EPTWatch the first episode of Shiboyugi and that should be enough to tell you if you want to continue or not.
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ZerOCoolSC2
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Watch the first episode of Shiboyugi and that should be enough to tell you if you want to continue or not. | ||
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Kreuger
Sweden1006 Posts
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
On January 15 2026 22:02 ZerOCoolSC2 wrote: I've never heard about 100 meters but seeing as it's a sports anime, I probably would have never watched it anyway. Watch the first episode of Shiboyugi and that should be enough to tell you if you want to continue or not. Watched the first episode and not sure I want to continue. It's dreadfully slow which wouldn't be a bad thing for a suspenseful thriller but there's no real suspense there. The MC is completely deadpan and apathetic so there's no sense of danger or urgency at any point. The other characters don't get enough time to be developed and during the opening scenes we learn that most likely not all of them are going to make it anyway so there's no incentive to build any attachment to them. It's kinda like Squid Game but without any tension or surprise elements. So far the first episode has been meh. I'll watch one more and then decide if I want to continue. If it's more of the same I'll pass. | ||
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ZerOCoolSC2
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On January 16 2026 10:04 Manit0u wrote: Watched the first episode and not sure I want to continue. It's dreadfully slow which wouldn't be a bad thing for a suspenseful thriller but there's no real suspense there. The MC is completely deadpan and apathetic so there's no sense of danger or urgency at any point. The other characters don't get enough time to be developed and during the opening scenes we learn that most likely not all of them are going to make it anyway so there's no incentive to build any attachment to them. It's kinda like Squid Game but without any tension or surprise elements. So far the first episode has been meh. I'll watch one more and then decide if I want to continue. If it's more of the same I'll pass. That's why I said watch the first episode lol. I watched the 2nd and I'm not sure I'm going to continue either. It's exactly like you said. | ||
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Miragee
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From last season, I finished OPM s3, which was underwhelming all around, and Sanda, which was pretty damn good and an absolute surprise to me. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
Edit: oh, and Fate/strange Fake has finally kicked off and is really good. | ||
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ETisME
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Netflix and Mappa are having a partnership and there's been some concern about anime being more catered to global audience. Hopefully netflix can keep their hands away, some of their works are just a complete disaster. The new Japanese PM actually had a meeting with a few key industry experts (music, anime) to boost Japan's soft power. It would be good for the industry to get more backing from the government for sure. The industry well deserves it, and really self-sabotaging their own future, not rewarding the animators well enough, outsourcing to China and Korea. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
On January 23 2026 15:27 ETisME wrote: not entirely related but more on anime industry. Netflix and Mappa are having a partnership and there's been some concern about anime being more catered to global audience. Hopefully netflix can keep their hands away, some of their works are just a complete disaster. The new Japanese PM actually had a meeting with a few key industry experts (music, anime) to boost Japan's soft power. It would be good for the industry to get more backing from the government for sure. The industry well deserves it, and really self-sabotaging their own future, not rewarding the animators well enough, outsourcing to China and Korea. They're not rewarding the animators well enough and are overworking them. As much as I like anime and wish it well I think their current model is completely unsustainable in the long run. What they should do is probably release less but of better quality. There's so much slop coming out it's ridiculous. Everyone is getting tired of yet another "generic isekai #1142151563513" that follows the exactly same formula, has crap animation and will never see the second season... (I write it as someone who loves isekai as a genre and thinks it's under-utilized) Right now almost entire Japanese anime industry is doing quantity over quality with very few exceptions. Unless this changes they'll simply be outplayed in their own game by studios outside of Japan. The Chinese have already proven they can do some quality work, now deals with Netflix mean some of them can reach broader audience which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I mean, works like Castlevania for example are really good. | ||
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Miragee
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I also don't understand the fear of westernisation in the context of anime. What does that even mean? What are people afraid of in terms of westernisation? Hollywood/Disney? Those suck for the most part, yes, but I don't see the influence? In the past 10 years I have rather noticed what I would call an otakufication if anything, i.e. with more focus on the same formulas and clichés, low quality harem/romcom/isekai, dialogue boiling down to "oishi!" and "sugoi!"etc. On the other hand, more "western" anime are extremely rare nowadays. If I look at my favourite anime, most of them are not focussed on Japanese culture at all. LotGH, Ghost in the Shell, Monster and Kino no Tabi might as well be western shows. Same with stuff like Ergo Proxy and Texhnolyze. Hunter x Hunter is a battle shounen, yes, but where is the focus on Japanese culture? Hourou Musuko and Tatami Galaxy at least play in Japan I guess and have some common references. Idk, I love Japanese culture, history and folklore if presented well. Examples would be Mononoke, Princess Mononoke, Rakugo, Uchouten Kazuko etc. But in general I just want good shows, not slop. I don't see a threat in "westernisation", even if it was happening, which I haven't noticed, either. While some works financed by Netflix are a huge desaster, sure, others are actually pretty good. At least on average, "Netflix" are not worse than anime in general as most anime are bad anyways. | ||
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Manit0u
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ETisME
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On January 27 2026 17:57 Miragee wrote: Yeah, I pretty much agree with Manitou. I don't like Netflix and I will never buy a subscription but I don't see it as a threat to anime as a whole. As Manitou said, the anime industry is currently not sustainable in the way it works. It's its own biggest threat. I also don't understand the fear of westernisation in the context of anime. What does that even mean? What are people afraid of in terms of westernisation? Hollywood/Disney? Those suck for the most part, yes, but I don't see the influence? In the past 10 years I have rather noticed what I would call an otakufication if anything, i.e. with more focus on the same formulas and clichés, low quality harem/romcom/isekai, dialogue boiling down to "oishi!" and "sugoi!"etc. On the other hand, more "western" anime are extremely rare nowadays. If I look at my favourite anime, most of them are not focussed on Japanese culture at all. LotGH, Ghost in the Shell, Monster and Kino no Tabi might as well be western shows. Same with stuff like Ergo Proxy and Texhnolyze. Hunter x Hunter is a battle shounen, yes, but where is the focus on Japanese culture? Hourou Musuko and Tatami Galaxy at least play in Japan I guess and have some common references. Idk, I love Japanese culture, history and folklore if presented well. Examples would be Mononoke, Princess Mononoke, Rakugo, Uchouten Kazuko etc. But in general I just want good shows, not slop. I don't see a threat in "westernisation", even if it was happening, which I haven't noticed, either. While some works financed by Netflix are a huge desaster, sure, others are actually pretty good. At least on average, "Netflix" are not worse than anime in general as most anime are bad anyways. I definitely think there's a bit of downward slope in quality over time. I think the reason we are having more of it, is because the industry is more about hitting what's hot like isekai for example. It's hard to say what will be changed/westernised, there's been a lot of drama over lack of XYZ diversity representation on X for example. And the recent JJK s3 drama about the reception of international vs japan fans. And some anime cultures like fan service/harem could get subdued. Personally, I don't mind them at all, I remember having a lot of fun reading love hina and highschool DXD for example. On a similar topic, the JDM car culture everyone talks about nowadays, is not really the authentic JDM culture. | ||
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Manit0u
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Yurie
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On January 27 2026 17:57 Miragee wrote: Yeah, I pretty much agree with Manitou. I don't like Netflix and I will never buy a subscription but I don't see it as a threat to anime as a whole. As Manitou said, the anime industry is currently not sustainable in the way it works. It's its own biggest threat. I also don't understand the fear of westernisation in the context of anime. What does that even mean? What are people afraid of in terms of westernisation? Hollywood/Disney? Those suck for the most part, yes, but I don't see the influence? In the past 10 years I have rather noticed what I would call an otakufication if anything, i.e. with more focus on the same formulas and clichés, low quality harem/romcom/isekai, dialogue boiling down to "oishi!" and "sugoi!"etc. On the other hand, more "western" anime are extremely rare nowadays. If I look at my favourite anime, most of them are not focussed on Japanese culture at all. LotGH, Ghost in the Shell, Monster and Kino no Tabi might as well be western shows. Same with stuff like Ergo Proxy and Texhnolyze. Hunter x Hunter is a battle shounen, yes, but where is the focus on Japanese culture? Hourou Musuko and Tatami Galaxy at least play in Japan I guess and have some common references. Idk, I love Japanese culture, history and folklore if presented well. Examples would be Mononoke, Princess Mononoke, Rakugo, Uchouten Kazuko etc. But in general I just want good shows, not slop. I don't see a threat in "westernisation", even if it was happening, which I haven't noticed, either. While some works financed by Netflix are a huge desaster, sure, others are actually pretty good. At least on average, "Netflix" are not worse than anime in general as most anime are bad anyways. Doesn't it make sense they have to focus on otakufication? I assume advertising revenue is down due to streaming. Fewer people buy the DVD due to streaming. So who can you still sell to and make back the cost? The Otakus and streaming services. Or many of the Isekai etc where the book/manga publisher partially finances the project. | ||
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Miragee
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On February 05 2026 00:57 Yurie wrote: Doesn't it make sense they have to focus on otakufication? I assume advertising revenue is down due to streaming. Fewer people buy the DVD due to streaming. So who can you still sell to and make back the cost? The Otakus and streaming services. Or many of the Isekai etc where the book/manga publisher partially finances the project. Yes, it makes some sense. I'm not sure how that plays out because I don't know how the financial contracts with streaming services etc. look like. But my point wasn't if it makes sense or not but that "otakufication" is not exactly westernisation, which is what people seem to fear? | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
Banger music. Currently best shows in the season for me:
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
Damn, this trailer for the manga looks better than 99% of the anime released in recent years... Would totally watch that. | ||
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Topin
Peru10130 Posts
Currently watching: Witch Hat Atelier: great art and atmosphere so far. Release That Witch: my isekai for the season. pretty nice animation and the world building seems pretty good too. Sentenced to Be a Hero: i would like it more if it werent for the goddess but so far is really good. My Hero Academia: Vigalente 2: just starting but i thought that we would only have 1 season. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
Witch Hat Atelier: started off really strong, has the potential to be anime of the year. Release That Witch: amazeballs, pity it's only 8 episodes. I really hope they add more seasons to this because it far exceeded any expectations I had for it and I really like the world building and the plot there. The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King: goofy but fun. Classroom of the Elite: just going through the motions really, I don't think such lengthy formats are good for this kind of devious scheming anime. Will probably drop after this season. The Beginning After the End: They improved quality a bit. It's an ok somewhat-isekai (dunno what you call the genre where dude from one fantasy world is reborn in another fantasy world). MarriageToxin: ok comedy. Eren the Southpaw: starts kinda slow, will give it a few more episodes to see if it keeps my interest. The Ramparts of Ice: pretty good slice of life/drama so far. The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl With the Short Skirt: goofy comedy romance. | ||
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Kreuger
Sweden1006 Posts
Kateishi Dorohedoro Re Zero Himekishi Atelier Beginning Slime Classroom Ascendence Good mix of new and continuing shows this season | ||
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Razyda
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eventually lost all interest whatsoever, although next few/several seasons still should be great, also, although unrelated to previous point, pretty sure MC has full CCP approval ReZero - waiting for full season before watching Just watched Dead Mount Death Play - think genre is called reverse isekai, not exactly my cup of tea, but was actually pleasantly surprised | ||
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