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Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Episode 5-9
Please Put Them On, Takamine-san (Uncensored) Episode 2
Please Put Them On, Takamine-san (Uncensored) Episode 2
Orgun
Dragon Knight
Brave Raideen - Episodes 17 - 30
Tomino's run ended with episode 25 and there are a lot of story, character and visual ideas that Tomino would further develop in Zambot 3 and Daitarn 3 (the goofy humour was taken too far in Daitarn though imho) and to a lesser extent Mobile Suit Gundam (Char was based on Prince Sharkin). Episodes 26 & 27 were transition episodes into Tadao Nagahama's version of the show. From episode 27, even though all the key elements of the show are the same, the tone is very noticeably different. Which leads into one of the reasons I wanted to re-watch Raideen now with subs is because I want to re-watch Nagahama's 'Robot Romance' trilogy and Nagahama's work on Raideen (like Tomino it was his first robot show) directly shaped what he would do in that trilogy and I wanted that understanding going into Combattler V.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - Episode 1
I didn't get to see the movie as I was on holiday at the time. I liked the energy in it and there were some good action scenes but at times I thought it felt a bit like FLCL and looking at the creative staff it was directed and storyboarded by Kazuya Tsurumaki who directed FLCL so no surprise there but I hope that influence is limited as I hated FLCL. That said, it was a good start and I like the what-if basis of the story and I'm keen to see more of it.
Tomino's run ended with episode 25 and there are a lot of story, character and visual ideas that Tomino would further develop in Zambot 3 and Daitarn 3 (the goofy humour was taken too far in Daitarn though imho) and to a lesser extent Mobile Suit Gundam (Char was based on Prince Sharkin). Episodes 26 & 27 were transition episodes into Tadao Nagahama's version of the show. From episode 27, even though all the key elements of the show are the same, the tone is very noticeably different. Which leads into one of the reasons I wanted to re-watch Raideen now with subs is because I want to re-watch Nagahama's 'Robot Romance' trilogy and Nagahama's work on Raideen (like Tomino it was his first robot show) directly shaped what he would do in that trilogy and I wanted that understanding going into Combattler V.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - Episode 1
I didn't get to see the movie as I was on holiday at the time. I liked the energy in it and there were some good action scenes but at times I thought it felt a bit like FLCL and looking at the creative staff it was directed and storyboarded by Kazuya Tsurumaki who directed FLCL so no surprise there but I hope that influence is limited as I hated FLCL. That said, it was a good start and I like the what-if basis of the story and I'm keen to see more of it.
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Summer Pockets ep1: Obviously based on a bishoujo game, the first episode of Summer Pockets unfortunately plays out almost exactly like the first episode of the excellent Summer Time Rendering except without anything actually happening. Suffering from some kind of heartache, the hero visits a quiet island in order to tidy up his deceased grandmother's old stuff, where he ends up meeting a variety of girls while soft piano music plays. It wasn't super pretty and if there ends up being an amazing plot later on, none of that was communicated well enough for me to continue watching. Clannad remains the only Key anime adaptation that I have ever managed to sit through so there may be more to enjoy here for those who liked their other works.
The Shiunji Family Children ep1: A whole episode where a family of wealthy siblings have really normal sibling conversations, like the boys (repeatedly) discussing their sisters' cute points and the girls being sad that they can't marry their big brother. Never mind, though, because their dad pops up to sabotage his youngest's birthday party - even interrupting her sister's toast! - with the announcement that actually, they're all adopted and he'd promised to reveal it on this specific day, knowing that they were all mature enough to deal with it. Dad then vanishes without even bothering to give each teen some one to one time to talk through his big reveal and the siblings briefly discuss it with one another, then the rest of the evening is awkwardly intimate sibling bonding rituals made even more awkward by their new knowledge (because having the brother help his teen sister bathe is only creepy when he's not her blood brother, apparently). And then there's the big observation that since they're not blood related, they can marry one another after all! It's a weird show and I think it's one for a specific audience which doesn't include me.
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman ep1: My partner asked whether I'd made a mistake no fewer than three times early on in this episode because he was convinced that he'd already watched this series before. It is that kind of show. Beryl is an old swordmaster who teaches kids at a dojo in the middle of nowhere, but his decades of repetitive, carefully-honed training and natural instincts have actually made him amazing in a way that all of his ex-students realise when they head out into the world. So one of them (who is desperately, desperately thirsty for his tired bachelor aesthetic) drags him off to the big city to train her underlings, and thus he crosses paths with lots of former students, almost all of which are now hot young women with their bountiful bosoms on display. There's absolutely nothing new here, it's just an old guy harem fantasy which takes itself slightly too seriously, but if a comfy, familiar watch is all a person wants then it's one of the better efforts this season. There was a CG battle late in the episode which felt really weird because it had some grotty CG of wooden swords clanking together (several times) but the actual character shots looked surprisingly ok, as though they were mixing the clunky CG movements with hand-drawn overlays. While I didn't completely love it, it was just one of several signs that the staff behind this adaptation seem to be putting more effort in than most. They even sprung for a Nishikawa Takanori OP so I'm 99% confident he will be popping up in a cameo at some point.
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The Shiunji Family Children ep1: A whole episode where a family of wealthy siblings have really normal sibling conversations, like the boys (repeatedly) discussing their sisters' cute points and the girls being sad that they can't marry their big brother. Never mind, though, because their dad pops up to sabotage his youngest's birthday party - even interrupting her sister's toast! - with the announcement that actually, they're all adopted and he'd promised to reveal it on this specific day, knowing that they were all mature enough to deal with it. Dad then vanishes without even bothering to give each teen some one to one time to talk through his big reveal and the siblings briefly discuss it with one another, then the rest of the evening is awkwardly intimate sibling bonding rituals made even more awkward by their new knowledge (because having the brother help his teen sister bathe is only creepy when he's not her blood brother, apparently). And then there's the big observation that since they're not blood related, they can marry one another after all! It's a weird show and I think it's one for a specific audience which doesn't include me.
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman ep1: My partner asked whether I'd made a mistake no fewer than three times early on in this episode because he was convinced that he'd already watched this series before. It is that kind of show. Beryl is an old swordmaster who teaches kids at a dojo in the middle of nowhere, but his decades of repetitive, carefully-honed training and natural instincts have actually made him amazing in a way that all of his ex-students realise when they head out into the world. So one of them (who is desperately, desperately thirsty for his tired bachelor aesthetic) drags him off to the big city to train her underlings, and thus he crosses paths with lots of former students, almost all of which are now hot young women with their bountiful bosoms on display. There's absolutely nothing new here, it's just an old guy harem fantasy which takes itself slightly too seriously, but if a comfy, familiar watch is all a person wants then it's one of the better efforts this season. There was a CG battle late in the episode which felt really weird because it had some grotty CG of wooden swords clanking together (several times) but the actual character shots looked surprisingly ok, as though they were mixing the clunky CG movements with hand-drawn overlays. While I didn't completely love it, it was just one of several signs that the staff behind this adaptation seem to be putting more effort in than most. They even sprung for a Nishikawa Takanori OP so I'm 99% confident he will be popping up in a cameo at some point.
R
Dragon Slayer
Titan
Ameku M.D: Doctor Detective (English Dub) Episode 11
Plus-Sized Elf (English Dub) Episode 5
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof Episode 1
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Episode 10-13 & Special (Complete. Explicitly vulgar, and constantly crude but fun overall.) 3.5/5
The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows Episode 2
Plus-Sized Elf (English Dub) Episode 5
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof Episode 1
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Episode 10-13 & Special (Complete. Explicitly vulgar, and constantly crude but fun overall.) 3.5/5
The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows Episode 2
Otomo
Stand User
Will you sign my petition to get this sport into the next Olympics?
Delicious in Dungeon
Episode 1
No thanks.
Titan
Idolm@ster
Your Forma ep1: A sci-fi mystery about humanoid androids, investigators who can dive into victims' memories and ethical concerns about AI in a near-future setting. With its simple designs and muted palettes, this series doesn't look especially flashy but it's an enjoyable way to pass the time and there's a lot going on. Although in the long term I have my doubts that the big reveals it's setting up are going to be very surprising to genre fans, Your Forma is solid enough that I'd give it a second episode in a less busy season (and might come back to it). It's a shame that it's been relegated to YouTube for its official stream as shows just get lost in the churn of content there. I also enjoyed the ending theme by 9Lana a lot; easily one of the best songs of the season so far.
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof ep1: A ninja who is bad at killing ends up accidentally becoming a runaway from her dangerous village, but she's in luck because she runs into a murderous assassin who is looking for someone to help her clean up her bloody crime scenes. The two team up and the assassin largely bosses the ninja around, with the pair getting into silly situations in order to help her climb her professional ranks. The animation quality is significantly higher than the simple designs require. My partner found this absolutely hilarious so I guess I'll be seeing more of it in the coming weeks!
Apocalypse Hotel ep1: I want to like this. It's interesting and cute and imaginative, but it's also (deliberately) very slow paced and my attention span expired halfway through the episode. We are (slowly) introduced to the hardworking team behind the last hotel in Ginza, who are all robots because humanity lost the ability to survive on the planet Earth and fled/expired. The robots are committed to continuing to perform their jobs, however, and thanks to the hard work of their android manager they all work together to persist in the thankless daily drudgery of maintaining the hotel in its crumbling surroundings. The first episode has successfully set the scene so I am curious what will happen next - perhaps I need to be in the right mood?
Moonrise ep1: Another sci-fi show! This (famously poorly publicised) Netflix series is about a wealthy playboy heir with trauma issues, who suddenly finds himself in the middle of all kinds of trouble when humanity's colony on the moon declares independence. The action sequence which started the episode was very well animated and the quality of the production remained high throughout. The first episode was quite chaotic so I'm going to watch the second to (hopefully) find out more about what's actually going on (however, despite the similarities I don't think he's going to jump into a Gundam in this show).
R
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof ep1: A ninja who is bad at killing ends up accidentally becoming a runaway from her dangerous village, but she's in luck because she runs into a murderous assassin who is looking for someone to help her clean up her bloody crime scenes. The two team up and the assassin largely bosses the ninja around, with the pair getting into silly situations in order to help her climb her professional ranks. The animation quality is significantly higher than the simple designs require. My partner found this absolutely hilarious so I guess I'll be seeing more of it in the coming weeks!
Apocalypse Hotel ep1: I want to like this. It's interesting and cute and imaginative, but it's also (deliberately) very slow paced and my attention span expired halfway through the episode. We are (slowly) introduced to the hardworking team behind the last hotel in Ginza, who are all robots because humanity lost the ability to survive on the planet Earth and fled/expired. The robots are committed to continuing to perform their jobs, however, and thanks to the hard work of their android manager they all work together to persist in the thankless daily drudgery of maintaining the hotel in its crumbling surroundings. The first episode has successfully set the scene so I am curious what will happen next - perhaps I need to be in the right mood?
Moonrise ep1: Another sci-fi show! This (famously poorly publicised) Netflix series is about a wealthy playboy heir with trauma issues, who suddenly finds himself in the middle of all kinds of trouble when humanity's colony on the moon declares independence. The action sequence which started the episode was very well animated and the quality of the production remained high throughout. The first episode was quite chaotic so I'm going to watch the second to (hopefully) find out more about what's actually going on (however, despite the similarities I don't think he's going to jump into a Gundam in this show).
R
Otomo
Stand User
Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time
Finished
A generous 6, it had just enough for me to finish.
They introduced an Adventurer group called Crimson Rose at the end. They would have added to the fun if we saw them earlier.
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They were an all female group. Shocker.
Finished
A generous 6, it had just enough for me to finish.
They introduced an Adventurer group called Crimson Rose at the end. They would have added to the fun if we saw them earlier.
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They were an all female group. Shocker.
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Lucky_Deity
Death Scythe
The Shiunji Family Children (Japanese) - Episode 1
The Apothecary Diaries (Japanese) - Episode 18 - 20
The Apothecary Diaries (Japanese) - Episode 18 - 20
Dragon Slayer
Titan
Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? Episode 2
Gemsy-chan
Shinigami
Ep 2 of TheToo-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom
Ep 15 of Wind Breaker season 2
Ep 38 of The Apothecary Diaries season 2
Ep 2 of The Beginning After the End
Ep 2 of Fire Force season 3
Ep 15 of Wind Breaker season 2
Ep 38 of The Apothecary Diaries season 2
Ep 2 of The Beginning After the End
Ep 2 of Fire Force season 3
Fire Force Season 3 episode 50 Enemy.
Gatchaman Fighter episodes 43-48 (Complete. Similarly to II this was a decent successor and worth a look for fans of the original.) 3/5
Geneshaft episodes 1-13 (Complete. A sci-fi anime from the early 2000s with some interesting ideas but very middling execution.) 2.5/5
GetBackers episodes 1-4
Gatchaman Fighter episodes 43-48 (Complete. Similarly to II this was a decent successor and worth a look for fans of the original.) 3/5
Geneshaft episodes 1-13 (Complete. A sci-fi anime from the early 2000s with some interesting ideas but very middling execution.) 2.5/5
GetBackers episodes 1-4