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At this point in time, the Spring seasonal shows have mostly either wrapped up or are airing their finale this week. So, I wanted to hear your thoughts on shows you watched this season. Shows you liked, disliked, were surprised by, disappointed by? Let those opinions rip!

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  • Unboxious@ani.socialEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    At the same time, the whole thing is full of dialogue that doesn’t sound like real conversations between people, but rather as if it were crafted to explain to the audience everything that’s happening on screen – how the world works, what the characters are feeling, and what conclusions they’re reaching. It’s as if the characters were speaking to us instead of to each other

    I haven’t noticed this before, but I’d bet this is stuff that’s narrated in the manga but spoken out loud by characters instead in the anime. For example, in the anime the text on page 1 is narrated by Coco instead of being in silent textboxes: