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And Rakugo is back.



Then again I once watched a coworker retell the Battle of Three Armies from Game of Thrones as a one person show, so I might be a bit biased.

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.

 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.

 Hoitash wrote:

 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

Any other recommendations?

Konosuba is finally out! The world's worst raid party is at it again!

I was looking at Fuuka, too, but I think I'll wait for the dub (stupid three week delay grumble grumble.)

I enjoyed Gabriel Dropout, but maybe I'm just used to the character archetypes by now.

I dropped Eldrive after one once we got to see what the hidden voice was. It just looked too stupid.

Handshakers I only made it part way into the first episode before the animation style just turned me off to it entirely and I stopped.

Decided to give Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! a try and I immediately regret not watching it when it first came out..

Megumin, oh Megumin, are you the daughter of mister Torgue by any chance?

 BrookM wrote:
Decided to give Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! a try and I immediately regret not watching it when it first came out..

Megumin, oh Megumin, are you the daughter of mister Torgue by any chance?

You are now imagining Torgue's dialogue being dubbed over her's.
I know I am, and its funny as feth.

 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.

Aside from Dragon Maid and Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! S2 not sure what I'm going to follow this season, a lot of it looks like gak to me.

 BrookM wrote:
Aside from Dragon Maid and Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! S2 not sure what I'm going to follow this season, a lot of it looks like gak to me.

Blue Exorcist is pretty good.

So...Chaos Child.
You know how occultic nine moved at lightspeed and you didn't know what the feth was going on? Well, chaos child moves at a snail's pace and you still don't know what the feth is going on. Not to mention that its a lot like occultic nine in many aspects; the title has a similar design, there's a cryptic message thing under it, and a big chunk of the first episode is some guy browsing a forum on the occult.
I am not impressed.

Chaos; Child is a sequel series I think to Chaos; Head. I saw the original and I seem to remember it being a lot like what you described Occultic Nine like, only it started at light spent then went snails space after like the first few episodes and never made sense XD

I'm assuming anyway. I have a pretty good memory for this and I don't remember anything about that show XD

So, a bit more on Chaos Child.

Turns out the first 30 minutes is a recap of the events of Chaos Head, which I did not see. Certainly would explain my confusion, but it still looked like an edgy occultic nine with pacing issues.

Fortunately, Chaos Child proper actually appears to have decent pacing, so that's a plus.

Maid Dragon was enjoyable. I will continue watching.
Chain Chronicle was ok so far.
Feels a bit like Zestiria (no surprise, really, as they are both game adaptations), but I prefer the art style a little more. I liked how the good guys get their arses kicked in the first episode, so the world goes to gak. Should be an interesting development.

Checking out Youjo Senki. Looks like WW1 Izetta with 50% more edge. High possibility of being crap, but Weird WW1 is hard to find, so I might not drop it.
So far the main character sounds drunk, and that other girl looks out of place. Eyes are way too big for this type of show, and if Tanya doesn't turn out to be loli Ridcully I'll be very disappointed.

Updated my watch list

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

Spiritpact is weirdly not terrible to me. It has odd humor and the characters actually strike me as a bit interesting and I'm curious where that one goes. Otherwise I agree with your drop lists.

For me it's all about the Dragon Maid, Konosuba, 3-gatsu no Lion and Tiger Mask W (it's crappy, but oh well, may as well turn this into the one I watch all the way through).

Also curious to see when the last two episodes of Long Riders! are going to happen, I needs my cycling anime to have closure!

Whilst the first episode of Konosuba s2 didn't impress me that much, the second episode was much better. The exchange between Megumin and Kazuma in the bath was hilarious, and Yunyun is adorably pathetic.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Whilst the first episode of Konosuba s2 didn't impress me that much, the second episode was much better. The exchange between Megumin and Kazuma in the bath was hilarious, and Yunyun is adorably pathetic.

Indeed. Also, I can't help but feel DEEN cut the budget (which for them would be hilarious), and I'm really, really hoping it's because this season is getting a full 12 episode run this time.

The ending theme to Youjo Senki is very catchy.
Getting it out of my head is going to be a bitch




The lyrics are also super messed up when you translate them.
Its rare when the protagonist is such a twisted piece of work.
Its fascinating. Its like Overlord, except whereas Ainz is actually a nice guy despite his appearance, Tanya is really that twisted.
Think Esdeath from Akame Ga Kill, but without the humor.

The interviews with monster-girls adaptation is really good so far. Pacing ha been almost spot-on from the manga too. Although the manga is only like 2.5 books in, so they certainly can't rush this one.

Succy-chan is best.

I've been out of the loop on anime for a bit, currently only following Iron Blooded Orphans and rewatching Black Lagoon and Kabaneri, anything in particular recommendations for something along those lines right now?

 Co'tor Shas wrote:
The interviews with monster-girls adaptation is really good so far. Pacing ha been almost spot-on from the manga too. Although the manga is only like 2.5 books in, so they certainly can't rush this one.

Succy-chan is best.

I'm really enjoying that one, too. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna watch both the sub and dub for this one, because I like watching it that much.

I also love how in the intro Hikari flaps her cape like a kid with a blanket. Gets me every time.

And the show really makes you think, too. Never once before have I thought about how hard it would be for a succubus to function in regular society.

Looks like the "big moment," as it were, happened in demi-chan.

 Co'tor Shas wrote:
Looks like the "big moment," as it were, happened in demi-chan.

Spoiler:

As someone who has dealt with bullying, I know how it feels. Especially since, nine times out of ten, you do end up blaming yourself.

And the dub's pretty good, too. Haven't watched both sub and dub as they aired since Snow White with Red Hair.

Better go watch this weeks ep of Demi Chan so I can click those spoiler tags... thanks for the spoiler tags btw.

God damnit Iron Blooded Orphans... last week you kicked me in the nuts twice, and that just wasn't good enough for you was it? No. No it wasn't XD

Why are you guys talking about all the shows I Haven't watched this week yet?! Where's the discussion of RWBY? One piece? Tales of Xestria?

I completely forgot about RWBY, I still have to catch up on that...

I super gotta catch up to RWBY too. But I'm still right at the end of the Vale Festival and got the bit bit spoilered for me, which put me off it for a while.

I'm catching up on Iron Blooded Orphans, and man did it seem like it just picked up and dropped the storyline on earth. I like where episodes 36-38 went. And now I'm getting concerned because I read LordofHats's spoiler forgetting I wasn't caught up on IBO...



Edit: LordofHats' spoiler is for the next episode on Crunchyroll, dangit I have to go a whole week with this knowledge! D: