Comment on Winter Anime Season Wrap-up and Discussion Thread [Week 13]
NineSwords@ani.social 7 months ago
As is usual for me I start with a lot of shows every season and then drop them one after another until only a select few remain. this season it looks like the remaining shows are:
- Frieren - a masterpiece
- Apothecary Diaries - another masterpiece
- Solo Leveling - usually not my type of show, but I liked it well enough
- Hokaido Gals - cute and frustrating
- Shangri-La Frontier - like Solo Leveling this is another show that I usually would drop but it was entertaining enough
- Doctor Elise - harmless and something to watch during dinner
- Unwanted Undead Adventurer - another dinner show.
A few that I still plan to finish:
- Delicious in Dungeon - good show, just got backlogged a bit.
- Fluffy Paradise - dinner show that was kinda cute
- A Sign of Affection - I don’t like the constant feeling of drama being just around the corner (where I am there hasn’t been drama yet but it feels for a couple of episode as if it would drop any second) but I want to see how it goes.
wjs018@ani.social 7 months ago
I am going to try to find time to watch Apothecary soon. I have only heard great things. If I have some more time, I am interested in Shangri-La Frontier as well.
megane_kun@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I jumped into watching Apothecary Diaries quite late in the game (I was at an out-of-town trip and had nothing to do, so I decided to watch a few episodes). I didn’t really expect much out of it, just that it not a huge waste of time. I ended up pleasantly surprised. The writing is decent, if not good. There were some parts that I think would stretch my suspension of disbelief, as well as some deus-ex-machina that pushes the story along (and I suppose would make way more sense as more of the material is adapted to anime). However, the way these plot points are developed is surprisingly good. I found myself strung watching one episode after the other.
Shangri-La Frontier, as the other commenter said, is a bit a niche thing. The shonen action is quite decent, but I am more into the worldbuilding aspect of it, and it is surprisingly decent. I also approached this series with no expectations whatsoever, and ended up pleasantly surprised.
NineSwords@ani.social 7 months ago
Apothecary is a must watch if you like detective mystery stories. And the anime adaptation is outstanding. I liked it better than the LN which is , lets say, rare for me.
Shangri-La on the other hand… If you are in the market for some hype shounen action then better watch Solo Leveling. It’s better and more hype. Shangri-La on the other hand has a super cute bunny character (as in Alice in Wonderland White Rabbit type and not an anthropomorphized playboy bunny) that gives it bonus points.