#do you guys like this concept. earl as one of those fucked up little dogs cracks me up so bad

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Earl’s Anime Roundup

Yes folks, it’s that time of the week again! This one’s gonna be a bit wordier since there were more different series I watched this week, but as always you can read more after the break.

So! Lots of new stuff this week, plus some updates to previous entries. Here we go! As usual, there will be spoilers, so if you want to watch any of these and haven’t, I suggest you skip the show’s entry for now.

Eromanga Sensei: This show. THIS FUCKING SHOW. I convinced Jess to watch the first episode with me and now it appears that we’re going to watch the rest of it (well, what’s out currently anyway, which is up to episode 7). I started off not liking it, and then I really liked it, and now I’m not so sure anymore. The animation and art style and overall cute tone of the series are still there, happily. However, the relationship between Masamune and Sagiri is going in the exact direction that everyone predicted and that I hoped wouldn’t be the case. It’s glaringly obvious that they both have a crush on each other (and for various reasons they’re not able to admit this yet). I feel both betrayed and stupid at the same time; there were so many things in the early episodes that were like “oh that could be taken a number of ways that don’t involve pseudo-incest” but now watching them again it’s like “ugh yeah, never mind, it’s like that, I was a fool for seeing it through rose-coloured glasses.” I’m still gonna finish the series, but I don’t think I’m gonna like where it’s going. Oh, and also, Muramasa is SO FUCKING ANNOYING GOD I HATE HER SO MUCH. The first scene of episode 7 where she was talking shit at Masamune, I was just like, man, I’m glad I’m not you, because I would definitely have gotten in trouble for backhanding that smart little bitch mouth of hers so hard that she would have hit the wall. And then near the end of the episode she has the nerve to say she’s in love with Masamune? Like, go fuck yourself.

As you can see I have strong feelings about anime characters.

Akiba’s Trip: I mostly started watching this because I enjoy the game (which is technically a sequel??) and I wanted to see if the anime was just as fun. It... isn’t, not really. It’s the same basic premise (good guys beat up bad guys and rip their clothes off to finish them), but the characters so far aren’t as likeable as the ones in the game. (They’re all different characters, just to be clear.) I’ve only seen the first 2 episodes so far, and I’ll probably watch the whole thing eventually, but I’m putting this one on the back burner for now.

Amanchu!: This is a show that I saw hyped up quite a bit on tumblr, and I’ve meant to watch it for quite a while. I’ve only seen the first episode so far and it was pretty underwhelming to be honest. The artwork is really pretty when it wants to be, but a lot of the time it’s purposely sloppy (and it’s actually kind of annoying when Pikari turns into a literal muppet, which appears to happen all the time). It’s kind of jarring, really. I’m sure it’s one of those shows that gets better the more you watch it, but right now I don’t have any real desire to continue it. I will one day, probably, but there are other shows I’d rather watch for now.

Love Tyrant: Okay this one is growing on me a lot. I think I’m kind of in love with Seiji despite myself. He’s such a good guy! Everyone else treats him like crap and he doesn’t deserve it. Anyway this one’s still as goofy as it ever was, but there’s a lot more of the dark backstory coming out now and it’s getting super interesting. I actually find myself hating Shikimi less and less, which is surprising. Or maybe not? Anyway, this one’s a keeper. I’m surprised Jess is getting into it, too - I didn’t think she would! Yay! ^_^

Bungo Stray Dogs: Whew, this series. This seems pretty out of place on this list that is otherwise full of goofy comedies and cutesy fluff, but I really enjoy this series. The basic concept (a bunch of people with special powers organize themselves into various factions and fight against each other) is certainly nothing new, but it’s really well-executed with this show. The characters are immensely interesting and likeable, the story has seventeen million layers that all somehow connect, and the animation is excellent (even the scary/creepy/gory parts look so good). I haven’t watched many thrillers lately so this is a refreshing change. I don’t even know what genre to put this in - fantasy? Psychological horror? Action comedy? It’s hard to classify. Like, there’s magic powers and guns and the Mafia and bureaucracy and capitalism and there’s just SO MUCH going on here.

Please tell me! Galko-chan: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Well, completely different from the series right above. This is an odd one - a collection of short (like around 8 minutes) episodes about the daily school life of the titular character and her friends. Most of this show seems to be focused around Galko’s classmates (mostly Otako but some of the boys too) asking her things or saying things to her, and her reacting to them or otherwise telling/showing them about whatever. These characters are NOT bashful at all about discussing stuff like boobs and periods and sex and pooping (not all at once of course) and it’s just... I dunno. Galko is adorable and I wanna be friends with her, but like... this show is just so weird. It’s a show about nothing. It’s just a bunch of high school kids talking about stuff. Why is it so damned compelling?

Anyway, that’s all for this week! Stay tuned for next week’s episode when I will undoubtedly... talk more about these same shows. Yay.

(Also if anyone enjoys these little ramblings I do and wants me to write something longer about any of these series, like a review or anything else, please tell me! (LOL PUN DIDJA SEE THAT ONE) I feel like some of these shows deserve a longer write-up but I lack the motivation to really write anything other than this... but if someone asked, I definitely would.)