Essential What Anime are you currently watching?

[Mr. Negative]

Railgun heating up

But, as always, if you're not familiar with Index or Accelerator, you have no idea what's really going on.

edit: I really just typed about 700 words trying to explain in detail what's going on. I stopped cause I realized I'd have to type 700 more. The Index-Verse got too much going on.

 

[Copy Ninja]

Trying to catch up and finish Vinland Saga.

I just finished the episode where they're marching in English territory stuck in winter and had to go into that village and kill everyone.

This show took a turn. Not good or bad but a turn when Askeladd's backstory was revealed and prior to that when Chirstianity got involved.

It's not really about Thorfinn's revenge at the moment.

 

[Consumed]

There's something about the way the show is handled.... I can't put a finger on it. The art, music, pacing.... it's hard to describe. The show is flat out perfect for what it's about? Like you know it's not gonna appeal to everybody, but they wanted to make the show perfect for what it is. and they succeeded.

I said earlier that it's like Akagi or Saki, where it takes something you have absolutely no knowledge of (actual mahjongg for the mentioned anime, karuta here) , but the passion the characters put into the game makes you want to learn it.

The sound of a player smacking the mat to draw a card is an example of that. It's a subtle detail that you don't pay much attention to in the moment, but when you hear those loud thumps it adds to your immersion into the matches and lets you know how much the players care about Karuta without ever needing to hear them say so.

Then as a viewer you may think, what do I have in my life I'm this passionate about. Something that a lot of people would look at me crazy for being obsessed with but I don't give a damn when I'm absorbed in the moment of the activity. If you have something like that then you relate instantly. If not then you maybe admire and are inspired by them to find that thing. Either way these characters are designed to be endearing and I think that's the foundation of Chihayafuru's appeal. Same with lots of other sports anime that can convince you to care.

Imo a LOT of people who will never watch Chihayafuru would love this show. But it's a matter of exposure and preconceived bias against the genre. The romance tag doesn't do it any favors when its much more than the usual crap produced in the genre.

Haven't seen Akagi (have seen Kaiji though), but it does remind me of how the characterization in Ippo works to make you appreciate boxing regardless of how you feel about it going in. Doesn't really matter what the activity is as much as how the characters can sell that activity as aided by the animation and soundtrack of the show. I'm barely through it at this point, but I'm already thinking it has a place in my top 20 all time just b/c of how sincere it is. Maybe something stupid happens later but its great now.

 

[Peter Popoff]

Just finished all 26 episodes of demon slayer.

 

[LordDeathwatch]

Just finished all 26 episodes of demon slayer.

What's your verdict after the binge?

 

[KingDanz]

just watched one piece stampede how the fukk they going to top that movie

 

[Mr. Negative]

The sound of a player smacking the mat to draw a card is an example of that. It's a subtle detail that you don't pay much attention to in the moment, but when you hear those loud thumps it adds to your immersion into the matches and lets you know how much the players care about Karuta without ever needing to hear them say so.

Then as a viewer you may think, what do I have in my life I'm this passionate about. Something that a lot of people would look at me crazy for being obsessed with but I don't give a damn when I'm absorbed in the moment of the activity. If you have something like that then you relate instantly. If not then you maybe admire and are inspired by them to find that thing. Either way these characters are designed to be endearing and I think that's the foundation of Chihayafuru's appeal. Same with lots of other sports anime that can convince you to care.

Imo a LOT of people who will never watch Chihayafuru would love this show. But it's a matter of exposure and preconceived bias against the genre. The romance tag doesn't do it any favors when its much more than the usual crap produced in the genre.

Haven't seen Akagi (have seen Kaiji though), but it does remind me of how the characterization in Ippo works to make you appreciate boxing regardless of how you feel about it going in. Doesn't really matter what the activity is as much as how the characters can sell that activity as aided by the animation and soundtrack of the show. I'm barely through it at this point, but I'm already thinking it has a place in my top 20 all time just b/c of how sincere it is. Maybe something stupid happens later but its great now.

I binged all three seasons over a couple of weeks. No stupidity to be seen.

 

[Turk]

Today's episode of MHA was wack. This is one thing I really hate about MHA. We can have entire episodes go by where barely anything happens and the story doesn't progress. It wouldn't be so bad if this was a year round anime but it's a season anime with 24-25 episodes a year. Can't afford that shyt.

 

[42 Monks]

Today's episode of MHA was wack. This is one thing I really hate about MHA. We can have entire episodes go by where barely anything happens and the story doesn't progress. It wouldn't be so bad if this was a year round anime but it's a season anime with 24-25 episodes a year. Can't afford that shyt.

if yal ain't noticed it by now its because the story ain't going anywhere and there isn't one character interesting enough to carry a few episodes solo

gonna go ahead and say it

Black Clover >>>>>>>>>>>> MHA

 

[KingDanz]

if yal ain't noticed it by now its because the story ain't going anywhere and there isn't one character interesting enough to carry a few episodes solo

gonna go ahead and say it

Black Clover >>>>>>>>>>>> MHA

not true i read the manga, once it gets to the villian arc that won't be this season though.

League of Villians is no joke

 

[42 Monks]

not true i read the manga, once it gets to the villian arc that won't be this season though.

League of Villians is no joke

I'm talking about the manga as well

these 'villains' ain't even that villainous.

edit: yal want MHA to be legit so bad its crazy

 

[It is a mystery]

Watching megalobox before kanbari forretress. So much piff in these short anime
This show is fukking inspiring You FEEL for Joe

 

[winb83]

Black Clover >>>>>>>>>>>> MHA

Unless Black Clover makes drastic leaps in quality past where I paused at episode 85 this is false.

The only thing Black Clover does better than MHA is it maintains a constant plot escalation. MHA has an arc and builds up to the finale of it then it takes a breather. Black Clover almost never lets up once the plot gets going it's constantly escalating.

 

[42 Monks]

Unless Black Clover makes drastic leaps in quality past where I paused at episode 85 this is false.

The only thing Black Clover does better than MHA is it maintains a constant plot escalation. MHA has an arc and builds up to the fanile of it then it takes a breather. Black Clover almost never lets up once the plot gets going it's constantly escalating.

yeah. one has a story that's going somewhere and the other doesn't

 

[Ain't That Something]

if yal ain't noticed it by now its because the story ain't going anywhere and there isn't one character interesting enough to carry a few episodes solo

gonna go ahead and say it

Black Clover >>>>>>>>>>>> MHA

I hated the anime, but BC manga been on a hunnid for a mn.