Winter 2022 Anime Picks & Early Thoughts

Last year I had a lot going on that kept me from anime, games, and this blog. Aside the fact most anime and games have been extremely lackluster lately there were some other issues related to my life more personally. Most notably moving across the entire country as well as dealing with actual seasons – well no, but learning unlike everywhere else I’ve lived there are two seasons in this world; snow and hot rather than just the hot. I was lied to about 4 seasons, but it’s still one extra that I was not prepared for whatsoever. Also a lot of time spent on FFXIV as it’s one of my favorite games of all time at this point and even starting a new character and going through the entire game again (and Endwalker for the first time) with someone. There were also some more relationship and friendship issues as always, and also a lot of visits to the hospital – for real things, not for a supposed virus nobody has proved exists or to get mRNA gene therapy that has never been tested without horrible results labelled as a ‘vaccine’ that doesn’t actually inoculate you.

And while it doesn’t take away from my time writing my blog, watching anime or movies, or playing games (maybe helps with that, though I’m mostly replaying) I also have been working on my juggalo vtuber stuff which has proven to be a fun hobby so I’ll be continuing to do it as it’s been enjoyable. I’ve played through several games now, reviewed a few things including the live action Bebop like I did on here and even a Taco Bell item, and am now playing through Blue Reflection again for the first time since it originally released. I do plan to make anime reviews and such on there too at some point, I think it’ll be fun.

I want to get back into anime though and so I decided to try again this season and start the new year right in regards to that stuff. I tried just under 10 shows and kept about 6, probably will fall behind on one or two like usual, but still that’s more than the LITERAL ZERO I’ve been doing for the last year outside of re-watching a couple things with people who hadn’t seen them before. I’ve also neglected this blog for all these same reasons and so I figured I should make a picks/thoughts post for winter.

Oh, and of course there is Jojo 6 but due to Netflix fucking up it’s release (not to mention the script for the subs is probably woke trash instead of accurate at all) I haven’t bothered. This is the last part of Jojo that’s actually tolerable too, so it kind of sucks to miss out on it, but oh well.

Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku

I tried to watch this one because it seemed like a cute little SoL and I haven’t bothered with one in awhile, but the art is just intolerable. Really, it looks nice and then everyone’s faces are super long (including in a forward way – making them look like furries or something) and eyes and features are all droopy and shit. It sounds like a minor issue but when you’re actually watching it, it’s really uncomfortable and gross looking.

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Sakyou 2nd Season

Second season of something that sounds and looks fucking stupid. Isekai shit.

Baraou no Souretsu

Sounds fucking stupid. I hate Shakespeare outside of the always hilarious Romeo + Juliet with Dicaprio anyway.

Cue!

Idolshit. Worse. Idolshit AND mobile game shit.

Delicious Party Precure

I have no issues with precure, but I rarely ever watch it and only have with finished seasons. I think I’ve only seen the original first precure and Heartcatch – both which were pretty great but not something I’d want to really sit through an episode a week of.

Dolls’ Frontline

I actually liked playing Girl’s Frontline for like two weeks when it came out, but I don’t care to watch it or play it or anything it again. It’s just another generic mobile game with cute girls and making an anime out of that is pointless and will not result in anything good and never has.

Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to

Isekai shit.

Futsal Boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (why so many !)

Futshit.

Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha Part 2

Isekai shit.

Gensou Sangokushi

Sounds fucking lame.

Hakozume: Kouban Joshi no Gyakushuu

I really like this one! It’s no “You’re Under Arrest”, which is still a classic, but it IS one of the only other slice of life shows focused on two police officers. This is fun while also remembering it IS about police so they do have to deal with some serious and possibly for some even upsetting crimes at times, but it doesn’t let things sit too long on negativity. The two lead girls are really fun and have great entertaining personalities and there is even a supporting cast member voiced by hanakana! We need more positivity towards the police these days too, so the timing couldn’t be better – contrary to the retards whining about a police anime because some dumb black fuck drug addict blew his heart out overdosing on fentanyl while he was being arrested and this somehow proves police are abusive and hate black people. And yes, those people exist, I only knew this anime existed from seeing articles bitching about it existing because muh joy floy.

Kaijin Kaihatsubu no Kuroitsu-san

This one is alright, but not something I can really deal with sitting through 24 minutes a week of. It’s funny and basically is about the people behind the bad guys in Sentai shows/movies and even has some fun parody stuff in it. But the joke kind of gets old within 8 minutes of the first episode. I think this would do really well and be something I’d have watched if it was half-length or shorter episodes. If you’re into sentai stuff it might be worth checking out.

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3

This show was never more than fine, and now at three seasons I don’t know how anyone can still watch it. The whole ‘teasing’ shit was old from the day it started and Takagi-san was late to the party to begin with and now it’s still late to noticing nobody cares anymore.

Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja

This one might be okay, but I didn’t try it and had thought it and Leadale were the same show until just now by mistake. So…who knows? Could be a fun thing for a non-serious isekai but probably is shit.

Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen

I’m sorry, but Demon Slayer just completely lost me thanks to two things; that movie which was required viewing and how long it took to even come out, and then the fact season 2 when it finally did start was nothing but recap of the movie for like 8 episodes. I do not care enough to deal with that. It is NOT that good of a show especially after the part that ruined season 1 – plus I see they like found an excuse to give Nezuko massive tits and I don’t approve whether it’s forever or just for a one-off scene. Oh right, all the shit near the end too was just really lame in season 1 with the whole crew of generic shounen archetypes at the base being introduced and stuff, made me lose interest and then the length between it and now just nah. Maybe someday, but I doubt it, I’d sooner rather go back to MHA which I also have basically dropped.

Koroshi Ai

KOLEAN GO HOME.

Leadale no Daichi nite

I’m actually really liking this one so far. While it is an isekai, it’s a completey lighthearted fun slice of life about a girl who was hospitalized for some serious issue (basically in a medicated coma it seems like?) when the power went out and killed her fully I suppose (what about the backup generator?) and is now her actual character in the VR MMO she was able to play. But now the whole VR game world is 200 years in the future from when it took place and she is insanely overpowered from being level 1100 and notorious for her strength. It’s kind of like if Bofuri had Maple get stuck in the game and she just lived her fun little life as a god among peasants and making friends with NPCs. I really hope this does not change into having some legitimate ‘story’ and becomes another typical isekai.

Ninjala

lol

Orient

Lame shit for kiddos.

Princess Connect! 2

Shitson 2 of shit.

Ryman’s Club

More like HYMAN club cuz NOBODY would fuck a badminton player so it’s still intact ;)

Sabiiro no Armor

Nah.

Sabikui Bisco

Sounds unbelievably stupid.

Saiyuuki Reload: ZEROIN

I enjoyed the first season of this waaaaaaaaaaaaay back so why not? I remember NOTHING except for the fact I liked it but hopefully that’s all I need to know.

Sasaki to Miyano

I’m fine with gay shit for fujoshi especially these days when vrchat has taken its toll on me over the years, but I’m just not interested. Most yaoi and yuri shows are always really awkwardly rapey and unenjoyable for it.

Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja

Sounds like typical modern JC Staff shit in the bad way.

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

I mean it’s the final season (final FINAL season! It’s for real this time! Trust us! Maybe!) so why wouldn’t I? AoT is amazing and I love it and so I am excited to see where the finale takes us…though I have to say spending nearly 7 minutes on fucking recap in EPISODE 2 recapping EPISODE 1 FROM THE PRIOR WEEK is kind of fucking retarded and made me too upset to enjoy the second episode as much as I would have otherwise. I will say the new OP is fucking terrible, but the new ED is really great. I hope they change the OP at some point.

Shuumatsu no Harem

I had actually read some of this to jerk off to before and it wasn’t very good material, I figured the show might be better and it wasn’t especially because it’s censored to hell. If you want to masturbate just watch hentai – the art in this doesn’t even live up to most of that stuff anyway which usually is the appeal of ecchi shows as they have typically higher budget.

Slow Loop

Slice of Life with no point to it at all has been a little harder for me to deal with lately; stress means I need things happening or at least a point to the nothingness or some sort of interesting thing about it. This is me, like the one way at the top, trying another SoL since it’s been awhile. This one reminds me a bit of one of my favorite outdoorsy SoL, Encouragement of Climb, though not quite as good but with a similar feeling of a learned character helping new people get interested in a hobby (one that I grew up around this time!). Not only that, but we get little bits of cooking as well through the other main character! There’s also a side twist to it of the main two characters having just moved in together because their parents just got married and the most main girl trying to get used to it while being socially anxious. I like it, it’s got what I would want from a nothing-style SoL right now with just enough to pay attention to while still being laid back. This should be green but I took the picture just before watching the episode.

Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

Every single girl in this show – main, supporting, background – is the cutest/hottest possible. Most are also modern gal types too. This is the most important thing so I wanted to put it at the forefront when talking about it. Beyond that, I like the main girl and the main boy is okay too, but really I guess my main draw is the girl. She’s fantastic to look at and is also a fun secret otaku. Is this going to devolve into some ecchi show? Probably, but in this case I guess I’d be okay with that as long as it stays fun and doesn’t go overboard with filling the show with nothing but fanservice given I do really find the lead girl appealing and don’t want her to devolve into nothing but a whore.

Tensai Ouji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu

Just not interested in it. Unless it turns out as fun as something like Konosuba I don’t think it’s worth the time right now.

Tokyo 24-ku

These character designs look abysmal in the poster image and the story sounds fucking stupid.

Tribe Nine

NEO TOKYO EXTREME BASEBALL LEAGUE. No thanks. By the way the American Football League is starting again which is NFL without all the gay shit and black bullshit and shit rules, so maybe I can finally watch real sports until it inevitably ends up with the same shit anyway.

Vanitas no Carte Part 2

Nah.

And that’s the season and my picks and some of my thoughts. Basically I’m watching 6 shows – so not that bad, actually, especially as a ‘light’ season to get into anime again after what was a year of 0 and a year prior to that nearly being 0 as well. I hope what I have liked so far stays good, but we’ll see.