The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World You can probably tell, but I follow that up with saying that the guy with bad taste in anime immediately added it to his to-watch list.
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady Cute and interesting so far, worth it for the collective gasps of everyone else in the room who didn't know it was a yuri come the end of the episode.
Technoroid Overmind Neon got all the love and attention (and wondering about their gender before deciding they were great no matter what the answer was). Visuals are great, very different from the average post-apoc dystopian setting up until the twist at the end of the episode. I'm sticking with this.
The Ice Guy and his Cool Female Colleague Now this is a romcom that's actually entertaining. Working romances are popular in manga these days, so it's good we're getting more in anime, and the characters are easy to like.
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale "Hey, how can we play with the power dynamics for that common shoujo 'he's smug, insults her, kabedons her, and reminds her he could kill her, but in the end he won't' love interest?" "You know how all these seinen fantasy anime are using slavery lately?" "Perfect."
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea This was at the point where people weren't really paying attention to the screen, so I don't have anyone's opinion on it, aside from that we maybe should have watched it before Trigun so that we wouldn't be distracted by the wooden character animation and the blood that looked like the MS Paint spray brush.
UniteUp! Male idols prompted a few people to ignore the screen, but those who remained were pleasantly surprised. Body diversity, good animation, fun jokes, and a main character who just needs a hug.
Sure, "in order to pull my best friend out of cynical depression, I recorded him at karaoke and made him into a youtaite without his knowledge or consent, and now a record label's come knocking" is a good deal more problematic than the show treats it, and that deserves a warning before I tell you to watch. But I'm finding myself liking it.
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1A While there's no way it could live up to the source material, and it's clearly meant for existing fans only as a result of that, it's definitely well done.
Buddy Daddies A great time so far. Very fun and silly, good action, lots of wasted food. It deserves to be praised on its own merits and not constantly compared to Spy x Family.
You can probably tell, but I follow that up with saying that the guy with bad taste in anime immediately added it to his to-watch list.
Looks pretty cool. Definitely different from the original and has a more serious tone.
Cute and interesting so far, worth it for the collective gasps of everyone else in the room who didn't know it was a yuri come the end of the episode.
Others liked the throwback to 90s romcoms. I thought it was boring.
Neon got all the love and attention (and wondering about their gender before deciding they were great no matter what the answer was). Visuals are great, very different from the average post-apoc dystopian setting up until the twist at the end of the episode. I'm sticking with this.
Now this is a romcom that's actually entertaining. Working romances are popular in manga these days, so it's good we're getting more in anime, and the characters are easy to like.
Urobuchi does one of those mid-00s historical action shows. Everything you'd expect follows (except gun monologues, so far). Ow, the edge.
"Hey, how can we play with the power dynamics for that common shoujo 'he's smug, insults her, kabedons her, and reminds her he could kill her, but in the end he won't' love interest?"
"You know how all these seinen fantasy anime are using slavery lately?"
"Perfect."
This was at the point where people weren't really paying attention to the screen, so I don't have anyone's opinion on it, aside from that we maybe should have watched it before Trigun so that we wouldn't be distracted by the wooden character animation and the blood that looked like the MS Paint spray brush.
Male idols prompted a few people to ignore the screen, but those who remained were pleasantly surprised. Body diversity, good animation, fun jokes, and a main character who just needs a hug.
While there's no way it could live up to the source material, and it's clearly meant for existing fans only as a result of that, it's definitely well done.
A great time so far. Very fun and silly, good action, lots of wasted food. It deserves to be praised on its own merits and not constantly compared to Spy x Family.
Not much to say. It's cute, it's Love Live, the CGI looks good.