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Studio Mappa's Anime About Making Anime Is a Surprisingly Refreshing Isekai (gizmodo.com)

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[–] glilimith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This article seems wayyyy too early in the show's run to make sense. Some of the author's plot synopsis seems to be based on promotional material rather than the show itself (I don't read blurbs before watching and I got no indication of why the main character has writers block for her movie, but the article confidently states it's because she's never been in love).

The anime was visually stunning, but it seems like it hasn't really given us its plot trajectory or laid out its themes yet, and you wouldn't necessarily expect it to from one episode. I'm not confident the article is wrong, but I just hate that algorithms put journalists and content creators in a position where they have to put things out when they're most topical, even if it's more speculation than observation at that point.

[–] Unboxious@ani.social 2 points 6 days ago

I don’t read blurbs before watching and I got no indication of why the main character has writers block for her movie, but the article confidently states it’s because she’s never been in love

This is indeed something that the blurb states very straightforwardly.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Also check out Bakuman, a manga and anime about creating and publishing manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same duo best known for Death Note(!)

I haven't watched the anime, but the source manga is very good.

No, it's not an isekai.

[–] glilimith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, I felt like Bakuman showed off more than usual that Ohba fully has no idea how to write women. I've heard tons of good things about it, but I just couldn't get very far because it stood out so much to me.

[–] Unboxious@ani.social 2 points 6 days ago

More than usual? That's quite impressive coming from the writer of Death Note.

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I hate inside baseball anime. Anime about animators or otakus are the worst. It's like comedians joking about what it's like being a comedian. I was really disappointed when I saw that's what this new Mappa anime starts out as.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago

I consider Otaku no Video a classic. Genshiken was thoroughly enjoyable. And I thought Eizouken was nice enough for what it was.

Different strokes etc.

[–] Lampshade@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

On the flip side, I hate how everything seems to be an isekai these days. Feels like a cheap and overused plot point by now.

I would much rather watch an entire series covering the “rising star animator on the verge of burning out” part, than the “she's spirited away into her favorite childhood anime” part.

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I dunno, I recall enjoying Shirobako, so I guess I enjoy getting glimpses from behind the screen, just maybe without all the gory details of how soul-crushing that industry is. I'll probably at least give it a chance.

[–] Unboxious@ani.social 1 points 1 week ago

I love Shirobako, but what a stressful show to watch. It felt like the world was threatening to end every other episode!