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Finished up my seasonal anime.

Zenshuu - Decent but not spectacular. I enjoyed the build-up episodes, but I had hoped for more of an allegorical approach. The overall message was a bit muddied. Don't regret watching but I'll probably not remember too much of it.
Flower and Asura - A pretty boilerplate adaptation. The different character voices and intonations were done well, which seemed tricky. However it's just working off some content that isn't extremely interesting, and the anime didn't really make it more so.
Sorairo Utility - Fun enough SoL series. The protagonist ended up the weakest character, which was a bit surprising. Ayaka had a really good episode and was overall interesting, and Haruka was fun too, but Minami despite having an appealing personality seemed fairly static. I'd be interested if they did another season, at least.
Re:Zero - This season was okay. My biggest problem was simply the pacing, choosing to put all the plotlines involving the supporting cast after the Subaru and Emilia plotline was wrapped up really hurt my interest. The new antagonists were also fairly annoying. It seems like the next arc is much more highly anticipated so I'm interested to see what they have in mind since the continuation is also confirmed.
Orb - I wish I liked this more than I did, really. It could be really brilliant at some points. The ending is really hurting my estimation of it, as the conclusion of Draka's arc and then the last arc both left bad tastes in my mouth. It's undoubtedly a well made and well told story, but it didn't fully resonate with me.
Apothecary Diaries - Obviously this is continuing so I don't have too much to say, but I don't think the increased focus on Jinshi's political situation was all that interesting. Maomao is also in danger of becoming rather annoying, though I feel this might be intentional. The standalone episodes were still good and better illustrated the show's strengths.
Medalist - Really great, the best show I watched this season. There was one or two episodes that were kind of awkward in the latter half, but that's the only real criticism I can find. Really glad it will get a second season, but I will definitely be reading the manga beforehand as I want more.
Ave Mujica - Despite my complaints, still quite good, and the final episode's performances were really good, which helped end it on a strong note. Ironically it really needed that as I wasn't as big a fan of some of the earlier performances, with the reunion episode being a bit of a low point. Lots to say about the show but I came out of it with a better impression of most of the cast, especially in Mutsumi's case who was fairly obnoxious in MyGO. So it worked out for the most part. Very curious what they plan to do with the continuation.