The summer season is just getting started, and a slew of great anime are hitting the airwaves. If you had to choose, though, here are five that you should definitely take a look at.
Although there are some anime premiering later in August, most have started airing already. It’s not too late to catch up, and if you still aren’t sure here’s five excellent ones to take into consideration.
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5. Free!
Currently the hot favorite of anime fangirls, Free! is tailor-made for the aforementioned audience and wastes no time in pulling out the fanservice. It’s something KyoAni has always done, though, even in K-On!, which was made for fans of all types. Free! doesn’t have to be just for girls. If you look past the humor you’ll find something else KyoAni is known for: its detailed animation work. The quality of the water scenes and overall smoothness to the animation alone make it worth watching. The little gags and jokes, such as teaching the glasses character how to swim, also give it the same slice-of-life feeling that K-On! was known for. If you enjoyed an anime dedicated to the light music club, there’s no reason you won’t enjoy this romp into the adventures of the swim club either.
4. Fantasista Doll
One part Cardcaptor Sakura and one part Aikatsu, Fantasista Dolls aims to combine the story of a young girls’ growth with the marketing of dress-up card games. Fantasista Dolls, after all, need a wide variety of outfits and weapons to do combat with. This of course leads to quite a bit of moe moments, not just out of combat but during it. As more cards and abilities are revealed, more of this seems to come into play. It has its own Tuxedo Mask-like character and mystery origin story for the dolls, which has already been hinted at several times. While it’s probably the most childish anime out of those on this list, it’s also the most light-hearted and fun one.
3. Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen
If you’re unable to get all your doll needs in Fantasista Dolls, the latest installment to Rozen Maiden is a step above with animation and story. Although there are a few errors every now and again left behind, such as a correction circle in epsiode three, overall it’s just as high quality as the original seasons. On top of that it features a very well organized time-line split scenario. If you were a fan of the original series, then definitely take a look at the latest addition to the trilogy. If you never watched the original, the first episode gives a decent basis as to what it’s about, so you don’t need any background knowledge to enjoy it.
2. Silver Spoon
Although there are clubs in this next choice, they aren’t ones you would find at a normal high school. In fact, the closest anime and manga has gotten to covering it before is Moyashimon. Also based off of a manga, it looks at the life of one high schooler as he attempts to discover his agricultural dream. First he has to learn about the world of agriculture though, as he only transfered to the school to get away from home. A-1 and Aniplex have made it clear to fans that the locations exists in real-life, and encourages them to refrain from making a pilgrimage for the animals safety. You can tell they paid quite a pit of attention to the location themselves, as much of it is faithfully recreated, even the animals that appear and oftentimes lend humor to an otherwise serious situation. If you enjoy more realistic anime that you can learn from, Silver Spoon should be your choice this season.
1. Gatchaman Crowds
Saving the best for last, Gatchman Crowds is the show you should most watch out of this list. It’s humorous, it’s full of action and suspense, and it breathes new life into the franchise. The power suits themselves are no longer equipment, but equipped in a magical girl like sequence. Speaking of magical girls, the Gatchaman are chosen this time around by a mysterious entity that grants them their powers by ripping out their souls. Don’t let the Madoka-like premise scare you away, as the main villain has yet to fully show their hand, nor does the creator of smartphone app GALAX and her Gatchaman Crowd have a clear role just yet. That leaves plenty of room for development and redemption to fans of the old series who aren’t quite enjoying it just yet. In the mean time, however, a strong set of action sequences spiced up with the enthusiasm of a cute-loving protagonist promise to keep it going strong. If you were a fan of the original, you will immediately notice quite a few differences. Putting the original aside, though, it stands up quite well on its own.
Each of these series are currently streaming on Crunchyroll, along with the second season of Attack on Titan should you need to catch up with the goings on of Levi’s Survey Corps.
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