A Look Back: Summer 2014 Anime (Part 3*)

It's a day late, but I had to start over because I am an idiot lol. Anyways, here is the third and final part of my "Look Back" series. The Anime of summer 2014 edition.


17. Majimoji Rurumo

Made by J.C. Staff and directed by Chikara Sakurai. Original creator is Wataru Watanabe.

This show is a romantic comedy. Itis in the same vein as "Heaven's Lost Property". A main character harasses girls for comedic effect and then gets beaten up by said girl. It is one of the tropes in anime that give it a bad name. Unlike most of the shows like this however, this show actually develops some heart. It is a good watch to see if you like this kind of comedy.

Anime you may also like: The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat, Baka toTest, Ixion Saga DT (if you want the same kind of humor without the perv element.)
Should you watch? No, but it is close.


    *18-23 I've seen none of them so can't give much of opinion about them. Psycho-Pass is yes for should watch, but no idea how different the "NewEdit" is from the original. These are the names of the shows in order just for the sake of completeness: Minarai Diva, Momo Kyun Sword, Nobunga Concerto, Persona 4 The Golden Animation, Psycho-Pass New Edit Version, PuriPara.

    24. RAIL WARS!

Made by Passione and directed by Yoshifumi Matsuda. His only credit is being a supervisor for "Dog Days"

This show is a bad show. Terrible. It looks to be a harem but might just be a general slice of life... about train school. I only made it to ep.2 before I tapped out. Everything about it is bad, including the animation. I saw no reason why anyone should watch this... ever. Easily the worst thing I've seen this season.

Anime you may also like: I'm hesitant to suggest anything here because I have no idea what a person who likes Rail Wars! would like. I'll just go with Rosario + Vampire and Oreshura. They are better at least.

Should you watch? Nooooooo...ooooooo *takes a breath* oooooo.



    25. Re. Hamatora

Made by Naz and Lerche and directed by Seiji Kishi. He has worked on "Angel Beats!" and "Seton no Hanayome" aka "My Bride is a Mermaid".

The show is a detective show with added super powers. The detective agency, named Hamatora, solves various crimes. Some of them felt like filler, but it was entertaining filler for the most part. The show has some interesting twists, nice fights, and good character development. It is all around good anime. It also has one of the catchiest opening songs I've heard in a while

Anime you may also like: Tokyo ESP,  K Project, Gokukoku no Brynhilder aka Brynhilder in the Darkness
Should you watch? Yes

A Look Back: Summer 2014 Anime (Part 2)

   
    10. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun aka Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

Made by Dogakoba and directed by Mitsue Yamazaki. She has worked on "Mawaru Penguindrum" sometimes shortened to "Penguindrum" and "Kämpfer".

 

The show is a romantic comedy about a girl with a crush and a dense guy. Yep, one of those again. The guy is the artist of a girls manga and she starts to help after a botched love confession. Comedy ensues, mostly due to the guys thickhead. It is a good entry for the genre.

 

Anime you may also like: Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Toradora!

Should you watch? Yes

 

    11. Glasslip

 





Made by P.A. Works and directed by Junji Nishimura. He has been in the business since the '80s and worked on things like "Ranma1/2" and "Samurai Deeper Kyo"

 

This is a slice of life with a twist. Reminded me of clannad without the soul crushing sadness. The characters aren't unique at all and the show is mediocre. The "seeing into the future" thing doesn't save it. It wasn't bad, just meh. 

 

Anime you may also like: Clannad, Little Busters 

Should you watch? No

A Look Back: Summer 2014 Anime (Part 1)

         Okay... this #Anime #review was a much bigger task then I originally thought so I'm splitting #summer2014 into multiple parts. I will be going through each title in alphabetical order. My impressions here will be much shorter than my previous reviews, but hopefully it tells you something. I may decide to do a more in depth review about the more popular titles later, but for now this will be a good "should you watch" guide. I haven't seen everything, nor would I want to, but I've seen a good amount of them. If you'd like to know how much I've seen of a particular series, my hummingbird account is linked in the "about me" section. I try to keep it up to date. Alright, enough with the explanation. Let's get to it!

1. Akame ga Kill!

By White Fox and directed by Tomoki Kobayashi who worked on things like "Katanagatari" and "Monster"

 

It is basically a shonen with some harem influences. The show is bloody and brutal. In fact, I think the show tries too hard to be that way. The fights are great, but the story is a bit lacking. The art style is good for the most part. There are times when they try to show extreme emotion that looks awful. I think perhaps they were going for a manga feel, but it just came off as strange. If you can look past the lack of story, and characters being killed off, you may like it for the fights.

 

Anime you may also like: Berserk, Brave 10, Attack on Titan
Should you watch? Yes.

 

 

    2 Aldnoah.Zero

 

 

This was by A1- Pictures and directed by Gen Urobuchi. He is one of the better known directors and was the main guy behind "Fate/Zero" and "Psycho-Pass".

 

This is a mech political anime. There is a lot of back story they just gloss over. The characters aren't great. Other than the aloof main character, none really stood out. The music by Hiroyuki Sawano gets a mention for being amazing. It is truly the best thing about the show. It has great music and it seemed like the animation budget went to massive destruction. There is some heavy CGI use in parts. Unless you are a major fan of Gen, I would skip the show and get the sound track.

 

Anime you may also like: Code Geass, IS: Infinite Stratus

Should you watch? No