This season is massive! Seriously, do you know when the last time was that I ended up listing 49 or more series during my monthly summaries? October 2006. And back then I didn’t watch raws yet, and I included series from past seasons that hadn’t finished yet, along with a bunch of really old series. This season definitely is something special in terms of all of the series that have come out that are trying something interestingand trying to stand out.
Does that mean that we’ve got one of the best seasons ever? Well, no. There is a lot of mediocrity in this season, not to mention there are too many series of only 13 episodes for it to be really able to rival the major seasons like Spring 2006, Spring 2007 and Autumn 2008. I made the mistake in the past of announcing a season as awesome right at the start (did that to both Summer and Autumn 2011), so I’m not going to do that until this season is finished. But damn: things look good here.
#49 (new) – Sengoku Collection – (2,25/10) – Oda Nobunaga… what have they done to you? Dropped.
#48 (new) – Naruto SD – (2,75/10) – The forced attempts at comedy were horrible to watch. Dropped.
#47 (new) – Pretty Rythm – (3/10) – Even for a kids’ show, this one was bad. It was nothing but one girl whine over and over and over and she would just never shut up. Do kids really enjoy watching those kinds of characters?
#46 (new) – Queens Blade – (3/10) – Completely retarded. Also, boobs. Dropped.
#45 (23) – Hiiro no Kakera – (4,5/10) – I tried giving this a second chance, but bailed out immediately. This is an incredibly generic bishie show that is badly acted and has absolutely nothing that stands out whatsoever. Dropped
#44 (new) – Upotte – (5/10) – Wow. That first episode’s only sense of humour came from having random innuendo jokes about guns. Xebec, I really see that you’ve exerted yourself on this one… Dropped.
#43 (new) – Ginga he Kickoff – (5,75/10) – Very annoying lead character. Dropped.
#42 (new) – Recorder to Randsell – (6,25/10) – The gimmick of this series has worn off for me. It’s nice and all for one episode, but two entire seasons of this. It needs to try harder for me. Having “being a cute premise” as the only redeemable factor is not enough for me to keep watching. Dropped.
#41 (new) – Haiyore Nyaruko-San – (6,4/10) – This show also is a gimmick that’s a bit fun for just one episode, but not much more. Yeah, she is an insult to the works of Lovecraft, let’s have a laugh and then drop this to move on. Dropped.
#40 (20) – Ozuma – (6,6/10) – So in the end, what did Ozuma really do? This month brought in some of the background of this series, but that’s what it was: just background that that one girl read as from a script. It made no impact on the rest of the show whatsoever and could have been omitted without changing anything else about the show.
#39 (new) – Yurumates – (6,9/10) – 2 minutes of random college antics. It didn’t capture my interest. Dropped.
#38 (new) – Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? – (7/10) – I gave up on this show when it tried to recycle its gimmicks from the first season.
#37 (new) – Tasogare Otome X Amnesia – (7/10) – The guys over at Silver Link really need to learn about how to get characters to act properly. This is their umpth show of theirs that might have been interesting, if only it wasn’t so badly acted. Especially the female sidekick who can’t see ghosts was a pain to watch. I’d almost say: drop all the visual effects, and focus on your basics and priorities. Dropped.
#36 (new) – Gon – (7/10) – Another gimmick show: it’s fun to watch for one episode, but after that it dies off. Dropped.
#35 (new) – Accel World – (7,1/10) – Interesting premise, but the execution leaves things to be desired. Annoying main character who doesn’t belong in this series, Wastes too much time with boring exposition, has no interesting characters whatsoever. I see no potential for this one in the long run, unfortunately.
#34 (new) – Acchi Kocchi – (7,25/10) – Acchi Kocchi is… just there, I guess. It’s just a bunch of high schoolers doing random stuff with its annoying and cute moments. I could find nothing that really stood out or made it more than just random fluff, though. Dropped
#33 (new) – Folktales from Japan – (7,4/10) – Random Folk Tales. They were interesting from a cultural point of view, even though they really played on what a bitch Karma tends to be. It’s not interesting enough to continue watching, though. Dropped.
#32 (new) – Jewel Pet – (7,4/10) – Getting the director of Milky Holmes and Lilpri to do Jewel Pet. Whoever found that kind of madness a good idea? The result was a bizarre first episode that was funny as a gimmick, but unsustainable in the long run. Dropped
#31 (new) – Kuromajo-San ga Tooru – (7,5/10) – Cute, but not cute enough for me to spend my time on. Needs to try harder. Dropped
#30 (new) – Shining Hearts – Shiawase no Pan – (7,5/10) – I don’t care if you’ve got an interesting story. If you don’t try to show this off, then how am I supposed to know? This series really needs more ambition. Try to stand out like a lot of the other shows are trying to do, for god’s sake. Dropped.
#29 (new) – Saki Episode of Side A – (7,5/10) – The problem with Saki is that its characters are quite charming, but its mahjong is an insult. With the first two episodes, I saw no hints that this time it’ll be different, so I’m bailing out while I still can. Dropped.
#28 (new) – Arashi no Yoru ni – (7,6/10) – In the end, this series suffers from too much competition. I had to cut out some series, and I have already seen this story and it is overacted.
#27 (17) – Smile Precure – (7,75/10) – In the end I dropped this series. It’s a nice show and all, but this season has way too much competition.
#26 (new) – Kuroko no Basuke – (7,75/10) – This had some fun first episodes, but I see no future in this series as a shounen jump adaptation. There is no potential for the characters to improve, it probably will drag on with random opponents that also have shounen-like powers. I feel like I’ve seen all that’s good about this series in just the first episode. Dropped.
#25 (new) – Medaka Box – (7,75/10) – I can see potential in this series. The writing shows that it knows what it’s doing, but at other times it’s aggravating to watch and how everyone keeps going on about how perfect Medaka is. This is a show where it really stands out that it violates the “show, don’t tell”-principle, and it’s not like I’m often bothered by that.
#24 (new) – AKB0048 – (7,75/10) – The plot just makes no sense whatsoever! It has potential though, because at least the characters are bearable enough to continue past the first episode.
#23 (new) – Sankarea – (7,9/10) – Here is the thing: that third episode was really, really good. That’s the reason why I haven’t dropped this yet, and I have to admit that Rea is very well acted and interesting to watch. My big problem is that most of the rest of the cast isn’t, in particular that cousin and the other classmates of the lead character.
#22 (new) – Saint Seiya Omega – (8/10) – Saint Seiya’s problem is that it stays a bit in the shadows of everything. On one hand it’s still in the shadows of Heartcatch Precure and Casshern, who both were written much better and had much more interesting characters, and it’s overshadowed by the rest of this season being incredibly good and good-looking as well.
#21 (new) – Jormungand – (8,1/10) – Slick action in a gritty setting, with characters who can’t stop snarking. So yeah, that combination didn’t work in this show’s favor, but as a gun-slinging show it still is quite entertaining and holds a lot of potential.
#20 (7) – Aquarion Evol – (8,1/10) – Aquarion Evol is in the middle of a bunch of training arcs. To make up for this dull-sounding premise, it has made this some of the weirdest training arcs in a long while. This show has gotten completely bizarre at this point. Whether the character-development worked or not depends on the finale, though, because the character-development has been a bit unimpressive. Especially Zessica is in the danger zone.
#19 (8) – Hunter X Hunter – (8,25/10)
The thing with Nen is that in order to realize how amazing it is, you first need to sit through a bit of explanation about how it works. It’s gonna be worth it, though. I’d also like to say something about the animation in this series: it does have Madhouse’s trademark CG and the inbetween animation can be quite smooth at times. But it’s all feels too much like manga panels that move around. It misses some dynamic movement. Some extra touches on the animation, and I mean more than once in a while showing a character who is shaded really well. Give me interesting movement.
#18 (new) – Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki – (8,25/10)
The peculiar thing about this season is that in terms of pure comedies, there isn’t a lot noteworthy, if you ignore series like Uchuu Kyoudai, where the comedy isn’t the main focus. I could only find two good comedy shows this season, one of which is Poyopoyo which carried over from the previous season. Still, it’s a genre that is over-saturated, so I don’t mind. Poyopoyo still is awesome in how it consistently manages to take everyday situations for cat owners and make them fun. It’s also surprisingly sadistic at times.
#17 (new) – Hyouka – (8,25/10)
A Kyoani series I care about for once! Great animation and dialogue. The big potential pitfall of this series will be taking too long to build up; something that plagues a lot of Kyoani series.
#16 (new) – Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 – (8,25/10)
They actually gave a new coat over the original Yamato series. The first episode followed the plot of the first episode of the TV-series, but a lot was added to it, and the creators still nailed the epic feeling of the good Matsumoto Leiji series. I’m keeping my eye on this.
#15 (new) – Legend of Korra – (8,25/10)
This really is an exception. I am not going to watch Avatar. I do not have the time for that and there are too many other things that I want to spend my time on. Nevertheless, to keep track of this every week is just enough. What I really like about this is how it subverts Korra’s status as a hero and plays with it.
#14 (new) – Shirokuma Cafe – (8,25/10)
This series has no business being as good as it is, and yet, I love it. It’s just about a cafe run by a polar bear that has a penguin and a panda among its regular guests. The panda in particular is very annoying. But this show completely nailed all of these characters and their random conversations. It’s brilliant in how it uses the fact that the characters are nearly all animals and how they behave.
#13 (new) – Eureka Seven Ao – (8,25/10)
Interesting setting, completely different from Eureka Seven’s setting. The action is very solid as well, and the characters also are well acted. I like how there are many different parties with all their own interests. This show is building up to something very interesting here.
#12 (5) – Phi Brain – (8,25/10)
The new season has a ton of potential… IF the creators use it. If not, then it can also come crashing down horribly. That’s the kind of double-sided sword that brainwashing is. So far though, things are looking good with some nice side-character development. The visuals also look prettier compared to the first season.
#11 (new) – Kimi to Boku – (8,4/10)
The advantage this season has over the first: we already know the cast, and they’re already a bit developed. That has made this season much more bearable, and even though the blond kid still is annoying, it’s much less apparent compared to how he was in the past. The result is a very charming slice of life series that really knows its drama.
#10 (10) – Mirai Nikki – (8,4/10)
A fun and exciting ending to conclude the series with. This show really went over the top and delivered some very unexpected plot twists. It had some humps along the way, but with the finale I am still glad to have kept up with it.
#9 (new) – Nazo no Kanojo X – (8,4/10)
A very weird show, but I must say that the interplay between the two main characters is very entertaining to watch. It’s also got a terrific soundtrack.
#8 (new) – Tsuritama – (8,4/10)
This is the most grounded work of Kenji Nakamura to date: it’s just a show about a bunch of guys and fishing. It’s still really fun and uplifting, with a lot of quirky and fun characters to watch, on top of quite an artistic look. Can it live up to his other works in terms of depth, though?
#7 (new) – Natsuiro Kiseki – (8,5/10)
Natsurio Kiseki is forced. But considering its premise, it’s no wonder, and the creators make perfect use of this. Every episode had the girls find out something new about themselves, or come to terms with something,resulting into them growing as a character. This show loves to play around with its cast and put them into interesting situations. And really: the four of them work really well together.
#6 (6) – Mouretsu Pirates – (8,5/10)
Mouretsu Pirates has actually gotten better over the past month. The most recent developments are a bit forced to get all of the characters at the right places, but the result of this is incredibly fun and interesting science fiction.
#5 (new) – Lupin The Third – (8,5/10)
Very artistic and mature. You can really see that the creators are trying to turn this into a fun adventure, while also emphasizing on how incredibly feminine Mine Fujiko is. The result has style, and it’s quite fun, even for someone who isn’t a fan of the Lupin franchise. It’s in any case the most unique series of the season.
#4 (new) – Zetman – (8,5/10)
Having not read the manga, I have no idea how good that was, and I don’t care. Zetman is a very fine show with a lot of heart put into it. The animation really knows how to accentuate the characters’ faces, and the acting is bold and gripping. This show stands out, and it has really grabbed my attention, and for that I’m willing to overlook some pacing issues. In fact, I’d say that despite these issues, it still manages to know which scenes to focus on, instead of trying to rush through everything equally.
#3 (new) – Fate/Zero – (8,75/10)
Fate/Zero has really been fired off in this new season, wasting no time and showing huge developments in nearly all of its episodes. The wait after all of this build up was definitely worth it. Episode 2 also was a visual orgasm.
#2 (new) – Sakamichi no Apollon – (9/10)
The star of this season. I can’t believe how well this show is executed. The animation when the characters are playing instruments is incredible, and the best that any television series has ever been in portraying musicians. The drama between the characters is also amazingly well acted. The creators managed to put so much emotion into this series. Oh, and Yoko Kanno… she really delivers on the soundtrack for this one.
#1 (new) – Uchuu Kyoudai – (9/10)
In a season with so much competition, Uchuu Kyoudai stands very confidently at the top with pretty much the best characters of the season. No other show comes close to the amount of development that these guys have already had, and Mutta is an absolutely wonderful character to watch. It’s all just so down to earth and incredibly fun to watch. Now let the rumour that this will have 51 episodes be true!
I’m getting quite intrigued by Natsuiro Kiseki (being above Tsuritama and all). Also, from Uchu Kyoudai to Medaka Box is what hasn’t been dropped “yet”, right? I don’t know If you’ll like when the latter starts shifting it’s genre and things go crazy, but I think it’s worth the shot.
My husband and I blasted through Avatar in a week and I must say it is a fantastic series, full of great story arcs and character development. One of the best things I’ve seen Nickelodeon do with their time. I hope one day in the future you give it a chance.
Wut? you actually like Natsuiro Kiseki? This is a show that screams ‘psgels will hate this’, and I already dropped this. It’s more about promoting Sphere than anything remotely involving a plot, and I’m surprised you don’t think so as you usually are harsh with these kinds of shows.
You should check it out further. I usually hate moe shows just as much, if not more, than psgels, but Natsuiro Kiseki really, well, wasn’t. It’s not about the girls being cute, or about the girls being nice to each other, and there has not been one whit of fanservice. It’s a very charming show. I was surprised to see it higher than Tsuritama, but no to see it high.
I find it entertaining that you sometimes list anime that I love right beside ones I didn’t like, case in point, I’m loving Sakamichi but couldn’t finish the first episode of Uchuu Kyoudai, something about the acting and the humor rubbed me the wrong way, I appreciate that it has adult characters and the premise sounds really interesting but I can’t get past the silly parts, like when he leaves his coworkers with tears in his eyes in the cab, those kind of scenes. It’s like they remove any potential emotional punch the drama can have for me.
By the way have you watched Planetes? I’d love to read your thoughts on it, I was hoping Uchuu Kyoudai was more like that; that may explain why the first ep was a let down for me.
I feel the same way about Hyouka, though I did like Haruhi’s first season, if you don’t mind, could you explain how taking a long time to build up is a problem? I’m not saying it isn’t, but I’m not sure what exactly is it you mean. Like it doesn’t deliver on all it’s promises and feels rushed at the end?
Great write up as always.
Building up indeed is a balancing act. I’ve noticed that when series spend too much time on it, they just tend to get boring. I think that this was the most apparent with Kanon, which spends ages on Makoto before things get interesting. Clannad was the same with the Fuuko-arc. And then there is Nichijou, which apparently was hilarious but I dropped soon because the dialogue between the characters wasn’t interesting to hold my attention.
I see, thanks for your reply.
Even though I tend to enjoy slow series (Bokura Ga Ita anyone?)I agree with you, only if one enjoys many of the other aspects in a show can one put up with slow pacing.
I take it you haven’t watched Planetes then? Do consider it for one your retro reviews please, you won’t be dissapointed.
I love Planetes and Uchuu Kyoudai equally, but they are very different shows apart from being about space. The quirky humour is one of Uchuu Kyoudai’s best parts, and reflects the personality of the the lead character.
Also a Planetes fan, but I wouldn’t have gone into Uchuu Kyoudai with the expectations that they would be anything alike. The characters on Uchuu Kyoudai are some of the most endearing I’ve ever seen. I also love how the drama develops into the manga, especially when Hibito’s team goes into space, so yes, I do hope this will go on for 51 episodes!
You are more Anoying than series that you say is Anoying
Great job for this month ~ Still can’t believe how many things you’re able to watch ^^;; I only watch things after a few weeks and see which ones I think will appeal to me or I should wait to marathon (did this Mawaru Penguindrum – I waited until the week before the last episode aired to start marathoning it)
Aww perhaps after you watch Korra you will consider giving Avatar a chance. It’s a really wonderful series with a great cast of characters and well developed world.
Accel World => Boring Exposition
Hyouka => Great dialogue (!).
I must be living in the twilight zone…
I agree with the Accel World: Boring Exposition
But Hyouka ain’t got great dialogue. The protagonist has a good voice actor taking care of it, and yes, his overall dryness and sarcasm work well. Problem is that’s just monologue. It takes 2 to create dialogue, and so far the rest of the cast isn’t playing along. It’s not bad, but it’s not what I’d call great dialogue in the Robert Downey Jr X Jude Law (Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes) sense.
Thanks psgels, its nice to find somebody who enjoys the anime for what it is. Hell, I even read some of the manga and still found its anime adaptation to be fine. Uchuu Kyodai/Space Bros is a blast and even if its 12 or 51 episodes it’ll still be an awesome series.
Space Brothers feels like Bakuman astronauts, and it’s so good! Definitely agreed with it being #1
Top 5 for me would be:
#1:Sakamichi no Apollon // #2:Lupin III – Fujiko // #3:Uchuu Kyoudai //
#4: Eureka7 – Ao // #5: Shirokuma Cafe
It’s pretty much even between #2 and #3 right now, but I gave the nod to Fujiko cos it enjoys playing with itself (in more ways than one).
Didn’t quite feel Zetman as much as you, but it did get me to start reading the manga. Tsuritama is okay, but hasn’t quite won me over yet. The two leads can be a bit bit tiring to watch at times, and I personally find the secondary leads (Fishing Ouji and Indian MIB) better. Hyouka’s second ep was better than the first, but not really spectacular to warrant a top 5 placing (yet), and I’m generally averse to typical school life anime.
Surprised at the number of positive reviews Kimi to Boku gets. I watched a few eps of the first season, and tbh, I’d rather watch paint dry. Never really got into the whole Type:Moon thing to warrant an investment in Fate Zero (though I did enjoy Kara no Kyoukai). Poyo Poyo is pretty good for what it is, though not quite in the same league as Higepiyo.
My 2 cents.
Keep up the good work.
Of course the animation for Apollon in these scenes is so accurate. It’s rotoscoped man, and I don’t like it one bit. It’s really jarring with the rest of the show. Which is devoid of any meaningful content whatsoever and relies only on an exceptional direction. So yeah I’m pretty down on Apollon, one of the biggest let downs of the year.
I feel that everyone should always be entitled to their opinion, but I really question some of the things you put into the top twenty (Tsuritama? Kimi to Boku? Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki? Really???). And #1 is Space Brothers? Really? That show’s been only about Mu-chan moping about, so far, and some scenes were so protracted it was hard to resist fasting forward. The only thing Space Brothers has going for it is that it’s not about teenagers… but even that is subverted as they go into sappy flashbacks at least five times per episode.
Sorry, but Mouretsu Pirates is way too overrated. I was expected more from Sato Tatsuo who did direct Kidou Senkan Nadesico TV-series in the past (but screwed up the movie). The story/plot itself is boring (the first 5 or 6 episodes is all talk and that would do no good to DVD/BD sales), there are too many uninteresting characters, while the good characters are under-used (e.g. Ririka, Marika’s mum), too much talk and too few action, though the opening suggests otherwise. It’s in no way a 8.5/10 show, I would give it a 6.75/10 for the time-being.
It’s certainly not a bad show, but it just needs some more push story-wise, and please more action!
>the first 5 or 6 episodes is all talk and that would do no good to DVD/BD sales
Uhh, no?
>It’s in no way a 8.5/10 show, I would give it a 6.75/10 for the time-being.
Well you can give whatever mark you want. But don’t disallow people to do the same
Eh, it like I am giving my own opinion about the show and why I think it’s overrated, while I didn’t disallow anyone to have their own opinion and score for Mouretsu Pirates.
And do you already have the numbers of sales of the DVDs/BDs? Give reasons why you think “Uhh, No?”.
It sold 6,472 copies total by the latest estimate, which seems about average in the ranking. A fair bit more than Lagrange, less than Aquarion: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=435899 .
Actually, I’ve heard that it’s been consistently out of stock so that’s why it’s so hard to get definite numbers. You can see it when the 6th or 5th week adds 1200 sales:
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=428169
Given the budget(you can already notice the drops in quality here and here) and the amount of effort they put in selling the anime, it seems obvious the “higher-ups” didn’t put much faith on the title.
Shining Hearts: A slow start and lots of similarly bland characters; the main and perhaps most interesting of which hasn’t appeared yet. The unprecedented storm just looked like a regular rainstorm.
Ozuma: In the end, this made more sense to us as a full-length motion picture a la Studio Ghibli – it’s the right length and has the right arc, as its beginning and ending are strongest.
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia: We’re watching a lot of series about a boy and a girl who is somehow special and/or supernatural (in fact, only Natsuiro Kiseki doesn’t follow this dynamic, because there’s no boy), but this is definitely the weakest. By combining legitimate horror elements with corny comedy and fanservice, the average tone comes out muddled.
Accel World: Is getting better a it proceeds; with big events taking place early on that puts the pint-sized protagonist on the spot. We’re not so much annoyed that everyone seems to love Arita – to each their own – we’re just having trouble liking him ourselves.
Medaka Box: The best part of the series is the dynamic between Medaka and Zenkichi; a long and storied friendship that he often looks back on. We don’t mind the new Prince-like member, but the blue-haired girl needs to shut up.
Hyouka: Man, Kyoani really knows how to make a great-looking high school series. We’ve seen nothing from them since the Haruki film, so comparisons between Kyon and Hyoutaru are inevitable in terms of “can’t-be-bothered” ability. But on the visual front, little expense was spared.
Eureka Seven AO: A lot of people, terminology, and phenomena to keep track of early on, but the protagonist is immediately more likable than his predecessor Renton.
Sankarea: The third episode was fantastic, and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching Rea throughout the run, and are interesting to see how Furuya proceeds with his new…er…ward, and avoids the wrath of her former father. The less we see of the ancillary characters, the better.
Natsuiro Kiseki: Really charming and fun. The characters nearly burst out of the screen with their energy, and the four voice actors are to be commended for really bringing them to life without getting annoying. The supernatural elements that actually pertain to their problems are nicely executed, and we’re liking the episodic format.
Aquarion Evol: Where Moretsu Pirates often deals with the nitty-gritty of the sci-fi setting, Evol is getting weirder, deeper, and more philosophical. The
Moretsu Pirates: We agree it’s getting better, as it manages to balance a huge amount of characters with a huge amount of sci-fi procedural minutiae. Whatever the focus of a particular episode, you know it will be an entertaining adventure.
Nazo no Kanojo X – We aren’t watching a lot of the series high on the April Summary rankings, but of those we are watching, this stands above the rest in terms of characters, execution and strangeness. We long for the next episode more than that of any other series this spring. It simply delivers.
Yep, there are plenty of mediocre titles, but that’s natural considering how many series we have. For me at least this is one of the most promising seasons in years. Also, with the right number of episodes, Uchuu Kyoudai has the potential to become a classic.
Actually I find this to be the best spring season in a very long time, probably on par with 2007. So many great new shows with Lupin, Eureka, Sakamichi, Tsuritama and Uchuu Kyoudai leading the pack, and Kimi to Boku 2, Fate Stay and Medaka also satisfying. Too bad there is trash like Rock Lee.
Girlsband-show: automatically, it’s moe-pandering, it’s for deprived otaku and the relationship is yuri
boysband-show: automatically, it’s brotherhood and no one questioned its for fujoshi pandering, the friendship is brotherhood and no one ever question maybe there is some yaoi there.
The world is already full of double standard of course, so please carry on…
Actually, I found Utaprince to also be completely terrible and panderish.
The two shows that I can’t wait til the next showing are the top two you listed. I listed by top five picks before when you did the preview and I haven’t been disappointed with my picks.
Thanks for the great job as usual on your recaps and opinions. Though there are some shows that i differ in opinion but the majority seems to coincide with mine. That is why i always come here to read your blog..
Why no love for Upotte? I think the gun jokes are spot on! Especially if you enjoy firearms (I play wayyyy to much COD). There are some action scenes which really show off the weaponry. The gun personality=the characters personality, I think that was pretty clever.
Zetman should be lower, I didn’t even finish the 1st ep
Eureka should be higher, BONES at its best.
Probably because he only viewed the first episode which I have to admit doesn’t really give a good first impression given the episode’s overemphasis on ecchi comedy. Episodes 2-5 have shown a much greater emphasis on gun facts with much much less ecchi comedy compared to episode 1.
Still, I highly doubt that psgels would continue watching even if he did go beyond epsiode 1, unless he has an interest in the technical details of firearms which makes up most of the show.
I’m not a big fan of shonen jump manga but kuroko no basket “don’t just drag on with random opponents that also have shounen-like powers”.
i don’t know if you like eyeshield 21 but it’s really feel like the same thing in terms of character evolution but with more realism.