We've finally made it to the last four animé we've been following this fall season. Though a bit late, I hope this series of posts encourages you to sample this season's offerings. Plus, all the backlog of episodes you have to clear makes for an excellent weekend marathon!
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Shin Sekai Yori – It’s very hard to describe From The New World (the show’s official English title) without spoiling much of what makes you want to see the next episode. I’ll just say it involves kids with psychic powers, who learn to use them in constructive ways in a special school. All is not fun and games, however. There are rumors of children suddenly disappearing from the school, usually linked to the appearance of a rumored Monster Cat on the school premises. As the story unfolds, the children begin to seek the truth, but discover that the truth behind everything in their world is something best left unbelieved.
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Sukitte Ii Na Yo – Take one unpopular, unattractive high school girl, have her try to kick the school’s prettiest boy, throw in some unexplainable attraction on the boy’s side, and voila! You have your next Hollywood hit, Fifty Shades of Twilight! I’m just kidding, now put those torches and pitchforks away! The show’s title translates to Say “I Love You” and it’s really about the school’s most mismatched couple and the ups and downs of their budding romance. Being a high school romantic drama, you can expect the usual slew of unique Japanese students – the guy who keeps a collection of sex friends, the cute girl being bullied by her peers because of her prominent chest, the well-meaning idiot friend, etc. – and the interaction between our protagonist couple and these other faces is the draw of the show. Be warned, a lot of well-placed, romantic angsting is present.
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Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun – Despite the show’s title meaning “The Monster Next to Me” this show has totally nothing to do with monsters, giant-sized or otherwise. The monster in this case refers to a notorious freshman, an A-student who got suspended on the first day of school for beating up some of his upperclassmen for bullying a lone student. Having to sit next to him is a girl who would rather study than do anything else in the world, and wishes as little distraction from her routine as possible. So when circumstances force her in the position of the “monster’s caretaker” she is most displeased. Not only has she to deal with him, she also has to deal with her own confused emotions, which she blames squarely on him!
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Zetsuen no Tempest – The long version of this work’s title is Zetsuen No Tempest: The Civilization Blaster. That’s a meaningful second title after the colon, but I’m not going to say how. What I will say is that it centers around two high school boys who are on a quest to prevent a clan of mages who have deposed their princess from destroying the world. At least, that’s how the series opens, and as the episodes progress more and more secrets come to light. Also, there are a lot of Shakespeare quotes getting tossed about. The pacing is good, and you’ll never be bored waiting for the next action sequence or shocking revelation to come up.
That's a wrap! All twenty shows done, with some of my mostly spoiler-free opinions open for all to see. Also, visit the sites I indicated as the source for the images I used to see what else everyone is now watching!
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