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kicksnscribs · 2 years
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I got hit with a triple threat at the bookstore after picking up my meds and now I am $60+ dollars poorer but extremely satisfied with my purchase lmao
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hotvintagepoll · 26 days
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Yvonne De Carlo (Frontier Gal, The Ten Commandments, Casbah)— Although most famous for playing Lily Munster in The Munsters, Yvonne De Carlo had a successful movie career throughout the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in such films as “The Ten Commandments”, “Sea Devils” and two Munster movies later in life.
Setsuko Hara (Tokyo Story, Late Spring, The Idiot)— "'The only time I saw Susan Sontag cry,' a writer once told me, his voice hushed, 'was at a screening of a Setsuko film.' What Setsuko had wasn’t glamour—she was just too sensible for that—it was glow, one that ebbed away and left you concerned, involved. You got the sense that this glow, like that of dawn, couldn’t be bought. But her smiles were human and held minute-long acts, ones with important intermissions. When she looked away, she absented herself; you felt that she’d dimmed a fire and clapped a lid on something about to spill. Over the last decade, whenever anyone brought up her lips—'Setsuko’s eternal smile,' critics said, that day we learned that she’d died—I thought instead of the thing she made us feel when she let it fall." - Moeko Fujii
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Yvonne de Carlo:
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One of the best Japanese actresses of all time; a symbol of the golden era of Japanese cinema of the 1950s After seeing a Setsuko Hara film, the novelist Shūsaku Endō wrote: "We would sigh or let out a great breath from the depths of our hearts, for what we felt was precisely this: Can it be possible that there is such a woman in this world?"
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One of the greatest Japanese actresses of all time!! Best known for acting in many of Yasujiro Ozu's films of the 40s and 50s. Also she has a stunning smile and beautiful charm!
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She's considered by some to be the greatest Japanese actress of all time! In Kurosawa's The Idiot she haunts the screen, and TOTALLY steals the show from Mifune every time she appears.
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"No other actor has ever mastered the art of the smile to the same extent as Setsuko Hara (1920–2015), a celebrated star and highly regarded idol who was one of the outstanding actors of 40s and 50s Japanese cinema. Her radiant smile floods whole scenes and at times cautiously undermines the expectations made of her in coy, ironic fashion. Yet her smile's impressive range also encompasses its darker shades: Hara's delicate, dignified, melancholy smile with which she responds to disappointments, papers over the emotions churning under the surface, and flanks life's sobering realizations. Her smiles don't just function as a condensed version of her ever-precise, expressive, yet understated acting ability, they also allow the very essence of the films they appear in to shine through for a brief moment, often studies of the everyday, post-war dramas which revolve around the break-up of family structures or the failure of marriages. Her performances tread a fine line between social expectation and personal desire in post-war Japan, as Hara attempts to lay claim to the autonomy of the female characters she plays – frequently with a smile." [link]
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Leading lady of classic Japanese cinema with a million dollar smile
Maybe the most iconic Japanese actress ever? She rose to fame making films with Yasujiro Ozu, becoming one of the most well-known and beloved actresses in Japan, working from the 30s through the 60s in over 100 hundred. She is still considered one of the greatest Japanese actresses ever, and in my opinion, just one of the greatest actresses of all time. And she was HOT! Satoshi Kon's film Millennium Actress was largely based on her life and her career.
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rosey-rosey-rosey · 4 months
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hello World ^_^
it has been some time since ive been here (i finally got into my biology course) and after a year of working full time at a shitty bakery/cafe i was tired of everything (and was terrified id fail 1st year (again)) so i had neglected this blog.
i hope to be back this year and maybe perhaps ill post more
so lets do a quick update of where ive been:
-i went to many concerts, my favs being Ethel Cain opening for boygenius, Yves Tumor, and CMAT (everyone go listen to CMAT)
-i went to london and chicago in September. the museums were rlly cool in both (Tate modern and MOCA Chicago my beloved) and both were insufferably warm. Chicago was also infested with dragon flies which was. interesting.
-ive been crocheting a lot, tunisian crochet being my favourite. i might post some of the stuff ive made if i remember to
-i grew a successful crop of Oca! they taste like very floury potatoes
-my fav albums of 2023 were 001011 by Salvia, Praise A Lord Who Chews... by Yves Tumor, Nymph_o by Shygirl, Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek, and Crazymad, For Me by CMAT (seriously go listen to her, shes the best country pop act of our lifetime)
-my top artists this year were Yves Tumor, Caroline Polachek, Björk, Fiona Apple, and Ethel Cain
Now, for the resolutions for the new year:
-when i see a fruit ive never seen before i will eat it
-get back on tumblr
-draw better
-take more photos of myself
-suck more dick
-get a tattoo
-get my bridge pierced
-bleach my brows
-wear makeup
-watch every Studio Ghibli film + Satoshi Kon film i can find (ive never actually watched a studio ghibli film all the way through)
-read all the books left in my pile (im reading House Of Leaves rn (going very slow), ive got The Dispossessed by Le Guin, Daisy Miller + The Turning Of The Screw by Henry James, Invitation To A Beheading by Nabokov, Liarmouth by John Waters, and a compilation of short stories by Poe)
-finish the ep im working on (and also the album maybe)
I hope to do monthly updates on these to see how im doing and if i can get them done
Im looking forward to what 2024 brings (ethel cain is coming to Dublin im buzzing) and what i will do with the year
theres some asks in my inbox that ill try to get to later, but for now
I've been Rosey :•)
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mostly-mundane-atla · 4 months
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Hello! Do you like Dragonball, Z specifically? Mostly I'm asking because Vegeta is like all of the worst aspects of Zuko and Azula in one person.
The sum total of my exposure to it was seeing a few episodes on the tv in this kid's room at a laundromat that played cartoon network and the room also had like a dollhouse and a box of crayons. I think i remember someone getting eaten by a snake? I was more interested in hunting down perfume samples in the magazines they had at the table and watching the clothes tumble in the dryers. Also the clip of Johnny Bravo recapping an episode that was sped up to fit in the time slot. I think F. D. Signifier talked about it once or twice but i don't think that counts.
It's not something i'd seek out because, as weird as this sounds to someone running an avatar fan blog, it's not a genre i'm usually interested in. As far as Japanese media goes I generally prefer the likes of Lone Wolf and Cub, Berserk, and the works of Satoshi Kon and Junji Ito. I think the closest my tastes get to Dragonball Z is Akira (French translated Akira my beloved) but even that guess mostly comes from one of my Akira fandom friends also being a Dragonball Z fan.
If you'd like to expand on your point, please feel free. I'm always happy to hear people talk about media i'm not into or only enjoy through second hand knowledge
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hey-akaaaashi · 2 years
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rangiku my beloved (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)
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convoloutedinjoke · 11 months
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Rewatching the first 5 minutes of satoshi kons 2006 movie paprika (specifically the English dub with its weird ass line readings) and eating turkey sandwiches: oh I love satoshi kons 2006 move Paprika (specifically the English dub with weird line readings which feel like they add thematic weight to the through lines of cinematographic gaze, performativity and the uncanny nature of dreams, some of the lines having ingrained themselves into my psyche and become soundbytes I return to independent of the film itself) this is my 34th watch it is like a beloved song to me I am doing the movements with the characters and mouthing along to their lines wheeeeee! These turkey sandwiches are soooo tasty and yummy holy shit this film hates gay people
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the-cloudy-dreamer · 1 year
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Tea and Books Asks
Thank you Dreamling Nation server for being so unhinged as to make this an actual tag game!
So @quillingwords @mathomhouse-e @firemandeanbuck tagged me and at this point I think I’m the last one to make this so if anyone’s missing feel free to do it!
1. What period of history do you enjoy learning about?
Honestly I think I enjoy it all! I love history 🖤
2. Who is your favourite fictional character and why?
I have too many! as of right now I can honestly say that spots goes to Dream of the Endless—he is a complex character full of tragedy and contradictions and I love him for it.
3. What do you order at a café?
Usually I drink black coffee but if I go out to buy myself coffee I guess I’ll go for an extra strong coffee with a dash of milk.
Sometimes I get a caramel macchiato but that’s when I feel like I want a special treat not an everyday sort of coffee.
4. Libraries, botanical gardens, or art galleries?
In theory I love libraries and gardens are lovely as well but my heart will forever will be with museums and art galleries.
5. Do you have a favourite film soundtrack? I’ll do you one better and name a few: Labyrinth, Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Coraline, Lord of the Rings/ The Hobbit.
I love OST music 🖤
6. What does your dream home look like?
It would have to be a cozy little house tucked away somewhere quiet —perhaps in the middle of a forest? I would love to be able to relax, enjoy the nature and do all the things that I love like reading and drawing and painting ✨
7. What makes you feel better on gloomy days? Warm soft things like a thick blanket and a nice cup of tea—perhaps eating something sweet and listening to my favorite music or watching a comfort movie/series.
8. What are your top three films? Books? My mind is *blank* so I’ll name just one of each because *awkward hand gesture* Movie Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon Book Almond, Sohn Won-pyung.
9. Are you an organized person, generally? I am perhaps a little *too* organized! I’ve been working on trying to be more relaxed about it. And I think I’m making a good job at it!
10. Do you have a favourite classic novel? Several—I’ll chose The Bell Jar , Sylvia Plath because it’s been sometime since I read and I miss it.
11. What character archetype or trope is your favourite? I have a soft sport for creatives, rebels and truth seekers probably because I see myself in those.
12. Do you prefer baking or cooking? I don’t think I prefer one over the other but I do find baking more relaxing and rewarding.
13. Which season do you feel at home in? Autumn! Or more specifically that little place between changing seasons always feels wonderful.
14. What is your opinion on poetry? Love it!
15. Do you speak formally when texting and emailing? Since I only text family and close friends then no but emails probably yes since most ( if not all) of them are work related.
16. How do you organize your music playlists? I’m basic so I usually organize them by language ( I have list in English, Spanish, Japanese and Korean for example) Genre and *sometimes* mood.
17. Who is your favourite author? I collect those like Pokémon so I’ll pick one at random and say my beloved Banana Yoshimoto.
18. Chai or hot chocolate? Both! Though I usually drink hot chocolate only during the winter.
19. Do you prefer forests, sea shores, or meadows? Forest for sure!
20. If you were to cultivate a fruit orchard, what would you grow? Probably something basic like apples or cherries mostly because I grew up climbing those and I have lots of fond memories of sitting and eating on those trees while swinging my legs back and ford and feeling like I was on top of the world.
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warningsine · 2 years
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for the film ask: 1, 10, 11, 15, 21, 71
1. Favorite action film?
"A Touch of Zen" by King Hu
"New Dragon Gate Inn" by Raymond Lee
"Hero" & "House of Flying Daggers" by Yimou Zhang
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" by Ang Lee
10. Favorite animated movie?
Oh, too many.
"Persepolis" by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi
"The Triplets of Belleville" by Sylvain Chomet
"Waltz with Bashir" by Ari Folman
"Millennium Actress" and "Perfect Blue" by Satoshi Kon
"The Red Turtle" by Michaël Dudok de Wit
"Josep" by Aurel
"Thumbelina" by Lotte Reiniger
"Chico & Rita" by Tono Errando, Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
"The Secret of Kells" by Tomm Moore
"The Swallows of Kabul" by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobé Mévellec
"Tale of Tales" by Yuri Norstein
"Belladonna of Sadness" by Eiichi Yamamoto
"Metropolis" by Rintaro
"Miss Hokusai" by Hinako Sugiura
11. Favorite musical?
Oh, boy. Musicals give me life so the list is gonna be long.
Obviously, you'll often hear me singing the classics ('cause I adore them wholeheartedly):
"Fiddler on the Roof"
"My Fair Lady"
"Victor/Victoria"
"Cabaret"
"All About Jazz"
"West Side Story"
"Oliver!"
"A Star Is Born"
"Singin’ in the Rain"
"Young Girls of Rochefort"
"Umbrellas of Cherbourg"
but I also love:
"8 women" by François Ozon
"Fado: The Story of a Singer" by Perdigão Queiroga
"Victimas del Pecado" by Emilio Fernandez
"Alla en el Rancho Grande" by Fernando de Fuentes
"Tangos, the Exile of Gardel" by Fernando Solanas
"Blood Wedding" by Carlos Saura
"El Gran Casino" by Luis Buñuel
"Princess Raccoon" by Seijun Suzuki
"Le Million" by René Clair
"Sholay" by Ramesh Sippy
"Perhaps Love" by Peter Chan
"Orfeu" by Carlos Diegues
"Cinderella" by Nadezhda Kosheverova & Mikhail Shapiro
"The Congress Dances" by Erik Charell
"Fatmah" by Umm Kulthum
"The Happiness of the Katakuris" by Takashi Miike
"Black Orpheus" by Marcel Camus
"Where Do We Go Now?" by Nadine Labaki
"Zouzou" by Marc Allégret
"Ay Carmela!" by Carlos Saura
"Singing Lovebirds" by Masahiro Makino
"French Cancan" by Jean Renoir
"Days and Nights" by Henry Barakat
"Window Shopping" by Chantal Akerman
"No One Knows About Persian Cats" by Bahman Ghobadi
"A Good Lad" by Boris Barnet
"Mother India" by Mehboob Khan
"The Beloved" by Christophe Honoré
"Opera Jawa" by Garin Nugroho
"Same Old Song" by Alain Resnais
"Karmen Gei" by Joseph Gaï Ramaka
"La France" by Serge Bozon
"Destiny" by Youssef Chahine
"Hipsters by Valery Todorovsky
"Las Cosas del Querer" by Jaime Chávarri
"My voice" by Flora Gomes
"Black Cat, White Cat" by Emir Kusturica
15. Favorite chick flick?
I have beef with the term "chick flick," but "The Devil Wears Prada" will do, I guess. Also, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Mamma Mia."
(Does "Thelma and Louise" even count as a chick flick? If yes, that is my favorite one.)
21. Favorite kids movie?
"Inside Out" by Pete Docter 
71. A move that made you ache for love.
"In the mood for love" by Wong Kar-Wai
"Brief Encounter" by David Lean
among others.
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nelll101 · 1 year
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Perfect Blue
Ah, the beloved Perfect Blue. Probably my favorite anime film of all time. Watching this is truly an experience one could never forget. This is my second time watching this, but nothing will hit the same as the first watch of this film. I already knew what would happen in the film so this second watch was a little bland, but the only word that could describe my first time watching this movie is, insane. Satoshi Kon (RIP 😔) is really a master of his craft at depicting raw psychology, especially noticed by viewing his other works.
Perfect Blue quite literally makes you question, as a viewer, is what you're seeing a reality or a dream? The film almost puts you in the mind of Mima as she herself questions her surroundings. The film most certainly addresses the themes of simulation and simulacra and touches on fan culture.
Perfect Blue touches on a lot of psychological themes such as mental disorders, delusions, delirium, etc. I think I love NGE so much because of what Perfect Blue is based upon. Those two works are very similar as they tap into the human psyche on a deeper unseen level, which is what makes them so interesting.
Another one of my favorites by Kon is "Millennium Actress"; highly recommend and I also decided to write my essay on it (tbh I would've done my essay on Perfect Blue but Millennium Actress is definitely more simpler to talk about). Kon also directed "Paprika", another psychological thriller that I've been dying to watch as well but haven't gotten the chance to as yet. Even the American film "Black Swan" is kind of "based off" of Perfect Blue. Overall, Kon's work proves time and time again how amazing he is. Everyone talks about Miyazaki but I feel like Kon doesn't get the flowers that he deserves.
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hotvintagepoll · 2 months
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Kathryn Grayson (Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate)— Gorgeous brunette whose singing voice was one of the best. Could've been an opera star.
Setsuko Hara (Tokyo Story, Late Spring, The Idiot)— "'The only time I saw Susan Sontag cry,' a writer once told me, his voice hushed, 'was at a screening of a Setsuko film.' What Setsuko had wasn’t glamour—she was just too sensible for that—it was glow, one that ebbed away and left you concerned, involved. You got the sense that this glow, like that of dawn, couldn’t be bought. But her smiles were human and held minute-long acts, ones with important intermissions. When she looked away, she absented herself; you felt that she’d dimmed a fire and clapped a lid on something about to spill. Over the last decade, whenever anyone brought up her lips—'Setsuko’s eternal smile,' critics said, that day we learned that she’d died—I thought instead of the thing she made us feel when she let it fall." - Moeko Fujii
This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.
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Setsuko Hara:
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One of the best Japanese actresses of all time; a symbol of the golden era of Japanese cinema of the 1950s After seeing a Setsuko Hara film, the novelist Shūsaku Endō wrote: "We would sigh or let out a great breath from the depths of our hearts, for what we felt was precisely this: Can it be possible that there is such a woman in this world?"
One of the greatest Japanese actresses of all time!! Best known for acting in many of Yasujiro Ozu's films of the 40s and 50s. Also she has a stunning smile and beautiful charm!
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She's considered by some to be the greatest Japanese actress of all time! In Kurosawa's The Idiot she haunts the screen, and TOTALLY steals the show from Mifune every time she appears.
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"No other actor has ever mastered the art of the smile to the same extent as Setsuko Hara (1920–2015), a celebrated star and highly regarded idol who was one of the outstanding actors of 40s and 50s Japanese cinema. Her radiant smile floods whole scenes and at times cautiously undermines the expectations made of her in coy, ironic fashion. Yet her smile's impressive range also encompasses its darker shades: Hara's delicate, dignified, melancholy smile with which she responds to disappointments, papers over the emotions churning under the surface, and flanks life's sobering realizations. Her smiles don't just function as a condensed version of her ever-precise, expressive, yet understated acting ability, they also allow the very essence of the films they appear in to shine through for a brief moment, often studies of the everyday, post-war dramas which revolve around the break-up of family structures or the failure of marriages. Her performances tread a fine line between social expectation and personal desire in post-war Japan, as Hara attempts to lay claim to the autonomy of the female characters she plays – frequently with a smile." [link]
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Leading lady of classic Japanese cinema with a million dollar smile
Maybe the most iconic Japanese actress ever? She rose to fame making films with Yasujiro Ozu, becoming one of the most well-known and beloved actresses in Japan, working from the 30s through the 60s in over 100 hundred. She is still considered one of the greatest Japanese actresses ever, and in my opinion, just one of the greatest actresses of all time. And she was HOT! Satoshi Kon's film Millennium Actress was largely based on her life and her career.
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Memories (1995)
-> Magnetic Rose | 彼女の想いで dir. Koji Morimoto, written by Katsuhiro Otomo and Satoshi Kon
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the new theme slaps bestie <33
bestieee thank u🥰
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metalandmagi · 3 years
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Winter 2021 Anime Worth Watching!
Since 2020 basically sacrificed itself to give us the most stacked anime season of all time, I’m currently buried under the weight of almost 20 shows airing per week. So for anyone who’s looking for some anime to watch this winter, here’s some first impressions! I’m speed running my list this time by only talking about the new shows...because otherwise this would be my great American novel. 
If anyone’s interested, I have master lists for both 2020 anime and 2019 anime, because there’s no shortage of fun things to find. 
New Shows!
And before anyone asks, So I’m A Spider, So What? isn’t on here, because CG spiders freak me out.
Cells At Work Code Black: This...less comedic spin off of Cells At Work (made by a different studio) takes the wholesome concept of Osmosis Jones meets cute anime girls and turns it on its head. In this much more depressing version, we follow a rookie red blood cell who works in the body of an overly stressed, alcoholic smoker who puts every strain on the body imaginable. I love Red Blood Cell AA2153 and his co-workers, but man am I glad we get the regular Cells At Work airing this season too, because I need something fun and uplifting after seeing my sweet son go through hell every episode. 
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*Heaven’s Design Team: Have you ever wondered how God came up with some of the weird ass animals that live on this planet? Like, what’s the deal with giraffes? And why can’t we have dragons and flying horses? Well this is a comedy about the engineers and designers in heaven creating the new animals that are going to inhabit the Earth. That’s it, that’s the show. It’s kind of in the same vein as Cells At Work, having comedy blend with a surprising amount of educational information. If you want something light and funny, this is the show for you (though I don’t think it needs to have full length episodes). I’m just hoping there’s an episode about how the hell the platypus was created. Also it’s the only new one available on Crunchyroll.
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Horimiya: A romantic comedy about a girl named Hori who fits the image of a perfect queen bee and a quiet bespectacled boy named Miyamura who never makes an impression at school. When the two meet by chance outside of the classroom, we see that Hori is practically raising a younger brother by herself, and Miyamura is actually a sweet guy who happens to be covered in tattoos and piercings. This show is an exercise in breaking down the images people have of others in their minds, and it’s a concept that really hits home in a fun and meaningful way. Honestly, this has become one of my immediate favorites. The characters have great chemistry, and I can’t wait to see more of them!
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Monster Incidents (Kemono Jihen): When big shot Tokyo detective Inugami is called to a rural town to investigate a series of strange animal deaths, he finds a mysterious boy with the nickname Dorotabo who has been shunned by the other children in town. As the detective gets closer to Dorotabo, he discovers that there may be more...inhuman secrets to the boy than he realizes...and Dorotabo discovers that Inugami has some secrets of his own. This is a hard show to sell without spoiling the first episode, but it had twists and turns that kept me engaged from start to finish. I’m really interested to see where the plot goes, because I thought this was going to be something totally different just from the PV and series summary. If it plays its cards right, this could be a great paranormal detective show!
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Wonder Egg Priority: A psychological drama about a girl named Ai who starts having dreams about a mysterious egg that promises to give her what she wants most in the world...a true friend. Before long, she begins to see how the dream world and reality are tied together, and trippy antics ensue. It’s hard to say more without spoiling anything, but I had to go back and add this one in because I made the mistake of thinking it was an OVA when it’s actually a full series. And what a series it’s starting out to be. This anime has all the psychological discomfort of a Satoshi Kon product with the beauty and style of something from Kyoani (even though it’s made by Clover Works). It’s really one of those anime you just have to see to understand.
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Sk8-∞ (Skate the infinity): An original skateboarding anime from Bones, featuring a typical sports anime protagonist who takes a new transfer student who has never skateboarded in his life under his wing. Together they compete in dangerous races and take the skating community by storm. The character designs rival Appare Ranman’s in outlandish creativity, and I can smell the main characters’ ship dynamic a mile away (considering they’re exactly the same as the protagonists from Robihachi). If you’re looking for some wild and crazy fun with top notch skateboarding animation, don’t skip this!
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2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu (Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club): Yes, it’s another volleyball anime. And no, it’s not just a clone of Haikyu. This story follows Yuni Kuroba, a physically built but emotionally weak teenager who finds out his childhood friend Hajime is moving back to their hometown for high school. Yuni discovers Hajime has become an exceptional volleyball player and they join their school’s volleyball club hoping to turn the unknown team into a rising star. If anything, this anime is much more like Stars Align or Free, where the sport is a backdrop for letting the characters explore their personal problems. Or at least it seems that way after the first episode. I went into this show ready to throw it in the trash because how could anything compete against my beloved Haikyu, but I found myself really enjoying the dynamics of the main duo and I’m curious to see what the rest of the team is like.
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And speaking of sports anime rip-offs…..I can’t believe I’m including this but…
Skate Leading Stars: The show where the animators clearly wanted to design another throw away idol anime but saw how popular Yuri On Ice was so they decided to make whatever the hell this show is instead. It revolves around a fictional team sport called skate leading, and we follow the world’s most insufferable main character, a former figure skater named Kensei who wants to return to the ice and join his school’s skate leading team after he finds out his childhood rival is going to compete in the sport. Look, this show is just trashy enough to get a certain type of audience hooked, and it mainly has to do with the best boy of the winter season, Hayato Sasugai, the aspiring team “coach” who pulled most of us into watching this show with his punk appearance, snide comments and smug personality. He’s basically the lovechild of Izaya Orihara and Shizuo Heiwajima in a high school sports anime setting. The show treats itself with the perfect amount of sincerity to get away with being absolutely ridiculous most of the time without making you feel like you’re watching it from a dumpster...like Try Knights. You will know after one episode whether this show is for you. All I can say is, Hayato is worth the watch, and I haven’t seen any 3D animation used for the skating scenes (yet) so that’s a win for me. 
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Honorable mention:
Jobless Reincarnation ( Mushoku Tensei): Yet another isekai where the main character is hit by a car (big surprise) and gets reincarnated into a fantasy world...but he happens to remember his previous life and narrates himself growing up as a jaded adult. I’m only including this because it looked amazing animation wise, and I love the opening where getting hit by a car and dying is actually traumatic. And I love the protagonist’s parents (who are retired adventurers who just want to bang all the time). But honestly...the main character is the fucking worst, and I don’t know if I want to keep watching it because of how creepy and weird he is. Like...he’s the hit on your fantasy mom as a baby kind of creepy and weird. But for anyone who wants a cool looking isekai that had an amazing PV, it’s worth checking out. 
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Continuing Series!
Because the real gold of the season is in all the established anime getting their next seasons, I’m just going to list some of the things that are also amazing and definitely worth checking out if you haven’t already (because I’ve already talked about most of them at some point and don’t know what else to say).
Attack On Titan season 4
The Promised Neverland season 2
Beastars season 2
Log Horizon season 3
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 2
Re: Zero season 2 (second cour)
Dr. Stone season 2
Cells at Work season 2
Osomatsu-san season 3 (second cour)
Higurashi New (second cour)
Jujutsu Kaisen (second cour) 
Not to mention all the shows I don’t watch that everyone else loves...like World Trigger (which I have seen quite a bit of, but long shounen shows are too much for me now) Quintessential Quintuplets, and Non Non Biyori. 
So there’s just some of all the anime airing this season. Hopefully, someone can find something they like. Here’s to a great year...well, of anime at least...
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