Your anime viewing journal
- Thread starter Miaka-chan
- Start date
adamclark83
Student Council President
Last night on Blu-ray:
- The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: Episodes 1-2
- The Executioner And Her Way Of Life: Episodes 1-2.
Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
Ep 3-9 of Natsume's Book of Friends Season 7
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict episode 402 Protect and grow.
Blue Exorcist -Beyond the Snow Saga- episode 10 Inner conflict.
Blue Lock Vs. U-20 Japan episode 34 Chemical reaction.
Demon Lord Retry! R episode 11 Playing with fire.
Detective Conan episode 1144 Explosive threat.
Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season episode 23 Hitting hard.
Ranma 1/2 (2024) episode 10 The taste of Shampoo.
Caligula episodes 7-12 (Complete. I came into this aware that it didn’t have the best reputation and I concur with comments about it being a rushed adaptation of its source material, with an underwhelming finale to boot.) 2.5/5
Capeta episodes 1-15
Blue Exorcist -Beyond the Snow Saga- episode 10 Inner conflict.
Blue Lock Vs. U-20 Japan episode 34 Chemical reaction.
Demon Lord Retry! R episode 11 Playing with fire.
Detective Conan episode 1144 Explosive threat.
Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season episode 23 Hitting hard.
Ranma 1/2 (2024) episode 10 The taste of Shampoo.
Caligula episodes 7-12 (Complete. I came into this aware that it didn’t have the best reputation and I concur with comments about it being a rushed adaptation of its source material, with an underwhelming finale to boot.) 2.5/5
Capeta episodes 1-15
RadFemHedonist
Mad Scientist
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Episodes 1-2 (English dubbed) - With Friend C, this is off to a strong start, really interested to see where it goes, a lot of shirtless guys lol, neat to have Mari Okada writing Gundam and Tatsuyuki Nagai directing it! 
Last edited by a moderator:
RonJB
Vampire Ninja
Need something fluffy to take my mind off the impending Christmas concert yesterday, so a rewatch of Hakumei and Mokichi. so relaxing, and I survived the performance. Now halfway through the first season of My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!. It's fun but fairly predictable. I do love how she is so oblivious to all the boys (and girls) falling in love with her. That's normally a teenage boy in these things.
It struck me that we can't be too far away from the scenario where, around episode six, the main character finds out that all the other characters were also otaku in a previous life who had played a version of the game the current world is based on, in which their character comes to a bad end, and they are all trying to change the story so they survive.
It struck me that we can't be too far away from the scenario where, around episode six, the main character finds out that all the other characters were also otaku in a previous life who had played a version of the game the current world is based on, in which their character comes to a bad end, and they are all trying to change the story so they survive.
D1tchd1gger
Shrine Maiden
Finishing up some Winter shows.
The Witch and the Beast (dub) eps 10-12 (complete)
The Undead Unwanted Adventurer eps 8-12 (complete)
Both decent fantasy shows with some interesting plot points. Art and animation wise TW&TB was definitely the better one.
Both 7/10
The Witch and the Beast (dub) eps 10-12 (complete)
The Undead Unwanted Adventurer eps 8-12 (complete)
Both decent fantasy shows with some interesting plot points. Art and animation wise TW&TB was definitely the better one.
Both 7/10
Dragon Slayer
The Wildcard
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War (English Dub) Episode 32
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World 2nd Season Episode 10
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 36
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Episode 22
The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest Episode 10
You Are Ms. Servant Episode 10
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World 2nd Season Episode 10
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 36
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Episode 22
The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest Episode 10
You Are Ms. Servant Episode 10
Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
Eps 1-12 of As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll use my Appraisal Skill to Raise in the World
adamclark83
Student Council President
Last night on Blu-ray:
- The Executioner And Her Way Of Life: Episodes 3 and 4
- The Executioner And Her Way Of Life: Episodes 3 and 4
Orgun
Dragon Knight
I'm interested to see what you think of Capeta, I watched it in 2017 and while I thought the show had some nice character moments and was accurate in its depiction of karting I had real problems with its pacing.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Episodes 1-2 (English dubbed) - This is off to a strong start, really interested to see where it goes, a lot of shirtless guys lol, neat to have Mari Okada writing Gundam and Tatsuyuki Nagai directing it!
I enjoyed IBO a lot and it was a breath of fresh air for TV Gundam after AGE and Reconguista in G.
Girls with Guns
Chuunibyou
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Episodes 1-2 (English dubbed) - This is off to a strong start, really interested to see where it goes, a lot of shirtless guys lol, neat to have Mari Okada writing Gundam and Tatsuyuki Nagai directing it!
Even myself, who is not a Gundam fan whatsoever, actually enjoyed IBO and and ended up buying the big Limited Editon Season 1 set that Funimation put out back in 2017 - although I gave the Gundam model to a forum friend and threw away all the bulky packaging, and later added the two Season 2 Blu-rays to fill the chipboard box.
Iron Blooded Orphans Limited Edition Box Set
Completed Iron Blooded Orphans Box
Last edited:
ayase
State Alchemist
Gosick: Episodes 7-14 - Sympathy for the Grevil
Some good episodes here, some less good. I generally like the direction Gosick is taking, I like the way new characters are being introduced into the mix (I like Avril, it feels like she's added a bit of missing spice) and familiar ones are gradually accumulating depth. I like the atmosphere and the feel of it, at its best Gosick is reminding me of nothing so much as a slightly darker twist on Hergé's Adventures of Tintin, with Kujō and Victorique being drawn into a succession of mysteries and conspiracies in inter-war Europe with a hint of the paranormal hanging over everything. Grevil would absolutely not seem out of place alongside the Thompson twins either (the detectives, not the band, though his haircut might suggest otherwise). All Avril needs is a bottle of rum.
Let's not go to Saillune/Sayrune/Seyrun/Seirūn(?) it is a silly place.
The ending to the S...wherever arc however seemed rushed to the point of feeling a bit ridiculous. "We're going to prove my mother's innocence! I know who the real murderer is, but I don't know how to prove it." "Wow, a major milestone your story arc has been building up to Victorique, surely this will be your most difficult challenge yet?" "Nah, not really, you're going to put on a spooky mask and scare the real murderer into immediately confessing in the next scene, then I'm going to monologue about how she did it since we used up too much time on the case of some people who wanted to steal a jug, or something." It felt like a fairly major cop-out after setting up what seemed like such a promising plot thread. Things have improved in the episodes since, but it did make me reconsider how I felt about the show's previously very good pacing. The purple dress Victorique era seems off to a good start though, it feels like there's a deeper and more involved mystery going on here.
Avril, you look disturbingly enthused about religiously motivated genocide. Avril no, particularly not in this time period, pls.
I'm not sure how to feel about Kujō and Victorique's characters and relationship at the moment. Victorique's attitude towards Kujo often has me wishing he would grow a spine, particularly since I'm privy to his memories where it's shown his father was obviously verbally and physically abusive, which makes me annoyed at Victorique on his behalf for continuing to abuse someone who's been abused his whole life. You don't know how hard I was willing him to just sit down and eat that cake in front of her, at least someone did. But then Victorique will get upset and berate herself privately for being such a social reject (which is not her fault either) presuming of course that Grevil doesn't get in first and I feel bad for her as well. The expectations, judgement and legacy of their parents seems to be a major theme for both of them (and to a certain degree for Grevil as well) which probably makes the behaviour of all of them understandable, even if it's often not particularly likeable. I guess the fact that I'm feeling for the characters is still a good thing, I'd just like to see them open up to and gain a bit more understanding of one another (the stand-alone episode 11 was good from this point of view). While it's obvious they care about each other it's not always obvious why because it kinda feels like the audience know the characters better than they know each other.
Some good episodes here, some less good. I generally like the direction Gosick is taking, I like the way new characters are being introduced into the mix (I like Avril, it feels like she's added a bit of missing spice) and familiar ones are gradually accumulating depth. I like the atmosphere and the feel of it, at its best Gosick is reminding me of nothing so much as a slightly darker twist on Hergé's Adventures of Tintin, with Kujō and Victorique being drawn into a succession of mysteries and conspiracies in inter-war Europe with a hint of the paranormal hanging over everything. Grevil would absolutely not seem out of place alongside the Thompson twins either (the detectives, not the band, though his haircut might suggest otherwise). All Avril needs is a bottle of rum.
Let's not go to Saillune/Sayrune/Seyrun/Seirūn(?) it is a silly place.
The ending to the S...wherever arc however seemed rushed to the point of feeling a bit ridiculous. "We're going to prove my mother's innocence! I know who the real murderer is, but I don't know how to prove it." "Wow, a major milestone your story arc has been building up to Victorique, surely this will be your most difficult challenge yet?" "Nah, not really, you're going to put on a spooky mask and scare the real murderer into immediately confessing in the next scene, then I'm going to monologue about how she did it since we used up too much time on the case of some people who wanted to steal a jug, or something." It felt like a fairly major cop-out after setting up what seemed like such a promising plot thread. Things have improved in the episodes since, but it did make me reconsider how I felt about the show's previously very good pacing. The purple dress Victorique era seems off to a good start though, it feels like there's a deeper and more involved mystery going on here.
Avril, you look disturbingly enthused about religiously motivated genocide. Avril no, particularly not in this time period, pls.
I'm not sure how to feel about Kujō and Victorique's characters and relationship at the moment. Victorique's attitude towards Kujo often has me wishing he would grow a spine, particularly since I'm privy to his memories where it's shown his father was obviously verbally and physically abusive, which makes me annoyed at Victorique on his behalf for continuing to abuse someone who's been abused his whole life. You don't know how hard I was willing him to just sit down and eat that cake in front of her, at least someone did. But then Victorique will get upset and berate herself privately for being such a social reject (which is not her fault either) presuming of course that Grevil doesn't get in first and I feel bad for her as well. The expectations, judgement and legacy of their parents seems to be a major theme for both of them (and to a certain degree for Grevil as well) which probably makes the behaviour of all of them understandable, even if it's often not particularly likeable. I guess the fact that I'm feeling for the characters is still a good thing, I'd just like to see them open up to and gain a bit more understanding of one another (the stand-alone episode 11 was good from this point of view). While it's obvious they care about each other it's not always obvious why because it kinda feels like the audience know the characters better than they know each other.
Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
Eps 13-18 of As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll use my Appraisal Skill to Raise in the World season 2
RadFemHedonist
Mad Scientist
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Episodes 3-4 (English dubbed) - (I watched some of this with my lovely new boyfriend 
) This is great and I'll go back to it after I finish Jem and the Holograms
) This is great and I'll go back to it after I finish Jem and the Holograms
Last edited by a moderator: