| A new year a new season. The hardest Club Event continues with Winter 2018. You can use this link to see the majority that is airing this season: http://anichart.net/Winter-2018 Some questions to think about: What shows seem notable to you? What shows are you enjoying? What shows are you going to continue watching? What shows do you not think highly of? |
| Houseki No Kuni, aka The Land of the Lustrous. Best of 2017. |
| What shows seem notable to you? Koi wa Ameagari no You ni Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan 2 Kokkoku Mitsuboshi Colors Killing Bites Hakumei to Mikochi Violet Evergarden Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Sora yori mo Tooi Basho Pop Team Epic Overlord II Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san citrus Nanatsu no Taizai: Imashime no Fukkatsu Dame×Prince ANIME CARAVAN Darling in the Franxx What shows do you not think highly of? Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku Fate/EXTRA Last Encore Beatless Grancrest Senki Ryuuou no Oshigoto! Toji no Miko Gakuen Babysitters Miira no Kaikata Sanrio Danshi Gintama. Gin no Tamashii-hen Hakyuu Houshin Engi Special Notes: Koi wa Ameagari no You ni -I'm not the biggest fan of romance anime. In fact. It's probably a genre I dislike, along with mecha. But from the first episode, the interesting female lead, has kept be looking forward to seeing more. I feel for her actions and root for her. The most important thing in a romance, is being able to like the characters, cause if you don't, then you can't really root for their relationships, and so far, this show has delivered on interesting leads. Kokkoku -Not really a horror, but this is the mind-bender of the season. A show that takes place entirely in a frozen moment of time. All the animation, and physics of the world reflect this. To drinks staying globbed in midair, to glass shattering not hitting the ground. Everything is so well animated for the still world, that the world itself feels as much as a character as the cast. There hasn't been much on the main story, but it's an interesting watch, with a wonderful opening song. Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan 2 -A great comedy about an all-powerful physic. I really enjoyed season 1, and so far this season is keeping the same quality of the previous. Recommended for the great jokes. Gintama. Gin no Tamashii-hen -I'm a big Gintama fan, and Gintama does both comedy and serious well. But so far, in trying to tie up the world to reach the grand finale of Gintama, a lot of the charm of the show feels...fake. Like someone trying to force it to end, and it feels horribly unnatural. There are a few goods jokes, but so far, it's not the same Gintama quality that we've come to know. Darling in the Franxx -The first episode was like a mix between Gurren Lagaan, Die Buster and Star Driver. The action was great and left me wanting to know more about this world. From the 2nd episode on, I've been growing more displeased with the direction of the show. Especially the stupid cockpit design, that amounts to boys piloting mechs with girls' asses. So far it's dealing a lot of incomprehensible conversations that waste time, and don't really develop the characters as much as it should. I'm hoping that the promise of the first episode, and the conflict with, you know, actual mecha fights, will come into play in the second half. Because despite it's strong first episode, it's losing steam very fast. Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku -Honestly, I knew this show wouldn't be good. It's basic premise and story aren't original in the slightest, and the MC is overpowered self-insert you've seen a million times. But I've been enjoying the manga despite this. It presented the MC as more of a stoic character that is trying to fake being someone respectable, while having the power to overcome anything with a few stat changes. But this adaptation of the material is clearly subpar. The VA they used for the MC is fine, but when it reverts to his "younger voice" You can clearly tell some audio engineer put his lines into a pitch changer, and pressed save. His voice grates on the ears because you can hear the bad audio job from whoever did it. As well as adapting the generic manga themes, the show in content on keeping everything generic as hell to a staggeringly high degree. I wanted this show to be decent, and I thought it wouldn't be all that special. But even then, this show has been a grand disappointment. Current Thoughts: The amount of shows I like, to the ones I don't, is a good ratio so far. There are entries for most genres, and a little something for everyone. No one show has been a super stand-out yet, but there's a lot of interesting shows airing, and a lot I'm looking forward to continuing. |
| Houseki No Kuni, aka The Land of the Lustrous. Best of 2017. |
| Shows I enjoyed all the way through: Killing Bites Overlord II Hakumei to Mikochi Mitsuboshi Colors Dame×Prince ANIME CARAVAN Pop Team Epic Fate/EXTRA Last Encore Kokkoku Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Koi wa Ameagari no You ni Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san Slow Start Sora yori mo Tooi Basho Violet Evergarden Shows that disappointed me: Basilisk: Ouka Ninpouchou Beatless Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku Gakuen Babysitters Gintama. Gin no Tamashii-hen Grancrest Senki Hakyuu Houshin Engi Toji no Miko Special notes: Killing Bites -The show I had the most fun with this season. It was fast paced, brutal and fanservicey. It took pride in what it was, and I think that really helped with my enjoyment of it, and I hope it gets a second season. Violet Evergarden -This show is great when it focuses on the titular character. But sadly, almost half the run time focuses on 1-episode arcs of side characters. I understand it's to help Violet build as a character, but it really took down my enjoyment. Violet herself is a great character and so is her story arc, which I think is ruined at times with those side arcs. Koi wa Ameagari no You ni -I really liked this romance at the beginning, but as it went on, and starts to wear down it's premise. It kind of just peters out of interest. Kokkoku -A show with a very interesting time stop premise, and excellent animation in regards to objects frozen in time. It's a wonderfully visual piece. The story however, starts strong, but eventually just folds in on itself. Still an interesting watch, but a letdown in the 2nd half. Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku -I really enjoyed the manga. I knew it was generic seikai filth, but the manga did a good enough job to keep it interesting. The anime however, makes many horrible decisions. Such as making the voice actor's lines higher pitched through audio editing, then actual voice acting. Which makes his "young" voice sound god awful. Final Thoughts: Not much to talk about really. There were no super standout shows, but it was a strong season for Slice of Life. |
| Houseki No Kuni, aka The Land of the Lustrous. Best of 2017. |
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