I’m like… A week late on this, but my life was consumed by Star Guardian Lux and FFIV… so I was behind on my anime.
This season is pretty bad. There isn’t that much going on. The only show I was really interested in at the start of the season was Punchline, because it’s a noitaminA show, but there has been a few good shows cropping up over the past several weeks, and more importantly, a bunch of good OP songs. Can I give OP of the season to multiple shows??
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2 is still as good as you’d expect it to be. There are some changes and additions to what content the original provided, which is very nice. It’s no secret that, despite liking the Fate franchise, F/SN was one of the VNs I really didn’t like. The adaption is mostly dodging the problems of the original however, and I’m enjoying it a lot.
Oh, and they finnnnaaally got rid of those horrible Ufotable OPs! They got Aimer to sing instead, and y’know, it isn’t the type of song I’d expect from Aimer, but it’s a surprisingly amazing mix. Unfortunately they still have an awful ED, but hey, they can’t do everything right.
When it started, I wasn’t too sure about Plastic Memories. The start wasn’t very stand-out, so I didn’t have much expectation of it. I kept watching however, because the OP of this show is visually one of the best I’ve seen in years. Hopefully whoever was in charge of directing the OP gets control over the rest of the show. I think, as the weeks pass, the show has stepped it up a bit, and I’m invested in the characters now, so I’ll probably watch this show to it’s end. Speaking of characters, I’ve got to praise the protagonist. He’s young and selfish, but he’s not some overly dramatic school kid who is passionately fixed on his ideals. He’s a guy who questions things he doesn’t agree with (sometimes at the risk of hurting others) but understands that not everything will go in his favor, and sometimes you just need to let others do their job… And the rest of the characters understand this, because they all questioned the same things at some point.
So… it’s a very adult approach to growing up. It’s realistic, and while that might not be what everyone wants from their works of fiction, I enjoy realism. I like the feel of the show too. It feels like a kids show. Anyone else getting that vibe?
Sherry best girl btw. Oh, and here’s a countdown for those of you already watching the show.
Punchline is, as I said earlier, the only show I looked forward to before the season began. It’s the one that actually has promise.
The story is… It’s structured in a way that’s similar to Kingdom Hearts, a story that I adored. There is a face-value story going on, but if you actually pay attention to what’s going on, you can figure out whole chunks of the story before they even happen. I love that.
While it does annoyingly remove some complexity from the story, Punchline still looks to be a good mystery story.
Also, surprisingly, there’s not that much fanservice, and what fanservice there is gets quickly shoved aside or goes unnoticed. The OP though… most catchy OP with weird lyrics since DearS’ Love Slave. Oh, and that pink haired girl is great. She’s like the Kanon Otosaki of the season.
I think everyone who is watching Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo knows why they picked the show up…
Cute protagonist wooooo! Actually all the characters are pretty good looking >.> It’s a pretty show.
In all seriousness though, I picked this show up because of the body swap thing. Those types of stories are usually pretty cool. At first, the witch hat theme in the OP was kinda off-putting, like it wanted to develop into something more serious… I like the show as it is now though, so I hope it doesn’t go too off the rails. Despite not liking the theme in the OP, I like the use of it. The progression of the hats is very smart, and man, that kiss at the end. Best couple hands down. Totally gonna read the manga once the anime is finished too.
It was really hard to decide between Yamada-kun, UBW, and PlaMemo, but I’m gonna give Yamada-kun OP of the season, because ugh that singer has such a nice voice, and the piano is godly. UBW’s OP isn’t something I’d listen to daily, and PlaMemo’s has an average middle surrounded by an amazing start and end.
I’ve only watched 6 episodes of Arslan Senki, so my opinion on it isn’t up-to-date, but I feel like this show is going the same way as Parasyte did. It started of entertaining, but now we’re at a midway lull where I’m not sure if I like the show or not.
It’s very clearly intending to be the story-focused anime of the season, so let’s hope it’s story is good enough to warrant that decision. The OP is great though. It’s more UVERworld-ey than any UVERworld song I’ve heard.
Now for the awkward bit… My ED of the season goes to Owari no Seraph… I’m really far behind on it, so I don’t have opinions on the show yet, but the ED is pretty nice. Yamada-kun is the only other show with a good ED this season.
I still plan on watching Re-Kan!, Denpa Kyoushi, Jewelpet, Kekkai Sensen, Show By Rock!!, Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku, Ore Monogatari!!, and the new Nisekoi, but they are all low priority, so I might skip a few~
