Tired.
Manga
Same as usual, I have been very slowly continuing GTO, Inari Konkon, and keeping up with Shibuya Near Family. Something I like about GTO is how Vice Principal Uchiyamada is frequently the butt of the joke, the subject of Onizuka's accidental torment; and the mangaka goes out of the way to show that he is absolutely a terrible person with very few redeeming features.
Anime
I am almost done with The Twelve Kingdoms, and yet it feels nowhere near done. It's good.
Sailor Moon S is a step forward compared to the previous seasons, and that is largely because of the more eccentric villains. It's good.
Cardcaptor Sakura is a cozy, and so far low stakes show. It is something I did not know I wanted to watch. Very good.
Space Battleship Yamato holds up very well to this day, and the very 70s soundtrack makes it better. It was extremely ambitious back in 1974, and it is significantly grander in scape than like 95% of slop airing these days.
You're Under Arrest is episodic (copaganda) fun with an ensemble cast, and basically a very slightly worse Patlabor with no mecha. The show's biggest strength lie in the world created. The authors are good at not only creating memorable side characters, but also not forgetting about them.
I have started Overman King Gainer today. The OP is iconic from the moment you witness (or hear) it. The show has a good start, but I am waiting for Tomino to explain the setting more.
Live Action
I have started a project of a Martin Scorsese filmography dive. Who's That Knocking at My Door was mid. Boxcar Bertha wasn't that good of a movie, but the topic was unusual (it's an adaptation of a novel by an anarchist, and union struggles in 1930s America are the core of the story). Mean Streets was fun. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore was a major surprise, and an excellent movie with a perhaps somewhat lacking ending. Taxi Driver deserves its reputation. It is a very interesting movie.
this is a bad season because there are many shows i want to watch but not enough time and still many leftovers from past seasons. i will probably drop some of the list but i have to start them first
Hana-kimi (2026): i have read the manga many times so i would not miss this adaptation for any reason. i am not enjoying it that much tho. pacing is a mess ad i think the anime highlights the problems that are already in the manga instead of fixing them. will watch it to the end anyway
Watashi wo tabetai, hitodenashi (2026): another one which I already read. surprisingly, i'm enjoying it lots. it is very well done and it feels way better than a regular the-manga-panels-with-slight-animation type of anime that most non-stellar productions have nowadays. it is a slow burn one so watching it slowly makes sense
droped a few already, so just commenting on the ones that left an opinion
[someone] wants to be a kamen rider: humor doesn't hit at all. it feels rancid and bad. it reminds me of the parts i didn't like about gto for some reason. as a rider fan, i really wanted to like it but it was a pain to even pay attention to it
Towa no yugure: the post apocalyptic world was very interesting but getting reminded every so often that incest is the core part of the relations there was the breaker