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Tasogare Outfocus, episode 2

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If just the name Doga Kobo doesn't mean much to you, here are some works of theirs from the article:

Doga Kobo has animated such works as Yuruyuri - Happy Go Lily, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, New Game!, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, Himouto! Umaruchan, Hina Logic - from Luck & Logic, Devils and Realist, How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, Koihime Musō, Anima Yell!, Natsuyuki Rendezvous, Plastic Memories, and Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence, among others.

The studio's current anime include Oshi no Ko season 2, Chiikawa, and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.

Premieres sometime in 2025. The new PV is here along with a newly released character video here. Check out the ANN article for additional information. Synopsis from AniList:

Mona is the cutest girl in school, and she knows it. In fact, she's worked hard to make her high school debut successful. But no matter what she does, she can't seem to catch the eye of stone-cold stoic Medaka Kuroiwa—but she's not about to give up that easy. Medaka, on the other hand, has been raised at a temple and was told to never become close to women. Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Premieres October 2024. The new PV is here. Check out the ANN article for additional cast/staff information. Synopsis from AniList:

The slime created by the boy Kotarou can transform into a super beautiful girl! Kotarou is constantly getting pushed around by Puniru's freewheeling antics. It's a joyful and exciting life every day!

Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen Season II, episode 1

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No date announced yet. Check out the ANN article for additional information including that it is being animated by Science SARU. Synopsis from AniList:

The story starts with Sanda, a second year middle school student, getting attacked with a kitchen knife by his classmate Fuyumura. While Sanda couldn't make sense of the situation at first, he gradually came to believe that Fuyumura's actions were just mean acts stemming off from the latter having a peculiar puberty phase.

But that is all a misunderstanding. Fuyumura actually suspects that Sanda is the descendant of a certain lineage...

Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan, episode 2

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Tokidoki Bosotto Russiago de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san, episode 2

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[Oshi no Ko] 2nd Season, episode 2

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Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai, episode 1

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No date announced yet. This is also an announcement from the author that the manga will return from its four-year hiatus. Check out the ANN article for additional information. Manga synopsis from AniList:

Unpei Mochizuki had been working for two years as a spare parts dealer. After making a mistake, he had only one wish: to go far, where no one can recognize him. That’s when he crosses paths with Tsugumi Nagisa, illustrator… and nomad. A woman of indefinable age, who lives with her dog in a van. Unpei begins a new life on the road with Tsugumi and her car. Far from the usual tidy, sedentary lifestyle, the nomadic spirit offers new surprises every single day. From beaches to mountains, from the North to the South… Freedom and endless new landscapes await!

Premieres sometime in 2025. The new PV is here. Check out the Crunchyroll article for additional cast/staff information. Synopsis from AniList:

A man who loved magic so much that he stayed a virgin untill age 30 can't use magic after all! What will happen when he's reborn into an isekai where there's no magic? Will he be able to become a pioneer of magic?

Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai Shite Ita., episode 1

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Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi, episode 1

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Tasuuketsu, episode 2

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Isekai Shikkaku, episode 1

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Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru, episode 1

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Shinmai Ossan Bouken-sha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu Hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru., episode 2

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VTuber nanda ga Haishin Kiri Wasuretara Densetsu ni Natteta, episode 1

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Title: Train to the End of the World (English); 終末トレインどこへいく？(Japanese)

Type: Anime

Year: 2024

Country: Japan

Genre: Surreal

Status: Completed

Platform: Crunchyroll (watch here)

Appropriate for 30+?: No, but I (mostly) enjoyed it anyway

My rating: 3.5/5 stars

(Rating scale: 5/5 = masterpiece, 4/5 = quite good, 3/5 = mostly good, 2/5 = bleh, 1/5 = I regret ever being exposed to this series, 0/5 = affront to humanity)

Train to the End of the World (TEW) is perhaps one of the worst "cute girls doing cute things" series I've ever watched, and yet it's probably the series I've enjoyed the most this year so far.

Much like Girls' Last Tour, this is an entry into the "cute girls doing cute things, but in a dystopian setting" sub-sub genre that in theory hinges upon the bizarre juxtaposition of two seemingly incongruent elements. However unlike Girls' Last Tour, (or the currently-airing Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction), TEW probably would have benefited greatly from having literally any other cast of main characters. I thought the girls were really cliche, annoying, and forgettable, with painfully uninspired dialogue, and were regrettably-yet-unsurprisingly subject to a level of sexualization that would probably make most older audiences uncomfortable (nothing extraordinary, just the anime standard treatment of high school girls). Honestly I zoned out during most of the scenes involving the girls chatting amongst themselves, and I doubt I missed much plot at a result.

Despite all this, the premise/setting/world building of TEW makes up for its flaws. Once the girls STFU, the show gets to show off its weird, fun, creepy side. This is a series that makes you go ah, this is what the animated medium is for: surreal nonsense that would require a buttload of fake-ass CGI to even attempt to portray in live action. I really like the tone of the series, which is generally upbeat but with an uneasy aftertaste that puts you on edge while never actually venturing into tragedy (as can happen with surreal/dystopian series, looking at you Kaiba). There's a good balance of exploration and action, with some decent comedy tossed in on occasion.

Maybe I'm biased because my first trip to Japan, I spent a few weeks living at a guest house in Oizumi-Gakuen along the Seibu-Ikebukuro Line featured in this anime, and I'm a complete sucker for series that utilize real places (and TEW has a whole train line of them). Regardless I absolutely loved the premise of riding a train through a vast, unknown land of magic and horror, stopping at each station to learn what became of various previously-sleepy commuter towns in bizarro-Tokyo, intensity growing the closer you get to the city-within-a-city of Ikebukuro. TEW is a bit like Kino's Journey, but with socio-political commentary replaced with the train scene in Spirited Away albeit with more menacing vibes.

In summary, TEW is weird and atmospheric and I am here for it, despite the obnoxious (and occasionally uncomfortably-portrayed) main cast of cliche anime high school girls. Perhaps the creators didn't quite nail what they set out to do, but I couldn't help but really appreciate the attempt.

As with all my reviews, the above is nothing more than my personal opinion. Have you read this series? What did you think? Post in the comments!

Mayonaka Punch, episode 1

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It's a new week, which means a new general discussion thread. As the summer season is under way in earnest this week, here is your chance to talk about anything you want anime-related, even if it has nothing to do with the new shows. I have mostly been on vacation this past week, so I am going to live somewhat vicariously through your comments.

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Isekai Yururi Kikou: Kosodate Shinagara Boukensha Shimasu, episode 2

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Ore wa Subete wo [Parry] Suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyou wa Boukensha ni Naritai, episode 1

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