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Title in alphabetical order - number of eps if known
Groups: groups subbing that I know of
Summary: taken from a site or the 1st ep 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.
Link: link to more info
Groups: Underwater & u twelve waifu
Summary: An immortal first appeared on an African battlefield 17 years ago. Later, rare and unknown new immortal lifeforms began appearing among humans, and they became known as Ajin (demi-humans). Just before summer vacation, a Japanese high school student named Nagai Kei is instantly killed in a traffic accident on his way home from school. However, he is revived, and a price is placed on his head. Thus begins a boy's life on the run from all of humankind.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: HorribleSubs
Summary: Set in a part of Tokyo that has descended into a quagmire, the story follows Unit 8 of the 5th Special Public Security Section's 3rd Mobile Assault Division — popularly called "The Eighth" — who don powered armor "Willware" exoskeletons to counter the rise in crime. Assistant inspector Asami Kazari is assigned to The Eighth with the task of assessing the unit's status and reporting it to her superiors. But her true goal is to rehabilitate this sloppy, haphazard, justice-less group.
My First Impressions: I honestly don't know how this was made by the Code Geass team. I guess I can, but there's just too much stupidity in this to continue. The art and animation are fine, but the characters annoy me too much. Plus there's very little to no story so far, not even a hint of it really. <not continuing unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: Good Job! Media
Summary: In a world where flying is as simple as riding a bicycle, there is a popular sport called Flying Circus. The protagonist once had a bright future ahead of him in that field of sports but due to an overwhelming defeat in addition to a certain other reason, he has left that field. However, he meets the transfer student Kurashina Asuka and regains his passion as he teaches her how to fly. With his situation changed, he participates once again in the Flying Circus. Just how high will he be able to fly this time with Asuka at his side? This is a love story about the two who met while soaring in the skies, and the friends surrounding them.
My First Impressions: I turned it on and disliked the main character after less than 5 minutes enough that I turned it off again. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: Commie, Good Job! Media & eraser
Summary: Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo.
My First Impressions: Watched 2 eps so far. Art and animation are alright. The story is definitely interesting so far, I'll write more after another ep or two. <coming soon? maybe>
Link: ANN
Groups: Heroine Fansubs
Summary: When Kazuki Azuma returns to Japan after 10 years, he gets assaulted by a group of armed men and becomes their prisoner. Asabuki Kogane, a childhood friend, saves him with a weapon on her right hand known as Bubuki; a weapon with its own mind. Kazuki Azuma, who is a Bubuki user himself, learns about the existence of Bubuki and goes on a journey alongside the companions he has found, in an attempt to find and revive Oumai, a Buranki (titan) who sleeps underground.
My First Impressions: Got halfway through episode 3 and got too bored to continue. This had so much potential and ruined it with stupid characters that don't get along. The art and animation are on the mediocre side which doesn't help. <not continuing unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: Commie, Doki Fansubs & Chihiro-Fansubs
Summary: Shikada You owns a rural sweets shop, and his plan is for his son Kokonotsu to take it over one day, but Kokonotsu wants to be a manga author instead. One day, the heir to the well-known sweets maker Shidare Company, the cute but weird Shidare Hotaru, pays them a visit. Apparently, You is famous, and she wants him to join her father's company, but he will agree only if she can convince Kokonotsu to inherit the shop and continue the family business.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: Heroine Fansubs, HorribleSubs
Summary: After the Divine Gate opened, our world and the worlds beyond became connected, bringing an era of chaos. To restore order, the World Council was formed and the Divine Gate fell into legend. Now, a select few have gathered to attempt to reach the Gate and remake the world.
My First Impressions: So far, I'm not a big fan of the art, but the animation isn't bad. After 3 eps, it's a little slow since it implies a bigger story, but only gives you glimpses of it with glimpses of characters you're not actually introduced to. Some of what I assume are main characters based on the opening haven't been properly introduced either. It'll be fine as long as they don't drag it out too long. <continuing for now>
Link: ANN
Groups: DameDesuYo Fansubs, FFFpeeps
Summary: In the year 2071, the world's energy problems seem solved by a network of cross-dimensional electric-field inductors - "coils" - that extract energy from a seemingly infinite source. That source is the W dimension, a fourth plane that exists beyond the X, Y, and Z dimensions. In this world, unofficial "illegal" coils harness powers that the police can't hope to counter. Dealing with these coils is the job of coil-hating repo man Kyouma, whose run-in with the unique coil android Mira leads the two to form a reluctant partnership.
My First Impressions: Only 2 eps, but so far, so good. The characters are a bit typical, but aren't bad. The plot though definitely moves at a fast pace. There's definitely a bigger story at work, and it'll be interesting to see what it is.
Link: ANN
Groups: Hiryuu Fansubs
Summary: When Haruhito awakens, he's in the dark. He doesn't know where he is, why he is here, and where he came from. Around him there are several men and women who have the same circumstances. Haruhito and his companions find themselves in a game-like world called Grimgar and must form a party, cooperate, and learn new skills to survive the harsh environment together.
My First Impressions: Tried watching ep1 and fell asleep. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: Good Job! Media & Vivid Subs
Summary: Haruta and Chika are members of their high school wind instrument club that is on the verge of being shut down. The two are childhood friends, and they spend their days practicing hard while also trying to recruit new members. When a certain incident happens within their school, they work together to solve it.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Other Comments: <Gommy> Haruchika is the same [as Musaigen].
Link: ANN
Groups: FFFpeeps, Chihiro-Fansubs
Summary: Satou Kazuma, a shut-in and die-hard fan of games, anime, and manga, suffers a traffic accident that would bring his disappointingly brief life to an end. However, he wakes up and sees a beautiful girl who introduces herself as a goddess and says: "Hey, I have some good news: would you like to go to an alternate world? You may only bring one thing you like with you." He responds: "So, I'll bring you." With that, he is transported to another world, and his great adventure quest for subjugating the demon king begins, but first goes the hard work like finding food, clothing, and shelter. Kazuma wants to live in peace, but the goddess raises one problem after another, and the demon king's army has its eyes set on him.
My First Impressions: Tried watching ep1 and failed to get through the whole thing. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: DameDesuYo Fansubs
Summary: When Nanakorobi Nene, a cybernetically enhanced girl-next-door, heads to the island metropolis of Cenancle to live with her aunt, she has no way of knowing what's in store for her. A chance meeting intertwines her fate with that of the super-rich inventor, Uzal Delilah, and her adorable and grumpy companion, Clarion, who happens to be a cyborg just like Nene. Nene is thrilled to make a friend, but there's more to Uzal and Clarion - and the island of Cenancle itself - than meets the eye. When a super-powered terrorist threatens Cenancle, Uzal claims that the only way to avert disaster is for Nene to team up with Clarion and use their combined powers - abilities Nene never even knew she had.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: HorribleSubs
Summary: In L.C. 922, people faced a sudden crisis. In Tetra Heaven, the land of legend, a hundred years of war had come to a close. The gods who lost the war searched for a new place to live, and found it in Septpia, the human world, which they proceeded to attack. The Logicalists attached to ALCA, a special police agency whose duty it was to protect cities from assaults by foreigners (angels), were compelled to act in defense of cities, whether they wished to or not. Depending on their ability, Logicalists could initiate trance with goddesses from the other world, and stand a fighting chance on the battlefield. A civilian named Yoshichika Tsurugi, who lacked "Logic" and lived happily with his family, was caught up in an attack, and took shelter along with many people. He meets a beautiful goddess named Athena. In her hands, she had the "Logic" that Yoshichika lacked. Now both Yoshichika and Athena head to their destiny.
My First Impressions: After a few episodes, it's still doing the backstory for all the major characters, but it seems to reveal enough in each episode to make you keep going. The art and animation are decent too, so it makes a good entertaining, if not particularly deep, show.
Link: ANN
Groups: HorribleSubs
Summary: Yuzuka Hanami is a young girl who has few friends but who can do anything. One day, Yuzuka gets accosted by a strange creature named Miton who is digging through a trash dump. Miton tells Yuzuka, "you have the makings of a magical girl" and seems extremely suspicious. When Yuzuka is suddenly transformed into a magical girl, she's wearing a bathing suit.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: Commie, Chihiro-Fansubs
Summary: In the near future, in a world born of human imagination, what humans would call ghosts or monsters appear, and they come to be called "phantoms." Haruhiko Ichijō, is a first year at Hosea Academy along with his upperclassman Mai Kawakami, who fights phantoms with the ability "Spirit of Five Elements," Reina Izumi, who has the ability "Phantom Eater," and Koito Minase, who fights phantoms in solitude. They experience the ups and downs of high school life before a certain incident leads them to the truth of this world.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Other Comments: <Gommy> so I like Musaigen, but I can see it going the harem anime route. It is not something I would rush to recommend to people. I would agree with Aegis and put it at 6/10. Mediocre but enjoyable at times.
Link: ANN
Groups: Heroine Fansubs
Summary: Natsuki, Tomoya, Keiichi, and Tsuyoshi are high school students and close friends: The four boys have no club activities, and they hurry through their studies so they can spend their days having fun. Their main topic of interest: love. Natsuki has an unrequited crush on Anna, a girl from another class, and his friends keep meddling in their relationship.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: HorribleSubs
Summary: In the close future, elementary school student Suzuhara Sorata is guided by a song and warped to an unfamiliar place that looks much like the towns from the Meiji or Taishou period from his history textbooks. In this world, he meets three young ladies and nine young men and joins them on a journey aboard a ship called Norn, a mysterious giant globe that floats in midair.
My First Impressions: Watched the first episode, which is really not what the summary says. Either way it seems like a visual novel with mediocre art and bored me to sleep. <not continuing unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: Commie
Summary: The story revolves around Hige, a middle-aged man who loves marshmallows, and Wakabayashi, an office lady who loves Hige and enjoys teasing him with the snack. The anime follows the two as their relationship develops at the workplace.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: anidb
Groups: Kaitou Fansubs
Summary: The story follows a protagonist who is living alone for the first time after finding employment. At his tiny, no-bath apartment he finds a landlord who looks like a little sister. She does the cooking and housework, so sometimes seems like a grandmother, but she also enjoys a normal middle school life with her friends.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: HorribleSubs
Summary: Galko, Otako, Ojō are a "gal," an otaku, and a proper lady, respectively, and are also good friends. The three high school girls with different perspectives discuss the kinds of secrets you can't tell boys.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: HorribleSubs
Summary: Itsuki Tachibana is a student of Seiga Academy, a co-ed boarding high school with excellent reputation, located in a suburb outside the city center. On a day of second semester, he was summoned by Rina Izumi, the most esteemed and praised chairperson, to the student council room, without knowing what awaits him.
My First Impressions: The art and animation aren't great, but are acceptable. The characters seem somewhat typical, but not bad. It's not a great show, but it's entertaining enough? It's rather slice of life with a bit of gaming action thrown in. <continuing for now>
Link: ANN
Groups: HorribleSubs
Summary: "Stride," is an extreme sport that involves six people on one team who run relay races through towns. Hōnan Academy and other schools compete to win eastern Japan's top Stride competition, "End of Summer." However, Hōnan's team has shut down. First-year high school students Takeru Fujiwara and Nana Sakurai attempt to restart the club, but they must recruit six members for the team. They ask Riku Yagami to join, but he turns them down by saying that Stride is the one thing he doesn't want to do.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: anidb
Groups: FFFpeeps, Heroine Fansubs
Summary: The story revolves around Lux, a former prince of an empire called Arcadia who was overthrown via a rebellion five years earlier. Lux accidentally trespasses in a female dormitory's bathing area, sees the kingdom's new princess Lisesharte naked, and incurs her wrath. Lisesharte then challenges Lux to a Drag-Ride duel. Drag-Rides are ancient armored mechanical weapons that have been excavated from ruins all around the world. Lux used to be called the strongest Drag-Knight, but now he's known as the undefeated weakest Drag-Knight because he will absolutely not attack in battle. After his duel with Lisesharte, Lux ends up attending the female-only academy that trains royals to be Drag-Knights.
My First Impressions: Has potential. While the mecha fighting part seems pretty typical, but at least it keeps hinting at a decent backstory, and even within a couple of eps, it reveals a decent amount to make you want to keep watching. The characters are a bit 2-dimensional though.
Link: ANN
Groups: Commie, Denpa
Summary: The story follows the East German Army's 666th TSF Squadron in its battles and political conflicts during the BETA's westward push in 1983. The East German Army 666th TSF Squadron "Schwarzesmarken" (Black Marks) are a special-forces unit tasked with assaulting BETA forces through unconventional tactics; specifically, they target Lux and Magnus Lux to deny the BETA the advantage of ranged firepower. Their orders are given the topmost priority, such that it is common practice for the 666th to ignore allied distress calls that will result in deviation from their original mission, even if only for a short moment.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: Commie
Summary: Sekkou Boys is a unit of four stone figures — the military saint and group leader Saint Giorgio, history's original celebrity Medici, the strikingly handsome and multi-talented Hermes, and the god of war Mars who is earnest about love — who become idiosyncratic idols. The story depicts their efforts to make it in the entertainment world with their female manager Ishimoto Miki, who just graduated from college.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Other Comments: <Gommy> I only watch Sekkou Boys because the premise is so stupid.
Link: anidb
Groups: HorribleSubs
Summary: Houjou Buntarou is a student who wants to be something, but doesn't know what. One day, his classmate Kuroda Sayuki announces she is working on a bishoujo game and requests his help. Sayuki scouted him because he wrote a good script for drama club, but Buntarou doesn't know anything about bishoujo games.
My First Impressions: Not sure why I ended up with ep1, but I watched it and it was boring. The art isn't bad, but the characters are falt and the plot arises no interest in me. <not watching unless recommended>
Other Comments: <Gommy> Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu is amusing but I am fond of that kind of show.
Link: ANN
Groups: Doki Fansubs
Summary: When a certain man is released from prison, he knows exactly where he's heading first. After falling in love with a traditional comic storyteller's rendition of the story called "Shinigami", he is determined to become his apprentice. The performer, Yakumo, has never taken an apprentice before, but to everyone's surprise, he accepts the eager ex-prisoner, nicknaming him Yotarou. As Yotarou happily begins his new life, he meets others in Yakumo's life, including Yakumo's ward Konatsu. Konatsu was the daughter of a famous storyteller, and Yakumo took her in after her father's tragic death. Konatsu loved her father's storytelling, and would love to become a performer in her own right, but that path is not available for women.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN
Groups: HorribleSubs
Summary: Comix Wave Films is producing four episodes with the theme of “goodbyes and journeys,” entitled “Recipe,” “Transistor Smartphone,” “Summer Festival,” and “Clover”, as part of the Ultra Super Anime Time programming block broadcast in Japan.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: anidb