Fate/Grand Order -First Order-
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「Fate/Grand Order -First Order-」
Ah, the cash cow just keeps on giving.
Winter 2017 Preview!
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Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the anime is so delightful. Or hopefully it is, which is what we’re here to find out. This season features some strong sequels, including the long-awaited return of the exorcist battle anime Ao no Exorcist, another hilarious adventure with the dysfunctional goofballs of Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!, a new generation in Yowamushi Pedal, and a second season of the universally lauded Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu. Not to be outdone, there are new adaptations of several promising properties, including the cop/spy/bureaucratic drama ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka, the Seo Kouji 100% certified ragefest adaptation of Fuuka, the classic salesman-transformed-into-magic-loli war story (haven’t we seen that a million times) Youjo Senki, and a period property you’re probably unfamiliar with, but which Japan has been gobbling up for years in Onihei. There are only a few originals airing this season, but standing tall among them are the first full season (finally!) of Little Witch Academia and the spiritual successor (hopefully) to Amagami SS in Seiren. There’s more where those came from, so let’s get on with it so you can figure out what to watch. This is Random Curiosity’s Winter 2017 Preview!
Fall 2016 Schedule
| Legend: | 2 | Takaii | 2 | Guardian Enzo | 0 | Stilts | 1 | Cherrie | ||
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| 0 | Zephyr | 2 | Passerby | 3 | Samu | 3 | Pancakes | Not covering |
Now that every show has aired several episodes—and then a couple more, while I took my sweet time putting the post together—it’s time to tell you what we’ll be blogging this season. This is Random Curiosity’s Fall 2016 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. But this is what we’re going with.
Fune wo Amu – 01
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「茫洋」 (Bouyou)
“Vastness”
Written as: Extensive Ocean — like the dream-conjured sea waves of a hundred thousand words suffocating an unsuccessful salesman’s comprehension of language.
Girlish Number – 01
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「やさぐれ千歳と腐った業界」 (Yasagure Chitose to Kusatta Gyoukai)
“The Apathetic Chitose and the Rotten Industry”
Girlish Number is the bleak, cynical version of SHIROBAKO. It’s an anime about an aspiring seiyuu that shits on light novel adaptations, pokes fun at otaku, and reminds us how messed up this industry is. I never expected to be one of the more thought-provoking shows this season.
Long Riders! – 01
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「小さな奇跡」 (Chisana Kiseki)
“A Small Miracle”
More slice of slice than sports anime – like Yama no Susume and Bakuon!! had a college-aged baby.
Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari – 01
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「ぶっかけうどん」 (Bukkake udon)
“Bukkake Udon”
It’s the one Seinfeldism I find most indispensable for blogging: “It’s so nice when it happens good.”
Watashi ga Motete Dousunda – 01
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「できるかな？リアル乙女ゲー」 (Dekiru ka na? Riaru Otome ge)
“Can She Do It? A Real Life Otome Game”
Whether fujoshi or not, there’s a lot here for anime fans to collectively giggle over.
ClassicaLoid – 01
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「ベトとモツと音羽館」 (Beto to Motsu to Otowakan)
“‘Beethes and Motes and Otowakan”
…The hell?
3-gatsu no Lion – 01
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「桐山零 / 河沿いの町」 (Kiriyama Rei / Kawazoi no Machi)
“Kiriyama Rei / The Town Along the River”
It’s hard to resist poking fun at Shinbou now and then, but even I have to admit that sometimes he just makes it work.