[Abyss]

DEMON SLAYER...
...this is far more entertaining than it has any right to be.

[Chance]

Abyss, on 05 May 2025 - 01:54 PM, said:

DEMON SLAYER...
...this is far more entertaining than it has any right to be.

Think the art style is what gets me, much of the newer anime feels a bit sloppy in that regard but Demon Slayer delivers with style. Most other animators seem to lean a bit to heavily on 3d animation really.

This post has been edited by Chance: 05 May 2025 - 03:56 PM

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 05 May 2025 - 01:54 PM, said:

DEMON SLAYER...
...this is far more entertaining than it has any right to be.

Oh man, if you just started you haven't seen anything yet. SUCH a great show!

[Abyss]

Chance, on 05 May 2025 - 02:09 PM, said:

Abyss, on 05 May 2025 - 01:54 PM, said:

DEMON SLAYER...
...this is far more entertaining than it has any right to be.

Think the art style is what gets me, much of the newer anime feels a bit sloppy in that regard but Demon Slayer delivers with style. Most other animators seem to lean a bit to heavily on 3d animation really.

It IS very nicely done animation. I could live without the 'character is screaming and crying and waving their arms a lot and looks like an old Flintstones cartoon' bits but even Zenitsu is growing on me.

QuickTidal, on 05 May 2025 - 03:46 PM, said:

Oh man, if you just started you haven't seen anything yet. SUCH a great show!

it IS!

My experience w 'modern' anime is pretty scattered, I watched a bunch of classics - Akira, Ninja Scroll, GitM, etc - in the 90s, Full Metal Alchemist and various Gundam - Mobile Suit, Wing, Seed - through the 00s, and other than the odd ep here or there not much til recently when some small people i spend time with were bingeing Demon Slayer and i ended up watching ten eps or so cherry-picked across the entire run, including the (insane) finale. Now i'm watching from the beginning, about 3/4 through S1, with intent to finish before the movie drops in Sept because i am absolutely going to see it and if Nezuko does the soccer kick thing and takes someone's head off on the big screen i'm going to lose my mind.

[Maark Abbott]

Demon Slayer is all spectacle and little substance.

Not that this detracts from it - switch brain off, enjoy flashy animation, come away happy.

[Chance]

Maark Abbott, on 06 May 2025 - 06:46 AM, said:

Not that this detracts from it - switch brain off, enjoy flashy animation, come away happy.

Frequently all I look for is being entertained, as I mostly watch anime while doing other stuff at the same time. Not needing to focus on every word of dialogue becomes a good feature

Still both Frieren and Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! where too good for split focus, the later probably my favorite of the recent watches simply for being so outrageous it became enthralling.

Mixed in some Re:Creators in the middle of Demon Slayer season one and the concept is amazing.

This post has been edited by Chance: 06 May 2025 - 02:31 PM

[Abyss]

Maark Abbott, on 06 May 2025 - 06:46 AM, said:

Demon Slayer is all spectacle and little substance.

Not that this detracts from it - switch brain off, enjoy flashy animation, come away happy.

Accurate to a point. There's a running subplot about Tanjiro's empathy towards others, that manifests for the viewer as he slaughters demons and we get a sympathetic origin story before they dust out. It runs just a wee bit deeper than the basic 'travel around, kill demons, train, kill more demons' premise. It's not Full Metal Alchemist's deep ruminations on brotherhood and fascism and science, but it's not DBZ level fight fight yell yell fight more either.

[Maark Abbott]

Abyss, on 06 May 2025 - 04:31 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 06 May 2025 - 06:46 AM, said:

Demon Slayer is all spectacle and little substance.

Not that this detracts from it - switch brain off, enjoy flashy animation, come away happy.

Accurate to a point. There's a running subplot about Tanjiro's empathy towards others, that manifests for the viewer as he slaughters demons and we get a sympathetic origin story before they dust out. It runs just a wee bit deeper than the basic 'travel around, kill demons, train, kill more demons' premise. It's not Full Metal Alchemist's deep ruminations on brotherhood and fascism and science, but it's not DBZ level fight fight yell yell fight more either.

True. I'd still argue don't go into it looking for any particular depth because it is a surface level spectacle show - but not in a detrimental way. The bits of backstory flesh things out just enough to not drag it away from what makes it good. It's like seasoning.

[Abyss]

Maark Abbott, on 07 May 2025 - 07:54 AM, said:

Abyss, on 06 May 2025 - 04:31 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 06 May 2025 - 06:46 AM, said:

Demon Slayer is all spectacle and little substance.

Not that this detracts from it - switch brain off, enjoy flashy animation, come away happy.

Accurate to a point. There's a running subplot about Tanjiro's empathy towards others, that manifests for the viewer as he slaughters demons and we get a sympathetic origin story before they dust out. It runs just a wee bit deeper than the basic 'travel around, kill demons, train, kill more demons' premise. It's not Full Metal Alchemist's deep ruminations on brotherhood and fascism and science, but it's not DBZ level fight fight yell yell fight more either.

True. I'd still argue don't go into it looking for any particular depth because it is a surface level spectacle show - but not in a detrimental way. The bits of backstory flesh things out just enough to not drag it away from what makes it good. It's like seasoning.

Fair to say both perspectives are fair, the depth is there to an extent but it works perfectly fine as a superficial fight show that's nice to look at. I'm enjoying the sheer diversity of demons and Hashira characters, some of it is standard trope done well but some are genuinely original and the design work is exceptional.

[QuickTidal]

Started watching SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER...this show is batshit insane and really REALLY good.

[Chance]

Finished up Re Creators which is awesome. Didn't like the fighting much, not interestingly enough animated most of the time but the rest of the show is **** brilliant.

Continuing with Demon Slayer and yeah it continues to be perfect eye candy, that I don't need to be fully engaged with to enjoy.

QuickTidal, on 08 May 2025 - 12:09 PM, said:

Started watching SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER...this show is batshit insane and really REALLY good.

It gets a bit repetative eventually but its really good entertainment.

This post has been edited by Chance: 08 May 2025 - 02:57 PM

[QuickTidal]

Chance, on 08 May 2025 - 02:56 PM, said:

Finished up Re Creators which is awesome. Didn't like the fighting much, not interestingly enough animated most of the time but the rest of the show is **** brilliant.

Continuing with Demon Slayer and yeah it continues to be perfect eye candy, that I don't need to be fully engaged with to enjoy.

QuickTidal, on 08 May 2025 - 12:09 PM, said:

Started watching SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER...this show is batshit insane and really REALLY good.

It gets a bit repetative eventually but its really good entertainment.

That's fine. I think the characters are what entertains me most.

[Maark Abbott]

Abyss, on 07 May 2025 - 01:54 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 07 May 2025 - 07:54 AM, said:

Abyss, on 06 May 2025 - 04:31 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 06 May 2025 - 06:46 AM, said:

Demon Slayer is all spectacle and little substance.

Not that this detracts from it - switch brain off, enjoy flashy animation, come away happy.

Accurate to a point. There's a running subplot about Tanjiro's empathy towards others, that manifests for the viewer as he slaughters demons and we get a sympathetic origin story before they dust out. It runs just a wee bit deeper than the basic 'travel around, kill demons, train, kill more demons' premise. It's not Full Metal Alchemist's deep ruminations on brotherhood and fascism and science, but it's not DBZ level fight fight yell yell fight more either.

True. I'd still argue don't go into it looking for any particular depth because it is a surface level spectacle show - but not in a detrimental way. The bits of backstory flesh things out just enough to not drag it away from what makes it good. It's like seasoning.

Fair to say both perspectives are fair, the depth is there to an extent but it works perfectly fine as a superficial fight show that's nice to look at. I'm enjoying the sheer diversity of demons and Hashira characters, some of it is standard trope done well but some are genuinely original and the design work is exceptional.

I would contrast it with Jujutsu Kaisen which is super good when it's about punching demons and really slow and boring when story is happening. Demon Slayer has a neat blend of both.

Anyway I'm going back to being horsepilled, Uma Musume: Cinderella grey is peak (as in cap)

[Maark Abbott]

A few neat picks from this season:

Kowloon Generic Romance - starts off as a very basic will they won't they have they until you veer into a story about cloning and what makes someone who they are. Neat

Killing Slimes for 300 Years season 2: It's my favourite LN series of course I am watching this, I eat it up

Cinderella Grey - as per above it's peak as in cap, and the last episode had my entire ass tense up on the edge of my seat.

[QuickTidal]

Maark Abbott, on 13 May 2025 - 11:31 AM, said:

Cinderella Grey - as per above it's peak as in cap, and the last episode had my entire ass tense up on the edge of my seat.

So I googled this...are they...what I think they are? Anthropomorphized horse girls?

[D'rek]

QuickTidal, on 13 May 2025 - 12:09 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 13 May 2025 - 11:31 AM, said:

Cinderella Grey - as per above it's peak as in cap, and the last episode had my entire ass tense up on the edge of my seat.

So I googled this...are they...what I think they are? Anthropomorphized horse girls?

Yes, the horse girls in the show are all expys of real life racing horses (of course the real horses are mostly male but they all become teenage girls). It's adapted from an extremely popular gacha game. Also they do idol concerts because of course they do.

[QuickTidal]

D, on 13 May 2025 - 05:34 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 13 May 2025 - 12:09 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 13 May 2025 - 11:31 AM, said:

Cinderella Grey - as per above it's peak as in cap, and the last episode had my entire ass tense up on the edge of my seat.

So I googled this...are they...what I think they are? Anthropomorphized horse girls?

Yes, the horse girls in the show are all expys of real life racing horses (of course the real horses are mostly male but they all become teenage girls). It's adapted from an extremely popular gacha game. Also they do idol concerts because of course they do.

I feel squicky just reading that...I doubt I could stomach an anime focused on it. Seems tailor made for Bronies though.

[Maark Abbott]

Yeah, no. Never make that comparison again.

It's mostly a sports / running show.

[QuickTidal]

Maark Abbott, on 14 May 2025 - 07:39 AM, said:

Yeah, no. Never make that comparison again.

It's mostly a sports / running show.

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[QuickTidal]

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX episode 5 & 6:

Are Machu, Nyaan, and Shuji a throuple? I'm not complaining, but the two girls just competitively got into their skivvies to lay on the "cold metal" of the Gundam with Shuji when he said that it felt nice...and then Machu was mad that Nyaan saw the Kira-Kira lights when she connected to the Omega Psychommu as she felt that was just for her and Shuji...feels like it's headed that way. Which is actually more interesting than just a love triangle.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 14 May 2025 - 12:59 PM