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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    black... hair?

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Okay, reddish? The trailer made it hard to tell.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Black hair doesn't really seem unusual to me considering that's most Japanese people, to the point in isekai it's often pointed out or referenced as indication of that nationality.

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    According to reddit, the Gundam Lfrith & the Beguir-Beu are going to be part of a prolouge that'll air this summer (winter for us southern hemisphere folks), with the show proper kicking off in October 2022. So we'll hopefully get a bit of a feel for things soon.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Oh hey, I just got an email from that Smithsonian event thing that they have more streams of Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfather's available.

    400 more.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    lol

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    AoT 86
    Finally, some decent action. Its been a long time since it felt like they pulled the animation guns out and this one they finally went off on some of the fight scenes.

    Magath and Shadis blowing themselves up to take out the boat felt kinda unnecessary but also it's a decent enough excuse that I guess I don't really care, maybe.

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Alright I'm two episodes into Sakibui Bisco and folks I'll tell ya I don't know what the hell is happening but this airplane is extremely upsetting.

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Making my way through that "Banished from the Hero's Party" anime and man...
    Definitely an interesting take that the hero is essentially a human based robot meant to kill all demons. And that the only thing that holds her back and keeps her remotely feeling human is her older brother.

    Ares is an idiot.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I liked My Dress Up Darling more than I thought I would. Still a few bits that toed the line for me but ultimately a cute ass anime I'd recommend to people, and I have.

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    So is it more like Strike Witches, Vividred Operation, or Keijo?

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    uhhhhh less uncomfortable than strike witches, more actually horny than keijo, not sure what vividred's like. Closer to keijo of the two reference points I know. It's clearly an ecchi manga but one with fairly compelling and decent writing and a feel-good rom-com relationship to back up the sexy spreads.

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  • LeumasWhiteLeumasWhite New ZealandRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    The two leads are pretty clearly into each other (even if one of them is having trouble figuring it out), so it feels much less gross than when a show's just leering at the female cast.

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  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    TBF I believe the mangaka is a woman?

    Which doesn't mean it's not horny as hell or fanservicey, but it does at least help avoid some of the grosser stereotypes of that kinda story.

    Kinda similar to Inertia 67%, which is also horny as all get out but not gross about it.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    The characters are all extremely likeable also

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    My humor was too subtle for the anime thread, too pure...

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    It's not immediately obvious by looking at the traditionally masculine name, but I do see mentions of Fukuda Shinichi being a woman.

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    The manga has one of my favourite blushes.
    When she realises on the train. It's just *chefs kiss*.

    Yes I read romance manga for all the blushing why do you ask?

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    The manga has one of my favourite blushes.
    When she realises on the train. It's just *chefs kiss*.

    Yes I read romance manga for all the blushing why do you ask?

    It's a great reason to!

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    I think one of the things I really enjoy about My Dress-Up Darling is that even though it's published in a younger-audience seinen magazine aimed at teenage boys, Young Gangan, it feels like it really splits the line between feeling like a josei (or older-audience shojo) series as well

    The series also definitely does a grand job of ultimately making the two leads feel like equals, even if we get less Female Gaze camera time on Gojo

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  • durandal4532durandal4532 Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I saw Jujutsu Kaisen 0 because it was playing in a local theater for like 3 nights and I can't pass that up.

    It was alright! Like a lot of anime-movie-series things it felt very rushed, but it was mostly rushing through things that were engaging on the way through a story with a distinct arc. The main guy is a bit overly shonen protagonist, but I still liked him. And a lot of the joke beats worked quite well.

    I've heard great things about the fights in the series, but I didn't think the sequences in this one were that interesting. A bit too focused on 1-hitting stuff and More Powerful Beams. But the language kid was neat and I'm sure in a series there's more time to have fun with that.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    You should totally watch the series!

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Yeah, the series has much more interesting fights for sure.

    Todo and Yuji vs. Hanabi is so damn good and just a fantastic showcase of just how creative the powers can be.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    The music and choreography during the Yuji and Nobara fight is amazing.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Also if it helps, the main guy from the movie isn't even in the series. He's just referenced obliquely a couple times. The series takes place after the movie when the other 3 students are second years. It focuses on a whole new set of first years, though these three are important secondary characters.

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  • durandal4532durandal4532 Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Also if it helps, the main guy from the movie isn't even in the series. He's just referenced obliquely a couple times. The series takes place after the movie when the other 3 students are second years. It focuses on a whole new set of first years, though these three are important secondary characters.

    Oh neat, I thought he was fine enough but you know a bit overly like "yelling my feelings" protagonist. And it seemed like he got his arc. I knew the movie was a prequel but didn't realize the series had a different main cast.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Though addendum to that from the movie
    The stinger seems to imply that Gojo is going to pull him back in from his sabbatical or foreign exchange or whatever after the events of season 1.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Oh also I have show loreish question that was brought up by something in the movie
    Big bad whose name I can never remembered mentioned that there are only 4 S grade sorcerers.
    Big Bad, Gojo, and Okkotsu make 3. Who's number 4? Have we met them yet?
    Is it one of Yuji's conspicuously absent parents that his grandad was probably going to bring up on his deathbed?

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  • Moth 13Moth 13 Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Oh also I have show loreish question that was brought up by something in the movie
    Big bad whose name I can never remembered mentioned that there are only 4 S grade sorcerers.
    Big Bad, Gojo, and Okkotsu make 3. Who's number 4? Have we met them yet?
    Is it one of Yuji's conspicuously absent parents that his grandad was probably going to bring up on his deathbed?
    They've technically shown up in the anime but in an extremely minor role.
    It's the biker lady who asks Todo what kind of girls he likes in his childhood flashback.

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Gojo does dress like an 80 year old most of the time. Hard to gaze that up

    The female gaze on him tends to focus less on his physical attractiveness, and more on his emotionally resonant aspects (mainly his passion for his interests in regards to the abundantly passionate Marin.) For example, at the beach, what captivates her to the point where she gets a picture is seeing Gojo staring at the ocean, clearly consumed by emotion by the sight.

    It's a good demonstration of how the male and female gaze differ in media.
    The two leads are pretty clearly into each other (even if one of them is having trouble figuring it out), so it feels much less gross than when a show's just leering at the female cast.

    One of the frustrating if understandable bits is that Gojo is having "this is how you should behave around girls so you don't come across as a creep" colliding rather hard with the fact that he has no real way to process that yes, this girl is really into you in a lot of ways. This feels really honest to how boys his age can be.

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  • EspantaPajaroEspantaPajaro Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    So I watched jujustu kaisen. Todo is now my BESTO FRIENDO . Awesome show.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    So I watched jujustu kaisen. Todo is now my BESTO FRIENDO . Awesome show.

    Nice pitch.

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  • EspantaPajaroEspantaPajaro Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    rhylith wrote: »
    So I watched jujustu kaisen. Todo is now my BESTO FRIENDO . Awesome show.

    Nice pitch.

    Nice pitch.

    Nice pitch.

    Nice pitch.

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    The two leads are pretty clearly into each other (even if one of them is having trouble figuring it out), so it feels much less gross than when a show's just leering at the female cast.

    One of the frustrating if understandable bits is that Gojo is having "this is how you should behave around girls so you don't come across as a creep" colliding rather hard with the fact that he has no real way to process that yes, this girl is really into you in a lot of ways. This feels really honest to how boys his age can be.

    one thing I do really appreciate about the way Gojo is written relative to a lot of other clueless romantic leads is just how much emotional intelligence he does have, beyond the "don't be a creep" boundaries he over-relies on

    like, that's a lot of the show's best stuff right there

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Mortal Sky wrote: »
    The two leads are pretty clearly into each other (even if one of them is having trouble figuring it out), so it feels much less gross than when a show's just leering at the female cast.

    One of the frustrating if understandable bits is that Gojo is having "this is how you should behave around girls so you don't come across as a creep" colliding rather hard with the fact that he has no real way to process that yes, this girl is really into you in a lot of ways. This feels really honest to how boys his age can be.

    one thing I do really appreciate about the way Gojo is written relative to a lot of other clueless romantic leads is just how much emotional intelligence he does have, beyond the "don't be a creep" boundaries he over-relies on

    like, that's a lot of the show's best stuff right there

    I... like those scenes but don't think it makes any sense at all. The character's background is that he didn't make any friends or socialize at all for like 11 years or so? So of course he's an empath genius with a talent for understanding body language and the meanings behind plain spoken words? I don't think that makes any sense, no. Those things are skills that one learns through practice, this character should honestly be pretty underdeveloped here, not a prodigy. Something like My Romantic Comedy is Wrong makes much more sense, as the character is over sensitive and paranoid, he's been paying extreme attention to social cues to the point where it has given him complexes and a pretty nasty attitude, but when he then is able to read people, it is a natural outcome of the character's traits.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    the trick in dress-up darling is that Gojo IS over-sensitive and paranoid and socially isolated because of it, Marin just immediately kool-aid man's her way through that by accident of her overwhelming enthusiasm and lack of shyness about their overlapping special interests. In reality I could see a relationship like that having rocky parts where she pushes too far past his comfort zone because she doesn't realize she's doing it, but since it's a fluffy rom-com it always works out wholesomely and nobody gets hurt.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    How much is my favorite character in 0?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JLaRG2d8ME

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