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It's a new week, which means a new general discussion thread. Have you been able to find something interesting to watch this summer season? Diving back into the archive of yesteryear to watch an oldie? Want to espouse the virtues of a hidden gem? Let's chat about it!

As always, remember to be mindful of spoilers. If you want to know more about how to handle spoilers in this community, check the guide here (also linked in the sidebar).

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  • I've finally gotten around to watching Frieren. Overall, really enjoying it, though it isn't exactly what I expected from the first episode.

    I went in blind as the comments I saw were so positive. The first episode seemed very serious, and I expected more of a Violet Evergarden story. I'm now on Ep 23, and I'd describe it as a mix of Violet Evergarden and Helck, which I'm feeling good about, as I liked both of those, but VE was too sad and Helck was too silly, so Frieren has been hitting the sweet spot.

    Also been watching Suicide Squad Isekai. Not exactly a fan, but I thought the movies were fine, so I'm giving this a shot. I feel it's about the same quality.

    Slowly catching up on Reincarnated as a Slime as well. I'm caught up on the manga, so not really I'm a hurry on this one. I'm a but less interested in it than I initially was, but the characters are still all likeable, so I stick with it.

  • Currently watching Serial Experiments Lain. I watched the 13 episodes around 2006/07, as I left my parents' house and got my first personal computer to study CS at university. It's 2024 and what the fuck is going on please...

    • Let's all love Lain!

    • I still occasionally mess up when I go to say the year by starting with "two thousand and..." instead of "twenty-...". Sometimes it feels like I woke up one day and twenty years went by, so I get it.

  • Weekly ranking roundup:

    1. Anime Corner - Full Results - Weekly Winner: Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
    2. Reddit Karma - Weekly Winner: My Deer Friend Nokotan
    3. Anime Trending - Weekly Winner: Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

    Credit to /u/Abysswatcherbel for making the chart for reddit karma and /u/Nooble5 for the Anime Trending chart.

    The brain rot has set in over on reddit as Nokotan finds her way to the top of the chart. Elsewhere, Alya manages to hold onto the top spot. Alya has been a bit of a surprise for me this season, so we'll see if she is able to maintain as we go.

  • This past weekend, I was able to attend another showing of a Ghibli movie in my local theater as part of Ghibli Fest happening this year. This time, it was Princess Mononoke. Due to my schedule, I was attending on a day where the English dub was screening.

    One thing that really struck me watching it on the big screen was the soundtrack. It had been years since I last watched Mononoke, and even then, I had watched it at a Ghibli themed party that was full of other people milling about, chatting, eating, etc. So, the soundtrack was not really shown in the best light at my previous viewing. This time though, the soundtrack was really great and was definitely the most impactful thing on me from watching it on the big screen.

    Another thing I noticed this time was how much effort went into animating some of the sequences. I can't even imagine all the work put into animating all the little squiggly, wormy bits of the demons, or how much effort went into animating the transparency portions of the forest spirit.

    Something I had a question about when I left the theater was the importance of the crystal dagger. I talked to a friend afterwards and did a little research and found out that the crystal daggers symbolism was impacted by the localization from Japanese to English. Story spoiler below for more:

    Overall, it was a great experience. I don't know what the next movie in the list I will be able to do (I think probably Kiki, but it isn't set in stone yet).

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