I am sensing a pattern: these antagonists aren't truly evil.

"Releases" would have been a better term than "Drops" here (I know it came from animehunch). I misunderstood the title briefly.

won't be updating to Java 21

~~happy~~ sad dev noises

WTF was that ending. This is another Zenshuu isn't it??

I don't know why I don't hear more about this series, because it really was great, from start to finish.

At least two of our community members have Vivy in their top-10 anime. Personally, I rated it a 10 / 10. So there is, in fact, some following of Vivy over here.

I do agree that it is underwatched though. Unfortunately, the sheer volume of anime being pumped out - coupled with the limited time that everyone have - means that there's going to be more Vivy's. In just the recent seasons, some of the highest-rated anime are also the least watched.

The Apothecary Diaries season 2 finally finished airing last week, so here are my final thoughts: it is still so good. Season 1 has mysteries that kept you on the edge of your seats, whereas season 2 goes in a somewhat different direction, becoming more political, ancient-Chinese drama-like. It has been dropping many hints in the show, such that I am quite confident that there would be even would ancient China drama in the coming seasons.

My prediction is that

Coincidentally, The Apothecary Diaries ended with episodes focused on a character named Tamamo just like my other top anime of the season, Umamusume: Cinderella Gray.

I also watched the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie over the weekend. I find that it's just ok.

Okkotsu Yuuta's story is a typical superhero / battle shounen's story. It's nothing special. Personally, I prefer the plot-twists-filled main story of JJK.

I still enjoyed it enough.

I couldn't find the time / energy / money in me to play the Umamusume mobile game, so I thought I'd show my support for the franchise by buying some merch.

Out of all the characters in the anime I have watched to date, I'd say Tokai Teio is the most inspiring to me, and has my utmost respect.

The only other one who can compete in this regard is Haru Urara. They should totally make an anime that features her, especially since she is so popular IRL. It need not be a full-season show; just an OVA would do.

My first impression is: this looks like another rehash of Romeo and Juliet + Beauty and the Beast

If you consider the perspective of the serfs who built the pyramids, the gameplay is actually kinda lore-accurate.

Bunny girls? What is this, a crossover episode?

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Does anyone know the titles of the songs sung at the karaoke?

Bruh, that jumpscare at the end 💀

yet further down, IBM alone has replaced "hundreds" of HR employees with AI. Which is it?

The article is implying that claims like these are bogus, no?

Capital Economics analysts warned that some firms use AI as cover for cuts driven by poor financial performance. “For some firms, AI is a way to spin job losses driven by poor financial performance in a more positive light,” they wrote.

The AI job apocalypse narrative serves multiple purposes: it justifies hiring freezes, explains away poor financial performance, and creates urgency around AI adoption.

I suspected as much too: that the people in-charge are using AI as a scapegoat so that the anger that would have been directed at them gets turned towards AI instead.

Given that there's a vocal minority of Lemmings who blindly hate AI, I'd say their propaganda has definitely found at least some success.