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I'm not really sure what 'm gonna watch this season. Magus Bride and Konohana Kitan both look interesting, but everything else is either a sequel to something I've yet to watch or doesn't catch my eye. Might just catch up on things. I've been meaning to give LL Sunshine and March S1 a try.
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Wark Say posted:Yeah, watch March. It's a keeper. Also, a friend compared Akiyuki Shinbo's name still being there to the whole "Steven Spielberg Presents" being a thing on Amblin 90's cartoons. Which I thought ruled as a comparison. My understanding is that Shinbo hasn't actually directed anything in years, but has largely been occupying a role somewhat akin to a producer and a mentor to Shaft's younger directors. Which I think is cool, tbh. It's cool to think about a studio having an old master around bringing up a squad of pupils to put their own spins on his signature style.
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Sep 29, 2017 19:27
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Hopefully they've locked the Euphonium author in a broom closet until it's done.
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Sep 30, 2017 04:06
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Konohana Kitan was rather pretty and very cozy. Nothing in the first ep blew me away, but still seems like a solid standard-bearer for CGDCT shows this season.
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Oct 4, 2017 18:15
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Really enjoyed the first ep of Kino's Journey - scratches that rare Mushishi itch and Aoi Yuuki's turning in a great performance as Kino. Definitely keeping this one on the queue.
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Oct 7, 2017 21:09
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Droyer posted:Did I imagine it or did the subs refer to Kino as "he"? I heard someone say that at some point but I can't find it in the actual subs? At any rate, unless it's an omniscient narrator or maybe Hermes, I don't know why it should matter? I gather Kino's generally seen as NB, sure, but I don't see why some bumfuck villager should be able to glance at them and know not to use "he."
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Oct 7, 2017 21:36
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SyntheticPolygon posted:It's Hermes who says it. Welp
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Oct 7, 2017 22:04
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Caught the first ep of Ancient Magus' Bride today. Not sure how I feel about it yet - but to be fair I don't think the show wants me to be sure how I feel about it yet. Chise and Elias' relationship/romance is obviously going to be the key to the whole thing, but however Elias conducts himself at home, the fact that their relationship started with him buying Chise at a slave auction means they're going to have to write this thing very carefully indeed.
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Oct 8, 2017 20:58
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Don't eat the Ancient Magus' Bread. It's quite moldy. I cannot speak for the Bride.
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Oct 9, 2017 23:43
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Magus Bride Is Pretty. And I have heard nice things about it so I shall give it room to make its case. Bad OP tho.
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Oct 10, 2017 01:11
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Land Of The Luscious sure is something. I'm not sure what yet. But it's certainly something. And I'm interested in finding out precisely what.
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Oct 10, 2017 03:55
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Droyer posted:Nice freudian slip Oh whoops, I actually thought that was the title. Suppose Lustrous makes more sense tho
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Oct 10, 2017 15:10
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Konohana Kitan continues to be pretty and cozy, although I feel like the end of the latest ep assumed a bit more emotional weight than it's entirely earned yet after just two eps.
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Oct 11, 2017 18:31
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Hargrimm posted:How are the fanservice levels? I've heard it's a bit more gratuitous than is even justified by the onsen setting. I like a good relaxing cozy show, but sudden-onset fanservice really harshes my mellow. It's pretty fanservicey, yeah. It doesn't feel agressively skeevy or anything to me in terms of where the camera's placed and such, but it's not terribly shy about showing the characters in an onsen with only a few strategically placed glares or locks of hair or what-have-you.
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Oct 11, 2017 19:06
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Hargrimm posted:Thanks, that's kind of a bummer. I basically just want there to be a new Flying Witch every season, that show was so fantastic, like medical-grade relaxation and chill times. For what it's worth, I'd say Konohana's still worth a try. It IS quite relaxing, and I wouldn't say it feels like the camera's leering at the characters during the onsen scenes.
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Oct 11, 2017 19:45
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nielsm posted:For everyone who watched Amanchu: Crunchyroll has just gotten a 13th episode of it up, probably an OVA episode of sorts. Haven't watched it yet. Yeah, it's an OVA. Been making the rounds on the torrent sites for a while. It's pretty good! Teko's friends visit and also are literally just Akari and Aika from Aria.
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Oct 12, 2017 15:43
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Oct 12, 2017 16:36
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Teens are the future and to be feared as such
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Oct 13, 2017 01:43
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I liked today's Kino's Journey quite a bit. Show's pushing a lot of buttons anime hasn't pressed for me since Mushishi. Hope that continues.
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Oct 13, 2017 17:55
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The Colonel posted:i liked the first ep of kino more because it stood better on its own rather than rushing through re-adapting something that would inevitably be compared unfavorably to the old show just for the sake of future episodes I thought the second ep worked quite well, not having seen the old show
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Oct 14, 2017 03:08
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Nate RFB posted:LOL her friends not only have the voice and mannerisms of Aika/Akari, but their SD faces from that show too. I always forget just how gorgeous the character art is until I revisit it, too. I'm always a little disappointed when they switch from the gorgeous normal designs to their funny SD faces, lol
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Oct 14, 2017 18:34
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iospace posted:Kyubey doesn't have flaws. Kyubey doesn't know what a flaw is
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Oct 15, 2017 05:06
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Konohana Kitan is extremely pretty.
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Oct 17, 2017 23:39
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Does Violet Evergarden count? I hope it doesn't count.
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Oct 18, 2017 17:13
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Konohana Kitan's going on real strong. The 3rd episode in particular had, of all things, a scene that dealt with casual groping with more sensitivity and intelligence than I think I've seen in an anime.
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Oct 20, 2017 05:10
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Girl's Last Tour continues to push all of my favorite buttons from Sound Of The Sky. So far it's got a commanding early lead for my AOTS.
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Oct 20, 2017 19:41
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Today's Magus Bride episode was really really good, easily the best so far. More magical creatures gently trying to help Chise build her self-worth, please.
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Oct 21, 2017 19:22
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Endorph posted:good news thats literally the entire series 
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Oct 21, 2017 20:29
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I might be dropping Land Of The Lustrous. It's incredibly pretty and all, but the moment to moment flow of the show seems to run on weird moon-logic and I'm having a really hard time grounding myself in any of the characters or finding any sort of baseline rules about how life in this setting is even supposed to work. Like, this whole episode went in a big circle where I initally thought they were going to scrape Phos out of those big glowing Phos-colored cracks in the snail shell that Dia explicitly notices and uses to fight the snail, but then they wave it off with "Welp there's nothing in the shell", but then Cinnabar basically says "did you check the shell" and they go back to what I assumed they were going to do 20 minutes ago. Just a really...odd show.
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Oct 22, 2017 22:12
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Nitrousoxide posted:Do they have human ears? Just skin??? What's under that hair??? It appears that the Konohana Kitan mangaka subscribes to the Two Ears theory of Animal Girls
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Oct 23, 2017 00:00
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*Almost all. Kongo's a gem-person and also extremely male coded, to the point where I initially assumed he was just a very strong human.
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Oct 24, 2017 16:02
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...It’s not a spoiler, though? It’s not a reveal, I was just confused.
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Oct 24, 2017 16:47
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Everything Burrito posted:He's hard enough that a fairly tough gem breaks just by tapping on him so it's kinda clear he's a rock of some sort To be fair, I initially assumed that he was just a super-tough Master Asia style human, but then someone told me he’s a gem and I realized that there’s no particular reason to think that humans even exist in this setting, so...
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Oct 24, 2017 16:59
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Are the angel girl and her wife in UQ Holder
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Oct 25, 2017 00:55
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Space Flower posted:They have uh kids or grandchildren or something that look just like them 
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Oct 25, 2017 01:37
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Gender has been shattered into a billion pieces and then melted into a snail's juices.
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Oct 25, 2017 15:51
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....Doesn't the Utena movie end with her and Anthy banging on top of a motorcycle-chariot thing as they ride away from some dude's castle as it crumbles to dust? You know, like straight people do? Also Konohana Kitan is sneaky-good, the last two eps have quietly been more sensitive and ambitious than the premise and intro might have led people to believe.
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Oct 25, 2017 18:33
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I must say, I've really been enjoying Aoi Yuuki's performance as Kino. It's a lot different from the other stuff I've heard her in, very subtle. Sort of reminds me of Tomoyo Kurosawa's approach to playing Kumiko.
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Oct 26, 2017 01:18
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Endorph posted:aoi yuuki's a really good va
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Maybe that the gems in Lustrous appear to in some ways correspond to roles that we associate with "male" or "female" but are not actually either of those things is part of the point?
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