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Considering Fuwa is a VN forum first I'm very surprised there isn't more people talking about the new Higurashi anime Anyway, 6 episodes in and it's pretty good. Art style changing from the original may or may not put off some of the old veterans but it still has that Higurashi charm that can attract the newcomers into the series. As for Kami-sama ni Natta Hi, the usual Maeda SoL charm is there so its good on that front. Fingers crossed however on whether Maeda can pull off the climax and ending this time around since Charlotte doesn't really have a good last episode. And for the rest of Fall season: Majo no Tabitabi which is basically Kino's Journey except the MC is a witch Jujutsu Kaisen, the standard solid textbook supernatural action shonen, Tonikaku Kawaii which is the fluffy RomCom of the season Adachi to Shimamura which is the yuri fluffy RomCom of the season with a weird little thing that the author forced in because he can't let go of Denpa Onna Munou no Nana with the Boku no Hero Academia ripoff (but not really) Maoujou de Oyasumi as Doga Kobo's next fluffy SoL manga adaptation Hanyou no Yashahime for the nostalgia of finally being able to see the world of InuYasha againit's been 84 years Senyoku no Sigrdrifa which is Tappei's (ReZero's author) ambitious original anime project (1st ep is a crazy 44 minutes long!) Akudama Drive which everyone touts as the dark horse of the season (and it is) Then there's the sequels. From Haikyuu season 4 (or 5), DanMachi season 3, Mahouka season 2, GochiUsa season 3, Golden Kamuy Season 3 and finally another god damn love live anime. Oops almost forgot to mention Kimetsu no Yaiba's movie which kept breaking Japan's box office record left right and centre. Oh almost forgot Kud Wafter's movie/OVA is coming really soon too. All in all, this season is actually pretty stacked despite the COVID impacting the industry. Anyone can more or less have an anime that's right up their alley. But I suppose Winter 2021 does look so much more attractive compare to the current season.

By far this week, Re:Creators managed to stole my heart. Not because of this week's episode. No no, not by far. The weird thing is I find that although this week's episode is definitely the best out of all but episode 1, other shows episodes for this week are definitely still better than Re:Creators. Examples are the jaw dropping AoT latest episode, the hype that BnH S2 brings in for next week's episode and hell, even the crazy comedy that Eromanga pumps out. But Re:Creators still stole my heart. Why? Well I have to tell you a little short story that could blow your minds... hopefully (not clickbait, I promise. Also spoiler to the latest episode). And there you have it. Maybe one or two of you already found out about this extra easter egg but for those that didn't I hope I blew your mind a bit.

I feel so confused with Kado. On one hand it looks somewhat interesting on the other it has a very high potential of a tranwreck being happening. Which is weird considering the series could do well on itself without all the cube mumbo jumbo just from the things we see in episode 0. That being said, I'll still use the third episode rule and see where it goes from episode 1. Other than that, I'm surprised to see how well they blend in CGI with traditional 2D. It's not perfect but it's probably the most well done I've seen in anime so far. Hmm, now that I think about it, this is probably the first Spring season in recent years to not show an Isekai anime. Instead we're having the opposite of it. EDIT: Oops, looks like Gin no Guardian is an Isekai type anime. But it's from a Chinese studio based on a Chinese webcomic so... not exactly?

Oh Spring has come and the big ones started rolling in. SnK S2. Well nothing much, it is good as expected. Amazing animation and OST, great pacing though the OP isn't as good as S1 OPs. Shame its only getting 12 episodes though... Boku no Hero strike gold, again. I'm surprised they can keep their shonen-esque style and still produce great animation especially in the last part of episode 2. With 25 episodes from Bones this one will definitely be a great ride. Busou Shoujo.... well it's shit, nothing much can be said other than that. Adaptation wise too, which is disappointing since the manga's art are quite good. Maybe Silver Link is focused on making that Illya movie... Clockwork planet was a disappointment... maybe I expected too much since it's from Kamina Yuu... but this is definitely not NGNL. On top of that the studio is butchering the character design and animation. I'll keep watching to episode 3 and see if it gets slightly better or stays the same. Eromanga-sensei, well having dearest harem MC VA Matsuoka doing an MC of a series from the author of OreImo means it'll be hilarious while possibly having another shit ending (again). Same formula, different characters. Nothing special other than the comedy but let's see where it goes. And from the animation looks like A-1 is on top of their game too for this LN adaptation. The second cour of Little Watch Academia is starting and surprise surprise, it actually have a story. Let's see what Trigger comes up for the plot twists for this show though makes me wonder if they will keep the somewhat disney friendly atmosphere... Re:Creators... oh boy, the director of Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai and Aldnoah doing an original anime with Sawano? For 22 episodes??? Color me interested but considering some hyped original anime usually became a trainwreck in the end I'll keep my expectations low. That being said, first episode has very solid animation and god amazing soundtrack (doesn't surprised me, It's Sawano after all) while having a somewhat decent story. Alice to Zoroku... well this looks quite fresh albeit the evil labs and experiments part of it seems a bit stale... The character interactions are pretty great overall and other than the jarring CGI in the first episode, everything else looks sharp. Will definitely keep an eye on this one. Rokudenashi first episode is shit, well a fresh kind of shit but that's not exactly a good thing. The second ep is a lot better and has a very good world building that surprises me. Really loves how they explain the magic but other than that the story seems rather bit too cliche. It's pretty enjoyable however... Sakurada Reset is possibly the most boring anime I'm watching this season besides Busou and Clockwork. Shame since the potential is there... Well it's just the first episode and it's going to be a 2 cour show so let's see where it goes but I'll definitely keep my expectations low. Zero Kara hajimeru, nothing new, nothing special. Cliche all around but it doesn't seem to be too bad and could turn out to be pretty decent. Soundtrack is good enough and animation too. Definitely enjoyable though. Shuumatsu... thought it's going to be one of those weird LN adaptation with long names but.... seems very interesting. Great soundtrack and more than decent animation. Story seems good and has a lot of potential. Possibly AOTS? Maybe but it's too early to judge. What surprises me though they uses Scarborough Fair for some parts of their OST. I don't think many anime do that and it's done well too. IMO definitely a must watch And last but not least, Sakura Quest, or what I would like to say, P.A. Works struck gold. Definitely the highest contender for AOTS of new anime in this season for me. Great character explanation, great OST, OP and ED as well as crisp animation. It can still go to a trainwreck but I'm still going to keep my hopes up. Oh yeah forgot about Frame Arms Girls or what I would like to call it as "I have no idea why I'm watching this". This and Renai Boukun is contending for possibly the dumbest anime with a somewhat entertaining value of this season. I wonder which one will come on top...

Decided to take up Flip Flappers. That is ridiculously one vewwy pwetty anime of cute girls doing cool action. Plenty of symbolism there too and with a good story and twists later on. Probably one of the better anime of Fall 2016. Also picked up Gi(a)rlish Number which IMO is very underrated and underwatched. The first 3 episodes are just so savage towards the current anime industry, and the second half feels like Oregairu but in the world of working, granted the story is by Oregairu's author hence the similarities.... but eh, still very enjoyable. The MC is also just adowable despite being one of the bitchiest MC I've seen in years... I'll put Yuri on my watch list, though not now since that part of the spoilers kind of makes me on the fence whether it is worth it or not.... Anyway it's onto Winter 2017 now! Time to watch even more anime~

Finish watching MGRP and decided to read the rest until Jokers (volume 8). Gotta say, that's probably one of the best death game series, probably even more than Danganronpa.

Welp, that's a ridiculous disappointment. Really thought there's going to be something more than just 3 good first episodes and then fuck all in Izetta.... Seems like only a few non-sequel anime are even worth watching this season..... let's see here. MGRP. Weak start but it's very good starting from episode 4. Keeps it's quality until the last episode although the ending feels extremely rushed and non-climatic. Hopefully we got a sequel for this one. Drifters. Enjoyable action and gore but honestly I don't see much story to this.... then again it is from the author of Hellsing so I should've seen this a miles away. Making the antagonist "that guy" is worth the watch though. Didn't think any series could pull that plot twist. As for everything else, an exciting and much better second season of Bungou Stray Dogs, epic and sensational third season of Haikyuu, intense heartfelt drama in Euphonium second season, and the usual great mecha action and crazy politics in the second season of Iron Blooded Orphans. Wew, thank God I didn't drop any of the series in previous seasons otherwise I would have nearly nothing to watch this season.... ....Hm maybe I should start that uber popular yaoi on ice anime... or not...

Heck yeah, MGRP is one of the most underrated show this season. Granted it's not that amazing but it's really enjoyable nonetheless. Didn't expect much from it and the 3 episode rule doesn't really pique my interest but I decided to give it a final push and watched episode 4... it definitely exceeded my expectations. As of the latest episode, the show became incredibly hyped and one of my most looked forward of new anime this season, replacing Izetta which just became worse and worse after episode 1....

Uhm.... battlefield one? Well honestly if it's that I can only see one. The one that the guy in glasses uses in the trench. Other than that I don't think there's other weapons from that game as the soldiers are using M1 Garand... probably. Izetta's rifle too, I think it's PTRS-41 but I might be wrong on that one.

So in Drifters. In the end, everyone who got ...Nai wa~ What is this, an Umineko chess fight? At least it turns out to be much more exciting than I thought....

Did anyone read wEEb's blog post about Secret? Holy cow, those aren't just your average drama.... talk about an anime story....

For a second there I thought I was watching a Shinbou SHAFT anime on drugs.... but nope it's just Occultic;Nine. God that was way too fast and full of ADHD. Well let's just see what's gonna happen next even though it's ultra CConfusing at first (hehe C what I did there hehe) and leaves so many questions that could fill up an entire book and that entire book has absolutely no commas or fullstops or any kind of punctuation to indicate any kind of a break. Regardless, this anime can go both ways so let's go with wait and see... Izetta is going on the right direction but it still can go awry. Only time will tell. 3-gatsu no Lion could be interesting. Been a while since I watch an anime from Shinbou. The animation is a bit off-putting but the story seems pretty interesting. Mahou Shoujo Ikusei.... that plot twist... should've seen it coming.

I expect blood and yuri.

Izetta off to a great start. The character design really reminds me of SAO though, probably because it is Abec doing them.... Mahou Shoujo Ikusei. Well let's see if this one can actually do a good dark Mahou Shoujo anime. Hopefully. Or at least enough blood and gore to keep being interesting Bungou stray dogs season 2!!! What!!! There's not a single And finally KyoAni saving anime again with a double length episode for Hibike S2! More moe, more yuri bait and more convoluted yet natural high scholl drama~

I know this is cliche and has been said over and over again about Subaru but isn't his as a person supposed to be disliked? I mean, didn't he supposed to represent the average non-functioning member of society? The NEETs, the nerds, the "nice guys" or the special snowflake?

Latest 91 Days episode got me clapping. What a bloody brilliant twist. This is probably one of the best revenge anime out there....

Um, no. A lot of people like anime but hates novels so that won't happen. I think you're assuming too much here expecting that the majority actually won't content to Re Zero's happy ending. I find it the opposite. The one's who aren't content are the original WN readers or the one who enjoys Re Zero's sadism. Economically speaking, this is the best they can do as this method of ending has been used multiple times by other popular anime. An example I can think of is SAO where it's first season is popular but it closes without a cliffhanger and so is it's second season even though the success guarantees further sequels. Anime is still very unprofitable. It took a studio like White Fox to only flopped 2 or 3 shows down the line and they will be very close to bankruptcy and never making a season 2 of Re Zero. Besides it's not half-assed.... the last episode took a whopping 27 minutes run time. I doubt I would call that a half-assed ending.

Well that depends though. Honestly wouldn't it be great for the twist to start immediately at the first episode of the second season? It's like reminding the audience "Hey, we're back and here's your daily dose of emotional rollercoaster". Hooking the audience from the very first minute is better than leaving audience craving for more than a year... Besides it's not like the WN readers are doing a crusade of telling everybody who watches Re Zero that the ending is actually a cliffhanger.

Yes because we don't want needless cliffhanger... I mean Re Zero's success pretty much guarantees season 2 but cliffhanger isn't exactly a good thing to do and at best it is a precedent to advertise the upcoming novels or the WN itself. Also seeing WN readers shitstorming for not having the shitstorming is fun.

@Jun Inoue Wait wait wait wait.... you're confusing me here. So Re:Zero IS NOT a deconstruction anime to other Isekai anime but Subaru is a deconstruction to other Isekai MCs...? Uh.... Wat Okay, I think I understand your point more or less. You're saying that Re:Zero is a deconstruction anime to other anime that has their MCs NEET behavior easily accepted? ....Then in that case I can somewhat see that, though I don't think I'll fully agree on it. But it's arguable. Though I don't really want to argue on that because we're talking about thousands of anime with NEET MCs here.... @havoc ZnT may be popular, but it doesn't kickstart the Isekai wave nor it's the first iteration of Isekai anime. The very first one would be .hack//Sign @Riku Everyday is filled with 5 minutes of retardedness that eclipsed every anime of all time. 10/10 AOTY better than Shit:Zero

Exactly. Isekai novels. But anime? No. Okay fine.... let's say for argument's sake that SAO, NGNL and GATE conforms to the standard cliche Isekai MC genre..... then does that mean any anime that doesn't feature those essentially becomes a deconstruction anime? No. Lets's take Log Horizon. Instead of a single or limited amount of people, it features 30000 players being "isekai'd" as it's setting. There's also a lot of characters portrayed there and not only high levels players but also low levels. In a sense no one there is OP and no one there is forming a harem, only power ups that they have from their characters. Moreover the fights are even and doesn't necessarily end with an overwhelming victory. It also features and discusses on how not everybody wanted to go to an Isekai world and not everyone would actually accept it if it did happen. Does that mean due to those setting it became a deconstruction anime that criticizes the Isekai cliche genre as a whole? No. Another example, Grimgar. Isekai setting with an amnesiac characters featuring them as really weak and easily prone to be killed by weak monsters. It has game features such as guilds and the normal monsters however as it features not only a large amount of characters being transported but also being the focus point of the show is the part of the weak characters and their struggles to survive. Does it became a deconstruction anime that criticizes the Isekai cliche genre that features OP characters? No. Then let's see Re Zero. It features a NEET character which suddenly is transported to the alternate world that seemingly is easy to live in and would probably makes him have a good life. The twist is that the Isekai world he transported in is actually cruel and he only has Return by Death as his power and tries to survive in that cruel world. Does it became a deconstruction anime that criticizes Isekai settings with easy powerups and skills? NO. Just as how a ton of romance anime features girls meet boys by accident doesn't mean a romance anime that doesn't feature said trope automatically gained a deconstruction status. Just because an action anime features the ending where the good guy loses to the bad guys doesn't mean it automatically became a deconstruction anime that criticizes action anime that features the opposite. Just because Re:Zero makes the MC live a living hell DOESN'T MEAN Re Zero becomes a deconstruction anime that criticizes anime with cheap powerups!

@Jun Inoue As a matter of fact, yes I can call Re:Zero "another isekai fantasy anime with a twist" because by definition that twist is the progression development of Subaru, the MC. As I said again and again, Re Zero did NOT deconstruct any genre.... The show only potrays realistically of what happens when an actual goodness-for-nothing Otaku ended up in a fantasy world. That's it. This isn't like Madoka that goes away from the usual rules of a Magical girl anime.... GATE MC isn't a loser. He was married and is first and foremost a soldier, then an Otaku. This isn't unrealistic either as Otaku do indeed exist in the JSDF, just like that fujoshi that painted her attack helicopter with anime art. Outbreak Company is similar to GATE except this is more to a comedy perspective where as GATE is to a realistic politics approach. OC doesn't feature an OP MC either, as a matter of fact he's completely.... average. No OP magic or power ups that kills demons in one hit.... NGNL MCs are smart in an insane way and yes that is true. They're already absurd genius before they went there and they're also easily psychologically disturbed if they were to be separated by just a few seconds. Hmmm does it seems like an Isekai anime where the MC gains OP powers with no weakness and a harem? Like I said, Isekai anime never sticks to one genre and barely any features MC that automatically receives OP power with a harem to boot thus Re Zero cannot be a deconstructive anime as there isn't any to begin with. IF we're talking about LN or WN then yes you could argue that, but as it stands unless more than 30% of Isekai anime actually is filled with that trope, then Re Zero is just another Isekai anime with a twist that's done right. Look, is Re:Zero a damn good anime? Yes, yes it is. Is it a deconstructive anime? No, it is not. Also SAO isn't an Isekai.

@Jun Inoue You can't say Re Zero is an anime that deconstruct the Isekai fantasy MC genre when there's barely any of those. Take a look at the most popular Isekai anime from the beginning. Mondaiji (3 already overpowered characters from 3 distinct setting and backgrounds transported to a single fantasy world), NGNL (ultra smart NEETs that beats villains with intelligence without gaining further OP powers), Log Horizon (30000 average MMORPG players stuck in their game world that became real), Grimgar (a bunch of Isekai characters who are weak af), GATE (literally Modern military vs Fantasy world).... The closest to your description are Overlord and Kono Suba, both which aren't your everyday Isekai MC either with the former being a non-human Isekai that's basically an overglorified supervillain while the latter pokes fun at the trope harem characters Isekai MC usually gets (with the MC again not being OP). If we're talking about Iseaki LN/WN in general then yes, Re Zero is a deconstruction of that but you can't say that to the Isekai anime.... I mean the next few Isekai anime that's announced are Youjo Senki and Knights & Magic, both which again aren't your usual Isekai MC story with the former features a non-otaku being reincarnated as a loli that features an alternate WWI setting with magic (with heavy emphasis on real world military strategies and procedures instead of moe fanservice) while the latter is an Isekai with mecha setting. So far actual Isekai fantasy anime with MCs that automatically gained OP powers and a harem hasn't existed.... yet... So as it stands, Re Zero is just another Isekai fantasy anime with the twist is that the story represent a realistic orderly event of what actually would happen if a non-functioning member of society gets transported to an alternate world and lives there with that mindset.

Tales of Zestiria the X announced for a second season Winter 2017. Well that put my worries about the pacing gone so that's good. Hopefully it'll be better than the game, I have hopes for ufotable to adapt it properly.

Based White Fox for not ending the anime with a cliffhanger ala NGNL style. Now the 2-3 years wait for season 2 begins....