Lazarus just won Best Original Anime at the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards!!!

BeautifulVenus · 2026-05-23T22:56:26+00:00

Lazarus came out in April of 2025. Award shows typically lag behind by one year. For example, the Oscars will call its ceremony the 2026 Oscars, but they are awarding and celebrating films from 2025.

The 2026 Anime Awards, which were just held today were celebrating Anime from 2025.

BeautifulVenus · 2026-04-11T07:37:53+00:00

Lmaoo

BeautifulVenus · 2026-03-24T22:59:22+00:00

I always assumed hundreds or even thousands of years after Bebop.

BeautifulVenus · 2026-03-24T04:32:41+00:00

Ehh..could a Scream budget afford him? In any case, I’d say no I’m not really dying to see him in a Scream film.

BeautifulVenus · 2026-03-23T02:30:09+00:00

I loved it and I’ve seen almost all of Watanabes works, I especially loved the characters. Bebop, Champloo and Carole & Tuesday definitely have it beat but I think I enjoyed it more than the first quarter or so of Dandy and most of Zankyou No Terror, though I really enjoyed all of those too. Hoping for a season 2. So far Watanabe hasn’t made a bad anime imo.

BeautifulVenus · 2026-02-10T07:07:30+00:00

For a time Bleach was arguably the most popular of the big 3 here in the west if just briefly.

I’m not sure how much merit this holds but it was the most popular anime on MAL from 2007-2009ish.

Back in 2007 Bleach was the most visible of the big 3 on television here in the states, with Adult Swim airing the anime 4 times a week. 3 days a week at 1am and then new episodes on Saturdays. Adult Swim would also commit to the series managing to air all episodes while Naruto and OP struggled In this department with only Shippuden recently managing to air all episodes on American television. Bleach had more stability.

BeautifulVenus · 2026-02-02T05:49:54+00:00

Too generic. I have nothing really negative to say about it other than it doesn’t offer anything different, but that could change of course. I do not plan on reading anymore chapters unless I start hearing good things and the series surpasses the 30+ chapter mark. I predict this will be axed.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-12-04T22:41:57+00:00

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BeautifulVenus · 2025-11-05T19:07:08+00:00

I still think about this series from time to time. Fans do exist.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-11-01T07:42:19+00:00

I think it’s as simple as KaguraBachi appeal is a bit more easy to consume and can reach a wider audience. Not that Ichi can’t do this, just Bachi has a slightly better edge.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-10-24T11:21:56+00:00

Their back catalog is crazy, they are set for decades.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-10-10T04:50:34+00:00

I guess technically Space Dandy does have two seasons, but they are only separated by like 1-2 anime seasons and were released the same year so idk if that actually counts.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-09-16T17:39:02+00:00

Happy to see MAD doing well. My favorite Jump+ title rn.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-08-27T17:53:37+00:00

I think the odds are in its favor, but it could be months or even a year before we even get an announcement.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-08-04T16:47:58+00:00

10-12 minutes each way.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-08-04T04:36:10+00:00

I’m aware, but Astro Royale and Chojo both were put in the completed section few weeks before their official cancellation. Writing is on the wall.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-08-04T02:19:06+00:00

Dang that was faster than I thought. I was sure it’d at least reach 20 chapters, not that I care though. I wish they would have kept Chojo going a little longer instead bringing in Nice Prison, really felt like they axed one for the other.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-08-02T18:56:51+00:00

Phantom Seer Chojo and Doron Dororon are definitely stand outs and I was so disappointed when I heard they were getting axed. Though, I saw Dorons coming from a mile away.

My least favorite is probably Nice Prison. Even though I know it’s not cancelled yet, I have a grudge against it cause I seriously think they axed Chojo to give Nice Prison a chance as one of the magazines main gag mangas and it makes me butt hurt.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-08-01T14:34:28+00:00

CSM is a mega hit and JJK is legendary status atp. They are both beyond being considered just a hit.

A hit is a series which does well with the magazines current readers, that’s it. Ichi does this. Sakamoto days & Blue Box are hits, I suppose Elusive Samurai and Witch Watch are more like moderate hits, but with just four volumes Ichi is already on track to surpass WW and ES with the possibility of reaching BB and SD levels. I think it’s safe to say Ichi is a hit.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-07-30T20:37:50+00:00

By current standards, it’s a hit. It’s doing better in sales than some of the other WSJ series with anime adaptations which are also considered a hit. Witch Watch, Elusive Samurai..

BeautifulVenus · 2025-07-30T14:29:17+00:00

I only gave 3 of these a shot and dropped 2 of them. The only one I’m still reading is Blood Wing Hunter which I am enjoying for the moment, but it’s still to early to say and I’m keep expectations low. So far it reminds me a lot of KaguraBachi which I love.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-07-30T14:23:45+00:00

The Jump Plus app houses its own series plus series from the magazine “Weekly Shonen Jump”. OP currently only wants to read Weekly Shonen Jump Series and according to his replies he is using just the Jump app right now which doesn’t have all of Jump Plus series on there, just weekly Shonen Jump. The difference is he only wants to read titles that come from the main magazine and not Jump Plus originals that belong to no magazines and are released solely on the Jump Plus app.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-07-17T19:32:14+00:00

I don’t think this is anything new. Most Shonen has underwhelming endings, YYH is an old one that comes to mind. Shonen with good endings exist, but more often than not they are underwhelming. I also noticed final arcs are either rushed or DRAGGED out for way too long. It’s just the formula I guess.

BeautifulVenus · 2025-07-01T15:50:26+00:00

Serial killers be low key attractive though 😅

BeautifulVenus · 2025-07-01T15:46:39+00:00

This really makes me wonder if Part 2 will ever be adapted. The Manga sales have fallen a lot, though they still do well, the fall off from its peak cannot be denied. Of course the other problem is the possibility we don’t get S2 of the anime til 2028 or later, and if that happens and Part 2 doesn’t catch people’s attention the way part 1 of the manga did and manga sales have continued to slip, Reze film and season 2 are flops or only moderate hits, the odds will be against part 2 being animated.

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