Ssave-ehd!

I mean, it pays off in terms of the plot it sets up.

The world-building is what leaves you begging for more set in it :D

Obligatory mention of !dungeonmeshi@ani.social

I debated mentioning Eureka Seven in my comment…

Just because it’s pretty long and has multiple arcs, each of which have good payoffs.

It’s a good pick tho. It delivers on the level of expectation that it sets up.

We haven’t seen the second season yet…

But Dungeon Meshi has a fantastic ending. Once the full series is adapated, it will no doubt be an all-time-favorite for many.

Death Parade

Gurren Lagann

Also how tf has no-one mentioned KATANAGATARI.

What’s… Uh. What’s the hammer for?

Why you looking at my knees?

As a huge fan of Land of the Lustrous OST specifically, it’s so odd to see someone feel it was the one low point.

I thought the subdued orchestral style with a focus on charachter themes was brilliant.

I regularly listen to tracks like Shinsha (Cinnabar) and Awakening Power.

The main notes of the main theme are seared into my head. Same for the flute melody used for Phos.

I love the use of the charachter themes, because the OST delivers on them by mixing them later to create powerfully evocative tracks to accompany charachter beats.

The full OST is something I’d pay hundreds of euros to hear on live orchestral instruments.

CALLING ALL !MEGANEMOE@ANI.SOCIAL SUBSCRIBERS

WE ARE GOING TO WAR

You’ll have to go ask the artist.

I have many.

The top spot is probably shared by Interviews with Monster Girls and Machikado Mazoku.

But then:

Bofuri. Bocchi the Rock. Hinamatsuri. Girls und Panzer. Gabriel Dropout. Sakura Quest. Patlabor. Mitsuboshi Colors.

Not an anime, but Bee and Puppycat is peak comf.

Mimi nooo!

One Pace is certainly the best way to watch it.

But the pacing isn’t the only issue that crops up over the series.

That’s a yikes.

One Piece

I love the universe and characters to bits, and still keep up with the manga.

But at some point the anime became utterly unwatchable for me.

Even the admittedly amazing recent improvement in animation, is ruined by the sfx work.

Shork girl with shork shirt on… shork bed?

Captain Mizuki fanart, here we come!

Same.

I’m trying to keep my expectations in check, but man am I hopeful.

GITS was never directly adapted into an anime.

It’s not a remake.

I’m enjoying some newer series bringing older styles back. At least in some ways.

There are the recent remakes of older series, and what we’ve seen of the new GITS seems faithful to the mangas style.

Where do you get a couch big enough to do this, and then actually fit inside as an adult?