Take a shot for every Jojo.

Well it was clear that it was not going to beat last season, not that many seasons could. But I at least hoped for a lot better considering the interesting stuff.

Then again the best stuff is still upon us!

Maidragon
Kemono Friends
Gabriel Dropout
Little Witch Academia
Konosuba
Hand Shakers(maybe)

We got a lot of trash already out of the way. It can only go upwards!

My AOTY for 2016 was Assassination Classroom S2. It really surprised me in a good way, and I deeply enjoyed it as one of the best anime I've ever seen.

Your post was really helpful. I watched the first season a few years back now, and I had forgotten basically everything that happened. The new season is consistent with the first season up through portions of episode 17 based on my rewatch. Looking at the synopsis for the other 10 or so episodes, I vaguely remember them, and I'm kind of glad I mostly forgot them. The plot really went off the rails and just went worst case scenario without leaving any room for real character growth. There was no reasonable way to pull the show back on track from that filler arc, and making it at all was kind of a mistake.

Overall, I'm somewhat glad they decided to stick with it since I didn't need them spending 12 episodes recreating and consolidating the first season, but it makes episode 17 of season one weird. Without it, you won't fully understand where the show is at in the first episode of this season, but with it, you already have first interactions between Rin and everybody else that suddenly don't matter because this episode recreated those interactions on the train. It should be more of a clean break from here on out, but it was kind of a sloppy way to continue the series, even with the flashbacks for the sake of solidifying what events were actually relevant from the end of the first season's canon episodes.

Glad I could help. 

And I think it'll work in the end, even if seems confusing at first. I like the series, but I don't really want to watch the same thing again. It would have been helpful to do a episode 0 to lead up to this...but who knows if people want to watch that.

What is kinda funny though...is that the recent manga (well past 15 chapters or so), have been using some similar plot points to what was used in the anime-original content from the first season. Which means this new anime will ignore the original content, only to potentially get back into it again if it keeps going long enough. Just hope they don't reuse all of it...since I thought the Sympathetic Satan story was kinda dumb.

Alright, since my last update I've finished Nichibros and the first season of Fate/Zero. Starting the second season tonight, and then holding a small memorial service for my free time since spring semester starts tomorrow.

Oh, one more thing. It's a little late, but I'd like to send out a thank you to Pokoko, whom I believe recommended NHK to me a long time ago. To be honest I actually only finished the show this winter, as I barely made it halfway in my first attempt over a year ago (otaku pandering kinda turned me off to it before, but this time around I was able to understand better). I'm not sure I'd like to talk openly about why the show resonated so deeply with me, but I'm so glad I've finished it now, as painful and depressing as it was. So again, thank you for the recommendation. I plan on reading the novel this year.

Anyhow, I'm off!

PS: I really really really really love Gen Urobuchi's writing!

PPS: I was debating whether or not I should do this, but I did it so I might as well share. I made a MAL profile to track my shows and have realized that you can add friends on it. You're welcome to check in on me and leave loving remarks if you so please, although a certain pirate may be affronted at how I have rated Haruhi :D

Snubbed: Konosuba

Welp, there it is. AOTY and best girl. Actually it's bestest girl. I never expect a perfect anime but I also always forget what Trigger is capable of. I still can't believe we're getting a full season of this wonderful piece of art.

And the faces, oh the faces!

http://imgur.com/a/A4sr1

TRIGGER saving anime once again. LWA was great, glad they finally decided to give it an actual series instead of another special.