So fall is finally here, and that means the fall lineup has finally been introduced. Well, after watching a good amount of first episodes, I have to say that my expectations for this season are fairly bleak. Here are the series that I have watched the first episodes of along with a comment:
I think that’s all of them…as you can see, there are way too many harems and not enough of anything else. To be quite honest, I’m probably only going to watch 1 or 2 of these throughout the entire season (luckily I still have FMA, and Cross Game to keep watching as well). Here are some very brief first impressions I have of all of these series.
Kampfer
Senou Natsuru is a high school boy who suddenly gets picked to become a Kampfer (means fighter in German). Through some twist of events, Senou finds himself in a battle where Kampfers have to fight other Kampfers that wear different colored wrist band things. The whole premise is a little bizarre and the story seems to materialize with no background whatsoever. I have little hope for this anime other than fanservice shots and a ton of girls. Oh yeah, and the girl who Senou likes falls in love with his female self. Yuri yuri yuri yuri yuri.
NyanKoi!
Nyan Koi! might actually have some hope for it. While it is another harem anime, it doesn’t seem like that will be the main focus of it (hopefully). Kousaka (the main character) has cursed himself by beheading a cat jizou statue. An effect of the curse is that he can now hear cats speak. In order to repel the curse and prevent himself from turning into a cat himself is to do 100 good deeds for cats. Unfortunately Kousaka is allergic to cats and keeps finding himself in comedic situations when dealing with the cats. Overall, a pretty lighthearted and leisurely anime.
Seitokai no Ichizon
The entire anime takes place in one room almost entirely, which is kind of interesting I guess. Other than that, well, this is packed full of parodies and has some unnecessary fanservice. That’s about it. I have nothing else to say about this anime other than that if you aren’t seasoned in anime-watcher, definitely don’t watch it cause you won’t get any of the jokes.
White Album S2
Touya is still really dumb, Yuki should’ve moved on a long time ago and left him in the dust, and the rest of the characters are over dramatic and easy to read. The story isn’t even that good – I’m not sure why I’m still watching; I guess for sake of completeness since the first season ended without any closure whatsoever. I just want to see Touya get run over by a car and everyone move on with their goddamned lives and professions. Oh yeah – don’t watch if you haven’t seen season 1. And uh, don’t watch if you’ve seen season 1 anyway cause you should’ve stopped. Like me.
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
If you’ve watched To Aru Majutsu no Index, then you know who this character is. This is Misaka Mikoto, one of the few level 5’s in Academy City. I guess this is the story of Misaka. Not very often is there an entire series of anime for a side-character. I guess she’s just THAT popular. It seemingly also takes place at the same time during the events of To Aru Majutsu no Index (as you can see from the beginning of the second episode). Anyway, seems mostly like a slice-of-life anime that revolves around Misaka, Shirai Kuroko (who is a pervert in love with Misaka), Uihara Kazari, and Saten Ruiko. I liked To Aru Majutsu no Index a lot, so I hope that this will deliver just as well. (Hopefully with a season 2 of Majutsu no Index in store later!)
11eyes
So Kakeru and Yuka seem to be the main characters in this one. I’m not actually sure what it’s about yet, but they apparently grew up at the same orphanage together. Kakeru’s only family member, his older sister, killed herself. The intro of the anime also hints that Yuka’s family was involved in an incident of internal killings or suicide. That aside, the two of them are now in high school together and are close because of the time they spent at the orphanage. This anime quickly turns from a high school setting to a sci-fi with Kakeru and Yuka being dragged into another dimension of sorts while getting attacked by strange (cheesy) monsters. I predict that Kakeru and Yuka will eventually awaken to some hidden roles they each have. Kakeru will gain some secret power and Yuka will always be in danger because of something she has or can do. End prediction. Regardless, I’ll at least watch for another episode or two to see where this is going. Production values seem a little shoddy, but who knows.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Purezza
If you liked the first season, this one will be the same exact thing – it’s pretty easy to tell. I actually don’t want to keep watching this. It’s romance (not good romance either), with fanservice, and lame comedy. The art also isn’t great either. Anyway, for those not in the know, it’s about a girl named Haruka who is secretly an otaku, but doesn’t want anyone else to know. Ayase Yuuto, the male lead, knows Haruka’s secret and over the course of season 1, they get very close. This series will probably just play on their relationship more while showing lots of fanservice. Harems harems harems…no more please.
That’s about it for now. I’ll probably end up watching a few more first episodes, because the ones I’ve seen so far have been pretty poor. Looking through what has been released so far though, I can’t really hope for anything much better from what the descriptions say. Hopefully something will come up and if it does, I’ll try to keep you informed. Until then, it’s basically a crap-shoot. It might actually be time to pick up something old that I’ve been meaning to watch for a while! That would probably be worth it a lot more in retrospect. Oh well – until next time.
Note: If you really need to watch something, try To Aru Kagaku no Railgun and Nyan Koi! if they sound appealing. Otherwise stay away from most of the others, except maybe 11eyes, which could turn out decent or really bad.
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