Of course all the anime I want to check out releases on the weekend. So let's talk about some them as I work through them all!
First up, the elephant in the room, is Trigun Stampede. Like Wisteria, I'm cautiously optimistic with the new version. I feel like the choices to reveal some of Vash's past in the first episode are for the most part good as people watching it are already familiar with his backstory. Robert will be an interesting change from Millie to help maybe temper Meryl's enthusiam. The CG animation is fluid and looks awesome, but I am slightly sad we don't get needlehead Vash but his original design is firmly in the 90s so the change is good.
Next up is Handyman Saitou in Another World. It's an isekai, but the premise seems interesting. Saitou is for some reason in a fantasy world where his skills make him a pretty effective thief. The first episode doesn't reveal how Saitou gets to this fantasy world, instead giving us an introduction to his fellow party members: Morlock the 80 something wizard who has the beginnings of dementia and a bad back, Lafanpan the fairy cleric who charges a gold per healing and Raelza the warrior who clearly has a crush on Saitou but is self conscious of the scar on her face. There's a few other non party members introduced, like a heavily armored dwarven mage, as the episode is broken up into small sketches. It's pretty humorous so I'm definitely going to keep watching to see where things go. Also because Raelza wears armor that is appropriate for a warrior, basically full plate. She does mention that she has a chainmail bikini and we do get to see it modeled. On Morlock, so yeah.
The Tale of Outcasts' first episode wasn't bad but it also wasn't that great. Wisteria is an orphan that is forced to beg on the street at the church run orphanage who can see demons that most normal people can't. The immortal Marbas is one she sees and they strike up a friendship where he tells her all that he has seen. Until she's sold to a nobleman who plans to torture her. Marbas can't just take her as that would violate some demonic creed to not provide aid without a payment. Of course when he finds out that Wisteria has been sold he rushes to her side and starts to fall apart so of course Wisteria gives him the only thing she has, her eyesight which heals him and lets him fight at full power. Oh and her older brother happens to have been taken away years ago and is now working for the church as a demon hunter. So you know these two are eventually going to come to blows over Wisteria. Not a bad start, but if Wisteria can see demons, why didn't this organization also take her? Or is it a boys only club? Again, not bad but they better explain some more in episode two.
Buddy Daddies will fill the Spy x Family shaped hole in my heart. Assassins Kazuki and Rei accidentally adopt Miri the four year old love child of the mafioso they killed. In the brief time we spend with Miri I can tell you that I will destroy anyone that hurts her. She cute without being obnoxious and her exuberance is delightful. Oh and obviously Kazuki's wife has taken his biological child and left him, refusing to have anything to do with him. Yeah, yeah shut up and get back to Miri.
The final show I watched this weekend was Chillin' in my 30s After Being Fired from the Demon Army, that show that also has a "just fine" start. Dariel can't use magic so he's fired from the Demon Army. He then saves a large breasted girl from a monster ape and becomes an adventurer. Oh, and he just so happens to have off the chart levels in the four categories that are fueled by aura which only humans can use. So yeah, I'm calling it now: He's The Hero and will eventually trash the demon army. It's a junk food anime that I will probably keep watching.
I still have the Nier and Cold Steel animes to check out, along with a bunch of returning shows.
First up, the elephant in the room, is Trigun Stampede. Like Wisteria, I'm cautiously optimistic with the new version. I feel like the choices to reveal some of Vash's past in the first episode are for the most part good as people watching it are already familiar with his backstory. Robert will be an interesting change from Millie to help maybe temper Meryl's enthusiam. The CG animation is fluid and looks awesome, but I am slightly sad we don't get needlehead Vash but his original design is firmly in the 90s so the change is good.
Next up is Handyman Saitou in Another World. It's an isekai, but the premise seems interesting. Saitou is for some reason in a fantasy world where his skills make him a pretty effective thief. The first episode doesn't reveal how Saitou gets to this fantasy world, instead giving us an introduction to his fellow party members: Morlock the 80 something wizard who has the beginnings of dementia and a bad back, Lafanpan the fairy cleric who charges a gold per healing and Raelza the warrior who clearly has a crush on Saitou but is self conscious of the scar on her face. There's a few other non party members introduced, like a heavily armored dwarven mage, as the episode is broken up into small sketches. It's pretty humorous so I'm definitely going to keep watching to see where things go. Also because Raelza wears armor that is appropriate for a warrior, basically full plate. She does mention that she has a chainmail bikini and we do get to see it modeled. On Morlock, so yeah.
The Tale of Outcasts' first episode wasn't bad but it also wasn't that great. Wisteria is an orphan that is forced to beg on the street at the church run orphanage who can see demons that most normal people can't. The immortal Marbas is one she sees and they strike up a friendship where he tells her all that he has seen. Until she's sold to a nobleman who plans to torture her. Marbas can't just take her as that would violate some demonic creed to not provide aid without a payment. Of course when he finds out that Wisteria has been sold he rushes to her side and starts to fall apart so of course Wisteria gives him the only thing she has, her eyesight which heals him and lets him fight at full power. Oh and her older brother happens to have been taken away years ago and is now working for the church as a demon hunter. So you know these two are eventually going to come to blows over Wisteria. Not a bad start, but if Wisteria can see demons, why didn't this organization also take her? Or is it a boys only club? Again, not bad but they better explain some more in episode two.
Buddy Daddies will fill the Spy x Family shaped hole in my heart. Assassins Kazuki and Rei accidentally adopt Miri the four year old love child of the mafioso they killed. In the brief time we spend with Miri I can tell you that I will destroy anyone that hurts her. She cute without being obnoxious and her exuberance is delightful. Oh and obviously Kazuki's wife has taken his biological child and left him, refusing to have anything to do with him. Yeah, yeah shut up and get back to Miri.
The final show I watched this weekend was Chillin' in my 30s After Being Fired from the Demon Army, that show that also has a "just fine" start. Dariel can't use magic so he's fired from the Demon Army. He then saves a large breasted girl from a monster ape and becomes an adventurer. Oh, and he just so happens to have off the chart levels in the four categories that are fueled by aura which only humans can use. So yeah, I'm calling it now: He's The Hero and will eventually trash the demon army. It's a junk food anime that I will probably keep watching.
I still have the Nier and Cold Steel animes to check out, along with a bunch of returning shows.