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c/anime@ani.social · mo_lave@reddthat.com · 14 Sep 2026

[Rec] The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan Review

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Mirrored from my MAL review

To watch The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, it is imperative that expectations be set. Whether a viewer will like it or not depends largely on this. If you expect a Haruhi S3 OR you like how the characters are written in S1 and S2, you will be disappointed. If you want to explore a certain path branch not taken in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie, you will like (or at least appreciate) this one.

Before I proceed, let’s tackle the show’s weak points first.

One: The KyoAni visual finish is not present, simply because the studio animating it is not KyoAni. To Satelight’s credit, they did not seek to imitate the KyoAni style and do their own thing. That sort of worked in the show’s favor by painting the show as being in alt-Nagato’s perspective.

Two: The show’s latter episodes feel indecisive and appears to finish in a cliffhanger, which is a shame. Being a spin-off, it was quite unlikely to get a season two to begin with. This is the decisive factor on giving this show a “Mixed Feelings” as far as recommending it to other viewers is concerned. That being said, whether you’ll like this or not is a “see for yourself” affair. For me, I enjoyed it even with its flaws.

Going to its good points…

Exploring this world shows a completely new side of the cast that we’re familiar with, stripped of supernatural occurrences (aside from nudge nudge wink wink references to Haruhi fans, which I like very much). If you’re among those who find Haruhi overbearing in the canon show, you’ll like that it was toned down a lot here. I prefer this version of Haruhi over the original. The character balance between the cast is much better here (and also was hinted in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya).

The buildup and fluff involving Nagato and Kyon’s relationship in the slice-of-life segments is nicely paced on its own and presents the viewer a very understandable picture of what’s going on in Nagato’s head and heart, even in the more serious episodes.

To me, the highlight of this show is the soundtrack. It really elevated the show to be a compelling watch along the way with nary a miss. It manages to capture the cutesy and the introspective scenes when it’s needed. Its ED is one of those that became an instant “can’t skip” for me, and if you liked Violet Evergarden, that might intrigue you. I’ll let you find out why.

Overall, I very much enjoyed this show. I only acknowledge that The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan is not for everyone, primarily because of what one might expect. But I can at least recommend you to try the first few episodes and make your own judgments on whether to continue or not.

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c/anime@ani.social · mo_lave@reddthat.com · 11 Sep 2026

[News] "Junket Bank" is indefinitely delayed

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日頃より『ジャンケットバンク』を応援してくださり、誠にありがとうございます。 この度のTVアニメの放送延期発表につきまして、楽しみにお待ちいただいている皆様に、深くお詫び申し上げます。

MTL

Thank you very much for your continued support of Junket Bank. We sincerely apologize to everyone looking forward to the series for the announcement regarding the postponement of the TV anime broadcast.

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c/anime@ani.social · mo_lave@reddthat.com · 16 Aug 2026

[Discussion] What are your anti-comfort anime?

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Continuation from the discussion of “what are your comfort anime?”

By that, I specifically mean, “what anime makes you anything but comfortable, but rewatch anyway?” It could be for various reasons, I imagine.

In my case, two of my three regularly-rewatched anime, I do so because of the catharsis (Violet Evergarden and Your Lie in April). The third is equal parts comfort and anti-comfort, so they cancel out (A Place Further Than The Universe). All are intense enough for me to only rewatch once a year.

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c/anime@ani.social · mo_lave@reddthat.com · 7 Aug 2026

[News] New anime in Fall 2026: the biggest upcoming and ongoing shows

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This depends on your location.

  • Sekiro: No Defeat – September 4, 2026
  • Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans – October 2, 2026
  • Ranma 1/2 season 3 – October 3, 2026
  • Blue Box season 2 – October 4, 2026
  • Black Clover season 2 – October 2026
  • Suikoden: The Anime – October 2026
  • The Apothecary Diaries season 3 – October 2026 (part 2 in April 2027)
  • The Detective is Already Dead season 2 – October 2026
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 – Fall 2026
  • Dragon Ball Super: Beerus – Fall 2026
  • The Apothecary Diaries movie – December 2026
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c/anime@ani.social · mo_lave@reddthat.com · 6 Aug 2026

[Discussion] 10 Anime Shows With the Greatest Power Systems

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  • Dragon Ball
  • One Piece
  • Soul Eater
  • Naruto
  • World Trigger
  • Witch Hat Atelier
  • Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
  • JoJo
  • Ascendance of a Bookworm
  • Hunter x Hunter (2011)

HxH is the clear best, and I’m surprised that WHA came close. Both are really excellent systems that make the others in the list (that I am aware off) look amateurish in comparison.

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