Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 47]
Endmaker@ani.social 1 day ago
Been watching plenty of Pokemon. Their production quality is top-notched.
Hisuian Snow - Reminds me of How To Train Your Dragon, but somehow I couldn’t really get into it. Perhaps it’s because the protagonist didn’t have enough interaction with Zorua / Zoruak. 7 / 10
Twilight Wings - Apparently it serves as backstory for one of the latest gen games or something, but I did not play them so I didn’t get any of the references or easter eggs. Still a wholesome watch though. 8 / 10
Paldean Winds - This one felt like it has more of an overarching plot compared to Twilight Wings. I enjoyed it more. 9 / 10
Dragonite and the Postman - This right here is my favourite of the lot. I like this story most - perhaps because the stakes here are higher (but tbf it’s low across the board). The visuals are stunning. I also find it cool how they change from modern artstyle to an older-looking one during flashbacks. Instant 10 / 10
With good Pokemon anime turned out to be, I thought I’d check Pokemon: Horizons out. But it has 100+ episodes, so looks like I won’t be touching it for a while.
WIP
I tried Code Geass as my 1st anime and dropped it 1st episode haha. I didn’t like the OP and the artstyle. Apparently that was enough at the time.
Then I tried SAO (I know), and here I am, 12-13 years later: weeb and still haven’t watched Code Geass.
SAO
(I know)
Just own it bro.
At this point, SAO is overhated. Yes, some parts of the story is mediocre, but you see mediocrity in many other shows and yet they don’t receive the same level of vitriol.
And its peaks are strong enough to contend with other top-tier anime.
True, but the reason for the vitriol is because most mediocre anime aren’t nearly as popular as SAO.
Code Geass’s story really is just that great, but if you don’t like the main characters I can’t really recommend you resume - I don’t think they fundamentally change much by the end. It’s not like there’s a shortage of other great anime to watch after all.
To reiterate, I won’t completely rule out resumption of Code Geass. But I’ll take your suggestion of prioritising other shows.
Code Geass is one of those series that I haven’t watched yet, but I have only heard great things about. So, it’s interesting to see a different take on it. From what I do know from clips and discussions is that Lelouch is meant to be that way, an over the top character. I can see how that can be polarizing though (I don’t have a lot of love for Light either tbh).
mo_lave@reddthat.com 16 hours ago
The ending of Code Geass is worth it and I consider it among the top-tier endings in anime.
Endmaker@ani.social 9 hours ago
Is this ending that of season 1, or of the whole story?