2014 in Review

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Akatsuki no Yona, argevollen, Board game, Bodacious Space Pirates, BTOOOM!, Encouragement of Climb, Feminism, gamergate, games, Girls Und Panzer, GLASSLIP, Hamatora, Hanayamata, Locodol, Log Horizon, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Nagi no Asukara, Say "i Love You", Shin Sekai Yori, Shirobako, Sword Art Online, Taisho Baseball Girls, The Pilot's Love Song, Tonari no Seki-Kun, Yama no Susume, Your Lie In April, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru, YuYuYu

Here’s the final “in review” post for 2014 with the top 5 for the month, the quarter, the year, and all time, plus some bonus commentary on best/worst of the year.

Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru (2014): Final Thoughts with Spoilers

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Neon Genesis Evangelion, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru, YuYuYu

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/yuki-yuna-is-a-hero

Despite some very emotionally satisfying moments I think Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru may have stumbled at the finish like so many anime before it.

I think that the problem is that the finale is satisfying on a personal level when it needed to be at a global level. For 11 episodes the motto of YuYuYu[1] was “Well, that escalated quickly”, and yet it failed to do so in the finale.

If you’re reading this post I’m going to assume that you’re familiar with the premise.

Fall 2014 Second Thoughts on Many Shows

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Akatsuki no Yona, argevollen, Celestial Method, Encouragement of Climb, Karen Senki, Log Horizon, Shirobako, Sora no Method, When Supernatural Battles Become Commonplace, Yama no Susume, Your Lie In April, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, YuYuYu

Several of these shows have already had their own first thoughts posts, others are coming soon[1]. Still I thought I’d pass an hour in an airport lounge summarising overall reactions and relative standings.

Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru (2014): First Thoughts

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Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru, YuYuYu

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/yuki-yuna-is-a-hero

Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru (aka Yuuki Yuna is a Hero) started showing after I did my Fall 2014 sampler post. It’s now up to 4 episodes and I’m quite liking what I’m seeing so far.

I’m also going to try very hard to avoid spoiling this one – it’s best to hit the first episode cold if at all possible.