Unfortunately, being completely ignorant of kanji, I'm stuck waiting. And waiting.
And yeah - Ysley and Paula shocked me all over again, just like they did in the anime, and just as with the anime, I had to remind myself that I've already seen them recover from worse, And worse that they've gotten at Rin's hands.
Heike's my hero.
My sentiments exactly.
It most reminds me of Wakaba Sanchi no Aoi Koi, in that it's really tropish, but it's so cute and done so well that it feels fresh anyway.
Yeah - that was an unexpected but effective combo.
I didn't even consider the possibility that Nagisa would join in with Himemiya, not because she wouldn't necessarily, but because she couldn't, since she doesn't get any of Himemiya's innuendos.
As it turns out, she didn't need to get them in order to play along, and it wrecked Ichinose either way.
Most recently, Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song. Every episode ends on a twist or a shocking reveal, which just demands going on to the next one. The only thing that stopped me from watching it straight through was that I started it late enough in the evening that I fell asleep.
On the other end of my timeline, the first one that did that to me was Elfen Lied. I sat down to watch the first episode and see what it was about, and six hours later, I was still there, finishing up the last episode.
86 did that to me so thoroughly that I only have really clear memories of the early episodes and the late ones - most of the in-between is a blur.
Madoka Magica can still do that to me, even after all these years and rewatches. Just something about the way the story unfolds sweeps me along with it.
Akudama Drive too. It takes a bit to really get going, but it hits its stride at about episide 3, and doesn't let up until the epic ending.
In a completely different vein, if my mood is right Nichijou will do it to me.
Somehow Mai has become my favorite secondary character. She just has a sort of calmly philosophical approach to things that I really appreciate.
Well done episodes.
The only story arc that really stands out to me is Mother's Rosario - the rest tend to be sort of underdeveloped and/or contrived. But all along the way, there are top quality individual episodes.
I'm still withholding judgment on this one. It hasn't fully grabbed me yet, but it's still promising.
Senpai is a surprisingly and amusingly determined troll, and Yuu is such a perfect target for her (reminiscent of Raphael and Satania in Gabriel Dropout). The dynamic between senpai and Suzu is interesting too, since they each seem to fully understand the other, while Yuu understands pretty much nothing about either one of them.
Yuu getting bullied by kindergartners was especially amusing.
Looking foward to getting to know Rura next episode - she might be the missing piece that'll make this four girl ensemble complete.
And if nothing else, I do quite like the ED. - BAD SURPRISE
Renge's superpower is finding the good in people.
Okay - House of the Sun is already really good, and I'm only on chapter 3...
ETA - just worked out that this is Taiyou no Ie. I thought it was weird that it was not only this good but award-winning, but I couldn't remember ever hearing of it.
I just never heard of it under that localized title.
I'm not familiar with House of the Sun, so I'll have to check that out.
But yeah - the artstyle was what first drew me in, and her laugh was a lot of what sold me. That and those once-per-chapter glorious real smiles.
Mmm... Relena Peacecraft was my first anime crush.