User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Episode 214: Natsu vs. Leo, Review/@comment-4449950-20141229130430

Welp, another season of anime is over, so as we have been doing this year, I thought I'd post my thoughts about some of the series and see what you guys also liked :D On Misk's blog too because he said to - plus we get no chapter this week(?) so we might as well talk about something XD

Best Series:
 * Akatsuki no Yona: Do.Not.Fight.Me.On.This. You will get NOWHERE! I understand that this is two-cour and it could go downhill if it ends on a non-manga/bad note, but for now AkaYona takes its rightful place on top. I rarely read manga, but I did for this series and I LOVE IT. Seriously... just... arg!! Yes, I will agree that it starts out slow and it can seem slow at times, but when you focus on the characters and interactions there is just so much development and every character has unique personality traits, goals, experience, abilities etc, and they just mix and interact perfectly! Legitimately, maybe I'm biased because of the manga, but even without it there is no series that got me so pumped this season, so AkaYona wins. I cannot recommend it enough... Please, just give it a shot. I know it's shoujo, but with the events of the latest chapter, I myself am questioning that label - literally... there was more gore in the latest chapter than all of FT combined, no joke.
 * Honourable mentions:
 * Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Another two-cour with gorgeous animation that is really moving. The music is stunning omg and the characters are nice and well fleshed out so far. It can be a bit too melodramatic for me at times, but the way it's going I think I'll enjoy it immensely.
 * Garo: I'll talk about this below.

Worst Series:
 * Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji: Just... no. Nothing much to say - this was a fluffy yet surprisingly boring anime about a dunce and her crush on an abusive guy in her class. His cruel treatment of her was allowed throughout the whole anime because... b-b-baka, it's not like he likes her or anything and is just too shy to show it... *scoffs* Seems he has commitment issues because his parents are split? Well boo hoo! Go join the MASS of other people in similar situations who don't treat people like dirt. No interesting characters bar one who barely appears.
 * Honourable mention:
 * Fairy Tail: You're on an FT anime blog so I'm pretty sure you've seen at least one ep of this filler. Need I say more? >__>

Best OP:
 * Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: God, this was a stunning OP. Lovely song (I ADORE IT and now LOVE goose house) and amazing visuals to boot :) Just go watch it if you haven't seen it already. Sorry I can't link it - Youtube's all over it :< ... ... Wait, actually I found one but you'd better watch quick cause I bet it'll disappear any day now. Still, enjoy it... it's just amazing!
 * Honourable mentions:
 * Akatsuki no Yona: I haven't seen any lyric-less OPs that actually work, but this one does. Such a nice piece and nice visuals as well - well, at least in the updated version. The little changes as the series progresses (adding characters and changing images and the like) was also a nice touch.
 * Gugure! Kokkuri-san: Omg... *falls to the ground in tears* This OP is HILARIOUS! So freakin' catchy and the constant talking by the characters is gold. Totally suits the anime to a T! Check it out ;D

Best ED: To be honest nothing much stood out this season. There were ones that I didn't mind, but none that just jumped out and kept me watching. I skipped the EDs of, like, every show :/ Still, if I have to give one...
 * Sora no Method: I like the fluid animation and the song is quite catchy :)
 * Honourable mentions:
 * AkaYona: I like the second half and seeing Hak and Jae-Ha together in front of the ocean made my year XD
 * Psycho-Pass 2: I remember being more impressed with this one than with others...

Now, usually I end here, but fuck that! I need to say some more, so I'm adding two new categories:

Most Underrated Series:
 * Garo: *sighs* I am so disappointed with people. Whilst the fans are off drooling over FSN and over-hyping Parasyte (which I'll get to in a min) here is a really unique anime with a cast of great characters that goes unnoticed. Yes, okay, the art style is a little weird and the plot a little hectic, but it just works! The main character is flawed and makes dumb mistakes, but the characters around him all react properly - like with AkaYona, they all have their own needs and wants... they don't just pander to the main character. A few eps were a little iffy, but overall this is a great series that deserves WAAAAAY more attention than it's getting. Seriously. Plus, I HATE 3D animation in anime with a PASSION, but I adored it here. Omg... first time I have actually looked forward to 3D in a series. They obviously put in a lot of effort. Add that Jellal's VA voices the main and I'm all set to love this. Hopefully the second cour is just as awesome :) Please give it a go~

Most Overrated Series:
 * Parasyte (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu): *sighs again* How is this rank 50 on MAL? I don't get it... at all >__> None of the characters are likeable to me except one (Migi) and the female characters are so poorly written that I roll my eyes every time they're on-screen. Characters float in and out of different personalities depending on what the plot needs (one character literally judges the main every time she sees him because she thinks he's acting "different" and "odd". She insists he's changed and then the ONE TIME he does something super-human in front of her and she has a reason to demand answers she writes the actions off as "adrenaline rush". Really? Fuck me >__>) and are inconsistent. The main character is okay, but nothing he's hyped up to be, making stupid decisions all the time. Plot sways between moving due to characters being OOC or not moving at all, romance is so awkward and not needed and quite frankly I'm kinda over all the fans. Is it a bad series? No, not at all. Some parts are very enjoyable. But, is it worthy of rank 50 on MAL, 10 stars and "Anime of the Year" like everyone seems to think? Fuck NO!

I could legit go on about Parasyte for a week. My bro and I are just shaking our heads at the fandom right now and sadly looking at Garo. And before you say that my bro and I just like the same things, my bro refused to watch AkaYona and Shigatsu past ep 2 because he thought they were "damn boring", so there :P

Anwyays, this will likely be ridiculously long, so I'll leave off here :) What about you guys? Also, what are you looking forward to next season? :3