Is it not? Nekogirls always seemed trendy, but maybe it is dying out.

Well idk if those softcore shows like Monster Musume and Centaur count either. I suppose there aren't too many shows of the MC being Kemono.

Speaking of Kemono (Friends), now that the studio that made the anime so popular has been kick off the series, I'm looking forward to their next project and hoping it will have the same kind of charm.  I just watched the teasers videos they put out yesterday.

It's just two girls talking about random things but it has that familiar Kemono feel to it.

I think they'll be fine.  They've earned so much goodwill from the fans for turning an anime based on a dead mobile game into a smash hit.

On the other hand, Kemono Friends 2 had better be damn good or people are going to rip it apart.

If you like that you should look into Tesagure. It's what they did before Kemono friends and it is literally nothing else but girls talking about random things in a 20 minute format. It's special because it is very free flow since there is no script. It's basically just listening in on real conversations actual Japanese girls are having.

I feel personally offended that no one has talked about Hisone to Masotan yet. Easily the most special anime this season next to all those generic shounens and sequels.

It has a very unique art style that is reminiscent of older anime and has character emotes that feel a lot like Trigger. It also sports the best seiyuu of all time in a main role, Tomoyo Kurosawa.

And if that wasn't enough it also has the best ED of the season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB1psAbUzU4

I watched some of that when it came out.  That style of voice direction feels really natural and fun.  It's like they're having a real conversation rather than reading a script.  The voice actresses sounding like they were really having fun was a big part of the charm with Kemono Friends.

Hisone to Masotan is awesome.  I love the characters, they're so flawed and weird and fun.

Nao is wonderful.

I was confused as hell when the teacher from Piano Forest showed up, though.

Not sure how to feel about Hinamatsuri. It's competently made but I feel so manipulated. The humor is sitcom level but well executed. Hina is a terrible character. Biggest asshole in the show but everything is geared towards making her likable. I wanted to make her Best Girl but luckily there is Hitomi who actually deserves it.

So ... I've been quite busy lately with my anime journey! 

I watched Houseki No Kuni and man, is that show really great! I'd never seen a CG anime, mostly because what I had seen looked really bad or awkward and stilted. But man, Land of the Lustrous went beyond my expectations! Nearly every character was great ... there's not many anime from my perspective that have such a wide and good cast. Mostly though I was impressed by how good it got in the second half. The first half was good, but the world building got a lot better by the middle of the show ... Antarcticite was my favorite ... 

After that I watched Devilman: Crybaby. Which also was pretty good. I loved the directing, this and Ping Pong really impressed me in that department and it makes me want to go back and watch Kaiba and Tatami. I felt it was a bit rushed and some of the plot was really contrived, but the themes were great and I loved the animation (yes, even the art style). The soundtrack is obviously one of the higher points ... man ... that opening might just be the catchiest I've ever heard!

Now I'm watching Little Witch Academia(TV) and Gankutsuou: The Counte of Monte Cristo. Little Witch is ok, kind of progressing in it slowly since it's episodic so far and thus it's quality is pretty inconsistent episode by episode. It's a nice feel good show though. Gankutsuou on the other hand ... downright one of the best anime I've ever seen thus far. It's a little bit sappy and melodramatic but the way I'd describe it ... it's like you're watching a play, except it's actually good cause it's anime. It's got a "Chowder" art style to it with it's clothing. Only problem is it's REALLY ugly at times because of the flat almost drab color palette (which seems pretty common in early 2000's anime) and the 480p native resolution. There are times where even the shiny bright beautiful shots are ugly as hell .. and it's unfortunate. It's also got early 2000's CGI on occasion, for stuff like Chariots and backdrop buildings ... yuck. Still like a 9/10 so far, it's that good.

Next I want to watch Eve no Jikan (Time of Eve). Literally never heard of it until today ... well yesterday now I guess but ... it sounds so fascinating! Very excited to get to it since it's only 6 episodes. 

Where are you going to actually get those proper recommendations? Can't be this thread or the usual places.

I'm not really going off recommendations, I just have a long as fuck Plan to watch list (651 anime or some shit) 

Besides ... I'm pretty sure if I asked you for a rec it would just be a cute girl show or a comedy .... no thanks