I’m actually very excited for this one. The director’s pretty untested, but the source is the original writer of Tatami Galaxy, and the series composition is being handled by someone who wrote scripts for Serei no Moribito and GitS: SAC, along with handling series composition on a fun little show called OreGairu. That’s a goddamn dream team as far as I’m concerned, and easily qualifies this show as the only one likely to wrestle with Monogatari for the “most artistically compelling” award this season. I really hope it does – Free! seems like it’s going to be the silliest possible version of itself, and Danganronpa’s first episode disappointed me, so I’m hungry for another show to really sink my critical teeth into. The PV was also vibrant and stylish, though the synopsis tells me virtually nothing. That’s fine. I’m ready to be surprised.

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