Boku dake ga Inai Machi is pure quality, finally after couple of average anime shows. I have nothing bad to say about this show. Story is interesting, plot isn't overused or generic, pacing is near perfect, characters are showing signs of richness (seen first three episodes out of six available). Art is wonderful, out of dozen anime series I've seen so far this is the best. Animation is very good, at the top definitely. Sound design is by far the best I've heard (people on Internet say Sidonia no Kishi has badass sound design, but this anime is better imo), positional audio works perfectly on my headphones and you can really tell where sounds come from. Haven't seen previous anime made by this studio (A-1) but it seems they've got Sony backing this time and it surely shows in production values. It is new anime (2016) but I can't tell a difference in production quality between this and work done by Sunrise/Madhouse/MAPPA. This will probably be the best anime this year without any obvious flaws, so I highly recommend you to check it out. Has a bit of feeling like Parasyte and Elfen Lied, and like Parasyte it is probably better done than manga it is based upon. Haven't seen Steins;Gate yet but it seems the main plot is exactly the same.
Previously finished second season of Sidonia no Kishi and kinda feel guilty about it. It isn't finished, far from it. Looks like this bang average show will last a lot longer than I anticipated. Still find it interesting but everything I previously wrote about still stands, if not amplified by second season. They've added even more naive Japanese romance between main character and his female peers. He's your typical mute lead character who's awfully shy yet at the same moment incredibly brave and competent. They've explained this in anime but it is total cliché. Females are also typical, pushy friends fighting for his affection. Season two with few exceptions and couple awesome fights is pretty much about romance and love life of our main character. Avoid this anime if you're not into mechas and space opera themes.
