Was glad last weekend to see a few of us get talking last weekend in the One Piece thread. Lemmy is way too dead when it comes to anime and manga talk. So let’s see what we need to be talking about.
What have you been watching, what is it, and why do you think it’s worth watching?
I’ve been rewatching the Fate series, as well as Hibike Euphonium. Seasonally, I’m watching JJK, Zom100 and Undead Murder Farce and dropped 7 Spellblades.
JJK has been a bit underwhelming so far to be honest.
Zom100 is lots of fun, though a shame of all the delays.
Undead Murder Farce was a surprise for me. Enjoying it a lot.
7 spellblades was just boring and imo not that great.
Zom has been such a huge hit for me. I have been taking it kinda personal. I’m losing my job at the end of the month, and after 3 years of working from home and having so much if my life back under my control, the thought of even 3 days in office, let alone 5, is crushing me on to of all the other bad news I’ve been getting lately. I really feel for what the MC is going through.
I had watched S1 of JJK, and I read a decent bit ahead in the manga, but MHA and CSM gave me what I liked from JJK and did it better, so I dropped it completely.
Just checked out the trailer for Murder Farce since some others mentioned that too. That looks pretty interesting to say the least. This thread has gotten me so many new things to watch
Odd Taxi was pretty good. It’s not new or anything but I really liked the narrative.
Other than the seasonal anime airing right now I have a couple older shows I have recently finished.
- Lycoris Recoil: Loved this show. Really struck a great balance between action set pieces and some fluffy SOL stuff. Definitely a bit of suspension of disbelief on aspects of the show and some plot point around the Allen Institute aren’t super clear, but overall really great show.
- Shimoneta: Really fun, silly, horny show. This show takes everything to 11. The translators must have had a hell of a time translating all the filthy, horny Japanese puns. If you are looking for a madcap, over-the-top comedy that is desperately horny, then you can’t do much better than this one.
- The Vision of Escaflowne: Felt like checking out some 90’s vintage anime and saw this one recommended a couple times. Overall it was enjoyable, but the story definitely feels a bit dated. I was initially intrigued by the combination of a fantasy setting with the mecha genre, but the fantasy aspects never really factor into things and it is pretty much just straight mecha. I loved the animation in this series…yes, the character models (especially the noses) are kinda weird, but the mecha animation and fight choreography was great. Also, props to the animators for animating a girl running like a human being rather than the way moe girls are often animated these days when they run.
LycoReco is so good. The characters were such a joy to watch, particularly Chisato. She was voiced incredibly well too.
Demon slayer season 2, cuz I’m a dumbass and forgot about that series for a while. Oh and Zom100. I love zombie stuff.
Zom 100 is such a unique zombie show. He stays so positive in spite of everything. The show is both brutal and funny from the beginning, and there are a lot of moments I haven’t seen before in other zombie shows and movies.
(Edited to remove ep 1 spoilers)
I haven’t started watching it yet bruh, i feel like it got spoiled lol 😅.
Aww, I tried to keep it really vague in case anyone hadn’t seen it. Most of what I said is set up in the first episode though. This show doesn’t hold back in the savage parts though, even though so far it’s mainly about him trying to have fun. There is a good bit of stuff you probably haven’t seen before to look forward to!
Now i have, i binged on it all day. I love the animation and how they use colors and symbolisms, it’s so good.
Yes, the color effects instead of outright gore I think are more dramatic. My brain is expecting the red, but the bright bold colors add a bit of surprise to the moment. It’s a very creative show and has been a positive surprise for me when I want exciting much from many shows this season.
I feel like that symbolism to show like ironically the apocalypse is his salvation. They use all dark and less saturated colors when he’s living the office life and the zombies are the only way he can find any other colors on the world, it’s amazing. Tho I wish they were kinda subtle with the symbolisms they’re pretty obvious.
