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Summer 2014 animé
The new animé season is almost upon us, so with the aid of zektr's nice list of shows, time to review what's there and see what's worth looking at.
Quick note - anything with a struck out title means I'm not going to be following it.
The "[PV]" stuff is a link to the Publicity Video on YouTube. Obviously, PVs will be in Japanese only...
Bakumatsu Rock
Um... No.
Free! Eternal Summer
Meh.
Futsuu No Joshikisei Ga Locodol Yattemita
Another idol series? Pass.
(the girl on the right reminds me of Kirino Kosaka (Oreimo))
So this is this season's eyepatch wearer? Looks like a male as well, which would be unusual. Sounds like one worth picking up. The crappy who-the-hell-releases-a-360p-PV-in-this-day-and-age PV hints at it being a pleasingly bizarre mindscrew. Yummy!
Aldnoah.Zero
Meh-cha.
Barakamon
Interesting synopsis, interesting art style. I'll be picking this up.
Puripara
Ugh. Too much pink. This looks like an idol show for tinies.
Sailor Moon: Crystal
Was never into the whole Sailor Moon thing. If I want "magical girls", I want it done Madoka style, thank you.
Sengoku Basara Judge End
Third season, never saw the previous two, so...
Shounen Hollywood
Meh.
Sword Art Online II
Meh.
Akame Ga Kill!
I'm 50-50 here. I'll try it, but only 'cos of the meganekko.
DRAMAtical Murder
Sounded interesting until I noticed "BL" in the genre. Pass.
I rather suspect Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to put me off this concept for life. There's only so many times you can see the same cheap pervy gag before you want to mercilessly punch the television. I may download an episode to see if it is worth looking at...
Pink hair, smiley chick with huge tits, the picture alone gives me a dozen reasons not to watch this, but I'm intrigued by the idea of a "Survival Game Club". The PV is basically girls with guns and a giant duck. Uh... I'll try it.
BTW: The title is Japan's attempt at saying "survival".
Space Dandy S2
This ain't Bebop.
Ao Hare Ride
Romance, meh.
Hanayamata
Boring girl like heroines so want to learn some sort of dance? Right...
Himegoto
Synopsis: blah meh blah and spending his high school life dressed as a girl.
Animé: It's cute. He'll have pink hair. Girls will squee.
Reality: He'd get beaten unconscious on day one, put in a coma on day two. There would be no day three...
Re:_Hamatora
Second season. Never saw the first.
Momo Kyun Sword
Weird story, could be interesting provided it doesn't lean too heavily towards fanservice (re. the boobs). I'll try it.
Right - here's the eyepatch girl. Bad news? She's another fliggin' idol (and pink too). Good news? She's undead... Oh, and promoting Hokkaido (the northerly island). Excuse me? WTF? Okay, I'll try this... [but the PV makes it look kinda dumb]
Series to which I am applying the "three episode rule":
Rail Wars
Akame Ga Kill!
Sabagebu!
Zankyou no Terror
Series that have to impress in the first episode:
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Himegoto (just to see how crass it is - 5min episodes)
Momo Kyun Sword
Seirei Tsukai No Blade Dance
Francesca
Jinsei
Rokujouma no Shinryakusha?!
Minarai Diva (just to see a 'live' animé)
That's quite a lot. My usual following-series is around five or so; so I expect this will be whittled down and boring stuff dropped. It also depends upon availability.
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Gavin Wraith, 17th June 2014, 20:07
By the wattles of the holy Zatcoon, Rick, you give us glimpses of a reality that stands at an oblique angle to our own. Many thanks. If you need anything about the Wackernagel Position or Kratinjae's Second Law of Cryptorrhoid Affinities, let me know or look them up on Google.
Gavin Wraith, 18th June 2014, 15:02
By the wattles of the Zatcoon, the world you show us here appears to be standing at an oblique angle to our own. Fascinating. Or am I getting too old?
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