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It’s annoying when Netflix or Amazon gets exclusive rights to a show. You either need to wait for fansubs (and you’ll only get them for the most popular shows after a wait) or deal with this bullshit.

This wasn’t as bad as I imagined. It’s actually even kind of funny? Let’s see how it develops

… In how long though ? 😭

They announced it will be 2027, but no concrete date. If previous seasons are to be any indication, it’s probably gonna be 6 months break, so April 2027

I agree, I don’t think he would let Hitogami fool him that fast after getting a stern warning from his future self. I think Rudeus will definitely try to confront Orsted and decide what to do after hearing him out, or they’ll outright plan to assassinate Hitogami together, since Hitogami can’t see stuff related to Orsted in his visions. That way Rudy can pretend to go along the Hitogami’s plan, not antagonize him at the same time, and meet Orsted, which is a sensible thing to do in Rudy’s current position anyway

There’s very loud minority that hates Mushoku for who MC is, because they can’t stomach the fact he’s not a self-insert character, and they tend to raid every Mushoku-related thread on the net. Some people just can’t understand that bad person != poorly written character. Of course, there are those who raise valid concerns with the story, but from my experience, they’re a small part of that group, and if you look at the actual numbers, you can see that MT is very popular.

Pretty fun start of the season. Initially I did not plan to watch this, because season 1 fell off after a good start, but I decided to give it another chance, since I don’t have much on my plate this fall. It’s nice of them to skip the OP (or actually ED) and show us a short recap instead. I’m happy that gathering The Twelve Heavenly Stars seems to be speeding up. That part was dragging a bit in S1, because formula is quite repetitive. Karkinos looks like a fun guy, a decent addition to the harem. Though, he did Aries dirty with that soup

They baited us with some actual stakes, and then ended the whole thing with a bunch of nonsense

For me, this is definitely one of the biggest positive surprises of the season. I was expecting a SoL CGDCT show, but weaving in Teshima’s storyline made the story not only heartwarming and pleasant but also deeply moving. So much so that this final episode brought me to tears. I’m thrilled that another season has already been announced, because this series definitely deserves it.

I hope she gets better soon

The worst thing in all this is that Rudeus did a lot of this to himself. Sure, man-god killed Roxy, but such a thing could have happened anyway, without anyone plotting to kill her. Accidents happen, people die all the time, especially in times like these. It was all Rudy’s fault for not being there for his family when they needed him, not trying to get out of the rut when they reached to him. Instead he shut everyone out, like he did in his previous life, and pushed Eris away too, instead of listening to what she has to say. I mean, sure, her approaches with fists were dumb, but that’s the main theme of this series, that everyone is flawed, and Eris is a dumbass and doesn’t know how to express herself. At some point Rudy could have tried to figure out why she keeps following him, instead of ridiculing her for years. He promised himself to not waste his second chance at life, yet that’s exactly what he did. It’s like man-god said, Rudy had the seeds of that in him all along.

That said, it probably wasn’t the first time man-god fucked someone over like that. Given the resemblance of how adult Rudy behaves to how Orsted acts in Turning Point 2, man-god must have done something to him too. We’ve seen Orsted as the villain for so long, but now it kinda makes sense why he was the way he was.

I don’t know how to feel about that whiplash with sudden change in Shu Gabi – from going crazy to the point of making those ridiculous villain faces in the previous episode, to crying with regrets and accepting Kenshuu’s hugs now. Also kinda bold of Kenshuu to tell Gabi that she shouldn’t have listened to Kin Reiga, while part of the reason for Gabi’s grudge was that Kenshuu herself listened to Reiga’s words and ghosted Gabi for a long time.

All that said I still enjoyed this show and I’m gonna be there for the next season. 7/10

Personally, I really enjoyed the series – both for its technical aspects (it was visually stunning, and I loved the sound design) and its writing. I also found the ending satisfying enough, even if the final minutes felt a bit abrupt. I don’t interpret Lara’s farewell as a permanent departure from Maria, but rather as a decision to move forward in the world she so desperately wanted to be a part of, and to become more independent, much like the other people she met during her stay on land. I like that Lara rejected the fairy-tale trope of a “saving”, all-consuming love for a single person, and instead, her love extends to the world, Maria, and herself, without being the sole thing that defines her. Could this idea have been presented better? Probably. Did that make the ending bad? I don’t think so.

I’m also glad the story didn’t go in the direction yuri fans might have wanted, as I find typical romance stories, where romantic love is practically the only thread holding everything together, boring. It makes no difference to me whether it’s yuri, yaoi, or a heterosexual relationship; the specific dynamic is irrelevant to me. I don’t need a scene where two people kiss passionately to recognize the love between them.

So, overall, I liked the show very much. I give it 9/10

Definitely watching

• The Apothecary Diaries S3 - Obvious choice. The story so far has beed varying from good to great. There’s also a movie in December. Hopefully will be available outside Japan in timely manner 🙏
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners S2 - The first season was outstanding - one of the best sci-fi anime out there.
• Fool Night - Trailer looks great and it’s studio Shaft.
• There Is Also a Hole in the Student Organization! aka Raw Anal

Probably watching

• Firefly Wedding
• #I’m Looking For a Zombie - from the author of Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
• The World’s Strongest Witch - the premise sounds interesting and I’m hearing a lot of positive opinions. Could be fun

Will try, but they start in the drop zone (I don’t request threads for these)

• A Wild Last Boss Appeared! S2 - season 1 started great, disappointed later. I don’t have a lot on my plate this season, so I’ll give it a second chance, but I’m not having high hopes
• Overgeared - looks generic, but has big titties, explosions, and from the trailers it looks like it has higher quality animation than your average JC Staff show, so it could be enjoyable kind of slop.
• FX Fighter Kurumi-chan - sounds like r/wallstreetbets the anime
• The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life - I have no reason to pick this up, it looks like slop, walks like slop, but it’s P.A. Works, so I’ll give it a shot at least
• Suikoden: The Anime - the first show from Konami animation, so I’m curious
• Romelia War Chronicle - same as above. New studio, first time director.

There’s also a bunch of movies, but I won’t be able to see them this season, so I guess I can skip that here

Let’s see what Souta Ueno will cook this time. He overdid it with his style in Shiboyugi, but his directing heavy carried Days with My Stepsister

Kensuke Ushio never misses. In addition to what you’ve already mentioned, OSTs from Agents of the Four Seasons, Devilman Crybaby, Journal with Witch, Dandadan were all great too. He’s so talented. His involvement with any anime project alone is enough for me to check out it out.

As for the others, that I haven’t seen mentioned yet, I really like Jujutsu Kaisen S2 OST. It has a an interesting mix of electric, rock, and classical themes. Stuff like No Hesitation is fantastic

Grace really did say be gay, do crime. What an icon

I liked the series from a technical standpoint - the visuals, direction, all were very good. Before this season started, I was pretty excited about it, considering that Naoko Yamada had a hand in it. Most of her films really speak to me, so this time, too, I was expecting something that would touch my heart. However, this show didn’t resonate with me as strongly as I’d expected. Overall, though, I liked the story, even though the time jumps threw me off a bit, and I feel like some of the characters weren’t developed enough. The political intrigue was my favorite part, even though Sitara was being played all the time. I hope there will be another season someday. I give this 8/10

Unlike most people, I didn’t particularly like Osshi’s movies, so going into this season, I didn’t expect The Ghost in the Shell to become one of my favorite series this summer. Considering that Naoko Yamada is at the helm of the second TV adaptation produced by Science Saru, I didn’t even expect to rank GitS above Jaadugar – and yet, here we are.

I really liked how the show’s creators managed to blend comedic elements with the serious and philosophical layers of the story. At no point did I feel those awkward shifts in tone that often occur in such situations in other productions, where creators clumsily try to weave jokes into the plot. I think the humorous elements actually helped in conveying the more serious and complex aspects of the story, because thanks to them, the characters didn’t come across as perpetually gloomy and one-dimensional. I think this is also reflected in the background art, where the modern cybernetic world was presented without a gloomy, depressing color palette. Instead, they used a lot of bright colors and that didn’t feel out of place at all.

If I were to go into detail about the things I liked, I’d probably have to write an entire essay, so I’ll skip the obvious elements like the animation and the actors’ great performances, and I’d just like to draw special attention to the audio design and direction. They did a truly great job here. I can’t wait to get my hands on the soundtrack.

Although this final episode wasn’t packed with suspenseful action, the creators managed to present an ending consisting mainly of dialogue in a fairly seamless way, making it clear that the story we watched was, for the most part, Motoko’s personal journey.

On the downside, the only thing that comes to mind is the breakneck pace of the action throughout the entire season, which was particularly noticeable during scenes consisting mainly of conversations. That said, I appreciate that the viewers weren’t treated like idiots and that everything wasn’t spoon-fed to them. I like when we allowed to piece the narrative together based on fragments of information scattered here and there.

Ultimately, I rate this adaptation very highly. With a score of 9/10, this series earns a spot in my top 3 for this season.

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I think it was an episode that exposed the biggest flaw of this series which is a breakneck pacing coupled with dialogues that are not easy to follow. It didn’t bother me in action-packed episodes because action kind of demands that, so it doesn’t feel out of place. But this one was mostly just talking, so that fast pacing stands out. That being said, I still enjoyed it, especially the court scene. With the dead eyes and the way Major talked, I got the impression that it was the Puppet Master surfacing at that moment. I can’t wait for the season finale, and at the same time I’m a little sad the show already ends next week.

While I agree that some people here should pay more attention to using spoiler tags (or just stop laying hints from source material altogether; nobody likes that, you’re not smart doing this, you’re just being an asshole, just stop, goddammit), in this particular case I think all hints to guess what OP said are there and I wouldn’t really call it a spoiler. Kishirika says:

That settles that! Now, farewell!

And walks away from Cliff, laughing proudly. And we can see Cliff crouching with his hand on his right eye. What else could have happened? Cliff was fine before. That demon who walked out of the cave did not touch him.

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I just noticed this while rewatching the episode. She said this like battle aura is something literal, not some play on words. And later during the fight near the teleportation circle we also see how an attack from Elinalise with a naked blade on Atofe’s neck does not hurt her. So it seems some people in this world are protected from physical attacks by some kind of barrier? That’s not magic, though, because Zanoba sucks at magic. In one of the previous episodes, when the gang teleports to the flying fortress for the first time, I got an impression they were going in an order that corresponds to how much mana they have. I assumed that based on comments about how hard it was to teleport Rudy, who we know has disgusting amount of mana, and that Nanahoshi went first, and we know she has none. So Zanoba doesn’t have much mana either.

It’s funny that Kishirika seems to spew out some bullshit but if you listen to what she says, instead of how she says it, it’s all true. When she said Atofe is the most brainless fool of all demon kings who will never listen to reason, she was telling the truth. Same about the collapsed tunnel, and Moore appearing helpful at first but actually scheming something.

Maybe they only explained how to use and cultivate that plant to Cliff

This was one of my favorite episodes. Taira might feel annoying to some with how self-pitying he is, but this was super relatable to me. And that comment from his sister stung 😭

In my opinion, it’s gonna be hard to find something close to OnK. It mixes some elements that are hard to find together in other works. The closest thing I can think of is Perfect Blue.

There are some other shows that come to my mind, but they only share similarities with some aspects of OnK, not all of them.

If you liked the insight into the entertainment industry, you might like Shirobako, or Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju if it was the performing arts that caught your attention.

If you liked the dramatic take on

If the main thing that caught your attention were realistic human interactions, then you might find some of these interesting, even though some of them are completely different thematically:

• A Silent Voice
• Journal with Witch
• March Comes In Like a Lion
• Look Back
• Mushoku Tensei

If it was the

I agree about JJK. It’s distinctive enough with its gore, outstanding hand-to-hand combat, and power system in general. Also the fact that it has a great direction and Yuji is not a screeching banshee helps a lot. But I’m probably a little biased here, because it was my first proper shounen, so I wasn’t tired with all the tropes yet.

Somehow I managed to remain ignorant of anime until I was a proper adult. Partially the blame for that falls on the fact that when I finally got my hands on the Internet I became too busy playing MMOs, and the only way to watch anime, other than piracy, was TV. So that meant all you could get your hands on was Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon. So yeah, Dragon Ball was probably my first anime, but at the time I was unaware that’s what it is. It was just another cartoon to me. And after that I didn’t touch anime willingly for a long time because of the stigma. Then I binged AoT and I was completely hooked. Now I watch a lot, but I still won’t touch Naruto or Bleach, because this kind of stuff doesn’t appeal to me anymore. I probably would have liked them as a teen, but now it’s just another run-of-the-mill shounen, so not what I’m into.