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The Qubeley is smooth, literally! I appreciate it taking the more geometrically obtuse MS designs of the OYW to their natural conclusion without breaking the vibe of the Zeta era's style. Brilliant way to visually indicate Zeon's true return.

GQuuuuuuX managed with the decent (albeit repurposed) world building, but Witch from Mercury just never did it for me. The prologue is good, and I'll inevitably watch the series all the way through, but I'm solidly in the camp of those who just didn't care much for it upon release. Definitely had some solid mechanical designs. The premise is nice too, but the idea of rival schools in this corporate-futurist setting felt more like a vapid aspect in what was clearly supposed to be a much more character driven show. The main girls needed more room to develop and breathe, and the setting needed more purposeful time spent on firmly establishing it. You'd think the want to do so much at once would've incentivized a bit more depth in the writing department, but I digress!

War in the Pocket was one of the first major Gundam anime I watched after originally peeping the 0079 movie trilogy. Seriously fantastic! I think it's slowly garnering more recognition among hardcore otaku, but it certainly deserves further acclaim. Both it and 08th MS Team are on my radar to rewatch after making my way through some more of the core UC entries. The Hygogg and NT-1 Alex are also among some of my favorite designs in all of mecha fiction.





The Kampfer and Zaku II Kai are also obvious highs here. Although, when is the Zaku ever not a high point in the designs of a Gundam series? Love that little bastard. I mark out every time. E.g. - Gee Quacks Police Zaku

It's kinda interesting how Osomatsu-san attracts such a heavily female demographic, right? I being pretty surprised when I first looked into the fanbase and saw it was overwhelmingly women, but it started to make sense when I realized how heavily they pander to fujoshis kek. It's kinda insane how that pandering actually worked with characters who look like that, but whatever keeps the lights on I guess lol.

Japanese comedy really is an acquired taste!! Or maybe just a specific taste, I think I loved comedy anime from the moment I watched a full-on comedy anime for the first time. I think I tend to find Japanese comedies more funny than American ones, oddly enough. Like I usually don't find adult cartoons all that funny, even if they're ones people seem to agree are the funniest shit ever. Makes me think of how I thought the Ghost Stories dub just wasn't that funny. It maybe got a chuckle out of me every few episodes, but for the most part it felt like it was trying too hard. I ended up somewhat enjoying the faithful sub of the show (it was a pretty solid kids show I don't get the hate) though. I don't understand why it's deemed to be the funniest shit ever, I found the dub to be mediocre at best and ruining a perfectly good kids show at worst.

I haven't read much of BokuYaba either, I just skimmed a few chapters when I realized it shared an author with Mitsudomoe. From what I saw it was basically if you took a standard romcom manga and made it... good, I think it's worth a read if you're ever in the mood for a romance manga. I might try to read it eventually, though it's a pretty long series and I've already got a lot of other long series I'm reading or interested in reading....

Currently using a RUIZU X52, it looks like this but with an orange border:



I being pretty surprised by how small MP3 players actually are when I got mine for the first time, but it's probably their best feature lol. They don't weigh down my pockets like my phone does. so I can just put my phone in my bag when I'd have it in my pocket. My phone is probably on the smaller side (it's a cheap motorola) but it's still annoying to carry around in my pockets because of how it bulges out. Using one kinda makes me feel like a hipster though, for better or for worse. I think I heard one of my classmates talk about there being a trend of people using IPods the other day, so using an MP3 player both makes me feel like I'm taking part in a trend but also being a contrarian by using a more affordable option. It makes me feel cool in a lame way and also makes me feel like a loser in a cool way.

Orange-haired girl, you mean Banri? She's probably one of the characters I like more. She's the oneesan character, which usually isn't really my cup of tea, but something about her is more bearable than the other characters. I don't really read light novels so I can't comment on that, and I can't really comment on the manga since I read about half the first chapter before I decided I'd watch the anime instead. The anime's great though, amazing depiction of otaku culture with interesting characters. Kirino's a bitch, but she's an interesting bitch with a surprising amount of dept to her, and she has this whole "I know it's weird but I like it" deal regarding her otaku interests in general really resonates with me. The whole reason she starts to bond with her brother is because she's finally able to share her interests with someone, which she can't do because she'd ruin her school idol reputation and her relationship with her friends if she talked about her love for little sisters (lol). Part of what makes me like her so much is just how unlikeable she can be, which may sound paradoxical, but I think her negative traits make her more interesting than a lot of other tsundere characters. The same thing goes for most characters in the show, they all have traits that might make them unlikeable (except for Manami I guess, although some might consider her a bit bland... still love her though she's moe as fuuuck) but those traits somehow just add to their broader appeal as characters.

Yeah I watched about half the first season in a VC with a friend the other day, great experience. I can't think of a single moment that felt dull or uninteresting lol, it might end up being a 10/10 for me. I might try to watch it one episode a day or every other day now though since I don't want to waste the experience of watching something so good for the first time by binging it. By the "hitting you in the feels" episode, do you mean the episode with that little alien girl, Adelie? That was a really good episode, completely surprised me since the tone felt so different from the rest of the series up to that point. Seeing Dandy act with care for someone else was a treat, I love it when goofy asshole characters suddenly have a moment where they just earnestly want to help another character. I need to finish it soon...

I think Tiger Mask is comparable to Hokuto no Ken and Ashita no Joe. Manly shows with dated but cool animation and a lot of drama in that specific old-fashioned manly way. The manga suprisingly has a few chapters translated (13 to be exact) but that's only a fraction of the entire series :/. Even with the shitty translation it's a really good watch.

Not French, I'm American. I decided I wanna move to western europe (mostly for transportation and healthcare reasons) and seemed like the best fit option, so now I need to start studying French. I figured the best way to learn to read and listen would be through anime/manga since I already waste most of my free time consuming it.... might as well make it productive lol.

I heard of that Showa Shoten manga in a video once, if it really is ending soon then maybe I'll try to give it a read. The chapters are really long though... very different from the 12 page lightweight manga I'm used to reading lol. My school's library has a few of those circular spinning shelves dedicated to manga and they're mostly taken up by volumes of the big three, but they do have a few other series (I think they're all shounen jump though).

I do read quite a bit of 4koma, I like SoL and CGDCT stuff when it comes to anime so I guess I just naturally ended up reading a lot of 4koma series that anime I liked were adapted from... I feel like I haven't read enough to make something like an interest stack though, I need to read more manga. And yeah Itoshi no Kana has sex scenes lol, a lot of the manga is basically just smut but it's like.... wholesome smut, you know? Had no clue it got an official english release, I'm going to have to look into that!!! The story is really interesting so far even with the subpar translation. Haven't seen Megalo Box but I'd guess it's like what Pluto is to Astro Boy, so I'm not sure if it could count at all. I need to watch Megalo Box.... maaan.

The only similarity I can really see between Itoko no Ko and Oreimo is probably the incest romance, but even then it's different kinds of incest (Itoko no Ko is between cousins, Oreimo is between siblings). Also very different settings and relationship dynamics (you could argue Oreimo isn't even incestuous in the first season but Itoko no Ko makes Sou's crush pretty obvious within a few chapters lol). Both are very good though. I've heard a lot of things about the Watamote manga but most of them weren't very good, so I'm surprised you like it so much lol. I watched the anime and had mixed to positive feelings on it (I mean, the show was great but it was tough to watch because the second hand embarassment and relatability was so intense) and I've heard that the manga eventually just turns into a yuri harem with no character or story development. It could be something I'd enjoy honestly but the length of the manga combined with people's complaints about it put me off lol.

Also, what's that character at the end of your message from? I've seen you using that screenshot a few times so I figured I might as well ask now.

Thanks for the friend and actually explaining what bboy meant😭. You explained quite professionally though. How I get more of your messages.
btw DAMN you have a good body dude

Mitsudomoe is great if crude sex jokes are your kind of thing, it's probably one of my favorite comedy anime in general, up there with stuff like Teekyuu and Puni Puni Poemy and Osomatsu-san. Its jokes can get a bit repetitive (I think that's true for a lot of comedy series) since a lot of them rely on misunderstandings between characters, which some people seem to dislike, but the series is short enough for that to not be much of an issue (at least for me lol). Something about the series feels nostalgic too, it reminds me of being a kid who thought sex was the funniest thing ever. I think it's a lot better than the manga too (at least from the bit of the manga I have read), I heard someone say that the anime feels like a polished version of the manga and I completely agree with that sentiment. The timing of the jokes and the animation make the comedy work a lot better, I think. By the way, Mitsudomoe is from the same author as BokuYaba, which I never realized until I looked into the latter a bit more lol. It's cool to see how much their way of drawing and making manga has changed over the years when you look at some chapters from BokuYaba and Mitsudomoe side by side.

It's been a while since I've listened to Tetoris...... I need to listen to more Teto, every song using her that I've heard has been awesome.

Might look into those MP3 players if I lose or break the one I have or something, I've used it a bit over the past two days though and the experience really feels a lot better than a streaming service... not sure why that is though, maybe it's something to do with that psuedo-nostalgia teenagers get sometimes for stuff from before they were born lol. Or maybe it's to do with an MP3 player as a physical object being more tangible than a website or app on my phone. Or maybe there's a novelty to ing music and being able to see the files on my computer instead of streaming apps storing them god knows where.

Ohhhh I've been meaning to watch Apocalypse Hotel. That one looks really interesting but I was already trying to keep up with too much by the time it started airing. Somehow never heard of Samurai Flamenco but the art and synopsis peak my interest.... there's another series for the PTW pile at the back of my mind lol. I've heard a lot of good things about Hinamatsuri so I might give J⇔M a read if I ever get in the mood to start some more publishing manga, which is something I try to avoid doing too much since keeping up with publishing manga can be a pain... I struggle keeping up with stuff that's still coming out in general, it's why I've been trying to limit how many seasonal anime I watch at a time.

I've been enjoying basically everything I've been reading/watching, spare a few trashy shows I'm watching for the lulz (looking at you, Shiunji-ke no Kodomotachi, that show sucks so much ass). I literally finished Candy Boy's anime like an hour ago as I'm writing this and that was great, cute character dynamics with a pleasant slice of life atmosphere and cute yuri moments. In the middle of watching S1 of Oreimo and it's genuinely amazing, I love series with characters who are earnest about their weird interests. I expected to dislike Kirino but I actually find her to be a really fun and unique take on a tsundere character, and a little sister character who's obsessed with little sisters is a very amusing concept lol. Watched a bit of Space Dandy the other day and I love how it refuses to take itself seriously, plus Bones's animation work on it is insane. Slowly getting through Tiger Mask too and it's a really good old manly melodrama sort of show but the subs for it are shitty and hard to find (fuck animez's owners for changing the site to their shitty manwha one), I wish it'd get picked up by Retrocrush or a decent fansub group... regardless all of the shows I just mentioned might end up becoming favorites of mine lol, they're all really great.
Also really enjoying Ace wo Nerae, Sakura Trick, Senko-san, and Akame ga Kill. I wasn't joking when I said I'm watching too much anime at once lol. I'm also somewhat keeping up with Ninkoro and I'm convinced it's the best thing airing right now, Shaft's doing a great job adapting it and the comedy, while not laugh-out-loud funny, is some solid dark humor. I wanna get back into watching Gintama over the summer, I plan to try watching it French subbed when I learn a bit of the language. It'd be a good excuse to get through such a long series.
I'm enjoying basically all the manga I'm reading right now. Chiro-chan is probably one of my favorite things I've ever read which is surprising. It's a sequel to another manga, Mato-chan, and it's a slightly offbeat moe 4koma manga. Something about it is really fun to read and I like all the characters, it's a simple but effective manga. Also reading Itoshi no Kana and I'm digging it, it's a really lovely romance series with some beautifully drawn sex scenes that somehow don't feel like fanservice. I've read a bit of Bakuman (though I think I'll take a break from it since I've just been reading it due to my school library having volumes of it) and it's a really good shounen, lots of exciting moments and all the talk about the manga industry makes it a lot more interesting to me than more conventional "battle shounen" kinds of series. There's also Ashita no Joe which I'm starting to enjoy more as it goes on, you can really feel Joe's character develop as he gets more into boxing as the story progresses. Wish the translation was better but you stop noticing it when you binge read enough chapters, funny enough. There's also Itoko no Ko which is currently publishing (and it's somehow getting an official english release?!? Can't wait for volume 1 to come out, WILL be buying it) and there's something about it that I find really charming. The summer countryside atmosphere it has is really pleasant and the characters are likeable. It's a good romcom, though chapters are so slow to release :(. I've also read a small chunk of the Yurumates manga (somehow half of it is translated? No complaints though) and it's great, it's a pleasant slice of life while also having a slightly dark/sad sense of humor with immature adult characters. It's hard to describe but it has a really specific charm both in the anime adaptations and in the manga, I even bought all of the physical volumes even though they don't have an official english translation lol. I'm enjoying some of the other series I'm reading or have put on hold to read other stuff too (Monster, Genshiken, Bocchi the Rock, Kyou kara Ore wa Loli no Himo!, Watashi no Kouguchi-sensei, Girl Meets Rock!), but I don't have as much to say about them.

That's a tough one since the whole soundtrack is so consistent, but I think it'd have to be Udonko's OP from season 8. It's catchy and the lyrics are extordinarily stupid lol (thanks Youtube translation feature). I also like like songs that sound like the Tetris theme (isn't it kinda weird that there's two songs from anime I love that sound like the tetris theme? This song from Teekyuu and Miyashita's character song from Mitsudomoe... I'll add that one in this message too, Mitsudomoe also has some insanely good music!!)



Dude, you bringing up using an MP3 player reminds me that I need to try the one I got out. I've been wanting to switch from Youtube Music to an MP3 player since streaming services and modern technology in general suck but I keep putting off actually trying out the one I got lol. How long have you been using an MP3 player? Did you just never switch to music streaming services?

BTW, have you been watching/reading anything good lately? I've been going through that phase of starting and not finishing a bunch of shows/manga lately and I'm finding a lot of series I'm really enjoying but not finishing because there's too much other good stuff I want to check out.... getting a few chapters/episodes into something and then getting in the mood to read something new again.

Unfortunately the Paniponi manga isn't fully translated (bit over 10/17 volumes are translated) but there is someone currently working on the manga, though at a very slow pace.... it is still on Mangadex too lol

I've read the few translated chapters of Teekyuu (9 chapters and a few extras, only the first volume is translated :( ) and it's alright. I think the anime's better for that one (and it's actually accessible for an english speaker lol...). The manga's a fairly average comedy but I think the pace of the anime elevates the humor by a lot. Teekyuu's music is insanely good man

Thanks for accepting the FR, and is that the Teekyuu 9 ED?! I couldn't find that for the longest time (and I gave up finding it by the time I realized MAL listed OP/ED song titles on anime pages...)

Paniponi is great, though I think the manga's superior to the anime.The manga's short chapters feel better fit for the gag comedy format, though the animes great in its own right. Something about the anime makes it feel slow and fever dreamish, though at the same time I think that's one of its strengths. Shaft really ups the stylishness of the visuals too.

For my money? It's damn near perfect!

I've watched up to the start of the last act/leg of the show, but despite it being over two years since then, most of the designs and major plot beats are etched into my brain. The Gundam Mk. II might be outright one of the best mecha ever designed.



ZZ, F91, Victory, and Hathaway's Flash are the UC titles I'm most eager to get to after finishing Zeta. GQuuuuuuX was a nice reminder of how much I appreciate that flavor of Gundam and anime overall. Kind of a bummer they're doing just twelve episodes, but if it's to get newer fans onboarded into the Universal Century proper, I think the show does a solid job. Not to mention that it does (mostly) stand on its own two legs as a series, considering the baggage of being what it is.

I'm about to finish code geass,so please don't spoil it for me

You're welcome pal,and yeah i love code geass and gintama so much,i haven't really watched all of gintama but it was great,and code geass is one of the best

Thanks kindly!



Glad to hear from you again.

Sorry for the late reply, been busy with work but also sleepy for some reason…

No need to cry, your profile is cool too! I just got one cool idea ones and now am not touching or changing it for the next ten years probably lol. And I’m definitely not a genius, I did study this stuff but never actually finished uni. Hence I work as IT and not a coder. I’m not a spy, and not sure about movie-like tricks… But I have the tools to unlock any computer or laptop I guess, no can stop me. (Well, I can’t hack site s so your MAL would be safe… for now) Although, with enough research you might know how to do that too ψ(｀∇´)ψ

Good good, I’m glad you’re thinking about yourself and doing things you like. I try too but it’s not always easy. Enjoy your free time while you can xD

Yeah, I’m with you on this. I get Covid was not a nice time for a lot of people, but for me and my solitude it was great. I don’t use the Shonen Jump app so no idea ‘what’s in with the kids’ according to it. Isn’t manga on the app in Japanese though, can you read it?

Oh comedy, I’ve watched some comedy anime but not sure I’ve read any proper comedy manga (or I have forgotten it). It’s hit or miss for me sometimes because I don’t always get the Japanese jokes or their references. But still, I liked Arakawa Under the Bridge. Favourite genre hmm… I would say sports? At one point some years ago that was the only type of anime I watched. I’ve been meaning to get back to some sports anime but haven’t found the time just yet. They also have some self-growth lessons and motivational messages in them. Horror is nice but I’d still choose sports over it. And a manga ending would not get me distraught - that means I can finally read it! But I guess horror is not really your thing?

That is a long doc, some nice titles on there too. I only really keep MAL for anime/manga. When I , I export it to AniList once or twice a year just in case. For keeping track of books I use goodreads, nothing fancy.

Exceptions to the ‘must be completed’ rule are Blue Exorcist (although it is on pause cus I want to buy the volumes to read), Citrus+ and now Chainsaw Man (it was completed but cus of the anime popularity I guess they decided to continue it?). It is what it is, waiting for it to end again. Do you break any of your reading rules?

Grandmas are on another level xD. Maybe I will beat you once I am a grandma.

Hope you’re having a nice week too. Don’t overwork and undersleep like me. And again, sorry for the late reply…

Welcome, friendo! ^o^/

Yeah I should have added you ages ago honestly, not many people actually read Shouha Shoten and the moment I saw Cromartie High School in your favs (!!!) I knew you had a great taste in manga)

Feel free to ask for recos in any genre, or just browse my favs / Stacks

THanks pal, I want to say that your teast is also PEAK from mangas to anime, its trully superior
(I will check it out later 100% if I will run out of shows to watch or mangas to read)

Samurai Flamenco is awesome! Glad to see a fellow enjoyer.

I really liked Twilight Suzuka, I think the way the other cast interact with her leads to a lot of good laughs and character moments!