== My (Twitter) reactions to the first episodes of the Summer 2017 season

[[As before Spring2017FirstEpisodes]] I'm collecting here all of my
tweeted reactions to the first episodes I've seen (in the order that I
saw them).

* Hina Logic ep #1: A perfectly competent but uninspiring episode in
  the 'girls have adventures at school' genre. It lacks any great spark.
  [[→ https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/881366377570983936]]

* Katsugeki Touken Ranbu episode 1: The action is decent but the
  writing comes across as pedestrian and merely functional. It's kinda
  empty.
  [[→ https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/881367584641306627]]

* Knight's & Magic episode 1: This is goofy popcorn fun, even if it's not
  deep or complex. Sometimes I like competency porn shows.
  [[→ https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/881667459446603777]]

* Fate/Apocrypha episode 1: One incoherent battle plus a ton of
  exposition, minus any interesting or attractive characters. Nope, pass.
  [[→ https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/881696479504736256]]

  (Then [[I changed my mind
  https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/884173526353227776]].)

* Symphogear AXZ ep 1: Really it's the same as it ever was. The show's
  wisely not tried to top the start of last season & just gone straight.
  [[→ https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/882050262994747395]]

* Made in Abyss #1: On the one hand, this was a great starting episode;
  it had fun, great characters, solid writing, great animation, etc. 
  [[→ https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/883891436244094977]] \\
  On the other hand, I keep hearing that Made in Abyss's story goes really
  grim & dark. I guess I'll keep watching until things get terrible.
  [[→ https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/883891605756923904]]

* Princess Principal ep 1: Yes, this is a bit absurd. But it's also great;
  it's an excellent genre piece with lots of smart & beautiful bits.
  [[→ https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/884198180837097472]]

* A Centaur's Life episode 1: This has a certain amount of charm, but
  it's mostly being carried by the manga & its visuals are only decent.
  [[→ https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/884978148110209025]]

* Guru Guru episode 1: Too manic and didn't particularly tickle my
  funny bone. This isn't for me; I don't have the 8-bit RPG love necessary.
  [[→ https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/885708166985531394]]

In the end I've [[decided to skip *Welcome to the Ballroom*
https://twitter.com/cks_anime/status/885714168141103104]],
especially after [[the sakugablog article on it
https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2017/07/11/welcome-to-the-ballroom-introduction-and-episode-1/]]
carefully threw cold water over people who wanted it to be anything more
than 'a well-made high school sports show about an unusual sport'. High
school sports shows almost never work for me these days.

There are a few other shows that look potentially interesting if I was
really wanted more things to watch, like *Restaurant to Another World*
and maybe *Altair: A Record of Battles*, but so far I'm fine with only
watching this much. As usual I'm skipping all of the shorts, especially
since none of them sound particularly attractive.