It's that time once again! A whole new batch of shows to add to the watch list, letting you ignore you're growing pile of shame. Here are the ones that have piqued my interest...kind of a sparse season for me...hopefully it means I can meaningfully address my pile of shame!
Tamon's B-Side
Utage is a fan girl for the bad boy of a rising boy band called F/ACE, Tamon. She ends up covering for another woman at the cleaning company she works for and comes face to face with her God. Unfortunately while not in the spot light he is a gloomy, depressed introvert who struggles constantly with his self image. Did Utage see something she was never meant to see?
This is cute and feels a little like The Wallflower. Utage is a straight up fan girl, almost to the point of dangerous. What makes this interesting is the drastic switches and twists in the presentation. Honestly this may be the best show of the season...
The series is being released on Crunchyroll.
Journal With Witch
Asa, a sudden orphan, is taken in by her estranged aunt Makio. Makio is someone who is incompatible with sharing space with other people but could not sit by as their family debated ignoring the girl in the depths of her grief out of being inconvenient. Both have to navigate each other while dealing with grief in their own way.
I always appreciate a nice grounded drama centered around realistic human experiences and interactions. I would like this one to actually have a resolution to its overall plot but I'm not going to hold my breath.
This series is being released on Crunchyroll.
Hana-Kimi
Mizuki has decided to transfer to a private boy school in Japan in order to get closer to her idol, a high jumper named Izumi. The problem...she has to pretend to be a boy while attending the school.
Many of the beats to the first episode made me think of Here is Greenwood. Its not going to get anywhere near the weirdness and comedy of that series and I am not sure if I can stomach an entire season of Mizuki struggling to hide her secret. Like its just not realistically possible for the way she is presenting. But for now, I will keep up with the show until it gives me a reason to stop.
This series is being released on Crunchyroll.
Wash It All Away
Kinme is an energetic young woman who runs a small cleaning service all by her self in the seaside town of Atami. (I cheated a little even though it started to hint at it in the first episode) Kinme lost her memory and with nothing else going on she has devoted herself to taking pride in her business.
I am not sure how I feel about this one, but since its legit a mystery story I think I will have to stick with it in the long run. The first episode was OK, but it seemed to lack something. It may just be a really slow burning story, given you gotta work to stretch out a mysterious past thing pretty hard to keep people interested. But there is a fine line that might be crossed and bury the whole thing in ennui.
This series is being released on Crunchyroll.
My Hero Academia Vigilantes season 2
Its been some time since the end of the first season. Koichi and Pop Step are carrying on, occupied with the continuing work promoting a local department store. They are about to find themselves smack dab in the middle of the growing effort by the authorities to squash the illegal villina drug distribution ring.
Season one was fantastic and brought a lot of enjoyment. Episode 1 of the new season doesn't disappoint. I wonder how long this side story can go in the somewhat vacuum of the original series concluding.
This series is being released on Crunchyroll.
You and I are Polar Opposites
Miyu isn't your typical gyaru, she's studious and internally concerned about how others see her. She is also madly in love with the quiet nerdy boy in class, Tani. She is so madly in love with him she finds it difficult to talk to him normally and cherishes every interaction she has with him but struggles to make her feelings known out of her deep insecurity.
This may be the top romance of the season. This is the perfect series for those who love the romance portion of Dan Da Dan and want to only focus on that. I was happily surprised by how wholesome and sweet the first episode of this series was and can't wait to see more!
The series is being released on Cruchyroll.
Oshi no Ko season 3
The story picks up six months after he end of season two and B Komachi is moving up in the idol world. But things are tense between everyone following Aqua's declaration of getting into a legitimate relationship with Akane.
Its good to be back into this story and at least with the first episode, we are shifting attention. Season two was primarily focused on Aqua and everything revolving around the stage production but this time we might be getting more with Ruby. Things look to be getting spicy!
The series is being released on both Hi Dive and Crunchyroll.
Frieren Beyond Journey's End season 2
Frieren, Fern and Stark are through their ordeal and back on the road, continuing their journey North. They are entering a land that is beginning to stir again with agitation and conflict.
AFter quite a bit of a break we are back with the laid back fantasy series that largely focuses on introspection and personal relationships over action and spectacle. I was really upset with how the series ended before the pause, wasting so much time on that stupid test arc. But now we are back on the road and I couldn't be happier. We shall see how the story progresses from here but I will enjoy it while I can.
The series is being released on Crunchyroll.
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