While there are some shows still lagging behind, we’ve pretty much had the general sip of what this new season has to offer. While personally I don’t have a clear favorite (my top shows only have 70% potential, the lowest since I’ve taken this job), there are many shows that genuinely surprise me. Who would’ve thought an anime with “Bunny Girl senpai” in the title can be this solid, or shows like Zombieland Saga and SSSS Gridman that defy their own tropes in every turn? On the negative side, I can regard this season as the season of bad-taste rape-attempts. From yaoi show about a romance between two sexy boys poisoned by attempted rape; goblins sexual assault to loli abuse, incest romance and a boy who travels to another world to make love with 12 different girls. This season has it all. Welcome to another season of Star Crossed Anime.
Here’s our schedule for the 2018 Fall Season:
Aidan: Goblin Slayer, Zombieland Saga, Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai
Mario: Thunderbolt Fantasy 2, Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara, SSSS Gridman
Lenlo: BANANA FISH (carry-over), Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru, Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san (short), Planetes (Throwback Thursday)
Let’s enjoy this last season of the year together, my friends.
Huh, no Double Decker? I’m really sad to see this show barely getting any coverage. It’s really good, it’s something different from the “shounen manga adaptation/isekai/moe/emotional slice of life with high school kids/attempt at a prestige show” routine that seem to have taken over anime, it requires no familiarity with Tiger & Bunny whatsoever, and again, it’s lots of fun, at least to me. It really deserves more attention, I think.
In fact, I was considering Double Decker and SSSS Gridman for the third slot before picked the latter. It’s a fun show for sure but it’s a show ruled by “cool”, which is to say I might not have much to say when it comes to actual blogging it.