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Enjoy this apple. Or else.
Somehow, Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta (The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses) is my top show this season. I say "somehow," but I know why: It's because the girl Potato-kun likes squints when she doesn't have her glasses (which is often), and it makes her look angry as fuck all the time. This is a dumb gimmick, but I love it. The juxtaposition between her appearance and her demeanor is so good. More surprisingly, outside of the trailer and first episode that made everyone (including me) assume GoHands was going to commit anime crimes all season long, the visuals have been fine. If anything, I'm sort of disappointed it looks as normal as it does. Maybe Sukimega would be a bottom-tier show during most quarters, but you go to Seasonal Anime War with the shows you have, not the shows you wish you had.

Carcinization.
Hirogaru Sky! Precure is only sort of average as far as Pretty Cure seasons go, but it's such a step up from Delicious Party♡Precure that it seems wonderful in comparison. God, they really fucked that one up. Anyway, Hirogaru Sky! has made notable changes to the existing Pretty Cure formula. It has a "blue" lead instead of a "pink" one, it has an adult Cure, and it has the franchise's first male Cure. Nevertheless, despite these departures, the series as a whole seems really...normal.

Not even bothering to make a magic umbrella.
Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou II (The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants Season 2) re-started after a mid-season interruption that forced a delay for the remaining episodes of the cours. It's a lot of magic bullshit, none of which seems as interesting to me as the first season's Misha and Sasha content, but I haven't gotten tired of the constant ass pulls yet.

Dia still sucks, though.
Genjitsu no Yohane: SUNSHINE in the MIRROR (YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-) needs more music. And where the Hell is SAINT SNOW? C'mon. I mostly like what it's doing anyway. It's had a few twists that are sort of interesting. I'm not sure I'm entirely on board with what the series has planned for what I presume will be a big finish, but I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. The Yohane focus has rehabilitated my opinion of Love Live! Sunshine!! to some degree, but I still think Nijigasaki and Superstar are superior installments overall.
Posted in Genjitsu no Yohane: SUNSHINE in the MIRROR, Hirogaru Sky! Precure, Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha, Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta, Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon | Tags: Dropped Shows, GoHands, Hair, Idols, Romance, Season Summary, Sequels, Summer 2023, Superlovely Character Designs, Winter 2023 | Permanent Link

This cat is so chill.
Just a few months ago, I noted I followed an unusually large (for me) number of shows. This time around, I tried following too many shows and ended up DNFing on shows I wanted to follow but didn't get around to finishing even though I never officially dropped them. Apart from that, there were no major deviations from my expectations addressed during my initial impressions.
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Posted in Broken Blade, Detective Conan, GIRLS und PANZER, Hitsugi no Chaika, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo, Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to, Mushishi, Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster-, Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin, Season Summary, selector infected WIXOSS, Tonari no Seki-kun | Tags: AYAKO DOCTRINE, Detectives, Dropped Shows, Girl of the Year, Girl of the Year 2014, J.C. Staff, Mahou Shoujo, Movies and OVAs, Season Conclusion, Season Summary | Permanent Link

Hachiken's actually about to have his mom's home cooking for the first time in ages.
I feel as if I watched too many shows last season. However, there also isn't anything that I regret not dropping. Does that mean the winter 2014 season was particularly good or does it mean I'm not making very good use of my spare time? Maybe it's both. There were quite a few good shows, or at least okay shows with lots of good moments.
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Posted in BEST GIRL, Detective Conan, Dokidoki! Precure, Gin no Saji, Golden Time, HappinessCharge Precure!, KILL la KILL, Meta, No-Rin, Nobunaga the Fool, Nobunagun, Robot Girls Z, Season Summary, Seitokai Yakuindomo, Space☆Dandy, Tonari no Seki-kun, Wake Up, Girls!, Witch Craft Works | Tags: ass shot, Bend Her Over a Kotatsu, Detectives, Dropped Shows, Fan Service, Giant Robots, Hanakana Distortion Field, Idols, Kayano Ai, Mahou Shoujo, Miyuki Sawashiro, Romance, Season Conclusion, Season Summary, Sequels, Spoilers, Studio Trigger, Winter 2014 | Permanent Link

Pilder fucking on!
I should probably put together a season introduction for Winter 2014, considering that half of it has already passed. At this time, I'm still following 14 15 of the shows currently airing this cour (Jesus Christ, fourteen FIFTEEN?), and may add Gundam Build Fighters if I ever get around to starting it. I present the following shows in order of their precedence on the chart at the time I started writing this sucker, but you shouldn't put too much weight on their positions or particular ratings because this ain't anime titration, you know.
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Posted in Detective Conan, Dokidoki! Precure, Gin no Saji, Golden Time, HappinessCharge Precure!, KILL la KILL, No-Rin, Nobunaga the Fool, Nobunagun, Noragami, Robot Girls Z, Seitokai Yakuindomo, Space☆Dandy, Tonari no Seki-kun, Wake Up, Girls!, Witch Craft Works | Tags: AYAKO DOCTRINE, Giant Robots, Hanakana Distortion Field, Idols, J.C. Staff, Kayano Ai, Mahou Shoujo, Mamikore, Season Introduction, Season Summary, Seiyuu, Spoilers, Studio Trigger, Winter 2014 | Permanent Link
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