Okay, so while I have a chance, I'll write about the anime I've seen during the Spring season (this year, lol.) Well, time to get to the point. There are three categories. Basically, the greats category is for I the series I liked, the mehs is for the ones I thought were passable and the facepalms... is the category for the ones I thought were terrible. Now, time to get started! (You can see all of those series on Cruchyroll, without premium membership. That's where I watched them, at least.) Be warned that I'll try to be honest here, so please don't get ticked off if we don't exactly see eye to eye about certain series!
THE GREATS
Devil Survivor 2 The Animation:
So depressing at times, yet so great. The animation quality was quite good, the character designs were quite original and I won't even get into the BGM and the opening and the ending songs. This is truly one of the best videogame adaptations I've seen! (Albeit one of the most depressing ones I've seen as well.)
Gargantia on Verdurous Planet:
Okay, so it was directed by the genius behind Puella Magi Madoka, (which was amazing, albeit depressing. It was one of the few series that actually made me cry more than once) so it was kinda a given it'd be here. Where do I even begin? I really like the interesting plot. It's not often we see a story about a soldier suddenly dropped into a world outside the battlefield he's so used to. Bonus points for it being done so well too. The animation was done by Production IG, so it's kinda obvious it'd be fairly amazing as well. (If you don't believe me, try looking for at least 3 badly animated works of theirs. If you find them, feel free to ask me for a drawing. I'll draw whatever thing appropriate for a child under 18 you want. And I'll write a note saying you proved me wrong.) Either way, it sure deserves a spot in this category. So, yeah, I really recommend it.
Wait... That's it?!
Okay. It's time for THE MEHS
Uta no Prince-sama
Right... Is it just me, or are there a lot of otome visual novel adaptations this year? (Amnesia during Winter season, and Brothers Conflict soon. Well, the last one is arguable, but you get the point.) Either way, I suppose this was a little better than Amnesia. I had a good laugh at some of the jokes, but the others fell completely flat for me. The music was one of my major complaints. Well, to be honest, this was to be expected. I don't listen to J-Pop too much, so I was kinda out of my comfort zone here. I guess it was okay for an otome adaptation, but for me, it was kinda mediocre. (And I think I just ticked off even more people. As if Amnesia and Free fans weren't enough.)
Huh... I guess I didn't get as many here as I expected.
Either way, time for the ones that were so terrible they caused me to FACEPALM
Cardfight: Vanguard Link Joker
Okay. I quit this one really quickly, putting it into my backup list and never finishing it. (Backup list is almost never opened, except for when I don't have anything to watch.) The first issue is that I don't particularly like card game series in first place. (Okay, I do have fond memories of the first 3 Yu-Gi-Oh series. But the newest one... was, frankly, terrible. And probably the reason why I quit that genre a while back.) Either way, I guess another problem is that well... the plot is rather cliche. I mean, let's face it. How many times have we seen an anime about some sports team trying to be the champions of whatever sport the series is about? (Saving the world from an evil organization optional) The only good thing about it I can think of, at the moment, is the rather interesting art style. Other than that, I can't think of anything else. (Okay. And now I can not so proudly say that I ticked off people in four fandoms. I really apologize, Cardfight fans, but this review is my honest opinion about the series!)
I actually watched many more series, but those are just the ones that I felt I needed to mention on here. Actually, I also watched some other series, but I didn't mention them because nobody likes an overly long post, right?
Sketchie out
PS: Currently looking for protection against Amnesia, Uta no Prince-sama and Free fangirls. :) (Yes, I'm just kidding. Hopefully.)
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