Another month gone, another month older, another month at work.
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I've been reading Great Teacher Onizuka and so far it's almost exactly 1:1 like the anime... which means, the horribly aged ableism is about to hit, beyond all the other problematic stuff. Beyond that, it remains as fun as I remember. It's neat. B+
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Gundam SEED has managed to make it across its entire 50 episode run without making me too annoyed or in amused disbelief over the nonsense happening on the screen. Really, it's... alright. I wish Kira and Lacus were less wooden characters. Athrun and Cagalli were significantly more interesting and 500x more likeable than Ange and Tusk in the trainwreck of a show named Cross Ange, who used them as a ~~self-plagiarism~~ source of inspiration B-
SEED Destiny too... has been pretty alright so far. However, I do like Shinn's character. That man has definitely every reason to be as angry as he is... but I am fairly confident the show won't do too much with that. Speaking of Cagalli, wow, that is a massive downgrade in character writing compared to S1. Supposedly, there's IRL drama that caused that! C+
CITY is Nichijou 2, not much else to say about it. It doesn't quite live up to the predecessor, and with the shorter show run it probably never will, but it is undeniably still a good show. A
Dragon Ball Z - almost done with the Freeza fight. That was... pretty long. But consistently good, even though some previously impactful stuff, like people dying, is not much of a big deal now. A
Ranma 1/2 is also consistently entertaining. Not much else to say about it at this point. A
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I knew Gravity Falls was always a highly regarded show... but I did not expect it to be this good. There's an iconic cast of characters, compelling storytelling... it's just very very competent at what it sets out to do. A+
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A challenging Super Robot Wars game in the year of our Lord 2025? One that has, so far, good writing? One that is available in a language I speak? Y is shockingly good. I've been on a binge this weekend. A+
Manga
Dai Dark ohh my goddd skeletons and necromancy in space. The bones are their money. Shimada Death is everything. Its surprisingly cute? And silly, a little messy, reminds me of saturday morning cartoon villains. Finally got to the "failed son" character. Meepswich.
The Summer Hikaru Died the anime adaption is surprisingly really good, but I am impatient and started reading it. Wowowow
Make The Exorcist Fall In Love They got around to the final? deadly sin devil. I love the hell arc and all the demon girlies. Big moment in the plot so we'll see where it goes.
Chainsawman Dennis is in trouble yet again, will Reze show up? (Probably not ๐ข) people are saying blood devil's incarnation is going to appear but idk.
The Helpless Saint and the Powerless Princess a very sweet little isekai about two women where they have to kiss and hold hands to use magic.
Kagurabachi I swear I will get past the first five chapters. Eventually :)
Anime!!
Gachiakuta I keep forgetting the name so I call it "the trash anime." I didnt want to watch it at first, but it has grown on me. It will do for now, the characters are interesting.
Iron Blooded Orphans the first season I think maybe 8/10, the way they handled some plot elements kinda bugged me. Some amusing key moments. Season 2 not as good so far but we'll see.
Anne Shirley the champion of the summer, Anne Shirley, is now an adult and keeps passing on potential suiters so she can write sad romance stories and adopt cats. 10/10
Edit -- I totally forgot I watched Pom Poko for the first time, and of course it made me cry.