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** Season just ended, comedy/slice-of-life based on there being rare "demi-humans" in society - vampire, dullahan, succubus, yuki onna - and one of each have ended up at the same school this year. Oh, and the biology teacher is a bit of a geek about this and has always wanted to write a paper on them if he could ever meet some. I'm finding it really fun, enough so that it's got me rewatching episodes already. Vampire-chan is awesome. --maxb

** Retrospective thoughts: a school slice of life with a minor thematic twist. Mostly well executed, but a few rough spots clearly stemming from it being an adaptation of an ongoing manga, and the production staff not having the guts or authorization to freely edit character introduction and development to suit the the episode count.

* Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu 昭和元禄落語心中

** I had it on the list before, this was a show that spent 11½ episodes in an extended flashback. I took it off the list because I didn't feel I could push half a story, but now the second season is airing, which is more like the actual second half of the show. Now that it looks like the story is actually going to get completed, I think it's very much a viable option. Consider this to be a historical drama centered on the art form of live storytelling, and the tribulations life throws at the characters as they try to learn and ply their art. For me this show stands out as being a genre I don't usually watch, yet I found very absorbing and something I was/am looking forward to each week. --maxb

** Retrospective thoughts: I am sadly disappointed that in the end, S2 just didn't live up to the very high standards set by S1. It was still good, but I can't claim that it was awesome and a natural series to schedule any more. This person: https://myanimelist.net/profile/ItIsIDio/reviews has written a long review eloquently articulating an opinion similar to mine, so read that if you want more detail.

* Seiren セイレン

** A school rom-com on the silly side. More amusement than actual romance. The male protagonist is a bit of a bland nothing character, but I think that's basically the point - he's just there to enable the shenanigans. This is the show doing three 4-episode arcs each with a different girl - though, it seems the girls are going to occasionally cross into each other's stories. To my mind this is more slot 4/5 material than slot 6. --maxb

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 ** Season just ended, comedy/slice-of-life based on there being rare "demi-humans" in society - vampire, dullahan, succubus, yuki onna - and one of each have ended up at the same school this year. Oh, and the biology teacher is a bit of a geek about this and has always wanted to write a paper on them if he could ever meet some. I'm finding it really fun, enough so that it's got me rewatching episodes already. Vampire-chan is awesome. --maxb
 ** Retrospective thoughts: a school slice of life with a minor thematic twist. Mostly well executed, but a few rough spots clearly stemming from it being an adaptation of an ongoing manga, and the production staff not having the guts or authorization to freely edit character introduction and development to suit the the episode count.
-* Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu 昭和元禄落語心中
-** I had it on the list before, this was a show that spent 11½ episodes in an extended flashback. I took it off the list because I didn't feel I could push half a story, but now the second season is airing, which is more like the actual second half of the show. Now that it looks like the story is actually going to get completed, I think it's very much a viable option. Consider this to be a historical drama centered on the art form of live storytelling, and the tribulations life throws at the characters as they try to learn and ply their art. For me this show stands out as being a genre I don't usually watch, yet I found very absorbing and something I was/am looking forward to each week. --maxb
-** Retrospective thoughts: I am sadly disappointed that in the end, S2 just didn't live up to the very high standards set by S1. It was still good, but I can't claim that it was awesome and a natural series to schedule any more. This person: https://myanimelist.net/profile/ItIsIDio/reviews has written a long review eloquently articulating an opinion similar to mine, so read that if you want more detail.
 * Seiren セイレン
 ** A school rom-com on the silly side. More amusement than actual romance. The male protagonist is a bit of a bland nothing character, but I think that's basically the point - he's just there to enable the shenanigans. This is the show doing three 4-episode arcs each with a different girl - though, it seems the girls are going to occasionally cross into each other's stories. To my mind this is more slot 4/5 material than slot 6. --maxb