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At this point in time, the Summer seasonal shows have either wrapped up or are airing their finale this week. So, I wanted to hear your thoughts on shows you watched this season. Shows you liked, disliked, were surprised by, disappointed by? Let those opinions rip!

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  • Unboxious@ani.socialEnglish
    5·
    13 days ago

    Still watching:

    • Dan Da Dan - I haven’t finished this yet because I’m watching with a friend. Anyways, 10/10 anime. They took what might be my least favorite fight in the manga (the music room) and turned it into something spectacular. The manga was already great, but I cannot imagine a better adaptation.
    • Witch Watch - It’s fine. The comedy? Average. The fights? Average. The characters? Average. This one gets a 7.5/10 C grade from me.
    • The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity - What I’ve heard is that this story is generic but well-executed. I’m down for that. What I’ve seen so far seems to match up, though it’s just a tiny bit too “sweet” for my taste. Maybe bordering on saccharine, but I’ve only watched 3 episodes so I’ll give it a chance to further impress me before giving it a score.

    Completed:

    • City the Animation - Maybe Dan Da Dan will do something to change my mind, but this was the anime of the season for me. 10/10 perfect show. I was really happy to have something cheery and well-executed to turn towards with all the darkness in the world these days.
    • Takopi’s Original Sin - This was another great adaptation of a great story. It wasn’t entirely without its flaws though, and it was kind of a hard watch. Still, 9/10 great anime.
    • The Summer Hikaru Died - Not every day we get a horror anime that doesn’t suck, but this one was a lot of fun! Nothing like some doomed yaoi to spice things up! 9/10
    • Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - A neat piece of indie animation. Fun dialogue, was almost always able to make me laugh. 8/10
    • Clevatess - It’s rare that we get a cool fantasy thing that has actual effort put into its worldbuilding. I enjoyed this one; 8/10.
    • bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood - When Gigguk announced he was making this, all I could say was “of course it’s a fucking isekai”. TBF, it was better than at least 95% of isekai which makes it a slightly above average anime. 8/10

    Dropped:

    • Turkey! Time to Strike - The characters and story were all kinda boring. I didn’t find myself looking forward to watching it, so I stopped watching it. 7/10
    • Nyaight of the Living Cat - I only watched 1 episode of this. The jokes were mostly funny and the voice acting seemed decent but it was barely animated. 6/10

    Overall I had a good time. Looks like next season will be a bit more relaxed, so I look forward to catching up on some older stuff instead.

    • wjs018@piefed.socialMEnglish
      1·
      13 days ago

      I was really happy to have something cheery and well-executed to turn towards with all the darkness in the world these days.

      This is exactly what I wanted out of City and it delivered completely. I often will turn on an episode or two of Nichijou when I feel like shutting off the world a bit. I foresee myself doing the same with City in the future now as well. This was also my AOTS.