The New Release Club's General discussion

For my thoughts on what I'm watching and such, see my newest post in the assignation classroom thread here. No spoilers though were posted by me in that new post.
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Dagashi Kashi
^ I did watch the 1st 2 eps of that anime but, dropped it there after when I realized that was how the entire show was going to be. Not my kind of humor and while it was toned down and had a story in ep 1, they ditched it all and went full on candy humor and trivia and based on what others have said, nothing changes later on. Glad I dropped it, but a shame as the art and chars are great, just, the comedy and what the show is centered on sucks. lol (Imo)

 

Yeah I normally like those stupid humor anime but it get bogged down with so much Candy humor and it's all Japanese Candy we don't eat so I can't relate to it at all!

Like I'd probably find this a lot funnier and nostalgic if I ate ANY of this crap as a kid and I'd probably get a kick of them making such a big deal out of it all. But I don't so this is just one of those anime that really just doesn't work for non Japanese as it's just too saturated in Japanese culture references.

 

@Metazoxan And yet, despite that it still got a dub...

 

yeah the over reactions are fun. But the jokes themselves just tend to go over my head since they hinge on the candy themselves. They give a history on the candy but I don't care about that so..... yeah.

Not nearly enough Ritsu

Yeah it was good

I wouldn't say dissappointing but I do feel the story could have been more gripping. It felt a little too "monster of the week" ish with them just going from place to place for a while. However it feels like a kind of anime I haven't seen for a while so the nostalgia is rather satisfying at least and over all it isn't BAD.

I have felt a bit aggravated this season because so much is just kind of up in the air for so damn long and I'm like "SOMEONE WORK SOMETHING OUT ALREADY!!!" I know we are saving things for the finale but can't we resolve at least something in the meantime?

 

No I haven't but I am also looking forward to this one. It seems interesting.

 

I'm watching
Durarara x2 Ketsu (Dub)
Sailor Moon Crystal S3 (Sub)
Kaito Joker S3 (Sub)
Pokémon XYZ (Dub)

Aside from the 2 yellowed text, I am caught up with the others thus far. As for Assignation Classroom S2 (Sub), it is still on hold, other anime have been of way higher importance to me to watch and adding to that besides 1 real ep after the 1st 2 eps, the others were misses for me. (Although 1 ep was half way good in that the 2nd half was really good but I don't count that) I want real character growth along side the jokes and action like S1, not just shoot and miss eps that don't have any char growth. (I do not count that I'll kill my brother koro-sansei guy who had the same powers)

Really besides those, there were a few nime like in the fall that I wanted to see in the winter but never did for various reasons. (1 for some included waiting on uncensored versions which took 6 freakin months to get released!) I have looked at the ones for this spring and, there are a few more (1-3) that I'd like to try but dunno if I will anytime soon if at ever.

@Supernatural-Knight Tbf, I was looking forward to partaking in on the discussion for every season we've had and have tried my best to do so but if no one else is posting then I can't post. It's also harder if one runs into a post which they can't reply too but in that case I try to at least give an update where I am, but then I run back into the same prob. lol I'd say, though AC S2 didn't get nearly as many members posting it still got a decent enough # of posts considering how low priority the anime is for many and considering the # of posters this time around. That said, I understand your emotions (whatever ones you're feeling) on how it seems no one cares but I'm just telling you if no one else (As I cannot speak for them), I still care. This has been a very important group to me so don't think the lack of participation is only affecting/getting to you cus it's getting to me also. (And I doubt we're the only ones it's affecting)

 

Joker Game, dont miss out this anime guys. You wont regret

P.S. I am watching every single series (no matter how bad they are), so if you want someone to talk to about any of them, just mention me or PM

 

I've begun watching Seisen Cerberus: Ryuukoku no Fatalites (Great animation an quick introduction of the stories plot, Hundred (really love the opening, however introduction seems a bit slow), and lastly Bakuon. I'm sure i'll add more from this seasons list once they begin airing. Still depending on how well I like them I may drop some. Just found that last season put to much on my plate and it was really difficult to keep up with everything. Really astounded that I was able to keep up with it all.

 

I'm actually putting off watching anything this season yet until I finish catching up with some stuff I got behind on. So I'll get back to you all on that once I get there.

 

Mayoiga did not turn out the way I expected and I was pleasantly surprised. Keeping me wondering what's going on.

Ace Attorney also not what I expected, but not in a good sense. Coincidentally, this anime also makes me wonder what is going on.

How is Re:Zero? I've been thinking of watching it.

 

From a stand point I felt like this season didn't hit as hard as last season. It was still good however. Some struck me like a heavy weight boxer while others came off as a love tap. The only difference being I didn't take on all of this seasons watches. Did that last season and it was just to much to take on an burned me out. Well here's what I've been watching this season.

Iron Fortress: Strong deliverance for the first few episodes, but has dwindled down to allow story and world building along with giving more time for character interactions. This makes it one I try to watch every week.

Hero Academia: Your typical shonen, except our MC doesn't feel sorry for himself. He carries himself with self confidence which to me is different from the A-typical shonen MC we normally get presented with. I don't fail to watch this ever week.

Seisen Cerberus: Not what I thought it was going to be. Should have dropped it yet now I'm to invested so I'm just going to finish it. For rewatch value it has none.

Hundred: @ShadowLinks you summed this one up nicely and I agree.

Sousei no Onmyouji: Good for being shonen, but could use improvement. Their really driving whole couple thing to the point that it feels forced. Even when it's supposed to come as funny and comical I can't find it in myself to laugh. I rather see Rokuro & Benio's relationship progress more naturally instead of outside forces at work stick.

Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta?: This is a slice of life that actually does a good job giving the genres it's fulfilling. It succeeds in the comedy department, ecchi moments are in abundant supply, the romance struggle is real, and even the school setting ties in nicely. It's unique in it's own way, yet being different from other shows out there. Characters are relatively all likable and I could see myself rewatching this again.

Joker Game: A tail of a Japanese secret intelligent agency during the build up to WWII. A real spy thriller with all the action packed espionage you could ask for. The story grabs you in a bear-hug and refuses to let go. The characters are all very likable, artwork portrays the time very nicely, music ties things together well, and it's just all proven to be a enjoyable watch. In some regards it feels like I'm watching Baccano except this is easier to follow.

Bungou Stray Dogs: To summarize this one in short detail it's got a good bit of action, some decent characters, cool supernatural powers, some mystery, and some poor comedy although not all of it's bad. I feel so long as you can erk off some of the bad comedy you'll find yourself enjoying this.

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu: A fantastic fantasy drama and thriller that oddly enough charms you each week into only craving more. I can't really explain it other than it's one you just have to watch for yourself.

Kuromukuro: The interesting plot is what caused me to take on watching this as well as it being a mecha genre. The animation really draws you in and it feels really fluid. Even how the robots move like humanoids isn't something I'm used to seeing except for shows like Evangelion. I think once you give this one a little time it'll grow on you.

Kiznaiver: A sci-fi fantasy like drama that just ships characters together. The whole teenager drama is so real it almost hurts. If you like these types then it's a show for you. If not then I wouldn't recommend this to you. It's got little action, numerous emotionless characters, and the long driven slice of life that just chats your ear off.

Big Order: A monumental train wreak. The first episode you would have thought it would be promising. Haha.... no no it is not. It's just all over the place and the realism well there is none. If you can find a shred of realism within this series I applaud you with a Gold Star. The only thing egging me on to finish this is to see just how much more of a train wreak this show can make of it's self.

 

AssClass a best, but not up to date 'cause sub group is behind.
Kiznaiver a strange. Maki a best, Nico a worst. Bet you'd never hear me say that? XD

 

Sailor Moon crystal S3
Kaito Joker S3
Netoge
and for dubs
Pkmn XY&Z

^ Those are the only shows I've been watching this season and ya wanna know whhhhhhy? It's cus of how quickly dubs come out now. Like, 4-8 weeks in and BAM! Here's the dub! Oh, I did finished the dub of DRRR!! x 2 Ketsu. (Or whatever the last cour was called for S2) That was a major let down... S1 was way better imo. If the ending had made more sense for Mikoto's actions then, this would've been way better and even then it would've been better if Mikoto had done thigns differently.

As for the rest, I plan to watch 2 or so short anime of 3 mins long but waiting for them to finish airing. I'm also waiting on anime that got a dub announcement not too long ago to come out.

As for the above mentioned subbed ones. Loving every one of them. Nuff said. Well, ok, glad they got rid of the 3D model transformation scenes and went back to hand drawn 2D ones which btw, look FABULOUS! And for Netoge, I knew this one was going to be special and not like the rest when I saw the art and the premise and English name of the show. Sure enough, it is LEAGUES BETTER than most anime out there for it's genre types. Why? Cus it does things different. It's fresh, funny, new, doesn't have the same ecchi jokes u expect and when it does, bam! Still takes it's own twist on em. Though 2 eps thus far have had fan service in em... and no I don't mean ecchi. Ecchi is perverted comedy. Fan service is crap like butts and panty shots in the screen aka in your face which have no point being there other than to cater to the male audience and to a lesser extent the female audience. Other than that, it literally adds no point at all to the anime in anyway. Fyi, I hate fan service so I'm hoping the last 2 eps don't have that crap anymore. Gimme ecchi over fan service any day. As for Kaito Joker S3. I was worried they wouldn't be able to pull off the awesomeness from the 1st 2 seasons but so far they have. Here's hoping the climax is as great as S 1-2 was.

Still waiting on DBS dub and the dub of S;G movie... 1 year now for the former and for the latter 3 years of waiting...

@Supernatural-Knight I don't suppose by chance you're watching any of the anime I mentioned, are you?

 

If there's one anime that I'm watching but not enjoying is Hundred, I dunno why but it almost seems like a copy of Infinite Stratos (this is my personal opinion, so don't kill me) except change a few things here and there and it's a completely different story, not saying more since I feel that someone is watching me

As for the rest, I've got nothing bad to say about them:

Twin Star Exorcists is a good anime to watch, if you already watched Blue Exorcist then you'll have an idea as to what to expect

Magi is basically the OVA's all over again, except that there are more episodes and with a more detailed story

Assassination Classroom is reaching its end and I'm enjoying the full story of it, I need to get my tissues ready for the feels that are coming

My Hero Academia kinda reminds me of my time in middle school, so I can sympathize with Izuku and his troubles that come up to become better at being a hero

Kiznaiver is one of those anime that I watch late on the season, worst move ever, but even so, getting to share whatever pain and emotion you feel is interesting and plot is pretty good IMO

Kyoukai no Rinne is basically like the first season, like any work by Rumiko Takahashi, good comedy on the story with a little bit of fighting, no complains

Space Patrol Luluco surprised me in the next few episodes, it blew my mind when there were crossovers with other anime from the same studio, I think they finished the crossovers

That's all I have to say, these are all just my honest and personal opinions for all anime, so no judging to much alright