After a nice long recline, NA animu is returning with the usual fanfare. Prepare your brains for:

ANIMU WINTER 2021 MULTIBOX
WHEN: Tonight, and Wednesday Jan 13th, 9:30PM-11:30PM EST (6:30-8:30PM PST)
WHERE: vrchat, in anon's basement (instance link will be posted)

WHAT: watch ALL the first episodes of all ~42 shows airing this season*. Using some ultra advanced technology, we can play 6 at a time, each on its own moveable screen with spatialized audio. We'll 4 sets of 6 shows tonight, and ~3 sets on Wednesday, in a random order.

WHY: to enjoy the spectacle, and to skim enough of the shows to figure out what to actually watch. It's a little less chaotic than you think thanks to the spatialized audio, and last season people tended to gravitate to just 1 or 2 shows in each set after a few minutes, with the audio in the background to alert you if something interesting is happening in another show.

https://streamable.com/ieukm4

After we decide what shows to actually watch, we'll rewatch the first episodes properly starting next Sunday the 17th, same schedule, plus some non-seasonal/leftovers like higurashi.

Tonight's lineup:

SK8 the Infinity
2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu
Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season
Praeter no Kizu
Kemono Jihen
5-Toubun no Hanayome ∬

Skate-LeadingStars
WIXOSS DIVA(A)LIVE
EX-ARM
IDOLY PRIDE
Non Non Biyori: Nonstop
SHOW BY ROCK!! STARS!!

ICHU: HALFWAY THROUGH THE IDOL
Tenchi Souzou Design-bu
Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun
Gekidol
Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?
Tatoeba Last Dungeon Mae no Mura no Shounen ga Joban no Machi de Kurasu Youna Monogatari

Hataraku Saibou!!
Hortensia Saga
Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon
Ura Sekai Picnic
BEASTARS 2 (ep 13)
Yuru Camp△ SEASON 2

* https://anichart.net/Winter-2021 ; a few sequels don't air in time, so we'll pack in some shorts too on Wednesday.