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Hi everybody! It is time for what I am sure is everybody's favorite thread of the week, the weekly general thread! How have things been going for you with the winter season this past week? I have seen a lot of new faces in this community over tha past week (it's anybody's guess as to why), so if you have recently joined us, feel free to introduce yourself in this thread as well! If you are searching for something to say, here are some example discussion starters to inspire you:

  • Is High Card about how to register for your medical marijuana card?
  • I feel lied to by Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! I was waiting in the snow for a train that was late the other day, and no gals started talking to me. Instead, I just got literal cold feet.
  • I wonder if that little robot bird from Metallic Rouge was also running linux like its forebear, the Ingenuity copter?

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[–] wjs018@ani.social 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Winter season is fully in motion now. I think every show has had at least one episode at this point with many having 2. So, time to check in what I have been able to watch and some quick hot takes:

  • The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic - Lots of fun to see the characters I like from the manga in anime form (especially Rose).
  • Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! - The first episode didn't really do much for me, but it seems like the kind of story I would like more in manga form.
  • Delicious in Dungeon - First episode was a bit shaky for me, but the second episode felt much more solid. Trigger is making Marcy the new reincarnation of Akko with all those reaction faces.
  • Chained Soldier - Willing to give this some more time. Second episode did a good job of establishing Shushu's character, willing to give some time for the other cast members as well.
  • Gushing Over Magical Girls - Dropping this one as it is a bit too H for me.
  • Metallic Rouge - First episode was mostly style over substance to create a bit of a splash, but I loved all the style it had, so I am looking forward to the substance.
  • Tsukimichi Season 2 - First episode back had a bit of recap, but it's nice to see it back again. Looking forward to the Rotsgard antics to come.
  • 'Tis Time for Torture Princess - If you haven't seen my post gushing over shokupan yet, check it out and then make some delicious shokupan for yourself.
  • Villainess Level 99 - Loved the first episode. A lot of anime-only storytelling that was super appreciated and gave me a lot of confidence in this one going forward.

As a meta addendum to this anime post, I am glad to see some familiar faces from the ml community able to find their way over here. Surprisingly, my ml account has not been banned despite admins having gone back and deleted almost all my weekly discussion threads for the past two months. All because I linked to my spoiler guide in them.

Getting found on the fediverse can be hard, but the best thing to attract new users and have a more active community is to simply be more active yourself. Not too long ago, I posted about how I spent 11 years on reddit, and in that time only made 24 posts and mostly lurked. So, if I can decide to be active to make a better community, then so can you! I am really bummed about the whole ml situation, but I think it is also an opportunity to create a more positive and welcoming anime community on the fediverse.

[–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic What makes this one fun? It sounds like a lot of other isekai/fantasy type shows.

Trigger is making Marcy the new reincarnation of Akko

She actually reminds me more of Aqua, even though she's actually maybe one the more reasonable ones of the group haha.

Chained Soldier

Oh yea, still need to give that one a go.

shokupan

Didn't realise the Japanese had milk bread as well. I had a lot of French milk bread (Pain au Lait) as a child when on Holiday in France, Germany or Austria. I get nauseous from it now due to eating at one point while being carsick. Wonder how different it is from the Japanese version.

Villainess Level 99

Oh, I should watch that too.

only made 24 posts and mostly lurked.

I'm very similar. Although I still don't post much, I comment much more.

[–] wjs018@ani.social 2 points 11 months ago

What makes this one fun?

I am not about to sit here and type that this series is really special and stands far above its peers. However, my favorite aspect of this series is the ensemble cast. The series does a good job of balancing humorous character interactions between cast members while keeping an overall story moving ever forward. There are later arcs in the series that I think suffer compared to the early part, because they break apart the cast as the MC is traveling on a journey.

Aqua

This is another great comparison. I went with Akko due to the Trigger connection, but all of these characters are absolute gold mines of reaction faces. Looking forward to another Konosuba season this year.

Shokupan vs. Pain au Lait

I haven't made pain au lait before, but have had it before (in Quebec rather than France). Looking at recipes, the main differences are that the Japanese version is less sweet and uses milk powder rather than liquid milk. The sweetness of pan au lait helps explain why it is usually just served as rolls rather than a loaf that is used for things like toast/sandwiches. However, both have a pretty airy, but close crumb. This is likely due to the fact that both doughs are beaten to within an inch of their lives.

The shokupan recipe I use has a minimum of 15 minutes of very high speed mixing with a dough hook, and this pain au lait recipe I found lists a similar 15-20 minutes. This extensive kneading breaks down the gluten to a point that large air pockets just aren't able to sustain themselves in the cooked bread leading to a lot of air trapped in very small pockets within the bread.

Sorry, I realize now that I spent way too long on this one, but I really like making bread. I think I will try to make some pain au lait next time!

[–] SnowGator@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wait they nuked those weekly threads? Wtf?? There goes about my only meaningful contribution. Guess it’s dead to me. I really like having a history of my thoughts on various shows, and if there’s no trust that it’ll exist in the future, then there’s no point posting.

[–] wjs018@ani.social 4 points 11 months ago

You should still be able to see your comments in your profile comment history if nothing else, so they aren't completely lost in that respect. However, the navigation provided by the "Previous Thread | Next Thread" links I add to the general threads won't be accessible to you any longer.