No.9110
Season seems to be better than the last one already.
The samurai vs demon anime had a good first episode, Kowloon had a good first episode (and nice atmosphere and backgrounds), even the girl band anime started off decently and Yaiba has top tier animation so I am even willing to tolerate the bratty MC for now.
Anyway, most anime get worse later but at least there are a few that had good first episodes at least. And Moonrise, Mononoke Kougiroku, Gundam and LAZARUS have yet to air. Lazarus starts today (for me) albeit it seems like it will just be the dub version so I will probably wait.
Your Forma is the only series I am indifferent about so far. Decent production but episode 1 was quite generic. Might be cool if they come up with interesting ways of implementing the diving but I will see.
Also, not anime but I marathoned Common Side Effects last week. Great cartoon. Wish that Scavengers Reign from the same team would also get another season.
>>9106Apollon is great. IIRC there was only one character I didn't like but everything else was pretty good. Underrated anime.
No.9119
>>9118I am! I'm genuinely excited for it, had been following all the trailers and everything about it since the original concept video (I'm a sucker for pretty animation). The CG style doesn't bother me (it mixes several styles) and thus far the premise sounds interesting. Haven't been invested in an anime original in years so I'm hopeful for this
No.9124
>>9119I liked it quite much. No idea if it will have any gay pandering (maybe the villain?) but that aside it feels like a mix between Tiger and Bunny and Arcane (though the latter is mainly because of the CGI art style). Maybe Loser Ranger too. Actually my surprise of the season and the premise is actually interesting. I wish more series had premises that don't feel like they're overused or bland as hell. Though I was happy going in almost blind. I just saw the trailer, thought "pretty" and downloaded it. Think that's the way to watch it.
No.9127
>>9118Yeah! I got reminded of it during AF2025 and had it on my list for this season. Looks really good (love the 2d especially), and the premise is right up my alley. I feel like the pacing was admittedly really fast imo considering how much happens but it was still super enjoyable so I'll definitely be keeping up with it.
>>9124>T&B/Arcane visuals/Loser RangerPretty apt comparisons. Ling and human D could even be twins, kek.
No.9192
I started Cinderella gray and it made me think about how Uma musume appeals to me even though I don't normally go for a franchise like this that's girl-focused. I guess it just registers as a sports anime to me moreso than waifubait and I like sports anime.
No.9221
>>9219There is a trailer where he's fighting
Nice who looks kinda evil in there. Not sure if it's a trailer-only animation that takes place in the past and showing the real Nice or if it's actual footage from the future. I feel like fake Nice's wish will bite him in the ass soon. There is a reason for why Nice killed himself and they said in episode 1 that he will eventually get to the same point. He's already changing. I think we will se a glimpse of his future development in the forth episode and then see him coming back as a new, changed, person when he eventually appears again. No.9222
>>9219Fujos are fast. Also someone pointed out that the villain (guy that looks like Waver) has rainbow magnets attached to his fridge so some wonder if he might be gay as well lel
I hope King Destruction will eventually return he is cool.
No.9289
>>9218>overly emotional yandere homo interrupting a het wedding ceremony This is like, all my favourite things in one guy, I'm a bit shocked.
No matter what happens I will watch it to the end. Not that it's gonna be hard with how good it is, script and art and all.
No.9346
>>9313This is one of my favorite spring anime as well. Very interesting, great backgrounds and setting and adult romances are so much more tolerable than teen crushes and harems.
>>9289I really hope Wreck returns because I heavily dig these types of characters and holy shit, yanhomos are so fucking rare. It makes me wonder how he original Nice felt about him, considering that he
had no interest in Moon (unlike MC who adored her). I wouldn't wonder if the forced fake relationship and the following lack of contact to Wreck was part of the reason for why he killed himself. Also, best friends/lovers(?) desiring to be heroes, but being forced to pretend to be enemies? Sign me in!
Also curious about evil Waver. I can't wait for the next episode.
No.9350
>>9346I do think Wreck will return because Nice's suicide is definitely one of the major mysteries of the show.
>"you will face a choice one day too">"why did Nice kill himself?"*3. It was also extremely shocking to watch. His signature pose and smile above the void will haunt me for months. What a way to open a show.
I'm glad for it too because an inferior show would absolutely have not cared and just used his suicide for what it is: a perfect set up for a zero to hero storyline. But I'm glad the show cares and that the frenetic workaholic wageslave energy of every character is counterbalanced by the shadow of Nice's suicide.
No.9375
>>9370What I watch and enjoy a lot:
>To be Hero X Even has a surprise gay guy and it's incredibly well animated and engaging
>Kowloon Generic Romance IMO likeable, adult MCs, fascinating setting and an intriguing mystery
>Kijin GentoushouFirst two episodes are surprisingly well written, I love the period setting, MC is decent and kinda hot and I am looking forward to his journey through different eras
>Loser Ranger Red is just hot
>Gundam Looks great, nice action and I really like Char, Challia and the art style
Other series I watch are:
>Moonrise Unsure how it will turn out but it's an IMO decent action sci-fi so far (ep. 7)
>LAZARUSI admit I don't like it so far, despite adoring Watanabe's other anime. Will probably watch it till the end out of sheer curiosity about Skinner's true intentions, but I really hope it gets better. The fact that I have just finished Common Side Effects, another cartoon about a magical drug, worsens my impression because CSE was fantastic IMO.
No.9380
>>9370So far I've picked up Gundam (of course) and To be Hero X. I'm downloading Kowloon Generic Romance Right now.
I've also binge watched Moonrise but I wouldn't really recommend. It's the kind of show that feels nice while you watch because high production value and some impeccable crew dynamic, but the more things you understand the more you hate earthian protags (Jack and Rhys in particular), the more stupid the plot looks, and the more good boys are done dirty. Also fuck the protag, genuinely. What a garbage human being.
It also has some questionable script, timeline, and direction. Even if you chuck the stupid action scene flashforward at the beginning to Netflix's influence, at some point a guy dies but the camera never shows his face so you're left wondering who died for a whole episode, trying to see who's not there among the crew but of course failing too because there are like 10 named characters in that crew and he was the blandest, more unremarkable of them all.
No.9384
>>9370>Witch WatchFunnier than I expected and has a really nice opening, no homo though.
>LazurasIts okay, basically just wild choreography in random backgrounds atp.
>Sword of the Demon HunterIt's just okay, kind of generic.
>gQuuuuuuuuuuukI liked the first episode, though the Gundam fanatic I was watching it with felt it was too derivative for their mood rn.
>Intergalactic EmpireIt's retarded, that's why I'm watching it.
>Apocalypse HotelThe first episode was quite cute, no homp though.
>Anne ShirleyThis show is making me remember how I was as a kid and it's a bit upsetting.
>Kanpeki Sugite KawaigeIts a run of the mill "kicked out" story, but I read it a while ago and figured I might as well watch the show.
I'm going to probably pick up To be Hero X because of what I've seen here and From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman because I've seen more than a few yume/fujo fanart accounts and I want to see what they see in it.
No.9393
>>9350>an inferior show would absolutely have not cared and just used his suicide for what it is: a perfect set up for a zero to hero storylineThis. I noticed the quality of the show multiple times. Another big surprise was when Moon chose to go. Despite that she was the fake gf of MC/Nice, despite that MC was nice to her and built her that swing she didn't fall on love or realised that the new Nice was the real deal. No. She did what she said she would do. She got freed and left.
I cannot imagine any modern anime to pull that off. It's already hard enough to find female characters that aren't accessories of the MCs, impossible to imagine this specific situation ending this way and not being used as the excuse to make MC get together with his idol and Moon fall in love with Nice after all because this is the new, nicer Nice.
No.9394
>>9380The direction confuses me as well. I like non-chronological storytelling (Boogiepop series, specially Phantom, Haruhi s1 etc.) but here it felt random and made no sense. It wasn't conveying mysteries, it was just weird and there were like three or four points in time it was switching back and forth from, sometimes even killing the climax by doing so. Like when it switched to an energetic action sequenced after a tragic scene, then to the far past, then finally went back to the aftermath of said tragic event at which time you were already busy wondering about the context for the action scene.
It certainly has some cool ideas and I didn't reach the point where I get mad at the MCs yet but it's sad that they didn't do something better with it.
Pic not related, I just really like Knuckleduster from the MHA spin-off (I didn't even watch the main series, but I like this spin-off so far).
No.9399
>>9393>I cannot imagine any modern anime to pull that off.Can't blame you. Modern anime is more concerned with getting the MC his dream gf(s), even if that's a slave waifu bought at the isekai market. So accepting the life choices of a love interest don't have room for your ass and letting go of someone you love? Ridiculous. Love is when you own someone and control them. In the first place these characters can't make choices for themselves anyways, they're slaves, problem resolved. So yeah where emotional intelligence and empathy for your loved one are concerned we're at rock bottom, and we couldn't hope to reach highter places if we tried. Only wish fulfillment matters. Not that that's necessarily bad, we all need treats, but anime is 90% self indugent garbage for moids nowadays, and the entire culture is catering to it, eating itself, vomiting, repeat, to the point we find characters like Moon and LingNice extraordinary.
No.9407
>>9399This is what it is and why more and more old fans abandon anime or watch less, despite that the medium itself is gaining traction.
There are still always gems to be found in every season, but most anime aren't stories anymore, they're products to consume. The way an addict consumes alcohol. The context and surroundings do not matter, not even the taste matters, the only thing that does is that the person gets drunk because they want to be.
It's like this with most modern anime. Romances barely even have drama anymore because the men watching it don't want drama or any sort of conflict or story. They want a simulation. Just a MC meeting his waifus and becoming the subject of their adoration. Drama and twists would be nothing but a disturbance, so series avoid them. And I cannot watch that shit. I liked men-targeted romances in the past. Like many of the drama romance VNs. But they had stories to tell and problems to resolve.
No.9411
>another one of those threads
"Anime is stupid and bad" has been the nonstop main topic for years now. Guess it's the sad part about /a/ being gone, there arent many places to have a seasonal thread that isn't either reddit tier or "ANIME… BAD"
No.9416
>>9411Last shows I've watched have been great, really liked Classicaloid and Golden Kamuy.
This isn't a seasonal thread though just anime in general. I can never keep up with stuff while it's still airing since I tend to forget it or find the weekly release schedule isn't as enjoyable as watching at my own pace. NU anime isn't all bad, but it takes me a few years to get to the shows I find interesting.
No.9435
>>9411Sorry you find your strawman of my opinion not to be very original.
>>9408>his guy is a isekai loser protagonist?! Kek no he's not I'm just using the isekai slave waifu as an example of what the trend for current day love interest is in anime. The MC of To Be Hero X is a regular modern day guy who worked in hero marketing and is forced to impersonate a hero who's the embodiment of perfection. So of course he gets his girlfriend too, which triggers one of the most interesting episode I've seen in a while. So please don't drop it because of my stupid post.
>>9407I mostly agree, but then again it also depends of what constitutes "the disturbance". I remember getting love triangle burnout 10 years ago. When the conflict is just heroine 1 getting in the way of heroine 2 instead of both having their self contained conflict with the MC to overcome it gets real old real fast.
No.9438
>>9411I didn't mean to imply that. I just complained about certain trends. There are still (and there will always be) good seasonal anime out there. It's just the majority that is bad and honestly most female characters are really bad since they're written as wishfulfillment, even/especially in girl-only shows.
Right now I do enjoy Kowloon, Kijin Gentoushou, Ranger Reject and the new Gundam a lot. Still, the women=love interest/perfect housewife trope kills my interest in a lot of series. Even most battle shounen can't depict women as anything but MC's fangirls that beg him to marry them and become his devote wives. It's especially stupid if you aren't very girly yourself because it makes female character unrelatable but they have to be girly, motherly and lovely to not scare the otaku away.
Speaking about it, even if you don't count TbH X the four anime I mentioned have good female MCs and side characters.
No.9483
>>9442Thanks for mentioning this, I would have ignored this, assuming it was just another CGDCT show in a pseudo-apocalyptic setting but it's actually intriguing and kinda creative.
Door opening addict is the best bot.
No.9484
>>8179I started this and I've been enjoying a lot, unfortunately the teen protagonist is the guy I'd least like Mori to end up with. Both Franken and the teacher are much better imo.
No.9486
>>9484Based. I want Franken to win the vampirebowl.
No.9490
>>9484I am not following it but the bland MC was one of the reasons for why abstained from it. I wish manga and anime would stop making the MCs the blandest members of the cast.
No.9504
>>9500I find it a bit violent.
No.9513
>>4513shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu
i've been trying to watch more josei anime
shin is a cute
No.9516
>>9513Good. When I started watching this I got so hooked that I binged it which I don't usually do. It also gave me a fascination with rakugo.
No.9569
I'm watching Black Butler right now. I just watched the Public School arc and started the new season. I assume this one will be just as short? I'm not watching anything else at the same time, I'm hesitating between starting Bravern, Sk8 the infinity and Bucchigiri for this weekend, and I'm only really looking forward to the third season of JJK later. There are other anime I could watch as well but they're longer so I keep them in mind for later.
No.9588
>>9584I totally forgot to start Kowloon Generic Romance even though I was looking forward to it, thanks for reminding me of it.
No.9590
Watching Basilisk and it looks so polished for its age. Can't comprehend the downfall of GONZO - how do you go from animation excellence to slideshows done on a shoestring budget? What a waste.
>>9086>skipped the whole rescue missionWhy do modern anime viewers do this?
>>9089I agree. It's just another self-insertion otome fantasy. It's ALWAYS the most popular guy in school/prince/brilliant loner detective/etc. I don't need to see it for the n-th time. There is no new ground to cover. No interesting, novel point to make.
>>9313How I wish they made an anime set in ACTUAL Hong Kong.
>>9407>And I cannot watch that shit. I liked men-targeted romances in the past. Like many of the drama romance VNs. But they had stories to tell and problems to resolve.100%. Something like Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien would never be allowed to air now. It would make people rage, nobody would support it. Angel Beats would result in Maeda's cancellation campaign.
>>9513Just a word of warning: you can't trust josei mangaka to deliver [WHOLESOME]. The voice acting was so brilliant though.
>>9569https://fujochan.org/f/res/3378.html No.9591
>>9590> Angel Beats would result in Maeda's cancellation campaign. I never thought about this from that angle but you're absolutely right. I was baffled about the outrage that time considering that his last anime did exactly what Maeda is known (and was loved) for. But it makes sense if you assume that the current viewerbase isn't used to twist of that kind anymore and so they were shocked and raged.
It's funny. Back when I got into anime around 2000 teens loved them because they were morally greyer, more daring and more provocative and shocking/surprising than the western cartoons we've gotten fed up with. Now I feel like it's moving into the opposite direction. The last few cartoons that I enjoyed were genuinely refreshing for doing things anime creators are too scared do while most anime fans are loving /a/ content now for delivering the flawless fluff wish-fulfillment they want to daydream about.
And yeah I watch a bunch of series this season too. There ARE still good anime out there, but this is still a problem.
No.9592
>>9590>>9591>Angel Beats would result in Maeda's cancellation campaign. >I was baffled about the outrage that time considering that his last anime did exactly what Maeda is known (and was loved) for.As someone that watched AB! while it aired with my school friends and never looked online for opinions about it, I'm curious about this since I can't think of a single thing to cancel Maeda/AB! for.
No.9600
>>9592Maybe AB already hints the dark stuff early enough to keep these people away but for the last anime of Maeda it was literally otaku raging because their sugary fluff comedy turned into drama at the end. Something they should have expected from Maeda if they ever watched his shows as they were airing. You can also tell by the engagement nowadays that everything just remotely serious is getting ignored by everybody but a little group of mostly older fags unless it happens to be one of the shounen that go mainstream. The most common complaints I see anons posting is them being afraid of any sort of future drama. Everything is supposed to be just a happy sim.
I would LOVE to see how a series like School Days would fare today. Must be fun.