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- Comment on "The Rising of the Shield Hero" Season 4 New Key Visual 1 month ago:
The Spirit Tortoise arc, part of season 2, was particularly painful to watch. So it does get better after the tortoise, but it does not get good.
- Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 09] 2 months ago:
I watched Sonny Boy over the last week or two. I quite enjoyed it overall, it’s interesting on multiple levels. The ending was a little bit melancholic and upsetting, but that’s consistent with the rest of the show. I didn’t think too deeply about the philosophy and metaphors that the show put forward; it might’ve been good to reflect on and write about each episode.
- Comment on ZENSHU • Zenshuu. - Episode 7 discussion 2 months ago:
I was a bit unenthusiastic going into this episode, thinking that it might be some drawn-out flashback. While the flashbacks were long, I found the whole episode to be a fun trek through Natsuko’s inadvertent romcom maneater adolescence.
Each flashback had little surprises, while also emphasizing how Natsuko is 200% dedicated to her craft.
Fukushima’s (the animation studio’s president) perspective was also interesting. Drawing a parallel between Natsuko and the director of A Tale of Perishing (who, unlike the bird, is smiling in Fukushima’s recollection), and challenging Natsuko to surpass her current limitations.
- Comment on "The Kept Man of the Princess Knight" Anime Adaptation Announced with Teaser Visual, PV 2 months ago:
The PV linked above is from 3 years ago and is for the first novel. Here’s a PV from 10 hours ago for the anime. The new PV is mostly just review quotes.
- Comment on ZENSHU • Zenshuu. - Episode 5 discussion 2 months ago:
We get some, uh, character development with Destiny, we get introduced to Justice (and actual character development), and we have a brief encounter with lady-bird.
It was a bit hard to watch the end with all the foreshadowing that Natsuko was going to mess things up.
- Comment on ZENSHU • Zenshuu. - Episode 3 discussion 3 months ago:
- Comment on ZENSHU • Zenshuu. - Episode 3 discussion 3 months ago:
Hm, at the end it looks like Natsuko is noticing some of the suspicious behavior, which might not have been in the original story. Or maybe it was in the story and Natsuko is just playing it cool.
- Comment on As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Season 2 • Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru 2nd Season - Episode 8 discussion 5 months ago:
Lupa, you almost died from blood loss. Please do not stand up.
- Comment on I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History • Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naruzo - Episode 4 discussion 5 months ago:
It was nice to see Alicia actually acting like an antagonist.
Also the timing at the end got a laugh from me:
“No, Alicia said all that for my benefit.”
😮 … 😟 … 😠 “Alicia Williams!”
- Comment on Yarinaoshi Reijou wa Ryuutei Heika wo Kouryaku-chuu • The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor - Episode 2 discussion 6 months ago:
Knowing what I know about why the emperor’s wife’s age is important, I can see that they’re trying to build it up into a mystery that we will slowly unravel, but without that knowledge it definitely seems like just a running gag
I have no knowledge outside what’s been shown in the episodes, but I think it’s fairly obvious that the age is some specific condition from his curse (or similar thing). At the same time, the age gap is definitely pandering to a specific audience. The author knows exactly what they’re doing, it doesn’t matter if there is some in-story pretense. For better or worse, this is the story they wanted to tell.
Jill did establish that their relationship should be platonic, which is nice. Hopefully that’s not just a front. The fact that the Jill is mentally older does help make it a little less gross (but at the same time, it feels like the author is trying to make an excuse for degeneracy).
- Comment on Yarinaoshi Reijou wa Ryuutei Heika wo Kouryaku-chuu • The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor - Episode 2 discussion 6 months ago:
Huh, I set my expectations pretty low after the first episode, but this episode was interesting. The emperor is hiding some aspect of his curse, which sets up some intrigue that probably isn’t going to be resolved right away.
I wasn’t expecting the FMC to be able to throw a ship. This show seems like it’s going to be a FMC power fantasy (both with physical power and intellectual prowess), which I think I’ll quite enjoy.
- Comment on Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naruzo • I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History - Episode 2 discussion 6 months ago:
Yep, the age gap passes the realm of strange and lands in incredulous. I’m not actually sure how much older Duke is, 5 years? Most of the comments on MAL are saying that Duke is way out of line.
Episode 1 dropped heavy hints, so it’s not so surprising. Reincarnation romance is almost always going to be a little hairy, just not usually in this way.
- Comment on Top 10 Anime of the Season - Summer 2024 (Anime Corner) 6 months ago:
but if you believe AC
Every time I see an AC ranking with shows I’ve watched I’m reminded that I shouldn’t trust AC.
- Comment on Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season • Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 - Episode 1 discussion 6 months ago:
An 86 minute start to the season. You gotta love it. There was a lot of setup, a half-dozen story threads started (or maybe a full-dozen), but they got to a very impactful scene at the end and left us with a good hook.
- Comment on Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! • Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! - Episode 12 discussion 6 months ago:
- Comment on "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" Season 4 and New Movie Announced with New Visual, PV 6 months ago:
I liked season 3’s talking around a table more than season 2’s talking around a table, for the most part.
But if things finally shake out in the next season, that sounds like a lot of fun.
