As a self entitles source reader snob I often shit about anime adaptations of titles that I love. This whole arc with Abiko is so relatable, especially her hate for deviations from the source. But I will try to be less harsh in the future now that I understand better how those changes come to be.
MC is basically Yukihana Lamy from Hololive who started out like MC but dropped the good girl act after the introduction of alcohol. She has her own brand of Sake by now (which even won a bronze award at an international wine competition. I wouldn't be surprised to see something like this reflected here further down.)
Hikari is Oozora Subaru (different Gen but Hololive as well) and the game she played is a real one that Subaru played.
There are a lot of other references like the software used for example, and most likely a ton of others that I missed since I follow JP vtubers only via clip highlights or special events.
I'm unhappy with this to an absurd degree. The references clearly show that they know the scene. But why do they completely skip the whole concept of the person behind the screen being different from the character on the screen? Why do we see her vtuber model in the IRL parts? There even was the whole 3d sequence with the spinning face which was presumably designed at first to show off the IRL character looking different from the onscreen model before someone decided that the people watching are too stupid to deal with a single character having 2 completely different looks. And now we have a IRL character running around with their vtuber model looks and costume. As someone deep, deep into the vtuber rabbit hole this pisses me of more than I can put into words.
I also don't know how funny this is to someone not familiar with the people parodied here. I could imagine they will have the same experience watching this as I have watching OPM.
Dago Kobo doing it again. Absolute banger of a premiere episode. I really love that theme of overcoming inner and outer obstacles to reach one's dreams. I get serious Place Further than the Universe vibes from this and with a little bit of luck it will be just as good. But even it it’s only half as good it still be great.
All hail Rikka our chuuni overlord bot!
Thanks for all the work.
I would say the closest to Frieren in both quality of the writing and animation (and even surpassing the animation by a mile) is Violet Evergarden. It's on Netflix so you probably already have access to it. It's just as emotional as Frieren and shares some of the same core concepts of the story by exploring what it means to have basic human emotions though the lens of someone who is struggling with them. I cannot recommend Violet Evergarden enough.
Written by Tappei Nagatsuki and animated by Wit Studio and OP by Calli Moriope. I'm neither a fan of shounen, nor the Suicide Squad IP but even I believe it's probably going to be good.
Doesn't Scrabble have its own dictionary?
It's explained in the article.
Isekai, a Japanese genre of fantasy fiction involving a character being transported to or reincarnated in a different, strange, or unfamiliar world, also made the OED.
As is usual for me I start with a lot of shows every season and then drop them one after another until only a select few remain. this season it looks like the remaining shows are:
- Frieren - a masterpiece
- Apothecary Diaries - another masterpiece
- Solo Leveling - usually not my type of show, but I liked it well enough
- Hokaido Gals - cute and frustrating
- Shangri-La Frontier - like Solo Leveling this is another show that I usually would drop but it was entertaining enough
- Doctor Elise - harmless and something to watch during dinner
- Unwanted Undead Adventurer - another dinner show.
A few that I still plan to finish:
- Delicious in Dungeon - good show, just got backlogged a bit.
- Fluffy Paradise - dinner show that was kinda cute
- A Sign of Affection - I don't like the constant feeling of drama being just around the corner (where I am there hasn't been drama yet but it feels for a couple of episode as if it would drop any second) but I want to see how it goes.
I'm picking up the following shows for sure, but I'm not sure how much I can contribute to the discussions:
Definitively watch:
- Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 3
- Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken 3rd Season
- Ookami to Koushinryou: merchant meets the wise wolf
- Yuru Camp△ SEASON 3
- Hibike! Euphonium 3
- Unnamed Memory
- Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?
Most likely watch (3 episode rule):
- Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai
- Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau
- Tensei Shitara Dai Nana Ouji Dattanode, Kimamani Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu
- Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai
- Jii-san Baa-san Wakagaeru
- Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote
- Dekisokonai to Yobareta Moto Eiyuu wa, Jikka kara Tsuihou Sareta node Suki Katte ni Ikiru Koto ni Shita
- One Room, Hi Atari Futsuu, Tenshi Tsuki.
- Henjin no Salad Bowl
Interested (1 episode rule):
- Bartender: Kami no Glass
- Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru
- Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi
- THE NEW GATE
- Girls Band Cry
- Re:Monster
- Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?
- Rinkai!
- Tonari no Youkai-san
- Ooi! Tonbo
- Jongtama Kan!!
I really like that Aqua got humanized. So far he only came across as this calculating revenge machine without any human emotion. To me he's always been an unlikeable character. But showing him now actually suffering from losing his mom, makes him more likable to me. It's not nice to say "hey, I like you better with PTSD" but it is what it is.
Akane seems like a genuinely good person to me and I hope her love will be returned at some point.