What Anime are you watching?

[jonhammstein]

See, having never engaged with the TV series, I thought the movie was alright. At least, I remember enjoying it for the most part. It looked really nice, didn't it? Maybe I don't actually recall any of it and I'm just giving it the benefit of the doubt.

Anyway, I'll watch the show.

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How remiss of me. I'm also watching Zenshu this season. It manages to be good but also forgettable somehow.

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See, having never engaged with the TV series, I thought the movie was alright. At least, I remember enjoying it for the most part. It looked really nice, didn't it? Maybe I don't actually recall any of it and I'm just giving it the benefit of the doubt.

Anyway, I'll watch the show.

It's probably better that all you remember about the movie is enjoying it and you can go into the series fresh. The movie is similar in name and general concept only. The designs, presentation and even the personalities of the characters are drastically different.

[jonhammstein]

First episode of Esca is off to a good start. They really designed the hell out of that dragon for maximum revulsion. Blech.

I'm also watching Zenshuu, but I've avoided talking about it because I can't decide whether I love it or hate it.

Take the most recent episode, for example. The "villain" has lived so long and seen so much death and destruction that she just wants an end to it all, and the MC "cures" her simply by turning her into a bishi simp. "Oh I have a new zest for life so long as I have these pictures of beautiful men to look at!" It's almost a meta commentary on certain types of anime fans. Yuck.

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First episode of Esca is off to a good start. They really designed the hell out of that dragon for maximum revulsion. Blech.

I'm also watching Zenshuu, but I've avoided talking about it because I can't decide whether I love it or hate it.

Same! It's weird. I feel like I'm supposed to love it but I'm not sure. To the point I forgot it's one of the few shows I'm watching this season.

Take the most recent episode, for example. The "villain" has lived so long and seen so much death and destruction that she just wants an end to it all, and the MC "cures" her simply by turning her into a bishi simp. "Oh I have a new zest for life so long as I have these pictures of beautiful men to look at!" It's almost a meta commentary on certain types of anime fans. Yuck.

Yeah, I found that so weird. Like Frieren crying at Himmel's funeral but instead of her going on an adventure, someone gives her pictures of hot dudes and she's all better. Don't get me wrong, I liked the song sequence. But, really, that was the solution to existential dread?

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You know, Zenshuu's kinda growing on me. The elf episode was still a bit of a miss but the show itself didn't lose its footing. I wonder what's gonna happen with the unicorn tho'.

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Can they glue that horn back or what?

[jonhammstein]

Yeah, I'm definitely feeling better about the show as it progresses. Having her finally lose in the previous episode really got me on board.

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It's not anime but there's been leaks on art for a new Avatar series and it sounds dumb as shit. Which is whatever, I guess. Korra already pissed all over ATLA's legacy until the warm yellow steam reached heaven so I guess its whatever.

[jonhammstein]

They'll never stop trying and failing to recapture the magic!

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And it'll become more and more of a withered husk with every attempt... like everything else we ever knew and loved. 

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This upcoming show kinda interested me. Thought it could be the second coming of Bocchi...

But nah. I'll still chell out the first episode but I read some of the manga and it's like jamming out together is hate sex for the two lead girls. Not in a hot yuri way but in a gross way as if they're assaulting one another. The other characters that join up appear to be garbage just based on the preview alone.

I dunno. Music sounds like it could be good.

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This looks cute. I hope it's cute. Because it looks cute and wholesome.

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People in the comments promising this one's good. This one's not like the other girls. But I can't trust a show that gives the main character three-quarter gloves and then thinks they can get away with depicting said gloves but not even drawing gloves: they just color part of the guy's hands black and call it a day. Not seeing the edge of this dude's gloves killed my immersion. I'm not joking. It really bothers me.

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You're a heavy knight? SLAAAAP! Dude, why? Why's that a problem? I know it's a trailer and the show will probably tell us but I think something like this in a trailer should make sense. Like, you can infer things from someone getting slapped for having no magic. Or like that one anime Chillin' in Another World with Cheat Powers or whatever where the dude was level 1 with no skills. That shit deserves a slappin'. I dunno, getting slapped for being a heavy knight sounds fucking stupid.

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This dude's supposed to be 18.

[jonhammstein]