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Uh yeah, things have been going alright. Nothing that's killed me yet.
If you heard about a nasty wreck on I-95 in the middle of Baltimore, that wasn't me. If you heard about a plane crashing near BWI, that wasn't me.
Today is variable, and tomorrow is even more variable. Anime Central could have happened for me this year, but I let it not happen. That is well with me.
Right after the AUSA meeting, the bunch of us ate at Romano's Macaroni Grill. Good food there.
Tweeny Witches: I remember when this concept came around before, under the flag of "Harry Potter." At least the core of it. This is about a girl that is "magically transported" to a different world, where magic is real, and witches roam freely, or something like that. Since this girl has been interested in magic long beforehand, it doesn't take much to convince her to become a witch. Very curious style, short episodes, and a general "what the hell, why not" attitude on my part contribute to me continuing on this. Nice little gem from Studio 4C.
Pugyuru: This was... this was messed up. Not in the low-key Cromartie messed up, or the over the top Bobobo style, or "that's just plain WRONG" that serves as the base of Midori no Hibi. This is surreal in it's own special dream-logic way. A girl comes home to find that her parents have gone on a cruise of indefinite time frame, and have arranged for a maid to assist with cleaning. What shows up at the door can be best described as a cupie doll, the kind that were typically won at carnivals. About a foot tall, and aside from a human face with a perpetual smile, is built like a liver fluke (and hence needs no clothes), floats easily, and.... this. Yeah.
Usagichan de Cue!: I'm sure that back in it's day, in 2001/2002, it could have competed in the Fanservice Nationals and arguably finished on top, with two of the main characters having bunny and cat features, and anything female for that matter had a propensity for much bouncing as well as wasting as little chances as possible for panty flashes. Granted, since the advent of Eiken, it's all a moot point, but Usagichan de Cue! can still hold its own in terms of fanservice enjoyability. Unfortunately, they were planning to make a total of three episodes and only two of them ever happened. Current information indicates that the animation studio went out of business or something like it.
Sensei no Ojikan: This could be considered a companion piece to Azumanga Daioh. Close enough to say if you enjoyed one, you'll like the other, but different enough to be their own. It's about a high school class with quirky individuals, including the teacher who must suffer from the same age-stopping disorder as the producer in Smash Hit!. She's in her late 20s and looks like Chiyo-chan could beat her up. I wonder if this is the beginning of a "well into the age of consent but still looks like jailbait" wave of character design. (Kinda like Ichigo Morino from the Onegai series. But different.)
Melody of Oblivion: Here's an anime I'd like to classify as too aloof for its own good. Something about a modern-day war that happened between humans and monsters, and then there's what appears to be a peaceful time, but the monsters are still lurking around looking for sacrifices. One of them rides on top of a bus that grows legs and horns like a bull. I can't even begin to pretend to imagine where this show is headed.
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette: Several months ago, I watched a preview of this and thought, "Hey, that looks really cool!" So when it finally came around, I wasted no time in getting it and watching it. Running close to 40 minutes, it takes advantage of OVA status. Some dude is in an antique business with his uncle and gets a shipment of 18th century French stuff. Within is a glass with funky colors, and upon touching it, he can see the past of the title character, not unlike a psychedelic View-Master. The first 2/3 of the episode went along with the preview. And then it got weird. And then there were big floating eyeballs, giant skulls, and blood everywhere. And then one of the main characters morphed into a demon. And then I almost crapped my pants, not just because of sheer weirdness, but because it was also starting to make sense. One of the last lines in the show (which I'm not about to divulge, so as not to spoil it for everyone) really ties it all together. MORE. NOW.
Alright, torrents done + battery draining = time for me to go.
If you heard about a nasty wreck on I-95 in the middle of Baltimore, that wasn't me. If you heard about a plane crashing near BWI, that wasn't me.
Today is variable, and tomorrow is even more variable. Anime Central could have happened for me this year, but I let it not happen. That is well with me.
Right after the AUSA meeting, the bunch of us ate at Romano's Macaroni Grill. Good food there.
Tweeny Witches: I remember when this concept came around before, under the flag of "Harry Potter." At least the core of it. This is about a girl that is "magically transported" to a different world, where magic is real, and witches roam freely, or something like that. Since this girl has been interested in magic long beforehand, it doesn't take much to convince her to become a witch. Very curious style, short episodes, and a general "what the hell, why not" attitude on my part contribute to me continuing on this. Nice little gem from Studio 4C.
Pugyuru: This was... this was messed up. Not in the low-key Cromartie messed up, or the over the top Bobobo style, or "that's just plain WRONG" that serves as the base of Midori no Hibi. This is surreal in it's own special dream-logic way. A girl comes home to find that her parents have gone on a cruise of indefinite time frame, and have arranged for a maid to assist with cleaning. What shows up at the door can be best described as a cupie doll, the kind that were typically won at carnivals. About a foot tall, and aside from a human face with a perpetual smile, is built like a liver fluke (and hence needs no clothes), floats easily, and.... this. Yeah.
Usagichan de Cue!: I'm sure that back in it's day, in 2001/2002, it could have competed in the Fanservice Nationals and arguably finished on top, with two of the main characters having bunny and cat features, and anything female for that matter had a propensity for much bouncing as well as wasting as little chances as possible for panty flashes. Granted, since the advent of Eiken, it's all a moot point, but Usagichan de Cue! can still hold its own in terms of fanservice enjoyability. Unfortunately, they were planning to make a total of three episodes and only two of them ever happened. Current information indicates that the animation studio went out of business or something like it.
Sensei no Ojikan: This could be considered a companion piece to Azumanga Daioh. Close enough to say if you enjoyed one, you'll like the other, but different enough to be their own. It's about a high school class with quirky individuals, including the teacher who must suffer from the same age-stopping disorder as the producer in Smash Hit!. She's in her late 20s and looks like Chiyo-chan could beat her up. I wonder if this is the beginning of a "well into the age of consent but still looks like jailbait" wave of character design. (Kinda like Ichigo Morino from the Onegai series. But different.)
Melody of Oblivion: Here's an anime I'd like to classify as too aloof for its own good. Something about a modern-day war that happened between humans and monsters, and then there's what appears to be a peaceful time, but the monsters are still lurking around looking for sacrifices. One of them rides on top of a bus that grows legs and horns like a bull. I can't even begin to pretend to imagine where this show is headed.
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette: Several months ago, I watched a preview of this and thought, "Hey, that looks really cool!" So when it finally came around, I wasted no time in getting it and watching it. Running close to 40 minutes, it takes advantage of OVA status. Some dude is in an antique business with his uncle and gets a shipment of 18th century French stuff. Within is a glass with funky colors, and upon touching it, he can see the past of the title character, not unlike a psychedelic View-Master. The first 2/3 of the episode went along with the preview. And then it got weird. And then there were big floating eyeballs, giant skulls, and blood everywhere. And then one of the main characters morphed into a demon. And then I almost crapped my pants, not just because of sheer weirdness, but because it was also starting to make sense. One of the last lines in the show (which I'm not about to divulge, so as not to spoil it for everyone) really ties it all together. MORE. NOW.
Alright, torrents done + battery draining = time for me to go.
