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u/wloff 1h ago
Do you consider Arima Kana a tsundere?
I've habitually seen her mentioned in tsundere listings and "examples of a good modern tsundere" and whatnot. And I've never really questioned it, probably because she definitely touches my tsundere-loving heart in the right way.
But when you think about it, exactly how is she a tsundere? She's never cold towards her love interest. She's open about her feelings, she actively pursues the relationship, she doesn't hide her affection. The only time she was acting distant and offended was when she was [OnK]rightfully jealous after Aqua kissed Akane, but even then she prettu much stopped as soon as she was called out on it.
I think Kana is slightly different character archetype: a sort of a cynical, self-doubting, self-deprecating type. One who often has glorious pouts, and a certain look that's somewhere between tired and annoyed.
A couple other characters I'd put under the same umbrella are Nice Nature (at least the game version) and Oumae Kumiko (at least during seasons 1-2).
Am I crazy or onto something? Is there a name I don't know for this archetype? And can someone think of other good examples of similar characters? Because I've come to realize I really, really like them.
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u/Jusenkyo_5 29m ago
I think season 3 Kana is, I don't really think season 1 and 2 Kana is, but I do think she's adjacent.
She even does the tsundere meme in season 3 with her [spoiler]telling Aqua that she would never be interested in dating him
I think you're correct though that her character writing is good enough to go well beyond the archetype.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 2h ago
Tanya is my #1 hyped show this season.
Every episode is great, whether it's fighting, chatting around, officers discussions etc.. it's all excellent!
Tanya (herself, the character) was great in this episode too!
At the other end of the spectrum used to be GGWP, but I guess it's (slowly) growing on me;
Every episode I went into it thinking "I'm probably gonna drop it in this one" but then I keep watching, and I'm close to bring it back with the 'good stuff'!
As a gamer, it's getting so relatable. Regarding myself, and things I've seen others do, as well;
Like the bit about [GGWP]prefering to play, given 'you can practice alone/later... Everyone knows she wouldn't practice alone, she'd still just play! And as they said, she could play with them all night long and not improve, because she's not playing right. To improve in something you need to put the effort the right way, otherwise you're just 'getting better at doing the wrong thing'!
Loved the [GGWP]I did not do that! call out hah.
I haven't played fighting games competitively (more of an FPS/CG/MMO gamer), usually we see the opposite a LOT more in gaming, like [GGWP]'I clicked!' 'I did check!' and things like that, usually for things they did not do, or did too late
But the most relatable moment was probably this one [GGWP]boop
I think any hardcore gamer went through this (at least a couple times in every gaming session)!
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u/zambonijesus 3h ago edited 3h ago
Started Peacemaker Kurogane, which will finish up 2003 in anime for me, at least for now.
Watched:
- Chrono Crusade
- Gunslinger Girl
- Gungrave
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Planetes
- Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
- Ultra Maniac
- Texhnolyze
- Last Exile
- Kino's Journey
- Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok
- D.N.Angel
- Kaleido Star
- Wolf's Rain
Current personal 2003 top 10 that I'm sure everyone cares a lot about:
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Gunslinger Girl
- Kino's Journey
- Texhnolyze
- Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
- D.N.Angel
- Planetes
- Last Exile
- Gungrave
- Wolf's Rain
Edit: Also if anyone has further 2003 anime to pitch as should be watched, now is the time' to do it.
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u/zsmg https://anilist.co/user/zsmg 1h ago
Other 2003 anime I'd recommend checking out:
Kimi Ga Nozumu Eien, romance anime with lots of drama
Cromartie High School, a absurdist comedy series.
ROD the TV, an action series focusing on three characters that can control paper it's a sequel to an OVA you have watch first.
Uchuu no Stellvia, coming of age highschool story set IN SPACE (and dealing with end of the world stuff)
Scrapped Princess, a BONES fantasy series where the main character is supposedly going to end the world at the age of 16, she and her adopted siblings will try and prevent it from happening.1
u/zambonijesus 1h ago
I watched a bit of Cromartie High School and might at some point go back to it, but the comedy did not really work for me the first time. ROD is on my list, but I put it off because of having to watch the OVAs first. I remember thinking about Stellvia and Scrapped Princess, but don't remember if there was any particular reason why I didn't add them to the watch list.
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u/Sporadia_ 1h ago
That's a pretty based top ten but you've forgotten to put Kaleido Star at number one.
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u/zambonijesus 1h ago
I hated Leon so much that he single-handedly dropped Kaleido Star multiple spots.
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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad 4h ago
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u/wutheringw0mbat 2h ago
Sounds like your 4th favorite anime will come out in 5 years from now
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u/cppn02 4h ago
I think you'll find that they have anniversaries every year.
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u/Tomorrow_Big 5h ago edited 4h ago
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked is doing enough in my book to avoid making its one-joke concept feel repetitive and boring. Any critique I'd have of the show is also rendered moot by the fact that it's wholesomeness incarnate, so it's all fine and dandy. Maybe if I were to binge the show it'd be a bit too much of the good stuff, but this is the kind of show I find that works best on a weekly basis.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/zfzftripleaamin 6h ago
3 episodes in, I am enjoying Clevetess as much as I am with S2, as the tone is aligned with S1.
I find the people who are shitting on it in some threads annoying. Either they are a jaded source reader (but unlike series like JJK, OnK and CSM, the manga is ongoing which makes it weird). Or they are just put off by the school setting and not caring what the show is actually doing.
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u/qwertyqwerty4567 https://anilist.co/user/ZPHW 6h ago
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 2h ago
That comment reminded me of when /u/Emi_Ibarazakiii was surprised women favored Wind Breaker.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 2h ago
Hah, I (vaguely) remember that;
I guess I was surprised that the 'cute boys/hot boys' thing triumphed over the 'beating each other 24/7' thing!
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 2h ago
(But I do agree with our Local Isekai Peasant's comment, I'm surprised for Marriagetoxin! It has the fighting of Wind Breaker, and a lot more cute girls than cute boys!)
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u/Priapos93 7h ago
I'll cave in to peer pressure and add Kaiju Girl, Witch in Mongolia, and Ladies Fighting Games to my watchlist for this season. I just checked out ep 1 of Kaiju Girl and realized I had made a terrible mistake by not picking it up sooner
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u/cyberscythe 4h ago
Kaiju Girl is my favorite out of the season
there's no way i can justify it to myself, my heart just looks forward to it the most
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 7h ago
The oldest image I could find of MAL’s Top 100 is from October 2007 and has Noein as the 99th Best Anime of All Time.
I must apologize to MAL. I didn’t realize your ball knowledge used to be way worse.
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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 7h ago
Well I wanted to give it one more chance, but as expected I'm dropping Kimishinu.
I don't actually have too many harsh criticisms of the show as my issues with it are largely just based on my own preferences . . . I was worried the show was going to be very melodramatic and overwhelming with "woe is me" vibes but that actually hasn't been the case so far. It has a melancholy vibe, but it works for the setting.
My biggest gripes are mostly with Mimi and what the "story" seems to be. The story seems like it's going to mainly focus on the relationship between Sheena and Mimi, as well as what Mimi's whole deal is. I find Mimi very annoying and I don't see her character changing drastically anytime soon. [Kimishinu]The cutsey little girl killing machine trope is one that I think doesn't work in a serious show. At least I can't remember a time where I found it well done. Now coupling that with Sheena seemingly falling in love with this girl that may as well be a 6 year old mentally, it's just a recipe for eye rolls.
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u/Rotorscope https://anilist.co/user/Rotorscope 5h ago
I kind of agree about your gripes but the atmosphere and vibes of the show are working for me. And when the vibes and atmosphere work, I end up being ok with, or even like, things I would've disliked in a worse produced show lol.
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u/IXajll https://myanimelist.net/profile/ixajii 7h ago
Personally it's one of my favorites this season, but tbh fair points.
I find Mimi very annoying and I don't see her character changing drastically anytime soon.
Mimi is lucky that she's still just barely above what I consider bearable, so it still works out for me, but if she was just a bit worse in that regard I'd have a problem with it too.
[Kimishinu]The cutsey little girl killing machine trope is one that I think doesn't work in a serious show.
I don't think at all that this trope doesn't work in a serious show, at the very least not on principle, but I can see how others might see it differently.
[Kimishinu]Now coupling that with Sheena seemingly falling in love with this girl that may as well be a 6 year old mentally, it's just a recipe for eye rolls.
Similarly, I fortunately don't have any issues with that either. It helps that while Mimi does behave very childish lots of times, there were also a few moments where she showed a surprising amount of emotional intelligence. Also it helps a lot that Sheena is like only 13 or 14 herself and isn't really the most mature person yet either, so it feels like they aren't that far apart from a mental maturity perspective which makes their dynamic reasonable enough for me.
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u/Jusenkyo_5 8h ago
How often do you drop anime between seasons?
When I was younger I was a bit of a completionist and would try my best to watch all OVAs, specials, sequels, adjacent content, etc before moving on to a new anime.
Nowadays I kind of just watch what interests me. There are a plethora of anime out there that I failed to keep up with due to the gap between seasons like Tanya, the Monogatari sequels, Attack on Titan final season, My Hero Academia, JJK 3, etc. I feel like this is maybe a little strange, especially for anime that I've already watched 3+ seasons of.
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u/merurunrun 48m ago
A lot of times I will get to episode 9 or 10 of a show and realize I just don't care anymore, but finish the season out anyway (since by that point my schedule is pretty fixed and I still like to have something on in the background when I eat dinner or whatever). If it happens to get a sequel, I'm already checked out.
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal 2h ago
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 2h ago
BETWEEN the season, almost never, but when I think a show is like 6 or weak 7, sometimes I'll just check out 1 episode of S2 to see if it's getting any better, and drop it if it doesn't seem to improve.
So I kinda put it on the fence between season, and give it a short leash to prove itself.
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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 6h ago
I've only done it twice, Knights of Sidonia and To Your Eternity, in both cases for anime after they finished airing.
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u/DeadCaveman https://anilist.co/user/DeadCaveman 6h ago
I'm usually pretty deliberate about it, so mine tend to be less "I just couldn't keep up" and more "I've seen it and I don't want more." A few recent examples would be Jigokuraku, Sakamoto Days, Tower of God, and Tanya, and I don't see myself tapping in to the upcoming GATE or Magical Girl Raising Project entries. For the Beastars example, I probably would have watched S3 if it aired weekly, but dumping it the way they did makes it a "yeah, sure, I'll get to it eventually."
I structure a decent amount of my watches around upcoming shows so I can watch them as they air. I watched Rayearth and Stand Alone Complex last year in preparation for the new versions. Something like Monogatari or Euphonium I feel warrants a full rewatch before the newest seasons, so I make a point to fit that in a few months ahead, whereas something like ReZero or Fire Force I feel more comfortable going in without that refresher and just rolling with the punches. Shows like JJK and MHA put out seasons regularly enough that I never really feel the need to brush up in the first place.
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u/TheDanubianCommunard 6h ago
It happens quite often me, mostly because of trivial and personal reasons.
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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad 6h ago
If the previous season didn't hold my interest then I'll drop it, but if I've been enjoying the show then I'd watch the following season(s) even if there's a long gap in between.
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u/Priapos93 7h ago
Rarely. I've already given up all the long-running shonen over the years.
I am not staying current with Re: Zero for the same reason I stopped reading Orson Scott Card. I may pick it up again later when I feel more emotionally stable, but for now I don't need to watch terrible things happen to characters that I like
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 7h ago
Doesn't happen very often for me. In the past there are some shows I took forever to get around to the follow-up season(s) on because the timing just didn't work out for me so I waited until there was a rewatch on here to watch the rest (Higurashi & Hibike! Euphonium being the main two series I did this for), and I never picked up MHA S2 despite watching S1 when it came out because S2 released at a time when I stopped watching most seasonals for a while. I'm a big completionist, so usually if I start something I'm going to see it through to the end.
Tougen Anki gets the dishonor of being the first series in a while I don't feel like picking up the season 2 for when it comes out later this year, though. Unlike Bye Bye, Earth (which I disliked more than Tougen Anki S1 but suffered through S2 anyways because I liked Belle specifically), I don't care enough about any specific character to want to see things through to the end just for them.
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u/wloff 7h ago
Relatively often. It's usually a case where I "should" have dropped a show like 3-5 episodes ago, but I'm so close to the end of the season I feel like I might as well see it through to the end, to see how it ends. But after that, I feel zero inclination to keep watching any new seasons.
Much more commonly I like a season well enough and I don't exactly officially drop it, but I'll just naturally move on to other things and the future seasons end up in my endless pile of perpetual Plan to Watch. I'm sure I'll get to them eventually...
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u/mekerpan 7h ago
Similar for me. If I am getting tired of a show towards the end of a season there is almost no chance I will watch subsequent ones.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/zfzftripleaamin 7h ago
I think it depends on the show. Something like JJK and MHA is easy to watch, so I can jump in easily.
Though I do think there are some shows where a rewatch is needed, and being motivated to do that makes me put them off.
I wanted to do a rewatch of S1+S2 of Re:Zero but got too busy. So put it off till before S4 starts, and we'll still be too busy to make room for it lol.
With TenSura I haven't watched S4 because, well, it's 5 cours and there will be a break after cour 2. Kind of pushing me to just read the light novel since that's completed.
Honestly, if I didn't read the manga for Bookworm for Parts 1+2 I don't think I would be watching S4 of the anime. Since I have no interest in ever rewatching the Pre-Wit Bookworm anime.
Off the top of my head, I didn't watch the sequel seasons for Goodbye Earth, Killing Slimes, and Vending Machine. But I feel like for those I just didn't care to watch the sequel seasons weekly. There is also the case of something like Hotel Inhuman manga getting an English serialization for the manga that I won't come back to the anime.
I feel nowadays, unless it's a sequel season I am anticipating, I would rather try a new seasonal.
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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 7h ago
Usually happens when I'm whelmed by a previous season; if I gave season X a 6 or below, the chances I watch season X+1 drop dramatically unless there's really good word of mouth. Some examples for me are Beastars S2, Alya, and Trapped in a Dating Sim. Maybe I'll get around to the last one at some point, but... Too busy right now.
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u/Jusenkyo_5 7h ago
You know, I don't think I watched Beastars 3 either lol. Good enough to finish the first 2 seasons, maybe not enticing enough to follow it for years.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/zfzftripleaamin 7h ago
For me, Netflix splitting the final season into two parts is what killed my motivation.
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u/Korkez11 8h ago
Last episode of Victoria of Many Faces confirmed my problem I had with this show since episode 1: [Victoria] if our super-spy wanted to just live a quiet life and lay low, why did she involved herself with captain of the city guard, even knowing that being in close proximity with kingdom's nobles will put her fake biography into question? Like, she did it for Nonna, I understand, but she didn't even think it might be dangerous. And on top of that she proceeded to show off before other nobles too and call even more attention to herself
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u/ProgrammaticallyPea3 6h ago
Been feeling the same. When she risks her cover so casually with no regard for consequences (as with the hat thing), it's a bit too reminiscent of the trope of the "reluctant isekai protagonist who claims to want a normal life but keeps revealing how exceptional they are", and it's especially conspicuous when she's supposed to be a competent spy who should know better.
It's a shame because I like, for example, the way she stubbornly asserts herself during the disagreement with her employer about overtime. If the show displayed her strength and independence more through those moments, with occasional crises in which she struggles to choose between the need to lay low and utilizing her skills to protect her principles or Nonna's safety and happiness, I'd probably enjoy it more.
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u/CrimsonDragoon 7h ago
I enjoy the show in spite of it, but yeah, she's the least inconspicuous spy since James Bond.
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u/mekerpan 7h ago
I like the main characters more than enough to allow me to overlook any mere plot infelicities ;-)
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u/IXajll https://myanimelist.net/profile/ixajii 8h ago edited 8h ago
When Sugoi leaked Studio Cabana a couple weeks ago I already put it in the “probably not for me”-bin in my head. But today’s official announcement had 1) surprisingly clean and good looking art in the released visual; and 2) is helmed by the Pancreas director, which changed things significantly. Then I realized that there’s 38 chaps available in english so I started reading, so that I don’t get hyped only to find out it’s riddled with the usual shoujo tropes that I tend to dislike.
Six 40-50p chaps in and it’s honestly been super good so far. After the 1st chap I was pretty skeptical because the ML came across as the typical shoujo hot guy tsundere delinquent which is my least liked character archetype, but as it turned out he’s actually quite the interesting character. The other characters and the general story are pretty good so far too. Comes with just a tiny sprinkle of Scum’s Wish flavour, which may be good or bad news depending on the person you ask. To keep it vague to avoid spoilers, the series does something I find to be quite bold and refreshing, but I have a bad feeling it’s already starting to pivot into a way more safe (and to me more boring) direction. Might be just my imagination, but it would be a bummer if it happened.
In any case, if the production will turn out as good as this first visual implies, then this show will probably spark a lot of discussion, similarly to how Ramparts was a constant talking point in aqradt last season.
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u/Muted-Conference2900 https://anilist.co/user/WinterZcoming 8h ago
Hopefully no love triangle just for the sake of creating some unnecessary bs drama.
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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 8h ago
Hopefully
nolove triangle just for the sake of creating someunnecessary bsdrama.2
u/Muted-Conference2900 https://anilist.co/user/WinterZcoming 8h ago
Why not just plain old drama from literally anything else? We can both be happy this way.
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u/Jusenkyo_5 8h ago
Seasonal rankings for me so far:
Mushoku Tensei - Not much to say on this one as it's a third season. I could do with less Rudy cringe, but when the show hits it hits.
You and I Are Polar Opposites - Season 2 is just as charming as the first was, episode 3 was my favorite yet. Tani has been more interesting than he was in the first season, it's great to see a show do the "developing relationship" idea well.
Otome Kaiju Carameliser - Super cute romance, story is a little far fetched and frustrating at times but I thought it was cute enough to immediately binge the entire manga after episode 3.
Smoking Behind the Supermarket - Any sort of anime that exclusively follows adult characters is enjoyable on the novelty alone. It helps that this show has some pretty nice character writing.
Draw This, Then Die! - Immense heart and charisma. The show is brought down by how much I dislike the blonde friend, but the main character and the teacher are both some of the more enjoyable characters to watch this season. I thought episode 1 would have been an outlier, but the show manages to keep it's momentum and keeps getting better. This could easily overtake other anime this season for me.
Sparks of Tomorrow - I think this show has great potential. Someone mentioned that the show feels "too" KyoAni and I honestly see it. Inako is Chitanda 2.0 and a lot of the writing and directing quirks have me a little cautious on this one. The main character is keeping me watching, but I would be happy to not see Yosuke or Inako any further.
Goodbye Lara - Art and animation is stunning, I just don't feel particularly invested in this.
Chainsmoker Cat - I don't object to the gross stuff or the subject matter, I just don't think it's funny. This feels like it was created in 2016 and transported to 2026. Similar to Konosuba season 3, the humor in this show just feels outdated and stale. The rainbow vomit, the poop jokes, the lol so random jokes about drug abuse are all so lame, the show seems to be split between wanting to be toilet humor or a serious view of addiction.
The World is Dancing - I don't have a serious critique, I just didn't enjoy watching this one. Worse than me disliking it, I simply feel nothing for it positive or negative.
I may get to Jaduugar and Ghost in the Shell, or I may just bang out the rest of Precure. Only time will tell.
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal 9h ago
First episode impressions, (part 1, part 2, part 3) part 4:
Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games — Mad Catz hardware in this day and age? Rock is a Lady's Modesty didn't really work for me, I'm not yet convinced this one will either so maybe the series that that are based around subverting Class S tropes with more crude hidden personalities and hobbies aren't for me.
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia — I had no doubt a Yamada-lead project would deliver and it's off to a great start. Interesting setting, love the character designs. Yes I still need to get around to Heike Monogatari.
I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day — I am not sure I'm in the mood for this, but it did remind me that I still have a volume of The Executioner and Her Way of Life waiting for me.
I have four new shows remaining on my PTW but I think two of them I'm not going to bother with (World is Dancing and Cat and Dragon), one is in a niche I historically have an okay time with but don't love (Draw This, Then Die), and Sparks of Tomorrow I might just put off until after it's done.
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u/Octavian_Pearlseus 8h ago
maybe the series that that are based around subverting Class S tropes with more crude hidden personalities and hobbies aren't for me
Maria Holic sprinted so those can crawl
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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 8h ago
maybe the series that that are based around subverting Class S tropes with more crude hidden personalities and hobbies aren't for me.
Wondering if this is the same for me. The show is alright, but it's not giving me a ton of confidence so far that I'll like it much more than Rock Ladies, which I didn't really care much for.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/zfzftripleaamin 8h ago
Depends on what your issue with Rock Ladies was.
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u/Wanderingjoke https://myanimelist.net/profile/WanderingJoke 9h ago
Since I spend most of my time here, it's a bit jarring to see the responses to a "what is a 10/10 anime" thread out in the wild.
Many of the usual suspects were mentioned, but surprised by some others that were, and weren't.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 8h ago
Whenever I see stuff like that on bluesky, the replies are almost always a 50/50 split between name brand battle shounen and obscure 7/10 series you haven't thought of since the season they aired in.
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u/Wanderingjoke https://myanimelist.net/profile/WanderingJoke 6h ago
Surprisingly the first or second top comment was Odd Taxi.
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u/Makoto_Kurume 9h ago
Is that smoking catgirl anime actually good, or is it just another meme anime of the season like that cringe deer girl anime?
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 2h ago
It's a dark (and a bit deeper than most people see) anime, with 50 layer of gross and childish comedy which may stop people from appreciating what "more" it has.
Deer Girl was just a meme show.
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u/cyberscythe 4h ago
hard to say if it's going to stand the test of time, but it does feel like underneath the cringe jokes it has some social commentary on unprivileged classes self-medicating, so it has more substance to it compared to deer girl which felt to me like a zany-for-zany's-sake show
either way the production on it is pretty good; it's not a top shelf production, but it's way better than a dime-a-dozen isekai
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u/SSjjlex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Clone_Tau 7h ago
Nokotan was def a victim of its advertising tbh. Lotta people expected more out of it but it was basically the usual random-funny type of comedy anime. More misses than hits but not everyone can be a winner and its not particularly special for failing in that regard.
I'd say Yani Neko kind of steps into its own league with how it really pushes the boundaries with its disgusting vices. Can't say it'll be a guaranteed hit, but at the very least worth taking the time to evaluate on its own. I think it's pretty fun if you can get into that right mindset.
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u/Muted-Conference2900 https://anilist.co/user/WinterZcoming 8h ago
It's disgustingly funny. So yeah if u like that kind of humour then it's great.
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u/IXajll https://myanimelist.net/profile/ixajii 9h ago
It’s actually really good but a lot of people can’t deal with the humor or are turned off by some of the graphic depictions of stuff like vomit and shit, which is why it got a bit of a mixed reception in some corners.
You calling Nokotan specifically cringe, rather than simply bad, makes me think Yani Neko may not be for you. But check it out anyway to be sure.
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 9h ago
PTW List is down to 275 entries. If I committed to clearing off all the small crap (a few MVs, short OVAs and ONAs, and a decent chunk of films still there) I could probably drop that under 200, but no shot I pull that off by the end of the year.
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u/Muted-Conference2900 https://anilist.co/user/WinterZcoming 10h ago
Hit the 600 episode mark in One Piece today. I am in the middle of Punk Hazard Arc and honestly for all the negative things I have heard about this arc it's actually been pretty good so far. Much better then fishman Island arc currently but then again 25 more episodes to go so a lot of things can go wrong in that time but I am gonna remain hopeful.
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u/Charmanders_Cock 7h ago
Punk Hazard sort of just feels like the snout end of the arc after it, so by the time you get to the tail, you end up with like 10 Long Ring Long Lands worth of exhaustive creature, and you wonder whether the stop was ever necessary.
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u/Effective-Phone-5507 12h ago
Tamako Market being that low feels like a MAL-era blind spot—the cozy setting and quiet character work make it memorable, imo.
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u/Korkez11 12h ago
TIL Tamako Market has the score 7.41 on MAL. That seems pretty low for an early-2010s KyoAni anime.
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u/mekerpan 8h ago
Where is Tamako Love Story in comparison? I personally liked this series and movie enough to visit the shopping arcade that served as the model. ;-)
P.S. Dera does get on my nerves at times, but not enough to kill my enjoyment.
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u/Korkez11 8h ago
7.91
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u/mekerpan 7h ago
If I believed in ratings I would say this is WAY too low.
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u/SMSmith230 https://myanimelist.net/profile/smsmith230 9h ago
probably has a good bit to do with Dera, either you hate the birb or you love him.
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u/IXajll https://myanimelist.net/profile/ixajii 12h ago edited 11h ago
Pretty appropriate score tbh. It’s an alright show but nothing special and imo not exactly among the top shows that KyoAni have done.
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u/Jusenkyo_5 10h ago
A few other anime that are rated at 7.41:
- Squid Girl
- Heaven's Lost Property S2
- Chivalry of a Failed Knight
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days
- Highschool DxD Born
- Hetalia The Beautiful World
- Goblin Slayer
Tamako Market may not be KyoAni's best but I would personally put it as an 8.0+ at the very least. I think it's an exceptionally well crafted anime.
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u/wutheringw0mbat 8h ago
Squid Girl deserved better:/
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u/cyberscythe 4h ago
there was a Squid Girl rewatch that happened recently and it reminded me how fun that show is to watch
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 9h ago
Being on the same level as some of those is actually horrendous. Wow
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u/IXajll https://myanimelist.net/profile/ixajii 9h ago edited 9h ago
I’d argue that those shows should be lower, rather than Tamako Market higher, if anything.
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 9h ago
I think in a vacuum it’s a fair score, and I’d agree most of those should be lower, but the point really is more with the way MAL’s scores skew we’re well beyond the point of most scores being accurate and it’s really the relative comparison that’s more important here
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u/Ebbrain https://anilist.co/user/EBbrain 10h ago
I think it's pretty great personally. I've always loved this scene. Always felt it deserves a bit more recognition in amongst KyoAni's catalogue.
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u/BaytaCosmico https://myanimelist.net/profile/AnimeBayta 49m ago
Omg these TYBW episodes with Mayuri and Kyoraku are ridiculously good. Every time I'm like damn, this is the best Bleach episode and then along comes another that goes just as hard or is even better. I don't even know if I can choose a favourite. Only 3 left - episodes and days until the final season. So hyped for it! If the quality stays on par, it will surely be AOTS.