Spring 2013 – Week 5 Anime Review

This week: why the beach episode of Suisei no Gargantia is entirely appropriate and meaningful, what we can infer about the settings in Hataraku Maou-sama! and how they will dictate the story from here onward, why I have been impressed with how Devil Survivor 2 handles its extensive cast, and the main reason why we return to Kakumeiki Valvrave every week.

Winter 2013 – Week 12 Anime Review

This week: appreciating the evolution of Akane’s character in Psycho-Pass, thoughts on how others face anxiety and pressure in Chihayafuru 2, the perspective and surprise of tricks in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and thinking about the story going full circle in Zetsuen no Tempest.

Autumn 2012 – Week 8 Anime Review

This week: anime-original characters in Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!, memories as a storytelling device in Shin Sekai Yori, the persistent use of humor in Medaka Box Abnormal, and a duplication of colors in K.

Winter 2012 – Week 9 Anime Review

This week: why every match in Chihayafuru is remarkable and fascinating, filling the role of lead female in Persona 4, and why Another had one of the best beach episodes ever.

Summer 2011 – First Week Impressions (Part 3)

This post has my thoughts and impressions on Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu 2, Nekogami Yaoyorozu, Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi, R–15, and Manyuu Hiken-chou.

These aren’t the final five shows that I was willing to give a one episode try but this will be my final post on my first impressions for the summer season.  The two shows that aren’t going to be in these types of posts are Dantalian no Shoka, a show I plan to follow this season, and Nyanpire the Animation, an adorable little 3 minute animation that really doesn’t have all that much to write about except that it’s cute.  Anyway, onto these five new shows.

Softenni – 11

So the story behind Softenni, or what I’d like to think was a story, was Asuna and the rest of the soft tennis team aiming to play in the national tournament and eventually end up as national champions.  With only one episode left in the anime, it has become obvious the girls will never become champions, let alone play in the tournament.  That shouldn’t be surprising, seeing as the manga is still continuing and this is only a 12-episode season, but that’s quite a tease they put on us.  Still, it’s a thousand times better, at the very minimum, than making an anime original ending.

I am sure of it…

After watching of an unhealthy majority of the shows this season (or at least part of them), I am sure of a few things: