Summer 2017 Anime Thread

Xarpolis said:

I'm attempting to watch the first episode of everything that's currently on Crunchyroll. It's a long list, so here's my current review of everything. The asterisked shows are ones I plan on continuing to watch. I'll also update my list with reviews of everything as I get to it.

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18if - No idea what this is. Gives a "Dreams of Alice" vibe, but it's really strange. Too "cutesie" for me. Why was this made? Bad show.

* Action Heroine Cheer Fruits - I'm really shocked that I enjoyed this show. It seemed pretty dumb at first. There are TV shows in Japan showing these girls that are really strong. One was coming to town, and a big sister took her little sister to see it. At the last second, it got cancelled, so she planned to remake the show with a friend to appease her sister. Their acting works really well, and now those two become the new female hero team for that town. It was cute.

Aho Girl - 10 minute episodes. Sexual theme. Girl is a sub and eats banana off the ground in blowjob motion.

* Ballroom e Youkoso - Surprisingly good show about ballroom dancing and a kid that doesn't know what to do with his life. I'm going to stick with it.

Battle Girl High School - Idols are also fighters. Some school dedicated to making idol fighters or something. Dumb.

Centaur no Nayami - It's a high school for mythical beings. Devils, Centaurs, Fairies... etc. I don't really understand this one. I want to hate it, but at the same time, I want to see it. Very neutral, maybe I'll call it quits. The only "interest" in this show is from the fact that the cast isn't Humans, so it's different. I think I'm done with it.

Clione no Akari - 10 minutes long. The animation for this show is very soft and friendly. It's another school romance type. The voice of the lead male doesn't really match the character. It sounds too old. I'm not a fan of the show being about bullying someone. It's.. dumb. People get bullied. It happens, no reason to make a show about it. Not worth watching.

Dive!! - A show about a school dive team, jumping from those really high diving platforms. They want to go Olympic.

Enmusubi no Youko-chan - Show about some women having a wolf spirit inside of them that act like a succubus and drain a man of all his fortune before moving on. Animation was nice, but the show was boring.

* Gamers! - New show came out today. It's all about sitting around playing video games. Dorky guys and surprisingly attractive high school girls that love video games. The best looking girl in school creates a gaming club and invites a few dorks to it. The premise is easy enough, but I like the show. It was fun, and I enjoyed the conclusion to the first episode.

* Hajimete no Gal - This is a censored t hide adult things Uncensored is available if you want to find it. It's a show about a group of nerds in a school full of highly sexual kids. All of the girls have supermodel bodies, and the guys are clueless idiots. It seems to be a show about humiliation. It's dumb, but I guess that's this seasons sex show. Like Ero Sensei or Cross Ange. I want to say no, but who am I kidding? I'll watch it for what it is, even if it doesn't excite me.

Hina Logi - From the very start, this bothered me. New school that everyone is excited to attend. Blah blah. Then it became a new Sailor Moon style show. Even worse.

Hitorijime My Hero - Another show that I'm surprised that I enjoyed. It's the story of kids starting high school, but tormented by their past. Actions they've taken and people they've associated with. There's a force for good, who was initially introduced as evil. Episode 2, it suddenly becomes boy on boy love. PASS!

Ikemen Sengoku - 3 minutes. It's CGI and looks like a video game. Tiny bodies, huge heads. Looks like a Japanese version of The Sims.

* Isekai Shokudou - Strange show. At the core, it's a food show. Focuses on a single restaurant with a respected chef. It's a modern day series/kitchen, but the chef is a magician. His restaurant once a week opens a door to a different reality. Where goblins, Dragons, elves and demons live. They are his customers on that day. This show kept my attention, so I will watch more.

* Isekai wa Smartphone no Tomo ni - English is In another world with my smartphone. To start off, this show gives me a real "Re: Zero" kind of feeling. Kid dies from a mistake of a god. He's brought back to life in a world of magic and requests his phone come with and work. He's granted that wish. He can't call his old world, but he can read all about it on the internet, and he can call the god that accidentally killed him/resurrected him elsewhere. After watching the first episode, this is now my favorite show of the season. It's pretty cool. The kid has a godlike ability to do pretty much everything he tries. The reward for being resurrected, I guess. Fun show, and he isn't a prick.

* Jikan no Shihaisha - This starts off creepy. Guy with clocks for eyes and a demon. The animation is top notch. While the show is beautiful, I didn't really care about the episode. I'll give it a shot again next week, but may drop it.

* Katsugeki Touken Ranbu - Beautiful animation. Another show about time. The main characters appear to travel through time to stop a group trying to steal treasures from various times in history. Actually, it turns out that the "good" people in the show are actually famous weapons given human form. The show was dumb, but I'll give another 2 episodes a shot to see if it's worth going all the way.

* Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun - Soccer show (football). The star has a problem with dirt/germs. My first instincts are that I don't like the cast or show, but it's a sports anime. Maybe I'm in for something good. Maybe. I'll watch a few more and see if it's worth keeping up with.

* Knight's & Magic - Animation is very soft. This starts off as a show like Gundam Build Fighters. A programmer loves making models of robotic fighting frames. Then he dies and is reborn in a Medieval world that actually has real fighting suits that are powered by Magic, as opposed to technology like Gundam. It's a cute show. Magic is like programming, so he's a natural at it. And he's taken real world items like guns and combined them with magic wands to hone the power and make it more effective. Typical kid's a genius style show, but I like it. This show is pretty much a kid-friendly version of Overlord. I'll keep watching. A line I enjoyed was sex-bot. "I'm inside a robot." "What's that?" "What every man dreams of!"

* Koi to Uso - An anime that starts with arranged marriages being the norm to help combat Japan's low birth rates. But there's a boy that doesn't like that system. Christ, yet another show that I like. Adding it to the list for a few more episodes.

* Konbini Kareshi - High school romance show. Guy meets girl at 7-Eleven and the story begins. The plot changes to the perspective of 4 different people, so they all must be the "main character", so to say. It's a cute show. There's no real plot or motivation. It's done as a day in the life, sort of thing. I'll give it a few more weeks to see if it's worth sticking with.

* Made in Abyss - Very good show with depth in their world building. It reminds me a lot of Tales of Zelestra in that regard, while the artwork itself takes from Hai to no Grimgar. The idea of this orphanage trying to recover artifacts from a mine to stay in business is interesting enough, and the robot boy was a nice addition. I look forward to where this show goes.

Mahoujin Guru Guru - Opening credits are animated like I drew it. Not good. A lot of references to 8-bit games in here. Even though this image is from the show, I'm skipping it anyway because the rest is so garbage tier.

Musekinin Galaxy Tylor - 3 minute show. It's very childish. I'm going to pass.

* Nana Maru San Batsu - First day of high school and all of the school clubs are trying to get new members. Introduce the hot girl who likes quiz shows and a book worm that knows all the answers. They join the quiz club. This was good, I liked it. Dumb subject, but fun show. I'll enjoy this one unless it gets bad.

Netsuzou TRap - NTR - 10 minute show. Ok... This starts out with girl on girl rape? Well, touching. Strange show. Little black hair girl is pure lust for her friend, and she tries to act out everything she may encounter with a boyfriend. This is worse (action wise) than Hajimeti. I'm sure it'll get plenty of views. I don't have anything really negative to say, except that it's animated girls living out the fantasies of sexually repressed men. But I guess so is porn.

New Game!! - Very soft animation. The style didn't grab me, so I skipped through the episode. It's lots of girls doing girl shit. One of them is a programmer also. Looks like they're developing a game. I'm not interested.

Nora to Oujo no Noraneko Heart - 3 minute show. It's almost like stop motion of still images unlike real animation. It's choppy. Lots of cats. Magic I guess. Talking about turning a cat back into a human. No interest in this one.

Princess Principal - It's a steam punk anime. I'm enjoying the animation style, but the story itself isn't doing much for me. A group of school girls are spies for some government organization and are helping defectors leave a country. The show was okay, but I don't really like it. It reminds me of Joker Game, which I liked, but I'm still going to pass.

Saiyuki Reload Blast - This season's violent anime. Similar to GANGSTA in that regard. It's a warrior priest and his 3 companions that go around solving problems for small towns in the far outskirts of Shangri La while trying to complete some mission. Good enough show, but not worth continuing to watch.

* Shoukoku no Altair - The start gives me a Arslan vibe. A middle eastern area is the setting. Also similar animation. The more I watch, the more I get the Arslan feeling. I'm already a fan and look forward to what happens.

Tenshi no 3P! - For some reason, I thought this was Tenchi. Nope, it's Tenshi. Electric Guitar playing starts the episode. This started off as a loner music nerd meeting a fan from the internet, but turns into almost a pedo show because the fan is a 10 year old girl and her two friends. They play music, then it ends in pedo anyway. Nope.

Tsurezure Children - 12 minute show. Very soft colors. It didn't make much sense. I'm going to pass.

Vatican Kiseki Chousakan - Ouija board and comedy. I have no idea what this is about, except that they're at the Vatican and one guy is a priest. It's almost like Angels & Demons or The Da Vinci Code in anime form. I'm not really interested in this one, but some probably are.

Yami Shibai - Japanese Ghost Stories - 4 minute show. It tells a scary story that I assume is from Japanese literature/folktale or something. It just tells the rough story.

* Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou - Ghosts play a role in this anime. Almost like 6th sense. Some guy lives in a house that's haunted, but the ghosts are friendly. The main guy doesn't realize it's haunted. Seems good enough. I'll give it a chance.

* Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e - Another show I'm not really sure of. It's an elitist high school that you live at for 3 years but cut off all communication with the outside world. The school has everything you need for a fee, but they give you $1,000 a month ($100,000 yen). The main character is a bore. I don't know why I like this show, but something about it intrigues me. Also, the twist that officially set up the season was nice. I'm glad for that.


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Damn, there's 19 fucking shows that I like as of the first episode. I'll have to trim the fat soon to see which ones I actually stick with.

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