Mercuri
@Mercuri@ani.social
- Comment on In your opinion, which anime has the most badass villains? 2 days ago:
Overlord. Ains Ooal Gown is undoubtedly the villain.
- Comment on What are your top three recommendations for someone new to anime? 1 week ago:
This is a tough one. If I was recommending anime to someone brand new to anime then there are a few guidelines I’d follow:
- Can’t take too long to develop. So while things like Frieren are undoubtedly amazing, the slow start means I wouldn’t recommend it to a Newbie.
- Must be palitable for a wide range of audiences. Panty and Stocking, Elfen Lied, and Devilman Crybaby might be a great shows but they’re pretty in-your-face and could be off-putting to people.
- Must be easily digestible. One Piece might be a great anime but no one is going to want to start on a series with over a thousand episodes. Likewise stuff like Serial Experiments Lain and Evangelion are good but far too out there for a first timer.
To that end I usually start people with Your Name. It’s movie length so easily digestible. The animation is beautiful. The plot is relatively unique while still being easy to understand. And pretty much anyone can enjoy the mix of slice-of-life and scifi.
I’ve also had a lot of success with Ouran High School Host Club. Everyone can understand the concept of a school but then the inclusion of the wacky rich people makes it a fun time.
Finally, back in the day I got a lot of people into anime with Beck. It’s still pretty good even by today’s standards but another anime about music or a band would also work since people tend to understand music or band dynamics in general. Possibilities include K-On or Your Lie in April.
Anyway, just my thoughts.
- Comment on What is your best supernatural anime? 1 week ago:
“Another” left quite an impression on me. Supernatural Suspense Horror and I haven’t seen anyone else mention it yet.
Angel Beats is one of my all-time favorites.
Dan Da Dan is an obvious recent pick. Your Name is amazing if you haven’t seen it.
If we want to get into more Shonen offerings there’s Chainsaw Man, Tokyo Ghoul, Jujutsu Kaizen, and others.
- Comment on Anime with alternate orders 4 weeks ago:
The most obvious one that comes to mind besides The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is the movie duo of “To Every You I’ve Loved Before” and “To Me, The One Who Loved You”. In fact picking which movie to watch first ties into the plots of the movies themselves in a way.
- Comment on How Anime Fans Stumbled upon a Mathematical Proof 4 weeks ago:
No, the function is exponential so it would very quickly reach the bounds of modern computing limitations. The best analogy I can think of is folding a sheet of paper. With each fold the thickness doubles and it quickly becomes impossible to fold more than about 7 times.
- Comment on Please donate 1 month ago:
Sorta. Each book is about $10-15, which isn’t a lot by itself. But A full series can be dozens of volumes which quickly adds up. And you can consume it at a pretty rapid pace.
- Comment on "My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s" Anime Adaptation Announced with Teaser Visual, PV 1 month ago:
First, I was like, “wow, that title sounds stupid.”
Then I was like, “Hold up, the PV actually looks pretty cool with nice style.”
Finally I was, “But now the summary makes it sound stupid again…”
What a rollercoaster.
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- Comment on "Vampire-chan Can't Suck Properly" Anime Adaptation Announced with New Teaser Visual 1 month ago:
I hope this show doesn’t… suck.
- Comment on "I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince" Season 2 New Teaser Visual 2 months ago:
I can’t wait to see more maid swordswoman.
- Comment on "Dorohedoro" Sequel New Visual 2 months ago:
Oh hell yeah. I loved S1 so much I ended up reading ALL of the Manga. Just binged the crap out of it. It’s just so good!
- Comment on "Secrets of the Silent Witch" New Teaser Visual, PV 2 months ago:
This looks so cool. I’m full diving in.
- Comment on Arifureta Season 3 Delays Episode 12 Due to Production Issues 3 months ago:
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHY GOD WHY?!
- Comment on Hibi wa Yogiredo Meshi Umashi (Food for the Soul) Original Anime Announced | P.A. Works 3 months ago:
Original? You had my interest but now you have my attention
- Comment on *Heart Racing* 3 months ago:
Ah, thanks!
- Comment on "The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World" New Key Visual 3 months ago:
I do believe those are cat ears on yellow ranger… I so called it!
- Comment on New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT | Official Teaser 3 months ago:
OMFG I AM SO FUCKING READY FOR THIS!
- Comment on *Heart Racing* 3 months ago:
What’s this from?
- Comment on "The Apothecary Diaries" Season 2 New Visual 3 months ago:
Cat Maomao best Maomao.
- Comment on "Puniru is a Cute Slime" Season 2 Announced with Key Visual, PV 3 months ago:
Looks cute but I’m pretty confident I am not the target audience.
- Comment on "As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World" Season 3 Announced with Illustration, PV 3 months ago:
Ummm… yay?
- Comment on Isekai MC 3 months ago:
- Comment on "MF Ghost" Season 3 Announced with Teaser Visual, PV 3 months ago:
They need a black car so they can form Voltron.
- Comment on "Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc" New Visuals, PV 3 months ago:
Is this canon? I’ll probably watch it anyway but I’d like to set expectations.
- Comment on "Kaiju No. 8" Season 2 New Visual 3 months ago:
Nice. Season 1 was a very pleasant surprise.
- Comment on "My Dress-Up Darling" Season 2 New Teaser Visual 3 months ago:
Was it the part where you’re in front of the whole school at the student assembly and couldn’t stop ejaculating?
- Comment on Isekai MC 3 months ago:
I hate that I know exactly what this is from…
Suzu and Kanade will always be together.
- Comment on I appreciate CR calling it 'training' 3 months ago:
Mine was very very wrong
- Comment on I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History • Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naruzo - Episode 12 discussion 3 months ago:
Oh geez. Definitely NOT the episode I was expecting. Rather than a resolution, everything becomes far more convoluted.
Seems Liz was completely unaware of her Charm ability. Due to Liz’s mixed emotions in trying to be the ideal Saint, the Charm effect went haywire. It definitely makes it seem like Liz was a tragic figure. But what was with the ancient book changing once Liz possessed it?
Liz was so quick to dismiss her feelings for Duke despite the fact she was so distraught it made her golden rose wilt.
And right when Alicia is ready to express how she feels for the Prince…
For once, the Prince isn’t acting creepy… and yet it’s still creepy that he doesn’t remember Alicia.
I suspect the book changed when Liz received it to reveal more Saintly secrets and Liz is now using that power to win Duke by making him forget about Alicia but that’s really all conjecture on my part. I really wasn’t expecting this turn of events.
- Comment on The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan • Saikyou no Shien-shoku [Wajutsushi] Dearu Ore wa Sekai Saikyou Clan wo Shitagaeru - Episode 12 discussion 3 months ago:
Called it. Noel totally recruited Leon.
He also pulled all the strings from the specific monster they were going to fight to forcing the Winged Knights to disband. I also figured he was going to change their name, since Blue Beyond was the party he basically sold into slavery. Wild Tempest wasn’t something I expected though. Sounds like something you’d see in Slime Isekai.
