I wouldn’t say the manga fell off hard, but it’s definitely running into practical issues with having 37 main characters.

First off, I’m gonna say Eureka 7 is a show that gets better as it goes on. Consider continuing it. Also, I saw that someone was recommending Brave Bang Bravern which is a favorite of mine. If you want something a little more classic though definitely check out Gunbuster (also known as Aim For the Top). It’s only 6 episodes and it’s some of the coolest stuff I’ve ever seen. Really good depiction of time dilation.

Yeah, it’s tons of fun! Also, you’re about to hit one of my favorite moments in the whole show.

I just watched Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 to prep for tomorrow’s Quest for the Best episode, and it was a good time. The story was quite silly and the characters weren’t particularly interesting, but the old-school mech action was beautifully animated. A well-spent 40 minutes.

Worth noting that the word used for curse here was referring to a subcategory of curses:

呪縛 [じゅばく]

(n,vs,vt) spell that restricts one’s movements; binding spell

Okay but if they did that the episodes would all be on pirate sites day one, unlike right now where they don’t do that and the episodes are all on pirate sites day one anyways.

They sure are protecting their profits or whatever lol good job guys.

And even if I shell out for a blu-ray they won’t let me conveniently watch the blu-ray on my laptop or phone. We really need a new standard.

I feel like I just watched a 15-minute high-effort shitpost. It was fun though.

Genau is so real! Why would you even talk to something like that. Literally no point in that.

Kind of undermined by the fact that he said it to the demon though.

Yeah, it feels especially weird with ranked choice voting. Do I leave them off? Do I put them on? If I put them on, how can I possibly order two shows I haven’t seen? If everyone leaves off shows they haven’t seen, won’t this just be a list of the most-watched shows of the year?

It doesn’t have to be like that! You just gotta show up with wool socks and a decent sleeping pad. It’s a lot easier if you don’t try to hike everything in.

The midges will vary by campsite.

Careful, it’ll make you want to go camping!

I uhhh sure did.

It’s Legend of the Galactic Heroes and it’s not even close. I can’t watch it right now though; one of the main villains reminds me a lot of Trump and it’s too depressing.

I still regularly listen to both the OP and ED of Bravern

They’re some of the most-played songs on my workout playlist. Currently trying to memorize the lyrics for karaoke.

Incredible show from top to bottom

I agree; the main characters were both great!

That’s gonna be a tough one. I’m split evenly between Brave Bang Bravern! and The Summer Hikaru Died. I think Bravern just barely edges it out for me, but it kinda depends if you want action/comedy or horror.

Yup, they always were low quality

I’m honestly not so sure about that. I really like the subs for Yakitate! Japan for example.

right now it’s so bad it’s hard to even watch.

That’s definitely an exaggeration. I’ll notice something is off maybe once an episode, and even then it’s usually pretty clear what was meant. It’s really not that big of a deal.

No idea. I’m definitely noticing more obvious errors when watching new shows than old shows though. Sometimes they’re even errors that aren’t issues with translation but could just be typos or bad English grammar for example. Things any native English speaker should be able to catch. Since Sony took over and put the geniuses who ran Funimation into the ground in charge of Crunchyroll I’m guessing they’ve been having their employees do the classic “do more work for no additional pay” thing corporations love to do.

A lot of the people who get hired to do subs are the people who used to do fansubs back in the day. There’s a lot of passion, but they aren’t usually given the time to go above and beyond. It’s kind of a shame; these days I’m noticing Crunchyroll doesn’t even bother paying someone to proofread.

I’m guessing it’s a pet. That draws a strong parallel to what was happening in her book, and when Asa asked if she’d lost someone important the word she used in Japanese was one that would only be used to describe people.