Board 8 > Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 285: From Romcom Heaven to Isekai Hell

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Really awesome video showcasing some of One Piece's most iconic manga panels on the official youtube channel for the One Piece 25th Anniversary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soKl_AiNl9U

what chapter is the one piece anime up to?

this weekend's episode will be the 2nd half of chapter 1008 and some of 1009

Wow, then Im already beyond the anime since I just read 1019!

Big Momo

GANON1025 posted...

Wow, then Im already beyond the anime since I just read 1019!

which means you're clear to do OPENING RANKINGS

Yeah but Id have to watch them first

Also, Im glad Nico Robin got to show off some cool new moves

GANON1025 posted...

Also, Im glad Nico Robin got to show off some cool new moves

Hell yeah she did

https://youtu.be/meRejpM76U8

Note after the first 7 openings which are standard length, the anime got rid of having ending credits in favor of having longer openings. A tradition which still continues to this day

Also before you get confused they reuse the same opening song (the first one) multiple times. One is a remake with a new video, another is the song sung by the strawhat voice actors.

(I enjoy watching openings reactions and always wish fans would warn the reactor of that.)

Gonna make that 1054 color cover my new wallpaper

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/7/3/AAB6RfAADerJ.jpg

The covers of WSJ and WSS this week go together

https://youtu.be/YAN45KAL5lg

UTA

SHINE_GET_64 posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/7/3/AAB6RfAADerJ.jpg

The covers of WSJ and WSS this week go together

That's cool

https://twitter.com/Epicopboy/status/1550511250261557248?t=6X-OSPvcDy6HOXmeETKe2g&s=19

so 6 years

On chapter 1034 still waiting to see what Shanks does that gotten him all his fans!

GANON1025 posted...

On chapter 1034 still waiting to see what Shanks does that gotten him all his fans!

https://twitter.com/Geo_AW/status/1550198933607038976

New Gundam Mercury PV. Haven't been this hype for Gundam in a long time.

https://youtu.be/mYd_l3E7yOc

Also the first few seconds of when the song really hits sounds SHOCKINGLY like Fodlam Winds.

SHINE_GET_64 posted...

https://twitter.com/Epicopboy/status/1550511250261557248?t=6X-OSPvcDy6HOXmeETKe2g&s=19

so 6 years

https://twitter.com/newworldartur/status/1550527091711610882?s=20&t=e0TAb7ewGps5C24YmXewLQ

the three year estimate didn't even last an hour

*King unmasks himself*

oh no, hes hot

Oh, another thing.

Should I know who/what Joyboy is at this point?

yes but i think it explains it again

GANON1025 posted...

Oh, another thing.

Should I know who/what Joyboy is at this point?

He was someone in the past. He wrote poneglyphs and left the apology in Fishman island about not being able to keep his promise. Not sure if there was anything else other than theory at that point.

Just finished chapter 1050 well reading all that helped explain Joyboy lol. Love Luffys new form, the fight with Kaido was awesome even with Luffy stalling and holding a punch for a few chapters

5 minutes until this punch hits Onigashima

GANON1025 posted...

Just finished chapter 1050 well reading all that helped explain Joyboy lol. Love Luffys new form, the fight with Kaido was awesome even with Luffy stalling and holding a punch for a few chapters

Sadly you missed the pre-explanation theorizing where people spent way to much time convincing themselves that Luffy definitely had Amber or Sap powers.

that was sad lmao

In fairness this was a very well executed twist. Like very, very few people saw this coming.

Bookworm S3 and Shield Hero S2 done. I would love a 4th season of Bookworm. Shield Hero fell super flat and really needs S3 to make up ground. God what a bore.

Wait... 1053 is the last chapter in the manga plus app. But I thought 1054 was out??

GANON1025 posted...

Wait... 1053 is the last chapter in the manga plus app. But I thought 1054 was out??

search tcb one piece

you're welcome

Thanks!

That was quite the chapter to catch up to!

So I'm finally, officially, Caught Up With One Piece. What's there to even say....? I don't think I can adequately explain how much I loved reading this story, except to say that the time it took to read One Piece was well worth it.

GANON1025 posted...

Thanks!

That was quite the chapter to catch up to!

So I'm finally, officially, Caught Up With One Piece. What's there to even say....? I don't think I can adequately explain how much I loved reading this story, except to say that the time it took to read One Piece was well worth it.

Should make a topic so one piece fans can gush with you for like 50 posts tbqh and not kill this thread

I mean you guys are free to use SHINE's containment topic for One Piece discussion.

GANON1025 posted...

Thanks!

That was quite the chapter to catch up to!

So I'm finally, officially, Caught Up With One Piece. What's there to even say....? I don't think I can adequately explain how much I loved reading this story, except to say that the time it took to read One Piece was well worth it.

Glad you enjoyed it!

We used to have WSJ containment topic in general back in the day.

Not enough traffic anymore to justify that sadly.

I read the demon slayer manga a long time ago, but got around to watching the Mugen Train Arc dubbed.

Rengoku based. Mom hug got me tbh

Also Upper Moon 3 is such a fanboy lmao. I appreciate that asshole.

I may make a topic reacting/ranking the OPs at some point.

I watched episodes 1015 and 1016 of the anime. Great animation, but wow were they sloooow compared to the manga. 1016 especially

I rewatch all the One Piece OPs every once in a while, even long after quitting the anime.

Watch the English version Funimation did for the first 4 openings as well, they're good if you just forget that Vince Mignanana does two of them.

And then watch the Eurobeat version of the second.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

We used to have WSJ containment topic in general back in the day.

Not enough traffic anymore to justify that sadly.

my baby :(

I mean who even reads WSJ anymore. Like you got one piece fans, and then a little bit of jjk and mha, and no one cares about mha anymore.

Trying to find something new. Watched an episode of To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts and liked it enough to be intrigued. I was disappointed the war stuff went by in like half an ep, and they went to a standard revenge narrative. Hoping that doesn't set the trend and they just speed read through things. I was liking all the brutality and shit. Might give it another ep or two before fully committing.

pjbasis posted...

I mean who even reads WSJ anymore. Like you got one piece fans, and then a little bit of jjk and mha, and no one cares about mha anymore.

If you include the digital only titles WSJ is banging right now. Chainsaw Man is back and Dandadan is killing it critically and commercially.

Strife2 posted...

Trying to find something new. Watched an episode of To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts and liked it enough to be intrigued. I was disappointed the war stuff went by in like half an ep, and they went to a standard revenge narrative. Hoping that doesn't set the trend and they just speed read through things. I was liking all the brutality and shit. Might give it another ep or two before fully committing.

If you want a totally out of left field recommendation for something that can hit that cheesy brutal niche, I think Gleipnir was a killer sleeper hit. You would just need to know that there's VERY little chance of a new season of anime for it, so if you dig it you'd have to continue with the manga.

Honestly I've never even heard of the one you just mentioned.

Gleipnir was also on Crunchyroll, so I'll check it out after Sacred Beasts; thanks.

The suspicious maid anime finally started and I'm caught up on the ten from this season that I'm watching. Figured I'd talk about them all a bit, and I'd be interested in hearing what everyone else thinks of this season so far too! Also note I'm saving second seasons of things until later, only new stuff so far.

1- Lycoris Recoil: Four episodes in, this is easily the best anime of the season. Cute counter-terrorist girls, aw yeah. The animation is impressive, which really helps during the action scenes. I'm also enjoying the character focused slice-of-life stuff. Chisato and Takina are a fun pair. I think it sometimes struggles with tone, the latest episode in particular went from fun to dark and then back to fun way too quickly. I'm still not 100% sure how it'll ultimately wind up, either. It reminds me of Release the Spyce since they both have cute girls with action and spy elements. Spyce started strong too and then became awful by the end. I hope Lycoris avoids those same pitfalls.

2- Prima Doll: Three episodes in, this is the only other anime of the season I really like so far. I like all the cute robot girls. Haizakura is precious, she's always doing her best. My favorite thing about this anime is the tone, though. It has had plenty of poignant moments but it hasn't gotten too grim yet. It's striking a perfect balance between heartfelt and fun. I also like the setting, the robots are integrated well and the history of the war is interesting. The post-war finding a purpose theme reminds me of Violet Evergarden, but Violet Evergarden got a bunch of things wrong in my opinion. So far, Prima Doll is getting all those same things right.

3- Parallel World Pharmacy: Two episodes in, this anime is good. It's a typical isekai in a lot of ways. The protagonist is hilariously overpowered, and nothing about him arriving in another world makes any sense and will never be explained, which always bugs me. Still, he's using his hilariously overpowered abilities for healing and making medicines and such. I always find that kind of thing interesting, so this has that going for it at least. I also like that the one person who realized he's different now is freaked out by it. It's refreshing because so many isekai anime just have everyone go with the flow.

4- Phantom of the Idol: This would've been my second-lowest ranked show if it were in Spring, so what does that say about this season, ugh. Anyway, four episodes in, Phantom of the Idol is fine. I inherently like the idea of a ghost helping a lazy dude be a better idol. That lets me forgive its shortcomings, such as mediocre CGI and everyone being pretty boring. The best part about this anime is the three fangirls the lazy idol has. The segments every episode of them getting drunk together and fangirling over him are the best.

5- Shine Post: Two episodes in, this is also fine. The central gimmick in this show, minor spoilers from the first episode, is that the manager of the idol group can tell when people are lying. That's... honestly a pretty weak hook, and I think Shine Post knows it because he's barely used it for anything so far. Beyond that it's just a generic idol anime. I like idol anime, though, so hey, I'm cool with that. The main trio of girls all have a fun dynamic at least. My favorite is the one who keeps trying to pull pranks even though she clearly has no idea what a prank is.

6- Luminous Witches: Three episodes in, this is the best anime in the Strike Witches universe, which really isn't saying much. It has the same problems Strike and Brave Witches did, most of the characters only have one gimmick and not a whole lot happens to them. Luminous Witches is about idols, though, and so far they've just been introducing the group and learning about singing. The worst part about Strike Witches was the war against the Neuroi, and I hope Luminous Witches continues to stay far, faaaar away from those boring-ass aliens. Just have zany antics and the occasional song, that's all I need.

7- Teppen: Three episodes in (because the second episode was cancelled), Teppen is passable. The humor is hit-or-miss, and honestly it mostly misses. For a comedy anime, that isn't great. Still, even at its worst, the girls are all cute and they're getting into zany situations. It hasn't ever been bad, at least. The latest episode was also by far the funniest one yet, I loved the bit where it made fun of cryptocurrencies. I'm also excited for a future episode focusing on the girls who are apparently aliens, they've been my favorite background characters so far. I'm also enjoying trying to recognize voice actresses, almost every single character here is voiced by someone who also voices a character in Love Live or BanG Dream.

8- The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious: Only one episode in so judging this with the others isn't fair, but oh well. I really hope this anime has more going for it than what it has shown so far. The whole first episode was 'little boy is attracted to sexy maid, but he doesn't even know what sex is yet so he's confused and sexy maid is flustered'. I honestly have no idea how they're going to stretch this out to fill a whole season. None of the jokes were particularly funny and I don't care about any of the characters yet.

9- The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting: Three episodes in, this anime just feels hollow. It feels like the writers took elements from other shows and put them together without having any idea how to make those elements work. It has a cute girl being looked after, but the cute girl is such a boring cardboard cutout. She exists to be cute but she isn't a real character. The main yakuza guy is also super boring. Remember Hinamatsuri from a few years ago, which was also about a yakuza guy looking after a girl? Hinamatsuri used that concept for, you know, jokes. The yakuza guy in Hinamatsuri wasn't the greatest dude ever, so it was funny that he was looking after girl, and since he wasn't a great guy it made the occasional wholesome moment feel so much sweeter. The yakuza guy in this Yakuza Babysitting anime has such a violent reputation, but so far he's been a perfect boring good dude. He has no problem looking after this little girl and he has made zero mistakes so far. That isn't funny, and the wholesome moments between them fall flat because every single moment is wholesome.

10- Call of the Night: Three episodes in, this anime has nice production values but it isn't doing anything for me. Like, I honestly don't understand what anyone is getting out of this show beyond how pretty it looks. Main dude is one of the most boring characters I've ever encountered, he wanders around in a daze trying to understand basic things like friendship as if he's an alien. The vampire girl is grating, and she loses a lot of points for being obsessed with the boring main dude in the first place. The crux of the show is the boy wants to fall in love with the vampire, but he's a moron so he doesn't even know what love is. And the vampire doesn't want him to fall in love with her, so of course she's taking him to romantic places and helping him work through his emotions and all that. Ugh. This whole anime has just felt really off-putting for me so far.

Oh shit. Sacred Beasts? That show was....very okay.

"very okay" sounds like it will do for 12 episodes. If it was 24, I'd run to the hills screaming.

You know what, if you want "Very OK" turn your brain off popcorn junk, I just had a lightning strike of how much me and my roommate loved watching Strike the Blood back when it was airing.

I think that show has had THREE sequels and I haven't seen a single one.