Whelp, I resolved to watch every non-sequel show this season soooooooo
Happy Sugar Life - 3 episodes in and I've been through phases with this show. After the first episode I was curious, since it had a good idea on its hands, this girl who's clearly mentally unhinged being in love with this much younger, very innocent child while said yandere also doesn't resolve every conflict with killing or even violence. I was surprised. Come episode 3 I'm pretty much all in on the show and just plain like it now. Rather than just having a yandere in a world that's normal and would otherwise play her victim, the main cast as a whole is over the top and I'm loving it. Could easily go downhill but so far this is some good fuckin' popcorn.
Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-san - Liking this show more than I expected, especially after the first episode. At its worst, Sunohara's a show about a caretaker and her teasing of the shota main, but at its best it's a pretty alright comedy that's funnier than it has any right to be with a cast that's easy to like. Another one that could go downhill but I'm liking what I'm seeing so far.
The Master of Ragnar?k & Blesser of Einherjar -
So an average isekai. Easily the most boring show this season, hard to like ironically, and takes queues from In Another World with my Smartphone of all things. It's really awful, I...oh boy.
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord - Annoyingly boring first episode aside, this show isn't bad. It's not particularly original or anything like that and falls into a fair few isekai tropes, but the main character being likable puts this leagues above most of its isekai peers immediately. The comedy isn't half bad, the character designs aren't either, and the fanservice feeds right back into the comedy. I'm liking it.
Grand Blue Dreaming - Clearly funnier as a manga as it is an anime but the show still manages to make me laugh regardless. While some jokes are used a bit too often or aren't adapted all that well (from what it feels like, anyway) Grand Blue is funny when it wants to be and surprisingly genuine when it wants to be as well. One of the better shows this season.
There are others I'm watching but sleeeeep. Island is boring tho, can't really recommend it. I'll try to post more tomorrow for whoever wants to read this mess.