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Fall 2013 Anime Season: Least to Most
Oct. 29th, 2013 06:46 pmNagi no Asukara - Once upon a time, all human lived in the oceans, underwater. Most people moved to land, but the disturbingly blue-eyed protagonists and their families still live under water. The high school kids have to go on land to go to school, as their own school has closed. I stopped watching this because the male protagonist is a complete asshole who tries to control the female protagonist's relationships with other boys, and the show's stance on that seems to be: "Aww, he likes her!"
Non Non Biyori - This is a pretty show set in the countryside, where a girl from Tokyo starts attending school because her family has moved. The school is so small that it only has 5 students, all of whom are in different grades but share the same classroom. It's supposed to be a comedy, but it's not funny. Dropped.
Kill la Kill - An outrageous show from the creators of Gurren Lagann. In post-apocalyptic Japan, Ryuko Matori shows up at Hannogyi Academy, where students are ruled by their militaristic student council. Ryuko uses half a giant pair of scissors as a sword, & seeks the other half - as well as her father's murderer. Points for style, but she obtains an extremely skimpy sentient fuku through a pseudo-rape scene. The show jokes about lechers/sexual violence at least once per episode. I haven't officially dropped this, but I haven't watched in a couple weeks, either.
Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary) - I think that so far this is a show that I want to like more than I actually like it. Based on a light novel, this is a supernatural show by Kyoto Animation. Mirai is the last member of a clan of youmu-killers. She forms a sword with her own blood and hunts youmu. Enter Akihito, her immortal half-youmu classmate who keeps trying to crack her shell and show her how to trust people. There are a bunch of local youmu-hunters/containers/etc. who help Mirai. Mirai thinks nobody could possibly understand her emotional pain because of her angsty back-story. This is a trope that I basically loathe BUT I like her friendship with Akihito enough to keep watching, even in spite of one boy's openly acknowledged sister complex (which he discusses WITH his sister!!).
Galilei Donna - This and the last anime are tied in how much I like them, I think. Galilei Donna has a semi-absurd premise: 3 Italian girls are the descendents of Galileo Galilei. Because this is an Italy portrayed by Japan, their surname is "Ferrari." Hozuki Ferrari is a 13-year-old mechanical genius who's constantly tinkering and surprising people around her with her inventions. Kazuki is 17, lovesick, and a total BAMF at martial arts. Lastly, Hazuki Ferrari is a 20-year-old college student who wants to be a lawyer, and has no problem shouting, "Objection!" to those around her. One day, each girl is separately attacked by a shady organization looking for "Galileo Tesoro," an artifact they believe the Ferrari sisters have, but about which they know nothing. The competent Ferrari sisters save themselves & each other, and travel by taking up residence in Hozuki's giant weaponized goldfish mecha. If you try it out, I recommend viewing episodes 1 & 2 together - they make a nice pilot.
Kyousogiga - This is the sort of show that defies description, and reminds me that some stories can only be told through the medium of anime.
Am I missing anything that you've been enjoying this season?
Non Non Biyori - This is a pretty show set in the countryside, where a girl from Tokyo starts attending school because her family has moved. The school is so small that it only has 5 students, all of whom are in different grades but share the same classroom. It's supposed to be a comedy, but it's not funny. Dropped.
Kill la Kill - An outrageous show from the creators of Gurren Lagann. In post-apocalyptic Japan, Ryuko Matori shows up at Hannogyi Academy, where students are ruled by their militaristic student council. Ryuko uses half a giant pair of scissors as a sword, & seeks the other half - as well as her father's murderer. Points for style, but she obtains an extremely skimpy sentient fuku through a pseudo-rape scene. The show jokes about lechers/sexual violence at least once per episode. I haven't officially dropped this, but I haven't watched in a couple weeks, either.
Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary) - I think that so far this is a show that I want to like more than I actually like it. Based on a light novel, this is a supernatural show by Kyoto Animation. Mirai is the last member of a clan of youmu-killers. She forms a sword with her own blood and hunts youmu. Enter Akihito, her immortal half-youmu classmate who keeps trying to crack her shell and show her how to trust people. There are a bunch of local youmu-hunters/containers/etc. who help Mirai. Mirai thinks nobody could possibly understand her emotional pain because of her angsty back-story. This is a trope that I basically loathe BUT I like her friendship with Akihito enough to keep watching, even in spite of one boy's openly acknowledged sister complex (which he discusses WITH his sister!!).
Galilei Donna - This and the last anime are tied in how much I like them, I think. Galilei Donna has a semi-absurd premise: 3 Italian girls are the descendents of Galileo Galilei. Because this is an Italy portrayed by Japan, their surname is "Ferrari." Hozuki Ferrari is a 13-year-old mechanical genius who's constantly tinkering and surprising people around her with her inventions. Kazuki is 17, lovesick, and a total BAMF at martial arts. Lastly, Hazuki Ferrari is a 20-year-old college student who wants to be a lawyer, and has no problem shouting, "Objection!" to those around her. One day, each girl is separately attacked by a shady organization looking for "Galileo Tesoro," an artifact they believe the Ferrari sisters have, but about which they know nothing. The competent Ferrari sisters save themselves & each other, and travel by taking up residence in Hozuki's giant weaponized goldfish mecha. If you try it out, I recommend viewing episodes 1 & 2 together - they make a nice pilot.
Kyousogiga - This is the sort of show that defies description, and reminds me that some stories can only be told through the medium of anime.
Am I missing anything that you've been enjoying this season?
