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Chart: JP Twitter Followers Gained Summer 2024 Week 3 (i.imgur.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As always, thanks to /u/Abysswatcherbel for making these charts, and also the karma chart every week.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Kind of funny that 2/5 of the series that I'm watching that appear in this list were things that I picked on a whim - 2.5D Seduction and Bye, Bye Earth. (The other three are Isekai Shikkaku, Failure Frame, and TenSura s3.)

Other stuff that I'm watching

Dungeon no Naka no Hito (also picked on a whim, kind of okay?)
Isekai Yururi Kikou (I'm considering dropping this one)
QA in Another World (kind of a letdown to be honest)
Dahlia in Bloom (pleasantly surprised with it)
Elf-san wa Yaserarenai. (please don't judge me on this one...)
Maougun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen datta (Eh.)
Mob kara Hajimaru Tansaku Eiyuutan (run-off-the-mill story, might drop it later)
Naze Boku no Sekai wo Daremo (weird but so far I'm digging it)
NieR 1.1 part 2 (I don't play the games, but the whole 2B and 9S story is interesting)
Spice and Wolf (I'm liking this version quite a bit)
Shinmain Ossan Boukensha (silly premise, nice message, OK implementation)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Outside of Oshi No Ko, and Tower Of God, there's nothing that is really grabbing me this season...

I'm also watching:

I Parry Everything (Earnest, but meh.)
Dungeon No Naka No Hito (meh.)
The Fable (restarting a new story arc is expectedly slow, but waiting for a payoff)
Isekai Suicide Squad (high budget, terrible writing, direction)
DeDeDeDe Destruction (A really dark take on Doraemon, I sorta like it, but it's difficult to watch)
Tasuuketsu (There's supposed to be some big brain stuff in there, but it's too confusing. And cheap production values)
Senpai wa Otokonoko (low key, but also feels boring. MC is a bit too boring so far)
Nokotan (It's wild but is it funny?)
Bye Bye Earth (It's pretentious to the point of having no meaning)
Kinnikuman (Production I.G. does goofy battle-of-the-week anime-ized pro wrestling)
Mayonaka Punch (Like Call Of The Night, but with a Youtuber?)

Dropped:

Plus Sized Elf (smells like one joke)
QA Isekai (boring direction doesn't bode well)
No Longer Allowed In Another World (meh, not my style of humor)

Want To Try:

Elusive Samurai
Roshidere
VTuber
Grendizer U
Ramen Akaneko
Wistoria
Narenare

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You found the perfect word to describe Bye Bye Earth - pretentious. So far I'm watching it to see if it flies or crashes under my radar.

I'll give Tower of God a check, I don't recall why I skipped it in 2020.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Re: ToG, you'll want to watch S1 to get the whole world setup. Or read the source manhwa.

Re: Bye Bye Earth - Yeah, I'm waiting for 1 or 2 more episodes to see if there's a payoff, but I'm feeling cynical about this one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Got it - I'll go with the manhwa then. (Going anime→manga often saps my fun.) Thank you for the rec!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not a single isekai in the top 15?

Is isekai owari?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I'm also surprised.

I think larger studios might be focusing on stuff that is likely to be popular with the kids at home for the summer vacations in Japan; if that's correct odds are that the next season will see more isekai again in the top 15.