Lets face it.... its already halfway through the spring season with most of the animes im watching already being at episode 6. Ive decided that it would be alot (emphasis on alot) easier to write a brief description on the animes im watching along with why i chose them. i will quickly skim through the episodes that came out and in a couple days i will be caught up to the current episodes. after that, i will write about the current episodes that are out and my thoughts on them.
BEWARE THERE WILL BE MAJOR SPOILERS. so dont continue reading if you dont wanna be spoiled :)
who doesnt wanna be spoiled.
anyways. these animes will be posted in the order they come out in japan/the day of the week i download them.
1. Kore wa Zombie desu ka?: Jigoku Hen (Tuesday Nights)
Summary: The second season of Kore wa Zombie desu ka, Aikawa Ayumu is a normal high school boy. One day he is killed by a serial killer and revived as a zombie by a necromancer named Eucliwood Hellscythe. He starts to serve Eu as her guard but he happens to deprive the mahou shoujo Haruna of her magic power. Haruna orders Ayumu to fight against the anti-mahou shoujo system “Megalo” in her place.
My thoughts: pretty much liked the first season. seems kinda unique to have a pseudo harem consisting of a ninja, a girl with a chainsaw, a necromancer, and a vampire ninja. that along with the male lead who is suppose to be a zombie brought back to life by the necromancer.
most of the characters in the 2nd season seem quite enjoyable, like seraphim who always calls ayumu a perverted piece of shit. or eu who always seems to act like a loli vn character in the eyes of ayumu, even though she cant talk. to me, the most interesting character would be maelstrom cause of the way she acts.
2. Sankarea (Wednesday Nights)
Summary: Furuya’s obsessed with zombies. He collects any figurines, watches any movie, and plays any game with the living dead, and is even only interested in zombie girls. When his cat dies, Furuya begins trying to raise it from the dead using an ancient book of the occult he bought from a shop. But what will happen when he sees the idol of a nearby all girl’s school walking close to where he conducts his experiment, wishing to die and be reborn as a different person?
My thoughts: the 2nd zombie anime for spring season and so far it seems quite interesting. the main protagonist chihiro is a zombie otaku! which adds to the parodies shown in some of the episodes. he actually has the will to bring zombies to life which is the premise of this anime. the main female protagonist is rea who decides to eventually succumb to death rather than live with her pedophile of a father. interesting concept to a zombie themed anime.
3. Nazo No Kanojo (Saturday nights)
yes i purposely put the panty scissors attack as the pic
Summary: One day, a strange transfer student appears before Tsubaki. Urabe Mikoto is an antisocial girl, whose hobby is just sleeping during class-breaks. One day, Tsubaki goes to wake her up and accidentally tastes her drool… And gets hooked on that!
YES THAT IS THE PREMISE FOR THE ANIME
After that he professes his love for her. Her second hobby, much to our surprise (eh heh), is carrying around scissors in her panties and cutting anything that gets in her way.
My thoughts: eh-heh-hem..... and i quote verbatim....
Akira: Mikoto, do you have any hobbies?
Mikoto: hobbies?
Akira: yeah, like sports or playing music
Mikoto: hmm.... scissors i guess....
Akira: huh? scissors?
Mikoto: wanna see??
Akira: sure..... *holds out a piece of paper*
Miko: *gathers up energy and with beutiful grace, takes her scissors from her panties, spins them around at rapid speeds, and proceeds to cut the paper into flowers.*
yes,yes,yes,yes she has deadly accuracy with the scissors to the point that she cut her own hair in a matter of seconds!!! i like how the anime adaptation emphasized how; with lightning speed, she can gracefully do anything with her scissors. the anime adaptation also follows the manga scene for scene which is one of the great things i like about this. the plot for this anime is also very unique which is what i like. its something thats original which adds to the "mysteriousness" of Urabe Mikoto
So far this anime HAS NOT disappointed and i HIGHLY RECOMMEND this anime
4. Tasogare Otome Anmesia (Sunday nights)
Summary: The story takes place in Seikyou Private School. A facility that consists of multiple buildings that connect together to accommodate both junior and senior high school students. Sixty years of ongoing renovations and expansions have meant most of the old inner structures have been sealed and abandoned. Classrooms turned into storage rooms, staircases no longer in use, hallways like dark alleys. With the existence of such a maze-like building, it is only natural that rumours of the paranormal would appear.
One day first-year middle school student Teiichi Niiya gets lost in this maze and by chance arrives at an old storage room. This is where he meets Yuuko Kanoe, a mysterious girl with raven black, long silky hair and a tall and slender figure, who introduces herself as the ghost of the old school building. For some unexplainable reason Niiya is the only one able to see this spirit and she herself does not have any recollection of the reasons or time of her death, nor any lingering feelings about life itself. Curious about the circumstances of her death the two create a paranormal investigation club and seek to find out the truth about it and the many other mysteries surrounding the school.
My thoughts: i started with the manga, which is why i decided to watch the anime adaptation. i like how its a horry and mystery anime. that and the manga version has the benefit of ecchiness which i have yet to see in the anime.
good things: the plot deals with finding out the story behind yuukos death( she mysteriously died at the school 50 years prior to the time setting). its suppose to have 7 "mysteries" in all.
i like the opening song
bad things: its produced by silver link, the company who screwed up baka to test to shoukanjuu season 2.
and the first episode is all backward from the manga. the manga explains the plot better, and the first episode made it very confusing to understand.
5. Haiyore! Nyaruko-san (Monday nights)
Summary: The story of Haiyore! Nyaruko-san centers around Nyaruko, a formless Cthulhu deity of chaos (Nyarlathotep) who can take on the shape of a seemingly ordinary silver-haired girl. Mahiro Yasaka is a normal high school boy who is chased by aliens one night, until Nyaruko saves him.
My thoughts: pretty hilarious!!! you can never go wrong with a MOE character AND the parodies shown!
i liked the mini anime version that came out last year and i decided to watch this and so far it hasnt diapointed! ooohhhh next review i will add the pic where she does the nazi salute! and i will add more thoughts/info to this.
6. Hyouka (Monday or Tuesday Nights)
Summary: Oreki Hotaro is a high school boy, who always acts passively. One day, he enters “Koten Bu (Classic Literature Club)” as recommended by his elder sister. There he meets Chitanda Eru, Fukube Satoshi, and Ibara Mayaka. Chitanda is a calm beautiful girl but she turns into an embodiment of curiosity once she says, “I’m interested in it (Watashi, Kininarimasu)”. Fukube is a smiling boy with a fantastic memory, he never deduces anything on his own. Ibara is a short girl and is strict with others and herself. She loves Fukube, but he always dodges her approaches. They begin to investigate a case that occurred 33 years ago. Hints of the mystery are buried in an old collection of works of the former members of Koten Club. The collection is titled “Hyouka”.
My thoughts: only 3 episodes are out so far so i cant make a 100% thought on this. althought it is suppose to be another msytery anime which is a plus. the funniest part is where the male protagonist is suppose to be the laziest person in the world and always calculates how much "energy" he has left. pretty hilarious. i'll probably add more info in the next couple of days when i catch up with episode 4 and 5.
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