Too Much of a Good thing?

The winter anime season was, for me, something of a mixed bag. There have been standout successes, disappointments, and pleasant surprises. When it came down to it, however, there were two days in the week when I had nothing to watch after dinner. That’s not a great collection.

Spring, however…

Crunchyroll have just announced their spring line-up (link on the image above) and it is packed. I sort of knew this was coming to some extent, but seeing it all (well, not quite all) on one web page makes me wonder when I’ll have time to sleep!

Now, Crunchyroll swallowed Funimation at the start of March in a move which probably surprised no one, so there is only one major streaming service for all these new shows to appear on. Even if Funimation was there to soak up half of the offerings, this would look like a massive list of shows, many of which are must-sees (for me anyway). And there are sixteen shows yet to be announced, so it my schedule may get more packed. Let’s see:

Ascendance of a Bookworm, Season 2: I adored the first season of this and can’t wait to see more. This is a must-watch for me.Date a Live IV: Very popular, though I’ve never watched any of them and probably won’t start now.Estab Life: Great Escape: Being heavily pushed. Will start watching.Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-: Have to admit that I’ve never got into this but a lot of people have. It should be my kind of thing, so maybe I’ll binge the first two seasons and hit this up when it starts.Love After World Domination: Hero (like, colour-coded, spandex-suit-wearing, Power Ranger-style hero) and villainess fall in love. Could be good. Will start watching, though the trailer suggested I’ll find it less fun than the (very vaguely) similar Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department which was one of my surprise hits over winter.Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it r=1-sin0: (Where 0 is theta, I think.) Again, tried to get into this and failed, but it’s popular and funny. May give it another go.Skeleton Knight in Another World: I read the first book in this series and, to be honest, wasn’t that impressed. The anime, however, could be good, and I’ll likely be watching this through the season.Spy x Family: Being heavily pushed as a big hitter for spring and seems likely to be a good one from what I’ve seen.The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody: So, that title’s a lie. He’s going to be OP and we all know it. This isn’t going to be as good as The Misfit of Demon King Academy, but I’ll likely be watching it through and I hope it’ll be worth it.The Rising of the Shield Hero, Season 2: Another returning big hit. Took me a couple of tries to find this at all entertaining, but I’m looking forward to this season being less depressing than the last one.Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome is Tough for Mobs: Might be worth it. This gets a few episodes to see whether it is.And I skipped a few I might give an evening of two to.And there are sixteen slots yet to be revealed.

Essentially then, it’s a good thing I generally do most of my writing during the day, because if I was hoping to get a lot done in the evening, it’s not happening. On the plus side (on the plus side of having more entertainment), Ascendance of a Bookworm inspired The Empress’ Mage. A new season might get me to write that sequel I’ve been planning. Not promising anything, however.