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Summer 2014 Anime Season First Impressions

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Justykanna
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Justykanna

blissfulyoshi wrote:

Yeah, I know Justykanna. I deeply appreciated your contributions, but it was hard to get people to follow. Thanks deadbeat and Kyonko, hope you guys don't burn out like I did.
=)

And I appreciated you setting it all up.

But yeah, just looking at last season's spreadsheet, not everyone manually entered their names and whatnot in after you took time setting it up.
It's probably easier for one or two people to handle anyway... as long as they don't burn out too. xD
The torch has been handed off! lol.
Kyonko Hizara
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Kyonko Hizara

blissfulyoshi wrote:

Yeah...google is not too friendly in copying over spreadsheets (I was honestly thinking about experimenting with Office Online because I know Excel better). If you got the filters down, then all should be pretty easy to set up after.

Also feel free to change the design, if you have something better. I just couldn't think of anything better at the time/Gdrive was really unfriendly with custom colors at the time.
The design you had works well enough, and it keeps it pretty well organized. The trickiest part of setting it up was figuring out all of the filters for it, but like with what you said, it was easy to do after figuring all of that out.
deadbeat
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Kyonko Hizara wrote:

blissfulyoshi wrote:

Yeah...google is not too friendly in copying over spreadsheets (I was honestly thinking about experimenting with Office Online because I know Excel better). If you got the filters down, then all should be pretty easy to set up after.

Also feel free to change the design, if you have something better. I just couldn't think of anything better at the time/Gdrive was really unfriendly with custom colors at the time.
The design you had works well enough, and it keeps it pretty well organized. The trickiest part of setting it up was figuring out all of the filters for it, but like with what you said, it was easy to do after figuring all of that out.
filters or formatting?
Kyonko Hizara
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Kyonko Hizara
The codes to add up the numbers and stuff
[ yogurt ]
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Akame ga Kill!
Didn't read the manga so went in only knowing that it's about assassins. Interesting premise, pretty naive, good but not a white knight MC, and Akame is cute. It's a show to watch.

Aldnoah.Zero
Has a Valvrave vibe to it, but it looks like it's going to have a lot less asspulls and MC isn't shit. Cast is actually trained to fight in mechs, we'll probably see some of the pilots break down when they realize it's not a game. And it's so pretty.

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
A very pleasant surprise. It's one of these shows that I watch with a constant smile through the whole episode. You just have to root for Chiyo she's already best girl of the season..

Rail Wars!
Not that bad, I might end up dropping it along the way. I feel like the bro and girls will be the best thing about this show. And it has Fukuyama Jun.

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal
Usagi is awful. Art is awful. Monster Mom was the only good thing in episode 1. Will probably not watch.


I've still to watch Sabagebu!, and waiting on Ilya, Zankyoku no Terror and Tokyo ESP. And probably Majimoji Rurumo, Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance, and let's hope Hanamonogatari actually airs this season.
deadbeat
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deadbeat
gah. rows 38 and 39 haven't been formatted correcly </3
fixing
Kyonko Hizara
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Kyonko Hizara

deadbeat wrote:

gah. rows 38 and 39 haven't been formatted correcly </3
fixing
Kyonko Skips Rows: The Animation
Mara
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Mara


can I just say if something is cool and what is not (because I think I am not capable to write a book)
deadbeat
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ok, this will either fix everything, or break it and i'll need to remake. PLEASE WORK ;w; FIXED
also

Mara wrote:

can I just say if something is cool and what is not (because I think I am not capable to write a book)
as long as you use the colour code, you can only write a sentence and it'll be fine
Mara
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Mara
alright

[shittaste]

Akame ga Kill! is cool.
Aldnoah.Zero is even cooler.
Bakumatsu Rock is kinda like #finnish and that's why I like it.
Barakamon is AOTS.
DRAMAtical Murder is even more #finnish.
Fuutsu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita. There is a dot.
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun has well done animation.
Glasslip is the alpha build of the chicken simulator.
PuriPara is the most manly series of the season.
RAIL WARS! There is an exclamation mark, so no comment.
Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen is gonna be pew pew pow pow.
Shounen Hollywood -Holly Stage for 49- is going for extreme #finnish and this worries me.
Sword Art Online II had otherwise silly EP1 but sniper butt saved it.
Tokyo Ghoul is a censorship simulator.

[/shittaste]
piruchan
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I'm late orz.

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun I found this hilarious. I have no complain whatsoever about the voice actor. The animation is great as well. Romcom of the season, anyone?

Akame ga Kill I only give this anime a try because of deadbeat. And I'm not disappointed. It has some blood, but not at the extreme level. Don't get to see much action on the first episode, but it seems promising. I like the theme, haven't seen something like this for a while. Will definitely follow this. Can anyone tell me why that girl in purple chinese dress with an eyepatch is not on shown anymore until the end?
blissfulyoshi
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PriPara: I have never tried watching Precure before, but the rainbows are shining too brightly for me... Well, the last girl's speaking style just really annnoyed me and I didn't really like their performance or their costumes. It doesn't mean I hate it though, but I found nothing really worth watching for in this show.

DRAMAtical Murder: Is it just me, or does the frame rate look extremely low at times. A lot of pans seem choppy when I watch this. Regardless, this reminds of the last BL show I watched from Nitro+ with a few improvements. The backgrounds are nice, but most of the time, the characters don't seem to interact with the backgrounds, and most of the action scenes have terrible animation with the exception of the last one, which mostly looked like CG. With the panning hurting my eyes and the show being lackluster in so many areas, I'm dropping this.
VoidnOwO
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Navizel
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PriPara (Puri Para) - Annoying and boring idol with cards (again) show. It hurts.

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal - This is my first time watching Sailor Moon so I don't have any nostalgia goggles to wear. First off, Usagi, the main character, is annoying as heck. I guess overall it's something you'd expect from a majou shoujo show. Weak girl gets magical power, weak girl with a good-looking man, and every possible element a shoujo show could have. I got to say it's not that bad though. It's decent at least.

Akame ga Kill - It's great despite the silly faces and scenes which is putting me off and making me choose whether to take it seriously or not. Cliche boy meets girl but that's really not a big deal. Looking forward to awesome fight scenes. "Night Raid" one-shotting people is kind of boring lol
Shipreck
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Aldnoah.Zero
I loved this first episode, the animation is good and the plot is excellent. This could either be really good, or another shitty mecha series.
Bakumatsu Rock
Sorry guys but I like this show because well, I like rock music that's all. The plot is not the greatest, I mean wow samurai's are musicians. But yeah, the music and the mild comedy are the only redeeming factors about this show.
Tokyo Ghoul
/hype/ I watched the first episode the minute it came out, awesome intro episode. This could be the anime of the season as it has awesome animation and plot.
P.A works = Good animation, good feels.
Akame Ga Kill
I found it odd that the protagonist's name isn't in the title. The gore, atmosphere, animation and uncensorship make it one of the fav's for anime of the season.
Argevollen
Just a shitty mecha series from what I saw.
Barakamon
I always like shows like this, protagonist is sent off to somewhere to atone for his mistakes but ends up really enjoying it there.
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Basic - Girl has crush on boy, girl confesses to boy, boy misunderstands and gives her an autograph... Okay maybe not. Slice of life, romance are usually my least watched genre's but this is not too bad for a non-P.A Works show.
EDIT: I forgot to mention, I have shitty tastes :D
Trauter
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Mara wrote:

Sword Art Online II had otherwise silly EP1 but sniper butt saved it.
Kyonko Hizara
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We all seem to be pretty hopeful about Aldnoah.Zero here, but some sites don't seem too hot on it at the moment. They are worried about it being another generic mecha series.
blissfulyoshi
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Kyonko Hizara wrote:

We all seem to be pretty hopeful about Aldnoah.Zero here, but some sites don't seem too hot on it at the moment. They are worried about it being another generic mecha series.
Like most shows, the first ep didn't really say much, so it is really too early for anyone to judge.
Kuria
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Akame ga Kill! - the character design is meh but the rest are cool
Aldnoah.Zero - still gundam wannabe on my eyes, other than the character design whch seems weak everything looks good especially the ost (based sawano)
Bakumatsu Rock - not interested
Barakamon - AOTS candidate
DRAMAtical Murder - not interested
Fuutsu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita - not watched it yet
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - AOTS candidate
Glasslip - more like Chickenlip feat. Tsumugu and 8man to me LOL
PuriPara - not watched it yet
RAIL WARS! - not watched it yet, seems fun
Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen - meh
Shounen Hollywood - not interested
Sword Art Online II - I dunno what to say for this but I'll keep watching
Tokyo Ghoul - Looks great, not really a fan with an edgy genre though
Free! Eternal Summer - hope kyoani can find the way again LOL
Hanayamata - not watched it yet
Ao Haru Ride - not watched it yet
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal - not interested, better read the manga instead

muh taste :P
Kyonko Hizara
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Kuria wrote:

Akame ga Kill! - the character design is meh but the rest are cool
Aldnoah.Zero - still gundam wannabe on my eyes, other than the character design whch seems weak everything looks good especially the ost (based sawano)
Bakumatsu Rock - not interested
Barakamon - AOTS candidate
DRAMAtical Murder - not interested
Fuutsu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita - not watched it yet
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - AOTS candidate
Glasslip - more like Chickenlip feat. Tsumugu and 8man to me LOL
PuriPara - not watched it yet
RAIL WARS! - not watched it yet, seems fun
Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen - meh
Shounen Hollywood - not interested
Sword Art Online II - I dunno what to say for this but I'll keep watching
Tokyo Ghoul - Looks great, not really a fan with an edgy genre though
Free! Eternal Summer - hope kyoani can find the way again LOL
Hanayamata - not watched it yet
Ao Haru Ride - not watched it yet
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal - not interested, better read the manga instead

muh taste :P
Please use the colour code if you wish to be added into the chart
Justykanna
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Justykanna

Sonatora wrote:

LEGEND

GREEN - I like it
BLUE - Massive potential, but not going to give that much attention
RED - Not gonna even bother watching it for the rest of the season
In case people forgot.
Kyonko Hizara
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Kyonko Hizara

Justykanna wrote:

Sonatora wrote:

LEGEND

GREEN - I like it
BLUE - Massive potential, but not going to give that much attention
RED - Not gonna even bother watching it for the rest of the season
In case people forgot.
It's posted on the front post so you wouldn't think it would be hard to forget
piruchan
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Re Hamatora Nothing changed much from the first season, tough I think that the color is a bit more less saturated. It seem like they put a very very soft grey overlay. And no more annoying red tints (yey!). Plot wise, nothing much to say. It's your generic second season starter. Giving this a green because I enjoy the first season and want to know more about the story.
Foxtrot
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Foxtrot
So I decided to watch more stuff.

Sailor Moon Crystal - It's either a love or hate reboot, and so far I am loving it, though I can see why so many people disliked it (mainly because of the new character design). It put me off too a little bit, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Akame ga Kill! - Really, really nice action scenes. I love how they showed the blond girl's true character. It was just very well made, and the way they animated it made her look very despicable. Good job, animators.

Aldnoah.Zero - Since I'm a Urobutcher fan, this is a must watch for me, and so far it was good. Can't wait for more episodes.

Yami Shibai - A lot of people are not watching this and it makes me sad. I just finished watching the first season, and it's exactly what you expected: short, eerie Japanese ghost stories. If you like those types of myths, then this is also a must watch.
blissfulyoshi
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Hanayamata: I love the art for the series, but the mc just seems so excessively wimpy at times. In contrast, we have super loud stalker for contrast, making a somewhat repetitive joke. It was funny at first, but quickly got annoying. With all of these feelings, I have to give it another ep.
Sapphiire_old_1
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Jinsei: Relatively good start to the show.
Ikumi definitely reminds me of Rin.
Ikumi and the water balloon fight! Ikumi touching Fumi's boobs and feeling defeated XD
Lawl at Yuuki's ability to read ridiculously fast.
Got some GJ-bu vibes from this
Justykanna
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Justykanna

Kyonko Hizara wrote:

It's posted on the front post so you wouldn't think it would be hard to forget
I'm aware but other people clearly aren't, lol.
Navizel
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Navizel
Ao Haru Ride - That looked kind of rushed. Anyway, the first episode showed a lot of potential this show can give. It has amazing art style, interesting characters and plot that can keep viewers from watching it.

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - Silly and hopeless characters that could branch into good romance but it feels like the show itself isn't sure where it wants to go. Either go bad or go good. We'll see.

Himegoto - Just no. Unfunny short about a trap.
Kuria
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Kuria

Kyonko Hizara wrote:

Kuria wrote:

muh taste :P
Please use the colour code if you wish to be added into the chart
ah, didn't see the OP when writing this, sorry >_<
guess I'll redo the list then, with some changes

Akame ga Kill! - the character design is meh but the rest are cool
Aldnoah.Zero - still gundam wannabe on my eyes, other than the character design whch seems weak everything looks good especially the ost (based sawano)
Bakumatsu Rock - i'm rather watch utapri instead lol
Barakamon - AOTS candidate
DRAMAtical Murder - not interested
Fuutsu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita - not watched it yet
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - AOTS candidate
Glasslip - meh, more like Chickenlip feat. Tsumugu and 8man but with the lower budget to me, maybe my opinion will be changed if david can find the way there LOL
PuriPara - not watched it yet
RAIL WARS! - not watched it yet, seems fun
Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen - meh
Shounen Hollywood - not interested
Jinsei - not watched it yet, seems good
Sword Art Online II - I dunno what to say for this but I'll keep watching
Tokyo Ghoul - Looks great, not really a fan with an edgy genre though
Free! Eternal Summer - hope kyoani can find the way again LOL
Hanayamata - love the oriental theme, with DANCING GIRLS
Ao Haru Ride - not watched it yet, seems like good
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal - not interested, better read the manga instead

practically this, I still not watched himegoto yet but will do when it reached 5 episodes since the duration is short ;)
blissfulyoshi
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Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun: A very fun shoujo romcom. Art is not the best, but it is gag series. To be honest, the jokes were probably good enough that I really don't care where this series goes.
Mogsy
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After a rewatch, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun is delightful enough to warrant a green.

HaNaYaMaTa - This show is filled to the brim with bloom (maybe not NGNL levels of bloom, but still). The high, slightly overwhelming art quality is a detriment to the animation, but this show still looks distinctive and has some beautiful scenes. The show itself is kinda sappy but it's genuine. Kinda funny at points, but if they repeat the same joke over and over again it'll get real tedious. We'll see how it goes.
blissfulyoshi
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Re Hamatora: I have no idea why I decided to watch this since I only watched 1 ep of first season, but it does seem a lot better than s1. However with that said, the series has a really sense of awkward jokes that either playing when the music, not funny, was too predictable, or something along those lines. In short, the show made me feel incredibly awkward as a viewer, not knowing how I should respond to any scene in the show.

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei!: Silver Link please stop trying to badly imitate scenes from other shows (the pan from the water to the bridge from fate/zero). Besides that though, great episode filled with Silver Link's great animation style and lots of yuri joke. However, because the manga they worked with wasn't that long, they really extended the episode a lot, making it a lot slower paced than it should have been (that and miyu didn't actually kiss Illya). Oh well, fans like me probably won't mind too much.
Navizel
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Re:Hamatora - Hamatora being its usual self -- random and silly. I'm still in though I won't expect any interesting.

Love Stage! - I hate to say this but it's actually decent. Some parts were putting me off like the facial art but the story seems promising. I guess the fact that they don't look like the people from otome games whose designs are absurd for the male viewers helped.

Sabagebu! - Fun fun fun. It might not have the best art and the best jokes but it made me laugh a number of times and that's what's important. (I really shouldn't trust MAL's rating. so underrated)

Momo Kyun Sword - Waste of time. Horrible plot and "plot".

DRAMAtical Murder - The characters looks uneasy to each other. So lackluster.
blissfulyoshi
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Jinsei: Besides the GJ-bu cameo in the beginning, the show plays out more like a slightly slowed paced Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku. All the jokes are very random and just randomly bouncing off each other, so it is funny at times when the jokes click. However, since it is slower paced, you have fewer jokes, and consequently, fewer laughs. Adding on the excessive amount of text on the screen (including text about killing the cuckcoo, even when it sings), I want to try another ep before saying something.
Kyonko Hizara
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Will be updating the list momentarily after watching Illya 2wei! EDIT: woop woop updated

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei!: Very Fate! The animation was beautiful, just as last season, and this is one of the few times I'll be caught watching something 'kawaii'. I'm glad to see the new season off to a good start since I was a bit sad that the first was a short season. The pacing wasn't amazing, but it wasn't bad either. I think the action scene could have been longer, but that's just me. As a fan of prisma Illya and the whole Fate series, I might be feeling more positive on this than a first time watcher would.
Mogsy
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Love Stage!! - This is cute and we'll see where it goes. So far, it's a romance that isn't heavily rapey or reliant on the seme/uke personality types, and it has its moments of genuine hilarity and cuteness. Main character is pretty memorable and this goes down easily and entertainingly. Just worried about the standard BL progression here, but I'm holding onto it. This episode was cute.

Akame ga KILL! - Holy tonal backlash and unbalanced writing/execution, Batman! This was a mess. Juxtapose comedy scenes from any silly shonen and add in some grotesque imagery and scenes without any real notice and sure, it leaves an impact. But what is the fucking point if we actually don't care about the blank slate protagonist? Or his friends that he left home with? Make me care via on-screen action, not just dialogue saying "oh this is why a situation is horrible." It's just not conducive to a good screenplay/visual project. Past the shock value, there's not much here I care about. Dark does not equal good.
blissfulyoshi
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Love Stage!!: Yume no Tobira zutto sagashitsudzuketa.... Besides of reminding me of Love Live all day, I have to agree with Navizel that this was actually quite decent with a lot of jokes that work with a general audience. Obviously the blatant BL is a bit weird for me, but I can live with it.

Himegoto: I have a bad feeling about giving a series about a trap, a 2nd episode, but random funny stuff seems to attract me for some reason....
Rio-
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Sword Art Online II - I don't hate the Anime, I hate It's Fandom to be Honest... and not as bad as I expected before

Futsuu no Joshikousei ga (Locodol) Yattemita - doesn't really impressed me much in the first episode, but the comedy is good. Also the Story looks promising too...

Himegoto! - 4 Minutes seriously?! Not really impressed me much in the 1st Episode, but It's pretty hillarious in the whole episode...

I'll watch more like Aldnoah.Zero & Akame ga Kill later
piruchan
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Decided to try some shows because I'm bored

Hanayamata The art is really bright and colorful, which might be a turn off for some people. I'm not really into series like this, but this one managed to get my attention. I don't expect much at the plot development, it's quite common and I can already see the next 2 or 3 episodes given there are no major plot twist. Honestly, I don't even know why I give this show a green. But something inside me just screaming that I must follow this.

Jinsei It doesn't seem like a serious slice of life, but I have fun watching the first episode. Need to watch some more before I can decide anything. Somehow I'm feeling K-On! vibe from this one, might turn out as a good side watch.

Himegoto That was short. Nothing impressive so far, but I'll give the next episode a try. If it manages to deliver what the manga has, it could be a good short series.
blissfulyoshi
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Ao Haru Ride: A rather generic shoujo about a girl who made bad decisions in life with a rather blunt male lead. I personally like the male being so up front, but the show is not really enthralling or funny.
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