・anime

[solar dew]

Who can forget Redo of Healer

🍿

[shadow knot]

• Character interactions are genuine and pure, pop culture references here and there. Best script by a landslide
• I like every side story each person has, and they all link to each other with the MC in the middle of it
• Suspense value is pretty high, never felt so tense in a while watching an anime

Each episode keeps me interested to find out more

This is what I'm currently watching, too lazy to put Fumetsu in there

[digital spoke]

Those are pretty solid points. I'm also enjoying those same features

[shadow knot]

Yea I value those points a lot because most of the stuff this season is just turn off your brain and enjoy

[solar dew]

Woah!!!

Beck

That's a top tier show

[shadow knot]

Like Higehiro
It's good
But shock value is what it has going for rn, along with a side of wholesome

[digital spoke]

that's actually so true

[shadow knot]

Yea, too bad the anime isn't finished per se
Tho I myself need to finish it haha

Like Nagatoro
Is just Takagi-san but you enabled dark mode

[digital spoke]

LOL

takagi san on dark mode LMFAO

[shadow knot]

Vivy and Oddtaxi, along with 86 are actual series I can like glue my eyes and ears and enjoy some little things they put out

[solar dew]

🤔

I guess I need to watch more Odd Taxi soon

[digital spoke]

yeah i was like 'wtf is this' at first but its actually one of the best this season, I must admit

[shadow knot]

I'm kinda disappointed lmao
I had very high hopes for 86 because

• A1 Pictures
• Sawano
• Good source material
  But as of now it's not as amazing as I thought it would be
  And the first volume is peak, so it kinda goes a bit down from there
  Lena best girl of the season thooo

[digital spoke]

do u guys have any thoughts on Shadows House?

[shadow knot]

Good

Manga is still new but the anime still warrants a good watch

for now

CloverWorks has one last chance bruh istg
So far it seems pretty fine

[digital spoke]

do you consider 'Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui' another turn-off-ur-brain anime?

[shadow knot]

Ya

[digital spoke]

icic

i also do too lol

[shadow knot]

Fucking age gap season istg
Higehiro
Koikimo
Even some moments of Oddtaxi

[solar dew]

🤔

[digital spoke]

lmaoo

[solar dew]

I'm not a fan of those types of shows

[shadow knot]

I watch any as long as it's good
But rn I'm watching shit anime to lower my mean score

lol

[shadow knot]

What's your taste like?

[solar dew]

Mars of Destruction

🍿

[shadow knot]

Bruh

Pog timing

[solar dew]

I'm a Kunihiko Ikuhara simp

[shadow knot]

I too enjoy my Skelter Heaven and Ex-Arm CGI

Jheez

[solar dew]

Woah you saw Skelter Heaven

[shadow knot]

Penguindrum and Sarazanmai are the only stuff I watched from him

Penguindrum is class
Sarazanmai falls a bit below but I still liked it

Eventually I'm gonna pick up Lesbian Bear Storm (I forgot the JPN title lol)

[solar dew]

I love his work

Yuri Kuma Arashi

[shadow knot]

YEp that's it

[solar dew]

I actually never watched Sarazanami

I quit anime for like 3 years

[shadow knot]

It's good, doesn't hold a candle to Penguindrum tho imo

That's peak Ikuhara

[solar dew]

I watched anime because of the pandemic lol, otherwise I might have quit for good

I got burned out from watching so much bad anime

Now I only watch the good stuff

Smh, Penguindrum is not his best work

I'm serious

[shadow knot]

What's his best? Sailor Moon?

[solar dew]

Nah

https://tenor.com/view/utena-anthy-gif-5582642

10/10

One of the few 10/10s I give

[shadow knot]

Utena?

[solar dew]

Ye

[shadow knot]

Looks like it

ah

Fair

[solar dew]

Penguindrum is good, but its doesn't hold up to his best work

I had to watch Rose of Versailles after that

lol

That anime is super old, but its really good

[shadow knot]

Yo I have a bunch of ppl sayin it's class

Like really damn good as you say

[solar dew]

It's so good that it belongs with classic literature

[shadow knot]

sou sou

[solar dew]

It's not like a Ghibli appeal

It's a classic literature book you read in high school good

[shadow knot]

Only classic literature book I read in hs that was up there for me was Hamlet

Everything else was whatever

Yea I thought Penguindrum was my great watch from him. His unconventional style of jumping from past to present takes us on a bizarre journey that answers questions with even more questions

[solar dew]

What's your opinion on Eva then?

[shadow knot]

Haven't watched actually lmao
I just know that my brain is gonna hurt at the end

[solar dew]

Please tell me you seen Cowboy Bebop

[shadow knot]

Probably won't be as bad as SEL but still gonna make me think

[shadow knot]

ofc

[solar dew]

Oh thank god

[shadow knot]

Most episodes binged in a day has to be Cowboy Bebop, and its movie too

[solar dew]

I was worried you only watched 2010 anime and newer

[shadow knot]

I mean I watched a lot of anime 2010s and newer lol

Lemme check my list hold on

This is just a sample only considering 2008 as the oldest

LMAO there we go, not a lot as you can see

Skipped 2007, I watched 6 series from that year
But yea

[solar dew]

Not bad though

[shadow knot]

Yea Akira's my oldest anime I've watched haha

[solar dew]

Akira really was a 2020 anime

I think the movie was set in 2020 with the Olympics

It was a big reason why Japan wanted that to be a reality

[shadow knot]

mhm

[solar dew]

I guess I never asked you what your favorite genre is

I can tell it probably isn't shounen lol

[shadow knot]

Shounen was a little bit of my childhood obviously

Like a couple episodes of Naruto, DBZ and such

[solar dew]

That's fair

But I was gonna be shocked if you were a big MHA stan

Or Edens Zero the new Fairy Tail

[shadow knot]

Aside from JJK there aren't any amazing shounens out there nowadays

Edens Zero is a better FT

[solar dew]

Even better than Rave Master?!

[shadow knot]

Apparently it's supposed to be a mix of what it does better than FT and Rave Master

[solar dew]

I'm too biased lol. I won't watch it

My mind is made up cause Fairy Tail was really bad

[shadow knot]

Yea that's fair

[solar dew]

It's like making me watch Boruto

I'm done lol

[shadow knot]

I don't even watch any of Nakima's stuff anyways

Yea Boruto is like 100 eps of filler lol

[solar dew]

That said shounen isn't all bad

It just gets a bad rep

I dont get 7 deadly sins

I do get MHA and Demonslayer

[shadow knot]

7DS was fine
Until bad animation

[solar dew]

But the older shounen like YYH or Kenshin that's the prime to me

[shadow knot]

I've watched Rurouni Kenshin

[solar dew]

Shoot even HxH 2011 is peak shounen

[shadow knot]

I really wanna pick up YYH but idk how I managed to watch almost 100 episodes

[solar dew]

One Piece scares me, but I know it's good

[shadow knot]

Just read the manga lol
1000 chapters in a week is doable

1000 episodes is not

[solar dew]

That's fair

I just get scared with how long it is

[shadow knot]

Should be ending soon, but not that soon tho lol

[solar dew]

Yeah, even when it ends I'm still intimidated by its length

But I gotta give it props

Dragon Ball Z... man ever since I played Dragon Quest... it's so hard lol

It's the same artist, but Dragon Quest is so much more enjoyable lol

[shadow knot]

Yea I'm surprised OP is still consistent

And I don't think the mangaka Oda didn't pull any revival no jutsus as well

If they die, they die

[solar dew]

Bleach and Naruto went downhill pretty bad

Shoot, even some people are angry with Attack on Titan comparing it to Game of Thrones lol

[shadow knot]

idk about Bleach, only heard it gets way better halfway
Naruto was fine all the way until Pain
All the fights have been Talk no Jutsus from there

[shadow knot]

Nah for me it was when they compare it to fascism iirc

[solar dew]

I seen that too

[shadow knot]

I was like

[solar dew]

To be honest though

I prefer shounen over the new fad

Isekai

[shadow knot]

new fad?

Ah

Isekai is ok

[solar dew]

Shounen took a backseat these days

[shadow knot]

A lot of isekais are usually OP MC with ecchi harem

And long ass titles

I Reincarnated Into Some OP Dude And I Try To Beat The Demon Lord With My Harem

sum like that

And they're all mid

[solar dew]

Re Zero and Shield Hero are the only ones I cared about

Overlord

👎

Sword Art Online

👎

Etc

[shadow knot]

Re:Zero S1 was good but S2 was boring as fuck

S2 P2 specifically

S2 P1 was also good but not up there

Shield Hero? idk why I gave it a high score LMFAO

[solar dew]

😿

[shadow knot]

It's like a solid 7 but the revenge thing he got going on was kinda stale
Malty bitch should've died

Otherwise it's good

Overlord I can't say much cuz haven't watched it. Looks hype tho, S4 coming soon

[solar dew]

I'm gonna shower, but I'll let you get triggered by my opinion

I don't care for Kono Suba

🍿

Have fun with that

[shadow knot]

Lol you'll be more triggered when I say SAO isn't entirely bad

[shadow knot]

S1 I didn't care, S2 was better and I started seeing the appeal for the holy trinity and Kazuma.
Movie made me laughed a lot!

and aight cya, gonna brb too anyways

[shadow knot]

@fringe steeple Finished Gosick.
The ending was really good, even if it felt rushed as usual.
Honestly that's where the series peaked - a really solid balance of mystery and historical fiction direction.
And the animation/shots shined the most with the quick fights and the intensified melodrama in those last few episodes

[fringe steeple]

yeaa nice, the last episodes were indeed bangers

what mystery did u enjoy the most?

[shadow knot]

Neither

LMAO

[fringe steeple]

[shadow knot]

Maybe the train one I guess?

[fringe steeple]

owh that one

[shadow knot]

Gives me Baccano vibes

[fringe steeple]

what rating did u give for gosick

[shadow knot]

Even if it felt like meh cuz ok she got poisoned and shit and ppl shoot each other it's really weird

It's pretty interesting

[fringe steeple]

lmaoo

ship vibes

poison with ice very big brain move

[shadow knot]

5 or 6 tbh
Credit's where credit's due. Gosick flopped hard in the beginning but it gradually picks up to be a decent watch overall

[shadow knot]

That one's mighty good I admit

Like "ohh that's interesting yes yes "

[fringe steeple]

proceeds to try it irl

alchemist one is the best for me

and the queen murder

[shadow knot]

Queen murder was interesting too

I don't remember anything about the alchemist lmao

[cosmic sable]

this is not what it looks like

well it kinda does but

[pale flume]

mhm

p2 was only good for like the last 3 episodes

[topaz linden]

Yeh, found P2 a little lackluster outside of the final episodes. But personally, S2 P1 was my favorite of the whole series.

The ||trials|| and the ||Witch interactions|| were pretty damn terrifying/#suffering

And the ||parents trial (second I think?)|| in particular was really powerful character development for Subaru

[digital spoke]

they pushed it up too far

[cosmic sable]

this, i actually love overall how subaru overcome all of that

[shadow knot]

Apparently S2 is peak for WN/LN readers

Guess I'm not looking forward to the future
I'd rather see White Fox do Cautious Hero S2 instead of another Re: Zero season

[topaz linden]

Nah, they're hard at work on Mushoku Tensei 👀

[shadow knot]

I'm not getting the joke 💀

They really got a brand new studio for that series

[shadow knot]

Ahh makes sense now

[topaz linden]

Mushoku tensei is basically the dream team of White Fox animators and Egg Firm as the production team

(Personally, I think its where the animation budget for ReZero S2 went)

[shadow knot]

Honestly yea

Ratings are so high so S2 P2 but that's because of the emotional value it puts out for the fans

[topaz linden]

S2 was the emotional peak of the series so far, but even tho I loved it for its story and emotion, I'll admit animation/action wise it was very much lacking compared to S1

Meanwhile, Mushoku Tensei finds ways to flex its animation in almost every episode lol

[shadow knot]

Yee I think it's decent to good nonetheless but it's not like way up there

Overall the series as a whole is a pretty solid isekai for adding psychological depth to the concept of respawning, although the characters kinda waters it down for me a tad

[topaz linden]

S1, definitely. I think by the end of S2, they've grown tolerable now though.
Honestly, I feel like S2 was the author going "Okay... I need an excuse to make Emilia into someone with an actual personality"

[topaz linden]

Somewhat agree here. But while S2 was very much lacking. But S1 at least, while used very sparingly, had some pretty damn good animation when they ultimately used it.

S2 used a lot more "lazier" animation in most of its fights (Ex: Slash marks, then a slowly moving still frame)

[shadow knot]

Man, been a minute since I've seen Felt

[topaz linden]

The notable exception being ||in Emilia's last trial. The fights in that were really well done surprisingly||

[shadow knot]

I didn't care for the animation in Re: Zero at all so I couldn't bear to tell

The whole direction the series had going is what interests me the most, since it's the most crucial

[topaz linden]

Yee, I like that stuff too. I'm just also a huge animation nerd, so I kind of nerd out when its done right 😅

[shadow knot]

Yea normally I'm a sucker for animation but Re: Zero didn't catch my attention

I try not to overvalue it too, like my JJK rating is still inflated lmao

[topaz linden]

Yee, I usually dont factor it too heavily in my ratings...
but cmon... sometimes its just way too good.

[shadow knot]

Credit where credit's due indeed

Throw a simple ass plot and whatever characters.
But with stellar visuals and artwork throughout the whole animating process and I'll still give it a 7

Promare moment

[topaz linden]

Yus. Like... the ||Eris's Tutor|| arc is my least favorite of the Mushoku Tensei arcs... (It's the MC at his scummiest)
But I still go back and watch Ep 7 sometimes just for the opening sword practice scene
||https://youtu.be/BTLzF39s0A0||

Same goes for the ||scene with Ghislane and the bandits||

[shadow knot]

Yea they really put out good effort for this series

Personally only read the first volume back then but I stopped

[charred frigate]

it just looks like 2 kids having fun to me

[merry mason]

bruh my friend searched for the meaning of ntr for some reason and says "this is the reason i dont want to watch anime"

i am losing brain cells

[solar dew]

🤔

Your friend is probably reading/watching some NTR right now

🍿

[merry mason]

nah they thought saying ntr meant telling someone to die

so when i said it didnt

i told them not to search it but

[solar dew]

It's tough to get a normie into anime tbh

Miyazaki retiring doesn't help

And in my opinion Demonslayer isn't really a good successor to stuff like the big 3 and DBZ before that

[topaz linden]

Isnt NTR more of a lewd thing than an anime thing? Don't recall any recent anime that featured that

[merry mason]

yep

from doujins

[topaz linden]

Then

"this is the reason i dont want to watch anime"
makes no sense lol

[merry mason]

yeah

then they asked me the difference between the two and when i answered

[modern turret]

hey

[merry mason]

i got warned for saying an inappropriate word

[modern turret]

no talk about doujin/hentai etc

[merry mason]

oh right

[topaz linden]

anyway, point being your friend is being silly lol

[wise dust]

@midnight sage you can reach shuba now

https://twitter.com/oozorasubaru/status/1394996669003960322?s=19

大空スバル🚑ホロライブ (@oozorasubaru)

🍉企画🍉

2年ぶりにスバ友大調査会をしようと思うーーーーーーーー！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

協力よろしくお願いいたします！！！！

My fans Reserch!!!!
Please cooperation!
English OK🥳

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shuba survey

[midnight sage]

i already started it 😎

time to say I LOVE YOU SUBARU as all responses

[wise dust]

[topaz linden]

Damn, they really hitting us with the hard questions :'(

Why isn't it multiple choice? ;;;-;;;

[ocean dagger]

ikr

[topaz linden]

Going through the effort of translating the last response into Japanese 👀 Thank god for Reverso Context

[shadow knot]

Very popular genre and kinda fucked to say the least
Not in anime, fortunately. This is different

[shadow knot]

Lol this is funny

[charred frigate]

i wonder what "anime" he is watching

[shadow knot]

Redo of Healer

[topaz linden]

Nah, Redo fits a lot of tags, but I don't think that's one of them (at least so far)

[digital spoke]

i think that was a joke LMAO

[topaz linden]

Yee, but I wanted to nitpick :p

On an unrelated note... rewatching Kaguya to see how the dub does my favorite scenes... my god, the fever episode is just as good, if not even more adorable in the dub...

https://youtu.be/tknstH5vtHk?t=68

^[Season 1, Episode 9 for those concerned about spoilers]

[digital spoke]

i saw u post a dub love is war vid before u really love ur dubs huh XD

[topaz linden]

Normally nah

but Kaguya's is really damn good lol

[digital spoke]

i see

on another unrelated note did yk they post Mystery Kiss songs on spotify LMAo

[topaz linden]

from Odd Taxi? Yeh, their supplementary content for the show is great

Waiting for someone to put subtitles for the radio story thing they've been running alongside the show

[topaz linden]

(But before I drop the dub thing... Konosuba's dub is another god-tier level dub work 10/10, would honestly recommend just as much as the original https://youtu.be/GnhUDA7J5b0 )

[digital spoke]

lmao

"greedy bish"

according to the video jake posted*

[topaz linden]

"What should I do Kazuma?" "dunno"
"Oh the horror! What should I do Kazuma?!" "still dunno"

gives me the same vibes as the running "Hai, Kazuma desu" joke

https://youtu.be/YPSg5az635I

[fringe steeple]

[ember cairn]

lmao, Verdia and Kazuma VA's are really good ngl

[azure laurel]

So I finished Kumo Desu LN (all that's out in English that is), anyone have good similarish LNs to recommend

[topaz linden]

Well, besides the classics Overlord and That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime, Arifureta and A Wild Last Boss Appears have been pretty good reads so far (Arifureta is finishing in the next volume iirc)

[digital spoke]

I didnt read Arifureta's LN but I heard that the anime didnt do it justice. The 3d made my eyes cringe

[azure laurel]

Btw Kumo Desu LN is absolutely amazing. Kinda concerned with how much the anime is leaving out, it feels rushed

[topaz linden]

100%
The LN has been great so far (the last three or so volumes have been solid 10s imo), and the manga is incredibly well drawn

[azure laurel]

||namely the mother fight||

[topaz linden]

Anime didnt do it justice at all

[azure laurel]

I'll definitely check it out

[digital spoke]

I'll have to read it soon

[topaz linden]

Always the case sadly with LN adaptions. But as someone who is holding off on the LN til the anime finishes, the Spider anime feels pretty well paces for a newcomer to the series

[azure laurel]

That's true, I do remember the pace feeling great before I read it

There are so many scenes I want to see animated but they won't be any time soon

[topaz linden]

Would also make a strong reccomendation for A Wild Last Boss Appears, especially for any Overlord fans c:
It's actually surprised me so far with its approach to the premise.

(The premise is essentially "Overlord, but the guardians spawned 200 years before the MC, and are kind of doing their own thing when the MC returns to the world, so now the MC has to track them down")

[digital spoke]

so the MC is the 'overlord' character who is trying to track down their subordinates?

is this also an isekai

[topaz linden]

Yee, and yee

[digital spoke]

okok looking it up rn o-o

[topaz linden]

Like I said tho, thats the premise, but they're taking a unique approach to it.
I wont spoil it, cause its a great reveal (well, reveals*), but its a lot more fleshed out than the intial summary would suggest.

[digital spoke]

preference: overlord or this LN

[topaz linden]

Hm. I'd say they're kind of doing different things, so its hard to choose one or the other.
But if I had to choose...
Overlord has the better supporting cast (outside of the dungeon guardians), but I like the worldbuilding and main crew of this LN more

[digital spoke]

okay... just wanted some reference and to know what to expect

[topaz linden]

Yee, Overlord's focus is more on the nationbuilding side of things, while Last Boss focuses more on the world and the MC's relationship with it (trying to phrase these things in the most spoiler free way possible )

[solar dew]

It's unfortunate but the Beserk mangaka just passed awag

[topaz linden]

Aw no :c

[solar dew]

https://twitter.com/berserk_project/status/1395212918040391680?s=19

ベルセルク公式ツイッター (@berserk_project)

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[silk vigil]

https://twitter.com/berserk_project/status/1395212918040391680?s=21

ベルセルク公式ツイッター (@berserk_project)

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[digital spoke]

oof

[shadow knot]

Jheez double post

That shows how fucked this is

[solar dew]

I wasn't sure if it was real at first

Had to do some digging

[shadow knot]

Nah even Berserk's official server posted it and pinged everyone

[solar dew]

Dang I didn't know there was an official server

And dang Boolit loves his anime

I cant really talk on the MAL discord

Too many people

[shadow knot]

No one can replicate his art; don't think Berserk should continue

[solar dew]

I dont think it will continue either

[silk vigil]

I don’t think anyone would like that

It’s not their work

I personally wouldn’t like it

[shadow knot]

Exactly

[radiant eagle]

This is like the death of act age

But with a way more iconic manga

[ember sphinx]

@prisma cape Spoiler I forgot to do the spoiler thing

[prisma cape]

nO

[ember sphinx]

Yes

[shadow knot]

Yo Suika ||time-skip|| was a nice surprise

[ember sphinx]

Indeed

[shadow knot]

ngl the manga was kinda dull until that final battle when they went all out

The shock value where ||almost everyone got gunned down|| was pretty hype ngl

[ember sphinx]

Good thing Senku made 3 recipes

[shadow knot]

Suika is ||now legal|| kekw

[ember sphinx]

Indeed

Hope there isn't any "art"

Because that will be weird

[wise plover]

bye

i have to go bye

bye

[shadow knot]

I don't wanna click that .mp4

[final smelt]

looks like ecchi vid

[shadow knot]

Will probably be deleted by mods soon

[shadow knot]

Nah it's one second and crashes Discord if you run PC

My friend sent it to me once

[final smelt]

oh lol, good thing im on browser

no wonder the vid wasnt playing

[shadow knot]

[scenic comet]

Where were you when you realized berserk was never going to be finished

[spring hemlock]

Rip the Creator.

[brave cedar]

rip berserk's author

🙏

[topaz linden]

They passed away yesterday

[meager lichen]

Man that’s sad, berserk is great.. rip

[terse wing]

nope she is around ||15|| now iirc

[shadow knot]

That’s legal in Japan

[terse wing]

noooooo

||She was around 9 when the petrification hit, she spent 2 years petrified and 5 years unpetrified thats around 14-15||

||17 if you wanna count petrified years i guess but idk why you would||

[mighty cape]

i hate Elizabeth from black butler

[zenith cobalt]

omgg shadow housse

the manga is so good plus the coloring is nice

[charred frigate]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723959185368416298/844803258689388574/anime_hell.webm

just a meme

[haughty imp]

what's a good slice of life show if anyone knows any?

[topaz linden]

Personal top reccomendations:
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Overly affectionate dragon loves on the MC, and several other dragonoid cutesy characters (hard to describe, but the show is honestly super heartwarming and well done)

Interviews with Monster Girls: Vampire, ice, and dullahan school girls have fun at school, while a succubus teacher tries her hardest not to accidentally seduce anyone. Super wholesome.

K-On!: Cute girls learn to be a school band. Good music, adorable MCs.

Gabriel Dropout: Lazy angel, demon and friends get into schenanigans at school.

Nichijou: What happens when you give a slice of life the animation budget of One Punch Man

[digital spoke]

Yesh I agree with all those reccomendations

[proper zenith]

Nichijou is very entertaining

Highly recommended

[topaz linden]

https://youtu.be/0FU0uqjIfD4

[last valley]

Its less to do with budget and more to do with Kyoto Animation's talented and passionate staff.

[topaz linden]

...but also budget

[last valley]

They are one of the few remaining studios to treat their employees as humans.

[topaz linden]

But mostly Kyoto Ani showing off

Their other animes are like that too

[digital spoke]

just from my experience and opinion the jokes got a little stale after the first half

[topaz linden]

Yee, I like Nichijou better as a clips thing than an actual show tbh

[last valley]

Check out Sangatsu no Lion, Barakamon and Bakuman if you're looking for compelling coming of age SoLs.

[topaz linden]

I feel like "coming of age" and "SoL" kinda go against each other, dont they?
Since I usually see SoL as having little to no growth/change from episode to episode

[digital spoke]

I mean Ive watched daily life animes where they get character growth through their experiences so I don't think they conflict

[last valley]

Not necessarily. Coming of age simply means growth of a person as they go on with their life. Growth doesn't come instantaneously, it takes a long time and may be arduous to some people. Slice of life and coming of age go hand in hand when handled carefully.

A perfect example would be the eariler SoL i mentioned ; Sangatsu no Lion.

[digital spoke]

Yep

[shadow knot]

What kind of SOL you're looking for

Like Aria and Non Non Biyori SOL where it's chill for the most part?

Or something like Sakamichi no Apollon and White Album 2

[shadow knot]

Personal 10/10s btw

[topaz linden]

Does Sakamichi have an anime? Thought that one was just a manga

[last valley]

It does have an anime

[shadow knot]

Kids On The Slope

MAPPA’s first anime

And I fucking love it

[last valley]

It was one of Mappa's first ever works. Back when they still had their founder.

[shadow knot]

Their rotoscoping techniques can be seen in that series

[last valley]

They were actually creative back then

Rather than turning into a soulless machine which just mass produces anime

[shadow knot]

Too bad their working conditions apparently suck ass now

[last valley]

That's what the staff says

Most are leaving even.

[shadow knot]

Yea speaking as a drummer who plays a couple other instruments now, the anime speaks a lot to me

Drummer and pianist bromance

Really clicks

[topaz linden]

Which is a shame (tho I completely understand why), since they've done some impressive work (Jujutsu Kaisen in particular had some incredible animation)

[shadow knot]

Jujutsu Kaisen might as well be peak MAPPA

At the cost of AOT S4 being their weakest

[topaz linden]

Like how Re:Zero S2's animation was sacrificed to make the gorgeous animations in Mushoku Tensei

[last valley]

JJK was all thanks to its series director who brought his own people to make sure it would be a competent adaptation

[shadow knot]

Exactly

[last valley]

Yeah ReZero's production issues were obvious. Even the adaptation well short narrative wise according to the web novel leaders

I personally got bored of the anime during s2 p2. Dropped it around ep 5

[shadow knot]

Apparently S2 is peak for novel readers

[last valley]

S2 p1 was decent. S2 p2 is when it falls off

The later arcs are much better when stakes are much more apparent

[topaz linden]

Emotional/character development wise, S2 was great. It just suffered from pacing and animation issues imo

Later arcs should give them more to keep the episodes suspenseful/energized (in the four years from now when they get around to S3 lol)

[last valley]

Not sure if we're gonna get a s3

[shadow knot]

Just gonna go back to this kekw

[last valley]

Already a lot of White Fox's staff is preoccupied helping at Bind for Mushoku

[topaz linden]

I feel like sequels are getting less risky/less rare nowadays. A lot more shows are getting them then there used to

[last valley]

https://youtu.be/pMwPdVqw_Zc
Production IG surprised me with their work in FGO Camelot 2

The trailer alone looks so much better than the last movie

[topaz linden]

Hell, Overlord's LN is 2 volumes from finishing, and S3 was pretty widely shat on, and its getting an S4 and a movie 👀

[shadow knot]

Only good sequels come from SOL/rom-com anime

Lmao

Oh and for Production IG
Their stuff are good hits or misses

I’ve seen their worse ones like BEM, whereas you also have something like Haikyuu, tho I heard S4 animation kinda lacked

Didn’t they also helped MAPPA for AOT too?

[last valley]

Very true. But since that movie is being handled by the same staff who animated Fate/Apocrypha's episode 21. That episode is heavily praised industry wide and had pretty much every big name animator contributing to it. So im positive they can pull off the movie adaptation

[shadow knot]

Yea I trust IG

[last valley]

Its mostly freelancer's work more than Production IG themselves

[last valley]

No not to my knowledge. They co produced it with Studio Wit during s1 to s3

[shadow knot]

Yea must’ve been that

[shadow knot]

Lol MADHOUSE better comeback with that

[shadow knot]

God I still need to watch 3-gatsu but the fact that it’s not finished yet strays me away from it

[last valley]

You can watch what's been adapted so far

Shaft did it as a 44 episode suite with guidance from the mangaka herself. So it ends off in a way where you will be satisfied even if it isn't the full story.

You can always read the manga if you want more.

[shadow knot]

Ahh I could

I got more titles to tackle outta the way first

[last valley]

There's no rush. The anime isn't gonna run away

[solar dew]

I didn't bother with the second season.

[shadow knot]

Can’t finish everything off the plate indeed

[last valley]

The second season was its peak

[solar dew]

The first season didn't do it for me

[shadow knot]

I do love the 4th opening for 3-gatsu since I’m a Unison Square Garden simp

[last valley]

They are a nice band. One of my favs as well

[shadow knot]

So beautiful and bright compared to the other openings, guess it says something y’know

About the MC’s development

[last valley]

Its brighter for a reason

[last valley]

Yeah

[shadow knot]

Why not?

[solar dew]

Around this time I watched Kono Oto Tomare and Chihaiyafuru and 3-gatsu was the weakest show of the three.

I know people praise 3-gatsu... but people praise a lot of anime that I end up not seeing the same way

Take Clannad or Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, I think the shows are decent, but definitely overhyped

I think 3-gatsu is a decent show, but I just don't buy the hype

[last valley]

Sangatsu's first season can definitely be too down in the dumps and melancholic for some people. I can definitely see that

[solar dew]

I might watch season 2 cause that's the season that gets so much hype l, but everyone's tastes are different

[last valley]

But its the transition from that darkness to s2's more lighthearted theme which people praise.

[solar dew]

It's not that season 1 was bad, it's just I was watching anime that I liked better at the same time

And season 1 just didn't feel worth continuing to season 2

[last valley]

Kono Oto Tomare and Chihayafuru are both good SoLs, though entirely different than what Sangatsu was going for.

[solar dew]

It's sorta like me watching Index after watching Railgun lol

[last valley]

But that much should be a given since KTO and Chihayafuru have very different demographic than that on 3 Gatsu

@solar dew Have you read the KTO manga?

[solar dew]

I haven't

[last valley]

The recent chapters have given more background to Chika's past

[solar dew]

People say 3-gatsu can't be compared with Chiyafuru... but I disagree with that

[last valley]

Pretty good i'd say

[shadow knot]

I would’ve thought it’s 3-gatsu > Chihayafuru > Tomare

Those kinda series are pretty neat tho

[solar dew]

Nah I'm special, I go against the norm

[last valley]

I feel like both shows compliment each other rather than oppose each other

[shadow knot]

Elitist moment?????

Kappa

[solar dew]

Yeah you can say that

[last valley]

Same story but different sides of the coin

[shadow knot]

I watch obscure and experimental shit sometimes don’t worry

[solar dew]

The community says Brotherhood is the best anime of all time

[last valley]

Just like how Shinsekai Yori and Psycho Pass perfectly compliment each other

[solar dew]

I can disagree with the community

[shadow knot]

Nah those are just FMAB tards keeping it at the number 1 spot

[last valley]

lets pretend Psycho Pass's sequel seasons don't exist

[shadow knot]

How garbage was Psycho Pass’s sequels

I heard S1 is class

[solar dew]

S2 is mediocre

[last valley]

That's just mal. Not the entire anime community

[solar dew]

S1 is anazing

[last valley]

More of a let down than plain garbage

[solar dew]

I'm just saying I can disagree with the community on things

Like I'm not being elitist when I say I don't like 3-gatsu

It's just my opinion lol

[last valley]

It fell flat on its face unlike Shinsekai Yori which was able to pull together all its various plot strings at the end

I know plenty of people who dislike Sangatsu so you're not alone @solar dew

[solar dew]

Shinsekai Yori is amazing

[last valley]

It sure is

[solar dew]

Highly recommend it

The anime community is just amusing to me is all

Like Demonslayer movie outdoes Miyazaki

That's amusing to me

[last valley]

https://youtu.be/Lxke2YUjBcM

Mugen Train outselling Ghibli movies shouldn't be surprising though.

[shadow knot]

I really need to watch that
From The New World.
Can’t believe I haven’t heard of it

Mugen Train is really good but definitely overhyped

[solar dew]

It's totally surprising

It blows my mind

[shadow knot]

Only Ghibli films that are up there for me are Howl’s Moving Castle and maybe Mononoke Hime

[solar dew]

Remember Evangelion 3.0 +1.0 also came out too

And yet Demonslayer is still king

[last valley]

Its the movie sequel to a hot new shounen on the market adapted by a competent studio. Of course it would have wider appeal than a Ghibli movie

[solar dew]

So its not a matter of timing

It's a matter of community

[last valley]

Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 is actually no.1 in box office now in JP

Though Mugen Train still remains in top 5

Also Eva is still only available in Japan

[solar dew]

Ghibli is a big deal no?

[shadow knot]

Nah wtf was their CGI movie

LMAO

[solar dew]

I mean Miyazaki

[last valley]

They are, or they used to be. But can you say they have a wider market appeal than Shounen Jump?

[solar dew]

Demonslayer beats Your Name

That's crazy

[last valley]

Casual fans aren't gonna go to theatres to watch a new Ghibli movie, they don't even know what that is.

And those are the fans who pad the numbers in sales

[solar dew]

It's weird cause Isekai replaced shounen in terms of popularity

[last valley]

In the earlier 2010s that was definitely the case

But after all the menial sao clones isekais have fallen off

[solar dew]

I guess I'm out of touch

But to me I wouldn't think Demonslayer would be the best selling anime film

[last valley]

The only isekai in recent years which had stirred up some interest was Mushoku Tensei and that was only due to its high production value

[shadow knot]

SAO was not entirely bad.
But the flawed direction kinda makes it pepega so I can’t say it’s good

[last valley]

I would. It makes the most logical sense

[solar dew]

Why isn't Heaven's Feel the best anime movie then?

Fate Grand Order is a huge deal

[last valley]

Popular shounen outselling lesser known but better quality shows is no surprise

[solar dew]

You'd expect Fate fans to show up

[last valley]

Its a surprise if its the other way around

You think the number of Fate fans is more than battle shounen fans? @solar dew

[solar dew]

I mean were Dragon Ball Z and Naruto movies selling like hotcakes?

[last valley]

Of course they weren't. You think their production is on par with ufotable?

[shadow knot]

Fate has too many installments

[solar dew]

🤔

[last valley]

People didn't go to theatres to experience DS's compelling story lol. They went to see ufotable put on a spectacle

[shadow knot]

^^

[last valley]

If Fate has wider appeal then more people would know about Heaven's Feel

[solar dew]

I understand that Demonslayer is a popular show, but I underestimated them being worthy of being the best selling anime movie of all time

And I dont think it's worthy

[last valley]

Its a shame since the HF trilogy of movies is truly ufotable's visual magnum opus

[shadow knot]

Japanese loves their visuals.

Even for most fans of whatever it’s booming

[last valley]

Something fun and easy to get into is always going to outsell something complex but way more carefully written. Its just how it is

[shadow knot]

Just put a simple direction and slap beautiful animation

[solar dew]

I'm curious if they made an Attack on Titan movie... would it win?

[last valley]

AoT movie. God I don't want to imagine that

[shadow knot]

Ehh

If Wit came back maybe

[solar dew]

Theyre making a new Dragon Ball Z movie

But I know that won't win

[last valley]

People have moved on from Dragon Ball long ago

[solar dew]

Like Demonslayer is this unstoppable force in Japan

[last valley]

Its just the western fans who still fondly keep in touch with it

Japan moved on from DB

[solar dew]

I think im just out of touch

[shadow knot]

Hmm

[solar dew]

A Pokemon movie

A doraemon movie

Nope

[shadow knot]

Those won’t blow up

[solar dew]

A relatively new series is best anime film

[shadow knot]

JJK 0

lol

[solar dew]

Chainsaw Man better make a movie

Then we will see it win

[shadow knot]

Lol I think they can make do with just 24 episodes

If they put out as much effort as JJK then it’ll be awesome

But I heard it’s gonna be full CGI?

Like Dorohedoro

[last valley]

Fujimoto may release an anime original story of CSM

After Mugen Train's success everyone is hopping on the bandwagon of movie sequels/prequels

[topaz linden]

Eh, I feel Chainsaw Man wouldnt have the broader appeal needed to beat Demon Slayer.
Don't get me wrong, great series, but its tone/gorey visuals definitely makes it harder for some to get into it like Demon Slayer's more classical story (hunting japanese demons and whatnot)

[shadow knot]

I’m surprised it’s gonna get a Part 2

[last valley]

I doubt any series is beating DS in terms of sales anytime soon

[topaz linden]

Tru

[shadow knot]

Not even JJK eh?

[topaz linden]

The manga sale math is insanely in Demon Slayer's favor vs literally anyone else

[last valley]

KnY sales were up in the 70 million copies range while JJK was around 5 million

Thats monthly btw

[shadow knot]

Mhm

[topaz linden]

Like... an order of magnitude bigger

^thats sales in a year

[solar dew]

Woah

[last valley]

It spiked to 70 million a month after the movie iirc

[shadow knot]

God, even if the ending for KnY is garbage they still wanna buy it

[solar dew]

That's crazy

[last valley]

Just a single month

[last valley]

fr lol

Apparently the mangaka is returning to give it a more conclusive ending

Expecting an anime original ending for KnY

[shadow knot]

Oh that’s great!

[last valley]

There's rumours AoT is getting an anime original ending as well

Since the manga ending was so obviously rushed due to deadlines

[shadow knot]

Oh yea the manga ending for AoT

Rofl

Every time I see people hyping up AoT S4 P2 or in general

I die on the inside

[topaz linden]

Even before the movie, it sold 12 million volumes in the last two months of 2020 (again, referring to that list and seeing what the second highest manga sells in a year for comparison)

Shit's insane

^that was from the anime dropping, for context

[last valley]

Yeah i know. I doubt we'll see any series come close to its sales in this decade or even the next

Now with all the Mugen Train money hopefully ufotable can stop their tax evasion schemes

[topaz linden]

Yeh, its the perfect mix of action and strong ties to traditional Japanese folklore that makes it perfect for their market. The most mass appeal of mass appeal you can get.

[shadow knot]

Source?

My friends are asking

[last valley]

Let me try to pull up the article again

[last valley]

https://comicbook.com/anime/news/demon-slayer-epilogue-chapter-final-volume-manga/

Expected to provide much more insight to what happened in the ending

[shadow knot]

Ahh, so it’s gonna be like AoT with the extra chapters making it worse

Kappa

[last valley]

And the anime adaptation will go take further steps to flesh out the story, but thats a given since ufotable is doing it.

[last valley]

That may be true for the manga, im not sure for the anime version of DS though.

Or even AoT for that matter

[shadow knot]

My man Isayama did say he wanted to hurt and betray ppl or sum in an interview

[shadow knot]

Also that article is November 2020, seems it’s been out since lol
https://www.reddit.com/r/KimetsuNoYaiba/comments/k76yz0/volume_23_extras_cut_content_from_chapters_204/

Yep it’s this

[last valley]

Don't check reddit that much so I don't know about that

@shadow knot is that the stuff which got cut from the official release?

[shadow knot]

Seems so

I asked a couple of buddies who read and were invested

[last valley]

Hmm that could very well be it but I'd like to think that the new stuff will be an official release

Rather than the director's cut version

We'll see. Honestly don't care about KnY that much so I haven't been keeping up with the news

[shadow knot]

I hid under the hype and only watched it recently lol

Only knew about the manga ending

[solar dew]

I also hid under the hype

[last valley]

I also watched it about a month ago

As expected it was nothing special

[shadow knot]

Still gave it a great rating because production is pog

Like 7.5 for both the anime and movie

[topaz linden]

Still have yet to find an anime movie for a series that wouldnt have been better as episodes instead

There's some good original anime movies, but so far, all the ones that spawned from ongoing series just leave me going "this could have just been an arc in the season"

[solar dew]

🤔

Pokemon The First Movie needed to be a movie

[shadow knot]

Reminds me of Initial D Final Stage.
Could've been a movie like the Third Stage but instead it's a season of four episodes lol
Which seems like a fine direction

But a movie would've made more sense

[shadow knot]

Goblin Slayer's movie for me.

25 minutes of recap, and 1 hour just for a random arc

[tawny zenith]

https://tenor.com/view/anime-laugh-cute-gif-7374735

[shadow knot]

@topaz linden oh wait forget I said Goblin Slayer, I misread your question cuz the wording was kinda confusing

[tawny zenith]

anyone know what show shes from?

[topaz linden]

Shibisaki Kazuha from Girlish Number

[shadow knot]

ah was about to answer

[topaz linden]

Never even seen the anime lol

[solar dew]

😿

[topaz linden]

Just experienced at tracking down obscure waifus

[solar dew]

Yall are the true anime people

[shadow knot]

It's really easy, just keep searching and searching
I don't know wtf is Girlish Number

[solar dew]

Here I am thinking I was an anime guru

Yeah that's fair with Google search

[topaz linden]

Reverse image search plus keyterm searching is key

In this case, "purple long hair girl laughing" pulled this up as like the 5th result

[digital spoke]

wtf is even that

[topaz linden]

I assume a number that's girlish?

[shadow knot]

I can send you my AniList if you want.
I don't watch a lot but I basically know a lot of plot to a lot of anime I personally didn't complete like Death Note and etc

[digital spoke]

i meant this lol idfk tech or google snifoB qth

pretty sure i watched that anime and thought it was average

[shadow knot]

Nah you literally just search up anime girl laughing
Then you see links of her and it says her name and anime

[topaz linden]

Oh, Google Images (images.google.com) lets you upload an image, and it will search copies of that image on the internet

Really handy feature

[shadow knot]

I just did this

lmao

[solar dew]

Dew it!

[digital spoke]

oh yeah! i tried it once but then they would always show me like instagram and ther media posts/profiles

never told me the anime name so i gave up and just did extreme digging to find it lol

[shadow knot]

https://anilist.co/user/earlbrey/animelist hf

[topaz linden]

99% of the time, you gotta tell it to filter out pinterest lol

Tho sometimes the pintrest person actually links their source

[digital spoke]

ahhhhh

[topaz linden]

so you can still get lucky

[digital spoke]

ok that makes a lot more sense

[tawny zenith]

ty goated

[topaz linden]

You mean you don't already have a custom made spreadsheet for this?

Amateur hour over here

(joking)

[shadow knot]

Bruh lmao

[digital spoke]

lmao

[shadow knot]

Do you?

I actually know a couple

[topaz linden]

...listen, I get very bored sometimes, okay?

[shadow knot]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/739442892900401202/844136642540208128/unknown.png

This was someone's

Interesting approach to tracking anime

Like bruh MAL and AL is right there

[digital spoke]

@topaz lindenCan I see ur spreadsheet senpai man

[shadow knot]

I like how this dude got Honobono Log anime as a 10/10
Like bruh 15 minutes of fluff really that pog?

[digital spoke]

trying to find more animes to line up after what im watching

LMAO HONOBONO LOG????

the 2 min episodes got a 10/10

nani

[shadow knot]

I mean I agree, and a 10/10 can be out of guilty pleasure

But I gave it a 6

Secretly a cute 9/10 watch ig

[digital spoke]

eh i thought it was kinda cute but it was way too short for anything above average

[shadow knot]

Yea it's literally a short anime adapted from a book

[topaz linden]

Yee yee, one sec

[shadow knot]

Send it here JakeFromStateFarm

I shall evaluate your vibes

Literally been a minute since I've been to an anime chat that makes me stay to chat lmao

[topaz linden]

This is me with Love, Chuunibyou and other Delusions tbh. In my head, I know the series is like an 8 at best, most likely a 7...
but god, I love it.

One of my top 5 favorites

[digital spoke]

the chuuni is too strong

[shadow knot]

I can see for Chuunibyou, it's quite a nice series KyoAni put out

10 is fine

But in my case, one of my 10s is Cautious Hero

[digital spoke]

oh wow that's kinda surprising

[shadow knot]

Hard to justify other than pointing out the consistent enjoyment I got from it

[topaz linden]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1shb5sL0aFKrWi4KrSQeeNzy_pg60907abVI7ZyE_Nws/edit?usp=sharing

Good ol Google Sheets

also has my manga on there too

And someday my LNs once there's some that actually fucking finish lol (I only rate completed series)

[shadow knot]

Oh fuck for a second I thought you have like 500 series watched

[topaz linden]

oh god no

not that far gone (yet)

[shadow knot]

That's for me.

People say I speak as if I watch everything

[digital spoke]

did u not update everything you've ever watched?

[shadow knot]

But even approaching 250 titles completed a lot of people say that's a lot

[digital spoke]

From ur knowledge I was expecting like 500+ lol

[topaz linden]

The problem is for manga, most go on for years.
And for anime, I've watched quite a few, but only will rate ones I've completed

Half-watching or dropping an anime doesnt really feel to me like I have a right to rate it.

[solar dew]

😿

Yall dont wanna know

[digital spoke]

Ahhh- I try to finish an anime I start it doesn't feel right to drop them for me

[topaz linden]

(Tbh, its mostly I have a lot that I'm like... 70% through and will finish someday lol)

last few seasons have been too packed

[digital spoke]

I even stuck through that shit known as Fairy Tail like almost 500? i think episodes

anime trauma

[shadow knot]

I only dropped 2 anime but I'm gonna pick them back up soon
Citrus and Milfsekai

[topaz linden]

Oh god, Milfsekai was so bland

[shadow knot]

Munou na Nana and Enen no Shouboutai too

[digital spoke]

you MIGHT AS WELL drop milfsekai that stuff was hot garbage

[topaz linden]

dropped that by ep4 or 6... cant remember which

[shadow knot]

Dropped episode 2

Might as well complete it to give it a 1

Maybe 2 if the ecchi is pog

[topaz linden]

only have one 1 in my completed list so far lol

They have to really fuck up in a way that lasts to get that low

if its just boring or bland, it ends up in the 2-4's for me

1 is a "fuck you, and fuck you for making me read/watch this"

[shadow knot]

Hidden Dungeon? That's like the only one I see that's a 2

[topaz linden]

Nah, Manga has the only 1

[digital spoke]

where's the 1 at?

[topaz linden]

Dome-fucking-kano

[shadow knot]

HAHA

[digital spoke]

oh god

[topaz linden]

That fucking ending

Its been nearly a year, and I still get worked up if I think about it too long

[shadow knot]

To be fair I applaud it for having a Brazzers plot but done extravagantly

[digital spoke]

bruh

[shadow knot]

And fucking Minami for the opening

Gotta give points

[digital spoke]

okay THAT was a banger

[shadow knot]

DomeKano: The drama that keeps on giving

[topaz linden]

It gets a 1 cause it almost redeemed itself in the end. It got my hopes up, then truck-kun'd them into a coma.

[digital spoke]

i could listen to the opening for a whole day and not get sick of it

[topaz linden]

The crushed hopes are what earned it the 1

[topaz linden]

OP is an absolute banger tho

[shadow knot]

Yea just reading through JakeFromStateFarm's spreadsheet

• Fine list, usually the kinds of lists I see but the notes you made for each installment makes it worthwhile reading
• Lots of high scores, stagnating to an 8 or a tad higher I'm gonna assume it's enjoyment based almost 100% of the time, so that's fine

Sidenote: Watch older anime

[solar dew]

🍿

[shadow knot]

Other sidenote: Props for watching Cop Craft. Never heard anyone aside from an elitist I talk to and you who watched it

[topaz linden]

It's also a bit biased by what goes on the list. I only put shows I've completely finished on there... so none of the stuff ive dropped

[solar dew]

Oh man I need to put some dropped anime too

[topaz linden]

Hidden Dungeon was a... painful watch to finish the last few episodes lol
It had like, 1 good episode. So I thought I'd watch the rest and see if there were any more

Hint: There were not.

[shadow knot]

Yea that's fine, I held a lot of bias for a couple of series

I still can't let go for aobuta

I tried lowering it but I can't

[topaz linden]

Which one is aobuta again?

[shadow knot]

Bunny Girl Senpai

[solar dew]

Oof

[topaz linden]

ah

[solar dew]

I have to restrain myself

[topaz linden]

I really liked that one 😅

[solar dew]

I got some really strong opinions

Of the negative kind

[shadow knot]

The anime that doesn't take itself seriously but throws you off with feels in the last few
That's Bunny Girl Senpai

[topaz linden]

Mhm

Sure made for a hell of a memorable ending lol

[shadow knot]

I even rewatched it. As much as I wanna change my mind because I know it's not the greatest
I still really liked it so much

[topaz linden]

Note: Have not yet watched the movie. After that ending... I want to be in a less stressful/better place before I watch it

[shadow knot]

I had the movie at a 10 at some point but I lowered it to a 9

OH

YOU GOTTA WATCH THE MOVIE

[topaz linden]

I've heard its good

and I'm sure ill enjoy it

but god

[digital spoke]

no way u didnt watch the forking movie

[topaz linden]

that ending fucked me up 😂

Last thing I need rn is that level of feels

[shadow knot]

Killing a character without killing a character???
Amazing

Kaede arc was great

[topaz linden]

and in a way where you feel guilty for feeling sad about it

[shadow knot]

Yee

anyways hmm
Beastars at a 10 I see
Pretty cultured

[topaz linden]

I like good acting 🤷‍♂️ its why I have Supernatural Battles as high as it is

The "I don't understand" scene is carrying that anime so fucking hard on my list

[shadow knot]

I personally finished the manga too so you're gucci

Completely shits on Zootopia

[topaz linden]

Mhm

[topaz linden]

https://youtu.be/nHd3xfDzTg8 Still one of the most impressive breakdown scenes I've seen in anime.
and according to the studio, she did that in one take...

[shadow knot]

OHHHH

I just realized

That was the scene you're talking about

I've watched it multiple times

Still surprised Trigger made this anime???

[digital spoke]

The anime itself was mediocre to me but that scene was a 10/10

[shadow knot]

Yea I heard it's kinda gas but that scene carried the series

[digital spoke]

Apparently the VA also did it first take so that was just mindblowing

[topaz linden]

From my list

A generic setting saved by well-placed humor and acting that is much better than the setting deserves.

[digital spoke]

that's actually no cap lol

[topaz linden]

Literally my only memories of that series are that scene and the "caught on the computer" scene

[shadow knot]

Highlighted in red too

[topaz linden]

Jesus... watched it again since I posted the link and why not...

2:24 still gets me fucking misty eyed and I havent watched the series in more than 5 years

ye

that rating is staying right where it is

[shadow knot]

mhm I can feel that sentiment, credit where credit's due

[topaz linden]

yeh, I've seen a few anime take a shot at character breakdowns, and it's really hard to do it convincingly

[shadow knot]

That breakdown is one of the fine modern ones nowadays

Usually the build ups helps a lot, like for instance Subaru's breakdowns

But I'm assuming there was like no build up aside from that MC's edgy personality affecting her

[topaz linden]

There was a bit of buildup, but only if you look back on it knowing it was going to happen. Which kinda puts you in the same shoes as the MC I suppose.

It didn't feel particularly out of character for her when I watched it at least

[topaz linden]

Yeah, one thing Re:Zero has down to a T is characters breaking down lol

Another good one that happened recently was the ||ending scene|| of Talentless Nana. An ok show, but the performance for that was really well done

[shadow knot]

Personal favourite was when he broke down to Echidna when he can finally say to someone that he can respawn

[shadow knot]

Was that regarding ||Michiru||?

[topaz linden]

yee

[shadow knot]

I heard that shit hits, but ik the series kinda stagnates to a decent flow for experience overall.

In the server I frequent in
Literally everyone's watching it weekly but I was the only one that dropped it

Then when it finished and a person or 2 decided to catch up to the manga they're like ehh

[topaz linden]

major Talentless Nana spoilers for anyone else reading:
||https://youtu.be/i9uWCjzk_Rs?t=77||

I like how instead of just passionate screaming, they mix in the softer sounds that really sell the feeling

[shadow knot]

Bro everyone was like when they see Michuru licking her

[topaz linden]

Flashback bit ends at 1:17 if youtube time linkin dont work

[topaz linden]

Some needed immediate bonking

[shadow knot]

[topaz linden]

but yeh, generally, with anime I nerd out over two things: Good voice acting, and good animation.
Honestly, you can have a shit story with those two things, and I'll probably still love the shit out of it

hell, even just one of those two is enough sometimes if its good enough lol

[shadow knot]

Yea I can figure haha

Kinda the same for me too, I value production by a great amount too, may it be audiovisuals, animation or even voice acting

[topaz linden]

Lowkey, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime doesn't get nearly as much appreciation as it deserves for its sound design

[shadow knot]

Wait what?
This is the first time I've heard of someone complimenting Tensei for sound design

Show me a clip or 2!

[topaz linden]

^Season 1 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime spoilers

Unironically one of my top three "character breakdown" scenes.

For context (if you havent seen it) the character ||basically has been holding back a demon for years, and she realized she was getting to old to hold it back any longer, so she was about to set off to go die in the wilderness. But the spirit broke free before she could set off, since she stopped in the town too long||

[shadow knot]

I finished watching the clip

The sound design is really good here

That 3rd second had me tensed a little

Everything else? I didn't know their sounds were like that!

[topaz linden]

https://youtu.be/eWITmtzLSQ4?t=37 The Drago Buster scene is a favorite of mine 👀

^Season 1 spoilers as well

[shadow knot]

Ok wow

1:18

I've heard that sfx before

YO THAT DRAGO BUSTER

[topaz linden]

"How much bass do you want?"
"Yes."

[shadow knot]

This is literally on A-1 and DavidPro level I'm telling ya

Nah S2 P2 in the summer

[topaz linden]

of slime? no, part 1 of season 2 is done

but Honestly, you can watch it and be fine. It ends its arc at a nice stopping point

Season 2 is a 2 cour series (so 25 episodes)

so part one is 13 episodes

[shadow knot]

But yea bro I swear someone from David Productions must've worked on Tensei's sfx LMAO

[topaz linden]

You might also like her "You messed with my buddy's town" punch from later in the season 👀
https://youtu.be/lsYDf45M8BM?t=51

[shadow knot]

1:14
Literally Cautious Hero used that same sfx for Rosalie's father's light sword

[topaz linden]

yee, slime's basically the epitome of "A generic story done well"
It's not doing anything new to the genre (at least... not until the later arcs several seasons from now), but what it does do, it does with a pretty high polish

...outside of some pacing issues

[topaz linden]

Wouldn't be surprised if there was some overlap lol

[shadow knot]

No it's a literal copy

My ears don't lie

[topaz linden]

Like a lot of shows, the animation quality declined a little in Season 2, but Season 1's fights had some really nice and smooth animation too

[topaz linden]

I meant overlap as in staff lol
It does sound pretty much identical to me too

[shadow knot]

mhm, only difference is that Slime's usage had more bass

which is music to my ears

[topaz linden]

See:

[shadow knot]

For someone who also appreciates sound design I'm surprised you haven't seen Fire Force or Jojo

[topaz linden]

Fire Force is pretty high up on my Plan to Watch list

Couldn't get into Jojo tho...

[shadow knot]

mhmmm

[topaz linden]

I put it in the same category as Monogatori. You either really love it, or just get weirded out/don't like it at all.

[shadow knot]

Monogatari is class
That's where Bunny Girl Senpai took inspiration from

[topaz linden]

Love is War did a really nice parody of it in the second season lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_h0_Ko3HSE

[shadow knot]

But at least the latter is more approachable because Monogatari is too creative and unique af for the normal viewer

[shadow knot]

Yea I've recognized a lot of their references in S2

Due to copyright I wonder how they'll do the Discord and Among Us references if they get to that part somehow

[topaz linden]

Chaos and Amogus of course

[shadow knot]

Like ik the Mario Kart one was in the manga but they changed it in the anime

[topaz linden]

They'll browse and play them in WcDonalds

[shadow knot]

WcDonalds > McDonalds

(fuck that took 3 edits)

But yea for Jojo the first 9 or 10 episodes (aka Part1 ) is the least bizarre and kinda chill of them all considering the 1800s setting and "origin story" atmosphere
That's where a lot of people don't feel it, but once they get into Part 2 they'll usually have fun watching it!

[topaz linden]

Manager-senpai and New Worker-san is still an excellent and wholesome ship https://youtu.be/ebPd26u9n-A

[shadow knot]

That's a commercial??

I'm sold

[topaz linden]

Two technically. But a continuous story

Was for the olympics 👀

[shadow knot]

Ah yea olympics

[topaz linden]

Now.. to get it added to MAL

[spring hemlock]

there a Canada anime Ad.

Pochi Water India anime ad.

[shadow knot]

heh

[topaz linden]

There's an Oregon tourism ad that's straight up Ghibli style animation

https://youtu.be/doVV1a7XgyQ

[shadow knot]

Ah I can see the connection

I think the best Ghibli film I've watched was Howl's Moving Castle, with Mononoke Hime coming close to a second

[spring hemlock]

Nescafe Hong Kong Anime ad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg2OuKS6Bhs&t=13s

[shadow knot]

[fickle solar]

Ayo @topaz linden send me a friend request onegai

[topaz linden]

but y tho

I don't even have my lil bro friended lol

[fickle solar]

What’s your top 5 anieem

[shadow knot]

kek

[topaz linden]

Objectively or subjectively?

Cause like

[fickle solar]

[topaz linden]

some of my top choices I know arent even close to 10s lol

[fickle solar]

Wb both

[topaz linden]

Hm, alright. This might take a minute to decide lol

[shadow knot]

If you wanna see his list it's around up there somewhere

[shadow knot]

Here

[fickle solar]

Oh you have a MAL?

Nvm lol

[shadow knot]

HAHA

[fickle solar]

Sophisticated eh

[topaz linden]

I get bored from time to time, okay? 😅

Also, it makes it a lot easier to make reccomendations lol

[shadow knot]

Spreadsheet format is interesting styll ngl

[fickle solar]

^

Astra lost in space as 10 is subjective yeah?

I’m on mobile so can’t really see the spreadsheet correctly rn

[solar dew]

My anime tastes are like a box of chocolate

[topaz linden]

Favorite Objectively (Production value, animation, overall storytelling):

1. Mob Psycho 100
2. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
3. Kaguya-Sama: Love is War
4. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
5. Made in Abyss

Favorite subjectively (Personal enjoyment)

1. Love, Chuunibyou and Other Delusions
2. Re:Creators
3. Beyond the Boundary
4. Konosuba
5. Tie between GATE and Bakemonogatari

[solar dew]

Some of them you'll totally agree with me, while others will trigger you

🍿

🤔

[topaz linden]

Nah, Astra is objective imo. Even if you don't like the story, the directing and pacing of it was really well done.

[shadow knot]

You never know whatcha gonna get

[solar dew]

That list needs some Violet Evergarden

And Steins Gate

[fickle solar]

Nice Bake

[shadow knot]

Violet Evergarden was like good but that’s it for me lmao