I'll talk about few anime I watched this year
Monogatari series - Finally decided to watch this, didn't become one of my favorites but it was a solid series. As for pros and cons, the dialogue felt really weird and pointless at times, but I think the dialogue just doesn't work as well in the anime. As for pros, the characters and the direction. Definitely sets itself apart from other anime
8/10
Whisper of the Heart - Based ghiblii quality and this one's my favorite. Unlike other renown ghibli movies, this is non-fantasy and it's very slow in nature. However the simplicity and the message the movie is trying to convey are what makes it so good
9/10
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen - I'll talk about this too because original anime is also in my fresh memory. Not too many flaws, but like original series, it's super slow in the beginning and follows the "card of the week" formula, but there is constant build up and suspense. Unfortunately not much got to happen in this adaption, but a sequel seems likely seeing how popular the franchise is in Japan
8/10
Megalobox - One of the few new anime I watched this year, and being a huge Ashita no Joe fan, this was a must. I really liked the artwork, character designs and sceneries were really cool, the animation held up as well
8/10
Shoujo Kakumei Utena - One of the most unique anime I've seen, also very hard to understand what's going on at times, the anime is filled with metaphors and symbolism. Well I didn't even attempt to breakdown anything, and enjoyed Utena for its unique style and presentation. Also superb performance by Kawakami Tomoko(Utena's seiyuu), especially in the last episode gave me chills, still makes me sad she passed away
8/10
Minami-ke - The best supporting cast in a slice of life I've seen, absolutely carried the show. Also why I preferred the sequels because they were a lot more eventful with most of the cast being present.
S1 & S3 8/10
S2 & S4 9/10
Asobi Asobase - Always nice to hear new voices, Hanako's character and her seiyuu(Hina Kino) were the highlight of the show
8/10
Haibane Renmei - Very interesting setting and the build up + the climax were amazing. One of the better one cours I've seen
8.5/10 |