Almost got fired yesterday, and my trial period at work got extended. Oh well. Anime time.

Picking up again after last month’s thread, here’s some manga I read and anime I watched this month:

Manga:

I’ve been catching up on Arasa OL Haman-Sama, which much like Char’s Daily Life is a Gundam parody / Slice of Life show. It’s alright. The latter manga I mentioned is better. B-

I’ve been reading some of TenPuru: No One Can Live on Loneliness after seeing people sing its praises as a hilarious comedy. It’s underwhelming, but alright. Some good gags, but nothing impressive thus far. Also lecherous characters are part of the premise, so y’know. C+

Anime:

I started watching Kill La Kill on a whim earlier this month, when I was home with a nasty cold, and while it did not click the previous times I tried watching it, it did now. Silly? Yes. Infamously horny? Yes. But does it have a bone to pick with society and the writing quality to back it up? Surprisingly, yes. I’m looking forward to the second half of the show. If the quality keeps up, it could become a problematic favorite of mine. A

After finishing Dragon Ball a couple of months ago, I started Dragon Ball Z. It continues with the quality the original one ended with, but it’s merely getting started at this point. I’m gonna be watching this for a couple of years, odds are.

Keep your hands off Eizouken! was very much a showcase for Science SARU’s animators. Very simple story, but impressive overall. Worth watching at least once. B+

Also season 2 of Aa, Megami-Sama! (the 2005 one). Still entertaining, but more of the same from season 1. I like it. A-

Light Novels

I had paid time off earlier this month and went to Norway for a few days. There, I stumbled upon an impressively stocked comic book store, where I picked up an American import copy of Full Metal Panic, I’m gonna find the time soon to read it.

Anime-Adjacent

Three full years after getting to the penultimate level in Super Robot Wars V and getting distracted by SRW 30 when it came out, I finally finished the game. It was good. The whole series is a gem for anyone who enjoys mecha anime. A+

  • Alaskaball [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’ve pretty much moved to exclusively reading manwha.

    One series I’ve been really liking lately is “Hand Jumper”. The art is absolutely gorgeous, the world building is certainly interesting, the characters thus far have enough substance to them to give them depth, and even though it’s still starting out the plot has been quite fascinating to follow so far.

    Other than that I usually enjoy keeping up with “Return of the Blossoming Blade”, “Return of the Crazy Demon”, “Regressor Instruction Manual”, “Dungeon Odyssey”, and “The Greatest Estate Developer” as my top followed manwha.

      • Alaskaball [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        1 day ago

        I enjoy it because it works really well with mobile, which is where I usually read my comics, while I’ve slowly stopped following Japanese comics because - other than the usual problems they tend to have - the medium of putting the whole comic pages just doesn’t mesh well with a mobile format. I’d probably enjoy more Japanese stuff if I actually had the physical medium (spoiler Ive bought a few from the black lagoon and Tokyo ghoul series from years back)