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「悪とは何か――弱さから生ずるすべてのものだ。」 (Aku to wa Nani ka? Yowa sa Kara Shouzuru Subete no Mono da.)
“What is Evil? Whatever Springs From Weakness.”
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. A lesson to live by.
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「小学生にドッキリ！」 (Shougakusei ni Dokkiri!)
“Heart Throbbing for Elementary School Kids!”
Heart throbbing for their music. Keep it together, you degenerates.
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「恥ずかしいところを見られてしまいました……」 (Hazukashii Tokoro o Mirarete Shimaimashita…)
“Of All The Embarrassing Things To Be Caught Doing…”
NEW GAME! is back, and nothing’s changed. That’s a good thing.
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「存在と虚無」 (Sonzai to Kyomu)
“Existence and Nothingness”
First episode exposition dump COMMENCE.
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It’s summertime! You know what that means, right? Sun, surf, fizzy drinks on the beach, and a brand new season of anime! (Note: RandomC does not promise readers sun, surf, or fizzy drinks. You’re on your own there.) There are a ton of new adaptations this season, including the high-stakes school gambling drama Kakegurui, an adventure in the mysterious depths of Made in Abyss, a historical grand epic set in fantasy-Ottoman Empire with Shoukoku no Altair, and I’d better stop because I could go on for a while. Of course there’s also Fate/Apocrypha, the next entry in the Fate series and something between a sequel, a spin-off, and an adaptation. We all know we’ll be watching it anyway. Speaking of sequels, they’re uncharacteristically light this season, though we are getting more moe work drama in NEW GAME!!, another season of the over-the-top music/battle series Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ, and the return of old stalwarts like Saiyuuki RELOAD BLAST and Jigoku Shoujo: Yoi no Togi. Originals are in much the same boat, though I’ve got my eye on a few of them, such as the running-and-gunning espionage thriller Princess Principal and the Stan Lee-produced superhero action of The Reflection. In every season there are gems to be found, and it’s our job to suss them out for you. This is Random Curiosity’s Summer 2017 Preview!
06/28: Added Mahoujin Guru Guru to the season preview line-up!
| Legend: | 2 | Takaii | 1 | Guardian Enzo | 1 | Stilts | 0 | Cherrie | 1 | Zephyr |
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| 2 | Passerby | 4 | Pancakes | 2 | Zaiden | 2 | Choya | Not covering |
Now that every show has had a few episodes to make its case—and I’ve had a few extra days to completely forget I was supposed to make this post, whoopsie!—it’s time to tell you what we’ll be blogging this season. This is Random Curiosity’s Spring 2017 blogging schedule.
As always, this is a tentative overview of our plans for the new season . . . is what we used to say, but with multiple episodes under our belts, we’re pretty confident in our picks. Will some of them blow up in our faces? Probably. (Looking at you, Seiren.) But this is what we’re going with.
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「Close Encounter」
Run like the wind! There’s a damsel in distress murderous pretty-boy demon in distress who needs saving!
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「The Miserables」
What’s the chivalrous response when someone’s murdering murderers?
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「傲慢たる堕天使」 (Goumantaru Daten-shi)
“The Proud Fallen Angel”
If you’re going to watch this, you’re gonna want to watch it uncensored. Just sayin’.
This post may be NSFW for most workplaces. Almost all of them, really.
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「Red Dragon」
The changes to the world are interesting. The characters are better than they’re not. It’s not totally there yet, but it has my attention.