UCJAS
university of chicago japanese animation society

this season's notes

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91 Days
Plot: an action series centered on two boys trying to track down the murderers of one of the boy's family.

Rating:
- Michelle: 8/10
- Ellis: 8/10
- Yida: shooting the fire/10
- Fiona: 8/10
- Sonia: 8/10
Overall: very exciting
Battery
Plot: a baseball anime with an asshole main character

Rating:
- Michelle: 6.5/10
- Ellis: 6/10
- Yida: little shit/10
- Fiona: 5/10
- Sonia: 6/10
Overall: very enjoyable if you imagine the two boys are in love with each other. Otherwise, pretty painful
Cheer Danshi
Plot: a boy gets fed up with doing judo and, convinved by his best friend, starts a men's cheering team

Rating:
- Michelle: 8/10
- Ellis: 8/10
- Yida: little flaf/10
- Fiona: 7/10
- Sonia: 8/10
Overall: super fluffy and cute
Hatsukoi Monster
Plot: a girl is unsatisfied because no one has ever gotten angry at her, but then she meets a guy who is willing to be. Oh, and there's a catch.

Rating:
- Michelle: 10/10
- Ellis: stranger danger/10
- Yida: trap/10
- Fiona: X/10
Overall: horribly weird
Handa-kun
Plot: Remember the guy from Barakamon? What if he was even denser and in high school?

Rating:
- Michelle: 6/10
- Ellis: 5/10
- Yida: not enough calligraphy/10
- Fiona: 1/10
Overall: funny but slow
Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan
Plot: a boy has basically all the superpowers

Rating:
- Michelle: 6/10
- Ellis: 3/10
- Yida: glad it got an anime/10
- Fiona: 3/10
Overall: weird and sometimes funny
Amaama to Inazuma
Plot: after a man's wife has died, he attempts to take care of their young daughter

Rating:
- Michelle: 7/10
- Ellis: blush on blush/10
- Yida: fluff fluff/10
- Fiona: 9/10
Overall: too adorable
Scared Rider Xechs
Plot: battles? Fighting? Maybe mechas?

Rating:
- Michelle: 1/10
- Ellis: 3/10 for Fernandez
- Yida: what are the character settings, what is the premise/10
- Fiona: don't care/10
- Sonia: 2/10 for Fernandez
Overall: so bad
Fukigen na Mononokean
Plot: a wandering tea room solves mysteries involving cute youkai

Rating:
- Michelle: 8/10
- Ellis: 9/10
- Yida: FLUFF/10
- Fiona: 9/10
- Sonia: 9/10
Overall: so fluff
ReLIFE
Plot: a NEET is given an age-curing potion and put back in high school to be reinvigorated.

Rating:
- Michelle: 7.5/10
- Yida: fuwafuwa/10
- Fiona: 6/10
Overall: a cute and endearing school series
Honobono Log
Plot: short glances at cute and relatable scenes from relationships

Rating:
- Michelle: 8/10
Overall: lovable
Time Travel Shoujo
Plot: probably involves time travel

Rating:
- Michelle: bad jokes/10
- Ellis: unnecessarily attractive dad and men/10
- Yida: pimp/10
Overall: wtf
Onara Gorou
Plot: listen to a fart attempt to teach physics

Rating:
- Michelle: 0/10
- Ellis: wtf/10
- Yida: (F)art/10
- Fiona: 0 zip nothing/10
Overall: what did we even watch
Orange
Plot: a girl receives letters from her future self directing her how to save a friend

Rating:
- Michelle: 6.5/10
- Ellis: 7/10
- Yida: doormat/10
- Fiona: 4 stuck/10
Overall: typical drama with some incredibly frustrating moments regarding doormat-chan the protagonist
Mob Psycho 100
Plot: like One Punch Man but with spirits instead of physical monsters, less endearing characters, and less animation budget

Rating:
- Michelle: 7.5/10
Overall: fun but not as cool as it could be