Fall 2017 Anime

Jump is kind of a farcry from the height of the Big Three , though I'd like to think part of it is attribute to the emergence of the digital market.

Both Haikyuu and MHA are pretty strong volume sellers for Jump, and right below them is Shokugeki no Soma.

Black Clover is alright it just takes awhile to ramp up.

Asta's seiyuu is terrible though jesus.

edited 3rd Oct '17 10:14:32 PM by Silentedge89

I enjoy mocking Black Clover, but I have to watch it and put my money where my mouth is

The Promised Neverland and Dr Stone have been consistently in the top 4 recently, if I'm not wrong… Though they're still a bit young too judge yet.

You know, Asta's voice kinda reminds me of a Metal Scream. The way the VA uses his throat seems similar. But at this rate, I doubt his vocal chords can bear it for very long…

Except that it goes on... and on.... and on. The volume varies a bit but almost all of his dialogue is like that. It get's old, really fast.

The Big Three has nothing to do with sales or quality. It's a moniker granted to the 3 titles that reinvigorated interest in anime and manga in the west after the early Toonami boom had waned.

There can't be a new Big Three.

Won't stop them from trying to heave a repeat though.

Plus, isn't Boruto trying to be in that competition as well? Or at least was supposed to be an attempt?

edited 4th Oct '17 3:32:39 AM by TheLovecraftian

Boruto is monthly in the manga, so its treated differently.

x3

You're free to find it annoying but from what I saw his yelling is fucking hilarious. I'll watch the episode later and judge for myself once I've seen it in full though.

EDIT: Having seen it, I still don't see the problem. The show itself is bog standard shonen but if you're a fan of the genre that shouldn't be much of an issue either.

edited 4th Oct '17 5:27:40 AM by Chariot

Urahara Episode 1: That was.... odd. Psychedelic, hyperactive and random it should be an entertaining ride.

Can someone tell me when a new Osomatsu-san comes out? I assume it's monday

I have so many questions ... psychodelic indeed. Fun, though, if a little too hyperactive. It's good tsukkomi bait. Art style and story kinda remind me of Space Patrol Luluco, but on a lot more LSD.

EDIT: Oh wow, Juuni Taisen. Did not think it was going to be that good. Hope it keeps up for the rest of the season.

edited 4th Oct '17 8:18:04 AM by TheLovecraftian

I feel like Juuni Taisen is going to attract a really obnoxious fandom. Or possibly it'll mostly fly under the radar. We'll see, I suppose.

In any case though, I can heartily recommend it to anyone will a decent amount of grimdark tolerance.

Boar girl is really screwed up in the head. I rejoiced when she died first.

My fear with Juuni Taisen is it will fall into the trap where the "Viewpoint Character of the Episode" will be the one who gets axed.

edited 4th Oct '17 12:15:20 PM by Lionheart0

Absolutely. I would have preferred her sister to be the Boar. Would have been more interesting and way less obnoxious. Oh well. The Rabbit looks to be really cool, though.

Writing seems sharper than that to me. Hopefully they'll make up some interesting twists to the formula.

I'm told the writer of Juuni Taisen is know for his subversive writing. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up entirely to you.

It's reasonable fear, but I doubt it'll go down like that. Writer's not gonna let things get that predictable.

Urahara was… I'm not even sure what it was. I hesitate between "Precure on Acid" or "PSG With Only Half the Acid".

Dunno, both the artistic direction and the concept seem pretty half-assed to me, and I don't find the characters particularly funny. I'll give it one more episode, but I'll probably pass. =[

The writer is Nisio Isin, the guy behind the Monogatari franchise, Katanagatari and the Kubikiri Cycle. At the very least, it means it's going in some interesting directions.

edited 4th Oct '17 2:44:07 PM by Zendervai

Konohana Kitan was ...okay. At least, I'm not dropping it after the first episode.

It's cute fox girls doing cute fox things. It's also pretty nicely done, for those who like the genre. Nice animation, fun characters. Not my personal cup of tea, but I can appreciate work done nicely when I see it.

Infini-T Force: This is stupid. Sometimes it's stupid in a fun kind of way, but a lot of it is just kind of bland. Not planning to follow

Urahara: o_0 Low-budget avant-garde CGDCT. I can't say I don't appreciate it, but it can also be kinda painful to watch, and it doesn't really have much going for it beyond the style. Not going to follow

Konohana Kitan: Huh, they're actually adapting Konohantei Kitan, which Konohana Kitan is a continuation of. Konohantei ran in Yurihime, though... So, pretty, pleasant, and otherwise kind of weak. Might follow if none of the other CGDCT series work out

• UQ Holder: Dropping all pretence and advertising the sequel status from the get-go. That's nice. Beyond that, first episode is almost completely identical to the first chapter, and it was decent enough. I'm more worried about the inevitable rush job that's going to happen, judging by who's appearing in the opening.

• Black Clover: Well, the setting seems... interesting enough (seriously though that goddamn skull forest), though there isn't really a character I care about yet. Also, shut the fuck up Asta, you're rolling r's that I don't think even exist in whatever the hell you're screaming.

• Zodiac War: Not quite sure what to make of this. I already don't care much for Boar, at least. I... guess I hope for good fight scenes?

• Konohana Kitan: Personal favourite already. Can't go wrong with cute yuri foxgirls. I'll need to double check which manga I read though, since apparently there's two now.

• King's Game: Well, I'm a sucker for classes getting sucked into some fucked up murder-death-kill scenarios. Real dick to move to Send out a "don't go to sleep" order after half the class went to sleep though.

King's Game Episode 1: That was brutal. This seems like it could be an interesting series but with that body count already I don't know how long it will keep going.