Shows that I've kept on with:
Owari no Seraph - Way better than season one. Still not great, but better. Less melodramatic, more plot progression and decent character development. It looks like it's gearing up for an exciting conclusion to the second season.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans - This one took me by surprise, and although some episodes have been a touch slow, the pacing has felt pretty good for what will be a two cour show. Characters are interesting as you see these kids grow into warriors and leaders, the plot is interesting as a political struggle leaves the independence of the citizens of Mars in the balance, and the action is pretty nice since the show seems to actually have a decent animation budget. I look forward to watching it through next season.
Asterisk - It was okay. Not great, not horrible, but very average. The second cour will probably be entertaining, at the least, but I don't expect it to transcend the label of average.
Heavy Object - Another one that I'm glad is getting a 24 episode season. I was really unsure after the first episode, but now I love the characters and the way they've managed to weave these somewhat disjointed events together into a relatively cohesive plot. Like some other anime, it's largely just scenarios that take two to three episodes to resolve until the next situation in some other faraway place can happen, but it's refreshing in its own way.
Sakurako - This one has been relatively up and down. I love parts of it, but I think this final major conflict was really shoehorned in. Yeah, it was hinted at throughout the season, but Sakurako just knowing all about it feels off. That aside, the character development has been decent, and I've enjoyed the show week after week. It won't be one of my top picks of the season, but it has been a good run. Here's to hoping it finishes strong next week.
Antimagic Academy - The final plotline has, by far, been the most quality aspect of the show. It's one of few things that feels like it didn't just come out of nowhere as yet another disjointed plot device. The storytelling in this show really leaves a lot to be desired, and the action does not make up for the haphazard progression of events. The finale will probably be kind of interesting, but in the end, it's just another action/harem show that does nothing to break the mold with too many of its own faults to be a show anybody will be talking about in years to come.
One Punch Man - Best of the season, by far. It's the only show that I have consistently enjoyed, start to finish of every episode, week after week all season. It's silly, cool, and highly entertaining. I don't expect a second season anytime soon since apparently the manga content isn't all that far beyond the show, but I do hope we get one in the future since Saitama is too interesting to relegate to a mere 12 episodes forever.
There are some shows I plan on going back to, like K: Return of Kings, Rakudai, and Shomin Sample. I at least plan on checking out Perfect Insider. I finished the first season of Haikyuu the other day and will be following it as it continues into next season.
At the moment, I'd say the season ultimately turned out fairly weak. There were a couple of good shows, but overall, shows either tried too hard to be unique, or were far too content sticking to standard tropes. If it weren't for One Punch Man, I'd honestly think this season was pretty crap since there would only be maybe one or two shows I would genuinely consider good otherwise that were actually new to the season and not continuations.
