December 9, 2008
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i was going to make this post yesterday, after i got home from work. but the ending to yesterday’s shift wasn’t all that fantastic and i was rather exhausted, so i put it off until today.
it’s nothing major, just going to ramble about anime again. it’s what i do. i’ve started a couple new series and am going to chat about some older ones as well.
Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka: as i’ve said in #/a/, i’m not really sure why i watch this. it’s a rather bland adaptation of an erogame, with only a handful of running jokes sprinkled throughout. hearing Aya Hirano continue to push the high registers makes me worry she’s going to break her mature voice, but not much i can do about that. only a few of the characters are interesting enough to keep me hooked anymore, but i continue to watch it nonetheless.
Clannad After Story: still going strong. they’ve covered all the secondary characters it seems, so they just have Tomoya to continue with. this one has become something of a tradition: SS-Eclipse releases episodes usually on sunday, so i end up watching the episode on Monday before work. it’s a good way to start the week.
Hidamari Sketch x365: ;_______________________________________________________;
Hyakko: started this one over the weekend, it’s quite a bit funnier than i imagined it would be. it has some fairly high production values, a strong cast (though we seem to be continuing the tradition of Aya Hirano high-pitch abuse), and good music. it’s most definitely slice-of-life, and it does so fairly well. character interactions are the meat and potatoes of the show, which so far have been done very well. i’m looking forward to more episodes of this one.
Kannagi: this one was unexpected. i read a synopsis on anidb and wasn’t sure what to expect. i can say though that i’m quite pleased with it. the animation is top-notch, and the voice acting is quite good. i’m kind of wary of the developments in the last episode i watched, as i don’t want this to turn into harem antics. hopefully it will far away from that. just like Hyakko, a surprise hit with me and something i look forward to more of.
Kara no Kyoukai: MOVIE 4 FUCKING WHERE
Toaru Majutsu no Index: episode 10 was pretty badass, but its few minutes of action trumped all of the previous episodes which is kind of sad. i’m not sure what holds me into this one either. Touma is an interesting character, Railgun-tan is moe, and Deep Blood is a curiosity, but other than them there’s no one else of interest to me. Index was fun for an episode or two, but her antics are predictable and boring now. who knows, this may turn around in later episodes, but i’m not holding out much hope.
Toradora!: nice and behind on this one. got caught up with everything else.
i also need to catch up with Kemeko DX!. we’ll see if i have the time.
i also ended up watching some movies i had been putting off. two weeks ago, i think, i sat down and watched 5cm Per Second and Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo. both excellent movies, both movies i should have watched long ago. i recently nabbed The Place Promised In Our Early Days and Voices of a Distant Star, so when i have some free time i’m going to make use of the s-video cable running to my TV and get ready to bawwww.
black lagoon season 3 where
