Here are my rankings for the current anime I’m watching:
1. Berserk of Gluttony - the #1 reason why this is number 1 on my list is because of Greed.
2. I’m In Love with the Villainess- best yuri anime to come out ever since Adachi and Shimamura
3. The Kingdoms of Ruin - watched this on a whim. Found it quite interesting. Has an edgy MC so I’d like to see if he has any development
4. The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You - fun harem anime
5. Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me - wholesome romcom
6. ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead - decent zombie anime but has kinda fallen off cuz of delays
7. Stardust Telepath - slice of life about a girl who claims she’s an alien; only 1 episode scene
8. Protocol: Rain - boring and predictable
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Rounding them up to keep up
So, I watched and read more stuff. But before I get into the "new" stuff, some updates for stuff we had before:
I just finished reading the final volume of "No Matter What You Say, Furi-san is Scary!" It was a delightful, highly pleasing end of a series that was heart-warming, well-paced, and fun to read.
I watched season 1 of "Kubo won't let me be invisible" and it was delightful.
I'm well into "season 2" of the -Monogatari novels and find them truly good (except the endless banter dialogue about anime and wordplay). Tsubasa Hanekawa got to be the narrator of her own volume and is definitely best girl. Why is nobody streaming this in Japanese anymore??
And so, without any further ado, some recent discoveries.
Flying Witch
This is an "older one" and hence we're unlikely to see another season. I'm glad the time is ending where most anime wound up with one season only.
This is one is a bit subdued, more slice of life, and absolutely a comforting treasure. Young modern-day witch arrives at her relatives, begins to slowly get into the business of witching she's supposed o learn, and also attends high school.
Three episodes in, already loving it. Countryside goodness. Wholesome to boot.
Bullbuster
A different take on giant robots. Small down-on-its-luck company uses giant robots to battle monsters that have overrun a Japanese island - in a Japan very similar to present day. But the show is not about endless robot-vs-monster battles, it's really about the people working at that company, uncovering the mystery behind the monsters, and the realities of the workplace. It's fun and relatable.
No animated GIF for this? Meh.
I'm In Love With The Villainess
Rae loves her dating sim games and one day wakes up in her favorite one. But instead of winning over any of the handsome three princes she goes after her favorite, the haughty noble and game's bully/antagonist - Claire.
Rae is armed with the knowledge about the game's many paths that somehow still play out, but the more she progresses down her path to win Claire's affections, the more she gets into the unknown.
What makes the show work is the Claire has actually quite some character under her off-putting demeanor - and what makes it funny is that Rae is perfectly content to be Claire's masochist doormat - which really freaks Claire out. Freaking out Claire is best!
Definitely above par for a "I'm in a game!" show and entertaining.
Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions
Here's a modern Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson pairing. Ron is a genius but (complicated backstory, yada yada) forbidden from sleuthing - which is all he lives for. He's of course quirky to boot.
Toto is a most hapless police detective that was about to be fired from the murder unit because he couldn't solve any cases. They team up and Toto becomes the front for Ron to solve cases.
It's super-quirky, funny, and has great mysteries. I think it also abides by the code for writing a true detective mystery by providing us enough clues to solve the mystery ourselves. (As opposed to hack stories like the BBC's "Sherlock" which is all about grandstanding. Sorry, Benedict Cumberbatch. I still love you.)
Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and The Inexperienced Me
A shy high school nobody is dared to confess to his class' super-popular gyaru that he has a crush on. And she says yes? Turns out our heroine did have a lot of boyfriends because she says yes to all of them and tries to make the boys happy, only for them to take advantage and leave. (Because she thinks this is as it should be and not of herself.)
It's not very convincing a setup, and the show suffers at times from it, but it's heart-warming how the protagonist slows things down and actually tries to date the person she is and cares about her and how actual feelings bloom.
It's very low on drama, save for one episode, and very untypically for a Japanese show, the drama is nigh-immediately resolved by... talking it out? Communication? Where is the several seasons of dysfunction and unsaid words? Somebody clearly didn't get the memo.
(Actually I like it. It's an easy show to watch.)
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
I thought this would be too stupid to bear but it's actually working. A god fucks up somebody's wish for a girlfriend and grants him 100 soulmates. And to make it worse, they'll die if they don't get to be with him. And he meets all in high school.
Title is a dirty liar, though: So far it's five. And they rock, even though they simply are a harem covering all character type bases. (But I won't pretend I remember their names.)
The show is funny to watch, there is not much drama, and it doesn't take itself seriously. And the girls agree that they other can date him, too? And have all kinds of interactions themselves?
This could be a show about polyamory except it's too silly for that. But it makes me laugh. It's really into kissing, though.
Psycho-Pass
Japan in the future. An omnipresent AI can detect whether people are so psychologically unstable they would get violent or murderous, so a special police task force hunts them down.
And who better to hunt them down than people with high disturbance scores and their handlers? Yeah, makes sense...
I'm only halfway, but I suspect more is behind the show's setup than simply enabling the episodes to proceed as they do - the underlying arc is only unfolding slowly yet.
But talk about dystopia. This is "Minority Report" all over. The reaction of people to other people being in actual distress is itself disturbing. May be a very clever show. I hope.
It sure thinks nothing of allowing maximum violence against people who have merely a high score...
Wow, there's more? But not today.
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Waifus with guns! My fave gender.
Nicole cutting her nails and getting serious about the game was hilarious.
A survival game outting for the half of the episode wasn’t what I was expecting, but it turned out to be a very sweet moment for everyone. Nishi and Ichiji gotta be going thru it seeing Ryuto who was just a loser chilling with them everyday to dating one of the hottest girls in school. Bringing them along and having them get to know Runa’s friends was nice.
Luna and Nicole got fleshed out quite a bit in this segment as well. We already knew Nicole was really nice and considerate, but finding out that she and Luna are both really big otaku was great. The kpop references were a nice modern relevant touch to the story as well lol.
Even though they come from totally different worlds, turns out the boys have a lot in common with the girls. Hopefully those ships sail someday.
Runa apologising after saying she lost her earring and having Ryuto look for it was one of the most realistic anime scenes I’ve ever seen. Very minor scene but just makes you feel a lot more immersed when characters act like people.
They build on this when Runa talks about how she’s outgrown the need for the constant anniversaries and gifts and just wants to continue growing closer to Ryuto. I’m sure that was a massive relief to Ryuto hearing that she just wants to spend time with him and doesn’t need all the special stuff. After being taken advantage of for so long it’s so nice to see her legitimately in love and happy with someone who appreciates her.
And time for the cultural festival! Another realistic scene of literally no one wanting to help out with the event 💀Maria throws her hat in the ring, but Runa joins as well.. this is gonna be spicy. Very much looking forward to it
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