July 16, 2015

My anime menu for summer 2015

As I mentioned in my spring 2015 anime menu post, I'm going to make a post for every season about all the new animes that I start to watch :) Most of the series that I'm planning to watch have already started airing, so here we go!

This time there weren't any series that I was familiar with in advance, I chose all of these just based on which animation style and storyline caught my interest. At this point they all seem very promising and I don't think I need to drop any series out this season!

Prison School

Current progress: 1/12

Hahah okay don't even ask :DD I have no idea why I started watching this, to be honest... I just saw the trailer and thought wtf, this sounds so dumb that I want to see it. But there actually seems to be potential in the series, the characters and setting seem funny :) I think it's quite unique as well, haven't ever heard of a similar series and it's refreshing to see something different for chance. The few upcoming episodes will probably tell what will become of this series, but I'm optimistic!

Gangsta

Current progress: 3/12

People often think that I only like cute things, but I'm actually a big fan of action stuff as well! I wanted to watch this series, since I thought it might be similar to Black Lagoon, another series (that I like) with "gangsters" and a lot of action XD They do have some similar elements and before doing some research I could've sworn that the creators of Gangsta had something to do with Black Lagoon as well, but it seems they're not connected at all.

The "story" has focused more on introducing and getting to know the characters so far, so I don't know what direction this series will go to, but I can say for sure that I've loved the three episodes that I've watched!

God Eater

Current progress: 1/13

I'm not familiar with the game this is based on, so the world and characters are brand new to me (I've only bumped into figures of the main female character :D). I'm not that impressed yet and the first episode seemed a bit boring to me, but I'll still watch a few more episodes to see how it goes. Though I have to say that I loved one character, the fierce instructor lady Tsubaki Amamiya who is voiced by Tanaka Atsuko (Bayonetta, Motoko in Ghost in the Shell, Caster in Fate/Stay Night), basically the most gorgeous strong female voice there is ;3; ♥♥ If the series turns out to be boring overall, I might keep watching just because of her lol :'D

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Current progress: 2/??


Snow White with red hair? Sounds interesting enough XD Though the setting looks a bit like a typical clichéd anime love story in progress. I don't have an opinion on the characters yet, somehow they don't really stand out, neither positively nor negatively... I'm not overly excited about the series, but interested enough to keep watching for now :3

The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls 2nd Season

Current progress: 0/12

Well, I've seen the first season and liked it, so naturally I want to see the second season as well XD This type of series are something that I watch mainly for the cute characters and positive attitude, not with any hard expectations. The first episode will be aired on next Saturday and I'm looking forward to it!

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To sum up, I think Prison School and Gangsta are the series I'm most excited about in this bunch!

If you're watching some of these or any other of the summer animes, please do let me know your thoughts on them :)

12 comments:

  1. Prison School on kyllä tämän kauden mielenkiintoisin seurattava XD Itsekin tartuin sarjaan vähän epäluuloisin ottein, mutta ihan viihdyttävää settiä on kyllä ollut tähän asti :'D Toinen sarja, joka kuulosti niin älyttömältä, että se oli pakko tarkastaa oli Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai eli tässä eletään maailmassa, missä kaikki tuhmuudet on kielletty. Ja Japanista onkin tullut yksi maailman korkea moraalisimmista maista... mutta sitten tietysti yksi koulutyttö taistelee järjestelmää vastaan pantsut päässä :') Vaikuttaa ihan seurattavalta tapaukselta näin kahden jakson perusteella :)
    Myös Makura no Danshi eli Tyynypojat omaa suht härön konseptin: 4 minuuttisissa jaksoissa bishiet puhuu sulle höpöjä ennen nukkumaanmenoa... That's it :'--D

    Ganstaa seuraan varmaan loppuun asti kuin myös Shirayuki-himeä. God Eaterin alku ei niin vakuuttanut, mutta pitää sitä nyt vielä muutama jakso seurailla...

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    1. Joo tuo Prison School vaikuttaa ihan mahtavalta XD Ja kuulostaa hauskalle kyllä ton Shimoneta liianpitkänimi Sekain idea! Selkeästi joku Marjatta-alpakan serkku tämä pantsupäinen päähenkilö hahah? X'DD Pitää katsoa jos tsekkaisi tuosta myös ainakin ekan jakson~

      Hahaha tyynypojat XD Kuulostaa yhtä lupaavalle kuin Uta no Prince-saman hahmoista tehdyt herätyskellot, joista kuuluu aina tietyn ukkelin ääni, hahmon luonteeseen sopivin repliikein... Kaikkea ne kyllä keksii :'D

      Voi olla että toi God Eater on ollu liian sellanen in your face sarja jota tulee joka tuutista, että sen suhteen oli vähän korkeat odotukset ehkä ja se tuntui sitten aika tylsältä ja joutui pettymään... Mutta täytyy seurailla vielä muutama jakso tosiaan :)

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  2. I'm really happy that you have these posts. I don't think I have heard of any of these animes so if I can track them down, I will give them a look. Thank you.

    I am actually watching Fate/Stay Night right now. I watched Fate/Zero first and got sucked into the world and characters and started Fate / Stay Night. Am up to Episode 13 and am finding that I really like the anime a lot. I didn't mind Fate/Zero but I found it a bit violent and had a lot of more adult themes with the violence. I'm glad Fate /Stay Night isn't like that. I mean it's still violent to some extent but not in the same atmosphere as Fate/Zero.

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    1. Great if you find these ramblings actually helpful! All of these series are new, just started airing in July, and I don't think any of these have been hyped a lot... So it's no wonder if you haven't heard of them :) Anichart is a handy site for checking which series are currently airing and what is coming up later!

      Ohh I love Fate/Stay Night! ♥ Love to hear you're watching it as well :) I liked Fate/Zero too, but I do agree that it has more violence and is "darker" in a way compared to Fate/Stay Night. The characters and plot are awesome in both, I think!

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  3. I've been reading the Akagami no Shirayuki-hime manga~ and it's really lovely.It's very slow and not very eventful, but the art and design is gorgeous, and the romance slow but cute.~

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    1. I read manga very rarely nowadays, though I really should try to read more :/ Hmm I think they've sped up the events of Shirayuki-hime in the anime version quite a bit, it's only been 2 episodes and I feel like a lot has happened already :D

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  4. Minä en tälle kaudelle napannut katsomislistalle muuta kuin tuon punatukka-Lumikin ja varmaan pitää Cinderella Girlsejä alkaa seuraamaan xD Ei ollut mitään ihan hurjan kiinnostavaa itselle tähän erään, mutta onneksi nyt tuntuu katsottavaa riittävän muutenkin ^_^ Punatukka-Lumikissa häiritsee välillä vähän derppä piirustustyyli ja halvanoloinen animointi mutta annetaan nyt tilaisuus kun tykkään saduista :3

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    1. Joo tälle kaudelle ei Lumikkia ja Cinderella Girlsejä lukuunottamatta tainnut olla mitään Ellu-sarjoja XD Mutta onneksi tosiaan aina voi katsella noita vanhempia, niissä riittääkin katsomista piiitkäksi aikaa! Miusta Lumikissa on ollut ihan kiva animointi, noi nenät tosin välillä näyttää vähän hassuilta XD Mutta ei mitään liian häiritsevää, joskus on ihan kökön animoinnin takia joutunut jättämään sarjan kesken kun ei vaan silmät kestä hahah...

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  5. Prison School on kyllä ihan mahtava!! Odotan vaan ihan mielenkiinnolla meinaaki anime seurata uskollisesti mangan perässä vai jättääkö joitain juttuja pois. XD
    Katottiin God Eaterin eka jakso ja odotin siltä ihan sikana, kun oon niitä pelejäkin vähän pelaillu, mut jotenki se eka jakso oli ihan tuskastuttavan hidas. Täytyy varmaan kuitenki vielä kattoa ainakin seuraava jakso jos siihen sais sitten paremman otteen. Tyyli oli kyl kiva!

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    1. Prison School ei ollut mangankaan puolelta mulle ennestään tuttu, mutta oli pakko vähän kurkata että millainen se on ja tykkäsin kyllä siitäkin XD Innolla ootan tulevia jaksoja tosta!

      Joo saa nähdä miten toi God Eater lähtee tuosta kehittymään! Maailman sun muu vaikuttaa ihan mielenkiintoselle kyllä, että potentiaalia on :) Noita pelejä ois hauska päästä kokeilemaan >3<

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  6. I used to be into darker anime, but now I light more moderate stuff because it can be so heartbreaking!! ;___;

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    1. I like both and try to find a nice balance, so that I won't end up watching too much dark anime at once since it can really be quite depressing ^^;

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