Hi everybody! It is time for what I am sure is everybody’s favorite thread of the week, the weekly general thread! How have things been going for you with the winter season this past week? I have seen a lot of new faces in this community over tha past week (it’s anybody’s guess as to why), so if you have recently joined us, feel free to introduce yourself in this thread as well! If you are searching for something to say, here are some example discussion starters to inspire you:
- Is High Card about how to register for your medical marijuana card?
- I feel lied to by Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! I was waiting in the snow for a train that was late the other day, and no gals started talking to me. Instead, I just got literal cold feet.
- I wonder if that little robot bird from Metallic Rouge was also running linux like its forebear, the Ingenuity copter?
As always, remember to be mindful of spoilers. If you want to know more about how to handle spoilers in this community, check the guide here (also linked in the sidebar).
Got around to watching Suzume this weekend. It was good. This movie feels very different from the previous movies, although it does retain some of the typical Makoto Shinkai romance quirks. Looked stunning of course, but there was a lot more (noticable) 3D than the previous movies. Not at all awful, but it definitely stood out. Story was pretty decent and the music was great, although I did kinda miss the Radwimps feel, but I understand why they went for something else.
Edit: seems like Radwimps was still really involved in the soundtrack. It felt really different (still great though) so I thought it was a different artist.
Seasonally I tried watching the following:
Interestingly, this is a third of the amount of seasonal anime I watched last year haha. Seems like I’ll be watching more this year, if it continues like this.
When I watched suzume in theaters I remember reading somewhere that Director wanted to make different film but producers insisted on romance because it sells. I think romance elements where too forceful and it diminished the plot.
That’s interesting if true, since Shinkai has always made romance
Shinkai was right (the producers didn’t watch Frozen 1)
Think I might give 7th timeloop a try. I have been enjoying a recent plunge into Villainess/Otome manga, but I haven’t read that one. Also, I am planning on just switching over to the manga for Hokkaido Gals. I have heard good things about it in the past and, having rewatched a bit of the first episode when I was a bit more awake, it didn’t really improve that much for me.
Yeah same. Don’t know why.
I can squarely point to @[email protected] as the cause of my foray into the genre and all the series they have been recommending to the manga community. It’s all your fault! Also, thanks for the great recommendations!
Just noticed your post. My mobile Lemmy client (Sync) still doesn’t have push notifications, and if I forget to check my inbox it’s as good as gone.
Glad I have been of help in
wasting timeensuring you have a lot of new series and genres to follow! 🤭