#if no one picks it up by the time I finish with maou gakuin

[fzzr]

Winter 2023 Anime Wrapup

Original post:

New Stuff:

Benriya Saitou-san, Isekai ni Iku (Handyman Saitou in Another World) - This turned out to have way more plot than expected. There was a lot going on, and it managed to explore a surprising variety of themes and relationships. A very strong 8/10.

Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi (The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague) - It's Wotakoi meets Interviews with Monster Girls. Yep, perfect cupcakes the characters were indeed. This is possibly getting a dedicated post. 8/10

Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken (The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten) - For such an obvious wish fulfillment show, I found a surprising amount to like. Another one getting a post to itself. 8/10 easy.

Revenger - This could have gone too far down the path of dark and edgy, but it showed restraint and managed to get the balance just right. Still, budget issues and writing copouts made it less than fully satisfying. 7/10

Rougo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-manmai no Kinka wo Tamemasu (Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement) - This was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while, with no brakes to be found. 8/10

Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei (The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady) - This didn't do as well as I hoped. The plot fell short, with a few too many asspulls and less than ideal pacing. Waste of a concept, even if they're brave on some points of execution. 7/10

Tsundere Akuyaku Reijou Liselotte to Jikkyou no Endou-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san (Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte) - This managed to be just the right amount of wacky. The pacing wasn't perfect and the quality had a few dips, but the Villainess genre is still going and this oddball take on it was a good time. 8/10

Carryovers:

Boku no Hero Academia 6th Season - This was an excellent return to form for the series and I'm finally back to looking forward to where it goes next. 8/10

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! (The Eminence in Shadow) - I made a whole post about how great it is. 9/10

Urusei Yatsura (2022) - I fully understand why this set the stage for decades of romantic comedy. Just an all around good time. 8/10

Isekai Ojisan (Uncle from Another World) - finally finished from Summer 2022 after multiple COVID-related delays. I feel like it could have done more, but what it did was still quite good. Give me more elf in real world content thanks, the one scene was way too much of a tease. 8/10

Delayed:

Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. 2 (BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2) - Delayed. No rating.

Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou II (The Misfit of Demon King Academy II) - Delayed. No rating.

Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai (Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible) - The first bulli show I'm been able to get in to. I picked it up after I made the original what I'm watching list, but then it got delayed. No rating.

Dropped:

Ars no Kyojuu (Giant Beasts of Ars) - Sadly this fell off pretty quickly. The pacing was rather poor but momentum from the start and a few moments of light kept me going through most of the season. In the end it wasn't worth it. Dropped at episode 10/12.

Ningen Fushin no Boukensha-tachi ga Sekai wo Sukuu you desu (Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World) - This suffered from serious quality issues, but ultimately the reason I dropped it was the incoherent setting. It has the fantasy action baseline (adventurer guilds, dungeons, etc.) an ancient high tech civilization capable of producing fully sapient AI weapons, and normal real world stuff like idols and casinos. The almost interesting story just couldn't overcome all that. Dropped at episode 7/12.

Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! (Tomo-chan Is a Girl!) - Saddest fall from grace since Tokyo 24-ku. After hinting at having progress and being generally a good if slow time, it turned back into episodic glop. Additionally one (female) character crossed the line from "trying to encourage the guy to recognize his feelings" to "that's sexual assault actually". I'm going to go ahead and say that's too far for me to keep watching her hang out with everyone. Dropped at episode 10/13.

[kimamanitranslatesnovels]

Started translation again, this time with manga scanlation - regular isekai time travel rather than otome isekai, but I thought the manga was fun and I was sad it was dropped.

Once I catch up with the raws with this one, I’m thinking of picking up an otome isekai again though~