April 18, 2007
Spring 2007 Anime, part 2
Pass:
Bokurano - The first thing I like about Bokurano: The OP. Second thing; Introductory monologue. Third thing: a huge cast of characters from varied family backgrounds, and serious analysis of motivations and social views. Hmm...so 3 things I like within 5 minutes of the show starting. And knowing this will turn out as some messed up Ender's Game/Lord Of The Flies thing later? Yeah I'll watch this. No doubt.
sola - I think I liked this show just from watching the first five minutes, where basically a guy bikes around in the dark accompanied by soft vocals and piano. I was kind of disappointed afterwards when I learned this wasn't going to be another ARIA, but after two episodes, I decided to stick with it anyway. The overall premise at least seems mildly interesting, even if I am not too fond of the characters (they are horribly unoriginal, and not in an ironic way). But, I do like the style and pacing so far, plus the cast is good enough to warrant a longer look. I'm not a huge Noto fanboy though - I admire her ability, but don't think she was the right voice for this character.
Hayate no Gotoku! - This turned out to be pretty funny after all. Moved from Undecided to Pass
Idolmaster Xenoglossia - Nothing spectacular but it has managed to hold my interest enough to get a pass.
Claymore - This couldn't possibly get any better. Still favorite show this season.
Nanoha StrikerS - Needs more violence!
Nagasarete Airantou - This is secretly Looney Tunes, but with anime girls.
Undecided:
Hitohira - Overall I enjoyed it. The setup is pretty nice: a girl with severe social anxiety is coerced by a bunch of upperclassmen into a drama club, and now she must confront her debilitating stage fright. The various characters are also fun, so I'll probably be watching this series all the way through. It's a good chance to see what a fresh name like Orie can do, plus I haven't heard Hikami Kyoko do anything in a long time.
Shining Tears X Wind - First impressions are not too good. Nothing in the first episode made any sense, and the characters aren't likeable at all. This show is an example of how not to make an anime based on RPG. Aside from Tony designs, and some famous voices, there's no reason to watch this. Unfortunately for this show, all my favorite seiyuu are already present in other shows this season so I already have my fix. If the next episode doesn't improve, this is dropped.
Dropped:
Kamichama Karin - Second dropped series of the season. Well I gave Kamichama Karin the benefit of the doubt after episode one, but after episode two, I can just safely say this show flat out fucking sucks. The story is shit, the characters are shit, the pacing is shit, the voices are shit. It took two full episodes for Karin to transform into a God, and her ultimate power manifests itself as a dress and a glowing ball that gets shot at a static target. Even Maitan couldn't save this travesty, and Sawashiro's horrible attempts at doing a "cool guy" voice only irritated me further. Koge Donbo is a Harry Potter obsessed no-talent hack and this show destroyed any respect I still had for her left over from early Di Gi Charat 4-koma strips. It makes me ashamed that I even watched one episode of this. This series is on par with crappy fanfiction written by an elementary school girl.
Lucky Star
Pending:
Seto no Hanayome
Kaze no Stigma
Toward the Terra
Heroic Age
Posted by Paranda at April 18, 2007 9:08 AM
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Comments
Well, you didn't have to trample Kamichama Karin that much. .___.
But I do admit the anime sucks, but please note that she didn't direct or animate the show.
Early in the series, it sucked, yes, but later, it was pretty good.
And yes, I'm talking about the manga.
Yeah, the voices are fucking shit.
Okay, fine, I like the voices.
Himeka and Yuuki's voice are fucking shit.
Eh, start reading at volume 4.
Unless you want the spoilers that everyone knows right now.
Posted by: Kiseki at June 20, 2007 5:02 PM
Well, you didn't have to trample Kamichama Karin that much. .___.
But I do admit the anime sucks, but please note that she didn't direct or animate the show.
Early in the series, it sucked, yes, but later, it was pretty good.
And yes, I'm talking about the manga.
Yeah, the voices are fucking shit.
Okay, fine, I like the voices.
Himeka and Yuuki's voice are fucking shit.
Eh, start reading at volume 4.
Unless you want the spoilers that everyone knows right now.
Posted by: Kiseki at June 20, 2007 5:04 PM