12 Days of Anime – Day 5 – SEIZON SENRYAKU!!!

Do I really need to say anything more?  No, I don’t, but I will add some material to give this moment the attention and respect it deserves.

Steins;Gate – 1

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Hououin Kyouma (or going by his real name, Okabe Rintarou) be my favorite character this season, even after just one episode.  He possesses the personality that’s infectious in an anime, a character you can’t take your eyes off of when he’s on the screen.  His uncanny actions around friend and stranger, his rather sharp intelligence, and his compassion provide a multi-dimensional lead for Steins;Gate, perfect for a time-traveling themed science fiction anime.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica – 9

What would Mami do if she were still around?

There’s Something About Merry

Yumekui Merry began on the fence for me.  Uninpressed, was I, of Yumeji’s personality and his whole ability to see dream colors through his thumb and index finger.  Merry, however, was the life of the series.  She is a visitor in a world very unfamiliar to her as she searches for clues of her past and a way to return home.  Her resolve seemed simple but interesting enough to drive the series forward and make a pretty good anime.  I figured I would finish the series, rate it a pedestrian score, and move onto another series once the Spring season began.  But there’s something about Merry, or rather, Yumekui Merry, that has grown on me these past few episodes.  And it has grown into one of the better animes this season.

Fractale – 2

Recently, there has been some events about Fractale that have overshadowed the show.  In case you haven’t heard yet, basically the Fractale Production Committee (the copyright owner) cut off Funimation’s streaming rights in North America over illegal distributions of their product.  There’s already been much discussed on the topic and I prefer to stay out of the political realm.  It isn’t my arena to begin with and, hopefully, never will be.  Instead, I plan to discuss the actual episode and hope these kinds of incidences never return.