Working full time with a long commute sucks. I also think my depression is coming back. Oh well. Anime time.

Picking up again after last month’s thread, here’s some manga I read and anime I watched this month:

Manga:

Nothing. I was looking for some good story-driven plots, especially in new releases on like r/manga or mangadex, but there’s only so many loser guy, gyaru gf and even worse generic isekai or two page chapter web comics you can read. Maybe I should look at Chinese or Korean ones, but I do not like the long strip format.

Anime:

Aa, Megami-Sama! (2005)

Almost done with season 1, will definitely be continuing with season 2. It’s got a totally unique chill, while earnest vibe that most anime period do not. Maybe something like ReLife? Once Belldandy’s sisters are introduced, the show becomes more fun, with magi-technological hijinks happening on the regular. A

Genshiken (2004)

Picked this one up on a whim, expecting it to be weeb brained nonsense… and it is! But it’s also shockingly good in character writing and remains grounded as a slice of life, yet narrative-driven anime. I’m on season 2 and tbh the first one was better (even ignoring the significant artstyle downgrade), and I heard 3’s also not as good. But I am enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would. A

Full Metal Panic (2002)

I read the manga a few years ago after playing SRW V and loved it, but remember being disappointed by the sequel and dropping FMP Sigma. Coming back to the anime, all the things I loved about the show are there. A hilarious comedy with unhinged main characters and “End of History” era lib / Steven Seagal movie logic? You bet. A

I also started Scrapped Princess (2003) and it’s good so far, but too early to comment on it. I’ve also been re-watching Azumanga Daioh, and it’s still the GOAT.

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    Manga:

    • Staying up to date on Chainsaw Man, One Punch Man, and One Piece. CSM is the best of the three, no contest. Reze movie when?
    • Read Kagurabachi because someone here posted a chapter thread. It’s pretty interesting, and is really fast-paced which I’m a fan of after reading One Piece earlier this year.
    • Kill Six Billion Demons is back and it asks the bold question: would I still have my infinite cosmic power if I was a part of a worm?

    Anime:

    • Finished GitS SAC S2. Kuze is the dumbest motherfucker alive, and anime politics strikes again. How can a show mention base and superstructure MULTIPLE TIMES only to then have the solution to the refugee crisis be to
    spoiler

    upload all the refugees into the internet (something which has been set up as almost-always fatal in the past in S1).

    • Started Ousama Ranking. It’s pretty good so far, and the art style is very blatantly nostalgia-bait but I can’t deny that there’s something nice about the painted backgrounds. It is kinda forced that “oh Bojji can’t be strong” but simultaneously he’s incredibly athletic and capable of dodging any attack. The giant 3- 2-headed snake is best boy.
    • Star Trek: Lower Decks is BACK and it’s GOOD.