…Just kidding. Daddy can’t take my T-1 away anymore! (Besides, I have DSL now. BTW, Qwest DSL sucks!)

Anyway, on to more interesting developments, like the fact that this post is #666. FEAR THIS POST. And now, on with the lulz:

• Either ICv2 or the CEO of FUNimation fails to know what Hellsing is. Either way, I’m laughin’. Oh, and FUNi wants to acquire some Geneon licenses, etc.
• At first glance, I thought this was about Yuko Goto, and I was all, “Mikuru pulled a Winona Ryder!?” But alas, it was just some Jpop guy.
• Bandai (JP) is doing some redecorating: they’re merging Banpresto into Bandai Namco Games, and they also want to buy up all of the Bandai Visual (JP) shares to pull the company off the public stock market. I don’t think that’ll mean much to individual BVU/Bandai Entertainment consumers in the US, but there you have it.
• Isn’t the guy singing in this video the same guy who sings in Metal Koi no Mikuru Densetsu? If not, they could be voice doubles of each other!
• Aaaand Media Blasters may or may not have licensed Doujin Work. I’d guess yes; it seems like a title that would suit them well.

Further updates as events warrant, natch.

Current Mood:  Determined

Okay, time to get down to business: summer 2007 anime, so far. This is all best on ONE ep, since none of them have more than that out, so take it all with a grain of salt, folks.

DoujinWork
Status: …May give it another episode.
I was pretty with-it with this series (especially OMG LESBIAN SUBTEXT!) until “Justice” and the five-year-old doujinshika loli appeared. They could have been funny, but instead they just seemed…creepy. I also just felt kind of embarassed watching the main character decide to do doujinshi to make money. I may watch another ep to see if I can get over it, but I was really underwhelmed with ep one.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
Status: Gonna try ep 2…
Okay, I already posted on this one, but it bears repeating: MOST BORING FIRST EP EVER. I understand you wanna recap, but christ, find a way to make it interesting.

Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho
Status: Intrigued
Another one I already talked about, which is not quite as over-the-top wacky-funny as I was expecting (a la Love Hina at least at first), plus the female lead isn’t quite as “cool” as I was expecting (she sounds like she’s six!). But it’s pretty cute, so I’ll keep watching.

 Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei
Status: Addicted
This is definitely my favorite so far. The first one to actually make me laugh, with excellent animation and a soundtrack I’m already dying for? Yes plz. I also love all the goofy jokes on the chalkboards in the background. ♥

Sky Girls
Status: Intrigued
Not as much of a loli-fest as I expected, it looks kinda sweet. I’ll keep watching. But look for my next post about some AWFULLY SIMILAR CHARACTER DESIGNS this year.

Zero no Tsukaima
Status: Watching
I liked season one. I’m enjoying season two. This is not exactly a deep, thoughtful anime…it’s sort of the anime equivalent of a summer popcorn movie, it’s just enjoyable.

Zombie-Loan
Status: Watching
The first one I watched this season and discussed here. I’m curious to see where this goes, especially since it’s so crazy different from Rozen Maiden (and/or Shugo Chara! for that matter).

So, that’s 7 out of 21. I have the first eps of Moetan and School Days left to watch, and a lot hasn’t aired yet. For the rest: where are my fucking subs?! (Especially for Mushi-uta, damnit?!)