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Feb 16, 2015 1:10 PM
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Which anime has/have surprised you so far this season? I'll be honest, I didn't expect much from 'Akatsuki no Yona' but it's really gooooood!!!!

What about the most overrated anime? For me it's 'Seven Deadly Sins', it's not living up to the hype. Although the latest episode was beast :D

edit: yes i know both anime i mentioned above are from the fall 2014 season but they're still part of this season too
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Feb 16, 2015 1:11 PM
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None.
Feb 16, 2015 1:11 PM
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Junketsu no Maria, I saw Ecchi, Fantasy and Comedy and thought nope but I heard good things and it actually turned out to be pretty good.
Feb 16, 2015 1:12 PM
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Rothrock said:
None.
Feb 16, 2015 1:19 PM
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seconding junketsu no maria
Feb 16, 2015 1:22 PM
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Cross Ange and Akatsuki no Yona
Feb 16, 2015 1:23 PM
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Chewie-hakase said:
Cross Ange and Akatsuki no Yona


I second this opinion ^

Although none that are brand new this season
chuunijanaiFeb 16, 2015 2:01 PM
Feb 16, 2015 1:25 PM
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Most definitely Yuri Kuma Arashi. I completely missed it when picking shows to watch in winter 2015, but oh damn, it is one of the more interesting shows I've seen, not to mention one of the best of the season for me.
Feb 16, 2015 1:26 PM
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WAD1992 said:
Rothrock said:
None.

Because I'm not watching any of them.

Anime is good, fucking deal with it.
Feb 16, 2015 1:27 PM

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None.

Winter has been an average season so far aside from the sequels.
Feb 16, 2015 1:30 PM

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Junketsu no Maria is surprisingly boring. But unlike the ugly Bahamut, the dragon and other mythical beasts in JnM look good. Based Production IG.
Feb 16, 2015 1:31 PM

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Rothrock said:
None.
Feb 16, 2015 1:32 PM
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Junketsu no Maria - I'm surprised how bad it is

Yoru no Yatterman - I wasn't expecting anything from this, but turns out it's extremely fun, emotional, with very good animation, artwork, soundtrack and pretty unique for what I've seen around here.

Shirobako - anime about the process of anime production, mixed up with slice of life and healing moments about the daily working life. I'd never expect this to be great, but it's a very high quality anime, with very nice cast and extremely interesting themes. PA Works is back after Hanasaku Iroha, apparently.

Yuri Kuma Arashi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nnGfhVN5MA

Go! Princess Precure - nice mahou shoujo, very cute, with nice animation and pretty interesting little story. Also, 10/10 transformation
Feb 16, 2015 1:40 PM

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I actually like Maria the Virgin Witch. I must have shit taste.
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Feb 16, 2015 1:57 PM

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Sacredhearts said:
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None.
Feb 16, 2015 1:59 PM

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Death Parade because of that OP
Feb 16, 2015 2:02 PM

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Impala said:
Junketsu no Maria is surprisingly boring. But unlike the ugly Bahamut, the dragon and other mythical beasts in JnM look good. Based Production IG.


>ugly
>Bahamut

pick one
Feb 16, 2015 2:03 PM

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Z4k said:
None.

Winter has been an average season so far aside from the sequels.


Agree. This.
Feb 16, 2015 2:09 PM

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Z4k said:
None.

Winter has been an average season so far aside from the sequels.
Only 'good' sequel that I've seen is DRRR!!x2, others are mediocre to bad.
Feb 16, 2015 2:11 PM

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robis798 said:
Impala said:
Junketsu no Maria is surprisingly boring. But unlike the ugly Bahamut, the dragon and other mythical beasts in JnM look good. Based Production IG.


>ugly
>Bahamut

pick one


As much as I like its art, Bahamut is ugly. One of the ugliest dragons. It's like a shaking statue when it's moving.
Feb 16, 2015 2:19 PM

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Feaor said:
Z4k said:
None.

Winter has been an average season so far aside from the sequels.
Only 'good' sequel that I've seen is DRRR!!x2, others are mediocre to bad.


Does it count as a sequel if its the second half of the season? The second half of Cross Ange has been better than I expected
Feb 16, 2015 2:20 PM

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Feb 16, 2015 2:37 PM

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I finally got a chance to watch through Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and it didn't turn out at all what i thought it would be. There were plenty of plot twists and insights that kept the show fresh the whole way through. Surprised me it did.
Feb 16, 2015 2:40 PM
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Rolling girls
Feb 16, 2015 2:52 PM

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Talidin1337 said:
I finally got a chance to watch through Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and it didn't turn out at all what i thought it would be. There were plenty of plot twists and insights that kept the show fresh the whole way through. Surprised me it did.


FMAB not this season
All credit goes to Sacred.
Feb 16, 2015 3:10 PM

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Garo is very awesome, also have to agree with Seven Deadly Sins. It got me into the manga.
Feb 16, 2015 5:08 PM

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I didn't expect much from Koufuku Graffiti this season and the first two episodes were definitely better than expected. Right now it's not as good as before but still entertaining.
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Feb 16, 2015 5:10 PM

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Protaku94 said:
Death Parade because of that OP

For real though


Feb 16, 2015 7:35 PM

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PhDinAnime said:
Which anime has/have surprised you so far this season? I'll be honest, I didn't expect much from 'Akatsuki no Yona' but it's really gooooood!!!!

What about the most overrated anime? For me it's 'Seven Deadly Sins', it's not living up to the hype. Although the latest episode was beast :D

edit: yes i know both anime i mentioned above are from the fall 2014 season but they're still part of this season too


TSDS is great so far imo but then again I don't board hype trains and simply find and watch anime as they cross my path.
Feb 17, 2015 12:00 AM

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Feaor said:
Z4k said:
None.

Winter has been an average season so far aside from the sequels.
Only 'good' sequel that I've seen is DRRR!!x2, others are mediocre to bad.

Well good for you.
Feb 17, 2015 12:04 AM

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Absolute Duo.

I saw 'harem' 'ecchi' 'fantasy', some key art and the name '8bit' attached, I expected something truly awful, especially since this season 8bit are in-between squirting out rubbish but high-budget Grisaia adaptations.

One day I was bored and Absolute Duo was the only new show I hadn't at least tried, to my surprise I liked it quite a bit.

Though it's slowly turning to shit since episode 6, is probably going to end up sucking even more than Seirei Tsukai Blade Dance.


Rolling Girls surprised me negatively, it seemed like it was going to be unique and inspired, but is just meh.

I expected Death Parade to suck, just because overhyped shows tend to, but it's surprisingly average and even very rarely entertaining and watchable.


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Most of all though, I did not expect to like Koufuku Graffiti, nor did I expect to be putting it as my second favourite show of the season, and even liking it more than the best show from the fall season.

I was surprised that the show I was most hyped for, SaeKano, was actually the best show of the season and for once I backed the right horse.
Red_TuesdayFeb 17, 2015 12:09 AM
Feb 17, 2015 12:19 AM

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Chelizzle said:
Death Parade - really disappointing,because I liked Death Billiards,but this is meh and no the OP doesn't make this a masterpiece

Not sure if you're serious but I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought Death Billiards is better.
Feb 17, 2015 12:20 AM

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Thank you for replies... adding these to my list now :3
Feb 17, 2015 12:43 AM

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Cross ange. Thought I would get another queens blade. Turns out its actually pretty good.
Feb 17, 2015 12:46 AM

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Was expecting Aldnoah Zero S2 to be the train wreck of this season ,but it turns out its just plain dull and boring.
If I were to watch it all at once I doubt I could make it after 2 episodes without falling asleep.
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Feb 17, 2015 12:48 AM

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death parade - even though i liked the death billiards ova, i didn't expect the TV series to be so good.
Feb 17, 2015 12:52 AM

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Yuri Kumaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Yuri Kuma Arashi.

I was surprised.
Your honor, I never wrote this post.
Feb 17, 2015 1:00 AM

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amateur said:
Was expecting Aldnoah Zero S2 to be the train wreck of this season ,but it turns out its just plain dull and boring.
If I were to watch it all at once I doubt I could make it after 2 episodes without falling asleep.


Oh boy. And here I was thinking of giving it another shot after dropping the series on the six episode of season 1. Thnx for the reassurance.
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Feb 17, 2015 1:18 AM
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Kancolle, I never thought there was a death scene....I thought it was just another peaceful and relaxing show



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Feb 17, 2015 1:22 AM

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Absolute Duo and Koufuku Graffiti, especially the latter. I always have this huge smile on my face when I watch it for some reason. Absolute Duo because.... well, it's hard to explain, but I've been very engaged in it when I'm watching it. Also, Aldnoah.Zero because I didn't think they could make it any worse. I stand corrected.
Feb 17, 2015 1:23 AM

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Nothing has really caught my attention this season. Shamefully, I even admit to getting bored of both Death Parade and Rolling Girls, two of the better airing shows, which are now on-hold. I'm sort of just mindlessly watching the ongoing harems and eagerly awaiting the Spring anime which are looking to be fantastic. However, I will say that Koufuku Graffiti has been excellent, but it's ultimately just heartwarming food porn with friends.
Feb 17, 2015 1:30 AM

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Nothing really caught me off guard.
I do not like this season at all with the exception of Durrrr S2 and Saekano (not counting leftovers from last season).

Feb 17, 2015 1:34 AM

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Only one as of yet. Death Parade.

The thread's title is grammatically incorrect.
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Feb 17, 2015 3:04 AM

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keragamming said:
amateur said:
Was expecting Aldnoah Zero S2 to be the train wreck of this season ,but it turns out its just plain dull and boring.
If I were to watch it all at once I doubt I could make it after 2 episodes without falling asleep.


Oh boy. And here I was thinking of giving it another shot after dropping the series on the six episode of season 1. Thnx for the reassurance.

You take one person's opinion as an undeniable fact. >.>

Well, me, and a lot of other people, think that the second season so far has been pretty good ( in its standarts ) and way better than the first.
Feb 17, 2015 3:17 AM

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ZenithKun said:
Only one as of yet. Death Parade.

The thread title is grammatically incorrect.


yep I just noticed it too haha :P
oh well you know what I'm trying to say

Feb 17, 2015 3:22 AM

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Actually, I'm enjoying Kancolle lol despite what other people say about it.


Feb 17, 2015 3:26 AM

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Okashi_sama said:
Yuri Kumaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Yuri Kuma Arashi.

I was surprised.
Scratch that.

Go! Princess Precure is awesome. I'm honestly surprised by how good it actually is.
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Feb 17, 2015 4:02 AM

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Death Parade, Yuri Kuma Arashi and Rolling Girls
If life ain't just a joke
Then why are we laughing?

If life ain't just a joke
Then why am I dead?
Feb 17, 2015 4:32 AM
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How are people surprised by Yuri Kuna Arashi?

It literally translates to Yuri Bear Storm

Yuri. Bear. Storm.

Yuri=LESBIANS

Bear=MOTHERFUCKING BEARS

That's like biting into a bacon and ice cream sandwich and being surprised by the fact you just came a moat down your pajama pants.
Feb 17, 2015 5:29 AM
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Juuketsu no Maria has bee quite enjoyable and it wasn't really on my radar before I gave it a chance on a friends recommendation. I've heard good things about Absolute Duo too but have yet to watch it.

Other than that nothing's managed to surprise me really - moe blob shows are moe, pretty shows are pretty.

I'm pretty staggered anyone could be surprised by Death Parade seeing as there's already been an OVA of it...but I guess some people hadn't seen that.
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