Currently/just finished watching/reading anime/manga thread.

[Samus Aran]

finished Lupin III: A Woman Named Mine Fujiko

it's a good series, but ultimately i have to question its existence. firstly, i'm slightly spoiling by saying this, but this series isn't actually an origin story for Fujiko like it claims to be. this has two effects: rendering her backstory in this show pointless, and making it more bearable. because when i thought it really was her origin story, i thought it was stupid.

the show is much better when it's a more episodic thing, though

but hey, it's lupin, and it looks great. it's a well-crafted show. unfortunately, while the art style is consistently awesome, a lot of times there's not actually a whole lot of fluid animation. but that tends to be the case with highly stylized shows a lot of the time so i'm not surprised there.

the show succeeds at being enjoyable to watch overall, and is well-done aside from the completely bizarre attempt at a fujiko origin story, but i wouldn't call it anything special. 7/10

oh, also i don't really like oscar. i sort of like his story and his tragedies and the way his internal strife is represented on screen but as a character in general i don't really like him and he doesn't really fit in with the lupin franchise at all, let alone as zenigata's sidekick.

[TooB]

Finished lain.
Was good
I liked it
7.5

[Totla]

Episode 20 of Monogatari 

[Samus Aran]

Episode 20 of Monogatari 

seriously wtf

[Samus Aran]

there is not a single happy person in Oyasumi Punpun

bittersweet moments aside, this manga is pretty much continuous, overwhelming sadness. at least, after the first volume.

i knew it'd be depressing (after all, i've read Asano's work before) but damn

[TooB]

What else do i wanna watch besides ongoing with monogatari and killlakill

[PLEASEHELP1991]

I have no preference for subs or dubs really
I don't usually think dubs are all that bad and subs can be just as bad (poor translation, obnoxious voice actors that can be difficult to distinguish due to the language barrier)
so usually I'll watch dubs unless they're especially bad or if the subbed version is especially good, or of course if no dub exists i have zero problem watching subs

all japanese people sound the same

[TooB]

all japanese people sound the same

they kinda do. Thenagain, dubs arent that much better in that regard, esecially on female characters

[silvertone]

What else do i wanna watch besides ongoing with monogatari and killlakill

non non biyori

[TooB]

STarted yuru yuri s2
Watched 3 eps
Seems funnier

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

finished the second volume of Gundam Origins

holy shit

[TooB]

Got to ep 9 of yuru yuri s2.
That was fast

[PLEASEHELP1991]

Got to ep 9 of yuru yuri s2.
That was fast

is that actual yuri

[TooB]

Kind of .
But not explicit

[Samus Aran]

it's a comedy, felt. there is one girl who genuinely wants to get it on with another one of them, but for the rest of the characters, it's just implied (albeit heavily in some cases), and it's always a source of comedy and never anything serious. there's no actual lesbian relationships in the show.