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professionalfangirllife · 4 months

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When you learn that Jinshi and Maomao only have an one year age difference

#THE RELIEF #the apothecary diaries #maomao #jinshi #jinshi x maomao #jinmao #manga #light novel #anime #anime fall 2023 #*my post

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violetearuby · 6 months

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Shirosaki takes Momose's hand without hesitation🥺❤️

My New Boss is Goofy - Episode 6

#my new boss is goofy #atarashii joushi wa do tennen #shirosaki yuusei #momose kentarou #anime gif #shoujo anime #anime fall 2023

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pinkikiwi · 5 months

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I'm enjoying Kusuriya no Hitorigoto :^)

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #the apothecary diaries #jinshi #anime fall 2023 #anime #season fall 2023

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nijigasakilove · 6 months

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Another amazing episode. Can’t praise the job OLM are doing on bringing this LN to life enough. Seen some people complaining about the animation style on this one, I loved it. Very fluid and constant motion. Really felt the emotion in all the scenes as a result.

Yuuki Aoi as usual has been incredible too. The emotion that she brought to the scene of Maomao slapping the attendant and telling her about the poison was so good. Considering how chill Maomao normally is, seeing her get upset like that was definitely cool. That slap was felt thru the screen.

Not only did she get her health back on track, but Maomao was able to give Lihua a few tricks to keep the emperor coming back too lol. Gotta use what you’ve been given. Great episode

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #kusuriya anime #the apothecary diaries #apothecary diaries #mao mao #Maomao #2023 fall anime #fall anime #fall anime 2023 #anime 2023 fall #fall 2023 new anime #anime fall 2023 #2023 anime fall #fall 2023 anime #fall2023anime #fall 2023 anime to watch

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sattosugu · 7 months

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frieren: beyond journey's end 1.01 - "the journey's end"

#sousou no frieren #frieren beyond journey's end #mygifs #dailyanime #anime gifs #gifs #anime #shonenedit #usergojoana #userartless #usertorichi #usersophies #tvedit #tvfilmsource #cinematv #anime fall 2023

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isekai-crow · 3 months

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Apothecary Diaries / Kusuriya no Hitorigoto General Impressions

Man, this anime has changed my life. I'm obsessed. Maomao my beloved, Jinshi is ironically but secretly somewhat of a sad little meow meow (badumptss), Gaoshun is my life, and Ace representation? In my anime? More likely than you think.

I somehow missed all of the fanfare about the manga! But even living in Japan, I think it was flying under the radar until the anime got announced, and then it had to compete with advertising for Oshi no Ko and the return of Spy x Family. However I can confirm that it is now sweeping the elementary school students in Japan which is A Big Deal.

I'm going to do a general overall SQUEE here about the show, and then hopefully do individual posts about the first 12 episodes later. Probably once I finish the second half of season 1 with my Capybara, because I WILL force us to go back and do a re-watch (I'm already re-watching it without subtitles to force my Beetle to watch it with me).

I'm also forcing myself to NOT read ahead in either of the mangas nor the light novel, both so that the mystery of what come next remains magical, and so that I don't burn myself out on it and instead milk it for all it's worth.

I am also spoiler avoidant for this unless I go looking for them myself, so this should be safe for anime-only peeps who are caught up on the first half. This is just my general impressions so far!

Going into this, I was expecting another Raven of the Inner Palace, but was worried it wouldn't be as good, and was still missing my lovely little Raven and her friends. I've seen my fair share of Chinese and Korean historical dramas that I enjoyed, but was worried this would be another Shojo, a genre I don't often like.

The PVs didn't do a lot to dispel this worry, but I assume this was simply because I had never read the manga. (I wonder what the initial impact would have changed had I done so.) It's been a while so I can't really pinpoint exactly what made me have doubts outside of simply wanting a second season of Raven Palace.

The first few episodes were a whirlwind of world building and set up, and mystery, and they dragged me fully into the world of high ranking courtesans and harems.

I immediately fell in love with Maomao's deadpan delivery, manical obsession with poisons, complete nonchalance with the sex industry and harem activities, and absolute lack of interest in Jinshi while still being able to appreciate how dangerously beautiful he is.

I fell in love with Jinshi's idiocy, the level of uke vibes he gives off, his knowledge of and use of his beauty as a weapon and tool while still giving off hints of not necessarily enjoying the attention, and felt like I was riding along with him in his fascination with MaoMao.

Gaoshun is a DELIGHT. I always love the exasperated assistant to the rambunctious Male Lead, and the nickname Xiaomao is SO CUTE AHHHHH. This happened in Raven Palace too, where the two eunuch assitants/spies were my favorite (but they were also crow shipping bait). Gaoshun is just a delightful 'old' man who needs a break and deserves one. I want to be Gaoshun.

The Ace/Aro vibes are also STRONG in this show, and I love it, even if it might only be vague representation.

I am aware of the debate over whether or not Maomao can be considered asexual or not, and I'm firmly on team A-spec, as someone who is aegosexual/ace myself and who can still have sex and consider it to be an act of connection with someone.

I agree that the environment she grew up in affected her views on sex and how it's a tool and a product, and women only get to control it in very limited situations, but that doesn't negate the ace label. Both can exist, and if it turns out differently in the future then that's that, but people are allowed to believe what they want.

Even both being on team Ace(Aro)!Maomao, Capybara and I have our disagreements about how this is going to play out, and have our own ideas about what we'd like to see play out too.

Capy hopes they become Bros and stay fully ace/aro, and I hope they end up in some sort of queer-like relationship. But either way I am SUPER happy to have a show that has so much of its world building connected to sex, and yet it doesn't revolve around sex. Even the fan service like moments aren't really all the fan service-y. They serve a purpose apart from fan service, and I am here for this.

(Maomao is absolutely telling her what a boob job is.)

The mysteries are great and twisty, and there are enough clues that if you're paying attention you can figure out what actually happened. Then there are some like the entire last few episodes of the first half that wouldn't be possible without knowing what Maomao learned, and we don't get to learn what happened until the culprit does either.

I admit that only watching the anime sometimes leaves me with questions, and the subtitle translations are sometimes different than what's being said, in a way that implies a cultural difference that's not possibly to translate clearly. Reading the corresponding chapter of both mangas to whatever episode I watched helps a great deal, and helps to fully flesh out the characters, their motivations, and the world as a whole in it's small small corner of the palace.

I'm looking forward to the second half of the season, and I will hopefully be posting reactions to each episode, and then when I go back to re-watch, I plan to write up about those episodes then. Maybe I'll make a master post, and maybe this hyper fixation will dissipate before I make it that far.

I LOVE THIS SHOW.

#apothecary diaries #kusuriya no hitorigoto #anime winter 2024 #anime fall 2023 #薬屋のひとりごと #maomao #jinshi #gaoshun

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sir-klauz · 6 months

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My Current Anime Watch List for Autumn!

Taisho Otome Fairy Tale (Taishou Otome Otogibanashi)

"Self-styled pessimist Tamahiko Shima lives alone in the mountains of Chiba after losing the use of his right hand in the same car accident that took his mother's life. Deemed incapable by his father and other wealthy relatives, he has been forced into exile; he experiences idle days of reading and sleepless nights of irrepressible angst. True to the Shimas' famous pride and determined not to disgrace his family, Tamahiko is resigned to his new duty—stay in the mountains and wait for death to put an end to his suffering."

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Theme: Historical

The Kingdoms of Ruin (Hametsu no Oukoku)

"For ages, humanity flourished through the power of magic, a gift from witches to aid mankind. But times have changed. The scientific Gear Expansion has made both magic and witches obsolete. In order to liberate humanity from the blight of magic, the mighty Redia Empire began a ruthless hunt to exterminate all witches. Adonis was only a boy when the hunt began, apprentice to a witch he dearly loved. When she perishes at the hands of the empire, Adonis vows revenge. By this furious wizard's power, blood will flow!"

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Theme: Gore

The Eminence in Shadow Season 2 (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 2nd Season)

"Everything has been going according to plan, but the hour of awakening draws near. Cid Kagenou and Shadow Garden investigate the Lawless City, a cesspool where the red moon hangs low in the sky and three powerful monarchs rule the streets. The true draw for Cid, however, is one who can draw blood–the Blood Queen, a vampire who has slumbered in her coffin for aeons. Her awakening approaches, and Cid could finally face a day of reckoning."

Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Themes: Isekai, Reincarnation

I'm in Love with the Villainess (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.)

"The world turns upside down when a corporate drone wakes up as Rae Taylor, the heroine in her favourite otome game, Revolution. Rae is elated at the opportunity to court Claire François, the game’s villainess and the object of her affection. Armed with her knowledge of the game and events to come, Rae sets out to make Claire fall for her. But how will the villainess take Rae’s romantic advances?"

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, GL, LGBT+

Themes: Isekai, School

After-School Hanako-Kun (Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun/Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun)

"The ghostly Hanako-kun and his mortal assistant, Nene Yashiro, usually have their hands full resolving various supernatural incidents in Kamome Academy, but how do they spend their time when they get a break from all that? Come and watch the characters of Toilet-bound Hanako-kun play games, get sick, change genders, and discover world-shaking secrets during their laid-back after-school hours!"

Genres: Comedy, Supernatural

Themes: Parody, School

The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu)

"Kyoutarou Ichikawa may look like a shy and reserved middle school student, but deep within his heart is a bloodthirsty killer. His ultimate desire is to see his classmate Anna Yamada's beautiful face writhing in pain before he ends her life. But this fantasy may never come to fruition, as Ichikawa starts to see an entirely different side to Yamada.

Often seeking refuge in the library, Ichikawa frequently runs into Yamada. It is during these encounters that Ichikawa realizes his model classmate is actually an airhead who can never read the room. As they spend more time together, the boy can not help but feel not only a sense of endearment toward the very girl he wishes to murder but also a desire to protect her at all costs. Is it possible that this sudden change in Ichikawa's perspective could lead to something more?"

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Theme: School

The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 Part 2 (Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 Part 2)

"Apprentice mage Chise Hatori is invited to enroll at the College, a prestigious learning institution for sorcerers, to examine and look for a way to remove the curses she bears. Despite the reluctance of her groom, Elias Ainsworth, Chise accepts the proposal, as she believes attending the school might help her minimize her self-sacrificing tendencies.

From the get-go, Chise grabs the attention of her classmates and professors alike, who have never seen a mage in action before. However, there is a sinister plot brewing behind the College's back, and the young mage will have to determine who is a friend or foe in order to put a stop to it."

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Theme: Mythology

SHY

"As Shy searches for ways to strengthen the power of her heart, she finds support and inspiration in unlikely places; begrudging assistance from Lady Black helps her understand struggle more as they help someone together."

Genres: Action, Drama

Theme: Super Power

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2

"The year is 2006, and the halls of Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School echo with the endless bickering and intense debate between two inseparable best friends. Exuding unshakeable confidence, Satoru Gojou and Suguru Getou believe there is no challenge too great for young and powerful Special Grade sorcerers such as themselves. They are tasked with safely delivering a sensible girl named Riko Amanai to the entity whose existence is the very essence of the jujutsu world. However, the mission plunges them into an exhausting swirl of moral conflict that threatens to destroy the already feeble amity between sorcerers and ordinary humans.

Twelve years later, students and sorcerers are the frontline defense against the rising number of high-level curses born from humans' negative emotions. As the entities grow in power, their self-awareness and ambition increase too. The curses unite for the common goal of eradicating humans and creating a world of only cursed energy users, led by a dangerous, ancient cursed spirit. To dispose of their greatest obstacle—the strongest sorcerer, Gojou—they orchestrate an attack at Shibuya Station on Halloween. Dividing into teams, the sorcerers enter the fight prepared to risk everything to protect the innocent and their own kind."

Genres: Action, Fantasy

Theme: School

Girlfriend, Girlfriend Season 2 (Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2)

"After their hot springs trip, Naoya continues his relationships with both Saki and Nagisa. Bringing along Milika (who kissed Naoya) and Shino (who secretly has romantic feelings for Naoya), they embark on a summer vacation full of romance with a fireworks festival, camping, and Okinawa."

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Themes: Harem, School

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demyxdancer · 7 months

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Anime Summer 2023

Overall I thought this was an enjoyable season with quite a few high quality shows in it and a few surprises.

Here's my thoughts on Summer 2023 anime, from most favorite to least.

Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5

How could anything else be at the top? While I think overall this was a little weaker than S4 for me -- I really like some of the character work in S4, particularly Ranpo and Yosano's pasts -- this was an absolute roller coaster ride from start to finish. I can't help but admire BSD's ability to throw absolutely ridiculous and over the top plot points one after another and still make it all work. It came to a reasonably satisfying conclusion as well. BSD in general has shot up to become one of my favorite anime of all time and this season didn't disappoint at all.

Highlights: Ranpo saving everyone's asses. Sigma just wants a home. Bram just wants tunes. Aya is the MVP. Chuuya and his Spirit Halloween vampire fangs. You can't kill Dazai in a way that matters.

Complaints: I can only hope we're getting some light novel movies or else we're going to be waiting a long time for more BSD.

My Happy Marriage

Romance in anime tends to be hit or miss, but this one was incredibly refreshing. Far too many romance stories just don't do a good job of showing how the leads are meant for each other, but this show was delightful whenever the leads were on screen. I loved how they were able to talk to each other sensibly and how gently Kiyouka treated Miyo's trauma. Plus, it was beautifully animated.

Highlights: Kiyouka burning the Saimori house the fuck down. Any time Miyo wore a new kimono. The exchange of the hair cord and the comb. Miyo finally getting to protect Kiyouko.

Complaints: The first arc was stronger than the second. The abrupt turnaround by the Usuba family was a little strained.

Jujutsu Kaisen

The art change has made JJK more beautiful than ever. The production values and the OP/EDs of this show don't miss. The Hidden Inventory arc was so intense and featured some stunning fights. While I think the last few eps have been a bit rocky, I'm looking forward to seeing what's going to be cooked up.

Highlights: Pulling on our heartstrings with the girl's sudden death. Gojo's revenge rampage. Geto tormented by the clapping of hands. Yuuji's friends teasing him about a girl.

Complaints: JJK's commitment to never slowing down means we never get to spend as much time in the character moments as I'd like. I think this hurts arcs like Hidden Inventory where Geto's turn to the dark side would be better done if they slowed down a bit.

Undead Murder Farce

This season's big surprise for me. This show was incredibly entertaining and had everything you could want. Vampires! Werewolves! A phantom thief! Sherlock Holmes! Lesbians! The supernatural creatures in an alternate history late 1800s Europe thing did a little bit to fill the Vanitas-shaped hole in my heart. I really appreciated how solid production values and creative visuals spiced up episodes that were really mostly just talking. There had better be another season of this. The story's just getting started!

Highlights: Phantom Thief Lupin and his dramatics. Literary characters showing up one after the other. Vampire murder mystery.

Complaints: The second arc was definitely the best one, and the following werewolf arc dragged a bit and couldn't quite compare.

Saint Cecilia and Paster Lawrence

This show just doesn't work as a romcom, which it ostensibly is trying to be. Lawrence is just too dense and the development is excruciatingly slow even by anime romcom standards. Thankfully, this show does work nicely as a charming slice of life. It's consistently cozy and heartwarming even if nothing ever actually happens. The village full of supportive townsfolk looking after these two reminds me almost of Stardew Valley.

Highlights: The trip to the city where we actually inched along the plot a bit. Cecilia's outfits -- she really does look cute in anything. The scene with Cecilia and Lawrence in the attic.

Complaints: Nothing ever happens. Ending on Lawrence confused about whether or not he thinks of Cecilia as family was kind of a downer.

Sunshine in the Mirror

I haven't watched Love Live! Sunshine (which this show is a spinoff of) but I did watch Superstar and it's not like it's difficult to follow a Love Live show. This one started out promising with a cute enough premise, but kind of fell apart halfway through. The cute slice of life content wasn't bad, but the plot itself was poorly done with unclear stakes. The magic badness engulfing the town was primarily shown as fog with a few angry deer in it. That's just New Hampshire, I'm not scared of that.

Highlights: While all idol music sounds a little samey to me, this one was on the higher end of enjoyability. Cute outfits and consistently colorful and fun to look at. Lailaps plot was cute enough.

Complaints: The overarching plot was really badly written, and that killed a lot of the momentum of the series.

Bang Dream! It's MyGo!

This show has one thing going for it compared to Love Live, and that is willingness to show actual teenage drama and teens being petty and selfish. I loved the lead singer character and her awkwardness and her bandaid collection and wished the show were more about her, but I guess not all shows can be Bocchi the Rock. While the writing had its good points, I ended up dropping this due to pointless drama overload and the fact that I couldn't tell the girls apart.

Highlights: Lead singer character was endearing when she got to be on screen.

Complaints: CGI animation was stiff and poor. Characters impossible to tell apart. Teen drama maybe a little too realistic and hard to watch as a result.

Zom 100

This had an outstanding first episode but quickly went down the tubes for me. I'm not a big fan of zombies in the first place, so bouncing off the show is probably on me. I dropped it after the first handful of episodes.

Highlights: First episode is well worth watching on its own. Colorful animation.

Complaints: Unfunny humor. Production quality drops significantly after the first episode. Treatment of female characters made me uncomfortable. Guilt over watching an anime about exploitative companies knowing how many production delays this has had and that the people making this are also being exploited.

Fall 2023

Fall 2023 is looking absolutely slammed! Dr. Stone and Spy x Family are back. Frieren, Apothecary Diaries, I'm in Love with the Villainess and Tearmoon Empire are high on my list of shows to try. And we'll have the second cour of Jujutsu Kaisen.

#bungou stray dogs #my happy marriage #jujutsu kaisen #undead murder farce #saint cecilia and pastor lawrence #sunshine in the mirror #bang dream #zom 100: bucket list of the dead #anime #anime fall 2023

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risingshards · 4 months

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My fall 2023 anime thoughts

Another season in the books! Like last fall, this one was jam packed with tons of amazing stuff (fall 22 is still gonna be like the One I look back on like "WHAT THE HELL HOW WERE THEIR SO MANY TOP TIER SHOWS") and a lot of new favs! To keep my streak goin, here's my end of season thoughts dealie! You may notice a trend for all three, and to quote my bestie when I said all my favs are about gay girlies, "a reflection of the self."

I'm in Love with the Villainess - I adore the books so I was really looking forward to this and it did not disappoint. A super faithful adaptation with an AMAAAAZING cast, oh my god I cannot put into words how good the ENG dub cast does with this. Rae and Claire the most iconic. Altogether it feels like a celebration of queer joy, and for that alone it holds a special place in my heart.

The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess - This one I watched while reporting on how each ep went to my bestie, cuz the books are a major big fav for them and they waited til the whole season was done to watch, which made for an interesting watch as I would be enjoying an episode / hoping it was a good daptation as I haven't read the books yet. This one got me with that Lycoris stress, even if the actual series was more silly and fun and not very stressful like the back half of Lycoris. Just that "I am so invested in this to go good." Komari is baby and I love Vill so much. Also love when a gay girlie fantasy anime like this or MagiRevo has just awful awful men as villains for our girlies to kick the asses of it's very cathartic.

Stardust Telepath - THIS WAS SO CUTE AND PRECIOUS AND SWEET. CGDCT anime about a rocket making club. Umika is so precious this anxious mess I love her sm. All of the four mains are so sweet AND a ton of side characters were too. Some of the romantic scenes made me ugly cry. I love love love series about healing, and this I think is a great example of one where people are hurting and then heal together.

#anime fall 2023 #chiral watches anime #i forget the tag hopefully thats it #there are some i left out for various reasons but these three were my Big Favs™

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professionalfangirllife · 4 months

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When Byakuya suddenly appeared in this week's Dr. Stone episode 😭

#dr stone #dr. stone #ishigami byakuya #byakuya ishigami #anime #anime fall 2023

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violetearuby · 4 months

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today is the last episode😢 and i miss them already🥹

#atarashii joushi wa do tennen #my new boss is goofy #shirosaki yuusei #momose kentarou #hakutou #cat #anime fall 2023 #anime screencap

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animedegens · 6 months

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WATCH FRIEREN NOW PLS!

We’re talking about the newest episodes on our weekly rundown podcast episode!

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nijigasakilove · 7 months

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TIL: Humans age and get older 😂

This is without a doubt the oddest anime I’ve ever seen and it’s great. The Pyjama is one of the most bizarre scene in any medium I’ve seen this year.

The whole sneaking around the home and finding the wigs, theorising that the parents are trying to cut their hair etc etc was just hilarious. For such smart kids, their lack of social interaction and familiar background really shows lmao.

The way the mom started acting during the party I did start to think there might be something a little sus going on, but nope, just a nice older couple trying to give their son a new home.