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CrowLia
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For the past few years, most of my favorite new anime has come from Autumn seasons, thus I'm quite disappointed by a general lack of anything that peaks my interest. Summer Season raised some insanely high standards, there was just so much good stuff. But regardless, here's a list of the stuff I'm planning on checking out, although I'm feeling much more flexible about picking up and dropping shows based on word of mouth, since two of my summer picks were utterly disappointing (Glasslip and Ao Haru Ride) and I found two truly amazing shows from the general positive reactions that I'm enjoying a lot (Nozaki-kun and Barakamon)
Definite watches: Sequels and stuff: Fate/UBW, Psycho Pass 2, Yowapeda 2, Chaika 2, Mushi-shi, lots of sequels to look forward to. Liked the first season or equivalent and I'm excited to see more. Seven Deadly Sins: I've had an eye on this manga since the mangaka did a crossover with Fairy Tail's Mashima that was pretty interesting, and I've always liked shonen fantasy stuff Donten ni Warau: When I was in Japan I saw a PV for this and the artstyle and character design drew my attention quite a lot. Also, history anime. With both Basara, Bakumatsu Rock and Concerto ending, I'll need my fix of historical stuff. High interest Orenchi no Furo Jijo: The premise sounds insanely fun. Does anyone know if it's going to be a short or if it's going to have full episodes? Also, bishonen Merman Sanzoku no Musume Ronja: Sounds kind of like something I'd like, and the color palette is lovely. Not quite excited about Goro Miyazaki or the CGI, but we'll see. Check out World Trigger: The premise doesn't sound that interesting, but the character design really draws me in, so I want to give it a shot. Akatsuki no Yona: I love me a fantasy setting, but the designs and story sound a bit generic. I'll still give it a shot because it's a fantasy setting Amagi Brilliant Park: The key visual looked gorgeous, but the character design and their bouncy proportions have damaged my interest. I'll give it a shot but I have no high expectations. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: I have a psychological necessity to check out every noitaminA show, and it looks like it has potential in the "teen melodrama" genre [url]May check out:[/url] (Depending on the initial reactions and how good or bad my initial picks turn out) Terra Formars: Heard lots of buzz around it, I'm just not drawn to the premise Shingeki no Bahamut: Haven't been able to find what it's about, all I know it's some action fantasy stuff. Got literally no idea of what it's about. Parasyte: It's another one where the premise is not particularly attractive, but there seems to be a lot of hype for it and the manga is quite popular. Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji: As the years pass, my interest in shojo has dramatically diminished, but I'm still willing to give it a shot if the first episode is at least 50% less offensive and annoying than Ao Haru Ride's premiere. The premise, though has little to no promise of achieving that much. Gugure Kokkuri-san: Lots of buzz and handsome men. I may try it out if all else fails Last edited by CrowLia on Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:07 am; edited 1 time in total |
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maxwell3094
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Been wondering where this was. Looks like a pretty enjoyable season for me.
Definite watches: Madan no Ou to Vanadis As my favorite LN ill obviously be following this. I really enjoy the world and characters to it. Absolute Duo Eh. I do read and like the LNs but its really just typical school battle fantasy stuff. I just happen to have a soft spot for these is all. Log Horizon, Selector Spread Wixoss, Yowamushi Pedal, Chaika the Coffin Princess, Buddy Complex, and Knights of Sidonia are all returning shows that I enjoyed so ill be following these again. Interested in: Grisaia no Kajitsu Saw the VN listed a while back and meant to download it but never got around to it. The little I do know about it does sound interesting. Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo Well its a Sunrise mecha. There is no way that I wouldn't at least give it a shot. Garo: Honoo no Kokuin A dark fantasy action story? Sign me up! Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de Pretty much the same as Absolute Duo but I don't actually know this one. My soft spot for this type of show means I am at least interested in it though. Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu. This sounds so crazy that I HAVE to see at least some of it. I am keeping my expectations low on this one though. Terra Formars Hopefully some good fun action. Even better if its good, fun, AND bloody. Trinity Seven: 7-nin no Mahoutsukai Yay more school battle fantasy stuff! I say that but having this many in 1 season is probably more than I can stand even with my soft spot for these. May end up dropping at least 1 if they are too similar to each other. At the very least sequel stuff should carry this season for me should the rest fall flat. The anime of my favorite LN is nearly enough to carry this season on its own for me. 
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Crisha
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I think I'll do something a little bit different this time. Instead of just mentioning the ones that look interesting that I'll keep my eye on, I'll list my initial, off-the-cuff impressions of each series. The "How have your tastes changed?" thread and Hiroaki Yura's comments about moe in the AMA got me thinking about my own impressions. I've always been selective about what I watch, sometimes less and sometimes moreso, and lately I've felt a lot more selective and less willing to try out things I'd only classify as Meh/Maybe.
Final Tally: * Yes: 4 (Akatsuki no Yona, Kiseijuu, Mushishi Zoku Shou 2, Psycho-Pass 2) * Maybe: 12 * No: 27 No Votes: * School/clubs/cute girls: 7 (Amagi Brilliant Park, Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai, Grisaia no Kajitsu, Hi☆sCoool! SeHa Girl, Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de, Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete, Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru) * Harem/Ecchi/one guy+multiple girls: 6 (Ai Tenchi Muyo!, Amagi Brilliant Park, Grisaia no Kajitsu, Madan no Ou to Vanadis, Trinity Seven, Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete) * Primarily a comedy: 3 (Denki-Gai no Honya-san, Gugure! Kokkuri-san, Orenchi no Furo Jijou) * Sequels/Continuations: 4 (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle, Log Horizon 2nd Series, Selector Spread WIXOSS) Four anime that I definitely want to check out is pretty par for the course for me per season. It looks to be a decent season. -------
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Surrender Artist
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The only things that I'm even thinking about for the fall season are Chaika the Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle, Parasyte, Cross Ange and Psycho-Pass 2. I have standing interest in the first two. Cross Ange: Screw Whatever Comes After The Colon There's No Reason For The Title to Be That Long has some of the things that I like, but dumb costumes that make it look like something that I'll hate, as well as mecha, which I'm mostly indifferent about. Even of Psycho-Pass 2 is good, I'll probably just wait until it is released on home video, especially as my copy of the first season is still waiting in its shrink wrap for me to watch it.
I've been in an 'anime malaise' this year. The only shows from the summer that I've watched any of are Sailor Moon Crystal, in no small part for the sake of best girl Jupiter, and Aldnoah.Zero, which I am forcing myself to slowly finish after having been hoodwinked into it by clearly meretricious positive early reviews. I am getting sick of shows with punctuation in their title, whether it's reasonable or not.
In addition to those people, I too have said good things about it! You might be encouraged to know, presuming that you are not already aware, that the series is adapted from novels by Ichirō Sakaki, who also wrote the Scrapped Princess novels. I know that you like that series and Chaika the Coffin Princess has some thematic and stylistic similarities.
What else is up your alley? Should I be afraid to walk down it alone at night? I'm pretty excited to see Parayste made into a cartoon. I really hope that they have a generous enough budget to make the movements sufficiently dynamic and creepy. I'm very curious to hear Aya Hirano's performance as Migi. In my head, while reading the manga, Migi always sounded like a bland, whitest of white guys, which to my mind was perfectly creepy. That makes the prospect of the anime taking a very different approach especially interesting. I hope it all succeeds, both so I have something cool to watch and because it might make it more possible for other older properties to be animated. Last edited by Surrender Artist on Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:21 am; edited 1 time in total |
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A Mystery
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@SA: Is slice of life your thing? I do not really see that many titles focused on that in your anime list. Without the usual school/moe girls setting I mean, like Bunny Drop or Barakamon. Or more fantasylike, like Mushi-shi. Not that I could get into the latter show (the first 2 episodes were a bit boring to me), but many are raving about it. Silver Spoon gets high ratings as well.
Aldnoah.Zero is a good show, but it doesn't blow me away. It's got decent characters, a decent storyline and gorgeous animation, but it is not outstanding in any way. |
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dtm42
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There, fixed it for ya. I should have dropped this show a long time ago. If it wasn't for the promising episode three and Urobuchi's name suckering me in I would have. |
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danilo07
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There needs to be an official anime dictionary that would once and for define the meaning of term slice of life. Because when people write self-contradictory sentences like " slice of life with fantastical elements ", I get suddenly confused and lost in my thought. Anyway, Surrender Artist, if you like like art house cinema, I would really encourage you to watch new season of Mushishi. There is no continuing storyline so you can hop in whenever you want to. The newest season might be even better than the original, because some of my favorite and weirdest chapters are getting adapted.
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jl07045
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Slice of life refers to storytelling techniques not how close to reality the setting is. There's no reason why it couldn't have fantastical elements. Aria is a good example. The problem is that for a number of people "slice of life" means "that thing I find to be mundane and boring". |
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dtm42
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Random Curiosity has put up their preview guide, so I've edited the OP to add it in.
If anyone else has a source/site they'd like me to add just ask and I'll be happy to. The more the merrier. |
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Surrender Artist
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I've been known like what might be considered a more 'literary' sense of 'slice of life', as opposed to the sense anime fandom has, at least since around 2007 or so, used it, which seems to apply to a peculiar kind if sitcom. (Azumanga Daioh was fun, but that was about as much of that kind of thing as I needed) I tend, however, to prefer it as an interlude within a series, episodes where the plot doesn't advance, but the characters are indirectly illuminated. Then again, those might not be the same thing.
I'm not a really hardcore devotee of arthouses, but I'm enough out of the cinematic mainstream to see your intention. I am reasonably sure that I will like Mushishi and it has been my intention for a while to watch it, but it doesn't feel really urgent. I'm always a little reluctant with things like that, even though it pretty often turns out to be worth my while. I'll probably prefer to wait and start with the first series regardless of the need; my sense of order requires it. |
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Jacquipuff
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Don't have very many "must watch" shows for the Autumn season, but this might end up being a good thing, since the past couple of seasons I had a lot of shows and ended up falling behind on some, so having some time to catch up might be nice.
So first of course we have sequels, namely Psycho-Pass, Hitsugi no Chaika, and Log Horizon. I really loved the first seasons of all three of these, so I'm really looking forward to more. The only other one I know for absolute sure I'll be watching is Orenchi no Furo Jijou. The premise just sounded like exactly the kind of thing I'd like. I even read scanlations of the first couple of chapters of the manga, which is something I very, very rarely do, but from that I am now convinced that yes, I will enjoy this show. The only thing I don't like is that the official site lists the start time as 23:54, which probably means it's going to be 5-minute episodes... Those four are really the only ones of note, since everything else on my list just falls into the "will give the first episode a try" category. |
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Crisha
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Yeah, that sounds like my situation as well. I've gone weeks without seeing a single episode. I'm not gonna push against it though. The mood will hit me when it hits me.
Dude, who said you weren't on that list? Then again, it's probably best to assume you aren't. *cough*gurrenlagann*cough* 
Also, thanks for mentioning that the thing about author. I probably read that somewhere, which is what peaked my interest in the series, but forgot all about it. You've just spurned my interest again.
Considering how much I enjoyed Shiki compared to how much you disliked it? Yeah, I suggest you be wary. Very wary. Here thar be monsters. 
Heathen! He called my animu a cartoon! Burn the guy at the stake! 
Speaking of older properties to be animated. I'm still waiting on that RoV movie you previewed 6 or so years ago, Toei. Don't think I haven't forgotten, you jerkwads. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to settle for this. |
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dtm42
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Well see, now I feel guilty for watching ninety plus episodes per week. |
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Blood-
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That's...that's not even human.
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Ignatz
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dtm42, where do you work? I would love to have as much free time as you do.
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