Eh Lvl 2 has more heart and humor tho. Especially the anime version of instant death kept things too briefAnother great comparison to level 2 super powers is a fluffy light version of My Instant Death ability is so Overpowered, No one in this Other World Stands a Chance Against Me!
Instead of everything ending in murder it usually ends peacefully, and with people hooking up. Same comedic sensibilities though.
It's literally Maison Ikkoku but aliens and comedy. It's great.I feel like I'm the only one here that's enjoying it. It's basically a spin-off of Macross so far.
Welcome to Japan Ms Elf PV dropped
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dkLQ1wFeA4&ab_channel=%E6%9D%B1%E6%98%A0%E3%83%93%E3%83%87%E3%82%AA
as maybe the only fan of this on here (on the internet?) i am so happy this looks decent. I love the manga so much and it looks like it's sticking to those designs
It's The Boys as an anime and I am absolutely here for itRanger Reject 1-2
Ah shit, I'm already hooked. Premise is pretty interesting, totally can't help but root for D when these so-called superheroes are just total assholes. Also helps that the show is oozing with style, I see now why people were excited for this to get adapted.
I figured the girl in yellow would eventually find out his identity given how perceptive she came across, but I didn't expect it to happen that quickly. But more interesting is the fact that she's cool with it and even wants to help him?! Wonder what her motivations are...
I mostly enjoyed the first volume of the LN so I bought the entire set during a sale and I have a lot to say about the series.
Apologize in advance for people loving the series but I've been meaning to rant about this for a while
The protagonist's narration just got on my nerve the more I read it. The dude couldn't go two sentences without mentioning something about men this women that ("women be shopping and don't understand adventuring", etc.). The writing reeks of someone in his 40s who is probably a "loving husband" but always complain about his wife when he's drunk with friends.
Manga and anime will probably be better though just by the nature of not having as much narration as the LN but even so it won't change how terrible it is at handling some of the subjects.
At the beginning they were being kinda vague about it and her design looks grown up enough but there are comments from people around him like "isn't she a bit too young for you?" (dude is 25 or something) and the novel later became more specific that she looks like she's a middle schooler or early high schooler at most. There's even a scene where his acquaintance went "I'm a government official so please don't confirm the relationship between the two of you to me" so the author definitely knows what he's doing and still kept doing it even after he gave himself a chance to change that.
Elfs physical appearance change with their mental age and Marie seems like she was changing, for a time, but they just kinda dropped that and kept Marie looking like a middle schooler so now it's even worse because that means the dude is into a 15 yo girl, physically and mentally. Well, the protagonist also looks 15 in the fantasy world and I guess the author just don't want the elf to look older than the protagonist or something.
The beginning was nice and chill enough with "Chapter of Elf" "Chapter of Dragon" and then BOOM "Chapter of Slavery" out of nowhere and the author obviously weren't equipped to handle the subject so everything went downhill from there.
And could everyone shut up about how "sleepy" the protagonist looks? It's fine the first few times but it becomes fucking annoying when every single character said that no matter if they're friendly allies or super serious enemies and no matter the situation. I don't know why the author felt the need to keep having characters repeating that. It's just so forced.
I feel like I ended up hate reading half of the series.
Its at its best when Wridra is around messing with the couple.
I see you have witnessed peak.
I'm seeing it tomorrow and I'm excited.Spy x Family movie is playing nearby this weekend. Have any impressions come out of Japan?
It wasn't good. Just 23 minutes of frustration. Keep thinking Ghost Game did a much better mushroom horror episode.
Ah ok. See, I have no idea what you were talking about - Google says that it's a Digimon series? I don't know.It wasn't good. Just 23 minutes of frustration. Keep thinking Ghost Game did a much better mushroom horror episode.
I'm not sure I would call it gatekeeping, it's just a very casual OT with a kinda small community of familiar avatars. I think forcing full titles and episode numbers would kinda stifle the conversational nature of the thread. Sure, sometimes I'm not entirely sure which show people are referring to at first, but it's not a huge deal. The standouts of the season will make themselves clear eventually.More broadly for this OT, as it's my first time interacting with it, I've found it to be kindof gatekeepy when it comes to discussions, for example, if someone says "Gaton Gaton Ep.3" then some review, a newbie here would have zero clue as to what is being discussed without watching every single anime and finally understanding that this is a reference to an Opening theme of one of the animes - again for "Grandpa/Grandma Ep.X"; unless I'm reading the synopsis for every anime, it's not necessarily immediately clear as to which anime is being discussed.
Therefore, it would super helpful if people were clear as to what is being discussed, with the full title and episode number shown before delving into said episodes contents. I think it would make for a better reading experience for everyone involved, and for new people coming in later, too!
In this instance its because I was extremely depressed this week and didn't feel like elaborating on what exactly was wrong with the episode. But the majority of the time that I give a one word review it's because I've seen other people here enjoying said episode and I don't want to yuck on their yum.Ah ok. See, I have no idea what you were talking about - Google says that it's a Digimon series? I don't know.
Anyway, I enjoyed the episode - the story remains engaging (to me) and the animation quality is top-notch. But yeah, just didn't know how to react to your post after watching it.
As to this, this might take more effort for people here to do. I don't know if you've noticed yet but 1) Anime tend to have very long titles and 2) everyone here watches quite a lot of it. So as a matter of convenience, instead of typing "7th time loop: the villainess enjoys a carefree life married to her worst enemy" we would shorten it to 7th time loop. Most of the time you can google just these shortened titles and the search engine will know what you're talking about.More broadly for this OT, as it's my first time interacting with it, I've found it to be kindof gatekeepy when it comes to discussions, for example, if someone says "Gaton Gaton Ep.3" then some review, a newbie here would have zero clue as to what is being discussed without watching every single anime and finally understanding that this is a reference to an Opening theme of one of the animes - again for "Grandpa/Grandma Ep.X"; unless I'm reading the synopsis for every anime, it's not necessarily immediately clear as to which anime is being discussed.
Therefore, it would super helpful if people were clear as to what is being discussed, with the full title and episode number shown before delving into said episodes contents. I think it would make for a better reading experience for everyone involved, and for new people coming in later, too!
Naked Olympics is a good one; another in this thread was "Chained Fetish" and, like you, have no idea what that anime is referring to.I'm not sure I would call it gatekeeping, it's just a very casual OT with a kinda small community of familiar avatars. I think forcing full titles and episode numbers would kinda stifle the conversational nature of the thread. Sure, sometimes I'm not entirely sure which show people are referring to at first, but it's not a huge deal. The standouts of the season will make themselves clear eventually.
That said, when I first started reading this thread I distinctly remember seeing reviews of a show only referred to as "Naked Olympics".... I still have no idea what that show was lol.
I appreciate the response and it wasn't directed at you solely - it's all good 💖 The long titles can be a pain for sure; I wonder if the OT in future seasons (Summer/Autumn etc.) can have pre-agreed shortened titles? Just thinking out loud, feel free to tell me if it's a dumb idea; just in regards to certain titles (like the Train or Sentai anime) I've seen them translated several different ways so it isn't always immediately clear, hence one of the reasons why I brought it up!In this instance its because I was extremely depressed this week and didn't feel like elaborating on what exactly was wrong with the episode. But the majority of the time that I give a one word review it's because I've seen other people here enjoying said episode and I don't want to yuck on their yum.
As to this, this might take more effort for people here to do. I don't know if you've noticed yet but 1) Anime tend to have very long titles and 2) everyone here watches quite a lot of it. So as a matter of convenience, instead of typing "7th time loop: the villainess enjoys a carefree life married to her worst enemy" we would shorten it to 7th time loop. Most of the time you can google just these shortened titles and the search engine will know what you're talking about.
There's a user here who uses nonsense titles for all the shows they watch but honestly I don't even know what they're talking about half the time so I don't bother to read the reviews (no offence intended).
But yeah, I'll try to make an effort but again, this might be a harder habit to break than you think.
Just dropping in to say that The Witch and the Beast deserved more. I've been reading the manga and its incredible. Peak aesthetics with a world that keeps surprising me. The arc that starts off immediately after the anime ended is so up my alley. The writing isn't super deep or anything but damn does it wrap up interesting world building with some amazing moody and sensual artwork. Really effective use of action sequences too. The mangaka comes up with so many excuses to dress the characters up in incredibly intricate and fashionable outfits that it even becomes a running joke in the manga lol.
I'm hoping a second season gets picked up by either a different studio or they at least try to put more of an effort on the production. The first season wasn't terrible or anything but the gulf with the manga is vast. I have no idea how successful it was at selling volumes but it got me.
Peak insanity 🤣🤣
More broadly for this OT, as it's my first time interacting with it, I've found it to be kindof gatekeepy when it comes to discussions, for example, if someone says "Gaton Gaton Ep.3" then some review, a newbie here would have zero clue as to what is being discussed without watching every single anime and finally understanding that this is a reference to an Opening theme of one of the animes - again for "Grandpa/Grandma Ep.X"; unless I'm reading the synopsis for every anime, it's not necessarily immediately clear as to which anime is being discussed.
Therefore, it would super helpful if people were clear as to what is being discussed, with the full title and episode number shown before delving into said episodes contents. I think it would make for a better reading experience for everyone involved, and for new people coming in later, too!
Is it OK for me to post about anime from 19xx tho?I know I've been here a long time (obligatory monocle reference) but I've always found these threads pretty profoundly open in that you can post about pretty much whatever and if it's interesting or people have opinions you'll get responses. It might be worth reiterating it in the op or something though because we always always get questions like 'is it okay for me to post about anime from 20xx" presumably because we relaunch the threads seasonally
I know I've been here a long time (obligatory monocle reference) but I've always found these threads pretty profoundly open in that you can post about pretty much whatever and if it's interesting or people have opinions you'll get responses. It might be worth reiterating it in the op or something though because we always always get questions like 'is it okay for me to post about anime from 20xx" presumably because we relaunch the threads seasonally
Fuuuuuck, I need to read the mangaHope they find the right people if there is a second season, the next arc is great with it's high gothic/bloodborne vibes. Guideau and Ashaf dressing up to suit.
They just did the character designs, which is really confusing given how it's being billed as "from WIT Studio and CLAMP."
I'll get to it. I just wish it wasn't stuck on Kodansha's app.