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Been a minute since we've had one of these.

What have you picked up so far?

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Definitely watching Mayoiga, Luluco and Jojo. I dunno what else.

Here's hoping Mayoiga doesn't turn into Another retarded piefest.

Phoenix Wright anime sucks by the way.

I think I'll be into Luluco, Macross Delta, and definitely concrete revolutio even though it's kinda cheesy.

(Maybe Ragnastrike angels and the Shounen maid, it's hard to tell what things catch my eye without having a first episode to preview)

Also who's going to watch black aliens beat up asians

I'd recommend checking out the first episode of Mayoiga. It seems promising.

Luluco will probably be the first Trigger anime I actually like from start to finish (aside from Inferno Cop. Fuck you KlK and LWA).

Urobuchi is writing CR S2 so maybe it will get better (a big maybe).

Also yes I'm probably definitely watching Shounen Maid.

Terraformars most likely not.

in order of hype/potential to disappoint me:

kiznaiver (first "real" trigger series production since KLK)
kabaneri of the iron fortress (studio wit's attempt at a steampunk SnK/killing their animation staff)
sailor moon crystal s3 (toei pls)
space patrol luluco (hiroyuki imaishi)
boku no hero academia ("the next big shonen" or so they say. nice art)
sakamoto desu ga? (mite b funny)
joker game (could bethis season's "rakugo" imo)
kuma miko (cute)
mayoiga (lots of hype around this one, but only trying it on recommendation)

chances are i will probably drop some of these but i'm definitely watching a lot more this season than i was in the winter. already saw the first ep of luluco, it's about as wacky as you'd expect from a Hiroyuki Imaishi directed anime. i think the short format works well for his hyperactive animation style

as an aside i am not watching jojo not because i'm not interested but because i'm about 50 episodes behind

literally everyone has a boner for the frog lady in boku no hero academia
i guess im watching that to see what the hype is all about.

Quote from: Stu4U on April  3, 2016 09:59 AM
literally everyone has a boner for the frog lady in boku no hero academia
i guess im watching that to see what the hype is all about.

don't get too excited as it hits just about every generic shounen trope in the books - but it hasn't reached naruto/bleach/dbz levels of stupidity in terms of power levels and plotholes (yet)

now if you like that kind of stuff it's fun. full of waifu material and lots of juicy fighting scenes. i haven't read all the manga not even close to it but tbh i think people are already overhyping it and i think we're all familiar with what damage that can do to enjoying anything

Boku no Hero Academia is fun. The cast is interesting and, at least for now, we don't have a boring Gary Stu MC that beats everything. He's pretty much a glass cannon and he gets punished for it.

I read a few chapters of Sakamoto desu ga? and chuckled, but idk how long that kind of schtick can last. Maybe it's better animated?


Lately though I've just been burnt out on anime adaptations of manga, they are rarely done well. Boku dake's ending was hilariously bad compared to the original.

Ace Attorney and SMC are going to be on my watch list

also maybe the first one about the college girl with the cat

I'm just here for jojokes bedazzled collisions part 4 and ushio and tora season 2

I'll might keep watching My Hero Academia even though it really isn't my cup of contemporary shounen (I prefer pretty haremshit).

Kuma Miko is pretty cute. I'll probably like it at least as much as Gingitsune and Kokkuri-san.

Mayoiga is still my favorite so far but it's still early to tell.

Quote from: dilly on April  3, 2016 09:34 PM
Ace Attorney

Would not recommend unless you like massive disappointment and uninspired shot for shot adaptations. Watching it just made me wish I was playing the games.

The new She and Her Cat was decent though. One of Shinkai's more tolerable attempts at storytelling.

Quote from: Gilthwixt on April  3, 2016 11:21 AM
Boku no Hero Academia is fun. The cast is interesting and, at least for now, we don't have a boring Gary Stu MC that beats everything. He's pretty much a glass cannon and he gets punished for it.

I read a few chapters of Sakamoto desu ga? and chuckled, but idk how long that kind of schtick can last. Maybe it's better animated?


Lately though I've just been burnt out on anime adaptations of manga, they are rarely done well. Boku dake's ending was hilariously bad compared to the original.

pretty much this. good fun, good 'fus, and a protag that's not OP. worth a read and a watch

kuma miko is really fun. or at least the manga is. Sakamoto should be interesting to see animated and i'll think i will enjoy it for it's sheer insanity.

Joker Game is really good if you like spy fiction.

Also @Binary (http://www.thebackalleys.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1752) what are your thoughts on Δ?

I'll give the hero one a shot.

Quote from: Bamyasi on April  6, 2016 07:05 AM
Also @Binary (http://www.thebackalleys.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1752) what are your thoughts on Δ?

I don't think I could express it in words so:

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and

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also looking for any macross frontier references because

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and

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But on another note, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress was amazing and I went into it blind only because a japanese flower told me to.
Did this come out of nowhere or did everyone know it was going to be good?


Also Shounen Maid turned into extreme homogay within 13 minutes and I think I'm going to like it a lot unless it somehow turns into lucky star with men.


Hero Academia was fun for all of 5 minutes until I realized how forced it was that the kid wanted to be a hero, even though it still seems a little interesting I don't think I'll find myself enjoying it very much.


Edit: WHOA FUCK, KIZNAIVER IS REALLY GOOD HOW DOES TRIGGER DO IT

Kiznaiver has an interesting concept but spineless MCs aren't really my thing. Hopefully he gets better.

Luluco was great, Kuma Miko was cute but a little too weird. The friend who was streaming it for us also picked Konosuba and "And you thought there is never a girl online?" and they were pretty awful. The latter is just too impossible to believe even for an anime.

Here's my hot opinions on this season's pickings so far:

Worth watching tier:
Mayoiga: I'm crushing on both MC and MC's love interest. I hope everyone lives.
Luluco: AOTS. Beautiful in every way and Trigger's best anime yet.
Kuma Miko: I thought it was cute why is it weird @Gilthwixt (http://www.thebackalleys.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=2889)?
Joker Game: Spies make me wet.
Shounen Maid: Cute and relaxing. 7/10 would fall asleep to again.
Sakamoto desu ga?: Sakamoto makes me wet.
Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge: I like shows based off a single character trait.

Okay tier:
Boku no Hero Academia: It's okay.
Sousei no Onmyouji: Generic exorcist shounen #5834.
Bungou Stray Dogs: Will probably keep watching for the hamfisted literary references.
Kiznaiver: By far Trigger's second best anime of the season and fourth best overall.

Garbage tier:
Ace Attorney: Fuck it.

Yet to watch tier:
Everything else.

What do you guys like about Kiznaiver? My friends and I were convinced it was satire while watching. It could have been really good had the presentation been different but as it stands it's just laughably terrible imo.

Quote from: Bamyasi on April 10, 2016 06:28 AM
Kuma Miko: I thought it was cute why is it weird @Gilthwixt (http://www.thebackalleys.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=2889)?

I mean for a series this cute with a young heroine I was kind of offput by the lewdness which clearly means I don't belong on TBA but I guess I'm going to keep watching it anyway so...¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Quote from: Bamyasi on April 10, 2016 06:28 AM
What do you guys like about Kiznaiver? My friends and I were convinced it was satire while watching. It could have been really good had the presentation been different but as it stands it's just laughably terrible imo.

I don't like anything about it so far except the character designs and the premise.  The concept is the only reason I'm going to keep watching, because the MC is annoying and all of the characters are just old character archetypes blown out of proportion. One dude was basically Kamina but even more brash and that one girl was Nui but even more obnoxious.


Also, Kabaneri should be on your list. I watched the first episode twice and I'll probably see it again by Episode 2 because my friends haven't seen it yet.

Quote from: Bamyasi on April 10, 2016 06:28 AM
What do you guys like about Kiznaiver? My friends and I were convinced it was satire while watching. It could have been really good had the presentation been different but as it stands it's just laughably terrible imo.

I found it to be an experiment from trigger, seeing as a lot of the backgrounds were drawn very seriously in regards to Kill La Kill. The spineless MC didn't bother me as much because I was always wondering how he went from some kind of weird laboratory escapee to kid living a normal life. All in all I have a pretty high bullshit tolerance when it comes to watching anime so I could just be watching something terrible and liking it a lot.

Quote from: Bamyasi on April 10, 2016 06:28 AM
Boku no Hero Academia: It's okay.

this was basically how i felt watching it, and i knew what was going to happen. i'm actually surprised they covered so little in the pilot. visually it's kind of a mess.. the colors are too saturated and the backgrounds are constantly competing for attention. the animation was also just okay. i expected more from an adaptation with this much anticipation built around it. some cute and funny moments but i don't care for the 'reaction shot' type gags they love to do so much in shonen. also too much crying.

keep in mind that Kiznaiver is an adaptation. Trigger can't really do their "thing" with this anime so you're not going to get the kind of shenanigans you'd typically expect from a Trigger original.

and that's why Luluco is so great. Imaishi is pretty fun when they let him off his leash.

Quote from: Gilthwixt on April 10, 2016 06:50 AM
I mean for a series this cute with a young heroine I was kind of offput by the lewdness which clearly means I don't belong on TBA but I guess I'm going to keep watching it anyway so...¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Oh yeah the racyness. I dunno. I think a little bit of dark/sexual undertones are intrinsic to the "girl meets beast" genre for as many centuries as it's existed, but you're right they're usually not this overt. It is classified as seinen though so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Quote from: Gilthwixt on April 10, 2016 06:50 AM
I don't like anything about it so far except the character designs and the premise.  The concept is the only reason I'm going to keep watching, because the MC is annoying and all of the characters are just old character archetypes blown out of proportion. One dude was basically Kamina but even more brash and that one girl was Nui but even more obnoxious.

We're on pretty much the same page then, though I kind of wish they'd picked other sensations in addition to pain (to dull the edge). Kino no Tabi did something similar but managed to tell the whole story in one episode. Also yes we quite enjoyed Kamina/Travis Touchdown's appearance. Ironically the Nuiclone I found to be the most tolerable character, if only because the others were so insufferable.

Quote from: Gilthwixt on April 10, 2016 06:50 AM
Also, Kabaneri should be on your list. I watched the first episode twice and I'll probably see it again by Episode 2 because my friends haven't seen it yet.

Oh yeah I definitely plan on checking it out, I just couldn't find a torrent the last time I checked but I think I had the air date wrong. I usually try to check out everything not based on a toyline or TCG or first season I haven't seen.

Quote from: Binary_2 on April 10, 2016 07:32 AM
I found it to be an experiment from trigger, seeing as a lot of the backgrounds were drawn very seriously in regards to Kill La Kill. The spineless MC didn't bother me as much because I was always wondering how he went from some kind of weird laboratory escapee to kid living a normal life. All in all I have a pretty high bullshit tolerance when it comes to watching anime so I could just be watching something terrible and liking it a lot.

I think I just have this misplaced expectation that the number of frames be proportionate to the content's quality, so I'm harder on things if they were drawn/animated extremely well but don't live up to any other expectations. So far I like Okada's other anime this season way better, even though episode 2 kind of blew.

Quote from: rtil on April 10, 2016 07:39 AM
this was basically how i felt watching it, and i knew what was going to happen. i'm actually surprised they covered so little in the pilot. visually it's kind of a mess.. the colors are too saturated and the backgrounds are constantly competing for attention. the animation was also just okay. i expected more from an adaptation with this much anticipation built around it. some cute and funny moments but i don't care for the 'reaction shot' type gags they love to do so much in shonen. also too much crying.

keep in mind that Kiznaiver is an adaptation. Trigger can't really do their "thing" with this anime so you're not going to get the kind of shenanigans you'd typically expect from a Trigger original.

and that's why Luluco is so great. Imaishi is pretty fun when they let him off his leash.

Yeah I also found Hero a bit ugly and underwhelming. I dunno. Bones' productions I usually go either way on.

Was under the impression Kiznaiver was being published concurrently with the manga, but neregate/Wikipedia have often lied to me.

Love to love Luluco though. Dat TeddyLoid ED especially:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-JMZAssUNM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-JMZAssUNM)

it is being simultaneously published, but i guess what i meant is that the designs and script are done by individuals and Trigger is just doing the adaptation of the material. so i don't think it will have as much personality as something like P&S/KLK/Luluco etc

saw the first ep of Kiznaiver, talk about a rushed setup but i guess it's better than wasting a bunch of time on intros and filler for half a cour. love the art style and animation. the premise is interesting, but it's too early to tell if it has any legs. here's hoping

saw Boku no hero ep 2. 2 episodes for 1 chapter.. understandable i guess. i'm guessing this anime will have more than 1 season

1st ep of Sakamoto was funny. but i could see this kind of 4koma short format comedy skits getting old fast if it's the same joke over and over

SMC s3 continues to be the anime that the franchise deserved. it's a shame they will never go back and re-do the first 2 seasons. put them side-by-side and the difference in quality is shocking in every way

Luluco is the anime i am enjoying the most right now this season. it's just so goddamn comfy and pastel heaven. i need that soundtrack

Quote from: rtil on April 18, 2016 08:02 AM
Not watching Mayoiga.

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Don't you enjoy watching trainwrecks?

Other shit I've picked up since last time:

Enjoyment tier:
Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta?: My pals and I joked that this is the most unrealistic anime we've ever seen. It kind of is. I've suspended less belief watching super robot shows, and pretty much every other harem comedy.
Flying Witch: Healing/10.

Withholding judgement tier:
Koutetsujou no Kabaneri: I could see myself liking it better than SnK, but probably not as much as Owari no Seraph or Hoozuki no Reitetsu. Thanks for the rec @Gilthwixt (http://www.thebackalleys.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=2889).

Ironic enjoyment tier:
Super Lovers: Watching with my gay/fujoshi friends IRL. The discomfort is palpable, which helps in making jokes. I can see this ending more tragically than Mayoiga, as most BL I've read/watch trends unswervingly toward grimdark at some point.

What the actual fuck tier:
Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou

I'm still behind on Jojo and SMC.

oh yeah mayoiga.. and flying witch. goddamn how am i supposed to keep up with all this anime i'll have to go full-on NEET mode to do it

Usually I just pick a day like Saturday to binge watch most of the episodes from that week. It helps having a small group of friends equally dedicated to watching their lives slip away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97tYc6X1E-k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97tYc6X1E-k)

AOTS tbh, with Luluco, Flying Witch, Tanaka-kun, Joker Game and maybe Sakamoto following close behind.

Still some stuff I haven't seen but fuck that stuff.

aggressive retsuko is a funny short. every episode is literally 2 minutes long

Sup fags  :slut:

Just dropping by because I figured you would still be the same bunch of anime enthusiasts that I remember and because I thought you would probably be in a heated debate about one of last seasons most hyped shows that has actually continued throughout the summer season. To be honest, I am really surprised that it hasn't even been mention yet, so I will just leave this here:

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In other words: Hi, I'm still alive and it seems like my waifu taste has become quite generic. Also Re:Zero is pretty good.

We talked about it in the new thread. (http://www.thebackalleys.com/forum/entertainment/summer-2016-anime-general-13838/)

Also Bowel Hunter is best girl.

Also holy shit it's Kött.

Aww, shit! Hello baby! :3

Holy shit it's kott