There begins a quest so massive, his role basically involves an entire virtual civilization. You know the drill by now: Our incredibly capable protagonist Kirito is trapped within a (sort of) video game, although this time he finds himself separated from all his friends in a vast fantasy-themed world. SAO is back yet again with the same old problems, but also a fair share of new ones. This is a pleasant little comedy show that by all means shouldn’t exist, but I’m glad that it does.Ĭharacter designer: Shingo Adachi, Gou Suzuki, Tomoya Nishiguchi But unlike many self-aware series, Last Period never comes across as smug for having figured out the quirks of its own genre, neither does it feel mean-spirited when it screws over its characters. What’s more important than this set-up, however, is the fact that this is based off one of those games with questionable business practices, which leads to nothing but tongue-in-cheek developments: the cast gets constantly scammed, they become involved in puzzling collaborations with dead properties, and generally suffer through all sorts of misadventures that you’d never expect to see tackled in an official animated adaptation.
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The series follows a party of goofballs led by apprentice adventurer Haru, who are entrusted with the mission to rebuild their guild after it goes bankrupt under mysterious circumstances. If you’ve ever been addicted to exploitative phone games that want you to drop real cash for the mere chance to be rewarded with a fancy-looking, powerful character, Last Period might be a bit of a healing experience. Last Period: the journey to the end of the despairĬharacter designer, Chief animation director: Mika Takahashi While we still have a protagonist pulling off the impossible to succeed, Karen's wild pirouettes and ridiculous strategies are thrilling to experience on a moment-to-moment basis, so sit back and enjoy watching this adorable ball of pink wreck everyone in a VR FPS.Īvailable on: Crunchyroll, Hulu J.C.STAFFģ5. The fact that there’s no inherent mortal threat allows it to have a lot more fun with itself, best exemplified by the anecdote that its firearms-loving writer - Keiichi Sigsawa, of Kino’s Journey fame - made a cameo appearance to fund the tournament that serves as an excuse to have cool, ridiculous fights within the game. And besides being set in the same virtual reality shooting game as the third arc in the original series and the occasional passing mention of some events, Gun Gale Online’s tone couldn’t be more different. Regardless of how you felt about its parent, the massively popular but also wildly divisive Sword Art Online, this spin-off is a beast of its own that deserves to be judged on its own merit. Karen Kohiruimaki is a college student with a complex about her tall height, which she tries to escape from by fully immersing herself into a game where she can play as a cute, short avatar. Series composition, script: Yousuke Kuroda Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online (A recurring incident regarding the mystery of someone’s gender stands out in particular.) Moments like this represent a just fraction of the series, and for all of its hilarious, irreverent moments, not knowing where to draw the line puts Asobi Asobase at the bottom of the best shows this year.ģ6. Asobi Asobase isn’t for everyone - it’s loud and obnoxious, intentionally so - but even if this kind of comedy resonates with you, a few scattered gags are outright inexcusable. It’d be slightly irresponsible to leave a recommendation for this show with no disclaimers. For such a seemingly random series of absurd events, the gags are well constructed, and the ludicrous art (namely, the over-expressive reactions) that it inherited from the original comic is a good fit for its madness.
The series follows three girls - the lively yet vapid Hanako, mischievous pretend-foreign student Olivia, and the more stoic, but still eccentric Kasumi - who form the Pastimers Club, where they kill time after school in increasingly more outrageous ways, escalating to ridiculous levels in no time. It certainly properly conveys how nasty teens can be - although it comes with a lack of restraint that provide its own share of headaches.
Character designer, Chief animation director: Keiko KurosawaĪsobi Asobase successfully debunks the idea that anime comedies set in high school are overly sanitized.
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