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aliceylain) wrote2014-07-07 07:05 pm
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I was going to do a long post that held reactions from the Spring 2014 anime season. Then I saw naye's post where she embedded an AWESOME One Piece AMV and well. You know how things go.
Sooooo goooooood. Oh, my heart, One Piece. Now I want to rewatch all the OP movies and get caught back upon the manga.
Okay, maybe I can do a quick reaction post.
Haikyuu!: Sports anime will forever have a special place in my heart. I adore Haikyuu!! a lot because it does remind me of Oofuri quite a bit. Seems to me there are two types of sports anime: the type where it's almost a flat-out shounen show where the players have special inhuman moves and every match just ups the intensity to max and then the type where the pace is slower and the characters don't have inhuman moves but more thoughtfulness and heart. Now don't get me wrong, I watch the first type since I've been a fan of Prince of Tennis and watched all of Kuroko's Basketball. But I will always prefer the second type and I don't have random times where I'm thinking, "And where did the laws of physics go?" to distract me. I don't know how long Haikyuu! is greenlit for but I hope it's for a long time. Also, Tanaka's my favorite by far. By faaaaaaaaaaar and I hope he gets a larger role as the series goes on.
Akuma no Riddle: This was a very niche show that I just so happened to be the target audience for? I dunno, maybe I just have a weird thing for girl assassins but I eagerly watched each episode during the run. It's nothing special, the plot is rather formulaic but oh my god, I just wanted to see Tokaku and Haru get their happy ending. I don't think this show has much rewatchability value but I still enjoyed it a lot the first time around. If you like assassins, violence, and girls kicking ass, you'll probably enjoy this one.
Selector Infected WIXOSS: I came into this one late but boy, am I glad I did. The plot is a very close sibling to Puella Magi Madoka Magica in which wishes are promised to girls but nothing good happens as a result. Puella Magi Madoka Magica is definitely superior in my mind as the plot just seems tighter and I enjoy the characters more. Still! I'm happy it's getting a second season since the first season ended on SUCH A CLIFFHANGER OH MY GOOOOOD ugh. If you like Puella Magi Madoka Magica, I'd definitely recommend giving this one a try.
Soul Eater Not!: I HAVE NOT ACTUALLY FINISHED THIS YET, I STILL HAVE THE LAST EPISODE TO WATCH but it looks like there's a definite theme in the shows I watched this season. And that theme is female-heavy casts. I love Soul Eater a whole lot and was relatively pleased with Soul Eater Not! I loved getting some backstory on Liz and Patty, I loved the friendship between Tsugumi, Anya, and Meme. I could've done with a tighter plot. (The stuff with Eternal Feather was totally swept by so quickly that it felt jarring.) But it was a sweet show whose ending will hopefully not break my heart.
No Game No Life: I gave this one a chance because my brother is head-over-heels about it and I did end up enjoying it quite a bit! I'm not a gamer at all (if I play games, it's for the story and not the actual gameplay) but I liked the insight into how gamers thing AND how a gamer world would operate. I could have done without all the fanservice, which got icky at times, but it wasn't anything I hadn't seen before (and how sad is it that fanservice is so commonplace). I really enjoyed the animation too because anything with over-the-top color is fine by my book. I actually hope this one gets another season since I'd like to see Sora and Shiro actually challenge the gamer god.
This next season is looking good too! I'll have to post some first reactions once I, you know, watch some of the first episodes. Unfortunately, I've been sucked into watching Umineko No Naku Koro Ni and considering how much I love horror, it's unlikely to shake me loose until I finish the 30-something episodes.
naye's post where she embedded an AWESOME One Piece AMV and well. You know how things go.Sooooo goooooood. Oh, my heart, One Piece. Now I want to rewatch all the OP movies and get caught back upon the manga.
Okay, maybe I can do a quick reaction post.
Haikyuu!: Sports anime will forever have a special place in my heart. I adore Haikyuu!! a lot because it does remind me of Oofuri quite a bit. Seems to me there are two types of sports anime: the type where it's almost a flat-out shounen show where the players have special inhuman moves and every match just ups the intensity to max and then the type where the pace is slower and the characters don't have inhuman moves but more thoughtfulness and heart. Now don't get me wrong, I watch the first type since I've been a fan of Prince of Tennis and watched all of Kuroko's Basketball. But I will always prefer the second type and I don't have random times where I'm thinking, "And where did the laws of physics go?" to distract me. I don't know how long Haikyuu! is greenlit for but I hope it's for a long time. Also, Tanaka's my favorite by far. By faaaaaaaaaaar and I hope he gets a larger role as the series goes on.
Akuma no Riddle: This was a very niche show that I just so happened to be the target audience for? I dunno, maybe I just have a weird thing for girl assassins but I eagerly watched each episode during the run. It's nothing special, the plot is rather formulaic but oh my god, I just wanted to see Tokaku and Haru get their happy ending. I don't think this show has much rewatchability value but I still enjoyed it a lot the first time around. If you like assassins, violence, and girls kicking ass, you'll probably enjoy this one.
Selector Infected WIXOSS: I came into this one late but boy, am I glad I did. The plot is a very close sibling to Puella Magi Madoka Magica in which wishes are promised to girls but nothing good happens as a result. Puella Magi Madoka Magica is definitely superior in my mind as the plot just seems tighter and I enjoy the characters more. Still! I'm happy it's getting a second season since the first season ended on SUCH A CLIFFHANGER OH MY GOOOOOD ugh. If you like Puella Magi Madoka Magica, I'd definitely recommend giving this one a try.
Soul Eater Not!: I HAVE NOT ACTUALLY FINISHED THIS YET, I STILL HAVE THE LAST EPISODE TO WATCH but it looks like there's a definite theme in the shows I watched this season. And that theme is female-heavy casts. I love Soul Eater a whole lot and was relatively pleased with Soul Eater Not! I loved getting some backstory on Liz and Patty, I loved the friendship between Tsugumi, Anya, and Meme. I could've done with a tighter plot. (The stuff with Eternal Feather was totally swept by so quickly that it felt jarring.) But it was a sweet show whose ending will hopefully not break my heart.
No Game No Life: I gave this one a chance because my brother is head-over-heels about it and I did end up enjoying it quite a bit! I'm not a gamer at all (if I play games, it's for the story and not the actual gameplay) but I liked the insight into how gamers thing AND how a gamer world would operate. I could have done without all the fanservice, which got icky at times, but it wasn't anything I hadn't seen before (and how sad is it that fanservice is so commonplace). I really enjoyed the animation too because anything with over-the-top color is fine by my book. I actually hope this one gets another season since I'd like to see Sora and Shiro actually challenge the gamer god.
This next season is looking good too! I'll have to post some first reactions once I, you know, watch some of the first episodes. Unfortunately, I've been sucked into watching Umineko No Naku Koro Ni and considering how much I love horror, it's unlikely to shake me loose until I finish the 30-something episodes.