Hello everyone. Nitsuj here and welcome to the side blog the blogs between the blogs. It’s Black Friday the day after Thanksgiving and the Christmas season has officially begun which means winter is here and that means new anime is just around the corner which means it’s time for first impressions. This is where I take a look at the anime set to come out for the next season and give my thoughts on if this is an anime worth watching or not. Now with first impressions, no research has been done on anime of these animes at all, it’s just me reading a description and just seeing if it’s something worth watching or not. With our faces all good and stuffed let’s stuff our to watch list with some good anime and see what’s coming out this winter on First Impressions.
Mob Psycho 100 S2
Alright, let’s start off with one of the most anticipated animes to come out next year, Mob Psycho 100. Yes, Mob is back. With One Punch Man set to come out later in 2019, I’m sure Bones wants to start the year off strong and set the standards for One’s work. Watching it.
Kakegurui xx
Speaking of starting the year off strong MAPPA is doing the same thing with two animes this season. The first is the return of Kakegurui, the twisted gambling anime with facial expressions that are a meme’s paradise. MAPPA has been on a roll lately and I’m excited to see where this story goes. Watching it.
Dororo
The second anime from MAPPA that will be attacking a darker premise. The story follows a young thief named Dororo who meets a demon-slaying rounin named Hyakkimaru who’s entire body is made of artificial limbs. Before Hyakkimaru was born, his father made a deal with 40 local demons. In return for power, each demon would be allowed to take a piece of Hyakkimaru’s unborn body. When Hyakkimaru was born, he barely resembled a human baby and was tossed in the river where he was discovered and raised by a doctor who gave him artificial limbs. Hyakkimaru is now on a journey to find the 40 demons and retake his body parts. This sounds so cool and badass. I’m watching it.
3D Kanajo S2
Second season of 3D Kanajo. Didn’t really get into this anime so skipping it.
5-Toubun no Hanayome
Moving on to the comedy/romance/possibly ecchi part of the list we have 5-Toubun no Hanayome an anime where a guy becomes the tutor to 5 hot girls who are not only his classmates but are actually quintuplets. The girls are in danger of flunky high school and it’s up to our protagonist to get these troublemakers to settle down and study. I think I’ll watch this.
B-Project S2
The second season of the boy idol anime. I watched a little bit of the first season (for review purposes) but dropped it because I couldn’t get into it. Not watching.
BanG Dream S2
Continuing with the sequels we have BanG Dream. Not watching.
Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale
An idol comedy anime about mermaids. Well we turned zombies into idols so why not mermaids. I might check this out.
Boogiepop wa Warawanai
Follows the story of a shinigami who can release people from their pain. Some say he’s real, other say he’s just an urban legend. I’m watching this. I’m getting some good vibes from this series.
Circlet Princess
The combination of sports and augment reality. I might check this out. With technology proceeding the way it is, this might be the direction sports will heading years from now.
Date a Live III
Finally! I’ve been waiting for a third season for years. Watching it.
Dimension High School
Boys get transferred into an anime world and start going to school there. I’ll check it out and see where it goes.
Domestic na Kanojo
Oh man, sit down for this one. Natsuo is hopelessly in love with his teacher Hina and then one night he goes to a mixer where he meets and sleeps with a moody girl named Rui. He later finds out his dad is getting remarried to a woman who has two daughters and the daughters are Hina and Rui. I am watching just to see where this all goes.
Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue
The story of a mystery writer who connects more with his cat than with humans. Not watching.
Egao no Daika
A story about 2 girls from distant planets who bond with each other. Not watching.
Endro
A cute story about lolis going to school and training to one day defeat the demon lord who is a loli herself. Not watching.
Flying Babies
Girls training to become hula girls. Not watching.
Fukigen na Mononokean Tsuzuki
Second season. Didn’t watch the first season so skipping this season.
Girly Air Force
The world is under attack by mysterious flying creatures called Zai and the only way to fight them is to use aircrafts known as Daughters and an automatic fighting system called anima which appear in the form of little girls. The story follows Kei and an anima girl named Gripen who might just be humanity’s last hope. Sounds interesting. I’ll watch it.
Grimms Notes The Animation
Based off a game under the same name. All the inhabitants of the world are born with a book called the book of fate where all of their lives are written in advance. However, these beings known as Chaos Tellers are writing bad events in people’s books without them knowing and it’s up to the holders of blank books of fate to stop them. I shall watch this and see where it goes.
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen
An interesting love story where two people like each other but are too stubborn to admit it to each other so the battle is on to see who’ll crack first. I might check this out.
Kemono Friends S2
It’s the return of the poorly CGI animal girls anime. Not watching it but for some reason Japan really loves this show.
Kemurikusa
An anime that is based off 3D project that won an award in 2012. I’ll give it the 3-episode rule and see where it goes.
Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai
This anime sounds good. Imagine Talespin except with cute girls, more dogfights, and instead of delivering packages they instead act as bodyguards. I’ll watch it.
Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka
A new dark spin on magical girls who fight to protect us from these unholy beings. Watching it, and I’m sure Seras would love to join me.
Meiji Tokyo Renka
An anime based off a female stimulation game. Not really my cup of tea, but I’m sure the AI girls will want to take a shot at this.
Pastel Memories
Based off a game where the otaku culture is on the decline, you the player take on the role of opening up a shop and working with various otaku girls to raise your shop and fight against a virus that is infecting the world. There’s a lot going on here but I’m intrigued on where this is going. I’ll watch it.
Piano no Mori 2
Second season, didn’t watch the first, so not watching the second.
Revisions
5 friends get transported to Shibuya 300 years into the future and must fight to protect the present by operating giant mechs. This anime has a big hill to climb. Not only is it a mecha anime it’s a CGI series as well and the track record for CGI anime hasn’t been good. I’ll check it out and see where it goes. Please don’t suck.
Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
Centers around a woman named Ekoda who works various jobs and explores the crazy nightlife of Japan. I’ll check it out and see where it goes.
Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
Here’s another anime a lot of people have been anticipating. A guy named Naofumi gets summoned to another world where he discovers he’s one of the 4 heroes said to save the world from destruction. Each hero has a legendary weapon and his weapon is a shield the weakest out of all the weapons. Naofumi gets betrayed and soon finds himself alone and penniless. With nothing but his shield in hand, he presses onward to become the legendary shield hero and save the world. Watching it.
Ueno-san wa Bukiyou
A comedy/romance about a genius girl inventor who falls in love with a boy in her club and tries to confess to him but all of her attempts fail. Not watching.
W’z
GoHands is back with a new original story this time focusing on music and possibly another world. I might watch it.
Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!
A loli falls in love with a college girl. Skipping it.
Yakusoku no Neverland
Ohh~, I’ve heard good things about this series. The series focuses on 3 orphan boys who discover the dark secret their orphanage is keeping from them and try to break out. I haven’t read the manga yet, but I’ve heard it’s good so hopefully the anime will get me interested in picking up the manga. Watching it.
Along with these animes we have Phoenix Wright, Hinomaru, Jojo, SAO, Radiant, The Time I Got Reincarnated as Slime, Run with the Wind, and Toaru Majutsu no Index S3 continuing into the winter.
Movies
As far as movies we got some good ones coming out. Code Geass is getting a movie that takes place several years after season 2, Danmachi is getting a movie followed by a second season, Made in Abyss is getting two recap movies, Princess Principal, Youjo Senki, and three Psycho-Pass movies.
Final Thoughts
So that’s the anime list for the winter season and it looks pretty good. I’m excited to see the return of Mob Psycho and Kakegurui and I’m looking forward to a lot of these titles coming out as they sound good and interesting. Let me know how you guys feel about the winter season and let me know which anime you’re excited to see. Thanks for reading and I’ll see you next time on Project Nitsuj.
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