Winter 2013 — First Impressions

Seasonal Impressions,

As usual, here’s my rankings of the season’s new shows based on the first couple episodes. You can click the links for details, so I’ll keep the discussion of each short. We’ll see how well this matches my ending thoughts.

Ongoing Series: Hunter X Hunter, Ixion Saga DT, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Little Busters, Magi, PSYCHO PASS, Robotics; Notes, Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo, Shin Sekai Yori, Space Bros, Zetsuen no Tempest

Shorts: Ai Mai Mii, gdgd Fairies 2, Ishida to Asakura, Mangirl, Osakan Okan, Puchimas, Senyu, Yama no Susume

Unwatched Sequels: AKB0048 Next Stage, Chihayafuru 2, Hetalia: The Beautiful World
Yeah, I know, I still haven’t finished Chihayafuru 1.

18. Amnesia
Zzzzzz…. Bishies…..

17. Vividred Operation
Butts.

16. Senran Kagura
Ninjas with exploding clothes. Continue reading Winter 2013 — First Impressions →

PSYCHO PASS 12 — Tribalism and Revolution

Psycho Pass,

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It’s pretty obvious at this point that the Sibyl system isn’t going to rehabilitate anyone. That’s not its intention, either. The goal is to remove the undesirables from society to bring about peace.

Despite all the sci-fi trappings, this isn’t a particularly novel idea. In fact, it predates recorded history. Humans used to run around hunting and gathering in tribes, and then it was pretty easy to tell who belonged to the tribe and who didn’t. Continue reading PSYCHO PASS 12 — Tribalism and Revolution →

Mondaijitachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sou Desu yo — First Impressions

Impressions,

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Rio Rainbow Gate, but set in the exciting world of Shukufuku no Campanella and we have to sit through the tutorial.

This is the dumbest premise ever. Children with magical powers kidnapped so they can play “Gift Games”? Come on, you’ve got to be kidding me.

I do like the characters though, or what I’ve seen so far. That one girl is totally a ripoff of Tohsaka Rin. I’m okay with that.