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Lt. Lizard
Apr 28, 2013

Yeah, extremely hyped for this. Manga owns.

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gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007
i might skip the first couple arcs featuring a nice kid who suffers and dies, though.

Allarion
May 16, 2009

がんばルビ!
That’s all of them

dogsicle
Oct 23, 2012

i love to read to your eternity, and also to cry

RottenK
Feb 17, 2011

Sexy bad choices

FAILED NOJOE

l feel bad for the bunny :saddowns:

Relin
Oct 6, 2002

You have been a most worthy adversary, but in every game, there are winners and there are losers. And as you know, in this game, losers get robotizicized!
i tried id: invaded. the mundane nature of the crime does not grab me, though the digital murder construct its kind of interesting. i'll probably drop it and pick it up again later if i hear it gets weirder

wolfs
Jul 17, 2001

posted by squid gang

friends the ED to Seton Academy is very cute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlO81NxV1HU

i uh
i hope the other animals get cute songs?

Everything Burrito
Jun 2, 2011

I Failed At Anime 2022
I watched the first episode of Jeweler Richard and it was...eh. Kinda bland. Richard is mysterious and very pretty but Seigi is kind of a dud because he's got this very shonen protagonist "hero of justice" thing going on that is presented in a very heavy-handed way. The historical perspective of the case and the small glimpse it gave into the lives of the two women was interesting. Since it's just starting out I'll cut it some slack for needing to introduce everyone and hopefully once they actually get to interact it'll pick up or will at least confirm whether or not it's just going to be boring and not worth continuing.

Hargrimm
Sep 22, 2011

W A R R E N
Somali has some very nice JRPG-esque music and I like the overall look of it, but curious to see what the actual plot will be. I'm a little done with the stoic-father-figure, naive-tragic-girl pairing dynamics after the last several years in pretty much all forms of media going hard on Dad Stories. Will definitely give it some time to make a case for itself though!

Homura and Sickle
Apr 21, 2013
toilet ghost's first ep was really great. interesting premise and good comedic beats but it really sells on the aesthetic and character design. its to me a mix of shaft style weirdness in places, jojo's flashy but limited animation and mid 2000's hot topic kitsch

Captain Invictus
Apr 5, 2005

Try reading some manga!


Clever Betty

Hargrimm posted:

Somali has some very nice JRPG-esque music and I like the overall look of it, but curious to see what the actual plot will be. I'm a little done with the stoic-father-figure, naive-tragic-girl pairing dynamics after the last several years in pretty much all forms of media going hard on Dad Stories. Will definitely give it some time to make a case for itself though!
granted, I guess I'm not super familiar with drama-based fantastical adopted daughter and guardian dad anime/manga series, but the somali manga deals with some poo poo with what manga chapters have been translated so far, including(minor spoilers) mortality and severe prejudice and the setting is literally "humans waged a war against monsterfolk, and lost super hard and are nearly extinct/actively hunted down now"

the world it's in is fantastical in the best sort of way but the scans for the manga seem to have stopped a while ago sadly, so hopefully the anime goes way past the currently translated manga parts.

Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 13:43 on Jan 10, 2020

madmac
Jun 22, 2010

Homura and Sickle posted:

toilet ghost's first ep was really great. interesting premise and good comedic beats but it really sells on the aesthetic and character design. its to me a mix of shaft style weirdness in places, jojo's flashy but limited animation and mid 2000's hot topic kitsch

The manga it's adapted from is pretty darn good, it was my dark horse pick for the season but I was worried the anime wouldn't nail it as hard as it did.

Grouchio
Aug 31, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH_YJde1yps

Oh SHI-

gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007
that's really dang promising

Truga
May 4, 2014
Lipstick Apathy
new railgun: still the same good vibes in the first episode.

Beato Believer
May 23, 2009

I believe in Beato.
Even when she's driving.
At night.
In a snowstorm.

Truga posted:

new railgun: still the same good vibes in the first episode.

:hai:

Maxwell Adams
Oct 21, 2000

T E E F S
Spider isekai anime is finally announced, coming in 2020.

https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-n...cr_twitter_news

Grouchio
Aug 31, 2014

Maxwell Adams posted:

Spider isekai anime is finally announced, coming in 2020.

https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-n...cr_twitter_news
Does the spider still look like moomin?

Nitrousoxide
May 30, 2011

do not buy a oneplus phone



Maxwell Adams posted:

Spider isekai anime is finally announced, coming in 2020.

https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-n...cr_twitter_news

Here's to hoping they dropped that CGI.

dogsicle
Oct 23, 2012

pointless unless they somehow rewrote it to be good

Tamba
Apr 5, 2010

Lord Koth posted:

Other changes - and some complaints they've engendered - I think are fine. Like, one I've seen repeated often is "yeah, dumb series, we're just supposed to believe these cases(particularly that one in Shibuya) are going completely ignored by the authorities?" Spoilers - they're not. One cut I think was reasonable for time was cutting scenes out several detectives actively investigating the first killing and trying to figure out what the hell happened - it's good for worldbuilding, but in the scheme of what needs to be accomplished in setting things up it's not too important. It WILL come up, probably in the next episode, since there are several figures who are rather important to the series on that side, but wasn't necessary for the first part.

They skipped all the police stuff and went straight to the first event :shrug:

Lt. Lizard
Apr 28, 2013

OH MY GOD :allears:

Gripweed
Nov 8, 2018
Women are wonderful animals, they should be making music and writing novels about having a complex relationship with your mother.
Does Nekopara spend much time on the patisserie side of things, i.e. getting into how to make pastries and such, or is it just all catgirl stuff?

nielsm
Jun 1, 2009



Gripweed posted:

Does Nekopara spend much time on the patisserie side of things, i.e. getting into how to make pastries and such, or is it just all catgirl stuff?

First episode was mostly just catgirl adventures. (I don't know the source material at all.)

mycot
Oct 23, 2014

"It's okay. There are other Terminators! Just give us this one!"
Hell Gem

Gripweed posted:

Does Nekopara spend much time on the patisserie side of things, i.e. getting into how to make pastries and such, or is it just all catgirl stuff?

If it's anything like the games it's about the same as expecting a pornhub video to actually be about pizza delivery. It's me I was the one naive enough to look at Nekopara for the baking.

Gripweed
Nov 8, 2018
Women are wonderful animals, they should be making music and writing novels about having a complex relationship with your mother.
I'm disappointed but not surprised.

Maxwell Adams
Oct 21, 2000

T E E F S

Nitrousoxide posted:

Here's to hoping they dropped that CGI.

The announcement came with a new piece of key art:


which definitely looks a whole lot better than the PV that was released a year and a half ago:

Lord Koth
Jan 8, 2012

Tamba posted:

They skipped all the police stuff and went straight to the first event :shrug:

Yeah, I don't know if they're planning on just modifying everything to remove them, and just removing most/all of the higher level plot as well, and they just stumble upon the diamond ring or something or if the relevant members will just pop up next episode with no real explanation as to why they're doing what they're doing.

Also, for anyone who happens to be watching and can't read Japanese as it scrolls over the event description page, here's the relevant translation:


Let's all get along and have fun, everyone.

The last part with a 300 is a text mentioning that the first distribution of rings has happened - 300 rings scattered around the area.

Bonus points for anyone who notices a certain interesting aspect about how that's worded.

Lord Koth fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Jan 11, 2020

Amstrad
Apr 4, 2007

To destroy evil you must become an even greater evil.

Truga posted:

new railgun: still the same good vibes in the first episode.

Agreed, though the decision to translate the honorifics as Miss and onee-sama as 'sissy' is driving me up the wall.

Amstrad fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Jan 11, 2020

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

Lord Koth posted:

Yeah, I don't know if they're planning on just modifying everything to remove them, and just removing most/all of the higher level plot as well, and they just stumble upon the diamond ring or something or if the relevant members will just pop up next episode with no real explanation as to why they're doing what they're doing.

Also, for anyone who happens to be watching and can't read Japanese as it scrolls over the event description page, here's the relevant translation:


Let's all get along and have fun, everyone.

The last part with a 300 is a text mentioning that the first distribution of rings has happened - 300 rings scattered around the area.

Bonus points for anyone who notices a certain interesting aspect about how that's worded.

I'm guessing "Game Over!" == immediate pixelated death, making it functionally a battle-royale Gantz mission?

Grouchio
Aug 31, 2014

Maxwell Adams posted:

The announcement came with a new piece of key art:


which definitely looks a whole lot better than the PV that was released a year and a half ago:

Jeyeezus. Did it actually get cancelled/postponed back in 2018 from all the backlash?

Maxwell Adams
Oct 21, 2000

T E E F S

Grouchio posted:

Jeyeezus. Did it actually get cancelled/postponed back in 2018 from all the backlash?

When one of the manga volumes was released in japan, it had a little blurb on the cover that said 'TV series still in development!'. That's the only piece of info on the anime series since the PV. Even now, there is no studio or director announced, and the date is just '2020'.

k4kk01
May 6, 2013

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun is really selling the story with its animation. I was honestly expecting them to take away the manga style to make it easier to animate, but they really didn't! It's gorgeous! I love how the paneling is reflected in the anime. It does feel kind of like a throwback somehow, despite looking modern and so pretty.

I'm really looking forward to the hijinks. If you want an ensemble(ish) series with a fascinating supernatural premise, awesome character beats, and humor, I'd definitely recommend checking it out.

Lord Koth
Jan 8, 2012

Neddy Seagoon posted:

I'm guessing "Game Over!" == immediate pixelated death, making it functionally a battle-royale Gantz mission?

Nah, that one's pretty expected for this genre - though yes, just like hitting 0 points (and thus losing) a "Game Over" does mean death. It's actually... actually I just realized there's a translator error in the relevant line. Likely done to clean up what they just thought was just slightly too formal or whatever phrasing by the mangaka, when in fact it was strangely phrased deliberately.

Tales of Woe
Dec 18, 2004

rikekoi looks like dangerous levels of cringe comedy

Everything Burrito
Jun 2, 2011

I Failed At Anime 2022
I watched the compilation movies CR has rather than doing a full rewatch of S3 like I'd thought about to get ready for S4 and that was a pretty good way to remember who is who on the other teams and the newest one flows right into the Land vs Air ovas so you can watch those then jump into the first episode of S4

that's about 4 hours of Haikyuu!! that you could be watching right now!!

Cao Ni Ma
May 25, 2010



Really liked somali and hanako kun, this year is starting out pretty good so far

Truga
May 4, 2014
Lipstick Apathy

Amstrad posted:

Agreed, though the decision to translate the honorifics as Miss and onee-sama as 'sissy' is driving me up the wall.
omg i had no idea :laugh:

like, i kinda get "miss" for san but lmao at sissy

e: obviously since it's oneesama it should be sistress though

Kwyndig
Sep 23, 2006

Heeeeeey


So I think I'm settled on what I'm going to watch barring the second episode of Somali being really good. In no particular order: Magia Record, because I was going to watch more Madoka anyway but so far the episodes have actually been creepy-good
Room (Heya) Camp, because I need my Camp
Seton Academy is cute and I'm a sucker for animal girls
Keep Your Hands off Eizuken!, stand out anime of the season so far, maybe even AOTY
Asteroid in Love. Moe, so very moe

I watched the first episodes of a few other anime but they just didn't click with me.

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nielsm
Jun 1, 2009



Smile down the Runway is looking very good, def. watching that one.
Hanako-kun's kind of comedy didn't catch me, dropped halfway through the episode.
Nekopara didn't charm me, not bothering.
Neither did the catboys (and dogboys) of Uchitama, not bothering with that either.
Magia Record I'll at least give a couple more episodes (haven't seen 2 yet).
Hatena Illusion is kind of interesting and I'll stick with it for now.
The 22/7 anime is wtf.
OshiBudo is cringe.

Also I'm dropping Aikatsu on Parade, it's just pointless. Nothing interesting happens. Kyaha.
Meanwhile PriChan has been amazing for many months now, looking very much forward to tomorrow's episode.

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