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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table • Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. - Episode 11 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure what to think about this. I really liked the first few episodes because they gave me the impression that the story would have something more behind it. But later it felt like there was more and more style over substance as the series went on. Overall, I think I will remember this show mostly for the direction. No matter what you think about the plot, Souta Ueno has genuine talent, and I’d like to see him in charge of a more ambitious project.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] 【OSHI NO KO】Season 3 • [Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season - Episode 10 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This episode was really balancing on an edge. It was well directed and all, but Aqua is reaching levels of edginess never seen before, to the point it almost feels comedic.
  On the other hand, the scenes with all our heroines were great. I laughed out loud when Akane was living through her internal cringe, Kana being teased was super adorable, Ruby’s suffering felt very convincing, and the introduction of Sarina’s mother was a surprise.
  The next episode is going to be an hour-long special. I’m looking forward to it.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SEKIRO Anime Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel exactly the opposite. I don’t know the source material and the trailer doesn’t hint at anything particularly interesting story wise, but I’m gonna watch it for the art

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spring Anime Season Preview Discussion and Thread Requests [2026, Week 12]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I forgot to mention that Agents of the Four Seasons will have Kensuke Ushio doing the music, so there’s another reason to try it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spring Anime Season Preview Discussion and Thread Requests [2026, Week 12]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m only on episode 3 but I can’t believe they’ve shown

  Beastars Final Season Part 2 E3

  a rabbit giving wolf a handjob 😂

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spring Anime Season Preview Discussion and Thread Requests [2026, Week 12]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Sequels:

  • Re:ZERO Season 4 - I liked S1 and S2 but S3 left me somewhat disappointed. I hope this one will be better.
  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 - Yay! More meetings! (please, don’t)
  • Classroom of the Elite IV - I don’t remember much about it. I’m gonna need a recap
  • Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4 - Aside from season 1, this was rather underwhelming, but hopefully the change of the studio will bring some improvements. The trailer looked promising.

  Definitely watching:

  • Witch Hat Atelier - The trailer was beautiful and everyone hypes this as something of the caliber of Frieren. I’m a sucker for some good fantasy, so inject it into my veins
  • Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring - by the author of Violet Evergarden + studio WIT. Definitely worth a shot.
  • Scenes from Awajima - Drama, I love drama. Trailer looks awesome, I heard good things about it
  • Daemons of the Shadow Realm - Made by studio Bones, by the author of FMA. Probably I don’t need to say more, even though I wasn’t a big fan of FMA. Worth a shot
  • The Ramparts of Ice - it’s the earlier work of the same author that made You And I Are Polar Opposites, so I’m definitely watching this, because Polar Opposites is 🔥
  • Marriagetoxin - action show by Bones, trailer looks great, worth a try
  • Akane-banashi - after seeing Showa Genroku Rakugo I’m curious what others can bring to the table when it comes to Rakugo. I’ve heard good things about it
  • Eren the Southpaw - adult cast, performing arts, premise looks interesting
  • Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy - looks fun, and has Kaguya’s VA as MC
  • Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun - interesting art style, interesting premise, the director did The Ancient Magus’ Bride before, which I liked
  • Kirio Fanclub - trailer looks fun
  • Goddess: “What do you want to be in your next life in another world?” Me: “The ribs of the Hero” - the title and the synopsis make it sound like an absolute trash, but the trailer looks like a fever dream, mixing different art styles, so it may actually turn out to be some wacky comedy
  • Dandelion - adaptation of one-shot by Gintama’s creator
  • Mononoke Movie 3: Hebigami - A single movie on my list. I’ve watched the series and the two previous movies. They were all great, very unique art style, great direction, stacked cast. Part 2 would be my movie of the year if not for the 100 meters. Looking forward to this one (although I probably won’t see it for a year, because it’s a movie, duh)

  I’ll try them out but I expect to drop them, unless they surprise me:

  • Mao - I like the style, but I liked the style of Ass Stats too and it turned out to be trash. Let’s see what Sunrise is cooking this time, but I don’t have high hopes.
  • The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King - It looks rather rough and synopsis suggest it’s slop, but I probably decided to give it a try after reading some comments from manga readers (I know I’m gonna regret this)
  • I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class - My gut tells me it’s gonna be trash but it has nice character designs. I hope I’m wrong.
  • Liar Game - looks very rough, but has an adult cast and it’s not yet another isekai or romcom, so at least I gotta try
  • Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk - I can sense trash from miles away, but let’s see, maybe it’s fun
  • An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess - I have no idea how this made onto my list, but I guess there must have been some reason
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] Journal with Witch • Ikoku Nikki - Episode 11 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn, Asa’s VA really can sing. She’s been doing a great job so far and it looks like it’s only her first major role.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨White House criticized for using anime, video game footage without permission⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Is Nitter ok?
  nitter.net/WhiteHouse/status/2029741548791853331#…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 • Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season - Episode 8 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I think you’ve meant Genau – Methode is the lady mage. And yeah, I agree with what you said. I think Frieren is great at SoL adventure stuff and this episode was absolutely beautiful visually, but characters do feel like they have a certain plot armor. If you think about it, up until now not a single important character has died or been hurt badly. Even if they were, they’re usually back up minutes later, seemingly unscathed. This really does affect the levels of tension that we should feel during fights. Let’s hope this won’t become a recurring theme, because other than that it’s been a fantastic show so far.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 • Jujutsu Kaisen: Shimetsu Kaiyuu - Zenpen - Episode 10 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I love how many references to the movie classics they use in this season. This time it was The Matrix (and probably bunch of other things I’m not cultured enough to recognize). This is the best JJK has looked ever when it comes to visuals and direction

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] Journal with Witch • Ikoku Nikki - Episode 10 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Also Kasamachi’s relationship with his toxic father, treatment of people who somehow stand out from the crowd for one reason or another. But not only the ones that could fit under the term curse, positive ones too, like Makio’s and Asa’s mother-daughter sort of relationship in the long term. It’s impressive how this show manages to juggle so many complex issues in such a short timespan and make it feel natural and interesting. Truly great episode again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] BEASTARS FINAL SEASON Part 2 - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yet again Netflix kills any hype this could have had by dropping all episodes as a batch 🙄 I’m not even a Beastars fan, it’s just frustrating to see how Netflix approaches media distribution

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2026, Week 10]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That makes me wonder what’s the bus factor of ani.social 🤔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] Sentenced to Be a Hero • Yuusha Kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku - Episode 9 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, yeah, I’m not saying that they shouldn’t make fights as pretty as possible. My problem is that I think there are too many fights that could’ve been an e-mail. My complaints should probably be aimed more towards the source material but I’m anime-only, so it’s easier to write about it this way

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 • Jujutsu Kaisen: Shimetsu Kaiyuu - Zenpen - Episode 9 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Great episode again. We’ve only known him for two episodes, but Higuruma has already left a lasting impression and I dare to say he is one of the best written character in the series. His cursed technique also makes for quite an interesting spectacle. I hope this is not the last time we see him.

  The fight choreography was fantastic, it’s the reason why I always come back to this show because no other anime has hand-to-hand combat like that. There’s no overuse of slow motion that you often can see in other battle shounens, and you can always feel this great dynamic in movement. It’s like watching a real fight – blink and you’ve missed it.

  Again, Itadori can’t lie to save his life and he’s only saved by his golden retriever energy and immense sense of responsibility. It’s a miracle his single brain cell managed to come up with a retrial mid-fight. He was lucky that Higuruma wasn’t some guy rotten to the core, because he’d be dead by now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] Sentenced to Be a Hero • Yuusha Kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku - Episode 9 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The creators of this show take a lot of effort to turn the most unimportant fights into sakuga. IMO, the second part of the episode was far more interesting despite having much less jumping and explosions. I’m probably repeating myself, and I can’t say I dislike nice animations, but I wish there was less focus on random fights with cannon fodder and more on the actual plot. I also hope that this Sprigan storyline won’t just end with yet another rain of swords. It has a potential for more than that given that this demon lord is much more cunning than any other we’ve seen so far.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table • Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. - Episode 9 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I’m starting to get a little bit tired with these frequent lingering shots. It’s nice to have this once in a while to create a tense atmosphere, but when it’s being used all the time it starts to feel more like budget saving measure.

  Having that said, I liked how they portrayed Moegi in this episode. Looking at how she reacts to someone raising their voice or making a noise, you can tell that she’s someone that has been abused in the past. No wonder she wants her parents dead if they made her into such a mess

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] 【OSHI NO KO】Season 3 • [Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season - Episode 8 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was surprised by the lack of Kana’s suffering in this episode just as much as Kana was. She even had a chitchat with Aqua and smiled a little! Now, try not to get cast as a replacement for the just killed actress, Kana. That’s just more suffering!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Announcing Winners of the 2025 Fediverse Anime Awards⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m happy to see Apocalypse Hotel being recognized. Anime originals are usually not as popular, so it’s great that it won AOTY. As for the rest of the results, Reze and CITY sweep was quite predictable. Both are visually stunning and have been very well received, and Kusuriya was probably one of the most popular shows last year.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Announcing Winners of the 2025 Fediverse Anime Awards⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  First of all, big thanks for making this happen.

  As for the factors contributing to lower turnout, I think the following might have affected it:

  • RCV voting system - it’s harder to understand than your typical voting system where you only cast one vote for your favorite show. It might be more fair overall, but people might have questions like:
    • does specifying the second, the third choice, and so on, affect the chances of my first choice winning?
    • if I didn’t watch all the nominated shows, should I include them in my ballot at all?
      I think instead of thinking this through, people might just decide that I don’t understand this system, I don’t want to think about it, so I will not vote at all
  • in the nominations phase: not having a list to choose from, and having to come up with the nominees on your own. I think such list should include not just the titles but also posters to make the search easier (also needs to be mobile friendly)
  • having to edit a markdown file by hand. It might be discouraging on a desktop computer but it’s straight up annoying on mobile devices, and I imagine that more than a half of the userbase uses their mobile phones to browse social media.
  • as others already mentioned, the user interface of Lemmy doesn’t make it obvious where do you send a private message. Perhaps there’s some way to create a direct link, like ani.social/create_private_message/5000605 ? But that only works if someone is registered on ani.social. Anyway, if you plan to use private messages in some way again next year, I think it would be a good idea to explain how to send one (which would be challenging anyway, because each mobile client does it in its own way)

  Sorry if it came out as overly critical. It wasn’t my intention. I know it’s hard to come up with a good solution that satisfies everyone and I’m grateful for all the work you’ve done.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] Journal with Witch • Ikoku Nikki - Episode 9 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  At first I thought that the production is finally starting to show sings that the anime has to squish a little bit too much source material into one season, but after finishing the episode I think these rapid transitions worked really well in the context of what is happening in Asa’s mind and how she feels like everyone around her is moving on and having something special about them when at the same time she doesn’t know what to do with her life. Whether the director has a problem with time constraints or not, it was a really clever measure that fits the narrative well, so hats off to them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] Hell’s Paradise Season 2 • Jigokuraku 2nd Season - Episode 8 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Visually it was probably the best episode yet. The backstory of Ju Fa and Tao Fa was really well done. I have a feeling that by humanizing them authors are readying to portray Rien as the only actual villain who coerced everybody around him to do his bidding or got rid of those who opposed him, like in case of Mei. Meanwhile Gabimaru has been bleeding out for two whole episodes now 😅

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We now have an experimental Matrix room (again): #general:ani.social⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Both Tuwunel and Continuwuity are forks of Conduwuit. UwU

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We now have an experimental Matrix room: #general:ani.social⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thins time it worked :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Episode] JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 • Jujutsu Kaisen: Shimetsu Kaiyuu - Zenpen - Episode 8 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For the first half of the episode you could almost forget that you’re watching JJK. Higuruma’s introduction was phenomenal. Also, everyone is always glazing the visuals in this show, but I would like to draw attention to the the soundtrack. They did a great job here as well. The part that plays during Amai’s flashback from when he met Itadori for the first time is really catchy and will land on my playlist for sure. I often listen to OSTs from the previous seasons and this one will be no exception

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We now have an experimental Matrix room: #general:ani.social⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m getting the same error here

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We now have an experimental Matrix room: #general:ani.social⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m getting an error

  MatrixError: [502] Failed to make_join via any server (https://matrix.tchncs.de/_matrix/client/v3/join/%23general%3Aani.social)
  

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We now have an experimental Matrix room: #general:ani.social⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, so I was wrong about it not receiving security patches but it does look like the development stopped and I doubt that it will resume anytime soon given the financial woes of Matrix Foundation

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We now have an experimental Matrix room: #general:ani.social⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, Tuwunel or Continuwuity seem to be the only reasonable alternatives to Synapse right now. Both are forks of Conduwuit. Tuwunel is the one that was marked by Conduwuit’s author as THE continuation of Conduwuit, and it has some corporate backing. But apparently Tuwunel’s maintainer is a jerk, and after your standard open-source drama community gathered around Continuwuity instead, and it’s the latter that seems to be recommended everywhere whenever someone asks for a Synapse alternative. Anyway, either of them would be better choice than dendrite at this point.