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Hey Velvet! Nah, it's all fine, I've not been much on MAL for the past few months either, because studying is very time-consuming. I hope to be able to watch shows more frequently again when my practical training starts in May, because I can live at home during that time.
Oh yes, I believe you've told me before that you're into My Little Pony! I actually know nothing about that show, I've just seen it here and there before. Though I have a similar show that led me to discover anime when I was a teenager, and that is Avatar: The Last Airbender. I didn't catch it on TV as a child, because it ran on a private channel and I wasn't allowed to watch those, but I found out about it when rediscovering some other shows I liked as a child on the Internet. I got the whole series on DVD and loved it, and I still love it.

I have started Frieren, but I'm only 6 episodes in so far. Nevertheless, I can already tell you that it's something special, something that you don't see every year. Yes, it's fantasy, but it's unlike anything that you would expect from a generic fantasy anime. It reminds me of the 2000s, when they still dared produce a 50-episode series in one go and took their time in the beginning to establish the setting and the characters. I don't want to say too much, but I'm enchanted by its iyashikei feeling, its beautifully painted backgrounds (somewhat of a rarity in 2023), and the epic scope it presents itself with despite this all. I can say with confidence that it's a classic in the making, and it's probably going to remain in the topmost rank on MAL.

I've also started The Apothecary Diaries, which is also quite the exceptional show. It also got two cours, which is a trend that I hope continues. Its Chinese court setting isn't that original, but its characters, especially the main character Maomao, are very likable and the backdrop is realistically depicted. That said, its genre isn't something that common - a medical mystery drama! Each episode is really a treat and while I can't tell where, it's definitely going somewhere exciting.

Another series I've started from last season is A Sign of Affection, which is a shoujo romance about a deaf girl. While the art-style takes some getting used to, I am already impressed with its worldbuilding in the first episode, because deaf people really do experience the world in another way. I'm curious to see where it takes me.

How has my 2024 been so far? Well, it started off with one of the best trips I ever had, because our choir joined an international congress of Catholic youth-choirs in Rome over Christmas break. We sang, prayed and attended mass together. We even got an audience with the Pope - I didn't understand much of what he said though, since they didn't bother translating his Italian. It all ended on 1st January in St. Peter's Basilica with one of the most beautiful masses I've ever been too, and it was celebrated by the Pope himself. I have a lot of respect for this man, he's in his late 80s and still has so many matters to tend to.
School is a bit of a struggle for me at the moment. It is quite straining to travel back and forth between my hometown and the town where I go to school, and to be frank, I'm getting very tired of it. I'm really looking forward to next month, when for a while I won't have to do that anymore. I've also been struggling to readjust into a habit of studying, which I've neglected during all my years at uni, so it's been hard. I think I might have flunked my first round of tests. Good they don't number into my overall score :)
That said, had a good Holy Week and Easter. Last week was our school's spring concert. It had a Wild West theme, and our school choir performed there. It was splendid! I also had a few more free days around last weekend, because Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays here. I got to spend more time in my hometown than usually and was very glad to be able to sing in my home parish on Good Friday and in the Easter Vigil in the early morning!
But all in all, I would say my year hasn't started too badly.

Thank you, Velvet! ^^
May the victory of our risen Lord be with you this Easter!

As far as whether I'm enjoying Monster or not; well... it has it's moments. I feel like the first four episodes was a really solid start but it definitely comes comes off as cheesy to me at times. I've watched 16 episodes and I like aspects of the show, but from what I've heard, it hasn't hit it's peak yet. It's a long show and I'm not sure if I'll see it through until the end.

This current season doesn't have much shows which interest me. I'm watching Gushing Over Magical Girls and it certainly keeps my attention, but it's a very odd show. I'm extremely excited for the Blue Archive anime next season. For now I'm just plowing through my backlog with a bit of focus on GL.

For 2023, these are the shows I ended up checking out with 3 new favorites. The completed shows are in order of enjoyment. Have you found any favorites lately?

Completed (16)
Favorites: (3)
Idolmaster U149
SukiMega
OniMai
Others: (13)
Mushoku Tensei S3
Yamada-Kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru
100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Like You
Kamikatsu
Yuri Is My Job
Girlfriend Girlfriend Season 2
Temple
KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
Azur Lane: Queen’s Order
5-toubun no Hanayome~
Mushoku Tensei II: Shugo Jutsushi Fitz
Rent a Girlfriend S3
Oshi No Ko

Watching (4)
KimiZero
Ayakashi Triangle
Nagatoro S2
Pokemon Horizons

Dropped (16)
Gundam Witch From Mercury S2
Frieren
Shut-In Vampire Princess’ Worries
I’m Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness
Idolmaster Million Live
Liar Liar
Classroom for Heroes
Ryza no Atelier: Tokoyami no Joou
Skip and Loafer
The Legendary Hero Is Dead!
The Cafe Terrace and Its Goddesses
Magical Destroyers
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
My Life as Inukai-San’s Dog
Urusei Yatsura 2022
Total: 36

Merry Christmas, Velvet!
Let me wish you all the best for the coming year and the peace of the child in the manger!

Great to hear that you're feeling better again! I had a fever a few weeks back, but I recovered pretty quickly and haven't really felt ill since. My family, on the other hand - a few of us actually caught corona a few weeks ago, which I was fortunately spared from since I'm mostly living somewhere else now. But they're all better now, which is the most important thing!

My dorm is fine! Luckily I'm in a single room, and I do have a shower of my own (which I hear the people in another building don't), which is basically the best deal I could get. The only downside, maybe, is that I'm on the roof floor, so I have to carry stuff upstairs the farthest (we don't have an elevator), and there's a bit less space and sunlight because of the slant of the roof. The kitchens are communal, and ours is the smallest, so it can get pretty full ^^" In any case, the housing itself is for free because the house belongs to the school, so I have basically no right at all to complain.
Coming from a university, the change is pretty big - attending classes feels more like back in secondary school than uni: class mostly starts at 8 in the morning, they fill out most of the day, and the rooms look more like our old classrooms than university lecturehalls. The subjects are of course different, since they're mostly law- or economics-related. My start was pretty smooth, now I have to make sure to keep at it so I don't fall behind. Thanks for your wish! ^^

I wanted to check out Spy x Family season 2 as well, though I haven't gotten to it yet. Enjoy Rent-a-Girlfriend and Girlfriend Girlfriend, not all of us are able to do that xD I hope to get to the other seasons of Takagi-san someday, it's utterly silly that they're all on different platforms. Thanks for your heads-up!

A week later, we actually got the heaviest snowfall in maybe 15 years: about 12 inches! Temperaturewise - *inconspicuously converts units* - we had around 20 °F last week. This week, however, some warmer winds are blowing, it's around 35 °F and the snow's molten off a bit. This year has been completely different than the last few. Since you asked how much snow we usually get, here's a typical picture of an Alpine Foreland winter: Sporadic snow in December, but it never sticks; while in January and February a thin white layer covers the ground, but it's still nothing crazy.
Snow can be annoying (though I never drive, so I don't have that problem), but I won't let that ruin its magic for me! xD I still remember the heavy snows we always got in the aughts when I was a child, which the last decade was a far cry from, so getting so much snow this year actually made me deeply happy. I dearly hope we will have a white Christmas this year! The last one we had was perhaps in 2011.

Thank you so much for your wishes, my friend, the same to you! Lots of health, not too much snow & I hope the merry times make up for the busyness! ^^

Hello Velvet, how are you?

I've been doing well, though it's been pretty busy, since I'm just adjusting to my new living arrangement - I'm spending most of my time living in a dorm as of now, because I've changed schools. I'm in training for public administration since two months ago now - with three years to go! Please don't sweat it on your end - personal matters and "real life" have priority!

Considering all that, anime has taken the backseat for me, though I'm interested in The Apothecary Diaries and Frieren this season, and I'm especially impressed with the former! I've also been watching Gintama, Zeta Gundam and Takagi-san, though I can't seem to go on with them ^^" Gintama's jokes are sometimes funny, sometimes just crude, but I'm told it's going to turn into a real gem later on. Zeta Gundam is written much tighter than the original series, something that I quite enjoy. And Takagi-san is just fluff for now, though I hope it's going to shape up to be something more memorable than just that. Apart from those, my favourites gained another title recently - Vinland Saga! It's a really special story I have very high hopes for, about the search for redemption and freedom from that which keeps us enslaved.

I'm not very well versed in manga yet either, though I hope to change that. Some time ago, I was lucky to find the whole Battle Angel Alita manga in a little nerd-shop in the next city, but I haven't started reading it yet. My most anticipated manga are sadly out of print in Germany :( They're Please Save My Earth and His and Her Circumstances.

We had our first snow this weekend, so the holiday anticipation is real now! Since I go back home to the other side of the state every weekend, I really hope there aren't going to be any weather-related train shenanigans. Do you get snow in Maryland?

Well, that's all I have for now. I wish you a blessed Advent season, my friend! God keep you ^^

Hey man, how's is going? c:

I've seen some of Death Note. It doesn't seem like my type of show.

I also didn't vibe with the humor in Komi. Overall it wasn't a show I could get through.

On the topic of romcoms, Kimizero is airing this season, and I've enjoyed it so far. It took me a couple of episodes to get into, but it seems solid right now c:

Yeah the quint specials weren't bad. At least there was some fan service. I really think the show did exceedingly well with season 2, but everything else was not as exceptional.

I've been good. In terms of good shows, SukiMega is now my second favorite show of the year (after Idolm@ster U149).

It's a romcom where the main girl always forgets her glasses, and the main character helps her out, then romance ensues. Very cute.

For other shows I'm watching Monster, the original Gundam, Witch from Mercury and Pokemon Horizons. The original gundam has some nice qualities, it's better than I was expecting for a show that came out in 1979. Witch from Mercury I'm not as into. Monster has some appeal but there are things I don't like about it, and Pokemon Horizons is great so far.

I started playing Azur Lane about 3 weeks ago, and I've been having a blast c: I'm also still playing Genshin and Blue Archive so gacha heaven is my home c:

I also look forward to seeing where the DAL story goes. Mukura is great and I agree Nia is worst girl. The ending of the last episode was certainly wild.

For my final opinions of last season:

1. Idolmaster U149: 8.25/10 Best show of the season, best show of the year, best idol show ever. It has incredible visuals and I love the way it explores the back story of each character. The show really sold the emotional moments, and has some fantastic characters like Momoka and Risa.

2. KamiKatsu: 7.5/10 I almost dropped this after one episode. It's an odd show which goes in unexpected directions. This ended up being one of my favorite shows of the season with how insanely wild it is. Very odd/memey visuals, absurd plot points. The closest thing I can think to compare it to would be no game no life, and maybe arifureta season 1.

3. Yamada to lv999: 7.25/10 One of the strongest romcoms I've seen in awhile. I would put it above Nagatoro, Dress up Darling, Uzaki, Tonikawa, and Wotakoi. I like the fact that the show is heavily focused on romance. It sells the frequent romantic scenes well and Runa is a cutie. I got more into it, the further into the show I got, and the visuals were quite nice.

4. Yuri is My Job: 7.25/10 This show took awhile to get going (way too long), but once it did, I was really invested in the outcome of story, which did pay off nicely. The ending wasn't very conclusive, and I don't expect a season 2, but I still think it's worth the watch for yuri fans.

5. Konosuba Megumin: 7/10 This was far less humor focused than the original Konosuba, but I like Megumin's character pretty well, and it was interesting seeing her backstory despite a few slow episodes.

6. Oshi No Ko: 5/10 I took issues with the writing pretty early on, and I think it just got worse over time. The character designs are pretty strong. The visuals are incredible, but the writing really bothers me. It was hard at times just to get through the season. I certainly have no plans to continue watching after season 1.

7. Skip & Loafer: -/10 I watched one episode. I imagine the show has admirable qualities, but it didn't grab my attention right off the bat.

8. Megami no Café Terrace: 4/10 I watched one episode and dropped it. Lame plot, awful character designs, unremarkable ecchi scenes, boring characters, poor production value.

9. Magical Destroyers: -/10 Dropped after one episodes. Not my type of show.

For this season I plan to watch Mushoku Tensei S3, Rent a GF S3, Liar Liar, Eiyuu Kyoushitsu, Azur Lane: Queen's Orders, Quint special, and I already dropped Ryza no Atelier after 1 episode.

What about you?

Hey Velvet, it's all good! Your life absolutely takes priority, especially when it's so hectic!

Yes, you did tell me that! Oof, hearing so many stories about big and exhausting weddings makes me wonder what it's going to be like when I get married one day. I don't really want a huge party, I want a romantic peasant wedding that basically amounts to a good ol' time together xD I've never actually been to a wedding party ever. I think I've only ever been to three wedding church services. The first one was my primary school teacher's, she invited the whole class haha. And the other two are more recent ones I sang at.
Oh, you have allergies too? Allergies suck. My hayfever has been milder than before for a couple of years, but those few weeks in April are always the worst :c It's usually over by May for me though. If I had no allergies, I would like spring so much more than I do now :/

Thank you, I'm really glad you took this can of worms so well :P
At first I intended to go on a rant about Scripture here, in response to your literalist approach, but no phrasing sounded right in the end :/ But let me say this: If you ever have any questions about us Catholics, or something that you don't understand, I would be very happy to answer them for you! ^^

It's so cool that you frequently talk about anime with your coworkers! I'm happy to say that I can do the same with my friends, but frequently I run out of shows for me to talk about with them, because the stuff I watch is way obscurer than the stuff they watch ;-; But I've also gotten them to watch less mainstream shows, for example recently I showed my best friend Higurashi and Monster, which he has enjoyed a lot so far.
Oh, that story with the church elder is great! Just goes to show how much Japan's image is defined by anime.
Hmm, well, I've tried saying "anime" a couple of times when people asked what my hobbies were. They didn't seem to mind c:

Oh, I'm pretty sure she whole-heartedly believes Family Guy and South Park are for children. I know they're for adults, but from what I've seen of them, they can be pretty lowbrow, like lots of the stuff that's for children. It's sort of the same effect like when you're a child, you're told that dirty jokes are for grown-ups, but when you're an adult, they're considered childish.
Definitely! It's their loss completely ;D

Naah, Dragon Ball is too old. She's really into Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia xDD You know, the newer stuff. But yes, it's still basically the opposite of what I normally watch :P

Oh, Higehiro, ohhh. I didn't like that show, because nothing happened. It was just a neverending teasefest of a dramatic turningpoint that never came round. Not a fan of the sexual content either, especially because it was completely gratuitous. It never led to anything that could have made the story compelling or memorable. The characters were also bland as heck. I kinda hated it haha.

Isekai, huh? I have a new favourite one, after Log Horizon: Fushigi Yugi! I finished it yesterday, and while it's far from perfect and employs pretty much all the clichés it can, I think the story and characters have a lot of charm to them. And the opening to that show is one of my favourites now! I think you might like it as well, so I do recommend it to you!
But Re:Zero was pretty exciting to watch, at least as far as I have seen. I liked its tone and the tension I felt while watching it. But I have yet to watch the second half of the second season. Better get to that sooner rather than later c: Oh, so is Re:Zero one of the darkest shows you have seen? I'm by no means averse to dark stuff, though I don't mind lighter things at all.

Don't worry, it's totally alright! It always makes me happy whenever you've sent a reply, no matter how long it took!
God bless! ^^

In regards to feeling down after watching the Quint movie, I was kind of down too. Mostly because it left a sour taste in my mouth, and made like the series as a whole a bit less. My favorite Quint in Nino. I do like Yotsuba, and I would have been okay with her being picked, I just feel like it wasn't executed well.

For Rent A Girlfriend, I certainly think Chizuru is one of the most fleshed out characters in the series, and I think there's intrigue in the way she's written. I don't think it's fair to say she has no development. From my perspective, she's somewhat mean to Kazuya, but still enables him. He will do inappropriate things time and time again, and she'll be bothered by this, and will scold him for it, but will still kind of stick around and let the nonsense continue. I think that's part of the point of her character in a way, and that's part of what makes the show interesting. I don't dislike her being in the show, she's just not my waifu.

Also I feel like her character design puts a lot of emphasis on her ear which I don't like lol. Random I know..

My favorite DAL spirit is Kurumi. I also like Yoshino and Natsumi. One of the new characters in season 4 (Mukuru) is also entertaining c:

I wasn't watching much anime a month or two ago, but this season has been enjoyable so far. I'm watching:

1. Oshi No Ko - Not bad.
2. Kamikatsu - Interesting in a few ways.
3. Konosuba Explosion - Quite good.
4. Pokemon 2023 - Also very good. 2nd best main-line Pokemon series after Sun & Moon.
5. Idolm@ster U149 - Best show of the season.
6. Yuri Is My Work - Not bad.
7. Yamada Lv999 - Good series. Enjoyable.

I've heard a lot of people say that this is a stand out season of anime with all the good shows, and I have to agree. When the season started, I didn't have super high expectations, but it's been enjoyable so far.

What do you think of this season? What have you been watching?

Hey have you seen Attack on Titan? If you like demon slayer I really recommend the show if you wanna see a lot of sakuga moments.

Hello Velvet! I apologize for taking so long to reply. January is always the time when my semester nears its end, and this year I also had those applications to the new studying positions to deal with. On top of that, I decided to stop pirating anime, which made me unable to watch anime for some time, which is why I haven't been active on MAL much recently. Now I have a Crunchyroll subscription, so I'm pretty much back on track!

It delights me how much you are in touch with and care about your family! Oh, your sister is getting married this March? Then I'm still in time! Congratulations from a stranger then ^^" Well, I'd say it's a real katana as long as it's properly made, isn't it? ^^
I didn't do anything special for Christmas (except for having some intestinal problems). Other than that, I sang in church thrice: during Midnight Mass, when we sang this wonderful pastoral mass, and twice on Christmas Day, in the morning and evening.
Also, I got some Dostoyevskis for Christmas. I've wanted to read The Brothers Karamazov for some time, although I haven't started reading it yet ^^"

Oh man, I've really opened a can of worms here, haven't I? Don't worry, you're not making me feel uncomfortable in any way.


Oh, social ineptitude. It was the reason I was denied school entry at 5, a year earlier than normal xD Very often would I love to be friends with a new person I meet, probably because I'm a bit of a yearner for attachment. But when I try to them, I become this awkward, bubbly mess and I'm afraid of scaring them away ^^" So it's not so much that I'm not comfortable around others, I'm more afraid of others not being comfortable around me :P It's really silly once you think about it. But I totally agree with you on that second point. I love talkers, because I am a listener. I can listen for ages. Well, as long as it's something I like to listen to. Applies to girls too ^^"

I don't think I've ever been made fun of for liking anime. Except once I got weird stares from an acquaintance from choir when the subject of anime came up. And my sister also thinks it's weird, but she thinks animation is for kids, so that's really her problem lol. I've also recently gotten my other sister into anime and recommended her a few shows. Although I can't say I'm fond of her favourite genre being battle shonen :P No, I'm just kidding, I'm really glad she's into anime now. And tastes can change with time xD And I'm also glad being into anime is not generally a weird thing anymore. Except - being into anime as much and as deep as I am might be xDD

My memories of school might be fonder for the simple reason that most of my memories of college/uni consist of me sitting in Zoom meetings. I really wanted to like uni, but in the end, I pretty much hated it lol.

Of course dressing up as something that's not scary is not something I take issue with. Naturally it's meant to be fun and I'm the last person to take dressing up on Halloween seriously :P It's just something that never really made sense to me haha.

Talking about Halloween in March! I've really taken a long time with this, sorry ^^" Wow, this message is long. Let's talk about anime another time haha. Although feel free to report a bit about the shows you've seen recently. And now I see you've taken it upon yourself to sit through the snorefest that was Higehiro. How are you liking it? xDD

Hope you're doing well in the new year of 2023!

A merry Christmas to you, Velvet! I hope you're having a wonderful one this year ^^

In regards to Pokemon being time consuming, I wouldn't say it's particularly time consuming in comparison to other games. Many people just play through the game and put it down when the credits roll. That normally takes around 20 hours. Some people are more fanatical about it of course. I'm not sure how many adults who get into Pokemon will start with the modern games. I think most people are attached to the IP due to playing the games while growing up. Pokemon Go certainly got a lot of new and other fans into the franchise.

Do you like traveling? Luckily my family doesn't live too far away, so I don't end up traveling too much for the holidays.

Yeah with Spy x Family now getting another season and a movie, I'm not sure how much further I'll go with the series. It's pretty funny and enjoyable overall, but there's no real x factor to keep me invested.

I'm glad you watched and liked Girlfriend, Girlfriend! It was one of my favorite anime last year. I like the character designs and the visuals. The humor was great too. Milika really provided a lot of entertainment.

I think generally harems do best being less serious. I think the best ones will incorporate some serious moments, but ones which don't utilize humor as a focal point tend to need to lean on drama, or convoluted plots. It can be done well, and I think Quintessential Quintuplets is a good example of that.

Speaking of, I see that you saw that movie recently. I also saw it in theaters early this month. I actually was mostly disappointed. I don't think they sold the chemistry between Futaro and Yosuba as much as I would have liked. The movie was pretty long, but since the festival scenario was being repeated it felt like not a whole lot happened. It also felt like I missed some stuff that was likely explained better in the manga such as the quints biological dad. The visuals seemed like a downgrade too. I'm not sure though. Maybe I just had too high of expectations since I enjoyed season 2 so much.

For rent a girlfriend s2, I think it was an adequate sequel. I think Sumi was certainly the peak. I have mixed feelings about the show overall, but it definitely can provide entertainment at times.

Now that we're at the end of the year, I decided to go through and see what my favorite anime of the year were. Here's what I came up with:

Top 5 not including OVAs:
1. Harem In The Labyrinth Of Another World
2. Date A Live 4
3. Couple of Cuckoos
4. Immoral Guild
5. Machikado s2

Everything else


Seems like a pretty weak year in anime imo.

Hey Velvet, good to hear that you're feeling better! ^^

Homeschooling is generally not allowed in Germany, though I think sometimes exceptions can be made for children with disabilities, for example. Parents who don't want their children to go to school aren't much of a thing here - or maybe aren't a thing yet, because this "woke" ideology has very much started to seep over across the pond and is manifesting in various ways. Personally I didn't really see any of it during my school years, but then again, that was already a few years ago. (Sidenote: Be careful, "liberal" has a much different meaning in Europe - it means what I guess you would call "classical liberal", whereas in America it's sort-of become a catch-all term for "left-wing".) This elite, academic hyperprogressive agenda worries me as well - it's so biassed, ideological and unreflective. (Another sidenote: I don't think teaching evolution belongs into that agenda at all. Evolution is just accepted science and has nothing to do with any ideology. I think accepted science should absolutely be taught, since science is a big and important field nowadays.) Btw, it's fine, we can discuss politics! And I agree - things are getting quite crazy.

Oh, okay, that was what I was interested in! The degree of standardization. Thanks for telling me in such great detail! ^^ And that person whom you had to show your progress to - were they a public official or something, or what institution did they come from?
Interesting, that co-op does seem to be a good idea in that case.
But yes, as I suspected, limited socialization seems to be the big downside of homeschooling. Of course not everybody who goes to public school has an excellent social life, as I can attest to myself haha. I had very few friends throughout primary school and the first half of secondary school (the junior-high years to Americans, I think?). I really wasn't on the same wavelength with most people - I didn't keep up with current trends and had niche interests. I was also bullied a bit - not terribly, but I got teased a lot. That started to change when I got closer to the people who also had niche interests, and I even got into anime through them! (I'm pretty sure I'm more into anime than every single one of them now haha.) So in the latter half of secondary school, I got many more friends - mostly girls, but I'm not complaining haha. I like being friends with girls, I think I work with them better than with guys.
While it's gotten a lot better, I don't think that whole not-being-on-the-same-wavelength thing has ever gone away completely for me. I do function around people, but not especially well. I often don't know what to say and tend to overthink things.
I never hated school, but towards the end, I really grew to love it and think back on it quite fondly. I also wouldn't know what I'd do if I weren't still in touch with many of my friends from school. This is where my love for school-centered slice-of-life anime comes from :'D
Velvet, from my own experience I can tell you that having gone to public school does not automatically get you a girlfriend xDD

I would not get behind that obsession with Halloween at all, but I do quite like its spooky and eerie vibes. (Sidenote: What I do not get is something I've heard about where people just dress up as ... anything?! Like it's carnival?! I thought the point is to dress up as something spooky to scare away the real demons!)
All we ever do for Halloween in our family is buy more candy to appease begging children xDD

Thanks for giving me your thoughts on His and Her Circumstances! Yes, the animation is not for everybody, but I'm glad you are such a big fan of how it depicted romance, relationships and family, because that is also what I like most about the show. Shojo is generally more concerned with depicting a relationship instead of building towards it, so the fact that they got together fairly early is not that special within the confines of its own demographic, but it is still an exceptionally realistic depiction of that.
Yes, the last third was truly disappointing, wasn't it? Apparently the author was not happy with Anno's handling of the series, and it sort-of doomed production for the remainder of the 26 episodes.
In the manga, I'm looking forward to more of the stuff that made the story so great in the first place, i.e. the realistic depiction of a relationship. By the way, the manga's art is wonderfully crisp and absolutely beautiful, especially in contrast to the rather lackluster look of the anime, so I also greatly like that aspect of it ^^

Yes, that was quite a long pair of comments, wasn't it? Don't feel forced to reply to every little detail if you don't want to! I wish you a blessed Advent in anticipation of Christmas! ^^

It's going pretty well. Yeah, I spent Thanksgiving with my GF's family. What about you?

I've been playing Pokemon Scarlet/Violet lately. It's been fun. I'm over 100 hours of gameplay in.

This season I'm watching:
Uzaki Season 2: Solid continuation of the series.
Beast Tamers: Pretty generic, but cat girl is mega cute.
Love Flops: Weird humor, okay harem/ecchi
Immoral Guild: Solid cast of characters. Enjoyable harem/ecchi, favorite show of the season.
Spy X Family Season 2: Worse than season 1. Not enjoying it much.
Devil is Part Timer Season 2: Much worse than season 1, it's okay overall.

I also watched all of Uma Musume recently. Season 2 was pretty solid and I watch Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World. This ecchi/harem is REALLY good. I'm caught up on the manga. I wish there was more. Great cast of characters, great romance, excellent use of eroticism.

I may watch Bocchi the Rock.