Submitted 8 months ago by wjs018@ani.social to anime@ani.social
It’s time for a new weekly thread! Feel free to use this thread to ask questions, look for recommendations, or provide an update on anime you are watching.
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First of all, congratulations to “The Boy and the Heron” on winning the Oscar yesterday! I hope to see the movie sometime once it is released for wider consumption.
As for things I have been watching this past week, I have been watching just enough to keep the discussion threads going for a couple shows. Like last week, I am still on vacation, so I am busy doing things other than sitting around watching anime (lots of beach time). So…here are some quick updates:
Meta update: The next couple weekly threads will have certain focuses…
I could do with a recommendation or two. I don’t have much time for anime, so nothing more than 26 episodes. Dubs only so I can build Lego. I’ve enjoyed slice of life like My Dress Up Darling, as well as some classics like Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion. What’s fresh nowadays?
Two thinly disguised slice-of-life shows that are running right now: Tis Time For Torture Princess, and Mr Villain’s Day Off
Both of them are quite wholesome too!
Cheers for the suggestions
End of Evangelion
Akira
Ghost in the Shell
FLCL
Berserk
Thanks, I’ll have a poke through trailers for the ones new to me!
I will echo what you have seen elsewhere in that Frieren’s dub is pretty good. I have only seen clips, but it is better than many that I have seen. It isn’t a slice of life, but it is shaping up to be a classic. It is also usually pretty easygoing, so having it on while doing something like building Lego would be totally fine.
Cool :)
Maybe take a survey on which shows we want @rikka to generate episode threads for to start the next season?
Just a quick update that the wiki page about the bot is now up.
My plan is to make and pin the thread where people can request shows in place of this general discussion thread next week. Basically, I plan on enabling any show that any person asks for threads to be made, but if not enough people comment in or upvote the thread for an episode, then the show won’t get future episode threads (exact thresholds tbd, probably just >=1 comment to start out). This weekend I am planning on writing up the wiki page about the bot, so that it will be ready by Monday when that post will go live.
Looking for recommendations on a self contained completed adult anime experience. Maybe Berserk-esque but more modern.
Hellsing Ultimate
Erased
Mob Psycho
JoJo Part 6
Bubble
Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0
A Silent Voice
Link Click
I haven’t watched it, but have heard great things about Pluto that aired last Fall. I believe it is a complete adaptation and has mature themes from what I can gather.
Oh dope never heard of it, will check out thanks for the recommendation <3
Parasyte: The Maxim
Man I had a blast watching that back in the day…err, not that long ago I should say. I feel old now lol
SnowGator@lemm.ee 8 months ago
While I’m glad Boy and Heron won the Oscar for more visibility for anime, I definitely would not have picked it. It wasn’t even my favorite anime of 2023 (that was Suzume) and certainly wasn’t my favorite of the nominees. I would have rather Nimona or Across the Spiderverse won. But I apparently don’t understand the Oscar judges, since I disagree with their choices frequently.
I’m actually all caught up with my current seasonal anime! Up to date with Frieren (excellent!), Apothecary Diaries (very good!), The Dangers In My Heart (good!), Delicious in Dungeon (excellent!), and Solo Leveling (good!). This season has turned out great. I’m sad we’ve only got a couple weeks left, but spring has a lot to look forward to as well.
Frieren really turned around the last couple episodes. They’ve been wild and exciting, but still feel so grounded and real.
I’m very curious where Apothecary Diaries is going to end S1. I’m anime only, so no idea where it’s going.
wjs018@ani.social 8 months ago
You and me both. I get the feeling there is a lot of politics within the industry that we don’t see going into these kinds of things.
I enjoyed them while they are airing, but now that we are in the second round of this arc, I can look back and realize that the show spent a lot of episodes in the first round. The second round with these latest episodes just feels so much more satisfying to me. However, I also appreciate that a large part of that is due to getting to know the characters better after the first round. I don’t know how to do it better, but I can at least sympathize with people that weren’t fans of the first round episodes.
domi@lemmy.secnd.me 8 months ago
I think Across the Spider-Verse was robbed in this case. Outstanding animation through and through.