User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 427: Pitched Underground Battle, Review and Commentary/@comment-4449950-20150409060645

M'kay, Prime asked me a little while ago if I would do a seasonal anime review on a blog and I said maybe and then some others asked me in chat, so I will XD I kinda forgot the season ended a couple of weeks ago lol I was so busy and am still busy, but I do want to see what you guys think because in my personal opinion most of the anime this season sucked and I only rather enjoyed the carry-overs from the last season .-. I haven't even started looking at this season I'm so busy, so lemme know what you're watching from this season too so I can start to make a list of what to check out when I actually get some time.

But still, let's get into this :)

Best Series: Okay, this was hard because I didn't give out any 10s this season but I gave out three 9s to three series that I adored for completely different reasons. I know you're going to roll your eyes, but after consideration, I have to say...
 * Akatsuki no Yona: Ah, this was amazing. Not only did it follow the manga pretty much word for word, but it kept its pacing all the way to the end, and really showed everyone turning up their noses at the "harem" and "shoujo" tags what a harem shoujo can achieve when IT IS DONE BRILLIANTLY! This is like the new ATLA for me, slow and carefully crafted with amazing characters that grow and change and that you can actually tell value each other. Nothing is forced in this series, nothing is unneeded and you can always understand character motives. The story doesn't rely on throwing everything in your face obviously - it is told through actions and nuance and there is space for you to think for yourself. Nothing is black and white and this is the sort of series I wish we got to see more of. It truly reminds me of the amazing time I had watching ATLA and FMAB, two other series that have similar story telling technique. Now, the reason I decided to put this as first is not because it was necessarily flawless (I would have given it a 10 if so) but because this anime showed how an adaption should be done. It showed how a manga should be taken and brought to the anime media, because really, you can watch the anime and then go straight to the manga and there is no bump or having to look back to see if you missed anything. It is a beautiful adaption that deserves a lot of attention. And, looking at the forums, it seems a lot and a lot of people are going into this expecting some cutesy princess story, but are coming out rushing for the manga after seeing just how awesome this series is. Please watch/read AkaYona. End of bloody story.
 * Honourable Mentions:
 * Shirobako: I never expected to like this anime, let alone love it. I thought it would be boring or that I'd eventually get bored watching it, yet it brought me back every week having fun and wanting more. The characters were all new and fresh and, as an anime fan, I just liked seeing almost a behind the scenes to every anime ever. Character relationships seemed so real (just like AkaYona) and I liked the relationships between these characters more than in freakin' KimiUso, which was meant to be about the damn character relationships but felt over-dramatic and forced. This was a lovely watch, so please, put aside that it's an anime about making anime and give it a shot :)
 * Death Parade: Not surprising really. This was a really neat anime with a cool setting and some very intense themes being thrown around. I was always looking forward to seeing it and each episode brought along a new flavour and a new problem to look at. My only issue was that I felt it fell a little flat in achieving an overall goal or message, rather one that was scrambled and quite under-built, but it was a great watch overall and so nice compared to the bland, repeating drivel being shown throughout the season.

Worst Series:
 * Fairy Tail: Lol, were you expecting this? Probably not XD XD Well, I haven't even watched half of the latest eps (not even Sun Village yet) because I am so sick of this anime. The animation is poor and static and bland, the music is getting repetitive and the filler was shocking to the point of me pretty much dropping the anime. Can't get over how bad it's been lately. Just so bad ( -__-)~
 * Honourable Mentions:
 * Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!: This could have been a funny, awesome and interesting parody poking fun at the magical girl genre, but instead it became just a copy of the genre with guys. I got bored after a while and only pulled through to the end due to extreme boredom and nothing else to do. Don't bother unless you REALLY like old-style magical girl animes and boy love.
 * Parasyte: Do I have to talk about this one? >__> Everyone bloody loves it and I don't see why. In short, it certainly wasn't bad, but it wasn't great in any sense either. Characters only did things to serve the plot or were killed when they became of no use (and their deaths served no purpose). Plot made little sense towards the end with bad guys choosing not to kill the protag and then suddenly come after him later (again, because the plot says). Action scenes were over-hyped and were really just the same panels repeated super fast to simulate fast action - if you want to see a properly choreographed fight from this season, watch bloody Garo episode 18!! Then in the last episodes all of this "humanity is the true parasyte" BS was shoved down our throats pretentiously when the anime never made the parasytes look like good guys either - ALL THEY DID WAS EAT PEOPLE! If you're going to argue that they are actually the good guys or something, then they need to do something good in the damn story! Jeez >__> Cliff-hangers were used in every episode to try and keep viewers engaged, and then didn't even go anywhere (I'm talking "I KNOW WHO YOU ARE! dundundun!" endings and then the next ep starts and the guy goes "actually, I'm mistaken" and the cliffie GOES NOWHERE!) and the last episode made fuck all sense to me. My brother and I are sitting here rolling our eyes as people call this the anime of the year. Lol, rants XD I just think this anime is so overhyped it's not even funny.

Best OP:
 * Death Parade: Omg, this was so great. Catchy song (the full version is even better!!) with nice accompanying animation. Even better, it's a massive troll, making the series look fun and jumpy when it's actually dark and broody. Loved it!! :D
 * Honourable Mentions:
 * Shirobako: Cute opening that made me feel nice X3
 * AkaYona: Arg, tbh the song is one of the best of the season, but it was a huge change after the first OP, making it seem out of place for AkaYona. Still, it's so so so SO damn catchy DX

Best ED: This was again hard because the two best EDs were AMAZING, and I loved them for different reasons again. However, after much, much, MUCH thought:
 * Garo: Arg, what can I say. This song is SO COOL and it's just AWESOME for Garo and the animation of the 3D suits of armour were stunning. I can't describe it well, just go watch it, please!! I picked this as the best, because although the ED in #2 was just as good, at least it got some recognition. Because no one watched Garo this song went completely under the radar, which is truly disappointing :(
 * Honourable Mention:
 * AkaYona: Yep, again, what can I say? This song is STUNNING! It is stunning! The use of it in the anime as an additional insert song was stunning. The lyrics are stunning. The use of traditional instruments is stunning. Akiko's voice is stunning. The animation of the flower in the water is stunning. The character lines are stunning. THIS. ENDING. IS. STUNNING! And unlike the OP it suits the series to a T.

Anyways, I think this is all. Apart from the above mentioned I watched Aldnoah Zero S2. Nothing much to say about it, cause it was meh, but only missed the "Worst Series" cat because I disliked others more. Oh, and I watched Shigatsu, which was good, but waaaaaay too melodramatic. The characters just started to annoy me tbh and I got bored as the story dragged a bit. Still a great and beautifully animated series though! Garo ended up a with a similar score to KimiUso too - it was great, but had some outstanding faults, just like KimiUso. Worth the watch though imo :)

Anyways, from this season I should really continue Fate/Stay Night and I wanna check out Arslan Senki or w/e it's called because some friends who love AkaYona recommended it to me. Any other good series from this season so far??

What were your faves/least faves from the last season?