Looks like Netflix JP will have その着せ替え人形は恋をする S2 | L24 and サイレント・ウィッチ 沈黙の魔女の隠しごと S1 | L30??. On one hand that’s great and I’d like to subscribe to Netflix again to watch them. On the other hand, I’ve generally not found time to watch anime in the last 1-2 years and the chances I keep up with them week to week are kind of low. I literally haven’t finished a single anime without English subs since the end of 2023 (and in 2024 with English subs I only finished the last season of Attack on Titan and the latest season of Demon Slayer).
I still have four episodes left of ラブライブ! 虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会 S1 | L20, which I do plan to get to, but I’ve been watching Steven Universe instead.
Can anyone who finished アオのハコ S1 | L22 tell me if that’s worth finishing? I only watched 8 episodes week to week before I just stopped. If it was 12 episodes I’d just finish it, but at 25 I’m on the fence. Any opinions on this?
I finished it, but I also usually watch 3-5 anime each season.
I think there’s worthwhile payoff at the end of the season, but it’s pretty more of the same between where you are now and the end. If you aren’t enjoying it where you are it’s probably not all that worth finishing it. But if you’re getting Netflix anyway for other shows it’s maybe worth it.
If you were enjoying it I think it’s worth it to see it through. I hasn’t read the manga before I watched it so I don’t have any particular attachment to the story and I thought that the season was good.
My complaints were more for the school setting than the shonen aspects though
I started 僕らの食卓 today with subtitles. It’s alright and I’ll probably finish it within the next two weeks. I’m not sure what it is about it but it feels somewhat basic. Slow probably. Honestly, I just might not be used to watching dramas because the last J-drama I watched was a movie and the last drama I watched was three 1-hour episodes (to my knowledge). Tane was very cute though.
A while back, I did say I started the original 仮面ライダー with no subs. It’s kinda rough out here. I’m liking it but I’m not understanding the dialogue. I do know that my boy is in agony of his loneliness.
I think I lost anime roulette. I decided to watch 追放者食堂へようこそ！ S1 | L30?? (in my quest for shows about anime food) and the first episode has the main dude buying a slave girl. It’s the 12 (??) year old girl with purple hair that’s in the show preview art. He has the decency to set her free, but then she just hangs around and he calls her his 看板娘.
Good to know about Netflix having Silent Witch - that means there will be subs
That’s still ongoing?! I feel kinda bad that I never picked it up again after it went on a super long hiatus (years ago)
I think it was really excellently done, and it ends on a pretty impactful part. I’m more looking forward to the parts that will be covered next season though.
If I didn’t know any better, I’d have thought you meant 魔法使いの嫁 S1 | L29 (though the girl there is a 15 year old orphan who sold herself to an auction so she could end up with somewhere to live, and there’s an actual deeper story behind it). I only watched ep 1 bc of vocab, but maybe I’ll pick it up again sometime
Nah, there are just a lot of good animated shows I’ve missed over the years. I also watched The Owl House and Gravity Falls for the first time in 2023.
Thanks for the feedback. I think I’m going to prioritize watching Silent Witch and Dress-up Doll, but if I do find myself with extra time I’ll try to get back to Blue Box.
薫る花は凛と咲く S1 | L30?? - has potential. I’m mixed on the female lead so far, but I suspect/hope she’ll get better writing soon
水属性の魔法使い S1 | L30?? - this was boring as hell. It feels like watching someone else grind in a video game. I’ll give it another ep or two, but btwn that & lack of subs, good chance I’ll drop
ばっどがーる S1 | L30?? - this is really gay, but also not for me. Surprisingly has subs on Amazon. Dropped
ダンダダン S2 | L27 - not bad. S2 is broken on Natively, cuz TMDB fused it into one season
わたしが恋人になれるわけないじゃん、ムリムリ！（※ムリじゃなかった!?） S1 | L30?? - as unpleasant as I expected, but more tolerable in anime form. I still can’t stand Mai (apparently she’s handled better in the LN). Renako (MC) is hyper and adorable. Assume I’ll drop in an ep or 2
機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 S1 | L30 - finished ep 6. Overall I’m surprised this is easier (with jpdb & subs) than I’d expect. I was iffy on whether or not I’d like it, but it’s definitely a great choice - even besides the yuri aspect
薬屋のひとりごと S2 | L34 - (iykyk). Tho I have trouble buying MaoMao’s reaction the way it was portrayed. There’s no way she’s this cool-headed about it. Plenty of the 専用言語 flying over my head tho, but
その着せ替え人形は恋をする S2 which cannot be logged on LN and サイレント・ウィッチ 沈黙の魔女の隠しごと S1 I am not yet sure about after just one episode, first was overthrilled compared to what I remember from S1, the latter did just start the story.
I read the first volume of the manga and did not like it. My notes from when I read it were “not particularly funny, and the MC is so obsessed with the other girl that it got a bit weird”.
On Netflix? I thought it already aired, but maybe Netflix is delayed?
It was introduced as S2 in TMDB and thus on Natively, but afterwards TMDB changed its mind and sees it as new episodes to the S1, so the S2 link is dead, but the S1 is closed on Natively.
Several series have this problem, but feedback did not help so far, therefore I expect here also nothing will change.
That’s annoying. I saw TMDB had it as one season (which is stupid), so I thought Natively already did the split. But I see what you mean now. Maybe since @brandon has been around he can fix it. It’s probably also a good case for having helpers similar to tag moderators.
Oh I wouldn’t even consider watching it without subs even though I already read the first four volumes of the LN.
That’s about what I got in the 11 min I watched… So sounds like I made the right choice.
Yeah it’s a bit frustrating
The episodes are still populating, so it should be loggable. I’ve been logging 薬屋のひとりごと S2, despite the same problem. Otoh ダンダダン thinks there’s 0 episodes
I was thinking of making a big report for it
Yeah I guess Netflix is delayed then. I’m not about to watch it without subs tho, so I’ll wait. I cancelled crunchy when they cancelled comments & reviews
It’s the 12 (??) year old girl with purple hair that’s in the show preview art. 
(iykyk). Tho I have trouble buying MaoMao’s reaction the way it was portrayed. There’s no way she’s this cool-headed about it. Plenty of the 専用言語 flying over my head tho, but 
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