Most of the summer shows are winding down and making way for fall, so here's my current take on the state of my pull list (English titles because writing long-assed anime titles in phonetic print is irritating):
Classroom of the Elite - This was a late add, since I was jonesing for more stuff. It's a high school that provides everything for its students but they get assigned to classes A-D (A being top and D being shit) with perks based on the levels. There's one really peculiar guy in D who shouldn't be in D, but he holds himself back for some reason while helping get the class sorted. It's a general class warfare trope, but it's oddly entertaining. Not really good, but I hope they resolve things relatively quickly because I don't see this getting a second season.
New Game S2 - Just as cute as the first season, but not really good.
Restaurant to Another World - This has been the one I look forward to each week. There's not much in the way of over-arching storyline, though I wish it were because of the setup of the fantasy world we're mainly concerned with. But it's just a straightforward episodic program that pushes no agendas, hackneyed or convoluted plotlines, or merchandise. And it looks nice. I hope they build on it and do a second season, as the few things dangled about the background are kind of interesting.
Dragon Ball Super - more of the same, but they're in the middle of the big fight, and while there have been some meh episodes so far, there have been several good ones. Particularly the one featuring Master Roshi, oddly enough.
Re-Creators - I took a hiatus on this show so I could binge the snot out of it once they actually got the ball rolling on the main point of the second half of the season, which is the multi-episode battle royal with Altair. So the jury's still out on this one, but the first half was really good and I'm betting this one will deliver.
Rage of Bahamut S2 - Still holding onto this one, as I really don't want to rewatch the episodes of S1 I've already seen to catch up. But I'm going on vacation next week, so I may start then.
Gamers - This show was fun at first, but it's grating now. The MC is such an obtuse asshat that I'm getting to the point of hoping he gets hit by a truck.
My First Girlfriend is a Gal - This one is the opposite of Gamers. While it was petty and trashy at first, it actually developed the two mains' relationship in a meaningful way. Sure, the guy was a douche, but it's because of self esteem issues, and so it's now nice and trashy instead of petty and trashy.
Kakegurui - here's another one I put on hiatus because of its tendency towards having multi-episode stories that I'd prefer to binge. But it's getting more hard-nosed as it goes, and as a general rule these days I don't like heavy anime.
