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It’s time for a new general discussion thread! How are you finding the Fall season? What have you been watching recently? Any recommendations? cautionary tales? questions? You have come to the right place!

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  •  Unboxious   ( @Unboxious@ani.social ) English
    4•2 days ago

    From this season

    • Blue Box - Seems to be a solid adaptation of the manga. I wonder if they went too far making everything as pretty as possible, but that might just be the recoil of watching this right after having seen Ping Pong: The Animation. Now that color has been added, I can finally tell Chinatsu and Hina apart, which is nice.
    • Dandadan - An excellent adaptation of the manga. Warning: first episode has sexual assault in it. There’s also another sexual assault scene in a later arc. If you can stomach that, this is a wild, fun tale of some teenagers who are trying to survive in a world beset by yokai and aliens.

    Older stuff

    • Ping Pong: The Animation - A cool show. This is one to watch if you start feeling like too many anime look the same, or if you’re tired of how every character looks like a model. This is also one to watch if you just want to see a good sports anime.

    • Eureka 7 - I’m only 30-something episodes in, but this show has just been getting better and better. Easily one of the best mech anime I’ve ever seen, assuming they don’t do anything to screw it up later. Very stylish; I love the concept of mechs that fight while riding turbulence on surfboards. It also has a charming cast.

    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - This is another one I’m only 30-something episodes into. So far it’s been really good! Not nearly as bleak as the name or the first couple of episodes would have you believe. So far, anyways. I don’t like it quite as much as I like Eureka 7, but it’s close.

    •  molave   ( @mo_lave@reddthat.com ) English
      3•18 hours ago

      An excellent adaptation of the manga. Warning: first episode has sexual assault in it

      I’m typically very iffy on portrayals of that nature, but Dandadan does them knowing this is uncomfortable. I can tell it’s not for the viewer’s gratification, so I respected that a lot.