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- Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 29] 20 hours ago:
- Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 29] 23 hours ago:
Music anime with an antagonist concept (usually, competition) are sports anime, I agree with you. In this metric, I remember reading someone consider Girls Band Cry as a sports anime too.
Oh, and about music, if Evan Call is on the credits, I’ll consider a show a music anime too.
- Comment on Witch Watch - Episode 15 discussion 2 days ago:
Swimsuit episode by the river. Morihito thinks summer vacation is fun 😉
They got assaulted by a water-controlling warlock, but their host, Kiryu Miharu, came to their rescue. He succeeded but was Kakyoin’d in the process. Unlike Kakyoin, he could take the life energy of people around him, making him functionally immortal. It later explains why he felt he couldn’t live normally, and his dad looks the way he is.
They discovered that Miharu is the key in purifying warlocks without killing them. Miharu could drain, while Nico neutralizes its potentially fatal effects. As a result, Miharu joins the Otogi household. It’s getting crowded in there!
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- Comment on Crunchyroll & Now Netflix Both Confirm Anime Sub Watchers Are the Minority on Their Platforms 3 days ago:
To me, it explained Netflix’s decision to delay The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity. They don’t want the dub watchers be spoiled by the sub watchers. On the flip side, they may be (somewhat?) aware that this could be a hit.
- Comment on Crunchyroll Accidentally Reveals They've Been Using ChatGPT for Sub Translations 3 days ago:
- Comment on Dandadan Officially Joins Toonami 3 days ago:
Thanks for giving a more descriptive title than the article
- Comment on Spring 2025 AOTS & Summer 2025 Top 10 Week 1 Results (Anime Corner) 3 days ago:
Uma Musume being the literal dark horse of Spring 2025
- Comment on Takopi's Original Sin • Takopii no Genzai - Episode 3 discussion 3 days ago:
Shizuka learned something from her mom. She roped Azuma to do her bidding.
The dissonance between the music and the actual situation at hand makes the whole thing creepier. It’s intentional, and well-executed.
It’s not billed as horror, but it’s low-key more unsettling than many horror shows.
And now Takopi gets to finally reflect on his actions, while seeing the reflection of his victim at the same time. I don’t know about you, but that scene is a directional masterclass. Absolute cinema.
@rikka@ani.social
- Comment on Takopi's Original Sin • Takopii no Genzai - Episode 2 discussion 4 days ago:
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Marina: 💀 Shizuka: 💀
- Comment on [News] All 12 Episodes of Grand Blue Season 2 Leak Online Ahead of Schedule 6 days ago:
Am I
Grand BlueDreaming? Is this justGranblueFantasy? - Comment on Takopi's Original Sin • Takopii no Genzai - Episode 2 discussion 1 week ago:
WTH, the episode really went “this is truly Takopi’s Original Sin”. Like Marina, I didn’t see that coming. I’m now very interested on what happens next.
The way Shizuka reacted after “that” was unsettling, yet very plausible. I’m typically annoyed by people who act like Takopi (aka Pollyannas), but the way his character is portrayed is very cathartic, as if it validates why the way he sees things just doesn’t work in the long run, because he just does not get it.
@rikka@ani.social
- Comment on Suzumiya Haruhi "Mutekiteki Happiness!" MV Short ver. 1 week ago:
STOMP STOMP
- Comment on Suzumiya Haruhi "Mutekiteki Happiness!" MV Short ver. 1 week ago:
We have new Haruhi content before GTA 6.
- Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 28] 1 week ago:
I don’t know why I don’t hear more about this series, because it really was great, from start to finish.
86 has more exposure to the audience
- Comment on Witch Watch - Episode 14 discussion 1 week ago:
What was shown in the anime-within-the-anime could be useful in a future episode for our characters. Our main cast has minimal screentime because this episode focuses on Kuku making a doujin out of the Uron Mirage characters. Dengeki Melon’s real identity was revealed to her.
@rikka@ani.social
- Comment on Takopi's Original Sin • Takopii no Genzai - Episode 1 discussion 1 week ago:
“To You, 9 Years Ago” - Attack on Titan ahh episode titleHits too close. I only cried this much in some of my all-time greats. You originally think it’s wholesome the way one would originally think Made in Abyss is.
Both Shizuka and Marina’s situations are brutal. The latter wears long sleeves for a reason 😥
Since no one posted a banner.
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- Comment on The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity • Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku - Episode 1 discussion 1 week ago:
Confirmed: x.com/NetflixAnime/status/1941587892154896827
Thoughts
- Potential generational fumble by Netflix. They thought they could simuldub but couldn’t pull it off.
- We’ll have a case study of what I assume a hybrid batch+simultaneous release would be like.
- Comment on Secrets of the Silent Witch • Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto - Episode 1 discussion 1 week ago:
Bocchi the Warlock
- Comment on The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 • Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season - Episode 24 discussion 1 week ago:
The resurrection potion worked! Loulan survived! Jinshi… still can’t kiss Maomao, but he has the lap pillow that only he can lay on.
@rikka@ani.social
- Comment on The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 • Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season - Episode 24 discussion 1 week ago:
Tanjiro needs to be born sometime in the future.
- Comment on Crunchyroll accidentally confirmed it uses ChatGPT for subtitles 1 week ago:
Generating Akkadian subtitles is a legitimate use of machine translation.
- Comment on 12 New Summer Anime Releases to Add to Your Watch List Right Now 2 weeks ago:
Any suggestions on interesting things to watch?
I’m already shilling The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity because it has the same studio and director as Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, and that one is among the most visually stunning works out there.
- Comment on Spring Anime Season Wrap-Up, Summer Kickoff, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 27] 2 weeks ago:
Spring 2025
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - On hold for now. Will come back to this someday. My first foray to UC and third to Gundam overall (after Seed and WFM). It’s great and I have little complaints to the show.
Witch Watch - Laughed hard because of referential humor. Good enough for me.
The Apothecary Diaries - S2 is much more serious, and it somehow tied the episodic S1 into a grand conspiracy. Having a tinfoil hat was justified there. The past two episodes convinced me to provisionally rate the show a 10.
Rose of Versailles (2025) - I love the musical format. It’s OP scene is as iconic and impactful as The Lion King. I’m able to watch this in French. Best MAPPA work. 10/10
Past Seasons
The Orphans of Simitra - No accessible English subs. Finally jumped the shark and watched it like a native speaker would. And… I’m pleasantly surprised, really. I think I understand 80% of the episode and give me the push to start watching Witch Watch with Japanese CC instead of the English sub—I’m not a fan of the translation style used there.
The book is very short, so the anime introduced a lot of original elements. It managed to put out a cour’s worth of slice of life without it being dull. That’s something I’m even more surprised with. Unless it disappointed in the episodes I haven’t seen yet, a 6.89 MAL rating makes this show criminally underrated.
Train to the End of the World and Tsumasho - Great for most of their runs, only to disappoint with the last episode. The former’s recap is the worst I’ve seen yet.
Backflip - Nice CGI and complements the rhythmic gymnastics routine very well
After the Rain - Handles the age gap romantic attractions well enough
Tawawa on Monday - I mentioned it before, but I really did watch this for the plot. The anime punches well above its weight.
Pokemon original series - It’s a slog that I’ve started since late 2024, but it’s okay as a turn-your-brain-off watch. My favorite parts are the Hoenn teases for the eventual Pokemon Advanced series and seeing Team Rocket blast off.
Atri
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The childhood friend decided to be a losing heroine. I heard she and Natus ended up together in the VN. I think I prefer the anime route here.
Summer 2025
Witch Watch - simply because its consecutive course
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity - has the potential to have insane production values. It’s a romance and the staff appeared to pour their love and care in its making based on the trailer. I’m sold.
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- Comment on Witch Watch - Episode 13 discussion 2 weeks ago:
Yeah, it’s clear why Kaigo is a recluse. Getting forced to transform into a werewolf at random times is a big pain. Miyao Nemu (Meow Sleep, heh) has great chemistry with him, though. They’re great together. For now, it’s with the Wolf persona, but I think she’ll appreciate the regular Kaigo later on. I ship them.
A kiss to dispel the love spice, how convenient.
@rikka@ani.social
- Comment on The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 • Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season - Episode 23 discussion 2 weeks ago:
I don’t get why the soldiers killed Shishou on the spot
Harming the Moon Prince, even if it’s but a scratch, is enough to do that.
- Comment on Did anyone here brave enough put "Boku no Pico" on their MAL or Anilist? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve heard about it and know its notoriety. Is it like watching a trainwreck in slow motion?
- Comment on The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 • Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season - Episode 23 discussion 2 weeks ago:
Calling it, Loulan survived.
Apothecary Diaries is a masterclass of storytelling. I love how it all came together. Next is the last episode, which I assume is using the resurrection potion to save the children.
@rikka@ani.social
- Comment on Japan to Step Up Fight Against Counterfeit Anime Goods Overseas; Part of Moves to Boost Content Industry 2 weeks ago:
Knowing Nintendo, they’re fine with it. They would rather go bankrupt than let people interact with them outside the officially-allowed methods.
