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Fall season is upon us. So far, these new shows are the highlights for me:
- Blade of the Immortal
Very brutal samurai series that reminds me of shows like Ninja Scroll and Samurai Champloo. Getting a full adaptation, too.

- Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun
Harem/comedy series that's pretty much exactly what the title says. Very funny and a good fit for the Halloween season.

- Kemono Michi: Rise Up
Isekai series about a masked wrestler that loves animals being transported to another world. Pretty weird plot tbh, but it's written by the guy who wrote KonoSuba and it's every bit as hilarious as that series is. I'm really digging it.

- Cautious Hero: The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
Another isekai and this one is also exactly what the title describes. Very funny series imo.

- No Guns Life
Not sure how to explain it. Cyborg detective series, basically? Made by Madhouse and the production looks way better than a lot of what they've produced over the past couple of years.

- Babylon
Again, not sure how to explain it. Very good mystery/psychological/detective series, though.

Watching lots of other new shows, but they're all more average than anything so I'll leave them off of here for now.

Vinland Saga continues to be the highlight of the year for me.

My Hero Academia's every bit as good as it's always been.

One Piece is about the same as always. This is gonna be a long, long arc.

31-Oct-2019 23:33:35 - Last edited on 31-Oct-2019 23:36:53 by Arena

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Arena said :
- Babylon
Again, not sure how to explain it. Very good mystery/psychological/detective series, though OOOOOOOOOHHHHH I might look into this one then :O
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Loki said :
Arena said :
- Babylon
Again, not sure how to explain it. Very good mystery/psychological/detective series, though OOOOOOOOOHHHHH I might look into this one then :O

Hope you enjoy it! Actually logged in again just to double down on my recommendation for that series. As of the latest episode, I think this may be one of the highlights of the year for me. Definitely a quality series, especially if you enjoy stories that get really, really dark.

Amazon may not license a lot of anime, but man, they really do a good job of licensing a lot of quality stuff. Having Vinland Saga, Babylon, Blade of the Immortal, and Season 3 of Psycho-Pass all in one season really puts this season's selections from Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Sentai to shame.

20-Nov-2019 22:07:12 - Last edited on 20-Nov-2019 22:10:49 by Arena

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I am so sorry for recommending Babylon. That series started out so well, but after Episode 7 things started going downhill pretty badly. Definitely doesn't help that it had one of the most unsatisfying endings I've seen in over a decade. Just... ugh. I can't believe they dropped the ball that hard.

Anyway, onto this season's long overdue thoughts...
I'm really enjoying the Director's Cut of Re:Zero. It may not have added very much, but any addition to the series is a plus in my book. Sucks that Season 2 was delayed until July, but I'm also really looking forward to that when it finally comes.

Loved Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun from start to finish. Super glad to see that it'll have a second season next year.

Pet has been pretty decent. Good psychological thriller and unlike Babylon the quality hasn't nosedived. Hopefully it'll get either a second season or a decent ending.

ID:Invaded has been okay. I'm a sucker for any detective show that's even halfway decent, so it's at least got that going for it.

Blade of the Immortal continues to impress me. Such a good, brutal series.

Bofuri's writing has been pretty lackluster imo (not typically a fan of series with Mary Sue or Gary Stu-type characters), but I'll at least give it credit for being a good way to counterbalance how dark Re:Zero can get. Very chipper and upbeat. lol

In/Spectre has been decent for a supernatural mystery/detective type series, but I'm a little disheartened by the fact that almost this entire season has been spent on a single plot point. I'm used to shows like this doing a bunch of one-off cases before settling on a bigger one. Not a big negative as far as writing quality and all that goes, just personal preference.

My Hero Academia and One Piece continue to be two of my all-time favorite series.

As far as the non-simulcasts go...

I'm currently rewatching Castlevania. Gonna start Season 3 in a few days.

Really looking forward to Altered Carbon: Resleeved, too.

10-Mar-2020 18:55:16 - Last edited on 10-Mar-2020 18:59:05 by Arena

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New season is upon us. Super disappointed in it overall (lots of delays due to COVID-19 and lots of crappy shows), but my thoughts on what few shows I'm watching...

Gleipnir - Definitely my guilty pleasure. Ecchi/horror battle royale series. The writing isn't perfect, but the animation is gorgeous (way better than I expected and far above average), the music is great, and the violence/action is pretty decent. I'll watch this one all the way through no matter what.

My Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! - Okayish enough for an isekai series. MC reincarnates as the villain in an otome game and tries to escape her bad endings. Not normally a fan of reverse harems, but it's not awful or anything. Good time killer.

Princess Connect! Re : Dive - Not sure how to describe it other than to call it a fantasy game adaptation. First episode was funny enough, so I'll stick with it.

Tower of God - Our first WebToon adaptation! Looks great so far and I have high hopes for both this show and future WebToon adaptations.

The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? - Pretty generic isekai series imo, but it could be worse. Another series I'm using to kill time.

Appare-Ranman - I don't know if this is some Redline/Wacky Races type deal or what, but that's the vibe I'm getting. Loved the first episode.

I didn't like any of the other new shows I watched. They were all laughably bad, not my cup of tea, or both.

I want to watch BNA at some point, but Netflix grabbed that one so I'll be stuck either waiting or resorting to using fansubs. We'll see.

Of returning/continuing shows...

Still watching Black Clover and One Piece.

I read the manga for Food Wars,
so the final season is a hard pass for me. I'm happier pretending the anime adaptation ended with Season 4.

13-Apr-2020 10:50:16 - Last edited on 13-Apr-2020 10:53:16 by Arena

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I'll be losing my broadcasts of Black Clover, Appare-Rannan, and One Piece due to the pandemic. Tower of God and My Life as a Villainess likely won't be getting pulled since they already finished production, but the rest getting pulled may be inevitable now.

Totally understandable, but still... this really sucks. I doubt even most of the summer shows are safe at this point.

20-Apr-2020 08:03:45 - Last edited on 20-Apr-2020 08:04:35 by Arena

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Shows I'd recommend this season:
- Jujutsu Kaisen. Still a solid 11/10.
- Mushoku Tensei. Pretty good if you can look past how creepy the MC is.
- Re:Zero. Never fails to impress.
- Otherside Picnic. Pretty unique supernatural series.

28-Feb-2021 06:10:13

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