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Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion - January 30, 2026

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leibovarb2026-01-30 11:17

i watched 6 episodes of baccano so far and i think i will be left with more questions than answers at the end of the show, although its partly because i force myself to listen to the english dub(i don't know why) and there a lot of times when i don't understand what the characters are saying, sometimes for entire scenes and i will have to switch to the sub for a short amount of time

edit: i also really didn't expect the show to be **this** violent, i watched some really violent animes(like dorohedoro and chainsaw man) but the violent in these shows seemed to fit the tone of the show better

Capable-Towel-63022026-01-30 11:48

Baccano is one of highly acclaimed series that I couldn't get into (I think I dropped it exactly on episode 6). I have no problems with its narrative structure, it's just everything else (especially characters) that I didn't like.

leibovarb2026-01-30 12:59

~~i had no problem with the characters but~~ i mostly tried to focus on the events and remembering details, the pair of robbers(miria and isaac) didn't make me laugh at all but i also didn't particularly **like** any of the other characters either, they feel shallow

Durinthal2026-01-30 16:33

Up through episode 6 I was also pretty confused, things started coming together for me after that point though. And yeah, it's pretty violent though it works for me looking at it as a camp mobster story.

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-30 12:21

I know that its been a hot minute since the last time I watched hsdxd, but I feel like that show leaned way more into being erotic than Chained Soldier is doing. And I cant help but feel like the current staff behind CS are trying way too hard to chase after the mythical action crowd that they are missing why the manga is great in the first place.

[](#thoughtful)

Charmanders_Cock2026-01-30 13:43

“I came for the ecchi, but left because I never came.”

alotmorealots2026-01-30 13:46

Funnily enough, HS DxD also had two sets of staff working on it, TNK for S1-3 and Passione for S4.

Although in that case I do feel like the sequence was reversed, TNK being more interested in the horny and the romance, and Passione thinking the action deserved more attention.

theangryeditor2026-01-30 16:28

Now that's unexpected

[](#kotourashock)

Zeallfnonex2026-01-30 14:40

And you wonder why I have you remembered for horny stuff instead of isekai stuff…

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-30 14:45

No, I don't wonder at all.

[](#smugobi)

theangryeditor2026-01-30 16:31

All I can say is I'm interested enough in DxD to check it out someday. I have zero interest in ever checking out Chained Soldier.

[](#thoughtful)

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-30 13:38

Only 4 completions away from 1300

[](#bigthink 'do I pump so shoouurts?')

Durinthal2026-01-30 16:38

[](#mugiwait)

Anything in mind for that milestone?

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-30 16:47

Not in particular, but I could do Overlord + Isekai Quartet as 1299 & 1300 if I want to stay on brand.

Or do a strike the blood rewash of the first 3 seasons and then complete the last 2 seasons cause I dont remember anything except the annoying catch phrase.

[](#thoughtful)

RabbitCity60902026-01-30 14:03

Just finished watching odd taxi. Here are my observations:

* It was good. Slow build up but the pay off was totally worth it. The ending was just mind bending.

* The movie closed up the last loophole in the plot. The last 10 minutes are worth watching but I watched the whole anyway.

*[odd taxi]>!That monkey was a horny bastard. But feel bad for him though. He really did love that girl. Sadly the girl couldn't give a fuck about him at all.!<

*[odd taxi]>!I don't think that it is much different from real life where the kpop girls are working on the side as prostitutes/escorts for rich men!<

*[odd taxi]>!That skinny comedian guy really was an asshole in the end. I guess getting an idol gf got to his head and he became arrogant.!<

*[odd taxi]>!dobu was a real smart guy. Has the potential to become a yakuza boss!<

*[odd taxi]>!I don't know what motivated that mystery kiss manager to give up everything for the band!<

*[odd taxi]>!Finally I understand that alpaca meme that I'd been seeing on reddit!<

*[odd taxi]>!yono guy really was good at rapping. Too bad he lost his skills when shit got tough at the end. He was fun to listen to. Maybe he should start his career as an idol from prison. He might become famous too.!<

*There are two things that still bother me about the anime though:

*[odd taxi]>!What's up with that cat that he was talking to? We didn't get any explanation about that. It was a real cat in the end. So did h e think that it was a real person all along?!<

*[odd taxi]>!That guy whose daughter was murdered, must've been a shady guy. I guess he must've done some shady shit involving killing young girls to have his daughter murdered so brutally. I'm only guessing!<

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alotmorealots2026-01-30 14:30

This post is relevant to your interests: https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1ql63rv/anyone_else_just_not_understanding_anything_on/

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zairaner2026-01-30 14:50

The oshinoko account always knows [what to turn into a GIF](https://x.com/oshinoko_global/status/2017009874400346264?s=20).

thisisdropd2026-01-30 15:37

The bloke who ran the Crunchyroll Twitter account must've had fun when [announcing](https://x.com/Crunchyroll/status/2016991327410356445) the dub schedule for Frieren. In the tweets for other shows, the storm was referred without its name.

>*CORRECTION: Due to Winter Storm Fern, the English dub will launch next Friday, February 6. Episodes 2 and 3 will release together on February 13.*

Wanderingjoke2026-01-30 15:41

This Hell Mode isekai is more entertaining than it should be.

awesomenessofme12026-01-30 15:43

This is the second time I've watched a Studio Trigger anime heavily derivative of their previous without actually having seen said previous works. (Although now I've at least seen Gurren Lagann in that time, which is Trigger-adjacent.) I should probably get on that at some point, but there's always something, you know?

(Side note, Space Patrol Luluco is 1/4 credits. That just feels weird.)

Ham_PhD2026-01-30 16:32

What does MAL/Anilist say is your top and bottom rated genres? Did it surprise you at all?

According to MAL, my top rated genre (with at least 10 entries) is music (8.08), while my bottom rated genre is mecha (6.08). I definitely wouldn't have guessed that result, although once I looked at the entries I guess it makes sense. Music is definitely being carried by just a couple shows with multiple entries, so I don't feel like it's that representative. Although I do usually like music shows.

Mecha makes more sense since I've tried several and haven't found many that I'm crazy about. I really feel like I should like this genre more than I do, but I just can't find the right picks!

^(I used mean score for this.)

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-30 16:57

Looks like **thriller** is the top one and **ecchi** is the bottom one, but my average scores are pretty high, so the difference is like 0.8 or so.

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-30 16:33

I really like both the OP and ED in wild last boss.

[](#listen)

Wanderingjoke2026-01-30 16:35

I wish I could purge Dina's stupid dance from my memory.

Gamerunglued2026-01-30 17:39

I felt like I needed some wholesomeness given... everything happening. Medalist reminding me why it can save lives, I love it so much. Maybe I should try to fit in limited few other series. Frieren, Shibouyugi, and Ikkoku Nikki seem like things I'll like (well I already like Frieren), that's not a crazy schedule.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 18:16

Hidamari Sketch is the goat, highly recommended.

Gamerunglued2026-01-30 18:19

Have already seen literally every entry that exists in the franchise. I love it very much.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 21:05

Shiboyugi is 10/10, but it might be lacking just a tad in the "wholesome" department!

(If you want wholesome, I'd recommend either one of the torture anime (not being sarcastic) they're both wholesome as fuck!)

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 17:41

I really wish people on r/anime wouldn't use the downvote button as the disagree button.

What's the point of being on a discussion forum if you just want to be validated with no discussion?

pachipachi71522026-01-30 17:49

That's Reddit for you. If you want to have anything more than a circle jerk, you have to avoid the episode discussion threads. Those are especially bad.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 17:51

Oh yeah 100%. You can maybe get away with the episode 1 discussion thread but after that only glazing is allowed.

It's a persistent problem across any platform of course, but it still sucks a little.

cyberscythe2026-01-30 20:07

it's the case for most shows, but i remember the Lazarus discussion threads to be a bloodbath

it's mostly "do you agree with the popular opinion", and sometimes the popular opinion is that it's disappointing

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 20:08

Is this your way of telling me that you liked Lazarus?

cyberscythe2026-01-30 20:13

i didn't hate it as much as what seemed like the majority opinion

in the end though i wanted more than just a vent session; what i typically get out of reddit episode discussions are things that were interesting, things that i missed, interpretations of plot points, screencaps of cool scenes, etc.

same sort of behavior was going on (but worse) in the One Punch Man S3 threads, which were mostly people piling on top of each other trying to make the same "one frame man"-style jokes

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 20:18

That's entirely fair, I remember reading through those threads and there were almost more meta comments about the show sucking than actual discussion about how the plot was unfolding.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 21:03

> it's the case for most shows, but i remember the Lazarus discussion threads to be a bloodbath

Sometimes it depends on how it's presented, too;

I remember my comment in the finale episode thread was upvoted quite a bit even though I was trashing the show non-stop, but I was doing it in a light-hearted way (that I think was more funny than hateful).

If I straight up said "This show was so fucking bad" I imagine people would've downvoted it, but making fun of the bad stuff is more accepted (well, on shows that are accepted as 'not very good', the same type of post in a Frieren thread would see me at -1000).

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-30 17:59

You gotta just accept the daggers as part of the discourse. I gave mild counter opinion on the music for the new Ghost in the Shell, but anything short of absolute praise for something will most always draw daggers.

Ocixo2026-01-30 18:04

It’s honestly sad that Reddit’s algorithm operates in such a way that it will filter out deviating opinions - ones that get downvotes - by dropping said comments down the thread. That’s how most posts end up with a very positive or negative comment at the top.

IXajll2026-01-30 18:10

Sorting by controversial is where the fun begins.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 18:11

Exactly! It's one thing if I was just saying "fuck you for liking this anime" but it's always mild disagreeable that gets you to -50.

theangryeditor2026-01-30 18:33

It is kinda amusing how even the most milquetoast comments can draw people's ire. A lot of times it's hard to tell what people found objectionable.

[](#kotohoops)

Zale13x2026-01-30 18:44

I personally browse this subreddit by using the keyboard shortcuts of "j" and "z" exclusively.

[](#umucool)

Alt22212026-01-30 19:30

i saw that last night. it was 15 seconds of the most mid tier music, too. lolz

cyberscythe2026-01-30 20:05

i've taken the position of "your downvotes mean nothing, i've seen what you've upvoted"

[](#cantbehelped)

Quiddity1312026-01-30 18:13

> What's the point of being on a discussion forum if you just want to be validated with no discussion?

This is exactly what the majority of Redditors want, an echo chamber. The platform accomodates their desires.

Beyond the up/down votes, the nature of having different subs also advances that mentality. Hobbies go into different subs, then those hobbies go into their own subs (ex. different sub for each anime IP) and even that can divide into its own subs (ex. different subs for individual characters from a given anime).

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 18:14

Yeah, I just don't get the perspective. What's fun about everyone having the exact same opinion as you?

Quiddity1312026-01-30 18:51

A lot of people only want to hear from people that agree with them as they view having a different opinion as a personal attack. When a platform already caters to this mentality it attracts even more people who have that mentality.

Alt22212026-01-30 19:30

some people view criticism of their favorite thing as a personal attack to their identity. those people dont like feeling attacked

Wanderingjoke2026-01-30 18:29

I'm more annoyed by the people who just downvote to downvote.

Have a completely non-controversial opinion? Sorry, 56% upvote ratio.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 18:30

Right! You should have to maintain like a 90% upvote ratio in order to keep posting.

cyberscythe2026-01-30 20:08

> Have a completely non-controversial opinion? Sorry, 56% upvote ratio.

reminds me of the perennial "what's your hottest take??" posts, and inevitably the most top voted comments are the coldest takes known to humanity because people still only upvote things they agree with

theangryeditor2026-01-30 18:31

I don't see a problem with using votes as proxies for agreement and disagreement in and of itself. It's more clear cut and consistent than vague notions of reddiquette that's neither universally defined nor universally adhered to.

The main issues are how it affects visibility and sorting, as well as how it reinforces echo chamber effects. Upvoted comments accumulate further upvotes and become established orthodox opinions in the thread, while downvoted comments attract further downvotes or become too far hidden to see altogether. This amplification effect takes place regardless of the contents of the comment itself and can often be terrible for discussion.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 18:38

Yeah, I can reluctantly be okay with the agree/disagree button if votes were hidden, comments were sorted by how much people interacted with them, or if the general user base was more accepting of disagreeance.

In theory I don't mind it, but in practice you basically have to be head over heels for any show with moderate popularity.

Alt22212026-01-30 20:55

should the upvote button be used as an agree button?

sometimes i enjoy inverting the question. it helps me understand the subject at a deeper level. thoughts?

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 21:11

I think that's a really interesting question to ask!

I think if you could decouple the idea of upvotes being likes you could use upvote for posts that contribute to discussion and down vote for posts that don't contribute to discussion.

In practice, it's not harmful to have meaningless "hype" comments at the top of the thread because it doesn't stop discussion from occuring further down.

Reddit doesn't fulfill just a single role. It's a news site, a discussion platform, a shitpost generator, an image host, and much more. I don't think you NEED to have a discussion around all posts that get created, but ideally you'd like to preserve that as a function as well. The downvote button effectively creates a situation where all other functions of the site are preserved besides discussion, while an upvote can boost content but not necessarily remove or hide it like the down vote can.

It seems like a simple question but I think it's a false equivalence in what upvoting and downvoting accomplishes.

How do you feel about it?

Alt22212026-01-30 21:53

in an ideal world, interesting comments and posts would be upvoted. low efforts with false information would be downvoted.

sadly we do not live in that world. i think if a systems ideal use case is too complex for the public, its probably not a great system.

however i dont really think the upvote downvote situation is enough of an issue to require a 'solution'.

ill upvote comments with 1 or 2 points if i think more people should see them.

ill upvote a comment with -3 if i think its just an opinion that isnt really doing anything 'wrong'

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 22:04

I can certainly agree with that.

It's not the biggest issue ever, but it does suck to be down voted for not sharing the popular opinion.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 20:57

>I really wish people on r/anime wouldn't use the downvote button as the disagree button.

What's most interesting to me, is that almost everyone would agree with this take, BUT they would disagree with the other way around:

"I wish people wouldn't use the upvote button as the I agree button".

In my opinion, seeing a hot take (that isn't just dumb trolling) at -50 downvotes, is just as meaningless as seeing "OP is a banger" at 500 upvotes.

I'd swap them around, at least the hot take can get some interesting discussion going!

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 21:14

Yeah, I certainly feel you on that!

For me I don't mind seeing things that aren't contributing to discussion upvoted because they're not "hurting" anyone by being there outside of maybe drowning out less popular comments.

The downvote button puts your posts BELOW brand new comments so it actively inhibits your ability to discuss. People get some weird pack mentality around it to and they like to downvote posts they already see downvoted.

I can't expect Reddit to fully conform to me so I just try and keep it sorted by new whenever I can.

flamethrower22026-01-30 21:12

It's reddit. Downvote and move on.

It's reddit. There's whole safe spaces on Reddit like... Well trust me, they exist. They don't want unlike minded people there.

Psyduckisnotaduck2026-01-30 22:35

I only downvote when I think someone is being deliberately combative or is inviting downvotes. If someone says “go ahead and downvote me for this” I feel compelled to oblige them, it’s only polite.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 22:37

Lmao totally understandable

Any-Day-81732026-01-30 17:51

I thought crunchyroll wasn't free anymore but it seems some seasons are still free there?

their subreddit won't let me ask this question

Infodump_Ibis2026-01-30 18:37

I am not aware of anything being free to watch on crunchyroll.com any more. What shows were you thinking of exactly?

Ocixo2026-01-30 17:58

[Cosmic Princess Kaguya](https://myanimelist.net/anime/62896) was really good. Even better than I’d expected. Probably the best original anime that I’ve seen on Netflix by a wide margin.

I like films that use their runtime wisely. With plenty of time to spare (2+ hours), it managed to build a strong emotional core. At the end, you’re more likely than not to have become rather fond of Iroha and Kaguya. Their banter surely was great.

[Cosmic Princess Kaguya - conclusion] >!The subtle suggestion that Kaguya was the one who’d inadvertedly created the original story of Princess Kaguya was a nice little twist.!<

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-30 18:21

That’s on my list of things to watch this weekend. Looks really fun, and the last Kaguya related thing I watched was the stop-motion film from 1961. Gonna be a great contrast.

BaytaCosmico2026-01-30 18:57

So I watched [Ikoku Nikki episode 3]>!and omg that end with Asa's call to her friend!< really got me. I very rarely cry when watching something. But my god. Can't believe she's a new VA. So far I'd mainly been relating to Makio but this one really had me feeling with Asa.

Not sure I agree about only outgoing people fighting though. I'm as instaying as they come and I fight with people plenty. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've fought at least once with everyone I'm close to, past and present.

Edit: Forgot to mention Asa's friend's VA. Incredible performance in the brief time she gets. Hope she's a recurring character.

mekerpan2026-01-30 19:48

Pretty sure Asa's friend will be showing up more.

Every new character added so far has been great. Which makes this show a "great" one for me.

BaytaCosmico2026-01-30 22:31

Haven't watched episode 4 yet (catching up slowly because this is one where I need to sit with each episode) but I agree.

After ep 3, I went ahead and bumped it up from a 9 to a 10.

I went into this season with the feeling that this would rank highly for me. It was my most anticipated anime (despite not being a source reader) and it has more than met my expectations.

IXajll2026-01-30 22:57

> Forgot to mention Asa's friend's VA. Incredible performance in the brief time she gets.

Yea, I‘ve been saying this as well, tbh her performance was the one that impressed me the most this episode. The pure desperation you could hear in her voice, out of fear she might have lost her best friend forever over her fuck up (which only happened due to her mom escalating in the forst place), felt so real.

awesomenessofme12026-01-30 19:21

As a follow-up to the comment I made yesterday, there's another thing making me hesitant to try to make a list of AOTYs, which is that between 1998 and 2010, there are 4 years where I have zero anime, 3 years where I have some but no TV or extended OVA/ONA, and 5 where I only have a single option. Yeah, in that 13-year period, there's exactly one where I would actually need to make a choice, and more than half I couldn't even fill. The obvious solution, and one I would probably go with, is to just start with 2011, but that still feels cheap. Eventually, I would like to have at least two series from each year within that time range.

Alt22212026-01-30 20:03

ah, well: nothing of import happened between '98 and '10. you should be fine.

awesomenessofme12026-01-30 20:07

Alt22212026-01-30 20:12

just a bad joke.

Alt22212026-01-30 20:05

hello daily thread: have you seen any of these shows? what did you think of them?

**After War Gundam X** (1996) Mecha

**Future Diary** (2011) Supernatural

**God Eater** (2015) Action

**Magical Girl Site** (2018) Suspense

**Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department** (2022) Comedy

**Black Butler** (2008) Action

theangryeditor2026-01-30 20:10

> Future Diary

Memorable

> Magical Girl Site

Forgettable

TehAxelius2026-01-30 20:16

> Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department (2022) Comedy

I thought it was a pretty fun spin on a workplace comedy with a henshin theme, but honestly not *that* noteable or memorable. There's been a lot of other parody anime on the same theme, like *Love After World Domination* which aired the season afterwards, which I think managed to do it better. Not a bad watch, but when I made my AniList last year I missed including it...

> Black Butler (2008) Action

Honestly, I cannot recommend watching this for any reason other than watching the sequels *Book of Circus* and onwards. The early parts of the story is some of the roughest, and the lackluster animation and the fact that most of the season is filler does not help at all. Eps 1-6 and 13-15 are the only canon episodes, and I only recommend watching them in order to move on to the sequel seasons.

Alt22212026-01-30 20:23

ill have to check out love after world domination. thanks!

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 20:25

Black Butler is good but you need to skip all of the filler for sure.

cheesechimp2026-01-30 20:39

Of these the only one I've seen is Future Diary. I like it! I've seen a lot of people complaining about it being juvenile edgelord fodder with poor character writing (and especially an annoying main character) and I can see why other people would dislike it for all that. It's not completely invalid criticism. Sometimes things like that can scratch an itch though, and I found it thoroughly entertaining. I had read the manga before it was adapted to an anime, but I think it's a good adaptation.

Alt22212026-01-30 20:46

god eater has a really epic ep 1. worth 20 mins of your time for sure.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 20:50

> Future Diary

Yuno is 100% of the appeal of this show.

Dude is atrocious and the non-Yuno plot is a bit whatever.

But there's a few really strong scenes, and a few cute ones [Future Diary]>!the pretend wedding scene is so fucking cute!<

But yeah, even just for Yuno I think it's worth it.

>Magical Girl Site

I honestly don't remember too much of it, other than it was edgy and I kinda like edgy so fine!

I think I should rewatch it, to know how I'd feel about it now...

Alt22212026-01-30 20:53

show magical girl site ep 1 to a friend! thats my idea of a good time.

[](#hackadollthumbsup)

_Ridley2026-01-30 21:31

> Black Butler (2008)

The canon parts of this series make for some of the best horror flavored mystery in anime, but guys won't watch it because they think it's gay or will give them girl cooties or something.

Alt22212026-01-30 21:46

girl cooties are probably the best kind.

chilidirigible2026-01-30 22:02

AWGX is perfectly fine as a standalone *Gundam* alternate universe story.

Quiddity1312026-01-31 00:17

Gundam X - Fairly good although I generally lean towards the other AU Gundam shows over it. As it got cancelled things get rushed near the end.

Gamerunglued2026-01-31 01:58

I've seen any amount of two of them.

Magical Girl Site is basically torture porn. I do know some people who like it and find something validating in it, or otherwise enjoy how over-the-top miserable it is. But I didn't get anything out of it, it didn't seem like torture in a way I can genuinely empathize with or laugh at.

Miss Kuoritsu from the Monster Development Department is really fun, I'm a fan of this one. It's got a really clever concept that it fleshes out admirably and the characters are a blast, with delightful designs. Its biggest issue is its animation, which is always less than stellar but absolutely melts down in the final few episodes, killing some of the delivery of jokes in those episodes. But overall I had a good time with it, would recommend.

CerberusZX2026-01-31 02:26

I am a big fan of the original GOD EATER. The show includes a ton of edgy original content and ends before the story starts getting good. The main selling points are the action and fanservice, and the former isn't especially great. Go into it blind and it's probably only a slightly lackluster, forgettable action series. As a fan of the original work, I gave it a 1/10.

Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department was pretty fun. I remember the finale in particular being really well executed.

Odd_Obligation_49772026-01-30 20:12

Dub-onlies, how are you gonna watch the anime shows that will never get dubbed? Or do you just watch the causal mainstream ones that get dubbed 1 month in?
We talking animes like Talentless Nana and the list is endless

Zeallfnonex2026-01-30 20:21

"English speakers, how are you going to read the Italian books that will never be translated? Or do you just read the casual mainstream books that get translated years in? We're talking books like Songs of Chaos and the list is endless."

Odd_Obligation_49772026-01-30 20:23

Do you realize that 80% of the old and new anime shows will never get dubbed

Zeallfnonex2026-01-30 20:24

Let them enjoy what they want to enjoy. Why are you trying to infect this FOMO into them with this weird superiority complex of yours? I only watch sub as well, and I think this crusade of yours is really stupid.

Alt22212026-01-30 20:24

[](#azusalaugh)

Nomar_952026-01-30 20:22

How many times are you going to ask this? The answers won't change.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-30 20:23

What's with the weird hate for dub watchers?

Talentless Nana at a 7.16 MAL score isn't exactly drawing viewers deeper into the anime medium.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 20:47

As the self-appointed and unpaid Talentless Nana PR person in r/anime, I would like to reassure everyone that we do not claim the OP.

[](#peasants)

Wanderingjoke2026-01-30 20:30

Speaking of posts and downvotes....

wloff2026-01-30 20:51

Asking the exact same question every single day might have something to do with it, especially since they're just blatantly soapboxing about how they're supposedly a superior anime watcher.

Wanderingjoke2026-01-30 20:55

I know. I just think it's amusing that a post that's actually deserving comes only a couple hours after the downvote discussion.

theangryeditor2026-01-30 20:37

This is the fifteen thousand, four hundred and ninety eighth time we've had this discussion.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 20:45

*and we have become exceedingly efficient at it*

[](#utahapraises)

OmegaVirgin942026-01-30 20:40

You sound like a casual who hasn't already seen this discussion a million times.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 20:43

>like a casual who hasn't already ~~seen~~ posted this discussion a million times.

Fixed!

He posts that every day.

OmegaVirgin942026-01-30 21:11

[](#urbansmile "Yeah, I know. I'm baiting them.")

wloff2026-01-30 22:08

>like a ~~casual~~ causal who hasn't already ~~seen~~ posted this discussion a million times.

Fixed further.

[](#seasonallaugh)

Alt22212026-01-30 20:43

they sound like a young elitist attempting to make their first edgy argument online

zambonijesus2026-01-30 21:02

There's nothing wrong with being "casual"

_Ridley2026-01-30 21:27

This is no way to go through life, kiddo. You've got to stop posting the same thing over and over.

Wanderingjoke2026-01-30 20:31

[Frieren, is that you](https://i.imgur.com/8xQoSUU.jpeg)?

Safe-Agent-77872026-01-30 22:31

lol where's this from?

Wanderingjoke2026-01-30 22:36

[Dragon hatchling isekai](https://myanimelist.net/anime/61207/Tensei_shitara_Dragon_no_Tamago_datta)

zambonijesus2026-01-30 21:06

I'm about 2/3s through the first season of Gunslinger Girl and it has been much better than I was expecting. One of the things that really has stood out is the emphasis it has placed on the psychological consequences of the premise rather than just being girls with guns.

Sporadia_2026-01-30 21:56

[](#cinema)

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-30 21:19

Okay, the gag that Rock in Black Lagoon won't wear anything else than his office shirt cause he considers Bounty hunting his new line of work is a hilarious gag. Very ready to see this Revy/Rock relationship progress.

And then Takenori's only lines being "Woman, shut up I'm the boss" and "Hmmm....the stocks."

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 21:29

This might sound like an exaggeration, but Wednesday's Oshi No Ko/Shiboyugi is the best day of seasonal anime I've ever seen, all time;

If they stay consistent, both shows are headed to a 10/10 rating, and I don't think I ever had two 10/10 on the same day... Hell, I almost never have two 10/10 in a season (I think Winter 2021 was the only time it happened).

-----

With two 10/10 and a bunch of potential 8s and 9s, this might shape up to be one of my strongest season of anime, ever. (And I'm not even watching most of the 'big hitters' - Not caught up on Frieren/Jigokuraku, dropped a few others, etc..)

I honestly don't know if Frieren's gonna do it for me when I eventually watch it, but if it does, and it's a 10 for me, that would be the first time I ever have 3 in a season.

[](#flustered)

Durinthal2026-01-30 21:44

Not watching either of those currently but it feels nice when that happens. It was spring 2021 for me with Odd Taxi and the final season of Fruits Basket, only time I've ever had two 10s in a ~~season~~ *year* from airing shows and they were on the same day and ended together.

[](#utahapraises)

Ocixo2026-01-30 22:15

I did once have three shows scored at an 10/10 simultaneously when the first seasons of Apothecary Diaries, Dungeon Meshi and Frieren were all airing in the same season.

Ocixo2026-01-30 21:47

I do like the variety of anime on my Wednesdays with Tamon’s B-Side (romcom), Oshi no Ko (drama) and Shiboyugi (thriller). It certainly keep things interesting.

The only show that I’m likely to give an 10/10 this season is Journal with Witch however.

wloff2026-01-30 22:13

Shiboyugi ended up not being my thing, but Oshi no Ko is in my opinion the best it's ever been, and that's saying a lot! I love the industry-heavy arcs and the new, ominously dark atmosphere in season 3 is just *tickling* me the right way.

[](#mmmmyrgh)

Feels a bit silly to say considering how popular the show is, but somehow it still feels to me like season 3 isn't getting the attention it deserves.

[](#annoyedkirito "Having to constantly dodge manga haters in every single OnK related discussion is such a pain though.")

Komarist2026-01-31 00:12

> Oshi no Ko is in my opinion the best it's ever been

Is this a Ruby season?

Mitsuyan_2026-01-31 00:50

It is a Ruby season, and she's been stellar so far

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-31 00:55

[Oshi No Ko]>!3 episodes in and Ruby went from "She's fine I guess" to "Ok she might actually be my favorite girl on this show"!<

Retsam192026-01-31 02:36

We went from "did you know that Aqua has a sister" to "did you know that Ruby has a brother"

Quiddity1312026-01-31 00:15

As one for whom those are the top 2 anime of the season so far and one who hasn't watched either episode yet this week that makes me quite excited.

GondolaMedia2026-01-30 21:49

[Sayako](https://i.imgur.com/DYZb5IL.png) from Houkago Teibou Nisshi is like a fusion of Haruko from DiY and Minami from Yuru Camp.

I love her.

theangryeditor2026-01-30 22:01

For me it's Natsumi

blade2762026-01-30 22:00

blue lock getting live action feels so weird. idk how theyre gonna make at least 22 characters any relevancy. i assume its mostly gonna be Isagi glazing

Safe-Agent-77872026-01-30 22:27

*I'm looking for:* ecchi? Not the beat around the bush kind of type. Looked into high school dxd but feels too slow and seems like nothing real will actually happen.

BiggieCheeseLapDog2026-01-30 22:36

Nukitashi the Animation

theangryeditor2026-01-31 00:13

Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica

Wanderingjoke2026-01-30 22:32

Misanthrope has cute girls, but bad writing.

Dropped.

zambonijesus2026-01-30 23:33

Continuing with Fall, 2003, I watched the first episode of Chrno Crusade last night and having watched it I am about 90% sure that I actually watched it back when it was first airing and had since completely forgotten about it because it felt very familiar.

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-30 23:52

The Black Lagoon episode with the Nazis would have made a better Indiana Jones movie than the Dial of Destiny. Although hilariously what the fuck is with Rock caring about Nazis dignity?

Yeah, it's crazy how good an Indiana Jones movie this would have made. Other than Rock's insane moralizing about dead nazis the story is incredible. Especially the finale on the big boat.

One_Bend74232026-01-30 23:56

Even the *National treasure* movies are better Indiana Jones movies than whatever has come out after *Last crusade*, so it's not like the bar is that high.

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-31 00:01

I know. But the concept of a bunch of revanchist nazis fighting over the last treasure of the nazi regime on a sunken sub, which sorta is the plot of Mission Impossible Final Reckoning, is pretty fucking cool.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-31 05:49

They should have just adapted the Fate of Atlantis 90's video game as a fourth movie after the Last Crusade. Still one of the GOAT adventure games all these years later...

RecognitionDefiant712026-01-31 00:36

Still dont get the hype around JJK. Only thing I have liked is the start of the 2nd season and the animation.

Nomar_952026-01-31 01:01

It's your standard battle shounen, but with great animation. That's enough for a lot of people

Jusenkyo_52026-01-31 02:29

Really cool cast + GOATed fights.

It doesn't make much sense but that's okay because it's cool.

RecognitionDefiant712026-01-31 04:52

The fight choreography sucks in a lot of fights imo. The animation is fantastic tho.

Wanderingjoke2026-01-31 00:54

I have not one, but two shows this season featuring a fan meeting their oshi. Where are my nickels?

One isn't as good, but at four minutes per episode it's not that bad either.

mr_beanoz2026-01-31 01:59

What is the shorter one?

Wanderingjoke2026-01-31 02:06

[The Stepbrother show](https://myanimelist.net/anime/61969/Saioshi_no_Gikei_wo_Mederu_Tame_Nagaiki_shimasu).

It has that controversial animation style (is there a name for this?) a lot of the shorter shows have been using lately (Potion, Forget That Night, Broken Saintess), which I don't really mind, that likely explains the current low score. I give a lot of leeway to shorts anyway.

mr_beanoz2026-01-31 02:08

It's called "light anime".

entelechtual2026-01-31 02:21

> The Stepbrother show

Lmao not the 4-minute seasonal stepbrother show I was thinking of.

theangryeditor2026-01-31 02:34

[Shouta Aoi](#kannainspect)

Wanderingjoke2026-01-31 02:51

[Dads be dads](https://i.imgur.com/MTwAJgz.jpeg).

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-31 02:51

oh right, there is no overlord or isekai quartet in the awards

[](#sadholo)

Komarist2026-01-31 03:07

Also no Tine Shade

[](#gabdisgust)

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-31 03:10

yeah

[](#toradorasalute)

alotmorealots2026-01-31 03:11

Anime Awards are just another One of Thousand Trials!

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-31 03:07

The scene in the back of the cop car with Rock and Revy lighting their cigs is the most romatic fucking shit I've ever seen in my life. Talk about using cinematic language to make some thing incredibly sexy. I almost damn near cried at the whole thing. These guys know cinema!

I also guarantee that the guy that made Drive My Car saw this and based the cig scene on that.

oedipusrex3762026-01-31 03:40

Didn’t know the latest Frieren episode was a crossover episode. Frieren × \[Ep3\] >!Yama no Susume.!<

AdUnfair5582026-01-31 04:33

I started watching **You and I Are Polar Opposites** and this show is so cute!

Durinthal2026-01-31 05:25

Continuing from [yesterday](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1qq4l2p/anime_questions_recommendations_and_discussion/o2j9mz2/) KimiZero's unexpectedly a lot of fun. It's amusing that right after I had Shirokusa and Kuroha in Osamake the two female leads are again black and white (Kurose and Shirakawa), this time with their family names rather than given names.

[](#popcorn2)

Zeallfnonex2026-01-31 06:24

This last episode of Frieren made me grin and laugh more times than a lot of comedies have... They're all such dorks, it's great!

theangryeditor2026-01-31 06:28

Frieren is at its best when it's just the gang being dorks

Zeallfnonex2026-01-31 06:36

Also when they know when to *not* have them be dorks, serious characteristics for contemplative, deeper moments and complete dorks when the scenario calls for everyone being a gremlin of some sort. The banter and timing of everything this episode was just exquisite. Like even the decision to have [Frieren today's episode]>!Stark just silently watch and turn his head as Fern left the room for like 15 solid seconds as he's awaiting his inevitable demise!< was golden

theangryeditor2026-01-31 06:40

Indeed, Frieren's strengths are its quiet moments and when it takes its time to appreciate the journey, the experiences, and the relationships of the past and the ones to come.

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-31 06:52

This is my favorite part. And the many shots of nature vistas and forest settings.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-31 06:31

Probably a fair few contenders for seasonal faces from just that one episode

Zeallfnonex2026-01-31 06:33

A lot of great SeasonalTired, seasonalsmug, and maybe seasonalconfused possibilities... but I don't really do screenshots while watching and I don't go back to find them again either, so someone else will have to go submit those.

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-31 06:39

I half expect feet picks to be in the weekly karma rating too.

BaytaCosmico2026-01-31 07:02

Really glad this season is more like early Frieren and not the exam arc. This last episode was especially lovely. Frieren is such a goof, I love her. I'm still giggling over that [Frieren s2e3]>!"come to think of it, I had a date with Sein too" and Fern just giving up and going to bed.!<

zambonijesus2026-01-31 06:35

[Lol the title drop](https://i.imgur.com/O79V5Tm.png) (Full Metal Panic? Fumoffo)

Edit: One of the best parts about anime parody is learning about things like [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekirukana).

k_rank052026-01-31 08:01

[jujitsu kaisen] I’ve only just started the anime but I’m not too impressed. I’m new to the scene only seen AoT and solo levelling but jjk came highly recommended. I don’t see the hype can someone explain

alotmorealots2026-01-31 09:17

> I don’t see the hype

You'll get a lot more out of recommendations if you pay attention to *why* people are recommending stuff. If people have nothing to say but "it's GOATed / it's a must watch / it's peak" then that's essentially meaningless beyond "that person really liked it".

So with that in mind, what did the recommendations you received actually promote about the series as being good? Fan opinion on JJK is quite mixed for some aspects of the series.