In what will be a running gag, I’m posting this retroactively as if I had composed it when it was timely.
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka II #
I was a fan of the first season – great character designs, actual character development, and I personally enjoyed the sound design a great deal. This second season felt like a good continuation of the world building but the first arc felt rushed with the epic conclusion resolving in a single episode.
I hope there is a third season, but if we ever get it will be a while as I believe they are up to the same point in the source material.
Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? #
If you ever wanted to craft an anime to see if you could influence a demographic, Dumbell is your test case. I’m not sure how much it sticks, but I definitely felt pressured to get off my butt and exercise.
The emergence of Ai Fairouz’s with her performance as Hibiki Sakura was a notable highlight and I can’t wait for more roles to come her way in the future.
Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo: “Rail Zeppelin” Grace note #
First off, the animation by Troyca was excellent, and was perhaps the main reason I finished this show. Waver is a phenomenal character, so this should have been a no brainer hit, but the lack of a cohesive narrative and too many information dialog dumps resulted in just a meh show.
A real missed opportunity in my opinion.
Cop Craft #
I rather enjoyed this show despite it’s obvious shoestring budget. There is an obvious low point around episode 3/4 but it does seem to recover a bit and at least let me enjoy the rest of the story without distraction.
Joshikousei no Mudazukai #
OP of the season for me. Loved the comedic interplay between the characters and the level of overall hijinx kept me throughly entertained week to week.
BEM #
Enough there for me to finish it, but overall fairly lackluster. Definitely skippable.
Machikado Mazoku #
Solid moe comedy with incredibly meme-able screencaps.