I lurk, and once in a blue moon post too.
I might pick another couple of series along the way, like Dark Gathering, the new Rurouni Kenshin, or Sukimega (if only for Gohands kino); in any case, this season looks pretty weak.
Didn’t you know? It’s impossible to feel horny or be responsible for your actions before you turn 18, it’s scientific or something; before that, you’re literally a child. That’s why the age of consent is 18 everywhere in the world.
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For me, it’s Mamoru Oshii’s masterpiece Tenshi no Tamago (1985). Gorgeous animation and a very atmospheric story with barely any dialogue, will leave you scratching your head.
For something more modern and accessible, I loved Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san / Pompo the Cinephile (2021), a love letter to cinema (specifically Hollywood-style cinema, from a japanese perspective); another great one from recent years is The Tale of the Princess Kaguya / Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (2013), but maybe choosing a Ghibli film is cheating?
I think a LLM waifu would cost me as much as a dating a real girl for a while. The game was rigged from the start…