・anime

[solar dew]

Hot takes time

Today's topic is White Album 2

So this anime has some things going for it and some things that I'm not a fan of

I'm six episodes in so things are subject to change

The biggest gripe I have is that these characters feel like tropes

The characters do not feel original or make something of themselves

Granted it's only been six episodes, I feel like it's not likely that we will see a core change in characterization

My other gripe with the series is the pacing

Or I guess lore/background

I think I need to see the remaining episodes to really judge that, but there were times during the first six episodes where the pacing felt off or the character development felt rushed

The series is enjoyable for the most part and I'm expecting the last seven episodes to really make or break it with me

[shadow knot]

Keep watching

Character tropes isn’t the main appeal

The glamour lies within the atmosphere and screenplay of the interactivity between the trio. It’s not Setsuna/Kazusa being unique to the medium, it’s the romance appeal embedded through the watch as you keep going!
If it’s just personally disliking the characters for being “tropey”, then understandable, I can’t change your view on that LOL

As for the pacing
...
Keep watching
(Although for 6 episodes it was perfectly smooth development imo, the trio got their screen-time and developed their mutualities without trouble )

Glad you’re enjoying it for the most part nonetheless. Looking forward to you finishing it!

[elfin needle]

We're soo close

[shadow knot]

They all look great

[topaz linden]

Damn, Crunchyroll just dropped a ton of new trailers today/yesterday.
Saihate no Paladin, Skeleton Knight in Another World, World's End Harem, and In The Land of Leadale all look great

[brave parcel]

For a second there I thought the other one was Land of the Lustrous

[topaz linden]

someday perhaps...

Leadale doesnt look half bad though. I've been enjoying the light novel

(tho tbh, Saihate no Paladin is the one I'm most hyped for)

[brave parcel]

Gonna try to look into those

[topaz linden]

3 isekais and 1 ecchi lol. Have fun

[brave parcel]

I guess I'll just wait and see what you guys have to say about those when they're out, it's hard for me to start watching a new isekai unless I already know it's great

[topaz linden]

I mean, Slime's tone seems about the same as it tbh. A bit of comedy, but with some heavier stuff mixed in that reminded me a bit of Overlord's darker tones at times (not at the same level as Overlord's tho)

Basically, he's got Ainz's emotion suppression bit, but without the minions to urge him to genocide with his suppressed emotions.

Simplest way to describe the anime (to me at least) is "Overlord, but Ainz comes by himself and does his best to integrate into the new world in spite of being a skeleton"

[little loom]

haikyuu S5 when
konosuba S3 when

Grand blue S2 when

[shadow knot]

Yes there’s gonna be another thing for Konosuba

[topaz linden]

Speaking of Konosuba...

[solar dew]

@shadow knot episode 7…. Is something else. I guess this is where all the “fun” is at.

The music is mostly forgettable to me. It’s not like Nana’s music that’s catchy.

This love triangle drama that’s about to go down is what I meant last night that it can either break and make a series depending on how they approach it.

I’m guessing it’s one of your favorite anime of all time with how the love drama plays out, but I personally at this point don’t really have an attachment to the characters lol

[shadow knot]

Yeah that’s thrown out the window for ya

[shadow knot]

Hearing this saddens me, because the whole soundtrack inspired me to pick up guitar again. It’s fucking amazing to me

[charred vale]

Hell yeah

Need

[solar dew]

🍿

[little loom]

[minor grove]

which is better for a beginner? darling in the franxx or the anime yumeko is in?

[shadow knot]

None

[shadow knot]

DITF because Kakegurui could be too weird for a beginner

[solar dew]

Darling in the Franxx seems to get a lot of hate

[shadow knot]

ditf is bootleg eva and also weird but not as weird as the latter

[solar dew]

That just makes me wanna watch it more

🍿

[woeful sonnet]

it's pretty decent until the ending imo

I liked the first 15 eps a lot

[solar dew]

I like Studio Trigger overall

I skipped it because at the time it aired I hated anime

But I’ll need to finish San Gatsu first

I can’t keep ignoring it

[shadow knot]

I still like Trigger even if they keep stealing character designs

[topaz linden]

I liked their work on Gridman and Little Witch Academia. Outside of that, havent really watched any of their stuff

[shadow knot]

Wait lemme correct
not “stealing”
more like “being lazy”

[topaz linden]

(Well, seen Supernatural Battles too, but that one has like, 2 good scenes and goes nowhere with the shleries)

[shadow knot]

Yeah that Supernatural had that one good acting scene we talked about

That’s all it has kekw

[topaz linden]

That and the "Did you see" scene lol

Everything else about it is a blur

[shadow knot]

They really cpasted Lio from Promare into their upcoming Star Wars animation

This one's an ok art between ttgl (Gainax) and promare too (Trigger)

Kill La Kill's Jakuzure (Trigger) vs FLCL's Haruko (Gainax)
They also share the same VA too

[topaz linden]

Oof. Still need to watch Kill La Kill

[shadow knot]

Kill La Kill’s great 👍

It’s up there for me but I saved ttgl to be one of my “omg number 1 anime everrrr”

[topaz linden]

Ah, another one I havent watched yet lol

Way too much of a KyoAni simp. All my "top anime" seem to come from them lol

[solar dew]

Finally we have a Haruhi fan

I’m tired of being alone

😿

[topaz linden]

Dunno if you've been watching Remake Our Life! this season, but they made a pretty big Haruhi reference this week 👀

[shadow knot]

Yeaaa they had Nanako sing Freckles in karaoke, then God Knows in the actual performance

[solar dew]

🤔

It flew past me tbh

[topaz linden]

How? 😅 It's not exactly subtle...
||https://youtu.be/NPRKi2-bs_k||

[shadow knot]

I haven’t watched Suzumiya but I watched Rurouni Kenshin so I was surprised with the first song we hear her sing kekw

[solar dew]

Yeah that song wasn't iconic to me

But I went to YouTube the original and remember the scene

[topaz linden]

how tf was that not iconic lol

that and the "eight days" thing are pretty much the most iconic things to come from that anime

[shadow knot]

Yeah again I haven't watched but I know

• God Knows
• Super Driver
• Endless Eight episodes

[solar dew]

I mean I don't follow the Haurhi Fandom like that. When I saw that scene it was just that. I didn't fall in love with the song.

Wtf Hikaru Utada does Fumetsu's OP

Now that I know it's so obvious lol

[elfin needle]

You haven't watched that??😱 😱

[topaz linden]

nope
havent had a life for the last 8ish months. Will probably watch it this week now that im a free man again lol

[shadow knot]

Do it!

I implore Jake to watch the pogchamp girl anime

https://tenor.com/view/fine-i-guess-you-are-my-little-pogchamp-gif-19308280

[shadow sleet]

i just finished horimiya and rent a girlfriend

need more

[restive vine]

Recommending Aho girl

[topaz linden]

okay... just started it...

jesus christ

that might be the best cold opening I've ever seen

[shadow knot]

Right??

The whole military academy presence is so menacing in the beginning

Gamagōri’s introduction

[shadow sleet]

Oo ill try

[topaz linden]

well, the military folk came off as more goofy than menacing in the opening 😅
I just meant more the sheer animation and editing quality of it. Felt like a movie opening with the wide shots and the fancy credits

Later in the episode, the menacing bit is def there tho 👀

[shadow knot]

Righttt I think that was the correct perception I should’ve known LMAO

A blend of zany and imperil I should say

[topaz linden]

It's kind of reminding me of Bakemonogatari so far

Not in the tone or anything like that neccesarily

just in the amount of presence the editor's style has on the animation

[shadow knot]

Ye I feel the sentiment

The creativity sparks Trigger holds

[topaz linden]

Random comment: Just found out that one of the main animators for the "Owl House" cartoon is one of the main animators from Castlevania 2 (Spencer Wan) 👀 Explains the quality of the fights I suppose

[jagged ridge]

I just finished angel beats...

I cried

And I'm still crying

[golden saddle]

Wait

[topaz linden]

Sauce for the left two? 👀

Only know the two on the right

[golden saddle]

Seiryu Ubiquitous (Akame ga kill)
Kushida Kikyou (Classroom of the Elite)

[shadow sleet]

Why do the good animes only have 1 season ffs

And its on a cliffhanger too

Classroom of the elite s2 when

[charred vale]

fr

But from what I know the ln is different from the anime

[shadow sleet]

i dont read manga/ lns ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[topaz linden]

Sadly, its because for the most part (tho I feel like this is slowly changing), 99% of anime existed solely to advertise manga/ln's. So in that view, there's nothing wrong with making one season and stopping, because in their eyes, you were always meant to finish it in the LN/manga to begin with.

outside of the biggest shows, it was pretty rare to get an S2 at all 👀 Nowadays, a ton of stuff is getting sequel seasons though

[shadow sleet]

Anime hiatus for another 3 years till everything gets an s2

[minor grove]

demon slayer only 26 ep? no season 2?

[topaz linden]

Season 2 is coming sometime this year, though an exact date hasn't been given yet

[late mauve]

Is fruits basket worth watching?

[topaz linden]

I've heard good things about it

[late mauve]

Well the last season is highly rated

But the series is 63 episodes..long

[topaz linden]

I mean, long episode counts isn't usually an indicator of bad quality when it comes to anime lol

[elder sorrel]

meanwhile fairy tail:
(atleast from rumours which i've heard)

[topaz linden]

Hence the usually lol

The rule doesnt really apply after the 7th or 8th season 😂

[smoky maple]

No...

[smoky maple]

Ryuko Matoi...

[minor grove]

is jujutsu kaisen good? i'm still at ep1 when is it gonna get interesting?

[woeful sonnet]

it's great

keep watching

[coral harbor]

is nana worth reading ?

[elder sorrel]

Im currently watching ,,The rising of a shield hero" and christ, i haven't hated anyone so much like this one red lady (Malte) for pretty long time

[shadow knot]

I’d say so!

It’s one of the more realistic kinds out there

As for reading it opposed to watching it, it’s on an indefinite hiatus so it’s never gonna finish

[topaz linden]

Man, just finished Tamako Love Story (the Tamako Market movie)...

I liked it. But god... fuck Midori.

She somehow found a way to be worse than the bird

[shadow knot]

Lool

[topaz linden]

"What's your role in the plot?"
"Oh, I try to keep the love interest from being confessed to, and try to make the MC feel like a stalker for wanting to continue being friends with her (and just a bother for wanting to ask her out). And I will lie, misdirect and go far out of my way to do so."
"O....kay then. But why?"
"For the lolz"

[smoky maple]

There will be another season

[topaz linden]

The next message right after that was me saying there's going to be a Season 2 this year lol

[woeful sonnet]

theres also the movie

[topaz linden]

Yee

Heard good thinga about it

[smoky maple]

Hmmm...the Season 1 is actually pretty funny and light hearted tho- you should watch that series and also the fact that there is gonna be a movie of JJK in January 2022 , and according to the manga that movie will be OP AND the shibuya arc in Season 2 along with Gojo's past(i hope so) will be there so you should DEFINETLY watch JJK

[smoky maple]

Hehe

[smoky maple]

The unlimited budget of Ufotable does works tho- lol

[topaz linden]

^this.
And as far as the "when is it gonna get interesting", you said you're on Episode 1...
Honestly, I feel like if you aint into it by the 3rd or so episode, it probably aint for you. JJK doesnt take much time getting its main story going.

[topaz linden]

Wouldnt know it, never been able to finish a Fate series without dropping em lol

[smoky maple]

Berserk should have been animated by Ufotable instead of The Fate Series imo...

[topaz linden]

The fights are nice, but it feels like God of High School. S-tier fights with only the most barebones of story to link them together 😅

[smoky maple]

God Of Highschool is a web comic/novel tho so....Crunchyroll did actually mess it up

[topaz linden]

True. Tho honestly, it should have been literally any other company besides Millipease

Terrible studio

[smoky maple]

Mhm...Studio Deen isn't worth it AT ALL... The same goes for the Junji Ito Series and The Seven Deadly Sins

Those three mangas weren't given justice

[topaz linden]

Millepensee*, not Millipease. My b lol

[smoky maple]

ah yeah...it happens

[topaz linden]

Literally every show they've touched has suffered from god awful animation

[smoky maple]

Hmm....I don't know what is the plot of the fate series....looks kinda bland and is really very long tho- I would rather complete the Monogatari series

. . .

[topaz linden]

At least from what I've seen of Stay night and UBW before dropping both...
Basically one long FFA tournament arc.
Hence the God of High School comparison lol

[smoky maple]

Yeah...I think so too....

[topaz linden]

Monogatari is its own thing. Cant really compare it to much

[smoky maple]

@topaz linden You should try watching Touken Ranbu tho- it is from Ufotable but rather short and interesting anime

[smoky maple]

Ikr! Monogatari is already really popular in Japan..either way the west community may proabably make it look like a really bad anime tho

[topaz linden]

Hm, ill add it to the list. Not particularly a fan of Ufotable's story directing tho (no offense to their S tier animation team)

[smoky maple]

Mhm I see! i hate how Demon Slayer and The Fate Series are the most popular animes of Ufotable rather than the fact having a bit bland story ...yet the animation is OP

[topaz linden]

It's in the top 20 anime on MAL 🤷🏻‍♂️ think its pretty popular in the west too

Though they had to localize a lot for the jokes lol

[smoky maple]

Oh...Yeah

[smoky maple]

Mhm I agree

[topaz linden]

Personal favorite being the "a cat will do" reference

The original was a somewhat obscure Japanese pun about laziness and cats paws

[smoky maple]

Wait really?

[topaz linden]

The original Japanese idiom more or less translates to "I'd even use a cats hands". Basically meaning that "I'm so busy, even the littlest of help will do"

Monogatari EN sub went with a cultured reference instead

[smoky maple]

OH MY GAH...That is awesome tho

[topaz linden]

Its a pretty good localization, ngl

Keeps the intent while making it a reference westerners will understand. And keeps the cat pun as well

https://youtu.be/on6v8hpjDr0
Their adaption of the cat tongue twister is also great 😂

[elder sorrel]

Are there any people who would rate other people's anime lists? (talking about MAL)

[solar dew]

Uhh, I can give you some hot takes on your opinion

I've seen like 720 plus anime so I think I can give a wide breadth of opinion

[shadow knot]

Assuming you have a MAL
I can give some insight on your score spread if you want.
I could delve into your tastes too if something strikes the eye but I probably won’t

Just gimme like an hour cuz I’m out rn

[elder sorrel]

Sure

gonna drop link here then anyways so you could check this later or smth
https://myanimelist.net/profile/AllForAll

[solar dew]

We have similar taste for the most part.

I dont have any issue with your scoring. Only thing I can say is you seem to like the same stuff I do (your 9s and 10s) so maybe you'll like stuff I like that you haven't seen

[topaz linden]

Surprised you rated the 2nd half of ReZero S2 higher than the first. I personally found that half to be a downgrade after the emotional release of ||the trials in the first half||

[solar dew]

I rated Re Zero season 2 higher than season 1

Season 1 made me rage a lot

It made me not even wanna continue Re Zero, but I was convinced to give it a try

[elder sorrel]

Well tbh
I added it to the list around month ago since i forgot to add this at the beginning and pretty much rushed score for it without remembering much (i watched that when it was airing before i even had MAL account)
I might consider giving 1st half of ReZero S2 9 instead of 8 and lowering down score of 2nd half of ReZero S2 then

The only thing which annoyed me was pretty much forced (imo) Ram x Roswaal relationship tbh

[topaz linden]

S1 had the better action/story, S2 had the better character acting imo.
S2 suffered a lot from lacking animation 😅 Which it mostly got away with because it was a less actiony arc, but it still bugged me compared to the stuff showcased in S1

The character acting was def the weaker part of S1 imo (for the MCs at least)

[topaz linden]

Ah, gotcha. And here I thought you were just an Emilia simp who scored that half higher cause she showed up more in it lol

[solar dew]

I really didn't like season 1 of Re Zero

Season 2 was better for me simply because I stopped hating Subaru so much

I still dislike him, but he's tolerable

[topaz linden]

Totally understandable lol

I liked S1 in spite of Subaru

They managed to make him much more tolerable by S2 (tho he still annoys me a bit)

You can tell in S2 that their best animation talent was busy with Mushoku Tensei tho lol

[elder sorrel]

Is Monogatari series worth it?

I saw that its pretty much as extensive as fate series, which took me around 3 weeks to finish (except last encore since i saw that it got 6.28 score on MAL)

[shadow knot]

Haven't checked your list but just from that question I'd say so!

Just gimme like 10 more mins

[solar dew]

What does worth it mean?

I mean someone is gonna shill everything

And it may or may not be something you'll end up liking

That said, it's a dialogue heavy series and the text can move quick

It's not essential, but it's worthwhile

What's essential is Cowboy Bebop @elder sorrel

[elder sorrel]

I'm gonna give it a try someday
Also thanks for reminding me about this one anime's existance, since i forgot to add it to the list of planned animes

[solar dew]

I'd even put Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood before Monogatari

Now when we get to say Attack on Titan or Tokyo Revengers I'd say thats when you can prioritize Monogatari

The easiest anime I always throw out is Baccano

It's the answer to everything

[shadow knot]

Aight I'm free lets see what I'm dealing with

Ah, lots of 8s and 9s lol

[shadow knot]

I see a lot of typical picks. Your taste usually resides on the safe titles, which is alright because most of the highly acclaimed titles excels in what they pull off to reel in their fans.
As a JJBA fan I'm surprised you have Stardust Crusaders as your favourite part
Your lowest scores are safe takes too, ie. Satsuriku no Tenshi and Uzaki-chan.

Yeahhh nothing stands out too much overall. It's alright for someone having watched 100 entries

Sidenote: Your scores are definitely inflated not to worry a lot of people including myself awhile back are victim to this. Don't worry about it too much right now! When you watch more you'll have more options to adjust your score spread more accordingly

Recommendations: From your ptw watch Gurren Lagann and Zankyou no Terror
Outside of your ptw watch Penguindrum and Maquia

[elder sorrel]

Thank you very much
Yeah, ik that A LOT of mine scores are inflated for sure, but for now i haven't watched that much craps to actually appreciate or dissapreciate the shows which i had watched
I'm gonna do as you said and aim for Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann right after i'll finish The rising of the shield hero

[shadow knot]

Poggers

Yeah definitely check out Gurren Lagann it’s like my number 1 favourite anime!

[humble gulch]

Guys what's the name of this anime

[shadow knot]

Fruits Basket

[humble gulch]

THANK YOU

But man

There's a lot about fruit basket tho

Is there a specific watch order?

[shadow knot]

Nope

Just first, second and final season

[humble gulch]

Mkay

That anime better not destroy my heart bro

[solar dew]

https://youtu.be/U_Ry2dM0B34

Yipee

https://myanimelist.net/anime/44586/Kakushigoto_Movie

🤔

No one ever talks about Kakushigoto

smh

[shadow knot]

Smh

[humble gulch]

Sony now owns crunchyroll and funimation
https://www.engadget.com/sony-completes-crunchyroll-acquisition-220920170.html

Katsu & Ketsu users rn:

[solar dew]

Sony finalized the deal?

Oof

[humble gulch]

Yes

[solar dew]

Well it was approved a few months ago so it makes sense

Some folks really hate Cruncyroll subs

Especially the whole Nagatoro thing

[humble gulch]

It wasn't
They were negotiating months ago
Now it got finalized
And Sony now owns crunchyroll

[solar dew]

I do agree that Crunchyroll is too liberal with their translations

Hmm

[humble gulch]

I just hope that they continue some of their originals
Like tower of god

[solar dew]

I thought Cruncyroll bought Funimation this year

And the above was finalizing that

[humble gulch]

No lol

Crunchyroll can't buy funimation when funimation is owned by Sony

That's like trying to buy the white house
No matter how much money u got, you won't be able to buy it

[solar dew]

I thought they were merging though

Meh. Let's wait a year and see what happens

But either way I miss fan subs

[humble gulch]

Sony would probably merge them

[ember cairn]

[smoky maple]

fruits basket...though it seems not that interesting to me I would kinda recommend it if you like Rom-com animes

[smoky maple]

I actually saw this...and that neko is really very cute tho-

[topaz linden]

Mmk, I don't normally go out of my way to make LN recommendations, but man, this one was really unique.
The Executioner and Her Way of Life's the name 👀

Pretty damn good

[fossil mesa]

Demn

[topaz linden]

And so Sony absorbs another site into their anime empire

[ember cairn]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/789945271332503632/874468600218533948/222154323_2954978698099028_8498072330974860614_n.mp4

[spring iris]

Berserk is getting a new chapter!!!

It's going to be the last chapter the creator illustrated before he passed away.

Berserk is finally coming back after it's hiatus.

[topaz linden]

I know a lot of people say he sounds like Dio, but he always sounds juuuust on the edge of slipping into his Roswaal voice to me lol

[shadow knot]

If we delve into the acting

Takehito Koyasu’s tone is there

But obviously not forwardly powerful as his acting for Dio. Definitely more on the Roswaal side or even Zeke’s

I’m just basing my findings off this clip tho LMAO https://youtu.be/GuzQ9A0yydc

[topaz linden]

pretty accurate for the voice (tho what he's doing seems a bit different than usual lol)

[shadow knot]

[topaz linden]

Unrelated, but I've been binging through The Legend of Luoxiaohei...
Shit's pretty good man. Which was surprising to me since it's a Chinese animation 👀

Closest thing I could describe it with is a Ghibli plotline with Nichijou's style comedy and dramatic spikes in animation quality.

[shadow knot]

LOL nice

[elfin needle]

Good taste, you have

[solar dew]

Dragon Maid had another GOAT episode

Best show this season

So wholesome

[hot arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/zeke-jaeger-attack-on-titan-beast-titan-monke-gif-22183025

[shadow sleet]

a silent voice hits right in the feels

[charred vale]

https://tenor.com/view/fighting-goat-fight-kungfu-punching-gif-4869488

[ember cairn]

https://youtu.be/_9Mk9Y66mEo
@hard prairie

[hard prairie]

[hard prairie]

kek i watch it live lmao

chat be like "no future"

[ember cairn]

damn

[hard prairie]

https://youtu.be/u2GnAIYilxc

here another one "spongebabu"

[ember cairn]

Korone is too precious

[shadow knot]

Greatest Of All Time

[hard prairie]

[shadow knot]

[hard prairie]

[shadow knot]

https://twitter.com/AIR_News01/status/1425656308326297603?s=20

A.I.R (Anime Intelligence (and) Research) (@AIR_News01)

"The Tatami Galaxy" sequel novel "Yojohan Time Machine Blues" is receiving an anime adaptation (format not revealed).

• Director: Shingo Natsume
• Script: Makoto Ueda
• Character draft: Yusuke Nakamura
• Studio: Science SARU

https://t.co/ScrjlYq9Dl

https://t.co/Qf4xkWXIBn

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Twitter · Aug 12, 2021, 3:12 AM

LETS FUCKING GO

[brave parcel]

Let's goooooo

[languid hill]

Anyone watched Vanitas No Carte/The Case of Vanitas or reading the manga?

[shadow sleet]

Domestic girlfriend is the definition of uncomfortable

[shadow sleet]

the plot is nice but i have to watch my back everytime i watch it

[charred vale]

Domestic gf is the def of horny characters

[shadow sleet]

taboo and romance does not go well together

[ember cairn]

lmao, same kid

[topaz linden]

Still has the stupidest ending of any manga ive read

[shadow sleet]

[topaz linden]

It still pisses me off to this day 😅

The series was so close to almost redeeming itself into something worth reading

Then the author just went off the fucking deep end in the last seven chapters.

Watching the discord for that series break down over those seven weeks was quite an experience.

[median geyser]

HOLY SHIT WTF

[elfin needle]

Its actually happening

[shadow knot]

8bit

[topaz linden]

Their general production quality was pretty good with Slime 👀 main thing id be concerned with is their pacing issues/tendency to overcut source material.

[shadow knot]

They’re just fine with the Grisaia series

They’re surprisingly not bad with Stars Align

But Blue Lock’s heavy action innit. I just hope they can do well

[shadow sleet]

Tsuki ga kirei was a giant ad for LINE huh

[shadow knot]

But is it great tho? I’ve been meaning to watch it

[shadow sleet]

Yeah its pretty good

Middle school/highschool romance takes me back

[shadow knot]

Yea it's been on my mind for a while

I'll surely like it, the art and tranquil direction might be right up my alley

[shadow knot]

https://youtu.be/2PAOSbOW2Gg

Looks solid

[olive rover]

Looks dope

Top 5 strongest stands in your opinion?

(jojo)

[shadow knot]

Uhh

1. GER
2. Wonder of U
3. MiH
4. Tusk Act 4
5. Star Platinum cuz why not

No wait, replace 5 with "Soft and Wet"

Golden Experience Requiem is the only entry I put that's already adapted into an anime and will always remain as the strongest stand no matter what

[olive rover]

Soft and wet I see

And wonder of u

Most lists that I have seen go like

1. GER
2. MiH
3. Tusk act4
4. D4c
5. The world over heaven/ King crimson / heaven's door

Nice to see a new list

[olive rover]

Does this make part 5 boring? Because the mc is just so op

[shadow knot]

That's a last episode thing tho

[olive rover]

Oh okay

Like with star platinum in stardust

[shadow knot]

Yeah when all of a sudden he got time stop

[olive rover]

I see

Niceee

[shadow knot]

Lots of arguments/excuses can be made for it but honestly I'm fine with it

[olive rover]

Hmm I heard part 5 is quite good

Idk why people liked part 4 so much

It's quite great

But not better than part 3 imo

[shadow knot]

Personally Part 4's my favourite yea LMAO

[olive rover]

Oh lol

I see

[shadow knot]

Part 3 can be a drag at times

[olive rover]

Hmm

[shadow knot]

But the second cour was great

[olive rover]

Yeah

I think it's just that in part 3 they kept traveling

And in part 4 they were in the same place throughout

So ig that's why I didn't like it

Mori Mori Mori loved this tho

[shadow knot]

It's really the same format every episode or 2 for Stardust Crusaders

But I can get that because it's introducing the whole point of Stands

[olive rover]

Hmmm

Yeah

[shadow knot]

Where it's all figuring out the opponent's stand abilities

For DiU I really loved the vibrant colors and wonderous vibes in Morioh

[olive rover]

Yeah I get it

So u r saying it doesn't get better then diu in your opinion?

[shadow knot]

It's a tad better than Part 5 imo

Still great

I think Part 6's the same too but honestly Part 7 is the zenith of Araki's career

Part 8 is the pinnacle of bizarreness it's really testing the fans at that point

[olive rover]

I see

Thanks for letting me know

[shadow knot]

Np

[solar dew]

3>4>2>5>1

[shadow knot]

Might be 7 > 4 > 2 > 6 > 5 > 3 > 8 > 1 for me,
8’s subject to change because I only read 11 chapters but I kinda know the story already

Depending on 6’s anime that’s also gonna change

[brave parcel]

This is exactly my rankings as well

Except I haven't read 8 yet

[brave parcel]

Haven't heard about that one on number 2 but that seems really OP if it's above MiH and tusk act 4

[shadow knot]

Yeah I'm telling you I ain't seen lots of fans who read Jojolion

Wonder of U is actually cracked

[languid hill]

How y'all doing

[shadow knot]

doing fine

[languid hill]

Gud

Vanitas anyone

Yea are you guys currently watching or reading Vanitas No Carte

[shadow knot]

nah I don't really plan to

[solar dew]

Hot Take coming tonight

🍿

[shadow knot]

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Twitter · Aug 12, 2021, 4:15 PM

I already know about Wit

BUT KING GNU LETS FUCKING GO

[solar dew]

The review/rant will be spicy

🍿

[solar dew]

It's interesting how there is a lot of anime out there that deal with time travel, but the anime that's most well known for it is Steins Gate

Even Steins Gate 0 and it's spin-offs and movies don't quite capture the masterpiece of the original series

Yet, the concept of time travel is still a concept that surely other anime out there can do well right?

For some odd reason, I just slept on an anime that dealt with time travel and I just didn't want to watch the anime I keep delaying in San Gatsu season 2.... so I picked one that I happened to somehow live under a rock on

Boku Dake Ga Inai or simply Erased which is how ill refer to it going forward

My anime rambles are fun in nature, but I typically watch obscure stuff so this one I feel will have enough folks able to follow my hot takes. I don't want to flood the chat so I'll keep it to my main opinions

1. This anime is not Steins Gate. Time travel anime that aren't the original Steins Gate have horrible execution and it feels like a gimmick.

2. This anime has nice visuals and animation for its time (A1 Pictures), it is perhaps the biggest thing going for it.

3. The plot and story is a cluster. The plot is so 1 dimensional and predictable it makes you do a double take in questioning what the anime purpose is.

4. I admit it, even though the story is a cluster and predictable, I still wanted to watch it because it had enough of a hook for me to want to know how it wraps up. And I was utterly disappointed with the ending. Had the ending not been such a disappointment, I would have called this a decent anime.

5. This anime is jarring. It tries to put something together to touch your emotions and create a bond with characters... but its a mess. Everything feels so flat.

6. If you haven't seen this anime, I still think it's worth experiencing for yourself because the genre and the themes are interesting. Just god awful execution and predictability make this a really complicated feeling for me.

Final Thoughts: I'm sure someone has a different opinion from me, but this was a really difficult anime for me to really know how to feel about. Like I somehow skipped the anime despite it appearing to be an anime that I would normally like, but it just made me disappointed because I feel like I got an empty box. I don't regret watching this, but this anime really leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Enjoy the "hot takes"

🍿

[shadow knot]

oh nice

as I was typing I see Jake too 👀

[topaz linden]

First thought that comes to mind is Vivy 👀

[shadow knot]

Ok but for Erased I think everyone would agree with most of the points

Satoru's mom is one of the goated moms out there tho

The characterization and concepts are pretty neat

[topaz linden]

(Tho admittingly, thats more of the initial event than an active part of Vivy's plot)

(||outside of spoilers of course||)

[shadow knot]

ya

Vivy gets the job done

[solar dew]

Yeah I been picking anime lately that require me to have "hot takes" lately

[topaz linden]

Yee. Time travel without getting bogged down in trying to explain/make time travel make sense lol

The best kind

[shadow knot]

What's your definition of a "hot take" btw?

[solar dew]

If Eva tomorrow somehow pisses me off. I'll abstain from doing so because that's too recent and I'd spoil crap.

I know it's out right now, but I gotta sleep

[topaz linden]

Stuff that tries to explain the mechanics of time travel or make it an active part of the plot seem to suffer a lot from making things too complicated

[shadow knot]

I only watched 14 minutes of it I ain't finna watch 2.5 hours rn

[topaz linden]

Eva is recent?

[solar dew]

A raw opinion that doesn't sugar coat it to making others feel good

The new movie just came out

[shadow knot]

Ah got it that makes a lot of sense

[solar dew]

But im sleeping I got a busy day tomorrow

[shadow knot]

Cuz I thought hot takes mean "controversial takes" lmao

[topaz linden]

Ah, gotcha. Didnt know new Eva stuff was still getting made lol

[solar dew]

No, it's just my raw opinion at the moment I finish an anime

When something makes me wanna rant, I do it here

🍿

Cause my raw opinions are so off the grind from the user base here

🍿

[shadow knot]

Erased's manga fleshed out everything and fixed the ending but I'd say still on the decent to good category

Anime was pretty cool and it gets the job done aside from the predictable twist and rushed ending

[solar dew]

It makes me feel empty inside

Like I got an Amazon package. I open it and it's just air.

Nothing inside

[shadow knot]

I remember some people hating it because "omg Kayo x Satoru didn't happen" like stfu are you really gonna wait 15 years???

[solar dew]

Well, it's jarring

The whole anime just makes me scratch my head

It's like the plot had no idea what it wanted to do

The ending was a cluster regardless of shipping

If this is how folks feel about Your Name, I guess that's how I feel about Erased

A1 Pictures did its job

But it felt like a trap

lol

[shadow knot]

I just didn't like the anime ending

[solar dew]

And I get it, someone out there loves Erased

[shadow knot]

Everything else was fine

ik a lot including myself who felt Kayo's tears when Satoru's mom gave her food

it was so touching

[solar dew]

Until you realize it means nothing in the end

[shadow knot]

Again, didn't like the anime ending

[solar dew]

I won't say it's jump the shark, but it was clear to me what the story was trying to do from almost episode 1 or 2

I was like ||This is Persona 4||

[shadow knot]

heh

I mean you already know what you're getting into from the end of the first episode

Just a simple time travel mystery but how it unravels makes it fun to watch

Wait what did you even give it

[solar dew]

I guess we can agree to disagree

I'm torn with the anime

But to me. This is Aldnoah Zero bad so it got the same score. 4/10.

[shadow knot]

Oh nice

I gave it a decent 6 to 6.5

[solar dew]

Something below a 5 is rare

I dont like watching anime like that anymore

So I went in with good faith

[topaz linden]

Aw man, Aldnoah Zero aint good? Loved the soundtrack from it, was meaning to check it out 👀

[solar dew]

Kanojo mo Kanojo will be less than a 5

[shadow knot]

Aldnoah looks solid

[solar dew]

But otherwise I try to avoid bad anime

[shadow knot]

I'd say give it a try Jake

[solar dew]

Yeah, that's what I mean by hot takes

[topaz linden]

Understandable. Still gonna watch all of it tho. I find it good "turn your brain off" dumb shit to watch over lunch/dinner lol

[solar dew]

I've got very different opinions from everyone here in this channel

[shadow knot]

So it is the actual definition

hot takes = controversial opinions

[shadow knot]

I do say this hits harder than Shinkai's whole filmography

[solar dew]

It's raw opinions without regarding someone else's opinion

There's a reason I couldn't provide a ramble on White Album 2 after all

🍿

Well I did, but I didn't give the final thoughts after finishing

[shadow knot]

These are what my friends think of Aldnoah lmao

[solar dew]

Yeah Aldnoah is something else

It makes me angry

Very angry

Erased is just sadness

Like my rambles are in good fun

I dont intend to hurt anyone

They're just popcorn

[shadow knot]

Yeah it's fine like imo it's personally appreciation for the whole drama structure and directing because just the little things makes me smile and shit, also having played the visual novel back then it's fucking gorgeous

[solar dew]

If you like what I hate that's perfectly fine with me

[shadow knot]

But I do say no other love triangles hit it off like WA2/Oregairu does

[solar dew]

I just like having my raw opinions written somewhere right as I finish them

[shadow knot]

Wait have you even checked out Oregairu

Maybe do give it a try as it's more grounded in the setting

It may be dialogue heavy tho so that might be your make or break

[solar dew]

For some stupid reason I thought you were talking about Oreimo

Not SNAFU

[shadow knot]

Imagine telling someone to watch Oreimo

[solar dew]

And i did watch SNAFU

[shadow knot]

What did you think

[solar dew]

I seen too much anime

For some dumb reason the anike is inconsistent

Maybe because of the studio changes

Like Date A Live

Can't keep 1 studio

[shadow knot]

Oh man

.feel >>>>>>>>>>>>> Brain's Base

[solar dew]

Season 1 had a charm to it style wise

And then they went with a worse art direction

I think 3 studios coveted it cause the third season looked different from season 2

[shadow knot]

Even if they completely shifted away from the character models looking more similarly to the LN designs
Personally I was more enticed with .feel's

[solar dew]

Well. Maybe just 2 studios

[shadow knot]

S2 and S3 is all .feel

[solar dew]

But either way. The series is super inconsistent

[shadow knot]

S1's Brain's Base and the whole setting kinda puts me at sleep

[solar dew]

S1 had an artistic charm to it

[shadow knot]

Eh it kept reminding me of DRRR/Baccano

And those were a chore to watch

As much as I wanted to appreciate the format it delivers it was pretty hard

[solar dew]

S1 reminds me of that anime I watched before white album

[shadow knot]

Penguindrum?

lol

[solar dew]

Saekano

[topaz linden]

Will probably still check it out then. Just cause its an excuse for more Sawano soundtrack 👀

[twilit ridge]

ya'll wanna see a buff dude?

[shadow knot]

o wrong ping message?

[twilit ridge]

@solar dew Im in love with you

lets get married

right now

[shadow knot]

BRUH

I'm out

[solar dew]

🤔

[topaz linden]

Woops, yeh. Meant the one before that with your friends scores lol

[solar dew]

Yeah I'm gonna sleep soon

[twilit ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/xenoblade-reyn-bonk-riki-smack-gif-18982146

https://tenor.com/view/reyn-xenoblade-my-beloved-reyn-xenoblade-reyn-time-gif-21801469

please

[shadow knot]

LMAO

[twilit ridge]

give me a chance

[shadow knot]

Who's mans

[solar dew]

Is it funny that I haven't played the Switch Remaster?

[topaz linden]

Depends. They got that side chesto?

[twilit ridge]

yeah

https://tenor.com/view/saido-chesto-anime-muscle-how-heavy-are-the-dumbbells-you-lift-naruzo-machio-gif-16152893

[shadow knot]

Saido Chesto moment

[twilit ridge]

this dude^

[solar dew]

Xenoblade is still my favorite game though

[twilit ridge]

same

[solar dew]

But the Wii version

[twilit ridge]

I have mine on 3ds

yeah😔

[shadow knot]

Yeah I think I'm familar with the Sawano tracks in the series too. Do give it a watch but lmk how the ending goes because the 1.5 guy claims it as the worse anime ending in history and I'm curious

[solar dew]

Nintendo is really niche In discord

So i appreciate you @twilit ridge

[topaz linden]

Someone did a mashup of that and Persona's Never See It Comin and its still one of my favorite mashups
https://youtu.be/D94yoe5MmKI

[shadow knot]

WAIT

I've heard this!

[topaz linden]

Its a great workout song lol

[shadow knot]

Man you don't even know, if I had to choose an ecchi series I'd choose Danberu

It's one of my guilty favourites

[solar dew]

Anyways I sleep. Next hot take will be next week.

🍿

[shadow knot]

kk

[topaz linden]

Will let ya know then... someday, when I actually get around to it

[shadow knot]

solid

[topaz linden]

Hot take: it time for u to slep

[shadow knot]

That is indeed a hot take

Because everyone out here says "sleep is for the weak" like stfu 8 hrs is pog

[topaz linden]

See, thats just a common typo

Its not "sleep is for the weak"

Its "sleep is for the week"

24h a day, 7 days a week

Put me in a coma

[shadow knot]

pogger

[topaz linden]

How else are you supposed to spend the time between Kanajo mo Kanajo episodes?

Having a life? Dont be silly 👀

[shadow knot]

Finna disown my dad after that new episode

LMAO

Become an e-girl for life

ngl I actually laughed at that

[topaz linden]

Youtube girl lowkey gives me the same vibes as Vtubers in the Hololive animated skits lol

[shadow knot]

kek

[shadow sleet]

the singer for domestic girlfriends' songs Minami is really good tho

[shadow knot]

Minami’s amazing, we need more of her covering anime openings

[shadow sleet]

apparantly she deleted her past songs

[shadow knot]

Her YT only have 6 vids you can find a lot more of hers on a couple of music streams

There are some uploads you can find on YT tho

[topaz linden]

Minami is one of my favs. She deserved better than DomeKano lol

(tho admittingly, the OP of that show is done pretty well.)

[shadow sleet]

[topaz linden]

trash anime can have banger openings lol

[shadow knot]

So many good ops bad anime out there

[merry mason]

https://youtu.be/2PAOSbOW2Gg

[magic solstice]

Ah damn

Fellow blue lock fan

Yes, it's happenign

[topaz linden]

9anime's estimate timer says ~2h from now til it gets uploaded

dunno about legit sources

[olive rover]

yeah? whats it do?

[shadow knot]

Basically ||if you commit an act of “pursuit” you’ll fall into its “calamity”||

Considering it has infinite range and the Stand is remote

And that ||the definition of the word “pursuit” is very broad||
||Just even thinking about the Stand can get you killed||

Because what happens ||in “calamity” is that a bunch of nearby everyday objects will hurl towards you, just getting hit by them no matter their velocity can even kill you||

[olive rover]

Damn jojo stands are so broken man

[shadow knot]

Exactly bruh

2nd strongest Stand in the whole series

[humble gulch]

[shadow knot]

ger

[ember cairn]

Hououin Kyouma

[humble gulch]

Thank you

Wait

Why am I even saying thank you

LMAO

[ember cairn]

lmao

can this man voice a Genshin character?

[ember cairn]

this guy

[woeful sonnet]

steins gate

yes

its very good

[ember cairn]

yup

[languid hill]

Hello again

[lusty lark]

K

[late mauve]

Mal top 5

[spring iris]

How could they leave out Chrollo from HxH?

Razor is played by the same Jp va that plays Meruem in HxH.

[shadow knot]

Uh I don't know yo

Why didn't they include Pandora's Actor or Miya Atsumu?

[shadow knot]

EVA's 4th rebuild movie is quite something.
Overall all the movies are pretty interesting, except for the first cuz that's literally a 6 episode recap

So I guess that's it for the whole series

[solar dew]

I promised myself not to talk about the Eva movie, but its the first anime I've ever watched where I have no clue how to feel about it

So at the moment, I'm just gonna not think about it

[shadow knot]

Ah, you have no words as well I see

I could definitely say a lot of the production, the EVAs transitioning to CGI was kinda kek

[solar dew]

It's not a lack of words, it's just I don't know how I feel

[shadow knot]

but other than that it's awesome

[shadow knot]

Yep that's what I meant

[solar dew]

I can type something right now, but it won't meant anything

It's the first anime where I felt this way

And I promised myself I'd abstain from giving a full blown opinion on it right now since it's full of spoilers and whatnot

But this is one of the weirdest feelings I've had

Usually I have an understanding of whether or not I liked something or not

I'd like to say it's like Star Wars for a lot of people, but thats not how I feel at all

I thought it was a Star Wars modern Trilogy

Yeah... I'll sleep on it. At some point I'll figure out what to think about it

[shadow knot]

https://anilist.co/review/12910

Maybe read this if you want, looks in depth and can answer some of your thoughts

[peak wagon]

i dont- simp i swear...

COUGH UH IM NOT SIMPNG PLS

titanic but genshin impact:

[topaz linden]

Not familiar with that anime 🤔 what studio produced it?

[topaz linden]

Must be a new studio, never heard of them 🤔

[topaz linden]

Just took a look at /r/anime, the Weekly Top Charts were a bit surprising lol

It's a bit of a weird season 😂

[olive rover]

Slime always makes it

[topaz linden]

Somehow

Also, Villainess's most recent episode had some cursed shit lol

My personal favorite:

Lowkey, some of the ||genderbent characters were pretty fine. Geordo's reminded me of Saber of Red 👀 ||

Personal favorite being the Alan ||tsundere genderbend||

[elder sorrel]

Angel Beats is pretty much overrated
Change my mind.

Like fr
After 2 episodes i still don't get 90% of the plot

And i thought that 1st season of Fate/Zero was pretty much hard to understand
After seeing such abomination as Angel Beats i've changed my mind

[shadow knot]

Ah yes Angel Beats

[solar dew]

Outside of Dragon Maid, I dont get hype

I'm gonna use today to catch up to Tokyo Revengers

And then tomorrow pick a random anime to watch

[humble gulch]

[spring iris]

Images that precede misfortune events.

If you don't want to run into the god hand stay away from that thing

The word "eclipse" will never be the same for me again after reading Berserk.

[ember cairn]

but this isnt from season 2

[spring iris]

The crimson behelit from Berserk.

When it starts to cry you're done for.

[topaz linden]

Honestly, been a pretty tame season (outside of Dragon Maid being its great self as usual).
Have enjoyed Dungeon Black Company a lot more than I expected tho

Most of the other shows this season have largely been "that was decent" or just "meh". Not really any shockers/hype ones like the last two seasons

[charred vale]

Dragon maid has def been my fav

O

[shadow knot]

Fall 2021 is gonna be packed, I’m excited for it

[topaz linden]

too late, hit squad is on the way

[shadow knot]

It’s funny because for some reason I’m able to pick up 10 series this season which I thought I wouldn’t

[topaz linden]

It's gonna be packed, but tbh, with most of them I'm taking a "wait and see" approach. Jahy sama ended up being a bit of a let down, so im not getting myself too hyped up for the new adaptions until I see them.

That being said... very hyped for Mushoku Tensei S2

[shadow knot]

I already got my eyes on 4 series I’ll definitely watch

• Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu
• Ousama Ranking
• Takt Op. Destiny
• Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru (Redo’s author )

[topaz linden]

yee, definitely got a few that I'll for sure watch. Just not getting myself hyped for the new ones til I see for myself how well they do them

[shadow knot]

I saw that

Ousama Ranking and maybe Takt’s probably my most anticipated new anime to look forward to next szn

[topaz linden]

Personally keeping an eye on:

• Mushoku Tensei, obviously. S1 was incredibly well done (and faithful to the source material even in the face of some really large criticism)
• Saihate no Paladin
• Komi-san
• World end Harem (for the culture of course...)

[shadow knot]

Nicee

I’ll probably pick up Komi-san too

[topaz linden]

that's one of the ones im more nervous about tbh

Saihate just needs a somewhat decent adaption to be good

but Komi-san's is a lot harder of a series to translate to animation

[shadow knot]

Yeah I can tell

I just know it’s just doing its thing because it’s practically pure comedy and no development

[topaz linden]

despite the name, its basically blue balls, the anime lol

Being teased, but not getting the fun that would satisfy the teasing

To summarize the premise:
Future advanced world. Dude gets MS, tells his gf to wait for him, and gets put into a coma until the medical super AI figures out a cure for MS.
Advance to 5 years later, dude is woken from the coma, told that 99.9% of the male population died from a virus, and he is one of only a few hundred remaining males alive (the vast majority of which are in cryo sleep because its too dangerous to release them).
He's told that he needs to help repopulate, but dude only wants to be with his GF.
Cue the longest stretch of blue balls imaginable as they try and convince him to cooperate.

(Despite the gimmicky nature of the premise, it does have an actual sci-fi thriller story underneath that plays off the goofyness of the situation very well. But the initial premise is goofy af lol)

someone actually watches those? 😅

I feel like we'd be here quite a while if you tried to 😅

[spring iris]

Not really. When the behelit starts to cry. The eclipse happens. And the eclipse was very disturbing.

It's not a baby

It's a red orb

[digital spoke]

I got scared.

I'm enjoying it so much more each episode @shadow knot

and they made the most recent episode of Bokutachi no Remake a recap LMFAO

[shadow knot]

Remake's an oof, wanted a new episode but we got a recap instead

But yay you're enjoying it more!

[digital spoke]

yesh it took a few episodes though- I think I didn't really get the direction it was trying to go in from the beginning

[shadow knot]

mhm

[ember cairn]

uhh... the last Idaten episode was kinda weird

[spring iris]

But anime is life

[ember cairn]

the production value is pretty good tho

[shadow knot]

MAPPA moment

[solar dew]

I'm getting jaded with anime

I'm looking at the next season of fall anime and I'm not seeing anything that catches my eye beyond Date A Live luckily

[topaz linden]

Seems like a return to normal anime seasons lol

The first two this year spoiled us

[smoky maple]

Meh...

Am i the only one who thinks that Bones Studio should release the 4th season of Bungou Stray Dogs already??

[olive rover]

Can't wait for stone ocean man

Wanna c weather report

[true linden]

sonny boy is getting slept on damn

[peak wagon]

send this if u get insulted by a random idiot

[topaz linden]

y tho

I cant tell if that black bit on the left is his eye or eyebrow

[minor grove]

anime suggestions pls i like demon slayer jujutsu kaisen and konosuba

[true linden]

re:zero?

[minor grove]

did the message disapper or u deleted it?

[topaz linden]

ye, accidentally posted it before I was done typing lol

[topaz linden]

Don't know how many of these you've seen since most are fairly popular, but going off of those three...

• Mob Psycho 100 - Great story, nearly OPM levels of animation, and some great comedy to match
• Love is War - Peak rom com, with an emphasis more on the comedy than the romance.
• Overly Cautious Hero - Lots of visual comedy, and a pretty decent story too.
• Love, Chuunibyou, and Other Delusions - Good amount of comedy, mixed in with some nice character writing.
• Beyond the Boundary - Hunting down supernatural spirits like JJK, some really good story and pretty good visuals as well.

Dungeon Black Company is currently airing still, but gives a pretty strong Konosuba vibe to me. MC reminds me of Kazuma, but competent.

[minor grove]

thx

[spring iris]

I could recommend some if you like: Gintama, FMAB, Violet Evergarden, Saga of Tanya the Evil, Monster and Cardcaptor Sakura and Berserk 1997.

Even though Berserk 1997 is overall a B anime. But the manga is the GOAT. The manga is a definite must read.

[shadow knot]

Are these the only 3 anime that you watched? Cuz if that’s so then I can shoot you some good mainstreams

[minor grove]

aot konosuba demon slayer jujutsu kaisen and pokemon only

[shadow knot]

Solid solid, I’ll shoot you some

• One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100
  First one is a parody of the shōnen formula, the other is a coming of age, also recommended by Jake. Definitely check those out
• Code Geass
  Onslaught paramilitary series delivering twists and turns in an action oriented war. You can’t help but acknowledge the commanding presence LeLouch has to offer.
• My Hero Academia
  The charm lies in the character appeals and sentimental inducing fights. It’s got a mixed fanbase, but the popularity lies within these reasons and it’s a solid series for a newcomer.

Some comedies you can check out: Grand Blue, Prison School, and Saiki K

@minor grove if you like jjk, demon slayer and konosuba you might like most of these titles ^^^

[minor grove]

thx i'll watch these

[shadow knot]

[digital spoke]

This season has been pretty disappointing imo but I think there's quite a few I'll enjoy in the fall 👀

I'll still be watching them all like usual but I don't think it's only limited to a few shows that'll pique interest

[topaz linden]

honestly surprised slime s2 would be your go-to for your "one anime episode" to watch each week lol

like, I'm watching it cause Im a big fan of the manga/ln, but this part of s2 is the most boring arc

To be fair, the first two seasons hold up pretty well. I gave them an 8. Its only around 4ish that the plot starts slowing down a lot

But man, if they can make it past this current arc and get just one more season, the manga goes a little crazy after the current anime arc

This week's was cursed lol

👀

sidenote: ||Spoiler marking|| your comments doesnt keep anything from not getting spoiled if ya dont at least say what series you're talking about lol

[shadow knot]

https://tenor.com/view/siesta-drunk-the-detective-is-already-dead-tantei-wa-mo-shindeiru-tantei-ep7-gif-22715938

One of the highlights in Tanmoshi’s new episode

[woeful sonnet]

oppai

[mighty cape]

yea, they’re really nice

[humble gulch]

Woah I sent that in August 3rd 😭

[mighty cape]

i was replying to your message

[solar dew]

A proper impressions

[humble gulch]

ik
But damn, did u scrolled all the way up???

My respect for you 📈📈

[shadow knot]

boutta scroll through the first ever message in this channel and reply to it

[woeful sonnet]

like this one?

[shadow knot]

lmfao why December packed with vtubers in this channel back then

Here I'll go with this one:

yooo I agree, Kaiji's really amazing

[humble gulch]

LMAO YOU WONT

@shadow knot you can easy do so, wanna know how?

[shadow knot]

I already know how

[shadow knot]

but this dude did it already for me so I don't have to

[topaz linden]

Sept-December was all HololiveEN hype lol

was crazy

[brave parcel]

This was also originally a vtuber channel actually

[shadow knot]

ooh interesting

[topaz linden]

Simp-ler times

[shadow knot]

[solar dew]

Okay the final impressions

Kono Sekai no Katasumi Ni

It's solid.

It's a lengthy movie that deals with WWII era Japan

It's not like Grave of Fireflies in the sense of trying to make you cry, but a slice of life story of a young woman

It's not an anime that like blows your mind I'm how awesome it is, but a sobering and historical movie

I would call it niche for this server, but its an anime that's sorta an artform. It was done by MAPPA so the animation is great.

It really picks up during that last hour so if you find the pacing weird at the begging or not like the characters, just give it time.

[shadow knot]

oh In This Corner Of The World or sum like that

[solar dew]

Yeah that's the English name

I personally liked it much more than Grave of Fireflies

[shadow knot]

I already know I'll like it more

cuz Grave Of The Fireflies I thought it was just "good" and that's it

[solar dew]

They both fine films, but Katasumi does things that I appreciate

[shadow knot]

yh definitely fine

but katasumi's vibes do be right up my alley

[solar dew]

I know Wind Rises can be seen as a WWII anime film too, but I dont really see it that way

Superb animation and artstyle helps it a ton

But the story really hits it out of the park

It takes an hour to get good

But when it does you understand

I'm going to review my opinions on Ghibli films

I will do that this week

[shadow knot]

I need to watch more of em

[solar dew]

I'm worried that I hold them on a pedestal for being Ghibli films and not on their own

Kyoani is probably the most fanboyish for me

But I know I can't remove that bias

[shadow knot]

I think Porco Rosso's my favourite and Kiki might be my least favourite for Ghibli

Princess Mononoke was about to be my fav but I think the ending was a bit anticlimatic for me personally

[solar dew]

Nausicaa, Spirited Away, and Princess Mononke are top tier for me

[shadow knot]

I gotta watch Nausicaa

What do you think about Howl's Moving Castle?

I acc liked it awhile back

[solar dew]

It's over-rated imo

[shadow knot]

fair

[solar dew]

But overrated is fine

I sorta put it with Castle in the Sky and Kikis and Porco

I'm the biggest hater of Totoro

I didnt watch that movie as a kid and I still think even if I did I wouldn't like it

[shadow knot]

Yeah my friends kinda think Totoro's just doin its thing nothing too special

[solar dew]

But what I mean by need to reevaluate.... I hold Wind Rises really high cause of Anno

[shadow knot]

He directed it?

[solar dew]

He's the main voice actor

Anno helped make Nausicaa too

Well, Wind Rises holds a special place in my heart

It's not just Anno

But if it wasn't a Ghibli films or Anno... I question it

Castle in the Sky is another film I got some sus on

I wanna view these films for what they are and remove that Ghibli bias

[minor grove]

jujutsu kaisen only 24 episodes?

[fast relic]

hey, has anyone here watched kakegurui? can u tell me how it was?

[minor grove]

same question

[fast relic]

yep only 1 season but there is an upcoming movie and season 2

[smoky maple]

JJBA,Bungou Stray Dogs, Houseki no kuni(top tier animation also a must watch), Tokyo Revengers, Fullmetal Alchemeist

[minor grove]

what's JJBA?

[topaz linden]

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

[smoky maple]

Jojo's Bizzare Adventures

[solar dew]

I'm gonna watch Jujitsu this week 🍿

[smoky maple]

Noice

Read the manga too if you have the time

[ember cairn]

[mint whale]

[split tartan]

Hmm for me my fav ghibli movie is howls moving castle (wow so original lol) and kikis delivery service because they’re just so nostalgic to me and when I was younger I’d be watching them on repeat for hours on end lol

[elder sorrel]

I feel like im the only one here who's not into vtubers

[digital spoke]

they really gonna make a Anohana sequel or am I capping?

[shadow knot]

Yeah that 10 year thing

I’m more interested in Okada’s new movie animated by MAPPA

As much as I dislike most of the director’s works, I see MAPPA and I’m like oh bet rofl

But fingers crossed hoping the character writing would be passable to say the least

[shadow knot]

It’s anime related so.

[old yacht]

https://twitter.com/hololive_En/status/1427436298529218565

hololive Official (@hololive_En)

[Press Release]
🎉The Five Members of Hololive English -Council- to Begin Activities From Tuesday, August 17!🎉

JP: https://t.co/G28vK5Vlv2
EN: https://t.co/Q3AJSj3YON

#ホロライブ #holoCouncil #hololiveEnglish

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Twitter · Aug 17, 2021, 1:05 AM

[topaz linden]

Middle one just looks like Ollie in a cheerleader oufit to me tbh

[old yacht]

Completely different

also

4/5 of the illustrators are fgo artists

The Takeover has begun

[digital spoke]

why they making an Anohana sequel we don't need one

[shadow knot]

^

[solar dew]

It's not an anime, just a reading

I'm gonna assume it's just fan service

[topaz linden]

Idk man... I can't be the only one who sees it lol

they def both have the punk rock look going for them. Curious to see their personality tho

[shadow knot]

Exposed shoulder tops and both hairdos got a resemblence

I would've thought btec Ollie too tbf

[topaz linden]

she even has the sword lol

(but yeh, more characters like Ollie are always great. Love her stuff)

[wheat karma]

yeah just leave it on a high note

[old yacht]

#FREEKRONII

[topaz linden]

https://tenor.com/view/animaniacs-yakko-warner-unfortunately-i-have-no-idea-who-that-is-i-have-no-idea-who-that-is-who-is-that-gif-19543126

[old yacht]

her mama is arco wada btw

big name

[topaz linden]

ah.

no idea who either of those people are

what are we freeing them from?

[old yacht]

just spreading the message

[topaz linden]

what message tho

[olive rover]

Jojo part 9 announced?

[wheat karma]

araki is a damn vampire

[olive rover]

Ikr

[true willow]

https://twitter.com/mangamogurare/status/1427546859514515457?s=21

Manga Mogura RE (@MangaMoguraRE)

"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 9" tentatively titled "JOJO LANDS" by Hirohiko Araki will start after a short break.

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Twitter · Aug 17, 2021, 8:24 AM

[ember cairn]

[topaz linden]

Oof, saw it in one of the anime reddit threads and had to check for myself...

Apparently Peach Boy Riverside is airing its episodes out of order, intentionally

From the ones out so far:
EP01 > 02
EP02 > 03
EP03 > 09
EP04 > 01
EP05 > 07
EP06 > 08
EP07 > 04
EP08 > 10

Apparently, the director didnt want to end in the middle of an arc, so they rearranged the episodes to give it a "more climatic" ending

[shadow knot]

LOL HUH

Oh wait actually tho Tanmoshi is kinda doing the same thing too, just skewing the arc orders

[topaz linden]

It's the weirdest thing 😅 I get that it's "artistic choice", but I dont like it at all

[shadow knot]

Reminds me of The Way Of The Househusband where the animation is the director's intention

Which honestly it doesn't work well in the anime

[shadow knot]

[ruby forge]

@worldly minnow yes double ping

ep 38 of code geass

why

code geass spoiler ||why did shirley die||

[minor grove]

which anime should i watch? im a beginner kakegurui bungo stray dogs seraph of the end or my hero academia

[mighty cape]

uhhh I'd recommend Jujustu Kaisen

https://tenor.com/view/jujutsu-kaisen-gif-19639158

[minor grove]

done watching it

[mighty cape]

well damn.

uh

💀

[shadow knot]

I think out of these 4, My Hero Academia is the most solid option

Considering it’s a nice mainstream series to start for a beginner

But if you’re feeling a bit more then Bungou Stray Dogs and Seraph Of The End are fine picks too

Kakegurui’s a bit cray cray but entertaining nonetheless

[wheat karma]

noragami

watch it

[smoky maple]

@violet oyster

[violet oyster]

yes

[smoky maple]

I said I was watching Touken Ranbu Katsugeki- do you know about that anime?

[violet oyster]

i dont think so

[smoky maple]

Ok ...

[violet oyster]

i kinda dont watch anime that regularly

[smoky maple]

Welp same.

[violet oyster]

cause genshin

[smoky maple]

Mhm...i understand

[violet oyster]

but i still read manga from a time to time

[smoky maple]

Which mangas??

[violet oyster]

i got some physical ones

[smoky maple]

Oh...

[violet oyster]

im collecting death note first

[smoky maple]

That anime is originally a game tho- since it was animated by Ufotable and has got a few references in other animes, i guess that anime is way more popular in Japan tho

[smoky maple]

Noice

[violet oyster]

whats the plot?

i mean the main goal of the protag or something

[ember cairn]

omg, what the fuck is happening here?
Nagatoro chapter 88 spoilers

this face is precious tho

[smoky maple]

Main plot..goes like there is a squad of Five men who are probably(?) From the future, and their main motive is to prevent history from being damaged by a Certain demon organisation, which causes all of the problems, I would reccomend that anime tho-

[smoky maple]

Wasn't this manga like...wtf is going on...

Always??

[smoky maple]

Cuties

[ember cairn]

||but now we have 2 groups||
||one is trying to "protect" senpai's V-card, the other is trying to "protect" his love ||

[smoky maple]

oh...i see

[violet canopy]

Tokyo revengers is damn good, plot wise of course