The schedule. This anime year was comparable to a crawl though a desert and last season was a miasmic drink of salt water that drowned in bad porn like never before.
3 such titles are present this round unless we count OVAs and i can´t see a trend.

Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou I could never figure out if Seiji Mizushima is actually talented or but he can´t do 3rd acts and his bro Shō Aikawa certainly isn´t. Things could work out or we could start strong and then go nowhere again. I will keep an open mind but the first red flag will be my exit.

Garo: Guren no Tsuki The first one had a good start but started to sour pretty fast so i left early and it fell of a cliff later. Let's not repeat that.

Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans G-Reco wasn´t traditionally good (how did i finish?) and the anime arm of the franchise is in a bad state right now. The chance to be good is there but the creators are the definition if "milla vanilla". Worse people made good Gundam shows though and it will automatically be one of the best products from Sunrise in years as that studio couldn´t sink any lower. Thank god that their recent trash hurt them in their money pockets as the industry doesn´t need any more all ages rape porn with PowerPoint levels of animation.

Hokuto no Ken - Ichigo Aji / DD Hokuto no Ken It makes sense to turn Ken´s ultra macho world into SD insanity but 2 of these are overkill as the chances of even one to succeed are low. The Naruto SD manga is the sole such spin-off that kind off works and i look forward to the day Miura sells his integrity too as Berserk babies is just what the world needs.

Lupin The Third is the episodic caper most expected and the animation was impressive during the first 2 episodes as the international funding is very much on screen. Even the later production values put most current OVA´s to shame and i only mind the new Mary Sue female lead overall. If you want more Castle of Cagliostro then here it is and Goemon is also better used than in the other/slightly superior reboot.

Noragami Aragoto I tried the manga twice and the artist needs a proper writer as i finished her Tadashi´s Alive. Nothing for me but young girls will like it and the manga should have run in a shoujo magazine.

One-Punch Man I never warmed up to the manga but Madhouse and animation could elevate the source material. The popularity also shows the growing importance of web publications as that is where the wind is blowing.

Owarimonogatari The first show was style over substance and Shaft in a nutshell but it was better than it had any rights to be and ended on a conclusive note. I thus stopped episodes into S02 to never look back. The cash cow says moo but somewhat watchable ecchi/harem shows are very rare.

Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru Both creators are no names and the writer is half responsible for the nonsensical Penguindrum so who knows. The style looks good but suspense stories need substance.

Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou I hope that an uncensored OVA adaptation of Before the Fall will come soon as all these trashy Titan spin-offs Kodansha commissions will burry the core manga one day. It´s at least a tiny bit less offensive then the near unmatchable Toei movie but wasting IG like this is unforgivable and there are actually 2 Titan babies manga.

Soukyuu no Fafner EXODUS 2 I mostly like Ubukata (unless he truly went to the Sean Connery school of beating women) and i don´t put the blame on him for this mess but how the hell is this pathetic Eva/Rahxephon clone still chugging along? The original show is comedy gold though as i had it on in the background a few years ago and it was cute to laugh at it´s attempts to be a "real" anime. Xebec go home.

Subete ga F ni Naru I have been down this road before many times and don´t Noitamina originals look promising at first? They end up as style over substance with all bark and no bite way to often. Maybe this one will balance the scales a bit but at least it will lead to more people getting to know Inio Asano.

Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen The original show was one of the few porn adaptations that wasn´t nonsense as let´s say all of Key´s titles (they still do harem porn btw.) besides Air or even better Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. The first one´s genre mix was pretty unique so i would usually look forward to a more polished second offering but it had a definitive ending with no way to do a worthwhile follow up so this one could go both ways.

Young Black Jack is an adaptation of a flawed manga but i will try to stick around as superior adaptations do exist. An adaptation of Black Jack - Aoki Mirai (Old Black Jack) by the Parasyte mangaka (!) would have been preferable and the 90s OVA series is one of the best anime of all time so check it out if this one backfires. The OG manga is a classic too and the franchise needs to find a new publishing house.

The Aria the Avvenire OVA should be good but the manga is enough for me and i didn´t even bother with the 3rd Geass OVA as that way lies madness. Thus no.4 is a no go and the franchise turned to shit the last time they threw their scripts out the window so i am not touching the inevitable R3 too. The Tokyo Ghoul: Jack manga was sadly a waste so that OVA is to be skipped and i will wait for Tokyo Ghoul: Pinto which is based on a story from a light novel. Dear Pierrot: Please leave TG:Re alone as you did enough harm.
The Gyakusatsu Kikan film looks interesting or at least 80s cyber punk old school so i took a mental note for next year´s disc releases. The Ghost in the Shell (Arise) film and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin II though are soon coming to Blue Ray so i will get a rare glimpse of pure quality in a highly forgettable and in parts abysmal year. Sci-Fi is truly where one can expect the best content in anime.

I listed way more shows that could be interesting then at any point this year but i expect less then 1/3 to work out as they can´t all be winners. 2014 was very strong so it isn´t all bad and i look forward to the soon to come market crash as the industry need a future proof restructure and less vapid content. The American toon industry though is on a historical high right now so i am actually drowning in good animation all year long and can´t complain overall. See you when all had a chance to air.
Edit: More pr0n showed up so i changed the number above. Sigh.

Last edited by residentgrigo at 9:00 am, Oct 11 2015

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I have to agree that this year's anime was rather lacking in good titles. The only series I've watched recently that was more than just "okay" was Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (watch it if you haven't, it's great), which was Fall '14/Winter '15.

I'm going to keep watching Yuru Yuri and Teekyuu as well as finish the Monogatari series with Owarimonogatari, but I don't rate any of these as great series.

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This season again reconfirmed that deteriorating creators/one hit wonder only decay over time, that Noitamina´s lofty goals are only rarely met and that One-Punch(line) Man reigns supreme even if i consider his franchise to just be a better put together DBZ clone with a less engaging lead. On to the winners:

Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans is another take on the setup of Wing (meh but the remake manga is better) and 00 (2 good seasons and a miserable death thereafter).
The somewhat predictable pilot was fine and well produced but we already have a slightly problematic female lead as Sunrise is as Sunrise does. I actually liked the first few episodes of Destiny, Reco or even Seed and none of these were good shows in the end so i have to withhold final judgment. I know enough about Gundam to correct it´s Wikia so i am more than ready to have the franchise´s first good TV show on the air since March 2009 and thus wish this anime to succeed the most this season.
The proposed length of 25 eps. is a good start and there is always The Origin and the stellar manga line to keep this Newtype going. 7,5?/10

Lupin The Third I said all i have to say by described the show as the 2nd best thing that happened to the franchise in 15 years. The specials fell completely apart after 2002´s Episode 0 and movie 2, 4, 5 and 7 are the good ones. I am also tired of the assessment that Koike´s other Lupin is too "edgy" as the character´s original incarnation (or Bond for that matter) used to be a bit of a rapist. The later Italian episodes showed a slight seinen edge and i don´t get the need for 2 continuities but both have my blessing.
(The rap fits the show´s tone better than the Japanese OP btw.) 7,5/10

Osomatsu-san None had it on their radar and it´s destined to dance on without an audience but what a dance it was! I greatly enjoyed the middle portion´s garish colors, bro on bro incest and tiny dicks but it were the black and white sequences that got me intrigued as these were a throwback to decade that never truly existed as 60s anime/manga aren´t quite like it. This sequel feels like a less sexual follow up to Ping-Pong Club if anything and i assumed that the year´s chance to get a good comedy show was used up by (the slightly rushed) Ore Monogatari!! but here we are. The "boys" even ended up being at least in their mid 20s yet their voices sound older than mine. Diversity at last? Let´s taste the Rainbow! 8,5/10

Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen I said that Key´s only good porn to anime adaptation was Air but the original run (only) of Angel Beats! was good too. It wasn´t based on porn though and is a convoluted multi-media franchise just like this anime. The production values were pleasing but most viewers were left confused by the continuity/setting so let me explian.The anime is based on a Japan only RPG/VN from last month (!) that serves as a direct sequel to the RPG/Eroge on which the first anime was based. It also gives a definitive ending to the first narrative that goes in a bittersweet + harem direction. Hm.
The polygamy angle fits the original´s rural setting and deity-esque protagonist for once and i will react to the rest when elements will start to show up. The show may become daunting to new viewers soon so don´t start here and Leaf´s other adaptation Tears to Tiara is to be skipped. 8/10

I ain´t a big fan of 2015´s anime offerings but it was already incapable of being the decade´s worst even if this somewhat redemptive season hadn´t happened.
It did though and my biggest problem is again that all interesting shows ended up being sequels/adaptations but Osomatsu-san is certainly something out of the left field.
The year´s highly scientific Wiki counts 156 entries which is down from last year´s explosion but less is more and at least 1/3 of the fat needs to go as none can supports so much vapid content. You better break out before you blackout!

All my ongoing anime ended but Gravity Falls, Rick and Morty, Star Wars Rebels, Steven Universe, The Simpsons (i decided in the 90s to watch em´all so i can´t stop the torture), South Park, Teen Titans Go! and a lot of the life action US comics adaptations are not to be missed. See you next season cowboy. Sayonara!

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