I was there in the mid 1980s when the TF franchise started. And I've been through, and half the time agree with, parts of the franchise that "shouldn't exist" and/or "ruined TF forever." Sub-franchises like "Action Master," "Beast Machines," the ill-written "Robots In Disguise," and Bad-Azz Starscream was the only saving grace of Gonzo's "Cybertron."
I didn't join the chorus of people being immature and saying "X should't exist" or "Y ruined it forever." (Because I was being immature and buying otherwise good TF toys for my collection.) I accepted them.
They were horrible, ill-written garbage; but I accepted them all the same. Because it was all in the hopes of keeping the Transformers saga alive. I also strongly believed that something better would come along (ala Masterpiece and Alternators, "Bayformers" and "Bay Wars" 2ACE).
And something better came along from the Naruverse; i.e. the Melty Blood doujin fighter and Carnival Phantasm (w/ Fate Stay-N-Da-Kitchen).
Still. "Ski Hime" is not that bad. It's a slow-as-hell, SAD-as-hell "vamp-Vs-church-Vs-super-powered-assassin" anime based on some visual novel. But it's aimed toward the grown-up audience as oppose to "the kiddies who like to be rowdy and yell in groups."
It ain't Clannad. Heh.
I gotta say, though. The fight scenes were, at times, underwhelming. Is it the lack of budget? Or is it because it's another one of those "human highlight" themes?
I guess it ain't Bleach either; says the MUGEN-based 2D fighting game player. ^_^;
