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[Jmare007]

If you're looking for advancement or an actual relationship this isn't the right series. I read all these and the relationship is ever the same.

Yeah, you can tell is one of those series were the "relationship" doesn't move an inch for entire arcs and the lamest thing is seen as an advancement. I actually fast forwarded most of the episodes after a while to see if *anything* worth a damn happened and it never did a lot of the times these kind of series at least have great comedy or great characters but honestly I didn't feel like this show had any of that. The only dope thing was animation.

 

[Doctor Doom]

What happened with blue lock?

More slideshows probably

 

[winb83]

Yeah, you can tell is one of those series were the "relationship" doesn't move an inch for entire arcs and the lamest thing is seen as an advancement. I actually fast forwarded most of the episodes after a while to see if *anything* worth a damn happened and it never did a lot of the times these kind of series at least have great comedy or great characters but honestly I didn't feel like this show had any of that. The only dope thing was animation.

I doubt they become a couple until the very end of the series. The series relies on the tension of no relationship advancement for drama. It's kinda silly because she's constantly blurting out how she likes him. That's another thing that bothers me is the author won't address the fact that he understands her head on.

 

[tripleaamin]

What happened with blue lock?

Still frames being used in a PV trailer is a giant red flag. Maybe a miracle happens, but since they are still using the CGI that was heavily used in the last portion of S1 I have 0 confidence in S2.

 

[tripleaamin]

On episode 11 of a rewatch for SLF. When the theme song goes in it is just raw. It really empathizes how much soul the series has. Especially when you compare it to the vast majority of VR MMO Themed anime where it plays out like your generic isekai. This one actually feels like the author actually plays and understands games. The funny part is the author took time off from working on the manga when Elden Ring initially launched as well as when the DLC launched as well.

 

[tripleaamin]

 

[tripleaamin]

Yeah, you can tell is one of those series were the "relationship" doesn't move an inch for entire arcs and the lamest thing is seen as an advancement. I actually fast forwarded most of the episodes after a while to see if *anything* worth a damn happened and it never did a lot of the times these kind of series at least have great comedy or great characters but honestly I didn't feel like this show had any of that. The only dope thing was animation.

It is essentially a generic RomCom, which becomes more so a coming of age story with romance subtext is a better way to define it. Imo it does a good job at that, but that's not what most people watching the series are looking for. If you are looking for a good Romance series like The Dangers in My Heart, Monogatari series, Rascal Does Not Dream, Horimiya, Spice & Wolf or Fruit Baskets it is not that.

Hell most RomCom's are not good Romance series tbh since you have the predictable formula like you have in My Dress Up Darling, Nagatoro, etc.

Tho for most people Yuki and her comedy is the highlight so surprised you didn't like that.

 

[winb83]

It is essentially a generic RomCom, which becomes more so a coming of age story with romance subtext is a better way to define it. Imo it does a good job at that, but that's not what most people watching the series are looking for. If you are looking for a good Romance series like The Dangers in My Heart, Monogatari series, Rascal Does Not Dream, Horimiya, Spice & Wolf or Fruit Baskets it is not that.

Hell most RomCom's are not good Romance series tbh since you have the predictable formula like you have in My Dress Up Darling, Nagatoro, etc.

Tho for most people Yuki and her comedy is the highlight so surprised you didn't like that.

By the end of novel 1 all the hurdles in the way of the relationship were cleared. He likes her and he knows she likes him. There's really nothing stopping them from getting together from that point. You're right that this is a coming of age story. The whole series is really about Alya developing as a person not so much the romance between her and Masachika. I think people look for the romance because the actual main story of Alya's goal to be student council president never made sense for her character. People watching this looking for a real romance show are going to be put off by a lack of advancement.

 

[tripleaamin]

Wistoria Finale concluded by finishing chapter 19 and after they leave the dungeon the rest was anime original to give the anime a good stopping point for S1. We got a bit more on Lihanna in terms of characterization that was anime original. Along with the Spar between Will & Sion that got cut short.

Regarding the episode.

The big draw of this episode was the conversation between Caldron & Finn. The term mage slayer is very interesting. But more importantly when Finn brought up Will's name. Finn looks after the swords and Caldron looks after the wands. So, are there more who specialize in swords like Will? The description of Finn and his kind not being able to use magic, but being an invaluable asset makes you wonder what information these two are hiding?

Overall, I would give Wistoria an 8/10. Top tier adaptation that includes the Prequel Ln material which really helped. The festival arc by far the weakest in the series. From the dungeon arc and onward the series finds its footing and gets better. Until the Prequel Ln gets translated, I would recommend sticking with being an anime only.

 

[spacewraith]

Watched Howl's Moving Castle in its entirety for the first time at my local theater. That main theme is stuck in my head.

 

[Jmare007]

Hell most RomCom's are not good Romance series tbh since you have the predictable formula like you have in My Dress Up Darling, Nagatoro, etc.

Tho for most people Yuki and her comedy is the highlight so surprised you didn't like that.

Yeah, that's why I don't bother with most RomComs. The only way I keep interest in them is if the characters and/or comedy are top notch, which is the case of both Nagatoro and Dress Up. I liked both MCs of Dress Up Darling so much I even hopped on to the manga and to my point, I had to stop reading for a while because the series took a turn to a more "angsty teenager who can't communicate" troupe and only cameback to it once they finally resolved that and it went back to what was cool/funny to read.

The Evil Lieutenant/Magical Girl show is fukking hilarious. Pseudo Harem (smart and very misleading title btw, lol) is wholesome as hell and actually pretty damn funny. Alya is just...awesome animation Yuki barely shows up in the Alya anime. She's prominent like the first 3-4 eps. and then she's barely in it. If the point of the series is watching Alya grow then gawd damn, what an awful way to make anyone want to keep watching because her character is ASS and they give you nothing to want to see her grow/change.

 

[tripleaamin]

Yeah, that's why I don't bother with most RomComs. The only way I keep interest in them is if the characters and/or comedy are top notch, which is the case of both Nagatoro and Dress Up. I liked both MCs of Dress Up Darling so much I even hopped on to the manga and to my point, I had to stop reading for a while because the series took a turn to a more "angsty teenager who can't communicate" troupe and only cameback to it once they finally resolved that and it went back to what was cool/funny to read.

The Evil Lieutenant/Magical Girl show is fukking hilarious. Pseudo Harem (smart and very misleading title btw, lol) is wholesome as hell and actually pretty damn funny. Alya is just...awesome animation Yuki barely shows up in the Alya anime. She's prominent like the first 3-4 eps. and then she's barely in it. If the point of the series is watching Alya grow then gawd damn, what an awful way to make anyone want to keep watching because her character is ASS and they give you nothing to want to see her grow/change.

Magical Girl & Evil Lieutenant set the blueprint of how to do an episodic RomCom. Nice visuals, great directing and characters that are fun, but get good characterization. Hibana is one example of a character that has a surprising amount of depth for a character that is violent and says fukk all the time.

It made me wish Pseudo Harem were directed & structured like it. Since the first half it got pretty repetitive after the first two episodes, although it got considerably better in the 2nd half after they became a couple.

 

[OneDeep]

Kimcartoon went down too I see

Anybody got a replacement?

 

[OneDeep]

Let This Grieving Soul Retire

Looks good

MC ain’t shyt

 

[winb83]

That last episode of Wistoria was terrible. With the recap and the opening they burned 5 minutes of run time. I guess the best part about it was the ending card. Not waiting on a 2nd season just transitioning to the Manga.