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Another week of the year is in the books which means we get a new general discussion thread. Feel free to use this thread to talk about what you have been watching lately, questions about a series you didn’t understand, recommendations for what to watch next, or any number of things. A couple examples to get your brain gears turning:

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  • anon6789@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I think Helck left off at a very good spot for a second half. I don’t know if I’d want more than another full season, and I don’t think the manga was all that long to begin with. If like to see it reach its conclusion for sure though and see everyone get a nice ending.

    I keep hearing all this talk about Frieren. I looked at some trailers, I’ve read the show summary, but I guess I’m going to have to just watch it, because nothing about it is really selling it as anything special to me.

    Nothing in this season has really got me pumped, but I have spent the last few months binge reading all of One Piece, which I hadn’t seen or read before, so it’s going to be tough for anything new to measure up.

    • wjs018@ani.socialOPM
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      10 months ago

      Frieren has been an excellent anime and one of my favorites in recent memory; easily my anime of the year last year from its first cour. However, at the same time, I recognize that its story isn’t necessarily for everybody. It is deliberately very slow, contemplative, and melancholy in a way that a lot of other anime aren’t. The production of the adaptation has truly been excellent, taking an already great manga and improving on it with great animation and an incredible soundtrack.

      If you want to give it a fair shake, I recommend watching through episode 4. When it premiered, the first four episodes were shown as a single movie, so it does a pretty good job of setting up what to expect from the show. If you aren’t hooked after that, then you can pretty safely drop it and know that it just wasn’t going to be your thing.