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What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga)

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What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of.

If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're talking about and link to its pages on Anilist, MAL, or any other database you use!

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    GoatOnPony
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    Now that the first few episodes of the winter season are out I'm starting to coalesce on the few that seem worth following (at least on Crunchyroll): Zenshu: Mappa studios new anime, so the...

    Now that the first few episodes of the winter season are out I'm starting to coalesce on the few that seem worth following (at least on Crunchyroll):

    • Zenshu: Mappa studios new anime, so the animation quality is really good. The story is unique and interesting but so far a little too on the nose.
    • Solo Leveling Season 2 I read ahead in the Manhwa quite a ways and I'm looking forward to this season. Animation quality is pretty good so far.
    • The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World There's a lot of weird concept, mediocre execution fantasy/isekai this season for some reason. This one is at least pretty funny IMO

    I've not yet started watching Apothecary Diaries season 2 because I know that once I start watching I'm going to need a few episodes to satiate. Hopefully it's as good as the first season.

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    1. redwall_hp
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      I'm about six episodes out from the end of the first season of Apothecary Diaries. Hoping the new season will have a bit of a head start. I also started on Fate/Strange Fake a few weeks ago, and...

      I'm about six episodes out from the end of the first season of Apothecary Diaries. Hoping the new season will have a bit of a head start.

      I also started on Fate/Strange Fake a few weeks ago, and was surprised there wasn't more yet. Apparently they release episode one early, for the 20th anniversary of Fate, and the rest isn't combing for possibly several months. >_>

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    1. GoatOnPony
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      Your rating system reminds me of my own internal one which is that I have a plugin for controlling the playback speed. Basically everything gets watched at a rate of 1.25 to 1.75 (at 2 I'd only be...

      Your rating system reminds me of my own internal one which is that I have a plugin for controlling the playback speed. Basically everything gets watched at a rate of 1.25 to 1.75 (at 2 I'd only be able to read the subtitles and it feels like a complete waste of time). The worse the anime, the faster the playback. S tier is 1x, good is 1.25, mediocre is 1.5, trash is 1.75.

      I feel like there's a lot of ok premise but weak execution this season in the isekai/generic fantasy space. I kinda hope the genres/tropes there are on their way out and we might be able to get more variety in the future.

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