Animedragon Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 4 hours ago, Otaking66lives said: Started re-watching Maison Ikkoku today. One of Rumiko Takahashi's lesser known masterpieces. You may be some time then. I've not seen the anime, but I've got the manga and read it a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animedragon Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 This evening I started watching series 1 of Chihayafuru. This is a sports anime based around a Japanese card game called Karuta which requires a good memory to play as it's based on 100 traditional Japanese poems. Until I started watching this series I had no idea that there was such a card game or that it was a competitive sport and it's not a sport that I would have thought was interesting to watch. So far my opinion of the series is favourable, I found it interesting, and even exciting in places, to watch and it has a good cast of characters and good artwork and animation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehr Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Sometimes I think I'm already watched all the good anime out there until I find another masterpiece. Right now I'm watching "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" second season and compare to season 1, it is quite intense! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soramee_ Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 10 hours ago, Mehr said: Sometimes I think I'm already watched all the good anime out there until I find another masterpiece. Right now I'm watching "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" second season and compare to season 1, it is quite intense! I still have to watch this anime. I heard it was really good so I will surely give it a try sometime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohayotaku Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) While I don’t intend to pause ALL my simulcast viewing, I am going to temporarily switch my focus to bingeing on Netflix because: All episodes of Monster are now available. Back in the day I was watching it on Syfy/Chiller, but issues with my cablebox/DVR prevented me from finishing it. They finally added more eps of the original Inuyasha. The final season of Aggretsuko debuts the middle of this month. Hopefully the remainder of Uncle from Another World will be available by the time I finish those. Or else I’ll check out the new Junji Ito or Bastard’s 2nd season Edited February 1, 2023 by Ohayotaku 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Fall Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Up until about two days ago I hadn't actually watched Cowboy Bebop. So far 10 episodes in, really like it, definitely lives up to the hype, have to keep myself from staying up late watching it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animedragon Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 I've now finished watching the first season of Chihayafuru. I wasn't sure what to expect from this series, after all it's about a group of people who play Karuta, a popular card game in Japan but almost unknown in the west. The artwork and animation for this series is really good, but what really makes this series stand out is the characters, each has a different personality and different reasons for playing the game and as the story unfolds we see them practising among themselves and competing in tournaments, we see their joy and elation at winning and the depths of their despair when they lose. Add in the excellent background music and what you have is a brilliant series that is both highly watchable and entertaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animedragon Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 OK, so I've now started watching series 2 of Chihayafuru. So far it looks good, but I'll see how the story progresses, the first series set the bar quite high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animedragon Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I finished Chihayafuru series 2 this evening. The first series set a high bar, but series 2 cleared it. The storyline and character development continue at a high level with more focus on the characters, their motivations and interactions with each other for the first part of the series with the actual games taking more of a background role. As the final games approach the game play becomes more centre stage, but the story is still about the characters and with a combination of excellent animation and brilliant music I was really on the edge of my seat waiting to see who would take which card and who would win the match. Overall another highly entertaining series that kept my interest throughout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animedragon Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 I started watching Chihayafuru series 3 this evening, so far it's off to an excellent start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 I’m finishing up Nichijou after taking a break from it. I’d say the first half of the anime is better, but the second half still has some great moments. The art and animation are consistently good throughout though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonGuy1337 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Okay so its been a minute since I last posted on here. PC had issues... Finally completed Death Note with my mates, was re-watching this one and it took forever. Sol Bianca Watched the Sol Bianca, wasn't the best film ever but it was severable plus Tiffany Grant was one of the dub actors and enjoyed her work in Evangelion. Fate Grand Order First Order Really enjoyed this fate film, RIP Director Olga Marie Animusphere Fate/Grand Order: Divine Realm of the Round Table Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram and Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram Enjoyed these films, they where action packed and filled with heroic servants doing battle. Bounty Dogs No gifs of this one. Its a really obscure OVA from the late 90s. Famously has the "Yellow-Green" filter over every scene. Also started Ningen Fushin This one really cool but is currently airing And got to the Commander Red Arch of Dragon Ball RIP General Blue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohayotaku Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Watched some Demon Slayer comedic shorts that went up on Crunchyroll last night, including some that had a Valentines Day theme. A word of warning, if you have a low tolerance for Zenitsu’s outbursts, you may want to skip these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animedragon Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 This evening I finished watching Chihayafuru. When I started watching it I wondered how a series based on people playing a card game could be interesting enough to keep me watching for three series. As it turned out I was still watching after 74 episodes because this series has a good and varied cast of characters, excellent animation and artwork, a well constructed and well paced storyline and great background music. The series has a good mix of scenes dealing with the development of the various characters and scenes showing the progress of the karuta games and was very entertaining and engaging to watch. Overall I found this a highly watchable series and easily among the best series that I've watched this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I’m currently watching a bunch of this season. One that I find very lighthearted and cute is The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague. Another one is Handyman Saitou in another world, which has quite a few hilarious moments if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efaardvark Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Just added this season's Otonari no Tenshi, Chillin' in my 30s, and Ningen Fushin to my post-season tbw list. All 3 passed the 3ep-check and I'm looking forward to finishing the rest in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Fall Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Had to take a short break from watching anime due to life but I finished up cowboy bebop, definitely liked it, I'd say it's a classic for a reason, but yeah it's also not the greatest anime of all time or "peak anime" It was fun and cool and that's about it. I also wouldn't say it's a "fresh breath of air" like I've seen some people online call it, more rather a nostalgia trip since it just feels familiar to alot of the western movies I grew up with. Anyways I'm a bit torn on what to move onto next, I got a lot of series on my shelf right now. I'll probably just watch some of the movies I've been putting off and finish up some of the american shows I've been watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animedragon Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Lunchtime I watched Room Camp, a series of 12 three minute shorts featuring three members of the Outdoor Club from Laid Back Camp as they travel round visiting various places of interest, and of course cooking food and visiting hot springs. The series also includes an 11 minute mini-episode featuring Rin and three wheel scooter as she goes out camping, cooking food and visiting hot springs. All 13 episodes are great fun to watch and a reminder of how good the main series were and that we need more adventures of Rin, Nadeshiko and the other girls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletje76 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Watching only new rlsed eps of running season at the moment. So now Boruto, my hero academia, Misfit of demon king academy and Tokyo revengers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 The only two new shows I'm currently watching are Nagatoro S2 and Tomo-chan is a Girl. I plan on watching Aggretsuko S5 sometime soon-ish, but other than that, nothing else has really caught my eye yet. I'm thinking about revisiting Yu Yu Hakusho, only this time, I can watch it in chronological order and without commercial interruptions like it was when it aired on Toonami years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohayotaku Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/18/2023 at 8:04 PM, Penguin said: One that I find very lighthearted and cute is The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague. I’m watching that one as well, though I’m behind on it. Now halfway through Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animedragon Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 I've started to watch White Album, I'm six episodes in but I'm having difficulty finding a reason to continue watching it. The basic plot is that the main character's girlfriend is about to become an idol singer, the two of them seem committed to each other, but her production company seem to want to keep them apart. Then there's another singer who appears to sometimes help them get together and other times tries to replace the girlfriend, and there's two other girls who seek the guys help, but I'm not sure what their motives are. The whole plot is a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonGuy1337 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Started Fate Zero with friends (Re-Watch) Hyper-Psychic Geo Garaga Don't recommend this one! Kind of a short list this week! I'll probably continue with Dragon Ball this week and continue the next arch Also gonna show a Friend Zeta Gundam Really hope they like it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animedragon Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I had a bit of a shock this evening. I went to watch another couple of episodes of White Album on CR and a notice appeared saying something like "This series is unavailable to view". I wasn't too upset as I'm only continuing with the series out of curiosity about how much more of a mess some of the characters can make of their lives. I checked back in a couple of hours later and it was available again, so there was probably some sort of server issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animedragon Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 6 hours ago, Otaku Gamer said: That's weird, but it happens. I'm not sure why the server would be down though. It was a bit weird, it only seemed to affect that series as the message went on to offer several other similar series I could watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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