alright, I'll leave my first impressions on the shows i decided to watch this season, in case someone's interested on them but isnt completely convinced on watching them:
- Gangsta: Whether you're into this type of action/mafia shows or not, I think you'll greatly enjoy this. I'm already loving this, just from the first episode. The city is pretty dark, as expected, filled with prostitution and drug dealing, which are pretty common issues nowadays and is something that you rarely see in anime. Not much has happened so far, other than a proper introduction of the characters and some action scenes. The characters are all very interesting, especially Nicolas (due to a deficiency that I'm not going to spoil here, but that I had never seen portrayed so well in an anime) and Alex. The action scenes are okay, though I expected more from Manglobe. Try watching at least the first few episodes, the writing seems great from just one episode and I guarantee you'll enjoy it.
- Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace: Seems okay so far. I would probably not recommend it unless you're into horror/mystery shows that involve solving murders, such as danganronpa and death note. The setting is pretty interesting, it has some things going for it such as the characters, which have been given decent backgrounds so far, but I can still see it becoming crap. At least it's not going to be as terrible as shows like Pupa, which I had initially expected lol. Speaking of dangaronpa, the studio and people doing this are the same as the ones who adapted danganronpa, so you should expect a similar bizarre mix between comedy/horror and interesting murder cases to solve.
- Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri: HOTD/STRIKE THE BLOOD OPENING Military and Fantasy is a weird mix. A really weird mix. Not much has happened on this first episode, so it's hard to give a recommendation. In fact, rather than episode 1, this seems like the prologue lol. The characters that seem the most interesting haven't even showed up yet and I'm not entirely convinced by that main character either. Also, it seems like the show is trying to be dark or is going to get dark, but at the same time, they keep putting in some slightly lighter/less serious moments so I can't even take the entire thing seriously. I really need to watch at least two or three more to see if it's really worth continuing.
- Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Seneki: ... (to be updated. episode 1 and 2 are both out in some places, but in shitty quality. waiting for it to be on kissanime or something)
- Charlotte: Well, as of now, the protagonist's just an hateful shithead you can't possibly relate to in any way. The other cast is somewhat interesting, though some characters are kind of stereotypical/copies from previous shows (i.e. the imouto and the guy with glasses who provides comic relief in an absurd way). Given this is KEY, I can already predict almost every single possible way the show is going to go from here, meaning it will not be interesting in any way, though I'm still hoping this will surprise me eventually and that it doesn't end up being a shitty melodramatic romcom. TL;DR: don't bother watching this unless you're an angel beats! fanboy who doesn't mind watching stereotypical characters in a predictable romcom full of annoying over-dramatic moments.
- Rokka no Yuusha: This seems really promising (DAT ANIMATION THO) but, sadly, it seems like it's going to be a 12 episode show, which is really disappointing (unless this is just the first season). I really hope they don't rush things, because it has a lot of potential. I also surprisingly like the main character, which says a lot because, usually, these type of cocky protagonists tend to be really hate-able. The only issue I had with it was the soundtrack, which seriously annoys me because it's just typical crap you hear on every fantasy anime or movie, be it the instruments used or the rhythm. In any case, you should definitely give this one a try.
- Gatchaman Crowds Insight: For starters, this is a sequel to Gatchaman Crowds, in case you didn't know, so FIRST GO WATCH THAT don't bother with it unless you've seen the first season. Anyway, I really liked the prequel, so I have high hopes for this. They've already introduced two new characters which I think will eventually get the right development (mainly the albino looking chick) and play a relevant role in the story. Also, Hajime and O.D. are back and they're still providing 90% of the awesomeness, like they were in the first season. The only thing left to find out is what's the show going to try to accomplish this time, since what it did on the first season was way beyond my expectations. Definitely watch this if you liked the first season enough.
- Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai: What on the living fuck even. Every now and then, a comedy show like this airs and most of the times it is produced by J.C. Staff. A comedy that's so bizarre and weird that you've never ever seen something that compares in any way to it. I have a lot of doubts because this type of comedies tend to fail on delivering a good story and ending with the right character development (a good example being watamote) and are therefore not even worth your time. But, at the same time, this had me laughing for a good amount of time with just the first episode. I'm going to stick with this and I'll also recommend that you do, if you have enough free time. I really hope I'm not disappointed by the end because it seems to be pretty promising so far.
I think those are all the ones that started airing this week and that I decided to give a try. Not sure tho, could be missing one or two.
on a different topic, this episode of shokugeki was great as per usual. ive reached a point where i cant help but enjoy every single episode that comes out every week. seeing how the characters deal with irregularities and unexpected twists is so much fucking fun. ALSO FINALLY THEY ENDED IT PROPERLY AND WITHOUT MAKING ME SUFFER WAITING A WHOLE WEEK TO SEE HOW THINGS TURN OUT