Not-so-weekly watching roundup – Autumn 2016 weeks 2-4

Episodes watched in the past 3 weeks:
Hibike! Euphonium 2 1
To Be Hero 3
Kiitarou Shounen no Youkai Enikki 3
Teekyuu 8 3
Kaijuu Girls 3
Nobunaa no Shinobi 3
Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume 3
Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desukara. 2nd Season 3
Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume 4
Nobunaga no Shinobi 4
Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desukara. 2nd Season 4
Kiitarou Shounen no Youkai Enikki 4
Kaijuu Girls 4
To Be Hero 4
Teekyuu 8 4
Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku 3
Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku 4
Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku 5
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 72
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 73
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 74
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 75
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 76
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 77
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 78
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 79
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 80
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 81
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 82
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 83
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 84
Hibike! Euphonium 2 2
Hibike! Euphonium 2 3
Hibike! Euphonium 2 4
Gi(a)rlish Number 1
Gi(a)rlish Number 2
Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume 5
Kamisama no Memochou 1 BACKLOG
Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd Season 3
Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd Season 4
To Be Hero 5
Teekyuu 8 5
Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desukara. 2nd Season 5
Nobunaga no Shinobi 5
Gi(a)rlish Number 3
Gi(a)rlish Number 4
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 85
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 86
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 87
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 88
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 89
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) 90

Autumn 2016 Status:

Series rankings:
1. Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume
2. Nobunaga no Shinobi (up 1)
3. Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku (down 1)
4. Hibike! Euphonium (new)
5. Kiitarou Shounen no Youkai Enikki (up 3)
6. Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd Season (down 2)
7. To Be Hero (down 1)
8. Kaijuu Girls (up 1)
9. Stella no Mahou (down 4)
10. Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desu kara. 2nd Season (forgot to include last time)
11. Teekyuu 8 (down 4)
12. Gi(a)rlish Number (new)
13. Idol Memories (down 3)

This is turning into the season of shorts. It’s not as though I’m watching all that much that isn’t a short, but I don’t particularly feel the need to either.
That said, Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume, Hibike! Euphonium and Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku are providing a nicely balanced triangle of full length series, supported by a mass of good comedy shorts.
Gi(a)rlish Number is kind of frustrating. I want to like it. It has so much that appeals. But there’s so much frustrating about it as well, that I really don’t know what to make of it.

Of course, there’s Bungou Stray Dogs as well, but given that the episodes of that which I’ve watched so far are effectively a side story that is somewhat separated from the story previously and what appears to be the story continuing forward from the little preview images on CR.

I promise I’ll try to get one of these out again next week.

English and Japanese Light Novel Releases for Week Commencing 31st October 2016

English Releases:

Viz Media: (release date 1st November)
• Naruto: Itachi’s Story 1 [Daylight]

Japanese Releases:

Hero Bunko: (release date 31st October)
• Youheidan no Ryouriban 1 (傭兵団の料理番 1)
• Muyoku no Seijo 2 (無欲の聖女 2)
• Tensei Majutsushi no Eiyuutan 1 (転生魔術師の英雄譚 1)
• Isekai no Sata mo Kaneshidai (異世界の沙汰も金次第)

ENTERBRAIN: (release date 31st October)
• 異世界転生に感謝を 4
• Kono Sekai ga Game dato Ore dake ga Shitteiru 8 (この世界がゲームだと俺だけが知っている 8)
• 俺は除霊師、西尾彰。 キミ達のような天使を守るナイトさ

Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko: (release date 1st November)
• Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 10 Gamble Scramble! (この素晴らしい世界に祝福を!10 ギャンブル・スクランブル!)
• Noble Witches 5 Dai-506 Tougou Sentou Koukuudan: Gekitou! (ノーブルウィッチーズ5 第506統合戦闘航空団 激闘!) (2 versions – with and without a drama CD)
• Brave Witches Prequel: Orussia no Daichi (ブレイブウィッチーズPrequel オラーシャの大地)
• Nagaki Seisen no Ato ni: Stray Sheep (永き聖戦の後に ストレイ・シープ)
• Circle Crusher no Ano Ko, Boku ga Kidoku Through Kimetara Donna Kao suru Darou (サークルクラッシャーのあの娘、ぼくが既読スルー決めたらどんな顔するだろう)
• Yuusha Ikkou Buraritabi 3 (勇者一行ぶらり旅3)
• Instant Vision: 3 Bunkan no Miraishi Senkoku (インスタント・ビジョン 3分間の未来視宣告)

Kadokawa Ruby Bunko: (release date 1st November)
• 極道の淫らな挑発
• 雪豹さんのお嫁さま
• 皇帝陛下と恋する子猫

Kadokawa Beans Bunko: (release date 1st November)
• Shounen Onmyouji: Sakai no Kishibe ni Yomigaere (少年陰陽師 境の岸辺に甦れ)
• 一華後宮料理帖 第二品
• アルバート家の令嬢は没落をご所望です 3
• Heian Uta Koigatari: Musubareta Enishi (平安うた恋語 結ばれた縁)
• フェアリータイムズ 英雄魔術師と恋知らずの乙女

Cobalt Bunko: (release date 1st November)
• 後宮陶華伝 首斬り台の花嫁は謎秘めし器を愛す
• 王女が秘される童話 南瓜の王女の研究録
• 手塚先生の恋愛指南 恋に堕ちたら赤点です!

Melissa: (release date 1st November)
• セカンドトリップと私の7人の夫達について3
• 伯爵様と恋のから騒ぎ

Kodansha BOX: (release date 1st November)
• K SIDE:GREEN

Kodansha X Bunko White Heart: (release date 1st November)
• 禁忌の花嫁 法官と宿命の皇女
• 神戸パルティータ 華族探偵と書生助手
• 夢守りの姫巫女 君の目に映る世界は青色

Sonya Bunko: (release date 2nd November)
• Eien no Mitsuya (永遠の蜜夜)
• Josou Ouji no Hatsukoi (女装王子の初恋)

Kodansha Ranobe Bunko: (release date 2nd November)
• 誉められて神軍1 新宿市国
• 奴隷姫と過ごす日々 ~蒼の姫と召喚英雄~
• 闇弾の少女と殺さない暗殺者 -ミッドナイト・バレット-
• Tour de Girls!! (ツール・ド・ガールズ!!)
• 焔狼のエレオノラ
• 雨音天袮のラノベ作家養成講座 おまえをラノベ作家にしてやろうか!
• 魔王、配信中!?
• 英雄取締部隊

Iris NEO: (release date 2nd November)
• 伯爵令嬢の婚約状況
• 優等生令嬢の憂鬱~絶望の未来から~

Poplar Bunko Pureful: (release date 2nd November)
• 英国幻視の少年たち3: グリム・リーパー
• スノウ・ティアーズ
• 調香師レオナール・ヴェイユの香彩ノート

Poplar Bunko: (release date 2nd November)
• 海の子

Angelica: (release date 3rd November)
• 吸血上司と始めるまずい関係

Unknown label or not a light novel:
• 竜の子を産んだら離縁されたので 森で隠居することにしました

Adult light novel labels with releases this week:
Nijigen Dream Bunko (release date 1st November) – 2 volumes
Real Dream Bunko (release date 1st November) – 1 volume
King Novels (release date 1st November) – 2 volumes

Plus a rerelease of Lamperius no Kyuuketsuki 2 (ランペリウスの吸血姫2) and a kanzenban edition of volume 9 of the Takumi-kun Series.