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heavenly_pearl) wrote2015-12-31 02:48 pm
heavenly_pearl) wrote2015-12-31 02:48 pm
Entry tags:
- anime,
- aria the scarlet ammo,
- beautiful bones sakurako's investigation,
- dance with devils,
- diabolik lovers,
- erased,
- fanfiction,
- kaleido star,
- nurse witch komugi-chan,
- one-punch man,
- rainbow days,
- rokka braves of the six flowers,
- sekko boys,
- snow white with the red hair,
- the perfect insider,
- tiger & bunny
Fall Anime Wrap-Up
Last day of 2015 and I still haven't finished the last chapter of Melting Ice... Oops. I do have quite a bit of it written, though, including the scene I was most dreading to write: the actual performance of the Lovers' Maneuver. I don't like writing action scenes so I expected to have a terrible time with it, but it actually came to me pretty easily. It's the romance part I'm having trouble with. Well, anyway, I really do plan to finish the story in 2016 (aiming right now for Valentine's Day), so hopefully this will be the absolute last time I make a New Year's promise to complete it.
Now, onto my final thoughts on the anime I watched this season. For me, this was the weakest season of the year, with only one title that I would consider buying if given a physical release. The rest were okay (except for Diabolic Lovers), but nothing I have the desire to rewatch. No real spoilers, but I'll cut anyway.
One Punch Man - Everybody and their mother seems to love this show, but for me, I found it pretty average overall. When it comes to superhero anime, something like Tiger & Bunny is more suited to my taste, I guess. OPM was amusing enough, and I can appreciate that it was very well-animated, but the art style didn’t really appeal to me and the characters were all rather flat and one-note. I also didn’t like the fact that there was only one female hero/character of note, and she was rather annoying. (Although she did have the coolest powers, which was something, I guess.) Definitely a testosterone fest!
The Perfect Insider - This show was…weird. Disturbing, even. On the plus side, it actually kept me interested for most of the show, which is more than I can say for last season’s Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers, which had a similar locked-room mystery, but as for the conclusion… Well, bonus points for originality, but a bit too unbelievable. And, again, very, very disturbing.
Beautiful Bones - Sakurako’s Investigation - - It was fine. That’s about all I can really say about it. It was pleasant enough to watch, just not very interesting, which is too bad since the premise sounded a bit like the TV show Bones, and I like Bones.
Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA - Well, this was certainly different from the first season! In the first season, the main character was a guy who became like James Bond whenever he was aroused, so of course there was quite a bit of fan service and he had a harem of girls after him. In this season, that guy only shows up in a couple of brief cameos, and the main character becomes a new girl who is obsessed/in love with the titular Aria (who is strangely not really the main character in either series). Both seasons are fun enough to watch, but nothing special.
Diabolic Lovers - I have to admit that this new season was a little more bearable to watch than the first one, thanks to the fact that the new vampires are at least a little sympathetic and don’t treat Yui as terribly as the vampires from the first season did, but still… This just isn’t a good show. (And the season ends on a cliffhanger, which probably means yet another season is in the works... *sigh*)
Dance with Devils - This is the one show from this season I really liked, which is weird because it‘s very similar to Diabolik Lovers except instead of vampires, it‘s devils. But Ritsuka actually does have a bit of backbone, and the devils, while not exactly prime healthy boyfriend material, don’t treat her anywhere near as bad as the vampires do Yui in DL. It also helps that that the show doesn’t take itself too seriously. I mean, chanting Pomeranians -- come on! It was a little disappointing that after the first episode they cut the musical numbers down to one per episode, but at least the musical numbers were well done with great songs. And again, chanting Pomeranians.
As for next season, I'm definitely looking forward to the next season of Snow White With The Red Hair, and I'm tentively planning to check out Erased, Rainbow Days, and maybe Sekko Boys. Oh, and Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R, but only because I watched the original (which I didn't like) and now feel obligated to watch the sequel. (Maybe it'll be better with a full season to work with, though, rather than just a handful of OAV episodes.)
Now, onto my final thoughts on the anime I watched this season. For me, this was the weakest season of the year, with only one title that I would consider buying if given a physical release. The rest were okay (except for Diabolic Lovers), but nothing I have the desire to rewatch. No real spoilers, but I'll cut anyway.
One Punch Man - Everybody and their mother seems to love this show, but for me, I found it pretty average overall. When it comes to superhero anime, something like Tiger & Bunny is more suited to my taste, I guess. OPM was amusing enough, and I can appreciate that it was very well-animated, but the art style didn’t really appeal to me and the characters were all rather flat and one-note. I also didn’t like the fact that there was only one female hero/character of note, and she was rather annoying. (Although she did have the coolest powers, which was something, I guess.) Definitely a testosterone fest!
The Perfect Insider - This show was…weird. Disturbing, even. On the plus side, it actually kept me interested for most of the show, which is more than I can say for last season’s Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers, which had a similar locked-room mystery, but as for the conclusion… Well, bonus points for originality, but a bit too unbelievable. And, again, very, very disturbing.
Beautiful Bones - Sakurako’s Investigation - - It was fine. That’s about all I can really say about it. It was pleasant enough to watch, just not very interesting, which is too bad since the premise sounded a bit like the TV show Bones, and I like Bones.
Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA - Well, this was certainly different from the first season! In the first season, the main character was a guy who became like James Bond whenever he was aroused, so of course there was quite a bit of fan service and he had a harem of girls after him. In this season, that guy only shows up in a couple of brief cameos, and the main character becomes a new girl who is obsessed/in love with the titular Aria (who is strangely not really the main character in either series). Both seasons are fun enough to watch, but nothing special.
Diabolic Lovers - I have to admit that this new season was a little more bearable to watch than the first one, thanks to the fact that the new vampires are at least a little sympathetic and don’t treat Yui as terribly as the vampires from the first season did, but still… This just isn’t a good show. (And the season ends on a cliffhanger, which probably means yet another season is in the works... *sigh*)
Dance with Devils - This is the one show from this season I really liked, which is weird because it‘s very similar to Diabolik Lovers except instead of vampires, it‘s devils. But Ritsuka actually does have a bit of backbone, and the devils, while not exactly prime healthy boyfriend material, don’t treat her anywhere near as bad as the vampires do Yui in DL. It also helps that that the show doesn’t take itself too seriously. I mean, chanting Pomeranians -- come on! It was a little disappointing that after the first episode they cut the musical numbers down to one per episode, but at least the musical numbers were well done with great songs. And again, chanting Pomeranians.
As for next season, I'm definitely looking forward to the next season of Snow White With The Red Hair, and I'm tentively planning to check out Erased, Rainbow Days, and maybe Sekko Boys. Oh, and Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R, but only because I watched the original (which I didn't like) and now feel obligated to watch the sequel. (Maybe it'll be better with a full season to work with, though, rather than just a handful of OAV episodes.)
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