GATE 13
Bad guys are comically bad. Good guys are comically saints with not a single bad apple in sight. Not one of the SDF used a prostitute? Sure. The whole things just comes apart once you apply a bit of thinking to it, the show is the sort of thing you would come up with if colonialism never actually happened and Iraq/Libya came into peace as soon as the dictators where removed. Soldiers aren't superhumans, they are still vulnerable to knife attacks and in the narrow alleyways on the red light distract could easily be overwhelmed. In any case this was actually one of the better episodes since it didn't focus on Itami or any of the members in his stupid harem.
Divine Gate 01
Meh. I didn't hate this as much as others did. The dialogue was extremely cringeworthy at times, but the idea wasn't too bad. I like the fact that blue guy is depressed as long as he doesn't suddenly change when he joins the other 2.
Luck and Logic 01
Nah. I really despise this type of depiction of male-female interaction. Suddenly this magical girl he has never met before drops into his lap and he is paired off with her before the episode even ends. There is no feeling or emotion in it, it's just an easy way of giving the main character (and by extension the dumb teenage audience this is aimed) everything they want without putting any effort into it.
Shouwa Rakugo 01
I really liked it, but I felt like it was really rushed. The guy goes from prison to the rakugo stage in an incredibly short time, and puts on a performance which gains the respect of his old boss and firmly cements his change into a new person..... but the episode isn't even half done! So the impact of this event becomes lost in the rubble of all the other stuff that happens. Sometimes you need to give things room to breathe. That's why FMA is better than Brotherhood in the beginning where they slowly flesh everything out instead of rushing through at breakneck speed.
Active Raid
I can't believe an original anime could be such tripe. It's like WTF? There's a million crappy manga and light novel you can adapt, but if you are going to spend your own time and money to create a truly original product why wouldn't you try to make a Code Geass or something, y'know something that feels like someone actually thought it through and said "This is an interesting idea". Perma-blush on every singly female character is the worst thing (next to putting terrible CGI everywhere) to come to anime, it tells me either you have never seen a woman before in your life or that your designs are so shit you need a clear marker to say who is a girl and who isn't. Yes, I know that blush make up exits but these characters look like shiny clowns. They are supposed to be police officers not fashionistas on the streets of Harajuku. And then there is the CGI, O lord save us. Sorry duckroll, anime CGI is shit, it doesn't blend in at all and is an eyesore. Seriously though, WHY IS IT ALWAYS SO GLOSSY.
