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- Comment on What anime has the best worldbuilding? 13 hours ago:
Are there any other shows that can compete with those two’s worldbuilding?
I didn’t watch HxH and One Piece so I can’t really compare against them, but my favourite worldbuilding is Cells at Work!.
The bodily functions are presented in a way that makes sense to the viewers while still largely retaining scientific/medical accuracy.
Honourable mention goes to the Umamusume franchise. The level of details that goes into building a world that is almost exactly like ours - except with horsegirls instead of horses - is insane.
- Comment on [Discussion] Monster Mira's Second Form is Way Too Cute / Kaijin Mira no Dai 2 Keitai ga Kawaisugiru - chapter 40 15 hours ago:
Mira being supportive of Haru’s heroic self
It’s amazing how a gooner-bait monster girl manga that came out of nowhere can have actual romantic development in a short number of chapters.
I won’t be surprised if it ends soon.
- [Discussion] Monster Mira's Second Form is Way Too Cute / Kaijin Mira no Dai 2 Keitai ga Kawaisugiru - chapter 40mangadex.org ↗Submitted 15 hours ago to manga@ani.social | 2 comments
- Comment on [Discussion] Osananananajimi - Ch. 5 - Nanana 1 day ago:
Ooh (partial) title drop / title backstory.
I like the direction this is going: having a childhood friend group instead of just a pair of childhood friends-turn-lovers.
- Comment on Anime General Discussion Thread, Favorite Summer Season OP/ED Edition [2025, Week 32] 2 days ago:
Thanks for the recommendation.
- Comment on Anime General Discussion Thread, Favorite Summer Season OP/ED Edition [2025, Week 32] 2 days ago:
Meta
Can we please have a tag for community discussion posts like those from @molave@reddthat.com? Perhaps have one for episode discussions and one for news too. It would help with filtering of posts on Photon.
Can we also have a tag to indicate that there are spoilers in the tagged post? Sometimes, people want to talk about the content of anime they have watched freely, outside of episode discussions. Spoiler-tagging a post allows people to be warned before seeing the comments.
Past Seasons
I completed Haikyuu!! season 1 over the past week. Instant 10 / 10.
Only this anime can get me as hyped up as Umamusume: Cinderella Gray.
Writing-wise, Haikyuu is basically the volleyball version of
meta spoiler; another anime + Haikyuu
Sound Euphonium. Kageyama Tobio is essentially Kousaka Reina, except that he learnt his lesson of actually working together with his teammates. Reina got off easy because she had Kumiko doing all the EQ-required work behind the scenes. Both anime also ran the plotline of having a talented junior taking away a senior’s spot. Based on how similar their stories are, I can make a fairly confident bet that Hinata Shouyou would become the captain of the volleyball team by his third year.
On a more meta note, I think sports anime are the best suited to the shounen demographic. Other forms of shounen anime have tropes that I find annoying, but these tropes actually make sense in the context of sports.
For example, in many battle shounen, the hero tend to let the villain get away instead of finishing them off when they had the chance. The villain would then live to fight another day. It’s so stupid because the villain would cause so much preventable suffering later. I’m sure it’s because they want to reuse the same character instead of coming up with a new one, but that’s just an excuse to justify subpar work.
This is not a problem in sports anime because even if the stakes are high, it would almost never be a life-or-death situation. There is no real villain. Even if the protagonist lose a match to their opponent because they failed to end it decisively, it is alright; they can get their revenge in a subsequent match. Nobody is really getting hurt.
Another genre that I dislike when targeted at young boys is romance. I read somewhere that young boys don’t have much experience being in romantic relationships, so they relate to “the chase” better. I wholeheartedly agree.
My watching experience tells me that the protagonists of such anime take multiple seasons to get together and once they get together, the story ends. Personally, I find it too frustrating.
This is not a problem in sports anime at all. The focus is on friendship and camaraderie, something that shounen are more than familiar with.
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- Comment on There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... • Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Murimuri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) - Episode 5 discussion 3 days ago:
- Comment on When was the last time your top 1 overall anime got changed? 3 days ago:
When?
Probably when I got back into anime again.
Previously, I was more of a casual anime viewer, just watching anime that are highly popular (e.g. SAO), those that my friends recommended (e.g. Infinite Stratos) or just the few that caught my attention (e.g. Gundam 00). That most memorable one from that period is Toradora!, so I shall consider it my previous top one. I haven’t seriously thought about it back then TBH.
What got me back into anime was Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, around the time season 2 was airing (and not long before joining Lemmy).
My initial impression - based on the synopsis and pictures - was: man, how far has Gundam fallen to pander to its audience, focusing on cute girls in their school life instead of its core themes of war and politics. I picked it up just to pass time, with the intention of dropping it at the drop of a hat once I lose interest. But I never did.
The prologue immediately had me reevaluating my preconceived notions and biases. It reminded me that I should not judge a book by its cover; that I should probably try more anime out instead of being so selective.
The main criteria for determining if an anime belongs in my top 10 / favourites are
- my enjoyment of the whole story
- how many times I rewatch it
- its personal significance to me
I enjoyed WfM a lot, I replayed various scenes and episodes (and sometimes whole episodes or even seasons) many times, and most importantly, it got me to check out around 300 anime between then and now.
Naturally, it has to be my top one anime.
WIP
- Comment on When was the first time you cried over an anime? 3 days ago:
- Comment on What anime pleasantly surprised you the most? 3 days ago:
Probably Murai In Love
Pretty much all other anime in my top 10 / favourites and rest of my 10/10s either
- received high ratings, or
- have significant number of people talking about how good they are
While it was airing, Murai In Love’s rating did not even reach 60% on AniList.
Also, hardly anyone were talking about it IIRC. Honestly, I have forgotten what got me to check it out.
But its slapstick comedy aligns perfectly with my sense of humour and got me to laugh one of the hardests while watching a show.
- Comment on Ecchi anime recommendations? 3 days ago:
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
It is more of an educational, CGDCT sports anime than ecchi IMO (but the ecchi moments are definitely there).
- Comment on Uglymug, Epicfighter • Busamen Gachi Fighter - Episode 5 discussion 3 days ago:
Second of the episode is stupidly funny.
- Comment on When was the first time you cried over an anime? 4 days ago:
meta spoiler; anime title
- Comment on Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus • Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai - Episode 5 discussion 4 days ago:
Solid advice that the main character of another anime this season could use:
If you try to change the future, you might just make things worse.
Banner: they knew what they were doing with this camera angle
- Comment on My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 • Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Season 2 - Episode 5 discussion 4 days ago:
Banner: isn’t this scene a reenactment of shota and big tiddy anime girls?
Wakana sandwiched between Marin and Nowa
@rikka@ani.social
For reference:
shota and big tiddy anime girls
Also, new reaction image:
- Comment on Girls' Frontline Manga 1 week ago:
Why read this?
- Comment on There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... • Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Murimuri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) - Episode 4 discussion 1 week ago:
That old geezer being among Mai’s suitor (i.e. having confessed to her before) is sus.
Banner: unprotected handholding
@rikka@ani.social
- Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 31] 1 week ago:
This Season
Hot Take 1
Possible lukewarm take, given its surprising popularity:
Comparing based on just the first 3 episodes, I am enjoying There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… the most out of the airing anime that I’m following.
This is despite it being a stacked watchlist, with entries like:
- Dan Da Dan
- My Dress-Up Darling
- Rascal does not Dream of Santa Claus
- Grand Blue
The plot and characters feel kinda trashy, but it’s so entertaining. Personally, I find that it gives off the similar vibes to A Complicated Sibling Relationship 4-Koma. It’s like a dumpster fire on a rollercoaster.
Hot Take 2
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is my second drop of the season.
It’s not like it’s bad or anything. However, an anime has to stand out from the rest if it wants to keep my attention.
4 episodes in, it has the same cookie-cutter, standard, vanilla plot typical of most other romance anime (e.g. The Dangers in My Heart). Once you have seen one, you have seen them all.
An amazing execution could have make up for its ordinary premise, but with a slow-burn romance that takes forever to develop, I got bored out of my mind. I’d rather spend my time watching past top-rated anime.
Past Seasons
Gundam: The Origin
WIP
Bang Dream: Ave Mujica
WIP
Apocalypse Hotel
WIP
- Comment on Uglymug, Epicfighter • Busamen Gachi Fighter - Episode 4 discussion 1 week ago:
Seika’s transformation reminds me of Maple from Bofuri.
I am curious to see how Seika can resolve Reia’s curse without being overpowered.
- Comment on My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 • Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Season 2 - Episode 4 discussion 1 week ago:
Isn’t the premise of The Student Council President is the No.1 Host that of Maid-sama?
- Comment on Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus • Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai - Episode 4 discussion 1 week ago:
Is it just me or all victims of Puberty Syndrome - besides Sakuta - are ladies?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
The heck. Thanks for letting me know. I was so sure I clicked on anime_irl too.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Bonus:
- Comment on Necromancers imply the existence of Necrowomanizers. 1 week ago:
Necrowomancers imply the existence of Necrowowomancers.
- Comment on There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... • Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Murimuri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) - Episode 3 discussion 2 weeks ago:
This is my other candidate for this episode’s banner, but it felt a tiny bit spoilery.
- Comment on [Disc] Sekai Saikyou no Majo, Hajimemashita ~Watashi Dake "Kouryaku Saito" o Miseru Sekai de Jiyuu ni Ikimasu~ ch48 2 weeks ago:
Me if I see Rona IRL:
- Comment on Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2 • Grand Blue Season 2 - Episode 3 discussion 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... • Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Murimuri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) - Episode 3 discussion 2 weeks ago:
3 episodes in, this looks like a flaming pile of trash; I love it.
Banner:
@rikka@ani.social
- Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 30] 2 weeks ago:
Past Seasons
I binged the rest of Sound! Euphonium: Our Promise: A Brand New Day, Liz and the Blue Bird, Special Edition - Ensemble Contest and season 3.
WIP
