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I haven’t been watching new-to-me anime for a while. However, yesterday I clicked two random currently airing anime latest episodes on the home screen. Just to check the vibes and see what’s going on. Well…
First up was 'Dragon Ball Super: Beerus'.
First of all I was surprised by how high pitched the saiyan’s voices were. Very different than shounen I remember. They fought and did the “omg I can’t believe he’s so strong” shtick. The cliffhanger was very predictable even though I know nothing about the show 😅. It’s just incredibly boring. I can see why I dropped Dragon Ball when I tried to watch it a long time ago. Sorry Dragon Ball fans.
However, Dragon Ball is nothing compared to what I happened to have picked next.
'I'm dating a dark summoner' it is and the thumbnail didn't look anything special.
So dude has a girlfriend and she gets kidnapped by orcs and he imagines them gangbanging her and then he gets a stiffy. Tremendous.
Subsequently, I am no longer interested in “what’s going on”. To cleanse my soul and nurse my heart, I watched episode six of Gochiusa. True and art and culture packaged with the finest moe one can find. The warmth I need in my life. Lord be with those who venture into the abyss that is currently airing anime.
I’m watching DB Classic. I think you’ll like it, if you haven’t seen it yet. It’s very different from Z and later.
In the future if you’re actually curious about what’s current I’ve found the best way to figure out what’s worth watching is to check in on channels like Mothers Basement or Gigguk; a few weeks into each season they post roundups of what the best shows from the season are.
Unfortunately if you click on whatever is on the front of a website like Crunchyroll you’ll usually end up with some lowest common denominator isekai slop or some other equally uninteresting thing.
That said, this season is weirdly bad; the only really good shows I’ve found have been sequels.
Wait, you just jumped right into ep 4 of Dark Summoner? But … what about the plot?
Yea. Often first last episodes are not super representative. So I just jumped in to do a vibe check. I didn’t really judge based on plot. I can’t imagine a plot that would justify whatever the frick happens in Dark Summoner though 😅.