Anime

[Caldwin]

Oh wow! Ghost in the Shell may have been my first anime, but Escaflowne was my first anime series. I remember in college buying the DVDs one at a time from Circuit City. I have the movie on a DVD box set that came with the soundtrack. I later got the Bluray.

I should try marathoning that again sometime. Also got the manga series which was...different,

 

[Steevy Maximus]

So...Apple TV had Konosuba Season 3 and the first season of the Megumi spin off for $5 each for the full seasons.

OF COURSE I bought them!

 

[Superomegaprime]

Watched the latest Gundam ep and things are starting to make semse, a bit, but honestly it feels like you really need to have seen the original to make sense of everything that's going on in this series and they are starting to devlop the second female lead more after so long, but so far she feels more like a shell of a character than a fleshed out character!

 

[Superomegaprime]

The latest ep of Apocalypse Hotel, is great, full of emotion, a few laughs at the start, then it gets serious with the emotional heart strings as one of the main cast of aliens is getting hitched and the cermoney is a little odd, but overall, it helps deliver the emotional punch for the one getting hitched, this was a 10 out of 10 ep in my view, well worth watching, this is a great anime, it maybe a bit strange but that apart of its charm as none of the cast are humans, thou some of the look human but they aren't!

 

[NovaSaber]

Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now (@understatesmen.bsky.social)

and you call this Yuri on Ice despite the fact it is clearly Yaoi

bsky.app

 

[Paladin]

and suddenly, new Ronin Warriors.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Huh. Never would've called that. Neat.

 

[Daith]

The Powers in the Armor!

 

[Superomegaprime]

Just finished watching The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl, its not a bad series but the villian plot goes from overthrowing the rightful rulers to wanting to pretty much make our MC his girlfriend, all based upon the blessings they have and he talks about destiny and stuff but pretty much devolves into a rather genetic villian, minus the evil laugher and his big plan, makes very little sense overall, the best thing about this series would be the MC and her romance with her senior in the school they attend, so I give the anime a 7/10, its main let down would be the world building as there's not a whole lot of it!!

 

[Dekafox]

Well, new Wataru's done, and while the ending wasn't quite as wild as I would have liked, it did have a pretty good message for the kids watching it in the end - to remember to keep others feelings in mind when you comment on something. The bad guy's entire deal was that he was powered by hateful comments and sentiments and got juiced up by the level of hate on the modern internet, but Wataru and co were able to beat him eventually by making everyone smile and reminding them of their positive feelings. Makes it obvious in hindsight why they went with a heavy emphasis on streaming and videos online for the overarching theme, given how much kids use Youtube, TikTok, etc these days.

 

[Tuxedo Prime]

Well, new Wataru's done, and while the ending wasn't quite as wild as I would have liked, it did have a pretty good message for the kids watching it in the end - to remember to keep others feelings in mind when you comment on something. The bad guy's entire deal was that he was powered by hateful comments and sentiments and got juiced up by the level of hate on the modern internet, but Wataru and co were able to beat him eventually by making everyone smile and reminding them of their positive feelings. Makes it obvious in hindsight why they went with a heavy emphasis on streaming and videos online for the overarching theme, given how much kids use Youtube, TikTok, etc these days.

Not that we couldn't have used that message back in the Livejournal and IRC days -- to say nothing of Usenet!

But, some evils never really seem to die, but persist perennially as a counterforce....

 

[Fero McPigletron]

We don't lump Korean animation (or Chinese animation) in with this Japanese animation thread, do we?

Anyhow, friend kept telling me to watch Link Click so I did. Finished 3 seasons and, while it started like Quantum Leap, it became a thriller mystery and had way too much drama for me.

Saw Kpop Demon Hunters from Netflix cuz I saw a promo and, gosh dang, I enjoyed the hex out of it! Had some songs on repeat for a while. It's predictable but a lot of fun. Made me want to rewatch my fave parts of My Little Pony Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks.

 

[MEDdMI]

I've talked about Link Click here before. Loved the thriller aspect and visuals, but yeah, the drama got too heavy at times.

I agree with Superomega on Gorilla God. Started really strong, then turned into a cute fantasy romance. I do like that she has one romantic parter, even if everyone else is pining for her. The bad aspects of the Blessings is just starting to come out, would be up for more.

I don't think I mentioned this one yet:
From Beurocrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! This one is about a nerdy middle aged dad finding himself in the villainess' role of his daughter's fave otome game. It doesn't get gross, this one is really fun and does a lot of interesting things with the tropes. There's lots of hooks left at the end, would absolutely love to see the story continue.

 

[Videomaster21XX]

I have a feeling I might be the only one who watched it, but I just finished 'Teogonia'

It's an interesting watch. It's about a boy named Kai who lives in a village as a low rank grunt, only to end up getting the blessing of a god. It also turns out that he's from modern Japan, so occasionally he'll get a memory that reminds him of how science and things work, which allows him to use his powers in a unique way.

It's got some good characters and some interesting world building. I'd be up for more.


Also finished 'Apocalypse Hotel'

That was a good show.

 

[Superomegaprime]

Well just watched the finally of: I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths!

Its not a bad series, but not great either, the last ep leaves more to be desired in terms of story beats, it was pretty much rushed and most of the cast weren't really fleshed out very well, out of all the girls, only three really had any character devlopment, even then it leaves more to be desired, so I would give the show a 6/10, it has a catchy theme song, the story is pretty much the genetic kicked from the party story and they regret it later while our MC joins with three former students and rapidly rise through the guild ranks, then adding a beast girl to the team and confrontion with the former party, about the only thing that helps set it apart from many of the other stories is that one of the characters she realises her mistakes and feels genuinely remorseful! The fights aren't worth talking about as they are fairly genetic, one thing that does make this a little more intersting in terms of world building is the fact they devloped a magical form of video recording, boardcasting and the odd flying ship, yet for overland travel its horse and cart!