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Yes, I noticed you weren't around as much. Hope you weren't expecting the season to get better upon returning. XD

Yeah, I understand what you're saying about Subaru's reset. I'd have to see old seasons again to be sure, though there may be a subconscious filling in of the blanks on the part of the viewer, I suppose. But I guess with all the resets Subaru has more insight into that character, and I suspect most of the time he either kept neutrality or got on their good side. Either by not saying or doing something egregious from their perspective or maybe he even saved them or did a good deed for them. The thing is that he usually REALLY fucked up in the first instance. In some cases, he has multiple reset in relation to that person (with some of the good resets already having passed, so he racks up good boy points with them). But I'm sure there were some instances where, after he got through his main fuck ups, the thing that won them over seems way too simple and unconvincing. Maybe. I just don't have a good example to point to from memory.

I did find UB to be pretty meh. The adaptation is weak, and what I read of the manga also didn't interest me enough to keep going, though I thought the fantasy/sci-fi setting seemed potentially promising. Too cheesy of evil bastard writing too. I was mostly looking forward to it because I often heard about the manga but didn't feel like checking it out. I ended up reading part of the manga because it seemed the anime had an unusually incoherent start and I was told that's not how the manga started.

Medalist? Oh, it's one of those loli grooming simulators, like Usagi Drop, just with ice skating. In which chapter of the manga does she marry him in this one, lol? I think it looks kind of boring, and I hate sports anime for the most part. I do make a few exceptions here and there. Might actually watch Keijo. XD

lol, on litnerd/Snob: That's Snob's new thing. For the hot new seasonals, he selects a handful of reviews from the neg/mix/pos categories and analyzes them to obtain an "objective consensus." Which is, of course, total bullshit, and he just snidely cherry picks a few things for his "greater point." He's been doing that for a while and with quite a few titles. It was brought to my attention when I was sent his Dandadan video from his anime e-drama channel, which featured my review.

Lol, I heard that he did a few months ago. This was in response to my preview that I wrote after the first 4 episodes. I feel like he badly misunderstood the points I was trying to make, but he's never been the best critic around. At least he introduced Americans in 2008-2012 to all the anime that were already considered God Tier in Europe. When he was the most popular critic on MAL, he helped many Americans learn about Galactic Heroes, Ashita no Joe, and Rose of Versailles for the first time. We actually missed a LOT of classic anime from the 1970s and 1980s. None of the Masterpiece Theater anime were released over here either. At first, we all thought he was this absolute genius who dove through oceans of garbage to find these incredible hidden gems from eons ago. Then we realized that he's actually kind of dumb ass who just regurgitated to us the knowledge that European anime fans already had.

Heya. Well, this season is pretty dog shit. I'm not watching anything from it. Aside from Re:Zero, which was a continuation from the prior season. The worst Re:Zero season by far because it's barely even making use of the resetting gimmick, and the writing/tropey characters are a much bigger problem here. This coming season looks better to me. Let me c&p the ones that I thought looked the most interesting from a comment a while back:

https://myanimelist.net/anime/58811/Tougen_Anki
https://myanimelist.net/anime/56038/Lazarus
https://myanimelist.net/anime/59597/Witch_Watch
https://myanimelist.net/anime/55995/Your_Forma
https://myanimelist.net/anime/60334/Anne_Shirley
https://myanimelist.net/anime/58725/Ninja_to_Koroshiya_no_Futarigurashi
https://myanimelist.net/anime/59675/Apocalypse_Hotel
https://myanimelist.net/anime/60009/Chuuzenji-sensei_Mononoke_Kougiroku__Sensei_ga_Nazo_wo_Hodoite_Shimau_kara
https://myanimelist.net/anime/60401/Uchuujin_Muumuu
https://anilist.co/anime/182814/Kowloon-Generic-Romance

A lot of these I'm not sure I'd say they're likely to be that worthwhile (Chuuzenji-sensei I was interested in because it's a spin-off of a series I liked, but it looks very dull), but they at least have some interesting gimmicks, flashy, etc. I'm most interested in trying Kowloon Generic Romance, Your Forma, Apocalypse Hotel, and Lazarus. Tougen Anki might be fun. Anne Shirley is a reboot, and I doubt it'll be better than the old one or whatever.

You looking forward to any new titles?

Antisemitism isn't anti-Jew sentiment? That's what I always thought. Or did you mean anti-zionist?

I don't have much to say about Americans, except that the few that I've spoken to, have an inflated sense of worth when it comes to their country. America is a waning superpower but a majority of its citizens refuse to acknowledge the same. My pet peeve is how Americans think what's true for them, is also true for the rest of the world, because, you know, America is the center of the world.

Suffering is suffering. You can pick any and every definition of the word from across the world and I'll agree to it (in the context of animals).

Both songs are from 2 different movies. Not sure who told you one is from a TV show. Yes, I'm well aware of the stereotype that Indian movies have when it comes to Westerners. Nah. Apart from a few, we don't really create those kinda movies anymore.
Subtitling Hindi movies has always been a big problem IMO and one of the biggest reasons the Koreans left us behind. Our govt doesn't push our movies as a soft power. I'd recommend sticking to Netflix and Amazon Prime if you wanna watch Hindi content in English bc I myself am not aware of any websites that subtitle our movies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2clW8Zxq88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmMiyZaSELo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV4x7OCqFLA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1vEZhwH8y82

Islam and Christianity, both teach an us v/s them philosophy. The difference is that Christians are taught God will punish the non-believers, while Islam openly calls for their culling by its believers. It's the biggest reason why you'll never find a Christian suicide bomber/terrorist, but find so many Muslim ones out there. But you say this out loud, and you're an Islamophobe.
Okay, then. Don't really care what randos on the internet think of me anyway.

You're right about American laws and it's amazing how thieves can actually get to sue their victims bc they (the thieves) got hurt during a robbery. How insane is that? And there was this huge outcry about a guy who saved a girl from a killer but then he was arrested and tried as a criminal himself. Lmao what? Contrast that with our govt's latest initiative about helping road accident victims and getting them to a hospital - they are rewarded by what you can consider the average of a month's salary here.

Hmm. If I could get one wish, or one item on my birthday? Either way, I'm not much of a materialistic person. If I had one wish, I'd wish for all animal suffering to cease immediately and permanently. Don't really care much for humans. You?

Try these 2 slow songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEH3Aev0uME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE9FBL7jUGA (he just asked her to be his queen)

I mean that literally. In places like villages where most people are uneducated and men hold all the power, these things do happen. They're rare, but they still occur. What was shocking was when I read about a Muslim illegal immigrant burning a white woman alive in the metro train of a Western country. Most probably America. People just stood there. They watched, they made videos. It would appear that being educated doesn't equal to being more socially responsible.

How open are you to slow music? This is a Hindu devotional song that I listen to whenever I feel tired. It's very relaxing
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=5dHCEIavCa4
Or if you mean Bollywood music, tell me which kind you prefer - ones that focus on the music or the video. And then, modern or old music (pre 90s)

I've only ever heard of this bigotry from Muslims - and they do this in every country they go to. They're the same here. Want us to accept them for all their faults but refuse to budge an inch when it comes to accepting our religious and traditional beliefs. Secularism when it comes to infidels, but Sharia when it comes to Muslim beliefs.

Ah, my birthday is on the 1st of March this year. And that was a good reminder. I'll update it on my profile. Thanks ;p

I mean, I'm just one woman and I cannot speak for all of India, but if you wish to ask me if the feminist movement is as extreme as it is in America, then the answer is No. I don't think anywhere in the world is as bad as it is in America. And I do not mean from the POV of women's rights, but trans rights that are seen synonymous with women's rights. American women have too much time and freedom so they invent problems they can take care of. The rest of us are struggling with genuine problems women face, like not being allowed to step out of the kitchen or being burned alive bc her parents didn't pay her husband enough dowry.

I'm surprised to hear your native language is English. I always assumed that POCs would speak English as their second tongue.

Ram Singh. Is he seen like a serious music artist? Because wow, he's crap. He cannot sing, he's 50 and he dresses like a 20 year old boy, he's visually unattractive and unappealing and I could not understand a single word he said. Not surprising, since he was singing. But his music was quite rubbish, honestly. Then again. I'm sure people in parts of rural India would have enjoyed his music bc they have standards much different from people living in the city.

I watched your vids and YT recommended hers. She speaks Hindi well here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzpbjYExRB0
If you're interested in Hindi music, let me know. I'll be more than happy to share good music with you.

Good question. Most Hindus are secular by default, but I do not celebrate Xmas or even New Year. I mean, if someone invites me to an Xmas party or outing, I'll go but only bc free food is free food ;p How about you?

Ah, my bday will be somewhere around late Feb/Early March. Not sure. I'll confirm and let you know.

Yup, was a great time with my family! Happy new year to you as well 🥳

Thank you very much! 😊 I hope you're doing well!

Ohhh okay, I see! Idk why when you said decent I thought it meant as in a bad way but it seems like you liked it so i was wrong ahahaha

Agreed :D

Not yet ahahaha but hopefully soon!!

Ohhh interesting, for me it's been mainly reading loll

Obviously the definition of feminism will differ from place to place bc of differing cultural and moral values. For example, American women think it's okay to dress like strippers and walk down the street bc women have the freedom to dress howsoever they like. Meanwhile, women in Iran are burning their hijabs bc they are tired of being told to dress as potato sacks. They just want to have the freedom to dress in a pair of and top, like the rest of us. I understand both sides of feminism here.

I speak Hindi and English. And you? Do you understand Hindi?
I watched those videos. Nice to see Indian men carrying on the tradition of being ugly 😂 Is it normal for the music to overshadow the vocals of the singers? The vocals were pretty echoey. That's not the case in my country. Honestly, that kinda music sounds like the stuff I used to listen as a child, or as a 90s remix of a 70s song. Modern Hindi music is vastly different from what you linked shared with me. Primary examples include:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7wSjy9Lv-o (I do not understand the lyrics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cKErCWrb44 (from a period movie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvXDq-P1NB8 (a modern song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3g_WjLCsXM (a slow song)

So, YT just recommend this song to me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFXdmYFPQX8 and it turns out that my calling the music out to be inspired from the 70s was spot on, because https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgdQDvgv7KA

> Basically this particular genre is like a joke because everyone sings about alchohol, having an affair with a woman, marrying a woman or sex.
So basically, you people reject a lighter version of what the Americans glorify as good music/lyrics - rap. Always good to know. We had a movie here with a high profile actress a few years ago, with the theme revolving around cheating. The movie was universally panned bc we were outraged as to how they'd normalized the act of cheating. A good lesson for Bollywood, no doubt.

Yes. For whatever reason, the Western world created a culture of feminism, which is often ridiculed in Eastern cultures. Not sure how that happened, but that's the reality.

OMG, seriously? I speak Hindi too, but I'm guessing their Hindi is vastly different from the authentic one that I speak. The most common language here is Hindi, btw. Also, what is chutney music???

Was manga Parasyte set in the 90s?

Berserk is 370+ chapters. Always amazes me when people invest so much of their times and emotions in such series. I lack the patience, even if it ever came down to my fav. In that case, I'd simply put the manga on hold and re-read it 10 years later, instead of waiting 1 month for a 40 page chapter.

A lot of cultures are deeply misogynistic, so I'm always going to maintain how some are just inherently inferior to others. For example, look at the Talibani/Sharia culture that has infested Afghanistan. I'm not going to be politically correct and say "Oh, that's the wrong interpretation of XYZ." I believe that if millions of people are interpreting it in an evil way and some rando on the internet is the one saying it's being misinterpreted, then maybe they're the one who've misinterpreted that culture.

I don't think I asked, but which Indian language is the most prevalent there? Hindi or Tamil/Kannada?

I liked Code Geass back when I was new to anime, but rewatching it made me realize not only how grossly sexist it was, but also how the MC's best friend was just a pushover. AOT s1 was fabulous. One of the extremely rare shounens where women were actually treated as human beings. I quite liked the Parasyte anime. Never bothered to pick up its manga - I can't read anything longer than 10 chapters. I don't have much idea about Berserk. I've read it's pretty gory and has mature themes in it, but I haven't come across sexist tropes, like the ones that are prevalent in One Piece and Naruto, or even MHA for that matter.

Thank you so much!!!! It was an okay day, but you just made my day with your kind birthday wishes!!! ♡(˃͈ ˂͈ )

Ooo interesting, I feel like a lot of people enjoyed Frieren! I haven't gotten too far into the series, so without spoiling why was it only decent for you :O I agree with your second statement there and I've only watched the first epi LOL And I enjoyed CSM too :)

I haven't been really keeping up with anime/manga recently since I'm still finishing school but I've been getting back into manga! Have you been reading any good ones lately :>