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This examines whether or not FX Fighter Kurumi Chan can appropriately write about the serious themes it presents. The show explores Foreign Currency Trading and themes of suicide and gambling addiction, but has a cute girl, moe aesthetic. These two ideas are clashing, but that doesn't inherently mean it can't work with good writing.

Sections of the essay:
Why It Matters
The Verdict
The Reasoning
Criticism
Bonus: How Forex Trading Works (In the real world)

I was rewatching JJK and I got to Higuruma episodes. They reach incredible height in such short amount of time. It made me compare them to other strong moments in JJK - nothing comes close. Sure, it works because of all the build up and past events in the show but still... the rest feels so shallow now in comparison.

The other examples I came up with are:
The ending of the Chimera Ant arc in HxH
First 5 episodes in My Happy Marriage (although, with this one it's more of a genre change)

Has anyone had similar experience with other shows?

First of all i knew nothing about the anime itself. First episode was so funny and kinda confusing. After that I thought i would gonna be like Love, chunibyu & other delusions. 2-3 episodes were great, but at 4th episode some random dude shows up out of nowhere, they have some superpowers and Haruhi can end the world for some reason.

After that I tried to search what was that. Then, found out that it was aired at nonlinear order for some fucking reason. It was soooo confusing.

Then I found correct watch order, but there are two orders that are with and without season 2. So I'm assuming that there are episodes of season 2 that should be between episodes of season 1 chronologically.

Now I trying to choose which order I should watch. I want to have the best experience and no spoilers please.

So, I just watched Angel's Egg. Beautiful artwork, beautiful music. The plot? What hell was any of that? Don't get me wrong, I didn't dislike it, but I can't say I liked it or loved it if I don't know what happened at all. Can someone explain it to me?

Who's the guy, is the world the ark, what's that giant eye thing, why'd he break it, why does she have it, who's the girl, is that an angel skeleton petrified into the wall, why are all the fishermen stone until the fish arrive, what are those fish, what exactly happened to her when he broke it, what's up with all the water flasks, why are there so many eggs after she yeeted herself into a chasm (and died?), what's up with the convoy of tank things he was apart of and left, why was there nothing in the egg, he had many opportunities to destroy the egg before then so why didn't he do it earlier, what's up with the trees, this seems like a world where The Flood from Genesis in The Bible never ended but why does look like that and why didn't it end, what is that thing he has, why is her hair white, why is his hair white, where's the sun?

Psyren, episode 1

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Been having a rough few weeks and want something comforting to watch before bed.

Loved: Mushishi, Spy x Family, Barakamon, Nana, Your Name

Didn't enjoy: Anything too heavy or full of constant fighting (couldn't get into Bleach)

Already seen: Death Note, Steins;Gate, Attack on Titan

Looking for: Slice of life or iyashikei, calm and wholesome, 12-26 episodes, sub is fine.

Underrated stuff welcome. Thanks!

I recently watched Violent Evergarden + The movie and I thought it was genuinely one of the most beautiful animes I've ever seen. It's not normally something that I care much about with anime but it got me wondering what out there was really the peak of this.

OH but I love to absolutely binge series of animes so if you have something please only tell me if it's 100% complete so that I can watch something beautiful from start to finish without feeling disappointed that it never got a second season or was only 1/5th of the manga or something!

EDIT: I wasn't expecting so many responses. Thank you everyone I really appreciate it. I can't take the time to respond to everyone but I'll try where appropriate and if I end up watching your suggestion I'll make sure to come back and let you know.

for those who don't gatekeep, feel free to share your favorite underrated anime that doesn't have the recognition that it should. i love anything slice of life, action/adventure! being a part of something small is always exciting :)

(this is a repost with some edits, previous post was deleted for being within 24h of the release of S4 ep24)

As an anime only Bookworm (Honzuki) fan, I was really disappointed by Studio Wit's S4 adaptation. Overall, the pacing absolutely sucked, especially in the 2nd cour. The playful character interactions and gentle tone of the previous seasons was sacrificed needlessly in pursuit of very mediocre fantasy storytelling, and borderline bad character development. Spoilers below...

For me, the best and most critical part of Honzuki is the growth from characters as they interact with (Roze)Myne. The newer characters just weren't properly developed in S4. They were very one-note, and either had no growth, or their "growth" felt emotionless. Some examples:

• Wilfried (brother): Wilfried was too quickly forgiven in the introduction. He made Rozemyne bleed and faint, then it's all forgotten about next episode with no harm done. Later on when he gets in big trouble for entering the White Tower, there's no real sense he really understands why his perspective was wrong. At least give us his point of view, give us his feelings on being disavowed as heir, and show some hints that he's growing as a person
• Angelica (retainer): She's introduced as a rather one-note all brawl no brain character. Show us her motivations, why she's interested in becoming strong
• Bonifatius (grandpa): Another 'brute' with no backstory shown, nor his emotional connections to the other characters. Show us why he's interested in Rozemyne, or at least why he's willing to rush to her aid
• Charlotte (sister): She was introduced way too late, and her friendship with Rozemyne wasn't at all convincing, there just wasn't enough time for that to develop. In comparison, for Lutz, it took 8 episodes in S1 for him to fully trust Myne, and their friendship feel so much more natural and well-earned

Other side characters we grew to like in the previous seasons were severely thrown under the bus:

• Damuel sucked the most. No scenes showing his mana growth at all, and it looked like he was utterly incompetent in the last 2 episodes, both as a fighter and on pursuing Brigitte
• Lutz and Benno were almost reduced to comic relief characters. Why not show them thinking about their own futures? Especially Benno who is making a new company, it's a big risk, so surely that deserves some time to be fleshed out?
• Her real family were reduced to cameos only. They're the main reason why Myne chose to live. Show us more scenes where Rozemyne's actions are inspired by them, especially when she's interacting with her direct step-family!

The fantasy elements, material gathering, highbeasts, feystones etc., felt like hoops the plot had to jump through in order to move forward. The adventures themselves had no charm, there was no challenge (even when the first ingredient gathering went wrong, Rozemyne was plenty protected and there was no real harm done). All this means there was no feeling of victory, the materials weren't well-earned. In short for me, it didn't feel magical, wasn't suspenseful, nor fill the world full of wonder, like a good fantasy should

The whole disaster with Hasse had a lot more potential for meta storytelling. You show how executions are done, highlighting the real power nobles have over commoners. This is a big reveal, but apart from Rozemyne being appalled by violence, there just wasn't enough of a reaction, nor enough social commentary. We've been shown hints of how Myne would change the world for the better, like using Tau fruits instead of expensive magic items to tame the Devouring for commoners like Dirk. I feel Rozemyne should give some insights on how she would repeal the power imbalance nobles have over commoners, or at least reprimand Ferdinand for the brutal methods he and other nobles use

The last 2 episodes were the most egregious for me:

• There wasn't enough well-executed foreshadowing like the previous seasons, the fight broke out very haphazardly from nowhere
• The fight itself had very poor choreography and animation
• The motivations of the other side were very unclear, and the actions they took wasn't at all smart nor calculating like we were lead to believe nobles were
• Plot contrivances: The villains relied entirely on luck that Rozemyne cared for Charlotte enough to fly outside
• Ferdinand appears from nowhere when he's supposed to be inside with the other nobles, esp as they didn't know at that point if it was a larger scale attack on the Aub himself

Finally when the fight got resolved, the 2 year healing process wasn't nearly as emotional as it could've been. They clearly tried, showing only a cameo from her family and Ferdinand, but it wasn't close to enough. 2 years is a long time, esp for a child. We could've had Rozemyne's monologue on her worries about the whole cast, as each of them visit her (or at least the cathedral), read her new books they've made, or reveal parts of their own progress thanks to Rozemyne's help earlier on. I get that this is a convenient narrative time jump, but they could at least make it somewhat emotional as she heals

The saving grace of S4 were the early episodes on book development and Ferdinand's concert. Seeing Ferdinand being flustered vs how the other women reacted was really charming, and were for me by far the best parts this season offered

As I said, I always felt Honzuki was at its best when we see other characters respond and grow thanks to Myne's insatiable appetite for books or societal improvement. I sincerely hope they bring back the charm, slower pacing, and a gentler tone for the next season!

TL;DR: Season 4 felt rushed and had much less charm. Newer characters weren't developed, older characters were sidelined. The fantasy wasn't magical nor satisfying to watch. The ending had poor animation, too many plot contrivances, and wasn't as emotionally executed as it could've been