#sangatsu no lion 2

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Group H Round 2: #H6 vs H4

#H6: Cozy slice of life about a high school girl with a camera

#H4: Teen Shogi prodigy grows up and battles his mental health

Details and poll under the cut!

#H6: Tamayura: Hitotose

Summary:

In her last year of middle school, Fuu Sawatari had trouble dealing with her emotions following the sudden death of her father. Through the help of her brother and childhood friend, she rediscovered her love for photography, an activity she and her father often did together. In addition, she decided to attend high school in Takehara, her father's hometown and a place they often visited when she was younger.

It has been one month now since Fuu moved to Takehara and became close with her current group of friends: carefree Kaoru Hanawa, excitable Norie Okazaki, and quiet Maon Sakurada. Together with them and several acquaintances around town and abroad, Fuu continues her mission of capturing the joys of everyday life using her father's camera, while also helping her friends discover their own passions.

Propaganda:

No stakes, only warmth. Tamayura: Hitotose is the single coziest anime I have ever watched. It is like Moomins or Studio Ghibli (without all the excitement), in that after watching it you feel like the greatest magic the world has ever known is a home-made bowl of soup, a trip to the mountains, a photograph of a memory. Which is all true. Animes like this teach you to live right, and that's why we need them. Also to teach us to be "more aggressivu!" If you ever have a really rough day/week/month/year/decade, let your soul be soothed and watch Tamayura: Hitotose.

Trigger Warnings: Unknown.

#H4: March Comes in Like a Lion (Sangatsu no Lion)

Summary:

Having reached professional status in middle school, Rei Kiriyama is one of the few elite in the world of shogi. Due to this, he faces an enormous amount of pressure, both from the shogi community and his adoptive family. Seeking independence from his tense home life, he moves into an apartment in Tokyo. As a 17-year-old living on his own, Rei tends to take poor care of himself, and his reclusive personality ostracizes him from his peers in school and at the shogi hall.

However, not long after his arrival in Tokyo, Rei meets Akari, Hinata, and Momo Kawamoto, a trio of sisters living with their grandfather who owns a traditional wagashi shop. Akari, the oldest of the three girls, is determined to combat Rei's loneliness and poorly sustained lifestyle with motherly hospitality. The Kawamoto sisters, coping with past tragedies, also share with Rei a unique familial bond that he has lacked for most of his life. As he struggles to maintain himself physically and mentally through his shogi career, Rei must learn how to interact with others and understand his own complex emotions.

Propaganda:

Sangatsu no Lion is a series that gets praise and has some awards, but it gets rarely talked about. It’s ranked highly on anime lists as being a good anime to watch, but there’s little fan engagement or video essays about it like other promising titles.

Maybe it's because the series is a slow-paced slice-of-life drama that goes over topics like mental health and the trauma of losing loved ones at a young age, and how those factors impacts the lead deeply.

Rei is a hard character to watch sometimes. He’s a doormat, shy and quiet, with crippling low self-esteem. He’s a social outcast. He puts a lot of burden on his own shoulders and blames himself for living up to people’s expectations. He’s a flawed and traumatized teenager forced to grow up too quickly.

Rei lives isolated, and that's how we're introduced to him. He has a strained relationship with his adoptive family. He has trouble interacting with his classmates. He has a few tentative friendships with the people he plays Shogi against, but Rei struggles to connect with others. It doesn't help that he feels pressured by the expectations placed on him as the fifth ever Shogi player to go pro in middle school, making him a prodigy. He's losing multiple matches and stagnating, struggling because of his mental health taking a downward spiral.

When Rei meets the Kawamoto girls, his life seems to get better. Rei initially doesn't want to get to close to the Kawamoto family for fear of rejection, but he ends up visiting often. With them, he receives the care and affection he never had in his foster home. He also learns to socialize and rely on others with his interactions with the Kawamotos, growing as a person.

Trigger Warnings: Child Abuse, Mild child neglect from adopted family, death of birth family, healing from mental health issues.

The plot revolves around Rei and him trying to cope with the stress of life and growing as a person. A part of this is him having to make peace with the trauma of losing his biological family and having a strained relationship with his adoptive family, who are neglectful and bitter towards him. The anime overall goes over Rei healing from his mental health issues, including battling his anxiety and issues with self-worth.

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[fleetingresponsibility]

Alright, here's a chance to sell me on Sangatsu no Lion

uhhhhh....

healthy and balanced relationship between male and female characters not immediately based on romantic interest

main character going through trauma and trying to deal with it in anime character fashion, failing miserably and learning a lesson

Old Men, but not in the Dilfy kind of way

gotta be honest the pacing in the first season can be off at times, the show switches between the feel good slice-of-life comedy a bit too rapidly to the serious, tense competetive life of the MC, and some characters come off as annoying before you really get to know them ( don't judge Nikaidou too harshly at first sight)

ALL that being said the second season blows all of this out of the water

it has the best written bullying Storyline in any medium ever, and I include Silent voice in this, Hina Kawamoto becomes the most solidly written girl in anime, bar none, there might be more well written women but for a character in her age group her character development in this season stands heads and shoulders above the rest

the second season spends an entire 2 or 3 episode arc on an aging shogi player wrestling with his age and mortality

all that with beautiful, and I don't use that word lightly, BEAUTIFUL artwork and animation from episode 1

it has it all, it's one of my favorites of all time and I love it dearly

[choivoi74]

Khá thích xem tranh tác giả này vẽ nhân vật của tác giả kia, xem phong cách khác biệt như nào ý.

Dưới đây là tranh CLAMP vẽ Amuro trong Gundam, và ngài Yoshikazu Yasuhiko vẽ Kamui trong X/1999.

Thêm tranh của hai vị Kentaro Miura (tác giả Berserk) và Chica Umino (tác giả Honey & Clover, Sangatsu No Lion) nữa. Hai vị với phong cách hoàn toàn đối lập nhưng là bạn bè thân thiết ngoài đời.

Nguồn: ninjacaf @reddit

Tranh trong Gundam The Origin Vol 2

Scan: auraderecca @minitokyo

Tranh từ tạp chí NEWTYPE

Miura tiên sinh vẽ nhân vật của cô Chica Umino

Cô Chica Umino vẽ nhân vật trong Berserk, đây là tranh tưởng nhớ sau khi Miura tiên sinh mất.

[houkagokappa]

We finished all the anime we were watching in the anime club.

First off, Samurai Champloo, which I liked it a lot more than Cowboy Bebop. These types of episodic anime aren’t too common, which I could appreciate. I also enjoyed the setting and the fact that it had a unique vibe (the uniqueness more than the vibes, although those were cool too). I liked the trio, how they came together and sometimes had their own little adventures, but I never came to care about any of them. I don’t think that’s a huge negative, since they were still fun to follow and the episodic nature kept things interesting, but I suppose I could’ve gotten more attached to the anime if I would’ve gotten more attached to them. The final episode, which is the one we watched today, was cool and a great way to end the series. I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend the series as a whole, but it’s worth watching.

Next up we finished Jormungand: Perfect Order. Because I decided to pay attention to the anime, I was never bored, although it’s definitely an anime I would’ve dropped before I even picked it up if I would’ve been watching it on my own. Depending on how much I value my time, watching these two seasons weren’t a complete waste. I enjoyed some characters and story lines that were introduced fairly late, and since one of the characters in the main group was Finnish, it was a fun anime to watch with a group of other Finns. HAKKAA PÄÄLLE VALMET! I liked the last 2-3 episodes with Koko revealing her master plan and Jonah finally putting his foot down. The last episode/ending was a little weird, and maybe unsatisfying for some(?), but I think it was fine.

Then we went on to Excel Saga. Ever since we started watching it, people were hyping up the last episode as something so extreme and scandalous it couldn’t be shown on TV (which is true and was a deliberate choice by the production). For some reason I interpreted this as the Japanese audience not getting a conclusion to the story, instead of the final episode being a weird extra following the conclusion that aired. It was honestly a little disappointing. I’ve pretty much forgotten what happened in episode 25 already, and episode 26 wasn’t as crazy as people made it out to be. The added nudity and sex wasn’t interesting at all? It was just there for the sake of being there, and felt out of place for most of the time. It wasn’t over the top enough for a good reaction, or then it was simply gross. I was expecting more violence too, but at least the added bleeding was funny! (What am I typing here?) Despite this, I loved the series itself. I thought it was really funny and I love following series were I have no idea what to expect next. Excel being hyper was the star of the show for me, huge props to her seiyuu Kotono Mitsuishi!

And then finally we finished Sangatsu no Lion, which was a rewatch on my part. It’s such a great series and while some people always skipped it, those who stayed seem to have appreciated it immensely! There’s this trend of anime that we watch in the club getting sequels after we watch them, no matter how old they are, and I’m hoping for 3-gatsu to follow suit, since I NEED MORE!

[animebw]

Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Thanks....

Hm... top ten characters of all time in any medium would probably take me too long to figure out. But if I just isolate it to anime?

10. Winry Rockbell (Fullmetal Alchemist)

I've already gushed endlessly over Winry during my Brotherhood re-watch, so I'll just direct you to that for my more complete thoughts on her. Suffice to say, this girl isn't just one half of one of the greatest romantic subplots ever, she's the beating heart of Fullmetal Alchemist in all its forms, the unsung hero that makes this series so special. A world where she didn't exist would be a dark world indeed.

9. Rikka Takanashi (Chuunibyou)

Rikka embodies everything I want to be. Unashamedly embracing cringe and imagination even when others around her tell her she needs to stop, she basically represents the reason why anime itself, in all its earnest goofiness, matters so much to me.

8: Sawako Kuronome (Kimi ni Todoke)

This girl is literally just me. Like, literally.

7: Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)

The protagonist of my favorite piece of fiction ever and the peak of shonen heroes. What more can I say?

6: Hitagi Senjougahara (Bakemonogatari)

There was a time when Hitagi and Araragi were my absolute favorite romance in all of fiction. That time has faded thanks to Hibimiku, but this girl's indomitable wit and courage in the face of her inner demons ensure that she will forever be my Best Girl. If I'm ever lucky enough to be in a relationship, I want it to be with someone as incredible as her.

5: Shinji Ikari (Evangelion)

Evangelion will never leave me, and neither will Shinji. If he can claw his way up from the depths of human misery and still hold onto hope that he can be someone worth living for, then I have no excuse.

4. Hina Kawamoto (Sangatsu no Lion)

My love, my heart, my angel, light of my life, I would both kill and die for her without question

3: Kumiko Oumae (Hibike Euphonium)

The cast of Hibike feel like real teenagers like nothing I've ever seen. And Kumiko isn't just the realest among them, she's the most compellingly authentic portrayal of adolescent angst, uncertainty, and determination ever put to screen, with the single greatest voice acting performance ever recorded. I don't know what black magic Tomoyo Kurosawa performed to get so good at voice acting, but I'm not complaining.

2. Kagura (Gintama)

My love, my heart, my angel, light of my life, I would both kill and die for her without question 2.0, but like, even moreso.

Asuka Langley Soryu (Evangelion)

I'm just...

gonna leave this here.

[3nigm4art]

Tagged by @maplesleep

8 shows to know me, here we go!

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion (no surprise here)

2. Person of Interest

3. Mr Robot

4. Hannibal

5. Sangatsu no lion (AKA March Comes in like a Lion)

6. Trigun (1998)

7. Mushishi

8. London Spy

Tagging: @emiliasilverova @sillyfanturtle @jellymish-art @silverbrume (Of course, no pressure) and anyone else who wants to join in.

[tenfoldtranslation]

I need to go to sleep, but the Delicious in Dungeon/Dungeon Meshi discussion is reminding me of Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin. When the title sounds weird in English, and the Japanese isn't too hard to grasp, I can see why people prefer the Japanese. For Dungeon Meshi I feel like it makes even more sense because Dungeon is borrowed so directly from English, so "Dungeon Meshi" is not hard to say. It's shorter, even. I get why it needed an English title, because meshi isn't a commonly known word, but I bet it'll become a lot more well known now.

I feel like this might be an ongoing list of how titles get treated, as I think of them.

All English (=fully translated)

Captain Corinth

Assassination Classroom (Ansatsu Kyoshitsu)

Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi)

Beyond the Boundary (Kyoukai no Kanata)

The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu)

Classroom of the Elite (??)

the Grimoire one...wait, Grimgar

Your Lie in April (shigatsu wa kimi no uso)

Attack on Titan (shingeki no kyojin)

Blood Blockade Battlefront (?) (Kekkai Sensen)

The Executioner and her Way of Life (and good thing they did, too... something something virgin road)

Erased (Boku dake ga inai machi)

The Saga of Tanya the Evil...?

The Night is Long, Walk On Girl (I definitely have that wrong)

Black Butler (but I call it Kuroshitsuji so often I almost forgot about the English name)

Run on Your New Legs (?)

Laughing Under the Clouds (donten ni warau)

All Japanese (includes Japanese words that aren't proper nouns)

Akane-banashi

Oshi no Ko

Gintama

Yugioh

Haikyuu!!

Hikaru no Go

Asobi Asobase

Kagurabachi

Tegami-bachi (I think)

(Tengan Toppa) Gurren Lagann

Yamishibai

Jujutsu Kaisen

Toradora

To-rabu (?)

Uma-musume (?) ('Horse girl' just doesn't sound right >>)

Doraemon (this sound probably go in the "both anyway" category

Sazae-san?

Nanbaka

Dorohedoro

[It's probably examining which ones I put in this category versus which ones I put in 'It's Both Anyway' that's interesting]

Some Japanese, some English (/some proper noun):

Bungo Stray Dogs

My/Boku no Hero Academia

Fugou Keiji Balance Unlimited (?) (I called it the Daisuke anime, anyway)

Blue Exorcist

Katekyo Hitman Reborn

Kaiju No.8 (I'm counting Kaiju as the English word)

Ranma 1/2

Kado: The Right Answer (Sekaisuru Kado) (these categories are starting to blur)

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken)

Arslan... (Arslan Senki)

March Comes in Like a Lion (sangatsu no lion) (??)

Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) (I often just call it Yona)

Gargantia on the Verduous Planet (Suisei no Gargantia)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (... meidoragon?)

Ya Boy Kongming (Paripi Koumei) well, I guess technically that's fully translated...

Ouran High School Host Club (Ouran koukou host-bu)

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles (does it have more Japanese...?)

Wandance!

Crayon Shin-chan (I think the -chan keeps it out of the 'but both' category)

Seraph of the End (owari no seraph)

Vampire Knight (it was Vampire Kishi, right??)

Keep it but add on:

Ajin: Demi-Human

Magi (??)

Ano Hana ? (this actually seems like a good fit for this category)

Bofuri?

It's both anyway: (or it's a name/proper noun)

Bleach

Naruto

Undead Unluck

MamaYuYu

Free!

Noragami

Code Geass

Fruits Basket (had to keep the s on Fruits I guess)

SkipBeat

Hunter x Hunter

Yuri on Ice

Ruroni Kenshin

Inuyasha

Given

Yuyu Hakusho

Karneval

Boys Run the Riot

Re:Zero (??)

Black Clover

i tell c

FLCL (sorta?)

Evangelion

Cowboy Bebop

One Piece

Death Note

Sword Art Online

Chobits

Macross

Sailor Moon (I guess really bishoujo senshi sailor moon)

Claymore

Kill la Kill (sorta?)

Date-A-Live

D.Gray-man

No.6

Chainsaw Man

Mob Psycho 100

Angel Beats

Brand New Animal

Made in Abyss (??)

Deadman Wonderland

Zombieland Saga (is that right? Also Saga is doing so much there)

Cantarella

Wind Breaker (?)

Cardcaptor Sakura (??)

I'm thinking it may mostly have to do with whether they were already out when I heard about them, or they gained traction before official release (...of the anime...?)

[tsukkilatte]

[otakunews01]

Sangatsu no Lion S2 Episode 9 endcard by Mineo Maya!! 

[nikaidou-stan]

Hi my name is Rei Kiriyama and I have short ebony black hair and limpid green eyes like emeralds and a lot of people tell me I look like Touji Souya (AN: if u don't know who he is get da hell out of here!). I'm not related to Kazou Kiriyama but I wish I was because he's a major fucking hottie. I'm a shogi player and a high schooler. I have pale white skin. I'm a nerd (in case you couldn't tell) and I wear mostly my neglecting dad's clothes or my school uniform. For example today I was wearing a white shirt with a green sweater over it and black pants, blue converses and a black coat. I was walking outside the shogi hall. It was snowing and raining so there was no sun, which I was very happy about. Gotou stared at me. I put up my middle finger at him.

[zhuhongs]

stories that are written by women... are just Better

[winterune]

3 season 3's I really need right now:

1. Noragami season 3

2. Mob Psycho 100 season 3

3. Sangatsu no Lion season 3

[onceabluemoonwrites]

Summary:  Akari wants to feed Shimada-san and Hayashida-sensei, and they better get fat soon or she'll just have to marry them.

Written for day 2, Food, of @3gatsunolionweek

[karu96]

WHAT A SHOW. (10/10)

please give me a season 3... @shaft

[iitachiyama]

[yyh-moved]

Color Palette Meme » 3-gatsu no Lion + 20 (Link me to a palette: hard mode 18) ↳ Requested by @dearestsoul

I don't know why, but... but I'm not supposed to... let go of this! I'll shoulder this burden and deliver it! So for the people who tried with all their might can arrive at a place... will not be some burnt field!