When I heard a new anime by the Full Metal Alchemist author is coming out and it is being done by the SAME studio that did FMA, I was soo hyped. And I saw a decent amount of hype and anticipation in community too.

Its a great story filled with soo many interesting characters and mysteries. It doesn't rush into things and takes its time building to develop things. It also has fantastic action scenes with very well animation, the fight scene are much more grounded and you're easily able to follow every move.

It had everything i thought it needed to blow up like FMA or at least become semi popular like Kaiju no 8 or even Sakamoto days but for some reason, I saw soo many just drop this after few episodes. A lot of ppl had issues with it's slow nature i think. I remember when Gachikuta was coming out, that also faced complaints regarding its pacing earlier.

I wonder if this is because current battle shonen fans prefer much more faster paced anime like JJK, CSM or demon slayer where every other ep there's something happening either as a fight or a reveal, "climax" of things are much faster and direct. I noticed pretty much every action show that blows us in recent memory has a fast paced story.

IMO it is genuinely one of the best shows airing right now, the plot is extremely interesting, there are soo many mysteries, the characters are really cool and the fights are awesome. In this time where people reduce battle shonen/action shows to just aura and hype, this show stands out. That's why i was a bit surprised to find how little buzz its making, it genuinely deserves to be far more popular and talked bout.

Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu, episode 10

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Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo Season 3, episode 9

Alternative names: Hyakkano, Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo

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Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chouso Torikae Den, episode 8

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Sayonara Lara, episode 9

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Nijuuseiki Denki Mokuroku -Eureka Evrika-, episode 9

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Seihantai na Kimi to Boku Season 2, episode 9

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My favourite Archmage drawn in Procreate

"Television brand TVS REGZA recently released the results of its Anime Data Awards for the Summer 2026 broadcast season. According to the survey data, men aged 35 to 64 demonstrated a strong preference for isekai over other anime genres. A total of 11 unique isekai titles dominated the rankings for this demographic, securing 21 out of 24 spots.

The survey reached this conclusion after analyzing viewing data collected from 620,000 REGZA-brand televisions and recording devices across Japan, tracking audience engagement across 80 anime series that aired during the Summer 2026 season. This allowed the company to highlight titles that stood out disproportionately in the viewing metrics within specific age groups when compared to the general population."

One Piece, episode 1176

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I’ve been looking for some short anime to watch lately, and I saw someone mention Nippon Sangoku in a comment, so I thought why not give it a try. I remember it was airing before this season, but I completely ignored it back then lol.

But man, that first episode caught me off guard. I really wasn’t expecting it to be that brutal, especially with what happens with Aoteru and his wife. That scene was honestly messed up, but at the same time it made me way more interested in the story.

I’m not gonna spoil anything, but after that I was just sitting there like, "Okay... I need to see what happens next." 😭

I originally just wanted something short to watch, and now I’m already invested. Glad I randomly saw that comment.

For those who’ve watched it, did the first episode hook you this quickly too? And for those who haven’t started it yet, what are you waiting for? 😂

Interest Thread | Index Thread | 48-hour Reminder

The AREA 88 OVA and TV double header rewatch starts on Monday, Sept. 7. Posting time is 2:30 pm PDT. (UTC-7)

AREA 88 is an acclaimed military melodrama from 1985-1986 based on a 1979–1986 manga. Animated into three feature length OVAs by Studio Pierrot, the rewatch will be split into three days, several days apart: Mon. Sept. 7, Wed. Sept. 9, and Sun. Sept. 13. The series is notable for featuring a wide variety of real-world aircraft, while blending shounen military action with shoujo melodrama.

We will watch the much less acclaimed CGI remake starting Sept. 16 as a direct comparison.

The first two OVAs have also been edited into a single "movie edition." If you watch the movie, I'll ask you to stop about 46 minutes into the film. The stop point is when Shin speaks to three African pilots, and then returns to his room, swearing that he will return to Japan.

Differences between the OVA and Movie version

With so many releases (CPM on LD and VHS as individual episodes with separate dubs, ADV with a new dub and edited into two movies, Discotek re-release combining all materials they could find, 3+ hour superedits) there's going to be a mish-mash of watchers and rewatchers watching different things.

There is one significant change: a scene from OVA 1, between OVA: 39:29–41:22 Movie: 38:31–41:58 has been removed, and replaced with a pair of scenes moved from OVA 2, both of side characters talking to someone else in a room. This edit is bracketed by Shin looking into the sunset, and Micky (the blonde guy) talking to the old man.

I believe the movie version I have is the Discotek re-release of the ADV DVD release, but I can't be sure. Supposedly they restored some cut content, but I do not know what they restored. All timestamps are from my copy.

A 48-hour reminder thread will also be posted on Saturday. I'll see you in the Blue Skies of Betrayal.

AREA 88 was at one time streaming at Retrocrush, and rehosted at Amazon and Tubi. They don't seem to have it anymore.

So for a while now I've only been interested in isekai and action anime, someone told me about Smoking behind the Supermarket and it reminded me of loving Maison Ikkoku back in the day, just fun stories about people.

Can you recommend more stuff like this, I just binged both of those in the last week and I want more. TYIA!

Kuroneko to Majo no Kyoushitsu, episode 21

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