Zom 100: 6/10. After the first episode aired, I was sold. I thought it was a fantastic start, and I was confident this was the anime of the season. This continued for the next one to two episodes...and then they introduced Kenichirou and it all went downhill. I do not care about him at all. I do not find the fact that he always finds an excuse to get naked funny. I was not amused that he abandoned his bro when he could clearly tell his buddy was striking out and he himself was going to get some. It had some dumb fun, such as punching a shark or whatever that was near the middle of the season, but then the break happened and I completely forgot about it. I started and finished it tonight and... oof. So... you've got a few antagonists that want to "FUCK SOCIETY" (cringe)... because of... nonsense motivations, ranging from stupid shit like being resentful of your significant other and doing nothing to try and rectify the situation and just being a ball of hate, to... not attempting to better yourself and not caring to the point of burning the store down and taking zero responsibility (and, instead, deciding you deserve to french kiss this girl who is repulsed by you... by threatening her with a revolver). The leader of your antagonist squad decided to destroy a village, lower their defenses, let zombies in, and take the protagonist's father hostage because... FUCK SOCIETY, I guess. When protagonist won because the power of makeup, he gave a grand speech that included the phrase "if that was your goal, why weren't you happy doing it?" Yes. That's the issue. When he was trying to literally kill a village full of people, he wasn't happy doing so. Fuck off, show. It's over. It was an okay turn off your brain type show, but I will not be watching any further episodes, and the more I think about this show, the more I think lesser of it... what wasted potential.
100 GFs: 7.5/10 (rounded down to a 7 on MAL). I have mixed feelings about this show. I quite like Karane (yes, I like tsunderes. No I will not apologize for it), but characters such as Shizuka and Kusuri are nothing at best and annoying at worst. It has some decent moments and I mostly enjoyed the breaking of the fourth wall, but some episodes did absolutely nothing for me (such as the eighth episode, save for certain kiss). The old lady roaming the halls was utterly repulsive and I could have done with her gone. And the last arc was... eh... but overall, I liked this show well enough. I do wonder how this will continue; the amount of GFs he has now feels a bit overwhelming to me, but I'm on board.
SxF S2: 7.5/10 (rounded down to a 7 on MAL). The best season so far. This show is at its best when it is focusing on the Forager family (and not including the school elements, they're so boring...). The cruise arc was a lot of fun... but I did finding myself wishing it had been a bit more concise. Fiona is my favorite character, and I wish she'd get more screen time, but she did get a little bit of love at the end. Yuri is garbage and he should get no more screen time at all.
Frieren: 8.5/10 (so far). My opinion of this show has changed a few times as it has gone on. Initially I loved the fact that it takes place after defeating the demon king. Then I quickly found myself bored (to the point of literally falling asleep) as the first two or three episodes came out. Something about the slow pace didn't sit well with me at the time, and I considered dropping it... but then something clicked as I persevered through it, and I'm very happy that I kept with it. Frieren and Fern are fantastic characters. Stark and Eisen I found myself enjoying a bit as well. The others I have mixed feelings about, but that's okay. But there are some great moments here, such as learning how to counter an enemy's fearsome magic because they had been locked up for many years, Stark overcoming his crippling cowardice, yet slaying the dragon... the multiple fights in episodes eight-ish through ten-ish... even Eisen's "I'm here [I]because[/I] I'm afraid", there's quite a few moments to choose from that I really liked. The visuals and music are great, too. I just wish it was a bit less meandering sometimes. I could see myself bumping this up, depending on how it continues and finishes.
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looks at anime airing next season... Hmm. I'll definitely be watching The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 as well as continuing Frieren, but past that I'm not sure what else I should watch. Any recommends? What will y'all be watching?