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[zitch (#80114)]

 What anime are you watching now? Part 2

[kgood (#111251)]

Cool, I'm number 2!

Romeo x Juliet 1- Very interesting, the story looks to be a good one. I am very interested in how they will end it
Bleach 121- Good episode, I liked the fighting scene Can't wait for the upcoming episodes!
Sola 1- Hmm, I think it will be determined whether or not I will like this series by the end of the next coming episode. Can't decide yet
Death Note 26- Oh nooo, recap! Oh phew, never mind. Want more

[Rosepetals (#42525)]

9,000 posts in the last thread? Goodness. Well, here's to 9,000 more

On topic: watched Infinite Ryvius Episode 23 a little while ago.

All I have to say after watching that episode is...I never saw "that" coming.

[Avalanche (#92065)]

Watched Azumanga Daioh 3-4 - I was on the floor while watching this. Nyamo and Yukari are an awesome pair!

And started to re-watch Infinite Ryvius 1-3 - I'm catching a few subtle points which I missed out in the first viewing. This should be fun!

[Roy_Brewer (#109826)]

Watched Bleach 121 i noticed a difference in the animation there was some CG hidden in there if you look closely.

[zitch (#80114)]

Watched episode one of Lucky Star. Completely plotless school slice-of-life comedy, but I said this elsewhere about this episode:

[ShiMizU (#121349)]

I watched Gakuen Alice on TV this morning. Although it was dubbed T_T

Mikan is so cute! ^__^ A little on the stupid side, but cute.

[SupraGuy (#92823)]

Wow. A new thread. Is this the definition of same stuff, different pile?

Watched a couple more episodes of Pani Poni Dash last night. 7 and 8. I'm still not so sure about this one. The humor is really bizzare...

[ANIMENATAKU (#117030)]

[Starseeker (#63474)]

Samurai Champloo..1-18: What crap..., Jiggers abound(esp 18....)..., next.

Black Lagoon 1-end: Slightly more amusing, but the design of these characters are all very deja' vu' like, I swear I have seen these guys before, esp the girl.

Grenadier 1-end: Much more amusing, something that doesn't take it too seriously.

Tenpon Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi 18-20: SHOCking truth revealed!! They are all aliens!! NOT. But it might end up like that.

Ayatsuri Sakon 19 - He can't be it, it's too obvious.

[kgood (#111251)]

Naruto Shippuuden 8-9: Great episode and only gets better
Nagasarete Airantou 2- I have really taken a liking to this series. Looking forward to more!
Touka Gettan 2- ...I...don't...get...it...

[cranston (#84421)]

@starseeker
Finally! Somone who shares my opinion of Samurai Champloo.
Also Grenadier.

On topic:
Let's see, what've I been watching the past few days...

Finished off NHK ni Youkoso. Finally. Now I can put it out of my life. I can now confirm for certain that I don't like it.

New stuff...

Saw ep 2 of Claymore. Still boring. I'm dropping it.

Ep 1 of Nagarasete Airantou. The only guy on an island inhabited by girls and women. Lots of jailbait. Lots of slapstick. Lots of illogical occurences. This is bad! Should I try ep 2 or drop it right now? Also, did anyone notice that all those girls have shinobi-like moves? What gives?

Ep 1 of Sola. Interesting spelling. Sola... Sora... Add the importance of the 'sky' concept... Apparently another harem anime, but one more suited to my tastes. There's hints of a mysterious conspiracy and supernatural elements. The end of the ep added an unexpected element of action into story. Since this wasn't Fate/Stay Night, I really wasn't expecting any fighting. I might be mistaken, but are those hints of a vampire story I see there? The first ep did a great job of capturing my attention. I'll definitely be following this.

Reruns: Now that I'm done with Tsukiyome, I'm rerunning Canvas 2. Now up to ep 3.

[Slayer (#119568)]

Watched till episode 39 of Juuni Kokki,yet another excellent arc.....The interaction of the characters their eventual meeting,the climax all was beautifully executed...Queen Kei gets more admiration from me not only for her beauty but also her dealings as well as a ruler....

Only 6 more to go and I will be the one to join the rest in waiting for Fuyumi Ono to complete her novels.....would definitely read the first part of her novels as and when they are out in India.

[ANIMENATAKU (#117030)]

I'm almost near the end part of Last Exile
I got bored so I re-watched Last Exile and now I'm like 2 more episodes next to the finale

[cranston (#84421)]

Up to ep 9 of Canvas 2.

Ep 1 & 2 of Hayate no Gotoku. Hilarious! Definitely worth watching.

Ep 1 of Romeo x Juliet. Very interesting. The OP is beautiful. That scene with William Shakespeare watching his Othello production was neat. Too bad this is only a 6-ep production, but I'll be looking forward to the next one. The only real complaint I have is how she manages to hide her hair? Malletspace?

[Slayer (#119568)]

[Rosepetals (#42525)]

Been so busy the past 48 hours my head's been spinning, so I haven't really had time to watch anime until today.

Finished Infinite Ryvius. Definitely one of my favorites to date. I rather liked the ending and how well it tied the overall events and characters together overall. I think the long haul was well worth it.

Considering it's the first series I've finished blogging in full, it definitely holds a special place in that regard as well.

Since I'm behind, I'm blogging Code Geass episodes 1-4 and rewatching them as well. After that, no anime for me for another two weeks or so because of exams.

[Lt.Col.Hughes (#110053)]

I've been watching Azumanga Daioh for the past week or so (about an episode every other day). I think its probably the funniest anime I have seen!

I'm probably going to watch Koi Kaze, Ah My Goddess, and Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi as well over the next month or so. Kind of taking it slow, as I really have nothing much to do (except of course browse imageboards and listen to music).

[slippy (#46880)]

Let's see. Well, I started the anime adaptation of the Snow Queen. I only heard about this show after idly looking up Hans Christian Anderson on wiki one day.

Ah, this one looks like a gem. The pedigree is very high here; it's being directed by the creator of Rose of Versailles and Black Jack, and the Snow Queen is being voiced by Suzukaze Mayo, who did Himura Kenshin.

The character design, stately pacing, and sensitive direction is a throwback to anime in 70s; in fact, the feel is eerily something out of Rose of Versailles (i.e. immediately when you see the Snow Queene, you can immediately feel the mix of villiany and tragic weight.)

Although the cell animation is not very good (and yet deliciously retro), the storybook-style artwork is stunning. And where they do use effects and CGI, which is sparingly, the compositions can be stunning. Episode 1 evokes the blinding Forest Church, and then the aurora, it's nigh perfect.

This is also hands down the best winter anime I've ever seen. It's not so much about the quality of the production work per se, but that here we have a show that plays off the chandelier contrasts in sunlight that comes with snow. Moreover, the living in wintertime just feels right, the early nights and woolish clothes and the heavy-lunged running and intimate spaces seems right. It's a slice of blue life.

Because this ran 40 or so episodes -- and the original fairy tale was something like 26 pages -- the adaptation has a lot of padding in characters and ministorylines. But, the characterization between Gerda, Kay, and the Snow Queene seems true. Pretty early, they've established that Kay is rational, and Gerda is brave. And that's all you need, really, to get the story..

It's anime, but anime as a nurturing, patient medium, not convention or exercise in genre. I don't know -- maybe this show will end up turning into a harem love triangle between Gerda and one icy chick. But so far, I'm just enjoying the novelty of anime resetting its cliches and superflat devices to tell a better story as honestly, quietly and sensitively as it can. And should.

[cranston (#84421)]

[Mr. Goodbytes (#42894)]

2007 Spring Season:

Rome x Juliet 1: it was really good, I really liked this adaptation of Shakespeare's R&J Really interesting settings and well, although the plot differs a lil' bit, it's still awesome

Nagasarate Airantou 1 & 2: well, it's not bad, but I still can't get used to this idea of "Chuck Noland's Harem" (those who watched Cast Away know what I'm saying)

Hayate no Gotoku 1 & 2: AWESOME ! God, this is one of the most hilarious anime I've ever seen! The Butler of Steel, I called it The narrator somehow reminds of Kyon... *sighs* nostalgia... maybe I'll watch SuzuHaru again

Now I have to finish Nanoha and Nanoha A's in order to watch StrikerS and I still have to watch Lucky Star and sola.

Other Anime:

BECK 1: well, I've watched it already on Youtube, so I downloaded the whole serie XD

Excel Saga 16: no comments...

SE Lain: I'd better take a break with this one... my brain can't handle too much of this stuff >_>

[Starseeker (#63474)]

[Rosepetals (#42525)]

I'd respectfully comment in defense of Samurai Champloo, since I found something to like in the series, but I think I'll decline for now, and write a review soon since I have a running queue of series to review, and just expand there upon what I liked/didn't like about it. I wouldn't call it one of my favorite series, but I wouldn't say that I found it below decent. I respect both of your opinions though.

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Finished a quick rewatch of Momoiro Sisters and finished a review of that. Gave it an average score, perhaps a little below. I still think it's a bit perverse for a series with girls issues, but..ah well. At least in parts it was amusing, and I still remember it after a while from watching it.

Working on crafting a review of Infinite Ryvius and still writing entries on Code Geass for my blog.

Edit: Not sure when they'll be uploaded yet, but I'll update my blog when I have the chance. Episode 1 is up.

[kgood (#111251)]

Watched Eyeshield 1-29: Addicted

Going to continue Eyeshield and maybe start watching more shounen genre series

[Arilou (#34809)]

[zitch (#80114)]

Arilou: You know, that is exactly the type of winter I get down here in Louisiana... Well, maybe closer to "mushy". It's either pretty cold and wet, or extremely hot and wet...

Watched Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie last night. Yeah, I do get that it's mostly the retelling of the first season of the series, with more overt lesbianism. It was a pretty nice (yet occasionally dizzying) story about taking the path less traveled (with some mild oddness here and there)... Then came the "car wash from hell" scene... Huh?

I think my friend and I spent more brain power trying to figure out what drugs the creators were taking. I think we settled on mushrooms...

[Arilou (#34809)]

Sola 02: Hmmm, still don't like the character designs. Getting "inferior Shingetsutan Tsukihime" vibes as well.

The score is interesting, at one point it reminded me of Planescape: Torment's.

[SupraGuy (#92823)]

@Cranston: I'm surprised by your assesment of Hayate no Gotoku -- Although I think it looks like lots of fun, I thought that the story so far (the first 2 episodes) seems kind of thin and a bit forced. A couple of bright flashes here and there indicate some promise for the writing, however.

Watched the first 4 episodes of Ouran High School Host Club. Seems like reasonable shoujo fare. I thought that the vase mentioned in the Nfo Anime description was a nice touch. It never really had a chance, did it? (blink blink blink.)

[Arilou (#34809)]

[Avalanche (#92065)]

Took Infinite Ryvius on a rampage Finished episodes 3-END in a single setting! And I was surprised to find that I enjoyed this as much as I had enjoyed when I had first seen it around a year ago. This time though, I was able to concentrate more on the side characters like Charlotte, Radan etc which made it an interesting watch. And with this re-watch I have come to regard Heiger one of the sickest and hateful characters EVER!!!

KOR 6-14 - This is lovely. If this continues like this I just might put this in my top 5. And is it just me or did anyone here also found Kurumi as the cutest character in the series? Her bubbly character makes me grin continuously And did anyone notice that episode 11 had references to The Graduate?

Azumanga Daioh 5-6 - ROFL material. This is great!

[slippy (#46880)]

[Avalanche (#92065)]

[cranston (#84421)]

@starseeker
Too many people take Grenadier seriously !

@supraguy
You need to take Hayate less seriously. Just flow along with the silliness. I mean, how much more ridiculous can one get, mistaking a kidnap for a love confession. The idea just kills me! And then there was that scene with the angel Hayate and devil Hayate over each shoulder.
Angel: You should kidnap her!
Devil: Isn't that a bit extreme?
Angel: Under such circumstances, evil acts will be forgiven.
Devil: No! Don't!

Seriously, this kind of comedy is superior to slapstick (which abounds in anime), not to mention all those serious but illogical animes.

One more plus point: The VA for Maria, the maid, is Tanaka Rie.

On topic: Finished Banner of the Stars.

[SupraGuy (#92823)]

@Cranston: I told you I was enjoying it didn't I? I too thought that the juxtaposition of the angel and the devil over his shoulders was quite well done. This qualifies as one of the "bright flashes" that makes me hold out hope for the series overall. I still think that much of the comedy is highly predictable in nature. I've never been a person who goes for slapstick comedy. I can (I think) recognise well-done slapstick, but I don't tend to find it funny. The kind of humor where you can see it coming (EVERYBODY can see it coming) and the character does it anyway has its place as well, but it has got to be in limited amounts, since it loses its charm quickly. This is what I found much of this series to be. So far there are still enough small original jokes and plain good comedy to keep me interested, and I think it has potential.

Back on topic...

I watched a few more episodes of Ouran High School Host Club. There's much of the same kind of humour in this as I was talking about above, and some of the repeating patterns might get annoying by the end of the show's run. Otherwise, I'm finding it a nice watch for a shoujo anime.

[cranston (#84421)]

Anyone notice the sudden increase in the number of new animes being fansubbed? What's more, our database doesn't have descriptions for a number of them. I've been downloading them just so I can write up a description.

I reran the 1st ep of Romeo x Juliet while DLing ep 2. Even on a rerun, it's still beautiful.

Ep 1 of Koutetsu Sangokushi. Another 3 Kingdoms-themed anime. The main character is a crybaby, who may be having a yaoi relationship with Zhuge Liang, and Sun Quan is a girl. Weird. Anyway, I wasn't impressed with this. Drop.

Ep 1 of Kamichama. Horrible. Also, I didn't understand enough of the plot to write a description. Fortunately, Rinji beat me to it so I don't have to torture myself with the 2nd ep.

Ep 2 of Sola. I call dibs on this! Anyway, I'm still working on the description. This is really sweet. I'm reminded of Da Capo, but this is infinitely better. I was wrong about the vampire stuff, but not by much.

Finished Banner of the Stars II. With the 1st ep that way, there just wasn't any chance of me taking it slowly. I just had to see what happens at the last ep if I was going to get any sleep.

[Starseeker (#63474)]

Marathon session!

Bleach 78-120!! Now I am all caught up. Instead of random fillers here and there like Naruto, the Bount arc is one continuous story and helped explored the characters farther, which isn't a bad thing. Since the anime is at least one arc behind the manga, I don't expect any fillers for this year. This anime almost crossed the PG-13 tag when they showed the Matsumoto shower scene.., and what she tried to do with Inoue after that without clothes on.....

And man, Bankai everywhere, what's up with that? I thought even the 4 noble families in the Shinikami's world only have one to achieve Bankai every few generations.., sigh. I wonder what happens when Zaraki achieves it?

[kgood (#111251)]

[SupraGuy (#92823)]

Hayate no Gotoku Ep. 3.

Okay, there are definitely inspired flashes in this, it has its genuinely funny moments. Maria is definitely cute, Tanaka Rie (Didn't know it was her, thanks for the 411) is well cast for her. She shows a new side of her personality this ep, makes her a more interesting character, I think. I can forsee this making things a bit more interesting in future episodes.

[Starseeker (#63474)]

[cranston (#84421)]

Oh yeah. One additional new anime I've seen, Shining Tears X Wind. I'll probably do the description as well after seeing the 2nd ep.

[Brandino (#102083)]

Lucky Star ep. 1 & 2: Now what would you get if Kyoto animation put Pani Poni Dash, School Rumble, and Azumanga Diaoh together? Only the craziest, most random anime to watch with an OP that makes Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya ED looks sane.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=izL4gsWISgw

Just flat out

[Skyhart (#118270)]

I second the motion for Lucky Star; It's the most craziest anime out there besides Pani Poni Dash! You guys should all watch it! It's SUPER CRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!

[cranston (#84421)]

Mariasama ga Miteru, ep 1 to 5. A decent story, if a bit odd. I probably wouldn't be interested if it weren't for that cute Yumi

Hayate ep 3. Another excellent ep! This is probably going to be one of my, if not the, favourite anime comedies. Go Maria! Woot! Hail Tanaka-sama! LOL! I wished I shared Supra's hopes for Maria, but I'm afraid we've seen the extent of her character already. The "prettiest and sweetest character is actually very terrifying when angry" gag. Oh well... It's still enjoyable anyway. Speaking of VAs, the VA for Nagi is Kugimiya Rie. She's done various roles before but I personally think of her as the "tsundere-ko", because she also does the voices of Louise (Zero no Tsukaima) and Shana (Shakugan no Shana).

Romeo x Juliet ep 2. Beautiful. Perfect ending to the initial build-up. Things should get very interesting in the next ep. I need to collect that OP. If I can't pirate it, I'm definitely having the CD shipped from Japan. It's the most beautiful song I've heard in a while. Has everyone heard it? If not, go to the official site and turn on your speakers. http://www.romejuli.jp/top.html It should play automatically once the page is completely open. Otherwise you may need to click the on/off words at the top right hand corner.

Since there was absolutely nothing that could top RxJ, I ended last night's anime viewing there.

[LoStSouLs (#17272)]

[bob (#92485)]

Photon: The Idiot Adventures up to episode 3 now. Yeah.. a lot of people will give up by this point. Pretty much garbage with some humor, but not much.

on the other hand, Cowboy Bebop seems to be aging like a good wine. I really never appreciated it as much as I do this time around. Im somewhat more concentrated and seem to notice some details I missed previously.