Another weekly general thread! I know everybody has this time of the week set aside as their favorite, so here it is. Like usual, feel free to use this thread for any kind of anime/anime-adjacent topics you might want to discuss.
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Rats! Elusive Samurai is a recap episode this week!
Oshi no Ko was a recap as well. I needed my weekly fix, so I went back and rewatched some of my favorite episodes of recent seasons (two Oshi no Ko episodes were included). I am going to write all about it in my post for the next general thread.
Teaser:
- Oshi no Ko (2 episodes)
- Frieren (4 episodes)
- Delicious in Dungeon (1 episode)
Anyone know where one can watch “Wagnaria!”? Doesn’t seem to be in any streaming service and was recommended by a friend
I am in the US and I am unable to find an official source. Looks like it used to be on Crunchyroll, but they announced its removal in 2021 (they still have the spinoff). Might be time to don the hat and eyepatch.
I have heard good things about the show, but haven’t seen it myself.
Oshi no Ko - Finally picked this back up and binged all but the latest episode. I had high expectations and it easily exceeded them. 5/5
Dungeon People - Really enjoying this one. The characters and setting are fun. It doesn’t do anything big and seems a bit simple at a glance, but something about it just clicks for me. 4/5
I Parry Everything - I was on the fence about this one earlier on, but it really hit a stide in the last few episodes. The total absurdity of the situation is hilarious, but I’m not sure that can be sustained in a way that works… 3/5
Slime - First part of this season was largly a bust, but the current arc’s been fun. 3/5
Journey Through another World: Raising Kids - DROPPED. I’m not sure who the target audience for this was but it seems like it is for young children. Very boring. Dropped weeks ago. 2/5
A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero - Somehow this show strays into so bad it is good territory for me, but that’s after skipping some of the duller bits. 2/5
Bye Bye, Earth - I really wanted to like this show, but it just refuses to do anything redeemable. The characters are awful. The world building is a disaster. The plot is nonsense. The world itself seems interesting, but is so poorly explored and executed that it is just a waste. 2/5
Dahlia in Bloom - I’m very behind on this, but what I’ve seen was a disappointment. The leads had no chemistry and much of the dialog (in a very dialog heavy story) was dull. (I enjoyed the light novels so the story itself is good…) 3/5
Failure Frame - I’m still on the fence on this one. I generally enjoy the isekei game system thing, but this one hasn’t quite “clicked” with me. 3/5
Nokotan - Extremely hit and miss. Some episodes are gold and some are just meh. The show has a bad tendancy to stretch a joke to far so that it stops being funny. 3/5
My wife has no emotion - Really enjoying this one. Yeah it gets a bit weird at times, but the show owns that and works with it. I really enjoy how Mina’s personality is conveyed with limited facial expressions and at odds with her assumed lack of emotions. 4/5
No Longer Allowed in Another World - The first few episodes were rough, but once it got going this turned out to be surprisingly good. 4/5
Pseudo Harem - The name suggests something trashy, but the show itself is actually incredibly sweet. I’m enjoying it, but it is almost too much at times. 4/5
Quality Assurance in Another World - Solid overall. I enjoy the characters, the world, the goofy dragons, etc. But seems to be lacking something that would take it from good to great. 4/5
The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant - This one falls into guilty pleasure territory. The combination of sweet and absurd just works. 4/5
Ossan Newbie Adventurer - A bit of a rough start, but it has improved as the story moved along and got passed the overly long intro arc. 3/5
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human - A bit hit and miss. Some of the characters are fun. The story is unremarkable but fine. 3/5
Why Does nobody remember me in this world - I watched through the first arc with the fight against the demons, and just lost interest. Soft dropped. 3/5
Wistoria: Wand and Sword - This one is barely holding my interest. The visuals are good. But the rest of it just feels off somehow. I’d say it is cliché, but I like a lot of cliché shows… 3/5
Spice and Wolf - I honestly forgot this was continuing. I’ll binge it later. Overall I alike and appreciate the show, but it can be exceedingly melancholy at times without enough comic relief to balance that out. I hope that has improved from where I dropped off.
I’ve finally caught up to the 7th episode of Monogatari Off Season. I wish the series was more popular but I guess it’s hard to get into for some especially when there’s 100 non-linear episodes prior to Off Season. I realized the weekly rikka thread died so I’ll try to revive that starting later tonight.
I spent most of my free time playing Persona 3 Reload the past few weeks and I’ve been considering watching the anime movies.
Also, it’s typhoon season again so I hope everyone can stay safe.
If you run into issues requesting the thread, feel free to let me know!
Also, the most recent sakugablog post was all about Monogatari and made me wonder how fans were feeling about this season. Glad to hear that people are enjoying it!
Any recs for anime that you think would enjoy a person who liked Shoujo Kakumei Utena?
Shoujo Kakumei Utena
I’ve heard that Gundam: Witch from Mercury bears a lot of similarities to Utena. I’ve yet to watch Utena myself though.
