A couple more new shows: Thermae, Danshi...
Thermae Romae 1! bath time.
+ Original visuals
+ Original story
- Not as funny as it should be
Quick impression ~ Lucius is a Roman architect of baths living sometime after Vesuvius erupted. There were 2 short stories in this first episode. Both were similar. Lucius is taking a bath thinking about a commission. He falls deeper into the water and emerges out of a modern day Japanese bath house in story 1 and a Japanese hot spring in the other story. After experiencing the brilliance of the Japanese baths, he returns to his own time and uses his new knowledge to wow his clients. While the limited animation and stills looked pretty interesting, I'm not interested in watching anymore. The jokes fell flat for me.
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou 1! High school boys...again
+ Funny at times
Quick impression ~ Three boys attend an all boys school (and it's not yaoi?). The episode consists of short comedic scenes of the boys being boys. It starts off slow, but the comedy picks up. Although it's similar to Kimi to Boku, it's entertainment value comes from the boys' stupidity rather than cute.
Chihayafuru 14! Everyone starts their individual tournaments. Chihaya is matched against the top Class A player in Japan, zee Queen.
Sherlock 2x02! beautiful landscape shots, love the BBC xover and humor.