09-15-09, 10:41 PM
Summer '09 Review...
Since the summer season of anime is almost over. :| And 'cause I'm bored with Nodame right now... >_>
Alphabetical order:
~Bakemonogatari:
I'm 10 episodes in, and it's really been great so far. It's kinda awkward and stuff at times, but I love tat aspect of it, and if I were to ever make an anime of my own, this would be the style of it. Story's pretty cool too. Characters are nice as well, and the VA'ing is good.
I'd give this either a 9 or a 10 so far. It's my 3rd favorite show of the season.
~CANAAN:
Honestly, I found this pretty boring at a lot of parts. It just confused me a lot, and that rarely happens. I can't forget why I watched it in the first place, though. Canaan's hawt. :|
Imo, it'll probably get an 8 from me.
~Dragon Ball Kai:
Continued from Spring. This filler-free re-watch is really getting good. Freeza's got the best arc, and it's all being played through now. The VA's seem to have gotten better to where they're all becoming recognizable. Anyway, this is really getting good.
It gets a 9 so far.
~Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood:
Continued from Spring. This is way better than the original, imo. Everything lately has just been epic. A few slow episodes here and there, but the battles lately have just been awesome.
It's getting a 9 so far.
~Needless:
This show had me hooked from the very first episode, and I always want more. Shame it's only 24 episodes, though. They should make it like One Piece and give it 400+, but that'd mean they'd have to add millions of characters, so maybe that wouldn't be too good of an idea. Either way, show's betchin'.
It's got a 10 from me so far, and was my first favorite series of Summer. Now it's my second favorite.
~Spice and Wolf II:
This is just as epic as season one. The characters and supporting characters all have so much charm to them. Mark from the first six episodes of this was a damn good supporting character. The whole first arc was crazy, dealing with my favorite part of this series, being the merchant trades and haggling and such. It's really awesome to watch these things play out. Screw the love story within it all, though. :|
It's either got a 9 or 10 so far, 'cause it's just that epic.
~The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2:
:| Is there much more I can say to describe the failure that is Endless Eight? No.
It got a 4 from me. Honestly, I should've gave it less.
~Umineko no Naku Koro ni:
While it doesn't have the biggest impact on people, it's still a nice watch. There's a lot of people who don't like this, so I don't know why they still watch it. Sure, it's over the top sometimes, but it's okay.
So far, I'd give it an 8 or 9.
~Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei:
After watching all of the previous installments over the summer as well, I realized that this one was the absolute best. Holy crap, Zetsubou Sensei... It's awesome. Every episode leaves you wanting more, everyone's more crazy this time around, the styles are awesome, and all of the characters... you can't help but love all of them. This is awesome.
It's by default a 10 for me. It's amazing, and my #1 anime of the season.
Let me try and remember all the other things I watched this season:
Baccano!
Baccano! OVA
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
Full Metal Panic!
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
Ga-Rei -Zero-
Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei
Kurokami
Kurokami - Intermission Special
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Sengoku BASARA
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Movie: Gurren-hen
Toradora!
Trigun
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
A few of these might have been back in spring, but if they were, it was very close to summer.
Now I'm watching Nodame Cantabile...
Anyway, I wonder if the fall season will bring something that can top Bakemonogatari, Needless and Zan SZS. =) Darker than BLACK 2, perhaps?
>_> I can't wait for that.
Alphabetical order:
~Bakemonogatari:
I'm 10 episodes in, and it's really been great so far. It's kinda awkward and stuff at times, but I love tat aspect of it, and if I were to ever make an anime of my own, this would be the style of it. Story's pretty cool too. Characters are nice as well, and the VA'ing is good.
I'd give this either a 9 or a 10 so far. It's my 3rd favorite show of the season.
~CANAAN:
Honestly, I found this pretty boring at a lot of parts. It just confused me a lot, and that rarely happens. I can't forget why I watched it in the first place, though. Canaan's hawt. :|
Imo, it'll probably get an 8 from me.
~Dragon Ball Kai:
Continued from Spring. This filler-free re-watch is really getting good. Freeza's got the best arc, and it's all being played through now. The VA's seem to have gotten better to where they're all becoming recognizable. Anyway, this is really getting good.
It gets a 9 so far.
~Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood:
Continued from Spring. This is way better than the original, imo. Everything lately has just been epic. A few slow episodes here and there, but the battles lately have just been awesome.
It's getting a 9 so far.
~Needless:
This show had me hooked from the very first episode, and I always want more. Shame it's only 24 episodes, though. They should make it like One Piece and give it 400+, but that'd mean they'd have to add millions of characters, so maybe that wouldn't be too good of an idea. Either way, show's betchin'.
It's got a 10 from me so far, and was my first favorite series of Summer. Now it's my second favorite.
~Spice and Wolf II:
This is just as epic as season one. The characters and supporting characters all have so much charm to them. Mark from the first six episodes of this was a damn good supporting character. The whole first arc was crazy, dealing with my favorite part of this series, being the merchant trades and haggling and such. It's really awesome to watch these things play out. Screw the love story within it all, though. :|
It's either got a 9 or 10 so far, 'cause it's just that epic.
~The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2:
:| Is there much more I can say to describe the failure that is Endless Eight? No.
It got a 4 from me. Honestly, I should've gave it less.
~Umineko no Naku Koro ni:
While it doesn't have the biggest impact on people, it's still a nice watch. There's a lot of people who don't like this, so I don't know why they still watch it. Sure, it's over the top sometimes, but it's okay.
So far, I'd give it an 8 or 9.
~Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei:
After watching all of the previous installments over the summer as well, I realized that this one was the absolute best. Holy crap, Zetsubou Sensei... It's awesome. Every episode leaves you wanting more, everyone's more crazy this time around, the styles are awesome, and all of the characters... you can't help but love all of them. This is awesome.
It's by default a 10 for me. It's amazing, and my #1 anime of the season.
Let me try and remember all the other things I watched this season:
Baccano!
Baccano! OVA
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
Full Metal Panic!
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
Ga-Rei -Zero-
Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei
Kurokami
Kurokami - Intermission Special
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Sengoku BASARA
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Movie: Gurren-hen
Toradora!
Trigun
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
A few of these might have been back in spring, but if they were, it was very close to summer.
Now I'm watching Nodame Cantabile...
Anyway, I wonder if the fall season will bring something that can top Bakemonogatari, Needless and Zan SZS. =) Darker than BLACK 2, perhaps?
>_> I can't wait for that.
Posted by CC-Kallen | 09-15-09, 10:41 PM | 2 comments
