People aren't linking it directly because admins have a history of removing any comments/posts that provide a link. However, you can see it if you go to a community browser like Lemmy Explorer.

Like @neshura@bookwormstory.social said, those sites have instances drop on and off the rankings all the time. I had been checking lemmyverse quite frequently over the past couple months...for no reason I am going to mention in this thread...and instances will disappear and reappear every couple days. The ml instance in particular was prone to that. No foul play going on, just typical software flakiness.

Have you read the manga for Hokkaido Gals? I am debating trying to find time to watch it or if I should just dive into the manga instead. It is usually a lot easier for me to find time to fit in a couple chapters of a manga to my schedule compared to a 30 minute block of time for a show.

Thanks friend! Together we can keep the dream of me having a sense of humor alive. My wife gave up years ago.

I doubt it, though Frieren has had more staying power on the list than past shows that have briefly topped the list. I suspect it might stay on top while the show is airing, but over time I think the MAL userbase will revert to the mean of FMAB #1. I might personally think Frieren is a better show, but when you are talking about shows with thousands and thousands of scores factored in, there is a lot of resistance to change given enough time.

Haha, if it wasn't clear, my example prompts are really meant to be jokes. Nobody ever seems to notice them, but I still laugh.

I actually know kind of what happened there. The mod was banned from the ml instance, and when that happens all of the content submitted by the user (and communities created by them) are automatically purged. I don't know what prompted the ban, so I can't speak to whether it was justified or not, but that incident is what led me to realize that being banned also removes all of that content as well.

I hope people are settling into the new year and new season of anime well. I have gotten to watch the premiere of a number of shows. Thought I would provide some quick thoughts below.

• Delicious in Dungeon - Not fully sold on this one yet, but I am willing to let Trigger cook some more.
• Gushing Over Magical Girls - Went into this blind and was really glad I was alone and using headphones.
• Chained Soldier - Watched this after Gushing Over Magical Girls and it felt way tamer than I expected so far given the buzz before the premiere. More is probably coming though given the setup.
• The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic - Loved seeing Rose and the VA did a great job. I had kind of forgotten a bit of the setup and that Usato was isekai'ed by accident, so it was a good refresher.

I have yet to watch Solo Leveling or start catching up on Apothecary Diaries, so nothing to say about them yet. Two shows that are starting this week that I am looking forward to Tsuikimichi season 2 and Level 99 Villainous Daughter.

@ram@lemmy.ca @N3DSdude@lemmy.ml Would one of the mods be able to pin this discussion thread and unpin the old one? Thanks in advance!

Disclosure: as a moderator of the /c/anime and /c/manga communities on ani.social, I don't want to try to influence anybody's decision regarding this as I think there is plenty of space for multiple communities to exist at the same time.

That being said, after the defederation happened and there was clear hostility from the ml admins toward much of this type of content is when I made my account on that instance and started up activity on those two communities. I agree that there is an inherent risk of these communities being purged from the ml instance and that is one of the main reasons I wanted to establish an alternative community that is well established with existing content that users can migrate easily to. Quoting myself from that post:

In any case, I think this issue validates concerns that were raised after the initial defederation happened that the ml admins could come to view any kind of lewd content or fanservice as anathema to their instance. It begs the question if the anime or manga communities on ml are on borrowed time. If the admin’s metaphorical Eye of Sauron passes over their community on a day a lewd clip, key visual, or trailer is posted, that could be it for them.

All that said, the reality is that unless you use an ml account (which you unfortunately posted with), then you can access both communities. I had primarily been using this ml account on lemmy for some time until the defederation happened, and then proceeded to make an account over on ani.social to access that content and drive activity in those communities.

I was also a bit disappointed with the first episode of Dungeon Meshi. I wrote in more detail over here, but it felt like it wanted to be two shows at the same time (dark with dead sister, light with silly cooking) and it didn't mesh well. I have only heard great things about the manga, so I expect it to become clearer in tone as it goes, but I am with you just based on episode 1.

tl;dr: the new season's yaml files haven't yet been fully merged into the source code (PR here)

@chaorace@lemmy.sdf.org might want to chime in here as well as the bot maintainer, but I think I know what is going on, but the explanation is going to be a bit technical.

Shinobu is a lemmy-focused fork of the holo project. Both projects use user-curated yaml files that contain all the information for each show. As an example, you can check out Fall 2023's yaml file here. This winter's yaml file has not been merged into the holo project yet. There is an open pull request to do so, but it is still open. The reddit mods have clearly already merged these commits since their bot is posting, but Shinobu hasn't done so yet. Also, the reddit bot is not a straight copy of the source code that is on github, there are clearly some tweaks they do on the backend to do things like pick up shows that shinobu can't see, but that is a whole other topic.

I suspect that chaorace is waiting for the pull request to close and the new season's yaml to be merged before adding it to shinobu, but I haven't spoken with them. For what it is worth, I run a copy of holo on a test lemmy instance I host and by merging the 5 commits in the PR, my local holo was able to make posts for the winter shows (but it doesn't pick up Classroom of the Elite for whatever reason picked it up after a couple hours).

I wrote elsewhere about my thoughts on Tsukimichi season 2. I am a big fan of the source material and agree that the first season was alright at best. I think part of it is that the first parts of the story are probably its weakest, but then the anime was a very mediocre adaptation. So, it was a mediocre adaptation of not great parts of the story which added up to a very generic feeling isekai.

For the second season (which I was surprised to see happen tbh), there is a new studio and they announced it will be 2 cours. So, I am hoping that better source material combined with a renewed investment in the production will add up to a better season of anime this time around. We will see!

At the end of the day though, if the first season didn't connect with you at all, season 2 probably won't either.

I haven't read the source manga for this show, but those that have said to expect something completely unhinged (in the best way).

@ram@lemmy.ca @N3DSdude@lemmy.ml Would one of the mods be able to pin this discussion thread and unpin the old one that is a couple weeks out of date. It would be appreciated!

I have a couple tweaks to the list I posted previously. I plan on watching a handful of shows in the new season:

Definitely watching

• Frieren - continuing from last season. Has been absolutely phenomenal so far.
• Delicious in Dungeon - A very well-received manga being adapted by Studio Trigger. Say no more.
• Villainess Level 99 - I really like the source for this one but thought that it was too niche to ever be adapted to an anime. I don't expect this to be everybody's cup of tea, but I hope it is going to be done well.
• Tsukimichi Season 2 - I really like the source material for this one and the first season was...alright. The story gets better as it goes and it changed studios for the second season (and got 2 cours for season 2), so I am hoping the animation improves alongside the story.
• Apothecary Diaries - This show is continuing from the fall season, but I haven't actually seen any of it yet. I plan on trying to catch up over this coming winter season so that I can end it being caught up. I actually work professionally in medicine, so I am looking forward to it!

Hoping to watch (time permitting)

• The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic - The source for this one is decent and the beginning couple bits of this story are the best that I am familiar with. So, time permitting, I am hoping to see the best character Rose in anime form.
• 'Tis Time for Torture Princess - I have read a couple chapters of this manga, but I am curious to see how an anime adaptation will work.

Might pick up depending on reviews

• Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! - I have heard good things about the source for this one, but I don't really know anything about it. I am going to wait to see how well it is received as an adaptation. I might just opt to read the manga instead.
• Metallic Rouge - This is an anime original, but it looks awesome. I had to cut it for time, but if it is reviewed super well and another show I am watching is disappointing, I might bump it up into the regularly watching column.

Wanted to pop into this thread and share that the Volume 1 cover was released.

Also, love that her strategy for dealing with all the drinks is to cut it with alcohol.

The full results are here. Anime Corner can be incredibly variable week to week. As a point of comparison, the reddit karma rankings are much more stable usually. This is what they looked like for week 12.

I have read/watched a lot of bad isekai. Reincarnated as a Sword is not one of them. The premise might be dumb on the surface, but it is executed extremely well. I think part of what makes it work is how the relationship between Master and Fran is a Father/Daughter one. It just kind of makes the whole thing work. I had dropped the manga at one point because I thought it was kind of losing its way, but then found out that the arc I didn't like was a manga-only filler arc. After I got back onto light novel content, it was the great old Fran/Master journey that I loved.

Really glad they announced a season 2 is on the way.

I really like the manga for Tonikaku Kawaii (and several other fluffy romances like it), but haven't ever really liked any of the anime adaptations of them. I just don't think it usually translates to the medium well. I often end up bored and the studios don't put enough effort into the animation or soundtrack to keep my attention that way either.

Heavenly Delusion was probably my biggest surprise this year. I had never heard of it before, randomly picked it up, and it was outstanding.