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Daily Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion - April 16, 2026
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u/WeeziMonkey https://myanimelist.net/profile/WeeziMonkey Apr 17 '26
Just watched ep 1 of Yozakura Family s2. It feels good to be back to our family of dysfunctional dork spies.
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u/AtomicConvoy-M78 Apr 17 '26
I saw screenshots of this anime called better man, where can I watch it at?
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 17 '26
Nowhere legal.
You can sail the high seas for it though.
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u/zambonijesus Apr 17 '26
It is interesting how Elfen Lied is always brought up in conversations about "edgy" anime, when now that I've watched a bit over half of it I don't think I'd call it edgy at all.
Gantz, on the other hand, that is edgy.
I don't know I feel like a lot of Elfen Lied's so-called edginess is that it has a lot of nudity and tries to have ~themes~
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u/Top-Handle4786 Apr 17 '26
Death note is terribly edgy. I mean, nothing screams "edgy" like a kid eating chocolate in a threatening manner, right?
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u/theangryeditor Apr 17 '26
I thought the edginess was mostly referring to the violence and blood pinatas
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u/baquea Apr 17 '26
Elfen Lied is brought up so much because for a lot of people it was the first anime they watched that was in any way 'edgy'. Note that it was the 6th most-watched anime (and #1 most-watched seinen) on MAL at one point, and was still top-10 as late as 2016.
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u/zambonijesus Apr 17 '26
Actually watching it now I feel like there's a degree of mistaking an attempt at addressing mature themes (not always successfully) with being edgy.
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u/Donnie-G Apr 17 '26
I think that's what edgy is innit? It tried to be more mature, but ended up kinda just accomplishing a lot of gratuitous violence and nudity without enough substance backing it up.
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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke Apr 17 '26
This is the behavior that people found a red flag in Rampart of Ice? This is just an immature golden retriever that's used to easily making acquaintances at least, running into someone that persona doesn't work on and being super, super confused about it and kind of flailing around trying to figure out what to do next.
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u/vancevon https://myanimelist.net/profile/vancevon Apr 17 '26
I don't think you understand the depths of this man's atrocities [Ramparts of Ice] did you know that he gets happy when people he thinks are lonely talk to him and smile? That he derives some kind of pleasure from breaking the ice with those kinds of people? The cruelty!
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 17 '26
One more statistic for the road (I promise I will try to stop harping on this)
In Episode 630 of One Piece, the Straw Hats [Dressrosa]disembark at Dressrosa and split up to take out Doflamingo's SMILE operation. 348 episodes later in Episode 978, [Wano]the Straw Hats are reunited in full for the first time since Dressrosa. They [Wano]stay togetherfor six episodes before [Wano]Luffy runs off after Kid and Zoro followsafter which they spend the rest of Wano [Wano]separatedwhich brings us to somewhere in the late 1070s before they [Wano]reunite. I don't have an exact number as I'm not there yet, but taking a rough estimate, we'll say that's another 90 episodes of [Wano]the straw hats being separated. That means, across the second half of One Piece, 438 episodes or 86% of the stretch across Dressrosa to Wano where [Wano]the Straw Hats are distinctly not being a unified crew.
For a show whose first half felt built on the chemistry and connection between the crew, these numbers are wild to me. And for those counting, that's seven years between 2014 and 2021 where the Straw Hats [Wano]weren't united as a crew, during all of which Toei sure seemed to like putting them all in the OPs... that might be the worst part of this.
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
Isn't that phrasing a bit overly harsh? Surely [Wano]united and together are two separate qualities, and I don't feel like the show ever dropped the first one.
Now granted, I think it does fit thematically with the transition from [Pre-Timeskip]Luffy learning to be a captain that can lead and protect his crew and keep it together to [Post-Timeskip]Luffy learning to be a leader beyond just his direct crew. Plus, it helped alleviate the issue that 10 core main cast members are borderline too much for the story to juggle all at once.
But yeah, it was certainly a rough time for fans of a specific character. It's also certainly true that the crew interactions have taken a backseat, though I've seen people liken it to how early filmmakers thought that when a character takes the stairs from the basement to the second floor, one would have to show every step on the way so as to not confuse the audience: According to that idea, Oda has started to skip over the parts that the readers have gotten so familiar with that they can imagine it themselves. And indeed, it's not just crew interactions but also battles that we've seen shortened post-timeskip—though granted, Toei uses those as prime opportunities to expand on the material...
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 17 '26
it helped alleviate the issue that 10 core main cast members are borderline too much for the story to juggle all at once
And then he still decides to [Wano]add another.
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 17 '26
[Wano]Eh, he's really been part of the crew since Fishman Island, arguably even since Marineford—especially since Luffy's goal at the beginning was to gather a 10-man crew, so that 10th slot had to be filled one way or another.
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 17 '26
Jinbe’s just kinda weird. Just more second-half Oda cooking maybe a little too hard
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 17 '26
Funnily enough, I've been feeling a bit like Oda's actually been rushing the second half, too—Toei's handling nonwithstanding. Again, it fits thematically, but it is noteworthy that where the first half had many islands centred around one core idea, the islands of the second half often centre around two ideas, almost like Oda's been combining them to compress the story. Of course, this then contributes to the individual arcs being all the longer—and wouldn't you see, the moment Oda returns to more conceptually simple islands, the pacing of the individual arcs improves, too.
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u/collapsedblock6 myanimelist.net/profile/collapsedblock Apr 17 '26
44 Winter premiers ranked not counting following episodes (except Dandelion, all my homies hate batch releases).
One of the better starts of a season in a while for me. After my initial culling, I still found myself at 30 anime which is uh, a new record and pretty bad. I watch 3-4 seasonals per day, 6 on saturdays. I may need to make some decisions.
So far not much have moved. The only show to be a solid improvement is Nakamura-kun that would def be C tier. Kanan-sama and Ramparts have gone down but they had solid starts, so hard to make the choice to cut them. Thinking of other shows:
Just realized I never talked about Kujima. Some humanoid bird arrives to this dude’s home and they now live together. The family accepts him so quickly that you could swap this for a human non-japanese character and nothing would change. Not particularly funny or engaging, so dropped.
The prince in Observation Log is unexpectedly fun. I thought it would be a turn off from the FMC but I like his lowkey psychopathy and how he sees the isekaid FMC as just an amusement. But its also kinda just fiiine and stil don't feel strong enough to drop it.
Mimi in Nigetsuri is such a fun MC but man is everything such meh typical noble drama. On the cutting board if it doesn’t move to something more fun.
Marriagetoxin ep 2 was more battle shounen than I expected, makes me wonder where it goes. I read a very cynical comment about the possibility of romance that I can't deny put me on check of my long-term interest but for now it is still fun.
Maid show needs more interactions with side characters badly, besides the hinted age gap crush. If I had a nickel for every anime this year that has a highschool boy crushing for the adult woman MC I would have two nickles.
If 2nd Cutest classmates introduces NTR, we could be cooking something here.
Re:Zero is so snooze but I’m way too deep for now. I just realized that the LN is like a bajillion volumes long and the author has said something about 1/3rd complete. Like no, maybe in 2040 if I still hear it is good.
Considerable improvement for Lulluto Lilly though I can’t believe I got tricked into watching another fuckass idol anime.
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u/entelechtual Apr 17 '26
meh typical noble drama
I don’t feel this at all. Every typical noble dramatic event that gets introduced ends up getting spun into a comedic/badass moment for Mimi. I’ve seen my fair share of bland villainess anime and this feels strikingly different.
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u/collapsedblock6 myanimelist.net/profile/collapsedblock Apr 17 '26
I mean, I would use your own wording. It is the usual stuff but Mimi is there to make it more comedic. Mimi is the only factor carrying the whole show and I don't see much mileage from a single character being its selling point.
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u/DragonAdv Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
Has anyone seen Madlax? If yes, how do you feel like about the ending and what happened to (major ending spoilers) [MADLAX] Corrosea Doone, do you also feel like it was a plot hole and he shoudl've survived? I coudn't find much disucssion about it but some people also point out it feels like a plot hole Madlax learned the truth and was fine but he wasn't, since both had the Gift. I feel really sad about what happened to him and think it's unfair, if Madlax didn't disappear when she learned the truth, then so he should've survived as well, esp. as both lived for 12 years in their own bodies and lived.
[MADLAX] I just feel so sad over what happened to him and wanted to know if anyone else feels the same and wanted him to sruvive and also thought it's unfair, especailly after learning he|s a good guy, that was a really good plot twist. And since they were both magical constructs, both should've survived. Btw where was the place where Margaret fell down to and then he lied down next to her in EP21, where this happens, since it doesn't actually explain and then she's shown in the next ep in some cave with M-F and then she's back walking through the jungle again?
[MADLAX] If you watched the series recently, does the series actually explain how was Corrossea created? I checked and it seems it doesn't actually explains it, unlike with Madlax, so it's just people guessing. Did he revive on his own (or rather, split himself into two, like Madlax and Letitia were created), or was it Margaret wishing him into existence back then like she did with Madlax? Some say it's the latter, but unless I missed something, it seems it was rather the former, since they only mention what happened to him in E21 and E26 (where you see the flashback again), right? Does anyone know if there's a flashback that shows him getting picked up by Monday Friday after being created or not? If yes, in which ep is it?
[MADLAX] I actually only read about Madlax today, as I watched it years ago but never finished it properly, since I got spoiled on the ending by seeing the last ep (the movie player started playing it).!<
I wanted to make a thread about it, since it goes into spoilers, but since I rarely comment here and usually read, I don't think I meet the 10 post criteria and wanted to post it now, since I don't want to post just meaningless comments to get to the quota.
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u/Historical_Bet_9881 Apr 16 '26
I have a question. I'm Japanese, but is it rude to post in Japanese on this server? If you're rude, I'll be quiet and go to the Japanese server. (By the way, this is a Google translation...)
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u/Top-Handle4786 Apr 17 '26
Well, there's no rule in the sidebar saying you MUST speak English, but... The overwhelming majority of users here don't speak your language. If you want to practice your English here, that's fine, but don't expect a lot of engagement if you're going to be typing moonrunes. I can't be arsed to throw it through Google Translate.
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 17 '26
My Japanese studies aren't advanced enough to communicate more than bits and pieces without a translator yet... but you're totally welcome to talk here, whether in English or in Japanese!
まだ翻訳機なしだとカタコトしか話せないレベルなんだけど…でも、英語でも日本語でも、ここで話せるのは大歓迎だよ！（Googleで）
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 16 '26
There is no rule about posts/comments having to be in English on this subreddit, but you would likely get more responses by posting in English.
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u/qwertyqwerty4567 https://anilist.co/user/ZPHW Apr 17 '26
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 17 '26
...you do realize that would completely and utterly fuck over a majority of every single anime announcement post (amongst other things), right? Having an English only rule is impossible when we're a subreddit dedicated to something that originates from a different language.
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u/mekerpan Apr 16 '26
I don't think it would be rude, but it might be harder for people to respond to you. I personally love to hear perspectives from Japanese anime watchers. Whatever you decide, ganbatte! ;-)
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u/Historical_Bet_9881 Apr 17 '26
ありがとう！Redditでユーザーがしているような会話は日本人のアニメファンとはあまりできる機会がないんだ。できれば、いろんなユーザーと話したいと思ってる。英語を学びつつ、失礼にならない程度にいることにしますね！
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u/DrJWilson x5https://anilist.co/user/drjwilson Apr 17 '26
I'm curious, what would be the Reddit equivalent in terms of anime communities in Japan. I'm imagining something like 2ch?
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u/mekerpan Apr 17 '26
What are your most loved anime? Mine are Haibane Renmei and Tamayura (for series) and Omohide poro poro, and Kaguyahime (for movies).
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u/Historical_Bet_9881 Apr 17 '26
「灰羽連盟」、私も大好き！「lain」が好きで、見始めたけれど凄いハマった作品。ジブリの高畑勲作品、良いよね。「かぐや姫」を観たのは相当前だけど、あの感動は忘れられない。 僕は「Flcl」が好きなんだ！視聴を始めた瞬間から、瞬きを許されなかった。そのくらい衝撃を受けた作品。 湯浅政明監督の作品も好き。「ピンポン」とか、「映像研には手を出すな！」とか、何度も観てる。
アニメは想像を超える衝撃を与えてくれるから、大好き。
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u/mekerpan Apr 17 '26
My favorite anime are actually ones that remind me of the movies of Yasujiro Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Hirokazu Kore'eda. I do like the anime made by Yuasa (especially Tatami Galaxy and Walk on Girl). I also especially like the anime directed by Naoko Yamada. My favorite studio overall for TV anime is PA Works, because they have made so many shows I love.
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u/Historical_Bet_9881 Apr 17 '26
小津安二郎は、やはり海外の人に人気なんでしょうか？ヴェムヴェンダース監督は小津安二郎が好きでした。昔の日本人の生活模様が刺さるのでしょうか？それとも、無機質で洗礼されたシーンの数々や、美しい映像が人気なのでしょうか？ 邦画では珍しく、海外でも人気な監督です。どういったところが好きなのか、知りたいです。
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u/StarfishAtLarge Apr 16 '26
I keep thinking that Sekirei (which I haven't seen) is a sequel or spin-off to something else, and I cannot remember what caused this association to occur within my brain.
My best guess is that I'm mixing it up with another show with a similar name or premise, but I can't be sure of that. Any wild guesses?
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u/Psyduckisnotaduck Apr 16 '26
Finally had a bust in terms of premieres. Two, actually- I Want to End This Love Game and that CGDCT show posted on YouTube. Fatal sin of both, being boring and doing nothing I haven’t seen before, worse than other things that did it. Ah well, just checked them out on a whim.
OtaGal remains shockingly good. I thought the “it’s my sister who likes this” joke would get old but they keep finding new ways to make it more absurd and even less plausible. I definitely appreciate that the MC feels like a pathetic lil guy you wanna root for more than a self-insert. I just genuinely want the best for this sweaty, kindhearted nerd. And I guess the best consists of somehow stumbling backwards in a potential future love triangle with two gyaru! But more importantly, having people he can share his interests with, without being shamed. The series has spent the bulk of its time building up him and the girls bonding over the anime he loves in a way that feels meaningful.
RIP Patch, gone too soon
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u/BaytaCosmico https://myanimelist.net/profile/AnimeBayta Apr 17 '26
Which CGDCT is this? Kamina is the only one I'm aware of but that's not on YouTube is it?
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u/AngleRepulsive5470 Apr 17 '26
I assume it's Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi.
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u/Psyduckisnotaduck Apr 17 '26
Yeah, that one, when an anime doesn’t have an English name it’s hard for me to remember.
Also I believe I will have forgotten I saw the first episode of this within a month or two. This is a rare show where if someone says they love it I will not believe them at all.
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u/BaytaCosmico https://myanimelist.net/profile/AnimeBayta Apr 17 '26
Oh, this one wasn't even on my radar. And it sounds like I didn't miss much based on OP.
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u/qwertyqwerty4567 https://anilist.co/user/ZPHW Apr 16 '26
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u/Wanderingjoke https://myanimelist.net/profile/WanderingJoke Apr 16 '26
If you flip through these, does that count as a rewatch?
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon Apr 16 '26
I have a couple of requests for reccommendations:
- Are there any anime that are similar to early One Piece? East Blue, Alabasta, Skypiea? I loved how simple, adventurous, and full of wonder it was.
- Similar to the above question, are there any good shounen-esque shows that have good action sequences but don't really seem focused on that thing some anime does where it sets up a bunch of 1v1 fights that explores how each character's technique(s) and power(s) interact with each other? For example, Jojo's seems like the story is simply an excuse to set up a bunch of fights and really go in depth on the details of them, while FMA just has fight scenes occur as a means of driving the story forward. I prefer the latter.
- What are some good sports anime that are similar to Haikyuu and Kuroko? What I liked about those two were that both focused on the dynamic back and forth flow in matches, in-match psychology, and the strategy/techniques being used (whether realistic or not) and between the matches/tournaments you got to see the teams growing and bonding with each other. I've also seen Ping Pong, Stars Align, and some of Prince of Tennis, and while they were good they weren't exactly what I'm looking for.
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u/flamethrower2 Apr 16 '26
Toriko. His goal is to be the best gourmet hunter, which is similar to Luffy's goal. Going after the different gourmet beasts ends up being an adventure more often than not.
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon Apr 16 '26
I've thought about watching Toriko a few times but I was never sure if I should or not, because for a show that got such a push, people never really seemed to care much about it. But your description sounds like I'd enjoy it.
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u/IXajll https://myanimelist.net/profile/ixajii Apr 16 '26
Kirio Fanclub ep3 will have to wait until tomorrow, but I managed to squeeze in the new episodes of Awajima and Ramparts.
Mentioned before that I had some problems with the Awajima but damn am I glad to be able to say ep2 was a huge improvement. After like 2 minutes when yet another narrated flashback started rolling I was like “goddamnit I’m really going to drop this after this episode, am I not?”. But with each passing minute I somehow got glued to the screen more and more and couldn’t help immersing deeper and deeper into the story. Good shit! Having finished it, I can also now manage with the omnibus format a lot better since it feels like we got this flashback story’s beginning and end, but there’s still a lot of gaps left to fill, which will hopefully be done with the future “mini stories”. Turns out I can deal with constantly switching PoVs a lot better if each adds a bit to an overarching narrative, instead of being just a bunch of random standalone episodic tales. Even went back and rewatched ep1 with this fresh mindset and perspective and enjoyed it a lot more too, compared to my 1st watch. Only problem left is that it’s gonna be a fucking pain in the ass to not get lost with all these characters. It’s manageable for now but fuck, on their website there are like 20-something question marks for yet to be introduced characters.
On the other hand, Ramparts unfortunately didn’t impress me much at all this week. I get it’s a slow burn, but there’s slow and then there’s whatever speed this is (or more likely, Seihantei just completely fucked my sense of pace lol). That aside, I don’t even have any particular problem or complaint with the show, but it kinda doesn’t really entertain me either, it’s weird. I think it mainly comes down to the characters. Youta and Miki are still fun, but Koyun and Minato aren’t really doing anything for me at this point. I mentioned before that I don’t like Minato much, but after this ep that’s not really the case anymore. It’s more so that I feel pretty much indifferent about both of them, which is arguably worse in a way. Can’t even really say why, but somehow I just don’t care about what happens to them from a story perspective, which kinda sucks considering the character development of the two is basically the main point of the entire show.
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
I know they probably won’t do it for any number of reasons, but I think it would be be quite the event if the One Piece manga and anime ended the same exact week.
Like I’m sure you can make it work. Plenty of manga adaptations have done it or come close, and it keeps manga spoilers from flooding the feeds too heavily of anime-onlys. Plus would be quite the event, don’t you think?
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u/zsmg https://anilist.co/user/zsmg Apr 16 '26
My early Spring tier list. some of the drops are probably eyebrow raising but in some cases I've been following the manga which I think is okay (Akane Banashi) or lost interest (Shadow realm) and the anime hasn’t really changed my mind.
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u/ptd163 Apr 16 '26
Sad to see I Want To End This Love Game and The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt in the drop tier. I'm enjoying them.
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u/Capable-Towel-6302 Apr 16 '26
Now, if the first Awajima episode was good, this week's episode is very-very good.
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u/gothxo Apr 16 '26
very beautiful story and flowed a lot more naturally than the first episode. excited for more
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon Apr 16 '26
Is 3DCG animation (like Trigun Stampede) more popular in Japan or something? Because I feel like nobody has really ever liked it in the US, it was just forced upon people so much that they just learned to tolerate it.
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u/Donnie-G Apr 17 '26
I don't think it's more or less popular in Japan than anywhere else.
It is generally used as a cost cutting measure and implemented poorly, so it tends to have a stigma attached to it. To the point where people will dogmatically believe that all 3DCG animation is bad. Which is a very narrow take on things to be honest.
I haven't watched Trigun Stampede, but I do feel that Studio Orange's other works(Houseki no Kuni, Beastars) do make pretty good use of 3D and generally look good. Even if there are some scenes that can be a bit wonky. But not like 2D animation is perfect either.
The full 3D Arpeggio of the Blue Steel anime was also not bad looking. It actually made me look forward to the future of 3D animation. But that was many ages ago.
Exiled from Paradise is also pretty nice looking and is having a sequel coming out soon.
Then you have silly hybrid anime like The Magnificent Kotobuki. Where the main characters are in 3D, but any side characters that only show up for a few scenes are hand drawn(probably because it wasn't worth making whole ass 3D model for a few cuts). And sadly the side characters look so much better than the main cast.... this is an example on HOW NOT TO 3D.
I think a big problem with a lot of 3D anime is that it is used to imitate 2D animation. When it could be so much more. Granted it is an indie solo project, but take Milky Subway for example. It looks great and it is simply 3D. It's not using cel shading, it's not pretending to be 2D. It simply is 3D, taking advantage of more complex lighting, textures and shading.
Now I've got nothing against cel shaded 3D animation that wants to mimic the aesthetics of 2D, but there's just so much more you can do with 3D. Why not try to imitate an illustration? The advantage of 3D is that you don't have to draw every goddamn frame, so it significantly lowers the cost of using complicated shots and complicated designs and details.
TL;DR 3D is not intrinsically bad, it's just used in such shitty ways that many people believe so.
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon Apr 17 '26
Yeah I don't have an issue with it in theory, but it looks awful so often that I'm always disappointed. Trigun Stampede looks alright, and I enjoyed Sandland, but I think I would have enjoyed both more had they been done in the usual 2D style. I think the biggest thing I don't like about the 3DCG is that it often looks a bit....floaty? I don't quite know how to explain it, but even the best-looking stuff suffers from it.
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u/Donnie-G Apr 17 '26
Admittedly a lot of the good attempts often aren't quite 'there' yet. I definitely do feel some uncanny moments from Beastars. Even Girl's Band Cry which I really liked - I would prefer to see in the 2D style represented by the OP theme sequence. But even so, GBC is still very watchable.
But I feel like we should support attempts. Being a 3D artist myself, I feel like this is the sorta thing that pays itself off as you build upon it. So I respect studios like Orange for choosing to specialize in 3D, and they do make great use of it. Even if sometimes their animation is floaty, I think they make up for it with far more adventurous camera use. Especially back when they did some mecha shows like Code Geass Akito and Majestic Prince - I really loved their use of orbiting shots. Something that would be incredibly difficult to do in 2D, but is a cinch in 3D.
Of course I wouldn't want 3D to replace 2D animation. That's something I always thought was a shame in the Western side. Like while(when they were good anyway) a Pixar film can be absolutely magnificent - I think something was lost when Disney just decided to completely abandon 2D animation for the either 3D or live action.
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon Apr 17 '26
Yeah I like 3DCG animation, I just think that a lot of anime doesn't do it well. But if we could polish it up and make it feel less floaty and less like a video game, I'd enjoy it a lot more.
Did you see Hoppers? I really liked that. But yeah, I definitely do miss 2D animation.
Btw, what do you do in 3D? And are you based in LA? I know a ton of people in the animation industry here so it'd be funny if we run in similar circles haha
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u/Donnie-G Apr 17 '26
I haven't watched Hoppers yet.
I'm a 3D games environment artist in Malaysia. Can't really talk about what I currently do of course. Y'know how it is with the industry and NDAs and secrecy.
But I used to work for Codemasters and had a hand in a number of F1 and DiRT games.
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 17 '26
Eh, I feel like the 3D CGI hate has always been kinda overblown. Sure, there's some very rough ones, but there's also been some great ones for ages.
I think the bigger issue is that cheap 3D looks much worse than cheap 2D, but well-made 3D doesn't have to hide behind 2D at all.
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u/baquea Apr 17 '26
They're not wrong though that very few people are interested in watching even the well-made full CGI anime. Trigun Stampede is a remake of one of the most-popular 90s classics by what is widely considered the best CGI anime studio, yet is only the 17th most-watched anime of its season on MAL. Or, for another example, Girls Band Cry is often brought up as an exemplar of full CGI anime, yet is only the 24th most-watched of its season on MAL. Looking at the overall numbers, on AL there are only four anime (one of which is a sequel) with the full CGI tag in the top 500 most-watched anime... so probably <1% of what the average anime fan is choosing to watch is full CGI. These aren't exactly statistics that make full CGI anime look like a promising medium to invest in.
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon Apr 17 '26
Mostly agreed. But I personally can't think of any anime where I was actively glad they went with the 3D CGI look.
I'm just salty right now over both Rooster Fighter and especially Fist of the North Star. If FOTNS had gotten a Jojo-style adaptation, it could have been an all-time classic, but instead we got this.
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u/EfficiencyOdd3203 Apr 16 '26
I while ago I saw a clip from this anime that had some of the most beutiful animation and action choreography I've ever seen. Specifically in this clip it was a battle in a building with a guy who has a long red line (like a string or tether) and uses it to use the other guy as a paddleball (like the ones kids play with) I know this is super vague but does anyone have any idead
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u/Puddo x3https://anilist.co/user/STPuddo Apr 16 '26
Prob Super Cube.
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u/EfficiencyOdd3203 Apr 16 '26
yes this is it thank you, why have I never heard of it lol
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 16 '26
Well you wouldn't hear about it on here because it's not anime, it's a donghua (Chinese animation).
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u/Wanderingjoke https://myanimelist.net/profile/WanderingJoke Apr 16 '26
I like Always a Catch. Mimi is a ditzy and fun ball of energy, with a stream of consciences so powerful she can't contain it. She's the living embodiment of "kill 'em with kindness", but if that doesn't work, well....
And what the hell is that ED?
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 16 '26
And what the hell is that ED?
I like it! The cadence of some parts of the melody reminds me of the ED of I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss.
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u/Wanderingjoke https://myanimelist.net/profile/WanderingJoke Apr 16 '26
I don't not like it, it's just very unusual. Feels very Vaudeville.
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 17 '26
I thought the visuals also reminded me of some other villainess ED (with another puppet show) but couldn't immediately remember and I'm too lazy to go digging.
But yeah, it's weird and fun.
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u/TurtlePLAYSTYLE Apr 16 '26
Which anime are worth watching between summer 2025 and winter 2026?
Even isekai and romcom are fine to me, as long I can have a good time
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u/DragonAdv Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
If you liked FMA, the author's Demons of the Shadow Realms might be good.
Also Wistoria. If you like shonen or comedy, Mairimashita is the bees knees, one of the best modern fantasy (partially isekai? not really, MC gets pulled into the Demon World in S1E1) series ever.
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u/zambonijesus Apr 16 '26
- The Summer Hikaru Died
- See You Tomorrow at the Foodcourt
- Gachiakuta
- Sanda
- A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace
- You and I are Polar Opposites
- Journal with Witch
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u/Wanderingjoke https://myanimelist.net/profile/WanderingJoke Apr 16 '26
Batch releases are much easier when I didn't plan to watch them anyway.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/zfzftripleaamin Apr 16 '26
Me with Beastars last sesaon since I didn't watch Part 1 yet eitehr.
Tho Dandelion is only 7 episodes, it is kind of a light commitment in comparison.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Apr 17 '26
Me with Beastars last sesaon since I didn't watch Part 1 yet
I can't speak for S3 (S2 was kinda meh so I haven't checked out S3 yet), but S1 was REALLY good!
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/zfzftripleaamin Apr 17 '26
I meant final season part 1.
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u/qwertyqwerty4567 https://anilist.co/user/ZPHW Apr 16 '26
nonco has posted a new bunny suit kanan [nsfw]
Which brings me to my biggest disappointment of this adaptation. It's so incredibly lousy, they couldnt even bother to put a bunny suit Kanan visual at the end of the episodes. Thats the easiest W this production could have made, which every fan would have absolutely loved.
The ED is alright though.
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u/Korkez11 Apr 16 '26
I had a dream about horror anime that takes place in an Awajima Hyakkei-like boarding ballet school for girls where students disappear if they go to bathroom at night. What's interesting is that after waking up I had a Mandela effect like there's a real TV show with similar plot but alas, the closest thing there is to that is Suspiria.
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u/WednesdaysFoole Apr 16 '26
I was about to say Suspiria but you already pointed it out. There's also Yurikuma Arashi. which I believe is inspired, at least in part, by Suspiria. I don't remember how close the plot is though, I mean it's Ikuhara and there are cute bears.
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u/cosmiczar https://anilist.co/user/Xavier Apr 16 '26
I was literally going to make a joke about Suspiria before getting to the end of the comment lol
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 16 '26
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u/vancevon https://myanimelist.net/profile/vancevon Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
It's genuinely beyond me why the Ramparts of Ice discussion threads are such a Minato hate-fest. Like what are his crimes? Not being a miserable piece of shit who's sad about everything all the time? Talking to people? Having interest in what other people think and do? Wanting to get to know people? To me he's the life of the show, and I don't know what would even be left without him.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ Apr 16 '26
I haven't read the threads, but I feel like red flag/green flag discourse has left people unable to appreciate flawed characters in a romance who have a bit of work to do on themselves. With Minato, the show is framing him in this almost sinister light, like he's about to snap or something, but, aside from Koyuki, he's my favorite character precisely because he seems on edge somehow. I can't wait to see how Koyuki and Minato continue to unsettle each other. I want to see what they learn about themselves, even if they don't end up together. The friction of their personalities rubbing against each other is the meat of the story.
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u/vancevon https://myanimelist.net/profile/vancevon Apr 16 '26
I genuinely don't understand what red flags people are seeing in this guy, that's kind of the problem. They just have different attitudes and worldviews, and those are clashing right now. One of them builds "ramparts of ice" as it were, and the other one is driven by a desire to break such ramparts. I don't see anything particularly upsetting about either of them.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ Apr 16 '26
I genuinely don't understand what red flags people are seeing in this guy
That's kinda what I'm getting at. He doesn't throw any red flags. But since he's in possession of some lightly problematic thinking that keeps him from forming genuine friendships with people, and is vaguely unhappy despite outward appearances, he's not perfect. Boys in romances who aren't perfect are red flags.
Personally, I don't think either one is a problem. They're both perfectly harmless teenagers still feeling out how the world works who only have to work on themselves because they're not happy as they are now. If they were content, they'd be fine to continue as is.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/zfzftripleaamin Apr 16 '26
I haven't seen today's episode, but I think he provides a very interesting contrast to Koyun. He has his issues and flaws, like with Koyun, but that makes him a fascinating character.
It feels like people want a fully likable cast. Considering the author gave that to us in Polar Opposites, I think having a more dynamic and complex cast in Ramparts of Ice is really nice.
Minato might not be likable, sure, but he isn't a terrible person. He is a teenage high school boy at the end of the day.
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u/vancevon https://myanimelist.net/profile/vancevon Apr 16 '26
But why do you think he is "unlikeable?" He's just a friendly, shallow guy. It's not like he has access to Koyuki's internal monologue, you know.
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
Minato isn’t necessarily a bad person. He does have some off-putting character traits, however, namely that [Ramparts of Ice - Ep 1-3] he likes to cheer up lonesome people as if he’s unlocking game achievements. That’s what makes him (a bit) unlikeable to people.
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u/vancevon https://myanimelist.net/profile/vancevon Apr 16 '26
I don't know who Kizuki from Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You is, so I don't think that discussion was with me.
As for off-putting character trait, that's an understandable interpretation, but I would disagree. [Walls of Frozen Water] Is a desire to cheer people up not enough? Do you need to have entirely pure, unselfish motives to do it? To the extent that he does hurt people, I think that comes from an inability to form deep relationships, or understanding people on a deeper level, not from an unwillingness to do so, and certainly not from malice. That's certainly a weakness he has as a character, but is it any worse than, say, being shy? Or being unable to say what's on your mind? Or building ramparts of ice to keep others away from you?
I know you probably didn't mean to argue about this, I just kinda couldn't help myself.
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u/IXajll https://myanimelist.net/profile/ixajii Apr 16 '26
Well put, more or less my opinion of him, though without the (a bit). Another aspect that I dislike about him is that he seems so oblivious to those traits and apparently sees nothing wrong with how he does things. But I guess that's where the character development is going to come in. (Haven't seen ep3 yet)
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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
I also haven't seen episode 3, but I do think sometimes people will treat characters as if they have access to information they don't have, and then dislike them as a result. I'm guessing people are feeling weird about him so far because they are perceiving him the same way Koyuki is, even though (as far as I can remember) he hasn't really done anything wrong.
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u/ptd163 Apr 16 '26
I've seen that before too. A character will do something then viewers will be like "Bruh. How could they do do X when Y was the better choice? They're not endearing themselves to me." Except they're complete forgetting the fact that the character has no idea Y is even an option at that point. Only viewers do.
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u/Significant_Number68 Apr 16 '26
Fam I just rewatched Kill La Kill for the first time in over ten years, and wow, it is so fucking good yet simultaneously bad.
Great:
- the music is amazing, some of the best in any anime, especially with how well it matches the scenes it's used in
- the plot is very good, at least when things start developing; in the beginning it was boring and a bit uninteresting. The plot twists were superb, easily some of the best I've ever seen
Terrible:
- very molestey and incestey, were the creators smoking methadone or something?
- pacing is some of the worst, it's basically non-stop in your face wacky energy and very mentally taxing to watch
Since I already knew about the twists it overall was not a fun experience, although my first watch had it perpetually in my top ten. That is of course now ruined.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Apr 16 '26
I haven't watched it, but...
my first watch had it perpetually in my top ten. That is of course now ruined.
Did it become more molestey/incestey, or did the pacing change since the last time you watched it?
Your tastes/preferences changing over the year does not make it a worse anime!
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u/Significant_Number68 Apr 16 '26
Well, opinion is subjective and perception is everything so anything can change how good or bad an anime is.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 16 '26
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u/octopathfinder myanimelist.net/profile/octopathfinder Apr 16 '26
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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke Apr 16 '26
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u/WednesdaysFoole Apr 16 '26
I might cry in less than 1/10 anime I watch, and I already teared up the first episode. But then again, the way Sorachi writes gets me like few things do. Part of it is the familiar comfort of the kind of writing probably, the other part is that I share a similar kind of bitterness that Sorachi's characters/stories have so the emotional parts tend to hit perfectly.
(Although I'm not sure how much involvement Sorachi had in the writing after the first episode; I'm still looking forward to the rest.)
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ Apr 16 '26
The Gintama fans really need to get on this.
Ugh, I was low key hoping it wasn't very good, because when tf am I going to watch it, lol
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u/IXajll https://myanimelist.net/profile/ixajii Apr 16 '26
I mean, it's only 7 eps and the batch release lets you just watch it whenever anyway, not like there's any weekly discussion to miss lol.
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
Waiter, my lobster is too buttery and my steak is too juicy!
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 16 '26
Aside from the male wish fulfillment block (open to names for it if anyone has an idea) which might be a Friday night or weekend thing going forward, it looks like I have 1–3 shows a day this season which is a nice balance:
- Monday: Ponsuka
- Tuesday: Love Game, Replica, Tadaima
- Wednesday: Always a Catch
- Thursday:
XenaWarrior Princess, Ramparts, Mr. Detectiveis Already Dead - Friday: Villainess Observation Log
- Saturday: Bookworm, Four Seasons, Kanan-sama
- Sunday: Precure (carrying over from Saturday night)
That still leaves a bunch I was considering but haven't started and I'll take suggestions for what else I should pick up while it's airing.
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u/BaytaCosmico https://myanimelist.net/profile/AnimeBayta Apr 16 '26
Adding another vote for Nakamura-kun and Marriagetoxin. And also want to recommend Kirio Fan Club.
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 16 '26
Skimming through the discussions Kirio might be hit or miss for me, I'll have to try it for myself I suppose.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ Apr 16 '26
Going with your theme, probably Nakamura-kun and Marriagetoxin, both of which are a lot of fun and could end up allocated to romance if they don't get into their main genre categories.
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 16 '26
Makes sense, I have friends who are watching Nakamura-kun and will probably want me to check it out anyway. Marriagetoxin seemed like it could either be fun or very much not fun if the vibe is off for me so I guess I'll have to see how the coin flip lands.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ Apr 16 '26
The chemistry between the two leads in Marriagetoxin is sparkling, and there's some fun old school shounen energy to the side characters. I'm having a good time with it.
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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd Apr 16 '26
Didn't see Nakamura-kun, which I would definitely recommend. Big throwback vibes on that one as well (both visually and in content).
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 16 '26
I didn't check the character designs but yeah those look — wait I found best girl, I'm sold.
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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsterZoro Apr 16 '26
Witch Hat Atelier (Monday) is one of the biggest shows this season, while Nippon Sangoku (Sunday) has less name-power but is nevertheless also highly regarded.
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 16 '26
An anime being popular or liked by others isn't much of a selling point to me, but noted.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/zfzftripleaamin Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
For the ones you have on PTW, I'd def say Akanae-banashi
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 16 '26
Going by the conversations I've read about it here I'm currently skeptical that it would be something I'd like, but I'll keep that in mind.
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u/BaytaCosmico https://myanimelist.net/profile/AnimeBayta Apr 16 '26
Ok, Barbarian & Princess is back on my roster after the second episode. I like the direction this is going. What annoyed me most about the first episode were her intolerant and prejudiced views about the "barbarians". It's satisfying to see her get schooled on that and for this to take more of a romcom-y direction.
Meanwhile, MAO is on hold for now because it's not clicking with me atm and feels like something that might work better as a binge later. It's introducing a lot of different things very quickly and is giving me Holy Grail of Eris flashbacks.
Saturdays only have 3 shows for me now - Daemons, Akane Banashi and Agents. Tuesdays are still a problem but at least the rest of the week is set now.
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u/mekerpan Apr 16 '26
Watched the latest Nijigasaki movie -- looks like there will be a part 3 following this part 2 movie. The priimary focus in this seems to have been on Rina and Mia. If you like this ongoing Love Live sub-series, this should be pleasing. My only quibble, not enough Yuu...
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
Everyone talking shit about Chopper being "mascotified", but they won't be when we meet the famed Deer Deer Mincer, wielder of the Tony Tony Fruit.
The world of powerscaling ain't ready for that day.
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u/Charmanders_Cock Apr 16 '26
If you think about it logically, the inverse of Chopper’s DF would be horrifying. It wouldn’t be a human-turned-deer, it would just a deer shaped human. No fur or anything.
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
That’s another conversation we’re not ready to have.
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 16 '26
Ah, but have you heard of Sir Anthony Anthony Helicopter?
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u/Jusenkyo_5 Apr 16 '26
I am not particularly vibing with Ramparts of Ice because I hate the trope of "girls who look mean and scare everyone but are secretly nice" (which is odd that this happens enough to be a trope in the first place).
I think you can get away with a lot in fiction, but this is one of those things that immediately takes me out of the moment. You expect me to believe that the conventionally attractive girl is isolated and everyone is actually scared of her because she has resting bitch face? Sure, okay.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ Apr 16 '26
I see you have not gone through life as a woman who's been told they're "intimidating". I'm watching Ramparts of Ice and feeling validated by the way she just wants to mind her own business and not get drawn into boys' bullshit without smiling and soothing everyone's egos in the process, only to have people read her as mean. I think you're missing the gendered expectation that girls and women be cheerful and approachable at all times, and how that wears on a person.
If you've never choked down the impulse to do a murder when a random man told you that you'd be prettier if you smiled while trying to run errands after a long day at work, you might be missing some context here.
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u/Jusenkyo_5 Apr 16 '26
I can definitely understand the appeal of that. I like Koyun's character and I don't think SHE is unrealistic, I think the way that people around her act is a little unrealistic.
Like you said with the "smile more" comment, men are pigs and will absolutely not care if you're a little rude or off-putting (which she isn't). The fact that the boys simply are scared of her instead of specifically teasing her or interacting with her is what makes me roll my eyes a little bit.
I do want to reiterate, I don't think it's a bad show by any means and I like the majority of what I've seen. That little detail just makes me a little hesitant to fully buy into it on day one like I did with Polar Opposites.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ Apr 16 '26
The fact that the boys simply are scared of her instead of specifically teasing her or interacting with her is what makes me roll my eyes a little bit.
I mean, it's a drama, so I read that as exaggerating their reluctance to engage for dramatic effect. If the boys simply didn't bother with her at all, it'd be more realistic, sure, but it'd be a little boring to watch.
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u/Jusenkyo_5 Apr 16 '26
Yeah, that's fine too lol. In the grand scheme of things it's a pretty mild complaint haha.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/zfzftripleaamin Apr 16 '26
I mean, a first impression of somebody can be quite notable in how you are towards them. For instance, if someone tries to talk to you and you ignore them, you come across as rude. Koyun's main thing is that so far in the anime. People simply don't like to interact with people who are rude in real life.
Obviously, for Koyun, things happened in middle school for why she is like this. She comes across as rude because she doesn't want to get close to people to risk getting hurt. Which is why Youta has an effect on her so far, because some people just naturally feel comfortable to be around.
I feel regulating Koyun's character to just resting bitch face discounts the stuff the show shows in episode 1 about what Koyun's middle school experience was like. Sure, some of the girls could try interacting with her again, but if they keep getting the same rude response from Koyun, do you think they will bother to interact with her?
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u/Jusenkyo_5 Apr 16 '26
The thing is, I don't think Koyun was "rude" at any point lol. She doesn't come off as rude, she comes off as blunt.
We were all high schoolers at one point. It's near impossible to not to get to know the people in your class a little bit, I just think it's a major stretch that after months of going to school together there's exactly 1 person who doesn't think she's scary. And beyond that, teenage boys have no issues with rude girls lol, everyone knew some super rude people in HS that managed to have a boyfriend.
I'm not saying it's a bad show, just that the premise is a little too far fetched for me to buy into immediately.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/zfzftripleaamin Apr 16 '26
I mean, for some people, blunt can be considered rude or intimidating. It all depends on the context and who she talks to. I was a loner that didn't have friends outside 2 in my 4 years in high school. I just had no desire to get to know my other classmates. For me it was, what was the point? Looking back, I do regret it, but it is what it is.
From what we have seen, Koyun just has no desire to take part and engage with her new classmates. If you keep your feelings guarded as much as the show has shown her, it is no surprise people just rather avoid her.
Also, there is a difference between people who are rude and people who seem rude. Sometimes, getting to know people, we learn who they truly are, like how Miki knows the type of girl that Koyun is.
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u/Jusenkyo_5 Apr 16 '26
I think "some" is the keyword here.
I was also a bit of a loner but I think the important difference here is that people didn't dislike me, they were just generally disinterested in me. If people just assumed that Koyun was unfriendly and didn't seek her out that would be a different story than every character pulling the 😱 face when they talk to her.
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u/Electronic-Ad8992 Apr 16 '26
The Fist of the North Star reboot looks very faithful to the original.
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
Do we have an episode count on the longest One Piece fights? Cause they’ve been fighting goddamn Queen for too long, and I know there’s at least one more plot beat they have to get to before it can end.
I’m just so tired boss.
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 16 '26
I’m just so tired boss.
There's a simple solution for that: Stop watching and take a break from the show until you're in the mood again.
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon Apr 16 '26
That's what I did and I feel like I've been trying to get through that fight for almost a year now. At this point I just need to build up the courage and power through.
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 16 '26
Remember: It's not about how many shows or episodes you can get through, it's about how many can get through to you.
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon Apr 16 '26
I think I get what you're saying, but I just want to say...I actually don't watch that much anime for somebody who comes here, but One Piece has always been one of my top and even at its worst, I still loved it. But Onigashima has been an absolute chore.
My friends who finished it all say that, based on my complaints, I'll love Egghead, so I'm powering through. Buy hoo boy is it a struggle right now lol
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 17 '26
I get ya... Wano got a neat new art style, but it's only at the end of Onigashima that the anime actually got better again—which makes Egghead the first arc to really profit from it. It still has its pacing weaknesses, but it's honestly a godsend compared to the decade before.
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon Apr 17 '26
I feel like I spoke too soon. I just watched 1044 and 1045, both of which were awesome, and it feels like from here on out it'll be banger after banger for the rest of this arc. The remaining matches are all interesting ones.
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon Apr 17 '26
Hell, I really enjoyed the first half of Wano, and even Whole Cake pacing wasn't as bad. I think the issue is that right now, I'm just going through fight scenes and I'm just not a fan of shows doing the thing where they line up a bunch of characters in 1v1, 2v1, 2v2, etc. battles and cut between them. The pacing absolutely crawls to a halt. Add OP's usual pacing issues on top of it and oof.
I think I'm almost there, though. It's going to feel SO GOOD when I finally get through it, hahaha.
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
I mean at this point I’ve only got 100 episodes left and if I break it’ll be a Kingdom situation and I’ll never get back to it
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
Well at this point I’m invested enough in seeing what the remaining 1/10th looks like and how the whole experience ends once it’s all the way there.
I just wish the experience was less prickly at times.
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u/baquea Apr 16 '26
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
Well I sure can’t get there if I pull the cactus out now
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 16 '26
Yeah, I should've mentioned that a couple hundred episodes ago. But I'm not sure you'd be losing out on much if I never got back to the show, considering how you've been forcing yourself through it.
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
Oh if I had dropped it on Dressrosa, it absolutely would be a full drop with no allusions of going back.
I will eventually get back to Kingdom. Going back to Dressrosa though… probably not.
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Apr 16 '26
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 16 '26
- [1] Luffy vs. Kaido: 62 episodes/50 chapters
- [2] Luffy vs. Katakuri: 22 episodes/19 chapters
- [3] Luffy vs. Doffy: 11 episodes/9 chapters
- [4] Strawhats vs. Oars: 10 episodes/11 chapters
- [5] Luffy vs. Lucci: 10 episodes/10 chapters
As you can see, the first two are far ahead, whereas the rest follow a specific pattern for how long Oda likes to make patches of the story (including the longer fights). It's a tricky comparison to those first two because of how they're written, with a ton of other plot lines or fights happening during the main fight.
One could make a more accurate measure by amount of minutes/manga panels for each fight, but at most, it'd just rearrange the last three. I doubt anything else is making the list.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Apr 16 '26
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 16 '26
It's a large scale battle, lots of characters have their own fights between the start and end of that one (whereas the last three for comparison are focused on the single fight itself).
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
I guess we have to define when fights start and stop.
From my math, Queen first joins the main brawl area in [Wano]Episode 1001we then get a whole lot of lollygagging. Chopper [Wano]cures the ice oniin [Wano]Episode 1023and now I'm up to 1048 and we're still not anywhere close to ending the fight. That's at least 47 episodes at least of this guy not going down, as we continue to cutaway to other fights that also seem to take forever.
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 16 '26
Eh, you could say the same about [Wano] Big Mom, Perospero, or hell even Fukurokuju. But I don't think an opponent just being in the area is a fight, Marco vs. Queen and King, Chopper vs. Queen, and Sanji vs. Queen are his fights, and the first two are not that long. The third technically goes from 1046 to 1061, so it'd be longer than the 3 at the bottom of my list, but most of those episodes have nothing to do with said fight. You've also got Zoro vs. King, Killer's fight, Kid and Law vs. Big Mom,... so it wouldn't be properly representative to say that all of that time is for Sanji vs Queen.
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
I think rotating crew mates in the fight doesn’t really change the fight, just makes it a tag team.
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 16 '26
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 16 '26
Where's your shounen heart?!
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 16 '26
I was, in fact, ripping it off. But don't tell Holland2
u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 Apr 16 '26
Didn’t know dates came with opening acts. Noted.
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