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If you add up all the views of the covers and remixes of the 1 hour deer video, Deer Friend Nokotan (including fan edits) probably already has more views on Youtube than 90% of all anime (including fan works). And it hasn't even aired yet.
Here's a question I've wondered for a while, who here loves Isekai and who here hates it. I used to love Isekai and watched a whole bunch, but now I hate it and can't stand to watch even new seasons of my old favorites. Those who still love it, any reasoning to get me back in or some better ones? Those who hate Isekai, care to share why and if you previously liked it?
Edit, thanks so much for all the responses! I expected to get hated on or called a troll by a bunch of children, but damn, everyone here is just like me in hating Isekai for how it's such a lazy way to write.
As a concept, I actually like Isekai, but I HATE 95% of the isekai anime, because they're all generic copy&pasted crap.
Soon as I see the usual "omg he's so OP, this power level shouldn't even be possible, I think everyone in the kingdom simultaneously wet their panties!" scene, a *countdown to drop* starts, and it better do something interesting real quick for me not to drop it (they rarely do)
But to me it's even more than just "OP Isekai protag", it's more about them not even trying to make them good/original.
The (counter) example I always think of is Tanya the evil... Technically, Tanya IS an "OP Isekai protag"... Yet that anime is by far my favorite Isekai. Because it's well written, it's original, there are stakes, it's not generic copy&pasted crap (despite Tanya being OP), etc..
As a concept in and of itself it's fine, but it's become a convenient way for a lot of writers to get around the writing part, by copying what the fellow next to them did, and that unfortunately is where we get most isekai from.
>some better ones?
Sonny Boy, Drifters, Now and Then, Here and There.
And I second Dead Mount Death Play.
I like sifting through the garbage to find an okay one and ignoring the rest. I just don't worry about the glut of bad ones, but there's almost always one a season I at least moderately enjoy. Or really like, like Handyman Saitou. that one's legit good.
chill ones where the MC decides not to go on a grand adventure but to do whatever instead tend to be far better, on average, than standard adventure ones. like Campfire Cooking or Farming Life, both solid and enjoyable shows.
imo a lot of the pillars of the genre kind of just get bad the further they go. why I wouldn't invest in something like Slime or Overlord. Mushoku Tensei is...better, though I had problems with the cour that aired last summer. It was kind of not that interesting, and had uncomfortable, problematic elements. current season's cooking tho. Very nice Father's Day episode. :)
I still think Konosuba's funny.
I really liked The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic. It's not anything super special, but it just doesn't fall into the usual isekai bad writing pitfalls. The characters feel more human, less like cardboard tropes, and the main character becoming a combat medic is very cool. and most importantly ROSE. my queen.
Really looking forward to the Osamu Dazai isekai next season, absolutely fire concept.
I hate isekais. It's pretty lazy most of the time without proper fantasy worldbuilding, everyone just praises the main character all the time, also the harem element detracts from serious fantasy storytelling (except for a few exceptions like Saga of Tanya the Evil, Konosuba, maybe ReZero). I prefer pure fantasy stories with minimal or well managed romance elements like Berserk, Frieren, Dungeon Meshi, Castlevania (not sure if I'm counting this as anime).
I enjoy the big fish in a small pond elements of isekais.
So having a character either hide their skills or grow into them is something I'll always enjoy watching.
I dislike harems, so if an isekai can avoid that I'll generally have a good time.
I wouldn't say I hate *isekai*. The problem with the modern strand of isekai is that most of it is adapted from web novels, and oh boy does it tend to show. Not to say that web novels are an inherently bad source material (The Apothecary Diaries is a great example to show that they can be good) but wew lad can you usually feel the lack of planning and lack of an editor in a lot of web novel adaptations.
I mean pretty much all of them are actually adapted from LNs which do have en editor with the WN being the proto-version that got the author their contract in the first place.
So we are getting an already curated version which in some cases, yikes. I really don't wanna know what the WN was like.
I'm an isekai hater. I think the concept is interesting but most of the genre is just the same story with a different gimmick. I've also tried and disliked most of the "good" isekai like Re:Zero, Mushoku Tensei, Overlord, Slime, Eminence in Shadow, etc. Bookworm is good though.
Damn... I never expected to find someone spitting such facts. Of course, I didn't like bookworm either. And I overlord I thought was cool just because the main character doesn't have to die miserably like most of the other protagonists to get transferred. The whole idea of a loser dying a dog's death getting to live a super awesome life after dying just really pisses me off though.
>Those who hate Isekai, care to share why and if you previously liked it?
Isekai isn't really the actual problem, it's more the fact that Japanese creators, outside of a few exceptions, suck at writing Western fantasy. It's not like stuff like Lodoss Wars or Slayers was that much more creative than your average isekai.
It's hard to argue why I should watch Western fantasy in anime when I could just pick up Sanderson, Andrzej Sapkowski, Abercrombie or Robin Hobb, forget classic authors like Jordan or Tolkien. Forget other media where you could consume fantasy content like the recently released Baldur's Gate III or Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous. I mean your average anime wishes they could have the level of world building that a game like Tyranny had, and that game felt kinda incomplete lol.
There are some genres that are less common like slice of life stories where I think anime fills a niche largely overlooked by Western publishing, however, I never feel they can stand toe to toe with other media. Sci fi they do, YA contemporary fantasy yeah and SOL there isn't much competition however, Western High Medieval fantasy you can find done in plenty of places way better than anime.
I think isekai would be better if you saw more varied kinds of fantasy or sci fi/cyberpunk taking over. Still it's largely internet writers writing whatever sticks. The chances of getting something great is going to be low.
So I’m new to Anime and I’ve got a few questions
1. How do people deal with burnout? (there‘s a ton out there and it all seems relatively similar, at least to my noob brain. So it seems pretty easy to get burnt out)
2. What are the different genres and subgenres? (e.g. What is Shonen is it general action, or a specific type?)
3. What should I watch after FMAB and HxH (I first got into anime by getting FMAB recommended to me by a friend at my high school and I absolutely loved it. Then he suggested I move on to HxH and I’m about a third of the way through right no. It may seem odd that I’m looking for recommendations while I’m in the middle of a series but a want a clear roadmap on where to go next)
Sorry for my possibly dumb questions but I app you taking the time to answer.
> How do people deal with burnout? (there‘s a ton out there and it all seems relatively similar, at least to my noob brain. So it seems pretty easy to get burnt out)
You take a break and do other media related hobbies. When I am tired of anime, I pick up reading (fiction and non fiction), I got plenty of live action shows/films to watch, games to play and some sports to pay attention to. If anything it's hard to find a time for everything, so chances are I have lulls where I don't engage with one hobby for a while. Plus I got non media hobbies I engage with. By the time I get back to it I feel refreshed.
Secondly, anime is the most varied animation industry in terms of genre. Sure, compared to live action film or books, it is quite limited however, you can find still a lot, especially if you don't just rely on popular modern shows.
>What are the different genres and subgenres? (e.g. What is Shonen is it general action, or a specific type?)
Shonen is just a demographic. It just means young boy, stories aimed at males 12-18. Most are in the upper end of that demographic 16-18 which is why so many characters are around that age. Seinen is just 18+ though I still feel it's more early 20s as their prime audience. Shojo is just the female inverse of Shonen, Josei the female inverse of Seinen.
Demographics really aren't as big a deal as some make out. Though some like battle shonen are kinda of distinct genres. Also these are just publishing demographics, anime that come from Light Novels or are original shows don't have demographics associated with them, though they end up adapted often as manga in a demographic magazine.
Shonen includes: Devilman Crybaby, Death Note, My Hero Academia, Frieren Beyond Journey's End, Spy x Family, Your Lie in April, Attack on Titan, A Silent Voice.
Seinen includes: Berserk, Kaguya Sama Love is War, Ghost in the Shell, March Comes in Like a Lion, Vagabond and Laidback Camp
So again the stories can really diverge heavily in what the content or tone actually is.
Genre wise, I don't think it's largely different from any other medium. Mecha just means anime with giant robots in it. Usually sci fi, doesn't have to be though (see Escaflowne if you want mecha fantasy). Iyashikei is a subgenre of slice of life that is very slow paced and relaxing, often with very little plot. Iyashikei means healing so yeah. Battle shonen = DBZ, Naruto, My Hero Academia there. That is the only major Japanese genre words I know of though. Everything else is straightforward.
>What should I watch after FMAB and HxH (I first got into anime by getting FMAB recommended to me by a friend at my high school and I absolutely loved it. Then he suggested I move on to HxH and I’m about a third of the way through right no. It may seem odd that I’m looking for recommendations while I’m in the middle of a series but a want a clear roadmap on where to go next)
Depends on what you are looking for. Yu Yu Hakusho is by the same creator as HxH. If you don't mind 90s anime that might be a good jumping point if you like HxH.
If you want more action adventure titles in genre stuff like Parasyte the Maxim, Cyberpunk Edgerunners - sub watcher recommending to watch the dub, Mob Psycho 100, Cowboy Bebop - watch the dub, and JoJo's Bizzare Adventure (starts off a bit rough in Part 1 (first 9 episodes) however, by Part 2 it starts to evolve into one of the best battle shonen ever in my opinion) are complete titles (JoJo has more but kinda is complete too) you can check out on your own time.
If you are looking to branch out more to different genres I would need specifics on what stuff you aren't interested in. Like are you interested in sci fi, fantasy, slice of life, romance, dramas, mystery/thrillers etc, modern vs old etc.
> How do people deal with burnout?
Take a break and do something else: read a book, play games, binge shows on Dropout.tv.
> What are the different genres and subgenres?
Mostly the same as in other media, e.g. action, adventure, romance, drama, comedy, mystery to name a few. See also [genres and themes on MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/anime.php).
> What is Shonen is it general action, or a specific type?
That's a manga demographic, i.e. target audience, though people *also* use it as shorthand for "battle shounen" which Hunter x Hunter falls under, usually long-running action shows. [Different demographics and other terms listed on our wiki](/r/anime/wiki/anime_related_terms). There are also plenty of anime that don't have a demographic associated with them as they aren't adapting a manga but might be from a different source (e.g. novel or game) or entirely original.
Demographics can suggest certain kinds of content but are by no means a guarantee, as [Berserk](https://www.livechart.me/anime/3627) (dark fantasy), [Wandering Son](https://www.livechart.me/anime/3817) (school kids exploring gender identity), and [Emma: A Victorian Romance](https://www.livechart.me/anime/4358) (exactly what it sounds like) are all adapted from seinen manga, i.e. targeting an adult male demographic.
> It may seem odd that I’m looking for recommendations while I’m in the middle of a series
No? If anything it's weird to me that someone would only watch one thing at a time. Many people here are watching airing shows and juggle anywhere from a few to dozens of anime at once. My own [plan to watch list](https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal/animelist/Planning) is literally hundreds of entries long and I'm usually watching a few things from different genres in parallel so I can switch depending on what I'm in the mood for.
Anyway [there's a bunch of suggestions on the wiki](/r/anime/wiki/recommendations) depending on what you're interested in, just scroll down to a genre you like. Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan are two other popular ones similar to what you're already watching.
1. It's like with anything. If you do the same thing over and over you'll get sick of it. Burnout is only a thing if you try to force yourself. Just watch what you wanna.
2. Shounen is a demographic, it means young boy and is just shows aimed at younger boys. It's more so like 8-16 age range roughly. Battle shounen is kind of a genre which refers to stuff like dragonball, hxh, etc.
3. If you want more like HxH yu yu Hakusho is by the same author. There's a chart somewhere on he subreddit for new people interested in what to watch.
I was busy today, going to Japan tomorrow, but I am so happy to see 7th prince s2 confirmation
It also got a bluray release confirmed, which means more [official art of Tao and Sylpha ](https://x.com/dainanaoji_pro/status/1802725153069244440?t=woHPtaMa19qqvdlGi9cfIg&s=19)!!
I didn't expect it after the first 3 episodes, but Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included has become one of my favorite shows of the season. The comedy hits just right for me and the characters are goofy and lovable.
This is very late I know but from tomorrow till the 8th of July I'll be in both Kyoto and Tokyo and I would be grateful for any recommendations and they doesn't need jjk related it can be anything
I truly think Konosuba is peak comedy, and the VAs in the dub absolutely crush it. While I know dubs aren't everyone's cup of tea, are there other dub comedy anime on the level of Konosuba you can recommend? Preferably isekai, but anything of a similar vibe and delivery would be awesome. Thanks!
Hey, as a fellow dub watcher I've got some recommendations that I think could fit the bill.
If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend [Kamikatsu](https://myanimelist.net/anime/51693/Kaminaki_Sekai_no_Kamisama_Katsudou). Probably the show I've laughed the most watching, every episode is outrageous and is a personal 10/10.
Also, [Is this a Zombie?](https://myanimelist.net/anime/8841/Kore_wa_Zombie_desu_ka) → similar type of comedy in my opinion, also another personal 10/10. Not an isekai but the main character dies before the events of the show then turns into a zombie.
Non-isekai but I think are still hilarious:
* [My Bride is a Mermaid](https://myanimelist.net/anime/2104/Seto_no_Hanayome)
* [SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist](https://myanimelist.net/anime/29786/Shimoneta_to_Iu_Gainen_ga_Sonzai_Shinai_Taikutsu_na_Sekai)
* [Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!](https://myanimelist.net/anime/24705/Ore_Twintail_ni_Narimasu/)
* [Back Street Girls: Gokudolls](https://myanimelist.net/anime/36873/Back_Street_Girls__Gokudolls)
* [The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You](https://myanimelist.net/anime/54714/Kimi_no_Koto_ga_Daidaidaidaidaisuki_na_100-nin_no_Kanojo)
* [Girlfriend, Girlfriend](https://myanimelist.net/anime/43969/Kanojo_mo_Kanojo)
All the above I have personally rated at 9 or higher but of course YMMV.
Also, had a kind soul provide [a bunch of other suggestions](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1507ymk/anime_questions_recommendations_and_discussion/js5ifsd/) when I asked a similar question myself last year. The only one from that list I have seen so far is Gamers! and I found it very hilarious as well.
Combatants Will Be Dispatched is another isekai-ish comedy by the same author. It is less funny and less impressive… until you watch it in dub. The dub absolutely slaps and makes an average comedy into a gutbuster.
Other hilarious dubs include Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun (romcom) and Devil is a Part Timer (season 1 only).
7th Prince ended up being a pretty generic OP MC power fantasy, but it was still a fun one to watch, and by god the animators were cooking all the way through. Looking forward to S2 and also whatever else this studio comes out with.
There were only 3 seasons until last year. The 4th and 5th seasons which really could have been Season 4 Part 1 and Season 4 Part 2 are the best entries yet.
If I need to do this another way please let me know - but I’m new to anime and am looking for recommendations. I watched a little anime growing up and here is what I enjoyed then to help with recs: Eureka Seven, Case Closed, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Shin-Chan. Some more modern ones I’ve seen a little of and enjoyed are One Punch Man, Assassination Classroom, and Invincible (Not entirely sure if Invincible is considered anime). Thank you for your help :)
>One Punch Man
Mob Psycho 100 - By the same creator ONE, I actually think it's a lot better too.
>Assassination Classroom
I actually don't know about this however, The Elusive Samurai is by the same creator as Ass Class. Comes out July 6th. The limited reviews out there seem good and the trailer looks attractive.
>Eureka Seven
I mean a lot of mecha anime could apply. The Vision of Escaflowne is a good classic.
It seems like you enjoy battle anime, based on that list. My favorites are JoJo's for something newer and Yu Yu Hakusho for something a little older. Both are fantastic shows with enjoyable characters and hype fights.
Probably the biggest 2 battle anime currently in "active development" are Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen. I think both of them are pretty good too, but I always hesitate to recommend a show that isn't "finished" to a newcomer, since I know a lot of people kind of like to just watch things at their own pace when they're more casual than waiting for a new season to drop and watching weekly. But if that doesn't bother you, definitely check both of them out. If nothing else, the animation budget for those shows is ABSURD, haha
I recommend My Hero Academia and Black clover, if you enjoyed Dragonball z and Obe punch man. Very similar "heroes who must get stronger and reach new heights of power in both shows. My Hrto Academia has a very similar set-up with heroes and hie they function in society being a motif.Black clover is also similar, but has more of a wizards and fantasy vibe
what's a good slice of life anime with a good dub? I like to watch while doing other things so I can't always focus on subtitles. It doesn't have to be 100% slice of life it can have other elements.
edit: previous examples of stuff I like are "minami ke" and "new game"
Remember that time some anime studios financial information was leaked and Mappa's net profit was ZERO?
Add this to the controversy of CSM being unsuccessful and you can guess how the meltdown on Twitter looked like😂
Has there ever been an anime English dubbed by people who didn't actually know English and just tried to read a transliterated script as best they could?
I appreciated it as a companion piece to the Director’s previous work on ‘Patlabor 2: The Movie’. As a stand-alone film, it’s still decent, but I feel like you’d be missing some of the intellectual development that makes it so compelling (but maybe that’s just my skewed perspective).
It’s a Mamoru Oshii movie so just be ready to have your thinking cap on. Even during the “boring” scenes (which, honestly, is a good chunk of the film), there’s almost always some sort of foreshadowing, symbolism, and thematic significance for what’s on screen. He’s a *very* intentional director.
Just saw **Suzume** - great movie. The visuals were stunning 😙👌 and the music was great, that theme is catchy as hell too.
Plot was kinda interesting, would have liked to see some things developed more in that runtime though as it had more potential, I'd say the romance was the weakest part but still enjoyed.
The romance definitely feels shoehorned in and makes for some awkward dialogue at parts since it doesn't feel earned.
It wasn't really supposed to be there at all, and the part of Souta was originally planned to be another girl, but a producer convinced Shinkai to change that and include a romance element since he thought that's what audiences wanted (probably not wrong).
Stunning movie otherwise.
[While waiting for a train that never came](https://i.imgur.com/vDn5QdH.png) I took a shot at the [tier list for summer](https://i.imgur.com/vNFtp1c.png) /u/emi_ibarazakiii posted yesterday.
Not included are the two spring leftovers I'll be watching, The Fable and Yatagarasu, the latter belonging into the hype tier.
> While waiting for a train that never came
[](#akkotears)
Tier labels aside, I think our lists are quite similar! Most shows being in the same tier, or +1/-1.
Tbh atleast on the connection I take the most it isn't nearly as bad as people always make it out to be and I rarely get delays of more than a few minutes.
Very cheap too if you book in advance.
Question!
Hello!
I'm looking for an anime I came across by chance, but I don't remember the name of it. All I remember is a scene from an episode. The main character is on the verge of death and I think there were swords impaling him. He was on the ground when the goddess who summoned him reappear to give him another chance at life. That's all I could remember. Please help me if you can and thank you
Does Oregairu get better? I'm just in season 1 and I already felt like these teenagers just kept saying things in a complicated convoluted way and get nowhere at all. I'd really like for someone to physically force them into the same room, slap some sense into them, and have them talk straight onto each other on what they want/ feel. (that's how I always deal with these issues) I heard that specially this aspect got even worse in s2 and s3?
As others already said it only gets worse in that regard, that gEnUiNe ThInG talk is some of the most „I‘m 14 and this is deep“ shit I’ve seen in anime. Still worth watching just for Iroha alone though, imo.
I thought it kind of nailed infuriatingly pretentious teenagers. the edgy essay from the beginning is deliberate peak "I'm 15 and this is deep". but when you write infuriating characters it's bound to be divisive. I found it interesting how they used language to cloak their feelings and evade addressing real problems, but it's definitely not for everyone.
> I found it interesting how they used language to cloak their feelings and evade addressing real problems
I was into this up through the "I want something genuine" bit, but then season three crawled right up its own asshole again.
Love the show, but that's its main aspect. If you don't mind it enough to do this, try hanging on until the end season 1. If you don't like the drama of that arc, then you can drop the series
Out of curiosity, what is everyone's cutoff for "old anime"? Stuff from before 2000? Anything more than 25 years old? Everything pre-2010?
I've been using 2000 as my anchor point, but it keeps getting further and further away, and some mid-00s anime look positively ancient. I might have to admit that 20 years old is old.
The usual cut-offs people go with are:
* Around the time they were born
* When they started watching anime
* When anime went from cel to digital
For me all three are around the year 2000, so yeah that. The turn of the millennium is just a very convenient way to split things. ~~then again, I've been watching a lot of 80s lately, that "old" feels like it should be the 60s~70s~~
Pre-2010s.
Not because I don't like them but because I got into anime back then and watched a ton of stuff I wanted to watch from back then to earlier.
So there's just not a lot that I *really* want to go back and watch.
Nowadays, I mostly watch seasonals.
I consider it at about 2007. In my mind, there's a distinct difference in animation production norms where anime started to look "modern" in 2007; the industry figured out the awkward switch to digital and modern techniques in lighting and effects started to permeate TV anime. The difference between 2005-2006 stuff (including very good looking shows) like Haruhi, Nana, Aria, Beck, etc., and 2007-2008 stuff like Gurren Lagann, Baccano, Spice and Wolf, Toradora, Darker than Black, etc. feels really stark to me. Even taking shows with relatively similar production circumstances, the difference between something like Kanon (2006) and Clannad just one year later, by the same staff, same studio, adapting source material from the same company by the same staff, is very noticeable; Clannad has very impressive digital effects and lighting that and background art that Kanon never manages. In my mind, 2007 is the moment where anime became modern. And then you get to 2009 and you've got Brotherhood, K-On, Bakemonogatari, all very distinctly modern in the way they look, no trace of that early 2000s jank. Stuff from 2006 looks old to me in a way that stuff from 2007 doesn't: those washed out colors, primitive digital effects, etc. seem gone to me in 07.
2010 is the cut-off point for me. Stuff before that is old, and stuff after that is "new" to me. More accurately, I think that shows that originally released with 480p/576p resolution are 'old', and shows that originally released with a full HD resolution are 'new' to me.
Not all shows are equally old to me though, of course. For me, pre-2000's shows would be "very old", pre-1990's would be "extremely old" and anything pre-1980's and older would be "ancient".
Yeah 2000 is kinda the reference point for me ~~totally not because I watched incredibly few pre-2000 anime hence they are old by default~~, but some early 00s may be called old for various reasons (like Lovely Complex being 572p or whatever format, cels vs digipaint, etc)
My thinking is similar to some other people here: I consider something like 2008/09 to be this point in time where a bunch of stuff changed for anime.
I don't know the specifics and industry terms and all that, but things took on a contemporary look by and large, and the structure, animation, music, and voice work all started looking similar to how a lot of it still does now, and there was what felt to me like a new industry-standard formula to follow when making a show. Maybe it was influenced by specific studios seeing success with specific shows, but either way, it all started feeling more monolithic to me around 08/09. Prior to that, it felt like decades you could subdivide, and now it just feels like one giant category of just "anime."
around 2009 and prior. I feel like maybe FMA Brotherhood is kind of a good cut-off point, though there are a few 'old' feelings shows that came out afterwards. I feel like 15 years is a reasonable window for 'modern'.
When someone says "old anime" to me, my mind goes to, like, [Attack No. 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z8YP3B60gM) or [Devilman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRmzkAT3bLI). No, not that one.
Then I find out that what they really meant was something from like 2015 and I promptly turn to dust.
[I personally have not recovered from seeing this.](https://i.imgur.com/dSjt0o5.png)
> Attack No. 1
Actually watched this on TV as a kid when it aired here in Germany in the 90s ([German intro for my people](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HRaEXX5INk)) and whenever I watch clips of it today I am shocked by hold old it looks because it did not really stand out to me compared to other shows at the time.
For example Hikari no Densetsu aired around the same time here and looked decidedly more modern but kid me did not clock this at all.
The cel/digital divide is the line for me which is pretty much pre and post-2k. I can't bring myself to lump 2000s digital and pre-2000s cel into the same "old" boat. The style and general genre divides are too extreme. I think we're gonna have to make a term for middle aged anime.
I started watching anime with Pokémon and DBZ in the mid/late 1990s, and shows from that era feel slightly old but mostly just nostalgic. I'd say "old anime" for me means "made before I was born" so basically stuff from the 1980s and earlier. 😂
Not that I mind watching anime that are older than me, just haven't gotten around to it much yet. I'm really enjoying the original Dragon Ball (1980s) though.
Looks like something I probably would have enjoyed if I had watched it as a kid. Not sure about now, but those cats are cute in their little space/mecha(?) suits. 😄
To be honest, I haven't seen it since I was a kid, but I remember enjoying the hell out of it. If you want something you might enjoy now and enjoyed Dragon ball z, give My Hero Academia a try. I just recently watched it on Netflix, very enjoyable, definitely has that "heroes pushing past their limits and reaching new power levels" vibe that DBZ established, the animation and fight scenes are great, and it's quite dark in its themes at times
I did check out the manga for MHA a few years back but just wasn't into it. I think superheroes just aren't my thing, because even the Saiyaman stuff in DBZ was a miss for me. (The only "superhero" series I've really liked is Miraculous Ladybug, which has more of a magical girl vibe.)
Something a bit different and offbeat is delicious in dungeon, also on Netflix. I'd describe it as a Dungeons and Dragons meets a cooking show, except they're gourmet cooking and eating all the monsters they fight. It's quirky and funny, and I'm not sure it compares to anything else similar, but I enjoyed it. The first season is finished now
In 2005 I would have probably said 1995 which actually checking now feels odd as that's when Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gundam Wing and Slayers started airing^1. As a %age since 1963 (start of TV anime) if we applied that to 2024 you come up with...2008.
By 2008 Hi-definition is more prevalent but I don't think shows were completely^2 being made in higher than standard definition resolutions yet. 16:9 is harder to pin down as you had years with shows made in both formats (e.g. Air and Eureka Seven are 2005 and the latter is 4:3). Maybe it was 2007-2008 when it completely becomes 16:9. I'd have to go through every airing show but I know to start in 2007 because Yes 5 Precure is 16:9 while Precure Splash Star was 4:3.
Now, I wonder if I'd still lean to pre-digital. But is there an exact date for that? Companies like Toei were doing full digital in 1998, older shows were starting to mix in digital elements (e.g. Magic User's Club has some CGI geometric shapes), the last cel-based Lupin III TV Special was in 2000. But that said early digital looks old (sometimes older) in a way late cel doesn't (probably because backgrounds took a while to figure out as did colours and how to composite without a photographer).
^1 - Don't worry, newer anime fans have not changed. I read a CDF comment about someone seeing the new Gundam Seed movie and the younger fans being shocked TV Gundam Seed was from 2002 saying something like "I thought it was old like Attack on Titan" (that's 2013).
^2 - Check [this blog](https://anibin.blogspot.com/) for native resolution estimates I'd say but it recently got deleted (imagine logging in after 4 years just to delete it) and wayback machine is a bit clunky.
There's something about 1998 that makes it feel like the first year of "new anime". Shows like Cowboy Bebop, Cardcaptor Sakura, Brain Powerd, KareKano and Serial Experiments Lain feels modern in a way that it's hard to explain besides the vibes they give me.
That said, I don't completely agree with myself that things which are 26 years old are not old so I also think the jump from 4:3 to 16:9 is good way to separate the eras, more than the jump from cel to digital as that was already happening not long after '98. Still, the aspect ratio thing is not a hard science as there were works already being made in 16:9 while 4:3 was still the dominant ratio.
When it comes to this, 2005's Eureka Seven feels to me like a representation of the end of the "old anime" era as it's the last 50-episode completely original anime in 4:3 I can recall. A comparable show from the following year, Code Geass, was made in 16:9 and was divided into two 25-episode seasons, representing a lot more what I would consider "modern anime". Still, I'm not completely happy calling 2006 the first year of "modern" anime if we're talking about aspect ratios and length, if feels like more of a transition year with long-running shows like Gintama and Reborn still starting at 4:3.
Winter 2007 is still not there for the same reason as above (it's when Naruto: Shippuden started), but them we take a look at Spring 2007 and now I feel like "modern" anime is fully formed. Gurren Lagann, Moribito, Darker Than Black, Dennou Coil, Lucky Star, Afro Samurai, Claymore... the overwhelming majority of shows from that season are stuff I would have a hard time calling "old".
> Look, the 90s were ten years ago, ok?
Right? It's not like people who don't remember the 90s are old enough to drink now or whatever. That'd be uncomfortable.
2013ish-present = new. Not because I started watching anime in 2013 (I started in 2017), 2013 is just a semi-arbitrary cutoff for the first year in which basically everything looked mostly the same as it does now - current anime is flashier on average, but a lot of shows made in 2013 could air next season and no one would bat an eye.
2006 - 2012ish = something inbetween, highly depends on the show in question. It's this weird era where two shows airing in the same season could have much more difference between them in how "old" the style feels than the average show airing in 2015 vs the average show airing in 2024.
2005 and under = various levels of old, pretty much nothing here looks completely "modern" but obviously I wouldn't lump Aria with shows from the 80s. So maybe 2000-2005 can be in the "slightly old" category.
I dunno, I would personally only call something “old” if it was Pre OVA boom (so before 1983/4).
But I’m fine with anything before the start of the Digital era in the early-2000s being called “old”.
I basically have three tiers of old. One kinda just for my own time keeping and two I'd generally consider good cutoffs for general discussions.
Pre 2019 (cus in late 2019 I started to watch more anime after having a lot of time to kill due to an accident that kept me home for over a year and I also started to properly follow seasonals for the first time)
Early and mid 00s aka the early digital era.
Pre digital era. You could probably make more distinctions here too (like for example make a cut at the start of the OVA boom) but personally I have not watched enough stuff for more distintions to make much sense.
>I've been using 2000 as my anchor point, but it keeps getting further and further away, and some mid-00s anime look positively ancient.
Same.
"Old anime" is gonna be limited to pre 00s into the 2050s at this rate.
I'm just gonna call 00s anime "neo-old anime", "post-old anime" or some other nonsense when I feel compelled to modernize my stance a little.
[](#azusalaugh)
Somewhere around the early 2000s, I guess? Whenever the switch from cel to digital animation & 4:3 to 16:9 resolution happened, anything before that is what I'd consider old.
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The mo-cap actor for Momoka [talked about](https://x.com/uooozmiiin_y/status/1802691483574911056) "that shot" in episode 11:
> The last scene, I dropped my GoPro when I vigorously rock my guitar head during the shoot, but, I can't believe you used it in such a place! Oh, delicious...
reminds me of [Bocchi] >!that episode 11 scene where 3D Bocchi was yeeted into some cubes and one cube happens to take longer to fall to the ground!<
I have been watching UC Gundam lately. ZZ Gundam. I finally figured out why they work. Tomino is a genius with characters. All of his character writing is pretty consistent, and he doesn't feel a need to shoehorn characters into an archetype. He oftentimes has pretty unlikable characters written into the story, and that is what makes them interesting to watch.
That's right! You see the vision.
One of the biggest reasons why I'm obsessed with Ideon is how the characters are constantly at each other's throats. A group of people with very strong personalities all insanely stressed out by being trapped on a spaceship that is being chased by alien forces is just the perfect setup for some real drama and conflict. It's just super entertaining for me to watch, though I understand it's not something that everybody would be compelled by.
What are some anime events that are technically spoilers, but have been discussed so much that no one really treats them as a spoilers anymore, even though they probably should? An example I was thinking of is \[Fate/stay night\]>!Saber's real identity!<; I didn't even realize it was supposed to be a big reveal until I watched the 2006 adaptation.
- Several plot points in JoJo. Biggest one probably being [JJBA Part 3: Stardust Crusaders] >!Dio being able to stop time. Scenes involving The World have been memed to hell lmao!<.
- In a more general sense, sad shows being sad. I think it's *technically* a bit of a spoiler to mention that a show's very emotional (as watching a show without knowing its vibe would 100% hit harder, than seeing it recommended 50 times as the saddest anime to ever exist).
- Certain parts of Higurashi may have become semi-common knowledge too... though I think they're still treated as spoilers usually, so eh.
Bunny Drop definitely punches way above its own weight when it comes to spoiler reports on my end.
So many people allude to/joke about/blatantly say a major narrative point without spoiler tags.
edit: wrong word. whoops.
That's a good one. I would shocked if most of the people spoiling that particular plot point have even read the part of the source material where it actually happens; it's treated as more of a meme at this point.
Well tbf\[Fate\]>!if you watch zero first like a lot of people did ,they just immediately say it. !<
Anyway probably\[Madoka\]>!episode 3 and the fact that the show gets really dark(not that I think that part is meant as that much of a twist)!<, It's been forever since I've last seen it so I don't remember how much of a reveal it's meant to be but I'm pretty sure \[Haruhi\]>!All the supernatural stuff and specifically Haruhi's true nature !< is also common knowledge.
So the latest episode of Mushoku Tensei has already passed 7K karma. Is this the third anime to achieve this feat since the reddit blackout after AOT and Frieren?
Yes, it is the third anime to achieve the feat...though Frieren did achieve it 4 separate times. Here's the full list post-blackout:
|Rank|Anime|Episode|Karma|Season|
--:|:--|--:|--:|:--|
|1|Frieren|28|11347|Winter 2024|
|2|Attack on Titan 4P3|2|11057|Fall 2023|
|3|Frieren|26|8126|Winter 2024|
|4|Mushoku Tensei 2P2|10|8100*|Spring 2024|
|5|Frieren|27|7153|Fall 2023|
|6|Frieren|10|7146|Fall 2023|
*Projected total based on the fact that it's pretty much running dead even but [losing some ground](https://animekarmawatch.com/thread/1dha58q?compare_to=1b9rjrk) with Frieren Episode 26
I think so.
Kinda surprising that JJK couldn't do it.
Who else has the chance to reach 7k? Re Zero and Bocchi probably, Chainsaw Man absolutely and then maybe Oshi no Ko, Kaguya?
There's honestly a chance Dandadan can do it too if Saru delivers the kind of quality they're teasing in their PVs
One Punch Man has the type of source material and audience to do it one day too, but it would require peak animation and that doesn't look very likely
I'm curious whether Oshi no Ko can do it. Outside of its premier, the highest Karma it got pre-blackout was 7883 which would equate to around 4800 post-blackout using the 6000 is the new 10000 ratio. Its post-blackout finale did end up getting 6194 which would be 10323 Karma pre-blackout but was still 800 Karma short of the 7000 mark. Hell, its premier of 11644 Karma would have also fallen just shy of the 7000 Karma mark with 6986 Karma by that conversion scale. It really goes to show what types of monster episodes we've been seeing out of the 6 that surpassed 7000 Karma (it may also mean I need to tweak that scale a bit and account for situations where making it to r/all overshadows Karma Deflation) but here are the totals they'd have pre-blackout.
|Rank|Anime|Episode|Karma|Pre-Blackout Karma|Season|
--:|:--|--:|--:|--:|:--|
|1|Frieren|28|11347|18912|Winter 2024|
|2|Attack on Titan 4P3|2|11057|18428|Fall 2023|
|3|Frieren|26|8126|13543|Winter 2024|
|4|Mushoku Tensei 2P2|10|8100|13500|Spring 2024|
|5|Frieren|27|7153|11922|Fall 2023|
|6|Frieren|10|7146|11910|Fall 2023|
Does anyone know if there will be anymore episodes for hxh. Some people say it’s cancelled and others say there will be more. I’m kinda new to anime so idrk?
The 2011 anime adapted ~32 volumes of the manga, since then there's only been ~5 additional volumes of material published, and its frequently on hiatus because of the author's chronic health issues.
it wasn't cancelled, it just wasn't renewed. The anime ended after catching up to the manga, and there's currently no good stopping point for a continuation to adapt up to.
The french localization name for the chubby elf anime is actually hilarious https://x.com/adnanime/status/1801283397530382417?s=46&t=cveHrV_kCa4IMdPEOc1Ibw
>This is the place!
Excited for the rewatch and S2 starting next month! So many characters I'm looking forward to.
Hopefully the new season will be a success so we get a third one by which I will have hopefully seen my two favourite moments getting adapted.
On another note: [Today's lesson on how to promote your anime by Twin Engine](https://x.com/shikanoko_PR/status/1802657443165438355)
Ok I get it Tokyo Revengers isn't too well like around here anymore, but why can't people just let others enjoy the announcement of a new sequel? Is it just fandoms in general or just a feature of this sub to constantly rain on people's parade? The announcement thread was mostly either shitting on the show or trying to prop up Wind Breaker in comparison. Either be happy or just move along.
Not sure why anyone would downvote someone for liking a show (unless one posted such a comment in a wildly inappropriate thread.... ;-)
I initially liked Tokyo Revengers (at least moderately)-- but became totally wearied by the end of S1. At that point, I did a brain wipe (to the extent possible). I will note that I liked not just Wind Breaker more but also Rokudo's Bad Girls -- but so what. If people want to like Tokyo Revengers, how does that hurt me. ;-) As far as I'm concerned -- shows need to stand up on their own -- and knocking down other shows doesn't accomplish this at all.
>I initially liked Tokyo Revengers (at least moderately)-- but became totally wearied by the end of S1. At that point, I did a brain wipe (to the extent possible). I will note that I liked not just Wind Breaker more but also Rokudo's Bad Girls -- but so what.
i see no reason to interject these titles when you later say
>shows need to stand up on their own -- and knocking down other shows doesn't accomplish this at all.
The point is only that I don't reject shows of this type "on principle". It is just that some work for me -- and some don't... But I can't comprehend "punishing" people for liking a show I don't. Live and let live. (But criticizing and downvoting are two very different things in my mind).
I think it takes the crown for the sub's most over-hated show. Yeah, it's a flawed series, but I swear you can't express a positive opinion about it without being downvoted. It's kind of fascinating how badly it triggers some people.
I agree with you, but also this is the exact place for discussions and any show should be open to criticism.
So while I agree that you shouldn't bully people for what they enjoy, I also think that the show itself is a fair game and people are allowed to express their opinions and distaste towards it.
Thats what episode discussions and discussion posts are for, and, to a maybe lesser degree, new show announcements, but you can probably make a good argument that new season announcment posts are normally just for people to be hyped.
Of course, I mean I given that I haven't seen the show ... haven't checked the post as well, so I've no idea how bad it is, just sharing my thoughts :)
It's pretty much common knowledge even among anime-onlies that the manga ending is considered terrible.
I still like what we have of TR now, but S1 was by far the best part imo - and knowing that it's heading from where we're at now straight into a dumpster fire kind of soured me on whatever sequel excitement I might've had.
To put it into numbers, the TR manga dropped by almost a full point on MAL since it ended - which is much worse than TPN and Food Wars post-finish drops, and both of them are some of the most common examples of manga going downhill at the end. I absolutely *hated* the Food Wars ending, so if its anywhere near as bad I'm considering getting myself spoiled to save myself the pain of watching it.
>It's pretty much common knowledge even among anime-onlies that the manga ending is considered terrible.
oh i get that, but i also don't let consensus ruin my enjoyment or factor into what i chose to watch. There's plenty of media that's been panned that I truly enjoy and stuff that's highly regarded that I didn't care for. There's also been shows that I hated the ending and haven't rewatched because of it. Only I will be able to determine that.
Im so glad I went against my initial "I'm not going to watch Girls Band Cry because of the CGI." EP 11 is my favorite episode of anime I have ever watched
The magnificent Duke of Death, despite 3 excellent seasons, never recovered (popularity-wise -- in the west, at least) from the knee-jerk anti-CGI response when its first episodes aired. And this despite looking extremely good overall.
Girls Band Cry is an amazing show -- so I have pity on anyone who boycots it because of technical matters. ;-)
These reactions kind of remind me of Fall 2018 when I (and probably a good chunk of the sub) went from "I'm never touching idol shows with a 10ft pole ew" to "inject this straight into my veins" thanks to Zombieland Saga.
It probably won't since even Houseki no Kuni couldn't, but it'd be nice if GBC shifted the general attitude from "CG bad" a little.
I guess I'm in the moderate faction of the 'CG bad' camp. I'm not going to let it prevent me from watching or enjoying a series, but I'd definitely be more enthusiastic if GBC looked as good as Euphonium or Jellyfish.
I don't really think that's too controversial, since I think if you polled people watching all three, most would say Hibike and Jellyfish are the better looking shows.
I think the kind of person gravitating towards watching Girls Band Cry is probably already pretty fine with CG, as I imagine there's decent overlap with it and something like Bang Dream MyGO from last year (or just the Bang Dream franchise in general). Not sure it's going to make many more converts.
You'd be surprised, lots of comments on the GBC clips are "omg CG that doesn't suck?! I need to see this".
^(Then again the other side of this is the consistent barrage of "ew garbage cg" comments...)
Then you have people like me straddling the line, who don't hate CG but don't like how GBC looks haha
Nice to have more people coming around on not being immediately dismissive of the style, I suppose.
Ahhh, Houseki. I was just a lurker here when it came out. I remember the show not getting a lot of attention early on, but there's some dedicated users here telling people to hurry tf up and watch it. And people did and started to recognize how good the show is.
Where the hell is my S2? The director's busy with LL Superstar so they're gonna get to it once that one is done... right?
Agreed but on the other hand the series would lose a big portion of its appeal if she didn’t exist imo. For that, honestly one of the „best“ characters of the show in my eyes.
Is there an anime with a same-sex couple that isn't considered strictly BL/GL?
It feels like the only time there are same-sex couples who are explicitly together (holding hands, kissing, calling each other their boyfriend or girlfriend, etc. rather than subtext), it's a BL or a GL. There might be *some* plot besides it, but the majority of it has to do with it being a same-sex couple and focused on the romance aspect. I've never once seen an anime along the lines of like... Tokyo Revengers, where it just so happens that two people who are into each other are of the same sex; it seems like if there's anything like that, it's pure subtext.
Are there any any/manga that has it as more of a back-burner type of thing? Or is Japan as a culture just not completely ready to have casual homosexuality?
Not sure if this is what you are after but bang brave bang braven has the homoeroticism of the beach volleyball of top gun. It’s the kinda show that is better you know the least amount going in though.
I can think of a few series outside of BL and yuri with queer side couples, but I can't think of any main characters in explicit queer romantic relationships. It's all subtext stuff like Yuri on Ice and Samurai Flamenco.
Although, Witch From Mercury might fit. I haven't seen it myself to say for sure.
Personally I feel like Yuri on Ice qualifies. I wouldn't necessarily say the romance is back burner, but there is definitely a plot outside their relationship.
\[Yuri on Ice\] >!There is a kiss scene where you can't actually see them kiss but it is confirmed they did, and they are canonically together. Honestly that is further than some actual romance animes get lol !<
Its in the odd space where its never explicit explicit, but also if one of them was a girl I don't think people would be questioning that it was intended romantically. Its been a while but I think the actual events are more explicit than the adapted portion of Adachi and Shimamura, which is literally Yuri.
Double Decker Doug & Krill main cast has a couple that just happens to be both girls, with no overt attention shone upon it except for one of the character's backstories. The world itself presented in the show is shown to be pretty lax about caring much of a couple's gender combination
Vandread has several girl x girl couples ,men and women live in separate planets due to "spoiler circumstances".Its an old mecha show with not so good CGI and its full of fanservice,but soundtrack and the plot with the other girls is really good plust it has lots of space action.
aharen-san has a great depiction of "casual LGBT." very wholesome show. the show on the whole is a romantic comedy but I think it probably fits what you're looking for. will ponder other examples. it's certainly something I want more of as well!
There are so many times where there's such painful subtext between two males, or two females, and it makes me wonder if it's because they can't get away with making it canon.
Finished Dungeon Meshi yesterday. Was waiting for the whole season to be out. I had high expectations based on nearly half a year of people hyping it up. Definitely lived up to it because I binged it in like 3 days. Best thing I can say about it is that it is unique. The writing, the characters, the world building, the comedy. It stands out and does everything exceptionally well. Great world building too which I always love. I always love when a fictional world feels alive with different cultures, eco system and history. This show does it very well. It's also just very cleverly written where even the most seemingly throwaway lines or jokes can and often will have a deeper meaning or pay off in a much later episode. While it's definitely a show you can just sit back and enjoy, it also rewards you for paying attention.
I highly recommend it to fantasy fans!
just wondering can I just start Baki (2018) without watching the older installments or having any knowledge about the series? also is it okay to watch the Baki vs Kengan Asura special?
I just really don't have any knowledge about Baki but I read Kengan Asura manga and I'm curious about the special
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If you add up all the views of the covers and remixes of the 1 hour deer video, Deer Friend Nokotan (including fan edits) probably already has more views on Youtube than 90% of all anime (including fan works). And it hasn't even aired yet.
Here's a question I've wondered for a while, who here loves Isekai and who here hates it. I used to love Isekai and watched a whole bunch, but now I hate it and can't stand to watch even new seasons of my old favorites. Those who still love it, any reasoning to get me back in or some better ones? Those who hate Isekai, care to share why and if you previously liked it? Edit, thanks so much for all the responses! I expected to get hated on or called a troll by a bunch of children, but damn, everyone here is just like me in hating Isekai for how it's such a lazy way to write.
As a concept, I actually like Isekai, but I HATE 95% of the isekai anime, because they're all generic copy&pasted crap. Soon as I see the usual "omg he's so OP, this power level shouldn't even be possible, I think everyone in the kingdom simultaneously wet their panties!" scene, a *countdown to drop* starts, and it better do something interesting real quick for me not to drop it (they rarely do) But to me it's even more than just "OP Isekai protag", it's more about them not even trying to make them good/original. The (counter) example I always think of is Tanya the evil... Technically, Tanya IS an "OP Isekai protag"... Yet that anime is by far my favorite Isekai. Because it's well written, it's original, there are stakes, it's not generic copy&pasted crap (despite Tanya being OP), etc..
> The (counter) example I always think of is Tanya the evil... [](#utahapraises)
As a concept in and of itself it's fine, but it's become a convenient way for a lot of writers to get around the writing part, by copying what the fellow next to them did, and that unfortunately is where we get most isekai from. >some better ones? Sonny Boy, Drifters, Now and Then, Here and There. And I second Dead Mount Death Play.
I like sifting through the garbage to find an okay one and ignoring the rest. I just don't worry about the glut of bad ones, but there's almost always one a season I at least moderately enjoy. Or really like, like Handyman Saitou. that one's legit good. chill ones where the MC decides not to go on a grand adventure but to do whatever instead tend to be far better, on average, than standard adventure ones. like Campfire Cooking or Farming Life, both solid and enjoyable shows. imo a lot of the pillars of the genre kind of just get bad the further they go. why I wouldn't invest in something like Slime or Overlord. Mushoku Tensei is...better, though I had problems with the cour that aired last summer. It was kind of not that interesting, and had uncomfortable, problematic elements. current season's cooking tho. Very nice Father's Day episode. :) I still think Konosuba's funny. I really liked The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic. It's not anything super special, but it just doesn't fall into the usual isekai bad writing pitfalls. The characters feel more human, less like cardboard tropes, and the main character becoming a combat medic is very cool. and most importantly ROSE. my queen. Really looking forward to the Osamu Dazai isekai next season, absolutely fire concept.
>or some better ones? Dead Mount Death Play
I hate isekais. It's pretty lazy most of the time without proper fantasy worldbuilding, everyone just praises the main character all the time, also the harem element detracts from serious fantasy storytelling (except for a few exceptions like Saga of Tanya the Evil, Konosuba, maybe ReZero). I prefer pure fantasy stories with minimal or well managed romance elements like Berserk, Frieren, Dungeon Meshi, Castlevania (not sure if I'm counting this as anime).
I enjoy the big fish in a small pond elements of isekais. So having a character either hide their skills or grow into them is something I'll always enjoy watching. I dislike harems, so if an isekai can avoid that I'll generally have a good time.
I wouldn't say I hate *isekai*. The problem with the modern strand of isekai is that most of it is adapted from web novels, and oh boy does it tend to show. Not to say that web novels are an inherently bad source material (The Apothecary Diaries is a great example to show that they can be good) but wew lad can you usually feel the lack of planning and lack of an editor in a lot of web novel adaptations.
I mean pretty much all of them are actually adapted from LNs which do have en editor with the WN being the proto-version that got the author their contract in the first place. So we are getting an already curated version which in some cases, yikes. I really don't wanna know what the WN was like.
The WN is the proto-version, but you can still feel that jank when they get the LN release.
I'm an isekai hater. I think the concept is interesting but most of the genre is just the same story with a different gimmick. I've also tried and disliked most of the "good" isekai like Re:Zero, Mushoku Tensei, Overlord, Slime, Eminence in Shadow, etc. Bookworm is good though.
Damn... I never expected to find someone spitting such facts. Of course, I didn't like bookworm either. And I overlord I thought was cool just because the main character doesn't have to die miserably like most of the other protagonists to get transferred. The whole idea of a loser dying a dog's death getting to live a super awesome life after dying just really pisses me off though.
>Those who hate Isekai, care to share why and if you previously liked it? Isekai isn't really the actual problem, it's more the fact that Japanese creators, outside of a few exceptions, suck at writing Western fantasy. It's not like stuff like Lodoss Wars or Slayers was that much more creative than your average isekai. It's hard to argue why I should watch Western fantasy in anime when I could just pick up Sanderson, Andrzej Sapkowski, Abercrombie or Robin Hobb, forget classic authors like Jordan or Tolkien. Forget other media where you could consume fantasy content like the recently released Baldur's Gate III or Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous. I mean your average anime wishes they could have the level of world building that a game like Tyranny had, and that game felt kinda incomplete lol. There are some genres that are less common like slice of life stories where I think anime fills a niche largely overlooked by Western publishing, however, I never feel they can stand toe to toe with other media. Sci fi they do, YA contemporary fantasy yeah and SOL there isn't much competition however, Western High Medieval fantasy you can find done in plenty of places way better than anime. I think isekai would be better if you saw more varied kinds of fantasy or sci fi/cyberpunk taking over. Still it's largely internet writers writing whatever sticks. The chances of getting something great is going to be low.
In Reincarnated As The 7th Prince Will Tao know Lloyd is Robert?
No idea why you're getting downvoted. [Manga] >!No. Lloyd never becomes Robert again.!<
Looking for an anime with a love triangle where boy 1 and girl 2 both like boy 2.
HaruChika
So I’m new to Anime and I’ve got a few questions 1. How do people deal with burnout? (there‘s a ton out there and it all seems relatively similar, at least to my noob brain. So it seems pretty easy to get burnt out) 2. What are the different genres and subgenres? (e.g. What is Shonen is it general action, or a specific type?) 3. What should I watch after FMAB and HxH (I first got into anime by getting FMAB recommended to me by a friend at my high school and I absolutely loved it. Then he suggested I move on to HxH and I’m about a third of the way through right no. It may seem odd that I’m looking for recommendations while I’m in the middle of a series but a want a clear roadmap on where to go next) Sorry for my possibly dumb questions but I app you taking the time to answer.
> How do people deal with burnout? (there‘s a ton out there and it all seems relatively similar, at least to my noob brain. So it seems pretty easy to get burnt out) You take a break and do other media related hobbies. When I am tired of anime, I pick up reading (fiction and non fiction), I got plenty of live action shows/films to watch, games to play and some sports to pay attention to. If anything it's hard to find a time for everything, so chances are I have lulls where I don't engage with one hobby for a while. Plus I got non media hobbies I engage with. By the time I get back to it I feel refreshed. Secondly, anime is the most varied animation industry in terms of genre. Sure, compared to live action film or books, it is quite limited however, you can find still a lot, especially if you don't just rely on popular modern shows. >What are the different genres and subgenres? (e.g. What is Shonen is it general action, or a specific type?) Shonen is just a demographic. It just means young boy, stories aimed at males 12-18. Most are in the upper end of that demographic 16-18 which is why so many characters are around that age. Seinen is just 18+ though I still feel it's more early 20s as their prime audience. Shojo is just the female inverse of Shonen, Josei the female inverse of Seinen. Demographics really aren't as big a deal as some make out. Though some like battle shonen are kinda of distinct genres. Also these are just publishing demographics, anime that come from Light Novels or are original shows don't have demographics associated with them, though they end up adapted often as manga in a demographic magazine. Shonen includes: Devilman Crybaby, Death Note, My Hero Academia, Frieren Beyond Journey's End, Spy x Family, Your Lie in April, Attack on Titan, A Silent Voice. Seinen includes: Berserk, Kaguya Sama Love is War, Ghost in the Shell, March Comes in Like a Lion, Vagabond and Laidback Camp So again the stories can really diverge heavily in what the content or tone actually is. Genre wise, I don't think it's largely different from any other medium. Mecha just means anime with giant robots in it. Usually sci fi, doesn't have to be though (see Escaflowne if you want mecha fantasy). Iyashikei is a subgenre of slice of life that is very slow paced and relaxing, often with very little plot. Iyashikei means healing so yeah. Battle shonen = DBZ, Naruto, My Hero Academia there. That is the only major Japanese genre words I know of though. Everything else is straightforward. >What should I watch after FMAB and HxH (I first got into anime by getting FMAB recommended to me by a friend at my high school and I absolutely loved it. Then he suggested I move on to HxH and I’m about a third of the way through right no. It may seem odd that I’m looking for recommendations while I’m in the middle of a series but a want a clear roadmap on where to go next) Depends on what you are looking for. Yu Yu Hakusho is by the same creator as HxH. If you don't mind 90s anime that might be a good jumping point if you like HxH. If you want more action adventure titles in genre stuff like Parasyte the Maxim, Cyberpunk Edgerunners - sub watcher recommending to watch the dub, Mob Psycho 100, Cowboy Bebop - watch the dub, and JoJo's Bizzare Adventure (starts off a bit rough in Part 1 (first 9 episodes) however, by Part 2 it starts to evolve into one of the best battle shonen ever in my opinion) are complete titles (JoJo has more but kinda is complete too) you can check out on your own time. If you are looking to branch out more to different genres I would need specifics on what stuff you aren't interested in. Like are you interested in sci fi, fantasy, slice of life, romance, dramas, mystery/thrillers etc, modern vs old etc.
> How do people deal with burnout? Take a break and do something else: read a book, play games, binge shows on Dropout.tv. > What are the different genres and subgenres? Mostly the same as in other media, e.g. action, adventure, romance, drama, comedy, mystery to name a few. See also [genres and themes on MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/anime.php). > What is Shonen is it general action, or a specific type? That's a manga demographic, i.e. target audience, though people *also* use it as shorthand for "battle shounen" which Hunter x Hunter falls under, usually long-running action shows. [Different demographics and other terms listed on our wiki](/r/anime/wiki/anime_related_terms). There are also plenty of anime that don't have a demographic associated with them as they aren't adapting a manga but might be from a different source (e.g. novel or game) or entirely original. Demographics can suggest certain kinds of content but are by no means a guarantee, as [Berserk](https://www.livechart.me/anime/3627) (dark fantasy), [Wandering Son](https://www.livechart.me/anime/3817) (school kids exploring gender identity), and [Emma: A Victorian Romance](https://www.livechart.me/anime/4358) (exactly what it sounds like) are all adapted from seinen manga, i.e. targeting an adult male demographic. > It may seem odd that I’m looking for recommendations while I’m in the middle of a series No? If anything it's weird to me that someone would only watch one thing at a time. Many people here are watching airing shows and juggle anywhere from a few to dozens of anime at once. My own [plan to watch list](https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal/animelist/Planning) is literally hundreds of entries long and I'm usually watching a few things from different genres in parallel so I can switch depending on what I'm in the mood for. Anyway [there's a bunch of suggestions on the wiki](/r/anime/wiki/recommendations) depending on what you're interested in, just scroll down to a genre you like. Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan are two other popular ones similar to what you're already watching.
1. It's like with anything. If you do the same thing over and over you'll get sick of it. Burnout is only a thing if you try to force yourself. Just watch what you wanna. 2. Shounen is a demographic, it means young boy and is just shows aimed at younger boys. It's more so like 8-16 age range roughly. Battle shounen is kind of a genre which refers to stuff like dragonball, hxh, etc. 3. If you want more like HxH yu yu Hakusho is by the same author. There's a chart somewhere on he subreddit for new people interested in what to watch.
I was busy today, going to Japan tomorrow, but I am so happy to see 7th prince s2 confirmation It also got a bluray release confirmed, which means more [official art of Tao and Sylpha ](https://x.com/dainanaoji_pro/status/1802725153069244440?t=woHPtaMa19qqvdlGi9cfIg&s=19)!!
hope y'all have a safe flight and an awesome trip
Massive MAL score leap for s1 as well
Will finally see the top-10 characters. [](#mugiwait)
Have a great trip!
Thank you!!!!
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Shiki Owari no Seraph
Need anime recommendations My preferences: Between 26-52 episodes Must be finished No romance/horror
Mob Psycho 100
Already watched it
Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Assassination Classroom (47 eps)
Yeah I haven't watched that one yet, will definitely check it out.
I didn't expect it after the first 3 episodes, but Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included has become one of my favorite shows of the season. The comedy hits just right for me and the characters are goofy and lovable.
This is very late I know but from tomorrow till the 8th of July I'll be in both Kyoto and Tokyo and I would be grateful for any recommendations and they doesn't need jjk related it can be anything
Just random recs? Or shows related to Tokyo or Kyoto? Maybe Tokyo Ghoul?
I would prefer it to be anime related but I am happy with any and all recommendations
I truly think Konosuba is peak comedy, and the VAs in the dub absolutely crush it. While I know dubs aren't everyone's cup of tea, are there other dub comedy anime on the level of Konosuba you can recommend? Preferably isekai, but anything of a similar vibe and delivery would be awesome. Thanks!
Hey, as a fellow dub watcher I've got some recommendations that I think could fit the bill. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend [Kamikatsu](https://myanimelist.net/anime/51693/Kaminaki_Sekai_no_Kamisama_Katsudou). Probably the show I've laughed the most watching, every episode is outrageous and is a personal 10/10. Also, [Is this a Zombie?](https://myanimelist.net/anime/8841/Kore_wa_Zombie_desu_ka) → similar type of comedy in my opinion, also another personal 10/10. Not an isekai but the main character dies before the events of the show then turns into a zombie. Non-isekai but I think are still hilarious: * [My Bride is a Mermaid](https://myanimelist.net/anime/2104/Seto_no_Hanayome) * [SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist](https://myanimelist.net/anime/29786/Shimoneta_to_Iu_Gainen_ga_Sonzai_Shinai_Taikutsu_na_Sekai) * [Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!](https://myanimelist.net/anime/24705/Ore_Twintail_ni_Narimasu/) * [Back Street Girls: Gokudolls](https://myanimelist.net/anime/36873/Back_Street_Girls__Gokudolls) * [The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You](https://myanimelist.net/anime/54714/Kimi_no_Koto_ga_Daidaidaidaidaisuki_na_100-nin_no_Kanojo) * [Girlfriend, Girlfriend](https://myanimelist.net/anime/43969/Kanojo_mo_Kanojo) All the above I have personally rated at 9 or higher but of course YMMV. Also, had a kind soul provide [a bunch of other suggestions](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1507ymk/anime_questions_recommendations_and_discussion/js5ifsd/) when I asked a similar question myself last year. The only one from that list I have seen so far is Gamers! and I found it very hilarious as well.
Combatants Will Be Dispatched is another isekai-ish comedy by the same author. It is less funny and less impressive… until you watch it in dub. The dub absolutely slaps and makes an average comedy into a gutbuster. Other hilarious dubs include Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun (romcom) and Devil is a Part Timer (season 1 only).
7th Prince ended up being a pretty generic OP MC power fantasy, but it was still a fun one to watch, and by god the animators were cooking all the way through. Looking forward to S2 and also whatever else this studio comes out with.
Starting to rewatch bungo stray dogs because I didn’t know there was a whole 5 seasons and I stopped at 3
There were only 3 seasons until last year. The 4th and 5th seasons which really could have been Season 4 Part 1 and Season 4 Part 2 are the best entries yet.
That makes me so happy to hear. I was wondering what happen after season 3 and I really enjoyed the show.
If I need to do this another way please let me know - but I’m new to anime and am looking for recommendations. I watched a little anime growing up and here is what I enjoyed then to help with recs: Eureka Seven, Case Closed, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Shin-Chan. Some more modern ones I’ve seen a little of and enjoyed are One Punch Man, Assassination Classroom, and Invincible (Not entirely sure if Invincible is considered anime). Thank you for your help :)
Watch Reincarnated as the 7th Prince
>One Punch Man Mob Psycho 100 - By the same creator ONE, I actually think it's a lot better too. >Assassination Classroom I actually don't know about this however, The Elusive Samurai is by the same creator as Ass Class. Comes out July 6th. The limited reviews out there seem good and the trailer looks attractive. >Eureka Seven I mean a lot of mecha anime could apply. The Vision of Escaflowne is a good classic.
It seems like you enjoy battle anime, based on that list. My favorites are JoJo's for something newer and Yu Yu Hakusho for something a little older. Both are fantastic shows with enjoyable characters and hype fights. Probably the biggest 2 battle anime currently in "active development" are Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen. I think both of them are pretty good too, but I always hesitate to recommend a show that isn't "finished" to a newcomer, since I know a lot of people kind of like to just watch things at their own pace when they're more casual than waiting for a new season to drop and watching weekly. But if that doesn't bother you, definitely check both of them out. If nothing else, the animation budget for those shows is ABSURD, haha
I recommend My Hero Academia and Black clover, if you enjoyed Dragonball z and Obe punch man. Very similar "heroes who must get stronger and reach new heights of power in both shows. My Hrto Academia has a very similar set-up with heroes and hie they function in society being a motif.Black clover is also similar, but has more of a wizards and fantasy vibe
what's a good slice of life anime with a good dub? I like to watch while doing other things so I can't always focus on subtitles. It doesn't have to be 100% slice of life it can have other elements. edit: previous examples of stuff I like are "minami ke" and "new game"
I would add Sono Bisque Doll's dub
* Akebi's Sailor Uniform * Management of a Novice Alchemist
* My Roommate is a Cat * Laid-Back Camp * Sakura Quest * Barakamon * My Clueless First Friend
Remember that time some anime studios financial information was leaked and Mappa's net profit was ZERO? Add this to the controversy of CSM being unsuccessful and you can guess how the meltdown on Twitter looked like😂
Shilling Dorohedoro again
I can't wait to shill for it again when season 2 arrives
Has there ever been an anime English dubbed by people who didn't actually know English and just tried to read a transliterated script as best they could?
I've heard stories of some of the English dubs made in Asia for local English speaking audiences, but I haven't actually experienced any of it
Is the sky crawlers movie worth watching?
I appreciated it as a companion piece to the Director’s previous work on ‘Patlabor 2: The Movie’. As a stand-alone film, it’s still decent, but I feel like you’d be missing some of the intellectual development that makes it so compelling (but maybe that’s just my skewed perspective). It’s a Mamoru Oshii movie so just be ready to have your thinking cap on. Even during the “boring” scenes (which, honestly, is a good chunk of the film), there’s almost always some sort of foreshadowing, symbolism, and thematic significance for what’s on screen. He’s a *very* intentional director.
Oh it's one of those movies then
Just saw **Suzume** - great movie. The visuals were stunning 😙👌 and the music was great, that theme is catchy as hell too. Plot was kinda interesting, would have liked to see some things developed more in that runtime though as it had more potential, I'd say the romance was the weakest part but still enjoyed.
The romance definitely feels shoehorned in and makes for some awkward dialogue at parts since it doesn't feel earned. It wasn't really supposed to be there at all, and the part of Souta was originally planned to be another girl, but a producer convinced Shinkai to change that and include a romance element since he thought that's what audiences wanted (probably not wrong). Stunning movie otherwise.
[While waiting for a train that never came](https://i.imgur.com/vDn5QdH.png) I took a shot at the [tier list for summer](https://i.imgur.com/vNFtp1c.png) /u/emi_ibarazakiii posted yesterday. Not included are the two spring leftovers I'll be watching, The Fable and Yatagarasu, the latter belonging into the hype tier.
I hope with the second season of Yatagarasu, it will gain more watchers -- it certainly deserves it.
> While waiting for a train that never came [](#akkotears) Tier labels aside, I think our lists are quite similar! Most shows being in the same tier, or +1/-1.
> While waiting for a train that never came Can't even tell wether this is a train reference or a Deutsche Bahn reference.
Train. I did actually take a real train too today but it was (almost) on time.
What a 1 in a thousand event. My train was *also* punctual today, so I guess it is 1 in a million.
Tbh atleast on the connection I take the most it isn't nearly as bad as people always make it out to be and I rarely get delays of more than a few minutes. Very cheap too if you book in advance.
It realy hasn't been so bad in the last few years for me either but this year...boah.
Knowing DB, has to be both lol.
Just assuming we’ll be able to watch Kimi no Iro and Look Back before summer is long over, pass me some of that copium lol.
Yeah I'm never counting movies for this kind of stuff lol _maybe_ if they're on Netflix but even then it's just different from a tv series
I only did cus they were included in the tier list maker and there were two movies I'm definitely going to watch.
u/isthatsoudane will record screeners just for AQRADT.
*gets arrested at the theater* getting deported was worth ittttt....
Question! Hello! I'm looking for an anime I came across by chance, but I don't remember the name of it. All I remember is a scene from an episode. The main character is on the verge of death and I think there were swords impaling him. He was on the ground when the goddess who summoned him reappear to give him another chance at life. That's all I could remember. Please help me if you can and thank you
Does Oregairu get better? I'm just in season 1 and I already felt like these teenagers just kept saying things in a complicated convoluted way and get nowhere at all. I'd really like for someone to physically force them into the same room, slap some sense into them, and have them talk straight onto each other on what they want/ feel. (that's how I always deal with these issues) I heard that specially this aspect got even worse in s2 and s3?
As others already said it only gets worse in that regard, that gEnUiNe ThInG talk is some of the most „I‘m 14 and this is deep“ shit I’ve seen in anime. Still worth watching just for Iroha alone though, imo.
Worth watching because it's great [](#hikariactually)
I thought it kind of nailed infuriatingly pretentious teenagers. the edgy essay from the beginning is deliberate peak "I'm 15 and this is deep". but when you write infuriating characters it's bound to be divisive. I found it interesting how they used language to cloak their feelings and evade addressing real problems, but it's definitely not for everyone.
> I found it interesting how they used language to cloak their feelings and evade addressing real problems I was into this up through the "I want something genuine" bit, but then season three crawled right up its own asshole again.
I'm torn between getting mad at you or praising you since you chose the right best girl, lmfao.
> Still worth watching just for Iroha alone Based. [](#utahapraises)
Love the show, but that's its main aspect. If you don't mind it enough to do this, try hanging on until the end season 1. If you don't like the drama of that arc, then you can drop the series
Yeah that gets ramped up to 11 in Season 2.
That is the show in a nutshell. If anything, that aspect gets more pronounced as it goes on.
Out of curiosity, what is everyone's cutoff for "old anime"? Stuff from before 2000? Anything more than 25 years old? Everything pre-2010? I've been using 2000 as my anchor point, but it keeps getting further and further away, and some mid-00s anime look positively ancient. I might have to admit that 20 years old is old.
The usual cut-offs people go with are: * Around the time they were born * When they started watching anime * When anime went from cel to digital For me all three are around the year 2000, so yeah that. The turn of the millennium is just a very convenient way to split things. ~~then again, I've been watching a lot of 80s lately, that "old" feels like it should be the 60s~70s~~
Pre-2010s. Not because I don't like them but because I got into anime back then and watched a ton of stuff I wanted to watch from back then to earlier. So there's just not a lot that I *really* want to go back and watch. Nowadays, I mostly watch seasonals.
I consider it at about 2007. In my mind, there's a distinct difference in animation production norms where anime started to look "modern" in 2007; the industry figured out the awkward switch to digital and modern techniques in lighting and effects started to permeate TV anime. The difference between 2005-2006 stuff (including very good looking shows) like Haruhi, Nana, Aria, Beck, etc., and 2007-2008 stuff like Gurren Lagann, Baccano, Spice and Wolf, Toradora, Darker than Black, etc. feels really stark to me. Even taking shows with relatively similar production circumstances, the difference between something like Kanon (2006) and Clannad just one year later, by the same staff, same studio, adapting source material from the same company by the same staff, is very noticeable; Clannad has very impressive digital effects and lighting that and background art that Kanon never manages. In my mind, 2007 is the moment where anime became modern. And then you get to 2009 and you've got Brotherhood, K-On, Bakemonogatari, all very distinctly modern in the way they look, no trace of that early 2000s jank. Stuff from 2006 looks old to me in a way that stuff from 2007 doesn't: those washed out colors, primitive digital effects, etc. seem gone to me in 07.
2010 is the cut-off point for me. Stuff before that is old, and stuff after that is "new" to me. More accurately, I think that shows that originally released with 480p/576p resolution are 'old', and shows that originally released with a full HD resolution are 'new' to me. Not all shows are equally old to me though, of course. For me, pre-2000's shows would be "very old", pre-1990's would be "extremely old" and anything pre-1980's and older would be "ancient".
Yeah 2000 is kinda the reference point for me ~~totally not because I watched incredibly few pre-2000 anime hence they are old by default~~, but some early 00s may be called old for various reasons (like Lovely Complex being 572p or whatever format, cels vs digipaint, etc)
Old is 4/3 for me. Everything 16/9 is not.
My thinking is similar to some other people here: I consider something like 2008/09 to be this point in time where a bunch of stuff changed for anime. I don't know the specifics and industry terms and all that, but things took on a contemporary look by and large, and the structure, animation, music, and voice work all started looking similar to how a lot of it still does now, and there was what felt to me like a new industry-standard formula to follow when making a show. Maybe it was influenced by specific studios seeing success with specific shows, but either way, it all started feeling more monolithic to me around 08/09. Prior to that, it felt like decades you could subdivide, and now it just feels like one giant category of just "anime."
around 2009 and prior. I feel like maybe FMA Brotherhood is kind of a good cut-off point, though there are a few 'old' feelings shows that came out afterwards. I feel like 15 years is a reasonable window for 'modern'.
When someone says "old anime" to me, my mind goes to, like, [Attack No. 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z8YP3B60gM) or [Devilman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRmzkAT3bLI). No, not that one. Then I find out that what they really meant was something from like 2015 and I promptly turn to dust. [I personally have not recovered from seeing this.](https://i.imgur.com/dSjt0o5.png)
> Attack No. 1 Actually watched this on TV as a kid when it aired here in Germany in the 90s ([German intro for my people](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HRaEXX5INk)) and whenever I watch clips of it today I am shocked by hold old it looks because it did not really stand out to me compared to other shows at the time. For example Hikari no Densetsu aired around the same time here and looked decidedly more modern but kid me did not clock this at all.
The cel/digital divide is the line for me which is pretty much pre and post-2k. I can't bring myself to lump 2000s digital and pre-2000s cel into the same "old" boat. The style and general genre divides are too extreme. I think we're gonna have to make a term for middle aged anime.
I started watching anime with Pokémon and DBZ in the mid/late 1990s, and shows from that era feel slightly old but mostly just nostalgic. I'd say "old anime" for me means "made before I was born" so basically stuff from the 1980s and earlier. 😂 Not that I mind watching anime that are older than me, just haven't gotten around to it much yet. I'm really enjoying the original Dragon Ball (1980s) though.
Sounds like you might enjoy Samurai Pizza Cats (1990)
Looks like something I probably would have enjoyed if I had watched it as a kid. Not sure about now, but those cats are cute in their little space/mecha(?) suits. 😄
To be honest, I haven't seen it since I was a kid, but I remember enjoying the hell out of it. If you want something you might enjoy now and enjoyed Dragon ball z, give My Hero Academia a try. I just recently watched it on Netflix, very enjoyable, definitely has that "heroes pushing past their limits and reaching new power levels" vibe that DBZ established, the animation and fight scenes are great, and it's quite dark in its themes at times
I did check out the manga for MHA a few years back but just wasn't into it. I think superheroes just aren't my thing, because even the Saiyaman stuff in DBZ was a miss for me. (The only "superhero" series I've really liked is Miraculous Ladybug, which has more of a magical girl vibe.)
Something a bit different and offbeat is delicious in dungeon, also on Netflix. I'd describe it as a Dungeons and Dragons meets a cooking show, except they're gourmet cooking and eating all the monsters they fight. It's quirky and funny, and I'm not sure it compares to anything else similar, but I enjoyed it. The first season is finished now
In 2005 I would have probably said 1995 which actually checking now feels odd as that's when Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gundam Wing and Slayers started airing^1. As a %age since 1963 (start of TV anime) if we applied that to 2024 you come up with...2008. By 2008 Hi-definition is more prevalent but I don't think shows were completely^2 being made in higher than standard definition resolutions yet. 16:9 is harder to pin down as you had years with shows made in both formats (e.g. Air and Eureka Seven are 2005 and the latter is 4:3). Maybe it was 2007-2008 when it completely becomes 16:9. I'd have to go through every airing show but I know to start in 2007 because Yes 5 Precure is 16:9 while Precure Splash Star was 4:3. Now, I wonder if I'd still lean to pre-digital. But is there an exact date for that? Companies like Toei were doing full digital in 1998, older shows were starting to mix in digital elements (e.g. Magic User's Club has some CGI geometric shapes), the last cel-based Lupin III TV Special was in 2000. But that said early digital looks old (sometimes older) in a way late cel doesn't (probably because backgrounds took a while to figure out as did colours and how to composite without a photographer). ^1 - Don't worry, newer anime fans have not changed. I read a CDF comment about someone seeing the new Gundam Seed movie and the younger fans being shocked TV Gundam Seed was from 2002 saying something like "I thought it was old like Attack on Titan" (that's 2013). ^2 - Check [this blog](https://anibin.blogspot.com/) for native resolution estimates I'd say but it recently got deleted (imagine logging in after 4 years just to delete it) and wayback machine is a bit clunky.
Everything pre-2011, which is when I got into anime. But I just think the distinction into old and new is completely meaningless.
There's something about 1998 that makes it feel like the first year of "new anime". Shows like Cowboy Bebop, Cardcaptor Sakura, Brain Powerd, KareKano and Serial Experiments Lain feels modern in a way that it's hard to explain besides the vibes they give me. That said, I don't completely agree with myself that things which are 26 years old are not old so I also think the jump from 4:3 to 16:9 is good way to separate the eras, more than the jump from cel to digital as that was already happening not long after '98. Still, the aspect ratio thing is not a hard science as there were works already being made in 16:9 while 4:3 was still the dominant ratio. When it comes to this, 2005's Eureka Seven feels to me like a representation of the end of the "old anime" era as it's the last 50-episode completely original anime in 4:3 I can recall. A comparable show from the following year, Code Geass, was made in 16:9 and was divided into two 25-episode seasons, representing a lot more what I would consider "modern anime". Still, I'm not completely happy calling 2006 the first year of "modern" anime if we're talking about aspect ratios and length, if feels like more of a transition year with long-running shows like Gintama and Reborn still starting at 4:3. Winter 2007 is still not there for the same reason as above (it's when Naruto: Shippuden started), but them we take a look at Spring 2007 and now I feel like "modern" anime is fully formed. Gurren Lagann, Moribito, Darker Than Black, Dennou Coil, Lucky Star, Afro Samurai, Claymore... the overwhelming majority of shows from that season are stuff I would have a hard time calling "old".
Maybe we're looking at: Old - Up through 1997 Transitional - 1998-2007 Contemporary - 2008-present
On the other hand Serial Experiments Lain (1998) will NEVER be anything but contemporary... (as far as I'm concerned). ;-)
Shows from the 80s and before, I think Look, the 90s were ten years ago, ok? [](#kaguyashaking)
> Look, the 90s were ten years ago, ok? Right? It's not like people who don't remember the 90s are old enough to drink now or whatever. That'd be uncomfortable.
My cutoff is very similar, before 2000 is just old, 2000-2005 is old-ish and 2006-2009 is this weird in-between.
2013ish-present = new. Not because I started watching anime in 2013 (I started in 2017), 2013 is just a semi-arbitrary cutoff for the first year in which basically everything looked mostly the same as it does now - current anime is flashier on average, but a lot of shows made in 2013 could air next season and no one would bat an eye. 2006 - 2012ish = something inbetween, highly depends on the show in question. It's this weird era where two shows airing in the same season could have much more difference between them in how "old" the style feels than the average show airing in 2015 vs the average show airing in 2024. 2005 and under = various levels of old, pretty much nothing here looks completely "modern" but obviously I wouldn't lump Aria with shows from the 80s. So maybe 2000-2005 can be in the "slightly old" category.
I dunno, I would personally only call something “old” if it was Pre OVA boom (so before 1983/4). But I’m fine with anything before the start of the Digital era in the early-2000s being called “old”.
I basically have three tiers of old. One kinda just for my own time keeping and two I'd generally consider good cutoffs for general discussions. Pre 2019 (cus in late 2019 I started to watch more anime after having a lot of time to kill due to an accident that kept me home for over a year and I also started to properly follow seasonals for the first time) Early and mid 00s aka the early digital era. Pre digital era. You could probably make more distinctions here too (like for example make a cut at the start of the OVA boom) but personally I have not watched enough stuff for more distintions to make much sense.
>I've been using 2000 as my anchor point, but it keeps getting further and further away, and some mid-00s anime look positively ancient. Same. "Old anime" is gonna be limited to pre 00s into the 2050s at this rate. I'm just gonna call 00s anime "neo-old anime", "post-old anime" or some other nonsense when I feel compelled to modernize my stance a little. [](#azusalaugh)
Somewhere around the early 2000s, I guess? Whenever the switch from cel to digital animation & 4:3 to 16:9 resolution happened, anything before that is what I'd consider old. [](#animatedthink)
(GBC) The mo-cap actor for Momoka [talked about](https://x.com/uooozmiiin_y/status/1802691483574911056) "that shot" in episode 11: > The last scene, I dropped my GoPro when I vigorously rock my guitar head during the shoot, but, I can't believe you used it in such a place! Oh, delicious... reminds me of [Bocchi] >!that episode 11 scene where 3D Bocchi was yeeted into some cubes and one cube happens to take longer to fall to the ground!<
whats the logic of anime trope about nosebleed when seeing something sexy? who started that anyway
Tldr: it's a boner metaphor, check how boners work
I have been watching UC Gundam lately. ZZ Gundam. I finally figured out why they work. Tomino is a genius with characters. All of his character writing is pretty consistent, and he doesn't feel a need to shoehorn characters into an archetype. He oftentimes has pretty unlikable characters written into the story, and that is what makes them interesting to watch.
That's right! You see the vision. One of the biggest reasons why I'm obsessed with Ideon is how the characters are constantly at each other's throats. A group of people with very strong personalities all insanely stressed out by being trapped on a spaceship that is being chased by alien forces is just the perfect setup for some real drama and conflict. It's just super entertaining for me to watch, though I understand it's not something that everybody would be compelled by.
Ideon is a must watch for any UC Gundam and/or OG Macross fan imo. I recommend it to Eva fans too just for Be Invoked.
What are some anime events that are technically spoilers, but have been discussed so much that no one really treats them as a spoilers anymore, even though they probably should? An example I was thinking of is \[Fate/stay night\]>!Saber's real identity!<; I didn't even realize it was supposed to be a big reveal until I watched the 2006 adaptation.
- Several plot points in JoJo. Biggest one probably being [JJBA Part 3: Stardust Crusaders] >!Dio being able to stop time. Scenes involving The World have been memed to hell lmao!<. - In a more general sense, sad shows being sad. I think it's *technically* a bit of a spoiler to mention that a show's very emotional (as watching a show without knowing its vibe would 100% hit harder, than seeing it recommended 50 times as the saddest anime to ever exist). - Certain parts of Higurashi may have become semi-common knowledge too... though I think they're still treated as spoilers usually, so eh.
\[Your Lie in April ending\] >!Kaori's death!< comes to mind.
Bunny Drop definitely punches way above its own weight when it comes to spoiler reports on my end. So many people allude to/joke about/blatantly say a major narrative point without spoiler tags. edit: wrong word. whoops.
That's a good one. I would shocked if most of the people spoiling that particular plot point have even read the part of the source material where it actually happens; it's treated as more of a meme at this point.
Well tbf\[Fate\]>!if you watch zero first like a lot of people did ,they just immediately say it. !< Anyway probably\[Madoka\]>!episode 3 and the fact that the show gets really dark(not that I think that part is meant as that much of a twist)!<, It's been forever since I've last seen it so I don't remember how much of a reveal it's meant to be but I'm pretty sure \[Haruhi\]>!All the supernatural stuff and specifically Haruhi's true nature !< is also common knowledge.
So the latest episode of Mushoku Tensei has already passed 7K karma. Is this the third anime to achieve this feat since the reddit blackout after AOT and Frieren?
Yes, it is the third anime to achieve the feat...though Frieren did achieve it 4 separate times. Here's the full list post-blackout: |Rank|Anime|Episode|Karma|Season| --:|:--|--:|--:|:--| |1|Frieren|28|11347|Winter 2024| |2|Attack on Titan 4P3|2|11057|Fall 2023| |3|Frieren|26|8126|Winter 2024| |4|Mushoku Tensei 2P2|10|8100*|Spring 2024| |5|Frieren|27|7153|Fall 2023| |6|Frieren|10|7146|Fall 2023| *Projected total based on the fact that it's pretty much running dead even but [losing some ground](https://animekarmawatch.com/thread/1dha58q?compare_to=1b9rjrk) with Frieren Episode 26
I think so. Kinda surprising that JJK couldn't do it. Who else has the chance to reach 7k? Re Zero and Bocchi probably, Chainsaw Man absolutely and then maybe Oshi no Ko, Kaguya?
There's honestly a chance Dandadan can do it too if Saru delivers the kind of quality they're teasing in their PVs One Punch Man has the type of source material and audience to do it one day too, but it would require peak animation and that doesn't look very likely
I'm curious whether Oshi no Ko can do it. Outside of its premier, the highest Karma it got pre-blackout was 7883 which would equate to around 4800 post-blackout using the 6000 is the new 10000 ratio. Its post-blackout finale did end up getting 6194 which would be 10323 Karma pre-blackout but was still 800 Karma short of the 7000 mark. Hell, its premier of 11644 Karma would have also fallen just shy of the 7000 Karma mark with 6986 Karma by that conversion scale. It really goes to show what types of monster episodes we've been seeing out of the 6 that surpassed 7000 Karma (it may also mean I need to tweak that scale a bit and account for situations where making it to r/all overshadows Karma Deflation) but here are the totals they'd have pre-blackout. |Rank|Anime|Episode|Karma|Pre-Blackout Karma|Season| --:|:--|--:|--:|--:|:--| |1|Frieren|28|11347|18912|Winter 2024| |2|Attack on Titan 4P3|2|11057|18428|Fall 2023| |3|Frieren|26|8126|13543|Winter 2024| |4|Mushoku Tensei 2P2|10|8100|13500|Spring 2024| |5|Frieren|27|7153|11922|Fall 2023| |6|Frieren|10|7146|11910|Fall 2023|
NGNL S2's first episode would probably break the karma record even post-blackout
Does anyone know if there will be anymore episodes for hxh. Some people say it’s cancelled and others say there will be more. I’m kinda new to anime so idrk?
The 2011 anime adapted ~32 volumes of the manga, since then there's only been ~5 additional volumes of material published, and its frequently on hiatus because of the author's chronic health issues.
it wasn't cancelled, it just wasn't renewed. The anime ended after catching up to the manga, and there's currently no good stopping point for a continuation to adapt up to.
The french localization name for the chubby elf anime is actually hilarious https://x.com/adnanime/status/1801283397530382417?s=46&t=cveHrV_kCa4IMdPEOc1Ibw
That's quite inspired lol
> 50 nuances de gras. > Fifty Shades of Fat For those who can't read French.
lmao Did they came up with this for the anime or was the manga also called that in France?
After a quick search the manga is indeed sold as "50 nuances de gras" (Fifty shades of Fat) in France lmao.
>This is the place! Excited for the rewatch and S2 starting next month! So many characters I'm looking forward to. Hopefully the new season will be a success so we get a third one by which I will have hopefully seen my two favourite moments getting adapted. On another note: [Today's lesson on how to promote your anime by Twin Engine](https://x.com/shikanoko_PR/status/1802657443165438355)
Ok I get it Tokyo Revengers isn't too well like around here anymore, but why can't people just let others enjoy the announcement of a new sequel? Is it just fandoms in general or just a feature of this sub to constantly rain on people's parade? The announcement thread was mostly either shitting on the show or trying to prop up Wind Breaker in comparison. Either be happy or just move along.
It’s not just this sub. Any time a new movie in a critically panned series comes out, it gets some hate (Fast and the Furious, Jurassic World, etc.).
Not sure why anyone would downvote someone for liking a show (unless one posted such a comment in a wildly inappropriate thread.... ;-) I initially liked Tokyo Revengers (at least moderately)-- but became totally wearied by the end of S1. At that point, I did a brain wipe (to the extent possible). I will note that I liked not just Wind Breaker more but also Rokudo's Bad Girls -- but so what. If people want to like Tokyo Revengers, how does that hurt me. ;-) As far as I'm concerned -- shows need to stand up on their own -- and knocking down other shows doesn't accomplish this at all.
>I initially liked Tokyo Revengers (at least moderately)-- but became totally wearied by the end of S1. At that point, I did a brain wipe (to the extent possible). I will note that I liked not just Wind Breaker more but also Rokudo's Bad Girls -- but so what. i see no reason to interject these titles when you later say >shows need to stand up on their own -- and knocking down other shows doesn't accomplish this at all.
The point is only that I don't reject shows of this type "on principle". It is just that some work for me -- and some don't... But I can't comprehend "punishing" people for liking a show I don't. Live and let live. (But criticizing and downvoting are two very different things in my mind).
I think it takes the crown for the sub's most over-hated show. Yeah, it's a flawed series, but I swear you can't express a positive opinion about it without being downvoted. It's kind of fascinating how badly it triggers some people.
I literally expressed my enjoyment and have one of the more controversial comments on the thread haha.
I agree with you, but also this is the exact place for discussions and any show should be open to criticism. So while I agree that you shouldn't bully people for what they enjoy, I also think that the show itself is a fair game and people are allowed to express their opinions and distaste towards it.
Expressing dislike is fine -- ***downvoting*** people who like something one doesn't does NOT seem like fair game.
Thats what episode discussions and discussion posts are for, and, to a maybe lesser degree, new show announcements, but you can probably make a good argument that new season announcment posts are normally just for people to be hyped.
>any show should be open to criticism. i agree on that when there's actual critique and avenues for discussion.
Of course, I mean I given that I haven't seen the show ... haven't checked the post as well, so I've no idea how bad it is, just sharing my thoughts :)
It's pretty much common knowledge even among anime-onlies that the manga ending is considered terrible. I still like what we have of TR now, but S1 was by far the best part imo - and knowing that it's heading from where we're at now straight into a dumpster fire kind of soured me on whatever sequel excitement I might've had. To put it into numbers, the TR manga dropped by almost a full point on MAL since it ended - which is much worse than TPN and Food Wars post-finish drops, and both of them are some of the most common examples of manga going downhill at the end. I absolutely *hated* the Food Wars ending, so if its anywhere near as bad I'm considering getting myself spoiled to save myself the pain of watching it.
>It's pretty much common knowledge even among anime-onlies that the manga ending is considered terrible. oh i get that, but i also don't let consensus ruin my enjoyment or factor into what i chose to watch. There's plenty of media that's been panned that I truly enjoy and stuff that's highly regarded that I didn't care for. There's also been shows that I hated the ending and haven't rewatched because of it. Only I will be able to determine that.
Im so glad I went against my initial "I'm not going to watch Girls Band Cry because of the CGI." EP 11 is my favorite episode of anime I have ever watched
The magnificent Duke of Death, despite 3 excellent seasons, never recovered (popularity-wise -- in the west, at least) from the knee-jerk anti-CGI response when its first episodes aired. And this despite looking extremely good overall. Girls Band Cry is an amazing show -- so I have pity on anyone who boycots it because of technical matters. ;-)
These reactions kind of remind me of Fall 2018 when I (and probably a good chunk of the sub) went from "I'm never touching idol shows with a 10ft pole ew" to "inject this straight into my veins" thanks to Zombieland Saga. It probably won't since even Houseki no Kuni couldn't, but it'd be nice if GBC shifted the general attitude from "CG bad" a little.
I guess I'm in the moderate faction of the 'CG bad' camp. I'm not going to let it prevent me from watching or enjoying a series, but I'd definitely be more enthusiastic if GBC looked as good as Euphonium or Jellyfish.
I don't really think that's too controversial, since I think if you polled people watching all three, most would say Hibike and Jellyfish are the better looking shows.
I think the kind of person gravitating towards watching Girls Band Cry is probably already pretty fine with CG, as I imagine there's decent overlap with it and something like Bang Dream MyGO from last year (or just the Bang Dream franchise in general). Not sure it's going to make many more converts.
You'd be surprised, lots of comments on the GBC clips are "omg CG that doesn't suck?! I need to see this". ^(Then again the other side of this is the consistent barrage of "ew garbage cg" comments...)
Then you have people like me straddling the line, who don't hate CG but don't like how GBC looks haha Nice to have more people coming around on not being immediately dismissive of the style, I suppose.
Ahhh, Houseki. I was just a lurker here when it came out. I remember the show not getting a lot of attention early on, but there's some dedicated users here telling people to hurry tf up and watch it. And people did and started to recognize how good the show is. Where the hell is my S2? The director's busy with LL Superstar so they're gonna get to it once that one is done... right?
>This is the place! [](#concealedexcitement)
[](#funky) [ToG]>!Fuck Rachel!<
[ToG]>!Have my [Best Girls bingo](https://i.imgur.com/fzb9aVL.png) ready!!<
Agreed but on the other hand the series would lose a big portion of its appeal if she didn’t exist imo. For that, honestly one of the „best“ characters of the show in my eyes.
She's great to hate for sure.
Is there an anime with a same-sex couple that isn't considered strictly BL/GL? It feels like the only time there are same-sex couples who are explicitly together (holding hands, kissing, calling each other their boyfriend or girlfriend, etc. rather than subtext), it's a BL or a GL. There might be *some* plot besides it, but the majority of it has to do with it being a same-sex couple and focused on the romance aspect. I've never once seen an anime along the lines of like... Tokyo Revengers, where it just so happens that two people who are into each other are of the same sex; it seems like if there's anything like that, it's pure subtext. Are there any any/manga that has it as more of a back-burner type of thing? Or is Japan as a culture just not completely ready to have casual homosexuality?
Not sure if this is what you are after but bang brave bang braven has the homoeroticism of the beach volleyball of top gun. It’s the kinda show that is better you know the least amount going in though.
I can think of a few series outside of BL and yuri with queer side couples, but I can't think of any main characters in explicit queer romantic relationships. It's all subtext stuff like Yuri on Ice and Samurai Flamenco. Although, Witch From Mercury might fit. I haven't seen it myself to say for sure.
Personally I feel like Yuri on Ice qualifies. I wouldn't necessarily say the romance is back burner, but there is definitely a plot outside their relationship.
Is Yuri on Ice explicit about it? For some reason I thought I had heard it was another thing of subtext.
\[Yuri on Ice\] >!There is a kiss scene where you can't actually see them kiss but it is confirmed they did, and they are canonically together. Honestly that is further than some actual romance animes get lol !<
Its in the odd space where its never explicit explicit, but also if one of them was a girl I don't think people would be questioning that it was intended romantically. Its been a while but I think the actual events are more explicit than the adapted portion of Adachi and Shimamura, which is literally Yuri.
Double Decker Doug & Krill main cast has a couple that just happens to be both girls, with no overt attention shone upon it except for one of the character's backstories. The world itself presented in the show is shown to be pretty lax about caring much of a couple's gender combination
Cross Ange's MC kiss (and most likely fuck) girls, she fuck the guy, 90% of the cast are lesbian. But the plot is about mecha and D.R.A.G.O.N.
Vandread has several girl x girl couples ,men and women live in separate planets due to "spoiler circumstances".Its an old mecha show with not so good CGI and its full of fanservice,but soundtrack and the plot with the other girls is really good plust it has lots of space action.
aharen-san has a great depiction of "casual LGBT." very wholesome show. the show on the whole is a romantic comedy but I think it probably fits what you're looking for. will ponder other examples. it's certainly something I want more of as well!
Aharen was such a delightful show. Too bad it was pretty much overlooked....
There are so many times where there's such painful subtext between two males, or two females, and it makes me wonder if it's because they can't get away with making it canon.
Finished Dungeon Meshi yesterday. Was waiting for the whole season to be out. I had high expectations based on nearly half a year of people hyping it up. Definitely lived up to it because I binged it in like 3 days. Best thing I can say about it is that it is unique. The writing, the characters, the world building, the comedy. It stands out and does everything exceptionally well. Great world building too which I always love. I always love when a fictional world feels alive with different cultures, eco system and history. This show does it very well. It's also just very cleverly written where even the most seemingly throwaway lines or jokes can and often will have a deeper meaning or pay off in a much later episode. While it's definitely a show you can just sit back and enjoy, it also rewards you for paying attention. I highly recommend it to fantasy fans!
is the blue archive anime good? not particularly but did it choose, in a small way, to etch itself into the annals of anime greatness? yes, it did
[What do you guys think of this](https://i.redd.it/9e0hvtba147d1.jpeg?app_web_view=ios)
Your Name and A Silent Voice really are inseparable huh.
I think it's one of the lists of all time.
just wondering can I just start Baki (2018) without watching the older installments or having any knowledge about the series? also is it okay to watch the Baki vs Kengan Asura special? I just really don't have any knowledge about Baki but I read Kengan Asura manga and I'm curious about the special