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It really depends on the individual, but the type of show can have an impact as well. Slice of Life and comedies don't usually have much of an over reaching storyline and I personally find it more enjoyable to to have those little half-hour oasis a time or two a week then bingeing them. If a series has a complex story or a lot of different characters' POV, it can be easier to follow if you watch it all in a short period of time. The only two series on my list that really seem to fall in that category for me are Boogiepop & Yamato 2202.

Another possibility: Baldr Force EXE

Parts of what you're describing sound like A.I.C.O. Incarnation, but not all of it Only other thing I can think of is King of Thorn

FAVORITES My Roommate is a Cat The Rising of the Shield Hero That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime GOOD Kaguya-sama: Love is War Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Mob Psycho 100 season 2 Gegege no Kitaro Hinomaru Sumo OK Endro Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka The Promised Neverland Domestic Girlfriend The Quintessential Qunituplets Girly Airforce Meiji Tokyo Renka DISAPPOINTING The Price of Smiles The Magnificent Kotobuki Mysteria Friends DROPPED Grimms Notes Wataten (An Angel Flew Down to Me) Pastel Memories Rinshi!! Ekodachan Rainy Cocoa Side G How Clumsy You Are Miss Ueno Planning to binge once season is over Dororo Boogiepop & Others Kakegurui xx I'd previously dropped Radiant and Sword Art Online: Alicization last season

I agree that I'm liking it better now than in the beginning. Currently it's probably my #2 of the season, though it's pretty much neck&neck with Reincarnated as a Slime. Shield Hero has more potential IMO though.

Genre: Slice-of-Life, Subgenre: Iyashikei (healing) Characteristics: low conflict/drama. calm. overall sense of wellbeing Examples: My Roommate is a Cat, Yuru Camp, Aria, Natsume’s Book of Friends, Flying Witch While I certainly enjoy exciting anime series, IRL I prefer things to be calm. I’m not really an ambitious person, don’t crave fame or fortune. I have a hard time envisioning myself as a hero or villain. Same goes for a “romantic lead”, and even with harem series there’s usually only one (or 2 at the most) characters that have any sort of appeal for me. My Roommate is a Cat is probably the series I can best identify with at present. I see a lot of simillar traits with the MC and even in his living conditions, both my parents having passed recently and living alone except with a dog instead of a cat . The main differences in this anime world being that there’s the sense that everything will work out allright, which is something I struggle with IRL.

The explanation I’ve seen offered on Filo’s behavior is that she is more of an “animal” than Raphtalia, making it harder for her to suppress her instincts. For example, her hatred of dragons is actually a natural trait of her species and is hardwired into the primal part of her brain

Don't know the official answer but my best guesses: a) they're the slime equivalent of rubber duckies b) Rimuru underwent cytokinesis c) some wild slimes decided to crash the party (like those red face snow monkeys)

He certainly dosn’t seem to miss his old life any, though he’s used his knowledge of otaku culture to his benefit at times. The thing that gets to me though is that he got all excited about meeting female elves for the first time in that one ep. But now he’s hanging out in a hot spring with nekkid Shion, Millim & ogre priestess and doesn’t even seem to notice. He’s definitely not a normal “guy” anymore :lol:

Like Beocat, I was never able to get into Naruto, but I would second her reccomendation of Fairy Tail and add Black Clover. There’s an older ninja shonen called Flame of Recca, but if you don’t like older animation it may not be for you. There’s also Basilisk, but it’s darker and more violent. Some other possibilities: Inuyasha, Hunter x Hunter, Soul Eater, Ushio & Tora and My Hero Academia. Hopefully you’ll find something you enjoy.

It’s been awhile since I watched it, but I seemed to remember them sort of having a Joker/Harley type relationship (her being obsessed with him & him using her to further his plans)

Yeah that was just sloppy writing, and completely unnecessary (just seeing her get swallowed oughta be enough to freak him out). This isn't Attack on Titan afterall :lol: Hopefully he's not going to have to keep cleaning up messes left by the other "heroes". Kinda expect it from Spear Hero, but not the others so much Thanks on the comment on the gif. I saw it while searching for an image I could use as an avatar on another site and decided to incorporate it here (for a while anyway)

Thoughts after watching episode 8

As far as my actual behavior it’s pretty one-sided: I’ve watched HUNDREDS of anime series, but have only read probably less than twenty manga series. From an analytical POV, it really depends. If a series is more action oriented, anime tends to do a better job of reflecting that. If the emphasis is on character development or psycological, manga usually does a better job. Of course, I think there are more things that can go wrong with an anime adaption. With manga, your own mind supplies the voices. With anime, if the voice doesn’t suit the character or doesn’t seem to reflect the proper mood, it makes it harder to enjoy. Likewise, poor animation quality can be distracting. Though I do find anime’s ability to add music can make scenes more emotive. Finally, anime adaptions are more expensive to produce, so if there is a lot of source material, it has to achieve a higher degree of popularity to continue the story. In all honesty, I rarely bother with manga anymore, though I do have some interest in Visual Novels.

Thoughts after watching episode 21: As much as I enjoy this show, they really do make things too easy for the protagonist, not just by making him OP and able to win the trust of others with ease. But also by the series of "coincidences" that always seem to present a solution (his luck attribute must be through the roof :lol:)

Not officially, due largely to Ash being too dense :lol:

If we’re including ships I’m 2nding Ash & Misty and adding Deku & Uravity from My Hero Academia

Kaoru Hanabishi & Aoi Sakuraba from Ai Yori Aoshi i and of course these two

It just makes you smile a lot and chuckle occasionally. And when the episode is over you feel relaxed. Haven’t heard the dub though.

I thoroughly enjoyed MHA seasons 1 & 2, but thought season 3 was inconsistent. Eagerly awaiting season 4 this fall. Never really understood the appeal of that franchise myself. Finally dropped it altogether during Alicization

And his in-game avatar is a cartoon pig :lol: And if we're including Louise the Zero, should also probably include Akko from Little Witch Academia. Though in the titles I mentioned in earlier posts, the characters really don't grow or improve all that much (the guy from NHK a litlle, but lots of setbacks along the way and still has plenty of issues)

High winds have been knocking out power to a lot of people in the area, but mine are still on <knock on wood>

I honestly have no interest in the novels since it's mainly fans of the novels complaining about the anime which I'm enjoying.