Good Anime

[Ominous]

@crawfish

I'll be honest. The trailer for it always made it seem like some pretentious hipster cartoon.

Cat with an attitude? Check.
Cat with attitude talks in weird noises that requires subtitles to understand? Check.
Main human character is a directionless millenial woman stereotype? Check.
Both main characters have weird names that make sure to stick out from the list of other shows? Check.
Trailer music is simple, muted guitar strumming with occasional crisp sound effects? Check.
Main characters lead normal lives in a normal world but appear to occasionally go on adventures across time and space? Check.

[Crawfish]

@ominous Second season it getting picked up by Netflix. It is quite understated.

[Solstice]

@crawfish

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I think that based on the trailer, I wouldn't have touched it. From a distance it reads as Steven Universe / Adventure Time (and there are certainly comparisons that can be made), but the older cast and millennial/Gen-Z-relevant angst actually resonated with me, and the emotional core is surprisingly pleasant.

Also, it's fucking delightful and has some clear Ghibli inspirations.

[Crawfish]

@solstice

[Solstice]

I don't have Disney+, but I'm very curious to see how people are finding Star Wars: Visions! Anyone care to weigh in?

[Wizz]

@solstice

It starts out really strong! The animation remains pretty fantastic throughout. Most of the stories themselves are a little samey, and the English voice acting ranges from mediocre to hilariously bad, but overall it's worth watching IMO.

[Derp]

@wizz @solstice

I watched the first one. I was less than impressed.

I didn't like the animation style, and the story felt like it was just strongly shoehorned into Star Wars so that they could tell the story of some wandering ronin dueling but with lightsabers!

I haven't watched others, but that first one was jarring enough that I'm debating on whether I want to continue.

[Wizz]

@derp

That one is just going back to Star Wars' roots in Akira Kurosawa's films! I thought it was a cool little nod.

[Ominous]

@derp

Yeah, A New Hope was basically Flash Gordon, Dune, Dam Busters, and Kurosawa films thrown into a blender with George's wife making the results into a delicious meal.

[Solstice]

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[Solstice]

Okay, I'm bad at thread upkeep, but I would be absolutely remiss not to signal-boost one of the shows this season that probably needs it least, because it's just such an absolute good time.

(Spy×Family) - (Comedy) A master spy is tasked with keeping tabs on a politician, and the best way for this to happen is through his son. Unfortunately, his son goes to a super locked-down private school, and no matter how good a spy he is, he can't pull off being a kid. His only choice? Assemble a family on short notice, and get the child past the school's rigorous and uptight entrance requirements, giving him the first foot in the door he needs to monitor his mark.

By virtue of 'short notice', he just so happens to accidentally surround himself with the worst/best candidates for this task by happenstance - a spy-thriller-loving telepathic young girl whom he chooses for adoption based on her intuiting his criteria for wanting to adopt her, and is absolutely on to all of their plans because... well, telepathy...

...and a perfectly average government employee who just happens to be an assassin.

Hijinks ensue.

Spy×Family is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.

[BloodAngel]

@solstice I love the manga!

[Solstice]

@bloodangel

I haven't read the manga, but goodness it's wholesome and funny in the first three episodes, so far.

[Misadventure]

@solstice "I haven't decided yet." won me over in the first few minutes.