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kiri@ani.socialto
Anime@ani.social•Anime General Discussion Thread, Favorite Fall Season OP/ED Edition [2026, Week 45]English
3·3 days agoFuck, I [re]watched 26 episodes + 2DC of Evangelion on Saturday, and spent all of Sunday and Monday feeling so angry and full of hatred toward life (I thought my life was absolute shit)… Right until I watched The End of Evangelion. Now I’ve calmed down. Maybe that’s just a coincidence and I’m just weird, or maybe not?
some thoughts I wrote down earlier
After 20 episodes of Evangelion it hit me: Shinji embodies an ordinary person who thinks he is worth something in a company/country, but in reality, he is just being used. Rei embodies the fact that he is easily replaced, and Asuka shows the massive gap between one’s desires and actual capabilities. Gendo is like textbook tyrant.
This wouldn’t have caught my attention if I hadn’t watched Madoka before this, where similar problems are raised. (When I watched Eva for the first time had no clue about any of this.)And I asked myself: what is my place in this world, am I just someone’s pawn, used to bring global ideas to life while being treated as disposable?From the perspective of a state or a corporation, it’s way more convenient to have an impersonal employee - someone without their own ideas, thoughts, family, or hobbies. Wouldn’t it be perfect for them to just use people as disposable material (Like Rei, the society in 1984, orjust Japan from 1900 to 1945.)Honestly, now I remember that this theme has been raised tons of times in literature—the “little man” trope, like in Crime and Punishment. Ironically, I was reminded of this by Cocoa in episode 4 of season 1 of Gochiusa, - a true masterpiece of world literature lol.

“Crime and Punishemnt”
It’s funny, but until the very end, I thought Gendo was a cool guy (like some of the bosses in Black Lagoon) and knew what he was doing. How wrong I was. But man, the way he sits in his chair is truly monumental :D
P.S. Every time I write in English, it feels like I’m writing an essay, so it might look a bit too formal.
OP from “Теnsеi shitаrа Кеn dеshitа 2” really rocks
I don’t remember 1st season, but I guess the main reason people like this show is to see someone is getting 100% result for their efforts (free food, power, armor, etc. for Fran and free skills for Shishou), so your reason seems more pure (or smth).
I like how she overcomes her despair (and probably challanges) in battles and in general as ex-week one.
kiri@ani.socialOPto
Lucky☆Star (らき☆すた)@lemmy.world•Kagami & Tsukasa (by Minapon 37)English
2·8 days agoAt school, everyone uses a ruler, a pen, and a pencil with an eraser. At university, most students are too lazy to look for a ruler and a pencil in their bags, so they end up learning by themselves to draw perfect straight lines, circles, and so on by hand right away (as it can’t be erased). It’s funny. Therefore, I (naively) thought if you draw something by hand for an hour a day, you can learn to draw flawlessly (or with minor deviations). Indeed sounds like the opposite of being a student - you must not be lazy (and actually learn).
There is display issues on my side. UPD: fixed.
kiri@ani.socialOPto
Slice of Life Anime@lemmy.world•Cocoa & Chino on Kirara Max Cover (by Koi)English
2·15 days agoI added
rating:eandrating:qtags in blacklist. Sometimes I userating:gto remove senstitive works.
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Anime@ani.social•[Discussion] What anime became the blueprint for future works?English
1·15 days agoI heard that Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is “blueprint” for many modern animes (Bunny Girl Senpai and other where there is 1 guy with many girls around, but not harem).
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Anime@ani.social•Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2026, Week 42]English
2·23 days agoFor example? (1 anime)
kiri@ani.socialto
Anime@ani.social•Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2026, Week 42]English
1·23 days agoAfter 1st episode it seems to me
toovery violent, but my friend says it’s real masterpiece. Personally, I’d prefer more peacefull military action, something like “86”.
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Anime@ani.social•Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2026, Week 42]English
4·24 days agoWatched Madoka Magica Magia Record (season 1). After reading the bad reviews, I’ve been putting this anime off for a long time. But as turns out it’s not that bad as people usually say.
Sure, some characters feel a bit like dummies… The plot sometimes resembles some disconnected stories… But still, Madoka’s surreal atmosphere is still very strong here. Personally, I liked Kaede Akino’s story with her tsundere friend. Did someone else watch it?
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Thanks for mention! I didn’t knew she is from such a nice manga. It’s just like “Ika Musume” - isekai, but vice versa.
kiri@ani.socialOPto
Yuru Yuri (ゆるゆり) & Oomuro-ke (大室家)@lemmy.world•Wolf & Red Riding Hood (by Takahero)
2·1 month agoI like Halloween too. Its atmosphere reminds me of Japanese Shintoism, with all its different kinds of spirits and everything
kiri@ani.socialto
Yuru Yuri (ゆるゆり) & Oomuro-ke (大室家)@lemmy.world•「ねーーッッ 聞いてよあかりちゃん!」「なになに?」 by なもり
2·1 month agoッ cuts it off sharply instead of dawn out.
Feels I get it. Come to think of it, usually when you speak, in the end of speach your intonation goes down, but with “ッ”, it stays the same, and your emotions show more directly and “loudly”.
kiri@ani.socialto
Anime@ani.social•[Discussion] What anime would you NOT recommend to a newbie?English
3·1 month ago
kiri@ani.socialto
Yuru Yuri (ゆるゆり) & Oomuro-ke (大室家)@lemmy.world•「ねーーッッ 聞いてよあかりちゃん!」「なになに?」 by なもり
2·1 month agoAlways wonder how this small tsu ッ (or っ) should be sound. For example in english, what’s difference between
- Hey
- Hey!
- Heyッ
- Heyッ!
kiri@ani.socialto
Anime@ani.social•[Discussion] What anime would you NOT recommend to a newbie?English
3·1 month agoI agree. I watched it when I was a newbie and didn’t understand what the point was at all. But I’m happy that I was able to understand Eva memes after a while.
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Slice of Life Anime@lemmy.world•Sakura & Yuzu [Konohana Kitan]English
1·1 month agoThe 2nd is pretty clear what it’s about
Well, I guess no, if that’s a joke then it’s not funny. In the anime, one girl woke up with a big belly, but as it turned out, it was a big egg that clung to her stomach at night. Soon, it started jumping from girl to girl. There was a magical pig-like animal in the egg itself. Clinging to a person, it penetrated into consciousness and helped people accept their problems (cleared their thoughts of unnecessary suffering).
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Slice of Life Anime@lemmy.world•Sakura & Yuzu [Konohana Kitan]English
1·1 month agoOk, some people could find these pictures inappropriate. (Don’t jump to conclusions on second btw).
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Slice of Life Anime@lemmy.world•Sakura & Yuzu [Konohana Kitan]English
1·1 month agoWhere? (the source turned out to be more interesting than I thought, but didn’t find any 16+ or even 13+ content; all manga scans are from official PG-13 magazines)
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Non Non Biyori. Period.