As we approach the end of the summer shows (that stayed on schedule, looking at you Zom 100), what are your thoughts? Any thoughts are welcome! Liked a show more than you thought? Disappointed by a show? Want to bring attention to something you think flew under the radar? Here’s your chance.

Just a reminder to tag your spoilers!

  • mrufrufin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago
    • I think the anime I looked forward to most week-to-week was Genjitsu no Yohane. Yeah, the plot reused a lot of elements throughout to keep it going and the pacing was a little weird, but it was one of the prettier shows, the fantasy world was interesting, we got new Aqours jams (and the OST was great), and Yoshiko/Yohane was one of my favs from Love Live Sunshine.
    • Undead Girl Murder Farce, despite it being maybe not my usual genre of preference, was probably the best overall anime of the season I watched (mostly thanks to the director from Kaguya and all the great, inventive visuals).
    • Helck isn’t the prettiest anime visually, but it’s got a director who can balance humor and seriousness in Tatsuo Satou (director of Kidou Senkan Nadesico and Uchuu no Stellvia among other things) and it shows and so it’s been pretty enjoyable.
    • Hirogaru Sky! Precure has been pretty solid. Not my favorite installment of Precure (been watching through Tropical Rouge and I think I like that one more, maybe because of its humor and weirdness) and it definitely has its fair share of obvious animation quality dips, but the last couple eps have had really energetic and lively animation with pretty background art so we’ll see where we go from here.
    • Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid 2nd Season has been alright. Never was the prettiest show, but this season has had some nicer-than-usual animated moments and bigger plot lines are coming into play so maybe I like it more than season 1?
    • wasn’t expecting that much from it (and maybe I like other Naomi Oozora demon-ish shows more than this one) but Lv1 Maou to One Room Yuusha was pretty fun and the longer plotlines driving the events were pretty interesting.

    And yeah there’s Zom 100 which is great but is quite a bit further from done than everything else and who knows when it’ll finish…

    • wjs018@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      Lots of love for Undead Girl Murder Farce in this thread. I think I will have to check it out. Like you, it’s not a genre I usually am into, but executed well, mysteries can be very engaging (just that most aren’t). Also, if I haven’t dipped a toe into Love Live before, would that impact my experience with Genjitsu no Yohane or are they separate?

      • Chariotwheel@kbin.social
        2·
        1 year ago

        Aside from mysteries Ungirl also has very fun and interesting characters going for it, as well as interesting directing during dialogues. A lot of the anime is characters talking and it’s never boring, because of these two factors.

      • mrufrufin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I think it’s helpful to watch Love Live Sunshine beforehand to get a feel of who the characters are and how they relate to their Genjitsu no Yohane versions, but maybe Genjitsu is okay watching on its own?