Tsuki ga Kirei (2017): First Thoughts on a Lovely Show

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Say "i Love You", Tsuki ga Kirei

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/tsukigakirei

Tsuki ga Kirei aka as the moon, so beautiful, is in many ways the unexpected gem of the Spring 2017 anime series. It’s certainly the show I’m most looking forward to each week.

Tsuki ga Kirei is simply a charming show built on a romance that feels natural, unforced, with main characters that are convincingly teenagers.

Revisiting Say “I Love You” (2012)

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Say "i Love You"

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/say-i-love-you

As with The World is Still Beautiful[1] I’ve been revisiting Say “I Love You”[2] recently and have a few thoughts to add to my original reviews. I get a little ranty about episode 13 at the end, so there are spoilers ahead.

First up, despite the problematic start to the series, Say “I Love You” is a surprisingly mature look at high school life. Whilst many of the shoujo tropes around shy high school romances are in play for Mei and Yamato, there is a refreshing dose of reality in several other characters.

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.

Kiss Him, Not Me (2016)

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Anime De Training! Ex, Kiss Him Not Me, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Say "i Love You", Tari Tari

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/kiss-him-not-me

Kiss Him, Not Me (aka Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda[1]) is an amusing enough show if you can ignore the dangerous body image / nutrition issues within the premise.

However Kiss Him, Not Me is also showing early signs of Ranma ½  syndrome, so I’m unlikely to watch any more should a second series appear[2].

3rd Quarter Review for 2016

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Dirty Pair, electoral junkie, Grimgar, Say "i Love You", Star Trek: The Next Generation, Walkure Romanze

Is it that time already? I’m probably no more than a couple of weeks from having to dust off the BAH! HUMBUG! post. Anyway, here’s the top 5 posts for the quarter:

1. Say “I Love You” (2012): Final Thoughts with Spoilers (December 2014)
2. Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (2016): First Thoughts with Major Spoilers (January 2016)
3. The latest anime to flee screaming from: Walkure Romanze (June 2013)
4. In which @colonydrop and Wil Wheaton (@wilw) make my day (December 2015)
5. The Additional Words I See in #BlackLivesMatter. You Should See Them Too. (September 2016)