#2023 anime watch

[ashitomarisu]

Delicious Party Precure (Final Thoughts)

(Bro, chill).

Now that I have gotten through another Precure season, allow me to share some opinions.

Prior to watching this, my first impression was honestly not too optimistic when it originally aired. Kirakira Precure a la Mode also had a food-related theme, albeit more on desserts than actual cuisine. Nonetheless, I had a quota and this was the most recent completed season available; it was bound to happen.

With 45 episodes, this is another short Precure season (alongside Healin' Good), although it works. The plot basically has our protagonists protecting Recipepes from being stolen by the Bundoru Gang. Exactly what are these "Recipepes"?

(Great. I'm getting Healin' Good vibes again, but without the Furi.)

Answer: These adorable food fairies that are subjected to getting kidnapped in almost every episode. They actually belong to three different groups: rice, noodle, and bread. That's where our fairy mascots come in as the protectors of these groups.

Kome-Kome is the main "marketing" mascot (and Cure Precious's partner) of this season (and ends up being the youngest of the three as the story progresses). Obviously, she doesn't talk much at first until later on when she gains power and eventually gains enough strength to lend a hand with the cures. Of course, this is a fox-like mascot, which I adore.

(Fuck, they named one after my aunt. WTF Toei?)

Then, there's Pam Pam, Cure Spicy's partner. She's my least favorite (and not because she's a pompous ass). The writers did not try hard enough to convince me that she is better than the other two; which sucks because I'm a dog and bread lover. *sad face*

(Crunchyroll, it is prounounced "men" not "mem").

Men-Men is the dragon-like mascot partner for Cure Yum-Yum. This one is quite interesting for saying "WONTON" every time Ran transforms. He's a good boi; in fact, my middle nephew is now in love with him and demands plushies. I quite like the dynamic between the two the most for having that savory connection.

Plus, Men-Men has a cool human form.

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Now, let's look at the cures:

Yui Nagomi / Cure Precious

The main protag of the four, Yui sure does love eating. Her late grandma was the reason she became so passionate for food (there is a slight backstory explaining this in a later episode). Her family owns a restaurant that houses these...maneki-nekos (I'll come back to this later). She is quite a fighter, delivering a devastating punch (500 kcal, then 1000kcal, and eventually, 2000 kcal power). I did admire her demeanor, being a wonderful leader.

Kokone Fuwa / Cure Spicy

Contrary to her partner, my feelings are the opposite for Kokone. There's something about her that immediately said "YES. THAT'S THE MISSING KICK IN THE MOUTH I'M LOOKING FOR IN A BLUE CURE". She's not Karen Minazuki levels of cool, but still freaking cool and Spicy had great defense that worked well in offense with the BREAD ROLLS.

(Give me a moment to savor the mental warmth that is bread).

WHAT MORE CAN I SAY? Kokone brought some calming traits that I enjoyed and overall class.

(How are you not related to Rin Hoshizora, FFS?!)

Ran Hanamichi / Cure Yum Yum

I've never in my life wanted a yellow cure that brought literal charisma and flaming passion (and I bet there's one before her that I forgot).

Ran oozes so much life, I don't even know if life can handle her. Her dynamic with Men-Men was one joyride down a noodle coaster and into some Lo mein paradise...or General Tso sauce.

All food pun aside, I've had my eye set on her even before watching; I swear she and Rin Hoshizora would make good "Ramen buddies".

As for Yum Yum, noodles as cutters was a clever way to go. I also like the design, even if it feels a bit awkward at times; however, it works for the idea of a traditional Chinese background. Now that I think about it, I don't even know if it was confirmed if Ran was Chinese-Japanese to begin with. (Surely, someone mentioned this in an interview).

(Student council president with diamonds on her head and yet Arisa Komiya was not considered...but I'll take another Ai.)

Amane Kasai / Cure Finale (formerly Gentlu)

OOOHHHHHHHHH. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMANE FOR A BIT.

During her villain arc, Gentlu had this aura of a frosted strawberry pop tart: once you warm it up, it tastes great. She was this sad frosted strawberry pop tart left sitting in a wrapper, waiting for someone to open it and put her in a toaster of love.

Once she became Cure Finale, I started having mixed questions about her drastic hair color change. She barely qualifies as a purple cure in design, despite the rest being multicolored. At this point, the rules in Precure are starting to unravel a bit with the color coding.

Unlike Precious, Spicy, and YumYum, Finale has a sweet motif; even Amane has "amai" or "ama" in her name, which means "sweet". It makes sense for someone who works in a sweets parlor.

Side note: her unofficial mascot partner is a parfait Recipepe that acts so ritzy-titzy it's hilarious; only Pam-Pam and Men-Men can understand it.

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As for the Bundoru Gang, I felt they were a decent bunch.

Narcistoru and Spiritoru were pretty strong; Secretoru in her civilian form was more entertaining and I wish the writers would have done more of that earlier in the show. Then, there's Godatz, who [spoiler alert prevents me from revealing a lot so this censor is all you're getting].

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Moving on to some other opinions:

The OP is a literal earworm; it feels refreshing to hear a more cheerful, upbeat score.

The next to last episode had one of the most hilarious, absurd climaxes to a final boss fight I, in my opinion, ever witnessed.

The movie was surprisingly good for the most part, although Cait Sith was a hell of a movie villain with a somber backstory. When he went AWOL, I was just speechless.

(The STAPLE of Oishina Town became the deus ex machina and I couldn't keep my composure.)

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In the end, yes, Delicious Party Precure, despite my doubts on a food motif, actually impressed me with how it was executed. It surely was more entertaining than Tropical Rouge, but not enticing enough to leave a mark as a favorite. It has some odd moments, but, this is a season involving food and also etiquette; what were you expecting? A five-star lore to come out of it???

Anyways, this is definitely one to check out if you're passionate for food. I would even consider this to be a good starting point if you've never seen Precure at all (alongside Smile, Fresh or Maho Tsukai).

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With that being said, thus ends my yearly Precure season quota, even though Otona Precure 23 just started. As for the rest of the year, it has already been decided on the schedule. The Wheel has now finally been put to rest and hope to God I do not use that thing again.

Next month, look forward to me revisiting another anime title I've covered in the past. Perhaps....the most...clusterfuck of crossovers...featuring a familiar white rabbit looking son of a--

#2023 anime watch #delicious party precure #final thoughts #til then here's hoping senpai treats you this Halloween

[elvyn]

Idk I just wanted to draw him with long hair

#when it's 2023 and you're experiencing Bleach for the first time #I have a bit of a love hate relationship with this series xD #Buuut in fact I'm lucky that I've only been watching anime for a few years now. #A lot of interesting series with interesting characters are still waiting for me. #my art #anime #bleach #hirako shinji #It's funny that at first I hated his character and now he's one of my favs in this anime

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

Nothing Sacred (William A. Wellman, 1937)

#films watched in 2023 #Nothing Sacred #William A. Wellman #1937 #William A Wellman #Carole Lombard #beauty #faces #comedy #Fredric March #screwball #journalism #animals #squirrel #ocho

[dykealloy]

the catholic rejection of it all

#one piece #op #trafalgar law #monkey d. luffy #gear 5 luffy #song is big god by florence and the machine #religious symbology? in my shounen anime protagonist? it's more likely than you think #im 24 years old it's the end of 2023 it's MY turn to finally make a cringe amv for christmas #to be clear. i dont think law sees luffy as his god. but i definitely think he's helped law regain some faith #i.e. catholicism (yeah hardy-hah one piece character is an ex-catholic its all very silly but let's take it unironically for a second) #it would've drilled into law as a child to believe in one true cause (that cause being god). and that will supposedly carry him through lif #give hope purpose etc. but a lot of former catholics choose instead to find that in something else. in law’s cause: #the freedom and hope corasan gave him #the freedom that luffy brings. the will of D. the goodness in the people around him #it's a transfer of faith that feels real and tangible #it's a neat concept and I don't see it talked about much #CJ's op watch-through #corasan #donquixote rosinante #sun god nika #CJ's edits #op analysis #amv

[zosanbrainrot]

zosantober day 31 - fire

the last one!! This was tons of fun ❤️

#watched Sanji's fight with that Jabra guy just in time #if not for that I would have drawn him with a lighter #they really animated him all epic but in my head I still saw Kalifa wiping the floor with Sanjis ass #Kalifa was so fun I almost forgot how she's presented as a sex object #queen was so goofy in the end #anyway #INKTOBER #one piece #sanji #zosantober #inktober 2023 #my art #inktober #one piece fanart #vinsmoke sanji #black leg sanji

[skitskatdacat63]

2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Sprint - Oscar Piastri

#not my best ever gifs i dont think BUT IM SOOOOO HAPPPYYYYYYYY!!!!!! #OSCAR P1!!!!!! OSCAR WIN!!!!!! OSCAR ROOKIE WIN LETS GOOOOO #i still cant believe it this is absolutely insane #i feel like i find myself saying this every week about oscar but wow #back in bahrain i could never have imagined him winning a race this year!! IN HIS ROOKIE SEASON!!!! #I was shocked when i woke up to see him have gotten pole in the shootout #AND THEN TO WATCH HIM WIN!!!! SOOOOOOO GOOD #Im so proud of him sob sob sob #again: throwbacl to me and dru talking abt the possibility of him podiuming or even winning #and i was like no way i doubt it with this car. nevermind :) ive never been so happy to be incorrect #WHERE IS MARK!??!!?!??!!? WHERE ARE YOU???? YOUR BOY JUST FUCKING WON!!!! WHERE IS THE HUG???? WHERE IS THE CONGRATS??? #i swear to god if i check his insta and theres yet another animal vid on his story im going to kill the old man #HE WAS WANDERING AROUND THE GARAGE YESTERDAY FOR QUALI!! WHERE WAS HE TODAY AAAGHHHHHH #oscar piastri #f1 #formula 1 #formula one #2023 qatar grand prix #2023 qatar gp #we do a little bit of f1

[miss-galaxy-turtle]

Watching the Atom Eve special and holy shit...it probably wasn't intended this way but it reminds me of my experiences growing up with then-undiagnosed autism

The always feeling different but not knowing why? Being mocked by your peers and told by your parents they wish you were normal? Feeling safe enough to be yourself to a long-time friend only for them to then shun you? The feeling of freedom when things finally click?

Again, I don't think this was intentional (it may have been idk lmao), but this just hits so close to home. I love it.

#also pls watch it it's so fucking goos #good #atom eve #eve wilkins #samantha eve wilkins #invincible #invincible amazon #invincible animated series #invincible comic #invincible headcanon #autism #autistic #actually autistic #autism headcanon #autistic headcanon #comics #sdcc #sdcc 2023 #atom eve special

[cametotheshowinsd]

𝔯𝔢𝔭𝔲𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫: リボーン (reborn) | Taylor Swift

// reputation as a comic book

in the death of her reputation, she felt truly alive.

#taylor swift #tswiftedit #tswiftgif #reputation #lyrics #userelena #userleah #after fake movies here goes fake comic books lol #I dont even read comic books tbh #I watched a movie about comics & anime and the anime aesthetic is SO COOL I started to think what I could do using Taylor contents #I think rep fits it perfectly #it took me like 5 hrs but I did have FUN making this #and the motor race scenes are from a movie called #shin kamen rider 2023 #bad blood #ready for it #look what you made me do #why she disappeared #and a small pocket watch scene from #bejeweled #:) #mv #btw I wasn't really a fan of RFI mv when it first came out but after making this I think the video is FANTASTIC #oh and apologies for the underuse of snakes :-| #per ‘she's dead’ let's pretend she said 'here' :p #flashing tw #flashing gif

[taikk0]

MM Donnie in the movie: Oh Miku, we’re really in it now…. Lol I’ve always know he had to be an anime kid and now the time has finally come 😌

there better be a scene where donnie does the kawaii anime eyes for a joke at some point like in that episode of gumball. i don't have an actual reason for why he should, i just really want to see it 😭

#taikko art #taikko asks #i want him to do a jojo pose i want him and rise TWINNING #DONNIE DOES A MAGICAL GIRL TRANSFORMATION #donnie naruto running unironically #i dont watch enough anime to project onto him sorry #still love him tho <33 #cringe /aff #tmnt mutant mayhem #tmnt #tmnt 2023 #tmnt mm #tmnt donnie #tmnt donatello #teenage mutant ninja turtles #donnie #donatello #mm donnie #mm donatello #donatello hamato #hamato donatello

[rynli]

There should have been an end scene where ken meets the true love of his life

#horse girl ken supremacy #important that it’s a fucked up barbie horse and not a real one #barbie #barbie 2023 #barbie movie #fanart #ken #ken barbie #animation #just watched this today #rynArts

[ashitomarisu]

FUCK.

THIS.

EPISODE.

#2023 anime watch #dragon quest dai no daibouken #YES I BLATANTLY INTENTIONALLY USED AN AQOURS PICTURE FOR THIS BECAUSE GOMECHAN IS CLOSEST TO DAI AND IF DAI CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER HIM #GOMECHAN WILL GO FUCKING BALLISTIC

[khaoray]

2023 WATCHLIST

⤷ Quest for Camelot (1998)

#quest for camelot #animationedit #filmedit #dailyflicks #fyeahmovies #cinematv #tvfilmsource #*gifs #*2023 #don't at me over the quality of this okay the animation hasn't aged well and the version i was watching wasn't great to begin with

[lleann-art]

do people still care abt ao haru ride (peak romance) in 2024?? i need to find my people

#ao haru ride #blue spring ride #kou mabuchi #futaba yoshioka #i watched the live action and I AM HOOKED #i love the 2023-2024 live action so much wtfff #kou is so much more likable in the show for me idek why😭😭 #not that i dont like manga/anime kou

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

The Ratcatcher (Wes Anderson, 2023)

#films watched in 2023 #The Ratcatcher #Wes Anderson #Anderson #2023 #short film #Roald Dahl #Richard Ayoade #Ralph Fiennes #Rupert Friend #stop motion #literature #animal #animals #rats #Netflix

[sinlizards]

finally started revue starlight ^_^

#revue starlight #karen aijou #my art #fan art #2023 #undescribed #just watched the first half of the anime and i really like all the girls so far.. the drama of it all

[nihilizzzm]

ALRIGHT YALL

I’m here to spread patriotic propaganda, bc fuck this country if it’s not about culture and art.

AND IT IS ABOUT BOTH SO I AM WAVING WHITE AND RED FLAG.

Anyway.

There is this movie, The Peasants (Chłopi) directed by DK Welchman an Hugh Welchman. It is animated drama based on polish Nobel prize winning novel by Władysław Reymont. It tells a story about a cycle of life in polish countryside at the end of XIX century. AND I KNOW IT MAY SOUND BORING BUT—

It was animated to look as if it was painted. Many talented artist worked to make oil paintings that became key moments for animators to put together. This technique is inspired by Józef Chełmoński (polish painter) and some of his works can be seen in this movie as scenes. Below Babie Lato and Bociany.

You may be familiar with this technique of filmmaking from Loving Vincent (2017) which is a story about Vincent van Gogh’s life portrayed in his style of painting.

SO WHY AM I DOING THIS? Purely to maybe interest u all in checking out The Peasants.

I’m leaving you links to the trailer, PLEASE I BEG U CHECK IT OUT IT’S SO COOL!!!

Last thing i am leaving is spotify link to the song from soundtrack.

Thank u and have a great day bye!

#chłopi 2023 #the peasants #the peasants movie #władysław reymont #polish movie #animation #be a person of culture watch the peasants #it’s a good book #i beg you to check it out