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I've just started watching SAO.  When this came out in 2012 I watched the trailers and previews and didn't think much of it because the trailers all focused on the battles and back then the only way I could watch anime was to buy the DVDs. Recently there's been a few postings on FB with clips from the non-battle scenes and these tended to change my view of the series and since it's available on CR I thought I'd give it a try. I'm now about halfway through and finding to be quite a good series with an interesting concept, story and cast of characters.

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Will probably finish Tower of God 2’s first cour &  start the second this week. Continuing to watch a handful of seasonals I’ve already mentioned. Will probably sample Orb: On the Movements of the Earth & Nina the Starry Bride soon. It will probably be December before I tackle the newest seasons of ReZero & Danmachi.

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After watching the latest ep of SLF, gotta wonder who game devs hate more: Sunraku or Maple (Bofuri)? 😂 And Bilac continues to develop despite being a NPC (moreso than Emul actually).

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I just started dandadan, so far it seems really cool! I get where all of the interest is coming from - I hope the animation keeps up as the episodes go on. I especially like the female MC, I appreciate a rebel.

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Netflix "jail" is a double-edged sword.  On one hand, there's a lot of stuff that doesn't get discussed because of it.

 

On the other hand... there's some pretty good stuff after all.  Currently watching Hell's Paradise, and it's one heck of a ride.

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Managed to find a matinee showing of the subbed version of Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom. Had to drive a bit further than I usually prefer, but still under an hour one way. I actually consider it worth it because the big screen & soundsystem really accentuated the epicness of the visuals & soundtrack (my hearing has improved quite a bit since my last post now that I’m on medication for it). It felt like a LOTR adaption at times, though that’s probably in part due to Demiurge taking on a form that’s textbook Balrog).  The R rating (along with this being Overlord after all) means this is NOT a feel good movie. It’s not just that Ainz isn’t a hero, I don’t tink he can even be considered an anti-hero. But that’s why it stands out from the generic glut of isekai series.  The transition between scenes at times felt like an event or dialogue was skipped & the attempts at humor felt largely ineffective due to the inevitability of tragedy, but I think it captured the franchise’s atmosphere as well as the tv series at it’s best & is a good example of the dark fantasy genre. Honestly left with a knot in my stomach afterwards, but think I’ll be adding it to my list of all-time favorite anime movies. 8/10

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On 11/8/2024 at 11:13 AM, Magus said:

Netflix "jail" is a double-edged sword.  On one hand, there's a lot of stuff that doesn't get discussed because of it.

 

On the other hand... there's some pretty good stuff after all.  Currently watching Hell's Paradise, and it's one heck of a ride.

They’ve actually been simulcasting some series for a while now (Dandadan & the Ranma 1/2 remake for example)

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Planned Itinerary for the rest of 2024

Currently watching: Dandadan • Shangri La Frontier 2 • SAOA: GGO 2 • Tower of God 2: Workshop Battle• Delico’s Nursery • You Are Miss Servant • 2.5 Dimensional Seduction• Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Become Magicians • I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History • 5,000 Year Old Herbivorous Dragon 2

Plan to Binge (or at least start) this year: ReZero 3 • Danmachi 5 • Rurouni Kenshin remake season 2 

Will probably at least check out: Orb: On The Movements of the Earth • Nina the Starry Bride • Girls Band Cry

If I Have Time: Murai in Love• Blue Miburo • continue Ranma 1/2 remake • continue Delicious in Dungeon (put on hold after episode 7. May drop altogether, honestly not getting what all the hype is about)

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Just finished Gimai Seikatsu / Days with My Stepsister.  Slow, and seemed like the main characters made things harder on themselves than it needed to be.  But they worked it out and the ending was satisfactory.  Did I say slow?  Perhaps "glacial" would be more applicable.  It was a bit hard to stick with it through all 12 episodes.  Worth a watch but if you're easily bored then you might want to skip this one.

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1 hour ago, Sarada said:

Angel Beats

I watched that one a while back. It's quite a good story, but a bit confusing in places. I read somewhere that it was originally planned to be longer but got cut back due to budget issues, I'm not sure how true that is but I thought it would explain why I found it confusing.

But then again, it doesn't take much to confuse me 😀

Nice sig by the way.

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