To the stray dogs
Like many, I grew up sporadically watching anime on TV (DBZ, Yu Yu Hakusho, Pokemon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Naruto, Ranma 1/2).
The only anime I watched in my early teens was Attack on Titan (2014-), and FMAB renewed my love for anime in my late teens. I'd say I officially started my anime journey around late 2017.
I was on an anime hiatus (except for One Piece) during uni, BUT Hunter x Hunter got me back into anime this year (2025). Now I'm speed-running through some classics and newer anime that have come out since 2021ish.
• Favorite genres: Drama, mystery, adventure, psychological
• Scoring is based mainly on enjoyment, plot, and characters plus things like pacing, tone, and impact
• Favorite recently completed anime: Hunter x Hunter & Bungou Stray Dogs
• I've been reading more manga and LN this year. My priority and preferable medium is still anime
• I will go to war defending Sasuke who has been my favorite character since I was 7-8
• I kin Dazai
• I like anime and/or bl manga with queer characters where romance isn't the main focus (Tshd, No.6). What matters most is a strong PLOT and side characters I actually care about - recs will be appreciated
• I used to read the popular k-bls back in the day, but now I only really follow Wet Sand and Shutline. I prefer darker themes and again, a strong story outside the romance, especially ones with crime and psychological elements
It might take me a while to respond, but I'm always happy to talk about anime and in general (No minors, no inappropriate stuff).
I don't use discord, you can DM me on twitter, I'm more active there
Statistics
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- Total Entries28
- Reread0
- Chapters2,131
- Volumes130
All Comments (77) Comments
Ahh those are such goated picks. EVA might be abstract but I think the payoff at the end is worth it :) Link Click is great for being a heartstring puller.
Happy watching w/ everything.
Admittedly I was a bit confused when season 2 diverged from the main cast. But seeing the back stories of certain characters made me really enjoy how they're being fleshed out and want to read their books. Big fan of Chuuya, Dazai, Oda, and Kunikida atm 🙏
Hmm, really? Personally, I thought the arc was perfect in every way. We literally felt the same confusion the sorcerers felt at that moment, it was intentional, and I think it was done extremely well. I’d even say it’s one of the best shonen arcs I’ve ever seen.
Oh yeah? Personally, I loved the direction, and like I said, we’re seeing everything through Yuji’s eyes, we’re just as confused as he is at that moment. And after what happened to Nanami in the previous episode, that episode absolutely destroyed me haha.
Alright, I hope you’ll like season 3 a bit more, even though in my opinion,
Thank you for sending me a friend request!!!
How are you doing today? :3
That's so awesome how you watched and grew up watching anime (I only saw most of the pokemon movies as a kid and very little random episodes). You have watched plenty of bangers! :D
What animes are you looking forward to?
As for what you said after that, I want to make clear that I also did not mean to be dismissive or like hostile. I just wanted to make clear that I do not use my story to get sympathy or trying to make myself more interesting or whatever. I just thought it fit into the convo to try to make it more human. We can definitely talk in private messages if you want to share more. I am not someone that likes to push people to share, but if you want to I am not opposed to. I could also talk more in depth about my issues and examples I mentioned. So, entirely up to you, but I would be down.
I have actually had plenty of very insightful and interesting conversations with people here on MAL and made some solid friends, actually. So I totally get what you mean! I usually tend to be very shy to talk to people IRL because I am super introverted, but I love having convos with people on MAL. It is so nice to connect with people on a deeper level and bond over a shared passion/hobby in anime.
Yeah, it’s him…
but actually, where exactly are you in the anime?
BSD is amazing so far, the literary references and the style is so unique
I feel really wronged by a lot of people in my past and I feel that in many ways life has treated me really unfairly. I used to be very religious in the past but I lost all of my faith when my entire life basically went to shit. There was no intervention, there was no one saying hey everything is going to be OK. I just suffered in silence and almost lost myself. And you know today I am feeling better but some other things just won't go away. Depression and Social anxiety still has a stronghold on me and I'm trying to get better, but you know, it's a slippery slope.
Life has not really been kind on me and I'm just trying to do my own thing.
Oh, and I like Kenjaku too, it’s just that there are two events later in the manga that made me… like him a bit less, but anyway.
You’re finally reaching the best arc: Shibuya. When you finish it, tell me what you think of it hehe.
Been a bit busy lately bcz of uni exams but managing somehow lol (╥﹏╥)