Fall 2016 Anime

• Digimon Universe: Actually looks pretty good so far. It didn't immediately cement itself as horrible like Young Hunters did, but it's too early to tell if it'll stay interesting. Still, with how great Tri has been so far, I'm optimistic.

• Izetta The Last Witch: This looks really enjoyable. Fine's a great MC so far and the art was pretty great.

• Magical Girl Raising Project: Cute. Also, dark. Should be fun as long as it doesn't go full grimderp.

• Aooni the Blue Monster: wat

• Ninja Girl & Samurai Master: So I guess Elsie is a cute ninja now. This should be a lot of fun.

• Matoi The Sacred Slayer: The animation gives me a slight Trigger vibe. Also, dat English. Looks fairly interesting, coulda done without the detective groping his daughter though.

Of the things I've watched so far, Izetta and Raising Project are the most interesting for me. I was going to watch Vivid Strikers, buuuuuut the original Vivid was already boring, and I really don't care for the series post-A's, so no real point in tormenting myself with something even more removed from stuff than normal.

edited 5th Oct '16 9:36:31 AM by TropayXion

Sooo. Today was a pretty good day for anime. Hibike! Euphonium started with a bang, a double length episode full of band practise, unresolved tension from the first season with the second years and the evolving relationship between Kumiko and Reina, all done in classic Kyo Ana style.

Then there was Yuri on Ice, with gorgeously animated ice skating sequences, goofy reaction shots and ending on a high note with naked Russian ice skater butt.

Natsume Yuujinchou's fifth season started on a high as well, with a bit more focus on Reiko, while Brave Witches, if not spectacular, was at least competent in setting up the new series.

Though of course today's highlight was Anitore! XX.

Yuri On Ice: Everything! Is! Beautiful! The skating animation, the O St, the OP and ED, the characters (Both in terms of how they act, and how they look, from the attractive male designs to various female designs, from the MILF-esque teacher to the punk older sister to the sweetheart Childhood friend to even the cute chubby mom, Hell, even the female skater that had a few seconds of screentime looked hot).

My face was melting from it all. Oh yeah, This is a follow.

edited 5th Oct '16 6:11:00 PM by Demongodofchaos2

On one hand, my mind isn't revolting on trying to watch Brave Witches the way it usually does with this series. On the other, it really wasn't that interesting an episode. Probably give it another episode or two, I guess

This time there are actually female characters who wear something over their panties which is a novel twist for a Strike Witches spinoff.

Sacrilege!

Brave Witches Episode 1: So far it seems to be on a par with the original series (even if it is very predictable at the moment) so things are looking relatively good as I did enjoy Strike Witches somewhat. I am not much of a fan of the flying CGI animation as it seems a little jarring when it goes backwards and forwards with the regular animation.

What is with the World Witches Series tagline though? Are they going to do a whole bunch of series about various witch units around the world?

That's what the source material is IIRC, a series of spinoff stories about different witch squads around the world.

As far as I know this series is only about one squad though the Brave Witches in Orussia . The other prominent squadron that I know of is the Storm Witches in North Africa but they will likely get an anime series of their own.

Oh and apparently there is one set of books set in the Sengoku era of Japan for some reason because it's Japan.

edited 6th Oct '16 5:13:47 AM by Memers

That sounds quite interesting. I will have to look into those.

The Strike Witches universe is rather expansive if you dig deep enough. Like there are crapload of named Witches from Fumikane, some of them not even having actual pictures (Takami for example has been mentioned before by him, but only now shown. Hikari is a new face).

Anyway, Brave Witches: OMG, the Witches are back!! I can't wait to see more from this.

Nazotokine: The protagonist is quite attractive and unusually calm for leads in similar shows. The actual puzzle is in the credits. But the outfit seemed out of place and reminded me of how Chousouku Henkei Gyrozetter handles this sort of thing....

Keijo!!!!!!!! blew past 35 chapters in the first episode because the anime only has one cour. Anime watcher might want to check those chapters out to get to know the characters.

I'm only posting that for anyone interested in watching it though. It's not an anime I plan to sit through.

Flip Flappers... I... That was weird... In a good way?

Flip Flappers: So that was... more melancholic than the hype had led me to believe it would be. Lots of contrasting colors and generally crazy animation. There were a lot of hints as to the main story and what's really going on, but things just sort of happened for now. Cocona is the more reserved type, but her facial expressions say a lot. Papika does the genki things. I'm not overly impressed by this yet, but it's certainly interesting. ED is amazing though.

Keijo!!!!!!!!: This might be the dumbest sport I've seen yet. Whoever invented it needs a pay raise. Looks to be the good type of stupid and funny, so it might be worth a watch.

edited 6th Oct '16 12:13:46 PM by Sterok

I'm not even fully past the opening of Keijo yet, and the fanservice is so over the top, it's more of a comedy than an ecchi. I'm too busy laughing to get aroused.

I'm almost ready to call it a shounen parody.

That's because it is.

Flip Flappers is amazing. Lots of weird shit but some surprisingly solid character writing. And that ED

Eh, The character Writing was just average to me.

The animation though is a Sakuga fans wet dream, I'll give it that.

Oh man that sucks, some of the best jokes are in those chapters.

The perils of having one cour and the manga currently having 1 major tournament to leave an ending on.

Natsume Yuujinchou Go: Great start, as expected of Natsume Yuujinchou! Bring on the feels!

Takkyuu Musume: I was hoping it would be more comedic, but it seems to be a straightforward sports anime. Unless the character arcs are really good, I'll most likely get bored with it.

Show By Rock!!#: I wasn't happy with the time travel, it being my pet peeve, and I agree with Retoree with it belonging in bad sci-fi movies, not wonderful Show By Rock. But come on, it's the long-awaited sequel to SBR, so how could I not watch this?? Hoping it won't be too obtrusive. Great to see all the beloved characters from the first season again, it's cool that Criticrista seem to have joined the main cast.

Nanbaka: Very hammy, very sparkly, and very funny. Hope it keeps it up.

Chi's Sweet Home 2016: I loved the old Chi's sweet home shorts, and while the CG was unexpected and, well, not as cute, Chi is still Chi. Plus THE OPENING SONG IS "NEE" BY PERFUME!!!! I am confused about the timeline. They adopted her only a month before...they're at the new apartment...Blackie is there......

Magical Girl Raising Project: Really, really excited for this one, as Tropay Xion said I just hope it doesn't go full grimderp. Love the fact that all the girls seem to have gimmicks that make them stand out.

Later, I'll watch Soushin Shoujo Matoi.

I checked the trope page on Magical Girl Raising Project. Its full grimdark. Darker than Madoka grimdark from the looks of things.

And from the spoilers I've read, it's not a well-executed grimdark either.

Shame too, I was hoping it'd be more like a Magical Girl Highlander or Mortal Kombat instead of grimdark suffer porn.

On a brighter note however; Keijo!!!!!!!! is saving anime!

What's so bad about having grimdark MG shows?

Dark is fine, grimdark is another thing entirely.

But hey maybe it'll be like Dangan Ronpa? Magical girl Dangan Ronpa, that would be fun. I'm already calling the rabbit mascot "Monousa."

edited 6th Oct '16 11:50:18 PM by Ruise