Delicious in Dungeon is the clear winner.
Dedede is good so far.
I’m still thinking about last season though with jjk and Frieren.
What were your thoughts at the end of this Spring 2024 season?
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kandoh@reddthat.com 4 months ago
zabadoh@ani.social 4 months ago
If you liked JJK, check out Wind Breaker.
The writing is better, and the characters are more likeable.
ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 4 months ago
Not everything is finished yet, but:
- Astro Note: really fun and good vibes.
- Konosuba S3: still one of the best comedies, even so much time later. Kazuma and party are still such a breath of fresh air.
- Hibike Euphonium S3: really good. A shame that there isn’t much playing shown, but the character drama is sooo good.
- Jellyfish cant swim: pretty good. Nice and heartfelt.
- Spice & Wolf remake: I think I might prefer the original, but this one’s good too. I like the slight change in her voice and personality.
- Mysterious Disappearances: I like this a lot. It’s nothing special, but it just clicks with me.
- Delicious in Dungeon: good fun and gripping when it got serious.
- Yuru Camp: cute, but imo it’s a step down from previous seasons. Just doesn’t feel as comfy for me.
- Gods Games We Play: dropped after 5 eps. It was really boring.
- Kaiju No.8: it’s fine. A lot of similarities with AoT, but not as good so far. Pretty standard battle shounen imo. Kafka may as well be a teenager. ED sucks ass.
- Many Sides of VA Radio: I like this one. The 2 mains are fun together.
- Date A Live V: it’s fine. I like the premise and ideas a lot, but it executed pretty meh. At least this season is better than the previous 2 and is still fine when Kurumi is not in the ep. Music is still fire though.
- Unnamed Memory: bad. Just bad. Started fine, then took a nosedive real hard halfway through, making it clear that the 1st half wasn’t actually fine and that they skipped everything important.
- Chillin’ In Another World Lvl 2: good fun. Rys is fun.
- An Archdemon’s Dilemma: good fun as well. Would like to see more.
bazus1@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Spice & Wolf remake: I think I might prefer the original, but this one’s good too. I like the slight change in her voice and personality.
The new season is pretty good relative to the OG, but nothing can match the OP and ED music of the original.
Delicious in Dungeon: good fun and gripping when it got serious.
There’s some very fine sakuga combat moments in there that seem like they’re animated on the ones and will definitely be on someone’s sizzle reel. Trigger ftw.
Unnamed Memory: bad. Just bad.
That prince was one-dimensional for an OP. His haranguing the witch got old quick.
Chillin’ In Another World Lvl 2: good fun. Rys is fun.
That was one of the most memorable moments of the season. Awesome pilot episode. Magic and combat and character-level-worldbuilding… Episode 2 starts where 1 left off… and then this bubble-gum saytang cutesy OP fires up, completely changing the tone of the show. Still enjoyed it. Rys is top 5 berstgirl of the season.
ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 4 months ago
The new season is pretty good relative to the OG, but nothing can match the OP and ED music of the original.
Agreed, especially the OP. The new one can’t match the old OST either for me. Kevin writes some gorgeous stuff, but the old one fit better imo.
That prince was one-dimensional for an OP. His haranguing the witch got old quick.
That’s the least bad thing about the show imo haha, but yes.
IvyRaven@midwest.social 4 months ago
Started off feeling really strong, but found myself dropping a lot of stuff. On the fence about Dedede Demons since it feels like it could be interesting or just boring bait. This season of Yuru Camp /_\ has been good. Not as strong as S1 but much more fun than S2. 7th Prince toes a line but has been fun. Jellyfish Can’t Swim is really good though maybe one or two clunky episodes. Re:Monster started off interesting but by episode 2 or 3 it was clearly an edgy self insert desire fest built on rape and ‘hur hur me MC’, so… fuck that show.
I’ve watched maybe 60 to 70% of what has aired this season and it’s been an okay season anime. Some surprises and returns to excellence (Sound! being back was nice). But also a lot of unmemorable shows that hovered around a 5 or 6.
bazus1@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Agree about Re:Monster. It front-loaded all the appealing world building, and then gave up for self-insert tropes.
wjs018@ani.social 4 months ago
I ended up dropping the manga back when I checked it out for the same reason. The author clearly came up with an interesting premise, but then couldn’t figure out how to keep it interesting as they kept writing.
alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Konosuba kept me happy
esc27@lemmy.world 4 months ago
An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride Enjoyed this overall. One of several new shows that exceeded my initial expectations. It got a bit stale about midway through with just the two main characters, but additions in the second part helped flesh it out. One of a few shows I really hope to see more of. It felt like it was just getting started by the end. 4/5
A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics This one was fun. Reminds me a lot of Hinamatsuri (although clearly different and not quite as good.) 4/5
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Yet another show that exceeded expectations. The basic premise seems kind of lame, in that the protagonist doesn’t really do anything directly, and looks/acts/is a child for duration of the season… But somehow it works. The cast is fun and have good character dynamics, the meta story seems meaningful and there is slow but real progress, and a few episodes were quite meaningful. 4/5
The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases I completely forgot this one existed until making this list. Dropped it early. Seemed ok at first but didn’t really do anything to keep my interest. 2/5
Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Eh. I want to like this one but the characters and humor didn’t land for me. 3/5
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc I’ve enjoyed the story and the world and of course Ufotable elevates the whole thing. Not a major mover of the plot or meaningful fights, but I assume that is coming soon enough… 4/5
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability Dropped after the first episode and I regret going that far. Something about the weird sexualization combined with the rest of the show was just intolerably creepy to me. 1/5
KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 To be honest I feel like both main arcs went just a little too long, but KonoSuba is always fun. 4/5
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2 The show is well done, the story is complex and rich. Some episodes and plot lines are best in season, but I can never shake the feeling that it will suddenly veer off into gross and or controversial territory. I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to give it 5/5. so 4/5.
Mysterious Disappearances Probably my second favorite new show of the season. The fan service bits can be a bit much at times, but that sort of thing does tend to go well with horror… The short story arcs, meta plot, characters, way new characters become relevant later, etc. all worked for me. 4/5
The New Gate I like the characters more than level 2 cheat and there seems to be more happening. But so far no real meta plot and no real reason to keep watching other than inertia. 3/5
Re:Monster Some bits early on were concerning… but overall I’ve enjoyed how different it is from other shows. The monster angle, consistent (and quick) pacing, seeing all the evolutions, base buildup, etc. Not a sophisticated show, but unique enough. 3/5
Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf I never did see the original, but I knew this one was very hyped up, and I see it. The characters have awesome chemistry. The world and stories are great as is the production value. It is just so oppressively melancholy, especially the last two story lines. 4/5
Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included This one was fun. Similar to a lot of other shows, but the humor did land for me. 4/5
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Sigh, I was very much looking forward to this only for half the season to be a table read of PowerPoint slides half of which were quickly dealt with once the show actually started going. Sort of feels like they either planned a two disc Blu-ray set where no one watches the first disc or were desperate to save money. The last episode was similar in content, but so, so much better. Instead of the cast literally sitting at a table barely moving, we had smaller meetings with the characters actually moving and reacting to each other. 3/5
Train to the End of the World Wow, just wow. The characters, production, pacing, plots, metastory, theme music… everything was exceptional. The show became absolutely insane at times and yet still made sense in a bizarre way and never really lost itself. Easily my favorite of the season and possibly the year. 5/5
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- Season 2 Sigh x2, Season one was a great surprise when it aired and I really enjoyed rewatching it earlier this year. The first part of this cour wasn’t too bad either, but something went wrong with the second part this season. The story pacing turned to trash, and what in theory should have been climactic moments for the whole school/teacher arc fell flat in part because the main cast spent entire episodes standing around looking bored while the world was on fire. 3/5
Unnamed Memory This show really felt like it should have been good. The setting, mood, and initial impression of the characters was all fine, but no as it progressed, the way they acted was just maddening. I dropped it early, checked comments off and on and from what I read it never got better. 2/5
Vampire Dormitory A trainwreck, in the sense that I can tell the show is not good, but something about it keeps drawing my attention anyway. 3/5
wjs018@ani.social 4 months ago
Went through the list of shows I watched and wrote down a couple thoughts:
- Tsukimichi - The second cour running during this season has been pretty good. There were some slow moments during a tournament arc, but the final couple episodes have been an excellent payoff.
- Konosuba - Another season that has come and gone way too quickly. Let’s hope it isn’t 5+ years before we get more.
- Delicious in Dungeon - The second cour of this show transitioned super well into darker themes while still retaining the goofy cooking humor. Looking forward to another season to wrap up the story.
- Bartender - This was enjoyable even if it was kind of boring sometimes. Not sure if I would check out a season 2 if it were to happen (no idea if the source material is there). If you are into cocktails, then this show has all the cocktail history and trivia you could want.
- Appraisal Isekai - The story between Ars and his father was really well done and Mirelle is overflowing with best girl energy. However, having read the manga, I don’t think I would continue this into a season 2 as the story more or less peaks with the father’s storyline imo.
- 7th Prince - Surprise of the season for me. I had read a good portion of the manga for this, so I already knew about the sussy shota stuff. However, the adaptation for this anime was excellent. The manga has a pretty unique art style (especially later in the series) and the anime was able to adapt it very well. For a newer studio, they really blew away my expectations for this show. Glad there will be a season 2.
- Level 2 Cheat - Another pleasant surprise this season. The manga was good, but I didn’t have high expectations for the anime. However, the real star of this adaptation was the voice cast. They really brought this show to life. Hoping that this one can continue, but I am not holding my breath.
- Spice and Wolf - This one is continuing for another cour. I never watched the first show, and this one has been a bit underwhelming so far. I understand that stories can be slow and take their time to build up, but I just haven’t really connected with this one much yet.
- Loser Ranger - I ended up dropping this about halfway through the season because I ran out of time. I was enjoying it though, so I will probably try to quickly catch up in the inter-season reprieve.
Based on what I have seen elsewhere, there are a couple shows that I think might be worth checking out sometime in the future when I get a chance. In no particular order:
- Tonari no Youkai-san
- Jellyfish
- Shuumatsu Train
- Wind Breaker
w_tree@ani.social 4 months ago
Some really great new shows this season. Delicious in Dungeon, Kaijuu NO.8, Jellyfin Can’t Swim At Night. Really enjoyed those.
Konosuba season 3 went so quickly, it is still as funny as previous seasons. Slime had a lot of table meetings but I enjoyed those too.
I haven’t seen original Spice and Wolf and I watch this season new series. It is good but I paused at episode 4 and I will continue later.
Girls Band Cry experience got ruined by MT sub. Waiting for good subs for this.
Endmaker@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Good enough for me.
Only completed Konosuba and Dungeon Meshi for now.
Too busy to watch many shows anyway.
bazus1@lemmy.world 4 months ago
- Can we get more EDs like Go Go Loser Ranger?
- 7th Prince was top tier trash. Glad it was renewed.
- Oh how the mighty have fallen. Mushoku and Slime both had six episodes straight of talking at tables.
- Wind Breakers was dang good.
- Demon Slayer , you were late to the party, but you brought chips and drinks.
- Kumiko, you were really late to the party, but you and your Euphonium have the best high school drama out there.
Good season. Winter was better, but there was still good eatin’
wjs018@ani.social 4 months ago
7th Prince was top tier trash. Glad it was renewed.
The adaptation completely blew away my expectations. Really glad that they are keeping it going.
zabadoh@ani.social 4 months ago
For your convenience , all the shows are listed by alphabetic order inside this spoiler.
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- Ageo to Tim - Archdemon s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride, An - As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World - Astro Note - Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura - Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases, The - BARTENDER Glass of God - BEYBLADE X - Black Butler: Public School Arc - Blue Archive The Animation - Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc - Case Closed - Chibi Godzilla Raids Again Season 2 - Chibi Maruko-chan - Chiikawa - Chillin in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers - Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Condition Called Love, A - Date A Live V - DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION - Delicious in Dungeon - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc - Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3, The - Fable, The - Fushigi Dagashiya: Zenitendou - Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf - Gintama on Theater 2D: Ikkoku Keisei-hen - Girls Band Cry - GO! GO! Loser Ranger! - Gods’ Games We Play - Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again - Grrr Grrr Tummy - Hanakappa - HIGHSPEED Étoile - Himitsu no AiPri - Holo no Graffiti - I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability - I.CINNAMOROLL Animation - iDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS, THE - Irregular at Magic High School Season 3, The - Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night - Kaiju No.8 - KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 - Kumarba - Laid-Back Camp Season 3 - Mahjong Soul KAN!! - Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio, The - Misfit of Demon King Academy II (Cour 2), The - Mission: Yozakura Family - Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2 - My Hero Academia Season 7 - My Oni Girl - Mysterious Disappearances - NEW GATE, THE - NIJIYON ANIMATION Season 2 - Ninjala the Animation - Nyaaaanvy - Oblivion Battery - ONE PIECE - Oomuro-ke: dear friends - Pokémon Horizons: The Series - Prince Mackaroo - RABBITS KINGDOM THE MOVIE - Re:Monster - Rinkai! - Sai-Kyo-Oh! Zukan: The Ultimate Battles - Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, A - Sazae-san - Shadowverse Flame: Arc-hen - SHIBUYA♡HACHI - Shimajiro: A Wonderful Adventure - Shin Chan - Shinkalion: Change the World - Sore Ike! Anpanman - Sound! Euphonium 3 - Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF - Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included - Suu-funkan no Yell wo - T・P Bon - Tadaima, Okaeri - That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 - Tonari no Yokai-san - Tonbo! - Tousouchuu: Great Mission - Train to the End of the World - TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy- Season 2 - Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Shin Jidai no Tobira - Unnamed Memory - Urusei Yatsura (2022) Season 3 - Vampire Dormitory - Viral Hit - Wan Wan Train Doko e Iku? - Whisper Me a Love Song - WIND BREAKER - Wonderful Precure! - YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master - YouTuNya 2 - Yozakura-san Chi no Mini Sakusen - Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Go Rush!!
zabadoh@ani.social 4 months ago
Finished, or will probably finish:
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
Delicious in Dungeon
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Fable, The
Girls Band Cry
GO! GO! Loser Ranger!
Gods’ Games We Play
Kaiju No.8
Laid-Back Camp Season 3
Re:Monster
Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, A
Sound! Euphonium 3
Tonari no Yokai-san
Viral Hit
Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?
WIND BREAKER
Watched a couple of episodes, stopped watching, and feel guilty about it…
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
Watched a couple of episodes, but lost interest:
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
Astro Note
BARTENDER Glass of God
Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again
HIGHSPEED Étoile
NEW GATE, THE
Oblivion Battery
Rinkai!
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3
Tonbo!
Misfit of Demon King Academy II (Cour 2), The
Watched one episode, insta-dropped it:
Blue Archive The Animation
Date A Live V
Mahjong Soul KAN!!
Mission: Yozakura Family
T・P Bon
Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included
Should have watched, but didn’t, because ??? and feeling a little guilty about it…
Chibi Godzilla Raids Again Season 2
KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3
Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio, The
My Hero Academia Season 7
TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy- Season 2
Didn’t start, no interest:
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- Archdemon s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride, An - Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases, The - Black Butler: Public School Arc - Chillin in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers - Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3, The - I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability - Fushigi Dagashiya: Zenitendou - Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf - Gintama on Theater 2D: Ikkoku Keisei-hen - Grrr Grrr Tummy - Hanakappa - Himitsu no AiPri - Holo no Graffiti - I.CINNAMOROLL Animation - iDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS, THE - Irregular at Magic High School Season 3, The - Kumarba - Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2 - My Oni Girl - Mysterious Disappearances - NIJIYON ANIMATION Season 2 - Ninjala the Animation - Nyaaaanvy - ONE PIECE - Oomuro-ke: dear friends - Pokémon Horizons: The Series - Prince Mackaroo - RABBITS KINGDOM THE MOVIE - Sai-Kyo-Oh! Zukan: The Ultimate Battles - Sazae-san - Shadowverse Flame: Arc-hen - SHIBUYA♡HACHI - Shimajiro: A Wonderful Adventure - Shin Chan - Shinkalion: Change the World - Sore Ike! Anpanman - Suu-funkan no Yell wo - Tadaima, Okaeri - Tousouchuu: Great Mission - Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Shin Jidai no Tobira - Unnamed Memory - Urusei Yatsura (2022) Season 3 - Vampire Dormitory - Whisper Me a Love Song - Wonderful Precure! - YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master - YouTuNya 2 - Yozakura-san Chi no Mini Sakusen - Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Go Rush!!
alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Damn you watch a lot
Crackhappy@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Touch grass.
zabadoh@ani.social 4 months ago
I don’t disagree with you, but I was deliberately following more shows this season to populate this /c with content and keep show threads alive.
wjs018@ani.social 4 months ago
Agree about Spice and Wolf so far. I have kept watching based on the fantastic reputation the first show has (that I haven’t watched), but this season has so far not really connected with me. If it wasn’t “Spice and Wolf”, then I would have dropped it by now.
The one thing that any music anime has to do right in my opinion is the music. So, it is a shame to hear that Girls Band Cry doesn’t deliver on that front. I don’t typically watch music shows, but I was debating checking this one out since I heard good things about the CG. So, I might just check out Trigun Stampede or something else instead.
zabadoh@ani.social 4 months ago
RE: Music anime
I am judging by the perhaps unreasonable standard of Paripi Koumei’s outstanding soundtrack and its songs’ perfect integration into its story, but to be fair the best feature of GBC’s band songs are the vocals.
Unfortunately the music was over-produced to emphasize the vocals and didn’t match the locations where the girls were playing, e.g. on the sidewalk, or a small stage in the open air. I also felt that the focus on the vocals wasn’t fair to the other band members whom the story worked so hard to recruit.