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Spring 2015 Anime First Impressions Chart

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Kyonko Hizara
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It's that time of year again for the new anime season! The spring season will be covering anime from April-June, the site I use for reference is Anichart.

The chart can be viewed here.

Remember the colour guide!:
Green is for liked
Blue is for neutral
Red is for disliked

The only people who will be able to edit the doc are I and blissfulyoshi.
Justykanna
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Justykanna
Thanks for putting this together, Kyonko Hizara. =)
Will definitely be checking out Seraph To The End!
Green Platinum
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Green Platinum
How come till just now did I never hear of Lupin the Third for 2015?
Ceph23
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Ceph23
This is my kind of season. Romcom and Slice of life anime a plenty. :D

Looking Forward to Nisekoi, OreGairu. Grisaia no Rakuen (pretty interested in how they decide to do this), Hello! kiniro Mosiac, Nagato-chan no shoushitsu and the new Digimon.

I really shouldn't watch all of these simultaneously.
Hidden-
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Mostly waiting on The new Digimon, for nostalgia issue, new high school DxD, fan service but hey, who gives a f :P , Nisekoi same as previous one, Nagato Yuki-Chan no shoushitsu, because melancholy of Haruhi, was one of my personal favorite, as I've read all the current light novel release on it and I've read a couple of manga from Yuki a while ago, it seemed less interesting but I still can't wait to see what they'll do with it. I also want to see the OVA from Shigatsu but mostly it'll probably be an alternative ending from what the fan wanted, which will imo, ruin the end, as I think the end was the best way they could have ended that anime but yeah, we'll see.
kyle8998
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Super hyped for Nisekoi: and Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works :)
DahplA
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Hell yeah Love Live movie hype!
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Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works :D

I think Plastic Memories looks really good!
Kyonko Hizara
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Season starts today go!
blissfulyoshi
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Kyonko Hizara wrote:

Season starts today go!
When the only episode 1 you can find is the raw for Battle Spirits - Burning Soul, you are exactly hyped to leave the starting line xD.
Kyonko Hizara
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blissfulyoshi wrote:

Kyonko Hizara wrote:

Season starts today go!
When the only episode 1 you can find is the raw for Battle Spirits - Burning Soul, you are exactly hyped to leave the starting line xD.
There has to be someone, somewhere that is waiting to get their fix of Battle Spirits :U

I guess tho today and tomorrow are really more so the start days.
Green Platinum
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All the Battle Spirits haters.
NicoNicoNiii
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I'm looking forward to arslan senki, hibike,new digimon,nagato haruhi. I was a fan of digimon when I was a kid so hope they dont mess it up too much so I can get some nostalgia from it.
Navizel
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Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken S2 - Average at best as usual. Still not into the series but it's passable.

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku - Seems to me 8man's design looked worse. Great pacing imo although LN readers said it's rushed. Yanagi Nagi OP +1. Getting used to the new art and studio might take a while but hey, at least the studio isn't Diomedea or 8bit.
Green Platinum
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Yanagi Nagi is too good for Yahari
blissfulyoshi
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Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken S2: As Navizel, okay at best. Execution of the jokes wasn't that great, so at most I had a small grin, while being bored the rest of the time.

Shokugeki no Soma: Too much boring fanservice! Seriously though, every time food shows up on screen, a female gets raped. I know that the later part of Soma actually gets more of a plot, but I know I hated the earlier chapters for just being cliche fanservice and nothing else. While animation and detail is decent overall, those horrible backgrounds and those misformed legs. Add on the fact that the anime is slow paced and even more overdramatized than the manga, and you get a mess.
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DahplA
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blissfulyoshi wrote:

Shokugeki no Soma: Too much boring fanservice! Seriously though, every time food shows up on screen, a female gets raped. I know that the later part of Soma actually gets more of a plot, but I know I hated the earlier chapters for just being cliche fanservice and nothing else. While animation and detail is decent overall, those horrible backgrounds and those misformed legs. Add on the fact that the anime is slow paced and even more overdramatized than the manga, and you get a mess.
;_; That's a shame. I was going to check out that anime. This gives me second thoughts.
blissfulyoshi
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DahplA wrote:

blissfulyoshi wrote:

Shokugeki no Soma: Too much boring fanservice! Seriously though, every time food shows up on screen, a female gets raped. I know that the later part of Soma actually gets more of a plot, but I know I hated the earlier chapters for just being cliche fanservice and nothing else. While animation and detail is decent overall, those horrible backgrounds and those misformed legs. Add on the fact that the anime is slow paced and even more overdramatized than the manga, and you get a mess.
;_; That's a shame. I was going to check out that anime. This gives me second thoughts.
If you read the earlier parts of the manga before, you know what to expect. The manga does get better over time, so I'm pretty sure so will the anime. However, if you don't care much about food or fanservice, it is probably not the series for you.
Green Platinum
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If feel they made the first episode of Shokugeki no Soma so slow paced with the intention of having the entry exam as a cliffhanger. The series is definitely going to be more worthwhile than Koufuku Graffiti, not that it's a high hurdle anyway.
blissfulyoshi
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Green Platinum wrote:

If feel they made the first episode of Shokugeki no Soma so slow paced with the intention of having the entry exam as a cliffhanger. The series is definitely going to be more worthwhile than Koufuku Graffiti, not that it's a high hurdle anyway.
Soma barely needs to try to be better than Koufuku Graffiti, that bar is so incredbily low xD

Danmachi: Wow, half of vol 1 in 1 ep. Admittedly most of that is rpg terminology and his explorations in the dungeons, but the show did manage to quickly and nicely summarize Bell's beliefs and goals while both showing the cheerful naive Bell with the sad and angry bell. Not the nicest animated show but it had passable action scenes with a nice bit of humor. Only saying blue since their pace is a bit fast and worrying for future arcs.

As a note, Danmachi is a story of youthful dreams. Don't expect anything too deep or dark.
Green Platinum
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Re-Kan is based off a 4-koma right? because that's exactly how it feels.

Also I hate how Japan depicts their skeptical characters.
blissfulyoshi
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Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku: Besides Hikki's snide remarks, I found this episode fairly boring... Then again, I don't recall enjoying s1 all that much. Art is passable, but the dialog felt so long and monotonous at times. I'll give it another ep though.

And yeah, Re-kan is based off a 4-koma. I am in the middle of watching it, but t'm too sleepy to finish, will finish when I wake up
xxdeathx
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Is it Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Didn't know this series had so much hype behind it until I saw for myself. Feels a lot like SAO but way less serious and the protagonist, also voiced by Kirito's VA, isn't hella pro (yet?). They've made it quite entertaining and fun, so I'm glad I chose to watch it.

Shokugeki no Soma: Kinda alright, but two things: he should've just had the bad guys arrested for obviously vandalizing the restaurant, and I don't understand at all why this and Koufuku Graffiti love having innuendos associated with the act of eating food. I'll see where this goes for a few episodes, but I'm not really into this kind of food show.

Neither of the OP/ED's so far are map worthy though
domSaur
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Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka? - RPG but not RPG(or maybe it is?) the Goddess tho..

Re-Kan! - from what i've seen(and what some told here) that it was based from a 4-koma. This is gonna be a "The Daily Life of" thingy.. I don't dislike this show(or these kinds at all) but i'll most likely drop it off midway... idk. the MC reminds me of Chitanda Eru when she closes her eyes.. and ayy lmao..

Owari no Seraph - it feels like Attack on Titan.. but with Vampires. this carries some hype.. pls do not disappoint.
will add as more comes out.
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Kyonko Hizara
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Still waiting for subs on Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu ;~; And then I have 5 shows that air today so hopefully those get subs soon enough.
NicoNicoNiii
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Shokugeki no Souma
Well I downloaded it on a whim when I saw the torrent. I like cooking and tasting different kind of foods but couldnt stand the disgusting service/rape sections. Do not know if it would gain some decency on the later episodes but I'll try to watch 1 or 2 more.
Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken 2 Sure-me
Didnt have any expectations and it delivered absolutely nothing. Its too average that it hurts in a way. Bright side is its only 3 mins long so enjoyment/time ratio was higher than others.
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
Generic game anime. Thats all..
Owari no Seraph
Said why not and actually it was a bit better than I expected. Dunno if I have the will to watch more.
Vampire Holmes Wow it felt like a crappy special they made in a couple of hours for just to make people buy the bd of an anime.
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Justykanna
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Seraph of the End: Every time I see a Funimation anime that looks promising, I end up being disappointed by the rest, after the first few episodes look good. So we'll go a few episodes and see if I like it. God knows if I'll like it once the twelfth episode airs still... Anyways, looks promising. I actually figured I'd try this because I saw Hiroyuki Sawano doing the music.
blissfulyoshi
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Owari no Seraph: For a show that has so many bishies, I didn't expect to use such outdated and terrible looking backgrounds. Besides that, execution of the plot was okay and surprisingly the action scene was actually fluid. I'll stay around another ep in hopes that there is more action, but that is all that is going for it imo. (I still rather have Mokushiroku Arisu be animated)

Re-kan Why does this season have to have so many animes with unfitting or ugly backgrounds? Re-kan however does take the cake with blurry real life scans that don't match the characters lighting at all. Combined with bad shadows, we get floating characters and popup book effects. Well at least I laughed at the jokes so will check out the manga later and make a descision.

Plastic Memories Finally a show with decent backgrounds, except now I'm not exactly sold on the premise. I found it sort of interesting, but without saying what happens when the time limit passes, it doesn't have a great sense of urgency. As for execution, it kept a lighthearted atmosphere with okay jokes, but nothing amazing. Will watch more to get a better feel.

Gunslinger Stratos: Passable art + decent action scenes + a somewhat interesting premise. I can't find too many faults about this except, but neither can I say anything was amazing. I just feel it was slightly above average in every category. Whether or not this will bring me to watch it, who knows.

So many shows came out... time to watch them all.
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F/SN UBW 2nd - I think this doesn't need explanation
Re-Kan! - Why the fuck was it so funny LOL. Looking forward to more here!
Shokugeki no Souma - Another foodporn Animation. Well, at least this isn't totally boring and at least slightly funny.
Oregairu S2 - Its okay, the dialogues are like in the 1st season, but Yukino is still a bitch you want to slap hard :c
Lanturn
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Nanoha Vivid - I thought of this like that fate zero spinoff, pretty cute. Not much happened in the first episode, and I pretty much forgot everyone's name since it's been years the last time I watched Nanoha. Still, one of the things I'm looking the most forward to this season. All I can say is, if you like Nanoha, then you probably won't have a problem with this show. I think.

Re-Kan - Fairly interested in how this will turn out. The characters are interesting enough for me to say the least. 3 ep guarantee here. That cat though.

Owari no Seraph - Well uh. Another show with pretty much everyone but the MC dead on ep1. It wasn't bad so I'll watch another few eps.

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka - I've always been an RPG/Fantasy nut, and I was worried I wasn't going to have something like that this season. This one seems to be the one for me anyways. I definitely think I'll stick with this until the end, unless something terrible goes wrong. I hope the MC becomes a little more bad-ass in the future but I guess we'll see.

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku - S2.... I watched the first, so might as well watch the second. First ep was alright. Nothing stuck out.

I think that's everything..

Where's my digimon ;_;
xxdeathx
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Seraph of the End - quite a strong first episode, I hope it can keep it up for everything that comes after. Music by Hiroyuki Sawano (HYPE)

Plastic Memories - the feels were more than i expected

all of these have been quite strong so far
Tsukimi Luna
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2 words... Onion Factory
Kyonko Hizara
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Fate/Stay Night UBW Season 2: Just as amazing as the first. Nothing else needs to be said

Gunslinger Stratos: I find the premise of it so far to be interesting, and that's what is keeping me interested. The animation is fairly average and the action was decent.
BeatofIke
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Kyonko Hizara wrote:

Still waiting for subs on Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu ;~; And then I have 5 shows that air today so hopefully those get subs soon enough.
The subs are out now. I just watched it about an hour ago owo
Kyonko Hizara
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BeatofIke wrote:

Kyonko Hizara wrote:

Still waiting for subs on Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu ;~; And then I have 5 shows that air today so hopefully those get subs soon enough.
The subs are out now. I just watched it about an hour ago owo
Yeah I watched it earlier. Not sure how I feel about it tho
Green Platinum
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It's pretty weird how releases for Nagato Yuki and Nanoha Vivid have been unreliable

I personally don't like the current section of F/SN story so i wont be surprised if I don't enjoy the second half as much.
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Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid: It's a bright and colorful, updated Nanoha. A decent short action scene, a crazy long transformation scene, and decent art all around (nothing amazing though). I wish they did some recap of the end of StrikerS to explain Fate's reaction, but whatever, I came for a fun and light hearted series with decent action like dog days, and I'm pretty sure I'll get just that (don't expect a deep plot)

Highschool DxD Born: DxD with updated art and all the fanservice (and comedy) the series was known for.... If you disliked the previous seasons, pls don't watch.
piruchan
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Here we go

Denpa Kyoushi - main character seems close to Onizuka level of teacher greatness. I had some good laugh watching it.
Owari no Seraph - looks nice, but lacks impact. 2 characters I've taken a liking to got killed ;_;
Re-kan! - Strange background aside, this is fun. I want it to be good, but something tells me it's going to get boring. And the girls have surprisingly not perfectly slender legs despite being an anime character.
Shokugeki no Souma - literally wtf. Might stay around and see if things get better. Why can't cooking shows be as good as Yakitate!! Japan ?
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku - I'm going to quote someone on twitter "So it's pretty much going as if the last episode of the first season aired last week," because that's exactly what it is, apart from the seemingly worse art quality.

Lanturn wrote:

Where's my digimon ;_;
blissfulyoshi
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Denpa Kyoushi: How many people need to screw up backgrounds this season? Well ignoring the the backgrounds, the show captures the spirit of the manga really well, so I had a good share of laughs that will hopefully continue in future eps.
Green Platinum
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Nanoha Vivid

blissfulyoshi wrote:

a crazy long transformation scene, and decent art all around (nothing amazing though).
I think we will only the long transformation for the first time and then it'll settle into a shortened version (or we'll get what happens in Precure Allstars) I generally like the new look but something seems off about Nanoha. Also I didn't see Siglinde Jeremiah in the OP/ED :cry:

Highschool DxD

blissfulyoshi wrote:

If you disliked the previous seasons, pls don't watch.
Don't tell me what to do. The series seems to be taking its popularity for granted I hope it doesn't drop too much and rely exclusively on new characters and ecchi content.
Kyonko Hizara
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Highschool DxD Born: Good art good boobs.
SirMaddy
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Nanoha ViVid: It's alright, not digging A-1's style though, they drew the eyes too big for their heads.
domSaur
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High School DxD BorN - ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Plastic Memories - Looks to be packed with feels... altho i still can't fully grasp the thing about disintegrating memories..
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Owari no Seraph: extremely well done, every single frame looked perfectly drawn and on point. great hook in the pilot episode as well. although a slightly generic story (oh everyone died time 4 revenge), it seems to have a lot of potential. lots and lots of hype. pretty good music too.

Arslan Senki: getting them Prince of Persia vibes. introduces conflicts in belief and shows that Arslan can learn more blah blah. i have very high expectations for this!

Shokugeki no Souma: anime has done the mango justice, can't wait for more.
Kyonko Hizara
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Arslan Senki: The art style drew me to it, seeing as Hiromu Arakawa designed the characters from the manga. Sadly tho, she didn't do the story for it. I feel like I cannot judge it much yet off of the first episode, since the actual story starts in the second episode, but the premise set by the first episode already has me wanting to see how more of this show will play out.
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Denpa Kyoushi: I had the lowest expectations for this, but it's awesome.

Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka?: Generic, but fun. Hestia is 2cute. Looks kinda rushed though.

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season: Archer pls.

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation: Interesting premise but very weak animation.

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid: Magical Martial Arts Loli. 10/10.

Owari no Seraph: Would be green if not the high school in the preview. I mean, why? It would be much better without hs hijinks.

Plastic Memories: My heart. Thank god Isla is there or I wouldn't be able to take this.

Re-Kan!: The only red. Not very funny for a comedy. Inoue is super cute though.

Shokugeki no Souma: How do people not like it? It's fun as hell and labeled as ecchi so if you don't like ecchi don't friggin pick it up. Damn people.

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku: 8man is back with his monologues baby. I like the new artstyle.
Green Platinum
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domSaur wrote:

i still can't fully grasp the thing about disintegrating memories..
I don't know what you have an issue with. They are machines and they break, like a hard-drive
I have high expectations for some 'Do androids dream of electric sheep' styled metaphysics.

Season 2 of Baby steps is looking better than season 1 like most sports anime since it is no longer so hung on explaining the basics of the sport and hits the ground running.

Season 3 of Uta-Pri on the other hand looks to be a waste.

Arsian Senki feels alot like Magi when it was good, but too much doubt to be certain.
Kyonko Hizara
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Green Platinum wrote:

Arsian Senki feels alot like Magi when it was good, but too much doubt to be certain.
Despite not liking Magi, I do like Arslan Senki as of the moment. I had heard good things about the manga in the past from some people that I know. Maybe I like it more so than Magi because I very much like the art style of Arakawa. I'll just have to see how Arslan plays out tho to see if I stay into it or not.
Green Platinum
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SirMaddy wrote:

They drew the eyes too big for their heads.
NicoNicoNiii
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Omg this is hilarious xD How more creepy they can get than this?
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