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My Round 2 of Winter 2015 has finished. And My thoughts: 


*Oshiete! Galko-Chan - This one is like only 7-8 minutes per episode. And surprisingly it was better than I thought! The episode is structured where the characters talk about 1 VERY SEXUAL topic. Its very funny! From memory there was one where they talked about Boobs getting bigger if the are massaged, and about ass hair =D (40% HYPED!) 

*Active Raid - First I don't really like mecha animes but the characters here seemed interesting so I gave it a chance. And I was right! The mecha action got me bored but the Characters are hilarious!!!! And it has some Manservice =D (20% HYPED!) 

*Musaigen no Phantom World (Phantom World) - The art style is VERY Colourful! I love how things were pixelated at the start of the episode. Hopefully they will use that again in the future episodes. The characters are very enjoyable to watch, the plot seems interesting but I've heard many anime using "Yokais". Great fan service on the limbo part =D Like how she has to bounce her boobs to get passed on the last level.... LOL! (50% HYPED)

*GATE Season 2 - YES ITS BACK!!!! And I AM STILL LOVING EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!!!!!! We got shown to a lot of characters already! Like an Angel Prostitute! And a SEXY Prince raping a SEXY Bunny!........... Seriously that came out no where and FUCK!!!! Best RAPE SCENE in an Anime!!!! I was feeling bad for her, but I was enjoying it at the same time....... And of course! A cliffhanger! Very Intense! Great OP SONG! It feels like the chucked everything from last season to that OP =D (100% HYPED!)

*Prince of Stride: Alternative - Another MADHOUSE Anime.....And Another HIT FROM THEM!!!! This would be my third sport anime and its already looking good! Those sound effects gave me CHILLS!!!! A unique art style.... some might find it "Low Budget" but I didn't mind it. It sits very well tho this "Parkour" or "Free Running" Sport. And HA! There seriously two guy that looks like Armin and Haru (free). (90% HYPED!)


I started watching Weekly Animes in the start of 2014, and I can say that this is turning out to be the BEST SEASON!!! I have watched 9 of my animes and I HAVE NOT DROPPED A SINGLE! Each has something to like + I still got around 15 TO GO!!!! 



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Versus_Evil said:
Myriad Colours Phantom World Episode 1, good strong first episode, love the animation. The limbo scene was abit cringe worthy tho XD

Will definitely keep watching!

For me I was LAUGHING MY ASS OFF!!!!!! And I love how they somehow included some fanservice without removing some clothing when she uses her power. Gotta Squeeze those MELONS! 

 

pokoko said:
If there was any doubt that ERASED was going to be the best of the season, I think it's gone now.

YEP!!!! The feels are incoming! 

 

Versus_Evil said:
I'm not a fan of "sport" animes but Prince of Stride ep 1 was fantastic.

YES!! Same here. The only Sport Anime I completed was Chihayafuru, and watched about 6 eps of Free! But I found this very "New" and exciting. 

 





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GATE!!!!

Anyone seen episode 13 of Gate? Had to turn the volume down in that one scene.



deskpro2k3 said:

GATE!!!!

Anyone seen episode 13 of Gate? Had to turn the volume down in that one scene.

YES!!!! OMG!!! I did not expect that!!!! The Bunny and the Prince voice was REALLY GOOD THOUGH! And I think that the Prince VA is the same VA as Laxus in Fairy Tail (DOUBLE YES!) Like I said in my other post, I was feeling  bad for her, but I was also enjoying it........ =D 

 





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I have only watched Phantom World from this season so far. It was okay. I can already tell it is going to fall into all of the standard harem tropes, so I'm not expecting too much from character development. As well, they've already established it's going to be a "making the worst into the best" type story. Overall, it will probably be stupendously average, but it could be fairly fun to watch and the concept is at least interesting.

I'll catch up on some other first episodes of the season later between episodes of Kuroko no Basket.



 

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Finally caught up with the start of the season. I admit I was skeptical and the first bunch of animes wasn't really mine or were just terrible. But it seems like the good ones are trickling in right now. Just gonna say a bit of first impressions for each anime I've watched and didn't immediately drop. Every anime not named I have already dropped.

Musaigen no Phantom World
Not one of the best first eps and far from the best KyoAni pieces but it's probably going to get better. it's KyoAni after all so a certain quality is expected.

Shoujotachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu
It's nice and upbeat and has great timings in the comedy. It seems to be one of the very few Slice of Life this season that has no supernatural or SciFi elemets so I'm going to cherish it. Really great synergy between the characters. It's not the most original concept and it's not exceptionally good but it's a fresh breeze in this season which seems to be dominated by Fantasy/SciFi animes. I'm not very fond of the character designs though.

Active Raid
This one is basically saved by the chemistry between the characters and the good character designs. It's probably the closest to the drop right now but if they can keep the genki girl genki I might stick with it.

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi
I'm kinda sad that I was spoiled for this one by the PV someone posted in here. If not, the first ep probably had a bigger impact. But it's still quite good and has my absolute interest right now. It's probably that show that I will hate the most for being the critic's darling this season.

Divine Gate
This one I really don't want to like but man, those character designs are absolutely awesome. Those pronounced shadows really make it look like something unique. It's standard fare story but the ED convinced me in the end. The emo MC will be the biggest drag but it's nice to look at and sometimes that's all I need to stick around.

Koukaku no Pandora
Absolutely adorable. it's great fun from the very first 5 minutes and I probably won't get bored at any point. It also brings the severely lacking fan service this season craves. Might land in my top 5 this season.

Oshiete! Galko-chan
Nice short with great chemistry between the two MCs. It's not outstanding but it's fun and short and adds some ecchi fun to this way too serious season.

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
Absolute biggest surprise. Not just the anime itself but the fact that I actually enjoyed Rakugo for the first time. I knew what Rakugo is thanks to Joshiraku(highly recommended comedy anime!). Though I never thought that Rakugo itself would be my kind of comedy. But there I was sitting and actually laughing at the Rakugo performance of the MC.
The anime itself is very mature without being pretentious. That's a rare combination for Seinen animes but it seems easy for Josei just like this one (or Chihayafuru). My biggest recommendation this season for anyone who likes it without moe, fanservice, ecchi or twelve year olds in mech suits.

Phantasy Star Online 2
It's passable. Nothing out of the ordinary. It's dropped if it goes downhill but I don't expect any surprises in either direction.

Luck & Logic
Interesting concept on standard shounen Scifi/Fantasy. It's really nice to look at and overall slightly above average.

Bubuki Buranki
This one would be really high on my list if it wasn't for the CGI. The story, direction and visuals are above average but that CGI wants me to hate it. Mind you, it's good CGI but it's not as good as 2D. I really don't understand why they went that way. There is obviously a high budget behind it so proper 2D animation would be possible. I really want to like it and I want to know more about the nice characters and the story but, by god, that CGI :(

Ojisan to Marshmallow

Nice short with a great female protagonist. Good fun for inbetween and I've come to really love those "adults at work" scenarios.



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Ok, I take it back. This could be a really good season. Not only is Koukaku Pandora endless fun, we also have 2 new ones that will brighten up this season!

Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R
Don't confuse this with a Mgical Girl anime. It's a full on Magical Girl anime spoof. They're breaking the fourth wall with an endless salve of references and clichees. It fondly reminds me of Excel Saga.

Dagashi Kashi
Really cool MC and a fairly small cast. This one will live from the interaction of the nice characters and lots of special Japanese candy!

 

So much for a nice and small season :(



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Versus_Evil said:
So what is on everyones Winter 16 watch list? I assume at this point we all know what we're watching.

 

Nope not sure what I'm watching yet, give me 3 weeks to decide what I'll watch. Only assclass S2 is in.



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Versus_Evil said:
So what is on everyones Winter 16 watch list? I assume at this point we all know what we're watching.

I still got 15 to go. But this is what it looks like so far.

100% Watching To The END! 

ERASED

GATE Season 2

Oshiete! Galko-Chan

Prince of Stride: Alternative

 

(75%)

Norn 9

Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu  

Musaigen no Phantom World 

 

(50%)

Active Raid

Haruchika 



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Versus_Evil said:
So what is on everyones Winter 16 watch list? I assume at this point we all know what we're watching.

ERASEDShowa Genroku Rakugo Shinju and Durarara!! are the only ones that i'm planning to watch right now but i will keep my eyes open for anything that seems interesting.