Fall is here! A couple shows have already aired their first episodes and most of the rest are starting this week. I hope that everybody finds something fun to watch this season! In case you wanted to browse the airing shows, here is a list:
As always, remember to be mindful of spoilers. If you want to know more about how to handle spoilers in this community, check the guide here (also linked in the sidebar).
Meta Update
It's been a while since I last made a meta post, so I guess we are due. With the start of the Fall 2024 season, I was reminded that it was during the Fall 2023 season that I created this account and began posting to this community. So, it seems like an appropriate time to reflect and take stock of where things are.
Overall, I have been very pleased with the continued growth of the community. I remember starting out where it felt like it was just me and a couple others posting things that nobody else saw; yelling out into an empty void. So, it is always exciting to me when people are making posts and having conversations in the comments in which I was not involved at all. We have grown to be the most subscribed-to community on ani.social with far and away the most comments/discussion. Keep it up everybody!
An important part of this community, our resident bot @[email protected], has also been seen in a generally positive light (or at least I haven't gotten complaints). The very beginning of a season is always a little weird with the bot because the api it uses is being edited a lot as things like broadcast schedules or streaming links get sorted out in the first 1-2 weeks. So, please bear with her as she gets herself sorted out this season as well.
Something else I wanted to mention was the success of having some shows run their own discussion threads in a separate community. The first of these was [email protected] running their own discussion threads, followed by [email protected]. Thank you to both @[email protected] and @[email protected] for your contributions! Also, for those unaware, episode discussion threads for the upcoming Dan Da Dan are going to be run in [email protected] by @[email protected] this coming season. I hope you all check them out!
Finally, a hearty thank you to all of you users for the content you have and will hopefully continue to contribute to this community. I consider this community as one of the more successful and sustainable examples of community building in the fediverse. Here's hoping that I can write an update like this one come Fall 2025.
I don't have too much to write about this week that I didn't include in the meta post above. I have been absolutely slammed with work, but I managed to catch up on a bit of backlog and watch the finales for a couple shows:
I am going to try to catch up on Spice and Wolf while I wait for Fall shows to kick off, though I am not sure how far I will be able to get due to time constraints.
Just as a side meta comment, during this past week I haven't been able to be as responsive to comments/posts as I have in the past. I think it is a good sign that there is enough activity in this community as well as [email protected] that my inbox can look like this after just a couple days:
Keep it up everybody and I apologize if you feel like I have ignored you. I just haven't had the time recently.