So much negativity these days. let's try something else:

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Shirobako was real good.

>>147714480

Some random picks from a few somewhat recent things I've watched.


Azumanga Daiou started out pretty awful and I was thinking that it just didn't stand up as well as it did when it aired/when it got popular on 4chan, but the more I've watched, the more and more I love the characters and comedy. Osaka and Sakaki are love. Chiyo is also adorable. I haven't actually finished it yet, but I'm working my way through it slowly.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders also didn't start out too amazing, but it wasn't terrible, but then the second season kicked in and it was absolutely fantastic with much more interesting and hilarious characters, battles, and asspulls.

Kino no Tabi didn't blow me away or anything, but the pacing, interesting countries, and the way Kino interacted with them made it quite an enjoyable experience.

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Agreed on Aria. People aren't kidding when they say it's the pinnacle of SoL.

Aria's shit

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Strike Witches actually ended up being really great. I'm pretty excited to see if Brave Witches can live up to the hype I got from Strike Witches.

>>147714480
>What shows have you found to absolutely live up to their acclaimed reputation?
Mushishi. Don't know why I've been putting it aside for such a long time after seeing the first episode, it was a great series.

>>147716330
>Azumanga Daiou started out pretty awful
When does it get better? 4 episodes in and it's only getting worse.

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>>147716461

>mfw he was committing suicide there

>>147714480
Aria and Hidimari Sketch were both fantastic, Haibane Remnai also lived up to the hype imo

>>147716461
>pinnacle of SoL
ARIA and Non Non Biyori.

>>147718665
fuck that

>>147716635
She killed it with her bare skin.

Finished Konosuba recently and genuinely laughed out loud a few times. I though people were exaggerating just because they weren't let down by DEEN but it was really good overall.

>>147714480
boku no pico

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>>147718420

>When does it get better? 4 episodes in and it's only getting worse.

I think I started enjoying it a lot more around episode 8 or 9 or so. Maybe 10? It took a bit to get there, but I've really enjoyed it past there.


Also, another anime that lived up to the hype for me was Hunter x Hunter (2011). Honestly, I wasn't feeling it during the Hunter Exam arc, but it still felt decent and that everything would get better the more it added to the world, characters, concept, etc. And as the arcs went by, it progressively got better and better with the Chimera Ant arc topping everything off perfectly.