Summer season is rapidly approaching! It's time to start looking ahead to the next season and thinking about what is worth watching vs. what isn't. This is also the official thread where I will watch for shows that you mention and will enable threads for those shows to be made by our resident bot, @rikka@ani.social.
Please feel free to use this thread as a normal weekly discussion thread as well! Anything that would normally be in the weekly discussion thread any other week is welcome here.
As always, remember to be mindful of spoilers. If you want to know more about how to handle spoilers in this community, check the guide here (also linked in the sidebar).
Summer Season
Definitely watching:
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The Elusive Samurai Season 2 - The first season was the highlight of Summer 2024 for me, so I'm very much looking forward to the sequel.
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The World Is Dancing - The first time I saw the announcement I went, "Tokiyuki-dono, is that you?" Lucky me getting both this and Nigewaka in the same season. Pretty sure it will be my AOTS contender.
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Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia - Science Saru, Naoko Yamada, interesting visuals. Historical setting dominates my top-3 most anticipated anime of this summer.
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You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 - Azuma-Taira development?
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The Ghost in the Shell - The first GITS adaptation I'll enjoy? Crossing my fingers.
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Sparks of Tomorrow - Kyoani makes it a must-watch for me. That silver-hair antagonist annoys me already, though (in a bad way).
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Goodbye, Lara - An original based on The Little Mermaid. I like its art style.
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100 Girlfriends Season 3 - Let's go, the only harem anime.
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Behind the Supermarket, Smoking with You - I liked what I saw in those pre-released short episodes.
Interested in:
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Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus - An original about girls chasing their dreams.
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Red River - On the one hand, yay, old shoujo fantasy, and the one I haven't read at that. On the other hand, I know of the industry's disrespect for this particular demographic, so I'm kind of torn. I like shoujo but it's better experienced as manga mostly.
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Yani Neko - PV was grossly hilarious, so I'm giving it a shot.
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My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked - Expecting a wholesome comedy.
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I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day - I prefer my yuri to focus on grown-up women but I'll still check this one out since it's always about teens with anime.
Will watch the premiere to decide if I want to stick with it:
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