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Winter Anime Wrap-up
Apr. 11th, 2016 10:11 amNow that my hand has healed well enough that I can type (mostly) painfree, here are my thoughts on the past anime season. No real spoilers except the one that is marked.
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - This show was so GOOD! My definite favorite of the Winter season and possibly worthy of a 10/Masterpiece rating. (A second season was announced, so I won't call it just yet.) Seriously, though, if there was an Emmy for anime series, I'm pretty sure it would win in a landslide victory. I was particularly impressed with the voice work. Since the show revolves around rakugo -- Japanese storytelling -- the ability to be able to act several parts while the the characters do their routines is amazing.
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - This show was so GOOD! My definite favorite of the Winter season and possibly worthy of a 10/Masterpiece rating. (A second season was announced, so I won't call it just yet.) Seriously, though, if there was an Emmy for anime series, I'm pretty sure it would win in a landslide victory. I was particularly impressed with the voice work. Since the show revolves around rakugo -- Japanese storytelling -- the ability to be able to act several parts while the the characters do their routines is amazing.
Snow White With The Red Hair, Season Two - Just as charming as the first season! It's a bit of a shame that Shirayuki and Zen had to spend most of these episodes apart, but other than that, it was great. I particularly loved the development that Raj went though. Who knew he had it in him?
ERASED - The beginning of this show started out great, but it kinda lost steam in the second half, especially with the extremely generic "bad guys". Still better than the other mysteries I've watched lately, though.
(One thing that bothered me is that no explanation is ever given for Satoru's "Revival" (the ability to travel back in time to save someone's life) powers in a world that is otherwise completely mundane. You kind of just have to go with it.)
Nurse Witch Komugi R - I watched the original OAV of this a long time ago and apparently didn't care for it much based on the 5 I gave it, but I actually really liked this expanded revival series! I mean, it's nothing special, but it's still pretty fun to watch.
Sekko Boys - This eight-minute show was absolutely ridiculous...but in the best kind of way. I'm still wondering what the creators were smoking when they came up with the idea of a show about an idol group consisting of statue busts. It shouldn't work, yet somehow it does.
She and Her Cat -Everything Flows- - Another eight-minute show that was pretty good. Basically, if you've ever seen the original short film "She and Her Cat" and liked it, you'll probably enjoy these four episodes as well.
And I can't believe the Spring season has already started! Isn't there usually like a week or two break between seasons? I haven't even picked out all the shows I want to watch yet. Of course I'll be watching Sailor Moon Crystal Season 3, and I've watched the first episode of Ace Attorney, which was pretty amusing. (Always wanted to play one of the games, but I've never owned a console that plays any.) As for other shows... Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, My Hero Academia, and Flying Witch sound like good bets, so those are going on the list. (Oh, and I'm also watching the dub of Dimension W, which is technically from the Winter season, on Toonami. Since it's a half-season behind, I decided not to include it with the other Winter shows.)
