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Another weekly general thread! I know everybody has this time of the week set aside as their favorite, so here it is. Like usual, feel free to use this thread for any kind of anime/anime-adjacent topics you might want to discuss.

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  • Instead of writing about currently airing shows this week, I wanted to write about something else I did instead. Oshi no Ko was on break this past week, but I still needed my fix, so I went back and watched season 1, episode 1 instead. That then started me on a bit of a journey of going back and watching some of my favorite episodes for a couple shows of the recent past. So, I am going to put my thoughts behind spoiler tags below for each one.

  • Completed: 

    • Hell’s Paradise - Well the big surprise was I thought this was a single season show. It mostly definitely is not. Still, I ended up much more satisfied than I was for the first half. Initially felt like an excuse for extreme bloody violence. By the end, I liked several of the characters quite a lot and am very curious where the story goes. If there’s a season 2, I’ll likely continue.

     

    Current releases, following weekly (roughly organized by decreasing interest): 

    • Oshi No Ko S2 - No new episode. 
    • Makeine - Still great. The curious thing for me in this anime is it flirts with common tropes, but then subverts it somehow that makes it not bother me. I wish it just avoided certain situations completely, which would make this a much easier recommendation to non-regular-anime-watchers. 
    • Pseudo Harem - Great episode. This couple is adorable. 
    • I Parry Everything - Another episode where the stakes just keep going up, and it gets beyond the level of absurd I thought it could do. 
    • Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings… - More anime tropes I find very boring, but at least it was only part of the episode this time. When it focuses more on the relationship of the main couple, it’s much better.

     

    Watched part of, but not up to date: 

    • Dungeon People - 6 episodes. Fun and easy watch. The content sometimes surprises me. It looks like it’d be relatively safe for kids, then something happens or is referenced and I realize it’s more adult than it looks. 
    • Days With My Stepsister - 4 episodes. Watched because it keeps hitting very high on the weekly charts. I’m super leery of the subject, but it’s surprisingly mature and realistic. Veerrrry slow though. It’s good enough I’ll keep going, because I think it started really climbing the charts for its later episodes. 
    • Wistoria - 3 episodes. Watched because it’s been higher on charts. Fun story, good animation, likable characters, interesting world. Ya I’ll probably keep going. 
    • No Longer Allowed In Another World - 1 episode. Watched because charts. The obsession with suicide is very off putting (I don’t think this subject should be handled to lightly…), and then I learned the MC is based on a real person (who actually died by suicide) and that made it feel really icky to me. I’ll admit, I laughed several times in the first episode. But I dunno if I’ll keep going.
  • Is it too early to start thinking about next season? (Credit and blame to MAL)

    Fall 2024 Lineup:

    JapaneseEnglish
    Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd SeasonRe:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
    UzumakiUzumaki: Spiral into Horror
    Blue Lock vs. U-20 JapanBlue Lock Season 2
    DandadanDandadan
    Seirei Gensouki 2Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Season 2
    Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Season 3Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3
    Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Soukoku-tanBleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict
    Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka V: Houjou no Megami-henIs It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V
    Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su 2nd SeasonShangri-La Frontier Season 2
    Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online IISword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II
    Ao no HakoAo no Hako
    Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-henBlue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga
    Dragon Ball DaimaDragon Ball Daima
    Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru 2nd SeasonAs a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise S2
    Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri 2nd SeasonRon Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions Season 2
    Kimi wa Meido-sama.You Are Ms. Servant.
    Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka365 Days to the Wedding
    Natsume Yuujinchou ShichiNatsume's Book of Friends Season 7
    Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zoI’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History
    Ranma ½ (2024)Ranma ½ (2024)
    Raise wa Tanin ga IiYakuza Fiancé
    Hitoribocchi no Isekai KouryakuLoner Life in Another World
    Amagami-san Chi no EnmusubiTying the Knot with an Amagami Sister
    Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto DouranRurouni Kenshin Season 2
    Maou 2099Demon Lord 2099
    Yarinaoshi Reijou wa Ryuutei Heika wo KouryakuchuuThe Do-Over Damsel Conquers The Dragon Emperor
    Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi 2nd SeasonThe Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Season 2
    Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru.If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student.
    MF Ghost 2nd SeasonMF Ghost 2nd Season
    Party kara Tsuihou sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu wa Saikyou ni TsukiParty kara Tsuihou sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu wa Saikyou ni Tsuki
    Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun Part 2After-School Hanako-kun Part 2
    Sayounara Ryuusei, Konnichiwa JinseiGood Bye, Dragon Life.
    Hoshifuru Oukoku no NinaNina the Starry Bride
    Maou-sama, Retry! RDemon Lord, Retry! R
    Ao no MiburoAo no Miburo
    Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni TsuiteOrb: On the Movements of the Earth
    Love Live! Superstar!! 3rd SeasonLove Live! Superstar!! 3rd Season
    Saikyou no Shienshoku "Wajutsushi" de Aru Ore wa Sekai Saikyou Clan wo ShitagaeruThe Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan
    Mecha-ude (TV)Mechanical Arms
    Goukon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta HanashiHow I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer
    Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitaiLet's be treasure hunters!
    Kabushikigaisha Magi-LumièreKabushikigaisha Magi-Lumière
    Touhai: Ura Rate Mahjong Touhai RokuTouhai: Ura Rate Mahjong Touhai Roku
    Youkai Gakkou no Sensei Hajimemashita!Youkai Gakkou no Sensei Hajimemashita!
    Acro TripAcro Trip
    HaigakuraHaigakura
    Trillion GameTrillion Game
    NegaPosi AnglerNegative Positive Angler
    Kamierabi 2nd SeasonKamiErabi GOD.app Season 2
    Shin Tennis no Oujisama: U-17 World Cup SemifinalThe Prince of Tennis: U-17 World Cup Semifinal
    Mahoutsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no HanashiMahoutsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi
    Shi Cao Lao Long Bei Guan Yi E Long Zhi Ming 2nd SeasonA Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized
    Hamidashi CreativeHamidashi Creative
    The iDOLM@STER Shiny Colors 2nd SeasonThe iDOLM@STER Shiny Colors 2nd Season
    Ooi! Tonbo 2nd SeasonTonbo! Season 2
    Tono to InuTono to Inu
    Puniru wa Kawaii SlimePuniru wa Kawaii Slime
    Kankin Kuiki Level XLockdown Zone: Lv. X
    Kinoko InuKinoko Inu
    Hyakushou Kizoku 2nd SeasonHyakushou Kizoku 2nd Season
    Neko ni Tensei shita OjisanNeko ni Tensei shita Ojisan
    Kagaku x Bouken Survival!Kagaku x Bouken Survival!
    Asatir 2: Mirai no Mukashi BanashiAsatir 2: Mirai no Mukashi Banashi
    Delico's Nursery cours 2Delico's Nursery cours 2
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