This post is largely inspired by a Twitter debate largely between Sea Slugs! Anime Blog‘s Jesus159159159 and The Cart Driver‘s Scamp, over the respective merits and flaws of Excel Saga and Seto no Hanayome. For the record, I sided with Jesus159159159, but it’s quite a stretch to say either is an exceptionally funny, let alone clever, comedy. Don’t get me wrong, both shows have their moments. But they’re both, ultimately, random comedies, which means they struggle to be consistently incisive… let alone just plain consistent. (Minor spoiler warning for the tagged titles).

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Post tags: Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, Dr. Strangelove, Memories, Seitokai no Ichizon, Seto no Hanayome

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I had the full intention of signing up for Crunchyroll membership this season, but baulked when I realized they only had two shows I was interested in. However, those two shows are arguably the best of the season so far, and with the US dollar where it is, there’s probably no better time for me to sign up than now. The last season was horrendous, so I guess the question is, will this season be better. With my momentary policy (borne out of practicality) of trying my damndest to avoid crap, I’m not really sure I’m qualified to answer that question, but I have been mildly pleased by what I have picked up. We don’t have any out-and-out gems this season, but this isn’t usually the time of year for outstanding anime. What we do have, at least on my “following” list, is a number of quaint, enjoyable anime that have shown glimpses that are worth getting excited about.

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Post tags: Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, Dance in the Vampire Bund, Durarara!!, Hidamari Sketch, Nodame Cantabile, Ookami Kakushi, Sora no Woto

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