Posted inChihayafuru First Impressions

Chihayafuru 3 – 11, 12

「きりたちのぼる あきのゆふぐれ / はなさそふあらしのにはのゆきならで」 (Kiri tachinoboru aki no yūgure / Hana sasou arashi no niwa no yuki narade)
"Before Wisps of Fog Rise in the Autumn Dusk / Flower Petals Are Strewn by the Wind Around the Garden"

Arata is all grown up now Harada-sensei!"

Posted inMiscellaneous Poll

Reader’s Choice – Best of Anime 2019 Poll

The end of the year is here and it's time for the 14th Annual Reader's Choice poll. Do you have a favorite series you'd like to see win? Are you just curious to see what everyone else enjoyed this year? There's no electoral college here. The anime with the most votes wins!

Note: To give viewers more time to vote, the polls will close this year at 3:00 PM PST on January 3rd, giving you the most time possible before the Best of Anime post comes out with the results. This means the 3:00 PM in the afternoon in PST or 11:00 PM GMT on the 3rd.
Posted inFirst Impressions Season Preview

Winter 2020 Preview!

As the decade comes to a close---a statement I lead with primarily to annoy the pedants among us, who will insist that the decade actually ends on Dec 31, 2020 ... Hi, Passerby! (proofreader's note: I love you, boss)---it's a time to reflect back on not only the year that has passed, but the entire decade. But not here! Here we focus on the marvellously shiny future, where the anime is fresh and all our problems go away. At least if those problems involve a lack of new anime. So what do we have in store? Several popular franchises are making their returns, including the hot-blooded volleyball action of Haikyuu!!: To the Top, the scientific(?) action of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T, the silliest isekai around in Isekai Quartet 2, and the five sisters love-melee of Go-toubun no Hanayome 2nd Season. There's even a spin-off of the there's-nothing-but-frills-and-despair Madoka franchise in Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Gaiden. There are a ton of excellent adaptations as well, including the uber-stylish anime-making adventure of Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!, a beautiful stroll through a ruined world in Somali to Mori no Kamisama, a shounen fashion anime in Runway de Waratte, and a dark horse you should pay attention to in Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun. There are even a few originals, such as the anime world's re-introduction to rugby in number24 and the fascinating sci-fi mystery of ID:INVADED. Let's ring in the new year with a fresh batch of anime! This is Random Curiosity's Winter 2020 Preview.