The season has been nice to me so far. Loads of potential in a bunch of series, but none of them have really lived up to what they could be. Two guilty pleasure anime for me this time around. Let's jump right into it shall we?
Ongoing Anime That I'm Watching:
Akame Ga Kill!
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Glasslip
Haikyuu!!
Locodol
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
Rail Wars!
Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?
SAO II
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance
Tokyo Ghoul
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 2
Supposedly a really big disappointment, although I find it alright. Akame Ga Kill! is about a group of assassins under the name "Night Raid" who go about killing corrupted people in the city, hoping to pave way for a revolution. At times it's definitely got an intriguing story, but for the whole other part of the show it falls flat on its face trying to deliver.
It has gore. Sub-par comedy. A story that's on and off. OP and ED are really nice to listen to, quite possibly one of my favourites of this season (right next to the Tokyo Ghoul OP and ED, but that's coming up later in this post). Worth a try? Yeah, definitely. There's something to be found if you're into this kind of stuff.
Best Girl: All out battle between Akame and Mine right now
More or less the same stuff that I said last time I did a summer anime impression post. It's doing everything really well in my opinion. Characters extremely likable, comedy changes every episode so that it doesn't get boring and repetitive. I'd like to see more development in the romance department, but hey, maybe it's just one of those anime that end the way they start. OP is catchy and a refreshing change of pace from everything else. Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-kun is a really stable and great anime that does well.
Best Girl: Obviously Sakura Chiyo
If there's one thing that I can say about Glasslip, it's that it has gotten somewhat better. The anime is starting to push in a specific direction, instead of leading the viewer blindly around. If the show had started out like this I definitely wouldn't have criticized it so harshly the last time. Romances are showing up and playing a prominent role in story development, so that's a good thing. Side romance is cute, but whatever.
Glasslip is still salvageable. It's not too close from the point of no return though. If it can continue improving, it can turn into something that is nice, in a very general way. However it's just going to be another anime. Of course, that's assuming that it does head in that direction, which I sincerely hope it does. I thought that the elements for the story were really good, but were just played the wrong way.
Best Girl: Fukami Touko (I don't really like any of the other girls)
Pure love for volleyball is a really big reason for why I am watching Haikyuu!! Aside from that though, I think it's also another good sports centered anime. I can't and won't compare it to something like Kuroko's Basketball, but I can say that this anime provides some well needed stability for the season. Matches are exciting to watch and actually have some tension now.
Best Girl: Shimizu Kiyoko
Somewhat of a guilty pleasure watch for me. Cheap comedy and kawaii girls is what you'll get if you watch Locodol. Probably best not to think too much while watching this. However that's not to say that this show is a complete dud. It gets kawaii across and it makes me smile. Really that's all I was looking for, and I'm glad that it delivered.
Best Girl: Kohinata Yukari (holy she's actually just perfect)
Watched for the laughs because incest (yes, I was still in my OreImo stage).
Got something that was half incest and half about this perfect guy who goes around beating up everybody with magic.
Disappointed.
I really don't know why I didn't drop Mahouka along with my friend. The plot isn't really something that I'm interested in, much rather something that I actually pay attention to. Miyuki is just ugh (what a terrible immouto). In fact, I don't really like any of the characters too much.
Best Girl: SEITO KAICHOU SAEGUSA MAYUMI <3
When I say Rail Wars is a completely engaging anime that teaches you about the mechanics of trains and about a group of aspiring students who wish to keep their railways safe, I am completely kidding you.
Rail Wars is another guilty pleasure anime. Especially with the events that transpired in the latest episode, I can say that it is three quarters oppai and glorious exposed flesh and one quarter trains. Hell, probably not even one quarter, something like a eighth would make more sense.
Do I enjoy Rail Wars? Yes, yes I do. There's enough about trains to justify (not really) me watching it and I get enjoyment out of it, whether it's just because it's so silly or the show actually made a funny. Bottom line, this anime is simply fanservice packaged with the "free bonus" of trains, buuuuuuuuut it's something to look forward to every Saturday with.
Best Girl: Koumi Haruka (although if Sakurai gets more romantic development)
I'm not gonna lie. I have completely no idea why I picked up this show, but for whatever reason, it has turned out to be fine. Unfortunately I didn't find a hidden gem underneath all the chaos going on ahead, but hey, it aired on Fridays and I just happened to have that day free (nope, nope, not going to take the Free! references). Uhhhhh, Rokujouma is a typical harem anime. It's about a guy (Satomi Koutarou) who moves into an apartment room only to find a bunch of girls (a ghost, a princess from another planet, a big-chested underground dweller, and a mahou shoujo) each trying to take the room for her own purposes.
Rokujouma is a worth a shot if you're looking for something to take up some of your time. Sometimes it's quite good.
Best Girl: Sakuraba Harumi
Uh, one question. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ASUNA!?
That's what I thought going into this show. Seeing her on MAL as a "supporting character" really did grind my gears. However as the show has progressed, I can definitely see that it's... better than the first season. There's a new game at least, however the threat of dying in a virtual game is still being used. Shino is an interesting new character. Her back story is something new and interesting.
In the latest episode Kirito and Shino almost kiss. Hell, I don't even know if it was intended to look anything like a kiss, but it sure did for me. ASUNA YOU BETTER CLAIM YOUR TERRITORY QUICK. I doubt that they will do anything more than tease with those kind of scenes, as the whole KiritoxAsuna thing is huge and if they broke it, everybody would lose their minds (but hey, maybe that's exactly what they need after that terrible second arc). Overall SAO II is something that you should watch if you have watched the first season. It's a decent continuation.
Best Girl: Really it can only be Asuna, but hey, with hard work and screen time Shino could take that spot...
Guilty pleasure is written all over my face right now. Blade Dance is about... a red haired loli trying to find her older sister? A guy looking for a spirit that he apparently treated so badly that it had to run away? A group of girls pandering to the typical OP lead male (oh wait, he's the only male)? There are a lot of things happening in Blade Dance, and sometimes that doesn't leave enough time for what it really is: girls running around trying to get into MC's pants. I feel like... for this kind of harem (something highly reminiscent of Seikoku no Dragonar) it isn't doing a good job of being a harem. Up to now the MC has only really interacted with the red haired Claire and the wonderful girl who also serves as a sword and a dakimakura, Est.
Pretty close to dropping this series, but hey, might stick around to see if something will happen.
Best Girl: Est, Terminus
The show was looking to have a turn for the worse with the whole blue-haired-guy-trying-to-eat-Kaneki arc, because that part was just... bad. Too much handkerchief sniffing and build up only to have it end just like that. Just when I thought there wasn't anything worth watching in Tokyo Ghoul, BOOM, something serious actually happens, and the way they serve it to the viewer is much better than compared to the other episodes. More focus on the Doves ripping up and wreaking terror in the 20th ward would go a long way for the anime.
So far it's alright. Could be something really good if it picks up the pace. Black bars OP.
Best Girl: Kirishima Touka
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 2
HELLYESSECONDSEASON. Loved the first season. Gives genuine spooks and jumpscares. Definitely worth five minutes per week.
Best Girl: Uhm... I don't know if this counts, but the guy in the mask (narrator)?
Later Later Reader
Thanks for sticking around this time and showing your dedication ^^ Until next time, wonderful reader. I'm an 8 this morning. I actually had most of this done last night but then decided not to push it and finished up in the morning.
"Indecision may or may not be my problem." - Jimmy Buffett
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