Fall Midpoint Check-in
So we’re up to ~episode six in most series, which is the halfway point for the Fall season (though not necessarily the halfway point for each show). I figured I’d check in and talk about where I am with each show these days.
- Bamboo Blade: Miya-Miya owns the ass of every female character this season, hands down. Then again, it’s not like she’s up against a lot of competition. Status: Watching regularly.
- Blue Drop: The pacing is sooo slow, it took until episode three or four for anything to actually happen. But the promise of lesbians keeps me going. Status: Watching regularly.
- Clannad: I maintain that this show would be so much better if they would just ditch Nagisa entirely. Beyond that, I’m liking it better than I expected to. I do still wish that anyone looked somewhat close to how old they actually are / sound…but eh. Status: Watching regularly.
- Dragonaut: The Resonance: I can’t explain why I keep watching this show. I’m not really fond of the art style, the plot is pretty mediocre…and yet, I keep watching. I blame the boobies. Status: Watching regularly.
- Genshiken 2: Ogiue’s Sasahara x Madarama FTW. That is all. Status: Watching regularly.
- Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun: GOOO REIKA! GO GO GO! Mayu’s cute, but boring. Status: Watching regularly.
- Jyuushin Enbu: Story-wise it’s gotten better, but the art and animation are still incredibly mediocre compared to FMA, and the characters aren’t as cool either. Status: Watching every so-often.
- Kaiji: I’m interested in seeing where this goes, but running out of space on my anime plate for watching it. Status: Dropped for watching later.
- Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: Major improvements in terms of developing characters, but I think I still like the ending theme better than anything else about the show. Status: Watching regularly.
- KimiKiss: I like this show, and I think it’s because it’s a dating sim but not one that focuses on one guy and a dozen girls, but rather a group of friends (male and female) and their love lives. Status: Watching regularly.
- Kodomo no Jikan: Epic yet uncomfortable win. But I’ve ranted about this show being undervalued as mere pedo fodder enough, so suffice to say Status: Watching regularly.
- Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro: I would totally be watching this show IF ANYONE WOULD FREAKIN’ SUB IT. I’ve actually already seen people cosplay from the manga, and yet no one will sub the anime? Am I missing something? Status: Watching…if it ever comes out.
- Minamike: I like the show a lot, but almost all the comedy comes from either crazy middle sister Kana, or crazy Kana-like characters (Chiaki and Haruka each have a classmate with a similar dynamic). And Kana is never given the opportunity to have any redeeming features. Hmph. Status: Watching regularly.
- Moyashimon: This one’s a little behind, but I like it…though the agriculture 101 bits can be a little dull, the rest of the batshit insane stuff makes up for it. Status: Watching regularly.
- Night Wizard: I’m getting a little tired of Eris being the sweet, cheerful, flock-of-birds attracting Mary Sue, and annoyed at Renji being the show’s whipping boy with, like Minamike’s Kana, no real opportunity to redeem himself. Status: Considering dropping.
- Prism Ark: …One episode was really enough. Status: Dropped.
- Rental Magika: It got so boring in episode three I just couldn’t continue. Status: Dropped.
- Shinrei Kari / Ghost Hound: I still have some issues with the art style, but the pacing has picked itself up nicely and I’m curious to see where it’s going. Status: Watching regularly.
- Shion no Oh: Mmm, delicious trap, must eat. Status: Watching regularly.
- Shugo Chara! Mmm, delicious magical girl, must eat. This is probably one of the more solid shows of the season, IMO, though it’s obvious not for everyone. Status: Watching regularly.
- Suteki Tantei Labyrinth: Looks cute, but pretty dull– I’m more interested in the dolls than in anything to do with the main character. Status: Dropped.
I’m a bit disappointed with this season so far… so I think I’m going to wait until the end of the season to watch the best. Although I have been keeping up with Genshiken and Moyashimon.
Are their any series you think are must watch Gia?
Roryo: I wouldn’t say a single series this season will be remembered ten years from now.
With the possible except of Kodomo no Jikan, more from infamy/controversy than anythin.
And the definite exception of Gundam 00, because it’s a Gundam show.
So, a “must watch?” Nahh, not really. “Worth watching,” I’d say KoJikan if you can handle the discomfort, Ghost Hound if you can get past the first episode’s poor pacing, and maybe Gundam 00 but only so that you can understand all the in-jokes I foresee.
I’m going to surprise you all, but I find Shugo Chara to be good so far. I heart it, and I think its a good posibble return to Magical Girl being more shojo than moe.
sorry must have missed your take on it, but yes I feel it radiates of shojo series of old.
Hey, if you go to fansub.tv, you’ll find links for downloading Neuro. It’d being subbed, but so far, only 2 episodes have come out. The second one was just released last Friday.
Episode one seemed good. It was interesting enough to make me feel like readng the manga, if I ever get to find it on the net. I’ll be watching episode 2 after I finish writing this. ^^
@Vivi: Yeah, #2 popped up on TT about three hours after I posted this. I’ve already watched it. :)
Neuro: I actually resorted to watching ep 2 in French (ah, 7 years of French study finally pays off), but it looks like a new group, catchphrase, has picked it up. Woot. I find the art style of the show leaning toward ugly/shounen, but I kind of like Neuro’s ugliness. Not sure how long I’ll stick with it, but it’s been easy to keep up with so far! ^_^
Clannad: I really like whatisname (the main guy) and consider the girls just furniture for him to be sarcastic and a little mean to.
Blue Drop: No clue why I’m still watching this. Bad pacing, I don’t find yuri interesting at all, and I really find the daily lives of school girls to be dull.
(OK, I’m going to stop now. Should probably do this in my own blog. ^_^)
Nice write-up here. Lol, in the end you’re watching pretty much everything.
Eh, not much caught my attention this season. The only series I’m still following are:
Dragonaut-so bad it’s kinda funny. I mean, just LOOK at those boobs!
Ghost Hound-I agree with your comments on the art style. The giant round pupils are kind of off-putting, but I want to see where this is going.
Jyuushin Enbu-shounen fightin’ anime. Mediocre so far but entertaining enough.
Neuro-I’m severely disappointed with the adaption but at least the art looks better than the manga’s. Oh, and episode 7 was made of awesome and Death Note-ness and Paku Romi. Where the hell are my subs?
Rental Magica was rather boring and Suteki Tantei Labyrinth was just… “ugh”.
First time commentor here, by the way. Love your blog!