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On March 13 2024 06:57 Miragee wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2024 05:31 Kreuger wrote:On March 13 2024 00:43 Manit0u wrote:
Damn, Apothecary Diaries and Frieren ending soon. What else is there from peak anime? This season? Would have Solo Leveling, Mashle right behind Frieren and Diaries. Luckily we are only a few weeks from a strong springseason so eventhough ill miss these they will be replaced  What's there next season? I basically only see sequels of popular shows I'm not interested in. The only exception might be the reboot of Spice & Wolf, which I didn't realise starts airing on April 2nd. I really liked the first 2 seasons but Passionete's track record is not making me hopeful the new adaption will be good...
Mostly returning shows:
Reincarnated as a slime
Mushoku tensei
Demon slayer
Laid back camp
Spice & wolf
But also a few new that looks promising:
Fable
Bartender glass of God
Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru
Tadaima
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On March 13 2024 20:02 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2024 12:35 Manit0u wrote:On March 13 2024 05:31 Kreuger wrote:On March 13 2024 00:43 Manit0u wrote:
Damn, Apothecary Diaries and Frieren ending soon. What else is there from peak anime? This season? Would have Solo Leveling, Mashle right behind Frieren and Diaries. Luckily we are only a few weeks from a strong springseason so eventhough ill miss these they will be replaced I'm watching Solo Leveling but not overly excited about it (it's good but I've already read the manhwa so I know the whole story, same thing with Shangri La). Mashle I've dropped before the halfway point in the first season. I don't like it at all. The animation is crap, the MC hasn't really anything going for him and the jokes and premise got stale after 3 episodes.I'm currently also watching several other shows but none of them are really on the level of Apo and Frieren (those 2 are simply outstanding). Oh well, we'll see how it goes. At least I have some of the "reborn as villainess/victim" fad animes to watch and for some reason most of those animes are actually pretty good. It hasn't really gotten any better / changed imo. If someone likes the first few episodes, then they'll probably continue liking it. If they didn't get into it early on, there isn't much more to look forward to.
Solo Leveling is one of those anime where you know what you're going to get with it 3 episodes in. If you're not sold on it by the third episode you should just drop it, it's clearly not for you.
It's not a unique premise or anything, it's a familiar story that you watch because of the cool way it does its power system and its animation. The story isn't so deep that it requires a lot of time to get familiar with it.
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On March 14 2024 10:04 Vindicare605 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2024 20:02 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On March 13 2024 12:35 Manit0u wrote:On March 13 2024 05:31 Kreuger wrote:On March 13 2024 00:43 Manit0u wrote:
Damn, Apothecary Diaries and Frieren ending soon. What else is there from peak anime? This season? Would have Solo Leveling, Mashle right behind Frieren and Diaries. Luckily we are only a few weeks from a strong springseason so eventhough ill miss these they will be replaced I'm watching Solo Leveling but not overly excited about it (it's good but I've already read the manhwa so I know the whole story, same thing with Shangri La). Mashle I've dropped before the halfway point in the first season. I don't like it at all. The animation is crap, the MC hasn't really anything going for him and the jokes and premise got stale after 3 episodes.I'm currently also watching several other shows but none of them are really on the level of Apo and Frieren (those 2 are simply outstanding). Oh well, we'll see how it goes. At least I have some of the "reborn as villainess/victim" fad animes to watch and for some reason most of those animes are actually pretty good. It hasn't really gotten any better / changed imo. If someone likes the first few episodes, then they'll probably continue liking it. If they didn't get into it early on, there isn't much more to look forward to. Solo Leveling is one of those anime where you know what you're going to get with it 3 episodes in. If you're not sold on it by the third episode you should just drop it, it's clearly not for you. It's not a unique premise or anything, it's a familiar story that you watch because of the cool way it does its power system and its animation. The story isn't so deep that it requires a lot of time to get familiar with it.
We were talking about Mashle there. But I guess Solo Leveling can be put into similar basket. Unlike Mashle though it has very high production quality when it comes to animation, the characters are more interesting and the world and story are better as they unfold. It doesn't really do anything super innovative but what it does it does well so it's an enjoyable watch.
By comparison Mashle is much more shallow and downright boring.
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On March 14 2024 10:04 Vindicare605 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2024 20:02 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On March 13 2024 12:35 Manit0u wrote:On March 13 2024 05:31 Kreuger wrote:On March 13 2024 00:43 Manit0u wrote:
Damn, Apothecary Diaries and Frieren ending soon. What else is there from peak anime? This season? Would have Solo Leveling, Mashle right behind Frieren and Diaries. Luckily we are only a few weeks from a strong springseason so eventhough ill miss these they will be replaced I'm watching Solo Leveling but not overly excited about it (it's good but I've already read the manhwa so I know the whole story, same thing with Shangri La). Mashle I've dropped before the halfway point in the first season. I don't like it at all. The animation is crap, the MC hasn't really anything going for him and the jokes and premise got stale after 3 episodes.I'm currently also watching several other shows but none of them are really on the level of Apo and Frieren (those 2 are simply outstanding). Oh well, we'll see how it goes. At least I have some of the "reborn as villainess/victim" fad animes to watch and for some reason most of those animes are actually pretty good. It hasn't really gotten any better / changed imo. If someone likes the first few episodes, then they'll probably continue liking it. If they didn't get into it early on, there isn't much more to look forward to. Solo Leveling is one of those anime where you know what you're going to get with it 3 episodes in. If you're not sold on it by the third episode you should just drop it, it's clearly not for you. It's not a unique premise or anything, it's a familiar story that you watch because of the cool way it does its power system and its animation. The story isn't so deep that it requires a lot of time to get familiar with it.
Haven't watched Solo Leveling yet, but I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
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Mashle may not have the same productionquality, but boring it sure isnt.
Sl is as straight forward as it goes.
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On March 13 2024 07:23 Spazer wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2024 06:57 Miragee wrote:On March 13 2024 05:31 Kreuger wrote:On March 13 2024 00:43 Manit0u wrote:
Damn, Apothecary Diaries and Frieren ending soon. What else is there from peak anime? This season? Would have Solo Leveling, Mashle right behind Frieren and Diaries. Luckily we are only a few weeks from a strong springseason so eventhough ill miss these they will be replaced What's there next season? I basically only see sequels of popular shows I'm not interested in. If it's new shows you're looking for, next season probably ain't it. The only new show I'm kinda eyeing right now is The Fable. Show nested quote +The only exception might be the reboot of Spice & Wolf, which I didn't realise starts airing on April 2nd. I really liked the first 2 seasons but Passionete's track record is not making me hopeful the new adaption will be good... I imagine it'll be perfectly mediocre. I'll probably try it anyways
lol, same... As for Fable, I might try the first episode. Comedy is very hit or miss for me.
On March 14 2024 03:01 Kreuger wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2024 06:57 Miragee wrote:On March 13 2024 05:31 Kreuger wrote:On March 13 2024 00:43 Manit0u wrote:
Damn, Apothecary Diaries and Frieren ending soon. What else is there from peak anime? This season? Would have Solo Leveling, Mashle right behind Frieren and Diaries. Luckily we are only a few weeks from a strong springseason so eventhough ill miss these they will be replaced What's there next season? I basically only see sequels of popular shows I'm not interested in. The only exception might be the reboot of Spice & Wolf, which I didn't realise starts airing on April 2nd. I really liked the first 2 seasons but Passionete's track record is not making me hopeful the new adaption will be good... Mostly returning shows: Reincarnated as a slime Mushoku tensei Demon slayer Laid back camp Spice & wolf But also a few new that looks promising: Fable Bartender glass of God Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru Tadaima
Yeah, there are a lot of returning shows. For example, I'm surprised Hibike gets another season. That show aired ages ago, didn't it.
Bartender could be interesting, although the framing "prodigy bartender" rings my alarm bells... Not sure about Jiisan Baasan. Like, why did they have to make them young again? If they left that part out, this could have been something a little more unique.
The shows I'm currently watching weekly are coming close to an end. Frieren was ok the whole way through. High production values, which makes me very happy to see from Madhouse again, but it was very formulaic and ultimatively nothing special. There are two episodes left, which leaves me unsure of how they proceed. One episode would have made sense. + Show Spoiler +Wrap up the current arc and let everyone go their ways (probably some new groups/pairings based on what happened in the latest arc).
I'm surprised I kept up with Majo to Yajuu until now, since it seemed to follow the Detective Conan formular of setting an overarching premise to drive the plot only to never resolve it. However, after the most recent episode I'm not so sure anymore. It seems the show could have at least some progress, even though I doubt the premise they set will be resolved anytime soon, let alone in this season.
Hikari no Ou I'm split on. One episode I feel like the story has completely gone of the rails only for the next episode to redeem itself. However, not by addressing issues I had with the previous episode but by introducing a new twist or story bit that seems interesting... The writing/direction/presentation also has become worse imho. This has been the strong point of the show so far imho. However, they tap more and more into the usual anime cliché of having characters stand around making shocked faces, saying "ohh" and "ahh", to "create" suspense. I can't imagine the novel being written like this... At least I think they can finish the story this season.
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On March 14 2024 17:11 Kreuger wrote:
Mashle may not have the same productionquality, but boring it sure isnt.
Well, I find JJK boring (and don't really get why it's praised so highly) and Mashle is way worse than that.
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On March 16 2024 22:45 Manit0u wrote:Show nested quote +On March 14 2024 17:11 Kreuger wrote:
Mashle may not have the same productionquality, but boring it sure isnt.
Well, I find JJK boring (and don't really get why it's praised so highly) and Mashle is way worse than that.
Agree to disagree then, dont like JJK either. But Mashle hits me differently, plot etc might not be the best but its humor hits the spot for me, been laughing out loud alot during this season.
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I only hope that Unnamed Memory will be good.
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On March 15 2024 17:53 Miragee wrote:
Hikari no Ou I'm split on. One episode I feel like the story has completely gone of the rails only for the next episode to redeem itself. However, not by addressing issues I had with the previous episode but by introducing a new twist or story bit that seems interesting... The writing/direction/presentation also has become worse imho. This has been the strong point of the show so far imho. However, they tap more and more into the usual anime cliché of having characters stand around making shocked faces, saying "ohh" and "ahh", to "create" suspense. I can't imagine the novel being written like this... At least I think they can finish the story this season.
Well it's finally over. I was originally hoping for something along the lines of Seirei no Moribito or Kemono no Souja Erin, where you get a thorough exploration of a weird culture/world and the lore explaining how things came to be. But it certainly wasn't that.
The show is objectively terrible... but I still enjoyed it in parts. I do wonder how much of my opinion is colored by the first season though - there was at least some meat on the bones back then.
It's so hard to figure out what the novel's actually like when the production's this bad, but I get the impression that it's not all that great. Things didn't really come together neatly at all. I felt like the spider subplot in particular kinda just ended for no reason whatsoever. It depends on how far off the adaption is, so I guess I'll never know.
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On March 19 2024 14:28 Spazer wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2024 17:53 Miragee wrote:
Hikari no Ou I'm split on. One episode I feel like the story has completely gone of the rails only for the next episode to redeem itself. However, not by addressing issues I had with the previous episode but by introducing a new twist or story bit that seems interesting... The writing/direction/presentation also has become worse imho. This has been the strong point of the show so far imho. However, they tap more and more into the usual anime cliché of having characters stand around making shocked faces, saying "ohh" and "ahh", to "create" suspense. I can't imagine the novel being written like this... At least I think they can finish the story this season. Well it's finally over. I was originally hoping for something along the lines of Seirei no Moribito or Kemono no Souja Erin, where you get a thorough exploration of a weird culture/world and the lore explaining how things came to be. But it certainly wasn't that. The show is objectively terrible... but I still enjoyed it in parts. I do wonder how much of my opinion is colored by the first season though - there was at least some meat on the bones back then. It's so hard to figure out what the novel's actually like when the production's this bad, but I get the impression that it's not all that great. Things didn't really come together neatly at all. I felt like the spider subplot in particular kinda just ended for no reason whatsoever. It depends on how far off the adaption is, so I guess I'll never know.
lol they finished it in one more episode? I didn't expect that. To be fair, it's not too surprising considering how erratic the story has been over the past few episodes. There was no telling what's going to happen or when it is going to end, really...
I agree with you, the second season was a mess. I really like the world building, story development and presentation in the first season. The second season started by taking that up again but then deviated from that for whatever reason and just started throwing random twists and new plot points at the viewer.
+ Show Spoiler +As you mentioned, the subplot with the spiders was built up and then just ended as if it was never important. Also, nobody needed the, imho, silly revenge story of Kira's dad. I suppose the cringe-worthy fight between him and Kira's mom was a fitting end... Those are just some examples.
And as I mentioned, presentation and writing really went down. I honestly have no idea what happened here... Either the source material is a complete mess as well or they really had to rush the story (or wrote an anime original ending) to get everything into 10 episodes...
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Anything worth to catch up this season, that keeps you intrigued and hooked?
So far I've been most exited about Solo Leveling, Shangri-la Frontier and Frieren.
I also enjoyed "The Unwanted Undead Adventurer". "The wrong way to do healing magic" was kind of letdown, so quit that.
Started "Dungeon meshi". 1 1/2 episodes in - slow, kind of pointless plot, bad humor, no great charcters.
I also quit - Apo Diaries - It's sooo slow, and reminded me of reason is quit watching "House" back in the day. Its just episodic cases that repeat the same type of plots. Nothing exiting or solid story wise.
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On March 20 2024 07:44 ThePhan2m wrote:
Anything worth to catch up this season, that keeps you intrigued and hooked?
So far I've been most exited about Solo Leveling, Shangri-la Frontier and Frieren.
I also enjoyed "The Unwanted Undead Adventurer". "The wrong way to do healing magic" was kind of letdown, so quit that.
Started "Dungeon meshi". 1 1/2 episodes in - slow, kind of pointless plot, bad humor, no great charcters.
I also quit - Apo Diaries - It's sooo slow, and reminded me of reason is quit watching "House" back in the day. Its just episodic cases that repeat the same type of plots. Nothing exiting or solid story wise.
Delicious in Dungeon gets really good about 3-4 episodes in. Latest episode was DARK and completely took me by surprise. I say push through to episode 3-4 and then drop it.
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On March 20 2024 07:44 ThePhan2m wrote:
Anything worth to catch up this season, that keeps you intrigued and hooked?
So far I've been most exited about Solo Leveling, Shangri-la Frontier and Frieren.
I also enjoyed "The Unwanted Undead Adventurer". "The wrong way to do healing magic" was kind of letdown, so quit that.
Started "Dungeon meshi". 1 1/2 episodes in - slow, kind of pointless plot, bad humor, no great charcters.
I also quit - Apo Diaries - It's sooo slow, and reminded me of reason is quit watching "House" back in the day. Its just episodic cases that repeat the same type of plots. Nothing exiting or solid story wise.
Apo Diaries is peak anime. All those episodic cases tie up together later for an overarching plot.
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My wife and I just binge-watched Solo Leveling. Really enjoying it so far! Looking forward to more episodes releasing ASAP.
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Finished Frieren and is a 10/10 everyone should watch. well its not for everyone but it was one of the best animes i had watched in a while.
Starting:
Dungeon meshi: looks promising and i hope it doesnt become repetitive
Apothecary Diaries: still not sure about this one
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New season: Re:Monster seems pretty interesting for the first episode. Will see where the next 2 take it. God's Games We Play is also something pretty unique. Could be No Game No Life-esque. Again, we'll see. Train to the End of the World has an interesting premise. Could be like Made in Abyss. Could be nothing.
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On April 02 2024 09:29 Topin wrote:
Finished Frieren and is a 10/10 everyone should watch. well its not for everyone but it was one of the best animes i had watched in a while.
Starting:
Dungeon meshi: looks promising and i hope it doesnt become repetitive
Apothecary Diaries: still not sure about this one
I still fail to understand what makes Frieren so special for so many people. It's not a bad show of course but I also feel like it's generic as fuck in a lot of ways.
I just finished the last Winter show I was watching: Maju to Yaju. It was ok and fairly enjoyable. + Show Spoiler +It ended on a major cliffhanger though, which even felt like forced in. They could have left it at "we are looking for that witch" but decided to end the episode with 5 minutes of pure exposition about another world? Maybe they tried to get people to buy the manga now...
Random side note: The fact that they made a statement about the vocal witch being unable to even make noises from her throat, only to continue to have her make surprised anime noises all the time, annoyed me more than I feel it should have...
I also watched the first episode of the Spice & Wolf remake and it was actually decent. I feel like it did some things better than the original adaption and some things worse. Idk but Holo seemed less mature in the new show, which I don't like. But I don't know how much of that is caused by that new character design compared to how she acts.
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On April 06 2024 06:12 Miragee wrote:Show nested quote +On April 02 2024 09:29 Topin wrote:
Finished Frieren and is a 10/10 everyone should watch. well its not for everyone but it was one of the best animes i had watched in a while.
Starting:
Dungeon meshi: looks promising and i hope it doesnt become repetitive
Apothecary Diaries: still not sure about this one I still fail to understand what makes Frieren so special for so many people. It's not a bad show of course but I also feel like it's generic as fuck in a lot of ways.
I think the beauty of it stems from the fact that it's pretty much just a modern fairy tale. Nothing groundbreaking but fairy tales are great in that they're timeless and excellent for talking about the human condition in general. The value of the show comes not from innovative ideas or novel concepts but from the fact how good it is at examining some of the important stuff like the perception of time, how bonds between people are created, maintained and why they should be cherished, the importance of memories, how you pass on the knowledge etc. etc.
It's subtle but touches on some actually profound stuff if you think about it and the goal in my opinion is to encourage the viewer to think on those subjects. And the main theme is loss, dealing with it, and learning how to cherish even brief moments (which is why they chose an immortal elf as the vessel to portray this).
Reminds me of a poem by a Polish poet: "Let us hurry"
Let Us Hurry
Let us hurry to love people they depart so quickly
the shoes remain empty and the phone rings on
what's unimportant drags on like a cow
the meaningful sudden takes us by surprise
the silence that follows so normal it's unbearable
like chastity born most simply from despair
when we think of someone who's been taken from us.
Don't be sure you have time for there's no assurance
as all good fortune security deadens the senses
it comes simultaneously like pathos and humor
like two passions not as strong as one
they leave fast grow silent like a thrush in July
like a sound somewhat clumsy or a polite bow
to truly see they close their eyes
though to be born is more of risk than to die
we love still too little and always too late.
Don't write of it too often but write once and for all
and you'll become like dolphin both gentle and strong.
Let us hurry to love people they depart so quickly
and the ones who don't leave won't always return
and you never know while speaking of love
if the first one is last or the last one first.
- by Jan Twardowski
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Frieren's popularity I think has a lot to do with being a reaction to the oversaturation of Isekai titles in the market right now. Frieren is just a standard, rather generic honestly, fantasy series that has decent quality everything, from its writing to its animation. It doesn't really stick out to me as notable for any reason, other than its insane popularity. It's a very thorough 7/10 for me. It's good but it doesn't have anything about it that makes me think it's super memorable or noteworthy.
I think it's just checking all of the boxes for the people who hate isekai, but have been craving fantasy for a long while.
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