R.R. Bigman
Coolest Guy
How cool was it when Leorio punched Ging from halfway across the auditorium?
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Great write-ups. I haven't seen all of these, and frankly a lot of them just don't seem up my alley, but I enjoyed reading your thoughts on them all the same. I was very pleasantly surprise to see Japan Sinks 2020 atop the pile; that show seems to have gone under the radar, or maybe just left no impression on people, but I really enjoyed it. For all that the premise is a little hokey and melodramatic, it wrings some real emotion and pathos out of it, to the point that even when you can see where it's going it still manages to be devastating. I loved the ending, too.Hey, I put way too much work in my top 10 of the year list. I took a while writing this and suspect would probably drop half of #10 if I could do it again but still stand by this overall.
The reception of Netflix shows are hard to gauge because the nature of how they publish stuff. It just kinda appears, all at once, with zero advertisement or fanfare. And it takes time for people to watch it themselves, and everyone does at their own pace, so internet discussions of them don't readily crystalize. Places like r/anime have bots that post regular discussion threads for each new episode of a show that comes out, but they still have no idea how to effectively handle discussions for a Netflix show that just poops out all at once. Because by the time people actually watch it, the discussion threads have long slid off the front page. Your show has to really stand out in the crowd to gain any kind of traction whatsoever in this publishing model, which IMO does a disservice to the medium in general.that show seems to have gone under the radar, or maybe just left no impression on people, but I really enjoyed it
I watched the show one year ago, and it is still the most satisfying thing I have seen in the whole show. It just felt so goooood.How cool was it when Leorio punched Ging from halfway across the auditorium?
Sakamoto was a delight. The only misstep is the final episode is 50% a clips show, if I remember correctly. The other is early on, Sakamoto says something to his chubby friend with crazy hair that seems a little less nice than basically how the character presents thereafter, which is that he's not only cool in the most superficial ways but also his heart and compassion are also really, really cool. Also, he may or may not be completely oblivious to how awesome he is and in his way may be very dumb.Mrs. ThornGhost heard some stuff about Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto and wanted to give it a watch, so we've been doing that. I am...enjoying this show. It's got some big One Punch Man energy with this untouchable character, but his powers lie in the social sphere rather than pure physicality. It's very good.
Biggest fistpump from me and JBear. Not only did a long absent character return but he also punched that asshole. Reminder, Gon will more or less grow up to be this guy.I watched the show one year ago, and it is still the most satisfying thing I have seen in the whole show. It just felt so goooood.
Ok but it's also justIt is themed, sort of. Bonolenov fights with the sound created through his body, and the music that's playing as he unleashes his Jupiter technique is an arrangement of "Jupiter" from Gustav Holst's The Planets suite. Whether Togashi had it in mind when writing the scene for the manga, or if the anime staff decided to just run with it, it does leave an impression, especially within a larger story arc that's consistently creating a dedicated atmosphere through the musical direction of the soundtrack.
It's an ending that feels groadier than it really is. IIRC the younger woman is 18/19, and the guy is 22/23. It's objectively not a completely insane age gap. I honestly got to the point of exasperation with all parties involved, that I was happy that the older woman didn't "win" because she was probably the most emotionally immature character in the show (besides little-brother weirdo, fuck that guy) and clearly needed to just figure out her own shit first and had no business being in a relationship to begin with. What an emotionally draining and upsetting show, good riddance.OK show whose ending made me mad
Sing Yesterday For Me
Yeah, I really liked the final episode. Finally giving our MC her own Akudama intro was great, and the railgun arm was chefkiss.Just finished Akudama Drive. This was a really fun show with a middle finger attitude and some surprisingly touching moments. The last episode amped up both in a way that really worked for me.