I don’t have as much time these days to watch anime, but the start of a new season is always so fresh with hope and excitement just at seeing new things we haven’t seen before, that I couldn’t resist checking out a few more shows than I actually expect to follow. So here’s a breakdown of what I watched, and what I thought!
Simulcasted Seasons
A Record of Past Seasons
The Grand, Insubstantial Importance of a Child: Reflections on Alice and Zoroku
Sometimes, the best thing you can say to a child is: “I love you.”
Wrapping Up the Spring 2017 Anime Season
As is our custom around here, it’s time to take a look back at the shows of last season before the new one hits (actually, it’s already here but oh well).
Re:Creators Remembers Love for Magical Girls and Impresses the Hell Out of Me While Doing It
A threshold has been crossed in Re:Creators.
Aniwords – The Best Anime Families of Spring 2017
I’d been noodling on the family dynamics in Alice to Zouroku for weeks when I suddenly realized, “Hey, there are actually a fair number of shows about family this season! And I’m watching, like, all of them!” Take from that what you like about my preferences, but this week for Crunchyroll I wrote about the interpretations of family in Alice to Zouroku, The Eccentric Family 2, and Sukasuka. It’s basically three mini-essays all rolled into one, so you can read the piece even if you haven’t seen all three.
Thoughts on the Winter 2017 Anime Season
Without question, this is the definitive take on the season.
Aniwords – What’s the Deal with Kemono Friends?
I make my return to writing feature articles for Crunchyroll with an extremely topical question—why the heck is everyone so obsessed with Kemono Friends? If you’re curious about the most popular show of the season that you probably haven’t heard about, I’ve written a nice little introduction to it for you, along with some speculation about what it is about the show itself that’s made it such a hit!
