> Get up out of the seat and gesture to Koa to sit.

Finally managed to watch KonoSuba season 3 recently. Quite a fan of the anime, and this part was fun to watch, but I do start seeing some quality drop.

To put it in perspective, I consider S1 to be 10/10 anime. Everyone in the production definitely did their best and it was an instant hit for me. S2 I would say is 9/10. The animation got a bit weird at places, and so did the jokes. From what I know, the directors shifted a bit for that season, and it feels like the team went a bit wild with their ideas. I would give S3 an 8/10. The jokes, while still being a bit weird, feel more like they found a style that works well. The animation studio changed, and that does feel a bit noticeable, making it look more generic at places. Also there's more usage of simplified style, sometimes even clashing with serious scenes. There is one big thing though. There are WAY more raunchy jokes. Stuff like that was a thing since S1, but was never a big part of the humor outside of OVAs. They're definitely very noticeable in S3 though. Still, they're done well as far as such jokes go, the harasser always gets their comeuppance. But it definitely is something that not everyone would really like. Still, I would say the season is good overall. There are a few cool combat sequences, and the last few episodes manage well to be both dramatic and heartfelt too.

But coming back to my initial point, I do see a slight but steady quality drop. It's not anywhere close to being bad just yet, but there are more and more things that not everyone might like. I don't feel alarmed too much though. Maybe the creators took their time to settle into a style, and later seasons will keep this balance between quality and taking shortcuts. If so, it will still be a good anime through and through. But I can't help but worry a bit, after seeing quite a few anime series get sharply worse with newer seasons.

Oh, and I watched the Megumin's spinoff season too. First half was cool, showing her life in the village. But second half went too far into referencing the main story. To the point that there are scenes where the only thing happening is something out of focus that includes the other characters from the main series, or them talking from offscreen loud and clear with Megumin herself not even being a part of it. This results in the season not working as a standalone anime, or even as a prequel worth watching before the main part, too much reliance on what you should already be aware of from seasons and OVAs that came before. Oh well, it does have probably the best opening in the series.

I've been playing Bullet Hell Monday, a non-Touhou shmup, and its OST is absolute banger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soElIkFY_iM&list=PLKbruOo7uQ-CPKhjylrLpPLdqYDrInAt0&index=2

I've played this game before on my previous phone and completed it. It is kinda easy, but Bullet Hell Monday ~Finale~ is actually hard.

> Look back at her.
> "You ready?"

>"Yeah, let's go!" she says.

>_

> Look back at her.
> "You ready?"