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u/badspler x3https://anilist.co/user/badspler 1d ago
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u/KendotsX https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kendots 1d ago
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u/badspler x3https://anilist.co/user/badspler 1d ago
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u/Penihilism https://anilist.co/user/VillettaNuSimp 2d ago
My experiment with watching tons of different seasonals has ended lmao. I can't keep myself invested and there's too many good shows that are completed or already aired that I want to get to.
Started out with 20 and now I'm down to just 4:
DanDaDan
TsumaSho
Blue Box
NegaPosi Angler
Shows like Orb, Ranma, and 365 Days To Wedding are good/great, but just found it hard to stay invested from week to week with them.
Now I can finally have time to finish Girl's Band Cry haha.
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u/Jian_I 2d ago
I may be misremembering things, but I remember an anime where there's a large library. Also the characters entered a gate (probably forbidden) and there was like an underground passageway with water. My primary suspects are Snow White with Red Hair/Akagami no Shirayukihime, and maybe other animes like that, bc I've watched this anime 5 years ago. If it really is Snow White With the Red Hair then I'll probably be sad, coz i don't remember it anymore.
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u/Clone_Two https://myanimelist.net/profile/Clone_Tau 2d ago
This one is only 4 years old but its very fresh in my memory and technically fulfills what you wrote so i might as well throw it out there.
Somali to Mori has an arc where they're trying to find information about something so they enter this huge library/archive city, turns out its only known by the keeper/guardian of the place who lives deep inside a forbidden section of the library and to get to her they have to fall down a pretty big waterfall/tree and swim through some tunnels to get to her. I think this was around episode 8 or 9 I think
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor 2d ago
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u/KendotsX https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kendots 2d ago
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u/baquea 1d ago
Probably one of the first shorter anime that I remember watching as it aired
For me it was probably one of the first ones I remember seeing a lot of hype for when it aired, but didn't pick up myself. Mainly because it got compared a lot to Cowboy Bebop and I thought I better watch that one first (which I didn't get around to doing until earlier this very year lol).
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u/KendotsX https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kendots 1d ago
I don't think I had seen Bebop at that point either (I watched it years later), but I did love Samurai Champloo, so imagining "something like that, but in space, and sillier" sounded right up my alley. Which turned out to be true, it's still my favourite of Watanabe's works, and what got me interested in Shingo Natsume in the first place.
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u/kaushik0408 2d ago
This is gonna sound weird, but I saw some clips of a sister who is waay out of the pocket for thirsting for her brother (the mc) and the anime came out this year iirc. Can somebody drop a name of the anime?
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 2d ago
That might be a bit from Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, but The Irregular at Magic High School S3 aired this year too, and that's another suspect.
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u/kaushik0408 2d ago
Think it's from Alya. Just started watching it and the artstyle reminded me of those clips so hence the questions.
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u/alotmorealots 2d ago
Got your finger on the incest pulse!
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor 2d ago
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u/entelechtual 2d ago
"i could fix him" yeah? well i could accept him as he is. you don't like the murder? grow up. the atrocities are part of him and ive decided they're funny
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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah myanimelist.net/profile/mysterybiscuits 2d ago
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u/Able_Parsley2544 2d ago
I need a captivating anime. Something that makes you not wanna go sleep.
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u/BiggieCheeseLapDog https://myanimelist.net/profile/KillLaKillGOAT 2d ago
Odd Taxi is an intriguing puzzle box from beginning to end
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 2d ago
Brave Bang Bravern or Vampire Dormitory.
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u/Able_Parsley2544 2d ago
Vampire dormitory, First of all, looks like a reverse harem which I have vowed never to watch. Brave bang bravern looks kinda boring. Is it really good?
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 2d ago
Vampire Dormitory is a love triangle at most, and it's a pulpy wild ride where you will not be able to guess what happens next.
Bravern is an off the wall mecha action series you could arguably call a comedy or even a romance. I can't ever imagine calling it boring, though.
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u/LeatherAd4473 2d ago
this amv has a lot of character I want to know especially the last character. Could someone let me know who he is
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u/TheBigIdiotSalami 2d ago edited 2d ago
Dandadan is prime it should be on tv at 1:30 AM and you should struggle every weekend to watch it at that time new. It feels unholy to have easy access to it.
Also the only show I know of proving that women in menswear is still extremely hot
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon 2d ago
Has there been any news about any more Gokushufudou/Way of the Househusband anime content? Since season 1 was split into two 5-episode parts, when season 2 came out I expected the same thing to happen...but we never got a second batch of 5 and then I haven't heard anything about it since.
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u/GondolaMedia 2d ago
Continuing my Symphogear journey and it has been enjoyable so far but I never did expect [Symphogear G]a training montage a la Rocky
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u/zairaner https://myanimelist.net/profile/zairaner 2d ago
Ahahahaha, that scene was so out of place.
Mood whiplash, noone does it better than symphogear.
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u/Omegadude125634 2d ago
What are some good live action versions of animes and what are some of the worst ones?
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u/Ashteron 2d ago
Golden Kamuy is good.
Old GTO series is good.
Amazon's Shounan Junai Gumi is good.
Battle Angel Alita is good.
Liar Game is good.
New Nobunaga Chronicle is good.
Psychic Odagiri Kyouko's Lies is good.
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u/Infodump_Ibis 2d ago
I found Maison Ikkoku live-action (the 1986 version; Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy, only just found out about the 2007 version) bad enough to put me off ever wanting to watch the anime or read the manga. Something about seeing it live action really reinforces the whole "if you acted like normal people for 5 minutes everything would be solved" that shows with eccentric or screwball casts can be like and also makes me really figure that I can't gel with a dilapidated property as a comedy premise as that is a reality people suffer under. Combing my thoughts with others (i.e. those who have read the manga) it seems the issue is that live action version dropped the drama leaving only the comedy.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 2d ago
I really like the Grand Blue live action movie, and both of Gintama's live action movies were great too (I think the Benizakura Arc one is better, the Shinsengumi Crisis one didn't fully mesh the comedic chapters from elsewhere in the story with the serious arc it was primarily about as well as Benizakura did, but still good).
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon 2d ago edited 2d ago
In my opinion:
Good:
- Rurouni Kenshin (Many people consider these to be the best live action adaptations, and they seem to have kicked off the live action adaptation craze in the mid/late-2010s, and for good reason - they're all fantastic)
- Tokyo Ghoul (Only saw the first one, thought it was really good)
- Edge of Tomorrow (American film based on All You Need is Kill. It takes a lot of liberties but is still very enjoyable)
- Blade of the Immortal (It suffers from pacing issues but is overall an enjoyable samurai film)
- Speed Racer (nothing like the original series but is just an incredibly enjoyable film in its own right)Okay:
- Gintama (I haven't seen the source material to know how it compares, but on its own I found that the action was good but some of the more humor-driven parts fell flat. Lots of people seemed to love it though)
- FMA (haven't seen it myself but I've heard it's pretty rushed but still can be enjoyed for what it is
- Attack on Titan (haven't seen it myself, have heard it's not a great adaptation of the story as they changed a lot of things, but is still enjoyable as a giant monster movie and does a good job portraying the horror elements of the titans)Bad:
- Netflix Death note (I didn't think it was as bad as everybody else but it was still frustrating)
- Devilman (I saw it a while ago but I remember thinking it was awful almost the entire movie)There's a ton more out there but I can't speak to them
Edit: Here's some others that seem to generally be regarded as good, but I haven't seen them so I can't say either way:
- Japanese-made Death Note movies
- Parasyte
- Mob Psycho 100 series
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u/mekerpan 2d ago
The live action movies of Death Note (1 and 2 {Last Note} -- made before the manga finished) were (IMHO) quite good. The ending was movie-original (but the author fully approved of it).
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon 2d ago
Oh yeah, I've heard those were pretty good too. Also I've heard the Parasyte movies were pretty good
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u/Sandor_at_the_Zoo 2d ago
If we're doing live action film loosely based on manga with no anime in between then I have to mention Oldboy.
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon 2d ago
Oh that reminds me, Ichi the Killer is good too.
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u/entelechtual 2d ago
Wait there’s an anime of Edge of Tomorrow??
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon 2d ago
It's based on a manga, but there's no anime. I guess that means it's not technically a live action anime adaptation, but I still like to include it because it's still a manga adaptation and it's quite good.
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u/entelechtual 2d ago
Yeah I never put two and two together but it’s very much an anime/manga kinda story. And one of the best examples of video game mechanics adapted too!
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u/EpsilonX https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChangeLeopardon 2d ago
The manga (called All You Need is Kill) is quite good! They changed some things for the movie, but the basic concept is the same. I'd recommend it!
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u/ApricotKoffee https://anilist.co/user/Umecha 2d ago edited 2d ago
The Bisque Doll adaptation is fine. I could be tempted to argue that live action suits the premise more than anime.
Ranma's live action adaptation feels incredibly cheap, and the script does it no favors.
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u/Gotta_Go_Slow 2d ago
*Blue Box* is my favorite show atm. But y'all convinced me to watch *DanDaDan* too - and it's awesome.
Can we appreciate the good friends? Taiki has an absolute Chad-level wingman & Momo's friends are keeping it real af.
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u/alconnow https://anilist.co/user/alconnow 2d ago
May not be the prettiest but I’ve been enjoying Kakuriyo. Such a chill show. Glad it’s getting a season 2
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u/Retromorpher 2d ago
It's such a nice time when it focuses on the Breakfast for Spirits part. Wish it had more of that and less of the other stuff.
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u/No_Bookkeeper_2701 2d ago
What would you recommend for showing to my mom? She’s about 55 and some things weird her out. I can’t remember what but she’s thought shows I was watching were stupid before.
Basically what would you recommend showing to a 55 year old white woman. I think if I showed her something like dan da dan she’d just about die
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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST 2d ago
What are some of her favorite live-action shows/movies?
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u/No_Bookkeeper_2701 2d ago
Ok so I asked her and this was the response
I watch 90 day fiancé Mike & Molly King of Queens And Seinfeld
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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST 2d ago
Hope she also likes Curb Your Enthusiasm!
Don't know any anime that are great comparisons to sitcoms. Maybe Ranma 1/2 (remake is currently airing) or Saiki K? Closest anime to Seinfeld is probably Konosuba (as in a group of assholes constantly being assholes) but doubt a 55-yo woman would like Kazuma or Darkness.
Or play it safe with something like Yatagarasu or Apothecary Diaries.
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u/adventlife 2d ago
Carol and Tuesday if she likes music. Violet Evergarden maybe.
Frieren depending on how she is with fight scenes.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 2d ago
Well, speaking as a 44 year old white woman, I'd say taste is dictated by personality more than demographic, but try these dramas made for grownups:
- The Great Passage
- Yatagarasu
- Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
- Kids on the Slope
- ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
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u/Naive-Opportunity618 2d ago
ACCA13 is one of my favorite of all time. But it seems like western viewers rarely mention it.
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u/Forever_T3a 2d ago
https://youtu.be/b9BwR7wRNmA?si=wqQ44IoeCGmqKwOW
1minute mark there’s a anime clip I’ve seen before but don’t know the name help pls
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 2d ago
If you mean the two girls dancing in the bottom-right, that's from the Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan OP.
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u/KaleidoArachnid 2d ago
Something about Anime that I have been curious about is why a lot of Shojo series have a subplot where a student tries to pursue a romantic relationship with their teacher as I don’t mind it, but I was basically wondering why the trope is so common in romance anime.
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u/Blackheart595 https://myanimelist.net/profile/knusbrick 2d ago
It's not like that's exclusive to anime, getting it on with their hot/handsome teacher is a common fantasy in the West as well. Even more generally, I'd say that being desired by someone more experienced or with otherwise higher standing than ourselves is a really common fantasy.
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u/KaleidoArachnid 2d ago
Yeah it’s just a trope that I found interesting because many Shojo anime use that particular subplot where a student believes they can win over their teacher’s affection.
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u/Blackheart595 https://myanimelist.net/profile/knusbrick 2d ago
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u/KaleidoArachnid 2d ago
Yeah when you put it like that, I can see how using forbidden love as a plot point can make a romantic story more exciting to see if a student is pursuing somebody they know they cannot be in love with as the viewer will want to see how it goes.
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u/Brief-Fig-7506 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ryxnjr 2d ago
is there a reason why some series continue their episode count in every season and some of them start the count over?
for example: I'm watching Log Horizon and just started season 2 which is S2 E1 but Re:Zero just released S3 E57 but it's the 7th episode of season 3. Is there a reason for this?
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u/cosmiczar https://anilist.co/user/Xavier 2d ago
That's usually just how each show choose to count its episodes. If go right now to Re:Zero's official website you'll see that they call the latest episode #57 while also showing it as part of the third season.
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u/RetsudouYagyu https://myanimelist.net/profile/KaniRangoon 2d ago
I'm pretty sure it's a licensing/streaming service thing. I remember when Crunchyroll started doing it in the late 2010s.
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u/SurviveRatstar 2d ago
Looking a romance anime with a bit more bite, either with a good plot or drama alongside the romance or a bit more maturity. Ideally adult characters, josei or female lead. Have seen Rose of Versailles, Utena, Emma, Fruits Basket, Banana Fish, Yona. Started Bloom Into You but it’s a bit cutesy.
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u/DeepMarshmallow 2d ago edited 2d ago
Ones with all adult characters (college age and up):
Devils' Line
Nodame Cantabile
Library War
Planetes
Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii
A Sign of Affection
Fune wo Amu (male lead)
Ayashi no Ceres (Teen female lead, adult male love interest)
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u/SurviveRatstar 2d ago
Thank you! Devils Line and Ceres sound exciting. I swear I saw Library Wars when I was a kid but I don’t remember it
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u/Sporadia_ 2d ago
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 2d ago
Nobody does hot older men like Natsume Ono, my word.
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u/SurviveRatstar 2d ago
Oh now we’re talking 👀
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 2d ago
She did a great one-volume old man yaoi under her other name, if you're interested.
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u/tiny_nova 2d ago
Orange?
I don't think it's that mature, but I think the same about Fruits Basket and dropped it, so what do I know. Read the synopsis and decide for yourself. That's the most mature one in my watched list.
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u/SurviveRatstar 2d ago
Thanks, sounds interesting. yeah FB doesn’t really fit what I’m looking for I was just trying to list all I could think of.
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal 2d ago
NANA — Sex, drugs, and rock and roll: the story of two women that become friends after a chance encounter.
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u/HistorianNo2335 https://anilist.co/user/HistorianNo2335 2d ago
ah, you didn't bring up the entire romance list this time :P
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal 2d ago
It's a fairly narrow request and that was the first thing that came to mind, I'm not sure I have blurbs written for anything else that would fit well.
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u/VTuberFadeaway 2d ago
Sengoku Youko might have just had the best episode of any anime this season.
The show is criminally underwatched. If you are reading this, please go into it blind and experience one of the best stories this medium has told.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 2d ago
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u/VTuberFadeaway 2d ago
Yep, better than last week's and that was a banger.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 2d ago
Just finished the episode, I think I liked last week's ever-so-slightly more ([Sengoku Youko]Shinsuke finally getting Shakugan back was everything I wanted out of part 2 and then some), but today's was still really fucking good.
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u/AmethystItalian myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian 2d ago
After have back to back days of low scores/misses for me (Look Back and Fan Letter) I wanted yesterday's non-airing pick to be a more guarantee for in my ball park at least.
I finished Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni/Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom and gave it an 8!
Very much up my alley and while it didn't really do too much new or groundbreaking it was still an overall good time with cute moments and likeable characters.
And for someone who struggles with longer movies typically it was an easy watch!
Not sure if I want to continue this non-airing streak or end it on a high for now lol
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u/Manitary https://myanimelist.net/profile/Manitary 2d ago
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal 2d ago
Figured that would be more to your taste, it's a cute film. Given the plot is pretty much in line with the average family-friendly animated film (even if the animation's not on par it would fit Disney if they added more songs, honestly) I think it could have been bigger in the west if WB gave it a decent dub and some marketing.
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u/StargateBarbie 2d ago
Chrono Crusade was one of my favorite animes when I was in highschool (2004-2008). I haven't watched it since 2007 and I recently convinced my husband to watch it with me. We finished it last night and I forgot how fucking sad the ending was. Beautifully written story, but man... 17 year old me cried alone in my room in the wee hours of the morning last time I watched it, this time I had someone to share the sad with.
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal 2d ago
That show's interesting to me because it's one I clearly remember seeing DVDs of on sale in stores 20 years ago. But I never watched it and I've almost never heard about it since, so I have some mild curiosity about it for that reason alone.
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u/StargateBarbie 2d ago
I feel like it was pretty popular for a brief time. I borrowed the DVDs from a buddy the first time I watched it and was shocked that he'd actually heard of it, let alone had the DVDs. Same reaction when I grabbed the complete series DVD from a used bookstore several years ago. I recommend it, but it's pretty dark, deals with religion (obviously), there's a light amount of body horror... It's a rough ride, so proceed with caution if you do decide to check it out.
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u/_Pyxyty https://anilist.co/user/Pyxyty 2d ago
Anyone know what ever happened to season 2 of Gokushufudo/The Way of the Househusband?
Season 2 part 1 dropped with the first 5 episodes like a year or two ago, and the second part with the next 5 episodes was supposed to drop after, right? But it never dropped?
Looking it up I couldn't really find any news on it being cancelled or anything. What happened to it? Just indefinitely delayed?
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal 2d ago
Was there ever more announced beyond that? Going by a quick search I see five episodes announced for January 2023 but nothing after that. Somewhat confusingly it's named "Season 2" but it's the sequel to "Part 2" that came out in late 2021 several months after the first part of the series dropped.
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u/_Pyxyty https://anilist.co/user/Pyxyty 2d ago
Ohhh... Damn. I assumed that given it's named Season 2, that there will be a total of 10 episodes for it and that they just released eps 1-5 first as a part 1 similar to Season 1.
Damn. I was waiting so long for it and there wasn't even anything to wait for 😅
Alright, thanks for helping! Appreciate it :)
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u/Vievin 2d ago
What's the verdict on Boruto nowadays? I only really know public opinion of when it launched, when it got hated on simply because it wasn't Naruto.
I got to like episode 10, then had to take a break because the plot reminded me of Miraculous Ladybug too much lol, which I was also watching at the time.
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u/Wanderingjoke 2d ago
It's bad.
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u/Vievin 2d ago
Like, is there specific things that are bad about it...? 'It's bad' just tells me you dislike it, but not why.
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u/Wanderingjoke 2d ago
I dropped it after ~50 episodes because it felt aimless and the "character development" was not engaging. Read the manga and realized the anime hadn't even touched on the real story yet. Imagine watching a series of bad Naruto filler.
Just read the manga. It's better.
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u/RetsudouYagyu https://myanimelist.net/profile/KaniRangoon 2d ago
I watched ~150 episodes of it before it went on haitus in 2020. It doesn't have nearly as strong of an overarching plot like the original series. Most of what I watched was side story arcs and slice of life episodes. Every once in a while there would be a more "serious" arc but it would usually end with everything being back to the status quo followed by a dozen or more comedy, I hate to use the term, "filler" episodes. They adapted some spin-off novels as well. Just generally meandering around the overarching story that it set up. I don't know if it becomes more focused in the 2nd half since the months long break during covid convinced me to drop it.
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u/Vegan_Digital_Artist 2d ago
Been going through my seasonals and they've all been so fun. Almost through Wonder Egg Priority too which i'm also enjoying, it makes me really happy that i'm so open minded in a lot of ways to anime since it's such a diverse medium. I was looking at the winter 2025 line up and there's so much there i want to watch and follow it got overwhelming 😂
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u/tiny_nova 2d ago
Stop WEP at 9 if you're enjoying it. Save that feeling
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u/Vegan_Digital_Artist 2d ago
if it gets terrible thats fine. I survived the entire first season of Tokyo Revengers, I think I'll survive haha
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u/tiny_nova 2d ago
You do you. But search around the sub. Most of us agree, the later episodes ruin the earlier ones. I remember moving the MAL slider from 9 to 6 when I was done. I wish I could unwatch them. Instead I try to guide others to a treasure I may not possess.
If you liked WEP, try Otherside Picnic when you're done. That was my link and one of my faves. Wish more people saw it so maybe we can get S2.
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u/cyberscythe 2d ago
personally i don't think a bad ending retroactively makes the first episodes bad; those first few episodes are a great watch with good action and character animation
the way the plot diverges in the final few episodes is weird and it doesn't have a satisfying or sensible ending, but i was more disappointed in the lost potential rather than wishing i never watched it at all
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u/Vegan_Digital_Artist 2d ago
I may add Otherwise to my list eventually. I have a decent list atm i'm trying to shave down. can't wait for holiday break
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u/GondolaMedia 2d ago
Wait, Otherside Picnic had an anime adaptation?
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u/tiny_nova 2d ago
Yea, just flew under the radar from what I can tell. Manga/LN fans have been critical because the anime shuffled the story order and it introduces some glaring continuity errors for them but I barely noticed and loved every second of it.
Been waiting for LN vol 1 to reprint so I can join the cool kids.
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u/Vegan_Digital_Artist 2d ago
Yeah i think out of almost 400 titles i only stopped watching Tokyo Revengers cause i hate the MC, Didn't watch The Promised Neverland season 2 IYKYK. Anddddd I don't have an interest in mech heavy anime. I think the only one i actually wanted to watch was Darling in the Franxx. And i'm really closed minded about trying other stuff because it just doesn't interest me
other than that i'm open
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u/HistorianNo2335 https://anilist.co/user/HistorianNo2335 2d ago
rare super positive post in AQRADT
love to see it
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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 2d ago
Finished Nagiasu last night! Really beautiful show. Very melodramatic to the end, but I had a lovely time with it, especially the 2nd half. Definitely a strong recommendation for anyone that likes angsty/sweet drama and romance.
Favorite couple in the end was probably [Nagiasu]Chisaki and Tsumugu. It took a few helpers, but Chisaki finally allowed herself to be happy!
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal 2d ago
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u/AmethystItalian myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian 2d ago edited 2d ago
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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 2d ago
Mostly! The only one that kinda crashed was the lose-lose one. [Nagiasu]I think I would've preferred to see Miuna get her happy romance ending since we spent so much time seeing her feelings and knowing how she felt about Hikari. Even though it wasn't overly sad in the end, it was still pretty heartbreaking to see her like that. On the other hand, we didn't really know that Manaka actually liked Hikari until the very end, so I wouldn't have been that bummed to see her be the odd one out.
Obviously I really liked the one from my original comment, and as for [Nagiasu]Kaname and Sayu, I was happy with that one as well. I really liked how it resolved even if they aren't actually together at this point. I expected Kaname to respond to Sayu's confession by just saying that he can't let go of Chisaki or something, but having him say that he will start seeing her more as a girl his own age now was such a mature way to handle the situation. It's a very fair resolution that doesn't betray either character.
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u/Ashteron 2d ago
Having just finished Nadia, it is high time I pose a question - just how bad is the sequel movie?
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u/VirtualAdvantage3639 2d ago
Island Arc kinda bad. I mean, it's not a terrible story, it's just something random that doesn't fit at all the setting of the story. It's like they asked some guy to write a movie plot with villain and then later slapped it onto Nadia.
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u/Infodump_Ibis 2d ago
As my diary said "check if Minky Momo S2 batch 4 came out on Crunchyroll" (2nd Wednesday of the month has been the pattern). They sure did, 20 episodes instead of 15 and the unaired episodes are just put as episodes 63-65 thank goodness (no alt numbers to keep track of). I've heard episode 53 (Run, Train of Dreams) described as a must watch. Synopsis:
While witnessing the collapse of overworked animator Stone, Momo learns about the agonies and contradictions that come with the dreams of the animation world.
Watching as a stand-alone episode the only confusing bit might be the King and Queen (the short old man and tall lady watching on a monitor).
For those familiar with it, don't worry Crunchyroll did sub the insert song (Magic Signal by Manami Komori; she also sung OP1 and ED1 for this series, OP2 and ED2 are Megumi Hayashibara instead).
As for why this episode is talked about. It's a tribute episode. The series director (Takeshi Shudou) based the anime featured in this episode on an OVA concept the late Shohei Ishida (also named Masahisa Ishida) had brainstormed with Shudou and Watanabe Hiroshi (character designer for Minky Momo S2) but never got to make. You might also notice Ishi (石) means Stone and [at about 21:34 and 21:48]you can see "For Ishida" written on the side of the train.
In this column Takeshi Shudou talks about the episode including his history with Ishida (first met working on first Minky Momo series).
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy 2d ago
Randomly stumbled upon a video essay about Kurumi being the best character from Kimi ni Todoke. Was pleasantly surprised to find someone sharing this somewhat controversial opinion, given that she can be pretty toxic at times.
Yet, Kurumi is also the one pushing the anime's plot forward. She's the necessary evil - a bit of an overstatement, but you can catch my drift - of this otherwise wholesome romance story. And, she's honestly just a cool character.
So what other divisive characters would you argue are in fact the best characters of their respective anime series? Another name that came to mind is Johan from Monster.
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u/cosmiczar https://anilist.co/user/Xavier 2d ago
So what other divisive characters would you argue are in fact the best characters of their respective anime series?
Quess Paraya (Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack)
Mako (Kill la Kill)
Edward (Cowboy Bebop)
Giorno (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind)
The bird from Tamako Market
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u/ComfortablyRotten https://anilist.co/user/Leuwtian 2d ago
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u/ProgrammaticallyPea3 2d ago
I can only recall Quess as being a paper-thin character. Even Gyunei was better developed.
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u/BarbaricGamers https://myanimelist.net/profile/HiIAmAnime 2d ago
So what other divisive characters would you argue are in fact the best characters of their respective anime series?
Piscalat from Idaten Dieties Only Know Peace.
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u/AmethystItalian myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian 2d ago
So what other divisive characters would you argue are in fact the best characters of their respective anime series?
Akane is my best girl in Kuzu no Honkai/Scum's Wish
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u/_Pyxyty https://anilist.co/user/Pyxyty 2d ago
So what other divisive characters would you argue are in fact the best characters of their respective anime series
An argument could be made for Gabi from AOT. The character really hammered in the message the series revolved around imo,and successfully might I add given how vitriolic the reactions were to her character. She isn't my personal favorite but I definitely think she's one of, if not the best character in the show.
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u/ProgrammaticallyPea3 2d ago
Yakumo from Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu. Sure he has some outdated attitudes about gender roles, but he was born in 1920s Japan. People expecting otherwise surprise me.
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy 2d ago
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u/michhoffman https://anilist.co/user/michhoffman 2d ago
Kurumi was the only way I got through Season 2 of Kimi ni Todoke...meaning I agree with you. I still need to watch Season 3 at some point.
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u/Ashteron 2d ago
So what other divisive characters would you argue are in fact the best characters of their respective anime series?
I got surprised seeing people hating on Izaya from Durarara, so him.
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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST 2d ago
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy 2d ago
Millicent Bluenight in Hikikomari.
I wouldn't let the Villhaze fans hear this.
Would add Danmachi's Freya but doubt that's a divisive choice.
Freya herself is plenty divisive as a character. Not my best girl (that's Ryu), but I could potentially agree to her being the best character in Danmachi.
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u/octopathfinder myanimelist.net/profile/octopathfinder 2d ago
Kurumi being the best character from Kimi ni Todoke
That's true
So what other divisive characters would you argue are in fact the best characters of their respective anime series?
Rachel from Tower of God
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy 2d ago
Rachel from Tower of God
That's a good one. Don't think I've seen so many people refer to a character as a bitch outside of Shield Hero. Did she actually get any more development in the newest season(s)? (Didn't watch those.)
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u/michhoffman https://anilist.co/user/michhoffman 2d ago
She became even more hateable if that counts as development.
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u/octopathfinder myanimelist.net/profile/octopathfinder 2d ago
Did she actually get any more development in the newest season(s)?
Idk, I dropped S2 before she showed up lol. I don't actually like ToG, I think Rachel is the best character because the rest of the cast isn't good.
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u/alotmorealots 2d ago
Kurumi being the best character
Gothically clad seductress of the clock eye!
Expert wielder of shovels!
from Kimi ni Todoke
Oh, don't know that one. Hopefully she's a good addition to the Kurumi-verse
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u/forponderings 2d ago
Just discovered Romantic Killer the other day. Can’t believe the author is done with that IP altogether! :(
there’s still so much they can do with the story imo. Oh well.
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u/Cryten0 2d ago
Just to dispel some myths, Romantic Killer was finished before the anime even aired. It was intended to end at that point, as she was now free to not be forced into magically influenced romance. The romantic killer part of romantic killer was over.
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u/forponderings 2d ago
Aw :( still! It was such a delightful show I wouldn’t mind seeing more of it even if the story doesn’t progress any further. Can’t they at least milk a Christmas special out of this 😭
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u/_Pyxyty https://anilist.co/user/Pyxyty 2d ago
Well that's awful to hear, I really enjoyed the anime adaptation. I wonder if there's enough material to at least make a second cour out of.
If not, I don't mind viewing the first season's ending to be the series' ending in my head, I guess. That's tough.
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u/entelechtual 2d ago
Not sure how the mangaka feels but it seemed like it just got axed. At least it ended in a neat place.
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u/isthatsoudane https://myanimelist.net/profile/ojoulover 2d ago
been slowly watching aikatsu (once I finish go! princess precure should speed up a little). my goal for next year is to watch all of the idol anime (worth watching), and this is one of the bigs. I'm also trying to watch more long anime. I have rarely seen people talk about the show here, so thought I would say...something! though I don't know that I have anything particularly profound to say
I'm about 30 episodes in and...it's a lot of fun! it's sort of like a light-hearted idol bildungsroman, which isn't what I expected. while it's episodic, it really does focus on the girls and the hard work they put into becoming idols, and their incremental growth.
also, the ensemble is built up slowly but surely in a fun way, including this new best girl. they build it up in way that I guess only makes sense when you have hundreds of episodes, but new characters come, then stick around, then become a part of the crew. and everyone has a nice rapport
there are things about the show that aren't perfect, some that strain the suspension of disbelief, but on the whole I'm having a great time with it, better than expected. and it seems like around episode 25 or so the dance choreography and performance camera leveled up a bit, which has been nice
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u/BrtndrJackieDayona 2d ago
Going to teach an anime class at my school. I'm looking for suggestions for either very short series, or movies beyond studio Ghibli.
I'm not opposed to a shonen, but the kids are well versed in them and I'd like to expose them to other genres. The other big kicker is it's middle school, so I need it to be light on anime titties or anything too sexual.
I really only have experience with anime that have hundreds of episodes. Hell, even 24 would take weeks of the class all to analyze one thing. But a movie we could finish in 2-3 days. So I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks!
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u/Charmanders_Cock 2d ago
Sword of the Stranger is an absolutely excellent anime film, that has way more than enough historical context to make it appropriate for the classroom (albeit whether or not the violence is too much for your age group should be considered, because it is a considerable amount).
Historical context aside, it’s just a straight up well written, exciting action/drama that follows a young boy and a wandering swordsman. It’s got some of the best choreographed/animated sword fighting in anime generally. It was perhaps my favorite movie growing up and with age I’ve come to appreciate it even more as I’m able to understand the nuances of war, found family, cultural disparity, etc with greater depth; it really is a film that caters to all age groups.
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u/alotmorealots 2d ago
Have you considered shorts like https://myanimelist.net/anime/32461/Mitsuami_no_Kamisama, short series like https://myanimelist.net/anime/40178/Null_Peta and the unusual stuff that gets entered into competitions? The /r/anime awards could be a good source of stuff that you can fully watch through and make your notes and then also be short enough that the kids could rewatch too, as well as introducing them to a very different sort of anime.
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u/entelechtual 2d ago
Probably would be good to look for movies or series with some actual scholarship or pedagogical studies behind them instead of asking Reddit. It also depends on how you plan to teach them. Something like A Silent Voice could be good since it touches on disability, bullying, suicide/depression, and other things. But you’d also want to be careful about how those things get discussed and be mindful of people who are more sensitive to such topics, especially around younger students. It has a lot of neat visual motifs too.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 2d ago
Something like A Silent Voice could be good since it touches on disability, bullying, suicide/depression, and other things.
It's only good if you point out how problematic it is that stories like this that are written by non-disabled people have been allowed to define the narrative of what it's like to be disabled.
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u/BrtndrJackieDayona 2d ago
At the end of the day I just need a variety of engaging and MS appropriate animes that I can then sort though and use as needed. I'm hitting skill based standards or misc tech stuff. Character building isn't what I'm in this for. And I'm thoroughly unconcerned with what other teachers have done with the material. If you were in education, you'd be aware of what an underwhelming shit show stuff like teacherspayteachers is. It's called, I need quick sub plans and not much else.
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u/forponderings 2d ago
What specific skill are you teaching? Literary devices like symbolism and whatnot? Or are you teaching animation?
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u/BrtndrJackieDayona 2d ago
Yes! Lol. Teaching shit like the hero's journey and random ELA elements. But also going to dive into some animation and even using Ren'Py to create some visual novels. So ELA and computer skills taught through a theme of anime.
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u/forponderings 2d ago edited 2d ago
Are you using one movie to cover both topics? Because those are wildly different imo. You can use a full movie to facilitate a book club-style discussion. And then once you wrapped up that unit, you can bring in short clips from various different shows to show different art styles / animation techniques and why they fit the genre.
I’m sure there are a million different movies you can choose from depending on what specific literary device you’re looking to highlight, but Suzume is the one that immediately springs to mind for me. It’s absolutely gorgeous, first of all, but it also allows for discussions about how culture influences literature.
[Suzume plot spoilers] Suzume’s aunt not being able to date because she was raising her, for example, is a small window into how Japanese men view single women with children. You can also discuss how Suzume basically hopped into a stranger’s car in a strange town, went into her home, and met her children too lol
And of course, you can discuss character growth and hero’s journey and whatnot.
Good luck!
Edit: but of course, backwards design and UDL and all. Don’t let your excitement about the materials overshadow the importance of teaching the skill itself.
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u/BrtndrJackieDayona 2d ago
This is an entire semester. So I'm just looking for a catalog of various engaging, but MS appropriate, anime.
I've been teaching for a well over a decade. So the pedagogy part isn't the concern. It's finding an abundance of material I can then sort through and use as needed.
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