On Fanservice

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DanMachi, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, ef: a tale of memories, Fujiko Mine, Fuuka, Hibike! Euphonium, Izetta: The Last Witch, Keijo, KonoSuba, Lupin the Third, Sound! Euphonium, Walkure Romanze

Grant Watson over at The Angriest has started reviewing Izetta: The Last Witch, and his rant regarding the fanservice in episode 4 The Secret of the Witch is glorious to behold:

Then there’s this soft-core animated pornography, dropped onto the rest of the series like a bucket of turds through a ceiling fan.

I dropped Izetta around episode 3; I was already uncomfortable with the levels of fanservice, and the blatantly phallic imagery of Izetta riding that gun in a short dress and not much more. I had also, courtesy of anitwitter, heard about episode 4 and said “no, nope, not going there”.

2016 in Review

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Amanchu!, ARIA, Days, Dirty Pair, Encouragement of Climb, Flying Witch, Grimgar, Hibike! Euphonium, Inari KonKon Koi Iroha, KonoSuba, My Hero Academia, Say "i Love You", Sound! Euphonium, Yama no Susume

Source: https://www.animelab.com/shows/grimgar-ashes-and-illusions

This is going to be a little difficult as the stats page that I usually use for these posts has disappeared[1].

So there isn’t a 4^th quarter rankings this year, nor is there an all-time ranking.

Hibike! Euphonium S2 (2016) with Spoilers

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Hibike! Euphonium, Kyoto Animation, Sound! Euphonium

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/sound-euphonium

Season 2 of Hibike! Euphonium is yet another anime that is good to almost the last drop. Skip the final episode and you have a solid series.

It turns out that I said most of what I needed to about season 2 when I wrote about episode 11 First Love Trumpet[1], especially in respect of the key themes being covered in the season.

So, what’s left to say?

Mostly some coverage of the second last episode (clever) and the finale (lazy).

Sunshine Blogger Award 2016

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anime, board games, Gall Force, games, Hibike! Euphonium, Kimagure Orange Road, Kimi no Na wa, Robotech, Rocket Girls, Sound! Euphonium, Your Name

I’m surfacing after an intense but successful project[1] and finally noticing some blogger awards that have come my way. These are basically a fun way to prompt posts with a bit of a Q&A format, so here goes.

The first order of business is to thank the lovely Artemis over at Otaku Lounge.

The “rules”[2] here are basically:

Hibike! Euphonium S2 (2016): First Love Trumpet is “only” a good episode

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Hibike! Euphonium, Kyoto Animation, Sound! Euphonium

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/sound-euphonium

For the most part Hibike! Euphonium S2 has been a superb follow-up to season 1, with episodes 9 Hibike! Euphonium and 10 After-school Obbligato nailing the key themes of the show.

Alas, episode 11 First Love Trumpet is “only” a good episode, and felt like a disappointment in comparison.

That got me thinking, why was First Love Trumpet a disappointment given that it is still a good episode. So after rewatching the most recent 3 episodes, here’s my thoughts on that.