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Alright, seasonal anime impressions time, get ready to complain about my bad taste.
Brand New Animal:
Without a doubt, this show looks fantastic, as is to be expected from a Yoh Yoshinari series. That being the case, the premiere for this show paints in broad strokes and doesn't do enough to establish strong, driven characters. I'll be giving it a chance, tho.
Without a doubt, this show looks fantastic, as is to be expected from a Yoh Yoshinari series. That being the case, the premiere for this show paints in broad strokes and doesn't do enough to establish strong, driven characters. I'll be giving it a chance, tho.
Tower of God:
Same issues as above. There's lots of little idiosyncrasies that I like here, but the world is hardly set-up at all, and I'm given very little reason to be invested in Bem's goals or desires. Unfortunately, this one is gonna be a drop.
Same issues as above. There's lots of little idiosyncrasies that I like here, but the world is hardly set-up at all, and I'm given very little reason to be invested in Bem's goals or desires. Unfortunately, this one is gonna be a drop.
Tamayomi:
Kind of the reverse. This show looks pretty bad, but I like baseball, and the main two characters are given real, meaningful reasons to connect and seek to improve. It's boring when not focusing on baseball though, so the baseball:not baseball ratio will be vital.
Kind of the reverse. This show looks pretty bad, but I like baseball, and the main two characters are given real, meaningful reasons to connect and seek to improve. It's boring when not focusing on baseball though, so the baseball:not baseball ratio will be vital.
Kakushigoto:
Favorite premiere of the season thus far. Kumeta's comedy writing is simply some of the best, and the anime does a skillful job at replicating his fantastic design work, albeit perhaps not *quite* as impressive as Shaft's work on SZS was.
Favorite premiere of the season thus far. Kumeta's comedy writing is simply some of the best, and the anime does a skillful job at replicating his fantastic design work, albeit perhaps not *quite* as impressive as Shaft's work on SZS was.
Arte:
Totally competent at what it is. Not positive it'll make it all the way(in fact, I suspect it won't), but it's a solid first episode.
Totally competent at what it is. Not positive it'll make it all the way(in fact, I suspect it won't), but it's a solid first episode.
Yesterday wo Utatte:
Definitely a bit "manic pixie"-ish, but dear god that character acting and linework is amazing, and the fairly typical "youth ennui" themes don't come across as merely perfunctory. Definitely excited for this one.
Definitely a bit "manic pixie"-ish, but dear god that character acting and linework is amazing, and the fairly typical "youth ennui" themes don't come across as merely perfunctory. Definitely excited for this one.
