Anime
1765 readers
149 users here now
This community is the place to discuss and ask questions about anime, anime news, and related topics.
Currently airing show discussion threads are created by our resident bot, rikka@ani.social. If it doesn't make a thread for an episode that you want to discuss, see the user guide on the wiki for instructions on how to request that rikka make a thread for you to use.
Check out our wiki to find:
- Episode Discussion Thread Index
- Weekly Discussion Thread Index
- Bot User Guide
- List of shows currently monitored by the bot
Rules
- Posts must relate to anime or similar (donghua, etc.)
- Discussion threads for currently airing media must be made by the bot. If there isn't a discussion thread made for a piece of media you want to discuss, then request it via pm.
- Ensure that all series spoilers are tagged. See here for details.
- Memes should be directed toward !animemes@ani.social (or similar) instead of this community
- Do not post explicitly NSFW material. Please use your best judgement when marking lewd material as NSFW, unmarked material risks being removed.
- Please redirect discussion of piracy towards a more appropriate community
- Any clips from currently airing shows cannot include content from episodes released within the past 7 days.
- All posts and comments must adhere to the ani.social Terms of Use
- In general, keep things civil and avoid attacking other individuals.
Related General Communities
- !animemes@ani.social
- !anime_irl@ani.social
- !animewallpapers@ani.social
- !manga@ani.social
- !lightnovels@ani.social
- !anime_es@ani.social (Spanish language community)
- !aum@ani.social (Myanmar community)
- Megathread of other communities on the fediverse maintained by @MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
1
With the start of the new season and the growth of this community, I thought it worthwhile to create a guide for how episode discussion posts work. The short version is as follows:
- All episode discussion posts must be created by the community bot, @rikka@ani.social.
- To request a post be made for a recently aired episode, you can private message the bot following these instructions.
- To browse older shows' discussion threads, you can check out the wiki where they are all indexed.
Now, if you are curious, I have tried to answer questions about the bot and episode post process I have gotten in the past as well as areas that I thought might be either interesting or provide more clarity to users.
Why restrict episode discussions to bot-made posts?
In past surveys of this community, there is a sizeable portion of the community that is not interested in episode discussion threads and felt that it cluttered up the community. By consolidating all the episode discussion threads to a single bot user, it allows these users to simply block that bot and proceed to use the community in a much more suitable way for them.
Why didn't rikka make a post about XYZ episode?
I have tried to explain the process by which rikka makes episode discussion posts over on the wiki. The short version is that I manually mark shows as having discussions enabled by asking the community what they are planning on watching. Then, as the season goes on, if people stop commenting in the threads for a show, then rikka will stop making posts for that show. At any time, users can request a thread for a disabled show by private messaging the bot. I went and made a hopefully helpful flowchart (full resolution):
An episode aired, but rikka won't let me request it!
If you watch an episode of something immediately as it airs/releases, then it is possible that you simply beat rikka. She has a 60 minute delay from the airtime before she is allowed to create a post for an episode. This is to allow for members of the community to have some time to watch the episode before a post is made. This delay was not present in earlier versions of rikka, and it would often cause confusion from users as an episode might show up on different streaming services at slightly different times, leading to non-relevant discussions about whether something was out yet or not.
If you are past the 60 minute delay, then it is possible that rikka is messed up for some reaon. Let me know! rikka should give some output in her message back to you. That would be useful to provide to me to help me figure out what the issue might be.
Technically speaking, how does rikka work?
rikka is written in python and you can peruse the source code here! She uses the AniList api to get all the info about episode airtimes, show information, related links, and artwork.
If you are wondering about the logistics of running rikka or the infrastructure, then it is all run from a VPS. I have a set of bash scripts that run different modules of rikka as well as handle things like updating the wiki when episode posts are made. These are then scheduled via cron. I am happy to answer more questions in the comments or by message if you have them. I also wrote more info in the github README here.
Can rikka make a post about a movie?
Yes! Though, this use case is probably not going to come up very often. Movies typically come out in Japan first and then take quite a while before they make their way around to a global release. rikka currently only makes posts about things as they air or that have aired in the recent past. So, movies are unlikely to reach most users of this community in a timely enough fashion for rikka to still be monitoring them.
If this is something desired by the community, I can manually make posts for movies later, when the global release happens or for some other reason. This is something I have thought about doing before, like a community movie night or something. Let me know if you have ideas!
Can rikka make posts for a community rewatch of an older show?
Not yet. I have thought about this use case for rikka and have an idea of how to implement it. However, I think automating a rewatch kind of defeats the purpose a bit. Even on the /r/anime subreddit, rewatch threads are created by the user that is hosting the rewatch instead of the subreddit's bot. If this community wants this, then it is possible, but I would want to see a demand or need for it before devoting time to implementing the functionality.
Who/what is a rikka and why is that the name of the bot?
There is a bit of a tradition in the anime post-making bot space of naming the bot after one of your favorite characters. Previous bots have been named after Holo (Spice and Wolf) and Shinobu (Monogatari). So, I chose Rikka Takanashi from Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions.
I have a question that you haven't addressed
Let me know! You can reach me in a number of different ways:
- Post a comment in this thread
- Send me a message on lemmy
- Reach out to me on matrix (link in my lemmy profile if you are logged in)
- Reach out to me on the !lightnovels@ani.social discord (linked in their sidebar)
Thanks everybody and I hope you have fun discussing this coming season of shows!
2
3
4
There are also additional categories. Here is the winner in each:
- Best Action Anime - Wistoria
- Best Adaptation - Days with My Stepsister
- Best Adventure - No Longer Allowed in Another World
- Best Animation - Wistoria
- Best Character Design - Makeine
- Best Comedy - No Longer Allowed in Another World
- Best Drama - Days with My Stepsister
- Best Fantasy - Wistoria
- Best Mystery/Suspense - Oshi no Ko
- Best Original - Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
- Best Romance - Pseudo Harem
- Best Sci-Fi - NieR
- Best Couple - Alya/Masachika (from Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian)
- Best Slice of Life - Days with My Stepsister
- Best Soundtrack - Days with My Stepsister
- Best Storytelling - Days with My Stepsister
- Best Voice Cast - Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
- Best World Building - Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest
- Best OP - My Deer Friend Nokotan ("Shikairo Days")
- Best ED - Oshi no Ko ("Burning")
- Best Boy - Kazuhiko Nukumizu (Makeine)
- Best Girl - Masha Kujou (Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian)
- Best Female Seiyuu - Hikaru Tono (Anna Yanami from Makeine)
- Best Male Seiyuu - Kouhei Amasaki (several shows including Days with My Stepsister, Alya, Wistoria)
5
6
Kimi wa Meido-sama., episode 1
Additional Links
- Info - AniList
- Info - MyAnimeList
- Info - Official Site (Japanese)
- Social - Twitter (Japanese)
- Streaming - Crunchyroll
Reminder: Please do not discuss plot points not yet seen or skipped in the show. Failing to follow the rules may result in a ban.
All discussions
| Episode | Link |
|---|---|
| 1 | Link |
This post was created by a bot. Message the mod team for feedback and comments. The original source code can be found on GitHub.
7
8
9
10
11
3
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite • Orb: On the Movements of the Earth - Episode 1 discussion
(ani.social)
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite, episode 1
Alternative Names
Chi: About the Movement of the Earth, O ruchach Ziemi, สุริยะปราชญ์ ทฤษฎีสีเลือด
Additional Links
- Info - AniList
- Info - MyAnimeList
- Info - Official Site (Japanese)
- Social - Twitter (Japanese)
- Streaming - Netflix
Reminder: Please do not discuss plot points not yet seen or skipped in the show. Failing to follow the rules may result in a ban.
All discussions
| Episode | Link |
|---|---|
| 1 | Link |
This post was created by a bot. Message the mod team for feedback and comments. The original source code can be found on GitHub.
12
Blue Lock VS. U-20 JAPAN, episode 1
Alternative Names
Blue Lock 2nd Season, ブルーロック第2期
Additional Links
- Info - AniList
- Info - MyAnimeList
- Info - Official Site (Japanese)
- Social - Twitter (Japanese)
- Streaming - Crunchyroll
Reminder: Please do not discuss plot points not yet seen or skipped in the show. Failing to follow the rules may result in a ban.
All discussions
| Episode | Link |
|---|---|
| 1 | Link |
This post was created by a bot. Message the mod team for feedback and comments. The original source code can be found on GitHub.
13
14
15
Premieres tomorrow, October 5. Alongside this visual, they announced that it will air for two consecutive cours, consisting of 25 episodes. Additionally, the premiere will include both episodes 1 and 2. I haven't found an English article yet, but here is the Natalie source. Synopsis from AniList:
The setting is 15th-century Poland. It was a time when heretical ideas lead those to who possessed such a mindset to being burned at the stake for their beliefs.
The protagonist, Rafał, a child prodigy, is expected to major in theology, the most important subject at the time, at the university where he plans to skip a grade. One day, however, he comes across a mysterious man, and is now studying a possible "truth" in the midst of heretical thought!
Edit: ANN source in English
16
17
18
19
No release date announced yet. This was posted to the official twitter account for the show. Check out the Crunchyroll article for additional information. Synopsis of the first season from AniList:
Saitama has a rather peculiar hobby, being a superhero, but despite his heroic deeds and superhuman abilities, a shadow looms over his life. He's become much too powerful, to the point that every opponent ends up defeated with a single punch.
The lack of challenge has driven him into a state of apathy, as he watches his life pass by having lost all enthusiasm, at least until he's unwillingly thrust in the role of being a mentor to the young and revenge-driven Genos.
20
21
No premiere date or PV yet. This is a sequel of the 2018 movie, Ninja Batman. Check out the ANN article for additional information. Synopsis of the first movie from AniList:
Gorilla Grodd's time displacement machine transports many of Batman's worst enemies to feudal Japan - along with the Dark Knight and a few of his allies. The villains take over the forms of the feudal lords that rule the divided land, with the Joker taking the lead among the warring factions. As his traditional high-tech weaponry is exhausted almost immediately, Batman must rely on his intellect and his allies - including Catwoman and the extended Bat-family - to restore order to the land, and return to present-day Gotham City.
22
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II, episode 1
Alternative Names
SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online II, Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online 2nd Season, ソードアート・オンライン オルタナティブ ガンゲイル・オンライン II, ソードアート・オンライン オルタナティブ ガンゲイル・オンライン 第2期
Additional Links
- Info - AniList
- Info - MyAnimeList
- Info - Official Site (Japanese)
- Social - Twitter (English)
- Social - Twitter (Japanese)
- Streaming - Crunchyroll
Reminder: Please do not discuss plot points not yet seen or skipped in the show. Failing to follow the rules may result in a ban.
All discussions
| Episode | Link |
|---|---|
| 1 | Link |
This post was created by a bot. Message the mod team for feedback and comments. The original source code can be found on GitHub.
23
The movie premieres today in theaters in Japan. Check out the Crunchyroll article for additional information. Synopsis from AniList:
Fureru is a coming-of-age film set in present-day Tokyo, centering on childhood friends who find a creature with mysterious powers that pushes them to discover the bonds that tie the three students together.
24
Premieres sometime in 2025. The new PV is here. Check out the ANN article for additional information. Synopsis from AniList:
Serafina de Lavillant, the strongest female knight in the West, was sent to subjugate the barbaric tribes of the East. But when her mission fails spectacularly, she’s captured alive and imprisoned. Humiliated and dreading what horrific torture she’ll endure, she asks to be put to death. To her surprise, rather than tearing her limb from limb, the tribe leader asks for her hand…in marriage! Will Serafina face a cruel and abusive arranged marriage? Or will she discover that these tribes aren’t as barbaric as she was led to believe?
25
view more: next ›