User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 427: Pitched Underground Battle, Review and Commentary/@comment-4449950-20150409060645/@comment-4829046-20150409182129

Lol I was wondering why the seasonal anime review didn't show up and was constantly checking to see whether it popped up. :P It makes perfect sense to forget though. I felt the final series to end dragged it on. I didn't have time to watch them all properly due to having no time, but skimming allows you to catch all the necessary points and I did watch the important bits, especially the endings. I have nothing to really add to what was said but, here's a short bit on each I viewed simply cause some were really uber shit-

1. Akatsuki No Yona - Hands down this is an all time fav. IT WAS SO DAMN GOOD. It made me realize my obsession with the whole historical adventure shoujo concept. I'm awaiting Akagami no Shirayukihime anime adaptation which will fill the spiritual void of Yona anime. *^*

2. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - I was rather conflicted tbh. You see, I was reading the manga while the anime was still starting and I already knew people's complaints and since it was a 'panel by panel' adaptation, I knew how it would end. I loved the manga and love the anime even more. It maybe melodramatic, and had some really annoying teenage angst, but at the end of the day, it is what a slice-of-life fiction is. A proud salute to the end of another great music series.

3. Nanatsu no Taizai - What to say.... As an anime, it was simply stunning. Great music, animation, art and VA. BUT, as an adaptation of nearly 100 freaking chapters!, it should have been better. Granted, they did the best they could(unlike Tokyo Ghoul which I will get to in a minute) but still, the manga story was so well paced and showed some really interesting bits of lore and world-building that is essential in a fantasy series of this scale. A great watch, but manga is the way to go. I reread the whole manga after finishing the anime. XD

4. Tokyo Ghoul rootA - *sigh* I really don't want to say anything bad about since the ending was so artistic and creative, but I've gotta say that it did not meet expectation. I came to the conclusion that it is one of the few series in my list where I will buy both the manga and the anime and treat them as completely different medium. It's costly, but I want to show my appreciation.

5. Assassination Classroom - Superb. Yeah, I know it should have been better, but honestly I expected it to be worse. I'd say that despite certain small changes from the manga due to time issue, it is a pretty good adaptation and the art is a very nice device. Can't give an overall thing though cause it is still halfway, but judging from episode count, they won't have annoying additions. Here's hoping.

6. Death Parade - As commonly agreed, one truly great series. I am ever thankful for the fact that 'Death Billiards' was well-received and allowed this series to happen. The characterization, tone and everything was superb and it's themes were so well done.

7. Kamisama Hajimemashite S2 - Words cannot describe my disappointment, but meh, I suppose to an anime-only fan, it was still a great watch because let's face it, it's a series moved by characters and characters alone. It was still a very heartfelt season though. Can't say it was an atrocity, just that it could have been better.

8. Absolute Duo - I really don't want to say anything. >_> It had it's moments, but overall was just sad. That mechasuit dude(purposely not using his name) just became an irritation rather than an actual villain. You call that a villain? That's like Team Rocket, only dumber. Still, the ending.... Y? Y is the ending so tender? You got me there, you got me you buggers.... Damn. Still wouldn't recommend it to anyone ever.

9. Seiken Tsukai no World Break - HAHAHAHAHAHA no. Points are given for being unique in various areas alright, and the animation and art were pretty decent for the most part. Characters did get repetitive after a while, but meh, it's harem. I won't say it is terrible, but unless you really like the Magical Academy + World Power struggle concepts mixed in with reincarnation, I think you might get tired of it. Still not as bad as some others. <_<

10. Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha - I'm gonna be frank on this. Story = Just an excuse to get around the hentai wall. Art = decent enough but hope the BD fixes it. Animation = OMG Hope the BD fixes it. Adaptation = Could have been better but perfectly fine given the type of series it is. Music = Kinda catchy. I still don't get how IT IS GETTING A SECOND SEASON SO SOON. Y? That makes no sense. And what do they have to adapt? It's mostly orgasm-central after this, with minimal plot. I really don't get you sometimes Japan.

11. Saenai Kanojo - People have been very disappointed with it, but tbh, I got everything I bargained for. Wouldn't really recommend it for the story, but it's still an interesting anime. Could always just try the various manga(with various routes) though, saves time.

12. Garo The Animation - Pretty epic. I'm planning on watching it properly after exams but the pacing and structuring was so good. It felt like Shingeki no Bahamut was a test-run with cliche and Garo was the actual series with all the really neat stuff. Might just be me though, but they had similarities.

13. Parasyte the Maxim- As mentioned, it wasn't that great, but I take it in the perspective of it being an adaptation of an ancient manga. In which case, it did pretty well for itself. Definitely not one of my top though.

14. Aldnoah Zero S2 - That ending.... why oh why.... But meh, I was in it for other aspects, not really for story satisfaction. :/

15. Durarara!!×2 Shō - I honestly found it funny how the fanbase changed tone with it. It started off with some hype but then came piling down and crashing. How do you even do that with such a series? Then again, you have numerous manga to fill in the gaps so....

16. Dog Days S3 - As a die-hard fan of the previous seasons, this one's complete change was something else. Not really what I was expecting, so you could say I was confused, especially with the reduction in fanservice, and the romance is still in progress which is a bummer, but meh, at least it's 'trying' to go somewhere right? Hahah....ha.... >_> I think bottom line is 'Not what I expected but still fun'

17. Log Horizon 2 - I was eagerly anticipating this and man did it deliver. Sure it had its ups and downs, but there was so much up for me. Finally got deeper characterization that really hit home instead of always highlighting the action-adventure. A splendid balance. Only gripe I have is the OP since it has pretty much lasted near 50 episodes with only one major change but tbh it is really catchy at any time. Speaking of unchanging OP....

18. World Trigger - I am honestly scared for this. So far it has adapted the manga extremely well considering that they have to maintain budget for 25 more episodes, but that's the thing, this current arc is pretty big, but it will only cover certain number of episodes, so what about the remainder? It's just a waiting game to see which arc becomes the ending point. I pray that there is no filler.

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99999. Isuca - Wait, people actually watched this? O_o Huh? In my case I was just randomly skimming it to see the general gist of the anime-only parts(which turned out to be the whole f**king season) It was terrible, it was beyond terrible, terrible is a compliment. The manga was annoyingly cheesy as f**k alright, but at least I felt some genuine connection to the progression and characters. The anime just f**ks it up and f**ks it's own universe while it's at it. Who the f**k thought this was a great idea? And have a censored version? What the f**k? Why would anyone care? The homunculus Isuca was just redundant. In the manga she was just there as a shifty antagonist that appeared once or twice without really doing much, but the anime was like 'Bitch, there is no plot unless I keep reappearing as your villain' Seriously, it made it hard to stomach any writing they gave her. Honestly, how does a crappy series, get an anime so pathetic that it even makes the manga look like a masterpiece? I honestly don't know whether to place it as my all-time worst adaptation next to KimiMachi or not because at least KimiMachi anime had other things going for it.

That aside, the upcoming season has sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many series based off of excellent manga(Owari no Seraph, Denpa Kyoushi, Ore Monogatari, Shokugeki no Soma, Arslan Senki, Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo) or other media, where overall the arcs to be animated were brilliant in the original, but obviously this doesn't mean the anime will be as good. Judging from first episode reactions of people, only half seem to be positive among the original's fans but still too early to tell. All I know is that DxD BorN will be a crapfest :P Sadly I will be unable to actually watch them till after exams. ( _ _)