[AOW] Violet Evergarden (2/18-24/2018)

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You may have heard of this anime already because undoubtedly while this series was shroud in mystery before it's release (this tends to happen when lesser known light novels are adapted into anime), Violet Evergaden in my option was the most anticipated anime of Winter 2017/2018. What strikes me most about this series is the animation style which I originally thought was ufotable's handiwork; but it's actually done by Kyoto Animation (aka, KyoAni). Visually breath taking with a mysterious plot that even 6 episodes in I don't know really how to tell where this anime is trying to take me, I highly recommend checking this one out!

Type: novel adaptation

Genre(s): fantasy, drama, romance

# of Episodes: to be 12

Synopsis:

There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning. A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation. Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as "the weapon," has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work of "Auto Memories Dolls," who carry people's thoughts and convert them into words. Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people's emotions and differing shapes of love. All the while searching for the meaning of those words.

(Source: Anime Expo)

[AOW] Gakuen Babysitters (1/21-27/2018)

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There once was a time where I really wanted to not like cutesy anime because I felt that it was hard to explain how anime "was not just for kids, nor perverts" when I myself was watching anime that could fall in one if not both of those categories. One day I decided to stop defending my tastes (a big example of this is I really enjoyed the anime 07-Ghost which I was constantly teased for because my friends considered it a perverted boys love anime where as I completely disagreed); I decided that there was (and continue to be) plenty of anime that fell out of those categories that in order to defend all anime I'd also had to admit there existed the cute and the pervy along with the more series plot-line driven ones. Anime honestly wouldn't be anime if the extremes didn't exist! 

These days I don't have the time to watch every anime that is playing. Instead of trying to do this I watch the titles that I initially want, then if a series has enough hype I try to go back and watch after about half the episodes are released. It's hard to watch a toddler when you're trying to read subtitles on a screen. So lately I've also been watching complete, dubbed series on Hulu that I didn't get to watch when initially released (such as My Hero Academia and Accel World). When I have some time to myself I'll watch a few subbed episodes or while watching my tot I can watch simple anime that I don't really need to read to understand. That's where a series like Gakuen Babysitters is perfect! I have a part time job watching kids ages 6 weeks to 9 years old so in a way this show is a bit like my working life... though I'm 27 not a teenager.

Type: manga adaptation

Genre(s): comedy, school, shojo, slice of life

# of Episodes: to be 12

Synopsis:

This anime centers on the brothers Ryuuichi and Kotarou Kashima. Ryuuichi is in high school and Kotarou is still a toddler. After their parents are killed in a plane crash, the two brothers find themselves living with the chairwoman of the Morinomiya Academy, who herself lost her son and daughter-in-law in the same accident. The chairwoman, however, has one stipulation for the brothers in order to live with her: Ryuuichi has to work at the academy's daycare center as a babysitter. (Source: Anime News Network)