It is fun! I enjoy reading up on what everyone else is thinking of the episodes as they come out. I use AniChart to follow what’s coming up and AniList for tracking what I watch as well as reading threads on new episodes. I also recommend the MAL-Sync extension, which can automatically track what you watch as you watch it.

As a newer anime fan myself, I figured I’d throw my two cents in here. What started my interest in anime was actually going to an anime convention with some friends a couple of years ago. From there I began watching YouTube reviews like Mothers Basement and Glass Reflections and took their recommendations to find new stuff to watch. I eventually found that I actually prefer watching the seasonals as they come out, so I began doing that as well (and in doing so have really upped my number of watched shows). Beyond YouTube, I also listen to several podcasts (Anime out of Context and Quest for the Best, for example). I’ve hopped into several Discord servers, though I don’t comment very often, if at all. I think there’s no real wrong way to be “in the anime community”. Just find the stuff you like to participate in and do that, though don’t be afraid to step outside your comfort zone. You just might find another part of the community that you really like.

I thinks it’s pretty good! It’s not the highest production, but the story is really good. The first episode of season two feels like an increase in quality too, so hopefully the next season will be even better! If you want critiques of the government and large corporations, this one has it with a fun magical girl coat of paint.

That one piqued my interest when looking at what I was planning to watch this season. Think the story is worth checking out?

Literally coming in to say this. I have the whole Akagi manga set. I don’t even know Japanese, but love it so much. Ten, which Akagi is technically a spin off of, is also excellent.

I also own way too many mahjong sets now. I at least got some friends into the game, so they aren’t sitting unused.

Not a good look, that’s for sure. I’m sure we’ll never know what happened, but hopefully it wasn’t too awful.

The idea of a protagonist who is the best at blacksmithing, but not fighting, could be interesting. Unfortunately this looks like just another power fantasy. Hey, I’d be happy to be proven wrong…

Yeah… I liked the first couple seasons, but this seems really… unnecessary. Give me a short or season with Kafka about the kaiju cleanup before the story. Now that would be interesting.

Well, a lot of good announcements. Excited for some new seasons, but really interested in firefly wedding!

I actually skipped season 1 when it first came out because I was hesitant on the CGI. Watching season 1 and 2 back to back shows a crazy improvement in the CGI.

This is great news! Just caught up with Season 2 the other day, so I’m glad we’ll be getting more. Hopefully not another 6 years, but I’ll wait however long it takes for it to be done right.

This one is surprisingly good. I think the animation is shockingly solid. The scene with the stall owner putting together the food was really nice. I like how everyone accepts that the henchmen are just part of the world. It really makes me want a full length series of this kind of thing. Kind of reminds me a bit of Acro Trip from last year, but focusing on the more adult side of things. I’m sad that this show isn’t going to get credit for what it does do well.