Considering how hesitant people seem to be to make threads, this seems like a nice idea.

I like it.

Vlad Love is more interesting than I expected. To me there's a fine line between comedy and "random for the sake of being random" and Vlad Love handles that well.

With Urasekai I thought they rushed the pacing a little too much and that they should have retained an element of horror but at least Kozakura is cute.

>>35479
I like the old school feel it has about it.

This episode struck a chord somehow.

Re:Zero has the most bizarre presentation. Every single thing that happens is depicted in this massively grandiose fashion. Every single episode. Everything that happens is the most important fucking thing that has ever happened and all sorts of dramatic pop music starts blaring whenever someone says something vaguely emotional during a conversation. Can't they tone it down a little? It's hard to care about dramatic scenes when every other scene is dramatic.

This is a PSA to all shota: Please, be circumspect in matters of hygiene as there have been sightings of lolibaba preying upon the male youth. Thank you for your consideration.

Not surprised she has at least fujo-tendencies.

Between the last 3 episodes of Hataraku Saibou S2 they must have repeated the fact that there are good, bad, & opportunistic bacteria in the intestine at least a dozen times. Is there supposed to be some sort of joke behind that (e.g. that it's an over-taught fact in the Japanese school system, á la the role of the mitochondria in US school systems?)

Wasn't expecting such an old school expression. This week's episode was rather pensive as well, suppose the next two episode will delve into the remaining two characters' complexes and then the finale. On a side note, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Otsuka Hochu and Nakata Joji's voices in the series.

オッス

Behold, AGRICULTURE!

https://anichart.net/Spring-2021

Looking forward to anything next season? It's not like there were a lot of great animes airing this season but next season feels lackluster in comparison. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Shadows House and Super Cub but not much aside from that. Maybe the two SoLs about women's soccer and pottery, there's also what looks like a Lady Snowbloods's spiritual successor and Gokushufudo of which I've read a bit of the manga before. Also perhaps it's worth a mention but Nagatoro and Blue Reflection are also getting anime adaptations.

>>35556
In April 3 starts the third season of the best not-anime anime of the last years, Thunderbolt Fantasy, so I'm eager for that.
Besides that maybe Cestvs and not too much else.

>>35556
>not like there were a lot of great animes airing this season
I thought there were tons of good stuff this (winter 2021) season, especially if you're a fan of sol/cgdct: off my head we had yuru camp, azur lane shorts, hataraku saibou s2 (& black), non non biyori, urasekai, and uma musume s2. And two "wildcard" shows (wonder egg & vlad love); depending on where your tastes lie that's probably 4-5 watchable shows at least, which I think is not too shabby.

>>35564
I've been enjoying redo of healer myself....

>>35564
You are right, I'm actually watching at least 5-6 airing animes this season including most of what you've listed. A lot of those ended up being rather lukewarm however with the exception of NNB and Yurucamp. I suppose I was feeling a little let down when I made my post earlier, some of the animes I was watching sort of tapered off towards the end including the two wildcards you've mentioned.

>>35564
Vlad Love was awesome. It's strange and will easily go off on tangents that are hard to keep up with if you don't know what they're talking about, but that's the fun of it.

>>35569
It's enjoyable as long as you don't take it too seriously, the creators basically just did whatever they liked and that makes it great. There's a lot references and homages. My only gripe is that the first halves and the second halves were a little too contrasting and that might mislead some people.

>>35573
That episode felt like a fever dream. In fact everything from ~7+ is a vague blur except for the musical score and artwork which nonetheless take center-stage and are memorable. Maybe this is something like Finnegan's Wake where unless you're intimately familiar with all the references and tangents all you can do is sit back and watch the pretty pictures and laugh at the occasional joke.

>>35476
Hey op, do you have the artists name that draw those images?

>>35583
https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/26626706
Saucenao is your friend.

>>35583
>__original_drawn_by_you_shimizu

This was a joy to watch. Nice artstyle, beautiful music, extremely slow and calm, a melancholic vibe, really atmospheric. Even the few humour moments were good. Only the CG felt off, as usual.
It almost makes me feel sorry because I doubt next episodes could improve it too much and most of the depressing but sweet mood will probably be lost.

>>35586
Beat me to it, funny how you almost took the words right out of my mouth word for word. It's very quaint and pensive although the CG can be a bit jarring, pretty much what you've said. I do wonder what direction it will take from here on out. There were some odd moments and recycled frames but it's still a nice watch. I don't know if it's normal but I find it odd how easily she gets it considering she didn't have prior experience or license. 10,000 yen is certainly cheap for a bike but I wonder if they will explain her backstory further.

>>35579
That was easily my favorite episode, as you've mentioned it's very aesthetically pleasing and it referenced one of the most iconic underground manga in its history. "Fever dream" is certainly a very fitting way to put it, I like animation sequences that exhibits a stream of consciousness quality. The regrettable aspect for me is that the humor was rather mild and failed to really engage me.

Mewkledreamy has finished airing, now it's time for Mewkledreamy Mix.
Wonder if this'll be like Precure and there'll just be a new anime every year. I wouldn't mind.

>>35597
I think Mewkledreamy is the de facto successor to Jewelpet so it might actually stick around for a few years.

These parts where they ask the audience to start cheering are slightly embarassing.

I'm quite envious, a quiet and peaceful solitary life is something I longed for. I like how succinctly they depict Koguma's awkwardness when greeting Reiko and how she subsequently begins to get accustomed to it. The occasional bits that feel like an advert still bugs me however and I'm still curious as to how she is able to afford her living expenses.

This isn't the usual anime that's talked here but I think it deserves to be mentioned. It's a contemporary noir story and in just 3 episodes it has showed incredibly good writing and dialogues contrasting with the simple but cute animal characters. It came from nowhere, a manga is being published at the same time so we don't know where the story is going on and the creator seems to be an absolute stranger with no previous experience in the industry.
Could disappoint at the end but after watching the first episodes I can at least say I haven't seen anything like it in really long time.

Got around to checking out Super Cub. First ep makes me wonder if they're not dropping subtle hints that this girl is depressed and suicidal. Her world seems pretty bleak the way she describes it, and it's hard not to notice the color use reflecting this as well.

肉すきだ～

don't know what it is about WEP, but it really resonated with me (at least the episodes released so far). the OST is also one of my favourites i've ever heard

Can't seem to post screenshots from Dragon, Ie wo Kau but it's quite enjoyable.

Interesting interpretation of the Tales of the Heike directed by Yamada Naoko in collaboration with screenwriter Yoshida Reiko. The art direction is engaging and novel, it retains faithfulness to aesthetics of the Heian era while simultaneously displaying Science Saru's distinctive style.

I haven't been in the mood to watch anime lately and have stopped keeping up with what's airing this season despite having the likes of Isekai Shokudou airing. The only one I'm actively watching is Ousama Ranking which I feel like I should give a shout-out to. I came across the manga probably about a year ago but there weren't too many chapters translated yet although it caught my attention as it was highly rated. This is one of those cases where the anime will likely surpass the source material, the manga itself is a web series iirc and the art isn't the greatest which is reminiscent of the likes of One-punch man and Kobayashi's MaidDragon. The anime has been really engaging thus far both in terms of execution and plot/world-building. I've been only reading/watching SoLs in recent years and it's the first time in a while that I'm immersed in an anime like this.

Post edited on 19th Nov 2021, 12:49pm

>>35945
>Ousama Ranking
Looks like it might be fun. Thanks for the suggestion.

Mieruko chan is a fun series

A fishing cgdct/SoL to fill Doga Kobo's recent void in the genre. It's more cgdct compared to Houkago Teibou Nishi's emphasis on SoL/iyashikei. The quality of the anime adaptation is very good so far, I would've thought it was a Doga Kobo anime if I hadn't known better.

There was a bit of discussion about it on the anime news thread but it's finally here. I was curious as to how the anime would approach the quaintness exemplified in the manga but they ended up taking a different direction from it albeit in a good way. Overall the anime's visual is decently stunning although in a different way from the manga, they also seemed to do away with the subtle ecchi-ness that was previously mentioned and opted for a more iyashikei approach which is a welcome move in my personal opinion. I also like how the art style of the manga translated into making the anime feel like it's from an older era and not something more recent. In conclusion, I would say that this is a series to watch and it has every bit the potential to be the anime of the season. CloverWorks have so far shown that they are exceptional when it comes to aesthetics and even though they have a tendency to take artistic liberties that deviate from the source material; in this instance, the direction they took have paid off.

HAG
LOSER

I haven't watched a Digimon anime since either Tamers or Frontier. Ghost Game is just fucking bizarre in its everything, and the fights are straight garbage. Nothing makes much sense, and the only reason to watch it is for Jellymon-sama.
Poor man's Gegege no Kitarou.

>>35998
I don't agree at all. I think it's cool.

>>35963
Getting started on this now, I already like the character design: it's got that kirara charm. Hopefully I'll like it better than teibou nishi.

Also I did a quick subs comparison between the Funi/LoopSubs/9volt.

From what I can tell LoopSubs is basically just Funi + honorifics and minor word changes "e.g. sister to oneesan." 9volt has a "localized" track that for some reason ruins a joke that even Funi TL'd decently. The 9volt "unlocalized" has some minor grammatical corrections on top of funi + honorifics.

Overall just skimming the transcripts I'd assume that all are fine, and this seems to be one of the more decent funi subs. That said I have not actually watched an episode yet so I'll update this if I feel the subs are flagrantly off like they were for gochiusa s3.

(Also honestly my personal preference is for subs without honorifics but translated as literally as possible attempting to match the JP word order, even if it means strictly non-grammatical English. It makes it easiest to follow along with the dialogue. Alas I think the only people to do this (perhaps by happy accident) are the Muse subs.)

>>36017
Yup, two episodes in and I love it. It's overflowing with warm, friendship, and affection, and has everything I'd expect from a Kirara.

Also turns out there actually is indo-subs from this (not from Muse though, from Billibi or however it's spelled). Here's a side-by-side sample of lines. I'll exclude loopsubs whenever it's the exact same as Funi modulo honorifics.

Funi
>Well, we're sisters, so I figured\Nwe'd be in different classes.
>How are you so calm?
>We're literally being torn apart!
>Wow, you're a handful, aren't you?

Billibi
>Well, we're siblings.
>I did think that they'd put us in different classes.
>How can you be so calm?
>We're going to be separated, you know!
>What a troublesome person...

9volt

>Well, we're sisters, so I figured\Nwe'd be in different classes.
>How are you so calm?
>We're literally being torn apart!
>You really are a handful, aren't you?

Original:

>Nande sonna reisei de irareru no?
>Watashitachi mo hanarebanare ni nacchau n'da yo
>Mendokusai hito da na...

---

Funi
>Uh, dude...
>From what I heard,
>apparently my father finally showed up to\Nthe hospital five hours after I was born.
>He happened to catch\Na giant koi fish then,
>so he tried to name me after the fish.
>But my mom tried to stop him\Nand at least changed the kanji.
>She really was named after the fish...
>The worst part about all of this...
>Is the fact that he's actually\Nproud of his perversion!

Billibi:

>No, um...
>In the end,
>he came to the hospital five hours after I was born.
>The fish that he caught that time was a big koi fish,
>so he wanted to name me "Koi",
>but Mom did her best and managed\Nto at least change the way it's written.
>So her name did come from the fish!
>But the most annoying thing is
>how proud he is being a weirdo like that!

9volt
>Uh, dude...
>From what I heard,
>apparently my father finally showed up\Nto the hospital five hours after I was born.
>He happened to catch a giant koi fish then,
>so he tried to name me after the fish.
>But my mom tried to stop him\Nand managed to change the kanji to "love."
>She really was named after the fish...
>The worst part about all of this...
>Is the fact that he's actually proud of his perversion!

----

Funi:
>Hey, is this "Yamahi" person\Nyou keep talking about Hiyori?
>Yup. That's the nickname I gave her.
>When we were in grade school,\Nthere were two Yamakawas in our class.
>So I decided to shorten Hiyori Yamakawa\Nand started calling her Yamahi.

Billibi
>Hey, you keep saying "Yamahi".\NIs that a nickname for Hiyori-chan?
>Yeah. I was the one who gave her that nickname.
>There were two Yamakawas
>in our elementary school class,
>so I abbreviated "Hiyori Yamakawa"
>to "Yamahi".
>In the end, it didn't catch on,

Original:
>Ne.. saki kara itteru "Yamahi"-tte, Hiyori-chan no koto?
>Sou sou.. watashi no tsuketa adana
>Shougakkou no toki "Yamakawa" no myoji futari ita kara
>"Yamakawa hiyori" wo ryaku-shite "Yamahi"-tte meimei shita no

----

All seem fine without any egregious things, although I don't like the occasional american colloquial-isms like "Uh dude" and "you're a handful" that find their way in the into the Funi & Funi-derived subs.

I'm ready.

>>36020
Also koi-chan's eyes are beautiful. That deep violet is very captivating.

>>36041
NO U

>>36045

The cutest vassal!

>>36047
The more I look at her, the more I like her.

>>36048
She's captivating.

This is a happy Wolf-kun.
He was later molested by a superior.
Thank you.

And it's finished! I'll be seeing best girl in the LNs.

>>36020
I take it back, the funi subs for this seem to be utter garbage, and the derivative loopsubs aren't honestly all that better. Do yourself and a favor and go with the billibi subs on this.

Original
> yūyake ni somatta sono kirei na machijikan wa totemo tanoshikute totemo anshin dekiru ibasho datta
Funi
>That time we spent together waiting colored in the sunset was so much fun, and we felt so safe.

Loopsubs
>It was a very pleasant and very relieving place to be during that lovely time in the sunset.

Billibi
>Bathed in beautiful sunset colors, that time we spent waiting together was both delightful and comfortable

This is the climax of the episode and the funi translation utterly butchers it. Forget any poetic sense, they don't even get the translation right. Loopsubs is better, but feels a bit plain and lacking emotion. Billbilili subs are the clear winner here, and they even have a bit of poetic flair which is surprising considering it's probably done by people who don't even speak english as their first language.

>>36054
>done by people who don't even speak english as their first language
Somewhat related, some of the best and poetic lyrics I've heard sung were (supposedly) originally written in German and then translated in English by the German writers. I wonder if being an ESL can be advantageous for this application.

>>36055
For _professional_ (read: not fly-by-night anime subs) translations I think being a native English speaker would confer an advantage since a native English speaker would have a better understanding of nuances, which combined with a good background in writing/literature/poetry would allow them to craft accurate-yet faithful translations.

But when it comes to mediocre minimum wage anime subs, I agree that the ESL people ironically end up putting out better translations. Perhaps they might be more likely to preserve elements of the original (JP) sentence such as word order that a native English speaker might find unnatural. Or to put it another way, most native English speakers (unless they specifically studied poetry or writing which the minimum wage translator surely has not) will have a standard mould for style/tone that they will edit sentences to fit into.

Taking the example in >>36054, if you do a word-for-word translation of the JP

> yūyake ni somatta sono kirei na machijikan wa totemo tanoshikute totemo anshin dekiru ibasho datta
> [[Dyed by sunset] [that beautiful time we spent idling]] was a [delightful and relaxing] haven(*)

(*) I think ibasho here has the nuance of not just place but "home" in the sense of belonging? Couldn't think of an equivalent English word but it seems proximal to haven/sanctuary which is what I could think of.

The Billibi translation follows that word order almost exactly. A native English speaker doing the translation might be tempted to reshuffle the "dyed by the sunset" clause to the end though because those constructions are more common, and you end up with something close to the Funi sub (modulo the word choice).

I also suspect a native English speaker doing the translation might feel a bit too overconfident in further editing once translated to English, or unintentionally slipping in colloquiol phrasing (e.g. "so much" as opposed to "quite").

So then she says, "I use emacs." What a loser, right?

>>36069
She's joking.

>>36070
One would hope so, but you can never know ．．．

I'm two ep into the currently airing Tomodachi Game.
I thought the concept sounded interesting. Everyone in a class saves up money for a school trip. It goes missing. Five friends get kidnapped and made to play children's games that test their trust in each other. One of them signed themselves up and the other four for the game, and most likely stole that class money as the entry fee. The game rewards/punishes the players by increasing or decreasing their share of a large debt owed by the person who signed them up.

It looks and sounds a lot like a shameless cash-in on the popularity of squid game, that much is obvious. I bet when that blew up, some suits searched high and low for any similar manga they could adapt.
'So far' it's not as edgy as I thought it might be. There hasn't been any violence yet but I half expect this won't end without a few deaths at least.
The setup which took up the first half of the first ep felt very cheesy and ham fisted. The writing came across so badly it felt like a parody. Things at least got a bit more interesting once the games started, even if the writing didn't improve much.
They kill some of the mystery by giving the people behind the scenes a ton screen time right in the first ep, who turn out to be cliche high school age girls that seem to get off on watching groups of friends play these games. I'd almost prefer rich old white guys in gold animal masks speaking bad English while placing bets...

What also ruins a lot of the mystery is how obvious it is from the first ep who the traitor of the group is. The second ep only seemed to reinforce who I thought it was. I mean I could be wrong but...
Cute moe innocent girls in dark edgy anime are generally only there for one of two reasons. To get killed/abused for shock value and easy audience gut punches OR that they aren't really as cute and inoccent as they seem~
In the first ep they make a very clear point of establishing that she gets bullied by her classmates, and that she's not very close to most of the friends in that group. She only seems to like the protag of the anime.
We then learn she 'really' likes the protag and in the second ep, she shows envy/resentment for the other girl in the group, this blue haired class rep like girl, who suddenly gets targeted in the second game and put at a huge disadvantage even though the three guys in the group wanna tap her ass. At this point it should have been obvious to them all what's going on, but they were too busy fighting over her to think about it I guess?
I think it fits too. moe girl has motivation in way of getting revenge on class that treated her like crap. Only real question is how she racked up so much debt. I'm guessing maybe it's her parent's debt passed onto her, but because they mention she likes anime, I'd die laughing if she racked up the debt buying anime figures.

I'll keep watching for a bit, mostly out of curiosity. I suppose if nothing else I think stories about people trapped in unusual situations and being forced to figure their way out while being tested, can be interesting. I'm also hoping I'm wrong about who the group traitor is. It'd be funny to see how they explain it being anyone else.

>>36061
Nice show. It wasn't RPG-esque at all like I initially worried (e.g. it's closer to Endro than it is to Bofuri, and it's even more of a pure SoL with less RPG elements than Endro was).

Also a quick subs comparison (I do these for myself on any show I watch as a sanity check, but may as well share the results). Seems like the 2 sources this time are FuniCR, and Billibii. Right off the very first line:

CR
>Hey, lady, your singing is great!
BB
>You're a great singer!

Despite the evidence that the monkeys at CRFuni are native English speakers (I can't imagine any other explanation for their preference for idioms), I don't think I've ever seen "Hey lady" used in a non-accusatory tone. BB has wisely chosen to elide the Onēchan in this case since it's implied by context and any other replacement would have been strictly worse.

Original
>oshiuri wa kekkō desu kara ne
CR
>P-Pretty?! Whatever you're selling, I'm not buying!
BB
>We do not condone aggressive haggling!

CR focused on the selling part of "oshiuri" while BB focused on the pressure part. I think the latter makes more sense here in context?

Also this is trivial but I found it interesting in how it might reveal the nationalities of the translators. CR translated the メラメラ of the tiny fuzzy things into "Mela mela" while BB chose "Mera mera." I guess neither is technically wrong since the alveolar tap(*) doesn't map exactly onto the canonical English "r" or "l" (**) but at the same time as a stylistic choice unless there's an otherwise clear translation (e.g. サリー -> Sally instead of "Sari") leaving it as the romanized form looks cleaner.

(*) At least that's what I think it is? But maybe I'm wrong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_dental_and_alveolar_taps_and_flaps and there's some controversy on the talk page for the inclusion of Japanese, but at the same time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception_of_English_/r/_and_/l/_by_Japanese_speakers indicates that it is.

(**) Then again it doesn't seem like there's a "canonical" R sound in English since the sound changes based on the context anyway. Which is why it's weird that people make such a big deal about the pronunciation since unless you're _trying_ to sound like a stereotypical American you can probably get close enough that it's not going to be the bottleneck, and the sound also isn't unique to Japanese either.

Post edited on 17th Apr 2022, 5:47pm

Also one more translation shootout for Machikado S2. There are a few sources this time: HiDive, BB, "MAd le Zisel", and LoopSubs. Observations

* Mad le Zisel and LoopSubs are HiDive edits.
- No real difference in content between LoopSubs & HiDiff
- Ditto between Mad le Zisel & LoopSubs (Zisel probably has better typesetting though, if you care about that)
* LoopSubs & Zisel fixed the name order, but I don't give much credit to that given that you could probably do this with a sed one-liner
* HiDive is a bit liberal with the colloquialism , e.g."'Kay" instead of "Okay".

Cherrypicked diffs between HiDive/BB (Haven't watched the first episode yet so I can't include the original line in the comparison)

HiDive
>What the heck is up with your outfit?! I thought I told you to wear something easy to move in!
BB
>What the hell are you wearing? I thought I wrote that you should wear something easy to move around in.

HiDive
>What's with the gratitude?! Quit it, you're scaring me! Anyways, I've been so pumped up for this that I even did warm ups to get ready.
BB
>Why thank me? Please stop that. I'm afraid. Oh well. I have done my preparation exercises on anticipation of this moment.

So far not too bad except of HiDive's over-use of heck (it was used a few other times as well, and I'm assuming they can't say "hell" without offending some censors). Of course, then go ahead and use this line:

HiDive
>I'm just ashamed at myself for being such a... peachy keen jelly bean. What was even the point of this pigtail? Oh crap! Momo's descending into
BB
>uh? Momo, why did you look a little down? No, I'm just... I'm just kind of ashamed of myself for being frivolous.

Now maybe I'm being overpresumptuous since I haven't watched it yet but I'd still bet $10 that the actual dialogue doesn't have "peachy keen jelly bean". I'm surprised that neither of the HiDive edits corrected this either. In fact I'm a native speaker and I'm still not sure what "peachy keen jelly bean" or "pigtail" are supposed to mean in this context (I can infer that "pigtail" here means something proximal to dilemma/conflict given a pigtail's twisty nature, but I've never seen the word used like that, and seems like the dictionary backs me up on that. Interestingly LoopSubs used "cat's tail" instead of pigtail and that just makes me ever more confused). Similarly I'm not sure how "peachy keen jelly bean" fits in here since I've only seen that used as a non-serious childish reply.

The heart aches for perfection.

Saw the first ep of "Shachiku-san wa Youjo Yuurei ni Iyasaretai"
It's about an office worker who gets haunted by a little girl "baby" ghost (these subs suck). It looked and sounded fun and cute from the PV. It's certainly cute at least but it feels a bit lacking in just about every other way. I hate to say it but it's a bit dull, especially in the second half. The ep repeats the instigating events from multiple perspectives but that feels redundant and makes things a bit boring. It's like when a person who just told you a joke goes into detail explaining the joke and how they came up with it. The anime can be best summed up by ghost loli being cute and salaryworker-chan calling her cute, over and over and over...

Post edited on 24th Apr 2022, 8:26am

Fluffy ears~

>>36117
ep2 was a considerable step up. It's still nothing all that special, but at least it wasn't the sloppy mess that was ep1. I don't know but maybe the characters are growing on me a tad.

>>35482
i made a game out of watching this show: before each episode i would try to guess how many times the MC would spend a conversation shouting/screaming, how many times he would cry, and whether or not he would have an emotional break down which would end in him resting his head on some whore's lap.

i mean, i went into this show knowing it was trashy, but still, its gotten so absurd its hard to watch.

Genuinely horrific.

>>36138
The only thing worthwhile are the girls' designs. Crusch-chan is too cute.

>>36137
something about the writing in this anime feels borderline condescending. I'm not sure if it's made for kids, or retards. still, it's relaxing enough. I'll keep following it.

Do you have a show you go back to when you're feeling depressed?
I'm watching Doraemon again. It's a weird thing, I feel like watching it only when I'm feeling strong melancholy. I've been feeling I would end up going back to it again ever since I had a dream about it >>/so/27144. I've watched the first 400 eps or so of the new version, it's very good. I'll probably start with the newest one 704 and go backwards, let's see how far I get.

It feels good to know Doraemon is always airing, gives me an odd sense of relief.

>>36166
It's nice to have one like that. For me a series that makes me feel that way is Tamayura. I always watch an episode of it when I'm feeling down and it really lifts my spirits.

It's trashy and it has a bad rep but it's probably my favorite anime of the season.

Machine guns and cute girls go so well together.

>>36313
What genre is Lycoris Recoil? Is it more like upotte, GuP, rifle is beatiful, or sabagebu (i.e. is it closer to SoL/comedy or is it more action driven with "real gun action™". Or would knowing the genre itself be a spoiler (e.g. like Gakkougurashi).

Post edited on 3rd Jul 2022, 8:25pm

It's a shame that this show is flying so far under the radar so far because it has such a pleasant vibe to it. Adorable character designs, some good humor - Hell-san's horrified initial reactions to human food in last week's episode were quite clever - and an overall feeling of iyashikei. It's the only new show this season that's gotten my attention.

>>35998
I've been enjoying it a lot. GG is the first series I haven't either hated or barely tolerated since Savers. Jellymon and Kiyo have the best partner/tamer dynamic probably in the whole franchise, and it overshadows everything else to an extent, but Gammamon is adorable and the rest of the cast has their moments.
If the episodic pace isn't clicking with you, Toei just announced that the new slogan for the rest of the series is "The Mystery Accelerates," so I'd recommend hanging in there since it seems like the plot is going to start heating up soon.

>>36338
>Jellymon and Kiyo have the best partner/tamer dynamic probably in the whole franchise, and it overshadows everything else to an extent, but Gammamon is adorable and the rest of the cast has their moments.
Funnily enough, I don't disagree with you all that much. I'm still watching it, so it's not like it's terrible or anything. It's just that Ghost Game doesn't feel like a Digimon entry to me, and the initial complaints I made are still valid in my opinion, though I've lightened up a bit.

>If the episodic pace isn't clicking with you [...]
Monster of the week is fine by me, but thanks for mentioning there'll be a shakeup of sorts.

I hope this will have a tragic ending--certainly feels like it already.

I share ojisan's reaction to this travesty.

>>36344
>It's just that Ghost Game doesn't feel like a Digimon entry to me
When the recent entries have been dumpster fires like Hunters, Tri and Colon, that might not be such a bad thing!
To each their own, though, and I respect that some fans aren't enjoying the change of pace. Even as someone who's been on board with the episodic approach, I'm glad they're going to move it along with the plot now, since it seems like they're running out of ghost stories to tell. Last week's episode, while not offensively bad, was just a rehash of the Splashmon episode with a different status effect.
I can't wait for Gulus to start showing up again. It's been too long.

>>36347
>When the recent entries have been dumpster fires like Hunters, Tri and Colon, that might not be such a bad thing!
I never watched those, but yeah, I heard they were terrible. So perhaps you're right.
Thought of this just now, but I think part of what's lost in Ghost Game (and the previous entries?) is the coloring and style found in, say, Tamers that gives an air of mystique--something perfect for a concept centered around monsters from another world. The transition to digital and the concurrent use of a muted pallet certainly aided this goal. Whereas Ghost Game is just too clean.

>I can't wait for Gulus to start showing up again. It's been too long.
Edge is always welcome.

>>36348
>I never watched those, but yeah, I heard they were terrible. So perhaps you're right.
Believe me, you didn't miss much. It speaks volumes that Appmon was the cream of the crop by default from 2007-2021 just because it was mediocre instead of an atrocity. I used to hope and pray for Bandai to take the IP away from Toei and give it to Sunrise because I was losing all hope of ever seeing a good Digimon anime again.
>the coloring and style found in, say, Tamers that gives an air of mystique--something perfect for a concept centered around monsters from another world.
I've always liked Savers' artstyle the best out of all the anime. It captured that same kind of cheap-and-cheery wistful mystique as the previous seasons, but with better-designed characters.
It seems as though, like a lot of anime, that old aesthetic was a product of a pre-HD environment where animators were still getting used to digital animation. I'm doubtful it can ever come back now that refinement culture has kicked in, HDTV is the standard, animators now have decades of experience working digitally, etc. It is what it is.

>>36350
>Believe me, you didn't miss much.
What was so bad about them? I never really paid that much attention to Digimon.

>>36351
Brace yourself, because this will be a long rant.

Hunters was a mindless ripoff of Pokemon with no plot at all beyond beating and "catching" the MOTW, which was cobbled together at the last minute because Toei needed to hold the timeslot until Saint Seiya Omega was ready. It doesn't help matters that it was tacked on to the already-shitty Xros Wars, which had just dragged on for 54 dreadful episodes and was only propped up by toy sales. The only noteworthy part of Hunters was the ending, a three-part crossover event that brought back the main casts of every previous series. It was neat at the time, but we had no idea it was setting the stage for Toei to spend the next decade doing nothing but pandering to nostalgiafags whose sole connection to Digimon was watching Adventure and 02 on Fox Kids growing up - i.e. the particularly loathsome "fans" who dropped Tamers right away when they didn't see Tai and Agumon and never came back.

Tri and Colon were cash grabs made for that audience. Tri was a new Adventure sequel set between 02's ending and epilogue. It was written by people who had never actually watched Digimon before taking the job and had to binge-watch Adventure as fast as they could, and it shows. They did a half-assed attempt to retcon the 02 cast by having them go missing and somehow nobody thinks to look for them until the last movie. Gennai is somehow evil and creepy now. Most of the Adventure cast is even sidelined in favor of a new Mary Sue love interest for Tai and her DeviantArt OC partner. At one point, the whole Digital World gets rebooted with no consequences. Despite making a movie series instead of a traditional TV series, the bumbling writers didn't bother to use all that extra time to explain anything or write a compelling story that makes sense, so the whole thing moves at a glacial pace. The animation is also dogshit. The human characters all have extreme sameface, the Digimon look gross and wrinkly, and the CGI is PS2-level, complete with at least one glaring clipping error that nobody cared enough to fix.

Colon is an Evangelion-style "rebuild" of Adventure that completely misses the maturity and soul of the original. Everything is so much dumber and lazier. Tai hogs all the spotlight, all the time. Half the opposing Digimon don't even talk, just grunt. Omegamon shows up in the third fucking episode to do a rehash of Our War Game (I wish I was kidding). Most of the series is spent in bland, formulaic shonen battles. It got so repetitive that people complained, which is why Ghost Game has de-emphasized the fighting so much and relied more on talk no jutsu. About the only good thing that can be said is that there were some hardcore Digimon fanatics involved in the series who plucked a lot of obscure Digimon out of the reference book to make their anime debut. Supposedly Toei was trying to attract a younger audience to the Adventureverse with this series, but it didn't work out.

There's also a follow-up movie to Tri called Kizuna that I refuse to watch because I have Adventure fatigue at this point, but I heard it was terrible (shocker!) And 02 is getting its own sequel movie soon. The first footage of it premieres at DigiFes a week from tomorrow.

>>36352
>pandering to nostalgiafags whose sole connection to Digimon was watching Adventure and 02 on Fox Kids growing up
>Most of the Adventure cast is even sidelined in favor of a new Mary Sue love interest for Tai and her DeviantArt OC partner.
>Tai hogs all the spotlight, all the time. Half the opposing Digimon don't even talk, just grunt.
>Omegamon shows up in the third fucking episode to do a rehash of Our War Game
I'm at a loss.

>>36353
My bad! To put it as simply as possible, Digimon fell into a pattern of rehashing its first anime series (Digimon Adventure) over and over again instead of making new stuff. The results were terrible, shallow and devoid of the qualities that made the first series appealing, and relied purely on childhood nostalgia for the original IP to retain viewers.

>>36354
I should be apologizing: I understood the context, I meant to say that I'm at a loss for words due to the apparent retardation of the people managing the franchise. (I'm also not the guy for which that post was meant.)

>>36355
Sad but true. Digimon has always been successful in spite of Bandai and Toei, not because of them.

What a cutie!

What an underwhelming title for this visual novel! Sure, it's probably just another bishoujo visual novel concerning a young man who yearns to sew, and the maidens whose destinies his needle passes through. However, that doesn't change the fact these characters are still very much alive in a story, looking for resolution.
「Maiden Quilt -Patchwork of Reveries-」

Watched the first season of Kemono Friends finally. I remember it being popular when it came out, but I think I refused to watch anything that wasn't "serious and mature" at the time.
I really liked it. It was really cute and all the friends were likable. I want to go to a zoo now. The animation at the very start was a bit jarring, but I think it improved a lot and I also got used to it. I hear it's mostly downhill from the first season...

>>36370
>I hear it's mostly downhill from the first season...
Anon, only one season ever existed.

>>36371
T-that so...

Happy Odaiba Day!

This ep cut a lot deeper than it should have for this kind of show. When she started telling the story of her previous master, I was expecting some kid who grew up and couldn't keep her around, or a typical family that moved. I wondered to myself what it might be like if someone like me managed to take them in, and how unlikely that is because of the intimidating and off putting persona I project. and wouldn't you know it? she gets taken in by a yakuza member.
This ep hurt to watch, like a rusty blade to the heart.

Post edited on 4th Aug 2022, 8:54pm

>>36381
I almost finished watching this as well, what a coincidence. I think this show is even better than Senko-san since the dynamic feels a bit less pandering and one-sided; the ghosts have their own personalities. But you're right it's hinted that even the yuurei has had a rocky past, and I suppose all these contrasts are why the show never fails to elicit emotion. You have the contrast between the bleak black company and the innocent cheery ghosts who don't really understand what she's going through but want to help her in any way they can, the ghost's cheery personality versus the past "trauma" they're hinted to have.

>>36314
Answering myself on this one. After two episodes, I'll place it somewhere close to PriPri, Release the Spyce, and Black Fox. There's some spies, some hacking, possibly some yuri. There isn't a clear cut plot yet, but it's not episodic – I guess it's one of those shows where you piece together what's going on over the course of the season. If you liked any/all of the above, there's a decent chance you should give this a shot.

>>36393
Thanks for that. I've been curious about it myself after seeing a lot of buzz around it, but wasn't sure if it was something I actually wanted to check out.

>>36397
The bad guys have got pretty decent hackers (in both senses of the word) considering they seem to have ported Cocoa+AppKit to linux.

Addendum: Actually from what I can tell NtSpeed isn't a system library in either osx or ios. Seems to be a third party tweak for jailbroken iphones (https://github.com/julioverne/NtSpeed). And the line in the stacktrace corresponds to https://github.com/julioverne/NtSpeed/blob/master/ntspeedhooks/Tweak.xm#L255

This brings up so many questions: why was a stack trace from this obscure ios tweak selected for the screenshot? Why would it crash on objc_retain, because ARC should have taken care of ensuring that the object reference is valid (i.e. hasn't been already released & destroyed)? Does the author of this tweak know that he's forever immortalized in a throwaway frame of this anime (I'd post a github issue telling him so, but I don't want to create a throwaway for this purpose).

Post edited on 14th Aug 2022, 4:31pm

Any thoughts on Teppen (and its dozen exclamation marks)? I tried the first episode but couldn't really make heads or tails of it. I was expecting SoL interspersed with manzai like Maesetsu, but the SoL parts felt nonexistent or jumbled (like I was missing some context as to who these characters are or why I should even care about them), there's too many people introduced off the bat, and none of the jokes landed. Plus the art style feels weird, I don't know why but something about the proportions/eyes seems off.

I don't mind unorthodox shows like Vlad Love, but it either needs to culminate to something or have enough humor to make it worth watching – if anyone has given this a shot for more than 2 episodes, do you believe it picks up in the middle?

>>36426
Answering myself, the second and third episodes (technically 3rd and 4th since they skipped e2) were better. Despite being about characters who want to do Manzai, it's not really a manzai-focused show like Maesetsu was, nor is it SoL. It's closer to a sketch show where we get absurd situations, sort of like Kitakubu (or perhaps a better analogy is Joshiraku, which is only loosely about rakugo). Even though I still think there's too many characters to keep track off and not enough chemistry between the groups, we do start to learn more about particular characters in each group and how they became friends. E3 (E4) in particular did this nicely, and assuming the rest of the episodes are as good/better I think it'll turn out to be solid.

It's also only those 3 characters that are drawn weirdly, the design for the rest seem within acceptable tolerance.

Post edited on 14th Aug 2022, 10:11pm

Hey.

>>36436
It just dawned on me how much this shikigami looks like Muriel from Courage the Cowardly Dog.
I wasn't expecting to like Espimon all that much, but he turned out to be surprisingly savvy rather than the annoying comic relief sidekick I was expecting at first glance. He had a cute dynamic with Gammamon too. Espimon knowing about but not recognizing Hiro sets up some potentially intriguing plot points down the road. IMO, he's either from the future and has only previously met an adult Hiro, or he was sent by Hokuto and had only seen pictures of a much younger Hiro.

Just me watching DanMachi in here?

I think it's the first time I happily watch four seasons of an anime without ever getting bored. It's just good fun.

"Gam-chan" and Rin-chan were cute today, and Hiro proves to be one of the more likable MCs.
The motivation for Calamarimon is too fucking goofy, but squid titties are appreciated.
Looking forward to more plot next week.
I'd like a SoL episode.

>>36440
>this shikigami looks like Muriel from Courage the Cowardly Dog.
Kind of does!

>Espimon
I still don't like his appearance despite his character not being bad. It's just too stupid for me, and that's saying something considering the panoply of Digimon designs.

>he was sent by Hokuto and had only seen pictures of a much younger
Given the two, this one is more plausible given what Jellymon-sama said during this episode.

A few seasons late on this, but Akebi-chan's Sailor Fuku is a very relaxing show to watch. It reminds me of non-non biyori with the artstyle of super cub, everything about it is just gentle and calming.

>>36466
>Hiro proves to be one of the more likable MCs.
I really like Hiro too. I don't think he's the best MC (that will probably always be Masaru) but he's the most relatable one, at least in my opinion. A surprising number of fans complain about how he always wants to use talk no jutsu and shies away from killing the MOTW, but I would be exactly the same way if I was a Digimon protagonist. I love Digimon so much, I would want to befriend every single one I meet. So I can understand his kinder, gentler approach as opposed to the mindless shonen carnage on display in Colon.
I also like how clever he, Kiyo and Ruli are compared to the usual 2 IQ dullards who take the lead roles. They've all demonstrated quick strategic thinking over the course of the series to help their partners out.

Just watched the prologue of G-Witch, which is available for free on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGW2JRxWUU

I was already excited for the series, but wow, I was blown away watching this.
I can already tell Delling is going to be one of those villains who makes a damn good point even though you're not supposed to sympathize with him. You can understand why he and others would be scared of the GUND format when it takes such a physical toll on the pilots.
I can't wait to see where Suletta goes from here - they wasted no time throwing her into the line of fire, after all, piloting a Gundam at 4 years old. The look of horror on her mother's face knowing what's going to await her daughter in the future says it all.
You will probably never hear a more haunting rendition of the Happy Birthday song than the one at the end of this prologue.

At the beginning, I was worried this episode was going to be too similar to the "disappearing attraction" that aired before, but thankfully, that wasn't the case. However, I don't think it was that good outside of this magnificent bastard's showmanship.

>>36469
>I would want to befriend every single one I meet.
Wholesome.

>I also like how clever he, Kiyo and Ruli are compared to the usual 2 IQ dullards who take the lead roles.
At the very least, it makes the episodes more interesting and allows for the occasional subversion. Though, as a consequence, it feels that digimon evolutions (especially higher-tier ones) are presented as merely utilitarian than special, but man, considering it's been well over a decade since I last watched a digimon series (Tamers), I can't say if this is completely accurate.

>>36487
>Though, as a consequence, it feels that digimon evolutions (especially higher-tier ones) are presented as merely utilitarian than special
I don't know if "utilitarian" is the right word. One of the basic plot points in Ghost Game is that the process of going through the gate to the human world causes some (not all) Digimon to fixate on a certain obsession to the point where they end up unwittingly harming people. For Piemon, his obsession with card games and magic tricks made him turn kids into cards; for Calamaramon, her fixation with spirals made her twist and contort everything around her, etc. This means most of the Digimon can ultimately be reasoned with, and so the occasional Sealsdramon or Arachnemon who's too far gone becomes a lot more threatening by comparison.
I'm fairly certain this is a deliberate stylistic choice for Ghost Game because people complained that the previous series (the Adventure reboot) had way too much mindless shonen battling and not enough of anything else.

>considering it's been well over a decade since I last watched a digimon series (Tamers)
You should check out Savers when you get the chance, it's every bit as good as Tamers and GG.

Officially spooked. Very well done, and I love the special evolution sequence.
Team Lirurun Mystery Machine when?

>>36488
>I don't know if "utilitarian" is the right word.
Probably not, but what I meant is that, in previous series that I watched, I recalled being hyped for Digivolving. Now it feels rather plain and a matter of course, but this is most likely due to the difference between being a child and an adult.

>You should check out Savers when you get the chance, it's every bit as good as Tamers and GG.
Thanks, I'll put it into my backlog database. (And isn't Savers the one where the guy punches digimon?)

I was so pumped when I saw Gulus again, finally! It feels like the Gulus issue is starting to arrive at its conclusion - Hiro isn't afraid of him, and Gulus truly cares about and respects his "aniki," so it's only a matter of time before they are fully in sync. This latest episode solidifies my belief that Gammamon/Gulus is the best partner since Impmon/Beelzemon.

>>36505
>And isn't Savers the one where the guy punches digimon?
Yes it is. It's a ton of fun to watch Domon Kasshu Jr. actually step in and help his partner beat up on the bad guys instead of cheering from the sidelines.

>>36506
It was a great episode. Oboromon is my favourite new addition so far, his design is so cool and I love how threatening he feels.

>>36507
I really liked Gyukimon, especially since the animators removed the strange skin blotches he has in the DRB art.
Oboromon reminds me a lot of MetalPhantomon, who's also appeared in GG.

Ghost Game is a better Urusei Yatsura remake than the actual Urusei Yatsura remake will be.

>>36526
I love it when "darling" is employed. Here, by Jellymon-sama, and elsewhere.

Would have been funny to have one of the victims be a guy who crawls under the sidewalk to get focused glimpses of pantsu.
Anyway, nice to see a jealous Jellymon.

>>36526
>Urusei Yatsura remake
Why

Don't fret Jellymon-sama, being an entrepreneur is all about failure and learning. (And don't use shit software, too.)

>>36543
Jellymon was cute this episode. Cancel! Cancel! CANCEL!
Also nice to get a hint of what's going on in the Digital World with Hokuto.

>>36544
I'm wondering whether they'll spend any appreciable time in the Digital World. Though if they do, it'll probably be to rescue a certain father figure.

This episode was worth it just for this scene and Gammamon being cool. Nice to see the ED changing again, fits well with a change in seasons.
Onward to more plot!

>>36560
This episode was the anime industry debut for a new animation studio called Tinkhouse, so if you're wondering why the entire episode was full of cute moments and really expressive animations (and a weirdly detailed crowd shot), it's because it was a showcase for people trying to get hired.

>>36561
Feel kind of guilty for focusing more on the piece of cake I was eating than the episode now. Still, that's neat.

>>36526
This scene was so cute. I love Jellymon so much.

I wouldn't trust this girl with safety scissors.

>>36566
How is the show? Is it like the mug cup show from a few seasons back?

>>36567
>>36569 describes it better than I would.

I hope the comedy stays strong.

I'm surprised nobody on here has mentioned the return of Di Gi Charat. It's kind of trippy to watch this show in HD, but the charm and humor is still intact.
Nobody picked this series up for official subs, but there are multiple fansubbers working on it.

>>36576
OP for this is great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4vREXT7xQM

Anyone following bocchi redux (bocchi the rock, not to be confused with hitoribocchi which aired a few seasons back). I have high hopes for this since kirara shows are usually excellent (although girl bands are a bit overdone at this point, but I hope they'll focus more on the SoL parts).

Also worth noting that the bilibili subs for this seem good (skimming through the diff at least) (*). Here's some quick diff:

Funi:
>Sometimes I think
>I should really change the way I am...
>But I always stammer when I try to speak,
>and I'm really bad at keeping eye contact...
>A life as the archetypal introvert just seems to fit me best.

BB:
>Sometimes I wonder
>if this is the life I want to lead.
>But like, I freeze at
>the first syllable when I speak.
>I can't look people in the eye.
>This introverted life suits me just fine.

--

Funi:
>I'm already a total rocker chick!
>I look like a real somebody!
>The people can't look away!
>Someone's just gotta talk to me now!

BB:
>I'm rocking that band girl look.
>Major "This girl means business" aura going on.
>I'm sure someone will want to strike a conversation.

---


Funi:
>Right, like I've got the courage to visit a fashion town for trendy people...
>We're almost to the club.
>Nijika-chan's fashionable, too.
>She's got the real rocker-chick vibe.
>Meanwhile, I'm in a potato-quality tracksuit
>with a real bear of a set of bags under my eyes, and a back as arched as a cat...
>Wait, do I also smell like mold?
>I spend so much time in the closet...

BB:
>I could never step foot in this / chic and trendy part of town.
>We're almost at the live house.
>She sure looks like she / belongs here, like a real band girl.
>I on the other hand, am in a drab tracksuit, bags under eyes and slouched over.
>I probably also reek of a weird closet smell since I'm always in there.

Even the funi seems mostly alright (they even bothered to preserve honorifics) but it felt a bit too verbose and sentence order made it harder to follow along with dialogue. Interestingly the OP translation for both are exactly the same so I assume that was provided to them as-is.


(*) I have no idea why some shows on bb have competent translators that put funishit to shame, while others are barely intelligible. For comparison, b-global subs for akiba maid war are garbage.

Wasn't too pleased with the means by which they were able to escape.

>>36563
Her VA does an excellent job.

>>36603
Rebased b-global subs onto funi .ass (to get the signs from funi typesetting with superior flow of b-global): https://pastebin.com/kaccuCGn Use at your own peril

Also worth noting that http://anicobin.ldblog.jp/archives/59802332.html has original transcript in JP.

Post edited on 13th Oct 2022, 11:09pm

>>36610
I'm not watching this anime, but I appreciate it nonetheless.

>>36611
Apparently nyaa.si doesn't allow account sign ups any more, and despite seeming to allow anonymous uploads they don't allow anonymous comments. Figured I'd try to post a comment there so people could find the sub and use it if they wanted to, but I guess they're starting to behave like private trackers now. Oh well it's their loss, if I continue to make these edits (depends on whether BB-subs remain competent) I guess it's something only my anonymous TC friends will know about.

Goodness, she's adorable.

>>36615
Fyi that mad le zissel seems to have picked up this show. I haven't diffed between them to see the extent of edits, but given their past track record it probably includes typesetting and script corrections. Worth using that if you're following this show.

>>36629
Thanks for the heads up, friend. I'm currently using anime_chap's release, who does something similar. Will check out this other guy's work, however.

>>36630
Oh you got me curious, didn't know there was another guy who did same thing. Time to diff. Only including diffed transcript for ep1 since I don't want to spoil myself:

Original/Anime-Chap:

>I'm the new maid starting here today, Nagomi Wahira.
>Chief! Person for you.
>My hobby is chatting with \N my good friend Mr. Sparrow, snooort!

Mad le Zissel:

>I'm the new maid starting here today, Wahira Nagomi.
>Manager! Person for you.
>My hobby is chatting with my \N good friend Sparrow-san, snooort!


Note that Anime-chap is **same** as original CR script in terms of dialogue lines and timing (where by timing I mean if a single multiline is broken up into two or not, I have not checked the actual timecodes to see if anything changed there). Very very misleading that his nyaa torrent page mentions typesetting and "Spelling & Grammar Corrections & some Minor Fixes" when nothing of the sort went in. I even looked at episode 2 as well, again no diffs between dialogue lines between CR/AnimeChap. Extremely misleading. And as far as I can see, there are no differences in sign typesetting either between CR and AnimeChap (for both ep1 and ep2), so the only difference is AnimeChap has stylized OP/ED.

Mad le Zissel doesn't have major differences in terms of dialogue, but there are changes: retiming things a bit by breaking a multiline into two different lines, adding honorifics and swapping name order, and actually adding typesetting for signs.

Summary: from what I can tell Anime-Chap's claim that "Edited Official Crunchyroll Subs (Completely Re-Styled, Re-Timed, OP & ED Lyrics, Spelling & Grammar Corrections & some Minor Fixes)" is completely overselling it, at most there seems to be typset OP/Ed.

Mad le Zissel does seem to have done minimum needed to claim a sub as ones own:
actual script edits and sign additions, although the extent of the edits aren't too radical so you aren't missing much if you stick with stock script since both very much stick 1:1 with CR script. (I haven't watched the mad le zissel one yet so I don't know how crucial or fancy the signs are).

>>36631
I have mixed feelings about keeping honorifics. For some there is no one-to-one translation, but "san" is pretty much the same as "Mr." and "Ms.".

>>36603
They both look far too Americanised.

>>36632
The one place where using mr/ms doesn't work is jokes that rely on the existence of honorifics. But those are rare enough. It's also easy-ish to create a script to do the mr/ms -> san replacements so it's not a strong point either way.

>>36633
Can you elaborate? Not sure what you're seeing in those 3 lines specifically.

>>36635
Answering myself, there were a few lines in ep2 that indeed had unnecessary localization. Also there weren't really many signs (only 1) that needed to be typeset in the first place.

Also as to the show, I'm a bit less enthusiastic than I first was. It seems like it's pretty well established as a "what if yakuza were maids" plot, complete with the cast of moe tropes (clutzy one, serious one, etc.). Unless there's more to it that they haven't revealed, it's a light watch with some fun comedy of juxtaposition, but nothing necessarily too groundbreaking.

Two highlights from this otherwise underwhelming episode: Espimon--despite his really stupid appearance--brings some decent humor, and I like that a super-evolution wasn't just used for combat reasons.
And again, the latest ED is good.

>>36635

>But like, I freeze at
>I'm already a total rocker chick!
>I look like a real somebody!
>The people can't look away!
>Someone's just gotta talk to me now!
>I'm rocking that band girl look.
>Major "This girl means business" aura going on.
>She's got the real rocker-chick vibe.
>Meanwhile, I'm in a potato-quality tracksuit
>with a real bear of a set of bags under my eyes, and a back as arched as a cat...


All of this.

>>36642
Those have been edited those to the following in the rebased version:

>But I always freeze up when I try to speak,
>I'm rocking that band girl look.
>I look like a real somebody
>My presence is amazing!
>Someone's just gotta talk to me now!
>Meanwhile, I'm in a drab tracksuit
>bags under eyes and slouched over like a cat...

The original JP dialogue

>demo watashi hanasu mae ni a'~tte icchau shi
>Ikki ni bando joshi da
>Tadamono janai kan ga hanpa nai
>Sonzai-kan sugoi!
>Zettai dare ka hanashikakete kureru hazu
>Sore ni kurabete watashi wa imo jersey da shi kuma sugoi-shi nekoze-dashi

The "bear of a set of bags" and "back as arched as a cat" probably came from trying to shoehorn the original JP dialogue into English, and I assume it was done because there are actual bear/cat artwork on screen for that frame so just eliding the animal metaphor would leave the viewer confused.

I agree "I'm rocking that band girl look." line is overlocalized, I'll probably change it in my rebased version to: "All of a sudden I've got the band-girl look". The sunsequent line I'm split on, The effectively double-negated "I'm definitely no longer an ordinary person" seems semantically equivalent to "I look like a real somebody" to me and the latter doesn't seem particularly of place (e.g. compared to "rocking" or "rocker chick" which definitely raise an eyebrow).

Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai. It's very cute and pleasant artwork, reminds me of konahana kitan, I think it'll tend more towards iyashikei. It's about rakugo, but it's not entirely clear yet if the rakugo is just for background context (like Joshiraku, which was technically about rakugo but was effectively a sketch comedy show) or if it'll be more serious in that regard.

A decent chunk of the first episode was indeed devoted to a rakugo tale, and while it's probably my fault for not being able to follow along with the precise wordplay going on, I didn't find the general setup that funny. There was a post-credits scene where the Tanuki had to explain the joke, so maybe it's not completely my fault though.

If you're watching I think the b-global subs are superior for this since they break up longer lines making it easier to follow along. They also try to preserve the original jokes better.

Edit: Might also be interesting to note that in addition to sentai/b-global source there's also apparently an amzn video webrip. The subs are identical to sentai modulo position of newlines (e.g. "a\Nb c" versus "a b\Nc"

Post edited on 21st Oct 2022, 7:26pm

4-nin wa Sorezore Uso wo Tsuku. May be worth following for a few more episodes to see how it turns out. This feels a bit similar to asobi asobase or jk no mudazukai in that it's slapstick comedy about an odd group. It remains to be seen if each episode will bring fresh situations or if they'll repeat the same tropes though.

Also do yourselves a favor and stick with CR subs on this, clearly b-global left this one to their d team.

She's so pathetic, it's endearing in a way.

>>36631
Thanks for the comparison! It's a shame that anime_chap is being rather insincere.
One thing to take into account is that Mad's video is also worse, but one could just extract his subs and use another encode with them. Though I personally don't care too much about video unless it's a DVD|BD release.

Post edited on 21st Oct 2022, 9:00pm

>>36650
Actually I'm really not sure if I'm missing some level of wordplay for the rakugo joke. The core of the joke seems to revolve around "nagereru": the original girl wearing the anchor-pattern laden yukata says something like "kaze ga fuite mo nagaren' you ni" which I assumed is pretty much what it says on the tin, a joke about how the the dress wouldn't blow away due to the anchor pattern. But in the ending explanation segment the tanuki instead says it's so the _boat_ (not the dress) wouldn't go adrift. Is the ambiguity/double-meaning supposed to be part of the joke?

Then the second-part is about how the wife says "shichi ni oitemo nagaren' you ni" where shichi is the obscure (to me) reading for 質 meaning "pawned goods", also in 質流れ. So at first I assumed the joke was that not even a pawn shop would take it. But looking at the sentence again, and also the tanuki's explanation, it seems it's instead more like "Even if I sold it to a pawn shop, I'd never forfeit the item because no one would buy it". Which doesn't really make sense to me, why would a pawn shop take an item they can't sell?

Am I missing something obvious? Am I just too dekinai to understand the way of the rakugo?

(I'd look up more info on this specific rakugo tale, but my JP reading skills are not good enough to sort through walls of text and find targeted information. Here's the original rakugo tale though: https://rakugonobutai.web.fc2.com/236yusanbune/yusanbune.html)

[Also in case any future readers come across this, I cleaned up the b-global subs a bit in >>/sub/155].

Post edited on 21st Oct 2022, 11:51pm

How the fuck did they get away with this?

One of the best episodes as it was truly disturbing, and the ending was amusing and pretty cool. Every time a mushroom was harvested, I physically cringed. Bravo.

Can't wait for some witches!

>>36658
Boy, am I glad they did. Kind of my fetish, too.

And the cherry on top is cute girls in wedding dresses. God bless.

I question this gentleman's taste.

>>36667
>Too immature
They should have stuck with "too loli" like BB did. Also I'd beg to differ on the no sex appeal for the tsukkomi girl, but she's probably a fujo

>>36668
>They should have stuck with "too loli" like BB did
Yup.

>but she's probably a fujo
Stereotyping? On my tohno-chan?

>>36653
Answering myself, I think "shichi ni oku" might mean "to put up for collateral" without the implication that it's been accepted by another party. Or in English "attempt to pawn" rather than "pawned". Then the joke makes sense, because no one would accept the old clothes as collateral. Feel free to correct if this is wrong though.

Behold: A girl with no sex appeal.

>>36675
I'd appeal her cloths off.

>>36676

Wife material, gentlemen.

Drills = Best

Ep2 of "Uchi no Shishou.." was much better than the first, tending more towards SoL. The cuteness of the tanuki and sexiness of the tanuki make up for the boring-ish rakugo parts (since I don't feel invested in the set up, and the payoff of the pun is a bit minimal. This could be because I can't follow it fully without translation, but I found the joshiraku audio drama rakugos quite funny so it's probably more the stories rather than the medium).

She deserves everything that happens to her. 醜女。

Hope we'll see her again when the Dark Conqueror makes his move.

Very true.

Turkey or treatment, Tohno-chan!

Fetish Game strikes again.

The furfags must have loved this one.

>>36723
Truly the mascot we deserved.

>>36765
Unless you're a central bank, of course

Kill la Kill looking more moe

He backed down from genocide pretty quickly. What a shame.

>>36772
I love DarkKnightmon, so when I saw pic related, I was grinning from ear to ear. This was by far the best version of him too. No asspull at the last minute to ruin his character arc like Xros Wars. No... whatever the fuck Colon was trying to do with him. I hope this isn't the last we see of him. His voice was also really sexy like Doumon's.

He's quite a puffball, that Angoramon. I love that his Mega evolution or whatever is the opposite of his usual composed form.

>>36782
Jellymon was just straight-up giving Kiyo dome in front of everybody this episode. The animators aren't even hiding the pretense anymore.

>>36783
It's amazing, innit?

>The animators aren't even hiding the pretense anymore.
And that's a good thing.

The reference book profiles for the rest of Gammamon's evolution line were datamined yesterday, and they're a goldmine for power-level obsessives and anyone worried about Ghost Game's plot.
Gammamon isn't just the most OP anime partnermon by a landslide, there's a strong argument that he's the most busted Digimon in the entire franchise. I think only Zeed and maybe a couple others could put up a fair fight against his final evo. And with all the references to the "GRB Factor" and simulations, Ghost Game is going to get buck wild once they make it to the Digital World.

>>36770
Both a & b parts for ep 7 were pretty nice. I always like over the top mind-games for card-playing, I think kitakubu had something like that.

>>36794
>Ghost Game is going to get buck wild once they make it to the Digital World.
Fug yes. I'm glad I didn't drop this in the beginning, even though I still think some of my complaints hold up.

>>36796
Honestly, even just the weekly Jelly/Darling shipping moments are enough to still make Ghost Game a must-watch. I never used to care about shipping, but now I'm invested all of a sudden.

Interesting episode.

The official art is out for Angoramon and Jellymon's ultimates - Dilbitmon and Amphimon - thanks to Saikyo Jump. Very low-res, though.

>>36810
Here's an even better look.

Cute JCs! Quite enjoyed this week's episode: wholesome stuff. The first half gave me Stephen King vibes.

>>36810
>>36812
Nice, thank you for posting these.

>>36817
Fujitsumon was definitely one of the most inventive MOTWs I can ever remember on Digimon. I was impressed by how they made it work.

>>36825
I really love how Jellymon used her lightning to create that dramatic effect there.

MILDLY FAT CAT TATS

>>36834
The multiple bellydancing scenes with sitar music were a nice touch.

Ep10 of 4-nin wa sorezore... was unexpectedly heartwarming/bittersweet. And I just realized that makes two shows this season that in a sense play with the idea of deceiving/being deceived.

Post edited on 17th Dec 2022, 8:33pm

>>36864

Last night's Ghost Game is one of the greatest anime episodes I've ever seen in my life. I'm not exaggerating. I'm not being ironic. The writing was on point and I'm still blown away by the movie-like animation quality.

>>36866
Yeah I expected it to be really good already since the last few episodes have been amazing but this one really stood out as something special.

>>36866
Given that I read your post before having the opportunity to watch the episode, I was worried that I'd be disappointed, but nope: it was pretty good. My only issue would be that it would have worked better if the pace were slower; thusly the plot would be divided into two episodes. It really did have the quality similar to those short Digimon movies.
Glad to be alive to experience this.

Addendum: Blades, cannons, and armor are always an effective combination.

Post edited on 18th Dec 2022, 6:28pm

>>36870
I think the pacing was fine. By throwing us into the deep end of this week's craziness right from the start, they achieved the creepy, disorienting atmosphere they were going for. Once Kuzuhamon was revealed as the culprit, they got straight to the point in showing what she was doing to everyone, how strong she was as an opponent, and then the Siriusmon evolution with no wasted time. I'm not sure what they could have added to justify rolling the story over into two parts that wouldn't have come across as redundant and/or stalling for time.
I know many fans are disappointed by the lack of two-parters this series, but in general, I think one episode has been sufficient for the stories they're telling. They've settled on the perfect balance of horror, investigating, and fighting, with the occasional talk no jutsu.

>>36872
Rather, I think it's best to say you don't quite appreciate slow-burners. There's too many jarring transitions that would have benefited from more time, and the "disorienting" aspect was also harmed.
It's understandable that most episodes aren't like this since that wouldn't fit the format nor resource constraints, but stories like this one really need it to fully realize the atmosphere and the payoff of the new evolution, and as much as I enjoyed the episode, it's a bit painful. One has to wonder whether the writers feel the same, but couldn't do it because of production scarcity.

Addendum: I don't mean to be rude, by the way. People enjoy different things, and I guess I'm just a bit let down since the episode was close to perfection for me.

>>36873
>>36874
No offense taken. However, I'd counter by saying that if I didn't appreciate slow burners, I would have dropped Ghost Game long ago. The entire series could aptly be described as a slow burner because of its piecemeal approach to the main plot combined with its high episode count, after all.
>but stories like this one really need it to fully realize the atmosphere and the payoff of the new evolution
To each their own, but again, I think the atmosphere for this episode in particular was realized right away with the cold open. I believe they were trying to make the viewer feel as confused and disoriented as Hiro was at the beginning. Slowly building up to Kuzuhamon's brainwashing wouldn't have been anywhere near as effective at making us feel that way as jumping right into the action did. Sure, we'd have more immediate context for what's happening, but sometimes you just get more mileage out of showing than telling. Plus, if you're going to spend a king's ransom on the animation budget that week, you kind of have to do a lot of showing to justify it, haha.
Plus, "this... is our... answer!" leading into that evolution scene and that insert song was already an incredible payoff as-is. That was one of those sequences that come along every so often and remind us why we love anime.

>>36875
I wrote up quite a few paragraphs, but I realize that you and I have different wants, expectations, definitions that there's no point. And really, it doesn't matter as we're both enjoying the ride anyway.

And again, I realize that my original post seems condescending, so please don't take it that way.
I'm such a jackass. I need to read my posts before submitting them.

>>36877
Nah, it's fine. I don't begrudge you or anyone else for wanting two-parters anyway, I just don't personally think they're necessary.
At very least, it's nice to see an actual well-thought-out criticism of Ghost Game (even though I still disagree with it) after putting up with the same old "where's the plot?" song and dance from its detractors every week for over a year.

>>36878
Appreciate your graciousness.
I don't think they're necessary either, but it would be nice to have. The investigatory aspect is typically my favorite, though the concluding battle this time around was pretty awesome. However, I understand there are budgetary and temporal limitations.
With regards to the plot, I'm surprised people care that much. Monster-of-the-week works well for anime like Ghost Game and Digimon in general. Not only that, but it's nostalgic to enjoy such a show on the weekends, sipping on some coffee or whatever. Of the things to criticize the anime for, it's a rather odd one.

>>36881
Digimon Adventure has kind of shaped what a lot of fans expect from this franchise and they can't let go of it, despite how Toei has run out of anything novel to do within that framework. Colon was all fighting and no substance, the new movies are all Hurricane Touchdown clones, the whole Xros Wars era was a bore underneath the TTGL-inspired coat of paint. Appmon and Ghost Game have gotten a lot of misguided hate for trying different things, even though that's exactly what Digimon needs to do to avoid stagnating in mediocrity (or worse).
Personally, I wouldn't mind if they ditched the fighting and plots altogether. To me, the true strength of Digimon is in the friendship between humans and mons and how both sides find common ground despite coming from totally different worlds built on totally different logic. A series that just focused on that part without having to get bogged down in power levels and selling toys could be something special. Ghost Game already comes close because of how much it's downplayed the fighting.

DOUBLE
DIGIT
IQ

I didn't like this week's Ghost Game episode very much. They took what could have been a neat premise (and maybe a chance to finally see Gulus again?) and turned it into a retread of last week's episode with worse animation.

>>36887
Overall a much better show than I would have expected at first glance. I don't particularly like that time ended up being rewound, which seems like it removes any progress that was made in terms of the 4 opening up about their secrets, but since I guess megane-girl experienced dejavu they'd eventually break out of it or something

Oniichan wa Oshimai seems intriguing. Someone finally daring to shake up the CGDCT genre. Hopefully the cgdct parts actually live up, and it's not just gags all the way through.


Also for whatever reason seems like there's censored and uncensored versions of the video (and or subs), so be sure to wait until the latter. (And then in addition to that there's the usual b-global sub. I'm not sure how the genealogy works out here, I guess I'll diff them before I watch).

>>36953
Video notes: Seems like crunchyroll has censored audio and fog censored video. B-global has censored video. Be sure to look for videos that explicitly say uncensored, or use a JP broadcast rip.

Sub notes:

I will exclude the "Quickie" subs for this since I doubt those will continue to be made going forward. From what I could find, these are the possible subs you can use:


* Stock CR
* B-Global
* "Okay-Subs" (derived from CR, has typesetting and minor script corrections)

Aside from typesetting, the script diffs between stock CR and okay-subs seem minor. "Okay-Subs" has removed explicit linebreaks, allowing .ass rendering algorithm to reflow as it sees fit. (I think explicit linebreaks are always better, since you usually want to break on a comma or natural pause.)
One "Ew..." got changed to "Seriously?",
>Ugh, Mihari must have left her own \N clothes here instead of mine.
changed to
>Oh, that silly Mihari. She must've left her own clothes here instead of mine.

But other than that, the main value add of this sub would be for typesetting rather than script modifications it seems.


* Anon Subs found on 4chan, not posted to nyaa. According to him

>Like 1/5th of the lines got some kind of touchup or alteration to match the original dialogue better and remove le funny gamer shit. Stuff like the episode title has been fixed to better match the Japanese double entendre. Not much point in posting a tiny .ass file in torrent form when the raws are going to be seeded far better in their original format, plus I'd like to keep things open for revisions in case I fuck something up since I'm not exactly amazing at this and am open to feedback. I will try to keep the old links around on future posts if I continue doing this. Or maybe I could make a mega folder or something, I've never really done that before.

See https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/247287957/#q247301367 for the download of that

From analysis, anon-subs are derived from CR.

---

TL shootout:(Note that I haven't watched the episode yet, so I can only comment on what's presented)

CR
>an avid eroge gamer and self-sufficient \N home security officer.
>Just a little drop in your drink.
>An unemployed, good-for-nothing shut-in.
>Not to mention, you're addicted \N to those gross video games.
>Wow, so you went with the sports bra?
>It really suits you.

>My little sister is a talented person.
>You might even say too talented.

>What's wrong?
>It hurts.
>What does?
>My nipples.
>Why aren't you wearing it?!
>Didn't I give you one?!
>Well, uh...
>It was too much. I had to \N draw the line somewhere.
>You know?
>Say no more.
>You and I are going bra shopping.
>Right now.


BB
>I'm Mahiro Oyama, \N a proud shut-in and porn games lover.
>I slipped a little bit into your drink.
>A worthless NEET.
>and play dirty games all day.
>Which one do you want?
>The sports bra looks great.

>Mihari is very talented.
>Maybe even too talented.

>What is it?
>My...
>My nipples hurt.
>Why aren't you wearing \N anything under your shirt?
>I gave it to you, didn't I?
>I guess I didn't wear it because \N I wanted to draw the line somewhere...
>Fine. Let's go shopping now...
>For bra.

Anon
>eroge lover and self-sufficient \N home security officer.
>Just a pinch in your drink.
>A no-good, shut-in NEET.
>Not to mention, you're addicted \N to those indecent games.
>Wow, so you went with that?
>Isn't it nice, that sports bra?

>Mihari's a little sister who's very capable.
>Honestly, a bit TOO capable.


>Well, uh...
>that kinda feels like the \N final line to cross...
>You know?
>Perfect time to cross it then.
>Let's go buy one right now.
>A bra.


---

A general observation from spending a lot of time with the b-global subs is that (when their A team is on it) they they uncannily nail the fine-stuff (e.g. japanese archaisms, yojijukugo, or weird buddhist terms that even general Japanese dictionaries don't usually have) which CR translators fail to pick up on, but they sometimes miss the broad strokes: have sentence constructions that aren't very clean in English, or lead to the wrong interpretation. I think this might be a result of the fact that the translators are not English speakers. They also tend to mirror Japanese sentence structure when possible (although sometimes it doesn't work, or they miss out on an opportunity to do so with some clever wordsmitthing)

Sometimes b-global has gems (of either fame or infamy)
Like this one
>This indefinite life of celibacy \N has become a burden I can't bear.
What a line! Not really what you'd use in context, but it has gravitas!


Out of the ones shown here, probably best to go with the anon-sub one. It fixes most of the issues with the CR sub I saw, and having someone who's passionate about the series doing the TL is always a good thing.

>>36956
Trying to follow that 4chan thread reminds me of why I stopped visiting /a/. Over a dozen posts debating the translation of "イケない", and they're not even disagreeing about anything. Seems like that's a pun on all of {no-good, unable to orgasm, naughty/tantalizing} simultaneously right? (Etymologically all stemming from loosely interpreting "[this] won't do/can't go" I guess). Not really sure what they're debating. (If it were me I'd probably have done "forbidden body" as it hits 2/3, and has a better connotation than "impotent body"), but I'm still trying to catch up with last season.

But keep your ears peeled for puns in this series, apparently they're a'plenty: in the name of the series (oshimai), episode titles, lyrics

>「アイデン貞貞メルトダウン」
>相殿 【あいでん】
>enshrinement of two or more deities in one building of a shrine
>shrine building dedicated to two or more deities
>貞
>firm adherence to one's principles
>chastity (of a woman)
>テーテー is also modern feminine slang for 貴い
>Also, it spells in English
>"Aidenteitei merutodaun"
>"Identity meltdown"

The latest episode of Digimon further cements my confusion concerning the Digital World. It was my understanding that mankind inadvertently created it during the transition from analog to digital, and that's also why so many digimon's designs are influenced by man's cultures and history, e.g. ancient Egypt.

Aside from that, this episode was a mixed bag. I can forgive predictability if it's well executed, but it wasn't.

>>36961
The lore has always been a little different depending on the product and whoever's in charge of it. This particular episode was directed by Kakudo, who's always viewed Digimon and the Digital World as more of a spiritual thing that always existed behind the scenes (think yokai or gods), and technology is just the means by which humans and Digimon are able to interact with each other. He also helped out with Survive, which is the reason for all the "kemonogami" stuff in that game's plot.
With Kakudo's approach, an Ancient Digital World is entirely plausible. Not so much with other people like Konaka or Yoichi Kato, whose approach is far more grounded in the technological and digital side.

Welcome back, Gulus!

I too had this face when confronted with her newfound engrish.

>>36962
Belated "thank you" for the explanation! I must confess I prefer the direction of people like Konaka or Yoichi. That said, the idea of a digital medium that's the bridge between the spiritual and corporeal is a step above, if not odd.

>He also helped out with Survive, which is the reason for all the "kemonogami" stuff in that game's plot.
I still need to play that. The backlog is brutal.

C U T E

>>36997
>That said, the idea of a digital medium that's the bridge between the spiritual and corporeal is a step above, if not odd.
I do think there's some merit to the idea of another realm that was always there but humans just couldn't see it until technology improved enough to unlock it. It's just controversial because it clashes with the original virtual pet lore of Digimon being computer programs/viruses that gained sentience, but it also can't be thrown out entirely because Adventure was so popular, so instead there's a sliding scale from fantasy to cyberpunk depending on who's writing and what kind of story they're telling.
I will say the spiritual approach makes more sense for Ghost Game than a more technological focus because myths, legends and the paranormal are the backbone of the series. As a counterexample, Appmon stayed away from that side of Digimon's themes because it was trying to make a statement on artificial intelligence and humans' reliance on technology.
Both Amphimon and Cthyllamon were adorable and I loved how much fun they had with the animations. Especially Kiyo's chuuni poses in the evolution scene.

>>36945
I like the premise of the show, but i found the setup of the characters was extremely rushed and too quick to really emotionally connect with them, rushing through the tragic back stories of 3 characters in one episode.
Also they just narrate to much of their feeling instead of showing them and their behaviour kind of disconnects with what they tell.
I still enjoy it though, and episode 4 actually did it a lot better with displaying their emotions.
Hope they keep it up, waiting for ep. 5.
Also Curran is cute.

>>37002
Yeah, and it's a shame too since the characters aren't half-bad at all.

>Also Curran is cute.
She really is.

Heavy. This episode was a more traditional horror tale, which is a nice change-up. It's also another one that I'd love to see be turned into a special with a higher budget.

>>36999
>I will say the spiritual approach makes more sense for Ghost Game than a more technological focus because myths, legends and the paranormal are the backbone of the series.
Its Digimon's take on GeGeGe no Kitarou, which is both good and bad. I like some degree of logical consistency, and the spirituality-technology combination contrasting with the franchise's original approach hurts my tiny brain.

>Especially Kiyo's chuuni poses in the evolution scene.
Yeah, his stunts are amusing, and even kind of cool.

>>37004
This episode was wild, and it already seemed like one of the higher-budget ones. Ghost Game at its best has a distinct cinematic feel, and I think that was evident this episode in both the visuals and the way it used the soundtrack to set the tone.
I'm excited to see what happens with MoonMillenniummon now on Hiro's watch. I think at least he'll be the key to get them to the Digital World. I would actually love to see Millie become an ally to the group.

Don't be an idolfag.

Espimon's evolution is too goofy. But at least I enjoyed the monster of the week; the enforcer of contracts is pretty cool.
By the way, I think the translator messed up in the beginning of this episode by interpreting 貴方 as merely "you." I don't know Japanese, but it's my understanding that in that context of speaking to one's husband, it means something like "dear."

Watching her anime every week brings me the utmost joy.

Ghost Game is ending next month and I'm really upset about it. It's ending too quickly, too soon, and with no new Digimon anime to look forward to for the foreseeable future (except for the 02 movie, which I don't care about).

>>37026
I'm definitely going to miss it. It had a great run.

>>37026
Certainly feels like it hasn't been that long since its debut. It's nice to have a multi-seasonal anime to watch.

>>37027
>>37028
Digimon had such a good thing going in general with this, the Dreamers manga (which is at least still chugging along for now), and Survive finally coming out. I can't say I'm optimistic for the next few years when they're reduced to hoping an online novel can carry the franchise.
That's probably half the reason why I'm so sad that Ghost Game is over. Saying goodbye to these wonderful characters with an ending that's probably going to be rushed stings even more when they've got nothing else lined up for at least the rest of 2023.

What a dick move.

I was already pretty hyped for Cthulhu, but now I'm really amped up.

>>37041
Never mind that, next week is going to be nuts since Kiyo is getting infected with the GRB Factor. And since they actually showed that in the teaser, imagine how crazy the shit they're hiding must be.

>>37042
Of course, but I find it amusing that notCthulhu isn't the endgame. They must deliver now.

>>37043
Dagomon is just a perfect level. He was never going to be the end game even with GRB steroids flowing through his veins.
Speaking of the end game, there's three episodes left and they revealed the titles of the last two in V-Jump. Sadly, there's two straight weeks off after next episode.

>>37047
Just saw this myself. Disappointing, but expected.

>>37048
That last episode's title is pretty peculiar. Still holding out a shred of hope that they're going to surprise us with a cliffhanger and a season 2 announcement. It's not likely, though.

Regulusmon finally made his debut!

What a beast.
This episode was worth the wait, and I quite liked the sound in it too.

>>37062
It was an entertaining episode, but I just wish they didn't cop out by making Gulus the most stereotypical moustache-twirling villain. It's like they forgot that he debuted by interrogating and stopping a serial killer, then spent the rest of the series taking out other evil Digimon who were murdering for sport. Now he's acting like a Digimon he would have killed 20 episodes ago, without much explanation for how/why he got from there to here.
I always thought they were building towards an episode where Hiro and Gulus would finally talk to each other and learn to understand each other's point of view, not a bunch of "rubber nen" asspulls to justify why Gulus is the final boss now. It's been a great series, but there's always going to be that cloud of missed opportunities hanging over it now.

>>37063
You have higher expectations than I. What we got is what I thought it was going to be: RULES OF NATURE. Nonetheless, I like your version better.

>>37064
It just doesn't make sense in hindsight for Mr. Rules of Nature to have gotten so livid at Sealsdramon for murdering innocent Digimon to increase his kill count, or that group of Oboromon for playing games with humans' lives. The Gulus from last episode would have written off their victims as weaklings who couldn't survive in an "eat or be eaten" world.
The one excuse I keep seeing for this change in direction is, "he only saved the group all those times to manipulate Hiro into syncing with him." But... it never worked? And he never tried something new? If anything, Hiro was the one playing him like a fiddle the whole time. How is this not awful writing either way?
The more I think about it, the more annoying it is. It was a great episode, but it was also like a completely different series than the one we've been watching.

>>37065
No, you're right: the writing is awful. It almost makes me feel that there were some behind-the-scenes issues that resulted in this. In any case, I wouldn't dwell on it too much as there's nothing you can do except laugh at edgelordmon's laughable motivation.

>>37066
The lead writer, Masashi Sogo, wrote a blog post last September (right after the Oboromon episode) about how his work on Ghost Game was reaching the climax, how hard it is to write an ending, and the nightmares he was having about people not liking it. Man, does that explain a lot in hindsight. It appears his solution was to ignore all previous episodes and write the most generic ending he possibly could, ruining a great character in the process.

Well, that was certainly one of the finales of all time.

Loved this show through and through.

Anyone know of shows with a similar main character in the sense that he goes through challenges and stays true to his conscience? And preferably what he does is actually right. I have listed the ones that I know of below
Tsuki Ga Kirei
Bokutachi no Remake
Seishun Buta Yarou
Another
Girly Air Force
Goblin Slayer
Area 88
Zipang
Konpeki No kantai
ONIHEI
If you are curious about why I included any of the shows feel free to ask

Post edited on 26th Mar 2023, 2:52pm

>>37073
Do you think Death Note would fit the description? Or does Light deviate too much from his original ideals?

>>37073
Streaming is very poor form.

>>37074
I have never fully watched it, but AFAIK at some point he becomes more aware that what he is doing is wrong but still continues, so no. And of course, killing people is wrong.

>>37075
It was only a month ago when I put together my new PC, up until then I used a laptop with little space so I had to stream, now it is more of a habit that I see no real reason to correct. I put all of the anime's I love on an external HDD though.

>>37076
I think streaming is unfairly demonized, it's probably ok for shows where the only releases were CR rips. (Video quality might suffer a bit, but so long as you either don't mind or are nearsighted enough that you can't tell the difference, it doesn't matter). To me the main downside is that they usually do burned-in subs, so if there were fansub releases you can't use those.

I forgot I was watching Digimon a couple of times throughout. Still a heart-warming concluding episode with cool moments, but the ending was too ridiculous for me.

>>37078
Sogo wasn't kidding about the toll this show took on his mental health, I guess. Turning Gulus' backstory into a bizarre hybrid of the Universe 7 Saiyans and the Otsutsuki clan at the last minute, with no foreshadowing anywhere else in the series, was certainly a choice. Unless we were supposed to guess that from Gammamon's inner world being space-themed? Either way, it strikes me as overcomplicating a character who was never complicated.
I'm also still scratching my head at Quantumon just getting away with her stupid plan that got innocent humans and Digimon killed (even blaming the victims for it), and everyone brushing off Hiro's valid criticism like it was nothing... but then the Digimon start freaking out at a supposed world-ending threat that's 2000 years away? Where's their sympathy for the characters who suffered now?
The worst part is that they dropped all this prequel/sequel bait at the end and we'll be lucky if we ever get a CD drama, let alone a movie or season 2. And we never even got to see Arcturus or Proxima.
I am happy that Gulus survived, the humans and Digimon weren't separated, and Naoto Takenaka got to do one last narration. Despite the weird choices down the stretch, the finale did have a lot of heart. And Ghost Game overall will always be one of my favorites.

The first episode was fun. I'm glad that the c.v for Serval finally lands herself a lead role in a while, the other voice casts were very good as well.

Not really a Gundam fan but dem feels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Irs9EsThEk (SPOILER)

Which one do I watch first?
Oshi No Ko (must watch)
Yuri Is My Job!
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World
My Love Story with Yamada-Kun at LV999
Otaku Elf
The Dangers in My Heart
My Home Hero
Magical Girl Destroyer
Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Dead Mount Death Play
Kizuna No Allele
Heavenly Delusion
Skip and Loafer
Insomniacs After School
Hell's Paradise
My One-Hit Kill Sister
The Legendary Hero is Dead!
KamiKatsu

>>37154
You've just dumped half of the shows airing this season, with shows from completely different genres and audiences; and without knowing your tastes it's impossible for anyone to say.

>>37154
Like the other anon said, it's hard to say. But at the very least I'd priorities plot heavy stuff that can be spoiled easily.

>>37154
>Otaku Elf
>Magical Girl Destroyer
These are the only ones specifically from your list (not in general) that I'm watching, and I can say they're both worth it - although I think Elf focuses a little too much on food vs. other topics, but it's so cute that I can overlook it. Magical Destroyers is stylish high-octane fun.

>>37161
Seconding these and Tengoku Daimakyo (listed as Heavenly Delusion). They're quite good.

I want a fairy!

I've been watching Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu!
It was a little offputting at first because every character seems to be two faced, hiding a more nasty personality. That along with the way the main character basically gets conned into a job they don't want.
It has this cute yuri façade to it, themed around Maria Sama, when in reality the main characters hate each other's guts while they're forced to pretend to like/love each other. I think it creates an interesting dynamic, and as we learn why they hate each other it adds a bit of depth to the characters, even if the reason for it is a bit of a cliché anime trope.

>>37239
Yay finally someone else on TC picks up a show I've been wanting to discuss (seems like there's a dearth of SoL viewers on TC compared to a few years back, or maybe there's just usually not much to discuss [I would have really liked to have in-depth discussions of Shippo Na though...]).

My thoughts in >>37202 were based on the initial 4 or so episodes, but as the season has progressed I've grown to like it more, it has more depth than I'd have guessed at first glance.

> when in reality the main characters hate each other's guts... as we learn why they hate each other
Yup the root cause of the Yano/Hime conflict was a bit of a cliché, but I think it kind of makes sense given the personality of Yano, she's not the kind of person who intuitively understands people (probably a bit autistic as well), so she likely didn't realize what Hime was trying to do. Once the main conflict is resolved, the conflict in the second arc (episodes (7-9) is also turning out to be something interesting, again we learn more about the background of one of the characters (this time Kanoko), and again while it's a bit clichéd it does make sense in context and fit with her personality.

What I like about the show so far is that it uses the motif of facades to probe a bit at the nature of human relations. When you think about it, Hime's facade is actually 2-fold. She pretends to be a cute friendly girl, but her true self is also quite goodhearted, just in a slightly more nuanced way. We see for instance that she was the only one who cared about reaching out to Yano, and similarly with Kanoko.. Really, what Hime is doing isn't that different from what all so-called normalfags do: all interpersonal relationships are ultimately built upon facades (grounded in societal norms), and anyone who chooses not to play this game gets excluded. We can see a bit of this with Kanoko, in ep9. See >>/mai/21730

>If you think about it, this is true even in the real world. When you interact with a 3D person, you don't actually "know" them at all. Your perception of them is ultimately all you have to work with, until they carry out some actions that then allow you to update your perception in a bayesian sense. But people delude themselves into thinking that what they are attracted to is some material thing rather than the facade of their own idealization, which is the source of a lot of grief. All waifuism does is drop that pretense.

So we have Hime, someone who seamslessly slips in and out of this facade, while genuinely being a kind person at heart. And we have Yano and Kanoko, two examples of characters that break out of the societal mold. From what we see in ep9 they're similar in many ways, what I'm interested in how they differ. Yano does seem less possessive, although given that she was never really close to Hime for very long (I think their friendhsip lasted less than half a school year?) that may be only natural.. And we also have Tachibana, whom I find probably the most intruiging character of all. She clearly understands the nature and dynaimcs of social realtions at an intuitive level, is highly emotionally perceptive and able to pick up on things. Which is why I find her strategy of confronting Kanoko to break up her relation with Hime quite puzzling, since she should surely have realized such a direct confrontation wouldn't go well against Kanoko's personality type. Maybe she's a bit blindsided by that previous incident she alluded to though...

>>37240
yeah, it's a rough first couple ep but really makes up for it as it goes along.
The autism thing does seem pretty fitting. While one could argue Hime should have talked to Yano first before doing what she did, Yano very clearly over reacted, and far as I've seen really doesn't seem to care that she screwed over Hime hard and made her life hell for a few years over something kind of trivial. It's also not like Yano told Hime she was leaving. While part of me feels for her, Yano just seems like a kind of a shitty person. She doesn't even seem self aware enough to realize she's basically doing the same thing at work. I feel like Hime has every reason to hate Yano, while Yano comes across as unreasonable.

Also, I feel like characters are very quick to forget that Hime was practically forced into this job. They expect her to take the job seriously, and scold her when she isn't doing what they want, but she doesn't even want to be there anyway right? Not like they even explained things properly to her from the start (if we're being real though, chewing people out for getting things wrong on job after receiving poor training seems to be common place in reality )Then you have her worrying about people finding out she's acting, when that's literally what they all do.


>seems like there's a dearth of SoL viewers on TC
It's still my go to, but I guess I haven't been posting as much as I used to.

>>37241
>really doesn't seem to care that she screwed over Hime hard and made her life hell for a few years over something kind of trivial
Hm yeah, from her perspective (when she was younger) I guess she assumed that she had been betrayed, and while Yano's past isn't really mentioned, the fact that she had no friends and was an outcast probably meant she was either picked on before, and possibly has issues trusting people. I thought the show did address the fact that when older-Yano saw Hime again as the latter joined the cafe, Yano did realize that her behavior was a bit shitty so she tried to be friendly again with Hime. That is until she realized that Hime might be just putting on a facade again, etc. At the end of everything I think she did finally realize that she was the one who was in the wrong, because ever since the two patched up you can see that Yano tries to be extra kind to Hime. And I suspect the fact that she threw away possible years of friendship because she didn't trust her friend enough probably does weigh on her, although I would have liked the show to spend a bit more time resolving those threads instead of moving onto the next arc.

>Hime was practically forced into this job
I guess that's sort of a running gag at this point (along with the manager's arm that's perpetually in a cast). Aside from the very first episode though, I think Hime does actually like doing the job, for several reasons 1) initially she's taken by Yano (both before she realizes who she is, and certainly afterwards). 2) After Kanoko joins it just becomes something they all do together, as friends. 3) It gives her an ability to use her "facade" without any moral qualms.

>Then you have her worrying about people finding out she's acting, when that's literally what they all do.
Ah right in my previous analysis I completely forgot to talk about the 3rd level of facade going on, which is the acting they do for their job. I don't really have anything novel to say here, since this is the "surface-level" facade that's the most obvious one, and the fact that their in-job-character relations mirror their real-life ones is pretty clear.

>>37240
>Hime's facade is actually 2-fold. She pretends to be a cute friendly girl, but her true self is also quite goodhearted, just in a slightly more nuanced way

Just to clarify here, what I mean is that I think Hime's facade is also partly to protect herself. We see that she's very selective about who she chooses to get close with, and I suspect the incident with Yano probably further led her to further encapsulate her "true" self within the facade she projects. We see her true-self is actually quite soft and caring, so without her facade it's quite likely she'd be a pushover much as Kanoko initially was. This then bridges into the point about how when interacting with others we _all_ use facades (and often times contextually dependent ones). I'm also reminded of the topic of code-switching in psycholinguistics, which while not quite as strong as "facade" highlights how interactions with others are mediated by "appearances"

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>>37243
I'm a bit disappointed WataYuri seems to be going with the standard yuri trope of letting misunderstandings/miscommunications pile up. I guess that's par for the course, but it does change the trajectory of the series from one that's grounded on an exploration of the nature of facades in mediating communication, to one that's more of a standard yuri (melo)drama. I guess the good thing is that this arc is only kicking in with ~2 episodes left, so while the manga series might be considered wasted potential, I think the self-contained anime cour still makes an ok seasonal show.

>>37277
I was surprised they essentially resolved the issue, thought for sure they'd drag this out into a second season.

>>37278
I just finished, and you're right: it was cleaned up surprisingly quickly, and the resolution doesn't detract from Tachibana's character. Although it feels like it still leaves a tenuous situation, as Ayanakouji's feelings are only going to get stronger over time, much to the chagrin of Kanoko. I guess ending it on this semi-cliffhanger is a strong advertisement for the manga. It's probably not going to get a second season, and even if it did it would only contain more drama, so ending it at this high point seems like a good choice.

Also I think the translation of the last line of the episode could be improved, "suki na wake nai ja nai" is seen translated as "I don't love you at all..." and while I think there was an attempt to use ellipsis to indicate uncertainty, I don't feel the tone comes across right. Related to >>/ot/40386 if you parse the "ja nai" as an actual negation then it's a double-negative "[not] don't love you". If you parse it as a fully rhetorical assertion, then it's "I don't love you. (fullstop)" which is clearly not the intended meaning. Semi-rhetorical, indicating uncertainty similar to "ne..." seems to be the most fitting parsing. I think omitting the "at all" and "I don't" to make the translation "don't love you..." would have been more fitting, with the omission hinting at an implied "[It's not that] I don't love you" or "don't love you... [do I?]".

>>37279
>"don't love you..."
At least out of context, this sounds pretty choppy.

>>37280
I think it works better in context, because the line right before this was "I don't love you one bit.", so the parallel repetition is sufficiently strong.

Post edited on 23rd Jun 2023, 7:37pm

Atelier Ryza: I know it's just a service for the game fans, but it really feels like "[Youtube] Atelier Ryza (All Cutscenes) pt1/12"
However the thighs have resurrected Touka (from "The hero is dead" from last season).
Note it has a 45min first ep.

Dark Gathering has been a pleasant surprise so far.

First of all it has that fun 00's anime vibe. It's a monster-of-the-week shonen where they hunt (or are hunted by) spirits and catch them, but something that surprised me is how brutal it can get. Normally in these kinds of anime the author tries to humanize spirits and give them some kind of sob story and the characters try to give them eternal rest, that doesn't apply here. Yayoi (the loli exorcist) treats them like insects, making the ones she captured fight each other to become stronger, like in kodoko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodokue. She doesn't hesitate to torture and straight "killing" them to reach her objective. I know it sounds edgy as fuck but considering the things spirits are capable of and Yayoi's backstory I think it's justified.

As for the characters Eiko and Yayoi are lovely and just fun to watch. But yeah the spineless MC is mandatory in this kind of shows for self inserting reasons but he isn't that bad fortunately. Also the OP is really good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8STQ4ML0Y7E

I'm just at episode 6 but I've been having a blast, it is not revolutionary or anything and honestly I wouldn't call it a masterpiece but it is so fun to watch, it makes me feel nostalgic of my early days watching anime. I will pick up the manga definitely, the art is good and it's a shame the anime doesn't make it justice because it's so low budget

>>37369
>I know it sounds edgy as fuck but considering the things spirits are capable of and Yayoi's backstory I think it's justified.
Indeed. These ghosts are Mieruko-tier, so anything less would be insufficient. The monster that Yayoi hopes to ultimately slay is horrific.

>But yeah the spineless MC is mandatory in this kind of shows for self inserting reasons but he isn't that bad fortunately.
The MC turned out to be better than I thought. He does love to scream in terror, but he trained his body to help Eiko; he resolved to fight against nightmarish apparitions to help those whom he loves. It's as enjoyable to me as a brutal ghostbusting loli. Not to mention his character might have a bit more depth to it if the ending to the first episode is any indication.

>it makes me feel nostalgic of my early days watching anime.
Absolutely.