Farsala said:
Finally time to update.
Golden Kamuy- One of the best shows of the year. CGI bears be hecked, the rest of the show is just plain awesomeness. Very good characters all around whether they be Protagonist or Antagonist. The main character Sugimoto in particular is quite violent, but he clearly has a soft spot to achieve his main goal. His counterpart is a bit hypocritical in my mind, in that she is ruthless when it comes to animals, but is quite reserved for terrible human beings. The others are all unique and fun in their own way. I feel a bit disappointed in myself for watching this before s2 came out, but luckily I won't have to wait long. Music is well done, humor is well done, action is well done, even the story/plot although a little unbelievable is quite fun. OP was great, ED was meh.
Hinamatsuri- From the wilds of Hokkaido to Urban Tokyo. Aside from the creepiness of little girls appearing without any clothes on, this show is also quite well done. For awhile there the show could have been called Anzumatsuri. I really liked the yakuza elements in the show and one particular scene still has me lmao in remembrance. Still a bit odd the superpowers were rare again, I was hoping they would use those superpowers in more comical ways like they did in the beginning with the yakuza sting. The relationships between the girls and regular humans was always quite heartwarming and sometimes comical. Cliffhanger was annoying as well, and the future of this anime series is unstable after apparent failure in Japan. OP and ED were okay.
Devils Line- Finally we get to the meh anime. From animation to story to music this show always looked meh to me. But sometimes I REALLY have an itch for a meh anime to remind me of why I love the good anime. Still it wasn't that bad, I quite enjoyed a decent bit the more mature themes, but I felt like this show could have been even more mature. Overall was okay but clearly needed more depth to it. OP was good ED was meh.
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I've said it before in here but Golden Kamuy is the most original anime in awhile. It feels like a good Raiders of the Lost Ark action-adventure with comedic elements in the right places and a damn good story. Easy to see why the manga is so well regarded.
A lot of the Yakuza stuff from the Hinamatsuri manga didn't appear in the anime. They really roared through the material, I assume to reach the time skip. I've read speculation that they perhaps skipped over some of the Yakuza material to avoid negative press. They glossed over the Yakuza boss doting on Hina all the time, too.
Major manga spoiler regarding Hitomi! Read at your own risk! Guess who grows up to be a key figure in the esper program that created Hina and the others?
