Just a reminder to vote for nominations to lemmyvision 3 over here (stickied to the community). In a couple days, I will make a final poll with the finalists. See the stickied post for more details and rules.
this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2026
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Finished Season 1 of Re:Zero. It capped the season off very nicely. One could argue Emilia was a little too quick to forgive, but that's just kind of who she is. I followed that up with the first OVA, and uh wow. That was fun. It felt a little like the OVA's writer(s) were calling out the original work on what it did to Rem's character, which is very fair. Overall just a good time. Shame it (probably) isn't canon.
I also watched a couple of episodes of the second season of Umamusume. I was deeply amused by the scene where a certain horse girl wouldn't enter the gate. I looked it up, and sure enough it was based off of real-life events. There's even a video out there that shows both side-by-side, because of course there is. My favorite parts of this show are usually bits like this where I'm reminded that the horse girls are based off of real horses. Fun stuff.
As for the current seasonals:
- Akane-banashi continues to be fun
- I really liked the latest Daemons of the Shadow Realms episode. I noticed some people had concerns, and all I can really say without spoilers is: watch and find out. This was written by a writer, and they know what they're doing.
- I watched the first episode of Agents of the Four Seasons. It was good, but it didn't really grab me. I think I would've liked it more if Hinagiku didn't speak the way she does. Perhaps it has something to do with trauma from her past. If so, hopefully she'll stop talking like that because it's kind of annoying tbh.
- I still need to get caught up on the latest Snowball Earth episode. Hopefully it was good.
I noticed some people had concerns, and all I can really say without spoilers is: watch and find out. This was written by a writer, and they know what they’re doing.
They had damned well better, because I'm still pissed.
From any reasonable point of view, Gabby should be dead now - preferably torn in half and made to suffer as much as all of the innocents she just murdered. But instead, she's being treated like a child and carefully strapped onto a stretcher because poow widdle fing got shot by an arrow oh boo hoo.
It's going to take a LOT of pretty smart and entirely unexpected plot twisting to turn that into anything other than a travesty.
They had damned well better, because I’m still pissed.
Just keep in mind that you've only seen part of one side of the story there.
From any reasonable point of view, Gabby should be dead now - preferably torn in half and made to suffer as much as all of the innocents she just murdered.
Holy shit calm down.
But instead, she’s being treated like a child and carefully strapped onto a stretcher because poow widdle fing got shot by an arrow oh boo hoo.
You think it's normal to have someone walk down a mountain after getting shot in the leg and shoulder by arrows?
It’s going to take a LOT of pretty smart and entirely unexpected plot twisting to turn that into anything other than a travesty.
I don't think it really needs to be that smart or unexpected. The situation is supposed to be confusing, but it's also supposed to make the audience (and Yuru) question why everyone is doing what they're doing and whether anyone can be trusted at all.
Wait what, the OVAs aren't canon??
I'm assuming the first one isn't because it felt like it was written by a different person, but I don't actually know.
There's even a video out there that shows both side-by-side
It'd be cool if you can share it - maybe as a clip? I'm not sure if I have seen this scene/IRL-comparison video myself.
Sure! https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm38324654
The part I was talking about starts at 2:45 or so.
That explains the antics with her tail 😂
Finally done with Nana. It's among my least favourite non-seasonal watches of 2026. I liked the first half much, much more than the second one, which I struggled to finish. Character introductions and Nana and Hachiko's friendship development were fun to watch, but when Takumi appeared and THE THING happened the story just reached the peak of annoyance for me. Hachiko's taste in men is diabolical; she was cursed by the Great Demon Lord.
Spring 2026
I won't be sticking with Agents of the Four Seasons. It's not my kind of drama. I don't vibe with tormented characters, whose sadness permeates the story and their whole being. It came as no surprise as I only finished Violet Evergarden because of Kyoani. As for Ascendance of a Bookworm, I'll be switching to the manga for now, since I don't do well with light novels. The studio change didn't bring any noticeable improvements after all. Also dropped Akane-banashi after the second episode. I liked the first one, but the shounen-jumpy treatment of rakugo in the second one put me off. I'd rather re-watch Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu.
Nippon Sangoku - Liked the second episode a bit less than the premiere, but the art direction is still very entertaining, though the camera movement gave me an eye strain this time. Can't say much of the story so far. Seems like it mixes violence and humour in a similar vein to Golden Kamuy, however I don't expect it to turn out as iconic.
Kirio Fanclub - Every episode starts a bit boring, then doubles down on Aimi and Nami's antics to finally end with a hint of some hidden drama, which makes me want to come back each week.
Always a Catch! - Should've been a double-episode premiere as the second episode better showed the compelling sides of Mimi and Renato. I knew watching Mimi was going to be fun when I saw her brass knuckles hair ornament.
Witch Hat Atelier - I'm really not vibing with Qifrey's VA. It might be a worse miscast than Okarun for me, after all. I feel bad it happened twice; Natsuki Hanae is great.
Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? - Charming character design, likeable cast. In terms of trio dynamic and otaku culture so far I prefer this one to Pardon the Intrusion, I'm Home!
The Ramparts of Ice - Visually, it's not as fun as Polar Opposites, and I wished they chilled down on the chibi style as its over-usage quite annoyed me in Senpai wa Otokonoko, but I like its angle of character-driven drama. Story-wise, I might eventually prefer The Ramparts of Ice to Polar Opposites.
My Ribdiculous Reincarnation - The first episode was rather fun. Guess I'll wait and see how fast the joke runs thin.
Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk - Enjoyed the premiere. The alcohol part is of no interest to me, but the atmosphere of dorm life and the development of new relationships look compelling. I'll give it a few more episodes.
I’m really not vibing with Qifrey’s VA.
Have you seen the English dub? I find it better.
I'll check it out. Thanks.
More of a meta question, but is there a way to see just episode posts? Is there a flair or something I can search by? I'd like to replicate this Reddit search to keep track of new episodes.
The Photon web client treats words in square brackets (e.g. [Tag]) in post titles as tags, so you can click on them to filter the posts by their tags.
For episode discussions, use the [Episode] tag (or [Discussion] for older threads).
Behind the scenes, all it does is do a text search using "[Episode]". So you can also simply search / filter the relevant posts this way.