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This anime is about road bicycle racing. I enjoyed the first season very much.

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The main character is your average otaku loner and first-year high school student. He wants to start anime club, but accidentally discovers joy of road cycling and his hidden talent for climbing on a bike. In the process he gains new friends and mentors he can look up to.
Anyway, it's first sports anime that I have watched, and it really sucked me in, I watched first two seasons in around 15 days. I've had always thought that cycling is a boring sport, but this anime changed my mind.

>cycling is a boring sport
Are you stupid? Cycling is literally the best thing ever. You literally can go anywhere. Its more effecent then running, you gain a higher stamina, From racing to exploring to even drifting you can never get bored. I always say hi to the local cats when i bike. Satoru from one punch man is a real fucking hero and what does he do? Ride a fucking bike.
>otaku loner and first-year high school student. He wants to start anime club, but accidentally discovers joy of road cycling and his hidden talent for climbing on a bike. In the process he gains new friends and mentors he can look up to.
Such is the joy of cycling.
Finally, a real fucking anime. I must watch this. Are there cats in this anime? That is what i need to know before diving in.

this sounds like the thing you'd want to watch if you're already into cycling or want to get into it. Still, it's nice that there's an anime for literally every topic imaginable so you can have something to leverage your actual hobbies with.

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22Chan's Recommended Anime ... On old 22chan there was a thread for various anime and manga recommendations, and I decided to "revive" it
You may think of it as a book club
Wether old or new does not matter
Simply post what you read/watch or did so in the past

My contribution is a manga I found through the aforementioned previous thread.
If by chance the one who posted this there reads this; thank you very much, it really stuck with me.

I hope you guys will enjoy it as much as I did
https://vgperson.com/other/mangaviewer.php?m=3

See a cat, post a cat. took too long for me to make this thread
Title says everything. While you are watchig anime or reading manga, and you see a cat, post a screenshot. As a bonus, based on the artwork, you can guess the genre of the anime or manga. A rough, realistic looking cat might be from a horror manga, a silly, more cartoonish looking cat might be from a comedy, or the exact opposite! Pic related is Kuroneko-sama from Trigun.

VN thread ? Not sure if there already is a thread for visual novels or if that's more of a /b/ topic and an /a/ one but who cares 。Sue me !

Guess all I'm looking for is some comfy friends to talk about vns with 。Recently just finished my first run on Clannad 。

What's your favourite VN?
What VN have you most recently finished/currently playing?
Any funny screenshots/memes from your favourite vn?

Wifeposting is always appreciated too.

Picrel is current and eternal wife.

Anime Girls: A Study When I see an anime girl or woman it is not like I am seeing a human girl or woman.
If I saw an anime girl in front of me there wouldn't be any contradiction in it. It would not be very unexpected. I've seen these things depicted incredibly often, so it makes sense. There would be no doubt or speculation of insanity. I would not flinch from the hand of an anime girl near my face.
When I see an anime girl I want to grab a potato peeler and run it all over her. I imagine it would reveal something like a mannequin beneath. Without the skin it would be cold, motionless, without character. I would peel the skin from her face, I would peel off her eyes, but beneath there would be no socket. Only a smoothness. If I held in my hand the scrap of skin that held her eye I might see it blinking. This is the sense that I have, my intuition into the nature of a physical anime girl.
Anime women, do they speak? Or are they simply understood? They are heard in, at all times, at least/most two voices. At least two when they are known, at most two when they are beloved. This is another impression of mine, except this time I call it conviction.

Cool Retro Anime Thread This is a thread dedicated solely to cool retro anime or manga. Anime that feature action, violence, philosophy, sadness, and are from the year 2000 or earlier.
Screw anime filled with generic anime babes and slice-of-life nonsense! I don't want Isekai, I don't want school romance! I don't want feel-good otaku-pandering nonsense! I don't want comedy! I want men at war, I want real drama, I want high stakes, I want COOL anime!

Shows and movies from this era include: Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Akira, Vampire Hunter D, Darkside Blues, Midnight Eye Goku, Ninja Scroll, and countless others

All of us already know about the legendary shows and manga that formed the foundation of modern media, but a lot of relatively unknown films and shows also inspired many modern creators, so this is a good place to share more obscure yet still well crafted media from ye olden times, while also discussing anything retro or "old" you're watching.

TRIGUN This thread is for the anime and manga trigun.
We had a thread on old 22 and i think we should have another one. I missed out on the old /mmc/ watch and review, Recently i was reminded of the anime so i'm personally going to check it out. I don't care about spoilers so talk freely on what you enjoy about the story, art and any trivia or fun facts you know.

Anime Opening/Outro Thread Anime opening/closing music that works as a song in its own right
Post anime opening/closing themes that you'd listen to normally as if you heard them on the radio. I'll start
"Sky Hurricane" by Casey Rankin was the opening Orguss. "Sky Hurricane" was regularly played as the show moved on. Casey Rankin is pretty interesting in the sense he was an American musician trying to make it in Japan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW_SSGnbk7Q [Play]
"Pegasus Fantasy" by Make-Up was the opening for Saint Seiya. What makes it so great is that it matches how cool Saint Seiya the show is.

Shiki thread Have you watched this anime, and if so, what are your thoughts? How do you feel about the story and the characters? Have you ever heard of shiki before?
After it was mentioned on /b/ i started watching shiki and it's a pretty quality animu.
I'll elaborate more inside the thread.

Spring 25 Im browsing different chans right now (4c being dead and all) and this seems like a nice place, but maybe a little dead? Are you guys watching seasonal anime at all? Or is this site more for meta topics about anime?
Well if its okay, lets have a thread about the current season. What is everyone watching? How do you like it so far? Share some screens!

Im still in the process of watching all the first episodes of stuff that catched my eye. Sticking around for a second/more episodes so far are:

Sword of the Demon Hunter
First episode was okay, i liked the beginning but the last 15 min or so were just dumb and way over the top. Will watch a second one to see where it goes.

Lazarus
First episode was kinda nothing, if the second is the same i might drop it.

WITCH WATCH
Idk, a bit shallow, but had its moments. if it gains track it might be fun.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
I read the manga to some point, its nice to see it animated, first episode was very faithful.

KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE
Not really sure where this is going, i like the setting and hope we see more of it.

TO BE HERO X
Not really Anime, but first episode was decent, reminds me of arcane style-wise. Second episode will show what the story actually wants.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
I like Mecha so whatever. First episode was alright, 3D trash as always.

YAIBA: Samurai Legend
I liked it, colorful and nicely animated. I've never seen the old one, might look into that too.

Me and the Alien MuMu
Idk, kinda ok, but not that interesting. If the second episode is as the first i might drop.

Exposing A.D. Vision's lies... If you're unfamiliar with it, ADV Dub is the entity behind producing the irreverent English dub for Ghost Stories. The narrative they presented claimed that the anime performed abysmally in Japan, both in terms of sales and reception, which is far from the truth. Regrettably, a significant portion of the English-speaking Western audience accepted this account as gospel, and did not do their own research on this topic. Contrary to popular belief, Ghost Stories is considered as one of the best horror anime made, with a lot of childhood nostalgia tied to it.
I will be sharing a lot of resources you can look into to confirm this for yourself, and maybe then you could watch the anime as it was intended.
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（ФωФ） Oh, Ghost Stories? Wait, hold on a second... You actually fell for ADV Dub's story and didn't smell anything fishy? Hahaha!
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Here is what Ste7en Foster, writer and director of Ghost Stories's English dub, said in his biography, The Last Alias: True stories and a tale that might be
(pages 83-84, eBook version)
The show is basically a lame Scooby-Doo ripoff with a cat where the dog
should be. Five plucky youngsters—in this case, elementary school kids—
battle a ghost-of-the-week each episode. Each episode is a totally contained
show. Only the pilot episode really demands to be watched in a certain
position. The others you could shuffle and never be the worse for wear. The
show’s animation isn’t bad, but it’s nothing special. The show just paddles
along on its mediocre legs, not really harming or healing anyone in the
process.
There’s an episode about an artist ghost, a snow ghost, a headless biker
ghost, etc. The violence is fairly intense. Some of the scenes are a little rough
for younger viewers and the ending song that rolls over the credits is called
“Sexy Sexy,” so it seems a little mature to be strictly a kids’ show. But it’s so
juvenile it doesn’t really feel like it’s for an older audience either. Maybe
that’s why it tanked in Japan? Who knows.
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（ФωФ） Oh, so we've got a wannabe "Scooby-Doo" here, channeling your inner ghost detective, Mr. Steven Foster? chuckles
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https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/学校の怪談_(テレビアニメ)
It aired on Fuji TV affiliate stations from October 22, 2000, to March 25, 2001. There was also a special episode broadcast on August 24 of the same year. The average viewership rating was 12.2%, the highest rating was 14.0%, and the lowest rating was 10.6%
As a point of reference:
1) In the 2000s, a successful mainstream anime might have achieved ratings in the range of 10-20%.
2) Late-night anime, which typically cater to a more dedicated fanbase and might be considered more "niche," often have ratings under 5%, sometimes even under 1%.

With the conclusion of this series, the long-running collaboration between Fuji TV and Studio Pierrot temporarily ended. It is also the last new anime to begin airing during Fuji TV's golden time slot. Five years after the original broadcast, in 2006, it was rebroadcast on TOKYO MX, and in 2014 and 2016, it was rebroadcast on Chiba Television (Chiba TV). The special episode "Headless Rider!! Curse of Death" was originally broadcast as a special episode after the final episode (Episode 19), five months after the initial run. However, in reruns on TOKYO MX and Animax, it was broadcast before the actual final episode. In the case of Chiba TV's reruns in 2014 and 2016, it was aired as the actual final episode.
Regarding the background of such an arrangement, North American media reports that since this work was unpopular and a commercial failure in Japan, Animax, which wanted to recoup production costs, provided only minimal conditions and was not involved in other matters. However, this is inaccurate. In Japan, the anime achieved high average viewership ratings of 12.2% with a peak of 14.0%. It even ranked 5th in the 2021 horror anime rankings, indicating a resilient popularity that continues to this day.
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000*/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/3ffd6133d3c5a996394ccee18f86f278dff1ad08
["When it comes to 'horror' anime? 2021 Edition"]
1st Place: "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni"
2nd Place: "GeGeGe no Kitaro"
3rd Place: "Another"
4th Place: "Jigoku Sensei Nube"
5th Place: "Gakkou no Kaidan (Ghost Stories)"
6th Place: "Jigoku Shoujo"
7th Place: "Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun"
8th Place: "Corpse Party"
9th Place: "Kaidan Restaurant"
10th Place: "Gakkou Gurashi!"
11th Place: "Natsume Yuujinchou"
12th Place: "Yamishibai"
(Survey Period: July 8th, 2021 to July 15th, 2021)
I will probably post a few screenshot of a bunch of comments translated under these videos later but for now you can use Deepl.com to translate the comments and see for your self.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCB3cE2mJrw [Play]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4z7T5YPwVU [Play]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31z-Ov4gyH4 [Play]

Stay tuned for a lot more.

Chibi Maruko-chan I am currently only 10 episodes in and I think I am falling in love with this show the more episodes I watch of it. The show aired back in 1986 and as far as I know it's still going strong. It's about a little girl who lives with her parents named Maruko-chan who shares a room with her sister in rural Japan going about her daily life.
The show is meant for children and each episode tries to teach you some kind of lesson but I am quite sure that even now older folks in Japan to this day watch it from time to time. What really got me hooked initially was how fluid the animation was despite being drawn in a very simple format.
I will try to describe a single episode in the hopes of getting some people interested in it.
Episode 3 "Today is Sensei's Home Visit"
Maru-chan walks home with her friend who complains to her about home visits that teachers tend to do and upon arriving back at her house she noticed that her mother came very prepared for this day making sure to straighten out the house before the teachers visits and asks Maru-chan to go back to her room and clean it up because he will be also inspecting her room.
Instead of cleaning her room Maru-chan decides to bag up all of the mess in her room and asks for her grandpa to look after the stuff until the teacher is gone but when the teacher arrives he doesn't go past the entrance of the house saying that this is enough for him and quickly leaves after a short talk with Maru-chan and her mother.
After leaving Maruko-chan goes to the kitchen and sees sweets that her mother prepared for the teacher that was coming but since he already left she couldn't let them really go to waste, could she, and instead gobbles all of them up with some tea. Then she goes back to grandpa to grab all of her stuff that she took out of her room and returns it back into place making a mess of the room again.
Then it turns out that there is another visitor at the door which was the teacher of Maru-chan's sister which goes past the entrance way into her room and sees the mess that her room is and everyone looks completely shocked with a complete freakout from Maru-chan's sister, her mother quickly takes the teacher to the kitchen for the snacks that she had prepared but as Maru-chan ate it there was none left for her.
The episode ends with Maru-chan thinking she can escape this situation by repeating "I don't know" to her mother.
You can torrent the show here with English subtitles: https://nyaa.si/view/1387836

This thread is for the discussion of Mechs, Exoskeletons, and Giant Robots featured in Anime and Manga, This thread is more focused on the robots and not exactly the story about them so seperate threads is needed if you want to talk about that. Nothing wrong with discussing say, That cool moment when char kicked amuro's rx-78-2 in outer space or whatever. Even if the thing is a one off that appears in one panel don't be afraid to talk about it. Pic related is the Armored Shrike from Blue Gender, I think it's neat how the pilot is kind of positioned on the outside of the machine instead of sitting in an enclosure on the inside although to be honest if i had to kill giant bugs i'd rather be sitting on the inside where i'd not be exposed.

Cyberpunk I'm fine with anyone splintering off into a new thread about a specific anime/manga that gets discussed in thread.
If it isn't obvious this thread is for the discussion of everything cyberpunk, even loosely classified kind of technophiliac stuff like Serial Experiments Lain is fine.
Cyber City Oedo 808 was incredible. Everything was kind of morally dubious so you couldn't exactly trust anyone but at the same time you had to really feel sorry for the protagonists and circumstances they got caught up in, i mean you KNOW they'll never be freed. I dig how they played with several genres, especially horror. The visuals are fucking incredible, it has a washed out feel and then all of the blaring neon in your face with the lights and then the way thd lights sometimes gets smeared with movement, really neat stuff.
A cyberpunk manga i read a while back was Blame! and what was cool is no exposition dump, you are totally thrown into a world even the main characters have no real clue about. There's hardly much dialoge at all and a ton of movement and action and it really worked because there's this deep mystery that's begging to be solved and as you read puzzle pieces are slowly assembled to explaim the hg giger teir apocalyptic world the characters are running around in.

Nekojiru Does anyone read Nekojiru? It's literally one of my favorite manga series ever and highly recommend it!! （◉ω◉)つ☆

Mobile Suit Gundam/Universa... This thread is for the discussion for Mobile Suit Gundam, and other content that exists inside the Universal Century timeline. I would also include any gundam novels by Yoshiyuki Tomino as an example and other stuff like the Origins manga series as "alt takes" of the gundam series. Also stuff by other authors like Harutoshi Fuku's Gundam unicorn novel which for what i understand was "made canon" by sunrise.

Nijiura Maids This thread is for content and discussion centered around the Nijiura maids.
The Nijiura maids are a tradition of net characters originating from the Nijiura boards of Futaba Channel, the oldest being born circa 2004.
Shaped by anyone willing to depict them, their personalities and designs are not codified under any central piece of media. Nijiura Maid content is scattered around the net in a similar way to Touhou; many of the accepted characterizations have no root in any source material and were produced memetically. Still, some have made efforts to categorize and order the maids. This is because autism is a universal constant.
https://www.ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php/Nijiura_and_Futaba_Characters#The_Nijiura_Maids
There is no real metric for what it takes to make a Nijiura maid. Some may argue that Nijiura maids can only come from 2ch, probably because autism is a universal constant. Some patterns can be seen in the most well-established maids:
>name ends with an i
>uses the -san honorific
>name has some double meaning or wordplay which defines their character. Nemui-san (nemui: sleepy) is narcoleptic. Shitai-san is dead (shitai: corpse) and erotic (shitai: "I want to do it"). Medoi-san is the typical maid (meido: maid) and is easily annoyed (medoi: troublesome).

Let's All Appreciate Lain Thoughts on this anime? Personally, every time I watch lain, I notice something new. I realized that the humming of the telephone pole represents collective unconsciousness. That's all I got because I haven't watched it for like 2 years. I am still curious to see what 22chan thinks about Lain.

Devilman Thread In this thread, we will discuss the Devilman franchise. A large part of the discussion of this thread will be centered around the original manga from back in the 70's. Before we get into the manga, I would like to discuss the three OVAs for Devilman. Devilman: The Birth was one of the first animes I have ever seen. I am not much of a horror guy, but I enjoyed the suspense that was built up throughout the episode. The craziness kept my interest, and it felt sudden how Ryo's father died. Ryo seems to have something off about him. The party scene was an interesting place to have a battle of demons and Devilman. It is funny in a way, but I was distracted by how awesome the fight was. The Anthem song that played during the fight scene was a good song choice too. The first OVA is worth a watch to this day, in my opinion. Devilman: The Demon Bird is a worthy follow-up to the first OVA. Demon Bird is probably the best entry in the series in terms of action. The fight against Silene was great. I didn't know if Devilman would win or not because they did a good job showing how vicious Silene is. Words can't describe how good the fight was. The final OVA in the series is not canon for a reason. It is hot garbage and is just a gore fest without the impact. The deaths were not memorable except for the girlfriend. I would skip this one.
Throughout October I will be reading the manga from the 70's, and my goal will be one volume every three to four days. I will post the highlights, and I hope people join in on the discussion.

ASMR in Anime Have you ever watched an anime scene that made you feel incredibly relaxed, even triggering an ASMR response? This thread is for sharing those clips. Please include the episode details, timestamp, and context about the scene if possible.
For example, this specific scene is from Ichigo Marshmallow OVA, Episode 2 at 12:00, where Matsuri-chan is reading a children's picture book called ワンワンコロコロ.
I'm making this quick thread while already almost falling asleep, so it's kind of perfect. Although I'm not sure if it meets 22chan's quality standards.

Why is it always english du... German, French and Russian dubs of anime are often pretty decent to great. But outside of VERY rare exceptions, English dubs suck more than often than that they're passable or decent. I don't get why that is, for a language that is spoken by the majority of people around the world, the scene for dubs is extremely small and basically contains only a few voice actors that play in everything and the translators are always those types.
I'm not even particularly that big of a subfag, I do often like watching stuff in its original language but when a dub is good I'll always give it a shot either on first watch or rewatch.

Azumanga Daioh If you haven't seen this anime, watch it! Although I assume most of us here have seen it already. It's endearing, funny, memorable, and endlessly rewatchable, not to mention TOP COMFY. Even after so many years, I think it remains the best anime of its kind. The manga is even better.
With that out of the way, who is best?

Gakkō no Kaidan https://youtube.com/watch?v=JGOisoq3OrE [Play]
I would like to stress this thread is for the discussion of the subtitled version of School Ghost Stories, not the dub.

Post and discuss useful advice and information from anime and manga.
i have yet to try what was suggested from rozen maiden, i wonder if it will make my tea taste better.

Gundam Witch from Mercury Was all the SoL stuff really necessary? It felt like they were desperate to make you empathize with the main crew so they waited until the last episode of the season for shit to go down, ending it with a cheap cliffhanger so you know S2 totally won't be as much of a waste.
I was actually looking forward to this when I watched the prologue last year, but now I'd only watch to see how bad it can get

Anime and Manga, Retro and ... it may seem that this thread will be polarizing, and basically end up being nothing but "OLD = GOOD, NEW = BAD"
that is not my intention, although i would like to know everyones preferences. also sorry for the shit placeholder image lol i couldnt find anything better
If you watched a retro anime and a modern remake counterpart, did you notice anything diffrent? do they both have stuff that makes them good or is there a line to draw in the sand? Are there clear diffrences in retro anime (production or otherwise) and modern anime? Does it matter?

Is there any database that ... I want to create a fan edit of an anime movie and am trying to replace music in some scenes. Extracting the voices is easy enough these days with AI, but removing the music but keeping the sound effects is a lot more difficult. Especially because no tool to my knowledge has this exact functionality. So my next best bet is to find the sound library that the movie used and recreating the exact effects heard in that scene. I know for a fact that a sound library was likely used for the film due to it being rather low budget.

Is there any site like that? If not, what else could I do?

What is the most optimal wa... I got a friend who I watch anime with alot. But I was wanting to read some manga with him too, only issue is that there aren't too many good ways to do that communally. Currently my method is to stream my screen to him and read it out loud, which isn't the best way I feel. Are there any sites made for this, and/or is there a obvious way I'm missing that would be more ideal?

Lupin The III Pre 2000s Thread This thread will discuss any Lupin-related media before 2000. Currently, I'm watching Lupin's first series, and I like the episodic nature of the show. The episodes stand by themselves and have been consistently interesting. The adult themes of the series are not too much and add to the series. It gives the writers more room to be creative. Overall the series has been very enjoyable, and I'd recommend it. The first two movies and Fareware to Nostradamus are also great content.

How cool would RWBY have been if it wasnt lame and gay?

Ojamajo Doremi Thread Ojamajo Doremi was a special show for me growing up. It was a show that opened my eyes to anime, and it broadened my horizons to what a Japanese cartoon could be. I'll be happy to see others' opinions on Doremi.

Steins;Gate I've been watching the anime after reading the original VN and 0, both of which I've enjoyed greatly. But man, this adaptation I really am not able to enjoy
The editing is obnoxious, the characters are flanderized, the color palette is grey and depressing, the flow of information is all jumbled and it rushes through the story at a absolutely breakneck pace.
To those that enjoy the anime, could you explain why? I don't mean it condescendingly, I am legitimately curious. Whenever I watch it I just wish I was reading the VN instead.

Rurouni Kenshin This thread is for the Manga Rurouni Kenshin. (Manga and other related media also welcome) Personally i had watched a few live action movies that came out so once i realised it was originally a manga, To say the least i was hyped. It's going to be an interesting read to say the least.

Slayers Series Thread Recently I started the show, Slayers and, it has been a pleasure. I have enjoyed seeing the protagonist, Lina, interact with everyone. Guorry initially seemed annoying, but he has brought out the best in Lina. The world so far is interesting too. In episode three, we met a mysterious guy who seemed interesting. You are welcome to discuss the entire series in this thread, as well as the first season, which I am currently watching.

Cardcaptor Sakura Thread In my opinion, Cardcaptor Sakura has been one of the most heartwarming and enjoyable shows available on television. So far, I have loved how simple the show is and how comfy the show has been for me. In general, I have been laughing at how cute Sakura is, as well as the rest of the show. I love how the show makes every problem in the universe because of clow cards. Clow cards are blamed for so many things. In your opinion, what problems have clow cards caused that have not been addressed in the show? RELEASE

Mediocrity in Anime/Manga Anime/manga has many gems and exceptional stories under its belt. More times than not there is more mediocre material than high-quality material, but that will eventually be lost to the sands of time. There are a variety of reasons why mediocrity happens in anime, and here are.
>The Forgotten Protagonists
The quality of the protagonist often is a sign of how good the story will be. It is hard to get emotionally invested if the main character has the personality of a tree stump.
>Predictibility
Often, middle-of-the-road anime uses tropes and plotlines that have been seen before. Despite having unique characteristics to hook viewers, these shows tend not to bring anything unique to the table. Shows being predictable is probably the easiest flaw to notice when a show isn't living up to its promise.
>Shallow Themes
An obvious sign of an exceptional anime is its exploration of thought-provoking themes. However, mediocre shows fail to meet expectations when they cut corners with the other points mentioned. One flaw can easily snowball into many flaws and cuts what good there may have been. The unsatisfactory exploration of ideas introduced in the story can leave viewers feeling unsatisfied.
One anime that left me unsatisfied was Back Arrow. There is a new mecha game called Back Arrow where characters transform into mechas. There was more to the story than I described, but what I described was the only thing that made it stand out. There was no depth to the story, the protagonist was boring, and the story was predictable. Do you remember any anime/manga that did not live up to your expectations?

JJBA: Steel Ball Run readalong I'll be uploading one volume a day around this hour, please look forward to it

Demon Slayer / Kimetsu no Y... Let's talk about this highly successful anime/manga.
Have you read or watched it? Do you watch the new season 'Swordsmith Village Arc' that is currently airing?
What in your opinion made this franchise so successful? According to Wikipedia article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_manga
it's the #1 manga of all time in average sales per volume, and it began to be published in 2016.

Kaleido Star Thread Yesterday I started Kaleido Star, and it has a lot of promise. Some of the scenes were ridiculous, like how Sora joined the show without knowing much about the show. It was pretty and cute. That blonde guy and the police officer seem to agree, and it feels as if Sora's cuteness will be a theme. The bullying seemed to end quickly. I hope to see how this show develops.

Do you guys know any animes... Specifically looking for something that explores a story about a musician during this time, though I wouldn't mind just a show about the average life during this period. Bonus points if it goes into counterpoint and the common compositional and improvisational techniques of the time

SHIORI EXPERIENCE: Jimi na ... So a Jimi Hendrix cover of "Teen spirit" huh... Volume 6 is pure hype.

Yowamushi Pedal (2013) This anime is about road bicycle racing. I enjoyed the first season very much.

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