Aww. Was nice to see an after story of sorts. Went a bit beyond the VN material and chucked in a couple of easter eggs for saddos like me. Even Luvia made an appearance! And (probably) Waver! :D
All in all it was great to see the F/SN handled properly this time. Whilst a few pacing issues and clunky/excessive dialogue did drag things down at times, overall it was exciting and enjoyable to watch, even if you already knew the story like I did. Well done, ufotable.
I look forward to Heaven's Feel!
Yeah, I commented near the start that I really like Kumiko so this was a great episode for me. Forget all the "Asuka best"ing, I much prefer a character who you get to see develop and change. It was great to see her find her motivation to do better and to finally understand Reina better. Good stuff.
A value lesson from all this - do NOT fuck with Hotel Moscow.
I really liked this series. Considering that this was a random pick up and I had zero expectations, I was very pleasantly surprised. As a 4-koma series, comedy is the name of the game and what you get is a never ending stream of gags and silly situations and the vast majority worked for me. This is probably the funniest series I've seen since Daily Lives of High School Boys, another unexpectedly great and amusing series.
If you want a fun series with likeable characters that is relentlessly funny and makes some playful jabs at the Shoujo genre, I'd definitely recommend this one.
Re-watching this recent reminded me of what a little gem this series is. It's charming, funny and moving. Tsukimi is lovely and I like that she actually does look "plain" rather than us just being told she is (because generic anime art style makes it hard to tell who's supposed to be attractive and who's supposed to be ugly).
I believe this series falls under the "Josei" (older girls/ladies) category and I'm sure a lot of women can probably relate to some of the issues Tsukimi has to deal with. But speaking as a Male who was probably not the primary target audience, I still really enjoyed this show and most of the characters.
It's just a shame it's only 11 episodes long, because as has been said before, it ends a little abruptly and could have easily continued for another cour.
I really enjoyed this series. It reminds me of Sakurasou (http://trakt.tv/show/the-pet-girl-of-sakurasou) but I enjoyed this one more. Visually it reminds me of a Makoto Shinkai film (http://trakt.tv/movie/5-centimeters-per-second-2007) and that's a good thing!
In terms of the humour and the characters, I really enjoyed both. Kawai is adorable and Mayumi/Sayaka make for some very funny and likeable support characters.
It's a shame this was only 12 episodes long. The final episode isn't terrible but it could easily have continued for another cour. Hopefully we'll get a second season at some point!
As @sp1ti says, this is another "cute girls doing cute things" show, but this one is really cute so unless you absolutely despise this "genre" as a whole, you'll probably enjoy it. Not an essential watch by any means, but great for putting a smile on your face after a long stressful day.
Don't let the cute visuals fool you, behind this lies a comedy that can be pretty dark and effed up at times, but brilliantly so (here is a pretty good example from episode 1 which is by no means the only effed up thing in that episode ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42u4ytkzAWw). The story is anything but standard as well, this is a strange world where we are told that humans are dying out and the fairies are the new dominant species on the planet. Our nameless heroine serves as the mediator between humanity and the fairies, which as you might expect, gets her into many bizarre situations.
One of the things I really like about the series is that behind the cute visuals is a setting that is actually pretty dark. Humanity is dying out, and the fairies may look cute, but they are also rather creepy and respond rather strangely to human interaction. It's hard to know what they actually think of humans, and I at least got the impression that when humanity eventually does die out, they probably won't care or even notice.
I love our heroine in this story. Sure, she's cute like almost every girl in every anime, but she also possesses a dry/deadpan sense of humour which you see regularly when she is confronted with yet another bizarre situation. I found her very charming and it made it all the more enjoyable following her through this bizarre post-apocalyptic (kind of) world.
If you want something a bit quirky and different from your standard harem-anime-in-a-school fare, I'd definitely recommend this one. The series was written by Romeo Tanaka who has previously written some great Visual Novels (my favourite being Cross Channel). If you're familiar with his works then you might go into this knowing what to expect. Hopefully we will get to see more mainstream anime series by him in the future!
For me, Monogatari Second Season (aka Season 3) has done a great job of rescuing the series and removing the bad taste left by Nisemonogatari (Not everyone hates it, but most would admit it is the weakest material by far when compared to the rest).
I liked how the arcs shown were not done in chronological order and that we had different narrators for most of the arcs. Seeing events unfold from other characters' perspectives kept things interesting. Most of the arcs were very good, I wasn't as big a fan for Nadeko's arc but that has more to do with not really liking the character than what happened.
This second season has restored my faith in the series and I am really looking forward to SHAFT animating the remaining material now.
Can't say I really enjoyed this one. A novel idea initially but even more poorly handled than SAO. Main character was wimpy and unlikeable. So was Miss Boobies. In fact, I didn't really like anyone. The ending didn't really accomplish anything other than a plug for a sequel, which I probably won't watch.
Despite the rather boring sounding name, this is an awesome and hilarious show. The show is produced by Sunrise and directed by the same person who directs Gintama, and it shows. Each episode is divided into several skits lasting a few minutes each. For a show like this, this turns out to work very well.
If you enjoy Gintama, you absolutely owe it to yourself to watch this gem.
It's time to get C O M F Y
Okay, I'll admit the last couple of episodes have been a lot more compelling. Consider me engaged again... unless they crash out on a bad/non-ending.
We'd better not have to wait another 13 years to find out what happens next!
Pretty decent conclusion overall.
I'm not sure why but this series never fully wowed me, despite it being impressively directed an animated I'd say I never got "fully" into it.
That said I still think it was a pretty good series and don't regret my time watching it. The soundtrack and a lot of the character designs were especially impressive.
Last few episodes have been really sweet seeing Rei desperate to help Hina, but so heartbreaking too. I just want to give her a hug and tell her it's all going to be okay!
Hopefully now that she's pissed she'll be going on the offensive and those vile girls will get their comeuppance
Another weird and wonderful entry from Masaaki Yuasa. This shares characters and a visual style with the series "The Tatami Galaxy" (https://trakt.tv/shows/the-tatami-galaxy) so if you're a fan of that series you will definitely enjoy, and know what to expect with this one - although the film works just fine as a stand-alone piece if you haven't seen it (although you really shoud!).
Whilst I still think I prefer Tatami Galaxy more this is still a very fun and enjoyable romp, following the unnamed girl with the black hair through the crazy nightlife of Kyoto. Lots of drinking, trippy visuals and hilarious moments as we go deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole.
Interestingly unlike Tatami Galaxy which almost exclusively followed the male protagonist's POV, here we spend a lot of time with the girl (voiced perfectly by Kana Hanazawa <3) and not so much with "Senpai", which is fine by me as she is joy to be around and is definitely the focal point of the story.
If you're a fan of Masaaki Yuasa's work this is definitely worth a look. Possibly not the easiest entry point into his works but not as bad as Tatami Galaxy and its infamous rapid-fire speech right out of the gate.
The insert song at the end of the episode is just great!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPxSS1zHWwQ
Wasn't too sure on this series at first but I think this was the episode that got me fully on board. The series as a whole is by no means amazing but the characters have been endearing and fun enough by this point to convince me to continue with this.
Obviously being a KyoAni show it still has great direction and animation quality. Not as flashy as some of their other shows but still nice to look at.
I thought this episode was a lot better than the first one and I didn't notice the QUALITY quite as much either. Some great laughs in this episode too. KonoSuba at its finest!
Hurray! Great to see more Gintama, even if it's only a couple of OVAs. And featuring Tsukuyo too? You spoil me!
Last 2 eps felt like an advert/get hype for Berseria, which I'll admit I am (Velvet looks badass and I like that she seems a lot more vengeful and not at all goody-two-shoes like most Tales protags). Still have no idea how it will tie into Zestiria's story. The only common thread so far seems to be the mention of Malevolence. Nevertheless it was pretty cool and gorgeously animated by ufotable as always.
Next week, back to Sorey and co.
I'm not sure I have anything to say about this one, other than "Oh Japan".
Pretty decent for an introduction episode. The animation quality isn't amazing but it looks alright and thankfully so far 8-bit haven't gone extreme fanservice like they did with Grisaia.
At 13 episodes long I do fear they'll either rush things or miss a lot out. At a guess I would say they're just going to do the "true" route (episode begins with scenes from the Moon arc) with elements of each characters route thrown in.
Really enjoyed this episode, felt like a worthy pay off to all the strife up until this point. Rem was especially lovely at the end. Considering that I groaned slightly in episode 4 when the "twin loli maids" were introduced, and initially couldn't remember which one was Ram and which one was Rem, the series has done a great job of developing both of their characters and showing their individuality and struggles.
Hopefully Subaru will finally get his date with Emilia-tan now! Both him and us have both waited long enough!
I thought we were heading into Kill la Kill territory after those familiar looking life fibers.
DON'T LOSE YOUR WAY!
Keeping the momentum going from last time (shame about the week delay but due to recent events it can't be helped). Mumei was badass. Soundtrack is still great. Loves me some EGOIST and Aimer.
So that Emilia was pretty adorable this episode. I would say it's good to finally see her name revealed but I already stumbled into it somewhere. Pretty easy to find spoiler, even if you're not looking.
Still, a decent episode. Lots of interesting plot points going on, it'll be fun to see where they all go.
Super chill. I love how laid back Kei and Makoto are.
Cute first episode. Pretty laid back. Looks like this will be a pleasant slice of life... with witches!
Also lol at the mandrake.
