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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.
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Summary: The teen romantic comedy follows the "indecipherable" daily life of the short and quiet Aharen Reina and Raidou who sits next to her. Aharen is not so good at gauging the distance between people (or personal boundaries), and Raidou initially felt some distance between the two of them. One day, when Raidou picked up the eraser that Aharen had dropped, the distance between them suddenly became uncomfortably close.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Aoi Ashito is a young, aspiring soccer player from a backwater town in Japan. His hopes of getting into a high school with a good soccer club are dashed when he causes an incident during a critical match for his team, which results in their loss and elimination from the tournament. Nevertheless, he catches the eye of someone important who happened to be visiting from Tokyo. How will things turn out for Ashito?
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Nafres, a country in Europe. Eve, a genius of golf, spends her days gambling on golf to earn a living. One day, she has a fateful encounter with Amawashi Aoi, an elite golfer and daughter of the president of a big company. Two geniuses living in completely different worlds. It was only a single shot that shot through each other's heart. Eve, known for her "Rainbow Bullet", and Aoi is an "innocent tyrant" who enjoys golf purely without any pressure. The two are attracted to each other, influenced by each other, and change each other.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Danseur noble--a ballet dancer qualified to dance the role of the prince. Second-year junior high school student Murao Junpei was fascinated by ballet as a boy, but gave up on dancing after his father's death, as he had to become a man. However, one day, a beautiful transfer student named Godai Miyako appears before him. Miyako takes notice in Junpei's love of ballet and invites him to dance with her. Along with Miyako's cousin Mori Ruou, he begins his career as a full-fledged ballet dancer, with the aim of becoming the world's best dancer--the Danseur noble! Only those who have sacrificed everything are permitted to stand in the beautiful and harsh world of classical ballet.
My First Impressions: I really wanted a new ballet anime but the art is awful. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Nagomu is a man who left his home in Kyoto and his family's confectionery shop when he became a musician. Upon hearing that his father has been hospitalized though, he comes back home to take over the family business. However, while he was gone, a young girl named Itsuka started working at the shop. The whereabouts of Itsuka's parents is unknown, and she has no other relatives, and Nagomu finds himself as foster parent for Itsuka. Itsuka, on the other hand, dislikes Nagomu for abandoning the family to become a musician. She proclaims that it will be her who will take over the shop one day instead of Nagomu.
My First Impressions: It's a kind of cute slice of life. I really don't like the main character, but the stories themselves in the episodes are nice enough.
Link: ANN
Summary: In the distant future the world population has begun to shrink after reaching its peak. The "Supernatural Renovation Project" splits Tokyo with towering walls into several Cluster neighborhoods, each with its own unique genetically modified populations, governed by artificial intelligence. Most people live their lives in their own unique Clusters, blissfully unconcerned with life beyond. However, there are some who seek to escape to the other Clusters. An outfit helps those who wish to escape.
My First Impressions: I tried watching this but the art/animation was so awful, I turned it off. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: One day, a gamer played video games until he fell asleep... and when he woke up, he found himself in the game world - as a skeleton! Equipped with the powerful weapons and armor of his avatar but stuck with its frightening skeletal appearance, Arc has to find a place for himself in this new, fantastical land. All his hopes for a quiet life are dashed when he crosses paths with a beautiful elven warrior, setting him on a journey full of conflict and adventure.
My First Impressions: I don't understand why the main character is so dump and the scenes of violence are so unnecessary (total turn off). <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: In a demanding school that only admits 10 to 20 students per year will unfold a youth drama that follows the lives of three young men - a boy who formerly belonged to an idol group, a boy who was raised on a remote island, and a boy from England whose parents dictate his future for him - as they train to become professional horse racing jockeys. Can they make it through three years of schooling that tests not only their motor skills and academic prowess, but also their physical attributes as well?
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: The story is set in a world where three schools of medicine are pervasive: Western medicine, Eastern medicine, and "vocal medicine". The healing of illness and injuries via songs is a special technique that not only improves the mental health of patients, but also the mental health of doctors. Such "Healers" strive to sing when called upon to respond to the health and anxiety of patients and doctors alike. The anime depicts the healer girls in training at the Karasuma Vocal Medical Institute.
My First Impressions: I tried watching this but the protagonist is so stereotypical clumsy girl, added to that not great music, and I didn't get through ep 1. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Suzumi Hiyori is a high school student who moves to Tokyo and takes a part-time job as an assistant manager to the male idol duo LIP x LIP in order to make ends meet. Hiyori soon learns that it's tough to juggle work, school life, and club activities, especially when the talent she's managing are also her classmates.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: 16-year-old super-studier Umino Nagi, second-year student at the Meguro River Academy high school, was switched at birth. On his way to a dinner to meet his birth parents, he accidentally meets the brash, outspoken, Amano Erika, who is determined to make Nagi her fake boyfriend as she never wants to actually marry. But once Nagi makes it to dinner, he finds his parents have decided to resolve the hospital switch by conveniently having him marry the daughter his birth parents raised...who turns out to be none other than Erika herself!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Shikimori seems like the perfect girlfriend: cute, fun to be around, sweet when she wants to be... but she has a cool dark side that comes out under the right circumstances. And her boyfriend Izumi loves to be around when that happens!
My First Impressions: It's okay, but it's not as good as some of the other recent school romances I've watched recently, like Horimiya. It's good enough to pass the time, but I wouldn't say I'd exactly recommend it. The main character's clumsiness is a bit too unrealistic.
Link: ANN
Summary: There are two sides to every coin...light vs. dark, good vs. evil, love vs. hate. Sometimes the line between the two grows thin...and it's so, so easy to cross. So it's no surprise that Aikawa Fudou, A.K.A. Red Gelato of the Gelato Five and hero to all people, just may have happened to fall for the villainess and member of the shadow organization Gekko, Magahara Desumi! But when opposites like these attract, there's more than a few obstacles to their love...! What's a pair like this to do?
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Fantasy adventuring comedy with a dark elf cleric who invested too much in her insulting skills and her companion, the swordsman who has to put up with her antics.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: The isolationist Akane Clan, composed of an all-girls body mainly consisting of young kunoichi in training, has a code to which they all must adhere: As men are dangerous beings, interacting with them is forbidden. Kunoichi Tsubaki, the leader of the Dog Squad, is an excellent trainee with a promising future, but she has started to experience a strange feeling in her heart... whenever the subject of boys is brought up.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: The story follows Mizushima Ryou, who was once an obscure badminton player in middle school. He now strives to become a top athlete and take his high school team to the inter-high tournament.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Cervil is a magic student with no memories of his life before he met a mysterious blond woman in an alley. Now he travels with his teacher, Ross—another student, Holt, and the beastman Coudeau for "special training"... but this field trip may not be as routine as it seems!
My First Impressions: The pacing could be so much better, and the characters are rather boring. Good enough to pass the time, but not something I'd recommend. Art and animation are passable.
Link: ANN
Summary: Three oni-kids who, through the power of the onipan (a portmanteau of "oni" and "pantsu") become human to help fix the relationship between humans and oni. The three girls transfer into a normal Tokyo high school to aid in their task and help fix their image by revitalizing the town, sometimes jumping headfirst into school events, and other times ... becoming idols!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Office worker Leon is reincarnated into a dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. Can Leon spark a revolution to change this new world order?
My First Impressions: This one is rather odd, because the main character is not likeable, but they're in a dating sim, so it's hard to compare to anything else. The characters are very stereotypical, except for the main characters. I'm curious to see where it goes, and it certainly has potential.
Link: ANN
Summary: General of the Three Kingdoms, Kongming had struggled his whole life, facing countless battles that made him into the accomplished strategist he was. So on his deathbed, he wished only to be reborn into a peaceful world...and was sent straight to modern-day party-central, Tokyo! Can even a brilliant strategist like Kongming adapt to the wild beats and even wilder party people?!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: The story begins 15 years after the demon king was defeated and the world has become peaceful. Kotone, who graduated from school and became a magician, inquired the kingdom-affiliated RPG Real Estate in order to find a new home. In reality, RPG Real Estate was Kotone's place of employment, and together with Fa, a demi-human, the priest Rufuria, and the soldier Rakira, they help support the searches of new homes for the customers with various circumstances.
My First Impressions: It's a cute slice of life with a hint of something bigger going on. I like it enough to keep going with it.
Link: ANN
Summary: As the most powerful entity of all time, the Demon Lord Varvatos thinks life is a big fat snore. When he takes matters into his own hands and decides to reincarnate, he calibrates his magical strength to be perfectly average. But there is no way he could have predicted that everyone in the modern world would be weak as hell, which means he is totally overpowered once again! Reborn under the name Ard, he has ladies fawning over him, the royal family begging him to become the next king, and an ex-minion insisting on killing him?! But Ard has a one-track mind, and he won't stop at anything to achieve his ultimate goal!
My First Impressions: This is very standard overpowered male character who isn't super interested in romance but magically builds a harem of girls following him anyway. It's definitely not the best of the genre.
Link: ANN
Summary: The Lost Ones are wanderers who come here from a distant world known as "Japan." No one knows how or why they leave their homes. The only thing that is certain is that they bring disaster and calamity. The duty of exterminating them without remorse falls to Menou, a young Executioner. When she meets Akari, it seems like just another job...until she discovers it's impossible to kill this girl! And when Menou begins to search for a way to defeat this immortality, Akari is more than happy to tag along! So begins a journey that will change Menou forever...
My First Impressions: This is probably the most interesting show of the season that I've picked up. The very beginning looks standard "summoned into this world" but quickly gets into the summary to show it's not your typical anime. There's character development, action, and a mostly-linear story telling path but with flashback and flashforwards(?) scenes, which is interesting.
Link: ANN
Summary: Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment—get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over his head!
My First Impressions: I tried watching this but it was just too dumb. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: Upon hearing of Ushio's death, Shinpei returns to his hometown of Wakayama City on Hitogashima and reunites with his childhood friend's family. The funeral goes smoothly, but under the surface something strange is brewing on the island. What mysteries await him on this secluded summer island?
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: High school student Katagiri Yuuichi, who values friendship above all else, enjoys a fulfilling life with his close friends Sawaragi Shiho, Mikasa Tenji, Shibe Makoto, and Kokorogi Yutori. However, after a particular incident, they're dragged into a debt repayment game. The only way to beat the "Tomodachi Game" is to not doubt their friends. Bound together by solid friendships, the game should've been easy, but...
My First Impressions: Tried watching but the art was pretty bad <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Summary: After saving the world, the strongest hero Leo became someone who is not wanted in the peaceful human world. He was too strong. Exiled, he seeks a job at the Demon King's Army, which he had defeated and needs to be rebuilt. The Army had many problems: too much work, financial troubles, etc. Leo starts to make things better using his power. Leo encounters Echidna again, and asks her why she invaded the human world. There was an unexpected story...!
My First Impressions: Much like the previous S2 anime of "hero" turned king was an anime about economics and how to run a country, this one is a lot of operational management and how to run a company. The characters are a bit 2D, but overall, it's a fun one.
Link: ANN