This season I am taking a shot at watching most of the series airing. Obviously I can't watch everything (both due to lack of time and patience), but I do aim to cover the majority of the shows airing.
As always, MaL for your reference, and here's the complete list of what I am watching this season. The first half series in bold are the ones that I will be discussing in this post, while the latter half will be in a consecutive post.
Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken 2 Sure-me
DanMachi
High School DxD Born
Nisekoi 2
Owari no Seraph
Oregairu 2 (messed up order, oh well)
Plastic Memories
Re-Kan!
Shokugeki no Souma
Yamadakun to Nananin no Majo
Anime not included:
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (wouldn't be a "first impressions")
Hibike! Euphonium (haven't started)
Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku (haven't started)
Ore Monogatari!! (haven't started)
- SPOILERS WARNING -
Progress: 3/13
One Sentence: Laughs and overall warm feelings that radiate from the second season of the short.
There is little to say about Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken 2 Sure-me because it is a short. The first season was one of the very first shorts that I had ever watched and I found myself enjoying the five minutes of goofy and comedic content that it provided.
While I have completely no problems with the second installment, it does seem as if it has somewhat fallen off. Perhaps it's largely due to the fact that it is indeed, the second season, or maybe Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken has lost it's charm. Don't be turned off by this though, as it's far from being bad and provides good content for its time.
Best Girl Award: Kaoru
Progress: 3/?
One Sentence: For a show that had a lot of attention and hype I was let down even more than I expected.
Hestia is absolutely the worst. Bell is actually a relatively well made character, and deserves better.
There is only one reason as to why I can't enjoy DanMachi nearly as much as I can. The first being Hestia. I seriously cannot understand why she is so popular among the audience, and she comes off as very cringey. Setting is fine, characters are okay, albeit flat, and I can picture some plot development in the future, but Hestia and her god damn blue ribbon get in the way of any enjoyment.
Best Girl Award: Ais (partly because she bears a striking resemblance to Shiina)
High School DxD Born
Progress: 2/?
One Sentence: Why did I spend so much time binging the first two seasons to get to this in time?
Nope let's not even talk about this. Next one please.
Best Girl Award: Rias has a slight edge over Akeno
Progress: 2/12
One Sentence: Heeeey it's second season of best waifu (seriously I love this though).
For some reason I'm attached to Nisekoi. Maybe it's the stunning best girl Chitoge, or the constant pandering to the fanbase, but either way, it's working.
Something interesting that I've seen so far in this season is that there appears to be a lot more focus on individual characters. Personally I really like this change in pace as there will be more development and movement of the series (something Nisekoi is known for not doing). Overall looking forward to this second season (even if it's only 12 episodes) and excited to see Chitoge win the contest.
Best Girl Award: Chitoge desu
Owari no Seraph
Progress: 2/12
One Sentence: First episode had me going, second episode had me... going?
First episode was great, action-packed and really had me on the edge of the seat. While the premise was a bit sudden and forced, I didn't really mind that much (I'm not picky). Everything after that I thought was superb, and I looked forward to the next episode.
Nope. It went in a completely different direction. It's not that I don't like it, I think Owari no Seraph is still good to an extent, but it feels much weaker. There was an explosive introduction to the show and it has definitely fallen off. However there's plenty of time and opportunity (given that this fall was not intended) for it to jump right back into it, so I'm going to be watching for that.
Best Girl Award: Shinoa Hiiragi, cause she just seems cool (and she's pretty much the only relevant female character)
Part 2 Coming Up Soon
Hope that you've enjoyed my thoughts on what has turned out to be a pretty decent season so far. Keep posted for the next post and what the other series look like.
Thanks for reading and have a great night everybody. I'm an 8 tonight and it's time for me to sign off.
"Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized." - Albert Einstein
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