With Spring season rolling around and a flush of new anime sweeping away winter's favorites, many of us are lost. So many anime this season, whatever shall you do? That's what you asked three weeks ago when the season started, and now that I'm sure you have found the answers I'm here to tell you if you were wrong or right. Whether you think you picked the right anime to watch this season, you know that you can trust me, because this is the internet after all, well with that said, let's go!
Mekaku City Actors--- In it's current state, I think this anime is not only more confusing than End of Evangelion and trying to figure out how the hell J.C. staff produced Dai Shogun, it's also freaking enjoyable. You see for the past four weeks a friend of mine has been doing nothing but telling me how excited he is about this anime. So by the time it released on April 12th (I was force fed the information), I was more or less as hyped as he was. I'd love to give you a quick synopsis, but really your guess is as good as mine. I would say it is worth a shot, if not because my friend described it as a modern day Higurashi, if not because it has a Hatsune Miku ripoff in it, then because it's made by Shaft.
Gokukoku no Brynhildr---While the meaning behind the title makes as much sense as Kill La Kill, here's the anime I was really hyped for this season. Does the title Elfin Lied ring a bell? Described as 'gore porn' the anime remains one of the more...interesting anime I've ever seen. I'd also read the first chapter of the manga, so I was pretty damn interested. The basic concept is that a boy is met face to face with a person almost identical to the childhood friend that he is convinced he killed ten years before. Aside from an interesting concept, the anime features a solid history, being behind Elfin Lied, Wizard barristers,Maoyū Maō Yūsha and ...that's about it. When I said solid, I meant like pudding solid. They're also behind some of the worst anime I've ever seen (more accurately, tried to see) Queens Blade, Ikkitousen and I wanna be the strongest. From what I've seen voice acting is pretty damn good, animation is fantastic, haven't paid much attention to sound, but I do like the opening. The strongest thing this anime has going for it is its concept and atmosphere. Both of which are excellent and give me high hopes for the rest of the series.
Captain Earth----No, no, no, it's not what you think! This isn't Captain Planet, no matter how much Google images tells you different. This is the latest original work by Studio Bones, which in my opinion is the best studio that produces original work (non-adaptations) on a regular basis. Yep even better than Sunrise, come at me bro. To boil it down to the basics, then anime is about a boy named...Daichi? Who is the son of a pilot who sacrificed his life fighting of aliens...or something. Yes, in typical Bones fashion, you will not know what is going on until halfway through. One of the best and worst things about Bones, is it's accessibility. They're for the idea of showing rather than telling. All of the terms that they use will become clear after enough characters have used them. Until then, the anime is more confusing experience than watching Inception with a hookah (No, all you of you who just thought of what I know you thought of, look it up) Overall, however it is worth seeing if only for the amazing production values. Seriously, the entire nation of Japan could be eating filet Mignon for breakfast, lunch and dinner, if they had that kind of money.
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou---This was the surprise hit for me. I had no idea that this was coming out, and it's become my favorite anime this season. Due to a number of things, due in no small part to it's interesting characters, super artistic animation, nice score and Kana Hanazawa, Bokura wa Minna Kawai has really stood out to me. We have a serious lack of straight up romance anime these days. Before you take me away to the place with the soft pillow walls and nice people dressed in white again, allow me to explain. We have a severe lack of romance anime that are purely focused on a singular relationship. Sure plenty of anime come out every season tagged with the word 'romance', but usually they're also paired with the word 'harem'. I will fight you on this; I do not believe that a harem anime can ever beat out a straight up Romance anime in that category. I'm not counting love triangles here, by the way. Especially with the third episode, this anime has had me both laughing, and on the verge of tears (slight exaggeration). The basic idea behind the anime is that a boy wants to live on his own while his parents are away. They ship him off to the Kawai Complex, an apartment filled with people stranger than those you see on bad touch warning ads. Humor is a seriously subjective subject, but check it out—at the very least, you'll only be wasting time.
There are a good amount of other series that have me excited, but none of them have wowed me enough to give a solid recommendation. Things I think have potential are; Black Bullet, Atelier Escha & Logy ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi~, Hitsugi No Chaika, No Game, No Life, Knights of Sidonia, Akuma no Riddle and Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii. I'm still trying to figure out whether Irregular at the Magic School (or whatever it's called) is going to turn into a harem or not. If you're wondering why Jo Jo isn't here, it's because I'm talking about new anime—not sequels.
As always, Thanks for taking the time out of your day to read this. It does mean a lot to me. Obviously these views are subject to change—this being a first impressions of sorts. For all i know, Captain Earth could become a crock of Sh*t and Dai shogun could...not in a million years. As a way of making up for the eight days of absence, I'm going to upload the Golden Time review this week, even if it kills me. Hope to see you next time!
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