Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #039 - Winter 2018 First Impressions

We’re back to run down the top shows of the Winter 2018 season. We’ve watched episode 1-3 for most of the shows below and we’re ready to hash out our favorites and come to a (mostly) agreed upon list of the 10 that we will follow throughout the rest of the season.



Winter 2018 really is a diverse season for anime. We’ve got some gorgeous shows, like Violet Evergarden and a Place Further than the Universe, as well as some shows that might burn holes into your eyeballs if you look at them too long, like The Ryou’s Work is Never Done or Pop Team Epic. It’s got everything from hard-boiled thrillers like Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, to iyashikei camping tourism advertisements like Laid-Back Camp. And it even has a highly anticipated horror show from a well respect horror manga author…called Citrus.  Seriously, it’s horrifying. I didn’t know writing could be so bad. In the end, it’s just nice to be starting anew in 2018. Let’s hope this is the best year that anime has ever had!



Recorded January 31, 2018.



Timestamps:



3:25 - Kokkoku

12:25 - Mitsuboshi Colors

20:08 - Gakuen Babysitters

24:38 - Skilled Teaser Takagi-san

29:34 - The Ryou’s Work is Never Done!

35:01 - A Place Further than the Universe

42:51 - Violet Evergarden

52:38 - After the Rain

58:32 - Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles

1:01:47 - Laid-Back Camp

1:08:32 - Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody

1:15:16 - Märchen Mädchen

1:19:58 - Killing Bites

1:26:09 - Beatless

1:33:01 - Ito Junji: Collection

1:38:29 - Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens

1:43:24 - Record of Grancrest War

1:48:21 - Darling in the FranXX

1:57:54 - Citrus

2:05:29 - Pop Team Epic

2:07:44 - Slow Start

2:10:38 - Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen

2:14:08 - THE VOTE – Determining our top 10 picks for the season