Winter fanbait

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Darling in the Franxx 1! Mechs need a male and female to pilot them. A young partner-less youth stumbles across a naked girl with horns swimming in a lake. Monster comes knocking, they hook up to kill said monster. *yup* checking off all the mech prerequisites here. There's a perverted old scientist and plenty of sexual innuendos. Fan-bait mech anime...zzz. Dropped. It'd be better if it were a parody.

Sanrio Danshi 1-2! is about some pretty boys who bond when they admit to liking Sanrio's characters. This should be more terrible than it is. It's actually kinda cute and silly. Dropped. There needs to be an anime about the western Bronies.

Koi wa Ameagari no You ni 1! High quality anime about a teen who has a crush on her 40-something year old cafe boss. Gotta love Japan for the creepy relationships that seem a-ok in the anime-world. Dropped, despite the high quality animation, it's still creepy.

Miira no Kaitaka 1! A young boy receives a tiny mummy from his overseas father. Dropped; it tries to be cute, but ends up quite boring.



Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 1-2! Gotta love when a franchise many people grew up with is re-introduced now with HD animation. Sakura and her friends are pretty much the same cute characters. This time around, Sakura upgrades from 'sakura' cards to 'clear' cards. Yukito still sleeps over...*wink*.

Violet Evergarden 1! is about a young female soldier who tries to adjust to civilian life after war is over. Her commanding officer who likely died leaves her to the responsibility of another officer who has a delivery service business. Despite her having automail arms, it looks like the anime is about her learning how to be human instead of a killing machine. The production is really pretty.

Kokkoku 1-2! This is the Inuyashiki of this season. A young girl's nephew and shut-in brother are kidnapped when she learns that her grandfather (and her family bloodline) have the power to stop time. Unfortunately, there are mysterious people in suits who seem to want that power. The story's pacing is a little messy, but hopefully this gets better.

3-gatsu no Lion S2 12 (34)-13 (35)! New opening and ending songs and visuals are introduced this season. This anime spoils me for all other anime in terms of how well it is made and how well the characters tell their stories. Episode 34-35 turns its focus onto the conclusion of Hina's bullying arc.

Mahoutsukai no Yome 13-14! New opening and ending songs...rather generic and they reuse alot of animation, but the same oddly sweet story continues the second half of this series. Chise demonstrates more magic now.