Ben-To
Chihayafuru
Code Geass and R2
Eureka Seven
Fate/Zero
Guilty Crown
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Mawaru Penguindrum
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED <----God-tier
Natsume Yuujinchou
Pandora Hearts
Persona 4 The Animation
Sakamichi no Apollon
Tsuritama
UN-GO
Best single episode of an anime
Code Geass R2 - 25: NEVER FORGET.
Eureka Seven - 44: Anemone D: Fucking wanted more of her..
Fate/Zero - 23 (or part two ep 10): WHYYYYYYYY?!
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! - 202: Crappy anime for the most part but I DID NOT see that coming.
Kure-nai -8: That was beautiful.
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica - 10: Reason why Homura made my top favorites.
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi - 13: My heart, it weeps..
Ookiku Furikabutte ~Natsu no Taikai Hen~ - 11: That awful moment when they lose.
Persona 4 the Animation - 15: Because Persona 3 is better.
Steins;Gate - 12: When shit truly hits the fan.
The iDOLM@STER - 20: This episode ranks up there with any bittersweet Natsume Yuujinchou episode, meaning this was a fucking emotional episode IMO.
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 - 10: When a dead person says their dead.
~kind of late for this but anyway... just wondering would you like me to take over for the meantime since you're taking a break? :) just to make up for my abrupt absence last season...
I kind of have some free time this season (and the next) so I can probably cover more series maybe 3 or 4 for your blog I guess(: I haven't watch much series yet this season but probably on or before Saturday I can write some first impression and such.. Also, I haven't really decided which series to cover.. I'm still trying to see what series will excite me to write :3
i'm sorry that this is happening so suddenly but I'd like to let you know that I'll take a break from blogging for awhile... I really feel bad about it since I'm doing this while you're also busy but I just really need to focus on school for awhile... hope you understand(:
~I'll be back by winter season and I'll also be posting a lot by spring (since it's my school break) ^^
Hey, I just finished writing my post for TARI TARI - 12 + 13. I finally finished watching it yesterday and found time to write today.
Anyway, should I still post it over at OC?? I've been thinking about not doing so since you've already posted the review... but it's still your call(:
Hey(:
just wanted to give an update since you've already posted the fall preview ages ago and even made a schedule.. XD since I still have Sword Art Online until next season, I'll only have one more series to blog.. and I'm choosing Sukitte Ii na yo.. Since I'd like to focus on my studies, I'll still think about adding another since I might not make timely posts if I add another...
also, since you already have the schedule up, here're the series I'll surely watch for next season: Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!, Zetsuen no Tempest, PSYCHO-PASS, ROBOTICS;NOTES, Bakuman. 3, Little Busters!, and Sukitte Ii na yo. :D
~and sorry for getting pretty slow these past couple of months.. o(>A<)o
Well Chihaya is best idol after all and Kurisu is a damn fine tsundere so why not have the best of both worlds?
I'll admit, I cracked up almost instantly after listening to Okabe's laugh. Speaking of Steins;Gate, it's finally getting an official English release shortly! I'm more curious to see how they pull off certain scenes in the dub such as the "I am mad scientist" or 2chan lingo. I'm generally not a fan of dubs but the voices seemed pretty good in the trailer.
Yeah, I found it added a bit of depth to his character that the whole "mad scientist" thing was more an act to help Mayuri overcome her grief. I kind of want to resume the VN now since I'm in a particularly good mood for reading.
Oh don't worry, I've already spent the last week or so browsing youtube for all of Chihaya's songs. The full version of Yakusoku is quite powerful, but it lacks the sudden impact that the anime version did when Chihaya finally broke out (coupled with dat lighting).
I'm betting on Natsume dropping in price over time since most series eventually go down to the $20-$30 range within a few months. Though $52 isn't bad either considering the cost you'd probably have to pay normally.
Anyway, here are my thoughts on some of the summer titles.
Jinrui: Pretty good social commentary (a bit too obvious what they are trying to critique at times) along with colourful visuals and a likeable narrator. Still probably my top pick for this season if it maintains its quality.
SAO: It's pretty much the F/Z of this season, but that's a good thing more or less. Great set-up, established a conflict right off the bat and has a bit of commentary regarding MMO's and online communities. It's a shounen series at its core but is so far being executed nicely.
Natsuyuki: It's just nice seeing adult characters in a realistic drama. The supernatural aspect works well with how they decided to integrate it. The only thing I'm iffy about was that Hazuki didn't really receive much in terms of an introduction so it makes it difficult for me to want to root for him.
Horizon II: Great action in the first episode, tons of light hearted fun. I wouldn't be surprised if Aoi stays naked for the entire season. Now why is it taking forever for subs to come out for this?
Dog Days: I agree that the first season had some really forced melodrama in the second half. So I'm hoping they either go full force on the plot here or stay light hearted throughout. First two episodes have been tons of fun and LOL at Rebecca's transformation scene.
Rinne: inb4 Evangelion end. Tons of yuri drama (not that I really mind) but I'm hoping the show finally gets into the darker stuff rather than trying to go half and half.
Tari Tari: Join the choir club! It seems like a fairly standard slice of life show. Nothing seems that special to me so far but I'll have to wait and see. At least there's no overblown melodrama like a certain other P.A Works show *coughAngelBeatscough*
Muv-Luv: Apparently this is actually a huge VN series so a lot of fans are having mixed feelings about this. Since I haven't played the games I can only share my thoughts on this adaptation. The first two episodes were really poorly executed in my view since they just threw a bunch of hormonal girls into a bloodbath. Turns out this was just a flashback for one of the main characters. Third episode was better, but still fairly sub-par in my view. CG stands out like a sore thumb though.
Kokoro Connect: Not exactly fond of the whole body switching shenanigans but at least it's better than lolNatsuiro.
Overall there's nothing outright bad I'm watching, but very little that stands out to me (mainly just Jinrui at the moment). I might pick up Joshiraku if it doesn't bore me to death and that awful chocolate show just because it has Imai Asami voicing one of the characters.
Yeah, I would assume White Fox had to have changed a number of things to fit the material into 24 episodes. One thing I found from playing a bit of the VN was that the voice acting seemed a bit more subdued (or at least Okabe didn't sound quite as over the top). Not really an issue so much as each choice probably fit the different mediums better. A lot of people that have played the VN say that the adaptation holds up really well though.
Yup, that was one of the things that drew me to Chihaya immediately. She's even more lovely in the games. Maybe not as outright tsundere as Kurisu but damn is her character just love...
Importing anime series sure would be quite expensive. Have you ever heard of Right Stuf? They generally have a lot of items on sale so you can usually get complete series for about $20-$30. You should also be able to take advantage of their free shipping easily as you live in the states (whereas us Canadians have to purchase $150 worth of stuff first). I bought about 10 different complete series for about $150 so it was a pretty good deal. You should check it out if you don't already know.
As for the summer season it's actually pretty good overall. Jinrui and SAO are probably the two shows I feel will turn out the best and to a lesser extent Natsuyuki. Then there are some which are nothing special but just a ton of fun (Horizon, Rinne, Dog Days). Everything else looks like it will be pretty average but other than Dakara Boku wa H, nothing is outright bad. How about you, anything catch your eye?
Oh wow, I actually never noticed that the time loop took place on Friday the 13th in Steins;Gate. I still need to finish up the visual novel myself as it expanded quite a bit on the scientific theories. I'm planning on importing Idolm@ster 2 when the new edition comes out in August in an attempt to actually learn some moonspeak (this is really just an excuse).
I didn't know you've never watched Hourou Musuko. @.@ Anyway, glad you've started watching it :D I've never really read the manga since I don't really like slice of life in manga :P
