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fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#51: Apr 2nd 2021 at 10:14:48 PM

First Episode Impressions

  • Shaman King: Frankly, it didn’t make a good impression. Though I am glad we’re done with the introduction stuff. Also did not expect Hao to show up right in the intro. Not sure how I feel about that. Continuing mainly for the nostalgia.
  • SSSS.Dynazenon: It’s got the same vibe as Gridman, though this one’s more straightforward. Daily-life routines embellished with cinematography, accented ever so slightly with a mysterious waif and minor paranormal events until hell breaks loose at the end. We spend most of the pilot getting to know who seem to be the five main characters. Yomogi is standard issue, Yume is annoying and the other three look like a buncha fun. The kaiju fight was actually pretty good. Overall less engaging than the ''Gridman'’ pilot for me, but I’m still interested to see where it goes. Continuing
  • Mashiro no Oto: The pacing was way too fast, they could have filled out half a cour with the content here. Kid goes from aimlessly wandering in Tokyo to crashing in a girl’s place to living in that apartment with the girl’s ex pestering him. There’s hints of neat characterization here and there but it feels like we lose a lot of context. You’ll still understand the intent, but the impact is dampened. The shamisen music is nice but not captivating, which might also be because I’m not cultured enough to appreciate it. Trying until episode 3.
  • Shakunetsu Kabaddi: Pretty much just manga with color and sounds. I’m honestly just surprised this got an anime at all, as it’s not a very popular manga about a not very popular sport. It has the budget you’d expect it to get. While average, I still love these kinda shows where they zero in on a very specific field, so I’m in for the long haul. Continuing

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#52: Apr 2nd 2021 at 10:54:10 PM

Where can i stream SSSS.Dynazenon? I don't see it on the streaming services i have.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#54: Apr 2nd 2021 at 10:59:48 PM

Thank you!

Edited by Cortez on Apr 2nd 2021 at 2:01:04 PM

Nachtwandler Since: Dec, 2014
#55: Apr 3rd 2021 at 2:59:29 AM

Mashiro no Oto ep. 1 was fine. Not that I expected but still fine. I personally like traditional instruments so it was interesting. And actual performances were better animated than in Kono Oto Tomare. I am also fine with the pacing. My only concern for now is that the most interesting heroine already left.

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#56: Apr 3rd 2021 at 3:01:23 AM

[up] I’m wondering if she’ll rejoin the cast, merely cameo or is actually gone for good. Honestly seems kind of a waste to just let her go.

Nachtwandler Since: Dec, 2014
#57: Apr 4th 2021 at 2:49:56 AM

Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song started pretty good. Drama at the end of ep. 2 was a bit unnecessary but it looks promising for now.

Edited by Nachtwandler on Apr 4th 2021 at 4:43:37 AM

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#58: Apr 4th 2021 at 3:53:25 PM

Vivy: Interesting ideas, good animation, competent direction... and I just don't care that much about the characters. Next episode is introducing some characters that are on the key visual, so I'll give it another try, but I'm dropping it if it doesn't hook me

Combatants: Too much sekuhara-as-comedy for my tastes

Sena Revo: The background are nicely drawn, at least

Dora Ie: I like the core idea, but rather than studying fantasy housing most of the time is spent with dull characters trying to be funny

TropayXion The i. one. from HEART Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The i. one.
#59: Apr 4th 2021 at 4:26:29 PM

  • SSSS.Dynazenon - Interesting first episode. Was going to skip this because I hadn't watched Gridman, which I had originally skipped because I thought it was set in some continuity for a thing I'd never seen. Good to know I was apparently wrong about all that. Quite liked that roundhouse kick from the robot.

  • Combatants Will Be Dispatched - MC's a bit hot or miss for me, and the first half of the episode felt... incredibly rushed. I honestly couldn't tell if there was genuine world domination going on or if it was a giant chuuni fantasy. That said, it was still pretty amusing, and flowed a bit better once they got to that planet. Alice is just great.

  • Farewell, My Dear Cramer - ...This art style's going to take a lot of getting used to for me, something about it's really distracting. I'll give it another episode or two, since otherwise I'm not entirely sure it'll be for me. Already having a hard time following all the characters introduced.

Ohmknight _(o)_ from the End Since: Jul, 2020 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#60: Apr 4th 2021 at 8:27:44 PM

[up]SSSS Gridman won't require much knowledge for the original series. Sure, you would appreciate it more if you did watch the OG, but it isn't a requirement.

The Final Name
OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#61: Apr 4th 2021 at 8:56:34 PM

Don’t have to watch the American version either, which is where the SSSS comes from, or how Gridmans nonhuman villain for the anime is definitely inspired by Tim Curry who played the villain in the American version.

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#62: Apr 5th 2021 at 1:31:14 AM

This season is starting off pretty strong for mecha series, with Godzilla Singular Point and SSSS.Dynazenon, plus Back Arrow from last season, and fansubs for the latest Fafner movies are finally out.

And you are all doing yourselves a terrible disservice if you're not watching Thunderbolt Fantasy.

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#63: Apr 5th 2021 at 2:34:31 AM

Speaking of the yandere from season 2 is still alive, but now without his Swordfu.

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
MagnumForce Since: Feb, 2017
#64: Apr 5th 2021 at 2:38:18 AM

So, definitely Bn HA and Nomad: Megalo Box 2, probably Zombieland Saga Revengence and hopefully Ijiranaide Nagatoro-san. This season is looking like it has more for me than the last one. Maybe a few originals will be worth watching too?

MagmaTeaMerry My Head Is On Fire from A forest somewhere Since: Sep, 2020
My Head Is On Fire
#65: Apr 5th 2021 at 1:57:04 PM

Huh, I didn't expect Shadows House to get picked up for an anime. I've been enjoying the manga, at least. Starts out as a Slice of Life fantasy thing, and then leans more towards mystery/subtle horror as the story goes on.

The only thing that kind of... I guess it doesn't bother me per se, but it does make me raise my eyebrow, is the name of our main protagonist. I'm sorry, but Emilyko is just... weird. I know why she's called that, but... I dunno, it sounds silly and is a bit jarring. It's just a Western name with the Japanese word for "child" at the end for some reason. I know it's because Kate wanted her doll to have her own identity, and so picked a name for her doll that wasn't even remotely reminiscent of her own, but... isn't Emily a different enough name already?

Edited by MagmaTeaMerry on Apr 5th 2021 at 10:58:27 AM

My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.
thuse from see timezone Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
#66: Apr 5th 2021 at 5:01:48 PM

Initial Reactions:
Odd Taxi: Already, I can see the intrigue coming from some of the characters, from a suspicious alpaca to a sus monkey to even a suspicious police officer, all this while we hear conversations in a night ride... Surely interesting and fascinating! I wonder what will happen next...

Edited by thuse on Apr 6th 2021 at 9:36:31 PM

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#67: Apr 5th 2021 at 6:23:07 PM

First Episode Impressions

  • Vivy: It’s the The Terminator but replace Arnold Schwarzenegger with an idol singer. Why did it have to be an idol singer, though? Kinda weird to have the very first autonomous AI relegated to a small-time amusement. Loved the contrast in the beginning between the cheerful J-pop and the massacre. Visuals are sharp and the pacing is good. Will have to check out episode 2 now. Continuing.
  • Megalo Box: Nomad: Wow. In-universe it’s been five years since Joe fought with Yuri, and shit went down. Nanbu is probably dead. Joe feels guilty about it somehow and now he’s a drug-addled, aimless wanderer looking for something that will finally do him in. The last scene where he buries the wolf was a powerful callback. Will be interesting to see how Joe will get out of his funk. I’m not ruling out a tragic ending. The old school aesthetic season 1 had is well and intact, and I am loving the Spanish tunes in here. Also the fight we had in this episode is already one of the better fights this series has offered. Definitely continuing.
  • Sayonara, Watashi no Cramer: So we got the typical underdog sports story. It doesn’t look the prettiest but the ball-handling is fluid enough for my tastes. Continuing.
  • Dragon Ie wo Kau: The beginning where the slimes are checking out the cave was the most engaging part. I suppose my expectations were misplaced— I thought this would be more of a worldbuilding-focused story like Isekai Shokudou, except themed around real estate instead of food. Instead it seems to be a parody of JRPGs, and not a very funny one at that. And as I’ve mentioned before, dragons are boring. Dropped.
  • Sentouin, Hakenshimasu: Par for the course with the manga. It’s trying too hard to be funny, and the cast members do not have good chemistry at all. One should note that this written by the author before he wrote Konosuba, so in many ways you can see how this is like a rough draft of that. Continuing.

Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#68: Apr 5th 2021 at 8:05:01 PM

Man, Seven Knights has no business being as pretty as it is. I think I heard Netease is who owns the mobile game? They're putting an assload of money into the animation budget because the first episode looked really pretty.

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#69: Apr 6th 2021 at 6:14:29 AM

Everyone's chasing the next Rage of Bahamut: Genesis.

What's precedent ever done for us?
fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#70: Apr 7th 2021 at 4:04:01 AM

First Episode Impressions

  • Yakunara Mug Cup mo: It’s not flashy or anything, but it’s only appropriate that an anime about pottery would be down-to-earth. It has few of the usual moe anime tropes, leaning more closely to a “pure” slice-of-life, if that makes any sense. It’s also really satisfying seeing the pottery in action. That part where the MC stretches the clay out to make the rim, mmmmm. Continuing.
  • Seven Knights Revolution: Sure feels like a mobile-game adaptation, though as others have said it’s got higher production values than the norm. Also gorier than expected. Unfortunate that the characters actively bore me to tears. Hoping the anime will focus more on flashy fights against monsters, and not devolve to typical fantasy high school shenanigans. Will try until episode three.
  • Odd Taxi: The coffee-shop music OP is an instant delight, and gives way to what is one the strongest premieres of the season so far. Through the mundane goings-on of a surly cab driver, we hear hints of a missing person case, and of course the taxi driver is embroiled in it. He might be the kidnapper. Or the murderer and he’s talking to the missing girl in his delusion. Or possibly an accomplice. Anyway, he’s not the only sketchy animal around. It’s grittier than I expected it to be and it clashes wonderfully with the cutesy, watercolor art style. Continuing.
  • The Saint’s Magic is Omnipotent: The most unremarkable thing I’ve seen this season. Could have at least tried to make the potion-making look more interesting. And for something that seems to be angling for a comfy slice-of-life vibe, it felt too rushed. Will try until next episode.

TropayXion The i. one. from HEART Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The i. one.
#71: Apr 7th 2021 at 11:18:40 AM

  • Higehiro - Was not entirely sure what to expect, but this was actually neat. I do not recall where the shaving came into things before the end, but the MC is a decent, morally upstanding citizen even when drunk, so that was nice to see. Curious as to why the girl's running away from home.

  • Super Cub - Not entirely sure on this one. I watched the whole episode at least, but not sure if I'll watch the whole season. Koguma's life sure is bleak as hell, and the episode was pretty slow. I can't tell if she's *supposed* to look sickly, or if it's just an art style thing.

  • Full Dive - Actually pretty funny once it gets to the game itself. I know there's a lot of Kirito clones running around, but this guy's design is literally Kirito with a mole added. Thankfully, that's all the resemblance there is. Some hints to an incident in his past that seems to have led to him playing VRMMO's, a pushy lady nudges him into buying a super realistic RPG, and what he immediately does is morbidly hilarious. Definitely following this one.

  • The Saint's Power is Omnipotent - Eh, gave up halfway through the episode. Nothing egregiously wrong, it just wasn't clicking.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#72: Apr 7th 2021 at 11:59:10 AM

Odd Taxi: I think I would really like this if it was in written form? But as is, the direction is intentionally emphasizing the more tedious, annoying aspects, and I'm really having trouble staying interested

Super Cub: ...I like the direction here more, but way less actually happens

Well, at least we're coming up on the stuff I'm actually looking forward to this season

MABfan11 from Remnant Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#73: Apr 7th 2021 at 12:28:47 PM

Vivy is definitely AOTS material, i also get that Re:Zero feeling that the episodes are full of foreshadowing that i don't notice on the first watch

fun fact: Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara started to work on the project at the end of 2016 and wrote an entire novel as rough draft

Bumbleby is best ship. busy spending time on r/RWBY and r/anime. Unapologetic Socialist
Mami Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#74: Apr 7th 2021 at 2:00:38 PM

I have trust issues of regarding pretty original animes as anime of the season at this point.

I absolutely cannot help but adore handsome 2D boys
Nachtwandler Since: Dec, 2014
#75: Apr 7th 2021 at 4:41:15 PM

OK two more anticipated shows conme out this Sunday byut I have more to comment. Jouran still looks pretty predictable but I still like it as it is pretty well-made despite the generic script and plot. Also, the OP is really cool both visually and musically (though, as a Ra S fan I am a bit biased here).

Also watched Odd Taxi as it came out on Crunchyroll. I understand why people may found it slow-paced or even boring, but for now it is right up my valley. I don't think MC is a criminal but he clearly has a ghuge mental disorder. In his short flashback all characters are human and everyone points out that he has issues and that they look not how he sees them.


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