Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [Week 36]
SnowGator@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Current releases, following weekly (roughly organized by decreasing interest):
- Oshi No Ko S2 - Finally hit the climax I’d been waiting for. Really nailed it between the last episode and this one, then hooked in for exciting plot progression. Great episode.
- Makeine - Looks like focus is shifting to a new character again, with a new accompanying (excellent) ED. It was a bit of an exposition episode, so a bit less exciting than the last few, but still excellent.
- Pseudo Harem - A bit slower episode for me. Still good.
- I Parry Everything - Caught up this week. It’s great. Tension and scale keeps escalating and the silliness keeps outclassing what I thought was peak absurdity. Characters are very likable and animation is serviceable. Try a couple episodes!
- Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings… - Ya, mostly just finishing because I’ve watched this far. The general conceit of the series feels mostly forgotten, and is largely the type of anime I wasn’t really here for from the beginning.
Watched part of, but not up to date:
- Hell’s Paradise - 10 episodes. Alright I was kinda iffy for a while, but I’ve really enjoyed the last couple episodes. Finally filling in story a bit and setting up an overall plot that is fun and understandable. I’m definitely finishing now.
- Dungeon People - 4 episodes. Got some time to try it out more and it’s excellent. Surprisingly darker than I expected, based on the animation style! But very silly, fun exploration of dungeon crawl tropes, and a low stakes mood. Really nice easy watch that slightly mollifies the gaping hole that finishing Frieren and Dungeon Meshi left.
wjs018@ani.social 2 months ago
Agreed on Alya. I feel like the student council plot has completely overshadowed any cute romcom antics between the main pair. At this point, I feel like Yuki is more of a main character than Alya. Certainly, Yuki is trying her best to be the final boss character.
Also, Dungeon People has way exceeded my expectations. I mentioned it elsewhere in this thread, but I can’t really point to any single thing that it does excellently, but it is such a good mix that ends up greater than the sum of its parts.