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there’s simply SO MANY really good shows out now (and more coming 3 or 4 times a year), that I don’t think any will ever develop the absolute stranglehold on popular culture those three had.
 
For some added context, guess how many TV anime are airing this season.
 
||Close to 60. ||
 
I think only two aren’t getting subbed, and most of those are legal, official subs. Most are seasonal shows as well, ones that are not structured to have one ep every week forever.
 
(And to take a needless shot at someone, the idea that you’re going to have a real idea of what the entire season is like watching 3.1 shows is delusional.)
 
In an era of this level of accessibility, coupled with the fact that most shows are not designed to run forever, it’s very unlikely you’re going to have shows that will be a part of people’s lives for years. Even with something as popular as KnY, people will just move on to the next thing.
 
 
So I agree that MHA isn’t iconic, because it’s from a different era.
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I don’t know about that. In the US, I believe HBO Max has the rights to it.
 
Either way, do I look like the type of person who can afford more than one streaming service? So yes, I concur.  
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I wouldn’t call that a bad thing. It’s not like anime IPs can’t be financially successful without being mainstream-popular.
 
Oh, I agree, many anime are wildly successful and lucrative without being “mainstream”. I’m just saying I don’t think there will ever be another series that absolutely DOMINATED like those three (or like how Pokemon was in the late ’90s-early ’00s).
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Eizouken ep 3. Kanamori is definitely my fave.
 
The show continues on its school-club story. The fantasy-mode scenes continue to be lot of fun, and of course it casually drops how much work animation actually takes.
 
I liked the club members learning from each other. Mizusaki and Asakusa show Kanamori what animation is capable of, while Kanamori keeps their ambitions more grounded. No matter how high your ambitions are, there are always going to be practical limitations that you need to deal with. Overcoming production limitations is a hugely underrated element of anime.
 
This show gets it, man.
 
 
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Dorohedoro ep 2. Getting better, especially the art direction. (Better video quality probably helps, too.)
 
Now that I’ve settled into this more, I love how they immerse you into this brutal world, but there’s also great little moments of humanity to keep things grounded. Really helps sell this world and the characters’ stories more than if it was just crazy all the time.
 
Nikaido kinda reminds me of Winry. Not just with the design, but also with how she gives the MC a home to go back to. Nikaido does seem like she’ll have a more active role, which I appreciate.
 
Fully sold on this now.
 
 
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Heya Camp ep 3. This ep was a fun reminder of how much more fit Nadeshiko is compared to the other club girls. And Rin was here, so that was good.
 
I was keeping my expectations low because it’s a short, but this series really knows what it’s good at.
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22/7 ep 2. Still intriguing, but more in a “What the hell is this doing” sort of way.
 
I do enjoy the direction around Miu though, her conflict with Nicole and instant connection with Sakura. It’s cheesy, but I like it.
 
The girls are cute and all, but narratively, I just don’t get what it’s doing. Most of the scenes just make me think “why?”
 
Absolutely not feeling this Wall-cult bullshit. Why did they need to audition, when the Wall is supposed to be absolute? What did they think they’d get, just pulling random girls off the street? If the characters have no agency, what the hell is the point? (At least it seems somewhat self-aware?)
 
Maybe the point of this is that we’re supposed to be as confused as the girls? Maybe this’ll have some amazing payoff, but this is just kinda bewildering right now.
 
 
Wanted to get fully caught up tonight and maybe try new stuff tomorrow, but still have MHA left.
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I have complicated feelings about that series. One line in particular stuck with me: “There can’t possibly be any meaning in this world. But isn’t that wonderful in its own right? Because if there isn’t any, we can find our own.” So much so, that I’ve kind of built my personal belief and world view based on that.
 
I believe our lives don’t have an inherent meaning, so we make or find our own meaning and purpose. Which is kinda nice, in a “I’m the master of my own destiny” kind of way.
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our lives don’t have an inherent meaning, so we make or find our own meaning and purpose.
 
I agree with this. I can’t pinpoint when I started to believe in this, but yeah.
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I REALLY don’t know how to feel.I’m just hoping it’s not as bad as Tri.Hey,is Palmon flipping us off?!  
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MHA ep 77. Solid closure ep. Awesome performance by Miki Shinichiro. I liked how they circled back to Nighteye’s humor, didn’t expect that to have this sort of payoff.
 
I appreciate the series taking the time to do stuff like this, goes with their theme that being a hero is actually really difficult and has serious consequences. You don’t just beat the “bad guy,” collect your accolades, and go back to your harem. You go to the hospital, get stitches, cry about your friends, then you go back to work.
 
The culture fest is soon, huh? It would be so funny if they decided to be conservative production-wise for Mirio’s big moment, but then busted out the sakuga for ||Jirou’s concert. ||
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