http://www.animenano.com/ An anime blog aggregator and community. en-us As you know, Divine was a valuable contributor here at Random Curiosity, and since his departure Omni has been looking for someone to help out. I can only hope I’ll be of some service as a new team member here, and honestly I’m very much looking forward to working with all of you. I’ve been a reader around here for a couple of years, and have been watching anime for much longer. Some of my first fan-subbed experiences from many years ago include timeless classics (Cowboy Bebop) as well as some things that were only magical the first time around (Love Hina). Since then I’ve seen a variety of shows from a variety of genres and tend to enjoy well produced, original, and creative stories the most. I can’t stand studios who can’t offer anything new, and I applaud those who go out of their way to be creative and make artistic advancements in the industry. Provided you have realistic expectations and an open mind, I find that most series can be enjoyed for what they succeed in, and forgiven for (a fraction of) their faults. At this moment in time (in other words, subject to change, hopefully when you least expect it), some of my favorite anime includes: Ghost Hound, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, FLCL, and many others which I enjoy immensely but wouldn’t necessarily call a favorite. That is including, but not limited to: Black Lagoon, Ergo Proxy, Haruhi, Paranoia Agent, Dennou Coil, Natsume Yuujinchou, and a handful of others that I’m too embarrassed to mention here. I’m probably forgetting a few major series that I loved, and I certainly left out a lot of big names that I liked a lot but didn’t list here, but I hope you get a general picture of what I tend to enjoy the most. This season I’ve been keeping up with far more series than usual. That list is almost guaranteed to shrink as the season continues, but I’m currently watching: Kannagi, Kuroshitsuji, Chaos;HEAd, Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae, Kurozuka, Kyou no Go no Ni, Michiko to Hatchin, Mouryou no Hako, Nodame Cantabile Paris-hen, Skip Beat!, Toradora!, and Vampire Knight Guilty. Some of these I only watch on TV for the sheer enjoyment, most I download and watch at my leisure. Obviously I cannot possibly write about all of these, nor would I want to (I probably won't do Kurozuka, Mouryou, Michiko... and Skip Beat! has plenty of great bloggers already). But I am really excited about the prospect of writing about a few of them, so I hope you’ll indulge me as I take on a couple of these shows, as far as time allows. I'll definitely be following Kuroshitsuji for starters, and hopefully Vampire Knight Guilty pretty soon as well. Aside from anime, my other passions include language, which, combined with intense impatience allows me to watch most of my shows raw these days. I also keep up with a selection of manga, which delays the hunger. (Except those monthlies. If you think waiting a week is harsh…) That’s about it as far as my general anime background is concerned. As far as my other personality quirks go, I’m sure you’ll discover them along the way. Yoroshiku, ne~ -Trillian Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:56:29 -0000 http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2008/11/03/introduction-tril-the-blogger-an-essential-demographic/ In yet another dramatic about face for the season, formerly (relatively) chaste loli slice anime Kyou no Go no Ni has suddenly developed more and more dramatic ecchi overtones, whereas in previous episodes, we saw that it was seemingly at pains to avoid them. The fourth episode boasts milky bukkake, sukumizu action at the pool, and [...] Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:38:49 -0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/10/28/kyou-no-go-no-ni-now-loli-sukumizu-bukkake-anime/ There are just too many good anime this season.Here's my own watch-list of raws:Monday: Vampire Knight - Guilty, ef - a tale of melodies. (2)Tuesday: Kurozuka, Hakushaku to Yousei, Mouryou no Hako. (3)Wednesday: Toradora, Hyakko, Bounen no Xamdo. (3)Thursday: Chaos;Head, Tytania, Nodame Cantabile Paris, Clannad After Story. (4)Friday: no new anime I want to watch! Eve no Jikan every second month, Candy Boy every month and a half. (0)Saturday: Kannagi (at least twice). (1)Sunday: Skip Beat. (1)And there are other shows I am only phasing out gradually and somewhat reluctantly: Michiko to Hatchin, Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka, To Aru Majutsu no Index, Kemeko Deluxe, Kyou no Go no Ni, Macademi Wasshoi. And of course there are other shows that other people rate highly.Clearly, something has to give. Your selection may be different, but I imagine everyone is having the same trouble I am: what can I drop?The shows I will definitely not drop are: Kannagi, Vampire Knight, ef, Kurozuka, Mouryou no Hako (all outstanding), Hakushaku to Yousei (guilty pleasure), and Skip Beat (I love the manga, and I have to see how they do it).Anyway, I take an optimistic view of the anime industry. Despite the howls from companies about online viewing and file-sharing, the industry continues to pump out shows, at least as many shows in the past year than in any of the previous few years. They must be making money somehow. The shows cover a range of genres, and the quality is high and getting higher. Or at least that's how it looks to me. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:43:16 -0000 http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/10/too-many-good-anime.html … you find a skirt on your desk one day? The Answer:- ▼ Run around school wearing it while getting chased by its owner. In other words, Kyou no Go no Ni TV series isn’t really that bad after all! People, stop complaining about the lack of panty flashes! ©2008 Kurogane's Anime Blog. All Rights Reserved.. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:22:43 -0000 http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/10/22/what-do-you-do-if/ We saw before how the choices made in readapting loli school slice anime Kyou no Go no Ni led to heavy handed sanitisation of a title which was, in the OVA and manga versions, respectably ecchi at times, especially with regard to loli pantsu. It seems this trend continues, with the third episode exhibiting a truly [...] Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:31:09 -0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/10/20/kyou-no-go-no-ni-loli-pantsu-massacred/ After three episodes of most shows, 2channel has declared itself.The Japanese anime fans who post to that vast complex of message boards favor Clannad After Story and Gundam00 among new seasons of old shows.And among new shows, they like Toradora and Kannagi, with To Aru Majutsu no Index only a little behind.Threads for sequels tend to continue numbering from where the earlier series left off, so it is hard to tell how many posts a sequel really has. But in this case, Clannad and Gundam look to be far ahead, at 276 and 250 threads each (each thread holds a thousand posts), with ef - a tale of melodies at 46 and Rosario to Vampire 2 at 34.Among new shows, it is easier to see what's what, with Toradora and Kannagi in a virtual tie, at 27 and 26 threads, respectively. I myself think Kannagi is an outstanding moe comedy, with stunning animation, voice-acting, and storyboarding.To Aru Majutsu no Index has 21 threads and Kurogane no Linebarrels has 20, but that means that Linebarrels is sinking like a stone, since it had almost half that number before it aired. And Index is rising fast, probably due to its moe quotient, which is almost off the scale, especially for a show that involves fighting, as well.Ga-rei Zero, Hyakko, and Tales of the Abyss come in the next rank, at 12 and ten threads.Of course, TV ratings are quite different, as reported here, with the top-rated new shows being Nodame Cantabile Paris, Gundam 00 S2, Yozakura Quartet, Kuroshitsuji, One Outs, Mouryou no Hako, and Clannad.Here are the figures. Some shows are missing because I only report the hundred or so most recently posted-about shows:SequelsClannad After Story 276Gundam 00 250ef - a tale of melodies 46Rosario to Vampire 2 34Vampire Knight - Guilty 8Jigoku Shoujo 3 6Hokuto no Ken 3Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter 2New ShowsToradora 27Kannagi 26To Aru Majustsu no Index 21Kurogane no Linebarrels 20Ga-rei Zero 12Hyakko 10Tales of the Abyss 10Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka 8Shirabane Hime Aka 8Chaos: Head 7Kyou no Go no Ni 7Kemeko Deluxe 6Mouryou no Hako 6Kuroshitsuji 4Skip Beat 4Tentai Senshi Sun Red 4Yozakura Quartet 4Casshern Sins 3Michiko to Hatchin 3Tytania 3Hakushaku to Yousei 2Kurozuka 2Macademi Wasshoi 2One Outs 2Bihada Ichizoku 1 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:29:02 -0000 http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/10/japanese-otakus-choices-what-2channel.html School comedy anime 今日の5の2 / Kyou no Go no Ni received a lukewarm reception for its first episode, with the lack of enthusiasm exacerbated by a not entirely favourable comparison with the previous OVA and of course the manga. Fortunately, it seems to have staged a turnaround in the second episode, with the voices of [...] Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:35:56 -0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/10/18/kyou-no-go-no-ni-turns-back-into-loli-service-anime/ Title: Kyou no Go no N Studio: XEBEC Genre: Slice of Life/Comedy Ratings (out of 5): Story: ♥♥♥ Animation: ♥♥½ Characters: ♥♥♥ OP/ED Themes: ♥♥½ Overall: ♥♥¾ Thoughts: Okay, the Kyou no Go no Ni (Today in Class 5-2) TV anime is in the unenviable position of arriving some years after a really excellent OVA adaptation of the same manga (by Minamike’s Koharu Sakuraba). The [...] Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:54:58 -0000 http://giapet.net/2008/10/07/first-date-kyou-no-go-no-ni/ Newly airing school slice anime 今日の5の2 / Kyou no Go no Ni has recently attracted attention for the differences between OVA and TV editions, with some notable changes in character design evident, and some even more notably absent pantsu shots, as is readily evident from the comparison shots below. Firstly, some shots of TV episode one [...] Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:05:04 -0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/10/07/kyou-no-go-no-ni-ova-vs-tv-missing-pantsu/ Not really a good first episode since most of it had thing I’ve already seen in the OVA’s…>_> But the scenes not from the OVA were ‘OK’…not as funny as I thought it would be though… But what sucks is that the ecchi-na element, one of the elements that made Kyou no Go no Ni awesome [...] Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:14:09 -0000 http://53rg10.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/kyou-no-go-no-ni-de-ja-vu/