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Now I can’t unsee it

I’m always excited about new P.A. Works originals. I like the artstyle and the and the cast is promising.

It feels intimidating to break into.

I wanted to get into Gundam for years and always put it off for that reason. Suisei no Majo was my entry because it is completely detached from the other timelines/universes and it was airing weekly. The first half is very good, but unfortunately I cannot recommend it because it falls off a cliff in the last episodes.

Turn A probably isn’t the best choice as a second series, but I’m at episode 20 and understood 99.99% of the plot. Afaik it isn’t actually connected to the other universes, but is like the convergence of all timelines thousands of years into the future.

I will complete Turn A and proceed with the UC route following the r/anime wiki guide.

three episode rule of thumb for shows

• Yubisaki to Renren has become my favourite show of the season.

• I will probably drop Sengoku Youko and Metallic Rouge if they fail to impress me with the third episode. Idk about Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete.

• Dungeon Meshi paused for now.

I will also be watching Urusei Yatsura and the shows continuing from the fall season (Sousou no Frieren, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto and Undead Unluck). I might try 7th Time Loop since it’s getting a lot of positive reception.

Regarding finished series:

• I completed Hoshikuzu Telepath and it was one of the most 6/10 anime I’ve ever watched. It’s not bad, but there are a lot of better CGDCT anime.

• I’m loving Turn A Gundam, I’m at episode 18 right now.

• I bought the Taiho Shichauzo manga!

I’m in this photo and I don’t like it

I 100% agree with @zabadoh@ani.social, big flashy fights but not much substance underneath. I’ll give it one more episode.

I can’t believe it’s not hentai!

This episode was better than the second, but still not great. I’ll watch a few more.

Yuru Camp, A Place Further Than the Universe, Non Non Biyori, Flying Witch.

I watched and recommend all of them:

• Yuru Camp: cute girls camping with some good comedy. You get to see a lot of real locations (mostly in Yamanashi Prefecture) and food that will make you hungry. There are 2 seasons and a non-canon spin-off movie, the third season will come out in spring.
• Sora yori mo Tooi Basho: a group of girls going to Antarctica. Each one has her own motivation and is trying to find a place to belong.
• Non Non Biyori: cute girls having fun and growing up in an imaginary small town in the countryside. Very nostalgic and the backgrounds are amazing.
• Flying Witch: a wholesome slice of life with witches in rural Japan. A great example of a modern iyashikei.

Some more recommendations:

• 3-gatsu no Lion: a young shogi prodigy orphan has grown up in a family where he feels like a stranger and is tormented by his past, but finds a new family and everything slowly improves. Lots of memorable characters and top tier animation by Shaft.
• Hachimitsu to Clover: a josei by Chica Umino, the same author of 3-gastu no Lion. This one is about romance between students in an art university and finding your place in the world.
• Tamako Market: you can’t go wrong with Kyoani + Yamada. Slice of life about a girl and the shopping district where she lives. The sequel movie, Tamako Love Story, is even better.
• Sakura Quest, Hanasaku Iroha and Shiroi Suna no Aquatope: the “girls working” series of original anime by P.A. Works. Imo Hanasaku Iroha > Sakura Quest > Aquatope. I love Shirobako but wouldn’t recommend it to someone who never watches anime.
• Skip to Loafer: high school romance done well. Probably the best animation quality from P.A. Works yet.
• Barakamon: a calligraphy artist is “exiled” by is father to a remote island, where he changes his personality thanks to his new lifestyle and friends. The prequel Handa-kun is completely different, a bad high school comedy.

I wonder what causes something like this. Could it be that Netflix has to encode to a different format for their streaming platform?

Netflix uses H264 with Main@L4 profile for their SDR streams. I don’t see anything weird in their encoding settings, so it’s probably some filter that causes a color shift. It isn’t a huge difference in this case, but definitely noticeable on my 200€ monitor.

Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon was horrible.

Seasonal anime I’m watching:

• Dungeon Meshi: I liked the first two episodes, they’re well animated and Marcille is my favorite character. Netflix has wrong colors as usual, so I would recommend alternative sources.
• Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete: idk about this one, I’m not into bdsm and I doubt it will improve much. Censored audio with uncensored video is a weird choice.
• Metallic Rouge: I was a bit disappointed, the world feels generic but it’s too soon to judge.
• Sengoku Youko: I’ll trust Mizukami’s fans and watch a couple more episodes, but the first one was just an average shounen.
• Urusei Yatsura: it’s back and the new OP and ED are beautiful! I love the animation, the dumb characters, the 80s style. Imo underrated and underwatched.
• Yubisaki to Renren: the surprise of the season for me, it’s super cute and I’m glad to see a romance show with university students vs the usual high schoolers.

I’m also watching:

• Sousou no Frieren, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto and Undead Unluck continuing from the last season. Great shows, especially the first two.
• Taiho Shichauzo: simple episodic fun to turn off the brain. Natsumi is best girl. The first four episodes were distributed in OVA format and have much better animation.
• Turn A Gundam: I wanted to give Gundam a second chance after Suisei no Majo and was attracted by the unique artstyle and plot. I’m only at episode 11 and it’s already an incredible series. I’ll definitely watch 0078 and go in order after this one.
• Hoshikuzu Telepath: I dropped it last season but decided to finish it. An average CGDCT show with an introvert protagonist and rockets.

I’m new to Lemmy and subscribed to talk about anime, manga and foss. I’ve been a lurker on Reddit for ~5 years with very few posts and left after the whole API shitshow. I’ll try my best to be active and help grow the community!

Edit: I forgot Dosanko Gal wa Namaramenkoi which I decided to drop. I looks like the usual romcom formula with a self insert protagonist, a designated “winner” from the start and a harem. The animation is nothing special, slightly worse than average.

This first episode was a bit disappointing for me. The production values are good (as expected from Bones), but the plot and world didn’t seem very original to me. I’ll watch at least 2-3 more episodes.

I’m excited for this one since it’s from the same author of Hyouka. Lapin Track isn’t Kyoani, but Undead Girl Murder Farce animation was solid.

I didn’t expect to see Yubisaki to Renren so high but it’s deserved, the first episode was really good.