The way the supernatural elements are being handled strongly reminds me of Ikuhara's works, and he's never felt the need to explain that shit. If WEP is pulling from his works as much as it feels like, I wouldn't expect any sort of 'it was all a dream' twist

Personal theory: You'll note that Ai and Koito both have love-themed names. This makes me suspect that Ai and Koito had feelings for each other. Koito was bullied not for befriending Ai, but for being a lesbian

This anime would continue to be amazing even if it doesn’t explain everything. The “see no evils” kinda gave away the fact that the girls in the alternate reality were bullied (hence why they don’t go after Ai). It’s interesting that it’s not the people doing the bullying, but the ones that ignore it that cause the most harm. I’m sure Koito was being bullied (for unknown reasons at this point) and Ai just turned the other way. This world might be her way of breaking out of that she’ll of going with the group to not stick out.

Overall, amazing episode, I’m looking forward to more

https://youtu.be/FKphvRlWXGM

Praying for this to end up being yuri. Since they didn't announce it as yuri, I don't have high hopes.

More info: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/.168442

Yeah, it sure looks like it should be yuri, but PA Works has a long history of making anime with primarily female casts that don't go there. But yuri is big these days, so, not impossible

Hylarn posted:

More info: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/.168442

Yeah, it sure looks like it should be yuri, but PA Works has a long history of making anime with primarily female casts that don't go there. But yuri is big these days, so, not impossible

What's that Nettaigyo wa Yuki ni Kogareru with serial number filed off?

The new Aikatsu show still feels like a bizarre concept. At least it looks better than most 3D-2D projects.

Episode one was not great tbh:
Besides the fact that they have idol personas kinda like Vtubers, it starts the same way as the OG but a bit more rushed. The top idol girl retires the next day and her manager scouts a replacement immediately without announcing anything? New MC-chan gets a Digimon and just beats the 2nd best girl no problem. A bit of a Mary sue problem? I hope not.
No one realized it's a new girl in the top idol body somehow but they're going to explore that later by the looks of it. The original top idol will show up later with a new avatar so I guess it's a set up for S1 plot?

The visuals are decent, music is good imo. I don't have much to say, not a great first episode but I'll keep watching in case it's good later.
The Yuri? Nothing but there was a bit of hand holding.

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More info: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/.168442

Yeah, it sure looks like it should be yuri, but PA Works has a long history of making anime with primarily female casts that don't go there. But yuri is big these days, so, not impossible

Ah yes, two car, good times.

Mushoku Tensei is soooooooooo good.
It's the book series that established the basic concepts of the isekai genre, you know? Everything made later took its premises from there. The anime adaptation is very well done, it looks real pretty.

And I'm having a blast reading the hysterical reviews of prudes and prigs who can't stand the idea of a 40-something otaku guy reincarnating as a newborn baby who then pervs on his new mother's boobs and steals her used panties. XDDDDDDDDD

The trailer looked amazing, but I do have one problem... not with the pervert part but the young looking part, you see, I really really don't like shotas in anime, not the cute type, annoying type or serious ones, I just go "uughhh" so I would like to watch it but sadly I can't just skip everything until her turns older, right? thats how it is for me... so F

Anyway! I just saw Non non biyori s03 ep02, Hotaru is so cuteee hahaha

It's the book series that established the basic concepts of the isekai genre, you know? Everything made later took its premises from there.

That's only kinda true? While plenty of later works did clearly pull from it, isekai as a genre was already established at the time. Youjo Senki, Log Horizon, and Isekai Cheat Magician, among others, all predate Mushoku Tensei

Personally, I didn't find it to have enough of a hook to keep watching

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An anime that's going to exist and you can't do anything to stop it https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-18/fairy-ranmaru-~anata-no-kokoro-o-tasukeshimasu~-anime-1st-video-reveals-cast-staff-opening-song/.168522

Now for GOOD NEWS Blue Period is getting an anime!!!!! One of the best works I've read in my short life! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-18/the-blue-period-art-manga-gets-tv-anime-this-year/.168544 is about art students

People seemed lukewarm about the first episode of Gekidol, but after three episodes I'm enjoying it. It's technically not about idols but about a theater troupe that incorporates songs and dances into its plays. I'll probably still need to skip parts of the performances, though. That stuff gives me anxiety.

There are already a bunch of things I'm curious about and there is potential for yuri. Although I feel bad for the main character's classmate, she very obviously has a crush on her but she'll have to stay on the sidelines.

Girl's Frontline is getting an anime! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-22/girls-frontline-game-gets-2021-animation-by-warner-bros-japan/.168674 but now is up to the higher forces of the universe to know if the "self insert" is girl or generic kirito guy

Girl's Frontline is getting an anime! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-22/girls-frontline-game-gets-2021-animation-by-warner-bros-japan/.168674 but now is up to the higher forces of the universe to know if the "self insert" is girl or generic kirito guy

If LL did anything, it showed us what kind of self insert is clearly superior.

I've been watching A Place Further than the Universe and while I'm usually not a fan of CGDCT shows I am loving this! Shirase, Mari and Hinata are really well written characters with wonderful dynamics all around.

SF posted:

I've been watching A Place Further than the Universe and while I'm usually not a fan of CGDCT shows I am loving this! Shirase, Mari and Hinata are really well written characters with wonderful dynamics all around.

Well, maybe because it's not CGDCT (or so I heard).

^Its not, in any way, imo. Just because the main cast are all girls and its not action doesn't make it cgdct.
I will agree its amazing - and makes most people cry.

BUT the girls are cute, that much is clear... I would put it on the drama/slice of life category

BUT the girls are cute, that much is clear... I would put it on the drama/slice of life category

It is not really SoL either, it has a quite clear linear plot with an emotional payback at the end. Drama and coming of age story is how I would put it.

A Place Further Than The Universe really just ended with three 10/10 episodes in a row huh....

It's the book series that established the basic concepts of the isekai genre, you know? Everything made later took its premises from there.

That's only kinda true? While plenty of later works did clearly pull from it, isekai as a genre was already established at the time. Youjo Senki, Log Horizon, and Isekai Cheat Magician, among others, all predate Mushoku Tensei

Personally, I didn't find it to have enough of a hook to keep watching

Isekai as a story archetype existed more than a century before the Japanese coined a term for it and we got our modern boom and codification of the genre. Stuff like Buck Rogers, Forbidden Planet or even old Jules Vern stories like Journey to the Center of the Earth are at their hearts isekai although the nature of the Other World and the means to get there were reflections of those times.

Even the whole trapped in a virtual world sub genre goes way back to the early 80s with the cult classic, Tron.

One sub genre that I believe was uniquely Japanese in origin is the reincarnation isekai. That brings up an interesting question. What was the first reincarnation isekai?

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Well, Gekidol is definitely yuri now. Also: very strange

Well, Gekidol is definitely yuri now. Also: very strange

Yeah, that surprised me. At the moment though, they clearly aren't on the same page and they aren't ready to be together. Hopefully the show will gradually let them find each other.

This anime has a lot going on in it, in any case.

No sign of budget running out yet with Wonder Eggses. Nice Houseki no Kuni style 3D moments in today's episode.

Girl's Frontline is getting an anime! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-22/girls-frontline-game-gets-2021-animation-by-warner-bros-japan/.168674 but now is up to the higher forces of the universe to know if the "self insert" is girl or generic kirito guy

Will be 50/50 atleast since in the manga the commander is a woman and takes active roles in the plot.

Also and can't say i am surprised about the reactions to "some" of the "fanbase" for the game because one person said yuri on Twitter lol