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Uchay
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I see James dodged the Instant Death Bullet. A pity.
Some of my picks didn't make it in, but I didn't have big expectations for 'em. I'm really happy and surprised Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic made it in, though. Been having a blast with those weirdos. Actually so good it even beat some personality into the potato-kun as soon as the 2nd episode, which was my only worry in the premiere
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smurky turkey
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I want to agree with you, yet the speed at which the seasons are getting fuller and fuller seems to make it impossible to keep up. Anyway, I am glad with the list, most of the shows I would like to see reviewed have made it in. |
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InfiniteNothingness
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Jing getting Healing Magic, a straightforwardly solid show that I've yet to see any glaring lack of animation from so far, in contrast to her previously handled Kingdoms of Ruin and Last Boss Queen, makes me chuckle. I hope we get some more in-depth commentary, especially since it's got much more to work with than either I'd say.
I forget how Soaring Sky handled the seasonal votes, but if it's any consolation, you can hope that Silverman picks it up for reviewing in quarters? That's what I'm doing. Although if I'm being frank, even as a newly-turned convert after years of dragging my feet and getting ready to dive in, I wouldn't call it a series too good for episodic reviews broadly speaking. The substantially episodic nature is what most comes to mind, as much as I've been enjoying it. (Not that I don't get it of course, would have liked to see Silverman talk on the cute BL office romcom.) Also, I actually didn't vote for Gushing despite an honest interest in it, lol. I'm sad but not surprised Cherry Magic didn't make the cut. Is there a way to go back and see what we voted for or should I curse my forgetfulness and write them down later? |
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Key
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That one was well-received practically across the board, so it making the cut shouldn't be surprising. (Honestly, I would have been shocked if it didn't.) I am also disappointed that Weakest Tamer didn't make the cut, given its strong debut. The Undead Unwanted Adventurer not making it is also a disappointment, since I feel there's content worth week-to-week commentary there, but given the more tepid reaction to that one, it isn't a surprise. I was surprised that Doctor Elise didn't make it, though, since debuts with a Community Score as high as it had usually do. |
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encrypted12345
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The first episode was so fun that it was enough to get notoriety despite the lack of official subs and got fansubs kind of quickly. While I doubt it'll be an overly intellectual show when all is said is done, it's been a while since I've had fun theorizing about possible twists a show will have. Theories from episode 1 I've seen about the show range from spoiler[Bravern is secretly evil to Bravern is Lewis's half alien robot kid from an alternate future]. Nothing serious yet, but all in good fun.
As someone who does like the source material and how the anime has been handling it so far (well, more budget would be nice, but ah well), I'll admit I voted it in mostly just to see suffering. |
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tintor2
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Shaman King Flowers rejected even in day 1?!
Well, I don't really remember much from the manga. |
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Kalhiki
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Looks like the only things that didn't make it from my (admittedly small) list was Time for Torture, which is understandable, as it's a pretty lax, low-stakes show and Fire Hunter Season 2. Which is also understandable, since I'm pretty sure everyone forgot about it lol.
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fathomlessblue
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I voted on The Fire Hunter S2, partly because I do view it as an ambitious, if ridiculously messy & occasionally incomprehensible production trainwreck, but to the shock of no-one it didn't get voted in. Shame that. While I doubt many viewers or reviewers are going to be walking away from that show with a net positive, I still do feel it was given a short shrift, both by its own staff & with a writers unable & unwilling to even remotely attempt to tackle the show on its own terms.
Well, come what may, I'll be clapping like a cymbal-monkey for whatever nonsense, good or bad, it decides to throw at us this season. As for Beast Tamer, I feel like I must have fallen into a parallel universe while watching the first episode. We're all talking about the fantasy show with the miniature slime, right? The one where lead has an ghost isekai'd/past life inside her, that she communicates with like an invisible Punch & Judy sock puppet? Honestly, once I stopped giggling at its hilariously contrived device to clumsily dole out exposition, I spent the rest of the episode imagining a version of Remedy's Control where Jessie was constantly putting her hand to ear & going "What's that, extra-dimensional ghost friend?" Hmmm. "Yes, I also think the Bureau are real stinkers for kidnapping my brother". Hmmm? "Yes, we absolutely can't let anyone know we suspect the Board as having sinister intent" "Say that again?" "Yeah, it does seem like everyone is staring at me?". I wonder if Sam Lake would make that? Last edited by fathomlessblue on Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:09 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Gina Szanboti
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Yeah, I too wish we could still access the list after the poll closes (could it be made to just not allow further editing with a note that it's closed, and remove the submit button, or is that too complicated?). I would even be happy to just have the list because it would be easier to pull up than going through all the steps in the Encyclopedia to get a list of what shows were legally streaming during a particular season. The work's already done, seems a shame to waste it by dumpstering it when the poll closes. I picked more than I knew we had reviewers for, so of course they didn't all make it. Almost all the ones I really wanted did, so it's all good. Were it my call alone, I'd replace Chained Soldier, Gushing Magical Girls and Urusei Yatsura with Dr. Elise, Meiji Gekken, and either Cherry Magic or Sasaki & Peeps (if only to see where it goes should I drop it). But since there're only 3 series in the lineup that I'm not at all interested in watching or reading about, I can't complain. I knew neither Kingdom 5 nor Fire Hunter 2 would get in, or get reviewed even if voted for since neither got a mention in the Preview Guide, which I guess means no one on staff is current on either. Well, Lynzee is on FH, but she hated the first cour so much it'd be cruel to ask her to slog through this season. 
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cfalcon
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Disappointed we won't have Weakest Tamer, It's Time for Torture, Princess, Doctor Elise, Tsukimichi or Undead Unwanted Adventurer.
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Zomb1e13
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Honestly, gushing shouldn't have even been an option. The staff have already been pretty clear on how they feel about the show and the reviewers time would have been better spent on something else.
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Takkun4343
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As someone who likes Gushing Over based on its first two episodes... you're absolutely right. I'm gonna treat it like I did W'z: my opinion is all that matters to me, so who cares what the reviewer saddled with the show thinks? (Even though Chris's thoughts will be completely valid.) |
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Otcho
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Most of my shows got in. Ragna Crimson not making is a little sad, since you had the reviewer of the manga doing reviews and you don't get that perspective all that often.
The one new show, where I really liked a first episode and that didn't make it, is Meiji Gekkan:1874 and that was set up to fail from the start, sadly. It only aired yesterday, is not a high profile smash hit, that waves of people watch and vote for immediately and to top it of, it's an original without a pre-existing fanbase. It never stood a chance..... |
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lossthief
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The limit on how many shows are covered for weekly reviews isn't set by the amount of writers available, but by how much interest is shown by readers in the poll. If a show doesn't make the cut, it's because it didn't get enough votes for it to be worth the editorial resources to cover it weekly. It's why the number of shows covered varies slightly season-to-season. More reviewers wouldn't mean more shows getting cover, it just means each writer would cover fewer shows individually. |
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Shay Guy
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So the full list of Preview Guide entries that didn't make the cut is:
Of these, the ones with the most members currently listed on MAL are:
Some pretty remarkable numbers, there -- Classroom of the Elite S3 is the season's second most popular show on MAL, and Tsukimichi S2 is #4. Of the series that did make the cut here, the least popular ones on MAL are:
So that gives a sense of how tastes here and there differ. Once the Your Anime Rankings charts start in a week or two, we should see what the "second tier" around these parts is -- the shows not popular enough to get streaming reviews, but with enough votes to make the viewer rankings. |
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