Sharing your favorite anime with someone else can be a magical experience. But what if that someone else happens to be...your mom???
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India's new Prime Minister is a big fan of Tokyo Ghoul (especially kaneki) and promised to boost the income for people working in the Anime and Manga industry.
Tomino: (makes irrationally salty statement)
Anime nerds: "Lol funny boomer man, old man yells at cloud"
Miyazaki: (makes irrationally salty statement)
Anime nerds: "Miyazaki was deeply aware of the malaise that permeates the core of the anime industry. In this essay, I shall
If you think manga is inherently inferior to anime just because it lacks movement, color, and audio, it only means you've been reading average manga, I'm afraid. Truly great manga transcends the need for those attributes.
I really need people to stop compartmentalizing aspects of artistic media like this. They're less like isolated mechanical components and more like tissues of a living body: differentiated in form and function, but unified in overall purpose.
@heelsiblings
Atp if I were a massive public figure and someone asked me to rec anime I would just say Doraemon, Maruko-chan, Ghibli, WMT 😭😭😭 being fully honest is not worth the potential death threats or doxxing IMO 💀
Major life update: I'm permanently moving to the US a month from now, for my new job.
Been over two decades now since I moved to India. Feels a bit surreal to be moving back after all this while. Don't know how to feel about it. Hope it all works out.
I've noticed this to be far less of a problem with manga. With manga I feel like people are always exploring and keeping themselves updated, but with anime I feel like some content creators' grasp of the medium and the fandom is permanently stuck in the early 2000s.
I've read many manga over the years. None of them prepared me for what I read today.
In the span of a single chapter, Medalist had tears streaming down my face uncontrollably.
Wow. Simply incredible.
Please read this manga. I implore you.
Sometimes you encounter a work that has no right to be as obscure as it is.
I was only vaguely aware of Ōshima Yumiko via reading up on the Year 24 Group. Yesterday I learnt her magnum opus Wata no Kuni Hoshi has an anime film. Watched it today. I'm not the same person anymore.
I'm not super comfortable when people refer to Magnetic Rose as a Satoshi Kon film, with zero mention of Kōji Morimoto (the actual director). Kon adapted the script from an Otomo short story, and is also credited for layouts and setting, but other than that it's a Morimoto film.
Are people really saying one can't criticise Dragon Maid because of the KyoAni arson incident? Using a tragic incident as a shield against criticism? That shows me that you don't truly care about KyoAni and the victims at all.
@MagicalGirlOTD
Most younger fans I interact with in IRL spaces are unfamiliar with Haruhi, Lucky Star, Madoka, Higurashi, Elfen Lied, NHK, etc...shows that were considered staples of the medium not too long ago. Hell, I've even seen K-On and Code Geass go unrecognised.
3x3 of my top 9 manga ranked by volume number.
(The exception here is An Invitation From a Crab, which has only one volume. Assume it to be in 7th place.)
Idk when people will realise that most people in these lines of work make less than half of what you'd make in an entry level data science job. There are simply far better ways to make money if that's all they're after.
people wanna know why people rely on fansubs so much.. maybe it’s bc actual official translations from companies are half-assed and garbage compared to subs done by actual fans that are passionate about the series and not just in it for the money
Hilarious, because my appeal was:
"CIS stands for Courageous Israeli Star. I am being unfairly targeted and harassed for my conservative Zionist views."
Promptly restored.
For months I'd been suffering from anime burnout. It's not like I didn't want to watch anime, but I simply couldn't summon the energy to do so. I resigned myself to the fact that it would take a miracle to break that curse.
And a miracle arrived.
Its name was Non Non Biyori.
It's insane how much of a cultural phenomenon Yuru Camp is and the massive effect it had on anime culture and the community as a whole. Episode 13 will truly mark the end of an era, probably the biggest ending since 2014. Afro-sensei really made an iconic behemoth.
Just read Let's Go Karaoke, a two chapter manga about a yakuza guy who turns to a middle school choir kid for singing practice.
I seriously liked it. It's Wayama Yama's usual brand of quirky deadpan comedy, but layered over a touching coming-of-age story of male bonding.
I wish more people here tried out CGDCT/moe shows. Most people here dismiss them as "fluff", or say "it's not for me". To which I say: there is a CGDCT for everyone. The sheer variety of shows under the CGDCT umbrella is astounding. Camping, music, theatre, steampunk, everything!
@G0ffThew
The comment referencing High Guardian Spice...do they think Crunchyroll animated or commissioned this themselves??? These are actual tourists 😭
Might be a stretch, but I feel like the hyperfocus on plot holes is a function of the general underestimation of authors and the amount of thought they put in. As in, when we encounter an inconsistency, our first thought is that the author simply forgot or wasn't thinking enough.
WHAT A MANGA! Maiko-san chi no Makanai-san is easily the best manga I've read this year.
Iyashikei + cooking + culturally rich setting + minimal dialogue + lovable main character = masterpiece.
"Mushishi" meets "Children of the Sea" meets "Serial Experiments Lain".
Ecological mysticism meets cosmic horror meets coming-of-age romance.
An acid trip made manifest.
More poetry than film.
My mind left my body after watching "August in the Water", never to return.
For a "redemption arc" to work, the character must be worth redeeming in the first place. For that reason, it is important not to go overboard when it comes to depicting the negative traits of the character. Some things just can't be redeemed, you see.
Richeh's struggle in Witch Hat Atelier hits very close to home. She wants to maintain her sense of identity, her own style of spellcasting. At the same time, she knows that being resistant to change and shutting the door on further learning will stunt her growth as a witch.
Not saying it doesn't happen with manga-related content btw ("demographic = genre" elitism is a disease we still haven't rid ourselves of), but I don't see the same degree of mean-spiritedness that I see with anime-related content.
So an incident happened this morning: all three of the stray kittens I was taking care of died. Still don't know what killed them, but the neighbors tell me monkeys did it. The mother has been searching for them since morning.
I hope they didn't suffer too much. RIP.
I'm sad.
Just realised the first kanji in seishun (青春, "youth/adolescence") is literally the kanji for blue (ao). I think I finally might know why so many manga and anime reference the color blue in the title.
I love a rivalry not fuelled by mutual hatred, where the two people involved are actually supportive of each other, but it's still super intense and competitive, and Yonagi/Chiyoko ticks all these boxes.
@marimallow_
Really tired of the latter kind, especially when they portray the introvert shedding their identity and becoming outgoing as some kind of positive character growth.
Both your examples are exactly what I want to see more of instead! Also Nadeshiko and Rin from Yuru Camp ❤️
I was informed that one of my closest friends from uni (from whom I'd been a bit estranged for over a year) died today. As a result I shall stay offline for a while. My only request to all of you is to try to stay in touch with people you care about, even if your bonds be frayed.
Finally got around to watching the first two episodes of My Dress-Up Darling, and, uh...
...is it natural to find Gojo just as attractive as (if not more so than) Marin?
Heading off! Surreal to leave the city I've lived in for nearly two decades, with no idea when I'll be able to return. Hopefully this flight (literally) from my home leads to something nice.
Some sad news.
Lately I'd been taking care of a new stray kitten. He was really friendly and playful.
Today, a dog attacked him. He's alive, but he appears to be paralyzed from the waist down. Can't move his hind legs or his tail.
Why does this keep happening to my cats?
Tengoku Daimakyou knocking out of the park with that life-changing premiere. Shoutout to anime, gotta be one of my favorite mediums. My faith in this show, and in anime, have been rewarded handsomely.
Some thoughts on this below.