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I'm religiously reading Baki Rahen and I just can't handle the kino. Jackbros, we are so fucking back and we have never been so fucking back.
This is the most peak Baki has been in a while, and I love what's happening in Jack's story and the sheer Itagaki-philosophical insanity of Gou-dou and of Jack's fights. Jack has evolved bro, it's glorious.
 
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THE METEOR WAS AN INSIDE JOB!
 
Took a bit longer due to other things, but I finally finished rewatching the first Season of Stand Alone Complex. Excellent show, mired by some small issues. Laughing Man was a great story and most of the individual episodes are great too. Some pacing issues with the Laughing Man, animation and CGI quality sometimes a bit too rough. Some story beats are either loose ends or get picked up by S2. But regardless, great show and I might continue straight with S2.
 
I Know 孤独のせい said:
Took a bit longer due to other things, but I finally finished rewatching the first Season of Stand Alone Complex. Excellent show, mired by some small issues. Laughing Man was a great story and most of the individual episodes are great too. Some pacing issues with the Laughing Man, animation and CGI quality sometimes a bit too rough. Some story beats are either loose ends or get picked up by S2. But regardless, great show and I might continue straight with S2.
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The last arc dealing with Big Pharma is absolutely based.
 
I love how Zenshu has that super elaborate summoning sequence every episode. They paid for the animation budget and by God they will make good use of it.
 
Save the Loli said:
The last arc dealing with Big Pharma is absolutely based.
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I don't watch a lot of anime for various reasons, so I can't speak for every show, but SAC and by extension GitS in general, tower above most things I saw just by virtue of being "realistic". The themes of politics, philosophy, interpersonal relationships etc. never feel fake, condescending or ironic. Probably a bad idea to compare it to modern stuff, since especially a lot of western stuff that is tainted by identity politics. Nonetheless, it's one of the few shows I would call "mature" even if that sounds corny. Even the Tachikoma's who are played off as comic relief feel sincere.

Going through shows on MAL not a lot of stuff compares and could be put on the same pedestal.
 
I might have to rewatch and/or re-read Komi Can’t Communicate, since the final 499th chapter dropped recently. It was also announced that the 5th chapter will be released as a bonus chapter as thanks for the support of the manga itself.

Either way, I do remember finding the first season entertaining.
 
I like that fatties are getting BTFO'd about the main character having a thin mode.

I also like the wife actually discovering about the bounty, and having a short argument that's done pretty fast.
 
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