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** I never knew I could have this much fun watching an anime in which basically nothing happens :-) School slice-of-life at its finest. --maxb

** Both Gochiusa and it's sequel are very good slice of life comedies. - YYY

* Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

story, but I feel slightly cheated by the chosen format. --maxb

** Starts powerfully, with a very interesting double-length episode 1. Then proceeds to spend episodes 2 through 12 in one long flashback. Episode 13 finally returns to the present and then leaps forward to years after. It's a good story, but I feel slightly cheated by the chosen format. --maxb

* Would it be worth watching just the first episode and last episode? -- AIM

** Would it be worth watching just the first episode and last episode? -- AIM

** No, you'd be fundamentally lost about the characters motivations in the last episode. --maxb

*** No, you'd be fundamentally lost about the characters motivations in the last episode. --maxb

* GATE (24)

** The pacing of the initial few episodes was a bit slow. However, it really got enjoyable after that, and as we move into the second cour, it's really showing promise. Also, intrigue. Explosions. Dragons. The most hilarious military character ever. I think it's a candidate. --maxb

** I'm impressed - they actually pulled off a good concluding episode that felt like an appropriate narrative stopping point, even though their adventures have only just begun. --maxb

* Four Rhythm Across the Blue (蒼の彼方のフォーリズム)

** This was a show in which the plot was almost entirely constructed from standard anime cliches - and yet I still enjoyed it a lot. It's all about the characters and their emotions. And the art and OP/ED music is good too. --maxb

* High School Fleet

** Similar in many ways to Girls und Panzer, but so far without a tournament arc, the characters are more competent, and doesn't seem to be a comedy. The plot so far is extremely well paced (as of 4 episodes) -- AIM

* Similar in many ways to Girls und Panzer, but so far without a tournament arc, the characters are more competent, and doesn't seem to be a comedy. The plot so far is extremely well paced (as of 4 episodes) -- AIM

** Personally, I think episodes 1 and 2 were very good indeed, but I wouldn't call episode 3 well paced at all. Over the course of 4 and 5, the series seems to have pulled itself back to going somewhere interesting, though I feel that, so far at least, the character development is lacking. --maxb

* Personally, I think episodes 1 and 2 were very good indeed, but I wouldn't call episode 3 well paced at all. Over the course of 4 and 5, the series seems to have pulled itself back to going somewhere interesting, though I feel that, so far at least, the character development is lacking. --maxb

* Re: Zero - Starting Life in another world

** Guy gets shunted off to another world, where the only thing he's got going for him is that he keeps re-incarnating in the past every time he dies, and a cup of instant noodles. He has yet to find a use for the instant noodles.

* Guy gets shunted off to another world, where the only thing he's got going for him is that he keeps re-incarnating in the past every time he dies, and a cup of instant noodles. He has yet to find a use for the instant noodles.

** Starts off a bit slow for the first episode or two, but the theme seems to be that he builds on his failures every time he dies, so the later episodes (as of episode 4) seem to be getting pretty good. Main character is a bit unlikeable, but maybe that's deliberate -- AIM

* Starts off a bit slow for the first episode or two, but the theme seems to be that he builds on his failures every time he dies, so the later episodes (as of episode 4) seem to be getting pretty good. Main character is a bit unlikeable, but maybe that's deliberate -- AIM

* Koutetsujou no Kabaneri (a.k.a. the one with Trains and Zombies)

** I investigated on Mark's suggestion. I'm impressed. Even though it's outside my usual genres of preference, I'm already convinced I'll be watching the whole series, and I'd suggest it's a strong contender for the schedule. --maxb

* I investigated on Mark's suggestion. I'm impressed. Even though it's outside my usual genres of preference, I'm already convinced I'll be watching the whole series, and I'd suggest it's a strong contender for the schedule. --maxb

=== YYY Comedy Suggestions ===

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 ** I never knew I could have this much fun watching an anime in which basically nothing happens :-)  School slice-of-life at its finest. --maxb
 ** Both Gochiusa and it's sequel are very good slice of life comedies. - YYY
-* Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
+story, but I feel slightly cheated by the chosen format. --maxb
-** Starts powerfully, with a very interesting double-length episode 1. Then proceeds to spend episodes 2 through 12 in one long flashback. Episode 13 finally returns to the present and then leaps forward to years after. It's a good story, but I feel slightly cheated by the chosen format. --maxb
+* Would it be worth watching just the first episode and last episode? -- AIM
-** Would it be worth watching just the first episode and last episode? -- AIM
+** No, you'd be fundamentally lost about the characters motivations in the last episode. --maxb
-*** No, you'd be fundamentally lost about the characters motivations in the last episode. --maxb
 * GATE (24)
 ** The pacing of the initial few episodes was a bit slow. However, it really got enjoyable after that, and as we move into the second cour, it's really showing promise. Also, intrigue. Explosions. Dragons. The most hilarious military character ever. I think it's a candidate. --maxb
 ** I'm impressed - they actually pulled off a good concluding episode that felt like an appropriate narrative stopping point, even though their adventures have only just begun. --maxb
-* Four Rhythm Across the Blue (蒼の彼方のフォーリズム)
-** This was a show in which the plot was almost entirely constructed from standard anime cliches - and yet I still enjoyed it a lot. It's all about the characters and their emotions. And the art and OP/ED music is good too. --maxb
 * High School Fleet
-** Similar in many ways to Girls und Panzer, but so far without a tournament arc, the characters are more competent, and doesn't seem to be a comedy. The plot so far is extremely well paced (as of 4 episodes) -- AIM
+* Similar in many ways to Girls und Panzer, but so far without a tournament arc, the characters are more competent, and doesn't seem to be a comedy. The plot so far is extremely well paced (as of 4 episodes) -- AIM
-** Personally, I think episodes 1 and 2 were very good indeed, but I wouldn't call episode 3 well paced at all. Over the course of 4 and 5, the series seems to have pulled itself back to going somewhere interesting, though I feel that, so far at least, the character development is lacking. --maxb
+* Personally, I think episodes 1 and 2 were very good indeed, but I wouldn't call episode 3 well paced at all. Over the course of 4 and 5, the series seems to have pulled itself back to going somewhere interesting, though I feel that, so far at least, the character development is lacking. --maxb
 * Re: Zero - Starting Life in another world
-** Guy gets shunted off to another world, where the only thing he's got going for him is that he keeps re-incarnating in the past every time he dies, and a cup of instant noodles. He has yet to find a use for the instant noodles.
+* Guy gets shunted off to another world, where the only thing he's got going for him is that he keeps re-incarnating in the past every time he dies, and a cup of instant noodles. He has yet to find a use for the instant noodles.
-** Starts off a bit slow for the first episode or two, but the theme seems to be that he builds on his failures every time he dies, so the later episodes (as of episode 4) seem to be getting pretty good. Main character is a bit unlikeable, but maybe that's deliberate -- AIM
+* Starts off a bit slow for the first episode or two, but the theme seems to be that he builds on his failures every time he dies, so the later episodes (as of episode 4) seem to be getting pretty good. Main character is a bit unlikeable, but maybe that's deliberate -- AIM
 * Koutetsujou no Kabaneri (a.k.a. the one with Trains and Zombies)
-** I investigated on Mark's suggestion. I'm impressed. Even though it's outside my usual genres of preference, I'm already convinced I'll be watching the whole series, and I'd suggest it's a strong contender for the schedule. --maxb
+* I investigated on Mark's suggestion. I'm impressed. Even though it's outside my usual genres of preference, I'm already convinced I'll be watching the whole series, and I'd suggest it's a strong contender for the schedule. --maxb
 === YYY Comedy Suggestions ===