Jun 27, 2008 10:04 PM
Summer 08 Pilot Episode Reviews
Anime Relations:
Telepathy Shoujo Ran, Chocolate Underground
And so the new season kicks off... these reviews are written in order of airing.
Telepathy Shoujo Ran
Thoughts: First off, the opening had nice light rock song playing to various shots of the main characters. This indicated to me that the show looked to head in a slice-of-life direction with a supernatural element. Indeed the first few scenes seemed to confirm this. Imagine my surprise when it switched to a scene that was more reminiscent of a horror. Indeed, the show turned out to be much more dramatic then I anticipated. In fact we got a little bit of action towards the very end. I'm sure the writer was intending for us to feel that Midori is the perpetrator of the events... but that is a common trap in mysteries.
The show has a soft/watery feel to its colors. It almost feels like it was made in the 70s. It's an interesting touch that'll take some getting used to. As for the OP/ED tunes, people have complained about both of them, but I actually liked it. Felt kinda relaxing.
So what are my thoughts? The show definetly caught my interest, I'll probably watch the next few episodes to see where the show is going. I might blog this one for a little while... but then drop it in favor of another show.
RATING: 7.5/10 (bland start, but picked up by the end)
Chocolate Underground
Thoughts: Hell has arrived on Earth... Chocolate is illegal. It's an original twist to the "fight-against-the-man" concept. In this case, the oppressive government is cracking down on unhealthiness, as such; chocolate is outlawed. We haven't met the resistance group yet... but we can guess who they will be.
Overall, 5 mins long... short and amusing. I'm probably not going to blog this as there isn't much to blog per episode... and I don't feel like updating this every 2 days.
RATING: 7/10 (original concept... a bit short)
Telepathy Shoujo Ran
Thoughts: First off, the opening had nice light rock song playing to various shots of the main characters. This indicated to me that the show looked to head in a slice-of-life direction with a supernatural element. Indeed the first few scenes seemed to confirm this. Imagine my surprise when it switched to a scene that was more reminiscent of a horror. Indeed, the show turned out to be much more dramatic then I anticipated. In fact we got a little bit of action towards the very end. I'm sure the writer was intending for us to feel that Midori is the perpetrator of the events... but that is a common trap in mysteries.
The show has a soft/watery feel to its colors. It almost feels like it was made in the 70s. It's an interesting touch that'll take some getting used to. As for the OP/ED tunes, people have complained about both of them, but I actually liked it. Felt kinda relaxing.
So what are my thoughts? The show definetly caught my interest, I'll probably watch the next few episodes to see where the show is going. I might blog this one for a little while... but then drop it in favor of another show.
RATING: 7.5/10 (bland start, but picked up by the end)
Chocolate Underground
Thoughts: Hell has arrived on Earth... Chocolate is illegal. It's an original twist to the "fight-against-the-man" concept. In this case, the oppressive government is cracking down on unhealthiness, as such; chocolate is outlawed. We haven't met the resistance group yet... but we can guess who they will be.
Overall, 5 mins long... short and amusing. I'm probably not going to blog this as there isn't much to blog per episode... and I don't feel like updating this every 2 days.
RATING: 7/10 (original concept... a bit short)
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