Ohayotaku

20 minutes ago, Key Visual said:

The purchase of large skeletons from home depot and lowes has commenced. They are starting to sprout around me. The horror of seeing multiple extra large skellies with nowhere noticeable to store them for the next season. Impulse buys to decorate your lawn. Some are riding a rusted out dodge truck, others looming over the flowerbed staring at the mail carrier. Who knows where these constructs of human ostentation will end up in the end but for now they loom over us.

There’s no stopping The Rumbling 

while the skeleton’s are the most common, there’s a house I drive past on my commute that  has what looks like an Ent with a jack o’lantern head that’s the same size (guessing around 15’) in their yard

Frieren: You’re bald anyway. There's no point fussing about your appearance.

Himmel: There are things we bald men are particular about.

from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End episode 1 

Turkey sausage, a waffle & peach tea for breakfast

Trailer for Spy x Family season 2

4 minutes ago, viruxx said:

From what I've seen in the big-box stores around here, they're mostly skipping Halloween, minus the candy aisles, and going straight to Christmas.... I'm not ready for it....

I’m definitely not ready for winter  

And if you’re buying Halloween candy in September, it’s not for Trick or Treaters 

I’ve seen some folks had Halloween decorations up as soon as school started back up, so I’m not early alright? If anything I’m late 

36 minutes ago, Bulleje76 said:

Watched 5 eps. LOVING it

Glad to hear. Currently 13 eps available, new eps on Thursdays here in the US

36 minutes ago, Bulleje76 said:

Is this the correct name mate? i cannot find

Since you seem to use IMDB as your reference site:  https://m.imdb.com/title/tt22249034/?ref_=fn_al_tt_10

It’s more shounen so the violence isn’t as graphically detailed as Hell’s Paradise,  Dororo, etc.  

You might enjoy this as well https://m.imdb.com/title/tt25534100/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
 

36 minutes ago, Bulleje76 said:

BTW,..as my post above suggests, i was mistaken and watched a different anime. But its good. You watched it?:

That’s the version I was talking about. As stated I didn’t really get into it but did remind me of Hell’s Paradise.

Zombieland Saga 

Hinamatsuri 

Asobi Asobase 

Rune Soldier 

There’s a sequel movie Battle of Unato, though for some reason Netflix split it into 3 “episodes”

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Unato was originally an 83-minute feature-length film, but Netflix diced it into three chapters; narratively, it picks up six months after the events of the series[/quote]

https://myanimelist.net/anime/34544/Koutetsujou_no_Kabaneri_Movie_3__Unato_Kessen

(the other 2 movies are recaps of season 1)

For those who are fans of dubbed retro anime, CR has added: Mononoke tv series (2007), Gunbuster OVA (1988-89), Angel Cop OVA (1989), Cyber City Oedo 808 OVA (1990-91)

Welcome  Sadly I too have lost a number of online homes as forums seem to be something of a dying breed. I still remain somewhat active here though. Hope you find things to interest you here & decide to stick around.

A bit late, but this season’s contenders

Zenia from Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero 

Flay from Am I Actually the Strongest 

Oratoria Belkam from Am I Actually the Strongest 

@Bulleje76 this will probably make you happy, even though expected release date is unknown 

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-24/the-world-finest-assassin-gets-reincarnated-in-a-different-world-as-an-aristocrat-anime-gets-2nd-/.202754

And for the record, I actually thought it was one of the better isekai harems.

Finished season 2 of Tokyo Revengers (Christmas Showdown) & have mixed feelings. The fight with  Taiju & Black Dragon dragged on way too long, wasn’t actually interesting & pushed the limits of credibility for a series where characters aren’t supposed to have super powers (except for the time travel trope). But the final 4 eps dealing with the aftermath & setting up the next arc were actually decent, so will probably give the new season a chance when it starts in a couple weeks.

Will finish The Duke of Death & his Maid season 2 and the 1st half of Mushoku Tensei 2 tomorrow.

From this season maybe try the Ruroni Kenshin remake. Not sure if you’d like Undead Girl Murder Farce or not, there’s action but also a lot of talking since it’s a detective/mystery series. 
 

Another option is the Blade of the Immortal remake from 2019-2020 https://myanimelist.net/anime/39806/Mugen_no_Juunin__Immortal

It wasn’t really my thing, but you enjoyed Hell’s Paradise more than I did so it might be up your alley.

Some older anime movies will be screening in US theaters over the next several months

On 9/2/2023 at 12:01 PM, Ohayotaku said:

Attempted to watch the 2022 version of Death on the Nile, but only made it half way through. I suppose I’m just too used to the old BBC version of Poirot. Casts serious doubts on whether I ‘ll give a Haunting in Venice a try as I had planned.

Went ahead and took a chance on A Haunting in Venice & found it reasonably enjoyable. Less grandiose than the previous recent Poirot remakes, so had more of the same vibe as the old PBS Mystery series I have fond memories of. A nice lowkey early start to the Halloween season.

Was honestly considering not to bother since most folks here don’t seem interested in watching series while they’re airing. 
Anyway, here’s what’s scheduled for the season

https://www.livechart.me/fall-2023/tv

As to what I plan to watch, lots of sequels  (Dr. Stone, Spy x Family, , Goblin Slayer, Dead Mount Death Play, Ancient Magus Bride, Shield Hero, Eminence in Shadow, Faraway Paladin, Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent, Girlfriend Girlfriend) . JJK’s Shibuya Arc, Helck & Ruroni Kenshin will all carryover. Plus we finally get Attack on Titan grand finale in November. The Spy x Family movie and Reincarnated as a Slime OVA probably won’t be available in the states until next year.

As far as new stuff, I usually need to watch a couple eps before I decide if I’m interested. Pluto has an edge based on Naoki Urusawa’s reputation & Frieren seems to be getting a lot of hype over on MAL. Also kinda curious about Shy.

And maybe try to find time for live action One Piece, new Castlevania & Scott Pilgrim  on Netflix 

For those with MAL accounts, they’ve added some statistics tabs that give insight into how you score series & your genre preferences. Kinda interesting.

Currently, sonewhere in the 50 - 100 range. I tend to watch seasonals primarily, 15 - 25 per season, but some are single cour, others are double or split. In addition,  I’ll also generally watch around a dozen anime movies or older series combined in a year.

As far as types, my MAL stats indicate Action, Fantasy & Comedy are my top tags. Personal observation is that I tend to like series with a supernatural angle to them.

Not a furry, but not automatically offended by anthropomorphic characters either. Currently enjoying Sacrificial Princess & The King of Beasts and The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today 

CR has started listing it’s Fall 2023 roster

https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/seasonal-lineup/2023/9/20/fall-anime-2023-crunchyroll

3 hours ago, Robert S. S. Gordon said:

I have Hell's Paradise and I wonder if it's worth watching?

As far as action goes, it comes close to Demon Slayer. But I feel it relies too much on blood, gore & shock value at the expense of characterization & writing. I still plan on checking out season 2 if/when there is one though. I would recommend Dororo as something similar but superior in those regards (plus it’s complete)if you haven’t already seen it (it’s from 2019 though) 

 https://myanimelist.net/anime/37520/Dororo

Blue Seed has the legendary dragon Orochi & the god Susanoo as antagonists.

Peach Boy Riverside draws on the fable of Momotaro.

Various yokai play prominent roles in Gegege no Kitaro, Ushio & Tora, Kemono Jihen & In/Spectre.

tsukumogami (inanimate objects that have acquired consciousness or a soul over time) are featured in Malevolent Spirits Mononogatari & Tsugumomo.

The fable of the Red Onj & the Blue Oni is the inspiration for Rem & Ram from Re:Zero. Other famous characters based on oni include Lum from Urusei Yatsura & the ogres from Reincarnated as a Slime.