Some Quick First Impressions: Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon, Maji de Watashi ni Koi ni Shinasai and C3

Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon Short Synopsis: Our lead character gropes boobs. This show… oh my god. This show. I have no idea what the creators are thinking with this one. Here’s the thing: I wasn’t looking forward to this series for a reason: the main cast. Their character designs were just abysmal (the director of Dragonaut is involved here; it shows). And then this episode aired, and suddenly revealed an incredibly colourful side-cast with a classroom full of blobs, ninjas, body-builders, robots and much more. It then continues on with a very fun training session for all of them, only to consistently show the main girls as overacting harem cliches. And then the main character shows up and starts acting as a huge pervert. Just… why!? The thing is: that the big strength of this series is its imagination. There were tons of ideas put into this episode, there are a ton of interesting designs, the setting of a floating ship is very interesting and an overall storyline is promising to be quite fun. The cast of characters is colourful and fun, and yet the main females are harem cliches. Why!? Ah well, I’ll give it thumbs up, just because of the creativity. This episode hinted at the characters getting better over time. Let’s hope that they pull through with that. OP: Generic. Potential: 75% Maji de Watashi ni Koi ni Shinasai Short Synopsis: Our lead character is in love with his sister. Now here is a pleasant surprise. I had no expectations whatsoever for this series, but what I did not expect was that instead of another uninspired harem, this turned out to be a series where several high school classes participate in Sengoku-style battles with each other. This turned out to be 20 minutes of seeing various high schoolers fight the hell out of each other. It was delightfully silly, but also surprisingly entertaining. At first sight it seemed that the characters all would just be based on some gimmick, but especially as the episode neared its end and more and more characters showed up (seriously, the cast of this thing is HUGE), they showed that they’re actual characters, instead of stereotypes that just rely on one simple gimmick. I mean, it’s nothing deep and all, but at least it’s not terrible in any way, and I actually see potential for this to remain fun for a full 13 episodes, rather than it becoming boring after just a few episodes. I didn’t spot any jokes that are in danger of being repeated over and over, and there still is plenty of stuff that this series can do with its premise. It light-hearted entertainment and nothing more (why are these characters fighting anyway? There is no way that the creators are going to be able to give a good reason for that), but if the rest of this series is as entertaining as this episode then I’m in. Potential: 75% C3 Short Synopsis: Our lead character gets to live together with a cute girl. So, in the end this series seems to be want to offer awareness about mental retardation. The lead character’s father sends him a girl who looks like she’s 14, but has the mental capacities of a six year old. This episode focused on showing the struggles of such a family, especially with the absence of adults. The lead girl really was just a little kid who when left alone for even an afternoon caused all sorts of trouble. The rest of this series though was pretty bland and unoriginal. There were a ton of cliches, a ton of boob jokes, and the voice acting was… annoying, the character designs were bland. If it wasn’t for the mental condition of the female lead (or at least, that is the only explanation I can think of for her stupidity), this was just like any other harem show out there. ED: Generic harem ED. There’s gonna be a third girl in love with the male lead? Potential: 20%]]>