・anime

[coral quiver]

Give me anime recommendation

[topaz linden]

with absolutely 0 additional info on genres/what you like, sure. Domestic Girlfriend.

Hey, you didn't say "give me a good recommendation"

[coral quiver]

Coil

Cool

I'll search that up

How many eps i need to prepare myself for a full night watch

@topaz linden tell ek

Tell meee

Theres ss2 now?

[topaz linden]

Well, the butt suppository episode is episode 1, but if you're going to dedicate a full night to what was clearly a bad recommendation meant to get you to be more specific about what you're looking for, it's 12 episodes.

[topaz linden]

👀

Ideally when you ask for recommendations, you should clarify what you're looking for tone/genre/type-wise. Otherwise, you might as well just ask for people's MAL pages lol

[coral quiver]

No i just ask for anime recommendations

Cause why not

I hate myself and i have too much time to burn

[topaz linden]

Welp, I aint putting effort towards that then lol
Feel free to look through my spreadsheet tho
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1shb5sL0aFKrWi4KrSQeeNzy_pg60907abVI7ZyE_Nws/edit#gid=0

[coral quiver]

Since domestic girlfriend looks so boring

Like nothing interesting to me at all

Time to

Rewatch the entirety of re zero

[topaz linden]

Domestic Girlfriend is literally hot garbage lol

[coral quiver]

3rd time

Why am i doing this to myself

[queen elbow]

Saekano

its complete now lol

[mighty cape]

that time i got reincarnated as a slime

[queen elbow]

what do you guys think of In search of the lost future?

the anime one

Remake our life is kinda interesting

[topaz linden]

Was planning on checking out the first episode of that today. Seems like a nice premise

[bright totem]

Who's excited of Chainsaw Man?

[topaz linden]

Not the #1 thing im hyped for (a few others beat it out for me), but it looks like itll be pretty good 👀

So im fairly excited for it

[shadow knot]

Gotcha

[calm quartz]

yo i read 1st chapter of chainsaw man, and damn it was good

[shadow knot]

Lol this is like the 4th time you asked here LMFAO

[coral quiver]

WHY NOTTTT

[shadow knot]

Did you watch all the anime I rec?

[coral quiver]

Some yes

[shadow knot]

Hmm

Seen FLCL?

[shadow knot]

Hell yea

[topaz linden]

Ugh, the Spider anime ending is both decent and frustrating...

Yeh, just aired today

[topaz linden]

Like... it wraps up the Spider side of things nicely...
But literally nothing is resolved with the human bit. Making me wonder wtf the point of all that was, since that was the worst part 😅

[topaz linden]

Also just how much Aoi Yuuki was carrying the show lol

[topaz linden]

I'm really doubting it'll get one...

I don't see Blu ray sales for this one doing that well with how shit the production was, and thats usually what determines if a sequel gets made (that and manga sales... but its a monthly manga, it aint selling a ton of volumes lol)

well... it aint spider isekai... but Aoi Yuuki did a great job in the Slime-killing Witch isekai 👀

same kinda vibe there tbh (character personality wise)

Oh, you havent finished it?

The last 2-3ish episodes of the Killing slime anime were really good

Especially Episode 10

||was not expecting feels in my isekai||

[topaz linden]

I mean, its just vibes lol, not episode deets

but yeh. Ep 10 is my personal favorite (tho the last episode is the best kind of fan service. Classy, but very service-y)

[mighty cape]

.

Where's Klee.

She might blow up the fish. 😳

[topaz raptor]

this isn’t the right chat jean lol

[mighty cape]

...

..

OH

NO

KLEEEEE

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Klee blew up the fish....

😩 ...

[plush pulsar]

lmao

[mighty cape]

watch seraph of the end/owari no seraph

it won't disappoint

[digital spoke]

Kemeno Jihen is just your average run of the mill shounen. Nothing too special really, just a MHA but not even as good (and I din't even like MHA much). Both the plot and their powers are meh.

Favorite MAPPA animes for me:
-Banana Fish
-Dorohedoro
-Shingeki no Bahamut
I'm also excited to see this new anime coming soon called "Takt Op. Destiny"

[solar dew]

Bokutachi no Remake is good

[mighty cape]

what's a MAPPA?

[digital spoke]

it's an animation studio

[digital spoke]

is that the one released the first ep today?

I think I'm about to watch it

[mighty cape]

i see

[solar dew]

Yes

50 mins of goodness

[digital spoke]

For the past 4+ seasons, Saturdays have always been stacked

[solar dew]

It has the Re Life meets Shirobako vibes

[digital spoke]

Speaking of Shirobako I was pretty disappointed in the movie and s1 ending ;c

[solar dew]

Movie?!

I will watch tonight

[solar dew]

I agree the movie has a lack of charm compared to the anime series

[shadow knot]

Shirobako, eh? Gonna ask around if it's still worth watching

Mostly I hear praises

[digital spoke]

It's sad cause I enjoyed the anime series. Then the movie comes in and tells us that after ||5 years, basically everyone just separated and now the girl is on her own||. It just doesn't feel right.

Also about Bokutachi no Remake it feels like major ReLife vibes plus Shirobako but it's like about games so adding New Game elements too LOL

I'm liking it though

[solar dew]

I highly recommend Shirobako and New Game

I forgot what anime I said I’d watch this season, but I think I got one or two more

Oh Dragon Maid and Aquatope

[digital spoke]

Finally finished all the anime that aired today c;

I liked Shadows House, I hope it gets a second season

Kumo Desu ga apologized for their production issues and everything only to come back with the same low quality CGI 👍

Tokyo Revengers Steins;Gate 2.0

and the new releases aren't bad

[shadow knot]

Yeah I had a friend who liked New Game too

[mortal rivet]

Just finished Nagatoro. Man, what a stark contrast to the way the anime opened.

Time to watch the WEP OVA. I actually quite liked the main series - although I think sometimes it got a bit preachy for my liking or had themes I flat out disagreed with. It seems quite a few people here quite dislike the series; hopefully the OVA doesn't tarnish it.

[shadow knot]

Aha

Yeah for me the animation was the only prominent thing it had going at first
but even from time to time I didn't give a damn afterwards

story tried to be thought provoking but it felt so forced and I wasn't feeling it that much
only to choke on its own structure after that recap episode

and themes you flat out disagreed with?
I would definitely raise an eyebrow when the writer literally thinks "guys commit suicide because they're pressured and girls commit suicide because they're emotional and male society couldn't grasp that" in an interview regarding impusivity as a theme

[merry mason]

that's what it said?

where I watched there was a different translation

[shadow knot]

Nah it was an interview quote

[merry mason]

oh

[shadow knot]

I'll send the full quote

I just basically summarized what Nojima said

[Interviewer] And the work touches on the theme of "impulsivity", too, right. And that's tied into the reason why all the ones who come out of the eggs are young women.
[Nojima]Some of them even hold hands and jump off together! It's not quite the same as holding hands and going to the bathroom together, but I think it's a sensation that male society really can't grasp. When men commit suicide, it's because they're really suffering under bullying, for instance, or they're crushed under debt...... I think it's mostly due to logical reasons like that. But girls, well, it's strange to call it "emotional", but I was thinking about how that motivates them, and the uncertain feeling I got from that is what made me start working on this story.

tbh I don't know how to feel about this lmfao

[merry mason]

sams

same

[shadow knot]

https://animecorner.me/star-wars-visions-anime-trailer-revealed-studio-announced/

ayo 7 anime studios collabing with Star Wars

and of course Trigger stole Lio's character design from Promare kappa

[queen elbow]

many interesting animes have come out this season Im looking forward to

Remake our life, Kanojo mo Kanojo and the new isekai Realist hero

[shadow knot]

I might take a look into Remake soon but not now

Tanmoshi is gonna air in 5 hours and there's some anticipation going around, cuz first episode should be pretty interesting considering the synopsis

ENGI productions giving me some qualms on god and highkey having doubts with the overall direction
but I can always be wrong

[queen elbow]

Ah yes tanmoshi is also an interesting one

[shadow knot]

Yeah right now this season I only watched Sonny Boy and Kanojo mo Kanojo

Former is pog, latter is so bad it's good

[solar dew]

Time for a review

[shadow knot]

[solar dew]

The review tonight is Josee the Tiger and Fish

[shadow knot]

Lets go

[solar dew]

This movie is interesting

It's a romantic drama

It has an interesting concept

Sometimes it feels like any romantic love story

But it does a good job cramming something that's usually 13 episodes or 24 episodes into 90 minutes

There's just one problem that pisses me off

It pisses me off on principal

I do think had they not done this one thing... I would have given it a much higher opinion/regard

That said, I think most people will like the movie and it's well crafted

There's like 6 characters in the movie that get decent screen time

I think if you're a romantic drama fan like 5cm per second, your name, weathering with you, Please Eat my pancreas, and Your Lie in April.... this one is worth watching

It's just.... there's something really annoying that happens that makes me go crazy that I can't personally say it's an anime that I'd recommend over the above

But if you love romantic dramas, this anime is worth watching when you run out of things to watch.

[shadow knot]

Did you enjoy it overall?

[solar dew]

Now this one thing I won't spoil even with spoiler tags, but if you watch it, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about if you interact with me enough

I did enjoy it. It was good. Even with the pet peeve that makes me crazy

It's an underrated movie cause it's new

And I haven't seen much chatter about it

But the reason why I watched it was because it looked interesting

[shadow knot]

Ok

[solar dew]

And it is interesting for the premise and concept

Add it to your if you're in the mood for some romantic drama

[queen elbow]

I also liked the art

[solar dew]

Oh snap someone else seen Josse

Yes it is made by Bones

Great animation and art dtandard for the course for a theatrical anime film

I think its underrated

Hence why I'm reviewing it lol

I have to hype some shows up

🍿

[shadow knot]

ik a couple of us who watched it

I’ll let you know my quick thoughts now

Points added: Production and Eve bias, straightforward message, and a tad hitting at times
Points deducted: predictable and formulaic, even I predicted ||Mai confession|| and that shit pissed me off

[solar dew]

I bet Bootlit knows what thing makes me crazy

Aww you didn't say it in spoiler brackets

[shadow knot]

I’d be surprised if it wasn’t ||Mai confession||

[solar dew]

Dang

You don't know me well enough yet

[shadow knot]

Surprised then

Cuz that shit felt out of a Mari Okada film

[solar dew]

There's a certain thing that happens in a lot and I mean a lot of anime

A plot no jutsu

A meme

It happens so much its a meme

And its used for plot no jutu

[digital spoke]

||Truck-kun|| strikes again. That was my annoyance

[shadow knot]

That’s what I meant by formulaic

[solar dew]

You know me more than Bootlit rofl

I thought Bootlit knew me too well

[shadow knot]

I mean at this point I cared more about that bullshit confession than a fucking Truck-kun

Cuz I really dislike Mari Okada’s stuff

Yes truck kun was predictable but that confession was my last straw

[solar dew]

I mean that was just par for the course in a romantic drama

[digital spoke]

The art was amazing tho. Like their 180s and camera angle changes plus that whole scene where she was daydreaming as a mermaid.

[solar dew]

It takes risks in some areas

But plays it very safe/generic in others

The meme keeps on giving

And for that... I was very angry

[shadow knot]

I’m pretty sure everyone else can predict truck-kun being your pet peeve Reyn but only real ones can see where I’m getting at with this

[solar dew]

Cause if that one thing didn't happen, I would have had a much better opinion

I dunno

Sometimes predictability is good

It's not like Your Name was original

But it was executed very well

I mean Your Lie in April had some memes too

[shadow knot]

Your Name was one of Shitkai’s multiple attempts to make a grossing film

It had all of his tropes

Running

Rain

More rain

Star crossed lovers

[solar dew]

It's still his best work for me

[shadow knot]

It’s best for a lot

[solar dew]

5cm per second and the Shoe One are very close behind

[shadow knot]

I think I lowered The Garden Of Words

To like a 5

[solar dew]

Pancreas is the most recent romantic drama I watched and it was amazing

Garden of Words is the Shoe one?

[shadow knot]

Yes

The feet

L MF ao

[solar dew]

Yeah we definitely have different tastes

[shadow knot]

To be fair Pancreas is best romantic movie for me and I even read the novel for it beforehand

Gave it an 8

[solar dew]

Romantic dramas are about execution for me

It's just... plot no jutus are a big no-no

I swear ||truck-kun|| is used so much it ain't funny

I seen too much anime for that crap

Worse than the ||tentacle|| meme

Worse than someone eating toast in their mouth running to school

I hate ||truck-kun||

[shadow knot]

Bruh at this point if I can overlook ||truck kun|| and worry about other things with a romantic drama

Then lmfao

[solar dew]

I guess that's fair

Everyone has that one thing that makes it ruined for them

Mine just happens to be the biggest meme of anime

[shadow knot]

No like seriously I bet you anyone who’s watched the movie would’ve said ||truck-kun|| being the “ah too predicatable”

Cuz they would’ve known some anime memes already

But my mind is too focused on character drama

[solar dew]

I get that

But for me, the execution of Josse was done well

Plot point after plot point kept me interested

As in I was paying attention and interested in what happens the entire time even if it was generic/predictable

[shadow knot]

It was generally straightforward and ofc production and Eve so I gave pity points as usual cuz those parts I enjoyed

[solar dew]

Hmm

Koe no Katachi

To me that's sorta like Romantic Drama

[shadow knot]

Definitely one of the best drama films for me

[solar dew]

Oh snap

I'm hype for this paragraph

[topaz linden]

Kind of. But redemption is more the main focus of it. Theres hints of romance, but its not a main theme at all

[solar dew]

Darn

I guess that's fair

[shadow knot]

Yeah redemption is definitely a huge message in this

[solar dew]

There's a lot of anime in the drama category

[shadow knot]

Romantic drama isn’t the main catch

[solar dew]

Dat Anohana tho

[topaz linden]

tbh, Your Name would be a mediocre af film if it didnt have such incredible fucking animation

[shadow knot]

^

[solar dew]

I disagree

But different strokes for different folks they say

[shadow knot]

Idk why I left Anohana at a 5 I should lower it some more

[solar dew]

I'm not consistent in my anime opinions

I really love gag anime

Most folks don't

But there's those serious compex anime that I also like

And its fun seeing them juxtaposed next to each other

Which is why I guess scores are useless in a sense

But no l loved Anohana

Gave that an 8/10

[shadow knot]

Damn lmao

[solar dew]

But the thing is... I gave Your Lie in April an 8

I gave Koe no Katachi an 8

I gave Garden of Words an 8

[topaz linden]

And in this theme... I dropped Your Lie in April 😅

[solar dew]

5 cm per second an 8

Etc

Josse got a 6

If it didn't have the meme, I'd maybe give it a 7

[shadow knot]

Your anime opinions are inconsistent yea LMAO

[solar dew]

Remember, reviews/opinions are about enjoyment first

[shadow knot]

Same here

For me

[solar dew]

It's subjective at the end of the day

Weathering with you got a 7 from me

[topaz linden]

I feel like im at least somewhat consistent...
Unless there's a particularly cute tsundere/chuuni.
Rikka is the main reason Chuunibyou is a 9 for me.
And Yamada Elf brought Eromanga sensei up a ton for me

[shadow knot]

Highkey I would understand cuz the character drama was pretty whatever and the comedy was so ass for me

[solar dew]

😿

I thought everyone loved Your Lie in April

[shadow knot]

But that last episode spoke so much to me so I had to give it pity

[solar dew]

In a sense any anime that gets even a 6/10 or higher is something that I speak good about

[shadow knot]

Definitely a 10/10 episode while the others are like decent 6

[solar dew]

After all a 6/10 is above average

[shadow knot]

Yeah cuz the execution had some solid moments

[solar dew]

But Your Lie in April is to me the Romatic Drama

You have to watch it if you like the genre

And in a sense 5cm per second is my favorite bitter romantic drama

It really hit me in the feels

[shadow knot]

5cm per second took some time to grow out of

For me ofc

Like before it was like “ay that’s pretty solid” but then you realize “oh this is supposed to make a high schooler cry” LMAO

[queen elbow]

Pancreas really surprised me after I've first seen it

[solar dew]

I love these super late chats lol

[shadow knot]

But Pancreas is pretty solid I really love it

[solar dew]

I was intending to sleep right after

But this is too fun

[shadow knot]

Nah we have a lot to talk about I’m sorry 😂

[solar dew]

Someone who lives in East coast is gonna be nearly 4 AM lol

[shadow knot]

Yea

[solar dew]

It's almost 3 AM where I'm at

[topaz linden]

9:40am here, just woke up lol

Naturally, anime is the first thing my waking brain does

[solar dew]

But anime is my passion lol

[shadow knot]

ReynTime what did you give Nana?

[solar dew]

If we was talking about Genshin I'd be sleeping lol

[topaz linden]

Its a way of life

[solar dew]

I gave it a 6/10

[shadow knot]

Beuh

[queen elbow]

Im surprised that the girl did not || die bcs of illness|| trope

[shadow knot]

Fair enough considering we talked about this

[queen elbow]

it threw me off guard

[shadow knot]

This ain’t a Jun Maeda anime bruv

LMAO

[queen elbow]

That is the first anime movie Ive watched so I didnt know

[solar dew]

I heard months ago Jun Maeda went missing or something

I hope he is good now

[topaz linden]

(||Blessed name by the way. Welcome to the Cult of Roxy||)

[queen elbow]

Yes

[shadow knot]

Bro that The Day I Became A God work he made
He hyped it up only for it to flop and he literally dipped afterwards

[topaz linden]

I heard a lot of hype around that, and then it just kinda went off the radar mid season lol

[shadow knot]

How the fuck you make like “3/4 of your anime boring SOL” and then work the plot after cuz that’s what I heard

[solar dew]

Yeah I heard he went missing during the last episode

It seems he is all good now

But he was so embarrassed by his most recent anime he dipped and went MIA

[shadow knot]

That’s what we’re thinking

[solar dew]

Cause he did a weekly talk show with a seiyu talking about his thoughts before each episode

He didn't do it for the final episode

[shadow knot]

His formula is too obsolete for the medium.
Sorry man, can’t do a baseball episode every time you make a series

Illness? Too predictable

[solar dew]

Yeah its why I don't like Clannad

[queen elbow]

he also made charlotte and angel beats right?

[solar dew]

It took way too long for me to like it

[shadow knot]

Yep

[solar dew]

I loved Angel Beats though

[shadow knot]

Angel Beats was his last good series

[solar dew]

I heard Little Busters was good

[shadow knot]

It was simple and fun characters drove enjoyment

[solar dew]

Never watched it

[shadow knot]

I heard normal good praises for it

[solar dew]

One more topic before I sleep lol

[shadow knot]

Charlotte would’ve been ok if the last few episodes weren’t rushed but I think we all know that

[solar dew]

Toradora

Good or yuck?

[queen elbow]

charlotte was so rushed

[shadow knot]

Only Okada series that had lots of OG praise

So I’m assuming it should be fine for most

Cuz I haven’t watched

But pretty tropey characters innit

[solar dew]

Sakura Sao no Pet na kanojo

Those two anime...

Add Golden Time

[topaz linden]

Ugh

[shadow knot]

If you like Anohana you should like Toradora kappa

[solar dew]

And you got Reyn's angry anime list

[topaz linden]

Still need to force myself through the last three episodes of Golden Time

I want to mark it completed

But it frustrates me 😅

[solar dew]

I hate the above three shows

[queen elbow]

sakurasou had some cringe moments but I actually liked it

[solar dew]

With a passion

[queen elbow]

maybe for guilty pleasure

[shadow knot]

If you hate Bunny Girl you should hate Sakurasou kappa

[mortal rivet]

That all depends on whether you like Taiga.

[solar dew]

I HATE Toradora

[solar dew]

I hate Bunny Girl... but for different reasons lol

[shadow knot]

Taiga is textbook tsundere but then again a lot of Okada series are filled with textbook tsunderes, only Taiga is a bible

[solar dew]

I'll gladly say I hate Sakura sou

And I'll gladly say I hate Toadora and Golden Time

And those are technically romantic dramas lol

So Josse>>>>>> the trash three lol

[queen elbow]

I didnt like plastic memories

The ending is so predictable

[shadow knot]

Plastic Memories didn’t make me cry and everyone around me told me I’ll cry so that’s why I’m like eh it’s ok didn’t cry tho

[mortal rivet]

Toradora had some great emotional beats, but at the same time, it has a long-ass runtime that takes a lot of commitment if you're just middling on the series. I didn't care for the side characters much. At the end of the day, if you don't like Taiga, you will hate Toradora.

[shadow knot]

Been predictable since the beginning for me lmao

[solar dew]

Did I ever say why I hated Bunny Girl?

I think I did

[shadow knot]

I mean there are a lot of reasons to hate it

But the fact that it doesn’t take itself seriously with the banters makes it so entertaining

What’s yours?

[solar dew]

I'm gonna sleep, but here's why and I'll give you a chance to react ||knock off Haruhi and Monogatari||

[shadow knot]

Yep that’s one of the many reasons

Gn

[solar dew]

I sleep

[mortal rivet]

Except S2 Haruhi turned into an absolute dumpster fire.

[solar dew]

I got nostalgia for Haruhi

And even if I didn't... Haruhi did it first and better imo

[shadow knot]

Isn’t that the one with the Endless Eight episodes

I heard many mixed opinions on it, like literally 50/50

[topaz linden]

The Endless Eight is honestly such a ballsy "fuck you" that I cant even be mad at it lol

[shadow knot]

Yea it depends

[topaz linden]

Im sure it was frustrating as hell live. But now that I can skip it, its just a hilarious bit of history to me 😅

[shadow knot]

Man every day I keep finding ways to rework my anime list

I can talk so much smack for an anime and still give it a nice rating

Lol typo

[topaz linden]

Its the opposite for me.
Theres anime that bug me, but I try not to let my initial reaction bias my score, so I give higher ratings.

...only to come back months later and be like "No wait, that still bugs me. Bottom of the list you go"

[shadow knot]

Bro that was literally me like 2 years ago

Like all I give are 8s, 9s and 10s

Now I’m trynna go for a better score spread

[topaz linden]

Meanwhile, im debating intentionally watching trash so I can pad out my 1-5 range lol

Only got like 3 there atm

And who knows, maybe there'll be a gem or two. Eromanga sensei was supposedly in the "trash" category, but I ended up really liking that one

[shadow knot]

Heh

Imma doze off to bed. Good talk, would be down to continue this when I wake up or sum!

[mortal rivet]

I watched the endless eight all the way through, and that wasn't the worst part of the series. No, (spoiler and trigger warning for sensitive subjects regarding the end of the S2 of Haruhi Suzumiya) they torched the series ||when Haruhi drugged Mikuru and tried to get Itsuki to sexually assault her, and when she's called out for it, she tells them they're her toys and never apologizes for zip or says she was wrong.|| It distorts Haruhi's character for not only the rest of the series, but it reshapes her interactions in all preceding encounters. I can recognize the brilliance of the Disappearance, but from a personal perspective, I have nothing but disdain for the series.

[topaz linden]

The talk never stops, so feel free lol

Gn

[topaz linden]

Yikes. Havent actually watched the series yet, but ive heard mixed things about it

Doesnt change that the Endless Eight from an outsider's perspective is still the most hilariously dumb thing an anime studio has done

Like, theres dumb decisions studios have done, but theres at least some world where you could make an argument for their choices.
The Endless Eight is just objectively stupid, even to a non-anime watcher 😅

[mortal rivet]

Yeah . . . it sets up some context for the Disappearance well, but it should have been constrained to one episode, maybe two.

[topaz linden]

I understand the idea, and I think even three would be fine

[mortal rivet]

I watched it on I think 3-3.5x speed to get through it tho.

[topaz linden]

But not 8 lol

Yeh. Imo, three would have done the trick.
One to set it up.
The second to be like "huh, that was weird"
Third to be "oh fuck" (ideally, with the loop being broken being the very end of the episode)

[mortal rivet]

Quite apparently Reyn and I have differnt tastes in anime, lol.

[topaz linden]

Oof. Havent given any 1's for anime yet. only the DomeKano manga

[mortal rivet]

lol, like I said, I really don't like the series

[topaz linden]

Yeh, thats a fitting 1 then

Imo 2-5 is for "Bad" shows.
In order for something to be a 1, it should actively frustrate/bug you, even long after the initial reactions have calmed down

Like, 2-5's are just "ill never recover the time I wasted watching this", while a 1 should be more of a "fuck you, and fuck you for making me read/watch this"

Thats at least how I approach it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[mortal rivet]

(Backread a bit) My take on Your Name is that it's a simple story that's brilliantly executed. It's formulaic and doesn't try anything new or brilliant, but it takes the aspects of a known story and does with it just as well as nearly anyone can do imo, creating something that has its own personality and breath.

That's why I say that Koe no Katachi (a Silent Voice) is a better story, but Your Name (having the benefit of being an original work) is better executed. I gave the former a 9 and the latter an 8.

[topaz linden]

I mean, when I said mediocre, I was still meaning like ~a high 6, low 7.
But other shows have taken similar stories in a much more fleshed out way. Its saving grace imo is the 10/10 animation (both the overall quality of every scene, and the expressiveness/attention to detail in the characters that gives greater depth than even the acting can)

Still gave it a 9, but thats largely due to the sheer quality of its soundtrack and animation 👀
(Koe no Katachi was a 10 for me though. A simpler animation style, but a deeper story/character development)

[queen elbow]

tbh I only really liked your name bcs of music

[mortal rivet]

Oh, yeah, I totally agree that there are way better romance stories out there than Kimi no Na wa. I just think that it didn't try to do much, but what it tried to do, it did it nearly flawlessly.

Kimi no Na wa spoilers: ||Although I think it's kinda stupid that Takagi never bothered to ask where the hell he was in Mitsuha's body and neither of them noticed on their fancy smartphones that they were living in two completely different years. ||

[hollow otter]

Ayy,anyone here has watched vivy or shadow house?

[topaz linden]

Planning to watch Shadow House. Vivy was incredible tho

[hollow otter]

How's your opinion about vivy?

Im planning to watch it

[topaz linden]

^

[hollow otter]

I saw the MAL score rating and it was pretty big,maybe around 8,6

[hollow otter]

Yea i mean the story,the animation,and the others

[topaz linden]

Vivy and Odd Taxi were the easiest 10's I've given in a long time.

Animation: 9/10 (no over the top Sakuga, but the choreography was 100% top-tier)
Soundtrack: 9/10
Story: 10/10

[hollow otter]

Ok thanks dude,im going to watch it tonight

Time to speedrun all the episodes

[topaz linden]

Hope you like it. So far its one of my top shows this year 👀

[hollow otter]

Btw,how are you always in this channel

[topaz linden]

Irregular sleep schedule + a job and school life that have no "fixed" time

[hollow otter]

I've never seen you in other channels

Owh

[topaz linden]

Im fairly active in #・lore-basement , but I avoid the rest like the plague

[hollow otter]

Yea,you always here when im asking about animes

[queen elbow]

what's OddTaxi all abt?

[hollow otter]

Sounds like a racing anime

Or not?

[topaz linden]

Basically 6-7ish independent stories (a comedy duo trying to make it big, an idol fan with a huge lottery, an old man trying to find love, an idol group preparing for their big debut, etc).

And all of these independent stories intersect through the nexus of the main character: Odakawa, the Taxi driver

[hollow otter]

So it's an idol anime

[topaz linden]

Not at all

[hollow otter]

Hmm

[topaz linden]

Thats only one of the 7ish stories, and the music isnt even the focus

[queen elbow]

Ohh interesting

[topaz linden]

Closest genre would probably be crime mystery, since the criminal story ends up being the dominant one towards the end (or at least, impacting all the others)

[hollow otter]

I thought it was like love live

[topaz linden]

The main stories:

• The taxi driver trying to avoid shady corrupt cops
• The taxi driver's friend trying to find love
• The idol group trying to make it big
• The idol fan who wants to support the idol group
• The crime gang planning a big heist
• A guy with the crime gang's gun on the loose
• A self-designated Youtuber vigilante after the crime gang
• A rakugo comedy duo trying to make it big
• And a handful of minor stories

The show finds a way to make all of these stories intersect, with characters from one regularly bumping into characters in the other, with the Taxi driver as the "hub"/"nexus" of these connections

All the stories are connected, and the ending the show builds up to impacts all of them.

Its honestly some S-tier writing lol

[topaz linden]

Not at all 😅 if anything, I'd say its closer to a Taratino film (got some major Pulp Fiction vibes)

[queen elbow]

I've decided to read kano mo kno manga

Holy sht im just 5 chapters in and Im laughing so hard

Saki's reactions are definitely gold

[topaz linden]

yusss

and the anime adaption (so far) has been perfect

Saki's VA captures her reactions so well

[topaz linden]

https://tenor.com/view/jake-the-dog-sucking-is-the-first-step-to-being-good-at-something-adventure-time-gif-8716053

[olive rover]

Why don't you show us

Sure

[true linden]

we all start somewhere

[topaz linden]

Q: Was this done in paint? 👀

(asking because it looks like those were the tools used, and any advice would be based on the program you're using)

[queen elbow]

You're right, its kinda bad than the version u intended to copy

[ember cairn]

drawing in Paint

[topaz linden]

I mean... its not ideal lol
but theres some that do it as a challenge (those people are masochists, but I digress)

[topaz linden]

oh yeh, speakin of art... I finished (well.. finished coloring) some Roxy art the other day 👀

[queen elbow]

let us see!

btw Whats with the 40min+ anime this season? Both detective and remake have that on their first episode

[topaz linden]

That's usually just "episode 1 and episode 2 merged into one" usually. Its a director's choice if they want a more dramatic/detailed start to their series (I believe Astra: Lost in Space did that for both its first and last episodes)

Honestly, that and a director that's willing to skip the OP/ED for important scenes is usually a sign of good directing imo. Havent seen a poorly directed show that used those

[topaz linden]

But yeh 👀 I color manga panels and ln illustrations as a hobby, so it was only inevitable that Roxy would end up getting included (Mushoku tensei has some really good LN illustrations)

[shadow knot]

Ok lets see what I missed

[shadow knot]

Holy shit that’s pretty fucked

@queen elbow @hollow otter Oddtaxi is a humanly driven mystery revolving around a taxi driver and a huge variety of unique characters with their own motives that drives the story and contributes to the mystery. The main premise is that a girl went missing and throughout the episodes you learn more about the characters and links to the mystery.

It is not a full out idol series LMAO

[topaz linden]

yee, went through a detailed (but to my best ability spoiler free) summary lol. Its a hard show to describe.

def not an idol series tho

[shadow knot]

I wrote like a small review note on the series on my AL I should cpaste and send it here in a while

Cuz after that talk regarding the studios and that audio drama along with that standalone theme song for Yano

Raised it to a fat 9/10

And yea your summation take is really pretty solid too

Didn’t think it’d reach to the 2 so I pinged them with mine lel

[mortal rivet]

Pretty much sums it up.

I'm only about 3 episodes into Odd Taxi. I'm interested to see where they take the story. If they can keep the cast three dimensional and not fall into any tropes, it'll be a treat.

[shadow knot]

Have fun!

[mortal rivet]

Regarding WEP: "I hope the OVA doesn't tarnish it".

Welp, that didn't happen, lol. Jeez, how to make a dumpster fire of a good series in ̶4̶0̶ 20 minutes.

[shadow knot]

LMAO

[hollow otter]

@topaz linden bro i just watched all of vivy's episodes

What a worth of time

[shadow knot]

Vivy

Solid series

[mortal rivet]

Who animated it again?

[topaz linden]

Wit studio

[hollow otter]

WIT

I was so shocked the first time i saw the fight choreography

[shadow knot]

MAN I miss Wit for AoT

[mortal rivet]

I thought so. Yeah, big names for that series. I believe it was the writer of Re:zero and the studio for AoT. Haven't seen it yet, but I have high hopes.

[hollow otter]

They must be did some research

[topaz linden]

The knife fight scene in particular was really incredible

Such good choreography

[hollow otter]

Yea

Remind me of cyberpunk lol

[shadow knot]

I still have that vid Jake sent of that knife fight saved LMFAO

[hollow otter]

Pulled out a knife from mechanical hand

https://tenor.com/view/vivy-vivy-fluorite-eye-song-gif-21602375

[shadow knot]

Matsumoto is like a built different Wheatley

[hollow otter]

Fcking good

[topaz linden]

@shadow knot I've got a growing Sakuga folder lol. That's just one of many in my collection 👀

[shadow knot]

Vivy is underrated af in the Spring season don’t sleep on it

[hollow otter]

I would reccomend if you like sci fi or with some action

Yea very underrated

No one in my social media's feed talk about it

[shadow knot]

It’s your typical blockbuster-type beat vibe but done really well

[hollow otter]

So i came here and ask to @topaz linden instead

10/10 anime

[topaz linden]

Hm, idk. It has the stakes of one, but theres a few deeper themes in Vivy that put it a bit above a "blockbuster beat" imo.
Especially the sense of passed time and its impact.

[shadow knot]

Yeah the themes are pretty simple, can be driven depth

Like how each and everyone had a reason in living

And they fight for it

[topaz linden]

The ||episode where she's interacting with the kid from the beginning of their life to middle age|| lowkey gave me a mini existential crisis lol

[hollow otter]

and the last episode too

[shadow knot]

Lmfao took me a second to realize it’s Matsumoto

[hollow otter]

She clapped after vivy's final performance

[shadow knot]

Oh ya that last performance is pretty great

[topaz linden]

personally, I love how its only 12 episodes, but theres like... 4 or 5 versions of the OP lol

[hollow otter]

||Dropped my heart when she said "arigato gozaimasu" and then went shutdown||

[topaz linden]

...Spoiler tags are recommended for spoilers 👀

[hollow otter]

Im sorry

How to do it?

Im new to discord

[topaz linden]

Put || on both sides of what you want to spoiler

[hollow otter]

Ok

Thanks

[topaz linden]

Np 👀

Oh yeah, @shadow knot , you're the guy that likes good SFX and shit iirc?

[shadow knot]

Yeah production pog

[topaz linden]

Yeh yeh

Well, got a surprise one lol (didnt even expect it myself)

I went into the first episode of The Realist Hero Rebuilds the Kingdom expecting "okay, a worldbuilding heavy story. I guess ill sit through meh visuals and low production if it means more l o r e.

But the first episode actually had some really nice production quality to it 👀 Especially the "summoning" part.

[shadow knot]

Ayo?

[topaz linden]

The king is annoying, but he basically fucks off and never becomes relevant again after the first episode lol

[shadow knot]

I know someone said the production is second rate but will give the benefit of the doubt for the later episodes

Guess Imma take a look somewhere today then 👁️

Yeah just the title itself fares my interest still

Lowkey wanna see his take on rebuilding the kingdom

[topaz linden]

Well, the actual plot is fairly typical isekai lol (just with an economics twist). Lots of "oh wow, modern knowledge in medival setting" shenanigans. But the SFX in particular caught my attention.

480p cause shitty internet, but SFX doesnt need high res lol

@shadow knot This bit in particular is what caught my attention

[shadow knot]

LOL damn

For such mid animation the sound design didn’t have to be THAT baller

[topaz linden]

Exactly 😂

It reminds me of Mushoku Tensei flexing with that Sword practice opening

https://youtu.be/vT4vKPXo95M

"Okay, so how should we open this episode?"
"Oh, well they just started learning self-defense, so we should probably show them training"
"Okay, and how much animation budget should we dedicate to this?"
"Idk, make it one of the best animated fights this season?"
"You said this is... just them training, right?"
"did I stutter?"

[shadow knot]

Lol if that’s one of the best fights here then I wonder how the others will look like

[elfin needle]

Bro what is she wearing 😂

[topaz linden]

Beast people dont give af lol

one of the running jokes is that she doesnt really give af about her appearance. "more muscle than brain"

[elfin needle]

It's an isekai isn't it 🤦‍♂️

[topaz linden]

not just any

it's the isekai

like... one of the very first

(And the inventor of truck-kun)

[elfin needle]

Alright then

[topaz linden]

You would really like the middle of the season highlight. Some really unique sfx
||https://youtu.be/9oZ0PnBuSRc||

[elfin needle]

Dosen't really sell me on the show since I hate those tropes

[shadow knot]

Ooh pretty lit

[topaz linden]

Well, that wasnt really the elevator pitch lol.
If I wanted to pitch the show:
Mushoku Tensei (the show/series) is basically an worthless shell of a person's attempt at a second chance in life.
While they might be reborn, they arent a whole new person, and still have many of the scummy traits that they had in their original life that led to them getting kicked out.
However, for all their faults, they do try and improve themselves, and as the series follows their life from literally birth to death, you get to see them grow and mature as a person. While yes, it does have the "isekai tropes", its a bit different, since this show literally invented them. So they're not the formulaic iterations you're used to.

S1 will have some very "yikes" moments, but thats largely the author's way of highlighting just how worthless of a person they were before they isekai'd, and are almost entirely limited to just first eight-ish episodes.

Also on top of that, for some reason Wit Studio decided to send its S-tier animators and production folks over to it, so it seriously has some god tier animation and effects lol

[shadow knot]

Back then people praise it as the “godfather” of isekai too.
Definitely not the first ever, but it’s one that became the first to be received widely

[elfin needle]

🤔

[topaz linden]

Like, no subtitles, but to show off the animation quality: the first time the MC uses a Water ball spell
https://youtu.be/7xfnWSY4I7U

[shadow knot]

Having read just the first volume of the series

That shit’s pretty insane

Like in the novel it’s just “oop water spell pretty cool”
But in the anime HOLY MOLY

[topaz linden]

Minor spoilers (Ep 5), but the Ghislane vs ||bandits|| fight was honestly incredible.
God tier sfx, and a really unique way of showing just how beyond them she was
||https://youtu.be/sOsFgGoFQRE||

[elfin needle]

Hows the story/writing? Characters? Worldbuilding?

[topaz linden]

Characters are all very flawed, but very well written.
World building is God tier.
Story is interesting, but not its main selling point (character relations and worldbuilding are the main selling point of it)

The story is essentially the MC trying to have a normal f-ing life, only for FMA:B Truth-wannabe popping in every now and then to go "oh hey, shits about to get fucked"

[shadow knot]

I can account for the world building

Reading LN/WN isn’t really my thing so it was a chore reading the first volume, but what kept me reading was the magic system

[topaz linden]

Just the fact that the MC has to learn the world's language, and that that becomes plot relevant later on is just

Its the little things

[elfin needle]

Does the story subvert any tropes? Is it groundbreaking? Or just generic?

[shadow knot]

I could let Jake answer this tbh lol

Bottom line from what I heard it founded the isekai tropes lol

But he can elaborate

brb

[elfin needle]

That's the thing tho. I freaking hate isekai solely because of those garbage tropes. Isekai has the most potential to tell incredible stories with interesting characters but nah let's just copy and paste the same overdone tropes

Of course there are exceptions like re zero

[topaz linden]

Hm, its harder to list subversions than it is to list tropes (in general lol), but if I had to think of subverted tropes:
Demons aint inherantly bad. Demon kings are often reasonable.
There's not always "my friends and family are good, my enemies are bad". The MC runs into quite a few situations where the people he's closest with are the people he has to stop.
Playing hero backfires on the MC. A lot. Some die and get injured because the MC wanted to show off.

Basically a lot of what usually works out fine in isekai doesnt here. MC doesnt get girls just because he looks in their general direction. His plans usually end up failing and he has to scavange a way out to make them succeed.

Regarding the last point, there's actually a fairly notable amount of overlap with Rezero in that sense. Except he doesnt have a do-over button.

If tropes are the concern, it founded them, but its not reliant on them. When it did them, they were still new, so they didnt just drop them and expect people to understand them just from general knowledge of tropes. The tropes they used had to be explained, justified and woven into the story because... well, they werent tropes then.

[elfin needle]

Hmmm

[topaz linden]

I mean, if ya dont want to watch it, dont watch it lol
But ill still recommend it cause its one of my favorite series 🤷‍♂️

and because Roxy is best girl

[elfin needle]

Nah I'll check it out

[topaz linden]

Roxy 👀

That's Roxy (coloring by me)

That's Eris, the tsundere

https://tenor.com/view/roxy-migurdia-mushoku-tensei-jobless-reincarnation-gif-19925537

Not that different?

https://tenor.com/view/mushoku-tensei-anime-anime-scene-roxy-migurdia-無職転生-gif-19993542

just a lighting thing

outside is more warm, inside its more blue

to be fair, I did base the colors more on the LN cover art tho

so its a bit higher saturation than the more realistic anime coloring

Did a bit more of a muted blue for the LN illustration

[shadow knot]

Lol yeah I think Jake did a great job justifying its greatness so you should definitely take a look

Ok finna take a look at Tanmoshi and Bocchan now that I’m fairly free

Oh screw off a double length episode
Actually that’s even better cuz the first episode of Tanmoshi is packed for sure

[topaz linden]

those new anime this season? or just ones from your "plan to watch" list?

[shadow knot]

New anime yea

[topaz linden]

Ah. Havent memorized the names of this season's shows yet lol

Hell, I just found out yesterday that a manga I am actively reading has an anime starting this season 😂 (Moonlit Fantasy)

[shadow knot]

Tanmoshi is short for
Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru
English is The Detective Is Already Dead

Title is obviously a spoiler itself lmao

But just under a minute in and they reel us in to the airplane scene

Which is where shit's about to go down

[topaz linden]

oh yeh, think I heard a vague summary of that one in one of the "upcoming anime" videos

its on my "plan to watch" list (tho not too high. Im isekai trash first and foremost)

[shadow knot]

As for Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid I'm watching it mainly because the wonky CGI reminded me of Hi Score Girl, and much to my surprise it's the same JC Staff team that did it
So basically it's a cute teasing anime like Takagi (or Nagatoro if it gets raunchy at times) but CGI graphics

[shadow knot]

LOL fair

[late mauve]

Is slime the only big anime upcoming season or are there any other anime too?

[topaz linden]

You mean big anime in the season that's just starting?

Cause if so, Season 2 of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid is arguably even bigger, and that's this season 👀

[late mauve]

I haven't watched the first season, I'll do that then

[topaz linden]

Well, the first season is wholesome fun Kyoto Animations at its best. Its a classic 👀

Can very much recommend

[queen elbow]

Just finished tanmoshi ep 1

It feels like the whole story itself already lol

And Siesta is such a waifu

Now I cant wait for the week to pass

[shadow knot]

I’m on route to finishing Tanmoshi episode 1

I have some complaints with the direction regarding the ass pulls in the plane scene but the anime scrambled the events of the light novel

We were supposed to meet like 3 more individuals beforehand in terms of how the novel is written

In the first episode
Half is volume 1 content and half is volume 2 content apparently

This is definitely gonna be like the 86 of the season except no praise in production and all just “misguided direction” if it continues like this without any clear ups

Siesta is waifu but otherwise I’m watching “ass pulls” the anime

At least the production is better than like 3 of the whack stuff ENGI produced

Overall it’s pretty entertaining and I’d still watch till the end nonetheless lmfao

[mortal rivet]

(To Your Eternity) What the hell? Not okay, anime.

[shadow knot]

Oh shieet you’re watching the end of Episode 1!

[mortal rivet]

Finished it. What a great and terrible first episode. That defied many an expectation.

[shadow knot]

Great and terrible

[charred frigate]

Im not crying
You are

In all seriousness though this should be fine right

Itll get anime adaption when araki decides animating horses is easy

[shadow knot]

Arigatou

@charred frigate ||...Gyro||

[charred frigate]

[shadow knot]

Easily the best part in all of JJBA

[charred frigate]

The man stuck to his morals even to the end
Even when he could have saved himself with love train

[charred frigate]

Indeed

[shadow knot]

Funny Valentine yea?

[charred frigate]

Ye

[shadow knot]

Best villain in all of JJBA too

He had proper morals

[charred frigate]

Gyro vs valentine

Valentine was a semi good person but he put others ahead of him
Which conflicts with johnny who just wanted to use the corpse for selfish reasons

[shadow knot]

Like all Jojo villains are bad argh you hate em
But Funny Valentine's motive is valid, just entirely opposite of Johnny's

Like one can pull a monke and argue that Johnny is the villain LMFAO

[charred frigate]

My favorite jojo villian is still diavolo since its clear he has mental damage
And its intesting to see basically an insane villian

[shadow knot]

Ah yeah that's fair

His insanity makes his presence worth watching

While leaving us readers/watchers fill with pain cuz he did my boi Polnareff dirty

[charred frigate]

Johnny fucked america
But at least he accidently created a sailor with 4 balls

[shadow knot]

kek

It's funny that a sailor with 4 balls is the strongest Jojo

[charred frigate]

Casually masters infinite spin thats invisible

[shadow knot]

I think Jojolion is ending soon? I still wanna know how they're gonna beat the antagonist cuz he's literally broken

Literally if you even think about him you're basically dead

Which kinda breaks all fundamentals of stand battles

[charred frigate]

Part 8 probably isn’t over till the tsurugi flash forward happens

I don’t how to spell jobins kids name

[shadow knot]

kek

[charred frigate]

Kinda find it interesting people still talk about jojo even though its been like 30 years since it started

Well
Lets exclude the reddit shit heads for a minute

[shadow knot]

That's particularly because DavidPro's adaptations boomed its popularity

Like sure there were old memes back in the day but they weren't groundbreaking compared to the good ol' to be continued... meme in the 2010s

[charred frigate]

And

HoW tHe fUcK dOeS kInG cRiMsOn wOrk

And i think kekka dake da also was but i can’t remember

[shadow knot]

Lmfao I recall that

Like is it that hard knowing his Stand ability? ||He erases time||, that's the dealio

If anything Funny Valentine's Stand reveal is actually fucking nuts and I bet the same people wouldn't be able to comprehend it. The whole setup of the scene is such a monkas moment

[charred frigate]

Wekapipo got backspaced from existence

[shadow knot]

kek

[charred frigate]

The manga was extremely confusing to people

Since the flow of time in manga isn’t a constant flow
There are some skips in it
When the ability is skipping it just feels like another pannel went by and not something super natural

Yo

[shadow knot]

Definitely in terms of manga Golden Wind's Diavolo do be confusing

But ain't the meme when the anime came out?

[charred frigate]

I thought the meme was pretty old

https://youtu.be/Jm2D7ohWos0

Its from like 5 years ago

[shadow knot]

This is funny

He just removes time ecks dee

[shadow knot]

TOP 50 WE HIT THOSE

ODDTAXI

[velvet idol]

Yoooooo

Have anyone watched "the world God only knows two"????

How is it?

[elfin needle]

Finished jobless. I regret everything

[shadow knot]

Ooh

So it didn't hit that vibe check for ya innit

Cuz as said before I only read the first volume and stopped

[abstract frost]

@gritty surge gotoubun no hanayome

[gritty surge]

Hm

Ok

[mighty cape]

@gritty surge

If ur into short series
Watch
Grand blue (1szn)
Dr Stone (2szn)
Mushoku Tensei(1szn)
Fmab(64eps total)
Code Geass(somewhat 50eps)
Higehiro(anime ended it aired this year 1szn)
Vinland Saga (1szn)
Steins gate both szns :)

@gritty surge long series then start binging Fate I'll give the watchlist order

[gritty surge]

I want long series

Send it

[mighty cape]

FATE

Ok

[gritty surge]

I finished Black clover in less than 3 days so fate shouldn't be a problem

Unless it has more episodes than black clover

[solar dew]

Fate isn't even that long

If you want long.... One Piece lol

[mighty cape]

Fate Zero
Fate Stay Night (2006)
Fate Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works
Fate Stay Night Heavens Feels (3movies)

[gritty surge]

Nope

[mighty cape]

This is the canon order

[solar dew]

Long... Pokemon

[gritty surge]

That's too long

[mighty cape]

Now there are more

[solar dew]

Shin Chan

[gritty surge]

Tt

[solar dew]

That one detective show. Case Closed

[gritty surge]

Ty*

[gritty surge]

It's a detective anime?

[solar dew]

Yeah Case Closed is extremely long

And Lupin III

[gritty surge]

Hm interesting

[mighty cape]

Fate/Grand Order: First Order

Think of it as an introduction to the game, it covers the events of the Fuyuki Singularity

2. Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight Lost Room

Its about a room for lost things or something I'm not really sure about this one

3. F/GO: Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia

A fullblown series with 2 seasons, some of the most fluid action scenes, a super clean art style and of course, Ereshkigal, Ishtar and Quetzalcoatl.

Covering the events of the 7th Singularity, Babylonia.

Grand orders^

[gritty surge]

I'm into detective anime

[solar dew]

Fate isn't that long

[mighty cape]

Fate zero is something you'll definitely like

C'mon ufotable made it

https://c.tenor.com/Sd0z-FtO4XAAAAAM/tohsaka-rin.gif

It's got hella waifus

Including the one in my pfp

[solar dew]

I think Hajime no Ippo is also super long

Doremon is also super long

[mighty cape]

Do spoilers get banned here?

I have this epic manga panel of csm

But

Spoiler

[solar dew]

I think Fate only matters for Fate Kaleid

[mighty cape]

||this||

[solar dew]

Everything else is optional

🍿

[mighty cape]

Fate ubw is the only canon series I believe in

[shadow knot]

hmm

[shadow knot]

this is pretty cool

[shadow knot]

What genre tho

And how long are we talking

[solar dew]

We need more Durarara

[shadow knot]

Been finished lol

More Baccano anime would be nice too tho, cuz we know there's more source material after the anime

[mighty cape]

Where do i start with fate series

Theres so many

[shadow knot]

Zero

UBW

Heavens Feel

The rest is up to you

Or don't watch and play the VN

[digital spoke]

lol Baccano was so weird idk what to think about it

[digital spoke]

did u watch all the seasons of Durarara?

[shadow knot]

Only first season cuz I don't feel like watching the rest rn

[digital spoke]

oh the first season was like the least interesting to me

[shadow knot]

Both are like good, Baccano had better flow in story movement and DRRR could take some time realizing how everyone else is literally connected out of convenience

Like damn the MC is suddenly the leader of The Dollars? lmfao

His friend is the leader of the Yellow Scarves? lmfao

Girl is some demonz?

....
lmfao

But very fun I still liked it quite

[digital spoke]

Obviously the previously mentioned series you should watch first then the optional imo:
-Apocrypha is a nice watch
-Last encore is dumb
-Illya is just like kinda yuri tbh and not that interesting

[shadow knot]

Kaleid is illegal lmfao

Don't watch Illya Kaleid whatever it is

• my friend

[mighty cape]

Are they all separate stories in the same universe?

[digital spoke]

Yeah lmao Durarara was likeeverything just somehow conveniently fit into place (s1) but still enjoyable, at least to me

[digital spoke]

well Zero, fate/stay night, UBW, and Heaven's feel are

the three optional ones I mentioned (I might be missing a few) are not canon/same universe

[shadow knot]

This is why if I ever get my hands on the VN I'm definitely gonna play that instead of watching

Or fuck it I'm just gonna go with the Tsukihime VN and not worry about Fate kekw

[shadow knot]

ooh I just saw this, you should read or watch Monster
it's pretty lenghty too

74 episodes

lol damn boutta stop reading manga ever and leave it like this cuz this is solid

[solar dew]

Fate Kaleid is the only Fate that matters

Ignore anyone who says otherwise

[shadow knot]

If you wanna be on the FBI watchlist that is

https://youtu.be/yhcV-PeISXs

[topaz linden]

Very late reply, but personally, I very much enjoyed The World God Only Knows. The manga in particular is one of my all-time favorites 👀

If you're a fan of the RomCom genre, its both a unique take on the premise, and a wonderful deconstruction of its tropes and flaws.

[velvet idol]

How is the world God only know 2

Is 1 &2 both related?

If no then which one is better?

[merry mason]

tantei mou shindeiru looks really good so far

[topaz linden]

?
Pretty sure thats just a continuation of the first

As far as I know, all the anime are just continuations. Dont think they animated any spinoffs

[velvet idol]

Oh

[topaz linden]

Yeh, just checked.
TWGOK Seasons 1 and 2, then TWGOK:Goddesses is Season 3

[velvet idol]

Oh

@topaz linden

Can you tell me free website to watch anime?

[topaz linden]

9anime.to and 4anime.to are my usual go-to's, but theres several out there (I know a few people here have their own preferences)

[velvet idol]

Are they safe to watch on mobile?

[topaz linden]

Mobile isny usually the platform where "safety" is the issue lol

There's ads that can be a lil annoying on mobile, but they arent that persistent (I think 4anime lets you turn them off too iirc)

[velvet idol]

Oh

Thanks

💖

[digital spoke]

Man I'm about to go to sleep but I so wish someone posted a compilation of when girl's lose half their makeup in anime

I've seen too much of it and it makes me laugh so hard lmfao

[topaz linden]

...is that a common thing?

[digital spoke]

well not really but I've seen it enough times to make a compilation video

[mighty cape]

Peaceboy Riverside, highly recommended anime, its abit of an underdog but boi it doesnt hold back on the blood

Its Fantasy but its not your typical fantasy op dude with a mf harem

||Why did levi set zeke up perfectly for a suicide bomb😭||

Its a female mc thats a psychopath

[mighty cape]

Dunno, you watching the anime or reading the manga?

Im just now getting around to the last 3 episodes that came out

[elfin needle]

Morning guys, need some good isekai recommendations.

[topaz linden]

Any preferred type/tone? 👀

[elfin needle]

Oh yeah. Finished mushoku tensei yesterday. Not really my cup of tea. But I can see why people like it.

[elfin needle]

It could be a unique art style, a unique plot, unique characters, few overused tropes or formulas. Something that just couldn't blend into the isekai genre if it tried. Whatever that means to you

[topaz linden]

Hm, Re:Creators might be something that interests you. It's technically a "reverse" isekai (anime characters coming to the real world), but its a nice reversal of the premise, and has a pretty good story imo (and a killer soundtrack)

Other than that... hm, from the ones I've seen:
Ascendance of the Bookworm: "Yay, modern day knowledge! Wait... oh, the average person doesn't actually instantly have the ability to bring modern day stuff to the medival world. Guess we'll have to trial and error this shit" (+ some top tier worldbuilding)
The Devil is a Part Timer: Another "reverse" isekai, but its a classic for a reason. Some really nice comedy.
GATE: Isekai, but a modern day military is what gets isekai'd. Fun if you ever wanted to see fighter jets fight dragons.

[elfin needle]

Alright then. Will check those out

[topaz linden]

Oh hey, speaking of isekai...
@elfin needle Can't speak to quality since the first episode literally airs today, but Spirit Chronicles seems interesting 👀
From my understanding, its basically isekai, but the new guy doesn't overwrite the person they "reincarnate into", so theres two personalities in the person's head.

seems like it might be an interesting one

[elfin rivet]

Has anyone read this manga?

[modest seal]

[topaz linden]

What's the name of it? (can't read Japanese0

[elfin rivet]

Kedamono akuma no dekiai otome

The premise seems interesting but it doesn't seem translated yet so I'm just looking for first-hand impressions before I buy it.

[topaz linden]

ah, if it isnt translated yet, then probably not many people on here even able to read it lol

[ember cairn]

[topaz linden]

[true linden]

gojo fortnite skin

[olive rover]

Do we have any good horror anime?

Like legit scare the shit out of you horror

[topaz linden]

Higurashi's a classic 👀
OP

's a banger too * https://youtu.be/XgWkIrFQQE0

[shadow knot]

The anime Another had pretty gruesome and even creative death scenes that could probably be wtf. It's one of the iconics back then but pretty decent to say the least

[olive rover]

I am not that into gore

I just want plain horror

[shadow knot]

Like Junji Ito horror?

Might as well watch- no read his works

Homunculus too

[olive rover]

I haven't heard of that

I will give it a try

Is it really good?

[shadow knot]

Junji Ito is a pretty iconic horror mangaka tbf

So his works like the Junji Ito collection and Uzumaki should be pretty neat

But those are manga

well the collection had an anime adaptation but there's a reason why it's lower rated than the manga

cuz it ain't scary nuff

Actually though
@olive rover you've seen Perfect Blue?

That's probably my best rec if you haven't seen

[olive rover]

Nope

Will try it

[shadow knot]

Yeah watch that instead

[olive rover]

Thanks for rec👍

[shadow knot]

np

[olive rover]

Which anime make your top 3 @shadow knot

Ik tough question lol

[shadow knot]

Easy

[olive rover]

Oh

Xd

[shadow knot]

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
White Album 2
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (a lot of people should know that at least)

I don't give 9s and 10s easily

[olive rover]

Oh gurren lagann is that good?

[shadow knot]

I actually have Sakamichi no Apollon at a 10 but I can tell it had problems

[olive rover]

I have heard of it but never saw it make top spots

[shadow knot]

Yeah Gurren Lagann goes fucking hard

[olive rover]

Nice what's it about?

[shadow knot]

It's about two boys embarking on the outside world with their mechas

[olive rover]

Nice

[shadow knot]

Can't say any more cuz you'll understand when you watch

[olive rover]

Sounds shounen

[shadow knot]

It ain't

[olive rover]

Oh

[shadow knot]

But I can understand

[olive rover]

Yeah

[shadow knot]

I'd argue it's better than 99% of shounen lmfao

Cuz the 1% are like older shit like Yu Yu Hakusho that slaps hard and actually ends on a good note

But yeah TTGL got mad charisma and exciting fights that kept me invested all 27 episodes

[olive rover]

Oh niceee

Will try that too

[shadow knot]

And the simple catchphrases and messages are hella motivating as hell

Believe In The You Who Believes In You

[olive rover]

I like the look of a character ok it's poster

Reminds me of ban from Nanatsu No Taizai

Kamina?

[shadow knot]

Kamina yessir

[olive rover]

Kamina is a cuss word in my lang

[shadow knot]

If there's a role model in anime I'd choose him

[olive rover]

Lol will be fun to watch

[shadow knot]

Lmfao which lang

[olive rover]

Hindi

[shadow knot]

Ah

If you do give it a watch feel free to lmk

@olive rover your turn bro what're your top 3 anime

[olive rover]

Sure

[olive rover]

For me it's tough lol

[shadow knot]

Ahaha I feel ya

[olive rover]

I liked demon slayer so that's gonna be there

Naruto

And umm

[shadow knot]

Oh yuh those ones are icons

Naruto been a little part of my childhood so I'm familiar with the plots

Demon Slayer is pretty fun too

[olive rover]

I liked sword art online a lot but it was just the first season

So prolly black clover

[olive rover]

Exactly lol

[shadow knot]

Ooh SAO pretty cool too

[olive rover]

Yeah

Actually there r so many good anime out there

[shadow knot]

Black Clover I heard it's slow but it ramps up lotta hype later on

[olive rover]

And I haven't even seen fmab

[olive rover]

It's pretty slow u heard right

[shadow knot]

Haven't seen FMAB myself too 🤝

[olive rover]

In fact towards the end as well

Very slow

[olive rover]

Haha nice

[shadow knot]

Yeah I heard it's hella slow and Asta is kinda annoying in the beginning

[olive rover]

He is

His rival is cool tho

[shadow knot]

I know his glow up goes pretty hard af

[olive rover]

Yeah haha

I like escanor from Nanatsu No Taizai

[shadow knot]

ooh 7ds

[olive rover]

Usually you see only the protagonist take care of big baddies

[shadow knot]

I heard that one's fine too if not for the animation in that particular season

[olive rover]

But escanor does it too

[olive rover]

Animation can be fucked up a lot ngl

[shadow knot]

Like S1 and S2 animation is fine

[olive rover]

Especially in few scenes when they seem like chibis lol

[shadow knot]

But later on wtf is going on 😂

[olive rover]

Ikr lmao

[shadow knot]

Escanor seems pretty solid otherwise

Ban looks cool too

[olive rover]

Yeah

He is just too good lol

Like his personality and stuff

I love it

[shadow knot]

yee

Good talk bro I'm boutta head out for a few 🤝

[digital spoke]

OOHH you've watched Higurashi series? What'd u think of it??

[topaz linden]

Havent yet actually lol (was thinking of starting it this week tho)
Just heard very good things in a few different threads, and the OP caught my eye

[digital spoke]

dang okay lol

I was looking forward to some analyst notes XD

[topaz linden]

Gimme a week lol

[digital spoke]

also 7ds was such a disappointment to me smh

[topaz linden]

Was literally just gonna start it tomorrow 👀 (not now tho. Too late at night for horror lol)

[digital spoke]

loll

[topaz linden]

I've heard similar comments. Which is a shame, cause yhe handful of clips ive seen of earlier stuff were pretty decent

[digital spoke]

yeah their animaation just got all stiff and stuff later on, it was sad to watch

They also hit us with those too fast to see fights with sword clashing SFX lul

[digital spoke]

Spirit Chronicles kicking it off pretty well. Though it kinda seems like a better version of Isekai wa Smartphone (on character designs alone) which is clouding my judgement a bit.

Plus it's a harem but we'll see

[solar dew]

I’m on a roll with these anime movies

Watched Josse then watched Bakamono no Ko then watched Violet Evergarden movie

[shadow knot]

BRUH

I'm watching Bakamono no Ka as we speak

Miles better than a lot of the anime movies I've watched

and I'm only 30 minutes in

I really gotta watch more of Hosoda's stuff

[solar dew]

Ooh. Looking forward to the hot takes

[charred frigate]

Escanor is if plot armor gains a physical form

[queen elbow]

Man ||train-kun|| has an isekai role now

[shadow knot]

Goddammit man that remaining 30 minutes was weak as hell. Perhaps predictable (despite the understandable setup), not shocking, but the sentiment still lies.
But it's been a minute since I enjoyed the rest for so much. Kyuuta/Ren and Kumatetsu dynamic always kept a smile in my face and seeing Kyuuta's growth kept me smiling even more.

Summer Wars was simply amusing every second, and Bakemono no Ko was even more

[solar dew]

Yeah I'm with you on that