I watched Angel. It was mediocre in so many ways but I knew it would be exactly that. The side characters are bland, the main characters exist. It did do one thing really well, made me appreciate Horimiya. Also there was no fan service* and that's a plus in my book.
As someone who considers himself quite immune to Anime BS, I think Onimai is a GREAT show with lots of wholesomeness and even an interesting exploration of identity. I don't get the Ice guy thing either tbh. Can't wait for spring! Antient Magus Bride is my most anticipated anime this season by FAR as season one is one of my favorites.
TBH Onimai is a lot more wholesome that what someone could think, if you can ignore the awkward fanservice there's a pretty wholesome to be watched, with pretty weird implications so don't overthink it please
I use MAL's Manga database to keep track of the books I read. Though I'm more faithful and diligent in using Goodreads (updated sooner and more frequently).
I am so happy to hear that I'm not the only person who doesn't like Angel Next Door. I haven't dropped it but I haven't finished it yet either, though it genuinely pains me to watch it and I tend to have to look away from my screen as soon as I finish reading the subtitles because of how cringey it is. I am very happy to hear about the Kikuri spinoff manga though and, if it's good, I hope that it gets popular enough for us to eventually get an anime adaptation of it. Just thinking about the amazing music that would come from that makes me giddy
"because of how cringey it is." That's honestly the best way to describe it. It's trying to be so damn sweet, with every little small detail, camera zoom-in on character faces, weird sounds, etc that it just becomes cringy
I tried watching The Angel Next Door to Spoil Me Rotten and after 5 episodes is boring and it is obvious the couple are going to be together at the end.
Maybe it was the anonymous nature but Onimai was very good. I enjoyed tuning in every week & it was a lot more wholesome than it comes across, tho there are still those aspects to it that don't bother me but may bother other ppl. & Yes Tristan people like me do read that little blurb under the name for no reason at all lol
The thing about E3 and how it relates to Anime is we have seen games and anime to be a two way conversation. Titles like Jojo and Full Metal Alchemist have had multiple games, while Game franchises like Sonic and Persona have had animated adaptations. And the amount of times that many people have found out about either way happening to get a western release has usually been E3.
CardCaptor Sakura Clear Card getting a sequel is the best news I've seen in the sphere recently. I was so frustrated at the end of the first season and reading the manga has been slow going. Can you share your thoughts on it?
i mean Onimai deserves it, it's not any hornier then your typical anime, it's actually very wholesome and relaxing and the only weird part is the premise Also Angel Next Door at first let's go! it's a really nice romcom and very sweet, can't stop smiling while watching it
@@pinkfoxboi1331 it was really chill and wholesome, yeah it's weird at first but they forget about that quick, i recommend giving it another try because after like episode 3 it just becomes like your average cute girls doing cute things anime
The Angel Next Door's don't have a high production value and the animation is not even consistent through out the season. BUT the source material (3 years of top 10 light novel in JP since 2020 and 4th currently) is so good that it carry the whole shows through out the season. I'm on my way to bought the books now.
Man, did Trigun Stampede ever make it on the top 10 anime on MAL? Feels like it should be a crime that it isn’t there at all. Makes me want to dust off my account specifically to give it a little boost bc it really deserves it.
I think the reason you don't like the angel next door is because it seems you're just not into those soft romance animes, but it was a really good one this season, but my favorite one was apple sugar fairy tale which is ever worse xD
still angel next door slander. Tho I gotta admit, it did not deserve first place. It started off as my fave of the season, but after a few episodes it just got a bit boring. It was still cute and I enjoyed it, but it was no master piece
I work in the Game Industry and would get an E3 pass for free. I was lucky to be able to attend the 2018, and was super looking forward to going this year with some coworkers. Really sad to see E3 canned, probably for good.
I'm looking forward to go to a VG convention Dream Hack at my home town. I never had a chance to go to E3 since its only exclusive to people who work at the industry.
@artfire28 e3 hasn't been industry exclusive for like 10 years, still has...had... general admissions. Honestly one of the coolest experiences of my life, such a shame.
@@rinkusonic I do that too normally. But Bocchi is just too reliant on is original language. I don't think that trying to translate it will work right.
A couple months ago MAL was soliciting any user to submit recommendations (including written explanations) for those manga categories, with some requirements like it has to be in print in English (they had a pre-curated list you could choose or suggest your own). So that’s where they got some of the “trusted users” from.
I use MAL for both anime and manga. I feel it is accurate with what manga are currently out/gives a good idea of how popular something is, is easy to use and it's simpler to just do everything in the one place. No idea wat the alternatives are tho, but I just find MAL does everything I need it to do
The success of The Ice Guy and his Cool Female Colleague can be attributed to the fact that it was the only josei anime this season, and for that matter, the number of josei a year tend to be in the single digits. With little competition, it overperformed. But as someone who loves the show and thinks it deserves its high performance, I also attribute it to the chill atmosphere and low conflict. It's kind of like if Laid-Back Camp were an office romance, with the pretty art, low stakes, and easily resolved conflicts. Plus office romances have been in a boom since Wotakoi. (I kinda want an Our Teachers are Dating adaptation, but it would get the "censor bars everywhere" treatment, so maybe it's a good thing we don't have one...)
Meh, is actually a great way to describe the past season. There were a few good shows but almost all of them were missing something to make them above a 7.5 IMO. Only exception was Blue Lock (I still need to watch Vinland Saga so can’t comment on that one).
Don't be too hopeful. You can watch specific parts making up probably... 30 minutes, of all 12 episodes worth a shit. Seemed like insufferable and complete filler, almost exclusively. Like, one semi-major event happened. There's slow, and there's basically an entire season you could skip and it means LITERALLY NOTHING if you do, level.
Except for the fact that every single thing that is wrong with Sword Art Online, in a 1:1 defines the entire season. They pulled out literally every critical failure of animation and storytelling they could this season.
I have been avoiding it since I thought she got far too OP by the end of the first, and suspected that they would keep on with that here. Will eventually try it still since, like you say, it’s a feel-good show, but I’m kinda wary
@@bilditup1 Oh, Maple does get even more OP, but personally, I find the way she becomes ridiculously OP funny because she's just having fun and cheating the game completely by accident. She's so OP, that it's become a running gag. Her being a cinnamon bun that must protected at all costs also helps. Besides, for me, Bofuri is the kind of series that you turn your brain off to and just embrace the comfiness and fights.
@@LucasCarter2 Being formulaic doesn't automatically make a series bad. It's just meant to be pure dumb fun for the sake of dumb fan, and there's nothing wrong with that. I wouldn't call it bland. Just an acquired taste.
I REALLY don't understand how The angel next door spoils me rotten is so high. It was decent, and very sweet, but NOT first place worthy.... by a LOOOONG shot
Honestly I thought that both Saving 80,000 Gold, and Angel Next Door, were junk food. Junk food I enjoyed quite a lot, but not ones I'd put at the top of the list for the season lol.
If you actually ever read any of the comments on your videos (it has become very clear that you don’t, you mightn’t be so out of touch, such as with Onimai. I also can’t understand what seems to be a huge disparagy between the shows you continued watching last season, and you stating a preference for liking relaxing/slice of life type shows and what what you keep saying about Onimai and Angel next door.
7:30 this is why we LOVE you tristan! Cus your top anime picks (which ur community love) never make it into normal trending … which means we appreciate the niche you carve out
When I was back in college, I attempted to do a capstone project for my degree that needed a list of harem manga. I was going to do a study on what factors predict which girl would "win" in the end of the story so I needed manga titles to choose from. I basically added to my manga list any harem manga I could find. In the end though I realized the amount of work to find, study, and analyse all that obscure manga so I never did go with that idea. So now I just have a list any person would judge me for lol.
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 capstone is what we called our senior year final project before graduation. Not sure if all schools required it, but my school required it in order to graduate generally.
Omg. It’s been ages since I’ve seen this Channel. It was the Chanel I used to go to to see the reviews of some anime’s I had just watched and which ones to watch next as I was new to anime. I’m so glad I’ve found this Channel again as it’s amazing and one of the best in the genre of anime !! Love this guy too much 😂 great guy
DanMachi was severely underrated this half-season, so I’m glad to see that people got back into it. Tomochan just feels good all-around and it’s nice to see here as well, though I’m less surprised about that
I always write Danbmachi off as a decent show with good moments but this half season was a legitimately interesting dungeon dive that felt like it had real stakes for some of the characters. Deserved praise for sure.
Easily the best danmachi has ever been. It was truly a great season. Tomo-chan was also fantastic and should be extra praised for having solid pacing and an ending.
I use it as a manga/anime list sometimes. Anime far more. As soon as I finish the series I usually do a quick note about it in the notes and the rating and mark as complete lol
Angel Next Door is overrated, not surprised fans would be like the FMA fans of MAL lol. I think it was good enough, but not great. Also, I think your issues with Magical Revolution are addressed in it, just more subtle. But the LN has way more of it. Also, Onimai is cute/wholesome. :P I think that "top list" is a pretty poor example cause the voting base is small sample size. I know I sure didn't vote in it. The general anime subreddit one is better, but even that's not perfect. Basically, anime trending, like anime corner, are dog shit in their opinions :P
Getting into Manga seems like finding the right website and something to read, Anime is more straight forward as you watching it. As for E3. Gaming companies usually have a digital event these days.
I liked the angel spoils me rotten because I liked that type of sugary warm and cozy teenage love, and as far as I asked to friends who also liked the show, they told me similar answers. So, there's that.
MAL is very usefull for me especialy as read/watch a lot Chinese donghau along side anime such as The Grandmaster Of Demonic Cultivation, A Will Eternal, Heaven Official's Blessing and Fairies Albums!🥰(For any fans of Mushishi I highly recomend Fairies Albums -aka- Bai Yao Pu)
Hii. Been a while since I last watched GR, had a great time listening in to most reviews like steins gate, etc back then. This seems cool. Also listened to the GR recommendations back then, I believe Kinos Journey was in that list? Anyways just been helpful in finding gems. Oh and also Houseki No Kuni. God damn Siri Yamiko been a patreon for a long time. Listening to Loneliness and Blue Planet while running gives me speed boost. Been a lot more into podcasts lately like Trash Taste... Well this is like a podcast I can just listen in after running 10k and gonna sleep.
I don't think it's a surprise at all that Tenshi-sama is at the top. The anime nails down the charm of a moege, and moege has always been _very_ popular. If there isn't a kamige that year, you can bet a moege (likely Yuzusoft) is going to win the VN of the year in Japan, and NekoNyan is now pretty much the most consistent VN translation company built almost entirely on top of moege. So when a story comes along and distills that moege charm of laser-focus on fun banter and growing relationship between two characters... I don't think it's a surprise at all for it to be so popular, especially with how sparse this season has been. Plus, the final episode has some great moments, and cements its status as "moege, the anime," because it is _everything_ I go to moege for and it just really satisfied me when it's all said and done. I actually went and gotten the 5th volume because I just needed more of it man, while waiting for the new Yuzusoft game.
I use MAL for tracking both anime and manga. I like how the database links manga and anime adaptations together. Though I'm unfamiliar of any alternative site for tracking both anime and manga. As far as MAL's manga recommendations, I didn't find it that useful. 5 of the 20 you should read this list I was already reading. The other 15 were manga I had already heard about and knew enough about them to make a judgement that I'd probably wouldn't care for them. The Should be Anime also seemed like a weird category. I get what they were going for, but given that this list came out near the beginning of the spring 2023 anime schedule, it could have been a list of manga that were getting anime releases in 2023 if you wanted to read the manga before watching the 2023 anime.
I had no idea that Danmachi and Bungo were even airing. Bungo was so horribly boring from the get go that I'm always surprised it's still getting renewed
I thought Onimai was one of the best shows of the season. Although they used the set-up like isekais use their titles: to drum up interest then barely mention it again. If only it were a little worse and had more ecchi moments then you could say it was... servicable ;)
One has to wonder what is causing the lack of a Bocchi manga English license given that it's been an entire season since the anime aired. Bidding war between publishers? I mean, it's not like Kirara series almost ever go to anyone else than Yen Press but others could be interested in Bocchi due to its popularity
2319 manga entries and counting in MAL. Still quite a bit behind the 3705 anime entries I have. My only problem with MAL is that there are quite a few manga series that I'm reading that are either not on MAL or still stuck in pending purgatory.
Hey I was wondering if you could make a podcast (or an audio version of your videos) since I like your voice and performance in these videos and I think it would be a great idea to listen to anime news or recommendations while driving or going to the grocery store.
0:22 this is just a marketing strategy by bookwalker and barnes and noble they are the ones that pick the manga in this recommendation list it’s a way to push manga that they want to market and sell the most
I use MAL For both anime and manga over 100 hours each and the Monger recommendations were fairly useful to make sure I didn’t miss anything I wanted to read
![Bocchi the Rock! seiyuu talking about the anime, kinda [highlights]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/X6qzGExIPSY/mqdefault.jpg)
I can not support you on patron because it is banned in my country , if you activate the join button on you tube that would help
I believe you need to have streamed on your account within a certain time frame to be able to add the join button
Onimai is a very wholesome show with minimal use of questionable stuff. What are these people you're mentioning talking about?
9:20 Man Onimai is great and fun. Those peeps are missing out.
ikr, just because the premise is weird too, it's def not what they're expecting lol
I liked Onimai. It was silly and fun and tackled some interesting topics even. Me and the wife both enjoyed it.
I watched Angel. It was mediocre in so many ways but I knew it would be exactly that. The side characters are bland, the main characters exist. It did do one thing really well, made me appreciate Horimiya. Also there was no fan service* and that's a plus in my book.
The only reason it got so high its because it was so damn sweet.
But even that was so overdone that it became cringe-inducing
As someone who considers himself quite immune to Anime BS, I think Onimai is a GREAT show with lots of wholesomeness and even an interesting exploration of identity.
I don't get the Ice guy thing either tbh.
Can't wait for spring! Antient Magus Bride is my most anticipated anime this season by FAR as season one is one of my favorites.
TBH Onimai is a lot more wholesome that what someone could think, if you can ignore the awkward fanservice there's a pretty wholesome to be watched, with pretty weird implications so don't overthink it please
I thought Tomo-chan was solid. I found the manga for Tomo-chan to be very interesting, as I've never seen a 4 panel format done that well.
I actually just finished bocchi the rock off your recommendation and loved it! A spin off should be interesting
I use MAL's Manga database to keep track of the books I read. Though I'm more faithful and diligent in using Goodreads (updated sooner and more frequently).
Looking forward to what this new season will bring.
So far Skip and Loafer is looking nice
So far Skip and loafer, and insomniacs after school look like my favorites
I am so happy to hear that I'm not the only person who doesn't like Angel Next Door. I haven't dropped it but I haven't finished it yet either, though it genuinely pains me to watch it and I tend to have to look away from my screen as soon as I finish reading the subtitles because of how cringey it is.
I am very happy to hear about the Kikuri spinoff manga though and, if it's good, I hope that it gets popular enough for us to eventually get an anime adaptation of it. Just thinking about the amazing music that would come from that makes me giddy
"because of how cringey it is."
That's honestly the best way to describe it.
It's trying to be so damn sweet, with every little small detail, camera zoom-in on character faces, weird sounds, etc that it just becomes cringy
I tried watching The Angel Next Door to Spoil Me Rotten and after 5 episodes is boring and it is obvious the couple are going to be together at the end.
I think it's just like Classroom of The Elite case where the ln carried the anime
Maybe it was the anonymous nature but Onimai was very good. I enjoyed tuning in every week & it was a lot more wholesome than it comes across, tho there are still those aspects to it that don't bother me but may bother other ppl. & Yes Tristan people like me do read that little blurb under the name for no reason at all lol
Onimai is my anime of the season.
It's also #1 in some of the japanese rankings and i expect another season someday.
Given how touch starved people are I'm not surprised shows like Angel Next Door is ranking that highly lol.
Onimai is AOTS. Sure, it is more lewd than the manga, but it IS wholesome, and the amount of whining from prudes pisses me off.
Need the Bocchi spin off where Kikuri gets wasted and abuses me physically
Danmachi's last few episodes were so damn good, if previous seasons were disappointing for you please watch this new season it is miles better
Just wanted to let you know I have been loving these weekly anime news videos.
The thing about E3 and how it relates to Anime is we have seen games and anime to be a two way conversation. Titles like Jojo and Full Metal Alchemist have had multiple games, while Game franchises like Sonic and Persona have had animated adaptations. And the amount of times that many people have found out about either way happening to get a western release has usually been E3.
CardCaptor Sakura Clear Card getting a sequel is the best news I've seen in the sphere recently. I was so frustrated at the end of the first season and reading the manga has been slow going. Can you share your thoughts on it?
Glass relaction having a "Am I so out of touch? No. Its the children who are wrong." Moment and I've been chuckling everytime.
i mean Onimai deserves it, it's not any hornier then your typical anime, it's actually very wholesome and relaxing and the only weird part is the premise
Also Angel Next Door at first let's go!
it's a really nice romcom and very sweet, can't stop smiling while watching it
It's not horny per se, but most episodes do have a scene or two making me go, "did you have to?"
Like every scene where we see underwear.
Onimai was awful literally after the first episode it made feel gross and uncomfortable
@@pinkfoxboi1331 it was really chill and wholesome, yeah it's weird at first but they forget about that quick, i recommend giving it another try because after like episode 3 it just becomes like your average cute girls doing cute things anime
@@OriginalPiMan yeah but that's typical for anime lol
Agreed. I wish they just made it more of a growing up type thing...
Instead of the freakish way they did.
The Angel Next Door's don't have a high production value and the animation is not even consistent through out the season. BUT the source material (3 years of top 10 light novel in JP since 2020 and 4th currently) is so good that it carry the whole shows through out the season. I'm on my way to bought the books now.
Man, did Trigun Stampede ever make it on the top 10 anime on MAL? Feels like it should be a crime that it isn’t there at all. Makes me want to dust off my account specifically to give it a little boost bc it really deserves it.
I think the reason you don't like the angel next door is because it seems you're just not into those soft romance animes, but it was a really good one this season, but my favorite one was apple sugar fairy tale which is ever worse xD
still angel next door slander. Tho I gotta admit, it did not deserve first place. It started off as my fave of the season, but after a few episodes it just got a bit boring. It was still cute and I enjoyed it, but it was no master piece
Onimai was AOTS.
Genuinely heartwarming, with absolutely beautiful animation.
Who's gonna tell him you can track light novels on MAL, too?
I work in the Game Industry and would get an E3 pass for free. I was lucky to be able to attend the 2018, and was super looking forward to going this year with some coworkers. Really sad to see E3 canned, probably for good.
I'm looking forward to go to a VG convention Dream Hack at my home town. I never had a chance to go to E3 since its only exclusive to people who work at the industry.
@artfire28 e3 hasn't been industry exclusive for like 10 years, still has...had... general admissions.
Honestly one of the coolest experiences of my life, such a shame.
I am just hoping for a Bocchi Dub one day.
Not gonna work.
cringe
@@cam_machi it's good for people who watch anime while getting some work done.
@@rinkusonic I know. I do that too. I am cringe.
@@rinkusonic I do that too normally. But Bocchi is just too reliant on is original language. I don't think that trying to translate it will work right.
A couple months ago MAL was soliciting any user to submit recommendations (including written explanations) for those manga categories, with some requirements like it has to be in print in English (they had a pre-curated list you could choose or suggest your own). So that’s where they got some of the “trusted users” from.
I use MAL for both anime and manga. I feel it is accurate with what manga are currently out/gives a good idea of how popular something is, is easy to use and it's simpler to just do everything in the one place.
No idea wat the alternatives are tho, but I just find MAL does everything I need it to do
The success of The Ice Guy and his Cool Female Colleague can be attributed to the fact that it was the only josei anime this season, and for that matter, the number of josei a year tend to be in the single digits. With little competition, it overperformed.
But as someone who loves the show and thinks it deserves its high performance, I also attribute it to the chill atmosphere and low conflict. It's kind of like if Laid-Back Camp were an office romance, with the pretty art, low stakes, and easily resolved conflicts. Plus office romances have been in a boom since Wotakoi. (I kinda want an Our Teachers are Dating adaptation, but it would get the "censor bars everywhere" treatment, so maybe it's a good thing we don't have one...)
Well, the non H ones. There is always that one H Josei every season...
Meh, is actually a great way to describe the past season. There were a few good shows but almost all of them were missing something to make them above a 7.5 IMO. Only exception was Blue Lock (I still need to watch Vinland Saga so can’t comment on that one).
Don't be too hopeful. You can watch specific parts making up probably... 30 minutes, of all 12 episodes worth a shit.
Seemed like insufferable and complete filler, almost exclusively. Like, one semi-major event happened.
There's slow, and there's basically an entire season you could skip and it means LITERALLY NOTHING if you do, level.
All your talk about angel next door is pure blasphemy!
i feel like e3 died the moment boothbabes were thrown to the wind
I use MAL as a list for both anime and manga because it's the most convinient for me
Bofuri being completely absent from the top 10 of the season physically hurts my soul. That series is a gem that cures depression.
Except for the fact that every single thing that is wrong with Sword Art Online, in a 1:1 defines the entire season.
They pulled out literally every critical failure of animation and storytelling they could this season.
I have been avoiding it since I thought she got far too OP by the end of the first, and suspected that they would keep on with that here. Will eventually try it still since, like you say, it’s a feel-good show, but I’m kinda wary
@@bilditup1 Oh, Maple does get even more OP, but personally, I find the way she becomes ridiculously OP funny because she's just having fun and cheating the game completely by accident. She's so OP, that it's become a running gag. Her being a cinnamon bun that must protected at all costs also helps. Besides, for me, Bofuri is the kind of series that you turn your brain off to and just embrace the comfiness and fights.
Bruh that series is bland generic nothingness. I dropped it 1 episode into season 2 because it’s so bad.
@@LucasCarter2 Being formulaic doesn't automatically make a series bad. It's just meant to be pure dumb fun for the sake of dumb fan, and there's nothing wrong with that. I wouldn't call it bland. Just an acquired taste.
onimai is actually good if you can look past the fanservice.
I REALLY don't understand how The angel next door spoils me rotten is so high.
It was decent, and very sweet, but NOT first place worthy.... by a LOOOONG shot
Honestly I thought that both Saving 80,000 Gold, and Angel Next Door, were junk food. Junk food I enjoyed quite a lot, but not ones I'd put at the top of the list for the season lol.
If you actually ever read any of the comments on your videos (it has become very clear that you don’t, you mightn’t be so out of touch, such as with Onimai.
I also can’t understand what seems to be a huge disparagy between the shows you continued watching last season, and you stating a preference for liking relaxing/slice of life type shows and what what you keep saying about Onimai and Angel next door.
Honestly, I trust the average MAL reviewer about as far as I could throw them one-handed, and my upper body strength isn't that great.
7:30 this is why we LOVE you tristan! Cus your top anime picks (which ur community love) never make it into normal trending … which means we appreciate the niche you carve out
The season best were Tomo-chan, Onimai, Ice Guy, Angel Next Door and Nagatoro (S2)
When I was back in college, I attempted to do a capstone project for my degree that needed a list of harem manga. I was going to do a study on what factors predict which girl would "win" in the end of the story so I needed manga titles to choose from. I basically added to my manga list any harem manga I could find. In the end though I realized the amount of work to find, study, and analyse all that obscure manga so I never did go with that idea. So now I just have a list any person would judge me for lol.
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 capstone is what we called our senior year final project before graduation. Not sure if all schools required it, but my school required it in order to graduate generally.
Omg. It’s been ages since I’ve seen this Channel. It was the Chanel I used to go to to see the reviews of some anime’s I had just watched and which ones to watch next as I was new to anime. I’m so glad I’ve found this Channel again as it’s amazing and one of the best in the genre of anime !! Love this guy too much 😂 great guy
"This seems kinda sketch."
Just because it's software from My Anime List? Which could be shortened to MALware?
DanMachi was severely underrated this half-season, so I’m glad to see that people got back into it. Tomochan just feels good all-around and it’s nice to see here as well, though I’m less surprised about that
I always write Danbmachi off as a decent show with good moments but this half season was a legitimately interesting dungeon dive that felt like it had real stakes for some of the characters. Deserved praise for sure.
Easily the best danmachi has ever been. It was truly a great season. Tomo-chan was also fantastic and should be extra praised for having solid pacing and an ending.
Buddy Daddies proves that same sex parents doesn't have to be a gay couple.
Yes, Editor. I do read the titles you've been giving Tristan in these videos.
I use it as a manga/anime list sometimes. Anime far more. As soon as I finish the series I usually do a quick note about it in the notes and the rating and mark as complete lol
Angel Next Door is overrated, not surprised fans would be like the FMA fans of MAL lol. I think it was good enough, but not great. Also, I think your issues with Magical Revolution are addressed in it, just more subtle. But the LN has way more of it.
Also, Onimai is cute/wholesome. :P
I think that "top list" is a pretty poor example cause the voting base is small sample size. I know I sure didn't vote in it. The general anime subreddit one is better, but even that's not perfect. Basically, anime trending, like anime corner, are dog shit in their opinions :P
Hooray for Drunken Sensei. More sake, please! 😎
What if the reason it's a sillhouette is because it's actually a drunkard adult Bocchi who wound up looking a lot like her mentor lol
Getting into Manga seems like finding the right website and something to read, Anime is more straight forward as you watching it. As for E3. Gaming companies usually have a digital event these days.
I liked the angel spoils me rotten because I liked that type of sugary warm and cozy teenage love, and as far as I asked to friends who also liked the show, they told me similar answers. So, there's that.
The angel next door is perfect, that's why it's at the top.
Cool Bocchi spin-off about Hiori but where's season 2‽
First comment I love you
Best girl getting that best girl respect of her own manga.
Anyone know what anime skin that is on the MacBook?
Yes, I do read them, Mr. Enjoyer of Trash Fires lmao
MAL is very usefull for me especialy as read/watch a lot Chinese donghau along side anime such as The Grandmaster Of Demonic Cultivation, A Will Eternal, Heaven Official's Blessing and Fairies Albums!🥰(For any fans of Mushishi I highly recomend Fairies Albums -aka- Bai Yao Pu)
i use MAL to record my anime and my manga also. i dont read that much manga but when i do i go there and record what i read.
Same.
Onimai and Bofuri were 2 of my favorites from the season. Both incredibly wholesome and well done. Not ashamed to admit that at all.
Hii. Been a while since I last watched GR, had a great time listening in to most reviews like steins gate, etc back then. This seems cool. Also listened to the GR recommendations back then, I believe Kinos Journey was in that list? Anyways just been helpful in finding gems. Oh and also Houseki No Kuni. God damn Siri Yamiko been a patreon for a long time. Listening to Loneliness and Blue Planet while running gives me speed boost. Been a lot more into podcasts lately like Trash Taste... Well this is like a podcast I can just listen in after running 10k and gonna sleep.
I do use manga list
People who dropped onimai due to the pervy fanservice stuff missed out on a great experience. The Christmas episode was GORGEOUS.
I don't think it's a surprise at all that Tenshi-sama is at the top. The anime nails down the charm of a moege, and moege has always been _very_ popular.
If there isn't a kamige that year, you can bet a moege (likely Yuzusoft) is going to win the VN of the year in Japan, and NekoNyan is now pretty much the most consistent VN translation company built almost entirely on top of moege.
So when a story comes along and distills that moege charm of laser-focus on fun banter and growing relationship between two characters... I don't think it's a surprise at all for it to be so popular, especially with how sparse this season has been.
Plus, the final episode has some great moments, and cements its status as "moege, the anime," because it is _everything_ I go to moege for and it just really satisfied me when it's all said and done. I actually went and gotten the 5th volume because I just needed more of it man, while waiting for the new Yuzusoft game.
I use MAL for tracking both anime and manga. I like how the database links manga and anime adaptations together. Though I'm unfamiliar of any alternative site for tracking both anime and manga.
As far as MAL's manga recommendations, I didn't find it that useful. 5 of the 20 you should read this list I was already reading. The other 15 were manga I had already heard about and knew enough about them to make a judgement that I'd probably wouldn't care for them. The Should be Anime also seemed like a weird category. I get what they were going for, but given that this list came out near the beginning of the spring 2023 anime schedule, it could have been a list of manga that were getting anime releases in 2023 if you wanted to read the manga before watching the 2023 anime.
Hey, good morning, everyone.
Does anyone know why Arkada has been uploading videos. Pardon my ignorance.
I had no idea that Danmachi and Bungo were even airing. Bungo was so horribly boring from the get go that I'm always surprised it's still getting renewed
I thought Onimai was one of the best shows of the season. Although they used the set-up like isekais use their titles: to drum up interest then barely mention it again. If only it were a little worse and had more ecchi moments then you could say it was... servicable ;)
Onimai has absolutely no right being as good as it is. I really like how it portrays growing up, getting a second chance, and gender dysphoria.
Aww I was wondering why I hadn't seen new vids in a while
Hope your new studio is coming together well!!
Hope all is well with you as well Tristian!
One has to wonder what is causing the lack of a Bocchi manga English license given that it's been an entire season since the anime aired. Bidding war between publishers? I mean, it's not like Kirara series almost ever go to anyone else than Yen Press but others could be interested in Bocchi due to its popularity
2319 manga entries and counting in MAL. Still quite a bit behind the 3705 anime entries I have. My only problem with MAL is that there are quite a few manga series that I'm reading that are either not on MAL or still stuck in pending purgatory.
Hey I was wondering if you could make a podcast (or an audio version of your videos) since I like your voice and performance in these videos and I think it would be a great idea to listen to anime news or recommendations while driving or going to the grocery store.
why don't you go over the reddit weekly rankings? The animecorner rankings are meh as always
9:30 I wonder what kinda "stigma" is he talking about, because i watched and voted for Onimai and is the best of the season
0:22 this is just a marketing strategy by bookwalker and barnes and noble they are the ones that pick the manga in this recommendation list it’s a way to push manga that they want to market and sell the most
E3 was always dead they just paraded around the corpse for an extra year or two for some weird reason....
Oh good, Bocchi gets more opportunities to make me look at myself in the mirror and then punch me in the face
Angel spoils me rotten has one of the most adorable girls. People vote their waifu high, that's all it is here.
People who have lived through to love ru and monster musume not even raising an eyebrow at onimai.
I use MAL For both anime and manga over 100 hours each and the Monger recommendations were fairly useful to make sure I didn’t miss anything I wanted to read
I use Mal to keep track of manga I have read and want to read
Yes, I read them. Every time. They are great. Keep doing them.
Great 👍🏻 video nice 👍🏻 hype!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thoughts on Griffith did nothing wrong?
yes i read those thank you very much lol
Never cared about E3 honestly
Will the angel next door get an English dub at all?
Preach!!! I know right.😂
Did somebody say “Bocchi?!”
Yeah, I do read this Arkada😁
Who's that Bochi-mon?
Yes Tristan, I did read it.
With Bocchi unexpectedly being so popular, maybe the impossible will happen and K-on will get the Death Devil spinoff metalheads and anime deserve.