Magikano ep 01 raw:
Psychotic girl is sent against her will to the human world as a magical maid in the house of a nerdy guy with his 3 jealous sisters, hilarity to supposedly ensue.
Pros: fast paced, unexpected gags, art is okay.
Cons: crappy intro and outro songs, weak voice acting (but gets better in the later part of the ep), art is plain, garish colors for the titles (but maybe intentional as a rib on magical shows), the alledged "cute" girl is not cute.
Overall: not a thoroughbred but may turn out okay as a midly entertaining title.
Eikyuu_Alice_Rondo_01 raw:
Alice-in-Wonderland-otaku finds his Alice in the real world, but she's kinda evil. It doesn't help that his sister is jealous. Sword battles ensue.
A strange mix. I get flashbacks of Utena at times, then of Shakugan no Shana, then of Digi Charat... ^^;
The first ep has some strong moments, but also some very weak moments. Not sure yet what to think of this title.
^_^;;;;....
On second thought, though, it looks far too stupidly moe to be very interesting.
Amaenaideyo!!_Katsu!!_ep_01 raw:
Second season of Amaenaideyo. A sinister rival faction is on the move, and Ikko finds himself targetted... by a beautiful blonde with plenty of assets. Will Ikko survive the deadly Pantsu Attack?
Ep 01 was a bit tame for the Amaenaideyo's brand, I expected to see more breasts/nakedness, not mere panties to trigger Ikko. But maybe it's a tease -- don't show all the goods at once else the viewer will have nothing to long for. Or, maybe Ikko had a long drought!
Art/animation is as good as usual.
Rakugo Tennyo Oyui 01 raw:
In the Edo(?) period, a city is under attack from demonic forces. The fighting girls are losing the battle and seek powerful (girl) fighters elsewhere beyond space and time. Meanwhile, in today's Tokyo(?), a schoolgirl is trying to get the favors of a local celebrity...
Looks like a variant of Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken, but with people from the future mixed in and Master Of Entertainment's character designs. Hopefully there will be a real plot and not a monster-of-the-week + final-boss "plot".
LEMON ANGEL PROJECT 01 raw:
Something about a girl who wants to become a singer/idol, I couldn't bear to watch it to the end. The main girl has a retarded, whiny voice and mannerisms that irritate me, the "English" girl cannot speak English, it's supposed to be 2017 but besides a few unreal gadgets (giant realtime street holograms in 10 years? yeah right) I don't see much difference, the whole episode is blurry and with a soft black border (pseudo-artsy look? dream sequence? memory recall? Bah.), men are depicted as complete idiots... hey wait, maybe this is a shoujo anime? Yes it is.
OK I'll pass.
Kage_kara_Mamoru_01 raw:
A geek and his genki but slightly dumb childhood girl friend go to school, play bowling after school, get involved with bad guys, go home, talk to each other thru their adjacent windows, go to bed to prepare for another day at school.
A normal life ...except, things are not as they appear to. Mysterious ninjas fight crime in the city, who are they?
Romantical comedy with ninjas and stuff.
Despite the overall simplicy, I enjoyed this first episode. Voices come naturally, the animation is animated when it's needed, the music is fitting, the songs are decent, etc etc. This is how it should be done.
Yomigaeru Sora -Rescue Wings- ep 01 raw
Story of a new flying pilot in the army. We see him arriving in a small town, setting up his things, going out to eat something, reporting to base, meeting people, coming back to his place, making a coffee, watching the tv, getting a phone call...
Realistic anime. Well, sort of. For example, don't they have Caller ID in Japan? He always pick the phone mistakenly thinking it's his GF and it's not. The phone has a fancy display that should have shown the caller id. Then, the TV: it's a cathode tube. He seems to be well off, and in need to move often for missions. Why not a lighter, flat screen TV?
I sense that the story is based on an old book/novel that is somewhat adapted for present time for the anime. IOW, the adaptation failed on the details, which doesn't bode well for the realism of the future episodes.
Tactical Roar ep 01 raw:
It's the future, and a city exists on the ocean that needs to protected from terrorists attacks (I think... I didn't get it all because it's raw). A special naval force is fighting off the attacks at sea.
Our wet-around-the-ears main character is dispatched to the fleet, and finds out is a girl-only crew... a man-hating crew.
Ecchi comedy with tactical elements.
Some of the 3D is cheesy, like the explosions, or the way the missiles behave, but then these occur rapidly and aren't the main focus of the show. Still, it gives me a general unpolished impression. As for the comedy part, I don't find it very funny so far. Is this an anime made as an afterthought to support a game release?
Nerima_Daikon_Brothers_01.raw
A singing anime, with Blues Brothers lookalike (sorta), a redhead and a panda. Is Daikon/radish a synonym for dick? Because ep1 was full of gay "jokes".
Gay musical.
Kasimasi-girl_meets_girl-_01 raw
Weak, feminine guy desperately in love with girl gets changed into girl due to incident.
Lesbian love story.
Looks well done, but I don't care for any of the characters.
Hantsuki (Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora) 01 raw:
Boy is at the hospital for some cold, meets girl next door who is (terminally?) ill, falls in love, etc.
Heart-warming/heart-wrenching love story.
H-game adaptation, h-game to be? This is an often-used h-game plot. Very predictable, this anime hasn't much originality going for it.
KAI ~ayakashi~ 01 RAW:
Intrigues, seamy loves and betrayals in Old Japan, drawn the old way.
Slice of life anime.
Looks well done. But I'm no big fan of old woodblock art nor of Old Japan's narrated low intrigues.
Fate-stay night - 01 and 02, subbed:
Ah, what to say here? This thing is cult stuff.
Hop, copy/paste from animenewsnetwork.com:
"Shirou Emiya lost his parents in a fire when he was young and was later adopted by a sorceror by the name of Kiritsugu Emiya. Although he was full of admiration for his adopted father and yearns to become an ally of justice, Shirou has limited powers and was unable to become a strong sorceror like his father. That is until one fateful day, he was drawn into the Holy Grail War and had to summon a female "Servant" known as Saber in order to protect himself."
Okay, I like it. Especially the part where Saber arrives. Real good, powerful emotion right there.