#katanagatari ep 4

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ok i'll write abt what ive been watching this week :) 4 katanagatari eps left im a little sad but excited to see how it goes i am sad that i still thoroughly dislike shichika and togames dynamic that they never progressed past uncomfortable joke levels of depth even as they both supposedly get character development idk i am very attached to shichika tho okay where to go from here hm katanagatari as historical fiction is funny to me but like what is history oh heres smth it rly is so crazy to me unsurprising as it may be any time u read a christian text and jews are written about with the same tone as ancient greeks and egyptians esp crazy in this text i was reading 2day bc it was talking abt present day jews in other parts but it always emphasizes 2 me how the reality of jews feel misplaced to so many christians who view their scriptures as supporting a past tense reading and it always makes me think abt the peculiar relationship jews have w our own history and memory where everything alaays seems so tied up and convoluted and a story from 300 years ago was yesterday and a perspective held a hundred years ago then gets projected upon hundreds of years in which such practices and beliefs did not exist and how this is all folded into linear understandings of time almost as a form of assimilation in and of itself in catering to it this way or alternatively as a manipulation of those expectations to fit what purpose i could not say but much 2 think about anyways also thus thinking abt the way jews have been actively alienated from participation in traditional western concepts of linear history forced to both fight for recognition as a legitimate modern presence yet always conflated with an ancient state of being regardless of the development of our own independent cultural understanding tho maybe its stupid to imply one can separate those things there perfect this was meant tk be incomprehensible i promise good night

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Year End Anime Roundup

Hello all.  this is a list of every anime I watched this year.

A Channel 6 - Meh. Aho Girl 7 - stupid funny Akiba’s Strip 7 - this series was more fun than it had any right to be.  I thoroughly enjoyed it. Alice to Zouroku 8 - I really enjoyed some parts of this but i have a personal weakness for series about adults raising children. Another 7 - Wasn’t bad but didn’t really resonate with me that much. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu S1 9 - thoroughly enjoyed this. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu S2 7 - ending was kinda meh Bakemono no Ko 8 - I really enjoyed this movie.  I had seen it at walmart for ages.  glad i picked it up. Blend S 9 - Ah yes the workplace Rom-Com.  Always a favorite of mine. Boku no Hero Academia S2 10 - don’t look at me like you didn’t know this was gonna have a 10. Carnival Phantasm 8 - had a lot of fun with this. Castlevania 8 - Hoping for more of this Centaur no Nayami 7 - I love monster girls so this was a no brainer. Danmachi Gaiden Sword Oratoria 7 - alright as a companion to danmachi.  can’t really stand on its own merits. Demi-chan wa Katartai* 10 - this was a series I looked forward to each week.  I wish i could say more great things about this but if you’re a fan of SoL, you really can’t do much better than this Durarara (all of it) 8 - I really enjoyed the beginning to this.  i feel like the last season or two could’ve been skipped if the friends even spoke just a little. Eromanga Sensei 10 - masterpiece. Evangelion 1.0 9 - waiting for 4.0 Evangelion 2.0 9 - ^ Evangelion 3.0 9 - ^ Fate/Apocrypha 8 - it’s a goddamn mess but i love it. Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya Movie: Sekka no Chikai 8 - I love seeing heroic spirit emiya anytime I can. Fate/Zero 2nd Season 9 - dont know why i waited so long to finish this.  i enjoyed it. Fuuka (updated and now finished) 6 - started out cool but got boring about midway Gabriel DropOut 8 - CGDCT cute girls subverting religious stereotypes.  you have a Fail-len angel addicted to gaming, a sadistic angel, a mostly harmless prankster demon and a demon who is easily the most pleasant person in the show.  would watch again Gurren Lagann 8 - don’t even know what was even happening at the end but it was cool. Hajimete no Gal 7 - it’s alright. Himouto s2 9 - i thought it fixed a lot of the problems season 1 had and it actually made umaru a tolerable character.  Also bonus points for more cgdct. Hinako Note 7 - eh it was cool.  Kuu-chan was bae. Howl’s Moving Castle 9 - Watched this while cooking Easter dinner. Imouto sae Ireba Il. 8 - Solid show with some of the most ridiculous parody comedy i’ve seen. Inuyashiki 8 - Super robot attack grandpa was pretty cool. Isekai shokudou 8 - I enjoyed it. Isekai wa smartphone to Tomo ni. 7 - vanilla as fuck op character in a harem.  still moderately enjoyable.  I like how they approached the harem scenes. Juuni Taisen 8 - fate meets the chinese zodiac.  it was alright. Kakegurui 8 - i still don’t know how to categorize this. Kancolle Movie 9 - I finally got to meet all the charactersfrom the games that the weebs i follow love so much. Katanagatari 9 - so glad i finally gave this a shot.  it was worth it. Kemono Friends 10 - wholesome. Kimi no Na wa. 8 - it was just alright for me. Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu 8 - that was pretty good. Kizumonogatari 3 10 - it was amazing.  i got to see my favorite series on a movies budget. Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon* 10 - seeing Ms. Kobayashi’s daily life was a treat and I loved seeing how her life changed as other characters were introduced into it.  Going into this show i thought it was gonna be a silly thing but it was much more serious than i anticipated.  Kanna was best loli for the season and it wasn’t even close *megumin always gets honorable mentions* aoty candidate Koe no Katachi 10 - best non monogatari movie of 2017 Koi to Uso 7 - meh Konosuba2* 10 - i love it when s2 live up to a great s1.  they fixed a lot of the problems with s1 but didn’t compromise what made this show magical.  darkness really climbed the best girl chart this season thanks to plenty of storylines.  could always use more megumin.  Aoty candidate Kuzu no Honkai* 9 - wow way to make me feel emotions.  i was initially turned off by all the hype i saw.  im glad i gave it a try. Love Live S1-S2 8 - i really enjoyed this. Made in Abyss 10 - it was pretty.  it had chibi characters.  it was dark it was an anime of the year candidate. Mahouka koukou no rettousei 8 - Magic High was cool if a bit pretentious. Mahoutsukai no Yome 10 - im always a sucker for a fantasy world that didn’t feel cookie-cutter.  Anime of the year candidate. Masamune-kun no Revenge 6 - protag-kun confirmed for shit taste.  main girls best friend was way better and she wasnt even a route.  ending was weak. will probably still get s2. Megane na Kanojo 5 - meh 4 shorts about glasses girls. Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku 8 - Lucky star spinoff that gave me lucky star vibes. Momokuri 7 - an okay rom comedy. Naruto Shippuuden 7 - wow what a trip.  there was only like 70 eps of filler in the last 100 episodes. Nekopara 9 - true to the game and compelling enough to stand on its own.  will probably watch again. Net-juu no Susume 9 - I really enjoyed this series.  MoriMori-chan is a waifu of the year candidate New Game 2 7 - wasn’t as good as the original but it was alright. would watch a s3. NonNon Biyori 9 - enjoyed it.  should start s2 at some point. Noragami s1-s2 8 - didn’t think i would like this as much as i did. Nyanko Days 6 - can’t remember shit about this One Room 7 - alright.  its short episodes so it could knocked out in 40 mins. Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki 9 - really enjoyed wolf children.  watched for mothers day to appreciate my own mother. OwariMonogatari s2 9 - really enjoyed this conclusion to my favorite anime. Renai Boukun 7 - meh it was entertaining for a while. Saekano s2 9 - I was gutted emotionally during the first half of the series.  I still enjoy it though.   Seiren 6 - i’d give arc 1 a 9, and everything else was blah.  i dont even remember arc 3. Shingeki no Kyojin 2 9 - I enjoyed it.  most people said there was too much flashback but i didn’t have a problem with that. Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou 8 - cool ambient cute girls.   Spice and Wolf S1-S2 9 - I didn’t know i was gonna get economics lessons from an anime this year.  enjoyed it. Star Fox Zero 6 - nothing important. Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale 8 - enjoyed seeing this in theaters. The iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS Theater 7 - meh The Kings Avatar 8 - solid series that’ i’d like s2 or another series like it. The Seven Deadly Sins 9 - I see why this is the 4th most binged series on netflix.  everything about it screamed quality. Tsurezure Children 7 - good enjoyable rom com shorts.  i hope theres a s2 coming. Urara Meirochou 8 - solid cgdct.  cute girls are fortune tellers.  Koume for best girl.   Yojouhan Shinwa Talkei 8 - they spoke so fast i struggled to read the subtitles.  It was great though. YuGiOh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions  7 - ive never seen a theater roast a series they paid $12 for.  it was everything i remember about the old show.  Kaiba was hilarious. Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho 8 - solid fantasy series.  Zero for potential waifu of the year   

Waifu Tier characters (no previous characters for earlier years ie Megumin, Megumi Kato, Mikasa) Satou Sakie Kobayashi-San: i loved her Tohru: she’s so cute Hanabi Vigne Koume Tsuneki Hikari Zero MoriMori-chan Chise Ozen the Immovable Natsukawa Kuina Ishida Miyako Satanichia Kurumizawa McDowell Elf Yamada Shiori Shinomiya Mashu Kyrielight Astolfo Frankenstein Jeanne D’Arc

Imouto Tier Nikawa Denkigai Kanna Kamui Natsuki Momohara Sagiri Izumi Yuzuru Nishimiya Alice *spoiler character from A Sisters All You Need*

work in progress anime Boruto 20/38 Cardcaptor sakura 40/70 Dragonball Super 42/121 Sakura Quest 16/25

i’ll compile all the 8, 9, and 10 rated anime in another list and from there, I’ll choose my picks for anime of the year.  I may even steal crunchyrolls categories and place what i saw into those.  i reserve the right to add to this list up until the 15th of January or to change any score on it.  *seriously theres like 70 series on this list and ive probably missed some.*

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Continuing Katanagatari, it's like each and every episode has something sublimely, transcendentally wrong with it. Just to pull a few bits from my notes-

ep 2- The girl sets upon the guy for being "weird" because of the outfits he picked out but then immediately calls him boring because he doesn't have... any weird traits. UHH OK

ep 3- Immediately the gril goes full fucking retard and the guy is just infinitely capable of putting up with it

4- Putting aside a... whoooole lotta things about the main plot of this episode...

The "you should have seen it" joke at the end... hey guess what, they fucking ruin it by fucking talking about bullshit for a full five fucking minutes and running it into the fucking ground. Nothing interesting even fucking happened that we're told about, just a lotta random generic "oh then his sword got really long!!" boilerplate single-trait shite. At least come up with some interesting fucking ideas Nisio you fucking hack Worst part is, they actually had a nice play making the guy they killed offscreen say one vague thing that stuck with them afterwards. It subverts the "take our word for it" gag by having something actually important come out of the comedically irrelevant events being skipped over- but, since it's just one vague line you don't lose anything by hearing it only in recap, and in fact that strengthens it since it really shows it stuck with them without having to repeat it... but nope lol This entire sequence also highlights something that seems to be wrong with the entire show throughout- the tone of speaking never changes. Everything is delivered in the same breathless "look at how many extra words I can use to say all of this thing" manner. The pair barely shift tone when they go from recapping the exciting battle to wondering over this one unsettling thing he said that'd been bothering the two of them enough to stick with them through all the flashy hyper-interesting excitement. Whatever the fuck it was he said, I've already forgotten. Shows how well executed this was, huh?...

5- Guy has captured all the katanamons so far without taking even a scratch... except you know those shuriken-kunais in the first episode they went out of their way to point out even though it was fucking stupid. Remember when I complained about that?

6- The gril cries about being to blame for guy's broken arm even though she had nothing to do with it because look how sad and sympathetic she is... ignoring that she worked him until he collapsed with frostbite earlier and slapped him around while he was down. And then later she tries to punch his broken arm, because she's an unlikable crazy bitch, I guess.

7- holy shit what the fuck happened to the art quality where the fuck did the shading go This style almost looks good when they're actually moving, but for the most part they just fucking stand around talking and telling us things rather than actually showing, as fucking usual. Plus the fact the art wasn't like this from the start just makes it look like real shit. Then it suddenly turn into a renPy project with everyone just being character art assets with a few expressions standing around facing the viewer and then it's they wacky quacky rpg version of a scene we saw before with funny vidya music what the fuc hppene i feel like i'm tripping balls are we supposed to take this shit seriously or not

Nisio Isin or whatever the fuck his name is needs to be thrust into the fires of fucking Mordor