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. |