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Three more first episode impressions!

-Laid-Back Camp S3 started great as expected. I was worried about it moving to a new studio, but it's been awhile since I watched S2 so any changes in the animation or art style went unnoticed. What I did notice, however, was that a pinecone went "cone-ichiwa". Perfect. That's all I needed! It was nice seeing all the girls again, and the flashback to tiny Rin was cute. I'm looking forward to sitting back, relaxing, and enjoying this comfy anime again.

-A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics looks like it's going to be this season's reverse isekai. It barely even bothered to set it up. Princess in a fantasy world was facing a rebellion, oh no. Better jump into the convenient portal to another world she had in the basement for some reason. Then she landed on a private detective and started living with him, despite the princess being thirteen and the detective being thirty. To the shows credit, at least it wasn't creepy about it. Instead it saved the fanservice for the lady knight who bathed naked in a river. I'm sort of intrigued about where this could go. I got some Hinamatsuri vibes from the way these superpowered weirdos are trying to fit into regular society. I just don't think this show will ever manage to be anywhere near as hilarious as Hinamatsuri was.

-A Condition Called Love is a romance about a handsome guy who finds himself drawn to a dorky girl. A tale as old as time. It kind of reminded me of Skip and Loafer from last year (the main girl in this even looks like the main girl from that). Still, I can tell this is going to be much more romance-focused. I mean, the main dude confessed to her five minutes in. In a medium where it usually takes two seasons before the couple even admits their feelings, that's gotta be a speed record. The crux of the show is that the main girl isn't sure what love is, like she strikes me as aromantic or demiromantic. Despite being so open and forceful about his feelings, it's clear that the main guy has no idea what love is either. He's self-sacrificing to the point that it's really off-putting.

It's a dynamic that I'm not sure most people would enjoy... but I kind of did! I think the most interesting part of a romance is what happens after the confession. So many stories (especially in anime) usually end at that point. It's like most authors have no idea how to make a relationship interesting, so they just trail off with a bland "I guess they lived happily ever after". There are still so many hurdles that a relationship can face, though! Simply trying to fit another person into your life can be a difficult thing even for the most well-balanced couples, and the couple in this show is anything but balanced. They're going to have to endure lots of struggles and lots of soul-searching. This show sounded like a bland romance when I first read about it. After seeing the first episode, though, I'm really excited for it! It's an interesting dynamic, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the story explores it. I just hope it doesn't get too melodramatic.

Spring 2024 Ranking so far
-Laid-Back Camp S3
-A Condition Called Love
-Gods' Games We Play
-Train to the End of the World
-A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
-Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included