A total of eleven anime caught my eye from this season. I would not be surprised if I dropped four or five of them before the end. Usually, three or four shows rise to the top of what I most look forward to, and then the others are quickly wrapped up in a few binge watches.
The experiment your humble blogger will make for this season is to swear off subtitles. This has been an avenue I’ve pursued for a while now. Subtitles are a crutch a language learner should attempt to do without. One cannot get off the crutch as long as one uses it. I’m often able to associate correct meanings to Japanese words if they are translated under the screen, but it becomes harder when no such translations are there. Not having the translations as the characters speak will force my brain to become better at attaching meaning to the sounds reaching my ears. At times, this can make me feel lost, but it is better to crawl and learn to walk than to go on crutches for one’s entire life. If what happens in an episode completely eludes me, I can always look up an episode summary.
The List
1) A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
You might call this a reverse isekai: fantasy characters flee to Japan in order to escape certain death in their home world. The princess and her retainer are very amusing people. The former acclimating herself to life in Japan easily, while the latter spends her days as a homeless person. This is shaping up to be a very good anime for a laugh.
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