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I haven't posted here in awhile, so I guess I'll give my general thoughts on this season so far from what I've been watching:

My Hero Academia: As the big show that Funimation is pushing this season, and what was one of the most hotly anticipated anime because it was supposed to be the next great shonen masterpiece, I find it okay. It is moving really slowly so far, probably because they want to make it long running (or maybe it's already planned to be, dunno), and certain characters ("Kacchan" anybody?) really need some rapid character development or for less time to be devoted to them. It would also be nice if our chronically anxiety ridden protagonist would show some semblance of control over his power, even if only for a surprising instant. I'll keep watching, but I would be hard pressed to call it the best of the season.

Re: Zero: This one I just watched on a whim during a bout of insomnia and ended up getting hooked. The protagonist has some development to do, but from what I understand, this is also going to be a 25 episode run, so they have the time to flesh out the character as he better understands his kinda sorta gift. Overall I like the concept, I like how easily it flips between lighthearted and straight up murder, and I'm looking forward to seeing how this continues to progress.

Kabaneri: Dark, good action, pretty decent. Overall one of the stars of the season. I think the show may be having a bit of hard time figuring out where it wants to go, with episode four being great and then episode five being kind of slow with the shaky alliance business. I have faith next episode will be as good as the first few episodes though, matching intensity and action. Gonna keep up with this one.

Bungou Stray Dogs: I wish it would stick with the slightly darker tone since the darker episodes are where the show has really shined so far, but this is a pretty decent one overall. In a lackluster season, this one shines with stupidly fun characters in a world where powers are a real thing, with high stakes keeping everything in perspective. The suicide shtick is surprisingly still entertaining.

Hundred sucks, Endride failed to even slightly entertain me with one episode, that Online Girl one or whatever is at least a little funny, and Cerberus was also really bad in the first episode. Otherwise nothing has stood out as being worth giving a shot this season. I'm not impressed as a whole, but there are at least a few shows worth watching.