User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Episode 253: Tartaros arc: Silver Memories, Review/@comment-7418318-20151003064555/@comment-4829046-20151003130726

New Noragami OP caught me off-guard: I agree with you, can't put a finger on it. It started off a bit slow, but similar to the first, really picked up and had some beautiful and I mean beautiful scenes. Really hope they make this season with a clear vision for season 3 so that they do the whole "Father" thing with the same amount of thrill as the manga.

And btw Nick, I'm beginning to see your point way back when at the time you wondered how I manage so many manga. It's having its toll. Reading practically more than a hundred series every month also puts you in the way of the anime adaptations and man, I'm just glad whenever the anime stays faithful to the manga; quality of the actual anime comes second. If both source and quality are satisfied, then by golly I rate that one of the best anime of all time regardless of what people may say. I guess it comes with being too engrossed in the industry over in Japan over just being a consumer or critic. In the long run though, it allows you to appreciate a lot more series than you normally would. For instance, I follow some repetitive ecchi-fest series, but surprisingly, during the few moments where those series show the authors' particular talents, I can't help but get engrossed in the moment. It goes to the point of disregarding bad art or even nudity due to the scene being crafted so goddamn well. It also enables you to see the patterns a particular author may use and this can go a long way in judging the series.