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Thanks to this thread found Kabneri and enjoying the animation style and the unique setting.
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I am a little put off by the "let the world burn because I have daddy issues" motive of Biba Amatori. Just seems to me to be a tad bit lazy story telling.
The other thing that stands out to me is Suzuki, especially the voice acting.
Interested what is on your watch list for the summer 2016 season? Myself I am Looking forward to checking out Mob Psycho 100.
darkcloud92 wrote: Well trains and zombies is over, and it ended on a pretty meh note for me. Idk if they should have stretched it to more episodes, but I do think the last half of the season seemed pretty rushed. Also they could have developed the villain a little more, his motives seemed pretty thin for all the destruction and slaughter he causes. I'd probably give it a 6ish outa 10.
Agree. Binged the show after this thread, thought highly of the animation style and background, but the ending was just lazy to be honest. I only finished the season because of my completionist tendencies.
Binged Kuromukuro which apparently is a Netflix "Original" by virtue of them having global distribution/streaming rights. Right now a solid 6 out 10 as it falls just on the right side of will continue watching, but only if I have watched everything else. As soon as the summer season kicks into high gear, probably will forgot about the show. Mecha designs are definitely meh. Villains are kind of poorly designed and shallow at this point which is a shame because they had for a couple of episodes you starting to wonder if the visible enemy was the real enemy.
Finished High School Fleet recently and throughout the series kept thinking of Girls und Panzer which I definitely enjoyed more.
Started and go up to date on New Game! over the weekend. Another interesting slice of life even if the all female developer team is just a tad bit unrealistic and the fan service is obnoxious given the setting. Really looking forward to when the show gets to the publishing deadline or whatever other crisis event that the show is building to.
To date these are where shows rank in my watch list;
1. Gundam Unicorn
2. Alderamin on the Sky
3. Food Wars
4. Mob Psycho 100
5. New Game!
6. Sweetness & Lightning
7. Taboo Tattoo
8. Qualidea Code
Also catching up on Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya.
Co'tor Shas wrote: Just started sweetness & lightning. I was not expecting so many feeling in the first episode.
Just wait......
My watch list in order of priority;
Alderaminn the Sky - really like the vibe and the plot. Looking forward to the forshadowed match up between the "lazy" and "unsleeping" geniuses in the next episode.
Mob Psycho 100 - yeah I know this is turning into a bit of a One Punch Man clone, but I can't help but love the quiet, underestimated, underdog story line
Re:Zero - Got lots of issues with this show, but can't help but watch the latest episode as soon as it goes up
Fate/Kaleid Liner PRISMA ILLYA - magical girl with a twist and of course just a sucker for the whole Fate/ universe
New Game - so much slice of life.....
Sweetness and Lightening - so much feels
Qualidea Code
Taboo Tattoo
Food Wars! - Ep. 24 lost me a bit and kind of a let down after the conclusion of the Autumn Elections
Berserk - just hard to get through the CGI style
On the list to watch but haven't gotten to
91 Days
Orange
Anvildude wrote: Just to clarify: Archroy, Lord of Deeds' list was NOT for you- some of those shows are very much not appropriate for most 11 year olds.
Oh dear god yes please do not take my list as a recommendation for anyone under 16. Sorry for any confusion. Though some of the shows, e.g sweetness and lightening, would be appropriate.
As others have side, slice of life genre is full of shows that will probably be okay, such as New Game....but be careful as you probably know, fan service shows up in the darndest places and sometimes the slice of life shows venture into very adult subject matter (e.g. sex, alcohol, etc.)
Another good one that my kids when they were younger really liked was Mushi-shi
Your lie in April is a good recent one that I think would be good for tween/young teens.
Of course for any budding anime fan I think the Hayao Miyazaki films are a must watch, with Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Castle in the Sky being among my favorites.
As others of mentioned, crunchy roll is a great site to browse a variety of shows, filtering by genre and you can watch for free if you can put up with ads and on the simulcasts the broadcast delay.
Yep Re:Zero needs another season (or two) to go into all those plot threads it started which was great if you could be confident that there would be more seasons, but definitely left me feeling a bit unsatisfied with where the season left off.
Qualidea Code's finale was okay, I guess. They tried throwing in their own slight twist, but I think this will end up a forgettable series as nothing about it was really innovative be it design, story, characters, etc.
Fate/kaleid Liner PRISMA/ILLYA - meh is all I can really say about this most recent season with the finale seemingly very business like. However the show is becoming stale despite really enjoying the setting.
Don't know about the rest of you, being past the halfway point of the current, getting pretty frustrated with the pacing on a lot of the shows this season. One show that comes to mind is Bloodivores. Also Izetta is either going to come to a very frantic (and possibly sloppy) end or this has definitely been written with a 24 episodes in mind given the plot developments and the new character introduced in the last episode. Still one of my favorite shows this season.
Just to run down my current watch list (not presented in any particular order);
Sound! Euphonium - enthusiasm for this show as waned. Did it peek to early?
Bloddivores - see comments above. Really hoping this show moves towards something
Bungo Stray Dogs - Other than the power creep that just seems to be inevitable with this show and of course the you knew it was going to happen plot development with the Port Mafia and the Agency, still enjoying this show and its creativity in how the various powers work and interact. Have done a really good job of keeping you interested and wanting more of each character.
Izetta: The Last Witch - probably my favorite of the season so far. Love the setting, the animation style, but really concerned about the pacing and how they are going to finish off the last 4 shows of the season
Magical Girl Raising Project - a bit of a guilty pleasure, Pon. Kind of like how they have taken typical magical girl and turned into this dark kill or be killed story
Brave Witches - meh....watch it when I don't have anything else to watch
Drifters - hmmmm overtones of Hellsing are everywhere and being familar with the manga, kind know where this is going so struggling with the show at the moment.
All Out! - somewhat meh, but kind of want to see where this goes
March comes in like a lion - another one of my favs of the season and easily the top slice of life show of the season. Love the animation style and the character designs.
ClassicaLoid - not sure why I am watching this. I keep expecting something to happen, but it doesn't.
Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans - Anyone else rooting for McGillis? Seriously, some of the best story writing in a Gundam show in quite sometime iMHO, but it seems to be missing something that I can't put my finger on yet......
Anything standing out for any of you this season or are you already looking forward to next season?
So the current season is winding down. Any finale's anyone is looking forward to or maybe dreading?
For me I am dreading a bit the end of Bungo Stray Dogs. Some of the story writing seem's to have gotten lazy the last couple of episodes and they seem to be mailing it in a bit.
I am not sure what plot device will be used to wrap up "March comes in like a Lion".
And what I was afraid would happen to Izetta did, and the plot has had to move along at light speed to bring it to final(?) conflict. Still love the animation and setting.
I have given up for now on the other shows I was watching and will binge them when I have nothing better to do.
Just binged Flip Flappers. Taken together like that it was better than I was expecting. Struggling to name my show of the season as my overall impression was it was a weak lineup, but if forced to pick I would say "March Comes In Like a Lion". I know "Yuri!!! On Ice" seems to be the critics' favorite and agree that it is wonderfully animated, but really not big on ice skating or Yaoi.
Most interesting take on a "trapped in a fantasy MMORPG" style story since .Hack.
Agreed about it being an interesting take, but the show was not my cup of tea as I am an unabashed fan of high level heroics. I am not really interested in seeing the main protagonists struggle with stereotypical low level antagonists in a high fantasy setting. For me high fantasy is about telling fantastical tales of epic proportions.
CthuluIsSpy wrote: Izetta was a disappointment, and Occultic nine was nauseating to watch. Its as if they chose some film student for the director, and he tried making the show "art" by suddenly jerking perspective around every 3 seconds and making the VAs speaking at a 100 words a second.
Izetta started at good and with the animation style I was hopeful, but as mentioned previously it rushed the ending, a bad ending at that. The post credit scene was further depressing.
Also agree with Occultic nine just being awful. I tried hard to watch it, but just couldn't.
Just watched Episode SP of Fate/Grand Order. Bit of a mess to be honest, but optimistic given the track record to date. Liked the new Caster and demi-servant.
Hoitash wrote: A second cour for Izetta woulda been nice. A chance for Atlanta to properly invade and some more background for the Germanian characters, and sure, I'd be down for a tragic ending. It'd fit the story rather well.
Has anyone given Akiba's Trip a look yet? I'm wary but also bored since the new season isn't in full swing yet (he says as a stack of nine manga await him thanks to a B&N sale.)
Tried watching the first episode since as mentioned nothing better to do since new season hasn't spun up and I already sped through Fate/Grand Order. Bailed about halfway as animation was pedestrian and the story.....well lets just say they tried....
Co'tor Shas wrote: First episode of Interviews with Demi-Humans was great. The manga is awesome, so I have high hopes. And they haven't massively fethed with the art-style like the last monster related manga-adaptation I was interested in, so that's a positive sign. Plus they captured Hikari's insessent chattering perfectly.
(Goes to crunchyroll to watch episode.)
That was cute ( a genki yuri vampire? I am oddly okay with this).
I'm in.
Agreed. Added to my watch list for now. Speaking of my watch list, it currently includes (In no particular order);
Committed to at least 3 episodes
Fuuka
Blue Exorcist S2
Masmune-kun's Revenge
Saga of Tanya the Evil
Interview With Monster Girls
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
Good chance likely to come off list after 2nd episode
Gabriel DropOut
Hand Shakers
elDLIVE
Already off the watch list after one episode;
Akiba's Trip
Ai-Mai-Mi Surgical Friends
Schoolgirl Strikers
Spiritpact <----- ugh what a train wreck
Lord of Deeds wrote: Agreed. Added to my watch list for now. Speaking of my watch list, it currently includes (In no particular order);
Committed to at least 3 episodes
Fuuka
Blue Exorcist S2
Masmune-kun's Revenge
Saga of Tanya the Evil
Interview With Monster Girls
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
Good chance likely to come off list after 2nd episode
Gabriel DropOut
Hand Shakers
elDLIVE
Already off the watch list after one episode;
Akiba's Trip
Ai-Mai-Mi Surgical Friends
Schoolgirl Strikers
Spiritpact <----- ugh what a train wreck
Any other recommendations?
Totally forgot about Konosuba S2 starting. Definitely on the watch list. Also added Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid to my watch list. Really like Kobyashi's character. Not your typical female lead.
There are some others that based on the reviews I don't think I am going to bother with such as OneRoom, Chaos;Child, and Forest Fairy Five as dance card is getting full and I don't want to waste time on shows that seem like high risk - low reward.
Likely to watch the entire season
Fuuka - Idol who pines for no name primary school crush, Probable love triangle, slice of life, with some Yaoi mixed in.
Masmune-kun's Revenge - I'm a sucker of stories where the once a time loser get's the their comeuppance. Of course there is some kind of twist coming...needless to say I am hooked for the moment.
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Salryman reincarnated by a wrathful God who is now a 9 year old kick a** mage fighting in an alternate WWI on the German side. More please!
Interview With Monster Girls - Another slice of life with a big twist. Can't wait to see how the Succabua and the Snow Melt charcters get more involved in the plot
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Conspiracy is a foot and no one is as they seem. To me it draws it's inspiration from the the history of the SS and SA and their respective struggle for influence and power in early Nazi Germany and a who watches the watchmen-esque plot.
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - just a fun show to watch. The studio has done a good job so far of combining fantasy, slice of life, and comedy with a a bit of a gender reversal with Miss Kobayashi as the not so sterotypical salary"man"
Konosuba 2 - No need to expand (or should I say explode) about this.
Committed to at least 3 episodes
Blue Exorcist S2 - I only put this here because there is a chance that I stop trying to keep up with it and just binge it at the end of the season
Gabriel DropOut - It's quirky but still not sure if it has the legs to stay on my watch list all season
Good chance likely to come off list after 2nd episode
Handshakers - yep it's gone. Animation style, charcter designs, and the constant self edification of the assistant professor and his constant reference to "handshaker" is just a mess and annoying.
elDLIVE - To me the alien designs and other sci-fi elements are definately pedestrian if not in fact downright lazy, other charcters are just trope, and the chacter design of the protagonist is poorly done as well.
Already off the watch list after one episode;
Akiba's Trip
Ai-Mai-Mi Surgical Friends
Schoolgirl Strikers
Spiritpact <----- ugh what a train wreck
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I think Tanya is becoming my favorite anti-hero ever. I can't recall enjoying looking forward to each episode since One Punch Man.
I've laid off IBO since episode 38. I have found that I have to take that show in 4-6 episode batches.
So far my top 5 new shows of the winter season is;
1. Tanya the Evil
2. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
3. Masamune-kun's Revenge
4. Fuuka
5. ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (I think this show is primed to shoot up my list, but right now it is pretty slow)
I know a lot of you like RWBY (as does my son, easily his favorite show), but I just can't seem to get into it. What am I missing?
CthuluIsSpy wrote: "I love the smell of explosion magic in the morning. Smells like...victory"
Spoiler:
Speaking of booms, holy gak this week's episode of Youjo Senki was intense. First a brutal training regime for a battalion, then complete annihilation of an enemy arm's factory.
Spoiler tags please....some of us are still at work for a few more hours
AduroT wrote: Been putting off checking out Youjo Senki because the discription seemed meh and the cover art is... just kind of off putting. It kept getting mentioned here so I finally got around to checking out the first episode and damn. Now I have to watch all of it.
Yep, definately my sadastic pleasure. I cannot recommend this show enough if you have not yet given it a chance.
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The whole loli-con thing and how she effected the little girl voice to lull the Dakian military into a false sense of security before blowing them to heck.....it is definately typical of her/his charcter......someone who uses the rules to their advantage and not interested in the spirit of the rule.
Also the whole exchange between her and the enemy commander about visas.......
This was GR's worth watching review....
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Also, who else is watching ACCA? It's the only totally serious show I've been watching this season, and the slow burn is still great.
Enjoying ACCA as well. Like you said, the slow burn is great. I keep watching it thinking there are probably easter eggs being shown that are pointing to the true plot and true master mind(s).
turns out Being X is orchestrating the outbreak of a world war just to make life even harder for Tanya. god is a troll confirmed.
What I did find interesting the wording of his taunt "the whole world will be against you. To me this foreshadows that the Empire will end up betraying Tanya in the end out of fear for her power and cruelty, just as her previous incarnation was killed in the other world for his cruelty
You may be on to something. In the meantime, I am still enjoying the hick out of her seemingly IDGAF attitude while she mercilessly and methodically takes on all comers including Being X.
I also got a kick out of...
Spoiler:
Where she used magic as some sort of Aegis system to track and designate multiple targets. A technique I haven't seen other mages on either side do.
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Anyway, How's Masamune-kun no revenge? Worth watching?
Still watching it, but Masamune is starting to annoy me as it seems he is being easily manipulated by multiple girls despite the show supposedly being about his revenge quest which....
Spoiler:
Seems to have really gone off the rails at this point with Masamune basically becoming Yoshino Koiwai's catspaw and Neko Fujinomiya seemingly prusuing her own agenda possibly at Masmune's expense
Likely will stick with it, but it's not one of my watch first shows in my que unlike Youjo Senki, Miss Kobayahsi's Dragon Maid, Interviews with Monster Girls and Konosuba.
I am also getting a little worried about the pacing of ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. Season is half over and.....still waiting for something other than rumors to be revealed.
AduroT wrote: Son of a B! A .5 recap episode on Tanya! Does this mean the finale is going to end up postponed for a couple months now?
I was also dissapointed to hear about and see the re-cap episode along with the scuttlebutt about production delays. Like you I hope this doesn't portend worse things.
This has really been my favorite show of the season.
Also glad to see Youjo Senki moving forward again after the re-cap episode.
The way that she takes down opponents with zero feths given.....chilling.
What's your over under on that Christmas present leading to her eventual downfall? I'm betting the daughter end up being a pretty potent mage as well.
hmmmm....taking the under.......
Spoiler:
I think the charcter and the "gift" was a device to underscore how from Tanya's view, everything is a tool and that faith is not needed which is the core conflict i.e. We have the multi-episode charcterzation and exposition of a charcter who appears to be noble, intelligent, admired, grounded, and seemingly full of the type of faith that would be critical to defeating the manical and cyncial protaginist. Our sympathetic feelings are futher manipulated when he is given a prototype weapon by no less than his endearing and loyal daughter who seems to think that with such a weapon he is guaranteed to strike down whatever evil make seek to do him and their nation harm. That under any other circumstance would be assumed to be the device (of faith) by which evil (Tanya) would be defeated or the very least would play a significant role in redeming Tanya and proving to her once and for all the power of faith and God (Being X). Effectively we were being set up to believe he, and by extension the weapon, would play some significant role in Tanya's redemption. Instead she uses modest forces to take down what was supposedly a impregnable defence, eviscerates the counter attack, and seemingly without much effort (it really was a nuisance to her) takes down our symbolic hero with seemingly little effort and as an afterthought takes the supposedly special weapon with almost no fanfare. So ultimately the weapon doesn't lead to her downfall, if anything it like the "blessed" computation gem she just become one more of her tools.
CthuluIsSpy wrote: Yeah, the Slice of Life anime this season appears to be falling flat. Both Dragon Maid and Gabriel are losing steam.
Sadly I am starting to concur. Had such high hopes after a lot of shows had a solid first two or three episodes, but as the season has gone on much of it has started to trail off and fall into familiar tropes or lazy plot devices.
Gabriel has become a let down.
I did enjoy the last episode of Kobayashi's dragon maid. The....
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Bento contest was fun and the the introduction of Elma, who come to find out is the paragon of order and Tohruis the paragon of chaos, I think was done well. Agree that the ecchi stuff featuring Lucoa is starting to venture over into the disturbing side. Still all and all I am still high on the show.
I saw Clockwork Planet.
Its a disappointment. I was not expecting Moe style, and I got Moe style. I don't like unexpected moe.
Also the main character is annoying.
Might as well post a small roundup
Magical Bastard teacher - Its ok. Will continue watching, but I expect to be disappointed
Armed girls - Looks like schlock, but the fun type of schlock. May continue, idk.
Clockwork planet - Don't like the animation style, don't like the characters. Life expectancy low.
Berserk - CLANG. That's the only second season I'm covering in the round up. Because memes are the DNA of the Soul.
Not- Re Zero = Interesting premise so far, but holy gak the author borrowed a bunch of ideas. The title looks like Re Zero and the girl's name is reminiscent of Drakengard (her name is Zero and she has white hair. Come on). The white tiger man reminds me a bit like Guts too; big guy, bad reputation, affected by a curse that resulted in people hunting him, etc.
Not that its a bad thing, mind you, just something I noticed. Will continue watching.
Renai Bokun - Not...what I was expecting. I was expecting harem crap. What I got was a parody of harem crap that takes the complete piss out of the common tropes. Kind of interested, actually.
Re-Creators - When Windows 10 crashes so hard it blurs the line between realities. That's what I got from that BSOD scene xD. Also the red head chick looks a bit like Asuka Soryu. So hot I guess.
Sadly have to agree about Clockwork Planet. Not what I was lead to believe by the trailers and stills. Overall, of the dozen shows I have seen of the spring season, none look like they will be watch on release day, thus so far the Spring season is a big letdown from Winter. If I had to pick a couple of favorites so far I would say Alice & Zoroku and Eromanga Sensei.
