The Summer season starts off strong. Here is a first blush as a few of the first episodes that aired.
ReLIFE: Kaizaki Arata, 27 years old, is unemployed and facing a bleak existence when his parents cut off his allowance. A stroke of luck appears in a man working for a company called ReLIFE. The offer is to spend a year as a 17 year old, attending high school. After the year, which his living expenses will be covered by the company, he may be eligible for employment with them based on how he spent his time. Backed into a corner he takes them up and after taking their medicine has the appearance of a high school student. Can he survive a year back in the world of a teenager?
I have been looking forward to this one since it was announced. I started reading the manga earlier this year and have enjoyed this easy going comedy. I had trouble at times in the manga keeping track of who is who, but that might not be the case with the anime. All 13 episodes are currently available even though the series started broadcasting in Japan on July 1st. It was made available in Japan at all once on a regional premium website at the end of June. Worth the watch!
Available on Crunchyroll.
Berserk: Guts is a man pursued by evil, trying to make his way in a cruel and evil world. Cursed by demons, traveling the land as a mercenary his life is nothing but pain and destruction.
I am a fan of 3D CG but at times the artwork in this version of Berserk is a little clunky. Character designs are decent but some of the camera movements in relation to the characters are unnatural and jarring. Some characters mouth animation don't even fit the audio and reminded me of that trick they use in video games to show characters fake talking. At times the artwork is beautifully detailed. I tried to watch the series in the end of the 90s but wasn't interested. I will give this reboot a spin and see how far I get,
Available on Crunchyroll.
Orange: Maho is a typical high school student. Irresponsible, has trouble studying and has a handful of good friends. She receives a mysterious letter on the first day of the new school year, addressed from her self 10 years in the future. She dismisses the letter as a joke but when the things it discusses and the warnings it offers become true she starts to take it for real. Can the letters help her to save a friend?
I have already read this manga and have been waiting for the anime to drop, so this one will be sticking around. So far I like the anime adaptation, it helps to give life to the manga which is quite shojo in design and exposition.
Available on Crunchyroll.
First Love Monster: Kaho is the daughter of an influential family, due to that her life has been pampered and obligatory. In order to escape from her parents renown she moves to Tokyo to start high school, hoping that she can experience a real life with out people treating her with undue respect. Little did she know she would fall in love with a bi-shonen guy who saves her from being run over. She confesses her love and the two start dating. The bad part...her new boyfriend, who looks like he's in college, is actually 11.
This series is sillier than I anticipated, much in the spirit of The Wallflower, Ouran High School Host Club and Gintama. I think I will enjoy this one. It's silly, idiotic and full of pratfalls. Side bonus, a side character named Gin is voiced by Sugita Tomakazu.
Available on FUNimation.
Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance: Picking up where last years reboot left off, we find Arslan poised to attack his captured home city, to reclaim his country and establish his ideal version of his ancestral country.
I really started to get into the reboot for Arslan in the second half of the first TV series so this is a much welcome return to awesome. The series should wrap up as the novels are about to end as well.
Available on FUNimation.
Click here for part 2.
ReLIFE: Kaizaki Arata, 27 years old, is unemployed and facing a bleak existence when his parents cut off his allowance. A stroke of luck appears in a man working for a company called ReLIFE. The offer is to spend a year as a 17 year old, attending high school. After the year, which his living expenses will be covered by the company, he may be eligible for employment with them based on how he spent his time. Backed into a corner he takes them up and after taking their medicine has the appearance of a high school student. Can he survive a year back in the world of a teenager?
I have been looking forward to this one since it was announced. I started reading the manga earlier this year and have enjoyed this easy going comedy. I had trouble at times in the manga keeping track of who is who, but that might not be the case with the anime. All 13 episodes are currently available even though the series started broadcasting in Japan on July 1st. It was made available in Japan at all once on a regional premium website at the end of June. Worth the watch!
Available on Crunchyroll.
Berserk: Guts is a man pursued by evil, trying to make his way in a cruel and evil world. Cursed by demons, traveling the land as a mercenary his life is nothing but pain and destruction.
I am a fan of 3D CG but at times the artwork in this version of Berserk is a little clunky. Character designs are decent but some of the camera movements in relation to the characters are unnatural and jarring. Some characters mouth animation don't even fit the audio and reminded me of that trick they use in video games to show characters fake talking. At times the artwork is beautifully detailed. I tried to watch the series in the end of the 90s but wasn't interested. I will give this reboot a spin and see how far I get,
Available on Crunchyroll.
Orange: Maho is a typical high school student. Irresponsible, has trouble studying and has a handful of good friends. She receives a mysterious letter on the first day of the new school year, addressed from her self 10 years in the future. She dismisses the letter as a joke but when the things it discusses and the warnings it offers become true she starts to take it for real. Can the letters help her to save a friend?
I have already read this manga and have been waiting for the anime to drop, so this one will be sticking around. So far I like the anime adaptation, it helps to give life to the manga which is quite shojo in design and exposition.
Available on Crunchyroll.
First Love Monster: Kaho is the daughter of an influential family, due to that her life has been pampered and obligatory. In order to escape from her parents renown she moves to Tokyo to start high school, hoping that she can experience a real life with out people treating her with undue respect. Little did she know she would fall in love with a bi-shonen guy who saves her from being run over. She confesses her love and the two start dating. The bad part...her new boyfriend, who looks like he's in college, is actually 11.
This series is sillier than I anticipated, much in the spirit of The Wallflower, Ouran High School Host Club and Gintama. I think I will enjoy this one. It's silly, idiotic and full of pratfalls. Side bonus, a side character named Gin is voiced by Sugita Tomakazu.
Available on FUNimation.
Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance: Picking up where last years reboot left off, we find Arslan poised to attack his captured home city, to reclaim his country and establish his ideal version of his ancestral country.
I really started to get into the reboot for Arslan in the second half of the first TV series so this is a much welcome return to awesome. The series should wrap up as the novels are about to end as well.
Available on FUNimation.
Click here for part 2.
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