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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'm surprised that there's no support for Vinland Saga, especially given the omnibus version is pretty library-friendly from a physical standpoint.

    Coincidentally, I'm just reading that, and while it's _fantastic_, there's a:very occasional minor nudity, and b:_lots_ of violence (especially in the earlier chapters), and violence that is significantly more grisly than usual.

    That said, wow, this is potentially becoming one of my favorite stories -- the first parts felt like a bit of a slog keeping track of everyone, but once we've had all the major players introduced and things settle down that was great. Then I was absolutely not expecting it
    to switch from a story about war to a story about farming
    and I was even less expecting it to then turn into (admittedly briefly)
    Three Men And A Baby
    and the 'hunter and hunted' arc is amazing as well. But there are probably too many heads-getting-axed-into-two to really be able to recommend it for a school.

    Vinland Saga is an absolutely incredible manga about rejecting toxic masculinity and ending cycles of violence, but yeah the content might be a bit much from some parent's perspective.

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  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Elaro wrote: »
    I think uuuuuuuuuh Kiss x Sis would be perfect for a school library

    Maybe Domestic Girlfriend

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    UHHHHH

    : )

    Yup, called it.

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I'm surprised that there's no support for Vinland Saga, especially given the omnibus version is pretty library-friendly from a physical standpoint.

    Coincidentally, I'm just reading that, and while it's _fantastic_, there's a:very occasional minor nudity, and b:_lots_ of violence (especially in the earlier chapters), and violence that is significantly more grisly than usual.

    That said, wow, this is potentially becoming one of my favorite stories -- the first parts felt like a bit of a slog keeping track of everyone, but once we've had all the major players introduced and things settle down that was great. Then I was absolutely not expecting it
    to switch from a story about war to a story about farming
    and I was even less expecting it to then turn into (admittedly briefly)
    Three Men And A Baby
    and the 'hunter and hunted' arc is amazing as well. But there are probably too many heads-getting-axed-into-two to really be able to recommend it for a school.

    Vinland Saga is an absolutely incredible manga about rejecting toxic masculinity and ending cycles of violence, but yeah the content might be a bit much from some parent's perspective.

    I suggested it because the local library here has it in their manga section, which is kept in the YA area. Then again, they also have Pluto as well.

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Zonugal wrote: »
    So, the librarian at my high school asked me for manga recommendations (age-appropriate for 15 year-olds) as she has some money to invest in new literature and has heard the teens enjoy the manga.

    But she has no experience in this arena/domain of literature, so she emailed me.

    And now I bring this question to you.

    Lets design a list of ten age-appropriate properties/books to recommend to my coworker for our high school library.
    If availability comes up, I've had good experience with the Book Depository (free worldwide shipping), it's where I get my *fix from.


    * my problem is that I don't have enough shelving, so I'm fixing it by buying even more manga and hoping it sorts itself out

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  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Glal wrote: »
    Zonugal wrote: »
    So, the librarian at my high school asked me for manga recommendations (age-appropriate for 15 year-olds) as she has some money to invest in new literature and has heard the teens enjoy the manga.

    But she has no experience in this arena/domain of literature, so she emailed me.

    And now I bring this question to you.

    Lets design a list of ten age-appropriate properties/books to recommend to my coworker for our high school library.
    If availability comes up, I've had good experience with the Book Depository (free worldwide shipping), it's where I get my *fix from.


    * my problem is that I don't have enough shelving, so I'm fixing it by buying even more manga and hoping it sorts itself out

    Ah yes, train your apartment to shelve all your manga by adding more manga than it can possibly handle now! Now that's Anime(TM)!

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Also, I don't know if it's appropriate or not, but my teen self would have loved some Junji Ito.

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Add Sakura Quest so that the teens know that a lot of folks just don't have it figured out in their 20s and the people who seem like they have it figured out sometimes burn the fuck out in their 30s and have to figure it out again.

    All you need is friendship and to stumble into a small town job that provides free housing.

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  • arthurinscalesarthurinscales Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Glal wrote: »
    Also, I don't know if it's appropriate or not, but my teen self would have loved some Junji Ito.

    There's always Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I think that list is pretty good, but would probably recommend one more shojo. Sailor Moon or a more straight romance. Also maybe Nichijou or Azumanga or another school setting comedy.

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  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Reynolds wrote: »
    I think that list is pretty good, but would probably recommend one more shojo. Sailor Moon or a more straight romance. Also maybe Nichijou or Azumanga or another school setting comedy.

    Kaguya-Sama! *bangs on table* Kaguya-Sama!

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I finished My Dress-Up Darling this weekend and wanted to do a little write up on it.

    Stuff I liked:
    Obviously, it's very cute and the art is really appealing. There's a wholesome message about throwing away gender essentialism and letting people like what they like. The romantic development is pretty sweet and feels more honest than a lot of shows of this type. They appreciate each other in both a "this is a great person, hanging around with them feels life affirming" way AND a purely teenage horny hormones sense. Marin realizing her crush because Gojou has a wholesome relationship with his Grandpa was a great way to go about that. I liked that Marin was... a little too much in how much she liked her shows. She was a bit cringe, they didn't just make her super cool and perfect. That made her feel a bit more real as a character that despite being a perfect 10, she was also a bit embarrassing and didn't have a filter for her fangirling. I liked a show about an introvert (in Gojou's case) that didn't glorify the lifestyle, that said... hey, go outside. Make friends. Touch grass! I've been mildly distressed by anime shows with the deeply cynical themes, "Hating and fearing the outside world is based actually. Keep buying our shit and don't improve your personality at all!"

    Stuff that I was not a fan of:
    I like the "let people appreciate what they want" aspect, but not so much in how that translated to *product* is the best art I have ever seen! *Brand* gives my life meaning! This pornography is the greatest love story of our time! The writing was pretty shallow in that the gap in their expectations of the media they consumed together was basically one joke long, each time. Gojou would have a more reasonable response to whatever extreme weeb product Marin forced on him, as a reaction joke... and then he would have an identical emotional response to it, each time. To the point where they cried at the same section and had identical feelings towards each character. It would have been much more interesting if they were real fans, who appreciated different shows in different ways, in differing amounts. They did this a little bit, with how Marin was scared of the horror franchise, while Gojou was more enjoying it on a technical level, but every other show, they just cloned each other's feelings. Also, despite being wholesome in a lot of ways, as I mentioned above, the show tried to appeal to the lowest denominator anime fanbase a bit too much by assuring us that Marin, in fact, still had a butt crack. Every 20 min or so, hey guys, it's still there. We'll prove it, take a look! I don't mind the concept of attractive shots of the cast to make a story point (they are physically attracted to each other, this situation is making them hormonal), but this was much more than that, and it was too much in places. And speaking of that, Marin's character rang a lot false in that she's watching and playing very explicit stuff and yet has no awareness of the strangeness and danger of going to a male friend's house alone and taking off all her clothes. Like, if this happened as their relationship developed and she felt she could trust him, okay sure. But no, they have ONE conversation, perhaps 15 minutes in length. The very next day, she turns up at this near total stranger's house, fully planning to disrobe and she... doesn't think it's sexual, suggestive, or risky at all? Nahhhhhh.

    In the end, I enjoyed the show, but despite the wholesome elements in the theme and how the plot went, would hesitate to offer a general recommendation, without caveats, unfortunately.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I've largely enjoyed Dress-Up Darling and think it has a feel-good vibe, but good god does it lean on the horny button hard, yeah it makes it hard to recommend to people

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Basically my thoughts on it too.

    Fun show with a good main couple, very watchable (for lack of a better word) with a nice vibe and a ton of care put into it (I especially liked the random Texas Chainsaw Massacre homage in the final episode).

    Also incredibly horny, though sort of in a different way than the usual anime horniness? Like there are the usual lingering shots, sure, but instead of something like monogatari or *insert Isekai show here* with the hyperspecific fetish pandering, this feels kinda like a less mean spirited, more wholesome version of a 90's hollywood sex comedy?

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I think Full Metal Alchemist is honestly a great pick. Also, at least here in NZ land it's always in the teen section of the libary's comics/manga. But it's strong enough teens could actually do (and enjoy) studies on it's plot, themes and why trying to eat god is a bad idea

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited April 14
    Tonight on AniMenagerie we learned the limits of friendship in Yu-Gi-Oh!

    We also got to witness an anime casually slipping an AMV into its own show:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mChSViYAkGY

    Meanwhile for Kill la Kill, we reached the The Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival and there were simply too many reveals! This was us at the end of that second episode:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJt7SDALKzc

    And in One Piece? We finally got to behold the power & might of USSOP HAMMER

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Tonight on Anime Menagiere

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  • J-bobJ-bob J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Ussop too strong.

    https://youtu.be/1Pmnhg_n78E

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'm glad we got those two Kill la Kill episodes together.

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    ph blake wrote: »
    Basically my thoughts on it too.

    Fun show with a good main couple, very watchable (for lack of a better word) with a nice vibe and a ton of care put into it (I especially liked the random Texas Chainsaw Massacre homage in the final episode).

    Also incredibly horny, though sort of in a different way than the usual anime horniness? Like there are the usual lingering shots, sure, but instead of something like monogatari or *insert Isekai show here* with the hyperspecific fetish pandering, this feels kinda like a less mean spirited, more wholesome version of a 90's hollywood sex comedy?

    And you do see that Marin sees that her teasing is actually stressful on Gojo, and reins it back because she does actually care about him. It's clear that she's seeing his passion and earnestness, and well...why wouldn't she want a decent, skilled guy who is happy to help make her ideas come to life?

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    And speaking of that, Marin's character rang a lot false in that she's watching and playing very explicit stuff and yet has no awareness of the strangeness and danger of going to a male friend's house alone and taking off all her clothes. Like, if this happened as their relationship developed and she felt she could trust him, okay sure. But no, they have ONE conversation, perhaps 15 minutes in length. The very next day, she turns up at this near total stranger's house, fully planning to disrobe and she... doesn't think it's sexual, suggestive, or risky at all? Nahhhhhh.

    It's sort of explained with her job - she works part-time as a model, which has given her a...odd relationship with her body, most likely. Though yeah, you do have to wonder what she's thinking.

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  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Elaro wrote: »
    Madican wrote: »
    Really don't think FMA needs a violence caveat for American teenagers. 99% certain they've seen worse in their media because blood and guts are par for the course.

    It's the dread nipple that's arcane and forbidden in this society.

    The violence in FMA isn't just like, someone getting decapitated in a goofy manner a la HxH. It's things like children being put through the ringer because of their shitty parents.

    And the war crimes!

    And the body horror!

    And the crimes!

    Come to think of it, child neglect is one of the least worst things goi- *remembers Hawkeye's whole "my dad tattooed his research on my back" sitch* You know what, never mind!

    Let's take FMA off that list for now, shall we?

    Yes, but the manga also includes one of my favorite bits that was omitted from both anime:
    The Ishbal leader surrenders to Bas Gran to try and end the war. He takes it to his commanding officer who orders him to just execute the leader and keep on slaughtering.

    So Bas Gran shoots his C.O. in the head and says "Shame he was struck by a stray bullet on the command post." And everyone in the tent just agrees to that.

    Which is a great scene. But the one that gets me is Roy Mustang tearing Lust apart, bit by screaming bit.

    She's a mass murdering psycho and deserves every bit of it. However, in 99% of other anime the hero would offer some redemption speech or "why can't you just be good speech?" which is how most Japanese tropes lean.

    And Roy, just burns her alive screaming, over and over again, until she shatters in pieces.

    And that's where you get that yeah, Roy Mustang is the scariest person in that show, and his allies have to keep him in check from losing his humanity entirely.

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  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    FMA was practically Seinen at some points, it was nuts. Like, some manga scene are legit gorier than Hellsing.

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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Elaro wrote: »
    Madican wrote: »
    Really don't think FMA needs a violence caveat for American teenagers. 99% certain they've seen worse in their media because blood and guts are par for the course.

    It's the dread nipple that's arcane and forbidden in this society.

    The violence in FMA isn't just like, someone getting decapitated in a goofy manner a la HxH. It's things like children being put through the ringer because of their shitty parents.

    And the war crimes!

    And the body horror!

    And the crimes!

    Come to think of it, child neglect is one of the least worst things goi- *remembers Hawkeye's whole "my dad tattooed his research on my back" sitch* You know what, never mind!

    Let's take FMA off that list for now, shall we?

    Yes, but the manga also includes one of my favorite bits that was omitted from both anime:
    The Ishbal leader surrenders to Bas Gran to try and end the war. He takes it to his commanding officer who orders him to just execute the leader and keep on slaughtering.

    So Bas Gran shoots his C.O. in the head and says "Shame he was struck by a stray bullet on the command post." And everyone in the tent just agrees to that.

    Which is a great scene. But the one that gets me is Roy Mustang tearing Lust apart, bit by screaming bit.

    She's a mass murdering psycho and deserves every bit of it. However, in 99% of other anime the hero would offer some redemption speech or "why can't you just be good speech?" which is how most Japanese tropes lean.

    And Roy, just burns her alive screaming, over and over again, until she shatters in pieces.

    And that's where you get that yeah, Roy Mustang is the scariest person in that show, and his allies have to keep him in check from losing his humanity entirely.

    I mean, that one was personal for him.

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    edited April 14
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    New Witch of Mercury gundam suit looks wild

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  • chocoboliciouschocobolicious Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Teenage me would have fucking loved Dorohedoro so I'm just saying I'd always go to vlbat for that.

    It'll teach you valuable life lessons like... I dunno kitchen knife safety?

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    By the by,
    https://www.ign.com/articles/crunchyroll-free-anime-ads
    the demise of Crunchyroll's free tier has apparently been misreported.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    If I'm reading that right it's just all the big popular shows are going to be premium only so not really better

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6MHD1BSjTA

    First new Gundam teaser. It's a girl!

    The Gundam is named Aerial and there's pics of two more robots that are pink and purple. Is this a magical girl squad Gundam show??

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    If I'm reading that right it's just all the big popular shows are going to be premium only so not really better

    It sounds like they're going to be premium only for that season.

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  • chocoboliciouschocobolicious Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Reynolds wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6MHD1BSjTA

    First new Gundam teaser. It's a girl!

    The Gundam is named Aerial and there's pics of two more robots that are pink and purple. Is this a magical girl squad Gundam show??

    Cool lady pilots with trans-am Gundams? Sign me up. As one of the people who liked Macross Delta, I can get behind dumb magical girl robots if thats what they are selling.

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Reynolds wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6MHD1BSjTA

    First new Gundam teaser. It's a girl!

    The Gundam is named Aerial and there's pics of two more robots that are pink and purple. Is this a magical girl squad Gundam show??

    That's lookin SPIFFY.

    Do kinda wish they'd move on from that color scheme for the main gundams (I had to mentally go wait, that's not Exia/Barbatos when i saw it the first time). But still, very nice! I wonder if it's just trailer nonsense or the Withc name is something to do with her having newtype shennagins to be able to control her Gundam at a distance?

    Do we know if this is going to be one 25 episode season, 2 25 episode seasons, or what?

    Looking at previews, we've got the Gundam Lfrith which seems to be the same basic skeleton as Gundam Aerial, just with a lot more thrusters and a different backpack + weapon. then there's the Beguir-Beu which is a name. Both it and Lfrith are labled "prolouge" so ???

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  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Reynolds wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6MHD1BSjTA

    First new Gundam teaser. It's a girl!

    The Gundam is named Aerial and there's pics of two more robots that are pink and purple. Is this a magical girl squad Gundam show??

    The magical girl and mecha genres have a surprising amount of overlap and similarities, it's true...

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 14
  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    A little late to the party but I always recommend My Monster Secret aka Jitsu Wa Watashi Wa.

    Hilarious comedy? Check.
    Heartwarming romcom? Check.
    Main couple actually dates for ~1/2 the manga? Check.
    One of the most satisfying endings of any manga ever? Check.

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  • AnzekayAnzekay Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited April 14
    I am excessively excited for another Gundam series.

    IBO is easily my favourite gundam so I am pretty keen to see if the next one can match it

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Iron Blooded Orphans with the hot take "using child soldiers is bad, actually."

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Elaro wrote: »
    Reynolds wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6MHD1BSjTA

    First new Gundam teaser. It's a girl!

    The Gundam is named Aerial and there's pics of two more robots that are pink and purple. Is this a magical girl squad Gundam show??

    The magical girl and mecha genres have a surprising amount of overlap and similarities, it's true...

    The show's called Mercury, she has short black hair, and the Gundam has a sky blue theme.

    This reminds me of someone...

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    It's gone from subtle to full on intentional. :P

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