Anyway. So far I’ve watched C, Hidan no Aria, Hanasaku Iroha, Nichijou, Steins;Gate, and Denpa Onna.
In the order I’ve watched them:
Hanasaku Iroha – Ohana is family. Ohana is also quite adorable and spunky. Great coming-of-age type show so far, and one of the ones I’m looking forwards to each week. I mean, this show has got a lot of heart. and I mean a LOT. It’s hard not to get pulled in by that sort of thing!
Steins;Gate – It’s been a bit more intriguing than the manga so far, but in any case it’s obviously a high-budget show. Looking forwards to the new episodes too.
Nichijou – So I downloaded Episode 1 and the OVA to have a look, and wow, that was the most concentrated form of Whacko and Random I have ever seen in 24-minute episodes of anything. Pretty cool, though ultimately very fillery and pointless. …I don’t think I can bring myself to watch any more.
Denpa Onna – As I heard someone say: Have you seen a sea anemone nab a swimming fish? I sure have not, but the way Erio ate that half of a pizza while still wrapped in a futon is probably a close approximation. That being said, she’s hands down the best character of the season and I will continue to watch this series solely for her hijinks. For goodness sakes, she makes GlaDOS seem sane. (Also, that aunt was 39 years old? BULL-.)
C – That was pretty interesting, although I’m still a bit wary on how the Persona style money battles will be. I guess the battle that took place this episode is a safe approximation, though that really didn’t show much. Also, it has Willy Wonka. That’s the sign of a winner right there folks!
Hidan no Aria – Wow, that show was obnoxious. I mean, I liked Infinite Stratos a bit at the beginning, but… This show didn’t even try. May or may not drop depending on what else I have on my plate, but that first episode was terribad. Actually, it was hilariously so (Guy enters suave bullet-time personality mode when aroused? Really?). Also, obligatory Rie Kugimaya loli. lolol. I might try Lotte instead.
And for anyone wondering about the title, it’s Erio humming the E.T. theme, as can be heard here.
Star Driver has been the epitome of stupidly fantabulous sparkliness, and true to form, the final episode was a giant amalgamation of rainbow sparkly shiny fantabulousness. There was so much shiny rainbow laser beam spam epic fabulous in the episode. But now that it’s over, indeed, our future Sundays will seem to be a shade closer to Monochrome than ever before, lacking the overflowing nauseaucity of theaterical pomp that once graced our screens without fail… Mostly.
Farewell, Star Driver, you silly silly lovable thing. You will be missed, and our Sundays will be much less fabulous.
And now, as a special, here’s Noirsword’s list of Things I’ll Miss Most from Star Driver, as stated by the Man himself:
1. The Catchphrases. (Kiraboshii~! – Meu)
2. Takuto pulling new powerups out of his ass on a weekly basis.
3. The ridiculously elaborate costumes, most of all the weird screw nipples of the two psuedo lesbian chicks. My favorite costumes were actually Marino and school girl wife’s.
4. Members of Kiraboshi can’t seem to recognize each other out of costume until they confirm the handsign. Ummm… Who else in the school has green hair, purple hair, pink hair, and is a nurse that is clearly older than the rest of the group. Really, all the members of Kiraboshi have the brightest hair imaginable.
5. The “secret battles” in Zero Time are the worst kept secret in the school.
Speaking of anime that ended recently, Fractale was totally a social commentary on the degradation of society with the advent of the moe waifu demographic, looking at the perverse obsession that particular aspect of society has with prepubuscent girls in the public arena. YOU SLY DOG YAMAKAN.
How Gonzo manages to stay afloat all these years after the bankruptcy fiasco and losing their money bovine that was Strike Witches is beyond me, but as a fan of Last Exile, it’s very hard for me to ignore this new announcement. In other words, it’s also gonna be their first series-long foray into stereoscopic 3D. I guess that’s alright if they’re just gonna use different cameras, but hopefully this won’t compromise the rest of the quality. Despite its numerous flaws, Last Exile remains one of Gonzo’s very best, and the new anime better damn well live up to those standards (If not outright surpass them). That being said, I’m not really a fan of 3D unless they remove the need for glasses, since the ones currently in use in cinemas aren’t that incredible and feel gimmicky. They’re kinda disorienting and the gain you get is nearly negligible even in 3D animation movies by Disney (I’m looking at you, Tron Legacy). Of course, I haven’t watched Avatar in 3D (I missed that boat, unfortunately), so what do I know.
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Well, Winter 2011 was a bit of a wasteland. There’s some quirky stuff to be had, but nothing I’d be able to call spectacular. Where’s stuff like Baccano! and Durarara!! when you need them? (Speaking of DRRR!!, episode 25 should be out in a month.) Anyway, here are my general impressions from the first (maybe couple) episodes.
Also included is one of (If not my) favourite Opening of the season.
And it just happens that that one song you’re looking for is one of the missing ones?
Well, it’s been out for a little while, but I finally got around to finding this one from Darker than Black (Season 1), which turned out to be in a song package with the new Blu-Ray release pack.
21 – Total Eclipse, by Yoko Kanno.
Very good, BONES. Now if you’d just release the rest of the tracks,maybe we’d forgive you for ruining Season 2. Boy was that a total trainwreck.
Seriously, when only two shows are on my Must Download Now!!11 list for current series I’m watching, and only one of them is from the current Fall season while the other’s a continuation from the previous season, there’s probably something seriously wrong here.
For the curious, the only show I’m watching so far from Fall 2009 is Darker than Black: Comet of Gemini.
I should look into Letter Bee and Armed Librarians, I guess. Maybe Railgun, but I read the manga and I know that currently it’s in silly daily life mode, which isn’t too important. Well, that’s the curse of having read the original source for me: It makes me too lazy to watch the anime with any form of dedication.
I guess there’s also Bakemonogatari’s online streaming episodes, but there’s all of three of those, so oy.
Well, there’s also previous season/year stuff I could look into, I suppose. Like that Tokyo Magnitude 9,001 or whatever.
Well, that was rather nice. The last episode of Time of Eve was a good long 27:45 in length, and it marked off the end to the tentative first ‘season’ rather nicely. The main focus of the episode this time was, surprisingly, Masaki, and it ended up with him reconciling with an old bond that was thought lost. And we also have our look at the series’s real antagonist so far: Masaki’s own father, who happens to be part of the Anti-Android coincil. That, however, doesn’t play as huge a role in this episode as one might expect, but his influence can still be felt during this episode.
I’m a bit sad that this little gem has ended for now, but there has been rumours of a season 2 from words on the official website, so who knows what else this company might have in store? Either way, it’s been quite an interesting ride. See you later, Time of Eve, may we meet again!
Edit: I made a silly error from writing at 3 in the morning. :<
That being said, it’s funny that Kanbaru does a very good job of filling up Senjougahara’s absence. I’d never expected it, but hey, it works. Actually, you could kick out that overrated yandere and it’d make the show 1000x better. As for the episode itself, it was alright, but as the title says, the presentation left a lot to be desired, as it ended up being a lot of still shots and frames for a large portion of the episode.
Well, the last arc looks to be Tsubasa Cat, which is 2 episodes aired on TV and 3 episodes off the website. ’tis a pity, I was waiting for the Koyomi Vampire arc. Oh well, I guess I can’t complain since the show is popular enough to warrant a second season.
Wow, two posts in a row from yours truly. I am on a ROLL, baby.
Hopefully, I’m not the only one still keeping up to date with the (admittedly haphazard) Gunslinger Girl scanlation release schedule. It’s certainly a very undermentioned series despite being one of the most poignant series I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Sure, the target demographic may be creepy perverts lolicons, but one can’t deny that the kind of writing that goes into these chapters are certainly no cheap parlour tack-ons. Though, I will have to admit that the shoddy workmanship of Il Treatrino did put me off from actually watching the second season. Not that I missed a whole lot, of course… I don’t think so, anyway.
That being said, the current scanlations are, I believe, just four or so chapters behind the latest releases. The last chapter I read on Mangafox some scanlations website was chapter 63, I believe. It ended on a cliffhanger as the Fratelli by the name of Beatrice takes to the frontstage but for a fleeting moment.
For those in the know-how, you’ll know that apparently, NEC will be releasing real life versions of the Selecao phones used in Eden of the East, seen in the blog post here.
Also, seems Evangelion will be releasing their own NERV-only phones too, as seen here. (Warning: Links to Sankaku Complex, which is riddled with NSFW stuff from head to toe. Tread at your own discretion.) It looks pretty bland though.
Personally, I’ve always thought the Selecao phone looked unique and cool enough to warrant owning one, even back when I saw those pictures and thought they were just fake mock-ups. For the time being though, it seems only Selecao Nine’s colour scheme will be available, though they are apparently throwing in “Falling Down” as a ringtone, free of charge. Only time will tell if these will be in widespread production, it’ll be a shame if it’s only a limited release.
Now if we can get ourselves a secretary named Juiz and a bank account of ten billion yen…
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