» | 4 Anonymous 1969-12-31T17:00:00 [ImgOps] [iqdb]File: [HorribleSubs] Houseki no Kuni… (JPEG, 76.64 KB, 1920x1080)  | I'm following 20 new shows this season so far. The three I like the most so far based on two or three episodes:
>Houseki no Kuni (Land of the Lustrous) The characters are all based on gems and their properties. Phosphophyllite, the heroine, is not allowed to fight because she is too brittle (Mohs scale hardness of 3.5/10), while Cinnabar is poisonous and has to isolate herself from others. Not much about the story or setting has been elaborated on so far, but there are strange beings that come down from the moon and try to kidnap the gems, hence the fighting. By the way, the manga this is based on predates Steven Universe. Another thing is that this is fully or nearly fully 3D animated, but I think it looks very good.
>Netojuu no Susume (Recovery of an MMO Junkie, i.e. the opposite of the Japanese title for some reason) The main character is a 30 year old woman who does what most only dream of, and quits her office job to stay at home and play an MMO instead. She makes a male character, and meets a female character who unbeknownst to her is a man in real life. They also coincidentally meet IRL, but of course don't know who the other is.
>Just Because! A slow-paced youth drama that goes for a realistic, natural style. It's very good but there isn't that much to say about it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Epu86g3wFY
>Inuyashiki: Last Hero The hero this time is a downtrodden 58 year old salaryman with a wife and daughter. He is told he has a few months to live, and while he is crying to himself in a park at night, he notices a young man standing next to him. They are then both instantly obliterated by an alien ship that probably missed its warp destination, but fortunately the aliens reconstruct both of them as androids--weapon units powerful enough to destroy the planet. The old man wants to use his new-found powers for good, but the young man unfortunately is a psychopath. From the author of Gantz.
>Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryouko (Girls' Last Tour) It's about two girls going on a road trip with no destination through the post-apocalyptic ruins of some ambiguous future or alternate reality. Despite such a premise it's a slice of life show and also somewhat similar to Kino's Journey (incidentally the new adaptation of Kino is pretty bad so far, even if it looks good). |
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