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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lazarus - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I really liked this one. MAPPA’s animation on the parkour scenes was absolutely fantastic and the whole episode was a delight to watch. Because the premise seems so heavily intertwined in political and ethical philosophy I do worry about what the show is trying to say, but I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt for now because it just looks so good. I’m really excited for this one and give the premiere a 5/5.

  Also, I’ve heard people complain about the english dub, and I didn’t really have any issues with it. The dialogue is a little cringy, but like, that’s just kinda how anime goes and it gives a different vibe to read cringy dialogue vs hear it. I also felt like the flat-ish performances were done on purpose to give the show a bit of a mellow vibe (the japanese voices seemed to be fairly similar, IMO)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl • Gorilla no Kami kara Kago sareta Reijou wa Ouritsu Kishidan de Kawaigarareru - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  This was way cuter than I was expecting. Sophia is likeable and seems like a strong lead (I mean personality wise, but also physically I guess, lol). The boys are all very handsome and that’s a plus, but they also seem like good dudes without being just reverse harem archetypes (though they could turn out that way later, since we don’t know them too well yet), and it’s been fun trying to guess people’s animal blessings since they don’t say them outright. The plot has sort of yet to unfold at all, so it remains to be seen if that’s any good, but I really like this so far. I give the premiere a 4/5.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Witch Watch - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I have very mixed feelings on this one. I found the main couple very cute and endearing, but the show seemed so focused on the comedy beats which never really hit for me. I love a good childhood friends, bodyguard/ward, or magician/familiar dynamic, but I was disappointed by how gag-focused this was instead of on the heart that seemed to be in there. I give the premiere a 3/5, and if people say it’s turning out amazing, I might return to it.

  Amazing OP, though. I’d watch that anime, lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! • Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryoushu! - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I only watched the first episode, but jeez, this feels like school shooter anime. Our main character’s backstory feels like it’s tailor-made to strike at otaku/weeb’s worst fears (getting cucked, getting told they’re not a good enough man, not being successful at work, having to pay child support) in a way that feels really pandery. And main character is on his deathbed talking about how he’s such a nice guy and he should have just been an asshole instead, when he basically had no character traits before that point. Like, I’m all for villain stories, they can be really fun, but trying to soften them by giving them a tragic backstory IMO just ruins it. Post-isekai, the cast gives off a distinct “we have shadow-sama at home”, too, which isn’t great. Overall, I give the premiere a 2/5.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman • Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Not impressed with this one. It felt like creepy wish fulfillment for guys who want much-younger women students to be in love with them for being such a good teacher. Most of the plot was bland and generic and the harem nonsense was way to prevalent, but at least the action was fairly well done. I give the premiere a 2/5.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kowloon Generic Romance - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Not really sure how I feel about this one yet. I’ve heard they rushed through the source material to put the hook in episode one, which I’m glad for because it’s definitely the only thing keeping me around for episode two, but the story still felt like it was going very slowly. I’m hoping it ramps up a bit and we get more strange and creepy things and a few more crumbs of clues as to what’s really going on, but the slow slice of life stuff doesn’t really do it for me. I give the premiere a 3/5 and I’ll give it a couple episodes to find its footing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anne Shirley - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe it’s just my grudge against what I’d call “english class fiction” but I had a hard time getting into the story here. It just felt very slow and boring to me, and I found Anne’s energy to be exhausting. The visuals are stunning and the whole anime feels well-made, but it’s just not really for me. I feel like the Anne of Green Gables fans are probably very happy with this adaptation. I give the premiere a 4/5 on production values alone, but I won’t be back for episode 2.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YAIBA: Samurai Legend • Shin Samurai-den YAIBA - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I generally distrust manga from this era, since they tend to go on forever without any plot development (this is Detective Conan’s author after all), but so far this is very fun! Wit Studio knows what they’re doing with the action scenes, and the characters feel well-defined and funny without showing their age too much. I give the premiere a 4/5.

  Also, I’ve decided to believe that the dads have a romantic history because they definitely give off that vibe, lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I sort of hate that the main character seems to not be that good of a detective and the butler is doing the work for her. It also feels like we didn’t get enough information to put the pieces together in this mystery, but I guess we’ll see next episode when they give us the solution. It’s really hard to make an assessment on mystery shows without seeing a case wrap up, but with just the premiere I’ll give it a tentative 3/5.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rock is a Lady’s Modesty • Rock wa Lady no Tashinami Deshite - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I generally don’t like music/band anime and this turned out not to be an exception. It seems fine, but it felt like most of the episode was very slow. It also seems pretty queerbait-y since I’ve heard the source material is not gay (yet?) but they definitely want us to think it is. I give the premiere a 3/5.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom • Kanpeki Sugite Kawai-ge ga Nai to Konyaku Haki Sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I wasn’t expecting to like this, but it ended up being pretty charming. Obviously the first episode’s plot was very expected (with a title like that, it’s hard to pull too many surprises right off the bat), though I was pleasantly surprised that the sisters are on good terms, even though they’re clearly scapegoat and golden child and that can breed resentment on both sides. I think there’s a lot of promise here, be it as shoujo slop or something of more complex character - and to be clear, either is fine with me as long as it’s fun, lol. I give the premiere a 4/5.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Beginning After the End • Saikyou no Ousama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani wo Suru? - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like I’ve watched this anime a million times already. There’s nothing new here, and it’s not even doing well at the tropes it’s using. I give the premiere a 2/5.

  Also, he’s two years old and just learned to walk and hasn’t said a single word, despite being an adult man internally.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WIND BREAKER Season 2 - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s good to be back, though the flaw in starting a plot arc one episode before the season ends is that it’s hard to remember what was happening by the time the show comes back, lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho • Kijin Gentoushou - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  There were a few times that I thought this was going to get interesting, in a few different ways, but it always seemed to take the blandest option when progressing the plot. The action was really lackluster (I laughed out loud when Jinta’s arm was cut off because it looked like it just popped off for no reason) and the story felt like it was edgy for the sake of being edgy. I’m curious what kind of show this will be once it settles in (ep 1 was very much a prologue so I’m guessing we’ll figure that out in ep 2), but I’m not hopeful. I give the premiere a 2/5

  Also, the moral of the story appeared to be “never trust someone who’s different from you, even if they are a literal child” which is, uh… something…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Once Upon a Witch's Death • Aru Majo ga Shinu Made - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I think this premise can work, but this feels very fumbled. A tearjerker-of-the-week format doesn’t really need the buildup this got - just jump right in to Meg helping people out and fill in the why later (hell, that could be its own tearjerker episode). Instead it has this wonky tone that isn’t really conducive to making me cry. I give the premiere a 2/5, but it’s possible it could right the ship and end up being a great show (I’ll check back in later in the season)

  Also, 1000 tears in a year is WAY too many to take seriously if she only gets one per person. She’s seriously supposed to average almost 3 people crying with pure joy per day?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Unaware Atelier Meister • Kanchigai no Atelier Meister: Eiyuu Party no Moto Zatsuyougakari ga, Jitsu wa Sentou Igai ga SSS Rank Datta to Iu Yoku Aru Hanashi - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty standard kicked-from-the-hero’s-party wish fulfillment slop. It feels a lot like it’s trying to be Last Dungeon Boonies (but with trade skills), but it’s just a bit lacking. I give the premiere a 3/5.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 • Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season - Episode 6 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Regardless of caring about Jinshi’s feelings, it seems clear that the emperor recognizes Maomao’s usefulness and probably understands that she’d be much more effective with the power and access she’d be granted if she became the emperor’s sister-in-law, lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anime General Discussion Thread, Favorite Winter Season OP/ED Edition [2025, Week 06]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Went through all the OPs EDs for this season and tried not to be biased against the shows I didn’t end up liking. Here are my favorites:

  OPs

  • Bureaucrat to Villainess has a lot of energy and expresses its emotions very well
  • Fruitsmaster goes way harder than it has any right to, considering the quality of the show itself. This is one of those OPs that can trick someone into wasting time watching a show that doesn’t deserve it
  • Apothecary Diaries delivers yet another amazing OP, which my light novel reading friend says is full of interesting visual references we’ll understand later. It also has wet Jinshi
  • Medalist conveys the motion of skating really well and makes me wish I enjoyed the show, lol
  • Sorairo Utility uses colors and cuts to match the bounciness of the melody really well and the whole thing has a fun vibe

  EDs

  • Bureaucrat to Villainess does a really fun after-work karaoke
  • Honey Lemon Soda does a good job giving the vibe of hanging out with friends taking dumb pictures
  • Medalist reflects the more childish side of the main character with a cute little dream
  • Solo Leveling constructs a very sinister vibe that gives the impression of a much more psychological/thriller type thing than the impression I have of the show itself (I only watched a few episodes). Not sure how well it matches, but the ED in isolation is great
  • Red Ranger gives a view into a little what-if that has a very comfy vibe

  Notable Non-Favorites

  • Anyway I’m Falling in Love with You and Honey Lemon Soda have strikingly similar OPs?
  • You and Idol Precure’s ED has some pretty impressive CGI animation
  • Apothecary Diaries’ ED feels like exactly the kind of AMV that Jinshi himself would make, lol
  • Yami Shibai’s ED confuses me greatly
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! • Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san. - Episode 4 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I really like the character arc they’re setting up for Kazuhiho where Marie’s excitement about Japan is helping him engage with real life more and eventually have more hobbies than just sleeping.

  Also, as someone who lives on a fault line, the two reactions to the earthquake seemed pretty true to life, lol. Marie’s reaction was a bit over the top, but visitors definitely get pretty freaked out when we get an earthquake that makes locals go “oh, huh”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 05]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Since this season seems fairly light and pretty heavily weighted towards the weekends, I’ve decided to supplement with other shows from my backlog to watch in between:

  • Sasaki & Miyano - This is based on one of my favorite manga of all time, but I skipped the anime when it came out because I was so disappointed by the BL budget and sort of weird pacing. But going back in knowing its flaws, I’m able to enjoy seeing my boys fall in love all over again. It’s not the perfect adaptation I would have dreamed of, but it’s still that same story I love so much.
  • Revenger (not to be confused with Tokyo Revengers) - I was pretty busy during the season this came out and ended up not being able to continue basically any of the shows I’d wanted to, but this was one I was pretty excited for. It’s about feudal Japanese catholic assassins who only take on clients who are looking for revenge, and all of the characters have silly anime weapons that they use in pretty brutal ways, like the kid who uses a kite where the string is covered in bits of broken glass. I think so far it’s balancing well its edgy tone and its goofy elements, where it’s fun and not meant to be taken too seriously. I’ve seen a lot of bad reviews, though, so maybe it is supposed to be taken seriously and I’m the only one laughing at seeing a man pray to the virgin Mary for the souls of the people who he just killed with a sheet of gold leaf.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SAKAMOTO DAYS - Episode 3 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m glad Shin got a chance to shine this episode. Last time I was worried the kids would get sidelined too much, but it seems I was wrong, lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ZENSHU • Zenshuu. - Episode 4 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The resolution this episode felt sort of unearned. It seemed like we were being lead to believe that this A Tale of Perishing was deeper and more complex than the simple movie that existed in the real world, but then the solution to a philosophical disagreement was just a handsome anime boy and a musical number. And normally I’d be all for that, but that fixing Memmeln’s nihilism felt like a cop-out. Though I did still appreciate the handsome anime boy and musical number.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! • Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san. - Episode 3 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s really cute how long distance travelers leave those flower offerings. It’s easy to imagine how if you lived in that world you’d start to notice things like “oh, someone must have come through here from [wherever] recently” when passing by one of those statues.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury -- Dare I say... not "woke" enough!?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not really a gundam fan, or a fan of space operas in general, but I was recommended this when it first started and I really enjoyed the first half. I felt like the corporate setting gave a suitable dystopian feel for the meaty drama about kids dealing with the sins of their parents, and I was fully on board. But, somewhere in the second half I feel like it all got a bit lost. The plot became more complicated and the themes got a bit muddled, and I sort of stopped engaging with anything except the emotional threads of the characters, who continued to be very well written. Overall, even though it was enjoyable, it felt like it had a lot of wasted potential.

  And I agree, not woke enough: not anti-capitalist enough and not gay enough. (But, to be fair, I’d say that about most things, lol)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ZENSHU • Zenshuu. - Episode 3 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That seems like it might be what they’re going for, but my problem with it is that we haven’t seen her actually engage with this idea very much. What is it she likes about this old movie? All we’ve seen from her is her complaints about it (QJ being useless, Destiny causing problems for no reason, etc). The things she draws to resolve the conflicts also seem like they should tie in to those themes because they’re ideas pulled from other anime, but she doesn’t engage with any of them as a fan either. It’d go a long way if we got some flashbacks of her watching or fangirling about the stuff that inspired her, or really anything that shows us how excited she used to be about animation.

  TBH, I feel like Zenshu’s biggest strength right now is that it has a lot of space for viewers to bring their own ideas and themes related to artistic endeavors and insert them into the story, which I can understand being enjoyable for some people, but for me that just ends up feeling like they forgot a big piece of the heart of the story.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 04]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a bit of a weak season for new shows, but I put together a tasting menu of 4 anime for my friend group to consider watching together: Zenshu, Welcome to Japan Ms Elf, Okitsura, and Sakamoto Days. Unsurprisingly, they didn’t take to any of them enough to change our original plans, so our list is still Apothecary Diaries, My Happy Marriage, and Hanako-kun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying • Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsura Sugiru - Episode 3 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The animation this week was pretty rough… hopefully it’ll be better next time.

  Especially with her role in the eisaa, I’m even more convinced that Hina is observant enough to know fully what’s going on and is trying to be a subtle wingman for her bff’s obvious crush. I’ll be curious how she plays this with Teru trying to confess to her.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ZENSHU • Zenshuu. - Episode 3 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I truly do not understand what this anime is trying to accomplish and am fascinated by how ambitious it is visually while being seeming devoid of any meaningful themes (so far?). I think I’m willing to stick around for the rest of this show to see if it ends up developing into anything meaningful, but at this point I seriously doubt it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SAKAMOTO DAYS - Episode 2 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This episode felt a fair bit weaker than the first, though it was still fun. Even though we’ve got a bit of a squad going, I worry that going forward Shin and Lu won’t be able to do much in their fights - if the enemies keep escalating in strength, Sakamoto will be the only one really capable of dealing with them, as we sort of saw with Son Hee and Bacho.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! • Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san. - Episode 2 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The cozy romance side of this is absolutely perfect, but I’m also pretty impressed by the isekai side as well. They’re setting up a decent mystery in why he’s able to cross over, and also we can see that he’s clever and tactically-minded without the show needing to tell us he’s a genius or is relying on some cheat skill.

  I worry a little that this will turn into an unnecessary love triangle / harem (a common worry of mine and for good reason, lol), but I’m giving the benefit of the doubt for now and guessing that our dragon friend will be a knowing third wheel following them around for snacks.