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2·9 months agoWhen does the pain end!?
From my experience: never. A lot of shows stop airing before they reach a significant resolution, only to be replaced next season with more shows with new problems. You gotta drop the take-your-lumps, horror, thriller, and melodrama shows if you want a respite from the pain.
I’ve now checked out the 3 available episodes of Berserk of Gluttony. From what I’ve seen I don’t expect it to tell a particularly interesting story, but it has been fun to watch.
Update: I’ve now watched the available episodes of Berserk of Gluttony and Ragna Crimson. Both are good fun.
Berserk of Gluttony so far has not been much more than an edgy fantasy power-fantasy. But it’s executed well and has been enjoyable. I think it’s a little darker than the typical power-fantasy. The bad-guys are laughably evil and I’m not sure if the plot is going anywhere interesting.
Ragna Crimson is more story focused. I supposed this show also has the makings of a power-fantasy, but it has not leaned too heavily into the wish fulfillment aspect. The characters are more interesting. The bad-guys are also laughably evil here, but in a way that’s more pure (literally being monsters helps, I guess), and thus a bit more horrifying. Every reward has a price, and you often do not know what that price actually is.
Anime Corner rankings have always been strange. That being said, I was pushing off watching episode 2 of Spy x Family because I just wasn’t interested for some reason. I did get around to watching episode 2 and it was great.
Hm, I had written off Ragna Crimson and Berserk of Gluttony based on instinct, but it looks like they might be worth a try.
I did it, I made it all the way to the end. It wasn’t easy, but here I am. I probably should have dropped it, but I didn’t. There’s really not much to praise this anime for, but it had a positive tone and there were mildly interesting events happening. They also definitely made it feel like a fantasy world; the idea that everything comes from dungeon drops is in itself interesting, but the exploration of this concept was just wacky. I guess maybe I was supposed to laugh at all the lukewarm wacky stuff.
The fact that they had an episode summary at the start of most episodes was pretty crazy.
2·11 months agohaha, I didn’t think of Eminence in the Shadow. Oliver is almost living out Cid’s dream, with his secret special ability, secret special motivation, secret special ambitions, and secret special coronation.
Eminence in the Shadow really nailed it on the head.
Huh, lots of stuff going on in this episode. We finally get the titular seventh spellblade… Funnily enough, Bungou Stray Dogs season 5 also showcases the ability to cut through space-time that kinda makes the seventh spellblade look quaint.
Oliver’s motivations are revealed with a little bit of his mother’s (?!) backstory from seven (?!) years ago, but it seems like there is more to tell. Hopefully they also get around to explaining why there is a cult.
Looks like Oliver didn’t need the advice that Richard Andrews gave him last episode.
I’m almost happy for Getou, at least he looks happy now. It looks like we’re done watching Gojo and Getou’s past and are going back to the main story timeline.
It was nice to get an overview of all the airing anime.
I can confirm that Jujutsu Kaisen and Mushoku Tensei are bangers.
I just watched the first 3 episodes of Reign of the Seven Spellblades because he was enthusiastic about it, but I didn’t find it particularly good. I’d definitely place it lower than Bungo Stray Dogs. I’ll continue watching it for now.
I want to give Undead Murder Farce a watch, but I have a feeling it’ll be better to binge it once the season has finished.
I wasn’t even aware of Zom 100 or Link Click, some more to watch in the future.
I haven’t watched Dark Gathering. I’m skeptical, but I’m willing to give it try.
I can confirm My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even At Level 1 is trash and mildly enjoyable. Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero sounds like it’s worth trying out.
As for The Duke of Death and His Maid, I didn’t find the first season interesting enough for me to watch the second. I didn’t even think the CGI looked that bad, I just never felt particularly interested in the contents. The OP song for season 1 was great, though.
Masamune-kun’s Revenge R is a show I thought I’d watch, but then I saw that I had actually rated the first season a score of 6 on MyAnimeList (which is a barely-not-dropped score for me). So, I decided to hold off. I’ll watch it if it has favorable reviews when it finishes.
I’m not a huge fan of Iseleve, but I found enjoyment in it. For me it was a bit like watching a campy movie for fun, part of the fun was very much jeering at it with others. Everything is so over the top and absolutely ridiculous. Some parts are bananas, but not once does the show acknowledge its ridiculousness – it plays everything completely straight faced. It made me wonder: was it written this way because the author thought this Mary Sue would be super cool, or was it written this way because the author wanted to absolutely abuse a few tropes to the furthest extent that he possibly can. I don’t know what the truth is, it may be a mixed bag, either way the end product is fascinating to watch.
To enjoy the show, I think you probably also have to enjoy the Mary Sue & wish-fulfillment aspect to some extent. There’s just too much of it to ignore or jeer at all of it.
I think what I don’t like is that is feels like the MC is literally handed everything and there is no challenge whatsoever; for me it feels a bit like a story-on-rails feeling and I don’t feel really connected to any of the characters, as if they are just cookie-cutter templates with no depth or personality.
Absolutely, this show has little nuance. The characters don’t feel like real people. The plot and character development is asinine. The visuals were actually OK, there were a few pretty scenes.
I think the top review on MAL is worth a read if you haven’t read it yet https://myanimelist.net/reviews.php?id=490093 … Though be warned, that review may be more interesting than the show itself.
RIP Gojou. I guess he’s just too cool for TV.
But seriously, JJK continues to deliver episodes overflowing with style, an interesting plot, and great animation & sound & voice. It’s awesome.
It was interesting to see Nanami in this time period, I was not expecting to see him.
A bit late, Episode 2 already aired July 16…
An exciting episode. Man, Ouchi is really loved by the UN members. It seemed a bit unnecessary for Ouchi to get on the boat. Maybe Ranpo didn’t have enough information, but it probably wouldn’t have hurt have used his ‘ability’ a bit earlier. It looks like next episode will have a battle, as an impossible prophesy is fulfilled and the classic combo is reunited.
These first two episodes have been intense, and it looks like the show has no intention of stopping.
I just watched the first two episodes. It’s a pretty unabashed power fantasy with somewhat uninspiring animation, but I don’t hate it. Stuff is happening, our MC is relatable, our MC and friends are happy. I’ll probably keep watching.
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With this episode we’re thrown right back into the plot. Ranpo is always a treat whenever he makes an appearance – he’s the real MC. They quickly touched on what was happening with all of our Armed Detective Agency friends, and overall it was a great start to the season.
Huh, not something I would’ve expected, but it looks fun!
For some reason it visually reminds me of “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners”, but they don’t appear to share the same staff. Maybe it’s just the influence from using western characters.
Not gonna continue watching.
I can’t blame you. There definitely has been shounen shows that I’ve had to drop because the story was unenticing.
As OP as Tanjiro is, I like how it still feels like he is still outclassed by the Hashira and the Upper Demons. Though I suspect Tanjiro will keep becoming more and more OP.
It is a bit funny that the consequences are becoming less and less with each Upper Demon. First Rengoku dies, then Tengen is severely injured, but this time it’s only nameless characters that suffer serious loss. I somewhat sympathize with the author, because making a token sacrifice in each arc would itself be repetitive.
However, Nezuko surviving the sun felt like a step too far. It reminded me that Tanjiro hasn’t lost anything personally significant since the beginning of the series (that I recall). The show set up a nice moment where Nezuko sacrifices herself and Tanjiro would have to reevaluate his ambitions. This would be an actual loss for Tanjiro, but nope. Perhaps that is path the author would have gone down if he was given free rein.
I liked Yukari’s confession scene way more than I expected, I think they did a great job with that. And as always, Yamada and Akane are so cute together. This is a great end to the season.
Overall, this show was a pleasure to watch. The way it balanced romance, drama, and humor was excellent and made each episode in itself enjoyable to watch.
Shows for Winter 2024 on my radar, that I am interested in watching: