Same, worst season I've had by far in forever.
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Autumn Anime 2017 |OT| Makes us all rotten
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Same, worst season I've had by far in forever.
Violet Evergarden looks gorgeous and somewhat interesting. I'll definitely watch that.
I haven't watched Cardcaptor Sakura since I was 12. I remember liking it even though it's probably full of Mahou Shoujo tropes
The rest I'll watch out for. Thank you for the list.
Well, this season I'm watching
Garo - Vanishing Line
Ancient Magus' Bride
Children of the Whales
Land of the Lustrous
Kekkai Sensen S2
UQ Holder (mostly out of morbid curiosity tho)
Might get back to Juuni Taisen if later episodes will shake things up a little.
Seems fine to me ¯\_(ツ_/¯
Garo - Vanishing Line
Ancient Magus' Bride
Children of the Whales
Land of the Lustrous
Kekkai Sensen S2
UQ Holder (mostly out of morbid curiosity tho)
Might get back to Juuni Taisen if later episodes will shake things up a little.
Seems fine to me ¯\_(ツ
_/¯MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I feel like I have too much to watch this season, especially Saturdays.
Osomatsu
Juni Taisen
Inuyashiki (for now)
Mahoujin Guru Guru
Children of the Whales
LL Sunshine S2
Hoozuki no Reitetsu s2
3gatsu s2
Dragon Ball Super
Ancient Magus Bride
Gintama
Need to catch up/get started on -
Land of the Lustrous
Girls Last Tour
Osomatsu
Juni Taisen
Inuyashiki (for now)
Mahoujin Guru Guru
Children of the Whales
LL Sunshine S2
Hoozuki no Reitetsu s2
3gatsu s2
Dragon Ball Super
Ancient Magus Bride
Gintama
Need to catch up/get started on -
Land of the Lustrous
Girls Last Tour
Well, this season I'm watching
Garo - Vanishing Line
Ancient Magus' Bride
Children of the Whales
Land of the Lustrous
Kekkai Sensen S2
UQ Holder (mostly out of morbid curiosity tho)
Might get back to Juuni Taisen if later episodes will shake things up a little.
Seems fine to me ¯_(ツ
Honestly of those titles I would only consider Magus/Land/Children to be particularly high level. Even then I have issues with all three.
What am I supposed to be seeing that's so cool............
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san adaptation?
Yep, this.
I've been burnt too many times in the past to allow myself to get hyped for anything anymore. I now just assume that every anime that airs is going to be mediocre, so that if it actually turns out to be decent then it will be a pleasant surprise.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Are there many anime which you have absolutely no issues with? I cant say that for myself, at least. I dont feel like getting into a list war right now, but I cant say I feel bored or disappointed with the current state of anime at large. (Well, I continue to be disappointed with the messiness of the industry, but good works continue to get made despite that.)
It's pretty dull tbh.
Girls' Last Tour and Children of the Whales are interesting I guess.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
My biggest problems with Euphonium S2 were that Mizores arc was the ultimate in pointless non-communication and that Reikas crush on Taki was handled rather awkwardly, so if those have been removed from the movie it should make for a much stronger work.
SliceSabre
Banned
Watching:
Mahoutsukai no Yome
Shokugeki no Souma
Himouto! Umaru-chan R
Imouto sae Ireba Ii.
Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken
Kino s2
Net-juu no Susume
Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou
Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau
Blend S
Konohana Kitan
Love Live s2
Houseki no Kuni
Garo: Vanishing Line
Animegataris
Yuuki Yuuna
Urahara
Two Car
Mahoutsukai no Yome
Shokugeki no Souma
Himouto! Umaru-chan R
Imouto sae Ireba Ii.
Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken
Kino s2
Net-juu no Susume
Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou
Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau
Blend S
Konohana Kitan
Love Live s2
Houseki no Kuni
Garo: Vanishing Line
Animegataris
Yuuki Yuuna
Urahara
Two Car
Is that the movie focused on Oboe, or is that the upcoming one?
What did you think of Asuka's story. I think you talked about it but my memory escapes me.
From your list, the underlined is what I'm watching. I can't be bothered with anything else.
I was posting on the last thread that this season is terrible, but there's a lot of stuff I really like and I feel they have potential. Much more than I was expecting actually.
Land of the Lustrous is the biggest surprise for me, as I absolutely love it. Hopefully it won't suffer from an incomplete ending, as if I recall correctly, the manga isn't over yet and it's quite long. Also, I know that not a lot of people here liked Garo Vanishing Line's debut, but I think the second episode managed to reassure me that it can get better. It still has its weaknesses but I like the setting and the characters.
That said, Winter will be crazy.
Nice! More focus on Kumiko and Asuka sounds perfect.
Land of the Lustrous is the biggest surprise for me, as I absolutely love it. Hopefully it won't suffer from an incomplete ending, as if I recall correctly, the manga isn't over yet and it's quite long. Also, I know that not a lot of people here liked Garo Vanishing Line's debut, but I think the second episode managed to reassure me that it can get better. It still has its weaknesses but I like the setting and the characters.
That said, Winter will be crazy.
Nice! More focus on Kumiko and Asuka sounds perfect.
Winter has no weaknesses.
Valdfellgar
Banned
Yeah Im quite happy with Garo too. Im not as sold on Land of the Lusturous, as I found the main character kind of annoying, but other members of the cast are winning me over.
Infinite_Respawn
Member
Looking ahead at all the shows I'm going to be previewing over the next week, I get the feeling I'll be recommending more than I did the last couple of seasons, and even I think next season looks better than this one. It's weird how clusters of good shows seem to come in waves (perhaps that has more to do with the way production committees approve and schedule a majority of shows these days).
godisntheradio
Neo Member
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou I was in need for romance like this, cute and funny, the VA for Usa was really cool and the romance parts were sincere, like how Usa is kinda annoying and ritsu manages to straight him up. But of course, there were 2 episodes in the middle of the show that started throwing around jokes i was not comfortable with and had half of an episode on sexual harassment, while it wasn't as bad as it tends to, it had some things that could've been handled better. I need more good romcom's.
A Centaur's Life This was just ok, not a waste of time, but i wouldn't go out of my way to recommend to people. And just what was ep9 ?
i also watched Love Live! School Idol Project S1, but i'll wait until i finish S2 to try to write something about it, for now, all i can't say is that the first seconds (intro) of the OP song is too similar to trails of cold steel op song when the guitar kicks in, just the first bars of the intro phrase.
A Centaur's Life This was just ok, not a waste of time, but i wouldn't go out of my way to recommend to people. And just what was ep9 ?
i also watched Love Live! School Idol Project S1, but i'll wait until i finish S2 to try to write something about it, for now, all i can't say is that the first seconds (intro) of the OP song is too similar to trails of cold steel op song when the guitar kicks in, just the first bars of the intro phrase.
Sakura Quest 1-12
Its okay. Obvious comparison but its no Shirobako. Fair play trying to give each girl an arc but show definitely lacks a strong central lead atm. I guess their end goal is bit daft/intangible too.
Little Witch Academy 1-8
Its a solid alright. That's about it. That sucy episode was 10/10 though
Its okay. Obvious comparison but its no Shirobako. Fair play trying to give each girl an arc but show definitely lacks a strong central lead atm. I guess their end goal is bit daft/intangible too.
Little Witch Academy 1-8
Its a solid alright. That's about it. That sucy episode was 10/10 though
Crimson_Echidna
Banned
Good thing is since the original was dubbed for ADV Films, it should be absolutely no problem for Funimation to bring majority of the old cast back.
Sword of the Stranger
Dedication Through Light
Member
Nice that people remembered Kawaisou. Also has one of fhana's best songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIRAOr8WbXY
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Live action trash....
davidwhangchoi
Member
When is new Macross coming out?
petran79
Banned
Watching multiple new shows at once is something I always avoid. Prefer to keep in touch with one series or watch other ones later when it is finished and opinions have been settled. Main reason I still keep in touch with the genre.
Only 2017 series I watched so far was LWA.
Aaronrules380
Member
Recovery of an MMO Junkie 1-3
Pretty enjoyable actually. Though the "twist" at the end of episode 3 was the most obvious shit ever from the very start of the show
Pretty enjoyable actually. Though the "twist" at the end of episode 3 was the most obvious shit ever from the very start of the show
Girls' Last Tour 3
Oh wow, we actually get some answers. It seems this is an artificial world, which explains the lack of life. Other people are alive. Few in number, and not all necessarily nice considering the girls' initial reactions, but not necessarily bad either. Resources are scarce, but not so scarce that people start competing with each other right away. There was also some nice contemplation this episode about what to live for. I like how each episode has a theme thus far. Great show thus far, and one I'd recommend.
Oh wow, we actually get some answers. It seems this is an artificial world, which explains the lack of life. Other people are alive. Few in number, and not all necessarily nice considering the girls' initial reactions, but not necessarily bad either. Resources are scarce, but not so scarce that people start competing with each other right away. There was also some nice contemplation this episode about what to live for. I like how each episode has a theme thus far. Great show thus far, and one I'd recommend.
Yeah, I can't blame anyone for not feeling comfortable giving it as a recommendation when the squicky bits are so... squicky. Especially the hot spring scene feels gratuitous (and out-of-character in the case of Nanachi) - there were any number of ways they could have given us a 'winding down' moment without resorting to that. Just one of the many ways you can tell the author is into certain things...
The problem with that is that you'd have to completely rewrite her background, as it's a huge plot point that
everything that comes from the Abyss inevitably returns to the Abyss.
I actually like how tightly woven the primary duo is with the Abyss and think anything that would compromise that would be a net negative for the series. Now, obviously, that's not to say that I hold any particular attachment to the way they're drawn - like any illustrated work of fiction, they could very easily have simply made them look older without affecting the story in any way. (I still laugh at how Jotaro is supposed to be a high schooler in Stardust Crusaders.) It's just one of those things where the author's preferences end up informing the look of the work in a... well, a rather unfortunate fashion.
Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - The Animated Series Episode 3:
So this episode can be boiled down to my city-state is a huge and advanced mobile fortress with a death laser, your argument is invalid. Also, this might be a story from further down the line as it changes up some pretty fundamental details about Kino as Kino stays for more then three days and gets more involved then Kino probably would on Kino's own accord.
So this episode can be boiled down to my city-state is a huge and advanced mobile fortress with a death laser, your argument is invalid. Also, this might be a story from further down the line as it changes up some pretty fundamental details about Kino as Kino stays for more then three days and gets more involved then Kino probably would on Kino's own accord.
I can get behind that...
Diary of an MMO Junkie Episode 3:
Thank you show for showing me how boring this all would have been had Sakurai been the lead, I suppose he works well enough as a potential romantic foil. Indeed, right now this is more an exploration of gender dynamics that is only going to get more complicated once was get past the identity reveal. I do hope net episode we get into the supporting cast because they need some fleshing out.
Thank you show for showing me how boring this all would have been had Sakurai been the lead, I suppose he works well enough as a potential romantic foil. Indeed, right now this is more an exploration of gender dynamics that is only going to get more complicated once was get past the identity reveal. I do hope net episode we get into the supporting cast because they need some fleshing out.
I caught up a little with Dragon Ball Super.
The tournament arc is kinda fun. I like how minor chraracters get their moments as well. Especially Muten Roshi.
The show is really easy to binge watch. Other than that I still don't consider this to be anything special. They try to play with people's nostalgia and all, but it doesn't really do anything to me although I was a huge DB/DBZ fan.
The tournament arc is kinda fun. I like how minor chraracters get their moments as well. Especially Muten Roshi.
The show is really easy to binge watch. Other than that I still don't consider this to be anything special. They try to play with people's nostalgia and all, but it doesn't really do anything to me although I was a huge DB/DBZ fan.
nintendoman58
Member
Jex
Member
Magus is trash, bro.
Well, I think that it's more accurate to say that the show feels flat. I don't feel like any part of it is particularly well executed or notable. The source material at least seems potentially interesting but the adaptation feels...stale?
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Uh huh.
Honestly the early parts of the Magus manga arent particularly good so Im not really surprised its kinda meh. I have no clue why Port IG bet the farm on this of all things.
Later arcs are a lot better and the second cour (in Winter dohoho) should be a signicant improvement.
Jex
Member
What I'm hearing is that I should remain excited for 2018.
The characters seem fine, but I personally don't feel that the anime has executed on the 'atmosphere' particularly well (besides that one scene in the forest that was acceptable). Something about the quality of the production (especially the background art) just isn't doing it for me.