Thursday, January 28, 2016

Anime Winter 2016: First Impressions (Part 1)

Now that I have watched enough episodes of the season's anime, I'll leave my impressions below.


Hai to Gensou no Grimgar (MyAnimeList)


I've only watched the first two episodes, but I like how they're portraying it as a real fantasy world, and not just a mmorpg where the actions doesn't have consequences, or at least, you don't care about them. The second episode was wonderful as it dealt with the characters emotions as they kill their first goblin and get only a small amount of money with it. And the artwork and colors are outstanding, changing style between more 'sketchy' views and a more 'regular' anime visual. You can check for yourself on this MV from the 2nd episode.

『灰と幻想のグリムガル』第2話挿入歌「seeds」(K)NoW_NAME《アニメMV Short Ver.》

クリエイティブユニット (K)NoW_NAMEが手がける TVアニメ『灰と幻想のグリムガル』 第2話挿入歌「seeds」のMVが公開。 <(K)NoW_NAME> 【Vocalists】 Ayaka Tachinbana NIKIIE AIJ 【Music Creators】 R・O・N Makoto Miyazaki Shuhei Mutsuki Kohei by SIMONSAYZ eNu Genki Mizuno 【Illustrator】 so-bin <公式サイト>http://knowname.jp/ <公式Twitter> @_K_NoW_NAME (C)2016 十文字青・オーバーラップ/灰と幻想のグリムガル製作委員会

The only problem is some unnecessary and exaggerated fan service at the first episode, and one annoying and sexist male character. At least, they make obvious to the viewers that this guy is totally inappropriate and no one should be like him.

Yume, the cutest hunter of this season

Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (MyAnimeList)


Having watched just the first three episodes I can't say much about if it's going to be good or not. I really enjoyed it so far, as the show presented good visuals, nice characters and a very interesting sport. It has potential, but it's hard to know when it comes to visual novel based anime.

2016 Winter Anime "AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue" Trailer: 90-Second Ver.

The TV anime "AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue" will begin broadcasting in January 2016! "The true battle, comes after losing" Anime Official Site: http://www.aokana-anime.com Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/aokana_TVanime © sprite / Kunahama High School Flying Circus Club ■15-Sec Ver.■ https://youtu.be/GqzQzJCEcwc ■Introduction■ The true battle, comes after losing- With the invention of anti-gravity shoes nicknamed "grash," the world has become a place where humans can easily take to the skies.

HaruChika (MyAnimeList)


I had my doubts about whether this show was going to be good or not. At least for now I'm enjoying it. It's like Hibike! Euphonium meets Sherlock Holmes, but only with small high school mysteries. And in this case, Holmes is gay while Watson is a childhood friend. And a girl. And they both like the same person. Who is their teacher.

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So far so good, and I really hope that this show keeps having good episodes.

Stay tuned for the next post, where I'll share my thoughts about Musaigen no Phantom World, Luck & Logic and Dagashi Kashi.