well if we're rating stuff, i still need to finish some of this backlog. BUT:
1) Moretsu Pirates - from the beginning i knew i was gonna love this show, partially due to the OP (best this year and will be really hard to beat). Marika's an awesome lead character but as you get introduced to the rest of the cast they too end up being various shades of awesome. Kane is so badass he'll even look good in a speedo. Misa will extort you however necessary while being an awesome driver. Ririka will blast the hell out of you. cyborg dude will... well, be a cyborg and beat you senseless. pretty much everyone had something good about them (and i don't have to get into Chiaki being adorable) to the point where even the lesser characters got some good, solid screentime to be enjoyed. just loved the hell out of the show and currently my fave anime this year. the ending did a great job in wrapping things up while leaving the door open so you truly do get a full story told and they sure as hell didn't skimp on the climax. it's a 10/10 for me.
2) Fate/Zero - the two halves combined are friggin' amazing. the animation is superb, Rider is the most badass of kings (he's gone well beyond being measured as a man - even Gil agrees!), and the way both Waver and Kotomine evolved was fantastic. ep 23 was probably my favorite episode this year out of any anime so hell yes. anyway, well worth the watch so now it's to wait until the BDs come out and see what got cut out of the TV scenes. 9.5/10
3) Kimi to Boku 2 - best male character this season is Chizuru. best ED this season goes to this, which has a very Nodame feel to it. won't spoil which episode it was, but one of them blew me away when it happened and instantly made this show one of the top ones to see. it's awesome and a semi-serious slice of life/coming of age show done right. also, Kaname's mom top tier. 9.5/10
4) Zombie S2 - they really layed on the fanservice thick this season, especially with multiple Eu. really like that they increased the harem in a reasonable way to include MORE vampire ninjas and a token human, who he caves for at times even when it's against his health. Haruna's top tier this season and i must admit, the curse Chris has on her is one of the most horrible curses ever imagined. truly terrifying. now i just hope the harem grows to include Chris and the strongest manga artist ever. come on zombie magical girl, you can get them all. #Ayumu-All i guess we'll have to wait until the BDs to get more of our fill ala Zombie 1 did. 8.5/10
5) Jormungand - first time i see this show: HELL YES GUNS. show continues: HELL YES CRAZY PEOPLE. no panties girl: HELL YES CRAZY PEOPLE WITH GUNS. also badass old men. and Johan makes for a damn fine main character, the smartest sane guy of the group who isn't 50 (and a total badass). Koko's an adorable, evil little b**** of a main and i love it for that. Valmet meanwhile is.... something else. she's specifically fanservice bait but dear god the muscles on that woman. i understand why she took on a lot of the story from that point of view and it clearly was meant to be about her half the time, but still. animation was slick as hell though, and the little ditty has me jammin' every time the credits/car scene is played. HER NAME IS KOKO SHE IS LOKO AND I'M LIKE OH NO. do want. still, dig the animation, dig the characters and crazy antics (Scarecrow is particularly funny in that he gets owned every single time), and lookin' forward to this continuing. i love my guns and crazy people, and this show has tons of it. 8/10.
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