At this point in time, the Spring seasonal shows have mostly either wrapped up or are airing their finale this week. So, I wanted to hear your thoughts on shows you watched this season. Shows you liked, disliked, were surprised by, disappointed by? Let those opinions rip!
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Already finished, might be my number one: An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess Sweet and funny and goofy and charming and a pure pleasure from start to finish. Bertia is easily my favorite character of the season.
Not finished but might end up my number one: My Ribdiculous Reincarnation (and that’s the first time I’ve actually written out that godawful localized title and will also be the last) Bizarre and hilarious and stylistically unique. Went from having no recognizable plot to speak of to having a “fate of the universe(s) hangs in the balance” plot and the final episode is potentially going to be epic, silly, charming, stupid and laugh-out-loud funny, all at the same time.
Not finished but has an outside chance to end up my number one: The Ramparts of Ice - very impressive look at miscommunication that worked by regularly switching the point of view between the four main characters, so we got to see first hand the (often significant) differences between the ways that different characters saw each other and the things that happened between them. The only problem is that there seems to be far too much story still left for this final episode to be really momentous.
Not finished but has an even more outside chance to end up my number one - Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Intriguing and original, and with a demonstrated history of going along seemingly relatively sedately for a few episodes, then hitting us with an astonishing gut punch (and in fact the second time they did that - I can still see the scene in my mind’s eye, and I don’t think I’ll ever forget it - it was that impressive). It’s now been going along for the last few episodes relatively sedately, so there’s no telling what might happen in this last episode.
Seems like it might end up my number one, but I dropped it right at the beginning of the season so I could binge it later so I don’t know yet: Witch Hat Atelier
Notable but not in the running for number one: Nippon Sangoku and Needy Girl Overdose Both creative and interesting and generally well done, but with too many flaws to make the top of the list.
Silly awards time! (I missed this last season because I was recovering from bronchitis—mea culpa.)
- Worst subtitles award: Snowball Earth. Rendering incoherent noises (including incoherent monster noises) as “Bach!” because there’s a plosive at the beginning has got to be a new low. I presume an LLM went rogue. (And the runner-up would be whatever series keeps using “rouge” where it clearly means “rogue”, but I’m blanking on which one it is.)
- Worst name localization award: Yuusha no Rokkotsu de, whose localized name I steadfastly refuse to use.
- Most interesting animation award: Also Yuusha no Rokkotsu de—I can’t now remember how many different styles they ran through.
- Most unusual character design choices: Nippon Sangoku. The only other series I can think of that’s even remotely comparable is Hyouge Mono, although that had less beard stubble and more odd historical Japanese hairstyles.
- Best dragon award: Himekishi no Barbaroi Yome, narrowly edging out The Beginning After the End due to at least one decently original design. (Reincarnated as a Slime, on the other hand, actually managed to tweak my bad-CGI-dragon meter at one point).
- Most ridiculously melodramatic: Shunkashuutou Daikousha. I’m pretty good at suspension of disbelief, usually, but that phone call was just too much.
- Unexpectedly fun award: Nigetsuri. I almost skipped this altogether, and went in not expecting much, but I enjoyed spending time with Mimi.
- Most edible protagonist: Niwatori Fighter, naturally. (I’m still in awe of how they managed to embed this in a season that—between Yuusha no Rokkotsu de and everyone’s favourite vending machine—made martial artist chickens fighting kaijuu look positively normal.)
Honestly, I don’t understand why My Ribdiculous Reincarnation title gets so much hate. In my opinion it’s fun, creative, easy to pronounce, and much better than this monstrosity: Goddess: “What Do You Want to Turn Into When You’re Reincarnated in Another World?” Me: “Into a Hero’s Rib”
I love Witch Hat Atelier the manga and the anime’s animation is beautiful, but I can’t stand the voice acting for the protagonist in either Japanese or English. It’s so screamy and loud and overly dramatic. I couldn’t keep watching and just went back to rereading the manga.
Ongoing, will keep watching because I’m having a great time with all three:
- Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 4
- Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken 4
- Re:Zero 4
Watched / finishing, top of the list:
- Jishou Akuyaku Reijou / Bertia
- Dr. Stone: Science Future 3
- Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome / The Barbarian’s Bride
Finishing, I don’t regret watching it:
- Isekai Nonbiri Nouka 2
- Higeki no Genkyou 2 / Pryde 2
- Jidou Hanbaiki 3 / Boxxo 3
Deserved a better adaptation:
- Honzuki no Gekokujou: Ryoushu no Youjo / Ascendance of a Bookworm 4
- Saikyou no Ousama 2 / The Beginning of the End 2
Dropped:
- Reincarnation no Kaben
The Barbarian’s Bride // Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome
arent these the same?
edit: I watched it, too. I was surprised how good it was. after ep1 i assumed it was the regular powerfantasy harem fantasy, which will drop qualities fast and is only carried by fanservice, but it turned out the quality was consistent through the season. The fanservice was strong, but it not too strong.
Yup, they are. Fixed — thanks for pointing it out. (I was in doubt on where to rank it, and accidentally split both names apart.)
IMO it’s a series with a damn good worldbuilding, and it got some good animation; for me it was way more enjoyable than Higeki no Genkyou, surprisingly so because I like Pryde’s story way better in the manga (The Barbarian’s Bride gets a bit stale over time IMO). But at the same time I couldn’t see myself being as excited with it than I was with Bertia.
liked / would watch again / will watch prequel
- Yomi-no-Tsugai (strong recommendation for everyone)
- Witch hat atellier (strong recommendation for everyone who likes fantasy or yuri or yaoi or worldbuilding or artsy stuff)
- Akanebanashi
- Ojamasaremasu
wanted to watch, but not enough time/energy (only watched 2-3 eps so far)
- NEEDY-GIRL-OVERDOSE
- My Ribdiculous Reincarnation
didnt like / dropped after some ep
- Snowball-Earth (ep1 sets up a really nice world, but ep 2/3 has too bad story writing)
- Rooster Fighter (not bad but too much screaming)
Witch hat atellier (strong recommendation for everyone who likes […] yuri or yaoi
Why’s that? I’ve also watched (and liked) the entire first season, but I’m pretty sure it contains no yuri or yaoi whatsoever. Which is probably for the best, considering most of the main characters are kids.
yes. there is virtually no romance in this show. I mean yuri more in the general sense of “girl having good chemistry and interacting with each other”. When I say “people who like yuri”, i mean it like “people who like animes with cute girls interacting with each other”.
the yaoi comes later :D (again, virtually no romance, just like with the yuri)
i mean it like “people who like animes with cute girls interacting with each other”.
That’s usually called CGDCT (Cute Girls Doing Cute Things).
So far, my while I’ve like a lot Yomi no Tsugai and Kill Blue (among other less notable mentions), my fav anime this season has been Ramparts of Ice. I wasn’t expecting much at first, but without a doubt it has become the weekly release I look forward the most.
I was also looking forward to Witch Hat Atelier, but I think it’s not for me. I think this is very much controversial (for some reason I honestly can’t relate), but I hated that certain character not only got scot-free for what was basically attempted murder, but apparently such character also becomes important and never really faces any consequences for her actions. No, thank you; I like my fantasy to help me escape from the world’s injustices, not to glorify them.
