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Gemsy-chan
Shinigami
Ep 1 of The Beginning After the End
Ep 1 of TheToo-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom
Ep 1 of To Be Hero X
Ep 1 of TheToo-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom
Ep 1 of To Be Hero X
Dragon Slayer
Titan
I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths (English Dub) Episode 10
Makina-san’s a Love Bot?! (Uncensored) Episode 1 Raunchy robot.
The Unaware Atelier Meister Episode 2 Curse.
Witch Watch Episode 1 Familiar.
Yandere Dark Elf (Uncensored) Episode 1 Obsessed.
Makina-san’s a Love Bot?! (Uncensored) Episode 1 Raunchy robot.
The Unaware Atelier Meister Episode 2 Curse.
Witch Watch Episode 1 Familiar.
Yandere Dark Elf (Uncensored) Episode 1 Obsessed.
One Piece episode 1124 Charm offensive.
To Be Hero X episode 1 Trust values.
Uma Musume: Cinderella Grey episode 1 Buzzkill.
Witch Watch episode 1 The code.
Gatchaman II episodes 25-39
Was geared up to watch Lazarus but with the apparent sub delay I think I’ll just watch it in full later down the line unless this changes.
To Be Hero X episode 1 Trust values.
Uma Musume: Cinderella Grey episode 1 Buzzkill.
Witch Watch episode 1 The code.
Gatchaman II episodes 25-39
Was geared up to watch Lazarus but with the apparent sub delay I think I’ll just watch it in full later down the line unless this changes.
Yeah, it's crazy to see this happening and I personally am more put off than most by this since the JP side is a stellar cast. And there have been quite a few interesting comments made about the acting direction and recording of Lazarus in JP, so I was looking forward to experiencing the hard work they put into it. My plan currently is to figure out if there's a Japanese service it's streaming on and just watch it there, which is becoming an increasing trend this season as shows go unlicensed.
Watanabe's stuff seems cursed with poor streaming in general. Carole & Tuesday might have been fine on Netflix, but I remember the mess that was Terror in Resonance when that was banished to some new streaming service of the month...
RadFemHedonist
Railgun
Yes, and it would be just as crummy if it was the other way around (delayed dub when the dub already exists and is widely available elsewhere - dub delays due to production turnarounds are understandable but this is a marketing decision, nothing more). I think it's an accessibility failure for services not to provide as many viewing options as possible for everyone to enjoy. And I simply don't want to watch a show with some of the best veteran seiyuu in the industry in a form I'll enjoy far less
Hopefully it will retain enough hype that I'll actually remember to go back later (I feel scammed though since I paid for Channel 4!)
R
Yep, I agree that it should have been all or nothing provided you have everything ready to go and otherwise available. This is just a silly tactic that has ultimately already turned off quite a few potential viewers, which is losing the mass market you're hoping for with such a prolific director at the helm.
I've always been happy to give a good dub a chance (and I used to love the Canadian Ocean Group dubs back in the noughties and always will) but I'd still like to be able to hear the original cast in the original language as well.
(One things about US dubs that always perplexes me is that - and this isn't about US VAs assuming 'British' accents to play British characters - we never (or very very rarely and usually for films) hear British VAs. So we're always hearing American voices which again adds a level of 'otherness' to relating to the characters. Good though many of the VAs are, I feel there's a kind of sameyness in the way certain characters are delivered to us in American, samey inflections, reactions etc. esp. when it's high school comedies/romances. So I'd love to hear, let's say, Honey Lemon Soda or Sasaki and Miyano or Shoshimin with UK actors just to find out if it delivers a different kind of feel. I'll get me coat...)
(One things about US dubs that always perplexes me is that - and this isn't about US VAs assuming 'British' accents to play British characters - we never (or very very rarely and usually for films) hear British VAs. So we're always hearing American voices which again adds a level of 'otherness' to relating to the characters. Good though many of the VAs are, I feel there's a kind of sameyness in the way certain characters are delivered to us in American, samey inflections, reactions etc. esp. when it's high school comedies/romances. So I'd love to hear, let's say, Honey Lemon Soda or Sasaki and Miyano or Shoshimin with UK actors just to find out if it delivers a different kind of feel. I'll get me coat...)
Girls with Guns
Chuunibyou
Wait, what? Was there a second season of My Happy Marriage that I didn't know about? -Looks up Series on Netflix- Holy heck yes!! My Happy Marriage is one of my Top 5 favorite anime series of the last 8-10 years, pretty much - I totally loved the first season... Instant Watch of the second season for me!
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Glad that my despair was helpful!
I watched the whole of the first season before deciding that it wasn't for me, haha.
R
Spark_Heal
Dandy Guy, in Space
Urusei Yatsura (2022) Episode 1 & 2 - This was delightful. I don’t know what it is about Ataru Moroboshi but he's like a perfect comedic lead as someone you don't mind getting stuck by lightning by his alien wife (self-proclaimed) every few days. I'm not experienced with the Urusei Yatsura franchise but I do like how so far every 10 minutes a separate story. It means they have a really high density of jokes without anything feeling dragged out. Very cute show without trying too hard.
Lucky_Deity
Death Scythe
Let's see how well I keep up with seasonal anime this season, plan to stick with all these so far.
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc (Japanese) - Episode 1
Anne Shirley (Japanese) - Episode 1
Kowloon Generic Romance (Japanese) - Episode 1
Witch Watch (Japanese) - Episode 1
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Japanese) - Episode 1
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc (Japanese) - Episode 1
Anne Shirley (Japanese) - Episode 1
Kowloon Generic Romance (Japanese) - Episode 1
Witch Watch (Japanese) - Episode 1
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Japanese) - Episode 1
Otomo
Stand User
Kuma Kuma Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear S1
All finished
8/10 until Atola appeared in the last few episodes. Then I boosted it to 10!
Very enjoyable and I can buy S2 at Easter..
Hopefully this and dead mount are reduced.
I'm trying not to pay £45 for death mount part 2.
Even I knew about S2 My Happy Marriage
All finished
8/10 until Atola appeared in the last few episodes. Then I boosted it to 10!
Very enjoyable and I can buy S2 at Easter..
Hopefully this and dead mount are reduced.
I'm trying not to pay £45 for death mount part 2.
Even I knew about S2 My Happy Marriage
Dragon Slayer
Titan
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 2 (English Dub) Episode 11
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 Episode 13
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Episode 1
Summer Pockets Episode 1
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 Episode 13
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Episode 1
Summer Pockets Episode 1
Gemsy-chan
Shinigami
Ep 1 of Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc
Witch Watch ep1: An overexcitable young witch moves in with her childhood friend (who is super-strong and descended from a clan of oni) in order to make him her familiar and reintegrate with the mundane world. She's a walking disaster with a lot of magical skill but very little common sense, so our hero has to patiently help her out of self-inflicted accidents while she single-mindedly tries to do the right thing and help others. It didn't really do anything for me but it was also not bad, so if you're less jaded by silly shounen romantic comedies there's a lot to like about Witch Watch. The jokes are often funny due to the timing and visual cues, even if you can see the punchlines coming as soon as the setup begins, and the pacing is lively. The ending sequence (which I believe is actually the opening) is also good fun.
#Compass 2.0 Animation Project ep1: I didn't 100% understand what was going on with this series but I really did try. Players join a massively popular combat game as stylised chibi avatars, which have to pair with cooler-looking established 'heroes' in the game to do battle in objective-based skirmishes as teams. Except that there aren't very many heroes available and presumably there are lots of players, given that it seems to be streamed in the streets and the lead is playing it on his phone during lectures. So what most people seem to do is mope around watching idol performances until they connect with a hero - which of course happens when a ReBoot-style incursion means that the boring lead ends up pairing with the edgiest, most unattainable hero in the game. The relentless tutorial narration from the floaty CG mascot, who looked like a rip-off of Drossel from Fireball, started grating very quickly. The other costume designs are loopy though (I liked the black-and-green guy) and the real draw is probably the voice cast. Definitely not the strongest esports-themed anime out there; it's a bit like Belle except without the music or characters, and with a strangely incoherent approach to explaining how everything works. There was apparently an earlier anime which I never noticed so perhaps I'd get more out of this if I'd seen that (or played the original game).
Maebashi Witches ep1: Why are there so many witches this season? A bubbly girl is recruited into a group of witches because they needed more magical power and their creepy Madoka Magica-style mascot/organiser correctly calculated that a friendly person might be more beneficial than another highly strung diva. That diva is annoyed when the newcomer actually turns out to be useful, and the group is whisked away to create a flower shop (why is it always a flower shop?) which doubles up as a location for them to help strangers solve problems in order to earn witch points and make all of their dreams come true. There are strong hints that a lot has been left unsaid, but the main conflict of the first episode is with the grumpiest of the other witches and she's a completely pain in the neck. Visually the episode was doing quite well at first with its lovely designs in pretty jewel tones, but then the dance number started and it became yet another soulless CG idol sequence where nobody moved like real people. All of the magic just vanished at that point. Argh.
Classic★Stars ep1: I have to give this series credit for making both my partner and I laugh out loud in the very first second of the first episode. Also, a musician insulting someone by calling their punches 'pianissimo' is the line of the season. Anyway, a down and out young boxer is gaslit and coerced into attending an ostentatious school where he's forced to join up with a bunch of crazy guys and their crazy teacher, who has named them all after famous composers and wants them to perform. Boxer guy is pressured to join the others even though all he actually wants is to go back to boxing, so a musical showdown takes place which reveals that he's actually surprisingly talented (and an earlier scene had showed him really enjoying a conspicuously similar kind of classical visual kei at a live house). However, he still just wants to leave. It's like Hypnosis Mic with a different theme and smaller cast; I like that it doesn't take itself seriously, but the combination of cheap-looking 2D animation and clunky 3D CG really doesn't make for a good visual experience. The music is quite good though, because classics are classics for a reason and they still stand up with modern beats, raps and rock elements thrown into the mix. I might just listen to the songs and skip the rest of the show.
R
#Compass 2.0 Animation Project ep1: I didn't 100% understand what was going on with this series but I really did try. Players join a massively popular combat game as stylised chibi avatars, which have to pair with cooler-looking established 'heroes' in the game to do battle in objective-based skirmishes as teams. Except that there aren't very many heroes available and presumably there are lots of players, given that it seems to be streamed in the streets and the lead is playing it on his phone during lectures. So what most people seem to do is mope around watching idol performances until they connect with a hero - which of course happens when a ReBoot-style incursion means that the boring lead ends up pairing with the edgiest, most unattainable hero in the game. The relentless tutorial narration from the floaty CG mascot, who looked like a rip-off of Drossel from Fireball, started grating very quickly. The other costume designs are loopy though (I liked the black-and-green guy) and the real draw is probably the voice cast. Definitely not the strongest esports-themed anime out there; it's a bit like Belle except without the music or characters, and with a strangely incoherent approach to explaining how everything works. There was apparently an earlier anime which I never noticed so perhaps I'd get more out of this if I'd seen that (or played the original game).
Maebashi Witches ep1: Why are there so many witches this season? A bubbly girl is recruited into a group of witches because they needed more magical power and their creepy Madoka Magica-style mascot/organiser correctly calculated that a friendly person might be more beneficial than another highly strung diva. That diva is annoyed when the newcomer actually turns out to be useful, and the group is whisked away to create a flower shop (why is it always a flower shop?) which doubles up as a location for them to help strangers solve problems in order to earn witch points and make all of their dreams come true. There are strong hints that a lot has been left unsaid, but the main conflict of the first episode is with the grumpiest of the other witches and she's a completely pain in the neck. Visually the episode was doing quite well at first with its lovely designs in pretty jewel tones, but then the dance number started and it became yet another soulless CG idol sequence where nobody moved like real people. All of the magic just vanished at that point. Argh.
Classic★Stars ep1: I have to give this series credit for making both my partner and I laugh out loud in the very first second of the first episode. Also, a musician insulting someone by calling their punches 'pianissimo' is the line of the season. Anyway, a down and out young boxer is gaslit and coerced into attending an ostentatious school where he's forced to join up with a bunch of crazy guys and their crazy teacher, who has named them all after famous composers and wants them to perform. Boxer guy is pressured to join the others even though all he actually wants is to go back to boxing, so a musical showdown takes place which reveals that he's actually surprisingly talented (and an earlier scene had showed him really enjoying a conspicuously similar kind of classical visual kei at a live house). However, he still just wants to leave. It's like Hypnosis Mic with a different theme and smaller cast; I like that it doesn't take itself seriously, but the combination of cheap-looking 2D animation and clunky 3D CG really doesn't make for a good visual experience. The music is quite good though, because classics are classics for a reason and they still stand up with modern beats, raps and rock elements thrown into the mix. I might just listen to the songs and skip the rest of the show.
R