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psipsyHeh, thanks to everyone that took part in the little poll thing in that last entry. Apologies for not stuffing that behind an LJ cut. Also, that sort of thing I could have gotten away with not using a poll for, but I suspect the response wouldn't have been as much. Anyway, that aside, I must say that each and every reply got a rise out of me, and hopefully they did the same for you. I'll eventually post the results for the benefit of non-LJ users that check in once in awhile. It's still open for anyone that comes through.
"Tsubasa 5: Bonus Mission GO!" is finally done, being five months behind schedule, the delay from Tsubasa #4 adding to it. It was tricky, as there were a lot of songs I wanted to use, and no easy way to just pick and choose. It's a lot more fun and whimsical than previous releases, yet still retaining the sense of flight that makes it what it is. Meanwhile, #6 (as yet unnamed) is already under construction, with only a month left for the harvesting stage, and hopefully I'll have it done by Christmas. As the fifth collection was drastically different from the fourth, so will six be to five.
Final Approach: This was based on an H-game, right? Someone please tell me it is. This one addresses Japan's declining childbirth rate. It starts off with a girl parachuting directly through a boy's window and declaring that they will wed. Since he's 17 and undoubtedly with other things on his mind than marriage, and visibly annoyed at someone crashing into his place and otherwise wrecking everything in the process, he's less than pleased about the matter. Then suddenly a bunch of men in black suits come in and fix everything. Then Shizuka sticks bunny ears on her fiance, but if Ryo tries to take them off, they'll explode. He does so eventually anyway, and fortunately for his sake they take a couple seconds to detonate. She then explains that a super-computer picked him as her ideal husband. So, Shizuka's completely clueless, Ryo's irritated, and Ryo's sister Akane is generally overwhelmed. And at random, the characters go into SD mode. However, Ryo's insistence on not having anything to do with Shizuka is a bit of a concern. I know it's just an anime and all, but dang. What kind of situation is he in where he can bluntly turn down girls like this? Anyway, this is a nice little psycho anime we have here, and I think I will continue tuning in for it.
School Rumble: Just what the world needs! More anime in a school setting! The good news is, this is one worth watching. This looks like it has some of the school-time antics from Azumanga Daioh, and character design tidbits from Mahoromatic (including Mahoro's prehensile hair shoots). It's about Tenma's attempts to confess to a guy she really likes after finally working up the guts to do so, but gets foiled every time she tries. Then there's a school delinquent that tries to confess his love to Tenma, but he gets foiled each time as well. It's nothing over the top, focusing more on the comedy of errors, although the brief Initial D sequence was a treat. So yeah, I'm keeping up on this one, even though I can foresee this getting licensed, which will probably happen before the show is halfway through its run.
Tsukuyomi Moon Phase: So far just watched the commercial blurb for it. Something about a vampire girl that tried to make a servant out of some kid that she calls big brother but didn't quite succeed. Looks rori as hell, but I'm willing to give an episode or two a watch. I was wrong in that prediction for Aishiteruze Baby, and hopefully I'll be wrong for this as well.
Yakitate Ja-Pan: All I saw was the CM promo. This is an anime about making bread. With that in mind, I think I want to go cry now. And yet, I will invariably download at least one episode of this.
Interlude: This show rocked. I'm not sure what in hell happened, but it rocked. I'm willing to watch it several times again to figure it out. It doesn't explain everything outright, it just lays out the clues and leaves the viewer to put all the pieces together. It's cool that way. Gives my noggin something to nosh on. Gets the braingears spinning, y'know? Anyway, from what I can tell, there's alternate worlds going on because of something called the Pandora Project, and if you know the story behind Pandora's Box (not the anime store in the DC/Baltimore area), that in itself is a big clue. Here's another one for the "get the DVD" stack.
Kannazuki no Miko: Frankly, I hadn't heard of this until very recently, and would have likely passed it by, but at the recommendation of reputable sources, I decided to go ahead with watching this. Here goes. Well how about that? Here's another one that rocks my socks. It starts off mild, then halfway through all hell breaks loose with giant robots and demons and full-time solar eclipses and all sorts of cool stuff and Kotoko singing the ending theme song. Yep, I'm watching more of this one.
Uta-kata: I don't know what to make of this one. I think one episode isn't quite enough of a sample for this. It didn't really grab me, but didn't push me away either. For all I know, this might be the Next Big Thing, or it might not be. Character design smacks of Kiddy Grade. This one goes something like this: School girl looks into haunted mirror and sees someone else inside, who then comes out of the mirror and moves in with school girl. This has a little bit of fanservice, with a couple panty shots here and there, but it's not enough fanservice to keep me watching for that purpose, and too much for this particular show. I know, I know, you're thinking, "Bob saying a couple panty shots is too much fanservice!?" No, what I'm saying is, if a show is going to include fanservice, don't just throw it in for the sake of it when it's not really needed, and if it is thrown in, don't do it in a half-assed manner. There's nothing like half-assed fanservice to really drag something down. It's like eating a cheeseburger with perfectly prepared meat on a fresh bun, but the cheese itself is funky. Throws everything off. But I digress.
Combustible Campus Guardress: I've known about this one for awhile now, seeing it way back at Katsucon '96. Back then it was rather new (it originally came out in '94: a two-year delay back then was acceptable), and it rocked, and it still does. It looks dated and a little rough compared to modern shows, but it packed a lot of worthy material into its four episodes, complete with a catchy ending theme song. Action, comedy, a bit of romance, and an ending that's both entirely unexpected and fulfilling, this show is a good way to spend two hours.
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yamikochan has yet another goody.
"Tsubasa 5: Bonus Mission GO!" is finally done, being five months behind schedule, the delay from Tsubasa #4 adding to it. It was tricky, as there were a lot of songs I wanted to use, and no easy way to just pick and choose. It's a lot more fun and whimsical than previous releases, yet still retaining the sense of flight that makes it what it is. Meanwhile, #6 (as yet unnamed) is already under construction, with only a month left for the harvesting stage, and hopefully I'll have it done by Christmas. As the fifth collection was drastically different from the fourth, so will six be to five.
Final Approach: This was based on an H-game, right? Someone please tell me it is. This one addresses Japan's declining childbirth rate. It starts off with a girl parachuting directly through a boy's window and declaring that they will wed. Since he's 17 and undoubtedly with other things on his mind than marriage, and visibly annoyed at someone crashing into his place and otherwise wrecking everything in the process, he's less than pleased about the matter. Then suddenly a bunch of men in black suits come in and fix everything. Then Shizuka sticks bunny ears on her fiance, but if Ryo tries to take them off, they'll explode. He does so eventually anyway, and fortunately for his sake they take a couple seconds to detonate. She then explains that a super-computer picked him as her ideal husband. So, Shizuka's completely clueless, Ryo's irritated, and Ryo's sister Akane is generally overwhelmed. And at random, the characters go into SD mode. However, Ryo's insistence on not having anything to do with Shizuka is a bit of a concern. I know it's just an anime and all, but dang. What kind of situation is he in where he can bluntly turn down girls like this? Anyway, this is a nice little psycho anime we have here, and I think I will continue tuning in for it.
School Rumble: Just what the world needs! More anime in a school setting! The good news is, this is one worth watching. This looks like it has some of the school-time antics from Azumanga Daioh, and character design tidbits from Mahoromatic (including Mahoro's prehensile hair shoots). It's about Tenma's attempts to confess to a guy she really likes after finally working up the guts to do so, but gets foiled every time she tries. Then there's a school delinquent that tries to confess his love to Tenma, but he gets foiled each time as well. It's nothing over the top, focusing more on the comedy of errors, although the brief Initial D sequence was a treat. So yeah, I'm keeping up on this one, even though I can foresee this getting licensed, which will probably happen before the show is halfway through its run.
Tsukuyomi Moon Phase: So far just watched the commercial blurb for it. Something about a vampire girl that tried to make a servant out of some kid that she calls big brother but didn't quite succeed. Looks rori as hell, but I'm willing to give an episode or two a watch. I was wrong in that prediction for Aishiteruze Baby, and hopefully I'll be wrong for this as well.
Yakitate Ja-Pan: All I saw was the CM promo. This is an anime about making bread. With that in mind, I think I want to go cry now. And yet, I will invariably download at least one episode of this.
Interlude: This show rocked. I'm not sure what in hell happened, but it rocked. I'm willing to watch it several times again to figure it out. It doesn't explain everything outright, it just lays out the clues and leaves the viewer to put all the pieces together. It's cool that way. Gives my noggin something to nosh on. Gets the braingears spinning, y'know? Anyway, from what I can tell, there's alternate worlds going on because of something called the Pandora Project, and if you know the story behind Pandora's Box (not the anime store in the DC/Baltimore area), that in itself is a big clue. Here's another one for the "get the DVD" stack.
Kannazuki no Miko: Frankly, I hadn't heard of this until very recently, and would have likely passed it by, but at the recommendation of reputable sources, I decided to go ahead with watching this. Here goes. Well how about that? Here's another one that rocks my socks. It starts off mild, then halfway through all hell breaks loose with giant robots and demons and full-time solar eclipses and all sorts of cool stuff and Kotoko singing the ending theme song. Yep, I'm watching more of this one.
Uta-kata: I don't know what to make of this one. I think one episode isn't quite enough of a sample for this. It didn't really grab me, but didn't push me away either. For all I know, this might be the Next Big Thing, or it might not be. Character design smacks of Kiddy Grade. This one goes something like this: School girl looks into haunted mirror and sees someone else inside, who then comes out of the mirror and moves in with school girl. This has a little bit of fanservice, with a couple panty shots here and there, but it's not enough fanservice to keep me watching for that purpose, and too much for this particular show. I know, I know, you're thinking, "Bob saying a couple panty shots is too much fanservice!?" No, what I'm saying is, if a show is going to include fanservice, don't just throw it in for the sake of it when it's not really needed, and if it is thrown in, don't do it in a half-assed manner. There's nothing like half-assed fanservice to really drag something down. It's like eating a cheeseburger with perfectly prepared meat on a fresh bun, but the cheese itself is funky. Throws everything off. But I digress.
Combustible Campus Guardress: I've known about this one for awhile now, seeing it way back at Katsucon '96. Back then it was rather new (it originally came out in '94: a two-year delay back then was acceptable), and it rocked, and it still does. It looks dated and a little rough compared to modern shows, but it packed a lot of worthy material into its four episodes, complete with a catchy ending theme song. Action, comedy, a bit of romance, and an ending that's both entirely unexpected and fulfilling, this show is a good way to spend two hours.
Hoo. That was a screenful. And oh yeah,
yamikochan has yet another goody.
