Really excited to see Ichigo come back in the picture. Earlier in the story it is easy to hate on Ichigo for abandoning Miyako, the kids, and the company. Looking forward to see if/how his character is redeemed.
I really like the additions to the serialized version a lot (the earlier version was great too). It is great to see more from Urumin's POV as she interacts with the other members of her group.
I love Villainess Level 99. Yumiela is up there with Bakarina when it comes to oblivious Otome MCs. You really feel for Patrick sometimes. It's one of my favorites in the genre and genuinely funny.
Excellent post. If there is an equivalent of /r/bestof this would be worthy. It is super telling that rather than stick around and deal with the ramifications of the referendum, Cameron immediately resigned. Another point of context is that Cameron had gambled his political life previously on a different referendum (Scottish Independence) and that one worked out fine, so what is the harm in trying that gambit one more time?
Thank you for reminding me about this! At one point this was on my to-read list, but it grew too long and slipped my mind. I love Atsumare so much I have to check it out.
I personally think so. You won't be surprised by anything that happens, but if you are a fan of anime, the art and execution of the anime is some of the best that I have seen. The decision to make the first volume be a 90-minute episode 1 really helped get the big surprise out of the way so that the rest of the show can focus on the characters whose POV we follow going forward. In particular, I think episode 6, that focuses on Akane's struggle with social media, has a much stronger impact in anime form over manga. That episode has stuck with me ever since and it is one of the single most emotionally impactful episodes of anime I have ever seen.
I have been catching up on manga of some anime series I have enjoyed so far this year. The latest are:
Oshi no Ko: I absolutely binged this series after the final episode aired. I am now caught up with the most recent chapter and I do not regret binging this at all. It has also made me appreciate the extent to which the anime actually elevated the source material. This is a story that just hits in both mediums so, so well.
Tomo-chan is a girl: I had been working my way through this series since the anime finished airing and it has been fun. I just finished it yesterday. I feel like the anime did a good job with the adaptation, retaining all the important bits.
Heavenly Delusion: I haven't actually started this series yet, but the anime came out of nowhere for me last season, so it is top of my list to start next. Really looking forward to see how the manga compares to the anime.
Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyuubu: I absolutely adore this SOL comedy manga about a Mystery Research Club. It is really wholesome and full of interesting characters. If you like a series full of weird characters like Komi-san, but just want the SOL rather than the romance, it is a great read.
I am glad I gave this series a chance as I have been having fun with it. I think they have paced things pretty well so far in revealing Max's backstory to us in bits and pieces and partially through flashbacks and partially through exposition from other characters. We have yet to actually see Max open up about anything, so I am looking forward to building up to that at some point.
Man, Mushishi was one of the very first anime I ever watched and I have been chasing that high ever since. Nothing else has really hit the same way. I tried some others that I have seen recommended (Natsume's Book of Friends, Kino's Journey), but Mushishi is truly excellent.
This is interesting and I wish that he went into some more detail on how they spray dry without destroying protein activity. I actually have some first-hand experience trying to develop a spray drying method for antibody solutions for immunotherapy products. Ultimately, I left that company, but the real big problem was that most antibodies can't survive the temperature needed for spray drying. For this reason, usually freeze drying is used instead (there are even techniques for spray freeze drying). They claim that the process inactivates viral capsids, but preserves antibody activity and having worked with both in the past, that seems like a bold claim.
Lemmy note: I had originally made this comment from my account on Beehaw, but it doesn't seem to have federated over. So, if you see this twice, my apologies.
Really excited to see Ichigo come back in the picture. Earlier in the story it is easy to hate on Ichigo for abandoning Miyako, the kids, and the company. Looking forward to see if/how his character is redeemed.