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Then they would all drive diesel trucks with modified exhaust and floor it between stop signs

DEI isn't just a dog whistle for racism, it's also sexism.

There's also "air fry", which is just an aggressive convection oven

I didn't like Season 1 as much, I think because the story was scattered around introducing so many characters. I also agree that ecchi is a turn-off for me, but I liked the concept, characters, and production value enough to stick with it.

I think the strength of the 3rd season onwards is that it relies more on the established cast, rather than introducing a ton of new characters all the time.

So, can I pick this up and just start watching? Or is there another series I should watch before this?

I disagree. I had to stick with it through Season 1 and 2, but I got hooked and ended up binging Seasons 3 and 4.

Dungeon People and Parry Everything look like they'll be pretty good, but otherwise, I agree

This episode is a serious tearjerker! Great conclusion for the series, I'm glad we get to see adult Kumiko continuing the legacy

Kind of surprised by this one. I don't think anyone was terribly impressed with the first season.

I'm not having children to compete with other people. I don't want to be responsible for bringing a life into this world only to suffer as crops fail and wars for resources rage.

In America, school teachers are paid shit wages, and guns are everywhere. Quality of life is decreasing as wages stagnate, the rich get richer, and democracy slowly turns into fascism. The oceans are getting hot enough to kill the fish, and they keep getting hotter. Microplastics are literally everywhere, and we're still learning how bad that is.

We've already passed the Paris Climate Accord global warming limit, and the yearly global greenhouse gas emissions are still increasing to record levels. 1.5C of warming was supposed to be the doomsday limit, but now they say 2C isn't that bad? The moving target for the global warming limit is a joke, and the poor and impoverished are the punchline.

Sure, I get the urge to have children, but I've already gone through the 7 stages of grief myself about it.

I can afford kids, but fuck making them live through this climate collapse we've created. I'll adopt if I really want a kid.

So MC said he's a samurai, which is supposedly a rare class. Why is the other samurai not surprised that MC knows nothing about samurai clans? They literally jump into an explanation as if it's completely natural that MC knows nothing about the world at all.

Absolute lazy shit