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We have officially hit the halfway point through the Winter 2024 anime season with most shows having aired at least 6 episodes and several already with their seventh behind them. I want to hear what your impressions are about the season so far. Any shows surprise you? Disappoint you? Exceed your expectations? Like every week, this is also a general discussion thread, so feel free to post general questions/discussions as well.

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  • Endmaker@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    This season has the most number of animes that I’m watching, unexpectedly. My impressions:

    Watching

    Top Tier

    1. Frieren - As good as ever. Looking forward to the boss fight in the next episode.

    Second Tier

    1. Villainess Level 99 - The dark horse of the season for me. It is supposed to be yet another villainess series, but turned out to be very entertaining.
    2. Delicious in Dungeon - I usually avoid cooking shows, but decided to try this out due to the hype. It did not disappoint.
    3. Gushing over Magical Girl - I can (almost) never predict how the villains deals with the magical girls in each episode.

    Third Tier

    1. 'Tis Time for “Torture”, Princess - very sweet
    2. Mr. Villain’s Day Off - very sweet
    3. Cherry Magic - This is the first anime with gay protagonists that I’m watching due to the interesting premise. The good pacing has kept me interested to see what comes next.
    4. Chained Soldier - Others were complaining about the lack of ecchiness, but personally, I was looking forward to well-animated action scenes - which it did not deliver. Still good enough (for now).
    5. Instant Death - I dislike how the anime kill characters off without showing how powerful they are. I believe it is a problem with the novel though, because IIRC in the earlier half of the series the narrator simply mentions their powers, whereas in the latter half we get to experience the story from the other characters’ point-of-view before they get killed off. Otherwise, I liked the faster pacing of the anime as compared to the novel, cutting out the fluff and jokes that probably won’t translate over as well to the anime.

    Close to dropping

    1. The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic - It has been one long training arc so far. Sounds like it is going to get interesting though.

    On Hold

    Apothecary Diaries - Top tier along with Frieren. I want to binge everything, instead of being kept in suspense by mysteries that span multiple episodes.

    Dropped

    1. Bravern - Goofiness mixed with grim reality does not sit well with me.
    2. Foolish Angel - Got bored, and male MC was too dumb.
    3. Sasaki and Peeps - Interesting premise, but wasted on boring MC.
    4. Tales of Wedding Rings - Checked out the manga briefly, and MC appears to be stupid.
    5. Weakest Tamer - Got bored.

    Plan to Watch

    1. 7th Time Loop
    2. Dangers in my Heart Season 2