Spring 2024 – Midseason Quick Thoughts

Midseason, time to pause and evaluate where the shows are and where they’re headed.  Also, when I make a gut check to make sure I’m not watching shows that I’m not enjoying but sticking with out of habit.

Time to dive in and run ’em down!

Spring 2024 – Week 3(ish)

Week three, that traditional inflection point for any new season…  Some shows make the cut, others are on probation, and course there’s some Seriously Good Stuff (*cough*Jellyfish*cough*) as well.  Hit the jump and let’s run ’em down.

Spring 2024 – First Impressions – Part II

Euph returns with a banger premiere, plus Jellyfish (WOW!) and much more both good and bad.  Hit the jump and let’s run ’em down!

Spring 2024 – First Impressions – Part I

And… we’re off!  The first shows of the new season have shown us what they’ve got to offer.  Am I buying what they’re selling, or looking elsewhere for something better?  Hit the jump and let’s take a look shall we?

Spring 2024 – Anticipating Opening Day!

It’s that time again!  Opening day for baseball was yesterday, opening day for anime is tomorrow, and that means it’s spring!  Time for a new anime season and anticipating what’s just around the corner.

Hit the jump and let’s look at what I have hopes for come the new season!

Not that I’ve ever done this.

How has this blog gone so long without a humor/meme category?  That error has now been rectified…  And I promise to use this power only for good.

(Source unknown.)

Winter 2024 – Week 3 / Updates

All the premiers have aired…  So it’s time to run down last week’s batch and then take a look at my watch list for the season.

Hit the jump and let’s run ’em down.

Winter 2024 – First impressions – Part II

Other than the late announced Brave Bang Bravern!, all the premiers have aired…  So it’s time to run down last week’s batch and then take a look at my watch list for the season.

Hit the jump and let’s run ’em down.

Metallic Rouge

Song Title Challenge – but with anisong!

So, a challenge popped up in my Facebook memories on Wednesday – match categories to song titles.  Back then, for my not anime fan friends, it was all was (for lack of a better term) normal music.  I talked about going back and redoing it with anime music…  But until today, I never did.

So, hit the jump and let’s take the challenge!  (And you can join in!)

Winter 2024 – First impressions – Part I

Well, Tuesday is a bit of a break between waves of premieres, so it’s the perfect day to look at what I’ve checked out so far.  (Not to worry, there’s plenty more coming!)

The Dangers in My Heart Season 2

Next to the continuation of Frieren, our most anticipated premiere…  And it *absolutely* did not disappoint.  No real surprises, but I didn’t really expect any.  Like Tonikawa, Dangers relies on a careful mix of more-of-the-same and slow growth building on what’s come before.  Sudden high drama moments are used sparingly and carefully, and setting the table for a new season didn’t need any.

Status:  Solid keeper, looking forward to another season of these two adorable dorks.

But if HiDive keeps delaying the episode by 24 hours, I’mma gonna throw things.

Frieren 2nd cour

Another quietly strong episode, more of a continuation than a new opening.  But this week, the character moment of the episode doesn’t belong to a core trio.  Sein walks away with the prize and makes his totally expected departure from the scene.  And it was perfect.

Status:  It’s probably redundant to say that Frieren stays in the rotation.  I’ll get another season of using this image, which I’ve posted frequently on social media:

Gushing over Magical Girls

If WordPress supported emojis, I’d insert a facepalm here. I kinda actually don’t want to even admit I watched this show…

Because honestly, it was garbage.  I don’t mind horny shows, and I watch my share of ecchi series.  But Gushing was just plain ol’ softcore porn with low production values and absolutely no redeeming qualities.  If that’s what I want, it’s available on demand on YouTube without pretense or cluttering up my queue.

Status:  I’ll just let this screenshot from the show itself sum it up.

A Sign of Affection

Somehow, despite my predilection from romances, Affection managed to avoid getting on my radar.  But then Chris talked a little bit about it over on Facebook, I showed the trailer to my wife, and we decided to check it out.

I was crushing hard even before our two leads got off the train where the show opened.  The show only got better from there.  I love how realistically Yuki is played, and…  What is with Itsuomi?  I am compelled to learn more.

Status:  As Itsuomi texted to Yuki – please, let us into your world.  Solid keeper. 

(Thank you Chris.)

Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!

In theory, an odd-couple romance should be right up my alley.  And after last season’s Inexperienced Me/Experienced You, I find myself acquiring a taste for the gyaru archetype.

But…


Our milquetoast MC-kun is way too genre savvy, and the show itself is very paint-by-numbers.  Even those shows can be enjoyable if produced with a deft touch and attention to the act of painting…  But this show gets your attention with a sledgehammer and it’s paint is applied with a firehose.

Status:  Keeper under the two episode rule.  Which is a new rule I just now entirely made up and probably more than this show deserves.

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Here’s what I’m planning on checking out over the next week. I always pay attention to the buzz and the first impressions over on ANN, but these are the ones I’m specifically watching.

• Delusional Monthly Magazine (Weird workplace comedy?)

• Metallic Rouge (The trailer is interesting.)

• The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (I play a lot of tamers and summoners in various MMO’s, so right in my weak spot.)

• The Witch and the Beast (Which also has an intriguing trailer.)

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So, that’s it for me – over to you!  What premieres have caught your attention through Tuesday?  Drop a comment about them or anything else that catches your fancy.