Here's another preview of the upcoming anime season. I hope it's useful! Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge: More 4-koma-based slice-of-life hijinks about a neurotic rich guy who winds up living with a cute but nutty homeless girl and her passel of eccentric homeless friends. I wasn't wowed by what I saw of the first season, but this is great news for people who enjoyed it. (Kamiya Hiroshi always plays the same character for SHAFT, doesn't he?) Aria the Scarlet Ammo: "The story takes place in Tokyo Butei High School, a special school where armed detectives — "Butei" — are trained to use weapons. Kinji Tōyama is a second-year-student who has a special ability, but he keeps it a secret to maintain an ordinary, peaceful life. However, when he gets caught in a bombing on the way to school, he encounters H. Aria Kanzaki, the most powerful S-Rank Butei student in Assault Studies." A promo (that doesn't show any actual animation) is available here. I'm assuming that the appeal of this series lies in the everyboy protagonist being surrounded by weapon-totting cute girls, but I can't think of any guy (or girl) I know who would find these character designs appealing. Bakuman: Two 9th graders strive to become manga artists whose work is adapted into an anime. One of them promises the girl he's in love with that he will marry her if his dreams come true. I wouldn't be interested in this at all if it weren't being directed by Kasai Kenichi (Aoi Hana, Honey & Clover, Nodame Cantabile), along with newcomer Akitaya Noriaki. Kawasumi Ayako is voicing one of the characters. Battle Spirits: Brave: The third season of an anime based on Bandai's Battle Spirits card game. A PV is streaming here. Kawasumi Ayako, Ono Daisuke, Endo Aya, and Itou Kanae have roles. Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku: "The story revolves around a transfer student named Kōhei Hasekura who discovers that his new remote island school, Shūchikan Academy, has a female vampire named Erika Sendō within its student body." Too...easy to mock. The title sounds like a pachinko game, but this is an ero-game adaptation. Nabatame Hitomi and Ono Daisuke have roles. Hakuouki Hekketsu Roku:  The second season follow-up to this past spring's adaptation of the Hakuouki otome game, about a teenage girl who travels to Kyoto to search for her missing father and winds up living among the Shinsengumi. I sampled the first season. It had beautiful art and some slick action, but I didn't stick with it. It was fine, though. (Certainly better than Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, Angelique, and La Corda d'Oro.) Hetalia season 4: Danish and Norwegian Hetalia fans, this is the season you've been waiting for! The fourth, 24 episode season of this perennially popular net series will introduce Denmark and Norway. (And hence, a flood of Scandinavian-on-Scandinavian BL doujinshi.) Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls: Based on a light novel series by Suzuki Akira, "The story is set in the early 21st century — except in this alternate world, the Tokugawa shogunate never lost power and Japan maintained its enforced seclusion from the rest of the world. The 25th shogun assumed the mantle of Japan's leadership 20 years ago, and the student council enforces the suppression of rebellious elements at a giant academy for children of military families at the foot of Mt. Fuji. (Many of the students carry the names of famous historical figures.) The girls Yukimura Sanada and Matabei Gotō battle the mostly female members of the ruling student council faction such as Sen Tokugawa ("Sen-hime"), Hanzō Hattori, and others. A 16-year-old male student named Muneakira Yagyū and a female Jūbei Yagyū are caught in the middle." Or going by the trailers, "Exploding clothes-fighting-BOOBZ." The Hyakka Ryouran franchise has already released a line of figurines, and the anime adaptation will draw otaku in like flies with its famous seiyuu cast (Toyosaki Aki, Koshimizu Ami, Kotobuki Minako, Kugimiya Rie, Kobayashi Yuu- plus, Sakurai Takahiro as a member of the Tokugawa clan), if they aren't already sold on the service. Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Based on Wakaki Tamaki's romantic comedy manga about "Keima Katsuragi, a high school boy who is known as the "Capturing God" for his success at romance simulation games. [That isn't something...that I would really be proud of.] However, thanks to a contract with a devil, he now has to capture the hearts of real girls to catch the runaway spirits hidden in those hearts." This series could have the greatest script writer on earth adapting it, and I still wouldn't want to watch it. Itou Kanae and Taketatsu Ayana have roles. A trailer is streaming here. Karl to Fushigi na Tō season 2: "The story centers around a mysterious tall tower built from an (unsteady) stack of building blocks. Every morning, noon, and evening, an old timekeeping man rings the bell in the tower to confirm the time for the local townspeople. However, one day at noon, the tower bell fails to ring — leaving the townspeople confused about when to eat lunch. The fantasy adventure begins when Karl, an inquisitive boy living in the town, decides to go to the tower's plaza to see what is the matter. A children's show with character designs by "acclaimed children's book illustrator Junzo Terada." The first season aired as "shorts", so the second season probably will also. Kuragehime: Based on a josei manga by Higashimura Akiko, "The story centers around Tsukimi Kurashita, a huge fan of jellyfish (kurage, a wordplay on the "kura/mi" and "tsuki/ge" in her name) and a girl who moves to Tokyo to become an illustrator. She moves into "Amamizukan," an apartment complex that is full of fujoshi (diehard female otaku) with a no-men-allowed rule. However, one day, Tsukimi invites a stylishly fashionable woman to stay at her room at Amamizukan — only to discover that the guest is not who "she" seems to be." Whoever came up with that description fails at being coy. Whether the guest is a transgender woman or a cross-dressing man, hopefully this series won't just make them a joke character. A comedy about an apartment full of fujoshi could be quite funny, and it's airing in the Noitamina timeslot. The director, Omori Takahiro, has also done some strong directorial work. (Ooh, Baccano and Durarara.) Itou Kanae, Noto Mamiko (squee), Okamura Akemi, and Koyasu Takehito have roles. MM!: "The story centers the life of Taro Sado going through high school. He came to realize his masochist personality and attempts to conceal this from his crush. To fix it, he enrolled in his school's "2nd Volunteer Club"." Doesn't sound like my cup of tea. Taketatsu Ayana, Fukuyama Jun, Tanaka Rie, Satou Rina, Ohara Sayaka, and Gibu Yuuko (yay, Ah-chan's voice! but why does she have to be in this series? ^^;;) have roles. Motto To-Love-Ru: Another sequel, this fall's obligatory nerdy-high-school-boy-cohabits-with-magical-girlfriend series. PVs are streaming here. Tomatsu Haruka, Toyosaki Aki, Kawasumi Ayako, Noto Mamiko, Hanazawa Kana, and Itou Kanae have roles. Otome Youkai Zakuro: "It's the Meiji Era in a slightly alternate Japan, and the Gregorian calendar has just come into effect. The fox-eared girls living in the youkai part of town are about to be put to work together with a delegation of young human soldiers, to promote interracial understanding. So what will happen when Zakuro's strong personality collides with human sensibilities...." The art looks pretty (girls with animal ears and bishonen- you don't see the two in the same series often), but the story doesn't sound interesting. Nakahara Mai, Takahiro Sakurai, Toyosaki Aki, Hanazawa Kana, and Horie Yui have roles. PVs are streaming here. Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai: Based on a light novel series by Fushimi Tsukasa, "The story follows the daily life of an ordinary high school boy named Kyōsuke Kōsaka. Kyōsuke's younger sister Kirino is a pretty fashion model — but also a secret otaku of adult games. Kyōsuke is the only person to whom Kirino reveals her hidden obsession and other issues." Again with a series featuring a nerd who revels in the seedier side of the otaku fandom- but I guess it's supposed to be cute or something when it's the main character's little sister. *eyeroll* I'm just getting creepy vibes from it. The seiyuu include Taketatsu Ayana (she's really getting a lot of roles this season), Nabatame Hitomi, Hanazawa Kana, Satou Satomi, and Tamura Yukari. A PV is streaming here. I skipped Iron Man, because I'm sick of doing a full write-up about it. It should finally air in Japan this fall. Part 2 will be up tomorrow. ^^
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I had been planning to purchase at the the first few discs of Soul Eater when my budget permits. However, if you force me to endure the preview of the SE dub every time I watch an episode of Baccano!, I might change my mind.1 ***** I don’t know which is more appalling: the number [...]
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I knew exactly what I was gonna get from Durarara, and I got just that. Baccano is one of my top 5 anime and enough to have me riding Ryohgo Narita's cock, so I was excited as hell about Durarara, and it delivered on what I wanted. It didn't do it as well as Baccano did, but I can hardly blame it for that - Baccano is one of the most tightly written and superbly produced, directed, and acted series of all time. I didn't expect that lightning to strike twice.
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To answer the most burning question of this episode: yes, Claude was in it. No, he didn’t do anything. He only had two lines and most of this was another Ciel and Sebastian episode, though the next episode shows promise. In any case, this episode was clearly inspired by Baccano. It really was a step into [...]
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Himaruya-sensei is satisfying my twin boys fetish with this image xD OMG the North American twins trying to dress alike but they're so epic fail in pretending that Arthur figured them out too easily xD Kyaaaaaaaaaa~And of course I have another pair of "twins" in this episode:I don't get why Lovino says that he looks nothing like his grandpa (and I assume that he thinks Feliciano does) when in fact him and Feliciano are freakin' identical (in looks). Feliciano just doesn't open his eyes as often as you do, Lovino dearest!Ah well, this episode explain some differences between the two Italies. We can summarize it by Feliciano being more.... active.BUT I STILL FAVOR YOU MORE LOVINO DARLING:And you just had to do what chibi Arthur did xD What am I gonna do if chibi Gilbo will be looking at his reflection that way as well in the future.... that'll make my top three favorite Hetalia characters so connected xD Hehe.Lovino isn't really a bad boy:He tried to do cleaning but he's just incredibly clumsy. He tried to be busy in other fields but he just got easily intimidated.Moreover, he doesn't think he could ever be better than his brother in anything; nor will he be favored by his grandfather like his younger brother.Yet I don't see signs of Lovino loathing Feliciano. I'm pleased that he wasn't immature enough to hate his brother out of jealousy (Feliciano even looks up to him and cares about him sooooooooooooooooooo much)Gah, here I go again with my siblings love squee-fest.... *ehem*Lovino just got his grumpy attitude developed no thanks to the negative/unfortunate stuff he has been experiencing. He also became pessimistic enough to think that Antonio only followed him because he's after his grandfather's inheritance, which isn't true as we know (well, except in history or the real thing xD Haha. I don't know much about the historical background behind this, but just when did conquerors have 100% good intentions on the land they invaded? *from a country that became a Spanish colony by the way*):(Oh misunderstandings)Please keep Francis away from Lovino, Antonio. The thought of Lovino in his hands really scares me. LOLzBy the way, I totally can't blame Lovino for being annoyed with Pierre because it really sounded VERY annoying.BUT.... darn this scene:Francis... LOLz.... Francis.... WTF..... Francis.... *dies laughing**resurrects*Oh yeah, it's not all Lovino though. The part of Kiku and Greece has been continued and...They tried to think of things that make them angry. Kiku wasn't successful but as for Greece.... Turkey's laughs are so hilarious xD Hahahhaha!Lastly, it's now his turn to get highlighted in the ED theme:YAY FOR YAO xD[ DUB CAST ANNOUNCEMENT ]FUNi showed a preview of an episode one clip in an Anime Expo. Then recently, the blog has been revealing the voice actor of the main cast, one for each day. And they're the following:Todd Haberkorn as ItalyPatrick Seitz as GermanyChristopher Bevins as JapanEric Vale as AmericaScott Freeman as United Kingdom/EnglandJ. Michael Tatum as FranceJerry Jewell as RussiaClarine Harp as ChinaMinor Characters Cast ListI am satisfied with all the voices.... but I'm really not sure with Yao's. It's okay but... hhhmmm... I dunno. Maybe I got used to a different Chinese accent? Anywayz, everyone else sounded so perfect xD Feliciano sounds less adorable and more gay though.... haha! Too bad the voice actor for the Italian brothers aren't the same like with the Japanese one (makes Namikawa Daisuke more talented? xD). Well, they managed to make the North American twins have the same voice actors too, so I thought it would also be cool if it's the same for the other brotherly pair, hehe.So aside from Yao's, I think all the voices of the main cast are perfect for the characters~ I am no expert in accents but about the accents I'm not familiar with, I see confirmations of people from the actual countries confirming that the accents are correct, so I'll trust them.About the dub (there should have been translations on the Japanese text T_T), they were good.... but for some reason FUNi made them so gay (well, if you see Hetalia as gay, then FUNi made it more gay). Feliciano's line on his clip with Ludwig ("No, unless you want to." in response to the "We don't have to kiss, do we?") is so.... LOLz. I don't care about the changes since those are possible lines of those characters anywayz.... and it's heck more hilarious xD Hahahahha!My favorites are Francis's and Arthur's because.... OMG those laughs xD So hilarious!!! My stomach hurt on Francis's and I played Arthur's over and over and over. FLYING MINT BUNNY! SHET!!! And of course how could I forget his line with the unicorn~ *unicorn lover* If I heard it correctly: "Hey, no fair chewing on my sleeve, Uni. I'm too ticklish so stop the snuggling."no murders this go around.... nutburgers... kissy face... sexual tension... alpha dog "woof!".... dark secret no one will guess because of my sweet face... kicked my ass.... ruled by somebody since forever.... that guy is a total *TOOT*BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!One thing's for sure, THE DUB'S HILARIOUS. Now hopefully they didn't just focus on the humor. There's a lot of historical and cultural trivia in Hetalia that shouldn't be missed. And ah, I better start calling Arthur as Britain instead of England now. Yeah, they're the same. But getting used to "Britain" will make me less confused when watching the dub, hehe. Once it's out. Which is a few months away. Drats, the wait.(I only found out recenrlt that the Todd guy also voiced Firo from Baccano? OMG, anyone who is connected to Firo will always have my attention. (Firo's my top favorite bishie, that should explains my devotion to the character. Hehe. Kyaaaaa~)
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This season isn't exactly popular in introducing a lot of cool shows (like Spring and Autumn), however, among the crap, there's usually several rare gems in the Summer season (Heck, Baccano! was a summer series!) so I'm checking them out to find myself some from this year. But before that:The creator of Kuroshitsuji posted an artwork of Alois and Ciel in her blog. I've heard that Alois is wearing the clothes that his voice actress was wearing in one of her videos (which I don't know which):Whatever the original clothes looks like, it's sexy on Alois xD I don't care if he'll start crossdressing and stuff, because he's sexy xD Hahahahahha! Even if Ciel is in my favorite color (blue), I shall be siding with Alois~ Fufufufufufufufufu~ (xtine06 and I certainly get along. She takes Ciel while Alois is mine xD Mwahahahhaha)By the way, if you have seen episode 2, there's actually a crack story showing the Trancy household side. I'm referring to this scene (thanks to lijianliang for scanlating) wherein Alois wants to find the white stag too xD I find it amusing that the triplets are as idiotic as the Phantomhive servants xD Haha! And also because of that scene, there's a theory of Claude being a dog lover. I hope that's true because it fits a lot xD And that also makes the Sebastian versus Claude rivalry much cuter xDSpeaking of their rivalry, there's more crack regarding it at the Official Kuroshitsuji 2 Twitter. They're so hilarious xD So far Sebby's "winning" because Claude can't do dolls, ehehe. In the recent tweets, Alois and Claude seem to be talking about food and medicine. I love the random crack xD Hehe.An oh, of course I've seen some parts of episode 3, and the preview of episode 4, and....TEASER: I've finally seen how Sebby makes the Undertaker laugh xD AND OMG GRELL!!!! LOVE YA!!! And there's little Claude in the end... but he's also in the preview of episode 4 so I'm wishing that Alois will finally be appearing again as well on that episode. And why are they on a train in the 4th episode?? A train with characters that seem like criminals and some are nobles! SHET! It reminds me of Baccano! I WANT EPISODE 4 NOW xDNow, the last two Summer 2010 series that I've checked out:[ Sengoku Basara 2 ] Sengoku action FTW![ Tono to Issho ] Sengoku lolz FTWBest way to describe this episode (and I believe also the series overall): EPIC AWESOME!!!!The music, animation, characters, lolz, fights, drama, conflicts, EVERYTHING IS SO: EPIC AWESOME!!!Even if the story isn't something to be taken seriously, it's getting much better and more intense in this season! We have an idea who is being forced to become an enemy and some former allies that wilingly sided with the enemy. And speaking of the enemy, it seems that he's not just an evil lord who wants to take over the country, but really aims to make it prosperous that one of the good guys totally sided with him.We even have a resolution (sort of) on who will win if the main duo fights. Masamune pwns~ And I think it's better that way because... well, he's the one with a higher position among the two.... it looks awkward if a leader loses to a subordinate of a different group... But I'm not sure if we could count that as Masamune's victory because Yukimura was sort of distracted.... EITHER WAY, AT LEAST SOMEONE WON!!!! NOT A FOREVER TIE/DRAW BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH LEADING CHARACTERS!!!!Oh I loooooooooooooooooooooooooove this series. Too bad I can't blog it like the previous season because most of what I'll type would either be "BWAHAHAHAHA" or "WOOOOOOOOOW" or "KYAAAAAAAA" so.... haha xD[ Tono to Issho ] (LOLz TO EYEPATCHES xD This show's Masamune's so crack~ And its Chosokabe... WHUT!!! xD)I was looking forward to this because I really enjoy watching historical crack. This series was certainly hilarious, especially the OP. Hehe. It has a lot of crazy, WTF and completely random jokes that made me chuckle a lot xD The shows portrayal on these historical figures have been really amusing xD Especially Masamune's! The eyepatch craze! And OMG... Kenshin and Doraemon... LOLz.My problem with this, however, is that many of the jokes are.... pretty overused. Something may be really funny when you first show it, but if you repeat the same style on the next joke.... it loses its impact x_x Moreover, most of its jokes are just random whatever..... I was hoping that many of the parodies would be somehow witty but.... unfortunately they aren't ^^;The biggest disappointment for me was the part with Gackt. I don't care if he's some popular idol, but the last part emphasized so much on how much they rely on this guy in order to gain audience. Yes, having a popular person do some voicing helps in getting more audience, but don't realy on the person too much. Trust your show, not the celebrity.The jokes are funny but the delivery was quite a problem ^^; Put some creativity on it at least. Stop repeating... it makes the supposedly entertaining show boring ^^;*sigh* This episode was fun to watch but watching more of it I think would give me headaches.You want a show based on the Sengoku era? Between those two, don't bother with Tono to Issho anymore. Sengoku BASARA is gazillion times more epic.
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This season isn't exactly popular in introducing a lot of cool shows (like Spring and Autumn), however, among the crap, there's usually several rare gems in the Summer season (Heck, Baccano! was a summer series!) so I'm checking them out to find myself some from this year. But before that:According to ANN, the Nabari no Ou manga will end in volume 14.... so that's one volume to go. And it means I need to catch up on this already.... hehehehehehe.I love this manga but the recent events are jsut so.... whut. My only concern is Koichi x Raimei, and if my OTP isn't going to happen in the end, I will be depressed ;_; OH COME ON!!! IT'S NOT THAT OFTEN FOR ME TO BEG FOR A LOVE STORY SO MAKE THEM CANON DAMNIT!!!!Now, the next two Summer 2010 series that I've checked out so far:[ Nurarihyon no Mago ] the more youkai the better~[ Shiki ] the more corpses the better~[ Nurarihyon no Mago ](MY GODDESS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!)I am pleased with how the anime turned out but I NEED to complain about this: WHY IS KANA THE EMPHASIZED LEADING LADY????Ugh, FINE, maybe this is just my <bias></bias>, BUT YUKI ONNA IS THE LEADING LADY OF THIS SERIES TO ME!!!!! She has a BIGGER role compare to Kana, more screentime even, more involvement in the arcs naturally, AND SHE HAS PROTECTED HIM AS OFTEN AS RIKUO PROTECTED HER. THAT'S WHAT THE SHOUNEN LEADING LADY SHOULD BE AND NOT SOME DAMSEL-IN-DISTRESS TEREOTYPE GROAR!I don't really hate Kana (even if she's sooooooooooo useless; it's obvious in the OP and ED that she doesn't have anything cool to show, aside from her prettiness... whut duh), but if she's gonna be getting more special treatment compare to my goddess, I MUST RANT!!!!!!!!Yuki Onna >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kanna.ANIME, STOP SHIPPING RIKUO x KANA!!!! IT HURTS MY EYES!!!!!!! (Yeah, I hate that freakin' pairing but that doesn't mean I hate the shippers)And the ED.... oh gawd. It's cute, but KANA IS IN THE MIDDLE!!!! Middle person is the special one so BLEGH! YOU SHOULD SWITCH PLACES WITH YUKI ONNA DAMNIT!!!! GO AWAY!!! SHOOOOO!!!! MY GODDESS IS BETTER THAN YOU IN EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!I feel stupid for being bothered with little things but.... uuuggghh.... I still want to rant: GO DISAPPEAR KANA!!! I WANT MORE OF MY GODDESS DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!! xD(ME LOVES YOUKAI!RIKUO~)*ehem* Okay, back to the show. So the anime adaptation of one of the few mainstream shounen manga that I still follow currently has finally aired. It made a lot of changes from how the manga started and was narrated. It's a good thing and a bad thing at the same time. Some changes didn't seem appropriate for me because it hadn't been that clear on how rare it was for Rikuo to switch to his youkai form unless you're familiar with the manga. Yes, it was mentioned in the anime, but since the anime features youkai!Rikuo from the very beginning, it didn't feel like it x_x I also think it would have been better if the events of what happened 4 years ago had been shown in the first episode (doesn't have to be the whole story. Even just shorten it or just show the important scenes). I think it'll be easier to understand the series with that.On the bright side, it doesn't seem that the anime will show much of the school-related arcs because Gyuki's case has been featured as early as episode 1. In other words, it looks like the anime's going to focus on the main arcs, and not much on the "filler/school" arcs.... which is a BIG RELIEF to me!!!! Most of its flaws are presented in those dull arcs (even if they're veyr comedic). Hopefully the news of it being just 20+ episodes isn't true. I want the series to catch up on the recent arc~ (PUH-LEAZE NO ANIME ORIGINAL WITH A RIKUO x KANA ENDING! MY HEAD WILL HURT SO BAD!)And... hahaha! Since Rikuo is another Jun Fukuyama character, our leading guy sounds like a Lelouch. He uses the same voice when it comes to the "normal/loser" type and the "cool/dark" type. Hehe.The animation's good. No background music caught my attention though, but as for the OP and ED themes..... well, ED is cute (Rikuo and his harem, LOLz) but the OP.... the visuals are okay but that.... song.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzI love this series but I think I'll only prioritize episodes with lots of Yuki Onna or less Kana and the school friends (I love you Kakihara Tetsuya but the character you're playing here is..... not that interesting). Hahahahahha! *so biased*[ Shiki] (COOLEST OP IN THE SEASON SO FAR~)I am sooooooooooooo pleased that the anime staff for this series does know how to present horror stories. It's eerie and creepy, despite the colorful (even awkward for a horror theme) character designs. I also looooove how it presents its story telling and how it executes the intense scenes. It gives off a mystery feeling yet a little spooky. Sweet~ And the music! Not just the OP and ED, the background tracks fit the series sooo much~ It's beautiful~ And of course, the animation has been good. Aniplex hasn't disappointed me ever.(THE ED HAS A BUTTERFLY!!!! And I've read "Hyper Voice" in the credits, LOLz xD)I've noticed that many have disliked the characters in the series. I'm not surprised.... I didn't like them at all when I read the first few chapters of the manga either. It makes it seem to me that they're not intended to be likeable in the first place...... Then, that means the mangaka had been successful on that?! If that's really the case, then that's impressive. You don't often encounter series that have characters that don't try hard to be as cool and as likeable as possible (those who try to be such usually result to stereotypes if the creator fails in thinking of something creative). I believe a good story can make up for annoying characters; and I think that had been the case with Shiki because I ended up liking some characters because of their role in the story later even if they hadn't been that appealing in the beginning.I think the most annoying character that had debuted on the first episode is Megumi. Yeah, I was also annoyed with her. Her constant rants about the village made my head hurt so much. But now I've realized that I could actually appreciate her. Perhaps it's because... I can somehow relate to her.You see, I'm also.... a city girl xD I can't stay long on the countryside..... and I might've been ranting on a similar way like she is if I live in such a place. I'm not interested in trees and nature.... I prefer technology and gaining access to what's the latest. Don't tell me there aren't other people who feel the same way.Another thing that I find myself in her is that: what she wants is different from what the rest likes and she's considered odd for it. I TOTALLY KNOW THE FEELING. I'm already in a similar situation just recently.... apparently my crowd is more interested on the movie about a love story with extremely mushy leading characters and the movie that isn't really so bad if only it didn't sound like a fantasy adventure cliche, while I am the only one who desperately wants to see a certain psychological thriller with a very inventive storyline and fantastic out-of-this-world action scenes. So my point is, it's VERY frustrating to be considered weird when what you think is cool isn't the same as what the majority thinks as cool. Blegh. I believe there are others who have had this feeling, right? If yes, then Megumi is feeling the same way you as you do. If you have a similar frustration, whether you show it openly or not, and yet is annoyed with Megumi, it only shows that you don't like your frustrated self either. Negative reactions to characters whose traits are actually similar to your self.... whoaSo, these thoughts on Megumi made me realize that though these characters are annoying, they posses traits that you could actually relate to or can be compared to real people. It sucks, but they're real. I find it awesome in that sense. So in other words, they may appear to be very annoying on the surface but once you analyze and look deeper into their personalities, it turns out that they can actually be appreciated or at least they show that people like such exist in the real world despite it being a fictional series (because for some reason there are characters that are unbelievably annoying. Come on, you know what I mean.)Overall, this series is very impressive. There is beauty in its ugliness. Don't underestimate it. Go on even if you got annoyed, because it's very incredible. Weird, huh?Ah well, aside frm the good plot and characterizations and so on, I also have my bias to this series. YESH, IT'S MY BEST FRIEND PAIRS IN THIS SERIES!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE xD If they'll be having some moments in the anime that weren't in the manga, then I might tune in to the anime *has decided to focus on the manga because it's more recent but... but...*
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This season isn't exactly popular in introducing a lot of cool shows (like Spring and Autumn), however, among the crap, there's usually several rare gems in the Summer season (Heck, Baccano! was a summer series!) so I'm checking them out to find myself some from this year. But before that:Anyone else heard about the threats to the anime staff of B Gata H Kei? Ha, even if they have a good purpose, a "threat" is never a good thing. And why target the anime only then when it's based on a manga? Didn't bother with the research? Didn't bother reading more than the synopsis? Didn't bother to watch an episode even? Or if they did, did they get it or only processed the you-know-what scenes on their brains and closed their minds to other things that the show has to deliver? I don't understand extremely conservative and closeminded people who just complain on anything that bothers them at first sight.But speaking of this series.... I need to marathon this soon. Drats... stuck in episode 4 (or was it 5 x_x)Now, the next two Summer 2010 series that I've checked out so far:[ Highschool of the Dead ] leading dude.... off to kill zombies[ Legend of the Legendary Heroes ] leading dude.... off to find legendary thingies[ Highschool of the Dead ](I wish I could see/do an animated GIF of this.... but then again, I don't like seeing her face ever again at all. I hate her so much that I'm happy that her loverboy snapped and slapped her. I wish he did more harsh than that... she deserves it. Just die, damnit. I only care about Takashi and Hisashi; you, go away!!!)As expected of a high budget series.... it looks awesome. I appreciated the changes from the manga.... the story flow seemed better that way, and the scene arrangements fit. I'm really impressed with the directing. It sure knows how to present horror~ I was so delighted with all those bloody and flesh eating scenes that I saw~ Really freaky~ Zombie awesomeness~ YAY~However, since I'm not really a pervert to my own kind, I didn't find enjoyment on seeing those numerous pantyshots (that for some reason get featured even when the girls are being devoured,... or.... gah, it's like there's a pantyshot for any screentime for every female that appeared on the screen.) If not legs or panties, we see boobs.... one even has REALLY GIGANTIC BOOBS that she can use them as a pillow. WHUT.I don't enjoy the perverted fanservice, but for the perverts who also enjoy horror and gore, this might be the perfect series for them. The action parts are very awesme too! I'm relieved that our survivors so far are fighters.... even if I despise that leading girl to the core. I have so many to rant about her but one of my biggest reasons for hating her is that: HISASHI DIED BECAUSE HE SAVED HER DAMNIT!!! I WANT HIM ALIVE RATHER THAN THE ANNOYING B!TCHY SLUT!!!!!! WHY THE LACK OF COOL GUYS FOR AN ACTION HORROR SURVIVAL SERIES????!!! DAMNIT....*ehem* Anywayz, it's nice that the high budget isn't wasted on this thing. Despite the ecchi that bothers me to hell, it's still epic. One of the cool shows that have aired so far in this season. *thumbs up*[ Legend of the Legendary Heroes ] (Best friend promise.... I'm a sucker for best friend bishie pairs... fufufufufuufu~)The title already screams lame and cliches but.... I expected it to be more of a satirical parody but.... NO, I just got a typical fantasy adventure series that is indeed as lame as stereotypical as its title. I think the story's interesting (especially that the main characters seem to ahve sad and complicated backgrounds), but the storytelling didn't please me =_= It's so-so in action and fantasy stuff..... but extremely sucks on the drama and comedy parts. The characters are okay but they're seriously lame in trying to be as comical as they can. Some of the jokes with them being sarcastic are fine though. But guuhh... is the childhood friend girl there a comic relief or something? Because she doesn't make me laugh. VERY ANNOYED rather. She sucks so much and is obvious to the core that I find it weird that she's a "captain" and she got a bishie "closed-eyes-all-the-time" assistant/partner always there when she needs him. I was relieved that the main duo ignored her. She's totally not worth their attention and I hope she'll stop showing up already because I don't want her getting my attention. The more I see her, the more I forget the few things I liked about this show =_=Speaking of which, I find it interesting that though we have a guy + girl duo with the guy being abused, at least he's quite straightforward on being annoyed... and even in hating her. Instead of just keeping it all to himself and continue being a loser or worse: actually in love with her. Ah well, they're a possible romantic couple but I don't want to see it too soon.... since it's kinda awkward given how the story's going so far....The one that appealed to me the most in this series is the royalty dude.... it's so not his image to be seeking for girls when it comes to parties, haha! And he wears a smile infront of bastards to pretend that he's a ruler that could be manipulated. Reminds me of Orcelito from +C; Sword and Cornett....Overall, it's lame but it has potential. Definitely not in my priority list but I think this could be better than it seemed~ Looking forward to what else it could offer~Random Rant: WHY MY NURARIHYON AND OCCULT ACADEMY TAKING FOREVER???!!!! Roar... *wants to see them badly*
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This page is dedicated to all my favorite anime boys from the different anime. I'll be updating this page whenever I feel like it. ^^From Baccano!:From Code Geass:From D.Gray-Man:From Death Note:From Detective Conan:From Durarara!!:From FMA and FMA: Brotherhood:From Gintama:From Hetalia: Axis Powers:From Kuroshitsuji:From Naruto/Naruto Shippuuden:From Natsume Yuujinchou and Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou:From One Piece:From Ookiku Furikabutte and Ookiku Furikabutte ~Natsu no Taikai hen~:From Ouran High School Host Club:From Sengoku BASARA and Sengoku BASARA Two:From Slam Dunk:From Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles:From Trigun:From Vampire Knight and Vampire Knight Guilty:
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This season isn't exactly popular in introducing a lot of cool shows (like Spring and Autumn), however, among the crap, there's usually several rare gems in the Summer season (Heck, Baccano! was a summer series!) so I'm checking them out to find myself some from this year. But before that:There's gonna be an anime adaptation of Toriko and Beelzebub for the Jump Super Anime Tour 2010. I haven't read of Toriko but I LOOOOVE BEELZEBUB so I'm really freakin' excited to see its anime version! Even if it's just one episode! Eventually it will most likely have a series anywayz (like with Letter Bee). Aside from those two new anime shows, Bleach, Nurarihyon, and Letter Bee will be featured too! So... hoooray!!!! (Source ANN)Now, the next two Summer 2010 series that I've checked out so far:[ Mitsudomoe ] Even little girls could be such perverts[ Setokai Yakuindomo] Even highschool gals could be perverted to the core[ Mitsudomoe ]I had feared of it being like Hanamaru but with the ages just a bit older.... so it's quite a relief that the most perverted female her is just perverted but doesn't exactly have a desire to become a slut, at least on the first episode.I know that that age group are already aware of pervertedness (Heck, I saw h*ntai for the first time when I was in fourth grade. And they're 2 grade levels higher ^^;)..... but it's still disturbing to see children of that age group to have such desires.... especially when they're depicted as the more perverted ones that the adults in the show o_O That's just too awkward... moreso that the adults, aside from the leading guy, don't even notice it!I admit that I find the youngest child cute and the eldest child... so evil~ And there's a cute boy among the students (he even has stalkers, LOLz) But still, I really can't appreciate this type of show. All I notice are the disturbing pervertedness from these young ones (oh please no kids are watching this because the art style screams kiddie even if I believe this is definitely a seinen series) with a little mix of cuteness and sweetness. Ah well, as if I could bear to see more of that megane nurse anywayz =_=[ Setokai Yakuindomo ] I'm pleased with how the anime adaptation turned out. Some jokes seem funnier when you see them animated, hehe. I like the ED theme the best *_* It was so cool~Yeah, it had a lot of sex jokes. Some of them are too disturbing and a number of them are seriously too random; yet majority of them is really hilarious! I knew it that it's possible to make perverted jokes without having the leading guy getting a harem and even have women deliver them! You can already mention a lot of perverted jokes through dialogue, no need to use gigantic boobs fanservice or forced pantyshots. Oh that got me so relieved. I'm really sick of that kind of fanservice =_=It's not exactly ecchi but it's hell more perverted than your usual ecchi crap. It's not exactly a show filled with lesbians either, but it's fun when they're game to act like being such.It has been disturbing and WTF.... but in afreakishly cool way. The one who utters the most disturbing lines is even the "pure pure onee-sama" or "moe sexy girl" material, yet she's acting more like a "sarcastic sadist".This series is totally not for the innocent ones despite how almost "ecchi-free" it seemed. Of course it has its flaws, but it has been a fun watch and I would want to have this honored for being DIFFERENT from your usual perverted series with a bunch of highschool students.
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