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RonJB
Vampire Ninja
Heaven's Lost Property Forte (season 2): There was a story in there, buried under all the stupid. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but at least the action was a change from the rest of the episodes. Also, how is it possible that a boy as stupid and perverted as Tomoke can get all the girls to fall in love with him by just spending 30 seconds a day talking to them like they are not just walking boob carriers?
I probably shouldn't have watched this immediately after abandoning High School DxD.
I probably shouldn't have watched this immediately after abandoning High School DxD.
RonJB
Vampire Ninja
Cutie Honey Universe: Rather bleak story, and another couple of sex pests in the house. One of whom looked (and acted) alarmingly like Happosai from Ranma 1/2. Good visuals, but the emotional load laid on poor Honey was a bit intense.
Time for something relaxing, I think.
Time for something relaxing, I think.
AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
I’m hoping to watch this soon. I really enjoyed Re and New Cutie Honey.
Not the best batch of episodes. Onwards and upwards!
A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring ep1: A snoozefest about a lackadaisical nobody who is reincarnated by an apologetic god and sent off to live in another world, which is the usual knock-off fantasy copy-paste with an adventuring guild and pop-up RPG menus and a walled city and forests which are graded for how high level a person needs to be in order to hunt there. Along his way to the aforementioned city he finds two powerful, silent children roaming the forest, instantly assumes that they are his for the taking (?!) and kind of adopts them on the spot, without so much as calling out to see whether they had any family nearby. The lead has no discernible traits other than 'talks like a know-it-all' so I don't really care what happens to him, and 'his' children are so mindlessly perfect that they feel more like well-trained pets than people. There is absolutely no emotional impact shown from anything that happens. We paused it less than halfway through to do something and my partner exclaimed that it already felt as though we'd been watching for an hour because everything felt so pointless. Argh.
Love Is Indivisible by Twins ep1: An odd romantic(?) series about a pair of twins who have feelings for the nerdy boy next door. It's another one which takes its concept relatively seriously, not bothering with any sleazy pandering at all (so far). The sporty twin - who has quite a few issues with obsessing over how people see her, and no real intellectual connection with the lead - asks him out first, insists on keeping their relationship secret and later unceremoniously dumps him, then we get to see the same events from her cleverer, less neurotic sister's perspective. The twins are quite different from one another (which is good) and they're not identical, so a lot of this would have been the same if they were non-twins. However, while I understand that Sporty Twin's actions are heavily informed by misplaced guilt, she comes across as so manipulative and selfish in all of her interactions with the lead that it's hard to emphasise with her at all. I think this series needed to convince me to like the characters more before making them do stupid stuff; I can't imagine how a full season of this will entertain me.
ATRI -My Dear Moments- ep1: When the story begins, much of modern civilisation as we know it has been swallowed up by the rising sea and our hero is still haunted by a traumatic event from his past which left him with an amputated leg. He's working on salvaging sunken treasure from the city with a money-hungry partner, and while his missing leg is a strong personal motivation - he wants a better prosthetic - the lingering psychological effects of his accident seem even worse than the physical injury it left him with. The pair end up finding a cheerful, capable robot girl under the water who clearly has a few mysteries up her voluminous sleeves. Obvious slavery elements aside (the robot girl has to call him 'Master', because of course she does) I quite like the scenario and Atri herself is very cute. However, the other characters seem pretty flat and nothing has really captured my imagination enough to inspire me to keep watching. Not one that I'll keep up with myself but it's not terrible.
R
A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring ep1: A snoozefest about a lackadaisical nobody who is reincarnated by an apologetic god and sent off to live in another world, which is the usual knock-off fantasy copy-paste with an adventuring guild and pop-up RPG menus and a walled city and forests which are graded for how high level a person needs to be in order to hunt there. Along his way to the aforementioned city he finds two powerful, silent children roaming the forest, instantly assumes that they are his for the taking (?!) and kind of adopts them on the spot, without so much as calling out to see whether they had any family nearby. The lead has no discernible traits other than 'talks like a know-it-all' so I don't really care what happens to him, and 'his' children are so mindlessly perfect that they feel more like well-trained pets than people. There is absolutely no emotional impact shown from anything that happens. We paused it less than halfway through to do something and my partner exclaimed that it already felt as though we'd been watching for an hour because everything felt so pointless. Argh.
Love Is Indivisible by Twins ep1: An odd romantic(?) series about a pair of twins who have feelings for the nerdy boy next door. It's another one which takes its concept relatively seriously, not bothering with any sleazy pandering at all (so far). The sporty twin - who has quite a few issues with obsessing over how people see her, and no real intellectual connection with the lead - asks him out first, insists on keeping their relationship secret and later unceremoniously dumps him, then we get to see the same events from her cleverer, less neurotic sister's perspective. The twins are quite different from one another (which is good) and they're not identical, so a lot of this would have been the same if they were non-twins. However, while I understand that Sporty Twin's actions are heavily informed by misplaced guilt, she comes across as so manipulative and selfish in all of her interactions with the lead that it's hard to emphasise with her at all. I think this series needed to convince me to like the characters more before making them do stupid stuff; I can't imagine how a full season of this will entertain me.
ATRI -My Dear Moments- ep1: When the story begins, much of modern civilisation as we know it has been swallowed up by the rising sea and our hero is still haunted by a traumatic event from his past which left him with an amputated leg. He's working on salvaging sunken treasure from the city with a money-hungry partner, and while his missing leg is a strong personal motivation - he wants a better prosthetic - the lingering psychological effects of his accident seem even worse than the physical injury it left him with. The pair end up finding a cheerful, capable robot girl under the water who clearly has a few mysteries up her voluminous sleeves. Obvious slavery elements aside (the robot girl has to call him 'Master', because of course she does) I quite like the scenario and Atri herself is very cute. However, the other characters seem pretty flat and nothing has really captured my imagination enough to inspire me to keep watching. Not one that I'll keep up with myself but it's not terrible.
R
Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
Ep 2 of Tower of God season 2
Ep 1 of Bye Bye, Earth
Ep 1 of Bye Bye, Earth
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! episode 1 Hanging out.
Monogatari Series: OFF & Monster Season ONA 2 Slug.
My Hero Academia 7th Season episode 148 Recording.
My Wife Has No Emotion episode 3 Memory drive.
Plus-Sized Elf episode 2 Flowers.
SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary episode 2 Like the first time.
The Elusive Samurai episode 2 Situational adapting.
The Fable episode 15 Survival skills.
Strike the Blood II OVA 8 (Complete. A shorter offering covering two arcs which were okay watches overall.) 3/5
Strike the Blood III OVAs 1-10 (Complete. In line with the previous run quality-wise.) 3/5
Strike the Blood IV OVAs 1-10
Monogatari Series: OFF & Monster Season ONA 2 Slug.
My Hero Academia 7th Season episode 148 Recording.
My Wife Has No Emotion episode 3 Memory drive.
Plus-Sized Elf episode 2 Flowers.
SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary episode 2 Like the first time.
The Elusive Samurai episode 2 Situational adapting.
The Fable episode 15 Survival skills.
Strike the Blood II OVA 8 (Complete. A shorter offering covering two arcs which were okay watches overall.) 3/5
Strike the Blood III OVAs 1-10 (Complete. In line with the previous run quality-wise.) 3/5
Strike the Blood IV OVAs 1-10
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Dragon Slayer
The Wildcard
A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero Episode 3
ATRI -My Dear Moments- Episode 1
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Episode 2
My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 10
Plus-Sized Elf (Uncensored) Episode 2
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? Episode 1
ATRI -My Dear Moments- Episode 1
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Episode 2
My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 10
Plus-Sized Elf (Uncensored) Episode 2
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? Episode 1
Otomo
Thousand Master
I have finished
7th Time Loop
It started strong but I found my interest dropping apart from a couple of peaks.
Likely not bothered about a 2nd season.
I was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince
Super duper all the way. Very funny with enough action spread throughout.
The Familiar, Sylpha the maid and Shiro was a giant fluffy ball of cuddly fluff.
7th Time Loop
It started strong but I found my interest dropping apart from a couple of peaks.
Likely not bothered about a 2nd season.
I was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince
Super duper all the way. Very funny with enough action spread throughout.
The Familiar, Sylpha the maid and Shiro was a giant fluffy ball of cuddly fluff.
Attachments
Bye Bye, Earth ep1: A pleasant surprise (I never get my hopes up too high with fantasy shows any more). A lone human girl is raised as a monster hunter/swordswoman by a mysterious teacher after ending up in a land full of very diverse beastfolk, most of whom instantly despise her for looking so unusual. The first episode introduces us to her fighting skills, her magical sword and her relationship to her master - right before she sets out into the world to find her own place in it. I'm not expecting anything revolutionary from what is almost certain to end up as an average fantasy romp but so far, so good, and I like the varied beastfolk designs.
Dungeon People ep1: An adventurer delves into her local dungeon to find her missing father (this is a popular plot formula lately) and discovers that the dungeon is actually run by an uncanny mage and her team of staff, a little like a tourist attraction. One thing leads to another, as often happens, and the adventurer ends up working 'behind the scenes' in the dungeon herself. It's a simple comedy which relies on the slow-witted lead passively glowering her way through the silly reveals. What drove me bananas throughout this episode was that she never once bothered asking the all-knowing dungeon manager what actually happened to her dad! At one point she made a weak excuse for it but the whole premise seems to rely on a lack of intellectual curiosity from the lead and the audience alike; it even shows things happening, redundantly explains them narratively and then has the lead monologue an additional explanation too, wasting the time of anyone who is actually trying to pay attention from the beginning (perhaps it was a mistake to watch this right after catching up on Yatagarasu). Nowhere near as funny as the deer show - or a certain other recent dungeon-based comedy hit.
2.5 Dimensional Seduction ep1: It's a spiritual remake of My Dress-Up Darling with absolutely none of the charm. An arrogant, gatekeeping, misogynistic jerk of anime fan is angry when a younger student asks to join his manga club at school (he's the only member) but he quickly swallows his disgust for women when he discovers that she's a horny superfan of the exact same bishoujo character as him, as well as a bit of an exhibitionist. She's brought a bunch of sexy cosplay image collections (and actual sexy costumes) along with her on the off-chance that she would be able to find someone to take photographs of her dressed up as the character he adores, so of course the raging misogynist that she's befriended ends up helping her out. There's not much potential for growth as she's already able to create perfect costumes on her own so the entertainment comes from all of the accidental ways that the lead can awkwardly grope the girl or protect her from flashing the entire school corridor while changing. He's every bad stereotype about otaku personified while she's the perfect girl. It's a pure wish fulfilment fantasy... yet there's nobody whose wishes I'd like to see fulfilled less than this awful main character!
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? ep1: Our generic protagonist is a soldier on the side of the humans after they triumphed over a bunch of armies made up of other fantasy races, and the first half of the episode establishes his day-to-day life on that basis. Suddenly, however, he's flung into an alternate version of his world where history played out different and nobody knows who he is, which has potential as formulas go. Confusingly this series has excellent visual presentation yet no self-awareness on the part of the writing, which is the usual mix of lengthy monologues and characters stiltedly telling one another how their own world works in place of actual exposition. It actively bored me, which is a feat when the material is all about rampaging demons hurling magic and legendary warriors and gunblades. The idea of not being remembered has a lot of potential for angst but it doesn't feel as though that's really going to be explored, and he's already reencountered all of the people that he actually knew in the first half of the episode. At least there weren't any pop-up RPG menus, though something about the awkward drama has the feel of a 90s game.
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! ep1: A surprisingly funny love letter to the romance/bishoujo genre, where the loner main character (presumably) befriends and collects the 'losers' from other people's love triangles, patiently dealing with the fallout of their shattered dreams. It's one of several off-kilter romance shows this season and the first to win me over with its silliness. So far, we've only met one of the female leads properly, though several other side characters have been introduced in passing. The male lead is less annoying than most of the genre's self-inserts (he has a personality!) and even the internal monologues are kept brief and lively; this one earns a second episode.
R
Dungeon People ep1: An adventurer delves into her local dungeon to find her missing father (this is a popular plot formula lately) and discovers that the dungeon is actually run by an uncanny mage and her team of staff, a little like a tourist attraction. One thing leads to another, as often happens, and the adventurer ends up working 'behind the scenes' in the dungeon herself. It's a simple comedy which relies on the slow-witted lead passively glowering her way through the silly reveals. What drove me bananas throughout this episode was that she never once bothered asking the all-knowing dungeon manager what actually happened to her dad! At one point she made a weak excuse for it but the whole premise seems to rely on a lack of intellectual curiosity from the lead and the audience alike; it even shows things happening, redundantly explains them narratively and then has the lead monologue an additional explanation too, wasting the time of anyone who is actually trying to pay attention from the beginning (perhaps it was a mistake to watch this right after catching up on Yatagarasu). Nowhere near as funny as the deer show - or a certain other recent dungeon-based comedy hit.
2.5 Dimensional Seduction ep1: It's a spiritual remake of My Dress-Up Darling with absolutely none of the charm. An arrogant, gatekeeping, misogynistic jerk of anime fan is angry when a younger student asks to join his manga club at school (he's the only member) but he quickly swallows his disgust for women when he discovers that she's a horny superfan of the exact same bishoujo character as him, as well as a bit of an exhibitionist. She's brought a bunch of sexy cosplay image collections (and actual sexy costumes) along with her on the off-chance that she would be able to find someone to take photographs of her dressed up as the character he adores, so of course the raging misogynist that she's befriended ends up helping her out. There's not much potential for growth as she's already able to create perfect costumes on her own so the entertainment comes from all of the accidental ways that the lead can awkwardly grope the girl or protect her from flashing the entire school corridor while changing. He's every bad stereotype about otaku personified while she's the perfect girl. It's a pure wish fulfilment fantasy... yet there's nobody whose wishes I'd like to see fulfilled less than this awful main character!
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? ep1: Our generic protagonist is a soldier on the side of the humans after they triumphed over a bunch of armies made up of other fantasy races, and the first half of the episode establishes his day-to-day life on that basis. Suddenly, however, he's flung into an alternate version of his world where history played out different and nobody knows who he is, which has potential as formulas go. Confusingly this series has excellent visual presentation yet no self-awareness on the part of the writing, which is the usual mix of lengthy monologues and characters stiltedly telling one another how their own world works in place of actual exposition. It actively bored me, which is a feat when the material is all about rampaging demons hurling magic and legendary warriors and gunblades. The idea of not being remembered has a lot of potential for angst but it doesn't feel as though that's really going to be explored, and he's already reencountered all of the people that he actually knew in the first half of the episode. At least there weren't any pop-up RPG menus, though something about the awkward drama has the feel of a 90s game.
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! ep1: A surprisingly funny love letter to the romance/bishoujo genre, where the loner main character (presumably) befriends and collects the 'losers' from other people's love triangles, patiently dealing with the fallout of their shattered dreams. It's one of several off-kilter romance shows this season and the first to win me over with its silliness. So far, we've only met one of the female leads properly, though several other side characters have been introduced in passing. The male lead is less annoying than most of the genre's self-inserts (he has a personality!) and even the internal monologues are kept brief and lively; this one earns a second episode.
R
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest episode 2 Forceful fish.
Mission: Yozakura Family episode 15 Intruder.
My Deer Friend Nokotan episode 2 Sister saving.
Narenare -Cheer for You!- episode 2 Mind and body.
One Piece episode 1112 Sea of Red.
Tower of God: Return of the Prince episode 2 Shred of pride.
Strike the Blood IV OVAs 11-12, Strike the Blood Final OVAs 1-4 (Complete. A stronger season than the preceding two, though the finale itself wasn’t anything too special.) 3.5/5, 3/5
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale episodes 1-10
Mission: Yozakura Family episode 15 Intruder.
My Deer Friend Nokotan episode 2 Sister saving.
Narenare -Cheer for You!- episode 2 Mind and body.
One Piece episode 1112 Sea of Red.
Tower of God: Return of the Prince episode 2 Shred of pride.
Strike the Blood IV OVAs 11-12, Strike the Blood Final OVAs 1-4 (Complete. A stronger season than the preceding two, though the finale itself wasn’t anything too special.) 3.5/5, 3/5
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale episodes 1-10
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adamclark83
Student Council President
Last night, finished watching my Blu-ray of Hensuki. I loved it!!
Otomo
Thousand Master
I would peek.
Dragon Slayer
The Wildcard
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Episode 2
Mission: Yozakura Family Episode 15
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 2
Mission: Yozakura Family Episode 15
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 2
Mayonaka Punch episode 2 Erase.
Shy 2nd Season episode 15 Duty.
Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf episode 16 Point of no return.
The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible episode 3 Advice.
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale episodes 11-12, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Part 2 episodes 13-22
Shy 2nd Season episode 15 Duty.
Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf episode 16 Point of no return.
The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible episode 3 Advice.
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale episodes 11-12, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Part 2 episodes 13-22
adamclark83
Student Council President
Last night watched the first five episodes of my new "Hina Logic" Blu-ray and it was Amazingly PERFECT!!!! There's not a single bad thing I could say about it.