Submitted 6 days ago by wjs018@ani.social to anime@ani.social
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I’m finally catching up this season. I’m now up to date on Dr Stone, Gachiakuta, Dandadan, With You And The Rain and My Dress-up Darling. There are others I want to watch still, but oh well.
Some banger OPs this season. Gachiakuta’s OP is fire and With You And The Rain’s OP is delightfully chill
I completed the rest of Haikyu last week. It has got to be the most hype anime for me since Cinderella Gray.
The training arc was, to be expected, somewhat weaker and slower than the rest of it.
But once nationals got started, it was just as exciting as the prefecture qualifiers. One thing I didn’t expect is for them to keep winning the way they did. I thought they would lose at some point, then a timeskip occurs and the story continues with the younger members of the club finally achieving national championship.
e0qdk@reddthat.com 5 days ago
So… my situation has changed a bit recently, and, for better or worse, I’ve got (convenient) access to Crunchyroll through at least the end of the year. I’ve barely seen anything new since 2020. I’m going through some of the obviously popular stuff from the last few years like Bocchi, Frieren, Nagatoro, Spy x Family, etc. that’s entered my awareness mostly through memes. Just finished Mushoku Tensei and currently watching Apothecary Diaries. Open to suggestions.
Unboxious@ani.social 5 days ago
In addition to what other have suggested, here are my favorite recent and semi-recent shows that are on Crunchyroll:
e0qdk@reddthat.com 5 days ago
I’ve seen the first couple episodes and while I’ll definitely be finishing it, yeah… it’s right up there with Grave of the Fireflies.
Thanks for the suggestions!
I2jgwh0hYtxrCZQ@lemmy.sdf.org 5 days ago
Here are some of the story driven ones I have enjoyed.
Shadows House (2021) - Great story and I don’t see it mentioned much. One of the ones that made me go and binge the source material.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride (2016) - Another one that never seems to get mention but is fantastic. Season 1 was in 2016 but it’s had season 2 since 2020
Lycoris Recoil (2022) - Great story, if I remember correctly it was vey popular but has faded into the back ground as more series get pumped out.
Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019) - Excellent series, binged the Light Novel. Can’t wait for Part 3 to be Animated.
Delicious in Dungeon (2024) - Personally not one of my top picks but was vey well received by the community.
ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 5 days ago
That’s a solid starting point. Some other suggestions:
e0qdk@reddthat.com 5 days ago
Catching up on AOT is definitely on my PTW. Makeine is already on there as well. I’ve seen Monogatari up through Nisemonogatari; will probably get back to it eventually. Not familiar with SHOSHIMIN – will look into it, thanks!
Is the NieR Automata adaptation still worth watching if I’m already very familiar with the game (e.g. I got all 27 endings)? I’ve watched the first episode of it, and while it looked like a solid adaptation I wasn’t sure if I’d get anything new out of it.
Endmaker@ani.social 5 days ago
Any preferences in terms of genres or themes?
e0qdk@reddthat.com 5 days ago
Not really on genre – I’ll watch a bit of everything.
I tend to prefer shows that have a strong continuity between episodes, and that’ll grab you and make you binge the rest of the show (or at least the arc) in one go though. The 2nd half of Steins;Gate, Erased, Shin Sekai Yori, A Place Further Than The Universe, Mai-HiME, FMA, Madoka Magica, ATLA, etc. worked for me.
Preference also towards shows where the characters are not in high school (although that’s not a deal breaker). e.g. more Shirobako, Planetes, Samurai Champloo, please!
mo_lave@reddthat.com 5 days ago
Jujutsu Kaisen
Death Note
Your Name
One Punch Man
Attack on Titan
Demon Slayer
Chainsaw Man
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Fullmetal Alchemist
My Dress-Up Darling
Kaguya-sama