/jp/ - Otaku Culture

there's...nothing that really catches my next season. dire... Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi seems like something i should be interested in, so i'll try it. i might watch HIGHSPEED Etoile's first episode for the protagonist alone, but i'm not into sports stuff, so i might drop it after that. speaking of, this season is starting to make me reconsider my stance on 3dcg anime; coming from the guy that thinks the number of (visually, if nothing else) good 3dcg anime far outweighs the number of bad, i feel like there are an abnormally high amount of them this season. there are...i think either 3 or 4 full 3dcg anime this season, and they all visually look really off, i hope it doesn't become super commonplace or anything.

Oomuro-ke and maybe the one with the train.

This season is a bit rougher but there's some original anime, although most of them don't look that appealing... Even then, I'll give them a try. I'll watch things like Girls Band Cry, Shuumatsu Train, and Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai. Highspeed Etoile looks somewhat interesting and it's about a sport I like, so I'm watching it. The one thing I'm looking the most forward to is The Fable. I never finished the manga but I did remember that I liked it a lot, so I'm curious to see if it's a great adaptation. Aside from it there's a few things that look interesting like Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi and Seiyuu Radio that I'm definitely watching.

Planning on watching: >One Room, Hiatari Futsuu, Tenshi-tsuki. >Kami wa Game ni Uete Iru. >Ookami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf >Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku? >Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai I wouldn't be particularly interested in some random shoujo anime, but I've seen people "complain" about the manga having a "stalker" male main character, so that makes it more interesting to me. >Yuru Camp Season 3 According to a Japanese poll, the overwhelming majority of Yuru Camp fans are male, and in their 40's, as expected of a show about camping. >Henjin no Salad Bowl >Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! 3 >Oi! Tonbo >Hibike! Euphonium 3 >Jii-san Baa-san Wakagaeru Honorable concept. Old people should become young again and actually contribute to something. >Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen >Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu (2024) >Date a Live V >Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote >Sasayaku You ni Koi o Utau I will wait and see what people say: <Astro Note Art looks kind of shoujo/josei-ish, and main female character is a hag. But maybe the side girls are cute. <Himitsu no AiPri Whatever this is even supposed to be about? I have a feeling like it might end up just being an ad for some phone game. <Tonari no Youkai-san May be interesting, but also looks like it might end up being too "safe" and anti-niche the way movie anime often are. <Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai May or may not have some done-to-death "just be urself bro :))" "message". <Rinkai! Girls are semi-hags. I have a feeling like this show might end up being "safe" and unnaturally abstain from fanservice. <Girls Band Cry CG. <Blue Archive the Animation I feel very conflicted about this one, and Blue Archive stuff in general. It's South Korean cultural imperialism, but at the same time I like the character designs. <Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid (2024) Looks like CG. >>901 [spoiler]I have no interest in the first one because of the extremely unappealing female MC. I also have no interest in the second one because of the... diverse... characters.[spoiler]

>>905 oh, i think i recognize you from smug! small world. >Blue Archive i feel similarly, though i guess my problem is less that it's korean and moreso that it feels like they're trying to trick people into enjoying it by having everything related to it be..."japanese"-enough for people to get mad at you when you point it out. also i hate when good character designs are wasted on gacha. i'd respect them infinitely more if they didn't make actual scam games. the absolute fucking nerve of some people online, saying that the game industry is falling and coming up with every excuse possible to pirate every new release, including stuff from smaller japanese developers, and then choosing to spend their money on chinese and korean phone games...but this is complaining meant for another time. >Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai >I've seen people "complain" about the manga having a "stalker" male main character, so that makes it more interesting to me. i think the last shoujo i watched was Lv999 Romance with Yamada-kun (which i really liked!) but hearing that there's a stalker mc makes me really interested, too. i, uh...really like characters with yandere tendencies, i guess...

>>900 man, last season was tough, I dropped more than half of my picks. some got boring, some were so good I got impatient and ended up reading the manga/ln which also ruined them for me. dorkness was an exception because the anime diverges from the ln very early on so you can enjoy both this season I will go with the usual comedy, reincarnation, fantasy and shoujo ai -type fast-food content. I will however, avoid - sequels, because I don't remember the previous parts - anything that mixes school and fantasy themes, because it gets too low quality, even for me I want to watch the seiyu radio one but the manga is still fresh in my memory even though I read it a long time ago and didn't really like it. considering the social commentary it carries it's crazy that the author clearly prefers to draw loli and only did this one for the money. oh and there is a worrying lack of cgdct this season. here is a tentative list: >Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru >Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii? >Lv2 kara Cheat datta Motoyuusha Kouho no Mattari Isekai Life (*) >Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru (*) >Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi (**) >Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai >Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote (***) >Dekisokonai to Yobareta Motoeiyuu wa Jikka kara Tsuihou sareta node Sukikatte ni Ikiru Koto ni Shita (*) >Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau >Unnamed Memory >Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu *: these are kind of bad but I will give them a chance **: this one I will watch for the /ss/ potential ***: only if it diverges from the original material thanks for reading my blog, expect an update in two months. I did read all the other replies in this thread and I think you guys should give low quality pleasure a chance. what's wrong with indulging in power fantasies, cliche romances and cute girls once in a while?

>>909 >considering the social commentary it carries Doesn't sound good (especially because of the "it's crazy that the author clearly prefers to draw loli and only did this one for the money" part), what sort of thing specifically?

>>909 >I think you guys should give low quality pleasure a chance. what's wrong with indulging in power fantasies, cliche romances and cute girls once in a while? trust me, i don't mind unapologetic cliches either, it's just literally nothing has caught my eye lol. maybe i'll be pleasantly surprised later on, but who knows. doesn't help that i genuinely hate high fantasy as a setting and it's been flooding every season for the past several years now. i just want more modern-day stuff, man...

>>912 the usual "our showbiz culture is bad" spiel but with an above-average delivery. it sounds bad but it is a genre that has existed since the 90s and there are rules the authors don't cross so it never gets as ugly as it could the ln author doesn't care about the series or the premise but still manages to do a very good job. maybe because he doesn't care and isn't trying to be artsy or controversial

>>900 After seeing a clip online, I started watching Girls Band Cry I'm enjoying it so far. Even for CGI, it's well animated, and the art style is not offputting The main character can be a little obnoxious sometimes tho, and I don't enjoy the cliché musical moments

well, I dropped more than half of my picks, not necessarily because they were bad but because I haven't been in the mood. right now I'm only following the fanservice / power fantasy ones: >Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii? >Lv2 kara Cheat datta Motoyuusha Kouho no Mattari Isekai Life >Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru >Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu this last one, dainanaoji, is really bad but the heroines, the fanservice and the animation are too good. and it hasn't made the mistake of taking itself seriously (yet) >Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai >Henjin no Salad Bowl I don't want to bury these two in the backlog but they keep talking about the internet and I just tune out, and it's weird because usually I don't even pay that much attention to the dialogs in anime

This is the best anime of the season and it's just depressing and even somewhat disgusting to see "people" whine about it being "generic" and not having enough contrived novelties (as far as dragging down the AniDB rating to 3/10) when it's objectively very cute and comfy and funny.

>>963 I'm watching Tenshi-tsuki, Sasayaku, Aipri, Hibike, Jiisan, Mushoku, Shuumatsu, Seiyuu, Date, Camp, Hananoi, and Salad. Tenshi-tsuki is the best one and I'm also liking Sasayaku, Shuumatsu, and Seiyuu. I was reluctant to watching Seiyuu because of the supposed social commentary but I picked it up after seeing some fanservice screenshots. I like Watanabe and I'm finding her to be a bit relatable, just like Akira from Shuumatsu. I also watched the first episode of the wolf anime remake (I have never watched the original) but I dropped it as soon as I saw people on the internet talk about it being NTR. I don't really have a problem with those isekai/power fantasy anime but I avoid watching them because I usually don't really find medieval/fantasy settings to be interesting, I unironically prefer modern Japan. About Kurage and Salad... I didn't watch the former because I didn't find the whole "da streets" rebel punk "just be urself bro" atmosphere interesting, and I have even less interest now that I see people claiming that it puts emphasis on social media and also idealizes divorced single mothers and the like (I also found it ridiculous how there was a character obsessed with westoid capeshit). The latter is OK, but I'm honestly finding it a bit boring because it seems to be focusing a lot on adult characters.

>>964 I missed this one because I thought it was a new season of the other "one room" show (which I liked but I don't remember enough to watch the sequels). it is indeed very good and possibly the best of this season >>965 the social commentary comes later on and defines the end of the "first arc" so to speak. but the girls are cute so it is ok. the wolf girl anime... I would probably just watch the original but it is too long and I get the feeling it tries to be "serious fantasy" at some point, and I'm going to sound like a nerd for saying this but I think most japanese authors have little to no understanding of how medieval societies worked and when they try to be serious about it it breaks my suspension of disbelief honestly I don't mind the social takes but while they baited me with scenes like this in the first episode, the second and third failed to deliver anything similar

I still find it pretty funny Akira from Shuumatsu's favorite book is by Marquis De Sade and Reimi thinks its complex literature when its just some pervy old French dude's fap material lol >About Kurage and Salad... I didn't watch the former because I didn't find the whole "da streets" rebel punk "just be urself bro" atmosphere interesting, and I have even less interest now that I see people claiming that it puts emphasis on social media and also idealizes divorced single mothers and the like (I also found it ridiculous how there was a character obsessed with westoid capeshit). I had the same feeling when I first saw it but surprisingly its been growing on me and the visuals are nice if a bit plain. What the hell is wrong with divorced single mothers? Anyway yeah the V tuber avatar is fucking dogshit.

>>967 >What the hell is wrong with divorced single mothers? A thorough explanation would be breaking rule 9

I brushed off Girls Band Cry because the title is emo sounding and I hate 3D. Maybe I was wrong? >>968 I'm not gonna say anymore for fear of derailing the thread but its hilarious how pol people pick on the most random groups to hate on lol what next? mathematicians, garbage collectors, waiters, bald people? You gonna throw a hissy fit next time an anime has an ice cream man or a clown?

>>969 The main girl is melodramatic so depends if youd like that or not but your reason sounds like you wouldnt. The 3D is pretty decently animated because unlike most 3D anime they used a higher frame rate. Only a few things look weird now and then. They already are afraid of clowns which is why they always complain about anything colorful because it triggers them.

>>969 Let's put it this way, using a less rule 9 reason. Love and marriage are important, and divorce shouldn't be idealized or shown to be normal. It unfortunately is extremely common in the real world, but in 2D you can portray ideals without the ugliness of the 3DPD world. Though this show seemingly aims to be "relevant" and "realistic" trash so there's that. >>970 >spoiler What drugs are you even on?

>>973 >I have even less interest now that I see people claiming that it puts emphasis on social media to be fair, using twitter to promote your music, art or whatever is probably one of the few legitimate uses of social media. its better than your run of the mill attention whore. where else do you expect them to post their shit? some dead internet forum from the mid 2000s? meh. the view counter does get annoying but obsessing over it is what I would do if I was in their position. how else are they going to circumvent the studio system? im more bothered by the fact they want to be popular instead of being a successful underground act. you know like the vinny paz of indie idols minus the violent terroristic lyrics. >>973 > divorce shouldn't be idealized or shown to be normal. imagine being so poisoned by culture wars mind virus you think showing a single parent is some kind of promotional for divorce lol next time I see another anime where the main character gets isekai'd by truck-kun I'm gonna write to PM kishida complaining about the normalization and idealization of vehicle accidents

>>975 not that 名無し but send me an email if you want to discuss stuff without derailing the thread echo c29rb2xAd2FpZnUuY2x1Ygo= | base64 -d personally I just find the internet stuff boring

I've pretty much got my shows this season selected now after dropping around 5-6 that didn't appeal to me for one reason or another. Not a standout season, but it has several comfy shows which is more than enough for me. Some of the ones I like the most: - Ookami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf - Exceeding my expectations so far. Not a big fan of how it feels "budgety" compared to the original, but that's (most) 2024 adaptations for you. Still an enjoyable experience and I really like how they've given plenty of attention to Holo's cuteness. - Astro Note - I wasn't too big on this at first, but it's grown on me and the characters' interactions with each other are nice. Gets repetitive at some points ("let's find the key for *real* this time") but the plot's obviously not the main aim of the show. - Jii-san Baa-san Wakagaeru - Pretty cute show that I've liked more than I expected. Despite it being primarily about the old couple, I find myself cheering the younger two just as much. - Lv2 kara Cheat datta Moto Yuusha Kouho no Mattari Isekai Life - Really fun for being such a "generic" show, and it having Kugimiya Rie who also did the OP(!) is a must-watch in my book. - Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu (2024) - I've always liked Mushoku Tensei and this season isn't any exception. Starts off more peaceful than others but it's an important moment of the story as evident to any LN readers. >>964 It's a nice show but the MC is a pretty big turnoff for me since I'm not a big fan of wet towels. In the first episode alone he'd EHHHHH? at the sign of any female. >as far as dragging down the AniDB rating AniDB's a great site for data but the ratings and forums are inhabited by people pretending anime is some weird form of high culture and being disappointed when they find out that the majority of it isn't. I wouldn't put too much thought into that part of the site, I've always thought of it as a database first and a list site second, hence the DB in the title. >>965 >as soon as I saw people on the internet talk about it being NTR. This is an overused joke, don't give much thought to it as it has no basis. The part people are talking about has zero hints to it being NTR unless you're explicitly going into it looking for NTR; it's *far* more likely she just performed 土下座 and that fits the story more anyways since she's prideful, and performing such is a significant point of shame for one who is full of pride.

>>970 I see what you mean now. Nina is very irritating and emotional but this works because all of the main characters have strong characterization creating a strong band dynamic. I don't see why they had to turn it yuri though. It just works as a story of a jaded older musician mentoring a naive teen which would have worked fine without some of the corny rock crap and a narrower focus. Overall not a bad show and the animation is pretty good for 3D. I'd would have liked them to take this in a more mature dramatic direction but its gonna be yet another anime with a fairytale ending.

man I'm watching this season and I had to drop a few* not because they are bad, but because this one (pic) is so good it makes the others kind of pointless. 5 episodes so far and not a single bad one, hell, not even a bad scene *"Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san" and "Isekai Shikkaku" not only because they look bad by comparison, they couldn't keep the original premise for 3 episodes

>>1018 Yeah, I'm really loving this series. I'm glad it's good because the other shoujo series this season, Madougushi Dahlia wa Utsumukanai, didn't really appeal to me. I've had enough idle chatter in anime these last few seasons so I'd rather have actual progression rather than a single meaningful event in the span of five episodes like Dahlia's had. MahoAku's apparently shounen but it feels far more shoujo-esque to me so I'm going with that. At least we got Kimi ni Todoke S3 which was another good shoujo, but since Netflix is retarded that aired all at once so doesn't last me weekly.

>>978 >This is an overused joke So I just caught up on the series & it's quite literally an overused joke now since they finally put the bestiality fetishists to rest by showing her performing 土下座 rather than some dumb NTR fantasy they made up. Could always tell if somebody read the LN or not by how they approached that scene in the original anime.

>>1020 I like the dahlia one, the slow burn is how things are supposed to be. it depends on the genre but you can't have the "confrontation" before episode ~9 in a shoujo romance because the show would lose steam so to speak. it is refreshing to see villagers depicted as normal, rational people, some things come across as anachronisms but considering the setting it falls well within the suspension of disbelief

>>1023 Yeah, slow burn definitely fits shoujo more, just not really in the mood for it this season. I may give it another try here in a few weeks. The new girl in MahoAku is really, really cute. Great transformation sequence & Engrish.

>>1018 which anime is this? looks cute.

>>1032 Hero fucked demon lord for lulz or vice versa i don't remember. doesn't every appealing to me, maybe if it was hentai...

Not the best season so far but a few good shows and some with potential here and there. I liked that Shumatsu Train show or whatever its called. A bit disappointed with where it went but it turned out okay. I'm gonna call it quits for this season since I am actually going mentally insane so I should probably deal with that first.

>>1037 Don't worry insanity isn't as bad as you think. Also I figured I just don't know what to do with it, so I let the thing go on its own. No hallucinations is good enough for me.