Shirasho

Lots of good stuff this season. Might be time to start working through my backlog again. I’ve been on a manga kick and haven’t watched any anime since the start of the year.

As a sucker for this genre, the first season was mind-numbingly boring, so much so that it has put me off from even trying the manga. I hope next season we actually get to see some real cause and effect.

I am NOT disagreeing with you about either of your statements.

With that said, AI does have a place in animation to ease the burden of animators. A big area for this is the tween frames, but if my understanding is correct they are already using AI for this.

Unfortunately, like we have seen in the video game industry, AI will be used for full replacement instead of as an assistant tool.

I only watched the first 3 episodes, but it handled things pretty well up to that point. The characters were mature which was quite appealing. I only dropped it because I have limited time and need to choose what I watch.

This is getting an adaptation? This feels like one of those series that would transfer extremely well to the medium, so I am looking forward to it. The manga has been quite enjoyable for me.

Apothecary Diaries.

The first season had an all-star VA cast, but it was like they were told to give their worst performances. It was full of animation errors as well. It just felt really sloppy overall.

Season 1 was good but season 2 was pretty awful compared to the first. It was like they weren’t interested in making it anymore. It doesn’t help that the author was notorious for chickening out and not picking a side.

I’m not sure if this is really part of it, but they do have physicals every year. They check things like weight, height, and strength.

This should be interesting. I enjoy the manga, but I don’t think it will translate well to anime.