Winter 2018 Wrap Up Part 3

So with this final part, we reach four of my favorite series to come out of the season. While each of them might have issues, in their own way they were the most enjoyable for me to watch and that's what I value most. Now on to the seires themselves now.

Slow Start

So many wonderul interactions in this show. Hana bonding with her friends. Eiko being well Eiko. It was nice to see everyone so supportive. Plus I love the Hana/Tama pairing a lot.  Every time the show provided shipping fuel,  I felt positive feelings. Hana and Tama need to get together. I think about the only thing I'm mixed on is how long they can keep the secret a secret. Side note, I also love how the side plot with Hiroe was handled.  Especially in the context of her limited screen time.

Mitsubushi Colors

Stand back would be evil for the ultimate evil is here! For there is nothing more evil than Justice Lolis! Seriously though they are kind of evil, but also kind of adorable. The show did have some issues like that one episode. Also the fact Sat-chan  needs to say that word a lot less often. Despite that the show was a lot of fun.  It became even better once Yui herself started to become well let's just say a bit more evil. Seriously some of her interactions with Sat-chan are quite amusing. 

If you're wondering, the best girl is Kotoha because reasons. Her hat habit, her hair, her 3DS, and just how evil she is. She alone was enough reason to keep watching. Of course, having Yui and Sat-chan both have their moments as well helped. Not to mention that the town in general is filled with some fun characters. Fun characters that often seem to love ot motivate dangerous girls....

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Hakumei to Mikochi

This show is by far one of the best experiences for me. Hakumei and Mikochi are one of my favorite couples.  (Please never introduce a random dude that only exists to force hetero)  The fact they pretty much live together and are quite fond of each other is great. The world is imaginative and we got some pretty fun moments. The final two episodes also cemented the show as being of the best there is. Hopefully these have a long life together and even more hopeful we get to see more of it.

As for the supporting cast, I can't say I liked any of the characters as much as the leads (for once the leads surpassed everyone), I can say however they definitely added to the world and some of them were kind of fun. Konju if nothing else is pretty (blonds just work ,ok).  Plus without them some of the more fun moments couldn't have happend. So I appreciate their presence.

Yuru Camp

This series is pure joy, pure goodness, it's just pure a lot of things. It's by far my favorite series of the season. Mostly due to how both Rin and Nadeshiko were handled.  Not just in terms of their relationship with each other, but on an individual level.  It also helps that we had other characters to round out the cast and provide a pillar of support the series needed.  The more I think back on it, the more I realize just how well they handled the pacing. If I had any complaints, they were wrong.

The final episode of what better be season 1 of many just sealed the deal. Not to mention those last few scenes. The last few scenes showed so much growth and it was a great way to end things for now.  I'm not sure what the remaining seasons of 2018 will bring, but Yuru Camp is contender for anime of 2018 for me.

That pretty much covers it. Anything else I either dropped or don't want to admit to finishing. Plus to be honest anything not mentioned in this or the other entries is probably a mid tier to low tier show at best anyway. Regardless I'm (almost0 done with Winter, I want to move on to Spring now.

Winter 2018 Wrap Up Part 2

Next batch of Winter 2018 Anime. Yes, I know two of those are unfinished, but I highly doubt my opinions will change that greatly and if I don't make this entry now then it's never going to get made at this rate.

Takunomi

This is the third anime I've seen about a woman drinking and it's by far the best. Maybe it's because of the fact she socializes with other women and thus there's a bit of a back and forth. If I am to be honest they actually sell the subject well. Actually I feel like several shows this season were trying to motivate me in different ways.  This is far from being a top tier show of the season, but it was a pretty solid experience and I fully expect the final episode to end decently.

Toji no Miko (First Cour)

Hard to judge a show fully that's still airing, but what we got during the Wnter Cour of it was over all decent. We got some strong moments during the show. It has a good cut-off point too. In fact that's my main worry. Ie that the reason they'll choose for needing a second cour will be a bad one. Hopefully that won't be the case. Still if it is, I'll just pretend the show was only one cour. I can delude myself if need be, right?

Violet Evergarden

This show is filled with plenty of strong emotional moments and is very effective. So you'd think it would be top tier for me. Yet for some reason, it feels middle tier for me. Maybe it's because of how much it's competing with. Or I could be feeling fatigue with the show after 12 episodes. I'm not exactly sure why. Regardless, I don't regret having tried it or caught up with it. Although if there had been a second cour, I would have hesitated to watch more until it was over.

Sora Yori Mo Tooi Basho

One of the top five series of the season for me. I'm just amazed it managed to for the most part keep it up episode after episode. The interaction between the main girls really sold things. Plus it helps they were all given solid reasons for being on the journey.  Even Kimari's reason of wanting adventure was nice because not only did she make her own choice, she showed dedication. Which was a good change of pace.

Of the 13 or so shows I've seen this season,  this is definitely in the top 5. As for the rest of the top 5? That comes in the next entry. Which means people can pretty much figure out what the shows in question are by process of elimination.

Winter 2018 Wrap Up Part 1

Rather than wait for everything I'm watching to finish airing and have to make one huge entry, I'm going to talk about some of the shows I've finished now and break this into at least 3 entries, possibly more. For this entry we are going to start with series that definitely won't be making my top 5 in any shape or form. 

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 

Over all I enjoyed this series, but there were times I started to think the "main joke" had run its course. Let's just say that if this series ever gets a second season, it badly needs to mix things up more. Aka, I want the spin-off time skipp manga animated. Still Takagi is amazing so I don't regret finishing this. It's still better than some other shows I've tried.

Maerchen Madchen

I could have gone with an image of the protagonist or main, but I think this perfectly describes how I feel on the series. Don't get me wrong, I like aspects of the series, but between the real life production issues and some of the episode pacing it feels like a case of just missing the mark. Yes, there is still two more episodes, but their uncertain future doesn't exactly help matters. I didn't want to feel disappointed and conflicted by this show, but I can't deny that I do.

Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san

Sorry, just thinking how better this series woud have been if Misa had been the lead. Yeah, the show was fun at first and still had some ok moments. However both Yuu and Koizumi were problematic just for different reasons. Also I've realized as I get older some character types grow less and less fun. Not that they were fun in the first place. I will admit I've tried far worse than this, but this is probably near the bottom of shows I've finished where it's a fair comparison.

Kaijuu Girls S2

If nothing else this series had guts, in fact it had Alien Guts, both of them even. She was pretty much the main focus for S2 if you ask me.  As before you can only get so much out of a 3-5 minute per episode series. However for what we do get, it was fine. Yeah, I thought I could drop this, but apparently I can't. S2 definitely expanded on things with more characters. It would probably be hyperbole to say that Kaijuu Girls S2 is better than the other three shows mentioned in this blog entry, but it's tempting. Can I at least put it above the Ramen Anime? Not that I'm good at exact rankings. Next entry will come later.