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9.2 It's very beautiful, pianos are always good. Kisetsu wa Tsugitsugi Shindeiku by Amazarashi WARNING this video may contain spoilers for Tokyo Ghoul √A.

I think I understand Natsume's character now. Like you say she's confused. She doesn't know what she wants or what she needs, and even if she did, her feelings would likely get in the way of both either way. Like Eita said her entry exams are a excuse to put off having to decide how to go about her life, and her hanging out with Eita is likely to avoid having to think about it. She doesn't understand herself, that's my take on her anyways.

Soka, I'll just wait to pick this franchise up then. Arigato.

Yeah I think that's what threw me off. So do you think she'll murder Eita or Hatsuki?

@Wodahs I'm not quite sure what you mean, can you post a picture of it? If you're worried about spoiling things, you can always use spoiler quotations although I think they might be a bit screwy now. Also I got it wrong. It actually wasn't Eitana, but rather it was Enata!

For myself... Anime ☆ Cardcaptor Sakura ☆ Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie ☆ Date・A・Live ☆ Date・A・Live II ☆ Date・A・Live Movie: Mayuri Judgement ☆ Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ☆ Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Manga ☆ Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica

Does anyone else think Keiko is the most kawaii Sword Art Online character?

If that's the case, then can I watch it before I watch the first season?

I've been trying out every anime I could for the last few weeks, and I'll be happy to share my opinions with everyone. The list is a little lengthy but if you want you can just go ahead and skip to ones in your favorite genres. The ones I picked up as anime are in bold, the ones I picked up as manga are in italic. EDIT: I have updated the list to include ratings for each entity. Name: Animegataris / 7.5 Airs: Sunday Source: Original Genres: Slice Of Life Comment: Your enjoyment of this series will increase based on how knowledgeable about anime you are, so I cannot in good faith recommend this to someone who is relatively new to anime. This is a feel-good series, so the plot isn't very important but it's not a terrible one. Unlike a lot of moe anime, there are some guys thrown into the mix as well, the characters are well diversed and represents different types of otaku. It's also fun trying to guess who the OTP is. Name: Blend S / 5.8 Airs: Sunday Source: Web Manga Genres: Slice Of Life, Comedy, Humor, Funniness, other terms that mean the exact same thing Comment: It's basically about a cafe where the waitresses have to act according to their assigned characters, run by Tamaki Suoh himself, Dino. Their true personality doesn't have anything to do with the characters they're assigned. I didn't particularly enjoy the two chapters I read, but maybe try it for yourself to see if you like it? Name: Himouto! Umaru-chan R / 6.2 Airs: Sunday Source: Manga Genres: Slice Of Life Comment: If you've seen the first season then you know what you're in for, however, this time it seems like there will be a bigger focus on the relationship between her and friends. Maybe she will actually grow as a person and become more of the elegant young lady she presents herself as? Maybe they can fulfill the pairings they set up last season? Name: Imouto Sae Ireba Ii. / 4.0 Airs: Sunday Source: Novel Genres: Comedy Comment: Ecchi trash. So the first five minutes is one of the most disturbing things I have ever experienced. But the rest of the episode is pretty chill in comparison. The characters consist of a one-dimensional siscon, a best friend character who would make for a much better protagonist and...we don't need to mention the other ones. At the end of the episode it seems like there might actually be a plot, it'll just be buried under the mountain of ecchi. Name: Kujira No Kora Wa Sajou Ni Utau / 7.3 Airs: Sunday Source: Manga Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Drama Comment: It has a unique concept, I'm not quite sure where they're going with it but it's executed well enough. The tone of the series is dramatic, while the story is kind of sad. It is a bit hard to tell what gender characters are though. Name: Mahoutsukai No Yome / 7.5 Airs: Sunday Source: Manga Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Tragedy Comment: I'm reading the manga, because I was going to anyways. The story is pretty good, it has sweet moments but also much darker ones as well. The two main characters are good in their own right and Chise doesn't feel like your usual heroine. I wonder where they'll take this concept? Name: Two Car / 7.5 Airs: Sunday Source: Original Genres: Sports, Comedy, Drama Comment: It's about a type of racing that involves motorcycle with sidecars, which is something I've never seen before but apparently it actually exists. The characters are more or less all cute girls, and there is a large focus on the character development between the heroines. The animation is stiff in some instances, but they do a great job overall. Name: Omiai Aite Wa Oshiego Tsuyoki Na, Nondaiji. / 3.3 Airs: Monday Source: Web Manga Genres: Romance, Ecchi Comment: Ecchi trash, which is weird for a josei series. The story is not very good because of the pacing that makes it clear that they just wanted to get to the ecchi, and they wouldn't need to hurry if the episodes were more then five minutes long, but I still wouldn't watch it even if there was a good story. Name: Black Clover / par Airs: Tuesday Source: Manga Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Action Comment: I wouldn't advise against picking this up. The story is good, but you'll likely see plot twists coming from a kilometer away. The fights are good, but if characters get separated then it seems they think that switching between them every page or two is a good thing. But there's teamwork which is something a lot of action anime lack and that's a shame since action is honestly better when characters work together to take down a foe. So it's not going to blow your mind, but I'd still recommend it nevertheless. Name: Juuni Taisen / 7.7 Airs: Tuesday Source: Novel Genres: Action Comment: The action is really good, some of the best this season. The tone is serious with dark story elements, which is good for a survival game anime and makes for a pretty satisfying watch overall. Name: Net-Juu No Susume / 7.8 Airs: Tuesday Source: Web Manga Genres: Romance, Comedy, Genderbender Comment: Unlike isekai anime like Sword Art Online, the main character is simply playing a MMORPG instead of fighting for their life. The concept is pretty interesting, but to tell you why would spoil the story. This is actually my personal favorite series this season, it's very refreshing to see a couple gets along from the beginning and I find their romance to be very sweet. Name: Sengoku Night Blood / 6.0 Airs: Tuesday Source: Video Game Genres: Historical, Fantasy, Supernatural, Reverse Harem Comment: It starts out with a girl getting sent to another world, Persona 5-style. There isn't much explaination as to who she is or what's going on. It's clear that this series is more about the Bishounen then anything else, so if that's what you're into. Name: Evil Or Live / 6.2 Airs: Wednesday Source: Web Manga Genres: Horror Comment: I've seen three episodes of this. It's kind of like Deadman Wonderland but not as good, or if you didn't like that one then this one will simply be no better. The whole point in the anime is to get people to stop spending so much time on the internet, but unless they're trying to use reverse psychology, I fail to see how this could convince anyone to spend more time IRL. Oh well, I expected this to be a dumb series anyways and I have to question why I even bothered with it to begin with. Name: Infini-T Force / 5.5 Airs: Wednesday Source: Original Genres: Superheroes, Action Comment: The concept and story both seem pretty bizarre. The art is pure CGI and looks realistic to boot, which I personally am not a fan of. The action seems decent and I guess is kind of cool, but it's debatable if this series will be good or not beyond that. Name: Konohana Kitan / 7.2 Airs: Wednesday Source: Manga Genres: Slice Of Life, Fantasy, Shoujo-Ai Comment: If you're not a fan of animal people, then this anime may not be your thing. The story is more on the light-hearted side, but is very sweet. The characters are cute and each have their own quirk, but there is a considerable amount of fanservice though, so beware! Name: Osake Wa Fuufu Ni Natte Kara / 6.0 Airs: Wednesday Source: Web Manga Genres: Slice Of Life, Comedy, Romance Comment: It's a series about alcohol and how moe people can be when they're drunk, though I don't drink that much so this doesn't really appeal to me. Each chapter focuses on a different recipe and even includes it at the end so you can make it yourself. Name: Tsukipro The Animation / 6.0 Airs: Wednesday Source: Music Genres: Music Comment: We're introduced to the characters, we're told their occupations beyond idoling and given a little of their insecurities. The story isn't bad, but it's very barebone and needs to improve in regards to pacing. Name: Urahara / 5.0 Airs: Wednesday Source: Web Manga Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance Comment: This series almost convinced me that they knew what they were talking about with fashion. But if there is going to be any anime about fashion this season, then this isn't it, instead they decided to focus on the heroines transforming to fight off a alien race that apparently are all too stupid to have a original thought. But it's clear that this isn't supposed to be a serious show anyways, well at least the relationship between the characters was kind of sweet. Name: Boku No Konojo Ga Majimesugiru Shojo B*tch Na Ken / 5.5 Airs: Thursday Source: Web Manga Genres: Comedy, Romance, Ecchi Comment: It's about a girl who comes onto her boyfriend...who asked her out just five seconds ago, then continues to make inappropiate comments and such. The anime seems to have more fanservice in it then the manga, not to say that that doesn't have a fair amount of fanservice as well. Name: Just Because! / 7.3 Airs: Thursday Source: Original Genres: Drama, Romance Comment: It's tone is more serious, and it's story is mostly character driven. The characters are all likeable, even the best friend which is rare for seinen anime. The art is kirei. Name: Ousama Game The Animation / 6.5 Airs: Thursday Source: Novel Genres: Supernatural, Mystery, Horror, Drama Comment: This show does succeed in being dark-hearted, however, with a concept about a survival game where stay alive only requires preforming a simple task makes me fear this might go down a melodramatic path, assuming that the tasks stay as simple as they are that is. The relationship between the boy and girl is kind of sweet, if they had gone a different direction with the story I think I'd have liked to see more of their romance. Name: Dynamic Chord / 2.0 Airs: Friday Source: Video Game Genres: Music Comment: The series fails to introduce us to both the characters and the world. The directing is horrid and seems like they were trying WAY too hard to be artsy. Half of the first episode consists of music videos, while the rest of the episode is pretty forgettable and only right before the credits does this anime actually give any indication of a plot. Name: Fireball Humorous / par Airs: Friday Source: Original Genres: Science Fiction, Comedy Comment: Disney does seem to have a more anime art-style in their movies nowadays, though they're only the producers. It looks nice and has fluid animation. The jokes are pretty funny and I might go and watch this through as soon as it finishes, since the episodes are very short. Name: Inuyashiki / 7.3 Airs: Friday Source: Manga Genres: Science Fiction, Superhero, Action, Psychological, Drama Comment: The first chapter depicts the loneliness of a man who is not respected by his family, but he seems like a nice guy. It's refreshing to see a male lead who isn't in their teens and it seems like it could go in a good direction. The problem lies with the art, the manga uses photo realism which looks bizarre at times, but the anime shouldn't have this issue. There's also the fact that the main character looks like a old man despite him not even being sixty but that's a bit nit-picky. Name: Kino No Tabi: The Beautiful World - The Animated Series / 7.2 Airs: Friday Source: Novel Genres: Action, Adventure, Slice Of Life Comment: I was planning to watch the original, and then this remake came out of nowhere. I was expecting this to have a subtle tone, but it actually turned out to have some pretty messed up stories that are mainly episodic. The episode can start off light-hearted enough but turn incredibly dark by the end, so if you like that sort of stuff then I highly recommend this series. Name: Onyankopon / 2.0 Airs: Friday Source: H*ll Genres: Torture Comment: Never have I hated the word kawaii so much. The story is about Neko-sama who helps people with their completely mundane problems even though they're clearly capable of handling it themselves but of course he has to forcefully insert himself into the situation. I would say this is a children's anime but that would be a insult...towards children. Name: RoboMasters The Animated Series / par Airs: Friday Source: Original Genres: Action Comment: I'm not sure why it needs to be the animated series, but okay. The best way to describe this series would be to compare it to a video game, it's very much live watching a feed of Major League Gaming or MLG. All of the characters wear glasses to convey that they're smart, even though this is 2017 and we should of moved pass that stereotype. The story will be good, but several characters feel a bit too familiar and will likely develop in ways we've seen done many times before. But you didn't come here for that, you came here to watch robots killing eachother, and there'll be plently of that. Name: Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou / 6.5 Airs: Friday Source: Web Manga Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Slice Of Life Comment: The first chapter doesn't really establish much, so I dropped it initially but I was a bit curious about it, so here I am. There are only cute girls left in the world...so it's your basic slice of life anime, lol. From what I can tell, it seems to be a moe anime set in the apocalypse. Name: Taishou Chicchai-San / 4.0 Airs: Friday Source: Video Game Genres: Historical, Shounen-Ai Comment: The story is interesting with the main character being able to see ghosts, but the chibi thing is a bit unnecessary. The ending also implies boy's love, but at only three minutes a episode it'll be a hundred weeks before they actually get to it. Name: Code:Realize: Sousei No Himegimi / par Airs: Saturday Source: Video Game Genres: Historical, Fantasy, Adventure, Reverse Harem Comment: Of the Bishounen anime this season, this one seems to have the most effort put into the story and I hope they focus on it more then the romance. The characters are ones from other works, like Sherlock Holmes or Arsene Lupin, and Cardia seems like a good character. But to be honest, this series could go either way. Name: Dies Irae / 7.0 Airs: Saturday Source: Video Game Genres: Fantasy, Action, Harem Comment: The plot doesn't get very far in the first episode, but the premise seems promising. Since it's based on a Bishoujo game, a considerable amount of the screen time is dedicated to the heroines. The fanservice in the first episode wasn't too bad, but judging by the cover for the visual novel it will probably raise significantly. Name: Garo: Vanishing Line / 6.0 Airs: Saturday Source: Original Genres: Supernatural, Action Comment: The action scenes in this are shaky and come off as jarring, which is a shame since this show seems to be mainly about the action. I thought we all agreed that Unlimited Blade Works was the way to do fight scenes. It does seem like the plot will become important as the series progresses though. The fanservice was mild, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were to become more prominent in later episodes, but it doesn't seem like they'll sexualize the main heroine so that's good. Name: Housei No Kuni / 7.0 Airs: Saturday Source: Manga Genres: Action, Fantasy Comment: The premise is bizarre, the first chapter didn't establish the story but perhaps it will go somewhere good. A issue I had was that it was difficult to distinguish between the characters. Name: Love Live! Sunshine!! Second Season / 7.2 Airs: Saturday Source: Original Genres: Music, Comedy, Drama Comment: Cute girls doing cute things in cute ways? There certainly is a fair amount of moe, but this series goes a step beyond and actually fleshes out it's characters considerably. And though it may take a few episodes, the second season of Sunshine continues to develop it's characters. Also, the music is good as always. Name: Pingu In The City / par Airs: Saturday Source: Original? Genres: PENGUINS Comment: You won't need subtitles for this series since everyone since everyone talks in gibberish and instead their actions are used to understand a scene. It's not bad for a series for children, but it's stopmotion so I wouldn't really count it as a anime.

I'm glad that you picked this up, I really hope that you like it. I already talked about the first episode in it's thread, so I'll skip to episode 2. At first I thought that Natsume would be my favorite character, the air about her kind of reminded me of Asumi from Twin Spica, so seemed like she would be a dandere however it became clear in this episode that not only was that not the case, but she was actually a yandere. In any case there seems to be something more going on with her, I wonder why she would choose to hang out with Eita and the others while declining offers to do so with her friends? So Eita is my favorite for now, since his personality seems to be more alligned with that of a dandere then Natsume is. Other than that all I have to say is I think Ena is best girl, I kind of like her in the first episode too but I wasn't sure why and disregarded that thought. But I know now that it's because she's so genki. And I want to ship Eitana simply because I like them both. =D Also Doraemon.

Well, it is certainly true that I put this on my to watch list, but ultimately I decided to go with the original manga to ensure I'd get the true ending. But I don't really see this as a problem and instead think it will be more fun to compare the two versions, so I hope no one minds if I discuss the manga here?

I like to have black coffee as I relax before the day starts. But I definitely drink more tea then coffee. My favorites would have to include Matcha Green Tea, it tastes like spinach if only as a faint aftertaste and that's possibly my favorite vegetable. I also like Oolong with a hint of milk. There's also White Tea...it's been a while since I had that one, I'll have to look into getting some more.

In addition, I feel like out of all of them that Rat seems most like a main character, don't you think?

First we're introduced to the main character, then we're introduced to her sister, the best character, who seems like a kind person and just a normal high school girl. Though I'm afraid I didn't initially realize that she is only obsessed with killing animals and that she never killed a human before. She is slowly subjected to mental torture as she slowly loses her sanity because her sister kept making her kill people and messed her up so badly that she killed her friends and even their family's servants. After all of that their family decided to lock her up in a cell and then the main character decides to let her satisfy her desire to kill one last time. D,=> But it is a bit interesting to see the story from the perspective of a villain, though that is short lived as is the main character AND THAT'S WHAT SHE GETS FOR KILLING BEST GIRL and so it seems that each episode will take place from the perspective of a different zodiac member and that could be really interesting as well. Thoughts?

If you haven't seen Love Live before, I would recommend starting with the first series School Idol Project. Although the tone of the franchise is mainly comedic, there are plenty of heartfelt moments and deep character development that really make it a great watch. This is a topic about season 2 of Love Live Sunshine and therefore will contain spoilers for season 1. Now, let's discuss the show. Episode 1:

Desu desu! It works in this particular case because it helps to establish that most of these characters are a friend of the main character's. And besides, I'm postive they'll focus more on individual characters in following episodes. So, who is your favorite character so far?

Oh, as soon as I saw this topic I knew I had to go and watch it. First off, Momoka looks like Mirai from Kyoukai No Kanata. Other than that, it seems like Eita's father is going to turn out to be a terrible person. Initially I didn't like how they jumped from characters constantly, but afterwards it does make sense when you find out that a lot of them know Eita but it's definitely not something I'd like to see continued. Another problem I had was with the flashbacks, I didn't even know it was one until after it was over and I easily see it causing confusion if they continue to handle it like that. I think the problem also lies with how characters tend to look the same in middle school as in high school, a trope that should stop. It kind of reminds me of Myself ; Yourself in the premise of someone coming back to his hometown and reuniting with all his friends, though without the brief somgoekgyo of what life was like before the main character moved away. The characters seem likeable enough but only time will tell if this story will be worth diving into.

I always thought Connect, the song you're talking about, sounded like Day To Story. I even gave Connect the same rating because of that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CU0MKHDPMw

Shoto Todoroki from Boku No Hero Academia. Yeah, he's a pretty cool guy.

I highly recommend QQ Sweeper, if you like dark-hearted stories then do yourself a favor and check this one out.

with Made In Abyss I feel as if they're trying to rush through the different areas as quickly as they can, it seems they're going to try to come up with their own ending. I think I'll switch to the manga for now and see how they differ from eachother.