r/TrueAnime • u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten • Jul 02 '25
This Week in Anime (Summer Week 1)
Welcome to This Week In Anime for Summer 2025 Week 1 a general discussion for any currently airing series, focusing on what aired in the last week. For longer shows, keep the discussion here to whatever aired in the last few months. If there's an OVA or movie that got subbed for the first time in the last week or so that you want to discuss, that goes here as well. For everything else in anime that's not currently airing go discuss that in Your Week in Anime.
Untagged spoilers for all currently airing series. If you're discussing anything else make sure to add spoiler tags.
Airing shows can be found at: AniChart | LiveChart | MAL | Senpai Anime Charts
Archive:
2025: Prev | Winter Week 1
2024: Fall Week 1| Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2023: Fall Week 1 | Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2022: Fall Week 1 | Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2021: Fall Week 1 | Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2020: Fall Week 1 | Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2019: Fall Week 1 | Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2018: Fall Week 1 | Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2017: Fall Week 1 | Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2016: Fall Week 1 | Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter week 1
2015: Fall Week 1 | Summer week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2014: Fall Week 1 | Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2013: Fall Week 1 | Summer Week 1 | Spring Week 1 | Winter Week 1
2012: Fall Week 1
Table of contents courtesy of sohumb
This is a week-long discussion, so feel free to post or reply any time.
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 04 '25
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 04 '25
It's great to see this return, even if it's a somewhat awkward return as it's a very direct continuation of the cliffhanger from the last season. While not as catchy, I also like the OP and ED. The ED in particularly stands out. The panning shots are so creative, and the dancing at the end is so fun. I mean, dancing in OPs and EDs is just cheating.
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 04 '25
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 04 '25
First episode is fun with how much characters end up talking over each other. Rather sudden finish though.
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 05 '25
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 05 '25
Hell of a first episode. Loving the few added scenes to set up later developments, and the art and storyboarding for how scary Hikaru is is amazing. Incredible adaptation so far.
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 05 '25
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 05 '25
Solid first episode. There's just a bunch of little bits of subtle animation to sell the characters' personality more. Some excellent backgrounds as well. Sadly, I did sour on the manga as it went on, so I'm not sure I have it in me to keep up with this show, especially with how crowded the season is getting for me.
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u/Leaves_Swype_Typos Jul 05 '25
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u/Leaves_Swype_Typos Jul 05 '25
To be concise: Great punk opening theme, fun absurd girl with legitimately uncomfortable faces, but the real fun is watching old school detective movie tropes satirized. The main character could've been transported directly from a 1970 mystery with little change, and I'm here for it so long as it keeps it up. Grizzled old detective set in his ways is already a common trope in serious mystery series, but this works in comedy too when it's taken to an extreme.
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 06 '25
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 06 '25
First episode is gorgeous. There's so much incredible animation that add so much to Ruri's character. Just from the start with her falling in love with minerals does so much for her. Although I do find it funny that they've lowkey ramped up the horniness compared to the manga as Nagi does not have those kinds of proportions in the manga.
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 06 '25
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 06 '25
Very strong start to no one's surprise. I'm actually watching through Nichijou right now, and the feel of the two shows are near identical for most of it. That being said, I'm also not the biggest fan. The style of humor doesn't quite hit as well for me as it does for other people. I'll stick with it at the very least.
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 09 '25
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 09 '25
Some solid drama in the first episode. Glad that I don't have to sit through several episodes of the usual club recruitment. That being said, I totally did not expect the time travel twist,and I'm left unsure if that has me more or less interested in the show because I feel like the drama was not too bad and could become something potentially good in a grounded setting. Here's to hoping this unexpected new premise is good.
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u/Soupkitten http://myanimelist.net/profile/Soupkitten Jul 02 '25
Miscellaneous comments/comments about the week as a whole