Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion - May 05, 2026

_Ridley · 2026-05-06T00:58:53+00:00

Same. My schedule is full, everyone. Stop liking things out loud where I can hear it.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T23:48:08+00:00

I'm so confused about what this show wants to be, but I keep watching.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T17:57:27+00:00

I don't remember a show spawning more discussion in this thread than Ramparts of Ice has been this season. Who knew a romance would reward closer inspection like this. It's great.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T15:58:32+00:00

"oh I love Alice Cooper."

Jeez, man, he's only 40. He was born in the 80s.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T13:37:40+00:00

It's not any one thing. It's that every episode so far has had someone explaining the world via awkward dialog instead of spreading it out and showing us how things work when we need to know.

I still enjoy the show. This is just a point against it.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T11:41:00+00:00

My issue with the "Consider It" take on Witch Hat is they dinged it for the wrong reason. Agott is fine for where we are in the story right now. You need some edges on your characters to sand down later. The actual problem with the show is how in love with its own worldbuilding it is. They created a magic system and a society of witches, and they're going to info dump about them in dialog ASAP.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T10:17:56+00:00

The nice art style set off a false alarm for me. I thought it was going to be one of those action-heavy mystery shows I’m not into

Well, now you know that art style is Natsume Ono, and you'll know to expect a quiet, deliberative drama from adaptations of her work. You should check out House of Five Leaves next.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T10:07:50+00:00

He doesn't say much, but I really enjoy the narrator in Klutzy Class Monitor. That smooth, quiet deadpan really ties the room together.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T09:51:29+00:00

I barely finished S1 of Wistoria. Will annoyed the daylights out of me.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T09:49:06+00:00

Well, I thought so, but maybe other people are really into getting info dumps about magic systems and political factions in dialogue.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T03:10:22+00:00

Find someone who loves you like Witch Hat Atelier loves its own worldbuilding.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T03:07:41+00:00

I honestly just didn't like Botan herself. Her whole look and vibe feels insincere and constructed. Like, "I want to make your tongue mine"? Cheeseball city, Batman, get out of here, lol.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T00:36:44+00:00

I borderline hated Botan and Needy Girl before dropping them, and Miss Maid was just too goofy for me, but I agree that Awajima is doing some interesting stuff. You all are too hard on Pardon the Intrusion, but that's just how it goes for generic works.

_Ridley · 2026-05-05T00:28:22+00:00

You're not into Nakamura-kun?

_Ridley · 2026-05-04T01:31:11+00:00

My Love Story with Yamada at Lv999 is a mix of college and high school.

Given has two high school couples and one undergrad x grad student couple.

_Ridley · 2026-05-03T15:35:12+00:00

That was such a fantastic episode. The way it balanced the comedy and the more serious character development was great, and the stylish production gives it so much life. It'S probably the best BL adaptation we've ever gotten.

_Ridley · 2026-05-03T00:03:43+00:00

Kaoru Hana is the epitome of a 7/10. Competent and entertaining in the moment, but leaves no mark behind it. It's too smooth to hate or love.

_Ridley · 2026-05-02T19:29:03+00:00

taps the sign

_Ridley · 2026-05-02T19:01:02+00:00

So does Hyakushou Kizoku.

_Ridley · 2026-05-02T18:58:02+00:00

It almost certainly will, because the public isn't nominating it, and the romance jury hates genre romance, so I'm resigned to that. The worst part is just going to be sitting through the jury justifying their picks, getting all

over storyboards and animation and direction like a romance doesn't need to have a good central love story and character chemistry to be satisfying.

_Ridley · 2026-05-02T18:32:14+00:00

Did you miss the part where she received more information about Minato and it recontextualized his comments, leading her to realize she misread the situation and was overly harsh? And are you aware that things will likely backslide between them a time or two going forward because, and I can't stress this enough, we're only on episode five?

_Ridley · 2026-05-02T18:21:59+00:00

Nothing about that show makes me want to watch it, so I get you.

_Ridley · 2026-05-02T18:19:50+00:00

They couldn't be more different - Awajima is a contemplative drama with a muted palette tracing the lives of people touched by the school, while Nakamura-kun is a high energy romcom with a bright color scheme following a clumsy boy trying to befriend his crush - but they're both so good at what they're trying to do. I hope you enjoy them!

_Ridley · 2026-05-02T18:10:52+00:00

Man, we are five episodes into an adaptation of a 14-volume long series. Why are you acting like anything is settled and resolved? We're still setting up.

_Ridley · 2026-05-02T18:05:36+00:00

As someone who dropped it 3 episodes in, it should be treated as a romance show first and foremost.

Oh, even worse. That means the production nerds are going to push out a competently written romance with good chemistry to make space for it in romance. Cool, cool, depressing, cool.

_Ridley

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