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blissfulyoshi
Servamp: For how styled some parts of the show are, the action was a complete letdown. Didn't laugh at any of the jokes either. I will say that at least the background art and normal sprite movements was fine, but that is not going to make me watch this.

Ozmafia!! While not terrible, you can definitely feel how cliche some aspects are and how it is definitely catered toward a female audience. Also, it is still a 4 min short, so don't expect anything amazing animation wise from it (admittedly it was actually okay to look at)
Rhonin
Relife: The only summer anime that caught my eye, it's pretty interesting and I got a few good laughs, but I hate how they throw all the details at my face by explaining everything rather than letting me figure it out myself, I'm only halfway there so we'll see how it goes.


Edit: Got boring real fast, dropped
DakeDekaane
Momokuri: Stalker Girl, the animation. This is only fun if you're identified with the MC or watching it with someone who identifies with the MC, else it can be really cringe worthy.

91 Days: After the bad experience Gangsta left, I'm hoping this is a good mafia story.

Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin: Besides the cocky MC and character design, it's beautiful.
xxdeathx
Alderamin - Kinda boring until the shipwreck, not very absorbing later on, and character designs weren't any good, but still had my attention long enough to finish. Came here for Rize Taneda, KK and the A. Rockets, Kano, and Madhouse hype, so I'll give it another episode or two to see how it goes.

Amanchu - Boring and unlikable like Flying Bitch. I gave up 3/4 of the way in. Nothing funny, intense, cute, or interesting at all. Characters look stupid and act stupid. Waste of 20 min.
Paxas_old
Kono Bitutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!: really gives the Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! impression to me
Collette = Dekomori
the Prez = Kumin (always sleeping)

the MC is so violent lmao
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blissfulyoshi
Planetarian: Wow, the intro action scene look nice, but the story seems so bland and just filled with uneventful talking. I doubt there is much action later, so probably not worth a shot.

Ange Vierge: Nothing amazing, but nothing too wrong with the show besides the generic plot. It is a fun all female setting with passable action scenes. I'll give it another shot.

Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin: From what I remember, it matches the manga version I read before really well, but the intro is pretty boring, so I'll just wait for actual military strategies come into play.
Kyonko Hizara
Kono Bijutsu-bu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!: Uchimaki speaks to me on a spiritual level. My liking for this anime is probably kind of bias because I too like to partake in the drawing of waifus and do a lot of art things (」*´∇`)」

ReLIFE: I almost passed up this one because the description seemed relatively boring but I feel like this will be one of if not my favourite series this season. Hopefully there will be more insight to more of the characters because the ones introduced seem like they could get interesting.

Amanchu!: Flying Witch but with a scuba diver instead of a witch. Is Kohinata being a scuba diver going to actually be important? Feels like it might just end up being an afterthought.
Navizel
Handa-kun - It's like a spin-off of Barakamon but with everything good removed.

91 Days - Another "breath of fresh air" anime. Just, don't be like Joker Game please. Or maybe Gangsta. They didn't really do the trick for me. Hopefully this one will.
xxdeathx
Both of these I watched today I hyped up too much because of their animation studios :(

Qualidea Code - I kinda expected more from an A-1 show with Lisa and Claris songs but this was rather generic..

Ange Vierge - Far too unoriginal and boring when they spend half an episode talking about random shit in the bath. I saw that the entire cast was full of big name voice actors and it was from Silver Link so I was really hoping for it to be more fun.
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blissfulyoshi
Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! LOVE!: Why did I bother? I was so bored by the initial 5min of dialogue, that I just had to drop it.

91 Days: Definitely not a bad series,. The story is interesting, but the storytelling is a bit slow. On top of that, animation quality is subpar.
Rio-
New Game! - "Shirobako but with Game". That's my first impression and I love Shirobako... Cute Characters (Aoba and "Hoshii Miki Mk.II" especially) and the Animation designs are cute too but not so cute (Doga Kobo always did a great job with Slice of Life anime)... If I can I'm kinda interested to read the manga too but idk.

Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru! - "Usami is a besto" and "Uchimaki might be me, minus the drawing talent". As for the series, this might be my favourite so far. The Episode has a nice comedy and pretty sweet in the end.

Masou Gakuen HxH - Why did I watch this again? I'm dropping this because I don't see some "Hard Ecchi" Anime as a decent anime but I might watch some Episodes when I have the mood for the "Plot" (tbh).
ACDF
Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!:

Surprise Colette

Orange: Hoping for a good time travel one

Handa-kun: pretty good too
Meah
Qualidea Code - I can sense that in the near future, lots of people will take Hii-chan as their waifu (Airhead grill best grill eg. Kongou). And for some unexplainable reasons it feels like it's a combination of Rail Wars and Madoka Magica. Plus ClariS is in it too.

Masou Gakuen HxH - Soft porn?

Ange Vierge - I kinda like to see on how this series progress.

Shokugeki no Soma S2 - Shouldn't have read the manga, there's no excitement anymore.
Topic Starter
blissfulyoshi
Handa-kun: I have to agree with Navizel here. It is like Barakamon, but the drama feels so amazingly stupid that I can't stand to watch it.
Meah
Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru! - Romance Comedy, favorite genre but in this series I think it's missing something and the story revolves on the club too much. Still I like it.
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blissfulyoshi
Thunderbolt Fantasy I wanted to watch another one of these action figure action series for a while now, and well at least I got it. It has a fairly basic plot and well the action scenes are pretty hard to follow. If you enjoy watching action figures walking around, it isn't bad, but it is probably not a show for most.
DakeDekaane
Time Travel Shoujo: I'm not really sure what this show is trying to achieve, science history lessons, time travel drama? MC is really goofy. Still going to watch it because time travel.

QUALIDEA CODE: I'm already tired of high school kids getting ridiculously overpowered magic powers combined with the overused character tropes (the overconfident hero wannabe, the clumsy genki girl, etc) and forced comedy so I'm going to skip this one. I liked this red-hair girl, but not going to bother more with this. Character design and ending song are good tho.

Hitori no Shita: the outcast: Uh, what?

Active Raid 2nd: Thanks for getting another singer for the opening. Still as ridiculous as first season, I'm ready for more.
Pawsu
Orange: Read the manga, loved it. Hoping for a good anime.

New Game: Seriously been hyped for this anime for a while. The style is so cute, and even though it's a slice of life, it's still SUPER enjoyable for me.
DakeDekaane
Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!: Not the type of comedy I'd laugh of (sure I laughed once, but that's it). It just feel like characters are being forced to be together (like there's no clue about why the girl felt in love with this guy). At least I got some Nana Mizuki, but nothing else.
Meah
New Game! - New employees knows this kind of feeling, and the anime itself is like Shirobako but on a different field of profession. A must watch one.


Tales of Zestiria the X - I can't seem to find out what's their goal is.
Navizel
Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin - Applying 3 episode rule here. Not much really happened in the first but it looks interesting in a Rokka no Yuusha way.

Danganronpa 3 - Future Arc - yeee. I can't contain my hype that I almost typed hope instead of hype. Bad frames aside (fucking funi), the first half is merely introductions but the second half was great. I wish they did something more about the remnants of despair. they The game said they did self harm and all but all they did was make their eyes red and maybe add some despair look. Well, not like Junko was like them but still. It doesn't seem as rushed as the first adaptation which is cool. By the way, thanks steam for the danganronpa 2 sale ;)

Hatsukoi Monster - I sometimes wish reverse harem would have more than just "cute boys". Awfully generic.

Amaama to Inazuma - Not sure how they can eat rice without anything else but it's comfy as fuck. Not Barakamon tier but at least it's not Handa-kun.

Tales of Zestiria the X - Normally I wouldn't watch a game adaptation without playing the game first but it's ufotable. And as expected, the quality is great. I don't have any money right now so I guess this will do. I wouldn't mind not playing the game if the adaptation is something like this. Classic Unlimited Budget Works.

Qualidea Code - More like QUALITY Code. Mediocre quality -- both the art and the story. Filled with genericness -- both the characters and the story.
Adder
Relife: need more chibis in the anime
xxdeathx
Mob Psycho 100 - Was better than I expected for another one punch man style anime. Maybe I have a thing for the Noragami like situations.
DakeDekaane
Mob Psycho 100: Saitama got some hair.
Navizel
Masou Gakuen HxH - Might as well read a Hisasi manga than watch this softcore. Or maybe read Majikoi since the first scene is Nagatsume Juri/Momoyama Ion moaning. Low quality ecchi with oversized breasts.

Ange Vierge- Why bother with fanservice? Almost half the show is censored. The story is uninteresting too. I probably should watch this at night cause I’m having trouble sleeping.
a1l2d3r4e5d6
Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara - Continuation of the first season finally arrives. Moar food pron!

Amaama to Inazuma - Single-parenting stories hit hard for me. I'll see where this goes. Slowly becoming biased towards it now. Might be my favourite this season. :/

Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru! - Subaru knows what's up. Enjoyed the first episode a bit. Kinda gives off an air of Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun for me.

Amanchu! - This one seems to be in good hands. The director looks like he knows what he's doing with this adaptation.

Love Live! Sunshine!! - It's got that air of similarity with the first one.

Rewrite - Feature length first episode. :p Didn't really grasp me that much, but I'll continue to watch it, just 'cause Key VN. pls play VN instead. Blah blah, Kana Hana.

Planetarian - Another Key adaptation!? Again, like Rewrite, I'm keeping it for the fact that it's Key. Yumemi looks nice.

Orange - Kept my eye out on this, as it's based on a well-liked manga, but who knows? It might end up being like Kimi no Iru Machi. >_>

Bananya - Cats... and bananas... Cute in its own way.

Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan - Some scenes are funny, some fall flat. Quite easy to 'digest', since it's a short. Not sure how the release schedule from this goes, I'm already on episode 7 and it's only week 2.

New Game! - It can't hold a candle to Shirobako. Hasn't bored me yet, at least. Kinda like work-based scenarios like this, so I'll keep on watching.

Regalia: The Three Sacred Sisters - Eh? Eh? Small one is the big sister? Not really a fan of mecha and I need more unravelling of the story to see whether I should keep on watching or not.

91 Days - Eh, hasn't quite taken hold of me yet.

Nejimaki Seirei Senki - War! hoo! yeah. Felt like it moved really quickly to establish the main stoy. Minase Inori's voice. <3

Handa-kun - Not what I was expecting. It's gonna have to do more to give me good laughter instead of 'ridiculousness laughter'.

Qulidea Code - The dude's such a douchebag. It sullies my experience with the show, which isn't really doing it for me either.

Ange Vierge - What's the point? I couldn't really tell much from the first episode, but I do know that light streaks are prevalent and important to this show, it seems. Disinterested with the premise.

Time Travel Shoujo - Kinda cheesy. Reminds me of those old children's education show they used to do, back in the 90s. Toyosaki Aki's voice <3

Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu - I have no idea why I'm watching this. I think I'll stick with fujoshi characters instead.

Masou Gakuen HxH - What is this, Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid?

Taboo Tattoo - OP main character compatible with an OP dark matter-esque ability, oooh. :o
Kyonko Hizara
DANGANRONPA 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai-Hen: I have high hopes that this won't be as rushed as the 1st adaptation.
Yohanes
Amaama to Inazuma Heartwarming! I love this series so far. It kinda give me that "barakamon" vibes, but with less comedy

Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru! Ozawa Ari rocks!!! I honestly enjoyed this show even though there's absolutely nothing special about this.

Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara Yeah, season 2

Amanchu! Kinda liked it, since SoL is my jam. But so far I can't see anything special about it

Planetarian I feel the tragedy already. So far, nothing special

Rewrite I didn't play the VN, but I can definetly tell that this show felt incredibly rushed, which may hurts character development. Let's see what they'll bring in the future

Momokuri Cuteee!

Btw, I skipped many many shows this season
a1l2d3r4e5d6
Mob Psycho 100 - Quite amusing, but it wasn't grand. I like the way it's presented, visual-wise. All aboard the ONE train!

Mahou Shoujo? Naria☆Girls - Nope. It feels like it was half-assed, or wasn't taken seriously at all during production. The bad 3D CG during times where the characters actually move doesn't do it justice either.
Kyonko Hizara
DANGANRONPA 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen: It seems so promising but it's prolly going to end up bad like the 1st adaptation please I want this to go well. So like basically the same thing as the other one, but I feel like this one could go much worse.
EneT
I didn't do this for last season but I guess I'll do it for this one.

Amaama to Inazuma - I really like kids and it's one of those feel good shows that are different from the generic shit that always comes out. That feeling of being a family hits me deep and just hits me in an emotional level. Probably one of the only two new anime that I'll watch throughout this season onto the very end.

Berserk - I like Berserk but I'm not a fan of CG.

D.Gray Man Hollow - After like... 8 years? They've finally decided to continue this anime, but 8 years too late because I don't really see a point in watching this when I've been caught up in the manga for those 8 years.

Danganronpa 3 - Shit. No need to say more. Play the game, don't watch the anime.

Fate Kaleid Prisma Illya Drei - I still want to catch up on this shit just for the yuri. Took me like 2 years to get past the 1st episode; I think I'm on the 3rd now, I don't know, probably take me 10 years to get past the 1st season.

Handa-kun - I don't know about this. I'm not going to watch anything past the 1st episode; I liked Barakamon and I don't feel like ruining my image of it by watching something horrible that is related to it.

Hatsukoi Monster - I remember trying to read the manga for this years ago. I didn't like it.

Love Live! Sunshine! - There's a certain point in which it feels like a company is completely milking out a show. This is that point. Nothing really against the show but I'm not going to be dragged into the sheep's flock and watch this any further.

Mob Psycho 100 - Other than Amaama to Inazuma, this is probably the only other new show that I'm going to watch through to the end of the season. It's One Punch Man except more ONE-ish, and by ONE I mean the Author.

Orange - They seem to be adapting a lot of shoujo manga these days. Right up my alley, shoujo manga are my favourite. I read this manga a long while back. It was aite; not bad, not great, just aite. The whole dimension thing is an iffy concept that's just completely filled with bullshit that I feel was only made to appease the readers who were torn on shipping either the main dude or the other dude (Can't remember their names). I don't really see a point in watching this again. As I said, the manga was... aite. In the end, it's a story of a suicidal, depressed kid looking for love and I ain't a fan of those kinds of stories. SPOILERS OOPS

Shokugeki No Souma - I like ma food porn.

Tales of Zestiria the x - I have completely no idea why they decided to animate this game. The game is completely and utterly mediocre so no matter how good of an animation studio Ufotable is, they can't make this into something good. Look at Fate/Stay Night as an example. Tales of Berseria where ya at?!!

Also... Kizumono where the fuck ya at?!!
Literally been waiting for 7 years.
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