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Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [Week 11] (ani.social)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

While I’m glad Boy and Heron won the Oscar for more visibility for anime, I definitely would not have picked it. It wasn’t even my favorite anime of 2023 (that was Suzume) and certainly wasn’t my favorite of the nominees. I would have rather Nimona or Across the Spiderverse won. But I apparently don’t understand the Oscar judges, since I disagree with their choices frequently.

I’m actually all caught up with my current seasonal anime! Up to date with Frieren (excellent!), Apothecary Diaries (very good!), The Dangers In My Heart (good!), Delicious in Dungeon (excellent!), and Solo Leveling (good!). This season has turned out great. I’m sad we’ve only got a couple weeks left, but spring has a lot to look forward to as well.

Frieren really turned around the last couple episodes. They’ve been wild and exciting, but still feel so grounded and real.

I’m very curious where Apothecary Diaries is going to end S1. I’m anime only, so no idea where it’s going.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I apparently don’t understand the Oscar judges, since I disagree with their choices frequently

You and me both. I get the feeling there is a lot of politics within the industry that we don't see going into these kinds of things.

Frieren really turned around the last couple episodes

I enjoyed them while they were airing, but now that we are in the second round of this arc, I can look back and realize that the show spent a lot of episodes in the first round. The second round with these latest episodes just feels so much more satisfying to me. However, I also appreciate that a large part of that is due to getting to know the characters better after the first round. I don't know how to do it better, but I can at least sympathize with people that weren't fans of the first round episodes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

While I’m glad Boy and Heron won the Oscar for more visibility for anime, I definitely would not have picked it. It wasn’t even my favorite anime of 2023 (that was Suzume) and certainly wasn’t my favorite of the nominees. I would have rather Nimona or Across the Spiderverse won.

I think Across the Spider-Verse was robbed in this case. Outstanding animation through and through.