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When RWBY first appears on Crunchyroll I put it in my queue, but I never got to it and it fell out of my queue (Crunchyroll was having issues with user queues for a while, and I ended up cleaning it entirely). But then here a few weeks ago my son said "you need to watch this" :)

Steak. Steak. Steak. Everything else is a distant second. Actually, yesterday since it was just me and my cat I cooked myself some hotdogs. Today since my son is here I made a big pot of spaghetti (using gluten free noodles).

Gobble gobble! Wait, I don;t even like turkey.

Anyway, as of right now for this season there isn't really anything that qualifies as "MUST see ASAP". There are a few that are pretty good, and you might want to check out "Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru" or "Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry"

I'm enjoying the "5th" season of Yuru Yuri, but I have to qualify that with "I didn't think much of the first two seasons", and if you haven't already gotten past those...

There are a few other shows I'm enjoying, but nothing really standing out ... yet. I'm not sure how Noragami Aragoto is going to turn out - it could be awesome, or it might not.

I just finished the first "volume" of RWBY, and if you set aside the graphics/animation (it gets better as it goes along), it is actually kind of cool. I plan to pick up the second "volume" tomorrow.

I didn't care for Nisekoi. It has an interesting story, but I simply tired of how often, and how hard, Chitoge physically abused Raku). But it was well done.

Aldnoah.Zero is another one of those on my "maybe, someday", list. The story looks interesting, but I have an almost automatic adverse to mecha so it's hard for me to want to pick up.

The season just now wrapping up had several disappointments for me. The biggest was "Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid" - the parent stories certainly had a lot of good action (Nanoha is called "white demon" by her fans - how's that for a "magical girl"), but it was strongly character driven. ViVid seemed to completely lose sight of that and focused mostly on a school like competitive sports atmosphere with very little character development (compare to, say, Bamboo Blade). And, the fights weren't really all that interesting (compare to, say, "Saki").

->If you were to say that I ABSOLUTELY MUST WATCH IT or something
Nope. Definitely can't say that. There are better shows in your currently watching list that are more worth your time.

"long time no see" - but I guess it can be written either with or without the "o", so ひさしぶり is fine.

->I do like that idea, but if I'm not into the art style it's VERY hard for me to stick with a show
Yeah, same here. For instance, it's one of the two reasons I had trouble with xxxHolic -- the character designs are awkward to look at, and Watanuki was often an asshole, even though the *story* was really good.

->Ohisashiburi...ka
Erp. Sorry, I mis-spelled!

->The art style of Ore Monogatari scares me, I'm not sure if I'll be able to pick it up.
Yea. I actually stalled for a while after episode 3, and I'm not yet caught back up. It's a good story, and I like the fact that it's a story about two people who are already a couple, instead of 24 episodes about two people trying to become a couple. But, the way they've drawn Takeo reminds me WAY to much of those older American cartoons that were just plain derogatory to certain ethic groups, and it bothers me. I know I shouldn't take it that way, but...

->Also "hi, hello, how're you? Haha"
こんにちは! ひさしぶりです (grin)

->AMG THERE'S A DISAPPEARANCE OF NAGATO YUKI-CHAN?!?!! Must. Find. Now!
(grin)
It's an odd bird. Try not to go into it with any sort of expectations. It stands a couple of things on head. I'm enjoying it, but I'm still not sure exactly what to make of it.

For me, the run away hit this season is Houkago no Pleiades (TV). Close behind is Hibike! Euphonium for being a good drama (no real romance as of yet - and don't let chatter about anything between Kumiko and Reina fool you).
I'm on the fence regarding Ore Monogatari, and the second season of Yahari Ore no Seishun Love...

->What's going on with trolls?
Sorry, I wasn't clear, I wasn't saying the people you were referring to were trolls. Just in general I get tired of reading seeing posts by trolls around here.

Speaking of psychological, last Monday I recommended "Another" to a friend at work. I made sure to tell him to NOT watch the prequel first :) By Tuesday morning he had watched 10 episodes. He watched the final 2 that evening, and the prequel a day later.

It is getting more and more difficult for me to simply ignore the trolls. Just when I thought MAL was getting better earlier last year it seems in the last few months it has gotten worse again. I really want to spend time talking to people about stuff I'm watching, but the majority of the posts around here are either "yeah 11/10", "puke 0/10", ugly hate on specific characters, or trolls.

I haven't watched Mirai Nikki (not my style), but I know a lot of folks who's opinions I appreciate say it was good, and that's all that matters.

You should check out these two, I suspect you might like them:
Akatsuki no Yona (airing)
Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova (though I haven't finished it yet)

Also, though it is a harem, I am enjoying Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata (airing). The characters are a little shallow (with one possible exception), but the humor is really good so far.

From Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru? I can totally see that. (My low score for it hides the fact that for the most part I enjoyed that show...I can't recall exactly but something about it disappointed me - my notes imply I thought parts of the story weren't developed enough).

Hey, good to see you. I wasn't saying anything cause I wasn't sure you were even checking your mail :)

I finally got around to watching Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta. Setting aside the air combat, I liked it. The story and the characters were interesting. (the air combat, however, was ridiculous).

(Edit: a friend at work is trying to get me to pick up Durarara...I'm thinking about it)

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Episode 7 -

I like the opening as well. I don't much care if an OP or ED is forgettable, but I really do notice when it's good, and I like to "collect" youtube videos of them.

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance ep 6