Great Pretender: 9/10
It's very funny and the genius behind it makes it even more enjoyable to watch
It's very funny and the genius behind it makes it even more enjoyable to watch
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity: 7/10: this got into the manga top 50, and I have read the entire top 50 and I want it to keep it that way, so I had to read this
cute romance manga, I don't like the premise very much tho, I still think it's good and there really isn't anything that rubs me off the wrong way
cute romance manga, I don't like the premise very much tho, I still think it's good and there really isn't anything that rubs me off the wrong way
The Greatest Estate Developer: (Ongoing): 6/10: It starts with a interesting premise but doesn't really explores it at all and it just devolves into generic shounen
Violet Evergarden 9/10 its not my type of anime but holy fuck its breathtaking for what it is, i can easily see others giving it a 10/10 but i havent watched the movie yet and the ending feels slightly unsatisfactory ill edit once im done, highly recommend others to watch this its great
EDIT: PEAK 10/10 MOVIE EVERYTHING 10/10 HOLY FUCK IM CRYING HELP
EDIT: PEAK 10/10 MOVIE EVERYTHING 10/10 HOLY FUCK IM CRYING HELP
forgot about this thread
No home (dropped): 4/10: want to read more manwha, and got excited because this is a highly rated non-action manwha, but I just didn't enjoy it, a lof things are just mentioned and dropped, it's WAYYYYY too long, it doesn't do anything too special, the art is mid, on itself, the manwha is not bad, if it were shorter I would have finished and maybe given it a 6, but i'm not reading 270 chapters of this (read 104)
No home (dropped): 4/10: want to read more manwha, and got excited because this is a highly rated non-action manwha, but I just didn't enjoy it, a lof things are just mentioned and dropped, it's WAYYYYY too long, it doesn't do anything too special, the art is mid, on itself, the manwha is not bad, if it were shorter I would have finished and maybe given it a 6, but i'm not reading 270 chapters of this (read 104)
The Earth-san Has Leveled Up! (ongoing): 8/10: read this because it's the only CGDCT + action manga that exists, and honestly, i'm surprised by how much I enjoyed it, it's very cliche and not very deep but it was honestly such a fun read I don't know why, those girls were having FUN
The Boy and the Heron: 9/10: this movie is good, it's less adventure heavy and more slow and relaxing which is the style of ghibli I enjoy the most, I think it's very good
The Boy and the Heron: 9/10: this movie is good, it's less adventure heavy and more slow and relaxing which is the style of ghibli I enjoy the most, I think it's very good
what the fuck is wrong with you52ww wrote: 810i
Gushing Over Magical Girls
9/10
Summer Time Rendering: 9/10: Really good time travel anime, art is peak, the story is really good written, it's just good
I thought it was a pretty funny anime lol, i would recommend it to anyone who is fine with ecchiPatatitta wrote: 4y1w
what the fuck is wrong with you52ww wrote: 810i
Gushing Over Magical Girls
9/10
Summer Time Rendering: 9/10: Really good time travel anime, art is peak, the story is really good written, it's just good
BTOOOM! - 6/10
very mid
I have no fucking clue what anime you've seen, because it's neither comedy or ecchi, I think you're confusing something here52ww wrote: 810i
I thought it was a pretty funny anime lol, i would recommend it to anyone who is fine with ecchiPatatitta wrote: 4y1w
what the fuck is wrong with you52ww wrote: 810i
Gushing Over Magical Girls
9/10
Summer Time Rendering: 9/10: Really good time travel anime, art is peak, the story is really good written, it's just good
BTOOOM! - 6/10
very mid
Ghost Stories: 9/10: dubs are overhated, they can improve the viewing experience, this is the most extreme example, but yeah, it's important to dubs are good when everyone is hating on localizers
i just finished welcome to the nhk, im terrible with words and i cant express how many feelings i have about this but i will try
every single episode was great, especially episode 19, that touched my heart like you cant imagine as it is something im well to familiar about
i only cry because of fiction when i can relate perfectly with its characters and this was the case, if i saw this a few years ago i would have cried but rn i can hardly drop a tear for anything lmao
so guess who has a new favorite anime of all time
edit that no one asked for: i did cry. 7 days have ed and now i think i do understand this show, nhk has somehow given me an identity crisis, im going to talk about this with people irl so this doesnt eat me alive
every single episode was great, especially episode 19, that touched my heart like you cant imagine as it is something im well to familiar about
i only cry because of fiction when i can relate perfectly with its characters and this was the case, if i saw this a few years ago i would have cried but rn i can hardly drop a tear for anything lmao
so guess who has a new favorite anime of all time
edit that no one asked for: i did cry. 7 days have ed and now i think i do understand this show, nhk has somehow given me an identity crisis, im going to talk about this with people irl so this doesnt eat me alive
nhk is peak I agree
Ore to Akuma no Blues: 9/10: This is a really good manga about the life of real world musician Robert Johnson, who is famous for selling his soul to the devil in order to learn how to play the blues, the art is AMAZING, it feels like it's very inspired by taiyo matsumoto, the story hits, it's just pretty good, underrated IMO, anyways, my shock when I learned that this is the same mangaka as fucking prison school like how the FUCK do you transition from doing that to this like what the actual fuck dude
Mo Dao Zu Shi : 5/10: and now for the opposite scenario, this feels kinda overrated, it's a very long yaoi manhua that handles the yaoi very poorly and the rest of the plot is generic shounen. Thing is, if you're reading this, it's for the yaoi, you're NOT reading this for the action, and the actual yaoi is just pretty mid, they shy away from actually making the two main characters go out, i've heard that the manhua and anime censor a lot of stuff that happens in the novel due to this being a chinese work and all, but idk man
there is a lot of dissonance between those two aspects of the manhua too, you have art of the guys being really cool and edgy and being covered in blood and then the next s you see them in chibi form because this is still a yaoi manga and they want to make the characters appear somewhat cute, so it's just a extremely big stylistic shift I don't enjoy, + the actual art is pretty mid, I feel tian guan ci fu is just WAY better in of art, no point of comparasion
Ore to Akuma no Blues: 9/10: This is a really good manga about the life of real world musician Robert Johnson, who is famous for selling his soul to the devil in order to learn how to play the blues, the art is AMAZING, it feels like it's very inspired by taiyo matsumoto, the story hits, it's just pretty good, underrated IMO, anyways, my shock when I learned that this is the same mangaka as fucking prison school like how the FUCK do you transition from doing that to this like what the actual fuck dude
Mo Dao Zu Shi : 5/10: and now for the opposite scenario, this feels kinda overrated, it's a very long yaoi manhua that handles the yaoi very poorly and the rest of the plot is generic shounen. Thing is, if you're reading this, it's for the yaoi, you're NOT reading this for the action, and the actual yaoi is just pretty mid, they shy away from actually making the two main characters go out, i've heard that the manhua and anime censor a lot of stuff that happens in the novel due to this being a chinese work and all, but idk man
there is a lot of dissonance between those two aspects of the manhua too, you have art of the guys being really cool and edgy and being covered in blood and then the next s you see them in chibi form because this is still a yaoi manga and they want to make the characters appear somewhat cute, so it's just a extremely big stylistic shift I don't enjoy, + the actual art is pretty mid, I feel tian guan ci fu is just WAY better in of art, no point of comparasion
Surprisingly I haven't finished stuff in a while due to several factors but now I am back to my usual posting. Jeez this anime was a refreshing twist to the typical comedy anime, with the insane SHAFT aesthetics that made this a great watch... As usual for SHAFT there was quite some fanservice too but outside that it was a great anime. Dark humor and satire done right.
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo: 9/10: This is an anime adaptation of an 1846 novel, I think it's really cool. First of all, the animation is REALLY unique, I don't really know how to describe what the actual technique behind the animation is, but really, it's cool
The actual story tries to be futuristic, but again, it was written in 1846, so it's interesting to see what the actual predictions of the future were, the things we thought we would develop and what I find more interesting, the things that they thought would't change
Note that some of the descriptions and events of the novel have been recontextualized a little bit, there is a scene in the anime where a modern computer is shown, this is not really exactly what the novel said, it probably said a different sort of device that had the same goal for that scene, but it got replaced by a computer for it to be easier to understand to the public
with our modern knowledge of technology you can probably spot 5 billion plot holes, but the fun of this anime is seeing the predictions of the future and the sick ass anime, and it really accomplishes that
The boxer: 6/10: not very good, I feel it kinda reduces all of their characters to their physical strength, it has this mentality of "the strong must step on the week" and "personality is built on suffering" which kinda misses the point of a lot of the nuances of human interactions and society
This manwha also has some tropes I dislike, like having a superpowerful protagonist that climbed with the top with almost no effort and doesn't even seem to care about boxing, I don't like characters that just seem to have 0 ion in what they're doing
Most of the manwha is focused purely on the boxing but near the end it tries to answer philosophical questions and I just think it does a very poor job at it
The actual story tries to be futuristic, but again, it was written in 1846, so it's interesting to see what the actual predictions of the future were, the things we thought we would develop and what I find more interesting, the things that they thought would't change
Note that some of the descriptions and events of the novel have been recontextualized a little bit, there is a scene in the anime where a modern computer is shown, this is not really exactly what the novel said, it probably said a different sort of device that had the same goal for that scene, but it got replaced by a computer for it to be easier to understand to the public
with our modern knowledge of technology you can probably spot 5 billion plot holes, but the fun of this anime is seeing the predictions of the future and the sick ass anime, and it really accomplishes that
The boxer: 6/10: not very good, I feel it kinda reduces all of their characters to their physical strength, it has this mentality of "the strong must step on the week" and "personality is built on suffering" which kinda misses the point of a lot of the nuances of human interactions and society
This manwha also has some tropes I dislike, like having a superpowerful protagonist that climbed with the top with almost no effort and doesn't even seem to care about boxing, I don't like characters that just seem to have 0 ion in what they're doing
Most of the manwha is focused purely on the boxing but near the end it tries to answer philosophical questions and I just think it does a very poor job at it
I've finished Lucky Star and it's a 10/10 (for me)
the Initial D parody (there's other parody too if I'm not mistaken!) and the crap ton of references of Haruhi Suzumiya (might not be a cup of tea for some people).
I'm sure KyoAni was having whole lotta fun animating this and, yes, I obviously did enjoy watching it!
edit: now that I've rewatched it again, I realized how abrupt the ending was. Because of that, I'm going to knock one point down to 9/10
But it's still a funny anime! (at least for me)
the Initial D parody (there's other parody too if I'm not mistaken!) and the crap ton of references of Haruhi Suzumiya (might not be a cup of tea for some people).
I'm sure KyoAni was having whole lotta fun animating this and, yes, I obviously did enjoy watching it!
edit: now that I've rewatched it again, I realized how abrupt the ending was. Because of that, I'm going to knock one point down to 9/10
But it's still a funny anime! (at least for me)
Congratulations! You have made the most boring, dull, uninteresting, soulless, empty, unnecessary, overexploited, decadent sequel in the story of anime till that time.
When even the creators state that this sequel shouldn't have been made, they mean it. It has nothing that made the first season good, in fact, it has almost nothing, it's like you asked Tanoshii Muumin Ikka on Wish or something, as it looks like Tanoshii Muumin Ikka but the more you look, you feel scammed by realizing this is worse than what you asked for in every aspect.
What made the 1st season great was a lot of factors, first, the slow but noticeable plot progression, it was nice to see the story starting on a cold winter, having the seasons come by, feeling the time slowly ing by, and how the characters grew up during that time, adding to that the charm each of the four seasons had on the plots and how the story used them in their favor. Now look at season 2, all episodes take place in the same season, possibly summer or spring idk, the continuity unlike season 1 is nonexistant, making this a totally episodic series; that isn't bad by itself but it marks the loss of what made Moomin memorable.
The second part that suffered was the sound area; the first season was really lively, the soundtrack was varied and it was used accordingly, as well as having music in most scenes. Now seeing season 2, there is no new soundtrack first of all, and second, a significant part of the episodes have no music at all. This season feels so dead while you watch it, and it makes scenes feel longer than they actually are. Another part where the sound failed is that the narrator is not present at all, she does not give any context at the beginning for the story, nor she gives a nice conclusion at the end, that making this season feel empty.
Animation is the third part where this season suffered. Starting with the problem of characters being off-model more often than not, with characters being heavily disproportioned at times, or having their features badly drawn. The second part is that there are parts with no movement, making an excessive use of camera panning to simulate movement, something that barely happened in season 1. The background art is also way less detailed and in some cases there is no detail at all.
Finally, characterization was affected too, with everyone having a flanderized personality now, as well as adding characters for the clichéd plots of Season 2. The main cast here is barely reduced to being recognizable.
Overall, avoid it.
Aisopos: 7/10
It's not bad, I did not dislike it, but it didn't grab me, I think it tried doing some interesting stuff with the setting and all the time skips but in the end, it just didn't do it for me, it felt way too long and a bit generic at times, it's all stuff i've seen done already way better in a lot of other places
It's not bad, I did not dislike it, but it didn't grab me, I think it tried doing some interesting stuff with the setting and all the time skips but in the end, it just didn't do it for me, it felt way too long and a bit generic at times, it's all stuff i've seen done already way better in a lot of other places
It was good overall, it's not a masterpiece and I know it's complicated to make a story with 9 main characters in a 12 episode series but they managed to make something acceptable. The series has good animation and distinguishable aesthetics, along with an acceptable soundtrack. The story is quite dense, particularly at the beginning where you don't understand anything, yeah it has an awful start and it feels like the story could have been developed better but it was good.
VTuber Legend 9/10
Vtuber Legend is an anime that I will always hold dear in my heart. It's a show that is such a heartwarming love letter to vtubing culture.
It really feels like what would happen if you turned vtubers into an anime. The story, character inspirations, the culture, it's all there! Like they even made actual vtuber models which is such a cherry on top.
And did I talk about the culture yet? There's no way I wouldn't love this show as it portrays the culture so well, with each episode having a different aspect of vtubing being shown like the Marshmallow Q&As, collab events, vtuber struggles, and live concerts.
What I also especially love about Vtuber Legend is that Awayuki is not our only protagonist. We get to see everyone and their quirks that make them stand out in their own way. Everyone in Live-On is a protagonist in their own right, and it reflects on their (presumably) real-world counterpart of Hololive.
It's not just a reference-fest that's only purpose is to only make you look and point, "Hey, I know that!" It's an actually fun show that every vtuber fan would appreciate. It might not be enjoyable for those who don't engage with vtubing, but it's precisely because of that reason why it's enjoyable for the rest of us. It's an anime made by vtuber fans FOR vtuber fans.
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Tower of God Season 2 5/10
Mid as always
Vtuber Legend is an anime that I will always hold dear in my heart. It's a show that is such a heartwarming love letter to vtubing culture.
It really feels like what would happen if you turned vtubers into an anime. The story, character inspirations, the culture, it's all there! Like they even made actual vtuber models which is such a cherry on top.
And did I talk about the culture yet? There's no way I wouldn't love this show as it portrays the culture so well, with each episode having a different aspect of vtubing being shown like the Marshmallow Q&As, collab events, vtuber struggles, and live concerts.
What I also especially love about Vtuber Legend is that Awayuki is not our only protagonist. We get to see everyone and their quirks that make them stand out in their own way. Everyone in Live-On is a protagonist in their own right, and it reflects on their (presumably) real-world counterpart of Hololive.
It's not just a reference-fest that's only purpose is to only make you look and point, "Hey, I know that!" It's an actually fun show that every vtuber fan would appreciate. It might not be enjoyable for those who don't engage with vtubing, but it's precisely because of that reason why it's enjoyable for the rest of us. It's an anime made by vtuber fans FOR vtuber fans.
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Tower of God Season 2 5/10
Mid as always
nah that shit is not a 9 i stopped at ep 10 may catch up soon but its not that great, just because it shows part of vtubing culture doesnt mean it actually understands it as much as we think. First 2 episodes did a really good job but when we get to meet the characters more it doesnt feel that real anymore. Im probably the only vtuber fan that feels this way tho, this could have been peak
this is actually a problem I had with oshi no ko, it references thigns but it doesn't understand them or really go deep into it, htey just acknowledge that they existReyalp51 wrote: 6m1t2o
nah that shit is not a 9 i stopped at ep 10 may catch up soon but its not that great, just because it shows part of vtubing culture doesnt mean it actually understands it as much as we think. First 2 episodes did a really good job but when we get to meet the characters more it doesnt feel that real anymore. Im probably the only vtuber fan that feels this way tho, this could have been peak
Kabushikigaisha Magi-Lumière (ongoing): 7/10:
shounen jump manga about magical girls, this is getting adapted this fall, it's not bad but it's more of the same, it's not very different than any other shounen you've seen, still, the concept is nice and I did enjoy it so I wouldn't not recommend watching the anime when it comees out
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 8/10
I'm surprised that this show doesn't have an 8 score at the very least. It checks all the boxes of your average romcom of the season, but on the other hand, I can also see why. Alya-san has these good characters that appeal to so many people, especially with how good the visuals look. It's just that the plot is just lacking to a certain extent.
The initial episodes were just great, as there wasn't any aspect of drama behind it and it really did feel like your fun episodic romcom of the season. The problem is when the student council drama start and suddenly the show starts losing its focus.
The setup and Yuki and Kuze's background were very intriguing but the execution wasn't the best. As the later episodes go on, it felt like I was watching the show just to find some funny moments or actually have Alya speak russian like bro she rarely spoke it in the second-half.
I think it would've been way better and have more consistent quality if the show had removed any drama and conflict and went full on for its romcom aspect.
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Pseudo Harem
Y'know what Giji Harem is actually pretty sweet. Rin and Eiji's romance feels so casual and comfy it's really relaxing to watch when you had a busy day.
Now here's my problem is with Eiji's voice actor. Okamoto Nobuhiko's most famous roles are usually loud and antagonistic characters and this voice acting reflects in Eiji. But the thing is, it just doesn't fit at all. He could totally voice Eiji more calmly like his role with Himmel in Frieren, but I guess someone at staff decided being more obnoxious was good for Eiji's character (which is not at all).
I'm surprised that this show doesn't have an 8 score at the very least. It checks all the boxes of your average romcom of the season, but on the other hand, I can also see why. Alya-san has these good characters that appeal to so many people, especially with how good the visuals look. It's just that the plot is just lacking to a certain extent.
The initial episodes were just great, as there wasn't any aspect of drama behind it and it really did feel like your fun episodic romcom of the season. The problem is when the student council drama start and suddenly the show starts losing its focus.
The setup and Yuki and Kuze's background were very intriguing but the execution wasn't the best. As the later episodes go on, it felt like I was watching the show just to find some funny moments or actually have Alya speak russian like bro she rarely spoke it in the second-half.
I think it would've been way better and have more consistent quality if the show had removed any drama and conflict and went full on for its romcom aspect.
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Pseudo Harem
Y'know what Giji Harem is actually pretty sweet. Rin and Eiji's romance feels so casual and comfy it's really relaxing to watch when you had a busy day.
Now here's my problem is with Eiji's voice actor. Okamoto Nobuhiko's most famous roles are usually loud and antagonistic characters and this voice acting reflects in Eiji. But the thing is, it just doesn't fit at all. He could totally voice Eiji more calmly like his role with Himmel in Frieren, but I guess someone at staff decided being more obnoxious was good for Eiji's character (which is not at all).
I mean really as a show in general it really is not that good but I am heavily biased for anything vtubers so...Reyalp51 wrote: 6m1t2o
nah that shit is not a 9 i stopped at ep 10 may catch up soon but its not that great, just because it shows part of vtubing culture doesnt mean it actually understands it as much as we think. First 2 episodes did a really good job but when we get to meet the characters more it doesnt feel that real anymore. Im probably the only vtuber fan that feels this way tho, this could have been peak
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! 8/10
Undeniably best romcom of this season. Alya-san only had Yuki going for them but everyone in this show are so grounded and likeable even with how exaggerated the jokes are played for laughs.
It's refreshing to see a cast of characters that act like people you would be able to find in real life who have their own situations to deal with that you would rarely find in other romcoms. It really gives you a sense of relatability and makes you care much more about them.
Even if Makeine ends up without Nukumizu getting together with anyone, it would still be a really enjoyable SoL with the 4 of them remaining as best friends.
Undeniably best romcom of this season. Alya-san only had Yuki going for them but everyone in this show are so grounded and likeable even with how exaggerated the jokes are played for laughs.
It's refreshing to see a cast of characters that act like people you would be able to find in real life who have their own situations to deal with that you would rarely find in other romcoms. It really gives you a sense of relatability and makes you care much more about them.
Even if Makeine ends up without Nukumizu getting together with anyone, it would still be a really enjoyable SoL with the 4 of them remaining as best friends.
While it's mostly a pretty standard sports anime, what makes Ooi! Tonbo stand out is rather the drama undertone and how it seamlessly ties with the sports part. It has also the vibes of a kids anime (I guess because of OLM animating this series) so the series overall is quite lighthearted and wholesome, with a few tear inducing scenes. I really like that while the seires is simple overall, the characters felt realistic, as well as their struggles and problems.
Also I think I am the very very few percentage of people that finds gold amusing so I might be also biased on this score lol.
Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu: 8/10: I'm mixed on this one, on one hand, the anime is pretty average, on the other hand, the spanish dub is actually so fucking good it hardcarries this anime, so 8/10 seems fair
Wistoria: Wand and Sword 8/10
I think I read too much power fantasy manga because its ridiculous how many I reading from this season alone.
But speaking of, my GOD did I not expect Wistoria's adaptation to be so damn peak. In a season full of new anime coming out, nothing else comes close to this level of quality aside from Oshi no Ko S2.
The fluid and expressive animation to the impressive tracking shots feels so damn good. It's a blessing that we actually get to watch a power fantasy with this great visuals as it can really express the power these protagonists put out, making it so much more satisfying to watch.
The visuals did get worse compared to the first episode but it's still pretty good.
The Elusive Samurai 8/10
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I think I read too much power fantasy manga because its ridiculous how many I reading from this season alone.
But speaking of, my GOD did I not expect Wistoria's adaptation to be so damn peak. In a season full of new anime coming out, nothing else comes close to this level of quality aside from Oshi no Ko S2.
The fluid and expressive animation to the impressive tracking shots feels so damn good. It's a blessing that we actually get to watch a power fantasy with this great visuals as it can really express the power these protagonists put out, making it so much more satisfying to watch.
The visuals did get worse compared to the first episode but it's still pretty good.
The Elusive Samurai 8/10
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Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu season 2: 7/10 No spanish dub for this one, so what we have left is just a very typical romcom heavily relying on otaku culture very male fantasy/self-insert focus really slow in the romance and fairly plain in the characters some drama that just doens't really hit and overall an anime that doesn't have much to sayPatatitta wrote: 4y1w
Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu: 8/10: I'm mixed on this one, on one hand, the anime is pretty average, on the other hand, the spanish dub is actually so fucking good it hardcarries this anime, so 8/10 seems fair
tho, I will say, this is probably the closest we're getting to male oriented fruits basket
I normally don't do this when I watch an experimental short but I think The Chocolate Panic Picture Show is worth talking about solely for the utter and pure distilled nonsense it is. I genuinely thought stuff like The Flying Luna Clipper was weird but this takes weirdness to the next level, in fact, it also embraces weirdness in a spectacle of randomness whose only element in common was the three stereotypical and possibly cancellable protagonists and the ball they were rolling. I was genuinely in awe at times.
I had to substract points because there is literally 5 minutes of heavy breathing sounds in the background at the beginning.
Yesterday I read the book "No longer human", so I thought to check the manga adaptations, for context, if I had to rate the novel, I would give it a 9.
No Longer Human (Junji ito): 5/10: what the fuck happened here?, this doesn't even feel remotely related to the original book. For context, the original no longer human is not horror, it's just basically a autobiography of osamu dazai, who shortly after would commit suicide, there are some weird/unsettling moments in the book but it's never horror, junji ito took some elements of the original book like the spectral-style paintings and just went OFF with that, it's not really an adaptation, it's more just junji ito doing his typical style of manga just with the skin of no longer human, can't say I liked it
No Longer Human (Usamuru Furuya): 7/10: I liked this one, it's basically no longer human but set in the modern day, but it's close to the original work and it's actually really cool, my only complain is that they really skip on the youth of dazai and they basically just start when the drama starts, but I think that is a bit of a shame, yes, the first 20 pages or so of the book are pretty uneventful, but I think that is still an important part of the book that heavily affects the interpretation of the work later
edit: Ningen Shikkaku (Variety artworks): 8/10 the least popular one and the worst rated, somehow, my personal favourite, this is the most faithful, it's not a reimagining, it's itself just a direct adaptation, this isn't better or worse, reimagining are fine, I like them. Point is, my complain with the previous two mangas is that they kinda forced a certain interpretation on the story, junji ito turned it into horror furuya usamuru mainly focused on the drama and the exciting parts, this keeps the soul intact, tho it's by far the shortest, being only 1 volume instead of the 3 the other two are, so it doesn't really explore it as deeply, but that is not the point of the manga
Variety Art Works is a production company that provided artists to work on the Manga de Dokuha series (まんがで読破, Reading Through with Manga). Manga de Dokuha is a series of manga versions of worldwide classic literature with the aim of introducing average manga readers to important literary works they would otherwise not be aware of or willing to read.
so it's just a introduction, and it works, it does feel like the original book and if you hadn't read it, reading this may be a good push
there is another one I will read today probably
No Longer Human (Junji ito): 5/10: what the fuck happened here?, this doesn't even feel remotely related to the original book. For context, the original no longer human is not horror, it's just basically a autobiography of osamu dazai, who shortly after would commit suicide, there are some weird/unsettling moments in the book but it's never horror, junji ito took some elements of the original book like the spectral-style paintings and just went OFF with that, it's not really an adaptation, it's more just junji ito doing his typical style of manga just with the skin of no longer human, can't say I liked it
No Longer Human (Usamuru Furuya): 7/10: I liked this one, it's basically no longer human but set in the modern day, but it's close to the original work and it's actually really cool, my only complain is that they really skip on the youth of dazai and they basically just start when the drama starts, but I think that is a bit of a shame, yes, the first 20 pages or so of the book are pretty uneventful, but I think that is still an important part of the book that heavily affects the interpretation of the work later
edit: Ningen Shikkaku (Variety artworks): 8/10 the least popular one and the worst rated, somehow, my personal favourite, this is the most faithful, it's not a reimagining, it's itself just a direct adaptation, this isn't better or worse, reimagining are fine, I like them. Point is, my complain with the previous two mangas is that they kinda forced a certain interpretation on the story, junji ito turned it into horror furuya usamuru mainly focused on the drama and the exciting parts, this keeps the soul intact, tho it's by far the shortest, being only 1 volume instead of the 3 the other two are, so it doesn't really explore it as deeply, but that is not the point of the manga
Variety Art Works is a production company that provided artists to work on the Manga de Dokuha series (まんがで読破, Reading Through with Manga). Manga de Dokuha is a series of manga versions of worldwide classic literature with the aim of introducing average manga readers to important literary works they would otherwise not be aware of or willing to read.
so it's just a introduction, and it works, it does feel like the original book and if you hadn't read it, reading this may be a good push
there is another one I will read today probably
There's nothing much to say about Nokotan other than the fact it's nonsensical comedy, although not the best and I would have liked to see the other characters have more appearances as just Koshitan and Nokotan having a lot more screen time than the other two main characters.
That's all. Overall decent.
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Uzumaki 6/10
The biggest flop of this year according to MAL, yes I can see why this could be considered disappointing but it wasn't THAT bad. Production problems aside the voice acting and soundtrack were good enough. At least they tried I guess.
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Hidamari Sketch 8/10
(Season 1 of 4)
Yes it's a quite normal CGDCT with the gimmick being that they all study at an art school. I think it was quite good, particularly how the characters interacted. Something to note is that for a SHAFT anime the amount of headtilts was very low.
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Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season 9/10
Oh, only 4 arcs adapted? Jeez. At least it's good to see Monogatari back.
As a whole, the animation quality has been incredible. Long ago were the days where production problems made the animation seem awkward at times. Sure, by Tsukimonogatari (2014) it was noticeable that the production issues were minimal enough to make the broadcast version seem good enough, but by this season there IS an improvement in the animation.
Now another thing that I'd like to state, pacing has been improving as well, it does not longer feel as dragged as previous seasons and I feel glad for that. Sure, Monogatari is slow-paced but now it does not feel sluggish.
As for the arcs themselves:
Tsukihi Undo was quite funny and a very good way to start off-season. It's the shortest arc so far, with only 1 episode, which felt enough.
Nadeko Draw was surely the best of the four arcs. They managed to give Nadeko an excellent conclusion to her story.
Acerola Bon Appétit was somewhat strange, yet it managed to be great. The decision of animating it as a prologue for the next arc was spot on.
And finally Shinobu Mustard was... somewhat weaker than the other three, sure it was interesting but... I feel like they're forcing Araragi to have more stories. His story having concluded in Zoku Owarimonogatari felt enough.
At least the other characters had their moment to shine in this great comeback of a series, and I hope we don't have to wait 5 years for the rest of the novels being adapted.
JJK (Manga): 7/10
honestly i'm a bit disappointed as I actually enjoyed the anime and consider it one of my favourite shounens, it's just that the pacing of the manga does feel kind of bad. Honestly, the anime overall feels less smug and feels it gives more time to character moments, the manga feels edgier and faster which may be a good thing for some but not for me
I think the action scenes are pretty bad NGL, mainly because it feels like you were meant to read it as it was publishing and have a break every chapter. The magic system of JJK is complex, and while it does make sense, it's hard to keep track of, this isn't a problem if you're reading while it's being published, you get time to analyze the fight and talk about it with your friends and overall understand things better, but just reading it at a normal speed uninterrupted, every fight feels like RANDOM BULLSHIT GO as there is a brand new attack followed by a flashback of how they learnt that skill and it's just there is also not any real point of reference for any of the characters power level anyone could do anything and any point and win so it never really feels like a tight fight
Now, every chapter ends with a cliffhanger, again, good for the weekly reader, not so much for like literally any other point in time, I feel they give such importance to the last page that honestly devalues the rest of the chapter,
now, what I said about the manga being edgier. JJK has a thing which is also present in many modern shounen which is to be cool is to be smug, to not really give a shit about anything, honestly, make it look that you're even bored of the fight, which I do get, it's kinda cool, but honestly that only works in certain circumstances like maybe when there is an aura of mistery around the character, as it can make the character feel hateable. If you see every other character putting effort in or suffering and they just don't really care that doesn't make them cool that makes them look like an asshole, in the anime this feels better because there are more scenes that humanize the characters, at least they get more screentime, while in JJK they feel like one in a billion
I don't like how this was marketed either, they kinda went like "oh we're going to kill EVERY character that is because JJK is adult and cool and better than the rest" and that just doesn't make a good story, the quality of the story isn't proportional to how many characters you kill
honestly i'm a bit disappointed as I actually enjoyed the anime and consider it one of my favourite shounens, it's just that the pacing of the manga does feel kind of bad. Honestly, the anime overall feels less smug and feels it gives more time to character moments, the manga feels edgier and faster which may be a good thing for some but not for me
I think the action scenes are pretty bad NGL, mainly because it feels like you were meant to read it as it was publishing and have a break every chapter. The magic system of JJK is complex, and while it does make sense, it's hard to keep track of, this isn't a problem if you're reading while it's being published, you get time to analyze the fight and talk about it with your friends and overall understand things better, but just reading it at a normal speed uninterrupted, every fight feels like RANDOM BULLSHIT GO as there is a brand new attack followed by a flashback of how they learnt that skill and it's just there is also not any real point of reference for any of the characters power level anyone could do anything and any point and win so it never really feels like a tight fight
Now, every chapter ends with a cliffhanger, again, good for the weekly reader, not so much for like literally any other point in time, I feel they give such importance to the last page that honestly devalues the rest of the chapter,
now, what I said about the manga being edgier. JJK has a thing which is also present in many modern shounen which is to be cool is to be smug, to not really give a shit about anything, honestly, make it look that you're even bored of the fight, which I do get, it's kinda cool, but honestly that only works in certain circumstances like maybe when there is an aura of mistery around the character, as it can make the character feel hateable. If you see every other character putting effort in or suffering and they just don't really care that doesn't make them cool that makes them look like an asshole, in the anime this feels better because there are more scenes that humanize the characters, at least they get more screentime, while in JJK they feel like one in a billion
I don't like how this was marketed either, they kinda went like "oh we're going to kill EVERY character that is because JJK is adult and cool and better than the rest" and that just doesn't make a good story, the quality of the story isn't proportional to how many characters you kill
Tokyo ghoul was one of my first anime & manga ever. Now that i have re-read it, i felt like it is still almost a masterpiece. Manga has way more background than the anime. Firstly when i did read Tokyo Ghoul:re few years ago, it felt somehow off to me and i gave it a 6, but now that i finally did re-read it, it was between 7-9 all the time. There was so many moments that i felt this deserves a 9 but sometimes just 7 so i guess 8 is a right call. I think the author Sui Ishida is almost like genius with these type of horror mangas. I dont want to spoil anything if you somehow haven't read Tokyo Ghouls yet so im basically just telling my opinion on it but i will say, if you don't really enjoy dark stuff and only read some casual stuff, this probably isn't for you. it is kinda heavy. BUT IF you have only watched the animes of tokyo ghoul, i really recommend to read the manga. So much more stuff has put into that its way better
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The second season of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei did turn up the surrealness to the next level. Quite the same as 1st season but with a budget boost and a somewhat better structure.
For some reason fanservice was turned up as well so uuuuhh... but still I found this overall funnier than season one, possibly because how the jokes dared to take higher stakes in general, as well as increasing the overall darkness of by a bit.
UPDATE: Adding Goku to this commentary since it's the S2's OVA which also has a 9 from me. Same as before except that the opening hits really hard, particularly the rap version.
Short 3.5-minute anime with a weird alienish creature that, while it's random, it fails at being funny. The pacing feels sluggish for a short episode anime, music is repetitive and animation is goddamn horrible. It barely has anything redeemable aside from 20% of jokes being decent.
Adding Bangaichi OVA to this, which I rated 8/10
Sooo this has been the final season of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. It was better to end at this point than letting your comedy run stale. Budget has been raised once again for this season, possibly sacrificing Bakemonogatari's budget at this point. Either way, this season for some reason got a lot more political than the previous two, which I liked on how the jokes were executed. Solid last season, although the Bangaichi final OVA was weaker overall, even if the opening was an excellent way to conclude this series.
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card: 8/10: I don't have much to say about this manga, the story is okay, it's def not as good as sailor moon or other magical girl stuff i've seen/read, probably weaker than a lot of other CLAMP stuff too, however, god the art is GOOD and carries the whole manga, specially the last arc it's just peak
For most of the series this was the most average plot I have seen. Almost nothing stood out for me aside from a couple decent arcs. Most of it was aggresively okay, and the plot progression was inconsistent but mostly slow as hell.
Terror In Resonance: 9/10: this is the best shinichirou watanabe anime i've seen and i'm willing to die on that hill, this anime is GOOD, also shoutout to the unabomber
Great sequel to an otherwise mid first season. It managed to make justice for the whole story and dared to take risks the first season didn't. I see why this is considered one of the best sequels in anime.
Wow, it's been so long since I found myself writing stuff here, but I got plenty to go through, so to avoid clutter, I'll use spoilerboxes.
There may be series I'm reposting or forgot...
When the next update will be is beyond me, because I'm not REALLY down for NEW anime nowadays, due to the commute that's freaking 40km, which means more than half of my day is spent on work or the commute to and from home, to the point I'm just down to rewatches of "eternal" ^1 series for me or pretty much Himitsu no AiPri.
There may be series I'm reposting or forgot...
One Room, Hiatari Futsuu, Tenshi Tsuki.
6/10
DO NOT confuse with the other One Room
There, big. The other One Room with Harumachi Clover is not what I'm looking at.
Harem. Supernatural. SoL. An odd combination, I'll be fair with you, especially with "Supernatural" being there.
In fact the background setting really takes this a tad bit too far with, say, Hisui, but eh, fantasy is fantasy, just don't think overmuch. Although I'll have to it, Towa is on a whole new level.
This could've been 7/10 if not for few tsukkomi points, though, especially coming from Noel.
DO NOT confuse with the other One Room
There, big. The other One Room with Harumachi Clover is not what I'm looking at.
Harem. Supernatural. SoL. An odd combination, I'll be fair with you, especially with "Supernatural" being there.
In fact the background setting really takes this a tad bit too far with, say, Hisui, but eh, fantasy is fantasy, just don't think overmuch. Although I'll have to it, Towa is on a whole new level.
This could've been 7/10 if not for few tsukkomi points, though, especially coming from Noel.
R-15
2/10
Stupid anime. Period.
Stupid anime. Period.
Eromanga-sensei
2/10
Many people dread this series, but I don't, except I'm not going to be lenient. 2 is how high it can go.
Either you're here for Sagiri or you're getting out. No buts or questions or ands or ifs.
Many people dread this series, but I don't, except I'm not going to be lenient. 2 is how high it can go.
Either you're here for Sagiri or you're getting out. No buts or questions or ands or ifs.
Amagi Brilliant Park
1/10
I was hoping I'd see good stuff here but......idk how to put this, this thing kind of looks fucked. I don't even this anime now.
I was hoping I'd see good stuff here but......idk how to put this, this thing kind of looks fucked. I don't even this anime now.
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara
2/10
The background setting killed everything. I thought I may be down to a nice harem series, but the later episodes seriously destroyed the entire thing. My mind kinda crashed trying to understand this, so I just went braindead and continued on......until I found myself wiping the anime from my storage. Please, I don't want overly complicated background settings.
The background setting killed everything. I thought I may be down to a nice harem series, but the later episodes seriously destroyed the entire thing. My mind kinda crashed trying to understand this, so I just went braindead and continued on......until I found myself wiping the anime from my storage. Please, I don't want overly complicated background settings.
Joukamachi no Dandelion
5/10
Manga Time Kirara series. What this means? SoL. (not all Kirara series are SoL iirc)
There's also another ""general consensus"" where "Kirara = yuri" and this is also not true--in fact Joukamachi no Dandelion CHALLENGES this notion, and it really pushed well, but at the end of the day it's an SoL, which means you may as well kick back, because this series is indeed an SoL at heart, despite the background setting. Well, it being an SoL with the setting is why I decided to rate 5/10, since if not for the setting I'd have kept this series and rated, say, 7/10.
Manga Time Kirara series. What this means? SoL. (not all Kirara series are SoL iirc)
There's also another ""general consensus"" where "Kirara = yuri" and this is also not true--in fact Joukamachi no Dandelion CHALLENGES this notion, and it really pushed well, but at the end of the day it's an SoL, which means you may as well kick back, because this series is indeed an SoL at heart, despite the background setting. Well, it being an SoL with the setting is why I decided to rate 5/10, since if not for the setting I'd have kept this series and rated, say, 7/10.
Ongaku Shoujo
5/10
Who. In. PriPara. Brought. In. Santa Matsuri-sensei??? ?? ?? ???????
This series was kind of SoL-esque despite being an idol one, so it being hit-or-miss was a given, and it's a miss for me actually, as one who digs music in general, but man are you kidding me? As a VN player seeing Santa Matsuri as the artist who handled the character designs had me just dumbfounded to the point I don't know if I want to wipe it or not. I kid you not, Santa Matsuri is a godly artist.
Oh, the music is not really that good, it's decent at best.
Who. In. PriPara. Brought. In. Santa Matsuri-sensei??? ?? ?? ???????
This series was kind of SoL-esque despite being an idol one, so it being hit-or-miss was a given, and it's a miss for me actually, as one who digs music in general, but man are you kidding me? As a VN player seeing Santa Matsuri as the artist who handled the character designs had me just dumbfounded to the point I don't know if I want to wipe it or not. I kid you not, Santa Matsuri is a godly artist.
Oh, the music is not really that good, it's decent at best.
When the next update will be is beyond me, because I'm not REALLY down for NEW anime nowadays, due to the commute that's freaking 40km, which means more than half of my day is spent on work or the commute to and from home, to the point I'm just down to rewatches of "eternal" ^1 series for me or pretty much Himitsu no AiPri.
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- PriPara
- THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149
- Anyamal Tantei Kiruminzoo
dude you got to start watching anime that you don't profoundly hateRizumu Tenshi wrote: 3j2c2o
Wow, it's been so long since I found myself writing stuff here, but I got plenty to go through, so to avoid clutter, I'll use spoilerboxes.
There may be series I'm reposting or forgot...
One Room, Hiatari Futsuu, Tenshi Tsuki.6/10
DO NOT confuse with the other One Room
There, big. The other One Room with Harumachi Clover is not what I'm looking at.
Harem. Supernatural. SoL. An odd combination, I'll be fair with you, especially with "Supernatural" being there.
In fact the background setting really takes this a tad bit too far with, say, Hisui, but eh, fantasy is fantasy, just don't think overmuch. Although I'll have to it, Towa is on a whole new level.
This could've been 7/10 if not for few tsukkomi points, though, especially coming from Noel.R-152/10
Stupid anime. Period.Eromanga-sensei2/10
Many people dread this series, but I don't, except I'm not going to be lenient. 2 is how high it can go.
Either you're here for Sagiri or you're getting out. No buts or questions or ands or ifs.Amagi Brilliant Park1/10
I was hoping I'd see good stuff here but......idk how to put this, this thing kind of looks fucked. I don't even this anime now.Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara2/10
The background setting killed everything. I thought I may be down to a nice harem series, but the later episodes seriously destroyed the entire thing. My mind kinda crashed trying to understand this, so I just went braindead and continued on......until I found myself wiping the anime from my storage. Please, I don't want overly complicated background settings.Joukamachi no Dandelion5/10
Manga Time Kirara series. What this means? SoL. (not all Kirara series are SoL iirc)
There's also another ""general consensus"" where "Kirara = yuri" and this is also not true--in fact Joukamachi no Dandelion CHALLENGES this notion, and it really pushed well, but at the end of the day it's an SoL, which means you may as well kick back, because this series is indeed an SoL at heart, despite the background setting. Well, it being an SoL with the setting is why I decided to rate 5/10, since if not for the setting I'd have kept this series and rated, say, 7/10.Ongaku Shoujo5/10
Who. In. PriPara. Brought. In. Santa Matsuri-sensei??? ?? ?? ???????
This series was kind of SoL-esque despite being an idol one, so it being hit-or-miss was a given, and it's a miss for me actually, as one who digs music in general, but man are you kidding me? As a VN player seeing Santa Matsuri as the artist who handled the character designs had me just dumbfounded to the point I don't know if I want to wipe it or not. I kid you not, Santa Matsuri is a godly artist.
Oh, the music is not really that good, it's decent at best.
When the next update will be is beyond me, because I'm not REALLY down for NEW anime nowadays, due to the commute that's freaking 40km, which means more than half of my day is spent on work or the commute to and from home, to the point I'm just down to rewatches of "eternal" ^1 series for me or pretty much Himitsu no AiPri.
^1
- PriPara
- THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149
- Anyamal Tantei Kiruminzoo
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(Manga) The World Is Mine: 8/10: this manga is weird as fuck, it's a really hard manga to follow, had to reread sections multiple times, however, it is very ambitious, it has really memorable dialogue, it's a manga that changes and develops a lot during the course of the anime and really tries to convey a message and honestly I think it does it pretty well, it's just that you need to put in the time and effort
(Manga) Kiichi!!: 8/10 Same author, I liked it more than the world is mine, it's easier to follow, better art and again, it's actually complex, it actaully does stuff, it's just a really good and solid psychological manga, will read the sequel now, but I'm really liking this mangaka
Overlooked and underrated anime. Mostly an episodic iyashikei of people with wind manipulation powers (Avatar before Avatar lmao), but with an experimental approach in animation quite reminiscent of Yuasa's style... although surprisingly he had no involvement whatsoever.
Yaay flying cats.
Also took the image from the Production IG site instead of MAL because of the alternative logo not being there (the one in the top right of the image).
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The second season of Natsu no Arashi! definitely was weaker than the first, starting by the fact most of the season the plot doesn't advance at all till episode 9, turning the series into just comedy. It was okay but still... why was this released on the same year than season 1? They surely had no material to adapt or something. There was also no ending, like at all, no conclusion, last episode barely felt like a last episode.
kiichi vs: 9/10: peak, heavily underrated, but mainly because it just only got translated a few months back, honestly I only expect the MAL score of this manga to go up from here
Kuuchuu Buranko is a series about an eccentric psychiatrist that treats his patients where each episode a different case is treated. Seemingly simple enough premise, but with a flawless and amazing execution. Sure, each episode can be watched standalone but the more you progress you find in how each of the cases intertwine among each other; it's not the most surprising or mind-bending use of non-linear storytelling, rather, it tries to convey how people are attached to each other, how each one's problems have repercussions in people around us, and how it tells us that, while other people have their problems, that does not mean you should ignore your own.
I am simply amazed by the existence of this series as being one of the best written dramas I have seen in an anime, with the underlying message of "nobody is perfect". Kuuchuu Buranko has a cast (outside the main ones) who are written realistically and believable, and even if the character development is basically on one episode, it is done greatly enough to emphasize how healing takes place, or who knows, just learning to live with your own mental afflictions could be enough in case of incurable ones. My only complaint is, just like it hapenned with Mononoke, is that it was too short and I would have loved to see conditions like depression, adhd or schizophrenia being treated, still, it's simply phenomenal and unique, and a series I will love.
oshi no ko: 6/10: start is acceptable, middle is mid, ending is a plane crash (as it undermines the start)
Baby Steps 8.5/10
Himawari-san 7.3/10
By Hero 7/10
Anadorenai ne Kitami-kun 6.5/10
Butterfly 6.5/10
Boku wa Uchuujin ni Koi wo Shita 6.4/10
Angelic Syndrome 6/10
Ben-To Zero: Road to Witch 6/10
Biyaku Kyoushi ~ Jikkenshitsu no Himegoto 5.7/10
Benkei in New York 5/10
Caramel Diary 4.9/10
Chagecha 3/10
Binkan Kiss 2/10
ok bye.
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Again the "confusing, depressing, but beautiful movie sequel" attacking again, I'd have been incredibly angry if this was the actual end of Madoka lmao. The story was made even more confusing, something I think it was not really needed, as it feels like everything was being done on the fly just to give more lore to Madoka. I... think the series was enough. Anyway I will see what they're up to for the last movie, which I hope is the last.
Den-noh Coil: 9/10: good, episode 12 is peak
A short 28-minute film that genuinely left me impressed, particularly the direction, storytelling and artstyle. My only problem with it, is how vague is the overall story. It's one of those where many of the things are left to your interpretation, which isn't bad by itself, but being this a half-hour story, some themes feel half-baked. Still a worthwhile short.
Stan Lee's anime.
Looks good even if made by DEEN.
Story had a nice mystery but its execution was slow as heck and the one that's supposed to be the protagonist has the charisma of a stone. Could have been way better but still, it was still more than I expected for an anime rated SO low. Given how NOBODY talks about this series, I can see why. Not revolutionary despite its unique artstyle.
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Dandadan 7/10
Hey it's the anime that for some reason became wildly popular this season and... I genuinely don't understand why, yeah it's good but, why do people like this so much, not the best thing I have ever seen.
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Hidamari Sketch x 365 9/10
(Season 2 of 4)
Dude.
That's one of the biggest budget boosts I have ever seen for a second season. Also the ordering of the stories seem a bit more coherent than in season 1, making you feel that the story and character development is actually happening. The comedy has also improved for the most aspects as well. Being literally the first Manga Time Kirara adaptation I can see why they didn't risk with giving S1 too much budget, but I am glad it was successful enough for a second, third or even fourth season.
And with that I close 2024. Happy new year to everyone!
Yoake Tsugeru Lu no Uta: 8/10: shoutout to music anime by yuasa masaaki
(Season 3 of 4)
So, it's already a feat that a CGDCT anime had three seasons, and it's even more of a feat to make it still feel fresh, and it's even more of a feat that the two new additions to the main cast fit so well with the characters that were already there... Well done. I'd also like to notice that unlike season 1 and 2, this turned into a more linear story, with some flashback and past segments that are integrated more organically compared to the first two seasons. Animation got a slight o.
Trigun // Trigun Stampede: 8/10 for both: is it a crime to say I enjoyed the reboot more than the original
(Season 4 of 4)
While the adaptation is still ongoing, the fourth season seems to focus on wrapping up the story to give it a conclusion, making it the only season where the story was purely linear. Animation yet again looks more polished and detailed (guessing it's because of the success Madoka had). Solid overall.
Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-hen 10/10
(OVA of season 4)
The graduation of Hiro and Sae seems like the perfect point to end the series, where everything went to an end in a satisfying conclusion. It was really emotional to the point of crying of happiness. I will miss this series to be honest. Despite the simple story the characters were incredibly likeable, like a sitcom you'd really cherish because of how genuine and fun the interactions are. Other strong point of Hidamari Sketch overall is the sense of belonging and community, how important is to keep healthy friendships and how each of the characters slowly grow as people. As I said, this was a perfect conclusion at least for the anime, and I really doubt I'd need to see anything related to this series in a while. I am perfectly satisfied.
Kanata no Astra: 4/10: My third official anime drop according to myanimelist, it was just very bad
science fiction show about this high school group that goes through a wormhole and gets lost in space during their space field trip. Idea is cool but it's just ends up being insufferable
I feel every character is a dumbass, like I go like "oh they can just do this" and they end up doing it but after 15 minutes of panicking, that on itself isn't necessarily bad, but then you have how the characters are written. There are a lot of characters and a lot of them are very flat. In episode 4 there is also a scene where they go "i'm not heping the crew I don't have any special skills unlike everyone else on the ship" and then another character has like a inspirational dialogue where they say it doesn't matter, it would be fine if this just ended here with them recovering the motivation, but they just fix it by giving them a special skill later that chapter, so what's the fucking point of that dialogue
episode 5 is a fucking beach episode that is when I dropped it, they start doing a romance sideplot and it's just again really poorly done
it truly felt I could be doing better things with my time than watching this anime
science fiction show about this high school group that goes through a wormhole and gets lost in space during their space field trip. Idea is cool but it's just ends up being insufferable
I feel every character is a dumbass, like I go like "oh they can just do this" and they end up doing it but after 15 minutes of panicking, that on itself isn't necessarily bad, but then you have how the characters are written. There are a lot of characters and a lot of them are very flat. In episode 4 there is also a scene where they go "i'm not heping the crew I don't have any special skills unlike everyone else on the ship" and then another character has like a inspirational dialogue where they say it doesn't matter, it would be fine if this just ended here with them recovering the motivation, but they just fix it by giving them a special skill later that chapter, so what's the fucking point of that dialogue
episode 5 is a fucking beach episode that is when I dropped it, they start doing a romance sideplot and it's just again really poorly done
it truly felt I could be doing better things with my time than watching this anime
It's the same dude who made Sket Dance and Witch Watch. Maybe buddy was trying something new? (Idk I didn't watch it yet)Patatitta wrote: 4y1w
Kanata no Astra: 4/10: My third official anime drop according to myanimelist, it was just very bad
science fiction show about this high school group that goes through a wormhole and gets lost in space during their space field trip. Idea is cool but it's just ends up being insufferable
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - 9/10. So peak fr.
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It's the same dude who made Sket Dance and Witch Watch. Maybe buddy was trying something new? (Idk I didn't watch it yet)Patatitta wrote: 4y1w
Kanata no Astra: 4/10: My third official anime drop according to myanimelist, it was just very bad
science fiction show about this high school group that goes through a wormhole and gets lost in space during their space field trip. Idea is cool but it's just ends up being insufferable
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - 9/10. So peak fr.
Tomodachi Game (Manga): 9/10
I picked this one up in 2022 and caught up at the time. I didnt realise it actually had an ending written for it until about an hour ago, where I had a bit left.
The ending actually hit hard and was actually kind of beautiful and hopeful, but not to an extent where its at a fault and unrealistic. The characters were written really well, and the dynamic between money and friendship stays true to the end. The artstyle is really detailed, and I often found myself jumping when turning the page and seeing some insane facial expression.
As a reader you lose your ability to trust anything or anyone until the very VERY end.
A common comparison for the bulk of the story is 'Classroom of The Elite', but I feel that comparison is unfortunate. Tomodachi game and its characters have a direction which clears itself up, and the main character has a set goal and motives from the very beginning, whereas the COTE storyline and main character feels bland and aimless, committing to trickery for no real reason.
Whilst a bit edgy, Tomodachi Game has a message, a message clearly communicated early on, and even though at a first glance it may seem that things get crazy, over the top and deviate from this philosophy, the ending pages bring everything together very nicely.
I've mentioned the ending alot but the story itself is amazing alone, each character is pushed to their limits at some point in the story, the truth gets unveiled, thrown out the window, and a cycle of distrust starts to brew. Character design is also very cool, the mascot is cute, the s are cool and some of the main characters get pretty creepy. There are set arcs, or rounds within the game, but as each round es it becomes apparent that the game becomes increasingly hostile, as the finding the truth takes over the priority of securing victory.
Certified hood classic, I'm glad I saw this to the end.
The ending actually hit hard and was actually kind of beautiful and hopeful, but not to an extent where its at a fault and unrealistic. The characters were written really well, and the dynamic between money and friendship stays true to the end. The artstyle is really detailed, and I often found myself jumping when turning the page and seeing some insane facial expression.
As a reader you lose your ability to trust anything or anyone until the very VERY end.
A common comparison for the bulk of the story is 'Classroom of The Elite', but I feel that comparison is unfortunate. Tomodachi game and its characters have a direction which clears itself up, and the main character has a set goal and motives from the very beginning, whereas the COTE storyline and main character feels bland and aimless, committing to trickery for no real reason.
Whilst a bit edgy, Tomodachi Game has a message, a message clearly communicated early on, and even though at a first glance it may seem that things get crazy, over the top and deviate from this philosophy, the ending pages bring everything together very nicely.
I've mentioned the ending alot but the story itself is amazing alone, each character is pushed to their limits at some point in the story, the truth gets unveiled, thrown out the window, and a cycle of distrust starts to brew. Character design is also very cool, the mascot is cute, the s are cool and some of the main characters get pretty creepy. There are set arcs, or rounds within the game, but as each round es it becomes apparent that the game becomes increasingly hostile, as the finding the truth takes over the priority of securing victory.
Certified hood classic, I'm glad I saw this to the end.
Dropped by episode 2, it was borderline porn. Yeah I know that it had the ecchi tag, but in some instances, it can be ignored or be used as a tool to make the story somewhat more transgressive (i.e. Yurikuma Arashi or Monogatari), however here's just... awkward, just to make people self-pleasure. Either way this isn't what made me dislike this series the most, what made me drop it was... its characters, who the fuck wrote them? They're mostly supposedly adults but they all act like horny teenagers, also, there's a like 10 year old who fucking... wears... lingerie... and is an exhibitionist because supposedly according to the author "they do that in her country". No fucking sane country allows that what the fuck.
I watched it due to the convoluted mystery plot but definitely this isn't for me.
Kyou no Yuiko-san (7/10) 5w3b3y
Pleasantly surprised.
While the story is the generic tsundere and normal guy, the romance felt more grounded and natural. The character development was really good. Them just getting to know each other and maturing on the way felt really good to read. The art was pretty decent. The side characters and their stories were very short and wholesome. Not too much drama. I wish it went for 1 more volume though because the ending felt a teensy bit rushed but overall this was a fun read. Easy recommend.
Oh, boi.
Another anime adaptation of NisiOisiN, by the same studio that adapted his most famous novel? (Would be the third time it happens by this point) Is it as good as Monogatari?
No.
It's not bad either though.
I liked Bishounen Tanteidan, particularly the characters are nicely written and animation looked good... sometimes, because damn it falls flat in some other points, one could notice it was on Shaft's decadent era.
Story is quite absurd, partly in the good way but also in the bad way. Some conclusions to the story, as well as some plot points of certain arcs were like... "yeah that would DEFINITELY happen". It's the second time I see in an anime a casino ran by secondary schoolers (the other being Classroom of the Elite), how is even that... allowed? Either way. It gets better since the paintings arc and the conclusion was decent albeit very clichéd "oh here's a montage why our protagonist is cool", quite sappy if you ask me. The central theme of "beauty" was nice to see, and it's a unique anime in most senses. While it's a dialogue-heavy story it does not feel sluggish, mostly. I wish they made a season 2 to adapt the rest of the novels too.
(last paragraph copypasted from my MAL)
Katte ni Kaizou 8/10
Yeah this is a prototype Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei of some sorts as it's an OVA based on an older manga by the same author. Humor is the same except that it's raunchier and more unhinged, reaching borderline ecchi levels. In theory the comedy is bad but I found it quite funny, particularly in the latter two episodes where you notice Kumeta's comedy evolved. A plotless gag humor anime but still far from bad.
cheating but it's in MAL so I don't care
Battle Royale (Novel): 10/10, what the FUCK
other than that
apothecary diaries (manga, read up to what was published): 8/10, the anime is better but this is still good
Battle Royale (Novel): 10/10, what the FUCK
other than that
apothecary diaries (manga, read up to what was published): 8/10, the anime is better but this is still good
hirayukiii
The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody (Anime)
Pretty solid 7/10
Really compelling prologue and story. However, it felt somewhat fast paced in some parts of the anime itself and felt too generic for an isekai. I will say though that it was a nice experience seeing the MC start from scratch and then following along his journey.
There's a whole lot to unpack but I would give too many spoilers if I were to tell y'all. I'd recommend it to your average isekai enjoyer.
Pretty solid 7/10
Really compelling prologue and story. However, it felt somewhat fast paced in some parts of the anime itself and felt too generic for an isekai. I will say though that it was a nice experience seeing the MC start from scratch and then following along his journey.
There's a whole lot to unpack but I would give too many spoilers if I were to tell y'all. I'd recommend it to your average isekai enjoyer.
medalist (still ongoing so just caught up): 8/10: i've read the entire top 50 manga (according to MAL and excluding manhwa/manhua/ln), and this manga just broke into it, and I want to keep that 100% completion so I had to read it, it was nice
This is by no means a bad anime but I feel the story would have worked better as a movie with either focusing on the drama or focusing on the fishing. Animation was somewhat weak too, and the plot progression felt awkward, like they sell you that the terminal illness of Tsunehiro would be the biggest causing of drama yet it's barely touched. The part of the debt collectors was also anticlimatic and added almost nothing to the overall story, and the last three chapters felt like "oh yeah we need to give an ending to this series".
Yeah copypasted from MAL.
D-frag
8/10 This is peak->
8/10 This is peak->
<-tsukkomi
refers to the role the second comedian plays in "butting in" and correcting the boke's errors.
For a score of just 6.93, I was surprised how this turned to be quite decent. Wouldn't call this underrated but rather overhated.
It's far from perfect, but it has its strengths: The animation, soundtrack and voice acting was excellent. The comedy was quite funny most of the time, and it didn't try to take itself too seriously. The plot was simple but mostly interesting.
Now for the bad parts: The magic world arc started horribly, with 7 episodes where the plot didn't advance at all. There's also the problem that anime that try to focus on the whole classroom have: Many characters are left out and served just as background jokes.
Either way, it was an enjoyable series, and while this is the "worse" version of Negima, it did make me care about the existence of the franchise. Miiiiight read the manga.
Yeah copypasted from MAL too.
This was (iirc) made for a gag award competition and this secured 2nd place. This shi was hilarious af. Really good one for a short (5 chaps) but fun read
Btw this takes to a different anime...Nuuskamuikkunen wrote: 1i5658
Negima?! 7/10
I corrected itCLICKMACHINE wrote: 3u1g1k
Share House With Terminator. (7/10)
This was (iirc) made for a gag award competition and this secured 2nd place. This shi was hilarious af. Really good one for a short (5 chaps) but fun read
Btw this takes to a different anime...Nuuskamuikkunen wrote: 1i5658
Negima?! 7/10
Tasokare Hotel starts as an episodic mystery anime but it slowly the mystery focuses on the main characters, which makes the story more interesting. The overall mystery was well done and it seems like it's a good adaptation of the game it was based on.
You Talk Too Much, So Just Shut It Already! (7/10) Pretty okay to just turn off your brain and laugh.
Read a manwha recently called Greatest estate developer I think I'd rate it a 9/10 cause of the hillarious art style and the commedy was just done so well with the art style.
Kakkou no Iinazuke 5/10 Pretty basic.
Aoki Densetsu Shoot! 6/10 Was pretty slow and kinda boring but alright.
Mix: Meisei Story 2nd Season 6/10 Really chill but nothing really happens at all
Battle Royal High School 4/10 so random. hard to explain it better
Ore dake Level Up na Ken Season 2 9/10, was big fan of manhwa too.
Ao no Hako 7/10, i like manga more, not sure why. not bad tho!
Sakamoto Days 7/10, was pretty funny
ok bye.
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