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wtfNeedSignUp said:
I didn't see any political/gender shit un the episode. What did they change?

Unless they get multiple seasons VN adaptions suck. You need like a season per 10 hours of reading for it to be tolerable and even then it spoils the point if it's not a linear story.
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There's a whole thread on it on Twitter [A]. Mind you, some of it doesn't even include some shit I personally found out like translating ironic "cool beauty", which is literally said in English, as just "I am cool, Period". Or my personal favorite, adding the "Caught in 4K" joke.
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Guess what, it's the same trannycow troonslator who did the "Big Brudder" shit in Higurashi show (either Gou or Sotsu), Katrina Leonoudakis.
 
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wtfNeedSignUp said:
Unless they get multiple seasons VN adaptions suck. You need like a season per 10 hours of reading for it to be tolerable and even then it spoils the point if it's not a linear story.
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True. But when they hit, they hit hard. And if anything it helps get people interested in the games. I mean I'm playing thru F/SN now because of the adaptions.
 
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Guess what, it's the same trannycow troonslator who did the "Big Brudder" shit in Higurashi show (either Gou or Sotsu), Katrina Leonoudakis.
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She is fat and ugly, but not a tranny. She's not even trying with the shitty subs at this point. I still find it hilarious that she met her husband on 4chan.

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Kari Kamiya said:
Lol we're never going to get a proper Umineko anime, not after the shitshow that was Sotsugou.
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Proper and Umineko anime shouldn't be used in the same sentence, no studio has the autism/money to do that VN justice.

I'm still pissed that instead of doing a kino Muv-Luv Extra -> Unlimited -> Alternative anime adaptation and instead they just gave us a half-assed Alternative adaptation. It could've been like Steins;Gate good if they got like Sunrise to do it and really gave Extra some time. Instead the Alternative anime comes off like a shitty isekai more than anything else.

Also this is a pipe-dream but a Subahibi anime would be very good if they can do something about all of the rape, which is kind of impossible. I just want more denpa anime man.
 
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The first episode of Synduality: Noir came out, and I have no plans to watch the rest of this show. It feels very similar to Gridman, which is quite mediocre, plus the action animation is all lightweight CGI. This isn't to mention that the amount of ecchi in the first episode makes me fear that the show will get even more perverted and degenerate as it goes on. The settings are cool, though -- they remind me of Ninjago and TMNT. I'll probably just stick to AI no Idenshi and Precure this season.

On the other hand, I've been reading the Babel II manga, and I'm really enjoying it. No, there's really not much in the way of character development or overarching plot, but the gadgets and battle strategies are cool and the art is well done. There's no perversion or edgyness -- just cool bases, cool technology, an earnest hero, and a snarly villain.

I also watched DT Eightron, and it's actually a pretty good show. Many people just dismiss it as a bad Evangelion ripoff since the main character looks very similar to Shinji, but it's actually quite good. It has sentient mecha similar to Brigadoon, and I love sentient mecha. The soundtrack is one of the coolest and most distinctive I've heard in anime, and it gets to be a very gripping dystopian story with excellent worldbuilding, colourful animation, and great alert screen designs (even if the fonts can look a little silly at times).
 
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DrearyDoomguy said:
I'm 8 episodes into The Faraway Paladin, and I have to say it's surprisingly comfy. The "reincarnated in another world" thing is so played down they could have cut it entirely, the show is visually rock solid with character designs that are perfectly distinctive without being overdone, and the story, at least for the first arc, feels both well thought out and well-executed. easy 9/10 so far.
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I found Faraway Paladin interesting because it's more and less about reincarnation than a normal isekai. Less because Will has no real memories of his previous life, he isn't building a car or trying to make curry. All he remembers is how shitty his life was, and that it was mostly his own fault. More because his previous life provides Will motivation, and gives him depth. He pledges to the goddess because he is thankful for a second chance to do better.

Shame that a new book hasn't come out since 2017, but maybe the adaptation will help motivate the author to write more (though that didn't work with Rokka No Yuusha).
 
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Human Waiter said:
I found Faraway Paladin interesting because it's more and less about reincarnation than a normal isekai. Less because Will has no real memories of his previous life, he isn't building a car or trying to make curry. All he remembers is how shitty his life was, and that it was mostly his own fault. More because his previous life provides Will motivation, and gives him depth. He pledges to the goddess because he is thankful for a second chance to do better.

Shame that a new book hasn't come out since 2017, but maybe the adaptation will help motivate the author to write more (though that didn't work with Rokka No Yuusha).
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It's nice to see the "another world" genre being used to actually immerse you in another world instead of just throwing a wiki in your face via an RPG-esque stat screen that only the protagonist can see. It's already confirmed for a second season this fall and I can see why.
I looked it up and the hiatus in the novels interestingly coincided with the manga adaptation. Maybe the novels will start again when the anime and the manga catch up to the story thus far? It's anyone's guess at this point. I imagine two separate adaptations wouldn't be ordered if the studios responsible knew the story was likely going to cut off with no continuation for the forseeable future.
 
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Didn't know that Helck was getting an anime. I'm glad to hear that it's apparently good, because I loved that manga.
 
Human Waiter said:
I found Faraway Paladin interesting because it's more and less about reincarnation than a normal isekai. Less because Will has no real memories of his previous life, he isn't building a car or trying to make curry. All he remembers is how shitty his life was, and that it was mostly his own fault. More because his previous life provides Will motivation, and gives him depth. He pledges to the goddess because he is thankful for a second chance to do better.

Shame that a new book hasn't come out since 2017, but maybe the adaptation will help motivate the author to write more (though that didn't work with Rokka No Yuusha).
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Iirc the author had some mental health anxiety issues and took a hiatus but is pretty active on Twitter now (not in a bad way, seems like he just really likes learning about languages) and seems like he's ready to go back to writing it.
 
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I made away like a bandit finding a sealed new copy of The Twelve Kingdoms complete DVD collection for 20 bucks today. I wanted to watch this back around 2021 (or for the start of last year) and had downloaded half of the episodes but never got around to it. Must be a sign.
 
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What's the point in isekais when they rarely touch upon the whole "transported to another world" plot point?
 
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SandyCat said:
What's the point in isekais when they rarely touch upon the whole "transported to another world" plot point?
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Most of the time it comes back to be important to the plot.
In Faraway Paladin's case, considering he becomes a devout follower of the Goddess that summoned him because she gave him that second chance and the villian is the God of the Undead, it'll get brought back sooner or later.
 
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SandyCat said:
What's the point in isekais when they rarely touch upon the whole "transported to another world" plot point?
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The Japanese are demoralized as a nation and the idea of dying and being reborn into any world besides their own is best form of commercial escapism.

Isekais use to be more wacky, akin to the most commonly referred to Western influence of the genre, Alice in Wonderland. Digimon and Those who Hunt Elves captured an almost distrust of their fantasy worlds. Modern isekai are idealistic to their worlds.
 
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Waifu Days said:
The Japanese are demoralized as a nation and the idea of dying and being reborn into any world besides their own is best form of commercial escapism.

Isekais use to be more wacky, akin to the most commonly referred to Western influence of the genre, Alice in Wonderland. Digimon and Those who Hunt Elves captured an almost distrust of their fantasy worlds. Modern isekai are idealistic to their worlds.
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That's a really good point. Power fantasy/other worlds shows always existed, but with modern isekai you feel the cope of an entire generation living in the post bubble economy with the dawning realization that they are expected to live actual wage slaving lives to some gay corpo with no chance of rising up, while squandering away their youth either by being a loner or just some average guy.
 
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