It’s definitely very pretty, but so far I don’t really get where all the hype is coming from. For my taste, the pacing for this type of story was a bit too fast. I also feel like we just glossed over the tragedy of practically losing one’s mother as a result of one’s own actions and jumped straight into being amazed by magic, which makes the main character seem unconvincing to me for now. The newly encountered characters seem to represent common stereotypes found in school-based stories—the genki girl, the stoic rationalist, and the edgy overachiever. Pretty standard stuff. I hope it develops in a less predictable way, because at this point the show’s main strength is just that it’s visually very beautiful.

There are some interesting stylistic choices here. It looks very different from what you usually see – it has very strong line strokes, a lot of close-ups, some use of rotoscoping as well (not sure, but some scenes look like that), and lots of changing camera angles. I think it works, and I kinda like it. It’s quite original, that’s for sure. The voice acting is good, and the whole thing is quite fast-paced, but that might be just because this feels like an introduction to a proper story that was supposed to give us the background of the MC and the political theatre. It mixes some serious stuff with very ridiculous situations and characters, so right now I’m not sure where it’s going, and I’m not sure if this actually works in favor of the show. It’s certainly one of the more interesting concepts I’ve seen this season, and it could end up being great in the long run, but that depends on how they play this out

This is more action-heavy than I thought it would be. I didn’t expect that, given how emotional the first episode was, but I’m not complaining. I’m happy that there’s no drop in quality, which is often the case. The Winter team is just as interesting as Spring, and I’m curious how Hinagiku managed to make a comeback after the kidnapping when everyone other than Sakura and Rosei has given up on her.

It didn’t blow me away, and some parts were a little overdramatic, but it’s a pretty good start overall. It has potential, so I’ll be watching it

I’ve never been a fan of FMA, but this premiere was better than I expected. It’s a little fast-paced, but it has a very intriguing setup, especially the mix of modern-day technology with a village that seems frozen in time. The visuals look good, too. Hopefully, the characters will be more compelling than in FMA

It didn’t blow me away but there were some funny moments. It has some wild one-liners too

Meetings are back on the menu, boys!

I don’t remember the trailer nor the synopsis. I probably have seen them months ago. I came here to discuss the episode, not the promotional materials

Not much happened, but the episode served as a good introduction to some of the characters. It’s unfortunate that this is a Netflix exclusive because that means we’re stuck with typesetting that sucks by default, which is a shame because the show seems to use a lot of on-screen text

That was some fun banter. Did they just hint at yuri at the end? If so, it may be more interesting than I thought

So the final season wasn’t actually final after all.
This show was never particularly impressive visually, but the animation in this episode was especially rough – it was very noticeable given the number of still frames. But overall, it was a decent season. I didn’t enjoy it as much as some previous ones because, for me, a big part of why Golden Kamuy is so great is the comedy, and this season got much more serious toward the end. That said, I still like it, and I hope that the Runaway Train Arc will bring us the ending this series deserves. See you in a year.

Thanks, it’s already on my list. I will check it out when I have time :)

I think this is my biggest surprise of the season. I generally don’t like romance, so I was skeptical at first, but the amount of comedy, the perfect timing of various gags, and how well-written the characters are have easily won me over. I’ll definitely watch the second season and, until then, The Ramparts of Ice, which airs this spring, by the same author.

Gotta say, this is a really nice looking visual

Yeah, this was definitely better than season one. More fleshed-out characters and including the perspective of the antagonists worked well. Ending with a cliffhanger is not great, but at least Yuzuriha fans can sleep soundly. She just needed a breather and a change of clothes. I don’t love such fake-out deaths, but oh well – it’s not like anyone else other than Tensen died in this battle

This was really something special, even though the ending wasn’t anything grand; it’s quite clear that this is an abridged version. But even so, every episode impressed me with how real and raw it was, and the character interactions were unlike any others I’ve seen in anime. I’m going to miss this. And I’ll definitely reach for the manga for more. 10/10

I agree. Other than that, I also prefer the style A-1 Pictures uses here more than that of ufotable. Ufotable does a great job blending CGI with 2D, but personally I’ve never liked it that much. There’s also a subtle difference in the movement of the characters that looks better in Fake and more ambitious camera work too, IMO

Just crack an egg on a flat surface, like a countertop, instead of the side of a dish. This way the membrane won’t break and shell fragments won’t fall inside

It’s very fitting that this show starts airing at the end of winter. I expected a lot, given that this is a story by the author of Violet Evergarden with music by Kensuke Ushio, and I am not disappointed. It looks like Wit Studio brought its A game to this. This was so lovely that it actually brought a tear to my eye. If this keeps up, it’s going to be one of my favorites this season.

This, and on top of that, I’d rather have seasons farther apart than have animators worked to the bone