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- Yesterday
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Hell has frozen over
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Need to finish Frieren, but so far it has been great.
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Winter 2026 season is just about wrapped up for me... Just one episode of Golden Kamuy to go, which should be up on Crunchyroll later today Golden Kamuy was a wild ride. Part of me wishes I had started on it sooner, but the other part of me is glad to have waited until the final season to jump on the bandwagon. Very curious to see what happens in today's episode. JJK was overall better than I expected it would be. A couple of episodes were snoozers -- there are too many rules in the Culling Game, ugh -- but the action was very nice. Maki's episode was brilliant, and Okkotsu's episode (the last one) was really good stuff too. Frieren was probably Anime of the Season. Really, really good. Hell's Paradise was a nice surprise for me. I liked the first season well enough, but I had forgotten a lot about it and wasn't totally sure the follow-up would be worth it. I think the second season was quite a bit better than the first. Great work by Mappa. There wasn't a, "To be continued..." at the end of the last episode, and I don't think another season has been announced (yet anyways). I'd love to see the conclusion animated. But I'll probably have to go ahead and read the manga because I'm impatient You and I are Polar Opposites was a dark horse candidate for Anime of the Season. I loved it. Already binged through the whole manga. A second season has already been announced, so I'll be watching that for sure. Supposed to begin in July. Fate/strange Fake didn't quite live up to my hopes. Maybe it was unrealistic for me to expect this series to re-capture the magic of Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night. Oh well.
- Last week
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Gonron Egg is over after 21 chapters. Ah well. It’s sort of a non-ending, but I kinda like that the author didn’t try to cram the whole thing into one chapter. I can use my imagination. Akane-banashi # 200 — Zensho is such a knob Akane and Kaisei aren’t getting tripped up over petty shenanigans though. I am hyped for the upcoming chapters.
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Yep, time for you to get on Frieren. It was a good season. I’ll take a look at Sentenced to be a Hero. Definitely had it on my radar but never watched a trailer or anything.
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I guess time to watch Frieren now. Give Sentenced to be a Hero a watch B. It will start off pretty slow, but I found it to be really good especially the last few episodes.
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God damn, I am totally all-in on Ichi the Witch. Loving this one. I just got caught up. The arc that just finished was very good.
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Season finales of both Jujutsu Kaisen and Frieren were bangers. Absolutely top notch stuff I am cautiously optimistic that the Culling Game arc is actually going to be kinda good in the anime, better than it came across (quite poorly overall IMO) in the manga.
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The boys of summer are back! Jays won the home opener yesterday in walk-off fashion. I would have liked to see them put a few more runs on the board, but a W is a W. Gausman pitched really well. The was he was using and controlling his splitter was excellent. When he can locate the fastball and the splitter is working correctly, he makes hitters look silly. Especially younger guys like in the A's lineup. 11 strikeouts. Okamoto had a great first game as a big leaguer as well. Couple of hits, a walk, scored the winning run. And he looked solid at 3B as well. When he came over, there were bigger questions about the defense at 3B than his ability to hit. He doesn't have to be a Gold Glover, but he does need to at least play sound defense at 3B, and in Spring he looked better than expected. That's nice. If they need to play him more at 1B or DH then there will be a problem.
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Yikes! Hata is a bit of a sick fucker
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Yep, I'm current with Spy x Fam. It went through a bit of a lull a few months back where I wasn't super duper enjoying it, but it's back in a better groove now. I love the bad guys' reason for hijacking the TV station Off the top of my head, here the list of series I'm current with for weekly / bi-weekly stuff... Sakamoto Days: Still very good Akane-banashi: Also still very good! Very hyped for the God of Death showdown Someone Hertz: Easily my favourite of the newer stuff on Jump Witch Watch: The Bone Crisis chapters have been full of action and excitement The Mage Next Door: It's just OK, not sure how much longer it will last Gonron Egg: I've continued to enjoy it despite the abrupt time skip; I assume it's almost done Hima-Ten!: Starting to lose its lustre, but I still like all the characters. It might be creeping towards an ending but I can't quite tell Dandadan: It's getting old for me but I keep reading it. I guess this is the new Chainsaw Man for me Dogsred: Still a big fan of this one! Choujin X: Just started what feels like a fairly big new story arc, so I guess it's got a while to go yet. I'd still recommend it And I'm about 20 chapters away from being current on Ichi the Witch. It's a hoot! I also binge read all 60-something chapters of You and I are Polar Opposites after I got into the anime, and it's a great choice. Not the best ending, but it didn't ruin it for me by any means. I also follow a couple of monthly titles (Seraph of the End, Blue Exorcist, and Gokurakugai). Seraph and Blue Exorcist are both in theory nearing the end of the stories (IMO) but considering how the authors are slowly drawing things out they could be running several more months yet. I'm in it for the long haul!
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Have you been keeping up with Spy x Family? I just read the last few chapters that's been covering the TV Studio arc and it's been a blast honestly. The idea that Yor, Loid, and Yuri can't do what they'd normally do (sneak off and save the day) because they're worried one of the other two will catch them/will worry about them is such a clever twist on the usual formula.
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I am also expecting it to end within a few more weeks. It's really hard for me to imagine an outcome where this can continue into a much longer running story. Although there have already been some very unpredictable twists and turns to the story, so you never know. Seems unlikely anyhow. I agree that the bones they found, even if they are that of the previous ghostwriter, can and probably will be explained in a way that doesn't make him a murderer. And it's all connected to his lady friend. Like, he feels compelled to keep putting out manga she likes to keep her spirits up while she deals with her illness? Something like that.
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I kind of expected Kurumizawa would be a short run as is, so I'm not expecting much more than like 3-5 chapters at this point unless the plot thickens in a way that warrants continuation. It seems pretty clear that "Kurumizawa" has his reasons for what he's doing (seemingly something to do with the medical procedure his love interest is going through), and I'm betting he didn't kill his old ghostwriter like it seems. So I can maybe see a world where they work it out or something, but still feels like it can wrap up pretty satisfyingly in the next few chapters. Short and sweet, very interesting and suddenly very tense as it gets to the climax. Can't complain about that.
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Totally agree re: Elusive Samurai! I still think about the story quite a lot. There was a lot of substance and depth to it. Lots of fun and interesting characters. And it had a pretty darn satisfying ending. It really makes me appreciate an author when they can give a good ending to a series. It's not such an easy thing to do. There are lots of examples out there of manga that started out great, had a really solid run like 80% of the way, but the ending is a botch job. I don't collect a lot of books, but I am very tempted to buy all volumes of Elusive Samurai. I will definitely read it again. There is a small part of me that's tempted to re-read all of Part 2 of Chainsaw Man, to hopefully make better sense of it all. But I'm gonna hold off for a little while. I don't think reading it over again will improve my feelings about the ending. But it should at least make the whole story feel a bit more coherent. I agree it's easier to digest when you binge read a bunch of chapters in quick succession. How much longer do you figure Kurumizawa's Folly will run for? Now that it has escalated to this point, I'm not sure where else the story can go It's been exciting, that's for sure!
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Been a bit behind on most stuff so haven't had the chance to really respond Finished Elusive Samurai a few weeks ago. I'm so glad you convinced me to pick this back up after the first few chapters because it was been one of the best rides I've been on since I've gotten properly into reading manga. A surprisingly deep and heartbreakingly touching series that seems shallow at first but really flourishes the deeper you go. An excellent ending that wrapped everything up well from character development standpoint (as obviously they were a bit hamstrung by history, so had to make the most of what it meant for the characters to be effective). I also loved the tidbit at the end where we got to see them doing shit in hell, and the concept that most humans end up there for the smallest of transgressions. And now that I'm reading your post about it, seems like you pretty much said the same thing lol I think I'm gonna binge Chainsaw Man soon to get that wrapped up. I know the ending was pretty universally panned on Twitter, so it got me curious to get back into it. Plus, I think the story is easier to digest when you binge the chapters instead of going week to week. I have been caught up on Kurumizawa's Folly and just read the most recent chapter, and I did NOT expect the full thriller turn, but I am all for it. Things got really tense real quick and now I'm just like "what the fuck's gonna happen next?"
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In a vacuum, the last chapter of Chainsaw Man wasn’t bad. But what a mess of an ending overall
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There is only one episode left of Golden Kamuy and it feels like there are still several plot lines left to resolve. How is it all going to fit? I wonder if it will be an extra long final episode, or (worse) end in a cliff hanger and then finally end in a special or movie to be released later.
- Earlier
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Witch Watch # 241 This chapter got me hyped! No more sneaking around. The squad is going to fight back and hold things down until Morihito can get back in action 😤
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1) Fallout New Vegas Ultimate (Platinum/100% Trophies) 2) Wonder Boy In Monster Land :arcade: (100% trophies) 3) Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing (Standby Platinum) Still need four online trophies but that will depend on internet randoms ever being interested in doing it. I think I played this on something before. Not as good as Mario Kart Wii or DS at the time but had more options. Couldn't tell if controls were too slippery or if my PS3 controller is just too old and going, but the difficult missions in it was really from whatever that slipperiness was and some iffy hit reactions on walls. Amigo's my guy
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1) Fallout New Vegas Ultimate (Platinum/100% Trophies) Saw all four major endings but my "main" playthrough was a Hacking Gunslinger who leaned towards the NCR. Boone was my main companion. Game hasn't aged great, clunky as fuck and VATS is the only thing that makes it mildly playable. The quest system kind of annoyed me, as a completionist and trophy hunter and someone who just likes to do quests for the story, having them be so hard to find, some of them be locked behind hidden mechanics that aren't explained (companion quests especially) and differentiating between named and not-named quests was annoying. I more or less played this with a wikia and trophy guide nearby at all times. I did find it a bit cool that you can kinda see the bones of future WRPGs like Cyberpunk 2077 in this. Rumours of the PS3 version running like garbage were true. I was more or less freezing, restarting or shutting the game off and turning it back on after about 4 or 5 fast travel/room changes by the end of it. I don't like dusty settings and I'm not the biggest fan of post-apocalyptic, so this is the first time I played a Fallout game (a friend's favourite so I went for it this time). I liked the factions and how much thought was put into them. Being dropped into the series later probably helped that, but it help the setting breathe a lot more for me. I usually play the good guy in choice games and only do bad-guy stuff for trophies, but this time felt kinda off, and near the end I caught on to most of the factions being variations or offshoots of American culture. No wonder it felt like it would've been more fun to destabilize it instead ALSO I misread the map. I figured the lower right of the map was going to be more full of Legion stuff because of how full the NCR/New Vegas area was, so I left that for last, and it turned out there was barely anything there, so going Legion or anti-NCR might've been a little more enjoyable just to try to balance all of the factions out. None of the endings were truly all that satisfying, though. Would play the rumoured remaster, and would try some of the others 2) Wonder Boy In Monster Land :arcade: (100% trophies) Generic, sucked. Had a few more of these kicking around so that removes them from the list
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@webhead I think it's time we retire the birthday thread bot
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K, so I posted this after reading Chainsaw Man # 230 a couple weeks ago. I just read today's new chapter -- # 231 -- and I have no idea how we got here And apparently the next chapter (coming 3/24) will be the final chapter..! Thank goodness. I'm gonna have to read a plot summary and analysis afterwards to make sense of this In other news, I started on Ichi the Witch and it's a guaranteed winner after just a few chapters. Ichi is a fun character and this feels like it's going to be a good story. Ichi the character reminds me a lot of Goku. Energetic, curious, fun, goofy at times and then deadly serious when he needs to be. I can't recall seeing any anime announcements yet for Ichi, but it seems to have already become a popular manga, and I think a well-made anime could make it really blow up in popularity.
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JJK Modulo ended today. Phew. Out of 25 chapters, there were probably 5-10 really good ones. Mostly tedious otherwise IMHO. It was cool to see Kugisaki finally make an appearance at the end though Witch Watch # 239 Fuckin’ right Moi 😤 Feels like Gonron Egg and/or The Mage Next Door might be done in a few more weeks. We’ll see. With JJK Modulo over, I’m going to start catching up on Ichi the Witch. It seems to be very popular. Hoping it’s a good one. I still miss Elusive Samurai
