I was gone today, came back, and bam, new episodes of things. I just finished Rokka first, so let's start with that.
I thought this season was very well done. I felt the pacing was fine, and considering the focus on proving Adlet's innocence and building his relationship with Fremy, I'd say all goals were met. True, some of the Braves didn't get jack for character development, but if it wasn't there, I'm sure it also wasn't in the light novel. Honestly, I didn't even care about Goldov getting more back story, or Maura and Chamot being explained. They are probably the three least interesting characters. Well, they're a step above whatever the hell the new character is supposed to be. But I digress.
Overall, I give the season about an 8/10 because it kept making me want to watch more. If a show can accomplish that, it's doing a fine job. With these weekly shows, you have to be doing something right for me to follow from episode one, week by week, to the end. I think the only other shows that held my attention from the start of the season to the end was Gate, which will keep going (speaking of, new episode to watch), and Gakkou Gerashi. God Eater almost made the cut, but its sporadic release schedule has just caused me to play catch up whenever I notice new episodes finally released.
I can easily recommend Rokka to anybody looking for a fantasy anime that has action, but focuses more on mystery than standard beat up the big bad cliches.
Quick edit: It's worth noting, if you haven't watched the Rokka finale yet, DO NOT READ COMMENTS ON WHATEVER SITE YOU WATCH IT ON. Seriously. I managed to avoid it thanks to people kindly pointing out that spoilers were below, but people seem to think now that this season has ended, it's a great time to spoil absolutely everything from the light novels up to the most recent release.
