06.27.07
so i herd u liek anime
Yes, this didn’t show up when it was supposed to. That would be because I forgot to hit “publish”. Good thing I caught it before I left for the movie….
All right, last night I went on a bit of an anime binge. I checked out the first one or two episodes from a bunch of shows I’d been accumulating without actually watching. For your perusal, here’s the series I watched, the series I didn’t get to, and my opinions of each:
Lucky Star: Comparisons to Azumanga are probably inevitable with this one, primarily because both started life as 4-koma strips and deal with more or less the same subject matter. Whereas Azu eases into it, however, Lucky Star just gets right into it. I’m mixed on it, though, as LS has the odd tendency to linger way too long on its gags. Plus, while the characters are cute, the writing is a bit uneven and the pacing stinks. The Street Fighter II gag near the end was inspired, though.
Nodame Cantabile: Quite fascinating. It definitely has the whole Kare Kano vibe going for it. I could probably get into it more if Chiaki wasn’t such a jerk, but I think that’s just an odd first impression meant to make the viewer grow sympathy towards him. Noda also seems artificially ditzy. I suppose it’s worth following more.
Maburaho: To misquote Paul Oakenfold and Pharell Williams, “Girls just want sex and magic.” Failed. I only have the disc because I won it at Tekkoshocon; it’s getting sold off ASAP.
Strawberry Marshmallow: I’d watched the first bits of this back in February, but I was a little distracted at the time. Now that things have calmed down, I could take a closer look, and found that it has a lot of the problems Lucky Star does: nice art (actually, freaking gorgeous art) but a relatively weak script compared to Azu. It’s still on my list to watch through so as to prevent Aerobic Brooding, but a lower priority until then. I’m also going to watch another episode on Thursday just to make sure.
Kodocha: (Thursday)
Ouran Host Club: (Thursday)
Banner of the Stars III: (Thursday– saving this one for last)
Anything I didn’t get to last night, I expect to check out Thursday evening (going to Live Free or Die Hard tonight). On my list for con acquisition are Bottle Fairy, Kaleido Star, and possibly the Haruhi box; I’m also planning on re-watching through Risky Safety, Kare Kano, and Escaflowne “eventually”.
I’m so glad I’m a diverse nerd. I think if I stuck to just one particular area of nerdiness, I’d go absolutely crazy.