My Top (Overlooked) Anime of 2014

Happy New Year fellow Otaku! To ring in the new year, I thought it would be fitting for me to talk about my a few favorite, but sometimes overlooked, anime of 2014. Now to be clear, I'm not saying these are the best, or that they were the only ones I liked either. For the list of my true favorites check my blot at collegeotaku.blog.com

#1. D-Frag!

Plot: The delinquent Kenji Kazama decides join the "Game Creation Club(Provisional)" by it's weird members, because if it doesn't get a 5th member, it will shut down. The club, however, turns out to be more than expected, with each other member being a complete lunatic.

This show is a short, 12 episode slice of life. At first I was a bit skeptical about this show, as the first episode didn't really rope me in right away, but I continued on, and it was well worth it. It is a show packed to the rafters with funny jokes and clever reoccurring gags. It's also worth noting that Kana Hanazawa (voice of Onodera from Nisekoi, Nadeko from the Monogatari series, Kuroneko from Oreimo, and many more) voices one of the main characters in the show, so you know her role will be as kawaii as ever. That also means she sings in the ED theme as well. And speaking of the soundtrack, the show also has a decent OP and ED.

#2. Noragami (Stray God)

Plot: God Yato has ambitions to be one of the best gods to be worshiped in Japan. The only problem is, he only takes 5 yen ($0.05) donations as compensation for the odd jobs he performs. To make matters worse, his regalia (weapon) decided to call it quits and get a better job with a better god.

This show was definitely not would I expected it to be. However, this was actually a good thing. I was kinda hoping this would be comparable to The Devil is a Part-timer in that it was kinda like a fish out of water scenario, and more comedy based than anything. While the first few episodes of Noragami are comedy oriented, I found that more often than not I was actually filled with suspense, and emotion from the events of the short series. The art was very interesting for this show, and I found that the character designs were different than most I'd come across before. Also, the OP and ED for the show are simply amazing. This is definitely a great show I'd recommend to those who like a good action-drama anime, with hints of comedy here and there. The only let down is, it's ending isn't as fulfilling as I would've liked it to be, and is kind of like a "read the manga" ending.

Well, these are two of the shows that I think deserve mentioning from 2014, even if they aren't the bigger names like Sword Art Online or Akame Ga Kill. Thanks for reading, and remember, for the full list, check out my blog at collegeotaku.blog.com Thanks, and have a great 2015!