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Sometimes it's the little things in the execution of a concept that can make or break a series. Change a plot point here or a character there and the whole thing falls apart. I haven't read either of those series, but I have read so many series that are superficially similar to each other, but the execution can totally break some while others really shine. It makes me wonder how much of that is the author vs. having a good editor/reviewer. Star Wars was famously terrible in its original cut and then was edited just before release to be the mega-hit that we all know. I sometimes wonder how many terrible manga have ended up on an editor's desk that then gets polished to the series we all talk about.

It's been ages since I have last played Minecraft (beta probably, yes I am old) so it blows my mind that people are making mods centered around anime. As long as you enjoy the show, that is all that matters. Honestly, what anime doesn't have 1-2 troublesome elements (brocon, siscon, inappropriate fanservice, etc.)? If you dismiss every show that has one problematic thing, then you aren't watching very much and would miss out on some great characters and stories.

I think that if they mess with his brother he could snap pretty easily. One of the only things we knew about Helck in the early part of the season is that he was supposed to have killed his brother. So, I fully expect the humans to force some kind of confrontation between Helck and Cless or just kill Cless and frame Helck so that Helck doesn't spread the truth about the demons.

Welp, one more entire episode devoted to Helck's backstory with another on the horizon based on the episode preview. I like backstory and worldbuilding as much as the next person, but I feel like this could have been paced better. For the first 12 episodes we had almost no backstory about Helck and the humans. Then we are getting at least four entire episodes devoted to it in one giant exposition dump? It feels like it would have been possible to do both story and backstory at the same time rather than put a hard stop on the story so that we can have a whole arc just devoted to backstory.

That being said, I do like the backstory being told and think it is interesting. It was also a solid gag to have Helck be so dense that he doesn't even realize how dense he was being when his buddies were setting him up on a date.

They are really making Rose look like a villain here. Which...thinking about it, isn't entirely wrong either.

I had to look up Yuzuki Family as that show was not even on my radar for this season. There are so many shows coming out each season that it is hard to keep up. On the flip side, that usually means that you can always find a couple shows that really click with you each season. It certainly sounds wholesome from the synopsis. Might be one to queue up when it's been a while since I talked with my brother.

Are you watching Trigun (1998) or Trigun Stampede (2023)? My wife loves Trigun and we are planning on watching it soon (working through another show right now). However, she was really put off by Stampede's art style and gave it a pass.

In my opinion, Your Name is an excellent movie. I am not sure how much you know, but if possible, I would recommend going in as blind as you can. I have read some reviews that criticize the plot being convoluted or full of holes, but I feel like a lot of those come from a place of wanting to be contrarian for the sake of it. There is a reason it has 98% on RT and is #1 most popular title on AniList. Also, if you are a fan of animation as an art, the movie is absolutely gorgeous.

Enjoy!

This is the first I have heard of the Elden Ring manga. I am definitely going to be checking that out. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

Perfect Blue is one of those movies that I have always seen discussions about but I have never sat down to actually watch it (I don't watch many movies compared to shows). I finally got around to watching Your Name in the early pandemic for example. So I will have to make the time to sit down and check out Perfect Blue as well. Thanks for the reminder about it.

Thank you!

I have heard good things about Shangri-La Frontier, might have to check that one out.

I am a total sucker for silly isekai premises, but the pig isekai just seemed a bit too Inukai-san's Dog for me. I was planning on waiting to see how it was received before investing time in it. Thank you for being brave enough to wade into the unknown and report back for the rest of us. Not all heroes wear capes.