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burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#451: Apr 21st 2014 at 4:30:52 PM

[up]Love Live appears to be moving faster, but is otherwise the same, so it's probably the latter - you simply lost interest.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#452: Apr 21st 2014 at 4:35:04 PM

[up]

Well that, and A-RISE, the supposed rivals from the previous season are not only in evidence, but they're active participants in the plot this time — see episode 03's demonstration of what they can do.

So yeah, likely Hylarn lost interest.

KSPAM PARTY PARTY PARTY I WANNA HAVE A PARTY from PARTY ROCK Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
PARTY PARTY PARTY I WANNA HAVE A PARTY
#453: Apr 21st 2014 at 10:34:26 PM

M-3: RED POOP

I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serial
FlowingCotton Just flowing with it. from GMT Plus 07:00 Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Just flowing with it.
#454: Apr 22nd 2014 at 5:39:12 AM

My impressions on the season so far:

  • Bokura Minna Kawai-sou: I like the humor and how the characters are actually at even odds against each other in terms of comedic comeuppance. The romance is a bit dragged out but I've seen too many dragged-out love stories to care.
  • Brynhildr in the Darkness: Stop killing the cast when you have ten episodes left, damnit! Did they just kill the lead heroine? Kinda expecting the plot armor to kick in right there.
  • Isshuukan Friends: This looks like it'll have some drama. Depending on how the later chapters are handled, it can either end up like Kokoro Connect or the heartstring-tugger of the season. So far my only complaint is the lack of punch it has.
  • Is the Order a Rabbit?: Cute and comfy, what is there to complain about?
  • Mushishi S2: I haven't watched the first season but this anime is very, very good at setting up the melancholic mood. Kinda wished that it has persistent characters, but probably the best show in this season.
  • No Game, No Life: The color scheme is bothering me. Otherwise, it has solid characters, platonic sibling relations, and good comedy on top of mind games that doesn't lull me to sleep. I liked Problem Children so I think I'll enjoy this very much.
  • Mahouka: By the end of the second episode, I realized that I needed to turn my brain off to enjoy this, and I'm not doing that. The author seem like he doesn't realize that putting a terribly overpowered character amongst overpowered characters doesn't make him not overpowered. Not when he's a walking portable nuke. Dropped.
  • Mekaku City Actors: Beside being as Shafty as possible, this show is short on narrative merits. People keep telling me that I won't regret it when the scatterbrained plot lines come together; I'm giving it one more episode, tops.
  • Soul Eater Not!: I came in expecting over-the-top action a la the original series. Instead I got cute girls doing cute things... with lesbian overtones everywhere. Dropped.

edited 22nd Apr '14 5:40:00 AM by FlowingCotton

probablyinsane Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#455: May 4th 2014 at 2:54:45 AM

I am trying to get through the mythology otome anime, for stupid reasons.

Been working on my own mythology based story, but I keep hitting writer's blocks mainly fueled by desire to stay close to canon as much as possible despite I know damn well that a lot of mythology adaptations just have a "screw canon" stance. Including the Ancient Romans, and I don't think even Homer followed closely the (even more) older myths.

Going to list the stuff I like to help me stick with it, cause I really need to be more "screw canon" in order get ahead with my own version.

Female MC - so far, is easy for me to like even though I (facepalm) when she didn't went for help upon hearing weird voice coming from nowhere.

I appreciate a lot that the Egyptian gods have dark skin.

It actually includes the bits about who's related to who, at least for the Greek gods anyway, so far. I'm still on episode 3.

Dear Self, you can watch Sailor Moon / Pretty Cure / insert Magical Girl Transformation Sequence here without batting an eyelid - so you will NOT drop this show just because it has Magical Boy Transformations with some nudity.

Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.
Scherzo09 Revy Gonna Give It To Ya from Roanapur Since: Jul, 2010
Revy Gonna Give It To Ya
#456: Jun 1st 2014 at 9:00:55 PM

Ressurect this topic; I think so far my anime of the season so far are Knights Of Sidonia and Mekakucity Actors. The World Is Still Beautiful and Captain Earth come in just after that, with Akuma No Riddle being sort of the 'fun', dumb show to me.

edited 1st Jun '14 9:01:39 PM by Scherzo09

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fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#457: Jun 2nd 2014 at 2:45:06 AM

[up] Good picks. I'd add Ping Pong and Baby Steps for those who can at least tolerate sports elements. Ping Pong in particular has a very unique flavor. Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin has an interesting premise acted out by somewhat archetypical but above cookie-cutter characters. Hitsugi no Chaika has also been a solid fantasy series. I'd say Brynhildr is worth a watch as well, though I think I would rather point people to the manga. Oh, and Mushishi too. Of course.

My entertaining dumb show of the season is probably No Game No Life.

edited 2nd Jun '14 2:45:56 AM by fillerdude

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#458: Jun 2nd 2014 at 3:25:07 AM

DAGA KOTOWARU!

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
bassgs435 will of the new world Since: Apr, 2013
will of the new world
#459: Jun 2nd 2014 at 4:48:38 AM

here's my ranking so far

1-Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure

2-Captain Earth

3-Daimidaler The Sound Robot

4-No Game No Life

5-Akuma No Riddle

6-Nobunaga The Fool

7-M3

8-Selector Infected Wixoss

9-Hitsugi No Chaika

10-Black Bullet

11-Yu Gi Oh Arc V

dropped (total lack of interest):

Mahouka

Majin Bone

Dai Shogun

edited 2nd Jun '14 6:07:59 AM by bassgs435

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#460: Jun 2nd 2014 at 10:42:27 AM

I watch, in no particular order:

None of them is really spectactular, but they're all enjoyable.

Kamigami no Asobi, Kiwaguro No Brynhildr, Mahouka Koukou No Rettousei, I've had to put on the backburner because I just don't have the time. Any wonder after that list?

Edit: Forgot Date A Live.

edited 2nd Jun '14 12:51:09 PM by AnotherDuck

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TropayXion The i. one. from HEART Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The i. one.
#461: Jun 2nd 2014 at 11:27:25 AM

Well, let's see what I've got...

  • Mahouka: ...Eh. It's just kinda there for me. Think I've still to watch the latest episode.
  • Black Bullet: Fairly interesting, though I swear to god if it goes full-on grimderp...
  • Date-A-Live 2: Because Kurumi is awesome. The premise is okay too, I suppose.
  • Yugioh: Because Yugioh.
  • Soul Eater Not: Pretty adorable and fun to watch. Well, outside of That One Scene.
  • No Game No Life: By far the best of this season.
  • Nobunaga The Fool: It... just gets worse and worse with every episode, but it's nearly over, so... yay?
  • Brynhilder: I quite like it. It's a tad more enjoyable than Elfen Lied was.
  • WIXOSS: Lighten the fuck up, Jesus Christ.

Nisekoi finished already, and it was... okay. Sometimes fun, sometimes boring, Marika was the best part.

edited 2nd Jun '14 11:28:18 AM by TropayXion

bassgs435 will of the new world Since: Apr, 2013
will of the new world
#462: Jun 2nd 2014 at 11:54:05 AM

[up] I'd advise you to drob black bullet and Wixoss.

going by lore on card's flavour text on Wixoss, it's not gonna lighten

and Black Bullet's author is apparently a fan of Urobuchi. not to mention some LN spoilers seem to imply it's gonna go grimdarkthe CC from the M Cs class (the one he founded on the outer district) get murdered

SebastianGray (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#463: Jun 2nd 2014 at 12:29:38 PM

Not including series continuing from previous seasons I am watching:

Black Bullet: Good solid series but nothing spectacular

Blade & Soul: Best ending song of the season and the plot is getting quite interesting

Fuuun Ishin Dai Shogun: Quite entertaining if you can look past the low budget animation and the fanservice

Gokukoku no Brynhildr: A very interesting series and I can't wati to see where it goes

Hitsugi no Chaika: Very entertaining. Chaika herself is probably one of y favourite characters of the series

Mahou Shoujo Taisen: Not what I was expecting but still entertaining

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: An entertaining series with a nice setting and good characters

No Game No Life: My favourite series of the season and one that will probably make it into my personal anime Hal o Fame

Seikoku no Dragonar: Not as good as I had hoped but still has some good moments

Selector Infected WIXOSS: A very entertaining series that is now my second favourite of the season.

Soul Eater NOT!: Just as good as I hoped it would be (the odd animation issue aside)from reading the manga

edited 2nd Jun '14 12:30:45 PM by SebastianGray

stairwalker Since: Nov, 2012
#464: Jun 2nd 2014 at 6:47:28 PM

This season seems rather lacking in the gag (or at least funny) series department. Mangaka and Assistants gets repetitive real fast, Seki-kun is from the previous season and appears to have ended, Kenzen Robot is more stupid than funny. The closest I can find is Rabbit, am I missing something?

KnightofNASA Since: Jan, 2013
#465: Jun 2nd 2014 at 8:00:36 PM

Mekakucity Actor: Overhyped anime of the year. Still great, though. Managed to understand everything despite being a terrible English student. Of course, Aniplex being Aniplex, let's split the episodes onto 12 different BD sets!

Mahouka: HAHAHA no. Maybe if I was able to see the sporkings I could enjoy it a tad more, but no. Dropped.

Gokukoku: Amazing opening, but the MC is too cliche. Dropped.

Still the World is Beautiful: the storyline is not interesting, but somehow I managed to watch everything.

WIXOSS: applaud for female card game player. JC haven't done the "mysterious wish system that sucks for everyone" thing since 1997. WIXOSS wish is more innocent, though.

ARC-V: directed by the same person who decontructed Yu Gi Oh. So far the plot hasn't kick in yet. We are all waiting. Much more interesting than ZEXAL.

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#466: Jun 3rd 2014 at 5:58:10 AM

Blade & Soul: Best ending song of the season and the plot is getting quite interesting

In a season with this?

That'd be quite a surprise.

What's precedent ever done for us?
SebastianGray (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#467: Jun 3rd 2014 at 8:33:18 AM

[up]Best of what I have seen but I still prefer Blade & Soul even after watching that Jojo one.

edited 3rd Jun '14 8:43:25 AM by SebastianGray

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#468: Jun 3rd 2014 at 8:53:44 AM

A cool concept, but I object to the Gainaxing and Male Gaze, especially combined with the rather bland face the dancer is making, and the fact that it only gets colourful about two-thirds of the way in.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
SebastianGray (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#469: Jun 3rd 2014 at 9:15:25 AM

[up]I like the simplicity of it and I generally find Gainaxing amusing more than anything (although I will admit I didn't actually notice it until the second time I watched it). Plus I like the song itself a lot.

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#470: Jun 3rd 2014 at 9:23:02 AM

What does it tell us about the show itself, though? The best EDs relate back to their stories in interesting and engaging ways.

edited 3rd Jun '14 9:35:45 AM by Iaculus

What's precedent ever done for us?
Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#471: Jun 3rd 2014 at 9:28:21 AM

The Blade & Soul ED was good at first, then they ruined it with shitty cgi dancing.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#472: Jun 3rd 2014 at 9:53:10 AM

I kind of like that Blade and Soul ED, actually. If not for the Gainaxing, which in this case makes you wonder if the animators have ever seen a woman, it'd be pretty dang classy.

It's been fun.
SebastianGray (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#473: Jun 3rd 2014 at 10:11:54 AM

[up][up][up]I've never really thought about it that way, although my current absolute favourite ending (the fourth Soul Eater Ed) does do that though. What I generally look for first is a good song.

[up][up]Animation quality has never bothered me to be honest (which is why I can enjoy Fuuun Ishin Dai Shogun despite it being barely animated).

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#474: Jun 3rd 2014 at 8:13:53 PM

Fnarging the objection to Gainaxing there. Those things look like they're made out of jello.

Diamite Rainy Echoes Since: Jul, 2013
Rainy Echoes
#475: Jun 4th 2014 at 1:18:17 AM

Again, nice line-up. My personal favorites are...

  • GochiUsa
  • Akuma no Riddle
  • Black Bullet
  • Jojo's Stardust Crusaders
  • Coffin Princess Chaika
  • WIXOSS
  • Yu-Gi-oh Arc V
  • Gawoware
  • Captain Earth
  • One Week Friends
  • No Game No Life

Other notes:

  • Escha and Logy just has that calming aura around it. Reminds me of the calming aura I felt when watching Shining Hearts: The Bread of Happiness.
  • I thought Ping Pong was ordinary. Idiot. The characters make it shine. And since I'm more of a character guy, yussss.
  • One Week Friends and Captain Earth: The main four from each are pretty rad.smile
  • I can't help but think that Kiniro Mosaic, Non Non Biyori, ChuuniKoi and GochiUsa are my Elite Four when it comes to cuteness.
  • Inugami and Nekoyama: Cute.waii
  • Gawoware has one of the funniest and happiest harems in existence.
  • Nanana's Buried Treasure has an awesome cast, as well as nice treasures.
  • Knights of Sidonia for best opening song. Arc V comes at a close second. Chaika, a close third. Jojo's fourth.
  • Captain Earth for best ending song. M3 second. Ping Pong third. WIXOSS fourth.

edited 18th Jun '14 7:35:21 AM by Diamite


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