This introductory discourse serves as a preliminary overture to the forthcoming major exposition I shall unveil upon this subreddit. It is dedicated to the illustrious opus, One Piece, and its artful concealment of profound themes and philosophical profundities beneath a seemingly puerile façade.

The juxtaposition that Eiichiro Oda, the illustrious architect of this grand narrative, masterfully employs—courtesy of the ostensibly simplistic nature of One Piece—affords an experience of unparalleled uniqueness.

One Piece eschews the patronizing impulse to guide its audience toward its deeper meanings, instead compelling the reader or viewer to embark upon a profound journey of discovery. This intrinsic demand for interpretative engagement bestows a level of interactivity that remains unmatched by the majority of its contemporaries.

One Piece does not endeavor to present itself as a profound work to all; rather, it caters to those who are inclined to perceive it as such. Much akin to Legend of the Galactic Heroes, it boasts an intricate setting replete with historical allusions and political themes, yet it reveals these layers only to those who choose to approach it through a more discerning lens.

This stands in stark contrast to anime of lesser artistic merit that yearns to be regarded as high art—such as Attack on Titan, Code Geass, Death Note, and Vinland Saga.

Thus concludes this preliminary glimpse. Those with an appetite for my subsequent elaborations must exercise patience. Rest assured, the revelation of how Eiichiro Oda has ingeniously camouflaged his magnum opus as merely a “childish pirate manga” will prove exceedingly fascinating.

ushoku Tensei is easily one of the most if not the most beloved and hated anime franchises of all time it's hard to go a week of its airing without seeing some sort of argument about moral choices between Rudy's horrible nature or how revolutionary and daring it’s storytelling is. Rudeus Journey has never been a pretty one opening up as a disgusting reject of society and growing into what we see now a brother, a husband, a father and more importantly a son whether you believe Mushoku Tensei is a 10 out of 10 franchise or something that shouldn't exist. 

I myself believe that Mushoku Tensei is perfect because people hate it so much  and because people can't stop arguing about it because it makes you confront difficult subjects and because it makes you think, too much entertainment is just that entertainment, turn off your brain watch an explosion, watch the self-insert impress the crowd with this OP magic but Rudeus is different he's a character he's a person and just like us he's full of flaws and stains, whether people want to accept it or not that's what makes him feel real.

His struggles while messy at times are foundation for what I feel is its biggest achievement relatability and regrets, it's easy to relate to the Hero protagonist number 666 there's nothing about them to conflict with your own personal belief because they lack beliefs but Rudeus for anyone who has gone through trauma,mistake been at their worst and seeing the edge of a blade in their own hand is proof that time after time there is still hope that even if you don't score a big win the next time you get back on your feet. 

The Next step maybe just the next step because hey if he can do it why the hell can't I but additionally for those viewing the said person trying to take that first step you're able to accept that drive because like Rifujin once said :-

If there's someone like Rudeus close to you and that person was to have a slight change of heart and try to start over. I sincerely hope that you won't abandon them on the spot.

Rudeus is a culmination of bad choices an example of missteps that can really be seen as almost a test bed to correcting one's path you want to see what choices he makes, root for him when he's trying to claim the gold and intrigued as he steps into an expansive world that he's surrounded by.

Season 2 Part Two brings us what I would consider some of the greatest segments of Rudeus story thus far in earlier segments it's Rudeus settling down and becoming a husband and a father while at first his intentions are rooted through the trauma on Eris abandonment and the need for companionship which I admit is not the purest though for having a wife and a child but there's no book or walkthrough on this side of life but it's through his experience in loss and achieving this role that it suddenly hits him holding a child in his hand is different than acquiring some sort of achievement prompt it's bringing new life into the world taking on a role that his father once had and shaping a future for his child .

We have the arrival of the Grey Rat sisters and  our first glimpse into how Rudeus has changed and how he sees his sisters once a man who dabbled in siscon and loli stuff, he now views his sisters as a responsibility for him to protect in his father's death even utilizing his own experiences to aid them :- 

For Aisha being treated like a stain upon the family by Norn's grandparents Rudeus accepts her as she is his sister and nothing less, conflicted with the choices that Lilia made for her daughter and wanting them to be equals it's really one of the first cases that we have Rudeus taking his own moral standings and wanting to press them upon the people of this world despite it being normal that Aisha is raised to serve Rudeus and it's okay for her to be seen as the spawn of the mistress's wife. He can't accept this and rather he wants to treat them as equals ,additionally despite being pressed multiple times he rejects even touching Aisha which is something that he's had fantasies about in his previous life this while disturbing to consider is a huge growing point for him as a person.

On Norn side which is some of the most emotional moments her story is a massive shock to Rudeus being that he spent most of his previous life  as a shut in the moment she becomes locked up it's devastating to him now while Norn did figure out her feelings on her own the resolution to the entire ordeal had a strong impact on Rudeus himself seeing his sister overcome something by herself that he couldn't was encouraging additionally it allowed him to accept the mistakes that he made in rejecting his brother for so long yes his brother who destroyed his PC and kicked him out into the streets was the very one that tried to save his life over and over it's a beautiful message of accepting regrets and also just simply being at one side when they need it. 

Then we go to Nanahoshi's meltdown where  Nanahoshi has always been a very interesting character in The Mushoku Tensei story a polar opposite to Rudeus, a seemingly a normal Japanese girl that wants to return to Japan where Rudeus had nothing and relishes in the idea of having this new life. While Nanahoshi finds this new world fake, rejects it and has plenty of reason to return. When Nanohoshi's latest experiment becomes a failure, Nanahoshi gives up on everything, putting her on the road to death. Everything Rudeus sees in her is like looking into a mirror in his past life in which he has somebody that no longer wants to live,something that grabs his gut and tells himself, he can't let her be alone in and try helping her it's almost as if he's helping the man in that mirror by giving her a second wind in her quest to return home.

That’s when we get to biggest stomach punch of the season and really a culmination of everything that Rudeus has experienced thus far trekking off to the Teleportation Labyrinth to help Paul and Zenith at first this is something that he hesitates to do making up excuses after excuses in his own head still he's ultimately pushed by Norn because unlike her he had a choice and simply because he has the ability to save his family at the same time regrets are building up inside of him while he was playing family.  His family needed him and he made his own choice to build his own life even going so far as to acknowledging that he picked fixing his Ed over saving his own mother while he isn't quite settled that Zenith and Paul are his parents this all changes after the events of the Teleportation Labyrinth losing Paul he is faced with massive grief and a key to realization that once again in this life, in this new life despite saying that he' change he made the same mistakes again choosing to ignore his parents as his parents a more difficult thing to get over for a person.

It’s not just making a mistake but making a mistake twice this is quite easily one of the biggest growing points for Rudeus thus far shifting from an outsider, a reincarnate using his past memories as an advantage to now being critically struck with a realization there's so much in this segment that it's hard to really condense in  this post why did Paul save Rudeus a fake son, what did his previous parents think of him,what is Paul to him,why didn't he do more, what if he was stronger ,did he make a mistake coming there ,was zenith even worth saving, what if they had a better plan on and on the what ifs but the key thing about all of this is Rudeus was Paul's son he acknowledges sadly too late but maybe not too late that Paul was his father.

Paul wasn't perfect and he's an incredible character study in himself, a dirt bag with some of the worst life choices but in the end he was a father and sacrificed so much to reunite his family. A dirt bag that you can root for in the end, more importantly he paves the way for Rudeus to make his own future as a father and realizing the importance of waking up and taking upon himself the role in his family and yes getting out of the dark hole to realize that he had to make one more massive mistake probably the biggest controversy of this season he sleeps with Roxy something that in the moment is tragic and unforgivable in many eyes highlights the love that Roxy has for Rudeus in saving his life. 

Rudeus on his own weakness and thankfully Sylphy own love for Rudeus and desire for his happiness while many will see this as a flaw in Sylphy character accepting something as horrible as a cheating husband but putting it into the context of her personal stance this is something that she's always accepted  knew it would happen and something that she openly admitted ever since marrying Rudeus. 

It’s also a  intriguing aspect on this world that even though it's a culturally jarring aspect of the Mushoku Tensei world it's a world where a majority of people openly accept multiple wives but that's the cool thing that despite that you're outside of that culture you still almost want to judge the culture though it also highlights the fact that in the Mushoku Tensei World they don't have psychiatrist and nobody really knows how to fix somebody in such a depressed state and the willingness for Rifujin to actually get into that is intriguing it still doesn't make Rudeus infidelity a good thing for many people but yet it's still another step in the long life that Rudeus must face, accept any consequences and hopefully make lemonade from it.

Interestingly enough these kind of moments highlight the fact that Rifujin style of storytelling is master class that while every other isekai that is full of harem and people openly accept it because Mushoku Tensei connects so well and is so believable the idea of Rudeus having a harem upsets people, angers them despite it being fiction it produces anger, an outrage that's sign of how good he is at capturing an audience still beyond all these moments Rudeus is shaped by his mistakes shaped by his regrets shaped by his loved ones and growing more and more by the day not that he's perfect or ever will be or will end world hunger but that he accepts his stains and attempts to walk a better path that's more than anyone would want for themselves not giving up because they tread nasty waters but grow and grow.

Rudeus himself isn't all that makes this series so great, its every character in this series that has life breathed into them just as much as rudeus which a large cast of characters that while the anime doesn't do justice and often skips content for all have their flaws,weaknesses,struggles imperfections,value and we seen Elinaise broken states of regrets and fears explode before Rudeus wedding ,the acceptance of cliff and the resolve to save his wife, Zenoba push to be an asset to his friend shielding him from death and constantly doing his best to be at his side we even had a brief moment  with Papa Ruijerd the father with a tragic past being there once again to another person being a father figure in Norn even offering a Warrior's perspective to Rudeus and his fallout with Eris, Lilia's flaws in raising her own child yet still accepting her,putting aside her own grievances to help Rudeus in his worst moment the list goes on and on the depth in every character is truly remarkable and again their flaws are what make them so great but yes sadly like I said earlier the side characters do highlight the anime adaptation weakness it's an adaptation.

Will I call it a perfect adaptation not quite, nor that I really expect it to be there's always things that get cut whenever something is adapted being someone who read the source material up to this point there's still a lot missing in context in depth side chapters with Cliff and Norn, Elinaise shielding and protecting and standing up for Rudeus on the Begaritt continent. World building aspects like spells,mechanics,cultures that are in the light novel series still season 2 part two seen a massive improvement over the first part handling each point of the storytelling better than it previously did and honestly that's the best I can ask considering they only have so many episodes to work with additionally I commend the Mushoku Tensei team in keeping Rifujin constantly involved assuring the fans that if any changes are made which yes we've seen some big ones here recently is to the vision the author had which for me honestly destroys any desire to be upset about any changes or cut content equally visually directing wise.

I seen the same improvement gone is a constant flat shots from the first cour while still not to the standards of Season 1 Part Two has some incredible animation Pieces by far the Hydra was an incredible segment well yes they used a lot of CGI for a lot of the shots but the team did a great job of blending it to let it match the style additionally overall  just a lot of the perspective shots were really well done and Nanahoshi's breakdown,my gosh Norns cries of sorrow,  impact shots that highlight grief and self-reflection the importance of perfectly framed shots can do wonders whenever you can't have dialogue over it. There's a lot of show don't tell that can be done with perspective shots despite the fact you don't have the character talking about what's going on simply showing something that symbolizes something can make a big difference and they did that with this new core I feel it gives me a lot of Hope for this series going forward that there kind of steering back in the right direction for the future adaptation.

Mushoku Tensei continues to be one of the greatest anime of all time time not because it's an isekai, not because it's a fantasy not because of anything else but for what it does countless times throughout the series I found myself reflecting on my own experiences, I cried my eyes out seeing Paul's fading face recalling the final moments of my own grandfather's life, I cried my eyes out seeing Zenith's blank  expression reflecting on my friend family experience with dementia, I was pained to see Nanoshi's weaken State and the outburst and grieved alongside the family over the announcement of Paul's death and Zenith's state very few series captures my emotions like this series does it's in relatability, empathy and strong development that it does. 

Rifujin characters and realized World Is A Cut Above so many other franchises introducing a cast of characters with depth tackling tough subjects that make you think and pushing the envelope on storytelling and mental trauma and producing healing. Mushoku Tensei while something unacceptable to grandstanding purists unable to air out their own skeletons in their closet is something special to those willing to accept their own stains and move on or again accept those currently struggling with their own sins. Mushoku Tensei is a piece of Storytelling that should be accepted,should exist and I'm happy it exists.

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I have a sweet spot for good songs in shows, would yould anyone be able to recomend good action / adventure anime that can fill that?

Something like 'Bouquet for an Ugly Girl' and 'Kimi ni Todoke'. Manga is fine as well, actually it's preferred.

1. Characters> plot

(I won’t watch an anime with good plot if the characters are annoying) 2. Some niche anime just aren’t niche anymore (They get recommended every time someone asks for niche anime) 3. Some anime don’t need plot There meant to be enjoyed while eating. I like to watch them while playing games 4. Your lie is April sucks, I can’t watch it (She’s annoying) 5. Pseudo harem>alya

Where I can watch “your name” on PS5

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Can someone give me some anime to watch. I’ve never been big into it I’ve watch a few that are mainstream like AoT and sword art and thought they were cool. Looking for more to try and get into some more of it. I enjoy stuff like survival, horror, fantasy & action so if you can give some that fall in some of those categories would be appreciated.

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My little sister wants to watch anime she’s 9 and I haven’t watched anime in years, so I need help choosing what to watch.

We’re currently watching My Hero Academia and she is in love with it. There’s obviously some weird stuff with Mineta being a pervert and all but it’s very mild and doesn’t happen a lot which I’m okay with and if I know it’s coming up I skip it.

Though I haven’t watched anime in quite some time so I don’t know what’s appropriate for her to watch with me. We plan on watching Hunter x Hunter next and maybe Demon Slayer.

What are anime’s that don’t have a lot of fan service that we can watch together that is like My Hero Academia, Hunter x Hunter, and Demon Slayer?

Edit: MILD to none fan service. She likes the fighting and action that’s in the anime with all the super powers. Blood is okay, swearing is okay, I just want an anime that’s mild to none. Thanks for the recommendations though that are also cutesy so she has a wider range to watch but the fighting is what gets her into the anime

As the Title suggests, I've made the System from Solo Leveling. These are some pictures from the Program,

The Background is a video-loop and is also transparent like in the show. The Video was made by me using Blender.

Job Change Panel

Nothing much to say about this. Depending on your quests and Point distribution, you get a specific Job. (Insert a specific Code into the Access code panel to get the Shadow Monarch Job)

Access code Panel

Daily Quests

It adds up by 5 (0r 0.5 for Running) everyday you do the quest

Secret Quest rewards

Secret / Daily Quests rewards that change based on your level

Status Tab (The Job Name is just something I made)

The Most important tab ofc, is the Status Tab screen

Inventory Tab

The Inventory Tab has unique icons for all Items. The 3D models used for these icons are not mine however and I'll be giving proper attributions when I release the program.

Equipment Tab

This is the Equipment Tab. Nothing much to say here. Your Stats here are reflected into the green brackets in the Status Tab like the show.

These are the most recognizable tabs from the show, I've made almost EVERY single tab and feature from the show into the program but I can't show them all without cluttering the post. If you like what you see here, please check the link below!

https://pastebin.com/z5cQzSEF

Anyway, thank you for reading. Have a great day!

List of all the great anime coming out this season.

- Oshi no Ko Season 2

- Elusive Samurai

- Too Many losing Heroins

- Shoshimin

- Alya hides her feelings in Russian

- Monogatari Off Season

- Wistoria Wand and Sword

- Days with my stepsis

- My Hero Academia Season 7(Continuation)

- Nier Automata

- My Dear Friend Nokotan

- Tower of God Season 2

- Spice and Wolf remake(continuation)

That is TOO much good stuff coming out this season alone. Not to mention so many of these have INSANE production value. Like Elusive Samurai, Shoshimin, and too many losing heroines just straight up looks like movie-level production. I don't think the previous two seasons had THIS level of quality stuff coming out every week. This season IMO is much better than previous two seasons. This season im watching over 10+ shows every week whereas in previous season I was only watching like 4-5 shows max.

I think most of the people who are saying "this season is weak" are all of those ppl who judge the season based on the amount of "anticipated" anime airing. This season did not have any big anticipated anime airing like the previous two seasons and that's why a lot ppl assume it's a weak season but IMO it's the strongest we had this whole year.

I’m almost finished with what’s currently out of Bungo Stray Dogs, and this is what I’m considering for my next Seinen anime to hold me over until My Hero Academia season seven and Dangers in my Heart season two are fully dubbed. Since Seinen anime is more complex than Shounen anime, I figured it’d be appropriate to ask about this on here. What order should I watch Psycho-Pass in after finishing Bungo Stray Dogs season five?

So I just started Fruits Basket, and I initially really loved it! I really like Tohru's character and the other main Soma characters, Yuki and Ryou and Shigure. However, now I'm at around episode 18-20 and I start to find the newer characters less and less interesting, mainly the crossdresser guy that keep on screaming apologizing all the damn time and that annoying kid Hiro just pisses me off so much, seriously. Does it get better from here on out? Which episodes are Hiro in so at least I can skip those? I can't stand that little bastar anymore seriously, Kyo should've punched that gutter rat in the face and be done with it.

Let me explain first: I do understand that good stories need enough time to develop compelling situations to give appropriate context and a long etcetera. But everyone knows that specifically anime suffers from unnecessary time frames where nothing at all happens and a lot of filler is put in just to hit the 30 minutes or 1 hour long mark. A good and popular example of this is Dragon Ball Z, which features unnecessarily long fights that could be trimmed for easier consumption. Alongside others, that's one of the reasons I don't currently consume anime, save a few video games that show this exact same problem - too much filler.

Basically, I want to know if I'm the only one baffled enough to desire for resumed versions of the same anime shows that people seemingly enjoy with all due filler? If so, can you tell me where I can watch something like that? For example, I would like to watch Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, but in a shorter format. I'm not talking about recaps in YouTube. I mean the actual show, but all filler trimmed. I'd appreciate any help you guys could lend.

As the title said, I need help finding an anime to watch! To help, the ones I LOVED are: Gintama, HxH, Kaiju No.8, Blue Lock, MOB100, JJK, One Piece, Bleach, Black Clover, AOT, Vinland Saga, MHA, Demon Slayer, Wind Breaker, Friren, Saga of Tanya, Castlevania (not sure if this counts lol), FMAB, Assassination Classroom, Samurai Champloo, Magi, JJBA (but only stardust crusaders sorry), Overlord, Fate series, Reincarnated as a slime, Death Note, Black Lagoon

The ones that were a big miss for me was Rising of the Shield Hero, Tokyo Revengers, Jobless Reincarnation and I don’t give a rats ass for the genre of Romance/Mecha/Isekai (I think overlord and Slime were the only ones I liked because there wasn’t an overwhelming harem and the characters were generally balanced in male + female)

Mafia-type animes in general are okay…Ive watched gangsta, 91 days, Jormungand, Hitman reborn, Banana Fish, but i prefer like shounen/seinen/superpower type stories. psychological/mystery is a hit or miss, Monster + Death note was bomb but didn’t like Paranoia Agent or elfen lied or erased (sorrryyyyyyyyyyy :( )

Sorry for the long post but I figured it would be easier for yall if i narrow stuff down significantly. btw I do have a mainstream preference as you can tell but ive watched quite alot of non mainstream stuff do so feel free to reccommend me some old ass classics :D

THANK FOR UR HELP !

Seriously. Can someone suggest me animes with good main characters? I'm just so sick of them being polite and just letting woman hugging their arm because they are "cute" and "attractive" and they mean "nothing" by it. Like come onnnnnn. I just want a good main character that is serious and completely indifferent to those people. I'm watching The New Gate right now and i'm almost grossed out at this scene where the princess asks to hug his arm while they are camping because "she's never been alone without someone watching her" and "she doesnt have anyone to talk to". Woman, the guy is clearly uninterested in you and unconfirtable but he's letting it to be polite.

I'm not normally like this or get affected by it but it just got to my nerves today and i needed to vent T-T

Can anyone make any suggestions? A romance without all this? Or that at least has some kind of romance. Idk. Please something that is on one of the streaming platforms because i dont trust to watch on an random website that could possibly have virus.

I saw a video on tiktok a while back (didn't like or save it unfortunately) and from what I can remember this guy fell down a large hole and I think a rabbit shows up and when he talks to it it understands him. I think the rabbit tries to help him but not sure. I can't remember much else other than that. The guy looked kinda generic, dark hair, nothing special enough for me to remember.

I tried searching tiktok, google, and even skimmed through some anime I thought it might've been. It's bothering me so much that I can't find it, it's been quite a while since I saw the vid and my fuzzy memory isn't helping.

Hoping someone here might have an idea.

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Most Fantasy Animes I've seen play in a medieval settings with magic, elves, dragons etc. I'm looking for Fantasy Animes with totally different vibes and unique worldbuilding.

The ones I enjoyed the most were Dorohedoro and Made in Abyss.

Any suggestions?

There is no "beginner anime" IMO. The first anime you find is you beginner anime. My first one was Lucky Star, which is not beginner friendly in the slightest.

The reason anime like Boku no Hero, Jujutsu Kaisen and AoT is "beginner anime" is because they're so frequently recommended for people new to anime. Is there mainstream anime? Yeah. Is there beginner anime? No.

As the title says tell me what animes you really hated / dropped from first impression but revisited later and loved them.

For me it is Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai.

It’s an anime that I only watched a single episode of, didn’t get to watch more, and then forgot about it.

But it’s about a guy, who for some reason or other have to grant some girls wishes. I think that one of the girls is a mermaid or a something about mermaids. I don’t know if it were a Japanese or Chinese anime.

I use Crunchyroll, but the selection is limited and alot of the animes are not dubbed.

I don’t want to use sites filled with pop up ads…

What is the best option?

I will have to go with Ninja Kamui.

It had an amazing first episode with good animation and brutal fight scenes, the second and third episode were good as well, things went to shit very quickly once they introduced the terrible CGI mech suits into the action around episode 5, it got worse and worse form there.

What else can you think off ?