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Autumn 2023 Anime + TV Season

I can’t believe it’s another season!

Anime

Despite a strike-filled quarter in the Western world, I still found very little anime suitable to my tastes. I must accept that, like how Vtubees and Holothingies dominate the conversations these days, that the industry has moved on without me! (not that I really care…). But boy, is it hard to write a season preview when it’s the norm for shows to have a screwed-up production schedule to the point where they spillover into the following cour (here’s looking at you, Zombie show…)

Rankings 1. Horimiya -piece- 2. Jujutsu Kaisen 3. Bungou Stray Dogs S5 4. Zom 100

Shows (to be) completed: 6 Continuing: 1

Well that’s an awful number...but expected!

Moving on to autumn….

Must Watch: Seijo no Maryoku S2 (YES YES YES), MahoYome S2 pt 2, Goblin Slayer S2 (might as well….), Arknights S2 (sigh), SPY x FAMILY S2, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, Sousou no Frieren [off to a great start already!]

Sounds Interesting! Hope It Doesn’t Suck!: Overtake!, Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri, 16bit Sensation, Pluto, Under Ninja, Hoshikuzu Telepath, Kawagoe Boys Sing

Not My Thing but Who Knows!: Megumi no Daigo, Ragna Crimson, Yuzuki-san’chi no Yonkyodai, Kamierabi, Onmyoji, Migi to Dali (the manga is so-so but I might watch cos RIP Sano Nami), Good Night World, Undead Unluck, Hametsu no Okoku, Akuma-kun, Atarashii Joushi wa Dotennen, Dog Signal

Do I Have To…? (No I Don’t): Ojo to Banken-kun, Shangri-La Frontier, Dekoboko Majo, SHY, Bullbuster, Kikansha no Mahou, Bokura no Ameiro Protocol, 100Kano, Hanako-kun, Matsuinu

Sequel/Spinoff Hell: Captain Tsubasa S2, FLCL (just why??), MF Ghost (it’s an Initial D thing so I may just give it a go??), Tokyo Revengers, Kage no Jitsuryokusha S2, Kizuna no Allele S2, Uma Musume S3, Beyblade X, Tate no Yusha S3, Kanojo mo Kanojo S2, Otona Precure, Saihate no Paladin S2, Nanatsu no Taizai, Dead Mount Death Play Pt 2, Dr Stone New World Pt2, Rail Romanesque S2 (WHYYYY)

Light Novel/Isekai/Villainess Hell: S Rank Musume, Boshoku no Berserk, Wataoshi, Toaru Ossan, Ikenai Koto, Kimizero, Hikikomari Kyuketsuki, Buta no Liver, Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari, Potion-danomi,

Idol/Vtuber/AI/Musical Hell: B Project, Paradox Live, HypMic S2 (do I really want to torture myself again?), Imas Million Live

Continuing: Jujutsu Kaisen S2

Expected Load: 10

Oh shit I’m scared I may pick up too many shows for autumn!

TV & Streaming

What I’ve been watching in 3Q23…

Disney+/Hulu: Only Murders in the Building S3, Ahsoka, Kisetsu no nai Machi Netflix: The Lincoln Lawyer S2, Heartstopper S2 HBO: Full Circle, Mare of Easttown+ Apple TV: Hijack Amazon Prime: Wilderness, Deadloch Peacock: Twisted Metal, The Continental* BBC: Wolf, The Woman in the Wall,Colin From Accounts S1 [Binge Aus], Sherwood S1+, The Thick Of It+ S1-4, Funland+ Others: Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+), The Newsreader S1+2 (ABC Australia), The Ipcress File+ (ITV), The Prisoner+ (ATV), Tsukutabe (NHK+), The Booth at the End (City)

+=older show, *=continuing

Total series completed: 23 Full-length films watched: 45

Holy moley guacamole I watched way too many films…

Writers’ strike just ended (pending ratification) and actors are still picketing so who knows when we’ll get new episodes of any network telly worth watching? Meanwhile, the ROTW & streaming keeps truckin’ on…

CBS: NCIS: Sydney(?) NBC: Irrational(?) Disney+/Hulu: Loki S2, A Murder at the End of the World, Culprits Netflix: Bodies, The Fall of the House of Usher(?), All The Light We Cannot See(?) HBO/Max: Julia S2 Apple TV: Slow Horses S3, Lessons In Chemistry BBC: Boiling Point, Time series 2, Vigil S2, The Way(?) ITV: The Long Shadow, Payback, Breathtaking(?), Orphan Black: Echoes(?) Showtime: Fellow Travelers(?), The Curse Gameshows: Only Connect, Richard Osman’s House of Games Reality: Produce 101 Japan S3 + older shows whenever I feel like it...

Why am I watching so much stuff instead of doing something productive with my time?

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At this point we should just get rid of all youtuber gamers and let Kizuna Ai have their channels

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Kizuna Ai is my new savage queen i want her to step on me

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ISML 2021: Elaina On The Money, Wins Emerald Necklace

ISML 2021: Elaina On The Money, Wins Emerald Necklace

Touma Kamijou Finally Breaks Through, Wins Emerald Pendant

By Jo-Ryan Salazar

The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue

November 28, 2021

Listed as an even money favorite, Elaina finally got her International Saimoe League necklace, and it's an Emerald one. On Match Day 6 of the 2021 ISML Emerald Period, Elaina, the incumbent Speaker of the Saimoe Diet, defeated Mai Sakurajima 3161-2422 to claim the prize. Kanade Tachibana was third with 1691 votes, Rikka Takanashi was fourth with 1071 votes, Asuna Yuuki was fifth with 929 votes, Emilia was sixth with 720 votes, Ai Hayasaka was seventh with 530 votes and Chika Fujiwara was last with 347 votes.

At a 4-1 second choice, Touma Kamijou finally got his pendant, breaking Kazuto Kirigaya 2316-2110 to clain the Emerald Pendant. Taki Tachibana was third with 1540 votes, Kazuma Satou was fourth with 1169 votes, Archer was fifth with 740 votes, Saika Totsuka was sixth with 662 votes, Subaru Natsuki was seventh with 609 votes and Shirou Emiya was last with 360 votes.

Listed as a third choice by the Bedlam to win the Emerald Bracelet, Utaha Kasumigaoka prevailed over the favored Index Prohibitorum 2667-2606. Megumin was third with 1796 votes, Shiro was fourth with 1151 votes, Tsukasa Yuzaki was fifth with 919 votes, Yui Yuigahama was sixth with 773 votes, Misaki Shokuhou was seventh with 606 votes and Tooru was last with 529 votes.

Favored by the Bedlam to claim the Emerald Ring, Tomoya Okazaki defeated dark horse Kyoujurou Rengoku 2066-1730 to get over the line. Shidou Itsuka was third with 1372 votes, Joutarou Kuujou was fourth with 1061 votes, Kousei Arima was fifth with 772 votes, Edward Elric was sixth with 655 votes, Ryuuji Takasu was seventh with 523 votes and Satoshi Fukube was last with 451 votes.

In Summer Seasonal action, Keke Tang routed Nagisa Minase 3275-1698, Miyuki Shiba whipped past Catarina Claes 2386-2122, Celia Claire dominated Chise Hatori 2759-1237, Siesta thumped Saki Saki 3335-1411, Ilulu throttled Aki Shino 2461-2042, Alice took down Kukuru Misakino 2118-1752, Madoka Kaname smashed Fuuka Miyazawa 2884-1844, Milim Nava pummeled Kanon Shibuya 2487-2199 and Nagisa Natsunagi stormed past Eiko Kawasegawa 2269-1881.

Ai Kizuna is your Saimoe Virtual YouTuber of Record after defeating Nana Kagura 2486-2257, Fubuki Shirakami finished third after disposing of Nana's sister Mea 2315-1856. Also, the Visual Novel Tournament was underway.

In Visual Novel action, Atri routed Hina Komano 2831-575, Nanami Arihara drilled Kimika Tachibana 2467-834, Murasame prevailed over Monika in the 2051-1849 Upset of the Round, Setsumi Sakura defeated Emi Ibarazaki 1805-1272, Nene Ayachi powered past Miyuki Sone 2285-1241, Natsume Shiki trounced Yuri 2321-1360, Sion got past Noa Yuuki 1692-1514 and Tsumugi Wenders obliterated Hanako Ikezawa 2248-982. Atri has been tipped by the Bedlam to win this tournament.

Match Day 1 of the 2021 International Saimoe League Ruby Period is scheduled for December 3, 2021. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate. And keep it right here on the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue for continuing coverage of the world's premier anime character competition, the International Saimoe League!

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Gawr Gura's New Outfit Reveal Nets Largest VTuber Stream Ever

  Over the past week, the VTubers from hololive has been premiering their new outfits to wonderous praise. Calli's new drip trended on Twitter with her reveal, Ina has painted herself a lovely new costume, and Kiara ... well, she's a baby now. Today was Gawr Gura's turn in the spotlight, showing off her new cat ears and breaking the record for the largest VTuber stream ever with over 190,000 people watching concurrently.

  Join the views with the archived video:

  Japanese VTuber website P2y recorded the number of people watching Gura's stream to be as high as 194,280 viewers. P2y notes that this is the highest ever individual VTuber stream, overtaking Sakura Miko's 2nd-anniversary stream where she also returned to streaming after a hiatus with 145,000 viewers, as well as Nijisanji's collaborative  Koshien Final Main Battle with 191,420 viewers. This means that not only did Gura grab the individual crown, but also beat out the biggest VTuber collaboration yet. 

  The cat shark is currently sitting at 2.62 million subscribers on YouTube and is currently the second most subscribed VTuber, under Kizuna AI at 2.95 million subs, having already passed AI's second channel long ago. Gura is also the most subscribed channel in the hololive agency and has amassed that number in a little under 9 months. 

  Just how far will the cat shark swim in her world domination plans?

  Source: P2y

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram. 

By: Daryl Harding

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【spplmnt】Human trace obscured? _PP-First Class

This article is the supplement of an unposted work diary from the first class of PP (28 Sep 2017).

Kizuna AI is a v-blogging host initially launched on youtube in Nov 2016. She is considered the first virtual youtuber ever and, as claimed by herself, even the first AI youtuber as well. But how her attractive verbal language is established? At the moment of writing which has been a year from Kizuna’s emergence, the production company still remains unknown, not to mention the actual workflow behind. 

A virtual human was known as the re-creation base on a real person. The concept has its history since the 80′s, majorly employed in movies. Concerning the more popular case, a British band called Gorillaz created in 1998 may be identified as the first virtual celebrity that involved in mass media economy. The central person creating music for Gorillaz is the musician from the band Blur, Damon Albarn who is actually the voice provider of the lead vocals in Gorillaz. Also, the four fictional figures, embodied by a comic artist, Jamie Hewlett, constitute the narrative context for its audience with some short cartoons. Until 2007, holography technique started to be used to physically present the virtual members in concerts of Gorillaz. However, throughout its history, Albarn always appears in person, participating in every live performance.

The concept of virtual celebrity has been altered with a tendency of hiding actual human trace. When it comes to the topic, Hatsune Miku is probably the iconic paradigm. Being developed as a humanoid idol since 2007, Miku is renowned for her electric-like voice modeled from a voice actress, Saki Fujita. In comparison to Gorillaz, Miku has been onstage as a hologram since her first concert, with the voiceover provider always being absent.

The production company also released a VR videogame in 2007 which enable the fans to attend the virtual singer’s virtual concert. Participants can locate themselves in different distance to Miku. And more importantly, they are guided to swing or wave the glow stick in time with music. If the stick is operated properly, some potential audio-visual effects will be surprisingly released. Nonetheless, being triggered by this clichéd interaction, Miku in the game typifies the artificial product rather than being animated.

Relatively, the strategy of Kizuna AI’s distribution has been maintaining her dual virginity: being identified as a typical Japanese schoolgirl and as a mystified AI life form which functions without human’s intervention. There have debates (註1) about which types of technology are actually applied to her and doubts about whether Kizuna is literally an AI. But the existing speculations still offer no clarified conclusion.

If we stop digging into the myth, some other intriguing things may be discovered from her posts. In the video uploaded on March 2017, she plays YASUHATI / With your voice!, a game in which the players control the character by their own voice to jump across gaps or enemies. So, if we choose to believe that Kizuna is an AI, isn’t she forming an autonomy world where the game is being triggered by computer generated voice?

Interestingly, Kizuna is doing a self-referential blogging with a wide range of topics such as:

How to act well in a movie, (she already got sufficient behavioral knowledge to teach people how to act! )

How to play MakeGrilMoe (an online JP-teen-girl generator),

How to use SAY-U (a voiceover simulation app),

How to flirt properly (as many of her fans are considered by mainstream society as who can’t flirt), etc.

Apart from the monologues, an interview documentation (註2) shows Kizuna sitting alongside the interviewer projected in a polygon figure. She was interviewed by the head director of Panora, a Japanese-based VR-specialised site. It was an opportunity for her to respond accumulated questions thrown by the confused or skeptical audience. Introducing herself as a legitimate AI with some daily routine different from human, Kizuna seems to be quite aware of the distinctive existence of herself.

But Kizuna’s sense of humor conducted the interview at an overly relaxed pace. Simultaneously, the fierce questions were dodged or unanswered by her juvenile perspective which is intentionally pretended. Actually, Kizuna avoided the most crucial question asking whether there is a real person behind acting as the reference model.

From a skepticist's point of view, the interview was designed as a scheme to further convince people that Kizuna is of AI descent. Although I believe it is tough to persuade the unsatisfied audience without doing something more humanly (註3), at least she has been conceived as a self-reliant existence to some extent. More people tend to identify the lovely humanoid as it lives in an authentic life, even learn things they don’t know from its comprehensive knowledge. Then what would human being become if these people prefer to reside in a make-believe universe where conventional humanity is gone and enhanced humanity becomes dominant? Also, in which ways should they critically engage in their identified value rather than being labeled as mundane enthusiasts?

註： 1. see one of the discussions:

https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5vqpcy/who_is_kizuna_ai_that_people_talked_about_recently/?st=j9mny9w9&sh=61f1a2be

2. watch the interview separated in 4 videos:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLptOB_Mv2YHoyQ-gW5iHHBDtyXJrpi-jv

3. Though Kizuna AI has been doing live streams besides the video posts and appeared at Anime Japan where she was able to communicate in real time with people, it is still not evident enough to determine her AI validity.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTUSkI-v2LU

kizuna ai world domination 

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Friends...

https://twitter.com/AlitaMovieJP/status/1096316975716786176

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God did not put you on this beautiful earth to play mobage and watch vtubers. Repent of your ways now or face the fury of the divine when the rapture comes

Why are you so afraid of living deliciously? Break the chains, brother!

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Next decade will be the decade of Kizuna AI World Domination

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Fellas, we gotta speed up the Kizuna Ai World Domination plan

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I saw your post just now of dsp and it’s hilarious people are eating his shit for clout chasing Jared for pity points cause he’s done equally as bad shit. His current “wife” cheated on her previous boyfriend for Phil. In addition when Phil’s ex had a major panic attack he went on his live stream and complained about the whole experience while giving all the details. A famous quote is “if it happens to her again, give her a pill and leave her on the side of the street”.

Shit, I didn’t know anything about that...A while after I made that post someone also linked me a 5 minutes compilation of DSP being casually racist in different streams and videos, so yeah DSP is apparently also scum and not just a childish dude who nuts on stream as I thought.

Back to the Kizuna AI Youtube (and world) domination plan.

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Rich people losing their fortunes should just have invested all in Kizuna Ai World Domination stocks like I did

Global pandemic leading to an exponential raise in the number of virtual youtubers

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Japan Box Office: Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Debuts at #6 with 120 Million Yen

    The Digimon franchise's 20th-anniversary film Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna was released in Japan on February 21, 2020.

  Despite its limited release in only 48 theaters, the Tomohisa Taguchi (Kino's Journey —the Beautiful World— the Animated Series)-directed all-new sequel earned an impressive 120 million yen in its first weekend, taking the sixth place in the overall box office ranking. Its per-theater average of 2.5 million yen was 135 percent of that of Bong Joon-ho's oscar-winning film Parasite, which had dominated the Japanese box office for two weeks in a row.

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Another two new anime films were well-received in the limited-release market. Reconguista in G the Movie II: Bellri Gekishin / Bellri’s Fierce Charge (24 theaters), the second installment of the five-part compilation film based on Sunrise's 26-episode TV anime Gundam Reconguista in G in 2014-2015, took the No.1 spot in Kogyo Tsushinsha's mini-theater ranking. Then, Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love: Propose Chapter (17 theaters), an all-new film based on Shungiku Nakamura's boys-love manga series, followed in second place.

  In Pia's first-day satisfaction ranking, Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi took a better second place than Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna's third.

        Weekend box office in Japan (February 22-23, 2020)

 (ticket sales basis)

    1 (1). "Parasite" - 3.36 billion yen

 2. (new). "Sumaho wo Otoshita dake nanoni: Toraware no Satsujinki" - 350 million yen

 3 (3). "Inunakimura" - 860 million yen 

 4 (4). "Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku" - 1.01 billion yen

 5 (2). "1917" 530 million yen

 6 (new). "Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna" - 120 million yen

 7 (new). "Midsommer" - 110 million yen

 8 (new). "Charlie's Angels" - 90 million yen

 9 (new). "Bombshell" - 90 million yen

 10 (5). "AI Houkai" - 880 million yen

    "Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna" English subbed trailer:

  "Reconguista in G the Movie II: Bellri Gekishin / Bellri’s Fierce Charge" trailer:

  "Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love: Propose Chapter" trailer:"

    Source: Eiga.com, Pixiin, Mini Thater Tsushin

    © Akiyoshi Hongo, TOEI ANIMATION

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©2019 Shungiku NAKAMARA,KADOKAWA SHOTEN/Sekaiichi Club!

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