So, this past season, we haven’t really been covering any shows (at all, in fact…) for recap and critique. But this January will be different for Winter 2016. Gate:...
So, this past season, we haven’t really been covering any shows (at all, in fact…) for recap and critique. But this January will be different for Winter 2016.
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri 2nd Season
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Military
The second season to the Summer 2015 series. The military fantasy series begins when a gate appears in Tokyo’s Ginza district sometime in the 21st century. From the gate pours out monsters, knights from middle-age Europe, and other fantasy-like beings, and they kill many of the citizens of Tokyo. This event is known as the Ginza Incident. The government sends a small group of soldiers from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (a replacement for Japan’s military) to the alternate world beyond the gate. Led by otaku soldier Youji, they find that the villages in the world are being attacked by a dragon. An elf girl who is a survivor from the dragon’s rampage joins the group in their travels across the dangerous new world.
The story of the light novel series revolves around Lux, a former prince of an empire named Arcadia that was overthrown via a rebellion five years earlier. Lux accidentally trespasses in a female dormitory’s bathing area, sees the kingdom’s new princess Lisesharte naked, and incurs her wrath. Lisesharte then challenges Lux to a Drag-Ride duel. Drag-Rides are ancient armored mechanical weapons that have been excavated from ruins all around the world. Lux used to be called the strongest Drag-Knight, but now he’s known as the “undefeated weakest” Drag-Knight because he will absolutely not attack in battle. After his duel with Lisesharte, Lux ends up attending the female-only academy that trains royals to be Drag-Knights.
Ajin
Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Seinen, Supernatural
For high schooler Kei—and for at least forty-six others—immortality comes as the nastiest surprise ever. Sadly for Kei, such a feat doesn’t make him a superhero. In the eyes of both the general public and governments, he’s a rare specimen who needs to be hunted down and handed over to scientists to be experimented on for life—a demi-human who must die a thousand deaths for the benefit of humanity.
There might be other anime we might stubble upon that would catch our eye in Winter 2016, and we might cover them. But some notable series debuting next month are Assassination Classroom Season 2, and Fairy Tail Zero, which you should definitely check out.
Gints Germelis
Joseph Gomez