The Anime Thread

[-Blue-]

I started to watch One Piece again! It takes me forever to get around to watching something. Most people I know binge through a full show in a day or week, but I can't do that without feeling burnout. I just finished the cake island arc and am now starting the Wano arc. So far I've been enjoying it all. I've been sticking to the dub since it's what I started with way back in 2008 when they first started to dub the Skypeia arc and then jumped all the way to the 1st season. It's crazy to think that's almost 17 years ago lol.

 

[StarlitGlitch]

Still enjoying Grand Blue S2!
Since it’s a gag anime I thought I could jump right into it, but it relies more on the background of the characters than I realized and my husband had to keep explaining things. So we rewatched S1, and not only was that fun but I can enjoy S2 now!

We also watched the Conan movie the Fist of the Blue Sapphire recently. The movies are leaving Netflix 8/31 so trying to catch the ones we really want to see. That one took place at the Marina Bay Sands which we stayed at recently so it was cool seeing places we were at. The movie itself was just fine haha

 

[Rainy.Nights]

I watched the 2nd Mononoke movie, Ashes Of Rage. It's somewhat related to the first movie (Phantom In The Rain), although you could watch it alone. Personally I thought the first movie had a more interesting story, but I enjoyed this one too. I can't get enough of this beautiful animation. I definitely recommend these movies if you like the original series or horror/fantasy stuff in general, or are interested in the unique art style. The 3rd movie comes out next year.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

It feels like an insult to have Cowboy Bebop under Adult Animation on Disney+ next to the low brow Brickleberry, Bob's Burgers, and Rick and Morty.

I watched the 2nd Mononoke movie, Ashes Of Rage. It's somewhat related to the first movie (Phantom In The Rain), although you could watch it alone. Personally I thought the first movie had a more interesting story, but I enjoyed this one too. I can't get enough of this beautiful animation. I definitely recommend these movies if you like the original series or horror/fantasy stuff in general, or are interested in the unique art style. The 3rd movie comes out next year.

I'm still getting around to watching the first show. I'm wondering if that's required to see the movies.

 

[Rainy.Nights]

I'm still getting around to watching the first show. I'm wondering if that's required to see the movies.

I would say the movies can be enjoyed without watching the series first, since they're not a direct continuation of it. They have the same main character and similar story concepts, but that's about it. So it's really up to you which one you'd like to watch first. If this interests you, I would recommend watching them all at some point. The Mononoke series consists of 5 self contained stories. Kusuriuri/Medicine Seller was first introduced in the last few episodes of Ayakashi. Personally I enjoyed Mononoke more than Ayakashi. I like to think that all these different stories take place on the same continuous timeline, although I'm not sure if that's been confirmed.

 

[-Blue-]

I know this is geared to anime, but I wouldn't consider Bob's Burgers lowbrow. I agree with Rick and Morty especially later seasons. Bob's Burgers started off crude in season 1 and maybe earlier seasons, but then they noticed their show was watched by families and rewrote their show towards making it more kid-friendly and wholesome. It's a good show about a family that actually cares about each other which is so refreshing after so many shows that stuck to the Family Guy formula of having deplorable abusive family members for a cheap joke. Rick and Morty is extremely guilty of this and is almost unwatchable with some of the episodes.

 

[Mimi Cheems]

I'm really excited for the Demon Slayer Infinity Castle trilogy to be released c:

I am all caught up on the anime for now. I will be cosplaying Mitsuri to the premiere and I'm sooo looking forward to it !! I even bought a new wig (pre-styled), so I can really go all out hehe.