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  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    One Piece knocked it the fuck outta the park with that episode. Hot damn.

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  • EidolonOrpheusEidolonOrpheus NoatunRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Todays WfM was just the biggest pile of answers, updates, and setups ever. Lot of bits we’d been waiting for confirmation on and missing pieces, so I’m glad for that.

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  • AnzekayAnzekay Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited April 13
    G-Witch 18: laughs in depression

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13


    Huge loss if true, CSM was my favorite anime in years. I watched it upwards of four times, still loved it, and I thought the direction was a big part of what made it so good.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Gundam: Witch From Mercury ep. 18:
    AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!

    Okay. I did NOT think Suletta was going to get kicked down another rung of the betrayal ladder. Somehow Prospera is the (mildly) empathetic one?

    And somehow in the middle of this we have time for school shenanigans. There's a Haro confession booth? And a Smug Girl jumpscare.

    I don't know if I'm a fan of Elan just laying it all out for everyone. Feels a little clumsy.

    But that last shot of Suletta killed me.

    ep 18
    This sort of follows Eri's* inner dialog from the prequel novella - Eri does not want Suletta getting stained by the process of revenge. Her and Mom will settle the score - and while she was pretty brutal with Suletta, I suppose the purpose was to try to get Suletta to stay away from them and the road they're on.

    * This episode only raises more questions. Are all these other Eri's more clones, like Suletta, but they all died in some sort of failed way of extracting Eri from the Gundam? Is Eri now some sort of hive-mind inside Aerial consisting of her and the Coven children?

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »


    Huge loss if true, CSM was my favorite anime in years. I watched it upwards of four times, still loved it, and I thought the direction was a big part of what made it so good.

    There was such a stylistic strength of vision, it would be a shame to not see it followed through

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »


    Huge loss if true, CSM was my favorite anime in years. I watched it upwards of four times, still loved it, and I thought the direction was a big part of what made it so good.

    There was such a stylistic strength of vision, it would be a shame to not see it followed through

    What blows my mind is people saying it took away the "comedy" and "levity" of the manga when it had added scenes that focused on just that, half of an entire episode is an original scene with the cast chilling in Aki's apartment. I'm worried now S2's just going to focus on breakneck action and nothing else(which is a crying shame, because the next arc is going to rely HEAVILY on mundane things if they can stick the landing).

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »


    Huge loss if true, CSM was my favorite anime in years. I watched it upwards of four times, still loved it, and I thought the direction was a big part of what made it so good.

    There was such a stylistic strength of vision, it would be a shame to not see it followed through

    What blows my mind is people saying it took away the "comedy" and "levity" of the manga when it had added scenes that focused on just that, half of an entire episode is an original scene with the cast chilling in Aki's apartment. I'm worried now S2's just going to focus on breakneck action and nothing else(which is a crying shame, because the next arc is going to rely HEAVILY on mundane things if they can stick the landing).

    The heart of the series is the quiet moments with the cast being a family. The action scenes are really a small percentage of scenes overall.

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  • WearingGlassesWearingGlasses Of the friendly neighborhood variety Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Latest Academia Chapter, a question:
    Someone remind me the reference to the five wieners the kid was talking about near the end? I can't remember it at all.

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  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    GfW
    I think Eri wanted to convey something like: "Suletta, you're a worthy person on your own. You don't need me or Mom anymore. Go live your best life." Instead she said "I don't need you anymore, you literal tool, so out the airlock you go!" If Eri had just added a little "we'll see you when we get back", it would have spared Suletta so much grief.

    Because to her, being unneeded is a death sentence. (That whole "if you don't work, you don't eat" mentality rearing its ugly head.) That last scene looked almost like a tribunal, with the Eri gun-bits being the jury/hecklers and Eri in the center like a judge in their seat. When Eri's pronouncement was passed down, Suletta's protestations felt like an innocently accused pleading for their life. Which ended with her falling through a figurative trap door into a shark pit Prospera's arms and the void of space.

    Also, I 100% understand Suletta's "it wasn't Miorine at fault, it was me" attitude. She feels social/interpersonal anxiety, so the thought of communicating with others is rejected at a near-unconscious level. Since she doesn't think she can talk to (and non-destructively affect) other people, she's limiting herself to working on her own behavior. It's easier to focus on that when you think the other person has nothing to work on, AKA "did nothing wrong". I know from experience that fooling yourself at that level means numbing your inner awareness, which leads to feeling like there's nothing inside, or empty. Which is the title of this episode.

    God this show is good.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    well this is yet another reminder that I should go read the CSM manga

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  • The Cow KingThe Cow King a island Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    One piece 1084
    lol celestial dragon go splat

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oghulk wrote: »
    Hope all the people that called for the director to be replaced are happy, cause I'm not

    I can be unhappy and still want those people to remain unhappy.
    One piece 1084
    lol celestial dragon go splat

    So much world building this week.
    Unless we change scenes again next week, things should pop.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Latest Academia Chapter, a question:
    Someone remind me the reference to the five wieners the kid was talking about near the end? I can't remember it at all.
    When Todoroki and Bakugo had remedial classes and did babysitting with the wind guy and glammer girl from the rival high school.

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  • BadablackBadablack Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Latest episode of One Piece had probably my favorite scene in a long time, just on the back of a remixed Zoro theme. Say what you will about the show but the music has always been one of the strongest points, especially character specific stuff.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Personally I kinda understood a lot of the complaints about the anime (I've said my piece on it already I'm not gonna rehash it all) but I never wanted the guy replaced. It takes a whole team to make something like that happen and thought the anime, though a bit different in tone to the manga, was plenty good in it's own right and he deserved to see atleast Part 1 through to the finish

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oghulk wrote: »
    I guess this does confirm we're getting a second court at least for CSM? Was starting to get worried.

    Mappa announced a bunch of new info about their series, though were sparing about CSM details.

    https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/anime/news-chainsaw-man-anime-disappoints-fans-season-2-trailer-mappa-stage-2023

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    CSM is wildly popular atleast in the states so I have a feeling it'll get made no matter what. If Japanese studios decided they didn't wanna do it I'm almost certain Crunchyroll would offer to bankroll another season (or maybe even Adult Swim)

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    There's apparently a not insignificant group of the Japanese fanbase who strongly dislike the direction of the series so far.

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  • J-bobJ-bob J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Also the blu ray sales in Japan have been not great.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    The manga had like 3 years worth of hype built up so I think once the anime hit everyone already had an idea in their head what the series would look like and when it didn't fit those expectations I think a lot of fans were let down. Apparently Japanese Twitter is even worse than normal Twitter as well because people were being harassed about it.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Wait I thought CSM was universally beloved, why did anyone want the director replaced!?

    Universally? Nah. Even outside the weird dumb opinions about the adaptation, nah.

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  • DeansDeans Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Huh! I read the manga not long before watching the anime and didn't think it was so different.

    Yeah I don't understand that criticism at all. The tone seems perfectly adapted to me.

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Normally the music for Demon Slayer, much like everything besides the animation, is pretty average, but I really liked the ironically heroic theme for the villain this last episode.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Deans wrote: »
    Huh! I read the manga not long before watching the anime and didn't think it was so different.

    Yeah I don't understand that criticism at all. The tone seems perfectly adapted to me.

    Sigh. I'll spoiler my thoughts so people can ignore them
    the biggest tone shift, and one the director acknowledged, is that it's more cinematic. Lots of shots that aren't directly lifted from the manga but rather, framed in a way a movie director would do it. That's not a bad thing on the face of it. I think they nailed the color scheme of the series. The tone of the comic is definitely more... Fujimoto. I think some of the sardonic or maybe class based struggle stuff has been stripped away. The biggest and easier example to point out is Denji's bathtub song about Union jobs that pay well being scrubbed from the anime (because Mappa along with many anime production houses abuse the hell out of their animators).

    So basically, it has lost some of the edge, the comedic bits have been altered. The faces are extremely dumb in the manga and have been changed to be a little less over the top. It's more noticable when characters like Kobeni are on screen where her whole character is making horrible expressions. The most Denji and Power look like their comic forms is actually in the OP bit as they cross the street.

    Personally, I'd have loved a black and white series. I think Fujimoto's character design work better without color. The less detail the better.

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  • TamerBillTamerBill Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Latest Academia Chapter, a question:
    Someone remind me the reference to the five wieners the kid was talking about near the end? I can't remember it at all.
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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13

    Sigh. I'll spoiler my thoughts so people can ignore them
    the biggest tone shift, and one the director acknowledged, is that it's more cinematic. Lots of shots that aren't directly lifted from the manga but rather, framed in a way a movie director would do it. That's not a bad thing on the face of it. I think they nailed the color scheme of the series. The tone of the comic is definitely more... Fujimoto. I think some of the sardonic or maybe class based struggle stuff has been stripped away. The biggest and easier example to point out is Denji's bathtub song about Union jobs that pay well being scrubbed from the anime (because Mappa along with many anime production houses abuse the hell out of their animators).

    So basically, it has lost some of the edge, the comedic bits have been altered. The faces are extremely dumb in the manga and have been changed to be a little less over the top. It's more noticable when characters like Kobeni are on screen where her whole character is making horrible expressions. The most Denji and Power look like their comic forms is actually in the OP bit as they cross the street.

    Personally, I'd have loved a black and white series. I think Fujimoto's character design work better without color. The less detail the better.

    You aren't going to get a black and white anime production for tv. Like that's a neat idea but no way would the license holders or studio sign off on that.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Ok I'll take an OVA then

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Manga spoilers for CSM part 1 so don't watch if you aren't caught up but
    https://youtu.be/TsSwtw2Y__Y
    This style works so well for me

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  • Andy JoeAndy Joe We claim the land for the highlord! The AdirondacksRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Demon Slayer S3 07

    Oh, I thought those dragon heads in the opening were just a metaphor.

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oh also latest Witch of Mercury spoilers:
    I find it funny Eri is doing the exact same thing Miorine did. Trying to push Suletta away and out of any crossfire.
    Elaro wrote: »
    GfW
    I think Eri wanted to convey something like: "Suletta, you're a worthy person on your own. You don't need me or Mom anymore. Go live your best life." Instead she said "I don't need you anymore, you literal tool, so out the airlock you go!" If Eri had just added a little "we'll see you when we get back", it would have spared Suletta so much grief.

    Because to her, being unneeded is a death sentence. (That whole "if you don't work, you don't eat" mentality rearing its ugly head.) That last scene looked almost like a tribunal, with the Eri gun-bits being the jury/hecklers and Eri in the center like a judge in their seat. When Eri's pronouncement was passed down, Suletta's protestations felt like an innocently accused pleading for their life. Which ended with her falling through a figurative trap door into a shark pit Prospera's arms and the void of space.

    Also, I 100% understand Suletta's "it wasn't Miorine at fault, it was me" attitude. She feels social/interpersonal anxiety, so the thought of communicating with others is rejected at a near-unconscious level. Since she doesn't think she can talk to (and non-destructively affect) other people, she's limiting herself to working on her own behavior. It's easier to focus on that when you think the other person has nothing to work on, AKA "did nothing wrong". I know from experience that fooling yourself at that level means numbing your inner awareness, which leads to feeling like there's nothing inside, or empty. Which is the title of this episode.

    God this show is good.
    A response to this:
    Pretty sure Eri did that totally on purpose. Prospera's plans are probably extremely dangerous and so Eri decides to cut out the one sister who she can remove to what she perceives as safety. It's, y'know, not a great plan mind you. She wanted to hurt Suletta so much that Suletta would stop trying to pursue her or their mom.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    darunia106 wrote: »
    Also the blu ray sales in Japan have been not great.

    The studio head was interviewed, and while the series did pay for itself and make money (Mappa funded it themselves fully), the DVD sales weren't great. He spoke about maybe changing the adaptation to cater to the tastes of people who buy dvds (hard-core Japanese anime fans).

    https://www.sportskeeda.com/anime/news-mappa-ceo-shocks-everyone-confirming-chainsaw-man-match-jujutsu-kaisen

    Chasing dollars leads to a niche product that won't be as cinematic. Sad if it ends up that way.

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    people dislike CSM anime for the same reason people have disliked vinland saga season 2

    they went in being promised blood and guts and instead get messages of radical humanity and are completely incurious about why that shit matters

    anime fans do not deserve good things

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    people dislike CSM anime for the same reason people have disliked vinland saga season 2

    they went in being promised blood and guts and instead get messages of radical humanity and are completely incurious about why that shit matters

    anime fans do not deserve good things

    That feels pretty uncharitable but then again most of them are sending death threats on Twitter so I don't really care why they don't like it tbh

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    never be charitable to anime fans under any circumstances

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