On episode 5 of Record of Ragnarok and the animation is much better.

 

I am really enjoying Handyman Saitou. It is such as good story

 

My wife has been watching it. I found myself bored so I stopped paying attention in the middle of the second episode. best thing about it was the soundtrack.

 

They poured their budget on the first fight. Second fight, not so much.

 

Tonikawa: Over the Moon Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in April

Awesome. I can't wait.

 

Earl and Fairy - I guess this is another forgotten series from 2008 (certainly more so than Kannagi), and one I only came across a few months ago. I finally got around to watching it (since it’s Victorian era with fairies premise sounded intriguing). Now that I’ve seen it, it’s fine; definitely held back by being unfinished. I liked Lydia, and didn’t mind the other characters (other than maybe Kelpie), but not enough gets accomplished by the end to make them or their short (and incomplete) journeys feel like they’re must-watch. It doesn’t help that there are a number of instances of magical-babble making scenes hard to follow, and the unusual fact that the main villain……doesn’t actually appear in the show. He gets mentioned, and the characters deal with an underling antagonist towards the end of the series, but that’s it. Another thing that makes the show feel unfulfilling by the end. This isn’t a bad show or anything, but it isn’t the easiest to recommend when it doesn’t have the time to accomplish much.

 

The battles in Bofuri season 2 are really well animated.

 

And Discotek has just licensed it  

 

Thanks to anime japan is now the third biggest movie market in the world!

The power of slam dunk and detective conan!

Japan Box Office: World’s Third Largest Cinema Market – Variety

 

Nice for them, but there's a major contingent factor that you're completely ignoring here.

Yes, the Japanese markets have made significant gains, but the reason they're able to claim third spot with only their own domestic market fueling the vast majority of those numbers is because the Western cinemascape is still f'ed. They're still struggling to claw back numbers after the pandemic drove people away, and the prevalence of home streaming becoming a more and more enticing alternative. Japan hasn't adopted streaming media, so their cinemas see no competition.

A $152M haul is nothing against the peak market of ~5 years ago, when the major US studios could cumulatively draw ~3B+ in sales domestically.

You seem to keep trying to paint anime as this burgeoning mainstream success story, but the fact of the matter is, it's still quite niche.

 

Slam dunk just broke a record in korea. Every week in the japan box office 80% of the films are anime or live versions of anime. Top 3 biggest films in japan last year are anime.

Demon slayer movie, one piece and others are big hits in other countries. It's bigger than you think. Some countries see anime same as animation and don't shove them to fathom event releases unlike america that still frowns on it.

Also, America is ahead of Japan not below it.

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Japan Box Office Rebounds in 2022, Anime Strong, Hollywood Recovers – The Hollywood Reporter

Japanese comic series 'Slam Dunk' enjoys resurgence on back of animated film | The Korea Times

Makoto Shinkai’s Anime Blockbuster ‘Suzume’ Cleared for China Release – The Hollywood Reporter

Crunchyroll - Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan: 14 Anime Films Surpassed One Billion Yen Mark in 2022

 

That's not what I said.

The result of every other market being depressed is that it allows Japan into the rankings. China is also a major cinema market, but they went hardcore on pandemic lockdowns, so I assume their numbers are f'ed.

 

Danmachi has been great. I love this show so much.

 

The main character is a breath of fresh air with his personality.

 

So true. I like him because he is not crazy powerful. He uses his skill for the best outcome.

 

Also because TheRossman wrote a quote-on-quote "REVIEW" on GaoGaiGar and just absolutely talked complete trash about it while comparing it to Gurren Lagann and saying a bunch of shimata about how Gurren Lagann is better and how GaoGaiGar is just the biggest piece of overrated F

 

I just felt very offended and angry when I found that review
But now, I'm slowly opening up to Gurren Lagann I'm in the middle of episode 2 it's fine

 

ULTRAMAN: FINAL is coming soon!

 

By the grace of the gods season 2 is ok not as fun as season 1.