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Tired.

Manga

Same as usual, I have been very slowly continuing GTO, Inari Konkon, and keeping up with Shibuya Near Family. Something I like about GTO is how Vice Principal Uchiyamada is frequently the butt of the joke, the subject of Onizuka's accidental torment; and the mangaka goes out of the way to show that he is absolutely a terrible person with very few redeeming features.

Anime

I am almost done with The Twelve Kingdoms, and yet it feels nowhere near done. It's good.

Sailor Moon S is a step forward compared to the previous seasons, and that is largely because of the more eccentric villains. It's good.

Cardcaptor Sakura is a cozy, and so far low stakes show. It is something I did not know I wanted to watch. Very good.

Space Battleship Yamato holds up very well to this day, and the very 70s soundtrack makes it better. It was extremely ambitious back in 1974, and it is significantly grander in scape than like 95% of slop airing these days.

You're Under Arrest is episodic (copaganda) fun with an ensemble cast, and basically a very slightly worse Patlabor with no mecha. The show's biggest strength lie in the world created. The authors are good at not only creating memorable side characters, but also not forgetting about them.

I have started Overman King Gainer today. The OP is iconic from the moment you witness (or hear) it. The show has a good start, but I am waiting for Tomino to explain the setting more.

Live Action

I have started a project of a Martin Scorsese filmography dive. Who's That Knocking at My Door was mid. Boxcar Bertha wasn't that good of a movie, but the topic was unusual (it's an adaptation of a novel by an anarchist, and union struggles in 1930s America are the core of the story). Mean Streets was fun. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore was a major surprise, and an excellent movie with a perhaps somewhat lacking ending. Taxi Driver deserves its reputation. It is a very interesting movie.

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[โ€“] Arahnya@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

Finally finished Chihayafuru anime and was waiting to do so before doing a small writeup. I would give the anime 8/10; satisfsctory story and realistic buildup in regards to how wins are not structured like a shounen where they are guaranteed or easily guessed. The characters lose and fail and struggle. They rely on each other. At the end (of the anime), people's romantic feelings get in the way of their game playing.

minus two points for : The misogyny in this show is meant to be a critique i'm pretty sure, but it feels kinda out of place when it happens.

The ending is a cliffhanger, and the story in the anime is unconcluded.

Now I get to pick up the manga! ๐ŸŽถ

I watched all of Godzilla : Single Point it gets a 7/10. It's a pretty good anime, interesting plot. Non-romantic, focusing mainly on overcoming the overwhelming obstacles.

Minus three points for : Basically how much I like it. It was cool but it didnt really make me excited / on the edge of my seat or anything. Also the prevelence of AI now being the insert character for robot things is a development in anime I am not liking.

I am behind on my weekly anime watching. I'm still watching : Journal With Witch, Death Games, Holy Grail Of Eris, and Roll Over and Die. And now also Gundam Wing.