No.122445[Last50 Posts]
It's
spring! https://www.livechart.me/spring-2024/tvhttps://anilist.co/search/anime?season=SPRINGWhat are you planning on watching? Have any suggestions or recommendations?
No.122446
>wind breaker
No.122447
IT'S HERE TOO SOON AAAAAAAAAAAAAA I HAVEN'T CAUGHT UP YET
blehhhh, time to marathon
No.122448
There's so much sequel or reboot stuff.
Konosuba is only good because Kazuma is a well written character and stuff
No.122449
I mean I knew I'd never accept it as even close to the original OP,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRL1jSmfIKU it's just impossible to beat a 10/10. At least it's not offensive.
No.122450
I'm a bit excited for Mushoku S3.
No.122451
No longer dickless tensei. Now it's womanizer tensei time!
No.122455
First ep of Shuumatsu Train was insane, very curious to see what the rest of the show will be like.
No.122459
>>122457Eh. I think it's just nostalgia that's clouding people's vision. If you watch the anime again, pay attention to Holo's height. It's all over the place. In the OP and in early episodes, Holo is only just barely taller than Lawrence's waist, and at other times she's only a head shorter. Inconsistent depictions is on-brand for Spice and Wolf.
No.122462
All Holos are cute.
No.122463
>>122457I don't like the two tone hair she has.
No.122464
>>122463we've been over this enough times for me to say with full confidence that it's not two tone it's just a light gradient
No.122465
>>122464Well it's two tone to me and I don't like it.
No.122467
dumb contrarian. It's as good as the original with modern advancements in 2D graphics
No.122476
>>122475Really hope there's someone out there that uses Taiga and download this seasons anime info, and now their thumbnails are all shrekified and they're left confused for weeks.
No.122483
>>122461I think it's more judge-worthy that you are embarrassed of having gazed into specific threads.
No.122485
I'm a two-tone hairposter.
No.122486
>>122484If your posts are so good, do you suppose they would make for decent fertilizer for anon's gardening projects?
No.122487
>>122472this machine creates potato knishes
No.122488
>>122486My posts being akin to fertilizer would mean they are close to shit, so no. I'm the one who sows the terrains.
Anyway, to get back on track; I see
Holo talking with her daughter in the very beginning of the show. I hope that means they are planning to adapt it to that point, because I was expecting S3 at first instead of a reboot.
No.122503
>>122501I'm catching up on everything first so Date a Live IV, Eupho movies, Maou Gakuin, whatever else I forgot.
No.122509
>>122506It's listed as one on Anilist, at least. It's basically a short movie, though. There wasn't much to say about it, it seems like it was mostly a reminder of where we're at with the series, but the fluff does get some development.
No.122522
>>122445Mahouka and Dorei Elf since I already like the light novels and want to see more anime adaptations.
Maou Gakuin and Lv2 Cheat bc I'm not interested enough (lazy) to read those light novels, so I'll watch the adaptations instead.
Jiisan Baasan seems like a nice chill premise. Not all slow-life shows turn out the way I want, but this one might have potential imo.
No.122524
>>122522>Lv2 CheatReading the title gave me cancer and checking the synopsis made it malignant.
No.122525
>>122524It's the usual fare, but can serve as brain-off viewing to pass the time.
No.122663
>>122661One of
those people, huh? Well, I'm not sure how well other people will like it. It's not going to amaze people, but it seems fun to me.
No.122664
>>122661those are really blobby shaped feet its offputting
No.122670
>>122669I forgot to say that I'll keep watching more episodes so that's kind of an endorsement of sorts I think? I think it has potential.
Also if you're going to download to try it (which you should) apparently there's some problem with how it was done and mtbb has an upload available on nyaa:
Crunchyroll’s video (and the video of other foreign distributors, like Baha) is missing a field. That means that the image is basically 1920x540. This encode doesn’t restore the missing information, but it at least fixes the aliasing caused by the missing field. Thank you to zewia for identifying the problem. I will keep making these encodes every week until the publisher fixes the issue. No.122684
>>122670I would assume that it's in CR's (and other <foreign distributors'>) own interests to get this fixed, so messaging them and telling them about the problem should mean that they will appeal to the studio to please send them the correct files.
No.122694
>>122689>It kind of reminds me of Wonder EggI saw other people saying this and I don't really get it. WEP was always trying to be 2d4u, which set it up to either succeed hard or fail harder. This was much more comedy-based so it doesn't have as far to fall even if it does fuck up. The comparison just seems like trainwreck chasing to me.
>>122669There was a show a few seasons back with virtually the same premise that I found unimpressive, so it fell victim to the rest of the season being so stacked for me. I'm not gonna miss a food porn show.
No.122695
>>122689If it's from a reliable studio it won't disappoint
No.122702
>>122700> once he's no longer gaining strength rapidlyYou have no idea what series you are talking about.
He does pursue minor goals
(like saving a princess from some weird coup), but the one constant of it all is him building up himself and his clan to grow ever stronger.
No.122716
>>122698In case you weren't aware, they released 2 episodes of it at once. The first one didn't sell me on it but the second one was cute and made me more likely to stick with it.
No.122717
>>122716Oh, I forgot about that. Yeah, I'll have to watch it later...
No.122790
>>122779butt this butt that, sure
but would you look at that belly
No.122791
>>122790I noticed that, too. That's quite nice
No.122793
>>122779>>122790korbo looks preggo.
No.122799
>>122798the cutest...
Wish I'd got a tenshi-tsuki room.
No.122830
>>122792It's mostly the same regarding that. There are a few key differences in the reboot compared to the original that I noticed however (I'm also watching the original afterwards in order for the reboot to not override my memory of it):
- Chloe is replaced by a guy called "Yarei" in order to fulfill her role of pretending to be Holo in the festival (it's like that in the LN/manga too)
- The vegetation is more lush, green and vivid (this seems to be due to the original apparently taking place in Autumn. Not sure which season it is in the reboot)
- The couple at the beginning of ep 2 is younger
- Holo doesn't shake her tail to dry herself (a real shame, I loved that scene)
- There isn't a rainbow over the church
And also minor nitpicking stuff like Holo doing the whiskers with her fingers instead of 'drawing' them in the air:
>>122457 I do still stand by what I said here though. There was no need to change her design that much.
No.122839
7th prince manga has some very good fanservice
No.122840
Sentai Daishikkaku or uhhhh "Go Go Loser Ranger" looks pretty cool. Its premise is explicitly anti-status quo and that makes me wonder how far they'll go with it. It immediately strikes you with some 3D which it uses a lot of but decently, but the 2D they're certainly not skimping on. I do like me some meta, and the way it uses on-screen text reminds of KLK too.
GANBARE TORA TORAKKU, FAITO FIGHTER D
>>122839Yeah, the second episode kept up its great visuals while setting the powerlevel bar way higher AND featured an even cuter double ouji. It's a shame it's getting dropped.
No.122846
>>122844Oh. I tune out of the previews. That's a shame. I like it when characters can shine on their own and highlight their own personalities and growth. Oh, well. They're still nice.
No.122854
>>122837No, they don't.
They show up if you are looking at rain that is reflecting the sun behind you.
No.122857
>>122856WTF doxxing is against the rules!
No.122860
The train anime looks fun. More fun than watching sexual-assualt tensei or this-wolf-is-nothing-like-the-old-one
No.122861
>>122860>this-wolf-is-nothing-like-the-old-oneIt's basically the same thing, nitpicking an adaptation to death that may end up adapting the whole thing is a great way to never get a full adaptation. It's not like the original was some spectacularly high budget adaptation in the first place either.
No.122862
this-potato-is-nothing-like-the-old-one
No.122865
>>122864you're getting angry at a studio's internal style
No.122866
speaking of which... it's pretty hilarious that people consider it censored when it's drawn by Passione
No.122867
Anyways, this is what your great Spice and Wolf style amounted to after Imagin studios rebranded as A1C and managed a bunch of hentai sublabels.
https://hanime.tv/videos/hentai/isekai-harem-monogatari-1?playlist_id=thhecpyzb3mm8xpwe3d4 so maybe your idealism isn't anything ideal and just a fad of the past you need to get over?
No.122870
>>122869It's their only miss to you because you're so attached to it having to look the exact same as the old.
No.122871
>>122870I've already explainable my gripes with it in:
>>122457If she looked more similar to Miko I wouldn't have a problem. Her lips also lack volume unlike hers. Original/LN Holo has fuller lips.
No.122922
>>122872I don't know that I like the line work of that image, the faces look sharp and pointy. But then that's often the case with anime, you don't notice these things while watching them but some screenshots can come out like that.
No.122923
>>122922>I don't know that I like???
Anyway, they give sharp features to anime characters when they are meant to be beautiful/sexy for the most part. Otherwise they go for a more rounded style if cuteness is the main goal.
No.122925
>>122924What sound do you get if you poke those cheeks?
No.122926
>>122923It's not that that I am talking about. It's hard to explain.
No.122927
>>122926>>122922She does give a bit of a computer-generated impression.
Other than that, perhaps you are annoyed by the fineness of the line-art in modern anime in general. (which is a result of increased resolutions)
No.122929
>>122927The fine lines are not the issue either.
No.122935
I don't like the fine lines too much either. They seem more prone to getting damaged by bad compression.
No.122987
How does restaurant to another world compare to dungeon meshi?
No.122988
Dungeon Meshi's food parts are exotic and filled with marceil calling them fools for liking to eat monsters they kill. Meshi is also 70% action 30% food
No.122990
>>122988thank you for the answer
No.123013
>>123009>Omegaverse autism got into animeWow, I'm surprised even though I shouldn't be.
>gay fujo version of futaI guess but I thought mpreg filled that role.
No.123017
>>123013Omegaverse
is mpreg, just with a bunch of additional lore.
No.123022
>>123018well gacha anime tie-ins being bad is par for the course, priconne and and uma musume being one of the few notable exceptions to the rule
No.123023
PriCunny
No.123101
>>123098I thought the first episode sold it pretty well. But it might suffer a mid season recap episode
No.123102
>>123098I can't take anything with a sentai setup seriously. It's even worse than dark n' gritty capeshit. If you can't maintain a constant stream of "I'll ignore how stupid this is because it's so fucking cool" moments then the entire thing falls apart.
No.123114
Anonymous posted about manwha it in the blog thread and I'll move a step up from that by moving to here. They were quoting this article:
https://screenrant.com/solo-leveling-documentary-manhwa-overtake-manga/The pro-manwha argument boils down to this: manwha is better suited to phones, phones are everywhere, therefore it's easier for growth to be had.
The problems that come with it the writer admits in their second paragraph:
>Some of the best aspects of manga like double-page spreads, and unique paneling do not always translate well to a vertical scroll format like that of manhwa.Then immediately contradicts it in the next part:
>That said, manhwa's vertical scrolling style does not sacrifice any of the advantages offered by manga's unique paneling. Similar to manga, vertical scrolling can also control the pacing, tension, time, and flow of the story being told.This isn't true, he's obviously bullshitting. Especially because of this other idea quoting from a head honcho:
>The very act of scrolling to read gives it a kind of feeling of movement, such as the movement of a gave or flow of time.If you don't like them you'll say it's dumb from the get-go but even if you're a supporter I'm certain it's more of a novelty than anything. Good manga convey this flow through their paneling, that's basic stuff, Mr. Bum Gang is essentially celebrating the fact that webtoons have pidgeonholed themselves into a single panel structure. Solo Leveling manages to have wide shots of battlefields by tilting its panels in a way that is honestly rather interesting (pictured: chapters 165 and 135 respectively), but these are things that would be typically be achieved via a spread which is infinitely more workable and readable not only as a book but with a tablet or PC. Even on mobile the way it asks you to tilt your head is wonky. And if a manhwa wants to, for example, show a group of people in any setting like a room, it often has to cut what would otherwise be a single image in half then put the two disconnected panels one below the other and this does happen very many times. The amount of versatility it loses is greater that it seems at first.
But the real kicker is that if you look at the paperback here, you'll see it's essentially an adaptation:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/983740354/solo-leveling-i-alone-level-up-full-setWhy? Because suddenly you have to refactor this single loooong strip into a book and that requires rearranging its panels into the traditional configuration since that's the way that makes sense for anything that isn't a phone. And paperbacks are how you make money, not webtoons, so you're banking on people purchasing an inferior product as your method of income unless you're planning out both formats in tandem and then that demands extra work from everyone involved when at first I'm not sure there's even a guarantee it'll sell whereas a manga comes bundled in magazines getting at least somewhat of a headstart from that. These divergences are non-trivial in both the short and long term, putting aside that Korea doesn't have anywhere the level of refinement Japan's culture industry has evidenced by the fact its animation is Japanese-made.
Finally, I'd disagree with
>>123094 because the article states these chapters are pre-made as a whole and then distributed in batches, circumventing the usual problem of burning out from a constant schedule. The one truly interesting comment from the article is that apparently they're including sound effects and animation too, which makes me think they're gonna be going down the Homestuck route funnily enough. Evolutionary convergence and alla dat jazz, though again gimped.
>>123102I can't see how that principle wouldn't apply to any sort of non-realist fiction.
No.123117
People have said that Ruedeus gets more developed as a character, but what's really shocking and more people are realizing it... is that he doesn't actually undergo any character development but he adjusts his character flaws to fit into a world and writing that bends over backwards to conform to him
No.123118
>>123114I quoted only the sections which were direct paraphrases of something someone in the Manhwa industry authorized
No.123119
>>123114>Mr. Bum Gang>>123114>Finally, I'd disagree with >>123094(Cross) because the article states these chapters are pre-made as a whole and then distributed in batches, circumventing the usual problem of burning out from a constant schedule. The one truly interesting comment from the article is that apparently they're including sound effects and animation too, which makes me think they're gonna be going down the Homestuck route funnily enough. Evolutionary convergence and alla dat jazz, though again gimped.There's a saying in software engineering
> Fail fast fail oftenThe more rough and rapid pace of manga means that ideas can get cancelled much easier and there's a greater emphasis on presenting things as interestingly as possible on as little a budget.
The inherent problem with the coloring approach where they write up the entire story then release it weak by week, is they have to do market analysis ahead of time to determin what is good or ornot. This encourages only the safe decisions to be made while shonen jump can take more risks and cut an author if he isn't up to par with what people are feeling right now
No.123123
>>123119Well, in SL's case the source is a web novel and the story is already written so that's not a problem. That's also true for others I've seen recommended like The Greatest Estate Developer, Return of the Mount Hua Sect, or Omniscient Reader. On top of that, I doubt most manga are actually that reactive when they don't have the obligation to keep going as it happens with the giants, though it's not something I can say I've looked into.
No.123124
>>123123as much as I think the Death Note team is a bunch of hacks and this story is F tier, in terms of giving a purely monitary look at how the manga industry works, I believe it's pretty believable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakuman and a large part of it is that there's a lot of reactivity and that people can settle into established tropes, but it can be soul crushing if they don't enjoy it.
> WN vs mangaI'm not sure how different that is from manga as well, but for people who try to get spots in serializations I believe it's a matter of submitting one shots to industry's and building an internal reputation as a reliable author
No.123133
>>123114>Because suddenly you have to refactor this single loooong strip into a book and that requires rearranging its panels into the traditional configuration since that's the way that makes sense for anything that isn't a phone.Not a fan of manhwa, but I don't see why they don't just print vertical books. It would be easy to create a book that's 10cm on the x axis and 30cm on the y axis, and has its back at the top.
It would not be easy to store this book alongside traditional books, but if you're a manhwa fan and buy lots of them, that's not an issue.
Once the artist knows to split panels aftre every x pixels to account for pages, you can have your cake and eat it too.
No.123171
>>123161I am genuinely happy with the change. But don't ask me why.
No.123198
>>123169second biggest difference is the hair rin's two images showcase that well
No.123208
>>123205(episode 2 end of Yozakura so a bit of a spoiler I guess, but nothing major)
Good humor, too. People on anilist said it really picks up later on so I'm curious to see where it goes. I'm hoping protag gets some sort of skill, but I guess if he's the 'normal' guy that barely scrapes by when surrounded by superhumans that could be alright if it's done well.
No.123311
>>123306I watched the trailer and can safely say I had zero interest. It just didn't' click for me, but I also don't like kaijuu stuff. Seems unique, at least.
No.123345
>>123306I liked the novelty of the first episode with the deadbeat just cleaning up monster guts but not sure how I feel if the rest is just going to be Shingeki no Kyojin played straight.
No.123396
>>122843I like how the anime has done it in the new episode. Livia doesn't have to constantly worry that her princess is in danger, and can go about living her life and trying to make progress in the modern world.
No.123405
>>123306Holy hell, thanks for pointing this out. I was pretty much wrapping up my filters and cutting out everything not already in my list since it's week 3 but I definitely wouldn't have wanted to miss out on this.
The animation extremely high quality for something I heard absolutely nothing about beforehand, and I really love beautifully detailed 2D monsters. Though I'm not entirely sure that it was wholly 2D. I'm pretty sure I can see a bit of 3D in here, but it's not at all extremely standout or an eyesore. If it is CG then non-toei/orange studios are really making strides into perfecting the mixing of the two. At first I was mostly just passively interested thinking it to he a work anime but the hook at the end has me interested in seeing more as maybe this could be a cooler version of
Mato Seihei from last season. Or maybe something a bit close to Witchblade. I'd dig that.
No.123438
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>>123421I guess I should give my basic opinion. It's kind of what you'd expect from a Pri show. Nothing terribly exciting, but it's cute. The 3D for the singing segments is pretty good, although I'd of course prefer for them to be 2D. Definitely a recommended show if you like this kind of thing, but yeah it's not going to blow your socks off or anything.
No.123527
Huh, something too strange to be a coincidence. The Sentai show shares the same OP musician AND the same ED musician as Idaten. I think the OP looks kind of similar style-wise, too.
https://anilist.co/staff/161639/Tatsuya-Kitanihttps://anilist.co/staff/134742/Akari-NanawoWeird.
No.123533
So the reason the new Yuru Camp artstyle is different isn't really because of the studio, but because that's what the recent manga art looks like. They're just being faithful to it. The earlier artstyle looked more like the first two seasons.
Aso, Rin is hardcore as hell there. Pic related. This part almost plays like this meme:
>>123199 compared to:
>>123163 No.123535
the first person perspective of womanizer tensei makes the slice of life stuff such a major slog.
No.123563
What's the lineup for next Saturday? I might have skipped a few episodes and want to catch back up.
No.123573
Not sure about order but these are the items
https://anilist.co/user/kissustreamed/ No.123574
>>123573crazy that we've streamed over 300 anime already
No.123576
>>123563Number is the latest episode we've watched)
Dungeon 16
Fable 3
Mushoku 2
Precure 11
Bartender 3
Salad 3
Kaijuu 1
Konosuba 2
Train 3
Spice 3
Jellyfish 3
Yuru Camp 3
Urusei 14
No.123578
the sentai show is probably doing something weird so i think the drop was waranted
No.123597
I can see how they're going to use it to sell a video game world
No.123598
funny because the studio is yostar
No.123599
>>123597the manga has 135 chapters, there's no videogame
No.123600
>>123597Oh, you're taking that one line more literally than I did
about the weapons being cheat items? That did seem weird, but I don't know how to interpret it. It could just be an expression. I mean, it's a world with superheroes and immortal monsters.
No.123602
>>123600No, I mean I can see this as a kind of world where the lowlings end up becoming more powerful and it transitions into a game where you build your mob character
No.123630
>>123629Think of it this way.
If you hadn't watched the movie, you would have posted high quality content on kissu, for my benefit.
You effectively did not waste your time, you wasted mine.
No.123632
>>123627Uh, huh. Interesting. I actually saw this comment on anilist a few weeks ago and people weren't sure whether he was exaggerating or doing an April 1st thing or letting off steam or what:
https://anilist.co/forum/thread/72855>Tsutomu Mizushima, director of the new original anime “Train to the End of the World (Shuumatsu Train Doko and Iku?)” produced by EMT Squared studios and released this week.>Although initial impressions have been positive, it was director Tsutomu Mizushima who threw the bucket of cold water on Twitter, revealing that they haven't even finished the fourth episode yet. While it is normal within the anime industry for episodes to be finished a few hours (or sometimes even minutes) before they air on television, generally the only thing missing are small production details.>However, the words used by the director in question have made it clear that it is not “small details” that are missing:>The fourth episode is not ready yet. Is it okay for me to post on Twitter about this? Don't know. Please continue to support us over the next three months, even if it seems like a short timeI won't be watching episode 4 until Saturday, but 3 was great and if there's really a decline then I guess he was entirely truthful and worried.
No.123647
>>123627Watching the latest episode it definitely seems like the animation suffers in some places but the story is too good to ignore. Maybe with better budget and planning it could have been something greater but it's still very enjoyable. Really looking forward to the rest of it.
No.123649
>>123647>the story is too good to ignoreThe setting is cool but the plot is a bit weak in my opinion. They're not taking full advantage of it.
No.123658
Yeah, the plot simply consists of an episodic search so far with a bunch of surrealism, a good ol' odyssey, though the shroom chapter was pretty tropey compared to what came before it.
No.123659
Also, would you compare it to Sonny Boy? I don't think it's going as far as it did.
No.123661
>>123658It should have been pretty clear that it was going to be very episodic due to them literally having a list of stations to go through, no?
Things are moving quite nicely on the background, and the open world leaves a lot for theorizing. Things like the map, the acceptance of the inhabitants of each station of their condition, the stories mentioned during the flashbacks becoming reality... I think it's rather nice. The whole thing also fills me with a sense of dread that I rarely feel.
No.123662
>>123659No, because it's actually good.
No.123663
>>123662Would you be saying that if it weren't for the ending?
No.123675
I was thinking about Sentai's plot a bit, not a spoiler manga reader, but it seems like Blue got coup'd. So I'm not sure if D is dead or not and it if it's just a prank
No.123683
>>123663I dropped Sonny Boy at episode 3 and only went back to finish it because the people calling it AOTY strongarmed me into it. It was a bad show all throughout, with the possible exception of episode 4, and was only bearable when Y.Aoi was talking.
No.123709
I really like 7th Prince's story and art even though it's all slop
No.123711
>>123709yea i bet you like the art
No.123725
think of it like the replacement to "Fairy Tail" in the age-demographic
No.123731
>>123728i wouldn't say that any isekai other than the older ones target a more mature demographic. Most of them are very childlike
No.123732
>>123731yeah very childlike but usually in a more teeny way
slime's kinda really tame in comparison
No.123733
like usually other isekai are ripe with irony or meta jokes or edge
No.123750
Isn't salad bowl's OP similar to tatami galaxy...
No.123751
>>123724I think it actually targets an older demographic. Its appeal is in how it delves into the organizational aspect of things.
>>123731Then you would be very wrong, unless you use "mature" just as an insult against adults who like isekai.
No.123802
Astro Note is really fun!
>>>/poll/4076 seems to be right and it's getting a bit crazier as the mp4 I posted in
>>123800 kind of hints at. It's still quite restrained, but the groundwork is there. The wild stuff is good, but the regular human interaction between fun characters is the highlight to me.
I think people will regret watching this 'live' if they miss out on it.
No.123851
I've been thinking about it more and I think salad bowl was inspired a lot by the director style of Yuasa who did Eizouken, Mind Game, Tatami galaxy etc.
No.123868
>>123851and the art style of One Room
No.123869
>>123851You think Salad Bowl was? What makes you say that.
No.123879
funny horo ear dance gif!
No.123955
Is it just me or is Salad Bowl's art quality dropping?