That’s right, I still haven’t even really talked about Geass episodes 24 and 25, have I?

It kicked ass. I don’t care what anyone else says. Who really expected them to “wrap things up” all the way when there’s an entire second season to do? Which they found out about at the last second, no less?

Besides, I still think it’s silly to expect any real subtlety or depth in Geass - watch it for the batshit crazy characters and plot twists.

A few additional thoughts (with possible spoilers) after the jump, along with Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei Potemayo and Darker than Black. Read the rest of this entry »

Current Mood:  Approving

I’m completely tsundere for Death Note. I love L. I hate Light. Every time I watch the show I get sucked in, but as soon as I step away from it it occurs to me how much I detest most of the plot. So what do I do? Watch the first ~7 or so eps of the anime, and then only tune in for the important parts. I haven’t so much as cracked open a copy of the manga.

But anyway, the final episode is one of those important parts, sooo there we have it. The animation of the swimming lessons (spoilers/parody scanlation! you have been warned!) was minimal, which led to the whining of many fans, but I was just glad to see it end.

…At least until that L spin-off movie comes out, I guess. The fangirl in me kind of hopes that a whole L spin-off franchise, complete with manga and maybe anime, happens in the end. I really just like the character and would love to see more about him. But, we’ll see.

Current Mood:  Bored

Well said, Shinsen. Well said indeed.I don’t usually follow the super-long shounen series much - Naruto’s never been my thing (I admit it: I met the fandom before the series, and the fans spooked me from it), I had pretty much given up on Bleach by the time the fillers even started (I miss the Ichigo and Rukia banter; suddenly Rukia’s locked in a tower somewhere and Ichigo has to save her? Lame!), never was into DBZ, etc.But I really like the fantasy 19th-century Europe aesthetic of D.Gray-man, so I started following the series - manga and anime. And now the anime is in filler, for no discernible reason since I’m aware that there’s plenty more in the manga that hasn’t happened yet in the anime. It’s the first time I’ve ever had filler really affect my viewing.That said, these little solo arcs aren’t too bad - especially the bits where you get to see Kuro-chan and Miranda on their journey to become bona fide excorcists. But as always, they start to get a little warying…I’m not a Kanda fan so I’ll probably just skip ep 33, which is Kanda-centric. Fortunately Lenalee should be popping back up in the next few episodes, huzzah!