Hanamaru Yochien: Surprisingly awesome. Had no idea what to expect with this show, and was pleasantly surprised by good platonic humor. Although I am a bit jealous of the facilities at Hanamaru, that two-story slide would’ve been awesome back when I was three-foot tall. The music in the show is soothing and goes really well with the show’s feel-good motif. And Hii-chan is the coolest kindergartner ever with a most epic ED.

Seikon no Qwasar: Too gimmicky. Sad to see all that awesome vocal talent go to waste. And the censorship really shows that it was pointless to air this series to begin with. Dropped.

Omamori Himari: Not much to see here. Dropped.

Dance of the Vampire Bund: Sorry SHAFT, I can only tolerate one stylistically experimental show per season, and this one doesn’t have Yoshinoya-sensei in it.

So looks like I’m sticking with SO•RA•NO•WO•TO, Hidamari Sketch, Ookami Kakushi, and Hanamaru Yochien. Overall, even though there isn’t a whole lot of originality, I’m pretty content with the new season. There’s obviously a lot less shows being made, but hopefully that leads to a higher signal to noise ratio.