There are only flashes of brilliance in the first season of Medalist. The anime really kicks into top gear with season 2. Medalist wouldn't be great without season 2. The upcoming movie helps its case too. What's important is I fulfilled my word by rewatching all anime I deem great, including anime I deemed great just a few days ago.
Kojou Denka is on another level compared to Medalist. They're both about lolis, but the lolis of Kojou Denka are in love and that makes them superior. The art and character designs of Kojou Denka are top level. Almost Unlimited Fafnir level. The animation is smooth and satisfactory, with very little cg. It looks like a well-made anime from the past. And the plot is awesome. I love how Allen helps girl after girl improve their magic. The end of the season where he helps Stella fight Tina is magnificent, showing how unbiased he is towards his own protege. He just wants what's best for everyone.
Kojou Denka could really use some more seasons, so we could learn the mystery of the great spells and why only Allen can communicate with them. But I have a sinking suspicion we'll never get any, because the show is about lolis in love, which Americans want to ban. And most anime revenue comes from overseas these days, so Japanese are stuck catering to American taboos.
This means Kojou Denka can be far superior to Medalist ep for ep, and still fall behind Medalist in the rankings as Medalist keeps getting sequels and Kojou doesn't. *sigh*
The monthly refresh is always meant to be a good time in Heaven Burns Red, but I got surprisingly little out of it. Santa Misato moved up to limit break level 3.5, one step away from max. Hot springs Isuzu moved up to limit break level 1. That might genuinely be it. I did get everyone's skill levels to max, except for underwater Aina, who still has one skill left to max out. That's pretty close to a monumental achievement. I also unlocked all the requirements for everyone's master skills -- except for Carole. So again, close to an achievement. The requirements are kind of meaningless though, because you also need 15 of this rare item to unlock a new master skill, and currently I have no way to get that item, so. . .
I did max out the item level of two new mementos -- swimsuit Sumomo and swimsuit Yuina. I love swimsuit girls so I try to support them as best I can. ^_^. No but really these SS Memorias are strong, even from a gameplay viewpoint helping them makes sense. A maxed out memento, as compared to a normal one, gives +20 to all stats. That's an enormous boost, probably worth as much as a limit break. Sumomo and Yuina are already at max limit break, so this makes them over max power.
The winter Olympics have begun, but all that's airing now is curling, which is kinda. . .
I dropped Yuusha Party ni kawaii ko due to the protagonist choosing not to kill, but instead to let go, a murderous madman. That basically makes the protagonist a murderous madman. I'm so tired of this 'no killing, even in self defense' mantra that some childish anime go by. It isn't reflected in any law code in the world or any ethical system, outside of dumb Indian religions. So why must anime go by such a retarded rule? Plus the anime looks awful due to having a low budget, so this was just the nail in the coffin. The poor winter season is down to 23 shows. ^_^.
I finished my first route in Ren'ai 0 Km, Sakuya's route. The game is okay, but there's no standout girl I could love. Sakuya and Misaki are decent, maybe Hana's route is playable, the other two are worthless. The game was made in 2011 and yet somehow already has a transgender in it. Talk about trendsetting, but not in a good way. Of course, Fire Emblem Engage also had a transgender and I love that game. Happiness! had a transgender and I loved that anime. If you're good in other fields I can overlook a lot, but the problem is Ren'ai 0 Km isn't good in other fields. Ren'ai 0 Km basically exists to escort people to the Winter Olympics, it has no other purpose.
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