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Lisa Hayes: Cougar

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Not really hanging out on AF much anymore & never did use PMs much anyway. Generally if it’s something too private to talk about in the public areas of the forum, it’s not a conversation I’m interested in having.

I previously touched on this in my “What are you currently watching” post on 08/04/2023. Basically the first 5 episodes of season 2 are an extended flashback explaining why Getou went from being Satoru Gojo (blindfold guy) classmate & best friend to the main villain in the movie. Yuuji, Nobara & Megumi make a cameo appearance at the end of S2 Ep 5, so they should return in S2 Ep 6, though that doesn’t air till 08/31. So the timeline is: JJK S2 Eps 1 - 5 JJK 0 (movie) JJK S 1 JJK 2 Eps 6 -

Currently watching Summer Time Render. Decent, but overhyped IMO.

Just finished JJK S2 Ep5, which means it is now on hiatus for almost a month. Was not aware of this & kind of a bummer. But also kinda makes sense since these 5 eps were a prequel to the movie (JJK 0), which was a prequel to season 1. So when the series resumes, we should finally catch up with Yuuji, Nobara & Megumi (was glad they at least made a brief cameo in the post credit scene this week).

One of the better new shows this year IMO, though I currently have it on hold after the 1st cour while I check out some other things. Honestly thinking of setting Helck aside unless the next ep changes my mind. It’s sense of humor isn’t working for me most of the time (kinda like Mashle from last season). And even though a more serious side of things is implied, I’m starting to lose patience. Likewise, not sure if I’ll stick with Dark Gathering. Of the new series this season Zom 100, Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero & Undead Murder Farce are probably the ones I enjoying most, though there are several others I haven’t sampled yet (taking things a bit slower on seasonals than I had recently)

The second half of season 1 introduces some shonen elements that point to a bigger picture, but the sense of humor & cartoonish elements remain central throughout the 3 seasons currently adapted. While I can see this turning off a lot of viewers, I personally find it refreshing & enjoy the series a lot as being unique. Unfortunately there’s no word on a season 4 even though season 3 ended several months ago.

Rewatched Jujutsu Kaisen 0 . Having just finished Satoru & Suguru’s backstory in season 2 really made it more impactfulI. I still prefer Yuuji over Yuuta as a protag though.

For me “favorite” “bimbo” is an oxymoron. By my definition just being scatterbrained, naive or dense doesn’t qualify. A bimbo’s stupidity & behavior has to be to such a degree that it makes them unlikeable for me. Prime Examples: Hakufu Sonsaku from Ikki Tousen Power from Chainsaw Man There are a couple characters I actually do like that I could see some people labeling as bimbos (though I tend to think of them as genki baka ) Ami Tsuruga from The Cafe Terrace & it’s Goddesses (as a character I find her antics funny/entertaining, but as a person IRL she’d be annoying as hell ) Hana Yurikawa from Mieruko-chan And then there’s Carol Olston from Tomo-chan is a Girl who actually isn’t as clueless as she acts outwardly Ah yes, a HIMbo ^ That’s Helck, btw (though it’s heavily implied he has a hidden agenda)

Nancy Makuhari (Miss Deep) from R.O.D. The girls from Princess Principal Reiner Braun from Attack on Titan Amarao from FLCL

Finished Steamboy & have mixed reactions to it. Visually & animation wise it’s a masterpiece. Really amazing that the movie is almost 20 years old, but also really sad that so much of the CGI in anime today is still awful. The writing & characterizations however are largely a mess. It’s clearly a tribute to the steampunk genre. Likewise it wants to give a positive view of the potential & sense of wonder of scientific advancement while also being critical & satirical about society’s weaponization & commercialization of technology. Unfortunately it felt incoherent far too often. And while the ending montage clearly was supposed to offer a glimpse of the characters’ futures, I honestly didn’t understand most of it.

Was a bit disappointed in Another’s ending as things really went of the rails in the last couple episodes. The biggest criticism though is it didn’t develop the characters enough to have the emotional impact that was needed. The next requirement for the viewing challenge I’m participating in is for an anime series/movie from before 2013. I’ve opted to go with Steamboy (the full length subtitled version). https://myanimelist.net/anime/565/Steamboy

https://myanimelist.net/anime/11111/Another https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2176165/

I’ve heard some good things about it but thinking I ‘ll wait for it to finish it & binge it instead of trying to follow it weekly. I needed a supernatural themed anime I could finish over the next week as part of a viewing challenge. Started Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, but didn’t really like it. So switched to Another & enjoying it more.

Summer 2023 Nominees Undead Murder Farce OP Ruroni Kenshin (2023) ED

My overview of the Spring 2023 season https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2103859&msgid=69467489#msg69467489

I recently finished Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch from Mercury & found it reasonably enjoyable, though I doubt it meets your qualifications for serious scifi (if you decide to give it a try there is a special prologue ep you should watch before the main series https://myanimelist.net/anime/52168/Kidou_Senshi_Gundam__Suisei_no_Majo_-_Prologue Despite some positive feedback I found Heavenly Delusion https://myanimelist.net/anime/53393/Tengoku_Daimakyou pretty meh, largely because it left most questions unanswered & no word on if it will be continued. I’m planning to watch Summer Time Rendering soon which has the time travel tag, but also the supernatural tag instead of scifi, so thinking it may be more Noein than Steins Gate. I think the last scifi anime that I really enjoyed was 86 but I think I remember you saying you don’t consider mecha to be serious scifi

Finished The Dangers in My Heart . The first episode was kinda offputting, but thereafter the MC’s chuuni edgelord mannerisms get dialed back considerably to where he’s more awkward than anything & it winds up being a rather cute & funny romcom. A little less than halfway through Heavenly Delusion. Pretty strange series with things switching back & forth between 2 separate but connected settings & cast of characters. Got to admit the twist at the end of episode 2 caught me by surprise. Saw Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind at the movies/cinema this afternoon. Some newer anime fans might find the character designs & animation dated, but very nostalgic for me very similar to the period when I first discovered & became fascinated with anime. One of my favorite Ghibli films & heroines.