What anime are you watching now?

[Animedragon]

I've now finished watching Just Because. At heart it's a high school Slice of Life series centring on five students in their final few months of school as they juggle studying for their entrance exams and sorting out their relationships. The story is, in a way, nothing special but the way the story is told and paced along with its wonderfully detailed artwork and excellent animation makes it a very enjoyable series to watch.
The railway enthusiast in me particularly liked the monorail dangle-way.

[Bulletje76]

I have a day off so a new anime for me. Will start Charlotte now. i am curious

[Sonic Whammy]

Finally got a chance this summer for the first time in forever to just sit down and see OK, what's everyone saying is the best anime going right now, what's the recent best, all that stuff. It's been way too long since I watched anything period.

I've seen all 5 episodes of Zom 100 to date. Definitely not the kind of show I was expecting to get into, but I'm enjoying the suspense. It's funny how every turn, you think you're safe and the next thing you know, oh bleep, there's zombies here too. But it's working so far.

The other I started was Komi Can't Communicate. I'm only two episodes in, but I was very intrigued by the first episode that I wanted to watch it with my wife and daughter. My daughter particularly has problems in school and other social settings in recent years where she freezes up and doesn't know how to express herself, so I thought this might give her some peace of mind. Again, we're only two episodes in, but we're liking it so far.

[Bulletje76]

2 hours ago, Bulleje76 said:

I have a day off so a new anime for me. Will start Charlotte now. i am curious

@Ohayotakuhave you seen this one? your opinion pls?

[Ohayotaku]

5 hours ago, Bulleje76 said:

@Ohayotakuhave you seen this one? your opinion pls?

Haven’t seen it.

Finished Summer Time Rendering & consider it largely over rated. Now that’s finished, will be focusing on catching up on and/or sampling seasonals. JJK 2 is my favorite overall so far which isn’t really a surprise. Likewise Zom 100 is probably my favorite of the new stuff. I need to resume Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts since I really enjoyed the 1st cour. My biggest pleasant surprise of the season is Lvl 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero which so far has been better in every way than the much more hyped Helck. Also enjoyed the giant cat anime more than I expected, though I’ve only seen the 1st ep so far. Dark Gathering being the biggest disappointment (just dropped it after 6 episodes). Plan on bingeing My Happy Marriage once the season is over. Likewise Undead Murder Farce seems to work better watching multiple episodes consecutively instead of trying to follow week to week.

Edited August 16, 2023 by Ohayotaku

[Animedragon]

9 hours ago, Bulleje76 said:

I have a day off so a new anime for me. Will start Charlotte now. i am curious

I've watched it twice*. It's an interesting series with an unusual take on the 'people with special powers' theme. It also has a great ending.

 

* First time on CR. Then I bought the DVD and watched it on that.

[Animedragon]

I've now finished watching After The Rain. My initial thoughts after the first few episodes was that this was a rather lack lustre high school Slice of Life series about a 17 year old 2nd year student with a crush on the 45 year old manager of the restaurant where she works. At first the story goes where you would expect it to go, but as the series goes on it becomes apparent that the, rather one sided, relationship is just a vehicle to progress the real story.
Overall, this was a good series and I'm glad I stayed with it to the final episode.

[Kleiner]

Rewatched the entirety of Neon Genesis Evangelion, and the End of Evangelion.

It's credited with many things, such as increase popularization of anime in the west, as well as rejuvenation in an industry that was seeing a downturn in it's production and returns. The show overall continues to receive attention and adoration many years later, with the rebuild movies continuing to build on this large fan base.

It's the show that has mystified itself with it's production and final release, with many misconceptions about Anno's intentions with the final product.The most common one is the End of Evangelion, which many proclaim was a direct response to back lash over the final two episodes. Anno expressed in interviews that the final product was his intention, and was not directly influenced by outside criticizm. Another one is the misconception of the number of death threats that Studio Gainax and Anno received. While there are a couple of emails that express this, the amount of hate directly aimed at Anno and the studio is often very overstated. A famous image of death threats being graffitied on the Gainax studio building was actually from a fringe religious group, and not angry fans. 

While a staple of the medium that receives discussion the world over, enough to warrent arguments of being the most overrated anime of all time, I still highly reccomend this to both those who have never seen it, and to those who have already watched it any number of times. Much of the modern anime landscape continues to be morphed by direct inspiration from this continually relavent masterpiece. 

Edited August 19, 2023 by Kleiner
Correcting misspelt word

[Animedragon]

4 hours ago, Kleiner said:

Rewatched the entirety of Neon Genesis Evangelion, and the End of Evangelion.

I first saw Neon Genesis Evangelion when it was released on VHS tape and I thought it was the most amazing, original and ground breaking series that I'd seen. I was really impressed with the high quality of the artwork and animation, so when I got the final tape of the series with episodes 25 & 26 on it I was expecting a really high quality finale, what I got was a couple of what looked like animated storyboards. For a series that had had such high quality production values for the previous 24 episodes this was a terrific let down.

When the series was re-released on DVD I bought that as well, but on re-watching the series my opinion of those last two episodes didn't change. For me NGE remains a great and impressive series that was ruined by a bodged ending.

Over the years since NGE's release I've seen many theories proposed as to why those last two episodes were like they were. My own theory is that the story had become so complicated with so many conspiracies within conspiracies that the production team didn't know how to tie it all together and bring the story to a successful conclusion and they were up against a tight deadline to deliver the final episodes, I also suspect that they were running out of money and had no choice but to go with a quick and cheap final two episodes.

[Nicholas D. Wolfwood]

I  have watched toonami

June 24th (Saturday)

12:30a Dr. Stone: New World: Eyes of Science*

1:00a Food Wars! The Fifth Plate: Final Exams

1:30a One Piece: Capture Caesar! General Cannon Blasts!*

2:00a Naruto Shippuden: Leaving the Village*

2:30a My Hero Academia: League of Villains vs. U.A. Students

 

July 9th (Sunday)

1:00a Dr. Stone: New World: Science Vessel Perseus*

1:30a One Piece: A Touching Reunion! Momonosuke and Kin'emon!*

2:00a Naruto Shippuden: Pursuers*

2:30a My Hero Academia: Katsuki Bakugo: Rising

 

July 16th (Sunday)

– Dr. Stone: New World Air Order Error

12:30a Dr. Stone: New World: Ray of Despair, Ray of Hope* (Announced as Dr. Stone: New World: Treasure Box*)

1:00a FLCL HD: Fooly Cooly

1:30a One Piece: It's Time to Say Goodbye! Leaving Punk Hazard!*

2:00a Naruto Shippuden: Collision*

2:30a My Hero Academia: The Ones Within Us

 

July 22nd (Saturday) – Toonami on the Green at Adult Swim Festival 2023

 

12:00a My Adventures with Superman: Let’s Go to Ivo Tower, You Say*

12:30a Dr. Stone: New World: Treasure Box*

1:00a FLCL HD: Firestarter

1:30a One Piece: The G-5 Wiped Out! Doflamingo's Sudden Attack!*

2:00a Naruto Shippuden: Another Moon*

2:30a My Hero Academia: Dabi's Dance

 

July 30th (Sunday)

12:30a Dr. Stone: New World: Ray of Despair, Ray of Hope

1:00a FLCL HD: Marquis de Carabas

1:30a One Piece: Intense! Aokiji vs. Doflamingo!*

2:00a Naruto Shippuden: Comrade*

2:30a My Hero Academia: Threads of Hope

 

August 6th (Sunday)

 

 

12:30a Dr. Stone: New World: The Trump Card Aboard the Science Vessel*

1:00a FLCL HD: Full Swing

1:30a One Piece: Caesar Goes Missing! The Pirate Alliance Makes a Sortie!*

2:00a Naruto Shippuden: The Shinobi Unite*

2:30a My Hero Academia: Final Performance

 

August 13th (Sunday)

 

12:30a Dr. Stone: New World: Beautiful Science*

1:00a FLCL HD: Brittle Bullet

1:30a One Piece: Luffy Dies at Sea?! The Pirate Alliance Comes Apart!*

2:00a Naruto Shippuden: Rival*

2:30a My Hero Academia: Hellish Hell

[Digimon_Sommelier]

On 8/3/2023 at 7:18 AM, Otaking66lives said:

Watching D.N.Angel

Woot woot!!!!

[KaiyaSaysHaiya]

I continued watching Kimi Ni Todoke yesterday!! I took a big break break from watching anime, but I'm starting to get back into it now and I think I'm actually enjoying this series more than I did before.

Edited August 20, 2023 by KaiyaSaysHaiya

[Key Visual]

Been hearing some noise about Helck so I'm going to give it a try.

[Animedragon]

I'm currently watching The Aquatope on White Sand, and enjoying it. The series follows the exploits of two 18 year old high school girls as they seek to save the town's aquarium with the help of their friends. So far I've only seen the first six episodes and find that the series has nice artwork and animation and a good cast of characters, it also has nice background music.
Overall I think the style and pacing of the story gives off a vibe very similar to Yuru Camp, which can't be a bad thing.

[Soramee_]

I’ve been watching the second season of the devil is a part timer. I like the art style of season 1 better but I like this season nonetheless.

[Otaking66lives]

Haibane Renmei

[Animedragon]

8 hours ago, Otaking66lives said:

Haibane Renmei

An excellent series. I've watched it several times, there's a lot of things I've never quite understood about the story, but then I decided that there probably weren't any answers.

Ive reached the halfway point in The Aquatope on White Sand. Episodes 11 and 12 were particularly good, but I really wasn't expecting the ending of episode 12. However, thinking about it it was a very believable ending and probably the only one that would make sense.

[Bulletje76]

For the nearby future i am leaving my beloved isekai genre and going to magic. have this on my watch list. Starting at the top

Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Dead Mount Death Play

Flying witch

 

[Ohayotaku]

Got current on Undead Murder Farce this evening. It’s certainly not afraid to name-drop: Holmes, Watson, Moriarty, Lupin, Fogg, Crowley, Frankenstein, Carmilla & Jack The Ripper.

Edited August 24, 2023 by Ohayotaku

[Animedragon]

I've now finished watching The Aquatope on White Sand. This is a slice of life series about a couple of high school girls who work in an aquarium. The series is really split into two parts. In the first part the two girls are working part time trying to save a small, slowly failing, aquarium during their school summer holidays. In the second part they have graduated and are now working full time at a much larger new aquarium. As with most SoL series the story revolves around the lives of the main characters and their friends and work colleagues, the love that they have for the sea and the creatures that inhabit it comes over very well. The artwork and animation quality is very good and the various aquatic creatures are beautifully drawn. I enjoyed watching this series and will definitely add it to my rewatch list.

[Soramee_]

On 8/10/2023 at 9:27 PM, Sakura said:

Right now I'm re-watching Yu-Gi-Oh. I just finished rewatching Yu-Gi-Oh GX. Both I watched when I was a kid and I'm just reliving the nostalgia. I'm also watching DBZ Super too.

i love yu gi oh

 

[Sakura]

1 hour ago, Soramee_ said:

i love yu gi oh

 

It's such a good show ^^ It's one of those I could rewatch more than once and not get really tired of. 

[Ohayotaku]

On 8/21/2023 at 1:06 AM, Soramee_ said:

I’ve been watching the second season of the devil is a part timer. I like the art style of season 1 better but I like this season nonetheless.

I started watching the 2nd cour of season 2. I’ve seen a lot of people complain that season 2 is a disappointment, but I actually prefer it over season 1.

Hyped that JJK returns a week from today.
Trailer for the upcoming arc.

 

[Otaking66lives]

I just finished Lost Song.

[kamomesan]

On 12/26/2022 at 5:18 PM, Dark_Knight206 said:

I am currently watching one piece, blue lock, my hero academia season 6, and jujutsu kaisen.

I have just finished future diary yesterday and am almost caught up to one piece(at 1011)

I just started Blue Lock. I know its not accurate to real life team sports, but interesting concept nonetheless.