Posted inDungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darouka First Impressions Series Introduction Snapshots

Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darouka – 01

「冒険者(ベル・クラネル)」 (Bouken-sha (Beru Kuraneru))
"Bell Cranel Adventurer"

Good animation, pacing, and likable characters are juxtaposed by a plot that's uninspired and, frankly, a little chauvinistic. I'm not sure how I feel about this one on the whole, though I don't hate it so far ... with some caveats.

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Spring 2015 Schedule

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Arslan Senki 17:00 MBS (4/5) Ace of Diamond 2nd Season 18:00 TX (4/6) Hibike! Euphonium 24:30 MX (4/7) Gintamaﾟ 18:00 TXN (4/8) Etotama 23:00 MX (4/9) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid 22:30 MX (4/3) Kyoukai no RINNE 17:30 NHK (4/4)
Baby Steps 2 17:30 NHK (4/5) Teekyuu 4 25:05 MX (4/6) Triage X 25:05 MX (4/8) Ninja Slayer From Animation 23:00 Niconico (4/16) Nisekoi: 23:30 MX (4/10) Denpa Kyoushi 17:30 ytv (4/4)
SHOW BY ROCK!! 22:00 MX (4/5) Takamiya Nasuno Desu! 25:08 MX (4/6) Ore Monogatari!! 25:29 ntv (4/8) Punch Line 24:55 CX (4/9) Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 25:20 AT-X (1/9) Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal 19:00 Niconico (7/5)
Rainy Cocoa 22:27 SUN (4/5) Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku 26:35 TVA (4/6) Houkago no Pleiades 26:44 ABC (4/8) Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken 2 Sure-me 25:00 TVS (4/2) Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darouka 25:05 MX (4/3) Owari no Seraph 22:00 MX (4/4)
Ghost in the Shell Arise: Alternative Architecture 22:30 MX (4/5) Urawa no Usagi-chan 25:35 TVS (4/9) Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu 25:40 MX (4/3) High School DxD BorN 23:00 AT-X (4/4)
Grisaia no Rakuen 23:00 AT-X (4/19) Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabukome wa Machigatteiru. Zoku 25:46 TBS (4/2) VAMPIRE HOLMES 25:55 tvk (4/3) Gunslinger Stratos 23:30 MX (4/4)
Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo 23:30 MX (4/12) Re-Kan! 26:16 TBS (4/2) Sidonia no Kishi: Dai-kyuu Wakusei Sen-eki 25:55 TBS (4/10) Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season 24:00 MX (4/4)
Hello!! Kiniro Mosaic 24:00 AT-X (4/5) Shokugeki no Souma 26:40 MBS (4/3) Plastic Memories 24:30 MX (4/4)
Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Revolutions 25:00 MX (4/4)
Tesagure! Bukatsumono Spin-off Purupurun Sharumu to Asobou 25:55 ntv (4/4)
Kuroko no Basuke 3 26:58 MBS (1/10)
Kekkai Sensen 26:58 MBS (4/4)
Saint Seiya -Ougon Tamashii soul of gold- Web (4/11)
Legend: 0 3 2 3 2
2 1 2 3 Not covering

Now that the spring preview is out, it's time to give you a first look at the shows we'll be blogging. This is Random Curiosity's Spring 2015 blogging schedule.

As always, this is a tentative overview of our plans for the new season. We'll also be doing introductory posts on many of the shows we're not covering, so if something catches our eyes, things will be shifted around to accommodate. The schedule will be updated to reflect any changes.

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Spring 2015 Preview!

I can't believe a year has already passed since I last wrote a preview introduction. I love spring; not only because it brings us warmer weather, but it's one of my favorite anime seasons, and it marks the anniversary for a handful of writers here at Random Curiosity. This April we welcome back a ton of sequels to everyone's favorite series. We have newly announced sequels after last year's successful prequels (Nisekoi:, Sidonia no Kishi: Dai-kyuu Wakusei Sen-eki), and some series with long-awaited sequels (Digimon Adventure tri., Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabukome wa Machigatteiru. Zoku). There's also a good combination of new (Kekkai Sensen, Shokugeki no Souma) and old (Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season) adaptation favorites. And if none of that tickles your fancy, you still have completely original anime (Plastic Memories) to look forward to. Regardless of what your preferences are, I don't doubt that you'll find something that catches your eye this season. After a mediocre winter season, I'm so pumped for spring! Bring on all 46 shows!

* This preview will be kept at the top for the next while, so be sure to scroll past it, check the slider on top, or the Recent Entries on your right for new posts.

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Monthly Impressions – January 2015

We're already one month in the new year! I can't believe how quickly time flies because this winter season has completely escaped me. Crazy! I don't know about everyone else, but I live up in the North and it's incredibly cold here so I just want to hibernate all day all the time. Thus, I haven't been watching too many series this season but the ones I have picked up are definitely some great conversation pieces. Hopefully everyone has found something this winter as well and if there's an anime that we haven't talked about already, feel free to mention it in the comments. Maybe it'll spark others to give it a try too.