Lack of reviews… Holy shit!

Okay so… I’m sure a lot of you have realised that I havent put out a review in a bit. No, I havent stopped watching anime, and no I am not stopping my reviews..  A few weeks back my laptop developed a problem and none of the tech shops in town can fix it. Which sucks.. I have found someone who says that they can fix it, but it requires me shipping it out of town.. Which I will be doing this comming Monday.

Anyways, I keep all of my anime on a external harddrive, so on the bright side I havent lost anything. As well, I am now using one of my friends desktop computers as my replacement. As he still has his laptop so he was nice enough to lend me his desktop.

So what else can I say.. Well, I can say you should expect a review on Sunday, Maybe even tomorow, although I think I will be working a 12 hour day. So your best bet is Sunday. I’m not going to review a bunch of shows, I’ll probably just pick 2 or 3 of the ones that have most of my attention this season.

I will be honest too.. I’m slightly upset with this season as of so far. There are a few shows I like but, for the ammount of shows out there.. Its kinda sad.  My only hope is that the next half season (the 12 ep shows) will bring in some more excitment.

Anywhoo, intill Sunday then.

The New Season Run Down!

K-ON!

I’ll start with K-ON!.  It is a good show so far.. Plot is pretty straight foreword, and all in all.. Another school life comedy centered around a group of girls.  The basis of this one is 4 girls in the light music club who.. can barely play music.  If you liked such shows as Hyakko, Sketchbook Full Colour, and others, you should enjoy this show. Personally I think the characters in K-ON! have more personality then most other shows. This is definitely a show I will keep watching.

Asura Cryin’

I’m not sure where I stand on Asura Cryin’, partly because I have no bloody idea whats going on. About as much as I know right now is some ghost is always around the main character, some people can see her but most can’t, and people keep trying to kill him as of resent. Or atleast steal a box that his brother gave him.  Now take that, add in your normal childhood friend that has a crush on you, a few other new hot girls, and a crazy old man.. You get Asura Cryin’.  I’ll stick with it for now, but it just seems kinda.. Well.. I dunno.  Maybe after I figure out whats going on I’ll have a better picture.

Full Metal Alchemist – REMAKE!

Its a remake… What more else can I say? It is suppose to follow the manga more, so I guess those who loved the manga and hated the show might like this remake. However I don’t read manga, and I loved the show. To me this just seems stupid. But.. I’ll keep watching it in till I get pissed off more at it for being a remake.

I can understand some remakes you know.. Kannon, that needed to be remade. The story line was good but the animation sucked so much in the first one.  Uhm.. But not FMA.. Either way sure follow the manga more if you want. But.. I even think they jumped the gun on that one already seeing as they met Hughes and his daughter AFTER SHE WAS BORN and if I’m not mistaken they helped in her birth in the first series and the manga.

So if you don’t mind my saying… WAY TO FUCK UP ALREADY!

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Short Edit here: thanks to ihateyouranimes in the comments, I have been mistaken. And actually I remember this. In the manga they give birth to a kid, but not Hughes daughter. I remember reading that one part of the manga as well. So okay maybe they haven’t fucked up yet.

Valkyria Chronicles

The old days.. With war, death, and the dumb guy drawing trout.  It is a good show so far. Nt much else to say.. Just.. Good!

Natsu no Arashi

Pass!

No really.. Just a dumb show. Nothing more, and a lot less. I couldn’t even finish the first episode.

Saki

I dunno.. Its a show about Japanese dominoes.. Honestly, it is. I mean.. sure it has more to it, and I did like the first episode. But.. its still a show about a board game. Sure there is more to it then just that. Character development and so on.. But.. Dominos…

Shangri-la

…When the world goes crazy on carbon laws… No seriously. Its like Green Peace had sex with PITA and took over the world.

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I have a few more shows from this season I have started, however I will get to those another day.

Hayate no Gotoku – Season 2 – Ep 1 – I ran.. I ran so far away..

Alright, well lets get started on the second season of Hayate no Gotoku. First Id like to say if you are wondering about the title.. It is ‘A Flock Of Seagulls’ you cunt, learn your music! And if you got that from just reading it.. Well.. That’s kinda sad.

So first episode was alright, however, I miss the narrator. I mean, sure he was still there, but he wasn’t at the start of the credits, or at the end of the show. You know saying something like “Next time, we will fight angry Lego men!”.  Uhm, alright, so episode 1 was pretty dull. More or less going over each of the characters again, trying to get Nagi to exercise and go into a race, and so on. But, still a decent show, and it ended on a cliff hanger on which Hayate is not a bum in debt do to Nagi loosing a bet… Ehehe Poet..

So what can I tell you? Well for one, I am not sure if this season will go a while 52 episodes like the first. However if it does, I will watch each one because I love this show. In less they just… decide to turn around and make crap.   So it is good, can’t say much else on it. Only 1 episode in after all. But… Watch it.

White Album Ep 13, Half ending? Ending Season 1? Ending till October!

Well, episode 13.. Dunno weather to call it a season end or not.. But needless to say it is the end in till October.  Well, it was a good episode, actually one of the better ones I think. I’m not exactly what to review on this. For those of you not familiar with White Album it is about a couple, with the girl becoming a young idol, and the guy just being.. a guy. Of course draw in drama, stress, doubt, and you got the show.

In my opinion I think that episode will be the turning point, and I still have high hopes for the show, as well as the couple. But.. As School Days and other shows have showin.. I am not good at guessing the outcome.

So.. Yay? Watch the show, it is good. And, that’s it.

Done!

Oh yea, it ended on a good cliff hanger.

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Okay, so not quite done. But I don’t want to go on and on repeating myself. White Album is the Drama of the season. I do wish that inastead of splitting a full season up, they would just carry on, but that’s okay. In October White Album will be one of the shows I am looking foreword to, and I will be right on it the moment I see it subbed.

So, if you are looking for a show to watch while waiting for the Spring Season to kick in, try out White Album.

Toradora – End Of The Road For Little Tom

…No little Tom in the show sadly..

..Anyways,

Well, it was a decent ending. However I think a lot more could have been done with it, mind you I think that on a lot of shows. But really, I was expecting a bit more out of everything. The show decided to skip a year, Taiga buggers off before this of course as well. Uhm.. Just.. I think they honestly went lazy. Sure they tossed in a bunch of (old man saying alert) “Mumbo Jumbo” about working hard, try your best, do.. something? Some might like this, and think the ending was trying to do more then just “oh and they love each other, everyone is happy, happy ending, little Tom got saved,[...]” whatever.. I understand that, and if they just did that I would be complaining just as much.  Just.. I think in those 24 minutes a lot more could have gone on to make it better. What exactly? I’m not sure.. Just.. More detail maybe.. Maybe not to skip ahead a year, stuff like that.

In the end it all worked out though.. What was figured to happen did happen and so on.  Thus the ending of the stereotypical “I love you”

I also didn’t like the none realistic parts about this show. Such as how everything was put together, how everyone acted, how things ended up, the friends in the classroom… Its just when I try to think of real people acting it out.. I can’t. I mean, Ive been through high school and college. I’m 21 turning 22 and I have a 2 year old daughter. So, Ive been through most parts in life, at least in the school anime scene. And I do not think that any of this stuff (mostly just everyone in the classroom and random stuff) has ever happened to me, or I haven’t seen in real life. Now I realize that I’m trying to draw a comparison between real life and a anime. To be realistic that is almost like beating the stupid accent out of a Australian. Its just not worth it in the long run.  But there are a few shows out there that can pull of a semi realistic stage of events, characters and so on. Toradora just was not one of them in my opinion.

So final thoughts.. I did enjoy the show, as much as I like to bitch about things. I will probably re watch it one day, as I have with many other shows I have enjoyed. So what can I tell you if you have not watched toradora yet? Don’t take my bitching badly on the show.. It is good, and you should watch it.

Minami-ke Third Season So Far annnnd Lovely Complex

Minami-ke

Now, some of you might find what I am about to say odd. In fact I am sure a lot of you will think I have something wrong with me when I say that the third season is the worst season out of the 3.  Most of you out there have been saying that this is in fact the second best season, as season 2 was “Such crap” as someone once told me.  I think that this current season is that crap.

What happened? Well there was a point that was hit. All the jokes, all the hitting of the middle sister, everything has been done. This season comes up with nothing new, or at least noteworthy.

I must credit the producers, Asread however. I mean, they went out, got a mentally challenged person and asked him to help on the episode layout.  I mean I sure as hell HOPE that whoever designed this layout is mentally challenged. You see when I watch a show I like them to be set up like this:

Small Clip Of Episode (30 seconds to 1 minute) – Starting Credits – Full Episode – Ending Credits – Preview for Next Episode.

Now this set up has worked for many a year, and many a show. It is a stable set up, designed for clarity, and optimum performance. Now this is what happens when the mentally challenged are put in charge:

Episode (7 minutes or so) – Starting Credits – Another 7 minutes of Episode – Ending Credits – Another 7 minutes of Episode.

Now just look at this shit pile of a mess. Why the hell would you put the layout like this?! Good for you Asread on hiring the mentally challanged but, next time just put them to work in the Mail Room so they can sniff glue.

Lovely Complex

Someone on MyAnimeList.net desided to make a recomondation that if you watched and like Toradora then you should like Lovely Complex as it follows on the same humour train.

Well, I went ahead and decided to give a few episodes a try.  I can not STAND this show! It is just horrible! I mean.. I’m sorry I think I would rather watch all of Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi and KoiKoi 7 back to back then to finish watching Lovely Complex. Everything about this show makes me want to hit someone. The Artwork is horrible, the characters are annoying, the jokes are stupid… I dunno it just sucks! You want to know my recommendation? Don’t watch Lovely Complex. That’s it. Simple.

Okay, maybe I am being a bit mean. After all I am basing this on only have watched 3 episodes. But at this point I think it is fair to say it sucks.  If you like Lovely Complex I somehow see you also enjoying some other shit shows, such as Da Capo.

I might give it a few more episodes but.. I’m not sure.

Toaru Majutsu no Index – Ep. 24! The not so ‘RAW’ version!

Well, I may not be as fast on the gun on others on the final episode of Toaru Majutsu no Index, but.. I need my sub’s. I’m not as good as some out there who are all high and mighty and can understand Japanese, I’m Canadian, what more do you want from me?

Anyways, I liked this show as I mentioned before, and I am sad to see it end. The last episode wasn’t much in my opinion, but I was no huge fan of the last story arc mind you. What else to say? I mentioned possibly everything in my last post on this show about why I like it, and the bits I didn’t like. So, without repeating myself you could find a short review.

One thing I am glad at was the hinted second season. Of course I am not aware of anything confirmed as of this moment, but I am thinking there will be. Mind you I said the exact same thing for a few other shows that seem to lack that second season. They never give second and third season to good shows, only to junk shows like Bleach. And yes start the hate mail, I hate Bleach. I said it, if you hate me, good! Just never could get into Bleach.. One of my best friends loves that show. Anyways, not a Bleach review..

So for those of you who have watched this show with me, I’m sure we are all sad to see it leave. But with the prospects of a second season fairly good.. I think we will be looking at another awesome season with the gang.

Of course we still have a special to look foreword too, but thats just one of those specials with short clips and Index is now a midget. Nothing really to look foreword to there.

Toradora 24.. a little bit. But mostly Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi!

Well, just watched episode 24 for Toradora and I was actually caught off guard by the “Lets run away part”.  But okay cool… Will make a interesting episode 25 I’m sure. Of course I’m pissed that it is Taiga and not Minori. However… Kinda figured it would go that way.. Okay I knew it would.

Not much of a review for Toradora in this post, just a saying that, hey, watched episode 24, yay things!

What I really want to write about today is;

Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi

I hate this show, and yet… I’m still watching it.. Alright, so it isn’t a current series or anything but I saw it on a site one day, decided to give it a try.  I don’t know why I keep watching it… At the moment I have watched 9 episodes out of 12… And I watched the Christmas Special thing. So I think the main reason why I am still going now is the fact that I’m almost done. I just.. I can not possibly recommended this show to anyone. It is just.. Horrible. I mean, the plot is so simplistic and straight foreword that it is boring. I can only say I can really stand 2 characters the rest are annoying twats, and even the 2 I can stand I want to reach into my tv (computer hooked up to my 42 inch for shows) and strangle them.  This show just shows what crap anime is. When the writers just don’t give a crap about it!  I mean.. with episodes called “Piano” and junk.. Nice creativity, boss! And whats sad is that was probably my favorite episode. Don’t even get me started on thw one about a swimming match, or the random one about playing tennis.

I am sorry. If you like this show, good for you. I can’t say you have the best taste in shows, and I’m sure your mind must be really simple.. But good for you! You deserve a gold star!

Don’t even ask about the Christmas Special/Pre Airing thing. I mean.. First off it was a special so nothing to do with the actual show besides characters, that’s cool. But… Holy (excuse my language for younger readers) SHIT! It was bloody awful . If I saw that on TV, that wouldn’t make me want to watch the show, I would be like “Oh thanks, you just showed that this show that will be airing soon is a waste of time”.

I have seen some pretty bad anime in the last year and a bit, and even if it is bad I try to watch it all. Some shows like KoiKoi7, and some other stupid one about Aliens making a boy a girl and junk.. Can’t remember that name.. But I actually had to stop watching those shows. So, alright, atleast I still plan to finish Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi, so I’m sure it deserves some points for that. But beating KoiKoi7 is like beating a drunk midget at a growing contest. Okay, sorry I will be politically correct.. Drunk little person, at a growing contest.

To Aru Majutsu no Index – Up to Episode 23

Well, we only got 1 episode left of To Aru Majutsu no Index, and I can not wait for it to be released by a sub group. To Aru Majutsu no Index has been one of my all time favorite shows, not just this season, but in all the shows I have seen.  This is funny because when the show first started I read about it and went “meh.. “, but after a 6 episodes were released I decided to give it a shot. Damn, I am so glad I gave it that shot.

The show combines relegion (not praise got stuff, just… well shes a bloody sister..kinda), magic, some stuff thats say.. Occultic, and Esper ability. Its quite a unique show all together, and it all fits together quite well.

All in all, there were a few parts I didn;t quite like, or found.. Stupid.  But hey, that is like every show. I have yet to find a show that is absolutly perfect in every way.  I’m not completly impressed with the last arc for instance. In less they pull of some sweet stuff in the final episode, this story arc will fall to just a medium for the serries.

The characters themselfs are brought in great, and the personalities they are given just fit the rolls to exacts.  I never quite understood the 9 year old alchoholic high school teacher, but.. I guess others might. Even the teacher had some good rolls near the middle of the serries and continued onwords to the end.

So what does To Aru Majutsu no Index add up to? Well… A Bloody good show. Its as simple as that. In less they somehow screw up the last episode so much that my eyes bleed out my own feces… I don’t think I could hate this show.

So, for those of you who aren’t watching To Aru Majutsu no Index (Bleak, I’m looking at you!), you should get on it! Of course I would wait in till the batch file is out, no point in getting 24 seperate files.  For those of you who are watching To Aru Majutsu no Index, good for you. You have picked a awesome show!

Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo

Well, this is a interesting show. So far I can’t tell if I like it or hate it. At some points I find myself starring blankly at the screen asking myself, “Just why the fuck am I still watching this?”, and at other points I find myself quite entertained by the show, and looking foreword to more of it. I just find it one of those hard shows to properly classify. I mean, a lot of it I find stupid, I’ll fully admit. I’ve never been extremely fond with anime that.. You know does that huge ass head thing when someones mad or… Well this:

I just never really liked shows that did that. and similar things.. Now I understand some of you might by wondering what I’m talking about because I have given similar shows good remarks. I’ll also admit, I do have a few favorite shows that do similar style stuff. But I’ll say this.. Once a show does this crap, it goes into the negative scale. And it takes a lot to work its self up into a decent show with that crap.  I like more.. serious anime.. And it does show in the stuff I watch. However, I still find myself watching Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo, and that means that it has to be doing something right.

Now for those of you familiar with this show, it’s a story about a girl who for some reason becomes the “queen” of a brain colony. Okay, this is also set in the future, and a lot more takes place then just that. But if you want some hard core definition look it up on My Anime List or something else.

Another thing… Ive noticed this trend in these “in the future anime” and that is, lack of clothes. Now hey sweet, but honestly.. In the future all the girls will wear almost nothing. Bloody awesome huh?

And okay, what the hell. To quote from My Anime List:

“The story is set in the year 311 of the Orbital Calendar, when humanity has migrated to countless colony clusters in space. A space colony girl named Akiha Shishidō encounters
a malevolent artificial intelligence named Leopard that has been installed on a colony.
Akiha is joined by an Inter-Colony Police officer named Itsuki Kannagi, a taciturn young girl named Honoka Kawai, and a robot named Imoko “Imo-chan” Shishidou.”

And with that said.. You might like it. It is a decent show, I’m still watching it. One of the reasons is probably cause I like the first 20 seconds and last 20 seconds of the starting theme song… But yes! Give it a go, I’m still on the fence over this one but.. It could turn out to be worth it.