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This Season
I picked up Uglymug, Epic Fighter and There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... last week for fun. They are alright; I hope they will continue to be entertaining or become more entertaining.
Also, out of all the anime I set my sights on before the season, Turkey! had the most interesting first episode. Its premise reminds me heavily of
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Zenshu. I was caught completely off-guard by the ending
Past Seasons
I gave BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! a shot but lost interest by the third episode.
It's the same situation as Ping Pong for me. The production quality is high, as is the average rating. However, the story failed to hook me and the characters are not ones I see myself rooting for.
So I dropped it.
My music anime spree wasn't over though. Next on my list was Sound! Euphonium.
And this one hits the spot. This is the kind of drama / story I am into.
By now - even though my sample size is small - I am convinced: music anime with competition are really just sports anime.
Think about it: they all have the underdog, David versus Goliath story. If it's a team sport, there would be drama surrounding the members' interpersonal relationships. Most importantly and meta-ly, both genres tend to be underwatched even when their story is good.
And Sound! Euphonium's is good. It has a typical sports anime storyline, but when the execution is good, the uniqueness of its premise (or the lack thereof) doesn't matter.
My main complaint is that there's too much narration from Kumiko, the protagonist. Also, I hope it won't be yuri bait.
I am looking forward to the rest of its seasons. 9 or 10 / 10
Edit: I've just finished binging season 2. This one felt even better than the last.
Every aspect of this anime is perfect. I love the attention to detail, especially when it comes to the small movements that people make. It's 2D, but the drawing is somehow life-like.
This anime is no doubt a masterpiece. It deserves nothing short of 10 / 10 for its rating.
Non-Anime
(As in, non-Japanese animation, but since anime is really just animation, they belong in the same vein to me.)
I watched KPop Demon Hunters since it was garnering plenty of attention. It was a fun watch.
I found it similar to Nimona and Frozen, with a dash of your typical battle shounen.
Music anime with an antagonist concept (usually, competition) are sports anime, I agree with you. In this metric, I remember reading someone consider Girls Band Cry as a sports anime too.
Oh, and about music, if Evan Call is on the credits, I'll consider a show a music anime too.
Haha, that may still be me.
I tried to finally watch Ping Pong THE ANIMATION recently, and sadly, it didn't hook me either.
I wasn't interested in K-POP drmon hunters, mainly because of the name, but if it's actually good I might give it a try.