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Title in alphabetical order - number of eps (fansub group)
Summary: taken from a site or based on the 1st episode if I can't find any info
My First Impressions: I give my first impressions honestly, I do have
specific tastes and I don't expect you to think the same thing as me, but it's
there for those who know whether they have similar or very different tastes
from me.
Other Comments: Others' comments.
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Summary: After a certain mishap, the brilliant but socially inept engineer Apare Sorano and the shrewd but cowardly samurai Kosame Isshiki find themselves drifting on a boat from Japan to America. Broke, the two decide to compete in the Trans-America Wild Race to win the prize and return to Japan. The two battle crazy rivals, outlaws, and the great outdoors itself as they race through the wild West from the starting line in Los Angeles to the finish line in New York — in the steam-powered car they built.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Firenze, early 16th century. The birthplace of the renaissance era, where art is thriving. In one small corner of this vast city, one sheltered girl's journey begins. She dreams of becoming an artist, an impossible career for a girl born into a noble family. In those days, art was an exclusively male profession, with woman facing strong discrimination. In spite of these challenges, Arte perseveres with hard work and a positive attitude!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: In the 21st century, the existence of animal-humans came to light after being hidden in the darkness of history. Michiru lived life as a normal human, until one day she suddenly turns into a tanuki-human. She runs away and takes refuge in a special city area called "Anima City" that was set up 10 years ago for animal-humans to be able to live as themselves. There Michiru meets Shirō, a wolf-human who hates humans. Through Shirō, Michiru starts to learn about the worries, lifestyle, and joys of the animal-humans. As Michiru and Shirō try to learn why Michiru suddenly turned into an animal-human, they unexpectedly get wrapped up in a large incident.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: A group of historic writers use their special abilities to rescue books that have been cursed by the “Taints,” an evil force.
My First Impressions: Watched a couple of episodes and it was okay, but it feels like the writers assumed you would know the names, personalities, or stories of the authors to some degree at least. This was okay but didn't capture my interest to continue. <not continuing unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: The story centers around millionaire Kanbe Daisuke, the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Japan, who is assigned as a detective to the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force (aka MCPTF), at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Taking full advantage of his vast family wealth, he spares no expense in solving complex crimes, and has the tendency to evaluate everything including individual human lives in terms of their monetary value. Katou Haru, a detective with a compassionate heart who believes that money isn't everything, is chosen as Kanbe's partner but is repulsed by his materialistic attitude. Having diametrically opposing personalities, witness how the two join forces to tackle seemingly unsolvable crimes and mysteries!
My First Impressions: Watched ep1 and it was a bit stupid. I mean the summary is correct, so I shouldn't surprised but I'm not a fan of either main characters. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: A gyaru named Kaede picks up a dinosaur and begins living with it in her room. The dinosaur eats human food, watches TV, and even enjoys being fashionable.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Kagaya Shuuichi is an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: he can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl's life, sharing his secret with her. But she's searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn't care how degrading it gets: she will use Shuuichi to accomplish her mission...
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Shingo Ichinomiya was a young, single salaryman when he fell asleep one night at his dinner table. When he awakens, he's at a different dinner table during a wedding ceremony and in the body of a 5-year-old boy, whom he later learns is Wendelin von Benno Baumeister. Although he initially has the impression that he's part of a well-off noble family, he soon discovers that it was all for show; his family is actually poor and illiterate and lives in a thinly-populated area on the outskirts of civilization. Further, he's the youngest of eight sons, which doesn't bode well for his prospects. However, he also discovers that he can read the local writing, which leads to him discovering that he has a rare aptitude for wind magic. When he encounters Alfred Rainford, a former court wizard who also specializes in wind magic, his prospects start looking up.
My First Impressions: This is entertaining enough to watch as a fun fantasy adventure. I wouldn't consider it necessarily something that I'd recommend though. The art and story seem fairly average.
Link: ANN
Summary: After hitting her head particularly hard one day, Duke Claes' daughter, Catarina, suddenly recalls all the memories of her past life: that of a teenage Japanese girl. Just before her untimely death, this girl recalls playing an otome game... that is exactly like the world she's living in now! She is now Catarina Claes, the antagonist of the otome game, who nastily hounded the protagonist until the end. Knowing all the possible outcomes of the game, she realizes that every single possible route ends with Catarina being murdered or exiled! In order to avoid these Catastrophic Bad Ends, she has to use her knowledge of the game and her own wiles, starting with breaking off this engagement with the prince... Will Catarina survive while making her way through this world, where bad flags trip at every turn? Find out in this reverse-harem rom-com, led by everybody's favorite villainess!
My First Impressions: I'm actually surprised as to how much I like this one. If you like comedy romance drama, I definitely recommend this one. It has a bit of that all the guys are bishounen but it's not over the top. I also really like the way the story is told.
Link: ANN
Summary: Tsurugi Hina is a first year student at a coastal high school and regards herself as an indoorsy sort of person. Walking along the embankment, she runs into an older schoolmate, Kuroiwa, who invites her to join the "Teibou" club and start fishing! Surrounded by eccentric club members, how will Hina's high school life turn out?
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Gotou Kakushi is an artist who draws a somewhat vulgar manga, and tries to hide it for the sake of his daughter, Hime.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: It is the end of the Meiji Era. The genius poet Ishikawa Takuboku, who's struggling financially, starts a detective business out of his lodging in response to a certain murder case. He calls it the Woodpecker Detective's Office. "The ghosts of the Twelve-Story Tower in Asakusa," "the man-eating figure who wanders the streets on snowy nights"... Takuboku involves himself in one bizarre case after another with his hometown acquaintance, Kindaichi Kyousuke, as his assistant. Other literary men such as Nomura Kodo, Yoshii Isamu, Hagiwara Sakutaro, and Wakayama Bokusui are also dragged into Takuboku's exploits as he races all around Tokyo at the height of Westernization!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: In a world where the entire idea of music vanishes from existence, a young teen Echo Rec comes across μ, a girl who, oddly enough, has an auxiliary port on her body. Together, they'll work to rock the foundation of society and bring music back to the world.
My First Impressions: I gave up part way through ep2. The art and animation aren't great, and the characters just don't appeal to me. I find the girl rather annoying and the boy a bit too dumb. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: The stage is Sapporo, Hokkaido. One night, our heroine, Koda Minare, spills her heartbroken woes to a radio station worker she meets while out drinking one night. The next day, she hears a recording of her pitiful grumbling being played live over the air. Minare storms into the station in a rage, only to then be duped by the station director into doing an impromptu talk show explaining her harsh dialogue. With just one recording, the many eccentric facets of Minare's life begin to pull every which direction as she falls ever deeper into the world of radio.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: In the beautiful land of Astraea where a gentle breeze blows, a young man named Yuuki awakens with no memory of his past. There he encounters a guide who has sworn to care for him—Kokkoro, a lovely swordswoman who's always feeling peckish—Pecorine, and a cat-eared sorceress with a prickly attitude—Karyl. Led by fate, these four come together to form the "Gourmet Guild."
My First Impressions: I tried watching this, but the characters are so dumb that I just couldn't watch more than half an ep. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Shachibato! takes place in the city of Gatepia, which was developed close to the Gate, where citizens gain access to Kirakuri, an energy fundamental to their way of the life and to humanity. But there’s competition in Gatepia, as thousands of corporations seek to become the strongest and obtain the most Kirakuri. Main character Minato, the newest president of Kibo Company, is looking to make it big by hiring the best employees to become the greatest fantasy adventuring company ever!
My First Impressions: Watched ep1 and the characters were a bit too stereotype-cast. The main character in particular is a bit stupid. I get that he's supposed to be that way, but it didn't make me want to watch more. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: While attending Tensei Academy, Hiro Ryugasaki ends up acquiring a mysterious smartphone. It comes installed with the popular card game, Shadowverse! Meeting new rivals, facing major tournaments, forging bonds with friends... Shadowverse leads Hiro to all sorts of new experiences, all that serve to "evolve" him...
My First Impressions: This basically looks like a Yu-gi-oh clone. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: There are two kingdoms in this world – the Kingdom of Light on a floating island in the sky and the Kingdom of Darkness on the ground below it. Both are supposed to maintain the balance between Light and Darkness, but in recent times the King of Darkness has begun to fail in his duties. Frustrated by the deaths of everyone in his village due to uncontrolled monsters, a young man takes a dying knight up on his offer to go to the capital as his successor in order to become the Prince of Darkness. Meanwhile, in the sky, Queen Iris of the Light uses the powers of the Progenitor Rune to uphold her end of the bargain, even as the King of Darkness' inaction makes her battle appear futile.
My First Impressions: After 3 eps, it's not bad, but the story telling isn't great. The art and animation are average I suppose. The characters don't have a lot of depth though so far. I would consider one of those, I'll watch for now, but it's not something I'd necessarily recommend to watch.
Link: ANN
Summary: Yomi Takeda was the pitcher of her school's team in junior high, but her baseball club did not get far because it lacked a catcher that could catch Yomi's "miracle ball." Yomi quit baseball, graduated from junior high, and enrolled at Shin Koshigaya High School. Yomi reunited with her childhood friend Tamaki Yamazaki at her new school. Tamaki has skill as a catcher and can even catch the ball when Yomi pitches with all her strength. The girls can fulfill their childhood promise to each other as they start their baseball journeys anew.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Reach the top, and everything will be yours. At the top of the tower exists everything in this world, and all of it can be yours. You can become a god. This is the story of the beginning and the end of Rachel, the girl who climbed the tower so she could see the stars, and Bam, the boy who needed nothing but her.
My First Impressions: <coming soon?>
Link: ANN
Summary: After college, Uozumi Rikuo, a boy without much ambition in life, takes on a job at a convenience store. The days pass by uneventfully for Rikuo until he meets his former love interest and classmate, but especially thanks to the unusual Nonaka Haru, and her pet crow...
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Tatami-chan is a crazy-cute heroine taking on the ghosts, spirits, and even humans residing in the Tokyo metropolitan area in the new Reiwa era!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN