BombermanBoard

Regulus 777 · #89 Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:15 am

Ok, wow... The longer you wait to make these the more work it creates for yourself....

~Summer 2011~
Long finished....!

Usagi Drop - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8211
Ended up being my favorite of the season. Great characters, very enjoyable! Will eventually check out manga for sure to see what all the fuss is about the turn of events.

Ikoku Meiro no Croisee - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8180
One of the better shows of this past summer. Started off fantastic but 2nd half lost soem of its charm by introducing some somewhat unneeded conflict. I enjoyed the art and setting and the ideas mixing Japanese and French cultures.

Nekogami Yaoyorozu - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8117
Solid show. Nothing particularly impressive about it, but I enjoyed it well enough.

Kamisama Dolls - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8275
Generic plot, cookie-cutter characters, and story is a mess at times. A few episodes were very well directed saving it from disaster in the 2nd half but I couldn't say this show was anything better then average as a complete package. It looked like they were hoping for a 2nd season. The way it ended was totally inconclusive. It did perhaps have the best OP and ED songs of the season though.

Morita-san - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8406
5 minutes shorts about cute school girls and their daily activities. I'm cool with this. 2nd season still airing. very self-explanatory show.

Double-J.
More 5 minute shorts that look more like flash animations. Was not impressed with it at all minus the good voice cast. Humor definitely requires good knowledge of japanese culture and even then probly isn't worthwhile.

Nichijou
This show was awesome and funny as hell! Probly my 2nd favorite of the season of what I watched to Usagi Drop. Very oddball style of humor that may not be for everyone but if you enjoy stuff like Pani Poni Dash or Azumanga Daioh I'd recommend giving it a shot for sure.

~tried and dropped~

Kamisama no Memo-chou - Notepad of God - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8370

Dantalian no Shoka - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7939

______________________________________________________________

-Now for Fall 2011!-

Ben-To - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8292

A series where the characters go to their local supermarkets in the evening and fight each other tooth and nail for half-priced pre-made lunches (Bento).It's a totally ridiculous show but while the concept is ridiculous, it doesn't take itself seriously and can be funny at times. The fight scenes are also quite well animated and fun to watch. Some of the recent episodes have bordered on awful though. Hopefully it turns around and just keeps doing what it did early on while keeping it interesting with new characters or conflict. Also lots of awesome Sega game references all over the place.

Working!! (2nd season) - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8364
I love this series and the 2nd season has been even better then the first so far! It's considerably funnier and they keep teasing us with possible character development. We'll see. It's my most anticipated show weekly.

Squid Girl (2nd season) - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8294
Watched2 eps so far. Work on with Soniti once in awhile when we hang out. Looks like it'll be good but my initial impressions are that it's lost a little bit of the charm it had in the first season.

Morita-san 2 - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8700
More of the same from last season, still enjoying it.

Chibi Devi! - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8645
another series of short episodes (I've been watching a ton of these lately since they are quick and easy.) This one is about a girl who suddenly has to take care of a baby devil. Nothing particularly great about it but its mildly entertaining.

~Will/May pickup later~

Fate/Zero - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8160
Will probly marathon upon completion
Tamayura Hitose - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8234
Will probly start soon.
Boku wa Tamadachi - http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8419
still undecided on trying this, especially since it just got licensed by Funi.

~other projects~

Still working on Carnival Phantasm. watched about 5 eps

Also recently picked up K-On!
and fell in love with it! It's rather popular amongst the anime crowd but here's the link anyway.
http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=6257
I love the show! It's a moe-fest with lovable characters and good fun humor. I just started the 2nd season this evening and have watched the first season almost twice.

Saikano http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=113 -
This is also known as "She ~ the ultimate weapon ~" or "The last love song on this little planet".
After having stalled this almost a year I powered through it a week or two ago. It's a senselessly depressing show. While I felt it delivered its emotional punch quite well the animation was below average and it had a weird art style I didn't totally care for. Characters were presented very well. The only other problem I had with it was the lack of explanation for the reasons behind events. Makes it hard to understand whats going on early on and slightly difficult to care about the characters and their situation until you've settled into its style 4-5 eps in and let them develop more.

*phew*
I think I'm done for now!