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Sun 13 May 2012
Anime Power Rankings: Spring 2012 Week 6
Posted by Aeroblip under Anime, Anime Power Rankings
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| Rank | Anime | Studio | Episode | Change |
| 1 | Sakamichi no Apollon | Tezuka Productions | 5 | – |
| 2 | Fate/Zero 2 | ufotable | 19 | – |
| 3 | Tsuritama | A-1 Pictures | 5 | – |
| 4 | Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna | TMS Entertainment | 6 | – |
| 5 | Uchuu Kyoudai | A-1 Pictures | 6 |  1 |
On the cusp: Shirokuma Cafe, Jormungand, Natsuiro Kiseki, Sankarea, Nazo no Kanojo X
Last week’s results, about the Anime Power Rankings
This week has been one of high and lows. Shows that usually made it on my list have dropped off while a couple that haven’t had much time on there get some time to shine. Lupin and Zombie were the two most entertaining shows I watched this past week and I’m glad to see them keeping me consistently glued to the screen. This Spring is really the strongest season in recent memory due to the fact that I look forward to the majority of all the shows I’m watching each week.
Lerxst (Anime Afterlife Podcast)
We’ve had the same top 4 for three weeks running, quite a change of pace from the seemingly chaotic rise of quality shows earlier this season. It seems that everything has calmed down now and viewers are getting into more of a “groove”. Though Sakamichi no Apollon has been virtually unopposed this season, it’s not invincible; some criticism has surfaced in recent episodes.
Though production values are high, Apollon still boils down to this: an anime about teen romance and angst. Not really a bad thing per se, but for an anime that uses jazz as a hook, they seldom use it to spice up the story. The parts of the anime that I was really enjoying were the times that they actually play music – but then I realized that I could get the same experience by watching old YouTube videos of Bill Evans or similar people.
fkeroge (Ambivalence, or is it Ambiguity?)
Fate/Zero continues to explore Kiritsugu’s character this week. It’s nice getting some back story, but I earnestly hope we get back to the Holy Grail War in the next episode. For some reason, I felt that Kiritsugu’s air of mystique was one of this defining characteristics — I get the character, so exploring his past doesn’t have too much effect on the story proper.
The recent episodes revolving around Kiritsugu’s backstory is done outstandingly. If you combine both episodes you get a Kara no Kyoukai feel which is dark, and gritty story. Kiritsugu is a pretty screwed up man and his ideologies will surely destroy him by the end of the series.
ahelo (Traveler on Revenge)
Tsuritama is shaping up to be one of those rare shows that give me that warm fuzzy feeling – this week’s episode was just so charming, even though very little actually happened. It was just so heartwarming to watch Yuki get over his social anxieties and embrace something he loves. Tsuritama is just a joy to watch.
Caraniel (Caraniel’s Ramblings)
Uchuu Kyoudai makes its return to the Anime Power Rankings after a week hiatus. I really believe the best of this show is still to come, however frustrated some people may be with the pacing.
This week’s Uchuu Kyoudai was truly inspiring. With Mutta facing the ’reality’ that he will not get to round 3 because of the JAXA knowing of his act of headbutting his former boss, and thinking of how unlucky he is. Unknown to him, one of the JAXA judges have known him since Mutta was small and have known of his passion to space exploration, goes out of his way to convince that Mutta is in fact a suitable candidate for becoming an astronaut. This contrast of Mutta’s assumption of failure and the JAXA judge’s determination to make Mutta an astronaut was very inspiring, of how someone might help you when you least expect it.
FNZNA (FNZNA’s Side Dish)
wonder if Fate/Zero’s gonna take 1st again with the next 6 eps, cause this is when the show really gets impressive
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Nice to have another Polar Bear sighting again.
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1/5 for me, but then, again, I didn’t watch everything I’m meant to be watching. I thought this week’s Kids on the Slope was nowhere near the standard of the previous episodes, so I didn’t vote for it. Top 5 were Polar Bear Cafe, Phi Brain S2, Jormungand, Lupin III and Nyarlko.
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Maybe people are voting Sakamichi no Apollon out of habit, but I don’t think this week’s episode deserved the #1 spot when shows like Fate/Zero, Space Brothers and Tsuritama showed significant growth compared to the former. But that’s just me, I thought this week’s Sakamichi no Apollon was melodramatic and dull than usual.
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3/5, not too bad. I actually enjoyed most shows this week a ton, Apollon not withstanding. Shame that NazoKano didn’t rank higher considering that this was actually a somewhat affecting episode.
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I’m with fkeroge. I was originally interested in Apollon because of the jazz, but what I’m getting is teen drama in the form of what my co-hosts and myself have labeled as the “love rhombus”. The drama isn’t bad. In fact, it’s actually well played out for the most part. It’s just not what I signed up for when I picked this show up.
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Yes, it is good to hear that I’m not alone in thinking that Apollon was rather mediocre this week (didn’t even make it to my top 5).
o ya… 3/5
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kevo' Reply:
May 16th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
It’s not awful, but I wish some other shows could at least make the top 4. There are plenty of shows that deserve to appear, Natsuiro Kiseki, Nazo no Kanojo X, Sankarea, just to name a few. It’s still a function of how many people are watching something and their habit of voting, unfortunately.
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Hmmm 4/5 this week – pity Polar Bear Cafe didn’t make it in.
I agree that Apollon wasn’t up to it’s usual standard this week, but that doesn’t mean it was bad – it would be asking too much for it to be outstanding every week!
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Heh, I got 3 out of 5 this week…I would have gotten four if I had just included Tsuritama, except I’m having a love/hate relationship with it right now (and this is the Spring Season–its competition’s pretty good). Hopefully it’ll get back to normal since it seems things are gonna get going…
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I simply don’t understand why Sakamichi no Apollon is still getting the top spot. It’s not that good…
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kevo' Reply:
May 16th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
It looks pretty, but I think people will get tired of it eventually if it starts losing its charm.
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Lol at all the hipsters dissing Sakamichi now that it has been too popular for too long.
By the end of the season, it will even show in the rankings.
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Marow Reply:
May 16th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
It isn’t as hot today, really. While its very good, the pacing and development has been “odd” the last few episodes. It feels very hollow.
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