At this point in time, the Winter seasonal shows have mostly either wrapped up or are airing their finale this week. So, I wanted to hear your thoughts on shows you watched this season. Shows you liked, disliked, were surprised by, disappointed by? Let those opinions rip!
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As has become tradition, I added a bunch of shows to the watch list, watched mostly mediocre fantasy, and likely over looked some great shows.
Frieren - Excellent as always. I love how just the simple details and moments, like a banner blowing in the wind are pulled into the story and setting and never feel wasted. Many shows try to do that, few succeed. In a way the second season was stronger… the nostalgic melancholy vibe could call back to the first season and these really are now established, remembered characters. 5/5
Sentenced to Be a Hero - I’m half a season behind, mainly because I wanted to binge the arcs together. What I saw I enjoyed, and the production level is insane… 4/5 for now
Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None - If I could go back in time, i’d skip this. Lot’s of useless, pointless, time wasting scenes. Obvious, predictable events would be discussed in two scenes and stretched over two episodes. Pacing was awful. Season record for hitting skip. 2/5
Noble Reincarnation - I liked this one more than it probably deserves. The main character never making a mistake and constantly doing the exact right thing should have become annoying, but it never did. Maybe just being different than the average fantasy was enough. 3/5
Easygoing Territory Defense - A mixed bag. Some parts were great, and I’m still a sucker for the whole town/community building thing, but other parts seemed like filler. Still I’d welcome a season 2. 3/5
Kunon the Sorcerer Can See - Because the main character was raised wrong as a joke, he was often insufferable. Some decent humor at times. Fell flat at others. Watchable but didn’t really do anything… 3/5
The Holy Grail of Eris - This started so very strong, with a fun twist on the whole otome/villaness/betrayal thing. The ghost haunting a girl while she investigates a mystery thing was fun. The characters were all fairly well constructed, but the plot… there were good ideas and good scenes, but the parts were much better than the whole. That and I’m not happy with the ending… there were 4. the first 3 brought closure in different ways, the 4th undid all that. I’ll still give it 4/5, but it had the potential to be a lot better.
Roll Over and Die - I remember enjoying the source novels years ago, then made the mistake of rereading a few of them as this aired… I found it very disappointing as an adaptation. Ended up dropping it early. 2/5
An Adventurer’s Daily Grind at Age 29 - Most surprising show of the season. Would you believe a show that starts with a boob obsessed adventurer adopting a young girl who turns out to be a succubus, grows into an adult during the night, oh and they share one bed in the inn… was actually very wholesome? That whole setup seems like they were just trolling the audience because none of those massive, massive red flags ever turned into anything. 4/5
Champignon Witch - Loved the start with the whole setting, storybook feel, creative creatures, slight melancholy, but once it transitioned into the actual plot with the kid it lost something. 4/5