Autumn 2011 – First Week Impressions (Part 1)

This post examines C³ CubexCursedxCurious, Working’!!, Phi Brain, and Kimi to Boku.

The first bunch of shows for this Autumn season have aired and everyone is busily sampling what each have to offer.  The first week of a new season is always the most active and pivotal since this is the time when people begin to decide whether to stay with an anime for 12+ weeks or not.  Many allow each show to have two-to-three episodes before passing judgment but not me.  One episode is usually enough to influence me one way or the other, so let’s see how these first few shows performed.

Autumn 2011 – Season Preview

The Autumn season is always the most problematic for me.  School returns, work continues, football devours my weekends, and my free time essentially evaporates.  And to make matters more difficult, the Autumn is usually a busy and impressive anime season with numerous impressive shows and other ones deserving of attention.  In order to get the most out of this season, it will require some skillful juggling and efficient time management and even then, I doubt I’ll have time to watch all that I want to.  There may be some difficult verdicts to make this season, so let’s see what anime might make the cut in this season.