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End of Summer Season Discussion (lemmy.ml)
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As we approach the end of the summer shows (that stayed on schedule, looking at you Zom 100), what are your thoughts? Any thoughts are welcome! Liked a show more than you thought? Disappointed by a show? Want to bring attention to something you think flew under the radar? Here's your chance.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've watched four this season:

  • Seven Spellblades: I assumed going in it would be fairly generic, but it's turned into my overall favorite, mostly on the merits of the story itself. It does a surprisingly good job of maintaining a relatively large ensemble of MCs. (Also, given that the setting is kind of "dark anime harry potter", I can't help but appreciate the implied "fuck you" to JKR in one subplot.)
  • Helck: not all the humor lands for me, but enough does that I really enjoy the show! The slowly unfolding plot is kind of neat too.
  • Undead Girl Murder Farce: I really like the sense of humor and style in this one. At the start it seems like it's going to be a bit like In/Spectre in terms of slow-paced mystery solving, but the action starts to pick up ~half way through the first cour.
  • The vending machine iskei: I wouldn't say it's exactly a good show, but it's been watchable enough I made it to the end of the season!
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Having a large cast of characters can be difficult. It is something that I think has hurt some otherwise great shows I have watched in the past like Baccano. I love that show dearly, but the cast is so large it is hard to keep straight for somebody on their first time through. Also, handling a large main cast is something that I think Naruto does very well (though they have a lot more time to build out the cast). I haven't heard too much about Seven Spellblades, so glad to hear they are doing this right.