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Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion - January 21, 2026

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leizoiloa2026-01-21 11:03

does key taste better than bread

Weary-Armadillo-78272026-01-21 11:06

What's Ur favourite my hero academia character?

VoidEmbracedWitch2026-01-21 11:35

flip a coin between Queen Bee and Knuckleduster

Retromorpher2026-01-21 13:18

Gran Torino or KnuckleDuster

MrsLucienLachance2026-01-21 14:15

Jeanist is my guy.

IXajll2026-01-21 11:15

> This is the place!

Vampire in the Garden, nice! Pretty underrated imo. Personally loved that show, especially the dynamic and relationship of the 2 MCs. Yuu Kobayashi‘s Fine is still one of the best VA performances I‘ve ever seen, she delivers her dialogue with so much emotion. Made her one of my fav VAs ever since.

Appropriate-While6012026-01-21 12:37

I want to watch this!

Appropriate_Check4052026-01-21 11:28

nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou nichijou

Capable-Towel-63022026-01-21 11:55

Decided to write seasonal impressions.

**Monday**

* *Wash It All Away* - It has significantly more fanservice (relatively mild) than I expected. But I like the SoL bits, even the intricacies of cleaning, and Kinme's past keeps being intriguing - though I don't expect it to be revealed, at least not this season.

* *Golden Kamuy* - There's no way I'm not watching Golden Kamuy. Episodes 2 and 3 were as Golden-Kamuy-esque as possible without bearfucking.

* *'Tis Time for Torture, Princess!* - still funny and cute.

**Tuesday**

* *Mayonaka Heart Tune* - I don't usually watch harem shows, but this manga was lauded as the best of its kind. I understand that the adaptation is perceived as subpar by the readers, so maybe the issue is there, but it is a likely candidate for dropping. MC is often praised here, and I understand what's good about him, but the show wasn't able to demonstrate to me yet what is good about the girls, which is surprising for a harem series.

* *Darwin Incident* - I like the bits of plot around Charlie and Lucy, but the school bullies are annoying and the terrorists are extra stupid. If it will not be explained why the terrorists are so stupid, it will likely be another drop.

**Wednesday**

* *Tamon's B-Side* - very funny and cute, love high energy Saori Hayami.

* *Oshi no Ko* - Almost forgot I'm watching this. Mildly interested about [OnK]>!why incest, and why ending was so hated!<

**Thursday**

Seems I'm not watching anything on Thursday. Read manga for JJK and have no desire to continue. Guess I should at least check Ren's scenes in Mato Seihei no Slave.

**Friday**

* *Frieren* - Not the best show to ever exist, but still good, of course.

**Saturday**

Patiently waiting for Inori's arrival.

**Sunday**

Biggest day of the week (so big I watch some stuff on Monday).

* *Hell's Paradise* - I liked the part where they were exploring the island more than the current one. But it is one of the first modern battle shounens I was checking in 2023 after a long break, so will probably see it until the end.

* *You and I Are Polar Opposites* - very funny and cute, and very well produced. Lapin Track keeps winning.

* *In the Clear Moonlit Dusk* - male lead is a bit too forward to my taste as of now (have I finally met a shoujo filter?). There must be something more to his character, I guess I'll see.

* *Hana-Kimi* - I have read a lot of comments about how it is an old shoujo series, with all the tropes, that might have aged bad, but somehow this show is in "inject this shit straight into my veins" category. Maybe it helps I was always a fan of Ouran Host Club.

* *Ikoku Nikki* - my clear favourite this season. I understand that this kind of stories are rare in anime partly because they are usually adapted in live-action, but I love cartoons and I love that we can have such a great show in animated form.

Abysswatcherbel2026-01-21 12:13

What a coincidence today's pic can illustrate the good old Netflix deal anime studios make

ancapailldorcha2026-01-21 12:27

I watched Yu-Gi-Oh! 5ds during lockdown as it was free. I know it's for kids but it was silly enough to make that bearable. I've never really watched anime but apparently the English version is seriously lacking in that much of it was never dubbed. I'm tempted to sign up for Cruchyroll to watch the Japanese version.

Would it be worth it? Apparently, it's better and has the true ending but I saw a few spoilers. Also fancy that Nyaight of the Living Cat as well. I like cats.

flamethrower22026-01-21 14:30

Card Games on Motorcycles FTW

Appropriate-While6012026-01-21 12:35

Waiting for all hells paradise episodes to air so I can binge watch. I recommend dan da dan, durarara, Gosick, and paranoia agent if you like weird anime.

awesomenessofme12026-01-21 14:25

JoJo Part 3 still using the random color filters when a lot of Stands are literally defined by color was certainly a decision. It's not something that significantly brings down my enjoyment of the series, but if I see "Hierophant Green" get ordered to use the "Emerald Splash", and the character on screen is clearly blue for some reason... Bit odd, no?

cosmiczar2026-01-21 14:39

It's a choice used to reflect the original author's coloring philosophy. When he does colored illustrations he chooses the colors based on the mood he wants to project and not what they would actually look for real, that means that the same character will have blonde hair and blue clothes in one volume cover, while having orange hair and pink clothes in another. So Hierophant Green can actually be any color by following this philosophy lol

[random nitpick but it's also not a "filter", they just use different colors to color those scenes the same way regular scenes are colored]

awesomenessofme12026-01-21 15:18

If there was a better word than filter, I would use it. It's clearly not a tint, shift, inversion, etc, I realize that, but it gets the point across.

Of course there's a reason behind it - I wouldn't accuse either the studio or the author of doing something like that arbitrarily - but if it's meant to get something across visually, it's never worked for me and just feels out of place. The Stand part just exacerbates the issue for me. But the fact that this is one of the most significant "criticisms" I have should say a lot.

cosmiczar2026-01-21 15:49

> If there was a better word than filter, I would use it. It's clearly not a tint, shift, inversion, etc, I realize that, but it gets the point across.

That's ok. Like I said, it was just a nitpick and it was mostly prompted by how much the One Punch Man fanbase used the word filter to characterize the color shifts that happened in season 3, which was annoying because those guys were using the word as to imply the director was purposefully taking completed scenes and ruining them by slapping a filter over it when the process would simply be asking for the compositing director to use different colors than the norm from the beginning of the coloring process (aka the drawings would still be black and white)

BKYBoi2026-01-21 14:30

I want to find an animation I saw on Youtube shorts some time ago. I don't know the name or the characters. There's only the scene that I still have in my memory...

There are several kids who are in a fantasy world, they are having a lot of fun. About 5+ children.
Then we swap to reality, all of them are just mindbroken and hallucinating in a lab while they are damaging themselves and covered in blood & wounds thinking that they are using magic. They have completely lost any and all senses.

oedipusrex3762026-01-21 14:39

I’m really excited for The World Is Dancing. A seinen about Noh theater is already rare in anime, and mixing that with dance sounds incredible. The announcement came out of nowhere too, and it’s airing in summer, which is way sooner than I expected.

I couldn’t really get into Elusive Samurai because of its WSJ writing, so I’m hoping The World Is Dancing leans more toward the vibe of Heike Monogatari or Inu-Oh, something more serious.

nwl1232026-01-21 15:00

Final for "Best Seiyuu of Fall 2025" has [started](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1qiylw0/fall_2025_best_seiyuu_of_the_season_voting_final/)!

rocketdude882026-01-21 15:13

All right so for the past seven years, I’ve used Boomslank and Kawaii_Satori for my phone cases however I got a problem, Boomslank feels too repetitive, and Satori stopped making cases after iPhone 14 Pro Max. I want a phone case for the iPhone 17 Pro Max that I got, but I want to buy from an independent/Instagram artist that sells phone cases, anyone have any recommendations?

Alt22212026-01-21 20:26

become the instagram artist that sells phone cases.

rocketdude882026-01-21 20:27

I can’t draw for shit man, but I appreciate the positive look on that

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-21 15:39

I wonder in what countries Netflix streams Dragon Maid movie? Do not see it in mine location.

Ham_PhD2026-01-21 15:49

OK, I'm starting to think that **Kimi ni Todoki S2** is some kinda elaborate prank.

Either that or a psychological experiment meant to examine the limits of human patience. Testing how many infuriating non-conversations a viewer can sit through before they just explode into pure rage.

_Ridley2026-01-21 15:56

Utterly infuriating to watch. I don't understand why that particular shoujo broke through as one of the ones guys like. It's in my bottom tier of the demo.

Durinthal2026-01-21 16:12

It's a weird show for me in that the first season was fine but the second took a nosedive, then somehow the third was great. Having nearly a decade between the second and third seasons for me maybe softened the issues I had with it and I'm not sure how someone watching it all at once now would take it.

TehAxelius2026-01-21 16:20

Nah, I just think the issues of the second season lie at the heart of the plot. I watched all of it as part of Romance last year and S2 was a slog and S3 was easily the best romance of the year (although not quite perfect).

BaytaCosmico2026-01-21 17:23

I read the manga for the first 2 seasons and went straight into watching season 3. Quite enjoyed that season and the painful plot I skimmed quickly through so didn't feel as annoyed by it as I imagine I would've been if I watched the anime.

Might go back and watch only the first season at some point just because. But I'm not in a hurry to do that.

Ham_PhD2026-01-21 17:01

OK I was wondering if I should power through S2 to get to S3 or not. I guess I'll keep at it for now. Like you, I though S1 was enjoyable enough.

Ham_PhD2026-01-21 16:16

It's unfortunate because I could see it being someone's first shoujo and then assuming that all of them are as chained to tropes as this one. Essentially proving the jokes that are often made about shoujo true.

DeadCaveman2026-01-21 18:45

For me, I think Kazehaya is easily the weakest link of the show, and the main conflict of S2 is just straight up bad, but the rest of the cast and their web of relationships more than make up for it. I love the Sawako/Ayane/Chizuru dynamic, Ayane being probably my favorite character in the show, I like what Kuromizawa brings to the table, and the side romances gave some of my favorite moments in the show in S3 (which itself was my second favorite show of its year). Even S2 spent enough time focusing on that other stuff to where I ended up really enjoying it overall.

Quiddity1312026-01-21 18:32

I can't think of any other anime in the approximately 400 I've watched over the years that got me as angry about the miscommunication trope as this anime. Two characters that are obviously infatuated with each other, and the show does everything it can to have Sawako or Kazehaya mishear or misinterpret things to cause drama and drag out the storyline as long as possible. Heck, if I remember correctly, [Kimi ni Todoke]>!There's a scene around halfway through season 1 where Kazehaya thinks another guy is gonna ask Sawako out so he rushes over to confess to her and ask her to date him and she says yes... then they forget this scene every happened for like the next 20 episodes.!<

Ham_PhD2026-01-21 18:57

I believe I just watched that scene last night. It's what prompted this comment lol.

This is what happened: \[KnT S2\] >!3 boys see Kazehaya, the blonde dude, and Sawako. Sawako is crying. They tease him about it saying like "what do you like her or something?" and he says "actually yes, I do like her." He asks if she does too, and she nods her head. Then she runs away. Internally, she is saying that he shouldn't say things like that to her because she'll misunderstand. He then catches up to her and says "I bet your 'like' and my 'like' are different though aren't they?" She nods her head because she thinks he only likes her as a friend." They leave it at that because they both think it is a 1-sided love.!<

WHAT. That isn't even getting into the set up for all of this. Basically every scene between the 2 of them this season has gone like this:

Kazehaya: *Says* s*omething super vague and confusing.*

Sawako: *Says literally nothing.*

Kazehaya: "Huh, I guess I was wrong." *Walks away.*

TehAxelius2026-01-21 21:25

Kazehaya gets away with far too much. He does not deserve Sawako.

[](#hajimepout)

Ocixo2026-01-21 18:52

*But* the 2nd season of Kimi ni Todoke is where Kurumi gets to shine big. So all is good at the end of the day.

Ham_PhD2026-01-21 19:29

I'm only halfway through at the moment and she really hasn't shown up much yet, so at least I can look forward to that in the 2nd half I suppose!

Yesshua2026-01-21 16:29

You ever think about how Turkey!! is a kaleidoscope revision on K-On? We have the same starting point, an after school club of cute girls who aren't particularly good at their activity. We have the same source of drama, 4 of the girls are in the same grade and the one who's younger has big feelings about being left behind and is expressing that by trying to pressure the club to take it more seriously. We have largely the same emotional arc to get these conflicts resolved.

The *difference* is that Turkey cranks the drama way way higher. These girls have some god damn issues and that they need to work through and that process is not always cute. There are fights, mistakes are made, characters are sometimes not likable.

I thought it was interesting realizing that if you zoom out the camera those two shows are telling the same story and just take *wildly* different approaches to how to tell it. It's the exact same starting point and the exact same conflict and if you look at the final episode they end at pretty much the same place too.

Charmanders_Cock2026-01-21 17:25

I feel like this comparison is ignoring an absurdly large and frothing turkey in the room.

gnome-cop2026-01-21 22:09

This is certainly an uhmm… interesting take I wasn’t expecting to see today.

Odd_Obligation_49772026-01-21 16:31

Genuine question, how are you gonna watch the new Frieren, JJK and Oshi episodes when those are not dubbed yet? Are you just gonna causally wait for eternity?

The best feeling is when as soon as a new episode came out in Japan, 1 hour in and it's up in Crunchyroll fresh out of the oven

I'm not an elitist but I will never understand people who only watch dubs
I watched all the new episodes and I'm having the best time of my life (been doing this for 15 years)

_Ridley2026-01-21 16:56

Worry about yourself. People who only watch dubs aren't hurting anyone.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-21 17:14

And what about people with jobs? Oshi no Ko comes out at like 10AM EST, a lot of fans aren't seeing this until way after work.

Not to mention if you aren't involved in the anime community at all it really doesn't matter when you watch an anime lol.

Wanderingjoke2026-01-21 17:26

>And what about people with jobs? Oshi no Ko comes out at like 10AM EST

The answer, of course, is clear: move to another country.

VoidEmbracedWitch2026-01-21 17:29

Here in CET it's nice because most episodes release sometime between 15:00 and 20:00. We probably have it the best for anime.

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-21 17:36

My job does not force me to sit in the office 9 to 5 every day. I work from home and my job does not track my working hours, they only care that assigment is done within determined number of days.

I can watch the episdode at home and continue working after if I still have work to do.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-21 17:41

I mean that's cool and all but it's obviously an exception to the rule lol.

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-21 17:58

There are a lot of such jobs unless you are in US where CEOs are bent on putting people in the office and on strict clock even if it is not necessary for work.

I don't see how any job outside of service sector, teaching or emegerncy jobs needs to be on strict shedule and not remote to be fair.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-21 18:06

I'm 100% pro remote work, I'm with you.

The topic of debate here though is whether or not watching big anime when they come out makes you a "true" anime fan of not, and my point was that Oshi no Ko airs before and during traditional working hours for all of the US and Canada, which naturally would exclude them from watching these shows on a Wednesday morning.

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-21 18:18

Well, it is what it is. It comes out a couple of hours after JP airing. For EU it is still before the end of workday but more managable.

Odd_Obligation_49772026-01-21 17:42

It's not about watching it immediately, you can watch it whenever you have the time on the same day of the release or on the weekend of the same week,
for me personally I watch anime when I am having dinner, it's been like a habit for me for the longest time

But yeah when you comment on a brand new episode discussion in the anime communities either on reddit or on discord or elsewhere (for example here on reddit whenever a brand new episode is out there a thread for it [Sousou no Frieren Season 2 • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 - Episode 1 discussion : r/anime](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1qeib9f/sousou_no_frieren_season_2_frieren_beyond/)

For me personally these are the real anime fans, those who like or comment in these type of threads whenever a new episode comes out, as opposed to watching it after the hype has died down, in a dubbed and modified version

Jusenkyo_52026-01-21 17:45

What makes you the arbiter of "real" anime fans?

I've been watching anime for 12 years and have been commenting on this sub since 2014, am I not a real anime fan for not rushing to look at everyone's screenshots in the episode thread?

Alt22212026-01-21 20:22

half my buddies wait until the entire season is over.

Heda-of-Aincrad2026-01-21 17:12

I only watch dubs, and honestly, I don't care about watching episodes immediately after release. I much prefer binge watching after the season is complete rather than following a bunch of shows week to week. In a way, it feels like less waiting to not be left in suspense every week (or forget where the last episode left off because I haven't thought about the show for a whole week).

I love Oshi no Ko, but I'm also a manga reader, so even though I'm looking forward to seeing it animated, I already know what's going to happen in season 3.

And I'm just not the least bit interested in JJK or Frieren.

Blackheart5952026-01-21 17:27

What's with this compulsory need to immediately watch the latest stuff as soon as it's out? The episodes aren't running away. I watch everything subbed, too, but I see little reason to bother with airing seasonals when there's so many other great shows to watch, too.

cppn022026-01-21 20:17

Some people enjoy the social aspect of watching anime and to be part of the discussion and understand the memes you need to stay current with the show.

Also are you never so excited about a show that you want to watch it as soon as it is available?

Blackheart5952026-01-21 21:42

Right, I'm not trying to put anyone's approach down. Just speaking counter the one who does.

And well, yeah. When I do watch airing shows, I just watch them when they appear on the site I'm using and when I actually feel like watching it, even when that takes quite a while longer than the official release. And even the one story I do want to read as soon as it's available, I've switched to the official release after growing dissatisfied with the quicker fan translation.

But most of the time, I simply don't pay any attention to news stuff in the first place, so the situation doesn't even occur.

CerberusZX2026-01-21 22:38

>I see little reason to bother with airing seasonals when there's so many other great shows to watch

I started watching shows as they aired when my queue of finished series ran dry.

Blackheart5952026-01-21 22:44

That's something I've never understood... I still have hundreds of shows I'm interested in watching without even actively looking for them, including a few long-runners, not to mention countless shows I want to rewatch... I genuinely think it's impossible for me to run out of shows unless I give up on every other hobby I have.

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-21 18:01

well i watched them subbed before so i guess the same as before.

OmegaVirgin942026-01-21 18:30

You get over the FOMO and watch it later.

DoseofDhillon2026-01-21 17:40

Fruit Basket Reboot S1-3 and Prelude are done. This is a series that I think is a delight if themes and overall character emotion is your focus. The pragmatic details are secondary to what the story attempts to make you feel. In that aspect it is a masterpiece, but as someone that does care for pragmatics, finding actions and storytelling build-ups logical and a through line experience, I do find more flaws.

[I had some thoughts up until episode 18 here](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1qdfmqm/anime_questions_recommendations_and_discussion/nzr2ybh/) I posted about 5 days ago, if you want extended thoughts. I was in the fruit basket sub challenging some of my critiques to see if I felt like they held water and such, and now here I am!! Right u/Quiddity131. I decided to finish before posting again since everyone kept on talking about "just wait and see"

**So TLDR** S1 is kinda weakest of the bunch; it's not funny and the setups aren't that fun to watch. There are a couple of good moments but mostly blah. S2 is much better. I think the Kyo, Tohru and Yuki relationship hits some snags storytelling-wise, and don't love how it was executed, although the ideas are okay Kureno relationship is bad; most other characters are great. S3 Is very good but some more macro things do nip at me a bit, and i hate prelude.

What this show does is follow up on its themes in such an expert way. Every scene follows a theme and tries to support what the show wants to be. Every arc can and does connect with another character in a strong way. Yuki had easily the best arc, one of the better-developed characters I've seen in a long time and even if I don't enjoy Kyo personality, and find him pretty stiff development-wise, his actual arc is pretty strong and became a great character in S3.

FruBa is masterful in building up its drama, connecting it back to a great theme and end goal. Every character that they spend time on (besides maybe 2) has a reason, a theme, and a way to support the greater story and does so elegantly in many ways. This is, as of now, one of the best final main romances in anime history and I still say supporting that option B might have been stronger, but I can't deny how good this was. It's very easy to feel for every character involved and understand their pains, especially with its themeing, and that's best shown in the real final conversation in the series.

The [FruBa]>!Yuki Tohru convo!< is so phenomenal in every way that some of the cringe I felt in their dynamics as the series progressed kind of just left. It's honestly one of the best scenes I've seen in any show and how the story progressed and build to that point makes it all feel worth it. The way abuse is shown and how every metaphor is tightly woven deeply into how these characters are portrayed. This is FruBa strength; this is where the fruit basket is a genuine masterpiece and a series to learn from.

Now, that's the emotional sign of the brain, and i truly 1000% believe that. I, however, consume stories valuing that, but also the pragmatic storytelling as well. The logic through the line of how the characters act and how that tells the story it's trying to convey, and this is where, to me, are the ways FruBa cracks

I have complaints about Tohru and Yuki relationship from a storytelling aspect; in fact I'd straight up call it a bit of a weakness until their final scene in season 3. A lot of fans look back at their season 1 and try to fit what we learn in Yuki confession on how he feels about Tohru, and I've rewatched some of those scenes [FruBa]>!None of this feels awkward; its all very romantically coded and almost intentionally so. I feel like hardcore fans of FruBa try to find one thing they can even interpret that foreshadows it, and really I never really feel it. Its only when Kyo admits his love to us is when it finally starts to feel like that since Yuki and Tohru dynamics change so suddenly. I also would say Kyo connect due to growing from his lack of love from his mom at the end of S1, feels just as, if not more, maternal than Yukis arc untill late in S2!<

Akito and Kureno are extremely messy [FruBa]>!The mom is introduced during his break down arc so she doesn't feel properly fleshed out, and feels like an obvious negative emotion magnet for Akito good guy turn. I think Akito gets away with almost nothing lost besides a failing bond that was already dying and no real big steps shown or seemingly attempted to better herself beyond this/ Kureno does nothing and is very complicit in all the bad acts Akito is doing and does nothing to better Akito, and this somehow makes him a happy traveler? Even though he watched Akito slap Momiji and harm Tohru? You can't be the happy traveler and only help one person. He sees the bad stuff Akito does, is there for 12 years and does nothing. I understand he's also a victim, but without the bond, he could have done something; he does not, he's just as complicit as anyone else. The Uotani relationship is trash!<

Those 2 aspects to me are what kinda knock S3 down a peg, because everything else is fantastic. A lot of the themeing I think as viewers forgive it, but to me the storytelling and the logic at display at times does nip this series [FruBa]>!Kyoko whole flashback with Kyo is so fucking weird and she acts like such a alien lol It's forgivable/doesn't effect how I truly feel because the drama is good but stuff like that does stick out a bit!< If you're able to ignore these and follow the emotional beats, yeah this is a 10/10, but some were a bit too big for me to just hand wave

And knock it down a bit more because Prelude is AWFUL. [FruBa Prelude]>!the last bit with the child wife suicide attempt because her wholesome groomer died was well done but lol, yeah that shit is awful. if the age gap was ignored its be one thing but her calling him a lollicon and him being like "when you were in middle school it was harder but now i can be with you aww yeah". The fact it's teacher-student makes the age gap and power dynamics more awful, and how flimsy not only his death but how/why they fell in love is straight up awful. The first 33 minutes is just the anime again so adds no value!<

Prelude does drop how I feel about FruBa due to its being part of the main manga as well, not just a side thing to ignore. This series is so interesting and such an intriguing challenge that I don't regret a single moment I spent with it, really god damn interesting.

Team Yuki and Rin all days besides uhh [FruBa]>!"MOMMY DID I DO GOOD STANDING UP TO AKITO MOMMY? PLEASE PRAISE ME UWU MOMMY. IK what i said but god was that scene is cringe!<

Quiddity1312026-01-21 18:23

Thanks for the tag!

I put around a 6 month buffer between when I finished the TV series and when I watched Prelude. Prelude absolutely has its questionable relationship material and just some plot material I didn't like [Prelude]>!If I remember correctly Tohru's dad suddenly starts coughing then is promptly dead, a super rushed version of what is often a rushed anime trope anyway.!< but I've never let it color my feelings about the TV series. Perhaps because I viewed it as totally optional material that I didn't feel was all that necessary to see anyway (hence waiting a while to see it). Granted I say this as someone who didn't read the manga.

So, here's a totally yikes thing you didn't mention, but was really the only thing that totally flabbergasted me about the ending and that the author went there. [Furuba]>!Shigure and Akito getting together romantically. From the Akito side of things, is it too happy an ending for her? From the Shigure side of things it just gives off such weird vibes, as if the entire purpose in his eyes of the Zodiac curse ending is so he could get with her. Throw into the mix the fact that he slept with her mom too. I don't think I can ever look at Shigure the same way again. Is there any reader/viewer that actually is rooting for this relationship?!<

DoseofDhillon2026-01-21 20:44

For me the thing about prelude is its apart of the main manga. This if S3 adapted the manga more closely and didn't cut out content, would was like a 16-17 episode adaptation, and it would have been in there. Its just sliced up differently to anime fans so thats why it does effect how I feel enough.

Shigure bit of a odd duck that idk what to really make of, i do like him as a personality and his concept but he was a character that i might have gotten lost in the sauce a bit. I think the point of him is that it is problematic and they address it, but he does seem very weird

Zeallfnonex2026-01-21 18:42

More or less how I think about the series, though I keep farming daggers for this take. S1 was pretty simplistic, seemed very full of character tropes. S2 revealed that those tropes were hiding a much deeper reality and I think easily the best season, had some great build up behind the characters and the drama. S3... didn't manage the resolve the setup that S2 built up satisfactorily, IMO. Plot elements that were heavily emphasized previously went nowhere, and some of the characters' interpersonal problems felt they were resolved too quickly in order to have a fully happy ending.

nsleep2026-01-21 20:25

Your complaints about [Furuba] >!About the Yuki x Tohru pairing are very similar to the ones I had back in the day when reading the manga. At some point, there's this same shift in their interactions and Machi was introduced not long after. It always felt like an awkward transition. As if either the author or the editor had a change of mind about how the triangle was supposed to be handled, and just killed it this way.!<

About the ending [Furuba] >!I always felt like the whole Akito thing was one of the best handled things about the ending, or at least something that felt natural. Everyone just stops caring, and one day she realizes that she's actually alone, when people don't even care about hating her anymore. This leading to the next parts of her conclusion felt honest. I couldn't care less about some sort of comeuppance for her or the people who just let her be knowing about the whole thing. I wouldn't say I was rooting for them, but it was a very "it is what it is" finish.!<

DoseofDhillon2026-01-21 20:48

My thing with Akito is [Furuba]>!Its not that he doesn't get any punishment. I wanted them to realize what they done and then try to better himself. The self punishment by staying in the Soma house is kind of the opposite of what I want. And then she also gets a wholesome part of her ending where it shows she's kinda done self reflecting and improving herself or making a attempt to that feels radical or has any substance to it, so its just, she felt bad now and gets to get away with all the awful things she's done while her mother uhhh, kinda just there i guess!<

Jusenkyo_52026-01-21 17:43

I finished Creamy Mami. It's so nice to find great shows that other people have forgotten about, the show honestly has some fantastic episodes and I'm shocked that it isn't recommended more to mahou shoujo fans.

chewwwybar2026-01-21 17:55

Finally started Fate and the way the subtitles keep disrespecting Tohsaka.
Like Crunchyroll your cheap ass will be dealt with.
I’ve read Toe Sucka, Dough Sucka, Toh Soccer.

Lmaooo

Blue_Reaper992026-01-21 18:31

Check your settings then. You are not using subtitles but closed captions (CC).

chewwwybar2026-01-21 18:55

The options are
-None
- English [CC]

That’s it.
On the web browser right now.

Blue_Reaper992026-01-21 18:57

What is your audio ?

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-21 18:05

man doga kobo is still so fucking good i wish i was actually watching the shows they were making.

[](#thoughtful)

Abysswatcherbel2026-01-21 18:15

I am just in the Oshi no Ko s4 waiting room

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-21 18:21

i heard apex legends was available on steam

[](#crazedlaugh)

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-21 18:06

Hell's Paradise is the most unpredictable show I've seen in a while. They keep you on your toes every episode.

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-21 18:22

i cant tell if this is perfectly placed bait for me or a genuine opinion shared on the show.

Abysswatcherbel2026-01-21 18:13

OnK ED of the season

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-21 19:25

As is tradition!

cppn022026-01-21 20:15

Knew you would like it.

AnfowleaAnima2026-01-21 18:14

Saw season 1 of Oshi no Ko. Very good! although I would lke to know if things like speed up in season 2. Didnt specifically love the becoming idol process but I think it will have more substance from now on. Love the mystery part.

peaky-swift2026-01-21 18:40

Maybe in season 3, it's been almost a year since I last read its manga.

Heda-of-Aincrad2026-01-21 19:58

I thought season 2 had a slow start with one plotline in particular feeling like it was dragged out too long, but then the story really gets rolling around the halfway point and it was fantastic. The mystery is a big focus in the second half.

_Ridley2026-01-21 18:28

Every time someone writes OnK, I hear a Canada goose honk.

Charmanders_Cock2026-01-21 21:09

You should be more careful when wielding contagions in public.

_Ridley2026-01-21 21:20

Misfortune shared is misfortune halved, though.

Durinthal2026-01-21 18:59

I figured I wouldn't *dislike* it at least but surprisingly Bean Counter might be one of my favorites this season.

[](#missingpiece)

_Ridley2026-01-21 19:18

I mean, it's an isekai and a romance for grownups. Where the fantasy on offer is not becoming powerful and special, but receiving recognition for your work and being cared for by a reliable partner. He's learning that there's more to life than work while getting some literal sexual healing. What's not to love about that as a romance fan?

Durinthal2026-01-21 21:26

It's more that I mentally filed it as "isekai BL" without looking into any details before the season started and the isekai part has a lot of implicit baggage so I wasn't expecting much. Turns out the execution is quite good for the reasons you've outlined.

[](#needit)

Korkez112026-01-21 18:59

One of great things about Nana is that... it has very good songs. I dislike a lot of early-2000s metal, especially Japanese metal (all these malfunctioning Linkin Park animatronics like Crush 40 make me cringe, sorry), but songs in Nana are different - they're not overwrought, they do not sound like assault on my ears, they have great vocals and tight hooks, I love that.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-21 19:15

I'm not a huge fan of the main song, the one they use for the OP.

Rest of the anime is incredible though, one of the GOATs.

CheeseWeenie2026-01-21 19:11

I'm on a 'fighting' anime kick. Can anyone recommend animes like OPM, Demon Slayer, Sakamoto Days, Windbreaker, or Mashle that have a bunch of fight scenes?

I don't really care if it's not super in depth like Sakamoto or Mashle; lol I kind of like the mindless fun animes.

Alt22212026-01-21 20:12

Baki

cppn022026-01-21 20:14

The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace

Donnie-G2026-01-22 08:44

Its a movie but Sword of the Stranger.

It's mecha but Gundam Build Fighters.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-21 19:21

Today is Shiboyugi day, the best death game anime that ever was, or will be!

[](#delighted)

(Also Oshi No Ko; I never know which one to watch first, so I think I will alternate, one week Shiboyugi first, one week ONK first)

Wanderingjoke2026-01-21 21:04

Third week at the same time!

Jusenkyo_52026-01-21 19:39

Wash it All Away is inoffensive to the degree that it's kind of bad. The first episode was okay but now I just feel like I'm wasting 20 minutes of my life every week.

DarkestNightOfSoul2026-01-21 19:50

I’ve been trying a sample platter’s worth of new/new-to-me anime this past week. My favorites so far have been Shiboyugi, You and I Are Polar Opposites, Kaya-Chan Isn’t Scary, and My Happy Marriage.

jar00st2026-01-21 20:23

Question: Does anyone else struggle to find more grounded romance in anime? A lot of the time it feels like it’s either super explicit, or it takes 100 episodes just to hold hands, or it’s mostly random fanservice with no real relationship progress. I’m looking for romances that feel a bit more realistic/‘mature’, where actions have consequences. I really liked Horimiya, and I also enjoyed REC (simple, but I liked that it felt grounded). I know Nana is a big one too. Any recommendations?

Durinthal2026-01-21 21:03

> Does anyone else struggle to find more grounded romance in anime?

Not really, because I've accepted that I've already seen most of them.

[](#toradorasalute)

* [I Have a Crush at Work](https://livechart.me/anime/12763) — A couple who are very into each other try to keep their relationship hidden from their coworkers.

* [Insomniacs After School](https://livechart.me/anime/11024) — A pair of students aim to nap in the old astronomy club room.

* [A Sign of Affection](https://livechart.me/anime/12222) — A deaf girl attending college has a chance run-in with a world traveler who takes an interest in her.

* [Bloom Into You](https://livechart.me/anime/3227) — An introspective study on what the concept of romance and relationships mean to different people.

* [Sweet Blue Flowers (Aoi Hana)](https://livechart.me/anime/3805) — Childhood friends are reconnected years later as they enter separate nearby high schools.

* [Sing "Yesterday" for Me](https://livechart.me/anime/9412) — After graduating from college, a man struggling with future goals reconnects with an old crush while being pestered by a new friend.

* [Tsuki ga Kirei](https://livechart.me/anime/2526) — Two awkward teenagers slowly begin exploring their first relationship together.

* [Paradise Kiss](https://livechart.me/anime/4344) — A high-school girl joins some strange characters as she gets swept up in the world of fashion. Same creator as Nana but shorter (also [Gokinjo Monogatari](https://www.livechart.me/anime/7453) from the '90s if you like those and want more).

* [Emma: A Victorian Romance](https://livechart.me/anime/4358) — A maid and a member of the gentry meet in Victorian London.

* [Just Because](https://livechart.me/anime/2700) — In the final semester of high school, a boy moves back and rejoins old friends.

TehAxelius2026-01-21 21:21

You might want to check out this season's [*You and I Are Polar Opposites*](https://anilist.co/anime/184951/You-and-I-Are-Polar-Opposites/). It is clearly on the energetic romcom scale, but from the two episodes that are out it is far more about the actual nervosity and anxiety that makes a relationship than the eternal will they / won't they.

Another kinda different one that might be worth looking at is [*Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!*](https://anilist.co/anime/171457/Makeine-Too-Many-Losing-Heroines/). Now, I should say from the start that do not get invested in seeing a quick romance for the "main character", nor is it really what I would call a Romantic Comedy. Rather it is is a Comedy about Romance, as it focuses on three "loser heroines" in love triangles, and in those explorations of why they lost and what happens afterwards there is something grounded about romance.

Donnie-G2026-01-22 08:33

Most romance anime/manga tends to be the whole nonsense leading up to a relationship rather than the relationship itself. They finally confess, become a couple and THE END.

It's a manga but if you are up for it - try Bonnouji. It's a short 3 volume experience but I remember it being like a nice no-drama adult relationship.

GondolaMedia2026-01-21 20:34

I think is the first time I've seen [yellow subs](https://i.imgur.com/yeYR82k.jpeg) on Crunchyroll.

[](#rengehype)

cppn022026-01-21 20:39

The OP for Tamon's B-Side has yellow subs.

gothxo2026-01-21 20:41

ARIA the ANIMATION has yellow subs on crunchyroll

OmegaVirgin942026-01-21 20:42

Dang, 2 of the 2 shows I'm watching on CR right now have [yellow subs](https://files.catbox.moe/wwtgv1.jpg).

One of them is Fushigi Yuugi, which I'm pretty sure is hard subbed. Last weekend I was away from home and had bad internet connection, and whenever the video quality would drop so would the subs.

fuzaco2026-01-21 21:34

>Last weekend I was away from home and had bad internet connection, and whenever the video quality would drop so would the subs.

I think that's just how CR works in general for some reason. Sub quality always drops with video quality for me, even with the newest shows.

OmegaVirgin942026-01-21 21:48

Hmm. It wasn't happening to the other show I was watching which also has the yellow subs. The subs for Fushigi Yuugi [look different too](https://i.imgur.com/aL2DivM.png). There are also no options for sub track and if you switch to the English dub it reloads a new video file that has options for English subs and English CC. If you select English Subs it just defaults you back to "None".

theangryeditor2026-01-21 21:01

https://i.imgur.com/nqKJVVa.jpeg

Mjdadon3132026-01-21 20:44

so im 16 episodes in JJK first season and im literally about to stop watching this show. I keep hearing its so great but after 16 episodes ive come away more confused than entertained. People say season 2 is 🔥 so if I was to skip to that would I miss anything significant?

Nomar_952026-01-21 20:52

You're better off just dropping it if you're not enjoying it at all. Doesn't matter if future seasons are better.

Mjdadon3132026-01-21 21:29

I see potential but the plot just isnt making any sense to me. It went from finding fingers for Sukuna to idk wtf been going on for the last like 5 episodes 😂

NoHead17152026-01-21 21:42

Characters introduction essentially

Mjdadon3132026-01-21 22:04

Makes sense but damn im so lost dude 😂 like the focus of the show went from collecting the fingers for Sukuna to idk wtf is going on now.

Retromorpher2026-01-22 09:09

If you're lost now you have absolutely no hope for how convoluted it will get in the future. Just drop it.

Ocixo2026-01-21 21:53

The Hidden Inventory Arc (1st half) of JJK S2 was really good. I absolutely hated the Shibuya Arc (2nd half) on the other hand. If you’re already not liking the plot, then I certainly wouldn’t keep watching for the later story.

I can recommend [Summer Time Rendering](https://myanimelist.net/anime/47194) if you’re looking for something different to watch.

Mjdadon3132026-01-21 22:03

See its not that I dont like the plot i just dont understand the direction. And im usually good at filling in blanks and reading in-between the lines but this is a different challenge 😂

IXajll2026-01-21 22:32

What made you hate the Shibuya arc? I can get behind not being a huge fan, but I can’t think of anything it did that would warrant negative feelings so strong that they go as far as actual hatred [S2]>!besides maybe killing off Nobara for no reason!<.

Retsam192026-01-21 23:37

This was our experience too - my spouse and I really liked the end of S1 [JJK S1] >!Hanami fight was peak (and the baseball game lol) !<, Hidden Inventory was great... we dropped the show sometime into Shibuya. (After "Thunderclap" apparently)

LoboDaBastich2026-01-21 21:07

FFS! Demon King's Daughter is the most adorable thing I've ever watched... damn near had me bawling at the end of the 1st episode!!

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-22 06:06

Hopefully it doesn't go "Fluffy Paradise" by the end. I'm already feeling a bit wary of some aspects.

But Dou is one of the cutest characters of the season, that is true.

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-21 21:34

Hell's Paradise season 1. Incredible. No notes. Perfect. Love it.

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-21 23:13

[Throwback](https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1ex8s1q/the_relationship_between_an_archdemon_and_an_elf/) to that one time I posted a clip of the super cute, super amazing, award winning best romance of 2024 - *An Archdemon's dilemma*, and nobody cared because r/anime was a mistake

[](#seasonalpout)

cppn022026-01-21 23:20

>and nobody cared

*check thread*

*see I upvoted and commented*

*downvote comment above for spreading falsehoods*

[](#unamusedfern)

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-21 23:26

[do not oppose my narrative](#punch)

flamethrower22026-01-22 00:08

Carefully engineered for maximum adorableness.

awesomenessofme12026-01-21 23:54

Now that they've both begun, it's really starting to sink in that my #1 and #4 manga are being adapted in the same season. One of them is damn near flawless, and the other... exists. At least those two are in the correct order, I guess. #2 is coming next season, and while they're not exactly S-tier, I have a lot of faith in Felix Film.

PGleo862026-01-22 04:00

What are they? Disappointment is probably *Mayonaka Heart Tune* I'm guessing... seen a lot of dismay from the manga readers on that one.

awesomenessofme12026-01-22 04:43

\#1: You and I Are Polar Opposites
\#2: I Want to End This Love Game
\#4: is indeed Tune in to the Midnight Heart

(I keep track of my favorites on MAL, but I know I'm usually too lazy to click on that either.)

PGleo862026-01-22 05:36

I rate your 1 and 2 pretty highly too - have been binging *You and I Are Polar Opposites* since episode 1 of the anime just blew me away that much (and am now caught up through volume 7, just waiting on 8 to show up in the mail). Love those goobers.

> (I keep track of my favorites on MAL, but I know I'm usually too lazy to click on that either.)

Being on mobile when I wrote that comment heavily disincentivized that for me (I thought about checking but not being able to click it killed the idea in the lazy part of my brain) - plus, no guarantee people have it updated, no guarantee it shows things in the right order, etc etc. Appreciate the confirmation though!

Whole-World-Wind2026-01-22 00:08

I am looking for animes where voting and representation matter/part of the plot, and agreements and the involvement of groups of people is shown?

I got Medaka box, babylon and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (it's sort of borderline tho) so far, fairly certain there are more, but none come to mind rn, pls help

Durinthal2026-01-22 00:22

[Love, Election & Chocolate](https://www.livechart.me/anime/1029) is along those lines from what I remember.

SpaceTurtleHunter2026-01-22 00:41

Classroom Crisis has a Diet (IIRC?) election arc in its second half that is pivotal to the plot, rather complex with all the corruption and backroom deals going on, and is probably the best political intrigue I've ever seen in anime (or maybe second best after Gasaraki).

Zeallfnonex2026-01-22 05:06

I really need to do a true rewatch, but as half of Legend of the Galactic Heroes revolves around a collapsing democracy, you'll see quite a bit of voting and representation...

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-22 07:18

There's a student council president election arc in [title]>!Kaguya-sama!<

Salty1452026-01-22 00:51

I am not old enough that I can expect to be interacting with new anime fans who have been on this Earth for less time than *I* have been watching anime, but when that day comes it will be a surreal experience.

Quiddity1312026-01-22 02:48

When it happens you feel very, very old... :(

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-22 07:17

It's not necessarily about how old you are, it's also about how young they are!

I imagine my niece&nephew will get on Pokemon&stuff soon, so that will be it for me!

(If you're talking about r/anime specifically, well I do believe there's kids on here too)

zsmg2026-01-22 09:18

> for less time than I have been watching anime, but when that day comes it will be a surreal experience.

Every time someone talks about an anime he watched as a kid while you watched as a young adult seasonally always gives me a mental pause going like "wait, what?!" followed by a "oh right that was x years ago now."

Salty1452026-01-22 11:07

Just wait until you remember shows from before they were born.

zsmg2026-01-22 16:21

I've already experienced that mostly through the teenage children of a friend of mine.

Roockety2026-01-22 00:53

Finally got around to the Reze movie and...wow. The first hour is up there with my favorite anime ever. The action was great but the first half of the movie was incredible.

Wanderingjoke2026-01-22 01:04

[Fall tier list](https://i.imgur.com/gvGqxIm.png).

As usual, shows roughly in order in each tier, except drops, which are ordered by number of episodes.

- It was a good season. So many 8s. And for the most part, the ordering could easily change if I did it again.

- A show I didn't initially have any interest in is my AOTS.

- [Scarlet](https://i.imgur.com/zWLh9HY.jpeg) was a joy, but will not unseat Yumiella for my flair.

- Mechanical Marie was close to that tier.

- Am I allowed to give Watatabe that high a score?

- Forget That Night was such a disappointment. It took nearly half the show just to cover the MAL synopsis.

- I really should've dropped Touring. It was just... uninteresting.

- I refused to elsea with Dusk.

alotmorealots2026-01-22 03:31

> Scarlet was a joy, but will not unseat Yumiella for my flair.

Scarlet is still levelling! I do think the Supreme Dolkness would be impressed by her efforts though, especially how she wants to solo lots of things.

awesomenessofme12026-01-22 01:14

With each passing episode, Shiboyugi's Action tag becomes more and more dubious. To be honest, I think that not being there would have been a noticeable help to me getting into the series.

bandannadann2026-01-22 01:36

I don't know how that tag got there tbh

awesomenessofme12026-01-22 01:42

It's not completely out of nowhere. That's the genre Wikipedia ascribes to it, with some sort of citation. And Yen Press puts it in the "Action and Adventure" category. So while I can't read Japanese and don't feel the need to put in the effort needed to research it, it might be the original publisher that's to blame. All I know is that "action thriller" carries very different vibes from "thriller", and mismatched expectations can be one of the worst things to have for a series.

Salty1452026-01-22 01:24

You know, in light of recent announcements, Summer is looking kind of gross.

We were already gonna have *Jaadugar* which has solid AOTY potential, now we’re confirmed to be getting *The World is Dancing* that quickly asserted that it too has very strong AOTY potential, and if KyoAni releases *Sparks of Tomorrow* in Summer as well (which is very possible) that’s a triplet of shows that would make for a very, very good season of anime regardless how the rest of the releases go.

Like shit, all you'd need is PA Works to put out something and you’d have the 4 best studios of the decade all releasing shows at once. Make it *Skip and Loafer* S2 and I might truly know what it’s like to have too much peak airing at once.

bandannadann2026-01-22 01:35

The three shows you mentioned look great themselves, but I'm really excited about the sequels! Between the finale of Bleach and the return of Mushoku Tensei and Clevatess, I am going to be feasting

Shimmering-Sky2026-01-22 02:08

God, I am *so* excited for the Bleach finale. Can't wait to see how it ends outside of the endgame couple spoilers I'm already aware of.

[](#hypeoverload)

ComfortablyRotten2026-01-22 04:22

> no mention of Yumemita

Someone isn't Girls' Band-pilled yet I see [](#modabuse)

Salty1452026-01-22 05:23

Oh, I will be watching that too, but I'm not as sold that it'll be on the same level as those other 2-3.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-22 05:50

Yeah... there doesn't seem to be a weak season so far this year. When am I supposed thin out my backlog? Perhaps Fall will provide us with a breather...?

Sandor_at_the_Zoo2026-01-22 01:57

Unfair that I'm watching only 4 weekly shows and two of them are on the same day.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-22 07:11

I'm watching 14'ish weekly shows, but the best 2 BY FAR are on the same day.

[](#awe)

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-22 02:40

The existence of [high bypass turbofan engines](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/10724acf4c7d.jpg) in Spy x Family means the story cannot have canonically taken place before the 70s. You must now live with this information.

^(and if we count the winglets, it might as well be the the 1980s)

[](#mugiwait)

Donnie-G2026-01-22 04:48

It doesn't take place on our planet Earth anyway, so just what is their timeline and technology really?

flamethrower22026-01-22 13:41

The background story is Cold War allegory, so people read too much into it.

OmegaVirgin942026-01-22 05:52

The author says this in the notes for volume 6:

> I draw this manga with the idea that it's set in the sixties or seventies, but it ends up as a mishmash of the present and past. This happens because I frequently have to ask myself if something existed during that time period, and if I can't find the answer, I just shrug off and think, "Well, this is a fictional country...

Which I think is *fine*, but I'm a firm believer that one of the most important things that can push "good" things into the "great" territory is attention to detail. At least for *my* personal tastes. I like it when you can tell when a writer really researched for their stories, when it's applicable of course.

wloff2026-01-22 06:54

I agree. All jokes aside, the show is great, but there's a lot of little details that don't fit either the time period or the location.

For a show that's supposed to be located in fictional Europe, it does throw me off when we see [American school buses](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/7e4caa3f1122.webp) and [Japanese-style train layouts](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/8f6404b9d3ea.jpg) with just a supposed old-timey look.

cppn022026-01-22 10:03

>Japanese-style train layouts

Those are almost certainly meant to be old school Berlin subway cars. They were actually still around when I was a kid.

[This is how they look irl.](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/daa290be0d74.jpg)

I immediately recognized it when I watched that episode (and might have even commented on it in the episode thread).

wloff2026-01-22 12:28

Oh! I didn't know that. That's cool, then!

wloff2026-01-22 06:36

Never mind that, what's with the runway markings? Apparently this runway has three different aiming points, but no runway number or indeed a threshold... heck, the runway doesn't seem to end at all, it just keeps going beyond the horizon! Is this plane landing in the wrong direction?

[](#kaguyasigh)

Also, those random houses are definitely built way too close to the runway, so the whole runway probably shouldn't be in use.

Quiddity1312026-01-22 02:46

Finished up Laputa Castle in the Sky tonight officially putting me at 400 anime viewed. Fairly good movie, although I'd say it won't crack my Ghibli top 3 of Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa and Grave of the Fireflies.

I've seen a great many anime haircuts over the years, but this definately had one of the most unique ones I've seen. [Laputa]>!Villain shoots off both her pigtails with a gun!<

Retromorpher2026-01-22 09:04

Isn't Nausicaa not Ghibli?

KendotsX2026-01-22 09:41

It's not, but since it's a Miyazaki movie, people lump it in. Not that I disagree necessarily, but for some reason, that usually only applies to Nausicaa, not Cagliostro or Horus.

One_Bend74232026-01-22 09:42

Sure it is. Hell, Miyazaki even wrote the original manga.

cppn022026-01-22 09:53

It wasn't when it was made (because Ghibli didn't exist yet) but it's widely considered part of the Ghibli canon these days including by Ghibli themselves who have also since then acquired full rights to it.

Quiddity1312026-01-22 18:27

Oops, was this done pre-Ghibli being founded?

Retromorpher2026-01-22 21:53

Yes - though as other replies indicate, Nausicaa is often grouped with Ghibli films nonetheless.

Rocchi2026-01-22 02:57

[Who is the girl in the bottom left](https://x.com/harutoeri/status/2013221098490671234?s=20)? She's super familiar but I cannot remember!

AngleRepulsive54702026-01-22 03:11

Kaede from Shuffle.

SpaceTurtleHunter2026-01-22 03:12

Kaede from Shuffle

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-22 07:05

If I ever get a harem, that's the one I want.

Will I make it a day?

I don't know...

But WHAT A DAY it will be!

[](#awe)

chirb82026-01-22 03:21

I'm watching the new MC left the hero party anime because basically I've never watched one before. The jack of all trades Ohrun (Yuusha Party wo Oidasareta Kiyou binbou).

So, for people who have seen a lot of animes like this. How do you rate this one in the genre?

PGleo862026-01-22 03:52

It's ok. Not the best I've seen so far, not the worst. I tend to give these shows a shot, at least, and this one hasn't put me off of it, but I still can't shake the feeling that it's a filler show in a season so stacked that there's no need for filler.

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-22 05:07

They gotta make a JJK spin off more like season 1 where they clown Fushiguro on getting a girlfriend and Gojo, Itadori and Kugisaki even have a formation for it.

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-22 06:48

I’d watch this all day long. More violin practice with Fushiguro dashing all of our main characters’ romantic dreams.

KendotsX2026-01-22 07:15

[Manga] >!that's just the rest of the series, assuming of course that Mahoraga is Fushiguro's rental girlfriend.!<

Zeallfnonex2026-01-22 06:56

I didn't think 2 of my top 3 favorite seasonal anime this time around would be idol-related but here we are, I guess. Tamon's B-side has no right to be as funny as it is, and OnK is, well, OnK ~~that's not in its endgame.~~

This is just the gateway drug into idol anime, isn't it. Someone save me.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-22 07:02

That's how they get you!

[](#flustered)

(My top 3 anime are Shiboyugi, Oshi No Ko and then... Maybe Darwin's incident?)

I wonder which, of Darwin and Shiboyugi, is more likely to have an idol episode

[](#bigthink)

Zeallfnonex2026-01-22 07:12

More proof that our tastes only match only for Akasaka's stuff and basically nothing else [](#bigthink)

SSjjlex2026-01-22 07:45

If you think about it, Shiboyugi is already an idol show. Its a group of young girls wearing flashy outfits that sing (scream) and dance (avoid traps) to an invisible audience that pays them big money with emphasis on supporting your favourite girl (from not dying). Clearly they're idols.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-22 07:55

I would stan the hell out of Yuki

[](#awe)

I'd buy all her merch (limbs)!

VoidEmbracedWitch2026-01-22 07:33

Tamon beckons you to watch Idolish7 next

[](#mugiwait)

WhichFun57222026-01-22 09:31

Unpopular opinion, but most fanservice is not that fanservicey, and often dont go anywhere near far enough for myself to consider it as such.

Donnie-G2026-01-22 09:39

Give some examples my boy. Won't know what the hell you're banging on about otherwise.

WhichFun57222026-01-22 09:51

Fairy Tale is not that bad. Neither is Picking up Girls in a Dungeon.

About to start Kill la Kill.

One_Bend74232026-01-22 09:40

Well, pantyshots never did anything for me in the first place. I mean, I understand the historical reason (Japanese were unfamiliar with the concept of underwear till relatively recently, till it opened up to western trade), but logically, it doesn't make any sense. Like, go to the beach or pool if you want to see skin or something...

If it's used for a joke, then it's a case of whatever.

WhichFun57222026-01-22 09:53

You dont understand what we're talking about. Im saying the fanservice you love so much, is not that good or worth getting so upset over. Sorry not sorry I dont like panty shots as much as you do. I would prefer them to reveal more skin. I dont see the point in going that far and not showing somwthing, while there are some that do...

flamethrower22026-01-22 13:36

Pool or beach scenes are classic service scenes. It doesn't make any sense in swords & sorcery fantasy, but a lot of those still do it, isekai or not.

The other one is bath scenes.

KendotsX2026-01-22 10:15

That's largely the point. It's for teens, so it's weak sauce, usually played for comedy rather than eroticism.

If you want the latter, check out Belladonna of Sadness or The Woman Called Fujiko Mine.

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