From "Oomuro-ke: Dear Friends" spin-off.

This clip might not be the best description of the spin-off itself, it's too active, but pretty funny. "Oomuro-ke" seemed to me the most peaceful episode in the Yuru Yuri series. It's like you flowing through the plot, there aren't any sharp ups and downs even when compared to other CGDCT.

What I really liked was the sound work, it's top notch here. You can hear slight differences in the position of the characters in the scene, light footsteps around the room, and even the effect of the location of the walls on the speaker's speech.

This anime is really gold.

tl;dr - A more complete set of rules has been posted to the wiki and a link included in the sidebar.

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Hi everybody! Despite my tendency to write too much, this will be a quick post, I promise. 🤞

I had been slowly working in the background on writing up a more verbose and complete version of rules for the community on the wiki. After the most recent discussion about an edge case in the rules in which the community gave some great feedback, I thought it worthwhile to make this page go live and call it out in the sidebar.

The most notable parts of the full rules that are not present in the shortened version present in the sidebar would be:

• Some clarifications on relevant content
• A longer discussion of NSFW content and some edge cases
• Rules for posts linking to legally available full episodes
• Rules/guidelines for [Clip] posts
• Rules pertaining to self-promotion

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That's it! If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or reach out to me separately. Alternatively, if you want to go over my head, you can ask @[email protected] directly since they can nuke my mod-dom from orbit should they so choose.

Finally, thanks to @[email protected] for the recent discussion and for motivating me to finish up this rules page.

Source is from episode 6.

What hasn't already been said about Frieren at this point. Long before an anime adaptation had been announced, I was a huge fan of the manga. I was worried that it wouldn't translate to the anime medium very well due to the slower pace and less intense action compared to many other shounen. Well, I shouldn't have worried at all. They pulled out all the stops in the adaptation and juiced up the action sequences through gorgeous visuals and a fantastic OST.

Season 2 has been announced, but given the production schedules of the teams involved, it will likely be quite some time until it gets worked on or comes out. Even if I have to wait 10 years for it, I am happy to give it the time they need to create magic like they did in season 1. It will be a mere 10-year adventure in the meantime.

Edit: Just wanted to include a mention of [email protected] as well.

Source is from episode 4.

Dan Da Dan has really been the standout show from this season. I find it an almost impossible task to try to explain the premise of the show though. It's weird, it's funny, it's exciting, it's tragic, and so many other things. The series somehow blends so many different things into one chaotic stew and it all somehow works. Add the fantastic animation and OST on top of that and it has been a ton of fun this season.

Also, make sure to check out [email protected] for show discussion as well as [email protected] for source manga discussion.

Source is from episode 10.

I understand that this show might not be everybody's cup of tea. It constantly was featuring a main character that is very clearly aimed at shota lovers after all. However, I wanted to highlight this show for a different reason; the animation.

This show was made by a very new studio, Tsumugi Akita Anime Lab. As a new studio, they were able to experiment with different ways to produce a series instead of having already established production lines in place. The key thing they do differently is they make heavy use of Unreal Engine throughout the process. This also streamlined things so that they could keep the same creative team working on every episode together rather than separate teams working on different episodes in parallel.

The end product came out looking really good, better than I would have expected from a very young studio like this. The main selling point of the manga is the phenomenal art, so translating that into anime was a risky endeavor for a young studio, but it ended up working out great.

Source is from episode 2.

This was such a chill show and I really enjoyed it. Sometimes all I want to do at the end of the day is sit down and have a nice, relaxing nightcap of an episode and this show fit the bill perfectly.

Source - Episode 1

This show nailed the "post-apocalypse with a deeper mystery" feel. The animation was gorgeous throughout and there are some reveals as the season goes that got me super hooked. I ended up diving into the manga to see what happens next. To top it all off, the show had a killer OP.

Unfortunately, there is not yet an announcement for a season 2, but that isn't a no, right? I need to keep the hope alive.

Another birthday post to celebrate our birthday [email protected]!

Did you believe me yesterday when I said that was the final birthday post? Well, it wouldn't have been a surprise otherwise.

I know you might be disappointed that this cake got ruined. However, don't worry, Nano actually has a backup cake for us to celebrate with (direct link if the embed below doesn't work).

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Another birthday clip to celebrate the birthday of [email protected]!

This is the last of the birthday clips I have prepared, but if you have other birthday-themed scenes from anime that stick in your mind, I would love to hear about them.

The [email protected] birthday celebrations(?) continue! This short clip comes from season 2, episode 2.

I hope you all have a more fun birthday than Yunyun did! Thanks for making this community's a fun one!

Happy Brithday [email protected]! This clip comes from episode 1.

I guess you won't be celebrating with me based on that response though ☹

Rewatching this part of the episode caused me to literally laugh out lout at just how over the top edgy Heero was being. The musical sting that happens after he drops his line is really what pushed it over the top for me.

Source is season 1, episode 1.

That's right! A whole anime about heliocentrism is airing this season. The first three episodes have been an absolute ride and the end of episode three just left me staring at the screen wondering what could possibly happen from here. If you do check this show out, make sure to watch through episode 3 at least.

Despite the setting resembling that of 15th century Poland, the series is very much fictional. It draws inspiration from our history and geography, but is fictionalized for the sake of drama. I have written about some of the science and history touched on in the show in the episode 1 discussion thread if you are curious.

The show is incredibly tense (and does occasionally feature torture scenes for those that are sensitive to such things). When you are dabbling in research that, if discovered, would cost you your life, then any misstep will be your last. Despite that, it beautifully captures not just the visuals of the night sky, but also the curiosity and sense of discovery that science can inspire. As a working scientist myself, sometimes it really is just a flash of inspiration that is able to explain a bunch of seemingly unrelated things. This series is able to wonderfully illustrate how a sudden understanding like that can stir up some strong emotions. It can be humbling that you hadn't thought of it before, satisfying that you better understand something, and daunting at the prospect of how much you have yet to understand. I used to joke in grad school that I spent so many years getting a PhD just to learn how little I actually knew.

I hope you check it out and enjoy!

Full disclosure: I am partly doing this because I am trying to get more people posting in the discussion threads for the show because I enjoy gushing about science so much. So, hop on in and we can learn about astronomy together!

Source is season 2, episode 1.

All the news recently coming out of my home country, the US, has reminded me of my favorite court proceedings in anime. We find out in the opening episode of season 2 that all of the creepy things Kazuma has done over the previous season actually have consequences. Also, that the judicial system in this fantasy world does not have the same ideas around due process as what he might be familiar with.

Going back to season 2 to create this clip made me wonder if we are going to see Sena again. I actually liked her character a lot. She served the role of being the thing to motivate the group to go out and do things rather than lounge under a kotatsu forever.

At least in the most recent, currently airing season, Kazuma has learned to wear a mask at least some of the times he is doing something legally dubious.

Source is from episode 11.

I don't have too much to say about Chained Soldier. As far as the anime goes, it wasn't really too special in either its action or its ecchi. I think that the story and the world was interesting, but the execution of telling that story was a bit lackluster.

At the behest of some fans of the series, I have checked out the manga (only the beginning portion so far), and I have liked that a lot more. The artwork in the manga is pretty great and the action is illustrated very well. If you are interested in the story, I would give that a go.

There is a season 2 confirmed for the anime, so hopefully they can step things up so that the execution can match up with the story they are trying to tell. No date yet for season 2 though, so I will likely just continue with the manga in the meantime.

Source is episode 9.

This series ran across the summer and fall seasons of 2023. I don't think it particularly stood out among the show rosters of those seasons, but it was an enjoyable watch. There are definitely some pacing issues, but the story was interesting enough to keep me engaged.

The show is overall quite humorous and comedy forward to start. Helck is a goofy human that is competing to become the new Demon Lord after all, that is pretty silly. However, as the series goes, it turns darker. This is especially true as we learn more about Helck's past.

I do think that the transition from humor to serious could have been done better (see Delicious in Dungeon for an example of how to do it better), but the story they are telling is impactful. The show has an interesting cast of characters, including the absolute best character Piwi (the little green bird thing). I personally think this show was at its best when it focused more on the comedy than the drama, so I enjoyed gags like this clip or the opening tournament arc the most.

There has not been an announcement for a season 2 of the show, and at this point I wouldn't expect one. I have heard great things about the manga though, so if you check out the show and like it, then the manga is worth a shot.

Source is from episode 13.

I only recently watched this series despite it originally airing in 1996. It stands as an early example of the isekai genre, before that was even considered a genre of its own. It also blends fantasy aspects with the mecha genre as seen in this clip.

I originally decided to watch this show because I had read that it blends fantasy with mecha. I had thought this meant that there would be wizards firing off spells as mecha fight back or something like that. I am disappointed to report that is not what happened. The fantasy aspects of this show are more centered around mystical things like visions, dreams, fate, etc. rather than your typical D&D-type magic. However, I still enjoyed my time with this show even if the story is a bit weird sometimes.

One thing that I did really appreciate about this show is the mecha animation. There are some nice sequences showcasing complex geometry doing lots of motion. The other thing I liked about it is how they show things like mechanical joints flailing after an arm gets cut off or goes limp after getting stabbed and some lines cut. There is also a whole sequence about trying to find a place to get maintenance performed on the mechs.

The run of this show is 26 episodes long, but I feel like the story meanders at times and introduces some narrative dead ends. After I finished watching the series, I discovered that there is a movie version of the story that condenses it down to <2 hours. I haven't watched it, but that might be a more approachable way for modern viewers to digest the story maybe not, see disclaimer in comments below.