Board 8 > Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 283: Zhuge Liang has a waifu too

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https://twitter.com/Namaryuu/status/1527662484970151937

Today I rewatched the first season of Yuki Yuna is a Hero, as well as rewatching both the six-episode prequel season and the six-episode sequel season. Tomorrow I'll watch season three for the first time! This anime was in my top ten at one time before being slowly pushed out by new favorites, with it now sitting at 12th. Maybe the third season will catapult it back in? I'm excited to see.

While I know most everyone else prefers Madoka, this was always the dark magical girl show for me. The first season has some problems towards the end, but even then all the characters were great with Yuki Yuna herself being one of my favorite anime characters of all time. While other grim magical girl shows try to be relentlessly bleak (Magical Girl Site and Magical Girl Raising Project, to name two examples I've seen that focused on pure shock value), Yuki Yuna is a Hero has the perfect mix of darkness and hope. It really came into its own in the prequel/sequel seasons, too. The prequel got real creative with the action scenes with the girls coordinating their powers for maximum effect. Then the sequel season not only addressed the problems I had with the first season, it went on to tell its own heartwrenching story. Yuki Yuna is one hell of a hero. I'm excited to see where the third season goes next.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

https://twitter.com/Namaryuu/status/1527662484970151937

Someone said it in the comments and I'll agree, she completed Elden Ring

One piece movies designed by Oda are Strong World, Z, Gold, Stampede. Still all very non-canon but also all fun movies.

Movie 6 is apparently still the best but also impossible to watch legally.

Looking it up, Strong World is set right after Thriller Bark huh? That means i COULD watch it

anyway, i finally saw where Nightmare Luffy came from

So I went ahead and watched the One Piece OPs up to where I am in the manga (11)

There's some really good ones. I think I like 1/10, 6 and 11 the most. I also really like the 4Kids rap.

Shanks appears a lot in these, which is funny considering he's hardly in the manga

Is there an official/canon version of Binks' Brew I should look up?

GANON1025 posted...

Is there an official/canon version of Binks' Brew I should look up?

with the straw hat crew:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtfwFIvVDww

as part of brook's backstory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClnlNUOwRAg

Robazoid posted...

Maybe the third season will catapult it back in?

Now that I've watched the third season of Yuki Yuna is a Hero, it did not get back into my top ten. The third season was okay, but it was mostly an expansion pack to earlier content. It filled holes in the timeline with extra context and occasionally told a new story from a time period or perspective not previously covered. I enjoyed some of the new stuff (the prequel episodes in particular were really good), but most of it felt unnecessary. Not bad by any stretch, just unnecessary. It didn't elevate my opinion on the series, but it didn't hurt it either. More Yuki Yuna is a Hero is never a bad thing, but if this season never existed I wouldn't exactly miss it, if that makes sense.

In any case, that's another series I'm caught up on! Someday I'll have caught up on everything from the last few years.

Yuki Yuna was a really tough series to follow and I ended up missing a lot of it. Seasons kept leaving streaming services or not getting licensed at all. Don't know what the current state of it is.

It's all on Hidive right now if you want to get back to it!

When I first read your post I thought you meant the plot itself is tough to follow, and I'd agree with that at times. I understood a lot more while watching it a second time, but there are points were a lot of mystical stuff is happening and you just kind of have to go with the flow.

I finished The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent. The premise of a woman becoming an herbalist reminded me of 'Snow White with the Red Hair', which was all the incentive I needed to watch this because Snow White was great. Sadly, Saint didn't reach the same highs. I blame it on this being an isekai and the main girl being super powerful. Having cheat code magic made Sei's accomplishments less satisfying than what Shirayuki needed to work for, plus the romance in Saint wasn't anywhere near as fleshed out. I should probably stop comparing this to Snow White, though, because that's one of the best anime ever so it isn't fair.

In any case, Saint was still a very good anime! Sei was a fun character and I enjoyed watching her learn new things about the world and her powers. There's something about herbs and potion-crafting that I always find interesting. The monster problem in the surrounding woods was a nice driving motivation for everything, and I appreciated that the political intrigue never got too dramatic. Overall, it was just a nice anime to watch.

It also really, really made me want to rewatch Snow White with the Red Hair, so I'll probably do that next.

I need to get back into SW: RH. It was one of those "not right now" shows. I put it on the back burner, but it's good to know people like it.

Seems like a mysterious twitter poster might actually be togashi teasing that he's drawing again, backed up by a few other official accounts.

Saint's Magic Power was pretty nice yeah. Not amazing, but good.

pjbasis posted...

Seems like a mysterious twitter poster might actually be togashi teasing that he's drawing again, backed up by a few other official accounts.

Yeah, claims he has drawn 4 chapters with no date for the release. Going to be the first 4 chapters in at least 4 years!

UshiromiyaEva posted...

Oh thank christ we didn't get Hunter x Hunter'd

He was summoned.

I don't see Jump just serializing 4 chapters, they probably want enough for the next volume.

https://twitter.com/Un4v5s8bgsVk9Xp/status/1529260655236091904

Tree=Land???

https://twitter.com/Epicopboy/status/1528676653647417345?t=pj8KKsoUTwFJaD0mr6ZGYQ&s=19

Just like they've done for other movies recently

UshiromiyaEva posted...

Tree=Land???

flashback? could be anything

Or cutting to people not on the ship

You'll get these 4 chapters and then what wait another 4 years?

The man should just write a quick ending at this point and avoid a Berserk situation

Speaking of which currently in Vol 11

The Black Dog Knights!

https://youtu.be/o7dfdx5qii0

Bluno and Kalifa. :O

I stayed up late to finish my rewatch of Snow White with the Red Hair. It was just as good as I remembered! Shirayuki is a great character, she's so cheerful and proactive that she's always a joy to watch. Even when she gets into trouble she does everything she can to solve it herself. Zen is good too, he's not just some hunky prince for the main girl to swoon over. I like that their relationship is two fully realized characters with their own dreams coming together to bolster each other. Most other anime rarely handle romance in a way that I like, they're so often fraught with harems or dumb drama that the characters could solve if they just talked to each other. Snow White with the Red Hair is such a pleasant story by comparison. As an almost thirty-two year old man, I am not ashamed to say how giddy certain moments made me feel.

Everything else about it is good too, from the interesting herbalist stuff to the setting to the side characters and the subplots that bring it all together. This is one of the few anime where I would legitimately struggle to say anything bad about it, everything was great whether it was a stand-alone story or a longer arc or just the characters hanging out with each other. I guess the worst thing about it is that there's only 24 episodes, I would've happily stayed in that world a lot longer! Only the sheer strength of the shows I rank above it keeps it out of my top ten. I'm glad I rewatched this.

Quarterly Ippo catch up

Ippo is the most OP retired boxer

Feels like we're just waiting for the Rocky IV moment to happen at this point

I am beyond ready for Ippo to un-retire. It's just annoying at this point.

ninkendo posted...

https://twitter.com/Epicopboy/status/1528676653647417345?t=pj8KKsoUTwFJaD0mr6ZGYQ&s=19

Just like they've done for other movies recently

Yeah figured that was coming.

ninkendo posted...

The man should just write a quick ending at this point and avoid a Berserk situation

He basically already did. Where the anime ends is a conclusion to the initial premise. The story just "continues" after that but it's all bonus content baby!

Maniac64 posted...

I am beyond ready for Ippo to un-retire. It's just annoying at this point.

I feel like at this point it's gotta be takamura coming up short on his quest for all the belts. Forcing Ippo to come back because he couldn't fulfill his promise to Coach Kamogawa or something

They hinted at his vision problems again when ippo beat him in a spar recently

Also laughed at main villain kumi rearing her ugly head again

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/1/AAB6RfAADROL.jpg

I rewatched The Girl in Twilight today. Past me ranked it pretty highly when I finished it back in 2018, but this was one of a handful of anime that completely faded from my memory over the last few years. I honestly don't know how that's possible now. Not only was it great, but it had a lot of zany plot elements that really should've been memorable!

I'm a huge fan of parallel universes. It's always interesting to see the same character from different perspectives. How regular Asuka compares to Serious Asuka, or Wild West Asuka, provides insight into what parts of her personality are inherent and what parts are from her surroundings. Nature vs nurture, basically. I love examining characters like that. It helped that Asuka was a great character too, no matter the version. Her voice actress Kurosawa Tomoyo (who I am obligated to mention also voices Misaki from BanG Dream) was often having full conversations with herself and she did great with all the different personalities. The Girl in Twilight had some fun parallel universes too. Those episodes felt like neat sci-fi short stories, each examining what it might be like to live in a strange new world.

A lot of other elements were good too, including the action scenes. CGI might annoy some people, but I appreciate that it allows for fights that wouldn't be possible to animate by hand on a typical budget. The rest of the characters all had their place too even if they weren't as compelling as Asuka. I liked each of their individual character arcs. The story also wound up reaching a surprisingly poignant conclusion that resonated with me more this time than it did even back when I first watched it. I'm glad I forgot all about it now, if only because if forced me to rewatch it!

Also Miyata should just move up a weight class at this point. Him hurting his career still waiting on Ippo saddens me. The fight is never going to happen and if it eventually does one of them can just change weight classes for it.

https://twitter.com/oecuf0/status/1529861685959397379

Fingers crossed that (RWBY Spoilers) We won't see Penny die a third time

Is anyone here watching Tomodachi Game? It has tags on MAL like 'high stakes game', which I've had mixed results with in the past. I'm not really in the mood for anything super bleak but the premise sounds like Squid Game, which I liked. I guess I'm wondering if the tone is closer to Kakegurui (great) or Death Parade (bad)

Tomodachi game is low budget and generic, unfortunately.

Mobilezoid posted...

I guess I'm wondering if the tone is closer to Kakegurui (great) or Death Parade (bad

I'll just assume you got this backwards on accident.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

I'll just assume you got this backwards on accident.

Nope, Kakegurui is one of my favorites and I didn't like Death Parade! The only good thing about it was the OP and a few scenes near the end

So flying

It's funny because the only thing I didn't like about Death Parade was the OP and a few scenes near the end.

Mobilezoid posted...

Is anyone here watching Tomodachi Game? It has tags on MAL like 'high stakes game', which I've had mixed results with in the past. I'm not really in the mood for anything super bleak but the premise sounds like Squid Game, which I liked. I guess I'm wondering if the tone is closer to Kakegurui (great) or Death Parade (bad)

I haven't watched it, but from what I've heard, the first few episodes are generic and then it gets much more interesting. Not so great animation tho.

Robazoid: have you watched Kaiji yet? I think you'll really like it as the superior gambling anime + a true predecessor to Squid Game!

Kaiji rules yes

Akagi also rules but is more hit or miss and isn't quite the same thing.

I have not watched Kaiji yet. It's been on my list forever but it has 52 episodes total, which I know isn't a lot but anything I can't binge in a day or two is harder for me to start. I'll get around to it someday!

RWBY Ice Queendom going to release the dubs and subs simultaneously, Space Dandy style.

Clearly Roba should watch With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun, where he can binge 24 episodes in 24 minutes.

Since Tomodachi Game is apparently not great but I still wanted to try another airing anime, I instead caught up on 'In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki'. It's not the best thing ever or anything, but I enjoyed it. There are so many different characters and all of them are defined by one gimmick cranked up to maximum (the hungry girl, the shy girl, the gay girl...). But, you know, that isn't so bad! Sometimes it's nice to have basic characters like that who just get involved in fun comedy bits. The ninja training antics give a lot of opportunities for fun comedy bits, too. This show is solid.

I finally caught up on Birdie Wing too, I was two episodes behind. I can't believe I ranked this as my least favorite earlier in the season, this shit is great.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

RWBY Ice Queendom going to release the dubs and subs simultaneously, Space Dandy style.

Have they mentioned if the Rooster Teeth actors reprise their roles, or is this a whole new dub?

https://youtu.be/3YPmjRi3-n0

New trailer for DBS: Super Hero.

I hate that these trailers are giving me the false hope that Gohan and Piccolo are going to be doing something

Strife2 posted...

Have they mentioned if the Rooster Teeth actors reprise their roles, or is this a whole new dub?

Reprised. Wrong be the end choice director I imagine though, so will be interesting to see how that turns out.

I mean, it's going to be weird hearing the original four being so goofy and tropey, but that was the nature of those first 3 seasons. Then again, they were better "characters." After the serious shit goes down, they grow more into basic hero girls rather than, "The goofy one, the "I'm the Yang, Let's Fight, the prissy one, and the quiet one."

So, who knows how it will go. I always prefer legacy actors staying in their roles whenever possible. Unless they age or price themselves out, no one knows the characters better.