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c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · CumbrianCucumber@lemmy.world · 8 Sep 2026

Shout-out to Serika, an upcoming European Crunchyroll competitor!

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After like the 5th website I was using got taken down while I’ve been trying to watch Detective Conan, I might have just been ground down to the point of paying for anime rather than pirating it. I would just buy the DVDs obviously, but at 1,200 episodes, I don’t see myself justifying the price of it!

Something I had never really noticed was just how American-dominated the whole anime streaming service scene is. Not just Crunchyroll, but Tubi, Hulu, Peacock, Sling TV, everything! If you’re interested in buying European, you might find One Piece on BBC iPlayer or something, but we have pretty much nothing dedicated specifically for anime.

But that’s why I’m excited to have discovered Serika, a Dutch anime-specialising streaming service that’s in progress atm! If there are any anime fans in this community, give them some love!

c/anime@ani.social · CumbrianCucumber@lemmy.world · 14 Aug 2026

Gurren Lagann fans: What exactly is "spiral power"?

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I feel really stupid for having to ask this after seeing the Gurren Lagann recap movies, but what exactly is this “Spiral Power” that the show starts referring to in its second half? Throughout the whole anime, the main character Simone’s favourite weapon is a drill, so in a literal sense, he’s physically using the power of a spiral to fight.

But as the show goes on, it’s revealed that humans are “spiral beings”, meaning they’re capable of using spiral power, among other spiral beings in the multiverse. Drills can shoot lasers as part of their spiral power, creatures that hang out with spiral beings can withhold spiral power of their own, and the main antagonists fear that the use of spiral power will lead to the destruction of the universe??

Was there an explanation to this that I totally missed or something? Is spiral power still something that comes primarily from Simone’s drill? Is it more of a Dragonball-style energy wave that you’re not supposed to think too hard about? Does it refer to the spiralling power upgrades that the characters go through, and it’s meant to be a metaphor for humanity’s ability to self-improve? Does it not really matter in an anime that’s more about the character’s ability to break through anything with sheer testosterone and willpower? Is it all meant to be left up to interpretation? I swear, I’ve seen this anime twice and now the recap movies too, and I STILL have no idea what it’s about!

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Certainly, but I am curious as to what a Debrid service is, and how it can be made DMCA-resistant

on Shout-out to Serika, an upcoming European Crunchyroll competitor! in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 8 Sep 2026
Oh, I should also mention it’ll all be open source coding, so if that doesn’t get Lemmites excited, I don’t know what will!

on Shout-out to Serika, an upcoming European Crunchyroll competitor! in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 8 Sep 2026
Thanks I’ll give it a go!

on As Ubuntu embraces AI, Debian discusses banning all AI-generated code in c/technology@lemmy.world · 28 Aug 2026
I can’t speak on behalf of him, but all my old CD-ROM games from the late 90’s and early 2000s don’t work on Linux, even with Wine. I’d love to get them working one day, so I’m watching this thread

on As Ubuntu embraces AI, Debian discusses banning all AI-generated code in c/technology@lemmy.world · 28 Aug 2026
Basically, spying is one of YouTube’s most egregious problems, and one of the biggest reasons people like me want valid competition for it, and one of the biggest selling points of smaller competition like Peertube and Glomble. I don’t see Bilibili offering that, but just the competition itself might give YouTube the kick up the arse it needs to respect its users.

I’m kidding myself, at this point it feels like YouTube would keep abusing its userbase even if it wasn’t profitable, just for the sheer fun of it, but in an ideal world, this would solve a lot of problems.

on Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global to challenge Youtube in c/technology@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026
I’ve heard of Billibilli. It’s great for pirated films and TV shows that you can’t get anywhere else.

I don’t really trust it to be much better at respecting privacy than YouTube, but at this point, I’d be surprised if it was any worse, and YouTube has been getting worse for lack of competition for over a decade now

on Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global to challenge Youtube in c/technology@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026
That’s a tricky one for me. I’m tempted to give it to Parasyte, but I haven’t actually finished it yet, so idk

on [Discussion] What are your anti-comfort anime? in c/anime@ani.social · 18 Aug 2026
Thanke Edit: Oh, I guess it is on Steam now?? The trailers definitely had a Gog logo at the end but not a Steam logo. This was the game that convinced me to get Gog in the first place lol

on What are some cool/decent PC games that are not on Steam? in c/games@lemmy.world · 18 Aug 2026
The Croc remake is Gog exclusive (and on console) and I love it! It’s the first single player PC game that I’ve 100%'ed!

on What are some cool/decent PC games that are not on Steam? in c/games@lemmy.world · 17 Aug 2026
Thanks! I do remember a few visual cues associating the DNA double helix with spiral power, so that would make a lot of sense! As a Dragonball fan, I had to learn the hard way that you’ll always enjoy an anime more by focusing on the story and characters over obsessing about the power levels and maths!

on Gurren Lagann fans: What exactly is "spiral power"? in c/anime@ani.social · 14 Aug 2026
Nice thanks! Yeah, the movies were more climactic, but had a lot less explanations than the original anime, and had some interesting changes in plot. Probably just because of the obviously shorter run time.

on Gurren Lagann fans: What exactly is "spiral power"? in c/anime@ani.social · 14 Aug 2026
I kind of get it - Light was definitely getting more insane throughout the show, but even in episode one his first words were muttering about how humanity was lost and the world was rotten to the core. Everything that happened afterwards was simply because of Light getting the ability to act on those thoughts.

on [Discussion] Apparently normal MCs who are creepy or insane in c/anime@ani.social · 8 Aug 2026
Same!

I remember being a teenager and getting tired of Pokemon’s formula, where every episode after a certain point became “new pokemon from the newest games shows up, Team Rocket justify it as rare or special somehow, try to capture it (and Pikachu) and get their arse handed to them, end”. That being said, as I get older and Pokemon becomes more of a nostalgic comfort show to me, I can’t help but soften on it over the years! It’s like the one constant in a world of chaos!

I’m also a big Dragonball fan, and ultimately every saga boils down to “new villain shows up, usually from space, about four or five of the Z fighters have a go at fighting them, they get trounced to build tension, and then Vegeta and Goku give it a go, and eventually Goku wins”.

But I really love it! It’s a formula that so many shows since have tried to replicate, but they never had the diversity of inspirations and the playful nature of Akira Toriyama to give it the same appeal!

on Does it bother you when you figure out an anime's recipe? in c/anime@ani.social · 8 Aug 2026