Name: Fall 2017 Anime Season: 5 Must Watch Shows
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It's fair to say that so far, 2017 hasn't been the most exciting year for new anime.

I have enjoyed a number of new shows but nothing I would consider to be a year's best work.

Adverbs of degree

Thankfully, the fall season is just starting and there's a handful of shows i'm excited

Fall is generally one of the stronger seasons in the year so i'm going to have a look

at a number of the season's shows and put together a list of 5 anime from fall 2017

The first series I watched was Kino's Journey, some of you might already be aware of the

original series, which is a personal favourite of mine.

It follows a pair of travellers as they visit different cities that all have distinct values.

The story explores these values with each episode, considering human nature and our

The original was very well put together with a really unique melancholic atmosphere.

But this one isn't a sequel or anything, more so a reimagining so i'm interested to check

And thankfully, the first episode was really strong.

Kino visited a town where murder wasn't illegal.

The build-up suggests that it would be an insane, wild west town but it wasn't.

Instead people used their ability to murder to instil order and peace.

It turned out that when given the choice to kill, most people just don't.

The story's are presented as old philosophical ponderings.

Using discussion and basic examples to present its idea.

Like in the first episode, Kino discusses the concept with a number of different people,

Then we're given a number of examples of how the idea is put into practice with firstly

the shop and then the murderer at the end.

Kino then summarises his discoveries and alludes to possible conclusions.

This is the kind of structure Kino's Journey follows.

It's not trying to tell the most heart-warming story or showcase the most realistic characters,

It's trying to explore fundamental questions about society.

Where the series loses out in relatability and realism it gains in unique storylines

The visuals are probably one of biggest changes from the original and the area i'm most

The series has drifted from the absolute simplicity of the older series, using instead a more

There's a lot of detail and fine line work that is quite a new addition.

There's also the implementation of CG that in some scenes, is quite jarring.

I think this new style maybe takes away from the allusive atmosphere.

That being said, the episode was directed fantastically.

The town is shot in this eerie artificial way, it really reminds me of the tv series

The highlight has to be the action scene at the end, so many great perspective shots that

And the story was spot on, it was well structured with very few moments that felt out-of-place.

It considered its themes in a way that stays true to the essence of the series but doesn't

I don't think everyone's going to like the series, it's going to be missing elements

that some people will consider essential for a story.

But for those that like Kino's approach to narratives, this will be a real gem.

It's definitely the first on my list of shows to check out this season.

Mahoutsukai no Yome was the next series I checked out.

This has had a interesting release, some of the episode had previewed in the summer season

at events and theaters but it's only now available to the public.It's a unique fantasy

series that I think will have a love/hate reaction from the community.

The first half of the episode is hit or miss to be honest.

The story stays very secretive and some moments are quite creepy.

It opens up with a really well shot sequence that seems to be a girl being sold at an auction.

The story references a lot of events that we're not aware of yet and we don't know

It looks like it could get really dark but the story shifts as they return to the mysterious

It introduces a fantasy world with magic and mythical creatures.

I wasn't sure about the series until this point where the tone switches and the characters

We even have some lighthearted comedic moments that seemed a million miles away 10 minutes

Even now i'm not completely sure what kind of story this is going to be but the characters

One of the best aspects of the episode was the sublime background art, done by a studio

named Bamboo who've already worked on a number of series and have an impressive portfolio.

The backgrounds lured me into this mysterious world with their immense detail and beautiful

Aspects like lighting were used fantastically to create a really immersive fantasy setting.

It's hard to say who i'd recommend this to specifically since we know so little about

the story dynamic but it was a very attention grabbing first episode.

Some of the elements were fantastic and the finale scene was breathtaking, if not a little

I'm gonna have to make this the 2nd entry on the list.

Black Clover was next, and with Boku no Hero's recent episode impressing me, I was open to

another battle shounen, unfortunately Black Cover didn't scratch that itch, instead, it

It opens up by introducing our main character which might be one of the most annoying protagonists

i've ever seen, his voice actor does nothing but scream his dialogue, which is little more

than a collection of cliche hero phrases.

Which isn't helped by the abysmal written dialogue of the supporting cast, with moments

like the priest entering a scene and arbitrarily blurting out a plot point for no apparent

The more and more it went on, the more and more it felt like some kind of battle shounen

Nothing of the happenings on screen seemed to relate to each other, things just seemed

The episode manages to pull itself together for a short period during the middle as it

introduced its premise, but this is rudely interrupted by possibly one of the worst villains

Again, it is like i'm watching a 15 year old's naruto fan fiction, which might even

be an insult to all the 15 year old naruto fans.

Our protagonist continues to screech out tag-lines like some kind of soundboard, then the episode

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