Which Anime are you watching or have watched recently IV?

[Rainbow Forest]

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[Britanania]

Yep, it just came out a few days ago, and I think it's on digital.

Just got done watching Weathering With You. I liked it a lot as well. I personally think Your Name was a little better, but not much better.

I'm glad you liked it too. A lot of people have been rather savage, and I get that it's not as good as the absolute masterpiece that is Your Name. but that's an unfair comparison. Weathering With You is a good film, possibly even great, regardless of Shinkai's other works.

[New haven america]

Rin Daughters of Mnemosyne.

The torture aspect of the series has been greatly overexaggerated.

[Britanania]

Rin Daughters of Mnemosyne.

The torture aspect of the series has been greatly overexaggerated.

Now that's a series I haven't heard in a long time.

[South Odreria 2]

I’m watching seven clover academia, it’s probably the best of all time.

[Las Palmeras]

I've started reading a manga called I Would Die to Have Your First Time. The drama series might as well be called "Wholesome Ugly Bastard". Oh, 2020, you never cease to surprise.

[Ameriganastan]

I've started reading a manga called I Would Die to Have Your First Time. The drama series might as well be called "Wholesome Ugly Bastard". Oh, 2020, you never cease to surprise.

Wholesome ugly bastard.

Sounds like the title of my memoirs.

[Las Palmeras]

Wholesome ugly bastard.

Sounds like the title of my memoirs.

Dibs on the "Teacher" and "(Economic) Humiliation" tags if somebody makes a manga about me.

b r a n d n e w a n i m a l

Nice choice. I'm glad I didn't binge watch it because the suspense was killing me. Especially the latter episodes when things begin to get serious very quick.

[Immoren]

Season 2 of Fishing SoL when? Perhaps Winter Edition this time.

[West Leas Oros 2]

I was never able to get through Stardust Crusaders. As I recall, the point I had to drop it was when they had a baby as a threatening villain. Mostly though I just found Jotaro dull and hated what they had done with Joseph - taking him from 'genius trickster' to 'useless old man'.

Do not worry, I have been shown the important Dio scenes from later on in the series, and it looked like Joseph got a little better. Not enough to appease my Battle Tendency love for the character, but a little better.

As for Sword Art Online, honestly I would love that series if not for the unbearably forced 'harem' aspect. It had a solid core relationship, all the hangers-on detract from it so much and do not add anything - it really feels like it was put there solely to make the series popular with hormonal teenage boys.

Imagine how much more powerful the scene between Kazuto and Suguha would have been if, instead of a highly creepy love angle, it had dealt with her anger at him returning to Virtual Gaming combined with her own guilt for doing the same despite what it did to him.

But without a doubt the worst bit for me comes in War for Underworld.

They had such a hearbreaking emotional moment with Kirito and Asuna's reunion. They did not then need to have the female characters fight over him, especially as Asuna apparently could not answer the very straightforward question of 'who she was to Kirito' with 'his wife/fiancee'.

Still, once I look past all of those things (though that is enough of a challenge that I understand why many cannot stand the series), I do find it engrossing. It holds 18th place in my rankings right now, which is no small feat out of 201, and I consider it one of the better Romance series out there because many of the others have similarly stupid 'harem' sideplots but few of them actually show the main characters in an official relationship.

I particularly love the time when Asuna is hurting over her friend cutting contact with her, and Kirito does not rush in to solve everything and save the day, but does everything he can to help without interfering. He was such a supportive boyfriend in that arc, without being overbearing.

I am actually super disappointed about Stardust Crusaders, and I share your pain in watching Joseph turn into a doddering old man. Jotaro was also hella boring. When I finished Part 3, though, I was in for a blast. Diamond is Unbreakable is one of my favorite parts to date, second only to Battle Tendency, and I think it's mostly because of how awesome Josuke is. I mean how can you not love this:

As for Sword Art Online (which I refuse to give the honor of italicizing), I would have to disagree. Romance aside, I still hate it. Kirito has some of the worst asspulls in anime history and experience next to zero actual character growth, the plot is full of holes and is generally boring, the art style and music are generic as shit, and the main villain in the first arc doesn't even have a motive. If that isn't the worst writing imaginable, I don't know what is. I didn't even care about the stakes. For a world where you can die easily, nobody important died, and of course, Mr. Asspull himself comes out and revives his AI daughter from the dead like some kind of programming god. I will stand by the idea that the characters in SAO are poorly written plot contrivances rather than actual characters. (Except Klein. Klein at least has something close to a personality.)

But i'm just going off my opinion as someone who couldn't even get through the first half of season one.

[Holy Tedalonia]

I was never able to get through Stardust Crusaders. As I recall, the point I had to drop it was when they had a baby as a threatening villain. Mostly though I just found Jotaro dull and hated what they had done with Joseph - taking him from 'genius trickster' to 'useless old man'.

Do not worry, I have been shown the important Dio scenes from later on in the series, and it looked like Joseph got a little better. Not enough to appease my Battle Tendency love for the character, but a little better.

As for Sword Art Online, honestly I would love that series if not for the unbearably forced 'harem' aspect. It had a solid core relationship, all the hangers-on detract from it so much and do not add anything - it really feels like it was put there solely to make the series popular with hormonal teenage boys.

Imagine how much more powerful the scene between Kazuto and Suguha would have been if, instead of a highly creepy love angle, it had dealt with her anger at him returning to Virtual Gaming combined with her own guilt for doing the same despite what it did to him.

But without a doubt the worst bit for me comes in War for Underworld.

They had such a hearbreaking emotional moment with Kirito and Asuna's reunion. They did not then need to have the female characters fight over him, especially as Asuna apparently could not answer the very straightforward question of 'who she was to Kirito' with 'his wife/fiancee'.

Still, once I look past all of those things (though that is enough of a challenge that I understand why many cannot stand the series), I do find it engrossing. It holds 18th place in my rankings right now, which is no small feat out of 201, and I consider it one of the better Romance series out there because many of the others have similarly stupid 'harem' sideplots but few of them actually show the main characters in an official relationship.

I particularly love the time when Asuna is hurting over her friend cutting contact with her, and Kirito does not rush in to solve everything and save the day, but does everything he can to help without interfering. He was such a supportive boyfriend in that arc, without being overbearing.

I am actually super disappointed about Stardust Crusaders, and I share your pain in watching Joseph turn into a doddering old man. Jotaro was also hella boring. When I finished Part 3, though, I was in for a blast. Diamond is Unbreakable is one of my favorite parts to date, second only to Battle Tendency, and I think it's mostly because of how awesome Josuke is. I mean how can you not love this:

As for Sword Art Online (which I refuse to give the honor of italicizing), I would have to disagree. Romance aside, I still hate it. Kirito has some of the worst asspulls in anime history and experience next to zero actual character growth, the plot is full of holes and is generally boring, the art style and music are generic as shit, and the main villain in the first arc doesn't even have a motive. If that isn't the worst writing imaginable, I don't know what is. I didn't even care about the stakes. For a world where you can die easily, nobody important died, and of course, Mr. Asspull himself comes out and revives his AI daughter from the dead like some kind of programming god. I will stand by the idea that the characters in SAO are poorly written plot contrivances rather than actual characters. (Except Klein. Klein at least has something close to a personality.)

But i'm just going off my opinion as someone who couldn't even get through the first half of season one.

Not to mention him cheating death at the end of season 1. Seriously he beats the creator who was like 25 or so levels above him and cheating.Hes about to die, and is fading out. But God king Kirito can't die if the plot armor can help it.

[West Leas Oros 2]

I am actually super disappointed about Stardust Crusaders, and I share your pain in watching Joseph turn into a doddering old man. Jotaro was also hella boring. When I finished Part 3, though, I was in for a blast. Diamond is Unbreakable is one of my favorite parts to date, second only to Battle Tendency, and I think it's mostly because of how awesome Josuke is. I mean how can you not love this:

As for Sword Art Online (which I refuse to give the honor of italicizing), I would have to disagree. Romance aside, I still hate it. Kirito has some of the worst asspulls in anime history and experience next to zero actual character growth, the plot is full of holes and is generally boring, the art style and music are generic as shit, and the main villain in the first arc doesn't even have a motive. If that isn't the worst writing imaginable, I don't know what is. I didn't even care about the stakes. For a world where you can die easily, nobody important died, and of course, Mr. Asspull himself comes out and revives his AI daughter from the dead like some kind of programming god. I will stand by the idea that the characters in SAO are poorly written plot contrivances rather than actual characters. (Except Klein. Klein at least has something close to a personality.)

But i'm just going off my opinion as someone who couldn't even get through the first half of season one.

Not to mention him cheating death at the end of season 1. Seriously he beats the creator who was like 25 or so levels above him and cheating.Hes about to die, and is fading out. But God king Kirito can't die if the plot armor can help it.

God I hate that guy. I just want to weather through the rest of SAO so I can watch the spinoff that's apparently actually good. (Probably because Reki Kawahara didn't write it).

[Wink Wonk We Like Stonks]

I watched the devil is a part timer a couple weeks ago and it was great. don't think there's ever gonna be a second season tho, which is too bad.

[Tethys 13]

God I hate that guy. I just want to weather through the rest of SAO so I can watch the spinoff that's apparently actually good. (Probably because Reki Kawahara didn't write it).

Actually, I had fun with the Gun Gale Online spinoff, but still think that Sword Art Online is a lot better, even if it may get on my nerves a lot.

I have just finished Irregular at Magic High School, a show many would directly compare to Sword Art Online I am sure. It is bad. Even looking past the extremely creepy core relationship, the designed-to-be-basically-characterless protagonist who reveals new powers as the plot demands, and the lack of any effective antagonists, I could have liked it for some of its more innovative magical techniques and worldbuilding, but it wasted its greatest potential. When you have a main character with a dark and secret past, you can get some really powerful moments from when that past is revealed. Twiggo recognising Meliodas in Seven Deadly Sins and how the latter's past coming to light affects his relationship with his friends (particularly Ban), when people realise Ye Xiu is Ye Qiu in The King's Avatar... heck, Pumpkin Scissors managed to give me chills pretty much every episode with a variation of it. For an example in a show with some similarities, there is the moment Kenichi reveals his true capabilities in Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar, probably the best part in that show (which is another sufferer, like Sword Art Online, of the 'would have been so much better without the harem aspect' syndrome common in so many anime). Without going into enough detail to really spoil, Irregular at Magic High School has a moment like that, but it is completely wasted. It is a huge reveal, and all it gets is a couple of surprised expressions before the show is off trying to convince us that the character we have never seen actually try is suddenly vastly more powerful.
So yes, no surprise to anyone I am sure and likely a waste of words, but here is why Irregular at Magic High School lands at 145th for me, and will likely drop even lower.

[Ameriganastan]

Alright, more Uzaki-Chan.

[Holy Tedalonia]

God I hate that guy. I just want to weather through the rest of SAO so I can watch the spinoff that's apparently actually good. (Probably because Reki Kawahara didn't write it).

Actually, I had fun with the Gun Gale Online spinoff, but still think that Sword Art Online is a lot better, even if it may get on my nerves a lot.

I have just finished Irregular at Magic High School, a show many would directly compare to Sword Art Online I am sure. It is bad. Even looking past the extremely creepy core relationship, the designed-to-be-basically-characterless protagonist who reveals new powers as the plot demands, and the lack of any effective antagonists, I could have liked it for some of its more innovative magical techniques and worldbuilding, but it wasted its greatest potential. When you have a main character with a dark and secret past, you can get some really powerful moments from when that past is revealed. Twiggo recognising Meliodas in Seven Deadly Sins and how the latter's past coming to light affects his relationship with his friends (particularly Ban), when people realise Ye Xiu is Ye Qiu in The King's Avatar... heck, Pumpkin Scissors managed to give me chills pretty much every episode with a variation of it. For an example in a show with some similarities, there is the moment Kenichi reveals his true capabilities in Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar, probably the best part in that show (which is another sufferer, like Sword Art Online, of the 'would have been so much better without the harem aspect' syndrome common in so many anime). Without going into enough detail to really spoil, Irregular at Magic High School has a moment like that, but it is completely wasted. It is a huge reveal, and all it gets is a couple of surprised expressions before the show is off trying to convince us that the character we have never seen actually try is suddenly vastly more powerful.
So yes, no surprise to anyone I am sure and likely a waste of words, but here is why Irregular at Magic High School lands at 145th for me, and will likely drop even lower.

I actually think it was doing well worldbuilding wise until the Hero arc. Even mothers basement complemented the early worldbuilding of a show. Just as shame that it kinda all went out the window at the end. Kinda makes me think of Darling of the Franxx's ending which threw out logic and reason at the end but way more boring.

Like whats the objective of our new antagonist? Kill all humans because of what they did to him? Seems pretty shallow for the hero of all humans...

[Nevertopia]

shizuka sensei best girl!!

[Whitemore]

Just started Blend S and I've already laughed a number of times!

[South Odreria 2]

I’m trying and failing to like angel beats.

[Dumb Ideologies]

I’m trying and failing to like angel beats.

Yeah that was my reaction. I know it's anime but if you're going to try the route of throwing the viewer into an emotional dumpster fire the characters have to not be so over-the-top that instead of caring about them you just think "wow, these people are annoying".

[Hurdergaryp]

I’m trying and failing to like angel beats.

Yeah that was my reaction. I know it's anime but if you're going to try the route of throwing the viewer into an emotional dumpster fire the characters have to not be so over-the-top that instead of caring about them you just think "wow, these people are annoying".

And it is not exactly necessary for people to watch anime in order to observe annoying people. Most of us can do that in real life just fine.

[Dumb Ideologies]

Yeah that was my reaction. I know it's anime but if you're going to try the route of throwing the viewer into an emotional dumpster fire the characters have to not be so over-the-top that instead of caring about them you just think "wow, these people are annoying".

And it is not exactly necessary for people to watch anime in order to observe annoying people. Most of us can do that in real life just fine.

That's not a nice way to talk about TET!

[Hurdergaryp]

And it is not exactly necessary for people to watch anime in order to observe annoying people. Most of us can do that in real life just fine.

That's not a nice way to talk about TET!

You spelled "NationStates General" wrong.

[South Odreria 2]

Went back and finished NGE. Overall it was a cool and interesting series. Although I didn’t like how some of the characters devolved into really simplified versions of themselves near the end - I liked Shinji better as a person than a personification of depression - they were all really well done, sometimes eerily relatable. The last two episodes were pretty good imo, and though the very end was underwhelming I liked it for what it was. End of Eva was pretty mediocre as a story, but awesome as a pure fever dream. So, like the rest of the show but even more so. Definitely preferred "congratulations" as the ending though.

[The Cosmic Mainframe]

Finished The Promised Neverland. I'd give it a 7/10 - it was an enjoyable watch but felt more formulaic and predictable than I generally expect from an anime.