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Sara's Audio-Visual Import-Overflow Retail / Re: Anime Talk
« Last post by williewillus on November 08, 2024, 03:12:04 AM »Bumping this to revive. I don't watch as much as I used to, since it's rare that something catches my eye now, but I did watch a couple recently:
takt op. destiny
I watched this because I saw Marasy (famous Touhou pianist) covering one of the covers from the game of the same name. The anime was kind of mid and you could tell it was meant to just be a money-burner to promote the game. There were a few cool ideas scattered here and there but it never gelled and ended up falling into a very predictable and cliched plotline.
Oshi no Ko 2
Mostly copied from my blog post.
I actually liked it quite a bit, even though I didn’t have to great an impression of Season 1.
The problem with Season 1 was that it front-loaded all the “mystery” parts into episode 1, and the rest of the season was mostly just an entertainment-industry anime. The expectation and reality didn’t line up leading to a bit of disappointment.
This season did a slightly better job blending the two together at the right times, though it mostly was the same thing in reverse: mostly about entertainment-industry, then significantly turning up the mystery heat in the final few episodes.
My favorite parts were definitely the two climax episodes of the stage drama arc, there was some absolutely stunning animation going on there. The characters giving internal monologues while performing on the stage drama somehow turned out to not be too chessy.
Also, Akane fans like yours truly absolutely FEASTED this season, especially at the end. I’m so happy haha (← He is probably going to be hurt bad further down the line).
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
This one is still ongoing, but it's pretty fresh series about science, enlightenment, and progress as a species over many generations. Any details about why I like it is going to already stray near spoilers so I'd read the synopsis and give it a try!
takt op. destiny
I watched this because I saw Marasy (famous Touhou pianist) covering one of the covers from the game of the same name. The anime was kind of mid and you could tell it was meant to just be a money-burner to promote the game. There were a few cool ideas scattered here and there but it never gelled and ended up falling into a very predictable and cliched plotline.
Oshi no Ko 2
Mostly copied from my blog post.
I actually liked it quite a bit, even though I didn’t have to great an impression of Season 1.
The problem with Season 1 was that it front-loaded all the “mystery” parts into episode 1, and the rest of the season was mostly just an entertainment-industry anime. The expectation and reality didn’t line up leading to a bit of disappointment.
This season did a slightly better job blending the two together at the right times, though it mostly was the same thing in reverse: mostly about entertainment-industry, then significantly turning up the mystery heat in the final few episodes.
My favorite parts were definitely the two climax episodes of the stage drama arc, there was some absolutely stunning animation going on there. The characters giving internal monologues while performing on the stage drama somehow turned out to not be too chessy.
Also, Akane fans like yours truly absolutely FEASTED this season, especially at the end. I’m so happy haha (← He is probably going to be hurt bad further down the line).
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
This one is still ongoing, but it's pretty fresh series about science, enlightenment, and progress as a species over many generations. Any details about why I like it is going to already stray near spoilers so I'd read the synopsis and give it a try!