Right, it's been a while since I've posted on TSR, and that's mainly because I went back home to Japan to visit my family as I didn't have the opportunity to visit them over the Christmas period last year. Was nice to catch up with them and the select few friends I still keep in contact with. The next time I pay a visit will be in late July, early August for my brother's graduation. Anyhow, to bring this post on topic...
Anime wise, I decided to re-watch the entirety of Zettai Karen Children in light of the sequel that's currently running. It's pretty much as I remember it, fairly episodic but with enough plot and character development to not feel stagnant. It's sometimes good to have a refresher when watching a sequel that's airing many years after too.
Aside from that, been keeping up with my weeklies, namely Bakuman (consistently solid), Zetsuen no Tempest (easily becoming one of the best of last year), Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT (an acquired taste that's fortunately very much inline with mine), Magi (animation dropped quite considerably in the last few episodes, but with what I believe to be the final arc of the anime adaptation about to start, it can only get better as we reach the climax), Maoyuu Maou Yuusha (fantastic script, especially the speech in the latest episode), One Piece (refuses to lose its momentum, another great arc), Naruto Shippuden (getting better, but the slow pacing affects my enjoyment), Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru (the characters are likeable enough, especially the pink haired girl whose name escapes me, but the situations they find themselves in are more than awkward), Mondai-Ji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sou Desu yo? (biggest surprise of the season, and arguably one of the most enjoyable), Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo (the best romance I'm following at the moment).
The ones I've put on hold for now or are not watching for various reasons are Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de (not weekly), Code:Breaker (seemed enjoyable enough, but with time permitting, it's something I'll have to get around to once I've finished a few others), Shin Sekai Yori (this looks amazing if future episodes are anything to go by, so I really need to resume this), K (I've nearly finished with this one, just need to get around to it), Gundam Age (very reluctant to continue with this, but seeing as I'm on the last stretch/generation before the end, I should make a point of marathoning it sooner than later), Psycho-pass (like Shin Sekai Yori, this looks really good, need to get back on it), Robotics;Notes (seemed somewhat interesting, but it didn't convince me enough to continue watching), Sesami-san@Ganbaranai (I'm a big fan of Shaft and Shinbo, but the first episode of this was just way too stylistic/eccentric for my tastes, akin to an art film, lacking a narrative/premise to entice me), Senran Kagura (no reason, just not as interesting as the others I'm watching), Tamako Market (the bird put me off), Vividred Operation (felt a bit too much like Gundam Age for some reason upon watching the first episode with its bright Sunrise-esque colour scheme and grandfather/daughter dynamic) and lastly, Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited (will get back to this now that I've re-watched the original series).