[ Rules ] [ ot / g / m ] [ pt / snow / w ] [ meta ] [ Server Status ]

/m/ - media

Name
Email
Subject
Comment
File(20 MB max)
Video
Password (For post deletion)

Read the rules and usage info before posting.

The VPN ban is now in effect on /ot/, see this update post for more information

File: 1744019717368.gif (1.32 MB, 500x284, drunk.gif)

No. 479820

No. 479822

File: 1744020052320.jpg (509.07 KB, 1440x2048, fe86e538-7de3-43f8-8d9f-738292…)

>>479762
I really like this ''genre'' of cozy apocalyptic setting. I wish picrel didnt get canned and got a proper anime adaptation. Another one i wish had gotten an anime adaptation is Ryoko.

No. 479823

File: 1744020061198.webp (305.4 KB, 1604x2267, neko.webp)

What are you watching this season?
https://www.livechart.me/spring-2025/tv

No. 479844

The German in the new Black Butler season is so bad. I know this always happens with anime but why do they feel the need to add so much of it when it's going to be so bad. I can't even concentrate on the show.

No. 479846

>>479844
It's terrible but it's integral to this arc. Honestly they needed more German. Half way through the new episode they just stopped and switched to Japanese and we missed and important crumb to a plot line. Also a the characters are supposed to be struggling with a language barrier. It's just weird that they didn't keep things consistent.

No. 479852

>>479844
Wo guckst du Nonna I’m curious. I didn’t know it’s already out but I was initially excited because it’s playing in Germany mostly.

No. 479853

>>479823
Gundam. I'm not sure what else.

No. 479892

File: 1744042211500.jpg (38.48 KB, 734x734, CXnSrDSUEAAq8CQ.jpg)

I'll endure any bug-eyed new Blood Plus adaptation as long as they dont retcon Diva's daughters' ahem, origins.
Early 2000 anime did have some interesting female rapist villains where their intentions were not even remotely played for laughs and/or titillation. Dante's goal in the first FullMetal Alchemist adaptation was literally keeping Edward as a sex slave
those were the days

No. 479896

>>479892
>That spoiler
She what?

No. 479903

File: 1744044076736.png (223.9 KB, 553x504, 42121.png)

>>479896
I had just finished watching Blood plus (this was in 2006) and feared she'd end up pulling a Diva on Ed and/or Al too for good measure, I mean his character really parallels Riku if you've seen both series back to back
Zoomers shitting themselves over muh evil mommy Makima "abusing" Denji wouldnt survive these Y2K gigastacies.

No. 479908

File: 1744045520096.jpg (146.22 KB, 1920x1080, Gnz2gvCXIAM2P9a.jpg)

>>479823
Gundam, Wind Breaker season 2, new Uma musume anime, Yaiba remake, Witch Watch, Lazarus, Anne remake, Apocalypse Hotel, Shoushimin series season 2…Watching a lot more than usual tbh.

No. 479923

>>479823
Lazarus. and Haigakura. looking forward to Witch Hat Atelier because the manga art was so beautiful i hope the anime is as beautiful as the manga. the manga artist being female so it wasn't moid baiting or lolishit which i was worried about as the cast were youths. but it genuinely focuses on the magic lore and character growth.

No. 479925

Is uma musume actually any good?

No. 479927

>>479896
tl;dr Dante in 2003 FMA is a body-snatching old woman obsessed with her former lover Honenheim. Once she learned Ed and Al existed she snatched the body of someone Ed had crushed on and tried to seduce him (didn't work because she smelled like Honenheim) and then she was going to do the same with another of Ed's love interests and keep Ed as her sex slave because Honenheim's young cute son.
>>479903
>zoomers wouldn't survive the 2000s gigastacies
So true anon.

No. 479930

>>479925
It's worth checking out if you like spokon and can accept the personified racehorse premise kek. Anime-wise the first season isn't that good imo since it has fanservice and CGDCT elements, but they shifted focus from season 2 onwards so everything after S1 was enjoyable to me - the Cinderella Gray manga is my favorite so I'm glad the anime looks like it'll be good. That said a big part of Uma's popularity in Japan is how detailed and faithful it is to real horse racing history, but I'd say it's still pretty fun even without that knowledge. Some of the anime like the Road to the Top OVA and Cinderella Gray is available officially on youtube with English subs, and you don't need to have seen any of the prior seasons to watch them, so you could check those out to see if it's your thing.

No. 479944

>Blood plus
Hot damn,what a blast from the past. I'm going to start rewatching this right now. I love mid 2000s anime, are there any other series from that time period that you like a lot?

No. 479947

File: 1744056512434.png (706.03 KB, 560x761, 54.png)

>>479944
>>479892
Contrary to popular belief as long as a male character is cool his literal rape charges will be forgiven, downplayed or ommtited as a character flaw. Same shit doesnt fly for women. See any Greek Mythology fan and how they woobify (?) well known rapists like Zeus or Poseidon but one cannot go a second without pickmes reminding you how Selene is A FEMALE RAPIST WITH A CAPITAL R AND JUST AS BAD as those fuckers.
I would kill for a Blood plus remake and/or new content just to unironically stan Diva.

No. 479957

File: 1744059317108.jpg (74.5 KB, 850x1158, rice1.jpg)

>>479925
It's okay, you'll enjoy it if you like goofy concepts and cute girls doing cute things type of anime + sports, since it's about anime horse girls racing each other kek. Like >>479930 said season 1 is just kinda whatever though, it improves in season 2 but imo season 3 was kind of a downgrade again (still better than season 1 though). This new one that's coming out is a spinoff but I enjoyed the first episode.

No. 479966

s1 was actually my favorite uma season…

No. 479970

>tried watching Your Forma
>have no idea what's going on
>look it up, turns out the anime skipped the entire first volume
Why the fuck do they do this? Especially for a scifi.

No. 479971


No. 479983

>>479970
No wonder it was confusing and I couldn't give a fuck about any of the characters. What a stupid decision.

No. 480352

>>479970
it also has really bad direction, like some of the shots are on the screen for such a short time it's hard to figure out what you're looking at, especially when they introduced the character at the end they could have let the image linger for a moment so you can actually take a good look at her but no. I was looking forward to it but dropped after this one ep, it's only going to get worse.

Also new Gundam is amazing

No. 480380

File: 1744154670612.jpg (122.44 KB, 1080x608, GmuViHDbIAAQH-q.jpg)

The 12 episode count is a little concerning but I hope it turns out good in the end

No. 480416

>>480380
The first episode was a snoozefest + random music videoesque scenes. The overall story diresction was choppy and the animation felt very half done in certain scenes.

They need to introduce this cutie(picrel) Now if they don't want to only be known as shitty witch from mercury.

No. 480457

File: 1744177817299.jpg (66.27 KB, 900x579, 1744122059394.jpg)

>>480380
How many people are watching? Maybe it's better to contain all discussion in >>>/m/299164

No. 480658

Does anyone here feel frustrated that an anime that you like (not a personal favourite but still) isn't well liked/overly disliked despite being decent (subjective or not is another matter) that you have to go look for positive reviews of it?

No. 480672

>>480658
Kind of? I mean, I don't mind if it's not wildly popular, but I start feeling like an idiot when I thought something was great, and then I look online and general consensus is that it's the worst thing ever. I also feel that way about things I hate being widely loved. Either way, it kind of makes me feel like I'm missing something. Was there a particular series you were thinking of when you asked this question?

No. 480676

>>480658
Yup. A lot of the criticism is "I wasn't paying attention/I don't care enough to follow what's going on/I blame the author for things the anime messed up on/I don't like the genre so it must be bad" too.
I hate it, especially when the retarded misinfo ends up filtering out people that would have otherwise liked it. They'll take some rando's word that something is shit, but can't take the initiative to watch something themselves.

No. 480679

>>480658
Me with Samurai Flamenco when it aired and everyone was filtered by the sentai arc.

No. 480680

>>480672
I can name a ton honestly, in fact a lot of my favourite anime are that.
But, I'm specifically thinking about Sunday Without God: while not a favourite of mine, I really liked it since I thought the premise was kind of novel (then again I didn't usually watch anime like it when it first came out 12 years ago) and I was genuinely saddened it wasn't as well received as I thought it would.

When I was on SeventhStyle back then (that site is dead thank god), so many people were harsh on it (including those who watched it) that it made me lose nearly any faith in wanting to watch similar anime to that, but then I stumbled upon a review from a popular anime site that had a kindly written, unbiased positive review of it, so it made me feel a bit better about it, but not much.

There are a number of other anime that I really liked only to get soured by reading a lot of people's online thoughts, sometimes due to constructive criticism but especially for more pointless reasons too.

No. 480684

>>480658
i blame the studio for the bad pacing and animation.

No. 480687

>>480658
No I feel good being the only one with good taste during those times

No. 480813

File: 1744236885992.gif (34.46 KB, 640x640, axel-disgaea.gif)

Yo does anyone have a hot guy show they can rec me ala bungou stray dogs. Not necessarily some reverse harem shit just a good show that has some hot dudes in it. I've been rewatching steins gate but I am too straight to stand some of the annoying ass female characters. Like if your gonna be annoying at least be a hot man.

No. 480814

File: 1744236915995.png (436.07 KB, 1178x875, divaa.png)

>Blood Plus lore video in 2024
>Made by a moid, but defends and explains her motivations and goals
>Female and male comments claiming Diva as their favourite villain and how she was just a product of her fucked up environment
feels good man, long live the Blue Queen

No. 480821

>>480813
blue lock

No. 480824

>>480658
Kind of. A few years ago, either TheAnimeMan or DigiBro made a very frustrating video complaining about Shinsekai Yori, which completely and spectacularly missed the point of…everything kek. It annoyed me but at the same time it made me feel smarter than the masses (this was around the time those faggots were still relevant)

No. 480998

>>479923
>i hope the anime is as beautiful as the manga.
Not really about WHA but I would recommend seeing a most anime adaptations as advertisement for manga. A lot of manga, like WHA is already expertly crafted and perfect as a manga imo. I hope the anime is good though.

No. 481072

I’ve been watching Dear Brother and it’s a very cozy anime. Nice to unwind to. Funny how the title character is barely in the show and I love how the only lesbian pairing are sisters kek. Either than that, 10/10 watch, would watch again in the future.

No. 481100

reposting this since this is more suited heresaw the Lazarus pilot today and god the whole show reeks of "old moid whos out of touch" the story reads as if any old 90s action movie and not in a campy and fun but old and boring theres no twist no real subversions just all boring old tropes so far we have :
>spike but a fag who also is a "twans ally!" (whos does parkor!! thats in style amiright fellow kids?)
>oversexualised bounty hunter female chara thats just for the totes cool mc
>teen hacker gorl (god forbid you add a intelligent ADULT woman in tech)
>mysterious savant moid who tries to save the world and then chimps and becomes a emo incel who wants to kill everyone because muh human nature
>tech that seems outdated (thats saying something this is supposed to be the future yet the present time is more futuristic than this dystopian but come on
>hehe le popo is too retarded for the mc (i forgot his name already thats how forgettable he is)
>if this is america you really expect me to believe they'll not tase and shoot his ass on the spot? sure nipponese moid
>too many shots of characters just standing there
>moidlet whose there for the "younger generation" trope
the animation and pacing seems ass as well anime nowadays has less charm and composition than real shows nowadays sure ill watch rotoscoped shit with no flare or thought. he shouldve stayed in retirement

No. 481123

>>481100
Kek, great post.

No. 481294

File: 1744334669228.jpg (209.35 KB, 722x1024, 1000053144.jpg)

Any nonnies watching Rock is a Lady’s Modesty? Looks cute.

No. 481324

File: 1744341706669.webp (64.77 KB, 426x597, Blue_Period.webp)

I'm so annoyed with blue period, it would have been perfect to watch with my normie mom who loves art and there's no fan service or coom at all! But of course there had to be a tragic backstory male crossdresser in there so now I can't show it to her. Even though he's not an actual troon and doesn't claim to be a girl he elicits sympathy for them by proximation for someone like my normie mom who doesn't know the difference. I wish he at the very least was less central to the story but nooo he just had to be the most prominent side character.

No. 481331

The opening to Witch Watch is pretty cute.

No. 481338

File: 1744346530868.png (183.17 KB, 444x706, 61b3a45c8cd2658da626df84ed6531…)

Do nonas here like lucy?

No. 481345

>>481100
It's expected of Netflix to acquire dead projects that gathered dust on the shelf for years. The same happened with their first batch of 'original' anime, like A.I.C.O.. Lazarus seems like a show written in the years following the Cowboy Bebop hype, but because it wasn't good enough, it got shelved until Watanabe decided to profit off Netflix's willingness to pay in gold bars for junk. Everybody in his place would have done the same, don't kid yourselves.

No. 481430

>>481294
Didnt notice it but now I will

No. 481434

>>481324
I feel like anime in the last 10 years has really been pandering to male crossdressers. Wtf is going on.

No. 481437

>>481434
It's always been a thing, just not so attached to gendie/sexuality stuff.

No. 481451

>>480679
Wow it's been a long time since I saw a Samurai Flamenco mention, but it was a ride to binge watch it while not knowing anything about it besides the basic plot summary. Anime originals can be pretty fun even when they've got some heavier flaws in them

No. 481455


No. 481473

>>480679
>>481451
I'm happy to see some Samurai Flamenco enjoyers! I really wanted to enjoy it personally since it's right up my alley (I enjoy when anime is self-aware and just rolls with it, except when they try too hard), but something about it made me feel so bored while watching it. But the police guy's backstory has stuck with me for years now, even if you could partly see it from far away it was still a bit chocking

No. 481476

>>481473
Goto's backstory messed me up, I can't say I didn't see it coming but I was so blindsided it's insane. I thought the twist would be that he's a virgin loser who pretends he has a girlfriend to cope with his loser status in a comedic way, not that his high school sweetheart got possibly kidnapped and murdered after school and he nevee got over it even a decade later until he turned into a schizo. It was really well done imo. I need to rewatch the anime, watching it as it aired was already a wild ride but binge watching it 12 years later must be fun too.

No. 481512

File: 1744392967359.png (2.24 MB, 1067x3200, 2025-04-12_022650.png)

>>479892
I love Gyokuen from Magi. One of the best shounen main antagonists. It's her own son right here btw. She killed her husband and elder sons and left him alive just to taunt him for his weakness. Although her goal has nothing to do with men, she only sees motherhood as way to create more vessels.
Too bad the anime stopped right where the good parts of manga begin. Second half of the manga is so good…

No. 481515

>>481476
I think what also makes it hit so hard is you never learn what happened to her. You are left just as much in the dark about her fate as he and her family is. It's a ballsy, and sadly a realistic, move.

No. 482255

File: 1744554036935.jpg (356.79 KB, 1073x1500, yande.re 3771 sample card_capt…)

Recently I've started to watch the classic Cardcaptor Sakura. Should i watch all the filler episodes or just skip them?

No. 482259

>>482255
I’d recommend watching them just because I recently rewatched CCS and actually realized I liked a lot of the filler episodes. A lot of the filler is pretty well made with cute character interactions and sweet moments. Skip them if you hate Mei or just really don’t care for monster of the week shenanigans (but in that case, I’d wonder why you were watching the show in the first place lol). CCS is a weekly kids show so I think if you watch it just wanting to see the plot get on with, you won’t enjoy it as much as if you just take in the vibes of the weekly adventures, but I understand that’s not for everybody.

No. 482663

>>482255
I liked them, have fun

No. 482673

File: 1744648475844.jpg (380.87 KB, 2500x3535, 1744421165155.jpg)

I'm so tired of this getting so many adaptations while many manga can't get even one.

No. 482676

File: 1744648978594.jpg (241.93 KB, 1448x2048, nUdBpkNdPdmz6ZZxuDwfP4nse-uVN_…)

>>482673
At least this one looks better than the last one.

No. 482680

>>482673
It blows my mind that the original manga only has 3 volumes and it was 10 years between the first and second.

No. 482681

>>482673
I dont understand, why dont they use this energy for something new

No. 482685

>>482681
Old good new bad. New works have an uphill battle while old stuff can coast on fans.

No. 482717

File: 1744657072165.png (1.09 MB, 1354x1323, Screenshot 2025-04-14 205014.p…)

I was watching Gag Manga Biyori and suddenly a chupacabra showed up, I've had an irrational fear of them since childhood and had to stop watching the episode kek. It showed up out of nowhere and actually scared me.

No. 482798

>>482673
I love her look, looking forward to this.

No. 482998

File: 1744728010888.jpg (61.45 KB, 1920x1080, 0.jpg)

Anybody watching Chuuzenji-sensei mononoke kougiroku?

No. 483026

>>482998
I really like it! Kinda reminds me of less fucked up Mouryou no hako at least for now. And it actually put me in mood to rewatch MnH

No. 483029

File: 1744733557440.jpg (521.48 KB, 3500x2500, 1533333233580.jpg)

>>483026
I wish they had stuck to CLAMP for his book adaptations.

No. 483069

>>482717
Can I ask how your fear of the chupacabra started?

No. 483181

File: 1744749460361.png (75.22 KB, 600x465, anime.png)

/a/ REFUGEES WELCOME(no they aren't)

No. 483265

>>483069
I'm from south america so it's always been a very popular myth here. I remember seeing stories about it on the news and it just scared me so much.

No. 483307

File: 1744760251506.png (765.6 KB, 1593x2253, Regulus.Corleonis.full.2546440…)

Finally got some time to watch the recent Re:Zero season and its pretty good so far. Does this season have more lolishit characters than usual or did I just forget how many there were during the wait for a new season? It might be just me but it was really noticeable in the first episode

No. 483316

>>483307
Wasn't Lilliana the only new one introduced?

No. 483359

>>482998
Holy shit, I will be now that I know about this, thanks nonnie.
I've always loved the mamga adaptations of these novels, it's my dream to be able to read them in JP one day (since the only English print of his books costs $600 to get your hands on with no digital, legal or illegal, available)

No. 483480

File: 1744786713937.jpg (43.78 KB, 895x252, book.jpg)

>>483359
Oh shit. I bought Summer of the Ubume more than 10 years ago and now it's worth so much?! How do I sell it, so that the selling platform doesn't keep half of the money? Genuine advice needed.

No. 483627

>>483480
Can't help you, but you should do it soon. It was $600 when I last checked and at that time poking around the internet I had seen people complaining about it being sold for well over $2000 so seems like it's steadily going down in resell value.

No. 484026

I'm so sad Paripi Koumei didn't get the popularity in Japan it deserved, so the possibility of it ever getting a season 2 is pretty low. It's such a bummer because I NEVER like idol animes otherwise but I had to check this one out because of it's dumb premise and ended up falling in love with it.

No. 484061

>>484026
Paripi Koumei was really fun! There's a live action movie coming out soon (in a week or so) so maybe there's some hope for a second season in the future if it does well

No. 484094

>>484026
the manga is still ongoing if you want to read it

No. 484102

File: 1744926399888.jpg (52.09 KB, 680x546, 1733664473633.jpg)

>>483627
Yeah, I have to think of a way fast.

No. 484105

>>484026
It turned into a bit of a slog after it stopped being about the Chinese guy. You can only hear "Everything seemed to be allriiiiight" enough times.

No. 484109

>>484026
Awful singing and voice ruined the song. But the guy in the kimono dancing is comedy gold.

No. 484199

>>484026
>60fps
Why do people think this looks good?

No. 484377

>>484105
Koumei always steals the entire scene whenever he's on screen and without him the entire show would have been just another run of the mill idol anime. Absolutely loved his rap battle against Kabetaijin (and the people behind the fansub did such a fucking amazing job with that scene too kek). Too bad it's fucking impossible to find that full scene without weird-ass cuts on youtube.
>>484109
I think the song and dancing was supposed to be some sort of failed callback to the parapara trend of the 2000's, at least the official mv gives me that impression

No. 484416

File: 1744999945603.jpg (558.13 KB, 1920x1080, [SubsPlease] Wonderful Precure…)

>shinchan suddenly appears in my precure episode
nonas whats happening…

No. 484423

>>484377
It's also a cover to a Hungarian song.

No. 484425

>>484377
I could tell it was a reference to an old style from the instrumental, but the voices singing seem a bit off key and all sound the same I thought it was one woman harmonizing with herself lmao. I have vocals autism though so don't mind me.

No. 484428

>>484423
Much better, thank you.

No. 484613

File: 1745032780958.jpg (86.75 KB, 962x720, miyu.jpg)

Some time ago I saw Vampire Princess Miyu (the OVA, not the series) and it reminded me of some nonnas. Sometimes I see nonnas talk about wanting more morally ambiguous female characters, so I think some of you would like this.

I haven't seen that much vampire anime, is it a Japanese thing for vampires to have yellow eyes? The vampires in the Toho vampire trilogy (not anime) also have yellow eyes, but that could be a coincidence.

No. 484627

>>484416
Crossover episodes are common in kodomo anime.

No. 484629

I saw COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing in theater. Didn't really like, but everyone else in the audience was laughing and clapping. Someone cosplayed.

No. 484664

>>484613
Wow, I haven't seen someone mention Vampire Princess Miyu in YEARS! It's sad how it's so off the radar for so many, you'd think it would have resonated with the Jigoku Shoujo fans but I guess it's too old for them even back then for them to notice it.
I really should revisit this show, for me these old OVA animes just really hit different. I don't know if it's the muted colors, the different pacing, nostalgic sound quality, the music… they just feel so different in a way I've always enjoyed.

No. 484821

Watching solo leveling because my bf likes it, he's already seen it and I'm seeing it for the first time. The premise is ok enough but the main character is so boring and one dimensional and at least so far the stakes are constantly low because he just keeps winning. It's just more powerful enemy = he still wins. Another enemy = another win. I'm kind of able to enjoy it by seeing it as a slice of life "nothing actually happens" series but it's not a good action series and I can't say I get the hype around it. Does it ever actually get good?

No. 484822

>>484821
Moids have gotten bored of the underdog stories, they have gotten so impatient they skip directly to the the self-insert character being a lvl 999 alpha beating enemies up with the snap of a finger.

No. 484827

>>484821
>It's just more powerful enemy = he still wins. Another enemy = another win.
Unfortunately, this trend isn't specific to Japan or even Korea. Present-day audiences worldwide are eating it up and demanding more.

No. 484829

>>484821
No, it is actually better off seen as a sol where the fun is just seeing him win and punch stuff and look at neat looking things tbh.

No. 484999

File: 1745119033394.jpg (77.34 KB, 500x375, 1000017685.jpg)

Have any nonas ITT watched picrel? What were your opinions on it in terms of characters, world building etc? I quite enjoyed it, I love a tragic anime and this one caught me off guard. Kiyoko was my favorite, and I couldn't help but think that Novem would be good husbando material for some kek. I wish there was more to it though, especially on the gilgamesh itself or the supernatural abilities. It's been a few years since I last watched it so I'm excited to give it a rewatch.

No. 485490

>New Cute High Earth Defense Club Anime's New Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Songs, July 7 Debut
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-20/new-cute-high-earth-defense-club-anime-new-video-reveals-more-cast-and-staff-theme-songs-july-7-/.223734

No. 485558

>>484821
Samefag, I've now seen both seasons. It's so boring. Like I said, casually pretending it's a slice of life helped a lot but there's just nothing memorable about the show whatsoever. None of the side characters are fun or interesting either. It's like they almost tried making them cool, but you know they'll never have a single win before the hero swoops in to get the actual win so you just can't bring yourself to care from how predictable it all is. Genuinely feels like watching a toddler show, eating plain white bread, watching cars go by on a road, listening to the wind. It's not stimulating in the least.

No. 485560

File: 1745259328897.png (254.95 KB, 744x518, frieren.png)

I'm currently watching Frieren and I love it so much! Please no spoiler because I haven't finished it yet. The next season is supposed to come in January so I'm very happy! I love Fern and how stoic and strong she is. Also as a German the names in the show are hilarious to me.

No. 485594

>>484026
I really liked that the MC got to be an EDM singer. So many music themed animes have their MC's saying shit like "I would never sell out" "My music is how i express myself even if others don't like it" and claim that they are part of some semi niece genre. But then the music starts and it's the blandest jpop you've ever heard.

No. 485601

File: 1745264542364.jpg (131.83 KB, 740x1042, IMG_0209.JPG)

>>484999
As someone who owns the series on DVD and was autist-level obsessed with it as a young teen, you could say I've watched the series before kek.
>Characters
Kiyoko is indeed the best character. She suffers a lot of heartache, has a great deal of injustice inflicted upon her, she has an annoying kid brother, etc. I have nothing but love and compassion for her. She wins in the end, sort of, so I always end up feeling vindicated on her behalf once the credits start rolling. Worst character is Chairman Yuki who was stealing organs from his feminized clone. The Countess at least has her sympathetic moments, even if she's a cruel and selfish asshole, but that bastard deserved a lot more than he got.
>World building
I love the post apocalyptic dreariness of the world. I love how grimy and miserable it is. I love that the sky is a giant mirror pointing back at the world so that there is no mistaking what human society has been reduced to, even if they tried to hide from it. I love that everything is awful and the cause of it all can be traced back to a singular moment of weakness from a person that absolutely knew better. Girl, he's happily married and has a child. Get the fuck over it maybe? I love that the show is about love, in more ways than one.
>Novem as husbando
Yes, yes he was. But really all the Gilgamesh are hot, what with their bondage-adjacent outfits.
As for your spoiler, I'm the type of person that enjoys a great deal of ambiguity in the media she consumes, so I never had much issue with being kept in the dark around certain aspects of the show. I would have liked to see more from the Gilgamesh faction though. We get a few solid moments with a handful of them, but the rest are either given a single personality trait or none at all. In exchange for a few more Gilgamesh crumbs, they can take back Toru pissing himself. Please and thank you!

No. 486474

File: 1745467524766.jpeg (1.03 MB, 1080x1350, IMG_5884.jpeg)


No. 486476

File: 1745467684653.png (211.05 KB, 371x594, Screenshot 2025-04-23 220653.p…)

>>486474
I gotta rep my king.

No. 486577

File: 1745498134356.jpg (454.36 KB, 1080x1735, 9968484886.jpg)

>>486474
We desperately need more mellotune.

No. 486578

File: 1745498215030.png (246.05 KB, 424x663, Screenshot (81).png)


No. 486584

>>486474
Maybe we should have a Sanrio / San-X / general kawaii thread? I'm surprised there isn't already one in the catalog.

No. 486585

File: 1745498816179.jpeg (1.73 MB, 1170x1834, IMG_4007.jpeg)

>>486474
We’ll make the top 3 this year I’m sure of it

No. 486587

File: 1745499157915.png (1.04 MB, 1080x1741, 1000002744.png)

>>486474
I wanted to vote for Jewelpet but I think they have a better chance of winning. I just love bunny characters.

No. 486590

File: 1745499291808.png (449.89 KB, 720x1147, 1000035315.png)

>>486474
I love these two

No. 486592

File: 1745499348850.png (259.24 KB, 465x758, restsuko.png)

>>486474
I wanted Fenneko but I'll take what I can get

No. 486594

File: 1745499944990.jpg (176.24 KB, 720x1154, 1000069061.jpg)

>>486474
They look so adorable how could I not

No. 486932

File: 1745584872519.gif (2.3 MB, 800x450, haibane renmei.gif)

Rewatching older anime made me realize how much i miss traditional backgrounds.

No. 486955

>>486932
Which ones did you watch nona? Any that you would recommend?

No. 486956

>>486955
Nta but I would recommend Texhnolyze, ergo proxy, kino no tabi and boogiepop phantom

No. 486961

File: 1745591360871.jpg (193.02 KB, 1920x1080, Go_KXN7WkAA3DB7.jpg)

>>480813
You could watch Ouran or Gintama if you haven't seen them yet.
>>481100
There's also a troon side character for some reason, but at least they didn't make him look like an uwu girl and indistinguishable from actual women. Kinda funny that I haven't seen as many trannies self inserting into him as other anime characters that aren't actually trans because he isn't cute enough though.
>>486932
Same but not just the backgrounds, I miss the look of older anime in general.

No. 486966

>>486961
>I'm a troon with a record
The only accurate thing about this anime also in what era is this moid living in that he couldn't look up how Turkey looks? He made it look like it was fucking Afghanistan Turkish weebs are NOT happy the whole show is full of troon pandering adult swim shouldnt have greenlit this

No. 486967

>>486966
Why did he make istanbul look like a slum?

No. 486968

>>486966
Relax. It doesn't take place in present day, present time. Again, Cowboy Bebop (and the Earth slums it portrayed) influences are clear.

No. 486969

>>486967
It's supposed to look "dystopian" but it takes nothing in account of how the actual country looks like and its architecture. What else can you expect from a fag chaser westaboo whose whole world knowledge comes from 80s action flicks (which were more accurate in depicting Istanbul ironically)

No. 486970

>>485560
frieren really was a fun watch, i liked how the author only switched a few things in comparison to known fantasy worlds and the story changes so much in some parts. also yeah as a native speaker these names are so funny. i had also fun with names in Honzuki, but there she uses kinda normal names mixed with fantasy-german.

No. 486978

>>486968
It's not very hard to look at Istanbul pictures for reference though.

No. 487167

>>481331
It got a neat special edition of the anime for episode 3.

No. 487339

File: 1745675944387.jpg (121.6 KB, 800x1000, char.jpg)

Some role choices are so ironic.

No. 487350

It's happening!!
Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise
October premiere.

No. 487411

File: 1745685550184.gif (3.63 MB, 437x326, 1742648300080.gif)

Is it worth watching El Hazard if I've seen like 3 pics of this guy and I find him hot?

No. 487420

File: 1745686227099.jpg (228.84 KB, 640x480, 1670122586490.jpg)

>>487411
It's an isekai harem, so if you can tolerate it…

No. 487567

Was puniru good/fun or was it just an /a/ meme

No. 487569

>>487567
It had some laughs but its also a magical pixie dream loli show.

No. 487583

>>487420
>how different the world would be if the badass woman on the couch was the MC and the salaryman was her harem pet…

No. 487618

File: 1745721617038.png (701.73 KB, 1440x1080, jinnai from el-hazard.png)

>>487420
I literally just want to watch it for him and the gorgeous 90s anime art, so if the booba fanservice is completely or mostly kept separate from his character, I'll be able to mentally filter it out and enjoy the story. From his description, he sounds extremely cute.
>insanely arrogant and power-hungry
>sides with the villain
>obsessed with his rival (the protagonist) to the point of paranoia
>legitimately smart
>has a secret soft side (gap moe)

>>487583
kek
I agree, but he's a high school student. I was surprised.

No. 487629

>>487618
what's the context?

No. 487637

>>487629
If you mean the pic: apparently, the protagonist is cross-dressing in that scene.

No. 487700

>>487411
God I love how they did facial expressions and body language in old animes at times

No. 487782

File: 1745759880860.jpg (224.22 KB, 1920x1080, 1745725796604887.jpg)

sO pROgReSSiVe

No. 487785

>>487782
It's funny that pandering to the west consists of
>do the cowboy bebop thing again
>something about the environment and immigration
>bam punch wow choreography so cool
>trannies

No. 487793

>>487782
lmao at least they did hide how troons never pass

No. 487794

>>487782
i can see why this stayed in the closet for so many years…its absolute shit youll never be american shinichiro

No. 487971

>>487782
Axel Gilberto is such a classic engrish name, like Zakk Irius from death note

No. 489473

File: 1746204698032.webp (202.25 KB, 696x392, the-rose-of-versailles-marie-a…)

I'm watching the Netflix Rose of Versailles right now and while it's visually so so beautiful the pacing and story telling is so retarded. Idk if I can finish it. What's with the random songs??

No. 489474

>>489473
Something about the colour palette bothers me. The bright, shiny Precure colours don't really match the aesthetic in my opinion.

No. 489480

>>489474
partially the animation is also very trippy ngl

No. 489507

>>487167
When I first saw this, I thought something went wrong with the torrent

No. 489532

>>489473
My mom and I really enjoyed the original anime so we tried watching the movie and couldn't make it past 5 minutes because the pacing was so bad kek

No. 489609

File: 1746248464678.webp (31.95 KB, 800x450, lady oscar french movie.webp)

>>489473
Is the pacing weird in the sense of being rushed? I haven't seen it, but I was expecting that to be an issue. There already was a movie adaptation of RoV (picrel) and it famously has horrible pacing because of trying to cram 40 episodes worth of stuff into two hours, so I don't know why they decided to do it again if not just for the 50th birthday gimmick.

No. 490154

Is Cinderella Gray a completely separate storyline? I’ve been meaning to rewatch umamusume s1 and s2 since I forgot a lot but not sure if I can dive into CG without doing the rewatch first in case they’re connected

No. 491028

File: 1746621072426.jpeg (97.2 KB, 452x678, tekko something something.jpeg)

I watched this on a whim and it was waaaay better than I expected, so much that I'm kind of confused it isn't considered an anime classic.

The Animation, camera work, the background art is just… chef's kiss—it kind of becomes a clusterfuck on the end middle part and the main villain kind of got underutilized, but overall it's still a pretty great animu movie from the great era of Y2K. I wonder why no one talks about it? It's way too overlooked for having such high qualify—is it the non-kawiwi character designs?

If you're interested in brotherly bonds, gorgeous background art, or that sweet sweet 2000s anime aesthetic—you should definitely check this out.

No. 491034

>>479892
>Blood Plus

I feel like a corpse getting re-animated… I have not heard of that title in a long time.

I'm kind of surprised they're going to do another title considering the huge (unintetional) meme that was Blood-C.

No. 491075

File: 1746629276818.jpg (34.45 KB, 250x349, Genshiken2_cover.jpg)

Has anyone here watched Genshiken? It's about early otaku culture and in second season there's an American blonde fujoshi

No. 491273

>>490154
Yes, it's a spin off with Oguri cap. You can watch it without the other ones.
>>491028
>I'm confused it isn't considered an anime classic
It is in certain circles, just a little less known and more of a niche thing.

No. 491411

>>491075
I watched it many many years ago kek it's not bad but I can'T recall so much anymore

No. 491609

>>491028
I watched this as part of an anime class in uni, and the main reason it was part of the syllabus was because it was a collab between a Japanese studio and a non-Japanese director.

I’m guessing it never really caught on as a classic since it came out during a time when anime just started to penetrate the mainstream outside of Japan, so there wasn’t really an appetite for arthouse animation or atypical anime (Studio 4C is most well known for their Western IP collabs like the Animatrix).

No. 491762

Are any farmers into A Certain Magical Index/ A Certain Scientific Railgun? I know its a moid show but this feels like something at least a few nonas would have some nostalgic love for

No. 491848

>>491762
I only watched the first season of Index and it bored me to tears. It felt like a couple of unrelated mini-stories squashed into one. (The openings are killer though)

I'm sorta kinda planning on watching Railgun mostly for Misaka, but Kuroko's psycho lesbian shtick seems to kind of grate me.

No. 491855

File: 1746743758449.jpeg (435.79 KB, 2259x1640, EkFQlt5WsAUFNbG.jpeg)

>>491762
I've thought about reading it for Touma but not sure if he's worth it.

No. 491861

>>491762
Like >>491848 I watched Index but mainly for Accelerator and found it to be a snoozefest. Beyond powerlevel autism and typical moid power fantasy slop I don’t get the appeal.

To me Misaka will always be the face of the Raildex franchise. All of the other protags (besides Accelerator) are forgettable but she was so iconic she has a site named after her.

No. 491863

>>491855
He is kinda cute in the manga/ln illustrations but his personality is your typical boring LN self-insert protag.
>>491848
>>491861
Based nonas, Mikasa is great. If you're interested in Accelerator he has his own spin-off anime, its kinda boring but an okay watch if you just want more Accelerator.

No. 491867

File: 1746745645840.png (1.2 KB, 52x52, Htt.png)

>>491863
Damn. I really like the "seemingly self insert mundane man > suffering menhera" pipeline but it's something that needs to be a long slow burn and is near impossible to find.

No. 491870

>>491867
Do you have any recs for that type of main character? That sounds right up my street. Slightly related but generally speaking I really like when MCs are always eating shit or having their ideals trampled on in front of them.

No. 491876

>>491870
Only stuff like Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint and Re:Zero tbh, I'd kill for some recs too.

No. 491877

File: 1746747013111.gif (959.8 KB, 540x304, 1600677277410.gif)

>>491876
Oh I havent tried ORV yet but I enjoy Re:Zero for that same reason kek. I'm always on the lookout for these types of guys

No. 491878

File: 1746747154499.jpg (607.01 KB, 2385x2383, f3x93r60cnxa1.jpg)

>>491877
It doesn't go as far, but it's pretty alright, bit fujobaity. Pretty sure it's getting an anime adaption soon.

No. 491884

>>491877
Off topic but one of my main problems with Re:Zero is that despite being probably one of my favorite characters early on, Emilia gets so fucking boring in the later arcs. I know the author apparently really loves her so the only conclusion I can draw from it is that he saw how Rem was more popular (and how stupid incels simply couldn't understand why Emilia was mad at Subaru's idiocy at that royal election hall) so he overcorrected in an effort to make more people like her but really it just felt like he stripped her a lot of her agency she had early on. It's like she has no charm left.
When I first watched Re:Zero back then I thought it was so obvious that Rem was more of a narrative device to represent this sort of misogynist wish fulfilment for a retarded shut in who wants a literal obsessive and completely subservient maid that will support even their worst most selfish decisions with a bright smile and no questions asked and that the narrative was making the denial of that the point of his arc. Well, I still think that was somewhat the original intent for that but I guess millions made in merchandise later sort of shows money talks louder ig.

No. 491887

>>491884
Yeah I used to like Emilia during the early days of the anime but now her character just plays up the clueless 5-y/o brain too much, its makes all her any screentime she gets feel so stale. Maybe I'm also sick of hearing her JP VA but that's a meta reason.

No. 491893

>>491884
With Emilia, a lot of it has to do with Puck actually being a terrible father. He very intentionally raised her as sheltered and dumb as possible. She wasn't allowed to style her own hair or choose her own clothing, it was in the contract that he would do everything for her. This was cut from the anime, but before season 2 she had never even seen her own reflection. All mirrors were taken out of her rooms and she would leave it to Puck.
When Puck leaves, she becomes dumber because she no longer has him telling her what to do. In the books she spends days having temper tantrums, screaming and crying for Puck and pulling at her own hair.
With Rem, her deal is that she's paranoid, asocial and has a major guilt complex. She had severe baggage as a child because she was emotionally neglected while her sister was pushed as a political martyr for a race war group. Twins were considered a bad omen and she would have been murdered as a baby if her sister wasn't a reincarnation of their god.
When her village was massacred and her sister left permanently crippled, she hated the part of herself that was happy over it and decided to live the rest of her life as a substitute for her sister. Riswaal then blackmailed both sisters using each other and made them sign a contract to work as maids, though tbf the kingdom is also very racist and they wouldn't have been able to find work easily since Rem lacked any education.
When training to be a maid, they attacked the estate she worked at and murdered everyone, the only survivor was a baby she helped give birth to. She hunted down and tortured the murderers, but it still left her with even more baggage. She had no sense of self value as anything other than recompense for her sister and friends who died.
She's not subservient or obedient, she's just very passive aggressive and hates herself very much.

No. 491898

>>491893
Reading back, guess this was a bit of an unnecessary autistic dump, but I kinda missed having these sorta discussions over characters past just archetype one liners and meta about the audience.

No. 491924

>>491893
Nonna, I know their internal motivations, unfortunately for me I am autistic enough to be caught up with the light novel of the series because I like the story enough. I just don't think having somewhat of an internal logic means a character is good.
Rem's characterization doesn't work in her favor when her character is basically only ever used for fanservice, she never mirrors Subaru's lack of self esteem in any way that truly matters or that is truly interesting and I would argue it's the opposite, she ends up becoming just a nothingburger character until she wakes up again. The most interesting part of her personality, the deification of her sister and her putting Subaru on a pedestal is never explored further because she justs serves as a backbone for Subaru after he fucks up and then literally gets on a comma after giving a melodramatic speech and forcing him to sort of confess to her (and then loses her memories when she wakes up so any sort of interesting development on that front is lost). The backstory works a lot better for Ram, who is a thousand times more interesting to me because her current state and her relationship with Roswaald showcases the two sides of what it means to be the one being worshiped and also the one doing the worshiping.
On the other hand, my comment on Emilia was less about her arc in season 2 but rather about Season 3 and the Pleiades Tower. I think stripping her of Puck was a great opportunity (and also sort of necessary for her plot progression) and while I appreciate SOME of her character regression, I think the story goes overboard with it. Even if Puck was her advisor, when she first saved Subaru it's clear that was a choice she made herself, when she called herself Satella to him Puck is even surprised by how daring she's being. In the royal election conflict she's open about why she's upset with Subaru, she explains that she doesn't understand him, that she cannot read his mind and that he upset her by going against the one thing that she asked him not to do. That was actually extremely mature and I was super excited to see her stand her ground on it, I don't see how those things only happened because of Puck (I actually disdain that notion because it would minimize her strong characterization and sort of imply it's nbt actually her but rather Puck). Of course losing her father, her most trusted and strongest companion would leave her in a particularly vulnerable state so her being indecisive in Season 2 was actually something good, I think, but in the following arcs she still lacks that inner strenght that she showed initially and the "omg EMT is so innocent and pure" jokes starts to grate me. I was particularly annoyed about her reaction over discovering about Subaru's feelings over Rem, I think a more natural reaction over finding out the guy who has been on your ass since day 1 promising you he loves you the most and only you actually has feelings for this other girl wouldnt be to say you're going to make him look only at you, but rather to feel either a sense of betrayal and anger. sure, one thing is when Rem was comatose, but after she wakes up and is alright, I hate that none of her jealousy is ever expressed outwards or in any way in a negative… wouldnt it be more interesting if this made her feel insecure? if she's Satella shouldnt she enbody envy more?? I kind of want to see her crash out over it idk give me some real drama I want to see her having discussions with Subaru again

No. 491940

>>491924
I still think Emilia will eventually work out, given in Wrath route author note there's a distinct point made that at the end when Subaru dies, it's not specific whether it was Ram or Emilia that did it and that Emilia did kill somebody in that room. Personally, I think the crash will happen when Rem sets her foot down about changing her mind about the relationship after what shes figured from her talks with Priscilla and forces Subaru to choose between them. I do think one of the issues with Rem in arc 7/8 is that Subaru is consistently trying to run away from her because he's idealized her to the extent that he believes what she wanted was an actual "hero" and not somebody who she wants to strive to be like.
That being said I personally don't think Emilia is Satella, but rather related to Satella by blood, like her niece through her father's side or something. Given that they're both still alive at the same time and her mother was Minerva.

No. 491947

File: 1746769623674.jpg (132.31 KB, 676x1200, 1000017920.jpg)

What's an anime you'd recommend everyone to try at least once in their lives?

No. 491951

File: 1746771299267.gif (888.56 KB, 221x201, 1298124514716.gif)

>>491762
I used to post in the /a/ threads back when it aired. It was really fun even though the anime itself is such a moidy shitshow. Accelspammer also made a point to make index into a staple /a/ anime kek. I haven't watched anything past the second railgun season though, so I'm officially 12 years out of the loop.

No. 491955

File: 1746773123294.jpg (1.41 MB, 3000x4500, MV5BM2UxMDkxM2ItYTNmNS00MjJjLW…)

>>491947
Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Semi-OT(?), I recommended it once to a guy who said he doesn't watch a lot of anime (but likes long, serious stories and space opera-ish fiction) and some weeb tried to tell me that LoGH is just for hardcore anime fans and that it's too much to recommend to someone who's new to the medium. Bullshit. Shut the fuck up, weeaboo. I like it precisely because it's so different from the vast majority of anime, it's almost completely devoid of anime tropes and cliches. You don't need to be a hardcore weeb who only consumes isekai haremslop and obscure loli hentai to enjoy it.

No. 491960

File: 1746774247348.jpg (170.81 KB, 1000x1500, MV5BZjQ3MmU1M2QtODc5My00MDhkLW…)

>>491955
Does LoGH have homoerotic tension, family feuds and in general interesting family dynamics? Is LoGH world has cynical or rather idealistic tone?
I started watching Gundam and enjoying the family and political drama, I love how it shows horrors of war without shock value.
> I like it precisely because it's so different from the vast majority of anime, it's almost completely devoid of anime tropes and cliches.
But I think it is already a good adversary enough. Genuine story driven shows without perversion and unfunny humor are so few.

No. 491961

>>491955
LOGH is very different to stereotypical anime so I totally agree it isn't the worst thing to recommend to a non weeb, it would be ideal for anyone who likes space operas, historical fiction, military and political themes, etc.

>>491960
It has all that and more, it's a much more sophisticated series than gundam.

No. 491963

File: 1746774594528.gif (1.65 MB, 474x498, gundam-garma (1).gif)

>>491961
>It has all that and more, it's a much more sophisticated series than gundam.
I'm sold, thank you

No. 491968

>>491947
School Days

No. 491976

File: 1746778091598.jpg (256.44 KB, 596x2000, jbvDmTFT0hvkDT.jpg)

>>491963
I just sold myself a rewatch kek have a watch order guide

No. 491978

File: 1746778171730.jpg (81.97 KB, 451x720, 1456913891394.jpg)

>>491960
LoGH has something for (almost) everyone. It's a genuinely exciting story, with lots of drama and the occasional bit of comedy. It has husbandos for the yumes, fujobait for the fujos, practically zero ecchi fanservice, famous seiyuus for the koebutas, beautiful animation (sometimes) for the sakugafags, cool battles for the action fans, military aesthetics for the military autists, political themes for the 200 IQ Staceys, and history autism for the historyfags. Only thing it's lacking is cooler and more relevant female characters, which Gundam definitely has more of.

Speaking of Gundam, I got into LoGH after watching the first three Gundam compilation movies and wanting more like that. I became obsessed with LoGH and now can't get into the other Gundam shows kek, I recently started watching Zeta because of all the Kamillefags on here, but the writing and pacing just feel awkward, so I dropped it after 8 or so episodes. Can any Gundamfags tell me how to meme oneself into liking it? I really, really want to enjoy it and hopefully get to watch Gundam Wing and Iron Blooded Orphans which are the shows I'm the most interested in.

No. 491982

>>491976
Is Golden Wings really that bad, or is the problem just that it's too "girly"?
>Yoshiki Tanaka's original novels from the '70s, which most of the above are based on, have never been fully translated into English, professionally or otherwise
Wow, this pic is super old. All the novels are available in English now.
>First off, the series isn't licensed
>The best option, by far as subs go, is Central Anime
Also outdated, the series has since been licensed by Sentai Filmworks. Some people still prefer the old fansubs, others prefer these official subs.

No. 491994

>>491978
>Can any Gundamfags tell me how to meme oneself into liking it?
No, because you should be posting it in the mecha thread >>>/m/299164

No. 491995

>>491982
It's definitely old, I'm pretty sure I first watched it over a decade ago kek but it's all I had saved

No. 492004

>>491955
I'm so sorry but the way the cast and robot is structured made me think the blonde guy had giant tits

No. 492020

>>491940
Hopefully you're right! I do see your point about Wrath If but just that being the initial reaction pissed me off immensely (mostly bc I always thought Subaru was toeing the line too much between them for my liking and it's a bit worse to me that Emilia had no idea whatsoever that was happening and specialy considering how naive she is, it feels like he was going behind her back idk), but I don't really see when that wil happen considering they are supposed to be separeted in the next act. Also, I agree with you about post-comatose Rem, even if I can't help but roll my eyes a little bit considering the moid-tendencies for the anime, I think it's a much more interesting position she is at now, my only gripe with it is that it feels a bit too late?? Like, I'm too invested about way too many side characters rn to care that much for it but at least I don't want to skip chapters when she appears anymore
Now, about Satella I definetly see that being the case too, specially because I simply don't believe in the theory that Subaru and Al are the same person, but I think their appearances are just too similar for them to just end up as cousins. Maybe some weird form of twins or clones? It did seem like Satella had a special relationship with Minerva too

No. 492055

>>491947
I feel like I'm just going to say my favorites…

No. 492058

>>491947
Death Note no bully pls and maybe Your lie in April? Idk they're not necessarily my faves

No. 492069

>>491947
mushishi. gintama.

No. 492119

File: 1746812214304.jpeg (425.17 KB, 1109x794, IMG_5378.jpeg)

>watching yu yu hakusho
>genuinely saddening moment talking about grief
>random ass shot of yusuke that caught me so off guard
>so much so that i had to rewind 10 times
I mean I don’t mind, I greatly enjoyed it actually. Just surprised because you seldom see shots like this of male characters

No. 492124

File: 1746812588632.webp (209.07 KB, 1920x1570, ID-Invaded-Poster.webp)

Anyone know of any good mystery animes? I'm looking for something that isn't too goofy that keeps me on the edge of my seat. Doesn't matter how old or new it is, I just don't really know where to look because most lists recommend only the obvious picks like Monster, Paranoia Agent, Death Note, etc.
I watched ID: Invaded a while ago and really enjoyed that

No. 492142

>>492020
>I simply don't believe in the theory that Subaru and Al are the same person
Kek I don't either. It's too easy of an answer, and they both just don't quite fit into each other when it comes to likes/dislikes. Al is emulating Subaru, but imo it's more that his own ego was broken down in one way or another, whether he was somebody isekai'd or if he was somebody who was forced to take in memories of Earth somehow.
The thing with Emilia and Satella is really weird Minerva "died" too early for Emilia's birth to make real sense to begin with. I don't think they're twins, but something happened with Minerva's pregnancy/Emilia's birth to the extent that 300 years manage to pass with Emilia still being a child. Minerva's authority might have been able to grant her the ability to keep Emilia alive in her stomach, and it is mentioned that elves were involved with her death, it could be that something was done at that point. Honestly, the answer being clone each time doesn't sit well with me, so I'm hoping that there's more to it.
>(mostly bc I always thought Subaru was toeing the line too much between them for my liking and it's a bit worse to me that Emilia had no idea whatsoever that was happening and specialy considering how naive she is, it feels like he was going behind her back idk)
Honestly, I think that was a bit intentional in that he is definitely toeing the line and its eventually going to go wrong. I really hope I'm not proven wrong in this lol, but I do think its going to be a messy love triangle rather than a harem, the story is way too centered around obsessive love and jealousy for it to not happen, but the story's detours and side characters really clog up the view, especially when it comes to Vollachia which wasn't meant to be an arc to begin with.
Btw who do you think is going to win the election? I don't think it can be anyone other than Felt.

No. 492155

>>492124
I really hope this gets a season 2 one day.
I wouldn't say Odd Taxi is "edge if your seat" but it has a nice vibe to it, Erased is also good.

No. 492284

File: 1746826945597.jpg (70.71 KB, 1280x720, 1000035800.jpg)

>>492124
Shinsekai yori is an unconventional mystery, but in my opinion it was very good and kept me guessing. To keep it as spoiler free as possible, it's set in a society where everyone has psychic/telekinetic abilities, and a group of friends tries to uncover its history after they learn something they shouldn't have. The manga (which I haven't read) has some sexualised covers, but I genuinely don't remember a SINGLE moment of fanservice in the anime so that's a plus. Rape is briefly mentioned once, to describe someone's crimes, but it's not shown on-screen. The story is dark as hell and it's kind of a slow burn though.

No. 492324

>>492155
Would be neat with a season 2, but iirc ID: Invaded was in development hell for like 10 years or so… I don't know how popular it was in japan, but it feels like most people didn't pay it much attention? You'd think it would have more of a following considering Miyavi did some of the music.
>>492284
ayrt, Shinsekai Yori is one of my absolute favorite animes of all time. It is not based on a manga though, the anime is based on a novel which it follows fairly closely. The manga strives so far away from the OG novel it's basically just a hypersexual doujinshi.

No. 492345

File: 1746838394958.png (710.77 KB, 601x819, bll.png)

>>491034
>I feel like a corpse getting re-animated
really showing my age here, right nonna?
that one episode did leave a impression on many of the women i've talked to about the series, maybe cuz it was the first time seeing female abusers on screen so explicitly and not even remotely played for the god-i-wish-it-was-me moid crowd

No. 492350

Can anyone think of a good tragic male character? A Rei type, basically a living corpse. I have a thing for these sort of guys.

No. 492369

File: 1746841313421.jpg (76.7 KB, 736x776, f6581e2e0081c79b65691d4b5c9fb3…)

>>492350
time to shill 2003 fma's Elrics because i refuse to take Brotherhood as canon. If it wasnt for Shamballa these two would had kicked the bucket at some point after the end of the 2003 anime, shit was depressing as fuck for all parties

No. 492370

>>491947
A Place Further than the Universe, March comes in like a lion, Princess Tutu, Mp100, Eureka 7, Wolf's Rain, Kara no Kyoukai and Yokohama Kaidashi

No. 492375

>>492142
>Kek I don't either. It's too easy of an answer, and they both just don't quite fit into each other when it comes to likes/dislikes.
Exacly, like yeah they're clearly connected but I feel like they are just way too different and even different to how Subaru behaves in the If stories.
People love to point out that they both have star names but conviniently ignore that Aldebaran, the star, is known for seemingly following Pleiades but not actually being a part of it. I've also seen people proposing he's a Subaru or Flugel clone made by Echidna from pieces of his memories but for me it just sounds like a rehashed version of that same theory trying to fill some gaps in logic. I don't think what Echidna meant with them having the "same origin" was anything more than the isekai/Japan aspect plus I do hope they don't go overboard with cloning plotlines. What's your own personal thought on it tho?
Also, about the love triangle I do hope you're right about it! Being fair with Tappei he never really indulges in Subaru glazing that much the fandom sure fucking does tho, I'm so tiredddd of seeing posts about how Subaru "deserves" both or either of them as if they're trophies for him being a normal good person like genuinely I hate moids you could scream the point of the story to their faces and they still won't fucking get it and he usually gets his dues whenever he's being stupid and selfish so there's hope. People got overly attached to an off hand joke that Rem makes that is supposed to show how ridiculously low her self esteem is because they consider the "battle" lost already. I hope it gets messy tho I want to see Emilia angry at him again because I have been pissed off on her behalf for too long plus it's been nice seeing Rem stand for herself more
Now, about the election I need to admit that I'm way too biased because Reinhard and Felt grew into becoming my favorites and while I used to be a Crusch truther, there's really no one else that could be, Felt is just too primed for it. Also, going off on vibes alone, I think it's set up to mirror the starting scene of the very first LN, where Felt runs away with Emilia's badge and Emilia is unable to get it back because she stops to save Subaru as in, it will end up being between Felt and Emilia maybe with a headstart for Emilia and then she'll prioritize saving Subaru over it or something. I'm very excited nonetheless

No. 492401

File: 1746846106106.jpeg (45.05 KB, 454x640, Maestro_Delphine.jpeg)

>>479903
>>480814
Third entry for the Y2K female anime molesters. I wonder if there's more? Kek

No. 492414

>>492401
Boob windows on otherwise sleek stylized outfits look so out of place.
She's based for groping her cutie brother though

No. 492452

>>492124
Legend of the Blue Wolves

No. 492462

Is MHA Vigilantes good? I never watched the original anime.

No. 492476

>>492369
>because i refuse to take Brotherhood as canon
kek that made me laugh since the manga is canon and I heard Brotherhood follows the manga's story. I tried to watch it and the first and second episodes were pretty bad at setting the mood of the manga so I can't say if I'll continue it yet. The flashbacks shouldn't have been in the second episode what the fuck was that.

No. 492477

File: 1746862126424.jpg (Spoiler Image,66.62 KB, 727x380, image.jpg)

>>492375
>>492375
>What's your own personal thought on it tho?
Honestly, I've been racking my head around it for a good while, I also hope that he's not just a clone/au Subaru looped back to the past, it would feel like a cheap answer for something meant to be one of "the three great mysteries" of the story, in the same way people try to make Pandora responsible for everything. Personally, I think Al is someone who was broken down and molded into who he is now, not artificially created by Echidna.
I definitely agree on you with the "Following Star" bit. I've been wondering if his name's other deal, "Eye of Taurus" might also be a clue but it could be more of a hint about how his power works, with how he needs to "lock in" on a territory like a bullseye for it to work.
Tbh I like reading the more silly out there theories like "what if Subaru's parents had another child?" and "he's the cashier from the first episode!"(tbh they do kind of look alike, ouc attached), it's a little annoying when people stick to the most straightforward theory instead of having a bit of fun with it.

>I'm so tiredddd of seeing posts about how Subaru "deserves" both or either of them as if they're trophies for him being a normal good person
Lol same, they also have a habit of whitewashing Subaru when a part of what makes him an interesting character is the fact that he's an incredibly needy and obsessive landmine of a guy despite his well meaning intentions.
>Now, about the election
I never thought of it being a parallel, that makes a lot of sense tbh. I quite like it. I remember Tappei mentioning somewhere once that he was very specific about the how the anime would portray that scene because it held secrets, I wouldn't be surprised at all if this was what he was talking about.

No. 492582

File: 1746889643767.jpeg (43.25 KB, 1136x640, IMG_5391.jpeg)

>>492369
I think 2003 fullmetal alchemist is the anime that has left the strongest impression on me ever since I initially watched it 7 or so years ago. Brotherhood instantly became my favorite anime and gave me that feeling of emptiness but then I watched 2003 and it changed me. For a 12 year old me, it was very heavy and the last few episodes in particular filled me with indescribable feeling of sadness and emptiness tenfold. After I finished it I couldn’t stop thinking about the ending for months, it’s really emotionally heavy for a kid. I think Edward elrics death is the only time I’ve cried so hard over a show, game or whatever to the point where I nearly threw up. I’ve rewatched it twice way back when and I can’t wait to rewatch it as an adult, I’m getting chills just thinking about it. 10/10 best anime ever made

No. 492587

File: 1746890056511.jpg (99.5 KB, 1109x811, 45121.jpg)

>>492476
NO FUCKING WAY
>its just a recolor with webtoon re-formating
oh well, its better than some pretentious remake made by a Gendie with tumblr-level art kek

No. 492595

>>492476
They sped through the bits of the manga (especially towards the beginning) that '03 had covered. It gets room to breath later on. I'm kinda mixed on it since I saw them both within a year of each other, I wouldn't want to sit around until like episode 20 for the new stuff on the other hand the pacing is really off.

No. 492598

File: 1746893064779.jpg (65.32 KB, 608x580, 8k8k.jpg)

>>492595
>>492476
not to sound shallow but what was the production team smoking when they made everyone in Brotherhood look so ugly?!

No. 492639

>>492598
IT'S HIP TO BE SQUARE

No. 492642

>>492639
and dont get me on Alphonse keeping the same VA as a older teen, shit was so weird

No. 492644

File: 1746901727522.png (930.62 KB, 750x1044, Yomi_no_Tsugai_Promo.png)

A bit ot but speaking of, anybody excited for her new anime coming out? Pretty sure it's slated for this year.

No. 492647

File: 1746902148359.png (1.65 MB, 1248x704, 455454.png)

>>492644
protag be looking like the result of a one night stand between Eddy and a Ishvalan chick, sign me up

No. 492648

>>492595
nart, it makes complete sense that they sped through it since it hadn't been that long since the '03 anime had wrapped up when they released Brotherhood, but I hated that the Tucker arc was so rushed since it was so iconic and what traumatized an entire generation of weebs. At the time it felt for me it felt like such a betrayal towards Nina kek and I couldn't bring myself to continue it.

No. 492652

>>492648
as much as I adore FMA the Nina situation always felt like your run of the mill Woman in the Fridge drama, I get that Nina was only five years old but still

No. 492664

File: 1746904017002.png (1.24 MB, 940x1040, Gab_Portrat.png)

>>492647
There's also a character that basically looks like a female version of Ed

No. 492670

File: 1746904541798.png (902.74 KB, 1024x1173, edwinna.png)

>>492664
growing up I always felt this eldest daughter energy from him. I see gender retards transing him all the fucking time but I had always got this raw female energy from him (and that is before i even watched the original Japanese dub) that goes beyond him just looking pretty

No. 492671

Man sometimes it just hits me when anime character age 14-50 all look the same. I'll be watching an anime and suddenly the 30 year olds are like "we're in middle school", or the 16 year old kid is like "here's my wife and kids" i'm getting too old for this whiplash

No. 492679

File: 1746904845656.jpeg (59.29 KB, 605x375, IMG_2642.jpeg)

>>492670
I mean, this is the creator of FMA, soooo

No. 492682

>>492671
I remember when I forced myself through Clannad and it was so unsettling to see the main girl pregnant in After Story when she looked the exact same as she did in the main show.

No. 492690

>>492671
Some of you underestimate how some artists really don't know how to draw, still get their shit published because of the story and that's the only reason why they mostly draw cutesy girls, the least details the "cuter" they become so they get a pass. These types also don't know how to draw grown men at all. They get popular anime adaptations by competent studios later so the art style looks more intentionally cutesy like with Clannad for example like >>492682 said. I remember not wanting to watch the anime back then because it looked ugly to me in a "it's not a style I like" then I saw what the VN looked like and it looked ugly in a regular, incompetent way instead. This applies to most Kyoani series.

No. 492695

>>492679
Anon that's not the manga author, it's Ed's voice actress Romi Park.

No. 492697

>>492690
most kyoani series are either anime originals or from works they publish themselves through competitions, no? they keep their talents in house so it makes sense that the OG works are a bit incompetent since they're mostly looking for new writers and materials rather than artists

No. 492701

>>492697
Some have prior serialization, like dragon maid and k-on were manga series first

No. 492703

File: 1746906755390.jpg (154.7 KB, 736x1067, 8c1239aeb920eed183c6afd3b0c448…)

>>492690
>Some of you underestimate how some artists really don't know how to draw
I agree, there are artists that master the fundamentals and develop a more stylized style that works on their favour (say, yoh yoshinari) but others have NOT and stick to what little notions they have of anatomy and composition and its shows in every aspect of their work.
The fact the Scums wish author feels confident enough to draw Euphoria levels of high school sex drama with her style is surreal

No. 492712

>>492690
This is so true, most moeshit artists have no idea how to draw males other than "female character but boring" or "hideous fucking beast with poorly drawn realistic features". All they know how to draw is a specific kind of childish teenage girl with bug eyes.

>>492004
Kek nonna that's a battleship, though

No. 492714

>>492697
Many of their anime are adaptations of more niche series so most fans discover these series through the Kyoani adaptations. Maybe that's why people think some of their anime are original, like who knew Free! was a light novel adaptation of the characters being older before the anime was announced?

No. 492716

File: 1746907348684.jpg (114.57 KB, 735x542, 1744604597933.jpg)

this smug shrimp could get it well into his forties

No. 492730

>>492714
Free is actually one of the examples of what I meant. The LN was published by KyoAni together with the anime (in July 2013) after being submitted to and winning a award on a contest made by KyoAni in 2011.

No. 492787

>>492703
That looks fine to me

No. 492851

>>492587
I was so surprised too when I saw it on the site! Though, I'm kind of afraid it will gain some retarded younger fans like when Netflix put ATLA in their catalog.

No. 492856

>>492851
i wonder if the date is intentional, the 8th of may is Hiromu's birthday

No. 492884

>>492787
NTA but I think that anon is referring to how juvenile the manga’s artwork is in relation to its subject matter. It’s passable, but also amateurish where you can tell the artist doesn’t have a skilled grasp on anatomy, composition, etc. It would be like if you asked Chris Hart to make Berserk.

No. 492981

>>492884
>>492787
took the words right out of my mouth nonna, this is very much it. Take this pic by Yoh Yoshinari for example, the scene is fairly simple yet you can tell how the artist has a better grasp of anatomy and can get away with using more simplified shapes and very few pencil strokes, knows his way around character acting and how atmosphere is created even with few elements.
Scums wish and other works by the author have a very limited visual range that could only be enjoyed if this is your first time watching anime or if you're a impresionable teen, this is why I dont understand the hype about stuff like Oshi no Ko in regards to both story and artwork

No. 492982

File: 1746931458473.jpg (168.52 KB, 1318x687, Screenshot_2.jpg)

>>492981
i am retarded i forgot to embed the pic(learn2delete)

No. 492991

>>492695
Oops. My fault. That’s who kept coming up when I was looking for Hiromu Arakawa. Does she just not take photos ever?

No. 493003

File: 1746935881159.jpeg (90.02 KB, 576x479, IMG_7844.jpeg)

watche doremi ann hug ur mama

No. 493008

>>493003
i love them

No. 493029

>>493003
I recently started rewatching DoReMi!

No. 493149


No. 493192

>>493003
Will be watching soon for sure

No. 493441

File: 1747010395068.jpg (31.42 KB, 500x375, MV5BMjE3NjA1ODk4MV5BMl5BanBnXk…)

>>492401
golly…

No. 493712

File: 1747043533379.jpg (59.56 KB, 340x481, Ikizu_Live!_LOVE_LIVE!_BLUEBIR…)

Would've never known this was an upcoming Love Live anime if it wasnt for being alreafy told. I know art style changes aren't unheard of, but doing it this late in the game after already having like 10 different series feels like a weird choice. At least it doesnt look as cheap as the Nijigasaki anime

No. 493752

>>493712
What the fuck is going on with LL? IM@S are doing just fine, and LL cancelled 2 of their games, and now changed their style to whatever shit this is

No. 493754

>>493712
What the fuck? Superstar already looked weird enough but this just looks like a completely different franchise entirely

No. 493804

>>493712
Had almost forgotten about the new announcement. I feel burnt out after Aqours

No. 494989

File: 1747242982944.jpg (32.98 KB, 652x652, a2f6a9595c1005c15d303e0224c9e1…)

>>492119
yyh really surprised me with how likable everyone was. was a fun read.

>>492124
maybe:
dennou coil
baccano
shinreigari
mokke
durarara
parasite

>>492462
its better and you dont need to have seen the original


are any of you watching stuff from the season right now? my list shrunk a lot after watching some 2nd and 3rd episodes so its mostly gundam, yaiba, BNHA right now and still unsure about kowloon, mono, witch watch, to be hero and wind breaker. might watch fire force for arthur though kek.

No. 494997

>>494989
Witch Watch is cute, but it's very "anime romcom" if you're not into that sort of thing.
Apocalypse Hotel is worth watching imo, it has a neat dance number opening too.
I've also heard good things about To Be Hero, but I haven't watched it yet.

No. 495018

>>494997
Is AH telling a story or is it just the boring kind of sol: characters walk around, do everyday stuff and either talk 2deep4you or ohsorandom humor. Because i've had enough of the second variant and the trailer could somehow be everything. the op is alright i guess, but not enough to make me watch it.

No. 495020

>>495018
It's leans to sol anthology so nevermind, I can't recommend it to you.

No. 495023

File: 1747246670547.jpg (356.42 KB, 1491x2048, ef85629ea920d5f7a1e9780c86b8a0…)

>>495020
i mean i dont hate sol, i like barakamon for example, but that one has an overarching plot that develops too over time even if most of the episodes have sol-like pacing and scenes. just these episodical ones where nothing ever changes are a bit annoying to me.

also WW was kinda random in quality to me. some scenes were really good/funny, some stuff was just weird and felt out of place for me. might watch another episode.

and the hero stuff surprised me a bit. i really hate 3d in anime so i was biased, but the story has some interesting turns that were keeping me interested. the style also changes kinda randomly wich is weird. need to watch another ep too i guess.

i also forgot moonrise, saw the first ep of that the other day and i liked it. might be okay too.

No. 495132

I miss fansubs. I'd post a funny screenshot along with this post, but all of the fansubs I remember have been replaced by shitty offical Netflix or Crunchyroll subs.

No. 495166

File: 1747268137606.jpeg (74.13 KB, 1280x720, IMG_8971.jpeg)

>>495132
You can’t say fansub and forget this classic

No. 495176

File: 1747270026678.jpg (25.78 KB, 640x477, keikaku.jpg)

>>495166
The most famous one imo

No. 495481

>>495166
>>495176
That's the thing thought, nowadays you have only those pictures left from better times when back then you made your own screenshots of TLN: i have no fucking idea what he just said sry and the like

No. 495483

>>495166
>>495176
Just torrent anime off Nyaa? It has tons of fansubs and I think they still sub stuff even newer anime. I'm in a discord server of some anime and OST archiving group and they sub an episode of some ancient obscure anime everyday and post it to Nyaa. I even sort of convinced the owner of the server to sub some old Japanese anime that only has a Russian and Arabic dubs online. He's still thinking about it, but because the movie is the first Japanese CGI anime ever, he might consider it seriously because of the archival side of things.

No. 495685

File: 1747362486314.jpg (20.16 KB, 510x308, Hilarious-Anime-Fansubs-anime-…)

>>495132
I always love when I'm watching an old anime on a pirating site, and they use the fansub. My favorites are the ones where the TL just adds their own opinions and commentary or text emoticons. If TLs still did this today I'd find it annoying and try hard, but seeing it in a sub from the 2000s is charming.

No. 495698

>>495132
>streaming anime

No. 496290

What would you consider good "beginner anime" for normie/semi-normie friends that have some interest in looking into anime?
While I never really got into neither the manga nor anime, I usually recommend Death Note - from what I know it just has enough anime silliness to introduce the more odd aspects of it without detracting from the story or characters, it has an appealing style and most people enjoy a good crime/mystery drama.

No. 496484

File: 1747509757392.png (973.19 KB, 720x1280, Votoms.full.4100107.png)

>>496290
Your friends will not respect you if you don't show off that autism.

No. 496485

>>495685
I loved it when I was a kid watching anime and the translator's notes would explain the double meaning behind a pun or give some cultural context, it felt so cosy.

No. 496513

>>496290
My first anime was Sailor Moon way back when, but I was an actual 5 year old child, so I don’t think it’d be a good one for adults to be introduced to the medium in the year of our lord 2025. Whatever sort of normie shows they like, just find the anime version of that. There’s a pretty wide range of genres now that aren’t super niche.

No. 496743

Are there any quality anime about Kuchisake-onna? I'm dreaming of an anime with her that isn't generic ecchi slop

No. 496786

>>496290
Death Note is my choice. The premise is pretty universally intriguing, it gets thrilling quickly and stays that way, it has the sort of plot twists and 4d chess cat and mouse games that are addictive to watch. Perfect entry level anime for people who are too old to randomly get addicted to a dubbed battle shounen or magical girl series.

No. 496795

>>496290
I usually go for Perfect Blue or Paranoia Agent, and those tend to go over well.

No. 497121

File: 1747588460071.jpg (55.48 KB, 350x260, 1000031027.jpg)

It truly was, the peak

No. 497521

File: 1747681166115.jpg (58.18 KB, 500x494, 1602708546360.jpg)

Sequel when?

No. 497580

>>497121
Kek a friend of mine finished it a while ago and told me to watch it. I already got the ending and major events and characters spoiled though.

No. 497883

File: 1747766788771.jpg (320.44 KB, 1920x1200, NvAYKE9-1846680638.jpg)

I know it's coomer bait moidslop but sometimes those waifus just hit just right

No. 497899

>>497883
I can't hate Washu, she inspired one of my greatest waifus.

No. 497908

>>497121
Yeah…
>>497580
The ending is so incredibly iconic and referenced so much in other anime/manga that it's almost unavoidable that you'd get spoiled about it eventually if you like anime beyond a surface level. A shame about getting more stuff beyond that spoiled too though

No. 497914

>>497908
I got spoiled because my friend wanted to sperg out about the show to me and I let her do it. I don't mind tbh and I'll probably enjoy watching it regardless because I love sports anime but also gritty angsty serious shit sports anime.

No. 498411

I love Japanese media with a light steampunk vibe and I adore airships in particular. Any recommendations with worldbuilding similar to Last Exile or the Trails in the Sky duology of games?

No. 498416

>>495023
AH isn't going to spoonfeed you an overarching plot from what I can tell so far midseason but there are very consistent themes and growth from the main character over time. Also every episode has its own self contained plot that I personally feel has more tightness and momentum than the usual SoL. I roll up to every week not knowing what the show is going to serve me but at this point I trust that I'll have a good time.
I'd recommend at least trying it.

No. 498433

>>498411
For steampunk there's Steamboy, it was directed by the same guy who did Akira I think. The animation is superb and is the most steampunky anime I know of in terms of aesthetics, but the plot… it's very all over the place–incoherent and being the typical "get this Magic Thing before the villain does". If you want to see gorgeous, smooth animation and could care less about plot or animation then you might enjoy Steamboy.

No. 498455

>>497121
I really think Anno referenced this in Evangelion

No. 498456

>>498455
The pose from the ending was also referenced countless times

No. 498457

>>498456
I also wanted to post this, because the directing in it feels so good to me and so modern? The animation and graphics can age, good directing is timeless.

No. 498568

File: 1747933246991.jpg (2.24 MB, 1600x1132, 1499753385139.jpg)

>>498416
alright, ill check it out, it sounds good the way you describe it.

No. 498586

I'm watching Summer Pockets because I like KEY drama, but it's really difficult to care about the sad twists when the male MC was just sexualizing the dead girl 10 minutes ago. Why are moids like this, it's so tiring.

No. 498587

File: 1747934976450.jpg (182.37 KB, 1600x900, 1625664401808.jpg)

Promare is the only anime film I'd pay to experience again in cinema.

No. 498800

>>498586
KEY is long past their glory days. They arguably peaked with Clannad/Little Busters and it’s been downhill ever since. Their signature blend of magical realism + moe + melodrama might’ve been innovative in the 2000s but it’s cliche now.

No. 498815

>>498800
Nta, isn't Kannon also supposed to be good? I haven't watched it yet.

No. 498836

>>498815
Kanon is part of the “seasons trilogy” (Kanon, Air, Clannad) that made Key famous but rewatching it as an adult, I don’t think it aged very well.

The atmosphere and music is A+ but watching Yuichi interact with the girls made me cringe. It feels like an adult man interacting with a bunch of sped children. Makoto is the worst offender, she was so immature.

No. 501068

File: 1748373205717.jpg (52.77 KB, 640x360, d6973-16738138947896-1920.jpg)

Does anyone here like Bocchi the Rock? I'm trying to get into it but I can't. The female friendship dynamics are too unrealistic. I say this because I was also an anxious and shy retard in high school and no one is truly this kind with a socially inept girl that fucks up constantly like this. It also suffers from the "everyone is a color coded nice girlie!!" syndrome that a lot of anime has.

No. 501070

>>501068
The female friendship dynamics are unrealistic because they are written with the intent to appeal to perverted adult men.

No. 501074

>>501068
The visuals are can be really neat. I never got around to finishing it, but how they played around with it is something I'd give it credit for.

No. 501076

>>501068
I liked it, it was a funny and enjoyable show for the most part. But I also didnt go into it wanting to relate to bocchi and her dynamics or whatever. The only thing I didnt like was that it had the typical kirara manga thing where males dont really "exist", as in, bocchi's dad existed but his face wasnt allowed to be shown lmao retarded shit for moid's sensitive feelings. Also the alcoholic older band girl was an annoying trope.

No. 501221

>>501076
>typical kirara manga thing where males dont really "exist"
Nta but I actually like that. Male characters are decent in stuff for a female audience or decidedly non-cutesy series, but otherwise it's just super bland or annoying XY retards surrounded by much better female characters who should not be interacting with the loser in the first place

No. 501510

>>501068
It was ok, really overrated though. I couldn't really get that into it despite being an anxious person too because it feels like it just uses that aspect mostly for comedy antics and never actually goes very in depth on anything. It's "OMG SO RELATEABLE" bait for anxious male otaku rather than a sincere exploration of a socially anxious girl. It's way too trope-y and surface level but men eat that up just like how they love the drunk girl in the show even though her entire personality is just being an alcoholic. The animation quality and songs like vidrel carried it.

No. 501887

File: 1748525894048.jpg (322.42 KB, 850x1124, sample_cf1581b36e2b5ea5b223cfa…)

I have been avoiding watching Haifuri because i was expecting a dissapointment of kancolle proportions, but holy fucking shit i was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. I am on episode 2 and my jaw dropped at the plot twist, this is not your granny's cgdct.

No. 501891

>>501887
They look like soulless bugs

No. 501902

File: 1748528640812.gif (1.89 MB, 400x222, fleet anime.gif)

>>501891
That's exactly why i didnt want to pick it up at first. It has that love live soulless look.

No. 502125

File: 1748563530557.png (393.59 KB, 1290x849, sdfadf.png)

does an anime with realistic sibling relationships exist? i want something funny and low effort to watch after work and the stories i've read of siblings beating up on one another just to do it are kekky

No. 502134

>>501221
I also don’t mind that sometimes. Depending on the premise and skill of the writer it’s one of those rare cases of moid writing that moids so hard it unintentionally produces semi-subversive results. In this case, the obsession with waifu purity means a world where men are side characters, if not completely absent. The absence of males usually means the female characters are allowed a wider range of personality and agency than your average shonen slop heroine. In your typical shonen, female characters are usually relegated to being damsels in distress, cheerleaders, love interests and so on but in all-female casts they’re allowed to be morally complex and overpowered and have motivations that have nothing to do with men. Touhou and Madoka are two examples that come to mind.



Delete Post [ ]
[Return] [Catalog]
[ Rules ] [ ot / g / m ] [ pt / snow / w ] [ meta ] [ Server Status ]