Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [Week 33]
wjs018@ani.social 5 months agoPlus Size Elf and Nokotan
Sometimes you don’t really want a story and just want some hijinx. These shows scratch that itch pretty well. I think Plus Sized Elf is better as the half-length episodes as I feel like if it were a full 20+ minutes, it would feel pretty stale by the end of the episode.
I’ve been feeling a little burnt out
Yep, been there before. When I feel that way I usually go back in time to the old classics to find something that keeps my interest. Some recent series that I binged in the recent past:
- The Apothecary Diaries
- Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
- Vision of Escaflowne
- Shimoneta (NSFW)
- Zombie Land Saga
- Trigun (1998) - currently working through this one with the wife
Other than that, Mother’s Basement recently did a video about series that you can binge in a single weekend. Some good recommendations in there.
Ultimately though, sometimes you get burnt out, and that’s OK. Anime/manga will still be there in the future and (fingers crossed) this community will still be here as well. Sometimes you just need to go touch grass and enjoy something different for a while. Personally, I recently got a new computer and have had a lot of fun with emulating some classic games. It’s amazing how much easier and nicer the emulators are these days compared to what I remembered.
anon6789@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Agreed. It’s cute and goofy, but nothing really goes anywhere. It’s the classic sitcom formula where everything ends up back where it started every time, there’s no real plot, it’s just a bunch of jokes, and I just like watching everyone pick on each other.
Apothecary Diaries is on my list so I may have to check that out. The others sound like solid recommendations also.
My gf didn’t seem to get the humor of the old Trigun series. She did get interested in the new one after being in the room with me watching a few eps of that. I was very leary about the remake as the original is one of the first animes I got really into.
I’ve been watching some older 90s movies and revisiting early Gintama again a bit, and it’s been a nice break. I’ve played a bit with emulators recently too. I put Lemuroid on my phone and have been doing a little Tetris and Link’s Awakening. I figured out how to pair a PS4 controller, so maybe I should start bringing that with me. Being able to save anywhere takes out a lot of frustration for me.
I still look forward to the weekly check in here though. I’m surprised the anime scene here is as quiet as it is, so I like to participate to help keep what we do have going. I appreciate all the work you put in here!