspecting he's waiting til the movie release to either release the LNs or at least announce a release date

I suspect whether or not those last four get adapted into another season depends on how much people like the ending lol

[fair wedge]

Hmmmm i c

[fair wedge]

And this is what the movie is gonna be about?

[topaz linden]

Ye

[fair wedge]

Ah

Hard to pick that up based off the trailers lmfaoaoa

I had a completely different impression xd

[topaz linden]

The VA for Demiurge already confirmed my favorite bit is getting adapted

[fair wedge]

Ah

[long peak]

https://tenor.com/view/inuyashiki-one-piece-crazy-good-crazy-good-this-week-gif-25685097

[topaz linden]

https://tenor.com/view/read-one-piece-sleep-luffy-embodies-gif-20205612

[edgy bone]

https://tenor.com/view/inuyashiki-one-piece-crazy-good-crazy-good-this-week-gif-25685097

[topaz linden]

https://tenor.com/view/onepice-gif-21630832

[edgy bone]

basically this lmao

like genuinely

after 27 years you'd think the community would have a decent guess where the story is going

idk how he does it man

[long peak]

After 600 chapters, we get the big lore

[tidal shore]

damn

reminds me of that one jokes scamboli made
"can't predict what the mc is going to do next, it's almost like he has a personality and isn't just a stereotype"

something similar could be said about the world of One Piece I guess

[edgy bone]

scamboli

02pensive

[tidal shore]

did you just 😔 me

[edgy bone]

no

i 😔'd scamboli

[tidal shore]

why tho\

[edgy bone]

miss watching his vids and learning about some random obscure series ive never heard of before

[tidal shore]

he still uploads tho

[edgy bone]

ye but he's recently been covering popular stuff from the 2010's

[tidal shore]

ahh ig you mean he started talking about stuff everyone knows alrdy

[edgy bone]

which ig for the modern anime fan is old and obscure but i grew up on that shit

so it's not really the same

[tidal shore]

imma be real tho, the houseki no kuni and noragami videos are based

also he did a vid on Tengoku Daimakyou (the best anime of this decade)

[edgy bone]

you liked it that much damn

i thought it was ok

i mostly cared about the orphanage plot wasnt invested much in everything else that was happening

[tidal shore]

look

we don't get many proper sci fi fantasy anime

[edgy bone]

have you seen astra lost in space

[tidal shore]

it was the opposite for me, but then noticed both plots are intertwined very tightly

[long peak]

High Earth Defense Club is right there

It's way better

[tidal shore]

bope

[edgy bone]

watch it

really fun mystery scifi

golden wtf are you watching

[tidal shore]

let's hope the anime won't be as generic as the character art

oh that's a comedy

yeah not interested

[edgy bone]

watch my recommandation instead

BugCatNod

[long peak]

It's peak

https://tenor.com/view/boueibu-binan-anime-love-battlelovers-gif-24621055

[chilly lynx]

Brother is dragging me to see the Alien rerelease

[chilly lynx]

Boring as hell over here

[tidal shore]

girls band cry subs go hard

[chilly lynx]

Dang

[ionic schooner]

ITS JOEVER

IM BIDONE

[tidal shore]

LMAO

[ionic schooner]

https://tenor.com/view/girls-band-cry-fuck-you-middle-finger-anime-anime-middle-finger-gif-2820563862196474345

It means thank you dw

[tidal shore]

i know the lore

[edgy bone]

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2024-04-26/looney-tunes-foghorn-voice-actor-eric-bauza-takes-part-in-anime-memes/.210224

omg

[edgy bone]

https://twitter.com/Brendan_MlP/status/1784030544046793153

ブレンダン (@Brendan_MlP) on X

なんかお前体型おかしくね？

Twitter · Apr 27, 2024, 1:23 AM

they made pikachu fat again

poggies

[dusty fable]

not fat, amogus

[rancid ledge]

AMOGUS

[edgy bone]

i dont really see it

[long peak]

Holy shit amogus

[edgy bone]

ok youre just doing it to be contrarian now

[long peak]

No it's actually amogus

Hold

[rancid ledge]

Hey golden i think juca is blind-

[edgy bone]

bwahahaha

i love the backpack

[long peak]

I have to add the amogus backpack

So you know it's amogus

[rancid ledge]

amogus

[edgy bone]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6Nt00j5TmA

NEW BRADIO SONG

[craggy mango]

This is interesting ngl
https://youtu.be/IQe6z02M9OY

I didnt know that Disney+ marketing towards anime is much worse in western countries

In my country, they were sucks when promoting Shogun (yes its on disney+ in here) but at least they still make few post about some anime they have every week

But every post feels like bot

Prime and Netflix are way better than them

[long peak]

Pirating is even better

[craggy mango]

True

[muted horizon]

Hello

[outer scaffold]

Guys, have you ever made up a story in your head so good, that you cried because of the story?

[dusty fable]

kinda, when I was a kid, I was impressed by a character in Fallout 2 game, so I imagined his story that made me cry. Pretty sad thing. I am still kinda sad even after 20 years. I would say I became more callous since then

anyway, I have read so many well-written books that would make you cry, that my own fictional stories don't impress me that way anymore xD

[tidal shore]

https://vxtwitter.com/MesugakiArchive/status/1784250270454894693

[next crescent]

not surprised

[tidal shore]

omg kc hiiii

[next crescent]

omg hiiii

[hot notch]

Some dude married a hologram of Miku. At least this guy can touch the body pillow.

[dusty fable]

You can talk to Miku hologram though. I guess depends on priorities

[high storm]

Never before have I seen anime where the girl likes a guy for being just so incredibly pathetic

Putting furniture on drunk people to see them struggle and laugh at it is both hilarious and relatable

[craggy mango]

The Fable supposed to be the most hilarious series this season

But the animation sucks and its on disney+

Idk how Tezuka went from such a masterpiece Pluto to whatever garbage is this

But at least The Fable VAs are great

[edgy bone]

the fable is tezuka?

[craggy mango]

Yee

[edgy bone]

??

ah it's an anime studio

i thought you were talking about the writer

[hot notch]

Niji stays losing

[craggy mango]

Well Tezuka isnt the author of Pluto, so

[edgy bone]

yea unless they do something drastic they'll probably close the branch within a year or so

elira is still in subscriber only mode

[ionic schooner]

If they were real I'd be so lucky

[chilly lynx]

Explosion

[topaz linden]

https://tenor.com/view/megumin-explosion-anime-konosuba-burst-forth-gif-17387790

[edgy bone]

did she kill the kitty

ayawah

[topaz linden]

Ye

https://tenor.com/view/megumin-yeetin-chomusuke-gif-10340510391886331362

[edgy bone]

kitty cat

[mighty cape]

A certain parody video forever ruined this clip for me

[lean drum]

an anime chat

i must say i am an anime fan myself

https://tenor.com/view/elaina-anime-licking-crazy-gif-19548602

[mighty cape]

Have her do that on a frozen metal pole next

https://tenor.com/view/tongue-stuck-gif-19395278

[rancid ledge]

okay albedo

[ionic schooner]

What happened

[lean drum]

elaina is so beautiful, and i also love the way saya is obsessed with elaina

[hot notch]

Fellow Elaina enjoyed spotted

[edgy bone]

https://twitter.com/Eiichiro_Staff/status/1784417331726496204

ONE PIECE スタッフ【公式】/ Official (@Eiichiro_Staff) on X

あさって4.30(火)発売！
週刊少年ジャンプ22-23合併特大号の
巻頭カラーは『ONE PIECE』🏴‍☠️

その制作過程動画をいち早くお届け！
完成した絵はジャンプをお楽しみに！

※尾田っちはデジタルであたりをつけてから、紙とペンのアナログ作画で完成させています。

#今週のワンピ
#ONEPIECE

Twitter · Apr 28, 2024, 3:00 AM

i love how he actually tried to make the board positioning make sense

really unnecesarry but really nice detail

[floral tinsel]

I love this art but I wish luffy was had a suit of armor like zoro and sanji

[edgy bone]

he's the king kings dont really wear armor

altho he could have had a crown now that you mention it

[floral tinsel]

Now that im looking at it I literally just noticed franky is the castle

[edgy bone]

did you watch the video?

you can see how oda gave all of them a chess piece

[floral tinsel]

ou I did not know there was a video but now I'm gonna watch

[floral tinsel]

Wait nvm I saw it

[lean drum]

i want wandering witch: the journey of elaina and in the land of leadale to both get second seasons of their animes because they are my favourite fantasty animes

[topaz linden]

Journey of Elaina was good, but I feel like Land of Leadale's kinda gotten hit by the "Seinfeld isn't funny" trope

(TL;DR description of trope: Show/story that's unique/groundbreaking/very good at the time looks bad years later after the tropes it popularizes get redone (sometimes even better) and overused by countless successors)

[edgy bone]

jojo part 3 be like

[prisma furnace]

So guys
I’m in Japan now

[raven trail]

No more en subtitles for you

[next crescent]

have fun

and please stay safe

[edgy bone]

Please dont make the japanese hate foreigners more than they already do

And have fun

[prisma furnace]

I’m half Japanese

I saw the video of that and yeah it’s very disrespectful

[high storm]

Animation being dogshit doesn't really matter to me when I can watch a dude pretending to be beat up crying and bawling his eyes out and saying "Ha I am so good at this"

Show is pretty funny and Fable VA adds certain charm imo

[tidal shore]

I really like those detailed colored panels we get every now and then, I think I saved like half of them as pngs when reading One Piece

[edgy bone]

Humu humu

Watching frieren now

It reminds me of a really interesting mix of things

The beginning sections reminded me of hoenheim and a romanian fairy tale about immortality

Now its starting to feel a little like early one piece but in a generic jrpg/isekai setting

(Its also making me wanna play a jrpg)

Maybe its finally time to continue persona

[edgy bone]

Also the premise of nanatsu no taizai

[high storm]

Mfw medieval fantasy is happening in medieval fantasy, magic system is pretty unique though when you see other notable mages

Like Ubel or Denken idk

It's pretty much just Frieren being "if it ain't broken don't fix it" type when it comes to battles

[edgy bone]

Magic system seems p generic so far

I enjoyed that bit about humanity taking an innovative spell and studying it to the point it became commonplace

But thats more to do with the worldbuilding and story writing than the magic system itself

[tidal shore]

nahh that still says a lot about the magic system

[high storm]

I watched it and recommend the show and it isn't for me but world building is easy 10/10, setting is consistent and nothing feels out of place, animation is music are also just never drop in quality

Easy recommendation for new comers and alike but wouldn't watch it again because I don't like the lack of emotions at times

Stark easily the GOAT

The one dude who's into "older women" was also an amazing character

It's just that everyone is so normal and sane it bore me somewhat

[edgy bone]

It functions the same as most magic systems in old games

Its just that you dont really see the story focus on the actual process of how they work

You just go into town and buy some grimoires from an npc that sells them

[high storm]

They go deeper about it later

[edgy bone]

And dont really think about the implications

[high storm]

With Ubel the most

[tidal shore]

meaning you can learn spells and improve them

I was thinking about magic systems in general

[edgy bone]

Yes?

Final fantasy has like 4 tiers of all its basic spells

I think dragon quest too but its been a minute since i played anything from that series

[tidal shore]

there are magic systems that are ambiguous, not too clearly explained (think atla), and then there are hard magic concepts like in Railgun where you use your brain power and oh what's that? you can use computer chips to improve yourspells' destructive or calculation power?

though I don't know how in-depth frieren went into explaining the magic system

[raven trail]

Elder scrolls has a bunch of spells

Specially lore wise

[high storm]

Pretty in-depth

[tidal shore]

can it be understood by the reader?

with hard rules and all

[high storm]

Explaining how pretty mid mage can win against a high level one if given sufficient skill and right mind set

[edgy bone]

I know but thats not what im talking about

[tidal shore]

alright

[edgy bone]

I was just saying how its very similar to old japanese games and things of the sort

Frieren has a soft magic system from what ive seen

[tidal shore]

I see

[high storm]

Small spoiler ||How Ubel who has the magic to just cut things cut a person in two because she just saw a cloak everyone called "impenetrable" and imagined how to cut it treating it like casual cloth||

[tidal shore]

so old jrpgs have soft systems too?

[edgy bone]

Which is p typical for the streotypical medieval fantasy setting

[tidal shore]

I mean, I only played FF and some other less notable jrpgs so I can't say much here

[high storm]

Magic doesn't have levels exactly and varies from user to user which is nice

[edgy bone]

I mean its usually just a mage class type character that can learn spells from a list as they level up

[tidal shore]

ok this is a soft magic system

[raven trail]

My favourite magic systems are the rock paper scissor ones where one type is weak to another and so on. Making no magic an apex

[edgy bone]

Theres usually not that much lore as to how the system functions precisely

You just roll with it cuz jrpg

[high storm]

It really doesn't work like that in Frieren, exampleFolk Magic

Just spells made up by people over the world for various purposes

[tidal shore]

it's kind of systemic in nature (haha get it?)
I think it's the most entertaining in games, and the system itself also lends itself for some really interesting writing with limitations

[edgy bone]

Yes i am aware

[high storm]

That is a great piece of lore and imo makes setting very realistic

People would do that with magic

[edgy bone]

Jist change the list to grimoires that you buy

Which is also p common

Its how all the elder scrolls games work

[tidal shore]

hmmm

sounds like dnd

[high storm]

You don't have to read a grimoires to learn a spell

It's just a way to store them

Which is pretty reasonable for any type of magic really

[raven trail]

Yes lol. Making one character super strong kind of ruins the whole world setting. Balanced characters make the world feel much better

[edgy bone]

All rpgs have their roots in dnd

If you go back far enough

[high storm]

True

[tidal shore]

is there some cultural precedent that did this?

[edgy bone]

Kinda

Theres a video that explains it if you want

[tidal shore]

I may have seen it cuz the concept isn't alien to me

[edgy bone]

https://youtu.be/fJiwn8iXqOI

[tidal shore]

ah that makes sense

been following gmtk for many years now

[edgy bone]

But yea my point was that overall frieren's setting is a very typical dnd style /rpg style setting

Im not gonna argue about every single minute detail thats not the point i was trying to make

[tidal shore]

yeah I agree

from what little I've seen

[edgy bone]

(Also ngl while i am enjoying it so far im also not really blown away by it that much)

[tidal shore]

btw I got a new keyboard and it feels amazing to type on, anyone wanna go on a rant spree with me?

[edgy bone]

For how much hype there is around it i kinda expected more

[tidal shore]

same

[edgy bone]

Ill see where the story goes

Theyve already kinda shitfted the focus a bit so who knows

[high storm]

It is a great which I personally didn't enjoy because of main characters but I see what people like about it

I was expecting like some real sad stuff to like cry about and all

Didn't shed a tear once during the whole watch and I was felt lukewarm towards Fren and Frieren both

Stark is da GOAT

[edgy bone]

WOW

[tidal shore]

Alphonse?!

[edgy bone]

thats lowkey really sad and kinda dark

I like how subtle it was

Blink and you miss it moment

[high storm]

Probably the most emotion I felt during Frieren relate to the duke guy

It was pretty fucking sad

[tidal shore]

frieren cast be like

😐

https://tenor.com/view/straight-face-not-funny-neutral-face-didnt-laugh-gif-21565182

[high storm]

That's why I didn't like Fren or Frieren

Other mages at least have a funny shtick or two

Don't feel robotic

[tidal shore]

I think

this was intentional so that any time she did show emotion it would be more impactful

but yeahhhhhhhhh I get it

it's more a slice of life, slow paced and kind of meandering

this generally doesn't appeal to me

[high storm]

It would be a great first anime I think

[tidal shore]

"generally"

[high storm]

They don't have any of the bullshit stereotypes in there

And little to no sexualisation

[tidal shore]

hmm

normally people getting into anime want to experience something different

but still somewhat familiar

part of why AoT was such a big hit

[high storm]

Frieren is a good ol fantasy with gnomes and elves that doesn't have the worst things about anime

[tidal shore]

are there any western tv shows that are similar to Frieren in terms of pacing, vibe, etc?

[high storm]

Unnecessary lewds or walking stereotypes

[high storm]

Mushishi I've been told is similar somewhat

[tidal shore]

makes sense why I couldn't get into it either 😅

[edgy bone]

A tuallly

Now that im seeing the fight scenes

I think this might be another demon slayer case

[high storm]

Shut the fuck up

Not it is not

It's not a literal surface level action with no plot

It's literal antithesis to demon slayer

Slow, calm, plot driven

[edgy bone]

I didnt mean it like that

Dont put words in my mouth please

[high storm]

What do you mean by that then?

[tidal shore]

I feel like Demon Slayer was better at manipulating viewers' feelings

it's shounen in general, it's very intense

[high storm]

Demon slayer is slop carried by animation

[edgy bone]

I meant that its an alright story with extremely good visuals which will attract a larger audience

[raven trail]

💀

[tidal shore]

no

[raven trail]

I never felt emotional once in demon slayer

[tidal shore]

you did't get invested

[raven trail]

Tanjiro crying for rengoku was sooooo forced

[high storm]

Plot in demon slayer is actual dogshit

I am not sorry

[raven trail]

He literally met rengoku 1 hr ago

[tidal shore]

yeah I get it, I also found it silly

[raven trail]

I gotta say demon slayer has the best animation known to mankind so far

[high storm]

Best thing demon slayer did was made Nezuko not annoying but adorable

[raven trail]

But the characters are so stupid

I like the demons so much

They are all badass

[high storm]

The only success I will give em

[tidal shore]

welcome to shounen series

[raven trail]

But the main cast of 4 characters are silly

Specially tanjiro

[high storm]

So many ass pulls too

[raven trail]

Dude cries too much

[high storm]

The boar head guy just moving his internal organs around just because he can is like????

Bleh

[raven trail]

Oh this one has explantion

A good explanation

Spoilers tho

||he is half demon||

[high storm]

I watched every season so far so bless me?

[tidal shore]

wait that's so based wtf

I'd love to see it

[high storm]

THIS IS SO BAD LMFAO

[raven trail]

||His one parent is demon||

[high storm]

Oh god this sucks man

[tidal shore]

damn this redefines everything

[raven trail]

Yeah , iirc it is that|| douma guy||

[high storm]

The only character I genuinely like and I find interesting is the one dude who fucking eats demons

[raven trail]

I might be wrong tho

[high storm]

He is rad as hell

[raven trail]

I read this all like 2 yrs ago

So i forgot

[high storm]

Everyone else is bland and quite frankly shit

[raven trail]

I gotta say animation and fights are super awesome

[tidal shore]

same goes for Frieren tbh

Frieren try make me care about characters
100% fail

[raven trail]

My fav was the 2 mins sequence where sound hashira was fighting no. 6 demon

[high storm]

You yourself admitted you didn't watch it fully didn't you though?

[raven trail]

Super fast paced action

And high quality animation

[tidal shore]

gave it a couple shots, stopped around the time they killed the dragon

[high storm]

You didn't even get to know 25% of the cast my man

[tidal shore]

if the rest of the cast is going to be as boring as that, then I don't want to meet them

[high storm]

There are more different characters incoming

Stark is going with them too

He is a treasure of a dude

[raven trail]

I think jjk characters have awesome personalities

Very vivid characters

[tidal shore]

jjk characters have personalities???

[high storm]

Eeeeewh

[raven trail]

Bruh dont be kidding

[high storm]

I guess

[raven trail]

Everyone feels like a different character

[high storm]

Characters are wasted by the author it often feels like

Very little world building hurts

[raven trail]

I hope you’re not one of those people who hate something bcoz its mainstream

[raven trail]

There is no world building

Its literally earth

[high storm]

I've been following manga for 2 years

[tidal shore]

I'm ngl nearly everyone in jjk is a stereotype form my pov
if you asked me to describe them as a person I wouldn't be able to

[raven trail]

Is stereotyping bad?

[edgy bone]

Wait what

[raven trail]

I think its better than every character being the same

[edgy bone]

I read the whole manga and i dont remember this

[tidal shore]

depends on the context, in the case of jjk I feel like this is fine

since the focus is more on the fights and power scaling

[high storm]

What about clans? What about ANYONE else from Gojo's clan? Previous 6 eyes user? Other death womb paintings? Relationship of Kenjaku and Tengen? Whole Heian era? Military just entering and disappearing? Characters being written out of manga (Is Todo safe? Is he alright? Nobara is prolly dead but still some people cope too)

[edgy bone]

I also dont remember the thing about organs at all

[tidal shore]

wtf deth womb

what the heck is a death womb

lmaooo

[high storm]

Choso

Yuji

[raven trail]

Damn shit

I think i mixed up

That other guy with inosuke

My bad guys

Forget what i said

[raven trail]

Yeah

On screen interactions

[high storm]

The half humans half curses kenjaku created

[raven trail]

I like for jjk

Backstories and all

Pretty generic

[edgy bone]

Inosukes stuff was just comedy relief for the most part

[tidal shore]

they called it a death womb im gonna

[edgy bone]

Dont think youre supposed to think about it too hard

[high storm]

Death womb paintings is the right term I think

[raven trail]

Jjk target fandom is mostly “i like fights, flashy characters, badass moves”

So skipping the whole build up , world building and all is okay-ish

[high storm]

Yeah I love the memes but if anything to praise JJK for it is not it's plot in more recent parts

[raven trail]

Its straight to the point

Not much dialogues in between fights

[tidal shore]

im the target fandom 😎

[raven trail]

Never praised the plot bro 💀

[high storm]

Characters are not good

[raven trail]

I liked the characters for their on screen presence

[high storm]

They are quite frankly wasted too often

[raven trail]

Are u telling me u didn’t went “oh my god wtf” when sukuna first showed up in shibuya?

Or toji

[high storm]

Nah it was cool

Characters are still wasted and often written poorly tho

I want more than just pure hype

[raven trail]

I think a villain with a motive, morally grey is kinda generic in shone

Sukuna is straight up evil

I like him

Breath of fresh air in shonen anime

[raven trail]

Jjk aint that type of anime

[high storm]

We really need to know more about him tho

[raven trail]

Its supposed to be non stop every episode

[high storm]

Being for being evil is as shallow as kiddie pool

[raven trail]

Believe me most of the fandom doesn’t care 💀

[raven trail]

Yeah thats the thing

He is a cratoonish villain

And there’s nothing wrong with it

[high storm]

I know and I am not most of the fandom

I, for one, am a dude lmao

[raven trail]

We have 100s of villains in anime with multiple goals , morally grey etc

We have little to none straight up evil , no redemption possible characters

[high storm]

Characters have crazy amount of symbolism around then to just never expand on it

[raven trail]

Jjk ain’t that deep bro

[high storm]

That just feels shitty

[raven trail]

And there’s nothing wrong with liking non complicated things

[high storm]

Why not expand on it? World building would be greatly appreciated

[raven trail]

If there’s no depth, hype/cinematography/action makes up for it

[high storm]

Why introduce elements into the story if you never talk about them

That's lazy writing

[raven trail]

Most of the jjk fandom is here for the fights, action, badass moves/dialogues

They aren’t here to watch 100s of eps

[high storm]

Yeah I don't care what everyone else wants I am speaking on my own opinion obviously

[tidal shore]

skibidi

[raven trail]

Oh yeah then its okay

I was telling why jjk isn’t touching on all of that

[high storm]

Shit if it was as expansive as Naruto I WOULD watch it

[raven trail]

Bro look at the budget for jjk

[high storm]

Been a long time since we had a new long running show

[raven trail]

They cant even animate fillers

[tidal shore]

studio mappa be like

[raven trail]

Long running series are a thing of past now

[high storm]

Yeah that's why we need more world building in manga to build characters, to make emotional moments actually emotional

[raven trail]

Maybe black clover or boruto idk

[tidal shore]

black clover
one piece
detective conan

[high storm]

I did not feel a single emotion besides "this is it?" During either deaths in Shibuya

[raven trail]

I mean something tagt started recently

[high storm]

Emphasis onnew long running series

[tidal shore]

black clover?

[raven trail]

Not the ones that are running since a long time

[raven trail]

Yes i mentioned it

[raven trail]

.

[high storm]

Boruto is horse shit tho

[raven trail]

Recent animes are all 12-150 eps long

[tidal shore]

hmmm

[high storm]

I read it everytime hoping and it's always a let down

Monthly disappointment of mine

[tidal shore]

how is the situation with people watching tv in Japan? is it still profitable for the companies?

[high storm]

Well if it wasn't they would stop

[raven trail]

I think a good amount of profit these anime studios are making would be from streaming services

Like netflix/crunchyroll etc uk

[tidal shore]

no

no really

definitely not

[raven trail]

“Good amount”

Not most

[high storm]

Don't they just sell dvd to earn the biggest margin?

[raven trail]

And also blu ray versions

[tidal shore]

studios make the most money from merchendise, netflix or crunchyroll subscriptions are like a drop in the ocean

[raven trail]

Damn

[edgy bone]

Yooo

[high storm]

Well obv that's how media are

[edgy bone]

Insect fricking

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1031944400768606279.webp?size=48

[high storm]

Bruh

[raven trail]

Seggssss uwoohhhhhh

[high storm]

Is this mage exam episode?

[edgy bone]

I just love how random it is lmao

Its the frieren master flashback

[high storm]

Ooooh

[edgy bone]

Ok theyre starting to throw in a few shoneny notes into the magic now i see

[tidal shore]

ok so, I guess I was a little wrong about streaming services
you could treat them as "commercials" for the international audience, which would ideally boost sales of merchendise

[raven trail]

Its okay i forgive you

Watch out from now on

[tidal shore]

[edgy bone]

Yea cave smh my head

Dont anger the lion

He eats cinnamon toast for lunch

He ll eat you too

[tidal shore]

💀

[raven trail]

Rawr

[eternal wyvern]

As someone who's been curious abt the series, but never managed to find any EN translations for years, I can't wait to watch it

https://fxtwitter.com/sugoilite/status/1784423384178385062?s=61&t=9AQ1-iGFC7_h2d2Zo3lYYw

The fact he got moderate success w/ yaiba in JP, before making a cultural icon (detective conan imo) still amazes me

...TIL the mangadex page for it has EN fantranslations and there's an official release in my country, what the heck

Might buy the secondhand official release one day, it's not cheap, but still manageable since it's a full set

[mighty cape]

https://vxtwitter.com/artalllz/status/1783965422657626431?s=46

@next crescent

😭

@edgy bone

[next crescent]

I'm sorry, my chrome has been dying since last night, can you tell me what the tweet says? The thumbnail on discord ends at "I put on skin first, then I criticize. If you can't say-"

[mighty cape]

“In order to criticize animators I became one myself.”

[next crescent]

Oooh okay thank you

Their animation looks cool though

[chilly lynx]

SpyxFamily movie is at the theater, so I'm gonna go watch it

[long peak]

https://tenor.com/view/usogui-gif-25760750

[chilly lynx]

The Knave is a burrito

[mighty cape]

Strike It Rich

@edgy bone

[edgy bone]

i love how now i have you asking me to read strike it rich and another friend thats asking me to read kengan

it's a pincer attack

[mighty cape]

Stars aligning

Maybe the cute (and some not so cute) ladies will win you over?

[edgy bone]

i want to read both of them eventually dw

just that i havent really read any manga recently

[rancid ledge]

sao abridged anyone?

[next crescent]

Jake

[shadow knot]

hellsing abridged for me

[long peak]

usogui is peak

[topaz linden]

dunno if anyone else even knows minusT, but I'm super hyped for this

[edgy bone]

i think you mentioned them before

[shadow knot]

https://tenor.com/view/usogui-nine-gif-26035487

[topaz linden]

Probably. Dude's an S-tier Touhou solo animator. The video coming out next Sunday is a part 2 to this video from two years ago
https://youtu.be/430ejbSn-5k

[rustic pivot]

she's back!

[high storm]

Usogui mindset fr

[rancid ledge]

uso what now?

[edgy bone]

google is your friend

[rancid ledge]

oh a gambling anime, I see

[high storm]

Anime is shite avoid it

They cut out like literally 80% of the arc

[rancid ledge]

so gambling manga?

[high storm]

Live action is equally dogshit

[high storm]

Yes, gambling in most various ways however

Not some boring ol shit like only poker

[rancid ledge]

so very diff I see

[high storm]

One of tamer ones is a game where you have to be boiled alive for some time as punishment for example

[high storm]

Shit is packed with some of the greatest characters which I wouldn't be shy to put on level of Guts and Musashi

And a ton of not obvious foreshadowing + art getting better and better makes it easily one of the best mangas I've had the pleasure to experience

This is how volume 1 looked

And this is volume 46

Plot, characters, drawing and adrenaline are all 10/10, only thing manga lacks is good adaptation

And start is pretty slow too

[rancid ledge]

soooooooo... what gambling we talking about?

[high storm]

First 20 chapters are so aren't crazy exciting

[rancid ledge]

i was about to mention vagabond

[high storm]

First arc is escaping a house full of traps from a serial killer who has guns and you have nothing, wager is your life

Best thing about Usogui is absence of supernatural shit

Pure smarts

And best foreshadowing I've seen in any animanga

Highly recommend if you can stick with first few arcs being not the best there is

For me it really clicked in labyrinth arc, dunno how for someone else

Because on face value it was very simple with wager being "Tell me about 1 day of your life" and what it turns into was incredibly exciting and the judge was easily one of if not THE best kakegurui judge

Sorry Yakou

Just tiny 500 smth chapters, worth the time spent tho

[rancid ledge]

if they were to make it a anime, im assuming its horrible

[high storm]

Oh it was complete ass

Looked horrible and cut out story like hell

[tidal shore]

hellsing abridged was peak

so was the og show

[high storm]

Rarest and most niche anime wojak ever

Lotgh is too long to be popular anyways

But holy shit the rare memes are GOLDEN

[rancid ledge]

anybody read vagabond?

[edgy bone]

a long time ago

[high storm]

Yuh, shit is good

Only downside is author not finishing it

[tidal shore]

Vagabond author be like

[rancid ledge]

like i was tryna find a musashi anime then vagabond popped up

[edgy bone]

why specifically a musashi anime

[high storm]

Vagabond is really the closest thing to "impossible to make into anime" we have

Life action could go very hard though given the right director

But one can only dream

[tidal shore]

why

[high storm]

It just looks soooo good I can't imagine anime being anything but a let down

Environmental storytelling and symbolism is too important to just gloss over, giving it colours might even make the drawings look more messy which would SUCK

[edgy bone]

you can say that about any manga with detailed drawing

[tidal shore]

yep

[high storm]

That's why I said "the closest to"

Anything can be animated for better or for worse obviously

I am talking more so about doing justice to source material

Que, berserk 2016

They sure adapted that one....

[high storm]

I don't understand why Dragonball fans still fall for obvious bait after all those years lol

[rancid ledge]

i kinda like characters with dual swords

not kirito, he doesnt count

[hot notch]

I'm pretty sure he uses a single sword significantly more than dual swords anyway.

Like he really only dual wields for like 2 or 3 episodes at the end of some arcs

[high storm]

Kirito also just sucks as a character (I never watched Sao)

[rancid ledge]

AGREED

[hot notch]

The biggest problem with Kirito is that he always has some form of ass pull. Granted I've never read the novels so I can't say if this was done better there or not but I feel like if those ass pull were telegraphed better/at all he wouldn't be so hated.

[rancid ledge]

actually name one best isekai character

[hot notch]

Roxy Migurdia my beloved

https://tenor.com/view/roxy-my-beloved-meme-my-beloved-anime-mushoku-tensei-gif-23689742

[high storm]

Retsu Kaioh

The Chinese dude from Baki

[hot notch]

Baki has Isekai?

[high storm]

Yup

It's pretty funny as expected

[high storm]

It's like an offshoot from another author

Still drawn super well and in spirit of Baki, aka something incredibly goofy and not a tiny bit realistic

The only manga where 4000 years of Chinese martial arts challenge a great eagle and gravity in a fight

Any isekai you know Retsu solos

[hot notch]

I feel like that's excessive. There are some isekai characters that literally rewrite the rules of their worlds as they need.

[high storm]

He can punch and kick

What else you need

[hot notch]

The one dude from the an anime last season could literally kill the laws of physics when it suited him

Though power scaling arguments are inherently dumb and will go no where so I'm gonna stop here.

[high storm]

Retsu knows shaori

And he can like

Punch HARD

[high storm]

I am glad you recognised an obvious joke lol

[chilly lynx]

Dang

My wifi died, so I'm using my LTE

[edgy bone]

honestly most of your comments dont read like jokes

it just feels like youre making broad claims that are near impossible to prove with no real arguments to back them up

[hot notch]

Ok thank you Juca. I couldn't tell if it was just me or not who felt like that.

[high storm]

I looooove trolling

If I am serious I am going to write a LOT, like when with Usogui

If not I am just being ironic or baiting for discourse

[edgy bone]

can't say i share the sentiment but good to know at least

[high storm]

Demon slayer IS dogshit carried by animation though I do stand by that

And only character I enjoyed in jjk is Mahito because he is the only one who died in an organic well throughout way

[edgy bone]

ngl these comments read the exact same way to me as the one you said was a joke

[high storm]

No I am serious this once

[edgy bone]

i get that my point was that it doesnt really come across that way

and/or it doesnt come across that the other one was a joke without you just explaining it afterwards

at least from my pov

[high storm]

I am not putting /s to my bait

That's counter productive

Lol

[edgy bone]

im not forcing you to do anything

just wanted to mention how it comes across

instead of just ignoring it

[high storm]

I love arguing and trolling for shits and giggles due to no consequences

Usogui is genuinely 10/10 tho go read it please

[shadow knot]

https://tenor.com/view/usogui-quotes-gif-22930090

[chilly lynx]

Bop their head

[edgy bone]

i have usogui on my list

i'll get to it someday

[high storm]

Good

[chilly lynx]

I forgot what I was gonna say

[topaz linden]

Yeah, like, at the end of their story, Rimuru in That Time I Reincarnated as a Slime literally ||becomes God Like, with a capital G||. Power scaling is wack man

[high storm]

Really enjoy that anime, bro is just playing a city builder

City builders are great

[tidal shore]

he knows

hey jake when do I level up

hey Jake I want to stop being pink

how do I check this

[topaz linden]

personally, the Great Sage/||Raphael/Ciel|| has been my favorite part. Cause it feels like the closest thing we've gotten to a depiction of "What if we gave a supercomputer/AI magic?"

The city building is fun too tho, especially when (S3 spoilers) ||Ramiris basically lets him turn his city into a 100 floor mega-structure Dude be making Coruscant in a medieval world||

[topaz linden]

Soon™️

there's a command to check your level and XP progress towards the next one... but I forgor it

[tidal shore]

mannn

[topaz linden]

just found it looking back

[hot notch]

Go to #・bot-use-1 and type "> level" without the space

[topaz linden]

beat me to it

[hot notch]

Actually it works with the space too

new information learned

Unfortunately 5 is still pink

[tidal shore]

still 4 levels left man

how often do you get xp

anyone wanna go on a philosophical anime rant with me?

@edgy bone

[hot notch]

You get some for everyone message. You also get a good bit just for being in VC with other people.

[topaz linden]

still looking for an excuse to use the new keyboard?

[hot notch]

I have exactly 1 voice exp and that will likely never change because that's really funny imo

[tidal shore]

yeah

[hot notch]

Funny how it Nihil right before us. Anime channel gang checking their levles.

[tidal shore]

I'm not even in the anime gang

I'm the #・art-discussion gang

[hot notch]

You post here enough to be anime channel gang

[tidal shore]

btw manor lords looking pretty asf

[tidal shore]

fair enough

[chilly lynx]

Knavism 2

[tidal shore]

fumo!

[chilly lynx]

I have a Clorinde one somewhere

[tidal shore]

whomst'd've

[chilly lynx]

Maybe I should buy a Lynette doll

[tidal shore]

always wanted one

of those

maybe I can buy some for my little sister and disguise it as a gift

🤓 ☝️

[high storm]

Power fantasy is either evil city builder (Overlord) or good city builder (Tensura) and I loke both

[topaz linden]

Planning on bringing back so many fumos when I finally get to go back to Japan lol
Love those little things

[high storm]

The two definitive ways to play city builders

[tidal shore]

y'all can fly to japan? imagine living in a first world country

[high storm]

Like Rimworld or smth lmao

[tidal shore]

isn't power fantasy more like Dragon Ball or Solo Leveling?

[high storm]

Overlord would totally go for drug trade and selling organs lol

[topaz linden]

tbh, it can also include city builders. but it's not exclusively city builders

[high storm]

Yeah they are not city builders so they are not interesting for me

[tidal shore]

city builders are an interesting spin off, they started like 6 to 7 years ago

[high storm]

Solo leveling was comically edgy

[tidal shore]

at least they started gaining traction back then

but

it's a fundamentally different take

[high storm]

I had a good belly laugh whenever anything "cool" happened

[tidal shore]

tensura or realist hero are more slice of life if u asked me

[high storm]

Tensura is pretty all things considered

Pretty mid it is

First half of second season was a fucking slog to get throughout weekly

Revenge arc was 1000% worth it tho

[tidal shore]

it was fun as a manga

I even went to read ahead the web novel until the end

[chilly lynx]

I'm thinking about flying to Chicago again this year

[high storm]

It's not amazing but it's tolerable

[tidal shore]

but

[high storm]

Nothing outrageous

[tidal shore]

solo leveling genre wore off on me after a single series

[high storm]

Solo leveling was soooo funny

Bro literally leveled up his whole face

I can't imagine someone seriously thinking it's cool

Voice actor did a great job for MC tho

[tidal shore]

my biggest problem with isekai has been the fact that, you get one spin off, suddenly 50 more versions of the same spin off show up, the novelty just isn't enough to keep me invested when the core of isekai isn't to tell a story, but it's to be a relaxing slice of life self insert fantasy

watch 50 more frieren lookalikes show up in the coming years

[high storm]

Lmao ofc

That's where da money are

[tidal shore]

let's be honest, you thought cringier stuff was cool at one point

target demographic is still shounen or casual low investment readers

can't really fault it for that

[high storm]

I still like edgy stuff

In moderation tho

Like a cool name in latin here or there that's like awesome

[high storm]

Well yeah I am neither a teenager or a kid lmao

[topaz linden]

Ah, a closet chuuni I see

[chilly lynx]

Something

[topaz linden]

https://tenor.com/view/darkflamemaster-yuuta-gif-21100342

[high storm]

I am cringe in moderation

The more edge there is the more comical shit is

I more so enjoy pathos maybe

[topaz linden]

https://tenor.com/view/the-eminence-in-shadow-the-eminence-in-shadow-season-2-kage-nojitsuryokushaninaritakuteseason-2-kage-nojitsuryokushaninaritakute-cid-kagenou-gif-2905211901068631230

[high storm]

I really ought to check this out I bet I would laugh my ass off

Just his name is low-key making me giggle

[high storm]

Like give character a cloak and a mask it makes them look so awesome

[chilly lynx]

I agree

[high storm]

Akatsuki had the right idea

Good type of edgy

[chilly lynx]

Yes

[high storm]

Not xXx_D3moNK1LL3r_xXx

Type of edgy

[chilly lynx]

That's just cringe

[tidal shore]

anyone wanna discuss how different isekai city builder anime apply different societal ideologies to ruling the masses?

is there a true marxism isekai society?

what about taxes

come on this is a topic for at least 50 hours, it's gonna level me up alright

[chilly lynx]

If they ain't paying their taxes, they lose their cheat skills and everything

[high storm]

Not even fantasy setting can make it real lol

[tidal shore]

has Rimuru made his village pay taxes?

[high storm]

If there ever is communism fantasy it would have to be all made up by magic to be even 1% percent believable

Lmao

[tidal shore]

there's obviously a ruling elite that acts as their guardians, this is more medieval feudalism type of society really

[high storm]

I would think so yes

They trade

So they need money

[tidal shore]

tbh it can work on small scale (I'd say between 15-200 people at the most)

where everyone provides

but human nature chooses leaders

there's always going to be a top dog

[tidal shore]

so then they produce goods and engage in trade, they aren't necessarily recognised as a nation, but they were recognised as a threat due to them being monsters

[high storm]

Communism can work, if you aren't human looool

[high storm]

But they ARE a nation?

Lol

[tidal shore]

so their power structure looks something like
Rimuru at the top
Rimuru's followers (administrators)
Regular town folk, artisans, etc

[high storm]

Like city-state at least

[tidal shore]

they don't have Clergy, do they?

[high storm]

Dryads?

Technically

[tidal shore]

hmm

[high storm]

They tend to super important forest stuff

[tidal shore]

I don't remembver much about them, been like 5 years since I read the web novel

[high storm]

And bars? I think

It's weird

[tidal shore]

it's likely that through Rimuru's reforms, he has brought human culture into the monster territory

[high storm]

Also "poison resistance" blocking all alcohol is such bullshit in any fantasy, humans would find a way to bypass that in a week

[tidal shore]

like, ale and booze?

[high storm]

I don't get it either but in most recent episode I think the barmaid was a dryad?

[tidal shore]

crazy

[topaz linden]

They're almost all going to be some form of monarchy/divine monarchy in terms of how they rule lol

Only thing that'd be different would be the economies under their rule

[fair wedge]

Cap

[fair wedge]

What

[tidal shore]

I'm wondering how much variety is in types of government in city builder isekai

[fair wedge]

Is that a game?

[tidal shore]

what

[chilly lynx]

It might as well be

[fair wedge]

City builder isekai

Is that a game or something

[tidal shore]

that's isekai genre

examples: slime isekai, realist hero, etc

[fair wedge]

Sounds like a shitty Sims game

[tidal shore]

and y'all are enjoying it for some reason

[fair wedge]

O

When tf has there been a city builder isekai

Did Bob the builder get hit by a truck

[tidal shore]

can't even be a landlord in the sims, doesn't compare smh

[fair wedge]

[high storm]

I am well over 12 so edge is just funny now

And sorry but looking at your profile I can't help but giggle a bit

[high storm]

Give Cities Skylines a try! Feels awesome to see the fruits of your progress

[fair wedge]

Edge is just cringe, and excessive cringe is just trash

[fair wedge]

N o

[high storm]

I just don't take any edge seriously anymore

Like the "arise" scene in solo leveling was so edgy I just rolled my eyes and shook my head

Can't imagine someone was like "wowzers! He is so heckin sugoi just like watashi!!1!1"

Or some other reddit talk

[chilly lynx]

I laughed my ass when Jinwoo said arise

[high storm]

Edge is just silly when used too much

I don't remember if he said the exact words but I recall him saying smth like "Just like video games" and I laughed out loud

Like woooow truly a manhwa of all time

[mighty cape]

[chilly lynx]

What the hell is this?

[high storm]

Let me guess, Baki?

More so Yujiro

[mighty cape]

Yep

[chilly lynx]

Ah yes

Baby willed himself into existence

[topaz linden]

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom is probably the most blatant one to get an adaption

Tho there's been a few others of varying degrees

[fair wedge]

Idt I've watched it

Doesn't sound familiar

[topaz linden]

Light novel was alright, I didnt feel like it'd be anything special to watch lol

Anime came out a year or two ago iirc

TL;DR: City official gets isekai summoned to be a Hero to fight the demons, but after speaking with the king about his policy suggestions, they decide to make him King instead and he uses his city management experience to modernize the weak and destitute kingdom

[high storm]

Sounds like a power fantasy I can get behind

[topaz linden]

Was a nice read

[high storm]

I wish I had the power to do that sorta stuff

[topaz linden]

Just not sure how well it translates to anime

[fair wedge]

Wheeze

[hot notch]

I enjoyed the 2 seasons that are out

Kinda wish it didn't go the harem route but what can you do

[high storm]

Bruh why would you introduce harem in there dawg

Gotta be one of most annoying modern tropes

[hot notch]

A lot it is political 'marriages' in a sense

[high storm]

I miss monogamy

Spice and Wolf had it right

[hot notch]

But this season has "Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers" where the dude (as far as I've read in the manga) stays faithful.

Flio my goat.

[high storm]

Title sounds like actual dookie garbage ngl

[hot notch]

I've learned to never really judge an anime/manga on it's title because in all offense intended a lot isekai writers suck at making titles.

This one isn't actually that bad overall imo. Things like "As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World" manga title that literally spoils the entire plot are the real offenders.

[long peak]

the girl who was forced by her stepsister to marry the cursed duke is clearly a peak title

[ionic schooner]

That sounds like an anime with a harem

The fact it doesn't is pretty awesome

[ionic schooner]

Amazing title

[topaz linden]

Man, it's really hard to shill my favorite isekai LN to people because of how random the title of it is

I feel this

[ionic schooner]

The best title is the ln where the entire book is the title

Truely peak

[hot notch]

Like dude has every opportunity to but actively chooses not to.

Once again, Flio my goat.

[ionic schooner]

He's the real chillin

[hot notch]

I mean if your wife would make this OP for you would you need anything else?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIXlunMkhVg

[topaz linden]

the directional audio tho

[next crescent]

||"modern" ||

[chilly lynx]

Self detonate

[topaz linden]

Speaking of OPs/EDs, I haven't done my ritual of going through all the seasonal ones yet, but Sentai Daishikkaku (Go! Go! Loser Ranger!) is a strong contendor for both best OP and best ED of the season.

Both are so good

OP:
https://youtu.be/bG0cGW35-TI

ED:
https://youtu.be/2hbv4s7m1s0

The ED being my favorite of the two

[hot notch]

7th Prince OP pretty good too imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJhEv31c8mk

Opening shot is really pretty

Overall a vibe

[topaz linden]

def liking the music of this one

Very nice vibes

[long peak]

Clearly the best op of this season is uh

Kaiju no 8

Clearly

||it's dogshit||

[hot notch]

New Mushoku Tensei OP is alright but it literally spoils the entire season so I'm not gonna share it.

[topaz linden]

Oh yeah, forgot about Ryuzoku's

Haven't watched the series, but love the OP

https://youtu.be/jVtZgESxMZc

Can't go wrong with a solid Sawano OP

[hot notch]

As long as it's a solid Sawano OP

Solo Leveling's was a shaky Sawano OP

[hot notch]

Wait wtf this looks crazy

[topaz linden]

I have no idea wtf the plot could be with those visuals lol

Spaceships, dragons, sports cars, and swords

[hot notch]

What's it called again?

[topaz linden]

Ryuzoku's the shorthand iirc

[long peak]

Solo leveling, more like

[topaz linden]

Catchiest OP of the season tho is Yuru Camp's, hands down.

[long peak]

So(lo) Boring

[topaz linden]

I love its vibes so much
https://youtu.be/eMgHOf0rpBQ

Peak comf

I love how the whole thing's done in that national parks artstyle

[long peak]

Those vibes are Immaculate

Maybe I should watch yuru camp

[topaz linden]

Is very nice

dangerously effective camping propaganda tho

[hot notch]

Ok so it's called Dragon Raja but I can't find a definitive answer on whether it's related to the game or not

[topaz linden]

1st opening sounds like a Jackson 5 song tho

https://youtu.be/7-EwChG1WTA

https://youtu.be/KyLDh8jCbQQ

[edgy bone]

Sorry i fell asleep

Do you still wanna talk about it

[hot notch]

Okay so Ryuzoku is the Japanese name for Dragon Raja. This just seems to be JP release of a show that already aired 2 years ago in China????

[topaz linden]

Interestin

I just saw the OP pop up in my feed and thought it was nice

[tidal shore]

nah, playing manor lords atm

[edgy bone]

Oh have fun

Im trying out suikoden

[hot notch]

It is related to the current Dragon Raja video game because they're based off the same Chinese novel but neither of them are related to the previous Dragon Raja MMO which was based off a completely different Korean novel also called Dragon Raja.

[tidal shore]

rip in peace

i rember trpgs not sitting well with me

[edgy bone]

Issok

Theres a chance i will think the mechancics havent aged well and i might drop it cuz of that

I dont really do well with random encounters anymore

Pokemon ruined em for me

[zealous spoke]

Gee this channel is more active than I remember it being

[tidal shore]

you're welcome

😎

[edgy bone]

It goes up and down

Theres also been a bunch of new people lately

[fair wedge]

ooh yurr dragon raja

the movie was good

excited to see how the anime turns out

[hot notch]

It already released back in 2022 apparently. From what I can gather this is a JP dub/release of the CN show.

[fair wedge]

oh

bleh

gimmie the cn version

i love cn

sounds a lot better imo

i gotta find it now lmao

well i found it

problem is no eng subs xD

[long peak]

you should watch link click

it has eng subs

[fair wedge]

its on my list

[long peak]

and the cn version is goated

[fair wedge]

eventually i wil

[long peak]

they got film actors to play the characters and they do a fantastic job

[fair wedge]

cn animes > jp animes