| I highly recommend Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru from current season. It was the best first episode of all the anime I'm watching in this season. |
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mozgow said: I highly recommend Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru from current season. It was the best first episode of all the anime I'm watching in this season. I just watched it last night. Most intriguing indeed. As for Sakurako, I gotta say she is a stone fuh-REAK when it comes to bones! :P |
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| Best first episode I've seen so far this season was One Punch Man, which both really entertaining and really funny too. That said, my favorite first episodes of the winter and spring seasons both belonged to shows that I ultimately dropped, so hopefully OPM doesn't continue that trend. Ranking the first episodes I've seen so far: 1. One Punch Man 2. Gundam: IBO 3. Comet Lucifer 4. Young Black Jack 5. Lance n Masques 6. Hackadoll 7. Magical Somera-chan 8. Onsen Hakone-chan (it doesn't look like it's going to be a strong season for shorts, unfortunately) I'm planning to hit the first episodes of Sakurako, Perfect Insider, and Antimagic Academy tonight. Those are the only shows left from my preseason list that I haven't started yet. |
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PhillyFlash said: Well said, my friend :-) I just watched it last night. Most intriguing indeed. As for Sakurako, I gotta say she is a stone fuh-REAK when it comes to bones! :P But not only is the story intriguing, visuals and soundtrack are also very good :-) |
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| I’m done with my plate of first episodes and I completely agree with WingKing about OPM hitting it way out of the park. Keepers Haikyuu!! Season 2 One Punch Man Noragami Aragoto Probably Osomatsu-san: Gundam: Iron-Blood Orphans On the fence Dance with Devils The Perfect Insider Utawarerumono No-go Beautiful Bones Young Black Jack |
Finally watched the last anime I picked from this season. Here are my initial thoughts :-)
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| What I've picked up and my first initial impressions Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - A different angle on the Gundam franchise. Instead of being freedom fighters or Earth Federation fighters, this is an independent organization who's purpose is to protect Mars, who wants independence. Haikyuu!! Second Season - This is a continuation of the first season. Of course I'll watch it with no question. Miss Monochrome: The Animation 3 - The third season of our favorite idol android. One Punch Man = The anime of the season. Two episodes in and I'm enjoying it. Btw, this is ore a comedy than a superhero series. K: Return of Kings - Second season of the K series. A bit confusing. I'll watch it through, right now. |
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mozgow said: Finally watched the last anime I picked from this season. Here are my initial thoughts :-) [list] [*]Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - very good visuals, quite good characters and a little intriguing story; most likely I will continue to watch it I was curious about The Asterisk War. Perhaps I'll give it a looksee. |
| May the DESU be with you! Always! |
| I did watch the first episode of The Asterisk War last night and found it intriguing. I'll definitely watch more. I also watched the debut episode of Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid last night too. I had read a review saying this show is the yuri version of Soul Eater, what with humans who can transform into powerful weapons, and yeah, it sure seems like that from what I watched. And yeah, the ecchi factor was certainly high. By the by, I'm streaming this show on Funimation which covers over nudity like bare breasts. Moronic. |
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| For those few of you that have similar crap taste in Anime as I do, I'm watching several interesting shows that I recommend: 1. GATE…This is a fun, well written comedy drama with a lot of heart. What would happen if we were suddenly attacked by a large army of armored soldiers armed with swords, spears and bow and arrows. Our modern army would slaughter them. Well that’s what happens in Ginza Japan when a large portal appears on the downtown street in modern Japan. After sending the invaders fleeing back through the portal, Japan send the Japan ground self-defense force through to judge the threat, explore and make friends with the population in this strange parallel world. This show has politics, greed, corruption, sexy elfs and lots of death and bloodshed. I just finished the first 12 episode, it continues in January. Oh, I forgot to mention the gothic Lolita death goddess. 2. The Perfect Insider. I’m halfway through this currently airing Mystery. This is an interesting take of the classic murder that occurs in a room locked from the inside and no way for the murder to leave unseen. A clever, mature anime. 3. Comet Lucifer. Another show that’s Currently Airing. It’s starting off good but it’s getting a lot of hate from the teenies. Read the description and make up your own mind. I like it. 4. Finally, I’m loving Ushio and Tora (TV). Kid teams up with vicious demon and fight other demons with the Beast Sword. Great adventure for those who are young at heart. ☺ |
Halfway through the season, so some additional thoughts for the ones I picked.
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| Watched first episode of Aria The Avvenire and I don't know what to say :D This is Aria at it finest. I thought that Origination had amazing art-style and animation, but what they did for Avvenire is simply mindblowing. There are some CGI parts but it doesn't change my opinion that animation is still amazing. As is the soundtrack :-) When I heard first few tones of opening song I got instant goosebumps. And they kept the style of opening song playing over episode animation :-) (where we can see a bit of Ai-chan character). Main story is a flashback from time when Akari was still Single and it shows almost everything I love Aria for (I expected a bit more of comedic moments). It's a real shame that Aria is so unpopular... |
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| I’m done with first episodes for this season. Damn that was fast. Me thinks its gonna be all about quality rather than quantity. Keeper Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: A josei anime? A period drama? About a moldy form of Japanese theatre? With a hefty barrier of entry? And delicious voice acting? Originally penned by one of my favorite yaoi mangaka? Oh snap!!! I live for that kind of show. Probably Dimension W: That white Toyota 2000GT. And Suga Shōtarō helming the series composition. So what if it screams mainstream? I’m even willing to ignore the rancid objectification of its female lead (for now at least). There are too many people from the Uchouten Kazoku staff involved for me to not be a little bit intrigued. On the fence Prince of Stride: Sometimes, a bunch of pretty boys isn’t enough. Or it’s just enough to feel insulted as a fujoshi. Also, Madhouse dropping the ball on production value. It’s a sports show (I think…) so I’ll give it another week. Boku dake ga Inai Machi: I feel the manga gets bogged down after a while. Hopefully the anime fairs better but it’s gonna be hard to tell from just 12 episodes. *sigh* Carrying over Haikyuu Ace of Diamond Iron-blooded Orphans |
| Five shows tried so far, three keepers and one on probation. Keepers: Girls Beyond the Wasteland - Best one sentence description would be that it's similar to Saekano, but with a much less abrasive cast and no meta-jokes. So if you couldn't get into Saekano because of either of those two things, you may want to give this a try. On the downside, we don't have any characters who are anywhere near as unique or fantastic as Kato was, either, not yet at least. Oji-San to Marshmallow - Comedy short featuring adults in the workplace, started off with a really strong first episode. Looking forward to more. Tabi Machi Late Show - A more artistic short with limited animation and a rather distinct visual style, but I liked it. Not a comedy, unlike most shorts; it was a serious story, and told quite well I thought. This is only going to be a four episode series, so I'm in for the rest. On probation: Phantom World - KyoAni shows always get at least three episodes from me, but starting off with a first episode laced with clunky world-building, dumb slapstick, and heavy fanservice doesn't bode well for my odds of finishing it out. Aside from the high production values, this show feels like it should've been adapted by a studio like Hoods Entertainment or JC Staff. Dropped: Please Tell Me, Galko-chan - I'll give it credit for looking nice, but most of the comedy was teenagers having frank discussions about human anatomy, in the way only teenagers can. That kind of thing didn't even interest me when I was a teenager, much less now. |
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| You're welcome! Updating my list: Rakugo Shinju is another definite keeper. It almost didn't feel like an anime at all, but more like a live-action drama. Either way, it was a terrific first episode. Four Rhythm joins Phantom World (which marginally improved in episode 2) on my probation list. These are both shows that I want to like, so I really hope they pick up quick. Still haven't gotten to Erased yet, and at this point I might just wait to watch eps 1 and 2 together. I also want to at least try the first ep of Dimension W once it's available for free watchers. I HATE watching anything on Funi's website, because of the ads and because the quality of their streaming video is so poor, but this potentially looks like one of those rare shows I could make an exception for. |
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It's halfway through the season, so here are my thoughts so far.
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| Watching a Goofball comedy called KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!. A Japanese NEET gets transported to a magical world along with a Water Goddess called Aqua. There He must defeat the Demon King and save the world. Only one problem, the Goddess is not very bright and the two other companions he finds for their quest are a Wizard who can blow things up, but only once a day and a beautiful Knight who is a complete Masochtist and pervert. This engaging comedy is a twisted satire on role playing Sword & Sorcery adventures and is full of laughs and surprises. Personally, I love this type of Humor and the characters are likeable. Good silly fun. 9/10 |
| Okay, here's my preliminary list of what I'm picking up for the Spring. Going to start off with 13 shows, which I figure will probably get whittled down to my usual 6 or 7 by the end of the season. Full TV Series: Ace Attorney Anne Happy Bakuon Bungou Stray Dogs Flying Witch Hai Furi Joker Game Kaitou Joker 3 The Lost Village Macross Delta Twin Star Exorcists Shorts: Space Patrol Luluco Wagamama High Spec (this doesn't look like a great season for shorts) That's probably going to be everything. I had some mild interest in Kuma Miko, but Funi picked it up so that's a "no," and nothing else is grabbing my attention right now. |
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Quite many of them will be available on Crunchyroll. If they also get Flying Witch, this will be best CR season ever :-) |
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| Here's what I've started for this spring season.... Macross Delta KumaMiko (very cute anime) Ace Attorney Sailor Moon Crystal, season 3 That's it right now. |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| For me, what I am and plan on watching is: Macross Delta Koutetsujou no Kabaneri Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2nd Season Hundred Endride Wagamama High Spec |
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| Finally watched second episode of Aria The Avvenire. Oh man, I would love to see a new series focused on Ai, Azusa and Anya :-) Too bad that there's only one episode left... |
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I thought I picked too many last season. Well, it's not the first time I was wrong :D
And as a side note, this is the best CR season ever :-) Out of those 15 they got 14, but due to region-lock I can watch only (only? :D) 10 of them. |
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mozgow said: And as a side note, this is the best CR season ever :-) Yes, yes it is. Out of the 13 shows on my list they acquired everything except Macross Delta, which was never going to be streamed by anyone anyway because of the rights issues with that franchise. Here's how I rank the premiere episodes of the shows on my list (excluding Wagamama and Flying Witch since I haven't gotten to those yet - too busy writing up my latest Spotlight yesterday) 1. Macross Delta - premiere was everything I hoped for 2. Sousei no Onmyouji - been a while since I found a good new shonen battle series; this one has potential 3. Joker Game - historical fiction and spy story puts this right in my wheelhouse 4. Kaitou Joker 3 - no dropoff from the first two seasons 5. Uchuu Patrol Luluco - zany Trigger fun 6. Bungou Stray Dogs - entertaining, but I'm not sure yet what this show wants to be 7. Bakuon - not quite what I expected, but not bad 8. High School Fleet - first half not very good, second half better, and then that twist at the end, wtf? Gotta keep watching for now just to find out what's going on. 9. Anne-Happy - more comedic sociopathy from the director of Baka & Test and Watamote. If you enjoy laughing at other people's misfortunes, then you'll probably like this series. That's not really my style of comedy, so I don't know how many more episodes I'll watch before I get tired of it. 10. Mayoiga - a hot mess, but an interesting one. Worth sticking with it, at least for now. 11. Ace Attorney (DROPPED) |
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| Midseason ratings are fun! Here are mine, in rank order: 1. Macross Delta (8/10) - pretty much as enjoyable as I could have hoped for so far 2. Flying Witch (7.5/10) - wonderful SOL 3. Joker Game (7.5/10) - lack of an overarching plot hurts, but the individual episodes are all strong 4. Kaitou Joker season 3 (7/10) - KJ's become a reliable staple in my seasonal lineups 5. Twin Star Exorcists (7/10) - and I want to read the manga now 6. High School Fleet (6.5/10) - it's not Girls und Panzer, but it's still pretty good in its own way 7. Bakuon (6/10) - a bit raunchier than I'd prefer, but still very funny most of the time 8. Space Patrol Luluco (6/10) 9. Bungou Stray Dogs (5/10) Keep in mind, 8/10 is usually the maximum score I'll give any TV series on a first watch, unless it's something really super-special. Yuki Yuna and Euphonium are the only new shows in the last two years I've made exceptions for, and those both ended up on my top ten favorites list. Dropped: Mayoiga, Anne Happy, Ace Attorney, Wagamama High Spec. I probably would've kept Mayoiga in a weaker season (like Winter), but the other three were doing nothing for me. mozgow said: [*] Bungou Stray Dogs - this is a really interesting mix of comedy and some seriousness; 7.5/10 (it can either rise to 8/10 or drop to 7/10) My biggest issue with this series so far is the tone of it. There's nothing wrong with mixing comedy and serious, but the comedy has defused the tension so thoroughly that it feels too light right now, like there's no real stakes here. Seconded mozgow said: [*] Uchuu Patrol Luluco - short anime of the season :D KLK references in newest episode made my day :-) 7.5/10 (either 8 or 7 when it ends) Agreed. I haven't even seen KLK, and I still got a good laugh out of that. Luluco also has my favorite ED of the season - mostly for the song, though the visuals are quite distinctive. |
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WingKing said: Mayoiga was really slow in the start but it seems it's finally getting somewhere (newest episode was solid good). Wagamama might be to random to watch but it's short enough to keep it on my list :-)Dropped: Mayoiga, Anne Happy, Ace Attorney, Wagamama High Spec. WingKing said: Agreed. That's one of the reasons I gave it 7.5 and not 8 (as I love the animation style and soundtrack :-))mozgow said: [*] Bungou Stray Dogs - this is a really interesting mix of comedy and some seriousness; 7.5/10 (it can either rise to 8/10 or drop to 7/10) My biggest issue with this series so far is the tone of it. There's nothing wrong with mixing comedy and serious, but the comedy has defused the tension so thoroughly that it feels too light right now, like there's no real stakes here. If you have some spare time in your schedule, then I highly recommend Re:Zero. I thought that "Boku Dake ga Inai Machi" from last season was a master of cliffhangers. Well, I know it might be hard to believe, but Re:Zero is even better in this. It's literally killing me to wait whole week for next episode :D |
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| @mozgow: I have no spare time. Six streaming shows is a full season for me, and pretty much the upper limit of my "comfort zone." Trying to keep up with nine has been a huge challenge (especially on top of needing time to watch and write my Spotlights too!), but I don't want to drop anything else because I'm enjoying them all too much. If I absolutely had to drop something else it would be Bungou, mainly because it's two-cour and my plate for the summer season is already beyond full even without it. I have at least seven must-watches circled already (Food Wars 2, Orange, Rewrite, Love Live Sunshine, Amanchu, Berserk, and the second cour of Macross Delta), and I haven't even looked at the plot summaries for any of the other 35 new shows coming out yet. |
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| I know your pain :-) Too many anime to watch, too little time. I just checked my summer PTW list and I already have 14 anime on it :D |
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| I was having a little fun earlier today thinking up some advertising slogans for some of these shows. Bungou Stray Dogs: "It's more fun than a double suicide." High School Fleet: "Come for the cute girls, stay for the ill-tempered, mutated sea rats." Joker Game: "It'll take more than an ace up your sleeve to win this game." Space Patrol Luluco: "She just wanted to be normal. She ended up in a Trigger anime." Bakuon: "Want your bike washed?" |
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| Macross Delta (because Macross) Joker Game (WWII spies? How could I not!) Space Patrol Luluco Kiznaiver (I love Trigger's mad style) Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (Attack on Titan with trains and awesome Haruhiko Mikimoto designs) |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| I've dropped more shows this season than any other season. I think that's a combination of not only trying to watch more than I normally do, but then also suddenly not having as much time to watch, so I had to make cuts. Anyway... Still watching: Big Order - Probably one of my favorites this season. I like the reality that if people got super powers/wishes they'd all be either villains or just selfish at best. My only major complaint is the inconsistency of the power levels. MC is supposed to be all-powerful, but is often restricted somehow or some other power trumps his in some circumstance. Concrete Revolutio: The Last Song - Still enjoyable, and while it's gained a bit in being more direct with its storyline over the first season, has also lost some in not using the flashback/flash forward format of the first season that showed either the cause and effect of different events but also the contradictions and growth of characters over time. Kiznaiver - I like Trigger's stuff, and the art is good. I'm waiting for some kind of reveal that shows a deeper reason behind binding people together like they are. Koutetsujou no Kabaneri - The biggest hype going into the season. The art and music are solid, though if I'm completely honest the characters and story are a bit disappointing. It's not bad at all, and certainly still worth watching, I just don't think it lives up to the hype. The "hybrid colony" a few eps ago was just a silly idea that made it seem they really wanted to get back to AoT. Kuromukuro - I was on the fence with this early on, but it's grown on me as it's gone on. It's still not doing anything revolutionary, and it feels familiar to some shows I've seen in the past, but not in a bad way. Magi: Sinbad no Bouken - I loved the Magi series and while I saw the Sinbad character as kind of an obnoxious Mary Sue, I was still willing to watch a spinoff of his past to maybe see him in a new light. It's not bad, but I miss the dialogue and relationships of the original Magi cast. Sinbad is on his own, and has not yet (ep 5) gained any actual traveling companions/friends to play off of. Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta? - It's light and harmless. It can get funny at times and hasn't done anything to make me hate it. It's one of the few shows with a male MC surrounded by an all-female ensemble where they all aren't competing over him. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu - Another top pick for this season. If you watched the first half of the first episode and wrote it off, you're missing out. Every episode I watch the MC intently struggling to get one step closer to solving the mystery while trying to make it to the next survival "checkpoint" all while still maintaining/building relationships with people who don't know him as well as he knows them by virtue of his personal time loop. His decisions to try and cheat the system or to write an attempt off as a failure but use the chance to learn something before he dies, coupled with the visceral death scenes and his very real fear of death make for a compelling combination. Dropped: Endride - I stuck with this longer than I should have. I kept wanting it to be better. Ultimately it felt like a chore sitting through it. 2 unlikeable MCs that refuse to grow, coupled with a supporting cast of uninteresting background characters that pretend to add something when they don't. It's disappointing fantasy at best. Gakusen Toshi Asterisk second season - I didn't drop this so much as I just didn't start it, but I had intended to and felt it deserved mention. I watched the first season and was ready to continue the second out of a sense of duty. When my watching time was impacted near the start of the season, I kept pushing this off to try other shows, only to face the fact that I didn't even actually like the first season and found it generic. So I ultimately decided to just not bother with it again. Hundred - It didn't take long to realize I'd seen this before a dozen times. Onigiri - It was a short, so I figured I could watch it with Wagamama. Unfortunately it lacked humor and/or fan service (at least Bikini Warriors had both of those in a short), so what was the point? Seisen Cerberus: Ryuukoku no Fatalities - Another disappointing fantasy. I thought it might be worthwhile at the beginning, but as the episodes went on, the MC revealed he was nothing but a spoiled doofus with no skill and no desire to even try and get better. His menagerie was full of lost opportunities whose only action was to stand there and make snide comments aside from the big guardian guy who pretty much bailed everyone out every time. Except when they needed a Deus Ex Machina to save them from something too strong, which is when the MC would either summon or be possessed by the dragon. Yawn. Sousei no Onmyouji - I don't have too much to say about this, it simply wasn't my cup of tea, and I had to drop one more show. The others I kept simply interested me more. Wagamama High Spec - The other short of the season. Unfortunately it just wasn't as funny as I expected and I had no reason to keep up with it. |
| @Noraf46 Few more words about Hundred. It started terribad, with cliché over cliché over cliché. But it got a bit better later (better, but still I wouldn't say it's anything good), with few really good (or even great) moments. Too bad that those good moments were ruined with overused cliché (like "accidental" boob grab after some really good scene). I don't know what to blame (source material or the adaptation) but if it only dropped all that badly used cliché, it could be a good anime. |
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Noraf46 said: Sousei no Onmyouji - I don't have too much to say about this, it simply wasn't my cup of tea, and I had to drop one more show. The others I kept simply interested me more. These last few episodes have been the best so far, IMO, with the show starting to settle into a nice groove after some early rough patches. At the same time, the rumors that this is going to be a 50-episode series are looking more and more likely to be true (at the very minimum we know it'll be at least 24 episodes, since they've already announced it's getting new OP and ED songs in July). So for anyone like you who isn't feeling it, now is probably the right time to bail. For me, it's become one of the shows I've found myself looking forward to the most every week, so I'm definitely in it for the long haul. |
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| @WingKing If it turns out to be a 50-episode deal I might give it another look, especially if it improves after the early eps. If I had more time I probably would have stuck with it a little longer at least and might not have dropped it at all. |
| Dang, with my practice schedule and doing a marathon watch of "Your Lie In April", I'm suddenly far behind in this season's animes. :( Bakuon! (yes, the washing scene) Macross Delta (a touch of Gundam in this one) Kuma Miko (I see nobody is watching it. It's quite funny almost to a Shirokuma Cafe level) Magi: Sinbad no Bouken (TV) (started it, just need to catch up. Improved detail over the 2 episode OVA) |
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Finally watched at least one episode for every anime I'm going to watch this season (well, with the exception of Momokuri and ReLIFE which I plan to binge-watch). Here are my initial thoughts :-)
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mozgowAug 10, 2016 9:00 AM
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| 91 Days (love the Prohibition Era setting) Food Wars (Because food orgasms are fantastic) Berserk (bad adaptation of a great manga) |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| I generally don't watch seasonals anymore since at some point I realized I have some tried and proven options available for me in the infinite backlog. I've only half-picked up Amanchu and that'll be all. Kind of interested in how the Planetarian adaption is, being a fan of the VN, but since it kind of works as a very special POV story, I can't see any way it would be better as anime so I'll rather to do other things instead. |
| Got back into a fairly set schedule so I haven't had to drop anything I picked up this season. Anyway, here's what I've picked up: Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hachi Gakari 2nd - Second season of Active Raid. I enjoyed the first one, so this was an easy pick. More of the same, with a few cast members rotated out. I think some of the in-universe reasons were a bit nonsensical, but I guess they wanted to do it to try and keep the series fresh/show new Willwear designs without bloating the roster. Ange Vierge - I watched this for the Strike Witches vibe, though it's fairly simple and shallow. For no reason other than to increase BD sales, the entire cast wanders around nude for anywhere between 15-70% of any given episode. Pretty much if it's not an action scene it's a bath scene, and nothing happens during these to warrant them being naked, it's just dialogue. Unfortunately the censor of choice here is blinding lens flares of doom, making a great deal of the scenes blinding and washed out. I'd honestly prefer if they were fully clothed and talking in a normal setting, which isn't something I thought I'd ever say. As it stands, I have plenty of time and no need to drop anything, but this is at the top of my drop list should I feel a time pinch. I only found out this is apparently based off a mobile game after I was a few episodes in. Had I known that from the beginning I wouldn't have even given it a chance. Kuromukuro - Carried over from last season. Still enjoying it though I'm a little disappointed that it feels like they're going to make all the female aliens unkillable/redeemable by virtue of them being girls. That's the only honest complaint I have, though. Otherwise a decent series. Masou Gakuen HxH - I'm not going to make any excuses for this. I'm watching it for the same reason anyone else watches these things. This is effectively softcore porn. Mob Psycho 100 - Probably one of my faves this season. I didn't know it was by the same people who did One Punch Man, but it became clear quickly. Really funny, with interesting visuals and characters. Highly recommended. Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin - Really liking this one. Military tactics in a pseudo-magical world. Smooth animation and interesting characters. I look forward to seeing how things unfold and am interested in finding out more about the 2 countries at war. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu - Continuing from last season. Still one of my most looked-forward to shows each week. The last few episodes have been pretty brutal and painful, and I'm hoping Subaru actually starts to grow into a stronger protagonist after suffering and failing so much. Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars - Girls transforming into and piloting giant robots with the power of love, what's not to like? Seriously, though, the animation and mecha designs are cool, but the story isn't much to get excited for. A fairly middle-of-the-road series, but good enough that I have no problem tuning in. The one thing that bothered me so far was how the main mecha escaped/beat the magician/trickster guy's trap by just punching harder. I'll buy that in some series like TTGL, but here it just felt lazy and disappointing. Rewrite - I picked this up on a whim a couple eps in without knowing anything about it. For the first 30 minutes of the first episode (it was a double-length first ep like Re: Zero) I wasn't impressed, but I'm glad I stuck with it. It straddles this line between playing like a straight high school club show and then switching to some magical mystery thing, with almost no indication that it's going to happen, but makes it work. Scared (Scarred or Scar-red) Rider Xechs - Power Rangers in a band. Not the kind of thing I usually go in for, but what the hell. It's not as bad as some would make it out to be, but it's not doing anything great either. It's a pretty simple, straightforward show. Honestly I think I stick with it more out of defiance of the people calling it bad than actually liking the show itself. This would be another easy drop if I needed to. I would like it more if they actually put some effort into the action scenes, as it is now there never seems to be any danger, agency, or cool fighting moves. It's just ride in, shoot ineffectively, then have the guitar pick beam of death win the day. Which I guess is a standard method for Power Rangers now that I think about it. It would also be nice if, since the series is themed around music and them forming a band, they actually had some good music. Thus far no one's actually performed a song yet, other than the guy that tends to sing a couple lines rather than speak. Taboo Tattoo - I was about to call this show a wash from episode 1, but stuck with it due to my almost flawless "3 ep minimum" policy. The first ep had terrible camera movements, atrocious pacing (it honestly felt like I was watching it in x2 speed), eye-rolling humor, and seemed to want to be edgy for the sake of edge. The 2nd through 4th episodes turned it around for me, though. The show got much better with its action, animation, camera work, and speed. It turned into a functional and somewhat interesting action anime. Granted, they should stay far away from anything "comedic" because they are no good at it, but otherwise it was worthwhile for the action. Then ep 5 came along, and about halfway through brought back the "hyperspasticOMGlulz" and I wanted to reach through and strangle the people responsible for this. Hopefully when I watch ep 6 it will be go back to being watchable. |
| Mob 100-So far so good. Twin Star Exorcist-Me likey. Alderamin on the Sky-Yes. Servamp-Hmmm... |
Finally watched at least one episode of every anime I planned to watch this season.
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| Only three really catch my eye for the fall season: Katsugeki Shoujo Tanteidan(sounds like fun), Urban Square: Kouhaku no Tsuigeki(always up for a good mystery) and Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger(premise has promise). And as a back-up plan, I'd like to take a look at Saint Seiya and, if I can find a subtitled version of it, Tabako Ippon no Story: Heart Cocktail. Although Heart Cocktail is more of a narrated slide show than it is anime, the premise sounds intriguing. |
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| After trying a number of series, finally nailed down my watch list for this season. Still watching Regalia, as it's running again after that strange mid-season hiatus. Ajin, Bubuki Buranki, and Brave Witches - I enjoyed the first seasons/original series of these, so it was a no-brainer for me to pick them up. None have dissapointed me so far. Drifters - I watched the special about a month ago and it seemed pretty cool. Famous historical figures thrown into a parallel world upon their death. I like the action and art style, I'm intrigued to find out what's going on with the whole situation and the various players that understand what the "Drifters" are and how they plan to use them or fight them. Since the characters are all significant figures, they all have egos to go with them, which helps them stand out and propel the action, and even the comedy bits. My only complaint so far is that the first 2 eps are nearly the same as the 40-minute special, with only a couple small extra scenes, so I have to wait for ep 3 to see something new. Flip Flappers - This show is trippy. 2 girls partner up for weird adventures in a strange parallel world called "Pure Illusion." Apparently they need each other in order to flip between worlds and they can each power up when the other is in danger. There's some kind of weird secret organization focused on "freeing" the other world. Overall a fun fantasy show. Keijo!!!!! - I came for the fanservice, I stayed for the over-the-top super butt attacks and puns. Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku - The description screamed Madoka, but that was alright by me. This one however doesn't hide the dark side of its magic. By ep 2 things have gotten real. Weirdly even boys can be magical girls in this series, and they become completely female when transformed. My mind weeps at the inevitable doujins. Nanbaka - I was on the fence about this one. The first ep didn't really sell me on the comedy of 4 prisoners trying to escape, but the 2nd ep was a vast improvement both in characters and comedy. I don't get why everything is sparkly, but whatever. Part of me wants the end of the series to be that everything was all in one prisoner's head (to explain the sparkles) and that the 4 of them are actually normal prisoners stuck in a crappy cell who have just been daydreaming. Shuumatsu no Izetta - This had to have one of the best 1st eps I've ever seen. Opening with a tense train escape scene, a little political intrigue, and ending with a gun-rding witch shooting down fighter planes. The ending scene of ep 3 was completely badass. I don't want to spoil anything, but imagine Magneto playing with tanks. This is a very strong contender for AOTS for me. Soul Buster - Somewhat unsure with this one. The heavy line shading that's overlaid in every scene is distracting at best. It feels very out of place in a lot of scenes, and only kind of works in others. When fights break out, we get ink splotches a la Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls. It's a 15-minute episode format, which I wasn't expecting. I'm worried that the condensed format will mean cutting out a lot of character and plot development in favor of summoning warriors from cards to fight. Beyond that, continuing to plug away at Hunter x Hunter (2011). |
Desert_GuyOct 17, 2016 5:55 AM
| Okay, series I'll be watching this season, and there are a lot. Many of the titles are good. A couple are guilty pleasures (I'll let you guess which ones). 3-gatsu no Lion All Out!! Chi's Sweet Home (2016) Getsuyoubi no Tawawa Gi(a)rish Number Haikyuu!! 3 Hibike Euphonium 2 Long Riders! Okusama ga Seitokaichou!+! Vivid Strike! www.Working!! Yuri!!! on Ice |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
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