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  • zabadoh@ani.social
    English
    2·
    10 months ago

    Okay, so it’s week 4, we have a pretty good handle on what this season’s shows are like, so it’s time to drop and add them:

    Keep (in no particular order):

    • Sousou no Freiren (obviously)

    • Solo Leveling

    • Sasaki to Pii-chan

    • Sokushi Cheat

    • Classroom of the Elite

    • Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic

    • Unwanted Undead Adventurer

    • Brave Bang Bravern

    • Dungeon Meshi

    • Gushing Over Magic Girls

    • Tis Time For Torture, Princess

    • Hidden Boss Level 99

    • Mr. Villain’s Day Off

    • Hokkaido Gals Are Adorable

    Drop(ped):

    • Ishura

    • Bucchigiri

    • Saikyou Tank

    • Pon No Michi

    • Metallic Rouge

    • Majo to Yayuu

    • Ragna Crimson

    Add, maybe if I have time:

    • Snack Basue

    • Yubisaki to Renren

    That’s still an awful lot of shows that I’m following already, so some of the weaker or gimmicky ones might have to go, like Sokushi Cheat, Wrong Way, Unwanted Undead, Brave Bang Bravern, Gushing, Tis Time, Hidden Boss, Hokkaido Gals.

  • kikuri@ani.socialEnglish
    0·
    10 months ago

    three episode rule of thumb for shows

    • Yubisaki to Renren has become my favourite show of the season.

    • I will probably drop Sengoku Youko and Metallic Rouge if they fail to impress me with the third episode. Idk about Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete.

    • Dungeon Meshi paused for now.

    I will also be watching Urusei Yatsura and the shows continuing from the fall season (Sousou no Frieren, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto and Undead Unluck). I might try 7th Time Loop since it’s getting a lot of positive reception.

    Regarding finished series:

    • I completed Hoshikuzu Telepath and it was one of the most 6/10 anime I’ve ever watched. It’s not bad, but there are a lot of better CGDCT anime.

    • I’m loving Turn A Gundam, I’m at episode 18 right now.

    • I bought the Taiho Shichauzo manga!

    • wjs018@ani.socialOPMEnglish
      0·
      10 months ago

      Yubisaki to Renren

      I am going to have to check this one out. I have only heard good things since this season started and I am a sucker for a good romance anime. Hokkaido Gals just didn’t do it for me this season.

      Metallic Rouge

      I agree with the sentiment here. This is one I want to love so badly because I love the aesthetic, vibe, OST, everything about it, but just have not connected with the story yet. The first two episodes felt completely narratively disconnected from one another, like they were telling two different stories entirely.

      Turn A Gundam

      I hear people praise different Gundam series often, but as somebody that hasn’t really watched any Gundam other than random episodes of Gundam Wing on Toonami years ago, I have no idea where to start. Just looking up this series on AniList, you are presented with a bunch of different relations to the greater Gundam-verse:

      It feels intimidating to break into.

      • kikuri@ani.socialEnglish
        0·
        10 months ago

        It feels intimidating to break into.

        I wanted to get into Gundam for years and always put it off for that reason. Suisei no Majo was my entry because it is completely detached from the other timelines/universes and it was airing weekly. The first half is very good, but unfortunately I cannot recommend it because it falls off a cliff in the last episodes.

        Turn A probably isn’t the best choice as a second series, but I’m at episode 20 and understood 99.99% of the plot. Afaik it isn’t actually connected to the other universes, but is like the convergence of all timelines thousands of years into the future.

        I will complete Turn A and proceed with the UC route following the r/anime wiki guide.

        • zabadoh@ani.social
          English
          3·
          10 months ago

          The quickest and easiest way would be the original 3 Gundam compilation movies that summarize the first TV series.

          Unfortunately all 3 movies are a bit long at 2h15-2h20 each, so get comfortable and don’t be afraid to take breaks.

          You’ll get introduced to the universe of Sides, the Gundam mechs, home carrier White Base, the kids and the Haro mascot robot, the Zion Empire and their distinctive mechs, and the masked villain ace pilot Char Aznable from whom all other masked villain ace pilots flow.

          A quick look on nyaa says they’re titiled “Mobile Suit Gundam 0079” or “Kidou Senshi Gundam”

          I feel that Z and ZZ are optional.

          Maybe the Char’s Counterattack movie if you want to see how far the universe and mechs developed under Z and ZZ.

          Everything else is just pretty much riffing from the mech designs and characters from the original series.

          The more years pass, the less relation each new Gundam series has to the original, I feel.

          That’s not a bad thing, as beating this dead horse drops all that model kit money for Sunrise/Bandai, which means we get more anime.

          I’m honestly shocked that they haven’t done an updated reboot of the original series like LoGH/DNT.