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| Amatsuki (TV) |
| A nice meandering anime that does more than description does justice for. I can describe it and it'll sound like sh!t. But it is working really well... especially once you hit episode four and the plot actually starts clicking. Definitely going to continue watching this one. ***Edit*** And boy was I wrong. By episode 7 or so I totally lost interest. Have no desire to see another episode of this ever again. Held promise but I don't think it was ever going to fullfill it (especially if the rumors I heard about an unsatisfactory ending are true... sooo glad I dropped it before then. I'd have been mad if I held on to the end looking for a bang, only for a fizzle). |
| Argento Soma (TV) |
| Not my normal realm of anime, but the first episode was amusing. Nice they didn't just jump right in with the big machines. Good emotional tensions, etc. Only dreading the next episode because I'm afraid that it could start sucking. And I don't want it to. Dropped in the Big Anime Purge 2008 |
| Bartender (TV) |
| So far a really laid back anime. If it was about any other topic than bars & alcohol, I'd probably not be too interested. But the style is perfect and the series has been a loving ode to bartending. ***Edit*** if an official US release comes, I'll consider picking it up (and I think there SHOULD be a US release)... but the *wince* bootleg I have is just wretched. Visually stunning, and I love the ode to alcohol, but the bootsub was next to unfollowable. |
| Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (TV) |
| Medicore animation and subpar sounds make this series hard to recommend. Still, if you can get past the worse-than-parody sound effects and music cues, there are some fun moments to be hand. Wish I still had the money, but not so bad to make me re-sell on ebay. (Not like I spent much on it in the first place... thank you CD Warehouse). Dropped in the Big Anime Purge 2008 |
| Demonbane (TV) |
| First couple of episodes have been decent but not great. So far not a waste of time, but I could see it spiraling pretty easily. ***Edit*** And after writing that I never once picked it up again, and I have no desire to. Not really that good, honestly. |
| Excel Saga (TV) |
| 3 episodes in and I'm surprised at how all the randomness is actually being held together by some kind of ongoing storyline. I have trouble seeing how this will work for 26 episodes, but so far it has been amusing. Though I can/t help but feel like these characters have been done better in other series. **Edit** Over two discs into this and it is enjoyable enough, but not so enjoyable that I really feel any compulsion to sit down and truly finish the series. I mean, I could. But it would feel like work... and i don't like it when anime feels like work. I sort of feel like Excel Saga tries too hard to be goofy and crazy. That the creators were so focused on being goofy and silly that it was serious work. Goofy and silly and serious is an awkward combination. Dropped in the Big Anime Purge 2008 |
| Kiddy Grade (TV) |
| I haven't started watching this yet, but want to take a moment to say how vexing this series has been already for me. First off, I won vol. 1 in an anime lot. 2. I find vol. 6 and 8 at a used CD/DVD store and pick them up. 3. Same day I find out that there is a re-release of the series that packs two DVDs into one pack... so the series shrinks from 8 volumes to 4 volumes. I find that these double volumes are going for super cheap prices online. In fact, the boxset is cheaper that it would cost me to go and and get vols 2,3,4,5, and 7 online, or anywhere else. So I sigh and order the boxset through Right Stuf. Dropped in the Big Anime Purge 2008 |
| Najica Blitz Tactics (TV) |
| This is the series for which the term "fan service" was created. Holy-hella-panties shots! Girls with guns and an attitude. I could definitely do without seeing panties every two minutes, still, this sort of viewing perfect for an episode of anime before bed, but nothing deep or juvenile is wanted. Kind of the anime equivalent of summer blockbuster movies. Dropped in the Big Anime Purge 2008 |
