I've been really enjoying Sousou no Frieren and by enjoying I mean feeling like I want to cry.

I'll need to find something more upbeat next.

    • invo_rt [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      Just finished here and totally agree! Looking forward to seeing when S2 happens along with more Helluva Boss.

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        11 months ago

        I guess I'll have to check that out now. Hadn't heard of it until someone here posted about Hazbin a few days ago.

        • invo_rt [he/him]
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          11 months ago

          They're both good, but I like Helluva more than Hazbin, personally. IMO, the pacing in Helluva is better and it doesn't have an external motivator pushing the plot along like the execution in Hazbin. It's a more character-focused story (so far), exploring the relationships between a bunch of characters who all have their own issues. The first few episodes are fine, but the animation quality improves significantly as the series goes on.

            • invo_rt [he/him]
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              11 months ago

              I believe every episode has at least one song, but I wouldn't call it a musical at the beginning. It becomes more of one as the show progresses to the point where the most recent episode has 4 great songs in about 30 minutes.

                • invo_rt [he/him]
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                  11 months ago

                  Yeah! The first few eps suffer from lack of budget and a more Saturday morning cartoon kinda feel, but by the time you get to... episode 6 or so on the first season, it's totally dialed in. Being gay myself it really hits on a lot of stuff moreso than Hazbin. I'm glad you enjoyed it though!

                  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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                    11 months ago

                    Yeah, didn't start off strong, but I think I got teary eyed like almost once every ep from season 2. Looking forward to when it comes back. Thanks for the recc!