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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
asterisk (edited )LinkThe first week of the new season had been gone. Not so much I liked, but for now I keep: Anne Shirley Remake. I didnʼt any other version nor read original writing. Lazarus For now looks like...The first week of the new season had been gone.
Not so much I liked, but for now I keep:
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Anne Shirley
Remake. I didnʼt any other version nor read original writing.
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Lazarus
For now looks like full-action in very good quality where story-telling isnʼt so much important.
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Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de
Comedy-detective.
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Summer Pockets
Based on VN from Key. I didnʼt play this, but design, music, cameras resemble to Canon even we have other studio here.
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Rock wa Lady no Tashinami Deshite
About rock music and a school for rich persons. Sadly, music action is different style, 3cg if to be more specific.
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Witch Watch
Romcom + SoL with supernatural elements. I liked OP, recommend to watch this whichʼs pretty cute or sweet.
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Zatsu Tabi
Well, yeah, turism ads, but iyashikei for now.
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Shoushimin Series
Well, I liked the first cour, so Iʼll watch this too. Again, I recommend to watch OP, in this case itʼs more specific.
Just notes by myself but skipped because of my taste. But I still recognize them as good animes — at least based on the first episodes (the same is for previous list).
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Aru Majo ga Shinu Made
If someone loves tear-squeezing.
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ED from Ballpark de Tsukamaete! You love dances, yeah?
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Kowloon Generic Romance
I guess, mystery with SoL elements. Pretty good animation and some easy-ecchi.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 3 in ~society
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Comment on Sunday morning musings no. 1. Does anyone really know what’s happening in Ukraine? in ~society
asterisk LinkIʼm Ukrainian, thus you may expect some biases. Just in case, I havenʼt read comments here [for now], and havnʼt listen the mentioned by you podcast. Thesis: Ukrainians really want the war to end,...Iʼm Ukrainian, thus you may expect some biases. Just in case, I havenʼt read comments here [for now], and havnʼt listen the mentioned by you podcast.
Thesis: Ukrainians really want the war to end, even if the country loses some land.
If to be more correct, thereʼre two topics. Yes, Ukrainians wanted the war to end. You donʼt even need check social pools, just look at the chosen presidents after Janukovıč:
- Porošenko was known as: co-founded a party whichʼs close to Russia — Party of Regions; can kinda into diplomacy;
- Zelensjkıj: the main message (of among others) of his election company: he can talk with Putin and make a deal.
As you can see, nothing happened. Putin had cut dialog with Porošenko, and later with Zelensjkıj after France. And for you information, Porošenko and Zelensjkıj are not friendly in political tension here.
About lands. Today itʼs not matter as before, because many here understand that doesnʼt matter, Russian want not lands but destroy Ukraine (and not only).
Thesises: There’s tons of corruption in the military, as bad as leaders demanding payment from soldiers to avoid deployment to the front lines and There are fascist units in the military, and they shake down the civilians
Corruption is anywhere, war makes this things worse. But saying that Ukraine is the worst here — it was Russian propaganda. The same is with fascist units.
Because today we see, that in US and Europe thereʼre many fascist political parties in parlaments and some of them a pretty big and even donʼt hide this, while Ukraine has none, and at the last time (during Janukovıč) it was aroung 5 %.
Thesis: Zelensky was of a mind to deal with Russia until Biden asked him not to
About dealing I was already mentioned before. A part about Biden — never heard. After full-scale attack, a deal means nothing.
Thesis: Russias economy is very resilient and has adapted to sanctions
Itʼs more complex, because itʼs yes and not. But the main answer, that the tecnology isnʼt only in US, as it was during Cold War, but in China (thank to US too, which built factories there) and around too. Itʼs more like has adapted to not destroy their own economy totally, but itʼs still strugle by some mesuares. Thatʼs why Russian still asks to cancel sanctions.
Thesis: Russia has been very adept at neutralizing new western military tech
Not so much. Ukraine uses moslty not new Western military tech, and if itʼs new — in very small number — basically microdoses, giving tech to Ukraine just not to lose, but also not to win.
Thesis: there is a conspiracy of silence about Ukrainian casualties
Canʼt say anything here. Need more info. And I donʼt like discuss any conspiracy. About silent, itʼs more about not giving info to Russia and donʼt down morale. But some info about killed are given in periodic time, from Zelensjkıjʼs mouth included.
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Comment on How often do you replace your phone? in ~tech
asterisk LinkMy history and what I remember: School (2000—2012): Siemens C75 (was washed with jeans, heh), Nokia 2730. University + Rest: (2012—2023) Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (still have and love the design)....My history and what I remember:
- School (2000—2012): Siemens C75 (was washed with jeans, heh), Nokia 2730.
- University + Rest: (2012—2023) Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (still have and love the design).
- Today: updated to Samsung A54, because Android was outdated; I couldnʼt use for example Wallet, and no support from some programs. Iʼm too lazy to root and do some stuff here.
Are there any criteria you look for when picking new phones?
Not so much. I need only for usage a common programs. Even if we speak about messegers or socials, I still prefer use PC here. I prefer phones: with movable battery, having (mini-)jack, Android (over iOS).
Are you a brand loyalist, or do you shop around?
Not so much, but I donʼt prefer smartphones from China, so my two last smartphones are from South Korea company + made mostly within Vietnam.
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Comment on Rozum-Razum — a Slavistic youtube channel in ~humanities.languages
asterisk LinkVideos are in French but with English subtitles. Not hard-lectures, thus kinda easy to watch almost to everyone.Videos are in French but with English subtitles. Not hard-lectures, thus kinda easy to watch almost to everyone.
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Rozum-Razum — a Slavistic youtube channel
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Comment on Non-Americans: How's it going? in ~society
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
asterisk (edited )LinkWhat I liked from first episodes of winter animes. An order here is alphabetic, not by rating. Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku About recittation — itʼs what our main heroine loves, and maybe...What I liked from first episodes of winter animes. An order here is alphabetic, not by rating.
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Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku
About recittation — itʼs what our main heroine loves, and maybe something about broadcasting, because itʼs where our heroine entered. Pretty good animation — not suprised, itʼs studio Bind after all, — but with some vibes of KyoAni. You may note many feet, heh. Okay, even if you put this half-joke aside, you still have vibes, and if you know more details then itʼs also not suprise: an author of source is the same as for Hibike! Euphonium which I also love.
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Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu
I love romcom in general. But many of them in last time are pretty bored because theyʼre jump around one [some] gag with different approach. This also can be in later, but for now itʼs what I like: at least we have cute, fine chemistry. Thereʼre still a main gag as hiding their romance from their co-workers, but at least itʼs not forced gag for now.
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Medalist
Spokon about figure skating (or how do you call this). I didnʼt read the source, but it kinda should about a little girl which
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Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san
Another romcon which I liked (; The only diffrence here, itʼs elf from an isekai. Dunno, can they move again to the iseai, but the main theme is an elfess is in real Japan.
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Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsura Sugiru
This anime isnʼt what I liked but mostly find interesting, because I would like to find out more about Okinawa. While I like romance, in this case I would preffer to see more club-theme or something like, not love-triangle, but for now itʼs not so bad.
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Übel Blatt
I have some vibes from Helck: adventure, semi-comedy, fantacy, a conflict between two parts, where one is dominated by humans. Not the top animation, but better than in Helck.
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Zenshuu
Itʼs about an animatress isekaied into story which she knows. Animation is good, whichʼs not suprise: studio Mappa (whichʼs kinda ironic). I watched the second episode too, I donʼt like episodic theme (new episode, new battle) and resuded «getting a draw-desk» scene. But in general itʼs still good.
The winter season full of continued or new-seasoned animes:
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Ao no Hako
Mixed of romance and spokon of several sports (badminton, basketball, gymnastic). Btw, Hina is the best.
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Bang Dream! Ave Mujica
The series is known of drama. Itʼs about music group/s, but itʼs about not only this.
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Chi. Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite
Heliocentrism in pseudo-Poland.
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Dr. Stone: Science Future
As I know, it should be the last season. Itʼs about reviving civilization after post-apoc. But thinks about it as pop-science + comedy, thus for me itʼs like the anime about Okinawa.
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Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo
Romcom + parody. I heard not good news about prodaction here, but I hope, anime is still fine.
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Shangri-La Frontier
VR game/s (yeah, you will see not one game, while one is main, and itʼs not SAO-theme) and actions, actions. Btw, an openning for 2nd cour is one of the best, at least for me.
You may suprised that I didnʼt mantioned hyped anime as Sakamoto Days. But there at least such reason why I wouldnʼt watch:
- While animation is not bad itself, itʼs kind outdated if we compare to Dandadan, Chansawman, JJK (the first season).
- I tired from this westoid morale «donʼt kill». And we have a worse case here: a bad ones just were good beaten, not turned into police or something like this. For compare, Frieren doesnʼt have such problem for now, especially to demons. As Ukrainian, I prefer such morale as «not punished evil always returns back».
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
asterisk LinkPretty unfriend to non-Latin (at least to Cyrillic).Pretty unfriend to non-Latin (at least to Cyrillic).
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~humanities.languages
asterisk LinkFrom my perespective as Ukrainian Dental fricative are pretty easy. Sounds /w/ and /v/ are not problem for me, but I uderstand that they may be for someone else. The same situation is with...From my perespective as Ukrainian
- Dental fricative are pretty easy.
- Sounds /w/ and /v/ are not problem for me, but I uderstand that they may be for someone else.
- The same situation is with sibilant fricatives.
- Vowels: for me problem isnʼt with short/long but a number of vowels; for example, I usually donʼt distinguish /ʌ/ and /a/.
- A cluster of consonants usually isnʼt problem for me, Slavic languages are known for this too: žertv3, ôdkr3ıtı, hospodarstv4, morkv3, spr3avžn3ôstj2, vıčerpn3utı, sêljsjk3e, txn3utı, smertn3ıctv3o, zamkn3utı etc. Itʼs kinda ironic, because Slavic had a stage which was prety close to be just syllabaric as mentioned Japanese there.
- Yes, having problem with grammar is pretty normal:
- articles, indeed;
- tenses are not so much hard, the main problem here is rare usage of some specific even among natives.
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Comment on A finger-sized clay cylinder from a tomb in northern Syria appears to be the oldest example of writing using an alphabet rather than hieroglyphs or cuneiform in ~humanities.languages
asterisk LinkInteresting, I only can hope that topic will be discovered more.Interesting, I only can hope that topic will be discovered more.
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Comment on Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status in ~comp
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
asterisk LinkAnd Iʼm again here about new animes in the new season. ⟨Ao no Hako⟩ Yeah, an another anime with ⟨ao⟩ «blue» in a tittle, just this season has at least three animes with this case. Slice-of-life,...And Iʼm again here about new animes in the new season.
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⟨Ao no Hako⟩
Yeah, an another anime with ⟨ao⟩ «blue» in a tittle, just this season has at least three animes with this case. Slice-of-life, spokon and romance. Nothing special, just my kink and nothing unwatchable for now and me. -
⟨Chi. Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite⟩
Mix of pseudohistory on base Kopernik — heliocentrism, mystery and science-fiction. -
⟨Dan Da Dan⟩
Top-seasonal shōnen about figting against aliens and supernatural. -
⟨NegaPosi Angler⟩
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⟨Raise wa Tanin ga Ii⟩
Yakuza, and black-romance [marked as sēnen, but for me itʼs more like josē — for now not in a bad way]. -
⟨Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru.⟩
One wife was re-born, and weʼre now 10 years later here.
New or from previous seasons:
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Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season
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⟨Shangri-La Frontier: Kusogee Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to Su⟩
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
asterisk LinkAnd, another word about Doga Kobo. Sadly, but looks like they very like Russian dick, which alway had bad reputation, and still occupy Japanese lands [by Japanese laws]. Just look at their last...And, another word about Doga Kobo. Sadly, but looks like they very like Russian dick, which alway had bad reputation, and still occupy Japanese lands [by Japanese laws]. Just look at their last animes:
One of main char is Russian:
- Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!
- Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san
One of char is Russian or Russian-liker:
- Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi
- Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru
Reference to Russian culture [maybe more, but I dropped]:
- Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai which is also original anime.
The reason I donʼt know for now. Maybe itʼs Russian influence [history already knows about it, esp. within France], maybe Doga Kobo really like non-human and imperialistic Russian culture and suck their dick.
You can say that other studios also can bring Russians or something around this, but from Doga Kobo itʼs pretty sytematic — almost in any last anime you see this.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
asterisk LinkNew season — new animes. Thereʼre many avarage or good anime, but I prefer moslty slice-of-life, and this season brougth enough. So, I like for now such animes: 2.5-jigen no Ririsa I watch it...New season — new animes. Thereʼre many avarage or good anime, but I prefer moslty slice-of-life, and this season brougth enough. So, I like for now such animes:
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2.5-jigen no Ririsa
I watch it mostly for classic ecchi which could be better if we compare to manga or a way of Mahoako anime. At the first episode it was often compared to Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi o Suru, but for me it is closer to Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun: simple animation, a very dumb boy, and a girl wants to realization and not only.
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Gimai Seikatsu
About not-related sibles. Unlike many other anime in this theme, itʼs pretty calm and more about psychology, normal relationships etc; something like it was in Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano Datta or Slow Loop.
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Isekai Shikkaku
If Osamu Dazai — very famouse Japanese in literature and… suicide theme — is isekaiʼd. Pretty comedy, and itʼs from studio which made Isekai Ojisan [which was better for me].
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Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai
Romance drama with triange: two different sisters and their clever neib boy.
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Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!
The aniem has one of the best animation in this season. The romcom which is also pretty good, chemistry [not romantic] between the main char and Anna is perfect.
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Mayonaka Punch
About a youtuber-girl and vampires — comedy with a little drama. The anime has a good animation.
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Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi
Shōnen with samurai, non-real and brutal elements whichʼs based on the real historical figure of Hōjō Tokiyuki. Another anime with fantastic animation.
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Senpai wa Otokonoko
Romcom about femboy [or just otokonoko: a boy with crossdressing.].
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Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan
I guess… Shi~ka~! I donʼt need explain this, because it was already famous before airing due memes. Basically, itʼs absurd comedy on a deer theme. You deer!
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Shoushimin Series
If you know Hyōka then you know this. Anime of episodic slice-of-slice with mysteries [without non-real elements, for now at least]. Btw, the author is the same, only the studio is another. So, while the animation isnʼt fanstatic, but itʼs cinematic. The anime will have only 10 episodes, and the next [4th] will be delayed to 3rd August.
From previous or just new seasons:
- Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season
- Dead Dead Demon`s Dededededestruction
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
asterisk LinkOne week pasted, many new animes arrived. What did I like from this, and will watch some new episodes: Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku? Train adventure, constant post-apocalypse — any human after 21...One week pasted, many new animes arrived. What did I like from this, and will watch some new episodes:
- Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku? Train adventure, constant post-apocalypse — any human after 21 year age will become as an animal.
- Astro Note. Comedy about an alien girl in some hotel on our Earth. She with her dog search a key for returning, but for this time she learns about our world, and one boy got love on her.
- Henjin no Salad Bowl. Reversed isekai, has vibes similar to Hinamatsuri.
- Wind Breaker. Gang/school wars. I have a low expectation but the first episode was fine.
- Girls Band Cry teaches about good gestures. Hardly 3CG, but itʼs fine for me, would be mostly about a music group.
- Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai is another anime about a music group.
Reboots:
- Ookami to Koushinryou or more known and Spice & Wolf which is, sadly, reboot, not the third season.
- Bartender.
New seasons or from the previous season:
- Dungeon Meshi
- Yuru Camp
- And finally Hibike! Euphonium! I remember, KyoAne had a bad time, yeah. Donʼt forget about 2~3 movies between this and the second season.
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Comment on Russia State Duma to prepare statement to US Congress and German parliament regarding Belgorod plane crash in ~transport
asterisk (edited )Link ParentEhm, not true about Russia part? In general, Russians like Nazi, during WW2 Russia support them when Nazi were bombarding UK. They donʼt like Nazi and later Germany due two reasons: Nazi attacked...Ehm, not true about Russia part? In general, Russians like Nazi, during WW2 Russia support them when Nazi were bombarding UK. They donʼt like Nazi and later Germany due two reasons:
- Nazi attacked earlier them they;
- Germany get success [especially economically] while Russia — not;
- Germany is USAʼs dog [donʼt search here meaning].
Summary: they hate Nazi mostly because ony they could be a true Nazi. Nothing new in Russian history, Russian communist didnʼt like even other Russian communist or a person with very simillar idealogy during and after Russian Civil War. Aka «thereʼs only one emperor» ideology.
TWENTY-SEVEN MILLION Russians.
Keep in mind that Soviet is basically renamed Russia Empire with many different peoples. Yeah, Russians and readers Russian infosphere often forget this thing.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
asterisk LinkNot «new» animes: Sousou no Frieren Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun Shangri-La Frontier Itʼs early to say about a stable watchlist of new animes but for now and what I liked from the first episodes: Mahou...Not «new» animes:
- Sousou no Frieren
- Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun
- Shangri-La Frontier
Itʼs early to say about a stable watchlist of new animes but for now and what I liked from the first episodes:
- Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete
- Dungeon Meshi
- Metallic Rouge
- Sengoku Youko
- Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi o Hajimemashita
- Yubisaki to Renren
The current winter season is notable strong if to compare to previous summer and fall ones.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
asterisk LinkKinda my watchlist of this season. Not «new» animes: Kanojo mo Kanojo Dr. Stone Jujutsu Kaisen Helck MF Ghost New animes: Hyakkano Sousou no Frieren Overtake! Shangri-La Frontier 16bit Sensation:...Kinda my watchlist of this season.
Not «new» animes:
- Kanojo mo Kanojo
- Dr. Stone
- Jujutsu Kaisen
- Helck
- MF Ghost
New animes:
- Hyakkano
- Sousou no Frieren
- Overtake!
- Shangri-La Frontier
- 16bit Sensation: Another Layer
And the second week of Spring season had been gone. About the previous — here.
Not so much updates about previous:
Lazarus
I forgot to add, that English dub is pretty bad, at least for me.
Witch Watch
Itʼs pretty gag-ish, not in the good way. Again, at least for me. But still itʼs a fine anime, so if someone likes the such type anime — totally recommend. And, OP is till pretty cute.
Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu Suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)
I forgot to mention it. Annother romcom, maybe with a triangle.
And now about the second week.
Apocalypse Hotel
Hard to tell how animeʼll going next. But the first episode was pretty good — robots control a hotel after apocalypse. For now itʼs mostly in comedy direction, while some sad sounds also were.
Uchuujin Mumu
Cute education anime: a shy college girl and… yeah, a alien-cat. Canʼt say that I would recommend or I def. would like the next episodes, but if you would like then you would, I guess.
And… this Saturday is peak for CGDCT- or just around SoL-lovers. To adition to previous Anne Shirley, Shoushimin Series we also have:
Mono
About a school photography club from the same author of Yuru Camp. But, oh my, we have a pretty good animation for goofy things, thus it give me sometimes vibes of Nichijō.
Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi
About a college food* club. The director is the same as in Non Non Biyori. While itʼs not the same vibe, I still liked it.