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The Summer 2024 Anime Preview Guide

Is it bad to ask for weekly reviews of My Deer Friend Nokotan even if it's not healthy for the reviewer? It would make reviews a lot more entertaining to read kinda like Pop Team Epic

One of the reviewers did a weekly review for Hand Shakers. An anime so bad that it ruined GoHands Studio's reputation...

Jabootu wrote:

This isn't an attempt at an "I'm right, you're wrong" thingie, I'm just asking: Am I the only one who liked Dungeon People rather more than the reviewers? It's not a modern classic, but I really enjoyed it.

I liked it a lot too due to the simple but charming look and the concept of seeing how dungeons tick. That said, I am a huge fan of fantasy dungeons so I may be an outlier.

even though thirsty vampire lesbian streamers wasn't on my bingo card

Not sure how many people are interested, but Episode 0 of the newest Kinnikuman anime is now out on Netflix. It's called "Episode 0" because, rather than actually starting the new story arc, they're taking a step back and recapping everything that happened in the manga before now. It plays out like a clip show for an anime that never actually existed.

I had hoped Episode 0 would be a good entry point for new fans to get into Kinnikuman, but after watching it, I'm skeptical. Personally, I enjoyed it a lot. It was neat to see so many classic scenes adapted with modern animation, especially moments the old anime skipped over. But they blitz through the context so fast, there probably isn't much for an uninitiated viewer to enjoy. Which I guess it to be expected when you're adapting 30-some volumes into a single 23-minute episode.

I don't know, though. If anyone out there is interested but unfamiliar with Kinnikuman, I'd love to hear your thoughts after giving it a watch.

How many more shows will be premiering this season?

I might have missed some?

And then GoHands went and made a sequel for it. I still don't understand why?

...I can't get over the fact that there are five vampires in this show and not just one. Let alone the fact that there are vampires to begin with... I hate myself for going into this as blind as I did, and yet, getting spoiled on the supernatural bent made the vampire reveal a tad more tolerable than it would've been otherwise?

...She's [Dahlia] also not too precious a child. Although she is grown up by the end of the episode, there's nothing gooey-sweet about the childhood portion, and the art eschews making her too cute for her own good....

...Also, she's [Dahlia] not played with annoying levels of cutesiness, either, which makes it so much more bearable to spend as much time as we do with her in the premiere.

...Unfortunately all that effort has to contend with a budget of chewing gum and pocket lint, and the results look pretty bad....

...The characters have a simple, repetitive chemistry that doesn't offer much to care about, and there's nowhere near enough variety in the material to keep it feeling fresh. If you just want a bunch of gags thrown at your face with the force of an RPG, then this will do it, but that's about it....

...Kanata quit cheer when her teammate Suzuha was severely injured...
...but they also didn't really operate on any kind of human wavelengths. “I can't do cheerleading because I can't fly without Suzuha!” Why not just say it's not the same without your friend?

...Combined with the vibrant aesthetic and strong character designs, and you have a show that's just fun to look at.